We spent the next three days praying that our baby would be okay… we prayed for Down syndrome. Not only were our prayers answered, but we received the most incredible gift we could have ever hoped for – we received Lily.
Within minutes of hearing that our baby had Down syndrome, we also knew she was a girl and we gave her a name. We didn't want to spend the rest of my pregnancy thinking about our "baby with special needs" or our "daughter with Down syndrome." Instead we just thought about Lily Kathleen and what we could do to make sure she'd be as healthy as possible when she arrived, and we would be as ready as we could be to take care of her. First, we contacted NADS. Then we read books and talked to other parents – lots of other parents.
Within minutes of hearing that our baby had Down syndrome, we also knew she was a girl and we gave her a name.
During those last months of my pregnancy we faced one challenge after another. Just two days after hearing about the Down syndrome, we saw a fetal cardiologist who told us Lily had a serious heart defect that would require surgery, possibly just after birth. Weeks later we heard from another doctor that there was a possible tumor on Lily's brain that hadn't been there before. I underwent an MRI and after many more sleepless nights, the test results revealed no tumor or mass. We felt like every time we came to grips with a diagnosis or prognosis, we received another blow from the doctors. But we continued to remain positive, and we made sure that our family and friends remained positive as well. From the moment we told them about Lily, we let them know that we were okay with the fact that our daughter had Down syndrome and would need heart surgery. Our positive outlook allowed our family and friends to share in our joy and excitement. So when Lily finally arrived, she entered this world surrounded by love and enthusiasm. We were all so eager to meet her and finally lay eyes on the little girl we already loved so much.
Four months after Lily was born, she had open heart surgery to correct Tetralogy of Fallot and an ASD. I was terrified to hand her over to the doctors that day, but I knew in my heart that she would be okay. We had come too far in our journey to have it end so soon. Much to our delight and relief, she came through the surgery without complications and she was home in only four days. She may have been tiny, gaining less than 2 pounds in her first 4 months of life, but she was a fighter and she proved to everyone how strong she could be. She continues to show us that – when she barely flinches while getting her blood drawn, or asks for pretzels 12 hours after a tonsillectomy. She never ceases to amaze me.
My husband and I always wanted to have at least two children and have them close in age. We didn't let Lily's Down syndrome change our family plan. We agreed that as long as she was healthy we would go forward. So Luke arrived 4 months before Lily's second birthday, and they are the best of friends. We were understandably nervous throughout the pregnancy, but felt confident that everything would be okay. Lily had already taught us that any child was a blessing who would only make our family happier and more complete.
I view Lily as my guiding light. She has led me to people I would have never met – incredible people who do incredible things. She has taught me to take life a little slower – and that by doing so you get to truly enjoy the journey and rejoice in even the smallest of accomplishments. She has shown me that every life is worth living – and that no part of her or any other individual is imperfect or flawed. She has illustrated bravery, perseverance and strength that rival most adults. And she has shown me that a bright smile can be contagious and can make even the worst day wonderful. Lily teaches me something every day, about myself and about others. I have direction and purpose now that she is here, guiding me to be a better mother, and a better human being.
Someday Lily may ask me if I ever wished she didn't have Down syndrome, or she may even wish it herself. And I'll explain that I would never want her to be anyone other than who she is, exactly as God created her. I can tell her that I wanted her always and I consider her one of the greatest gifts I've ever received. She is, after all, my answered prayer.


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1200 words - 5 pages of completing your high school education and wish you luck on your journey ahead. Whether that be to further your education, join the military, or working a job, I would like you to keep with you the knowledge that none of you are the same. You will always have differences whether they are by appearance, opinion, or religion.The most important thing is understanding, patience and educating yourself with one another. Please don't let your misunderstanding or lack of knowledge lead to prejudice and or discrimination or ultimately hate crimes. We need to all work together to further our society and that society includes many diversities.
388 words - 2 pages personal experiences, it is best to trust your gut instincts on most situations, the majority of the time this is the most logical route. Gaining abilities that able one to be successful with teamwork situations can be acquired by gaining knowledge yourself, they can easily be taught to one that is willing, or they just come naturally. The list of abilities could be a endless discussion; however, I believe that the ability to corporate and compromise with one another is the key. With the attitude of "what can I do to make my team better," you will find teamwork an easy and enjoyable and less stressful way of accomplishing things.
491 words - 2 pages we finish using it. Also, I plan to suggest that we should have a special box for utility bills. When the utility bills come we will put them in the same box, and I will do the balance before they will past the due date. Finally, I plan to tell Anne that I will keep my merchandise only on the left space in the refrigerator, so she can keep hers on the right side. Each person is responsible for her own space. I hope that this will work because I will save money by sharing the rent. However, if the talk doesn't work, I will probably decide to move out.


How much should you expect to pay for window cleaning?
We can't deny the fact that it's always pleasant to look at perfectly cleaned windows no matter the view outside. Most of us hate doing the window cleaning. It's a time-consuming job indeed and requires effort and investment in effective cleaning products and equipment.
If you are planning to call a professional cleaning company you are probably interested in the total window cleaning cost. You will always find someone who is willing to clean your windows at a lower price. Sometimes the variety of companies and prices may confuse us.
Most of us would love to save money on cleaning services. But we should not fall for the lowest possible price companies offer us. Many companies offer attractive discounts to attract as many customers as possible. It's recommended to get quotes from at least 2 to 3 companies before deciding on a cleaning company.
But remember that you should first make a proper research of the cleaning companies available in your living area before making your final choice. Since you are letting a total stranger in your home to clean it, make sure that the company is licensed and have a good amount of experience in the sphere of cleaning services.
The prices of window cleaning services may vary a lot from company to company. The total price depends on the time spent on the completion of the whole cleaning project, the level of dirtiness and the number of windows that need to be cleaned.
Since the company cleaners handle windows whose cost can go from 300$ up to 2000$, it's really not a waste of time to spend some time doing a research of the cleaning companies in our country.
When we talk about window cleaning there is no doubt that true quality comes with a price. Usually the most common price for cleaning one window pane side is 2-7$ and it can depend on the size and whether we want just one side cleaned or both including the inside of the window. This is true when the commercial windows are situated at a ground level. The standard price for full house window cleaning of most companies is 266$.
This price may include doors and screens. On average most companies offer the price of 4$ for cleaning a basic window and this price can reach 8$ according to high-end standards depending on whether window sills or tracks are included. The prices may vary depending on the style your windows are built in.
The lowest price for cleaning all windows of ground level houses starts from 150-180$ to 250$ for medium-size homes and apartments and 330$ for large-size ground level homes. Properties with more than two stories can cost more than 330$.
The standard price for glass doors is 2.50 to 8$ per door and the cost for flyscreen cleaning can range from 50 cents to 5$ per screen. The cost for tracks and windowsills starts at 50 cents to 5$ and for storm windows – 3$.
Usually cleaning companies charge 50$ to 70$ per hour no matter what are their prices per window or cleaning service. And they charge for the extra work they do. And most companies start with the initial income of 35$ when they haven't improved yet their cleaning techniques and skills and the work load they do.
The more floors our property has the more the price will go up. If we have additional floors, this can add to the price for every window 3 to 5$ more.
What are the reasons behind the different prices for cleaning services?
The more experience and certifications a company has, the higher the price for their services will go. The types of products used in the cleaning service have a great influence upon the price. But the overall quality of the service depends also on the quality level of the company's cleaning equipment.
Eco-friendly products usually cost more than the standard cleaning products that are available to the general public. Besides they are friendly to the environment they are also safe for our health. Bio cleaning products are not a bad idea when you are suffering from allergies so spending a little bit more for a company that uses such products for cleaning is a wise investment in your home environment.
The quality of the products also determines the speed of the cleaning service. Usually when professional cleaners are using cleaning products of good quality they tend to work faster on a project.
The price also depends on your windows'current level dirtiness, the type of dirtiness (whether it's just dust, grease, bird poo or paint and construction material residues and stains). The final price depends also on the type of window glass. The dirtier the window the more cleaning tools and products it requires to be properly cleaned out. Some types of glass are more tricky to clean than others.
Another thing that determines the price for a window cleaning service is how easily the windows in question can be reached since high buildings require more skills to clean professionally at heights. The more difficult they are for reaching, the more climbing equipment like ropes and ladders is needed to do the cleaning job.


