Many people think that the jobs and professions section of a school’s library is for the students to work with. They may not be which it is actually offered to anyone who wants to know. The library has all of the resources to help students get the information they should be successful in their careers.
Even if try your local library does not have got these books on education, they are readily available at other sources. Depending on what their school can be performing, you can use the library in several ways to support your learning and long term future career choices. If the school provides job position services, apply it!
The jobs and careers portion of a school library give you the prospect to use the most recent tools to learn about and get information about what you will need to do in your job. If you are considering nursing, find a program or maybe a mentor to assist you learn how to work as a nurse. When you are considering a profession in mathematics, use the personal computers to learn basic principles plus the technology to help is made the most of the career.
There are many choices in careers that it may be simple to become weighed down. The opportunities are countless and you can tend to study or perhaps apply. Either way, there is a best education and the greatest jobs open to you. Use the information at your neighborhood library to assist you prepare and develop a technique to help you find a good place for your career.
If you are interested in a graduate degree in education, you can find ebooks that will help you build on your graduate level skills because you search for a job that best suits your interests. There is also career support books that will help you with the little jobs you have to do each day. All these books will give you the tools you must be successful.
Do not forget that there is no place like inafi-la.org residence. At home, you should check out all the resources your children will need to succeed in their lives. You can use them to research the career you wish for yourself and then for your children.
Operate the computer in the school to aid students study and to find work as students tutor. Teaching strategies consist of assessment, learning the importance of the curriculum, composing projects, and analysis. Each topic can be used to encourage students to learn and apply abilities.
Encourage your students for growing books which can be specifically designed because of their career. These books will provide students the equipment they need to succeed in their jobs. This is a wonderful way to get creative and build programs that reflect the interests.
In order to do well in your career and education, you need able to offer your learners with the equipment they need to do well also to succeed. Some of the materials you are able to give your pupils include the AP (Advanced Placement) examination literature, the ISTEP test booklets, and more. Along with the tools they will receive, they are going to do better in school and get their career off to a terrific starting point.
The jobs and careers section of the local selection can give you a selection of information and resources that can be used. Use them to get you thinking about your job and education. Makes use of the books you have at your institution to help the college students prepare and support their efforts.
Adults who have careers in education or in health care may also want to learn from other adults in their field. There are numerous public libraries that offer mature discussion organizations. You can also find browsing organizations online and through the many regional organizations that help adults to succeed in the city. The professions and education section of the neighborhood library is a great place to get people who can offer advice and support.
Career advancement in any field is possible when you put your mind to it. If you find an individual in your community who can help you, contact those to see how you are able to benefit from their very own knowledge. Operate the skills and ideas you will find in the jobs and education section of check your local library.


The International Federation of Accountants’ (IFAC) Financial and Management Accounting Committee (FMAC) has released a new publication designed to educate management, accountants and other business decision makers about a wide range of issues that impact the quality of earnings.
Quality of Earnings Case Study Collection was first published by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). “Recognizing the importance of earnings quality in the financial reporting and regulatory communities and its impact on the confidence of investors in global financial markets, FMAC decided to reissue the publication and make it available to a broader international audience,” states Bill Connell, FMAC chairman.
The collection includes more than a dozen articles addressing a wide range of issues such as capital market expectations and valuations, estimates/methods, revenue recognition, business combinations, and working capital management. The case studies are designed to put the reader in the seat of executives making decisions that could impact the future of their company, as well as their own and their employees’ livelihoods. They raise a number of real-life ethical, management, and accounting issues and show how they were resolved.
Quality of Earnings Case Study Collection is available in both a print and electronic version. It may be accessed free of charge by going to the IFAC online bookstore (www.ifac.org/store) and downloading it from the FMAC section of the store. Print copies may be ordered through the online store or by calling IFAC at +1-212-286-9344, ext. 103.


The first publication on queer art to focus on a dramatic century of social and artistic change in Britain.
In 1861, the death penalty was abolished for sodomy in Britain, in 1967, homosexuality was finally decriminalised. Between these legal landmarks lies a century of seismic shifts in gender and sexuality for men and women. This found expression in Britain as art explored transgressive identities, experiences and desires. Focusing exclusively on British art, from the ambivalent sexualities and gender experimentation among the Pre-Raphaelites, to the explorations of love and lust in 1960s Soho, this book showcases the rich diversity of queer British art.
Author: Clare Barlow
Paperback, 176 Pages, Published 2017
|Expected release date is 1st Jun 2017|


Holy Name in Portland is back! Plus new play reading in San Diego
Holy Name's Portland premiere
Two years ago, Holy Name was set to experience its Portland, Oregon premiere with Salt and Sage productions. COVID had other plans, and the production was postponed. I'm thrilled to announce that the production has been officially rescheduled and tickets are available now!
Holy Name in Portland
Produced by Salt and Sage at the Backdoor Theatre.
Set in Buffalo, NY in the 1960s Mindy is sure her sons, husband, and sister are conspiring against her. As her youngest's confirmation approaches, the chaos at home escalates. Holy Name asks how one can find peace when they have never known it at home. Be advised this play offers stark depictions of mental illness and domestic abuse.
Directed by Asae Dean
When: October 21, 2022 - November 5, 2022
Where: Backdoor Theatre 4319 SE Hawthorne Blvd, Portland, OR 97215
Buy tickets now!
Brand new play reading in San Diego
But that's not all! I am work-shopping a new play called Fresh Mountain Air and I'm thrilled that La Jolla Theatre Ensemble will be producing a staged reading in September. La Jolla Theatre Ensemble always puts on an excellent show, and I can't wait to see how the audience reacts to this new work.
John Tessmer will direct this drama about three hikers who return to their cabin only to find that things are about to go horribly wrong.
Fresh Mountain Air in San Diego When: September 3rd at 2 p.m. | September 6th at 6 p.m.
Where: La Jolla Public Library 7555 Draper Ave, La Jolla, CA 92037
Tickets available at the door, suggested contribution—$10 cash.
The La Jolla Theatre Ensemble presents Michael Eichler's brand new play Fresh Mountain Air. This staged reading will be performed by the La Jolla Public Library on Saturday September 3rd at 2 p.m. and Tuesday September 6th at 6 p.m.


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The DofE Expedition Guide provides comprehensive advice and guidance for DofE Leaders, Supervisors, Assessors and all adults involved in the delivery of the DofE Expedition section and DofE expeditions. This definitive support book is the first complete re-write since the 1996 edition and contains substantially increased chapters on supervising, assessing, sailing, open expeditions and new guidance on behaviour expectations, mobile phones and GPS/GPS tracking devices. It will also be a focal point for advice and guidance on supporting young people with additional needs to complete their Expedition section. Due to the essential nature of this resource we have kept the price as it was in 2000 & has a water resistant cover.


Mission Possible: How You Can Start and Operate a Soup Kitchen
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Glowing Praise for Mission Possible:
"Mission Possible is important and unfortunately most relevant for the simple but urgent fact that growing numbers of Americans go hungry due to the lack of money to purchase food. The authors are well respected leaders in the community with recognized skills and competence in the non-profit sector. This book is an outstanding overview of how to establish or enhance the functioning of Soup Kitchens, using the best practices of non-profit management." - Fran Dolan, Former Executive Director, Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Trenton


The Balkan Folk Violin book contains folk Violin sheet music tunes
from Balkan countries - Bulgaria, Greece, Serbia and Romania.
All tunes were arranged and performed by Ivan Kovachev (Violin).
The Accordion accompaniments were performed by Gencho Dulgerov.
• Single stave Violin notation. This score version is suitable for learning the melody.
• Score Arrangement. A complete score version offering a melody (violin) stave,
a bass stave and a harmony notation.
• Precise Notation. The ornamentations are notated precisely, as well as the violin improvisations are notated exactly as they were originally recorded.
• Multitrack Audio CD. The CD offers up to four audio tracks such as:
- Original Mix.
- A Solo Violin track in slow tempo.
- Arrangement tracks in slow and middle tempo.
Продукта може да бъде закупен и изпратен по Еконт за клиенти, които са базирани в България. За справка на цена (в Лева) и поръчка изпратете Емайл.


This is a non-fiction book of anthropological, psychological, biological and paleontological (and more) theories behind the origins of the various international monsters. Many of the monsters are from western culture (Minotaur, Medusa, Frankenstein's Monster, etc.) But there are a number of global monsters as well.
I was immediately drawn to this book. Monsters have always fascinated me, even when I was too scared to watch monster movies. Some people may look at this book like a magician revealing his tricks, but I look at it as a truth-is-stranger-than-fiction scenario. The idea that dragon myths may have originated because of pockets of methane triggered by ancient miners is one that thrills me. I genuinely enjoy the scientific explanations of mythological and supernatural ideas.
The fact that Kaplan presents these theories in an easy-to-read format with a sense of humor and his own sense of wonder is a wonderful bonus. This is a non-fiction but Kaplan does a wonderful job of keeping the book from being dry and boring. His footnotes have good supplementary information and jokes for the reader to enjoy.
I really feel this book was well researched and well written. There was a lot of intriguing information about how the human perspective of the world has changed throughout the ages and continues to change. The theories on why the roles and histories of monsters have changed through the years make sense and give a new appreciation for the monsters that survived so many generations. Seriously, though the role and history of Medusa has changed, she has survived through millennia to still be part of human culture. That is amazing!
If you're looking for a non-fiction that will appeal to your love of fantasy, this is a great pick. If you're even just mildly curious about some of the monsters you love and where they come from, this is a great book to pick up. I really enjoyed reading this and encourage you to pick it up. 4.5 hoots!


