Archive for April, 2010
THE Phoot Shoot Part Two
Friday, April 30th, 2010
Photo shoot Sunday, Feb. 27
If the first half of the photo shoot was chaos, the second half was a lot of hurry up and wait.
Eventually all the hair and make up people were done with their part, which left models and designers queuing up for their time in front of the camera. When you have 26 designers showing two looks each, you have to expect things to get a little behind schedule–hey, the good stuff takes time.
With about 18 designs left to shoot we headed down into the basement. This part of the building hasn’t been renovated yet, which means lots of raw brick and industrial looking areas to shoot in–at least once we found a place to plug in the lights.
here’s what impressed me: even after dozens of models and outfits, Scott kept finding different angles and spaces to shoot. Seriously, I can’t wait to see the finished shots. FYI: these photos are used in the catalog give to every Fashion Show ticket holder. Do you have your tickets yet?
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Environmental Science, Safety and Health Technologies
Saturday, April 24th, 2010
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The Environmental Science, Safety and Health Technology program was established to provide the skills necessary for a variety of careers in the environmental industry. The curriculum is very broad with many of the courses emphasizing environmental science, engineering and regulations. Classes in Environmental Science, Safety and Health Technology also offer opportunities for individuals seeking career changes, continuing education and skills enhancement.
Environmental technicians apply the principles of science, engineering, communication, and economics to protect and enhance safety, health, and natural resources. Job opportunities are very diverse with many environmental technicians employed with environmental consulting firms, water and wastewater treatment plants, industrial facilities and governmental agencies. |
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Daily Deal Roundup – March 2
Friday, April 23rd, 2010The new deals for today at the various daily deal sites include Fandango.com, Bubbles Tea & Juice Co., Phia Salon, Kenneth’s Salon, CaféPress, Chocolate.com, kids’ clothing/toys, clothing, gifts, and more. If the link doesn’t take you directly to the offer, check out the deals along the side of the page. Some deals are available [...]
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Cheers and Jeers: Thursday
Thursday, April 22nd, 2010From the GREAT STATE OF MAINE…
My Teachers
Kindergarten: Mrs. Dunn
1st Grade: Mrs. Cline
2nd Grade: Miss Martin
3rd Grade: Mrs. Wiley
4th Grade: Mrs. Geoque
5th Grade: Miss Woolson
6th Grade: Mrs. Crouch
7th – 9th Grade: Mr. Lockwood, Ms. Edwards, Ms. Bermann, Mr. Ernst, Ms. Master
10th – 12th Grade: Mr. Bower, Mr. Bechtel, Mr. Houston, Miss Stillwell, Mr. Lupica, Mrs. Roeder, Mr. Pfeiffer, Mr. Marchal, Mr. Robertson.
My teachers taught me how to write (standard and cursive). How to read. How to do math. How to question assumptions and test theories. How to look at problems analytically and critically. How our system of government works. How to appreciate music and drama and literature. How to think and figure stuff out. How to accept intellectual challenges and succeed. And why all this learnin’ stuff mattered.
There’s a lot of vitriol being flung at teachers—particularly public school teachers—mainly by Republicans who manage to prove every day that they didn’t learn much when they were in school. I can only speak for myself, but my teachers were dedicated, mostly good-humored, hard-working, patient (Lord knows I tested their patience), and amazingly adept at herding rugrats.
No particular point to this except to say that I think much of the criticism being heaped upon them is bloody unfair. Sure, our education system needs improvement…it always has and always will. But without teachers we’re just a gaggle of nose-picking nitwits, halfwits and pimplewits (a term of partial-endearment my high school band teacher taught us…or, rather, used on us). They deserve reasonable class sizes, better pay, and a lot more respect. Also: there’s no reason they should have to buy books and supplies for their students out of their own pockets, as many do. Seriously…WTF?
Looking back, I regret that I never thanked my K-12 teachers for their role in fueling my brain and showing me how to use it. Back then they were just, y’know, my teachers. Today I look at them as my Yodas. Public school Yodas. And thank them I certainly do.
Cheers and Jeers starts below the fold… [Swoosh!!] RIGHTNOW! [Gong!!]
US News and World Report Shows Home Values Plunge 91.48%
Thursday, April 22nd, 2010US News and World Report Shows Home Values Plunge 91.48% in some markets. The good news is that it is not Columbus Ohio home values that plunged 91.48%. The news in the article is about US retirement communities. Places that people from Columbus might be headed upon retirement.
The even “gooder” but ungrammatical news is that there is not really a US market where home values dropped 91.48%. Or at least it has been proven that Tallahassee Florida, has not seen that kind of drops in home prices. As tempting as it would be to think this is good news for those ready to retire to Florida or another market, it’s just bad math. Or lies? A post on ActiveRain (a real estate network) from Joe Manausa, a Tallahassee Florida real estate agent, titled “US News and World Report Shows Home Values Plunge 91.48%” shows you just how bad the math in the US News and World Reports article is.
