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		<title>Botanical Drawing in Colored Pencil at Los Angeles Arboretum &amp; Botanic Garden</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Immerse yourself in colored pencil techniques this Spring at the Los Angeles County Arboretum &#38; Botanic Garden. The following classes have been added to Classes Near You &#62; Southern California: Los Angeles County Arboretum &#38; Botanic Gardens, Arcadia www.arboretum.org Courses in introductory botanical drawing, beginning and intermediate watercolor, colored pencil, sketching and Chinese brush painting [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=artplantaetoday.com&amp;blog=1347663&amp;post=17436&amp;subd=artplantaetoday&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Call for Authors and Illustrators of Books About Plants, Natural History Art</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Reader Satisfaction Survey continues to cultivate great feedback from you. Thank you so much for your comments. I would like to address the interest some of you have about sharing books you have written &#38;/or illustrated with ArtPlantae readers. All I can say is, don&#8217;t be shy. Send information about your book project! Your [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=artplantaetoday.com&amp;blog=1347663&amp;post=16566&amp;subd=artplantaetoday&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 18:32:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear All, I appreciate the feedback you have provided through the Reader Satisfaction Survey. Because of your feedback, the Classes Near You section has been reorganized. The listings for California have been separated into two sections &#8212; one for northern California and the other for southern California. Also, each section only contains information for classes [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=artplantaetoday.com&amp;blog=1347663&amp;post=16332&amp;subd=artplantaetoday&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>TheMulch.com Includes Botanical Art on New Website</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 13:40:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We first learned about the wonderful resources at TheMulch.com during EE Week in April. Since then, this extensive resource for gardeners has established a new home on the Web. The site is now faster and incorporates great social media tools for its gardening community. Mulch members now have the ability to incorporate their Twitter accounts [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=artplantaetoday.com&amp;blog=1347663&amp;post=8791&amp;subd=artplantaetoday&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Call for Classes, Exhibits, News</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2010 16:14:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s that time of year where the class schedules distributed in January are replaced by schedules for Summer and Fall. Some of you have joined since National Environmental Education Week and since I do not have your contact information, I am going to post my announcement to all instructors here. Instructors, if you know your [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=artplantaetoday.com&amp;blog=1347663&amp;post=8399&amp;subd=artplantaetoday&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Artists &amp; Naturalists Have A New Source For News</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 16:55:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Social media is not for everyone in spite of all the hype. Quite frankly, sometimes you just don&#8217;t feel like making friends. All you want to do is read and learn in peace. To create exactly this type of a peaceful user experience, ArtPlantae has established a news area that is viewable without any obligation [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=artplantaetoday.com&amp;blog=1347663&amp;post=6311&amp;subd=artplantaetoday&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>For those who eat bestsellers for lunch&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://artplantaetoday.com/2009/11/30/for-those-who-eat-bestsellers-for-lunch/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:28:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[While it may seem incomprehensible, not everyone like to draw, paint, and read about plants. We all know someone who eats bestselling novels for lunch. It might even be you. You all know ArtPlantae Books focuses on a specific niche. In this way, it is similar to the bookstores selling only mysteries or cookbooks. A [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=artplantaetoday.com&amp;blog=1347663&amp;post=5885&amp;subd=artplantaetoday&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>New Endorsement Guidelines for Blogs</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:21:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Federal Trade Commission&#8217;s new endorsement guidelines go into effect December 1, 2009. They require bloggers to explain their relationship with the products and services they feature on their websites. This includes book reviews, exhibit reviews, and pretty much anything where the motivation behind a review or mention needs to be clarified. Since this blog [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=artplantaetoday.com&amp;blog=1347663&amp;post=5712&amp;subd=artplantaetoday&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>ArtPlantae Surveys Benefit You</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:40:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many thanks to those of you who have completed the Readers&#8217; Survey or the Teachers&#8217; Survey. The feedback from both surveys helps to improve the content of this site. All readers of ArtPlantae Today are encouraged to complete the Readers&#8217; Survey. Click here to see how you can contribute to our learning tool. All teachers [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=artplantaetoday.com&amp;blog=1347663&amp;post=5195&amp;subd=artplantaetoday&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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