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Janice570106 April 13, 2017
I am a past client of this provider
A Hand to Hold came to my house to interview me. I was surprised to see that it's the same person I used more than a year ago when my dad broke his arm. They were completely unprepared to help me, and the lady wanted a $1,000 deposit before she left for the day without even giving me a commitment as to whether or not they have someone that could cook for my father. It was just not appropriate. I hired them back in 2015, and they provided me with 2 caregivers. The woman was outstanding, but the man was really bad. They had to change my dad's clothing, sponge bathe him, help him eat, and change his arm sling. The woman could do everything, but the man could do nothing. He kept on calling me to help him. Their pricing was also exorbitant.
Deb403587 February 10, 2017
I am a current client of this provider
We found A Hand to Hold for my mother. The caregiver is very helpful, very responsive to requests, is quick to act, and does a good job. They provide light housekeeping, medication management, companionship, and transportation. They just had a more friendly empathetic personality than the other sales reps that had called in the consultation that I had over the phone with their representative. They are over the top willing to help and accommodate scheduling needs, quick response time, and are just very kind. And they listen, so you don't feel like you are doing with a business; you are dealing with a family.
Atlanta GA September 27, 2016
I am a current client of this provider
What started out to be two months of 24-hour of caregiving service is on-going into the eight month. The ability of the agency to maintain a schedule whereby the same person comes each day is satisfactory. The personnel (caregivers) are good.
Terri-Alpharetta,GA September 26, 2016
I am a past client of this provider
We had an overnight caregiver from A Hand to Hold who was just wonderful. Her name was Clairee. We had hospice Nurses in and other caregivers from different companies but Clairee really stood out. My mother was in so much pain and it was difficult to move her. Clairee was strong and knew exactly how to position her. It was an emotional and difficult time for my family. Clairee anticipated our needs and came in ready to help. She had creative ideas on how to make things easier for my mother. I was able to finally sleep at night knowing she was there doing whatever was needed. I can't thank A Hand to Hold enough for my experience with such a dedicated caregiver!
CaPeachGa October 03, 2013
I am a past client of this provider
The caregivers were very professional and caring except for one that stayed one night with my mother, she slept on the job, and when the morning caregiver came it took her 10 minutes to get to the door, she did not communicate with the daily caregiver and 'got dressed' and left. We were required to pay for 7 days upfront which was charged to my mothers credit card and we used the service for the 7 days, then found a private caregiver that has been with my mom ever since. Now 2 months later they are trying to say she still owes them almost $2200, I have called them and regarding this and one time was told no she doesn't owe any money she might even have a credit, let me check and I will call you back....I never heard back from them. Then today I receive a call from my 94 yr old mother having a panic attack because they called her house saying she had the outstanding balance. I called them back to tell them NOT to call my mother again, they had the contact information for my sister and I and should have called one of us if there was a problem not a 94 yr old patient/client. I would recommend their caregivers but their accounting practices need some work. We are still trying to resolve this matter, and at the moment are not very pleased with this company.
This client was very satisfied with the care LivHOME provided to her mother however we did misapplied her deposit which caused some confusion. Once Management was made aware of the discrepancy it was corrected within 30-minutes and communicated to the client. I hate that this happened but we did react quickly to rectify the error and we are in good standing with the client. She will not hesitate to use us again should the need arise. Thanks.
-Chris Foster, Certified Senior Advisor, Local Owner/Executive Director, LivHOME
Cecil1 July 15, 2013
I am a current client of this provider
LivHome responded quickly although the pricing was a bit high. We've been using them for my wife for several months. The caregiver does a little housekeeping for her, is marvellous and my wife gets along well with her.
Bruce5 November 21, 2012
I am a current client of this provider
I knew of them and I thought they might be able to do a good job. I interviewed some people that they provided and I interviewed some people that others provided and I like the people that LivHOME provided better.
For the most part, I've been pleased with the caregivers they've had. They provided caregivers who are reliable, consistent and compassionate.
Chris took over about a year ago and I think he's doing a better job in running the company as a true business. I think he brought some seriousness to the process.
We have used them for about 2 years or maybe a little longer. The caregivers would cook for my cousin. They go out with her when she goes on a walk. They do light housekeeping and they make sure that she's taken care of. They're with her 24/7.
Barbara13 October 03, 2012
I am a current client of this provider
We had looked over quite a few agencies and we saw that LivHome was the most reasonably priced. We interviewed different caregivers from different agencies as well. We ended up choosing LivHome because of their reasonable price and also because we knew they would take good care of us.
My husband has early dementia. The disease is progressing unfortunately. The caregiver would bring him outside on the yard and they talk. She does a lot of light house work for us, laundry for my husband, and sometimes fixes us lunch. She's really a good friend to my husband. They tease each other constantly. We started with LivHome since 2010. All of the caregivers they sent were all excellent and Lenny helped me tremendously in dealing with the insurance company.
Thom1 September 27, 2012
I am a current client of this provider
When I was in the hospital and needed some help coming home and I had no idea how to find this sort of help. Actually it was someone at work who I knew whose wife had this sort of care and he's the one who told me about LivHome. I was still in the hospital when I initially contacted them and they got back to me right away. They talked to me several times when I was released from the hospital. I was in the hospital for a short period of time and in rehab for a fairly long period of time. They kept me in until I was able to go home.
