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History of the Toledo Academic Advising Association
TACADA was created in 2014 to elevate the profile of academic advising and increase accessible professional development opportunities for student service professionals on the UT campus. TACADA represents an outgrowth of the former ICA, or Intercollegiate Committee on Advising, which dates as far back as the 1970's as a standing committee at UT.
In 2013, the leadership of ICA stepped down after an initiative to discontinue ICA. In response to a call to action and on behalf of many professional advisors and student services providers on campus, a core group of five UT advisors joined efforts to develop TACADA as an allied organization of the National Academic Advising Association (NACADA). The group developed by-laws and an action plan through working meetings with the former ICA membership. In February 2014, the group won a grant award from NACADA to assist with their new association's development and implemented a professional development plan to host monthly information sessions as well as a conference in Spring 2015, in partnership with the state's NACADA allied organization, OHAAA.
In August 2014, the group completed their first grant-funded activity by submitting an application and membership fee to NACADA. TACADA was officially accepted as an allied member organization by NACADA on August 19, 2014. TACADA also received mention in the University Completion Plan for the 2014-2015 academic year, thanks to the collaborative efforts of TACADA's founders with senior administration.
TACADA's Founding Members
Melissa Gleckler, College of Adult and Lifelong Learning
Deborah Sobczak, College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Carol Holton, Adult, Transfer and Military Admission
Sharon Schnarre, College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
RoseMarie Ackerman, College of Engineering


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Romega's Story
In 2010 Chef Cameron Czekalla
founded Romega Inc. as a catering
company based in Los Angeles,
California. He wanted to create a
memorable dining experience for his
clients and his vision of bringing unique
flavors, top-shelf ingredients, and
superior service succeeded everything
else. Creating distinctive cuisine for
Romega clients is what fueled the early
stages of Romega, Inc.
As Romega grew over the years, we
have since expanded the brand into an
entire event curation & design company.
In addition to Catering, Romega also
offers services in Event Florals, Event
Design & Production, Venue Scouting,
Photo & Video, Event Rentals,
and more.
Romega is named for Chef Cameron's
hometown of Rome, GA where his
passion for food started. This
foundation for quality food and great
service continues to fuel his culinary

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Tonight, I decided to catch up on some of my reading and I had to stop at John Cafferty's blog, The Cafferty File. He has posted the question, Should The U.S. attack Al Qaeda without permission? I read though hundreds of responses both for and against, with many excellent responses on both sides (and some just plain ignorant). Though I did see hints of it, I didn't see anyone mention our country's responsibility for global leadership.
As a proclaimed "Super Power, how our government executes it's foreign policy sets the standard for other countries in how they interact within their own spheres of influence. It is nothing new that we project to the world a contradiction on a most global scale. In one hand, we hold freedom, honor, respect, peace and love as values that all people should strive for. In the other hand, we hold a bloody dagger of rage, torment, anguish and revenge. It's no great wonder that our enemies hate us with such loathing and that even our allies turn their backs on us or at best, tisk and shake their heads.
Each of us has our own idea of what is means to be an American. A question I often have is what do other people in the world think is means to be and American and how do we want to be seen by them? Are we arrogant, militaristic, dictators pushing our beliefs on those who want nothing of it or are we a strong, rugged nation of people that cry foul and intervene on behalf of those who are powerless to stop the international hooligans? Are we really still the world police force, commissioned to right the wrongs of the world? The full spectrum of these simple questions spawns so many more but it comes right back to how can America be a world leader, spreading the values of freedom, honor, integrity, and peace by casting world opinion aside and just doing what we feel is the right thing to do?
Many could argue that it is simply the right thing to do and we must act to prevent the evil-doers of the world from gaining a foothold. Others would say that we are arrogant for even thinking of acting alone without a coalition of nations and we are no better than those who run around blowing up cars in crowded marketplaces. Never before 9/11 did I think about how others saw us; saw me.
However, things change. Out children will never know what it was like to wonder if we would ever be attacked. Our children will have to wonder will it happen again? If we as a nation do not stop and focus on what it is we want to be, then we will become what we fear the most; a memory. Each and everyone of us needs to be committed to the values that our country stands for in the world: Honesty, integrity, Honor, Strength, Bravery. Should the U.S. attack Al Qeada without permission? My question is why is it up to the U.S. to shoulder this burden alone? Why must others reap the rewards of freedom that were purchased with the blood of our fathers/mothers/sons/daughters?
When others are too weak to defend themselves, we have a moral obligation to intervene. We also have a right to defend ourselves from those who would see our way of life destroyed, but always, ALWAYS in an manner that doesn't violate our core, American values. When our nation begins to start acting like we want others to see us, then the image of America may return to that of a nation that is a beacon of hope for the people of the world. Today, let's take a minute to reflect upon what it means to be American. Let us consider the cost for our role in in the war not only now but for the future of our children. Let us consider the price already paid by our Armed Forces and the sacrifices that they have made. Let us consider what it truly means to be a leader in the the world community. Then, perhaps, we'll be able to leave to our children an America that is a better and a world where John Cafferty won't have to ask that question again.


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Don deLaski was a life-long learner who would not accept Western medicine's approach to his life-long asthma.
From Don's initial days funding Dr. Floyd Malveaux of the Merck Childhood Asthma Clinic to help families better understand the condition, to his later support of Dr. James Gordon, founder of the Center for Mind-Body Medicine at Georgetown University, there was always a deep-rooted belief that challenging medicine's status quo was as critical as the new ideas themselves.
Don was ahead of his time in his view that positive thinking does actually promote well-being. And that leaders would one day study positivity and resilience and train their organizations to pay attention to the "whole person."
Our focus on health and well-being is about supporting inspiring leaders and organizations who are expanding our knowledge about what it means to live well.
Edgar Cayce's Association for Research and Enlightenment transforms lives for the better through research, education, and application of Edgar Cayce's writings. The Foundation provided support and contributed toward building of an education center.
CWB at George Mason University promotes well-being through interdisciplinary research, education, and practices informed by science. The foundation helped found the Center in 2009 and has since provided general support.
CMBM is dedicated to relieving trauma-related stress and building healing communities by teaching mind-body skills. The Foundation has provided operating funds and supported its trauma relief work in the Middle East, Kosovo and Haiti.
Creativity for Peace prepares the next generation of female leaders and peacemakers in Israel and Palestine. The Foundation's support has enabled it to become a year-round program and model for women's leadership development.
The Network strives to enhance the quality of life for children with asthma and their families. The Foundation supported a DC-based asthma clinic, a neighborhood outreach program and the "Head-off Asthma in Louisiana" (HEAL) project.
With a focus on mindfulness and self-awareness practices, PTCI helps participants discover their highest values and awaken a sense of their purpose. The Foundation supported PTCI's delivery of personal well-being and growth courses.


