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Monthly Mission: Be Kind
Each month this school year, we are bringing you an MASC Monthly Mission. Get inspired, get ideas and get motivated to make your schools awesome.
Each Monthly Mission will feature a blog post detailing how you can incorporate each month's Mission. You can also download an awesome phone wallpaper to use to remind yourself of the Mission every time you look at your phone.
PSA: Valentine's Day is coming up, don't forget.
Now that we have that taken care of, it's time for this month's Monthly Mission!
Sounds simple, right? Then why is it so hard? Why are people still saying mean things about other people?*
*Yes, this extends to social media.
February is a month that we celebrate the people we love. We buy them cards that tell them how much we love them and we buy them gifts that tell them how much we love them. We celebrate them because they are special to us!
So why can't we do that in our schools? Yes, you probably don't love them in the same sense, but they are still important to you.
Remember last month when we told you that you set the tone? Same thing happens here.
If you start treating people with kindness, others are going to see you. Then they are going to treat people with kindness and other people will see them! THEN all of those people will start treating people with kindness and even MORE people will be treating others with kindness!
That's a lot of people getting treated kindly.
Sure, it's not going to happen after one simple act of kindness. You have to work and continue to do kind things for the people in your schools, day in and day out. And while not everyone will be grateful or say thank you, know this:
I appreciate what you are doing. The world appreciates what you are doing. Thank you.
Being kind doesn't stop when you leave your school though. You have to remember to be kind on social media. There are a lot of a hurtful things that float around the internet everyday. Be a change agent and help inject more happiness and kindness into the world! You can do it!
This month's mission is an easy one. All you have to do it be kind.
(Last reminder: Valentine's Day is on 2/14!)
Share your experiences with us on social media and be sure to check back next month for our next Monthly Mission!
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- Is there any Age limit to start with this job?
Yes, Minimum Age required to take part is 18Yrs.
- What are the basic requirements to get started?
Candidate should have a computer or else can work from any cyber café.
Internet connection is required.
Basic knowledge of operating computer, surfing internet, opening websites etc.
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This form filling job is very easy. Daily we get millions of form filling orders from different companies. We give the list of all forms & details which you have to input in those forms. You can fill as many forms as you can. Normally it takes less than a 1 minute to fill each form. We also provide you with form filling software using which you can fill the forms in less than 1 second with Just a click
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Each form will be of one page only, similar to what you fill regularly on internet like opening an E-mail account. Normally it takes at the most 1 Minute to fill a single form, However using our Form Filling Software it will hardly take 2-3 seconds only to fill 95% of the form. Form filling software will be provided free of cost to you. Daily you can fill more than 2000+ forms using our software. The software is very easy to use.
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Organised by the University Institute of Training and Research in Patient Care – IUFRS, the aim of the course is to train you to work as an advanced practice nurse (APN), providing direct care to patients and their families, according to your clinical orientation and as part of a nurse-doctor partnership.
The Master of Science in Advanced Nursing Practice (MScIPS) is the only course of its kind in Switzerland and prepares students to work as an advanced practice nurse in one of the four following orientations:
- Mental health
- Adult care
- Paediatric care
- Primary care
University Institute of Training and Research in Patient Care - IUFRS
Degree awarded
Master of Science (MSc) in Nursing Sciences
ECTS credits
4 semesters
Teaching language
French and English. Recommended levels : C1 in French, B2 in English.
Admission requirements
Final enrolment dates
More information
The course allows you to develop fully as an advanced practice nurse:
- either in a hospital
- or in an outpatient setting (nursing homes, home care, etc.)
A specific legal framework (Article 124b of the Vaud Public Health Act) gives you authority, among other things, to prescribe and interpret medical diagnostic tests, carry out medical procedures and prescribe drugs. You may also provide support to nursing care teams in your area of competence. Finally, you may be involved in developing the health system.


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History of soybeansChina - Soybeans first took root as early as the 11th century BC in northern China, where they were among the first crops grown by man. The first written record is a 2200 B.C. farming manual advising Chinese farmers how to get the best from their crop. The ancient Chinese honored soybeans as one of the five sacred grains essential to the existence of Chinese civilization, and considered the soybean both a food and a medicine. Over the next several centuries, the Chinese domesticated the wild soybean plant. Soon, however, the rest of the world would discover the virtues of this versatile plant.
Rest of Asia - By the first century AD, soybeans appear to have spread to central and southern China and Korea. In the 7th century, soybeans made their way to Japan, and then to Indonesia, the Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Burma, Nepal and northern India.
Europe - Missionaries brought soy to Europe in the 17th century but climatic and soil conditions were unsatisfactory.
USA - Soy was introduced in the USA in the early 19th century (originally arriving as ballast aboard returning clipper ships), but soy farming in the USA only expanded dramatically after 1945.
History of tempehIndonesia - Tempeh processing could be the oldest food technology in the history of Javanese people. Serat Centhini, a book published in the 16th century, indicates that tempeh had been produced and consumed by the time of its publication. Tempeh might have been introduced by the Chinese who are making a similar product, soybean koji, which are dehulled soybeans fermented with Aspergillus molds. The use of Rhizopus as tempeh starter in Indonesia may have been due to its better adaptation to the Indonesian climate. The earliest reference to tempeh by a European appeared in 1875 in a Javanese-Dutch dictionary. The rise of tempeh's popularity in Java and its spread to other parts of Indonesia and other countries of the world began in the 20th century. In the 1970s the banana leaf as container for the production of tempeh was replaced by the use of plastic bags.
