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In recent years, austerity measures in Hall County prompted many of the fire department's firefighters to leave for more lucrative positions in other counties.
But county officials are hoping for a turnaround this year and in years to come to relieve strained stations operating on bare bones staff.
"It's a money factor and a safety factor," Hall County Fire Chief and Emergency Services Manager David Kimbrell said.
If stations were fully staffed, he said, there would be "less overtime and less cost of training."
"When we are short-staffed and we're thinly staffed, the safety factor comes into play, because inherently it's a dangerous job, and if you have an inadequate number of people to do that, then our guys are still going to do whatever it takes to serve the citizens," Kimbrell said. "Sometimes that means they are doing more than they should. Duties are more dangerous to do by themselves, so No. 1 it's a safety factor.
"No. 2, we're hiring overtime just to keep a minimum number of people in the station that we need to have to even open the doors."
A recent class of 25 recruits has filled the gap. Six recruits who came in with EMT training have already begun, and 14 others will complete such training in October.
It's been a challenge just keeping up with a problem that left Hall County 10 percent below minimum staffing last year, according to a report by the fire department and given to the Hall County delegation in the Georgia General Assembly.
"Last year when he hired new recruits, we hired 14 people," Kimbrell said. "That was to replace people who had left. Those people were in training for fire and EMT, and by the time they were done with that training, which is about six months, there had already been 14 other vacancies. So you take the cost of all that training, and the cost of paying them to go to school, the cost of the instructor salary, etc., it's a little over half a million dollars, so basically we spent a half a million dollars and didn't have a net gain of any employees."
And because training recruits is a pricey investment on the county's part, Kimbrell said, Hall wants to reap the fruits of its labor.
"We're not losing the entry level people, and we're not losing out senior people; we're typically losing people who have been here four to 10 years, who have gotten a considerable amount of training and some experience, and they are very marketable to other departments," he said. "For a long time ... the fire chief in Gwinnett would always kid me that they were getting ready to start a recruit school, so he was going to see how many well-trained folks they could get from Hall County."
There is a three-year commitment to work for the county, or recruits have to repay the cost of training, something the department is "evaluating," Kimbrell said.
"There are many departments who do not require them to commit to stay, but we started that commitment quite a ways back, so we're evaluating that now to make sure that the commitment is long enough and to make sure that we're doing it exactly right," he said. "Strictly off the top of my head, I would say the commitment would be longer."
But Kimbrell expects the situation to turn around with the reinstatement of several county employee benefits.
"One of the main things, of course, the past year and a half, we've been able to eliminate furlough days," County Administrator Randy Knighton said.
County furlough days started in October 2008. The last furlough day was in November 2012, Knighton said.
"We also have been able to restore the base retirement," Knighton said. "I think with the restoration of retirement and elimination of furlough days, which is essentially a 5 percent reduction in pay over the course of the year, I think it speaks to the county's solid financial footing at the moment, and it speaks to the future as well that we've been able to weather those austerity cuts and are now laying the foundation for a more solid future. That's very positive, and we've come a long way."
Kimbrell agreed, although he did bemoan that the lure of higher pay might still cause departures.
"We do still have some people that are leaving for higher pay that are going to other departments for more money, so we can't address that right now, but with the growth and potential for possible promotions, we hope people will stay," Kimbrell said. "If people can hold on through the rough times, then they're in a better spot to be eligible for promotions when the economy does turn around."
One thing the county does not lack is interest for hiring trainees.
"We'll be recruiting 25 people, and that is for the new station and to fill vacancies for people who have left," he said. "We typically have an average 250 applicants who apply when we do a recruitment."
Friday, the department posted a notice for 15 new positions to staff the new Station 16, soon to be constructed along with a new building for Station 3. Both stations should be open by next spring.
Thursday, the Hall County Board of Commissioners awarded the construction contract to Charles Black Construction at a cost of $2,685,160, Knighton said. The funds for the station are coming from SPLOST V.


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To create a suitable investment portfolio, the adviser needs to understand with what purpose the client wants to increase his assets or generate income. Related questions are:
- For what does the client need the assets?
- When does the client want to meet his target(s)?
- How much capital does the client need to meet his target(s)?
- Is the client planning to have intermediate deposits or withdrawals of funds? And how much?
- Are there other short-term goals which might be important?
Not every client can formulate a target or goal when they start. But usually there is one anyway.
Investing is, after all, a tool to reach the target. It is the adviser's job to clearly map why the client wants to increase his capital through the means of investment. An example is the desire to achieve a higher return on his capital than with a savings account. It is important that the adviser gets a clear image of the additional returns a client is expecting for the risks he takes with his funds.
Structured targets
Within the SCOPE KYC Cloud solution, the targets of an account are gradually determined while the client is provided with explanations and clarifications.
The targets are set in an interactive environment, and the type of goal (income, asset growth) determines which questions are asked in the follow up.
Targets will always be surveyed completely and in a structured manner.
Even in the case of less concrete targets, such as the expectation of a percentile return, it is important that the return target is recorded in the form of a calculated figure. It is also possible to store a record of the consultation.


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This Busted IPO Has 50% Upside
By many measures, 2013 is shaping up to be the best year for initial public offerings (IPOs) since 2007.#-ad_banner-#
The volume of new offerings has surged, and hot new issues such as FireEye (Nasdaq: FEYE), Rally Software (Nasdaq: RALY) and Epizyme (Nasdaq: EPZM) have already bagged triple-digit gains. This week's well-received IPO from Twitter (NYSE: TWTR) is merely icing on the cake.
Yet amid the good news, some IPOs have been duds. Companies with short track records or an open-ended path to operating losses have been tossed in the IPO dust bin.
But in the rubble, you can find some deep value plays — and building products firm Ply Gem Holdings (NYSE: PGEM) is one of them. The recent IPO has traded down but now holds considerable upside.
What Went Wrong?
Ply Gem makes a range of products used in home construction and the repairs and upgrades of existing homes. The company has strong market share in windows, doors, paving stone, vinyl siding, and fencing. And as you'd suspect, sales have been rising for the past few years in tandem with the housing recovery: Sales rose 8% in 2012 to $1.12 billion, and operating income rose 56% to $70 million.
But Ply Gem went public with one big problem: The company had too much debt. Even after raising roughly $350 million in the IPO, Ply Gem still carried roughly $700 million in net debt. That translates into roughly $90 million in annual interest expense.
So on its first report as a public company in late July, when Ply Gem said that operating income actually fell to $24 million in the second quarter of 2013 (compared with $30 million in the prior year's quarter), investors were understandably spooked. Management blamed bad weather, an unexpected spike in labor costs and higher-than-expected operating costs. Just-released third-quarter results were not much better, and investors shouldn't expect much from fourth-quarter results either.
Since this busted IPO came public, analysts have lowered their revenue forecasts by roughly 5% for the rest of 2013 and 2014 as well, citing a moderate slowdown in home construction trends. Lower sales and higher costs also mean weaker profit margins, so it's understandable that investors ran for the hills. Lower operating profits and still-high debt levels can be a toxic combination.
Yet even with those lowered forecasts, the sharp share price sell-off appears to be an overreaction, and investors should soon start to appreciate how much value these shares now hold.
Still Positioned For Recovery
Though homebuilders have collectively noted a slowing in sales trends over the past few months, almost all agree that we are still in the early stages of a sustained housing recovery. The Housing Affordability Index, at a recent 156, remains above where it stood in the prior decade.
And there remains a great deal of pent-up demand for housing, as new household formation levels remain well below historical trend rates.
Equally important, analysts expect Ply Gem to benefit from the housing recovery (albeit in a more muted fashion that they previously assumed). Here's a snapshot of Credit Suisse's revised forecasts, reflecting the dismal second-quarter results and more sobering near-term outlook.
In hindsight, Ply Gem's bankers jumped the gun. They should have waited at least a few more quarters until sales and profit trends were clearly on the mend, and they shouldn't have brought the company with such a high debt load.
Still, the 25% to 30% drop in the stock from the IPO price means that patient investors can now own a certifiable bargain. As Ply Gem's earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) grow at a solid pace in 2014 and 2015 (thanks in large part to cost efficiencies the company is pursuing now), and as interest expense shrinks, net profits appear poised to soar.
In the context of projected 2015 results, shares are now valued at less than 7 times profits and also trade for less than 7 times EBITDA, on an enterprise value basis.
All management has to do in coming quarters is to begin deliver the improving metrics that analysts expect as the housing market slowly firms. It may take another quarter or two after that for this stock to rebuild investor trust. But patient investors should be amply rewarded, with a move in the stock price back to the $21 IPO price level, equating to nearly 50% upside. At that price, shares would still trade for less than 10 times projected 2015 profits.
Risks to Consider: Sharply higher interest rates would blunt the housing recovery, making it hard for Ply Gem to earn the anticipated $2.20 a share by fiscal 2015.
Action to Take –> Despite a lousy debut this summer, Ply Gem is slowly gaining its sea legs. The company's second and third quarters were unnerving in light of the company's debt load, but balance sheet concerns should recede in coming quarters, allowing investors to again focus on the very low valuations in place.
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Intellectual property theft is a punishable offense in all of the United States, but this realm of white collar crime remains somewhat muddled in many cases. Intellectual property falls into a massive range of topics from copyrights to written works to art to music. For this reason, it can be difficult to list any specific penalties associated with such charges as the penalties will depend largely upon the severity, type and nature of any alleged theft.
