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TORONTO, Dec. 13, 2012 /CNW/ - William E. and Susan C. Oberndorf Trust dated 10/19/1998, Oberndorf Family Partners and William E. Oberndorf IRA (the "Oberndorf Entities") announced today that as a result of purchases over the Toronto Stock Exchange, they have acquired an aggregate of 8,417,000 common shares of Spartan Oil Corporation ("Spartan Oil"), representing approximately 10.09% of the issued and outstanding common shares of Spartan Oil (based on a total of 83,393,796 common shares issued and outstanding).
William E. Oberndorf is the sole general partner of Oberndorf Family Partners, a family partnership, trustee for the William E. and Susan C. Oberndorf Trust dated 10/19/1998 and beneficial owner of the IRA account. As such, William E. Oberndorf may be considered to exercise control or direction over the common shares owned by the Oberndorf Entities.
The Oberndorf Entities acquired the common shares for investment purposes. Consistent with such purpose, the Oberndorf Entities have had, and may have in the future, discussions with management of Spartan Oil and may make suggestions concerning Spartan Oil's operations, prospects, business and financial strategies, assets and liabilities, business and financing alternatives and such other matters as the Oberndorf Entities may deem relevant to their investments in the common shares and other securities of Spartan Oil. Each of the Oberndorf Entities expects that it will, from time to time, review its investment position in Spartan Oil and may, depending on market and other conditions, including, but not limited to, the state of the current acquisition transaction for Spartan Oil, increase or decrease its investment position in the common shares or other securities of Spartan Oil.
Whether the Oberndorf Entities acquire any additional common shares or other securities of Spartan Oil or dispose of any common shares or other securities of Spartan Oil, and the amount and timing of any such transactions, will depend upon the Oberndorf Entities' individual continuing assessments of pertinent factors, including, but not limited to, the state of the current acquisition transaction for Spartan Oil, the availability of common shares or other securities of Spartan Oil for purchase at particular price levels, Spartan Oil's and the particular Oberndorf Entity's business and prospects, other business investment opportunities available to the particular Oberndorf Entity, economic conditions, stock market conditions, money market conditions, the attitudes and actions of the board of directors and management of Spartan Oil, the availability and nature of opportunities to dispose of the particular Oberndorf Entity's interest in Spartan Oil, to realize trading profits or minimize trading losses, and other plans and requirements of the particular Oberndorf Entity. Depending upon its individual assessments of these factors from time to time, each Oberndorf Entity may change its present intentions as stated above, including determining to acquire additional common shares or other securities of Spartan Oil (by means of open market or privately negotiated purchases) or to dispose of some or all of the common shares or other securities of Spartan Oil held by or under the control of such Oberndorf Entity. In addition, each Oberndorf Entity may from time to time enter into equity swap or other derivative transactions with respect to its investment in the common shares or other securities of Oberndorf.
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Global and Chinese Optical Fiber Preform Industry Report, 2013-2016
- Language: English
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- Published: June 2014
- Region: China, Global
TechNavio's analysts forecast the Global FTTH Equipment market to grow at a CAGR of 31.7 percent over the period 2010–2014. One of the key factors contributing to this market growth is the higher bandwidth requirements of end-users. The Global FTTH Equipment market has also been witnessing high adoption of FTTH equipment in the APAC region. However, the absence f the requisite infrastructure in some countries to support FTTH technology could pose a challenge to the growth of this market. TechNavio's report, Global FTTH Equipment Market 2010–2014, has been prepared based on an in-depth analysis of the market with inputs from industry experts. The report covers the Americas and the EMEA and APAC regions. It analyzes the growth and future prospects of the Global FTTH Equipment market. The report also includes a discussion of the key vendors operating in this market.
Key vendors dominating this market include Huawei, ZTE, Mitsubishi, and Fiberhome Telecommunication.
Key questions answered in this report:
What will the market size be in 2014 and at what rate will it grow?
What key trends is this market subject to?
What is driving this market?
What are the challenges to market growth?
Who are the key vendors in this market space?