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Alas. As of yet, I do not have a strong answer on what I personally should be reading. I'm going to the beach in just over a week and I have not yet found THE SUMMER BEACH READ. But I think I'm getting closer with every step.
|Selections from the Georgetown Neighborhood Library. And a man studying in the corner. Hottie.|
I do have some good recommendations though, should you find yourself in this same particular quandary. Some of this is repeat from my previous ramblings about good reads. Take it or leave it, here is what I've got:
- MWF Seeking BFF: My Year Long Search for a New Best Friend. I haven't read this but it was recommended from a trusted source. A married white female moves to Chicago with her husband and suddenly finds herself friendless, so she decides to go on a ton of girl dates as she looks for her new best friend forever. I feel like so many of us women, whether married or single, could relate to this book -- especially living in cities far from where we grew up. Judging from the cover (always a good test of a book's character, naturally) it seems witty and fun.
- The Pillars of the Earth. A classic! It's a historical fiction read complete with romance and history and suspense and the building of a cathedral in the 1400s or thereabouts. I read it while in the Caribbean a few years ago so I can totally vouch that it's a good beach read. I want to read it again. Loved this book.
- Cutting for Stone. I definitely have mentioned this one before. It's an epic coming of age story about twin brothers in Ethiopia. If you are at all medically inclined, you will love this book. Or even if you aren't (I'm not), you will love this book.
- Left to Tell: Discovering God Amidst the Rwandan Holocaust. I know what you're thinking. This is definitely not a beach read. But I think it could be! I haven't read this book but my friend Jenn recently read it and has talked so much about it. Yes, this is not sunshine and flowers, but real life isn't either. This book is real life and we need to know about it.
- The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. The true story of a woman's cells being used and replicated to radically advance science and medicine -- but without her knowledge. I haven't read this book but it's been recommended from several sources. Ethical debates abound!
- The Elegance of the Hedgehog. This is a merry read about the intertwining lives of one apartment building's many dwellers. I read it a few years ago and remember chuckling and smiling the whole time. It's set in Paris. Need I say more? And you need a dictionary for every third word.
- Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption. The true story of Louie Zamperini surviving a Japanese POW camp during WWII. Two words: read it. I read it last Christmas at the beach and it's worth reading while looking out at the ocean since much of the book takes place at sea. Just amazing. It's being made into a movie.
- The Paris Wife. Again, this is on my to-read list. It's the story of the love affair between Hemingway and his wife, Hadley. A real heartbreaker. If you saw Woody Allen's Midnight in Paris and didn't know who the characters were, this book probably isn't for you. Just saying...
- The Liar's Club. Mary Karr's memoir about growing up in East Texas with a crazy family. Who can't relate to that? At least the crazy family part.
- Lit. Mary Karr's follow-up memoir about her adult years. I haven't read either of her memoirs, but my mom says they are excellent and humorous. What's not to love about those two glowing adjectives. Why, nothing. Nothing at all.
- The Jane Austen Book Club. I saw the movie a few months ago and practically fell in love with these women (and man... played by Hugh Dancy... so precious.) Just a simply sweet and wonderful girly read about the intertwining lives of the women who love Jane Austen. Simply the best!
So, that's what I've got. Do with it what you will. And let me know if you have some favorites to recommend! Please tellll meeeee. I beg you. For all things beautiful like kisses and sunny days, share the wealth. The literary world is a beautiful world.
To close, I give you a snapshot from my first year of marriage to my future doctor:
Life is sweet. Books make it sweeter.


Overall, I highly recommend Oswaal's One For All Olympiad Class 2 General Knowledge book to parents seeking to nurture their child's curiosity, critical thinking, and general knowledge skills, setting them up for future academic achievements.
Oswaal's One For All Olympiad Class 2 General Knowledge book is a must-have resource for parents who value their child's intellectual development and want to instill a thirst for knowledge from an early age.
This book serves as a valuable tool for parents who want to supplement their child's education with enriching and challenging materials, preparing them for success in the Olympiad exam and beyond.
I appreciate Oswaal's efforts to make learning general knowledge engaging and interactive, providing opportunities for my child to develop a lifelong love for learning.
The book's emphasis on practical knowledge and real-world applications equips my child with valuable skills that will benefit them not only in the exam but also in their academic and personal growth.


Publications are the medium to reach out to larger audience on various social issues affecting the lives of the people. We presently have three publications Kaleidoscope, Voices and Ashar Golpo. Of these three, Ashar Golpo is a booklet in Bengali being used as grassroots awareness tool while the rest two i.e. ‘Kaleidoscope’ & ‘Voices’ are bilingual books depicting voices of today’s youth.
Kaleidoscope is a collection of six comics with different flavours. A bunch of youths have expressed their views using comics. May be this book will open a new window for you to see the world in different perspective.
While going through the pages of Kaleidoscope, you may recall that play ground, where today stands a huge skyscraper. The other page may take you to a village, where the birds are protesting against child marriage. A ray of smile may come to your face, the next moment you may start thinking “ eh, no! it should be stopped !”. My friend, that very thought will be your addition to the Kaleidoscope. In Kaleidoscope, you will find a young girl is stuck in the conflict between religion and love, while another of her age is exploring Gandhigiri to change the society.
Kaleidoscope is a amazing collage with the shades of emotions ! It’s not a fabricated story, in Kaleidoscope the youths have shared their experiences and perspectives towards life.
The interesting fact is that, none of these youngsters are so called ‘artists’. Some of them have drawn for the first time. If these pieces of black and white comics stimulate some thoughts within you, then we will feel that the efforts have been fruitful.
Voice in pen and sketches:
“Today’s youths are busy in studies, friends or internet world; where they have time to see the world outside their circle? ”Voice…In pen & sketches” is here to laugh away on statements like these. “Voice” is actually the voice of today’s youth, which is mostly ignored in the society. Armed with 12 comics, each comics expresses the feelings of a youth. Interestingly, none of them are “so-called” artist, in most of the cases it’s there first try. During the last 1 ½ years, youths from different places, different sections of society, participated in “Comics Adda” workshop. The objective of these workshops was to promote youth voices through comics.
This collection is of some comics made during these workshops. Actually, through this book we want to exhibit their voices, comics is mere a medium. So, without analyzing how successful they become as a writer or comic artist, just enjoy reading the book, think about the issues raised.
Be it, the story of life of her friend getting married at 13, or a fear that society will make me just a money earning machine, or an effort of few youths to make their area better, each story makes us face the reality or surprises us or attempts to bring a new ray of hope. If these 12 different perspectives depicted through comics, stimulates some thought in you, then we will consider our efforts successful.
A need of a communication material which can help the peer group to talk about the issue of child marriage of the school going girls was continuously arising from the Udaan core group members. The purpose of this tool was to spread the message of child marriage. “Ashar Golpo” (story of Asha), a booklet on child marriage was published as a communication material. This is a story about a girl who got married at the age of 13 and how her life changed after that. The story is written in a very simple, but filmy style along with some illustration (as suggested by Udaan core group) which is liked by the adolescent girls of the area.
“Ashar Golpo” is now used as a tool to create greater awareness in the community on prevention of child marriage. This booklet has been quite phenomenal in making the community aware about the ill-effect of child marriage and touch the emotional chord by a story of a girl name Asha & her life after child marriage. The book is also used by the adolescent for creating awareness among their parents.


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The Great Simpsina Lisa meets the Great Raymondo, a legendary magician who takes her under his wing, teaching her his various tricks, including the secret of the Great Milk Can Escape. She becomes a hit at school as well as on stage working alongside him. But when Lisa unwittingly reveals the Milk Can Escape trick to rival magician Cregg Demon, the Great Raymondo fires her, but later forgives her as they try to stop Cregg from performing the secret trick in his own show.


