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September 14, 2009 Length: 12:06
Clark explains that while all theology begins as narrative, it is fulfilled in doxology.
Today's topic is Theological Language, Ecumenical Dialogue, and Evangelism, Part 2. Last time we said that a theologian is someone who has beheld the glory of God, not in a metaphorical way, but quite literally, as St. John the Theologian tells us in the beginning of his gospel, "And we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth."
But we also said that not everyone who attains this spiritual vision becomes a theologian. Something else is needed, and that is the particular charism of being able to speak about this vision in a way that is edifying for others, in a way that helps lead others to the same kind of vision.
I suggested that the term, theologian, is more or less identical to the term, prophet. This being the case, then it is obvious that all theology begins as narrative. "I was on Patmos on the Lord's day," says St. John. Theology must begin as narrative, because revelation is an event. It is not, as we said last week, the revelation of an idea, or a set of propositions, but an encounter with the living God. Theology, then, begins as the story of this encounter.
But almost immediately the theologian's ability to tell this story begins to let him down, and this has nothing to do with a lack of literary talent. It has to do with the nature of the encounter. It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God, and it is also an indescribable thing.
It is at the very heart of the Christian faith that in Christ, the transcendent becomes imminent. The uncircumscribable becomes circumscribed. The unknowable becomes known. But this does not mean that the Christ experience can be described simply in the language of ordinary everyday experience.
Perhaps it will help if we consider iconography for a moment. As we know, the iconographer does not try to provide a photorealistic picture of a saint or biblical event. Rather, the goal is to capture something of the spiritual significance of the person or event depicted. To do this, the iconographer has to break many of the rules of classical art, such as those governing perspective.
The difference between theology and ordinary descriptive narrative is precisely that between an icon and a photorealistic portrait. In order to convey the true significance of the event, the theologian first reaches for metaphors and similes. "Like unto" is a phrase that recurs frequently in the Scriptures. The Holy Spirit is not a bird, but in the narrative of the baptism of Christ, He is represented as a dove. Similarly, on Pentecost, the Spirit appears "like tongues of fire." Next comes symbolism. St. John's revelation on Patmos is absolutely full of symbolic images, as are the visions of Isaiah and Ezekiel.
Revelation is an event so pregnant with meaning—it is after all the revelation of God, Himself—that normal, photorealistic description, if I may mix my own metaphors here, simply cannot handle the task, so a rich system of symbolism is created. And of course, a corresponding system of visible symbols exists within our iconographic tradition, as well.
In addition to metaphor and symbolism, the theologian eventually has recourse to what we might simply term, "the miraculous." By this I mean that things that are so out of the ordinary that they appear to violate the very laws of nature. I do not want to get into a discussion of miracles at this point. Perhaps we will do that in a later podcast. But I want to underscore the literary, or rhetorical purpose of the miraculous in a theological narrative. This element is essential, because revelation, by definition, is a breaking into, of this world, by God. "When God so wills, the order of nature is overthrown," we sing in one of our hymns.
The presence of the miraculous in these narratives—think of the burning bush, or of Christ glowing with an unearthly light on Mt. Tabor—is to remind us that God radically transcends His creation, that God is not the sort of thing that we can classify or put under a microscope. To be sure, theology begins—it must begin—as narrative, as story. But it is not the same kind of narrative that we use to describe a science experiment. This being the case, theology finds its most natural and fruitful expression in poetry and hymnography. It is no accident that of the three persons the Church formally calls theologians, the latter two, Gregory of Nazianzus, and Symeon, were poets. Indeed, many of the Church's greatest theologians were poets and hymnographers, and this is true, even of 20th century theologians. St. Silouan of Mt. Athos, and St. Nikolai Velimirovich both wrote poetry. And St. Nectarios of Aegina wrote hymns. We all know, of course, the beautiful Agni Parthene. Theology begins as narrative, but it is fulfilled in doxology—hymns of praise and thanksgiving.
If all of this is the case, then how do we account for the sort of things that we call theology today? Our shelves are filled with books on the Trinity, on the work of the Spirit, on soteriology, etc. Where did all of these books come from? The answer is simple. What we typically call theology today, really pseudo-theology, is the product of non-theologians musing about the spiritual experiences of others, and trying to understand those experiences through the use of their own discursive reason, rather than by imitating the theologian's way of life. You see, it is much easier to sit in one's armchair and think about what St. John says about Christ, than it is to pray, and fast, and take up one's cross, so that one may experience His glory for oneself.
In the best of situations, such musings are a colossal waste of time, and a great distraction from the one thing needful. In the time it takes you to read a book on theology, you could have done dozens of ropes, or read the gospels, or helped out at a soup kitchen, or simply worked in your own garden. Oh, I know, we could say the same thing about just about any endeavor, but here is the difference: If you waste time by watching TV, or bowling, or even playing solitaire, at least you aren't kidding yourself that you are doing theology or something spiritual. When, however, non-theologians read the vain musings of other non-theologians, they get puffed up, to use a biblical expression, and vainly imagine themselves as theologians of a sort. Thus, at best, such armchair theologizing is a waste of time. At worst, it leads to heresy.
Basically, heresy comes in two flavors. There are enthusiast heretics—people who become deluded into thinking they have a special relationship with the Holy Spirit. The Montanists, some Gnostics, and many of today's Charismatics fall into that category. Most heresy, however, begins not with delusions of grandeur, but with armchair theologizing. You see, when non-theologians begin to muse about theology, it is almost inevitable that they will try to make sense of it. That is, they will begin to apply the logic of the created world. This is exactly what got Sabellius and Arias and Nestorius and Eutyches and all of those folks into trouble.
The Trinity does not make sense. It is, as Vladimir Lossky famously put it, a cross for human ways of thought. It makes much more sense to think of one God playing three different roles, as Sabellius suggested. Or to simply demote the Son and the Spirit to created beings, as Arias did. A crucified God makes no sense, either. It is much more sensible to say, as Nestorius and his followers were wont, that the Word is the Lord of glory, but the man was crucified. Certainly, that does make much more sense. But it also destroys the narrative of the cross, and alters the very nature of the Christian religion.
At this point, the Church's official response to such heresy is helpful. If we look at the actual conciliar decrees, we find that specific heresies were condemned, but they were not replaced with alternative theories or explanations. The definition of Chalcedon does not present a theology of the hypostastic union. In fact, it doesn't even use that phrase. All it does is tell us how not to think of the Incarnation. The reason for this is important. The Church does not want us theologizing in the manner of philosophers or heretics, but as our hymns tell us, in the manner of fishermen. That is, as the apostles did.
I am going to pick up right here next time. What Chalcedon did and did not say, is of both historical and ecumenical importance, of course, and that will be a good place to start thinking about the relationship of theology to ecumenical dialogue today.
Until then, may our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ, through the intercession of St. Innocent of Alaska, and of the blessed Elder Sophrony Sakharov, and through the power of His precious and life-giving cross, His exaltation we celebrate this day, have mercy upon us all, and grant us a rich entrance into His eternal kingdom.


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British Water-problems scientist Kaveh Madani went to help the People of Iran but was failed by the Ayatollahs from the position of Vice President of Iran to which he was appointed by President Hassan Rouhani. The Arab World failed in similar ways.
Posted on Sustainabilitank.info on May 29th, 2018
by Pincas Jawetz (email@example.com)
May 28 2018 we saw on CNN's Christiane Amanpour program her interview of Mr. Kaveh Madani
An renown Iranian water scientist who goes now by titles like "Former Deputy Head of Environment Department and "Former Vice President of Iran".
