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Surreal Salon Six - An Exhibition of Pop-Surrealist / Lowbrow Art from Across America, Juried by Greg Escalante (Co-Founder of Juxtapoz Magazine)
In January, Baton Rouge Gallery – center for contemporary art proudly presented Surreal Salon Six, a national juried exhibition of pop-surrealist and lowbrow art from across America. This year's exhibition features 80 works from 58 artists representing 20 states. To view pictures of the exhibition on Flickr, click here.
Presented by Baton Rouge Gallery center for contemporary art (BRGCCA), Surreal Salon Six was aimed at once again engaging audiences in a multi-sensory art experience like no other in the region by shedding light on the growing popularity and exceptional quality of the pop-surrealist/lowbrow movement. The special guest juror for this year's exhibition was art collector, curator, gallerist and publisher Greg Escalante.
The lineup for the Surreal Salon Soiree, which took place at the gallery on January 25 included a live performance from "The Russian Mafia Band" Debauche, an interactive experience provided by Elevator Projects, beats by Cameron Kelly, over 450 guests in their most surreal attire and much, MUCH more!
See pictures from the 2014 Surreal Salon Soiree on: BRG's Facebook page or Flickr.
This exhibition was held from January 2-30, 2014 at BRGCCA, in partnership with the Louisiana State University (LSU) School of Art. Escalante is a part of the School's 2013-2014 season, "Malleable Language" and presented a unique lecture titled "Lowbrow Art: Blessing or Curse?" at the School of Art's Design Building (Room 103) on January 27, 2014.
Marcus Howell's intaglio "Those with Grotesque Reach and Horrific Intent" was selected by Escalante as "Best in Show" for Surreal Salon Six and is prominently featured in a two-page editorial in the April, 2014 issue of Juxtapoz Magazine.
Click here to read Escalante's editorial on Surreal Salon Six (on juxtapoz.com)
One of the most influential voices in the pop-surrealist/lowbrow art movement, Escalante is a respected art collector, gallery owner (Copro Gallery), curator, and publisher. He is credited - along with artist Robert Williams - as one of the co-founders of Juxtapoz, the world's most widely-distributed art magazine. He also is credited as executive producer of "The Treasures of Long Gone John" (2006). Today, Escalante is an important voice in the emergence and future of the pop-surrealist/lowbrow movement, having put together some of the most important exhibitions in the past 20 years including Kustom Kulture (Laguna Art Museum, 1993) and Kustom Kulture II (Huntington Beach Arts Center, 2013). He has been a catalyst for change in contemporary American art and has helped to catapult the careers of numerous visual artists.
Escalante also gave a presentation at BRGCCA on Sunday, January 26, 2014 (4 p.m.) that touched on a variety of topics related to the pop-surrealist/lowbrow movement and Surreal Salon Six. The presentation, which was free and open to the public, included remarks from LSU's Darius Spieth and Joseph Givens regarding the history and emergence of the pop-surrealist movement.
Any questions related to Surreal Salon Six should be directed to Baton Rouge Gallery via email or phone at 225.383.1470.
This program is made possible in part by a Local Project Assistance Grant from the Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge, funded by the Mayor-President and Baton Rouge Metro Council.


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How to get around Obamacare sign-up glitches
The Affordable Care Act's technological malfunctions are well-known, and the White House promises they'll be fixed. Meanwhile, there are other ways to sign up for Obamacare.
This post comes from Jean Folger at partner site Investopedia.
The new Health Insurance marketplace is off to a shaky start since its Oct. 1 launch, despite its intention to provide a simple, easily accessible comparison of health care plans and purchase coverage.
At a Oct. 21 White House Rose Garden event, President Obama acknowledged glitches that have plagued the central online Marketplace, stating, "The problem has been that the website that's supposed to make it easy to apply for and purchase the insurance is not working the way it should for everybody. And there's no sugarcoating it. The website has been too slow. People have been getting stuck during the application process. And I think it's fair to say that nobody is more frustrated by that than I am."
Users have reported long load times for web pages (with the accompanying message: "Please wait. We have a lot of visitors on our site right now and we're working to make your experience here better. Please wait here until we send you to the login page. Thanks for your patience!"), blank drop-down menus, error messages (such as "Important: Your account couldn't be created at this time. The system is unavailable"), long hold times for support calls and the website's live chat feature, and even inaccurate or missing information.
The tech-challenged Obamacare rollout has created fodder for news outlets and Affordable Care Act opponents. That's left many consumers wondering how -- or even if -- they can sign up before the deadline when most people -- by law -- are supposed to have health coverage. That deadline for avoiding a penalty was first reported to be Jan 1, 2014, but in late October the Obama administration announced a plan to change the policy so that people can sign up as late as March 31 and not incur a penalty. Even with the deadline extension, people with many factors to consider in choosing their level of health care coverage would be smart to get educated on the process now.
The following are strategies for signing up successfully through the Marketplace website, and alternatives for people who don't want (or who are unable) to use the website.
How to get around the site glitches
First, try using a few low-tech tactics. Some users have reported improved success when using a different web browser. For example, you might have better luck using Safari over Internet Explorer, or Firefox instead of Chrome. Since there are no posted browser requirements or recommendations on HealthCare.gov, each user may want to try multiple browsers to find the one that works best.
Users also have reported success visiting the website during off-peak hours. Since fewer people use the website during the middle of the night, many users find improved wait times and a better overall experience then. Yes, this does mean tapping into your computer at midnight, but it beats the frustration of not getting on at all. And, you can help expedite the process by having necessary information ready to go. This includes: names, Social Security numbers, employer and income information, and current health coverage information.