Europe - In Europe, tempeh is known through the Dutch who once colonized Indonesia. In 1895 the Dutch microbiologist and chemist Prinsen Geerligs made the first attempt to identify the tempeh mold. The first tempeh companies in Europe were started in the Netherlands by immigrants from Indonesia. The first English written article appeared in 1931 the book "Vegetables of the Dutch East Indies ", written by J.J. Ochse. The earliest popular article about tempeh was a 7 page story published in France 1982 in Le Compas.
USA - In the USA, tempeh has been known only since 1946 with the publication of "Possible Sources of Proteins for Child Feeding in Underdeveloped Countries", in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. In the 1960s there was new interest in tempeh with research in tempeh at the Cornell University (New York) and at the USDA Northern Regional Research Center (Illinois). In 1961 Mary Otten was the first to begin making tempeh.
Great deal of the credit for introducing tempeh to the American public goes to The Farm, a large spiritual and farming community in Summertown (Tennessee).
The first commercial tempeh shop was started in 1975 by Mr. Gale Randall in Undadilla, Nebraska. An article by R. Rodale in "Prevention" in June 1977 brought him and his shop national prominence.
In the 1980s when the tempeh industry expanded, the media showed new interest and a lot of articles appeared in scientific journals. During 1983 about 1 million commercial tempeh was produced.
Developing countries - In the 1940s Van Veen tried to introduce tempeh in Zimbabwe. But efforts to introduce tempeh as cheap source of protein in Zimbabwe and other developing countries (Africa and South-America) have mainly failed since the local populations have no experience with mold-fermented foods.
Actual trends - In Europe, the USA and other industrialized countries the interest for tempeh is increasing, by growing interest in health, nutrition and vegetarisme.


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The watchOS 3 is by far the most feature-rich OS designed to enhance the user-experience of Apple Watch. With redesigned UI, seven times the faster speed and much improved Siri, the latest watchOS is really exciting, isn't it?
Impressed with some all-new features, I didn't waste any time in installing watchOS 3 on my Apple Watch. (Luckily, there is a way to install the watchOS configuration profile even without a developer account.) Testing it out in advance has been a nice experience so far. Truth be told, the wearable device had never looked so handy before.
Unfortunately, some of my friends are unable to install watchOS 3 on their Apple Watch. Even though they have got everything right required to install the latest watchOS beta, they get "Unable to Check for Update, "Checking for software update failed because you are not connected to the Internet." message.
If you have also faced with this issue while installing the watchOS 3 beta on your Apple Watch, try out these tips to fix it.
Can't Install watchOS 3 on your Apple Watch? Tip to Fix the Issue
Must Check Out:
#1. iOS 10 on your iPhone
Make sure to install iOS 10 beta on your iPhone. (You can install iOS 10 beta on your iPhone even without developer account.)
#2. watchOS beta profile on Apple Watch
You need to install watchOS beta profile on Apple Watch. Must reboot the Watch once the beta profile is installed.
#3. Wi-fi Connection
Your iPhone must be connected to a Wi-Fi network.
#4. Sufficient Battery
The Apple Watch must have at least 50% battery life.
#5. Apple Watch needs to be on a charger
The Apple Watch needs to be on a charger to complete the update process successfully.
Below mentioned tricks have worked for a number of users. Hopefully, they click for you as well.
Tip #1. Reboot both your Apple Watch and iPhone and start the process again.
Tip #2. Remove all the existing profiles on your watch and then add the new profile. Reboot both your watch and iPhone.
Tip #3. Switch on VPN and try to update. (If you have a password on your device, you will be asked to enter it. But as soon as you are asked password, switch off your VPN.)
Tip #4. Remove the beta profile from the watch app. Reset your wearable device then re-pair it with your iPhone. Reinstall the beta profile from the developer portal. Reboot both your devices.
Which one of the above-mentioned tricks has worked for you? Do let us know in the comments below or on Facebook, Twitter, and Google Plus.


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Empathy based search engine marketingMarch 28, 2017 - Ed
Empathy based search engine marketing
February 28, 2017 - Ed Wieczorek
Engage your users better, and understand their needs
In-house digital marketers sometimes sway ideas according to the bias of owners and product creators. "This sounds great! We have what we think our target market is." Incorrect assumptions will happen often and your product manager can be "married" away to an idea. In my experience, visual design and improvements of content when solely conveyed from the owners of a product can cause problems. Misunderstandings of what the user wants from the product or service will occur. In the end, we all want continued growth, satisfied customers, and sales. That's why we need to put our customers first. Even when it pertains to search.
How do you grow your audience organically!?
Growth in organic search results intertwines with the empathy we have for users. Deliver killer content that your customers want to consume and dissolve high bounce rates that destroy rankings and provide zero assistance. Identify and repair these problems.
- Technical Problems? Review your landing pages.
- Don't forget to browse on a phone and tablet.
- Does your content serve a purpose? (No I'm not talking about providing keywords to google)
- Is the content digestible? Have it proofread to find out.
- How is the visual appearance? disgusting? confusing?
Lowering your bounce rate may seem like a common sense measure, but it isn't always everyone's first metric to fix. Phones can be the underlying contributor to your high bounce rates. Be sure to check out the search friendliness tool on Google.
Other important factors to look over
- Is your site mobile friendly? (check the link above)
- Can users navigate your site easily? (no matter what device)
- What are your page load timings?
Let's pick up that pace!
