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i happened upon these free audios... http://itunes.apple.com/us/itunes-u/his-101-history-western-civilization/id413644578 and if you scroll that page towards the bottom, on the left under "more from..." you'll see History 102 Western Civ. that would be a continuation.

Doc Martin was the first series I watched on Netflix. Then I watched Tudors. LOVED them both. Watching Bones now...and Sherlock Holmes. There used to be more more pickings back when Netflix had an agreement with Starz. Hubby used to watch a lot from their offerings. Downton Abbey...fabulous, too.

Google calendar family here, too. I run many various calendars ...homeschool, possible to-dos, preschooler's happenings, hubby's schedule (military), birthdays, holidays, etc. I happily sync to my android based phone as well as my iPad. I'm very much looking forward to the upcoming sync feature with The Well Planned Day, though it isn't a deal breaker for me any longer like I thought it might be. I also have DD15's personal calendar and the homeschool calendar running as a widget on her iGoogle PC desktop. She likes this as it is the home screen when she gets online each day. Happy with Google Calendar.

:lurk5: ooh, hope someone pops in with the answer... this would be a great boon for us here.

oh a coupon code would be LOVELY... have an order i've been "in holding pattern" on and a code would get me to PLACE the order! Please PM me if anyone has one to spare. Greatly appreciated.

i got a 32G iPad 2 (refurb)... to start us off. I was very comfortable buying the refurb since it is fully warranted (and can buy additional warranty from amazon, square trade) i had/have absolutely no need for the "improved retina display" so if/when we want another iPad i'd happily buy an iPad2 again. with cloud storage, iTunes streaming at home, etc. i dont have any issues with size. I have pages and pages of apps on the iPad and still have LOTS and LOTS of space left. However, i do NOT use it for video or camera needs. (i have a phone that is ALWAYS with me, and 2 actual real cameras that one is nearly always with me, too)... But yes, what everyone else said.. buy the biggest you can afford... and look to a refurb to allow your $$ to stretch further (IMO) HTH

wow, i'd do what a previous posters said about requesting removal from facebook as well as contacting the company directly (non-accusatory) and requesting removal. Then, when that family gets that card that was also mentioned in a reply, have them find the issuing company (of the card) and work to contact that card company too. (cease & desist) then, i'd look to getting a lawyer. you need to be watermarking your photos at the very least. If it were me, though... LOL.. i'd be setting myself up for selling my photos and getting royalties! good luck. beautiful pic, btw. :D

I think this might be the article referred to...

Thanks so much! Just installed it!

yes, things are getting worked out as early-purchasers (for the limited $40 "special) poke around in and and continue to send in "support" emails to their techs. It is sooooo not ready, but they've been completely honest and forthcoming that is is very much still in [upper-end] Beta. I knew this going in, am happy to keep sending support emails... I wanted the lower price (and could have waited till towards the end of July)... but, eh, it's another bit of time-sucking tinkering I get to enjoy. ROFL.

Besides the homemaking screenshots (coming soon) the homeschool reports SAMPLES is what i'm really wanting to see. I'd been stalking their website waiting for more info, LOL, and now that some screenshots are up... well, I. Just. Want. More. I do LOVE the part of the menu, to-do, and shopping to be right there handy. I *thought* i'd read in one of their emails that the online planner was going to be able to sync to Google Calendar. Does anyone else recall that? That was a *huge* eyebrow raise for me as I'd LOVE LOVE that feature!

we use the Terra Nova test... " a more recently published test series than the now-discontinued CAT/5. The TerraNova, first published in 1996, was renormed in 2005. " "We offer the Complete Battery for Kindergarten (Level 10), the Complete Battery Plus for Grade 1 through Grade 12, and the Survey Plus for Grades 2 through 12. These are the most complete, extensive and up-to-date tests available for unrestricted homeschool use." You can probably purchase the test elsewhere but we go through Bayside. If desired, there are some practice tests here, though I've not looked at them myself.

DD (nearly 15) started the CS101 class this past Monday and said she liked it. She wanted to take this class as another chance of "seeing what is out there" in the world (wrt potential career paths that might interest her.) She's MOST excited about the World Music class coming up, though. LOL

At this age I think it is VERY wise to give the student the chance to pick their desired text, even if that means a change later along the way. At least by looking through and comparing them an informed choice was made. That's exactly what I did with my rising 9th grader. She's used Apologia all along so I totally thought she'd have opted to stay with Apologia. But after a very thorough looksie at both Apologia and BJU (3rd edition), she said she wants to give BJU a hardy try. She preferred their "busier" layout over the more plain layout of Apologia. We'll be doing BJU+DIVE bio, his "Exchange of Truth" book, another book he suggested to me, as well as some *FREE* science dvds from Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Many discussions have happened about the bump up in workload and such and... well, she says she's up for the challenge; only time will tell. I know, though, that she was very pleased to have been given the opportunity to make a choice in texts.