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![]() This has been observed in young children with neutropenia and other immunocompromised states, and very early in the course of meningococcal meningitis. Rarely, patients with bacterial meningitis may present with normal or near-normal white blood cell counts, glucose levels, and protein levels. Although no single measure is diagnostic, a combination of abnormal CSF findings is highly suggestive of meningitis and helpful in determining the likely etiology ( Table 3). 16Īfter CSF is obtained, the Gram stain results, white and red blood cell counts, glucose levels, and protein levels should be evaluated immediately. Life-threatening herniation from lumbar puncture has not been reported in patients who are neurologically unremarkable before the procedure. ) The concern with lumbar puncture is the poorly quantified risk of herniation in patients with a space-occupying lesion or severe diffuse cerebral swelling, and the degree to which the risk can be recognized by a previous computed tomography scan. 15 (A video of a lumbar puncture is available at. Lumbar puncture is a safe procedure, although postprocedure headache occurs in about one third of patients. 14 Meningitis should be suspected in patients with those features previously noted that cannot be fully explained by other diagnoses. 13 The peripheral white blood cell count alone is not helpful in distinguishing bacterial from aseptic meningitis, particularly in young children (i.e., a normal white blood cell count does not rule out bacterial meningitis). ![]() Given the lack of specificity of clinical findings, the key to the diagnosis of meningitis is the evaluation of CSF. For example, in a study of 297 adults who underwent a lumbar puncture for suspected meningitis, only 80 (27 percent) had any degree of CSF pleocytosis, only 20 (6.7 percent) had a white blood cell count of 100 cells per μL or higher, and only three (1 percent) had culture-confirmed bacterial meningitis. 12 The illness course varies, with progression over hours to several days. 11 A recent history of upper respiratory tract infection is common in children with bacterial meningitis children are also more likely than adults to experience a seizure. 10 Similarly, the classical features of bacterial meningitis are not observed as often in younger children, who may present with subtle findings, such as lethargy and irritability. aeruginosa), Propionibacterium acnesĬompared with younger adults, persons 65 years and older with bacterial meningitis are less likely to have headache, nausea, vomiting, and nuchal rigidity, and are more likely to have seizures and hemiparesis. aureus, aerobic gram-negative bacilli (including P. Staphylococcus aureus, coagulase-negative staphylococci, aerobic gram-negative bacilli (including Pseudomonas aeruginosa)Ĭoagulase-negative staphylococci, S. Patients with penetrating trauma or postneurosurgery influenzae, group A beta-hemolytic streptococci Patients with basilar skull fracture or cochlear implant monocytogenes, aerobic gram-negative bacilli coliĬhildren and adults two to 50 years of ageĪdults older than 50 years, with altered cellular immunity, or with alcoholism Streptococcus pneumoniae, Neisseria meningitidis, S. Streptococcus agalactiae (group B streptococcus), Listeria monocytogenes, Escherichia coli, other gram-negative bacilli However, the use of conjugate vaccines has reduced the incidence of bacterial meningitis in children and adults. Among adults in developed countries, the mortality rate from bacterial meningitis is 21 percent. Within the United States, almost 30 percent of strains of pneumococci, the most common etiologic agent of bacterial meningitis, are not susceptible to penicillin. Concomitant therapy with dexamethasone initiated before or at the time of antimicrobial therapy has been demonstrated to improve morbidity and mortality in adults with Streptococcus pneumoniae infection. Empiric therapy should not be delayed, even if a lumbar puncture cannot be performed because results of a computed tomography scan are pending or because the patient is awaiting transfer. Empiric antimicrobial therapy based on age and risk factors must be started promptly in patients with bacterial meningitis. Clinical signs and symptoms are unreliable in distinguishing bacterial meningitis from the more common forms of aseptic meningitis therefore, a lumbar puncture with cerebrospinal fluid analysis is recommended. Although the annual incidence of bacterial meningitis in the United States is declining, it remains a medical emergency with a potential for high morbidity and mortality. If your health has changed since your previous WCA, this may affect your entitlement to the additional benefits mentioned above. If your WCA has a review date, you will need to have another assessment at that time. ![]() In addition, where it is decided that you have limited capability for work and work related activity, you will be awarded the limited capability for work and work-related activity addition of Universal Credit – currently £390.06 per month. in couple claims, increased access to help with childcare costs.If it is decided that you have either limited capability for work or that you have limited capability for work and work related activity, you will be given: You will get the standard allowance of Universal Credit based on your circumstances. This means you will be expected to prepare for work, look for work, and take up work. ![]() You may get extra money as well as your standard allowance. This means you will not be asked to look for work, or to prepare for work. You have limited capability for work and work-related activity Your work coach will discuss your situation and agree next steps to help you start preparing for work. This means that although you may not be able to look for work now, you can prepare for work with the aim of working at some time in the future. The decision maker will consider that advice and recommendations, and, together with any other relevant medical information available, will decide if you are one of the following: 1. Your appointment letter will set out how it will take place.