da Virtual cross-Canada dart league hits bullseye amid isolating pandemic By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Wed, 6 May 2020 06:00:00 EDT Carving out a section of low-hanging basement ceiling was a small price to pay to give Travis Bondy the space he needed to play in the Isolation Dart League. Full Article News/Canada/Windsor
da USDA Supply/Demand By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-05-09T15:11:15Z The World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report is prepared monthly and includes forecasts for U.S. and world wheat, rice, and coarse grains (corn, barley, sorghum, and oats), oilseeds (soybeans, rapeseed, palm), and cotton. U.S. coverage is extended to sugar, meat, poultry, eggs, and milk. USDA World Agricultural Outlook Board analysts chair the Interagency Commodity Estimates Committees (ICECs) comprising representatives from several key USDA agencies. The nine ICECs- one for each commodity- compile and interpret information from USDA and other domestic and foreign official sources to produce the report.The ICECs rely on Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) attaché reports and analysis of foreign commodity developments, Economic Research Service (ERS) domestic and foreign regional assessments, and National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) U.S. crop and livestock estimates. For domestic policy and market information, the Board relies on the Farm Services Agency and the Agricultural Marketing Service. WAOB and FAS use weather analysis and satellite imagery to monitor crop conditions. Additional private and public information sources are considered.This broad information base is reviewed and analyzed by ICEC members who bring diverse expertise and perspectives to the report. To arrive at consensus forecasts, alternative assessments of domestic and foreign supply and use are vetted at the ICEC meetings. Throughout the growing season and afterwards, estimates are compared with new information on production and utilization, and historical revisions are made as necessary.The WASDE reports a full balance sheet for each commodity. Separate estimates are made for components of supply (beginning stocks, imports, and production) and demand (domestic use, exports, and ending stocks). Domestic use is subdivided into major categories, for example corn for feed and corn for ethanol. Domestic use may be based on data from other Federal agencies: for example, U.S. wheat ground for flour, soybeans crushed for oil, and cotton mill use come from the Bureau of the Census. The demand side of the balance sheet may include a category for residual or unaccounted disappearance to balance known uses against total supplies.The WASDE also reports forecast season-average farm prices for most items. Prices tie together both sides of the balance sheet. Market prices aid in rationing available supplies among competing uses. Prices also indicate potential supply responses, for example potential planting decisions for the upcoming year. The process of forecasting price and balance sheet items is complex and involves the interaction of expert judgment, commodity models, and in-depth research by USDA analysts on key domestic and international issues. Full Article
da What you need to know about COVID-19 in Alberta on Friday, May 8 By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 11:31:55 EDT With the effects of the pandemic playing out differently across the province, it's unlikely that all areas will reopen on the same timeline. Full Article News/Canada/Calgary
da What you need to know about COVID-19 in Alberta on Saturday, May 9 By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 12:50:33 EDT An inmate at the Calgary Remand Centre has tested positive for COVID-19, marking the first time a case has been reported at an Alberta correctional facility. Full Article News/Canada/Calgary
da Alberta Pandas defeat UNB Reds to win U Sports women's curling national championship By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Sun, 15 Mar 2020 18:44:27 EDT The University of Alberta Pandas defeated the UNB Reds 10-2 in the U Sports women's curling final, while the Laurier Golden Hawks topped the Dalhousie Tigers 8-5 for the men's curling title in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba on Sunday. Full Article Sports/Olympics/Winter Sports/Curling
da 2-time gold medallist John Morris joins Team Kevin Koe for Olympic push By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Tue, 17 Mar 2020 12:16:03 EDT John Morris will play second for the Kevin Koe's team for at least the next 18 months heading into the Olympic trials in 2021. Full Article Sports/Olympics/Winter Sports/Curling
