Best Volunteer Community Service

Archive for July, 2009

The cat is out of the bag. Lifestyle gadget enthusiasts are whispering to one another the prospects of Google Android – a new OS that looks to be a strong contender against Apple’s iPhone. For years, Apple has had very little competition. The iPhone appeared to have dominated the mobile community, and to date, it’s still the most popular mobile gadget around.

One of the main reasons why the iPhone is so popular is because Apple allows third party developers to develop applications for the iPhone. The applications are then distributed through Apple’s website. This is a highly strategic business move adopted by Apple, and one that has proven to work very well.

This concept is not new. Other non mobile platforms have adopted a similar concept, and have achieved great success as well. For example, both MySpace and Facebook, 2 immensely popular social community sites, have launched their own developer platform. Like the iPhone, developers can develop third party applications on these platforms.

The trend is rather obvious – user generated application based on an open concept is in. The iPhone’s success didn’t go unnoticed. Google is a strong player looking to compete in this sphere.

Recently, lots of buzz has been generated on Google Android – a brand new mobile OS. The key difference between Google Android and the iPhone OS is that the Android is an open OS. That means the OS can be used on any phone, not just the iPhone. By limiting the OS to the iPhone, Apple had isolated the rest of the phone manufacturers.

For years now, Apple had the upper hand. They can charge whatever price they wish to charge, and fans will still pay because they can’t get a similar system anywhere else. Google Android is looking to change all that. By leveling the playing field, consumers now have more choices. For sure, the prices for mobile gadgets (i.e. smartphones), will plummet once the Android gets adopted by other smartphone manufacturers. Already, major brand names like HTC, Motorola, Samsung, LG and Sony Ericsson are working closely with the Open Handset Alliance (the company now running Google Android) to realize this goal.

Being such a new technology, and with limited developers, enthusiasts will have to bear with a great number of useless mobile apps that will be released in the first few years. This is a common trend because developers are mostly experimenting with the system to see what works and what doesn’t.

As the OS matures, and more and more developers jump on the band wagon to release applications, there will be more and more useful applications. Consumers may then enjoy the full benefits of having an open mobile OS.

T-Mobile’s G1, based on Google Android, is already enjoying a fair amount of success. For sure, a G2 looks set to be launched in the near future. Lenovo is also looking for a piece of the pie with its very own Lenovo oPhone. Mobile enthusiasts have a lot to look forward to.

There’s nothing new in what I’m about to write but it is nonetheless earth shaking; transformational in the highest degree! We are ONE! The earth, the solar system, the universe and beyond. It all has but ONE DESIGNER (God, Father, Consciousness, Spirit, etc.). The problems that we face here on earth are because of our lack of respect for people who have ideas different than ours. And that runs the gamut from political and theological ideas to the value of life itself. 

All of life plays out in community: large and small.

We live in family communities, work communities, religious communities, political communities, national communities, and the universal community of humanhood. How poorly or how well we live in such is predicted on how demanding and tolerant we are (can you say how LOVING?). That we ALL have different opinions is the under statement.

One person likes red meat, the other vegetables. One person drinks sodas, the other only water. One person likes to smoke, another abhores such. Some are satisfied with little, others are into images and there is never enough because we’re always comapring self to those with more. Comparison and imitation are suicidal concepts.

No man (woman, or bi-sexual) is an island!

We must all find a community wherein we can grow, be nourished, loved, and cared for even when we’re not all that loving. If we can’t do it on the micro level, doing it on the macro plane is impossible. Religion has made God into a set of doctrines whereas the simplicity of the matter is that whereever you see LOVE- there you’ve seen God. God is love! It doesn’t matter if that love comes from a Hindu, Muslim, Jew, Christian, or one hundred other names.

It really doesn’t matter- unless YOU make it matter, and too often religion does just that.

Find a home, find a community, and give yourself to it. There is no perfect community. If there was and you found it, and joined it, it would no longer be perfect! So, give up the idea that everyone is going to think like you do: it’s not realistic and it’s not going to happen. Most importantly though, let people BE and quit trying to force your ideas on them. Share yourself, give of yourself, and let your wife have the remote from time to time! 

 

Home care service can be classified into generally medical and non medical or those which require very less medical assistance.

Medical or hospital care service as the name suggests is a complete medical diagnosis and treatment facility depending on the health conditions of the senior member. These medical services comprise of all medical drugs, equipments, tests, hospital treatment services, nursing and cleanliness and the necessary ambience required along with the surgical operations to improve health of the elder adult as it requires constant supervision and thus require full time monitoring and assistance. Senior Health care or medical assistance is also developing as there are different kinds of services available due to technological innovations and medical advancements. Here again the status of the health conditions of the senior member helps in choosing long term nursing solutions or rehabilitation services. Rapid adoption and constant development of these amenities thus help provide a better and complete elderly health care service.

The Non medical home care service includes all the assistance required for the daily activities like meal preparation, bathing and light housekeeping for the senior adults. As a value addition Home care service also includes the basic health monitoring like checking blood pressure and therapy services. Here one can choose to appoint a full time or part time family caregiver or can be sent to a Home where the elder adult can also share experiences from other members of the society where all the basic necessities are fulfilled as discussed above. Home Care works better by improving the mental and psychological condition reflecting the personality as a whole thus providing an opportunity to share with friends and associates as well as enjoy the experiences of other members which bring harmony among the senior adults due to loneliness. Hence the decision on whether a full time home care or a part time companion is dependent on the health conditions and situations of the elderly adult. The choice among the various options may vary depending on the illness, age, rehabilitation requirements and preference towards a particular service.

Another applauding service is Community Care Service which is in the nascent stages and is likely to grow in recent times. This service which is gaining more importance with the help and support from all the organizations public and private, industry and local bodies and insurers help in providing all kinds of solutions and assistance as discussed above to share the benefits, costs and invaluable experiences by providing proper advice, management and expertise.



Thus there is a wide variety of options available for the individuals to opt in among the different solutions of Senior Health Care as described above and can also be searched over the internet.