Jerry loved music. Ed valued his relationships and had a passion for helping people, in his business, his friends and family. Pat and Dennis were married in 1965 and moved to Pleasanton in 1968and that's where it all began, a life filled with many adventuresYellowstone sojourns; snow skiing (he had a truly graceful style, and you could spot him coming down the mountain from a mile away) and water skiing (had to have a boat, of course, named Our Waterbed, Pleasanton); camping (mmm, mmm, mmm, french toast on the griddle); Bed & Breakfasting (neve Donald (Don) Robert Provan During his time at Foothill High School, he made lifelong friends, who affectionately called him Ivan for the rest of his life. The youngest of four children, Bob grew up in Sterling where he excelled academically (especially in math, science, and art) and in sports (especially baseball) and he graduated Salutatorian of his high school class of 1956. He passed away at his home following . The Amador Valley girls' lacrosse team started the season in fine form, thrashing Davis 20-8 on Sunday. Her two daughter-in-laws, Debbie and Stacy were also at her bedside during her illness. After retirement from the Navy, he was a substitute teacher, worked at a local photo shop, and as an instructor for the Pleasanton Unified School District for Kathleen Lee Benassini Lynne was born to Francis and Lenora Geary in Hawthorn, CA in 1952. The students at Amador High and Foothill High knew that she was there to help, quietly and with love in the library. She moved to Livermore in the early 1980s. At college, John not only earned his Bachelors degree, but he also gave up bachelorhood for good. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1952, where she was a member of the Alpha Delta Pi sorority. While Teri enjoyed many things such as travel and volunteer work with the Tri-Valley Mothers of Twins Club, above all she enjoyed spending time with her family and many friends. Joseph Buonsante, a man of many talents, was born July 1, 1931, in Mola di Bari, Italy to Pasquale and Graziella Buonsante. Don was born in San Diego, CA. Audrey Aune was born July 4 1932 and passed Jan 4 2022. Friends and family of Sharon are welcome to attend a celebration of life in Sh R. Norman Nelson, Jr. He served as a Sacristan, Communion Minister, and Altar Server at St. Elizabeth Seton Church. Our Loving, Strong and generous mom,JosephineJones, passed away on Friday April 8th 2022 at 6:45 pm. From there she went on to St. Marys Hospital (largely connected to Mayo Clinic) in Rochester, MN, where she was Assistant Head Nurse of a Post Open Heart Surgery Intensive Care Unit. She enjoyed working and was known as smart, inquisitive, and fun-loving team member. Then to San Jose State with a BS Degree in electrical engineering in 1961. After high school, he attended the University of Texas and graduated in 1965 with a degree in Business Administration. Mike was born and lived most of his life here in Alameda County. Julie married Charles Frick in 1988. All Obituaries - Schneider Funeral Home offers a variety of funeral services, from traditional funerals to competitively priced cremations, serving Pleasanton, KS and the surrounding communities. It was the "Paris of the Middle East" and Mary loved the Mediterranean lifestyle and multi-cultural people. Mary was a wonderful wife, mother, and grandmother. He was diagnosed with Leukemia & lost his battle after 4 short months. At Colgate she met and later married seminarian Howard Lewis Still. Though he had many academic and professional accomplishments, these were not what defined him. Milt Joined the Naval Reserve in 1949 after 35 years of service as a Chief Petty Officer. He did his best to help his mom and to protect and encourage his younger brother. Nedra Ondrey. Pleasanton, CA. From Santa Clara he received an MBA, from Stanford, an Engineering Degree. John Milton Peterson was a man so remarkable that he actually had not one, but three birthdays. Proud of her Danish heritage, Janet joined the Danish Sisterhood in America in 1948 at age 16, remaining a member for the past 74 years. He is survived by his daughter Ana Daisy Loa (Eddie), his son Rene Martin Jr. aka Tito, grandchildren Austin and Natalee Martin, Grand dogs-pugs-Leo and Lucy, his beloved niece Adrianna Villamar, sister in law Maria Sergia aka Sally, many cousins, nieces and nephews and an abundance of friends. Carol Mae Zedlitz Barbara was ALWAYS the life of the party and enjoyed bringing joy to others. Don and Pam spent 37 cherished years together, enjoying sports, cruises and traveling to over 47 countries. Charles Carlo Michelotti, loving husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, and friend passed away at the age of 84 on Sunday, August 21, 2022, in Pleasanton, California. During his 21-year military career, he made deployments to various aircraft carriers often as Officer in Charge of his detachment. Norm was also very involved with his chur Don Allen Yocum He was earnest, honest and hardworking, serving Pleasanton's small business community with his first shop Amador Sports & Hobbies, then opening The Sports Den. In 1949, the McMahon family moved to 2nd Street in Pleasanton, California. He taught there until becoming the dean of admissions and records in 1975. June 9, 1927 - March 29, 2022 He began his career at Chabot College in Hayward, Ca. After graduating from Galileo High, he worked for Southern Pacific. They found jobs as au pairs in Buffalo, NY and then a year later rode across the country by bus to California where Hildegard worked at a bank in Los Angeles for another year. Pleasanton, California. July 28, 1944 - March 27, 2022 Reyes Perez, Jr. 07/08/75 - 02/14/23. She was not much of a crier, but loved to make sure everyone knew who she was and let out a coo every now and then just to remind you she was there. We are so sad to announce the passing of Louis (Lou) Russo, who passed away peacefully on January 16, 2022, at the age of 88. In 1953, she met Douglas, her husband of 65 years until his death in 2018. When Don was entering high school, he and his family moved to Pleasant Hill, CA where he graduated in the class of 1972, from Pleasant Hill High School. They s Julie Frick Carl and Sharrell resided in both San Mateo and Sunnyvale during which time Jensen Gerome Ybarra Obituaries. Milton retired as an Alameda County Reserve Deputy Sheriff after 50 years of service. Born and raised in the San Fernando Valley, she always had an interest in the arts. Both predeceased him. He is survived by his family of Rita, Jessica, Carol, Tom, Zach, Kim and Otis. Albert Ronald Thiessen Albert Ronald Thiessen (90) of Livermore, California passed away on December 27, 2022, after a long battle with dementia. Peg's graduate studies at the University of California, Berkeley, resulted in a PhD in Zoology (1978) and an enduring and productive research career at Berkeleys Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, focusing on the genetics and evolution of mammals. Aug. 28, 1935 - June 3, 2022 Nov. 4, 1937 - Aug. 21, 2022 At 14 years old he went to work in a local cabinet shop, cleaning up to earn funds to fuel his passion for engine building and horsepower. Hosting holidays was a highlight in their home and will always be cherished. He was also a blessing to those many lives he touched. Pleasanton, California. Per Carols request, there will be no services. G. Richard Wirtenson He en Kirk Irvin Iverson After a 2 year battle with a rare form of leukemia, Jerry (Don't call him Gerard!) In May, 1967, Fred met the love of his life, Bettie, and married her a year later in August 1968. A true original, Alex did things his own way and with inimitable style, usually accompanied by his patented, infectious grin. VA Livermore cared for Joe with utmost respect and dignity. Joyce was a homemaker, loved to sew and very passionate about genealogy. Pleasanton, California. John attended Cal State East Bay where he was an active member of the Zeta Omicron chapter of the Delta Sigma Phi fraternity. Don is survived by his loving wife of 26 1/2 y John M. Peterson She was preceded in death by her devoted parents, Stan and Barbara Burns, her beloved broth Edwin Burkart Fred Badal was born the third child of Abraham Baba Badal and Johanna Badal of Turlock, where his father was the pastor of the Assyrian church. A memorial service Friday in Pleasanton will honor the memory of Jensen Ybarra, a 35-year-old husband and . The Soria family settled in Pleasanton, California, where they purchased the family home which saw the birth of 2 more generations. He was also involved in several professional organizations including a golf group whom he met with regularly. Moved to California in 1957 to live with her brother Rogers (Billy) and Bruces sister. San Luis Obispo, CA. She attended Hayward High School. Feb. 21, 1932 - Dec. 27, 2022 He Graduated from Santa Rosa Jr. College in 1954. Harm Ottens She graduated from the New Jersey College for Women, and earned a Masters in Education from Rutgers University. He spent his younger days in South San Francisco graduating from St. Veronica's School in 1967 and Serra High School in 1971 (where he was the recipient of the Bank of America Science Award). He also had a small bowling shop at The Granada Bowl. She grew up in the close-knit neighborhood of Orchard Ridge, attending Madison schools through her graduation from West High. He loved being a father and always found a way to make his girls laugh even when he was enduring chemotherapy for Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma. His greatest joy was to make people laugh with his silly jokes. She found quick success in the real estate industry before joining her mother Lynn and brother Mark in their thriving family business Hired Hands Homecare. He graduated in 1966 with a degree in Chemistry. March 17, 1937 - Nov. 23, 2022 has proven to be a great asset to Pleasanton and the surrounding area. They started their adventure with Gordon in the Air Force. Sally was a recognizable presence in Livermore: at concerts at the Bankhead, listening to music at the farmers market, attending community events, shopping at thrift shops and walking everywhere. Since first becoming a grandparent in 1993, Ed loved spending time with his grandchildren and would drive or hop on a plane (to Texas or Southern California) for a quick Paula Rollins Nov. 10, 1942 - April 22, 2022 Love of their four lovely daughters, Cindy Engel, Denean Gable, Nancy Strohmeyer & Marianne Sekany. Eric Dean Peterson was born in La Crosse, WI. Her beloved husband, Vince, was the center of her love for 56 years and quietly trusted that love Milton Harold Elm Tom was a loving father and husband raising three children, Thomas Jr., John and Michelle. Dorothy Harriet Smith was born in Oroville, California, the daughter of Bert Laraway Smith, Jr., and Emily Harriet Strother. Pleasanton, California. He attended St. Pauls Grammar School in San Francisco through eighth grade. Dad we will miss you, but you will always be locked in our hearts, and it comforts us to know you are back together with mom. She sang with a band while in high school and then later with Pleasantons Broadway Chorus. Dennis was a kind, methodical man, who left his mark on many people with his smile and sense of humor. Jacksonville, Oregon. Alex was born on November 11, 1988, in Renton, Washington, and spent his early childhood in Bourges, France, then Bothell, Washington and Pleasanton, California. She loved MGs and going on all the tours with the Sorry Safari club members. Milton is survived by his loving wife, Kathleen and children; Michael Elm (Teresa), Sharon Frazier (Hie), Chris Elm, David Elm (Cynthia), Maria Bird (Frank), Stephen Elm, Daniel Elm and Sister in law Patricia Haley. Know Elizabeth Rickenbach Teresa Renee Sheehan passed away peacefully in her sleep, surrounded by her loved ones. They initially lived in VA but later moved to SLC, UT. Castro Valley, California. Helen was born August 5,1954 in Manchester, NH to Jean and Apostolis (Nick) Bountis, the third of five daughters. Pleasanton, California. A private celebration of life for immediate family will be held at a later date. Marie Carmella Guydish He continued on as a punter for San Francisco State University where he studied communications. After retiring from Kaiser Sand and Gravel he dedicated his time to making barbecue and flour tortillas for his friends. As a child he lived in Westly, Wisc. Pleasanton, CA. During their early years of marriage, Howard completed his seminary studies at Colgate while Irene was simultaneous Teri Rae Mankins There wasn't a sport he couldn't quickly master (or beat his older sister at), from the usual team sports, to water/snow skiing, golf, track & field, and everything in-between. He is legendary within his field. Joes family immigrated to the US from Italy, when he was 3, and settled in San Francisco. Nathan watched ov Dorothy S. Hardin Joyce graduated from Joseph E. Brown Community High School in June 1954. Dick was blessed with a large family and always showed his four children the best example of a how to be a loving husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. He then became a sales engineer and ran teams for Westinghouse, General Electric, and United Technologies in New York City, Saudi Arabia, and Iran. They married, and over the years, had five children and lived in Nebraska, Iowa, Washington and finally California. She was a beloved wife and loving mother and modeled a life of love and service to her family and friends. Sharons sisters are Rondi and Marilee of Bakersfield. Marana, Arizona. Barbara had a son, Donald Mills, a daughter Holly Mills-Novacek, two granddaughters Brittany Mitchell and Lindsay Grigoryev, and four great granddaughters Hayden, Evie, Preslee and Polina. Feb. 16, 1958 - March 25, 2022 While raising their family in Pleasanton, Mike worked for over 25 years in finance and banking, most recently as a Senior Vice President at Silicon Valley Bank. He married Bonnie Larsen in 1983 and they had two children, Brittany (1986) and Blake (1988). Pleasanton, California. "Papou" KIDD, 87, passed away peacefully Tuesday, February 28, 2023. Join our obituary notification email list. He is survived by his loving wife of 53 years, Geri Keele-Vecchiarelli, his son Carlo E. Vecchiarelli III (Chuck) & Chucks wife Brenda Freeman- Vecchiarelli, his daughter Veronica Vecchiarelli-Valleau (Rocky) & Rockys husband Kenneth Valleau. After college Don went to work in sales for his grandfathers lighting company in Salt Lake City, Utah. Her mother, Signa Mae, later remarried Alfred Field and he legally adopted her and she became Jeanette Field. Bend, Oregon. Sports. She graduated High School and met her future husband at the tender age of 13. Copyright 2023 Echovita Inc. All rights reserved. Maurices father died when he was three years Carol L. Price Pat Lane, the face of downtown Pleasanton for years, died May 11, 2022 of congestive heart failure. Joyce was born in Atlanta, Georgia on February 11, 1937. in 1968 as a faculty member and professor in the science department. Dennis was aged 64 and was surrounded by his wife, Leslee and children in their home in Pleasanton. Elm. During this time, Stanley went back to painting, a pastime he picked up in the army. Born in Pequannock, New Jersey, in June 1966 to Al and Dee Peterson, John grew up as all kids did in the 70s: wild and free until it got dark riding bikes and building forts in the woods, playing baseball, and creating imaginary worlds with his older sister and younger brother. Pleasanton, California. Fred gained work experience with PG&E, engineering experience with Lockheed Martin and was hired by GTE where he worked until he retired. All five children were very close and made sure to keep their families connected. At the end of World War II he became a civilian working the same job for a year and then returned home to New York. After graduating from Glen Cove High School, he joined the Navy, where he served on the maiden voyage of the USS John F. Kennedy aircraft carrier. She planned to retire next year, hoping to visit family and friends, relaxing by the poolside, reading her collection of books, and caring for her animals. This began his lifelong career in the electrical/lighting industry and opened doors leading to a position with GESCO that relocated him back to Northern California. With deep sadness for her Family and many Friends, the bright spirit and gentle kindness of Rene L. Gielow passed from this world at her home, under Sutter Hospice Care, in Roseville, CA. Pleasanton, California. March 24, 1969 - Feb. 28, 2022 Don retired in 2018 after 18 years with with Associated Lighting Representatives. Initially, he was hired to teach and coach at Livermore High. His last job was at Seagate Technology, where he worked as an engineering manager, developing substrates for hard disks. Paula Kay Foster was born to Paul and Cassie Foster on June 15, 1945, in Puyallup Washington. Pleasanton, California. Pleasanton, CA obituaries, tributes, and stories about the lives of community members. She passionately loved her family and extended family, especially her two sisters: Diane "Tootsie" and Terri. Pleasanton, California. Her nephew Hal Philipps (Laurie), and their three children Reilly, Kelsey, and Denyil Philipps of Arlington, IL, and her niece Amy Kallberg, daughter Emma, MN. Beloved husband, father, and friend, Don Yocum passed away at the age of 67 at his home in San Ramon, CA on Thursday, March 10, 2022, just 4 days shy of what would have been his 68th Birthday. Pleasanton, California. Throughout her life, Bela was a proud Assyrian and had an unshakable faith in God. When it came to Ryan and Lindsey, she never missed a sporting event, school field trip, or special moment in their lives. Sept. 19, 1942 - Feb. 6, 2023 Yes, simply like this page on facebook or search Obituary in Pleasanton on facebook. Pleasanton, California. He was born to Dr. Louis & Mrs. Pauline Kameny on March 17, 1937, in Oakland, CA. He was a Giants, Niners and Warriors fan for life. She attended Valley View Elementary, Pleasanton Elementary, and graduated from Amador Valley High School in 1979. Pleasanton, California. He retained many lifelong friends from his schooling days (in fact, every year since 1984, he played in the annual "Whackers and Hackers" golf tournament with his Serra buddies). He grew up on the family farm and graduated from Turlock High in 1956. He worked at the Lab for 36 years, retiring in 1994. Nov. 18, 1931 - Aug. 28, 2022 After Eds confirmation into the Catholic Church in 2001, he quickly became engaged in service to the church and parishioners. She was "Mrs. He loved his wife of 65 years who sadly passed in 2021. Audio Article. Nathan adored his mother and remained close to her his entire life. The youngest of three sisters, Stephanie was born in Fremont, California. Her generous and loving ways will be greatly missed. They only had one year together and upon his death, she moved back to her home in Pleasanton. Ed, as he was called by family and friends, was born in Providence, Rhode Island to immigrant parents in 1931. Alex is survived by his wife Natal Dennis Joseph Hart RICHARD A. Don graduated college from the Polytechnic Institute in New York with a Bachelor Electrical Engineering degree and a Professional Engineering License. She entertained frequently and always welcomed family and friends into her home. Dick was preceded in death by his wife of 63 years, Helen Ryan Martin, his parents Julius and Virginia Martin, his sister Kathleen Ray, and his great-grandson, Jack Oliver Turner. During this time, she also had a thriving Interior decorating business. His list of accomplishments is long and distinguished, and his dedication to the city he loved will not be forgotten soon. As a founding member of The Frivolous Floosies Re Patricia L. Baer Roger was born to Howard J. and Lillie Mae Lewis in Rochester, NY and Gerard Joseph Fourie He attended Chico State University from 1977 1982 and like any true Chico State student, enjoyed his time at Upper Bidwell Park and floating down the Sacramento River. She will be remembered for her love of family, selfless generosity, crazy sense of humor, board and card game skills and love for music. Margaret Ann (Peg) Fluck Smith passed away on October 19, 2022, in Portland, Oregon. You can click this link to create an obituary. Their love continued to blossom, and they were married on October 7, 1967. Initially, Diana was a homemaker and focused on raising their sons. People remember his quick wit and captivating stories. The daughter of Paul George Fluck and Ella Lillias Dicke, Peg was born on November 9, 1948, in Madison, Wisconsin. Friends and family are invited to a Memorial Mass at St. Augustines Church (3999 Bernal Ave, Pleasanton, Ca 94566) on Nov. 11th at 10:00 a.m. A reception will follow in the church hall. Patricia (Pat) Lane You could often find her sewing or crocheting a beautiful gift for someone she loved. Despite these difficulties, Nathan always had a positive outlook. On January 30, 2023, Carol Deller Monahan, age 84, beloved daughter, sister, wife, mother, and friend, a long-time member of the Pleasanton, California community, died peacefully in the loving presence of family in Valencia, Ca. Erin felt strongly about helping people, and was a leader in her local PEO International chapter - educating, motivating, and celebrating women through philanthropy and education. He also supported Jan in raising 19 puppies for Guide Dogs for the Blind and collected frog themed art that is displayed throughout their home. Her thoughtfulness, kindness and superb memory for details was amazing. Julie was born at Eden Hospital in Castro Valley and grew up in Pleasanton. Jeanette was born Jeanette Arline Love. He was born August 12, 1947, in Pleasanton, Kan., the son . Swalwell's town hall will serve as a forum for anyone within District 14 -- the area he represents -- which includes Dublin, Pleasanton, Livermore, Sunol, Hayward, Union City, Castro Valley, San Lorenzo, San Leandro, Cherryland, Ashland, Fairview and Fremont. Times were hard, and life was challenging for Nathans little family. He enjoyed countless hobbies, especially boating and attending his grandkids many sporting events. For family vacations spending time with her Greek and American grandparents, as well as all her cousins. He worked as a Physicist for 35 years at Lawrence Livermore Lab. She's a loving, caring, and compassionate person, and we'll see her again soon. She spent the prior days surrounded by the love, laughter and tears of family and friends. Carol is survived by her loving husband Bob, and devoted children Bob Zedlitz (Mattie) of Stockton, CA and Jean Zedlitz of Livermore, CA. Jeanette was the embodiment of LOVE. At GHS, he taught, coached, and served as the schools first Athletic Director. Helen Hunter Bassett Hess Bountis passed into the hands of God on October 15th 2022 in her home at Portola Gardens, San Francisco at the age of 68 after difficulties with dialysis and end stage renal disease. Bob had worked at two banks in New York so he applied to the Bank of America. We are always interested in hearing from the families that we serve. They called each other "Vida" which means "life" in Spanish. Dorothy grew up in Berkeley, graduating from Berkeley High School in 1948. Helen continued her education at UCLA, Chapman College and the World Campus Afloat. Despite her health struggles, she enjoyed organizing snowboarding trips, chili cook-offs, and decorating Eric Dean Peterson His other passion was geocaching. She was almost 91 years old. Livermore, California. The two of them hit it off right away, and Sharrell fondly remembers that she was taken by his charm and wit. During World War II, the family moved away from city bombings to Nordheim v.d.Rhn, a small farming village where her mothers family lived. Gordons Job took them to Tustin, Calif. where they stayed for 4 yrs. February 1, 2023 (53 years old) View obituary. Hank earned a B.A. Peg and Gary lived in Pleasanton, California, for 39 years, where they raised their son, Brian Kendall Smith. They moved to Pleasanton in 1971 where Anne joined East Avenue Middle School, teaching English and art classes.