da 13 cases of COVID-19 linked to curling bonspiel attended by doctors from across western Canada By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Sat, 21 Mar 2020 22:04:23 EDT The bonspiel took place in Edmonton March 11-14, starting the same day COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic. Full Article News/Canada/Saskatchewan
da Some communities around Hamilton haven't had a new COVID-19 case in 3 days By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Wed, 6 May 2020 21:45:25 EDT Flattening the curve has been so successful and two areas around Hamilton — Brant and Haldimand-Norfolk — haven't had a new case of COVID-19 in three days, and Burlington has only had two. Full Article News/Canada/Hamilton
da Here's how to celebrate a physically distant Mother's Day By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 07:09:36 EDT The COVID-19 pandemic may be keeping families physically distant, but that doesn't mean you can't show someone you care. Full Article News/Canada/Hamilton
da Flurries, rain showers possible for Hamilton Friday and tomorrow. By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 12:25:47 EDT Flurries or rain showers are in the forecast for Hamilton on Friday, Environment Canada says. Full Article News/Canada/Hamilton
da You can walk and bike some trails starting Saturday but still have to keep physical distance By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 10:31:55 EDT Hamilton Conservation Authority is re-opening the Hamilton-to-Branford Rail Trail, while the city announced the reopening of the Hamilton Waterfront Trail, between Confederation Park and the Burlington Lift Bridge. Full Article News/Canada/Hamilton
da CME Group Achieves Record International Average Daily Volume of 7.2 Million Contracts in Q1 2020, Up 57 Percent from Q1 2019 By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-04-08T07:01:01Z Full Article
da Rookie Tales from Formula SAE: Day 4 By blogs.solidworks.com Published On :: Fri, 05 Jul 2019 12:00:38 +0000 Alex Van Overbeeke-Costello is an intern in the 3DEXPERIENCE Lab and a passionate member of the UMass Lowell Formula SAE team. Recently, she joined her team in Barrie, Ontario to represent SOLIDWORKS and compete in Formula North, where 45 teams from across North America showcased their small, formula-style vehicles. All Formula SAE vehicles are conceived, designed, fabricated, and developed by students Author information Sara Zuckerman Sara Zuckerman is a Content Marketing Specialist in Brand Offer Marketing for SOLIDWORKS and 3DEXPERIENCE Works. The post Rookie Tales from Formula SAE: Day 4 appeared first on SOLIDWORKS Education Blog. Full Article Customer Stories Education SAE Uncategorized car Formula Formula North Formula SAE SOLIDWORKS SolidWorks Education Student Competition Umass Lowell
da 3DEXPERIENCE World – Building tomorrow today with our Education Community By blogs.solidworks.com Published On :: Mon, 14 Oct 2019 11:30:07 +0000 On February 9-12 2020, SOLIDWORKS is hosting 3DEXPERIENCE World, at Music City Center in Nashville. We have some great things planned for our education community! 3DEXPERIENCE World will bring together thousands of designers, engineers, educators and students united by the desire to Author information Sara Junghans Senior Manager, Education and Early Engagement at DS SolidWorks Corp. Just a working mom with three kids trying to find the happy balance of life! The post 3DEXPERIENCE World – Building tomorrow today with our Education Community appeared first on SOLIDWORKS Education Blog. Full Article Uncategorized
da Danielle Boyer Makes STEAM Fun with The Engineering Design Club By blogs.solidworks.com Published On :: Thu, 23 Jan 2020 13:00:44 +0000 Discover how STEAM advocate Danielle Boyer created the Engineering Design Club in her hometown and used SOLIDWORKS Apps for Kids to make learning STEAM more enjoyable. Author information Sara Zuckerman Sara Zuckerman is a Content Marketing Specialist in Brand Offer Marketing for SOLIDWORKS and 3DEXPERIENCE Works. The post Danielle Boyer Makes STEAM Fun with The Engineering Design Club appeared first on SOLIDWORKS Education Blog. Full Article 3DEXPERIENCE World Apps for Kids Education SOLIDWORKS Apps For Kids STEM Course STEM Teacher 3d printing club Danielle Boyer Engineering Design Club Sindoh 3D printer STEAM STEM students summer club
da Progress in adopting the Principles for effective risk data aggregation and risk reporting By www.bis.org Published On :: 2020-04-29T09:00:00Z This report outlines the progress made by banks in implementing the Basel Committee's Principles for effective risk data aggregation and risk reporting ("the Principles" or "BCBS 239")1 based on supervisors' assessments conducted in 2019. Full Article
