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I recently reviewed an IT project that had been submitted for an award, only to learn that between the time of the submission and the time of the judging, the IT project in question had been "retired." The context forced me to ask whether such a project could still be considered award-worthy, but the more general question is whether a retired system can be called a success.
Some IT projects are destined for retirement the day they are conceived. They are the temporary measures put in place to achieve a certain minimum level of functionality "until." Until the entire core system is replaced. Until a vendor offering provides the function in their next upgrade. Until the technology available in the marketplace can duplicate this custom code. Until someone comes up with a better/cheaper/faster way of doing it.
These projects live short, meaningful lives. They go into production quickly, do their job, and then gracefully make an exit six months, a year, or two years later when the permanent solution is ready. Such projects include things like a custom agent portal that is eventually eclipsed by a full policy administration replacement. Or a simple rating calculator that is maintained outside the legacy system and used solely to provide real-time quotes to agents until the legacy system has been modernized. Or hard-wired integration between a billing and claims solution maintained while both systems are being upgraded.
These projects are a success not despite the fact that they are eventually retired, but because they are eventually retired. They have done their job and helped the organization advance to the next stage. In fact, the true disaster is when a tech initiative that was always meant to be a temporary solution evolves into a critical system that lives for 10 years, cobbled together like Frankenstein's IT, preventing the company from moving on to a better, more modern solution. This happens more often than we'd like, and so even projects with short lifespans need to be taken seriously.
The truth is ALL technology is temporary technology. Every system will eventually be replaced by the next system. And any system—no matter how modern and "permanent" it is upon implementation—will become legacy technology if it is not constantly kept up to date.
We can learn from these temporary IT projects. Smart organizations approach such initiatives warily, making sure that it will be easy to turn them off when it is time to move on. So should be the case with every project. Smart organizations consider how employees will be impacted when a temporary IT project is no longer available. So should be the case with every project. Smart organizations have a next step in mind when they start a temporary IT project. So should be the case with every project.
If insurers treat every IT initiative like it is a temporary one, then insurers will be less likely to end up with irreplaceable legacy systems. Part of IT planning, even for major systems that have long life spans, is to consider how the system will be kept up-to-date and how it will eventually be retired.
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The Real Issue Behind the Rhee Flap: Why Can't Schools Fire Bad Teachers?
Michelle Rhee, the tough-talking D.C. schools chancellor, is used to taking her lumps from the press, the teachers' unions, and city politicians as she tries to overhaul one of the nation's worst public-school systems. But this week she's been under siege after a controversial quote about teachers molesting students made it into print. Rhee is fighting back, arguing the quote was taken out of context, but the whole episode highlights a bigger problem in districts all over the country: why can't a school system fire teachers who abuse kids or don't bother showing up for work? In D.C., as in many other cities with "progressive" employee discipline procedures, school officials can suspend such teachers but can't terminate them.
The latest uproar began with the publication of a short "update" item in the Feb. 1 issue of Fast Company, in which Rhee seemed to say that the 266 teachers laid off last fall during the system's budget crunch had histories of abusing students, corporal punishment, and chronic absenteeism: "I got rid of teachers who had hit children, who had had sex with children, who had missed 78 days of school. Why wouldn't we take those things into consideration?" Rhee is quoted as saying.
Rhee's critics, including the president of the local teachers' union (who is currently embroiled with Rhee in hard-fought contract talks) and the chairman of the D.C. Council (who is flirting with a mayoral run against Rhee's mentor, Mayor Adrian Fenty), questioned the accuracy of her statement and demanded proof that it was true. "Why was an alleged budget problem used as a basis for dismissing people who, according to her, engaged in abuse and sexual molestation of children?" D.C. Council Chairman Vincent Gray asked a Washington Post reporter. When Rhee failed to respond immediately to the outcry (the story broke over the weekend), Gray—who has butted heads with the independent and outspoken Rhee—announced Monday that he was calling for an inquiry into claims he called both "alarming and deeply troubling."
In an e-mail exchange with NEWSWEEK on Tuesday, Rhee said that much of the misunderstanding was due to the fact that the "four-line update" failed to "give all of the context of our discussion." She says there was more to the conversation that didn't make it into the 100-word story.
