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American Standard Brands Joins the Hospitality Sustainable Purchasing Consortium (HSPC)
American Standard, a Leading North American Manufacturer of High-Quality Bathroom Products for the Hospitality Industry, Will Collaborate with Other Visionary Organizations to Build an Industry-Wide Sustainability Performance Index
PISCATAWAY, N.J. The Hospitality Sustainable Purchasing Consortium announced today that American Standard Brands has joined the Consortium as a Founding Member. A leader in creating high quality bathroom products for the hospitality industry, American Standards membership furthers the Consortiums goals of establishing the Hospitality Sustainable Purchasing Index (HSP Index) as the de facto performance measurement solution for the industry.
With more than 4.5 million hotel rooms in the U.S., the products that American Standard produces including faucets, shower systems, furniture, vitreous china fixtures, kitchen sinks, bath tubs, and other plumbing products and accessories are major investments for all hotels, brands and owners. As an element of in-room bathroom design, they also have a substantial impact on the guest experience and the environmental footprint of a hotel.
Increasingly, hotel guests, as well as property owners and developers, are demanding products that conserve water without sacrificing performance, said Michele Hudec, vice president for product and business development for American Standard Brands. We are looking forward to working with other industry leaders, via the Consortium, to establish the performance criteria that helps make it easier to incorporate sustainable products throughout the hospitality industry.
Twenty-five organizations are now part of the Consortium, including more than a dozen industry-leading suppliers, brands, architects, designers, purchasing firms and sustainability consultants.
American Standard and the HSPC
The Hospitality Sustainable Purchasing Consortium (HSPC), created and led by MindClick SGM, is a collaborative organization to help hotel owners purchase products that both reduce their properties environmental impact, and contribute to guest comfort, health and well-being.
American Standard, along with other Consortium members, will help establish criteria for creation of a new Hospitality Sustainable Purchasing Index, which will include measures of corporate social responsibility, environmental and product sustainability. Product categories covered include furnishings, fixtures and equipment (FF&E), and operating supplies and equipment (OS&E).
"We are happy to welcome American Standard to the Consortium, said JoAnna Abrams, CEO of MindClick SGM. It is important to the success of the HSP Index that the Consortium reflect the depth and breadth of products used to equip hotels, and make them attractive and responsive to guest needs. The participation of well-established industry suppliers such as American Standard reflects the belief in and recognition of the importance of the Consortiums efforts to create an industry-wide solution for greening the hotel supply chain. She concluded, Like other industry innovators, American Standard is taking the lead in the push to balance cost, quality and sustainability. We look forward to their contribution in shaping the HSP Index.
American Standard joins existing Consortium members Marriott International, Audit Logistics, Aqua Hospitality Carpets, Benjamin West, BYD, Contract Decor International, Delta Faucet Company, Innvision, InterfaceFLOR, Majestic Mirror and Frame, Mark David, PE INTERNATIONAL Inc., Quiltcraft Industries, Richloom Fabrics Group, RTKL, SERA Architects, Shafer Commercial Seating, Simmons Hospitality Bedding and Valley Forge Fabrics.
About American Standard Brands
American Standard Brands is a leading North American manufacturer of a wide range of high-quality building products, including faucets, fixtures, furniture, vitreous china fixtures, cast iron sinks, whirlpool tubs and other wellness products for the bath and kitchen as well as decorative panels. The company currently offers total project solutions for residential and commercial customers; employs more than 5,000 people in the United States, Canada and Mexico; and markets products under well known and respected brands, such as American Standard®, Jado®, Porcher®, Safety Tubs®, Crane®, Eljer®, Fiat® and Decorative Panels International®. American Standard Brands is an affiliated portfolio company of Sun Capital Partners. The company is online at www.americanstandard.com, on Twitter at twitter.com/amercanstandardand on Facebook at www.facebook.com/AmericanStandardPlumbing.
About the Hospitality Sustainable Purchasing Consortium
Established in June 2011 by MindClick SGM, the Consortiumis comprised of a group of leaders in the hotel industry representing brands, suppliers, architecture and design firms, purchasing companies, owners and sustainability experts. Led by MindClick, Consortium members are working collaboratively to provide the industry with a unified approach to greening the global supply chain. The Hospitality Sustainable Purchasing Index (HSPI) will set the criteria for sustainable purchasing and create a repository of supplier performance in the areas of corporate social responsibility, product, and environmental sustainability. For more information visit www.hspiconsortium.com.
About MindClick SGM
MindClick SGM, a leading sustainability research and consulting firm, provides clients with performance measurement tools to develop, implement, improve and promote product and company sustainability. Serving clients ranging from global Fortune 1000 companies in consumer products, automotive, and hospitality, to family owned building products suppliers, to government municipalities, MindClick drives growth through sustainability. Headquartered in Los Angeles with offices in San Francisco and Seattle, MindClick combines a decade of experience in sustainability with 20+ years of research, product development and marketing expertise. The result is sustainability performance rating services that provide executive decision makers with the knowledge to maximize business success. For more information, visit www.mindclicksgm.com.
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With cancer hitting so close to home, Relay for Life is a chance to thank community
Cancer is stupid. Cancer is evil. Cancer is cruel.
We've heard these and other more colorful, not-so-newspaper friendly descriptions of cancer. And they're all true.
But for all the things that cancer is, what it cannot steal without our consent are those attributes that make us human: love, compassion, and hope.
The most devastating blow my family has endured because of cancer is the death of my wife, Kristina Lee Kearsley, this last November due to pancreatic cancer. She was a quiet, yet valuable member of the Sherwood community.
Kris spent hundreds of hours over the years painting beautiful backdrops and set pieces for the Voices for the Performing Arts Foundation's junior musicals and concerts, Sherwood High School's theater program, and Sherwood Foundation for the Arts' summer musicals.
She redecorated many homes, altered many prom dresses, made boutonnieres and corsages out of flowers from her own garden, and created beautiful floral arrangements for many weddings.
More often than not Kris worked her magic as a volunteer and friend. And in her hour of need, the Sherwood community reciprocated its love. Messages of compassion and encouragement flowed constantly throughout her 16-month battle. Meals were provided, weeds were pulled, and everyday expenses paid for on our behalf.
Cancer has also impacted my parents' health. My incredible mother has lived over half her life with cancer. She has survived breast cancer twice, the first when she was in her mid-30s, colon cancer, and ovarian cancer.
My father receives treatment for bladder cancer. He's been such a source of strength to my mother over the years that it's hard to fathom that he's the one who needs encouragement and love.
Finally, as if to emphasize the point that cancer is no respecter of persons, I was diagnosed with testicular cancer this February.
Though I'm fortunate that surgery seems to have eliminated the need for additional treatment, the community continues to rally to aid my family.
Sherwood's Relay for Life, which takes place Saturday, Aug. 5 at 5 p.m., through Sunday, Aug. 6 at 8 a.m. at Sherwood High School, offers my family an opportunity to give back to a community that enveloped us in so much love and compassion that we can't help but have hope for a life of joy and happiness.
