After School, Camps, Education, Things to do, Youth Activities

Technology Summer Camps for kids at NextGen Tech Learning

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NextGen Tech Learning is offering Technology Summer Camps for kids for different grade level.
Camp details are available @ NGTLearning.com
Summer Camps for 3rd to 5th graders:
– Introduction to Programming and Scratch Programming
– Fundamentals of Robot Building & Programming using LEGO Mindstorms EV3
– Advanced Scratch Programming
– Fundamentals of Electronics and Electronics
– Introduction to Sensors and Programming using Arduino
– Introduction to Game Design using Minecraft Redstone
– Building Minecraft Adventure Maps with MCEdit
– Introduction to Digital Art and Web Designing
Summer Camps for 6th to 10th graders:
– Introduction to Arduino and Electronic circuits
– Advanced Electronics and Programming with Arduino
– Advanced Robotics Programming for LEGO Mindstorms EV3
– Minecraft: 3D Game Design with Minecraft
– Minecraft Mod Building using Java
– Mobile App Development for Android Platform
– Introduction to Java programming language

NextGen Tech Learning
NextGen Tech Learning

Please contact @ 925-659-8000
www.NGTLearning.com

Community, Events, Public Interest, Religion

Hindu American Foundation presents a panel discussion in San Ramon

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Caste, Cows, And Curriculum – What your children are being taught about your religion, heritage, and culture in our schools

“When you die, do you think you’ll come back as an ant?”
“Are your parents saving up for your dowry?”
“What caste are you? Can you eat at the same table as Sachin or is he a lower caste?”

Taunts such as these are unfortunately common in 6th grade classrooms across the state and leave children embarrassed about their religion and heritage. These stereotypes are perpetuated by the misrepresentation and negative portrayals of religion in school textbooks.

California public school textbooks play an important role in educating students and providing them with exposure to diverse religions and ethnic groups. Inaccurate and biased information, however, has a significant impact on students, teachers, and parents and can lead to discrimination and bullying of children.

Join the Hindu American Foundation (HAF) and a diverse panel of academics, interfaith activists, and communications experts for a stimulating discussion on the representation of religion in school textbooks and academia. Come find out what your children are being taught about your religion, heritage, and culture in California schools, what HAF and other communities are doing about it, and how you can get involved!

Date: Sunday, April 6, 2014
Time: 1:00 – 3:00pm
Location: San Ramon Library, 100 Montgomery St, San Ramon, CA 94583
Panelists:
Vamsee Juluri, Professor of Media Studies at University of San Francisco
Dr. Barbara A McGraw, Director of the Center for Engaged Pluralism at St. Mary’s University
Maha Elgenaidi, Founder of the Islamic Networks Group
Dr. Vineet Sharma, HAF Executive Council Member
Local Contacts: Hema Patel ([email protected]) and Brinda Patel ([email protected])

Yoga

Aging Gracefully ~ A Free Workshop

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Dear Ones, Announcing the first of our many Women’s Workshops to come ~ AGING GRACEFULLY.  Open to Women of all ages.Certified yoga therapist, Lavaanya Singh, addresses women’s issues like PMS, menopause, childbirth, depression, sexuality, body changes among other things. As we get older our bodies go through a lot of changes and there are simple yoga postures that help address the many changes we face as we get through the normal course of life.
Join us for a FREE session that addresses the many Women’s issues that have very simple remedies.
FOR ADULTS and WOMEN ONLY
COME DRESSED IN LOOSE COMFORTABLE CLOTHING and bring a WATER BOTTLE
RSVP: http://secure.artofliving.org/event_details.aspx?event_id=107889
where: Art of Living Tri Valley Center , 6690 Amador Plaza Rd., Suite 215 Dublin, CA 94568
when: April 9th at 9:00am – 11:30am

Pickup/Dropoff

Pickup from Kolb Elementry School Dublin

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Hi There, I am licensed daycare provider in Dublin near Kolb Elementary School , I need someone to pick kids from Kolb Elementary School and drop at my place. Please email me at [email protected] if you can help, with charges. Preferably who is already providing pick/drop services for other daycare or parents. References will be highly appreciated. Thanks!