At last resort, just wait until the technical glitches have been resolved. While the code for the front end has been relatively stable, the back end (the code responsible for elements like account creation and sending your correct information to health insurance providers) needs work. President Obama has promised a "tech surge" that will bring outside consultants to the team to address -- and fix -- the problems with the website. While there is no guarantee that the website will be running with full functionality anytime soon, consumers do have a little time to "wait and see" what happens.
Apply the old-fashioned way: Try the telephone
You can always also apply over the phone or in person. Consumers can call the toll-free call center at the Health Insurance Marketplace at 1-800-318-2596. This line is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. TTY (hearing impaired) users can call 1-855-889-4325.
President Obama said during the Rose Garden event that more staff have been added to the call centers, hopefully reducing the wait and hassle. Consumers should expect the process to take about 25 minutes for individuals and about 45 minutes for families applying for coverage.
Consumers can also apply in person with the help of local navigators: individuals and organizations who have been specially trained and certified to help people sign up for healthcare coverage. Navigators (who are also known as application assisters and certified application counselors) exist nationwide, and are required to be unbiased and provide free services to consumers.
Individuals can also get help via community health centers, hospitals and insurance agents/brokers. Search for information about navigators and health centers in your area by visiting Localhelp.healthcare.gov to find out where to get help and apply for health care coverage in person. Enter your city and state or zip code and click "Find Help" to display a list of options in your area, including organization name, address, phone number, office hours, website, email address and areas in which you can receive assistance. New organizations are added frequently, so check back regularly if you still need help applying for health care coverage.
Keep in mind, you are not required to get health insurance through the Marketplace. You can still shop for coverage through insurance agents, brokers, and directly through insurance providers. If you have an existing plan that you are happy with, your insurance provider may automatically shift you to the plan that most closely resembles your existing plan, but that meets the requirements of the Affordable Care Act. If you do not like the new plan, you should have until a specified date (Dec. 15, 2013 for coverage that starts Jan. 1) to shop for alternative coverage.
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If it fails like the Gov't wants it to, people will be begging to go with Single Payer. The real goal of the Left. You can see it unfolding every day.
Time to vote them out of office and get some semblance of common sense in office again. Even though I didn't like JFK, he was one of the only Democrats that was for the American general population. "Ask not, what your Country can do for you, but what you can do for your Country".
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Some are only a handful of pages long; others are the size of a book. If your children attend school in Massachusetts, the words can affect them.
We're talking about the Bullying Prevention and Intervention Plans that all 394 school districts in the state were required to submit to the Department of Education under a new anti-bullying law signed by Gov. Deval Patrick last May.
"We're going in the right direction," says Ed Donnelly, a retired headmaster who worked for 35 years in the Boston school system. He helped to craft Boston's plan with input from parents, teachers, administrators and students. It's 18 pages and includes everything from the definition of a bully, to forms used to report them.
The plan for your child's school is probably very similar because they are all based on a model provided by the Department of Education. "It does reduce the gray area and it does also tell people who is responsible for what. Everybody has a responsibility. The principals are clearly in the role that they must act on it," Donnelly said.
We reviewed numerous plans from schools across the state and found some of the districts simply copied large sections of the model provided to them, word for word. What may be most surprising though, is what we didn't find. None of the plans require schools to notify police when bullying occurs; it's not a part of the state's anti-bullying law.
"I think they are probably needlessly exposing themselves to a measure of liability," said Mark Leahy, chief of the Northborough Police Department and the president of the Massachusetts Police Chief's Association. He fears some districts may keep law enforcement in the dark to avoid bad publicity.
Leahy points to a recent survey he conducted of every police chief in the state. Of the 97 who responded, 25 percent said they were never even consulted about their districts bullying plan, a clear violation of the law.
Fifty percent of the police chiefs agree or strongly agree that school systems are reluctant to involve police in school matters. "The principal is not a law enforcement professional and I would hope that rather than having the school administration staff attempt to determine if a crime is occurred, that they are simply reaching out to their law enforcement assets," Leahy said.
Keep in mind how we got here in the first place: In January 2010, South Hadley school administrators were aware that Phoebe Prince was being repeatedly harassed and threatened with violence. By the time police were notified, it was already too late. Phoebe had taken her own life.
Wendy Murphy is a former prosecutor who specialized in crimes against children. "The public is under the impression that we have really good anti-bullying laws on the books right now. They're not aware that they are utterly unenforceable. What if they were aware, would they have supported or condemned them? The public has the right to know," Murphy said.
Chief Leahy says even though school administrators aren't required to involve police, he hopes they will, even if it's just a consultation. "The time to test this relationship is not when a crisis occurs. There should be a meaningful dialogue every day. Without it, the fear is we may be taking an unnecessary risk with the state's most precious resource, our children."
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With its cobbled streets, colourful fountains, medieval churches and stately buildings, the Old Town is a wonderful place to wander. In Marktplatz check out the impressive rust-coloured Rathaus (Town Hall) , with frescoed courtyard.
With its cobbled streets, colourful fountains, medieval churches and stately buildings, the Old Town is a wonderful place to wander. In Marktplatz check out the impressive rust-coloured Rathaus (Town Hall) , with frescoed courtyard.
Of all the private Swiss collections made public, that of the former art dealers Hildy and Ernst Beyeler is the most astounding. In the Beyeler Foundation collection, sculptures by Miró and Max Ernst are juxtaposed against tribal figures from Oceania.
