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Atlanta promoter Mr. Ruggs is the proud owner of his own nightclub called SL Lounge, aka Sledge Lounge. Ruggs opened his lounge over the weekend. Special invited guests included singer/songwriter Keri Hilson and rapper Meek Mill, who is in town recording his next mixtape.
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Mariah Carey, 46, was seen taking her twin children, Monroe and Moroccan, and their nannies out for dinner at 'AU Fudge' in West Hollywood on Sunday. Carey was still wearing her $10 million dollar engagement ring even though she's not engaged to James Packer anymore. Rumor has it that Carey is demanding a $50 million "inconvenience fee" for moving out to L.A. so Packer could be near his children. Packer reportedly grew tired of Carey spending his millions frivolously. It's a good thing he saw the writing on the wall and got out of that relationship. Now Carey is embarrassing herself even further by running around L.A. with a lowly backup dancer.
Photos: SPW / Splash News
Corrupt News Network (CNN) severed ties with political analyst Donna Brazile on Monday. CNN fired Brazile after newly released emails proved she forwarded questions to Hillary Clinton before CNN's debate in March.
The new emails were released by anti-secrecy organization WikiLeaks on Monday.
Atlanta socialite Antonia "Toya" Wright and party promoter Mr. Ruggs threw a star-studded All Black Affair at the Gold Room in Atlanta over the weekend. Special invited guests included rap mogul Future Hendrix, Kirk and Rasheeda Frost, Monyetta Shaw, Sarah Chapman, Peter Thomas, Todd Tucker, Chaka Zulu, and more.
Photos by Prince Williams/ATLPics.net
This image of a boy dressed up as Hillary Clinton is going viral on social media. What makes it worse is the "parents" of the young boy are 2 lesbians who probably convinced this boy that gender is "fluid".
This image of a black family decked out in their Incredibles costumes brought tears to my eyes. Yes, 70% of black families are fatherless, but there are millions of single moms out there doing an incredible job raising their children.
A 15-year-old gang member was the intended target of a home invasion in Clayton County that left 2 children dead.
Clayton County Police Chief Mike Register said the 15-year-old boy was located in Chattanooga, Tennessee, where he fled before gang members shot 11-year-old Tatiyana Coates and her 15-year-old brother Daveon Coates as they slept in their Jonesboro, Ga., home on Oct. 22.
The homeless woman who was assaulted by an angry mob while guarding Donald Trump's Hollywood Walk of Fame star has been found.
After video of the woman being assaulted by anti-Trump protesters went viral on YouTube.com, Trump's attorney launched a search for her.
Hillary Clinton supporters assaulted the black homeless woman who courageously guarded Donald Trump's Hollywood Walk of Fame star Friday.
The middle aged woman risked her own safety to safeguard Trump's star after James Otis destroyed Trump's star with a sledgehammer this week.
Rapper Nicki Minaj attended the 2016 Fashion Group International Night Of Stars Gala at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City on Thursday. Nicki wore a black, sheer Givenchy gown draped in a sheer beaded cape with fur and alligator accents.
The following Blind Item was not written by me. Please direct all inquiries and complaints to the original source.
UPDATE: The NY Times and Fox News confirm that the FBI is reopening its investigation into Hillary Clinton's emails based on deleted emails discovered on Huma Abedin's device. Abedin is Clinton's personal assistant. The emails, sent from Clinton's server, contain information in the Anthony Weiner underage sexting investigation.
Douglas County authorities are actively searching for 21-year-old Shontori Gooden who they say shot and killed Nyla Foster, also 21, in a fight over a man.
Channel 2 Action News reports Gooden shot Foster on Saturday in a Lithia Springs parking lot after they argued over a man.
Darren Benson, of the UK, is furious after officials at George Pindar School sent his 13-year-old daughter, Chanise Benson, home for wearing white dreadlocks extensions.
A Los Angeles judge complimented '90s rapper Coolio for his tribal-inspired hairstyle during a hearing where he pleaded guilty to carrying a concealed weapon.
A loyal reader sent in this video of rap kingpin Yo Gotti dropping $200,000+ cash on the table to sign 24-year-old Memphis rapper MoneyBagg Yo to his CMG record label.
In a rare moment of sincerity, singer Chris Brown dropped some knowledge on his Instagram.com timeline for his female followers.
Brown, 27, confirmed what we already know, that men and women are not equal when it comes to matters of the heart.
The DNA from a 14-year-old Bronx girl's unsolved murder case helped bring her killer to justice after 18 years.
James David Martin, who is in his 40s, pleaded guilty Thursday to the 1998 murder and rape of Marleny Cruz.
Reality TV star Antonia "Toya" Wright celebrated her 33rd birthday with her friends and family at Haven in Atlanta Wednesday night. The theme of the party was the Player's Ball. Special invited guests included Tameka "Tiny" Harris, Kandi Burruss, Usher, Keri Hilson, Waka Flocka and his wife Tammy Rivera, Rasheeda & Kirk Frost, Dej Loaf, Monyetta Shaw, Zonnique Pullins, Mr. Ruggs, Lisa Wu, radio personality Mz Shyneka, celebrity blogger Tami Reed, and more!
Atlanta's glitterati turned out for the private screening of Will Packers' holiday movie Almost Christmas held at Atlantic Station on Wednesday.
Pictured above are singer/songwriter Keri Hilson, left, with Gabrielle Union and Mo'Nique.