Visual appearance and mobile friendliness help in this instance but my personal favorite metrics are related site performance. The speed at which your site downloads contributes heavily to bounce rate. Not all connections, service providers, and hardware are created equal.
Some of the old outdated WordPress sites I've optimized were posting 6s - 8s load times. I don't know about you but I do not wait for 5s pages to load when I'm on the go on my phone. I quickly will go back to the search engine and move on…chalk one up for a bounce. I commonly use page speed insights in order to get a good grip on speed related issues.
Use empathy to 10x your returns
Put yourself in your user's shoes and try to purchase your product starting from the search engine and see how hard it is to complete. Use your imagination and pretend like you've never even read the copy on your SERP and view the components and see how helpful they are in the instance that you need to acquire this product. That can be a huge help when identifying CTR on your SERPs. Does the content match what your end goal was? Did you search for ATVs and end up in a line of motorcycles? Unless those motorbikes changes the customer's mind from buying an ATV to a motorcycle you have a bounce on your hands.
Empathy is a critical tool that anyone can use to build success with their online endeavors.


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Schwartz Law Firm specializes in serving the legal needs of business owners, corporations, entrepreneurs, and inventors by protecting its clients' inventions and designs, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, and other valuable intellectual property.
We are dedicated to building long-standing client relationships that are productive, professional and collegial.
Schwartz Law Firm is based in Charlotte, North Carolina with clients throughout the United States and internationally. Founder and owner, Jeff Schwartz, is a registered patent attorney with more than 25 years of experience in the field of intellectual property law. Jeff represents clients in a broad range of technologies including computer software, wireless communications, medical devices and processes, protective body armor, mechanical devices, textiles and textile machinery, sports equipment, and more.
In the field of intellectual property law, Jeff has been selected by his peers as one of North Carolina's leading attorneys, as surveyed by multiple publications including Business North Carolina magazine, North Carolina Super Lawyers, Charlotte Magazine, and The Best Lawyers in America. Jeff has received this recognition in one or more of these publications for each of years 2005-2019.
Jeff has also been certified by the North Carolina State Bar as a specialist in Trademark Law. He is among the first 22 attorneys state-wide to receive this distinction, and one of only three such attorneys in the Charlotte area.
As stated by the Bar, "hiring a board certified legal specialist helps to ensure that your lawyer is proficient in the specialty legal field in which you have a legal need. When you are looking for a lawyer, you can use board certification to identify lawyers who are qualified to represent you."
"Anything that won't sell, I don't want to invent. Its sale is proof of utility, and utility is success." — Thomas A. Edison


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Yes! to Violent Video Games? Exploring Brown v. Entertainment Merchants Assn.
Lesson Duration
By Hon. Sue Leeson – Oregon Supreme Court, retired
Go to: http://www.classroomlaw.org/resources/teaching-materials/#1st and scroll down to "Media" to find a Powerpoint-like presentation about the First Amendment case, Brown v. Entertainment Merchants Association. You will also find the Court's Majority Opinion, along with Concurring and Dissenting opinions.
From Classroom Law Project - Oregon's Classroom Law Project is a non-profit organization of individuals, educators, lawyers, and civic leaders building strong communities by teaching students to become active, engaged and informed participants in democratic society.


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Elk Grove High School
Elk Grove High School offers dozens of clubs and activities for students that span a range of categories. Click the links below to go directly to a particular section.
Academic - Noncompetitive
Academic - Competitive
Fine/Performing Arts
Student Support
Anime Club
Sponsor: Ryan Christie
Film Club
Sponsor: Bruce Janu
Film Club exposes students to a variety of films produced in the last century. The Film Club strives to show movies that students may not watch on their own including black and white, foreign films, animation, silent movies, and a myriad of genres.
French Club
Sponsor: Kirsten Fletcher
Graphics Club
Sponsor: Jay Whalen
The EGHS Robotics Club is a year-long club that competes with various high schools in the area. The idea of the robotics club is to promote career related skills through hands on experiences. Students are exposed to numerous skills related to engineering including: design, manufacturing, reverse engineering, electronics and programming. EGHS robotics club builds and competes with 4 robots in the district competition. A formal structured process is followed to complete each robot: brainstorming, rough sketches, digital designs, prototypes, and finally a completed version. Students are required to follow several constraints: each robot must be under a set weight limit, safety regulations, electronic guidelines, weapon constraints, and the use similar components. Previous weapons students have engineered were "drum bots", "flipper bots", "spinner bots" and a simple "wedge bot"; however, as design constraints are met, any variation of robot is considered as a possibility.
Italian Club
Sponsor: Anna Izzo
National Honor Society
Sponsor: Scott Deutsch
This is an honorary organization for students who demonstrate outstanding qualities in the areas of scholarship, leadership, service, and character.
Sponsor: Jeff Morse (at Wheeling HS)
NJROTC is a course in leadership, teamwork and citizenship, using studies about the Navy as a common core. Students take the course as an elective and receive a grade that counts toward graduation and their GPA. Only the academic class and a few unit activities are mandatory, but cadets are highly encouraged to participate in the unit's 'extra-curricular' field trips, teams, and events. Click here to visit the NJROTC website and learn more.
Shakespeare Club
Sponsor: Rita Sayre
Spanish Club
Sponsors: Pam Cote
Sponsor: Peter Wang
Chess team helps students learn the rules and skills necessary to be a chess player. Teams compete in the North Suburban Chess League, the MSL Chess Tournament, as well as in the IHSA State Chess Tournament.