Baby Sitter, Nanny

Daily Evening babysitter needed in Dublin

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We’re looking for an evening babysitter to engage our 1.5 year old son on weekdays.
– Coverage needed from 5.30-8.30 pm. Duties will involve outdoor park time, feeding our son his dinner, etc.
– Car/vehicle not needed except for reaching our place and going back home.
– excellent pay for the right person.
– We prefer Trivalley locals located close to East Dublin Fallon elementary school area.
Please contact me at: [email protected], 732-822-6741.

Articles, Public Interest

Sign up to stop more housing East of Dublin

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Doolan Canyon is a virtually pristine open space located on east of Dublin – think of between Dublin Ranch housing area, and Costco in Livermore.
There are proposals to turn that area into more and more housing, which destroys this natural area, and raises the question on what is the need to create a glut of new housing in the area at the cost of nature, and creating pressure on existing resources.

Dublin Open Space Initiative of 2014 is a volunteer effort to collect signatures to put this on poll, and stop this.
What Can We Do to Protect it from being re-zoned as residential or commercial by the City of Dublin?

Sign up to support this and possibly help as a volunteer here: http://form.jotformpro.com/form/30947672600960

What is DOOLAN CANYON?
Doolan Canyon is a virtually pristine open space located adjacent to and east of the current eastern Dublin urban growth boundary.
It has been and is currently zoned as agricultural, and is under the jurisdiction of the County of Alameda.
This property creates an open-space buffer zone between Dublin and Livermore, as well as habitat for endangered species and a lovely visual resource for the Tri-Valley.

Why is it threatened?
Certain developers have approached the City of Dublin and requested that Dublin study a plan to annex the area called Doolan Canyon to the City of Dublin and to re-zone this open space from agricultural to residential, and permission to build a residential development.

If approved, this would:

  • Add to traffic on the main streets of Dublin;
  • Exacerbate the water situation;
  • Burden the City with the cost and responsibility to provide infrastructure as well as fire, police, and medical services;
  • Essentially destroy the canyon forever, and further reduce the rural quality of life for all of us in the Tri-valley area.
  • Impair visual resources for the area;
  • Kill or remove endangered species;

Per Around Dublin Blog, Pacific Union Homes is currently proposing to build 1,990 homes, dozens of other buildings, and a network of roads on 1,450 acres in Doolan Canyon. The site is immediately adjacent to the Doolan Canyon-Tassajara Hills Regional Preserve, which is owned by the East Bay Regional Park District. Expansion beyond Livermore’s Urban Growth Boundary and the boundaries of the unfinished Eastern Dublin Specific Plan not only threatens the stunning beauty of Doolan Canyon but also poses a significant danger to the unspoiled majesty of North Livermore Valley.

More details on this can be seen here:
http://morganking.com/save_doolan_canyon.htm

Things to do, Training, Youth Activities

Karate Lessons Offered in Gale Ranch

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KAJUKENBO KARATE LESSONS – My name is Yaju and I am a 16 year old black belt in Kajukenbo karate. I am interested in teaching classes on Sunday mornings from 9am- 10am. (During the summer, additional classes and timings will be offered.)

What is Kajukenbo? Kajukenbo is a highly effective fusion of four different martial arts: Korean Karate, Ju-jitsu, Kenpo, and Kung Fu. Practical applications of Kajukenbo show that this karate is successful in blocking and taking down attackers. The self-defense is strong, linear punches and strikes mixed with the ingenuity of kung fu- a lethal mix.

Why Kajukenbo? Kajukenbo spurred my passion for the martial art. I want to keep doing Kajukenbo forever, because it’s not just defense against another person; its defense against the factors in life that will bring you down.

After every class, I felt less stressed and more confident in other aspects of my life as well. I found my grades rising and my social life becoming happier. Kajukenbo allowed me to take charge of my life and pursue a martial art with passion. As a girl, I learnt to defend myself and use size and body weight to my advantage. Now, I realize that Kajukenbo is the art that drives me and has given me the confidence and assurance I need in other areas of life.

Why Me? Since first grade, I have been doing karate in Briones Kajukenbo Karate Studio. After five and a half years of hard work and persistence, I achieved my black belt in sixth grade. As part of the test, I wrote my black belt book; a detailed written breakdown of the techniques. I then stayed on for two years, learning how to break down my techniques so that I would be able to explain what I was doing and how I was doing it. I have 1.5 years of Kajukenbo teaching experience total, including with young children as small as 6 years.