da Q2 2020 Ag Update By www.cmegroup.com Published On :: 2020-04-21T17:00:00Z See what’s happening in the CME Group Agricultural markets, including the latest in the options market and opportunities from seasonality, cheese market updates, Black Sea grain news and more. Full Article Agriculture Product Information Articles & Reports Featured Reports Monthly Ag Update
da Fertilizer Monthly Update – May 2020 By www.cmegroup.com Published On :: 2020-05-06T21:30:00Z See volume, open interest, and other trading highlights for Fertilizer swaps and futures markets offered by CME Group. Full Article Agriculture Articles & Reports Product Information Featured Reports Monthly Fertilizer Report
da Spend today or spend tomorrow? The role of inflation expectations in consumer behaviour By www.bancaditalia.it Published On :: 2020-04-01T00:00:00Z Bank of Italy Working Papers by Concetta Rondinelli and Roberta Zizza Full Article
da Top-spec 13-inch MacBook Pros can handle 87W adapters, but benefits are limited By appleinsider.com Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 18:24:24 -0400 Apple's higher-end 13-inch MacBook Pros are equipped to take advantage of 87W power adapters, though users won't see any charging speed benefits from the change. Full Article
da Facebook SDK update reportedly caused multiple iOS apps to instantly crash By appleinsider.com Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 21:06:25 -0400 A number of popular iOS apps, including TikTok, Pinterest and Spotify, began to crash on Wednesday after an update to Facebook's SDK rolled out, software that many developers rely on to streamline the user login process. Full Article iOS
da Hands on: Brydge Pro+ firmware updated improves iPadOS user experience By appleinsider.com Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 22:15:57 -0400 Brydge on Wednesday launched a new update to improve its Brydge Pro+ keyboard with trackpad that recently starting shipping for iPad Pro. AppleInsider goes hands-on with the latest firmware to see how Brydge's improvements have strengthened the user experience of its flagship product. Full Article iPad
da Home automation company Wink under fire for surprise subscription mandate By appleinsider.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 08:58:16 -0400 Wink customers will soon have to pay a monthly subscription fee to access any of the smart home hardware that they have purchased. Full Article
da Rumored 'Powerbeats Pro 2' could be minor update to Powerbeats Pro By appleinsider.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 16:54:51 -0400 A pair of model numbers recently discovered in multiple international regulatory filings hinted at a next-generation Beats headphone, but new information suggests the device may actually be related to an existing product that's already in circulation. Full Article Beats
da Today only: Apple's 2019 15" MacBook Pro drops to $1,579 (up to $950 off) By appleinsider.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 01:12:13 -0400 In what are the lowest prices we've seen on Mid 2019 15-inch MacBook Pros, Amazon-owned Woot has refurbished units discounted to as low as $1,579.99, with savings of up to $950 off. These units are refurbished by Apple, but come with a 1-year Woot warranty. Full Article
da 13-inch MacBook Pro refreshed, WWDC date announced, and HomeKit device roundup on the AppleInsider Podcast By appleinsider.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 08:00:08 -0400 Apple has refreshed the 13-inch MacBook Pro with Magic Keyboard, the start of Apple's online WWDC has been announced, the iPad Pro Smart Keyboard gets a teardown, and your hosts provide a massive roundup of HomeKit and smart home devices. Full Article iPad/Tips
da Best iTunes movie and television deals for Mother's Day weekend By appleinsider.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 08:00:41 -0400 Apple frequently places movies on sale, and this week is no exception. Here's the latest batch of movies that you can get on the cheap for this Mother's Day weekend. Full Article iTunes
da Apple TV+ documentary 'Dads' lands June 19 ahead of Father's Day By appleinsider.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 10:07:51 -0400 The fatherhood documentary "Dads" featuring actor Bryce Dallas Howard will be airing on Apple TV+ ahead of Father's Day, with the film set to be available to stream from the service from June 19. Full Article Apple TV
da Mother's Day weekend deals: $100 off Apple Watch Series 5, iPod touch from $95, 16" MacBook Pros $2,024 By appleinsider.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 11:32:37 -0400 Mother's Day may be tomorrow, but you can still grab a great deal on Apple hardware with prices starting at just $95. Take advantage of the return of the popular $100 discount on Apple Watch Series 5 styles, plus a new $375 markdown on 16-inch MacBook Pros and flash deals on iPod touch models. Full Article