Debate Team
Sponsor: Matt Bohnenkamp
The Elk Grove Debate Team participates in Congressional Debate, simulating the format and considering the issues of the United States Congress. The debate season runs from September through April. Practices are held twice per week on Mondays and Wednesdays after school and competitions are held on Saturdays once per month. Click here to learn more about the club and why you should join debate.
Math Team
Sponsor: Persida Bujdei, Tom Walloch, Ryan O'Connor, Ami Heng
Math team gives students who enjoy and excel in mathematics an opportunity to explore math topics that extend beyond the curriculum taught in the classroom. The team competes in the North Suburban Math League and in state competitions.
Robotics Club
Sponsors: Jay Whalen, Patrick McGing
Scholastic Bowl
Sponsor: Laura Dubnicka and Brendan Glenn
Scholastic Bowl is an IHSA academic competition at the frosh/soph and varsity levels. The competition involves two teams of five students who attempt to answer questions from various academic areas. The regular season usually begins in December and ends sometime in March to coincide with the state tournament.
Sponsor: Chuck Cavazos
Athletic Trainer Student Aid
Sponsor: Mike Porters
Athletic Trainers (ATs) are health care professionals who collaborate with physicians to provide preventative services, emergency care, clinical diagnosis, therapeutic intervention and rehabilitation of injuries and medical conditions. Athletic Training Student Aides (ATSAs) assist the licensed ATs in these duties. ATSAs will earn awards just like all other sports participants.
Bass Fishing
Sponsor: Alex Sanchez
In 2009 bass fishing became an IHSA sanctioned activity. The Elk Grove High School club meets to go fishing and learn successful techniques. The outings and informative meetings are designed to prepare students to compete in local bass fishing tournaments, as well as the IHSA tournament in the spring. The club is open to all students interested in fishing.
Sponsor: Shannon Evans
The Elk Grove cheerleaders work hard to promote school spirit and crowd involvement at various athletic events and other school functions. Additionally, the Varsity cheerleading squad competes at local, IHSA Sectional and State competitions.
Sponsor: Samir Chaudhari
The Cricket team is organized as a club sport and welcomes any student who is willing to learn this exciting international sport as well as compete against teams from other schools. Spring is the official season for competitive play; however, practices or free-plays may also be held during the fall and winter based on facility availability. In addition to building cricket and athletic skills, we stress sportsmanlike conduct, academic achievement, and a positive attitude.
eSports Club
Sponsor: Tom Bestor
Skate Club
Sponsor: TBD
Auto Club
Sponsor: Jeff Zdenovec
Auto Club offers a place for students to go after school to hang out, work on cars, and tell stories about automotive issues. Whether you plan on going into the industry or just love cars and working on stuff, this club welcomes all.
Health Career Club
Sponsor: Caryn Blanke
Sponsor: Jeff Zdenovec
SkillsUSA is a national organization that is based around preparing students for the world of work as it relates to the career and technical education (CTE) areas. Although SkillsUSA offers over 90 competitions around skill-based training, EGHS has traditionally had students participate in the Automotive, Machining/Manufacturing, and Culinary areas. SkillsUSA offers the opportunity for students to compete at the local, state, and national levels in which students demonstrate occupational and leadership skills. SkillsUSA members are leaders, and Champions at Work!
African-American Club
Sponsors: Brian Lee
This club focuses on African American culture and history. The meetings promote cultural awareness and the connection between African American and other world cultures. Discussions also include current events, social skills needed for success, and college admission information. All students are welcome.
Japanese Exchange Program
Sponsor: Ryan Christie
The Elk Grove High School Japanese Exchange Program allows participants an invaluable opportunity to experience home and school life in another country and make close friends from a different cultural background. Students do NOT need to be in Japanese classes to participate. Students can take part in the exchange program even if they are in sports or other activities. Click here to learn more.
See also: French Club, Italian Club, Spanish Club in Academic - Noncompetitive
Band (Jazz, Marching, Pep)
Sponsor - Ron Fiorito
Elk Grove has a long standing tradition of excellence in performance. The band program consists of two concert bands, two jazz bands, two jazz combos, competitive marching band and colorguard, pep band, and small ensembles. The Elk Grove High School music department hosts a Percussion Festival every year in March. Click here to visit the band website and learn more.
Sponsor: Keshena Luckett
Elk Grove curricular choirs include Men's Choir, Women's Choir, Treble Choir, Concert Choir, and Mint Condition Vocal Jazz. Co-curricular ensembles include Chamber Singers, Women's Chamber Ensemble, Co-ed A cappella, and female a cappella. Click here to visit the EGHS choirs page and learn more.
Color Guard (Flags)
Sponsor: Nicole Fiorito
Color Guard members use a variety of flag equipment, dance choreography, and drill maneuvers in routines that are performed with the marching band and at various events, parades, and competitions.
Sponsors: Chuck Cavazos, Miguel Sanchez, Brad Kahler, Bonnie Kale, Joe Wolfe, Ron Fiorito, Sue Montemayor
The Drama Club is open to students at all grade levels who are interested in furthering their participation in theater. Elk Grove High School students produce a full play, a musical, and a series of one-act plays each academic year, giving students the opportunity to learn more about acting, vocal performance, set design, and all that goes into modern theater.
Sponsor: Lauren Viveros
Orchesis is a performing group that encourages all forms of dance including ballet, jazz, hip-hop, modern, breakdancing, lyrical, tap, character, multicultural, choreography, etc. Orchesis is a co-curricular activity that involves a variety of performance opportunities. The team also focuses on exploring, creating and producing dance as an art form.
