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GolinHarris has unveiled a significant restructuring of its agency model, designed to help the agency capitalise on changes affecting the PR industry.
Arun Sudhaman 14 Jun 2011 // 11:00PM GMT
CHICAGO--GolinHarris has unveiled a significant restructuring of its agency model, following a year-long planning process designed to help the Interpublic agency capitalise on the dramatic changes affecting the global PR industry.
The firm is aiming to dispense with the traditional 'pyramid' structure that has emerged around commoditised media relations, instead adopting distinct groups that will focus on four specialist areas. The agency's overall goal is to double its size to $250m.
The G4 model will split the firm's talent base into strategists (for insight), creators (for content) and connectors (for engagement). Linking them all are catalysts, who essentially act as account leaders.
"As our world evolves, so do the needs of our clients," said GolinHarris global CEO Fred Cook. "They are searching for new, innovative ways to engage employees and customers. We get that. That's why, after 55 years, we've completely redesigned our agency to combine strategy, creativity and engagement into one seamless package that is delivered to clients – big and small."
The inclusion of planning and content creation units is a nod to the way PR agencies are revamping their services to meet shifting client requirements. The importance of insight, and the need to develop compelling content ideas, are two trends that are converging to redefine modern public relations.
"We'd rather change whilst we can now from a position of strength," said GH European co-MD Jon Hughes. "The way the industry is structured right now is not sustainable."
The new model will remain overlaid with traditional practice areas that continue to report into local management. GolinHarris becomes the latest in a series of agencies that have tried - to varying degrees - to tinker with their models. However, the Interpublic firm's efforts, which will be rollled out across its global network over the next 12 months, may be the most ambitious to date.
"In principle, this new model makes sense – the challenges brands face in communicating to consumers in this digital age are dramatically different to those we faced just five years ago," says William Grant & Sons head of brand communication David Hume, a GH client. "With that in mind, having specialists with specific skills we can call upon feels like something we would clearly benefit from."
Perhaps the most tangible demonstration of the firm's new approach is 'The Bridge', a central conversation monitoring platform that will aim to link its global units on a real-time basis. The agency has also unveiled idea-harvesting system 'BrightCollective', and media modeling tool 'Brand Channel'.
Next week, the Holmes Report will publish an in-depth analysis of GolinHarris' ambitious attempt to redefine its offering.
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The International Children's Exhibition of Fine Arts Lidice (ICEFA Lidice) was established in 1967 to commemorate the child victims from the Czech village of Lidice murdered by German Nazis, as well as all other children who have died in wars.
Although national initially, this exhibition became an international one in 1973 and since then it has become well known among children and teachers not only in our country but literally all over the world. In recent years, more than 25,000 very good works of art have come regularly by children not only from the Czech and Slovak republics but also from other 60-70 countries, including such distant ones as China, India, Japan, Kenya, Malaysia, Philippines, Sri Lanka or Zimbabwe.
You can visit the current main exhibition at the Lidice Gallery from June through October each year.
Award-winning boy from Kosovo visiting Lidice
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15 June 2015 saw the award-winning boy Mustafa Sevdail from the Kosovo town of Gjilan visit the Lidice Gallery and the 43th ICEFA Lidice 2015. He came with his teacher Arian Rexhepi and a representative of the Albanian embassy in Prague. Having viewed the exhibition, Mustafa received a certificate and small keepsakes from the curator in an official prize-giving cremony. Mr. Rexhepi will give the certificate and other materials to the Czech ambassador to Kosovo, who will present it officially once again in the manner usual with the exhibition.
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Photos from opening and awarding ceremony of 43. ICEFA LIdice 2015 on Saturday May 30, 2015 in Lidide gallery you can find at section Prize Awards.
43rd ICEFA Lidice 2015 exhibition opened, Czech children's medals handed over
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On Saturday, 30 May 2015, the Lidice Gallery saw medals being presented to the 51 best child artists from Czechia and 3 children and their teachers from Młodzieżowy Dom Kultury - pracownia plastyczna "Creatio" from Polish Rybnik along with Art School Mšeno, this school received the highest award of the exhibition - Prize of the Panel of Judges.
The prizes were presented by Deputy Chairman of the Senate of the Czech Republic Přemysl Sobotka, Minister for Human Rights, Equal Opportunities and Legislation Jiří Dienstbier, Junior Deputy Minister of the Chancery, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic Ms. Kristina Larischová, Deputy Director of the Department of Museums and Galleries of the Ministry of Culture Ms. Vera Sejkorová, Deputy Minister of Education, Youth and Sports Mr. Jaroslav Fidrmuc, Secretary of the Czech Commission for Unesco Karel Komárek, Director of Strategy and Development of the Czech Centres Mr. Zdenek Lyčka, Chairman of the Panel of Judges of the Exhibition Josef Zedník and Director of Agrofert Foundation Zuzana Tornikidis. Also present were ambassadors and representatives of 14 embassies in the Czech Republic.
The ceremony was opened by children's choir of Bulgarian school of Peter Beron in Prague, LIRA.
The 43rd edition of the exhibition is to be seen on the 1st floor of the Lidice Gallery till 31 October 2015.
Transportation: Lidice are situated between Prague and Kladno.
By car - direction to Slany, turn to direction Kladno, Lidice.
By bus - go by underground, line A, to the station Nádraží Veleslavín, then change to commuter bus 56, line Prague – Kladno, departing from the stop no. 3 (station Lidice, near Muzeum of Lidice Memorial, cca 10 minutes of walk to the Lidice gallery, or bus 22 (station Lidice, Obecní úřad, station in front of the Lidice gallery, in the centre of the village Lidice).
