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THE DAILY MOTIVATOR
Wednesday, August 30, 2006

Whatever you decide
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If you allow others to define happiness for you, then you’re not going to truly experience it. If you allow others to dictate what your dreams should be, you will never reach them.

The way to surely and reliably realize your dreams is to choose the ones that have real meaning for you. The way to know happiness is by allowing it to be what you want it to be.
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“Mom was only driving locally. Then she got lost in town. Was lost for several hours. Even ran out of gas. Somehow she called my sister. We sat on it (the problem) for 3 months. Then we went for help.”

The good news is a surprising variety of help is available from genuinely caring people. Some of the folks who can help will have gone through similar situations with an aging parent or relative. You will find them to be very understanding and helpful.
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Spiritual Assessment Tool

An acronym which can be used to remember what to ask in a spiritual history is:

F: Faith or Beliefs
I: Importance and influence
C: Community
A: Address
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THE DAILY MOTIVATOR
Tuesday, August 29, 2006

Over and over again
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What you do over and over again, becomes a part of you. What you do over and over again, becomes so comfortable and familiar that you don’t even think about it.

So what do you do over and over again? What thoughts do you think to yourself again and again?

What words do you repeatedly say to others? What habits have you built into your daily life?
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Help For The Caregiver

Whatever your age, you are a caregiver if you provide care that helps a frail elderly or disabled person live at home. In fact, 80% of all our Nation’s health care is provided by informal caregivers such as you.

Caring for a relative or friend may be something you never expected or wanted. It can develop slowly or happen suddenly. Few are trained to be caregivers, and there is much to learn to make caring easier.

This brochure will help you understand what caring for an older person may require and how to find help when you need it.
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THE DAILY MOTIVATOR
Monday, August 28, 2006

Willing to accept
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This day you will be provided with precisely what you are willing to accept. The possibilities are limited only by your imagination.

You are immersed in an endless sea of abundance. The treasures of that abundance are yours to the extent that you choose to bring them into your life.

There are opportunities branching out in many directions from every little detail. At each fork in the road, accept and explore the path that most closely resonates with your deepest purpose.
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Researchers at several California institutions have shown that blocking the production of abnormal SOD1, the cause of of 1 percent to 2 percent of all cases of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), extends survival in rats with the disease and that the compound is a good candidate for near-future testing in patients.

Don Cleveland, Timothy Miller and Richard Smith of the University of California-San Diego (UCSD) and colleagues, in partnership with Isis Pharmaceuticals, announced their findings online July 27 in the Journal of Clinical Investigation. Read the rest of this entry »

On July 24, the Los Angeles biopharmaceutical company CytRx (www.cytrx.com) announced it had completed its current dose determination and safety study in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) of its drug arimoclomol, a small molecule that may improve cellular stress resistance.

The company plans to release results by the end of the year and, pending regulatory approval, begin a large-scale trial to test arimoclomol’s effectiveness.

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THE DAILY MOTIVATOR
Saturday, August 26, 2006

Prepare well
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Diligent preparation leads to outstanding achievement. What are you preparing for right now?

In every moment, in every action, you are preparing yourself for one thing or another. Prepare yourself for the life you desire to lead, and it will come to be.
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Everyone knows that caregiving is stressful, but is the amount of stress determined by the type of care they provide? Researchers at the University of Arkansas, recently concluded that the type of caregiving you deliver may determine the amount of stress with which you have to cope.

The stress level for caregivers who provide more assistance with managing money and medications, for example, can be higher than for those who assist with physical needs. The researchers attribute this to the caregivers’ inability to accept their loved ones’ - particularly parents’ - difficulty in performing “thinking” tasks that once were second nature. Respondents noted that it was much harder for them to deal with the cognitive and emotional impairment than with physical challenges. Read the rest of this entry »

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THE DAILY MOTIVATOR
Friday, August 25, 2006

Longing for goodness
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You’ve made mistakes and yet you are able to recognize those mistakes for what they are, and to learn from them. There are times when you stumble, and wander away from the path, yet you’re always able to get up and find your way back.

There is within you the longing for truth, for goodness, for excellence, substance, and integrity. Though your actions sometimes contradict and compromise that longing, it never goes away.
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How to Ask Your Employer For An Accommodation That You Need

This guide will answer these questions:
1 What is a reasonable accommodation?
2 How do I ask an employer for an accommodation that I need?
3 What does an employer look at when deciding whether to make a reasonable
accommodation?
4 What can I do if an employer says “NO” when I ask for an accommodation?
1 What is a reasonable accommodation?
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Learn How To:
Y Ask AHCCCS to Review Your Health Plan’s Decision
Y Get the Records and Letters That You Need to Prove Your Case to AHCCCS
Y Make Your Case at an AHCCCS Hearing
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TITLE II OF THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT
(Re: State and Local Governments)
Table of Contents
Introduction………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………1
Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) ………………………………………………………..2
I. Who is Covered by Title II of the ADA……………………………………………………………………..2
II. Overview of Requirements……………………………………………………………………………………….2
III. “Qualified Individual with a Disability” ……………………………………………………………………..4
IV. Program Access……………………………………………………………………………………………………….5
V. Integrated Programs ………………………………………………………………………………………………..6
VI. Communications ………………………………………………………………………………………………………6
VII. New Construction and Alterations …………………………………………………………………………….7
VIII. Enforcement ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………7
IX. Complaints to U.S. Department of Justice and Other Federal Agencies……………………….8
X. Complaints to State and Local Governmental Entities………………………………………………10
XI. Technical Assistance………………………………………………………………………………………………10
Common Questions and Answers About Title II of the ADA………………………………………………..11
1. Q: Does a public entity have to retrofit every “existing” municipal building in order to meet
the accessibility requirements of the ADA? (An “existing” municipal building is one whose
construction began before January 27, 1992.) …………………………………………………………. 11
2. Q: If a public entity opts to make structural changes in providing program accessibility, is the
entity required to follow a particular design standard in making those changes?………………. 11
3. Q: What is the time line for making structural changes?………………………………………………. 11
4. Q: Are there any limitations on the program accessibility requirement? ………………………….. 11
5. Q: What architectural design standard must a public entity follow for “new” construction and
alterations? (“New” construction is construction that began after January 26, 1992.) …….. 12
6. Q: Is the Federal Government planning to eliminate this choice and establish one design
standard for “new” construction and alterations? ……………………………………………………… 12
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THE DAILY MOTIVATOR
Thursday, August 24, 2006

Something you do well
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Focus on something that you do well and find a way to do it even better. The substance of value that you create is never wasted.

Choose something that you do well and find a way to make the fruits of your efforts available to those around you. By providing real value to others, you expand the treasures in your own life.

Take something you do well and find a way to make it enjoyable. The more you enjoy what you’re doing, the more effective you’ll be.
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