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Shortcut keys save seasoned photo editors huge amounts of time. When you memorize combinations of keystrokes and no longer have to search for them, you'll cut editing time dramatically. We've made lists of our favorite keyboard shortcuts for Photoshop and Elements in the past, and these free printable lists really help. But we just came across a new online tool that we think you'll love.
The Application Shortcut Mapper
This amazing, free tool by Waldo Bronchart, has visual shortcuts for Photoshop, Lightroom and more. You tell it what program and module you are using and it shows you a keyboard with highlighted, labeled keys to shortcuts you can use.
Here's an example for Photoshop on a Mac (the global context). You can change it to Windows or tell it to show you what keys work when using a specific tool. It's really fun and can help teach beginners and even intermediate and advanced users who don't these memorized yet.
You can then click on the shift key on the virtual keyboard (or the alt, command, or other keys) and it shows you new shortcuts you reveal if you hold down that key. Show below is SHIFT + shortcuts. It is so easy to use, and fun watching it change. It's one of those learning tools you have no choice but to love.
Here is an example for Lightroom on Mac. You can change the platform and what Lightroom area (module) you are in to see the new keys that will help you. These are the Develop module shortcut keys.
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We usually think of our furry canine pals as man's best friend, but sometimes he can also be a rather terrifying enemy.
The most fearsome dog breed of all may come as something of a surprise. Data from leading pet insurer Animal Friends shows that Labrador Retrievers are responsible for the highest number of attacks on humans that result in personal injury claims.
Of these, a whopping third of incidents happen to post or delivery men. The leading breeds of dog taking a disliking to the arrival of your letters and parcels are German Shepherds, Staffordshire Bull Terriers and Border Collies.
A recent study from the Royal Mail showed that there were 2,600 dog attacks against their staff last year, with the most taking place in Nottinghamshire. We have no idea why, we'd have thought it would have been Barking.
36 per cent of attacks take place at the front door, while 35 per cent occur in the front garden - which we like to imagine would be a situation straight out of a cartoon, where a slumbering beast is awoken from his kennel and chases the postie out through the gate. It's probably a more serious matter than that though isn't it, so we'll stop making jokes about it. There are also a 10 per cent rise in attacks during school holidays - possibly due to the animals being allowed to roam more freely than normal, with more people around.
Dr Roger Mugford, an animal psychologist, has advised postpeople to befriend the dogs and keep them happy by always carrying a bag of treats.
He said: "Once a post man befriends a dog, they will be friends for life. To say that dogs can smell fear I am sure is very true. The way we move and the way we think is communicated to a dog. Dogs are really good at picking up on people and they remember everything, so the best advice is to make friends with them rather than enemies. More male postmen are attacked than women and that's because men tend to become aggressive and defend themselves which can make things worse. But it is good to remember that it is remarkable that more dogs do not bite more people as they have a pack mentality and their family becomes their pack so they are protective."
And watch out for those Labradors - they can pop up when you least expect it.
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Things seems to be changing by the day. As of March 24th 2016, the latest plan is to put me back on Xolair until I can either obtain the biologic drug, Dupilumab, or until lung transplant becomes the only option left to extend my life. Sanofi/Regeneron, the makers of Dupilumab, need to get FDA permission in order to provide me the drug on a compassionate use basis, as it has not yet been approved to treat asthma.
In preparation for the latter, I'm currently working my way through the pre- transplant program at UCSF. My asthma is much worse now than it was back in 2012 when I was pre-evaluated at Stanford, but during this current eval there are new questions regarding the integrity of my upper airway. If there are signs of scarring or damage from the asthma or all the intubations, then transplant is not an option. You need a healthy upper airway(the part of your windpipe that extends from the back of the throat, through the vocal cords, down the main bronchus to the carina where the airway splits off to the right and left lungs.) Even if an eventual recommendation for transplant is made, I'll undoubtedly have a low UNOS allocation score, which means a potentially and significantly longer wait time on the list and a lower chance of long term survival. There's no precedence, at least that my doctors could find, for performing a lung transplant on a person with a primary diagnosis of asthma, so if it ever happens it will be a first.
On the fitness front, given that my lung disease is getting worse, people have been asking me …Do you still walk everyday? Because I consider daily exercise an important part of any treatment plan, the answer is, and hopefully always will be, YES!, though obviously I can't walk as much as I used to. This most recent exacerbation which started a few weeks back, wiped me out physically and I was unable to resume with my routine walks for almost a month. This is the longest break from my daily walking that Ive had in over 10 years. I was only in the hospital for 9 days, but I spent 6 of those days on and off a ventilator. My leg muscles were so weak from the all drugs ( propfol and solumedrol are leg killers) and from being bed bound, that I basically had to re-learn to walk all over again. For the first time ever, I had to leave the hospital with a walker… talk about an ego buster. It's now been 2 weeks since I was discharged from the hospital and Im back up to 1.5 miles with a break at the halfway point. Im also a bit slower with it taking me about 32 minutes to complete the walk. That's about half the pace and about 1/3 the distance I was walking just a year ago. I attribute that decline to the almost monthly hospitalizations I had this past year. Seems like once I get back to baseline after a bad flare , I get sick again and the recovery cycle starts all over.


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If you're a wine lover, you know that nothing beats touring a working vineyard. Tasting wines where they're grown is a delight, especially when the winery is set in beautiful surroundings. For many, however, wine country vacations land far outside of their financial range, especially when you factor in the cost of airfare.
As a wine lover on a budget, you'd probably love to go on a wine-themed vacation, but cost is an issue. But just as you would search out the best case discount on a great merlot, you can find plenty of budget wine getaways that won't require you to sleep in a tent. Here are five ideas for low-cost wine country vacations that you'll still be raving about long after you get home:
- Visit Napa and Sonoma off-season. While wine country vacations to California's wine regions can cost big money much of the year, visiting during the winter can save you a bundle. While some hotels may be closed during January and February, those that are open offer reduced rates and special packages. And though the vines will be dormant, wineries still offer tours and tastings–free from summertime's crowds. Airfare to the region is often reduced this time of year. And chilly weather can be lovely on a wine country vacation, as you cozy up to a glass of Cabernet next to an outdoor fire.
- Take advantage of local wineries. Even if you're a wine lover, you may not be aware that wineries are tucked into every corner of the United States and Canada, making budget wine getaways easier than ever. After you've found wineries to visit, plan a route that will allow you to see all of them at a relaxed pace. Make hotel reservations at convenient locations along the way, or splurge and spend an overnight at one of the wineries themselves.
- Spend a wine-themed weekend at a hotel or resort. If you haven't got time to visit several different wineries, go someplace where the wineries can come to you. Many hotels offer wine-themed dinners and weekend packages featuring tastings and lectures hosted by winemakers.


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q 3.0ns maximum differential skew
q Radiation-hardened design; total dose irradiation testing to
- Total-dose: 300 krad(Si) and 1Mrad(Si)
- Latchup immune (LET > 111 M eV-cm
q Compatible with ANSI/TIA/EIA 644-1996 LVDS Standard
uncomplicated point-to-point configuration as is shown in
Figure 3. This configuration provides a clean signaling
environment for quick edge rates of the drivers. The receiver is
connected to the driver through a balanced media which may be
a standard twisted pair cable, a parallel pair cable, or simply
PCB traces. Typically, the characteristic impedance of the media
is in the range of 100
receiver input pins as possible. The termination resistor converts
the current sourced by the driver into voltages that are detected
by the receiver. Other configurations are possible such as a
multi-receiver configuration, but the effects of a mid-stream
connector(s), cable stub(s), and other impedance discontinuities,
as well as ground shifting, noise margin limits, and total
termination loading must be taken into account.
detecting signals as low as 100mV, over a + 1V common-mode
range centered around +1.2V. This is related to the driver offset
voltage which is typically +1.2V. The driven signal is centered
around this voltage and may shift +1V around this center point.
The +1V shifting may be the result of a ground potential
difference between the driver's ground reference and the
receiver's ground reference, the common-mode effects of
coupled noise or a combination of the two. Both receiver input
pins should honor their specified operating input voltage range
of 0V to +2.4V (measured from each pin to ground).
that amplifies a small differential signal (20mV) to TTL logic
levels. Due to the high gain and tight threshold of the receiver,
care should be taken to prevent noise from appearing as a valid
sink a small amount of current, providing fail-safe protection (a
stable known state of HIGH output voltage) for floating,
terminated or shorted receiver inputs.
or 3 receivers, the unused channel(s) inputs should be
left OPEN. Do not tie unused receiver inputs to ground
or any other voltages. The input is biased by internal high
value pull up and pull down resistors to set the output to
a HIGH state. This internal circuitry will guarantee a
HIGH, stable output state for open inputs.
the receiver output will again be in a HIGH state, even
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floating antenna which can pick up noise. If the cable
picks up more than 10mV of differential noise, the
receiver may see the noise as a valid signal and switch.
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not differential, a balanced interconnect should be used.
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differential input voltage, the receiver output remains in
a HIGH state. Shorted input fail-safe is not supported
across the common-mode range of the device (V
external common-mode voltage applied.
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Recent Reports
19,198 Requests
Damaged Sign Request at St Marys Ct, Brookline
Sign NOT repaired. This is a legal liability for the town and thus the sign should be corrected to indicate this is a private way. The cast aluminum sign and the pre-existing sign both indicated that this is a private way.
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As a company it can be really overwhelming to start making use of social media. In all places you search, within the Television set, within the news, in posts, someone or a thing is telling you that must be on Facebook or Twitter, since that's where by your buyers are at.
But prior to deciding to bounce in just cease, have a breath.
You will not need to be on social media marketing.
Businesses must be reasonable about social networking, it's much more that just creating a profile after which you can your information likely viral. You ought to only genuinely spend money on itslip social websites in case you have the time and are genuinely fired up over it.
When you might have designed that decision, you do want to be a part of social websites, ensure that you cherry decide the appropriate system to suit your needs. There are tons of social platforms to choose from, plus a new just one cropping up each month. Plus the all have their personal distinctive audiences and distinctive positive aspects. It is far from a just one sizing fits all answer.
So before you established up a Facebook Organization Webpage, or simply a YouTube account, you might want to first determine what each and every social network does and regardless of whether it truly is helpful to you personally and your small business.
I'm just intending to run in the major few social media marketing platforms and discuss concerning the unique facets of everyone.
Twitter, is usually a internet and seo micro running a blog web page, tweets are shorter snippets of knowledge and you have accessibility to a relatively massive viewers. You may get feedback and it really is reasonably straightforward to community with men and women, inside of a limited, fast, effortless way. It really is great should you are a significantly chaotic individual.
Facebook is much more about conversation and community. It's significantly visual, you've got movies, illustrations or photos, we blinks and information can definitely go viral on Fb, with its in depth commenting, sharing and liking capabilities.
Then you can find LinkedIn. Labeled as extra of an expert social network, it offers you the flexibility to speak using a vary of business enterprise specialists, whether or not they are inside your market, relevant industries, or fully independent. LinkedIn also features a Q&A discussion board or group area. That is the place you as a specific can go be a part of and add your opinion, understanding or answer questions.
You also have YouTube. It is really not all about cute cats and dogs, you could easily create Find What Successful Twitter Accounts Do or experienced movies without spending 1000's and thousands of pounds. It can be made use of for tutorials, interviews, information updates about your organization or your latest solution line.
And don't forget that it's the second largest look for engine upcoming to Google.
Pinterest will be the fairly new kid around the block. It can be all about social discovery. The idea should be to create a highly visual pinboard, a collection of logos, illustrations or photos, internet websites, which has a mixture of excellent design and copy.
It's particularly fantastic for those who are in e-commerce using a fairly visual products, as you'll be able to add pictures within your merchandise or assortment in your Pinterest pin board.