She added that she was surprised by the City Council's outrage, because, she said, she tried to testify about abusive teachers last fall and was cut off. "I told the [Fast Company] guy what I told everyone here (including at the City Council hearing) which is that we had to lay some folks off who were promising or solid folks, but that there were also some who weren't doing good things for kids. That was why it was important to allow principals to do the layoffs with consideration toward quality and value added to the school and not straight seniority. Layoffs are never easy, but if we have to because of budget reasons (as was the case here), we were fortunate to be able to take performance into consideration." Rhee added that "the part I can't figure out is why no one wanted to cover this when I brought it up three months ago, but now everyone is up in arms. Crazy."
Today, Rhee tried to defuse the situation by issuing a formal statement explaining that the quote was her attempt to describe "the kind of conduct that was appropriate to take into account in implementing the reduction in force," and added that "the examples I gave involved a very small minority of the teachers who were terminated in the budget reductions."
The layoffs, which occurred soon after school resumed in the fall, created an uproar, in part because Rhee (a longtime critic of teacher tenure) was accused by some teachers of creating the budget crisis in order to circumvent union seniority rules and fire older teachers, a charge she vehemently denied.
The Washington Post editorial page, which has generally stood behind Rhee's aggressive efforts to reform D.C.'s dysfunctional school system, backed up her version of events in a Tuesday editorial. "Members of the D.C. Council had zero interest last fall in hearing from Schools Chancellor Michelle A. Rhee about some of the bad teachers who were terminated as a result of a budgetary reduction in force. She was rudely cut off when she tried to talk about teachers who had been absent too often or had abused students . . . No one cared and no one followed up. Not so this time: Teacher union leaders jumped at the chance to lambaste the chancellor, the media suddenly got interested and council members called upon her to name names." Calls for reaction from Gray and Parker Tuesday went unanswered.
The Post editorial page made the case that it's not too late to create some good out of this mess. Rhee, they said, owes D.C.'s teachers an apology for "words that may have inadvertently hurt," and the union owes the city an apology "for its hand in enabling some of these unfit teachers to stay in the classroom." And if Gray wants to hold an inquiry, they said, maybe he can start with "why hitting a student isn't automatically a firing offense." Who can argue with that?


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Reo-Coker is out of contract next summer but Houllier revealed Villa chief executive Paul Faulkner has already held talks with his agent and it is a remarkable turnaround in fortunes for the former England Under-21 captain, who had few opportunities under previous manager Martin O'Neill after a training ground bust-up.
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Rejoice Chieza is the leader of the Estates Planning and Administration Department and is also the former Vice‐Chairperson of the Council of Estate Administrators. She provides counselling services to all members of the team which has proven to be highly valuable to the firm. She joined Scanlen & Holderness in 1997 having moved from the office of the Master of the High Court in Bulawayo where she was the Assistant Master. She is an expert in handling deceased estates and estate planning work.
Joseph joined Scanlen & Holderness in 1982 as Head of its Debt Collecting Department (a position he still holds today) after having worked for the reputable firm of Wilson & Morgan as a Senior Debt Collector in Blantyre, Malawi, from 1966 to 1981. He works with Loveness Trusida and the two of them are the principal Credit Controllers for the firm responsible for client liaisons regarding fees due to the firm. He has vast experience in both High Court and Magistrates' courts civil matters and legal procedures pertaining to recovery of debts.
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"Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!" I was startled out of a deep sleep by my one-year-old
daughter who was hungry, gassy or maybe wondering what life had in store for her over the next 15 years or so.
My one-year-old daughter was startled out of a deep sleep by her middle-aged father who wasn't
hungry or gassy but was definitely wondering what life had in store for him 15 years or so years from now raising a teen-aged daughter!
As my wife and I introduced Alta Maria, as we had her older sister Mercedes Grace to a throng of
admirers, I was perplexed by the nature of the plaudits. "She's going to be stunning!" I politely mustereda thank you in response. "Es preciosa!" I graciously nodded a thank you, in Spanish, and forced asmile. "Look at those eyes! You're going to be in big trouble!" I impolitely rolled my eyes and grumbled that she's currently being fitted for a burka that she'll wear through college.
