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So, today the Demolitionist appeared, and night has now fallen, but instead of going to the cosy NPC friendly house I had ready for him, he seems to constantly wander between my house and the guide's house (which actually has an empty floor that he could move into anyways).
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As you can see, the demolitionist seems torn between my humble abode (circled in red), and the house of the guide, who has a free floor anyway (circled in blue). He won't settle anywhere, not in the empty floor in the guides house, or the lovely house I had build in anticipation of his arrival thats off screen to the right.
The noise of him constantly shutting and opening the doors is driving me insane, and the dark thoughts of going on a quest to find lava and commit demolistionisticide are growing even stronger with every second.


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BANGKOK: Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin is on a four-day working visit to Thailand to assess the potential use of cannabis and ketum for medical purposes and the legal framework for its medical use.
The Health Ministry said the working visit, which started on Monday (Aug 22), was at the invitation of Thailand's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Public Health Anutin Charnvirakul.
Khairy is scheduled to pay a visit to the Government Pharmaceutical Office (GPO) on Monday where he will be briefed about the medical cannabis policy in Thailand, including the practices, cultivation methods and research and the use of cannabis and ketum for health purposes.
Thailand is the first country in Southeast Asia to legalise cannabis and use it for medicinal purposes.
"The bilateral visit represents an ideal platform for the health ministry to understand the advances in international research and findings to support the clinical use of cannabis."
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Khairy is expected to meet the main players of the cannabis and ketum industry in Thailand besides visiting Siam Cannabis Land where he will be able to see indoor and outdoor plantations, greenhouses as well as a drying centre.
The Malaysian delegation will also visit Bumrungrad International Hospital, which is one of the largest private hospitals in Southeast Asia and also the Somdet Chaopraya Institute of Psychiatry which provides modern mental healthcare services.
Last month, Khairy said a framework regarding the registration of certain cannabidiol (CBD) products would be announced.
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British physicist Stephen Hawking has stepped into a political black hole.
He announced this week that he was withdrawing from a conference in Israel to protest that country's treatment of Palestinians, throwing his weight behind an academic boycott of the Jewish state. The Guardian reports:
"Hawking, 71, the world-renowned theoretical physicist and former Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge, had accepted an invitation to headline the fifth annual president's conference, Facing Tomorrow, in June, which features major international personalities, attracts thousands of participants and this year will celebrate Peres's 90th birthday."
Israeli President Shimon Peres is hosting the conference.
The British Committee for the Universities of Palestine confirmed that Hawking's decision not to go to Israel was "based upon his knowledge of Palestine, and on the unanimous advice of his own academic contacts there." Hawking's office verified the group's account on Wednesday. The scientist said that he'd planned to make a speech criticizing Israeli policies toward the Palestinians.
The conference organizers criticized his decision.
"The academic boycott against Israel is in our view outrageous and improper, certainly for someone for whom the spirit of liberty lies at the basis of his human and academic mission," conference Chairman Israel Maimon said in a statement, according to the BBC.
Indeed, as the Guardian reports, supporters of Israel have accused Hawking of hypocrisy. The celebrated scientist suffers from motor neuron disease and uses a computer-based system to communicate. That system uses Israeli technology.
The boycott campaign has several high-profile supporters. As The Associated Press reports:
"It has had some success, deterring a string of famous entertainers from performing. Elvis Costello and the Pixies canceled concerts, as well as the British dance band Klaxon and the Gorillaz Sound System. Israel has also faced occasional boycotts of its academics, unions and in some cases commercial products."
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amlodipine besilate/valsartan/hydrochlorothiazide
Consumer Medicine Information
What is in this leaflet
This leaflet answers some common questions about Exforge HCT.
It does not contain all the available information. It does not take the place of talking to your doctor or pharmacist.
The information in this leaflet was last updated on the date listed on the final page. More recent information on the medicine may be available.
You should ensure that you speak to your pharmacist or doctor to obtain the most up to date information on the medicine. You can also download the most up to date leaflet from www.novartis.com.au. Those updates may contain important information about the medicine and its use of which you should be aware.
All medicines have risks and benefits. Your doctor has weighed the risks of you taking this medicine against the benefits they expect it will have for you.
If you have any concerns about taking this medicine, ask your doctor or pharmacist.
Keep this leaflet with the medicine. You may need to read it again.
What Exforge HCT is used for
Exforge HCT is used to control high blood pressure, also called hypertension.
Everybody has blood pressure. This pressure helps get your blood all around your body. Your blood pressure may be different at different times of the day, depending on how busy or worried you are. You have hypertension (high blood pressure) when your blood pressure stays higher than is needed, even when you are calm and relaxed.
High blood pressure increases the workload of the heart and blood vessels. If it continues for a long time, it can damage the blood vessels in the brain, heart and kidneys. This can lead to stroke, heart failure or kidney failure. High blood pressure increases the risk of heart attacks. Lowering your blood pressure reduces the chance of these disorders happening.
Exforge HCT contains amlodipine besilate, valsartan and hydrochlorothiazide. These medicines reduce blood pressure in three different ways.
- Amlodipine besilate blocks the movement of calcium into the cells of the heart and blood vessels. As a result, they relax blood vessels and increase the supply of blood and oxygen to the heart while reducing its workload.
- Valsartan blocks the effect of angiotensin II, which is a substance in the body that tightens blood vessels and makes your blood pressure rise. When the effect of angiotensin II is blocked, your blood vessels relax and your blood pressure goes down.
- Hydrochlorothiazide helps reduce the amount of excess fluid in the body by increasing the amount of urine produced. This helps lower your blood pressure.
Ask your doctor if you have any questions about why this medicine has been prescribed for you. Your doctor may have prescribed it for another purpose.
There is not enough information to recommend the use of Exforge HCT in children.
This medicine is only available with a doctor's prescription. It is not addictive.
Before you take Exforge HCT
When you must not take it
Do not take Exforge HCT if you have ever had an allergic reaction after taking:
- amlodipine besilate, valsartan or hydrochlorothiazide (the active ingredients in Exforge HCT)
- medicines belonging to a group of chemicals called dihydropyridines, used to treat blood pressure and other heart problems
- medicines belonging to a group of chemicals called sulfonamide-derived (such as some antibiotics e.g. Bactrim trimethoprim and sulfamethoxazole)
- any of the other ingredients listed at the end of this leaflet.
Symptoms of an allergic reaction may include shortness of breath, wheezing or difficulty breathing; swelling of the face, lips, tongue or other parts of the body; rash, itching or hives on the skin.
Do not take Exforge HCT if you are pregnant or intend to become pregnant. Exforge HCT is not recommended for use in pregnancy. Like other similar medicines, it could affect your unborn baby.
Do not take Exforge HCT if you have any of the following medical conditions:
- severe kidney disease or are having dialysis
- severe liver disease including biliary cirrhosis
- cholestasis, which is reduced or stopped bile flow
- anuria, which is a condition where you are unable to urinate
- high uric acid levels in the blood, which may cause gout
- low level of potassium or sodium, or high level of calcium in your blood.
Check with your doctor if you are unsure if you have any of the above conditions.
Do not take Exforge HCT if you are also taking other blood pressure medicines containing aliskiren and have type 2 diabetes.
Do not take Exforge HCT after the expiry date printed on the pack or if the packaging is torn or shows signs of tampering. In that case, return it to your pharmacist.
Before you start to take it
Tell your doctor if you have/have had any of the following health problems/medical conditions:
- kidney problems or received a kidney transplant
- liver problems
- systemic lupus erythematosus, a disease affecting the skin, joints and kidneys
- heart problems, including obstructed blood flow from narrowing of valves (stenosis) or enlarged septum (HOCM)
- swelling, mainly of the face and throat, while taking other medicines (including an ACE inhibitor or aliskiren)
- a hormone disorder causing fluid retention known as primary hyperaldosteronism (Conn's syndrome)
- passing less urine than is normal for you or difficulty passing urine
- salt restricted diet
- suffering from several episodes of vomiting or diarrhoea.
