Posts Tagged ‘education’

C&T Publishing sale in Concord

Friday, September 3rd, 2010

Lucky Bay Area shoppers: C&T Publishing, an industry leader in the publishing of books and products for quilters and fiber arts markets worldwide, has its headquarters and distribution center in Concord. On Saturday, it will open its warehouse for its annual...

View original here:
C&T Publishing sale in Concord

Discovered in a New Town attic, the 205-year-old news of Nelson’s victory

Thursday, September 2nd, 2010

A RARE poster proclaiming Nelson's historic victory at Trafalgar is expected to fetch more than £10,000 at auction next week after being discovered in the attic of a home

Continued here:
Discovered in a New Town attic, the 205-year-old news of Nelson's victory

Local books: A Seattle environmental-activism history, a study of ‘design thinking’ and a paranormal romance or two

Monday, August 30th, 2010

Seattle author Jayne Ann Krentz's latest "Arcane Society" novel leads off this week's list of titles of local interest.

Read more here:
Local books: A Seattle environmental-activism history, a study of 'design thinking' and a paranormal romance or two

‘First Run Features’ Gives Female Directors the Go

Monday, August 30th, 2010

(WOMENSENEWS)--Kudos to indie distributor First Run Features for having five superb films directed by women in U.S.

Continued here:
'First Run Features' Gives Female Directors the Go

Battling the Boys: Educators Grapple with Violent Play

Sunday, August 29th, 2010

In her 30 years as a kindergarten teacher in Illinois and Massachusetts, Jane Katch has watched graham crackers, a pretzel, celery, tree bark and fingers all become transformed into imaginary guns and other weapons. And she has learned to work with, rather than against, the violent boyhood fantasies that accompany these transformations.

More:
Battling the Boys: Educators Grapple with Violent Play

Rare book haul in farm raid

Friday, August 27th, 2010

GRAMPIAN Police were yesterday investigating the theft of a collection of rare books in a break-in at a farmhouse.

Read more here:
Rare book haul in farm raid

Pictorial History of the US Dakota War of 1862

Thursday, August 26th, 2010

Curtis Dahlin will present a power point program of rare photos of people and sites that were part of the US/ Dakota War of 1862.

See more here:
Pictorial History of the US Dakota War of 1862

Wildlife campaigners warn against cuts

Monday, August 23rd, 2010

Wildlife campaigners launched a week of direct action on Monday to protest against possible cuts to conservation budgets.

Read the rest here:
Wildlife campaigners warn against cuts

Indonesian train now has women-only carriages

Friday, August 20th, 2010

As the train rattled into Indonesia's capital, 19-year-old Wiwit Wahyuningsih leaned back in a soft, pink-cushioned seat in a carriage newly designated exclusively for women.

View original post here:
Indonesian train now has women-only carriages

Indonesian train now has women-only carriages

Friday, August 20th, 2010

As the train rattled into Indonesia's capital, 19-year-old Wiwit Wahyuningsih leaned back in a soft, pink-cushioned seat in a carriage newly designated exclusively for women.

Read the original post:
Indonesian train now has women-only carriages