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Looking for an assisted living facility for your loved one in Illinois or Chicago area? Eva's Care Home in Oak Lawn is a vibrant place to call home. Our facility provides reliable care and support to elderly people in a serene setting with lots to do. The center has adopted a further extension of the basic living approach and has been providing treatment and habitation facilities that would make the residents' lives comfortable. The facilities include hourly care, full or part time care, medication, housekeeping, meal preparation, transportation, and emergency care. Our goal is to offer a nurturing environment, whether it is at the center or in the comfort of seniors' own homes. Our employees and staff members are fully dedicated in their jobs and follow schedules that are assigned to each resident in need of help and treatment. And the best part is, the programs that are offered in our center do not exclude potential residents due to health conditions, but are tailored to their specific needs. For elders who choose 'live in' option, the set of service consists of personal care, 24/7, involving assistance with eating, bathing, dressing, meal, house-keeping, laundry, walking and more. And for those who select 'come and go' option, the center provides assistance on a hourly basis ranging from 4 to 12 hours per day, 1 to 7 days a week. We simply use our in-house facilities to determine appropriate treatment program or service, and we offer it on a daily basis. We have learned that the vast majority of residents with prior health or psychiatric problems have been living in a better condition here than anywhere else. This center is quite different from nursing homes that depend on patients' financial stability. Many of the residents have been able to recover from their problems in only a few months.

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2004 Great Britain 1 oz Silver Britannia BU

2004 Great Britain 1 oz Silver Britannia BU

Illustrating the well-known "Standing Britannia" design reflective of British culture and pride, the 1 oz Silver Britannia coins are the perfect addition to any Silver coin collection.

Coin Highlights:

  • Contains 1 oz of .958 fine Silver.
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  • Mintage of 100,000 coins.
  • Obverse: Profile of Queen Elizabeth II.
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Britannia, the female personification of the British Isles, takes her name from an ancient term for Great Britain and has been a popular figure since the 1st century, when she was first depicted on Roman coinage under the rule of Emperor Hadrian. Illustrated as a goddess, Britannia resembles the Roman figure Boudica. Britannia first appeared on British coins in 1672, when she graced the farthing. She was a firm fixture on coins from this point onwards, appearing on pennies issued under every monarch from 1797 until decimalization, when she was chosen to appear on the 50 pence coin until 2008.

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In 1987, Britannia’s image graced the new Gold bullion coin minted by the Royal Mint known as the Gold Britannia. These Gold coins have since grown in popularity as an investment and a collector’s piece. Gold Britannias are available in sizes as small as 1/20 oz and as large as 5 oz Gold coins. In 1997, the Royal Mint expanded this design to a Silver bullion coin known as the Silver Britannia. Over time, both the Gold Britannia and Silver Britannia have experienced changes in design and an increase in metal purity, making them major players in the modern coin market.
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Your submarine was alone among the enemy battleships and home harbor. Fight to the last torpedoes! Defend your coast!

Silent Submarine 2 HD Career: Convoy hunter is a continuation of the Silent Submarine naval shooting game. You need to control a submarine and sink enemy ships of the convoy. Your hydroacoustics damaged, perform the submarine attack on the surface. Perform assigned tasks and earn experience points. Your boat is the last defender of the coast. Your glorious career in sea battles will be rewarded with new ranks and general respect.

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1. For a limited time you need to get the required number of points!
2. To launch torpedoes you need to be on the surface and click on the screen wherever you want direct it.
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The best value in lodging in the Berkshires. Located in Lenox, MA. The Main House was built in 1885 as a private residence. It has been an inn since 1937. In the 1960′s and 1970′s it was a well known singles resort name Avaloch. In the 1970′s it included the third and last Alice’s Restaurant. It contains a large parlor with a fireplace, a tavern, the restaurant, the inn office and 13 country inn style guest rooms, including 3 suites. All rooms have private baths and wireless internet. Some of the rooms have fireplaces or mountain views. The use of stairs is required to access all of our rooms. Baggage service is typically available from 8am until 3:30 pm. Baggage service is not usually available outside of that time period. We have a 3-night minimum stay on weekends in the summer, a 2-night minimum stay in rooms with fireplaces in the winter, and a 2-night minimum stay on some holiday weekends.


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Apologia Biology Flashcards accompanies the Apologia Biology Curriculum to review key vocabulary.

There are 16 modules covered. Each module can be selected individually to review vocabulary. The student can also review terminology for the first 8 modules, the last 8 modules, or all 16 modules simultaneously. Quizzes are created randomly.

Special thanks goes to Davis Carman, Apologia Educational Ministries President, for inspiring us with this app.

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Troubadour for the Lord

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He creates music that ministers to the soul. For the past twenty years, his music has remained unique, yet familiar to the listener. Each album focuses on a specific theme that is carried throughout the recording. Music you can worship, meditate, or have quiet reflection with.

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The Event Management Internship provides an excellent opportunity to get hands on experience with a dynamic non-profit working with the Arab immigrant community. This is excellent preparation for a career in project management and work in immigrant or low-income urban communities. The intern will have an active role in planning and executing three main events. the intern will work to ensure the success of the annual Arab American Bazaar, Annual Gala, and Mother's Day event.

Duration: February 2016 - May 2016 with potential to extend to August 2016

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Design Icons Month - CH24 Wishbone Chair

Throughout March, Aram Store celebrates the enduring appeal of authentic design icons. Following the recent change in UK law which now protects designs for 70 years after the death of the designer (bringing it in line with the rest of Europe), Aram has partnered with nine of the world’s most prestigious furniture brands to bring you some fantastic promotions. Why not start your very own design icons collection with one of these exclusive offers, which we will be posting one by one over the next few days?

Hans J Wegner CH24 Wishbone Chair Carl Hansen & Son

Carl Hansen, a master cabinetmaker, founded his company in Odense, Denmark in 1908. It produced furniture to order as well as in small series before going on to work with leading Danish and international designers and architects such as Hans J Wegner, Poul Kjaerholm, Frits Henningsen and Tadao Ando. Sustainability is key at Carl Hansen & Søn with wood harvested from sustainably managed forests and treated using environmentally friendly processes.

Hans J Wegner CH24 Wishbone Chair Carl Hansen & Son

Wegner’s CH24 Wishbone chair is one of the most recognised dining chairs in modern interiors. The frame, including the distinctive crescent-shaped backrest and Y-shaped ‘wishbone’ support, is hand-crafted and painted with seven coats of lacquer. The seat is then woven by hand with 120 metres of papercord.

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Buy six CH24 Wishbone chairs designed in 1949 by Hans J Wegner for the price of four – a saving of £1,240. Choose from 25 beech lacquered colours in the Colour Collection paired with a natural papercord woven seat. Simply place six chairs in these finishes in the shopping basket and the discount will be applied.

This offer runs from 1st March until 31st March 2017.

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Design Icons Month - Eames Lounge Chair

Throughout March, Aram Store celebrates the enduring appeal of authentic design icons. Following the recent change in UK law which now protects designs for 70 years after the death of the designer (bringing it in line with the rest of Europe), Aram has partnered with nine of the world’s most prestigious furniture brands to bring you some fantastic promotions. Why not start your very own design icons collection with one of these exclusive offers, which we will be posting one by one over the next few days?

Founded by Willi and Erika Fehlbaum, Vitra acquired the licence to produce furniture from the Herman Miller Collection in Europe in 1957. Thus began the production of furniture from design greats such as Charles & Ray Eames and George Nelson at Basel and Weil am Rhein, crossing two countries – Germany and Switzerland. In 1977 Rolf Fehlbaum (son of Willi and Erika) took over management of the company and production of furniture, lighting and accessories for the domestic market was introduced over time – clocks from Nelson, graphic products from Alexander Girard, lighting from Isamu Noguchi and furniture from Verner Panton, Ronan and Erwan Bououllec and Barber & Osgerby to name a few.

