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We have designed two affordable membership plans that allow you to supplement your current health insurance coverage with the naturopathic modalities that support your body's ability to self-heal.
Monthly Wellness Plan
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45% of Americans have been diagnosed with at least 1 chronic disease. This plan was designed with those patients in mind. It is designed to make naturopathic medicine more affordable for those who would benefit by coming in more frequently. We use numerous in office treatments/therapies which all have the potential of supporting the body in a way to reverse chronic disease. This plan also allows us to try new therapies and variations of them without it costing the patient more money.
Often chronically ill patients would benefit by coming in 2-3x a week for treatments that help support the bodies vitality/the bodies ability to heal itself. As the body begins to heal the frequency of the treatments will usually decrease within the first few months.
With this plan you can see our naturopathic doctor as often as is needed* and will have access to our online medicinary with 20% off. This plan will give those who are chronically ill the best chance of healing by coming in as often as needed without worrying about the price.
Click here to check our current Annual wellness plan price and enrollment status through our online store. You can also contact us to check if our annual wellness is still in open enrollment.
*As often as needed is ultimately under the discretion of Pure Health Naturopathic Clinic and Dr. Mowery. Please contact us with any questions about our Annual Wellness Plan.
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Inspector Kloo 3
The Inspector Kloo Adventure continues with the third game of the serie. In this game of the serie, you as the Inspector Kloo must enter the hut by surprise and catch the thief.
Foreign Creature 2
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Alice is Dead Episode 2
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On 26 February 2015 (C-623/13 de Ruyter) the Court of Justice of the European Union confirmed that France cannot apply the social charges (CSG/CRDS) to an individual who is subject to the social security regime of a different member state.
Patrick Delas, solicitor - Avocat, highlights the impact of the ruling.
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Above- Sparky has adopted orphan kittens Patch and Chocolate as his own.
Patch and Chocolate came to live at their wonderful new home at about 5 weeks old.
Prior to this they were raised here at Red house after being found in the cooker (yes cooker!) of a scrap caravan at about 2 weeks of age.
They were checked over by a vet, and
declared fit and well, though their litter brother unfortunately had an infected leg, and despite veterinary treatment passed away soon after.
The kittens had 6 feeds a day ( four hourly) of made up cat milk this was given though out the day and night, and administered by a syringe.
Although an enjoyable operation, it was quite exhausting!
They were then weened onto minced beef and chicken.
Ellie our Bearded Collie adored them, and gave them enthusiastic baths whenever she could. (see soggy 'washed' kitten pic on right) She was a keen and loyal foster mother, and very sad when they left for their new home back in June.
It was a wonderful experience seeing these cute little babies grow into adventurous strong kittens, and fabulous to have them back to stay for holidays when their new family go away.
The pictures at the bottom, are when they first arrived, and being carefully fed with a syringe.
The picture with the pink cat toy, (and those above) is at their fabulous new home, with Sparky taking over parental duties!
What a wonderful dad he is!
The top picture is back here on holiday in Purrfect Paradise with Sparky and Patch (Chocolate is around exploring)


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Award winning Ugandan musician Eddy Kenzo has announced the death of Alex Sitya Loss, the young boy who featured in his hit music video Sitya Loss with the kids dance crew.
Alex was riding a bicycle with Patricia behind which lost breaks and they fell in a trench, where they suffered injuries that led blood flow to Alex's brain hence his death.
The Ugandan entertainment fraternity has been gripped by sadness after the sudden passing of one of the young stars in the Triplet Dancers group also known as the Ghetto Kids dance group/Sitya Loss dancers.
Alex, who had just completed his Primary Leaving Examinations died yesterday in an accident. His fellow dancer, Patricia is in critical condition at case clinic.
Meanwhile, singer Eddy Kenzo has dismissed the rumors the rumors that Patricia id dead and asked people to continue praying for her.
"Doctors said Patricia will be fine. But is she is still in intensive care let's keep praying" Eddy Kenzo.
The Ugandan singer recalls when he first featured the young boy in his videos. "I started working with Alex way back in the days of#MundekeNumbe #Zivuga #Jambole #SityaLoss and recently in the #SoGood video"
The Ugandan kids dance group consisting of four boys and a girl is remembered for it's hilarious dance videos to the Sitya loss . The video done in rural Uganda received millions of views on Youtube. So viral was the clip that beverage company Coca-Cola, featured the video in its Sub- Saharan Africa commercial acknowledging its popularity in the region.
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Later G-series Micro Four Thirds models to allow use of Four Thirds converters and extension tubesPanasonic Lumix went by the book when they launched the first Micro Four Thirds camera, the Lumix DMC-G1. If you want to use a Four Thirds lens with your Micro Four Thirds G1, you needed to use a DMW-MA1 mount adapter. No problem with that, but if you wanted to use a teleconverter (e.g. Olympus EC-14 or EC-20) or an extension tube (e.g. Olympus EX-25), you get the error message asking you to check that the lens is mounted correctly.
The strict letter of the law in Four Thirds land is that you can't have more than two components attached to the lens mount. You can have one converter or one extension tube between the lens and the camera's lens mount, but no more; so a converter and an extension tube, for example, can't be used together. At least, not if you want to retain data communications and focus control to the lens.
Because a mount adapter is required to fit a Four Thirds lens to a Micro Four Thirds camera body, Panasonic has regarded the adapter as a lens component. As you are only allowed one plus the lens itself, Panasonic didn't support the use of other components, like a converter or extension tube, as well as the adapter. But when Olympus introduced the Micro Four Thirds Pen E-P1 last summer, to our surprise, we found that you could indeed use a converter or extension tube with the mounte adapter. Naturally, I queried this difference with Panasonic at the time and they were a bit surprised by Olympus' policy. Even earlier, before the E-P1 was launched, we put the Panasonic policy to Olympus. They declined to comment on Panasonic specifically, but clearly implied that they expected a mount adapter to be compatible with the use of a converter or extension tube.
To cut a long story short, I've just received news that Panasonic has now changed its strategy, at least for models since the DMC-GH1, so by our reckoning you should be able to use a mount adapter and converter or extension tube with a four thirds lens from the DMC-GF1 and onwards, including the new G10 and G2 models expected later this year. There is no mention of a firmware update for the G1 and GH1, which could mean that there is an electrical limitation.
G1 and GH1 users can switch their camera to 'operate without lens' mode, although this means there is no aperture or focus control, which is pretty much useless.
Another Four Thirds to Micro Four Thirds lens facility that Olympus brought to the party with the E-P1 was autofocus for Four Thirds Lenses, and it looks like Panasonic will implement this in the G2 and G10 for the first time, although Panasonic's Uematsu san says the decision to go with this change is not yet 100% finalised.
