A new study suggests that children benefit from seeing their parents argue in a constructive manner to resolve disagreements. Prior research has focused on the negative effects on children of destructive parental arguments. The current research shows that children who witness parents “fighting fair” become more psychologically healthy, and demonstrate “pro-social” behavior. They are able [...]
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Last week a bill was introduced in the U. S. Senate to award the Congressional Gold Medal to the 300 surviving Women Airforce Service Pilots. The WASP were a group of over a thousand who logged 60 million miles flying military aircraft across the United States. The women were required to complete pilot training before [...]
Monday, March 23, 2009
Saturday How to… Series: How to Buy and Sell on Craig’s List – with Louis Dominguez 2pm, Saturday, March 28 Hosted by popular presenter Louis Dominguez, learn how to buy and sell merchandise using a website called “Craig’s List” on Saturday, March 28 at 2pm. Free and open to the public. No reservations required. [...]
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Join us for PVLD’s Ciné-Monde, a monthly film series featuring foreign films and cinema favorites. The films are free and open to the public. Following each film, there may be a brief discussion facilitated by the coordinator of this monthly series. Young at Heart 6:30pm, Thursday, March 19 in the Peninsula Center Library Community Room About the [...]
Monday, March 16, 2009
The National Book Critics Circle awards were presented last Thursday in New York. The fiction prize went to the late Robert Bolaño for 2666, a multi-layered novel of politics, crime, and power set in Mexico. The award for general nonfiction went to Dexter Filkins for The Forever War, which reported on the conflicts in Iraq [...]
Monday, March 9, 2009
A university psychology professor has studied why people quote lines from movies in daily conversation. He discovered that those who do so most frequently cite comedies, in order to feel good about themselves, and to evoke laughter. Another man has self-published a book of movie quotes, and states that repeating lines from films is a way to [...]
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Check out PVLD’s newest databases: Literary Reference Center Information on thousands of authors with biographies, discussion guides, criticisms, interviews and more! Awe classmates and book club members with your research! Proquest Entrepreneurship ProQuest Entrepreneurship offers a central access point to a variety of discovery and advisory tools specific to the needs of entrepreneurship. Access video clips, start-up [...]
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Classical Music Series 2009: Enrique Reynosa – Violin 2pm, Saturday, April 4, Peninsula Center Library Please welcome talented Enrique Reynosa on violin for an afternoon of music in the library. This promising violinist began his studies at the age of 14. A native of the City of Monterrey, Mexico, notable performances for Reynosa include, [...]
Monday, March 2, 2009
The economic stimulus package recently signed by President Obama commits $150 billion over ten years for overhauling federal buildings and schools and weatherizing a million low-income homes a year. Part of the money will provide skills training for five million “green” jobs. “Green-collar” jobs for more highly-educated workers are also expected to increase. These will [...]
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
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