Sponsor: Maura Brown
Elk Grove offers a number of orchestra opportunities for students, including concert, symphony, honors chamber orchestra, pit orchestra, and the District 214 honors symphony. Click here to visit the EGHS orchestra website and learn more.
Variety Show
Sponsor: Ron Fiorito/ Miguel Sanchez
Rich with traditions and exciting opportunities, the Variety Show features auditioned talent acts from all corners of the EGHS community. The Variety Show is produced and directed by a team of students, in partnership with their sponsors.
Winter Guard
Sponsor: Nicole Fiorito
Winter Color Guard is a group that performs at numerous basketball games and TDI competitions. A variety of flag twirling and dance skills are incorporated. The season runs from November through March.
Class Board
Sponsors: Krista Glosson (Freshmen), Tom Walloch (Sophomores), Tom Boczar (Juniors), Anthony Furman (Seniors)
Represent your peers on the Student Council. Class Board members plan and organize class-sponsored dances and events throughout the school year.
Green Grens Environmental Club
Sponsor: Steve Gordon
The Green Grens Environmental Club provides an opportunity for students to facilitate environmental awareness, interaction, cooperation, and action.
Leadership Through Service
Sponsor: Joe Bush
Mastery Lab Tutors
Sponsor: Sue Montemayor
Principal's Advisory Council
Sponsor: Arturo Senteno, API
This group will consist of a class representative from each second period classroom. The purpose of this group is to develop student leadership through peer feedback and student body decision making. Members will meet monthly and are expected to get a consensus of their class and to act as a representative.
Student Council
Sponsor: Cindy D'Alessandro
Student Council's purpose is to encourage students to involve themselves in the school and community; to conduct activities that promote the general welfare of the school and the community, to represent the interests of the student body, and to instill and promote leadership within the student body. Student Council is responsible for planning many all-school activities. Elections for the Executive Board are held in the spring for the following year's council. Representatives must apply after board elections are held (in the fall for freshmen).
Students 4 Democracy
Sponsor: Gerri Songer
Students vs. Cancer
Sponsor: Rita Sayre
See also: NJROTC in Academic - Noncompetitive
Newspaper (Guardian)
Sponsor: Kevin Modelski
The Guardian is the official news source of Elk Grove High School. Staff members write articles, edit stories, take photos and manage a website as well as organizing, budgeting and planning each monthly edition. Click here to visit The Guardian's website.
Write-On Club
Sponsor: Mary Larson
Yearbook (Montage)
Sponsor: Lisa Martineau
Yearbook is a journalism class in which students do the graphic design, photography, interviewing, writing, editing, and marketing of the school yearbook, which they create from cover to endsheet. They learn photography techniques, journalistic writing, photo journalism, and online graphic design programs, while working as a team to create a real product that captures the school's year. Meets daily as a class, occasional nights and weekends. Earns an elective English credit.
Gay - Straight Alliance
Sponsor: Krupa Patel
The Gay-Straight Alliance in Elk Grove High School exists for the purpose of promoting acceptance of all people regardless of their sexual orientation. The intent is to create a safe environment for all students. At our meetings, we will discuss issues concerning Straight and Gay unity in our school and community. At GSA, members are not expected to divulge their sexual orientation. Click here to learn more about the club and its upcoming activities.
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I am addicted to Leboncoin (French equivalent of Craigslist)....We've also been visiting local consignment (dépôt-vente) & antique shops. There's a big dépôt-vente called Open Troc on the fringes of town that's supposed to be really good. We'll probably take a trip up there next week.
Prices vary wildly here. You can pay top dollar for antiques, but you can also find others for next to nothing. I've found the best deals on Leboncoin.
Our main criteria are that our furnishings are:
- aesthetically pleasing
- well-made
- old/antique when possible
- most importantly, inexpensive
I don't even know what you'd call this? We use it for putting on shoes. It's from a church and has carvings of a dove, a sun, a person holding the 10 commandments (complete with tiny carved Hebrew lettering) and another person holding a book with Latin writing. It's random and awesome. Price: 80 Euros at the Marché aux Puces (literally "flea market," but more like antique/consignment shops) near the port.
Little Moroccan side table. Some of the veneer work is missing on the top. Price: 20 Euros at the Marché aux Puces.
Leather sofa sleeper couch & chair. The sofa bed is really comfortable. I love the sleek, 1930s-era look. It's simple without being too modern. I'm not a fan of the hyper-modern look so popular in Europe. Price: 200 Euros.
The bookcase below dates from around the late 19th/early 20th century, judging on the crackling in the shellac. The previous owner put some gold wax on the doors. We broke one of the windows carrying it up the stairs. Better glass than wood! The whole thing was solid wood: no plywood, no veneers, and obviously no particleboard. Price: 140 Euros.
The large wool rug was free. We hired a mover to help us transport the items and carry them up the stairs. He gave us this rug that he'd been using for moving furniture. It was really dirty, but that's why we have vacuums! The wool is super dense and closely woven, and it cleaned up nicely.
Pair of antique Chinese cabinets. One has lots of drawers and cubbyholes, the other just has 2 doors. Price: 150 Euros at the Marché aux Puces.
The wood steamer trunk was thrown in for free from the person who sold us the elephant armoire (below) and bookcase.
The little silk rug was thrown in for free from the antique dealer at the Marché aux Puces, since it has a 6" long rip on one side.