da Fatima confirms no pilgrims for May 13 feast day celebrations By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 15:48:00 -0600 Denver Newsroom, May 7, 2020 / 03:48 pm (CNA).- For the first time in over a century, the annual May 13 celebrations at the Fatima shrine will take place without the physical presence of pilgrims, the bishop of Fatima confirmed this week. Cardinal Antonio Marto said in a May 3 statement that the celebrations for the Feast of Our Lady of Fatima “will take place as was announced April 6, without the physical presence of pilgrims, in the name of prudence to avoid the risk of spreading the novel coronavirus.” “As planned in conjunction with the civil authorities, the May 12 and 13 celebrations for this year cannot have the physical presence of the pilgrims and will be transmitted by broadcast and digital media,” he continued. The cardinal explained that hosting “an unpredictable multitude of people” gathering at a time when the coronavirus pandemic is still a serious threat would go against the efforts of health authorities to gradually lift restrictions imposed to slow the spread of the virus. “We therefore respect, in an attitude of collaboration with the competent civil authorities, the guidelines for these celebrations to be held with a symbolic presence of participants,” Marto said. The clarification over the Fatima feast day came as the Portuguese government gradually begins to ease restrictions that had been put in place in response to the pandemic, prompting speculation over whether the May 13 celebrations would be able to take place as normal. The annual event typically draws hundreds of thousands from around the world to the shrine. The Portuguese Bishops’ Conference had announced earlier this month that public Masses could tentatively resume the weekend of Pentecost, May 30-31, in accordance with guidelines to be established by the country’s health department and the Catholic Church. Cardinal Marto stressed that the decision to suspend public religious celebrations was based in a sense of responsibility toward the public health, as a way of loving one’s neighbor. “[A]s much as our hearts would like to be in Fatima celebrating together in the same place, as has been the case since 1917, prudence counsels us not to do so this time,” he said, adding that Catholics can look forward to an end to the pandemic and an opportunity to gather together joyfully in the future. Fr. Carlos Cabecinhas, rector of the Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima, encouraged pilgrims who are unable to physically attend the events to make an interior pilgrimage, participating in the events of the Solemnity of Our Lady of Fatima through the internet or social media. “This is a painful time: the shrine exists to welcome the pilgrims and we cannot do so, this is a cause for great sadness; but this decision is also an act of responsibility toward the pilgrims, protecting their health and welfare,” the priest said. The shrine’s website offers four steps to guide people on this interior pilgrimage. According to the website, “the celebrations of May 12 and 13 will maintain the usual schedule with recitation of the Rosary at 9:30 p.m. followed by the Candlelight Procession. On the 13th the Rosary will be prayed at 9:00 a.m. followed by the International Mass and the Farewell Procession.” In March, 24 countries were consecrated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary at the Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima. At that ceremony, Cardinal Marto recalled that Saints Francisco and Jacinto Marto, shepherd children to whom an angel, and then the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared in 1916 and 1917 at Fatima, both died amid the victims of the Spanish flu pandemic. To date, Johns Hopkins University has reported 26,182 cases of novel coronavirus in Portugal, with 1089 deaths. Full Article US
da White House hosts service for National Day of Prayer By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 16:30:00 -0600 Washington D.C., May 7, 2020 / 04:30 pm (CNA).- The White House service for the National Day of Prayer on Thursday focused on protection from the coronavirus pandemic. President Trump said Americans will continue to pray for divine assistance as the nation faces “unforeseen and seemingly unbearable hardships.” Sister Eneyda Martinez of the Poor Sisters of St. Joseph community in Alexandria, Virginia was one of the religious leaders present to lead attendees in prayer. “Merciful Savior, heal and comfort the sick so that with health restored, they may give you praise. Divine Physician, accompany our caregivers, so that serving you with patience they may heal wisely. And through wisdom, guide our leaders, so that through seeking remedies they may follow your light,” Sister Eneyda Martinez prayed