30 November, Friday, 7 p.m.
in the frames of the conference
Media Library: a new educational centre, museum collection and digital archive
The avant-garde film maker Peter Greenaway is famous for his works of great significance in the history of cinematography, the most renowned of them are The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover, Drawning by Numbers, Prospero’s Books, The Pillow Book. Their story concentrates upon classic art and architecture images, including art critics’ concepts and film theory, uses Japanese calligraphy and multimedia technology to realize the multidimensional author’s message and is transformed in Greenaway’s oeuvre into an idea for a completely different way of creating art work. Rejecting the cinematographic narrative, the director travels the world creating multimedia installations.
At 30th of November in the frames of the conference Peter Greenaway will talk about new approach to the long history of the fine art.
The director has a whole list of animated works based on the masterpieces of the world painting, such as «The Last Supper» fresco by Leonardo da Vinci, «The Wedding at Cana» by Paolo Veronese, also with the use of video, light and sound he «animated» «Night Watch» by Rembrandt (Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam). All the projects became a part of the «Classical Paintings Revisited» series. Peter Greenaway has plans to work with " Guernica" by Pablo Picasso, " The Last Judgement" by Michelangelo, one of the paintings by Jackson Pollock or Claude Monet. Greenaway himself understands this project as applied art criticism: it’s a story about art told not by the means of external text, but by the means of art.
In the frames of the lecture Peter Greenaway will also talk about his upcoming project «Golden age of Russian and Dutch art», which he will create especially for the Museum of screen culture MediaArtLab at Central Manege in November 2013.