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Welcome to my website portfolio. My name is Chris J. Anderson and I am Web Designer and I am currently seeking a full time position within a reputable firm. I have over seventeen years of web programming experience and can design, manage and oversee the planning and implementation in all aspects of web development. I am also a Search Engine Specialist both in Google Organic listings and PPC.
Throughout my career and education, I have always pushed to deliver results that exceed all expectations. I am a highly motivated worker who excels at multitasking and thrives in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
I have a proven record of success working as a Web Developer and as a Search Engine Specialist along with being a Google and Bing Certified. I am also fluent in Graphic Desktop Publishing with all Adobe Products both on PC and MAC.
At a Glance
• Over 17 Years of LAMP Internet Development Experience
• Magento eCommerce, Drupal, Joomla, Wordpress WooCommerce, PrestaShop, ZenCart
• Google Certified, Search, Mobile, Display, Shopping, Analytics, Mobile Sites
• Ability to meet tight deadlines for fast-paced environments
• Professional Corporate Website Designs and e-Commerce
• PHP, MySQL, W3C, HTML5, Responsive ,CSS3, Less, Sass, Bootstrap
• Psychographic, Demographic, Behavioral, Geographic
• Virtual Private Server Setup and maintenance, cPanel or Plesk
• Specialized Tagging and International Marketing
• Analyze trends and algorithms along with keywords
• Producing web analytics and reports
• Creating online marketing campaigns with Adwords, Revcontent, Outbrain, Taboola
• Manage Banner Advertising, Link Building Campaigns
• Multimedia, PowerPoint, Photography
• Agile, Scrum, GIThub, GITLab, Spiceworks
• IContact, Constant Contact, 1and1Mail, Easymail 7, MailChimp
• Psychographic Niche Markets Certification - Marriott
• Demographic Niche Markets Certification - Marriott
• International Presence Certification - Marriott
Please browse through my portfolio and if you have any question feel free to call or contact me.
If your a big CMS fan I love to design website using Magento eCommerce, Joomla, Drupal, PrestaShop, ZendCart and of course WordPress WooCommerce. I am fluent in all these CMS and eCommerce scripts and I would be honored to design your dream website for you.


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California, USA – June 15, 2016 – NerdStar'sDabsterWax Vaporizer Pen and its matching Kits is guaranteed to give you the ultimate dabbing experience you'll never forget.
The completely affordable, sophisticated and sleek NerdStar'sDabsterWax Vaporizer Pen was deliberately designed having the regular everyday consumer in mind. For people that needs a ride into Dab City, whether to meditate, relax or just to have a good time, Dabster Wax Vaporizer Pen promises to offer a smooth ride. It comes with three coils replacement for everyone, whether from a first time to pro Vaper, the functionality of this pen is amazing and straightforward, therefore considered an overall go-to choice for dabbing anytime and anywhere.
NerdStar'sDabster Wax Vaporizer Pen is for the Vaper enthusiasts that dreams big. It houses a large button-less temp control (350° 390° or 430°), 1500mAhLi-Ion Battery for longer usage times and bigger rips. A glass mouthpiece, and anadjustable airflow control that makes for a perfect draw. It includes a Dual Quartz Rod Atomizer and a Ceramic Disk Atomizer. Other kits included in the package are; a Stainless Steel Dab Tool, USB Charger, Packing Tool, User Manual andLifetime Warranty for ultimate customer satisfaction.
NerdStar'sDabster Wax Vaporizer Kit features both visual and discrete chambers in sleek and contemporaryBlack Chrome and Stainless Steel Color. It also contains Single Ceramic, slow-burning, Titanium-wrapped Coils. Other features of the kit includes, Food-grade Glass Mouthpiece, three replacement Coils, Touch Switch Function, Adjustable Voltage (3.2 – 3.7 – 4.2V) and weighs 220g.
Although every customer has a precise need or preference when they need to buy a dab pen, but the Dabster Wax Vaporizer pen works perfectly for all customers. Therefore, guaranteeing a win-win user experience for everybody with this pen.
One of the happy clients had this to say about the product, "I just got the silver NerdstarDabster Vaporizer with Dual Quartz Rod Atomizer and was very thrilled and satisfied to say that the product is designed to topmost quality and gives the full flavors of the exotic experience rather than a less satisfying one from other competitors. I strongly recommend this product to the fullest."
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NerdStar'sDabsterWax Vaporizer Pen is really very easy to use. And its battery has a very long-lasting lifespan to give over 400 draws after every charge depending on the level of usage and length of draws. Whether long or short draws; the assured of getting an overall purer taste and the best user experience.
Excluding the awesome kits and features of NerdStar'sDabsterWax Vaporizer Pen and its customer-minded designs with high class materials, the product also comes at an unbelievable price of only to purchase and have an out of this world experience.
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About 21st Century Formulations
Based in Beverly Hills, California 21st Century Formulations leads the way in dry skin care with their unique Shielding Lotion™, Skin MD Natural.
Their invention of Shielding Lotion™ introduced an entirely new approach to skin care. Their use of only super-premium quality ingredients and natural plant extracts free of fragrances, colorants, parabens, toxic ingredients or gluten reflects a commitment to providing the highest quality skin care at a fair price.
A message from the founder of 21st Century Formulations
Thank you for stopping by our website.
The health of the skin is of vital importance to overall physical wellbeing and, of course, appearance. Skin has always had a built-in protection: its natural oils and moisture combined with the top or outer layer of skin to create a protective barrier.
The 20th century overwhelmed nature's built-in skin protection.
Pollution; harsh ingredients found in most soaps, shampoos and cosmetics; chlorinated water supplies; ever increasing number of antibacterial products and the hundreds of new chemicals and toxins introduced each year combine to strip away skin's protection.
This led to an alarming increase in dry skin problems.
Once the skin's protective shield has been stripped away all sorts of common everyday products and pollutants can penetrate far deeper into the delicate layers of skin, further drying, irritating and aging it. This damage can lead to even more severe skin problems such as hard-to-treat skin allergies, eczema, psoriasis or worse.
We needed a "21st century" solution to dry skin.
Our founding goal was to develop a product that would naturally hydrate the skin while restoring the protective qualities of the outer layer of skin that modern life strips away. The result was a lotion so different from any previous skin care product that doctors adopted a new name for it: Shielding Lotion™.
It took 6 years of collaboration between noted dermatologists and surgeons and a world-class chemist (who had created well over 30,000 skin care formulations for the world's leading cosmetic companies) to reach and then exceed the original goal. The humectant in Skin MD, for example, draws 6 times more moisture into the skin than does glycerin (the previous gold standard and still the most common humectant).
Clinical studies by an independent testing laboratory measuring moisture loss demonstrated conclusively that Skin MD Natural actually increases the amount of moisture in the skin over time when compared to all other skin care products (including pretrolatum and mineral oil).
More importantly, thousands of users have told us that Skin MD Shielding Lotion™ is the best face, body and hand lotion they have ever used. Even women with severe dry skin conditions and allergies have found relief.
Shielding Lotion™ moisturizes and protects so well… it actually prevents dry skin.
There is nothing else like it. If you haven't tried it yet, please order with confidence that you will discover smoother, softer skin — and natural protection from the weather, water, chemicals and pollution that can damage and dry. We have a 100% satisfaction guarantee.
Dan Mueller
Chief Operating Officer
PS. Skin MD Natural Shielding Lotion™ is made with premium safe and natural ingredients that you might find in products costing hundreds of dollars per ounce. Our pricing is based on giving you the greatest possible value-for-money. About a 60-day supply only costs $18.00.
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Lack of monetization strategy hangs over telcos/vendors
Huawei's quarter put it on track as a big gainer in the ranks of major equipment vendors, with fourth place in the bag and second place within its grasp if it can meet its targets. As we said in our Huawei analysis (part of our three-part telecom vendor SWOT series in Netwatcher), Huawei is the winner in the market by default.
Price commoditization of legacy services and lack of credible monetization strategies overall force telecoms to reduce their costs, which moves them to lower-priced suppliers. We believe Cisco's emphasis on service/outsource models, consumer electronics, blade servers and new market sectors are all reflections of the fact that even Cisco no longer believes telcos will continue to spend on premium vendors.
Certainly the time available to create alternative monetization models for telcos is coming to a close; a big negative step will be taken in May if no credible strategies are available by the spring planning reprise, and the nail in the coffin could come in October with the fall planning cycles.


