As mentioned in some of my previous posts, I’ve been taking a class called Color Dynamics at Laney College in Oakland.
This class is led by Anna Vaughn, and focuses on the interaction of color as developed by Josef Albers. The studies that we’ve experimented with, learned from, and gained immense knowledge from are skills and [...]

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Thanks, Brent (@brentium), for the heads up about this!
A bunch of Union International food spices have been recalled. A lot of Asian restaurants use these spices. This has apparently been happening since mid-March but I haven’t even heard about it until today.
From SeriousEats.com:
The state health department has issued a consumer alert warning about spices used [...]

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A week ago, the name “Susan Boyle” swept the globe like wildfire.
I was cleaning the living room with MSNBC on, where they shared feedback from viewers about the Susan Boyle segment they did the day before. They didn’t show her performance, but shared the commentary from a viewer which caught my interest.
The viewer [...]

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Last month, I attended a nationally publicized LaidOffCamp, where I learned a lot of great information and met a lot of inspirational people.

LaidOffCamp was an “unconference” or a “BarCamp“, where the conference sessions are put on and discussed by the event’s participants. This allows a lot of openness, community-building, and networking at all of these events. If you haven’t been to a BarCamp, I highly recommend it! You’ll be sure to take something from the event, feeling positive and productive, and you’ll get to meet folks that have the same interest as you!

I learned a lot of great information at LaidOffCamp and thought it would be beneficial for everyone to know! Below are the notes I took so I could share with YOU. Hope it helps! :)

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The Poetic Prophet (AKA The SEO Rapper) describes how web standards and proper design can affect the ranking and conversion of pages on your site.

This. is. awesome.
Go to the YouTube page to read the genius lyrics!
Thanks for the link, Greg!

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