The sexual exploitation of a child by one who has been recognized as a representative of God is a sinister assault on that person 's psychosocial and spiritual well-being. Many survivors of such abuse present with a range of symptoms consistent with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder as well as common co-occurring problems, including substance abuse, affective lability, and relational conflicts. Yet there are additional themes, particularly the impact of the abuse and institutional betrayal on the family, profound alteration in individual spirituality, and changes in individual and family religious practices, which differentiate this abuse from other traumas.

Understanding the profound and multidimensional effects of clergy perpetrated sexual abuse and the betrayal of trust by religious leaders on individuals, families and communities requires the collective wisdom of many voices. This book brings together the perspectives of survivors, practitioners and scholars to examine this unique form of interpersonal violence from theoretical, clinical and spiritual perspectives with consideration given to future research needs.

This book was published as a special issue of the Journal of Child Sex Abuse.

With traumatic stress an increasing global challenge, the U.N., the NGO community and governments must take into account the psychological aftermath of large-scale catastrophes and individual or group violence. This volume addresses this global perspective, and provides a conceptual framework for interventions in the wake of abuse, torture, war, and disaster on individual, local, regional, and international levels. To be useful to both practitioners and policymakers, the book identifies model programs that can be implemented at every level.

"Creative industries in China" provides a fresh account of China's emerging commercial cultural sector. The author shows how developments in Chinese art, design and media industries are reflected in policy, in market activity, and grassroots participation. Never has the attraction of being a media producer, an artist, or a designer in China been so enticing. National and regional governments offer financial incentives; consumption of cultural goods and services have increased; creative workers from Europe, North America and Asia are moving to Chinese cities; culture is increasingly positioned as a pillar industry. But what does this mean for our understanding of Chinese society? Can culture be industrialised following the low-cost model of China's manufacturing economy. Is the national government really committed to social liberalisation? This engaging book is a valuable resource for students and scholars interested in social change in China. It draws on leading Chinese scholarship together with insights from global media studies, economic geography and cultural studies.

In 1997 the National Institute of Mental Health assembled a working group of international experts to address the mental health consequences of torture and related violence and trauma; report on the status of scientific knowledge; and include research recommendations with implications for treatment, services, and policy development. This book, dedicated to those who experience the horrors of torture and those who work to end it, is based on that report.

The sexual exploitation of a child by one who has been recognized as a representative of God is a sinister assault on that person s psychosocial and spiritual well-being. Many survivors of such abuse present with a range of symptoms consistent with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder as well as common co-occurring problems, including substance abuse, affective lability, and relational conflicts. Yet there are additional themes, particularly the impact of the abuse and institutional betrayal on the family, profound alteration in individual spirituality, and changes in individual and family religious practices, which differentiate this abuse from other traumas.

Understanding the profound and multidimensional effects of clergy perpetrated sexual abuse and the betrayal of trust by religious leaders on individuals, families and communities requires the collective wisdom of many voices. This book brings together the perspectives of survivors, practitioners and scholars to examine this unique form of interpersonal violence from theoretical, clinical and spiritual perspectives with consideration given to future research needs.

This book was published as a special issue of the Journal of Child Sex Abuse."

The applications of ergodic theory to metric number theory are well known; part of the latter theory turns out to be essentially a special case of general ergodic theorems. In the present book other applications of ergodic concepts are presented. Constructing "flows" of integral points on certain algebraic manifolds given by systems of integral polynomials, we are able to prove individual ergodic theorems and mixing theorems in certain cases. These theorems permit asymptotic calculations of the distributions of integral points on such manifolds, and we arrive at results inaccessible up to now by the usual methods of analytic number theory. Typical in this respect is the theorem concerning the asymptotic distribution and ergodic behavior of the set of integral points on the sphere X2+ y2+z2=m for increasing m. It is not known up until now how to obtain the simple and geometrically obvious regularity of the distribution of integral points on the sphere other than by ergodic methods. Systems of diophantine equations are studied with our method, and flows of integral points introduced for this purpose turn out to be closely connected with the behavior of ideal classes of the corresponding algebraic fields, and this behavior shows certain ergodic regularity in sequences of algebraic fields. However, in this book we examine in this respect only quadratic fields in sufficient detail, studying fields of higher degrees only in chapter VII.

With traumatic stress an increasing global challenge, the U.N., the NGO community and governments must take into account the psychological aftermath of large-scale catastrophes and individual or group violence. This volume addresses this global perspective, and provides a conceptual framework for interventions in the wake of abuse, torture, war, and disaster on individual, local, regional, and international levels. To be useful to both practitioners and policymakers, the book identifies model programs that can be implemented at every level.

