Sentences with phrase «own matchbook»

In the early Reagan years, «you could practically write a contract on the back of a matchbook,» quips Jerry Lopez, CEO of Technautics (# 212), in Arlington, Va..

Legions of less affluent collectors, Ferguson finds, gather up Lincoln stamps, playing cards, ashtrays, or even matchbook covers from «the Lincoln Life Insurance Company circa 1950, which you can buy, according to the book Collecting Lincoln, for a mere six dollars.

When you are planting Bell Peppers, throw a matchbook fanned out in the hole first.

All kidding aside (although it really did take two decades to learn how to strike matchbook matches — I'd strike the head and then jerk my arm away in alarm — fire!

Lay a standard matchbook on your kitchen counter and lay the blade across the top.

The cheaper and lighter, the better; bar coasters, matchbooks, and packs of gum will spur memories — and look chic on Instagram, too.

Our suite guests were invited using a purpose made matchbook that holds a pin that they wore to gain entrance.

It has now progressed to an open event that can be booked online prior to sailing by any guest (patrons still receive the matchbook with the pin placed in their room), many of whom now show up in costume.

Then he grabbed a full matchbook and lit one match without tearing it out.

As of February 27, Matchbook will no longer accept wagers from US players.

Cronin's script could have been written on the inside of a matchbook cover.

As you can see, Matchbook, a betting exchange, offers a better line on both the favorite and the underdog!

Sports Insights is not a sportsbook or a betting / trading exchange site, but has agreements with major online sportsbooks, such as Pinnacle, CRIS, BetUS, Greek, Matchbook, SIA, Grande, 5Dimes, SBO and IBCBet to display statistics on how any major sporting event is being bet.

Future options could include alerts filtered by sport and specific sportsbook moves (i.e. NCAA BB, 5Dimes Steam Moves, NHL Best Bets, or MLB Matchbook Smart Money Alerts).

Matchbook Nail Files My very first mom fail came just hours after Brody was born.

The diaper was barely larger than a matchbook, and replacing it amid the tangle of wires attached...

«They had their own matchbook and business cards, and they called us a bunch of plumbers and electricians.

So her team decided to use similar tags with a matchbook - size panel, bringing the weight down to that of a couple of nickels.

Getty ImagesOrtho Evra, approved by the FDA in 2001, is a beige patch about the size of a matchbook that you attach to the skin of your outer arm, upper torso (but not on your breasts), abdomen, or buttock, and forget about for a week.

Also, the instruction booklet is about the size of a large matchbook, with super-tiny type, so it's a bit hard to read.

The Matchbook girl loves beautiful bedding.

Yesterday I was finally able to read the latest issue of Matchbook Magazine.

Her fun personality is reflected in so many ways, from amazing vintage finds to her colorful matchbook collection, and she manages to keep the small space looking its best by only filling it with stuff that she genuinely loves.

I'd grab a matchbook on the way out of a restaurant or in a hotel lobby when I'd see one.

I read in Matchbook you want to come out with your own apparel line someday, I can't wait for that!

And if you look closely you'll spy my vintage Gucci matchbook — the newest addition to my collection.

I'm wishlisting this botanical print, this photo of Bill Murray and these NYC matchbook illustrations.

Caliber Matchbook offers matchmaking to Houston gay and lesbian singles..

For just $ 70 you can have the above 18 × 24 screenprinted poster featuring a new stylized look at Michael Myers designed by Gary Pullin, as well as the limited edition T - shirt pictured below designed by Justin Osborne, featuring a classic montage of all the main characters from the film, plus a Judith Myers headstone resin magnet, Rabbit in Red replica matchbook memopad, prismatic sticker, and a collector's box.

In 2016, a number of these new cloud - based learning platforms — such as Summit Public Schools» Personalized Learning Platform, Matchbook School's Spark, Brooklyn Lab's Cortex, Alt School's Alt School Open, and Leadership Public Schools - Gooru's Learning Navigator — proliferated beyond their original founding school networks.

Today's virtual classes have come a long way from the correspondence courses once advertised on matchbook covers.

In addition to the Summit Learning Platform, others to watch include Matchbook Learning School's Spark, Brooklyn LAB's Cortex, AltSchool's AltSchool Open, and the Gooru learning navigator from Leadership Public Schools.

Al Motley serves as Matchbook Learning's Chief Technology Officer, responsible for overseeing all of the company and schools» IT hardware, software, and instructional technology design and implementation needs.

He also develops systems, supports, and trainings to maximize Matchbook Learning's staff and students» daily technology use.

Prior to joining Matchbook Learning, Al served in the same capacity for Touchstone Education, a leading blended charter management organization based in Newark, New Jersey.

In 2011, Nishita was the founding COO of Touchstone Education (now a part of Matchbook Learning), where she helped to open a blended learning charter school in Newark, New Jersey.

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The American Federation for Children, the nation's voice for educational choice, is pleased to announce founder and CEO of Matchbook Learning, Sajan George, will deliver a keynote address at its 8th annual National Policy Summit, Monday, May 22 and Tuesday, May 23 in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Matchbook has worked to turn around schools in Detroit and Newark.

One good thing for A.L. Holmes is that they did not continue with Matchbook and insisted upon having real teachers.

Matchbook has the usual personalized learning promises.

Matchbook is a nonprofit that provides online teachers.

But Matchbook also provides microcredentials and badges which replaces college preparation and certification for staff.

Matchbook Learning launched its first student - centered blended turnaround model prototype in 2011 with a bottom five percent K - 8 school in Detroit Public Schools.

School Name: Merit Prep Newark Grades Served: 6 - 12 Location: Newark, NJ Operator: Matchbook Learning (formerly Touchstone Education) * Operator Type: Nonprofit School Type: Charter Setting: Urban Students at Start: 80 Students at Capacity: 630

After taking on two more schools, witnessing school improvement in student performance and state - level recognition, and iterating its model, Matchbook Learning shifted to a fourth prototype with two charter school turnarounds, Merit Prep in Newark, NJ in 2014 and Michigan Technical Academy in Detroit in 2015.

We have seven or eight additional tools that we created at Matchbook Learning, but they are segmented and fragmented.

Matchbook works primarily with charter schools, so the fact that they are working with traditional public schools should give us pause.

Matchbook Learning's chief technology officer Al Motley shared the following overview of the new effort in a conversation with NGLC staffer Kristen Vogt.

Our goal is to build a unique platform to personalize learning within the Matchbook model.