Following a fire on the production site in Weil am Rhein in 1981, Fehlbaum commissioned Nicholas Grimshaw to design new factory facilities. Then followed buildings by some of the world’s most prolific architects including Frank Gehry (Vitra Design Museum and Factory Building), Tadao Ando (Conference Pavilion), Herzog & de Meuron (VitraHaus) and Zaha Hadid (Fire Station – her first built architectural work). The Vitra Campus became a sought out destination, a working site where research and production takes place and many of the buildings are open to visits from the public. In June 2016 the Vitra Schaudepot opened – a fantastic new exhibition space showing 7,000 pieces of furniture and 20,000 objects from Vitra’s extensive design collection which has been collected over many years.

Lounge Chair and Ottoman Charles and Ray Eames Vitra

The Lounge Chair is one of the most famous designs by Charles and Ray Eames. Created in 1956 it is now a classic in the history of modern furniture. Since 1956, the Eames Lounge Chair has combined ultimate comfort with both materials and workmanship of the highest quality. In the tradition of the English club chair, which inspired this classic design, the original appearance of the Lounge Chair was defined by a dark wood veneer and black leather.

Buy an Eames Lounge Chair in black leather with santos palisander or cherry shell and receive the matching Ottoman free of charge, worth up to £1,850. Simply place both products, in the finishes described, into the shopping basket and the discount will be applied.

Lounge Chair and Ottoman Charles and Ray Eames Vitra

This offer runs from 1st March until 31st March 2017.

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The phrase ‘extendable table’ used to evoke images of clumsy designs with bulky wooden flaps that, when folded, rendered the table useless and unattractive. Thankfully, those days are long gone. With expert craftsmanship, new technology and high-tech materials, extending tables are now just as sleek and stylish as their static counterparts. We highlight the designs that offer a natural solution for when space is limited but usage varied.

Carl Hansen and Søn’s CH327 dining table by Hans J. Wegner

Designed by Hans J. Wegner in 1962, the CH327 remains one of Carl Hansen and Søns’ most popular extending tables. Its top is made from uninterrupted sections of solid wood running the entire length of the table. This solution, despite being more difficult to produce than full-width sections, reveals the wood’s structure and results in a harmonious surface. Extension leaves in black or grey lacquered MDF neatly extend the table by 40cm – perfect for two extra dinner guests.

Carl Hansen and Son Hans Wegner CH327 table Aram CH327 table by Hans J. Wegner for Carl Hansen and Søn

Walter Knoll’s Tadeo extending table by EOOS

With a grand, masterly top and four study legs, Walter Knoll’s Tadeo embodies stability and quality. Extend its solid wood top from 230 to 300cm by simply parting the two main leaves and inserting the extension leaf – a smooth mechanical action ensures soft closure.

Walter Knoll EOOS Tadeo extending table AramTadeo table by EOOS for Walter Knoll

Corian and walnut extendable table by Søren Nissen and Ebbe Gehl

Practicality, elegance and superb craftsmanship is what marks out Søren Nissen and Ebbe Gehl’s extending table. Solid walnut legs and frame married to a glacier white Corian top and edges conceal an ingenious ‘butterfly’ mechanism that effortlessly takes the table from 200 to 300cm long.

Naver Soren Nissen and Ebbe Gehl GM7700 extending table Aram

Naver Soren Nissen and Ebbe Gehl GM7700 table AramCorian table by Søren Nissen and Ebbe Gehl

Just arrived: Fritz Hansen’s Super-Elliptical extending table by Piet Hein, Bruno Mathsson and Arne Jacobsen

Fritz Hansen has just announced the relaunch of their Super-Elliptical extendable dining table, an enduring classic originally designed by Piet Hein, Bruno Mathsson, and Arne Jacobsen. The company say it has “refined the series by using a new laminate surface that is highly resistant to the marks of daily use”. Plus, now you can order the design with matching monochrome top and legs. The new Super-Elliptical extends from either 170 to 270cm or 180 to 320cm and includes 2 extension leaves.

Fritz Hansen 5608 Table Series Super Elliptical table Aram

Fritz Hansen 5604 Super Elliptical table Series AramSuper-Elliptical table series by Piet Hein, Bruno Mathsson and Arne Jacobsen for Fritz Hansen

Coming Soon: Chess extendable table by Søren Nissen and Ebbe Gehl

Now experts in extending tables, Søren Nissen and Ebbe Gehl have just released their latest design, the Chess table. Another masterclass in mixed materials, the Chess uses oil-burned steel, solid wood and a white Corian surface. A 100cm central butterfly-leaf lengthens the table from either 200 to 300cm or 240 to 340cm.

Naver Soren Nissen and Ebbe Gehl Chess table Aram

Naver Soren Nissen and Ebbe Gehl Chess table

Chess table by Søren Nissen and Ebbe Gehl

To enquire further about the tables featured please either use the links provided, or contact our Drury Lane store and a sales advisor will be able answer any query.

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This month UK copyright law with regard to furniture and lighting finally comes into alignment with that of mainland Europe. This will greatly extend the protection given to designers and the licensed manufacturers of their works, which here in the UK have been especially vulnerable to the trade in inferior quality, lookalike products.

In addition to restoring the integrity of widely known and copied design classics such as those from Mies van der Rohe and Charles and Ray Eames, it is hoped the new protections will help incentivise ongoing investment into new design in the UK.

Barcelona Chair Mies van der Rohe Knoll

Barcelona chair by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe for Knoll

Lounge Chair Black Cherry Charles and Ray Eames Vitra

Eames Lounge chair by Charles and Ray Eames for Vitra

Introduced last July with a transition period ending 28 January, the repeal of section 52 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 means that copyright on industrially produced works of ‘artistic craftsmanship’ is now extended from 25 years after introduction to the market, to the lifetime of the designer plus 70 years.

The repeal follows long campaigning from manufacturers, designers, design writers and retailers. Issues raised included protection of creators’ royalties, European manufacturing jobs, consumers being misleadingly sold goods of wildly variable quality and of revenue that allows manufacturers to nurture new design and invest in innovative production.

Arco Lamp Achille Castiglioni Flos

Arco floor lamp by Achille Castiglioni for Flos

Wagenfeld bauhaus lamp TecholumenWagenfeld 24 table lamp by Wilhelm Wagenfeld for Tecnolumen

“For far too long the UK law allowed some furniture retailers to actively mislead their customers into buying unauthorised, unlicensed, poor quality ‘replicas’ or ‘copies’ of the authorised designs. Essentially they were selling fakes. The change in the law is good news for consumers who can be confident that they are now buying a high quality and long lasting asset. And it should lead to the growth and development of the UK furniture industry as more UK designers and manufacturers see the long term benefits of investing in high quality furniture design”. – Daniel Aram, Managing Director, Aram Designs Ltd

Bibendum armchair white Eileen Gray Aram Designs

Bibendum armchair by Eileen Gray for Aram Designs

E1027 side table chrome Eileen Gray Aram Designs

E1027 side table by Eileen Gray for Aram Designs

The extent of change brought about by the repeal remains to be seen, but the complete disappearance of ‘inspired-by’ furniture seems unlikely. Designers or licensees will be required to prove case-by-case that the work in dispute represents ‘artistic craftsmanship’ – a term without a statutory definition. Things to be judged will likely include the level of skill involved in the design and making of the original, as well as less easily measurable factors such as the artistic intention of the designer and the supposed public perception of a work.