The movie is about a dysfunctional family that gathers together for their first Thanksgiving since their mother died. Almost Christmas stars Gabrielle Union, Mo'Nique, Omar Epps, Danny Glover, Nicole Ari Parker, Kimberly Elise, Jessie T. Usher, and comedian D. C. Young Fly.
Photos by Prince Williams/ATLPics.net
Twitter.com, which is on its last legs, is shuttering their once popular Vine video app.
"We'll be working closely with creators to make sure your questions are answered and will work hard to do this the right way," Twitter's Vine team wrote in a Medium.com post on Thursday.
Kendu Isaac's daughter, Briana Latrise, says he deserves to be paid $129,000 a month in alimony from R&B Diva Mary J Blige.
Women everywhere criticized Isaac for demanding $129K a month from Blige to pay his living expenses.
Someone compiled these images of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton throwing back shots and beer chasers in pubs and bars. Rumors have been swirling for years that Clinton is a chronic alcoholic.
Australian billionaire James Packer dumped songbird Mariah Carey, according to multiple reports. Word has it that Packer grew tired of Mariah's self-centered attitude. And her reality show to document their fairy tale wedding didn't help matters either.
It's a good thing the dopamine faded before they tied the knot.
Pregnant socialite Ciara Wilson attended the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund event at the Chateau Marmont Hotel in West Hollywood, CA. on Wednesday.
Photos: SAF / Splash News | wowcelebritytv/Bauergriffin.com
Sandrarose.com has never featured a pregnant Morning Glory before. But 30-year-old Yuki Akinosho, wife of today's Morning Wood, Gabriel, 31, displays such style and grace while 6 months pregnant, that I decided to feature her to give you expectant moms a little inspiration!
Follow Yuki on Instagram.com/yukiakinosho
British fashion blogger and entrepreneur Gabriel Akinosho is today's Morning Wood. No, he is not gay. Every fashionable man isn't gay.
Gabriel is a family man (with a very fashionable wife and son), who just happens to be very stylish (like most blacks in London).
Filmmaker Michael Moore spoke at a promotional event in Ohio for his new documentary 'Michael Moore in TrumpLand' this week.
The video of Moore's speech has gone viral as Trump supporters share it on Facebook.com and Twitter.com.
Rap mogul Shawn "Jay Z" Carter knows it takes money to make money. In a desperate bid to save his ailing music streaming service, Tidal, Jay Z reportedly offered $40 million to buy unreleased songs inside Prince's vault.
Bassist Jermaine Jackson has a type. The 61-year-old Gary, Indiana native was spotted leaving Office Depot with his girlfriend in Los Angeles, CA.


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Most care homes have now restricted visitors in order to protect their residents from the virus. It is a particularly challenging time for staff and residents, as an outbreak of the virus at a care home could be devastating. How can we support them?
It's a difficult question to answer, as the situation seems to be changing daily, but here are some general ideas that should be adapted to your local situation and read in the light of the most up to date government advice, which can be found here.
1. Give your care home a call and ask them what their needs are at this time and if there is any particular support they need. They may be so busy dealing with the urgent that they are unable to think of anything - let them know that they can contact you if they think of anything later on.
2. Show care home staff how much we appreciate all they are doing to look after and protect our vulnerable older people during this time of crisis. Send them a thank you card and some chocolates.
3. In our area we are hoping to get some funding to buy android tablets to give to the care homes that staff can use to help residents have video chats with their loved ones. Residents with capacity can also use them to play online games like Words with Friends and chess, that connect them to the outside world.
4. If you have a background in care, perhaps you could offer to go on a reserve list of bank staff that care home managers can call on should they experience a shortage.
5. If you have children at home, perhaps they could write letters or draw pictures that could be sent to the care homes to cheer the staff and residents.
Can you think of other ideas? Please feel free to add them to them in the comments section below.
Showcasing our Intergenerational Drama Project
We were thrilled to see the fruits of our intergenerational drama project last week when the Year 8 pupils showcased the final production to residents and their families at a local care home. The project involved Wendy (our Volunteer Coordinator, who is also a writer and actor) working with students from a local school, who spent time getting to know some care home residents, collecting stories from their lives, and turning these stories into a musical production.
The production, "Over The Rainbow", was largely set around the 1940s and included favourite music from the era, which had several of the residents humming along and dancing in their chairs, which was a real delight to see. One resident said "I enjoyed it thoroughly. It brought back lots of memories, good and bad. But it was wonderful."
Another resident said "The girls had thought about what they were doing and they'd obviously taken the bits that they had been told by the people they'd visited over time; it was all in there and they put it together well. I enjoyed it and I think that's the most important thing; and I saw everyone else enjoyed it too."
The students also told us they gained a lot from the project - from growing their confidence and teamwork skills, to changing their views about older people and their perspective of life in general. One pupil said "we've got so much to learn from care home residents" and this was a common theme amongst the pupils. One student spoke of a gentleman who had lost both of his legs in WWII and had gone onto become a successful actor, "it was amazing to see someone who had been through so much in their youth to be telling these stories and be so happy today."
The school's Head of Drama said the pupils had "gained confidence, empathy for the elderly and collaborative skills in rehearsing. The project was a great way for the students to become involved in a local community on our doorstep."
