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I'll be presenting a research abstract called, "How Do Practicing Emergency Attendings Self-Evaluate on the Emergency Medicine Milestones?" at the Milestones Bootcamp session on March 6th. It is a study which attempts to begin the process of independently validating the milestones.
As part of its Next Accreditation System, the ACGME commissioned committees to draft, endorse, and implement specialty specific milestones. For EM, what ensued was a collaborative step wise process to create milestones which centered around the clear definition of what would be come to be known as Level 4, the minimum standard of competency needed to graduate residency and practice emergency medicine successfully. The EM milestones will be used to track resident progress by residency programs beginning in the 2013 academic year.
We have begun to attempt validation of the ACGME EM Milestones. We will be recruiting representatives from residencies across the country to partner with us to explore the creation of a multicenter effort to continue to study the Milestones. We will have a sign up after the talk on March 6th as well as at the poster session.
If you're interested in validating the milestones, post a comment or let's meet at CORD.
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We are known for our outstanding diesel and gas engines as well as our gensets for distributed energy supply. We are currently in the midst of a transformation from being a component manufacturer to a solution provider and, in future, will provide entire system packages for autonomous or connected energy systems.
Would you like to put your knowledge into practice while you are still studying? Put your skills to use where you can set something in motion! We offer you appealing options that allow you to gather valuable practical experience:
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Whatever your field -- you are guaranteed to find the right area to work in at Rolls Royce Power Systems:
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You can find current job openings on our online Job Board.
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All around the world, wherever something is moving, we are there -- and we invite you to come too. You'll gain valuable personal and professional experience with an internship at one of our international locations.
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A student job combines all the advantages of an internship with the benefits of a part-time job: You obtain your first vocational experience, make valuable contacts and benefit from attractive compensation -- without having to take a break from your studies.
You can look forward to direct insights into the corporate area of your choice, intensive give-and-take with experienced technicians and managers, and the chance to build up your network of contacts.
Required skills and qualifications:
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During the semester you can work for us for up to 15 hours, between semesters up to 35 hours. You can find additional information on the application, on documents needed and on prerequisites on our Student Internship page in the Other things you should know section.
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Whether it's a Bachelor's thesis, Master's thesis or diploma project -- there are always exciting topics to be investigated in our company's wide range of areas. You supply the ideas and motivation, and we'll support you as you work on your thesis.
Our departments will support you in designing your project, give you expert feedback and make sure that you have access to optimal resources when carrying out your project. In addition, we offer you attractive compensation and a chance to make valuable contacts -- so that your grand finale at the university becomes a successful prelude to the start of your career.
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Mrs. Albanese is giving away her entire TpT Store- a $255 value!
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Centra EuroStyle Cabinetry is a semi-custom, full-access offering available in Cherry, Maple, Painted Maple, Select Alder, Knotty Alder, Red Oak, Walnut, and a selection of Laminates. Cabinet interiors are MapleLam, NaturaLam, SnowLam, or Arctic Melamine with simulated Maple wood grain and color; Arctic is white melamine. NaturaLam is available for all wood species. SnowLam is available for Painted Maple and Laminate only. Arctic is available for Maple and Painted Maple only.
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Koino Group necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 40 diseños de 23 diseñadores freelance.
KECO is a well-established company founded in 1963 with a traditional approach to business-to-business of manufacturing and supplying components to other companies. The company philosophy has taken new shape over the last several years under new ownership with a diversified look at business strategy including making their own proprietary products. The logo in its existing state has been used for many years and is ready for an update to make it more current (see attached for current logo)
Niche markets within many consumer and business to business industries. Target business to business customers are companies of strong character that we can build meaningful relationships with over many years. We offer complete commitment to our customers and their products and seek to work with the principals of those companies directly in order to successfully build the long term meaningful relationships that we desire.
We would love to update the logo without completely departing from it. We would like the new logo to embody the 3 faceted nature of our business with regard to manufacturing of proprietary products, contract manufactured products, & contract manufactured component parts. The products & component parts that are manufactured are a variety of materials and assembly techniques, but are primarily based on injection molding of plastics. There are now and will be many different brand names of products within our portfolio that will have attachment to the KECO name.
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Are One Direction Threatened by Kendall Jenner?
Harry Styles "showmance" with Kendall Jenner certainly doesn't please Directioners, but that's not a shock. The fans love him so much it's unlikely they will approve of (or condone) any relationship he pursues, real or imagined. But more importantly, are his One Direction bandmates threatened by this possible romance? How do they feel about Hendall?
Well, OK! (via Hollywood Life) suggests that Niall and Zayn and Liam and Louis are threatened by the reality star, since she is usurping some of Hazza's time and taking his mind off important matters. It's reportedly leading them to fear that she might be their Yoko Ono, breaking up the band.
A source said, "Kendall's a sweet girl, but [the band] sees her as a bigger threat than Taylor Swift ever was" since "she seems to have cast a spell over Harry and it's disrupting other areas of his life because he's always wanting to spend time with her or chat with her on the phone when they're apart. It's causing a lot of unrest." There was a story of a row between Hazza and Niall when Hazza was late for something because of K. Jenn, and Zayn had to break it up.
Uh, we doubt that. The boys may have disagreements, but they are BFFs.
We're going to put our arms around Directoners and say, "Don't you worry nothing about that!" Hazza is firmly committed to the band and while Simon Cowell and others aren't exactly supportive of a possible relationship with the satellite Kardashian, he's not going anywhere anytime soon.
So go ahead. Breathe that sigh of relief.
A Hollywood Life source said, "The relationships of the boys are not and will not break up the band. One Direction as a band is as strong as ever. [Harry's relationship] won't ruin the future of One Direction."
We don't even know if Hendall are anything more than friends to begin with, so CHILLAX!


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My hubby was in Singapore last month on business and told me how wonderful and delish this breakfast was that he had at the hotel, Bircher Muesli, which I'd heard of before but had never had the pleasure of trying myself. I decided that no hotel was going to outdo me, no matter how big and swanky it was. So I did some research and found loads of recipes but they were all pretty much the same concept and just demonstrated the ability to personalise according to taste. At the same time this type of breakfast is really appealing to my current health kick. After a quick trip to the supermarket last night I set about preparing for this morning's brekkie of Bircher Muesli.