- skin cancer
- If you experienced breathing or lung problems (including inflammation or fluid in the lungs) following hydrochlorothiazide intake in the past.
Your doctor may want to take special precautions if you have any of the above conditions.
Tell your doctor if you are breast-feeding a baby. Ask your doctor about the risks and benefits of taking Exforge HCT in this case. Hydrochlorothiazide and amlodipine are known to pass into the breast milk, however it is not known if valsartan, the other active ingredient of Exforge HCT, passes into the breast milk and could affect your baby. Therefore, Exforge HCT is not recommended if you are breastfeeding.
Tell your doctor if you are allergic to any other medicines, foods, dyes or preservatives. Your doctor will want to know if you are prone to allergies.
If you have not told your doctor about any of these things, tell him/her before you take Exforge HCT.
Taking other medicines
Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking any other medicines, including medicines that you buy without a prescription from a pharmacy, supermarket or health food shop.
Some medicines and Exforge HCT may interfere with each other. These include:
- medicines used to treat high blood pressure and some other heart conditions including fluid tablets or diuretic medicines, ACE-inhibitors, aliskiren and beta blockers
- simvastatin (a medicine used to help lower cholesterol levels), since the dose may have to be reduced when taken with Exforge HCT
- intravenous dantrolene used to treat malignant hyperthermia
- some antibiotics (rifampicin), anti-rejection drugs (cyclosporin), antiretrovirals (ritonavir) which may increase the effect of valsartan
- tablets, preparations or supplements which increase the potassium levels in your blood (such as certain types of diuretics, potassium supplements, salt substitutes etc.)
- non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and selective Cyclooxygenase-2 Inhibitors (Cox-2 inhibitors), medicines used to relieve swelling and other symptoms of inflammation, including arthritis (Your doctor may also check your kidney function)
- medicines or supplements containing calcium
- vitamin D
- medicines used to relax muscles before or during surgery
- steroid medicines such as cortisone, prednisone and ACTH
- lithium, antidepressants, antipsychotics, medicines used to treat mood swings and some types of depression
- cyclophosphamide or methotrexate
- penicillin
- amphotericin, a medicine used to treat fungal infections
- insulin and tablets used to treat diabetes
- medicines used to treat gout
- cyclosporine
- carbamazepine, an anticonvulsant and mood stabilising drug used primarily in the treatment of epilepsy and bipolar disorder
- digoxin or other digitalis glycosides (medicines used to treat heart problems)
- antiarrhythmics (medicines used to treat heart problems)
- medicines used for oesophageal ulceration and inflammation
- amantadine, and anti-Parkinson therapy also used to treat or prevent certain illnesses caused by viruses
- cytotoxic drugs used in cancer therapy
- medicine used to treat gastrointestinal cramps, urinary bladder spasm, asthma, motion sickness, muscular spasms, Parkinson's disease and as aid to anaesthesia from a class called anticholinergic agents
- cholestyramine, colestipol, and other resins (medicines used mainly to treat high levels of lipids in the blood)
- pressor amines, such as noradrenaline (substances that raise blood pressure)
- barbiturates, narcotics (medicines with sleep-inducing properties) and alcohol.
- radioactive iodine, used as a medical tracer or diagnosis.
Your doctor and pharmacist have a more complete list of medicines to be careful of while taking Exforge HCT.
How to take Exforge HCT
Follow carefully all directions given to you by your doctor and pharmacist. These instructions may differ from the information contained in this leaflet.
If you do not understand the instructions on the label, ask your doctor or pharmacist for help.
How much to take
Your doctor will tell you how many tablets to take each day. The usual dose is one tablet a day.
When to take it
Take your Exforge HCT dose at the same time each day. This also helps you remember to take it, especially if you take it as part of your usual routine (e.g. at breakfast time). This medicine will keep working for the whole 24 hours until the next dose is due.
How to take it
Swallow the tablet with a full glass of water.
Always take Exforge HCT in the same way, with or without food. You can take it with or without food but it will work best if you always take it in the same way every day.
How long to take it
Take this medicine until your doctor tells you to stop even if you feel quite well. People who have high blood pressure often feel well and do not notice any signs of this problem.
If you forget to take it
If it is almost time for your next dose, skip the missed dose and take the next one when you are meant to.
Otherwise, take the dose as soon as you remember and then go back to taking it as you would normally.
Do not take a double dose to make up for the one that you missed. This may increase the chance of side effects.
If you have trouble remembering when to take your medicine, ask your pharmacist for some hints.
If you take too much (Overdose)
Immediately telephone your doctor or the Poisons Information Centre (telephone number: 13 11 26) for advice, or go to Accident and Emergency at your nearest hospital if you think that you or anyone else may have taken too much Exforge HCT. Do this even if there are no signs of discomfort or poisoning.
Keep the telephone numbers for these places handy.
Too much Exforge HCT may make you feel dizzy, light headed or faint. You may experience rapid, shallow breathing or cold, clammy skin. Your heartbeat may be faster than usual. This is because your blood pressure is too low.
While you are taking Exforge HCT
Things you must do
If you become pregnant while taking Exforge HCT, tell your doctor immediately. You should not take this medicine while you are pregnant.
Tell your doctor if, for any reason, you have not taken your medicine exactly as prescribed. Otherwise your doctor may think that it was not effective and change your treatment unnecessarily.
Be sure to keep all of your doctor's appointments so that your progress can be checked. Do this even if you feel well. People with high blood pressure often do not notice any signs of this problem. But it is important to keep track of your progress. Your doctor will want to check your blood pressure and your kidney and liver function from time to time.
If you are going to have surgery, tell your doctor and anaesthetist that you are taking Exforge HCT. Exforge HCT may affect some medicines you receive during surgery.
If you are about to be started on any new medicine, remind your doctor and pharmacist that you are taking Exforge HCT.
Tell any other doctor, dentist or pharmacist who treats you that you are taking Exforge HCT.
Things you must not do
Do not take Exforge HCT to treat any other complaints unless your doctor says you can.
Do not give this medicine to anyone else, even if their condition seems to be similar to yours.
Things to be careful of
Avoid eating grapefruit or drinking grapefruit juice. Grapefruit juice can affect the metabolism of some medicines, including amlodipine.
Be careful driving, operating machinery or doing jobs that require you to be alert while you are taking Exforge HCT until you know how it affects you. This medicine can cause tiredness, sleepiness or dizziness in some people. If you have these symptoms, do not drive or do anything else that could be dangerous.
If this medicine makes you feel dizzy or light-headed, be careful when getting up from a sitting or lying position. Dizziness can usually be prevented by getting up slowly and flexing leg muscles and toes to get the blood flowing. When getting out of bed, dangle your legs over the side for a minute or two before standing up.
When you are outdoors, wear protective clothing and use a factor 30 (or higher), water resistant sunscreen.
Do not use a sunlamp. This medicine may cause your skin to be much more sensitive to sunlight than it normally is.
Exposure to sunlight may cause a skin rash, itching, redness or severe sunburn. If your skin does appear to be burning, tell your doctor.
Treatment with Exforge HCT, particularly long-term use with high doses, may increase the risk of some types of skin and lip cancer (non-melanoma skin cancer).
Protect your skin from sun exposure and UV rays while taking Exforge HCT. Regularly check your skin for any new lesions and promptly report any suspicious skin lesions to your doctor.
Side effects
Tell your doctor or pharmacist as soon as possible if you do not feel well while you are taking Exforge HCT, even if you do not think it is connected with the medicine.
All medicines can have side effects. Sometimes they are serious, but most of the time they are not. You may need medical treatment if you get some of the side effects.
Do not be alarmed by this list of possible side effects. You may not experience any of them.
Ask your doctor or pharmacist to answer any questions you may have.
