All personal electronic devices, including cellphones, tablets, wireless headphones or earbuds, and smart watches, must be turned off and stored away from the student during the entire school day.
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Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
12 Aug. 2026
Carrying a full-size mouse, presentation clicker, and another remote for TVs or tablets can feel like a lot for a regular workday.
Featuring two pads built for high-frequency flight campaigns, this addition brings Rocket Lab’s global network to six operational pads across two hemispheres, expanding beyond its active sites in New Zealand (LC-1) and Virginia (LC-2 and LC-3).
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Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Aug. 2026
That means my greasy microfiber cloths do get washed with my cotton drying towels, along with oven mitts, linen napkins, and the seat pads for my counter stools (my kids somehow manage to trash them every week).
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Emily Farris,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
11 Aug. 2026
Ostraca — pottery sherds that ancient people used as an inexpensive writing surface — served as the notepads and record books of their time.
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Ryan Brennan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 Apr. 2026
Written by Staprans on notepads in his San Francisco home, the play is credited as an inspiration to the pro-democracy movement that helped bring the fall of the Soviet Union.
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Sam Whiting,
San Francisco Chronicle,
20 Feb. 2026
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