On Wednesday, Lorie Lai, Melody Yeung, Sidney Ng, Samuel Chan and Marco Fong were found guilty of “conspiracy to print, publish, distribute, display and/or reproduce seditious publications.”Judge W. K. Kwok called the defendants’ actions “a brainwashing exercise with a view to guiding the very young children to accept their views and values, i.e. (Beijing) has no sovereignty over (Hong Kong).”Yeung said in court on Saturday that her “only regret was that she had not published more picture books before her arrest,” according to court documents. The charges center around a set of books telling the stories of a village of…
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(PHOTO: UNSPLASH/Samantha Sophia)The following words might be tough to hear, but they need to be said:A youth pastor’s job is not to disciple your children for youI know that when you drop your teenagers off on Wednesday nights to enjoy pizza, games, and Bible study, your intention is not to pawn your responsibility as a parent off on the youth pastor.But I ask you this in all love and sincerity: Are you effectively doing just that?One way to know the answer to that question is how you answer any of the following questions:Are you spending more time talking to your…
Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim attends Town Hall session with youths at Universiti Malaya alumni centre September 11, 2022. — Picture by Hari Anggara By Keertan Ayamany Sunday, 11 Sep 2022 8:16 PM MYT KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 11 — PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today said that Malaysian graduates and leaders must learn more than one language.Anwar said that although he can’t accept Malaysians who can’t speak the Malay language, it does not mean that languages are a “zero-sum game” where one language has to lose to another.“We want Bahasa Melayu but if can’t speak English, it won’t…
NEW YORK (AP) — On nearly every basketball court around the world — from NBA arenas to elementary school gyms — you’ll see players of all sizes regularly attempting long 3-point shots. There’s one man largely credited with transforming basketball from a must-see above the rim game to box office-long range shooting: Stephen Curry. But the Golden State Warriors megastar who broke the NBA’s all-time 3-point record last season is now aiming at a different target: children’s books. “This is our first project out and (we want) to hopefully reach the next generation of kids that are dreaming big, are…
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On Thursday, Sept. 15, the Glenbard Bilingual Parent Advisory Council and Glenbard Parent Series: Navigating Healthy Families will present “Preparing the Path for High School and College Success: The College Application Process.” It will begin at 7 p.m. via Zoom. Go to glenbardgps.org for further information and the link to this webinar. This program will be presented in Spanish only. To be placed on a reminder list for GPS events or submit a question in advance, send an email to Gilda Ross, Glenbard District 87 student and community projects coordinator, at [email protected]. The following experts will help families with steps…
With its seventh edition coming to an end, Venice’s Book Adaptation Rights Market (BARM) is already eyeing the future. The three-day event – taking place during the Italian fest – is now recognized as the third most important annual rendezvous by the publishers, states Pascal Diot, head of industry sidebar Venice Production Bridge.“It’s starting to be ‘the’ event for the publishers to attend,” agrees VPB’s Chiara Marin.More from Variety“Before, I would go to all these book fairs and when I would mention Venice Film Festival, people would go: ‘What are you doing here?,’ ” she laughs.As the demand for adapted…
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Have you been eyeing a job with the Government of Canada? Luckily, Parks Canada is currently hiring all across the country right now and a few jobs pay over $90,000 a year. With countless natural beauties across Canada, who wouldn’t want to get paid to be one with nature, amirite?From positions including IT technician, park wardens, social science analysts and loads of administrative jobs, there’s a little bit of everything for everyone. Oh, and not to mention the slew of sweet benefits you’d get as well. As an employee of the federal government, you would be eligible for a healthcare…
CHICAGO (WLS) — Blocks of books in Chicago’s Printers Row neighborhood – the 37th annual Lit Fest kicked off Saturday.”For a book lover like myself. I think it’s special that we have our own festival,” said Chantel Lopez.All sorts of independent authors and publishers attracted hundreds of people for the largest literary festival in the Midwest.”It’s a blessing, you know, there’s so many different creative spaces that we can tap into and so I’m very blessed to be a part of it,” said author Evan Roberts.Roberts is a teacher at Homewood-Flossmoor High School who started writing children’s books several years…