The name rang bells with us as we remembered from mailings by the American-Iranian Council:
"The campaign known as Bi-Zobaleh (Persian for "no rubbish") focusing on the issue of waste, which was initiated by Kaveh Madani, the education and research deputy at the Department of Environment, has successfully completed its 100-day operations."
"Iranian Academic's Death Puts Spotlight on Political Infighting."
"The feud turned more fraught over the weekend with the death of Kavous Seyed Emami, an academic, and confusion about the whereabouts of Kaveh Madani, the deputy head of Iran's Department of Environment.
Since his first election in 2013, Rouhani has been in the hardliners' crosshairs over his desire to open Iran through a nuclear deal with world powers, and his declared commitment to greater personal liberties. His recent decision to tackle a growing crisis over heavy smog and a water shortage — an issue where Iranians with Western links have been active — has given rivals another opportunity to pounce on him. (Bloomberg)"
Above quotes sent us to look up KAVEH MADANI. We found in THE GUARDIAN – Environment section:
by Saeed Kamali Dehghan Iran correspondent – Wed 18 Apr 2018.
"Top scientist leaves Iran after crackdown on environmentalists
Kaveh Madani had been seen as symbol of Rouhani government's attempt to reverse brain drain."
"A top Iranian environmental scientist wooed by Hassan Rouhani's administration to return home from the UK has left Iran amid a crackdown on environmentalists and pressure from hardliners.
Kaveh Madani had been persuaded to leave his position at Imperial College London last year to serve as the deputy head of Iran's environment department.
He was seen as a symbol of Rouhani's efforts to reverse the country's brain drain, but his decision to step down less than a year later demonstrates the president's failure to curb the power of the unelected faction of the Iranian establishment that is bent on undermining his policies.
Madani was named as one of the four winners of the Arne Richter award for outstanding young scientists by the European Geosciences Union in 2016. His appointment in Iran was widely applauded. The water conservation expert was promoted because of his expertise and international profile rather than his political affiliation, at a time Iran is facing its worst drought in modern times.
At 36, Madani was the youngest and the most educated government official at his level. His resignation and decision to leave the country has sparked a huge reaction online.
When Iran carried out mass arrests of environmental activists in February, Madani was detained for 72 hours. It also emerged at the time that an Iranian-Canadian environmentalist, Kavous Seyed-Emami, died in custody in mysterious circumstances. At least 13 other activists remain behind bars.
As hardliners launched an onslaught against Madani in the conservative press at the end of March, images surfaced on social media that they said showed him drinking and dancing abroad. Others accused him of being a dual national at a time when suspicion runs high against such Iranian citizens, despite the fact that Madani is solely Iranian.
Madani confirmed the news of his departure from Iran on Twitter after an outspoken member of the parliament broke the news. "Yes, the accused fled from a country where virtual bullies push against science, knowledge and expertise and resort to conspiracy theories to find a scapegoat for all the problems because they know well that finding an enemy, spy or someone to blame is much easier than accepting responsibility and complicity in a problem," he wrote.
Madani has been critical of Iran's past policies on water, believing the country has passed the time of crisis and entered an era of water bankruptcy. He has been particularly critical of Iran's aggressive dam building and cloud seeding. Many such policies have been propagated by the Revolutionary Guards through its industrial arm, which has benefited from the projects.
This meant Madani fell foul of the Guards, who act independently of Rouhani's administration and have huge influence within the judiciary and the intelligence apparatus.
After his appointment, Madani had tweeted: "I have returned with the hope of creating #hope." In December, he told the Tehran Times that "there are a lot of people abroad, waiting and watching closely to see what's going to happen. If I succeed, we might see more people coming back to help the government".
Abbas Milani, an Iranian-American historian and the director of Iranian studies at Stanford University, said on Twitter that Madani's departure was an instance of a 38-year battle between elites "who want good for Iran and know how to rescue it" and those who were hiding their hunger for power and self-interest under the cover of Islam."
We see thus that Madani is an Iranian-Britisher who feels Iranian at heart and
was ready to help Iran in an area of his expertise – The Environment and water
problems. President Rouhani was happy to see him back but the Ayatollas saw
a danger in his professionalism that was received with open arms by the people.
It is these PEOPLE that could bring about change by quiet protests.
Madani's professionalism showed in the Amanpour interview by saying that Israel
is part of the region and can help with water technology in dry areas like
those he wants to help with his people in Iran.
Clearly, the political leadership does wrong for the PEOPLE of Iran.
We write this because we found another area in the Middle East where the
politicians just led to a missed opportunity. It is the story we quote here
and the country is Palestine – the Gaza part thereof – that just hosted the
Student Alumni of the MENA Water Research Alumni Forum (the Arab World).
By excluding any help from the Israeli water technologists they harm the
Arab World like the Iranians harm their own country.
We like the fairness of Professor Kaveh Madani.
MEDRC Introduce New Student Led Alumni Forum.
07 05 2018 00:00
Gaza May 7th, 2018: The first event of the newly revamped MEDRC Water Research Alumni Forum was held today in Palestine.
The Alumni Forum is a follow up initiative of the Fellowship program, designed to further facilitate support for water research by offering a platform from which current students and alumni can showcase their work, view research outputs of their peers and connect with leading experts in the water sector.
To further maximize development opportunities MEDRC have introduced a student led approach to organizing the forum, whereby students are given responsibility to propose the Forum theme, curate discussion panel topics, nominate expert participants, select moderators and manage event logistics.
The Student Steering committee was selected following a call for applications and consists of several key elected positions which were determined by the Higher Committee. The Higher Committee is chaired by the Deputy Head of the Palestinian Water Authority, Eng. Rehby Al Sheikh.
Today's event was held under the title 'Desalination and Treated Water Reuse, Towards Sustainable Development' and was attended by MEDRC Center Director, Ciarán Ó Cuinn, Kirsten Winterman, Head of Development Cooperation, MEDRC and Brendan Smith, Development Cooperation Program Manager, MEDRC . Leading water experts and stakeholders were also present, with Eng. Rebhy El Skeikh, Deputy Head of the Palestinian Water Authority (PWA) delivering the key note address.
The discussion panel topics included; Economics of Desalination and Water Reuse; Desalination Technologies; Wastewater Treatment and Reuse and Water and Energy Nexus. 6 of the most outstanding Alumni were selected to be given the honor to present their work as part of the Research Showcase.
Jordan based Alumni will host their Alumni Forum at the Geneva Hotel, Amman on May 10th, 2018 under the forum title 'Integrated, Decentralized Wastewater Management for Resource Recovery in Rural and Peri-Urban Areas'.
MEDRC's Fellowship program is delivered in partnership with water authorities in Palestine and Jordan. It offers exceptionally talented students an opportunity to pursue post graduate research at participating universities. To date the program has awarded 191 Fellowships in Palestine and Jordan with 30 more due to be awarded this year, bringing the total to 221.


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Past TRUCE Events
20 October and 23 October 2014
Launch of Beta-Life at Lancaster Litfest and Manchester Science Festival.
1-12 September 2014
TRUCE summer school, Málaga, Spain.
Summer school website
14 July 2014
Unconventional Computation in Europe workshop at Unconventional Computation and Natural Computation (UCNC) 2014.
London, Ontario, Canada.
Workshop website
Workshop photo gallery
17 April 2014
Beta-Life: Short Stories from an A-Life Future at the Edinburgh Science Festival.
Readings and panel discussion.
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11-17 November 2013
Bio-inspired Computing: TRUCE Hackademia Retreat.
Snowdonia, UK.
New: photo gallery
Event details
TRUCE Hackademia Retreat Blog
06-08 November 2013
Launch of the TRUCE Roadmap Survey @ ICT 2013.
Vilnius, Lithuania.