- Final Press Release 43. ICEFA Lidice 2015 - czech [PDF, 698 kb]
The 43rd edition's results revealed!
6. 5. 2015
The results of the 43rd edition of ICEFA Lidice 2015 are being made available to the public, 4 days before scheduled, as well as the Report of the session of the expert panel of judges. We congratulate the winners, for whom this signifies a great success. The Czech medalists will receive their medals in person in Lidice on Saturday May 30, 2015 at 11am, while the foreign winners will collect their awards later through the Czech embassies in their respective countries.
We are pleased to announce that we reestablished collaboration with the Czech server for children, alik.cz, which now features an on-line poll to select the candidates for the Alik Children Choice Award in 5 categories (paintings and drawings by children 4-7 years, 8-11 years, and 12-15 years, plus photography and 3D works). You can join in at http://alik.idnes.cz/alik-alikoviny.asp, but please make sure to send your votes in by May 27, 2015.
We would like to ask all of the winners and their teachers to kindly check the names of the children and schools to ensure we entered them correctly, and in case of a mistake please let us know any changes by May 12, 2015 at firstname.lastname@example.com. This is the only way to be certain the names printed on the child's diploma are correct.
We again congratulate the winners and invite all the participants (including those whose works were not awarded this year) to come to the opening ceremony.
Ivona Kasalická, the exhibition curator
1st and 2nd roudns of jury 43. ICEFA Lidice 2015
31. 3. 2015
On 26th till 28th March 2015 and 2nd till 4th Arpril 2015 were held the two roudns of the jury 43. ICEFA Lidice 2015 in which the jury members looked through all entries and awardedbest of them. The date of announcement of the results of the 43rd ICEFA 2015 at the ICEFA website of the exhibition www.mdvv-lidice.cz: 10 May 2015 at the latest.
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Warning about scammers operational in Spain
We were recently scammed by someone we met personally and now know that the elderly Aussie scammer (56+) is preying on English-speaking travellers staying in hostels in Barcelona, Girona or the nearest coast. He plays the usual bad luck card quite often - recently mugged and no money or paperwork etc can you help him?.......
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i assume there are audio guides available or should we acquire a private guide ( no tours ). we tend to visit sites in considerable detail, not just in and out - would appreciate a rough estimate of how long each requires to be appreciated properly.
between the two, a taxi. are taxis available at the hospital or will we have to walk back to the church.
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We now have our artmuseum voucher for our trip in the second week of October. At this time, we imagine the crowds will be smaller than in the peak summertime period. As we sort of hate being tied to specific times being freelance travellers, the question is whether we should still purchase timed tickets for the major attractions that sell them online, such as
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Myself and my boyfriend stepped onto Barcelona beach today, and less than a minute later a man approached us and started shouting in broken English that he was police. He was not in uniform. I had heard of similar scams so I said l didn't believe him. He proceeded to hit me on the arm, brandish a gun contained in his waistband and scream that I was stupid. My boyfriend asked what we had done and at this point he hit me in the neck and escorted us off the beach, towards what appeared to be a genuine police station (very near placa de Burgada). In this station, I was further threatened by the shouting man, whilst a man in police uniform searched my boyfriends bag (the only 'valuable' being my pretty much empty purse). They didn't take anything, then they pushed us out as quickly as they pushed us in. I was wondering if anybody is aware that this is a scam or if the first police man was genuine but totally out of control? Either way I would like to do something about it due to the violence. Thanks.
Getting a taxi
for getting a taxi, are there designated taxi ranks throughout the city where they congregate or can one hail a taxi which has the green light illuminated anywhere on the streets?
Getting a taxi
for getting a taxi, are there designated taxi ranks throughout the city where they congregate or can one hail a taxi which has the green light illuminated anywhere on the streets?
Picasso Museum
I ordered tickets online for this museum. I received a Proof of Purchase stating that I would receive a purchase confirmation via email. I ordered them on July 21st and have not received the confirmation. I emailed the visitor services twice at email@example.com but have not received an answer. Will I be able to enter the museum with the Proof of Purchase? My son and I are leaving the States on Monday, August 10th, for Barcelona. We are very excited about visiting Barcelona. Thanks...............
Hola or barcelona card?
We're staying in Barcelona for 21 days this October. What do you recommend for a travel pass to get around the city?
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artmuseum pass questions
looks like this is our best choice rather than the barcelona card, at least for us, teamed with a 10 pack for the subway. a few questions -
as i understand it, with this pass we can get in any time desired without waiting on line, and can return to a museum a second day if we wish.
are there special direction signs, entrances, or desks for those with the pass or does one just walk to the head of the line and cut in front of everyone who has been waiting for hours. and do they become unpleasant.
Barcelona Sightseing
We are spending 2 1/2 days in Barcelona prior to going on a cruise. I have some questions. I hope someone can help.
1) I have read about a "Barcelona Card" for traveling while in Barcelona. Is this card worth buying?
2) How much does a person tip when using a cab or at restaurants?
3) Has anyone taken the on/off bus tour? Is this a helpful option to see Barcelona?
4) Do you recommend purchasing tickets prior to arriving in Barcelona for different venues to tour? For example Sagrada Familia.