Hubby and I both enjoyed the results of my efforts (not that it was any real effort to prepare and make) and this is truly a healthy, tasty and filling start to the day that keeps the hunger at bay for many hours. The only change I would make for my own personal preference would be to soak the oats etc the night before with milk, as I found the apple juice slightly acidic to my taste. The beauty of this breakfast is the ability to personalise to your taste by adding your own choice of dried fruit, yoghurt, nuts, seeds and fresh fruit. You could even use honey or maple syrup for some added sweetness. If you're bored of your regular toast or cereal and want to try something that little bit special then I would definitely recommend this!
Serves 4 ( I halved the recipe)
2 cups of rolled oats
1/2 cup of sultanas
Handful of chopped blueberries
1 apple, grated
1 cup of apple (or fruit juice of your choice)
3 tablespoons of yoghurt (I used Yeo Valley Organic Fat Free Vanilla Probiotic Yoghurt)
Handful of flaked almonds (or any nuts/seeds of your choice) (I also used sunflower seeds)
Chopped banana
Slices of kiwi (or fruit of your choice)
Put the oats, sultanas, chopped blueberries and apple juice into a bowl. Mix together, cover and leave in the fridge to soak overnight.
In the morning grate the apple and add to the mixture, then stir in the yogurt. Mix until all the ingredients are combined. Serve into individual bowls, sprinkle over some flaked almonds and nuts or seeds of your choice and add slices of your seasonal fruit.


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Visit the Cellardoor Winery during your stay at our Camden bed and breakfast and enjoy their 1790 barn and farmhouse set on 68 acres. Stroll the flower and vegetable gardens, the orchard and the vineyards. Cellardoor Winery makes wine the Old World way, harvesting cold weather grapes from Maine's only winery vineyard, pressing and aging in their cool cellars. Take in their "Tuscan"-like view of the vineyard, which is planted in French and American hybrid grapevines. Taste handcrafted wines while overlooking a beautiful valley and vineyards adjacent to Camden Hills State Park.
The vineyard is open 10 to 5 daily, mid-May through mid-October. You are also invited to walk in their vineyards and enjoy a picnic in their gardens. Complimentary wine tastings are available daily and include one-on-one discussion about the winemaking process.
The winery also has an extensive gift shop that features quilts, ceramics and wine-related gifts from Maine and around the world.
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We'll send you off on your adventure with a picnic blanket, a gourmet picnic bakpack (yours to keep) filled with a large gourmet picnic for two and a bottle of Cellardoor wine. Package price is $105 per couple.
Visit Cellardoor Winery online at: www.mainewine.com
Every "Fun for Foodies Vacation" package includes our "Everyday Bites," which is a current listing of foodie-favorite places to add to you itinerary. The list includes chocolate shops, farmers' markets, pastry shops, wineries, orchards and cooking stores, to name a few. These offerings require no appointments.


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JT's Monologue: Football is Back, Mike Tomlin & Tiger Watch!
JT and Looney react to the return of NFL Football as the Philadelphia Eagles host the Atlanta Falcons. Also the guys weigh in on the continuing Le'Veon Bell situation in Pittsburgh. Also the guys react to the debut of Colin Kaepernick's new Nike Commercial and give their perspective on how it will be perceived by the masses. Plus the guys take a special visit out to Tiger Watch as Tiger Woods leads after one round at the BMW Championship.
Listen to The JT The Brick Show With Tomm Looney Weekdays from 8-11pm ET on FOX Sports Radio!


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Aiding or pertaining to memory.
A device, such as combinations of letters, pictures, or words, to stimulate recall of the facts they represent.
A word or string which is intended to be easier to remember than the thing it stands for. Most often used in "instruction mnemonic" which are so called because they are easier to remember than the binary patterns they stand for. Non-printing ASCII characters also have mnemonics like NAK, ESC, DEL intended to evoke their meaning on certain systems.
mnemonicPronounced "ni-mon-ic." A memory aid. In programming, it is a name assigned to a machine function. For example, COM1 is the mnemonic assigned to serial port #1 on a PC. Programming languages are almost entirely mnemonics. For example, in x86 assembly language, CMP is used to represent the "compare" instruction and JE for "jump if equal."
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Mnemonics have been used as verbal tricks to help people remember just about anything. For example "30 days hath September, April, June and November, etc." is a mnemonic rhyme. "Roy G. Biv" spells out the colors of a rainbow: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet.


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Learn the top 10 reasons you're not losing weight.
Each day, I receive several questions from Get-Fit Guy fans. Nearly half are a variation of the same basic, frustrated conundrum:
"Why am I not losing weight?"
So in this article, you're going to learn the top 10 reasons your body becomes resistant to weight loss and what you can do about it.
10 Reasons You're Not Losing Weight
1. Stuck In A Rut. In How To Get Better Results From Weightlifting, I introduce a principle called SAID, which stands for Specific Adaptations to Imposed Demands—in other words, our bodies eventually adapt to the demands we place upon them. If you're doing the same routine week after week or month after month, your body has likely become very efficient at that routine, and is no longer burning many calories or getting a fitness response. I personally change up my routine every week, and recommend you introduce new exercises and workouts at least once a month.
2. Too Many Calories. In Metabolism Myths, the Nutrition Diva emphasizes that it is simply not true that you need to frequently snack or consistently fuel your body in order to keep your metabolism elevated. So while it is true that long term, significant calorie deprivation will inhibit your weight and cause health problems, this shouldn't be used as an excuse to stuff your face and elevate your blood sugar levels every 2 hours simply to "boost your metabolism." This strategy usually causes more weight gain and excessive calorie consumption as compared to eating 2 or 3 square meals a day, plus a pre or post-workout snack.
3. Not Enough Calories. The body needs a specific number of carbohydrates, proteins and fats in order to sustain metabolism, produce hormones, maintain the immune system, and allow you to have productive and enjoyable workouts. If you're engaging in severe calorie restriction, not only are you sending your body a message to shut down, you're also limiting your ability to productively exercise and potentially damaging your health.
4. Not Lifting Weights. While it may seem counterintuitive, lifting weights actually helps you lose weight. Not only is strength training the best way to replace fat with lean muscle and boost your metabolism, it also results in a hormonal release that enhances fat loss. Plus, it increases your ability to eat fewer calories without doing damage to the body, since your body can rely on storage proteins from muscle rather than other vital organs. Need to figure out how to get started with weight training? At Get-Fit Guy's Strength Training section, there is a vast resource of articles with everything you need to know.