The medieval Old Town in the heart of Basel is a delight. Start in Marktplatz, which is dominated by the astonishingly vivid red facade of the 16th century Rathaus (town hall).
One of the most wide-ranging collections in the city, the offerings at the Basel History Museum include pre–Christian-era archaeological finds, a trove of religious objects from the cathedral and plenty of material documenting the city's development.
Always fancied seeing the amazing Bilbao Guggenheim Museum in Spain and find yourself in Basel? Pop across the German border to this design museum for a small taste of the same.
Built by leading Ticino architect Mario Botta, this museum dedicated to the often wacky artistic concoctions of Jean Tinguely resonates with playful mischievousness.
This 13th-century cathedral is a mix of Gothic exteriors and Romanesque interiors and was largely rebuilt after an earthquake in 1356. The tomb of the Renaissance humanist Erasmus of Rotterdam (1466–1536), who lived in Basel, lies in the cathedral's northern aisle. In the crypt are remnants of the cathedral's 9th-century predecessor.
The city's principle art museum concentrates on two periods: from 1400 to 1600, and from 1800 to the present day. The smaller contemporary collection features Picassos and Rodins, and has a spread of works that include artists working today.
A kind of art bunker, the Schaulager was designed by Herzog & de Meuron. The sharply contoured, mostly white gallery is partly rendered in earth dug out from around the foundations. A huge video screen on the front facade gives you a foretaste of the rolling temporary exhibitions inside. Catch tram 11 from Barfüsserplatz or Marktplatz.
Set in an old paper mill astride a medieval canal and complete with a functioning waterwheel, the Paper Museum evokes centuries past, when a dozen mills operated around here. This one produced paper for centuries and the museum explores that story. Just to the east stands a stretch of the old city wall.
Basel's Doll House Museum attracts teddy-bear fans from all over the place. Indeed, the museum claims to have the world's biggest collection of teddy bears and a total of 6000 objects displayed over four floors. There are doll houses galore too, many extraordinarily detailed and on a scale of 1:12.
Across the road from the Kunstmuseum, the Antiquities Museum contains the country's most impressive collection of ancient artefacts, most of which encompass the centuries from the heyday of the Pharaohs in Egypt to Roman times.


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Body and Spirit: One Journey, One Future
Medical care of older people tends to divide them into discrete parts for the benefit of efficient management and, wherever possible, cure. Pastoral care, concerned with health and wholeness, can bring a unique focus in uniting that which is artificially divided, for the benefit of older people as they approach their final journey.
This paper challenges the notion that spirituality is concerned with one part of the older person's life, namely the non physical. Rather, it attempts to describe the essential unity of body, mind and spirit and to explore some of the implications for the pastoral care of those who approach death. Dying, in this context, is viewed not as a short term episode in the older person's life; dying is described as an increasingly long and often arduous journey. For many older people the final chapter is, therefore, often filled with dread and despair. While praying for a quick and pain free death, the reality is that they face increasing debility and associated dependency on others. How can pastoral carers travel with older people on this journey so it is transformed from one of spiritual hopelessness and increasing physical burden to a hope filled future where body, mind and spirit are cared for as one?
Using case studies from various contexts, the focus of the paper is on pastoral carers weaving together the strands of the older person's life narrative as essential "provisions" for this journey. Along the way, the concept of "quality of life" is briefly critiqued.
In conclusion, the paper suggests some practical strategies for pastoral carers working with older people in any context, so that their experience and contribution can be one of integrity rather than fragmentation.
Essential Unity of Body, Mind and Spirit
Contemporary medicine, aided by computerized tomography, can literally reveal much about the human body that was previously unknown, but can neither map nor scan the human soul. Neuroscience is uncovering new pathways in the brain; for example, linking emotion and consciousness. It is the deep and elusive roots of the self, however, that maintain the "relative stability required for survival" (Damasio, 1999, p. 22). In Genesis we learn that in the creation of humankind God "breathed into his nostrils the breath of life: and the man became a living being" (Gen 2: 7). If we regard spirit as breath (as in "inspire"), then the spirit may be defined as that which enlivens, which gives life to the whole body. "Soul" and "body" are two linguistic expressions of one and the same reality, the human being.
We can say that the body is life, that which is alive, and that the soul is what enlivens or animates. Yet both are so profoundly interrelated that every attempt to objectify either of them without the other in the end leads to absurdity. (Cobb, 2001, p. 70).
The absurdity alluded to by Cobb is given expression when the nurse says, "The patient wanted to talk about spiritual stuff but I said I'd call the chaplain," or when the chaplain says, "I'm sorry I can't do anything about your pain (or your fatigue or your inability to walk) but I'll report it to the nurse." This objectification or classification of human needs into artificial categories leaves the older person's holistic needs unmet. In addressing the self, however, the focus is not on the self in isolation from others; the communication is always within the framework of relationships. Jenson's definition lends weight to this interpretation: "A person is one whom other persons may address in hope of response" (Jenson, 1997, p. 121).
At the heart of this paper lies the question of who we are as persons journeying to a new future. While acknowledging there are many different faiths and many different paths and many different ways of understanding "future," in this paper the focus is on the distinctive Christian understanding of who we are as persons in relation to the triune God, revealed in Jesus Christ.