Phone SIM card for Barcelona & Spain
I am travelling to Barcelona then Bilboa then a bus tour from Madrid to Barcelona. I will use an iPhone 4s. Should I get a SIM card in the airport or is it better value in local shops (and which ones?). Many thanks for your help. Julie
Meals with Locals
We have been fortunate enough to eat with locals in their houses in places like Havana and Paris. Is there an organization(s) in Barcelona that provides this service? We would love to sit down with a local family for supper while in Barcelona.
Bocce in Ciutadella
Hello all. We arrive in Barcelona on December 18th for ten days. Very happy to be back for this long as we have been several times before but only spent 2-3 days at a time. We have it in our head that we want to play bocce in Ciutadella or another nice park in the area. May seem like a strange question, but is there anywhere that rents bocce sets? Alternatively, anyone want to play? We'll bring the wine, you bring the bocce and know how.
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for a full five day visit to barcelona in october, looking to find a guide book - we don't need information on hotels, dining, shopping. looking for detailed nuts-and-bolts advice for getting around, gaining access to sites and museums, and organizing our days most effectively.
also, have not found a relatively comprehensive map with both attractions and metro stops.
Barcelona in october
I will travel to Barcelona in 10th of october. I am wondering about the weather, is it suitable for swimming in the sea? İf it is not , is the weather cold in october? Because we have a 4 years old boy with us.
Santa Cecilia Montserrat
I'm going to be in Spain in August and would like to figure out how to get from the Monastery in Montserrat to Santa Cecilia to see this exhibition: santaceciliamontserrat.com/e...
Is there any way to get to Santa Cecilia by public transport?
Advice on our 10-days trip to Barcelona
Hello community!
I'm beginning with a big THANK YOU to anyone who will help us. This community is amazing and I'm sure we will receive a lot of good information.
So, we are a young couple of students (25 yo) who is staying in Barcelona from July 20 to July 30. We will be staying just north to the Barceloneta area, very close to the Escola de Nautica (Nautical School) and the train station. We will stay there the whole duration of our stay.
A bit about us: we are from Italy (arriving by airplane), we like beaches and the sea and we tend to spend not too much on restaurants or entry fees; if something is really really really worth it, then it is not a problem at all but otherwise we try to stick with worthy free alternatives and things to do. We love nature and central city areas alike, walking and losing ourselves in big cities in the evening while eating an ice cream or a slice of pizza... I don't know if you get what I mean. We also like natural places very much.
Another important thing is that we are vegetarian and we do not drink alcohol but we do not have any problem with places where these things are normally done.
So, we are currently planning our trip. We are quite active and we seek to visit many places and things to see/do, we are not looking for a completely "relaxed vacation" in the sense that we do not want to just go to the beach and stay the whole day there or stay the whole day at home; we certainly want to relax and not keep rushing and running but we also don't want to miss out beautiful places and things to do. I hope 10 days are enough to enjoy (at least some aspects) of Barcelona.
That said, we already researched and looked up for places we are sure we'd like to see. Some of these are: Sagrada Familia, Barrio Gotico, Parc de la Ciutadela and Parc Guell, Montserrat and various city center squares and places. There are also other free-entry/without fee places we will be going to but I'll not mention them here, otherwise the list may get huge.
So we are looking forward to suggestions, on what we shouldn't absolutely miss out, what instead should be avoided, special events or things to do during our stay (from 20th to 30th July), which restaurants/pizza are advised and which are to be avoided (we are vegetarian), what are the best beaches to visit and which should be avoided instead, maybe also how to save up on expenses (food, entry fees, getting around) and in general any suggestion on how to organize our 10 days there. Are there also some fun low-cost/free activities to do?
I hope we will get many replies so that we can start defining things more in detail.
Thank you so much in advance, for your time and for the advises.
Restaurant for birthday with 7 people
What is a restaurant with a nice atmosphere great food & bar that is between $15-$30 per person (food not counting drinks) I am staying at the Sercotel Amister art Hotel so if anything is near there that would be great but don't mind traveling by taxi if need be.
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Edward G. Miller, D.C., Dipl.Ac (IAMA)
Dr. Edward G. Miller is a licensed Chiropractic Physician, a certified Medical Acupuncturist, Quantum- Touch healer and holistic practitioner. In order to gain a broad perspective on healing holistically, Dr. Miller has studied a variety of healing arts, including Acupuncture, Acupressure, Myofascial Trigger Point Therapy, Quantum-Touch Healing and holistic nutrition. He is both technically skilled and highly intuitive.
Receiving his D.C.(doctor of chiropractic) degree and BS (bachelor of science) degree in Human Biology from the National University of Health Sciences in Lombard, Illinois. He continued his education and received his Diplomate in Medical Acupuncture from the International Academy of Medical Acupuncture, Inc. in Kansas City, Missouri.
Dr. Miller provides both Gentle Chiropractic Treatments and Holistic Health Visits. He combines a number of therapeutic modalities (including gentle chiropractic, acupuncture, acupressure, energy healing, Quantam-Touch and holistic nutrition) and takes into account the whole person to accelerate healing and to optimize health, well-being and vitality.
Founder of the Community Acupuncture Program at the O Center, Dr. Miller created access for people to experience the benefits of acupuncture and help remove the barrier of cost from healing. In a Community Acupuncture session, a person is surrounded by other people quietly receiving treatment at the same time. This is not a lack of privacy but an opportunity to experience treatment with family, friends and community. Dr. Miller believes this shared state makes individual treatments more powerful.