Tell your doctor if you notice any of these side effects and they worry you:
- headache
- buzzing, whistling, ringing or other persistent noise in the ears
- dizziness, spinning sensation, changes in vision, uncoordinated movements
- dizziness on standing up, especially when getting up from a sitting or lying position
- sleepiness, tiredness, weakness or difficulty sleeping
- pain in the back or joints
- muscle pain, muscle tenderness or weakness, cramps
- runny nose or congested sinuses
- dry cough, sore throat or hoarse voice
- dry mouth
- bleeding, tender or enlarged gums
- indigestion, loss of appetite, stomach upset, pain, diarrhoea, constipation or wind
- nausea (feeling sick) or vomiting
- tingling or numbness in hands or feet
- rash, redness, blistering or peeling of skin, itching
- appearance of a lump or discoloured patch on the skin
- lip cancer; the signs and symptoms include:
– a sore that doesn't heal or comes back after healing
– pale white or yellow flat areas that look like scars
– raised and scaly red patches
– small, smooth and shiny lumps that are pearly white, pink or red
– a pink growth with raised edges and indents in the centre
– a growth that has small blood vessels on the surface. - excessive sweating
- feeling anxious or sad
- problems with sexual function
- breast enlargement in men
- unusual hair loss or thinning
- pain when passing urine, passing more urine than normal or frequent urge to urinate
- redness and warm feeling of the face and/or neck
- swelling of the ankles, feet, face or hands
- flushing
- palpitations
- unusual tiredness or weakness
- weight gain
- feeling nervous, depressed or moody
- distorted sense of taste
- sensitivity to light
- symptoms of sunburn which happens more quickly than normal
- facial pain.
Tell your doctor immediately or go to Accident and Emergency at your nearest hospital if you notice any of the following:
- signs of allergy such as rash, itching or hives on the skin; swelling of the face, lips, tongue or other parts of the body; shortness of breath, wheezing or troubled breathing
- feeling of fast or irregular heart beat (pounding, racing, skipping beats)
- chest pain
- tiredness or lack of energy, being short of breath when exercising
- bleeding or bruising more easily than normal
- constant "flu-like" symptoms such as chills, fever, sore throat, aching joints, sores in mouth, swollen glands
- severe dizziness or fainting
- stomach pain with nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite, feeling generally unwell, fever, itching, yellowing of the skin and eyes, and dark coloured urine
- signs of a serious skin reaction such as painful red areas, large blisters, peeling of layers of skin, bleeding in the lips, eyes, mouth, nose or genitals. These signs may be accompanied by fever and chills, aching muscles and feeling generally unwell
- unusual bleeding or bruising under the skin
- passing less urine than normal
- decrease in vision or pain in your eyes due to high pressure.
- signs of acute respiratory distress such as severe shortness of breath, fever, weakness and confusion
Tell your doctor immediately if you notice any new skin or lip lesions during or after treatment or if an existing lesion changes its appearance.
The above list includes serious side effects which may require medical attention. These side effects do not occur frequently.
Tell your doctor if you notice anything else that is making you feel unwell. Other side effects not listed above may also occur in some people.
After taking Exforge HCT
- Keep your tablets in the original container until it is time to take them.
- Store them in a cool dry place below 30°C (room temperature).
- Do not store Exforge HCT or any other medicine in the bathroom or near a sink.
- Do not leave Exforge HCT in the car or on window sills.
Heat and dampness can destroy some medicines. Exforge HCT will keep well if it is cool and dry.
Keep medicines where children cannot reach them. A locked cupboard at least one-and-a-half metres above the ground is a good place to store medicines.
If your doctor tells you to stop taking Exforge HCT, or it has passed its expiry date, ask your pharmacist what to do with any tablets that are left over.
Product description
What it looks like
Exforge HCT 5/160/12.5 (5 mg amlodipine, 160 mg valsartan and 12.5 mg hydrochlorothiazide) tablets are white, ovaloid, biconvex with bevelled edge and imprinted with NVR on one side and VCL on the other. Packs of 7's and 28's.
Exforge HCT 10/160/12.5 (10 mg amlodipine, 160 mg valsartan and 12.5 mg hydrochlorothiazide) tablets are pale yellow, ovaloid, biconvex with bevelled edge and imprinted with NVR on one side and VDL on the other. Packs of 7's and 28's.
Exforge HCT 5/160/25 (5 mg amlodipine, 160 mg valsartan and 25 mg hydrochlorothiazide) tablets are yellow, ovaloid, biconvex with bevelled edge and imprinted with NVR on one side and VEL on the other. Packs of 7's and 28's.
Exforge HCT 10/160/25 (10 mg amlodipine, 160 mg valsartan and 25 mg hydrochlorothiazide) tablets are brown yellow, ovaloid, biconvex with bevelled edge and imprinted with NVR on one side and VHL on the other. Packs of 7's and 28's.
Exforge HCT 10/320/25 (10 mg amlodipine, 320 mg valsartan and 25 mg hydrochlorothiazide) tablets are brown yellow, ovaloid, biconvex with bevelled edge and imprinted with NVR on one side and VFL on the other. Packs of 7's and 28's.
Exforge HCT tablets are nondivisible and cannot be divided into equal doses.
Exforge HCT tablets contain amlodipine besilate (5 mg or 10 mg), valsartan (160 mg or 320 mg) and hydrochlorothiazide (12.5 mg or 25 mg) as the active ingredients.
The tablets contain the following inactive ingredients:
- cellulose – microcrystalline
- crospovidone
- silica – colloidal anhydrous
- magnesium stearate
- hypromellose
- macrogol 4000
- talc – purified
Exforge HCT 5/160/12.5 tablets also contain:
- titanium dioxide.
Exforge HCT 5/160/25 and also contain:
- titanium dioxide
- iron oxide yellow.
Exforge HCT 10/160/12.5 tablets also contain:
- titanium dioxide
- iron oxide yellow
- iron oxide red.
Exforge HCT 10/160/25 and 10/320/25 tablets also contain:
- iron oxide yellow.
Exforge HCT is supplied in Australia by:
54 Waterloo Road
Macquarie Park NSW 2113
Telephone: 1 800 671 203.
Australian Registration Numbers:
Exforge HCT 5/160/12.5: AUST R 157954
Exforge HCT 5/160/25: AUST R 158162
Exforge HCT 10/160/12.5: AUST R 158164
Exforge HCT 10/160/25: AUST R 158166
Exforge HCT 10/320/25: AUST R 158168.
This leaflet was prepared in October 2022.
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Wyndham Championship Returns to Sedgefield
GREENSBORO, N.C. (August 10, 2021) – Wyndham Rewards®, the world's most generous rewards program spanning more than 50,000 hotels, vacation club resorts and vacation rentals, returns to Sedgefield Country Club this week as proud title sponsor of the 82nd annual Wyndham Championship.
Regarded as one of the most fan-friendly stops on the PGA TOUR, this year's tournament welcomes fans back to the Piedmont Triad for the first time since 2019. In celebration, Wyndham Rewards is making this year's Championship even more rewarding, putting up to 100 million Wyndham Rewards points up for grabs and offering in-person attendees the chance to walk away with up to 15,000 Wyndham Rewards points each, enough for a weekend getaway at thousands of hotels coast to coast.
"Last year was a reminder for all of us of the important role that both travel and live events play in our everyday lives," said Eliot Hamlisch, EVP of Loyalty and Wyndham Rewards program leader. "With that in mind, we couldn't be more excited to be back with fans at Sedgefield. With fantastic food, incredible giveaways, live entertainment and of course, great championship golf, this year's tournament is all about welcoming fans back and letting each attendee know—you've earned this."
Welcome to Points Paradise
Broadcasting once again on Golf Channel and CBS, this year's Wyndham Championship will transport fans to a tropical, vacation-themed oasis. Signature course elements like Club Wyndham Beach and the tournament's iconic sand sculpture are back and joined by fan favorite spots like Margaritaville at the Wyndham, the Wyndham Rewards Earner® Card Club, the USO Patriots Outpost and more.
New to the on-course fan experience this year is the Wyndham Rewards Points Paradise Pavilion. Thursday through Sunday, fans are invited to participate in a four-day interactive digital scavenger hunt that will have them searching course grounds for Wyndham Rewards branded QR codes. Using their mobile phones, they'll scan each code they find, unlocking Wyndham Rewards points along the way. The more codes they scan, the more points they'll unlock—up to a four-day total of 15,000 points. Kids accompanied by a parent or legal guardian are invited to play as well for a chance to win instant prizes.
