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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" > <channel> <title>mhnmbms.info</title> <atom:link href="http://mhnmbms.info/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /> <link>https://mhnmbms.info</link> <description></description> <lastBuildDate>Sun, 24 Dec 2023 00:48:41 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3</generator> <item> <title>Teak Furniture – The Proper Way to Care For & Clean It</title> <link>https://mhnmbms.info/teak-furniture-the-proper-way-to-care-for-clean-it,html</link> <comments>https://mhnmbms.info/teak-furniture-the-proper-way-to-care-for-clean-it,html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 20 Apr 2023 19:20:45 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <category><![CDATA[diy furniture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[diy furniture flip]]></category> <category><![CDATA[foureyes furniture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[furniture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[furniture design]]></category> <category><![CDATA[furniture flip]]></category> <category><![CDATA[furniture flipping]]></category> <category><![CDATA[furniture flipping tips]]></category> <category><![CDATA[furniture makeover]]></category> <category><![CDATA[furniture painting]]></category> <category><![CDATA[how to paint furniture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[new furniture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[painted furniture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[secret furniture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[small space furniture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[smart furniture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[space saving furniture]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://mhnmbms.info/?p=73</guid> <description><![CDATA[Teak furniture is tropical hardwood that has a rich, golden honey color when new. However, as it begins to age and is exposed to the elements, the natural, beautiful color changes to a silvery gray patina. In fact, this is how you can distinguish finely aged outdoor teak furniture! The key with teak is that [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p> Teak furniture is tropical hardwood that has a rich, golden honey color when new. However, as it begins to age and is exposed to the elements, the natural, beautiful color changes to a silvery gray patina. In fact, this is how you can distinguish finely aged outdoor teak furniture! The key with teak is that if you were to leave this silvery gray color on the teak furniture without being treated, you would never be able to get the lustrous honey, caramel back.Although the color change does not affect the strength and durability of the piece, it does give your teak furniture a whole new look. Therefore, if you are going to own outdoor (or indoor) teak furniture you first want to decide if you want to maintain the original golden brown color or let your teak furniture acquire a silver gray patina as it weathers.To extend the beautification of the lustrous honey color, a leading manufacturer, Kingsley-Bate, recommends using a protector. Their teak protector is a “cosmetic application” and helps the furniture maintain its color for a season. Reapply as needed.Kingsley-Bate does not recommend using a teak oil on outdoor furniture because of the high maintenance involved in this process. Every three months, teak oil will need to be reapplied to maintain the brown finish. Kingsley-Bate also states “oiling outdoor furniture may cause mildew or irregular coloring.”When left outdoors without a teak protector or teak oil, your outdoor furniture will turn silvery-gray. This process takes approximately 9 months and depends on the exposure to certain elements such as rain and sun. If this is look you wish to maintain, the only care needed for your teak furniture is a periodic cleaning.The recommended cleaning solution is a 75/25 mixture of a mild laundry detergent with bleach in water. Only a soft bristle brush should be used. When your deck furniture is clean, rinse the entire piece well enough to remove any dirt or cleaning solution residue. This process is adequate for general cleaning of your furniture regardless if it is golden brown or has weathered.Kingsley-Bate offers a product for those who allowed their patio furniture to weather to a silver gray and now want to return it to the original color. Regardless of how long your furniture is outside, Kingsley-Bate’s teak cleaner will restore your furniture to the honey brown color. The process is simple and does not require heavy scrubbing.Some people want to stain or paint their teak furniture. Manufacturers frown upon this as the natural oil occurring in the teak prevents the paint or stain to adhere to the wood. If you absolutely must have your teak furniture painted or stained, you should go to your local marina store and confirm what they recommend to use.While some people will allow their teak furniture to remain outdoors all year long, there are those that recommend it be brought indoors. However, if you do keep it out, then make sure it does not sit on wet ground and that puddles of water are not allowed to pool on the furniture. But the great thing about teak is that since it is a dense hardwood, it naturally resists warping, shrinkage, swelling, and rot. In addition, it contains a high oil content the continually preserves the wood, which is why you can leave it outdoors without much problem. The smooth finish does not splinter and looks absolutely beautiful.Teak patio furniture is luxury outdoor furniture. You want to make certain you take care of your investment properly as this is intended to last for years. </p><div class="mads-block"></div>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://mhnmbms.info/teak-furniture-the-proper-way-to-care-for-clean-it,html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>Consumer-Driven Healthcare Will Not Solve Our Healthcare Problems!</title> <link>https://mhnmbms.info/consumer-driven-healthcare-will-not-solve-our-healthcare-problems,html</link> <comments>https://mhnmbms.info/consumer-driven-healthcare-will-not-solve-our-healthcare-problems,html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 09 Apr 2023 15:28:09 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Healthcare]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://mhnmbms.info/?p=71</guid> <description><![CDATA[How would an extra $5000 or $10,000 in additional expenses fit into your family budget? The consumer driven healthcare plans that were created as part of the Medicare overhaul legislation in 2003 by the Bush administration can result in high out-of-pocket expenses for medical care which is equivalent to a tax increase.Consumer driven healthcare has [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p> How would an extra $5000 or $10,000 in additional expenses fit into your family budget? The consumer driven healthcare plans that were created as part of the Medicare overhaul legislation in 2003 by the Bush administration can result in high out-of-pocket expenses for medical care which is equivalent to a tax increase.Consumer driven healthcare has two financial parts: High Deductible Health Plans (HDHP) and Health Savings Accounts (HSA).High Deductible Health Plans (HDHP) tend to be less expensive than traditional health insurance coverage, but the out-of-pocket expenses are higher. People may obtain HDHP through their employers or buy them independently from insurance companies. HDHP have a minimum self-only deductible of $1050 and family deductible of $2100 and maximum out-of-pocket expenses of $5250 for self-only coverage and $10,500 for family coverage for 2006. These high deductible plans compare to the most common type of managed-care plan offered by employers that has an average annual deductible of $323 for a self-only policy and $679 for a family policy, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation, a health research group. Traditional health insurance plans, on average, also have much lower out-of-pocket expenses (copayments and coinsurance that you pay after the deductible has been met).The second part of Consumer Driven Healthcare is Health Savings Accounts (HSA) that can be set up through banks, insurance companies or other financial institutions. People can invest each year up to the amount of their health plan’s deductible, and some employers contribute to their workers’ accounts.Unless employers contribute to an employee’s HSA to cover these high deductibles, these accounts result in a huge cost shift from the employer to the employee for most people with a traditional health insurance plan that includes a lower deductible. In addition, these HDHP may have higher out of pocket expenses (copayments and coinsurance). According to the Kaiser Family Foundation, among employers who offer HDHP, relatively few (19.5%, or 3.9% of all offering employers) also make a contribution to a HSA.Critics of these HDHP such as Karen Davis, president of the Commonwealth Fund (a private healthcare foundation) states that high deductible, consumer driven plans may undermine the two basic purposes of health insurance: to reduce financial barriers to needed care and protect against high out of-pocket burdens for patients.We cannot blame the employers for providing these HDHP because they are trying to provide healthcare coverage for their employees while healthcare costs continue to soar. A 2005 Kaiser Family Foundation survey revealed health insurance premiums increased an average of 9.2% in 2005, down from the 11.2% average found in 2004. However, since 2000, premiums have gone up 73%, and the annual premiums for family coverage reached $10,880 in 2005, eclipsing the gross earnings for a full-time minimum-wage worker ($10,712).Many companies cannot afford to offer health insurance and are dropping this benefit for their employees. The North Carolina Institute of Medicine found in its Safety Net Task Force report that the number of people in North Carolina with an employer-based healthcare plan dropped between 2000 and 2003 from 67.4% to 58.5%, a huge drop in a short period of time.Accompanying High Deductible Health Plans (HDHP) are Health Savings Accounts (HSA) that includes an annual tax deduction for money deposited into these accounts which function like a 401-K Retirement Plan allowing the funds to grow tax free. These funds may be used to pay for medical costs and will level the playing field between those who buy their own insurance and those who get it tax-free from their employers according to the American Enterprise Institute, a Washington think tank.These HSA would be most attractive to the healthy and wealthy, extracting the healthy and lower cost employees from group insurance plans and drive up costs for traditional health insurance plans that cover the less healthy people who need healthcare coverage the most. According to MIT economist, Jonathan Gruber, adding a tax deduction for buying high-deductible health insurance to the tax advantaged HSA would result in 1.1 million currently uninsured people obtaining coverage who are mainly the more affluent people that would enjoy the tax breaks