Wendy, who led the project at Embracing Age says "The grant from Culture Seeds allowed us to create a beautiful space, that built a lasting connection between a group of young people and elderly residents in a care home. We witnessed the joy and delight from the elderly residents, their feeling of value sharing their stories. We watched the girls' excitement and confidence grow listening to these stories, and making them into a play. It was a truly magical experience."
You can watch highlights of the performance and interviews with some of the residents and pupils below.
A huge thank you to the Mayor of London's Culture Seed Programme for funding this project, and to the school and the care home for working with us. If you would be interested in exploring an intergenerational project with us, please contact us here.
Caring Couples: Together Forever
This is a guest blog from Leanne White
Whether we are old or young, when we are in a couple, we want to spend time together. As we grow old together, we become increasingly integrated into each other's lives and being able to stay and live together as a couple is essential to maintain a good quality of life.
As we get older, we not only have specific needs ourselves, but our partner also has their own needs. It is not uncommon to then find that one partner essentially becomes the 'carer', often neglecting what their specific needs are, trying to carry out tasks and care for the other with no help. Often couples are split up – either within the same residential establishment or by going to different ones.
Ensuring that people are happy and comfortable in old age is vitally important and staying together as a couple can be central to this. However, there are also other reasons why endeavours should be made to keep elderly couples together.
Daily Visits
It might be that one partner has trouble getting dressed or washed or just a little help is needed to stay on top of the housework. Daily visits can be organised, meaning that a care worker would come to the couple's home, either for something specific or to generally help out with anything that it is needed.
Daily carers can carry out tasks such as administering medication (ensuring that medication doesn't run out, doses are given accurately and that it's not forgotten), cooking, going out or even just there for some company and moral support.
Daily visits are great for couples who are struggling a little, often with certain physical activities. It allows someone to come in a check that they are both ok and comfortable, but without someone being there all the time. Visits can be daily, a couple of times a week or they can even have a visit more than once a day, depending on needs.
Live in Care
If it gets to the stage where one or more of the couple needs more help than just a visit or two a day, live in care is a great option. With live-in care, a carer will stay with the couple in their home and be able to help with any needs that come up. This means that couples can stay together, without being moved to a strange environment – something that can be scary and confusing for many older people, especially if they are suffering from dementia.
This not only relieves the worry of family and friends that the elderly couple is ok, together, and well cared for, but also – and most importantly, can help to give them a quality of life without the pressures or responsibilities of caring for the other, and allows them to remain in the same home that they know and love.
Live in carers are carefully chosen to ensure that they get on well with the couple, as well as have the necessary technical knowledge and abilities to ensure that it really works for everyone. The familiarity of having someone who is always there can also be a bonus for live-in care.
24-hour care
Another option is 24-hour care. This means that instead of having a single person living with the couple, a team of workers work on a 'relay' basis, ensuring that someone is always there, but that its not always the same person.
24-hour care ensures that there is always someone there to attend any issues which might arise, giving peace of mind to families and ensuring the best quality of life for the couple.
This can be especially useful if one person or the couple have needs on a 24-hour basis.
Regardless of the situation, keeping couples together as they get older should be one of the main priorities to consider when one or both of them begin to need extra help. Fortunately, today there are more options that are available to people to help life-long partners really be life-long partners.
It can be hard to visit someone you love when it seems like they are slipping further away into their dementia, or losing their ability to communicate verbally. When it feels like you're not making a difference and your visits aren't remembered it's understandable to begin to wonder if it's even worth visiting at all. It is! Though people living with dementia may soon forget the details of your visit, they will be left with the emotional memory for far longer. The feeling of being loved, cared for, happy.
So how do we try and make our visits those which leave the person we love feeling loved, cared for and happy? How do we bring enjoyment to someone living with advanced dementia? Here are my top tips:
I have a bag now which I take to the care home every week. It has a basic manicure kit, a portable speaker, hand cream, a sketch book, photos, pictures and music on my phone. I can then offer different activities depending on the mood and fancy of the lady I visit. There are some weeks it doesn't go that well, if she is having a particularly bad day, but more often than not it has enabled me to bring her a little enjoyment. Although I have been visiting for nearly two years I still have to introduce myself every week and I know she has no memory of my previous visit. And yet, I do sense that she knows me. At the very least she associates me with good feelings, and that for me, makes all worth while.
Introducing John Noble
We are delighted to welcome John Noble as a new ambassador for Embracing Age. We asked John to share some of his story:
Tell us a bit about yourself and your experience of supporting a loved one with dementia.
Well Tina, that's a challenge without writing a book! I've been in Christian ministry with my lovely wife for almost 60 years! We were married in 1958 and after seeing the folly of some involvement we had in the occult, we soon found the Holy Spirit at work in our lives as we were caught up with the Charismatic Renewal which emerged in the 1960s in a big way. Alongside bringing our five wonderful children into the world, we planted churches, shared in great conferences like Spring Harvest and developed a team to serve the church here in the UK and around the World.
Having been trained at the Royal Academy, Christine had a passion to see the arts functioning freely in worship and the church's mission. With her team she pioneered the use of movement, drama and art which, with a strong prophetic element, enriched our gatherings at every level. She was greatly used in the gifts of the Holy Spirit and has seen many people delivered, healed and released into ministry. She also did much to gender self-esteem with women and encouraged them to pursue their God-given callings in work, home and church in whichever way the Lord was leading them.
Together we were a great team and spent many years serving the church from simple tribal village fellowships in Asia and Africa to the city churches of the West and beyond.