5. Avoiding HIIT. High Intensity Interval Training, or HIIT, involves intense bouts of cardiovascular exercise, followed by easy rest periods. Compared to long, slow cardio sessions, HIIT burns far more calories and significantly elevates fat burning. However, the initial discomfort from breathing hard and feeling a full body burn can be daunting. But think about it this way: HIIT allows you to hop on a treadmill and be done in 15-20 minutes. To get the same results with less intense training can require you to slave away on that treadmill for an hour or more!
6. Low-Fat Diet. In the quest to lose fat, it seems logical that you should eat less fat. But if you eat the right kinds of fat, particularly from healthy sources such as avocadoes, olives, extra virgin olive oil, coconut milk, coconut oil, cold water fish, seeds, nuts or yogurt, your body can very efficiently use that fat as a fuel. Consume these types of fats instead of sweets, starches, and vegetable oils, which cause high blood sugar and a great potential for weight gain. A recent study from Johns Hopkins University suggests that a low-carb, high-fat diet may be best for healthy weight loss. Just make sure those high fats don't come from junk food.
7. Pill Popping. Often, when weight loss gets tough, it's tempting to turn to one of the many pills, capsules, and powders that promise to reduce appetite cravings, increase fat burning, or make you burn carbohydrates quicker. The problem is that A) these pills give you a very small percentage of an increase in fat burning (see Do Weight Loss Supplements Work); and B) people who rely on pills for weight loss become far less likely to engage in exercise and healthy eating, which get more significant results.
8. Snacking. In point #2, I emphasized that a high caloric intake, with the goal of "sustaining the metabolism," often results in overeating. The same can be said for snacking. All those flaxseed crackers, raw almonds, morning muesli, raw fruit, and cheese sticks can lead to consuming an extra several hundred calories each day. Remember – covert calories add up quickly.
9. Hormonal Imbalances. In What Causes Cellulite, we learned that hormonal imbalances can be a prime cause of cellulite formation, particularly in women who are estrogen dominant. If you've tried everything to lose weight, but have not tested the levels of your estrogen, testosterone, or thyroid hormones, it is possible that a hormonal imbalance is the root cause of your resistance to weight loss. Just be sure to get your blood tested by a doctor before blindly grabbing supplements and medications to address a suspected issue.
10. Food Intolerances or Allergies. Bloating, weight gain, chronic fatigue, nutrient depletion and an inability to exercise can all be related to eating foods that your body is allergic to or simply doesn't have the enzymes to digest. Common triggers are wheat, soy, dairy, eggs and fructose. A gluten-free diet may be one good place to start, but you should also consider getting tested for food allergies, using an elimination diet, introducing digestive enzymes, and keeping a food log. Always talk to your doctor prior to drastically changing your diet or if you suspect an allergy.
Are you resistant to weight loss? Have you found specific strategies that get you off the weight loss plateau? Tell us in Comments!
Since we've only scratched the surface on some of these issues, the Get-Fit Guy Facebook page is a great place to ask your follow-up questions.


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EPA and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Establish Interagency Agreement for Work on West Lake Landfill's Isolation Barrier
Release Date: 04/17/2014
Contact Information: Chris Whitley, 913-551-7394, firstname.lastname@example.com
Environmental News
(Lenexa, Kan., April 17, 2014) - EPA Region 7 and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) have established an interagency agreement outlining four tasks under which the Corps will provide assistance to EPA as the Agency oversees the approaching construction of an isolation barrier at the West Lake Landfill Superfund Site in Bridgeton, Mo.
As outlined in the agreement, which became effective April 15, 2014, those four tasks include providing technical assistance services, design review services, pre-construction and construction observation, and community relations support.
"EPA could not have a better partner than the Corps for this important project," EPA Regional Administrator Karl Brooks said. "The Corps brings to the table its proven expertise in handling major engineering projects to address challenging situations in effective and timely ways."
Under an order from the Missouri Attorney General, Republic Services, Inc., is required to install a barrier between the North Quarry Cell of Bridgeton Landfill and Operable Unit 1 (OU-1) of the West Lake Landfill. The purpose of the barrier is to prevent a subsurface smoldering event in Bridgeton Landfill's South Quarry Cell from making contact with radiologically impacted materials detected below the surface, in and near OU-1.
Because the isolation barrier will be placed on the West Lake Landfill portion of the site, EPA will be the lead agency to oversee its construction. Under the interagency agreement, EPA will receive assistance in its oversight role from the Corps, while actual construction of the barrier will be performed by a contractor hired by the site's potentially responsible parties (PRPs). EPA will seek to recover from the PRPs its costs of engaging the Corps.
A closer look at some of the isolation barrier activities under which the Corps will assist EPA:
- Technical Assistance - Efforts related to technical assistance and project initiation, management and support, including reviewing and commenting on various documents, reports and data; participation in discussions and negotiations; coordination of staffing and support activities; tracking and monitoring of costs and performance; and accommodation of external audits or reviews that EPA may require.
- Design Review - Includes providing reviews and comments on plans and preparations submitted at various stages of the project by the PRPs, including design plans and work plans, such as a waste handling and disposal plan, water management plan, and health and safety plan.
- Pre-Construction and Construction Observation - Includes daily observation of pre-construction and construction activities, and reporting on those activities to EPA on a daily basis. Reported observations will cover the adequacy of preparations, compliance with applicable plans, sequencing of operations, and any activities that may impact the effectiveness of the isolation barrier.
- Community Relations Support - Corps staff will attend and participate in Community Advisory Group (CAG) meetings, and other public meetings and public availability sessions, as requested by EPA. Corps staff will assist EPA in explaining tasks and evaluations performed by the Corps.
A copy of the interagency agreement is available online at: www.epa.gov/region7/cleanup/west_lake_landfill/pdf/west-lake-fy14-ia-sow.pdf (14 pp., 1.75MB, About PDF).
EPA has completed a legal order directing Republic Services to conduct pre-construction activities for the isolation barrier, such as site clearing and preparation, and staging of equipment.
A copy of the pre-construction order is available online at: www.epa.gov/region7/cleanup/west_lake_landfill/pdf/west-lake-preconstruction-order-041614.pdf (36 pp., 6.25MB, About PDF).