What are the opportunities and threats faced by each of these key vendors?
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01. Executive Summary
02. Introduction
03. Market Coverage
04. Market Landscape
05. Vendor Landscape
06. Market Growth Drivers
07. Drivers and their Impact
08. Market Challenges
09. Market Trends
10. Key Vendor Analysis
10.1 ZTE Corp.
10.2 Huawei
10.3 Mitsubishi Corp.
10.4 FiberHome Telecommunication Technologies Co. Ltd.
11. Other Reports in this Series
List of Exhibits:
Exhibit 1: Global FTTH Equipment Market 2010–2014 (US$ billion)
Exhibit 2: Estimated Number of FTTH Subscribers 2010–2014 (million)
Exhibit 3: FTTH Subscriber Base by Geography–2010
Exhibit 4: Global FTTH Equipment Market by Vendor Segmentation–2010
TechNavio Announces the Publication of its Report – Global FTTH Equipment Market 2010–2014
TechNavio today launched its report, Global FTTH Equipment Market 2010–2014, which is based on an in-depth study of the Americas and the EMEA and APAC regions. The report aims to aid decision makers understand the road map of this market.
Commenting on the report, an analyst from TechNavio's Telecom team said, "The APAC region takes the lion's share of the global FTTH ports that are shipped across the globe. Japan and South Korea have been the top countries in the APAC region market, but China has been catching up by investing significantly in replacing existing copper lines with fiber lines."
According to the report, the most important driver in the Global FTTH Equipment market is the need for higher bandwidth for broadband applications such as web surfing, e-mail, file downloading, online gaming, IPVOD, and videophones. The market penetration of bandwidth-hungry equipment has increased and hence end-users are demanding more bandwidth. The report also discusses the lack of infrastructure in this market.
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When Melissa was little, we'd go to Family Day that NYU used to host (haven't been in years, so I'm not sure if they still hold one). It was nice meeting so many other families and since we'd already BTDT, I'd look for children who were in similar situations as Melissa and introduce ourselves.
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Rome Meeting to Mobilize Support for Haiti's Agricultural Sector, February 10, 2010
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Washington — Haitian Agriculture Minister Joanas Gue will convene a high-level international meeting at U.N. World Food Programme headquarters in Rome February 12 to coordinate support for Haiti's agricultural sector.
The meeting comes on the one-month anniversary of the devastating earthquake in Haiti.
Cheryl Mills, counselor to Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, will represent the United States at the meeting, where Haiti's medium and long-term agricultural development will be discussed in terms of the country's overall redevelopment plan.
Mills and Milton Rondo, representing Brazil's foreign ministry, will participate in a discussion about the role of donors in rebuilding the agriculture sector.
Representing U.N. agencies will be Jacques Diouf, director-general of the Food and Agriculture Organization; Josette Sheeran, executive director of the World Food Programme; and Kanayo Nwanze, president of the International Fund for Agricultural Development.
In addition to representatives of the private and nonprofit sectors, invitees to the Rome meeting are from the World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank, the U.N. High-Level Task Force for the Global Food Crisis, the U.N. Haiti Special Envoy and the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation in Agriculture.
The World Food Programme will carry the event live online at www.wfp.org from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Rome time (8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Eastern Standard Time).
"As daily requirements scream for immediate official attention, so too does the need for an agricultural development plan that will be able to address hunger and nutrition in Haiti," said the U.S. ambassador to the U.N. Agencies in Rome, Ertharin Cousin, in a posting on DipNote, the State Department's blog.
In a hint of the tenor of upcoming discussions in Rome, the International Food Policy Research Institute said in a recent statement that nutrition programs in Haiti need to focus on preventing malnutrition and to target children during their first two years of life, "a crucial time in a child's physical and cognitive development."
The United States is the largest donor to date to the World Food Programme's emergency relief efforts in Haiti, having given $78 million and 4 million ready-to-eat meals, the U.N. aid agency said. Overall, the United States has contributed nearly $523 million in humanitarian funds for Haiti, according to a February 7 U.S. Agency for International Development fact sheet (PDF, 53KB).