In 2011 Christine was diagnosed with an aggressive form of dementia and we were faced with the greatest challenge of our long and happy relationship. I was devastated and wanted everyone to know and pray for us, while Christine was inclined to be in a measure of denial. This immediately led to some tension and made it difficult to manage the inevitable adjustments the progression of the disease brought. Nothing I had been through in life had prepared me for the situation we found ourselves in and so began a massive learning curve for me.
I must admit that I didn't always handle things very well as the Christine I knew seemed to fade away and a different Christine emerged. It was a Christine who didn't behave and react the way she had done in the past and left me coming to terms with a disturbing range of emotions from bewilderment and confusion to hurt, anger and sadness. If it wasn't for the support of a loving family, praying friends and a few people with experience who listened to my pain and took time to sympathise and gently give some words of counsel, I would not have survived.
Two days after my 80th birthday Christine was taken into care for a couple of weeks to sort out her medication which wasn't working too well. It was the worst day of my life and I wept buckets. During her short stay she was seen to be in an advanced stage of disease and the assessor said that she was amazed that we had managed to cope for so long. So, Christine stayed in the home which was both a relief and a further devastation.
Why are you motivated to see more volunteers in care homes?
I have visited Christine every day for the last 22 months and watched her deteriorate to the point where she is immobile and has all but lost her speech. By God's grace this experience has softened my heart and changed my understanding of those who have to cope or live with the disease.
I see the incredible commitment of so many carers, the majority of whom are immigrants. They work long shifts and the pay is not great. Every day they face the challenges of residents, most of whom are confused and concerned or totally dependent on their input and a few can be quite aggressive. Their time is taken up with the simple chores of dealing with the basic needs of feeding, washing and watching. Whilst many go the extra mile and try to spend time interacting with residents it is impossible for them to give the attention which would help to make life a little more bearable, especially for those who have no family or friends to visit.
I began to think about the difference a few volunteers, who have received a little training, could make to the lives, not only of the residents, but to the staff as well. I have seen how easy it is to get alongside folk to give them some assurance and a little love which brings light into their darkness and peace in their confusion. We have also made some real friendships with the staff who appreciate us being around and they are interested when we take time to share something of our experiences and faith.
There is another area where I see we can make a difference if we are sensitive. During one of my first visits to see Christine I was distressed and upset. A lady who was visiting her mother took a moment to come over to me and offer kind words of comfort and encouragement. During my daily visits I have had dozens of opportunities to do the same for other visitors who might be facing an emotional challenge with their loved one.
In our daily lives we find it difficult to engage with people who are busily going about their daily routines. However, when a life is turned upside down by the circumstances which bring them to a care home, they are vulnerable and open to receive a little love and tenderness which a caring volunteer might be able to offer.
When I discovered Embracing Age and all that you are doing, I was delighted and thrilled to know that my growing concern to see an army of volunteers supporting care homes across the UK was already being addressed a professional way. Thanks Tina for the amazing work you have started and more power to your elbow!
If you could give one piece of advice to the younger generation what would it be?
Sadly, over recent years in our society, community life is all but gone. The security and support communities provided has been dissipated. Family life has largely disappeared and people are more and more isolated. One tragic result of this is an ever-widening generational gap which breeds suspicion, fear and even anger and aggression between the young and old.
My advice to the younger generation which is emerging in this climate is, please take time to consider the long-term effects of perpetuating this situation. One day you will be old and will need love and support. So, with all the energy, hopes and aspirations you have, let us, together, find a way to buck the trend and reverse the divisions. Let us rediscover the incredible reservoir of wisdom and energy which reside in the two generations and see how this can be a force for positive change in this troubled world.
Cubs at a Care Home...
A local cubs group wanted to do something to help people with dementia, so they decided to spend time with residents at a local care home and also to raise money for Embracing Age. We asked some cubs to tell us about it:
"The First St Margarets Cubs Pack have been raising money for dementia. Dementia is an illness when people forget memories that have happened since they got dementia, but they can still remember things from before.
We have raised £314.05 for Embracing Age. We achieved this by doing a sponsored eat-a-thon and we had a BBQ with all the people with dementia from Dalemead care home in East Twickenham.
This was part of The Million Hands Scouts project. There are five areas that we found out about and then we voted which area the pack was going to support. These consisted of dementia, disabilities, mental wellbeing and finally clean water and sanitation. We found out about each one of these and the pack voted for dementia.
To earn our badge we had to complete these five tasks:
1. Identify need – we learnt about dementia.
2. Plan action – we planed the eat-a-thon and the BBQ.
3. Take action – we had our eat-a-thon & visited Dalemead.
4. Learn and do more – we talked about dementia as a cub pack.
5. Tell the world – this is what we are doing now.
We really enjoyed taking part in this project and have learned lots about dementia."
By Tilly, Maia & Ciara
The residents and staff at the care home loved having the cubs visit and hope it might be the start of an ongoing relationship. A very big thank you and well done to the 1st St Margaret's Cubs Pack!
Dealing with loss as a Volunteer
If you volunteer in a care home for any length of time you are inevitably going to come face to face with loss, as we spend time with people in the sunset of their lives. This was brought home to me this week. I have been visiting Joan (not her real name) who has dementia, for over 18 months. I am her only visitor and everything I know about her has come out of our chats over that time (plus extra research I have done on google), as she has no family that she is in contact with. I've grown very fond of Joan, who by all accounts has lived an independent and rather eccentric life. She often shouts at staff in her frustration of wanting to live at home, but has warmed to me and even though she doesn't always know from week to week who I am, I always sense a recognition in her eyes that I am someone she has a good relationship with.
