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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" > <channel> <title>aboomirln.info</title> <atom:link href="http://aboomirln.info/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /> <link>https://aboomirln.info</link> <description></description> <lastBuildDate>Tue, 09 Jan 2024 04:58:58 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3</generator> <item> <title>Build a Rain Garden</title> <link>https://aboomirln.info/build-a-rain-garden/</link> <comments>https://aboomirln.info/build-a-rain-garden/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 19 May 2023 18:06:50 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Gardening]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://aboomirln.info/?p=76</guid> <description><![CDATA[There’s a new garden in town. It is (mostly) easy to install, looks good year-round, requires almost no maintenance and has a terrifically upbeat impact on the environment. No wonder rain gardens are such a great new gardening trend! Storm … <a href="https://aboomirln.info/build-a-rain-garden/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<div id="article-content"><p>There’s a new garden in town. It is (mostly) easy to install, looks good year-round, requires almost no maintenance and has a terrifically upbeat impact on the environment. No wonder rain gardens are such a great new gardening trend!</p><p>Storm water runoff can be a big problem in summer during heavy thunderstorms. As the water rushes across roofs and driveways, it picks up oil and other pollutants. Municipal storm water treatment plants often can’t handle the deluge of water, and in many locations the untreated water ends up in natural waterways. The EPA estimates <i>as much as 70 percent of the pollution in our streams, rivers, and lakes is carried there by storm water!</i> By taking responsibility for the rainwater that falls on your own roof and driveway, you’ll be helping to protect our rivers, streams and lakes from stormwater pollution.</p><p>To reduce the excess water runoff, many towns are encouraging businesses and homeowners to install rain gardens in their yards. Rain gardens are specially constructed gardens located in low areas of a yard where storm water can collect. The idea is to have the water naturally funnel to this garden. The rain garden collects water runoff and stores and filters it until it can be slowly absorbed by the soil. Rather than rushing off into a storm sewer or a local waterway, the rainwater can collect in a garden where it will be naturally filtered by plants and soil.</p><p><b>Installing a rain garden is easy.</b></p><p>You simply dig a shallow depression in your yard and plant it with native grasses and wildflowers; things that are easy to grow and maintain in your area.</p><p><b>What makes a garden a rain garden?</b></p><p>First, the garden will be designed with a low spot in the middle to collect and absorb rain water and snow melt. This depression can range from a few inches in a small garden, to an excavated trough that’s several feet deep. Second, rain gardens are usually located where they’ll catch the runoff from impermeable surfaces like sidewalks and driveways, or from gutters and roof valleys. Third, rain gardens are usually planted with native wildflowers and grasses that will thrive in tough growing conditions. Finally, rain gardens are designed to channel heavy rains to another rain garden or to another part of the garden.</p><p>Your rain garden should be located at least 10 feet from the house. The garden’s size and location depends on the yard. The ideal situation would be to locate the garden in a natural depression. You also can funnel water from downspouts on gutters into the garden. The soil should be well drained so the water doesn’t sit in the garden for more than two days. A special “rain garden” soil mix of 50 to 60 percent sand, 20 to 30 percent topsoil, and 20 to 30 percent compost is recommended. You can dig this mixture into the soil to depth of 2 feet before planting.</p><p>Once you’ve identified the new garden’s location, remove the sod and dig a shallow depression approximately 6-inches deep. Slope the sides gradually from the outside edge to the deepest area. Use the soil that you remove to build up a slightly raised area on the lowest side of the garden. This berm will help contain the stormwater and allow it to percolate slowly through the rain garden.</p><p>If your rain garden is no more than about 6-inches deep, stormwater will usually be absorbed within a one- to seven-day period. Because mosquitoes require seven to 10 days to lay and hatch their eggs, this will help you avoid mosquito problems.</p><p>Your downspout or sump pump outlet should be directed toward your rain garden depression. This can be accomplished by a natural slope, by digging a shallow swale, or by piping the runoff directly to the garden through a buried 4″ diameter plastic drain tile.</p><p><b>Plant Selection… The final touch.</b></p><p>The most difficult part of building a rain garden (if it can even be called that) can be plant selection. Plants need to be tough enough to withstand periodic flooding, yet attractive enough to look good in the garden. Deep-rooted, low-care native plants, such as asters, and tough non-natives, such as daylilies, are best. If properly designed, the rain garden can consist of a blend of attractive shrubs, perennials, trees, and ground covers. Planting strips of grass around the garden and using mulch also can help filter the water.