A consulting engineering firm located in Middleburg Hts., Ohio, 10 miles south of downtown Cleveland and just south of Cleveland Hopkins Airport. Our services consist of engineering, planning, project controls, and construction management focused on primarily industrial clients. Engineering services include design and construction engineering in civil, electrical, instrumentation, machine design, mechanical, process piping and structural engineering.
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It's hard to believe, but I've been dorking around with Roller, the blog software that powers this site, for almost 10 years now. I started in summer 2001. In the past couple of years, I've had a lot less time to work on Roller. I devoted some of that time to mentoring student developers, which was fun and rewarding. I also spent time making Roller more consumable for developers by making it easier to build, run and deploy to modern Java app servers, which was not really fun but was definitely educational, bloggable even.


2016-02-10T01:37:10-05:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/148/20160210035546001_hd.jpgSenator Marco Rubio (R-FL), a candidate for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination, spoke to supporters following the New Hampshire primary results. He said that he was disappointed with the results, but put the blame on himself. He pledged to stay in the race and win the general election. He held his primary watch party at the Radisson Hotel Manchester Downtown.


You've got a good, secure job. You enjoy your work, your colleagues, even your commute. Then you become disabled. How do you manage the business of your disability at work?
Disabilities are not rare. According to Insurance.com, one person out of eight becomes disabled every year. A 30-year-old man has a one-in-five chance of suffering a long-term disability before retirement age. For a 30-year-old woman, those odds are one in three. The two most common causes of disability are heart disease and back problems, but disabilities can include an injury on the job or at home, a sudden illness or an insidious one.
And disabilities can be daunting. Roughly 50 percent of people with disabilities lasting longer than six months remain disabled after five years. Modern medicine means the chances of being disabled for more than three months are much greater than those of dying prematurely.
But few American workers give more than a passing thought to disability insurance. White-collar workers often believe it applies only to people in hazardous occupations; meanwhile, those in such jobs often think their employer will protect them. Besides, don't government programs like Social Security and workers' compensation pick up the slack?
According to Donna Hilton, publications director for the National Association of Disability Examiners, Social Security will help -- but there is a five-month waiting period for disability insurance (DI). Eligible claimants do not receive their first check until the sixth month. If a low-income worker qualifies for disability, he can receive benefits (though at a much reduced rate compared to what is due a DI beneficiary) dating back to the month in which the application was first filed. Hilton says that Social Security and state disability determination services approve close to 67 percent of claims submitted.
Kristin Tugman, director of corporate program development for UnumProvident, the world's largest disability insurance company, says a worker who has become disabled should first check into what coverage his employer offers. Her department helps companies work with employees with disabilities to manage lost time.
If a short-term disability policy is in effect, ask a manager or human resources representative for help navigating the process. You may also be able to file a Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) claim through the US Department of Labor. Workers covered by the FMLA -- generally those who have worked for at least a year at a company with 50 or more employees -- do not receive monetary benefits. However, the FMLA guarantees that an employee cannot be terminated for 12 weeks.
Most employers want to see a doctor-approved treatment plan. This reassurance that the employee wants to return to work can help speed approval of benefits. "The longer a person is out, the less likely someone will return to work," Tugman says, adding that typical short-term disability insurance plans last 26 weeks. "After that, employers tend to terminate people. So communication between the worker, the physician and the company is pivotal."
Employees ready to return to work may ask for -- or companies may offer -- a transitional period, usually two to four weeks.
Of course, many employees don't have disability insurance. Some do not sign up, because they don't think they'll need it. Others think they cannot afford it. Some employers do not offer it; others have a modified policy in the form of a salary continuation plan based on seniority.
Individual disability coverage is offered by most carriers, with premiums paid by the policyholder. As with all coverage, disability insurance must be applied for before a condition appears.
As the workforce ages, disability claims are expected to increase, Tugman says. Many employers are afraid workers may use disability benefits as a "retirement plan" to supplement their other benefits, while employees worry filing a disability claim may make them vulnerable to termination after the FMLA-mandated 12-week period. For those reasons, Tugman says, it's important for employers, employees and the insurance industry to work together to keep workers healthy and productive.


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Posted on January 29, 2018 by Point Pleasant Register
Candidates fill New Haven ballot
By Mindy Kearns - Special to the Register
NEW HAVEN — Filing for candidacy in the New Haven municipal election came to a close Saturday, and while those vying for council were slow to announce their intentions, a baker's dozen ended up running in the end.
As of Jan. 22, only two incumbent council members had filed for reelection. At the end of the period, 13 had signed up for the five-seat council.
Running are incumbents Matthew Shell, Grant Hysell, George Gibbs, and James Elias. Joining them will be Bruce Adams, Steve Carpenter, Paul Freeman, Roy Dale Grimm, Phyllis Hoffman, Stephen Ohlinger, Jr., Jessica Rickard, Clyde Thomas Weaver, and Erin Young. Not seeking reelection is Councilman Matt Gregg.
Two will be facing off for the mayor's position. They include incumbent Mayor Jerry Spradling, who is serving his first term of office, and Greg Kayor. Recorder Roberta Hysell is the lone candidate for that office.
While the names of these candidates will appear on the ballot, there is still time to run as a write-in candidate. Names of write-in candidates will not appear on the ballot, but must be written in by those wishing to vote for them. The deadline to file as a write-in candidate is April 17.
The election will be held June 5. New officials will take office July 1 for a two-year term.
By Mindy Kearns
Special to the Register
Mindy Kearns is a freelance writer for Ohio Valley Publishing, email her at mindykearns1@hotmail.com.
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Are two-year-olds too young to start toilet training?
For many children, yes. Especially boys. At least, that's what American pediatricians would likely say. Nowadays, only around half of children in the U.S. are fully toilet-trained by age three.
Chinese grandmothers would be appalled. They'd likely point out that with "split pants," most kids are trained by age two. This traditional wardrobe item features an opening along the crotch seam, allowing children to urinate and defecate freely without soiling their clothes. These garments remain the pants style of choice for toddlers living in the Chinese countryside.
Parenting advice about divergent toilet-training methods (not to mention plenty of other child-rearing questions) is typically dished out as if it were the only reasonable, reliable option. Nowadays, parents are confronted with guidance claimed to be scientifically founded, and presented as relevant to all children, even when different strategies are in direct conflict with each other. With over 2,000 parenting advice books in print in English – and, along with so many parenting blogs, there's even a parody of the genre – it's easy to see why many modern parents feel confused about how to raise their children.
As an anthropologist, I've been studying child-rearing practices around the world for 25 years. Living with my husband (writer Philip Graham) in small villages in the rainforest of West Africa for extended periods convinced me that we humans are a resilient species, able to thrive in so many distinctive settings. Discovering the incredible diversity of ways to raise children inspired us to rethink and change some of our own family's child-rearing practices (around bed-sharing, independence and household tasks, for instance).
There's no one-size-fits-all model of child-rearing advice for all the world's parents. To spread this message, my colleagues and I collaborated on the book "A World of Babies: Imagined Childcare Guides for Eight Societies," based on our own and others' long-term ethnographic fieldwork in places ranging from Israel and the Palestinian territories to China, Portugal, Peru, Denmark, Côte d'Ivoire and a Somali-American community in Minneapolis. By presenting multiple solutions to the commonest challenges facing parents, we hope to provide a bit of a tonic for parents, to assure them that there's more than one path to raising a well-adjusted child.
In Côte d'Ivoire, Beng mothers begin training their infants' bowels a few days after birth. They administer enemas twice daily, beginning the day a newborn's dried-out umbilical cord stump drops off. By the time the little one is a few months old, caregivers shouldn't have to worry about him pooping during the day at all.
In Côte d'Ivoire (as elsewhere across sub-Saharan Africa), Beng babies spend most of their days attached to someone's back. Often, that someone is not the mother – who is working in her fields, producing crops to feed her large family. Beng society (unlike traditional Chinese society) also rates all feces (including those of babies) as disgusting, and the thought of a baby pooping on someone's back produces revulsion.
Given the local attitude toward feces, no potential babysitter would take care of a child likely to poop on her back while being carried. Hence, starting potty-training from birth aims to help a mother get her farmwork done. In that sense, early toilet-training promotes an adequate food supply for a mother's family.
In motivation, this practice may not even be as exotic as it might appear to a non-Beng reader. In the U.S., women's labor needs may also dictate potty-training schedules, albeit with a later timeline. Many daycare centers accept only children who are fully potty-trained. If a working mother lacks both in-home daycare options and babysitting relatives, she may work frantically to potty-train her toddler as soon as possible, so she may return to full-time paid work.
For stay-at-home moms, or working moms who have nearby relatives to care for their child, different life situations may dictate toilet-training decisions. In the Palestinian territories, for instance, many women start toilet-training around 14 or 15 months. They're able to start early because they aren't working outside the home, so they have the time. On the other hand, a Palestininan working woman may start toilet-training later, maybe around age two. In this case, women in the extended family ("hamula") would care for the child while the mother worked, so no daycare rule compels early toilet-training.
Once we explore the local context of people's daily lives, seemingly exotic or even abusive practices – split pants, infant enemas – suddenly seem far less so. Opening the minds of worried new parents to "other" ways of raising children may assuage fears that if they fail to "do the right thing," their children will be doomed. Through exploring comparative commode customs, along with many other parenting practices, it's clear there are many "right ways" to raise a child.