Dr. Miller offers ZYTO scan and Low Level Laser therapy technology in his practice. ZYTO technology performs a Bio-Survey of the body addressing 76 bio-markers. This allows a practitioner to know exactly which areas of your body need support to get back in full balance. Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) is an alternative therapeutic approach for a variety of both acute and chronic musculoskeletal conditions. Both technologies can help practitioners make better decisions for their patients and clients.
To learn more about these therapies visit the Technology for Wellness page.
Dr. Miller is part of the Onsite Wellness Team at the Oneida Holistic Health Center.
Visit his website: I C Health and Wellness website for more information.
COUNSELING, COACHING, and ENERGY WORK
Torin Lee, Executive & Life Coach, Pastoral Counselor,Reiki Master, Motivational Speaker & Author
Torin Lee is passionate about helping people navigate through life's transitions! Embracing a holistic approach, Torin considers all aspects of a person, including body, mind, and spirit, in her practice. Using both her coaching and energy healing skills, Torin successfully empowers, inspires, and motivates others to "know and grow their own personal power" to affect positive change in themselves and their environment.
Torin holds undergraduate degrees in political science and sociology, and has studied psychology, coaching, leadership, sex therapy, organizational development and training. Torin is a certified Reiki Master, the highest level of Reiki, the ancient art of healing. Reiki Masters have the most profound intuitive perception.
Pastoral Counselor and Life Coach
Certified as a pastoral counselor and life coach, Torin brings more than 20 years of coaching, communication, training, and business experience to her practice. Torin has assisted diversified clientele including teenagers, women, couples, families and business leaders in motivating and inspiring them to create a passion-filled life.
Trained by Nancy Shanteau, founder of The Folkloom School and Skills for Change Coaching Program, Torin blends these highly-successful principles in her coaching practice. Skills for Change Coaches practice systemic power analysis and embodied practices, the creative, dynamic forces of Energy Awareness, Creativity and Writing Coaching, as well as Bodywork and couples, family, and group Mediation, Problem Solving & Conflict Resolution. Torin abides by the IFC(??) Code of Ethics.
Motivational Speaker
Captivating her audiences, Torin uses humor and vivid storytelling to relate personal experiences of over-coming some of life's most difficult challenges. She uses her expertise and "fearless" tactics to transform a serious issue into a visual feast and enlightening experience. Audiences walk away with a new perspective on how they can achieve a balanced and abundant life. Torin would be excited to engage, educate and entertain at your next event. Sample topics may include: Communication, Creative Change, Innovation, Personal Growth, Surviving a Crisis (death, divorce, illness).
Torin has written and published articles, workbooks and books on how to deal with crisis and change and come out the other side happy, healthy and productive.
A native global citizen (she has resided in CA, CT, CO, DC/VA, MO and Australia, just to name a few) she currently resides in Marlborough, CT and Washington DC.
Catherine Haugh, Reiki Practitioner
Catherine's spiritual journey has brought her to the Oneida Center as a certified Reiki practitioner. Bringing unique and intuitive energy to her practice, she aims at sharing healing energy to help facilitate balance and healing for others. Catherine is a super-positive person, and excellent listener and communicator.
As a Reiki practitioner, Catherine has successfully acquired the necessary knowledge of Reiki, having completed the attunements required to heal herself and others. Catherine pays special attention to the Chakras, the seven energy centers, in a person. Chakras are the openings for life energy to flow into and out of our aura. Their function is to vitalize the physical body and to bring about the development of our self-consciousness, and are associated with our physical, mental and emotional interactions.
Catherine is also owner of SiS Designs, where she creates spiritually inspired jewelry and gifts. Since its inception in 2009, Catherine has created many collections and signature pieces of handmade jewelry. She has always had an attraction to jewelry and an innate love of working with her hands. Nature and the spiritual world are inspirations as evidenced by her collections: Angel Wings, Dragonfly, Butterfly, Tree of Life, and healing gemstones and crystals. Craftsmanship is an integral part of her business. Not only does her jewelry go from design to production under one roof, it is made with love and healing energy.
Catherine also holds jewelry making workshops, classes and home parties. Her wealth of knowledge and engaging teaching style ensures everyone has a fun and fulfilling experience.
Visit her website: http://www.sisdesigns.info for more information.
Becky Cook, Integrated Energy Therapy and Fusion Living Specialist
Becky Cook is an advanced level Integrated Energy Therapy® (IET) practitioner, a certified Reiki practitioner and a holistic Health Coach accredited by the Institute for Integrative Nutrition.
As an Integrated Energy Therapy® practitioner, Becky uses angelic energy to work directly with a person's cellular memory and energy field to get the "issues out of your tissues". IET supports self-healing at physical, emotional, mental and spiritual levels. IET also helps to safely and gently release limiting energy patterns from the past, empower and balance your life in the present, and embody your full potential as you move into your future.
Becky is also creator of the "Fusion Living" concept. Her life journey has led her to develop and practice "fuses" together many layers of our lives to create a life that is healthy, balanced, and beautiful.
Becky demonstrates her artistic passion by creating unique, one-of-a-kind jewelry from Fused Glass. Becky intuitively understands glass and its unique personality as it is transformed through fusing and cold working. It's amazing how glass can transform from individual sharp bits into magical pieces, stunning with light and color. She shares her love of glass by offering workshops and parties in her home studio in Hebron, CT. Becky can also bring her jewelry collection to your home or office. Becky Cook Fused Glass Jewelry is for sale at various local stores and boutiques or by contacting her.