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Trinity and moreTrinity Rep wasted no time ringing in the holidays, kicking off its beloved �Christmas Carol� before Veterans Day. The show is recycling last year�s set by Tony-winner Eugene Lee and bringing...
Trinity and more
Trinity Rep wasted no time ringing in the holidays, kicking off its beloved �Christmas Carol� before Veterans Day. The show is recycling last year�s set by Tony-winner Eugene Lee and bringing back director Tyler Dobrowsky, but otherwise it�s as fresh as ever, with new ghosts, fourteen talented kids and Fred Sullivan Jr. taking on the role of tight-fisted Ebenezer Scrooge. The popular production runs through Dec. 28.
But if you can�t get tickets to Trinity, there are plenty of �Christmas Carols� to pick from. Encore Repertory Company stages its annual take on the Dickens classic at Woonsocket�s Stadium Theatre Dec. 6-15. Tickets are $19 and are available at the box office, or by calling (401) 762-4545.
Meanwhile, Cranston�s Artists� Exchange is going with a modern-day version of the show, placing it in the here and now. Music director Tom Chace doubles as Scrooge.
The play opens Dec. 12 in the Exchange�s new and bigger space at 82 Rolfe Square, then moves to the nearby Park Theatre Dec. 19. A holiday gala takes place at Rhodes on the Pawtuxet Dec. 21, just prior to the final show at the Park. Tickets are $15 for the Rolfe Square installment, and $18 when it�s at the Park. Call (401) 490-9475, or visit artists-exchange.org.
At the Attleboro Community Theatre, it�s up to director David Blessinger to tell the story of miserly old Scrooge. But in the end, it�s the familiar tale of redemption. Once again, Bruce Church plays Scrooge, and longtime company member Alex Aponte is his late partner Marley.
The show runs from Dec. 6-Dec. 22 at the Ezekial Bates Masonic Temple, 71 North Main St., Attleboro. Tickets are $15, $13 for seniors and students. Call (508) 226-8100, or visit attleborocommunitytheatre.com.
At the Granite Theatre in Westerly, performances of �A Christmas Carol� run from Nov. 29 through Dec. 22. Brian Olsen directs and Ed Benjamin takes on the role of Scrooge. Tickets range from $12-$20. Call (401) 596-2341, or visit granitetheatre.com.
New this year is a collaborative �Carol� from the R.I. Shakespeare Co. and Big Nazo puppets at West Kingston�s Courthouse Center for the Arts. Big Nazo will be making puppets especially for the production, and they�ll be interacting with the actors.
Tickets are $20, $15 for seniors and children under 12. Call (401) 782-1018, or visit courthousearts.org.
A new point of view
And for a new twist on this holiday tradition, veteran Rhode Island comic Frank O�Donnell has come up with a spin-off his �Ant�ny Claus� shows of the past couple of seasons. This time he�s telling the story of Scrooge and his night with the spirits from the point of view of Ant�ny�s mother-in-law, Carmella.
She is trying to entertain her grandkids, but has given the book away and has to tell the story from memory. That�s when the fun begins.
�My goal three years ago was to create a fun holiday alternative to �A Christmas Carol,� says O�Donnell. �All of a sudden, I�ve got a franchise on my hands.�
�A Christmas Carmella� takes place at Woonsocket�s Theatre Works, 142 Clinton St., Dec. 6-15. Tickets are $19, $15 for seniors. Call (401) 766-1898.
Beyond Scrooge
Looking to other holiday offerings, Warwick�s new Ocean State Theatre is staging the musical adaptation of �Miracle on 34th Street� Dec. 4-29. The show, based on the heartwarming 1947 film with music by Meredith Willson of �The Music Man� fame, follows a department-store Santa who claims to be the real Santa Claus. He not only fosters good will between Macy�s and Gimbel�s, but convinces a cynical divorcee and the whole state of New York that Santa is no myth.
Tickets are $39-$54. Call (401) 921-6800, or visit oceanstatetheatre.org.
Also, Wakefield�s Contemporary Theater Company is putting on an adaptation of �The Gift of the Magi� that follows three couples at different stages in life, who on Christmas Eve try to do something special for their partners.
Performances run from Nov. 29 to Dec. 22, and every show is accompanied by carols, cookies and cocoa. The theater is at 327 Main St., Wakefield, and tickets are $15 and $20. Call (401) 218-0282, or visit thecontemporarytheater.com.
And Woonsocket�s Stadium Theatre puts on its annual holiday variety show, �Christmas Around the World,� Nov. 30. The show, which is like a Radio City spectacular, features festive music and dance from local talent, including a swing band and Rockette-like kick line, said Stadium executive director Cathy Levesque. You can also catch the winners and finalists from the recent �New England�s Got Talent,� the Stadium�s popular talent show. Tickets are $19-$16. Call (401) 762-4545, or visit stadiumtheatre.com.


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Off death row. But his supporters aren't celebrating. Yes, I realize he's still in jail, but I suspect that very few on any side of the issue really believed he would be executed.
I'm against the death penalty anyway, but I've always considered his trial a sham. That is not to say that I am convinced of his innocence.


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Aside from being a pretty damn good poet, Eric also writes articles/essays occasionally. I'm going to start linking to them whenever he posts them. Here's a few i missed:
I Am Not Your Baby Daddy
How Women of Color Are Made Invisible
Eric always has something good to say. I was going to invite him to just join in on this blog (and you can if you want, Eric), but linking allows us all to remain independent. And you know how men are with that rugged individualism stuff. Just kidding.


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Our caregivers can assist you in your private home, in an assisted living community, or at a nursing home or hospital. Keystone provides:
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- Homemakers
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- Hospice Nurses
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How do you hire your caregivers? How do you screen employees? Do you carry insurance on your employees?
All Keystone employees submit to very strict hiring standards. After a detailed interview and orientation process, they are all skill-checked and undergo a competency test. We require a background in healthcare, and ask for experience backed by at least 3 professional references. All employees must have active licenses in Massachusetts. They are not assigned any case until their state criminal history background check is received and approved, and until their motor vehicle check is received and approved. Keystone employees are fully bonded and insured. We carry Professional Liability Insurance, Workers Compensation Insurance, and General Liability Insurance.
Is Keystone registered with the State of Massachusetts?
Keystone Staffing is registered with the State of Massachusetts (Reg #TV1M) for the temporary placement of nurses, other nursing personnel, and Home Health Aides. Keystone Staffing is registered with the State of Massachusetts as an employment agency that employs domestic help. We are also a member of the Home Care Alliance of Massachusetts.
How soon do services start?
KKeystone begins work immediately once the initial assessment is complete and the appropriate qualified staff is available. A 24/7 business, we have an excellent on-call system and are in touch regardless of weekdays or weekends.
What other services can you help us access?
Keystone is connected to our community and can refer our clients to other appropriate services if necessary. While we do not endorse any company specifically, we can recommend those our clients have successfully worked with in the past. We can also direct you to your local senior center, which will have a list of vendors who regularly work with elders.
Can you assist with writing checks or other financial matters?
By law, we are not allowed to deal with financial matters for our patients. Your local senior center should be able to recommend a list of certified financial individuals who could work with your loved one.
Can the caregiver accompany a client on a trip or vacation?
Yes, we can provide travel nurses or companions as long as arrangements are made with the office. See our Travel Support page for more information.
Do you provide back-up coverage if the scheduled worker cannot come to work (gets sick, car won't start, etc.)?
We are on call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. We understand that everything must go right 100% of the time. Because of this, we promise that we will never drop a case or fail to deliver. We will be present on the job whenever we say we will be. If a worker gets sick, we will send another caregiver in his or her place. At no time with our client be left unattended during prearranged schedules.
Do you supervise homecare cases?
Yes, each of our Keystone care aides must turn in a written note with his or her daily time slip, indicating the condition in which the patient was found – whether s/he was crying, needs new shoes, lost weight, has any bruises, or has spoiled food in the refrigerator. These comments are then passed along to the family, keeping everyone in the loop.
Do you work with specialized insurance cases?
We do take on complicated workers' compensation cases. We can also assist with paperwork for long-term care insurance and for those receiving veterans' benefits.


