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<description><![CDATA[Lois Dewitt is a lighting specialist, working part time at the Home Depot in Wilmington, NC. After thirty years of teaching private art classes, she decided to put her course work online--offering her own expertise an art instructor to anyone who would like to take the art lessons on her website. Good interactive art learning and all for free! She has an MFA from Pratt Institute and displays her artwork at Lauren Clark Fine Art in Housatonic, MA and Le Soliel in Carolina Beach, NC. Her many artistic talents and skills are in ceramics, printmaking, oil painting, acrylic painting, drawing, ... ]]></description>
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<title>A Guide to Artful Aging</title>
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<description><![CDATA[A lot of us "older people" feel that there is a dearth of good guidance and support for addressing us as the important culture that we have become. A noted a retirement online newsletter I receive on a regular basis, posted several apparently sound guidelines for improving the experience of aging. The topics, written by a well-known author, included "Thirteen luxuries we deserve after 50," "Things we are too old to say after 50," "Things to try at least once after 50," "Things never to wear again after 50."]]></description>
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<title>What Kind of Art Classes are Available Today?</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Did you ever feel that there is something within you that would like to make its own creative mark in the world, however small or big? Perhaps you saw an ad about art classes. The brochure looked interesting. Everyone was holding up the same painting, but hey, maybe it was a start to your link with art with your creative self...]]></description>
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<title>Art Therapy In Art Instruction</title>
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<description><![CDATA[I have found that there is a therapy in art instruction. Every time I teach an art class I am aware of it. Before I started teaching (which was many years ago!) I remember assisting an instructor in his class and feeling that what made the attendance drop after a few weeks was the way the instructor was treating his students. I decided that I could definitely improve on his abandonment of his students and his cursory way of instructing them. I made up my mind to provide, not only information-rich instruction, but a supportive, encouraging atmosphere within which students could be nourished and grow creatively.]]></description>
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<title>Lighting Options For Your House and Garden</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 08 Aug 2011 08:44:57 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[There are many great decorative outdoor lighting options to choose from these days. Here's up to date information on the latest offerings for solar lighting, rope lighting and landscape lighting.]]></description>
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<title>Painting Light</title>
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<description><![CDATA[I teach students how to paint and draw light. I am also a lighting specialist. My fascination with light encompasses, not only the commercial, retailing aspect, but the artistic as well. Once drawing and painting skills are developed to the point where students can accurately put down what they see, creating light and shadow is studied and faithfully delineated subject matter emerges in a world of space and volume.]]></description>
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<title>The CFL Controversy: Pros And Cons</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2011 07:46:14 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Introduced to the market in 1980, CFL's have improved considerably--costing less, lighting instantly, not flickering and giving off a good, white light. But to date only abut 5% of light bulbs purchase are CFL's, the rest being incandescents. CFL's remain a small, niche market product and as a "green" resource, their credibility is still relatively low.]]></description>
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<title>Art Therapy Wellness Solution</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2011 07:54:06 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[How does art therapy help Alzheimer's patients, those diagnosed with cancer, eating disorders and Jihadists? Once a small attachment to "talk therapies," art therapy has developed into a successful treatment for a wide variety of mental and physical illnesses.]]></description>
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<title>Seven Simple Steps To A Creative Life</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 15 Oct 2010 08:45:27 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Right brain, left brain? What does this mean? The key to a rich life and inspiration of your total resources which will equip you to survive in these challenging times.]]></description>
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<title>Art Appreciation - A Rich, Rewarding Experience</title>
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<description><![CDATA[I DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT ART BUT I KNOW WHAT I LIKE? Perhaps you've gone to a gallery or art museum, looked at the artwork displayed and said to yourself, "What the heck is that? I can't understand it! Why is this here in a gallery?" Or, maybe you've gone to a gallery or art museum and your reactions was, "Wow! Great stuff! I like this! I don't know why, but I do!"]]></description>
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<title>What is Your Dream?</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 11:04:55 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[It is so easy to just live your life out with your dream in the background, never realized. Many of us go to the grave with an aspiration that was never fulfilled. There is a theory that our souls progress by our dreams as well as the good deeds we do on earth in our time. Whether you believe in reincarnation or not, living the good life is the concern of many, and, perhaps it is yours, as well. ]]></description>
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<title>The Artful Life Program</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:35:06 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[What are you going to do when you retire? Is the thought of leaving your job and spending the rest of your life staring at a sunset scary?]]></description>
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<title>Why Teach Art?</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:09:37 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Art is often the first subject to be dropped from Elementary, Middle and High School curriculums for decades. Why? Because our educational systems mirror our cultural preference for logic, math, science, technical and career oriented studies. This roster promises our children a successful future, or does it? Do we believe this? Apparently, not all of us do. A substantial majority of us, according to Gallup polls, believe that learning to play music helps math and science skills and statistics can prove that students taking art, music or drama are doing better on SAT, MCAS and other test scores.]]></description>
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<title>Coping With the Loss of a Dog</title>
