Raising Hope is a single-camera family comedy from Emmy Award winner Greg Garcia that follows the Chance family as they find themselves adding an unexpected new member into their already terribly flawed household At 23 years old Jimmy Chance (Lucas Neff) is going nowhere in life He skims pools for a living parties every night & still lives at home with his family including his Maw Maw (Cloris Leachman); his mother Virginia (Martha Plimpton) & his father Burt (Garret Dillahunt) Jimmy life takes a drastic turn when a chance romantic encounter with Lucy (guest star Bijou Phillips) goes awry once he discovers she is a wanted felon Months later when Jimmy pays a visit to the local prison he learns Lucy is pregnant with their baby & after she gives birth he is charged with raising their daughter Back at home Jimmy family is less than enthusiastic about a new addition to the household His parents who had him when they were 15 never knew anything about raising a child & have no interest in trying again Jimmy may be able to get some help from Sabrina (Shannon Woodward) a sardonic checkout clerk he met at the supermarket if only he can work up the nerve to ask her out Despite it all Jimmy is determined to take care of his baby -whom Virginia thinks they should name Hope With very few useful skills but their hearts in the right place will the Chance family be successful when they step into the unpredictable & immensely challenging world of parenting? ...

Have you ever been told that raising your child to speak multiple languages will harm their development? Are teachers or other professionals suspicious of your efforts? Are you sometimes unsure if you are helping your child's language development or are you uncertain where to start? It is increasingly recognised among researchers that far from harming a child's development being exposed to multiple languages from birth or early childhood can result in linguistic creative & social advantages The authors all multilinguals themselves parents of multilingual children & researchers on language & multilingualism aim to provide advice & inspiration for multilingual families across the world The latest research on multilingualism & the authors' own experiences are used to provide a friendly accessible guide to raising & nurturing happy multilingual children ...

Self-esteem is the building block of therapy & wellness & is crucial in overcoming depression & anxiety & in leading a fulfilling functional life Filled with hundreds of practical activities to help clients build their self-esteem as they become increasingly mindful & self-aware this book contains a rich assortment of approaches from art therapy dialectical behavioral & cognitive behavioral therapy The innovative & established methods examined in the book are based on sound evidence-based techniques illustrated with real client experiences to help therapists gain a greater understanding of how the approaches take effect This is an essential resource of activities for all art therapists as well as counsellors psychologists other mental health professionals & social workers interested in using art therapy techniques in their work It is appropriate for use with a wide variety of clients & patients including those suffering from depression anxiety bipolar disorder & schizophrenia ...

It's all change for Moist von Lipwig swindler conman & (naturally) head of the Royal Bank & Post Office A steaming clanging new invention driven by Dick Simnel the man with t'flat cap & t'sliding rule is drawing astonished crowds
- including a few particularly keen young men armed with notepads & very sensible rainwear
- & suddenly it's a matter of national importance that the trains run on time Moist does not enjoy hard work His vital input at the bank & post office consists mainly of words which are not that heavy Or greasy & it certainly doesn't involve rickety bridges runaway cheeses or a fat controller with knuckledusters What he does enjoy is being alive which may not be a perk of running the new railway Because of course some people have OBJECTIONS & they'll go to extremes to stop locomotion in its tracks

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Super-sleuth Phryne Fisher steps like an elegant cat through this her eighth adventure In investigating the poisoning of a young man in a bookshop at the Eastern Market & the wrongful arrest of one Miss Sylvia Lee Phryne is plunged into a world of politics alchemy poison & chicken soup Stopping only for a brief but intensely erotic dalliance with the beautiful Simon Abrahams Phryne pikc her way through the mystery with help from the old faithfuls
- Bert Cec Dot & Detective Inspector Call Me Jack' Robinson But ultimately it is her stealth & wit which solve the crime
- & all for the price of a song

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Rajah Loyal & ferocious the great Tiger Rajah personifies beauty & tenacity This wall-hanging is modeled on the endangered Sunda Tiger native to the island of Sumatra which has distinctive black stripes on its orange coat The Tiger looks dead-ahead providing your wall with a watchful presence Cast in the finest resin before being h&-painted this large piece would make a bold display piece in a variety of giftware stores ...

Through tactics & karma to wealth & fame In 16th century India the powerful empire of the Great Moguls rises between the Indus & the Ganges rivers Taking on the role of rajas & ranis – the country&s influential nobles – players in Rajas of the Ganges race against each other in support of the empire by developing their estates into wealthy & magnificent provinces Players must use their dice wisely & carefully plot where to place their workers while never underestimating the benefits of good karma Success will bring them great riches & fame in their quest to become legendary rulers 2–4 Players 45–75 Min Playing Time Age 12 ...

To travel to Rajasthan is to leave behind the world of commotion & confusion of gloomy gray concrete & forget the sometimes callous modern customs of the West In Rajasthan one encounters marvel after marvel; one is surprised by beauty in all its formsreal or imaginaryand enchantment at every turn A travel journal composed by four hands this photographic opus expresses the sublime beauty of the people nature & places of this legendary region of India capturing the idealized Western dream of the Orient" ...

Rajesh Koothrappali is one lovable paradox He´s a New Delhi native who dislikes Indian food & culture He´s a lonely preening metrosexual who used to be unable to speak to women unless he was drunk He pleads poverty but actually comes from a wealthy family But he fell in love with astronomy while attending Cambridge University & aspires to be the male ´ Indira Gandhi of particle astrophysics´ Designer Mohammad ´ Hawk´ Haque has captured Raj´s gentle earnestness in our Q-Pop figure which stands about 35 inches tall & is made from PVC Trademark windbreaker & wide-eyed gaze included! As with all our Q-Pop figures Raj comes with a word bubble & special marker so that you can add"es ...

Jim is ready to take part in the rally Follow him as he skids round corners speeds through the forest & races towards the finishing line Benedict Blathwayt's award-winning illustrations are full of detail which are guaranteed to stimulate the interest of very young children (ages 0-5) & help develop their powers of observation ...