"Creative industries in China" provides a fresh account of China's emerging commercial cultural sector. The author shows how developments in Chinese art, design and media industries are reflected in policy, in market activity, and grassroots participation. Never has the attraction of being a media producer, an artist, or a designer in China been so enticing. National and regional governments offer financial incentives; consumption of cultural goods and services have increased; creative workers from Europe, North America and Asia are moving to Chinese cities; culture is increasingly positioned as a pillar industry. But what does this mean for our understanding of Chinese society? Can culture be industrialised following the low-cost model of China's manufacturing economy. Is the national government really committed to social liberalisation? This engaging book is a valuable resource for students and scholars interested in social change in China. It draws on leading Chinese scholarship together with insights from global media studies, economic geography and cultural studies.

Now in an extensively revised third edition with 65% new material, this is the authoritative reference on posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Contributors examine the breadth of current knowledge on the mechanisms by which stressful events can alter psychological processes, brain function, and individual behavior. Risk and protective factors across development and in specific populations are explored. Reviewing the state of the science of assessment and treatment, the volume covers early intervention and evidence-based individual, couple/family, and group therapies. Conceptual and diagnostic issues are addressed and key questions for the next generation of researchers are identified. New to This Edition *Thoroughly revised to reflect the accelerating pace of scientific and clinical progress; includes a range of new authors. *Chapters on new topics: treatment of PTSD with comorbid disorders, and postmortem brain banking. *New chapters on previously covered topics, including DSM-5 and ICD-11 diagnostic criteria, the psychoneurobiology of resilience, and challenges in implementing clinical best practices. *New or updated discussions of such timely issues as treatment of refugees, telemental health, and technology-based interventions.

In 1997 the National Institute of Mental Health assembled a working group of international experts to address the mental health consequences of torture and related violence and trauma; report on the status of scientific knowledge; and include research recommendations with implications for treatment, services, and policy development. This book, dedicated to those who experience the horrors of torture and those who work to end it, is based on that report.

Events that lead to traumatic brain injury are often also psychologically traumatic. Addressing a growing need among mental health practitioners, this authoritative book brings together experts in both posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI). Chapters present empirically based best practices for conceptualization, assessment, and intervention. The book also addresses the biological and psychosocial mechanisms by which PTSD and mTBI complicate each other; management of commonly associated conditions, including chronic pain and substance abuse; special considerations in military contexts; and possible ways to improve the structure and cost-effectiveness of providing care in this challenging area.

Die im vorliegenden funften Selecta-Band zusammengefassten Beitrage behandeln Themen, die etwa durch die Stichworte Bewegung, Stroemung, Mechanik zu umreissen sind. Zu jedem Beitrag gehoert eine Vorgeschichte, die ihn mit beruhmten alten Problemstellungen verbindet. Fahrt man von Neapel aus nach Suden uber Paestum hinaus die lukanische Kuste entlang, so kommt man nach etwa einer Stunde zu den ausgegrabenen Ruinen der alten griechischen Stadt Elea (gegr. 540 v. ehr. ), in der die Philosophen Parmenides (ca. 510 - ca. 440 v. ehr. ) und Zenon (ca. 490 - ca. 430 v. ehr. ) gewirkt haben. Von den vier sog. Paradoxien des Zenon (sie sind in der Physik des Aristoteles uberliefert und kommentiert) gehoeren drei zum allgemeinen Gesprachsstoff der sog. Gebildeten: 1. Man kann nicht gehen, denn um ein Stadion zuruckzulegen, muss man erst ein halbes Stadion zurucklegen, dazu vorher ein Viertelstadion usw., ein unendliches Pensum, das man nicht bewaltigen kann. 2. Achilles kann die Schild- kroete nicht uberholen, denn er muss erst einmal deren Start- punkt erreichen, dann ist sie aber schon zu einem neuen Punkt vorgeruckt, den Achilles als nachstes besuchen muss etc., wieder ein unendliches und folglich nicht zu bewaltigendes Pensum fur den armen Helden. 3. Der abgeschossene Pfeil bleibt in der Luft stehen, denn aus den in 1. genannten Grunden kann er keine positive Strecke zurucklegen.

Join Tempo the Ant as he moves and grooves his way through life in a bustling anthill. It's hard for his parent's to understand how he can be upbeat and full of energy at all times of day but it defines Tempo as an ant. Always positive and willing to help, Tempo uses his talent to teach others how to march through life at the beat of their own drum and thus, overcome challenges.