</p><p>New plants should be watered every other day for the first two weeks or so. Once they are well established, your garden should thrive without additional watering. Fertilizers will not be necessary, and only minimal weeding will be needed after the first summer of growth.</p></p></div><div class="mads-block"></div>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://aboomirln.info/build-a-rain-garden/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>The Law and Recruitment for Business – How a Solicitor Can Help You</title> <link>https://aboomirln.info/the-law-and-recruitment-for-business-how-a-solicitor-can-help-you/</link> <comments>https://aboomirln.info/the-law-and-recruitment-for-business-how-a-solicitor-can-help-you/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 19 May 2023 14:18:12 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Law and Issues]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://aboomirln.info/?p=73</guid> <description><![CDATA[Whether you have a small business and are just about to recruit your first employees or run an established business and are looking to expand, making sure that you comply with the recruitment elements of employment law is vital and … <a href="https://aboomirln.info/the-law-and-recruitment-for-business-how-a-solicitor-can-help-you/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<div id="article-content"><p>Whether you have a small business and are just about to recruit your first employees or run an established business and are looking to expand, making sure that you comply with the recruitment elements of employment law is vital and could help to protect you from employment disputes in the future. In this article, we look at how an employment solicitor can help you when you are recruiting new staff.</p><p>Advertising vacancies</p><p>Whether you are advertising a job in a newspaper, on your website or via the Job Centre, it’s important to make sure that you comply with the relevant recruitment laws. For example, the job that you’re advertising must pay at least the National Minimum Wage and the hours that you expect your new employee to work must be in accordance with working times legislation.</p><p>It’s also important to ensure that the wording of your advert doesn’t discriminate, for example, on the basis of age, gender or race. Occasionally occupational requirements mean that that a vacancy is only suitable for a certain group of people, but exceptions are rare and it’s important to make sure that you take professional advice before advertising this type of vacancy.</p><p>An employment solicitor will be able to help you to ensure that the terms of vacancy which you are advertising and the wording of your advertisement comply with the law.</p><p>Staff selection</p><p>You must also ensure that you follow the correct procedures when selecting your new member of staff. There are a range of legal issues to bear in mind when designing your selection procedure. For example, you need to ensure that the questions you ask when interviewing potential employees or any tests that you ask them to complete are directly relevant to the position for which they are applying and are not discriminatory in any way. If you need to ask job applicants about their health, you must also ensure that you follow the correct legal procedures.</p><p>An employment solicitor will be able to inform you about recruitment laws relating to employee selection and help you to produce any necessary documentation or interview questions.</p><p>Offer and rejection letters</p><p>Once you have selected your new employee, you will need to write to them to confirm your job offer. You will also need to let any other candidates know that they have not been successful. The content and wording of these letters are important and badly worded letters could cause issues in the future, so it’s worth asking an employment solicitor to help you to draft these letters.</p><p>Contracts of Employment</p><p>Finally, a new employee must receive a contract of employment. This will inform your employee of their rights and responsibilities, as well as your rights and responsibilities as their employer. It should include details such as the hours that the employee must work, the duties that the job includes, their leave entitlement and the amount of notice you require from them if they want to leave and that you will give them should you need to end their contract. The contract of employment is one of the most important documents that you will produce for your employees, so it’s worth asking an employment solicitor for advice when you are producing it.</p><p>You can hire an employment solicitor on a case by case basis if you are only likely to be hiring employees occasionally. However, if you are likely to be taking on new staff regularly, it’s worth considering keeping your solicitor on a retainer, so that you can use their services whenever you need to.</p></p></div>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://aboomirln.info/the-law-and-recruitment-for-business-how-a-solicitor-can-help-you/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>Has the Bradenton Real Estate Market Hit Bottom?