Learn more about EPA's work at West Lake Landfill
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Gentian Violet Vs. Nystatin Oral Suspension for Treatment of Oropharyngeal Candidiasis
|The safety and scientific validity of this study is the responsibility of the study sponsor and investigators. Listing a study does not mean it has been evaluated by the U.S. Federal Government. Read our disclaimer for details.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01427738
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : September 2, 2011
Results First Posted : February 16, 2015
Last Update Posted : February 16, 2015
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|HIV-1 Infection
|Drug: Gentian Violet Drug: Nystatin oral suspension
|Phase 3
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Actual Enrollment :
|221 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Parallel Assignment
|None (Open Label)
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|Official Title:
|A Phase III, Open-Label, Randomized, Assessment-Blinded Clinical Trial to Compare the Safety and Efficacy of Gentian Violet Oral Solution to That of Nystatin Oral Suspension for the Treatment of Oropharyngeal Candidiasis in HIV-1 Infected Participants in Non-U.S. Settings
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|June 2011
|Actual Primary Completion Date :
|September 2012
|Actual Study Completion Date :
|January 2014
Experimental: Arm A: Topical GV solution
Topical GV 0.00165% solution (5 mL swish and gargle for 1 minute and expectorate [spit] 2 times per day [BID]) for 14 days
Drug: Gentian Violet
Participants were administered topical Gentian violet solution, orally, twice daily for 14 days.
Active Comparator: Arm B: Nystatin oral suspension
Nystatin oral suspension (5 mL of 100,000 units/mL swish for 1 minute and swallow 4 times per day [QID]) for 14 days
Drug: Nystatin oral suspension
Participants were administered Nystatin oral suspension 4 times a day for 14 days.
- Number of Participants With Clinical Efficacy [ Time Frame: After 14 days of treatment ]The primary endpoint is clinical efficacy defined as cure (absence of lesions) or improvement (a decrease in severity of lesions) after 14 days of treatment. The oral cavity will be split arbitrarily into 6 sites: left lower and upper labial mucosa and buccal mucosa, right lower and upper labial mucosa and buccal mucosa, hard palate, soft palate, tongue (dorsum, lateral, and ventral), and floor of mouth. Severity is scored using a scoring system from 0 to 3 (0 corresponds to absence of lesions, and 3 corresponds to presence of extensive confluent lesions) which leads to a composite severity score ranging from 0 to 18 after adding up the scores from all 6 sites. Complete success is assigned if the composite score after treatment equals to 0. Improved/partial response is assigned if the composite score after treatment is less than the baseline score. The blinded evaluator scores the severity of lesions by examining different lesion characteristics.
- Number of Participant With Symptom [ Time Frame: after 14 days of treatment ]Symptoms were assessed using a visual analog scale where the level of discomfort and pain were recorded and quantified using a scoring system from 0 to 3. 0=no discomfort/pain; 1=mild discomfort/pain; 2=Moderate discomfort/pain; 3=Severe discomfort/pain.
- Quantitative Yeast Colony Counts [ Time Frame: At weeks 0, 2, 6 ]If quantitative yeast culture yielding < 20 CFU/mL of Candida spp., then we call this mycological success
- Tolerance [ Time Frame: After 14 days of treatment ]The investigators will measure tolerance using a scale from 0 to 3 (0=No side effects experienced, no changes in treatment; 1=Some side effects experienced, but not enough to modify treatment; 2=Some side effects experienced, resulted in treatment interruption; 3=Side effects experienced, resulted in treatment discontinuation.)
- Number of Participants Who Were Adherent. [ Time Frame: After 14 days of treatment ]Adherence was reported as a dichotomous variable (adherence vs. non-adherence). Participants who have missing doses less than 15% will be considered as adherent, i.e., if a participant is in the GV arm, then the cutoff point is 28*0.15=4 doses; and for the nystatin arm is 56*0.15=8 doses.
- Self-Assessment of General Health [ Time Frame: Weeks 0, 6 ]Participants rated their general health on two scales. One is a five point scale ranging from 1 to 5 (1=Excellent; 2=Very Good; 3=Good; 4=Fair; 5=Poor)
- Number of Participants Who Found GV and Nystatin Acceptable. [ Time Frame: After 14 days of treatment ]Acceptability was defined as the willingness to use the drug if it is proven effective to treat oral candidiasis. Participants were asked whether or not they would be willing to use the assigned treatment via questionnaires.
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contacts provided below. For general information, Learn About Clinical Studies.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
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Inclusion Criteria:
- HIV-1 infection, documented by any licensed rapid HIV test or HIV enzyme or chemiluminescence immunoassay (E/CIA) test kit at any time prior to study entry and confirmed by licensed Western blot or a second antibody test by a method other than the initial rapid HIV and/or E/CIA, or by HIV-1 antigen, plasma HIV-1 RNA viral load.
- Pseudomembranous candidiasis documented by a complete oral exam (i.e., white or yellow spots or plaques with an underlying erythematous base, located in any part of the oral cavity) at the screening visit. Participants with documented angular chelitis and/or erythematous candidiasis without pseudomembranous candidiasis were not eligible to enroll in the study.
- If on an antiretroviral therapy (ART), initiation of regimen at least 12 weeks prior to study entry, and willingness of participant to remain on current ART regimen until the study-defined 14-day treatment period was complete. NOTE: Participants who were not ART-naïve and not on ART were eligible to participate in the study if they did not intend to initiate ART during the study- defined 14-day treatment period.
- CD4+ cell count obtained within 30 days prior to study entry at a DAIDS-approved laboratory.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Documented or presumptive signs or symptoms of esophageal candidiasis (e.g., dysphagia) during the screening period unless endoscopic examination of the esophagus was performed, and fungal esophagitis were excluded.
- Use of any investigational drug currently or within 30 days prior to study entry. NOTE: For purposes of this study, drugs available under an FDA-authorized expanded access program was NOT considered investigational.
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Paul Hembree played tennis for Lipscomb from 1939-1941. At the proud age of 89, he has the honor of being one of Lipscomb's oldest athletes. Paul first arrived at David Lipscomb Campus School in 1935 as a 6th grader. He later played tennis, basketball and was the star quarterback on the final high school football team that disbanded in 1938 because of a shortage of players. Besides athletics, Paul also has a love for music and arts. He was a member of the Lipscomb Glee Club and an avid photographer who, as a student, took the class portraits for the 1940 and 1941 Lipscomb Backlogs.