At-home fans in the U.S. can also get in on the fun by participating in the tournament's new watch and win experience, with a chance to earn up to a total of 3,000 Wyndham Rewards points over four days, enough for up to two go fast awards. Following each full day of tournament play, a Question of the Day centering on the tournament will be posted online at https://wynpointsparadise.com/trivia at approximately 4 p.m. ET. The first 5,000 at-home fans to log on and answer correctly, subject to verification, will earn 750 Wyndham Rewards points for that day. No purchase is necessary to enter or win.*
Millions of points will be available to claim each day for both of the above activations and fans must be members of Wyndham Rewards, which is free-to-join, to claim any earned rewards. Winners will be notified approximately 7-10 days post tournament and points must be claimed by October 31, 2021.
Two Leading Travel Companies, One Award-Winning Rewards Program
The proud title sponsor of the Wyndham Championship since 2018, Wyndham Rewards is the blue thread that ties together the global portfolios of two of the world's largest travel companies: Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, the world's largest hotel franchising company and Wyndham Destinations, the world's largest vacation ownership business, now part of Travel + Leisure Co.
Consistently recognized by readers of USA TODAY as the number one hotel rewards program, no matter where or how you travel, Wyndham Rewards helps make those travels more rewarding. Members earn a guaranteed 1,000 points with every qualified stay and can redeem free nights at tens of thousands of hotels, vacation club resorts and vacation rentals around the world or a host of other rewards like tours, activities, gas discounts, gift cards, shopping and more.
Added Hamlisch, "From weekend road trips to week-long getaways and everything in between, Wyndham Rewards makes it easy to visit the people and places you love. Plus, with tens of thousands of hotels, vacation club resorts and vacation rentals, wherever you want to go, chances are, there's a Wyndham waiting to welcome you."
Wyndham Championship Fore! Good
Creating positive impact in the community is a hallmark of the Wyndham Championship, and Wyndham Championship Fore! Good—the tournament's signature philanthropic platform—helps give back to worthy causes in central North Carolina and beyond.
This year, in support of Wyndham Championship Fore! Good, when a PGA TOUR golfer makes birdie or better on holes 15, 16 or 17 during the third and fourth rounds on Saturday and Sunday, Wyndham Rewards will donate $500 to one of the Championship's signature charities via "Birdies Fore Backpacks." In addition, Thursday through Sunday, should a PGA TOUR golfer make a hole-in-one on hole 16, Wyndham Rewards will donate an additional one million Wyndham Rewards points to the preferred Championship charity of the player's choosing.
Through Birdies Fore Backpacks, Wyndham Rewards works with local organizations—Backpack Beginnings, Forsyth Backpacks, Out of the Garden Project and United Way of Greater High Point—to help feed children from low-income families around the Piedmont Triad region of North Carolina. Backpacks are packed with nutritionally-sound meals, which families take home every weekend. Just $5 can feed one child for a weekend while $150 can feed a child for a school year. Since its creation in 2014, the program has provided more than 590,000 meals to thousands of local families.
The Wyndham Championship opens to the public tomorrow, August 11 and runs through Sunday, August 15. Teachers, first responders and members of the military are invited to attend for free along with a guest. To learn more, or to purchase tickets, visit www.wyndhamchampionship.com.
About the Wyndham Championship
Contested annually on the Donald Ross-designed course at Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, N.C., the Wyndham Championship was founded in 1938 and is the sixth-oldest event on the PGA TOUR excluding the Majors. The tournament thanks title sponsor Wyndham Rewards and presenting sponsor Truist for their continued support. Additional tournament information is available at www.wyndhamchampionship.com.
About Wyndham Rewards
Named the number one hotel rewards program by readers of USA TODAY, Wyndham Rewards® is the world's most generous rewards program with more than 50,000 hotels, vacation club resorts and vacation rentals worldwide. Designed for the everyday traveler, members earn a guaranteed 1,000 points with every qualified stay and may redeem points for a range of rewards, including free nights at approximately 9,000 hotels or tens of thousands of vacation club resorts and vacation rentals globally through affiliation with Wyndham Destinations and others. Wyndham Rewards has 89 million enrolled members around the globe. Join for free today at www.wyndhamrewards.com. You've earned this.®
About Wyndham Hotels & Resorts
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE: WH) is the world's largest hotel franchising company by the number of properties, with approximately 9,000 hotels across nearly 95 countries on six continents. Through its network of approximately 798,000 rooms appealing to the everyday traveler, Wyndham commands a leading presence in the economy and midscale segments of the lodging industry. The Company operates a portfolio of 21 hotel brands, including Super 8®, Days Inn®, Ramada®, Microtel®, La Quinta®, Baymont®, Wingate®, AmericInn®, Hawthorn Suites®, Trademark Collection® and Wyndham®. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts is also a leading provider of hotel management services. The Company's award-winning Wyndham Rewards® loyalty program offers 89 million enrolled members the opportunity to redeem points at thousands of hotels, vacation club resorts and vacation rentals globally. For more information, visit www.wyndhamhotels.com.
About Wyndham Destinations
Wyndham Destinations is the world's largest vacation ownership business operating more than 245 vacation club resorts around the world that offer a contemporary take on the timeshare model. The brand portfolio – featuring Club Wyndham®, WorldMark® by Wyndham, Margaritaville Vacation Club® by Wyndham, and Shell Vacations Club – offers travelers the chance to own their vacation and explore places they've never visited before, year after year. More than 850,000 owners enjoy stays in a home away from home, featuring spacious suites with separate bedrooms, fully-equipped kitchens, living and dining areas, as well as resort-style amenities and services. Learn more at WyndhamDestinations.com.
*No purchase necessary to enter or win: Sweepstakes open to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia who are at least 18 years of age (19 in Alabama and Nebraska, 21 in Mississippi) at time of entry. Sweepstakes commences at 4:00 PM ET on 8/12/21 and ends at 3:59:59 PM ET on 8/16/21. Subject to Official Rules at https://wynpointsparadise.com/trivia. Odds of winning depend on number of eligible entries received. All points must be claimed by 10/31/21. Sponsor: Wyndham Hotel Group, LLC, 22 Sylvan Way, Parsippany, NJ 07054. This Promotion is not offered or sponsored in any way by the Professional Golf Association, Inc. ("PGA"), PGA TOUR, Inc. or PGA TOUR Licensed Property, Inc. Void outside of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia and where prohibited by law.
SOURCE: Wyndham Hotels & Resorts


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Crocs Founder Arrested on DUI Suspicion, Blames 'Girlfriend' Taylor Swift
In George Brian Boedecker, Jr.'s mind, Taylor Swift is singing about him in her new single 'We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together.' Boedecker, one of the founders of Crocs, Inc. — you know, those boating clogs — was arrested on suspicion of DUI over the weekend. He was passed out behind the wheel of his Porsche and he blamed the drama on his "girlfriend" Taylor Swift, claiming it was she who was driving his sweet ride and left him there.
Boedecker, 51, was both intoxicated and uncooperative when arrested on Saturday (Aug. 11), according to The Denver Post. A witness called cops upon finding him passed out in his car with the engine running after 5PM. The car was parked partly on the sidewalk and he reeked of booze. He slurred his speech and claimed to be taking a nap before a big event, but couldn't get the details right.
Here's where Swift comes in. He said she was driving, but they got into a fight so she bounced. He told the cops his girlfriend is a "really (expletive) famous" singer, asking the officer if he knew who Taylor Swift was. He told the cop that Swift, his reported girlfriend, had left him and split for Nashville.
While Swift is famous for her relationships and often writes about her exes in her songs – like she did in 'We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together' — something tells us she won't be penning a tune about leaving her much-older boyfriend by the side of the road in Denver, since we'd bet she's not only never met Boedecker, much less dated him! She probably doesn't wear those less-than-fashionable, utilitarian shoes, either.