Panton Chair Verner Panton Classic Red VitraPanton chair by Verner Panton for Vitra

However things unfold, Aram views the repeal as a welcome affirmation of the importance of intellectual property – a valuable piece of consumer protection and ultimately a healthy development for all sectors of the furniture industry.

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Zaha Hadid was an architect whose work intrigued and excited us throughout her career until her untimely death in March 2016. Of particular interest to us were her furniture and product designs and in 2004 she was one of a group of forty friends, family and collaborators who each designed a rug to celebrate our 40th anniversary. Hadid’s design features a fluid abstract form typical of her style, which is explored in the Serpentine Sackler Gallery’s current show ‘Zaha Hadid: Early Paintings and Drawings’. The exhibition presents a range of work, from large-scale paintings to diary doodles, all dated from 1970 to the early 1990s. It offers an insight into the movements that inspired her and shows Hadid developing the artistic themes which heavily influenced her work: explosion, calligraphy, distortion and landscape.

Zaha Hadid Rug Aram Store 40th Anniversary CollectionZaha Hadid rug for Aram Designs

Metropolis 1988 Zaha Hadid Foundation‘Metropolis’, 1988; © Zaha Hadid Foundation

“I have always been interested in the concept of fragmentation and with the ideas of abstraction and explosion, de-constructing ideas of repetitiveness and mass production. My work first engaged with the early Russian avant-garde; in particular with the work of Kasimir Malevich – he was an early influence for me as a representative of the modern avant-garde intersection between art and design. Malevich discovered abstraction as an experimental principle that can propel creative work to previously unheard levels of invention; this abstract work allowed much greater levels of creativity.” – Zaha Hadid, 2007

Zaha Hadid notebook Zaha Hadid Foundation Image © 2016 Luke HayesZaha Hadid notebook; © Zaha Hadid Foundation. Image © 2016 Luke Hayes

Vision for Madrid Spain 1992 Zaha Hadid Foundation‘Vision for Madrid’, Spain, 1992; © Zaha Hadid Foundation

The majority of the paintings exhibited depict cityscapes broken into irregular elements. Extruded grids, geometric fragments and colourful organic forms twist and turn creating vibrant works that ebb and flow.

‘Homage to Verner Panton’ caught our attention; it’s a fluid painting that shows sketched Panton chairs repeated, skewed and over-lapping.

Zaha Hadid Homage to Verner Panton‘Homage to Verner Panton’, 1990; © Zaha Hadid Foundation

Verner Panton Panton Chair Red Black and White Aram StorePanton chairs by Verner Panton for Vitra

‘Confetti ‘The Peak’’ and three other paintings are reimagined as kinetic visuals in a virtual reality experience commissioned by the Serpentine. Hadid’s works could not be better suited to this treatment, which enables the viewer to step inside her futuristic worlds.

Zaha Hadid, Installation viewLeft: Confetti ‘The Peak’, Hong Kong, China 1982/1983; © Zaha Hadid Foundation. Image © 2016 Hugo Glendinning

The exhibition runs until 12 February 2017.

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Aram Store Winter Sale 2016

The Aram Store Winter Sale will start online on Boxing Day, Monday 26 December. The Store in Drury Lane will be closed from 6pm on Friday 23 December until 10am on Thursday 29 December. Click here for more info on our Christmas opening hours. There will be 15% off all new orders.

Flou at Aram Store - Winter Sale Offer 2016

PLUS… Purchase any new Flou bedframe and get a Flou mattress at half price during the Sale period (offer does not apply to ex-display beds). View a wide range of Flou products and try out the mattresses in our dedicated Flou showroom.

From Saturday 31 December there will be up to 65% off selected ex-display items of furniture. As always, these are sold as seen on a first-come-first-served basis and are only available in store from this date.

Here is a small selection of these ex-display items – as always, there will be many more available in store:

Ex-display furniture - Aram Store Winter Sale 2016

Left: PK61 coffee table in white marble by Poul Kjaerholm for Fritz Hansen – was £2,619 sale price £1,571. Centre: Nuvola Rossa shelving in black lacquered beech by Vico Magistretti for Cassina – was £3,012 sale price £1,054. Right: JH8 Palette side table in mixed materials by Jaime Hayon for &Tradition – was £995 sale price £597

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Essay dining table in oak by Cecilie Manz for Fritz Hansen – was £4,509 sale price £2,695

Ex-display items - Aram Store Winter Sale 2016

Left: DAR chair in cream polypropylene by Charles & Ray Eames for Vitra – was £335 sale price £168. Right: PK22 chair in Elegance black leather by Poul Kjaerholm for Fritz Hansen – was £3,686 sale price £2,495

Ex-display items - Aram Store Winter Sale 2016

Left: CH445 chair in turquoise fabric by Hans J Wegner for Carl Hansen & Son – was £3,472 sale price £1,995. Right: Egg chair in brick red fabric by Arne jacobsen for Fritz Hansen – was £5,127 sale price £2,995

In the meantime, we would like to wish all of our customers, partners and friends a very happy and peaceful Christmas, and a safe and prosperous New Year.

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It’s that time of year again when we review the past twelve months and start to look beyond Christmas to spring, and the fresh start it offers. With this in mind Ruth Aram, our Retail Director, has selected some of her favourite new designs of 2016, some of which are already in-store, with others eagerly anticipated for arrival in the New Year.

Pli side tables Victoria Wilmotte ClassiCon Aram Store

ClassiCon’s Pli side table by Victoria Wilmotte

“The exquisite Pli table is like a sparkling jewel that can sit quite happily next to most lounge chairs adding a touch of glamour and colour to its surroundings.” – Ruth Aram

The table’s base is constructed from folded, polished stainless steel with a high-gloss INOX-SPECTRAL® tint, which process of application results in a shimmering finish. The oval table top is made of crystal glass and colour lacquer.

On display in-store and online here.

Maki extending table Bartoli Design Kristalia Aram Store

Kristalia’s Maki extendable table by Bartoli Design

“The Maki extending table promises to be a very useful addition to our table range. The top made from the latest super material, Fenix, is soft to the touch, extremely hard wearing and scratch resistant – and the practical design allows for the leaves to be stored within the table.” – Ruth Aram

The long-standing partnership between Kristalia and Bartoli Design has resulted in real best sellers such as the Sushi and Nori tables. Now it’s time for Maki: a table also inspired by the idea of sheer simplicity, with a typically oriental appeal and leg profiles with pleasantly rounded, rather than sharp, corners.

Due in-store shortly. Online here.

Superloon light Jasper Morrison Flos Aram Store

Flos’ Superloon floor lamp by Jasper Morrison

“After a long gestation the Superloon has at last made it into production. Its striking design makes a powerful statement wherever placed and the intensity of light can illuminate even the largest, darkest space. As a bonus, the chrome version disc, when flipped over doubles as a mirror – genius.” – Ruth Aram

Superloon is a prime example of Jasper Morrison’s ‘super normal’ aesthetic, it feels unusual and yet makes perfect sense. It has a “special kind of normality”, as Morrison would say. A ring of LEDs create a moon-like glow by projecting light sideways into the edge of a translucent white disc, which sits on a gyroscopic axis allowing the light to be directed as you please. Superloon also allows you to control the light’s intensity and its temperature – from ‘warm’ to ‘very warm’.

Due in-store early 2017. Contact us for further details.

Swoon armchair Space Copenhagen Fredericia Aram Store

Fredericia’s Swoon armchair by Space Copenhagen

“I first saw the Swoon chair at the Stockholm Furniture & Light fair in February and was attracted by its organic curves and comfort. It’s nice to add a stylish new lounge chair to our range that is produced by a lesser known but excellent Danish manufacturer.” – Ruth Aram

Fredericia say: “Space Copenhagen designed Swoon to fill the gap between a conventional lounge chair and a typical armchair – for use in lounge areas as well as private homes. The organic, yet structured design holds the seated body and provides an instant feeling of relaxation while offering excellent back support.”