To speak of person in Christian anthropology is to counter the false dualism whereby matters of the spirit (or soul) are separated from matters of the body; where the physical belongs to the "real" world and the spiritual belongs to some other "unreal" world. To focus therefore on spiritual aspects of care is not to disembody the spirit from the whole person; rather it is to reconnect the disconnected. Spiritual care occurs in the ordinary, everyday encounters in which one person meets with another, rather than in some rarefied holy, religious or sacred realm which is totally divorced from lived experience. It is this understanding of older persons; whole within themselves, yet related with one another in mutuality and reciprocity, which sets the scene for a meaningful pastoral encounter.
In contrast to our western cultural propensity to focus on the autonomous individual as a separate entity from all other autonomous individuals, this relational framework provides for the essence of spirituality to be explored. It is within this web of relationships that each human person flourishes. Rather than encouraging each individual to retreat into their inner selves to find their own particular spirituality, this broader view takes into account our common dependence on one another.
It is instructive to note here that many writers are grappling with the contemporary meaning of spirituality; how it is to be understood, how it might be measured, and what assessment tools will provide a valid and reliable set of data for pastoral carers. Bryden, from within her own unique world of dementia, is a consummate teacher in the realm of spirituality. She regards the smile, the laugh and the touch as indispensable keys to relationships. "We need love, comfort, attachment, inclusion, identity and occupation as our world around us becomes strange and our ability scrambled" , she says (Bryden, 2005, p. 144). Similarly, in their study of people with Alzheimer's disease Sabat and Harré found that in order to preserve the self, mutual cooperation with others is needed.
Thus, if there is a loss of the capacity to present an appropriate self, in many cases the fundamental cause is to be found not in the neurofibrillary tangles and senile plaques in the brains of the sufferers, but in the character of the social interactions and their interpretation that follow in the wake of the symptoms (Sabat & Harre, 1992).
Dementia is one of the increasingly prevalent chronic diseases of our age, prompting discussion on pastoral care within this context.
The Arduous Journey of Chronic Illness
Doris was sitting in the nursing home lounge continually tap, tap, tapping the wooden arm of her chair. "Yoo, hoo, is anyone there?" "Yes, Doris, it's Jane, is there something you want?" "Yes, I want to know if I'm a human being or a lump of wood." "Are you feeling like a lump of wood?" "Well, I don't mean literally, but I just don't know who I am and where I am." Standing beside her, Jane, the nurse, impatiently rehearsed the facts: Doris was in a safe place, it wasn't her own home but she had a permanent bed, her board and lodging was paid for, her sister knew she was here and would be visiting tomorrow. Jane could tell Doris wasn't the slightest bit reassured. So, pulling up a chair beside her, she gently said: "Tell me something about your childhood, Doris, and about your life before you came here." After a few minutes when Jane needed to conclude the conversation, Doris said: "Oh, thank you. I feel so much better now. That was 100 times better than forty tonics!"
The question "Who am I" is nonsensical unless asked within the context of the person's social relationships. When an older person who may have dementia, depression and other comorbidities, is left isolated, their sense of self can only be restored in relationship to their whole person and to others. Doris is not asking for a set of facts to be rehearsed; knowing who she is in relation to Jane and her other carers is more important than knowing where she is. Doris is calling for something too often considered beyond the bounds of professional care of older persons; her call is for an intimate relationship. Her preferred lexicon includes words such as faithfulness, commitment, conversation, love, and kindness. This kind of care is not confined to pastoral care workers; it belongs to the whole team (Hudson & O'Connor, 2007, p.132). Pastoral care workers should never underestimate, however, the power of their role modeling. As the chaplain increased her visits, other staff noticed Doris ceased her calling out and chair-tapping; Doris "came alive."
Chronic illness calls for something other than the transient short-lived affair of the postmodern hospital; it calls for committed long-term relationships that require holistic care and faithfulness to the end. By its very nature, chronic disease does not follow a quick decline towards death; it usually involves gradual, progressive loss of independence and associated discomfort. Our rapidly increasing ageing population is concomitantly associated with a steady increase in chronic illness for which there is neither cure nor "quick exit," Florida Scott-Maxwell, who found herself, aged 82, in a nursing home, describes her response:
We wonder how much older we have to become, and what degree of decay we may have to endure. We keep whispering to ourselves, "Is this age yet? How far must I go?" For age can be dreaded more than death . . . It is waiting for death that wears us down, and the distaste for what we may become (Scott-Maxwell, 1968, p. 138)
While caring for people with chronic illness becomes the responsibility of the whole team, there is particular need for pastoral care workers to renew their understanding of ageing within this context. For, as Kimble says, "The bio-medical paradigm is not hermeneutically nor philosophically equipped to explore and create new dimensions for understanding the meaning of growing and being old" (Kimble, 2001). Similarly, Seeber asks "Why shouldn't gerontology lead the academic enterprise away from the ever-splintering precipice of enquiry toward a more holistic and perhaps more rigorous anthropology and theology of life" (Seeber, 1990, p. 3). Can pastoral care uncover such meaning by providing a beacon of hope for older people with chronic illness?
Hope-less or Hope-filled Journey
Hope implies attaching some meaning to ageing beyond decay, dependency and death.
If we see the increasing trajectory of chronic illness as an insoluble problem (if not a profound affront to our concept of dignity) then we will be impatient with those whose death is prolonged. If, on the other hand we regard every person as unique and irreplaceable, we will welcome each other in our difference and diversity (Hudson, 2003, p. 20).