Paul is also a gifted artist who continues to paint and share his talents with his family and friends. Paul is a loyal supporter of Lipscomb Athletics and a long-time member of the National Bison Club. Retired and living in Brentwood, Paul recently visited with Andy Lane, Executive Director of the National Bison Club to reminisce about his athletic days at Lipscomb.
What sport did you play at Lipscomb? What years? Who were your coaches?
"I played tennis for Lipscomb from 1939-1941, playing for Coach Herbert Nance. I was also close with Coach Bob Neil and Coach Fessor Boyce and his family."
What is your fondest athletic memory at Lipscomb?
"I have two stories. The first involves a big tennis match we were playing at Lambuth, battling for the Mississippi Valley Conference Championship. The entire championship came down to the results of my singles match, but I didn't get off to a great start. My opponent beat me decisively the first set, and it didn't look good when I was down 5-2, 40-love in the second set. But I kept telling myself, 'this guy is not going to beat me.' I started rallying and came back to win 10-8 in one of the most exciting matches I ever played. I was so happy for my teammates and for our team – winning one of Lipscomb's first-ever conference championships.
"Second, I have a strong memory that occurred while traveling to a match. We traveled in cars then and we were heading south through the intersection at Franklin Road and Old Hickory Boulevard. It's now downtown Brentwood, but at that time the road was only a two-lane road. Coach and our 6 tennis players were traveling in one car, and as we went through the intersection we were t-boned by a huge truck. We were lucky to not be seriously injured or even worse. As we got out of the cars, there was glass everywhere. We were surprised to see that the big truck was carrying six caskets. To this day we talk about how lucky we were and how it was not our time to go. For weeks after that, we picked glass from the wreck out of our tennis shoes."
Who had the biggest influence on you during your athletic career at Lipscomb? How?
"Obviously Coach Nance was influential and also Bob Neil. Bob was such a wonderful man and had the ability to incorporate the great things about sports into life's experiences. His love for singing and music also was influential for me. Fessor Boyce was also a part of the Lipscomb community and had a tremendous impact on the athletes."
What is your fondest non-athletic memory from your time at Lipscomb?
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"I remember once when President E.H. Ijams was speaking in Chapel. During his talk he brought in a big jar of rocks. The jar had big rocks and small rocks inside and he started shaking the jar up and down. As he shook the jar he pointed out that the big Rocks were surfacing to the top. He made the point that if we always tried to be good people that our goodness would help us surface to the top. To this day I remember that speech and how it impacted my life."
What is the most valuable thing you gained or learned from your time at Lipscomb?
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Who was your favorite professor and why?
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Who is your employer? What is your occupation? What does your position entail?
"After leaving Lipscomb I graduated from Vanderbilt with a degree in Engineering. I returned to Nashville after the war and went to work for Nashville Electric Company in 1947 as an engineer. Over the years I was blessed to become a junior engineer, senior engineer, secretary/treasurer, vice president to eventually president of NES. I served as president from 1977 until I retired in 1985. It was a great experience and I was blessed to travel a great deal and meet so many wonderful people over the years. I truly have been blessed."
Tell us about your family
"I was married to the former Josephine (Joey) Kirk for nearly 60 years. She passed away in 2006. We have two beautiful daughters, Paula (Frisby) and Susan (Shumaker), six grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, and two more on the way."
Where do you live now?
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Thursday, December 14, 2006
Arthur's hidden agenda
"Arthur" is about a bunch of animals who go around wearing clothes and acting like people. Although I'm not fond of such shameless anthropomorphizing, that's not what I find disturbing about the show. The real problem is how these animals act. First of all, Arthur, the main character, is an aardvark. Aardvarks are African animals. Take a look at this picture:
Does that look like an African to you? Me neither. It looks like an American. And not an African American either, if you get my drift. That's more than a little odd, don't you think?
Now take a look at this character:
That's Arthur's friend Binky. He's not a hippopotamus, as I thought for years, so it's OK that he doesn't look African. But Binky is a dog. What's wrong with that, you ask? This is what's wrong with it:
That's Arthur's pet dog Pal. Get it? Arthur has a friend who's a dog and a pet who's a dog. But if dogs can walk upright and talk and go to school, how can they be pets? They can't be. What they can be is slaves. Pal is Arthur's slave. This PBS children's show promotes slavery, plain and simple.
And another thing, all these different species go to school together and work together and so on, but have you ever noticed that there are no hybrids in Arthur's world? That's right. The animals in Arthur's world may pretend to get along -- when they aren't enslaving one another -- but at the end of the day they stick to their own kind. Aardvarks marry aardvarks; bunnies marry bunnies; dogs marry dogs; no mixing allowed.
So there you have it. The hidden agenda of this purportedly "wholesome" PBS children's show is revealed: it promotes racism, slavery, and segregation. Disgraceful. My children will never watch "Arthur" again.
54 comments:
- Anonymous12/14/2006 8:48 PM
How come his white friend (the rabbit) doesn't have red eyes?ReplyDelete
I knew there was a reason I have always been annoyed by this show. Thankfully Reni has out grown it.ReplyDelete
Nothing new. I mean, Goofy and Mickey might be considered close friends. But Mickey has PLUTO.ReplyDelete
Could it be an evolutionary issue, instead of a racial one? Maybe Pal and Pluto are some sort of evolution drop outs? I mean, they walk on all fours, bark instead of talking, etc.
- Anonymous6/20/2008 5:30 PM
Shut up.ReplyDelete
Its a kid's show.
Micky had Pluto. and Goofy was a dog too, wasn't he?
i dont see you complaining about Micky, now do I.
With Micky and his friends, they didnt get together, did they?
They stayed to mice with mice and ducks with ducks.
If you're going to complain, make it worth people's time, not about some kid show that means nothing in this world.
Complain about Global Warming, or the war.
That wouldn't waste everyone's time.
I didn't bother with Disney, because everyone knows Walt Disney was a stone racist anyway. But PBS is supposed to be "progressive."ReplyDelete
- Anonymous9/28/2008 2:27 PM
come on people it's a KID'S show! kids are not going to think of this in a racist way but just as a show and what about the new mickey mouse show that has come on disney called "mickey mouse culbhouse" mickey still as pluto as a pet and goofy is still a friend but kids who watch this are between the ages of 1 and 9 and i am sure the are not going too much about racistism but that it was between HUMANS not cartoon animals who can TALK because they sould know that is not real.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous9/28/2008 2:30 PM
and mist1 not all rabbits have red eyes :)ReplyDelete
"come on people it's a KID'S show!"ReplyDelete
That's what makes it so insidious.