My Teaching Philosophy: Kajukenbo is not something that you learn and forget in a couple of years. It is a lifestyle that stays on forever. I want to teach in a memorable manner while instilling love for the art in my students. I want them to walk away from the class feeling just as complete and at peace as I did.

Cost & Contact Details: Classes are one hour each on Sunday mornings from 9-10 am in my garage in the Gale Ranch area of San Ramon. Cost is $8 per class. For more information on class details, location, Kajukenbo, or my experiences with it, email me at [email protected] or call me at (510) 792 5622.

About Dublin, Classifieds, Renting

Room for Rent – PG needed

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Have One Bedroom available in a 5 bedroom single family home in East Dublin. Females only!

Location:
-In East Dublin
-Walking distance to Hacienda/Regal Theater complex and Emerald Glen Park
– In quiet neighborhood close to park and walking/biking trails
-Easy access to 680/580, Stoneridge Mall, Ranch 99, Bart
-HOA community with Olympic Sized swimming pool and  nice greenbelts

Amenities:
-Access to all common area of the house (family room, kitchen, laundry room, dining room)
– Can park on street  (plenty of parking space on street)
– Private Full Bathroom

Cost:
-$700 for room
-Utilities (PG&E, water, trash, washer/dryer and Comcast internet ) are included for FREE! 

Move in:
Can move in starting on May 1st
1st Month: $700
Security Deposit: $700
Term: Month to month lease and 30 day advance leave notice

NO: smoking, drugs, pet, kids, overnight guests.

Looking for working professional(s) or college student with income that are clean, responsible, quiet, cook lightly only. You can respond to this email for schedule viewing of the room.

Please respond with detail about yourself so we know you are not a spammer. Also, we are only interested in ONE person per room.
email at: [email protected]

Yoga

2-Day Meditation Training Program

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2-Day Meditation Training Program
March 22-23 (Sat &Sun): 9:30am – 6:00pm (Cost: Free)

For: This course is suitable for aspirants (ages 18 – 50) who seek Realization and an effective meditation method for achieving it. It is for those who want to understand the meaning of existence and to realize their full potential.

Course Content: The course provides an overview of Natural Path, also known as Pranahuti Aided Meditation (PAM), a new system of Rajayoga for Self Realization.
The Course Will Teach:
• A complete set of daily meditation practices.
• A simple and holistic way of living to be in tune with cosmic consciousness.
• How control of mind and concentration is achieved.
• The method of Pranahuti (yogic transmission technique) as an active and continuous support for practitioners to achieve highest level of consciousness.
• The complete map of spiritual journey up to the highest levels of consciousness.

Experiential: The course includes four experiential silent meditation sessions (about 30-40 min each) conducted by a competent trainer. The participants will have the first-hand practical experience of this advanced meditation technique.

Registration: Call 510-405-1630 or Email: [email protected]
Location: Multiple Locations in San Francisco Bay Area
Organizer: Institute of Sri Ramchandra Consciousness, a nonprofit organization
Cost: This course and all future on-going training and support are free of cost.
*The course has limited seats.

Day Care, Grocery, Health, Preschool

For Child Care Providers

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Attention Licensed Family Child Care Providers: Be rewarded for serving nutritious meals and snacks to children in your child care program.
As food prices rise, free help is available. Join the hundreds of child care providers in Alameda County that receive reimbursements for their food costs. Visit our website www.4c-alamda.org and watch our video. Or call for details 510-584-3105. cnp flyer 2014.indd

Community Child Care Council (4C’s) of Alameda County is a nonprofit family resource agency dedicated to strengthening children, families and child care providers in Alameda County. 4C’s helps to build a healthy community through providing child care referrals, education, and nutrition services, and qualified child care payment assistance to the community.

Classifieds, Renting

$1195 / 441ft² – Private Studio for Rent in San Ramon

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Available in April.
Private studio with your own entrance – Never rented
Brand New Kitchen Countertop and Cabinets.
Brand New 2-door Refrigerator & Brand New Microwave with counter-top lights.
Brand New Portable Induction Cooktops (2).
Brand New Stacked Washer/Dryer.
Community Swimming Pool.
Free Basic Cable TV, Water & Garbage.
Independent Heater, AC, Hot Water.  Separate Bathroom.
Safe and Manicured Gale Ranch single family neighborhood.
2 blocks from Safeway, Starbucks, restaurants and more.
3 miles to I680/ 4 miles to I580
5 miles (10 minutes driving) to Pleasanton/Dublin BART Station.
Bed, closet & extra shelves.
Unobscured, picturesque view from Balcony with excellent privacy – no homes
Deposit: $1195 and 1st month of rent paid by cash, money order/cashier’s check only.
6 months lease required.  Utilities will be split based on usage.  Street Parking.
Credit check is required.  Non-refundable credit check fee to Experian (about $15).  There is no hard pull on your credit report and won’t impact your credit score.