As we drove home from the gathering I took careful aim at my beautiful wife and shot, "It's your fault!"
Yes, Alta Maria and her sister Mercedes Grace indeed took after their attractive, ambitious, smart and charming mother and maybe even benefited from what few positive features I passed on through my dubious DNA. Impossibly long paintbrush eye lashes, smooth glowing skin and a luxurious head of shiny jet-black hair will mean trouble to the father of two eventual young women.
Especially a Latino father. So let me share my Father's Day message with all the papis out there ...
Coming to grips with fatherhood has been a difficult transition. Not the two-hour wake-up calls,
perpetually dirty diapers and playing male nurse to my heroic wife as she breastfed after months on bed-rest - that part of fatherhood has been a pleasure and blessing that even a verbose writer like me can't put into words. I truly see clear evidence of God as I look into my daughters' faces and my wife's sacrifice. What is difficult is that I can't watch coming-of-age movies anymore. Or even read the gossip columns.
Selena Gomez barely wearing a bathing suit on the beach with Justin Bieber, Lindsay Lohan's behavior frightens me more than threat of the return of bird-flu pandemic and those Kardashians ... .
I even find myself staring down raucous teen-aged boys in the mall the way the Navy Seals stare down what's left of Al Quaeda, wanting to eradicate them completely yet miffed by the sheer number of them that continue to be bred by some sick mastermind.
So I turned to my mentor and good friend, an avuncular Cuban-Irishman (calls himself Cubish) who in addition to a stand-up guy, is a stand-up comedian moonlighting as a nationally-renowned medical doctor. I went to Dr. Joe because his marriage had been a model and his daughter is exactly what I want my daughter to be - independent, smart, confident, and clearly doesn't suffer sophomoronic male antics. However, given his penchant for a one-liner, I expected to be pummeled with jokes but instead was met with a serious tone as he delivered the most sensitive, salient advice I'd heard on the topic.
"Whether you know if or not, you will be setting an example for your daughters, no matter what age she is, every single day with how you treat your wife," he stated and punctuated with a penetrating glare. "Treat your wife with respect in every way. Obviously by not raising your voice, cheating or name-calling, but more subtly by paying attention when she speaks to you, helping with household chores, and never talking down to her. Inherently, whether your daughter is six-weeks, six-months, six years or 16 years, your actions will dictate how she will expect to be treated by men for the rest of her life. And set an example for your son on how he needs to treat women!" (Yes, the third of my children is a boy.)
Fortunately, I've always been respectful of women, especially my wife, but the point was clear. A bar of behavior will be set and raised by my actions. "Men who are most fearful of their daughters being mistreated by men are simply projecting their treatment of women." He was right. The worst offenders are the most fearful. The good doctor continued, "Take your daughters on dates to the ice-cream store, open doors for them, pull out the chair when they sit down, ask them about how their days were and demonstrate the behavior she should expect and require from males for the rest of her life. And the most important thing is to be a present father. Be present in their lives."
Relieved after receiving my papi prescription from Dr. Joe, I rushed home where I shaved, showered, dressed up and prepared to take my two girls on a date. "Where are you going with the girls?" my wife asked, with a puzzled smile.
"On a date," I replied as I carried Alta Maria who was wearing one of those little Latino girl prom dresses sold at the mercado in shrink wrap like a true Latina and Mercedes Grace who picked out a multi-colored outfit which would have made Celia Cruz smile broadly. As I opened the front door, I turned back and startled my wife with a long, purposeful embrace and added, "I hope they both turn out just like their mami."


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The symptoms of paranoia involve a hypersensitive response to a delusion, which is a belief in something that isn't true. Patients who experience paranoia tend to put themselves at the center of complex scenarios that reinforce the delusion, and they may believe that the people around them are out to get them. It can be difficult for a patient to recognize symptoms and seek treatment, as the patient may think that medical providers plan to harm her. Friends and family who notice signs of paranoia should discuss them with a mental health professional to get advice on what to do, as approaching the patient directly could be counterproductive.
Paranoia can occur on its own or as part of a mental health condition. The patient develops a delusion, like the belief that a famous celebrity wants to marry him, or a suspicion that a coworker wants to kill him. He becomes increasingly defensive about the delusion and may become aggressive. When friends and family laugh off the delusion or try to minimize it, the patient can get very agitated and upset.