In many cases, theft of intellectual property and even copyright infringement may be difficult for prosecutors to prove beyond a reasonable doubt. Issues such as fair use and public domain may play an important role in some cases while in others, it might be difficult to provide enough testimony for prosecution. On the flip side, if such a case is proven, it could result in years of imprisonment as well as costly fines.
According to the National Crime Prevention Council, piracy and counterfeiting activities cost our economy upwards of $250 billion annually in lost revenue. Additionally, the report indicates that America loses over $55 billion annually to copyright infringement alone. With these staggering figures serving as a catalyst, American citizens should be aware that the government will continue to strengthen its intellectual property theft and copyright infringement laws in an effort to get the problem under control. This could mean even more severe penalties going forward as well as refined methods of finding proof of these kinds of offenses.
The takeaways from this blog post are two-fold: It certainly is possible to beat intellectual property theft charges in Maryland and others states; and it is vitally important to seek legal defense help if faced with theft or copyright infringement charges due to the growing governmental awareness of the perceived problem in America.
Source: National Crime Prevention Council, "Intellectual Property Theft: Get Real" accessed Feb. 13, 2015


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This election is not about choosing a mayor, it's about choosing what your city should look like. Should we carry on with a developer-first model of growing Ottawa, or should we put our communities first? In a community-first model, we wouldn't have the Heron Gate evictions–the biggest eviction in Ottawa since Lebreton flats. We wouldn't dump citywide men's shelters on one community. We wouldn't be losing parkland (like Mooney's Bay and the experimental farm) to private-sector development. We would be respecting community development plans that come from years of consultation instead of explaining to residents why we have to ignore them. We would have a new city hospital where the public wants it–not where it makes the most money for developers. We would be fixing our roads, not building more megaprojects like the Alta Vista Expressway.
We can and must do better.
About Clive
Clive Doucet is a passionate urbanist, author, and athlete. His life is all about cities: how they work; what people need from them; and how to make them better. As a four-term Ottawa city councillor, Clive was the leading advocate of a city-wide light rail system and co-founder of Ottawa's O-Train. He brought to city council a strong voice for creating a more sustainable and livable city. He's an author of memoirs, novels, and poetry. His book on cities, Urban Meltdown: Cities, Climate Change, and Politics as Usual was shortlisted for the Shaughnessey Cohen Award for political writing. Clive played football for Carleton U, rowed for the Toronto Blues, and played rugby for the Ottawa Ospreys.


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There are animals that are born to live in cold climates like polar bears and huskies but many species of dogs, cats, and a variety of other animals enjoy the snow. Like newborn children, they see many things for the first time and seeing snow must seem like a strange experience.
For one, it's cold and many animals act strangely when it touches their coat for the fist time but after a while, they love it and can be seen frolicking around. These 18 animals sure don't mind and I bet they'd be happy playing in it all day.
1) A 12-week old polar bear enjoying his first snowfall
2) Four little cuties who could get mistaken for snowballs.
3) Kiora the husky just loves being outside.
4) Jonesy the cat wondering why this cold white powder is so cold on her feet.
5) What is it? Can I eat it? I'm gonna eat it, OK?
6) "I whip my hair back and forth…"
7) Meet little Dexter, this is his first snow.
8) Heeerre's Doggy! This puppy loves dashing through the snow.
9) This Cocker Spaniel REALLY loves playing in the snow. Adorable.
10) This puppy just went directly to my heart. Do not pass go, do not collect $200.
11) Little Flossie is a puppy that enjoys her first winter and she loves digging in the snow and going face first for bird seeds.
12) Cats may not like water but this one sure loves her first snow.
13) This beautiful 8-year-old Siberian Husky almost looks like she is smiling. This is her first time playing in the snow.
14) This Bulldog is thinking "Do we have to go in already?"
15) Tilly's first snow and she looks mesmerized and happy.
16) Guido the blind puppy frolics in the snow for the first time.
17) This puppy discovers snow for the first and I just want to give her a big hug.
18) Even Ophie the bunny can't get enough of his first snowfall.
H/t: EarthPorm
Seeing animals experience snow for the first time is a joy. I can't remember my own experience of playing in the snow for the first time but I'm sure I loved snow as much as I do now.


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Level: Free shore access This spot have a free shore access: you can go snorkeling there freely and without having to book a tour or pay an entrance fee. Resort nearby
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If you visit Praslin Island, it is quite likely that Côte d'Or (Anse Volbert) will be the place you stay during your trip. It is true that this site is not exceptional for snorkeling and that the Seychelles are plenty of world-class snorkeling spots, but don't hesitate to pay it a visit. Although the sea bed is not very interesting, you may come across a wide range of fish, colorful starfish and even young sea turtles.
Anse Volbert is a stunning 2km stretch of pristine white sand. Cote d'Or village, running along the beach, is the main seaside resort in Praslin, where most of the hotels, guesthouse and restaurants are concentrated. From the airport, head east and follow the signs to Grande Anse, then Sainte-Anne, and finaly Côte d'Or. If you reach Praslin by boat, you will arrive at the little port of Sainte-Anne. Head north, by following the signs to Cote d'Or (well signposted). In Praslin there are pretty much just two roads, don't worry about getting lost ! It is also easy to get there by bus (approximately 0.5 euro each way), but be sure to return before 5pm. A good landmark to look for on the beach is the Berjaya Praslin Resort, which is across from the spot.
Enter the water directly from the beach, in front of Chauve Souris island. Keep an eye out for small fishing boats sailing nearby.
The area to explore covers a wide area between the beach and Chauve-Souris island, some 200 yards away. Once you are in the water, swim toward the island. The area has a constant sea level (↕2-5ft/0.5-1.5m) and the seabed is entirely made up of sand and seagrass. Close by Chauve-Souris island, you will come across large blocks of granite, which provide small areas of sea life that are interesting to explore.
You will come across a good variety of fish, such as parrotfish and butterflyfish. Look for Red-knobbed starfish. They like the dense seagrass covering the seabed only a few dozen yards from the beach. By crisscrossing the area and keeping a good eye out, you will soon spot them.Also, it is not unusual to see immature hawksbill sea turtles, which come to feed on the seagrass.
Côte d'Or is the main seaside resort in Praslin. Near the beach, there is a whole host of restaurants, supermarkets and accommodation for all budgets.
These spots are accessible to anyone with basic snorkeling skills, and feeling comfortable in the water and with his snorkeling gear. You will enter the water from the shore (beach, pontoon, ladder, rocks) or from a boat. The water height in the sea entrance area is reasonable, but you will not necessarily be within your depth. Moderate currents can occur in the area, even when the sea conditions are good. The distance to swim to reach the most interesting snorkeling areas of the spot does not exceed 200 meters.This level only apply when the spot experiences optimal sea and/or weather conditions. It is not applicable if the sea and/or weather conditions deteriorate, in particular in the presence of rough sea, rain, strong wind, unusual current, large tides, waves and/or swell. You can find more details about the definition of our snorkeling levels on our snorkeling safety page.
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Snorkeling spots are part of a wild environment and their aspect can be significantly altered by weather, seasons, sea conditions, human impact and climate events (storms, hurricanes, seawater-warming episodes…). The consequences can be an alteration of the seabed (coral bleaching, coral destruction, and invasive seagrass), a poor underwater visibility, or a decrease of the sea life present in the area. Snorkeling Report makes every effort to ensure that all the information displayed on this website is accurate and up-to-date, but no guarantee is given that the underwater visibility and seabed aspect will be exactly as described on this page the day you will snorkel the spot. If you recently snorkeled this area and noticed some changes compared to the information contained on this page, please contact us.
The data contained in this website is for general information purposes only, and is not legal advice. It is intended to provide snorkelers with the information that will enable them to engage in safe and enjoyable snorkeling, and it is not meant as a substitute for swim level, physical condition, experience, or local knowledge. Remember that all marine activities, including snorkeling, are potentially dangerous, and that you enter the water at your own risk. You must take an individual weather, sea conditions and hazards assessment before entering the water. If snorkeling conditions are degraded, postpone your snorkeling or select an alternate site. Know and obey local laws and regulations, including regulated areas, protected species, wildlife interaction and dive flag laws.
Granite rocks with colorful fish and small coral
Small fringing reef with colorful fish
Level: Resort nearby
Shallow sandy, grassy and rocky beds with a few fish
Level: Free shore access
Shallow coral reef with a great diversity of fish
Sandy bay and granite rocks with reef fish and rays
Level: Free shore access Resort nearby
La Digue
Reef slopes with coral, eagle rays and colorful fish


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Liz Abrams of Abrams Realty shares with Lori Ballen how she became the neighborhood export landing several real estate listings from the social network NextDoor.
Interview with an NextDoor Expert
Liz is co-founder and co-owner of Abrams Realty. She is a mom to 7 kids ranging from age 9 to 21 and a handful of fur babies. Abrams Realty is a smaller but growing brokerage in Virginia Beach with about 30 agents who she also considered family. In Liz's spare time she enjoys boating and camping with her family.
Liz Abrams
Abrams Realty
Serving: Hampton Roads. This includes Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Chesapeake, Portsmouth, Suffolk, Newport News, Hampton, and Poquoson.
What Is Nextdoor?
NextDoor is a private social network for neighborhoods. It helps to bring the neighbors together and allow users to know what is going on in their own communities.
It also allows neighbors to reach out to one another and get to make new friends. The private neighborhood site began in San Francisco, California and since expanded across the United States and other countries. Users have found the site to be extremely resourceful and a great way to meet the people who live in the neighborhood.