Due in-store early 2017. Contact us for further details.

Solid table lamp Terence Woodgate Aram Store

Terence Woodgate’s Solid table lamp

“You get a lot of light for your money with the Solid table lamp and it’s good to support a British designed and produced product. Marble is still very much in vogue and the brightness level (dimmable) is excellent.” – Ruth Aram

A cylindrical base crafted from solid, fine-grain Italian Carrara marble, topped with a hand-blown opal glass shade to provide a soft, diffused light. The table light features an integrated, state-of-the-art dimmable LED.

On display in-store and online here.

Tense Material table MDF Italia Aram Store

MDF Italia’s Tense Material table by Piergiorgio Cazzaniga and Michele Cazzaniga

“The white Tense table is minimal and understated, often melting into the background, whereas the new Tense Material wood and brass versions make bold statements that demand attention. This appeals to a new type of customer, which is good news for us.” – Ruth Aram

MDF Italia has used wood, brass and stone to dress-up one of its bestsellers, the Tense table. The three materials have a long history of use in furniture making and yet feel highly contemporary in this minimal form.

On display in-store and online here.

Tense Material tables MDF Italia Aram Store

Image credits: ClassiCon, Kristalia, Flos, Fredericia, Terence Woodgate and MDF Italia.

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Mid-century Modern Designers Charles & Ray Eames

Have you ever wondered about the mysterious acronyms with which furniture by mid-century masters Charles and Ray Eames is named? Well, wonder no more as we explain it in full. Usually made up of three letters, the names describe the main elements of the furniture and encompass aspects such as the height or shape, the style or type, and the material or style of its frame. The Eames’ put this principle into practice with their earliest designs – the DCW and the LCW, which stand for Dining Chair Wood base and Lounge Chair Wood base, swiftly followed by the option for a Metal base: the DCM and LCM.

DCM LCW Charles & Ray Eames Vitra Aram Store

The DCM chair (left) in black stained ash plywood and the LCW (right) in red stained ash plywood

The most well-known of their designs came in 1950 – the Plastic Chair collection – and provided a plethora of acronyms. But all were based on the same principle:

DSR Dining (height) Side (chair) Rod (base)
DSW Dining (height) Side (chair) Wood (base)
DAR Dining (height) Arm (chair) Rod (base)
DAW Dining (height) Arm (chair) Wood (base)
DSX Dining (height) Side (chair) X-base
DSS Dining (height) Side (chair) Stacking (base)
RAR Rocking (height) Arm (chair) Rod (base)
PSCC Pivoting Side (Chair) Cast (base) Castors
PACC Pivoting Arm (chair) Cast (base) Castors
DSR DSW DSX chair Charles Ray Eames Vitra Aram Store

The DSR, DSW and DSX chairs – comprising Charles & Ray Eames’ Plastic Group

From left to right: the DAW, RAR, PACC, DAR, DAL and DAX chairs – the Plastic Group armchairs

The Rod-base for these chairs also gave them their unofficial nickname – the ‘Eiffel’ chair – as the base with its cross-bracing bears a very vague resemblance to the shape of the Eiffel Tower in Paris. One slight curiosity is the DKR chair from 1951 – or Dining height Wire shell Rod base – no one seems to know why the letter ‘K’ was chosen to represent the Wire shell. One can only suppose that ‘W’ was already in use for the Wood base, and the letter ‘K’ could possibly look a little like the junctions of the wire shell itself… Another unusual one is the elegant DAL chair, designed along with a table in 1961 at the request of Alexander Girard for his new Manhattan restaurant La Fonda del Sol. The ‘L’ therefore stands for La Fonda base, made in polished die-cast aluminium.

DKR Eames Wire Chair Aram

The DKR Eames Wire chair, plus one Eames House Bird in a photograph taken by the Eames in 1953

La Fonda Del Sol Eames Girard Aram

The DAL chair in La Fonda del Sol restaurant in the Time Life Building, New York

The naming convention did not just apply to chairs. Other types of furniture received the same treatment:

LTR Low Table Rod (base)
ETR Elliptical Table Rod (base)
EDU Eames Desk Unit
ESU Eames Shelving Unit
ETR table Eames Vitra Aram

The elliptical ETR table – a black or white laminate top on a chromed rod base

EDU PACC ESU Eames Vitra Aram Store

The EDU Eames Desk Unit, PACC chair and ESU Eames Shelving Unit

These simple, functional names seem to reinforce the simple, functional nature of Eames designs. Now, whenever you spot these twentieth century design classics, you will know exactly how it is named.

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“Art was, seriously, the only thing I’d ever wanted to own. It has always been for me a stable nourishment.  I use it. It can change the way I feel in the mornings. The same work can change me in different ways, depending on what I’m going through.”

–              David Bowie

Last week we visited Sotheby’s ‘Bowie / Collector’ auction, prompted by our interest in the late musician’s Memphis Group collection. Bowie had been a keen collector of the postmodern design collective founded by Ettore Sottsass, and had amassed an extensive range of works by the group. One hundred original pieces, to be exact, from ostentatious armchairs to graphic porcelain homewares. Unsurprisingly the outlandish designs did not disappoint and the auction smashed all expectations. What was most unexpected was the breadth of Bowie’s collection. We were captivated by artworks from 20th Century British Art, Contemporary African Art, Outsider Art and Surrealism (to name only a few). It seemed evident that Bowie was not buying for investment purposes alone – instead he seemed to be spurred by a genuine interest. The collection was for him a source of inspiration, or as he is quoted “a stable nourishment”.

Memphis Furniture_Bowie_AramCollection of works by Michele de Lucchi: First chairs, Polar side tables and Flamingo side table.

John Virtue_Landscape No. 87_Bowie_Aram 1Landscape No. 87 by John Virtue

Man Ray_Chess Set_Bowie_Aram 1Chess Set by Man Ray

Sotheby’s has produced two insightful interviews with art advisor Kate Chertavian and curator Beth Greenacre, both of whom worked closely with Bowie over extensive periods of time. They describe him as being inquisitive, highly informed and enthusiastic about art and design. Greenacre explains the scope of the collection saying “I always think about his collecting in a similar way to how his mind worked. So you could be sitting with David, you could have a conversation about a painting – all of a sudden you’d be talking about Nietzsche, which would then lead him to a new film release or book that I had to read, then back to another artist via Japanese folk art. There were all these beautiful networks between the works within his collection.” She then goes on to say “When people look at the collection as a whole, they’ll probably look at a few works and not quite understand why they are there. But then you’ll realise that X taught Y, or Z visited X. There are all these amazing associations and I think that’s how David worked.”

Ettore Sottsass_Carlton Room Divider_Bowie_Aram 1Carlton room divider by Ettore Sottsass

Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni_Radio Phonograph_Bowie_Aram 1Radio-Phonograph Model No. RR126 by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni

Joe Tilson RA_Reflector Column Ziglical I_Bowie_Aram 1Reflector Column, Ziglical I by Joe Tilson, R.A.

We sell a broad range of furniture and lighting by many designers whose early works are now selling for high figures at auction.  Twelve pieces in the Bowie / Collector lot by Michele de Lucchi from his decorative Memphis period were sold.  The designer’s later mass produced Tolomeo lamp series for Artemide has been available at Aram Store since we opened in 2002.  It remains a favourite range for architects and designers as well as for domestic use.  Ettore Sottsass’ Casablanca sideboard sold for £68,000 at Sotheby’s.  In 2015 Italian manufacturer Kartell produced a ‘Kartell goes Sottsass – A Tribute to Memphis’ collection, which revisited previously unreleased designs. From this range are the Colonna and Pilastro plastic table-stools that currently retail at £210 each.