One of the key symptoms of paranoia is the tendency to exaggerate situations and to believe that everything ties back to the original delusion. For example, a paranoid patient who thinks coworkers are plotting against her would see two coworkers chatting in the hall and think they are talking about her. Likewise, any kind of communications from the company would be scrutinized to see if they contain hidden messages. Since none will be present, the employee may become agitated and will develop fear and anxiety, convinced that an innocuous change like a letterhead redesign is sinister in nature.
The signs of paranoia also include constant questions about the motives of other people. These can become irritating, and people might start to become aggressive, which leads the patient to believe that his suspicions are correct. When people cannot answer questions because they are not hiding anything and there's no more information left to discuss, the patient uses this as evidence to support the delusion. As the patient encounters resistance to the delusion, the symptoms of paranoia can get worse.
People who recognize the symptoms of paranoia in themselves can meet with a mental health professional to discuss the situation and talk about treatment options. These can include talk therapy as well as medications to correct imbalances in brain chemistry. Other patients may reject the idea that they have a mental health condition, and may be in need of careful intervention. This may include hospitalization for patients with very severe symptoms of paranoia.
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@betterment - It is hard to bring this stuff up with people. I had a family member who was suffering the symptoms of a panic disorder, and it was really difficult to get them to see that they needed help.
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It seems like the symptoms of paranoia are pretty severe. I have a good friend that I was worried might be suffering from paranoia. However, after reading this article I'm pretty sure she doesn't suffer from paranoia.
I'm thinking her symptoms are the symptoms of anxiety, because she seems excessively worried all the time, but not hypersensitive or totally out of touch with reality. Now hopefully I can find a good way to bring this up with her.
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I took a psychology class in college, and I remember paranoia being one of the symptoms of schizophrenia. Although schizophrenics usually also hallucinate, so I imagine their paranoia is probably worse than paranoia caused by another disorder.
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@Ted41 - Mental illness definitely can cause a lot of problems in relationships. I have an anxiety disorder, and the symptoms of panic attacks have caused problems in a few of my relationships in the past.
Luckily I have things pretty much under control now. However, I imagine someone with paranoia might have a harder time seeking help.
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@lighth0se33 - That's very sad about your friend. However, I'm not surprised people with symptoms of paranoia have trouble making and keeping friends. After all, most people do not enjoy being around someone who is constantly on edge and questioning them about every little detail!
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I knew a guy who had paranoid personality disorder, and it was impossible for him to make close friends. He would take innocent comments and turn them around and take offense at them, so talking to him was really unpleasant.
This also made it hard for him to have a girlfriend. He finally found a girl who was willing to put up with his symptoms, but he was very emotionally and mentally abusive to her, and after a couple of years, she left him. This only fueled his disorder further.
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I suppose paranoid schizophrenics are on the extreme end of the paranoia scale. They actually hear voices and obey them.
Even when the voices tell them to do bad things to themselves, they sometimes comply. They believe that if they don't, harm will come to them.
A paranoid schizophrenic needs medication. Regular talk therapy would not be enough to quiet the voices, in my opinion. This has got to be due to a chemical imbalance.
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@healthy4life – I guess that depends on the type of paranoia you have and your personality. Some people with paranoia put all their energy toward protection and defense, while others probably do hide and experience panic attacks whenever anyone comes to check on them.
Panic attacks are something that paranoia and anxiety have in common. However, people with anxiety are generally worried about something that doesn't involve a conspiracy.
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Just telling someone that they need to seek paranoia treatment would be enough to fuel their conspiracy suspicions. They might believe that if they went, the doctor would be someone who was hired to mess with their mind.
It must be really difficult to live with paranoia. You couldn't trust anyone.
I would think that paranoia would lead to panic attacks. If I believed the world was against me, that would make me hyperventilate.
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@feruze-- I'm not a doctor, so I can't answer your question, but I think characteristics of paranoia can be found in other psychological conditions like schizophrenia, anxiety and other disorders. But only a psychiatrist can diagnose someone.
