In one sentence, describe what the following article is about: After you have a majority of property owners in your neighborhood willing to participate in an HOA, you should determine what services the HOA will provide to its members. You may have already compiled a list of desired services during your informational sessions. When deciding which services you want to offer you can consider the following: High speed internet. Satellite TV. Garbage pick up. Snow removal. Landscaping. As a way to maintain property values and create a consistent and pleasing appearance of the area, HOAs often place restrictions on what can be done on the outside of owners' properties. For example, an HOA may restrict owners from painting their house certain colors, such as hot pink. Some potential restrictions could include the following: Requirements to mow the lawn every week in the fall and spring and every other week in the summer. Limits on what color owners can paint the exterior of their home. Requirements as to where visitors can park. Required maintenance for backyards. Limitations on decorations. In addition to landscaping or other services meant to beautify the neighborhood, some HOAs build structures for the benefits of its members. This can be a costly undertaking but can provide long-term benefits and increase property values. These structures may be more or less desirable depending on whether HOA members have access to these types of amenities in the community already. Some examples of structures that HOAs can build and maintain include: Neighborhood swimming pools. Clubhouse. Playground. Picnic areas. After deciding which services and amenities that the HOA wants to provide, you should create a budget. Those who are helping to set up the HOA must determine the necessary expenses and costs of operating the HOA, as well as some reserve funds to guard against any unforeseen costs. Once a yearly budget is determined, you can then divide that amount by the number of homeowners participating in the HOA and then divide the total by 12 in order to calculate the monthly dues amount for each participant. Once you have calculated the monthly amount, you should hold a meeting to discuss the budget plan. Some members may think the amount is too high and you can decide what services to drop in order to reduce the overall monthly dues. The goal of the budget is to determine the amount of money that it will take to keep the property in good condition and have enough money in reserve to pay for unforeseen costs, such as repairs. Once the pledged HOA members agree to the monthly fee amount, you should determine a timetable that sets forth when fees are due, how they should be paid, and the consequences for late payments. While the HOA is not yet a formal legal entity at this stage, it is important that everyone knows and accepts their responsibilities before going through the process of forming a business. You should also elect someone who is responsible for collecting dues, preparing the budget, and handling the accounting matters for the HOA. This person will become the HOA's treasurer. When deciding to form an HOA and even after the HOA is up and running, it is important to involve as many people as possible in sharing the burden of running the HOA. By establishing committees to conduct the business of the HOA, you ensure that multiple people are getting a say in how the HOA is run. Committees may be divided into 2 major categories: Internal affairs committees include fund raising, publicity, bylaws and social events. Neighborhood affairs committees include housing conditions, traffic safety, law enforcement/neighborhood relations, neighborhood maintenance, economic development and community services.
Summary: Decide what services to provide to members. Consider what restrictions to include. Determine whether the association will build any new structures. Establish a budget. Set forth a fees and collection schedule. Set up committees, if needed.

Recognizing fire ant mounds in an area can help you stay away from them and protect yourself from bites. Fire ant mounds are usually larger, and can be up to around 18 inches (45 cm) high and 30 inches (76 cm) wide. Fire ant mounds don't have holes in the top that they crawl in and out of. They get into the mound from underground. Fire ants like to build their mounds in open sunny areas or in areas near food. You can find them around stumps, sidewalks, trees, the edges of roads, and rotting logs. They may also be in flowerbeds, on playgrounds, or on sports fields. You are more likely to run across fire ants or fire ant mounds if you are outdoors in the southeastern United States. They live in milder climates with consistent humidity levels. Fire ants are also found in the western and southwestern US, but they are not as common. Fire ants can be in almost any sunny area with grass, woods, or fields. You may encounter fire ants on trees or even in the water. Before working or spending time in an area, search the area for any signs of fire ants. Identifying fire ant mounds in the area can keep you safe. Even if you can't find a mound, knowing there are fire ants around can help you be more vigilant and watch where you are stepping or touching. Look around stumps, trees, or rotting logs for fire ant mounds. You may also find them around picnic sites, garbage cans, or even on the side of the road. To prevent stings, you should know what to look for so you can stay away. Fire ants can vary in size from in (3mm) to in (6mm). They have a redder color than other ants, usually being reddish-brown and black. Sometimes, they have wings.
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One-sentence summary -- Identify fire ant mounds. Look for fire ants in open sunny areas. Examine an area for any evidence of fire ants. Learn to recognize a fire ant.

Q: The Connect to dialog box will open. A prompt will be received once the setup is complete. The network is now complete and will allow other devices to connect to the network using the network password.
A: Open the start menu on your computer and select "Connect to" from the column on the right. Select the "Connect to a Network" option from the Connect to dialog box. Select "Set up a connection or a network" and then select "Set up an ad hoc (computer-to-computer) network" to open the appropriate dialog box. Review the information provided in the "Set up an ad hoc network" dialog box and click "Next" to continue. Enter a name for the ad-hoc network in the Network Name field. Select a security type, enter a password into the "Security Key" field, and click next to complete the setup process. Click the "Close" button to exit the dialog box.

Problem: Article: Take your plastic template and get it into the position you want on the piece of background fabric. If you want it to be perfectly centered in the middle of a section, use a ruler to get it exactly right. Use the template rather than the actual applique fabric since the fabric has a seam allowance, making it bigger than it'll actually be in the end. Pencil chalk or an erasable marker is the best choice to trace the template so that the marks will disappear later on. Do your best to hold the template completely still while you trace it. Use short, thin pins, which you can find at any crafting store. Place the pins slightly inside of where the seam allowance ends, so that you won't have to move them out of the way once you actually start to sew. Put a pin in every corner if your image has corners. Otherwise putting one pin in every 1in (2.5cm) or so should be enough to hold the fabric in place while you work.
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Position the template on the background fabric. Trace the template onto the background fabric with pencil chalk. Align the applique fabric overtop of the tracing and pin it in place.