įollowing your WCA, the health care professional who undertook the assessment will send an outcome report with advice and recommendations to one of Universal Credit’s decision makers. Assessment appointments can take place face-to-face, by telephone or by video. If you need one, you’ll get a letter with a time for an appointment. Wherever possible, these assessments will be based on the medical evidence available to us, though, in some cases, it may be necessary to book an appointment with you for a more detailed interview. WCAs are carried out by fully qualified health care professionals who are contracted on behalf of the DWP. This assessment is to understand how much your health condition or disability affects your capability for work. If that health condition or disability continues for four weeks or more, you will be referred for a Work Capability Assessment (WCA). If you do, you’ll be asked to provide medical evidence of having that health condition of disability. Medical evidence must be provided to support your claim, most commonly a Statement of Fitness for Work usually referred to as a fit note. When you apply for Universal Credit, you’ll be asked if you have a health condition or disability that affects your capability for work. If you have a health condition or disability which prevents you from working, or limits the amount of work you can do, Universal Credit can provide you with both financial and work-related support. ![]() The syntax files for these are stored in the Extras \ Editors directory of the AutoIt installation. If you don’t want to use SciTe or have your own favorite text editor then AutoIt comes with syntax files for the following editors “out of the box”: Now, I have used it to send the holiday greetings to all my family and friends in the program at one time. The homepage for the AutoIt version of SciTe can be found here. Secure Download90 days Money Back Guarantee. Syntax highlighting and code completion.The AutoIt team has created a custom version of SciTe that has the following features and tools included: Programming and writing scripts in Notepad can be a pain. Note: The beta can be unstable – always check the forums. Non-English documentation(Zipped).Documentation in various languages.ĪutoIt BETA.You can download the latest AutoIt beta and related files from here. v3.3.8.1 – Last version to support Windows 2000. ![]() v3.2.12.1 – Last version to support Windows 95 and Windows NT 4.0. ![]() Download the package below for the full version!ĪutoIt Script Editor.(Customised version of SciTE with lots of additional coding tools for AutoIt)ĪutoIt– Self Extracting Archive (for those who don’t like/want an installer)(includes x86 and 圆4 components and Aut2Exe and AutoItX)ĪutoIt Previous Versions – Here are some notable previous versions: Time Doctor’s data is accurate to the second, so you easily bill clients or pay employees based on tracked time.
![]() When your app runs you should determine that the currently running user doesn't have any preferences yet and at that point copies the defaults from whereever they are stored to the running user's appdata directory.Īlternatively you may also consider putting the default preferences file into the default user's appdata directory. The installer is too early in the process to do per-user settings.Īs I mentioned before I believe the correct solution is to store your default preferences either in the app directory or perhaps under the common appdata folder. For example when I set up a machine I install all the apps first and then create user profiles. At the same time the users who may run the app may not even have a profile on the machine at the point you install the app. The person installing the application isn't the user who will run it so it doesn't make any sense to install any files for their profile. Yes you are in scenario 1 that I discussed. At runtime you would have write access to the currently running user's appdata directory and can store files there directly. In this case it isn't an installer issue but something your app would do at runtime. You want to write data while your app runs.In that case the data needs to reside in a shared location and the common appdata directory makes most sense. Your installer needs some data files that are shared by all users.I would argue this is the most common case. This gives all users access to the file(s) and at app startup you would want to detect that the currently running user doesn't have a copy of these file(s) in their own appdata and therefore should be copied over. In this case it makes the most sense to put the starter files either in the application's directory itself or perhaps in the common appdata directory. Your installer needs to drop some "starter" files such that when a user runs your app they can access the files.Of course your installer could be per-user but in that case you wouldn't need an "admin" account to install it so I'm ignoring that situation. But one very important thing to consider here is that the user who is "logged in" when the app is installed may not be the same user that runs the app. There are a couple of situations that come to mind. Now comes the question of why your app needs access to the AppData directory. In the other scenario where the user is an admin and they get elevated via UAC when running the installer then the user (and their elevated user account) are the same and therefore the AppData directories are the same. Thus the administrator's AppData directory is the logged in user's AppData. They are running the process in an isolated login session and none of the other login sessions are relevant. ![]() In this situation the "logged in user" is the administrator. This is assuming the user isn't an admin and UAC is enabled. ![]() Therefore to install the application an administrator runs it for the user. It sounds like