Breton armoire. I love it. It's so over-the-top with carving on every possible surface. It has a faded red fabric on the inside, original from the looks of it, that I might replace some day. We use it as a pantry in our kitchen/dining room. Price: 200 Euros.
Copper cook pots from a dépôt-vente. Utilitarian and decorative at the same time! Price: 23 Euros for the 3.
In the back bedroom, an Indonesian elephant armoire made of pallisandre (rosewood). This is a newer piece of furniture, but built as well as the antiques. It's solid wood front, side, and back and was a challenge to get up the stairs. Price: 180 Euros.
We're still looking for an armoire for our bedroom and a dining table & chairs. Down the road we'll replace the existing beds, since the frames are falling apart and the mattresses aren't very comfortable. I'd also like to find better light fixtures; fortunately there's no shortage of amazing antique chandeliers.
This makes we want to change professions and become an antique dealer!


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My Italy trip - Day 11.
By Asha Desh, 13th Feb 2017 | Follow this author
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My trip to Italy. A close experience with history I had heretofore observed just in picture collections and motion pictures. The landmarks, culture, scenery and food from the immense Colosseum to the spread of Olive trees-that blow one's mind!
Last day in Italy on this trip. Monuments in Rome.
Mouth of truth
The Globus visit finished yesterday and we were on our own in Rome. We rose late and had a nice breakfast. We took the Holiday Inn Shuttle to the city. As far back as I had seen Audrey Hepburn, in the great motion picture "Roman Holiday", I had nursed a great desire to put my hand in the "Mouth of Truth", as she did in that film. So I made sure to obtain detailed instructions from the hotel concierge as to how to get to that location. He had a sense of humor and asked me if I wanted my husband to do that, and very helpfully added that if anything were to happen, the hospital was nearby!
There was a long line, with similar minded people wanting to do the same. We stood in line for a while and I was finally able to put my hand in the Lion's mouth. It was a thrilling moment!
Monuments and pigeons.
We then strolled around; saw the Capital, Ministry of Heritage, and different structures. The boulevards are brimming with pigeons, which appear to gather in specific areas. Doubtlessly, being driven by their olfactory sense, for those are the zones where street vendors sell bird food. I fed a lot of pigeons. It is for sure a win, win, win situation. The tourists get a considerable measure of fun and unwind while bolstering pigeons, the pigeons get nourishment, and the vendors make a living!
Spanish steps
We strolled up to the well known "Spanish Steps", encompassed on all sides by costly shops, from Prada to Versace. It was a long and exhausting walk, however it is stunning to see such a variety of expensive brand name stores, all in succession.
On the way we ran into one of the couples on our Globus tour. We were thrilled to see each other and hugged. Later on I mused about human emotions, which are as intense as they are fragile. A week prior to that, we did not even know the existence of each other. A week later, we may not recollect each other with such intensity. But, at that moment, walking around in a strange country, and meeting someone we knew, felt incredible! Maybe that is what our Hindu philosophy says about the Atma and Sharira! ( Soul and body)But, let me not get carried away on that.
Arrivederci italy
We strolled around some more, ate, had our last taste of Italian Gelatos and made it back to the Roman Forum, from where we took the Shuttle back to Holiday Inn. Later on, we packed up to leave for Athens, Greece the following day.
So, with that, I can check off yet another item on my Bucket List. Visit Italy! It is a standout amongst the many places that I have visited. The land, nature, culture, food, art, architecture, and above all its history, which is still in motion is awesome.
As I bid farewell to Italy, I could understand the passion behind this quote by the famous Italian Opera composer. He said to the world, "You may have the Universe, if I may have Italy" – Giuseppe Verdi.
Arrivederci Italy!


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Like most roads on the journey of life, this adventure has been full of twists and turns. Mary and Randy Marriner, with their two daughters, Rachael and Tori, own Victoria Restaurant Group. They opened Victoria Gastro Pub in November 2007. It would remain the only restaurant operated by the Victoria Restaurant Group until 2017. Manor Hill Tavern in Old Ellicott City would become their second restaurant in February 2017 and will be followed by the third concept, Food Plenty, later in 2017.
The journey toward brewing beer started in earnest in late 2011 when the Marriners sold their home in western Howard County and purchased, a 54 acre working farm in Ellicott City. At the time, there was no home on the new site, just an old block barn and a single wide trailer that housed the farm hand. The farm was half field crops and half beef cattle.
After taking possession, Mary began designing the house and fixing the barn: evicting the raccoon tenants, replacing the leaky roof, putting a new skin of stone and stucco to the grey block building, pouring concrete floors where there had been just dirt, adding wooden garage doors, and re-grading the surrounding land with berms and retaining walls. Construction of their house began shortly thereafter.
The Marriners were seemingly content to maintain the farm and operate Victoria Gastro Pub as they had been, until Mary read an article in Food Arts magazine. The article featured Oskar Blues Brewery in Denver, CO and its owner, Dale Katechis. They learned that he also has a 50 acre farm, half in field crops and half in beef cattle. And his farm is located in between two restaurants. As Mary read on, she kept saying, "This is us, this is us". Randy responded, "What? We have one restaurant, a 50 acre farm, but no brewery!"
