Marge Simpson: It's so cute that all these children are excited to see their favorite dinosaurs!
Milhouse Van Houten: These aren't dinosaurs -- dinosaurs sing!
Ralph Wiggum: (SCARED) I wanna go back in mommy!
Apu Nahasapeemapetilon: (PAINED "BEING DRAGGED" NOISES) I paid eight-hundred dollars for five minutes.
Paleontologist: ... the dinosaurs ruled the earth for millions of years -- until a massive asteroid collided with the earth, bringing their reign to an end.
Homer Simpson: (CALLING FROM SEATS, COCKY, SING-SONG) Ex-tinct!
Paleontologist: So remember, take good care of the earth, or we could suffer the same fate as the dinosaurs.
Marge Simpson: Ooo kids, did you hear that lesson?
Bart Simpson: How is that the lesson? The point of the dinosaurs is: no matter what we do an asteroid's gonna wipe us out. So we should party hard and wreck the place.
Marge Simpson: (DEFENSIVE) What? They've got a point.
Lisa Simpson: (EXCITED) Gift shop!
Homer Simpson: (FRUSTRATED GROAN, THEN) All right, you can each have one toy.
Bart Simpson: Lisa has a big toy! No fair! That means I get two small toys!
Lisa Simpson: No fair! This isn't big, it's medium!
Bart Simpson: No fair, then I get four small toys and Lisa gets one medium and one small.
Lisa Simpson: He gets four and I only get two?! No fair!
Homer Simpson: (LOSING IT) All right, that's it! Forget it! No toys for anyone!
Homer Simpson: (CRACKING) Okay -- Maggie gets a toy!
Bart Simpson: Choke on fossil poop!
Lisa Simpson: Wait! Wait! Come back! Dad! (POINTING) Follow that dinosaur!
Homer Simpson: (INSPIRED) I've waited my whole life to hear that!
Stagehand #1: Triceratops head, comin' through!
Stagehand #2: Stegosaurus backplates, used for either defense or control of body temperature, comin' through!
Homer Simpson: So tired... go on without me.
Lisa Simpson: You're T.R. Francis! You wrote the Angelica Button books! They're my favorite fantasy novels!
T.R. Francis: (BRITISH) Um... Yes, it's me, the creator of your beloved magical world! Full of whimsy and... (SEARCHING) chapters... Now off you go! Bye-bye now!
T.R. Francis: (CUTS HER OFF, DROPS ENGLISH ACCENT) Look, you seem like a smart kid, so here's the truth: T.R. Francis isn't real.
Lisa Simpson: (IN DISBELIEF) Of course you're real! (READS UNDER AUTHOR PHOTO) Everybody knows you got the idea for this series after an explosion at a crumpet factory knocked you off a double-decker bus. How could that be made up?!
T.R. Francis: ...and the pages are churned out by a room full of pill-popping lit majors desperate for work.
T.R. Francis: Publishers rake in the cash and unsuspecting kids get ten books a year by their favorite "author."
Lisa Simpson: (GASPS) Everything I believed about young adult literature is a lie!
Homer Simpson: It's not against the law to sleep in a Tyrannosaurus head!
Wiseguy: Sir, you're inside an Allosaurus.
Homer Simpson: I demand to speak to my paleontologist!
Lisa Simpson: Can I have my allowance early? I need to buy some carbon-offset credits so I can burn all my Angelica Button books.
Marge Simpson: Oh honey, I'm sorry your book lady turned out to be a dinosaur. But you liked the stories when you read them, so what does it matter?
Lisa Simpson: Doesn't it bother you that Betty Crocker is an invention of twenties-era ad men?
Marge Simpson: (TIGHTLY) I know you're hurting, but that's no reason to lash out at me.
Lisa Simpson: Can you believe publishers would lie to their readers just to make an easy million bucks?
Homer Simpson: (INTRIGUED) A million bucks?
Lisa Simpson: Every book on the "Young Adult" charts is written by five idiots who just want to take advantage of kids!
Homer Simpson: (GASPS) I know five idiots!
Lisa Simpson: And they just cash their checks and get away with it every time! It's the perfect crime -- as long as you don't mind betraying the trust of vulnerable young minds.
Homer Simpson: (RUBBING CHIN) The perfect crime, eh?
Bart Simpson: (NOT TURNING) Whatever the job is, I'm not interested.
Homer Simpson: A million bucks has changed stupider minds than yours.
Bart Simpson: I like the beat -- play me the tune.
Homer Simpson: We're taking down kids who read.
Bart Simpson: Chapter-book crowd? That's a juicy peach, but what's the cream?
Homer Simpson: I'm putting together a tween-lit gang-write.
Homer Simpson: Tween-lit gang-write. But this Babar needs a Zephyr.
Homer Simpson: You're the Zephyr.
Bart Simpson: This better not turn out like Kansas City.
Homer Simpson: It won't be like Kansas City.
Bart Simpson: Come on, Skinner, you're the best kid-man in the business. You've read their notes, searched their lockers -- you know how tweens think.
Seymour Skinner: No thanks, gentlemen, I've got a nice quiet life here, and I mean to keep it that way.
Agnes Skinner: Your friends are lookin' at my bloomers -- wash 'em again!
Seymour Skinner: (LOST IN REVERIE) The refrigerator could have my magnets on it.
Homer Simpson: (CHARMING) Come on beautiful, I can't do the job without you, so what do you say?
Bart Simpson: Our crew needs you, Bouvier. You've read enough fantasy novels to choke a Hippogriff!
Patty Bouvier: (ADMITTING) It's true. I am fluent in every imaginary language, from Dothraki to Parseltongue.
Moe Szyslak: I wouldn't join one of your hare-brained schemes for all the Japanese girlfriend pillows in Kyoto!
Homer Simpson: We're not here for you, we're here for Lenny.
Lenny Leonard: Sorry, guys. I just adopted a Capuchin monkey and I can't leave it alone during the bonding phase.
Moe Szyslak: (DESPERATE) Wait, wait, wait, wait, I want in! What does your crew need? A safecracker? A wheel man?
Homer Simpson: The caper is writing a kids' fantasy novel.
Moe Szyslak: (SHEEPISH) Well, I don't like to brag about it, but I did publish five modestly successful children's books.
Homer Simpson: Do you have a computer?
Professor Jonathan Frink: (CLEARING THROAT) Uh, yes.
Professor Jonathan Frink: In what?
Bart Simpson: I keep going over the job from every angle, but I can't shake the feeling that we're missing something.
Homer Simpson: Relax, with the team we put together, our book'll fly off the shelves, and we'll be sipping mai tais on a beach in Shelbyville.
Lisa Simpson: You're group-writing a book?! But the only reason anyone would ever do that is... (SHOCKED GASP) profit!
Bart Simpson: Like no one ever writes for money, Lisa. I don't see your boyfriend William Shakespeare missing too many meals.
Lisa Simpson: I'll show you! (THINKS) I'll write a book myself! A personal story my readers will connect with!
Homer Simpson: Wait, you're gonna be all the guys? How would that work?
Lisa Simpson: This is how real writers do it. I'll just bang out two thousand words and then I'll stop, even if I'm on fire. I gotta pace myself. (TYPES) "Chapter one." (BEAT) Wait, I can't start without music to inspire me.
Lisa Simpson: Why is Bach next to Muddy Waters? That's my problem -- I gotta get these CDs organized!
Lisa Simpson: There, finished. Now if I win just two more games of online Boggle, I'll be ready to start writing.
Lisa Simpson: (QUICKLY) Spot, stop, sop, top-tops, pot-pots, opt-opts, (LOOKS FOR A SECOND, THEN EXCITED) post!
Bart Simpson: Okay, we've cased a lot of tween books -- what's their M.O.?
Seymour Skinner: And they're set at a place kids relate to. Say, a school.
Seymour Skinner: But it's actually magic!
Professor Jonathan Frink: And the protagonist always discovers that he is supernatural!
Homer Simpson: (PUTTING IT TOGETHER) Okay, our book will be about... an orphan who goes to a magical school... where he discovers he's... a vampire!
Patty Bouvier: Vampires... like these?
Professor Jonathan Frink: So many vampires! With the fangs and the capes and the medals nobody knows how they earned them!
Moe Szyslak: (PANICKY) Hey, this job's fallin' apart! Everyone head for a different airport and we meet in Rio in a year with new faces!
Bart Simpson: No one's goin' anywhere. (CALM) Okay, the vampire genre is sucked out. All we gotta do is find a new monster to be our hero.
Kids: (SCARED SCREAMS) A troll!
Moe Szyslak: Hey, I ain't a troll. Look, I bleed red just like you.
Moe Szyslak: The first part is always green, but it turns red.
Bart Simpson: A troll, that's it! Our book could be about an orphan troll!
Seymour Skinner: Trolls live under bridges -- the school should be under a bridge! The Brooklyn Bridge!
Patty Bouvier: And the cool kids are elves, the cheerleaders are pixies, the stoners are... (SNAPS FINGERS) gargoyles!
Professor Jonathan Frink: And they play a complicated sport which makes no sense called Fuzzlepitch!
Moe Szyslak: (EXCITED) Yeah, that's good!
Patty Bouvier: (EXCITED) We've cracked it!
Patty Bouvier: (EXCITED) We're gonna be rich!
Man: (BRITISH ACCENT) Pardon me, but are you scheming to coauthor a successful series of children's fantasy novels?
Moe Szyslak: Okay Stonehenge, let's see how good you are at eavesdroppin' without a throat!