"Hope Lives Here" is not just the theme for this year's event, it is the essence of what we have experienced living with cancer in Sherwood.
Anyone who has been directly or indirectly touched by cancer is invited to participate. Making a donation, creating or joining a team, or helping organize the event are ways in which anyone can get involved.
Adequately expressing our gratitude to the Sherwood community for the outpouring of love we've experienced seems impossible. Relay of Life, however, is a start.
Whether the "Kris with a K" team hits our fundraising goal or not, we invite you to join my family and the Relay for Life organizers and participants to celebrate and honor all cancer victims and their support teams.
Corey Kearsley is a Sherwood resident.

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We are delighted to reveal the first official trailer and a selection of brand new images and one-sheet for the highly anticipated upcoming JASON BOURNE.
JASON BOURNE sees original actor and director, Matt Damon and Paul Greengrass, return to the iconic series they created along with Alicia Vikander, Julia Stiles, Vincent Cassel and Tommy Lee Jones.
"Jason Bourne isn't a super hero; he doesn't wear a cape or a mask. He's not one of those kinds of guys. He is just an ordinary man. I think when people watch Jason Bourne they can imagine how they might react in those situations and those circumstances, and when you see him thinking his way through and coming up with a plan and executing his plan, that's incredibly exciting." – Paul Greengrass
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The further de-divinitization of Christ
Few argue that upwards of 70% of practicing Catholics in America look upon The Eucharist as merely a "symbolic reminder" of Jesus. Is it any wonder? The purposeful dumbing-down of Catholics has been happening for decades now.
It wasn't with a flash of lighting that all of a sudden most Catholics in America abandoned almost 2,000 years of Church teaching. No, nothing that grandiose.
It was the small things... the subtle things. The proverbial "bar" has been lowered so far, that it's now indistinguishable from a sewer pipe.
Let's do a rough chronology, shall we?
1. First came Holy Communion received standing. Why kneel? The Eucharist is just Christ physically present. Do big deal.
2. Eucharistic Ministers. One of the greatest moves to destroy the Sacramental Priesthood if there ever was one.
3. Then came the Tabernacle no longer centered in our churches. Uh-oh... I thought Catholicism was a "Christ Centered Church". Too bad Jesus isn't actually centered in most of our churches, huh? Are we seeing a pattern yet?
4. Soon followed by Holy Communion received standing and now with the added degradation of in the hand. Hey, why present yourself to Jesus on your knees in reverence. A handshake will suffice. If that really is Jesus.
5. Bowing instead of genuflecting to the Tabernacle. Hey, why genuflect to a symbol?
6. Kneeling during the Consecration is a mortal sin. Why interrupt the play with people kneeling?
And now comes the latest nail in the coffin of Catholicism... whenever referring to Jesus in the third person (grammatically), the fad is to no longer capitalize the first letter. You know, Jesus is no longer spelled out as He.... it's he instead.
I remember always being taught that whenever we refer to The Blessed Trinity (or any Divine Personage of such) in the 3d person, to always capitalize the first letter. Don't you?
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My personal notes: What I wanted to achieve
From a UX / code point of view, I wanted two things for my logo:
Taking a look at these two things, I ran some tests, and found a few different code variants to achieve this result. They proved not equally successfull though. Following I'll show you how good the alternatives will perform.
Here is a visual of what we will build:
You can see a demo here, or fork the code on github
You can take a look at this table to see the SVG support in browsers.
The SVG logo: what is this format, and how did I create it?
SVG stands for Scalable Vector Graphics. It is a markup language that enables us to create two-dimensional graphics that are fully scalable. It is based on an XML syntax, so you can create and open a SVG file in a text editor. Don't panic, you don't need to be a hardcore developer to do so. http://raphaeljs.com/ for example is a very nice library to generate SVG images in an easier way.
If you're a designer, you can use your favorite design software to create SVG files. Illustrator and Inkscape will do the job nicely and even Fireworks has a little pluginhttp://fireworks.abeall.com/extensions/commands/Export/ for this task.
Save a SVG logo with Ilustrator using save as > svg inside the format dropdown
Just remember a few rules when creating a SVG logo:
To sum it up : Keep your SVG drawing as simple as possible, export it, and test in different browsers to see the result.
For my example, I'm using a simple SVG-logo with no gradients and plain colors. (Many thanks to Geeks and the City for letting me kindly use their logo in this example. The logo is their property, I only use it for the example with their consent. You can re-use the code for your projects, but not the logo.)
1. The < object > embed solution
This is the historical solution to embed SVG in webpages. The big advantage of this method is that the fallback is easy to provide, you simple have to add the .png image in an img tag :
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2. The <svg> tag solution with foreignObject as fallback
Since HTML5, you can use a the new <svg> tag. Remember when I said that SVG was a markup, you can simply copy the markup inside the SVG tag. All you have to do is open the .svg logo in a text editor, and copy paste the code.
In the foreignObject, we will include an img-tag with the .png fallback
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3. The <img> solutions, with different fallbacks
A last way of embedding SVG files is to use the img-tag. Note that the tag was not created for this purpose, so you might encounter problems if you use many JavaScripts to modify your SVG object.
a. The <img> solution with JavaScript on error-fallback
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b. The <img> solution with a CSS background fallback
For this technique, we will only provide the SVG image in the HTML, and instead useModernizr to detect SVG support. If the SVG is supported, the script will add a .svg class to the html, if not, it will add a .no-svg.
The HTML code
The CSS code
This one gets a little tricky, let's explain it. In order to make this work without JS activated, we will not use the .no-svg class. First we will hide the image for one simple reason: Internet explorer 8 and browsers that don't support SVG will otherwise display the title of the img. If we put the background on the img-tag, we will see both the background, and the alt-attribute displayed above.
Instead, we hide the image, and put the background PNG-file in the a-tag.
Now, if SVG is supported, we get the .svg class in the html-tag, and do it all the way around: We display the img-tag, with the SVG in it, and hide the CSS background of the a-tag.
c. The <img> method with modernizR SVG detection to provide data-fallback fallback
In this method, we will use the new HTML5 data-attributes to provide the fallback file, coupled with modernizr to swap the image for browsers that do not support SVG.
The HTML code:
The JavaScript code:
Using modernizr, we detect the SVG-support. If the SVG is not supported, we replace our logo with a .png one, using JavaScript.
d. The <img> method with JavaScript and < noscript > as fallback
The HTML code:
The JavaScript code
We detect SVG-support, swap the image for the SVG-logo if supported, and the PNG if not.
Going further: font-icon and htaccess-trick for the road
In this article, I did not mention the font-icon embedding-technique. You can see the Icon Fonts are Awesome page to have a little demo, and find a nice list of icons here. I did not use this technique, because I thought it was not very appropriate and creating a font just for a simple logo was maybe "too much". Also, logos should be images (in the wild sense, I include SVGs into images here), so using a font-icon for a logo on a website was not a solution in my opinion.