Despite not having joined the group, Achille and Pier Castiglioni’s charming radio-phonograph machine was amongst the Bowie collection. The brothers – whose work varied from the organic Viscontea pendant lamp to the surreal Sella stool – were part of the same generation of forward-thinking Milanese creatives.

In total we stock products by six designers who for a slice of their long careers were involved with the Memphis Group. Highlighted below are some of their most interesting work, as well as our standout pieces from Bowie / Collector.

Michele de Lucchi_Continental Side Table_Bowie_Aram 1Continental side table by Michele de Lucchi

Michele De Lucchi_Tolomeo Light_ArtemideTolomeo table lamp by Michele de Lucchi for Artemide
Ettore Sottsass_Stools_KartellCollonna, Calice and Pilasto stools by Ettore Sottsass for Kartell. These are currently only available in-store.

Ettore Sottsass_Pepper Grinder_AlessiMP0210 pepper, salt and spice grinder by Ettore Sottsass

Ettore Sottsass_Callimaco Uplighter_Artemide_AramCallimaco uplighter floor lamp by Ettore Sottsass for Artemide

Romuald Hazoume_Le Saxophoniste_Bowie_Aram 1From the auction: Le Saxophoniste by Romuald Hazoumè

Norman Catherine_Fanagalo Store_Bowie_AramFrom the auction: Cat Man and Back Chat II figures both by Norman Catherine

NATHALIE DU PASQUIER_BOMBAY SIDE TABLE_Bowie_AramFrom the auction: Bombay side table by Nathalie du Pasquier

Shiro Kuramata_Progetti Compiuti Side 1_Cappellini_AramMemphis Group: Progetti Compiuti Side 1 cabinet (aka Drawer in an Irregular Form) by Shiro Kuramata for Cappellini, 1970.

Marco Zanuso_Antonio Side TableFrom the auction: Antonio table by Marco Zanuso

Marco Zanuso_Lady Armchair_AramMemphis Group: Lady armchair by Marco Zanuso for Cassina

Alessandro Mendini_Proust Mendini Armchair_Cappellini_AramMemphis Group: Proust Mendini chair by Alessandro Mendini for Cappellini

Javier Mariscal_Villa Julia_Magis_AramMemphis Group: Villa Julia Playhouse by Javier Mariscal for Magis.

Javier Mariscal_The Art BookJavier Mariscal’s cover for The Art Book (Phaidon)

Jean Michel Basquiat_Untitled_Bowie_AramFrom the auction: Untitled by Jean-Michel Basquiat

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Christmas Shopping Event – Wednesday 30 November 2016 – 10am-8pm

Come and feel the festive cheer at our one day Christmas shopping event where we will be offering 20% discount off all accessories (in store only). Enjoy the backdrop of seasonal tunes, decorations and refreshments whilst you browse our collection of gifts for friends and family. There are lots of brand new products, and here are some of our favourites.

Above (left to right): Abstract Arc Desktop MobileOriginal Desktop MobileUrsula Jug (yellow), Ursula Jug (red), Prisma photo frame, Vitra matchbox (in-store only) and Stelton Vacuum Jug.

AW16 Accessories_group 1_Classic_Landscape_Aram Store (1) LRAbove: Olio Large Jug and Olio Teapot both by Barber & Osgerby for Royal Doulton,  Block Two Candle Holder and Lyngby Marble Vases.

AW16 Accessories_group 2_Classic_Landscape_Aram Store (1) LRAbove: Ettore the Mule by Konstantin Grcic for Magis and Ildhane Candle Holder. Wooden birds, marble fruitbowl, lazy Suzanne and Hammershoi ceramic candleholders all available in-store only.

AW16 Accessories_group 6_Bold_Landscape_Aram Store (1) LRLeft to right: Parrot jug, Eames elephant mouse mat, Tangram puzzle, Monkey coinbank, Spindle storage box, Paolo game and Welcome fish soap. Porcelain container (underneath Parrot jug) by Remember, available in-store only.

AW16 Accessories_group 8_Plant Cages_Aram Store (1) LRAbove: Air Plant Cages, various sizes and colours, available in-store only.

AW16 Accessories_group 3_Houses+Dolls_Aram Store (2) LRAbove: Girard Wooden Dolls by Alexander Girard for Vitra and Urbania Lighthouse candleholders available in-store only.

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Above: Boule Vases by Olivia Herms for Skultuna, Lily Candlestick by Ivar Ålenius Björk for Skultuna, Office Candlestick by Skultuna. Small brass candleholders by Skultuna, Brass bowl by Fundamental, available in-store only.

We hope to see you in store on 30 November!

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“Livestock” includes horses, cattle, mules, asses, goats, sheep, swine, buffalo and cattalo. The Colorado Revised Statues 35-46-102 states in part “If no fence exists, animal owner not responsible for nonwillful trespass. One who turns his cattle out to graze, unrestrained upon lands where he has a right to so release them, is under no obligation to prevent them entering upon the unenclosed premises of another.”

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The necessity to have a fence to protect your property in rural areas is no different than in urban areas. In urban areas you need to have a fence if you do not want the neighbor's dogs or kids in your yard, pool, etc. The same rule is applicable in rural or country settings. The difference is the critters trespassing and the volume of space requiring a fence. Protecting yourself is the main idea.

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Dell’Arte’s 2013 Lifetime Achievement Award Honoree Jane Hill

BLUE LAKE – As Dell’Arte International looks ahead to the 40th anniversary of its arrival in Blue Lake in 1974, DAI is proud and pleased to present the 2013 Lifetime Achievement Award to Dell’Arte’s co-founder, Jane Hill. The ceremony will take place at 4 p.m on Saturday, June 29, followed by dinner and a performance of the Dell’Arte Company in Shakespeare’s The Comedy of Errors in DAI’s Rooney Amphitheatre.

At the ceremony, Jane Hill will announce the inauguration of the Jane Hill Scholarship Fund, to benefit student applicants to the Dell’Arte School with demonstrated financial need. Donations to the scholarship fund can be made even if one can’t attend the award ceremony.

Hill and her late husband, Carlo Mazzone-Clementi, founded Dell’Arte in Berkeley in 1971. In 1974, they bought the Oddfellows Hall in Blue Lake with the goal of starting a professional theatre company and a training school for actors.  It’s still there! Hill has devoted her life to the arts and has worked at College of the Redwoods as director of Theatre and Chair of Humanities; as the CEO of Opera Omaha; as the Executive Director of the Sacramento Philharmonic, and as Director of the Dell’Arte School. Jane’s “grace under pressure, her business acumen, and her passion for the arts, have convinced even non-believers to support the arts,” said DAI’s Founding Artistic Director Joan Schirle. “But above all, it’s her wit and humor. This is a woman who has held many of her own birthday tailgate parties on her plot in the Blue Lake Cemetery!”

It is in this spirit that Hill has requested the women’s restroom to be christened “The JANE,” since she helped secure funds to renovate the original building – and the theater has already been named the CARLO.  Naming opportunities are now in short supply, so DAI is putting out the word to Johns everywhere that a companion donation for the men’s restroom, “The JOHN,” is being sought.

This is the third Dell’Arte Lifetime Achievement Award, which recognizes individuals for their lifetime contribution to the arts and their community service as well as their long relationship to DAI. In 2008, the Award went to stage, film, and television actor, Rene Auberjonois, who was featured in the TV series Benson, as well as in the Star Trek series. In 2011 the Award was given to a duo, Lynne and Bob Wells, whose long careers as local actors have provided a shining example of lives as artists and supporters of the arts.