these HSA provide. However, the changes would lead to 1.4 million people losing their employer coverage including the less affluent.According to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, for a family making $180,000, a $1000 contribution into a HSA would reap a $433 tax subsidy. However, if that family makes only $15,000, the subsidy would total only $153. In addition, low income families are not likely to have spare money to deposit into these HSA or be able to afford expensive insurance policies, and consumer driven healthcare (HDHP) and (HSA) will, therefore, not solve the problem of the 46 million uninsured people in the Untied States.The idea of these HSA is to encourage Americans to assume more of the responsibilities and risks of their financial security instead of relying so much on government- and employer-sponsored health plans. Because people are paying for medical care out of their pockets, these plans are supposed to encourage people to become better medical consumers, purchasing only care they need.Another problem with consumer-directed care is that the evidence indicates that people do not make wise decisions when paying for medical care out-of-pocket. A study by the Rand Corporation found that when people pay medical expenses themselves rather than relying on insurance, they cut their consumption of health care, but they cut back on valuable and questionable medical procedures.Perhaps the biggest objection to consumer driven healthcare is that it misdiagnoses the problem because in healthcare 80% of the healthcare costs are consumed by only 20% of the patients. The 2004 Economic Report of the President condemned the fact that insurance currently pays for many events that have questionable value such as routine dental care, annual medical exams, and vaccinations, and for low-expense procedures such as an office visit for a sore throat. However, excessive consumption of routine care or small-expense items cannot be a major source of health care costs because these do not account for a major share of medical costs. The problem with healthcare costs is not routine office visits for a sore throat and other small-expense items. The problem with high healthcare costs is for the high cost procedures such as coronary bypass operations, dialysis, diabetes, and chemotherapy. These high cost procedures are driving up healthcare costs, and nobody is proposing a consumer directed healthcare plan that would force individuals to buy a large share of extreme medical expenses, such as the costs of chemotherapy, out-of-pocket. This means that consumer-directed healthcare cannot promote savings on the treatments that account for most of what we spend on healthcare.Perhaps President Bush and his healthcare policy advisors are taking target practice from Vice President Cheney because they are not even aiming at the target. Controlling healthcare costs means addressing these high cost procedures, controlling excessive utilization, and implementing disease management programs. Disease management programs target high cost patients with medical conditions such as heart disease, diabetes, and kidney failure. In addition, employers are adopting wellness programs to encourage healthy lifestyles including attacking the obesity problem.Alternative programs include a national reinsurance plan by the US government that would cover 75% of any employee’s medical bills that are in excess of $50,000 in one year. Other proposals to deal with our healthcare problems include expanding Medicare for everyone, insuring everyone and requiring everyone to pay into the system.Getting everyone to pay for healthcare would tackle the huge cost shifting problem in healthcare and should help to control health insurance premiums for those people that currently have health insurance. Cost shifting occurs when patients do not have health insurance coverage to pay for their medical care, and their healthcare costs are shifted to those patients with health insurance. You may have seen an example of cost shifting on a hospital bill that includes a charge of $7 for an aspirin or a band aid.The Bush administration’s plans for consumer-directed healthcare are a diversion from meaningful reform and provide a tax haven for the most affluent Americans. These plans are like having an air conditioner that works when the temperature is 65 degrees, but are less effective as things heat up. </p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://mhnmbms.info/consumer-driven-healthcare-will-not-solve-our-healthcare-problems,html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>Home Improvement Marketing – What Works, What Doesn’t, What Might and Why</title> <link>https://mhnmbms.info/home-improvement-marketing-what-works-what-doesnt-what-might-and-why,html</link> <comments>https://mhnmbms.info/home-improvement-marketing-what-works-what-doesnt-what-might-and-why,html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 07 Apr 2023 20:13:57 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Home Improvement]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://mhnmbms.info/?p=69</guid> <description><![CDATA[Home improvement companies large and small know that getting their message heard by homeowners in need isn’t easy. Home improvement contractors are everywhere, and each is vying for attention. Open any given value pack mailer or local coupon publication and you will see page after page of home improvement ads. From lawn services, landscapers, deck, [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p> Home improvement companies large and small know that getting their message heard by homeowners in need isn’t easy. Home improvement contractors are everywhere, and each is vying for attention. Open any given value pack mailer or local coupon publication and you will see page after page of home improvement ads. From lawn services, landscapers, deck, pool & patio contractors to roofing, siding and windows, carpet, bathroom, sun room and basement remodelers, the list goes on and on.So as a contractor, how do you get your message heard? What marketing works, what doesn’t, and what aren’t we sure about? The answers depend somewhat on your local market and your budget, but here I provide some sure things that can be done no matter what your market or budget, and some tips on making the most of all of your efforts.What WorksWhen I say ‘What Works’, I am talking about items that I have personally used to market my clients that I wouldn’t hesitate to employ for any home improvement company. These are methods that have proven time and time again to be worth the investment. There are very few ‘sure things’ in home improvement marketing, but I’ll bet on these methods every time.Website – Now more than ever, the standout method of marketing that continues to show solid return on investment (ROI) is your website. Day after day, night after night, your website – if done right – can generate lead after lead. I’ve seen home improvement companies that do ZERO cold-calling and canvassing, and still generate millions of dollars in revenue due in part to their investment in a well-done, highly-optimized website. The key, however, is the ‘well-done’ part. Frankly, any jackleg contractor can get a website – maybe even an attractive one. But without the proper construction and search engine optimization techniques, it will serve as little more than an online brochure. Do yourself a favor and find a search engine pro that can analyze your site and help make changes that will get it working to generate quality leads.Pay-per-click (Google) Advertising – Your website, as well-optimized as it may be – can’t possibly achieve top ranking for all of the key words and phrases that you need to reach your audience. Today’s searchers in many cases are using broad terms like ‘lawn service’ to find what they need. And at last check, on Google the term ‘lawn service’ yielded 9,400,000 results. If you’re part of one of the large franchises, you have a chance of being found. But if you’re Joe’s local lawn service, fagettaboutit. Your only hope in that broad search is to have your site pop up in the Sponsored Listings, or pay-per-clicks. Setting up Google pay-per-click advertising takes a little know-how, but is certainly available to anyone.Signage – Contractors are on the road and in neighborhoods far more than they are in any office. They are out and about, all over their covered area day after day. Outfit those trucks – whether they are pick-up trucks, step vans or large vehicles – with nicely done signs, and you have yourself a rolling billboard. Forget the subtle vinyl lettering or magnetic sign – spend a little more on a colorful wrap (no need to wrap the whole thing – doors, the back window, and/or tailgate will do) and you will surely get noticed. In addition to vehicle signs, be sure to put a yard sign at every single installment. A yard sign is as good as a personal referral. And in today’s busy society when time spent talking to your neighbors can be few a far between, it allows the opportunity to broadcast to an entire neighborhood that one of their own has put their trust in you for their latest project. I’ve even seen home improvement companies provide incentives to homeowners for keeping the signs in their yard for extended periods of time. Well worth it.Ratings-based Organizations – Organizations like the Better Business Bureau and Angie’s List allow their members and/or the general public to rate their experiences with contractors. And while many contractors shy away from these organizations for fear of bad ratings, my experience has been positive with these services. That is, of course, if you are reputable contractor. If you’re a successful contractor who has built a business based on referrals and quality workmanship, these services will speak for themselves. And when you do get you’re A+ rating, use it. Post it on your website and in ads, and it too can serve as a virtual referral.Social Media Marketing – While the jury is still out on exactly how to track the direct return on your social media marketing investment, I wouldn’t hesitate to set aside a small amount of time and marketing budget for social media marketing. Why? Well for one, it’s about as low-cost as you can get. It has the potential to be viral, and strong testimonial/referral benefits are there as well. It also tells the world that you are on top of things – you’re progressive and stand out as a leader in your field. I don’t recommend spending 2 hours a day tweeting, but spending 10 minutes a day to post an item or two to your Facebook business page and Twitter account can have great benefits.PR – Getting into a regular routine of doing press releases about anything you can think of that might catch the attention of the local press is worthwhile. After a while, regular releases containing good information will catch the attention of the local media. You may even become their go-to people for home improvement information. Invest a little time in putting together a press-kit with your leaders’ biographies, a one-sheet about your company, and any articles, guides, or content you have is worth doing once a year. Then, be on the lookout for news worthy things to write about – significant new hires, a government regulation