Also note that you might have to declare the SVG-format in the .htaccess so that the server delivers the correct header. You can do so by adding this to the .htaccess:
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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- No. 1 USC captured its first ITA National Indoor Championship title since 1991 with a gutsy performance on Monday in a 4-3 victory against third-ranked Ohio State. After taking a loss in the race for the doubles point, USC got back in stride during singles play. The Buckeyes rallied to tie the match 3-3 before USC's Yannick Hanfmann served up comeback heroics on court five.
Hanfmann battled back for a 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 win against Devin McCarthy to lock in the Trojans 30th consecutive dual-match win and fifth championship at the team indoor event. USC is now 11-0 overall in 2012, the Trojans best start to a season since 1987.
"I have never been in that situation before, being a freshman," Hanfmann said. "This was all very new to me. The pressure was huge, so I was relieved to get the break because I knew all I had to do was serve it out. It is easier said than done. I just told myself I had to stay calm and block out the crowd. He was hitting big in the first set, but missed a lot in the second. I didn't really do anything different, just tried to make more balls."
The Trojans found themselves down 1-0 for the first time this season when Ohio State's doubles strength pulled in the first point of the match for the Buckeyes. USC would power up in singles, however, with Daniel Nguyen making a statement for the Trojans with a smooth 6-1, 6-2 win against Peter Kobelt on court three to even things up.
Emilio Gomez gave USC the lead with a 6-4, 6-4 win at the No. 4 spot against Ille Van Engelen, but Ohio State leveled things from court six as Connor Smith beat USC's Eric Johnson 6-3, 7-6 (6).
With the match tied 2-2, Steve Johnson clocked in with a 6-3, 6-4 win against No. 16 Chase Buchanan to mark down the senior's 46th consecutive singles victory. Now clinging to a 3-2 lead, the Trojans would see the Buckeyes even the score once more as 12th-ranked Blaz Rola topped USC's Ray Sarmiento 7-5, 6-3 to put all eyes on Hanfmann on court five. The Trojan freshman had shrugged off a loss in the first set against McCarthy, and plugged away in the next two sets to save the day with his 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 comeback win.
"We just got punched in the face in doubles," USC head coach Peter Smith said. "I told them if you get punched in the face, you better get up and punch back. We have a couple of veterans that we knew we could count on, and I thought we had a good game plan in singles. I thought win or lose, that was a great situation for Yannick to be in. It was a great opportunity, and he obviously did great. In between the second and third sets of his match, I actually told him I see some positives from us losing this match. It was good to see the team compete as hard as they did. The guys came out and did the things we talked about, which was good to see."


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Stjepan Sejic Joins Radical's "Aladdin: Legacy of the Lost"
This month, Radical Comics continues its "Aladdin: Legacy of the Lost" saga, but this time with a brand new artist. Written by Ian Edginton, "Legacy of the Lost" follows the adventures of young thief and professional scoundrel Aladdin on his quest to save the princess of Shambhalla alongside Arabian legend Sinbad the Sailor. Armed with only his wits and his skill at thievery, Aladdin travels all over the world to save the princess and thwart the plot of an evil sorcerer through amazing adventures and legendary locations. But there's something strange going on during his travels – something that relates directly to Aladdin and his bloodline. At the head of the evil plot to become supreme ruler of the world is the evil sorcerer Qassim, who has captured the Shambhallan princess and currently possesses the Djinn of the Lamp, who gives its master three wishes to be used for any intent – good or evil. It's up to Aladdin and Sinbad to stop Qassim before the world comes to an abrupt end.
Joining "Legacy of the Lost" artist Patrick Reilly for the next installment is fan-favorite artist Stjepan Sejic, who professed to be a huge fan of the source material of the Arabian tales. "I had the book when I was a kid and have read it about 40 times," he said. "So, in a simple answer, hell yeah [I'm a fan]!" Known for his work on Top Cow's "Witchblade," Sejic said that his involvement in the project had to do directly with his Top Cow connection to "Aladdin" editor Renee Geerlings. "[Renee] is a friend of mine back from Top Cow and we've worked together on some other projects," he said. "She approached me and asked if I could help out with this project and I accepted."
Even with his connection to the "Aladdin" editor, Sejic's acceptance to illustrate "Legacy of the Lost" should come as no surprise, especially considering his history with series writer Ian Edginton. Edginton and Sejic worked together previously for Top Cow's "Pilot Season: Angelus" and Sejic is excited to be back working with the writer – and even compares the way his writing flows to "Witchblade" writer and collaborator Ron Marz. "Ian's style of writing fits me. We have worked together once before on one of my favorite issues that I did, 'Angelus: Pilot Season,'" Sejic told CBR News. "In a way, I find Ian's writing to be very similar to Ron Marz's style. They both understand their artists and can write for an artist while keeping tight reigns over the story flow and character definition."
While it's apparent that Edginton's writing is a big draw for Sejic, he did admit that there was an appeal in addition to the writing and working with Edginton again – this is an atmosphere where the artist feels in his element and right at home drawing fantastic creatures and epic fantasy. "There are no challenges in these kinds of projects," he said. "This is my friendly sea and where I feel the most comfortable in comparison to my other projects." However, that's not to say that "Legacy of the Lost" is exactly the same as Sejic's "Witchblade" work. "Well, being the full-time 'Witchblade' and 'Angelus' artist, those are stories that are contemporary, while 'Aladdin' in its way is a period piece," he continued. "This is why 'Aladdin' is, in a way, easier to do because there is more room for the imagination to go wild."
For Sejic, the imagination can reach new heights with Aladdin – a book he describes as "a spectacle, pure and simple." However, Sejic also believes that something in the genre of "Legacy of the Lost" is something that translates very well into comics due to its ability to pique the imagination and draw from a number of different fantastic sources. "It's an epic fantasy about magicians, genies, monsters and treasures, and those things transfer really well into comics," he said. "I've got some experience in fantasy, so I swim in these waters rather happily."
As mentioned previously, Sejic will be sharing artist duties with "Legacy of the Lost #1" artist Patrick Reilly, but according to Sejic, the collaboration between the two has been sparse at best due to Sejic's busy schedule. "Patrick's work is fantastic, but we haven't been cooperating much simply due to the lack of time," he said. "My regular chores on 'Witchblade,' and now 'Angelus,' take away most of my time and allow for a narrow space of time during which I can interact with my editors and colleagues."
Along the journey to save the princess, Aladdin and Sinbad come up against a number of obstacles – the least of which are the fantastic creatures and amazing monsters that inhabit the world of the Arabian tales. For Sejic, it's those creatures that have been the most rewarding part of illustrating "Legacy of the Lost." "[It's the] creatures, pure and simple," he said. "Since my teen days, I was vastly influenced by masters of movie magic, above all, Stan Winston Studios, so designing functional creatures and drawing them in a way that justifies their existence was always my greatest joy. This is apparent in 'Witchblade' and this is also very visible in 'Aladdin.'"