at the service in the White House’s Rose Garden. The National Day of Prayer was designated by Congress in 1952, and scheduled in 1988 to be observed annually on the first Thursday in the month of May. In attendance at the White House service were President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump, as well as Vice President Mike Pence and Second Lady Karen Pence, and Paula White, and other religious leaders from Catholic, Christian, and Mormon churches, and Jewish and Hindu faiths. The prayer service emphasized prayer for protection from the coronavirus pandemic, as well as prayer for the sick and their families, and health care workers. “Christ, the Anointed, protect us in body and in spirit, so that free from harm we may be delivered from all affliction,” prayed Sister Eneyda Martinez. Vice President Pence urged Americans to be “persistent in prayer,” especially for the families of the dead, those sick with the virus, and health care workers, many who have “literally taken the place of loved ones” in being the only close contacts of COVID-19 patients. On Thursday morning, Trump issued a proclamation, noting the importance of prayer during the pandemic. “During the past weeks and months, our heads have bowed at places outside of our typical houses of worship, whispering in silent solitude for God to renew our spirit and carry us through unforeseen and seemingly unbearable hardships,” Trump stated. “Even though we have been unable to gather together in fellowship with our church families, we are still connected through prayer and the calming reassurance that God will lead us through life's many valleys.” The U.S. Centers for Disease Control was reportedly drafting guidance for states to reopen public accommodations and religious services, but according to the Associated Press on Thursday, the document was buried by the administration. That document reportedly advised against churches holding services if they were not in a “community no longer requiring significant mitigation.” However, if that and other certain conditions were in place, churches should take precautions such as ensuring social distancing, wearing of masks by congregants, and intensifying cleaning of churches, the CDC document reportedly said. State orders have varied in their restrictions on public gatherings during the pandemic; a Kansas stay-at-home order allowed religious gatherings of 10 or fewer people, while Illinois prohibited all religious gatherings. After every U.S. diocese stopped public Masses during March, Catholic dioceses have started offering public Masses, beginning with the diocese of Las Cruces, New Mexico, with several other dioceses following suit in ensuing days. Officials from the CDC and the White House spoke with four of the bishops on April 28 and 29 about the resumption of public religious services. Full Article US
da Data contradicts Harvard professor's assertions about homeschooling By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 17:29:00 -0600 Denver Newsroom, May 7, 2020 / 05:29 pm (CNA).- A Notre Dame sociologist is using data to challenge a Harvard Law professor’s assertions that homeschooling is “dangerous”, and detrimental to society. The controversy stems from a recent paper by professor Elizabeth Bartholet in which she calls for a presumptive ban on homeschooling in the United States. Bartholet, as quoted in a Harvard Magazine piece based on her paper, points to unspecified “surveys of homeschoolers” to assert that “up to 90 percent” of homeschooling families are “driven by conservative Christian beliefs, and seek to remove their children from mainstream culture.” “Some” homeschooling parents are “‘extreme religious ideologues’ who question science and promote female subservience and white supremacy,” she writes. David Sikkink, associate professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Notre Dame, analyzed surveys of homeschooling families— including a 2016 government survey— and found that these families are not overwhelmingly Christian nor religious, and are not as universally closed-off to the outside world as Bartholet asserts. In the analysis Sikkink conducted, just 16% of homeschooling parents said they were homeschooling primarily for religious reasons. The number one reason homeschooling parents cited was a concern about school environment, such as safety, drugs, or negative peer pressure. Eleven percent of parents reported homeschooling because their child has special needs. While approximately half of the homeschooling parents surveyed mentioned religion as a factor in their decision to homeschool, Sikkink notes that the parents who cited religion as a reason were, on the whole, more highly educated than those parents who did not. In terms of Bartholet’s assertion that some homeschooling parents “believe