It's time for the sane to take power back from the insane.
It's time for the lovers to take power back from the haters.
It's time for the kind to take power back from the cruel.
It's time for the builders to take power back from the destroyers.
It's time for the protectors to take power back from the killers.
It's time for the living to take power back from the dying.
It's time. It's well past time.
Approximately eighty years ago, most of the world was plunged into the darkness and hell of war. Millions of men, women, and children were raped, beaten, tortured, murdered, blown up, starved, gassed, and burned. Great cities were reduced to rubble.
There were many forces behind this unimaginable evil, but much of the havoc can be traced to just one man, a failed artist who hated himself and so many others, a man who appealed to the worst of his people.
Today the world is again in grave danger, and again, much of it can be traced to one man, and of course, his supporters. Once again, a doctrine of cruelty, hatred, separation, violence, and paranoia is being fed to those who would accept it.
To the people of China: as an American, I do not believe you to be my enemy, and I do not wish to be yours. I have only respect for the Chinese people, culture, and language. It is true that our countries may not agree on many things, and it is perfectly natural for peoples to disagree. But are any of our disagreements worth the brutal, inhuman horrors of war? We must avoid war at all costs.
I truly believe that most Americans do not want Donald Trump to be president. I certainly do not. I want only to live in peace with my fellow Americans and people of all nations, including China.
Donald Trump is only strengthened by threats of war: he is strengthened by fear, anger, and violence. I beseech you: do not do anything that would strengthen him any further.
We all want to live in a world of peace, prosperity, happiness, joy, laughter, and friendship. Let us all live together in peace.


Education Archives - GB Pilley & Associates Ltd.
To help families start planning and saving early for their children's education after high school, the Government of British Columbia announced a new $1,200 BC Training and Education Savings Grant. When a B.C. resident child turns six years old, the Province of British Columbia will put $1,200 into the child's Registered Education Savings Plan (RESP).


Starting on January 24th, Trenton's renown BSB Gallery will showcase Common Threads 7: Sanctuary. This installation tells a story of various immigrant artists who chose to become American citizens. It is a celebration of the rich tapestry of immigration and the American narrative.
Participating artists include: Alia Bensilman, Chee Bravo, Daniela Brozkova, Brigitte A. Calderon, Amy Louise Lee, Vinita Mathur, Kata Mejia, and Abelardo Montano.
C.a. Shofed's Common Threads was established in 2013, to showcase the work of Trenton area artists and artists influenced and inspired by the Trenton art scene. It was forged to empower these artists to build bridges beyond Trenton's borders and to foster economic development and prosperity.
The exhibit will open on January 24, 2019 and run through February 23, 2019. An opening reception featuring food vendors and various artisans selling their merchandise will be held on January 26th from 11am to 5pm. There will also be a panel on Saturday, February 9th in which the artists will discuss the immigration story of each of these artists and how their physical journeys have influenced their lives, outlooks, and personal art practice.
BSB Gallery has partnered with Artworks Trenton for this very last rendition of Common Threads. Each of the exhibiting artists will also be featured in the ArtLab Gallery of Artworks in tandem with our exhibit at BSB Gallery.
The BSB Gallery is located at 143 East State Street on the bottom floor of the Broad Street Bank building.
Gallery hours are Thursdays – Saturday 11am-5pm.


