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TIM TALK
Pleasanton's home-grown "unicorn"The Tri-Valley’s first home-grown “unicorn” will move into new digs next year. Pleasanton-based 10x Genomics is expanding rapidly as the privately-held...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Dec. 11, 2018Last comment by komal, 18 hours ago | 3 comments | 1196 Views
DOING COLLEGE
Can You Afford Your ‘Dream School’?Does your child have their heart set on a “dream school”? If determination carries her forward, that dream could become an admissions reality. But, depending...
Original post made by Elizabeth LaScala on Dec. 13, 2018Last comment by komal, 18 hours ago | 2 comments | 347 Views
COUPLE'S NET
Couples: Child Loss, "No U-Turn at Mercy Street""No U-Turn at Mercy Street" by Chandrama Anderson, MA, MFT. 
Here's a quote and the back cover copy:
No U-Turn at Mercy Street is an...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Dec. 7, 2018Last comment by Chandrama Anderson, on Dec 13, 2018 at 2:11 pm | 2 comments | 1900 Views
COUPLE'S NET
Ten Tips for Teens and Young Adults to Survive a Dysfunctional FamilySteve Simpson is the author of four books for teens and young adults. In each book he includes The Teenage and Young Adult Survival Handbook. I asked Steve...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Dec. 13, 2018There are no comments yet. 678 Views
TIM TALK
Vericool gives second chancesLivermore-based start-up Vericool brings two goals to the marketplace: disrupting the thermal packaging industry while providing people who have been incarcerated...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Dec. 13, 2018There are no comments yet. 372 Views
ART SPACE
Sanctuary SynesthesiaBy John A. Barry It was nice to get out of a deep and dark December and into a warm, welcoming environment—then listen to jazz ballads against a backdrop...
Original post made by John A. Barry and Bill Carmel on Dec. 9, 2018Last comment by Cholo, on Dec 13, 2018 at 8:47 am | 1 comment | 131 Views
RAUCOUS CAUCUS
Keeping Our Brothers, on Thanksgiving“They were fleeing down the road with only the shirts on their backs – many were carrying their children or the family pet.” So...
Original post made by Tom Cushing on Nov. 12, 2018Last comment by Tom Cushing, on Dec 12, 2018 at 10:29 pm | 26 comments | 1250 Views
TIM TALK
Tri-Valley bioscience sector is growing rapidlyThe Tri-Valley's rapidly expanding life sciences sector was spotlighted Oct. 25 when the i-GATE incubator brought together leaders and other interested people for...
Original post made by pleasantonweekly.com on Nov. 13, 2018Last comment by RichardGunn, on Dec 12, 2018 at 2:51 am | 1 comment | 816 Views
COUPLE'S NET
Couples: "101 Things I Wish I Knew When I Got Married""101 Things I Wish I Knew When I Got Married" by Charlie and Linda Bloom is a great book for couples. Each of the 101 things is about two pages long. My...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Nov. 30, 2018Last comment by Chandrama Anderson, on Dec 7, 2018 at 2:53 pm | 9 comments | 3227 Views
TIM TALK
Changing the rules after the factIt’s almost laughable to watch a San Francisco politician—ever so politically correct—decide that Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s name should...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Dec. 6, 2018Last comment by DKHSK, on Dec 7, 2018 at 10:03 am | 3 comments | 637 Views
TIM TALK
Time to review all Dublin residential plans?The Dublin City Council was scheduled to make a key decision on the AT Dublin project Thanksgiving week until the developers pulled the item from the agenda. Dublin...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Dec. 4, 2018Last comment by charleston concrete contractors, on Dec 5, 2018 at 10:19 pm | 1 comment | 1515 Views
DOING COLLEGE
Is Graduate School the Sensible Next Step After College?Some high school students know they want a graduate or professional degree even before they start their undergraduate years. Others do not consider it at all or...
Original post made by Elizabeth LaScala on Nov. 20, 2018Last comment by Petter, on Dec 4, 2018 at 10:23 pm | 3 comments | 711 Views
ART SPACE
You Can’t Kill These ParasitesI have to go frequently to my/Bill’s posts to kill/edit digital disease spread by online parasites trying to sell crap through various links. The problem is...
Original post made by John A. Barry and Bill Carmel on Nov. 8, 2018Last comment by Cholo, on Nov 29, 2018 at 2:21 pm | 3 comments | 344 Views
COUPLE'S NET
Couples: Mr. & Ms. Fix ItDo you ever get into difficulty with your partner because: You want to fix it and can't? You don't know how to fix it, so you'd rather not talk about it? You're...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Nov. 23, 2018There are no comments yet. 1864 Views
TIM TALK
A tough challenge on this day of thanksPleasanton businessman Roy Goble delivered a tough challenge to people attending the sixth annual Tri-Valley Prayer Breakfast to benefit CityServe of the Tri-Valley. He...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Nov. 22, 2018Last comment by Cholo, on Nov 22, 2018 at 12:21 pm | 2 comments | 637 Views
TIM TALK
CityServe helps give a Pleasanton vet a fresh startCityServe of the Tri-Valley introduced Desert Storm/Shield veteran Dominic Prodenzola of Pleasanton to people attending its sixth annual Tri-Valley Prayer Breakfast...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Nov. 20, 2018Last comment by Cholo, on Nov 20, 2018 at 9:44 am | 1 comment | 822 Views
TIM TALK
CityServe helps give a Pleasanton vet a fresh startCityServe of the Tri-Valley introduced Desert Storm/Shield veteran Dominic Prodenzola of Pleasanton to people attending its sixth annual Tri-Valley Prayer Breakfast...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Nov. 20, 2018There are no comments yet. 0 Views
TIM TALK
Teens can't sleep in on school days thanks to the governorHigh school students looking to sleep a bit later on school days will have to rely on their local school board to make a change in the starting time. Gov. Brown...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Oct. 9, 2018Last comment by Marry, on Nov 16, 2018 at 8:53 am | 7 comments | 1148 Views
TIM TALK
Health care cost measure is a mess in LivermoreLivermore voters will face an initiative on the Nov. 6 ballot that simply should not be decided by voters. Measure U asks voters give the city the authority to...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Aug. 30, 2018Last comment by komal , on Nov 15, 2018 at 11:38 pm | 11 comments | 4829 Views
TIM TALK
Downtown referendum appears headed to the ballotIt’s likely that Livermore residents will have another election next year after backers of the referendum challenging the downtown plan submitted 8,888 signatures. The...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Oct. 25, 2018Last comment by komal , on Nov 15, 2018 at 11:35 pm | 4 comments | 1827 Views
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Pleasanton's home-grown "unicorn"
By Tim Hunt | 3 comments | 1,196 views
Ten Tips for Teens and Young Adults to Survive a Dysfunctional Family
By Chandrama Anderson | 0 comments | 678 views
Can You Afford Your ‘Dream School’?
By Elizabeth LaScala | 2 comments | 347 views
Sanctuary Synesthesia
By John A. Barry and Bill Carmel | 1 comment | 131 views