Over the last 2 months I have a seen a considerable decline in Joan's physical and cognitive functioning. She is no longer able to tell me any stories from her past. I used to be able to prompt her and she would continue the rest of the story, but now I find myself recounting her stories back to her, reminding her of who she is.
This week was the worst I have seen her and I came away feeling so sad: sad for Joan that her physical and cognitive functioning has declined so much, sad that she is so unhappy and sad for the loss of our relationship, that we can no longer chat and laugh as we used to. And also frustrated at my own inadequacy to really make a difference to her situation.
I suspect I am not the only volunteer who has felt like this and I want to open up the conversation. Has anyone felt like this? How do you deal with it? I guess writing this blog is part of my attempt to process my thoughts and feelings, along with writing a journal. There is always the choice to stop visiting, but somehow that seems more of a running away than a processing of loss.
So at the moment I am digging deeper and thinking of more creative ways to connect with Joan, as her ability to converse diminishes. She has not come across as tactile up till now so my usual ideas around hand massages and touch don't seem so appropriate. But she does like classical music so perhaps we can listen to that together and it may soothe her agitation.
Loss will be inevitable as Joan's disease progresses but I want to journey with her through this valley until the ultimate sunset of her passing. And perhaps feeling that sometimes along the way I was able to bring a little light to her darkness and a little calm to her agitation will help me to process my own sadness.
I was chatting with one of our care home friend volunteers a few weeks ago and he said something that really struck me: "I'm not afraid of dementia any more". Given that dementia is the most feared illness in our society, this is no small thing.
Today I caught up with him to find out more. Stephen, 78, is a retired architect and started volunteering for Embracing Age as he wanted to contribute to his local community. He responded to a request for a volunteer to play chess, without realising that the resident actually needed to learn how to play, which Stephen felt ill equipped to do. Instead they now read poetry to each other and have built a mutual friendship. Stephen has also got to know some of the other residents - he estimates that about 75% of them have some degree of dementia.
I asked Stephen why he's not afraid of dementia any more:
"I think we all have an in built fear of losing our minds. A relative has had dementia for the last 18 months and watching him crash has not been very nice, if I can put it that way. But there, at the care home, most of those with dementia still try to communicate, and if you make an effort you can talk to them, and you realise that dementia isn't the end of life for them. I'm amazed how open people are, they plough on with their interests, like gardening, and if you get them on a subject they're interested in, they really open up. One lady in her 90's is a barrel of fun, we always joke and she has a really great attitude to her dementia. She says, "I love it here. I know I can't remember what happened yesterday". She's not letting it get on top of her, which I think is wonderful."
This year at the Council's Full of Life Fair, celebrating Older People's Day, we worked with churches across the Borough of Richmond to showcase the plethora of activities they run for older people. We produced a leaflet detailing all the activities and gave out over 350, with a free tealight. Most people had no idea that so many activities were available in local churches and we were very well received.
To see what's happening for older people in local churches across the Borough click on our interactive map.
I read a very moving post on facebook earlier this week from John Noble, who with his wife Christine, have been influential in church leadership over many years. He shares about Christine's journey with dementia and he has given me permission to reporoduce his post here. Well worth a read:
"It is almost one year since the love of my life was taken into care. Initially she was to go into the home for two weeks in an attempt to balance her medication as various other efforts had failed to keep her on an even keel. I was not permitted to see her for one week which was like being assigned to seven days of mental torture. I spent the week in tears.
When I finally got to see Christine and talk to the nurse who ran the home, she said that she hadn't realised how advanced and aggressive Christine's dementia was and she didn't know how we had coped. Her conclusion was that it was time for Christine to be taken into permanent care.
At that moment I discovered that incompatible emotions such as relief and agony can exist side by side but not without creating turmoil and confusion. Family and the many encouragements and prayers of friends have helped me to adjust to my new situation. However, in spite of the difficulty of caring for Christine, there was a gaping hole in my life.
Months on and a various combinations of drugs tested, nothing seemed to have had the desired effect of keeping Christine calm and at peace. True she had some better days but in reality she spent a great deal of time crying.
This behaviour started while she was at home. I put it down to the multiple TV advertisements which appear in the channels most likely to be watched by older people. Pictures of sick and dying children and heart wrenching appeals for donations every fifteen minutes whilst watching your favourite episode of Poirot, is not a helpful way to relax.
It seemed that these images conjured up visions of suffering children such as Christine had often seen as she sought to minister in deprived areas of the world. Of course, I quickly learned to prerecord the programmes and delete the adverts but those images appeared to remain embedded somewhere deep within.
So it was that some days ago a new drug in a fairly high dosage was tried. When I went in at my usual time to give Christine her supper she was out for the count which is most unusual as she is mostly on the move, shuffling around to see what is going on. Her head was slumped forward and it took me a good ten to fifteen minutes to wake her. Finally, when I did arouse her she could barely walk an inch at a time, staring down at the floor as I helped her along. Once again I was shattered!
This went on for a few days and each visit I struggled to hold back the tears until I left to come home in the car. Then one of the nurses who saw my distress tried to comfort me, "it's a question of which is best," she said, "do you want Christine as a zombie or do you want her crying most of the time?"