</title> <link>https://aboomirln.info/has-the-bradenton-real-estate-market-hit-bottom/</link> <comments>https://aboomirln.info/has-the-bradenton-real-estate-market-hit-bottom/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 13 May 2023 19:47:59 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Real Estate]]></category> <category><![CDATA[building]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Buying]]></category> <category><![CDATA[commercial]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Commercial Property]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Construction]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Home]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Home Staging]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Homes]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Investing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Property Management]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://aboomirln.info/?p=71</guid> <description><![CDATA[With Bradenton, Florida having one of the highest foreclosure rates in the country, many people look to the Bradenton real estate market as an indicator of whether or not the real estate market has bottomed out.According to James Cramer, writer … <a href="https://aboomirln.info/has-the-bradenton-real-estate-market-hit-bottom/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p> With Bradenton, Florida having one of the highest foreclosure rates in the country, many people look to the Bradenton real estate market as an indicator of whether or not the real estate market has bottomed out.According to James Cramer, writer for New York Magazine, the time to buy a home may be very, very soon!In fact, Cramer provides ten reasons in his article, On June 30, 2009, Buy an Apartment, “why everyone who now thinks there’s no end in sight to weakening home prices will look like a fool in nine months and will miss the best opportunity to buy since the 1989-1991 real-estate crash.”Cramer points to the Bradenton real estate market and the Bradenton foreclosure rate as one of his top ten reasons that he thinks the real estate market will turn around and turn around soon.However, while Cramer writes from New York City on how the Bradenton real estate market has bottomed out in the summer of 2008, the fact is, as a Bradenton real estate agent, I have still seen first-hand a decline in prices over the past 5 months. Although there does seem to be a slight leveling off, whether or not the Bradenton real estate market has hit rock bottom is a question that remains to be answered.Cramer does however present some other good points in his article and hopefully his prediction is correct.His best argument, I believe, is the decline in new-home construction thereby narrowing the gap between supply and demand.Another indicator that the gap between supply and demand may be narrowing in the Bradenton real estate market is that the number of listings added to the Mid-Florida MLS has been down over the past couple of months. Then again, this may a false indicator as many people wait until after the holidays to list their home. If MLS listings continue to decline in January then we may have a true indicator that the supply and demand gap is truly narrowing and that the Bradenton real estate market is in fact going to bounce back very soon. </p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://aboomirln.info/has-the-bradenton-real-estate-market-hit-bottom/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>Cheap Life Insurance Quote Options</title> <link>https://aboomirln.info/cheap-life-insurance-quote-options/</link> <comments>https://aboomirln.info/cheap-life-insurance-quote-options/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 13 May 2023 12:45:54 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[life insurance]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://aboomirln.info/?p=69</guid> <description><![CDATA[Nobody enjoys thinking about their own death, but then death is a definite eventuality for everyone.Irrespective of how secure your family’s financial situation is today, it makes sense not to underestimate the importance of having sufficient insurance for the lives … <a href="https://aboomirln.info/cheap-life-insurance-quote-options/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p> Nobody enjoys thinking about their own death, but then death is a definite eventuality for everyone.Irrespective of how secure your family’s financial situation is today, it makes sense not to underestimate the importance of having sufficient insurance for the lives of the earning members of your family.Death of a loved one is a very traumatic experience and it is really very unfair and thoughtless to add the anxieties of huge financial problems to that pain.Make sure that your family is well protected from a financial meltdown in the event of the death of an earning member by having sufficient life insurance cover.When it comes to life insurance, it is best to get it early. Don’t wait till the worry about mortgages and other financial burdens pile up. It is best to start the life insurance cover before the pressure of family life begins. If you have missed the bus, it is never too late to get the required insurance cover.Life is not cheap, but fortunately cheap life insurance is available. Picking the right insurance is however not so easy.There are many companies out there, each with many types of policies and options. Most people have a portfolio of different types of policies to obtain the right cover for their needs.The best way to get information that will help you decide about the insurance options that you have is to get cheap life insurance quotes online.You can then experiment with the type of policies and durations available and arrive at a blend that will give you sufficient cover while keeping the premiums manageable. Let us take a quick look at some of the more popular policies available.Term life insurance:This type of insurance covers the person for a fixed number of years. Many people prefer this kind of policy to obtain a large insurance cover during their working years. This makes sense because that is the time when a person’s death will have the maximum financial impact on their family.The insurance cover ends