- Anonymous6/15/2009 4:56 PM
Ahahahaha this is what came up when I searched for 'Aardvark genitalia' as a joke on google images.ReplyDelete
This is golden, by the way.
A "joke," eh? Sure it was. ;)ReplyDelete
Glad you enjoyed the post.
Haha! This is absolutely hilarious!ReplyDelete
- Anonymous3/05/2010 1:50 AM
you're making a really big deal out of a harmless, well loved CHILDREN's tv show!ReplyDelete
its not racist, or promoting slavery, its something for kids to enjoy!!!
Sure, that's what They want you to believe.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous3/05/2010 2:49 PM
I wonder how they teach evolution at his school . . . or intelligent design, come to that.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous3/25/2010 8:58 AM
OKAY, so ARthur doesn't look like an African American? What does an African American look like? He has tan fur, not white, not black, so he is mixed in my opinion. Maybe thats the whole point of using animals to do children's shows. So over analytical, hypersensitive, people who see a racist at every corner can't complain that there aren't too many, or not enough, or not correct, or offensive African American figures in children's shows. Are you referring to his style of dress? So are we to assume that African Americans do not wear jeans and sweaters. Maybe you'd be satisfied if Arthur was given a makeover with jeans down to his knees, a 9 mm in each hand, and a red hankerchief in his back pocket? Or now am I being offensive?ReplyDelete
"Maybe thats the whole point of using animals to do children's shows. So over analytical, hypersensitive, people who see a racist at every corner can't complain that there aren't too many, or not enough, or not correct, or offensive African American figures in children's shows."ReplyDelete
Yes, I'm sure that's exactly why it's done.
- Anonymous5/02/2010 11:59 AM
I've always wondered why on several shows where animals are the characters the dogs are just dogs, walk on four paws and can't talk.ReplyDelete
Word world, mickeys clubhouse, Little Bear, the list goes on. I hate to sound overl analytical, and as harmless as this show seems- I think you may have some valid points.
Having said this, I don't think kids should lose the show...most kids are smart enough to take it! I would have more concerns about taking young kids into a church
- Anonymous10/29/2010 10:48 AM
this is the bigest load of bull**** ever. only someone as racially insane as whoever wrote this would think these things. i thiknk they need to get a lifeReplyDelete
I didn't think it would be so hard to figure out "whoever wrote this," since it's my blog and it says "posted by kuri" at the bottom.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous12/05/2010 4:35 PM
ITS A FLIPPIN CARTOON! Adults need to worry about more important things don't you think.ReplyDelete
Such as avoiding use of the word "fucking"?ReplyDelete
- Anonymous1/18/2011 4:40 AM
Youre just making something out of nothing. I think maybe hes tan because aarvarks are tan, good one... also, they use dogs as pets because the children relate to it more... they also use dogs as friends because kids find that fun, because a lot of kids see their own pet dogs as friends too...ReplyDelete
Lastly did you do biology at school? maybe when your kid grows up a little bit and gets to high school they can explain to you that for the most part species cant interbreed, with a few exceptions. So damn those writers for keeping their show biologically sound... those bastards!
It's been awhile since I took a biology class, but I also seem to remember that most species can't walk around on two legs, talk, read books, or go to school either.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous1/18/2011 2:39 PM
Once again, the walking on two legs makes them easier to relate too. Animals do communicate, each in their own way, which can be viewed as a langauge, however it makes the show more interesting if they speak english instead of growling and hissing at one another. Yes animals cant read, but once again thats just the show taking artistic licence so kids can relate to it, kids can read, these animals can read. kids go to school, these animals go to school. I really do think youre a little too close minded in your views on this one.ReplyDelete
I'm close-minded?! You're the one who's against inter-species marriage.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous1/18/2011 4:50 PM
Yea i am. Id have to agree with that. Because marriage is the sacred and religious union of a man, a woman and God.ReplyDelete
Or of two cartoon aardvarks.ReplyDelete
Looks like somebody needs a sarcasm translator ... or some Xanax.ReplyDelete
Shhhh! It's funnier when they don't realize...ReplyDelete
- Anonymous2/15/2011 11:11 PM
so uh why again are you offended by this show?ReplyDelete
I suppose it would be clearer if I were to write an entire post about it and put it on my blog.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous2/20/2011 7:12 AM
SUCK AN ASS..ReplyDelete
Further proof that watching Arthur makes children hostile and stupid. So sad that they're exposed to such filth.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous3/20/2011 10:25 AM
You REALLY need to get yourself a life. Or a psychiatrist. Wow.ReplyDelete
Says someone who spends his free time looking for cartoon animals on the internet.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous3/27/2011 6:08 PM
Yes, because that's what children think about everytime they watch Arthur- racism. Uh, NO.ReplyDelete
You might as well look into Maya And Miguel and complain about it being stereotypcial since they're a Latino family with your generic Latino names.
I mean, really. It's pointless. It's a show made for the entertainment of kids. I'm pretty sure your kids weren't sitting there going "That's racist!" Or anything along the lines of segregation or slavery.
If you have parental block on Arthur, what shows could your kids possibly get to watch?
The Wiggles...?
"I'm pretty sure your kids weren't sitting there going "That's racist!" Or anything along the lines of segregation or slavery."ReplyDelete
That's the point. Because They want to insinuate those things into children's subconscious minds.
- Anonymous6/05/2011 1:56 PM
YOU sir, are mentally retarded. Arthur is a kid's show, meaning FOR CHILDREN. It does not promote the idea of slavery, and many cartoons break the "that doesn't make any sense" barrier. Cartoons don't have to be logical.ReplyDelete
Yeah, you're probably the sort of person who doesn't think Tinkerbell is a pedophilic homicidal psychopath either. But I notice you didn't deny the racism and segregation in Arthur.ReplyDelete
I could tell you stuff about the Wiggles, man...ReplyDelete
The Wiggles, eh? I may have to investigate.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous12/09/2011 3:02 PM
I always thought Arthur was a bear...ReplyDelete
What a load of shiteReplyDelete
- Anonymous3/06/2012 10:33 AM
you my friend, are an idiot! >:DReplyDelete
go hide in a corner and cry.