This was not a choice I was anxious to make and after a couple of the staff helped me settle Christine into a chair, my lovely zombie began to cry anyway. This was the first time I broke down in front of the staff. I sobbed out my thanks for their help and something about not coping and then hurried out to the sanctuary of my car.
The next day at the home I was greeted with concerned looks and while I helped Christine with her supper the nurse said that they were going to halve the dosage of medication to see if that made a difference. Thank God it did! And, hallelujah, we're on to more smiles and fewer tears! On a recent visit Christine actually reached out and pulled me close and whispered quite coherently, "I love you," and gave me a full on, sloppy, kiss! Wow, that was special!
My experiences over these last few years, and particularly these months since Christine went into care, have given me huge appreciation for the myriads of people who are enduring the kind of pain we are suffering and sometimes much, much worse. How many of them manage without family help and many more not knowing the blessing of being in touch with Jesus, I shall never know.
I am also incredibly impressed by the staff who work in the home. Most of them are immigrants as, it seems, most of us Brits don't want to work in such demanding jobs. The long hours, low pay and caring for such needy people, many of whom are almost totally incapacitated, disturbed and sometimes quite aggressive, is tiring work. Yet they are always ready with a welcome and a smile and more often than not, even when they're busy, tea and biscuits.
On top of all their regular tasks, washing, dressing, feeding, distributing medication, toilet trips and watching out for those in danger of falling or doing themselves some damage, they do try to interact with the residents on a personal basis as much as possible. However, the reality is they just don't have the time to engage with them as they would like.
All this has led me to ask myself two questions; what could be done to improve life for those caring for loved ones at home? And, how could the amazing commitment of the staff working in care homes be supplemented to provide one to one engagement on a regular basis for residents who need that kind of attention?
I found myself wishing I was younger and had the time and resources to start a charity to train an army of retired volunteers. These, perhaps, older people who are often overlooked and undervalued themselves, could get alongside lonely, pressurised carers in their homes and also make regular visits to nursing homes to stand with staff, lightening the load and making life a little brighter for some residents who need more interaction or have no family to visit them.
In recent years Christians have risen to many of the challenges which have surfaced in our broken society. And, far from having withdrawn from the 'world' because we are not 'of it', we are now fully engaged in positive action without becoming involved in the 'world system' which is what scripture warns us against. Street pastors, prison visiting, healing on the streets, youth mentoring, food banks are just a few of the fantastic initiatives which are making a tremendous difference but surely this is just the beginning and there is much, much more that we can do.
My belief is that there is some saint out there with the gifts and abilities required to mobilise an army to serve in this area of growing concern. Maybe they are just crying out to the Lord to open a door of opportunity so that they can find their place in the heart of what God is doing to turn this nation around and back to its Christian roots. So, maybe you could join me in praying that the Holy Spirit will connect those with the skills to those with the resources. In this way the many, who would love to serve in this needy area, can be empowered to get on and invade our care homes with the presence and the love of Jesus!"

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Job ID: 45197
Date Posted: Mar 9, 2020
Segment: Mobility
Business Unit: Hitachi Rail
Company Name: Hitachi Rail Limited
Profession (Job Category): Corporate Affairs
Job Type (Experience Level): Experienced
Job Schedule: Full-time
Remote: No
Are you a Communication and Marketing leader with a passion for driving strategy and programmes within complex global businesses? Are you excited about working for a world-renowned brand at a moment of exceptional international expansion, alongside colleagues from the UK, Europe and Japan? Come and join us on this exciting journey!
As a global provider of total railway solutions, Hitachi Rail has a growing international presence and product range. We are leading the largest rail modernisation project in UK history and delivering the next generation of rolling stock, signalling and railway products across five continents. We are working to Inspire the Next – and this is your chance to be part of it.
Your new role
In this exciting new role you will be responsible for overseeing the external communication and marketing activities for the business at a global level. Whilst promoting the company's mission, products, image and values, you will be driving the strategy for external communications and corporate brand, in alignment with business objectives.
Specifically, you will be responsible for the following deliverables:
Drive and define the guidelines of an integrated global external communication and marketing strategy in collaboration with regional marketing and external communication units and in alignment with business Strategy and the whole Hitachi Group guidelines.
Collaborate and support all relevant business units by monitoring external global trends and global stakeholders feedbacks in order to ensure that the company is positioned for success, its value is understood and its reputation is protected.
Ensure the definition of a global external communication and marketing reference framework aimed at standardise the Company global practises and processes related to external communication and marketing activities.
Ensure the collection, global consolidation and monitoring of the External Communication and marketing budget.
Ensure the definition of the Company global Social Media Strategy in collaboration with all relevant organisational units and in compliance with the Hitachi Group relevant guidelines.
Ensure the definition of common global external communication and marketing platforms guarantying the cross regional collaboration and knowledge sharing at a global level.
Ensure the Company point of contact towards Hitachi Corporate Ltd on all global external communication and marketing matters.
Ensure the definition, implementation and coordination of the activities related to the organization of the Company's global external communication events and exhibitions.
Ensure the Company crisis communication process, according to the company's procedure.
Proactively advice and support Regional Business activities and all relevant company Functions on matters related to global External Communication and marketing.
Ensure the development of global promotional material in collaboration with regional marketing and external communication units.