when the term ends or the person dies, whichever comes first. The following types of term insurance policies are available:1. Annual renewable term insurance:The policy is valid for one year from the date of purchase and can be renewed at your option till a particular age is attained. The premium usually increases with increasing age due to the increased risk of death.2. Renewable term insurance:The policy is initially for a certain number of years. At the end of the term, you have the option of renewing it for another term irrespective of your health situations at that time. Since this kind of policy has an increased element of risk for the company, their premiums are usually higher than the annual version.3. Level premium term insurance:In this type of policy the premium is constant for the duration of the policy.4. Decreasing term insurance:This kind of policy is designed to provide cover to pay for a specific liability like a mortgage or a long term loan in the event of the death of the insured person. The death benefits under the policy decrease each year as the liability decreases.5. Increasing term life insurance:This can either be a part of the policy conditions or could be a rider added to a policy. Basically it means that in the event of the death of the person during the policy term, in addition to the policy value, the premiums paid for the policy will also be returned.Whole life insurance:Whole life policies cover the insured person till the end of their lives. There is no fixed end date. Unlike term insurance policies, whole life policies have an investment component or cash value which accumulates over time. Premiums are constant and distributed over a number of years. Such policies usually have provisions for loans.Universal life insurance:This policy is a special type of whole life insurance, which gives some flexibility regarding the insurance cover and cash value components.As you can see there are a number of life insurance cover options, and with different companies having different type of products aimed at different needs, the choices can be astounding.It makes great sense to get cheap life insurance quotes online which will give you a better idea about the life insurance options available to you. </p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://aboomirln.info/cheap-life-insurance-quote-options/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>Why Art Education Is Important</title> <link>https://aboomirln.info/why-art-education-is-important/</link> <comments>https://aboomirln.info/why-art-education-is-important/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 09 May 2023 17:39:35 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Arts Education]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://aboomirln.info/?p=66</guid> <description><![CDATA[Do you have a budding artist in the family? Does your son or daughter love to draw or paint? Does he constantly pester you for coloring books or art materials? If so, encourage them to continue what he or she … <a href="https://aboomirln.info/why-art-education-is-important/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p> Do you have a budding artist in the family? Does your son or daughter love to draw or paint? Does he constantly pester you for coloring books or art materials? If so, encourage them to continue what he or she is doing. Those meaningless scribbles might be the start of a bright future. Your kid might not become another van Gogh or Salvador Dali but he or she will surely benefit from a good art education.Unknown to many, a strong art education is important, as it helps children develop skills that they need to be successful in life. Among the many benefits of art education are self-directed learning, improved school attendance and better creative skills. Recent studies have shown that the creativity and innovation used in the artistic process are highly valued by employers.Creative arts programs play a big role in shaping students’ self-image and increasing their skills in math, science, geography and language. Early exposure to visual art, music or drama is known to promote brain activity. It encourages learning and helps people understand other subjects easily. Art also promotes creativity and inventiveness and helps develop self-esteem, self-discipline and self-motivation.But that’s not all. Art activities help kids understand the human experience. It teaches them to respect other people’s’ ways of working and thinking, helps develop creative problem-solving skills, and enables them to communicate their thoughts and ideas in many ways. Unfortunately, the hard times have affected the way people see art. Often, art programs are the first to be sacrificed in implementing cost-cutting measures. Several schools have limited classroom space and art “studios” are mostly found in a cart that is transferred from room to room. This greatly limits the art education that students receive.How do we solve this problem? Start by encouraging kids to draw. All you need is a pencil and a piece of paper, yet this simple process provides the basis for other creative activities, such as painting and sculpture. Drawing is a direct link to reading, writing and math. This is the most accessible art form available that will go a long way in making your child a better person someday. </p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://aboomirln.info/why-art-education-is-important/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> </channel></rss> If you would like to create a banner that links to this page (i.e. this validation result), do the following:
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