Patty Bouvier: Don't kill him! That's Neil Gaiman!
Moe Szyslak: I don't care if he's the guy who wrote "Sandman Volume One: Preludes And Nocturnes," no one spies on us!
Neil Gaiman: Perhaps someone of my experience would be a valuable addition to your "crew."
Homer Simpson: The king of fantasy books on our fantasy book-writing team?
Bart Simpson: Okay, Gaiman, you're in. Your job is to get lunch. And lose the British accent.
Neil Gaiman: (EXAGGERATED AMERICAN ACCENT) Cheeseburgers, French fries -- I'm all over that, pal!
Lisa Simpson: Sitting in a coffee shop -- I couldn't feel more like a real writer! (CONTENTED SIGH, BEAT) Oh, Better set up my wi-fi in case I need to do some research! (CONSIDERS) But if I'm gonna use their free internet, I really should buy something.
Lisa Simpson: God, I love being a writer!
Seymour Skinner: "...and so, Lucinda placed the fifth shard in the stained-glass window, which now clearly read: 'your parents are alive.' Gregor turned to his twin sister and they both understood: their journey was just beginning. The end."
Bart Simpson: It's good. "Weekly Reader Star Selection" good.
Homer Simpson: I just hope we put in enough steampunk, whatever that is.
Professor Jonathan Frink: Who wants to see my cover (FRINK-Y) mock-up?!
Homer Simpson: (READING TITLE) "The Troll Twins of Underbridge Academy."
Neil Gaiman: I'm so proud of us.
Bart Simpson: Oh, you didn't write any of it!
Neil Gaiman: (DEFENSIVE) That tuna didn't salad itself!
Lisa Simpson: (PACING NOISES, THEN INSPIRED GASP) I've got it! A mermaid falls in love with a boy on land... I'm a genius!
Lisa Simpson: (FRUSTRATED SCREAM) Writing is the hardest thing ever!
Bart Simpson: Hope you don't mind us printing our book in your room, Lis.
Homer Simpson: Yeah, only your professional-strength output tray can handle the weight of our manuscript.
Bart Simpson: Correction: finished manuscript.
Slick Publisher: (INTRIGUED) Trolls in a magical prep school under the Brooklyn Bridge? Interesting.
Slick Publisher: (FLIPPING THROUGH MANUSCRIPT) This is a really good book.
Homer Simpson: (COCKY) We know, we wrote it.
Neil Gaiman: (CHIMING IN) I laminated the lunch menus and put them in a binder!
Slick Publisher: But we have a problem here. Where's your fake author?
Slick Publisher: Fake author! If you don't have a made-up author with an inspirational tale, you don't have a book!
Homer Simpson: (FREAKING OUT) Stupid, stupid, stupid! We forgot to create a fake author!
Moe Szyslak: That was Gaiman's job! Let's acid melt him in a bathtub!
Bart Simpson: Okay, stay frosty! All we need to do is find some sap to pretend to be the writer of our book. So hit the floor and find some pathetic wanna-be author!
Lisa Simpson: A dog wrote a bestseller?! Aargh! All I've done is procrastinate! (SADLY) Who am I kidding? There will never be a book with my name on it.
Homer Simpson: Or... your name could be on a book in ten minutes.
Lisa Simpson: (SMALL) Do I have to do any writing?
Lisa Simpson: (WEAKLY) I'm in.
Slick Publisher: Ahhh... a preteen prodigy -- I like the hook. What's the phony back story?
Lisa Simpson: ("ALL IN") I was raised in a traveling circus. My mother was a lady ringmaster and my father was a lion barber. I wrote my first story with clown lipstick on a flattened popcorn box. It was featured in The New Yorker's "Best Forty Under Four" issue.
Slick Publisher: Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa whoa... Is R.L. Stine here? 'Cause you just gave me "Goosebumps."
Lackeys: (EXAGGERATED LAUGHTER) / Oh, good one, boss!
Slick Publisher: Congratulations -- you just sold your book for a million dollars!
Homer Simpson: Gentlemen! To "The Troll Twins of Underbridge Academy!"
Homer Simpson: So, does this square us for Kansas City?
Bart Simpson: Square as "Golden Books," Pop.
Lisa Simpson: What happened to me? In one vulnerable moment I became the thing I hated most -- a literary fraud.
Bart Simpson: But Lis, when this book comes out, you'll be beloved! Not just by Milhouses, you'll get attention from Jacksons, Xanders -- even Aidens!
Seymour Skinner: Here it is: an advance copy.
Patty Bouvier: "The Vampire Twins Of Transylvania Prep?!" Where's the trolls?
Professor Jonathan Frink: The trolls are now vampires, the Brooklyn Bridge is now a castle, and Fuzzlepitch is now Bloodball! Oh! Weak! Weak! And lame!
Homer Simpson: How could the publishers change our book? If they had been in charge of the Sistine Chapel, the whole thing would be vampires -- instead of the pope's private naked dude mural!
Slick Publisher: Look, we market-tested the book, and it really got dinged on the whole "trolls" thing. I mean dinged! So we made some changes. Don't feel bad. Before we got our hands on "Twilight," it was about a girl who fell in love with a golem.
Slick Publisher: But teenagers weren't going to spend their allowances to join Team Schmul.
Homer Simpson: But the trolls were the best part! Do the characters still say "troll-y" instead of "cool?"
Homer Simpson: Oh, that is so untroll-y!
Slick Publisher: Hey, if you don't want your words changed, write a screenplay. We own your book -- so why don't you go and cry into your million-dollar check.
Patty Bouvier: How could they do this to our book?
Seymour Skinner: (HURT) It was the singular vision of seven people.
Neil Gaiman: What you're feeling is called "pride of authorship." You thought you only cared about money, but you actually care more about what you've created together.
Homer Simpson: British Fonzie is right. Our story is actually more important... than money.
Patty Bouvier: I was gonna buy the apartment next door and fill it with dolls, but now that just sounds stupid!
Seymour Skinner: They can't do this to us -- we've gotta fight back!
Gang: Yeah! / Let's get 'em! / Oh yes! / He's right!
Bart Simpson: Rule number one of book heists: "never fall in love with the book." We queer the deal -- we lose the money!
Seymour Skinner: Bart, remember the thousand-year war between the trolls and the ogres?
Seymour Skinner: (GRIMLY) Now it's a dance contest at the vampire prom.
Bart Simpson: Let's steal back our book.
Homer Simpson: Somewhere in that building is a computer with their sucky version of our masterpiece.
Bart Simpson: The book prints at midnight. So if we swap in the original version (HOLDS UP FLASH DRIVE), they'll print the wrong book -- our book.
Patty Bouvier: And before the publishers can do anything about it, "The Troll Twins Of Underbridge Academy" will be in every bookstore in America!
Seymour Skinner: (INSPIRING) This is the Fuzzlepitch Finals, and tonight, we drink from the Wazzle Cup!
Seymour Skinner: Hello, I'm the pizza delivery man.
Guard: We didn't order a pizza.
Seymour Skinner: No, of course you didn't. The establishment I work for delivers pizzas to everyone, and then gives the customer the option of accepting or refusing delivery.
Guard: That's a terrible business strategy.
Seymour Skinner: No, no, it's quite sound.
Guard: Okay, fine. Where's the pizza?
Slick Publisher: Good evening, gentlemen.
Bart Simpson: (SHAKING HEAD) Kansas City.
Homer Simpson: (SHAKING HEAD) Kansas City.
Slick Publisher: So, you thought you would un-ruin your book. If it's any consolation, you never had a chance.
Homer Simpson: Woo-hoo! All right!
Slick Publisher: Someone in your gang tipped me off to your little caper.
Moe Szyslak: I bet it's the Earl of Marmalade over here.
Lisa Simpson: No, guys... it was me.
Gang: (SHOCKED GASP) / It can't be! / Oh betrayal!
Patty Bouvier: It's always a dame.
Lisa Simpson: My name is finally on a book!
Lisa Simpson: (EXCITED) And they're letting me write the sequel! (RATIONALIZING) A hard deadline is just the kick in the pants I need to focus and get some serious writing done!
Slick Publisher: Lisa, would you care to do the honors?
Homer Simpson: Well, we may have lost, but we gave the bad guy a laugh -- that's something.
Bart Simpson: Our book! The real one!
Gang: (SURPRISED GASP) / Yes! / Wonderful words!
Lisa Simpson: No need to thank me, boys.
Homer Simpson: Hey, you wouldn't say that... unless there was a need to thank you.
Lisa Simpson: I secretly switched the flash drives.
Homer Simpson: (IMPRESSED) You switched the drives?
Lisa Simpson: I got the idea from every movie ever made.
Lisa Simpson: And the best part is, my face is still on the back flap.
Neil Gaiman: Poor Lisa, did it never occur to her that there might be three flash drives?
Moe Szyslak: Gaiman, I've been waitin' to do this for a long time.
Moe Szyslak: Congratulations, partner! We did it.
Moe Szyslak: Neil, how come you watched me drink mine but didn't drink yours?
Neil Gaiman: It's simple, Moe. I don't like the taste... of poison.
Lisa and the group write their books.
Dinosaurs frighten kids at an interactive event.
Lisa meets T.R. Francis, her favorite young adult author.
Homer and Bart are writing a book.
The group discusses how to write their book.