Reaching home after a party or work and finding the door locked that can't open is a reason enough to get stressed and frustrated, but does it solve the issue? Calling us for lock opening will!
People can go crazy if they are facing lockouts. Some might try DIY options while others would attempt trying to kick down the door, but alas such stunts only workout in the reel life and not the real one. Not only you would end up damaging the door but also incur unnecessary financial expenditure.
If you are attracted by the adverts of some of the locksmiths in the area and looking to call them during emergency, take a pause because they might not be able to provide the services they claim. In addition, the professionals may not arrive on time or would be found wanting as far as the problem resolution is concerned. So, instead of wasting time on it all, call Riverwest WI Locksmith Store. We are a trusted name among the locksmiths in the entire area. We respond to emergency situations within the shortest possible time and deliver lock opening service with excellent success rate.
The answer is obvious - we are simply the best in and around Riverwest. Our professional locksmiths are experts installing/opening the pin and tumbler locks and other conventional locks. Not only that, we also ensure that the high-end technology locks are configured according to the exact specifications of the clients. Our lock opening service is second to none because we have perfected the art of unlocking over a period of time.
What's more, you can contact us 24 hours a day for lock opening and our team will respond without fail. With emphasis on regular training, the experts working with us can handle all types of locks, no matter what model and make they are. Even vehicle owners can benefit by our expertise because Riverwest WI Locksmith Store can repair and create new car keys to get the car unlocked and it's all done on the spot instead of taking the car to the store. Therefore, by calling us, customers save time, money and get immediate relief from anxiety.
To test what we just said, dial 414-433-3977 today!