I understand what you mean though because I have an anxiety disorder which causes me to worry excessively over certain things. Sometimes I worry so much, that I become obsessed with it or I start questioning people and their motives. So paranoia can also be a symptom of an anxiety disorder.
Thankfully, I become aware of myself when I'm doing this and I try to stop. I know that might not be possible for everyone depending on how developed their situation is. I think if someone starts doubting everyone and everything and feels like the whole world is against them, it's necessary to speak to a doctor right away and see what's going on.
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What are the differences between signs and symptoms of paranoia and obsessive-compulsive disorder?
They sound really similar so I'm confused.
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I watched a film yesterday about John Forbes Nash, a famous mathematician who was suffering from paranoid symptoms.
The film was so interesting because it showed how Nash couldn't separate his paranoia and hallucinations from reality because they seemed very real to him. But since he was a man of science and logic, he eventually came to the conclusion that what he was seeing and hearing cannot be real since he is the only one who experiences them.
So he was a rare person who learned to live with his paranoia in a way that didn't damage his social life and personal relationships. I am so moved by this movie and Nash's life, I still can't stop thinking about it.
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LAKE WORTH, Fla., Feb. 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Lake Worth Community Redevelopment Agency, along with its eighteen Neighborhood Stabilization Program 2 Consortium Partners, is proud to announce that it has successfully expended more than 100% of its $23,237,500 grant within the three year grant period ending February 11, 2013.
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Joan Oliva, (Executive Director) Lake Worth CRA has experienced first-hand, the dramatic changes that the City has undergone the past few years. "It is such an honor to work with so many wonderful people, both with our partners and with all these truly deserving new residents. With hard work and an inordinate amount of patience, especially from our partners, we were able to spend all the grant funds, on time, abiding by all the regulations, rules and time frames. I am so thankful for the wonderful main partners we have in Adopt-a-Family, Habitat for Humanity, the City of Lake Worth, Stuart and Shelby, Housing Partnership, Housing Leadership Council, Urban Group and Cannatelli Builders. Without their expertise, guidance and never-give-up attitude, we were able to provide much needed, clean, safe, affordable housing to over 100 families and individuals. I love this City and truly believe we have made a difference in the lives of the citizens who live here and who now call it home.
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Although the deadline for expending the grant funds has now passed, all income generated through the sale of units is reinvested into the City of Lake Worth.
Bios of some of the new home owners living out their dream!
Jill Karlin 219 North L Street #100
Jill Karlin is born in Boston, but found her home in Florida in the mid 1980s. A Renaissance woman, Jill is an artist, yoga instructor, cookie maker, and sales woman. Her art works have been shown and are in collections the world over, including an exhibition in New Delhi, India hosted by patron Biki Oberoi and The Oberoi Hotel.
Darryl Sturrup 219 North L Street #110
Darryl Sturrup was born in Florida and raised in Seminole Circle, a housing project in Lantana. He was raised by his mother and began developing a love for music at a very young age. Darryl moved to Canada in his early twenties and recorded his first studio single "Forever" which sold over 10,000 copies. Darryl continues to capture hearts with his song writing capabilities.
Nancy Jack 219 North L Street #104
Ms. Nancy Jack wanted to buy in Lake Worth because she loves Lake Worth's casual, funky personality and its affordability. Ms. Jack moved here from Los Angeles and found many of the same attributes like - beach, sun and diversity - without the high prices. Lake Worth offers affordable living within walking distance of a beautiful beach, shops and restaurants . Ms. Jack was a writer in L.A. but now practices law in Florida. Ms. Jack states, "Lake Worth helps me keep in touch with my creative side."
Anthony Reindel 111 Lake Avenue #1
Anthony just recently graduated school in Ohio with a fine arts degree. Mr. Reindel wanted to thank everybody at the Lake Worth CRA for helping to put a roof over his head and giving him the opportunity to own a beautiful home in these tough times… A gift that is greatly appreciated by him… and his parents.
Jose Diaz 20 South D Street
Mr. Diaz is a Lake Worth local who works as automotive mechanic. He would like to become more involved with his neighborhood association and work closely with his neighbors to decrease crime in the South end of Lake Worth.
For more information or to apply for one of our homes, please contact the CRA by visiting www.lakeworthnsp.org or call us at 561-493-2550.