02 September 2013
TRUCE Speculative Fiction Workshop at ECAL 2013: Unconventional Computing in 2070.
Taormina, Italy.
02 - 04 September 2013
NICSO 2013 Scholarships Scheme at NICSO 2013.
Canterbury, UK.


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- Celebrities are just like us — sometimes, they make questionable tattoo decisions.
- These celebs all took the plunge and got pieces of body art for reasons ranging from honoring their significant others to getting inked for a movie role.
- But alas, they all either covered up their regrettable ink or got their tats removed completely.
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Tattoos are forever — or at least, you think they are when you get them. But couples break up and people change.
Celebrities are no different.
From Ariana Grande tattooing an incorrect translation of a song title to Demi Lovato drunkenly choosing a set of lips that border on NSFW, keep scrolling to see how these celebs decided to deal with their most ill-advised ink.
Chris Zylka covered up a Disney-inspired Paris Hilton tattoo with a gorilla after they broke off their engagement.
Zylka and Hilton first made things official in February 2017, and five months later he debuted his Paris tattoo. According to a friend, it was because "she is his most magical place on Earth," the Daily Mail reported.
They got engaged in January 2018, but were broken up by November. It took nine months, but Zylka covered up ex's name in August 2019 by paying a visit to Chronic Ink in Ontario. "Paris" was replaced by an intricate rendering of a gorilla.
In light of their break-up, it makes sense that Pete Davidson was spotted covering up his tattoo of Ariana Grande's famous "Dangerous Woman" bunny ears.
After a whirlwind romance that began in May 2018, Pete Davidson and Ariana Grande broke up — which makes the news that Davidson covered up his "Dangerous Woman" tattoo much less surprising.
Davidson was spotted with a new tattoo on his neck just a few days before news of the split broke. Instead of the "Dangerous Woman" bunny ears that Grande sported on the album cover, there's a big black heart, plus a lowercase "a" right next to it — potentially a more subtle tribute to his ex.
Read more: Pete Davidson jokes that his 6 Ariana-Grande-inspired tattoos were a bad idea following their breakup
Ariana Grande altered a tattoo on her palm, after learning the kanji characters translated to small charcoal grill, instead of the title of her single "7 Rings."
The singer has been embracing Japanese culture recently, amid cries of cultural appropriation, but Grande took it to an entirely new level when she debuted a new tattoo on her palm, "七 輪," in kanji. Kanji is a system of writing Japanese with Chinese characters.
The only problem? 七 輪 translates to small charcoal grill, not "7 Rings," the title of Grande's latest single. She made matters worse when she explained that she knew that the translation would be off, but it was simply too painful to get the entire phrase.
After facing criticism for co-opting Japanese culture "for the aesthetic," she shared an updated version of the tattoo, with the correct spelling.
Zoë Kravitz's tattoo artist just revealed two new pieces of ink, one of which replaced an Arabic quote that turned out to be grammatically incorrect.
Fans pointed out that Kravitz's shoulder tat was supposed to read "let love rule" in Arabic, but it was incorrectly translated, and meant something quite different.
According to Refinery29, the actress began the process of removing her tattoo in the past few years, and in November 2018 at the "Fantastic Beasts" premiere, it was almost completely gone.
However, the removal just wasn't enough. Doctor Woo, tattoo artist to the stars, posted two photos on Instagram of her new pieces of ink, including a dragonfly in place of the old Arabic quote.
Jhené Aiko covered up her tattoo of ex-boyfriend Big Sean in November 2018 with a large galaxy scene.
The singer debuted her tattoo of of Big Sean in October 2017, after roughly a year of dating. A year later, the tat has disappeared from Aiko's arm and has been replaced by a very large, detailed celestial piece. The new ink sparked break-up rumors, which have plagued the couple for months, since the pair unfollowed each other on Instagram back in May.
Aiko neither confirmed nor denied the split when addressing her new tattoo, only stating "i covered ALL my tats w/ a big ass Dragon w/ a Phoenix wing breathing life and light into a new galaxy. NEW ART! NO BEEF!," in a since-deleted Tweet.
Angelina Jolie covered up her ex-husband's name with the coordinates of each of her children's birthplaces.
Jolie had a dragon and her ex-husband's name lasered off before covering it up with the map coordinates of her kids' places of birth. Her multicultural family hails from all over the world.
Keith Urban drew over his tattoo of a Latin phrase he'd gotten with his ex-girlfriend with the initials of his wife, Nicole Kidman.
Keith Urban had the Latin phrase "omnia vincit amor," which means "love conquers all," tattooed on his right wrist. He and his then girlfriend got the same tat.
Once Urban met his future wife, Nicole Kidman, he covered up the phrase with her initials (NMK) inside a Celtic symbol. He also has her name with hearts on his right bicep.
Denise Richards had a simple tribute to her then husband Charlie Sheen — his first name on her ankle. After the divorce, she covered it with a fairy.
Denise Richards revealed in her autobiography that Sheen surprised Richards with a tattoo of her name while they were engaged. Richards decided to follow suit by getting some ink for her new husband.
After their bitter split, Sheen announced he was getting rid of all 13 of his tattoos. Richards took the hint and went to famed tattoo artist Kat Von D, who transformed "Charlie" into a fairy.
Marc Anthony paid tribute to his then wife Jennifer Lopez with her name on his wrist, but after their split he covered it with a tribal design.
Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony seemed like the perfect couple — Anthony even got her name tattooed on his wrist. But, sadly, they split, and Anthony's "Jennifer" tattoo was covered up.
But Anthony's not afraid to keep getting ink for his loves. He debuted a Statue of Liberty tattoo in honor of his ex-girlfriend Shannon de Lima, "because she 'freed' him from his past," according to TMZ.
Heidi Klum got her then husband's name tattooed on her arm for their fourth wedding anniversary, along with stars for their children. The stars remain, but "Seal" is gone.
Heidi Klum explained that the tattoo signified their family, saying "it's my husband's name and our three children — their initials, in the [three] stars." But once Klum and Seal announced their divorce, Klum immediately began the process of removing her ex-hubby's name.
Most people know about Johnny Depp's "Wino Forever" tattoo that used to be "Winona Forever." But Depp also had a tattoo dedicated to then wife Amber Heard: her nickname, "Slim," on his knuckles. He changed it to "Scum" following their bitter divorce.
You'd think a guy would learn. After famously getting a tattoo in honor of then girlfriend Winona Ryder changed to a declaration of his love for wine (from "Winona Forever" to "Wino Forever"), Johnny Depp had to alter another one of his tattoos following a bitter breakup.
Depp had his ex-wife Amber Heard's nickname, "Slim," tattooed on his knuckles, but after Heard accused Depp of domestic violence, he tweaked the design to spell "Scum."
Eva Longoria had the word "Nine," removed from the back of her neck after reports of her then husband Tony Parker's infidelity. (Nine was the basketball player's jersey number.)
Though Longoria is now happily married and has a baby, her love life hasn't always been picture-perfect.
Longoria's marriage to NBA player Tony Parker ended harshly after cheating allegations were made public. Longoria had not one, but three tattoos in honor of her marriage, and had all three removed. She had her husband's jersey number on her neck, their wedding date in Roman numerals on her wrist, and his initials in an "undisclosed location."
Melanie Griffith inked husband Antonio Banderas' name on her right bicep, but after the two separated, she had it removed.
Before her tattoo was completely removed, Melanie Griffith made a bold statement by walking the red carpet with the "Antonio" blurred out with makeup, while leaving the heart intact.
But a year later, the tattoo had the trademark fade of laser removal, and now it's essentially gone.