They changed ownership while after I started with them. I've had one person who had been working with me continuously since the beginning. His name is Wallace. He's very very good. He continued when they changed the new ownership or the new management. He's been excellent all the way through. He's just outstanding. He does a lot of things to help me out in terms of the things I need to do to take care of myself. I had a stroke and I had a heart surgery and I also ended up having my leg amputated so I really needed a fair amount of home care. Also the stroke resulted for me to read hardly at all. The other person who works for me now her name is Rowena and she is extremely good also. For a long time I had a number of different people who were the second person for days when Wallace isn't here. There were some people who weren't fit for me and some of them are unreliable and some just didn't like one thing or another about the situation here. There were a variety of reasons and it took a long time to find the second caregiver whom started to work with me since January or February of this year. She's very good also and I'm really happy with the both of them. I really appreciate all the help that I get from them. I really wouldn't know what to do without their service.
Tracy1 September 26, 2012
I am a current client of this provider
I was looking to find someone to help with my grandmother. They're so many places out there and we really did not know where to go. It was a bit overwhelming because there are just so many questions. I had to start somewhere so I contacted 3 or 4 agencies. Out of the few that I called, there was a gentleman I spoke with, believe his name was Chris. I was impressed with he said and he sound really good. The prices were comparable. It's a little better than some other ones I called and I just felt like I should just give them a chance. It was a bit overwhelming with all the choices so I just went with LivHome. I felt comfortable with what he said and they assured me that they would send someone for me to meet and if we didn't like them, they could switch. I liked what Chris said and they turned out to be great. All the information he gave me it was really true and received the service really well.
When we first started their service last year around February they were coming 3 days a week and now they're coming 5 days a week. My grandmother now requires a little more care and she's happy with them and we are too. We were very very pleased with the caregivers. Then again initially we didn't know if the caregiver would be a match for my grandmother. She is not the easiest person in the world to deal with. A caregiver can do her job well but it does not necessarily mean that she's gonna be suited for conversation. My grandmother just wants a caregiver to sit there and talk to her or watch TV with her. It's like a little less action on the caregiver part but needs to be more personable. And we've been real happy with the caregivers. They've always been very professional. They always showed up when they're supposed to. There were a very few times where a caregiver had to take a vacation. They would send a reliever who is also good. They seemed to be doing a good job in picking people who are really good.
Jane13 September 26, 2012
I am a current client of this provider
I found LivHome through a support group that I attended where people who have love ones who have my husband's brain disease. One of the members of the support group spoke very highly of the caregiver that she had for her husband for 3 years. Her husband is moving to an Assisted Living facility and would no longer use the caregiver and the caregiver would be available. The fact that he had experience of working with the disease was the first reason I was interested. I interviewed several other agencies in the area too. The registered nurse that came and talked to us from LivHome just had the most dynamic personality. Her focus was on my husband, Walter. She asked him to come and sit with her so she could talk to him. Everyone else was focusing one me and promising me of everything they could offer. I felt that Livhome's approach was more personable. Walter liked her instantly. Then we met the caregiver.
Anything I had needed from LivHome in dealing with our long term care insurance, they have gone extra mile in going back into their records and pulling out information asked by our care insurance agency. I just feel that they're very responsive, personable and attentive. Other people I know that worked them speak very highly of them.
The caregiver is just absolutely wonderful. We have the caregiver come Monday through Friday from 9am to 5pm and we're going to add another day, could be on a Saturday or Sunday.
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From A Hand to Hold
A Hand to Hold is a professionally led private senior home care provider servicing a 14 county metro Atlanta area. All of our clients are overseen by a licensed Geriatric Care Manager, RN, BSN who develops and implements a customized care plan for each senior. A Hand to Hold is one of the largest professionally led home care providers in the country.
A Hand to Hold has a history of excellence in Atlanta and can provide referrals upon request. We provide a higher level of care than most. We have the most rigorous hiring practices in Georgia only selecting the most highly qualified applicants. All of our CNA's are employees who are offered full benefits and have a passion for service.
A Hand to Hold Caregivers trusted, experienced and caring
The Caregiver is the core of your family member's at-home care experience. That's why A Hand to Hold's Caregivers meet standards that are unmatched in our industry.
- We carefully pair every elderly client with the most suitable Caregiver.
- We provide all our Caregivers with ongoing education and training through A Hand to Hold University.
- A Care Manager supervises every A Hand to Hold Caregiver.
- A Hand to Hold screens Caregivers scrupulously, conducting national background checks and drug testing.
- A Hand to Hold is fully bonded and has workers compensation coverage
Caregivers provide the following assistance to seniors
- Bathing
- Dressing
- Grooming
- Toileting
- Meal Preparation
- Ambulation
- Companionship
- Socialization
- Light Housekeeping
- Errands & Transportation
- Medication Oversight
We provide hourly (4-hour min.), Live-in and 24/7 care, Our Geriatric Care Managers have years of experience services seniors in Atlanta. If you have any questions about our service, would like to meet in person to schedule a FREE assessment please reach out to us at (877) 640-9781
Thank you.
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Ethics, Validation Therapy, Patient Transfers, Stress Management, Grief Issues, Family Communication, Transition Issues, Communicating with Dementia Patients
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- Hourly Rate $20/Hour
- Live In Rate $260/Day
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- Full Service Agency
Range of services
- In Home Health
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- Transportation Yes
- Light Housekeeping
- Transfer Assistance
- Dressing And Grooming
- Bathing And Toileting
- Walking Wheelchair Assistance
- Memory Care
- Companionship
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- Errand And Grocery Assistance
- Travel Details Staff Will Travel 15 30 Miles To Provide Care
- In Person Interviews
- Reference Checks
- Continual Training
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New Delhi, April 27: Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union president Kanhaiya Kumar is all set to pen down a book titled "Bihar to Tihar".
According to media reports, 28-year-old Kumar has signed a contract with a publication house. Kumar aims to complete the book before the commencement of next semester in July-August and it will be published in English and Hindi.
The book -- Bihar to Tihar -- will tell the story of his journey from his school, his deepening involvement in student politics, his controversial arrest nearly two-and-half months back and its aftermath.