President Obama has committed $3.5 billion over three years to establish a Global Hunger and Food Security Initiative to attack the root causes of hunger, poverty and malnutrition in the world.
(This is a product of the Bureau of International Information Programs, U.S. Department of State. Web site: http://www.america.gov)


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Impressive! Just how much does that bike and its contents weight?
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Depends on what the cooler is filled with! Cases of beer, perhaps?
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This is the second post in a series exploring demographic, housing and land use contexts of troubled public schools in the City of Vancouver and its suburbs.
Last week's post showed that, though the proportion of Metro Vancouver's population made up of school-aged children is declining, that decline is occurring more rapidly in the central City of Vancouver. More suburban in character, the City of Surrey (pop 400,000) is home to the only public school district in British Columbia where enrolment is actually increasing.
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Its got 4 flanges that act like teeth, attached to a long pole of piping, with a T handle. It turns clockwise, I saw my first one last week end, the operator was cleaning out post holes made by a hand auger.
The device appeared to be maybe 40 or more years old, and I have never seen one for sale anywhere. The cutting/digging head is circular, at about the same size as a regular pair of manual post hole diggers. Is there a more correct name, so I can try to find one?
Looks like it was doing a very good job on this Florida sandy soil. About 3 half turns did fill it up.
Edited to add; I just looked at about 20 pages from Goggle and do not see anything similar, I should mention that the item's flanges are internally spherical orientated, enough to form a 'basket' for the removed earth.
Yes, I saw the currant hand augers, but they feature a round disc that has a cutting head, apparently for cutting into clay or similar before removing via standard post hole diggers. The device I am talking about gathers its basket full of sand, then must be removed to be emptied before continuing to dig. One half of the bottom of the basket is open space, the other half is the flanges.
It looks like something that worked extremely well but fell to the way side as power equipment came along.
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Auger Hand Post Hole Diggers A better alternative in many cases is a hand-operated post auger. This tool consists of a short tube with an auger section on the bottom and a T-handle on top. It will typically dig a 6- to 8-inch diameter hole. You basically just turn the T-handle to screw the auger into the ground. When the short tube is full of soil, you pull the tool out of the hole and dump the soil. Theoretically, there is no limit to the hole depth with this tool since you can add additional handle sections (simply lengths of steel pipe) as needed for deeper holes. If the subsoil is too hard for the auger to work properly but the hole is too deep to use a clamshell digger effectively, it is sometimes helpful to use a clamshell digger to chip the hard subsoil loose and then use the auger to pick it up and clean out the hole. With either hand-held post hole digger, it is helpful to mark the depth on the handle so you can tell your depth without measuring the hole.
When I was young in High School, they were used with a series of links to drill shallow water wells. I helped my Father and Uncle dig a 65 foot well with one.
I know of them being used in the very sandy land next to the Arkansas river up in Kansas for water wells. Some of those were drilled in the past 10 years. A cheap well if you have the muscle and water is very shallow. Wouldn't drink it, but good irrigation water.
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The DH found one on ebay. Here is the Link.http://cgi.ebay.com/Post-Hole-Digger...QQcmdZViewItem
It is Item number: 290088618380
I have one that was my grandfathers. works great except in rocky soil.
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While the item in Ladygreen's photo seem the most close to the actual device I saw, there were four cutting flanges present. The photo appears to present three flanges for that individual device in this instance.
Upon further examination of the photo, this could be the device mentioned, the expanded photograph clearly shows 4 flanges, my mistake via inadequate vision, pardon me, I have never been this old before.
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A California family who claims a loved one was prematurely declared dead, and then "frozen alive" while trying to escape a morgue freezer, has filed a lawsuit against the hospital.
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Compassion & Choices — once known by the more accurate name Hemlock Society — is in the well paid, but non profit, business of promoting assisted suicide. Cut to California's SB 62 that would add to current law requiring reporting of deaths caused by medical "gross negligence" to proper authorities, a requirement to report deaths caused by overdose of federally controlled substances — the drugs most commonly used in assisted suicide.