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<description><![CDATA[DEAR COMPANIONS - They are our companions, our dearest friends and our soul mates. They support us reliably and they are always there for us. The heart of a dog is big and a dog's personality encompasses the needs of humans. It has been this way for thousands of years. When ancient dogs started hanging around human villages, the villagers soon found the dogs useful: for hunting, getting rid of vermin, even cleaning soiled babies! It was the beginning of a good match that has lasted into the 21st Century.]]></description>
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<title>How to Choose Online Art Instruction That is Right For You</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 11:00:53 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[There are many art instruction on the Internet these days. Some are informative and even inspiring. Others do not adequately cover the content or you may find it difficult to follow the instructions. ]]></description>
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<title>Printmaking! Have You Tried It?</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2009 14:04:35 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[It is fascinating because what you print is the reverse of what you have made to print.   Many times, in the printmaking process, there are happy surprises, unexpected and exciting   results in the print you pull off the plate!  What is the print and what is the plate?    The plate can be just a square of cardboard with some kind of texture or marking on it   that will make an imprint when it is inked or painted and a sheet of paper is pressed on   the face of it.  The image that is received by the paper from the plate is the print.]]></description>
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<title>When is a Crayon Not a Crayon?</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The Conte Crayon is not a crayon, as we define crayons today.  It is closer to pastels in   pigmentation and ingredients, being made from a blend of natural pigments, including   kaolin clay, and graphite.  Invented in France in 1795 by Nicolas-Jacques Conte especially for drawing and sketching,   Conte Crayons has been used by many of the world's greatest artists, including Picasso,   Delacroix, and Degas.  And today's great artists, as well as art amateurs and students,  use Conte Crayon as well.]]></description>
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<title>A Cure For Bad Times</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2009 09:18:52 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Did you get laid off?  Are you looking at your bills and wondering how you are going to pay them?  The kids need new shoes.  With the ton of snow, your roof started leaking and the estimate for repair is $5,000.  Now WE are the survivors. The TV reality show has come to our own back yard.]]></description>
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<title>Tiffany's Stained Glass Legacy</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2009 15:14:20 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Working in the Lighting/Electrical Department at the Home Depot this past Christmas reminded me again of how the season sparks a renewed interest in stained glass items.  Perhaps it is the jewel-like colors that often mimic the warmth and inspiration of church windows.  There is no other time of year that rivals the amount of stained glass Tiffany-style items purchased. After a spirited conversation with a customer about the beauty of stained glass, I set about gathering up my old art school notes and garnering information on the Internet regarding Louis Comfort Tiffany, the founder of the Tiffany style stained glass.  ]]></description>
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<title>Give Original Art For Christmas - A Beautiful Personal Gift</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2008 16:25:07 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Who is special in your life?  Is there someone to whom you would like to give something very personal-not just the usual store item, but something different and unique?]]></description>
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<title>Here Comes the Holiday Season Again!</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2008 10:06:42 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Stores play Christmas music and there are lighted trees, ringing bells, tons of amazing toys, designer clothing at half price.  As you walk through the store you are bombarded with all those wonderful things that this magic season brings.]]></description>
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<title>The Magic of Sending a Personal Christmas Card</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 11:10:08 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Christmas is coming!  Do something special this year.  For any number of reasons it was a special year for many of us, wasn't it?  Babies were born, houses were bought, houses were refinanced, bankruptcies were activated, stocks plummeted, kids went to college. What happened to you?]]></description>
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<title>Sensual and Artful Colored Pencils</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2008 08:32:07 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[How's that, you say?  How can a pencil be sensual?  How can pencils be "artful?"  Read on.]]></description>
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<title>How About an Artful Vacation This Year?</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2008 13:46:10 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[You've no doubt noticed that it's more expensive than ever to travel these days! Rising gas prices impact not only your vacation plans by car, and cruises and flights to your favorite getaway places are getting costly as well. Two weeks at a Caribbean resort, or just a trip down to southern Florida is going to be 30% more expensive than last year's vacation.]]></description>
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<title>Creativity Leads to Family Enrichment</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2008 10:08:04 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Everyone in your household is running in different directions.  There's soccer, football, ballet and homework, homework and  more homework.  Everyday you go to your job, and later, pick up the kids from day care or the kids are home when you come home from work. Today's families are scattered.  Often, each member is in a different time zone with projects and friends. There was a time, many years ago, when, families sat around the dinner table and shared what had happened that day.]]></description>
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<title>Be Healthier, Live Longer By Being Creative!</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2008 11:55:04 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[How can we live our lives to the fullest in the present moment?  How can we get off the "fast track" and slow down enough  to appreciate every minute?  We can meditate, do yoga, or spend some quiet moments sitting in a quiet setting to let our minds calm down and reducing the input that life delivers to us daily.]]></description>
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<title>Are You Ready For Collage?</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2008 15:30:40 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Did I spell that right? Yes, I did. And if you are looking to go to college, you are reading the wrong article. However, if you are ready to discover the power and magic of collage, an incredibly exciting art form using materials which include practically anything you can get your hands on, you are reading the right article! Are you are ready for collage?]]></description>