The private social network was created on October 11, 2011. It has since grown and expanded its usability among neighbors and communities. The social site provides a safe place to keep people up to date on businesses and services in the area.
It is also a great way to keep the neighborhood safe and keep up on the latest issues that may be arising in the area. Neighbors can help support one another on new adventures and welcome newcomers to the community. This site is a fantastic way to keep in touch with all the neighbors on your block and keep informed on the latest news in the area.
Individuals and business owners enjoy using the site because it helps connect local people together.
It is an impressive way to have block sales or parties for the neighborhood. Many people enjoy being able to keep up with the latest news about the other neighbors that they may not have known without the site.
The site helps neighbors know who is moving out of the community and of newcomers moving in. The communication gateway is an excellent service that helps neighbors stay informed on what is occurring in the community in real time. The private service offers several ways to join and stay in touch with your local neighborhood and surrounding communities.
Join NextDoor
Individuals can log onto NextDoor.com and enter their street address and email.
The individual will be asked to verify their email to confirm that it is a working email.
You can only join the neighborhood you live in for your personal account.
This is why you want all team members setting up their NextDoor accounts.
The good news is that once you set up your business page and earn recommendations, you actually have the opportunity to be visible to other neighborhoods.
Set Up A Business Page
Agency users can also set up a page on the site. It is important to log out of your personal account before setting up your agency page.
- Go to https://nextdoor.com/business
- Choose the Business Option
- Enter your business name
- Enter your address
- Find your business on the list
- Click Claim
- You'll need a separate email than your personal account to establish your business
- Your phone will be used to verify your business
What if I can't find my business page on Nextdoor?
After searching for your business, if you can't find it, you can manually add it. Find the link on the bottom that reads "Add your business to Nextdoor"
Manage Your Page
The business page allows you to add your logo or banner for a professional appearance. Being able to add this to your page can promote your agency and provide an idea of what your agency is about. If you want to insert a logo on your page, then click the camera logo icon on the screen.
Select the logo or banner you want to use and choose upload. You can then find the logo you want your computer and open it.
You are now done adding your logo and banner to your agency page.
You can locate your settings page by clicking on your profile pic in the upper right-hand corner of your screen and select Settings in the drop-down menu.
Name: Nextdoor suggests that you use the name your customers would recognize. This should not include slogans, special deals, coupons or other promotion
Photo: A business logo or professional picture is advised.
Greeting message: Think like a neighbor. Be friendly. Share a bit about you.
Address: This is not your home address, it's where your business license hangs. While it might be tempting to list your home that is actually in the neighborhood where your personal account is, it is not advised and could be a violation with your licensing division.
Phone number: Please include the phone number where customers can contact you. For those of you focused on Local SEO, remember that this is a local citation. You want it to be consistent with your other citations.
Email address: Please list the best email for customers to send communication to.
Website: List your website here so neighbors can learn more.
Hours: Where appropriate, this is an important section for members to know how and where they can contact you.
Categories: Categories make sure your Local Page is found when members are looking for help specific to your business. For real estate, we have real estate agent and real estate broker.
Your personal page will allow you to create posts and communicate with the neighborhood. This is not a place to sell. Think about how you can add value to the neighborhood.
Nextdoor will give you a link to build your reputation. It will include email, Facebook, Twitter and a link you can share through your other channels. We recently set up an Infusionsoft campaign requesting reviews from past clients and included the Nextdoor Link.
We've seen that most people who successfully grow their neighborhood reputation get the word out through multiple channels.
In my interview with Liz Abrams, who won the neighborhood favorite award, she shared how she interacts with other neighbors. From commenting and "thanking" their posts, to sharing her own neighborhood posts, she works to create awareness without "selling".
If you want to add a file for your message you can choose the icon that is a green camera.
Before submitting your new post, you have the option to preview it. This lets you check your post for grammatical errors and ensure your post is correct.
Once you have ensured your new post is fine to display, you can click the post button to publish it. You are now able to introduce your agency to the new post.
After you have submitted the post on your business page you can also share the post on your social media accounts if you want. It is an optional feature and you do not have to share it on social media if you do not want to.
The neighbors in your area will be able to see your post and examine your agency. This is a great way to meet new people and expand your agency locally.
Topic Examples
The NextDoor Site lets residence introduce themselves to other people in the community. People can share up to date news that is happening locally. Residents can keep in contact with other people who may not have a way to interact face to face.
The neighbors can share upcoming events that may be happening in the neighborhood and can create a community sale. It is a great way to share current events that people are celebrating with their friends and family.
You'll see a lot of posts about strangers in the area, crazy drivers, and crime reports if there are any. It's definitely a neighborhood watch type of social network.
There are also a lot of "who do you know who" posts. Consider gathering these suggestions and then making a neighborhood guide to give back to your community. There's nothing wrong with giving out a PDF with a little branding on it.
Neighbors can check on each other in times of need or bad weather conditions. It is a fantastic place to find out about neighborhood get-togethers or community assistance programs.
If a neighbor is going to be out of town, it is a nice way that they can ensure their home is safe while they are gone. Other neighbors can help keep an eye out for unwanted visitors or criminals in the area when they know a neighbor is not home.
Neighbors can find a local babysitter or dog sitter in their neighborhood.
Lost pets can be found quicker when you get the word out to the neighborhood. The private site allows you to do things online without walking around the neighborhood going door to door. It is a fast way to sell candy bars or girl scout cookies for your kids.
There are many possible uses for neighbors to take advantage of when using NextDoor.
Neighborhood Favorite
Not to be confused with sponsorship, the neighborhood favorite is an award you can't buy. Winning businesses are labeled with a trophy on their Business Page.
These lucky businesses also earn a Nextdoor Neighborhood Favorite sticker to place on their front door (or yard sign, or car sign etc) to let their customers know about their coveted position in the neighborhood.
A neighborhood favorite survey is sent out to the neighborhoods. In order to choose a winner, the recommendations from the closest neighbors are calculated. Next, the recommendations from farther away neighborhoods are added in.
There is also a city level favorites list.
Neighborhood Sponsorship
NOTE: Neighborhood Sponsorship is not yet available in all markets
Neighborhood Sponsorships provide real estate agents the chance to promote their area specialty in the neighborhoods they know best.
Your ads will appear in three places:
1. The Digest Email
Your sponsorship will show on top of the Real Estate section in the digest email on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays. This is an email that has all of the day's updates from that neighborhood.
2. Real Estate Section
When a member visits their neighborhood's Real Estate section on their computer, your sponsorship will display in the upper right corner of that section. On a smartphone or tablet, the ad will appear on the top of the Real Estate section and stay there as a user scrolls through listings.
3. Newsfeed
When a user logs in to scroll the newsfeed, your sponsored ad will show on top of the real estate listings in whichever neighborhoods you buy space in.
How Many Agents can purchase Sponsorship in a Zip Code?
The number of agents able to buy ads in a ZIP code generally ranges from 1- 5, subject to change. This number changes based on how many members there are, how they engage, and what the demand is for that zip code. If more than one agent buys sponsorship in a zip code, the ads will rotate.
Are there Contracts?
At the time of this post, the sponsorships are billed monthly and recurring. At the time of this post, cancellation can be done at any time although you do finish out whatever month you are paying for. Once you cancel, another agent may claim your area.
To manage a sponsorship, log in as your business page. In the left-hand column, find the button called Sponsorship. If you can't see that, you may not have listed your real estate agent or real estate broker categories in your business page settings.
Real Estate Agents can brand themselves and connect with their local neighborhoods. It allows agents to reach out to people in their community and surrounding area to promote their real estate services. Neighbors can contact the agent if they are looking for assistance in selling or buying a home.
Once a real estate agent has set up their business page, they can begin earning recommendations.
The goal needs to be getting as many recommendations as you can from neighbors all across the market you serve.
Also, the more recommendations you get in a particular neighborhood, the higher you will rank in each neighborhood's Recommendations section.
NOTE: Your comments will be shared with the business unless you uncheck the "Share my comment with the business" box.
Your Reputation
When you sign in to Nextdoor with your business account, the first thing you will notice is the "Your reputation" screen. This is a score of how many recommendations you've received, and then how many neighborhoods can see your business Page because of those recommendations, and the total neighbors that make up those neighborhoods.
Neighborhood Reach
The Neighborhood Reach map indicates which neighborhoods on Nextdoor can see your Local Business Page and how many recommendations they can see as well. It also shows you which neighborhoods your recommendations were given in. The more recommendations you receive, the more neighborhoods you will appear in. And the more you receive in one area, the higher your placement in that neighborhood.
Invite Others
NextDoor is a private site but is simple to join. People who have already joined can send an invitation to other members of the community via postcard, which Nextdoor handles with no charge.
You'll see a map after clicking Invite so you can locate who still needs an invitation.
A person can choose to send out an invitation to the people who live in the neighborhood. If an individual does not receive an invitation there is still a way to join this amazing site.
What not to do
A NextDoor site is a great place for Real Estate Agents to find more business and connect with communities. Real Estate Agents are not allowed to create a personal account in neighborhoods they do not live in. An agent can not create a personal account in the neighborhoods they sell homes in.
The personal account must be for the agent's personal address in which they live and reside. An agent who tries to set up a personal account in neighborhoods in which they do not live can result in penalties or deactivation of the account. An agent who wants to use the private site as an expanded commercial site will need to create a local account page for that kind of business usage.