In addition to getting to illustrate the fantasy creatures that lend themselves so well to his style, Sejic said that the appeal of the book comes not only from the creatures but also from the surrounding aura of the story that makes it feel like the next big blockbuster film. "It's a very cinematic epic," he said. "It feels and reads like a summer blockbuster and I like drawing those types of stories. It has action, adventure, glorious landscapes, epic battles and monsters, which is right up my alley. Of course, the heavy fantasy aspect that is interwoven throughout the story is a major bonus in my book."
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Q: I have gotten a request for a refund of money from Blue Cross, stating that I coded my acupuncture services improperly. I am not sure they are accurate about my coding having an error and that any refund is due.I coded for my acupuncture services with 97810 (manual acupuncture, initial set) and 97813 (electro-acupuncture, initial set). As a general protocol I perform both manual and electroacupuncture on each visit. Is this not the correct way to code for that type of service?
A: I have had several of these inquiries in the last month. Blue Cross Blue Shield is beginning to audit acupuncture claims for accuracy. When it is found that there is invalid coding, Blue Cross Blue Shield is seeking reimbursement for the incorrectly coded services. Per your example of billing 97810 and 97813 on a single visit, coding of those two items at the same visit is incorrect. Both codes indicate an initial set of needles, and there cannot be more than one initial set. Any second set up of acupuncture needles on the same visit is coded with the specific codes for an additional set (97811 or 97814) on the same visit. 97810 and 97813 cannot be reported on the same visit or encounter.
The correct coding would have been to code either 97810 or 97813, depending on which was the first set of needles used, electric or manual. The additional or second set would have been 97811 or 97814 for manual or electric acupuncture, additional set. You may indeed mix manual with electro-acupuncture and can use a combination in any manner simply based on what was specifically done. For example when the first set was electrical 97813 and the second set on the same visit was manual, it would be coded with 97811. If additional sets were done, the 97811 can be billed in multiple units.
Therefore, the review by Blue Cross Blue Shield was indeed correct. However, it is not that the patient did not get the acupuncture services but simply the coding of the additional set of needles was improper. Therefore it is not an issue of a refund of the full amount of a code but a refund of the difference between the value of the correct code versus the code that was billed and paid.
Assuming the initial set of needles was electrical (97813), it would therefore be payable with no refund due for that service. However, the second set, assuming it was manual, should have been coded 97811 and not 97810. Therefore, the value difference between 97811 and 97810 would need to be refunded. The general difference in value between the two codes is 97811 is about 66 percent or two-thirds the value of 97810. Consequently, the amount due would be approximately one-third the amount paid for 97810.
Bear in mind this error should in no way constitute fraud but was simply a coding error, as there were services provided. Review your chart notes to determine which acupuncture service was performed first and which was second. Once the appropriate code for the second set is determined, account for the number of dates billed. Then multiply the number of dates with the difference in the amount. In general, the difference in fee for an initial set of needles 97810 or 97813, compared to a second set 97811 or 97814 is about one-third less for the second set. Therefore, it is not the full value of the code initially billed but likely only one-third of what was reimbursed for that specific code.
My experience with Blue Cross Blue Shield is that they understand that the services were done but simply improperly coded. They are open to negotiation of the amount to be repaid and may allow installments, as noted in my example. This is not a guarantee of such but based on recent experience with them in matters of this nature.
The lesson here is to be aware of your coding and ensure the billing is correct. Errors on our end can result in refunds; though certainly do not assume the carrier is correct in noting the error. Review the coding to ascertain who or what is correct and further verify the specific amounts, as the initial requests do not necessarily take into account the offset. In my opinion, Blue Cross Blue Shield should have caught this error on the initial review and not paid for one of the codes. In that sense, we would not owe a refund but would have to review and recode to be paid for the second set as it would have initially been denied for payment.
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Atlantic Relocation Systems is one of the largest agency groups for Atlas Van Lines. We're based in Atlanta, Ga. and have 11 full service agencies throughout the U.S.. Our emphasis is domestic & international employee relocation, office and industrial moving, and special product shipping (computers & trade show). Corporate moving is our specialty, dealing with many large and small company needs. We haul about 90% of our booked moves on our own equipment. This gives us more control of the relocation during the move, resulting in better communications and fewer claims. Feel free to call on us for free, no obligation quotes on your next move by calling (404) 963-9896.
Recently Irving and his two associates packaged and moved the large furniture from our condo in Atlanta. He called me with an estimated time of arrival and met his promise. Once they arrived they surveyed what was going on their truck and proceeded to wrap each piece with at least one blanket. Their movements were precise and speedy and my possessions were handled with the utmost care. I recommend this company to anyone making a local or long distance move.
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Atlantic Relocation just completed a move for us that was challenging - we had nearly 200 pieces of original, museum-quality furniture, nearly 75 pieces of delicate ceramics and a number of original paintings. Everything was in my deceased brother-in-law's home or studio in Atlanta and needed to be moved to New York. The museum movers we contacted were out-of-sight expensive, but Atlantic Relocation was very reasonable. We took extra insurance, but, it turns out we didn't need to. Everything was very carefully and thoroughly wrapped, they boxed many more items that we expected them to and everything was loaded and unloaded with great care. Not a scratch and no chips or cracks in the ceramics. Everyone we dealt with was pleasant and personable and professional. We highly recommend Atlantic Relocation and their Atlas partners!
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Having had an unsatisfactory response rom another "big" mover We contacted Atlantic for an estimate and discussion about our move from Atlanta to the UK. Andy Orlin visited and discussed the process, arranged boxes for items we wanted to pack ourselves, gave us a realistic quote and was always available to answer any questions irrespective of time and day Checked with us on days when packing was done by his team and even for the loading of the container. He has continued to stay in touch now we are back in the UK to ensure we know when our container will be with us. Exceptional teamwork throughout from Andy,Netta in customer service and the guys on the job.
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Area Atlanta, GA
Cost $10,000 - $14,999
Date November 2016
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David - we wish there was a review site for great customers, because you would be 5 Star. Thank you for entrusting us with your move and being so gracious with all that entered your home. We most sincerely appreciate your business
I have moved over 7 times since 2009 and my experience with Atlanta Relocation was by far the best and easiest experience. They accommodated my need for same day load and delivery with out missing a beat. Isiah and Jeremiah showed up on time - worked tirelessly, professionally and efficiently, treating my belongings like their own as they packed and loaded. I was kept informed of their progress. My destination was 146 miles away and yet they made this delivery happen same day. These amazing gentleman unloaded me with the same level of professionalism and care - at the end of a very long day. Everything arrived in perfect condition, was unpacked, reassembled and placed in my home swiftly. I cannot thank Isiah and Jeremiah enough for their fabulous job. Atlanta Relocation Systems checked in with me as well to make sure everything was going well and that all my needs we met. Atlas and Atlantic Relocation are truly the best out there. Do not hesitate to use them. Their estimate was accurate and fare.