that affects your industry or homeowners, new products and services can all be spun into information that reporters will look out for.Sales Support – One often overlooked area of home improvement marketing is sales support, however when done right, it can have an amazing return. Companies hire a guy, hand him some business card, send him on his way and expect great returns. Your sales team is the face of your business to customers, and you no doubt spend time agonizing over who to hire. So when you have a good team in place, do the right thing and arm them with the proper tools to make the sale quicker. Online presentations, e-mailable resource links, business cards, and leave-behinds should all be high on the list of items that your team has in their sales toolbox.What Doesn’t Work’What Doesn’t Work’ is based on experience, and consists of items that you’d have to hold me down and force me to spend money on. That’s not to say that in some cases, some markets they don’t work, but at best, I consider these items to be hit or miss.Large Phone Book Advertising – When I say ‘large phone book’ I am talking about the big yellow pages books. It’s no secret that these directories – in print – are dying. With internet availability everywhere and a strong push toward environmental responsibility, directory companies are scrambling to stay alive by offering online options. Unless you’re tracking your phone book response diligently and seeing a return, my advice would be to get out. Or at least reduce to in-column listings.Pay-per-lead Services – For the contractor who has no other method of getting leads, this might be a source to get started, but in my experience, pay-per-lead services don’t work. Typically they are pricey, and they sell the leads they get to multiple contractors. Even the ones that promise exclusivity have turned out to be duds. Whether they are the major players or the smaller ones, all have had the same results. Very low quality leads and at a cost far too high.Value Pack Mailers – Coupon-based value pack mailers are the definition of hit or miss. If you catch a home who opens the pack, and if he or she has an immediate need for what you’re selling and if he or she is attracted by the ad or offer, you might get some action. That’s a lot of if’s. In my experience, these packs are not cheap, and they are loaded with home improvement companies. In fact, during the writing of this article I received one in the mail. Out of the 45 ads in the pack, 22 of them – nearly 50% – were from home improvement companies. Can I possibly stand out in a crowd like this, and hit the homeowner at the exact right moment? Hmmmm…not really liking those odds.Pricey Print Advertising – While some may argue that a flashy ad in a magazine has branding appeal, I have seen very little direct return on this type of investment. To get into the magazines, your money would be better spent doing PR that will get you a text mention or even an article.What Might WorkThe items that fall under the category of ‘What Might Work’ are items that are hit or miss, but have the added intangible value of branding. So while we can’t necessarily measure all of the effectiveness of these efforts, we have a sense that they do have some value. The recommendation on these would be to keep the dollars spent in check, but give the activities that fit your budget a shot.Broadcast Advertising – Broadcast advertising is great for getting your name out there, but can be really expensive. A savvy marketer can find some diamonds in the rough – broadcast efforts that have a decent reach and a decent price tag – but they are hard to find. If broadcast is a part of your mix, try your best to track your efforts. Put landing page URL’s on your ads, whether they are radio or television ads, and a tracking phone number. Create an offer that is unique to the spot for additional tracking. And by all means, with this and every other marketing effort, talk to your customers about how they heard about you initially. If you hear ‘I heard/saw your commercial’ over and over, you will have a sense that it is working.Event Marketing – Events range in size and price from affordable local events like street festivals and school-sponsored events to large home and garden shows, wine festivals, etc. The large shows can be tough to see a big return on – they are expensive to secure space, and expensive to haul your stuff and staff – and you can get lost in the noise of dozens of other companies just like yours. Smaller, more localized events, though, can have a nice return. While you won’t be getting a huge quantity of leads, you will likely have more time to spend with the people you do meet, and you won’t be competing with too many other companies like yours.Direct Mail – The options for direct mail vary from mass mailers that can cost a fortune for printing and postage, to smaller, more cost-effective efforts. In my experience, stay away from mass mailings. The return is very low. However, neighborhood mailers from companies like Quantum Digital can have a decent return. When you are able to choose a select set of streets to mail to, you can keep your cost down by doing small runs, and you can piggyback on other efforts. For example, if Joe’s Roofing is doing a nice roof on Maple Street, Joe’s team knows when the install is happening. If they have their marketing efforts in sync, they can log into the mailer system, and choose Maple Street and its surrounding streets to mail to. Then, while his crew is there with their trucks (that have great signage) and there’s a nice job sign in the yard, the neighbors will receive a “We’re working in your neighborhood!” mailer. Bam! You have 3 solid hits to an entire neighborhood with very little cost.Low-cost Print Advertising – It is tough to cut through the clutter with print advertising, but I have seen some success in choosing specialized, low-cost publications. School papers, and local papers with classified ads or event listings, can provide the benefit of showing community support, can showcase your branding, and may even get you a few leads.OK, so now that you have an idea of what home improvement marketing can work for you, let me give you the single best piece of advice that I can give for making it all work. It’s the same advice I give to young parents who want their kids to stay in line. One little word with big consequences when not followed…consistency.When you are inconsistent with your efforts, it’s advertising sabotage. When things look and sound different across each marketing effort, you are missing the opportunity to plant yourself in the brain of your target audience. I see contractors who use their logo five different ways. I see those who have really nicely designed ads in one location, and really lousy looking ones elsewhere. Invest the time and money into having a pro establish your brand’s look and feel. Whether you’re doing social media marketing, broadcast advertising, search engine optimization or total home improvement marketing from A-Z, stay consistent in your efforts. Everything from your logo, colors, style and your key marketing messages, to brand tone and personality should carry through all of your efforts. </p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://mhnmbms.info/home-improvement-marketing-what-works-what-doesnt-what-might-and-why,html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>Tips When Choosing Your Home Interior Design Style</title> <link>https://mhnmbms.info/tips-when-choosing-your-home-interior-design-style,html</link> <comments>https://mhnmbms.info/tips-when-choosing-your-home-interior-design-style,html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 06 Apr 2023 15:27:10 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[home]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Building]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Buying]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Commercial]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Commercial Property]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Construction]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Home]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Home Staging]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Homes]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Investing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Property Management]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Real Estate]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://mhnmbms.info/?p=67</guid> <description><![CDATA[Some of the most popular exteriors in America are Modern, Art Deco, Victorian and Colonial Revival. Logically, many of these home owners would choose to complement the home interior design by using unified elements. If the exterior is an Arts and Craft bungalow, for instance, you may want neutral tone walls, stained glass lights and [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p> Some of the most popular exteriors in America are Modern, Art Deco, Victorian and Colonial Revival. Logically, many of these home owners would choose to complement the home interior design by using unified elements. If the exterior is an Arts and Craft bungalow, for instance, you may want neutral tone walls, stained glass lights and mission oak furniture. However, if you have a Cape Cod, then a country theme might be more appropriate for your interior. You can gain insight and custom designs from a trained professional to help you make the best choices.Art Deco first gained popularity in the 1920s. While the glitz, glamour and gaudiness diminished following the Great Depression, there is still a soft spot in the American heart for the lost innocence of this classic time period. In the twenties and thirties, the professional interior designer saw Art Deco as both elegant and ultra-modern. Combining aspects of airplane design and Futurism with Old World mosaic patterns and Cubism, the end result was something very interesting that spoke to the aristocracy who wanted nothing bland or boring.Borrowing from austere stainless steel but also exotic zebra skin and saturated modern colors, Art Deco interior design trends offer the homeowner a museum-type vibe with an array of conversation pieces. Curved mirrors, Tiffany lamps, lacquered furniture, velvet drapes, silk lamp shades, small furniture, thick carpeting and symmetrical geometric shape patterns can all add a hint of Deco to a room. “It’s about glamour and getting a glimpse of those bygone days where TV was less important and it was about cocktail hour and company,” furniture designer Barclay Butera tells HGTV.The Arts and Crafts home interior design style took America and Great Britain by storm from 1850 through to 1920. Following the advent of mass production and rampant industrialism, artists like John Ruskin and William Morris called for a return to rustic craftsmanship. Simplicity meets high quality with clean, elegant furniture that is as practical as it is beautiful. William Morris said in 1882, “Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful.”Other influential Arts and Crafts designers include Frank Lloyd Wright, Gustav Stickley, Henry Greene and Elbert Hubbard. Durable, dark-stained “mission style” oak furniture, stained glass, painted tiles, floral fabrics, Mica shade lighting, neutral tone walls and deep green or sapphire blue accent colors are all part of Arts and Crafts custom designs.In addition to the aforementioned styles, you may notice interior design services featuring “Feng Shui.” Feng Shui home interior design is based on the principle that the arrangement of objects, the choice of color and the manipulation of space can help you feel better and achieve your goals. Often Feng Shui involves clearing out clutter, adding plants and rearranging furniture to maximize space. No matter which custom designs you choose, feeling at peace and completely comfortable in your own space is the end goal. </p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://mhnmbms.info/tips-when-choosing-your-home-interior-design-style,html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>How Important Is Health and Fitness?