A real estate agent cannot use their personal account to post home listings to other neighbors. They can not post MLS lists on the site and flood newsfeed with them to conduct more sales. It is okay for a residential homeowner to create a selling post to add to the classified section of the page. This can only be added one time and should not be multiple postings of the same residential listing.
An agent cannot post open house dates on newsfeed but can do so in the event calendar section of the site. This keeps the newsfeed from being spammed and filled with unnecessary items that are meant to be posted in other areas of the site. In order to do this, it is important to deselect the announce to neighbors to prevent it from being posted in the newsfeed. Agents are prohibited from showing a neighborhood that is listed on the site to potential customers who are looking to buy a home in that location.
Marketing Listings
Real Estate Agents have several ways to promote and share listing information on NextDoor. The agent can create a local page to use for their agency. It allows users to input the company logo and banner to promote their business. A Neighborhood Sponsorship can let agents place listings on the site to promote the residential listings for sale.
If an agent does not live in the zip code that they are posting in, they can still see the information on the real estate section of the site. A branding listing allows people to ask questions and places the information in an ad on the page. Neighbors can endorse that ad and it appears near the ask a question area on the page.
An agent can pay a set fee to become a sponsor of a specific zip code or community. This is a useful feature because real estate agents can be placed in the newsfeed, regular emails, and top listing options for neighbors to see. It provides exposure and can help increase real estate sales in the future.
It also provides your name to neighbors who may be thinking of selling or buying a home in the near future. Your name will be the one they think of when that real estate decision is made. This can help increase the number of sales and promote your name to other people in the community that are interested in real estate.
Real Estate Listing Marketing is still developing on NextDoor. Stay tuned for more.
Geographic Farming
Geographic Farming is a creative way to build clientele and expand the business. Agents have successfully used NextDoor to do this because it focuses on neighborhoods, communities and zip codes. Agents can choose the zip code they want to build their business in and begin reaching out to those in the neighborhood.
Agents can create an open house in that area and reach out to potential clients who attended. A good real estate agent can listen to the needs of the neighbors and keep in contact with them to fulfill their real estate needs. Being able to reach a bigger audience in the community is what makes NextDoor the prime service to use. It lets agents reach out to a bigger pool and provide information to that audience.
Being able to grow relationships with potential, current, and former clients is a fantastic way to grow your geographical farm. The more people that you get to know, the better opportunities you have for the future.
Even if some of the connections that you made are not ready to buy or sell now, that does not mean they won't reach out to you in the future. Other contacts may know someone who is looking to buy a house or wanting to sell a home. These leads can not only grow your geographical farm but help to make you a high-profile agent in the area. The use of NextDoor can help you accomplish a large collection of prospects and can ensure that you get more business.


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List of Poses for One Hour of Hatha Yoga
When you practice Hatha yoga you have choices. The sheer number of poses and their variations and modifications gives you the freedom to enjoy any practice that speaks to you on any given day. If one day you feel like doing back bends exclusively, and balancing poses the next, you can make that decision based on how you feel or what you want to achieve. That being said, a well-rounded one-hour Hatha yoga practice consists of certain types of poses that work in concert to improve your well-being. Your choice.
The Clock Is Ticking
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One hour can whiz by very quickly when you're occupied doing something worthwhile. Make the most of your 60 minutes by anticipating in advance what you'd like to experience on your yoga mat. If you enjoy the idea of practicing a variety of poses but also notice that some areas need more work than others, then apportion your time accordingly. Save 20 to 30 minutes for poses that address issues such as aching shoulders, a weak core or tight hamstrings. You can be as creative or traditional, as playful or precise as you like. If you need inspiration, check out YogaJournal.com under "Poses," where you can even use a tool to build a Hatha sequence.
Stand Tall
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Standing Hatha yoga poses were designed to strengthen your muscles and improve your focus and balance. Whether you choose to ground yourself in Mountain pose, balance on one foot in Tree or display some attitude in the Warrior series, standing poses are where you should start your Hatha practice. It's during the practice of standing poses where you'll learn to make the adjustments that will bring your body into alignment and correct your posture. Among the very best and useful standing poses you might consider in addition to the ones already mentioned are: Chair, Triangle, Standing Forward Bend, Eagle, Downward Dog and Extended Side Angle.
Please Be Seated
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No practice would be complete without seated poses that include twists, forward bends and poses that strengthen your abs. You can work your way up over time to the full expression of a seated pose that might be a bit beyond your current level of expertise or stretch-ability. Before Lotus pose, you can practice stretching your inner thighs and preparing your knees with poses like Cobbler, Easy, Fire Log and Cow Face poses. Likewise, before Full Boat pose, practice Half Boat until your abdominal muscles are strong enough to maintain the full version. Seek tranquility with Staff, Head-to-Knee and Seated Forward Bend; and unwind with twisting postures like Bharadvajasana I.
Back It Up
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Back bends are useful poses in reducing tension and stress in your shoulders and back. They're also what are called chest-openers. If you tend to sit or stand slumped forward, then make back bends a part of your regular Hatha practice. Perform Locust, Upward Dog, Bow, Cobra, Sphinx, Bridge and Camel. Pay particular attention to lengthening your spine by tilting your tailbone toward your pubic bones in order to avoid compression of your lower back.
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Unless you have been instructed in the correct execution of arm balances and inversions by a qualified Hatha yoga teacher, don't try these poses on your own. You need sufficient wrist, arm, shoulder and core strength to hoist yourself into these poses, and one wrong move could set you up for an injury.
- Light on Yoga; B.K.S. Iyengar
- Yoga Journal: Home Stretch
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Linda Kaban is a certified yoga teacher and professional life coach who specializes in helping people achieve their fitness goals. With a bachelor's degree in the humanities, Kaban has been writing since 1998 and has been published in YOGALife magazine along with other healthy living publications.


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Tax Articles
These Tax articles will give you the news and information you need to stay up to date in the ever changing Tax industry.
July 15, 2014 – 7,295 viewsLisa B. Petkun - Pepper Hamilton LLP
If a tax-exempt organization incurs indebtedness to acquire income-producing property, Sections 512(b)(4) and 514(a)(1) may require taxation of the debt-financed portion of the income as "unrelated business taxable income." UBTI arises only if there is "acquisition indebtedness", which is indebtedness incurred in acquiring or improving property. The IRS has held in PLRs 200235042 and 200233032 that short-term borrowing to meet administrative needs is not acquisition indebtedness. These PLRs involved indebtedness incurred by a pension fund to meet deadlines for payment of pension benefits where the loan was repaid within about 20-30 days and was a relatively small amount. Full Story
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Section 41(a) provides an incremental tax credit for increasing research activities based on a percentage of a taxpayer's qualified research expenses (QREs) above a base amount. QREs consist of wages, supplies and contract research expenses incurred for qualifying research. Under the Alternative Simplified Credit (ASC) method, the base amount is based on the prior three years' QREs. Under the "regular" method, the base amount is based on the prior four years' gross receipts as well as gross receipts and QREs incurred during the 1984-88 base period. Full Story
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Nonprofit organizations have always faced a seemingly uphill battle when it comes to getting the message out about their mission, their impact on the community, and even their needs in terms of financial donations or other resources. One of the best ways to overcome this obstacle is by embracing the numerous social media websites that have come to dominate interpersonal and online communication. With the right plan in place, nonprofit managers can gain access to tens of thousands of people, or even more, who believe in the mission of their organization and are willing to lend a helping hand in any way they can. Five key aspects of this plan will ensure its long-term success. Full Story
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Delaware has long been known as perhaps the most business-friendly state in the United States, with a low corporate tax rate that produces a significant amount of savings for domestic businesses on an annual basis. With tens of thousands of corporations headquartered in the state's largest city of Wilmington, Delaware has long accommodated the traditional business that works primarily for the benefit of its shareholders. A relatively recent change to the state's business laws, however, is working to change that reality. Full Story
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Those who operate or own a nonprofit organization should consider whether the organization has protections in place in the event of an on-site injury. Under negligence and premises liability principles, individuals serving on the board of directors for a nonprofit could be liable for payment of a judgment. Full Story
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IRC Section 183 puts forth limitations for the expenses that an individual can deduct from his or her various incomes. If an individual continues to incur losses for a business, this may be a red flag to the IRS that the activity is actually a hobby. Activities that are considered to be business "ventures" enjoy numerous deductions, while hobbies do not enjoy these deductions. Full Story
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The contents of Revenue Ruling 2013-17 may affect the preparation of 2013 income tax returns and may require that prior year returns be amended. After the Supreme Court struck down Section 3 of the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) as unconstitutional in the case of United States v. Windsor, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Revenue Ruling 2013-17 to clarify the tax treatment of same-sex couples who were legally married in a state allowing the marriage of same-sex individuals. Full Story
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A frequently asked question from female clients is, "My boyfriend has tax problems and he has asked me to marry him. Should I?" The standard answer is, "Tell him yes, but only after his tax problems are resolved." Once married, his tax problem may become your tax problem. Full Story


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Chapter 32.—The Case of Certain Idiots and Simpletons.