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Cevşen bezeichnet ein Amulett des islamischen Kulturkreises oder aber ein spezielles Gebet. Das Wort stammt aus dem iranischen, wo es "Kettenhemd" (genauer übersetzt "gepanzerte Kriegskleidung") bedeutet, was auch die Funktion dieses Amuletts und des Gebets erklärt.

Cevşen als überliefertes Gebet in der islamischen Tradition

In der islamischen Terminologie bezeichnet der Begriff jedoch ein langes Gebet, das auf den Propheten Muhammad zurückgeführt wird – "Dschawschan al-Kabir".

Das "Dschawschan al-Kabir" besteht aus 100 Kapiteln in denen (mit wenigen Ausnahmen) jeweils zehn Namen oder Attribute Gottes Erwähnung finden. Das Hauptanliegen dieser Fürbitten und Anrufungen besteht darin, Erlösung zu finden von Leid in diesem Leben und vor der Bestrafung im Jenseits, was sich aus den Zusätzen am Ende des Gebets herleiten lässt.

Cevşen als Amulett in der Kultur
Das Cevşen besteht aus auf Papier geschriebenen Koransuren oder Gebeten, die wasserabweisend (in Seide, heutzutage eher in Plastik) eingehüllt und dann mit einer Schutzhülle ummantelt werden – diese kann schlichtes Leder oder auch eine aufwändig gearbeitete kleine Schatulle aus Gold oder Silber sein, die dann mit einem Band oder einer Kette um den Hals getragen wird.

Gerade beim Cevşen zeigt sich die Vermischung von Volksglaube und islamischer Lehre. So kann der interessierte Käufer Cevşen für jede Gelegenheit (ausbleibender Kinderwunsch, Reichtum, Schutz, Gesundheit) erwerben.

Weblinks

 Cevsen.de

Amulett
Islamische Kultur

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Sex differences in the significance of isolated reactive treponemal chemiluminescence immunoassay results
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Rohan I Bopage1,
Ute Vollmer-Conna2,
Antonia W Shand3,4,
Jeffrey John Post1
1Department of Infectious Diseases and The Albion Centre, Prince of Wales Hospital and Prince of Wales Clinical School, University of New South Wales, Randwick, New South Wales, Australia
2School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
3Menzies Centre for Health Policy, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
4Department of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Royal Hospital for Women, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Correspondence to Prof Jeffrey John Post, Department of Infectious Diseases, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick 2031, New South Wales, Australia; jeffrey.post{at}health.nsw.gov.au
Objectives The significance of sera with isolated reactive treponemal chemiluminescence immunoassay (IRTCIA) results is unclear. Women have this phenotype more commonly than men. Most cohorts examining this phenotype have included predominantly men and have demonstrated evidence of past or subsequently confirmed syphilis infection in a significant proportion of cases. We hypothesised that a proportion of sera with IRTCIA results would be positive on immunoblot testing and that sera from women with IRTCIA would have different results in immunoblot testing than men.
Methods IRTCIA sera from a tertiary referral serology laboratory serving multiple clinical sites were analysed with a syphilis line immunoblot assay (LIA) and analysed by sex. Logistic regression was undertaken to assess factors associated with LIA status. Medical record review and descriptive analysis of a separate cohort of women with the IRTCIA phenotype from a single campus was also undertaken.
Results Overall, 19/63 (30.1%) subjects with the IRTCIA phenotype were positive in the LIA, including 13 men and 6 women. Women were significantly less likely to have definitive results (positive or negative) than men (p=0.015). Pregnant women were less likely than non-pregnant women to have a negative LIA result (OR 0.57; p=0.03). Record review of 22 different women with IRTCIA reactivity showed that 2/22 (9.1%) had HIV and previous syphilis infection, 15/22 (68.2%) were pregnant and 3 (13.6%) had autoimmune disease.
Conclusions A significant proportion of sera with IRTCIA results on serological tests are reactive on LIA testing and some may not be false positive results. The interpretation of IRTCIA results should be undertaken in conjunction with an assessment of factors such as sex, pregnancy, a history of syphilis and other STIs and syphilis risk.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2017-053284
Handling editor Catherine A Ison
Contributors JJP conceived of the study. RIB collected the data, performed the laboratory assays and wrote the first draft of the manuscript. UV-C designed and undertook the statistical analysis.
Funding The INNO-LIA Syphilis Score kits were provided as a gift by Asquith Diagnostics Pty. The donor had no influence in the design, conduct or analysis of the research or the writing of the manuscript.
Ethics approval South Eastern Sydney Local Health District Human Research Ethics Committee.
© Article author(s) (or their employer(s) unless otherwise stated in the text of the article) 2017. All rights reserved. No commercial use is permitted unless otherwise expressly granted.