Does your teacher know you're calling strangers "idiots" on a school computer?ReplyDelete
- Anonymous3/08/2012 1:48 PM
Oh, Kuri--lmao!! Anonymous needs to learn not to enter a battle of wits unarmed.ReplyDelete
:) Aintnomonomo, who knows the definition of satire.
Is this thread still going? It's worse than one of those underground coal fires.ReplyDelete
It still receives about 20 hits a day, mainly from people googling Arthur pictures. Some of them get pretty excited about it. lolReplyDelete
...says the person looking for pictures of cartoon animals on the internet.ReplyDelete
HES TROLLING, THE ARTICLES A JOKE! GOOGLE TROLLING!!!ReplyDelete
When I write an obviously over-the-top article with a "humor" tag on it, I'm not the one who's trolling. People are trolling themselves.ReplyDelete
WOW. I'm having a difficult time understanding how people take this seriously AND feel so offended that they have to comment.ReplyDelete
I know, right? It's not like I'm trying to hide that it's supposed to be funny.ReplyDelete


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Gov. Andrew Cuomo has received $361,500 and the Legislature has raked in more than $1 million from gambling interests leading up to the Nov. 5 casino referendum which is being challenged in court, according to a new report.
Common Cause of New York found $3.3 million in campaign contribution to Albany leaders from 2011 to July. Soon after, the governor and legislative leaders changed the wording of the referendum to an unusually rosy tone, promising seven Las Vegas-style casinos in New York will bring lower taxes, more school aid and more jobs - all of which are disputed.
There is no mention of the addiction and other social ills associated with gambling. Good-government groups and newspaper editorials have criticized the unusual wording of the referendum that must be decided by New Yorkers split over the issue.
A recent editorial in New York's Daily News called it "perverting the constitutional amendment process" and "trying to rig the vote."
"The assumption is when you go to the ballot the referendum you are presented is not biased," said Susan Lerner of Common Cause. "To us, this is a terrible precedent. We hope not to see it again."
Common Cause plans to provide a legal brief in support of a lawsuit in state Supreme Court challenging the re-wording of the referendum.
Attorney Eric Snyder has a Friday court date for his lawsuit challenging the language of the referendum. Snyder, who opposes casino gambling, argues that state law prohibits the use of public money to influence voters in a referendum. Rewording the casino referendum with benefits not even mentioned in the law that authorized the referendum uses public money to get a "yes" vote, Snyder said.
That law enacting the referendum had once prohibited campaign contributions from gambling interests. But that was dropped during closed-door negotiations.
Common Cause found 11 groups made contributions in the six figures, including the New York Gaming Association, an operator of video slot machine centers, which contributed $543,051. The Seneca Indian Nation contributed $525,650.
-The campaign committee of the Assembly's Democratic majority received $414,750.
-The campaign committee of the Senate's Republicans, who share control of the majority, received $403,750.
-Sen. Jeff Klein, who leads the Independent Democratic Conference that shares control of the majority with Republicans, received $51,800.
-Republican Sen. Thomas Libous, deputy majority leader, received $51,800.
-The chairmen of the Senate and Assembly racing and gambling committees received over $110,000 combined.
The balance included $129,500 to Attorney General Eric Schneiderman and key legislators as well as the $61,230 to the Republicans in the Assembly's minority and $82,000 to the traditional Democrats in the Senate's minority.


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Bath Rugby have completed the signing of Argentina winger Horacio Agulla.
Agulla was lining up for the Tigers last term and Leicester were keen on keeping their star winger but due to the Rugby Championship and the autumn Tests, Agulla would only have been able to play just over half a season. Tigers boss Richard Cockerill cited the limitations of the salary cap as the reason behind why they could not keen Agulla but Bath have clearly deemed the Pumas winger a valuable enough addition despite his international commitments.
Agulla is Bath boss Gary Gold's first signing and he hopes the winger will learn from his experience of playing against some of the world's best in the Rugby Championship.
"We're really excited to have Horacio join Bath Rugby for the new season and are looking forward to him getting stuck into training with the rest of the squad," Gold said. "He's a very good player who is able to play two positions at a high level which brings great diversity and strength in depth to the team.
"We believe his exposure playing for Argentina in the new Rugby Championship format against the All Blacks, South Africa and Australia will further develop him as a player and Bath Rugby can only benefit from that."
Agulla's move is subject to his work permit being approved and he is already eyeing a spot in the starting XV. "Bath play a good brand of rugby that I believe will suit my game and I'm excited to work with the new coaching team," Agulla said. "They have some excellent players in their squad and my first challenge is to get into the side and make that starting shirt my own."
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Privacy within the business sector can be a difficult subject. On one hand, everyone wants confidentiality for their own finances. On the other, sometimes people need information about outright corruption and fraud to come out. This is true both for a company running a scam, and for the oversight processes which are supposed to prevent it from happening. A prime example of this can be seen with the FIU (Financial Intelligence Unit) in Seychelles.
Many people who use the service simply assume that they're a government agency. In fact, it's quite possible that the FIU intentionally pushes that image into the public sector.
The FIU operates, essentially, by doing very little until they're specifically contacted about a company. Now, most people would assume that the next step would be actual investigation into the nature of the company. Instead, the FIU dips into the financial records of the company. The hope is that the company will have significant assets. If a company doesn't, the complaint will basically just be ignored after that point. If a company does show significant wealth, the FIU springs into action. The company's account will be quickly frozen, and the FIU will proceed with any number of attempts to browbeat or even outright blackmail them.
The FIU will also make attempts to grab money to cover "legal expenses". Often to the point of just demanding half of all total holdings, in what amounts to something that gives a very strong impression of outright blackmail.
The larger question here isn't about the corruption of the FIU, but why Seychelles itself is so oddly silent on the matter. Perhaps one of the biggest mysteries is why the FIU even exists as a non-governmental agency. Some people speculate that the reason comes down to accountability.
As an outside party, the government can always show non-involvement with any wrongdoing. Many of these same people also speculate about where the FIU's end profit actually ends up. It isn't unheard of for situations like this to arise and continue due to government officials receiving large amounts of cash to ignore the crimes taking place in front of them. Whether that's the case here or not remains open to speculation at the moment. However, the important thing is to keep the questions in mind. It's a strange situation which raises any number of different issues relating to possible corruption.
