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David Ross Lawn has been actively photographing for Jersey Indie and freelancing in concert photography and self-portraiture for years, working for bands and brands big and small. David is here to talk about their photography journey, their go-to equipment, and their editing approaches for photographing live music in their individualistic and easily-recognizable style.
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During the COVID-19 pandemic, Newark Working Kitchens (NWK) was launched in an effort to keep Newark’s local restaurants open and Brick City residents fed. This initiative was powered by Audible, the major online audiobook and podcast service, which has its headquarters in Newark. Just last month, Audible launched a new meal delivery service app, called “NWK Delivers (NWKD).” The app was created to continue and expand the work of Newark Working Kitchens. Aisha Glover, VP of Urban Innovation at Audible…
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By Sonia Schnee | Posted Friday, September 20, 2019
If you are conscientious about your health and are worried you’re not getting the vitamins you need, if you have a fear of swallowing pills, or are curious about what “CBD” is all about, meet Janet Ryan, Founder/CEO of SpectraSpray Global which specializes in oral spray vitamins. Check out our interview with Janet below to learn more about her business, the inspiration behind it, and how you can get a hand on a variety of spray vitamin kits.
My name is Janet Ryan, I am from Montville, NJ and I own a spray vitamin company called SpectraSpray Global.
SpectraSpray got started as a result of my passion to help others feel their best and live their best lives everyday. After supporting health professionals with various supplements, I met a naturopathic doctor who introduced me to the unique ‘oral spray’ delivery.
I have always been in tune with living a healthy lifestyle, but my dedication and determination to share cutting edge wellness information with others sprang from my family history. My mom, who had early onset Alzheimers, and my son, who suffered with ADD and had learning disabilities, have been the main driving factors behind my vast education, research and passion to educate and empower others. It’s still almost impossible to “TREAT” Alzheimers, but they are finding we can prevent it if we understand how our bodies work. Also, my twins were about 10-years-old when my son needed serious support for ADD, anxiety and focus which lead me to learning more about natural solutions rather than medications.
My company SpectraSpray offers oral Spray Vitamins that support wellness. We call them “foundational and functional” since they are typically nutrients that are deficient due to our poor food quality and stressful lifestyles.
If you take vitamin pills, your body could well be STARVING. People don’t realize that their bodies do not absorb 90% of any vitamins they take by pill, or even from some foods they assume are good for them. Their bodies are running on EMPTY, yet people wonder why they’re exhausted and not able to focus. Due to the high-tech nano-emulsion delivery system, our spray vitamins and supplements have the highest absorption of any competitor on the market today. The only higher absorption is through intravenous delivery. It’s not what you take, it’s what you ABSORB!
Our unique product formulas help people increase their mental focus and energy, reduce stress on the spot and sleep better to recharge. As a result, they increase their longevity by fueling their body with depleted baseline nutrients that naturally reduce as we age, or when we have genetic, digestive or environmental (epi-genetic) challenges.
Anyone can use our sprays. We find those who travel, work a long day, don’t sleep well or have digestive issues particularly love the convenience and effectiveness of our products.
We help people by providing them with THE MOST CONVENIENT wellness spray they can carry with them anywhere they go. Most people have a cabinet FULL of vitamins and supplements that they forget to take. Our sprays GO WITH YOU and can be sprayed anytime, anywhere since they do not require food or water to absorb. The nutrients are already in a “ready to absorb” form that goes right into the bloodstream via the oral cells (buccal cells).
CBD stands for Canna-BiDiol, which is the oil extracted from the hemp plant.
It has been proven to help regulate the homeostasis (general functioning of all systems) of your body in many ways; especially supporting anxiety, sleep, pain and immune health.
People still think it will get you high, like Marijuana. CBD, especially the ISOLATE from, which we use, has no THC, the psycho active ingredient that gets you high. We provide a COA (certificate of analysis) to prove that, which is super important. CBD is not regulated YET, and there are many brands with toxic qualities, or not as much CBD in the product as advertised.
They are apprehensive for good reason. It’s new, its everywhere, and it’s just beginning specific research. It’s important to buy from a company you can trust, one that provides a COA, uses Isolate form so that you are not drug tested positive for your job. You can start with a low dose, just a few milligrams once or twice a day, and see how you feel, then increase as needed. It takes time for your body to achieve homeostasis, but in time many functions will be supported because your body is able to work “in sync: much better. That’s extremely simplistic, but you can read our recent blog on the science behind CBD, or search the internet for reputable sources and studies. Like anything else, educate yourself. I did.
Online at www.SpectraSpray.com. First time purchasers can use code SAVE20 to save 20% on their first purchase! They’ll love them. Our Success Kit and Travel Kit are very popular and can be used everyday, not just while at work or when traveling. Sleep Support, Stress Support, Immune Support and B12 are all must haves!