Theodore Michael Falbowski, Licensed Massage Therapist and Certified Manual Lympathic Massage Therapist
Ted received his B.A. (bachelor of arts) degree in Psychology from Central Connecticut State University. Interested in finding a career where he could enjoy the satisfaction of helping people in a positive environment, Ted went on to graduate from The Connecticut Center for Massage Therapy in Newington, CT. He is a nationally certified massage therapist and a member of The American Massage Therapy Association.
Ted is skilled at many massage therapies, including Swedish Massage, Deep Tissue Massage, Sports Massage, Hot Stone Massage, Geriatric, Manual Lympathic Massage and Chair Massage.
Known for his compassionate and gentle nature, Ted customizes each massage to fit a person's needs and addresses specific client concerns. He addresses client issues whether its recovering from an injury, concerns with chronic pain, or the need to relieve stress. Massage is exceptionally beneficial for increasing the level of oxygen in the blood, decreasing muscle toxins, improving circulation, and flexibility while easing tension.
Ted is also certified in lymphatic massage, also called lymphatic drainage or manual lymph drainage. It is a technique developed in Germany for treatment of lymphadema, an accumulation of fluid that can occur after lymph nodes are removed during surgery, most often a mastectomy for breast cancer. Other reasons?
Ted specializes in geriatric massage therapy which is designed to address the specific needs of the elderly population. This type of massage uses gentle and light application of massage techniques and can include passive stretching and a light oil or lotion to permit muscles to be worked on without causing excessive friction to the skin. These techniques can help enhance blood circulation, combat depression, improve balance and flexibility, reduce the pain of arthritis, increase joint mobility, improve posture, and encourage overall well-being. It has also been shown to relieve anxiety and provide comfort, especially to touch-deprived elderly clients.
Colleen E. Dumas, Licensed Massage Therapist & Certified Reflexologist
Colleen E. Dumas is a licensed Massage Therapist and graduated with a Certificate for Academic Excellence from the Connecticut Center for Massage Therapy in Newington, CT. Believing the client holds the key to their own health and well-being, therapeutic massage can assist in unlocking the body's potential for the optimal functioning of the mind, body, and spirit.
Colleen offers Swedish, Deep Tissue, Sports, and Orthopedic massage as well as Myofascial Release, Active Isolated Stretching, Trigger Point Therapy, and Chair Massages.
Colleen is also a certified Reflexologist. Reflexology is a popular alternative therapy and is a form of body work that focuses primarily on the feet but can include the hands. Practitioners believe that applying pressure to these reflex areas can promote health in the corresponding organs through energetic pathways. It promotes relaxation, improves circulation, reduces pain, soothes tired feet, and encourages overall healing. Reflexology is also used for post-operative or palliative care. A study in the American Cancer Society journal found that one-third of cancer patients used reflexology as a complementary therapy.
To help people benefit from massage and reflexology, Colleen is happy to offer a discount package. Prepay for a package of 5 massage/reflexology sessions, and receive the 6th session for free.
Spending time with her family, especially her son Leo, brings her much joy. Likewise, there are so many beautiful things going on in the garden, Colleen loves nature and the pleasure she gets from working in the soil, nurturing plants and watching them grow into healthy, delicious food for her family. Colleen enjoys other outdoor activities such as hiking, camping, and sailing.
Colleen is a member of the Onsite Wellness Team at the Oneida Holistic Health Center and is also available to travel to your event or business. Massage is a delightful yet affordable treat to offer guests at family reunions, employee appreciation events, and bridal and baby showers.
Bonnie M. Tetro, Longevity Wellness Therapist
As a Longevity Wellness Therapist, Bonnie is dedicated to offering natural health therapies to prevent illness. She is a certified Iridologist, certified Lymphatic Therapist, Licensed Massage Therapist, and Colon Hydrotherapist. Bonnie is currently on leave of absence from practicing the O-Center but remains active as a consultant.
Dr. Jason M. Belejack, ND
Dr. Jason M. Belejack ND, or "Dr. J", is a naturopathic physician, a certified therapeutic lifestyle practitioner and a licensed massage therapist. Graduating summa cum laude, he received his N.D (naturopathic doctorate) degree from the College of Naturopathic Medicine at the University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, CT. He holds a B.S. (bachelor of science) degree in Pre-Med from Central Connecticut State University. Dr. Belejack worked as an EMT for the city of Hartford, CT.
At the O Center, Dr. Belejack finds practicing naturopathic medicine successfully blends his extensive medical knowledge with a natural, holistic approach. He believes in the body's ability to heal itself through a special vital energy and aims to prevent illness through changes to diet and lifestyle, and stress reduction. Dr. Belejack uses safe, non toxic approaches to treat an underlying cause of disease. Depending upon the diagnosis, he uses modalities including dietary and lifestyle modification, nutritional supplementation, botanical medicine, homeopathy, counseling, and detoxification treatments. Patients are treated as individuals and their treatment is tailored to their specific needs.
Dr. Belejack specializes in conditions such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, digestive and endocrine disorders, and neurological complaints and has advanced training in pediatrics, men's health and naturopathic oncology.
As an adjunct faculty at the CT Center for Massage Therapy, Dr. Belejack teaches anatomy, physiology and pathology. He is also a member of the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians and the Oncology Association of Naturopathic Physicians.
Dr. Belejack accepts most healthcare insurance. Please verify coverage prior to your appointment.
Dr. Belejack also practices and is co-owner, with his wife Kristy, of the Durham Naturopathic Health and Wellness Center, located in Durham, CT.