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For 22 years, Shady Grove has hosted the live music series that runs through six months of the year. Highlighting some of Austin's favorite local acts, Unplugged at the Grove happens every Thursday from April through September. Never a cover charge, always $3.50 ZiegenBock Drafts and $6 cans of Infinite Monkey Theorem Wine on the iconic, pecan tree shaded patio. The music beings at 8 p.m.
April 9: Jamestown Revival
April 16: Amy Cook
April 23: Dirty River Boys
April 30: Nightowls
May 7: Carolyn Wonderland
May 14: Alpha Rev
May 21: Alejandro Escovedo
May 28: Charlie Mars
June 4: Dale Watson
June 11: Oh Hellos
June 18: Quiet Company
June 25: Rocketboys
July 2: Shinyribs
July 9: Jonathan Tyler
July 16: James McMurtry
July 23: Ray Wylie Hubbard
July 30: Tinnarose
Aug. 6: Uncle Lucius
Aug. 13: The Suffers
Aug. 20: Suzanna Choffel
Aug. 27: Kaleo
Sept. 3: Gina Chavez
Sept. 10: Walker Lukens
Sept. 17: Special Guest
Sept. 24: Jimmy LaFave


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With everything you need at the Lifestyle Holidays Vacation Club, there is no reason to leave this tropical paradise on a long golden sand beach. All rooms have a living area as well as a private terrace and are equipped with air conditioning, a large bathtub and a separate shower, a refrigerator stocked with soft drinks, hair dryer, iron and ironing board, radio alarm clock and a safe deposit box.


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Amarillo College criminal justice students could soon have the option to receive a degree in homeland security, said Shawn Fouts, dean of career and technical education.
The Amarillo College board of regents will meet at 6 p.m. today at the Community Link building, 2412 N. Grand St., to discuss the new Associate in Applied Science degree.
Fouts said homeland security courses would teach students about issues criminal justice courses don't reach.
"Homeland security teaches a global perspective and understanding of culture, global legal issues and policy, terrorist mindset and some courses not offered in traditional criminal justice degree," Fouts said.
Fouts will ask the board to approve taking his request to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
The board will also consider lab fees for utility power worker courses, as well as purchases to finish the renovations of the Byrd Business Building on the Washington Street Campus.


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For five years, Nathan and Taryn Dirks served as Mennonite Church Canada workers in Gaborone, Botswana, nurturing relationships with young people through a variety of efforts ranging from prison ministry to sports. Their term has ended, and they have now returned to Canada with their young son, Malakai. Thank God for the dedication of Nathan and Taryn, and pray for God's blessing as they discern what the future holds.
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Despite a net loss of more than NT$4 billion (US$133.07 million) in the first three quarters, Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp (陽明海運) might post a profit for the year, thanks to gains from a revaluation of its shares in Kao Ming Container Terminal Corp (KMCT, 高明貨櫃碼頭).
The nation's second-largest container shipper announced on Wednesday that it has reappraised the value of its 47.5 percent stake in KMCT, resulting in gains of NT$2.99 billion, based on International Accounting Standards data.
The company may be able to take advantage of these one-off gains of NT$2.99 billion this quarter, which could raise its earnings per share (EPS) to NT$0.91.
"The revaluation will contribute quite a lot to the company's profitability this quarter," Yang Ming chief financial officer Vincent Lin (林文博) told a press conference.
Yang Ming has undertaken a series of measures in the current quarter in an attempt to offset net losses of NT$4.28 billion, or NT$1.31 per share, made in the first nine months of the year.
The company sold a 12.5 percent stake in KMCT to Japan's NYK Group last month, which could generate US$26.94 million for Yang Ming this quarter. That was followed by a decision to sell a shipping containers, which could result in gains of NT$986.35 million.
These moves, along with the revaluation of its KMCT shares, may generate more than NT$4.7 billion in non-operating income for Yang Ming this quarter.
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Family, partners, friends, colleagues, there are many presents to buy during the holiday season. In all the present madness, you might leave the presents for the people closest to you for last. Only to realise that you are running out of time! If you're a super organised person and you've got all your pressies sorted, you might want to treat yourself, as we should not forget that we also deserve to gift ourselves something special every now and then, am I right?
Today, I am going to inspire you with a gift guide. However, this gift guide is definitely for the last minute shopper that is in desperate need of some original gifts. Lets dive right into it…
Private Jetting
Have I lost my mind? No babes, I am dead serious with this one. Hear me out, JetClass offer seats on private jets starting from just €290 on flights to many European cities. Not too bad is it? Now, I understand this is a gift that you would only buy for a family member, partner or a very special friend. To justify spending this kind of money even more, why not join the trip yourself? Who doesn't want to experience travelling on a private jet, I certainly wouldn't blame you for making this a double gift 😉
Making Memories
Sometimes, experiences are better than things you can hold or use. This one is particularly useful when you are at a complete loss for ideas. Red Letter Days have an entire selection of experiences; from days out to pampering and food and drink. Again, the perfect opportunity to invite yourself and just make it a double gift! Even if you still don't know what the person would like doing most, you can also gift them a voucher to spend on the website. Make sure to use the hashtag on Instagram if you end up on a lovely day out: #MakingMemories.
Capturing the Memories…
Now that the memories have been made, we should not forget to capture them as well. I am an advocate of finding that balance between living in the moment whilst also capturing those precious moments for later. I wasn't always like this, especially during concerts I used to be that annoying person filming every song from the beginning till the end… Only to realise that I never re-watched those videos? Then, I decided to stop filming anything altogether. Only to then realise that I do like to re-watch incredible moments. Now, I only tend to reach for my phone when I have a feeling that I might want to relive that moment later on. To make photographing just that extra bit special, opt for polaroid (inspired) gifts. This ways the photos will always be on display, instead of being somewhere on your phone with about 2000 other photos.
I recommend:
– An instant polaroid printer that transforms your photos into polaroids
– A smartphone projector to show the whole party your latest holiday snaps!
If you are on a smaller budget, gifting cute frames for polaroids (or regular sized photos) is a really nice idea too!
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… And, Getting Crafty?
To create an even more personal gift (one that is probably both cheap and priceless), a scrapbook will be a much appreciated one! This is definitely for when you've got a bit of spare time and are just a tiny bit creative.
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Teaching the art of self-gifting
Sometimes, the best gifts are the ones we gift ourselves. Why not inspire this behaviour by gifting one subscription box you think the person might really enjoy? This way, they become familiar with the concept and might decide to continue gifting themselves. There are many subscription boxes out there, from beauty to food and lifestyle products. However, one of my personal favourites has to be the Empress Mimi box I wrote about earlier. Enjoy 15% off of your first order by using the discount code JUSTSAVXNNAH15.
Let me know in the comments if you have any recommendations for last minute gifts this Christmas!
Lots of Love,


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The popular MOBA's new in-game event, SMITE Adventures, is officially live and holy crap is it exciting!
Two teams go head-to-head in a series of quests, races and various other competitions that I'm surely not athletic enough to be a part of. Winners will gain glory, prestige and eventual access to the illustrious Gold Vault! The losers will have to brush themselves off and try again.
Check out the first of these events, Nike's Valley of Victory, in the trailer below!
Coming out victorious helps players reap the rewards of the Gold Vault: limited availability Tier 4 skins!
There's currently only two skins found in the vault, but Hi-Rez promises more will be added in the future with more new Adventures.
Guan Unicorn Guan Yu
The best part of these SMITE Adventures, however, is that they're completely FREE! That's right! It costs nothing but your time and skill to compete. That's not to say financially supporting your favorite MOBA isn't without its perks though. Anyone wanting a quick access to the Gold Vault can buy their way in with the "Victory Bundle," the first of many Adventure bundles.
The Victory Bundle contains a limited Nike skin, Conqueror Nike, a one-of-kind global emote that changes form the more Adventures you complete, a limited music theme and a Gold Key! The Gold Key unlocks one of the limited skins found only in the Gold Vault.
Conqueror Nike
This bundle, normally 1000 gems, is currently on sale for the discounted rate of 700! A rather victorious investment in my opinion. But, what's that you say? You don't feel like investing? Don't you worry, I'm taking care of you. The first three readers to leave the story of their most memorable SMITE victory on this article's Facebook post will be given a code to unlock a Victory Bundle for free!
There will be a new Adventure bundle released with every new Adventure.
Swashbuckler Susano
Suffice it to say, SMITE just got a whole lot more competitive.
Nike's Valley of Victory is live on PC until March 28th. Once it's gone, a new Adventure will take it's place. PS4 and Xbox One players have until April 4th as console Adventures don't start until March 7th. To learn more about SMITE Adventures and all its logistics, please check out the following two links:
Official SMITE Adventures Website
Good luck out there and may Nike guide you to victory!