Now a good deal may be said of mens strange vocations,—either such as we have read about, or have experienced ourselves,—which go to overthrow the opinion of those persons who think that, previous to the possession of their bodies, mens souls passed through certain lives peculiar to themselves, in which they must come to this, and experience in the present life either good or evil, according to the difference of their individual deserts. My anxiety, however, to bring this work to an end does not permit me to dwell longer on these topics. But on one point, which among many I have found to be a very strange one, I will not be silent. If we follow those persons who suppose that souls are oppressed with earthly bodies in a greater or a less degree of grossness, according to the deserts of the life which had been passed in celestial bodies previous to the assumption of the present one, who would not affirm that those had sinned previous to this life with an especial amount of enormity, who deserve so to lose all mental light, that they are born with faculties akin to brute animals,—who are (I will not say most slow in intellect, for this is very commonly said of others also, but) so silly as to make a show of their fatuity for the amusement of clever people, even with idiotic gestures, 307 and whom the vulgar call, by a name, derived from the Greek, Moriones? 308 And yet there was once a certain person of this class, who was so Christian, that although he was patient to the degree of strange folly with any amount of injury to himself, he was yet so impatient of any insult to the name of Christ, or, in his own person, to the religion with which he was imbued, that he could never refrain, whenever his gay and clever audience proceeded to blaspheme the sacred name, as they sometimes would in order to provoke his patience, from pelting them with stones; and on these occasions he would show no favour even to persons of rank. Well, now, such persons are predestinated and brought into being, as I suppose, in order that those who are able should understand that Gods grace and the Spirit, "which bloweth where it listeth," 309 does not pass over any kind of capacity in the sons of mercy, nor in like manner does it pass over any kind of capacity in the children of Gehenna, so that "he that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord." 310 They, however, who affirm that souls severally receive different earthly bodies, more or less gross according to the merits of their former life, and that their abilities as men vary according to the self-same merits, so that some minds are sharper and others more obtuse, and that the grace of God is also dispensed for p. 28 the liberation of men from their sins according to the deserts of their former existence:—what will they have to say about this man? How will they be able to attribute to him a previous life of so disgraceful a character that he deserved to be born an idiot, and at the same time of so highly meritorious a character as to entitle him to a preference in the award of the grace of Christ over many men of the acutest intellect?
We here follow the reading cerriti; other readings are,—curati (with studied folly), cirrati (with effeminate foppery), and citrati (decking themselves with citrus leaves).27:308
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Lavandin Lavandula x intermedia belonging to the Family Lamiacea. It is a hybrid and was created in the 1920's by crossing Lavandula officinalis (true lavender) and Lavandula latifolia (spike lavender). It is a hardy plant, which is easy to grow and produces twice as much oil as true lavender. It reaches a height of about 2 – 2,5 feet (60 – 80 cm). The flowers can be bluish-mauve like true lavender or greyish-mauve like spike lavender. It is cultivated on a large scale in the South of France with smaller quantities being cultivated in Argentina, Spain, Italy, Hungary and Yugoslavia. A pale yellow to colourless essential oil is steam distilled from the fresh flowering tops, which produces a yield of around 1 – 2%. Lavandin has been used mainly in the fragrance and perfume industries to extract linalool. It is unfortunately often used as an adulterant and added to the more expensive true lavender.
Lavandin is extensively used in soaps, creams, detergents, room sprays, hair preparations and industrial perfumes. It is also used as a flavor ingredient in most major food categories and as a natural source of linalool and linalyl acetate.
Psychologically, Lavandin is calming and thought to be helpful in cases of chronic migraine and listlessness. Considered helpful for those suffering from deep anguish. It is more stimulating than Lavender and does not have a sedating effect.
On the physiological level it has antifungal, anti-inflammatory and antiseptic properties and may be helpful athlete's foot, acne, infectious skin diseases, allergies, wounds, as well as joint pains, cramps and muscular aches and pains.
Contraindications: Generally considered non-toxic, non-irritating, non-sensitizing and non-phototoxic.
Beverley Hawkins, Aromatherapy 201 Course 2000 ….. 2006
Lavandin is covered in the Aromatherapy 101 Course
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Woo Hoo! It is almost Zarjaz time again. This issue sees a very special story from Mark Howard and Chris Geary: Flesh- EXCTINCTION!
To celebrate this tale we contacted rising Art-droid Leigh Gallagher and he agreed to provide us with the amazing artwork you see above you.
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Read and copyright© by Gloria Dettleff and Dorothy Falk on 3 May 2002
This grave yard is at the top of a small hill in the middle of a farmer's field. The trees have been cut down to get rid of the coyotes and ground hogs which had infested the area. Rotted tree stumps and ground hog holes are still there. Day lillies abound. The stones are all broken and/or off the pedestals, but the Vandehaars have protected the stones for 50 years, hurray for them. Go 2 miles east of Rte 127 on Emerald Road, inquire for further directions at the Carl Vandehaar farm.
The history of this grave yard can be found in the Clinton County Historical Society (CCHS) Quarterly Vol. 24, No. 4.
There was another Noe Cemetery that was moved during the Carlyle Lake construction. See the CCHS Quarterly Vol. 19, No 2, Page 52.


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If, for argument's sake, the Fox expedition succeeded in landing provisions and troops, would it have made any difference to the course of events? Would a strengthened Sumter have been able to hold out against Confederate resistance?
Fort Sumter's Defense
Ironically, Fox concluded that if he had succeeded in relieving Sumter, the outcome of events would not have changed. The fort would still have fallen to the enemy because Sumter had proved unexpectedly vulnerable to attack. "Had the place been provisioned and reinforced, the final result would have been delayed but a few days," he asserted. Fox, therefore, considered relief practicable but, as it turned out, undesirable. The additional troops would only have shared the fate of Anderson's garrison, and casualties might have been higher.
Anderson himself doubted that Fox's expedition could relieve the fort without a loss of life which would "more than pay for the good to be accomplished." Sumter's commander sought to avoid a collision between Confederate and federal troops, and he therefore hoped the fort would be abandoned. But he also questioned whether he could maintain possession of the fort with anything less than a large-scale military effort. And in order to make the fort worth holding, the government would also have to capture the "strong works" which surrounded it .
However, some officers at Sumter itself gave a different assessment of the fort's condition. Both the chief engineer and surgeon at Sumter thought the structure came through the shelling in satisfactory shape. The chief engineer reported that the damage from two days of firing was largely confined to such structural elements as the chimneys, which should have been removed before the battle. He concluded that after the shelling, the fort was "actually . . .in a more defensible condition than when the action commenced"! If essential supplies such as cartridge bags and troop reinforcements had been effected, the battle for the fort would have been "greatly protracted." Even a direct assault by the enemy's vastly superior forces "would have been very doubtful in its results."
Other contemporaries also suggested that Sumter could have been retained by the Union. General Beauregard, after carefully assessing the situation in Charleston Harbor, declared that if Sumter were "properly garrisoned and armed, it would be a perfect Gibraltar to anything but constant shelling, night and day, from the four points of the compass." Beauregard, therefore, considered it essential to prevent the fort from being reinforced. Montgomery Blair agreed with Beauregard's assessment of Sumter's position. Recalling the Sumter events years later, Blair blamed Seward for misleading Anderson into thinking the fort would be surrendered and, therefore, failing to make the necessary preparations to defend it. Had Anderson taken proper measures, "the fort was impregnable," as evidenced by the fact that Union forces never managed a successful direct assault against Sumter during the Civil War. These accounts indicate that even though Sumter was surrounded by enemy positions, the United States could have provided sufficient relief to maintain possession, at least in the short run.
Bibliography: OR, pp. 11, 25; Fox, Confidential Correspondence, pp. 34, 40-41; Crawford, Genesis of the Civil War, p. 445; OR, pp. 26, 294; Welles, Lincoln and Seward, pp. 66-67.


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Designed by Alain Gilles for Bonaldo, the Mass collection of tables references the hooped underskirts, or crinoline, that were worn under women's dresses in the 1830s. The architectural structure also points to a more modern source of inspirations – the wireframe structure of a 3D CAD model that designers and architects see when they're building a design in 3D on a computer. The result is a bold table with a gentle presence.
The Mass tables visually appear light in weight with its open wire base, while at the same supporting a solid wooden tabletop making you wonder how it couldn't possibly topple over.
Each metal base is precision cut using CNC machines that also help bend them into position. A welder then assembles and finishes each table to completion.


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Achuba made the allegation at a press briefing where he said he was shocked after returning from a trip to his village where he had gone for the Saturday's scheduled elections to find the gate to his official residence empty without any of his security personnel.
He said, "I was surprised to see that all policemen attached to my house had been withdrawn. I then put a call across to the Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Busari, who also expressed shock and promised to give the matter an urgent attention. After about an hour, I called him again but he refused to pick my call. I sent a text message to him and up till now, he has not got back to me."
The deputy governor called on the acting Inspector-General of Police to intervene so as to maintain law and order in the state. He also called on the Federal Government to intervene in the affairs of Kogi State whose citizens, he claimed, had been subjected to hardship.
"When God gives you the privilege to rule a people, the people should not be taken for granted. You don't have to use force for your policy to scale through if they are popular and people-oriented," he said. He said that the point of departure between himself and the governor was in the area of urging the government to do things according to the will of the people to which no one had been listening.
When contacted, the Director-General, Media and Publicity to the governor, Kingsley Fanwo, said it was not the state governor's responsibility to post security details to the deputy governor.
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Two new webinars to celebrate Learning Disabilities Month
To celebrate #LDmonth we are hosting two free webinars from our Technology for Learning Series.
October 19th at 7pm – Technology for Learning – GECDSB Laptop
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LDAWE message re: COVID-19 Outbreak
Please be advised that we are staying up to date with regards to the COVID-19 outbreak. In order to maintain a safe and healthy work environment for staff, volunteers and clients, the Learning Disabilities Association of Windsor-Essex County (LDAWE) will be modifying our services.