Joan Oliva
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Discuss and debate the issues that mean the most to you.
New York Times tech reporter Jenna Wortham wrote a piece today for The Hairpin called "My Hairdo Is Not Your Safari," after a woman at a SXSW party managed to grope her top knot even when Wortham tried to dodge her hand. She wrote, "having someone touch me without my permission just fucks with my day and sense of privacy and personal space and sends me into a k-hole spiral of wondering what unconscious signal I may have given to indicate that it would be OK, even though I know there isn't one."
Thank you Jenna for your spot-on view on personal boundaries. We agree. Hands off, please, and on that note, hands off all the things below.
1. Tattoos. I did something to my body that is deeply personal, this isn't Best Buy.
2. Hair in general. What do you think this is, Showgirls? Are we in the strip club dressing room and you're the mother figure I never had? We're not that close and my hair's naturally oily so when you run your mitts through it, it's not OK.
3. Boob graze. Just don't or I'll wear a rape whistle around you.
4. Shoulders. Stop starting a spa session because you're giving me a haircut or manicure. That's off the menu.
5. Stomach. Don't squeeze stomachs, it's ticklish and uncomfortable.
6. Shoes. I don't know if those fit you too, I suppose we're going to find out now that you're bartering your acceptance for my footwear. I got these at DON'T STEAL MY SHOES.
7. Manicure. Especially when it's chipped. Yes I know I have to get it my nails did again, but I've been catching up on Amy Schumer helping the homeless.
8. Cheek-squeezing. No more braces. You, me, my cheeks. It's all over.
9. The top of my head. I know I'm shorter than you, but tapping me on the head or resting your hand there is condescending, unless you have candy, in which case, awesome.
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Integrative Music Therapy: A Healing Intervention
ABSTRACT: Music plays a significant role in the lives of individuals across the lifespan. Some healthcare providers may not appreciate music therapy and the positive benefits it can have on the environment, patients, caregivers, and healthcare staff. Integrative Music Therapy (IMT) has proven to be effective in multiple settings, offering therapy for behavioral, emotional, physiological, psychological, and psychosocial needs. IMT, performed by a trained, certified professional (MT-BC), does not seek to replace medication or other procedures, but works synergistically with provided healthcare.
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Music therapy in a sleepless child with Pierre Robin sequence, partial trisomy 14 and partial monosomy 21
Originally described in 1923 by Pierre Robin, Pierre Robin sequence (PRS) is a condition characterized by a triad consisting of micrognathia, glossoptosis and breathing problems due to obstruction of the upper airway [1]. The prevalence of PRS is highly variable and reported to be between 1 in 2000 to 1 in 30,000 [2]. PRS can be found as isolated disease or in association with other syndromes such as Stickler sundrome, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Monosomy 22q11 or DiGeorge Syndrome [3]. Although the strong concurrence of Obstructive Sleep Apnea and PRS has been known, no previous study has reported other sleep problems and ...
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Condition: Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections Interventions: Behavioral: Live Music Therapy; Behavioral: Recorded Music Therapy Sponsor: Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Recruiting
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(Natural News) Burn injuries are among the most severe traumas that can be experienced, which makes it difficult to treat burn patients. Music therapy has been known to help in pain management. In a study review published in the journal BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, researchers evaluated the effect of music intervention in the recovery of...
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Abstract For adults with mental illness, coping skills represent an integral component of illness management and recovery (IMR) programs. Music therapy can be used to target IMR but empirical research specific to coping is needed. The purpose of this study was to determine if educational music therapy can influence coping self-efficacy in acute care mental health inpatients. Adults on an acute care mental health unit (N = 92) were cluster-randomized to one of three single-session conditions over 24 group-based sessions: educational lyric analysis, educational songwriting, or control. Although results...
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The Use of Music and Visual Therapy for Post-Operative Pain, Anxiety and Nausea in the Adult Oncology Patient
Research shows music can move people and motivate us to overcome obstacles. Music therapy can lower stress, promote comfort and reduce pain for all ages, genders and race. Our proposal, Music and Visual therapy for the Post-Operative Pain, Anxiety and Naus The Use of Music and Visual Therapy for Post-Operative Pain, Anxiety and Nausea in the Adult Oncology Patientea has the potential to positively impact Symptom Management, Wellness and Quality Improvement.