Megan Fox paid tribute to one of her idols, Marilyn Monroe, with a portrait on her arm, but later claimed that she didn't "want to attract this kind of negative energy in my life," and began the removal process.
Megan Fox explained that she thought her tattoo of Marilyn Monroe brought negative energy into her life because "she was a negative person, she was disturbed, bipolar."
Fox revealed that the tattoo removal process was "traumatic" and "incredibly painful."
Kaley Cuoco honored her wedding date with its Roman-numeral equivalent on her back, but, post-divorce, covered it up with a moth.
Kaley Cuoco's previous relationship was a whirlwind — she dated Ryan Sweeting for just two months before getting engaged, and was married to him three months after that. But before splitting after 21 months of marriage, Cuoco found the time to commemorate her wedding day by tattooing the date in Roman numerals on her back.
Cuoco later covered the numbers with a moth. Her reason for picking a moth is extremely relatable: she told Ellen DeGeneres that she chose it because "it was big enough to cover the numbers."
Nas had a NSFW portrait of his ex-wife, Kelis, on his forearm. His cover-up was simple: he covered her head with a lion's.
Nas and Kelis' divorce was scandalous enough without the tattoo cover-up — Kelis filed for divorce while she was seven months pregnant. Nas immediately decided to change the portrait of his topless wife into a lion-woman.
As Nas told MTV, "Love is a beast."
Pamela Anderson had barbed wire tattooed on her arm for a movie — she decided to have it removed 19 years later.
Anderson got her famous barbed wire tat for her role in 1996 film "Barb Wire." She explained that "the makeup people were going to paint this on my arm every day, but I had a tattoo artist just sketch it on me and I wore it around for a half a day to see how it looked."
Apparently, she liked it enough to have it permanently etched onto her skin — at least, until 2014.
Amber Rose had her husband's face tattooed on the back of her arm. After their divorce, it morphed into famous guitarist Slash.
Amber Rose and Wiz Khalifa were only married for 14 months, but within that time, Rose was able to have a fairly realistic portrait of Khalifa tattooed on the back of her arm.
But just a year after the divorce was finalized, Rose debuted the altered tattoo: it's now the famed Guns N' Roses guitarist, Slash.
Demi Lovato drunkenly had a set of lips tattooed on her wrist that many felt looked like a different body part. She eventually covered the tat with roses.
The "Confident" singer posted on Instagram that she was finally getting rid of her "vagina tattoo" by covering it up with roses. She hashtagged the warning #kidsdontdodrugs, suggesting that she was under the influence of something when she decided to get it.
When the tattoo artist got wind of Demi Lovato's comments, she blasted the singer and called her out for not paying for the tattoo, caling her a "slob." Lovato clapped back, and explained that she was probably acting like a "drunk a--" because she was, in fact, drunk, and questioned why a tattoo artist would tattoo a clearly intoxicated, underage girl.
Malin Ackerman updated the Z she had on her wrist for ex-husband Roberto Zincone by adding an S for her son, Sebastian.
Malin Akerman had a Z inked on her wrist for her then-husband Roberto Zincone. But seven months after the birth of their son, Sebastian, the couple split. Instead of getting rid of the entire piece, she just added an S on top, turning it into a tribute for her son.
Keyshia Cole had the words "Truly blessed, D. Gibson" inked on her shoulder in honor of her husband, Daniel Gibson. But she debuted a butterfly cover-up before the couple announced their official split.
The "Love & Hip-Hop" star debuted the cover-up of her Gibson tattoo in 2013, but the pair didn't announce their break-up until 2014 — and their divorce wasn't finalized until 2017.


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09 December 2019
The Reading Agency Books 2019 - Children and young people booklist
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13 November 2019
Birthday - Book Club Notes
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07 November 2019
November 2019 Children's and young people booklist - Anti-Bullying
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04 October 2019
Somebody Give This Heart a Pen by Sophia Thakur - National Libraries Week poster (exclusive poem)
SOPHIA THAKUR 'STORIES' Celebrate Libraries Week with an exclusive poem reflecting on the power of stories and the joy of reading written specially for libraries by acclaimed performance poet Sophia Thakur. Described by Angie Thomas, author of The Hate U...
26 September 2019
October 2019 Children's and Young People booklist - Powerful Poetry
To help you celebrate National Poetry Day on 3 October, we have created a booklist of our favourite works of poetry for children and young people. There are classics as well as newly published books – all selected to help...
18 September 2019
The Deathless Girls by Kiran Millwood Hargrave - Discussion Questions and book trailer
Gothic, feminist and romantic – The Deathless Girls is the untold story of the brides of Dracula, breathtakingly imagined by bestselling author Kiran Millwood Hargrave, author of The Girl of Ink and Stars. On the eve of her divining, the day...
05 September 2019
Winter Mini Challenge 2019 - Promotional Assets
We're snow excited to be teaming up with our publisher partner Oxford Children's Books for a brrr-illiant Pugs of the Frozen North themed Mini Challenge! Pugs of the Frozen North is an action-packed adorable-pug-filled adventure from Philip Reeve and...
06 August 2019
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Our September booklist for children and young people is a selection of our favourite books either set in a school or about starting a new academic year. It includes picture books, guides for teenagers, a graphic novel and some amazing...
09 July 2019
Space Chase Family Favourites Activity Sheet
This year's Summer Reading Challenge for children celebrates 50 years since the first Moon landing, making it the perfect theme to inspire readers of all ages. Use this activity sheet to create a record of the books you're enjoying and to...
27 March 2019
March 2019 Young People's booklist - All the World's a Stage
Today is World Theatre Day so we have created a booklist of some of our favourite books for young people that were adapted into a theatre production, tv show or film. We have selected six books for young people to read...
05 March 2019
Fated by Teri Terry - discussion questions
I'm just one girl. What can I do? Sam's cosy life as daughter of the Deputy Prime Minister is about to end. These are turbulent times. Borders have closed and protests are turning violent. The government blames the country's youth, and...
21 February 2019
On the Come Up by Angie Thomas - author video
Angie Thomas, the award-winning author of The Hate U Give, is back with On the Come Up, a powerful story about hip hop, prejudice and fighting for your dreams. Sixteen-year-old Bri wants to be one of the greatest rappers of all...
19 February 2019
PROUD - Reader Discussion Notes and Teaching Resource Guide
PROUD is an exciting anthology of brand new stories and poetry by YA authors and illustrators exploring the theme of pride. PROUD is a rainbow-riotous celebration of LGBTQ+ talent and is the perfect book to discuss during "LGBT History Month"...
05 February 2019
Using the Reading Hack Website
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01 February 2019
February 2019 Young People's booklist - Letters, Diaries and Memoirs
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08 January 2019
January 2019 Young People's booklist - Epic Tales (Myths and legends)
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The Reading Agency Books of the Year - Young People booklist
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28 November 2018
Are We All Lemmings & Snowflakes? by Holly Bourne - downloadable kindness resources
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A Society of Readers
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30 October 2018
Children and Young People booklist - Non-Fiction
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04 October 2018
Children and Young People booklist - Spine-tinglers
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Spine-tinglers Chatterbooks Activity Pack
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06 September 2018
Children and Young People booklist - Perfect Poetry Picks
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22 May 2018
Big Bones by Laura Dockrill - Live out loud: Secondary School resources packs and competition
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Scythe by Neal Shusterman - a book trailer
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Fundraising for Young People's Projects
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Reading Hack Evaluation Guide
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5 Questions for author Alison Croggon - video
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'The Hate U Give' Discussion Questions
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I would actually prefer all Japanese dress rather than western, despite the cost. It is Japan, after all.
It's all a kind of dress-up play, isn't it: tailcoats or 10th century garb, it doesn't resemble reality. But if it's for tourism then why not? I guess it's better than a Disney theme or an enthronement mascot.