Soon after that conversation, Randy serendipitously discovered that the 2012 Maryland General Assembly recently passed legislation that established 'Farm Breweries' who by definition would feature home-grown barley, hops, and/or fruits in their beer. So naturally, in September of 2012, Randy filed for a Farm Brewery license. Unfortunately for the Marriners, it wasn't as easy as expected. Nearly 18 months of legislative hurdles and permitting obstacles followed. And finally on February 1, 2014, Manor Hill Brewing became official, making it Howard County's first farm brewery.
Brewing began in small test batches in early 2015, with full-scale production launched in May, 2015. In addition to the beef cattle and fields of planted feed corn, Mary has a garden that produces tomatoes, herbs (basil, rosemary, thyme, chives, etc.), squash and squash blossoms, zucchini, asparagus, blackberries, blueberries, and much more. The crops from Mary's garden are used at Victoria Gastro Pub as well as ingredients for Manor Hill beers.
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Lenndy founder, Board member of Lithuanian Peer-to-peer Lending and Crowdfunding Association.
Arturas Stukalo
Lenndy public relations and communications strategist. Specializes in digital marketing. Core competencies: sales, marketing, strategy and communication planning.
Tadas Krivickas
Bachelor of economics and finance at the University of Exeter (UK). Interned at "Invest Lithuania" and "DNB" bank in Vilnius. After graduation, Tadas worked as a business consultant for IT and risk management loans at the international bank Santander in London. Passed CFA Level 1 exam.
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Board member
Vilnius University Bachelor of Econometrics. More than 5 years of experience in the securities markets and control of investment portfolios, knowledge in financial tools for risk assessment. Private capital investment and business administration experience. General brokerage license, maintained the CFA Level 2 exam.
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Board member
Vilnius University Law Faculty, Master of Law. In 2006 he started his legal practice. Since 2010 he is a member of Lithuanian Bar Association. Practices: Corporate Law, Contract Law, Intellectual Property, Commercial Law, Finance, Shareholders Disputes, Dispute Resolution, Litigation.
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Celery for Exhibition
17th Feb 2000
The days are certainly lengthening now and before long we shall have the evenings to work in the garden as well and that will certainly help matters. Celery for exhibition is usually around this time of year so that I may have some good quality heads for staging from mid August onwards. The variety to choose undoubtedly is Ideal, the one that's been winning at the highest level for many years.
F1 Hybrids
There are however two new varieties that have been bred as hybrids using a re selected form of Ideal as the parent line. These two showed some great promise last year and I'm confident that they will be even better as the top growers get the hang of nurturing it along through the season. One thing to bear in mind with the new strain is that the vigour in the F1 hybrid plants is noticeable from the moment they start into growth and because of this vigour it's better to delay the sowing slightly as it will easily catch up with the traditional Ideal.
I shall therefore still sow some of my own reselected Ideal within the next few days which will be followed by the Lathom and Moonbeam Ideal cross about ten days later.
A lot of growers seem to have difficulty in getting the seed to germinate well. My way is to use as shallow a seed tray as possible so that the heat from the propagator works through the compost a lot faster.
I use Levington F1 as a seed compost but Levington Multi Purpose will do the job equally as well. Some growers have a tendency to over compact the compost when sowing seed which is totally unnecessary, indeed, compacting the compost too much can lead to failure with all the air having been squeezed out of the compost. My method is simple, fill the tray to the rim with compost and then level it off before lifting the tray and tapping it down once on the bench. The surface is then lightly flattened with a small piece of wood and the tray placed inside a dish or seed tray (with no holes in the bottom) which has been filled with some water.
Broadcast Sowing
Once the compost has soaked up the water and fully charged, the seed can be broadcast sown on top. Celery seed is the smallest of all the vegetable seed (you get as much as 70,000 seed to the ounce!) and care has to be taken in order to try and sow them apart from each other. It"s no use just dropping the seed on top any old how, they will then germinate in clumps and as they grow they will get leggy and those plants never give you the ideal start. Once the seed has been sown, lightly flatten them into the compost once more and then give the surface and the seed a light spray using a small hand sprayer with a fine mist spray. Don't use a watering can as inevitably you will give such a small area too much water all at once making the seed float and inevitably gather together in a pile in one corner.
I have had superior germination by not covering the seed, merely going over the tray on a daily basis with the same fine mist spray.
Place the tray in a propagator as they do need warmth to germinate evenly and with a little bit of luck the seed should be germinating any time between 12 and 21 days. Celery of course is a bog plant so it's not averse to damp conditions, however it resents any check to growth and care must be taken to ensure that once the seed tray is removed from the propagator that you have proper facilities in which to grow it on at a minimum temperature of 55° F.
The celery is a dicotyledon and therefore the first leaves you seed will be a pair of small smooth leaves (similar to a carrot seedling leaf, being from the same family) which will grow to about half an inch across. When the first proper leaf (or what is often called the rough leaf) is about half an inch tall the young seedlings can be transplanted into small pots or cells. In my case I use plantpak 40's which is 40 units or cells to fit into a standard full size seed tray, seedlings don't like to be potted on immediately into a large pot as they never seem to do well. My father always used to tell me that a baby would never be placed into a double bed straight off!
Make sure that you retain the same temperature throughout and even though the celery is in it's natural habitat a bog plant, don't flood the cells too much, merely keep the compost nicely moist and never dry, after all it's not a water lily! Don't be alarmed if it doesn't take off like a rocket, it's initial growth can be quite slow so be patient as once it's found it's feet it will certainly gallop along then.
During the growing season I shall cover this plant in some depth.
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Silhouette recently sent me a couple packages of Tattoo Paper – and this stuff is so much fun!