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Shana Taylor case: Indianapolis Public Schools settles with student, administrators
Arika Herron Marisa Kwiatkowski
Indianapolis Public Schools has reached confidential settlements with a student and two former employees in lawsuits related to a 2016 incident in which a school counselor was accused of having sex with students.
The settlements, details of which IndyStar has formally requested from IPS, bring to a close a long and unflattering chapter for the district that led to firings and reform and threatened the upward trajectory of former Superintendent Lewis Ferebee, then a rising star in the education reform movement.
Shana Taylor was a counselor who worked in IPS from 2015 to 2016. She was accused of having sexual encounters with two students during that time. One of the settlements approved by the IPS school board this week was with one of those students, a male minor know in court documents as A.H.
A.H., who said in those documents that Taylor sexually abused and harassed him when he was an IPS student, accused officials of negligence, failing to keep him safe and failing to sufficiently train and supervise staff.
In court records, IPS denied the allegations.
The student claims school officials were aware of Taylor's "inappropriate relationships with students" at Positive Supports Academy from the beginning of the 2015-16 school year but "chose to turn a blind eye," according to court records.
The teen smoked marijuana with Taylor and had sex with her both outside of school and during in-school counseling sessions, records state. Taylor also sent him explicit photographs of herself.
From 2016:Attorney says accused IPS counselor went to alleged victim's home
When the teen's mom found out what Taylor was doing, she immediately reported it to school officials, according to the lawsuit. She met with them Feb. 17, 2016, and showed them the sexually explicit text messages and photos between Taylor and her son.
Claims against teacher weren't immediately reported
At least 12 IPS officials knew about the allegations against Taylor as early as Feb. 17, 2016, but no one reported them to the Indiana Department of Child Services until Feb. 23, 2016 — six days later, according to court records and interviews. Indiana law requires anyone who learns of suspected abuse or neglect to immediately report it to DCS or law enforcement.
From 2016: Emails reveal more detail in IPS' handling of abuse case
In 2017, Taylor pleaded guilty to three felony counts of dissemination of matter harmful to minors. She admitted sending photos of her uncovered genitals to two minors between Oct. 1, 2015, and Jan. 31, 2016. As part of her plea agreement, Taylor was sentenced to six years of home detention. She was not required to register as a sex offender, but agreed to relinquish her teaching license.
In return for Taylor's guilty plea, the Marion County prosecutor's office agreed to dismiss the other charges — including nine felony counts of child seduction and one misdemeanor count of contributing to the delinquency of a minor — that were pending against her, court records state.
2 administrators were fired in sex abuse case's wake
Deborah Leser, former IPS director of student services, and William Jensen, former assistant principal of Positive Supports Academy, were fired in the wake of the sex abuse case.
Leser and Jensen filed federal lawsuits against the district and school board members, accusing them of wrongful termination and denial of due process, according to court records.
From November 2018: IPS' legal expenses climb over sexual abuse case
The former administrators argue they were unfairly punished for following the orders of their superiors.
In court records, IPS said it "expressly denies that such allegations have merit."
School board members approved settlements for both of those cases Thursday, also.
"While the details of this case are confidential, the IPS Board of School Commissioners and the Administration are happy that we were able to reach a settlement with both parties," said the district in a statement released after the settlements were approved. "The safety of our students has been and continues to be our top priority."
In the fallout, IPS strengthened its policies for handling reports of suspected child abuse and neglect. In 2016, the district began requiring school officials to report any allegations of abuse and neglect to the IPS Police Department.
The district's handling of the case was a stain on Ferebee's record as reformer-in-chief at the struggling urban district and looked, for a moment, like it could derail his ambitions to lead the public school system in Washington, D.C.
He was ultimately confirmed, however. He left IPS in January.
Call IndyStar education reporter Arika Herron at 317-201-5620 or email her at Arika.Herron@indystar.com. Follow her on Twitter: @ArikaHerron.
Call USA TODAY reporter Marisa Kwiatkowski at 317-444-6135. Follow her on Twitter: @IndyMarisaK.
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Within weeks, Rob had redesigned the provision of the service, setting up a range of groups run from a hub. This resulted in a significant increase in access and activity in art therapy for clients across the county. The client is always at the forefront of Rob's mind and, in partnership with reception staff; Rob even installed a Doodle Bar in the waiting room.
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MESA, based in Switzerland and founded in 2009, is the largest independent pan-European provider of diagnostic imaging engineering services and asset management solutions. Working across 12 countries including the UK, Italy, Germany, Poland and Spain, MESA serves more than 600 diagnostic imaging clinics and hospitals, whilst managing over 2,800 medical equipment systems and devices. With forty years experience maintaining diagnostic imaging equipment, MESA brings the new Group a deep service culture coupled with a multi-vendor service model that complements the vendor-independent service that Asteral provides.
Robert Piconi, MESA Executive Chairman and founder, who will take the helm as Executive Director of the new Group, said: "We are delighted to announce the combination of MESA and Asteral, which brings together two highly complementary businesses and highly skilled management teams. As a combined group, we will be in an even stronger position to help our customers deliver improved patient care by leveraging our expertise in the way that medical facilities are planned, procured, managed and maintained."
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Uganda Airlines has signed an order for four new regional jets with Aircraft Manufacturer Bombardier.
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Meanwhile, Uganda has also signed a memorandum of understanding with airplane manufacturer Airbus for procurement of two aircraft.
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Q: prove that the polynomial $x^8 -x^5 +x^2 -x +1$ is positive for all real values of x is there any factorization possible of the above expression or can it be shown that is a a sum of two or three squares?
i tried various factorizations but none of them were conclusive.

A: $$2(x^8-x^5+x^2-x+1)=x^8+(x^4-x)^2+(x-1)^2+1.$$

A: For $x<1$ we have $$x^8+\underbrace{(1-x)}_{>0}+x^2\underbrace{(1-x^3)}_{>0}>0$$
and for $x>1$ we have $$x^5\underbrace{(x^3-1)}_{>0}+x\underbrace{(x-1)}_{>0}+1>0$$

A: $$x^8-x^5+x^2-x+1 = \frac{1}{2}\bigg[2x^8-2x^5+2x^2-2x+2\bigg]$$
So $$ = \frac{1}{2}\bigg[x^8+(x^8-2x^5+x^2)+(x^2-2x+1)+1\bigg]$$
So $$ = \frac{1}{2}\bigg[x^8+(x^4-x)^2+(x-1)^2+1\bigg]>0\forall x \in \mathbb{R}.$$
Added:: For $x=0,x^8-x^5+x^2-x+1>0$
Using Arithmetic Geometric Inequality $(x\neq 0)$
$$\frac{x^8}{2}+\frac{x^2}{2}\geq |x^5|\geq x^5$$
$$\frac{x^2}{2}+\frac{1}{2}\geq |x|\geq x$$
So $$\frac{x^8}{2}+\frac{x^2}{2}-x^5+\frac{x^2}{2}-x+\frac{1}{2}+\frac{1}{2}>0\forall x \in \mathbb{R}$$