"Bhagat Singh had said it is easy to kill individuals, but you cannot kill ideas. I do not know where this fight of ours will take us, but I thought our ideas should be permanently etched in history as a book," 28-year-old Kanhaiya said on his book.
The JNU Students Union president also said he wanted to write about the "inherent contradictions" of Indian society through his personal experiences and to "reveal the hopes, despair and struggles" of the youth of India. The book will be published by Juggernaut publication.
According to Juggernaut, a digital publishing house, the book is also a story of how education encourages debate and questioning can open up young minds to social and political issues that are crucial to the functioning of India's democracy.
"This will be defining book of our times. Kanhaiya's is a voice that everyone should hear and we at Juggernaut are very proud to bring it to the widest possible readership," said Chiki Sarkar, Publisher, Juggernaut.
Kanhaiya was arrested in February on charges of sedition in connection with a controversial event at the JNU campus against hanging of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru.
His arrest had triggered widespread outrage and protests. He was released on bail on March 3. Kanhaiya had delivered a nearly forty-minute speech in Hindi in the JNU campus in remarkable oratory which was watched by millions on TV and internet.
He is from village Bihat near Barauni in Begusarai district of Bihar. He moved to JNU after completing his post graduation from the Nalanda Open University in Patna. Currently, he is pursuing PhD in African studies at the School of International Studies.
On Tuesday, April 26, Kanhaiya said that the students community will neither accept nor follow the punishment handed over to them by the varsity's high level enquiry committee (HLEC).
The HLEC, which was constituted on February 11 on Monday had fined Kanhaiya Kumar and rusticated three students for taking part in an event on February 9 to commemorate executed parliament attack convict Afzal Guru.
While Kanhaiya was fined Rs 10,000, Anirban Bhattacharya was rusticated till July 15 and barred from the university from July 25 for five years. He can submit his PhD during the July 15-25 period.
The university administration had given a deadline till May 13 to pay the fine, failing to which the students will be deprived of hostel privileges.
While rejecting the punishment, Kanhaiya said that a march will be carried out from Ganga Dhaba to the administrative block in the varsity on Wednesday after which an indefinite hunger strike will be launched.
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October 27, 2014 James Cote, Campaign Manager
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HSUS Continues to Bankroll Yes on 1 Campaign
Augusta, Maine- In a completely expected move, the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), a Washington, DC anti-hunting organization again poured hundreds of thousands of dollars into the Yes on 1 campaign in October in an attempt to buy the wildlife management practices of Maine people.
"The checks that HSUS is writing are unprecedented anywhere in the country," said James Cote, Campaign Manager for the Save Maine's Bear Hunt/NO on 1 Campaign. "They continue to try to buy this election. Fortunately, Maine people have seen right through their Washington political tactics, and continue to choose overwhelmingly to support our experts at the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife which opposes Question1."
The contributions came in two pieces- $240,000 on October 8th and $250,000 on October 22nd. HSUS is responsible for more than 99% of the funding to the Yes on 1 campaign.
Much of this money comes on the heels of recent public opinion polls that show the Yes on 1 campaign down upwards of 21 points (see http://www.pressherald.com/
"While our campaign continues to focus on who people trust most to manage our wildlife- our experts at MEDIFW or a Washington, DC special interest group- the Yes on 1 campaign apparently is focusing on how much it costs to buy your vote," said Cote. "Maine's wildlife management decisions are too important to leave to money and emotional politics. We are asking Maine people to side with our biologists and game wardens and let science guide these decisions. Vote No on 1."


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Andrew Puzder, US President Donald Trump's labor secretary nominee, has withdrawn his nomination, the Associated Press reports.
Puzder, the CEO of the fast food chain that owns Carl's Jr. and Hardees, was to face his first confirmation committee hearing on Thursday.
Four Republican senators said they would withdraw their support of Puzder - combined with 48 Democratic nays, Puzder would fall short of the votes needed to be confirmed.
Puzder's personal life had come under scrutiny ever since he was announced as Trump's cabinet pick. He employed an undocumented housekeeper and was involved in a bitter divorce battle with his ex-wife, Lisa Fierstein, whom he divorced in 1987.
Fierstein had appeared incognito on an episode of Oprah back in 1990 as part of a 'High Class Battered Women' segment. On the talk show, Fierstein said, "once I made [the abuse] public, he vowed revenge. He said, 'I will see you in the gutter. You will pay for this.'" "I had nothing," she added.
Fierstein later retracted the claims she made on-air, reportedly as part of a child custody agreement, Politico reported.
Oprah Winfrey provided the video to senators on the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, which may have changed their opinion of Puzder.
"Approximately 20 episodes were made available for the committee members to view in confidence," an Oprah Winfrey Network spokeswoman told the Chicago Tribune.
Puzder's policies - which in the past favoured immigrant workers - and his company's poor record on sexual harassment were also flags.
Puzder's withdrawal follows the resignation of National Security Advisor Michael Flynn on Monday, after it was discovered he lied about communicating with Russian officials.
Trump's Secretary of Education nominee, Betsy DeVos, only was confirmed after Vice President Mike Pence broke the tie-breaker.
In a statement provided to AP following his withdrawal, Puzder wrote he "honoured to have been considered by President Donald Trump to lead the Department of Labor and put America's workers and businesses back on a path to sustainable prosperity".
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Come Running.
by Flaignhan.
He was sure it was staring at him.
He was staring back.
His chin was resting on his arms which were folded in front of him on the kitchen table, his chair backed into the cupboards, fingers tapping on the wooden surface.
The phone was standing against the garibaldis. He hadn't stopped getting them in, even though Martha had long since departed. He didn't even like them, yet he had an entire cupboard full of the things. He supposed it was just habit.
