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Sunday, May 31, 2009
I've met Ignatieff in a very informal setting, speaking, answer questions, mingling with people who weren't necessarily "fans". I watched the sense of ease, very much like this telling post by Aaron Wherry, Ignatieff is quite comfortable with the "masses". That's really no surprise, because Ignatieff has spent considerable time in his life "diving in", not content to pen observations from a hotel room, but from the streets of the world, in place far less "sophisticated" than our latte loving destinations. I've lost count at how many times Ignatieff has done town halls, taking all comers, including hostile partisan plants. The measure of a man in many respects, when speaking of detachment and "air" is their capacity to relate, a genuine sense of comfort. Education doesn't make you an elitist, worldliness and travelling in intellectual circles doesn't make you an elitist, DETACHMENT and lack of respect and recognition make you elitist.
This brings us to the champion of the people, Stephen Harper. There are certain moments that crystalize the nature of a person. During the last election, all party leaders were invited to take part in CBC's "Your Turn", which basically provides ordinary Canadians a chance to interact with their leaders. It's really a pretty pedestrian affair, the questions are screened and generally they deal with the big issues, no real surprises. All the leader's agreed, except one, who DEMANDED that he take NO question from a Canadian or else he wouldn't APPEAR. Think about that for a second, the man of the people was so concerned about actually interacting with average Canadians, he issued an ultimatum and sadly CBC agreed. In the last election, Stephen Harper didn't answer ONE question from a ordinary Canadian; come to think of it he hasn't answered ONE since. What is Harper afraid of? I mean, this is the guy who could waltz into Tim's and feel at home? Truth of the matter, Stephen Harper would be TERRIFIED at the prospect of an unscripted dialogue with the people he claims to represent.
When Barack Obama visited Canada, people will remember his arrival at Parliament Hill. Harper waited indoors, greeted Obama and then began to walk towards the receiving line of elites. Obama stopped Harper, apparently oblivious, and said "do you mind if we go outside", because he understood the crowd waiting outside, he understood that a simple wave, a recognition, is what a true man of the people does instinctually. Harper didn't give the commoners a second thought, because Harper really isn't a "people" person, that sort of display makes him uncomfortable. Harper has no relationship with Canadians, the only time he wades into a crowd, it's a bunch of party hacks bused in, to convey some presentation. Harper doesn't want to speak with the media, he doesn't want to speak with YOU, he doesn't want your input, he doesn't find it necessary to INTERACT. Stephen Harper is a detached, social misfit that conducts himself like an ivory tower elitist. Meanwhile, the cultured international intellectual, grabs his expresso and heads out week after week speaking with Canadians of all stripes, in a way Stephen Harper never COULD or WILL. An interesting contrast, given all the presumptive talk.
15 comments:
- RuralSandi said...
From the people who know him:
In a sense, people are so enraged at the Liberal government, that they're giving Stephen Harper and his government a bye. They should take a look at what he proposes."
- Former Progressive Conservative leader Joe Clark, April 26th 2004, accusing Conservative Leader Stephen Harper of harbouring a "hidden" agenda. Reported in the Globe and Mail.
"Stephen [Harper] had difficulty accepting that there might be a few other people (not many, perhaps, but a few) who were as smart as he was with respect to policy and strategy."
- Former Reform Party founder and leader Preston Manning on Stephen Harper in his memoirs.
...now the Manning comment shows Harper is arrogant...
- 10:32 AM, May 31, 2009
- ottlib said...
You have to give the political right credit.
They have managed to convince the "masses" that tax cuts that benefit mostly the wealthy and corporations are good for them as well.
They managed to convince them that the unfettered free market and globalization is good for them.
They have managed to convince them that intellectuals are out of touch elitists while their CEOs are down-to-earth types you could have a beer with.
It is sad really at how easily the "masses" can be manipulated by those without any scruples.
Thankfully, the election of Obama seems to be reversing some of the above and since trends that begin in the US inevitably spill over into Canada there is hope for us yet.
- 10:50 AM, May 31, 2009
- Anonymous said...
Fantastic commentary! I think all should read this as it nails it.