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|The Arsis Handbell Ensemble,conductor Aivar Mae (photo:Maxim Reider)
"Bells and Orchestra", a unique concert of the fourth Tallinn-Tel Aviv Mustonenfest (February
13th-March 1st 2017) took place in the Recanati Auditorium of the Tel Aviv Museum of Art on February 25th. No new face to Israeli concert audiences, festival musical director and violinist Andres Mustonen conducted the Israel Camerata Jerusalem. The concert also featured the Arsis Handbell Ensemble, Tallinn with its conductor Aivar Mäe.
Known for his indomitable energy, Andres Mustonen will always keep his audience on its toes, playing works rarely heard in the concert hall or offering a different view on repertoire familiar to the concert-going public. The former was the case at the Tel Aviv concert, as he conducted Josef Haydn's Symphony No.60 in C-major, Il Distratto (The Absent-minded One), actually incidental music to a German language version of "Le Distrait" (François Regnard), a comedy performed in 1774 at Esterháza, the home of Prince Esterházy, Haydn's patron. The six movements parallel the play's action, in which Leandre, in his absent-mindedness, dresses his valet instead of himself, on leaving a party alights the wrong carriage, taking him to someone else's home, where he climbs into bed with a sleeping woman, then to be confronted by her furious husband, etc. Reading with relish into the work's humorous programmatic content, Mustonen entertains the audience with its comical effects, such as when the music dies away in the first movement to depict Leandre forgetting what he was about to say…to suddenly return in boisterous utterance. The middle movements weave folk music into the comical score, the last laugh occurring in the final movement: coinciding with Leandre forgetting to go to his own wedding, the music screeches to a halt for the violins to tune their instruments. Mustonen's fresh, crisp reading of this somewhat outlandish work was definitely in keeping with Regnard's play and of course enhanced by Haydn's sparkling sense of humour, reminding the listener that music is there to entertain us.
And the program held another surprise: a setting of the Chaconne from J.S.Bach's Partita No.2 for violin BWV 1004 by Estonian singer and composer Tõnis Kaumann. Kaumann (b.1971) is a post-modern composer, whose music blends a number of styles, from pop and jazz to the Viennese Classical style, to Gregorian chant and more. His writing is characterized by its technical fluency, humour and, sometimes, by his liking for the absurd. In this arrangement, Kaumann has added an orchestral role to the solo violin piece. At the Tel Aviv event, Andres Mustonen played the violin solo. As he played the well-known virtuoso piece with vim and vitality, Kaumann's orchestral agenda added interesting harmonic and textural dimensions to it, also creating a strong rhythmic (at times, quite jazzy) pulse. Then there were small duets played with Mustonen by orchestra members. At times, the orchestra gave the stage to Mustonen, providing a minimal background to intense moments of the solo violin role, at others, engaging in virtuosic interaction together with him or enhancing the violin part with rich tutti textures. In sections where the violin was left to play without orchestra, the effect was of that of a cadenza. The arrangement also evoked the dark, dramatic aspect of the Chaconne's minor middle section. Kaumann's intelligent and exhilarating setting made for an excellent concert piece, proving that Bach's music is flexible and that it can work well with the originality and invention of another daring composer.
An especially interesting section of the concert was devoted to works of Estonian composer Peeter Vähi, who was present at the Tel Aviv event. Vähi (b.1955) is a composer whose style arises from his academic training, his experience in pop music, in electric sound and processing, also from his deep enquiry into the roots of oriental culture as well as his own spirituality and deep faith. This has resulted in music that is highly personal, at the same time creating connections between epochs and cultures. In recent decades, he has cooperated with musicians from Tibet, India, Japan, Uzbekistan, China, Japan, Siberia and from other parts of Asia. The first of his works played at the Tel Aviv concert, "Forty-Two" for oboe and chamber orchestra (1997), was dedicated to Elvis Presley, Joe Dassin and Vladimir Vysotsky; the Israel Camerata Jerusalem's principal oboist Muki Zohar played the solo. The tonal, noble piece, one of great delicacy, its pensive, nostalgic oboe melodies set against the slow-stepping orchestral course, was addressed with beauty of sound and sensitiveness by Zohar. In Memorium HM (2005), actually written for early music consort, has a decidedly oriental flavour, with its dark-hued drone and focus on parallel octave melodies (solos: Mustonen and Zohar). Imposing and uncompromising in its stark message, the percussion ostinato added a funereal element to this haunting mood piece.
Following the intermission, the Arsis Handbell Ensemble (Tallinn), conducted by its artistic director Aivar Mäe, performed a number of pieces. Established in 1993 as part of the Arsis Chamber Orchestra, the ensemble consists of professional players using 7+4 octave sets of handbells and a 7-octave set of hand chimes. Opening with Tõnu Kõrvits' arrangement of "Awake, My Heart", an Estonian folk song, they proceeded to the delicately cascading sounds of Händel's Passacaglia, to the perfect tranquillity of the Largo from Händel's "Xerxes", to the beguiling gypsy world of Liszt's music ending with the nimble, virtuosic whirring of thousands of bees' wings in Rimsky Korsakov's "Flight of the Bumblebee". The young players of the Arsis Ensemble displayed superb timing and musicality with the virtuosic skill acquired from first-class training and dedication.
The event concluded with Peeter Vähi's Handbell Symphony (1995), a work for seven-octave handbell ensemble and chamber orchestra. Seemingly unlikely allies, Vähi proves that handbells orchestra can find a modus vivendi when approached with sensitive scoring and balance. Following the intensity and seriousness of the opening movement, with 'cellos and double basses making for a menacing atmosphere, the second movement presented a bright, hearty and delightfully coloured canvas, with some effects, such as breathy utterances, temporarily taking the listener into an otherworldly mood. The third movement offered a mix of delicate, charming solo bell passages, punctuated by a feisty chord here and there, with the addition of some nice woodwind solos, oriental touches and an unleashed sense of freedom. Peeter Vähi's symphony, fine festival fare, was a work to be experienced both visually and audially.
The Israel Camerata Jerusalem's high quality musicianship added much to the evening's enjoyment and excellence.


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Nicolette Tan (WC'16) is a Computer Workshop Leader and a Small Business Consultant. She will be teaching a workshop on using Facebook as a tool for marketing businesses. This is Nicolette's second semester serving as a Workshop Leader.
This is my second semester of Computer Literacy workshops and one thing that struck me was definitely the realization that no matter how many semesters I do this, no two sessions will be exactly alike – the concerns and needs of people will be different, the skill levels and questions asked will never be the same. This is something that may seem so "duh" to anyone else reading this, but to experience the difference I think will surprise me every time, in a good way. It really goes to show how much of an impact can be made, and it definitely helps keep these workshops fresh for me, even if the content is the same.