The Mad River Festival runs until Sunday, July 20 and offers events for all ages:  The festival headliner The Comedy of Errors, late-night acrobatics, adult cabarets, a backyard show for kids, an Emmy award-winner, a Cirque Du Soleil performer, and the Humboldt Folklife Festival. The Mad River Festival is made possible by generous sponsorship by local businesses.  2013 Festival Producers include Pierson Building Center, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Wildberries Marketplace, Stephany Joy of RE/MAX Reality, and Chapala Café.

Join Dell’Arte for an enjoyable afternoon honoring Jane Hill. Tickets include dinner, drinks, and the evening’s show, “The Comedy of Errors.” All tickets are $50. To purchase a ticket, call (707) 668-5663 ext. 20 or buy online. Scholarship donations are accepted as well.  Read about Jane Hill at her arts consulting site. To donate to the Jane Hill Scholarship Fund without buying tickets, please send check to Dell’Arte, P.O. Box 816, Blue Lake, CA 95525 or call (707) 668-5663 to use your credit card.

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This fall there has been a voting where 100 Norwegian musicians from all categories in music have  voted for their 10 favourite recordings of all times in Norway .  The record «Fairytales » with Radka Toneff and Steve Dobrogosz won.
I produced the record back in 1982 and it was the first digital recording in Norway recorded 2 track in the «Grieg Hall» in Bergen.

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LITTLE ROCK — Arkansas revenues continued to rebound in December, coming in above forecast for the third month in a row after falling short of projections for the first three months of the fiscal year.

Revenues for the fiscal year to date continue to be below forecast, however, the state Department of Finance and Administration said.

Net available general revenues last month totaled $467.4 million, which was up $3.2 million, or 0.7 percent, from December 2015 and $1.8 million, or 0.4 percent, above forecast.

DFA said sales tax collections exceeded the forecast in December, but individual and corporate income tax collections fell short of projections.

Sales tax collections last month totaled $202.9 million, which was up $16.5 million, or 8.9 percent, from December 2015 and $8.1 million, or 4.2 percent, above forecast.

Individual income tax collections in December totaled $233.9 million, which was up $3.3 million, or 1.4 percent, from a year ago but $3.1 million, or 1.3 percent, below forecast.

Corporate income tax collections last month totaled $62.5 million, which was down $18 million from December 2015 and $5.6 million below forecast.

For the fiscal year that began July 1, net available general revenues to date total $2.62 billion, which is up $38.2 million, or 1.5 percent, from a year ago but $8.8 million, or 0.3 percent, below forecast.


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WASHINGTON — As his sixth and last term in Congress comes to an end, Mike Ross says he has not regretted his decision to leave office and is satisfied that he has done his best representing the 4th District of Arkansas.

"I thought maybe during the heat of the campaign or on election night or sometime during the lame duck session I’d start having some regrets, and I haven’t," said Ross, D-Prescott. "I just never viewed my service in Congress as becoming a permanent career."

Ross, now 51, got his first real taste of politics as a driver for Bill Clinton during the former president’s 1982 Arkansas gubernatorial campaign. Ross was later elected to the Arkansas Senate and served there for 10 years before his election to Congress in November 2000. He was sworn into the U.S. House on Jan. 3, 2001, two weeks before Clinton ended his second term in office.

In the dozen years that have followed, the nation suffered the September 11 terrorist attacks, went to war in Iraq and Afghanistan, endured a near meltdown of its financial institutions and has seen a deepening partisan divide that has left its political system in gridlock.

"It was a challenging and historic time to be here. We made a lot of tough decisions and I tried to make those on the best information available to me at the time as well as the majority views of people in my district," Ross said. "I know I didn’t always get it right, but I tried to be faithful to the people who sent me here."

Like all outgoing members, Ross has had to shut down his Washington office to make way for a new occupant come Thursday, when the 113th Congress convenes.

He is left with a cubicle, where one of his remaining staff members answers the phone in the waning days of the lame duck session. U.S. Sen. Mark Pryor, D-Ark., has generously allowed Ross temporary use of his office in the basement of the U.S. Capitol, a large and comfortable space.

Being a member of Congress is really three jobs in one: Policy maker, public servant and fundraiser. Ross enjoyed the first two tasks, not so much the third.

"The minute you raise your right hand and take the oath of office you are 15 months away from the filing deadline to do it all over again. Fundraising is a constant. I mean television, newspaper and radio ads are very expensive and I never learned to like that part of the job," Ross said.

What he did enjoy was traveling across southern Arkansas to listen to his constituents and help those in need traverse the federal bureaucracy. Ross drove his Ford Explorer into the ground after a couple hundred thousand miles and now has a 2010 Ford Expedition that’s got about 50,000 miles on it.

"It’s a very large rural district and there are a lot of town hall meetings," he said. "If you are going to get people you’ve got to get out among them and listen to them and take their issues and concerns back to the nation’s capital."

Among the most rewarding experiences for him has been helping World War II veterans receive medals they earned during their service.

"As they grew older, they thought about those medals and wanted to pass them on to their children and grandchildren but needed to go back and pull records and fill out the paperwork involved to secure them," Ross said. "We were able to do that, and in many instances, be part of a ceremony where we could pin a Bronze Star or a Purple Heart on an aging veteran surrounded by their family and friends."

Some tasks have been difficult, no more so than speaking to family of fallen soldiers. Ross remembers making such a call to Jewele Lyons just after the Sept. 11 attacks. Her son, 29-year-old Navy Petty Officer Nehamon Lyons, was killed at the Pentagon.

"I was a new Congressman and I really hadn’t experienced anything like that. It was one of the most difficult calls I ever made," Ross said. "Since then, I’ve made many other calls similar to that. I’ve tried to reach out to the family or spouse of any (4th District) soldier killed in Iraq or Afghanistan. It’s something you never get use to or comfortable doing, but it is important to let them know they are appreciated and not forgotten."

Ross has served on the House Energy and Commerce Committee and is co-chairman of both the Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus and the Democratic Blue Dog Coalition. He has been an outspoken advocate for reducing the federal debt.

As early as February 2001, Ross had gone to the House floor to raise concerns about the debt that had reached $5 trillion and had proposed a "lock box" to keep Social Security and Medicare surpluses from being eroded.

Among his proudest votes, Ross said, was the one cast in 2007 in favor of raising the minimum wage, which had not been increased in a decade. The hourly wage went from $5.15 to $7.25. He said he was also glad to see funding provided for construction of Interstates 69 and 49, highways that he said will help the Arkansas economy grow.

Ross said he has no remorse over voting in favor of the Troubled Asset Relief Program at the end of President Bush’s term or for the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act at the beginning of President Obama’s term, despite strong opposition from many constituents.

"People perceived that we were bailing out the banks but it was never about the banks, it was about the people who had deposits in those banks or who had their home mortgages in those banks," he said. "I remember being told that two-thirds of all the home loans in America were in six banks and 90 percent of all banking deposits were in 20 banks. And, those banks were about to go under.

"I am convinced that the actions we took — no matter how unpopular — saved us from a much deeper recession or perhaps depression."

Ross announced in July 2011 that he would not seek a seventh term but was leaving open the possibility of running for governor. Last May, he announced he would not run for governor in 2014 and instead would take a job at Southwest Power Pool in Little Rock as a senior vice president for government affairs and public relations.

The new job will mean he can spend more time in Arkansas with his family. He’s also looking forward to more time duck and deer hunting and watching Razorback football.

Asked again about running for elected office in the future, Ross delivered the politicians equivalent of the standard "pawn to king four" chess opening.

"You never say never," Ross said. "I don’t have any plan or design in which I am going to be on the ballot in the future, but I’m only 51."

Ross wouldn’t even shut the door on running for governor in 2014, something he had done just seven months ago.