</title> <link>https://mhnmbms.info/how-important-is-health-and-fitness,html</link> <comments>https://mhnmbms.info/how-important-is-health-and-fitness,html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 06 Apr 2023 14:16:12 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Health]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Acne]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Anti Aging]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Beauty]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Cosmetic Surgery]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Diabetes]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Drug Abuse]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Health and Fitness]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Massage]]></category> <category><![CDATA[meditation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Nutrition]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Personal Training]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Popular Diets]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Skin Care]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Spa and Wellness]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Speech Pathology]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Weight Loss]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Yoga]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://mhnmbms.info/?p=65</guid> <description><![CDATA[Health and fitnessIn every human life health and fitness is a very important thing. It is like one of the parts of a human life. A human must follow the rules of it regularly. It is also a good way to find happiness in life. There are many ways to gain health and fitness.Firstly, by [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p> Health and fitnessIn every human life health and fitness is a very important thing. It is like one of the parts of a human life. A human must follow the rules of it regularly. It is also a good way to find happiness in life. There are many ways to gain health and fitness.Firstly, by taking those foods which contain vitamins, nutrition, minerals. Secondly, by getting sound sleep of minimum eight hours. Lastly, through taking exercise like jogging or playing many kinds of sports. A human body which is unhealthy and unfit can be attacked by many diseases. And it is also very dangerous. Now a days it has become an increasing priority for people all over the world. As medical science continues to point to the indisputable benefits of regular exercise and managing a healthy diet, many people have begun instituting daily routines designed to make them feel healthier and help themselves to live longer. Today’s world is the most competitive and toughest one; each and every individual hardly finds enough time to keep themselves fit by way of physical exercise or by using sophisticated modern health equipments that may be supportive to keep their body healthier.Today’s extensive hard work from dawn to dusk that may cause severe mental stress, weakness, sickness and various organic problems that may also lead de-generative disease like Coronary Heart Disease, Diabetes, Cervical Spondiolitise, Insomnia and or so many other fatal diseases. There are so many modern handy equipments in the space using extensively by the people to keep fit themselves, but ultimately, such equipments found miserable in the long run. People get tired of by using all such unorthodox and miserable products. There are many health and fitness products which are useful to stay healthy and fit. They are- dumbbells, weight plates, EZ curl bar, tricep bar, hyper extension bench, preacher bench, the arm blaster, chin up bar, benches etc. Dumbbell exercises are performed with dumbbell in each hand. Weight plates range from 2.5 lbs to 100 lbs.They are usually iron. The EZ curl bar is designed for working the bicep and tricep. The hyper extension bench is used for working in lower back, hamstring, and glute muscels. The preacher bench is designed for working the biceps. The arm blaster works similar to preacher bench by eliminating body momentum and allows you to isolate the biceps. The chin up bar is a iron bar that is either bolted to the wall or part of a exercise machine. Chin ups are great for working the back, biceps and forearms. The most common equipment in any gym is the bench. There are three types of benches flat, incline and decline. Some benches are adjustable. They can be adjusted either flat, incline or decline. Some benches have racks on one end for holding a barbell. While other benches do not have any racks. </p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://mhnmbms.info/how-important-is-health-and-fitness,html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>Why Work With an Online Marketing Company?</title> <link>https://mhnmbms.info/why-work-with-an-online-marketing-company,html</link> <comments>https://mhnmbms.info/why-work-with-an-online-marketing-company,html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 06 Apr 2023 13:21:14 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[internet marketing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[online marketing companies]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://mhnmbms.info/?p=63</guid> <description><![CDATA[Working with an online marketing company is becoming more and more commonplace in the business world today. With more commerce and consumers moving to the internet, having a strong digital presence is essential for long term success in most fields. Yet, many companies don’t have the expertise to accomplish this on their own, and that [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p> Working with an online marketing company is becoming more and more commonplace in the business world today. With more commerce and consumers moving to the internet, having a strong digital presence is essential for long term success in most fields. Yet, many companies don’t have the expertise to accomplish this on their own, and that is where an online marketing company comes into play. How will they help to promote your business interests? To help you determine what benefits this type of service will bring, let’s examine this topic in more depth below.The first step in any web marketing campaign is to build a website which you will then promote. Sometimes an online marketing company will have an in-house specialist who can do this for you, but more often you’ll have to consult with another firm. Once your business site is up and running, marketing will begin on several fronts.Creating a blog is a powerful tool which keeps visitors constantly engaged, and you can even build a dedicated group of followers. This allows you to promote any new product or service that you release, or any specials which you are currently running. A qualified online marketing company will likely inform you, that the key to having a traffic generating blog is quality content. Also, having frequent updates is important as well, as search engines will give you a higher ranking if you post often.An online marketing company will likely suggest a pay per click campaign as well, and these are very popular today. This involves targeting a keyword or keyword phrase, which is highly relevant to your webpage. This type of approach is competitive, and there is a steep learning curve as well. That is why hiring a firm specializing in this area, can be the right move for your company. Rather than stumbling around in the dark, which will waste both time and money, you’ll have expert guidance to help you avoid the pitfalls instead.However, be aware that pay per click options can be costly, especially if you are targeting a highly sought after keyword. Expect to pay anywhere from 10 cents to $1.25 for every visitor who lands on your page using this method. As you can see, it is vital that you pick the right phrases which will bring relevant traffic to your website, otherwise the chances that you’ll waste money are high!The gold standard for pay per click services is Google AdWords, and any good online marketing company will be very familiar with this particular service. In fact, for a fee, some will even create your account and watch the conversions in real time – and make any necessary adjustments as well. This can be a valuable option for you to consider, as it will allow you to focus upon what your company does best. Leaving web marketing to the professionals can be a terrific strategy, as a targeted focus is often the key to success. Thus, hiring an experienced online marketing company can be a savvy business move, which can pay handsome dividends in the end. </p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://mhnmbms.info/why-work-with-an-online-marketing-company,html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>Abstract Arts & Abstract Paintings – A Panoramic Vista Cultivated With Mystery, Thrived on Veracity</title> <link>https://mhnmbms.info/abstract-arts-abstract-paintings-a-panoramic-vista-cultivated-with-mystery-thrived-on-veracity,html</link> <comments>https://mhnmbms.info/abstract-arts-abstract-paintings-a-panoramic-vista-cultivated-with-mystery-thrived-on-veracity,html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 05 Apr 2023 07:12:17 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Animation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Arts and Entertainment]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Body Piercings]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Casino Gambling]]></category> <category><![CDATA[FictionTattoos]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Film Editing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Movies TV]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Music]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Music Industry]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Music Instruction]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Painting]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Performing Arts]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Photography]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Visual Graphic Arts]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://mhnmbms.info/?p=61</guid> <description><![CDATA[FOREWORDI remember a while back, when I was faced with a very pressing situation requiring