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Cost $1,000 - $2,999
Date October 2016
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Worked with Atlantic Relocation Systems (Atlas Van Lines). Andy Orlin visited and made estimates. Although I was within a very tight time schedule, the arrangements were done efficiently and in a very timely manner. The staff were very friendly and helpful in every step of the way. The collection and subsequent receipt of my shipping was very well done and I am very pleased with the service provided
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Date August 2016
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Well, my family and I just finished moving from Atlanta to Los Angeles, and our experience from start to finish was excellent. Andy Orlin came over for a quote and we very helpful - he answered all of my questions honestly and thoroughly. For reference, my two other quotes felt like I was talking to used car salesmen. So, moving ahead, I was able to get free boxes from their warehouse to get us started. I was one of those customers that was calling Andy often to get more info. He always obliged, happily. He even revised my quote TWICE when I changed my mind about what large items I was bringing. The price ended up being very reasonable, and it was guaranteed even though my actual weight came in over the estimate. Day of the move out - amazing. Friendly driver and crew of 4 movers got it done quickly and safely. Then, the driver got our stuff out to CA well before we expected. 6 days all in. On the delivery day, the driver showed up within an hour of his estimate. Another great crew on this end and all my items ended up in our home in perfect condition (with a couple minor exceptions). Kudos to everyone involved.
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Cost $5,000 - $9,999
Date August 2016
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Thank you for your kind review. We appreciate your business and hope that if you ever have to move again, you will give us a call
We had a move that required storage for 3 months when they arrived with the trucks, we were missing MANY things. was told it's lost in the warehouse; gave them 2 months to search the warehouse for our stuff; nothing. So either they stole stuff or are simply incompetent. Take your pick. Had to file a police report with the sheriff and sue them. They accept zero responsibility and I hope they go out of business; they're ripping people off.
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Cost $15,000 - $19,999
Date June 2016
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June 2016, from the free in home consultation with Justin (his attention to detail was impeccable) to moving day with Joe, Cadillac, Randy and Jr. including Junette (you could feel her smile through the phone) who called to check on everything during the move we were thoroughly impressed! Our move was an all day/night adventure and the entire time the moving team was careful, polite, and fast...our move was a success! Despite the sweltering Georgia heat during the move the entire team kept a positive attitude. When the truck was finally unloaded at our new home, we were so grateful for their efficiency we treated them to dinner. Atlantic Relocation Systems did a great job at a great price!
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Cost $1,000 - $2,999
Date June 2016
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I am a very picky customer and have made many moves. This group was extremely pleasant, very professional, efficient and just really great guys. Front office great to work with. Andy Orlin handled everything and made moving as easy as it can be. And folks, remember to tips these guys. They work hard for you.
Posted: 5/25/2016 • Link to this review
I am deeply surprised by the services rendered by Atlantic relocation Systems. At first, the price offered was the lowest amongst several others and, yet, the initial contact with Mr. Andy Orlin, the mamager that presented our pricing, was very professional, knowleadgeable and could impress my wife and I. Again, during the preparation procedures, he was very helpfull and all our doubts and needs were fully assited. The move-out crew was also very gentle and kind. They did the impossible to ensure that our 186 boxes would fit a 20" container! Mr Ivan and his team did a true commendable job. We expected to receive the load no earlier than 6-8 weeks, but it took only 4 to get to the port and, surprisinly , the other-end partners were able to release it within 8 days only. Once again, the regular customs procedure were supposed to take 20-25 days! Finally, after the inspection on the contents we were surrised by the fact that everything were in perferc order. Among all the stuff, just one marguerita glass was cracked. I will surely recomend Atlantic Relocation Systems for everyone, and will use their sevices in the future again!
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Date May 2016
Posted: 5/09/2016 • Link to this review
I used Atlantic Relocation to send some very fragile & sentimental items cross country. Fantastic job
Posted: 3/01/2016 • Link to this review
Our movers were extremely helpful and very professional. They picked up our belongings in Georgia and delivered in California in the time frame they promised. I would recommend this company to friends without hesitation.
Posted: 2/17/2016 • Link to this review
Moving, to me, is horrible. I hate it. This, however - this was easy. The movers came, packed it all up, moved it, and unpacked it all at the end. No worrying about boxes, or tape, or recycling, or packaging, or renting a truck - everything was taken care of. Extremely easy, extremely smooth, and very professional. I would use them again.
Posted: 7/13/2015 • Link to this review
I couldn't have been happier with Atlantic Relocation Systems. I was moving to Glasgow, Scotland, and so the move was a little more complicated than usual. The initial interview was great. I immediately felt like I was in good hands, with people who knew what they were doing. Over two days of packing, the packing crew was the most competent and pleasant I've ever experienced. Truly a pleasure to work with them. I couldn't believe how carefully they packed everything, and all the thought that they put into it. I can't imagine better movers, and could not recommend them more highly. They also came in with the lowest of three estimates that I obtained.
Posted: 5/20/2015 • Link to this review
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Had successfully used Atlantic Relocation Systems in the past, but after this experience, never again! They damaged a couple piece of my furniture during a recent move and even though the driver filled out paperwork stating the damages happened, they refused to pay. It was one excuse after another... piece listed as desk not a bookshelf, items were already damaged, you disassembled the pieces yourself... anything to deny payment. So, had my lawyer give them a call and then suddenly they "carefully reviewed my account" and decided to pay my claim. DO NOT DO BUSY WITH THIS UNETHICAL COMPANY!!!
Posted: 5/16/2015 • Link to this review
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WELLINGTON, Sept 1 (Reuters) - New Zealand house prices grew at the lowest rate in five years, the government property valuer said on Friday, as central bank lending restrictions and the quiet buying period in the lead up to the national election curbed activity.
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"General elections...traditionally compound any annual winter slowdown in the housing market due to uncertainty caused by potential policy changes. So it's likely this is...a factor in the subdued sales activity," said QV spokeswoman Andrea Rush in an emailed statement, referring to the country's parliamentary elections taking place on Sept. 23.
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I just had a strange Fantasy Football draft. I now own Joe Flacco, Bernard Pierce and the Ravens D.
What is wrong with me? Is there a cure for this? #Ravenmania'Bengals Announce Marvin Lewis Will Remain as Head Coach' "UNLEASH HECK"
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I grabbed ravens D in 6 different leagues, and ray rice too.. Got laughed at for grabbing the defense in some leagues.. If only they knew of the terror the defense will bring :p
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i stayed away from homer picks, but took Dickson with the last round in the draft as my TE backup. Feel like he was WAY undervalued with his hamstring injury.
Two years ago, I took Dickson over Pitta when my heart said take Pitta...I screwed that move up pretty bad.