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With the number of children diagnosed with autism on the rise, the need to find what causes the disorder becomes more urgent every day. UCF researchers are now a step closer to showing the link between the food pregnant women consume and the effects on a fetus' developing brain.
Saleh Naser, Latifa Abdelli and UCF undergraduate research assistant Aseela Samsam have identified the molecular changes that happen when neuro stem cells are exposed to high levels of an acid commonly found in processed foods. In a study published this week in Scientific Reports, a Nature journal, the UCF scientists discovered how high levels of Propionic Acid (PPA), used to increase the shelf life of packaged foods and inhibit mold in commercially processed cheese and bread, reduce the development of neurons in fetal brains.
Naser, who specializes in gastroenterology research at the College of Medicine's Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences, began the study after reports showed that autistic children often suffer from gastric issues such as irritable bowel syndrome. He wondered about a possible link between the gut and the brain and began examining how the microbiome — or gut bacteria — differed between people with autism and those who do not have the condition.
"Studies have shown a higher level of PPA in stool samples from children with autism and the gut microbiome in autistic children is different," Naser says. "I wanted to know what the underlying cause was."
In the lab, the scientists found exposing neural stem cells to excessive PPA damages brain cells in several ways. First, the acid disrupts the natural balance between brain cells by reducing the number of neurons and over-producing glial cells. While glial cells help develop and protect neuron function, too many glia cells disturb connectivity between neurons. They also cause inflammation, which has been noted in the brains of autistic children.
Excessive amounts of the acid also shorten and damage pathways that neurons use to communicate with the rest of the body. The combination of reduced neurons and damaged pathways impede the brain's ability to communicate, resulting in behaviors that are often found in children with autism, including repetitive behavior, mobility issues and inability to interact with others.
Previous studies have proposed links between autism and environmental and genetic factors, but Drs. Naser and Abdelli say their study is the first to discover the molecular link between elevated levels of PPA, proliferation of glial cells, disturbed neural circuitry and autism. The 18-month study was self-funded by UCF.
PPA occurs naturally in the gut and a mother's microbiome changes during pregnancy and can cause increases in the acid. But Drs. Naser and Abdelli says eating packaged foods containing the acid can further increase PPA in the woman's gut, which then crosses to the fetus.
More research needs to be done before drawing clinical conclusions. Next, the research team will attempt to validate its findings in mice models by seeing if a high PPA maternal diet causes autism in mice genetically predisposed to the condition. There is no cure for autism, which affects about 1 in 59 children, but the scientists hope their findings will advance studies for ways to prevent the disorder.
"This research is only the first step towards better understanding of Autism Spectrum Disorder," the UCF scientists concluded. "But we have confidence we are on the right track to finally uncovering autism etiology."
Naser is a professor of Medicine and the Associate Director of Graduate Studies in the UCF College of Medicine. His research program focuses on investigating the genetic links, causes, diagnostics and treatment of Crohn's disease, rheumatoid arthritis, Type I diabetes and autism. Naser came to UCF in 1995 after receiving his bachelor's degree at Yarmouk University in Jordan, his master's at the University of Bridgeport, his Ph.D. at New Mexico State University and his post-doctoral fellowship in gastroenterology at Baylor College of Medicine.
Abdelli is a postdoctoral scholar in Naser's lab and is supported, in part, by the UCF Preeminent Postdoctoral Program. She received her bachelor's degree from University of Science and Technology Houari Boumediene in Algeria and then came to UCF in 2014, where she earned her master's and Ph.D. degrees.
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Christoph Waltz
Austrian actor Christoph Waltz stole the show and won an Oscar when he played the villain in Quentin Tarantino's 2009 movie Inglourious Basterds. Playing an evil but charming chatterbox -- Nazi Colonel Hans Landa -- Waltz became an international star, but he's been a hard-working actor on stage and in Austrian television since the 1980s. From a family with long ties to the theater, Waltz studied acting in Vienna and in New York, and spent the early part of his career on stage in Vienna, Hamburg and Zurich. In the early 1990s he appeared in the British mini-series The Gravy Train, but most of his work has been in Austrian television. His turn as Colonel Landa brought him critical praise and international awards, including top honors at Cannes and the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) awards, and the Oscar as best supporting actor of 2009. His other American films include The Green Hornet (2011, starring Seth Rogen), Water for Elephants (2011, starring Reese Witherspoon) and Django Unchained (2012, directed by Tarantino). Waltz won his second Oscar for his supporting role in Django Unchained.
Christop Waltz speaks German, English and French.
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No, I'm not preparing for a robotic mission. But after years of rejecting having a cell phone, I gave in — and did so with an Android phone. (After reading how a significant plurality of homeless persons have a cell phone, and how it is a leading entry-point for Internet technologies for persons in developing countries, I decided it was OK for me to have one, too.)
It's a so-called smart phone distinguished by its Linux-based and largely open-source operating system. I love both the hardware and software to bits.
I do not love the available Bible applications for it. Poor user interfaces, thin in features. Bahai'is and Muslims are much better served (it seems) in their Android needs.
- Does anyone have a favorite Bible text and biblical research Android application?
- Are there some people out there who care, should I (and others) review the available options?


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Caring About Caregivers
What factors predict the psychological and physical well-being of primary caregivers of children with cerebral palsy? Through this research, we are investigating how various child and caregiver characteristics impact the health of primary, informal (unpaid) caregivers (usually parents). Moreover, we seek to compare the psychological and physical health of these caregivers with the health of a provincially representative sample of Canadian parents.
Caregivers participating in this study were recruited from the group of families participating in the Ontario Motor Growth Study(1).
The study itself will include data from both the National Longitudinal Study of Children and Youth and the National Population Health Survey (click on 82F0068XIE).
- First population-based study of the health of informal (unpaid) Canadian caregivers of children with disabilities.
- Findings will likely be broadly applicable to families of children with other developmental disabilities.
- May reveal protective factors, which may help inform the design of effective preventive measures.
- Will inform decision-makers and service providers about what factors most impact the well-being of caregivers.
Research Team
- P Rosenbaum
- P Raina
- S Walter
- D Russell
- E Wood
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Adult ADHD: Never too late to treat
Undiagnosed adult ADHD is understood to be a chronic condition that can lead to many problems of living and emotional difficulties. Among the problems my clients struggle with are academic failure, abandoned college and university programs, employment instability, and mental health issues that develop as secondary issues to untreated ADHD–including addiction, anxiety, and depression. On a day-to-day level, untreated ADHD leads to significant chaos in the home life–disorganization, inefficiency, financial problems (due to lack of planning and impulse spending), and poor emotional regulation are some of the issues that drive my clients into treatment. The prevailing feeling virtually every client reports is that he or she is expending a disproportionate amount of energy and effort just to barely keep their lives from falling apart, let alone be able to enjoy quality of life. Relationships and family life are hit especially hard. In marital therapy, one client's wife tearfully expressed how tired she was of living in "damage control mode" because her husband was so unreliable and disorganized.
Many of my adult clients are coming to understand for the first time that they have ADHD. This is not surprising as the diagnosis did not exist when they were children, and so they spent their developing years struggling and underachieving without understanding why. As adults, they are left with a chronic deficit of self-worth on top of the ongoing difficulties created by untreated ADHD.
There is nevertheless significant hope for the adult with ADHD. Below I list the basic steps to remediate ADHD and get life back in order.
1. Obtain a formal ADHD assessment
This should be done with a Registered Psychologist who is familiar with ADHD diagnostic guidelines for adults and has access to research-based standardized assessment measures. It is important that the psychologist you choose understands the nuances of diagnosing adult ADHD versus childhood ADHD, because most ADHD screening instruments are based on DSM-IV-TR diagnostic thresholds which were developed on children. (The DSM-IV-TR is the definitive manual of diagnoses published by the American Psychiatric Association.)