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I know I am late on this one, but initially I thought that my essay from 2004, Is Gay Marriage Anti-Black, would be enough to help people think about the racial dimensions of the same-sex marriage debate. I can tell it's getting alot of traction again, people have emailed to say it is circulating on listservs and it's in the top 10 blog entries here for the last week. Sometimes, it's better to be late than to be quick and not comprehensive. I think there are lots of things to say about this particular situation, so I am going to be blogging on this all week with short blog entries, while I work on a longer analytical piece. But I will use this series to talk about some of the flawed assumptions of the people upset about the ban.
One of the things that has been bugging me is the pro-marriage (and marriage ONLY) gays and straights have been talking as though this were the same thing as the Dred Scott decision–a total loss of rights tantamount to second class citizenship, or no citizenship at all. But is this true? Though it is a setback, in terms of cementing heterosexist law on yet another state in the union, is it really the loss of "rights" as is being framed by the advocates?
Something to consider: California already has a domestic partnership law on the books, that was signed into law in 2003, and took effect in 2005. According to the California domestic partnership law, "Registered domestic partners shall have the same rights, protections, and benefits, and shall be subject to the sameresponsibilities, obligations, and duties under law, whether they derive from statutes, administrative regulations, court rules, government policies, common law, or any other provisions or sources of law, as are granted to and imposed upon spouses."
In essence, the benefits of domestic partnership are very similar to those given under civil marriage, which are pretty similar to straight married couples, with the exception of federal recognition to get the different benefits under federal law. The US government does NOT currently honor state marriages of gay couples.
Did the California Supreme Court decision which lead to default legal marriage for same-sex couples, end the domestic partner benefits already afforded under the 2003 law?
NO. According to the state website, "The Court's decision regarding same-sex marriages did not invalidate or change any of the Family Code statutes relating to registered domestic partners. Until a Notice of Termination is filed with our office, a registered domestic partnership will remain active on California's Domestic Partnership Registry. This office will continue to process Declarations of Domestic Partnership, Notices of Termination of Domestic Partnership and other related filings as permitted by the domestic partnership law."
That would mean that same-sex couples could still get the domestic partnership benefits, even though there is now a ban on marriage, per se. Is there a qualitative difference between domestic partner benefits and marriage, if neither are recognized federally? I think not.
So I don't think that the idea that gays in California somehow lost some substantive rights (though I don't support the ban, obviously) in the few months where they were allowed to get a slightly differently worded piece of paper, makes not a whole lot of sense. This to me is more a moral debate than it is a material one, but I will get into that issue when I write a full piece…Stay Tuned.
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Congress is scheduled to cast its first vote on Wednesday on the question of whether to authorize military intervention in Syria.
Rep. Chris Van Hollen joins The Daily Rundown to talk about where the House stands on Syrian intervention.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., said that senators should plan to vote "sometime" on Wednesday on a motion to proceed to the Syria resolution, a procedural vote that will offer an early glimpse at whether President Barack Obama has the necessary votes in the upper chamber to support his request for authorization to strike Syria.
The vote will follow Obama's prime-time address to the nation on Tuesday evening, as well as the president's visit to Capitol Hill on Tuesday afternoon to huddle privately with Senate Democrats. (Reid said that Obama had also offered to meet privately with Republican senators.)
In remarks on the Senate floor, Reid, the Senate's top Democrat, exhorted colleagues to support the resolution.
"America's willingness to stand for what's right should not end at our borders," the majority leader said.
Reid even invoked a line from Dante's "Inferno:" "The hottest places in hell are reserved for those who, in times of great moral crisis, maintain their neutrality."
White House officials also said Monday that a pending Russian proposal to transfer Syrian chemical weapons caches to international control should not delay the planned congressional votes.
"We're going to take a hard look at this. We will talk to the Russians about it," said Deputy National Security Adviser Tony Blinken. "But I think it's very important to note that it's clear that this proposal comes in the context of the threat of U.S. action and the pressure that the president is exerting. And so it's even more important that we don't take the pressure off and that Congress gives the president the authority he's requested."
Reid also said that senior Obama administration officials would prepare a classified briefing for senators on Wednesday in advance of the vote.
The White House has launched an intense lobbying effort to win over lawmakers on the Syria resolution, reflecting the high political stakes for Obama should Congress rebuff his request for permission to use force against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
Vice President Joe Biden hosted a group of senators for dinner on Sunday, and Obama "stopped by" the gathering. A group of senators also met Monday at the White House, and more briefings for lawmakers in the House and Senate are expected this week.
Still, a growing number of senators have declared their opposition to military intervention in Syria, making it seem as though the Obama administration faces an uphill battle in winning support for the resolution. Republican Sen. Lamar Alexander, Tenn., and Democratic Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, N.D., both of whom are regarded as relative moderates in the Senate, each declared their opposition to the Syria resolution on Monday.


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Have California conservatives figured out they need to change their minds on immigration?
The Lincoln Club of Orange County -- a group of conservative businessmen that has wielded big power in Republican elections -- recently announced it would support more liberal immigration policies, including a program for guest workers and a path to legal residency for undocumented immigrants already here.
This is a significant step for conservatives, who have forcefully opposed any kind of immigration liberalization -- particularly for undocumented immigrants -- in recent elections.
The Lincoln Club's president, Robert Loewen, made plain in a statement that the policy was an olive branch of sorts to California Latinos, who have turned against Republican and conservative candidates.
Loewen said: "Our hope is that this provides a starting point for Republicans and Latinos to find common ground on immigration solutions that respect the rule of law, secure our borders, and afford future immigrants and those who are already here a fair pathway to legal residency."
That last line -- "legal residency" -- is also the point at which this proposal should come in for criticism.
The club deliberately chosen "legal residency" as the goal for undocumented immigrants -- but not citizenship.
In fact, the Lincoln Club proposal explicitly takes citizenship off the table as a possibility for such immigrants.
This proposal then offers a portrait of immigrants, even undocumented ones, as useful cogs in the free market of labor.
Yes, it offers a way to transition from being undocumented to being a guest worker. But it doesn't allow the possibility of immigrants and workers becomg full-fledged citizens.
This kind of thinking is dangerous -- because it would set up an official underclass of guest workers. That's something far less than the American ideal of immigrants renewing the country, joining it and integrating it.
But that's also far more than many voters and politicians, particularly those on the right, have been willing to entertain.
It's progress, albeit modest progress.
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