I'm actually pretty glad that in our first workshop we didn't have a lot of participants – we've always known that 1-1 assistance for computer literacy is the most effective way to conduct a class. With this format we could target specific questions that they had, and teach them to use Excel in a way that was tailored directly to their needs. For example, one woman came in with a spreadsheet she was working on for her job, while Debbie, the lady I was working with, was focused mainly on how to use Excel to manage her personal monthly budget. I wonder what the balance should be, in the tradeoff of impacting more people, or impacting a few people more substantially. It's a tough line to draw, but I think that in this case, we can only do the best we can, and I tend more strongly to the latter.
As I mentioned previously, today I assisted Debbie, a retired woman who wanted to use Excel to manage her personal budget. We found some existing resources online that would help her, like templates. As we were working on the Excel sheet, I found it easy to incorporate some of the skills that the lecture planned to have covered. With practical technical skills like Excel and other tools, I realize how important it is to have a personally meaningful project to work on to ensure maximum understanding – it is really where theory and application combine. This is even more direct than any arbitrary activity we could have planned for the class, and I felt a huge sense of satisfaction helping her out. I didn't manage to teach her a lot of additional Excel tricks, but I think it was definitely a tradeoff between reinforcing the basics specific to her needs, and teaching her as many tools as possible to help enhance her Excel skill ability.
To round up, I definitely believe that we had a very meaningful session today, and linking the participants up with online tutorials and external materials was a very nice touch to help them progress beyond our introductory workshop.


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The Live-8 Concert for Africa is different from the concerts in the 80s. The concerts in the 80s were to ask you, as an individual, to donate your own money to Africa. The Live-8 concert is asking you to get the government to give your money, along with other people's money, to Africa.
My question:
1. Why do you need the government to give your money to Africa? Why don't you just give it yourself?
2. Why do you want to force other people to give money to Africa?
#1 implies that you think it is somehow more efficient for you to get taxed, and the money sent to Africa. That all that paperwork and bureaucracy is somehow more efficient than a direct donation.
#2 implies that your argument that we should help Africa is so unconvincing that you have to force people to do it. You do not feel that you can encourage them to do so willingly.
If you want people to send money to Africa, convince them it is the right thing to do. And, if anything, encourage governments to DECREASE taxes so that people have more money to make such donations/investments with. As long as we give so much as a country, we don't feel responsible to help as individuals. Perhaps we should pull out all government aid and make it clear that it is the responsibility of individuals to help.
Personally it's easy to make a case for helping starving and abjectly poor people. But the whole idea of someone using their political power to force me to do something that they believe in and that they don't really care what I believe, well that makes me feel bullied. That makes me feel like they are imposing their will on me.
If they want the government to donate 0.7% of GDP and currently its only 0.27%, rather than get them to increase taxes, why don't YOU organise and raise up the 0.43%? If you did it that way, I might be inclined to pitch in.
If you want to lobby the government to create more favourable trading agreements with Africa - fine. If you want to lobby the government to change the WAY they donate/invest the aid - fine. But don't lobby the government to tax more of MY money. Donate your OWN, and then lobby me directly!


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Fully private tour of underground Rome in three and a half hours.
Not for the faint of heart! An unusual private guided tour which explores the mysterious Appian Way, Catacombs of St. Callixtus, the Mithraeum and Ancient Basilica of San Clemente which dates back to the 2nd Century AD, and the "Bone Church", last exit for hundreds of deceased Capuchin friars.
We start our Rome catacombs tour with a trip outside the Aurelian Walls which leads down the ancient Appian Way to the Catacombs of Rome. Here you will explore these ancient burial grounds and learn about early christian worship and symbology.
From the catacombs we head back towards the centre and the ancient Basilica of San Clemente. Three distinct layers divulge the fascinating story of this church which dates back to the first century, at which time the structure was a temple dedicated to the Pagan God Mithras. A Christian church was erected on the site in the 4th century, and the Basilica we see today was finished in the year 1120 AD. Returning to the historic center, your guide will accompany you on a visit to the Capuchin Crypt ("Bone Church"). Few attractions in Rome rival this overground crypt, created by friars who used bones of their predecessors to adorn the walls and ceilings.
The cost of transportation from your hotel to each site on this tour is not included. Two or three separate taxi rides will suffice, or you can request our limo service for the duration of the tour.
Before e-mailing us about availability and cost, please read this page.
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Basilica of San Clemente
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There is no specific dress code for this tour.
- Tour runs daily excluding Sundays.
- Tour does not run on public holidays.
- Sturdy, comfortable footwear advised.
Following payment, you will be e-mailed a confirmation voucher with comprehensive booking details therein. Payment made will be clarified, and clearly explained tour meeting point info plus maps included for you to find your way in Rome. Please print your voucher and bring it with you at the start of the tour.
** Catacombs of St. Callixtus and Basilica di San Clemente tickets included!
No hidden costs, English speaking guide, personalized assistance.
All cancellations must be received in writing. Cancellation requests by telephone only are not accepted, but you may call us to confirm that you have submitted a cancellation request to us in writing. If you cancel your booking greater than seven (7) days before the scheduled tour departure, you will be entitled to a full refund less a 10 Euro cancellation fee per transaction. If you cancel your booking less than seven (7) days before the scheduled tour departure, you will be entitled to a full refund less a 20% cancellation fee per transaction. No refunds will be issued for cancellation requests received less than 24 hours before the scheduled tour departure. Similarly, no refunds will be issued for failure to cancel (no show), or failure to arrive at the designated meeting point at the departure time displayed in your booking confirmation. When In Rome Tours SRL may not be held responsible for acts of god, nor alterations to tours made necessary by unforeseen or unannounced closure of all or part of venues including monuments in the tour package. In the event of such closings, When In Rome Tours SRL will not reimburse the package, but may honor the ticket on another day.
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Automotive detailing isn't just a wash and wax job, but a thorough cleansing of the inner and outer surfaces of your vehicle. This means cleaning each nook, cranny, and crevice, buffing scrapes and scratches from the body, even cleaning and sprucing inside the engine compartment. Effective detailing services are dependent upon the proper tools in addition to the auto professionals who use them. Our automotive detailing services for purchasers in Laconia, NH and in different surrounding communities together with Belmont, NH and Tilton NH are assured to take miles off the looks of your vehicle. On the inaugural race of every Formulation 1 season you by no means really know the place each staff stands when it comes to efficiency. Sure, there are the favorites, the additionally-runs, the again markers and oftentimes, the wild playing cards. Nicely, the qualifying race of the Australian Grand Prix that kicked off this yr's F1 season certainly had the entire above. However not essentially in the way in which most seasoned F1 fans might have expected.
These results got here from observations of three observatories which includes newly put in Cosmic Origins Spectrograph of Hubble telescope. At present the star have already travelled 375 gentle years from its dwelling which is a huge star cluster named R136. This analysis is federally funded by the National Science Basis and NASA and also by Tennessee State College and the state of Tennessee, by way of its Centers of Excellence program.