Holistic Nutrition counseling includes food, nutrition and healthy lifestyle coaching. Counseling incorporates scientifically-based nutrition and health information with specific counseling techniques and strategies proven to be effective in motivating change. Highly experienced healthcare professionals skilled at empowering people through education, support, and inspiration to make real changes that lead to optimal health and lasting weight loss.
Eyde Hurst, Certified Esthetician & Certified Oncology Esthetician
Eyde is a certified Esthetician. Following her interest and vision, she continued her training by specializing in Oncology Skin Care and received certification through Clinical Oncology Esthetics® (COE) training facilitated by Touch For Cancer. Founded by Mórag Currin, COE involves extensive training in understanding how cancer and therapy treatments affect the body at the dermal and lymphatic level. The program explored the side effects of cancer therapies, how those are further compounded by various medications and the importance of proper sanitation to support weakened immune systems. Certification also required Edye to learn how to perform gentle, yet effective protocols using compatible skin care ingredients. Edye is a member of Associated Skin Care Professionals and The International Society of Oncology Estheticians (ISOE).
Beyond this training, Edye had a vision of providing personalized, compassionate skin care treatment for compromised skin. Manifesting her dream, she founded "Pure Harmony Skin Care" that specializes in addressing compromised skin concerns ( at an affordable price.) Her goal is that through the power of the esthetic touch, she can provide a soothing escape for individuals battling cancer. Edye uses TecNiche Therapies® products, which are free of fragrances, parabens, sulfates and phthalates – formulated specifically for individuals with compromised skin.


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Wednesday, August 12, 2015
Recent writings not posted, now posted.
No, I have not been on a writing binge the last two days. But I have put a lot of mostly published op-ed columns written in the last year and a half here on this blog. For the published ones, you can google to get the published versions. Enjoy!
Same-Sex Wedding Cakes and Due Process of Law
I recently wrote a column maintaining that the recommended fine against a small bakery for refusing to bake a wedding cake for a same-sex wedding is grossly and unjustly excessive. A number of letters and comments in the Oregonian, where my article appeared, have defended the fine. Some indignant readers even think the fine should be larger.
Something that seems to have been overlooked in recent discussions is the constitutional requirement that people not be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law. A fundamental part of due process of law requires "notice," namely that people be clearly warned about what actions are illegal and what the maximum possible punishment will be. For example, signs limiting parking to people who have handicap permits state the maximum fine---so many hundred dollars--- that may be imposed on violators.
Clearly the owners of the Sweet Cakes bakery could not have known that their refusal to bake a wedding cake for a lesbian couple could be punished with a $150,000 fine (now reduced to "only" $135,000). A somewhat similar case in the state of Washington recently drew a $1,000 fine, and I am not sure that case had been decided yet when the Sweet Cakes incident occurred. I would bet that Sweet Cakes would have made the cake if they had known they might be fined even $1,000 for refusing.
And this brings up a related point. The deterrent effect of a fine is a function both of the magnitude of that fine and of the likelihood that it will be imposed. It may well be, for example, that a 90% chance of a $5 fine would deter far more littering than a 1% chance of a $1,000 fine. And the owners of Sweet Cakes already incurred a "fine" for refusing to sell the cake: the loss of the profit they would have made on the cake. This "fine" was automatically levied on them without any need for the government to do anything. It was 100% certain.
It is not as if government has nothing else to do than to prosecute this kind of case. St. Thomas Aquinas, a Christian theologian, noted many centuries ago that it is impossible for government to outlaw all sins. He pointed out that government has limited enforcement capabilities and should not spread them too thin, neglecting to enforce more important laws which prosecuting less important ones. In cases like Sweet Cakes, where a small but 100% certain "fine" is automatically imposed on businesses which refuse to serve someone, it is particularly hard to justify an expensive tax-payer funded bureaucratic apparatus, particularly one which is free to impose huge additional fines without giving people the notice required by due process of law.
The problems facing members of racial minorities vastly outweigh those facing people trying to buy a cake for a same-sex marriage. Perhaps the state should concentrate its limited enforcement resources on enforcing duty-to-serve laws in the racial context and rely on the enlightened self-interest of bakeries to take care of the wedding cakes issue.
Impending Injustice In The Sweet Cakes Case
As I write these words an Oregon administrative law judge is hearing arguments about how much damages the owners of the now closed Sweet Cakes bakery must pay for refusing to bake a wedding cake for a lesbian couple.
If the judge accepts the $150,000 fine proposed by state civil rights investigators, it will clearly be a gross injustice. As Pooh-Bah in the Mikado put it, "My object all sublime is to make the punishment fit the crime…." Can any reader believe that $150,000 fits this particular violation of the law? I do not know anything about the financial situation of the Sweet Cakes owners, but for most owners of a small business having to pay this much money would undoubtedly ruin them.
And how much damage did the bakery's refusal to bake a cake actually cause the couple? Let's assume that the value of the couple's time is $100 an hour and that it took them two hours to locate another bakery which was willing to bake their cake. Perhaps they needed to drive around Portland burning $50 in gasoline in pursuit of the cake. Voila: Damages: $250.
All this is assuming that the law under which this case arose is valid, constitutional, and reasonable, which is doubtful. Duty-to-serve-everyone rules applying to innkeepers and restaurants are so reasonable that they existed under English common law centuries before antidiscrimination legislation was enacted in the U.S. Travelers, not least in the old days when transportation was very slow, were often at the mercy of a single local innkeeper or restaurant, and if arbitrarily refused service they might have nowhere to sleep or eat.
