Amy's Yard - Life in Charlottesville, real estate, community, family and the choices we make, loosely speaking.

Life in Charlottesville, real estate, community, family and the choices we make, loosely speaking.

Realtor, mother, quasi-vegetarian, rapidweaver, quilter, Cvillian: I'm trying to keep all the balls in the air, like you!

My professional objective is to provide my real estate clients with 100% of my ability, enthusiasm and attention during every phase of the home buying or selling process. Teamwork, effective communication and openness are my touchstones and building long term relationships is my goal.

Visit me at my Charlottesville, Virginia Real Estate Website
A Home in Charlottesville. I also invite you to Email Me
or contact me by phone on 434.760.1319.

Licensed to Sell Real Estate in Virginia.
I Support Equal
Housing Opportunity.

Nest Realty Group
126 Garrett St, Suite E
Charlottesville, VA 22902

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February 26, 2010

Op-Ed Columnist - Do Toxins Cause Autism? - NYTimes.com

Autism was first identified in 1943 in an obscure medical journal. Since then it has become a frighteningly common affliction, with the Centers for Disease Control reporting recently that autism disorders now affect almost 1 percent of children.

Over recent decades, other development disorders also appear to have proliferated, along with certain cancers in children and adults. Why? No one knows for certain. And despite their financial and human cost, they presumably won’t be discussed much at Thursday’s White House summit on health care.

Yet they constitute a huge national health burden, and suspicions are growing that one culprit may be chemicals in the environment. An article in a forthcoming issue of a peer-reviewed medical journal, Current Opinion in Pediatrics, just posted online, makes this explicit.

Read the Article via nytimes.com

Haven't we all suspected this for years?

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February 24, 2010

Charlottesville Free Wedding Project via cvillenews

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February 23, 2010

New Listing in Crozet: 3300+sf, beautifully finished for 395K.

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Licensed to Sell Real Estate in Virginia

I Support Equal Housing Opportunity

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126 Garrett St, E

Charlottesville, VA 22902

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February 23, 2010

Fully Fund Albemarle County Public Schools: Petition, please forward.

Strong public schools make strong communities. Investing in Public Education is the only guarantee our community has to remain competitive in a global economy and maintain the quality of life that we so proudly enjoy. By not providing the funds that are necessary to educate and transform the young, we fail to provide a better future not only for them, but for the entire society.

In light of the imminent budget cuts that our community faces, the efforts that school administrators are making to continue to provide quality education for all children despite the persistent budget cuts, and taking into account the Board of Supervisors' campaign of providing a World Class Education which in turn is consistent with the data provided in this introduction, the citizens of Albemarle County feel compelled to ask the Board of Supervisors to fully fund the school's budget request.

read the full text and sign the petition at ipetitions.com

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February 20, 2010

Web Sites Offer Lifestyle-Oriented Home Searches via NYTimes.com

Homebuyers often embark on their home search armed with a vision of their ideal property, a laundry list of features they'd love to find or can't live without.

Several bedrooms. Large kitchens. A yard big enough for a garden. But what if you prize home traits that extend beyond property lines? Good schools, ethnic restaurants or grocery stores a mere stroll away?

Divining this from the address on a home listing can be difficult, especially if you are moving to a new city. Fortunately, many Web sites are incorporating ways for users to pinpoint the neighborhoods and properties that might best suit their home needs and lifestyles.

full article via nytimes.com

The New York Times has picked up on something Nest's Jim Duncan has been talking about for 2+ years: walkability. Jim's site Real Central VA features a search which includes a Walkscore index and the Nest Realty Group site features a great Charlottesville/Albemarle Neighborhood Guide if you want to focus on lifestyle.

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February 17, 2010

Slow IS Better! Trip Across Sea Aids Profit and Environment - via NYTimes.com

It took more than a month for the container ship Ebba Maersk to steam from Germany to Guangdong, China, where it unloaded cargo on a recent Friday — a week longer than it did two years ago.

But for the owner, the Danish shipping giant Maersk, that counts as progress.

The Eugen Maersk at port in Bremerhaven, Germany.

The Maersk line has halved its top speed.

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Anti-Express Shipping. What will those Crazy Danes think of next?

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February 10, 2010

Albemarle County Schools Announce Make Up Days - 7 scheduled, 2 more possible. for now.

Albemarle County School leaders announced students will now go to class well into June to make up for nine missed days in 2010. The make up days are:

February 16
March 12
June 11, 14, 15, 16, 17

The school board will meet Thursday, February 11 to decide if students will also go to class on Monday, February 15th, and Friday, April 2.

via newsplex.com

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February 1, 2010

Charlottesville Calendar: Snowy weather extends Charlottesville Restaurant Week!

Due to the wintery weather, most Restaurant Week participants are extending Restaurant Week through Wednesday, February 3rd in order to reschedule canceled reservations and to add in reservations for those who were not able to get a reservation last week. Please contact the restaurants directly for details on changing your current reservation or making a new reservation. Thanks!

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Two more days to get your appetite on!!

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January 29, 2010

Econ101, a Rap, via @robhahn

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January 23, 2010

Charlottesville Calendar: First Fridays at Nest Realty Group: Nalani Williams’ “Fragments of Free Will”

February 5, 2010 to February 28, 2010

Nest Realty Group features Nalani Williams’ drawings and photography in the exhibition, “Fragments of Free Will.” A First Friday opening is scheduled for February 5, 5:30-7:30pm. 466-8670.