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Sure a huge gasoline increase would be an issue. However other then that not a lot too worry about. Builders of self-driving cars bristled at rules proposed in December by the California Department of Motor Vehicles. Here's what they'd require. thanks for your compliments! Your case is ideal to do what you simply instructed…you have all the rights to go along with your sketching course after which go to a Grasp in Transportation Design to finish your design schooling.


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Dr. Buday received her B.A. in psychology from Washington University and her Ph.D. from UMSL. She completed her APA approved doctoral internship at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, where she provided individual and group therapy to veterans at the Oklahoma City VA and worked as part of interdisciplinary care teams at OU Children's Hospital. Dr. Buday's APA approved postdoctoral fellowship was in Primary Care Mental Health Integration at the St. Louis VA Medical Center. As part of the primary care team, she worked with medical staff to provide individualized and compassionate care to veterans. She also has experience providing Cognitive Processing Therapy and Prolonged Exposure to veterans experiencing post-traumatic stress. As a staff psychologist at Community Psychological Service, she provides comprehensive assessments for a wide range of presenting concerns, including diagnostic clarification referrals from other mental health providers.
Dr. Buday is a licensed clinical psychologist who treats older adolescents and adults. She provides evidence-based treatments, such as Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, to treat anxiety and mood disorders. Dr. Buday's interests include working with those coping with physical health and medical problems, including infertility and pain, and the LGBTQ population.
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Interior: 4300 sqft
Lot: 22.06 acre(s)
YOUR VERY OWN PIECE OF PARADISE..truly ONE-OF-A-KIND! This EXECUTIVE home was master-crafted by Amish with stunning finish work throughout to delight the most discerning buyer. The breathtaking (seriously) setting is landscaped to perfection with all the extras, including mountainous views & wildlife. Hike, bike or ride your ATV to nearby Bull Creek & the Mark Twain National Forest. Canoe or fish in your very own 2 1/2 acre (stocked) lake with cool clear depths or enjoy the two wet weather creeks found on this sprawling 22+ acres. In-ground pool & adjoining cabana w/built-in flat screen TV & mini-fridge, custom cedar playhouse, 4 sided stone fireplace and grill to host outdoor gatherings, landscape w/stacked stone & timer lighting create your own backyard resort.There's even a golf tee box with the green located across the lake!Spacious kitchen with over-sized granite island & lots of storage including large pantry.750 SF Guest quarters above detached garage. Your guests will feel like they are on vacation in this rustic cabin with full kitchen! Large outbilding (5 bay garage). Much more! Co-listed with owner agent.
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HMB Welcomes Aaron L. Hammer and Expands its Bankruptcy, Reorganization & Creditors' Rights Practice
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CHICAGO, IL (March 6, 2018) - Horwood Marcus & Berk Chartered ("HMB"), a preeminent provider of legal services in business and finance, litigation, trusts and estates, real estate and state and local taxes, announced that accomplished corporate reorganization, bankruptcy and creditor's rights attorney Aaron L. Hammer joined the firm as a partner and chair of the firm's bankruptcy, reorganization and creditors' rights practice.
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"Aaron's extensive experience with complex insolvency problems adds tremendous depth to our bankruptcy practice and will provide great value to a wide array of our existing clients," said HMB Managing Partner, Jeffrey Hechtman. "Our clients look to our attorneys as trusted advisors for their business needs; Aaron fits right in and allows us to further expand the range of services we bring to clients."
A leader in the community, Aaron is an active member of Young Presidents' Organization, serving as a Membership Officer to the Chicagoland Chapter, and an active participant in the Anti-Defamation League, serving on its local Board of Directors and as the former Director of Development. In 2015, Aaron served as President of the TMA's Chicago/Midwest Chapter and has maintained many senior leadership positions within the chapter and TMA Global over his career.
"HMB's core value of putting 'client service first' and its established culture of 'delivering excellence' represents everything I strive to achieve for my clients," said Hammer. "I could not be happier to join this team of incredible professionals and bring my twenty years of experience to the firm and its clients."
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Author: ExWHUEmployee. Published: 29 September 2017 at 11:02pm
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In an October 15th op-ed in the Wall Street Journal, Governor Deval Patrick proclaimed that "Massachusetts is a Health-Reform Model." The reality is that since its inception in 2006, the reform has been a debacle. Its most insidious characteristic could perhaps be that it is being touted as a model for the entire country. The Massachusetts healthcare program is actually the antithesis of economically sound and beneficial reform.
Patrick at least correctly described the problem with healthcare as one of cost. The solution, though, is not the plan implemented in Massachusetts. There are two paths government intervention in a market can take: it can structure a set of mandates that force prices to rise, or it can implement price controls which inevitably lead to shortages. The Massachusetts model achieves both.
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Mitt Romney, who signed the program into law as Governor, infamously quipped in a Presidential debate, "I like mandates. The mandates work". Unfortunately, mandates are counterintuitive to free market principles. Mandates create distortions that lead directly to higher costs for all - this is a logical and empirical precept. Romney believed the cause of high healthcare costs is the uninsured utilizing the system and that their expenditures were being spread to the insured. He claimed in 2006 that, "Every uninsured citizen in Massachusetts will soon have affordable health insurance and the costs of health care will be reduced." The opposite actually ensued as insurance has become less affordable, though more subsidized, and costs have risen dramatically. The Massachusetts reform was based on the specious concept that the uninsured are driving up costs. This conclusion unfortunately directed attention away from the real underlying sources of outsized inflation in healthcare costs.
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It is possible, fortunately, to tackle these problems. The current distortion in the tax code must be fixed such that all healthcare expenditures are treated equally. Additionally, health savings account should be expanded to become the norm. Consumers should direct their own dollars. Healthcare needs to be reformed in a way that gives consumers vastly more control than they currently have. Tort reform must be enacted to not only directly reduce the cost of healthcare, but also to eliminate the wasteful spending that indirectly increases costs.
As costs are contained, healthcare becomes more affordable. And as prices drop, the ranks of the uninsured will follow. Those who then still cannot afford healthcare can be subsidized by the government. There is little logic in transforming the entire healthcare system into a government controlled program when only a small portion is in need of help. If anything, the government needs to vastly reduce its role, as it currently controls roughly half of all medical expenditures. This has only further exacerbated the problem.
There seems to be a consensus that the central problem with healthcare is cost. The divergence, though, comes from the root cause of the high prices and how to reduce them. Prices are out of control because approximately 80% of costs are paid by someone other than the actual consumer, as well as a tort system that encourages wasteful spending. The Massachusetts reform addresses neither issue, and instead gives more control to the government. The results are as expected – higher costs and lower quality. Massachusetts is a health-reform debacle that provides ample evidence of a failed experiment and a blueprint of what not to do for the rest of the country.