Hope, in this context, is neither constrained by cheerful optimism, nor by frenetic attempts to keep old age and death at bay. Finitude need not imply failure to thrive or survive; rather, our finitude constitutes a sure and certain sign of freedom, promise and hope. The location of this freedom, promise and hope is, for the Christian pastor, the Scriptural narrative of the God who comes among us in the humanity of Jesus Christ, made known in the power of the Spirit. Freedom, promise and hope are manifest, not in old age itself, but in the gift, the overflowing generosity of God's grace. Hope derives therefore from a source outside ourselves, and speaks of a reality far removed from mere optimism. Lewis warns against phony cheerfulness which merely "hopes for the best" or with fingers crossed, hopes to "just get by." Rather, he sees in the Christian hope the miracle of death's sting being pulled forever.
If we allow our words, our manner, our status or professionalism, or – deadliest of all in certain circumstances – our breezy faith and heroic confidence, to distance us from those who doubt and stumble, weep and hurt, we surely betray the God of the cross and of the grave, obscuring the truth that their vexation is but a shadow of God's own anger, and their tears an earthly drop in the ocean of heavenly grief (Lewis, 1994, p. 9).
When death is perceived as the end of mortal life in all its exigencies, hope will no longer be understood as a mere antidote to despair; and death will be openly discussed. As Luther famously said, "In the midst of life we are in death" (Luther, 1956, p. 158). To be in the midst of life is to be involved in a unique story.
Entering Life's Narrative
Charles has remained in his nursing home bed, mute and immobile for nine years. No longer able to recognize or to respond to his family in any meaningful way, unable to engage with friends, he is now almost totally deprived of visitors. An old photo, sitting askew on the wall beside his bed, points to a time when he served his country at war. Some faded artificial flowers are the only remnants of the last gift he received. Now, his past means little, as busy nurses clang the bed-rails up and down, not infrequently tearing his frail skin in the process. Leaking urine and feces, legs contracted tight together, Charles does not exemplify wholeness or dignity and many nurses question the value of his existence.
What right to life does Charles have, what is his claim to care? Is he there merely as a recipient of our compassion? Who is this person? When Charles" life is weighed on the scales of quality and dignity he defies logical measurement; he serves no useful purpose, neither does he exhibit any potential. Those who are old and suffer the double jeopardy of dementia score very low on the autonomy ladder; they cannot articulate their rights and they have no part in decision making about their own lives. Furthermore, they show us no gratitude for all our care, so how do we judge whether it is worth it? What is the chaplain's response to Charles's vulnerability and voicelessness? How is the nurse's impassioned plea "Shoot me if I ever get like that!" to be understood?
This paper does not allow a comprehensive discussion on quality of life issues; however, Charles" story often prompts the response that his quality of life is zero. Is there a way in which quality of life can be conferred in relationships, rather than measured according to an objective scale? In this respect Alisdair MacIntyre warns us against the temptation to mere benevolence. Benevolence is insufficient as a means to care, he says, for it generally presents us with a generalised Other – "one whose only relationship to us is to provide an occasion for the exercise of our benevolence" (MacIntyre, 1999, p.119).
Rather than making judgements about Charles" quality of life, perhaps it is more apt for pastoral care workers to ask what our place within this narrative is. What character do we play? Are we merely incidental, are we brought in at the end, just before the last act, or do we see ourselves as integrally involved in the whole of this particular person's narrative? To be part of a story invokes the concept of companions on a journey.
Pastoral Care as Companion
Drawing once more from the world of dementia, Goldsmith sees his role as chaplain in the following terms:
Who are you – walking to the toilet every few minutes? Who are you – wiping bottoms, answering the same question time and time again, sitting with those who weep and absorbing the anger and the frustration of those who do not know where they are? Who am I? I am a minister of the Gospel of love, and this angry lady is my sister and this weeping man my brother (Goldsmith, 2000).
Goldsmith's profound understanding of companionship also recalls Doris's story (above). Who will come with me on this strange journey? How will I know who I am if you do not (metaphorically or physically) hold my hand? This failure to enter the narrative has particular implications for pastoral care of those close to death, or for those who are bereaved. Pastoral care in the presence of death calls for something beyond artificial cheerfulness or glossing over the stark reality of death. Thus Wolterstorff, on the death of his son, pleads with his comforters not to make light of his grief:
Death is awful, demonic. If you think your task as comforter is to tell me that really, all things considered, it is not so bad, you do not sit with me in my grief, but place yourself off in the distance away from me. Over there, you are of no help. What I need to hear from you is that you recognise how painful it is. I need to hear from you that you are with me in my desperation. To comfort me, you have to come close. Come sit beside me on my mourning bench. (Wolterstorff, 1987, p. 34).
The mourning bench is a risky place, especially for those of us who want to be sure we have the "right words" before we even sit down. The mourning bench is a frightening place for those of us who are afraid to come too close. The mourning bench is not the sole province of the specialist pastor or qualified counsellor, for the so-called unqualified person may know instinctively how to come close. On this mourning bench there is no hierarchy; we are on the same level; roles of the bereaved person and the pastor overlap and the one who is dying or grieving may indeed become our teacher.
When spirituality and ageing are viewed from this perspective then we are all encouraged towards a new future where carers and older persons together focus on our distinctive boundaries but on our interdependence. It is the unique role of pastoral care to integrate what has become fragmented.
Pastoral Care: Integrated or Fagmented?