Hope my title, which is quoting Manausa’s title didn’t scare you. Manausa plays with the math in his post on ActiveRain as well as his Florida real estate blog (lotsa links in Manausa’s ActiveRain post if you want to go there…. to Tallahassee real estate. )
I am not a math whiz. I can do some math. Help me. If the 2009 average price was 2,000 and the price reduced by 91.48% that would mean a savings of 5,640.60. You could buy that house for ,358.40 in Tallahassee horse country, Florida. Right? What a deal! Wrong, the US News and World Report, Yahoo article does say the average price is 0somethingK.
Pretty similar to Central Ohio but with out snow.
Mathematically speaking Manausa goes the other way, he uses the average price now and says that means the average house in the Florida retirement community would have been priced at in 2009. The plunging prices would have fallen from an average sale price of ‘$1.75M.” Kind of the way retail works. Or does not work. Massive markdowns from prices that no one would buy at.
The US News and World Reports article, written by Emily Brandon was picked up as “10 Bargain Retirement Spots” subtitled “Retirees may now be able to afford homes in places they couldn’t only a year ago” on Yahoo. Manausa wrote:
“The article by Ms. Brandon only serves to reinforce my observation that numbers don’t lie, but people do,“
Lie? That seems harsh. Remembering a Forbes article about the worst real estate markets. It was just bad math.
Manausa goes on to say:
I would strongly recommend, regardless of your market of choice, that when deciding whether to buy or sell a home, that you find the local real estate market expert who continually provides charts, graphs, and analysis of the real estate market. “
Me too. May I direct your attention to the content on the side bar here for two Central Ohio sites? “Discover Columbus Ohio” which is in the sidebar here as ” Columbus Ohio real estate” and “Worthington Old and News” in the side bar as “Worthington Ohio real estate.” The sites are not all graphs, charts and analysis but there is a lot of graphs charts and analysis for Franklin and Delaware County communities.
Remember before you pack up your Central Ohio home and head south for bargain prices check the math.
Related posts:
- Columbus home prices going up in 2011!
- 5 Best Foreclosure Bargains
- Columbus OH 43214 home prices – June 2010
Twenty-Six Designers to Show at 2011 CCAD Senior Fashion Show
Tuesday, April 20th, 2010
CCAD's Senior Fashion Show is May 13, 2011
Twenty-six designers have been selected to show their collections at the 2011 CCAD Senior Fashion show. Below is a list of the designers and the Masters of Design muse they have chosen for their inspiration.
There’s still time to buy tickets at the advance purchase price at www.ccad.edu/fashion, but hurry, prices go up March 15. Also, did you see the news about the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show tickets we’ll be auctioning off at our event? If not, check it out.
Subscribe to this blog or follow us on Twitter; starting this week we’ll have individual interviews with the designers.
- Mea Adams inspired by Betsey Johnson (b. 1942), website, wiki bio
- Kristin Anderson inspired by Geoffrey Beene (b. 1924 d. 2004), website, wiki bio
- Diana Velika Banas inspired by Vivienne Westwood (b. 1941) , website, wiki bio
- Irina Burdak inspired by Mary Quant (b. 1934), website, wiki bio
- Chrissy Buskirk inspired by Claire McCardell (b. 1905 d. 1958), wiki bio
- Addie Marie Cheges inspired by Elsa Schiaparelli (b. 1890 d. 1973), website, wiki bio
- Janell R. Clemente inspired by Alexander McQueen (b. 1969 d. 2010), website, wiki bio
- Makayla Cook inspired by Donna Karan (b. 1948), website, wiki bio
- Quintessa Dionne Goodley inspired by Emanuel Ungaro (b. 1933), website, wiki bio
- Tiarra Harrell inspired by Pucci (b. 1914 d. 1992) website, wiki bio
- Teresa Hummel inspired by Christian Dior (b. 1905 d. 1957), website, wiki bio
- Marie Hutton inspired by Ralph Lauren (b. 1939), website, wiki bio
- Jordan Jones inspired by Givenchy (b. 1927), website, wiki bio
- Sung Kim inspired by Sonia Rykiel (b. 1930), website, wiki bio
- Lauren Ashley LeCastre inspired by Diane Von Furstenberg (b. 1946), website, wiki bio
- Carolyn Martin inspired by Coco Chanel (b. 1883 d.1971), website, wiki bio
- Brittany Matyas inspired by Kenzo (b. 1939) , website, wiki bio
- Daykeyla McGee inspired by Azzedine Alaia (b. 1940), wiki bio
- Lyndsey Merryman inspired by Valentino (b. 1932) , website, wiki bio
- Ryan Richmond inspired by Paul Poiret (b. 1879 d. 1944 ), wiki bio
- Sarah Rowe inspired by Laura Ashley (b. 1925 d. 1985), website, wiki bio
- Jennifer Sands inspired by Katharine Hamnett (b. 1947), website, wiki bio
- Stevie Smith inspired by Issey Miyake (b. 1938), website, wiki bio
- Olivia VanScoyoc inspired by Calvin Klein (b. 1942), website, wiki bio
- Lisa Vogel inspired by Pierre Cardin (b. 1922), website, wiki bio
- Joscelyn Wiggs inspired by Christian Lacroix (b. 1951), website, wiki bio
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Spring Street
Monday, April 19th, 2010
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Welcome To Spring Street