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FORT WORTH — Not long after accepting the pastorate at Centralhatchee Baptist Church in Heard County, a young 18-year-old minister ran into a problem.
Jerry Vines' "sermon barrel" was practically empty.
"One Saturday night I started flipping through my Bible trying to find a sermon for the next morning," Vines wrote in his 2014 autobiography Vines: My Life and Ministry. "I went from Genesis to Revelation. Nothing. I got on my knees and cried out to God, 'Lord, I've just been a pastor for a month. I've preached the whole Bible and don't know what to preach in the morning!'"
Sure enough, the messages came.
As one of Southern Baptists' most respected statesmen and pastors, Vines would go on to serve at several churches. Eventually, he landed at First Baptist Church Jacksonville, FL, a position he would hold for 24 years. His 60-plus years of ministry continued, though, through speaking engagements, as a writer, and motivation behind the materials for fellow ministers at JerryVines.com.
If anyone could claim "been there, done that" it's Vines. However, the longtime pastor took on another title – student – by enrolling in the Ph.D program at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.
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"All of his life, Jerry Vines has been a student par excellence," stated Southwestern President Paige Patterson. "For Vines, who already has a Th.D., now in retirement to seek a Ph.D. with our School of Preaching should inspired every preacher to keep studying and learning all his life. I will be the most surprised man on earth if he does not write one of the finest dissertations ever."
Jerry Vines, longtime pastor of First Baptist Church in Jacksonville, FL, recently enrolled in Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary's Ph.D. program. Even after retiring from First Jacksonville in 2006, Vines has maintained a busy schedule. The video web conferencing options in the program, he says, helps him honor his speaking and writing responsiblities. SWBTS/Special
Vines served as president of the Alabama Pastors' Conference in 1976 while president of the Southern Baptist Pastors' Conference 1976-77. In addition, the Carrollton native served two terms as president of the Southern Baptist Convention, 1988 and 1989. His sermon at the 1987 SBC annual meeting, "A Baptist and His Bible," is considered a key point in the Conservative Resurgence.
In a press release from Southwestern, Vines reflected on how retirement affected him. Currently he's no longer the full-time pastor of a church, but deemed it important to continue studying and pushing himself as a communicator of Scripture. In his most recent book Progress in the Pulpit (co-authored with Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary professor Jim Shaddix), Vines wrote, "I am not content to coast to the finish line. I intend to keep making progress as a preacher until then."
Vines is a graduate of Mercer University (B.A.), New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary (B.D.), and Luther Rice Seminary (Th.D.).
Through Southwestern's flex access Ph.D. program, Vines can participate in seminars through live, real-time video web conferencing. As a result, he says, the option allows him to be a student while remaining committed to a busy writing and traveling schedule.
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Alternative land tenure conflict management mechanisms: Analytical tools
Written by: Koffi Alinon
Writing date: December 2010
Organizations: Association pour contribuer à l'Amélioration de la Gouvernance de la Terre, de l'Eau et des Ressources naturelles (AGTER), LandNet West Africa, Le Hub Rural - Appui au développement rural en Afrique de l'Ouest et du Centre (Le Hub Rural), Groupe de Recherche et d'Action sur le Foncier (GRAF), Réseau des Organisations Paysannes et des Producteurs Agricoles de l'Afrique de l'Ouest (ROPPA), Comité technique « Foncier et développement » (CTFD)
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Conflicts related to natural resource management, and especially land tenure, tend to be more and more exacerbated. Judicial systems responsible in theory for the settlement of land conflicts have failed to find efficient solutions in the particular context of African countries, where national legislations and traditional customs coexist. This perspective prompts consideration of alternative land tenure conflict management mechanisms as the appropriate option for these countries.
Land tenure management is a complex and sensitive issue, especially in the context of Sub-Saharan Africa where national legislations coexist de facto with deep-rooted customs. This reality is mostly apparent in conflicts between the different users of natural resources. African countries have devolved the powers of land conflict settlement exclusively to the judicial authority. Therefore, whenever land conflict involves individuals or communities, the judge is left to decide according to the law, i.e. he or she simply lets the law take its course.
However, practice shows that this judicial approach to land conflict set- tlement is not always effective. What happens is that it is not to statutory law that parties refer for justice, and besides, the judge is not the authori- ty they spontaneously resort to for ar- bitration of disputes. Moreover, there is enough evidence to prove that for a variety of reasons, even the intervention of a judge is no guarantee of subsequent law enforcement.
This brief suggests that in rural areas, land conflict settlement efforts through alternative resolution mechanisms are generally more effective than legal procedures.
Multiplicity and diversity of land conflicts
For the FAO, land conflict "is a disagreement over land and occurs when specific individual or collective interests relating to land are in conflict […]. The dispute is likely to owe as much to the general psychology of neighbourly relations as to actual problems relating to the land". Therefore, land conflicts differ from each other and their intensity varies according to the actors involved, the nature of interests at stake, or the periods when and the places where they break out. All the stakeholders of land systems in West Africa are increasingly concerned by conflicts, as these conflicts tend to increase in number and seriousness, resulting sometimes in the destruction of property and even human death.
The most commonly used typology relies on the category of stakeholders: farmer/pastoralist conflicts; feuding groups of pastoralists; conflicts over fishing rights; native/migrant conflicts; intra-family conflicts; inter-community conflicts; conflicts that pitch the government against the people. An analysis of these different types of con- flicts shows that they conceal major economic, political and social interests which actually arise on the land scene.
Thus, diverging objectives concerning the use of a common space appear as a critical conflict factor, reflecting the contest between different productive systems for survival in an environment characterized by the depletion of resources. Such conflicts are exacerbated when the mobility of local populations (farmers, pastoralists or fishermen) confers an ethnic dimension to the contest for access to resources. Other factors that aggravate local land-related tensions involve ecological, economic, demographic and social changes. Finally, very critical local interests underlie the control on landscapes. Conflicts, therefore of rival local leaders or communities for the control of patches of land are not uncommon.
The formal conflict settlement system and its limitations
Under the constitutions in force in all West African countries, courts and tribunals are the institutions responsible for the settlement of land conflicts. The judge has the legal power to force on the parties to the dispute the solution resulting from the administration of the existing land laws. In theory, the settlement of land conflicts through legal procedures has many advantages— impartial procedures, enforcement of a clearly and previously established rule of law and a clearly defined penalty, professionalism of judges.
However, the judiciary is blamed for the enforcement of rules that are uni- form and thus seldom adapted to the diverse local conditions. A legal procedure necessarily results in the recognition of a "loser" and a "winner", which is not easily accepted among rural communities in West Africa. The impartiality of the procedure is sometimes called into question, in view of frequent accusations related to corrupt practices within the judiciary.
Finally, courts and tribunals are overcrowded with land conflict cases, a situation that reflects the limited ef- fectiveness of the judicial system. In addition, justice is not accessible for the poor, due to the costliness of procedures, bureaucratic red tape and limited coverage of the national territory by the judiciary. Even when parties seeking redress at the courts succeed in overcoming these procedural and cost obstacles, the judge's decisions may not be properly understood or meet the expectations of litigants.
Such findings and the need to better secure rural stakeholders' land titles in general are the factors that motivat- ed the increasing interest in alterna- tive land tenure conflict management mechanisms.
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Definition of alternative conflict management methods
According to the FAO, alternative conflict management methods are consen- sus-building processes for conflict settlement. These methods were designed to make up for the previously identified weaknesses of the judicial system. Indeed, they are meant to manage the conflict on the basis of common interests and through the identification of convergence points. They are easily accessible and cheaper, and thus affordable by rural populations. Such alternative conflict management approaches are particularly suitable for rural contexts, where the most important thing is less the determination of who is right than the preservation of the public interestand local solidarity, while keeping everybody's honor safe.
Key alternative conflict management methods
Various methods are adopted as al- ternative ways of managing conflicts. The major ones as listed and explained below account for what is really done in the field.
Negotiation: The basic principle of consensual negotiations is that the parties are the main actors; they identify their own needs and interests, and agree on mutually advantageous solutions. Negotiation demands much collaboration and is based on the assumption that the parties have the goodwill needed to communicate during the entire process. It allows for solutions that may be more satisfactory and easily applicable, as the parties in conflict develop these solutions themselves.
Mediation: In the process of mediation, the parties also play a role, but they are supported by the facilitation services of a third party called mediator. Mediation is a process of voluntary consultation between conflicting parties that is managed by one independent third party or more who facilitate communication and try to help the parties find a solution themselves.
For such a method to be successful, the parties must adhere to a set of common values, which makes it reasonable to expect the parties' compliance with the agreement. The settlement of the conflict should ensure the restoration of interpersonal relations and preserve the "good reputation", or the image, of the parties. Indeed, the need to avoid "losing face" is crucial for the conflicting parties, as shown by several studies.
Conciliation: Here as well, a third party is involved, i.e. the conciliator. The key within this alternative conflict management method consists of the conciliator's function in reconciling the initially diverging positions of the conflicting parties. The main difference with mediation is that the conciliator makes proposals to help find a solution to the problem, which may then be recorded in writing.
The characteristics of alternative conflict management methods and their differences with formal approaches are recorded in the box below. All three rely on a strong principle: the search for win-win solutions, i.e. solutions taking into account the interests of all the actors in the conflict, solutions by virtue of which none of these actors will believe he/she is disadvantaged. This is the primary reason that makes them reject arbitrations and court decisions.
Limitations of alternative conflict management mechanisms
There are some similarities between the methods described above and the customary conflict management approach as implemented so far by communities and their leaders. These traditional options have proved effective as people deemed them "fit for them" and, above all, because traditional authorities were able to enforce decisions. However, the local administrative and institutional framework in most of our countries has changed significantly, especially under the influence of decentralization and with the emergence of news types of stakeholders who have weakened traditional authorities.
It seems more relevant to institutionalize customary regulations in the na- tional legal procedure, for example as a prerequisite for the parties in con- flict, before appealing to the judge. This has been the case in Niger, and to a lesser extent in Burkina Faso. Such an option involves controlling customary institutions concerned in order to prevent the often reported cases of abuse.
Alternative conflict management is often blamed for failure to settle all types of land conflict, especially those involving parties whose power and influence differ radically. This is also true of the structural inequalities and glaring injustices against disadvantaged groups which can be resolved only through more far-reaching political or legislative reforms. Finally, the non-binding nature of alternative conflict management methods can make solutions unsustainable in the long run (risk of "resurgence").
Negotiation, mediation and conciliation are usually resorted to in rural areas, in cases of land conflict. Indeed the settlement of conflicts at the community or village level is common. In fact, bringing disputes before a court is ill-perceived and even sometimes counterproductive. The idea of a neutral judicial institution with a mandate to try and punish only according to a pre-established law is contrary to local actors' perception and understanding of justice.
As popular wisdom teaches us, "A bad arrangement is better than a successful law-suit". Alternative conflict management instruments provide flexible frameworks for overcoming land conflicts that hinder rural activities, often for long periods.
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Herrera A. et Da Passano M., 2007, Gestion alternative des conflits fonciers, Rome, FAO, Manuels sur les régimes fonciers no 2.
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It's safe to say that homelessness is a well-known problem in the United States. In many cities, it is not uncommon to see people sitting on the side of the road with cardboard signs and thick clothing. While many of these people stay hidden from mainstream society much of the time, there are enough people in plain view of the public to warrant many opinions—ranging from pity, to anxiety, to confusion, to annoyance.
But even with the countless different stories and situations, what are the overarching causes for this nationwide issue? And what do the numbers look like?
In 2017, over 553,000 Americans were considered "homeless." The largest number of people without homes was recorded in New York City at 76,501, with Los Angeles placing second at 55,188 (https://www.statista.com). Los Angeles saw the number of inhabitants living without a home rise to 55,000 – an increase of almost a quarter in a single year. Along with significant rises in other large cities such as Seattle, San Diego, and Sacramento, the national figure has been pushed up by roughly 1% in 2017 (https://www.bbc.com). With such large groups of people in one place (8.623 million people in New York according to the United States Census Bureau), it's not a surprise to see the majority of people living on the streets in these places.
James' wife died a few years ago, and now he lives on the streets of Chicago. I asked him about his wife and his eyes started to well up.
The numbers tend to speak for themselves in broad terms of how bad the homeless problem in the United States is, but besides basic categories, general statistics do not tell stories; they don't show the human side of living in this way.
David had been looking for a job that paid enough for an apartment for almost two years when I talked to him. He emailed me weeks later saying he found a job as a cook, and was waiting for his new apartment to open!
Cat was kicked out of her home at an early age because her parents did not agree with her sexual orientation. Although Cat is an adult, homelessness because of discrimination against sexuality is most common in teens. Out of all teens who are homeless, up to 40% are part of the LGBTQ community, the most common reason for this being familial rejection based on sexuality. LGBTQ youth are also much more likely to become or remain in a state of homelessness due to discrimination when looking for alternative housing (http://nationalhomeless.org).
Jerry and Thomas are two runaways from Longmont and Niwot high school. When I met them they had just been caught by the police trying to hide in a stopped train. I didn't have much time to talk to them, but they told me they were two friends heading to upstate New York. Jerry's dad had recently moved to Colorado, taking his unwilling son with him, and so the two boys were headed back to Jerry's family.
With homelessness being a problem among youth in America, it may still come as a surprise that there are more students at Mead High School struggling with this issue than one may think. Especially with Mead being located in more of a rural spot away from larger urban areas, it's not what most people think of an accessible place for people without homes, since transportation usually comes after having a home on the list of priorities.
I was able to talk to Pedro Linsenmeyer, Personal and Social Counselor here at Mead. Along with some other resources, Mr. Linsenmeyer pointed me towards the McKinney-Vento Act, detailing the rights of children who don't have a stable place to live. According to the McKinney-Vento Act, the definition of homeless youth is "children and youth who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence." The act goes on to explain that this includes children who share housing with other persons due to loss of housing, live in motels, trailer parks, tents, are migratory children, and more.
Throughout this project, I've realized that there is a rather strong stigma around the word, stereotyping people in an unfair way. There is a common attitude and tendency to mentally brush people like this off. I'll admit, it can be hard to look people in the eye when they're standing on the corner at an intersection asking for food or money. "Anything helps." It's easier to look the other way and dismiss them as lazy, trying to live off of other people, just another thing you'll see when living in the city – but these people are just like us: human.
It's a small change, but simply saying "someone who is homeless" rather than "homeless person" puts the person first, and their situation after. Many of them are simply trying their hardest to make the best with what cards they've been dealt in life. And this isn't limited to the adults you see on the street – the youths that are less commonly thought of as homeless are still there, living life and trying their hardest to make it day to day.
Since I've started this project, the people I've talked to that are homeless have a very different view on life. They tend to have more grit and determination. Through their countless struggles they've recounted to me, they keep going back, time after time, to make it to the next day.
This article started as an AP Art photography project for me. My goal was to talk to and take the portraits of homeless people in and near Longmont. I wanted to understand the concept more and spread awareness by "showing the faces behind the statistics." I began by approaching people experiencing homelessness on the street, asking to talk to them and hear their story. After or while they talked, with their permission, I would try to take portraits of them with my camera. When Mrs. Hedlun suggested that I do a journalism article about homelessness along with my project, I began to focus more on the talking part of the interaction, hearing their heartbreaking stories and getting a better feel for homelessness in general.
Although the problem may not look the same from state to state, or even town to town, talking with these people has shown me the human side of homelessness in a tangible way that only personal interaction could. That being said, I realize I've only begun to scratch the surface of this issue. Some of the nicest people I met during this project didn't want me to take their picture, but gave me more insight into how many different sides there are to homelessness.
Now at Mead High School, students experiencing homelessness are few and far between, and the problem is definitely not as big here as it is in inner-city schools or in larger cities. But students in these situations still exist within the walls of Mead, and they deserve respect.
So while you may not casually talk about "homeless people" on a regular basis, much less students, this can serve as a reminder to be careful how you treat anyone and everyone. Because although it can be cliche, you never know what anyone is experiencing at any point in time. Language is powerful. Degrading terms should be avoided, no matter who you are referring to – whether that be children without safe places to sleep at night, students who are mentally handicapped, people of different races or sexualities, etc. This has been a good reminder for me, and hopefully everyone, that stereotypes are hollow representations of what society assigns people to be. Judge the person, not the situation.
Wow! This is a wonderfully written article. Thank you for shedding some light onto this subject that many people want to shy away from. My heart is breaking reading about some of the people you interviewed and photographed. I like that you included the fact that we do have students without stable homes at our local schools.
This is a beautiful, research-backed perspective. I am so impressed with the thoughtfulness and respect that is apparent in the approach and reporting. Well done, Brooks.
Brooks, This article is amazing. Great research on an issue that requires some serious attention by those who can provide the greatest assistance. Keep it up!