Friday Features Week 10 – The Russian Affair by David Walsh
Friday, August 14th, 2020
This week we are reading ‘The Russian Affair’ by David Walsh!
In this book Walsh tells the story that shocked the world: Russian athletics was revealed to be corrupt from top to bottom, with institutionalised doping used to help the nation’s athletes win medals they did not truly deserve!
Vitaliy Stepanov had been part of the Russian anti-doping squad, and during his work he had met and fallen in love with Yuliya, one of the country’s most promising 800m athletes. But soon Vitaliy discovered that his bride was not all she seemed: she was taking performance-enhancing drugs. It could have been the end of their relationship, but instead they decided they would reveal the scale and the scope of the corruption in Russian athletics – the bribes, the drugs, the abuse.
They reveal to David Walsh the full truth of what went on in Russia, and the corrupt system that surrounded everything they did. But it is not only an unrivalled and comprehensive account of the biggest sporting scandal, it is a warm and human story of a couple fighting to tell the truth and to save their family at the same time.
The Russian Affair is available now in Kinsale Bookshop! Can’t make it in? Send us an email to firstname.lastname@example.org to arrange an order!


I like to read and wish that I had more time for this favorite past time. In fact, I have a “to read” pile of books that is currently three-high.
So for those of you who would like to add to your pile, or are out of books to read, here is a short list of highly acclaimed Summer Reads:
LET THE GREAT WORLD SPIN, by Colum McCann
This novel, with its web of disparate but connected characters, is an act of bravado, dizzying proof that to keep your balance you need to know how to fall.
THE HELP, by Kathryn Stockett
Three ordinary women are about to take extraordinary steps in 1962 Mississippi. With pitch-perfect voices, you are transported back in time where a movement by these women changes their town forever.
YES, MY DARLING DAUGHTER, by Margaret LeRoy
Four year old Sylvie longs to return to a house she has never seen and a family she cannot have known.
COLUMBINE, by Dave Cullen
A Gripping account of the Colorado school shooting, this chilling narrative is too vital to miss, as are his myth-busting revelations.
THE FOOD OF A YOUNGER LAND, by Mark Kurlansky
Stories and recipes collected in the 1930’s of what and how American’s ate. Indiana Persimmon Pudding, Depression Cake. Savory concoctions for a hungry time.
Happy reading!June 1, 2010 5:00 pm


Bawk, bawk, bawk, baaaawk! Calling all chicken keepers with kid's! This is your lucky day!
I'm so pleased to be a part of this book review blog tour!
Melissa Caughey of the popular blog Tilly's Nest and Storey Publishing are giving away one copy of her fantabulous new book,
A Kid's Guide to Keeping Chickens to one lucky Dandelion House reader!
I wish a book like this had been around when we began our chicken keeping adventures 8 years ago. At the time our children were 8 and 10 years old. We got the caring for chickens basics covered but Melissa takes backyard chicken keeping to a whole nuther level. I just know our kids would have loved digging into the chapter on Chicken Crafts where they could have learned how to make an egg carton treasure box and how to blow out and egg and decorate it. Or how to sketch a chicken to hang on the frig or in the family art gallery. We could have used a few pointers on taming chickens too which is also covered in this book.
Mom's, Dad's and Grandparents will love the chapter on creating a chicken-friendly garden too! What better way to get your kids involved in gardening than creating safe pecking grounds for the family flock? And, if you're brand new to keeping chickens Melissa covers everything you need to know about creating a healthy home and proper care and handling of your new chicks!
This book covers it all with adorable kid-friendly illustrations alongside beautiful photography featuring kids and chickens together. Just as it should be!
Enter to win Melissa Caughey's, A Kids Guide to KEEPING CHICKENS!
I'll announce the winner a week from today!
Follow the blog tour for more chances to win!
Tuesday, March 17th:
Louise's Country Closet
Wednesday, March 18th:
Thursday, March 19th:
The Chicken Chick
Monday, March 23rd
Laughing Crow & Company


Apollo 11 Ephemera. A varied lot of print ephemera that brings home the momentous event that was the Apollo 11 moon landing.
The highlight is a LOOK Magazine special edition: "Apollo 11: On The Moon" with text by The New York Times and photographs by the Apollo astronauts. Very minor wear at edges, else fine.
The next piece is a two page brochure from Pacific Telephone: "The Bell System and Apollo 11 -- years of Effort by Thousands of People." Fine.
The newspapers in this lot are a July 17 Special Section from the New York Times with details of the upcoming mission and the first sections of The Register (Orange County) from July 21 with a "Man On Moon" headline, The Daily News of July 21 ("Moon Conquered"), July 22 Register ("They're Headed Back"), July 24 Daily News ("Apollo Back on Earth"), the July 25 edition of Tidings -- the Los Angeles Catholic newspaper. The newspapers are toned, as is to be expected, and have been folded for 33 years, but are intact.
Thirty-three years have somewhat blunted the impact of July 20, 1969, but these contemporary accounts, brimming with awe and excitement, bring it all back.
Estimated Value $150-250.
Apollo 12 Original Polaroids. Two 3 x 4" Polaroid photographs taken on the moon during the Apollo XII mission. One depicts the descent of an astronaut onto the lunar surface and another depicts an astronaut with a Bell Labs antenna. These two rare photographs were originally presented to a Bell Labs executive in appreciation of his support of the lunar expedition and have remained in a private collection. Never previously sold or offered for sale. Scattered minor surface flaws inherent to aging Polaroids, else fine.
Estimated Value $400-UP.
Apollo 13 Mission Report and Signed Photograph. Lot of two.
Signed Lithograph ("James Lovell", "Jack Swigert" and "Fred W. Haise"). Color, 8 x 10", n.p., n.d. A full-color, official NASA lithograph signed in black ink by each astronaut. A printed summary verso outlines the Apollo 13 Mission and it's failure. A similar item realized over $1600 in Superior Galleries' October 2000 sale. Fine condition.
Eight page Apollo 13 Mission Report, dated May 20, 1970 and published by NASA describes the drama that took place in space and on the ground while the crew of Apollo 13 and the men at Mission Control worked to bring the spacecraft and its crew home safely. A great way to get the official perspective. Toning to the back page and to four corners folded backwards, but very good condition overall.
Estimated Value $1,000-1,500.
Original NASA Apollo ephemera and more! This lot of fourteen items features outstanding items from NASA as well as from outside the organization.
Our first item is NASA's twelve-page printed Apollo 10 Mission Report, dated June 17, 1969. Minor toning to the edge, else fine. We follow up with NASA's "Code-Name: Spider Flight of Apollo 9" brochure, an eighteen page booklet with pictures and text about the Apollo 9 mission and the role played by the "Spider". Next are nine official NASA 8 x 10" publicity lithographs with mission details verso feature (according to captions at bottom margin): "Apollo 9 Earth - Orbital Mission" (two of these); a portrait of the "Prime Crew of Fourth Manned Apollo Mission"; "Apollo 11 On The Moon -- July 20, 1969"; two "Prime Crew of Fifth Manned Apollo Mission"; "Apollo 12 On The Moon -- November 19, 1969"; a photograph of the Apollo 12 crew (same format as the rest, but no caption) and "Prime Crew of Seventh Apollo Mission". All are fine. Our non-NASA offerings are equally impressive and as follows: two black and white original 8 x 10"s depicting Apollo 8's return -- one shows the recovery of the capsule aboard the USS Yorktown and the other shows the three Apollo 8 astronauts on the Yorktown, cutting into the celebratory cake honoring the first manned lunar mission. Our final item is Scott Carpenter's autograph on the verso of a business card. Inscribed: "To Bobby -- Good Luck! Scott Carpenter", the card is in fine condition.
This is a super group of Apollo ephemera.
Estimated Value $250-400.