The adult who suspects that he or she has ADHD should also be careful of "quick and dirty" diagnostic screens that are sometimes administered by their family doctors. It is disturbingly common to hear of diagnoses being rendered based on quick questionnaires (sometimes the very same self-diagnostic questionnaires widely available online) that do not capture the full picture of adult ADHD. A number of GPs I have advised are surprised that this is an invalid way of diagnosing ADHD. Best practices suggest that multiple components are needed in ADHD evaluation, including taking a careful developmental history, obtaining collateral information from different sources (including, ideally, a primary childhood caregiver), and conducting careful differential diagnosis. Differential diagnosis, the process of identifying whether the symptoms are attributed to ADHD or some other condition, is crucial because other conditions (such as anxiety, depression, or a learning disability) can resemble ADHD.
After the only provincially-funded adult ADHD clinic closed down in 2007 (with an ever-expanding waitlist reaching up to 14 months), diagnosing adult ADHD now falls to psychiatrists, GPs, and psychologists. Since these clinicians may or may not be knowledgeable about assessing adult ADHD, it is important to choose a clinician carefully. Typically, a psychologist who also conducts psychoeducational testing will have the background and tools for evaluating adult ADHD.
2. Work with a psychologist to learn ADHD self-management skills
Many clients find a course of psychotherapy to be extremely beneficial for better understanding ADHD and developing a set of self-management tools based on cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT). Given that ADHD is a chronic condition, learning ways to self-monitor and manage the condition is essential to life success. Self-management requires a combination of internal and external resources. An internal resource is one that is self-generated–e.g., insight, meta-cognition (thinking about one's thinking), time management, and self-motivation. External resources are "props" that help to keep life organized–a planner, automatic reminders for appointments, logical organization systems, etc. Noted ADHD expert Dr. Russell Barkley likens external resources to prosthetics that help the ADHD mind to do its job.
Psychotherapy can help adults with ADHD to develop better self-monitoring and heuristic (trial-and-error) learning strategies to work out and keep refining a personal set of self-management strategies. Some of these strategies can be quite idiosyncratic. For example, one client, a university student, learned that she needed to allow herself more time to study for tests. By experimenting with different strategies (the heuristic process), she learned that doing a quick second review just before her test allowed her to exploit her working memory and improve her recall on tests.
Finally, given that ADHD is associated with poorer emotional self-regulation, psychotherapy can assist clients in improving their emotional and stress management skills, as well as address the secondary psychological issues (e.g. anxiety and depression) that may have arisen because of untreated ADHD.
3. Seek a medication evaluation by your family doctor
The most common psychotropic medications for managing ADHD are psychostimulants–examples include Adderall, Concerta, and Focalin. Non-stimulants, e.g. Straterra or Wellbutrin, may be considered if stimulants are not well tolerated. I encourage clients to speak to their physicians about the potential for a course of medication to assist in symptom management. Physicians will often use my report as the basis of their diagnosis and treatment plan. Medication can have its place in a broad-based, holistic ADHD management strategy (see below). I encourage clients to use medication in the spirit of Dr. Russ Barkley's metaphor of the "prosthetic" allowing the ADHD mind to do its job effectively. For many adult clients, the increase in focus that medication can bring is very empowering and predicts even greater success in psychotherapy (otherwise even remembering to come for the appointment, let alone remembering to implement recommendations, can be a struggle). However, medication is not always necessary if psychotherapeutic and other strategies can be employed successfully. Among my clients, if medication is essential, I work with their physicians to develop a treatment plan that includes ongoing symptom monitoring.
4. Address ADHD holistically
Clients should employ a toolkit approach, bringing to bear whatever resources are helpful in symptom management, including medication (if warranted), psychological and behavioural coping skills, lifestyle modification (including nutrition and exercise), and complementary alternatives such as yoga and meditation. Every client, if he or she is motivated and willing to experiment, eventually discovers a repertoire of strategies that is successful, allowing them to do more than they once thought possible.


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Customer Relationship Management (CRM) is a process companies use to understand their customer groups and respond quickly—and at times, instantly—to shifting customer desires. CRM technology allows firms to collect and manage large amounts of customer data and then carry out strategies based on that information. Data collected through focused CRM initiatives helps firms solve specific problems throughout their customer relationship cycle—the chain of activities from the initial targeting of customers to efforts to win them back for more. CRM data also provides companies with important new insights into customers' needs and behaviors, allowing them to tailor products to targeted customer segments. Information gathered through CRM programs often generates solutions to problems outside a company's marketing functions, such as Supply Chain Management and new product development.
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How Customer Relationship Management works:
CRM requires managers to:
- Start by defining strategic "pain points" in the customer relationship cycle. These are problems that have a large impact on customer satisfaction and loyalty, where solutions would lead to superior financial rewards and competitive advantage.
- Evaluate whether—and what kind of—CRM data can fix those pain points. Calculate the value that such information would bring the company.
- Select the appropriate technology platform, and calculate the cost of implementing it and training employees to use it.
- Assess whether the benefits of the CRM information outweigh the expense involved.
- Design incentive programs to ensure that personnel are encouraged to participate in the CRM program. Many companies have discovered that realigning the organization away from product groups and toward a customer-centered structure improves the success of CRM.
- Measure CRM progress and impact. Aggressively monitor participation of key personnel in the CRM program. In addition, put measurement systems in place to track the improvement in customer profitability with the use of CRM. Once the data is collected, share the information widely with employees to encourage further participation in the program.
Companies use Customer Relationship Management to:
- Gather market research on customers, in real time if necessary
- Generate more reliable sales forecasts
- Coordinate information quickly between sales staff and customer support reps, increasing their effectiveness
- Enable sales reps to see the financial impact of different product configurations before they set prices
- Accurately gauge the return on individual promotional programs and the effect of integrated marketing activities, and redirect spending accordingly
- Feed data on customer preferences and problems to product designers
- Increase sales by systematically identifying and managing sales leads
- Improve customer retention
- Design effective customer service programs
Management Tools & Trends
Five key trends emerged from Bain's survey of 1,268 managers.
Selected references
Day, George S. "Which Way Should You Grow?" Harvard Business Review, July/August 2004, pp. 24–26.
Dyché, Jill. The CRM Handbook: A Business Guide to Customer Relationship Management. Addison-Wesley Professional, 2001.
Peppers, Don, and Martha Rogers. Managing Customer Relationships: A Strategic Framework. 2d ed. Wiley, 2011.
Reichheld, Fred. Loyalty Rules! How Leaders Build Lasting Relationships in the Digital Age. Harvard Business School Press, 2001.
Reichheld, Fred, with Thomas Teal. The Loyalty Effect: The Hidden Force Behind Growth, Profits, and Lasting Value. Harvard Business School Press, 1996.
Rigby, Darrell K., and Dianne Ledingham. "CRM Done Right." Harvard Business Review, November 2004, pp. 118–129.
Rigby, Darrell K., Fred Reichheld, and Phil Schefter. "Avoid the Four Perils of CRM." Harvard Business Review, February 2002, pp. 101–109.


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Staff in long-term care homes across Canada are struggling to isolate elderly residents with dementia during COVID-19 outbreaks, accelerating the deadly spread of the virus, experts say.
These vulnerable residents have a tendency to wander as well as a need for social connection and physical touch, leading them to enter other patients' rooms or common areas where they could contract or transmit the virus, say doctors and advocates.
"It's a significant problem in the time of COVID-19 and long-term care," said Laura Tamblyn Watts, CEO of CanAge, a national seniors advocacy group.
"It's also quite inhumane to be locking people up in their rooms. Older people with dementia in long-term care are not prisoners," she added. "The good news is there are some things we can do to help support infection prevention and control while at the same time not isolating seniors exclusively in their rooms."
The novel coronavirus has taken a lethal toll on Canadians living in long-term care homes. More than 3,000 of Ontario's over 5,000 deaths have been in these facilities, as have more than 600 of British Columbia's roughly 1,000 fatalities. Overall in Canada, residents of these homes account for 10 per cent of total cases and 72 per cent of deaths.
A woman whose grandmother died of COVID-19 in a Vancouver care home has raised the alarm about residents wandering during outbreaks. Parbs Bains said she was on a Zoom call with her sick grandmother when another resident entered the room and began hugging her and kissing her on the forehead, remaining for several minutes before a nurse arrived to usher her out.