"That’s two years from now. Two years is a long time off," he said.


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Obama backs limits on NSA phone collections

By The Associated Press

This article was originally published January 17, 2014 at 7:41 a.m. Updated January 17, 2014 at 10:41 a.m.

President Barack Obama speaks about National Security Agency surveillance Friday, Jan. 17, 2014, at the Justice Department in Washington.

Obama's proposed changes to NSA spy program

Effective immediately, the National Security Agency will be required to get a secretive court's permission before accessing phone records that are collected from hundreds of millions of Americans.

Also, the government will no longer be able to access phone records beyond two "hops" from the person they are targeting. That means the government can't access records for someone who called someone who called someone who called the suspect.

No longer will national security letters be kept secret indefinitely.

Revelations that the U.S. monitored the communications of friendly heads of state have sparked outrage overseas. Going forward, the U.S. won't monitor the communications of "our close friends and allies overseas" unless there's a compelling national security purpose.

Obama is issuing a presidential directive that outlines what the government uses intelligence for, and what purposes are prohibited.

Obama called for a panel of outside advocates that can represent privacy and civil liberty concerns before the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. Those advocates would be present in for cases where the court is considering issues that are novel or significant — for instance, cases that raise a new issue the court hasn't dealt with previously.

Obama is directing the State Department to appoint a senior officer to coordinate diplomatic issues regarding technology and data-collection.

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is ordering changes to the government's collection of phone records that he says will end the program "as it currently exists."

Obama said in a speech at the Justice Department on Wednesday that intelligence officials have not intentionally abused the program to invade privacy.

But, he also said, he thinks critics of the program have been right to argue that without proper safeguards, the collection could be used to obtain more information about American's private lives and open the door to more intrusive programs.

Obama announced the changes after a months-long review spurred by former National Security Agency analyst Edward Snowden's leaks about secret surveillance programs.

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Goad says... January 17, 2014 at 8:24 a.m.

When it all comes out, this will be a BushChaney program which has only been carried forward by the beauracacy. Once again, a case of the 1% feeling like they can do whatever to the 99% to protect their power.

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DontDrinkDatKoolAid says... January 17, 2014 at 10:50 a.m.

Goad. Yep that is about right. And another thing, what this president says does not mean it will happen. This with his track record of telling the truth.

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Pacorabone says... January 17, 2014 at 11:09 a.m.

Blah blah blah... Oh... And if you like your current health insurance policy and your doctor... you can keep it... RRRRIIIIIGGGGGHHHHHHTTTTT

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DontDrinkDatKoolAid says... January 17, 2014 at 11:12 a.m.

left out the period chiefmom, however you are correct.

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sgtbob6606140841 says... January 17, 2014 at 11:16 a.m.

Bravo Sierra. A joke from 1977: How do you know when Jimmy Carter is lying? His lips move. Another way this president is like that one.

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TheBatt says... January 17, 2014 at 11:31 a.m.

Not exactly accurate summation of what the President said. A much better summary would be that he wants to limit the STORING of said information. The actually collecting of information in the first place has been one of his favorite tools

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Fdworfe says... January 17, 2014 at 2:53 p.m.

Maybe as usual I’ve overanalyzed the NSA, Edward Snowden issue. Then maybe I haven’t. Seems simple enough to me. Snowden violated laws; he violated his oath of employment loyalty; he figuratively spit in the face of every sincere American and countless foreigners; he continues to insult the intelligence of everyone who bothers to think. Privacy—of what? It’s largely a modern myth. It’s been going out for decades. Do we want technology, or don’t we? Do we want to be blown up by serial killers, or don’t we? Do we want to be better at intelligence gathering than our national competitors, or don’t we? On-and-on it goes, ad infinitum. Sure, folks have a point about their erstwhile ‘private’ stuff. We’d all like to think that our communications with Aunt Maggie aren’t front-page. But for all the paranoids out there: Just wait till technology can virtually read your mind! You and I probably won’t live to see it, but rest assured—it is coming. Or, we could do away with all chemistry, medicine and high-tech advancement and return to the Stone Age.

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BruceMajors says... January 17, 2014 at 4:20 p.m.

President Obama just finished a long, long disquisition on the NSA, which most critics viewed as an attempt to distract from this week's revelations about his Benghazi cover up, the continued economic crisis, and Obama's plummet in the polls.

Here whistleblower James Bamford discusses how the NSA was created by President Truman without Congressional authorization, the only agency so created.

James Bamford, an earlier NSA whisteblower, gave a great talk about the NSA at the National Press Club last night. In questions afterwards he stated that Obama was worse than Bush on civil liberties, we now live in a turnkey totalitarian state where everything is set up to turn on totalitarian control at any time, and that the left is mainly silent because Democrats are elected. It will be on C Span soon and on my BruceMajors youtube channel.

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FreeSpiritMan says... January 17, 2014 at 6:56 p.m.

Arkansas politics is headed back to the stone age, and I don't give a tinkers because the south is irrelevant in national elections with the current makeup of most southern legislatures. They have swung so far right, they can just stay there and get passed by the rest of the nation.

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GrimReaper says... January 17, 2014 at 6:57 p.m.

BS...........BS...........BS..!!! (for aimee) Would you buy a used car from this guy? Actually, tens of millions of Americans did buy a pig in a poke from him. is " If you like your health care plan, you can keep your health care plan." working out for you?

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Social Security agency cuts offices

Budget cuts have forced the Social Security Administration to close dozens of field offices even as millions of baby boomers approach retirement and seek benefits, a senior agency official told Congress on Wednesday.

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One man was killed and three people were injured in a car wreck on Arkansas 25 near Eaton on Saturday, according to a report from Arkansas State Police.

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logo DSQAn Inspirational, Fashionable Force: Judith Druck, My Grandmother

by Elisabeth Axel
Published in Disabilities Studies Quarterly, Vol. 33, 2013
Abstract: The founder, President and Creative Director of Art Beyond Sight paints a portrait of her grandmother who inspired her work in this field.

My grandmother, Judith Druck, was the inspiration for the work I have been engaged in for the past twenty-five years. Grandma, who had Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP), was a strong presence with an incredible “get-up-and-go” spirit, a mentor to her grandchildren and a profound motivational force to me and the people with disabilities with whom she interacted later in her life. Together we worked to change “the bucket list” of what people with disabilities could “try out” in their lifetimes.

Grandma and I were always close, and when I was a child, I never knew she had vision problems. In fact, it wasn’t until she married my grandfather that she understood her vision was not the same as that of other people. One of the first symptoms of RP is night blindness but, as a girl, she simply assumed that nobody could see at night—how could anybody see in the dark? And it wasn’t until my grandfather died, when I was in high school, that all of the family came to realize the extent of Grandma’s vision loss. After his death, we came to understand just how much my grandfather had been quietly assisting Grandma. In order to continue living independently, Grandma needed rehabilitation training. Grandma went to an independent living center; she spent her weekdays there, and we would see her on the weekends.

I remember sitting at the dinner table one Friday night, listening to her frustrations with the independent living center’s program. The school was teaching her to cook and perform other tasks of daily living, and yet she wanted not just to learn to live life in a “basic” way. She wanted to live life fully, as an equal member of society. For instance, she wanted to know how to label her clothes so she could match them while dressing herself. Grandma lived life with flair. She had a passion for fashion—as a teenager she had designed her own clothing (which her sister used to borrow to wear on dates), and in her twenties she had been a personal shopper at Bloomingdale’s—a very stylish job for a woman to have back then. She had an extraordinary talent for drawing and even won a scholarship to art school. When she married and became a mother, she gave up drawing, but continued to dress with great elegance. This was a part of her essence, and while she lost her sight, she did not lose sight of her unique talents and enjoyments.