About you
In order to be successful in this role, you will need to demonstrate the following traits and attributes:
Substantial experience working in an international fast paced business with proven track record of managing comprehensive strategic external communications programs;
A passionate communicator who acts as business partner to all related functions with effective hands-on capability;
A mature team player with demonstrated leadership to be able to work with cross function, international teams and multiple external stakeholders;
Knowledge of public relations, interests of corporations, acquired through regular contact with those organizations
Ability of forming solid, meaningful and lasting relationships with critical external stakeholders, acting as a brand and business ambassador;
Excellent written and verbal skills with fluency in business English and, ideally, other languages
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We offer a competitive salary and a generous benefits package. This includes a pension scheme with contributions up to 9%, health insurance, up to 28 days of annual leave and many more perks for you to choose from within a flexible plan that will meet your specific needs and lifestyle.
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Senior Product Specialist - Gigya SAP JobApply now »
Date: Mar 22, 2020
City: Tel Aviv, M, IL
Company: SAP
Requisition ID: 241244
Work Area: Solution and Product Management
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Career Status: Management
Employment Type: Regular Full Time
SAP started in 1972 as a team of five colleagues with a desire to do something new. Together, they changed enterprise software and reinvented how business was done. Today, as a market leader in enterprise application software, we remain true to our roots. That's why we engineer solutions to fuel innovation, foster equality and spread opportunity for our employees and customers across borders and cultures.
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You will solve complex problems that the customer data silos environment have created by developing strategic homegrown capabilities and partner with the best. You will infuse data science across the company. You will consolidate a massive MarTech vendor landscape. You will capture this and lots of fresh new ROI focused ideas in a meticulous roadmap & backlog.
Your ultimate goal is to enable brands to create a seamless, unified customer experience to satisfy the customers need for a unified, omni-channel experience with the brands they trust. If you want to inspire Marketing, Business, Product, and Engineering experts in Gigya-SAP and across SAP business units & the most senior levels, connect the dots across a portfolio of products, make ideas into meaningful products, and help fuel a critical part of the business for one of the biggest e-commerce software companies in the world - then we want you here.
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Texas women get a chance to make a statement against No. 1 Stanford
AUSTIN — It can't be overstated how critical last week's road win over 17th-ranked Tennessee was for coach Karen Aston's Longhorns.
Texas (6-4) flopped in its season-opening loss to South Florida, then lost to Arizona, 12th-ranked North Carolina State and Hawaii while sprinkling in a few wins over lesser mid-majors. That 66-60 win over the Volunteers in Knoxville proved this team had some fight in it.
Texas will need to muster even more fire Sunday when No. 1 Stanford (10-0) walks into the Erwin Center. The Cardinal already has defeated three top-25 teams, including a 78-51 romp over Tennessee in its last outing.
Stanford is averaging 81.9 points per game and holding opponents to 57.5. Among Division I teams it ranks sixth in field goal percentage defense and 15th in field goal percentage.
Coach Tara VanDerveer's team doesn't feature one overpowering star, but rather a collection of talented players who know their roles. Six Cardinal are averaging between at least 7.2 points per game, led by sophomore guard Lexie Hull, and four grab at least five rebounds per game.
And with Stanford averaging 8.4 steals per game, Texas can't afford to be as careless with the ball as it was in Wednesday's 73-60 win over Ohio, which featured 24 turnovers.
"I definitely don't think we can turn over the ball 20-something times against that caliber of team," Aston said Wednesday. "Really haven't look at Stanford much, but I know all the players because you see them on the circuit and Celeste (Taylor) has played with several on USA Basketball. They're young, talented, deep. That's really what I know just because I know the players."
Texas could look to utilize its size physicality in the post to counteract Stanford's balanced attack. Senior 6-foot-3 forward Joyner Holmes and sophomore 6-5 center Charli Collier are averaging a combined 30.2 points and 20.6 rebounds per game.
But the game's X-factor might just be freshman guard Celeste Taylor, a 2019 McDonald's All-American and three-time tournament champion with USA Basketball. Taylor sparked Texas in its win over Ohio, pouring in 17 points and grabbing nine rebounds, six offensive.
After a miserable first three games, Taylor has rounded into form, averaging 11.7 points, five rebounds and 1.3 3-pointers over UT's past six contests.
"There's definitely a learning curve," Taylor said Wednesday. "For me personally I think it was more the physicality than anything. But you just have to get through it, push past those obstacles. There's going to be hard times but having teammates, having them to help you through it, you can get through anything."
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But given the Longhorns' collection of talent and brand name, Stanford probably won't roll into Austin expecting an easy romp. VanDerveer will have her squad poised and prepared, as always.
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Mohamed Yousuf Naghi Motors (MYNM), BMW Group importer for Saudi Arabia, is to break ground on a new facility in northern Riyadh.
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Sheikh Mohamed Yousuf Naghi, founder of MYNM; Joerg Ranau, ambassador of Germany; Hendrik Von Kuenheim, senior vice president, BMW Group Africa, Russia, importer markets Europe and Middle East; and Dr. Hamid Haqparwar, managing director of BMW Group Middle East, attended a groundbreaking ceremony to formally commence building work on the project.
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The Power of Color
Kathy Martin
Color impacts every part of our lives – our homes, offices, wardrobe, surroundings & health, yet often we are unaware of how big an impact it really has. In this class, we will see lots of Transparencies demonstrating the different color meanings as seen in the aura photos. We will discuss the power of color and how to use dowsing as a tool to assist us in making great color choices in every aspect of our lives.