The more recent legislation under which the Sweet Cakes case arose considers a much wider range of businesses to be "places of public accommodation." But as the Sweet Cakes case illustrates, there is a big difference between hotels and restaurants, on the one hand, and places which bake wedding cakes, on the other hand. Wedding cakes are ordered well in advance, so there is nothing like the time pressure confronting a traveler seeking a roof under which to sleep or a place to have dinner. And there are many places which produce wedding cakes and would be delighted to serve this couple; it is not a local monopoly.
Legislation going beyond the traditional duty-to-serve, requiring expensive government agencies and imposing potentially huge fines on places like Sweet Cakes, may therefore not be reasonably related to a legitimate public purpose and therefore may be unconstitutional.
The Eighth Amendment's prohibition of "excessive fines" restricts only the federal government and therefore does not place limits on the government of Oregon. But the spirit of the Eighth Amendment makes it clear that to impose more than a very nominal fine on the owners of the now closed Sweet Cakes would be a manifest injustice.
Getting Rid of Government-As-Bandit
The Catholic philosopher, St. Augustine, famously asked: "Justice being taken away, then, what are kingdoms but great robberies?"
Augustine understood that the fundamental power of government, like that of a robber, is the power of the sword. More recently the Chinese revolutionary leader Mao Tse-tung updated the metaphor, noting that "All political power comes out of the barrel of a gun."
True, government also wields the other two kinds of social power: the pen, and the purse. But its ability to buy pens and to fill its purse with money needed to induce people to do things is based on taxes. Taxes are collected at the point of the sword. We do not have telethons---the power of the pen--- asking us to send in donations to support government.
The fact that government rests on the power of the sword means that it is potentially dangerous. Government-as-bandit can single out individuals or particular groups and do terrible things to them. It can just kill them outright, as the Nazis did to Jews during the Holocaust. Or it can imprison or fine them or strip them of their property.
However government is still necessary if we don't want to find ourselves in a Hobbesian free-for-all where life is "nasty, brutish, and short.". Legitimate government, government-as-legislator, must be able to deprive people of life, liberty, or property, but it cannot do so arbitrarily. It can inflict sanctions only on individuals who violate genuine laws, general rules of action which apply to anybody who takes the prohibited action. And of course rules which apply only to certain kinds of people are not general rules. Such rules, since they do not rise to the dignity of genuine laws, should therefore be called pseudolaws.
The requirement that government only inflict sanctions on people who have violated general rules of action gives everyone great protection from being treated arbitrarily. Legislators hesitate to enact obnoxious general rules if they, too, would be subject to the same rules.
An ideal government would be one where there are laws but no pseudolaws. The opposite of such an ideal government would be one in which there are no laws, but many pseudolaws. This is probably how the first governments originated, in the dim and murky past, as protection rackets run totally for the benefit of the racketeers.
The history of political progress since then has consisted of prolonged, intelligent resistance to government-as-bandit, resistance which has gradually moved us away from pseudolaws and towards societies governed only by genuine laws. We are not there yet, and some countries still have much further to go. But it is now possible to imagine the day when government-as-bandit will have disappeared from the face of the earth.
Perhaps the final blow against government-as-bandit will come when people in general engage in civil disobedience to pseudolaws. This will be feasible only in countries which are close to the goal. In countries which still have many pseudolaws, civil disobedience to them could destroy all order and thereby make bad situations even worse.
But in more advanced countries civil disobedience to pseudolaws could be helpful. And the usual fears that civil disobedience erodes respect for laws would not apply, since disobedience to pseudolaws hardly implies disrespect for genuine laws.
A Platform For Hillary Clinton: Single Payer
The United States has painted itself into an Obamacare corner. Obamacare has enough good elements that repealing it would harm millions of people. Keeping it in its present form will harm other millions and inflict serious economic damage. But it is impossible to reform Obamacare, since Republican politicians won't support changes that prolong its longevity.
To escape this mess we need a magician who can pull a political rabbit out of their hat, and the best person to do this may be Hillary Rodham Clinton. If Mrs. Clinton decides to run in 2016, she should come out in favor of replacing Obamacare with a simple single-payer insurance system financed by general taxes.
The Clinton campaign should make this proposal its centerpiece and seek to persuade all voters, Democrats and Republicans, that Medicare-For All would be in their interest.
Such a campaign would have many advantages. For one thing, the claim would be true. Taxes would have to go up, but the increase for the average person would be more than offset by reductions in individual premiums, in money withheld from wages by employers in order to pay insurance premiums, and in co-pays and deductibles. Mrs. Clinton could point out that people should care more about what medical care costs them than about whether they are paying for it through taxes or by more convoluted and indirect means.
A single-payer system, unlike Obamacare, would cover everybody. Unlike Obamacare it would not force individuals and employers to make complicated choices between plans with different coverage, costs, and in-network doctors and hospitals. Unlike Obamacare it would not need to determine individuals' continuing eligibility for subsidies, since the tax system would implicitly take care of this. Unlike Obamacare, Medicare-For-All would not motivate employers to reduce the number of full-time employees in order to avoid the mandate.
Politically, Hillary Clinton could appeal simultaneously to Republicans (by openly acknowledging Obamacare's defects) and to Democrats who have soured on Mr. Obama and on Obamacare. She could capitalize on her expertise gained from her failed effort to design a national program during the first Clinton administration. She could admit learning from that experience that a national system must be simple and understandable.
If Hillary Clinton campaigns on a single-payer platform, the usual vested interests will attack her. But Americans have become suspicious enough of corporations (not least hospitals, insurance, and pharmaceutical companies) that she should be able to turn the tables on them by pointing out the inefficiencies of the current system, the bloated compensation to corporate executives, and deceptive marketing. Many doctors, who used to oppose single-payer insurance, have changed their minds because of frustration with the current system..