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Massachusetts is a Health-Reform Debacle
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The main problems with health care are the costs of managed care and medicare mandates driving up costs.
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October 31, 2003
Thank's for mentioning Capsized Model in your survey of Dallas' current sculpture bonanza. And I enjoyed reading your unbiased look at the Nasher spectacle. You've done something naughty by questioning it; the collection's there to love, not question. I hope men in gray suits don't take you away in the night.
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October 29, 2003
You have a wonderful site. More importantly you had a photo of a postcard of A Montrouge-Rosa La Rouge.
This is my most very favorite all time piece of art. I am in love. I originally had a postcard, and have no idea what happened to it over the years. I was never "into" art, and not very cultured, but I LOVED this work.
In a World Civ class in highschool we had to bring in a picture of any original work of art, and do a paper on it. Of course I brought in my beloved Rosa. I recall writing that I thought she was a prostitute. Mind you I didn't know a thing about Toulousse Lautrec then, but it's all there. The teacher asked me why. My comment.....you can see she's not going anywhere, she's waiting, she has nowhere to go, AND prostitutes don't carry purses! Imagine.
Recently I was in Paris with family, and kinda disappointed with the collection of Lautrec. The Louvre was wonderful though. Still I couldn't find this piece or the name of it.
You made my day! I am now reunited with my very favorite piece of art. Thank you. It was cool how you mentioned you kept this on your dashboard. It's hard to turn away from Rosa La Rouge.
October 24, 2003
Being new to all this, I'm probably too uninformed to have opinions. But that's never stopped me before.
I thought we didn't particularly like Nazis. They were the bad enemy. So using their name to describe a rather negative, if somewhat amusing, trait, would seem appropriate. My good friend's wife is a Nazi. We tell her so all the time. That doesn't keep me from loving her. She just has to have things a very certain way, always, and don't think of crossing her. Soup Nazi was probably one of the funnier Seinfield characters. (Love that show).
Now, on to another matter. JR, I can tell from the tone of much of your writing, you don't take kindly to fools, stupidity, inability to follow rules, general not-with-it-ness. I am guilty of all from time to time. I think this must be one of those times because I can't figure out how to access the member only pages. I swear, if you send me the whatever I need, I'll have it tatood (sp?) to a body part.
If you delete my message, without sending me whatever it is I need, well... that will just make you the editor, web site owner Nazi.
Thank you,
Marsha Finney
I admit it. I sometimes am a Web Nazi and have authoried dense pages of Just So instructions here on DARts, and I'll probably do more.
Thanks for making me laugh — at myself. It's a treat.
If it were easier to access Members-Only pages, everyone would try, and my "Authorization Required" Error statistics would rise even more precipitously. But only members have the passwords and user i.ds needed to access those very informative pages.
Remarkable simple instructions are near the bottom of the How to Join DARts page. -JRC
More exchange about this censorship stuff is just below.
October 23, 2003
Dear J R:
... We appreciate your removal of the article characterizing the Creative Arts Center Christmas sale as an "Art Nazi" sale from your Dallas Arts Revue website. While we obviously have no control over any statements that you may post on your website, we would repectfully request that you refrainfrom making any further untrue and derogatory statements concerning the Center or its management. Such statements are obviously hurtful, and damaging to our business and reputation.
James C. Galbraith III, President
Anne Ward Guinan, Vice President
Sherry Mick, Treasurer
Odd that you want truth from me, when the text that angered you was written to me, not by me in a personal E-mail you edited, mis-identified and distributed, thus violating my copyright thereof.
I have been scrupulously honest in coverage of this instituiton, whose faculty and curriculum I greatly admire, despite its many managerial failings as published in your own City-funded "green report."
I will continue to express honest opinions about area art, artists, art events and art institutions, and I resent your implications otherwse.
JR Compton
See All The Gory Details of this simmering controversy in A Confluence of Conflict on EAT ART #13.
October 17, 2003
Just a quick note to thank you for the article on the new sculpture garden with all the great images. I enjoyed it very much. I also wanted to compliment you on the members-only Ops page. I know it must take you a bunch of time. I found several things there I hadn't seen anywhere else.
Sonia (King)
I wish I could link the Members-Only Opportunities page, but it is, after
all, Members-Only, although there is a smaller free version for everybody.
October 12, 2003
I enjoyed the point/counterpoint on the Nelson/Bates exhibitions. You should have more of these for future show reviews.
I can't help reading about the DCCA and not smile, as I'm reminded of the day I went to pick up artwork after the close of their annual members' show. I was patiently waiting in line behind two other WASP's, listening to the DCCA staffers extolling their upcoming "Mix! Series" and that we all should enter.
All I could think of at the time was that this was kind of like one of those surreal "Far Side" cartoons. When I returned home, I asked my wife if there was anything about my ethnicity that was integral to the creation of my art. She just laughed, of course.
Timothy R.JR,
October 2, 2003
I sat down to write you to ask if you could get by to see the show at Cidnee Patrick before it closes on Oct 19. I see that you have been there, and, as usual, bring saute observations. I appreciate it. It's strange to read the feedback when my entire adult life has been devoted to searching for the true and sincere through art.
Always good to see you,
Pamela Nelson
September 11, 2003
In true internet tradition I've spent multi numerous hours wandering aimlessly thru your site. Eventually I tripped over the things I was initially looking for. It was kinda anticlimactic, I was having lots of fun reading about some of the gang that used to drop by years ago. I also got a neat surge of enthusiasm to focus on doing more art. Thanks for that.
I could write a book. Each page triggered an urge to respond, but I can't get sucked into that right now.
Leslie K
September 10, 2003
Mary, Mary Estelle, Mary Iron Eyes, Mary Hatz, Hatz...she answered to many names...her life and her art touched many people...thanks, JR, for giving us a vehicle for remembering and honoring my dear medicine sister.
With love,
Mary Ruff ~ Gentle Doe
September 9, 2003
Congratulations on this. You, DallasArtsRevue, are good and getting great exponentially!
August 16, 2003
JR and Kathleen,
I just wanted to drop you guys a line to say thank you for your recent review and photos of the Site Specific show at the Cidnee Patrick Gallery.
I would also like to mention that I will have a new piece of art work in the Blue Plate Special.... which is the annual fundraiser for the Creative Arts Center, Saturday September 20.
Thanks again,
Brad Ford Smith
August 11, 2003
Nobody asked you to subscribe to the newsletter. Nobody cares if you don't take it. And frankly, no self-respecting individual anywhere cares what happens to a completely useless, talentless, gloom-speading failure of a human being such as yourself.
This entire city is filled with people who have tried to treat you as a fellow human being, only to be viciously attacked by you. And while I'm telling you the truth, you might as well know that the depth of your stupidity is proven by the fact that you continue to show your face in a public that knows exactly what form of sub-life you are. I suggest, in lieu of a soul, you might at least try to become a little more perceptive.