If you need any information or support, please feel free to contact us at 519-252-7889 or email us at email@example.com. We will continue the monitor the situation in the coming days. Thank you for your understanding.
OHRC Right To Read Inquiry
Reading is a fundamental skill that students must have to navigate their school experience and their later lives. Students with reading disabilities have the right to learn to read. Yet, the Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) is concerned that Ontario's public education system may be failing to meet the needs of students with reading disabilities (dyslexia and other learning disabilities that affect reading).
On October 3, 2019, the OHRC announced a public inquiry into potential human rights issues that affect students with reading disabilities in Ontario's public education system.
View the Public Inquiry from London on January 29, 2020: London Inquiry
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The OHRC is conducting a survey to support the Right to Read inquiry. This survey will help us to understand and report on the experiences of students with reading disabilities in Ontario public schools as part of assessing whether they have meaningful access to education as required by the Ontario Human Rights Code (Code).
This survey is for students with reading disabilities or their parents and guardians. It takes 15 to 20 minutes to complete. You do not have to complete the survey all at once. You can come back to it at any time as long as you use the same computer or smartphone.
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Benefits of membership include opportunities for intellectual, professional, business, and social development. Joining DSPP, you can anticipate dialogue with presenters and other members on the theory and practice of psychoanalytically-oriented psychotherapy. We welcome debate and encourage open exchange of ideas and opinions. As a part of DSPP, you will gain professional visibility and have the opportunity to get to know personally a group of professional peers. DSPP is actively involved in broadening its focus in the arts, academia, and community endeavors. As a member, you will be part of a vibrant organization with access to a rich variety of experiences.
Full Members are individuals who have demonstrated interest in psychoanalysis as evidenced by the pursuit of educational, research, and/or professional activities. Full Members are either: (1) licensed or certified mental health professionals at a Master's degree level or above (e.g., licensed professional counselor, psychiatrist, psychological associate, psychologist, social worker), or (2) members of the American Psychological Association. Only full members have voting privileges.
Associate members - Early Career are any other individuals, including psychiatric residents and post-doctoral fellows, who do not meet the criteria for full membership status, but who possess an interest in, and commitment to, the purposes of the Society. This category also includes early career clinicians who have been licensed for five years or less.
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Monthly Wednesday mini-workshops are free to members. Non-member professionals may attend for $10 per mini-workshop, payable on site.
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Nickie Morgan
Hello. My name is Nickie. I'm 23 years old; born and raised in the beautiful state of Vermont, and I have Ankylosing Spondylitis.
I first started noticing pain in my lower back when I was in 12th Grade (when I was 17 years of age). I didn't think much of it until the pain became almost chronic. I've always been an overweight person so I thought, "Maybe I'm having back issues because I'm carrying too much weight." So I continued to deal with the pain and every now and again I wouldn't be able to walk because my hip joint would give out and cause horrible pain. I went to a pain specialist and he informed me that I have Degenerative Disc Disease. I guess in the back of my mind… I knew my issues weren't just that I have DDD, so I did a lot of research online to try and see what might be going on with my back/neck.
My regular doctor sent me to a Spine clinic to see what was going on and it turned out to be Ankylosing Spondylitis. I was upset to find out that what was going on with my body couldn't be reversed and that I would be stuck with this disease for the rest of my life. I was however very happy to finally getanswers about what was going on.
Unlike a lot of other people with A.S., I actually show signs of having the disease with the curving and hunching of my posture and spine. My knees, shoulders, neck, hips, and lungs are all affected by A.S. Since I found out that I have this auto-immune disease, I've been on the injectable medication called Enbrel which helps tremendously with my pain. The range of motion in my neck/back (looking up, down, and side to side) is greatly affected and makes me sad because I can no longer look up at the trees or sky while walking like I used to.
Ankylosing Spondylitis is a bummer to have to cope with… but just remember, there's always someone else out there that's going through the same issues as you; you're not alone.
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A Topographical Dictionary of England. Originally published by S Lewis, London, 1848.
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Whaddon (St. Mary)
WHADDON (St. Mary), a parish, in the union of Winslow, hundred of Cottesloe, county of Buckingham, 4¼ miles (S. by E.) from Stony- Stratford; containing, with the hamlet of Nash, 910 inhabitants, of whom 544 are in Whaddon township. A small priory of Benedictine monks, in honour of St. Leonard, was founded in this parish, at Snelleshall, prior to the time of Henry III., by Ralph Martel, and at the Dissolution had a revenue of £24. The prior, in 1227, obtained the grant of a market on Thursday, long since disused. Whaddon Hall was the seat of Arthur, Lord Grey, who was honoured in 1568 by a visit from Queen Elizabeth, then on her Buckinghamshire progress: Spenser the poet, his lordship's secretary, was frequently here. It was purchased and occupied about a century ago by Browne Willis, the antiquary. An act was passed in 1841, for allotting certain portions of land in the county, in lieu of the common right on Whaddon Chace. The living is a vicarage, valued in the king's books at £10; net income, £152; patrons and impropriators, the Warden and Fellows of New College, Oxford. A charity school was founded by Mr. Coare, who endowed it with £10 per annum. Dr. Richard Cox, Bishop of Ely, an eminent champion of the Reformation, and one of the principal composers of the Liturgy, was born in the parish in 1499. It gave the title of Baron, the first conferred upon him, to Villiers, Duke of Buckingham, the favourite of James I. and Charles I.
Whaddon (St. Mary)
WHADDON (St. Mary), a parish, in the union of Royston, hundred of Armingford, county of Cambridge, 4¼ miles (N.) from Royston; containing 345 inhabitants. It comprises about 1200 acres. The soil is a productive loam, favourable to the growth of wheat; the surface is generally level, and the river Cam flows through part of the lands. The living is a discharged vicarage, valued in the king's books at £7. 2. 3½., and in the patronage of the Dean and Canons of Windsor (the appropriators), with a net income of £166. The great tithes have been commuted for £355, and the vicarial for £100; there are 102 acres of appropriate glebe, and one acre belonging to the vicar.
Whaddon (St. Margaret)
WHADDON (St. Margaret), a parish, in the Middle division of the hundred of Dudstone and King'sBarton, union and E. division of the county of Gloucester, 3¼ miles (S. by W.) from Gloucester; containing 132 inhabitants, and consisting of 692 acres. The living is a perpetual curacy, annexed to the vicarage of Brockthrop.
WHADDON, a parish, in the union and hundred of Melksham, Melksham and N. divisions of Wilts, 2¾ miles (N. E. by N.) from Trowbridge; containing 50 inhabitants. This parish, which is intersected by the river Avon and the Kennet and Avon canal, comprises 420 acres. The living is a discharged rectory, valued in the king's books at £8. 4. 4½., and in the patronage of W. J. Long, Esq.: the tithes have been commuted for £92, and the glebe comprises 21 acres.
WHALE, a township, in the parish of Lowther, West ward and union, county of Westmorland; containing 53 inhabitants.
Whaley, with Yeardsley.—See Yeardsley.
WHALEY, with Yeardsley.—See Yeardsley.
Whalley (St. Mary)
WHALLEY (St. Mary), a parish, chiefly in the Higher and Lower divisions of the hundred of Blackburn, N. division of Lancashire, but partly in the wapentake of Staincliffe and Ewcross, W. riding of York; containing 11,741 inhabitants, of whom 1010 are in the township of Whalley, 4 miles (S. by W.) from Clitheroe. The name of this great parochial division is Saxon, signifying the "Field of Wells," expressed by the word Walalæh; and "no term," observes Dr. Whitaker, "more strikingly descriptive could have been chosen. Situated as Whalley is, upon a skirt of Pendle, and upon the face of those vast inverted mineral beds popularly denominated 'Rearing Mine,' the earth, if drained, bleeds almost at every pore; and there are no less than six considerable springs within the immediate precincts of the village." Whalley originally comprehended an area of 400 square miles, and included the parishes of Blackburn, Chipping, Mitton, Ribchester, Rochdale, and Slaidburn, with part of Saddleworth. The boundary at this early period consisted of the Ribble and the Hodder to the north, and of the Tarn and the Chaw to the south. Rochdale appears as an independent parish in Pope Nicholas' valuation in 1288; the other parishes were separated at different times.
In its present state, the breadth of the parish, from the northern boundary of the parliamentary borough of Clitheroe to the southern boundary of the hundred in the Forest of Rossendale, within its limits, is fifteen miles 3 and its length, from the western boundary in the township of Oswaldtwistle to the eastern boundary, where the counties of Lancaster and York are separated by the division line at Wolfstones in Trawden Forest, is eighteen miles. It now comprehends an area of 180 square miles, or nearly a ninth part of Lancashire. The Yorkshire portion consists of the township of Low Bowland-Forest, and is three miles in length from north to south, and in breadth from west to east two and a half miles. The parish comprises the parliamentary borough of Clitheroe, which includes the townships of Chatburn, Downham, Mearley, Little Mitton, Pendleton, Twiston, Whalley, Wiswell, and Worston; the parochial chapelry of Altham, including Clayton-le-Moors, and New and Old Accrington; the parochial chapelry of Burnley, which includes the market-town of Burnley, and the townships of Briercliffe cum Extwistle, Cliviger, Habergham-Eaves, Ightenhill-Park, New Laund Booth with Filley-Close and Reedley-Hallows, and Worsthorn with Hurstwood 3 the parochial chapelry of Church, including Huncoat, Oswaldtwistle, and Yate cum Pickup-Bank3 the parochial chapelry of Colne, including the markettown of Colne, and the townships of Barrowfield, Foulridge, Great and Little Marsden, and Trawden; the parochial chapelry of Haslingden, including Henheads, and Higher and Lower Booth 3 the parochial chapelry of Newchurch-in-Pendle-Forest, including Barley-cumWheatley, Goldshaw-Booth, Old Laund Booth, RoughLee Booth, and Wheatley-Carr 3 the parochial chapelry of Neivchurch-in-Rossendale- Forest, including part of the consolidated chapelry of Bacup, and the hamlets of Deadwin-CIough and Wolfenden; and the parochial chapelry of Padiham, which includes the townships of Dunnockshaw, Hapton, Higham Booth with Hey-Houses, Read, and Simonstone. In the parish is also the township of Little Bowland with Leagram, separated by the Hodder from Yorkshire, to which county part of it was anciently considered to belong. Three-fourths of the land in the parish are in pasture. The rivers Calder and Ribble form a junction at its western extremity.