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Tucker [Kathryn Tucker, legal affairs director for Compassion & Choices] said California's statute on assisting suicide is similarly vague, and if the New Mexico court rules in favor of allowing aid in dying, "it could have persuasive influence in California."
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AIDS patient Walter Park explains, "I don't want to see the authority of the law tipping the balance of physicians and medical professionals in the wrong direction by giving the medical corporations they work for a further incentive to save money this way."
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Assemblywoman Patty Berg and Assemblyman Lloyd Levine were the co-sponsors of the "Compassionate Choices Act." It was originally AB 654 but, using a procedure known as "gut and amend," it was renumbered AB 651). The bill was modeled on Oregon's assisted-suicide law.
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The L.A. City Attorney has filed 2 criminal charges against the 24-year-old singer. Brown is charged with leaving the scene of the accident without exchanging proper information and he's been charged with driving without a valid license.
After news broke the he's has been charged with a hit-and-run, Brown took to his Twitter to defend himself, "It's not a hit and run if u get out the car, exchange information (who has NO DAMAGE to either cars). This is really ridiculous."
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Seven Wonders by Adam Christopher
|Written by Stephan on Dec 22, 2012 | No comments | Forum Discussion
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Are we heading into a new age of comic book popularity, much like the Golden Age of Comics? Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight Trilogy and Marvel's Cinematic Universe seem to have dissolved the barrier between comic geeks and… well, everyone else. With films like Man of Steel, The Wolverine, Iron Man 3, Thor: The Dark World, and Kick-Ass 2, next year seems poised to continue that trend. Meanwhile, DC has rebooted all of its comics, and Marvel is doing a similar thing with Marvel Now. It's a time of increasing diversity—with superheroes we know and love being adapted to a new day and age. In popularity and the sheer amount of superheroes, it's starting to look like the 1940s and '50s—the Golden Age of Comics—are repeating themselves with a new and modern twist.
An age of comic literature
In this time of heightened popularity of comics, speculative literature seems to be following suit. Some of the most popular fantasy series, like The Wheel of Time, The Dresden Files, and A Song of Ice and Fire, have their own graphic novel adaptations. On top of that, there seems to be a new trend. One might say that 2012 was the year of superhero literature. Books like Paul Tobin's Prepare to Die, Tom King's A Once Crowded Sky, and Christopher L. Bennett's Only Superhuman adapt comics to books. These are superhero novels that read very much like comics.
The new mindset
Unfortunately, as Justin Landon accurately points out here, many of these books also have the same problem comics still have: they over-sexualize women. We're settling into a place where the general concept of comic book is no longer tied inextricably to teenage boy, and where serious, mature adults can read Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter without getting funny looks. It would seem that this new place should have no room for scantily clad superwomen. Perhaps the true new age of comics will arrive when, like their film adaptions, comics comply with this egalitarian mindset of our generation?
One book that definitely does embrace this mindset of our generation is Adam Christopher's Seven Wonders. It is his second superhero novel of the year; his debut novel, Empire State (reviewed here), was published in January. Seven Wonders does exactly what it set out to do: this tour de force novel reads like a wonderful superhero comic, with strong characters both male and female. Its fusion of astonishing comic-book-style storytelling and literary fiction creates a new version of our near-future populated with superheroes. It is, in and of itself, an ode to the Golden Age of Comics, and is most comparable to Watchmen.
Good or evil?
Like Watchmen, Seven Wonders is set after a Golden Age of Superheroes. Nearly all supervillains have been defeated, and all the superheroes of old have retired. Except for the Seven Wonders, who continue to protect the fictional Californian shining city of San Ventura from the last living supermenace, The Cowl. When Tony, a normal dude, suddenly wakes up one morning with superpowers and decides to take The Cowl down, he discovers that things aren't quite as they seem.