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Market Headwinds if Liberals Win 2010 Elections: Strategist
Published 12:08 PM ET Tue, 6 April 2010 Updated 12:31 PM ET Wed, 7 April 2010 CNBC.com
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said he was dissolving Parliament and set a May 6 date for national elections. How does this news translate for the U.S.? Jeffrey Saut, chief investment strategist at Raymond James, shared his views on transatlantic politics and potential market impact.
"The upcoming mid-term elections in November is going to be an agenda changer if the liberals continue to focus on cap-and-trade and other programs," Saut told CNBC.
"This can put a headwind in the face of the market."
Saut said programs such as cap-and-trade are job-killing initiatives.
"If you get a conservative backlash, you can get an extension of the rally," he said.
Meanwhile, Saut said he likes the energy sector and has an "outperform" rating on Cenovus .
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Yes Another Teen Movie
By BasilBruce,
May 23, 2014 in General Discussions
BasilBruce
Hello all, in another post people were talking about how great Gidget was. This got me thinking that even though most teenage movies are horrible there are some that are quite good. Are there any "teen" movies that you think are outstanding, have a good story, or are just plain entertaining? Were there any movies you watched as a teenager that you thought were accurate? I'm just curious as I was not around when the teen movies of the fifties and sixties came out.
Although I must say that to me American Graffiti and The Reluctant Debutante are the best teen movies. You have one that just captures that time right after graduation (which I now know really well as I just graduated) and the other is just plain fun for everyone.
misswonderly3
LocationCanada
The Trouble with Angels, 1966, starring Rosalind Russell, Hayley Mills, and June Harding. I first saw it as a young adolescent, which is exactly the age group it was made for, and loved it. Still do.
thinking of movies about teens and comprised mostly of actors who are teens or passing for teens i think of the 1950s juvie delinquent movies, the 1960s beach movies, and the 1980s teen angst movies.
the blackboard jungle and the breakfast club would be the two i know best. the 60s beach movies are fun but almost indistiguishable.
Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) is one of my favorites.
American Graffiti (1973) is another of my favorites.
LocationSedona, Arizona
One of the best recently made "teen movies" I've seen(heck, maybe one of the best recently made movies period, for THAT matter) was 2009's "Adventureland"...your standard "coming-of-age" tale I suppose, but done exceedingly well I thought, and containing equal measures of both humor and pathos but skirting overt sentimentality.
lavenderblue19
I also love THE TROUBLE WITH ANGELS. probably need a new tape it's very well worn, never tire of this one.
DougieB
My favorite is "The World of Henry Orient". It's mostly thought of as a Peter Sellers movie, but there's no doubt that the stars are the two young girls who make the pianist played by Sellers the focus of their boundless teenage enthusiasm. It has a strong sense of time and place and the two girls are beyond charming.
Another of my very favorite teen films. I saw THE WORLD OF HENRY ORIENT when it was first shown in theaters. Saw it at the Valentine Movie Theater on Fordham Rd in the Bronx.
Whenever I think of this film, I don't think of Sellers as the star, I always think about the terrific performances by Tippy Walker and Merrie Spaeth. It's funny and sensitive and touching. Love this film.
The location shots of NY for me are some of the best ever filmed. I watch this film often, it's a go to film whenever I start to miss NY and think of my teenage years ( I was a young teen when the film first came out) Glad you thought of it Dougie
Isn't American Graffiti just one of those very honest movies? I think it really captures the feeling of wanting to get out of high school, but at the same time wanting to stay. The characters are very real and the end of the movie is very realistic in showing that not all of the boys got a happy ending. I've never seen the sequal, is it worth it?
LocationBellevue, Wash.
American Graffiti is one of my all-time favorites, maybe partly because it came out my senior year in high school. But I'd say don't bother with the sequel.
SUMMER OF "42 (1971) was a teenage boy coming-of-age movie that I liked. I fell in love with Jennifer O'Neill.
When I was a teen, "teen" movies were far from representative. Phony "rock" music, outdated hairstyles, lame fashions and the kids all had the kind of patient, permissive parents we could only dream of having. Even in later movies, the kids got away with much more than real kids ever did( the house destroying parties, staying out till all hours, etc.).
With that memory in mind, I'd have to side with Darkblue and list AMERICAN GRAFFITTI and FAST TIMES AT RIDGEMONT HIGH as my favorites. I'd throw in VALLEY GIRL for good measure.
But even the "phone-baloney" teen movies were often fun to watch, even if they weren't great film making.
The Last American Virgin (1982) was another I liked.
ValentineXavier
LocationAnn Arbor, MI
I liked Rock Around the Clock, and a number of similar films. I liked High School Confidential. A more recent favorite is Brick, a neonoir set in a High School. I know that doesn't sound like it would work, but it does very well. Even the 40s PI talk, coming from a teen boy.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0393109/reference
Then, there is the modern classic, Donnie Darko. It's about a troubled HS kid, beset by the antithesis of Harvey.
HoldenIsHere
"One time at band camp . . . "
My best friend and I went to see AMERICAN PIE when it was first released, having heard how hilarious it was. For about the first 15 minutes I thought it was amusing enough but was just your typical teen "quest to lose virginity" comedy. But then it truly became a practically non-stop laugh-out-loud experience until the end of the movie. And it takes a lot to make me genuinely laugh out loud at a movie.
It's the movie that brought M.I.LF. into the American vocabulary.
Here is the trailer "APPROVED FOR ALL AUDIENCES":
(The R-rated trailer is also posted on YouTube.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUZ3Yxok6N8
My best friend and I went to see AMERICAN PIE when it was first released
Are you aware this was made by Susan Kohner's kids?
I also really like "nice" teen films (not raunchy, thank you) and one of my favorites was THE PARENT TRAP. I know, it's kind of girl oriented, but I'm a girl. And I like the divorced parents aspect, although the premise of splitting twins is ridiculous. And the "Disney" ending....really? But I like it anyway. I especially like seeing kids being mean to "Vicky" played brillintly by Joanna Barnes. Actually, it's all the fantastic performances that elevates this movie as a whole.
I attend a horror festival that screens 35mm horror of every era. It's a great way to catch up on pop horror films of the 80's that I missed like FRIGHT NIGHT, POPCORN & THE LOST BOYS which seem like "teen movies" in the horror genre.
Seems like the 80's was the turn from "nice" teen movies to "gross out" teen movies. But I could see teens of the 30's & 40's enjoying "gross out" horror movies of their day too-they were just less bloody and more psychological.
Thanks for that information.
I did not know that Chris and Paul Weitz were the sons of Susan Kohner (probably best known for her role as Sarah Jane in the 1959 version of IMITATION OF LIFE starring Lana Turner).
Jennifer Coolidge as Stifler's Mom
What about PLEASANTVILLE? The teens are trapped in a TV world where they have the more knowledge & experience than anyone. They "teach" the citizens of Pleasantville, and in return, learn a lot about themselves and "real life". It's one of my favorite movies.
I think that is the key to a successful movie about teens; giving them power/knowledge/independence. It's even better when they have power & knowledge above adults-every teens fantasy!
Kid Dabb
LocationFlorida
Pleasantville is a favorite of mine, too. There's a sort of role reversal based on knowledge and lack of same. The teens are mature, accepting individuals while the adults are frightened, panicky and immature due to their lack of experience and knowledge. I think it's a nice twist that doesn't go too far and wear itself thin halfway through the film.
I'm with you Tikisoo, I dom't like raunchy movies, which is why I became more interested in classic films. I am surprised no one has mentioned Rebel without a Cause. (If someone has I apologize). Most people say it just captures pure teen angst and is so true. But to those people I say meh. It's good but it's a lot more dramatic then high school with more good looking people.
Sorry, but I have to ask, folks...
I mentioned 2009's "Adventureland" a few days ago, but received nothing in reply or acknowledgement to it. And so I was wondering if anyone here has watched this one, because as I mentioned earlier, I thought it a very well done, entertaining and occasionally funny little movie about teen angst.
I am surprised no one has mentioned Rebel without a Cause. (If someone has I apologize). Most people say it just captures pure teen angst and is so true. But to those people I say meh. It's good but it's a lot more dramatic then high school with more good looking people.
I do like REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE although my favorite James Dean performance is in EAST OF EDEN.
I find the "family" that is formed by James Dean, Natalie Wood and Sal Mineo's characters so touching. The ending gets me every time I watch it especially James Dean's "I got the bullets!"
And, yes, it is more dramatic than high school and with better looking people.
Hey, the other night, MOVIES showed TO SIR, WITH LOVE. This one always tickled me somewhat. Yes, it's a good movie with Poitier giving a fine performance, and I remember when it came out, a buddy of mine dubbed it "THE JOLLY GOOD BLACKBOARD JUNGLE". Made, I think, in 1967, or at least RELEASED that year, it seemed behind the times a coouple of years even then. The girls fashions and hair-dos were more '65-'66-ish than late '67, and the boys looked out of time as well.
But still, a teen movie, eh what?
(...why, it was just like I was hearing Terry-Thomas HIMSELF as I read your post here, Sepia!)