Bottom Line, which will give the foreign world more kick for their buck?
Gods or nature, there is ritual part that is link to "God". This is legal. Religion is an agreed right and based on a coded laws called "beliefs".
Every rituals falls under religious rights and not the democratic legal one. There is a wall to keep it legal. If you don't obey to your religious needs, this is a fake democracy so the lords can keep expansives advantages. Those advantages become unlawed ones (there are legal because of religious exceptions) and you loose some internationals rights (example : OMC or USA or atomic).
So, this is important for religion to be in charge of rituals. Lords can ask for a change but religion keep the ritual to decide if this is a good time or not. Everything is set for reason and money is clearly not a good one.
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You have in the world of today two choices : monarchy or republic. Monarchy is based on religious beliefs. Republic is based on universal belief and the freedom rank (we have outgrown religion, we are not "bad" anymore and Vatican agreed on this). Both are legal, but both ask for religious truth toward the people. Otherwise you fall under religious extremism or religious dictature. You are no more a democracy ( that are the common progressive link between monarchy and republics).
So, understand this, the emperor is the japaneese mind and heart keeper. He is the one having the legal right to say "you can be free on international law". Us we got a free Vatican but not Japan. The subject is hard and complicated, but the world truth turn a lot around religious beliefs. Japaneese government should be carefull because the subject is becoming highly sensitive again (anglicans) .
To conclude...
I am not fond of monarchy, because english monarchy still make wars inside my country and is keeping other people liberty in prison under admitted fake religious beliefs. If, they don't believe in God anymore and then they should be a free republic. But, I had the understanding Japan was not against its environmental religion and have a lord (shogun) easy war problems. Nonetheless, a free religious monarchy is a basic. You don't choose your pope or how he will be get the power. In today's world, Democracy can't imposed fake rituals without deer consequences.
Yes. A kawaii mascot theme. Another wall scroll to hang and action figure to display.
Parliamentary monarchies (e.g. UK) are more politically stable than presidential republics (e.g. US), and even parliamentary republics. The monarch is supposed to act as referee to prevent presidents-for-life and electoral corruption (reign not rule). A parliamentary republic has a president that does the same as the monarch, except the prime minister or president could assume both offices, whereas monarchies require the same family. Lastly, the only presidential republic that has not devolved into dictatorship at some point in its history is the US.


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Popular Internet Quit Smoking Forum Celebrates 7th Year
Quitting smoking brings to mind the U.S. Surgeon General, the American Cancer Society and American Lung Association. Most smokers have never heard of WhyQuit.com. However, a mere seven years after its founding, it is Google's 3rd ranked U.S. "quit smoking" destination (among 27 million search results) ranked ahead of the Surgeon General, Cancer Society and Lung Association. WhyQuit's popularity is a combination of word of mouth and visitors searching electronically -- and finding what they seek.
Unlike other major quit smoking sites, WhyQuit sells nothing, refuses all donations, spends zero tax dollars and receives no funds from any outside source. Instead, the site attracts and serves smokers, supports new quitters and prevents youth smoking by mobilizing others who freely volunteer their time and experience.
During the past twelve months the site received 20 million hits and recorded 1.3 million visitors who downloaded 282 gigabytes of motivation and education. Demand for WhyQuit's offerings has grown with each passing year. It's a tool made strong by the combined caring and sharing of thousands of hearts and minds.
The site's growth is attributable to the amazing love of families victimized by tobacco, of hundreds of long-term ex-smokers reaching out to people who erroneously feel trapped in an addiction that to them seems impossible to beat, and to volunteer nicotine cessation educators and counselors sharing lessons.
When it went online in July 1999 the site posed just one question, why quit smoking? Now the question is answered by firsthand and family accounts from an ever growing yet still tiny sampling of tobacco's millions of annual victims.
Visitors feel Bobbie Curtis's pain and send her notes after reading and seeing how smoking induced lung cancer ended her marriage to Bryan, who was only 34 when he died. They meet Noni Glykos, through photos and facts shared by her brother John, and come to know how Camel cigarettes killed her at age 33, six months after having given birth to her first and only child.
Readers sense the courage of 44 year-old Kim Genovy as she relates what it's like to be told you have lung cancer, to have a lung removed and learn to live without it, and to hope for the best only to be told that your lung cancer has now spread to your brain.
Visitors read Kim's inspiring messages as she stood beside and supported online quitters. "Believe me everyone," Kim pleaded, "withdrawal was and is so much easier than this 2 year cancer battle I have been fighting. The craves disappeared, the cancer hasn't."
Government data show that smoking claims half of all adult smokers, each an average of 13 years early, with one-quarter dying during middle-age. But for whatever reason surprisingly few victims openly share their battle, where smoking leads, and the consequences of failing to address a true chemical dependency that's every bit as real and permanent as heroin addiction or alcoholism.
WhyQuit brings together victims and smokers. It allows smokers to see what may lie ahead for them and reflect upon whether they are really willing to trade 13 years of life, family and friends for one chemical - nicotine.
In addition to motivation, WhyQuit offers education and support, two keys to substantially enhancing the odds of successful long-term nicotine dependency recovery. The life's work, articles, free online counseling and free quit smoking book of Joel Spitzer of Chicago form the foundation of WhyQuit's cessation education experience.
Joel has spent more than three decades, full-time, down in the trenches working with recovering nicotine addicts in seminars and clinics. This experience has given him a wealth of insight into dependency recovery, which he makes freely available to all.
"Never Take Another Puff" is Joel's free 149 page PDF quitting book. More than 400,000 copies have been downloaded during the past 12 months. The book contains 95 short articles on almost every quitting topic imaginable.
Joel also makes himself freely available at Freedom from Tobacco, WhyQuit's free online peer support message board quitting forum. At AskJoel, he fields visitor questions. He also works with the Evanston and Skokie Divisions of the Illinois Department of Health where he presents free six-session clinics and seminars to district residents.
Freedom from Tobacco is a no nonsense forum founded in September 1999. It is managed by seasoned graduate ex-smokers who have mastered Joel's lessons. Unique, its core requirement for membership is a nicotine free body (defined as complete nicotine abstinence for 72 hours). Any nicotine relapse (even one puff) permanently revokes group posting privileges.
A growing army of successful long-term ex-smokers periodically return to the group to both reenforce their own recovery and share lessons and insights with the group's newest arrivals. The cycle produces some of the most knowledgeable and non-complacent ex-smokers the world has ever known.
Freedom's members have generated more than 300,000 messages indexed on 22 subject matter message boards covering areas as diverse as crave coping techniques, overcoming the emotional loss associated with quitting, weight control and relapse prevention.
Although only a tiny fraction of earth's more than one 1.3 billion smokers have discovered WhyQuit its lessons and free quitting booklets are slowly filtering out. Joel's free book is available in Japanese and in June volunteer translators completed a German version.
Whether in English or Greek the book's most fundamental lesson will always be the "Law of Addiction: that administration of a drug to an addict will cause reestablishment of chemical dependence upon the addictive substance."
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The Impact of the European Citizens' Initiative on EU policies – New ECI Conference Report
ECI Conference Report by Romain Gaillard
On 8 January 2014, the European Citizenship Group, composed of ten students from the European Affairs Master's Programme at the Strasbourg Institute of Political Studies in partnership with the European Economic and Social Committee, organized a conference on "The Impact of the European Citizens' Initiative on EU policies".