text:
The Intersection of Design and Technology: How to Find Development Harmony
By Jaron Rubenstein
There's a tough balancing act between form and function. Functional solutions often lack visual appeal, while designs with a visual focus sometimes lack functionality and usability.
When design studio karlssonwilker came to me with a concept for Wolf-Gordon's new Web site, another development firm had already given up on their vision. The studio wanted an interactive experience that would allow users to leaf through wall-covering swatches as though they were in a bricks-and-mortar store. Their previous development firm had believed that this vision was too ambitious. The site design would require a cutting-edge technology implementation.
Anyone who has ever tried to bring a product to market knows this challenge well. There's a tough balancing act between form and function. Functional solutions often lack visual appeal, while designs with a visual focus sometimes lack functionality and usability. But that's no reason to cite irreconcilable differences and give up. By taking the right approach, designers and developers can marry form and function—hitting the sweet spot between simple engineering and a seamless user experience.
A History of Separation and Reconciliation
User experience has emerged as a critical factor in software development.
Computer-science classes have traditionally emphasized functional engineering, while the art schools in which visual designers have been siloed focus only on look. But as the software industry's focus has shifted from software for professionals to software for the masses, these disciplines have begun to overlap. Plus, user experience has emerged as a critical factor in software development.
Consumers now expect authentic branding that flows into seamless Web experiences. They naturally gravitate toward brands and services that have clear visual identities. But branding and visual design only get people in the door. If a product lacks features or functions poorly, users will switch to another service. This is why Gmail now dominates—even though it was late to the email game. Its massive storage capacity, powerful search, smart spam filter, and easy-to-use user interface have delivered both form and function, leaving other email providers in the dust.
Think Like a User
It's not possible to accomplish the mission of marrying form and function until UX designers have learned as much as they can about their systems' users and how they work.
However, it's not possible to accomplish the mission of marrying form and function until UX designers have learned as much as they can about their systems' users and how they work. They need to gain such a deep understanding of users that they begin to think like them.
Two straightforward ways of gaining user insights are generative user research and usability testing, through which you can understand how users work, learn what capabilities they need in an application or system, and identify the painpoints they struggle with. By working to remove the most serious issues, you can greatly improve the user experience. While conversations with users can yield useful insights, many users have difficulty explaining their experiences. So observe them in action, preferably in the environment in which they typically work. Ask users to perform the tasks for which you're designing solutions. Having users follow industry-specific workflows for particular tasks can enable you to map patterns across an entire industry and develop solutions that ease an industry's adoption of your product.
Observe users interacting with competitive solutions that were designed to address the same issues as your product. Determining where you're falling short and where you're succeeding can ensure that you don't add or eliminate the wrong features—negatively impacting the user experience.
When interviewing users, make sure to ask them about cases where their current tools simply don't enable them to accomplish their goals. Dig for details. When users get bogged down by a time-consuming manual process or an odd circumstance that requires a workaround, they're probably not the only ones. Addressing these painpoints can lead to design innovations.
How to Marry Form and Function
Throughout every stage of a project, you should take an integrated approach to design and development.
Now that you understand how your users perceive your system, you can start thinking about how to marry form and function. In the brand era, harmony is more important than ever before. Throughout every stage of a project, you should take an integrated approach to design and development. Here's how to make sure that form and function go hand in hand every step of the way:
Design at resolutions that people will actually use. Whether you're designing for the desktop, tablets, or mobile devices, create visuals at the right aspect ratio and pixel dimensions for the target screen. If your first canvas matches the final display, you're more likely to design with aesthetically pleasing proportions.
Create an interactive walkthrough. Present interactive designs to your team or a client using a browser and a device emulator or an actual mobile device. Using realistic presentation throughout the design phase will help you to identify common issues for smaller screen sizes—for example, text that's unreadable or buttons that are too small or too close together.
Use an iterative design process. Plan for iterative cycles of research, design, development, and testing, and expect that features will change at every stage of development. Today's leading technology designers create user experiences incrementally. For example, Steve Jobs famously demanded that hardware designers change the first iPhone's screen from plastic to unscratchable glass just weeks before production began, because he realized that his keys had scratched his phone in his pocket.
Test on real devices. Before beginning development, create a prototype of the user interface using real code and displaying it on real devices. Test your prototype experience in the most critical browsers and most common devices for the target audience, then iterate your design further, if necessary. Save the heavy-duty coding until the last stages of development to ensure that you've got the user experience right from the start.
Gather user analytics during and after development. W. Edwards Deming famously wrote, "In God we trust; all others must bring data." Your team or client will want quantitative measures of project outcomes, so build analytics into each solution before it launches.
By taking an integrated approach at each step of the design process, you can ensure a happy ending for your team or client and your users.
Consider Google In-Page Analytics and heatmap visualization tools like Crazy Egg. These will show you how much time people spend on your site or application, which of its functions they use, and how they interact with it. In future releases, you can use these metrics to optimize the user experience and information hierarchy.
My team followed this process to find the intersection of form and function for Wolf-Gordon. Through collaboration, real-world experimentation, and iterative design, we were able to develop a seamless experience—without abandoning karlssonwilker's core concept.
Any product development team may experience conflicts, but that doesn't mean form and function need to be separate. By taking an integrated approach at each step of the design process, you can ensure a happy ending for your team or client and your users.
In Design Process | Front-End Development
Phil Muller
In my experience, if you're not bringing developers along to gain empathy for the users, you're just accelerating toward the age-old conflict: designers versus developers. For real collaboration, the whole team needs to share a common vision of the objective, and that will be based on their understanding of the need or problem gained by observing users.
Jaron Rubenstein
Founder and President of Rubenstein Technology Group
Jaron had an early interest in human factors and human-computer interaction that transitioned into a focus on creating modern, empowering user experiences. His experience, deep technical expertise, and passion for design imbue his work with his creative partners. He empowers them to identify opportunities, manage complex projects, and maintain the integrity of their work. Rubenstein Technology Group is the leading technology partner for some top creative firms. Brands ranging from Bloomberg to Harvard University to Wolf-Gordon have benefited from his team's design-led engineering approach. Read More
Other Articles on Design Process
Creating Products Collaboratively: A Design-Thinking Case Study
Agile, Spiral, Lean, DevOps, and User Experience
Pragmatic Design Solutions

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


.15 oz. Flavored Lip Balm in a white tube, in the classic Chapstick style. Available in 30 tasty lip balm flavors, this lip-loving lip balm is made in the USA. Sweeten up your next promotion with delicious lip balm in a clear tube. This is a petroleum-free lipbalm formula is made with eco-friendly, plant-based waxes and oils. This product is cruelty-free, and NOT made overseas! Great for fashion and beauty events, travel and summer sun promotions. Each lipbalm tube can show case your brand in a 4 color label. The lip balm formula can be customized with flavor & color. Available custom flavors include: mint, peach, vanilla, lemon, chocolate and cherry. We are your source for the finest custom lip products.
.15 oz. 2.625"x .625" 2.125" x .5625" 500 5 lbs. .15 oz.