The care home, Little Mountain Place, is the site of B.C.'s deadliest outbreak in such a facility, with 41 dead. But in all long-term care homes with outbreaks in the Vancouver Coastal Health region, keeping residents with cognitive impairments isolated has been a challenge, said chief medical health officer Dr. Patricia Daly.
The health authority advises staff to monitor residents who wander but not to lock them in rooms or restrain them, Daly said.
Tamblyn Watts said 80 per cent of residents of long-term care homes in the country have some form of cognitive impairment such as dementia. Keeping them in one room without social engagement, exercise or daily routines has a negative effect, she said.
She said more staff, not necessarily with medical training but with dementia training, are needed to compassionately intervene when they see a resident wandering and redirect them to a safe area. Ideally, there would be a separate room where residents could walk to other than their own, Tamblyn Watts added.
"It does, however, mean that you need to have people on deck to be able to help with that," she said.
Quebec announced last year it would hire 10,000 patient attendants to work in care homes and train them over last summer. B.C. and Ontario have also created new jobs in care homes for people without prior experience, but much more hiring needs to be done, Tamblyn Watts said.
She also said more infection control, cleaning, testing and now vaccines are needed, in order to prevent COVID-19 from getting inside care homes to begin with.
Dr. Roger Wong, clinical professor and vice dean in the University of British Columbia faculty of medicine, said people with dementia need a lot of hands-on care.
"Clearly, we always need more staffing," he said.
But he said there are some ways to help residents with cognitive impairments stay in their rooms, including placing a stop sign by the door or hanging a curtain over the doorway. In some secure units, seniors wear wristbands that ring an alarm when they leave, Wong said.
It's also technologically possible, though not common practice, to place GPS trackers in residents' footwear, he said. Playing a familiar piece of music in their rooms can be comforting and help them remain in that space, Wong added.
He said families could plan to speak to their loved ones virtually at times when they are more likely to get confused and wander, often in the late afternoon or evening for Alzheimer's patients. However, it can be a challenge to ensure that residents understand the people on their screen are their loved ones, he said.
Jennifer Stewart, manager of advocacy and education for the Alzheimer Society of B.C., acknowledged that virtual visits can be helpful for some and confusing for others.
Patients may not be able to understand or retain the information about why they need to be separated from others or be able to follow protocols, such as frequent hand washing, she added.
"I think we're in a really tough spot," she said. "I don't think anyone's found a perfect solution here."
However, Stewart said person-centred care is key: looking at each patient as a unique individual and speaking with their families about how to provide them with safety, comfort and meaning.
B.C. seniors advocate Isobel Mackenzie said the primary way that the virus is spreading in care homes is from staff to residents, rather than from resident to resident. Staff are in close physical contact with many different patients, she noted, and many residents are not mobile.
She said, though, that immediately after a single positive case, all residents and employees should be tested and residents should be isolated. Every patient positive for COVID-19 should be kept not only in their room, but as much as possible in a certain section of the home, she said.
Daly of Vancouver Coastal Health said care homes in the region do not automatically do mass testing after a single staff member tests positive. She said testing depends on the likelihood the employee transmitted the virus to others in the home as well as the timing of transmission.
Mackenzie has also called for frequent, routine testing of staff, which B.C. does not do. Ontario tests staff at least every two weeks and has also deployed some pilot projects for rapid testing.
Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said B.C. considered whether to periodically send staff to a testing site, as is done in Ontario, but that is very "low yield" and challenging to do. As for rapid testing at care homes on a daily basis, that is "not feasible" with the tests that the province has, she said.
"Our focus has been instead on making sure we have the resources to ensure staffing, particularly if an outbreak has been identified. When an outbreak is identified, testing is done," Henry said.
The seniors advocate said understaffing is "absolutely" still an issue.
"I think there have been additional strains on an already strained staffing system," Mackenzie said.
She said family members can be designated essential visitors to be the eyes and ears of a loved one within the care home and flag problems for staff. Some residents don't have family members who are able to play this role but many do, she said.
Mackenzie added that even when dementia patients are isolated, they should be receiving physical touch from staff. Care providers should also use gentle persuasion and de-escalation techniques to assuage any anxieties residents are experiencing, she said.
"If they're mobile enough that they're individually ambulating out of their room in the common areas, they've got some capacity. That is not a person in end-stage Alzheimer's with no capacity to understand anything," she pointed out.
"It's easy to throw up our hands and say we couldn't do anything, we can't isolate these people because they wander. That is not true of every resident or even of most residents. It might be true of some and we know how to manage that."
Laura Dhillon Kane, The Canadian Press


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1 My son, defraud not the poor of his living, and make not the needy eyes to wait long. 2 Make not a hungry soul sorrowful; neither provoke a man in his distress. 3 Add not more trouble to a heart that is vexed; and defer not to give to him that is in need. 4 Reject not the supplication of the afflicted; neither turn away thy face from a poor man. 5 Turn not away thine eye from the needy, and give him none occasion to curse thee: 6 for if he curse thee in bitterness of his soul, his prayer shall be heard of him that made him. 7 Get thyself the love of the congregation, and bow thy head to a great man. 8 Let it not grieve thee to bow down thine ear to the poor, and give him a friendly answer with meekness.
9 Deliver him that suffereth wrong from the hand of the oppressor; and be not fainthearted when thou sittest in judgement. 10 Be as a father unto the fatherless, and instead of a husband unto their mother: so shalt thou be as the son of the most High, and he shall love thee more than thy mother doth.
11 Wisdom exalteth her children, and layeth hold of them that seek her. 12 He that loveth her loveth life; and they that seek to her early shall be filled with joy.
13 He that holdeth her fast shall inherit glory; and wheresoever she entereth, the Lord will bless. 14 They that serve her shall minister to the Holy One: and them that love her the Lord doth love. 15 Whoso giveth ear unto her shall judge the nations: and he that attendeth unto her shall dwell securely. 16 If a man commit himself unto her, he shall inherit her; and his generation shall hold her in possession. 17 For at the first she will walk with him by crooked ways, and bring fear and dread upon him, and torment him with her discipline, until she may trust his soul, and try him by her laws. 18 Then will she return the straight way unto him, and comfort him, and shew him her secrets. 19 But if he go wrong, she will forsake him, and give him over to his own ruin.
20 Observe the opportunity, and beware of evil; and be not ashamed when it concerneth thy soul. 21 For there is a shame that bringeth sin; and there is a shame which is glory and grace. 22 Accept no person against thy soul, and let not the reverence of any man cause thee to fall. 23 And refrain not to speak, when there is occasion to do good, and hide not thy wisdom in her beauty. 24 For by speech wisdom shall be known: and learning by the word of the tongue. 25 In no wise speak against the truth; but be abashed of the error of thine ignorance. 26 Be not ashamed to confess thy sins; and force not the curse of the river. 27 Make not thyself an underling to a foolish man; neither accept the person of the mighty. 28 Strive for the truth unto death, and the Lord shall fight for thee.
29 Be not hasty in thy tongue, and in thy deeds slack and remiss. 30 Be not as a lion in thy house, nor frantic among thy servants. 31 Let not thine hand be stretched out to receive, and shut when thou shouldest repay.


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While access to quality healthcare continues to be hampered by challenges, medical missions have become an increasingly vital source of support for low-income communities. Through time, they have gone beyond providing medical care and have taken up a new role: transforming the lives of individuals and communities.
The SM Foundation, Inc. (SMFI) recognizes just this, so it has made its mission to travel from Luzon to Mindanao to provide free medical care and services to thousands of patients from various hard-pressed communities.
recently, the medical mission team headed to the cities of Tuguegarao and
ayan in Northern Luzon and provided services to thousands of low-income
families. Two of them are Roland Bariuan and Angeline Cacanindin.
Strength to do more
Roland Bariuan takes home free medicines after his medical check-up.
Roland has been a tricycle driver in Tuguegarao City since 1994. But, two years ago, he suddenly felt weak and had to spend money on medical consultations and examinations.