Integrated pastoral care means taking seriously the value of comprehensive assessment, planning and documentation. However, words like diagnose, define and manage can often signify fragmentation, particularly when the "pastoral care plan" is segregated from any holistic planning process. The contribution of pastoral care workers to an integrated care plan has the potential to transform a mere "tool" into a living document of care. Such a document counters the focus on efficiency and auditing compliance with an emphasis on trust, companionship, kindness and commitment. Defined pathways and measurable outcomes are then integrated with human (and humane) care which addresses the older person in their totality: heart and soul and mind and body.
Some practical pointers for a closer integration of pastoral care include (depending on context of care):
well defined policies situating pastoral care within the health care team;
a well integrated system for documentation and care planning;
comprehensive guidelines for referral;
open communication with management;
agreed systems for reporting relevant matters to others in the care team;
adequate educational preparation for all aspects of pastoral care;
careful time management;
ongoing review and regular training;
a transparent system of performance review; and
supportive care for pastoral care workers.
This paper has addressed some aspects of the dominant dualism whereby older persons' bodily needs are separated from their spiritual needs. The question has been raised concerning the impact of chronic illness on contemporary pastoral care, highlighting the urgent need for companionship, faithfulness and love throughout what is often a long episode of care. Accompanying older persons on their journey towards death, entering their life narrative, has been shown to suggest a beacon of hope in a seemingly hope-less situation.
The title "body and spirit: one journey, one future" is intended to convey the inter-relationship of the whole person in their unique life's journey, which cannot be separated from their inter-relationships with others. Thus, there is not one future for the person's body and another for their soul, but one future for the whole person. Within the Christian faith these relationships are modeled in the Trinitarian relationships of Father, Son and Holy Spirit; where there is perfect unity within diversity and where there is no hierarchy. The purpose of this intra-Trinitarian relationship is for the generous outpouring of love, without qualification and in opposition to all concepts of power or coercion. There is no distinction between weak and strong, old and young, mentally alert and cognitively impaired, pastor or person in need. All share the one journey towards the one future when we will all relate to one another out of the love which has been so graciously given to us.
Rosalie Hudson, Ph.D., RN, Dip Arts, B App Sci (adv.nsg) Grad Dip Geront. Nsg, B Theol, M Theol, PhD, FRCNA, FAAG; is an Associate Professor and Honorary Senior Fellow in the School of Nursing and Social Work at the University of Melbourne. Rosalie is a consultant/educator in aged care and palliative care with 12 years experience as director of nursing of a 50-bed nursing home as well as clinical and administrative experience in hospice/palliative care in community and inpatient settings. She has published widely on end-of-life issues, palliative care, pastoral care, dementia, and the ethics of aged care, in nursing and theological journals. Her fourth co-authored book, Palliative Care and Aged Care was published in 2007 (Ausmed Publications: Melbourne). Rosalie is engaged in sessional teaching in undergraduate and postgraduate nursing programs in the School of Nursing & Social Work, University of Melbourne, and in pastoral care programs within the Melbourne College of Divinity. She is a regular speaker at conferences both nationally and internationally. Her publications and speaking engagements have included a close working relationship with the Rev. Dr. Elizabeth MacKinlay, Director of the Centre for Ageing and Pastoral Studies (CAPS, Australia).
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Roy Evans (Jan 94-Jul 98)
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Phil Thompson** (Oct 01-Feb 02)
Rafael Benitez (Jun 04-Jun 10)
Roy Hodgson (Jul 10-Jan 11)
Kenny Dalglish (Jan 11-May 12)
Brendan Rodgers (Jun 12-)
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**Thompson was caretaker during Houllier's absence through ill health.
Houllier / Evans - Sir Alex won 100%
The short-lived experiment of pairing Evans with French coach Houllier meant only one fixture between the two sides took place during their tenure as joint-managers. It ended in a 2-0 home win for United in September 1998, with Denis Irwin and Paul Scholes on the scoresheet.
Gerard Houllier - Sir Alex won 45%
United's 1999 FA Cup third-round comeback lives long in the memory and Sir Alex won more matches than he lost in his tactical battles with the French coach. Although Liverpool's League Cup final win in Cardiff was disappointing, a 4-0 belting at Old Trafford a month later at least set the record straight.
Phil Thompson - Sir Alex won 0%
It is worth noting that assistant manager Thompson enjoyed two wins out of two whilst taking over the reins for several months due to Houllier's illness. A 3-1 victory at home preceded a 1-0 triumph at the Theatre of Dreams, with Danny Murphy scoring the only goal. It was the final game in


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It was about two hours until dinner service, and there was a steady movement in, out and around The Grove, a family-owned restaurant that opened in Kailua in December.
As bartenders got organized and cooks prepped for dinner, there was someone in the restaurant who didn't seem to fit in. Dressed in shorts and Quiksilver slippers with a pair of sunglasses sitting on a windblown mess of hair, Bud Antonelis looks more like a retired marine biologist from Ventura, Calif., than a restaurant owner in Kailua.
And, yet, he's both.
For more than a decade, Antonelis, 64, was the chief of the Protected Species Division of the National Marine Fisheries Service in Honolulu, overseeing the monitoring of the state's endangered Hawaiian monk seal and green sea turtle populations. He retired in January and joined his son, Troy, and accomplished chef Fred DeAngelo, who's married to Troy's wife's sister, to open the restaurant on Aulike Street.
"I enjoy the company of people and feeding them a good meal," says Antonelis. "Maybe it's a Greek thing, but when you come to someone's house, you show your love and appreciation by feeding them."
What better way to share that love than with a 4,000-square-foot restaurant that seats 120 people between the indoor and outdoor dining areas?