Scooter Smith
Video Association of Dallas
I got this lovely letter after I complained that the VAD newsletter — from which I used to pull video news for DARts calendars — looked like spam, because of all the ads at the top. In that timid little letter I said:running ads at the top of your e-mail earns VAD a coveted spot on my SPAM removal list. Congratulations.Laura Neitzel, also of the Video Association — and for whom I had volunteered dozens of hours designing and administering a survey at the video festival a couple of years ago, had already replied that VAD couldn't afford the ad-free version of the E-mail outs, and that they "hated it," too.
I appreciated her direct honesty and had decided to keep them off my Spam list. Then I got Mr. Smith's venomous reply. Oof! -JRC
July 23, 2003
Yes! I'm interested in a tour *if* you host it when the weather is more amenable to menopausal people (late fall, winter, early spring). I'll bet Barry would come, too! Your article about the first tour was wonderful, and the photos were GREAT!
Lucy Masters
June 27, 2003
I only got to see the web site, but it was amazing. I'm sorry I missed it.
To Robert, From, your biggest fan in Alabama
June 4, 2003
.... [The quote] "Load of Crap" came from your Virgin of Guadelupe "review," which was widely circulated in my peer circles as an example of bad journalism....
Amy "Moonlady" Martin
The term "Load of Crap" was never in the article, although the word "crap" is used in an introductory paragraph. The "copy" that was "widely circulated" was edited and rewritten and included several distortions of the original text.
Please feel free to read the review and make up your own mind about the quality of our journalism.
See also my original Ice House photo essay and Sudden Transitions, a story dealing further with the theme of Passion in Art begun in the Virgin sidebar by Kathy Dello Stritto.-JRC
June 4, 2003
Dear J R,
Can I express as beautifully as you have our appreciation for the inclusion of Valley House and the garden on your site. Mary Vernon mentioned she saw it when I visited her new studio today. Thank you for all the terrific photographs (what would we do without those plastic bunnies) and kind words about our mission to keep this refuge for ART alive and enhanced by the work of committed artists. As we near our 50th anniversary next year, I am always surprised by how many Dallasites don't know of our existence. I am sure you have introduced some to us and we are grateful.
I also am thrilled by the medium of glass and am ashamed to say that I have only looked in the window of Kittrell Riffkind gallery. Our hours keep us from seeing so much, but I am resolved to finally visit with them. Thank you for the way your fresh expression keeps us all looking about and feeling new responses to art.
Cheryl Vogel
June 3, 2003
A little over a year ago, I sent a donation because I enjoyed the Dallas Arts Revue site so much. And before I knew it, that paid a membership which came with a website of my work - not only that, you came over and shot the digital images. In less than a year, I had over 1,000 hits on my page.
With a year gone by, I was anxious to renew my membership and have a new updated [membership] page. Thank you JR so much for returning once again, and for also including your visit to our studio in the special story. It is especially fun too that you included Richard and I along with your visit to Verhelst and Susan.
Our new pages and the story are great (really special). Now, we'll start spreading the word for everyone to take a look at our new pages and all the other good stuff at DallasArtsRevue.
Marty Ray
Hi JR,
The page looks great (PERFECT). Thanks for getting an extra picture on it. Thank you also for showing the pictures of our home. I'm really proud to be on your site!
Richard Ray
Extra picture refers to DARts' new policy of adding one more picture — now totalling 7 — that resubscribers can have on their pages. - JRC
May 26, 2003
This site has a lot of potential judging from the reviews I actually have read. However, it is so hard to navigate that the reviews I want to read I can't because inevitably I get sent to some crappy error page. For instance, I have tried to read the 500x expo 2003 several times and can't because of the heinous format. Mend this site!
Okay. I gotta fix this puppy. More than 500 pages that grew like Topsy. No more new content till I get the bowow organized. But how?
Or so I thought till I bought software that tested for bad links. DARts has less than 0.3% bad links. And most of those are from people who are not paid members clicking links to Members-Only pages.
So, I've been deleting links to M-O pages and have instituted a new index of stories that includes all but the most recent ones. - JRC
May 7, 2003
Hi J.R,
Enclosed is a small token of continued appreciation for the work that you do.
The site is looking sleeker and has performed all the time, but please keep the opiniated commentaries coming, that is really the greatest part of it.
Name withheld
They enclosed a check for $500, and I am still shocked and amazed. Wow! - JRC
April 22, 2003
Hey guys,
I really believe you need to change the format of your website. It is difficult to navigate and the entire site is an amorphous mess. I would think that being an art site you would have something a little more creative than a bland MS Frontpage HTML Template. Just a personal observation....
Joseph M
As I told Mr M, I avoid MicroSnot anything. Most of these pages originated in PageMill. Lately, I've been learning Dreamweaver, which though quirky as hell, is an improvement, and I'm learning more neat stuff every class.
The "cover page" he refers to has been in turmoil lately. For a whole day, it had no pictures on it, since I wanted to emphasize that I was working of making links work again.
Now there's pictures there again. Soon the whole scheme of that page will be replaced by a much more cover looking cover with gradually updated images. I'm also working on better and clearer navigation bars and titles.
Ever onward and upward. - JRC
22 March 2003
The unidentified bird in your ramble is a muscovey drake. They are amazing ducks originally from South America. We have about twenty on our 2 livestock ponds. They make a hissing sound instead of quacking and love to fly. Many of our ducks roost in the oak trees around our house and pasture.
I love your web site and visit it often to keep up with what is going on in Dallas. I work in Denton but live in Gainesville. I don't drive into Dallas/Ft. Worth often so I am really choosey about the shows I decide to attend. Thanks for helping an outsider keep up with what is happening.
I will be part of a group show in Louisiana either this summer or fall. The dates haven't been set yet. I will send you an announcement when once all the details are known.
Best Wishes,
Lynda Martin
19 March 2003
Joan [Davidow]
This was a hand-written note, delivered by the Post Office. I should frame it. - JRC
5 March 2003
More fun more often with DARts. Do you keep a loaded shotgun in the umbrella stand as well?
I replied that I was anti-gun and don't use umbrellas. He rereplied:
So there isn't a complete parallel track for artzine publishers! Dang. My cv was so close with the no phone no doorbell thing...
DRR of ArtSceneAK
2 March 2003
Dwayne Carter's letter to the editor about Dave Hickey's lecture at UTD has moved to the Dave Hickey lecture page, where it should have been all along.
21 February 2003
According to Corazon curator Jose Vargas, who E-mailed it to us, "This was sent to me by someone after she read the review on El Corazon by Ms. [Dello] Stritto. Thought I'd pass it on."
Would Ms.Stritto notice true passioned love if it came and bit her on the ass?