Prof. Hari Srikanth, Professor of Physics at the University of South Florida in Tampa, Florida delivered a distinguished lecture at C V Raman Auditorium in the University of Hyderabad on 25th March 2019.
In his talk titled, "Tuning Magnetic Anisotropy in Nanostructures for Biomedical and Electromagnetic Applications", Prof. Srikanth discussed how functional magnetic nanoparticles are used in biomedical applications such as contrast enhancement in MRI and magnetic hyperthermia in cancer therapy. His talk focused on the role of tuning surface and interfacial anisotropy with a goal to enhance specific absorption rate (SAR) or heating efficiency. In addition to biomedical applications, composites of anisotropic nanoparticles dispersed in polymers pave the way to a range of electrically and magnetically tunable materials for radio-frequency (RF) and microwave device applications.
His lecture gave insights into fundamental physics of magnetic nanostructures along with recent research advances in their application in nanomedicine and electromagnetic devices.
Prof. Arun Agarwal, Pro-Vice Chancellor presided over the lecture. Prof. G Rajaram of School of Physics gave the welcome. Dr. S Srinath introduced the speaker while Dr. Jayeeta Lahiri proposed the words of thanks.
The Lecture was well attended by faculty and students from School of Physics, Life Sciences and Medical Sciences followed by a very good interaction with the speaker.


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One Degree Organics:
The Case for Glyphosate-Free Certification
Published 2 weeks ago. About a 3 minute read.
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While various agencies may continue to debate the safety of glyphosate, there's no debate for us at One Degree Organics — and we have made a deliberate decision to ensure all our products are free from this questionable herbicide.
Glyphosate, the primary active ingredient in Roundup, is the world's most widely used herbicide — in the US alone, the use of glyphosate on crops increased from 13.9 million pounds in 1992 to 287 million pounds in 2016, according to estimates by the US Geological Survey. Labelled a "probable carcinogen" by the World Health Organization, glyphosate has been making headlines around the globe, thanks to a recent series of high-profile court cases alleging that Roundup caused the plaintiffs' non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. In both cases, jurors sided with the plaintiffs and awarded millions of dollars in damages. Even closer to home, we're also now seeing the impact on the widespread usage of glyphosate, as multiple studies have shown its connection to declining bee populations, and that glyphosate residue remains on the foods we feed our families every day.
Disappointingly, the US Environmental Protection Agency still takes the position that glyphosate doesn't cause cancer and will not regulate food companies to limit consumer exposure. So, while various agencies may continue to debate the safety of glyphosate, there's no debate for us at One Degree Organics — and we have made a deliberate decision to ensure all our products are free from this questionable herbicide, making us one of the first brands to take this step.
We first began testing for glyphosate in-house in 2016. In 2017, we began working with BioChecked, the largest independent certification company in the U.S., when their glyphosate-free certification first became available. For us, the third-party verification was an important step for credibility, transparency and customer assurance, and we believe that customers appreciate the assurance of knowing that it's more than the marketing department making a claim.
In order to display the BioChecked seal on our products, we test every lot of ingredient with a third-party lab and then share the results with BioChecked, which will not certify a product containing any measurable amount of glyphosate. For companies that do their own testing without the third-party certification, it is important for them to understand the parameters that the lab uses and how accurate they are — some go to 0.0001, and some are 10 times more granular; BioChecked detects residue down to the lowest possible detection, usually 0.01 parts per million.
For other brands considering a certification, I would encourage you to ask yourself: What's your commitment to this? For One Degree, it is zero tolerance. If our product has a measurable amount of glyphosate, we pull it. It's also important to stay close to your suppliers; we buy ingredients from a farm, not a pool. As a result, there is a higher likelihood that product is isolated and not co-mingled.
While our zero-tolerance policy towards glyphosate does require a commitment, this total food transparency is at the heart of One Degree Organics — it is literally what the company was built on — and it's a principle that comes alive in every product. We believe in this food transparency wholeheartedly as a way of bringing trust and integrity back into the food industry. As far as I can see, glyphosate has no place in that future, and we are hopeful that even more brands will follow suit and take the important step of certifying their products glyphosate-free.
Published Jun 27, 2019 8am EDT / 5am PDT / 1pm BST / 2pm CEST
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On 4 October 4, 2018 at the National Convention Center in Hanoi, The Ministry of Planning and Investment coordinate with the ministries, branches of localities organizes the summation meeting of the 30 years of attracting foreign investment in Vietnam. This is a national level conference with the participation of 3500 delegates from Ministries, Leaders of Ministries and provinces, Foreign Diplomatic Missions in Vietnam, Business associations, International organizations, Business communities, domestic and foreign investors, Investment Funds, banks, investment consulting firms, Economists, research agencies , Media. The Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc attended, presided over and delivered an important keynote address to the conference.
The main content of the conference is summarizing and reviewing the 30 years of foreign investment in Vietnam, achievements, limitations and lessons learned from which to advise the Party and the Government. set new directions to attract and use foreign capital in the coming time.
The event will also incorporate national investment promotion activities to promote Vietnam's position, role, potential, opportunity and investment environment with investors from all over the world. . At the same time, the Party, the State and the Government are grateful to agencies, organizations, diplomatic agencies, international organizations, foreign investment enterprises and individuals who have contributed to the cause of foreign investment in Vietnam during the past 30 years.
In the framework of the conference, there will be many contacts of leaders of the Government, leaders of a number of ministries, sectors, localities and potential investors to explore investment opportunities in Vietnam. At the same time, there will be investment activities between localities, investors, domestic and foreign enterprises in seven areas including processing industry; Construction – real estate; Renewable energy, infrastructure and logistics; Travel and services; Information Technology; Agriculture, Food Processing; Finance – Banking.
Next to the official conference, The Ministry of Planning and Investment coordinates with localities and enterprises to organize an exhibition introducing the achievements of 30 years of foreign investment in Vietnam. The exhibition was attended by the Ministry of Planning and Investment, 35 localities in the country and 52 FDI enterprises and typical Vietnamese enterprises to introduce the achievements of 30 years of attracting FDI and at the same time have activities Promoting investment, connecting business investment.