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Agree with hobart that sitting is terrible for you and that you should move around as often as possible.
Sorry if someone has already mentioned, but exercises to strengthen your back muscles will limit/eliminate back pain. It did for me, anyway. Pull-ups on a pull-up bar was all it took and most of my back pain disappeared.
I need a new chair with lumbar support and recline ability. Im 6.5ft and 104kgs. Herman Miller chairs have decent reviews but the price is eyewatering. Can ,whoever owns one, tell me what the build quality is like and how hardy the chairs are. Most things nowdays cater to hobbits weighing in at 75-80kgs and who are 6ft short. If I spend that much then its got to be a long term chair that can handle a man mountain.
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Gunmen Attack Nigeria Police Headquarters
A "large number of gunmen" have attacked a Nigerian police base in the capital, Abuja, where Boko Haram militants are often held, police say. A police statement said the attack was repelled but that 30 detainees escaped, 25 of whom were recaptured. None of those who escaped were held on terror-related charges, it said. No group has said it carried out this attack but Boko Haram Islamist militants have staged numerous attacks in Nigeria in recent years. The group wants to establish Islamic law in Nigeria and has killed hundreds of people this year, mostly in the mainly Muslim north. The attack on the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (Sars) headquarters in Abuja comes a day after a double suicide bombing killed 11 people in a church inside a military barracks in Kaduna state, north of the capital. The Sars base is near several government buildings and security is normally extremely tight in the area. Heavily guarded One Abuja resident said he heard gunfire for about half an hour in the early hours of Monday morning. The suspects escaped during the confusion of the attack, the police statement said. It said those who remain at large had been held on suspicion of robbery. It also stressed that no explosive devices were used during the attack. An AFP journalist at the Sars headquarters says there are no visible signs of damage to the building, which is heavily guarded with two armoured vehicles outside. It is where suspects are held when they are first transferred to the capital. While most Boko Haram attacks are carried out in the north, it has previously targeted Abuja. Last year, a suicide bomber from the group attacked the main police headquarters in the capital killing six people. The militants have also previously attacked prisons and freed hundreds of suspected Boko Haram members.