If Americans understand where their bread is really buttered, they will support a single-payer system. As a presidential candidate Hillary Clinton will command the national attention necessary to persuade people that such a system would truly be in their interest.
The campaign should be completely honest about the insurance issue. It should frankly admit that single-payer is no panacea and would have some drawbacks as well as advantages. But that is true of all policies, and the real question is how the advantages and disadvantages net out.
By making Medicare-For-All her central platform plank, Mrs. Clinton can help the U.S. escape from the Obamacare corner into which it has painted itself. Even if she loses the election, she will have increased national understanding and paved the way for eventual progress. Win or lose, she has an opportunity to make a real difference.
Who Was That Masked Man?
When I was in grade school, Oregon had no television and I listened a lot to the radio. One of my favorite programs always ended with someone asking about the hero of the series: "Who was that masked man?" The answer, of course, was "the Lone Ranger."
I remembered this program recently when I noticed how many pro-Russian rebels in Ukraine and Islamic State fighters are wearing masks so we cannot see their faces. And of course there is the masked fellow with a British accent who has been beheading western hostages for us to admire over the Internet. The implications of these masks only gradually began to sink in.
The usual distinction between killing people in war and murdering them has, in recent centuries, been that war is a collective endeavor engaged in by political bodies while murder is an individual activity. Under international law people in armies must wear identifiable uniforms to inform people under whose flag they are fighting. Captured soldiers are required only to answer questions about their name, rank, and serial number, and are not supposed to be killed or held personally responsible for the people they have killed in battle. Murderers, however, are deemed to act as individuals and can be punished for violating the law.
Under the modern laws of war combatants who do not wear a uniform can be treated as spies and executed if they are caught. As I recall, the German saboteurs who landed clandestinely in the eastern U.S. during World War II were executed because, of course, they were not wearing uniforms. And my father, not a military man, was required to wear a uniform in the early 1950s when engineering work at American military bases required him to fly from point to point in Japan. There was concern that if the plane blundered into North Korea, then at war with the United States, he could have been shot.
So who are the masked men fighting the Ukrainian government? How many are disgruntled Ukrainians and how many are Russian soldiers? Are the Russians in organized military units or are they are enthusiastic soldiers who have come in as individuals while on leave? The Putin regime came up with the latter version when body bags started showing up in Russia, though it has also tried valiantly to hush the facts up.
The fact that the rebels and Russians are wearing masks suggests that something fishy is going on. The masks and lack of uniforms probably represent an effort to avoid both the collective responsibility entailed in war and personal responsibility for private individual actions. I suppose the masks on ISIS fighters in the Middle East represent a similar attempt to have their cake and eat it too.
One of my favorite Frank and Ernest cartoons shows a lawyer talking to his jailed client: "Well, no wonder you got caught, Ernie…You're not supposed to wear a mask when you shoplift." I included this cartoon in my 1981 college textbook, along with a deadpan comment" "Lawyers can be excellent sources of good advice."
I wish someone could give us equally good advice about what to do about the current battles where so many people are wearing masks but not uniforms.
Two Cheers For The Top-Two Primary
Primary elections like we currently have in Oregon have two major problems:
1. Republican primaries are dominated by extreme conservatives and Democratic primaries by extreme liberals because extremists vote more often than moderates. In the general elections more moderate voters must choose between the resulting candidates. We end up with legislative bodies which are polarized and frequently deadlocked.
2. Primary elections tend to include candidates people do not know much about. Most learning about them comes from the media - which may be biased. Media based campaigning is expensive, so financial status may have undue influence.
Measure 90, on the Oregon ballot in November, could solve the first problem. It
eliminates separate primaries for Democrats and Republicans. All voters (including independents) would vote in a single primary election. The top two candidates in this election would fight it out in the general election, even if they are members of the same party.
In such a single primary, candidates would need to appeal to a broad spectrum of voters. Extremists in both parties would tend to cancel each other out as they do in general elections. Even in election districts heavily dominated by one of the major parties, general elections would become competitive because both candidates who win in the primary may come from the dominant party.
Unfortunately, Measure 90 would not solve the second problem with today's primaries, voters' lack of knowledge about the candidates. Nominees would still be selected on the basis of costly images, not on personal acquaintance. We could solve this second problem by completely eliminating primary elections and going back to having party leaders select candidates.
Unlike the extremists and their special interest supporters who dominate today's primary elections, party leaders would evaluate possible candidates in terms of their ability to appeal to the majority of voters in the general election. And party leaders would not have to decide on candidates they know superficially only through image-mongery in the media; instead, they would nominate people they know personally and can evaluate on the basis of their actual qualities.
It is true that voters would still have to rely on the media when voting in general elections, but they would only need to learn about two candidates for each office and in any event there is no reasonable alternative if we are to have elections at all. Hopefully party leaders would have weeded out potential candidates who are only image and no substance when they decide who to nominate.
Unfortunately, any proposal to eliminate primary elections would be labeled "undemocratic" and rejected out of hand without serious consideration of the damage they are causing. A campaign to eliminate primaries might succeed in the long run, but it is not in the cards for today.
Under these circumstances, the best thing Oregonians can do for now is to vote for Measure 90, realizing that it solves only one of the two major problems caused by today's primary elections. As a serious reform, it deserves our support, but we should give it only two cheers, not three.
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