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Q: Chrome randomly stops scrolling for a few seconds on Mac OSX When I scroll down or up in a Chrome page, it get stucks sometimes for a three to six seconds I cannot move anymore in the page. I found that very annoying.
Here are the caracteristics of my system :
- last version of Max OS X with Sierra (10.12.2) (the bug was happening too with previous versions Yosemite)
- MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Late 2013)
- Chrome Version 52.0.2743.116 (64-bit)

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For twelve weeks beginning in September 2009, Campus Compact conducted an online member survey in order to calculate student and faculty involvement in service and service‐learning, assess institutional support/culture, identify community‐campus partnerships and assessment mechanisms on campus, and assess satisfaction with Campus Compact programs and services. The results presented below summarize the findings for colleges and universities in Oklahoma alongside the findings nationally for the 2008‐2009 academic year.
Purpose For twelve weeks beginning in September 2009, Campus Compact conducted an online member survey in order to calculate student and faculty involvement in service and service‐learning, assess institutional support/culture, identify community‐campus partnerships and assessment mechanisms on campus, and assess satisfaction with Campus Compact programs and services. The results presented below summarize the findings for colleges and universities in Oklahoma alongside the findings nationally for the 2008‐2009 academic year.


Sleeping with the sound of the waves. Waking up to the smell of the sea.
Some of my childhood summers went like that.
It was the year 1992. We finally moved to Antalya. Our home town in Turkey.
The following summer we could now live in one of those little wooden houses on the beach. Two small rooms and a balcony-like living room. Around 25 square meters in total. The whole area belonged to the government, and the places were meant to be rented for the people who work at a particular department. It was basically a community camp.
prefer to be inside the sea, like, the whole time. But at the end of the day, sometimes, I'd carry the little bucket filled with water with fishes inside, or sometimes a fish in my hand, to our house, with amazement.
We ate fish that summer everyday.
When my aunts, uncles and cousins visited us there, we made them eat fish too.
cleaned up the place. Later that day somebody called and we were told that they had to give the place to another family.
So we didn't stay there for that summer, but we found another camp the year after. By that time my parents somehow didn't go for fishing anymore.
It was now time for long walks on the beach. It was when my older sister's hair got completely bleached by the sun and she became a blonde, whereas I got darker and darker.
Also, that was the first time that I used the phrase "I will have my own business". But the story of this is for another time.
If there is anything on Earth that soothes me immediately, it is the sea.


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Prof Margaret Levi to give a public lecture in Tartu
The University of Tartu and Johan Skytte Institute of Political Studies are honoured to host a guest lecture by Prof Margaret Levi, a world renowned political scientist whose work is concentrated on relations between the state and its citizens, on Tuesday, 24th of September.
Prof Levi will give a public lecture "The Link Between Trustworthy and Legitimate Governments", in which she discusses her research across history and countries. The investigations reveal that the more trustworthy the government, the more likely it is to evoke observation of its laws and acquiescence to policies. Less clear is the link between perceptions that government is trustworthy and beliefs that it is legitimate, at least in countries claiming or trying to be democratic. Trustworthiness is, at best, a necessary but not sufficient condition for legitimating beliefs. The lecture will be held at 14:15 at the Faculty of Social Sciences, Lossi 36, room 214.
Margaret Levi is Professor of Political Science in Stanford University and Professor Emerita of International Studies in the Department of Political Science at the University of Washington. Levi is the author or coauthor of numerous articles and seven books, including Of Rule and Revenue (University of California Press, 1988); Consent, Dissent, and Patriotism (Cambridge University Press, 1997); Analytic Narratives (Princeton University Press, 1998); and Cooperation Without Trust? (Russell Sage, 2005). In the Interest of Others (Princeton, 2013), co-authored with John Ahlquist, explores how organizations provoke member willingness to act beyond material interest.
Following her visit to Estonia, Prof Levi will attend the Johan Skytte Prize award ceremony at Uppsala University, Sweden. The Johan Skytte Prize in Political Science is one of the highest recognitions in social sciences, awarded every year by the Skytte Foundation at Uppsala University "to the scholar who in the view of the Foundation has made the most valuable contribution to political science". Vello Pettai, Professor of Comparative Politics at the University of Tartu and a member of the Prize committee, explained that Levi's ideas help us understand why citizens accept state coercion: "It was Levi who put forward an argument that although people may not necessarily like to pay taxes or obey the laws, it is this pseudo-voluntary agreement between the state and the governed which ensures the existence of governments."
The Johan Skytte Prize award ceremony will take place in Uppsala on September 28, 2019. A political scientist from the University of Tartu, Prof Emeritus Rein Taagepera was awarded the Skytte Prize in 2008.
Lecture will be held: September 24 at 14:15, Lossi 36, room 214.
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Q: Bootstrap 4 Multi Select Not Working Inside Modal I'm trying to get a bootstrap multi-select dropdown working inside a Bootstrap modal. When the modal pop's up this css:
select.bs-select-hidden, .bootstrap-select > select.bs-select-hidden, select.selectpicker {
    display: none !important;
}

is being applied to the dropdown:
<select name="adminFoci" class="groupSelect" id="adminFoci" required>
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                    </c:forEach>
                </select>

The dropdown is invisible, and by unchecking display: none !important; the options appear however they are not formatted according to the bootstrap/select css. The dropdown works fine when it is placed outside of the modal.
Modal:

Details

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${message}

                    </c:if>
                    <button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="modal" aria-label="Close">
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                    <button type="button" class="btn btn-secondary" data-dismiss="modal">Close</button>
                    <button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary" id="modalSubmit" form="modalForm">Save changes</button>

Any help would be appreciated.
EDIT: I tried re-initializing .selectpicker all three ways shown in the answers both on DOM load and when my modal pops up, but no difference was made.

A: I had a similar problem before working on modal. But I solved it by loading anything else before executing the code display: none;
So if I'm handling this, remove this code for now:
select.bs-select-hidden, .bootstrap-select > select.bs-select-hidden, select.selectpicker {
    display: none !important;
}

and use Javascript/JQuery onload:
$(document).ready(function(){
    $('select.bs-select-hidden, .bootstrap-select select.bs-select-hidden, select.selectpicker').css('display','none');
});

Well ofc, using this code, those elemets will show while loading, If it bothers you, you can apply hidden visibility first:
CSS:
select.bs-select-hidden, .bootstrap-select > select.bs-select-hidden, select.selectpicker {
    visibility: hidden;
    /* It's there but invisible, so it loads. */
}

and Javascript/JQuery:
$(document).ready(function(){
    $('select.bs-select-hidden, .bootstrap-select select.bs-select-hidden, select.selectpicker').css({'visibility':'visible','display':'none'});
});

A: I'm using AJAX to load partial views returned from my Spring controller. My modal is what was being partially loaded onto the main page and I believe because of this the select picker was being initialized before the modal rendered and hence $('.selectpicker').selectpicker(); was not working as the script was included in the main page.
By adding the following to my partial modal view I have since been able to get the select picker to correctly initialize.


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Bobby says it's fine, he don't consider it cheating."
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The video for this song was one of the first brickfilms to get mainstream attention. It topped Pitchfork's best videos of the decade list.


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    [[WXSimulatorShortcutManager sharedManager]->_actions setObject:action forKey:keyInput];
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    BOOL isKeyDown = NO;
    NSString *modifiedInput = nil;
    NSString *unmodifiedInput = nil;
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        isKeyDown = [event _isKeyDown];
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Laura Hewitt has been appointed Assistant Vice President of Government and Regulatory Affairs as she starts off the new year at Sunlife Financial. In the role Laura will create and execute many of the financial organizations government policies and lead the communications team under her leadership.
Before that Laura worked for Export Development Canada (EDC) as Director Public Affairs where she was responsible for leading EDC's government, parliamentary and stakeholder relations activities, as well as managing EDC's annual corporate planning process.
Prior to that with the Government of Ontario as Manager, Partner and Stakeholder Relations, Ontario Place Revitalization. In this role she was part of a team that oversaw Ontario's commitment to developing a new vision that will guide Ontario Place into the 21st Century, while endeavoring to protect the original purpose of Ontario Place as a showcase for Ontario culture, business and recreation.
Laura's other roles with the Government of Ontario include Executive Advisor, Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport; Senior Business Consultant, Ministry of Economic Development and Trade; and Policy Analyst, Ministry of Tourism.