Seven Wonders follows the trend of many modern superhero depictions. Its moral ambiguity is evident from the very start. The characters in this novel are neither good nor evil. They have their own ambitions and convictions. The Cowl may be a supervillain, but he truly believes that he is doing the world a favor and that the end justifies the means. The Seven Wonders may be superheroes, yet they let evil exist simply because to defeat evil is to defeat their own purpose in the world. And Tony… well, Tony is simply an angry teenager with super strength, super speed, and super everything. Christopher has an incredible talent for creating these versatile, multidimensional characters.
Themes and setting
While the themes in Christopher's novel are dark and most of its characters are questionable, Seven Wonders doesn't quite reach the gritty darkness of modern age comics. Yet its world and background have more depth than many of today's comics. In fact, I would say that Seven Wonders proves that novels are the new comic books. While reading, I constantly found myself imagining the story of this superhero novel on the pages of a comic book, the art appearing before my mind's eye. The action scenes, especially, are marvelously well-written.
The city of San Ventura, meanwhile, is exactly what you would expect from a modern comic book setting. It lives and breathes, and has a character of its own. Through the viewpoint of Tony, but also that of two SVPD detectives, this city is incredibly well-fleshed-out. With this setting, Christopher creates something out of a comic, yet gives it more depth than a comic ever could. However, he doesn't shy away from breaking it all down before your very eyes when the story calls for it.
Exceeding comics
If Adam Christopher meant to write a book that reads exactly like a comic novel, yet exceeds comics on every level, he succeeded. We may well be headed for a new age of comics, and if that age is shaped like Seven Wonders, I can hardly wait. For me, this novel nailed everything I want in a comic. It has amazing action, characters with depth, realistic themes, a lot of superheroes with a lot of innovative super powers, and an impressively devised foe that is perfectly balanced between comic book cliché and ingenious originality. Its only problem is that Seven Wonders—much like comics—is quite predictable. More than anything else, though, this novel is one heck of a lot of fun!
Why should you read this book?
If you are a fan of comic books and superheroes, Seven Wonders may well be your perfect read. Its grand scale and impressive prose will definitely appeal to anyone who enjoys comics. Its flamboyant action and incredible characters will entertain you for hours. I dare say that—if done well—this may make one of the best film adaptations ever. I would love to see Christopher Nolan or Joss Whedon take a swing at this.
Stephan received a review copy of this book courtesy of Angry Robot Books.
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Lane Kidd woke up at 6 a.m. Monday, two hours earlier than usual.
Kidd was revved up by his career change. Kidd, 60, announced in a news release that he was stepping down as president of the Arkansas Trucking Association after 22 years.
Kidd said his departure from the ATA was an amicable parting of the ways, and both sides agreed on the possibility Kidd could return in the future as a consultant. Kidd, though, is leaving to concentrate on his work as a senior manager with the Trucking Alliance in Washington, D.C., and his newly formed firm The Kidd Group, an investment and public relations company.
"At my age, I was not ready to drift off into the la-la land spending my day on the golf course," Kidd said. "It has caused me to really pause and think, 'OK, am I ready to let everything run on auto-pilot or do I really want to do some things that interest me?'" It was the latter.
"It makes me feel younger in terms of the desire to get things done, and it makes me feel old at the same time. This sounds exciting to me."
Kidd said the ATA board of directors met with him a few weeks ago to discuss his job status since he was working with three different entities. Kidd said he was devoting about one-quarter of his time in Washington with the Trucking Alliance and both sides realized that the working arrangement needed a change.
Gary Salisbury of Fikes Truck Line is the chairman of the ATA board and also on the board of directors of the Trucking Alliance. Salisbury said in the news release that the board expected to name Kidd's replacement soon, and Kidd said organization was in capable hands in the meantime under the leadership of Vice President Shannon Samples Newton.
"It was tough to float two boats," Kidd said. "The Arkansas Trucking Association deserves someone who can devote 100 percent of their time in Arkansas. I just felt like I wanted to get out and do something different."
Kidd formed his company this past year and said he realized if he was going to stay at the ATA he would have to "fold up the other tents." He didn't criticize the ATA wanting him to devote all his energies to the job, saying the organization deserved that.