His eyes were beginning to go dry; he hadn't blinked in a good few minutes which definitely wasn't good for his eyes. He wasn't too fussed; he could just get a new pair any time he liked. Although he did like these ones. Nice and brown and lovely. That was his eloquent description of them. Martha could probably say something a bit better than that, talking about himself wasn't a strong point of his, even if it was just something as shallow and inconsequential as eye colour.
Those nice and brown and lovely eyes focused on the mobile phone in front of them once again, the thought of Martha reminding him that he was waiting for her phone to ring.
He waited a long time.
Martha was examining her new phone. It had all sorts of gadgets that she would never use, yet Tish assured her otherwise, saying that everybody needed an indecent number of pixels on their built in camera, that the speakers would mean that music would sound like it was coming straight off a CD, and that it had the fast internet service of all phones on the market.
She didn't seem to hear Martha when she said that had she wanted a camera, she would have bought one, that she already had an iPod, and her new laptop was doing absolutely fine in the internet stakes.
Her mother had treated her to both the phone and the laptop, seeing as she had saved the world, and her laptop had been demolished in doing so, her phone given up for the sake of hanging onto friendship. Martha got the feeling that her mother was pre-empting any 'oh but I saved the world, do I have to make the tea?' type lines, but perhaps that was her being cynical.
The first thing she had done upon turning on her new phone was input her old number. Every time she came close to hitting the call button, every time she paused on his name in her contact list, she bottled out, snapping her phone shut and shoving it into the depths of her bag.
Finally, she renamed 'The Doctor' as 'ZThe Doctor', so she would never have to go past him when searching through her list. Her whole 'getting out' plan was going exactly as she had expected.
She supposed it was an improvement. Where she hadn't been able to tear her eyes off him before, she now couldn't bear to look at his name in her phone.
She knew it would be a different story if he walked right up to her and greeted her warmly, his eyes dancing with manic happiness.
Those eyes…nice and brown and lovely.
"Yeah," Martha murmured to herself, "stick with the science, love."
He'd installed a hands-free kit.
He was completely and utterly ashamed of himself. An ugly black hands-free kit marring the control panel of his beautiful Tardis. It wasn't as though he even needed it, either. The damn thing hadn't made a sound the entire time he'd had it, so God knows why he'd felt like he had to put it in.
Deep down he knew why he'd felt the need. It was the same reason as to why he felt the need to keep the phone constantly charged to full power, the same reason that it never left his reach – he wanted to make sure nothing would stop him answering the phone if it rang.
When it rang. She had been clear on that. She just hadn't specified when exactly 'when' was.
Had she gotten out so completely that she now thought him an utter fool? Did she hate him? Was that why she hadn't phoned? Was she all right? Had something happened to her? Had she simply forgotten her old number?
Was it just that she didn't need him anymore?
No, scratch that, she'd never needed him. She'd wanted him. That much had been clear from the beginning. He allowed himself a small smile at the ego-boosting thought but it disappeared quickly.
The Tardis sent a jot of electricity through him and he jumped.
"Yes, all right!" he growled, "I know, it's ugly and horrible and primitive but you'll just have to deal with it. You miss her too, don't deny it!"
The Tardis didn't deny it, and instead decided to give him another shock.
Every corner she went around, she hoped he'd be there, taking his tie off to answer a later-asked question, or else leaning against his magnificent blue box, trying to look cool but actually looking rather sulky.
She wished she hadn't said she'd call him. She'd much rather they just bumped into each other and embarked upon some wild adventure. That way she wouldn't have to make the first desperate move.
She didn't want to contemplate the thought that he might have found another girl, and actually getting the truth from a single phone call was enough to make her want to throw her mobile at the wall.
Tish would kill her if she did that.
She nibbled half-heartedly on a garibaldi and sighed. They didn't taste as good as they used to. Tea was a little less comforting and made her stomach swirl as though it were going down the plug hole.
Her mum had asked her if she'd seen her Agatha Christie novel and Martha had practically fled the room.
She wondered how Vicky was getting on.
One day, it rang.
He tripped over a spanner and almost broke his jaw on the control panel in his haste to answer it.
"Oh, sorry, I think I must have got the wrong number."
"I – oh, Doctor, sorry, I've still got Martha's old number in here."
"How is – everyone?" he had paused, about to say Martha's name but decided it would be more polite, and sound less needy to ask how they all were.
"We're fine. And Martha's getting on fine, she's taking her exams in a few weeks, getting a bit panicky about it but we all know she'll pass with flying colours."
"Of course she will," the Doctor said confidently. "And…" he stopped, not knowing how to voice his concerns, "she's happy, is she? She's completely happy?"
"She's fine," Francine told him. "I do wish she'd find someone to settle down with, though."
"Oh, she's not…seeing anyone, then?" his voice had risen in pitch.
"No," Francine replied, and the Doctor could tell she was frowning, her lips pursed together in a critical sort of expression. "Says she's still tired from all that walking and can't be bothered with love." It was then that the Doctor heard a faint voice in the background.
"Are you talking about me?" there was the sound of Francine's hand covering the phone while she spoke to Martha.
"Martha's just arrived, if you want a chat?"
He had already hung up.
He had hung up as soon as he knew she was there.
Martha didn't tend to feel sorry for herself, but there were exceptions to every rule.
She poked glumly at her ice cream with her spoon, rarely consuming a spoonful, choosing to watch it melt instead. If only he was more like ice cream. If only he stopped being hard and cold with a few prods, and soon became warm and easy going, much like her desert.
She was comparing him to ice cream.
She felt like slapping herself.
But then that would just remind her of when she had slapped him.
She needed to get her head sorted.
Her phone was leaning against the wine bottle on the café table and she glanced at it a little too often.