that women should be totally subservient to men and educated in ways that promote such subservience,” Sikkink’s analysis did not find evidence that religious households oppose higher education for girls. Among the homeschooling families in the survey who use a religious curriculum, there was no difference in their self-reported educational expectations— i.e., what education level they expected their children to reach— for their male children vs. their female children. Several past studies have shown that homeschool students typically outperform their public and private school counterparts on things like standardized tests and college performance. A 2016 study from the National Council on Measurement in Education showed that, when adjusted for demographic factors, homeschool students were on par academically with their demographically-similar peers. Moreover, the data Sikkink analyzed suggests that after family background and demographic controls are accounted for, about 64% of homeschoolers “completely agree” that they have much in life to be thankful for, compared to 53% of public schoolers. On feelings of helplessness, or lack or goals or direction in life, homeschoolers do not substantially differ from their public school counterparts, the analysis suggests. In the Arizona Law Review, Bartholet argues that while homeschool children may perform as well as their peers on standardized tests or in college, they are also often isolated from their peers and denied experiences and exposures that would make them more productive citizens. Bartholet claims in her article that “a very large proportion of homeschooling parents are ideologically committed to isolating their children from the majority culture and indoctrinating them in views and values that are in serious conflict with that culture.” “Isolated families,” she asserts, “constitute a significant part of the homeschooling world.” In contrast, Sikkink’s analysis found that among the schooling groups surveyed, homeschooling families had the highest level of “community involvement” of all school sectors. “Community involvement” activities included attending sporting events, attending concerts, going to the zoo or aquarium, going to a museum, going to a library, visiting a bookstore, or attending an event sponsored by a community, religious, or ethnic group. Homeschooling graduates are almost identical to their public school counterparts in likelihood to vote in federal and local elections, Sikkink found. Furthermore, the total number of volunteer and community service hours for homeschooling graduates is very similar to or slightly higher than public school graduates, the analysis found. Bartholet asserts that some homeschoolers “engage in homeschooling to promote racist ideologies and avoid racial intermingling.” In contrast: “The reality is that about 41% of homeschooled children are racial and ethnic minorities,” Sikkink writes. “When asked about four closest friends, about 37% of young adult homeschoolers...mention someone of a different race or ethnicity—exactly the same as public schoolers.” This diversity also extends to schooling practices— increasingly, Sikkink says, homeschooling adopts new forms, including “hybrids” that combine the benefits of home and institutional schooling. “About 57 percent of homeschoolers are using some form of instruction outside the family,” Sikkink told CNA in an email. “That includes using tutors, private or public schools, colleges or universities, or homeschooling coops. That percentage would be higher if we included those who reported obtaining curriculum from formal institutions, such as public schools.” Moreover, about a third of homeschooling parents obtain their curriculum or books from a public school or school district. “Altogether, 46% of homeschoolers have some pedagogical relationship with public schools,” Sikkink asserts. Bartholet argues that homeschooling puts children at risk of abuse by their parents, while if children were in public schools, they would be among teachers who are mandatory reporters of any suspected abuse that may be taking place. “The issue is, do we think that parents should have 24/7, essentially authoritarian control over their children from ages zero to 18? I think that’s dangerous,” Bartholet asserts in the Harvard Magazine piece. “I think it’s always dangerous to put powerful people in charge of the powerless, and to give the powerful ones total authority.” Sikkink says Bartholet’s image of a child confined to the home “24/7...from ages zero to 18” is not consistent with the data. “When we look at the use of homeschooling for each year of the child's upbringing, we only find a small percentage that report that the child was homeschooled for all their years of schooling,” Sikkink told CNA in an email. Many of these students