When I think of a Baltimore Raven - we go in there, we take your lunch box, we take your sandwich, we take your juice box, we take your applesauce, and we take your spork and we break it. And we leave you with an empty lunch. Thats the Baltimore Raven way. - Steve Smith Sr.
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Feeling you, CincyCat - I picked up AJ Green, Giovanni Bernard, and Gresham.
To add imprudence to my feelings of uncleanliness, I also have LeSean McCoy, so my Week 12 lineup will probably include:
At least I added Marlon Brown after the draft to try to get right with the Football Gods.
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In 1 of my 3 dynasty start-ups, I took NE 's Vereen, Ridley and their TE Zach Sudfeld. Grabbed Torrey, DSmitty and Tucker to offset the stomach wrenching puke.
I have no one from CLE or PIT in any league. I took CIN WR Jones very late...oh and Geno Atkins... separate teams, those two."The Ravens are not taking Jimmy Smith at 26!" -- Me, the day before the 2011 Draft
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These days' housemates love copying Sonali's slangs. Espcially, her over used word 'Kantaal' is a hot favorite with everyone! Whenever, they do not find Sonali around, they keep repeating "Mala kantaala aala aahe" making a mockery of her. Trust me it's hilarious! So this morning, Sonali punished Upen and Dimpy to do ten rounds of the garden, but as she moved from the place Upen started using the line again and again humorously!
Hmmm do not to assume Sonali isn't aware of all this, but she says "Who cares!"So Ali and Sonali were keenly observing the Bigg House covered with beautiful decors, they picked up a 'Windchime' supposedly sent as a decorative item by Bigg Boss, they put it up somewhere they felt was best suited, and made a personal request to Bigg Boss to not remove the Windchime as that symbolizes peace and harmony and the same should keep streaming inside the house until the end! Oh such sweet wish Sona-Ali !
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FRAGments - Underground, Artisan and Indie Perfume Event/ Collective will bring together olfactory and perfume artists from across North America in a gallery setting to present a curated selection of their work. The event will be the first in a series to be held in a unique space and coincide with the first Saturday of the season. Each event will feature a moderated salon discussion followed by a reception and exhibition where perfumer/creators will be able to present their work in a collective pop- up shop designed and styled by FRAGments.
The name for the series is derived from FRAGRANCE MOVEMENT and picks up on the slang word for perfume, "FRAG". While the event represents a collective, implicit is the recognition that independent, artisan perfumers are fragments of a whole that move in different directions. FRAGments seeks to celebrate these differences.
Artisan perfumery is a growing movement where individuals are exploring unique olfactory directions through a variety of fragrant media and palettes" says Maggie Mahboubian, founder and curator of FRAGments. "However, very few venues exist for these perfumers to present their handcrafted work. FRAGments will fill that gap". She adds, "it will provide a small scale, intimate forum for artisan perfumers to interact directly with their audience". Another unique aspect of this event is that it will define a community and spotlight the art of fragrance design through interpretive and experimental work.
The first FRAGments event will be held at MorYork Gallery in Los Angeles, the studio of eclectic sculptor, Clare Graham whose work visually embodies the spirit of this diverse group of perfumers, who create unique, multifaceted and experimental olfactory art. For more information about Clare Graham and this extraordinary venue please visit: www.claregraham.com
The event will begin with a salon-style discussion session moderated by Saskia Wilson- Brown. Ms. Wilson-Brown is the director of the newly formed Institute for Art and Olfaction in Los Angeles. The IAO supports the work of olfactory artists through grants, research opportunities, lectures, workshops and a materials library. For more information please visit www.artandolfaction.com
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Summer Solstice Saturday, June 22, 2013
11am-12pm, Moderated Discussion Session with perfumers 12pm-5pm Pop-up Shop
The following artists will present their work at the 1st FRAGments event on June 22:
Amanda Feeley, Esscentual Alchemy (www.esscentualalchemy.mysupadupa.com) Lisa Fong, Artemisia Natural Perfume (www.artemisiaperfume.com)
Christi Meshell, House of Matriarch (www.matriarch.biz)
Mik, MIKMOI San Francisco (www.mikmoi.com)
Persephenie (www.persephenie.com)
Sherri Sebastian, Sebastian Signs (www.sebastiansigns.com)
Nikki Sherritt, Rebel and Mercury Parfums (www.rebelandmercuryperfumes.com) Meredith Smith, Sweet Anthem Perfumes (www.sweetanthemperfumes.com) Dawn Spencer-Hurwitz, DSH Perfumes (www.dshperfumes.com)
*En Voyage Perfume will be launching their new fragrance at the 1st FRAGments event. *House of Matriarch will spotlight their Blackbird fragrance which was just named a Top 10 fragrance for 2013 by Men's Journalmagazine, the only Indie fragrance that made their Top 10 list.
*Esscentual Alchemy will present "Moon Valley" - Featured in Vogue UK May '13 issue in their Natural Beauty Selections.
*Mario Gomez, Olfactory Ambassador will represent perfumers who are not able to attend event.
FRAGments - Underground, Artisan and Indie Perfume Event/Collective The 1st Event to be held on June 22, 2013 at MorYork Gallery, 4959 York Blvd, Los Angeles, CA.


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Stick Man Activity Ideas
Stick Man by Julia Donaldson is one of my favourite children's books, I think party because it reminds me of
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We've been collecting lovely Autumn leaves over the last few weeks and noticed how they seem to curl up and
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The daily Iraq violence report is compiled by McClatchy Newspapers Special Correspondents in Baghdad from police, military and medical reports. This is not a comprehensive list of all violence in Iraq, much of which goes unreported. It's posted without editing as transmitted to McClatchy's Washington Bureau.
- Around 10 a.m. a roadside bomb targeted civilians in Al Sleikh neighborhood injuring two civilians.
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Monday, May 23, 2011
The Busy Season Has Begun
I snagged a couple of freebie pictures very like my own, courtesy of google, so that I could at least show you how pretty it was. If you google "images" of Jackson Hole, the Tetons, or Yellowstone, you would see some amazing pictures.
I hope to post once or twice more before we are off at the end of the week. We are making a visit to Phoenix to visit my son Nathan (who is graduating from Collins College), daughter in law Himilce, and two precious grandson's; one of which is celebrating his second birthday (So excited that we get to be a part of this one Yea!) We are also going to visit my my Dad and Kathy, and our other son Russell, who is in California now, and my Mom (next state up in Nevada) and brother... it will be a fast and furious couple of weeks, but a highlight of our summer.