Garibaldis were fast becoming a comfort food. It wasn't uncommon for him to arrive in the control room after a long night of tinkering (ears alert all the while for the sound of a phone ringing) and find several empty packets of biscuits littering the floor.
He needed to find someone who wanted to destroy the universe, and fast, because it would not do to eat all those biscuits and not do any running, and it would not do to sit around inside the Tardis when there was an entire universe outside his doors.
It especially would not do if there actually was some maniac who was hell-bent on destroying the universe.
The only problem was, saving it was probably a two-person job.
Not one. People aren't meant to come in ones.
But that was a human thing, and after all, what did humans know?
"I got a first!" Martha squealed excitedly down the phone to her mother. "A first! I didn't think I'd be able to – a first!" She was laughing hysterically, her fellow students-now-doctors as well as her I've-got-to-re-sit friends milling around her, all just as jubilant as she was, or else half-heartedly congratulating the others, waiting until they were home before they succumbed to whatever emotional outlet their disappointment had in store for them.
"My daughter, the doctor," her mother said proudly. Martha's face fell and she tried to shake off thoughts of him, just for a minute, maybe two, just so she could celebrate.
Apparently her brain had no mercy, because Martha's interest in her mother's praise diminished quickly and she wondered if he'd be just as proud of her.
She didn't know what would have been worse – him brushing it off saying he knew she'd be able to do it, or him pulling her into a bear hug, lifting her off her feet and telling her she was the best human on the planet. One would be a slap in the face, courtesy of reality, the other would give her all sorts of actions to analyse for deeper meanings, and once she'd done that she'd be given false hope.
For the first time in a long time she scrolled all the way to the bottom of her contacts list, her finger hovering over the call button, much like old ladies let their finger hover over the stop button on the bus before they finally decided it was the right time to press it.
The right time wasn't that day.
She didn't want a slap in the face or false hope.
He wondered if he should just land the Tardis in the middle of her flat.
He also wondered if he would find anything there except some singed orange curtains and sooty turquoise walls.
On top of that, he wondered when that damn phone was going to ring.
He had decided that he would not phone her, that she needed to contact him when she was ready. After all, her heart couldn't mend in an instant, and he didn't expect it to.
He just wished it would.
It wasn't that he was in love with her, though. He just missed her more than he ever thought he would. He missed her questions and her smiles and her ability to cope on her own. He missed the tea that she brought him in the morning while he was tinkering, the gentle nudge of her foot that quite plainly said 'tea's up'. He even missed her little fits of jealousy, because she, like a lot of humans, didn't want to share him. He allowed himself a small smug smile whenever he thought about that, but it didn't stay long.
Nothing and nobody seemed to stay long.
She wished he would just stop messing about and come and demand that she help him defeat some alien presence.
However, no matter how peeled her eyes were, or how much she kept her ears pricked for any sign of anything, anything remotely out of the ordinary, she couldn't find any evidence that would suggest the world was under attack by aliens.
Not that she particularly wanted to help save the world again, but it would be a legitimate reason to call, a proper reason to see him.
She couldn't think of anything more rubbish than 'I fancied a chat' or 'Long time no see'.
Had it been a long time for him? Had it just been hours? Or had it been centuries? She didn't know.
She didn't want to know.
He had grown slightly sick of garibaldis. He'd eaten far too many of them. He was digging through the biscuit cupboard trying to find something other than those demonic snacks, preferably some Jaffa Cakes or something similar, but it was to no avail.
He would have gone to Earth to pick up some more, but knowing the Tardis, she'd probably land him right in the middle of the little shop in Martha's hospital.
It wasn't fair, but life didn't tend to be fair.
He knew that better than anyone.
He managed to uncover some slightly stale chocolate digestives, and munched on one as he walked along the corridor, holding the rest of the packet loosely in his hand.
Then he heard it ringing. He dropped the biscuits and sprinted towards the control room, cursing himself for not keeping the phone with him, for leaving it on that stupid hands-free kit.
He yelled in frustration as the phone stopped ringing, mere inches from his fingertips.
He scowled at the screen.
1 Missed Call.
As soon as it went onto voicemail, she hung up. She didn't want to leave a message; she had a habit of babbling on messages that was the height of annoyance to most people.
She sighed and slipped her phone into her pocket, not expecting it to ring in return. If he was busy then that was fine. If he didn't want to answer it, that was fine too. If he couldn't answer it...well, that wasn't fine but there wasn't much she could do, being stuck on Earth and God knows how many years away from him.
Perhaps he would call back later.
She doubted it though.
She took a deep breath and stepped out onto the street, intending to let the dull journey home to put her into autopilot.
It was then that she looked up and saw him sprinting through the people, shoving them out the way with apologies thrown over his shoulder as he continued to run. She looked around, wondering what the threat was, who was going to try and take over this time, but then he skidded to a halt right in front of her, bent over slightly, hands on his knees as he got his breath back.
"What are you doing?" she asked in surprise. A few more shallow breaths entered his lungs before he answered.
"You said -" another few breaths before he continued, "you said if that phone rang," he stood up straight now, chest still heaving from his sudden burst of energy, "I'd better come running. So this is me, coming running."
Martha laughed in relief and allowed herself to be swept into a bear hug.
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9 David asked, "Is anyone still left in Saul's ·family [L house]? I want to show ·kindness [loyalty] to that person for Jonathan's sake [1 Sam. 20:13–15]!"
2 Now there was a servant named Ziba from Saul's ·family [L house]. So David's servants ·called [summoned] Ziba to him. King David said to him, "Are you Ziba?"
He answered, "·Yes, I am your servant [At your service]."