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Date: 09/04/2002 10:25:13 am PST
I have a previous post regarding the damaged and faulty North Star Systems telescope. The situation has become worse. I sent the telescope back with all the original packaging. North Star have blaimed me for further damage to the telescope and have refunded me less than half the money. A very nasty company. Please do not do business with them.
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I've had some dealings with North Star also>very Bad! I bought a 6"dob from this so called company and the mirror had a very very bad case of turned edge>useless! The telescope was junk! The company Rep/owner was extremly nasty to me>I lost my money.
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It is with the deepest possible sadness that we must tell you that Nita passed away on Tuesday.
Her art was incredibly important to her - we are so grateful to this community for your support of her and her projects. She was constantly creating, and greatly valued the opportunity to share her work with you.
For more information and her obituary, you may visit:
Davis Funeral Home
Please keep us in your thoughts - she was a beloved wife, mother, and friend, and will be missed more than words can say.
Take care,
Nita's husband Jim, and daughter Tracy
Thursday, October 16, 2014
Tuesday, October 14, 2014
fringed bear
Mixed media in the Hand Book sketchbook.
Posted by Nita Van Zandt at 03:00 1 comment:
Monday, October 13, 2014
chip bag folds
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Labels: chip bag
Saturday, October 11, 2014
in the wind
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Friday, October 10, 2014
criss cross
Labels: scissors
Wednesday, October 08, 2014
testing a .01 Tikky Graphic
Tuesday, October 07, 2014
A Skool assignment
Labels: recipe
Sunday, October 05, 2014
Imagining a creature
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Saturday, October 04, 2014
piled fabric
Watercolor and pen on drawing paper.
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Labels: rocker
Friday, October 03, 2014
flying high
Labels: Buddha
Thursday, October 02, 2014
Four imagined flowers
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Labels: flowers
Tuesday, September 30, 2014
the smoothness of hot press paper
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Labels: abstract
Monday, September 29, 2014
snails and fish
Labels: art journal
Saturday, September 27, 2014
Jack Kornfeld quote
Friday, September 26, 2014
Thursday, September 25, 2014
Don't like the texture for pencil, but it's all about trying things.
Tuesday, September 23, 2014
baseball guy
From a photo in the Globe.
Pen in the journal.
Monday, September 22, 2014
dog in the paper
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Labels: dog
Friday, September 19, 2014
the 2 basics
Labels: objects
Thursday, September 18, 2014
a doodle that grew
Pencil, Blue is w/c; yellow is acrylic, for no particular reason
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Labels: dog
Tuesday, September 16, 2014
inspired by Andrea Joseph
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Labels: puzzle pieces
Friday, September 12, 2014
the global sketching inspiration, Danny Gregory
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Sunday, September 07, 2014
last live drawing
He's been with us 12 years; but I can't live with him any more. He's going to a new home.
w/c pencil on Strathmore drawing paper.
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Saturday, September 06, 2014
table jumble
On Rhodia paper with the teeny dots--so smooth, and a Papermate Profile ballpoint pen that doesn't blob at all.
Posted by Nita Van Zandt at 12:17 No comments:
Labels: scene
Tuesday, September 02, 2014
for the patient
Hard charcoal pencil in the journal.
Labels: flowers
Monday, September 01, 2014
Drawing on Labor Day
Saturday, August 30, 2014
Matisse the Master
Thursday, August 28, 2014
Selfie practice
Prismacolor pencil on random laid paper.
Labels: selfie
Wednesday, August 27, 2014
a drawn facsimile
Labels: flower
Tuesday, August 26, 2014
a sunflower for a native Kansan
Labels: photo
Sunday, August 24, 2014
smeary pencil
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Saturday, August 23, 2014
recipe for crunchy eggplant stocks
Friday, August 22, 2014
drawing what's in front of me
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Labels: angel
Monday, August 18, 2014
Practicing the bear
Saturday, August 16, 2014
All that hair!
Friday, August 15, 2014
Junior Fritz Jacquet's tube faces
These are made from toilet paper tubes, squished by Junior Fritz Jacquet into expressive faces. Check him out.
Pencil in the PPP journal
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Labels: faces
use it or it really IS wasted
Or USE it with a brush and surface. Something good will come out, even if it's just in the joy of splashing.
Tuesday, August 12, 2014
Rotring Tikky Graphic pens
Doodling int he smooth paper journal.
Labels: doodle
Monday, August 11, 2014
Picasso quote
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Saturday, August 09, 2014
red bunnies
Labels: bunnies
Friday, August 08, 2014
hatched cat, learning from Andrea Joseph
Pitt S marker on Aquabee Superdeluxe
Wednesday, August 06, 2014
The best can opener
Bic Cristal pen on Aquabee Superdeluxe paper.
Labels: tool
Tuesday, August 05, 2014
flower doodle
Labels: doodle
Monday, August 04, 2014
rugged cowboy
Maybe he's a cowboy, too.
Ballpoint pen on Aquabee Superdeluxe paper.
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Sunday, August 03, 2014
180-degree paws
An interesting, different shape for a cat pose.
Colored pencil on Strathmore drawing paper.
Friday, August 01, 2014
Green Lizzie
Labels: doll
Blue Jay
Labels: birds
Wednesday, July 30, 2014
Blue DeNiro, Sr.
Colored pencil on drawing paper.
Tuesday, July 29, 2014
floating cat
I wet the w/c pencil for the cushion, what a difference in intensity!
On Strathmore drawing paper.
Monday, July 28, 2014
yet another nap
Friday, July 25, 2014
wonky blue teakettle
Colored pencil in a Peter Pauper Press journal.
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In the markets right now--stocks are modestly higher -- after a U.S. Labor Department report showed wages and benefits increasing at a much slower pace in the 3Q than previously expected. That eases inflation worries.
Maria Bartiromo talked about the economic outlook with James Paulsen who is Chief Investment Strategist at Wells Capital Management and Sam Stovall- Chief Investment Strategist at Standard & Poor's.
Paulsen says "I'm in the camp that see the slowdown in housing and auto as something temporary - bottoming soon - and I think in the Spring growth will be back around 3% and that will cause the Fed to tighten rates."