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<title>The Meaning of Light</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 10:59:27 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[As a lighting specialist, I've become interested in the use of the word "light" in our language. How many times do we refer to light in one day and why?  Let me count the ways.]]></description>
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<title>Oil Pastels - Discover a World of Brilliant Color</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2008 11:51:26 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Bright reds, neon yellows, flaming oranges and electric blues!  With a broad range of  gorgeous colors, ease of use, immediate and direct, oil pastels are definitely a product of  our time.  Initially invented to accommodate the needs of two great twentieth century artists,  Picasso and Goetz,  oil pastels entered the commercial art materials market in 1949.  Since  then, oil pastels have enabled exciting research of color and expression by many  contemporary artists.]]></description>
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<title>Launching a Successful Career As an Artist</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 09 Aug 2008 15:46:45 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Ready to launch your art career?  Here's a guide that will help you gain a foothold in what can be one of the most challenging of entrepreneurial areas. Balancing creativity, production, marketing and finances means wearing many hats (or berets, as the case may be.)  Having an overview of goals, directions and periodically consulting a self-check list can smooth out the bumpy road of artistic development.]]></description>
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<title>Light in Art - An Ever-Changing Phenomena</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2008 11:45:22 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[If you thumb through the pages of an Art History text book and look at the illustrations, you will see, over the centuries, how we, as a Western civilization, have perceived and depicted the phenomena of light. Art changes our perceptions and our perceptions change art.  These correlating dynamics not only define Art History, but map visual/cultural patterns that explain how we depicted the phenomena of light through art in certain periods of time.  ]]></description>
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<title>Ten Lighting Tips That Will Help Sell Your House</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2008 14:01:55 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[As a Lighting Specialist, people frequently ask me how they improve the saleability of their house with good lighting.  They often add that they have a budget, don't want to spend a lot, because that extra cost in purchasing expensive lighting fixtures or changing electrical service would have to be added to the cost of their house.  With that in mind, I have created guidelines for enhancing the appearance of a home inexpensively:]]></description>
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<title>The Secret of Creativity</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:50:00 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Why are some people creative and others aren't?  Why do some people doodle, sketch, even attend life drawing classes and other say,  "I can't draw a stick figure!"  Why can some people think "outside the box" while others are very comfortable in that box and don't want to leave it?]]></description>
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<title>To CFL Or Not to CFL - An Update</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2008 15:14:51 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Want To Lower Your Monthly Electric Bill?  I have replaced all of my incandescent bulbs with the new compact fluorescents and encourage customers in the lighting department where I work, to do so, as well.]]></description>
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<title>Getting Creative - The Artist Within</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2008 13:11:24 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[We all have a creative side, an artist within us.  Find that creative and empower your life!]]></description>
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<title>Light of the Future - Hybrid Solar Lighting</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2008 11:45:14 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Energy saving hybrid solar technology promises new ways  illumination for the future. Hybrid solar lighting (HSL) isn't anything like solar power that converts sunlight into electricity. Through the use of optical fibers, HSL captures sunlight, channeling it and  piping sunlight into a building. When there is little or no sunlight, these fixtures use electricity so that constant lighting is achieved.]]></description>
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<title>Six Energy Saving Tips For Winter</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2008 15:55:56 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Replace your regular bulbs with compact fluorescents (CFL's). This means your lamps, overhead fixtures, hall lights, lights in the bathroom, foyer and don't forget porch lights!]]></description>
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<title>5 Lighting Tips That Will Improve Your Home</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2008 09:46:53 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[As a lighting consultant, I answer many client questions about how they can enhance their home with lighting.  I've seen, over the years,  a pattern of general questions.   Here are five of those main questions with my solutions.  These basic "always asked questions" may very well help you improve the lighting in your home!]]></description>
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<title>Confessions of A Lighting Specialist</title>
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<description><![CDATA[I should've done this sooner, that is, purchased CFL's and replaced all the bulbs in my house.  After all, I endorse them everyday.  Am I like the plumber with the chronic dripping faucet? It is always THAT faucet that is the last to be repaired.....]]></description>
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<title>Raising the Standard Poodles</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2007 14:58:24 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Standard Poodle a good family dog!  Yes!  I've had thirty-five years of Standard Poodles.  Bernie, Sidney, Anni and now, Charley!  Standard poodles are a great breed, wonderful for families and a good companion singles or couples!]]></description>
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<title>The Dogfood Dilemma</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2007 12:19:27 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Much information has been generated by the pet food recall horrors.  Here's a condensed checklist of do's and don't do's that will help keep your dog strong and healthy.]]></description>
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<title>To CFL or Not to CFL?</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2007 15:43:33 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[For years I was a lighting consultant to a showroom in western Massachusetts.  When I moved to Wilmington, NC, I signed on with Home Depot in the Lighting/Electrical Department. A lighting consultant's take on energy-saving lighting solutions.]]></description>
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