One in three adolescents has been hit, harassed, emotionally abused or digitally stalked by a romantic partner. Be Smart. Be Well. asked 15 middle school, high school and college students about their experiences with abusive relationships on-camera. The resulting video, Teens Start Talking, now available on BeSmartBeWell.com, is an honest and courageous look at the risks of being young and in love in today’s fast-paced technological world.
Teens Start Talking explores teens’ views of dating abuse and provides tips–straight from teens–for how young people can escape an abusive relationship or help a friend who is in one. Produced in collaboration with LoveisRespect.org, the video is a frank and hopeful discussion of teen abuse from the teen perspective.
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Swiss Watch Company, Longines hosted A Day With A Legend Event at Fink’s Jewelers Tuesday, November 16th at their Tysons Corner location. Brand ambassador and tennis legend Andre Agassi spoke to children from the USTA Mid/Atlantic and fans about his views on education in America, the Longines Elegance Scholarship Fund, his school- The Andre Agassi College Preparatory Academy and the work of his foundation- the Andre Agassi Foundation for Education. The foundation has raised $150 million for education initiatives since it’s founding in 1994. Mr. Agassi was accompanied by a graduating senior- Micah Jones from his Nevada-based preparatory academy.
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Koga Ninja master Sensei Arie van den Akker from Boornbergum:: Become a Kicker!!! Use the kickbook!!! Kicking is very important in the Martial Arts scene, it does not matter what you practise it can be : Karate , Kungfu, Kickboxing, Jiu Jitsu, Mixed Martial Arts, Genbukan, Kuroi Ryu Ninjutsu, Kurokumo Shinobi Goshido or any other martial art system or style. Different Kicks of the Kuroi Ryu Ninjutsu / Kurokumo Shinobi Goshido system are displayed and somed up in this book.
Sensei Arie van den Akker from the Kuroi Ryu Ninjitsu school the Kanji for this school in Japanese is 黒竜忍術: , a Ninjutsu head instructor and leader / co founder of the Kurokumo Bushido Academy the Netherlands, is the author of a book about kicking in the martial arts, it is called: "Kuroi Ryu Ninjitsu Kicks"
Today, international humanitarian organization Concern Worldwide US launched the Your Dollar Our Future campaign to raise money to rebuild schools, hire teachers, and supply materials to repair the damaged education infrastructure in Haiti. The campaign coincides with American children starting a new school year after the summer holiday and is supported by celebrity “All Stars,” including Gabriel Byrne, Usain Bolt, NFL quarterback Charles Tillman, Brendan Fraser, Damien McGinty, Jon Secada, Jeffrey Donovan, Giuliana Rancic, Renee Oldstead, Cassie Scerbo, and Gabrielle Beauvais, to name a few, who have joined Concern to help bring education to earthquake-affected children in Haiti. The campaign will be formally launched at the Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting in New York City.
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Old footage of Sensei Arie van den Akker from the Netherlands practising Kurokumo Shinobi Goshido in his younger days in Munich with us at the Dojo of Shidoshi Andreas Leffler 5th dan in Kuroi ryu Ninjitsu. The Technique practised is called Oe Li Tsai and it is more of a Ninja Drill from the old Kuroi ryu Ninjitsu system of Japan. 黒竜忍術 , Kuroi Ryu Ninjitsu or Koga Ryu Ninjitsu are connected arts. Sensei Arie van den Akker in his younger days as a white belt student of the Kuroi ryu Ninjitsu school. Kurokumo Bushido
The day after an anonymous blogger wishes the popular girl would die, Lucy vanishes. The students of Soundview High are scared and worried. Especially frightened and wracked with guilt is Madison Archer, Lucy’s friend and the last person to see her the night she disappeared. Wish You Were Dead Todd Strasser Book Trailer
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At a crossroads in their lives, four old friends; a New York lawyer, an empty nester, a frustrated artist, and an aging starlet, come together again in their old hometown. As Young As We Feel Melody Carlson Book Trailer Find out more about this author here http://melodycarlson.com/ Find out more about this book http://tiny.cc/OIAHy Fiction Contemporary Women
Two high school girls from Pennsylvania swept the top honors in the prestigious Young Epidemiology Scholars (YES) Competition (www.collegeboard.com/yes), the nation's leading public health research competition for high school students. Their research on rising consumption of energy drinks among adolescents and underdiagnosed migraines in teenage girls puts a spotlight on little recognized health threats to today's teen population. The two juniors, Shoshanna Goldin of Allentown and Gazelle Zerafati of Villanova, each received a $50,000 college scholarship, the top award in the YES Competition, which distributes nearly $500,000 annually to America's most promising young public health scholars.
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The Art Institutes and Americans for the Arts today announced they are seeking entries for their eighth annual Poster Design Competition. The Competition challenges entrants to submit a poster that addresses the theme, “Life is better with art in it.” The national winners will earn up to a full-tuition scholarship to one of The Art Institutes schools.
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Video captured from a cell phone camera, shows police firing at an unknown gunman on the campus of Virginia Tech.
The video was taken by Jamal Albarghouti with his cell phone and posted to CNN i-Report.