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wow that is gorgeous that must have been a fantastic trip!! Have a blessed week Love HeatherReplyDelete
I had exactly the same issue with my phone - had to ask my Luke how to get the photos off my phone. I then found a program which uploads them - took me ages to work it out though and don't think I will use it again. Much too complicated for me! Just need to remember to take my camera with me when I leave the house! Sounds like you had a wonderful time Pam - I have seen the pictures of Yellowstone on wildlife documentaries but if I lived closer I would take up your invitation to tea and chocolate cake and cucumber sandwiches to see your photos! Of course if I ever came to the US I would visit those places too. And if you ever had the chance to visit Australia and wanted to see koalas in the wild (as opposed to a zoo) you would have to come and see me! Enjoy your next trip and those precious times with family.ReplyDelete
I do hope you get round to posting your pictures! The Atlantic is a bit in our way of popping over for tea and a slideshow!ReplyDelete
Enjoy your next trip and grandson's birthday.
Pam, So good to hear from you! Wish I could come for tea and a visit and the slide show....that is a lovely part of the country!ReplyDelete
Have a great upcoming trip, and I'll look forwarda to reading your posts whenever you get to it! Life comes first, we all know!
I will be right over.. : ) After I leave Marie's house from eating ALL her delicious cookies.. : }ReplyDelete
Oh my you have quite the road trip ahead of you...how exciting...
Hopefully you'll be able to share those photos with us...and I will pray that the Lord will help you to get these other ones off of your phone...
Have a blessed day..
What a lovely trip that must have been! SOME day I would love to pack us all up and head west...thanks for stopping by!ReplyDelete
Oh I want a cup of tea with you! I can't wait for that day! Give Asher and Elon a kiss from their aunty! Maybe uncle Dave can fix the problem with your phone? I want to see those pictures! Have a safe trip Mom! Love you!ReplyDelete
I can't use my blogger account right now, but I wanted to let you know that I haven't received an e-mail from you regarding where to send your book. My e-mail is on my "about" page. Can't wait to hear from you so I can get this gift to you! Hugs!
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I'll keep that tea date penciled in my calender! I miss and love you Pam. Have a wonderful trip :)ReplyDelete


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Fully qualified rangers take guests on a journey to find the big five – elephant, rhino, buffalo, lion and leopard – as well as pointing out some of the 80 species of wildlife and 360 species of bird. Tshukudu Bush Lodge is perfect for those looking to leave the trappings of city life behind, including their cars! Secure parking is available at the sister lodge, Bakubung, and guests are transferred to Tshukudu. The most strenuous activity guests will have to endure their entire stay is walking the 132 steps to the lodge, whereafter it is sheer pampering and luxury.
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Alcatel One Touch has just announced a series of mobile phones at Mobile World Congress, with the aim of making Android accessible and easy to use.
The lineup consists of five different ranges, which wouldn't perhaps be called an Android skin in their own right, but add a little simplicity to the Android experience.
Tthe first of which is the One Touch 990 "Get Apps" mobile. It gets a large 3.5-inch capacitive display, runs Android 2.2, and it will enable you to enjoy the flexibility of mobile internet with more than 20 pre-embedded applications.
The strength of the One Touch 990 is also in its features, such as compatibility with 3G+ HSDPA, 5Megapixel camera with flash & auto focus and micro SD slot up to 32GB.Other phones in the "Get Apps" range are the: One Touch 910, One Touch 908, One Touch 890 and One Touch 891.
The others in the series all bring a particular feature, that Alcatel is hoping will tailor to each individual user; the One Touch 803 is a "Just Add Friends" mobile, an all-in-one model boasting the speed of a QWERTY keyboard and the convenience of a 2.4-inch touchscreen. Through Edge connection, it provides you with central access to mailboxes, instant messengers and social networking sites. Other mobiles in this series include: One Touch 900, One Touch 888 and One Touch 585.
The "Keep In Touch" range starts wit the One Touch 905 which gets a push email function keep you up to date with your community via 3G access and a 2.8inch touch screen, 2 megapixel camera. The range also consists of the : One Touch 818, One Touch 710, One Touch 706 and One Touch 602.
Meanwhile the One Touch 355 is "Simply You", the phone for those who are looking for half decent looks and fun features at an affordable price. To make sure you don't lose the thread with your friends, the text chat function enables you to scroll through the log of each of your conversations. Additional features like a VGA camera, music player & FM radio RDS are also added. The range also consists of the range like the One Touch 690, One Touch 665, One Touch 506, One Touch 385, One Touch 361, One Touch 330, One Touch 306, One Touch 217, One Touch 213, One Touch 117, One Touch 112 and One Touch 112.
A lot of One Touches then!
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Amazing Workplace
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Amazing Workplace is a podcast created for those that believe a job can be a fun place to be! If you are looking for tips and resources to help define, build or manage culture at your company or business, make this weekly show a part of your routine when commuting, shopping, exercising or whenever. Chris McNeill interviews the most successful business leaders to learn the amazing stories behind their companies, and to gain an understanding around the role culture plays in their success.Read more »


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Japanese retiree paints masterpieces with Excel
Calling Bill Gates! While many of us are just trying to get Microsoft Excel to sum correctly in a spreadsheet and struggle with pivot tables, a 73-year-old retired Japanese man not only figured out how to use Excel software to paint, but he actually produced masterpieces.
When Mr. Tatsuo Horiuchi saw other people use Excel to draw graphics, he thought he could use it to draw art. Although he had never used Excel at work, when he retired 13 years ago, he decided to try it. Another reason he used Excel was because it was cheaper than Photoshop.
Here are some beautiful images of Mr. Tatsuo Horiuchi's paintings (via kotaku.com). His paintings remind us of old Japanese silk screens.
See Jung Il Woo fight ghosts and monsters in his quest to become the rightful ruler of Joseon in The Night Watchman's Journal
It just proves that old adage, 'It's never too late to start learning." However, I wonder how many of us can reach the level that Mr. Horiuchi has accomplished to become a digital master artist after retirement.


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After a violent shipwreck, billionaire playboy Oliver Queen was missing and presumed dead for five years before being discovered alive on a remote island in the North China Sea.
17-year-old Joshua discovers that moving to his relatives in California comes with more danger and excitement than he might be ready to handle.
Leonard and Sheldon are brilliant physicists, the kind of "beautiful minds" that understand how the universe works. But none of that genius helps them interact with people, especially women. All this begins to change when a free-spirited beauty named Penny moves in next door.
Sheldon, Leonard's roommate, is quite content spending his nights playing Klingon Boggle with their socially dysfunctional friends, fellow Caltech scientists Wolowitz and Koothrappali. However, Leonard sees in Penny a whole new universe of possibilities... including love.


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In one of my recent posts I shared some pictures that I took with my friends Grant and Nicky and gave 5 tips for a family photoshoot. A couple weekends ago I went out for "round two" and took some new images with my friends Gavin and Sophie. Their son, let's call him B, is a bit younger than Grant and Nicky's son so although there were many similarities to my last outing, there were also some significant differences.
Before I continue writing, I feel the need to tell you something about myself – I'm not a parent. I'm sure that time will come some day but I wanted to get that out there, because I'm sure there will be mother's and father's reading my revelations on child behaviour and they'll be rolling their eyes thinking "is this guy an idiot?" Well, when it comes to real life experience with kids, the answer is yes. For example, one of the things that became obvious is that age can make a pretty big difference. If B is a year old and A is 18 months, those additional six months can have an impact on the types of photos you'll be able to take as far as what they'll be doing, how long they'll be doing it, etc.