I recently spoke to Bob Pozen is a senior lecturer at Harvard Business School and a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution. His latest book is called Extreme Productivity: Boost Your Results, Reduce Your Hours. He was chairman of MFS Investment Management and vice chairman of Fidelity Investments. He served on President Bush's Commission to Strengthen Social Security and was also secretary of economic affairs for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. He was associate general counsel of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and was a partner at the Washington, D.C., law firm of Caplin & Drysdale. The author of six books, Pozen lives with his wife in Boston, Massachusetts.
In this interview, Bob talks about how he managed his own time while being an executive at a major company, his top productivity tips, and more.
When you were at Fidelity, how did you balance your time?
When I was president of Fidelity, I made a point of getting home almost every night at 7pm for dinner. Those dinners enhanced our family life and gave me a break from work. I also learned that I didn't need to stay late every night to get ahead. If I still had work to do, I would retreat to my home office around 10pm, after my children had gone to sleep. The break often let me come up with fresh solutions to thorny problems.
What are your best productivity tips for workers who are looking to get ahead in their careers?
In thinking about their careers, many young professionals try to figure out their ultimate goal – say, becoming CEO of their company, or being appointed a federal judge. But that perspective is unrealistic – the world is far too random for such rigid planning. Instead, young people should take a step-by-step approach to career planning. They should think about what next step would increase their career options in the future. That means gaining transferable skills or knowledge—such as leadership, or computer programming. It also means growing their professional network by working with a wide variety of other professionals.
Do you think there should still be a 9-to-5 workday or that companies should focus more on results over where and when work gets done?
For most knowledge workers, a 9-to-5 workday (or even worse, an 8-to-8 workday) makes little sense. Your productivity shouldn't be measured in terms of hours you log at the office, but rather the results you achieve for your organization or for your clients. So managers should offer flex-time to their trusted employees, and downplay face-time at the office. For example, why not let parents attend their children's soccer games on a weekday afternoon? They will get the work done at another time, and you'll earn their loyalty and respect.
In this hyper-connected world, it's easy to get distracted. How do you recommend workers stay focused?
Email and mobile phones can be great contributors to productivity, but also great detractors by wasting lots of time. So I urge you to ignore a large chunk of your emails and then use OHIO—short for "only handle it once"—for the important ones. If an email is important, respond to it immediately. If you wait a few days, you will forget it or take several minutes to find it again. As to your cell phone, I strongly urge you to get a separate ring tone for your boss so that you can easily ignore all other after-hours calls if you so desire. And make an agreement with your boss that you'll be unreachable during certain times—such as family dinner. Don't be afraid to "unplug"—turn off your phone, and close your laptop.
What is the best way to efficiently use your time at the office?
To use your time efficiently at work, you need to prepare in advance. First, you should write down your goals for the next week and the next year, and then carefully consider which ones are most important to you and your organization. Next, you should each night go over your schedule for the next day and see if it is consistent with your highest priorities. You might find that your schedule is mainly reactive to the needs of others, rather than your own goals. To better align your schedule with your priorities, don't be afraid to decline invitations to unnecessary meetings, and recognize that certain tasks only require a quick and dirty effort.
Dan Schawbel is a Gen Y career expert and the founder of Millennial Branding, a Gen Y research and consulting company. He is also the #1 international bestselling author of Me 2.0: 4 Steps to Building Your Future and was named to the Inc. Magazine 30 Under 30 list in 2010. Subscribe to his Personal Branding Blog for more self-help advice.


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SUBJECT: M.S. Thesis Presentation
BY: Christopher Sommer
TIME: Friday, June 6, 2008, 11:00 a.m.
PLACE: Neely Building, 118
TITLE: Fuel Cycle Design and Analysis of SABR: Subcritical Advanced Burner Reactor
COMMITTEE: Dr. Wilfred van Rooijen, Chair (NRE)
Dr. Weston Stacey (NRE)
Dr. Nolan Hertel (NRE)
Various fuel cycles for a sodium cooled, subcritical, fast reactor with a fusion neutron source for the transmutation of light water reactor spent fuel have been analyzed. All fuel cycles were 4-batch, and all but one were constrained by a total fuel residence time consistent with a 200 dpa clad and structure materials damage limit. The objective of this study was to achieve greater than 90% burn up of the transuranics from the spent fuel. The first two fuel cycle scenarios (A and B) examined the difference between in-to-out and out-to-in fuel shuffling for once-through fuel cycles, and the third scenario (C ) examined the effect of a design variation on power flattening. The fourth fuel cycle (D) examined the achievement of greater than 90% TRU burnup in a once-through fuel cycle, assuming the development of an advanced structural material that could withstand the associated radiation damage. Finally, the fifth fuel cycle (E) analysis, which is representative of the reference fuel cycle envisioned for advanced burner reactors (ABRs), examined the achievement of 90% TRU burnup by repeated reprocessing/recyling of the TRU fuel. The reference fuel cycle, in which the TRU fuel was reprocessed, mixed with fresh TRU fuel, and recycled into the reactor after each 24% burnup residence time, achieved greater than 90% TRU burnup after 9 residence times. The fuel ultimately discharged to the high level waste repository (HLWR) was reduced relative to the original spent nuclear fuel (SNF) from which it was produced by 99% in integral decay heat at 100,000 years after discharge. The resulting repository volume required for the millennial storage of the fuel discharged from the SABR was calculated to be 1/130 the volume that would have been required to store the original SNF from which that fuel was made.


As 2012 winds down, HBCU Gameday is pleased to bring you the five biggest stories of the year. Some were good, some were bad, but all of them got people talking.
There's never a good way to find out you've lost a job, but being accidentally forwarded an email with information that you are being replaced has to sting. That's what happened to Morgan State football coach Donald Hill-Eley shortly after his team finished 2012 with a disappointing 3-8 record. After Hill-Eley proceeded to complain to the Baltimore Sun about having enough resources to win, it appeared it was just a matter of time before this nine-year marriage came to an end. But as of today, Hill-Eley is still Morgan's head football coach.
By the time Florida A&M's record sank to 3-5, the whispers had already started that Taylor wouldn't be coming back to Tallahassee in 2013. But few figured that the 62 year-old Taylor would retire during the 2012 season. Taylor reportedly informed his team of this at a pre-game breakfast prior to a 16-3 loss to NC A&T in Greensboro. Taylor finished his career with a 223-96-4 record with stints at Howard, Virginia Union, and Hampton prior to coming to FAMU.
The reality is, money games are a necessary evil for most HBCU basketball and football teams, especially in Division I. But Savannah State took it to another level this season, by scheduling two top-tier BCS opponents back-to-back after a one-win season. Oklahoma State and Florida State outscored SSU 139-0 in seven quarters.
In 2011, Winston-Salem State turned many heads when it won 13 games and fell just one game short of a national championship appearance. Despite the pressure that came with such success, WSSU actually had a better year in 2012. In just its third season back in Division II after a failed Division I attempt, WSSU went undefeated in the regular season for the second year in a row. The Rams put together another deep playoff run, making it all the way to the national championship game before losing to Valdosta State. Still, the Rams became the first HBCU football team to win 14 games in a season and just the second to play in the D2 national championship game.
NSU big man Kyle O'Quinn came up huge, helping the Spartans defeat the Missouri Tigers.
Fifteenth-seeded teams are not supposed to beat no. 2 seated teams in the NCAA tournament. Especially 15th-seeded teams who have never even played in an NCAA tournament game. But that's exactly what happened with an unheralded Norfolk State squad upended Missouri in its backyard of Omaha, Nebraska. Propelled by Kyle O'Quinn's 26 points and 14 rebounds, the Spartans defeated the Tigers 86-84, becoming just the fifth no. 15 seed to defeat a no. 2.
What about Shaw women's basketball team winning the NCAA Division II National Title?
Originally that was no. 5, but ultimately, this list was based off national attention. No disrespect, but most teams can't tell you who won the D2 men's championship, let alone the women's champion. Thanks for your comment!