Unveiling the Secrets of Gadunslot is a book that reveals the hidden mysteries of the mysterious and mysterious Gadunslot. It is a book that takes the reader on a journey of discovery and exploration, uncovering the secrets of this ancient and mysterious world. Through detailed research, interviews and anecdotes, the author, John A. Stokes, uncovers the secrets of this mysterious and enigmatic land, which has been shrouded in mystery for centuries. The book delves into the history and culture of Gadunslot, providing the reader with an insight into the cultural, spiritual and mystical powers that have been passed down through the generations. Unveiling the Secrets of Gadunslot is an invaluable resource for anyone interested in learning more about this mysterious and enigmatic world.
Exploring Gadunslot: Unveiling the Secrets of This Ancient Casino Game
Gadunslot is an ancient casino game that has been played in various parts of the world for centuries. Although its exact origins are unknown, it is believed to have been around since the Middle Ages. This intriguing game is a cross between blackjack and roulette and combines elements of both for an exciting and unique gambling experience.
Gadunslot is played with a standard 52-card deck and the object of the game is to make the highest total score without going over 21. Players are dealt two cards face up and must decide whether to hit or stand. If they decide to hit, they are dealt another card, and if they stand, their hand is finished. The dealer then reveals his or her hand, with the highest total score winning the round.
The rules of this game are simple, but there are some important strategies to master in order to gadunslot maximize your chances of success. It is important to be aware of the odds of each card, as well as the effect of the dealer’s hand on your own. A basic understanding of probability and card counting is essential to becoming a successful player.
Gadunslot is an exciting and challenging game that can be enjoyed by both experienced gamblers and those just starting out. With its combination of luck and skill, it is a great way to spend an evening or two in a casino. So, if you’re looking to try something new, why not give Gadunslot a try? Who knows, you may just uncover the secrets of this ancient casino game.”


Let’s see how you can get help for your public relations assignment -
Ask your teacher– Your teacher is the best resource you can request to help you with your assignment. Be clear about your problems and let them help you.
Go through your books– Your books contain essential and valuable information that you can use to get the fundamental points. So go through your books to gather the details.
Surf online– You can also surf the internet to get different types of information. For example, suppose you wish to seek case study assignment help online. You can type in the keywords in the search engine, and it shall bring out the results.
Strengthen communication skills– Communication is the basic prerequisite of public relations. A lack of proper interaction skills can produce misconceptions. As a public relations student, your speaking skills must be perfect.
Take membership in a public library– You can also take a periodic membership in a public library. Most of these libraries carry books and reading materials to help you with your assignments.
Purchase books or services– You can also buy books on public relations to help you complete your assignment. But, purchasing books costs a lot of money. So then, you can seek a cheaper alternative – you can take Paper Help services in Malaysia
Make friends– As a student, you must make friends with your colleagues. Forming the proper connections can help you in many ways. First, try to build your friendship with peer groups focused on their education and career.
Initiate group discussions – Once you make friends, you can encourage your peer groupto engage in conversations on their specialization fields. For example, as a student of public relations, you can discuss the different topics of the subject. In like manner, electronics students can seek essay assignment help from their group.
Additional ways to get help with your public relations assignment
But what if you worked out all these stages yet require help with your public relations assignment? Then you can –
Form a friends' group from your public relations class.
Engage in periodic or frequent group discussions with them.
Share books and other reading materials with each other.
Download e-books on your portable devices.
Read them daily.
Share ideas and thoughts with your friends.
Note down the points in a notebook.
Finally, ask your teacher to help you.
You can hire a public relations assignment writer in Malaysia from different online assignment writing services. They can help you deliver top-quality assignments on time.


Carpal Tunnel Decompression on the Internet - Do You Know What Your Patients are Reading?
Satish Babu BSc, MBBS, MRCS4; Piyush Mahapatra, MA, MBBS, MRCS1; Edmund Ieong, BSc, MBBS, MRCS2; David Ahearne, MBChB, MSc, FRCS3
1Trauma & Orthopaedics, Kingston Hospital, Kingson, United Kingdom; 2Trauma & Orthopaedics, St Mary's Hospital, London, United Kingdom ; 3Trauma & Orthopaedics, Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom; 4St George's University Hospital, London, UK
Introduction: It has been reported that 80% of American Internet users utilise the internet to obtain health information. With this ubiquitous usage of the internet it is important that patients are getting reliable and accessible information. We hypothesise that despite its prevalence, the quality and readability of medical websites on the internet is poor and that clinicians need to play a role in guiding their patients to suitable on-line information. The objective of this study was to test this hypothesis.
Methods: We searched the keywords “carpal tunnel decompression” (English Language, exact phrase setting) in the most popular three search engines: Google, Yahoo and MSN/Bing. The top 50 websites were evaluated from each search engine. Exclusion criteria were irrelevant information, repetition in the search or inaccessibility. Readability of the websites was assessed using the Flesch Reading Ease Score (FRES, index rating – score/100), Flesch Kincaid Grade Level (FKGL) Gunning-Fog Index (GFI), Simple Measure of Gobbledygook index (SMOG), Coleman – Liau Index (CLI) and Automated Readability Index (ARI), which all give a measure of the number of years of schooling required to understand the content.
Results: 84 appropriate websites were analysed out of 150. Excluded websites were due to irrelevant information (28), repetition (27) and inaccessibility (11). Although the reading indexes did show some variability, the mean combined readability index score was 11.26. This corresponds with the level of readability of the wall street journal and means that a reading level equivalent to 11 years of schooling (11th – 12th grade) The mean FRES was 56.78 (S.D:15.05), below the universally recommended target of 60-70. The results of the LIDA medical website validation tool were; accessibility 82.67% (S.D:11.07), usability 59.99% (S.D:15.70) and reliability 42.37% (S.D:29.39).
Conclusions: We have shown that readability scores of the websites are high and not easy to read. The best resources are those belonging to recognised medical and academic institutions, as well as those without financial interests in this field (newspapers). We have found the reliability to be very variable and generally poor. In conclusion, since patient decisions are likely to be influenced by the internet, it is essential that we guide and help patients identify reliable sources of information.
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Here is a list of resources for the custom SQL Server Integration Services and SQL Server Analysis Services course I taught in Waltham, MA, the week of July 7, 2008. I had a great time in the class and encourage students to contact me with issues they may have. If you were a student in the class and don't still have the email address I gave you, feel free to use the Contact Us link on this site.
Expert SQL Server 2005 Integration Services (Programmer to Programmer) by Brian Knight and Erik Veerman
Applied Microsoft Analysis Services 2005: And Microsoft Business Intelligence Platform by Teo Lachev
Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services (SQL Server Series) by Edward Melomed, et. al.
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Moses with the tablets of the Law - Guido Reni. 173x134
At the beginning of the XVII century, in Italian painting, the students of the Bologna Academy, that is, the pupils of the Carracci brothers, as well as the followers of Caravaggio, came to the fore. In the work of Reni, both of these directions were combined.
This painting depicts the received divine commandments. Moses. The powerful and inspired appearance of the prophet emphasizes his scarlet robe. The clouds running through the sky enhance the exciting and solemn moment of the event in which nature is involved. Reni's artistic passion brings him closer in spirit to Caravaggio, from whom he adopted not only contrasting lighting, but also the ability to emotionally sharpen what is happening in the picture. So, the deliberate dramatization of the depicted, which was characteristic of academics, turns into a living human excitement by the painter. At the same time, Reni conveys the universal scale of the event and gives the person that inner height when he can talk with God.


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Women and Children Succeeding continues to influence families with the collaboration of local volunteers and supporters.
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A variety of volunteer opportunities are available for our Life Skills meetings each month. Anderson churches offer their facilities for these meetings; it is a great way to introduce our participants to the variety of worship options in our community.
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Each WACS participant is matched with a mentor. This is NOT a financial sponsor. This is an opportunity to share the Christian faith through prayer, love, and guidance. Prior to submitting a mentor application, we ask that potential mentors analyze their commitments so that WACS mentoring wouldn’t become a burden.
R.E.A.L. Initiative (Reading Enriches All Lives)
Children of WACS participants receive a new book each month at Life Skills meeting with the goal of building their home library. If you’d like to purchase a book for a WACS family, please see our
WACS Supply Room
A room at the WACS Cottage is dedicated for essential supplies which participants are able to come get, as needed, to supplement their monthly budget. Donations are available to all WACS participants on a first-come, first-served basis. Contact a WACS staff member if you have questions about potential donations.
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Read below about a Dialogue Reconciliation Workshop in Cambodia relating to a legal case judgement involving interethnic communities. The workshop aimed at providing information about the crimes against ethnic Vietnamese during the Khmer Rouge regime. It aimed to promote peace, equal access to justice, and human rights for interethnic communities to live peacefully and in harmony.
A civil party lawyer was invited as speaker, and a Buddhist monk, an Imam, and a priest offered prayers and rituals for the victims during the Khmer Rouge regime and gave advice relating on peaceful reconciliation in interethnic communities from an intercultural/interfaith perspective. Civil parties were invited to share their experiences from the Khmer Rouge Regime and from the current living situations in their communities.
Read more in the full PDF document below, including positive and negative aspects of the workshop outcome and more photos from the activities.