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Conclusion Music is truly remarkable. That it lifts your mood, amplifies your emotions, and makes you dance is well-known. But it can also improve mental performance, reduce stress, and even alleviate symptoms of brain degeneration as these studies show. So the next time you're feeling stressed, you know what to do – grab the nearest headphones and start listening!You've read 3 Strange and Surprising Ways Music Affects Your Well-Being, originally posted on Pick the Brain | Motivation and Self Improvement. If you've enjoyed this, please visit our site for more inspirational articles.
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Barcelona midfielder Xavi has rubbished speculation linking the Catalans with a move for Real Madrid goalkeeper Iker Casillas.
The Spanish shot-stopper has lost his place in Jose Mourinho's side to January signing Diego Lopez - who was originally signed to cover Casillas while he nursed a hand injury.
Casillas' international teammate has laughed off rumours the 31-year-old could move to the Nou Camp during the summer transfer window.
"I feel bad for Iker that he has ended up on the bench and I think it's unfair. I do not think that he will come to Barcelona, though," Xavi told El Mundo Deportivo.
"He's a real Madridista. We cannot look beyond that. I would welcome him with open arms, but I cannot see it happen to be honest."
Barcelona manager Tito Vilanova may be forced into buying a goalkeeper before the start of next season after Victor Valdes announced he wanted to leave the club.
Valdes' current contract runs out at the end of the 2013/14 season, but Vilanova may look to cash in on the Spaniard instead of allowing him to leave on a free transfer.
Vilanova's side face Bayern Munich in the first leg of the Champions League semi-final at the Allianz Arena next week.
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WASHINGTON — After years of calling for a U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, President Trump will use a prime-time speech late Monday to lay out his long-awaited strategy for fighting America's longest war. Trump is expected to accept the Pentagon's recommendation to send a few thousand more troops to the strife-torn country nearly 16 years after the conflict began.
The announcement caps months of frequently angry West Wing debates pitting advisers advocating deeper involvement in Afghanistan against aides warning that Trump risks getting sucked into the kind of nation-building entanglement he denounced during the 2016 campaign. It also comes after the departure of senior strategist Steve Bannon, the most forceful West Wing voice against escalating the conflict.
The president considered a range of options, from full withdrawal to significant escalation, and even one plan (which was never seriously in play) to replace troops with contractors under a "viceroy" figure.
Whatever Trump announces, the strategy will be a defining part of his presidency. Here are some things to watch for when the president addresses the nation from Fort Myer, Va.
How many more Americans will go to war?
While Trump is expected to agree to his national security team's recommendation for a modest escalation of U.S. troops in Afghanistan, officials declined on Monday morning to put a number on it. And the president could also decide not to give a precise figure in his speech, focusing instead on the importance of the mission.
The United States has about 8,400 troops in Afghanistan, part of an international force roughly 13,500 strong. A few months ago, Trump authorized Defense Secretary James Mattis to deploy another 3,900, a step the retired general declined to take in the absence of a fleshed-out strategy.
The Pentagon has been asking for "thousands" more troops since January, when Gen. John Nicholson, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, told Congress the conflict was at a "stalemate."
Since George W. Bush unleashed U.S. military might against the Taliban on Oct. 7, 2001, some 2,400 Americans have died in the conflict and more than 20,000 have been wounded. Barack Obama surged tens of thousands of troops into Afghanistan in 2009 but later drew frequent criticisms from Republicans, who accused him of focusing on withdrawing U.S. forces rather than defeating the Taliban. Obama aides said their main goal was making local security forces self-sustaining in order to extricate the United States from a seemingly intractable conflict.
The potential U.S. escalation leads to two other questions. How many U.S. service members will go? And how many new NATO forces will join in, if any?
To do what?
The new deployments are expected to shoulder two main tasks: Shore up Afghan security forces fighting the Taliban and carry out missions targeting al-Qaida and the so-called Islamic State.
For how long?
Trump is not expected to set a target withdrawal date, effectively committing to an open-ended deployment. And Mattis told Congress in mid-June that Americans should expect a "residual force" to stay in Afghanistan for the foreseeable future.