He was just wasn't prepared to give it any more.
"I've always wanted to own a business, and I've always been too scared to try," Kidd said. "I'll crash and burn or I'll fly. That's where the risk comes in. That's pretty exciting, too."
Kidd said he was invigorated by his work with the Trucking Alliance in getting federal legislation that required electronic onboard recording devices on all trucks. He said his experience on the state level prepared him for the Trucking Alliance's national work.
"We've done so many great things in Arkansas," Kidd said. "The state is a different place for trucking that it wasn't 22 years ago. It has been a nice time there, and I'm leaving it in a lot better shape than I found it.
"I owe the Arkansas Trucking Association everything in terms of what I'm attempting to do now."


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Most of our veteran members at CFDR are aware of the workout "Fran" and how much "fun" it is. You guys are probably also aware of Justin's love/hate relationship with "Fran". You guys are probably unaware of the back story of this wonderful workout, and nobody tells it better then the creator of "Fran" (and CrossFit) Greg Glassman.
For those of you who don't know what "Fran" is or have never done "Fran" before, make sure you get to class today. It'll be the start of a wonderful relationship.
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GATLINBURG, Tenn. (AP) -- Traffic through a popular sightseeing spot in Great Smoky Mountains National Park will be limited during morning hours next week for road repair.
The National Park Service said Cades Cove Loop Road will be closed to motor vehicles until 10 a.m. Monday to Thursday, April 28 through May 1. The road normally opens at dawn.
Hikers and bicyclists will be allowed to use it, but only along a 5-mile stretch until 10 a.m. each day.
Crews will resurface the Abrams Creek Trail entrance road and parking area and improve drainage there. They will also repair a wooden bridge that carries the loop road over Abrams Creek.
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On the back of dominos I added some pictures i liked XD their preetty spiffy.
just a few pendants ive made recently
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just a few pendants ive made recently
Elephant Elepahant or Bimba and Kimba
resin with herbs in ittt
I got the idea from one of the posts here thank you!
bottled dead flowerss
woo tubetop
Okonomiyaki are a kind of savory pancake from Japan made with cabbage and bacon
DIY you own gourmet condiment!
Another easy dinner for two: hearty no bake casserole.
the easiest, cheaper and ....yummiest recipe ever!
Homemade from scratch, cheap and easy and yum!
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I just discovered a collaborative website called Better Lesson that allows teachers to share lessons plans and activities. My first year I spent countless hours designing lessons and grading often in isolation from other teachers. My second year, I co-planed with another teacher in my department and my job became a lot more fun and interactive. I had someone to bounce ideas off of and collaborate with. It was a wonderful year teaching. If only I discovered Better Lesson earlier in my career, my life would of been a whole lot easier. As soon as I got on to the website, I found myself downloading a number of lessons that I could use next year and sent links to teachers I work with. Better lesson offers 25,000 lesson plans to teachers for FREE. It's time to Steal, Modify, and Share a lesson with Better Lesson Today
According to New Schools Venture Fund, " Creative teachers across the country develop outstanding lesson plans—often in isolation. Teachers lack ways to share ideas and create more effective, inspiring lessons based on their collective knowledge and experience, rather than start from scratch each time."
New School goes on to discuss the benefits of Better Lesson. They say teachers are "frustrated by constantly "reinventing the wheel", former teacher Alex Grodd founded BetterLesson to provide all teachers access to the best instructional content available. Through its file sharing and social networking application, BetterLesson helps teachers connect and share lessons, best practices, and ideas within communities of practice. BetterLesson differentiates itself through a unique content management system that allows educators to organize and share lessons, units, and courses in an intuitive, sequenced structure. It also provides teachers with recognition for their creative achievements and facilitates collaboration both within and across real-world learning."
It was founded by Alex Grodd (Founder & CEO) who is a "Teach For America alum who taught 6th grade English at Roxbury Preparatory Charter School. He founded Better Lesson to address the challenges he faced in the classroom."


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