are part-time public schoolers— about 25% of homeschoolers receive some instruction in public schools during their school-age careers, he wrote. Homeschooling regulations vary widely by state. Sikkink told CNA he hopes future studies will examine the effects of state-level variation in regulation on homeschooling quality. “The question of schooling oversight remains, of course, but it would be short-sighted not to keep homeschooling and other creative schooling options in the mix, including the hybrid models that cross sector boundaries,” Sikkink concludes. Subsequent to the publication of this story, Sikkink told CNA he had revised his assessment of the percentage of homeschoolers using instruction outside the family, from 64% to 57%. The story has been updated to reflect that assessment. Full Article US
da This ministry is hosting a virtual retreat for infertile people on Mother’s Day By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 17:29:00 -0600 Denver Newsroom, May 8, 2020 / 05:29 pm (CNA).- Mother’s Day is going to look different for most families this year, due to the coronavirus pandemic. For Catholics, some churches are in the process of slowly re-opening public Masses, but the dispensation from the Sunday obligation continues to stand, as the virus has not gone away and a cure or vaccine has yet to be found. While most Catholics are eager to return to Mass, a small group of Catholics are relieved that they will not be sitting in a public pew this Mother’s Day. “We actually heard from one woman who said, ‘I kind of feel badly about saying this, but I'm sort of glad that we won't be in the pews this year for Mother's Day,’” Ann Koshute, founder of Springs in the Desert Catholic ministry, told CNA. “That's something that we hear and that everybody I think on the team has experienced at one point in this journey,” she said - the desire to avoid Mass on Mother’s Day. That’s because Koshute, along with other members of her ministry, have had painful experiences with infertility, and the customary Mother’s Day blessing given to mothers at many parishes that day can bring their grief and sense of loss poignantly to the fore. “I think that so often people in our own families, our friends, and even our pastors don't really understand the full extent of the pain and the grief or even the full extent of the issue of infertility, of how many couples are really dealing with it,” she said. The pain of infertility, and the lack of resources available to Catholics on the subject, was why Koshute and her friend, Kimberly Henkel, founded Springs in the Desert, a Catholic ministry to spiritually and emotionally support women and couples experiencing infertility and infant loss. Originally, Henkel and Koshute, who have both experienced infertility, thought they might write a book. But they decided to start with a ministry website and a blog that could bring people together and allow for other women and couples to share their experiences. The group is relatively new, and held its first retreat in Philadelphia in December. They were set to hold a second one this weekend - Mother’s Day weekend - in the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, when, well, the pandemic hit. Now, they’ve moved the retreat online and opened it up to Catholics across the country - and they’ve been overwhelmed by the response. “We thought that we would be really excited if maybe a couple dozen people found out about it and came. We are over 100 participants now. And it's free and it's going to be available all weekend,” Koshute said. The retreat is trying to address the emotional and spiritual experience of infertility and loss for a broad range of people, Henkel said - from mothers who have miscarried, to women who are past child-bearing years and still grieving the loss of infertility, to women “who feel like their biological clocks are ticking and just haven’t met the right guy.” But now that it's a virtual, pre-recorded, watch-at-your-leisure retreat, it also has the potential to reach a population that is often more reluctant to gather in groups and talk about their experiences of infertility: men. “It's mostly women who are emailing us (about the retreat), although we know that many of their husbands will watch with them. But we've also had a few men email us,” Koshute said. “One in particular, it just really touched my heart. And he said that he was searching the web for help for his wife on Mother's Day. And I was just so filled with praise and thanksgiving to God for that, for a husband to see that hurt in his wife and to want to find a way to help her,” she added. Men and women typically experience the grief of infertility quite differently, Koshute noted. “For us women, it's so visceral because life is conceived within us and we carry that life. But for a