I invited my sisters over and we had fun picking and choosing the designs we wanted for our "pin-up" babies!
You can use any print and cut design – obviously there are some that will work better than others but for the most part – there are a TON of fun designs that you can turn into a tattoo!
I followed the directions on the back of the package – and they are so easy. You simply pick the design you want, print it on the special tattoo paper, apply the sticky tattoo paper, cut out the tattoo and then using a wet rag – apply it to your body. I applied my son's sleeve in about 3 minutes! So easy!!
This month the promotion is awesome!
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Hear How the CTP Credential Can Open Doors
Apr 25, 2016
By Ben Padgett, CTP
So you're preparing for the CTP Exam and I bet you're wondering "where do I go and what do I do?" That is a normal reaction and one that I remember having vividly. But there are steps you can take to make sure that you are fully prepared for the exam.
In my case, I took advantage of the online Treasury Learning System. First, Practice Exams were my go-to study tools. Secondly, I took advantage of the flash cards. These tools were the reason I passed the CTP exam. The exams were challenging and the flash cards were a great reference point for me use when I had a free moment. I would take a few minutes every day to memorize some cards.
A couple of weeks before the exam I took the test at the end of each module. This gave me an idea of what I needed to study. After each module test, I would retake the practice exam to see how much improvement I saw.
I repeated this process every day until I felt comfortable. Okay, maybe I wasn't comfortable, but I was able to get to a point where I could be asked a question and knew the answer the majority of the time. This process allowed me to learn without overwhelming myself. Just spending 30 to 45 minutes a day was much better than trying to cram.
This may not work for everyone, but repetition was the key for me. Within in 10 minutes of starting the CTP exam I realized I was better prepared than I had thought because of these tools. Good Luck!
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By Jay Grazio, Shooting Illustrated
Perhaps the strongest suit of the Drake Associates Stalker series of high-end bolt-action rifles is the many ways the guns can be personalized to an individual shooter. A shooter with longer arms needs more length-of-pull? No problem. Want to get a better cheek weld? Again, it's a simple fix. Is the recoil bothering your shoulder? Move the recoil pad. Oh, and all of these changes can be made in the field, with no tools, in seconds. Each adjustment is made with simple, intuitive levers that squeeze, pull or slide easily to accomplish their task.
To add to the utility of the rifle, the stock folds for easier transport in the included "Drag Bag," a 42-inch case specifically designed for the Stalker. A full-length Picatinny rail graces the top of the rifle for mounting optics, and 4-inch main and 2-inch secondary rail sections are found at the three-, six- and nine-o'clock positions. The main sections are mounted at the end of the fore-end tube, while the secondary sections are mounted in front of the magazine well. Lights, laser sights, even ballistic calculators can be mounted to the rifle's chassis. The Stalker is infinitely customizable to whatever task it is assigned.
Once the shooting starts, though, the Stalker is all business, and business is good. This rifle is an unmitigated joy to shoot, with accuracy that would please the most demanding of precision-rifle shooters. I was a little apprehensive about the .300 Win. Mag. chambering, especially shooting it from a bench through a bolt-action rifle. I needn't have worried, though—the Stalker's generous recoil pad absorbed the vast bulk of the powerful magnum cartridge and left my shoulder happily bruise and pain free. The rifle's design does such an excellent job taming the .300 Win. Mag. recoil that reduced-recoil 150-grain loads used for initial sighting-in were indistinguishable from the full-power 200-grain rounds tested later on.
Any pain I may have experienced from shooting the rifle, however, would have been instantly forgotten in the waves of jealousy emanating from my fellow shooters on the line. The Stalker is insanely accurate, capable of producing groups I could only dream of with most rifles. While my shooting produced approximately minute-of-angle groups, this is hardly indicative of what this rifle can do—Christopher Drake of Drake Associates pointed out this very rifle was shot at Fort Polk using a 220-grain bullet and resulted in a 2-inch group at 800 yards.
Supremely capable and wildly accurate, the Drake Associates Stalker platform is customizable to the individual and definitely on target.
I spent the night before the range trip acquainting myself with the Stalker, setting it up on my kitchen table and adjusting the length-of-pull, cheekpiece height and recoil-pad location before bringing it to the outdoor range. The rifle's top Picatinny rail allowed a Nightforce NXS Tactical 3.5-15×50 mm riflescope to be mounted precisely where eye relief was optimum. The combination was then boresighted before shooting, and only minimal adjustments were needed to get on target at the 100-yard range.
Results show the Stalker lets its accuracy do the talking. Sub-MOA groups were achieved with an effort that would be described as "minimal" except it would be an insult to minimal efforts. I'm a pistolero at heart who subscribes to the theory if you throw enough lead downrange you'll solve your problem. Only recently have I started thinking about the proper methods for long-range-rifle shooting, and even with my (extremely) meager background, I was able to produce groups that caused accomplished shooters on the firing line to congratulate me. The Stalker was the true star on the range, no question. I have little doubt someone with more experience at long-range shooting could significantly shrink the groups I achieved.
For the discriminating rifle shooter, having a reliable, accurate tool is key. Having one that can adapt to different needs while retaining reliability and accuracy adds significant utility to one's armory. The Drake Associates Stalker is such a rifle, offering a potent mix of accuracy, flexibility, reliability and customization possibilities that can fill any role one might envision for a bolt-action rifle. In fact, the only downside to the Stalker is it definitely removes the possibility of less-than-stellar shooting that might be the fault of the rifle—it puts the onus squarely back on the shooter.
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