Volume 3 "Broadening Challenges in Child Protection" takes a somewhat broader brief and reflects many of the changes over the past twenty five years in terms of the broadening of concerns from maltreatment within the family to maltreatment in a variety of extra-familial contexts, including: sport, the internet, various institutional settings and is much more concerned with sexual abuse and the challenges for criminal justice and public protection.

This is a creative abstract adult colouring book created by June Krisko. It's a digitally hand drawn colouring book with 40 images that are easier to colour. This book has 40 personal quotes on what different colours feel and mean to the author. You will find that the images are creative and allow the colourist to create their own personal images with choosing different colours within the images. Taking the time to colour helps to distract from the stresses of our daily lives.

THE NEXT VERSE POETS MIXTAPE is a poetry sampler of ethnographic significance. 4 poets represented by 4 poems each offer insight into the shared experiences of black Americans in today's political and social climate. Poems such as "Notes to a Little Black Boy," "Seven Ways of Looking at Black Flowers," and "How to Nullify a Super Hero" speak loudly about negotiating the delicate promise of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. In addition, poems like "Lamb & Vodka," "Drum Lesson," "Nostalgia," and "Once, When We Were Not Gods" highlight place and its lingering presence in our beings...

FERAL POETRY

Feral (adj.). era, wild animal ferus, fierce. 1. Untamed; wild. 2. Savage. 3. Having reverted to the wild state, as from domestication.

Traditional poetry, like the pig, is a domesticated beast. It can be managed, categorized, kept in a pen, and fed on table scraps. It tastes like bacon. Feral poetry, on the other hand, is wild, like a peccary. It roams free. It can't be trained, and it won't come when it's called. It will raid your trash can, dig up your garden, chase your children and small dogs.

These are...

J. R. Austin's novel, Mars The Final Day, is a historical fantasy that mixes science fiction, history, and hard science, all the while carrying a deeper philosophical message for humanity. The first in a trilogy that lays down the foundational knowledge of Ikaran daily life and the mysteries of the Grand Cycle. The world of Ikara was settled by an Earth-like race of humans who divided into five unique nations. Jast Rathael from Elmanith is a determined and shrewd man, who wishes to lead his country into a new space age and explore the neighboring planet, Azur. But though he has a lot of...

Chapter 1 - Computer Systems This chapter discusses the computer system, in terms of the hardware and software components. In terms of hardware system, the discussion centers around -the central processing unit; the primary memory; the input/out devices; the secondary storage devices; and communication devices. For the software system, the discussion centers on the - systems software, processing programs, and the generations of programming languages. The chapter closes with a sneak preview of a Java program. Chapter 2 - Classes and Objects This chapter introduces the concept of object...

Sometimes we fight our Father because we realize how unworthy of the love that God has for us. To be chosen to do something that you feel you are not worthy to do is a humbling experience. It cause us to dependent on the one who sent us in the first place. When we do not know where to go for help, we tend to act out what we are feeling by doing things that we may not normally do or even out of character. We scream through our actions, reactions, and vocalizing how we feel or even doing nothing at all.

Our mindset has everything to do with our actions, and therefore, our physical,...

Just when you thought it was safe to dismiss the speech and language of Black folks in America as a forgotten subject, Introduction to Ebonics: The Relexification of African Grammar with English and other Indo-European Words surfaces. Volume I outlines the theoretical base for Ebonics and its status as a neo-African language. Volume II is forthcoming with nearly 4000 memorable words, phrases, and sayings placed at your fingertips, along with gems of information gleaned from the pens of Dr. Ernie A. Smith and Dr. Robert L. Williams. After reading and studying this entire Work, will anyone...

The Psychedelic Anthology is a seven-part anthology and collection of real-life psychedelic experiences shared from all over the world. This anthology challenges the negative stigma surrounding sacred medicines such as LSD, Ayahuasca, and Mescaline by sharing the very profound and transformative experiences that may occur while under the influence of these substances, many of which have been used as sacraments in religious and spiritual ceremonies for millennia to heal and connect with the divine. Through these incredibly powerful stories, this book series hopes to humanize these...

Many people have fun with computer games and games on their phones. But, they also find that while these games may give them a high score, a 'collection' of computerized objects, and even some bells and whistles when they reach a particular level, it lacks uniqueness. Everybody must do the same thing and everybody must dance to the tune of the game.

People miss having the ability to use their creativity. They miss having something that allows them to put their unique spin on something. They miss knowing that no matter how many people use a given template, there will...