Hmmmm... seems like maybe she was looking for something she didn't find, therefore destroying confidences in her quest to find... what was it she was looking for? She must be in a passionate relationship she cannot fathom others [sic] interpretation of love or the heart as anything but pretty, sweet and beautiful. Lucky her if she has that type of relationship...most never find that one true special love.
14 February 2003
I was just recently turned on to the Dallas Art Revue site. I love the site, it is inspirational, thought provoking, and informative. I hope you carry an incredible sense of pride and happiness for what you have done for the art community and people in general. I believe the art community has a lot of knowledge and information to offer the world. If more people could "find" art the world would be a better place to live in.
Stephanie Michele
5 February 2003
I can't help but be biased on this one.
Does 500X Gallery not support local artists? Has the gallery not provided a great space for young, unrepresented artists to show their work? The space and all of its members since 1978 not only provided a concrete beginning for many now well known artists, but have done this for 25 years now.
On another note. You mentioned a bit about old pics you had of 500X. I would be interested in obtaining copies of those for a big 25th anniversary show in September. I could give you a zip or cd to put them on. Of course, I could not pay you, but I will gladly give you a thank you mention at the opening of the big show in September. How about it?
Thanks for all your coverage of the 500, good and bad.
Iris Bustillos
500X Gallery
This letter is in response to Who Helps Dallas Artists.
My Search This Site results listed 42 instances of "500X" on this site, over the years. Some of those review shows, some otherwise unrepresented artists.
See also: Renee Tanner, John Snygg, Ken © Havis, Georgia Stafford, Gerald Burns, The Line, the 2002 Open Show, Paul Booker & Steve Brudniak, CJ Davis and last year's version of this same show as the story Iris complains about - Expo 2002.-JRC
5 February 2003
I enjoy reading your info from time to time.
I too am a native son that nobody in Dallas know about or is aware of. I likes the "BTAG's FOOT " piece -- I have experienced this but never knew what to call it!!! Thanks.
I grew up at 5328 Vanderbuilt, went to James B. Bonham elementary and Spence Junior High. I rode my bike along with the other holagans in the neighborhood to either Turtle Creek to catch fish or turtles ( until the Highland Park Police threw you out of Highland Park because you didn't actually live there- 1960's ) or to the spillway at White Rock Lake to catch the fish as they came over the wall.
In 1997, I built my studio on the southeast corner of N. Central Expressway and the McCommas Street Bridge - Yes. The 1940s post modern styled firehouse on the corner.
I tried for 15 years to get someone to notice me -- what I got in return is " Who are you again and What have you done?"
I wrote a scathing letter to Charles Wylie of the DMA last year about how all Texas artists have to move to New York, walk the cemetaries to find the right birthdate any new name, apply for a new fake birth certificate from the great state of New York, become famous, show at the Whitney, hang with celebrities accidently run into one of the DMA curators at a Howard and Cindy Rachowsky party -- to ever remotely be considered for a show or single piece at any of the places you mentioned ( DMA, MAC, DCCA )
Sincerely yours,
The Best Kept Secret in Dallas
V. Les Rogers (Flying a loud and smokey 747 under the radar)
30 November 2002
Here is my renewal for my DallasArtsRevue page and membership.
What a Wonderful deal. I'lll get with you for new page images after the Tranquilla Show.
I LOVE being a part of your web site -- so many people have seen my work there. I'm happy to start a new year.
Marty Ray
19 November 2002
Hi J R,
Thanks for showing the Fairground painting. You really got the colors right. That painting gives me the feeling of when my Papa Childress came to Buckner Home and took me and my brother and sister to the fair. Dallas was young then and so was I. But, most of all, I really thank you for showing it on the website and appreciating it. You have seen so much in it that I hadn't even thought about. I'm glad it's in your collection.
Thanks again,
Richard Ray
19 November 200
To whomever,
I read the article written back in 1983 about C. Troup Gallery.... basically dictated by Mark Alexander Troup to the author.
I am most amazed that the journalist did not seek corroborating information for Mr. Troup's outlandish albeit personal perspective of what was happening in the art scene during the 1950s through the 1970s for the Troups. The comments about why the Troups closed their gallery was not even close to what was stated.....I should know I am Diana Troup Mackiewicz, Mark's younger sister who is often left out of any biography that he may give.
Since my mother died in 1989, I am sure her she does not care but once again I read another story about my parents given by an often disgruntled malcontent member of the family. Mark aka Alex, was given many opportunities to become an artist and musician and was even offered the chance to extend his education in that field but he chose not to. My parents never had any hope of him becoming a doctor!
There were so many perspectives thrust out in the article that it might better have been promoted as the "Anecdotal History of Modern Art in Dallas." I just wish you people in Dallas would open your eyes and realize that Mark's eccentric genius is only a facade for his apparent weaknesses, one being, ability to tell the truth when needed.
Diana T. Mackiewicz
I offerred her the opportunity to write her side of the story, but she declined. The article is a personal history, and as I told her, the "nice thing about history is that it is written by those who write it down." In the nearly twenty years since I published it in Dallas Arts Revue on paper, this is the first complaint. -JRC
2 November 2002
You need to know how much I appreciate what you are doing not just only with the DARts site but in your life, at least what I see of your life. When I found out that you have been in some shape or fashion, about art yourself, supporting artists, and being intentional about it all, I was greatly encouraged.
Your photographs are to me... breathtaking... I mean it. You have to know that the images I see on your site, cause me to pause and be thankful; such beauty. Thank you for taking time to capture beauty as you do.
Also, I want to thank you for what you are doing with the DARts site. Forgive me for not letting you know sooner. I wish there was more I could do in support. Perhaps it will dawn on me and I will do it.
Again, thank you for who you are and what you do.
with appreciation,
Alison White
30 September 2002
Thanks, JR, for saying nice things about our "cliche" show. It was a real learning experience to work with friends on a project like this and to discover all manner of emotional strengths and weaknesses.
I also realized that a painting that looks pretty darned big in your teeny tiny studio, looks pretty darned dinky in the gallery! I have a long way to go in some direction I do not know.
I truly appreciate you and Kathy taking time to visit our show on a very busy night and very kindly reviewing it.
Much obliged,
Ann Huey
11 September 2002
J R Compton:
Your definition of gallery requires me to "DIS-INVITE" you to the reception. You are not welcome. Please DO NOT list this show in your "magazine" (although my definition of magazine does not include for-profit websites.) Also, if you have not done so already, remove any reference on your site to my past shows, including the one at TWU. You should now have more time to devote to your paying customers.
Michael Cross
I'd E-mailed Cross explaining that if he did not include an end date in his notice, I could not list his show, but "When you send that, I'll happily list your event, although I must confess that a "gallery" that only shows the owner's work defies my definition of a gallery. For further information on how to submit stuff to DARts, please peruse our How to Submit Stuff to DARts page."