3 The king asked, "Is anyone left in Saul's ·family [L house]? I want to show God's kindness to that person."
Ziba answered the king, "Jonathan has a son still living who is ·crippled [lame] in both feet."
4 The king asked Ziba, "Where is this son?"
Ziba answered, "He is at the house of Makir son of Ammiel in Lo Debar."
5 Then King David had servants bring Jonathan's son from the house of Makir son of Ammiel in Lo Debar. 6 Mephibosheth, Jonathan's son, came before David and bowed facedown ·on the floor [and prostrated himself].
David said, "Mephibosheth!"
Mephibosheth said, "·I am your servant [At your service]."
7 David said to him, "Don't be afraid. I will be kind to you for your father Jonathan's sake. I will ·give you back [restore to you] all the ·land [property] of your grandfather Saul, and you will always eat at my table [C the king will provide for his provisions]."
8 Mephibosheth ·bowed [prostrated himself] to David again and said, "·You are being very kind to me, your servant! And I am no better than a dead dog! [L What is your servant, that you should show kindness/favor to a dead dog like me?]"
9 Then King David called Saul's servant Ziba. David said to him, "I have given your master's grandson everything that belonged to Saul and his ·family [L house]. 10 You, your sons, and your servants will farm the land and harvest the crops. ·Then your family […so your master's household] will have food to eat. But Mephibosheth, your master's grandson, will always eat at my table."
(Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.) 11 Ziba said to King David, "I, your servant, will do everything my ·master [lord], the king, commands me."
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Remember back in 2010 when no one thought LeBron would really go to Miami until it happened? Then we all thought, wow we should have seen that one coming? Well maybe this season is exactly the same.
Not a whole lot has happened in free agency. The minor signings have piled up for way too much money, but none of the major dominoes have fallen. Carmelo Anthony was expected to make a decision this past weekend. When it didn't happen, everyone assumed it would happen yesterday.
The fact that it hasn't happened yet implies that his decision isn't going to be to land with the Knicks. If it was, there'd be no reason to wait. This could mean several things, but with rumors out there that Chris Bosh is seriously considering a Rockets deal if he doesn't like the way things fall with Miami, it might simply mean he's waiting to see if Miami becomes an option.
You see, if Melo has to give up a ton of money (or force a S&T) then why not do it to play alongside LeBron and Wade? The thing is, if the Heat were to jettison a star, they'd really need to jettison Wade not Bosh given the state of his knees. I don't see how Melo really helps them more than Bosh next year, but there is a rumor spreading that if Bosh leaves for Houston Melo steps in to form the new big three in Miami.
The theory makes little sense to me, but there's so much smoke around this theory that it makes me wonder if there's some truth to it. It also jives with Melo's decision taking longer than expected. The thing is for this to workout, you'd expect James would have to tell Bosh he wants him to go somewhere else to make room for Melo unless he just toys with his own decision until Chris gets frustrated enough to go make his own decision without him.
How could he do that? By using Cleveland and implying he's out the door of course. Maybe a bit too tin foil hat, but it makes you wonder.
The other reasons Melo is waiting around are much more fun to entertain
If it stands to reason that a delay in Melo's decision means it's less likely that he's choosing New York, then the Bulls are still obviously in play. Mark Deeks has noted that the Bulls can S&T for Melo and get his starting salary up to 20 million dollars by moving Dunleavy, Snell, Smith, Hinrich (S&T), Nazr (S&T) + non guaranteed dudes for Carmelo without them having to give up Butler, Gibson, or take back Boozer.
Of course picks would need to be thrown in, but this scenario also leaves open the MLE for Mirotic. Personally, I think this scenario is a bit unlikely. Instead, I think the Knicks would look to include Boozer along with enough other salary so that the Bulls could take back J.R. Smith as the Knicks would love to get his salary off the books.
If Melo chooses Chicago, then there's some question over whether the Knicks would consent to a S&T. My view is they would. I don't think Anthony is such a megastar that you fight to keep him at all costs. His max deal for NY was a big question mark in terms of value anyway, and I think the Knicks fans would turn on him too much if he announces he wants to go to the Bulls (or anywhere else). At that point, you get the most value you can, even if it's just unloading J.R. Smith and getting a couple 1st rounders.
In this scenario, the Bulls would need to remain under the apron to make a sign and trade work, but effectively if you move Boozer + Non guaranteeds + Dunleavy + (Snell or Randolph) the Bulls can make this roster fit under the Apron:
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|Joakim Noah
|Taj Gibson
|J.R. Smith
|Jimmy Butler
|Doug McDermott (unsigned 1st)
|Anthony Randolph
|Greg Smith
|Kirk Hinrich
|Vet Min #2
|Cameron Bairstow
|Richard Hamilton (stretched)
You could swap out Randolph and swap in Tony Snell and save a little more money if NY is indifferent or if Tony Snell isn't providing you enough value in the trade that it makes sense. You don't necessarily need to move Dunleavy to the Knicks in this situation either. He could be moved elsewhere, and there are likely a great number of teams that would love to take on his deal for cap room and possibly give up a 2nd rounder for him.
Mirotic may also cost less than the full MLE which is what I put his number at, and of course it's possible the Bulls could swing a S&T without taking back JR Smith as well, but taking back Smith makes the deal far more palatable to NY in terms of taking back salary this year as it provides them even more flexibility next season and balances out the total money for them considerably more (ie, less assets going NYs way).
I've included Kirk at the minimum salary, but other players could come in his place at the minimum. It's clear we'd need a point guard at the minimum though and would likely look to fill in a point guard for both minimum salaried contracts.
With the Apron set at 81 million most likely (possibly could move slightly when official numbers are released). The Bulls would probably have room to offer D.J. Augustin the Bi-Annual exception of around two million dollars in place of the final vet minimum salary, but given the current FA market, it's hard to see D.J. not finding a better offer elsewhere.