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Watch Penguins fan try to rally crowd at Predators party in Clarksville
Leaf Chronicle
A tense and at times distraught group of Nashville Predators fans showed a lot of patience as a couple of Penguins fans tried to enjoy their Stanley Cup victory Sunday night, during a watch party in Clarksville.
The Wilma Rudolph Event Center crowd was on edge at the end of the game, which remained scoreless up until the very end.
The fans were clad mostly in yellow, but there were a few fans in Pittsburgh black. During the Penguins' soul-crushing second goal to make the score 2-0, one Pittsburgh fan stood and cheered, only to look around and find he was just about the only one.


The Legal Aid Society provides a wide range of essential legal services to low-income families who, without us, would have no other access to legal help. We offer legal assistance for cases of domestic violence, family and elder law, and housing and consumer issues. We also hold workshops to educate people of their rights in these areas. All Legal Aid Society clients have access to the full scope of counseling and other services offered by Metropolitan Family Services.
Domestic Violence Court Advocacy provides information, support and referrals to domestic violence victims seeking orders of protection and/or the prosecution of their abusers at the domestic violence courthouse in Chicago.
Provides legal assistance and community education to low-income individuals in the areas of domestic violence, family and elder law, housing, and consumer issues.


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Ostre rozsiane zapalenie mózgu i rdzenia (ang. Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis ADEM) – autoimmunologiczna demielinizacyjna choroba mózgu bardzo podobna do stwardnienia rozsianego (SM), które zazwyczaj jest chroniczną nawracającą i cofającą się chorobą młodych dorosłych, podczas gdy ADEM jest zazwyczaj jednofazową chorobą dzieci. Nieprawidłowe wyniki badań immunoglobulin w płynie mózgowo-rdzeniowym są znacznie rzadsze w ADEM niż w SM. W ADEM występuje uszkodzenie mózgu, które jest rzadkie w stwardnieniu rozsianym. ADEM zwykle występuje po zakażeniu z gorączką albo szczepieniu (Szczepionki starszej generacji mogły to powodować - konkretnie szczepionka na wściekliznę, jako że była pozyskiwana bezpośrednio z tkanek zwierzęcych. Aktualnie nie wykazano zwiększonego ryzyka ADEM u osób szczepionych. ). U części chorych z początkowym rozpoznaniem ADEM, diagnozuje się później jednak stwardnienie rozsiane. Śmiertelność wynosi 5% i większość przeżywających posiada co najmniej małą niepełnosprawność.

Mglistość rozdziału między ADEM i SM sugeruje kontinuum, w skład którego miałyby wchodzić także zapalenie nerwu wzrokowego, poprzeczne zapalenie rdzenia, zespół Devica. Z innej strony ADEM zlewa się z różnymi zapaleniami mózgu, chorobami zapalnymi naczyń, innymi jednofazowymi chorobami poinfekcyjnymi jak ostra afazja móżdżkowa. Kolejna płynna granica jest z zespołem Guillaina-Barrégo objawiająca się zespołem Millera-Fishera i encefalomieloradikuloneuropatią.

Epidemiologia
Dorośli stanowią mniej niż 3% chorych. Ponad 80% chorych dzieci ma mniej niż 10 lat. Średnia wieku zachorowania na ostre rozsiane zapalenie mózgu i rdzenia wynosi 5–8 lat. Proporcja chłopców do dziewcząt wynosi 1,3:1. ADEM i rzuty SM wykazują taką samą sezonowość z maksimum w lutym i marcu oraz minimum w lipcu i sierpniu. Od 65–85% zachorowań jest między październikiem a marcem. Zachorowalność u białych jest 6 razy większa niż u czarnych.

U 85–93% chorych objawy występują od 1–20 dni po zakażeniu, w ponad 94% z gorączką, lub po szczepieniu (3–6%). Zakażenia te, przypuszczalnie wirusowe, na ogół zajmują drogi oddechowe lub przewód pokarmowy. Na ogół chorzy częściowo lub całkowicie wracają do zdrowia po infekcji zwiastującej z chwilą ataku ADEM, który jest gwałtowny u 95% chorych. Wprowadzenie szczepień gł. przeciwko odrze zmniejszyło śmiertelność ADEM.

Objawy
 Zmiany osobowości u 65–85% chorych: drażliwość i apatia są często pierwszymi objawami, a także zmęczenie, dezorientacja.
 Zmiany świadomości w tym śpiączka 65–75%
 Osłabienie 50–75%
 Ból głowy 46–65%
 Niezborność 35–60%
 Gorączka prawie u połowy chorych
 Porażenie nerwu czaszkowego 35–50%
 Odczyn oponowy 20–30%
 Zapalenie nerwu wzrokowego 10–30%
 Napady padaczkowe 25%
 Zaburzenia sensoryczne 15–20%

Psychiczne i psychiatryczne zaburzenia, ataki padaczkowe i porażenie nerwu czaszkowego są znacząco rzadsze na początku SM i u dorosłych z ADEM niż u dzieci z ADEM.

Diagnostyka
Liczba trombocytów jest podwyższona u znaczącej liczby dzieci. Stężenie podstawowego białka mieliny w płynie mózgowo-rdzeniowym jest często podwyższone.

Tomografia komputerowa wykrywa nieprawidłowości o niskiej gęstości u ponad połowy chorych. Rezonans magnetyczny ujawnia zmiany o silnym sygnale u 80–90% chorych. U 90% chorych dzieci zmiany są charakterystycznie odśrodkowe przy połączeniu istoty szarej, położonej głębiej w korze, z podkorową istotą białą. Takie zmiany obserwuje się u mniej niż 40% dorosłych z ADEM, u których wielu jest później diagnozowanych z SM. Zmiany w ADEM mają rozmyte brzegi i są znacznie bardziej zróżnicowane w porównaniu do zmian w SM o wyraźnych brzegach. Co najmniej 90% zmian ulega wzmocnieniu po zastosowaniu kontrastu (gadolinu). Wzmocnienie to jest zazwyczaj jednolite i umiarkowane w przeciwieństwie do płytek demielinizacyjnych w SM, które często różnią się stopniem wzmocnienia kontrastu. Początkowo u niektórych chorych obraz rezonansu jest prawidłowy, a staje się charakterystyczny dla ADEM po kilku tygodniach, mimo że chorzy wykazują poprawę.

Elektroencefalografia często wykazuje zaburzenia normalnego rytmu snu.

Leczenie
Aby zmniejszyć zapalenie standardowo stosuje się wysokie dawki kortykosterydów. W przypadku braku efektów stosuje się m.in. immunoglobuliny wykazujące większą skuteczność w połączeniu z kortykosterydami.

Rokowanie
Leczenie dzieci jest szybsze, a brak gorączki jest związany z gorszymi wynikami leczenia. Stopień wyzdrowienia jest niezależny od ciężkości choroby. Najmniejszy jest u chorych:
 poniżej 2 lat,
 z zapaleniem rdzenia,
 ze znaczącym obrzękiem mózgu lub rdzenia.
Ryzyko rozwoju SM w ciągu 10 lat wynosi 25% i jest wyższe w przypadku gdy ADEM było:
 bez gorączki,
 bez zmian osobowości,
 bez choroby zwiastującej lub szczepienia,
 bez ogólnego zwolnienia EEG.
 z nieprawidłowymi wynikami immunologicznymi płynu mózgowo-rdzeniowego.

ADEM i SM
Chociaż zarówno w ADEM, jak i SM zachodzi autoimmunologiczna demielinizacja, to różnią się one w wielu aspektach klinicznych, genetycznych, obrazowania i histopatologicznych. Niektórzy autorzy uważają, że SM i jej pograniczne postacie stanowią spektrum chorób różniące się tylko przewlekłością, ciężkością i przebiegiem klinicznym, podczas gdy inni uważają je za dyskretnie odmienne choroby.