The village is chiefly celebrated for the venerable ruins of its abbey. In 1296 Henry de Lacy, Earl of Lincoln, having given the advowson of Whalley to the White monks of Stanlow, in Cheshire, they removed hither, and founded an abbey of the Cistercian order, dedicated to the Blessed Virgin3 it was consecrated in 1306, and additions were made to the buildings for more than 140 years after that time. The remains are still considerable, and possess much interest, exhibiting portions in the early, decorated, and later English styles: the conventual church, however, which exceeded many cathedrals in extent, has been levelled nearly to its foundation. The parish church was originally called the " White Church under the Leigh," and is of high antiquity, as appears from the Status de Blagborneshire, and from the crosses of Paulinus in the churchyard, erected about the year 596 to commemorate the introduction (or reintroduction) of Christianity into this country. The present structure was built in 1283, is of large proportions, and principally in the early English style, of which the chancel is a very fine specimen 5 it contains eighteen ancient stalls, and some considerable remains of good screen-work brought from the abbey.
The living is a vicarage, valued in the king's books at £6. 3. 9. The patronage of it, and of thirteen perpetual curacies in the vicar's gift, has been recently transferred to Hulme's Trustees by the Archbishop of Canterbury and the vicar 3 in consideration of which, the living has been augmented with the annual interest of £5000, and each of the curacies with that of £100. The total net income of the vicarage is now £340. The early clergymen were styled deans, and the succession was hereditary. When the lordship of Clitheroe fell into the hands of the Lacys, soon after the Conquest, letters commendatory were given by that family upon every vacancy; and the deanery subsisted down to the Lateran council in 1215, when the marriage of ecclesiastics was finally prohibited. There are nearly 40 churches and chapels in different parts of the parish, erected by private individuals, by subscription, and various grants from Royal Bounty and Her Majesty's Commissioners. The dissenters' places of worship are also numerous. Whalley free grammar school, founded by Queen Elizabeth, was rebuilt by subscription in 1725, with a dwelling-house for the master, who receives an annuity of £12. 8. from bequests; it has an interest in thirteen scholarships founded in Brasenose College, Oxford, by Dr. Nowell, in 1572. In the township is also a national school, lately rebuilt.
WHALTON, a parish, in the union and W. division of Castle ward, S. division of Northumberland, containing, with the townships of Newham, Ogle, and Riplington, 531 inhabitants, of whom 315 are in Whalton township, 6 miles (S. W. by W.) from Morpeth. This barony was conferred by the Conqueror upon Walter Fitz-William, to be held by the service of three knights' fees. It was afterwards possessed by the Fitz-Rogers, Fitz-Roberts, and others 3 in the reign of James I. was held by the crown 3 and was subsequently granted to the Meggison family. A market and fair were formerly held, agreeably with the right which Robert Fitz-Roger claimed and established in 1294. The parish comprises by measurement 5815 acres, of which 2053 are in the township of Whalton 5 of the latter, 1291 acres are arable, 583 pasture, and 16 woodland. The whole is well inclosed, its surface undulated, and the soil, which is mostly loam, with a subsoil partly gravel, and in some places clay, is adapted to the growth of wheat and oats 5 limestone is abundant, and there are quarries of good freestone worked for private use. The village is one of the neatest in the county, hanging beautifully on the edge of a southern slope; it consists of one long street, containing some well-built houses with ornamental gardens in front, inclosed with palisades, and at intervals are clusters of trees, that much enliven its appearance. The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at £13. 8. 1½., and in the patronage of Ralph Bates, Esq., with an income of about £800: the tithes of Whalton township have been commuted for £328, and the glebe comprises 141 acres. The church is a venerable edifice of freestone, and forms a pleasing object as approached from the village; it was repaired in 1783, when parapets and pinnacles were added to the tower. There is a place of worship for Wesleyans. A little eastward of the village are the remains of considerable earthworks, supposed to have formed part of a Danish encampment.
Whaplode (St. Mary)
WHAPLODE (St. Mary), a parish, in the union of Holbeach, wapentake of Elloe, parts of Holland, county of Lincoln, 2 miles (W.) from Holbeach; containing, with the chapelry of Whaplode-Drove, 2357 inhabitants. This parish, which is intersected in the northern part by the river Welland, comprises about 13,440 acres. The living is a vicarage, valued in the king's books at £16. 14. 9½., and in the patronage of the Crown; impropriators, the trustees of Uppingham school. The great tithes have been commuted for £ 1600, and the small for £553; the vicar has a glebe of 5 acres. The church is an ancient structure, with a square tower; the nave is separated from the aisles by circular and clustered columns alternately: here is the vault of the Irby family, lords Boston. Elisha and Frances Wilson, in 1708, gave land producing £10 per annum for a school; and there are almshouses for six widows.
WHAPLODE-DROVE, a chapelry, in the parish of Whaplode, union of Holbeach, wapentake of Elloe, parts of Holland, county of Lincoln, 5¾ miles (E. N. E.) from Crowland; containing 743 inhabitants. It comprises 1952 acres, chiefly fenny land. A pleasurefair is held in June. The living is a perpetual curacy; net income, £380; patrons and impropriators, certain Trustees; the glebe comprises 170 acres, with a house. The chapel, dedicated to St. John the Baptist, is a plain neat structure of brick, built in 1821.
Wharles, Lancaster.—See Treales
WHARLES, Lancaster.—See Treales.
Wharram-Le-Street (St. Mary)
WHARRAM-LE-STREET (St. Mary), a parish, in the union of Malton, wapentake of Buckrose, E. riding of York, 6¾ miles (S. E. by E.) from Malton; containing 135 inhabitants. The parish is on the road between Malton and Beverley, and comprises about 1600 acres. The village, which is small, is pleasantly situated on the acclivities of a valley, near several springs that give rise to two rivulets, one running east, and the other west. The living is a discharged vicarage, valued in the king's books at £6, and in the gift of Lord Middleton: the vicarial tithes have been commuted for £157. 10., and the glebe comprises 3½ acres. The church is a neat edifice, with a tower at the west end.
WHARRAM-PERCY, a parish, in the union of Malton, wapentake of Buckrose, E. riding of York; containing, with the three townships of Raisthorpe with Birdall, Thixendale, and Towthorpe, 372 inhabitants, of whom 35 are in Wharram-Percy township, 7¼ miles (S. E.) from Malton. The parish comprises about 8480 acres, of which 1400, divided into two farms, are in Wharram-Percy: the village is situated about a mile west of the road between North Grimstone and Wetwang. The living is a discharged vicarage, valued in the king's books at £11. 13. 4.; net income, £60; patron and impropriator, Lord Middleton. The church stands in a deep and narrow dale between the two farmhouses, and is a neat structure, partly of Norman architecture, and thoroughly repaired in 1829.
WHARTON, a township, in the parish of Davenham, union and hundred of Northwich, S. division of the county of Chester, 2½ miles (W. N. W.) from Middlewich; containing 1400 inhabitants. It comprises 1157 acres; the prevailing soil is clay. The Liverpool and Birmingham railway passes through the township. Here is a church, the living of which is a perpetual curacy in the Rector's gift, with a net income of £120. A rent-charge of £75. 1. has been awarded as a commutation for the tithes.
WHARTON, a township, in the parish and union of Leominster, hundred of Wolphy, county of Hereford; containing 93 inhabitants.
WHARTON, a township, in the parish of Blyton, union of Gainsborough, wapentake of Corringham, parts of Lindsey, county of Lincoln, 3¾ miles (N. E.) from Gainsborough; containing 39 inhabitants.
WHARTON, a township, in the parish of KirkbyStephen, East ward and union, county of Westmorland, 2¼ miles (S. by W.) from Kirkby-Stephen; containing 55 inhabitants. It comprises 1472 acres, of which 700 are common or waste land. The Hall, once a large quadrangular building with a tower at each angle, was the princely residence of Philip, the celebrated Duke of Wharton, and his ancestors, but is now occupied as a farmhouse. The ancient village was demolished many years since for the enlargement of the park, when the inhabitants settled at Wharton-Dikes. The estates and manorial rights of the Whartons are now possessed by the Earl of Lonsdale.
Whashton, or Washton
WHASHTON, or Washton, a township, in the parish of Kirkby-Ravensworth, union of Richmond, wapentake of Gilling-West, N. riding of York, 4 miles (N. by W.) from Richmond; containing 133 inhabitants. It comprises about 1200 acres, partly the property of the Craddock family. The village is seated on an acclivity, under the eastern verge of the high moors of Arkengarth forest, and about half a mile south-east from Kirkby-Ravensworth.