Now here's a roster that could contend for a championship, and if Melo chooses Chicago and NY goes along with a sign and trade as I expect they would, this roster could be pretty close to the reality. If I'm NY, I'm not in love with what I get back in a S&T, but say the Bulls offer up the Kings pick, their 2015 pick, Tony Snell, and take back J.R. Smith? I'm probably good with that.
For Melo's best chance to win, he needs to start by picking Chicago, and he needs to finish by convincing NY to do a S&T to get him there. Lengthening his decision making process sure would help that happen too. Melo's hold out on his decision could mean almost anything. I predict only about a 20% chance that the Bulls land Carmelo, but there are certainly some creative ways it can happen that give the Bulls a tremendous team if it does.
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The Aston Martin Volare concept was a vehicle developed by James Trim during his final year at Coventry University studying Automotive Design.
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It took me a long time to realize that food is not the enemy - my lack of control is. So, I can honestly say that the past six months have been quite good because I have faced my demons and I no longer let food control me. I control it. Not only am I able to eat what I want, when I want but I am also slowly losing weight. My honey is giving me a Curves membership and I am elated. I briefly joined Curves for a few months last year and LOVED it. I look forward to starting up again. Curves rocks!
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Case Study of the Life of Ar. Phillip Chang
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From Kuching, Sarawak, Ar. Phillip Chang is a well known architect for its uniqueness. He has been practicing in his firm United Consultant located in East Malaysia, (Kuching, Sarawak) for many years. His primary and secondary school has been done one of the famous missionary school in Kuching which is ST. THOMAS' boy junior and high school. After finishing high school 2 years earlier than normal Malaysian students, he get the opportunity to study at Australia for 2 years and finish 2 years of Australian high school. This is mainly because he went to school earlier than other Malaysians, at the age of 5 instead of age of 7 which is the normal age to start schooling. This is also the main reason he was able to have the choice of course in NSW Matriculation Certificate. His education in the Sydney Boys High was funded by the Government at that time.
Mr. Phillip started to discovers his interest and talent in art, drawing and creative pursuits during his high school education. He joined a few art competitions and almost monopoly the competition in his category. This started to ignite the flame within himself of passion and talent in art where it's lead him to pursue architecture. Before that his initial plan was to take engineering course however he opt for Architecture due to the reason that he wanted to be different from other top Asian students in Sydney whereby they all aiming for engineering course. Even though his decision to take architecture course might not be the determination to be an architect but it is the urge to be different from his peers who went for engineering course. It turned out that he never regretted that decision.
This been said, it do affect a person thinking based on what they experience. Before even stepping into Architecture, Mr.Phillip has been a smart student and at the same time being an artistic student, and he choose to go for the more artistic path in his own way of interpreting the theory of "ARTISTIC" which how such "END USER" react to such "SPACE". He has developed this thought of himself when he started to graduated from Malaysian high school and finish it at the NSW Matriculation, at Sydney Boys High. He tends to be more optimistic in between both different culture of both different country.
Studying Architecture in Sydney University during Mr.Phillip's days were not an easy task. It was difficult and challenging as during those days, the architecture student had to take 14 subjects and they had to pass each and every subject or else were being forced to repeat the whole semester again. During his second year, things tend to turned into his worst nightmare as he took 18 compulsory subject and it was a tough time for Mr.Phillip. At the same time, he was active in student politics, especially among the overseas student and this actually took a lot of his focus and concentration from his studies, but he was smart. He started to work smart and blend in with the society. Seeing wad is the outcome of this course, why is it being so tough for Asian students to corp up to the international standard. He was assuming and researching all those stuff till he found that different reactions leads to different human behavior. This syllabus was being design for the international student and you, as an Asian, your knowledge is much shallow but there's something special about Asian, Asian works harder in to achieve something which they pursue. This is when he start to get interested in human behavior and had apply them as one of the main foundation of his design. Basically his Architecture life during university was quite unique to say from others, he dint studied much on designing, but he study more on construction and more technical side of architecture. He studied psychology during his university time also. This is why he has always this golden rule, built for the end user would appreciate and not for the aesthetic value for public to appreciate.
Mr. Philip has always live up to the motif of understanding the site context and human behavior & reaction is his main key of design. By doing so, he study the majority human reaction towards a park. As Malaysian China friendship park was built in a surrounding of a residential context and facing the main road, Mr. Philip Chang took this opportunity to creates a fluid circulation towards the path base of what he had observe on surrounding user. Thus, two main entrance was built to fulfill the common behavior of the surrounding user. The west site of the entrance, (CHINA GATEWAY) was placed there on the X Axis because of the surrounding of residential context. The community in Kuching, Sarawak prefer walking to a place if its in the radius of a walking distance of 15 - 20 minutes. This shows that Mr. Phillip full fill the normal human behavior of Kuching;s Community as the West entrance is the most appropriate for walking distance travel. This are the importance of understanding the user needs and behavior, the end user specific has always play a big role in your design. One architect do not design based on their assumption, but one architect design based on the theory they produce from research. As for the north site of the entrance, (MALAYSIAN GATEWAY), is another main entrance which facing the main road. Going back to the normal human behavior of Kuching's community, if they were to travel by vehicle to one place, it should be seen clearly from far. This enable them to identify the place they heading to and at the same time, Kuching's community tends to be lazy in a fact where if one place is not clearly pictured in their mind, they find it troublesome to get to that place, thus they would tend to not go to that place. The strategy of this is to creates a main entrance facing the main road so everyday people passes by and would notice this place and ease up on finding their ways towards the place.