What are Trump's expectations for the Afghan government?
The notion of a deployment without an defined end date may alienate parts of Trump's base, which opposes overseas missions for the purpose of nation-building.
But the president could make continued U.S. economic and military aid contingent on the Afghan government reaching some to-be-determined benchmarks for rooting out corruption and delivering much-needed services. Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John McCain, R.-Ariz., included the notion in his own proposed Afghan war strategy, which he unveiled not quite two weeks ago.
What are Trump's expectations for the Pakistani government?
When the president huddled at Camp David on Friday with his national security team, the meeting was billed as a discussion of policy towards South Asia — not just Afghanistan.
That's because there's no realistic Afghan war strategy without a Pakistani component. U.S. officials have long accused Islamabad of supporting extremists like the Haqqani network, fomenting instability in Afghanistan and even targeting U.S. forces.
And yet Washington hasn't found a way to get nuclear-armed Pakistan – officially a "major non-NATO ally" that gets privileged access to purchases of military hardware – to change its behavior. And U.S. officials are mindful of the risks of any policy that risks weakening the government in Islamabad.
In one of the most memorable phrases of the nearly 16-year-old war, Rep. Gary Ackerman, D-N.Y., described the relationship between the two neighbors as "a shack that's on fire" (Afghanistan) "located next to the dynamite factory" (Pakistan).
How will Trump sell the policy to America?
It's become a cliché to call Afghanistan "the forgotten war."
But it's largely true. Trump and his Democratic rival for the White House, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, did not face any questions about the conflict in any of their three debates in late 2016. And national polling on the conflict is sparse after October 2015.
Using his personal Twitter megaphone, the president has for years called for a complete withdrawal.
"Let's get out of Afghanistan. Our troops are being killed by the Afghanis we train and we waste billions there. Nonsense! Rebuild the USA," he tweeted in January 2013.
If, as expected, he chooses to deepen U.S. involvement, how will he sell the idea to his core voters, and to lawmakers who will be called upon to fund the new deployment?
How will Trump define victory — or at least success?
"Now, we never win a war. We never win. And we don't fight to win. We don't fight to win," Trump complained to the National Governors Association in late February. "So we either got to win or don't fight it at all."
When President George W. Bush announced on Oct. 7, 2001, that he was going to war in Afghanistan, he laid out key goals like rooting out al-Qaida, but he was careful not to define victory. Late that month, Bush aides expressed outrage at a New York Times article warning that Afghanistan could become a "quagmire," and suggesting that the new conflict could become "another Vietnam."
Nearly 16 years later, the Trump administration is wrestling with how to define an elusive victory, or at least satisfactory success.
Inside the Trump administration and among outside experts, there's a general consensus that America's foremost national security goal is to prevent Afghanistan from slipping back into its pre-9/11 state as a safe haven for extremists plotting to strike at America or its allies.
But Trump himself has never spelled out what he would consider success. Monday night could be his best chance to do so.
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There are many different varieties of clematis, which are not difficult to grow if you meet their basic requirements. Despite a reputation for being finicky, their needs are quite simple: rich, well-drained soil on the limey side and plenty of sun.
Clematis grows in many regions from Zone 3–8 in the US, though not uniformly well everywhere. It grows moderately fast, but not usually so fast that you'll see rapid, abundant growth in a single season.
It likes sun and does best in locations where it receives at least 6 hours of sunlight a day. Clematis tolerates a little shade well, especially in the afternoon so the base of the plant and its roots aren't baked in the sun. The afternoon shade extends bloom time by preventing the sun from bleaching out the flowers and losing color, which is especially noticeable with darker blossoms. Locations with southern exposures with afternoon shade and eastern exposures with full sun up to early afternoon are usually conducive to a happy vine.
Soil should be rich, loamy, and well drained. Clematis are typically heavy feeders, especially when plants are becoming established, so mulching with compost once in the spring and again in the fall should keep plants vigorous and healthy. For new transplants, amend soil with bone meal and plenty of well-rotted manure or leaf compost.
Clematis like cool roots so plan a means to shade the ground over their roots. You can add cover plantings or additional mulch. Cultivation should be shallow so as to avoid damaging the roots.
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