Another frustration for Grandma was that she wanted to learn Braille, but the teachers at the independent living center thought she was too old to acquire this skill. So Grandma found the Hadley School for the Blind, a correspondence school through which she was able to take courses and learn the language. For much of her life, she read voluminous books in Braille and she was able to label her clothing—including accessories and stockings in zip-lock bags—in Braille so she could continue to dress in the elegant style that was to her second nature. In fact, Grandma lived into her nineties, and never lost her love of fashion. In her final years, she was very close to her caregiver, who was also a friend with a great sense of style. They shopped together at Brooks Brothers until the very last month of her life.

In that time after my grandfather’s death, sitting at the dinner table with my family, I believed I had a particularly close understanding of how Grandma felt because I myself had suffered temporary vision problems when I was thirteen. My family had made a trip to Israel, and I came back with encephalitis, which affected my vision for about a year and a half. This experience helped me to have great compassion for Grandma; I empathized with her frustrations. I also had an understanding of how it was possible for a person with a visual impairment to enjoy art, because I had continued to draw throughout the time I had my own vision problems.

Grandma and I grew even closer when I was in college, studying art history. By that point, she couldn’t see at all. Even though she had never studied art history, she loved art and was familiar with a variety of artists, so I would explain to her what I was learning in my courses and describe pieces of art to her. Our conversations led me to look for books and programs about art for people who are blind and visually impaired; I assumed that such basic resources must exist, but was surprised that I could find hardly any at all. I was surprised to find that most people questioned my assumption that people who were blind could create art, let alone enjoy “visual art” and sculpture.

When I finished college, I went on to study at Harvard and came to know Professor Howard Gardner, who was renowned at that time for creating a theory of multiple intelligences. Professor Gardner, in turn, introduced me to Professor John Kennedy, University of Toronto, who had been pursuing drawing and very simple tactile exercises with blind people, as well as exploring how blind people could understand concepts like perspective. These ideas became fascinating explorations for Grandma and myself; we worked with cognitive psychologists who were thinking about what blind people could understand about art and with other blind people, talking about these concepts and viewing art together. Grandma was very interested in the idea of forming mental images of art and of concepts of style. She was a key reviewer of our experimental work — inventing a “tactile” and “verbal” language to translate the visual into what we now call a “multimodal” language for blind people. She conducted our earliest trainings at museums with me.

As part of our explorations, we began taking other blind people on field trips to museums. I hadn’t gone to museums with Grandma before this. This was 1987 and in all of New York City I could only find four museums and two art galleries that truly welcomed our group: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art, The Queens Museum of Art and the Museum of American Folk Art, The Merrin Art Gallery and the Andre Emmerich Gallery. There were perhaps ten people who were either congenitally blind or had lost their vision in our group, and she had a lot of fun with the different students. I called her Grandma, as did most of the other students. She became everybody’s Grandma! She was crucial in encouraging and motivating those who felt disheartened about their vision loss. Her attitude, long before Obama coined the phrase, was “yes, we can!” Grandma would say that if we use our brain, we can figure out how to accomplish our goals.

Many New York City artists helped us to create tactile diagrams and replicas spanning the entire history of art to teach both formal concepts, as well as the history of art from pre-historic through contemporary times. Important artists and art historians volunteered their time to help. It was an exciting and personally fulfilling time. It also was a time of great merriment. Our little class went to see a film in a movie theater. We relished the looks we got from the folks on that line! What were all these blind people doing going to see a film! Now this is a common idea, and audio-description for film and theatre are available.

Originally called Art Education for the Blind, my organization’s first class included a student who was very depressed and was not leaving his apartment. In fact, he told Grandma he was considering suicide. Well, Grandma “gave it” to this gentleman to live life and not complain. Grandma really got through to this gentleman who, though blind, took back up the photography that he loved, got a job and got married. He was just one of the many she motivated to live a fuller life.

When we went to museums, Grandma’s favorite thing was touching the sculptures in the galleries. She loved the feel of the sensual shapes, and describing what she felt when touching the artworks. The Metropolitan Museum of Art was one of her favorite places because people with visual impairments are permitted to touch the objects in some of the galleries. And after I had children, we would bring them along on our museum visits. In the galleries at the Met there was enough space for them to have a sense of freedom. In our new roles as great-grandmother and mother, Grandma and I both appreciated the museum’s accessibility and warm welcome for a variety of needs.

My own thinking about what makes for a good and meaningful museum experience evolved over the years I made these visits with Grandma and other visually impaired people, as well as with my young children. At first I was primarily interested in museums with touch tours. But as Grandma aged and grew frailer, she needed a walker and eventually a wheelchair. I found myself selecting museums based upon considerations such as: Are there difficult steps to climb? Is there a ramp for a walker or wheelchair? Are there benches throughout the galleries where we could sit and rest? When are the galleries less crowded? What about the café—does it have a Braille menu? Is there enough space around the tables to accommodate a walker? As Grandma lost her hearing, I began asking whether the museums’ audio guides were T-coil compatible. And when we began to bring along my children, I chose museums that had art spaces for children and were “kid-friendly”.

One of the most important things we all learned from Grandma over the years was that just like sighted people, all blind people are not looking for the same experience at a museum. Some people want to be able to touch the shapes of sculptures or tactile diagrams, while others prefer evocative verbal descriptions. As she herself grew older, her own desires for experiencing art changed. As she aged, she had a “tactile aversion”: she no longer wanted to read Braille, or to touch the tactile paintings. Her greatest pleasure, instead, came from listening to verbal descriptions. She particularly loved my husband’s descriptions of architectural sites we visited together.

My mother used to take Grandma to opera and other musical events, but the visual arts were our special bond. She was an inspiration to her grandchildren, great-grandchildren and a multitude of others throughout the twenty-five years that she and I together pursued making art accessible for the visually impaired. As my brother said so well, “Grandma lived an incredible life of love, independence, and courage. I never heard her complain about anything other than her shoes. The way she dealt with her adversity was an inspiration and lesson.”

She used to tell me that she would always be “in my pocket.” When I went to special events she couldn’t attend, such as several occasions when I was invited to the White House, it did indeed feel as though she and I were there together. So many times, she said, “Elisabeth, I wish I could be in your pocket.” You know that Grandma Judy will always be in my pocket. And my friends and colleagues, whoever has been your inspiration, I hope they continue to be in your pocket, encouraging you, too. While we sure have a long way to go, look just how far we all have come together.

In the last few weeks of her life, Grandma and I spoke of Art Education for the Blind/Art Beyond Sight’s future plans. She was thrilled by the White House support of our cause — really thrilled— and knew, as I know, that this is the first time in so many years that we’re seeing the possibility of great change in our field. She used to say, “Don’t tell me about the idea, tell me when the idea is done.” We are seeing exciting developments like the change in federal funding guidelines to include stronger “access” language, a tour for blind people of the White House, the May 2013 event with the NYC Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities and the Department of Cultural Affairs convening all NYC cultural institutions to encourage them to make “everyone welcome, everywhere.” With all these changes, children with visual or other disabilities are learning daily living skills, acquiring self-esteem, and being included in all aspects of society.

When my son Elisha was seven years old, Grandma said to him, “Have a good life.” And that has been the essence of Grandma’s and my efforts together: that all people should have a good life. As I continue to push forward with the work we began together, Grandma, always elegant, always encouraging, is still in my pocket.

Elisabeth Axel is the founder, president and creative director of Art Beyond Sight (ABS), originally named Art Education for the Blind. She graduated from Tufts University with a degree in Art History and pursued graduate studies at Harvard University. For 15 years, concurrently with founding and leading Art Beyond Sight, she served as a senior lecturer and educator at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City.

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