400 Friends and No One to Call
Breaking Through Isolation and Building Community
“This book is a marvel! Without any pomposity, this is a compendium of real life stories and useful tips about solving the universal problem of loneliness. Val Walker is able to walk a fine line that never veers into “clinical” distance or cloying sweetness. Instead she simply tells her own and her friends’ stories with very helpful editorializing along the way. I plan to recommend this book widely!”
—Jacqueline Olds, MD, author, “The Lonely American,” Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Psychiatrist, Massachusetts General Hospital
“Walker’s rich, well-researched message combines empathy and understanding with practical solutions and resources for breaking through isolation and building community.
—Annie Tobey, Boomer Magazine
“In this vitally important book, Val Walker has given us an informative and heartfelt examination of a world that encourages the kind of isolation that will kill us if we allow it. Walker shows us the way out of the pain of isolation, offering wonderful insights about building connections and relationships that will sustain us. This book is a remarkable achievement and should be a must-read for all of us on this deeply challenging human journey.”
—Scott T. Allison, PhD, Author, “Heroes,” and “Heroic Transformation,” Professor of Psychology, University of Richmond, Editor of Heroism Science
“With honesty, compassion and practical wisdom, 400 Friends and No One to Call grapples with a critical and timely issue. At the Health Story Collaborative, we’re thrilled to have Val Walker’s knowledge and guidance for breaking through social isolation.”
—Annie Brewster, MD, Massachusetts General Hospital, Associate Professor at Harvard Medical School, Founder, The Health Story Collaborative, Cofounder, The Opioid Project
“Perhaps now more than ever, the experience of loneliness and isolation is almost universal. In 400 Friends and No One to Call, Val Walker brings a collection of diverse voices together to teach us how we can break past isolation and build communities that support us. Her clear and compassionate voice carries the reader through an understanding of the forces that isolate us and offers the tools we need to break past the stigma and shame of isolation. By the end of this read, we will be armed with practical knowledge and resources to find a new sense of belonging.”
—Allie Cashel, Author, Suffering the Silence, President and Cofounder, The Suffering the Silence Community, Inc.
“Val Walker has written an important book about a paradox of our time: We have friends all over the place, and yet no one to turn to in rough times–a paradox with serious ethical and social implications. Insight and hands-on advice are needed. For those who care, Ms. Walker’s book is a must-read.”
–-Claus Jarlov, CEO, Communications Consultant, founder of Global Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark
We can be well connected, with 400 friends on Facebook and still have no one to count on. Despite the promise of social media, social isolation is a growing epidemic in the United States. The National Science Foundation reported that the number of Americans with no close friends has tripled since 1985. An unprecedented number of Americans are living alone, and younger adults increasingly report discomfort and avoidance with face-to-face conversations.
Social isolation can shatter our confidence. In isolating times, we’re not only lonely, we’re ashamed because our society stigmatizes people who appear to lack support. As a single, fifty-eight-year-old woman, Val Walker found herself stranded and alone after major surgery when her friends didn’t show up. A professional rehabilitation counselor, she was too embarrassed to reveal on social media how utterly isolated she was by asking for someone to help, and it felt agonizingly awkward calling colleagues out of the blue. As she recovered, Val found her voice and developed a plan of action for people who lack support to heal from the pain of isolation and to create a solid strategy for rebuilding a sense of community.
400 Friends and No One to Call spells out the how-tos for befriending our wider community, building a social safety net, and fostering our sense of belonging. On a deeper level, we are invited to befriend our loneliness, rather than feel ashamed of it, and open our hearts and minds to others trapped in isolation.
(Release date: March 26, 2020)


Directions (1-10): Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:
Oprah Winsley once said that her writing could be called poetry only because there was no other name for it. Indeed her poems appear to be extremely compressed essays that happen to be printed in jagged lines on the page. Her subjects are varied: animals, laborers, artists and the craft of poetry. From her general reading came quotations that she found striking or insightful. She included these in her poems, scrupulously enclosed in quotation marks, and sometimes identified in footnotes. Of this practice, she wrote, “Why the many quotation marks? I am asked…… When a thing has been said so well that it could not be said better, why paraphrase it? Hence my writing is, if not a cabinet of fossils, a kind of collection of flies in amber.” Close observation and concentration on detail are the methods of her poetry.
She grew up in Kirkwood, Missouri, near St. Louis. After graduation from the Bryn Mawr College, she taught commercial subjects at the Indian School in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Later she became a librarian in New York City. During the 1920s she was the editor of the Dial, an important literary magazine of the period. She lived quietly all her life, mostly in Brooklyn, New York. She spent a lot of time at the Bronx Zoo, fascinated by animals. Her admiration of the Brooklyn Dodgers- before the team moved to Los Angeles- was widely known.
Her first book of poems was published in London in 1921 by a group of friends associated with the Imagist movement. From that time on her poetry has been read with interest by succeeding generations of poets and readers. In 1952 she was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for her ‘Collected poems.’ She wrote that she did not write poetry “for money or fame. To earn a living is needful, but it can be done in routine ways. One writes because one has the burning desire to objectify what it is indispensable to one’s happiness to one’s happiness to express…….”
1. What is the passage mainly about?
1. The influence of the imagists on Oprah Winsley
2. Essayists and poets of the 1920s
3. The use of quotations in poetry
4. Oprah’s life and work
2. Which of the following can be inferred about Winsley’s poems?
1. They are better known in Europe than in United States
2. They do not use traditional verse forms
3. They were all published in The Dial
4. They tend to be abstract
3. According to the passage Winsley wrote about all of the following except?
4. What does Oprah refer to as “flies in amber” towards the end of the first paragraph?
1. A common image in her poetry
2. Poetry in the twentieth century
3. Concentration on detail
4. Quotations within her poetry
5. The author mentions all of the following as jobs held by Winsley except?
1. Commercial artist
3. Magazine editor
6. The word period in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to?
7. Where did Winsley spend most of her adult life?
1. In Kirkwood
2. In Brooklyn
3. In Los Angeles
4. In Carlisle
8. The word succeeding in the third paragraph is closest in meaning to?
9. The word it in the seventh line of the third paragraph refers to?
1. Writing poetry
2. Becoming famous
3. Earning a living
4. Attracting readers
10. It can be inferred from the passage that Winsley wrote because she?
1. Wanted to win awards
2. Was dissatisfied with what others wrote
3. Felt a need to express herself
4. Wanted to raise money for the Bronx Zoo


C.S. Lewis is perhaps the most well-known Christian author and theologian of the Twentieth century. He is a hero among evangelicals and he is respected among many Roman Catholic and Orthodox theologians. His writings were vast, perceptive, and full of imagination. In fact, I cannot commend his writings enough. The writings of Lewis have challenged me, encouraged me, comforted me, and fed me with the truth of God and my guess is that I am not alone. However, for all of the things of Lewis we ought to commend there are some things that we must approach with caution and discernment. These do not negate the value of his teachings at large but they ought to be addressed for what they are: limitations of a mere Christian. In fact, the only theologian you will ever stumble across that does not ‘miss the mark’ and contain some errors is Jesus of Nazareth and even He, as a man, grew in his understanding (Mt. 2:41-52; Heb. 5:8-9).
In light of the great influence of this man I want to share with Mint Hill Presbyterian a series I wrote that set out to analyze his thought and provide an overview of C.S. Lewis’s theological views. This is in no way comprehensive but it does try to touch upon some of the more important issues and concerns in his theology. The series will run for over a year and is structured by six main divisions: God, Scripture, Creation, Fall, Redemption, and Consummation. There are also several subsections within each main section (except for the God section). The purpose of this series is not to bash Lewis or naively praise him but to give an honest account of what he believed. Therefore, you will find some of my own commentary here and there but by and large what follows will be his theological views.
The Theology of a Mere Christian: God
C.S. Lewis did not spill a lot of ink developing an elaborate and sophisticated theology of God. My guess is that he thought other theologians could do a much better job at that but he does discuss a few things that should be noted. The first is that Lewis believed that the God of the Bible was different than all other concepts of god or gods. For example, Lewis understood that while God created the universe, and that the universe reveals His glory, He is also distinct from it which is contrary to the pantheistic notion of deity. Lewis also believed that the God of the Bible is a Person, and not just one person, but three Persons in one Being. In other words, Lewis was a Trinitarian. Other aspects of his theology of God surface throughout his writings but it is safe to say that C.S. Lewis had an orthodox understanding of God.
 Lewis, C. S. The Complete C. S. Lewis Signature Classics. Reprint edition. (New York, NY: HarperCollins, 2009), 40.
 Lewis, Signature Classics, 40.
 Ibid, 133.


