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Are you a step-parent
parent
sibling
grandparent or friend of a deceased person? Then this book is for you!

A delicately written and moving piece of work that is electrically charged with Katlyn Stewart’s love and grief for her daughter. Join in the celebration of life through Katlyn’s tale recounting her daughter’s life and learn about the grieving process.

Katlyn discusses the loss
grief
comfort and understanding that one encounters in their journey through grief. She shows how even the smallest of moments in daily living is greatly altered. The author tenderly reveals the loss of identity one experiences and the necessity of finding support and re-evaluating what is important. Very difficult times in the grieving process are heightened during a variety of holidays and Katlyn walks the reader through paths that help to ease the pain.

Startling facts are also discussed. For instance
did you know that 80% of grieving couples divorce after the loss of a child? Or that employers typically allow only three days for an employee to grieve? Have we ever stopped to consider the differences between how children
teens
men and women grieve? Are you feeling at a loss for what to do for a grieving family? All these issues
and more
are within the pages of this book.

I shed huge crocodile tears as I experienced my own loss during the reading of Song of Cy. I know I will draw strength from its content when dealing with the loss of my ailing parents in the near future. The author has developed an excellent book that deserves very high ratings.

ISBN#: 1-5937-4349-1
Author: Katlyn Stewart
Publisher: Whiskey Creek Press

School boards and parents are discovering that schools they labored hard to raise money to build in the last 10 years or so are subjecting their children to mold and indoor air quality problems.

Many of these problems can be attributed to choices made in building materials. Some materials provide a ready food source for mold. Roof leaks
wall leaks
window leaks or plumbing failures have even led to the destruction of materials installed to protect the buildings.

These observations are at the heart of a new book called "Are You Building a School or a Liability?" written by Chris Huckabee and Kyle Montgomery and published by the Brick Industry Association
the Masonry Contractors Association of America and the National Concrete Masonry Association. The book calls attention to a serious problem with school buildings.

"The use of porous and paper-based products as the substrate of an exterior wall system has given rise to many
if not most
of the mold-related issues that building owners face today. These products are destroyed by mold. In fact
the mold actually consumes this material as a food source
said the authors.

Huckabee is a well-known Texas architect who has built more than 1,000 schools. Montgomery is the executive director of the Texas Masonry Council. Together, they recommend the use of materials that are
forgiving."

A forgiving material
according to Huckabee and Montgomery
is a material that is not destroyed by moisture. They also argue in favor of redundant construction in which wall systems are designed and constructed to direct moisture from inside the building to outside.

"Are You Building a School or a Liability?" presents several case studies where masonry was the solution to serious mold problems in schools. Huckabee and Montgomery note that concrete masonry block is a material that can be cleaned and dried easily and will not be destroyed by mold.

Huckabee and Montgomery cite case studies where gypsum-based interior walls of schools were replaced with concrete block in areas of high moisture probability. In one case
all exterior walls were demolished and replaced with a masonry wall system that included a masonry wall backup. They call this approach "total masonry construction."

School boards
parent groups and architectural firms specializing in school building construction can obtain free copies of "Are You Building a School or a Liability?"

Some Enchanted Autumn by Linda Andrews is an excellent gift idea for the Halloween season. Vampires
skeletons
spiders
witches… they are all here – but this is definitely not a children’s book.

One town
founded by the same wagon train during the pioneering days of the North American continent
holds a secret that could destroy them all.
Divided by a bitter and ancient rift
it becomes two rival towns – Pumpkin and Holly. These folks take their holidays seriously
but none more so than Pumpkin’s residents do.

Lonnie
who is running both from herself and from facing her pompous and boring boyfriend
returns to Pumpkin - her hometown. There she meets Nicholas who is both more wonderful than her wildest dreams and as frightening as her childhood nightmares. Together they are assigned the difficult task of discovering the "Prankster’s" identity and the reason’s why that person is set on keeping the ancient rift between the towns alive.

Nicholas and Lonnie harbor a steamy and slightly erotic passion for one another
which they do their best to keep in check. Their family ancestors
after all
were the main players in the rift that continues to tear the towns apart.

I would classify Some Enchanted Autumn as a fantasy-fiction
paranormal-romance novel with comedic elements. Although it begins with a bit of confusion
the story rises in pace until I felt unwilling to put the book aside. This 238-page book is not the author’s first endeavor. In fact
Linda has written two other books
The Christmas Village and Ghost of a Chance.

ISBN#: 1-55410-287-1
Author: Linda Andrews
Publisher: Zumaya Publication

The first book published by Sheet Metal Guy
LLC was SolidWorks for the Sheet Metal Guy - Course 1: Part Creation. The book is a fun and engaging way to explore the sheet metal capabilities of SolidWorks at your own speed. You learn how to use SolidWorks and its sheet metal tools from experts in the sheet metal industry. The series of self-paced training books
SolidWorks for the Sheet Metal Guy
demonstrates how to create real life sheet metal parts and is written in terms sheet metal people know and understand.

Books and other training materials about SolidWorks are available
but very little coverage is given to the specific sheet metal tools and unfolding capabilities
leaving users on their own to learn these tools. Dedicated to the SolidWorks market
SolidWorks for the Sheet Metal Guy addresses this need by showing you how to use the sheet metal tools of SolidWorks. You learn from the beginning how to create sheet metal parts designed with manufacturing in mind. Throughout the book
SolidWorks' sheet metal tools are used to guide you step by step through the basics of part creation into complex features of sheet metal design. Emphasis is on creating parts and features that maintain the design intent even when changes are made to key dimensions of the part
the material thickness
or the bend radius. Taking advantage of parametrics from the beginning assures that any changes will not invalidate design integrity.

Sheet metal designers and manufacturers must increase their SolidWorks proficiency in order to get new products to market faster and achieve a higher return on their investments. Now there’s a new way to learn SolidWorks. This new comprehensive course is a self-paced learning tool
using real projects that work through the design process step-by-step. You can choose to follow the lessons from start to finish
or you can dive into just the lessons that interest you most. SolidWorks for the Sheet Metal Guy - Course 1: Part Creation is available right now. Sheet metal designers and manufacturers will surely benefit from SolidWorks for the Sheet Metal Guy self-paced training book.

SolidWorks for the Sheet Metal Guy is written by Neil Bucalo and Joe Bucalo. Neil is a CAD expert
having over 14 years of experience using numerous CAD systems. He has a diverse background
including mechanical engineering
CAD/CAM consulting
support
training
and technical writing. Neil is a Certified SolidWorks Support Technician. Co-author Joe Bucalo has over 30 years experience in the sheet metal industry. Joe is the president and founder of Applied Production
Inc.
a SolidWorks Solution Partner that develops software tools for sheet metal manufacturing
including ProFab and ProFold.

Sheet Metal Guy
LLC
located in Cincinnati
OH
was formed to help increase the productivity of sheet metal designers and manufacturers through education. As a publisher of books and other materials
the company's primary focus is to provide high quality
cost effective training for the design and manufacture of sheet metal parts and assemblies. Sheet Metal Guy
LLC is focused on designing easy to understand
self-paced training books for all knowledge levels of 3D CAD software users. Additional company and product information is available on the company’s Web site. SolidWorks is a registered trademark of SolidWorks Corporation. Other brand and product names are trademarks of their respective owners.