my instant attention. I was being interviewed live, on a major television station at prime time, along with showing a series of my slides in connection to the opening of an art exhibit. As soon as they wired me up, [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p> FOREWORDI remember a while back, when I was faced with a very pressing situation requiring my instant attention. I was being interviewed live, on a major television station at prime time, along with showing a series of my slides in connection to the opening of an art exhibit. As soon as they wired me up, and situated me on stage, and only a couple minutes before going live, the very charming gentleman, who was to interview me, whispered to me the following: “I have no idea what to ask you, what do you suggest?” I said, no problem, if you ask me only 3 simple questions, I will handle the rest. He was relieved, and quickly jotted down the questions. The green light came on, we went on live, and wrapped up a flawlessly smooth and successful interview. Off camera, the crew came on the stage with big smiles, and acknowledged both of us; but they praised the interviewer, for surprising them as an art connoisseur!DEFINING AESTHETICSAesthetics as a set of principles and branch of philosophy deals with questions concerning beauty and artistic experiences. As far as our general understanding of it is concerned it is a highly nebulous field, subjected to tremendous degree of misinterpretation, particularly in the field of abstract art. In any field of humanities where less accurately is known about that field and its principles have not been precisely formulated, the more authoritarian the field becomes. In the field of arts, with no exact fundamentals accurately developed, the techniques and approaches are wide open for the artists to imagine, explore and create their art.The artist is also subjected to the “laws” of commerce, where various schools of divergent opinions begin to “teach” the artist “how” to be an artist and paint a certain way, citing the field’s critics galore as she listens with an open jaw in lieu of reason. The “authorities,” in the field of visual arts, most of whom have never painted any paintings themselves but are very “fluid” and “cultured” by having memorized a few standard opinions and artistic works and projects of humanitarian nature, analyze the paintings for the artist every step of the way, each time the artist presents a piece of her art for a critique, mainly to discover what’s wrong with her art and how she should fix it according to these “professors’s” brand of “expertise.”I admit to a tad of generalization here for making a point; but does any of this ring a true bell for you? Can you think of an artist you know who is or has been on this ship? I lived and survived through it all, trusting and believing that there had to be a logical and more nurturing way to free imaginative impulses so that the artist could paint as freely as he wanted. Something within me, was telling me, that something was inherently not quite right with the constructive criticisms that were to “teach” us how to view our own world of art, through the eyes of the “critics,” excuse me, the professors. I had viewed this “school of thought” as an authoritarian method of teaching that smothered the thoughts, emotions, or efforts of the artist, but could not quite articulate the problem I was sensing at the time. I discovered later, that this mechanism of controlling thought through teaching, was only one of the elements in our society, which inherently brings about the suppression of the arts that stifles the creative impulses of the artists at the expense of the whole culture.Artists are often “accused” of having their heads up in the clouds, and living within an unreal world of imagination. This brings about the necessity of taking a good and thorough look at just how reality bites. Plowing through several fields of study in search of a tool to measure the aesthetics and the creation processes can leave us empty handed, until we splurge into the field of philosophy to examine our thoughts and reasoning.THE ART OF THINKING AND REASONINGThinking and reasoning is a social activity for most people. They require the engagement of external forces as the individual is as much a part of society as the society is a part of the individual. From the moment of birth, the social labyrinth of customs, beliefs, languages, values, religions, politics, and other traditional ideas are all well positioned to mold the child into the image of those who the child is surrounded with, and it is thoroughly based upon faith and belief. So masterfully the operation is instilled into the society as social heredity that even science has often mistaken it as being genetic.English philosopher and author Francis Bacon (1561-1626), and another English philosopher and mathematician Issac Newton (1642-1727), and others have developed ways of thinking and reasoning that requires a fact in order to be proven must be measured, sensed or experienced. And when we thrust this into the realm of mind and spirit we find our willingness reduced in accepting facts based upon faith or belief.For this reason, in appreciating life, and creating anything within it such as art, looking for answers and solutions exterior to our own sentient qualities, intellects or experiences is to lose concept of our own truth, values and individuality. And the artist, very often, bears the brunt of this philosophy of “independent thinking” and frequently subjected to criticism by those who have a firm grip on the traditions of status quo.But the artist moves on, knowing where the roots of criticism lie, and reasons that people who resort to “criticism” operate in the absence of true understanding, and since no knowledge can exist in the absence of understanding, there we arrive at the presence of “ignorance.” Thus, knowing the basis and the mechanism behind criticism, often serves as a tremendous source of empowerment and consolation for the artist to continue with his art on the grounds of certainty and knowledge of her art and transcend through the highest echelons of culture called: aesthetics!Bacon had come to the conclusion that no field of study by itself is sufficient in the absence of another form of discipline exterior to it to align and coordinate it in the direction of its goal. We can elaborate further that it is not possible to walk a path aright in the absence of defining its destination. Therefore, to stay clear off the grounds of myths, mysticism and superficial approaches, we can take a look and see how the arts can be best served by defining its goal under the broad umbrella of philosophy that embraces all the arts, sciences and humanities.Just as it is impossible to have a full view of a countryside by sitting on one of its boulders under a tree, every field of endeavor, to be fully understood, must be viewed and analyzed from a ground much higher than where it germinates. Thus, in the field of visual art’s, we cannot look at an abstract painting’s isolated data out of context without a consideration of its existence within the scope of a life that contains the art. Bacon say, that would be to use a candle to light a room that is illuminated with daylight.ART IS COMMUNICATIONWe all enjoy and desire a pleasant conversation with our associates, friends and family. But when we look, and inspect our environment, we notice that the great majority of our population, have difficulty with communication. A two way communication takes place, when we can freely initiate our thoughts or ideas to one another, acknowledge each other and continue this interaction, back and forth, by continuing with the sharing of our thoughts and ideas, very much similar to a friendly game of tennis; where the return of the ball, is dependent upon the quality of the serve.There are times when we notice a break in communication, when either one of the parties, in its turn, fails to acknowledge and originate a thought or an impulse back, to continue with the conversation, or to bring about an optimum conclusion.The people having these difficulties with origination, are generally accustomed to prepackaged amusements, such as a weather disaster, or an incident or story relayed by a coworker. They get very low on originating communication on their own, inspired by their own imagination; and they become somewhat vexed, when faced with an “imaginative conversationalist.” This is either through their upbringing and cultural environment, or their education.Origination is very important to bring about a communication. To this degree, these people communicate mainly regarding subjects that are handed to them by external sources. They see a news story, they talk about it; they get a call about a family affair, they talk about it. They wait for an exterior circumstance to bring about an interaction, otherwise they do not engage by “creating” a communication. They either have a compulsively irresistible urge toward doing something, or inhibited and behave awkward and unnatural in communicating. If they manage to engage, they often turn sharply, towards derailment of the dialogue, and bring about a good degree of resentment, ill will and unwanted conclusions.The people who do not originate, or do not engage imaginatively, are inherently dependent upon others to give them primal reasons to engage in a conversation; this is due to being endowed with very little imagination. As a result, we can conclude, that a pleasant and engaging conversation, requires the participation of two imaginative minds, with similar endowment of creative impulses, to mutually create the art of communication.The field of visual arts, follows the same principles, as art is a form of visual communication. The artist originates his communication as s visual message, through the presentation of his art, to his audience. The quality, and the presence of this initiative that he forwards in his art, forms the visual message, that he delivers to his audience; the quality of which, determine the response of his audience, to whether engage or not. Hence, arts much similar to personal dialogues and conversations, follow the same basic principles of communication, in its success or failureAn artist with low imagination, who does not originate verbally, does not communicate visually either. He originates no visual messages in his art, or when he does, it is so scarcely done, that it stirs up no interaction with his audience. This absence of expression, is mainly due to the artist heavy reliance upon the origination of the audience – as an external force – to brings about a communication, in the direction of his art, which is “silent.” Thus, no emotional interaction takes place between the audience and the painting.An artist, high on imagination, is more likely to enjoy the virtuosity necessary in the technical execution of his art. Thus, he is competent, to effortlessly and vigorously, create his visual messages on his canvas; bringing about an interaction between the audience and his painting.The visual message does not have to be the same for every viewer. The message, serves only as a visual or artistic “code,” to be subjectively decoded, by each viewer; much similar to a popular piece of music, that