Spring Street is Columbus State's annual literary & visual arts journal. Produced as part of a two-course sequence (ENGL 215 and ENGL 280) in the college's English Department during Winter and Spring Quarters each year, the magazine accepts submissions from students, faculty, and staff, with an emphasis on providing a showcase for student work. Each year staff members review hundreds of submissions to select the best literary and artistic creations from within Columbus State. We know you have produced something that measures up to that standard. We're looking for · fiction · nonfiction · poetry · photography · other artwork Many of the submissions that are accepted are the products of work produced by students in Columbus State's courses creative writing, photography, landscape design/build, and digital media courses. But we encourage everyone who's eager to share creative work with a larger audience to gather up material and submit it for this year's edition. Consider the possibilities. Whether you've never had work published or have been accepted by other publications, Spring Street wants the opportunity to give your creativity a wider audience. Check out our submission guidelines and deadline dates. We're looking forward to hearing from you. Spring Street. It's where you want to be. |
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Respiratory Care at Columbus State Community College
Sunday, April 18th, 2010
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Respiratory therapists are life support specialists concerned with managing, controlling and treating problems related to the cardiopulmonary system. Respiratory care practitioners work with the physician, nurse and other health care personnel.
The complexity of the respiratory therapist's responsibility requires extensive training, dedication and professionalism. Respiratory Care takes place in such settings as intensive care units, the newborn nursery, surgical and medical units, emergency departments, outpatient departments, sleep laboratories, and home health facilities. In addition to classroom learning, students enrolled in the Respiratory Care program gain hands-on experience while working in area health care facilities, under the supervision of qualified instructors. These clinical experiences teach students to apply their knowledge and skills in actual work environments. Because students and workers in the health care field may be exposed to infectious materials and communicable diseases, tthe program emphasizes safety and prevention. Columbus State's program is accredited by the Committee on Accreditation for Respiratory Care. Graduates are eligible to sit for the Certification Examination for Entry-Level Respiratory Therapists and the Registry Examination for Advanced Respiratory Therapy Practitioners offered by the National Board for Respiratory Care, Inc. Upon successful completion of the Certification Examination, graduates are eligible to become licensed as Respiratory Care Professionals as required by the Ohio Respiratory Care Board. Upon completion of the associate degree in Respiratory Care, the graduate will be able to: Demonstrate the ability to collect and evaluate patient data; and recommend procedures to obtain additional data. |
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Sometimes being an agent it hard…..
Sunday, April 18th, 2010I get really excited when my friends call on me to help them buy or sell a property. It gives me great joy to share what I know with them, but what I really love is that moment when they find what they want or sell what they need to. The look of excitement in [...]
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Dept. of Overlap: GAO Finds Hundreds of Duplicative Programs (Wall Street Journal, 02.28.2011)
Saturday, April 17th, 2010Congressâs investigative arm identified hundreds of potentially duplicative federal programs in a report to be released Tuesday.
Here are some of the highlights from that Government Accountability Office report:
- Food safety: 15 agencies are involved in implementing numerous federal laws.
- Defense: Numerous redundancies in the purchasing of tactical wheeled vehicles, procurement, and medical costs.
- Economic development: 80 different programs spread across numerous agencies, often with similar goals.
- Surface transportation: More than 100 programs run by five divisions within the Department of Transportation deal with surface transportation.
- Energy: Eliminating duplicative federal efforts to increase ethanol production could save .7 billion each year.
- Government information technology: 24 federal agencies deal with information technology.
- Health: The Defense Department and the Department of Veterans Affairs could work together â instead of separately â to modernize their electronic health records systems.
- Homelessness: More than 20 federal programs deal with homelessness.
- Transportation Security Administration: Assessments of commercial trucking overlap with another federal agency.
- Teachers: 82 programs that deal with teacher quality, spread across multiple agencies.
- Financial literacy: 56 programs dealing with financial literacy.
- Job training: 44 employment and training programs.
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