"It just takes the right people," says DeAngelo, who also owns the award-winning Ola restaurant at the Turtle Bay Resort. "We are a family and we approach (the business) as such. We treat everyone – the employees, our customers – as family."
Like many newcomers to the business, Antonelis had long wanted to open a restaurant. But running a restaurant takes more than a passion for food.
"A lot of people who want to open a restaurant like the social aspect of it, but they don't realize there's a lot of back-office work you don't see as a customer that needs to get done in order to keep your costs in line," says Jerry Prendergast, lead consultant of California-based Prendergast & Associates, a restaurant consulting firm that has developed projects from New York City to Tokyo, and several in Honolulu.
"They think, 'This can't be hard. You make food, you bring it out, you put it on the table and somebody pays for it.' But they don't realize that, in some ways, a restaurant has more moving parts than almost any business you could get into."
The moving parts include tracking inventory, managing workers, meeting health-department and building codes, balancing books, developing menus and everything else tied to owning a small business. Most people –including Antonelis – have little experience in these facets of the business, but they can make or break a restaurant.
"You are taking raw products and producing an end product. You're setting up a delivery system to deliver that end product to consumers. And you're doing all the accounting and bookkeeping and cost controls necessary for multiple businesses all in one business – and sometimes all in one night," Prendergast says. "It's not easy."
Kristen Jackson perfected family receipes such as these biscuits
From all walks of life
It's not a new trend for people with little or no experience in restaurants to buy, start or invest in them. Athletes, celebrities, politicians and other public figures have been doing it for decades.
Even those with extensive connections or sales and marketing savvy often enter the restaurant business, too, relying on their professional and networking expertise.
People from all business backgrounds – such as carpenters, baristas, lawyers, engineers and school teachers – follow their dreams of restaurant ownership, many quite successfully.
"(Restaurateurs) come from all walks of life, and I think that's a good thing for the restaurant industry," says Roger Morey, executive director of the Hawaii Restaurant Association, a nonprofit trade organization that represents more than 3,500 restaurant locations employing 82,000 people in Hawaii. "They bring different points of view and that's a good thing."
The association gets so many inquires about restaurants – how to start them, what's needed, what the state requires – that it's compiling all that information as a resource for newbies.
"Opening a restaurant is not like opening up any other business," Morey says. "There are so many different things involved. … It's a very difficult business. But it has been my experience that people who do start restaurants are highly motivated and sincere in what they're trying to do, and the result has been a wonderful thing."
Kristin Jackson thought she was being reasonable in her plans to open a restaurant.
The public relations and marketing veteran first wanted to operate a food truck because the startup costs and commitment were far less than opening a brick-and-mortar establishment. But plans fell through and, instead, she took over the lease of her friend's small restaurant in Puck's Alley near the University of Hawaii at Manoa.
After two months of renovating the 700-square-foot space – Jackson and her family did everything from install the church-pew seating to replacing the tile floor with wood – Kiss My Grits opened on Sept. 14.
Bud Antonelis at The Grove restaurant awaits the dinner crowd.
The restaurant, which features a menu of authentic North Carolina staples such as buttermilk fried chicken and oyster po' boy sandwiches, was met with rave reviews. But the price of success was grueling 16-hour days. "In my life, I've moved in the middle of school years, my house burned down, and I went to (Marine Corps) boot camp and broke both my legs. And this has been the hardest," says the North Carolina native. "It was the combination of stress, physical labor and everything costing more than I thought. But we've been lucky. We've been busy and doing well."
She invested all her savings into the restaurant, and then devoted a lot of time creating an authentic menu by digging up family recipes and taking months to perfect one for biscuits.
Before the restaurant served its first plate of fried okra, Jackson created all its branding, logo and marketing materials. The website, social media accounts and identity were all ready by opening day.
Yet, she still runs her PR company on the side for needed, extra income.
"You really, really, really have to love it," Jackson says. "And even then, I don't know if I would do it again."
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Luter, whose historic election as president in 2012 was viewed as a milestone for the Southern Baptist Convention, won a second term unopposed as messengers delivered a standing ovation.
Mark A. Croston Sr., pastor of East End Baptist Church in Suffolk, Va., nominated Luter for the office, calling him "the kind of guy we need on the scene."
Croston recounted Luter's pastorate of Franklin Avenue Baptist beginning in 1986, when Luter took the helm of the struggling 65-member church and led its growth into a megachurch with thousands of members.
"[They] called this young, fiery preacher to be their pastor because he preached boldly and lived holy," Croston said.
Croston praised Luter as a man of dignity who has led the Southern Baptist Convention with distinction, lauding Luter's commitment to the inerrancy of the Bible, support of the Cooperative Program, and love of biblical marriage.
"He is the husband of Elizabeth, the father of Chip and Kimberly, the pastor of the Franklin Avenue Baptist Church in New Orleans, La.," Croston said, "and a believer that Jesus Christ still is the way, the truth and the life, and that no man comes to the Father but by Him."
John Evans is a writer from Houston.
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California veterans can breathe a little easier this week as an important technicality in the Post 9/11 GI Bill could soon be remedied.
During an Education and Labor Committee markup of the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act (H.R. 3221), Congressman Howard P. "Buck" McKeon included an amendment which would require the Secretary of Education to provide grants to compensate for disparities among tuition practices between states.
"Fixing this issue with the Post 9/11 GI bill means a lot to the state, the California delegation, and our nation's veterans." McKeon said. "We are nearing the August 1st deadline, when checks are dispersed to our nation's veterans. Without a fix, many of our courageous veterans will be unpleasantly surprised when they don't receive the education dollars they were expecting."