The conference is the result of a long-term academic process about this transnational democratic tool. Over 80 participants from all over Europe attended the conference, including campaigners for diverse European Citizens' Initiatives, politicians, officials from EU institutions, as well as lobbyists, associations, researchers and numerous students. Five different speakers – Henri Malosse, President of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), Anne-Marie Perret, Madi Sharma, Olga Kurpisz and Gerald Häfner – took the floor during the three and a half hours of the conference to set out their point of view on the subject and to debate with the audience. As the moderator of this conference I would like share with you some key aspects of this conference:
The often described democratic deficit remains an important issue and especially on the eve of the European elections. The feeling of their own disempowerment among EU citizens clearly has to be tackled if the gap between the citizens and their institutions is to be overcome. It is with this purpose that the European Citizens' Initiative has been included in the Lisbon Treaty and implemented by the Regulation 211/2011. As Mr Häfner emphasised, the real impact of the ECI concerns its very existence. It has a legal impact, recognising participatory democracy at a transnational level. As underlined by our speakers, this tool has the potential to influence the political agenda of the EU. But to do so, the Citizens' Committee had to overcome several obstacles:
– Respecting the competences of the EU implies juridical knowledge about the European political and institutional framework
– The linguistic skills needed
– The huge costs generated by an efficient campaign
– The complexity of the process of the signatures collection
– The short time available to collect signatures and to campaign
Thus, even if our speakers emphasised the central role of citizens in the process of an ECI, it seems obvious in view of all these difficulties that this tool has not been well designed for proposals made by any citizen of the EU, but only by really well organised citizens on the European level as the Commission's Officer recognised a difference between small and large organisers and the Commission's will to have ECIs displaying a certain representativeness. Has the ECI been implemented in order to directly empower EU citizens or more to enhance the creation of European networks with whom the European institutions might be able to discuss? Is the ECI a kind of institutionalisation of "civil society" which indirectly empowers the people through the prism of the new representatives of this "civil society"? This tool is not yet perfect and the aim of empowering directly EU citizens is far from being achieved. But like every democratic instrument, the ECI is and has to be improved. "We were the pioneers" said Mrs Perret and the ECI is constantly being improved by all those involved. However, the keys of participatory democracy should not only be in the hands of an elite and we must never forget for whom the ECI has been created. The key to its success therefore lies in the gradual involvement of every EU citizen, by constantly promoting the tool and forging easier access to it.
Speaking about organisation and impacts, I would like to underline that the ECI does not only have an impact on the European level, but that it also has influences and interrelates with the local national and international levels. The example of the ECI "Right2Water" and its success in Germany is very telling since debates on this topic were held before thanks to local participatory democracy. It would be really interesting to analyse if an interrelated multilevel participatory democracy system would be more efficient and thus necessary to improve the ECI. The ECI seems to be used as well in order to reach the international level beyond the EU. Mrs Perret showed her determination to spread the campaign and try to impact people and institutions beyond Europe. And if we look at Mr Häfner's ambition to promote participatory democracy in every international organisation, we might see that the ECI can also be used as a springboard to develop ideas and projects globally.
Concerning the relation between the ECI and the European institutions, we can already state that all the European institutions try to have a "citizen-friendly" approach towards the ECI as far as the tool increases their legitimacy. The European Economic and Social Committee has proved its determination to support ECIs' organisers, and the European Parliament too has positioned itself in favour of the ECI. But one striking aspect is the central role of the European Commission in the life of an ECI. The institution decides if the claim made by an ECI will be followed by political acts – i.e. an official legislative proposal – or not. This gives rise to substantial uncertainties regarding the future of an ECI. The political power of the European Commission over the ECIs as well as the impact of its decisions on future initiatives is significant and was not left unacknowledged by Mrs Kurpisz in her speech. As it has been underlined by Mr Malosse, the multiple efforts of committed citizens during the difficult campaigns must be followed by actions from the European institutions if they do not want to create too much frustration and widen the gap between citizens and institutions. But according to Mrs Sharma, officials do not even seem to know how to deal with successful ECIs which might explain current hesitancy and the clear lack of communication about the ECI from the national and European institutions.
In this view it will be especially interesting to follow the first hearings of the Citizens' Committees by the European Parliament and the European Commission, and to see whether, on 20 March 2014, the European Commission will decide to pursue Right2Water's goals or not. It would be most interesting to continue to monitor the development of this tool in the long run, and especially to examine the revision of the ECI Regulation planned for 2015. Some questions still remain unanswered concerning this tool, so the ECI needs to be monitored in future. Thus a deeper analysis is needed, research on this tool and its impact needs to be promoted.
However, there is reason for optimism, as some of the campaigns have already had an impact at European level, and this may have repercussions and create further interaction at the local, national and international levels. Last but not least, the ECI's potential might increase gradually depending on the EU institutions' reactions, but also as a result of EU citizens' commitment.
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One of the biggest threats facing voters in this election is the influence of 'dark money'. These donations where the actual donor remains hidden are already coming into the Republican Secretary of State race. I was recently asked by the Arizona Republic about what the Secretary of State can do to control 'dark money'. Bottom line: we must stop this deplorable practice. Arizona voters have the right to know who is trying to buy our votes. Below is my Republic answer.
We must stop dark money. Period. Arizona voters have the right to know who is trying to buy our votes. As a Clean Elections candidate, I only take contributions when donors are clearly identified, but the sad fact is Arizona has become a major center for anonymous political funds. Millions of dark money dollars are flooding into our state and polluting elections here and across the country.
As Secretary of State, I will fight to stop this deplorable practice:
First, I will use my experience as Attorney General to uncover the names of the original contributors by every means available and will publicize any groups that conceal the actual source of their funds.
Second, I will push the Legislature for an effective anti-dark money law.
Finally, if the Legislature keeps refusing to ban dark money, I will draft an initiative that does the job and lead the campaign to win Arizona voters' approval.
If you agree with me, please forward this message. Thank you for your support.


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The white elephant is not an ordinary elephant. It had sacred powers. It was the mount of the war god. It brought fertility. The Royal White Elephants were not taken to war and not ridden in processions. They were kept within the confines of the palace, entrusted to the care of senior officials, fed well, washed regularly, and worried over constantly.
For the kings of Burma, Siam, Laos and Cambodia -- the possession of these sacred beasts became very important because their rule depended on it. A king who had many fine white elephants would be successful and his kingdom would prosper. If his white elephants died, it foretold disaster for the king and his kingdom.
The Burmese King, Thibaw, made his last effort to revive his most favorite white elephant. Although it is clearly dying, he showered it with gold and precious stones. He decked diamonds on its forehead to ward off evil spirits. They set more diamonds on its tusks and even imported a mirror from France just for the elephant. But the poor animal still died. The next year – the British took over Burma and deposed Thibaw – the last Burmese king.
The Lao Kingdom suffered a similar fate. This time, the kingdom fell under the communists. The king was detained in a labor camp and his white elephant was put away in a zoo – the king died a few years later. He was the last Lao king. Why did his kingdom fell while his white elephant is still living? – A Royal Thai officer got the chance to see the white elephant in the 1970's and after strict assessment; he found out that the Lao king's white elephant does not meet all the major characteristics of a Royal white elephant mentioned in the ancient texts!
In the Kingdom of Cambodia, the last white elephant was seen and taken picture in the royal palace during the1960's. After that, civil war in the Kingdom took place for many years and nobody have seen or heard any thing about the white elephant ever since.
The Kingdom of Siam had different fate. The Royal white elephants endured and the kingdom continued to prosper and remained sovereign in the era of colonialism. Ancient Siamese laws required that all white elephants captured or born in captivity be registered and presented to the king. This law is still applicable up to this day. This is to make sure the Thai kingdom survives and continue to flourish.
