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25 / 11

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I don’t really like cooking… nor do I like pasta. Put those two things together and voila! #Zuchinni #pasta and #chicken #meatballs! Not bad for someone who had to ask her dad how to cook peas… from a can. #yummy #dinner #artsyfoodpic #bakingisbetter (at Ghornata, Riyadh Saudia Arabia)

19 / 11

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When you start to really know someone, all his physical characteristics start to disappear. You begin to dwell in his energy, recognize the scent of his skin. You see only the essence of the person, not the shell. That’s why you can’t fall in love with beauty. You can lust after it, be infatuated by it, want to own it. You can love it with your eyes and body but not your heart. And that’s why, when you really connect with a person’s inner self, any physical imperfections disappear, become irrelevant.

Lisa Unger, Beautiful Lies (via hqlines)

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18 / 11

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She Was Upset About Her Preschooler Being Suspended. When She Spoke To The Other Moms, It Got Weird.

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Some kids act out. This … isn’t acting out.
When I first heard this story from “This American Life,” I was in shock. It’s filled with moments that left me shaking my head, but here are a few that really stuck out:
“The lab coats peered down at a million students’ lives — the schools they attended, how they did, when they got in trouble. And they determined that African-American and Hispanic students were twice as likely to receive an out-of-school suspension than their white peers for their first offense.” (11:20)
“One more striking thing you can see in the Texas numbers — kids who were suspended were much more likely to be arrested outside of school, three times as likely to come into contact with the juvenile justice system.” (12:21)
“In March this year, the Department of Education issued a report that said black children make up 18% of preschoolers, but they make up 48% of preschool children suspended more than once.” (15:30)
“And here’s the theory he laid out for me: You suspend a kid, he misses school, he finds it hard to catch up, he feels frustrated, falls behind. And maybe just as important, he learns he is bad. Because he feels bad when he’s in school, he acts bad.” (14:25)

This story and the findings shared in it paint a scary picture of how racial bias affects students of color. Here’s hoping that sharing these insights will encourage educators to think carefully about how we discipline students and how it can affect their futures.
Click here to listen to the “Time Out”, from This American Life
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18 / 11

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#Glitter makes everything better. #sparkle #tistheseasontouseglitter #pink @over

17 / 11

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This looks like a building #Batman would own…. #Batcave 2.0 (at Dubai, United Arab Emirates)

15 / 11

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Just because I accept you as you are does not mean that I have given up all hope of your improvement.

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14 / 08

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14 / 08

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These two. Lila makes the best faces ever. I’m definitely the aunt who’d rather posts the funny pictures. She’ll thank me in 13 years. 😉

#myfavoritegirls #wcw #theresheblows

13 / 08

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12 / 08

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“Gaia (Mother Earth) asked one of her sons, Cronus, to mutilate his father, Uranus (Sky). Cronus cut off Uranus’ testicles and threw them into the sea. […] the local version indicates that Aphrodite’s Rock is a part of the lower body of Cronus! This legend says that Cronus ambushed his father and cut him below the waist with a scythe. Uranus, as he tried to escape flying, lost parts of his truncated body and testicles into the sea. A white foam appeared from which a maiden arose, the waves first taking her to Kythera and then bringing her to Cyprus. The maiden, named Aphrodite, went to the assembly of gods from Cyprus. The Romans widely referred to her as Venus. […] A local myth is that any person who swims around the Aphrodite Rock will be blessed with eternal beauty.” -Wikipedia

Here testicles, testicles! #Paphos #Cyprus #stupidpeopleruinedtheview #bustanut

11 / 08

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10 / 08

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An excursion to Cape #Greco (Cavo Greco) in #Cyprus. Love the #Mediterranean #water. 😍💙

03 / 08

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#Medieval #Castle of #Paphos, #Cyprus. Kinda small if you ask me….

03 / 08

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