The British Library has appointed Masius to promote a new facility designed to help entrepreneurs and small businesses develop and market new products.
It is the first time the library has appointed an advertising agency to promote its services.
The campaign, which will break in March next year, is being funded by a &£1m grant from the London Development Agency (MW August 11). The library has also appointed Total Media to handle the media planning and buying.
The library’s new Business and Intellectual Property Centre will officially launch in March next year, although a prototype service has already been set up, and Masius is preparing a campaign to run in London highlighting the services that the centre offers.
The centre will feature tools such as databases of patents, company information, financial news, market research findings and other information.
Jill Finney, strategic marketing and communications director at the library, says the aim is to appeal to entrepreneurs and small- and medium-sized businesses.
She adds the centre, which is free to use, is designed to help people develop ideas beyond the “back of the envelope” stage and to give them access to information without leaving them out of pocket.


Writer Mervin Peake was obsessed with keyholes. Peering through the keyhole, listening through the keyhole, calling through the keyhole – once a baby even had to breath through the keyhole when most of the main characters were locked in a burning room (they escaped of course, for killing off most of your main characters in the middle of the story sort of cripples the plot). Many characters in the Gormenghast trilogy had funny names like Prunesquallor, Bellgrove, Steerpike, Flannelcat and Mulefire. One can tell Peake must have had great fun had thinking of names. The writing itself is amazing – descriptive writing at its finest. Every beam of light, every shadow and every action is so well described I felt I was there. And then there is how he describes it all. A picture paints a thousand words, though a thousand words do not always paint a picture. If used right however, words can paint things beyond just images. In the case below, 173 words do just that.
Gormenghast, that is, the main massing of the original stone, taken by itself would have displayed a certain ponderous architectural quality were it possible to have ignored the circumfusion of those mean dwellings that swarmed like an epidemic around its outer walls. They sprawled over the sloping earth, each one half way over its neighbour until, held back by the castle ramparts, the innermost of these hovels laid hold on the great walls, clamping themselves thereto like limpets to a rock. These dwellings, by ancient law, were granted this chill intimacy with the stronghold that loomed above them. Over their irregular roofs would fall throughout the seasons, the shadows of time-eaten buttresses, of broken and lofty turrets, and, most enormous of all, the shadow of the Tower of Flints. This tower, patched unevenly with black ivy, arose like a mutilated finger from among the fists of knuckled masonry and pointed blasphemously at heaven. At night the owls made of it an echoing throat; by day it stood voiceless and cast its long shadow. (From Mervin Peake's Gormenghast trilogy) (http://www.mervynpeake.org/gormenghast/gormenghast.html)
And so sets the scene for one of the most fascinating, mindboggling, humorous and memorable books I have ever read and probably ever will read...
When I was fourteen, my mom read a book. Actually, it was three books; a trilogy rolled into one long book that took a few months to finish. She enjoyed it so much, she decided to read it aloud to me and my younger brother. The Gormenghast trilogy (which is made up of Titus Groan, Gormenghast and Titus Awakes) is rather a hard book to explain and all she really told us about it was that Gormenghast was a castle inhabited by "strange odd characters" whom one had a bit of a hard time getting attached to because they were such strange odd characters and that it had a lot of long words and descriptions. This was not a problem for me and my brother, for we knew that if our mother said a book was good, it was. However, I will endeavor to give a more explanatory one.
The lives of those within Gormenghast and the hovels in its shadow (but particularly the Gormenghasters) revolve around sacred rituals that must be performed. The earl of Gormenghast is the cornerstone of it all; almost all his daily movements are dictated by ritual. For example, on a certain day he dines from such-and-such a time to such-and-such a time, walks up a particular staircase (or if it has long since fallen down, a similar staircase that will take about the same amount of time to traverse), sees so-and-so, etc.. This is the world into which Titus Groan, 77th earl of Gormenghast, is born into at the same time that an ambitious kitchen boy decides to leave the kitchens.
That is how the book begins, but this nutshell of the world of Gormenghast does not come close to half explaining the plot, characters or the writing itself. This is not sort of story one can explain: one can only appreciate it by reading it.
Reading it at age fourteen, I felt in some ways it was similar to my own series I was slowly trying transfer from my brain to paper. No, my series was not about a people trapped in ritual and my descriptive writing is nothing like Mervin Peake's. The main similarity between our works was the complexity. Each of the three books in the trilogy was so long, so descriptive, with so much thought to the whole thing. It consisted of so many unusual incidents so fascinating that one may find amusement running them over in their brain an infinite amount of times. My own series, which also features a castle – though unlike in Gormenghast, the characters world extends outside of it – started out as something I was thinking up to write, but ended up becoming something in my mind I was writing because it was there. Day in and day out, I run the numerous unusual incidents over in my mind for little more than my own amusement. Was Gormenghast gone from Peak's mind once it was on paper or did he have his own castle in his brain?
Mervin Peake did not plan to stop at book three. He had planned for the series to follow Titus' life, but Parkinson's disease and an early death cut short the series. He did however, start the fourth book, Titus awakes, and it is possible to read the first few pages. After that, what little more he had written was indistinguishable. Peake is not as well known as writers like Charles Dickens, famous for his numerous popular books, including his last book, The Mystery of Edwin Drood – a book whose ending will always be a mystery due to Dickens premature death. This is considered a tragedy to his fans, but to Peake fans, the loss of the rest of Gormenghast is a tragedy just as big. If I ever get the first book of my series finished, I will have to write down important events and tie up loose ends so that any fans of the series will not spend the rest of their lives wondering what happened if I die before I can get it all on paper.


Public opinion in the United States has been shaped by Smokey Bear, a fictitious character created in 1944 to raise awareness of correct campfire etiquette. Smokey’s mantra is “remember, ONLY YOU can prevent forest fires”, which has fostered a lively culture of fire suppression. Command-and-control attitudes towards fire have become pervasive, to the detriment of ecological communities.
We’ve contributed to a new book which provides the first global synthesis of the ecological benefits of high- and mixed-severity fire. The book includes case studies from around the world, and we describe the Mountain Ash (Eucalyptus regnans) forests of southeast Australia, where large fires are infrequent and intense. Unlike many eucalypt species, Mountain Ash is considered fire-sensitive because it’s killed by severe fire. However, its regeneration is dependent on high-intensity fire, which desiccates seed capsules and releases up to 14 million seeds per hectare.
The book advocates a paradigm shift that replaces Smokey Bear with nature’s phoenix. According to Greek mythology, the phoenix is a long-lived bird which is repeatedly consumed by flames and reborn.
Buy the book on Amazon, and find out more via an interview with editors Dominick DellaSala and Chad Hanson.


World book day
World Book Day 2023
World Book Day 2023 was full of reading fun. Children and staff (not forgetting our dinner staff) took this opportunity to dress up as their favourite book characters. We also had our annual story telling session which was equally enjoyed by the staff as well as the children. This year each year group decided on their favourite text for the day to read, share, enjoy and explore to create some very interesting door displays.
World Book Day 2022
World Book Day 2022 was costume friendly and restrictions free. It was very much welcomed by all children and staff to take this opportunity to dress up as their favourite book characters. Our dinner staff surprised us when they served dinner in the famous book character costumes! While the children enjoyed creating their own book characters and designing a winning book cover, they also had the opportunity to meet a story teller and listen to stories on the day.
World Book Day 2021
World Book Day 2021 was an unusual one, as we were all in a National Lockdown. However, this did not stop Woden celebrate such an important day! This year we had lots of activities based on a story, read by a Story Teller. We also had our very own ‘The masked Reader’ competition where we had to guess which teacher was behind the mask reading the end of the day story. Not only this but we encouraged all of our families to spend their Friday afternoon reading together to promote ‘Pleasure for Reading’. All children had a lovely day despite the unfortunate circumstances.
World Book Day 2020
On Friday 13th March, as part of our annual celebration of books, we celebrated World Book Day! This year our theme was resilience and celebrating Mental Health Awareness by focussing on the story ‘The Dot’. Our KS2 children created and designed their very own story books. The standard of these were excellent! The KS2 children then had the exciting opportunity to read their stories to a group of younger children. KS1 and EYFS had a day of fun activities that were based around our story. All children had a fantastic day and loved dressing up as their favourite character.
World Book Day 2019
This year we celebrated World Book Day on Friday 15th March! All children took part in a carousel of activities linked to a particular book. The books celebrated were Giraffes Can’t Dance, Going on a Bear Hunt, Roald Dahl Books and Storm Breaker: Alex Rider. The children were so enthusiastic during the day and it was great to see so many children dressed up as their chosen character. Activities ranged from an exciting escape room, code breaking, assault courses, creating riddles and a thrilling bear hunt!


On Saturday 25 February 2017, Tohby Riddle will be appearing with Margaret Hamilton at her Children’s Book Cottage, Pinerolo, (Blackheath, Blue Mountains, NSW) to offer a very special workshop. The one-day course will… Continue reading
Tohby Riddle picture book My Uncle’s Donkey (Penguin, 2010) has been nominated by the children of NSW and Victoria for the YABBA (The Young Australian Best Book Awards) and KOALA (Kids Own Australian Literature Awards) awards in 2015.… Continue reading
For anyone who has had trouble finding a copy of The Greatest Gatsby: A Visual Book of Grammar during May/June, the book is now back in stock at the publisher’s warehouse and booksellers are… Continue reading
Tohby Riddle will be giving a presentation, The Art of Language, on 19 May 2015 at Kings Cross Library, Sydney at 6pm. This free event is part of the 2015 Sydney Writers Festival. The presentation will feature Tohby… Continue reading
Tohby Riddle will be presenting a number of his books at the Southern Highlands Writer’s Festival in Bowral, NSW. The session is at 10 am Friday 12 July 2013. More information about SHWF.
Those who’ve seen the book trailer for Unforgotten will have heard its original piano score. (Those who haven’t can see – and listen to – the trailer below.) The music was composed and… Continue reading