White elephants are rare today and even if they are found, they have to pass the strictest characteristics of a true Royal White Elephant. If the legend of the white elephant and the powers it instill to a monarch is NOT at all true – why does history back it up?
COMING UP: "Characteristics of a True White Elephant"


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American band Mynx have two songs on this Filthy Little Angels split single, and the second one is disappointingly underwhelming. It's called Ass'n Flash'n, it's about flashing your arse and it utterly failed to reduce me to fits of giggles. Not that toilet humour is a bad thing, but I do ask that it be funny toilet humour. If they have an inappropriate video to go with the song live I might forgive them for it, and failing that their other song on here, I'm So LA, is redemption enough. It's a hilarious slice of minimalist electrofuzz poking exuberant fun at all things fashionista ("My sunglasses match the cooking tray... I'm so LA!"), and it takes the piss in a quite glorious manner, even allowing for the fact that one can't help suspecting that the band have fallen in quite a major (if oh-so-ironic) way for that Hollywood glamour themselves. It's performed in suitably super-cool, hints-of-vacancy drawl, it rhymes passé with déclassé and the joke has yet to wear off despite repeated listenings. And you can keep the catty comments about the sophistication of my sense of humour to yourselves, thankyou very much.
Alice and the Enemies are a very different beast, very far indeed from being cool and detached and all the more brilliant for it. Their clattering distortion-fuzz-swing may be a little strange and a little disconcerting but DAMN! it sure is likeable. In fact, they may well be an addictive substance - the more I play their single, the more I want to play it again. Alice and the Enemies are a foot-stomping day-dreaming fantasising car chase of a band; a thwarted romantic using the saving grace of quirky, worldly humour to lift them above the heel-dragging ranks of the woe-is-me brigade. Whether providing a bittersweet soundtrack to the dizzy daydreams of the closet romantic or storming through a warped anti-romance distortion-fest, they are at all times a highly enjoyable and exhilarating listen - and a strangely sexy one, in an oddball sort of way. Drowned in Sound will be watching this mighty and intriguing band with no small amount of interest - and maybe some trepidation, too.


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Research in Urban Educational Settings
Lessons Learned and Implications for Future Practice
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Results from quantitative and qualitative research studies have painted countless images of the unique features shaping urban schools including students' experiences and how the surrounding communities affect the entire system. Race, ethnicity, social class, language, power, politics, and public image operate as intersecting elements shaping the contours of urban school life therefore its documentation. Little has been written about how researchers of urban schools and their constituencies effectively navigate these complex elements, design a culturally sensitive and responsive project, and acquire meaningful data. What are some of the critically important issues a researcher should consider when working with urban schools? What should be a researcher's commitment to the urban communities in which they conduct research? How can a researcher develop a trusting relationship in an environment justifiably distrustful of outsiders? These and other inquiries shape the contours of this edited volume. As educators and policy makers take a closer examination at urban schools and their successes, research of these unique settings assumes a more prominent role. For academics, both novice and experienced, establishing and maintaining rapport within these environments often require greater attention than qualitative or quantitative research books accord. Authors in this compilation share lessons learned about power, privilege, and their meanings as they pertain to conducting research in and with urban settings. To this end, four primary objectives guide this manuscript: 1) To expand the conversation of urban school research to include multiple voices of culturally responsible, caring scholars with a professed commitment to using research as an empowering tool for urban educational contexts; 2) To provide practical accounts of what has and has not worked for individuals conducting both short-term and longitudinal research in urban educational institutions and communities; 3) To demonstrate the (dis)connect between classroom discussions of urban education and real-life field experiences of researchers working in urban settings; and 4) To broaden discussions of reflexivity by analyzing the complex journey qualitative and quantitative sociologists, anthropologists, teacher educators, urban educators, and special educators experience while negotiating and creating collaborative relationships with urban educators, administrators, students, parents, and community members.


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DSP Certification
The National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals (NADSP) has developed a national certification program for Direct Support Professionals working in community human services. The purpose of this certification program is to provide national recognition for the contributions and competence of Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) who apply for and meet the certification standards. NADSP also offers an alternative option to traditional, portfolio-based Certification through The NADSP E-Badge Academy. You can learn about the differences between these two models by viewing the Certification Comparison document or the Companion Webinar.
Benefits of NADSP Certification
The NADSP certification program offers powerful benefits to practitioners, their employers and to the people they support. Direct support Professionals benefit by learning and applying best practices and evidence-based skill and knowledge in the workplace. The organizations employing credentialed DSPs can provide stronger assurances of quality to funders and people supported, and can proudly market their employment of nationally certified staff. People receiving supports from certified DSPs will have the advantage of partnering with highly trained professionals committed to supporting them using the ethical and effective interventions that they have mastered.
Finally, anecdotal evidence suggests that employees who complete rigorous credential programs stay on the job longer and provide a higher quality of support. The NADSP certification program affords DSPs the opportunity to commit to the profession of direct support through its three-tiered credential program. The DSP career path begins with the Registration Level (DSP-Registered). As a DSP-Registered you will then be eligible to complete expert training in the key DSP competencies of empowerment, communication, planning, ethical practice and advocacy to become a fully certified Direct Support Professional (DSP-Certified). The third level of NADSP certification (DSP-Specialist) recognizes DSPs who have obtained specialized training and have demonstrated competence in providing specialized support to individuals with disabilities in community human services.
For additional questions on certification, please contact Director of Certification and Accreditation, Dan Hermreck at firstname.lastname@example.com or 785-328-9328.
The NADSP Certification Guidebook
This guidebook explores what NADSP Certification is, why it's important, and how it impacts the work of a DSP, as well as people supported. You will find detailed information about the multiple levels of NADSP Certification, along with the corresponding eligibility requirements, application components, certification expectations, and more.
NADSP Certification Levels
DSP-Registered (DSP-R)
The DSP-R is intended to recognize people who have entered the profession and desire to have careers in the field of community human services. It is not intended to be a credential for which NADSP prescribes or sanctions DSP competence.
DSP-Certified (DSP-C)
The DSP-C recognizes DSPs who have demonstrated competence that is measured and approved by the NADSP and is split between two levels; Direct Support Professional Certified-I and Direct Support Professional Certified-II.
DSP-Specialist (DSP-S)
The DSP-S represents the highest level of certification for DSPs offered by the NADSP, and is designed to recognize DSPs who have obtained specialized training and have demonstrated competence in providing specialized support.
Credentialing Grievance and Request for Accommodations
NADSP has established a Special Review Committee to review any grievances or requests for additional consideration regarding the NADSP Credentialing Program. This Committee will be chaired by an Executive Committee member and will include a minimum of one additional person who is not a member of the Portfolio Review Committee. To request that this Committee address an issue of importance to the applicant, s/he must submit a letter to the NADSP Executive Chair. This letter should specifically state the concern and their circumstances for consideration regarding the individual's participation in the NADSP Credentialing Program. Upon receipt of this request, the Special Review Committee will review and reach a decision within 30 days.


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When I first moved here in 1994 I joined Northwest Raquet Club (later bought and renamed by Lifetime Fitness) and was thrilled to see that they supplied some toiletries in the locker room. Most notable was a hair tonic, Lucky Tiger.
I've had a penchant for trying just about any sort of cream, paste, gel, mousse, or liquid as a finishing move on my not-so-golden locks so I was very excited to try this new product. I was always curious about hair tonic, whatever that actually entailed. I just figured that if it made sense way, way, way back in the day, it would work for me.
And it did work! Depending on how much I used, depending on whether it was the bottle that said "WITH FINE OILS" or without, it worked! Just a dab would mean everything stayed nice and smooth and didn't dry out. A nice amount, especially the version with those fine oils meant I could get a nice slicked back look.