Thanks. The Libs really need to get out front of this and show the people this reality. That creep gets a free pass and it is bizarre that people think of him as a man of the people and a great patriot.
Harper hates Canada! That is obvious. He maybe just hates people. He's just an angry mean person with no redeeming qualities.
- 11:47 AM, May 31, 2009
- Geordie Tom said...
Let's see. "I have met Iggy in an informal setting and he's OK." I have not met Harper in an informal setting so he must be an anti-Canadian ogre. I have seen that Iggy doesn't eat babies but I have not seen that Harper doesn't eat babies. Etc etc.
Iggy is being remade in the image that his party wants. Wish he would appear as the real person who initially came back to Canada.
- 11:53 AM, May 31, 2009
- Steve V said...
Horrible logic, but apart from that the point is NOBODY, outside of party hacks, has met Harper in an informal setting, nor has he found it necessary to speak with Canadians. That's just a fact, I don't need personal reference to know it.
- 11:59 AM, May 31, 2009
- Anonymous said...
Excellent Post!
I thought of you when reading the G&M's "man of the people" online poll "analysis" yesterday. It was a poll that defied logic in many ways, managing to to make it appear that Quebec (who got their own specific 750 respondents in some other polling format) was on another planet compared to the "rest of Canada."
The ROC consisted of 1000 people online answering questions like "who would be more likely to go to a Timmies?" Then they eliminated all "both" or "neither" responses, and whittled the lingering scraps of opinion to come up with the gem bottom line that Harper is more "common" but Ignatieff has "vision."
It was an insult to both of them, and just fluff for everyone else.
Man of the People. Yeah, you betcha! ;)
- 1:25 PM, May 31, 2009
- kirbycairo said...
Quite a good essay there. I think that what people have to wake up to is that Harper is a mentally disturbed man so bent on gaining power that nothing else means anything to him. And sadly he has managed to get his entire caucus to kowtow to his whims. I don't think this is primarily an issue of policies and politics but of personal pathology. I am certain that there are some good people in the Conservative caucus who could act with decency and respect but they have found themselves under the thumb of a cadre of petty dictators and lack the courage to stand up and say something. When Harper is finally gone the entire country will heave a huge sigh of relief because we will have realized that what Harper has been doing is destroying the principles of open discourse, genuine political debate, freedom of thought, and democracy.
- 1:42 PM, May 31, 2009
- Steve V said...
I just caught the "both" part on the patriotism question today, which made the 9% Ignatieff score terribly misleading. I also don't understand why Quebecers were sectioned off, because it would the equivalent of putting Alberta and Sask in a seperate group, then asking what the "rest of Canada" thought of Harper. Strange dynamic.
I keep saying this, but Harper's entire approach is predicated on voter apathy, that you can simply present a false characterization and nobody will bother to delve further. The way they manipulate, I wish somebody would tell Canadians, "they think your stupid".
- 2:08 PM, May 31, 2009
- Tomm said...
This is what your post has gathered:
"...It is sad really at how easily the "masses" can be manipulated by those without any scruples."
"...That creep gets a free pass..."
"...Harper hates Canada! That is obvious."
"...wake up to is that Harper is a mentally disturbed man so bent on gaining power that nothing else means anything to him."
This post promotes and encourages the creation of gulfs and wedges amongst Canadians.
I refuse to make snarky comments back to each of these individuals; because they have been goaded into being outraged.
Your post is trying to straighten a crooked leg, or squaring off a rounded corner.
You want your reader to see Ignatieff as a man of the people and Harper as an elitist. Their entire lives are proof of the opposite.
For example, Ignatieff didn't live in Canada because he preferred not to live in Canada. What is it about that statement that isn't sinking in?
Perhaps if the last 40 years didn't exist, you would have a case. Allow Ignatieff to address his past without apologizing on his behalf.
- 3:37 PM, May 31, 2009
- Anonymous said...
I keep saying this, but Harper's entire approach is predicated on voter apathy, that you can simply present a false characterization and nobody will bother to delve further. The way they manipulate, I wish somebody would tell Canadians, "they think your stupid".