This is the first instance of negative feedback to DARts trying to become a For Profit organization. And the first instance I've ever heard of that to be a magazine, one could not be for-profit. Should I tell Time, Life and Newsweek? DARts was never a nonprofit organization, it only worked out that way.
In his most recent reply, Cross pointed out that he has shown others' work and accused me of "trying to make [my] living off other artists, while for the past ten years, [he has] made [his] living primarily from [his] own art." -JRC
See another, much more supportive Cross letter below.
4 September 2002
Hi J.R,
Love the site... the commentaries, the photographs, particularly the Rambles, and even the really UNFAIR opinions on the new DVAC and its Director!
We want to see the site continue and hope this check will help. We prefer to remain anonymous for now. We have no Art to show, no agenda to promote, just the need to see the kind of things you do continue.
Anonymous Patrons
27 August 2002
I am ashamed to say I hadn't pulled up your site in waaaay too long. It is great that you are making this "for profit" for you, finally! The check is in the mail.
Nancy Ferro
20 August 2002
Sheesh! Just came in to cool off and jumped on the DARts site and can't believe how much work you put into the White Rock Tour's map! It looks great and is way user friendly, thanks!
9 August 2002
Sheila Cunnignham referred me to your site and I was very pleased to have the "lead in" image. I enjoyed looking at the site, it has a lot of wonderful information, and I will be signing up soon.
FYI, below is a bit of information about the portrait that looked like a cityscape. Please visit my site. Take care,
When I first heard "Self-Portraits" as the venue for MAC's 2002 membership show, my first inclination was to drag out whatever old piece was in inventory within the size parameters, paste a recognizable moustache on it, title it "Self-Portrait, and submit it. I have never done a self-portrait.
Figurative images are not in my current work path. After a few failed traditional attempts at portraying myself in 2 dimensions I knew that the piece had to fit within my current explorative agenda. It had to be digital and related somehow to Man Hole Covers.
Although the human form is vague in the piece, the duct tape finished edges are the first clue that the figure is probably male. Duct tape has long been considered by some to be a male medium of expression. The face with the aura is a beloved Man Hole Cover. Perhaps the digitally portrayed figure behind the plastic grocery store fruit sack veil speaks of today's sociological entrapments. Perhaps the digital hand at right speaks of a complicated evolutionary development. Perhaps, the "gimme a hug" button is a coping device. Perhapsif life only had an Edit / Undo button!
Man Hole Cover as Self Portrait addresses several levels of my concerns. It is a combination of my photography, my travel, my computer, my research, and my printing, all done within my studio, no outside digital services. The image was taken on a recent trip around the world, digitized, and output with polymer-based laser inks on rag paper. I have long been concerned with the archival aspects of digital work and researched a method that fit my comfort level. Hewlett Packard claims their inks will outlast the paper. My own test, 18 months in the Texas sun with no color migration, has confirmed. The images are then collaged onto masonite with acrylic medium.
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Reporter's Notebook: Week Six at the Capitol
As of Sunday, there are 20 days left in the 60-day 2019 legislative session. While we are still not close to concluding this year's attempt at education reform, I believe the drama has peaked.
I expect the West Virginia Senate will make an attempt today to amend the version of Senate Bill 451 that the House of Delegates passed Thursday. I doubt you'll see education savings accounts put back into the bill, but I can easily see an attempt to expand the number of schools allowed in the public charter school pilot project.
Under the current charter school pilot, it is set up in such a way where you'll likely only ever see one elementary school converted to a charter: Mary C. Snow Elementary on Charleston's West Side. I'm told that the Rev. Matthew Watts, a community organizer there, really wants it. Whether he can get a majority of parents and staff to agree, and get approval of the county school board there, that remains to be seen.
One of the teachers' unions — the state chapter of the American Federation of Teachers — admitted that the two-school charter pilot was harmless in a Facebook post to members Thursday afternoon. That could be enough to make the Senate try one more time to expand it.
But at this point, it really does come down to what can make it through the House and what they can agree to. There are 59 Republicans and 41 Democrats in the House. An attempt by House Majority Whip Paul Espinosa, R-Jefferson, to amend the bill Wednesday to up the pilot project to five schools — including converted public schools or new charters — failed 59-40.
Only one delegate was absent Wednesday, Delegate Larry Kump, R-Berkeley, for health reasons. So, there were 58 Republicans who voted on the amendment. Of that number, 18 Republicans voted against expanding charter schools beyond two. You'd need to peel away 11 Republican delegates to get to a 51 majority to pass any expansion.
Some more hardcore of the Republican activist class are already talking about finding Republicans to primary these delegates in 2020. Good luck with that. You might not like the vote of Delegate Tony Paynter, a Republican from Wyoming County. Yet, despite the county's conservative voting streak lately, it's still very much a pro-union county made up of a majority of registered Democrats. I wouldn't call Paynter a socialist left winger, but he is someone who knows his constituents.
Frankly, some of the strong-arm tactics by some on this bill have been backfiring. I'm told that former Senate president and Republican 2016 gubernatorial candidate Bill Cole has been active in trying to twist arms of House Republicans to maintain a hard line. I'm told this led to the shenanigans Monday night when House Finance Committee leadership thought they had set up their strike-and-insert amendment to the House Education Committee's version of SB 451 in a way where it could not be amended.
You can't amend an amendment to an amendment. Democratic committee members were rightfully outraged by the tactic (though it was a brilliant parliamentary procedure). However, the move left a bad taste in a few Republican committee member's mouths, and they voted down the finance committee amendment, thus preserving the scaled-down House Education Committee version.
Cole still sees himself as a king maker, though it's unclear if anyone else sees him that way still. Cole also is not a big fan of House Speaker Roger Hanshaw, who voted against repealing the state's prevailing wage and against right-to-work. During the amendment debate on SB 451, Cole could be seen in the back of the House Chamber observing and talking with some of the delegates.
My advice for Republicans still clamoring for more charters and adding ESA's back into the bill: take what you've got so far and declare victory. Grow your legislative numbers in 2020 and try again in 2021. It's lawmaking folks, you can't get 100 percent of what you want.
Correction: House Communications Director Jared Hunt reminded me that there isn't an individual bill for public employees pay raises because those are directly in the governor's budget. I definitely should have remembered that. So, if I caused any panic, I apologize profusely.
Shout out to my third grade teacher Charmel Radcliff and her husband Mark, whom I'm told are avid readers of this column. Mrs. Radcliff is a retired elementary school teacher at St. Marys Elementary School in Pleasants County.
I consider myself an intelligent person, but I was admittedly a pretty terrible classroom student. I didn't complete homework or assignments, and I largely didn't try. I have no doubt I drove her insane and probably didn't give her much hope for my future prospects.
I had the opportunity to see her and her husband when they were at the Capitol Thursday to watch the house vote on SB 451 and had a pleasant conversation.
See Mrs. Radcliff, I didn't turn out so bad.
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