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Parliament to act against sexual harassment & assault
Tonight Abigail has successfully led calls to implement new proactive measures in NSW Parliament which will see new reporting mechanisms and staff training to prevent sexual harassment and assault.
Ms ABIGAIL BOYD (20:38): I move:
(1)That this House notes that:
(a)on 14 and 15 March 2021, hundreds of thousands of people across the country joined protests and actions as part of the March 4 Justice movement, including actions in Albury, Armidale, Bathurst, Bega, Bellingen, Byron, the Central Coast, Clarence Valley, Lismore, Newcastle, Nowra, Orange, Sydney, Taree, Wagga Wagga, and Wollongong; and
(b)the March 4 Justice movement seeks to address sexual harassment and sexual assault committed in political spaces and by people in political movements, and failures of the justice system to respond to sexual assault.
(2)That this House acknowledges that no political party or political institution is immune from sexism, misogyny, sexual harassment or sexual assault.
(3)That this House acknowledges:
(a)the difficulty that victim survivors of sexual harassment and assault may experience in speaking out about their experiences; and
(b)that for women in politics there is often pressure that prevents speaking out about sexual harassment and assault experienced in political spaces for fear of reputational damage to the political party or movement to which they have committed themselves.
(4)That this House calls on the Government to take proactive measures to ensure that Parliament is a safe workplace for all women, and is free of assault and harassment, including by:
(a)implementing a confidential reporting mechanism;
(b)regularly confidentially surveying all staff working in or for Parliament and its members on their experiences in the workplace, in line with the People Matter Employee Survey conducted by the Public Service Commission;
(c)contracting an external organisation to conduct a review of all relevant workplace policies with the view to implementing best practice evidence-based work health and safety policies, processes and procedures;
(d)providing sexual consent training to all staff working in or for Parliament and its members; and
(e)providing widespread best-practice training on responding to disclosures of sexual harassment and assault.
On Monday, I and many others from this place, along with hundreds of thousands of people across the country, joined protests as part of the March 4 Justice movement. I thank everyone involved in organising the marches across the country and to every person who turned up or showed their support, delivering the clear message to all politicians and all political parties that enough is enough. Let me be very clear: No political party is immune from sexism, misogyny, sexual harassment or sexual assault. It is statistically incredibly likely that there are people working in this Parliament right now have been sexually assaulted or harassed in the workplace and have not reported it.
I say to anyone who has been triggered by the constant media stories on this issue over the past month and who have found the public debate to have exacerbated their trauma and their feelings of shame, I understand. As someone who was raped for the first time as an 8-year-old, every time I hear commentary asserting that those speaking out about their assault are liars, mentally ill, politically motivated or any of the other despicable things said by some in the media over the past month, it hurts. It makes me furious to know that we still live in a society where people victim-blame, where they fail to question myths around rape and assault, and where they deny a problem in our society that should, in 2021, be beyond question.
For women in politics, there are unique pressures to keep silent about sexual harassment and assault, and to decide not to take action to hold their perpetrators to account. For women in political parties, speaking out does not just jeopardise career progression, it risks destabilising their whole political movement. For those people who deeply believe in their political party as the driver of necessary change, the pressure to sacrifice their own needs and individual justice for the greater good is very real. That is why we cannot just rest on our laurels, point at Canberra and be thankful that right now we do not have current reports of incidents in the New South Wales Parliament on the front page of the papers.
With one in three people experiencing sexual harassment at work in the past five years, and the statistics showing no significant improvement over the last 35 years, we must, as the Australian Human Rights Commission recommends, shift from the current reactive model to a proactive one in our efforts to stamp out violence against women in the workplace, in politics and everywhere. We have a responsibility to actively and confidentially survey everyone in our Parliament and related offices, regardless of who they are technically employed by, to ensure that everyone is safe and feels safe in their workplace. I acknowledge the work that has already been done using the People Matter Employee Survey in relation to parliamentary staff. I ask that this be rolled out to regularly and confidentially survey all staff, including those who work in members' offices and electorate offices.
We also need to ensure that we are respecting the work of specialists in this area, by involving them so that we have best -practice evidence-based work health and safety policies in relation to sexual assault and harassment. We should also seek the expertise of those specialist organisations in choosing or designing appropriate sexual consent training for all staff working in or for Parliament and its members. We know that there are people in our Parliament, and in offices connected with members of Parliament, who have spoken out about their experiences and received an inadequate response, and there are likely to be many more in a similar situation. That is heartbreaking.
The first response to disclosure of sexual assault or harassment is critical. That response can heavily impact on the progress that a person will make in dealing with what has happened to them, and with the impacts of trauma caused by their experience. Receiving a disclosure of sexual assault and responding in a manner that does not cause more harm than good is not something that we all just instinctively know how to do—it is something we need to educate ourselves about. That is why it is critical that all workplaces, including this one, not only establish a well-publicised and confidential reporting mechanism to be the first point of contact for disclosures, but also implements best-practice training on responding to disclosures of sexual harassment and assault for all those who are likely to receive disclosures outside of that mechanism.
The current momentum for change is powerful, but it is also incredibly difficult for survivors. We must ensure that the efforts of so many survivors to prevent further violence are not in vain, and enact the cultural change that is needed. This motion asks us to take concrete proactive action in this Parliament to do our part in progressing that cultural change and in ending violence against women. I commend the motion to the House.


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