Anyway, back to the actual shoot. On Sunday I went to meet Gavin and Sophie with my lovely assistant (and wife) Adriana. B was just up from his nap, a little grumpy but was soon smiling as we started walking outside and went to the park. He was just getting close to being able to walk, so he was constantly walking around pushing this little toy – looked to me like he was practicing mowing the lawn! He also really enjoyed pushing a little toy truck that he had, so I made sure to get some pictures of that.
I'll share with you a few things I learned from this shoot, in addition of course to what I picked up in my previous one.
1) Smile, smile, smile – If there was one thing that I wanted to make sure I got a picture of, it was B smiling. He had a habit of sticking his tongue out when he was happy; not sticking it all the way out but sort of licking his lips in excitement. I succeeded in getting several of these, but wish that I had captured more. While I may be thinking a lot about composition, aperture and all kinds of other things the most important without a doubt is to capture the moments in time that will put a smile on faces in the years to come. Take photos of happiness.
2) Don't disrupt the flow – I also got some good pictures of the family spending time together; without a doubt the pictures that are keepers are the ones that are more natural. If B is having fun and enjoying his day, then it's best to just get the parents involved in whatever he's doing and include them in the action, instead of dragging him to a sitting position and trying to pose a shot. I don't like being dragged away from my toys for no good reason – he doesn't either! Here are some group shots – you can see what worked and what didn't, but my favorite is the opening shot at the top of the post. I included the bottom shot taken with a wide angle lens to give you a taste of the good and the bad – in that instance B didn't really want to sit on the bench and his temporary grumpiness was beginning to show!
3) Get to his level – I tried on a few occasions to get down to B's level. To get his view of the world and have the camera capture the day through his eyes. This is challenging, and as usual some pictures were better than others. I particularly like this first one with the out of focus grass in the foreground that leads the eye into the frame, with B at the center. Some of the others I like the composition but failed in achieving sharp focus, something that will improve in time.
Overall it was a successful day, albeit much shorter than my first family shoot. We spent less than two hours on the whole day taking pictures, and half that time was grabbing a bite to eat for lunch. So there was definitely more time pressure, and again that has to do with the age of the child. Younger kids tend to get grumpier quicker and need to be fed and take naps more often, so it's important to make use of the time you have. Compared to my first shoot I took less than half the pictures.
Hope you find this useful when taking some photos of your own family, next post we'll be heading back to China (finally) for the Forbidden Palace!


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In the past few years, in addition to awarding grants, the Foundation began to invest in "initiatives" in the areas of education, economic development, placemaking and healthy families, essentially the building blocks of a stronger, more resilient community.
Initiatives have included Riverfront development, the Pottawattamie Promise scholarship program, children's mental health, Pottawattamie Arts, Culture & Entertainment, and improvements to West Broadway.
The vision, insight, planning, and collaboration that initiatives require allows for everyone to look at the big picture with the hope of finding a longer, collaborative solution to create an agreed-upon impact. Where there aren't existing service delivery models in place, initiatives seek to partner with key organizations to transform the delivery of services, often by creating a new model. Instead of a wait and see approach, initiatives are proactive and involve ongoing conversations with community leaders as well as data-driven research to lead change.
With initiatives we ask, what is currently available? What has worked in other similar-sized cities? Who needs to be at the table for this discussion? What is the most efficient, effective way to do this? The Foundation's community-based 2013 strategic plan called for us to be more strategic and serve as a community convener and a leader. Initiatives allow us to fulfill that role.
The Foundation seeks to promote place-making by supporting efforts that make the region a desirable place for families to live and to work. To that end, the Foundation supports the following:
A critical Foundation goal is to increase the standard of living and economic competitiveness of southwest Iowa and the Council Bluffs-Omaha metropolitan area. Key strategies to achieve this goal include:
The Foundation's overall goals in education are broad-based and intended to: 1) increase kindergarten readiness and decrease educational inequity due to socioeconomic factors; 2) increase high school completion rates; 3) decrease high school dropout rates; and, 4) increase post-secondary opportunities. To achieve these goals, the Foundation supports:
The Foundation places a priority on programs that strengthen families, foster essential life skills and address critical human/social service needs in our community while helping individuals reach their full potential. Examples of such programs include proposals that address the following: family stability, hunger, emergency/transitional housing, teenage pregnancy prevention, child abuse and mental health.
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Jared Leto has credited Matthew Mcconaughey with inspiring him to act again, insisting the opportunity to join the Texan star in new drama The Dallas Buyers Club was too good an opportunity to miss.
The rocker/actor put his Hollywood career on the backburner while concentrating on his band 30 Seconds to Mars, and he recently revealed he planned to turn down the part of an HIV-positive cross-dresser.
However, Leto now admits he signed up for the role after learning he would be working with McConaughey.
Speaking at Canada's Toronto International Film Festival, Leto explains, "It's been five years (since my last film), but who's counting? How can you miss me if I never leave, right? It was an amazing role, it was an amazing script... but I have to say, Matthew McConaughey is doing something spectacular with his life (and) his career. I wanted to be a part of that.
"He's doing the most incredibly inspiring work and I said, 'If he's willing to walk down this path, I have to get in the ring with him.' That's someone I have to dance with, am I right?"


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Japanese artist makes snacks into nail art
Fingernail art has been in fashion for quite some time now, having evolved into elaborate designs, accessories, and even paintings. Japanese artist SAYOKO took it to another level, creating fingernail objects that look like some popular Japanese snacks.
Forget licking your fingers after helping yourself to some Cheetos. SAYOKO, a young artist from Japan, recently showed off her newest work: fingernail objects to be put on your fingertips. What makes these objects special is her inspiration. She made acrylic nail pieces of Japan's favorite snacks!
Her line includes Tongari Corn, Kinoko no Yama, Apollo, and Hello Panda, all snacks that have at least been around for a few decades. "I wanted to challenge myself by making snacks that everybody knows. If they look fake, people are going to notice, so I had to make them as real-looking as possible." She seems to have been successful. If these nail objects were laying around, I probably would make the mistake if putting them in my mouth.
SAYOKO is one of Japan's, if not world's, leading nail artists and designers. She won the 2013 Tokyo Nail Expo Nailist Championship, and she's been featured in Chanel's internal magazine and other mainstream European fashion magazines for her work, which also includes high-end miniature bags, the Eiffel Tower, shirt and tie, and pretty much anything under the sun. One of the coolest things about her is who she credits for her inspiration: Florence Griffith-Joyner, the legendary track star, who was known in the late 80s for her over-the-top nails.
Unfortunately, her pieces aren't for sale... yet. In the meantime, enjoy the photos of some of her work. Truly ORIGINAL.
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