"Napansin ko na kahit malakas ako kumain, namamayat ako at nanghihina. Nalaman ko na may diabetes na po ako. Pero hindi pwedeng pabayaan ko ang sarili ko. Hindi pwedeng maging tamad ako dahil may sakit ako. Kung tamad po ako mamasada, wala kaming pangaraw-araw at gagastushin pambili ng gamot," he shared.
Determined to care for his health, he goes to the city health office for his routine checkups. The same drive to boost his health is also what led him to SM group's medical mission, led by SMFI: "Dahil magastos po magpagamot, kadalasan po akong pumunta sa city health office para sa lahat ng aking checkups. Ngayon, nataon pong nalaman kong mayroon medical mission dito sa SM City Tuguegarao."
Through the medical mission, he received free consultation, blood tests, x-ray, and medicines–services that would break the bank if he had it done elsewhere. With the assistance extended to him, he had his scheduled checkup without worrying about the finances and even managed to put aside money originally allotted for medicine and laboratory tests.
"Ang kinikita ko sa pamamasada ang ginagamit ko at ng pamilya ko para sa aming pangangailangan. Kaya mahalaga sa akin ang aking kalusugan. Ang magandang pangangatawan ang nagbibigay sa akin ng lakas para mas lalo pang pagsumikapan ang pamamasada," he said.
"Pero bilang tricycle driver, hindi namin maiiwasang magkasakit dahil usok ang kasabayan namin sa pamamasada. Kaya malaking tulong ang libreng check-up sa ang libreng gamot mula sa SM Foundation. Malaking tulong ito dahil kahit papaano, hindi ko muna iisipin ang pang gamot ko," he added.
Making quality healthcare attainable
Roland's fellow resident from Cagayan Valley, Angeline Cacanindin, knows full well the need to maintain a healthy body, for this is her tool to fulfill her duty as a house helper. She also believes that this is what her children can rely on as they strive in school.
However, her youngest daughter has been complaining about a toothache, which was already interfering with her nutrition and attendance in school.
"Butas na po ang mga ngipin niya. Kaya tuwing kumakain po siya, pumapasok ang kanin at nasasaktan siya. Hindi na rin po siya makapag focus sa school dahil sa sakit," she shared.
"Nito lang po, tumawag po ang teacher niya at sinabing umiiyak po ang anak ko per hindi umiimik. Nung kinausap ko po siya, nalaman kong sobrang sakit na po ng ngipin niya. Umiyak din po ako dahil ramdam ko 'yung sakit. Hindi ko siya agad madala sa dental clinic dahil nasa trabaho po ako at mahal din po ang magpabunot," she said.
When she heard about SMFI's medical mission in SM City Cauayan, she immediately brought her daughter for a checkup. Here, her daughter's tooth was extracted. She also received free paracetamol, antibiotics, vitamins apt for her child's age, and dental hygiene tips from volunteer dentists.
"Ang medical mission na ito ay malaking tulong kasi libre po serbisyo pati ang mga gamot. Ngayon po, makakapagsimula muli kaming subaybayan ang kalusugan ng aming anak para maganda po ang kinabukasan niya." she said.
Through the ongoing medical missions of SMFI, many economically disadvantaged individuals like Roland and Angeline get lifelines–an intervention that provides immediate relief to those in need and a chance to access medical care and resources that are often unavailable or unattainable.


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(Newt Gingrich & Van Jones) – Before Paton Blough got his bipolar disorder under control, it nearly cost him everything.
The Greenville, South Carolina, resident was arrested six times in three years, each for an episode related to his illness. Instead of receiving treatment, he was thrown in jail. In the rough prison environment and without proper treatment, he ended up with two felony convictions for crimes committed while incarcerated.
Blough managed to find a path to treatment. That makes him one of the lucky ones. Today, mentally ill Americans are disproportionately more likely to be arrested, incarcerated, suffer solitary confinement or rape in prison and commit another crime once released.
Quick: Name the largest provider of mental health care in America. If you guessed "our prisons and jails," you would be right.
A 2006 U.S. Department of Justice study found that three out of four female inmates in state prisons, 64% of all people in jail, 56% of all state prison inmates and 45% of people in federal prison have symptoms or a history of mental disorder.
America's approach when the mentally ill commit nonviolent crimes — locking them up without addressing the problem — is a solution straight out of the 1800s.
When governments closed state-run psychiatric facilities in the late 1970s, it didn't replace them with community care, and by default, the mentally ill often ended up in jails. There are roughly as many people in Anchorage, Alaska, or Trenton, New Jersey, as there are inmates with severe mental illness in American prisons and jails, according to one 2012 estimate. The estimated number of inmates with mental illness outstrips the number of patients in state psychiatric hospitals by a factor of 10.
Today, in 44 states and the District of Columbia, the largest prison or jail holds more people with serious mental illness than the largest psychiatric hospital. With 2 million people with mental illness booked into jails each year, it is not surprising that the biggest mental health providers in the country are LA County Jail, Rikers Island in New York and Cook County Jail in Chicago.
Our system is unfair to those struggling with mental illness.
Cycling them through the criminal justice system, we miss opportunities to link them to treatment that could lead to drastic improvements in their quality of life and our public safety. These people are sick, not bad, and they can be diverted to mental health programs that cost less and are more effective than jail time. People who've committed nonviolent crimes can often set themselves on a better path if they are provided with proper treatment.
The current situation is also unfair to law enforcement officers and to the people running our prisons, who are now forced to act as doctors or face tense confrontations with the mentally ill while weighing the risk to public safety. In fact, at a time when police shootings are generating mass controversy, there is far too little discussion of the fact that when police use force, it often involves someone with a mental illness.
Finally, the current approach is unfair to taxpayers, because there are far more cost-effective ways for a decent society to provide care to the mentally ill. Just look at Ohio, where the Department of Rehabilitation and Correction is projected to spend $49 million this year on medications and mental health care, on top of nearly $23,000 per inmate per year.
Paton Blough is proof that there is a better way. After eventually getting the treatment he needed, he is out of jail and now helps teach law enforcement officers effective ways to intervene with people with mental health needs.
His focus is just one of a surprising number of proven, effective solutions with broad support. Both advocates for the mentally ill and the law enforcement community have lined up in support of increased training for officers. The psychiatric community as well as those focused on reducing crime can all agree on expanding mental health courts, crisis intervention teams, and veterans' courts.
A new initiative, "Stepping Up," unites state and local governments and the American Psychiatric Foundation to promote research-based practices to tackle our overreliance on jail as mental health treatment, such as in-jail counseling programs that reduce the chances of repeat offenders.
State and local officials have shown us the way.
We've seen large communities such as Miami-Dade County, Florida, completely redesign their systems at every level, training police officers in crisis intervention, instituting careful assessments of new jail admissions and redirecting their mentally ill populations into treatment, effectively reducing the rates of re-arrest.
We've seen smaller rural counties faced with tight budgets collaborate with neighboring communities to pool their limited resources to pay for new programs and properly track progress to promote accountability.
Perhaps most surprisingly in these partisan times, Republicans and Democrats in Congress are standing shoulder-to-shoulder to support mental health reform. The bipartisan Comprehensive Justice and Mental Health Act, co-sponsored by Sen. Al Franken, D-Minnesota, and Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, in the Senate, passed unanimously out of the Senate Judiciary Committee earlier this month.
The legislation includes simple measures that would fund alternatives to jail and prison admissions for those in need of treatment and expand training programs for law enforcement personnel on how to respond to people experiencing a mental health crisis.
The notion of bipartisan, comprehensive criminal justice reform is not just idle talk. It is happening.
Both sides see practical alternatives to incarceration that can reduce prison populations, improve public safety, save lives and save money. If Congress moves swiftly to pass the great ideas now percolating in the House and Senate, it will become a reality.
Take it from a conservative and a liberal: A good place to start is by addressing the needs of our mentally ill citizens in jails and prisons.
A version of this column was originally published at CNN.com.
Mr. Gingrich is a former Republican Speaker of the United States House of Representatives. Van Jones is president and founder of Rebuild the Dream, an online platform focusing on policy, economics and media.


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