echoes widely by communicating to the listeners – same melodic tone creating a different mood in different listeners.Thus, the communication quality of an artistic expression, is the artist’s intention as a carrier wave, by which her message is delivered to his audience. The technical expertise, by which the art is executed, is also very important, and at times, successful all by itself; although, the quality of the visual communication, always remains senior to the technical execution of the art. The carrier wave, which communicates the artist’s intention, to his viewers, is a phenomenon occurring between the artist and the viewer and resides within the realms of spirit.IMAGINATION VS. COMMUNICATIONImagination is the faculty or action of forming ideas in the mind and the ability to be creative and resourceful. The ability to originate communication, is in direct proportion with good imagination. The reverse is never true that imagination has to be imperiled first to result in failure of imagination to express thoughts and ideas. Imagination becomes thwarted and dulled in artists who become dependent upon others to reach out to them, to the point that they do not reach at all. These artists can then, greatly benefit, by rehabilitating the ability to originate, and initiate expressions of thoughts and emotions, and thus restoring their imaginative impulses in favor of creating communicative art.Imagination is the driving force behind the artist’s dexterity by which he executes his art and the deftness by which he communicates his impulses as visual messages. The more refined the artist’s creative impulses, the clearer are his visual messages in sharing his thoughts, feelings, perceptions and other creative faculties with his audience. Imagination is the prior cause, which precedes the expression of art as its effect; a cause that unarguably and intrinsically, initiate itself in the future, as a postulate first, followed by an effect, which becomes expressed as a painting. Its conception is superior to its execution. Thus, the artist, through his imagination, continue to live in the future.In the case of abstract expressionism, the art is the conduit for the dialogue, between the imagination and the audience, via the expression as a painting. The more the artist becomes intimately acquainted with the inherent truth, and virtues by which he was created himself, the more freer become his imaginative impulses, and the more spirited he can express his art.Abstract expressionism, is a genuine fruit of the imagination. Imagination is the only form of wealth, that gives us art as its dividend. Imagination is where the art is conceived and germinated. Imagination does not work with reason, it does not attempt to classify the physical universe as real or imaginary, it does not assess or evaluate things into categories; it only conceives ideas and expresses them – nothing more.The magic of art, does not exist in its execution, or presentation of feelings and mental imagery independently exterior to the mind. Execution, or presentation of the art, is the technical expertise; the externalization by which the art is expressed. The magic of art, particularly modern art, resides within the intellectual awareness of the mind, in conceiving and forming of ideas. The essence of creation, resides in its conception. When the artist, completes the formation of a conceptual idea, and it then arrives in the external world in the form of an abstract or modern painting, the artist has given birth to expression, and the creation process is complete.Similarly, when we originate a verbal communication, the words we utter, are expressions of ideas we have already conceived and formed in our mind, what is being expressed in our speech. It is external to the boundaries of our imaginative and intellectual calculations, and subjected to the limitations of the physical or material means, by which they can be expressed; as it is not difficult to recall the times, when our thoughts or feelings, were far more beautiful, than what we have been able to express in our speech. The action of painting, the writing of words, the striking of the piano keyboard, are only the interpretations of the imagination in the field of thought and spirit. They do not exist in the realm of aesthetic creation, which is a spiritual pursuit.An imaginative idea, is far greater in scope, than what the artist portrays on canvas. The expression, whether in the form of abstract painting, singing a song, writing a poem, or composing a piece of music, it is always limited to the boundaries and limitations by which they can be executed within the material world. Thereby, it is an alteration of truth conceived in the imagination. The extend of this alteration, as to how much the expression realizes, and fulfills the conception of the original idea released from the imagination, is not measurable, or fully known at this time.A work of art is understood and appreciated by direct observation. Between the artist who creates the art, and the viewer who contemplates it, lies the magic: Expressive imagination. It is our own creative impulses, perceptions and recognition of the aesthetic expressions within the art, that allows us to experience what is being resonating to us from the artist; and thus, becoming engaged in a two way communication with the artist through his art; the art is an spiritual connection to the artist. Aesthetics, when fully perceived, elevates us into the serene realm of timelessness.KNOWING IS SENIOR TO UNDERSTANDINGKnowing and understanding are two of the basic fundamentals in creating art. Knowing is a part of imagination within the mind, in which aesthetic impulses are conceived and transformed into artistic expressions; a process which is best understood by defining both: knowing and understanding; and why knowing is above understanding.Knowing is an intrinsic quality of the mind, in variable measures. Knowing is a state of awareness and a perception in pursuit of a goal. It requires no reliance on exterior forces. Knowing is always accompanied with certainty, ability, and confidence. Knowing is a state of awareness; it is a given state of knowledge. Those with great abilities in a given field, have confidence and are fully aware of knowing that they know, independent of any external factors.Knowing is different than understanding, which comes about with learning. Knowing is the enlightenment felt in perceiving truth. Knowing is self-contained. It is a singular activity which exists by itself and within itself. Knowing is knowing that one knows. Knowing is the faculty to perceive and the capacity for truth – it is a self-determined knowledge.Knowing is self-assurance, it is self-belief. Something that is known without effort. The mastery in a given skill is knowing. The imaginative impulses of an artist that spontaneously conceives an abstract art is knowing. Knowing is the self-confidence by which a task is pursued. It is a certainty in thought, and knowingly perceiving that certain conclusions can be drawn. Knowing is the work of the imagination in conceiving an abstract painting, or making instantaneous conclusions, as to the completion of an art composition. Knowing is awareness of the truth within, and the certainty that it can permeate through any, real or imagined barrier.Understanding on the other hand, is below knowing, because it is dependent upon the engagement of external elements, in the material universe, to fulfill its aim. It is the result of education, as a group activity involving the external world. Studying about prehistoric art, or modern art for instance, creates an understanding about these two styles of art. It does not rely upon our perceptions, or awareness of what is innately ours.An activity in pursuit of understanding is a potential knowledge, as it is acquired, such as the study of a modern painting. It does not fulfill its aim by itself. Understanding is to come to know something in a certain direction; such as learning to play the piano, or a foreign language. It becomes skills in doing things aptly, which leads to knowing.An ability to cook and enjoy good food with ones friends is understanding of how o cook and entertain. The ability to paint a piece of modern art is an understanding of the art itself. The ability to raise beautiful flowers and share them with our neighbor is understanding of gardening and creating goodwill. The ability and competence in having a successful conversation with someone is understanding of good communication skills. Understanding is the universal solvent. Understanding brings about peace and harmony. It can wash things away.In the field of arts, exterior sources of reference, used as mimicry or imitation, compromises the integrity of imagination, ideas, thoughts and concepts; and so becomes impure the art, when it is created through understanding, and reliance upon external forces. Knowledge, purely expressed from within, through the mind and the spirit, is how the artist gives birth to new abstract forms. Abstract art is an example of origination of communication to the viewers as a pure presentation of self-expression.VIRTUOSITY IN MODERN ARTPure creation of fine art, such as abstract paintings, is an emotional activity that surmounts any rational thoughts or reasons, as it fulfills itself through an spiritual journey into time, motion and space, with light, color and form. It is an state of awareness, that summons the most innate essence of the artist’s imaginative and analytical forces. The higher the awareness and the clarity by which he perceives, the higher will be the versatility, and willingness by which he performs along the various facets of life.Johannes Itten (1888-1967), was one of the principal teachers of modern art at The Bauhaus School in Germany, whose teaching philosophy, has produced several great artists of the 20th century. Itten’s principles bring to light, a greater and more in-depth understanding and appreciation of the values in acquiring additional skills in the field, outside of the arts. He believed, studies and mastery in areas such as philosophy, gardening, landscaping, sewing, woodworking, etc., were necessary in developing personal interaction and direct experiences with nature. In Itten’s view, understanding life, it’s structure, forms and textures, plays a significant hand in developing one’s creative impulses. He believed, broadly acquired dexterity, was essential in the competent execution of art through memory and inspiration. Itten’s concise and illuminating words on the subject are expressed more eloquently in the following quote.”If new ideas are to assume artistic form, physical, sensual, spiritual, and intellectual forces and abilities must all be equally available and act in concert.” – Johannes IttenHans Hofmann (1880-1966), a German artist, who lived in Paris in his youth, and was a patron of the French avant-garde movement. His friends, impressively included Matisse, Miro, Picasso and Bracques. He evolved through the revolutionary period of the Western art in early 1900, and later, when he immigrated to America, he became well regarded as the father of abstract expressionism. Hofmann taught the very effective approach of encouraging his students to explore within their own experiences, to develop artistic signatures unique to themselves; and consulting nature only as a reference. He articulates this concept partly as follow:<br />“Nature is permeated by rhythm whose variety cannot be restricted.