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Local business owner and parent announces candidacy for Grass Valley School District Board
I am Heather Leonard, a local parent, REALTOR®, and a small business owner and I am a candidate for the Grass Valley School District Board. I am committed to ensuring every student receives a high-quality education in a safe, supportive environment. I aim to bring professional accountability and firsthand parent perspective to the school board in the upcoming November 3, 2026, election.
Why I'm so glad I left the city to start my teaching career
I still remember, with absolute clarity, the night in May 2015 when I awoke to the postgraduate teaching students' group chat alight with notifications: we had been assigned our local authorities for the probation year – officially known as the induction year – that is part of the path to becoming a teacher in Scotland. When I first read "Orkney Islands Council", I laughed.
Social Networks Are The Next Big Mobile Ad Platform
Social Media Insights is a daily newsletter from Business Insider that collects and delivers the top social media news first thing every morning. You can sign up to receive Social Media Insights here or at the bottom of this post. Social Networks Are The Next Big Mobile Advertising Platform (Mobile Marketing Watch) Social media advertising has grown thanks to customized ad units on Facebook and Twitter, writes Eric Mugnier, of M&C Saatchi Mobile.
The Death Of The Social Media Strategist
Social Media Insights is a daily newsletter from Business Insider that collects and delivers the top social media news first thing every morning. You can sign up to receive Social Media Insights here or at the bottom of this post. The Death Of The Social Media Strategist (uber.la)It's hard to figure out what to call this job having to do with social media marketing. If all we talk about is social media we're talking about 8 percent of the total marketing budget.
A Revolution Fueled By Creativity
Women and their allies came together all over the world this past weekend to march together in solidarity and to recognize that vibrant and diverse communities are the strength of our country. Nothing foreshadowed this artistic expression happening all over the world right now more succinctly than Meryl Streep’s closing remarks during her acceptance of the Cecil B.
Startup Non-Resolutions For The New Year
I have a love-hate relationship with New Year’s resolutions. On one hand, they are a great way to set benchmarks in order to have a fresh outlook on certain issues or goals. But on the other, it annoys me that I’m not doing this continually throughout the year. I’ve had my share of failed resolutions by the second day of January. And what do I do? Nothing! I wait another year to make new ones. And the cycle repeats again. #Fail A year just becomes too daunting.
The Art of the Startup
Traveling vaudeville acts back in the day. A staged reading of a playwright’s work. Independent filmmakers pulling all-nighters to hit festival submission deadlines. A social media star outlining a marketing strategy. What do these people have in common? They are artists. And artists are startups at the most raw and elementary level. They are those who can’t, and won’t, do anything other than make their dreams become reality.
Stalking John Barrowman the Musical US Premiere
A musical about friendship, love, and the consequences of extreme fandom over John Barrowman... Last Act Theater Company, now in its fifth season, is committed to showcasing the talents of individual artists. Heather Leonard has over a decade of experience acting and directing in theatrical productions and is an avid fan of John Barrowman. Together, these two hope to bring the wildly successful musical Stalking John Barrowman over from the UK to the United States and give it a US premiere.
Bedtime media use and sleep: evidence for bidirectional effects and associations with attention control in adolescents
Abstract Objective/Design Bedtime media use has been associated with poor sleep and attention difficulties among adolescents, but much of this research has been cross-sectional, limiting current understanding of directionality of effects.
Spike in R&D Indicates a New Product Is Coming Down the Pipe
Tech The Apple Investor is a daily report from SAI. Sign up here to receive it by email. He would be proud. Illustration: Ellis Hamburger AAPL Rockets On Earnings The market is up on Apple's earnings, removing weeks-old overhang on the NASDAQ. AAPL shares are up more than 50-points or ~7%. Next month, Tim Cook will be the keynote speaker at the D10 Conference on May 29. Apple's developer conference (WWDC) is slated to start June 11.
Here Are the Next Four Industries Apple Will Disrupt
AP AAPL Down With Market The market is lower on continued Euro Zone fears. AAPL and the rest of tech is off as well. Catalysts for the stock include holiday quarter results to be announced on Tuesday, January 24 at 5:00pm Eastern Time.
Google Has a Lot Riding on Ice Cream Sandwich
The Google Investor is a daily report from SAI. Sign up here to receive it by email Google GOOG Sideways As Markets Sink Markets are tanking on doubts about this weekend's EU summit and as Greece's international creditors warn that a second rescue package will not be enough. In the U.S. unemployment benefits dropped but missed expectations and the Philly Fed Index survey just smashed expectations. Shares of GOOG are trading along the flatline while the rest of tech is sinking deeper into the red.
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