you have an install that requires admin privileges. If I understand your problem correctly then I think you're mixing concerns. ![]() Prohibit them from charging different groups different markups: The order would require Passport to establish a fair lending program to ensure it does not discriminate going forward, including a provision that will require each Passport dealership location to either charge no financing markup or charge the same markup rate to all consumers.Passport, its president, and its vice president have agreed to a proposed federal court order that would: It also alleges that Black and Latino consumers paid on average an extra fee 24 percent and 42 percent more often, respectively, than non-Latino White consumers. The FTC’s complaint alleges that Black and Latino consumers paid on average about $291 and $235, respectively, more in interest than non-Latino white consumers did. Although Passport claimed that it had a policy to prevent discrimination, the complaint alleges that Passport did not even enforce or monitor the policy. Discriminating against Black and Latino customers: The complaint alleges that Passport regularly charges Black and Latino customers more in financing costs and fees than they charge non-Latino white customers.Passport frequently describes the extra fees it charges to customers for inspection, reconditioning, or certification as required when in many instances, auto manufacturers specifically prohibit dealers from charging separately for certification costs. The complaint cites one case in which a vehicle advertised for $24,050 was in fact sold for $26,440 due to illegal add-on fees. These fees either increase the price over what was advertised or negate any discounts the consumers negotiated. Charging illegal junk fees: Passport advertises cars as “certified,” “inspected,” or “reconditioned” at specific prices, but the FTC alleges that when customers try to pay the amount advertised for those vehicles, Passport adds hundreds or thousands of dollars in fees.In its complaint against Passport, the FTC alleges that the company has for years violated the FTC Act and the Equal Credit Opportunity Act by: The FTC also alleges that Passport charges Black and Latino consumers hundreds of dollars more in financing costs and fees, on average, than white consumers. In its complaint announced today, the FTC alleges that Passport regularly advertises certified, reconditioned, or inspected cars at specific prices, but then adds extra certification, reconditioning, or inspection fees that it falsely claims consumers are required to pay. In 2018, the FTC brought action against Passport, its president, and vice president, alleging the company mailed more than 21,000 fake “urgent recall” notices to consumers in 20, to lure them to visit dealerships. Passport, based in Maryland, owns car dealerships around the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area. “As families struggle with rising prices, companies that think they can hit consumers with hidden fees should think again.” “With this action against Passport and its top executives, the Commission is continuing its crackdown on junk fees and discriminatory practices that harm Black and Latino consumers,” said Samuel Levine, Director of the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection. Passport, its president, Everett Hellmuth, and its vice president, Jay Klein, will pay more than $3.3 million to settle the FTC’s lawsuit, which will be used to refund consumers harmed by Passport’s conduct. The Federal Trade Commission is taking action against auto dealer Passport Automotive Group for deceiving consumers by tacking hundreds to thousands of dollars in illegal junk fees onto car prices and for discriminating against Black and Latino consumers with higher financing costs and fees. ![]() About the FTC Show/hide About the FTC menu items.News and Events Show/hide News and Events menu items.Advice and Guidance Show/hide Advice and Guidance menu items.Competition and Consumer Protection Guidance Documents.Enforcement Show/hide Enforcement menu items. ![]()
Bringing marketing expertise to bear, the new Remington Standard Typewriter Company was able to bring the typewriter to commercial success. Not only did it remedy some of the defects of the Sholes and Glidden machine, the launch allowed Remington to sell the typewriter business to three former employees. The updated Remington 2 typewriter, introduced in 1878, changed this. ![]() The first Remington typewriter sold poorly (it could only type in upper-case letters, was expensive at $125 per unit, and often broke). The 0 was added fairly early on, but some keyboards well into the 1970s were still missing a 1. But no one knows how it originated, and the puzzle has been frustrating historians for over a century. 1 and 0 were left out to help shave down production costs, on the basis that these numerals could be produced using other keys, such as a capital I and a capital O. It’s on your computer keyboard and your smartphone screen: QWERTY, the first six letters of the top row of the standard keyboard layout. Its keyboard layout was almost the same QWERTY keyboard layout we use today, with a few minor differences. Similar to the QWERTZ layout, it is modelled on the English QWERTY layout. The layout takes its name from the first six letters to appear on the first row of alphabetical keys that is, ( A Z E R T Y ). ![]() Remington made several adjustments, and launched the Sholes and Glidden typewriter on July 1, 1874. AZERTY ( / zrti /) is a specific layout for the characters of the Latin alphabet on typewriter keys and computer keyboards. When he sold the design to Remington in 1873, the QWERTY layout looked like this: He went through several design iterations, attempting to bring the typewriter to market. ![]() Seamless cloud backup is also important for the same reason. Most devices now have secure authentication such as facial or fingerprint recognition in addition to a standard passcode, so your notes, files, email