California's public institutions of higher education do not charge tuition to in-state residents. Rather, students are charged general fees, which are often higher than similar fees at other schools, up to $6,500 per term. Under the Post 9/11 GI Bill, this different terminology means veterans here are not eligible for the full amount they might receive in other states. Veterans attending private institutions such as Stanford University - with tuition of about $37,000 and fees of $1,000 - are currently only eligible for the $1,000 in fees. Because such veterans would be eligible for more if they had attended a state school, money is leftover.
Similarly, a veteran in Massachusetts attending Boston College would be charged $9,600 per term in tuition and approximately $515 per term in fees. He or she would be eligible for a Post 9/11 GI bill benefit of $858 per term in tuition and $5,900 per term in fees. Of that total amount, the veteran would use all of the tuition payment eligibility but only $1,030 of the total amount of funds available in fees leaving approximately $5,385 unused.
The new amendment would allow the Secretaries of Education and Veterans Affairs to distribute this leftover money as supplemental grants to veterans impacted by zero or low-tuition policies. Such grants would allow veterans to use the maximum amount charged in both tuition and fees to an in-state resident at a public institution of higher education.
In a previous House Education & Labor Committee hearing, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan stated that fixing the problem is a "no brainer," when McKeon asked for his thoughts.
"It's unfortunate that my amendment was necessary today, but I am optimistic that we can move it forward and help California and other veterans across the country pursue the college education of their choice, as they deserve for their service," McKeon said. "This is a technical issue with the Post 9/11 G.I. bill that has been poorly interpreted against the intent of Congress, which is negatively impacting thousands of our nation's deserving veterans."
In May, McKeon and Representative Mike Thompson introduced the Veterans Educational Equity Act (H.R. 2474), which would ensure California veterans can benefit from the full amount to which they are entitled. The bill currently has 47 co-sponsors on both sides of the aisle and support from veterans and stakeholders.


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How to Keep Track of Multiple Medications
Gone are the days when the only pill you popped was a multivitamin. Now, it seems your medicine cabinet is bursting with remedies for a variety of ailments, each with its own directions for use.
But how do you keep track of different medications when one pill is taken once a day on an empty stomach and another is taken twice a day with food? What if they all look the same? Will you remember what you took and what you didn't?
If you take several different prescriptions, it's essential that you create a medication chart. This chart holds the basic information about each of your medications.
- Grab a fresh piece of paper and divide it into five equal vertical columns.
- Label the top of each column with the following information:
- the name and purpose of the medication
- its color and shape
- the directions for use
- the times it should be taken
- the pharmacy where you get it
- Allot one horizontal row for each medication you take, including vitamins and over-the-counter remedies.
If you sometimes forget to take your medication, or forget whether you've taken it, consider a medication check-off chart.
- On one side of a page, list all the medications you take in a week, including the times you take them.
- On the other, leave space for check marks.
- Every time you take your medication at a particular time, check it off on the chart.
- You can photocopy the blank chart and make fresh copies for each new week.
- Hang the check-off chart next to your primary medication chart in a place that you're sure to see, such as the refrigerator door or bathroom mirror.
Sometimes the writing on prescription labels can be difficult to see. In this case, you can try a color-coded system.
- On a separate piece of paper, write down your different medications and place a separate colored label next to each on the paper. For instance, your heart medication might have a red label, while your blood pressure medication gets a blue one.
- Then, every time you get a new prescription bottle, stick the correct colored label on the bottle (not the cap). This will prevent potentially dangerous drug mix-ups.
There are various other ways to keep track of your medications if none of the above is right for you. Retailers sell plastic container systems with different compartments for different pills. You can also try an envelope system, with each day's dosages put into labeled envelopes for easy grab-and-go use.
And pharmacies can prepare for you prepackaged cards, or "blister cards," that have little sealed pockets containing all the medications you need to take at a certain time or certain day. These cards are numbered for easy use.
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Clinton Township firefighters are still investigating what led to a fatal house fire Sunday that claimed the life of a 21-year-old who lived there.
Clinton Twp Fire Chief John Shea says Joshua Luczak and two friends were believed to be sleeping inside the home on Remick Sunday morning when the fire started.
Friends say Luczak was an avid skateboarder, and was up late with his buddies Saturday night watching skateboarding videos.
Fire crews got the call shortly after 11 a.m., responded quickly and discovered Luczak's two friends outside, covered in soot.
Luczak's friends say they were unable to rescue him from his bedroom because the fire and smoke were too thick.
The two young men said they barely made it out themselves, jumping out of a window to escape.
Fire fighters found Luczak in his bedroom. He was pronounced dead on the scene, the result of smoke inhalation and severe burns.
Chief Shea says the fire doesn't appear to be suspicious, but crews are still working to determine the cause.
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LANSING (WKZO) -- The Michigan Economic Development Corporation will continue to include the state's new right-to-work law in its advertising. For now, however, mention of that new law will not be linked to the Pure Michigan ad campaign.
Mike Finney, president and CEO of the MEDC says that within the next two-weeks or so they'll make a determination about whether or not to include the Pure Michigan logo in future ads. Last week, the MEDC said that they'll stop running Pure Michigan ads that mention right-to-work while they consider opponents' concerns that those ads send the wrong message about the state.
Pure Michigan is getting ready to run 13-million dollars in cable advertising nationwide that will air from March through June.


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