<br />Art imitates it in this respect, in order to clarify itself and thereby<br />attain the same degree of sublimity, raising itself to a state of multiple<br />harmony, a harmony of colors that are divided at one moment and<br />restored to wholeness by the next. This synchronic action is to be<br />regarded as the real and only subject of painting.” – Hans HofmannThrough his technique of push and pull, Hofmann proved that the illusion of depth, space and motion, can be created abstractly, through the use of color and form, in the absence of representational imagery. His teaching was very influential in the progress and the development of abstract expressionism, specially in terms of his philosophical wisdom, that nature is the greatest art and artist and it is there not to be imitated but to inspire.THE MOMENT OF JUDGMENTThe artist conceives his aesthetic ideas in his imagination, and transforms them into paintings. His paintings carry a visual message, and communicate it to his audience. These paintings are his artistic performance by which he tells about himself. His art, ought to be created purely for his audience, in the absence of any considerations given to any possible critiques given by the critics. People’s emotional responses are the sole decision makers, as to whether the art is successful or not, based on the quality by which a the art communicates to them.To disabuse you totally of any mysteries, involving the recognition of a successful work of art, here lies a simple acid test by way of an Asian tale: an ancient Chinese poet whose poems were laudably read throughout the land, had a simple test to insure the acceptance of his audience. Each time he wrote a poem, he surveyed its popularity in his town. He took it to an old flower lady he knew in the town’s square and read it to her. If she liked it, he published it; and if she did not, he discarded it and wrote a new one. His very thoughtful and wise conclusion in doing this survey, was the following: that if his poems were understood and appreciated by a peasant lady in the town square, they will also be popular with his readers. So, here lies the simplicity by which a widely successful and pure work of art should communicate its essence.The point here in terms of visual arts, is that a successful work of art, whether representational art or abstract art, has to impinge emotionally, upon people who view it, and bring about a sentient response that causes them to engage and understand the painting. When they understand it, they talk about it, participate in it, and put a part of themselves in it, to complete it for themselves as their own work of art.The Chinese “flower lady” is the acid test for every good piece of art, which nullifies all the esoteric classified fallacies, put together by the “experts” who pontificate that a certain type of convoluted “knowledge” or “expertise” is a prerequisite for the public to understand and appreciate art, specially abstract art. Nothing is further from the truth. The simple truth is this: every individual viewer’s instinctive, and instantaneous pulse of joy that he feels and senses strolling through his heart, as a reaction to the pleasure, brought about by viewing the art, is the ultimate judge; alerting the viewer, that he is in the presence of a successful work of art – and no more.ARTS: A SPIRITUAL JOURNEY”Art is greater than science because the latter proceeds by laborious accumulation and cautious reasoning, while the former reaches its goal at once by intuition and presentation; science can get along with talent, but art requires genius.” – German philosopher, Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860)Purity of life force, or spirit does not belong to any part of the physical or material universe. It has no mass, no form, no location in space, no energy, and no motion. It resides in the realm of spirit; and that is not religiously, but spiritually speaking.The more intellectually, and spiritually endowed is the artist, the more powerful will be his demonstration and expression of his ideas. Clarity of his concepts are directly related to the level of his awareness and his willingness to face life. The more purity, vitality and awareness the aesthetic mind of the artist attains, the more intelligently forceful and sentient will be his artistic expressions. Abstract art, in its purest form is expressed through the soul.The interaction of the artist with his canvas, when he paints, is an awe-inspiring time of feeling totally free, from the concerns of the material universe; as he enters the sublime world of spiritual awareness. A state where, according to Schopenhauer, the sun can be viewed the same, either from a prison or a palace. It is this level of sublimity that saturates life with an enchanting beaut; assigning aesthetic quality to our sufferings, enabling us to view our pains from a much higher elevation.Art inject serenity and calm into our space. It humanizes our relationships. It soothes our mind and soul. Art transcends us from the agonies of the transitory, and the material world, by placing infinity into our view. The best arts appeal both, to our intellects and our emotions. The magnificent field of art elevates the culture, and gives Man a splendor of peace and joy to rise to.As the aesthetic mind, become purged and purified of its impurities and misconceptions, it begins to approach more towards the infinite level of awareness and knowledge in its purest form; an ascend, which leads the aesthetic mind closer to eternity; an awareness level instinctively knowable by those who have achieved a higher level of awareness; a level, where the aesthetic mind can effortlessly journey through distant times and places, to bring back imaginatively divine souvenirs in the form of art. </p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://mhnmbms.info/abstract-arts-abstract-paintings-a-panoramic-vista-cultivated-with-mystery-thrived-on-veracity,html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>Occupational Health: Core Areas of Knowledge and Competence, Part 1</title> <link>https://mhnmbms.info/occupational-health-core-areas-of-knowledge-and-competence-part-1,html</link> <comments>https://mhnmbms.info/occupational-health-core-areas-of-knowledge-and-competence-part-1,html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 04 Apr 2023 20:59:10 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Acne]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Anti Aging]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Beauty]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Cosmetic Surgery]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Diabetes]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Drug Abuse]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Health and Fitness]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Massage]]></category> <category><![CDATA[meditation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Nutrition]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Personal Training]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Popular Diets]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Skin Care]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Spa and Wellness]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Speech Pathology]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Weight Loss]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Yoga]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://mhnmbms.info/?p=59</guid> <description><![CDATA[It is not possible to describe a highly complex and dynamic process such as occupational health nursing simply in terms of core activities or tasks. Occupational Health Nurse (OHA) are constantly learning new skills, adapting current practices to meet new needs and developing new approaches to solving problems and therefore their practice is not static [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p> It is not possible to describe a highly complex and dynamic process such as occupational health nursing simply in terms of core activities or tasks. Occupational Health Nurse (OHA) are constantly learning new skills, adapting current practices to meet new needs and developing new approaches to solving problems and therefore their practice is not static but is constantly improving based upon a core range of skills.However, within this limitation it is possible to describe those core areas of knowledge and competence that occupational health nurses use. The following list is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather to give an indication of the wide range of competencies that occupational health nurses demonstrate in practice.The ClinicianPrimary preventionThe OHA is skilled in primary prevention of injury or disease. The nurse may identify the need for, assess and plan interventions to, for example modify working environments, systems of work or change working practices in order to reduce the risk of hazardous exposure. Occupational health nurses are skilled in considering factors, such as human behavior and habits in relation to actual working practices. The nurse can also collaborate in the identification, conception and correction of work factors, choice of individual protective equipment, prevention of industrial injuries and diseases, as well as providing advice in matters concerning protection of the environment. Because of the occupational health nurses close association with the workers, and knowledge and experience in the working environment, they are in a good position to identify early changes in working practices, identify workers concerns over health and safety, and by presenting these to management in an independent objective manner can be the catalyst for changes in the workplace that lead to primary prevention.Emergency careThe OHA is a Registered Nurse with a great deal of clinical experience and expertise in dealing with sick or injured people. The nurse may, where such duties form part of their job, provide initial emergency care of workers injured at work prior to transfer of the injured worker to hospital or the arrival of the emergency services. In many instances, where hazardous conditions exist at work, or where the workplace is far removed from other health care facilities, this role will form a major part of an occupational health nurse’s job. Occupational health nurses employed in mines, on oil rigs, in the desert regions or in areas where the health care systems are not yet fully developed will be familiar with a wide range of emergency care techniques and may have developed additional skills in order to fulfill this role. For others, who are working in situations where the emergency services are on hand, they may simply provide an additional level of support beyond that provided by the industrial first aider.Nursing diagnosisOccupational health nurses are skilled in assessing client’s health care needs, establish a nursing diagnosis and formulating appropriate nursing care plans, in conjunction with the patient or client groups, to