and other content stay safe if you ever lose your device. This $30 Cooling Eye Balm Is Saving My Tired, Puffy Eyes This Summer and BeyondĪnother factor to consider is security. Many devices also allow you to expand storage with an SD or microSD card, and today’s tech means you’ll also get decent front and back cameras for quickly snapping photos (like that whiteboard before it’s erased) and video calling. Generally speaking, a good tablet for multitasking should have at least three gigabytes (GB) of memory (RAM) and 128GB of storage so you can play content, download files and create documents. If you’re debating which note-taking tablet with stylus compatibility is right for you, consider whether you’re also using it for reading, web browsing, checking emails, watching videos and playing games in addition to writing, compiling lists or drawing. More than just a glorified smartphone, the best tablets for taking notes also work with a stylus so you can quickly write things down, keep everything organized on a hard drive or cloud, and search through everything later - which is why they’re perfect for high schoolers, college students and professionals. While shorthand and cursive are handy skills when it comes to hastily jotting ideas, there’s no denying that technology can offer the best of both digital and analog worlds when it comes to note-taking. ![]() If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, The Hollywood Reporter may receive an affiliate commission. ![]() Named Triggers can be configured in the "Other" Tab in BetterTouchTool. You can use the predefined action "More Mouse Buttons & Modifiers / Custom Click" to send separate down/up clicks. You could use a three finger click to trigger a "Middle Mouse Down" and then a "Middle Mouse Up" after the last finger has left the trackpad / Magic Mouse surface. This is very useful if you want to set up e.g. Then after you remove the last finger the named trigger will be executed. However you can still leave your fingers on the trackpad and e.g. if you do a three finger click the default trigger will execute right after the click. If you set a Named Trigger in the advanced settings, it will be executed after you remove the last finger from the trackpad. The second one however is a so called "Named Trigger". It is triggered when the gesture is recognized. The first one is the default action you assign to an action. Starting in version 2.500 you can make a gesture trigger two different actions. Triggering a second action after removing the last touching finger for all click, tip tap and swipe gestures. for Three Finger Taps you won't have any fingers touching the trackpad after the gesture has been triggered. ![]() This doesn't work with all gestures, because e.g. Starting in version 2.500 you can now also choose to repeat the assigned action as long as a finger is still touching the trackpad after the gesture has been triggered. ![]() They can be accessed by clicking the little cog icon on the left of the gesture selection button.įor example you can make the gesture trigger only on specific trackpad types, you can define a haptic feedback or make a HUD (similar to the macOS volume or brightness change indicators) show up when the gesture is triggered. There are some advanced settings you can make use of. You assign an action or keyboard shortcut to that gesture.You click the "+Add New Gesture" button.In general the setup is pretty straight forward: You can configure many additional gestures for these devices. All multi-touch capable built-in Macbook Trackpads.Shortcuts from the Shortcuts App in the webviewīetterTouchTool currently supports the following touch devices: The Multi-Touch surface allows you to perform simple gestures such as swiping between web pages and scrolling through documents. Questions? Comments? Post them below or email us!īe sure to check us out on Twitter and the CNET Mac forums.Help: My mouse's buttons are not recognizedīTT as Default Browser / URL Based TriggersĪpple Scripts & Shell Scripts in the webview Most are simple installations that consist of an extension, a startup item, and a preference pane. If you try any of these alternate drivers and input managers, keep in mind that you can always uninstall them if a problem arises by booting into Safe Mode and removing them from your system. I will keep an eye out for updates on this one. ![]() The new multi-touch interfaces provide more of a development challenge than single-button inputs, but on the USB Overdrive web page the developer has noted multitouch support will be coming soon. I've been a long-time fan of USB Overdrive, since it has allowed me to customize practically every mouse I've owned in virtually every conceivable way. The added gestures include multi-finger sequential tapping combined with individual finger swiping to bring a variety of new functions to the trackpad. Similar to MouseWizard for the Magic Mouse, jitouch provides a number of enhancements to the multi-touch trackpad (though they claim Magic Mouse support is coming soon). TheAppleBlog has some instructions on setting it up for use with the Magic Mouse. While built for the multi-touch trackpads, this application will work with the new Magic Mouse. It gives 'pinch', 'bloat', and 'tap-clicking' behaviors among others to the new mouse, along with alternative function assignments to the various behaviors. MouseWizard is a very cheap ($2.50) mouse driver that adds a number of options to the Magic Mouse. Despite this, it may work for some people and be fun to check out. It is very much a beta testing project (and should probably be considered in "alpha" development) so while it is a fun experiment, expect it to be buggy. This is a small project aimed to enhance the multitouch experience on Snow Leopard machines, both for the trackpad and Magic Mouse. There are a couple of third-party utilities and drivers available (some currently in development), which will offer more input options and customizations for Apple's multitouch devices. |