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Senator Douglas J.J. Peters (Democrat – Prince George's) is a lifelong resident of Maryland, a decorated military combat veteran, and a successful small business owner in Prince George's County. Upon his entry into the Senate in 2007, he was appointed as a member of the prestigious Senate Budget and Tax Committee, since 2016 Senator Peters has served as only the second Majority Leader from Prince George's County in over 50 years. During his tenure as an elected official, Senator Peters has served with distinction on the municipal, county, and state levels.
Senator Peters is one of only a few members of the Senate who is an owner of a small business. His work in the Senate has focused on supporting small minority and family owned businesses, improving education, and serving our nation's Veterans.
Although he has long been active in community affairs including his leadership role in the business community by serving as President of the Prince George's Board of Trade. Senator Peters began his official public service in 1998 when he successful won a seat on the Bowie City Council. He served on the Council from 1998-2002, including being elected by his colleagues to serve as Mayor Pro Tem from 2000-2002.
While on the Bowie City Council, Senator Peters continued his community involvement by serving on the Board of Directors of The Greater Bowie Chamber of Commerce 1997-2000, as President of the Prince George's Chamber of Commerce from 2000-2001, and as a member of the Prince George's County Public Schools Management Oversight Panel from 1998-2002.
In 2002, Senator Peters was ready to serve his community in a new capacity. He campaigned for and won a seat on the Prince Georges County Council representing the 4th District.
On the County Council, he served as Chair of the Public Safety & Fiscal Management committee (for three years), Vice-Chair of the Planning, Zoning & Economic Development committee, and sat on the Health, Education & Human Services committee.
Even with a full plate of County Council responsibilities, Peters found time to volunteer, serving as an Assistant Football Coach at the Bowie Boys and Girls Club for eight years, serving as HSA President of St. Pius X Regional School and joining the Steering Committee for DeMatha Catholic High School as well as Elizabeth Seton High School, of which he is still an active member.
After four years on the County Council, Senator Peters realized that he could best effect change on the state level. In 2006 he successfully ran to represent the people of the 23rd Legislative District in the Maryland State Senate.
Senator Peters was sworn in as the Senator representing District 23 in January of 2007. He was immediately appointed to the prestigious Budget and Taxation committee where he is well positioned to ensure that District 23 remains strong, safe and prosperous. He sits on several important subcommittees, and serves as Vice Chair of the Capital Budget Subcommittee, which have jurisdiction over areas such as education, school construction and health care funding. In 2016 Senator Peters was appointed the Senate Majority Leader, serving as only the second Majority Leader selected from Prince George's County in over 50 years.
Senator Peters' leadership has been widely recognized. Senator Peters has been appointed as member of the Governor's Workforce Development Board, The Joint Committee on Behavioral Health and Opioid Disorders, and The Joint Committee on Federal Relations. Committee on Substance Abuse as well as to numerous Commissions and Task Forces to study issues which affect his constituents on a daily basis.
In 2009, Senator Peters was elected by his colleagues to serve as Chair of the Prince George's County Senate Delegation. In that capacity, he was responsible for working with other Senators, as well as county leaders, to advance legislation important to Prince George's County and, more broadly, that Prince George's voice is well heard in the State Senate.
Senator Peters is the immediate past Senate Chair of the Veteran's Caucus. While serving his country in the first Gulf War, he was awarded the Bronze Star for meritorious service. His knowledge of and commitment to Veterans' issues has led to his appointments to many boards and commissions dealing with Veterans and Veteran's Affairs including the Joint Committee on Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC), Task Force on Military Service Members, Veterans, and the Courts and the Veteran's Behavioral Health Task Force. He also served as Co-Chair of the Task Force to Study State Assistance to Veterans (2007 – 08). Additionally, he is active in the American Legion along with the Veterans of Foreign Wars and served as Commander of both.
Senator Peters received his Bachelor's in Finance from the University of Maryland in 1985, he furthered his education by earning his Master's degree in Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Baltimore in 1990.
Senator Peters and his wife Corinne have been married 29 years and are the proud parents of six children and one grandchild who all reside in Bowie, MD. Senator Peters volunteers for the Bowie Interfaith Community Food Pantry, is active in the Knights of Columbus, the Bowie Lions Club and formerly the Bowie State University Foundation Board. He and his family are active members of Ascension Catholic Church.
Assistant football coach for Bowie Boys & Girls Club; Board of Director of Elizabeth Seton Catholic High School Foundation; Past President St. Pius X Regional Catholic School Home & School Association; President's Advisory Committee Greater Baltimore Committee; 1997 graduate Leadership Washington; Member Bowie Lions, Bowie Elks, Knights of Columbus 4th degree; Certified Records Manager (CRM); Board Member, Prince George's County Economic Development Corporation.


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Dorchester County is known for excellent waterfowl and deer hunting on Maryland's Eastern Shore. Here you'll find adventure, challenge, and reward in hunting a range of ducks, snow geese, Canada geese, turkey, and deer. Dorchester is home to one of the highest populations of sika deer — a miniature elk known as the "marsh ghost" because it's so elusive.
Hunters are required to have a Maryland hunting licenses as well as any other necessary stamps and permits. Find out about Maryland's hunting seasons.
The outfitters listed below specialize in offering guided hunts around Dorchester County and will help you make the most of your hunting trip. We've also included some sources of hunting supplies and some of Dorchester's public lands.
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Brenchie's Lab
Brenchie's Lab is a publicly accessible makerspace in Aruba, located in the National Library of Aruba in Oranjestad. It is a learning space for students, artists, hobbyists, and entrepreneurs to share ideas and experiment together in an open and collaborative environment. The space is equipped with digital design and fabrication tools, expertise, and room for anyone to explore their own ideas and projects. Open weekdays from 1pm, feel free to drop by!
Plastic Beach Party
Plastic Beach Party is a community-driven effort to introduce plastic recycling to Aruba. Started through an open design thinking workshop, a wide range of community members engaged to brainstorm and prototype new products, experiment with working with plastics, and envision an organization to facilitate plastic recycling. Starting with the Precious Plastic machines, the mini-factory was collaboratively built by volunteers, and recycled over a tonne of plastic in it's first year.
Bamboo Vertical Gardens
In the community of Ha Tanwa, Chiang Mai, we worked with residents to design and build a vertical bamboo gardening system to produce herbs and vegetables for locals. Residents asked us to help them build low-cost gardens which could be productive in the small amount of available space in the high density community. We adapted a three level vertical bamboo garden design, making use of readily available and affordable materials to produce… Read More
Sustainable Students Club
Following a community development approach, we started a student sustainability group at Colegio San Nicolas in Aruba. The group is aimed at supporting students to think about sustainability in a systematic way, and to guide them in planning and carrying out their own projects. We first showcased DIY clean-tech systems at the school to garner interest from students on clean-tech design and do-it-yourself technologies. The exhibition included: renewable energy (solar cooker) waste… Read More
DIY Fab Lab Workshop
In a collaboration with Ateliers '89 art academy and Colegio EPI technical school, we held a unique kind of workshop to build Aruba's first fab lab with a group of 9 enthusiastic and creative participants. Together we set out to build, diy-style, 4 machines to equip a basic fab-lab-ish workshop to be made accessible to the public. These included a 3D printer, a CNC router, a laser engraver, and a fume filter…. Read More
Greywater Treatment System
In Chiang Mai, Thailand, we collaborated with the Ha Tanwa local women's group to design and build a pilot system for the treatment of household kitchen wastewater. With the goals to better manage open drainage networks, productively and safely reuse water, and decrease the community's impact on nearby water streams, the project was seen as important to communities in defending themselves against accusations of polluting the canal. The design was adapted and… Read More
Environmental Monitoring
It is often poor people who are the most vulnerable to the impacts of environmental degradation. This environmental injustice is made worse by the lack of openly available tools for scientific environmental monitoring. Understanding and monitoring environmental quality is central to not only improving it but in empowering people to demand appropriate action from their political representatives. In northern Thailand, we collaborated with Chiang Mai University in a research thesis on water… Read More
Translucent Moon Art
Our first project in Aruba was a presentation of diy cleantech art. By the light of the full moon, we showcased four technologies built out of repurposed and natural materials to demonstrate the beauty of sustainability to the island community. On display (and in use) were: Pishi Hooiberg – a haystack urinal for reduced water use and nutrient recovery Moooon – a 'lunar cooker' built from a reclaimed fresnel lens The Water… Read More
Floating Wetlands
Environmental degradation disproportionately impacts the poor, adding to issues with basic services and increasing the challenges they already face. In Chiang Mai, Thailand, household security and environmental quality in Ha Tanwa and other communities living along the Mae Kha canal are threatened by the pollution of the nearby waterway. Faced with government inaction, these communities asked us for help in tackling this issue. As communities were already active in taking solid waste… Read More
Thailab Workshop
Our first field office, Thailab, was located in the city of Chiang Mai in northern Thailand. We mapped communities, stakeholders, and needs during our time there. We also aimed to establish a long-term community working space there and managed to get interest in the idea from the Chiang Mai University, local NGOs and experts, as well as communities. Due to our limited time there, we weren't able to get the place up… Read More