Eksperymentalne alergiczne zapalenie mózgu i rdzenia
Eksperymentalne alergiczne zapalenie mózgu i rdzenia (EAE) jest zwierzęcym modelem zapalenia i demielinizacji ośrodkowego układu nerwowego, często używanym w celu zbadania możliwości leczenia SM. Ostre monofazowe zachorowanie na EAE jest znacznie bardziej podobne do ADEM niż SM.

Przypisy

Bibliografia
 eMedicine – Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis : Article by Robert Rust, Jr

Choroby autoimmunologiczne
Choroby demielinizacyjne
Stwardnienie rozsiane

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Just imagine what you would do if your bread machine arrived without instructions.
That of course, pales in comparison to the immense complexity of our brains (unimaginably more bake cycles).
Warning! The following paragraph contains big, ugly, hard-to-understand words developed by a linguist. This is the only downside to NLP I know of and we're staying up nights trying to fix it. Parental guidance is suggested.
Someone who wanted to create a model for learning to drive a car really well, might approach a expert in the field something like this - Instead of asking an expert driver, " How do you drive?" ("Very well, thank you."), they would be concentrating not on the content of what they did but on the underlying structure such as how they represent driving in their mind, the beliefs and attitudes they had about driving, the strategies they used in making decisions, how often they change their oil, (skip that last one) among other factors.
NLP is based on many useful presuppositions that support the attitude that change is imminent. One of the most important is, NLP is about what works, not what should work. In other words, if what you're doing isn't working, try something else, anything else, regardless of whether what you had been doing should have worked. Flexibility is the key element in a given system, the one who is most likely to do well responds to changing (or unchanging) circumstances. That's one reason NLP has made so much progress in an area where such is not the norm. Innovators try out things with little regard as to its "truth" or "reality", NLP is much more interested in results and giving people what they want from life (sappy yes, but "true" nonetheless).
This is the end of the Introduction to NLP. What you have just read is very incomplete but hopefully gives you a taste of what NLP is about.
I highly recommend you continue your investigation of how NLP can enhance all aspects of your life from improving your relationships with loved ones, learning to teach effectively, gaining a stronger sense of self esteem, greater motivation, better understanding of communication, enhancing your business or career, bending steel bars in a single bound and an enormous amount of other things that involve the use of your brain.
We do have an online bookstore with books, audio-cassettes and videotapes available and also a special introductory package for those new to NLP. We maintain a list of many training centers and information on events and conferences throughout the world if you're interested in a first hand experience. For some hands-on experimentation with NLP, we have our Exercises and Experiences section which give you a set of guidelines to follow to experience an NLP change.
We want to make this site as useful to everyone as we can and encourage any suggestions or comments you may have.
Presuppositions are beliefs that someone practicing NLP will find useful for creating changes in themselves and the world, more easily and effectively. The emphasis here should be on "useful" not whether each one could be proven to be "true". Practitioners of NLP often include different presuppositions in their list but what follows are the most common.
Communication is more than what you're saying.
The body communicates constantly in ways that go far beyond words.
People already have all the resources they need to effect a change.
The resources just weren't lucky enough to be in the right place at the right time.
Every behavior serves a positive intention and a context in which it has value.
The behavior may never lead to that positive intention but that part of you can learn new behaviors that do. As to a context that has value, imagine overeating at an expensive brunch (got your moneys worth didn't you?). Go with me on this one, it really helps.
Every response is useful, you may hate the response but the knowledge you gain from it is valuable.
If someone can do something, then it can be modeled and taught to anyone else.
We cannot contain every bit of information that comes to us in the world, so we have to create a "map of the territory" and then refer to the map for our information (see representational systems). By changing a person's map, we change their reality.
If you get slapped, try anything else.
If you aren't getting the response you want, try something different.
No one is "broken". They are functioning perfectly in what they are doing now (even if it is ruining their life), it's a matter of finding how they function now, so that we can help them change into doing something they consider more desirable.
The representational systems in NLP are simply enough the five senses. We represent the world using the visual (images), auditory (sounds), kinesthetic (touch and internal feelings), gustatory (tastes) and olfactory (smells) senses. We picture ourselves lying on a sunny beach, hear the voice of the lifeguard yelling, feel the sensation only sand in your bathing suit can produce, taste the soggy egg salad sandwiches we brought for lunch and smell the aroma of the surf wafting into our nostrils. Our thinking consists of these images, sounds, feelings and usually to a lesser extent, tastes and smells. The entirety of our experiences have been recreated through these senses in our memories and govern our capabilities and beliefs.
Curiously enough, our predominant representational system in a given context often shows up in our language, for example: Responding to the statement: I think the Jensen project is going well.
It's no wonder smells and tastes are less commonly used considering how hard they are to work into conversation.
The qualities or attributes of the representations you make using your five senses are submodalities. For example, make a picture of someone you love in your mind. Now, make the colors more intense and notice how it affects you response to it. Now make it black and white and notice your response. Return it to its original shades and hue and bring the image closer. Now move it farther out. Return the picture to its original state, noticing how each of those experiments affected your response. Submodalities are the fine tuning to your representations and can be used to create powerful changes.
The interesting thing to note here is that once you understand that you create your internal world, you realize you can change it.
Very simply, the meta-model is set of questions designed to find the explicit meaning in a person's communication.
Meta-Modeler: How did he hurt you?
He wouldn't take out the trash like I asked him to.
I can't believe he's like that!
Many of us would have assumed we knew what was meant by "He hurt me." or "I can't believe he's like that", based on our own experiences. By having the ability to find other people's meaning in their communication, we can be more capable in communicating with them.
A person's thought process is very closely tied with their physiology. A dog senses your fear: how did he know if you didn't tell him. If a friend is depressed, most of us can tell without even talking with them. We pick up clues from their body: slumped shoulders, eyes downcast, head down, lack of animation (and in extreme cases, a loaded pistol held to the head). Sensory acuity takes these observations beyond the more obviously recognizable clues and uses the physical feedback in addition to someone's words to gain as much from communication as possible.
A set of linguistic patterns derived from Milton Erickson, the father of modern hypnotherapy. These language patterns are used to help guide someone without interfering with how they are experiencing it in their minds. For example, "Think of time you were laughing." It doesn't define when or how hard you were laughing so it applies to everyone (I hope). The Milton-model helps with maintaining rapport and is often used in hypnotic or trance state sessions.
Metaprograms are filters through which we perceive the world. The old maxim, is the glass half full or half empty (or just fluidically challenged) is an example.
Another example would be how two different people might approach an argument. A person with what we would call an "away from" strategy would be likely to be finding any way to get away from the conflict. Someone using a "toward" strategy would be more likely to be heading toward a specific goal, perhaps of finding an amicable solution to the conflict. The primary difference between the two being, when you're moving away from something, you never know what you may back into.
When you change these filters, it can dramatically change how we approach situations and how we perceive the world.