For climatic condition, Mr.Phillip always uses site context as the foundation of his design. One building does not just landed on somewhere like an UFO. It must always blend in with the site context and no stand alone by itself. This is to give the public the vision and feelings of acceptance. For example the Malaysia China Friendship park. The site before was a abandon empty piece of land a small residential neighbourhood park being intersect by a minor road in between. This is the climatic condition of the site, and as for the sun path, the China park would be exposed to excessive sunlight during the afternoon and evening which is when the peak hour of people coming in. This is usually the main problem of a site contextual design where in Malaysia, sun plays a big factor affecting your site. It is because of the geometrical position Malaysia is at, which is under tropical climate.
This in result, the tea pavilion been built to shelter the user during afternoon, serve as a gathering or meeting point where activities could held during the afternoon. This is part of a concentric placement design where an axis of x and y meet and create a concentric space in the middle acting like an vacuum to attracts the user towards is, and it is furthermore enhanced by the climatic factor which happens in Malaysia is the high exposure of sunlight and also shelter from rain. The tea pavilion been built in a way that, there's not much of an openings and the roof were being design in a large overhand to shadow the user from sunlight. As for the other side, it is not highly affected by he sunlight issues, but it is affected by the pollution from the main road. Noise coming from the vehicle and air pollution is one of the main factor. Landscaping and vegetation being done to reduce the air pollution, and it has been setback inwards to reduce the noise pollution, acting as a buffer zone in between the main road and the park.
The reason the pavilion of the 7 ethnic group being built in a very open manner is because it does not exposed to excessive sunlight, and it is located on the east side of the park. This again blends in with the site context, because of it is located at Kuching Sarawak, the population are highly from the ethnics group, so the end user would be attracted to this park.
Socio - Culture has always being one of the main design theory of Mr. Philip. This friendship park was being proposed to honour the relationship between
China and Malaysia. The diagram above shows the harmony of both culture being unite into one element which being tied by the south china sea. The layout was built behind a strong theory of the Admiral Zheng He from China coming to Malaysia to offer friendship and peace until today. This at the same time creates an past experience atmosphere to the user when they was on the site. It is one of the design theory where the end user could actually appreciate more about the site and not just blind sightly experience the space without any consciousness of the site, for example the history, the purpose, and etc.
Basically, the West side of the park represent China, Admiral Zheng He comes from China and in order to get to Malaysia, he has to pass the south china sea which is the connection between two country. So as you could see above, the Tea Pavilion strongly represent China with chinese own unique architecture which are the detailing on the ornaments and oriental chinese architecture. Like most of chinese architecture culture, once the user enter, they would be greet by a spacious open space(courtyard) to represent the grandeur of Chinese architecture. Follow up by the uniqueness of chinese architecture which is the tea pavilion. After Admiral Zheng He crosses the south china sea, he reached Malaysia and being greeted by the various culture of Malaysia, which would be represent by the 13 states of Malaysia. Follow up by a Pavilion which represent the 7 ethnic groups of Sarawak unite together as one to form Sarawak, as this park was built in Kuching , Sarawak.
The whole theory behind this again is the diversity of culture between China and Malaysia, and how different diversity of culture find peace within two completely various culture. The park symbolically re-pesent the theory of both country, and the architecture of both country strongly enhance as evidence of both culture unites together as one. This is why socio-culture plays an important part as a theory where it does not just matters about how the end user would feel, but it is also about the site context blending at the same time creates an atmosphere for the end user to experience and this would be in result of the end user actually knows more about the site, thus he fully understand the theory behind the whole design.
The discussion was an architect design must not always be just aesthetically presentable but the idea and concept based on theory being produce by an architect must be able to support the whole design. Do not design for aesthetically visual comfort for the public and end user, but design to blend in with the public and the end user. This conclude the conclusion of, every architect have their own design based on their own theory produced based on the research they did, but in order to have that design proved is practical and success is not important. The process of getting to the design, that is what matters most, because in the end of a day, one architect are designing for a community of public and end user. Architects job are not just designing buildings and space, their daily duty has always been shaping our mother earth and turn it into a better place for humanity from past, towards the current and future to live in.
- Ivy Jong/Pertubuhan arkitek malaysia (2011, september). Intersection. http://pamsc.org.my/wp-content/uploads/newsletter/PAMSC_NEWSLETTER_IS UE_4.pdf
- Pertubuhan Arkitek Malaysia. (n.d.). PAM directory. Retrieved from http://www.pamdirectory.my/profile_architect.aspx?id=288c982a-8c33-4e7d-8664-edfbb9b216ec


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Twaweza, works on enabling children to learn, citizens to exercise agency and governments to be more open and responsive in Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda. At Twaweza, we undertake effective public and policy engagement, through powerful media partnerships and global leadership of initiatives such as the Open Government Partnership. Partly, our approach is working with various channels through which citizens can access information so as to play their part in the development process but also to enable them to hold governments to account.
In 2014, Twaweza partnered with Reefknot Communications Limited to produce and air a puppetry show, whose purpose was aimed at openness across government and portray leaders as ordinary people who can be held accountable. Twenty Six (26) shows have been produced and aired on each of Bukedde TV and Urban TV, in Luganda and English respectively. In addition, recordings of the show have been regularly posted on social media (Facebook and YouTube) to elicit public debate.
A recent Twaweza survey, conducted through Ipsos, an independent monitoring firm, showed that though the show had aired for just a year, it had gathered considerable coverage rates across a nationally representative sample. Also, a sizeable proportion of respondents liked the idea of joking about leaders and that the show covers topics that others are unable to cover given the tight grip on Uganda's media by the government.
This RFP is for an in-depth assessment of the quality and relevance of the show from the point of view of the target audience, and potential effects in promoting accountability (i.e., whether it promotes debate/discussion on roles and responsibilities of the government).
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