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You are probably aware that our new Nexus One Android phone comes loaded with live wallpapers. I had the chance to work on some of them and I wanted to share with you high-resolution images of Grass and Galaxy. These two wallpapers were prototyped as desktop applications and you can see below what they look like.
I'll try to see if I can get these two desktop apps released, hopefully with the code. The desktop versions run on Mac OS X, Linux and Windows.
Which language this being prototyped ? Java ?
Will there be APIs to make your own live wallpapers in the upcoming version of the Android sdk?
Hi. When are you planning to release code? I'm pretty interested in knowing how you did this. :)
Is that using similar techniques from your Filthy Rich Client book? I could see how you have done the third, but first and second :x That is pretty darn remarkable. Looking forward seeing the code!
Really cool to see you using Processing to create these wallpapers. I'm assuming the API leverages the Processing classes. Do you foresee us being able to utilize the same sorts of animations that live wallpapers provides, but NOT for live wallpapers, but maybe for use inside an app (think of a splash or startup screen that uses the live wallpaper APIs)?
I've seen the release notes on the 2.1 SDK but it seems that it did not give out some sample codes as to how to create live wallpapers. Maybe even how to load it to the emulator, or its project structure.
Got it thanks! Will work on it..
Hi Romain,
You mentioned the use of renderscript, is there any more info' on this coming soon?
Hi Romain,
I'm sorry but i did not find the sample live wallpaper in the SDK.
Can you precise the filepath of this sample?
Thank you again.
Yeah, thanks, i found it.
I'm very surprised. Is the only one way to draw live wallpaper is by using drawLine … or can we use xml layout?
I have try inflate layout and to view.draw(canvas), but nothing appears.
Just to confirm if you need to create a moving riverflow, then you would have a runnable which redraws a canvas everytime? also is there a way to set a background image or you really need to redraw the background then the new motion of the water for example?
Thanks Romain, good job.
This is really cool. So, can I still create my own wallpaper using online tools at sites like mobilespin.net?
Hey Romain,
I'm really curious about the status of RenderScript, as I too am not satisfied with a java-only implementation. The cube example doesn't have any RS, and the .rs files in LiveWallpaper.apk are interesting, but not altogether helpful. How does one implement the RenderScript back into the wallpaper?
*Wish someone would make a tunnel 3d / wormhole live wallpaper. Could tilt the tunnel from the accelerometer.*
Hi, can anyone help me find Romains talk and/or presentation on renderscript without paying loads of money for it? (no offence, just think companies can be the ones paying, not me).
I'm an owner of the nexus one. I have fallen in love with the Grass wallpaper. There's something weird about my technology coordinating with the time of the day. Also, because i live in seattle, I like that it's a sunny climate. :) It can be raining outside but i look on my phone and its beautiful!
I think it would be cool if the grass could be shorter or even eliminated. Also, if it could respond to seasons. Maybe frost in the morning during winter. Maybe shooting stars? A brief peak at the sun? And man, if I could have the same background when i went to google or my mac desktop and my pc desktop. That would be amazing. Everywhere I went to have the season.
I realize that this is more of a developer type of crowd that hangs out here. So some my ideas may be lame. Thanks for this feature. I think Grass should be the default wallpaper on the device. Thanks!
I usually don't post in Blogs but your blog forced me to, amazing work.. beautiful!!!
I'm a huge fan of the Live Wallpapers, and it'd be wonderful we could use them on our desktops as well. Romain, are you still anticipating being able to release a desktop version and/or source to go along with it?
Could you PLEASE, double please, render full day (sunny) one.
I'd like to put them on my desktop wallpaper so that they change (night – morning – day (missing)).
Thank you again for this.
Also, is it possible to render something bigger, say – 1280×1024 or 1280×960?
Thank you again.
I got a reply to my mail asking for a daylight wallpaper. If anyone needs it, feel free to contact me at neven1992(at)gmail(dot)com.
Very good article! This is a extremely informative weblog in which you have.
Hi I would be glad if you tell me about the prototypes
where they successfull or not.
I am really interested in the Galaxy
I really wan't to have it if it is possible.
Thanks a lot
Hi I have made a similiar code to you
But I have a question about the colors
I would be really glad if you could help me by telling me how to add the color map and the glow effect
A million thanks in advance
My Email is: email@example.com
they are very nice
Very interesting. I found your blog on google and will bookmark it now. Keep up the good work.
Hey Romain, any news about Renderscript ? It will be – one day – available along the official API version ?
Keep up the good work.
Can you tell us when? Will it be released with 3.0?


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[news]Studio lighting can be mysterious and intimidating for new and experienced photographers alike. Each class in our lighting program includes an interactive demo session, access to our exclusive supplemental online content, and an exciting, hands-on lighting lab session, all designed to provide a solid foundation for anyone exploring studio photography.[/news]
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The hands-on lab session is all about putting theory into practice in a real-world photo shoot with live models. Each student will shoot with their own camera and work directly with lighting equipment to employ techniques and concepts presented in the demo session.
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This 2-part Introduction to Studio Lighting is the first class in our comprehensive studio lighting program. It's designed to lay the foundation for subsequent lighting classes which make use of the fundamental lighting theory presented here.
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We'll open the demo session with a discussion of working outdoors vs in the studio as well as various types of lighting equipment and their advantages in different situations. We'll then work with a single studio strobe and reflector to demonstrate how to control lighting contrast and softness independently. First, we'll simulate on-camera flash and then make step-by-step changes in lighting position, power, and attached modifiers while examining the results on a large computer screen. Each student will practice metering the flash and making power adjustments. Special attention is paid to developing a systematic process for making adjustments to light positions and power levels by pre-visualizing and taking careful measurements. This approach makes it possible to produce images in the studio that require ZERO post processing.
Lab Session
This lab focuses on working with a single light and reflector to produce images in a wide variety of styles. We'll begin with a brief review of key concepts while our models complete makeup and wardrobe preparations. Students will be presented with a number of example images and asked to determine what modifier was used and where the light was positioned. Students will then work together to create similar images with live models while the instructor provides guidance.
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- Detailed interactive demo class full of technical information and lighting theory
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- Working in the studio vs outdoors
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General Motors tries to hammer creditors
Rumors have swirled for the better part of a week that General Motors (GM) would try to strong-arm its creditors to go along with the company's restructuring before the auto maker is forced into a government-assisted bankruptcy.
The next program that will have a turn at bat is one in which GM will tell its unsecured bond holders that they can trade all of their debt for equity or be damned. The creditors will have to gamble that they will do better in bankruptcy court.
According to Reuters, "The Obama administration has directed General Motors to prepare a new restructuring plan that would pay off bondholders and the automaker's major union in stock in exchange for $48 billion in debt."
The creditors may be wise to allow the issue to go to court. Equity in GM is only worth something if the company recovers from its current malaise, and that is not likely. It faces a recession that could keep domestic auto sales at their current level of about ten million vehicles a year. It's also up against Asian car makers that need more market share to get their own U.S. divisions back into the black.
At least in a Chapter 11, bond holders might get a few cents on a dollar.
Douglas A. McIntyre is an editor at 24/7 Wall St.


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Lee is a Qigong Therapist working with clients to help them facilitate their healing process through the use of individually tailored qigong exercises, meditation, nutritional suggestions and lifestyle changes. In addition, she leads weekly qigong, tai chi and meditation classes in Palm Coast, Florida.
She offers Stress Management and Women's Health workshops and Retreats focusing on optimal wellness through integration of body, mind and spirit.
She is a Professional Member of the National Qigong Association. She is certified in Tai Chi for Balance, Taiji Fit, Tai Chi Chih, Energy Cascading Qigong, Women's Qigong, Shibashi, Transformational Breathing, Meditation, Advanced Qigong Healing and Touch for Health.
She continues to study Traditional Chinese Medicine.
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Historic Churches in the Beaufort Area
Beaufort has a great many historical churches as well as modern houses of worship. Many of the historic churches were used during the Civil War as hospitals, often using the huge gravestones as tables for operating on wounded Union soldiers. Most of the historic churches are still in use.
Prince Williams Parish Church
One of the best known churches in the Beaufort area is also known as the Old Sheldon Ruins. Originally built in the 1700's, it was the first attempt at Greek Revival architecture in America. It was destroyed two times, once by the British General Augustine Prevost in the Revolutionary War, and again by General Sherman in the Civil War. Although it was never rebuilt, it is still used for Easter services and weddings and is a very popular photography spot.
The St. Helena's Episcopal Church
Built in 1724, was used by the Union as a hospital during the Civil War. Buried under the dome vault is Colonel John Barnwell, better known as the famous Indian fighter "Tuscarora Jack". He was the founder of Beaufort Town.
Beaufort Baptist Church
The Beaufort Baptist Church was built in 1844 and was used during the Civil War as a Union Army Hospital. This church is an excellent example of Greek Revival architecture and has a beautiful cemetery on the church grounds.
First African Baptist Church & Brick Baptist Church
The First African Baptist Church was built in 1865, and was given to the newly freed slaves in the Beaufort area. The Brick Baptist Church, part of the Penn Center National Historic Landmark District, was built in 1855. It was used as a church, meeting hall, and community center for the freed slaves who lived on St. Helena Island areas during the reconstruction period after the Civil War.