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Mar 26, 2015 by Rita Matos
HeartMath founder Doc Childre is a global authority on reducing stress, building resilience and optimizing personal effectiveness. He is the originator of the HeartMath® System, which entails practical, heart-based tools and technologies that people of all ages and walks of life can use to enhance health, performance and well-being. The HeartMath System is widely used by Fortune 500 companies, the military, hospitals, clinics, schools and thousands of adults and children.
In 1991, Childre founded the nonprofit Institute of HeartMath (IHM), a research and education organization. IHM's organizational, educational and clinical research on emotional physiology and self-regulation has been published in peer-reviewed scientific journals and presented at many scientific conferences worldwide.
He is chairman of the IHM Scientific Advisory Board and HeartMath LLC, chairman and co-CEO of Quantum Intech Inc., and a consultant to business leaders, scientists, educators and the entertainment industry through his firm, Top-Down Consulting.
He has written a dozen books, including The HeartMath Solution, From Chaos to Coherence, The HeartMath Approach to Managing Hypertension andthe Transforming series of books: Transforming Anger, Transforming Stress, Transforming Anxiety and Transforming Depression.
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When I think of Stauff Corp., a few things come to mind—maybe clamps, connectors and valves are foremost to me. So it was interesting to talk to the company's president and CEO, Jeff Behling, at this week's NAHAD convention in San Antonio … about some other products.
Behling told me that one of the company's focuses right now is its line of tube assemblies. Stauff's business model for tube assemblies was created in the U.K. market and but now is starting to spread it across the world.
He explained that the company provides the clamps, the holes, the connections, the tubing.
"We make everything exactly the way the customer needs it," Behling said.
Stauff Corp. president and CEO, Jeff Behling.
The focus here, he said, is a quality process that is easily repeatable.
John Hudson, sales director for Stauff, said that coming to NAHAD was important to the company, because Stauff is "well known for the core products that we've done for years." But he wants to promote their other product lines, such as quick-release couplings, metric and tube fittings.
"Those products are relatively new for us in North America. And our distribution network may not be aware of it. So we are trying to get word out into the marketplace," Hudson said.
Behling said that they see the first step in securing new distributors or customers is to start with tube bending or hose assemblies. Then, Stauff can use its other components as a value add, where they are able to build a more complete package.
For the year 2017, Stauff's business is looking good, Behling said.


Begin with a neutral. Nearly any color can be a neutral if it's the correct tone or if you're using it as a base color. We generally think of white, grey or tan as neutrals, but you can also use pinks, blues or greens as your base tones. Really like hunter green? Paint a wall your favorite shade and design the rest of the room around it, using whites, browns, and other corresponding greens to flush out a forest theme. In the picture below from the blog Russ & Camille, the nursery was left white but accent greens and golds were brought in to a stunning effect—especially those gold confetti dots!
Start small. Modern design tends toward pared down and clean rather than overstuffed and cluttered, which is good for the nursery! You want your baby's room to be a soothing place for sleeping, not overstimulating. Simplicity of design means you can focus on a few main colors (2-3 at the most!) and let incidentals like books, toys, and pillows or blankets bring in some brightness for you. In this boy's room from Nest Design Studio (via Design to Inspire), the base is black and white, and secondary objects bring in pops of color, giving the room a graphic yet soothing effect.
Use textiles for texture. Sure, you're going to get a million baby blankets and tons of clothes in all sizes from eensy-tiny to "when will baby be able to wear this?" Your power over the rugs, the upholstery and the bed-liner is key. Remember: this is baby's first introduction to design, so if you've always wanted that cowhide rug, go for it! It's something your little cowpoke could grow with. Those crib sheets may turn into toddler sheets—if they last that long—so invest wisely.
Take time to plan before you paint. When else in your life are you going to have the time to nest like this, when life is just all about (ok, mostly about) baby? Think and plan, because you're not going to want to do this again during the terrible twos. Check out some design blogs, and remember that what is good for mom and dad can be good for baby too. You're going to be spending more (conscious!) time in this room, anyway, so make it a place you're excited to live in as well!


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Washington, D.C. - Yesterday, the Senate parliamentarian issued a devastating advisory opinion, choosing to exclude immigration reform provisions in the Build Back Better Act and once again delaying life-saving measures to millions of undocumented people in communities across the country. Although this decision is the latest in a series of broken promises by the U.S. Congress and the White House, the advocates and immigrant leaders who have fought for permanent protections for decades are not giving up. The National Immigration Justice Center (NIJC) joins advocates across the country to hold members of Congress accountable, asking them to bypass the parliamentarian and deliver permanent protection and citizenship for immigrants and their families and communities.
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Canadian diagnosed with brain tumour in Thailand will have flight home paid for but condition worsens
Sean Davidson Multi-Platform Writer, CTV News Toronto
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Published Tuesday, December 10, 2019 9:27AM EST Last Updated Tuesday, December 10, 2019 8:44PM EST
TORONTO -- The wife of a Canadian man diagnosed with a cancerous brain tumour in Thailand has been told his insurance will now cover the $265,000 air ambulance trip home after initially being rejected because he had the flu a month ago—but there are still fears it's too late.
Kitchener resident Alex Witmer and his wife Jennifer Witmer, who had been living in Moncton, quit their jobs earlier this year and went on a six-week trip to Thailand before planning to relocate to Toronto.
The couple was about a month into their trip when the 30-year-old began suffering from a severe migraine. They went to the hospital in Koh Samui and were expecting to be given pain medication, but after doctors completed scans they were told he had a tumour deep inside his brain that was cancerous.
He was immediately given medication to reduce the pressure inside his brain that was causing the severe headache, but was told he needs to have brain surgery, chemotherapy and radiation as soon as possible.
The couple was then told the medication to reduce the pressure inside Alex's head will only work for a few days and it would only be safe for him to fly home during that time.
The couple contacted their travel insurance company, opened a claim and was told an air ambulance service would be sent to bring Alex back to Canada.
"A few hours later they called back and said they received his medical records and it showed he checked into an emergency room in Moncton a month ago and had symptoms of the flu," Jennifer told CTV News Toronto.
"He reported a mild headache and because he said that they cancelled our claim based off him having a pre-existing condition."
MORE: What is a pre-existing condition and how does it impact travel insurance?
The couple was told by the insurance company that they could still send an air ambulance but it would cost $265,000, which was not an option.
On Tuesday, Allianz Global Assistance confirmed to CTV News Toronto they will now cover the travel costs for Alex to get home.
"We are working with Mr. Witmer's treating physicians in Thailand to bring him and his wife home to Canada as quickly and safely as possible," Vice President of Market Management at Allianz Global Assistance told CTV News Toronto.
"His medical treatment and expenses abroad and transport home will be fully covered."
Alex's condition is deteriorating
Speaking through tears after learning the news, Jennifer said she's relieved and is hoping it isn't too late.
"It's very frustrating and upsetting because we could have been out of here so much sooner and it would have been such a lower risk."
"My sister contacted the air ambulance company directly and the president of the company actually reached out to Allianz and grounded the air ambulance in India to prepare them to come to Thailand."
Jennifer said her husband's condition is rapidly deteriorating and he is no longer part of the decision making process.
Doctors will now put a drainage tube in Alex's brain and try and reduce the pressure. He needs to spend at least 24 hours with the tube in before he can fly.
The air ambulance will arrive in Thailand early Wednesday morning (local time) and will wait until the couple is ready to leave.
Insurance company first only approved a commercial flight
Late Monday night, Jennifer said her insurance company offered to pay for Alex to fly home on a commercial flight with a registered nurse.
They warned the couple that even though they would pay upfront, they could still be on the hook for the costs when they get home.
"They booked him a commercial flight with a registered nurse. It was booked for Thursday morning," Jennifer said.
"But we met with his surgeon here and he said he couldn't sign off because his recommendation was that he needed to fly with a physician and nurse."
"They decided to do another CT scan to see how he is doing and prepare for the flight."
"The scan showed he got worse. Unfortunately, the pressure got worse so the only way we can fly now is with a drain, and the only way to fly with a drain is an air ambulance."
On their website, Allianz Global Assistance defines a pre-existing condition as "an injury, illness or medical condition that caused someone to seek treatment, presented symptoms, or required medication."
"This may have taken place anytime within 120 days prior to and including the plan's purchase date."
Couple overwhelmed by support
A GoFundMe page has been organized to help raise funds for Alex's care and has received nearly $60,000 in one day.
"We're overwhelmed and emotional," Jennifer said. "How do you put this into words to see so many strangers giving up so much to save his life is the most amazing thing ever."
"I feel really guilty that everyone feels so helpless and that they can't be here."
Parents concerned over travel back home
While word of Alex's trip home is welcomed news, his parents admit they are distressed by the situation.
"Before he gets flown home, he might not even make it," Alex's mother Amanda said. "We don't know what's going to happen. We hope not."
"I'm very happy he's coming home," Alex's father Phil said. "It doesn't take away the fear though."


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