The only place I could find Lucky Tiger was at the gym and boy was I disappointed to find the new owners Lifetime would not be stocking their locker rooms with my favorite product. I searched and searched, never finding it in stores, never finding it at wholesale beauty supply places. Now this was pre-Amazon, pre-me having a computer,and I soon moved on to other products. Once I found it in the men's room at the Buca restaurant in St. Paul…that was a good night!
I've since moved on to other hair care products and forgot about Lucky Tiger. Until the other day, that is, while on Amazon. And lo and behold those memories of the perfect hair care product came flooding back.


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This weekend is the Long Island Festival of Races which includes a kids fun run, a 1 mile run, a 5K, a 10K, a half-marathon and a marathon. I am
racing running the Long Island Half Marathon, I debated dropping down to the 10K considering my last long run was the NYC Half, but I feel good and have my friend Mike for company and motivation. Mike made an amazing transformation partly due to running, you can check out his story here, and I love being able to run with him, especially since he will be moving to Florida and this may be our last race together on Long Island.
The weather, other than the wind prediction, is looking pretty good for race day:
I headed to the expo today to pick up my bib, see my friend Ra from KT Tape and to see my old friends from the We Are Athletes Racing Team.
When I arrived the line was long, probably a hundred people, but it moved fast and it took no time at all for me to have my bib in my hand. After I got my bib, I headed to the We Are Athletes booth and caught up with old friends. I plan to try to attend as many practices and races with the team as I possibly can this summer, because I do really miss them! So, I will officially be
racing running with them on Sunday!
Next stop was to see friend Ra and to have him tape my knee!
I have been having ITB problems, so I figured I'd rather be safe than sorry and have some KT Tape support. The first time I met Ra was at the LI Marathon Expo and he save my race!!! He even hooked me up with some Boston Strong KT Tape. My ITB feels better already!
I discovered a few other finds at the expo that I will tell you all about in a later post! I love these expos, but I could spend a small fortune at the booths.
Here is my race outfit for Sunday and what a runner looks like when they dress up a few days before a race:
I have participated in the Long Island Festival of races since 2011, where I achieved my half-marathon PR.
Here are my past recaps:
May 1,2011, The Long Island 1/2 Marathon, Race time: 1:54:36 (PR)
May 6, 2012, Long Island 10K, Race time: 55:41
May 5, 2013, Long Island 10K, Race time: 56:19
I am looking forward to enjoying this half, no pressure, definitely no PR's, just running and fun!
Are you running any races this weekend?


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Applying the Human Security Concept to Stabilize Communities in Canton 10
What was the Project About?
"Applying the Human Security Concept to Stabilize Communities in Canton 10" was a project supported through the United Nations Trust Fund for Human Security (UN TFHS).
The project was jointly implemented by UNDP, UNICEF, UNHCR and IOM in partnership with the Government of Canton 10, the municipalities of Canton 10, the Red Cross, The Cantonal Centre for Social Welfare, and local civil society organizations (CSOs).
The project was conceived as a model of close cooperation and partnership among agencies of the United Nations with the cantonal and municipal governments, civil society organizations and other potential stakeholders in the project. Four UN agencies (UNDP, UNHCR, UNICEF and IOM) and partners in Canton 10 jointly implemented the project.
The UNDP research showed that Canton 10 is the least developed region in Bosnia and Herzegovina. This project focused on refugees, returnees and internally displaced persons living in Canton 10, who are facing various challenges and difficulties in the process of reintegration.
What We Did?
Project "Application of the Concept of Human Security in order to Stabilize Communities in Canton 10" among other goals aimed to strengthen partnerships between local authorities and participants in the project through the joint Steering Board, as well as to strengthen capacities of cantonal and municipal authorities in providing social services and other forms of support to vulnerable groups.
The specific joint project objectives were to contribute to:
• Enhancing the capacity of the Cantonal and municipal authorities to provide social services to decrease personal and community insecurities.
• Strengthening the capacity of schools, Cantonal and Municipal authorities to prevent discrimination and violence
• Ensuring critical areas in Canton 10 improve local responsiveness to community safety risks and threats
• Equalizing access to employment and economic sustainability in prioritized areas
Why was the Project Created?
The project aimed to address economic, social and other disparities that are particularly affecting vulnerable groups in Canton 10. It addressed the gaps between under-developed and more developed regions, fostering a sense of community instead to replace tensions and insecurity. In doing so, it attempted to address inequalities through multiple domains - from schools to police, from supporting economic development to supporting government capacities.
The modalities in implementation aimed to:
• Develop the capacities of local authorities to deal with community insecurities through technical assistance, training and fostering relationships with local organizations
• Promote peace through education and preventing violence in schools and communities
• Provide mobile legal aid and mobile Red Cross services
• Develop community safety management models and plans to mitigate security threats
• Strengthen value chains that link beneficiaries to markets and investors
The project commenced in September 2013, starting with activities to develop coordination mechanisms with local authorities, prioritizing areas and interventions, and initial dialogues in schools.
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I am glad i did not buy theses they look super cute online but in person just seem to be a waste of money. I think they are cute to have but a pain in the butt.
These keychains would make a great gag gift for many occasions, like a bachelorette party, or just for getting a laugh out of someone. They're pretty well made and should last you a while.
These key chains are so cute and a great gift for someone or something for yourself to get a good laugh.


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Special Pre-Conference site visits are being arranged to showcase exemplary alternative education practices.
Site Visits will be held the morning of Wednesday March 12, 2014
8:45 am – 12:00 noon
250 Grady Avenue
Fayetteville GA 30214
The Fayette County Alternative Education program exists to serve the needs of middle and high school students who cannot remain in a traditional school setting. The Alternative Program provides an innovative educational program, combined with a staff of dedicated administrators, teachers and counselors who are committed to helping students achieve their goals.
(GIVE West, originally one of our tour schools, is under construction. Fayette County Alternative has kindly opened their doors to allow their program be part of our 2014 tour.)
Option 2:
CRIM Open Campus (Atlanta Public Schools)
The New Crim Open Campus helps to ensure the success of students who may find it difficult, for various reasons, to reach their potential in a traditional setting. Crim Open Campus enables each student to experience accomplishment, a feeling of belonging and confidence in setting goals and making life choices.
Option 3:
McClarin HIgh School (Fulton County Schools)
3605 Main Street
College Park, GA 30337
McClarin High School is a choice school that recognize that one size does not fit all when educating youth. Not all students are successful in a traditional environment. We believe that education should take students from where they are, to where they want to go. We strive to provide opportunities for academic success through alternative approaches to learning in a supportive environment. The goals of the alternative schools are as follows:
▪ To provide modes of learning to fit the individual needs of students.
▪ To provide opportunities for flexible scheduling.
▪ To help students achieve success both personally and academically.
▪ To establish clear expectations and high standards for behavior, attendance, and performance.
▪ To foster individual responsibility and accountability for learning
Option 4:
Douglas County Performance Learning Center (Douglas County Schools)
2300 Shoals School Road
Douglasville, GA 30134
The Douglas County Performance Learning Center is a non-traditional high school program for Douglas County Students. The PLC creates a business-like atmosphere where students complete coursework using an online curriculum and project-based learning.


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This week's theme at iheartfaces is "Smiles." I have so many from my files to choose from, but eventually decided to go with this one of Zoë, taken during our trip to Ocean Park earlier this year. I love the sweetness and openness of her smile here. A natural smile, as opposed to the "Say cheese" smile that she'd put on whenever she is conscious of the fact that her picture is being taken.
Have I mentioned that this little girl makes my heart sing?
Do visit iheartfaces for more photos of lovely smiles!