WHATBOROUGH, a liberty, in the parish of Tilton, union of Billesdon, hundred of East Goscote, N. division of the county of Leicester, 12 miles (E. by N.) from Leicester; containing 11 inhabitants.
WHATCOMBE, a tything, in the parish of Fawley, union of Wantage, hundred of Kintbury-Eagle, county of Berks, 6 miles (S.) from Wantage; containing 26 inhabitants.
Whatcott (St. Peter)
WHATCOTT (St. Peter), a parish, in the union of Shipston-upon-Stour, Brailes division of the hundred of Kington, S. division of the county of Warwick, 4¼ miles (N. E.) from Shipston; containing 182 inhabitants. It is bounded on the north by a small tributary of the river Stour, and comprises 863 acres. The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at £12. 17. 3½.; net income, £213; patron, Sir A. Dalrymple. The tithes were commuted for land and a money payment in 1802.
WHATCROFT, a township, in the parish of Davenham, union and hundred of Northwich, S. division of the county of Chester, 3 miles (N. W. by N.) from Middlewich; containing 49 inhabitants. It comprises 637 acres, the soil of which is partly clay and partly saud. The tithes have been commuted for £58. 8.
Whatfield (St. Margaret)
WHATFIELD (St. Margaret), a parish, in the union and hundred of Cosford, W. division of Suffolk, 3 miles (N.) from Hadleigh; containing 394 inhabitants, and comprising 1571a. 22p. The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at £15. 0. 5.; net income, £393; patrons, the Master and Fellows of Jesus College, Cambridge. The Rev. John Clubb, rector of the parish, published in 1753 the History and Antiquities of the Ancient Villa of Wheatfield, intended as a satire on antiquaries and conjectural etymologists.
Whatley (St. George)
WHATLEY (St. George), a parish, in the union and hundred of Frome, E. division of Somerset, 2¾ miles (W. by S.) from Frome; containing, with part of the hamlet, of Little Elm, 421 inhabitants. This parish is on the road from Salisbury, through Wells, to Exeter; and comprises by measurement 1168 acres, of which 257 are arable, 864 meadow and pasture, and 47 woodland. The soil is a light calcareous loam, the surface is beautifully diversified with hills and valleys, and there are quarries of good mountain limestone, rough whetstone, and inferior freestone. Some fine specimens of encrinite and other fossils are found. The village is situated on elevated land: here is a manufactory of spades, scythes, and reaping-hooks 5 and the manufacture of woollen-cloth is carried on to a moderate extent. The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at £12.17.1., and in the gilt of the Rev. J. Horner: the tithes have been commuted for £226, and the glebe comprises 13 acres. The church occupies an eminence, separated from the parish of Mells by a deep ravine, the sides of which are clothed with thick woods; it is an ancient structure, chiefly in the later English style, with a square embattled tower crowned by pinnacles. At Chantry is an incumbency in the gift of the Rev. J. G. C. Fussell. There are places of worship for Wesleyans and Independents. On a bold height at the western extremity of the parish are vestiges of a Roman encampment; and in 1838 was discovered what, from the figures of dolphins, is supposed to have been a Roman bath, consisting chiefly of an apartment 30 feet long and 15 feet wide, the floor of which is a tessellated pavement in excellent preservation. There is a smaller apartment, in the centre of which is the head of a female, supposed to represent Cybele.
WHATLINGTON, a parish, in the union and hundred of Battle, rape of Hastings, E. division of Sussex, 2 miles (N. by E.) from Battle; containing 279 inhabitants. The surface is beautifully diversified with hill and dale, and the higher grounds command some fine views. The village is situated on the old road to Battle, and the new road from Sedlescomb to St. Leonard's also passes through it. The living is a discharged rectory, valued in the king's books at £7. 4. 6., and in the gift of the Countess of Plymouth: the tithes have been commuted for £227. 10., and the glebe comprises 9 acres. The church is in the early English style of architecture.
Whatton (St. John of Beverley)
WHATTON (St. John of Beverley), a parish, in the union, and N. division of the wapentake, of Bingham, S. division of the county of Nottingham, 2¾ miles (E.) from Bingham 3 containing, with the township of Aslacton, 956 inhabitants, of whom 532 are in Whatton township. The living is a discharged vicarage, valued in the king's books at £5. 6. 8.; net income, £212; patron, G. S. Foljambe, Esq.; impropriators, T. Hall, Esq., and others. The tithes were commuted for land and a money payment in 1789. The church is an ancient structure, with a handsome tower surmounted by a spire, and contains the effigy of a Knight Templar in armour, and a tablet in memory of Thomas Cranmer, father of the archbishop, who was born at Aslacton in 1489. There is a place of worship for Weslevans.
Whatton, Long (All Saints)
WHATTON, LONG (All Saints), a parish, in the union of Loughborough, hundred of West Goscote, N. division of the county of Leicester, 4¼ miles (N. W. by W.) from Loughborough; containing 842 inhabitants. It comprises by measurement 1800 acres. The soil is chiefly a strong clay; the surface is partly flat and partly undulated, and the lower grounds are watered by a small rivulet: the scenery is enriched with wood. About 300 frames are at work in the manufacture of stockings. The living is a rectory, valued in the kings books at £13. 6. 8.. and in the gift of the Crown; net income, £275. The tithes were commuted on the inclosure for 300 acres of land. The church is an ancient structure, with a tower at the eastern extremity of the south aisle; the roof is of oak, beautifully carved. There are places of worship for Baptists and Wesleyans.


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In NBA news, the news is actually pretty sad. Lebron is talking about going to the Warriors. If this happens I won't watch the NBA. This would be terrible. I think the Warriors could have seven losses if he comes. He would also probably become the greatest of all-time. The good news is, this is very early to call this so don't be sad yet, unless you're a Warriors fan. Also, like my brother said, I really don't think the Warriors have the money to pay him. Please Lebron, don't go to the Warriors.
In NFL news, Rob Gronkowski will be playing this year's Super Bowl. The question was up for if he would play, after suffering a hit to the head in the AFC Championship that took him out of the game. The news was spread that he would play when his name plate was out in press day for the Super Bowl. What does this mean? Well, it means a lot. He is a pivotal player for this team when it comes to being a receiver, running with the ball as a receiver, or a blocker. So I think he is the second biggest player for this team in this Super Bowl, being one of Brady's No.1 targets. Who do you think is the biggest player for the Patriots?


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How to keep your homeschool organized – online
Sometimes it takes just the right online planning software…
I've homeschooled for over 20 years, and throughout that time I've gone through more ways of scheduling formats than I can shake a stick at! From lessons and schedules scrawled on sheets of loose-leaf, to typed-up plans and transcripts, to ~ these days ~ records maintained on my laptop or online homeschool planners that can be printed out or transmitted electronically.
So let me tell you about this one…
Today I'm talking about an online planner offered by Homeschool Buyer's Co-op. I had the opportunity to "try it on for size" for awhile, and if you've been trying to find a way to get your homeschool, and your home life, organized, you may want to watch and read on!
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The Benefits of A Good Homeschool Organizer
Homeschool Planet offers a flexible and functional tool to keep all your home-related plans in one place! Finally, I've found a way to stay on top of what my middle-schooler and high-schoolers need to accomplish (daily and over the course of the semester), and their sports, music and church activities, and my grocery/meal planning/shopping list.
Integrate it with almost any online calendar you might be using already – I use Google's calendar – and have classes or extracurricular activities show up there, so you don't double-book yourself or the family (not that ever would happen to you, I know 😉 ). Include any family member's cell phone when you set up profiles, and you can shoot them a message when you're updating or reviewing lessons or the calendar, as you're sitting at your desk.
I can send the kids daily or weekly schedules to their own email accounts, or print them out in color or ink-saving black. And when changes to class assignments or lessons occur, as they often do when life happens, the schedule is easily accommodated – Homeschool Planet automatically moves everything ahead 🙂 ! Plus, you can create and print out reports: almost any combination of reports you may want or need – assignments for a single student or combined students, or any schedule of classes or activities for the same…for a day or a week or a semester!
Another beautiful feature covers me on those days when I'm more out-and-about than in the schoolroom. I'm able to push whatever I need to my smartphone. Think schedules, lists and/or messages I create for myself while at home. No more forgetting something that I really needed to purchase or do while I was out. (Only to remember when I get back home… Argh!)
Teaching high-schoolers? You can create and update beautiful, professional-looking transcripts simply and easily.
Still on The Fence?
Of course, even if you've gotten this far, you still may be a little dubious about an online homeschool planner as I was. That's fair. It's hard to really let go sometimes and give up the pencil and paper. And, honestly, there are some advantages to that method (although they may be more emotional and less practical).
I think the folks at Homeschool Buyer's Co-op were expecting that as well, because they have offered a FREE 30-day trial so that you can give it a test-run, too.
So here's my suggestion: Take them up on their 30-day offer, and really try it out. Add classes and schedules and assignments and create student profiles. Integrate it with any other online calendar you already have for personal use. Maybe push a few lists to your smartphone… Take about an hour or two to examine it; you can even view this short overview video outlining the basic features here.
And THEN make a decision!
I think you'll be happy with incorporating Homeschool Planet into your organization and planning efforts.
NOTE: This review is part of our mini-series "5 Areas You Need to Control to Have a Successful Homeschool" – check out the other areas here!
Do you have questions or comments about online planning software in general or Homeschool Planet in particular? Please leave them in the comments below and I'll be more than happy to address them!
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