"Roger Kean writes like the rest of us breathe... effortlessly." - Goodreads author Summer Michaels A heavy burden rides the shoulders of young Gregory Hilliard-to discover the fate of a father he never knew. Did the elder Hilliard die with Hicks Pasha's army at El Obeid in 1883 or, as his mother fervently hopes, did he somehow escape the massacre there by the fanatic Mahdist Dervishes? And then there is the puzzle of his real name. Is he who he thinks he is? Born and raised in Cairo, fluent in native languages, Gregory is pitched into the heat of war after his mother dies. The teenager makes his way by joining General Kitchener's Nile campaign to retake the Sudan from the Khalifa's Mahdist armies. In doing so Gregory hopes to find out what happened to his father. Two spies-Edward and Richard Rainbow-help in his quest, brothers with their own dark secret. But his greatest support comes from the Ja'alin Zaki, the love of his young life, his friend and soul-mate. In a world that refuses to recognize the right of young men to love and in an era that looks down on the "inferior" natives, Gregory faces his most difficult battle for personal happiness. Success will bring him and Zaki fulfilment but also unravel a tragic and at the same time life-enhancing mystery with its roots in far away England... and in the solving of it, one which might yet rip the two lovers apart. "Gregory's Story" is the companion to the Goodreads.com March 2013 M/M Romance and Queereaders Book of the Month choice "A Life Apart." While "Gregory's Story" stands alone as a novel, the events are greatly enriched by having first read "A Life Apart," which features Edward and Richard Rainbow, who appear as Gregory's companions, some 13 years on.

Love, jealousy, rejection, violence, goal-scoring, duct tape, and explosive devices... just a part of daily life at Stockborough Rovers Football Club. Billy Logan, star striker for the British Premiere League football club, has everything a young man could want-except a life. And then handsome Spanish top-club player Adriano Marquez is signed to Stockborough and Billy's life is turned upside down and every way around. It's love at first sight, and amazingly it turns out to be the same for Adriano. But given the nature of their profession, admitting to their love affair is not an option, until a spoiled contest winner forces the issue in a spectacular fashion and Billy has to save the day. But there is another lurking problem for the star-crossed lovers... Bitter Tommy Horton idolizes Billy and has been stalking him. Fantasies of sex with the footballer grow in strength until he's driven to declare his adoration but when he discovers Billy and Adriano's love affair, Tommy goes off the rails and hatches a plot to get his revenge on both men-and he's not planning a love pat... Oh hickory dickory dock, he's not

219BC-Carthage locks horns with Rome in a bloody war for survival... When Carthage's charismatic general Hannibal launches his army on a daring campaign across Spain to Gaul and over the Alps into Italy to bring predatory Rome to its knees, his cousin, noble-born teenager Malco is proud to take part in the glorious endeavor. From the heat of the Libyan desert to the passion of great love, Malco-the Thunderbolt-battles corrupt politics, bears, wolves, dread mountain passes, and the massed Celtic tribes who would bar Hannibal's path to victory. Through his eyes and the loves of his life-Giskon, hotheaded activist; Juba, Numidian warrior; and Trebon, dearest and eternal friend-this violent tale unfolds across the rich tapestry of history, of political intrigue, and brutal bloody war. Finally, the deadly political infighting at home destroys Malco's patriotic feelings, and he finds himself hating Carthage even more than his sworn enemy Rome. Malco is inexorably led to a moment of fateful choice that will determine the future course of his life, and that of those he loves. Publisher's note: This book contains some explicit gay sexual content.

1884-Deep in the Sudanese deserts a crazed religious fanatic spawns violent bloodshed. In Victorian England Edward and Richard are twins, with a blessed life, enjoying their elite private school for boys, and with prospects of army commissions ahead. But then a woman's greed tears them apart and destroys their comfortable world. Even though their love is forbidden, for Edward there is no other in his life but Richard, and for Richard a life without Edward is unbearable. Has fate determined that they must lead their lives apart? As members of the British force engaged in a doomed bid to save heroic Gordon of Khartoum, besieged by the frenzied armies of the Mahdi, Edward and Richard, cruelly separated by events, and ignorant of the other's presence, are thrown into their own desperate adventures as the conflict rages on around them... One an officer, the other a lowly cavalry trumpeter, both find Muslim allies willing to risk all to see them through... Two lovers far from each other in a hostile world of enervating heat, unforgiving sand, rocky wastes, but also burning passions-will the young men overcome the ordeal of a life apart to achieve their dream of a destiny together?

In this book, Jamaican born educator and scholar Dr. Jennifer Keane-Dawes, author of the popular letters Dear Jamaica, shares her experiences living and working as a single parent in the United States.