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[Photos] by Marjie Santos
The 5th points race in the 2005 HIPA season, the 11th Annual Kohala Coast Challenge was held today, Saturday, March 5 on calm waters out of Kawaihae Harbor.
Great turnout, especially in the paddleboard division! Wonderful food, super awards and beautiful T-shirts designed by Frank Snow always make this one of HIPA's most popular events each season.


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Constructivism and the technology of instruction : a conversation / edited by Thomas M. Duffy, David H. Jonassen with special assistance from Peggy Cole
Hillsdale, N.J. : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates Publishers, 1992
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I. Introduction. 1. Constructivism: New Implications for Instructional Technology / Thomas M. Duffy and David H. Jonassen -- II. Constructivist Perspectives. 2. Theory into Practice: How Do We Link? / Anne K. Bednar, Donald Cunningham, Thomas M. Duffy and J. David Perry. 3. Assessing Constructions and Constructing Assessments: A Dialogue / Donald J. Cunningham. 4. Technology Meets Constructivism: Do They Make a Marriage? / David N. Perkins. 5. Cognitive Flexibility, Constructivism, and Hypertext: Random Access Instruction for Advanced Knowledge Acquisition in Ill-structured Domains / Rand J. Spiro, Paul J. Feltovich, Michael J. Jacobson and Richard L. Coulson. 6. Technology and the Design of Generative Learning Environments / Cognition and Technology Group at Vanderbilt University -- III. Instructional Technology Perspectives. 7. An Instructional Designer's View of Constructivism / Walter Dick. 8. Constructivism and Instructional Design / M. David Merrill -- IV. Clarifying the Relationship. 9. Some Thoughts About Constructivism and Instructional Design / Cognition and Technology Group at Vanderbilt University. 10. Knowledge Representation, Content Specification, and the Development of Skill in Situation Specific Knowledge Assembly: Some Constructivist Issues as They Relate to Cognitive Flexibility Theory and Hypertext / Rand J. Spiro, Paul J. Feltovich, Michael J. Jacobson and Richard L. Coulson. 11. Attempting to Come to Grips with Alternative Perspectives / Thomas M. Duffy and Anne K. Bednar. 12. Evaluating Constructivistic Learning / David H. Jonassen. 13. Reflections on the Implications of Constructivism for Educational Technology / Charles M. Reigeluth. 14. In Defense of Extremism / Donald J. Cunningham. 15. What Constructivism Demands of the Learner / David N. Perkins -- V. Reflections on the Conversation. 16. Constructing Constructivism / Catherine Fosnot. 17. The Assumptions of Constructivism and Instructional Design / William Winn. 18. Constructive Criticisms / Brockenbrough S. Allen. 19. An Eclectic Examination of Some Issues in the Constructivist-ISD Controversy / Sigmund Tobias
This book is about the implications of constructivism for instructional design practices, and more importantly, it is about a dialogue between instructional developers and learning theorists. Working with colleagues in each discipline, the editors were amazed to find a general lack of familiarity with each others' work. From an instructional design perspective, it seems that the practice of instructional design must be based on some conception of how people learn and what it means to learn. From a learning theory perspective, it seems obvious that the value of learning theory rests in the ability to predict the impact of alternative learning environments or instructional practices on what is learned. Thus the interchange of ideas between these disciplines is essential. As a consequence of both the information rich environment and the technological capability, business is seen moving away from a fixed curriculum and toward providing information and instruction when it is needed. These changes bring about a window of opportunity establishing a dialogue that will provide for a richer understanding of learning and the instructional environment required to achieve that learning. The editors hope that this book is the beginning of the conversation and that it will serve to spur continued conversation between those involved in learning theory and those involved in the design of instruction. -- Publisher description
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Energy buckets, what depletes you and what charges you?
Angela MacCabe is a human resources professional and coach, but the toughest job she has ever had is being a Mom. Her son, Parker is 6 years old and has some learning difficulties.
Angela is challenged with work life balance, as many mom's face. It is a balance of time and energy. The biggest challenge is around scheduling. It is an exercise in planning within her home, and support systems. Angela has stepped outsider her comfort zone and asked for help, but it is still hard. Angela is working on setting healthy boundaries and expectations, while thinking about home life. It is creating an ebb and flow with an employer to achieve the necessary balance.
Angela has taken stock of her resources, who can help, what can I give up or change to make it easier? The answers require reflection and support from both your home and work families. What are the values you need to focus on? What is the agreement you have with your employer to ensure you are able to do what is necessary to help your children?
Angela's son has not yet been fully diagnosed, and she is examining the root cause of the behaviors before jumping to the first answer that is shown. She has become an advocate for her son, and looking at what her son needs at his level, not her own expectations. Parker's behavior could be ADHD or auditory processing deficiency - the behaviors are very similar. She doesn't want to medicate just because that maybe the outcome. She is digging her heels in to get more information.
One of the resources that Angela has found useful is a neuro developmental consultant. This has identified some tools and resources for Parker and shown progress. It is a piece of the puzzle that has to be explored and Angela and Parker continue to seek resources to help him move forward.
Angela reminds us all that a mentor or accountability partner is great self care. Give yourself a break, don't feel guilty, your child will progress at his/her own speed, and that is OK!
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