meet those needs. Nurses can then implement and evaluate nursing interventions designed to achieve the care objectives. The nurse has a prominent role in assessing the needs of individuals and groups, and has the ability to analyze, interpret, plan and implement strategies to achieve specific goals. By using the nursing process the nurse contributes to workplace health management and by so doing helps to improve the health of the working population at the shop floor level. Nursing diagnosis is a holistic concept that does not focus solely on the treatment of a specific disease, but rather considers the whole person and their health care needs in the broadest context. It is a health based model rather than a disease based model and nurses have the skills to apply this approach with the working populations they serve.General Health advice and health assessmentThe OHA will be able to give advice on a wide range of health issues, and particularly on their relationship to working ability, health and safety at work or where modifications to the job or working environment can be made to take account of the changing health status of employees.In many respects employers are not solely concerned with only those conditions that are directly caused by work, but do want their occupational health staff to help address any health related problems that may arise that might influence the employees attendance or performance at work, and many employees appreciate this level of help being provided to them at the workplace because it is so convenient for them. In particular the development of health care services to men at work, younger populations and those from ethnic groups can be most effective in reaching these sometimes difficult to reach populations.Research and the use of evidence based practiceIn addition to utilizing information and knowledge produced by research in various fields to support activities that relate to the occupational health component of their role, occupational health nurses will also utilize fully research information available from many fields to help support the general health of the working population.SpecialistOccupational health policy, and practice development, implementation and evaluationThe specialist occupational health nurse may be involved, with senior management in the company, in developing the workplace health policy and strategy including aspects of occupational health, workplace health promotion and environmental health management. The OH nurse is in a good position to advise management on the implementation, monitoring and evaluation of workplace health management strategies and to participate fully in each of these stages. Possibility to perform that role will depend upon level of nurse education, skills and experience.Occupational health assessmentOHA’s can play an essential role in health assessment for fitness to work, pre-employment or pre-placement examinations, periodic health examinations and individual health assessments for lifestyle risk factors.Collaboration with occupational physician may be necessary in many instances, depending upon exiting legislation and accepted practice. The nurse can also play an important role in the workplace where informal requests for information, advice on health care matters and health related problems come to light. The nurse is able to observe the individual or group of workers in relation to exposure to a particular hazard and initiate appropriate targeted health assessment where necessary. These activities are often, but not exclusively, undertaken in conjunction with the medical adviser so that where problems are identified a safe system for onward referral exists.Health surveillanceWhere workers are exposed to a degree of residual risk of exposure and health surveillance is required by law the OHA will be involved in undertaking routine health surveillance procedures, periodic health assessment and in evaluating the results from such screening processes. The nurse will need a high degree of clinical skill when undertaking health surveillance and maintain a high degree of alertness to any abnormal findings. Early referral to an occupational health physician or other appropriate specialist will be the responsibility of the occupational health nurse where any abnormality is detected. The nurse will be involved in supporting the worker throughout any further examination or investigation, and may help to monitor their health on return to work. Once alerted to the possibility of an adverse health effect the occupational health nurse is in a good position to co-ordinate efforts to re-evaluate working practices in order to help protect others who may be similarly affected. </p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://mhnmbms.info/occupational-health-core-areas-of-knowledge-and-competence-part-1,html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>Search Results</title> <link>https://mhnmbms.info/search-results,html</link> <comments>https://mhnmbms.info/search-results,html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 04 Apr 2023 18:18:18 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[businesses]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Advertising]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Branding]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Business]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Business Travel]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Careers Employment]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Consulting]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Furnishings and Supplies]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Industrial Mechanical]]></category> <category><![CDATA[International Business]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Interviews]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Management]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Networking]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sales Management]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sales Training]]></category> <category><![CDATA[security]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Small Business]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://mhnmbms.info/?p=57</guid> <description><![CDATA[]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://mhnmbms.info/search-results,html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>Operations Managers – Use Project Management Principals for an Easier Life!</title> <link>https://mhnmbms.info/operations-managers-use-project-management-principals-for-an-easier-life,html</link> <comments>https://mhnmbms.info/operations-managers-use-project-management-principals-for-an-easier-life,html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 04 Apr 2023 17:44:33 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <category><![CDATA[operations management]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://mhnmbms.info/?p=55</guid> <description><![CDATA[Day-to-day operations management in a number of industries, but especially construction, is becoming more specialised and less forgiving. Managing a small or medium sized construction company efficiently now requires not just an in-depth knowledge of building and business but also needs a structured process. This will mean the organisation can gain the most out of [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p> Day-to-day operations management in a number of industries, but especially construction, is becoming more specialised and less forgiving. Managing a small or medium sized construction company efficiently now requires not just an in-depth knowledge of building and business but also needs a structured process. This will mean the organisation can gain the most out of its available resources and can ensure that the customer is kept happy by the achievement of deadlines to the cost and quality levels agreed. As such this work is less like managing an organisation’s operations and is more closely related to project or contract management. There is much that Project Management techniques can bring to construction firms, not only to manage their individual sites, but to manage their on-going day-to-day operations as a linked portfolio of activity being undertaken.In the current economic climate, managing operations so that they are ultra-efficient will provide real economic benefit and improve customer service. This can be done by;• Sequencing the use of directly employed and sub contracted resources not only on a single contract but across the portfolio of sites being undertaken, can mean better continuity of work, less down time and less time sourcing contractors.• Managing equipment on a portfolio basis which will give competitive advantage and improve customer satisfaction as there will be less time when equipment is in the wrong place or is being maintained when it is expected on site.• Finally the integration of leave and training into the portfolio of projects will also help to ensure that everyone is on site that is required, when they are needed.For these reasons it is suggested that the integration of operations management across the breadth of activities being undertaken, as a portfolio of projects or contracts, with the use of project management techniques to give maximum efficiency and minimal waste will be an increasing theme across construction. Conversely the management of operations by reacting to situations and ‘fire fighting’ using quick decision making based on experience will become less frequent. This shift will improve the distance ahead that construction operations managers will be thinking and will enable the adoption of other techniques from industries who benefit from a more stable operational environment.This longer term planning can bring a number of benefits including;• Improved communication with customers<br />• Identification of over or under utilisation of people and equipment<br />• Direction of the sales effort well in advance<br />• Greater collaboration across the business and improved alignment to your aims<br />• The ability to up skill or train before the capability is required and to do this when most efficient<br />• Illustrate when there is insufficient resources allowing for the employment of the correct individuals or purchase of the correct equipmentThis shift can be supported by the generic Project Management software currently on the market for managing individual projects, however, there are only a few systems that can support a portfolio of operations. It is likely that these will become more common place and will become increasingly specialised to particular industries and sectors.So if you are an operations manager who finds themselves always working only a few days or hours ahead, do yourself a favour, plan further into the future with a suitable tool and give yourself an easier life. </p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://mhnmbms.info/operations-managers-use-project-management-principals-for-an-easier-life,html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> </channel></rss> If you would like to create a banner that links to this page (i.e. this validation result), do the following:
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