We are on Facebook as SpectraSpray and Instagram as SpectraSprayVitamins.
Yes, your health is in YOUR hands, not your doctors. Learn, read, talk to people who understand nutrition and functional medicine. It is growing fast, and helping people live their best life, while aging positively into the future. Most chronic health issues are based on inflammation. Eating right, understanding your gut health and supporting your system with the right supplementation (not too much!) will help your very intelligent body to take care of you for a long time. Here’s to your health and a wonderfully energetic life!!
By Deaglan Howlett | Posted Wednesday, July 11, 2018
Anthony Cartinella is a bit of a legend in the New Jersey punk scene. Starting Dark Horse Percussion in 1996, he helped foster the NJ punk sound, even though he did not play on the records. However, his drums were featured on groundbreaking Jersey punk albums by bands including The Gaslight Anthem, The Bouncing Souls and Streetlight Manifesto, just to name a few. These days, he does not make drums anymore but instead has turned his passion for music into building custom guitars for the working class, which happens to be Black 35 Guitars’ mission statement. Black 35 Guitars has grown exponentially since his first guitar was made, and his roster of players grows every single day. Anthony was kind enough to let me ask him a few questions about his company, and I am more than happy to spread the word of the incredible work he is doing in my hometown of Red Bank, New Jersey.
Anothony Cartinella: I founded Dark Horse back in 1996. Dark Horse Percussion originally started with my father and I making snare drums at our house. My father would help me, but I just wanted to make snares for fun, and then I started Dark Horse as a real business. Dark Horse actually started from me being into marching and orchestral percussion. I was getting sick and tired of going to music stores and asking about marching or orchestral gear and the guys working there having no idea what I was talking about. I basically came home one day after going to a music store, and I went to my mother and told her I wanted to start my own business, and I asked her what I could do. She actually ended up helping me with a sole proprietorship business, which was Dark Horse Percussion. I originally started out by just selling accessories, like sticks and drumheads out of my parents’ basement. I had a lot of schools that were buying stuff from me which was really cool. Eventually, I got set up with a Pearl dealer and I was selling drum sets and marching gear. Then I started building drums for fun, mostly one-offs, that I would put on eBay. I would sell it, then someone would ask me to make them a set.
Most people tend to think that having your own business is glamorous, but it is the furthest thing from that. What most people do not see is the Orange County Choppers side of things. You see that end product and you think ‘Wow! That’s friggin' awesome!’ But what most people do not see is how the builder was up until 12:30 in the morning before the day the drum set was supposed to arrive to the client. Then, realizing last minute he is short two lug cases to complete someone's drumset and it needs to be shipped out in the morning in order to make it to Germany for the show. Most people do not see that kind of stress.
I used to make guitars for fun while I would be waiting on drums, like waiting for shells to come to finish up a kit. I started Black 35, since 35 is my favorite number and that’s Mike Richter’s number on the Rangers -- I am a big Rangers fan -- and because black 35 in roulette being my favorite. So, I figured ‘Hey! That’s my guitar company!’ but my goal was not to start a guitar company. My goal was to basically make guitars that I like, make them and sell them at a price point that sits around a thousand bucks a guitar, and if someone wants it, cool, they can buy it. If not, I'll just keep it and keep playing it. I got out of Dark Horse and I figured I learned my lesson from business and did not want that anymore so I would focus on other hobbies. Needless to say, I started a big cartel page and an Instagram account, posted a guitar I made, said it was for sale, and the next thing I knew, everything I was making was selling, and selling fast. Even crazier than that, I was shipping these guitars out all over the world.
I was told I am basically making the workingman's custom guitar. I have the ability and technology to make stuff, and that why I can turn around and make someone a guitar and I can make them however the buyer wants. A LP style with two humbuckers and a tele pickup in the bridge? I can do that, and in a way where I can make it affordable for you! I'm currently over 260 orders in eighteen months, and now I have ten thousand, organic Instagram followers. It’s crazy how something that wasn’t supposed to be a business turned into a really cool business.
Being that I teach fulltime, and that's my bread and butter, doing this on the side I can work with you and be like, ‘hey, man you want this guitar? I can work with you and be like, well how much can you put down?’ And someone will say they can put $200 down, and I say cool! I get the $200, I put the order in my book, start working on the guitar and the player can chip away at the price while I am making the guitar. Most importantly, players appreciate that because that gears myself towards these DIY-ethics [that] musicians stand by, as well as I do. I make it so it’s very personable and accommodating in order to work with everyone. I understand everyone is in a different financial position, and I make sure I am able to work with you financially to get you to the end result. It’s not all about money, it’s about building a relationship.