man, it's so different,” she said. “(Men are) kind of distant from that experience until the child is actually born. And so I think many times men, the grief and the burden that they carry is their wife's. They really carry her sadness and I think feel at a loss because they want to make everything right. They want to fix this, and they want to make her whole. And the mystery of infertility is that it's not that simple. And that's one of the things that makes it so difficult,” she said. Henkel said she experienced her own difficulties in trying to discuss infertility with her husband. Now that they’ve experienced the joy of growing their family through adoption, she said, he is much more open to inviting other men to share their experiences. Henkel said she is hoping that an additional benefit of this retreat being online is that it will facilitate discussions between couples watching the videos together. Both Henkel and Koshute said that while the experience of infertility and loss is painful, and they want to help couples acknowledge and accept that pain, they also want Springs in the Desert to be a positive and supportive experience for couples and women, where they can find hope and redemption even in their suffering. One of the topics they focus on is how all women are called to motherhood in their lives, whether it is spiritual or biological. “My experience has shown me that my motherhood is really engaged in so many ways that I never considered before,” Koshute said. “Not just with my godson or with other children in my family, but with women who are older than I who are friends and who might come to me with a difficulty or problem and I can help them,” or by helping family members in need or through charitable works, she added. “That's one of the messages that we try to get across to women and to couples as well, that those kinds of things, what we would maybe refer to as spiritual motherhood, is not illegitimate,” she said. “It's not second-place. It's a real way of engaging and living out our motherhood. It's also not a replacement for a baby. So it's not as if you go out and volunteer in your community and now you won't have this longing for a child anymore. But we've really found through our own experience and through talking with other women that the more we kind of put ourselves out there and give ourselves to others, the more that we can begin to see that motherhood enacted in us.” Henkel said she also likes to encourage couples to look at the ways God is calling them to be fruitful in their marriages outside of biological children. “We really encourage these couples that they are not forgotten, they're not being punished. That God loves them so much and that he has something amazing for them. He's using this to draw them near to him and to allow them to cry out to him and ask for him to guide them, to lead them, to give them his love and show them what fruitfulness he has for them, what place in ministry and mission he has for them.” Henkel and her husband in particular like to share with couples their experience of foster care as one example of where God might be calling them to be fruitful. After a frustrating and expensive experience with some adoption agencies, Henkel and her husband decided to look into giving a home to children through foster care. “Here is a situation where these children really need families,” she said. “It's hard because there's no guarantee you're going to get to keep this child, so there's a sense of this new greater level of having to learn how to trust God.” “I think that with a couple discerning that fruitfulness, it's also discerning - where is God really calling you? There's so much need in this world. And he wants to use us.” Couples interested in the Springs in the Desert Mother’s Day weekend retreat can sign up for free online at the Springs in the Desert website. Content will be uploaded and available for anyone who registers, Henkel said, even if they register late. The retreat team will also be hosting a live talk on Sunday, May 10 at 2 p.m. Eastern on the ministry’s Facebook page. “There's a place for you in Springs of the Desert,” Henkel added. “There's so many women who have reached out to us in Philly. We added several more women to our group, to our team, our official team, women who came to the retreat. One woman had come there and she said she had had a miscarriage, and neither one of us has experienced that. So we said, please join us. We want your voice.” “We're trying to really bring the voices of many different women to our team so that people will feel there is somebody that is talking they can really relate to. Because there are all of these different situations, but they've got obviously a very similar undercurrent.” Full Article US
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