No Pets, No Smoking, No Section 8
Contact: ANIL at 510.909.8190

Personal Care

anu’s mobile beauty service

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Hi all happy to announce that I have started my own mobile beauty service. I am a licensed esthetician. I have more then 11years experience in this field. now there is no need to leave the comfort of your own home. I will travel to your location with everything needed to treat you to a relaxing spa experience at home. Services includes facial treatments,waxing,threading,and makeup. Services are available to groups and individuals, it is important to take a little time for yourself to rest and relax. I look forward to seeing you soon. To make an appointment please call or email me at [email protected] call me at 925-4088699
Plz find my price list below

shahnaz Husain’s herbal facial 40$
Shahnaz gold 50$ ,Professional facial treatments for hyper-pigmentation,acne, dehydration ,and for mature skin,60$Chemical peels (mandalic+arbutin peel 30% 95$, glycolic+ salicylic peel 25% 85$, mandalic+ arbutin 15% 75$, retinol 5% peel is 65$.Herbal bleach 15Threading full face 25+Eyebrow 7Lip 5Chin 8Waxing full leg 45+Full arms 30+Underarms 15+Full back 30+Stomach 20+Make up 60 with hair styleHenna on hairs it’s depends on hair size starting 30+( for short hair)RegardsAnuradha singh (licensed esthetician)Anu’s beauty services925-408-8699
[email protected]

Preschool

East Dublin – childcare with preschool program- Indian food

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Professional enrichment educational program in loving home environment in Dublin. Nutritious fresh homemade Indian  lunch and snacks will be  provided. Indoor and  Outdoor play with daily art and craft for more infomation visit  my website http://www.chubbycheeksprescool.com
Currently we are accepting kids   2 years and above age group. contact : 925-560-1088 Or call 925-978-3000(cell)

Bollywood Dance, Camps, Classical Dance, Culture, Training, Youth Activities

Kids Bollywood Dance Classes – Spring Session 2014

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Announcing a new Spring Dance Session, starting from 20th March 2014 for 10 weeks. This Bollywood dance program will help kids to improve their motor skill with some cool dance moves. It is a wonderful opportunity for kids to get social with their age group beyond classroom and learn synchronization and coordination as a team. On top of that they will be more disciplined by listening and following dance directions. To provide individual attention we keep small group for these classes. Proposed class schedules are:

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Each of these group classes will run for 10 weeks for a nominal $120 only, with an additional $10 registration fee only for first time participant.

Kids will enjoy these dance classes; dance studio is conveniently located near Dougherty Elementary School in Dublin. Hurry up and sign up soon online at http://danceonrhythm.com or send mail at [email protected]

Feel free to call Archana @ 510-990-0242/510-305-0242 to get more information. 

Yoga

Free 1-Hour Happiness Program – March 18th.

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This one hour workshop provides a glimpse into an approach that can increase personal capacity and gain insight into the laws that govern the mind and emotions. Learn breathing techniques that help de-stress, reduce negative emotions while increasing energy, focus and efficiency. Experience the effects of a state of meditation being in a place of ‘restful alertness.
The workshop will explore the elegant Mind-Breath-Body connection, and how we can consciously use our breath to:
* Live in the present moment
* Break through our barriers and realize our full potential
* Learn how to manage our emotions
* Live a happier life!
What should I bring?
Nothing! Just yourself and your friends!

Event: Happiness Seminar
Venue: Art Of Living – Tri Valley Ctr
Address: 6690 Amador Plaza Rd St 215 Dublin, CA 94568
Coordinator: Vaishali Patel
Contact Phone: 510-967-2380
Contact Email: [email protected]
Link to RSVP : http://secure.artofliving.org/event_details.aspx?event_id=107508

Life in Tri-Valley