Steve V, that's exactly what Harper is telling people and there are people are too stupid to notice. He could do anything at this point and they would still support him. I do think that the majority of his supporters are the 40 and under age group that have no interest in doing a little research about the history of the opposition. They simply take Harper at his word and that means disaster for all all Canadians even them.
I would cross the street to avoid running into this dictator Harper. I do not think he is a nice man and he certainly dose not have Canadians or Canada's welfare in mind. He is a compulsive liar, crybaby and deserves a good swift kink out of Canada as soon as possible. As for the NDP, they deserve to get the boot as well. They are not smart enough to beat Harper at his game and attempt to become the next opposition party. That's sleazy Layton for you, looking after his own skin never mind doing what's right for all Canadians. Actually he fits right in with Harper. They could be twins.
- 3:40 PM, May 31, 2009
- Steve V said...
"Allow Ignatieff to address his past without apologizing on his behalf."
Ignatieff doesn't have to address his past, he should be proud of what he's accomplished. People like you trying to turn it around, and conveniently IGNORE that Harper is a fraud on the "man of the people" front is telling. All I know, the guy who spent all these years out of Canada seems to be able to relate to average Canadians with ease, while the supposed populist doesn't let them get anywhere near him. Interesting that.
- 3:43 PM, May 31, 2009
- Tomm said...
vive la différence.
We will get the chance to select our next government based on the differences of the leaders.
But if you think Ignatieff is going to be perceived by the average Canadian as "just folks" and Harper as an "inaccessable elitist" without the LPC doing some image grooming and some negative attack ads, than you are deluding yourself. Because right now, that is not the impression Canadian's have.
I would suggest Iggy spend the summer on the barbeque circuit. Perhaps he can borrow Harper's black leather vest.
Those attack ads against Harper had better be doozies.
- 3:59 PM, May 31, 2009
- Steve V said...
"than you are deluding yourself"
I'm not deluding myself. I know the dynamic, but that doesn't make it true. If I were the Liberals I wouldn't waste my time on that narrative, plenty of other issues, that just happen to be ones that truly matter to ordinary folks.
- 4:04 PM, May 31, 2009
- Tomm said...
It will interesting.
- 4:48 PM, May 31, 2009
- rockfish said...
Of course Tomm is passionate about optics; don't let reality hit your ass on the way out.
Harper's cold, distrustful manner has rought a cold, distrustful government - one that prefers to govern as tho it is in opposition. One that creates fractures and divisions because it's easier to slip through its disjointed political 'wisdom' through an apathetic or dispeptic crowd than provide rational, reasonable arguments.
Go on and worship your shallow leader. No doubt all Canadians who found success around the globe are failures of some kind to you; they've lost the vision of the 'firewall' and the necessity of provincialism. In isolation, there is great ignorance. And that sums up your tin-foil so-called leader to a T.
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Eddie Cullens was a Jew born in 1904 in the eastern Mediterranean, different sources say Crete, Cyprus, or Smyrna (Turkey). It is not known what his name at birth was, I think it's unlikely he was born a Cullens. At some point. he moved to the US and was naturalized as an American citizen in 1928 while living in the Bronx, New York. In 1931 he boarded a ship to England and his occupation was listed as "motion-picture projectionist", and he was traveling with a Mr. Zaro Agha, a native of Turkey. According a story from the BBC, Edward Cullens was involved with a circus exhibition of Mr. Agha, the "oldest man in the world" at age 156!
Eddie went to Belfast with another Turkish circus worker, Achmet Musa, who was found shot dead one day. Eddie was convicted of the murder and hanged at Crumlin Road jail, all the while protesting his innocence. As was the custom, he was buried in an unmarked grave on the Crumlin grounds.
Because of new construction at the site, the government is planning to allow the bodies of the executed men to be claimed by relatives, identified by DNA testing if necessary, and reburied in cemeteries. The Jewish community of Belfast is interested in burying Eddie in their cemetery, but so far no relative of Eddie has come forward.
I recently received an email from an interested party who is searching for any relatives or information. Eddie is believed to have had a brother who remained in New York. By searching Ancestry.com databases, I was able to find Eddie's 1928 Naturalization index card, where he was listed as single, living at 1709 E. 174th St., and his ship's arrival record in Southhampton, England in 1931. I have not been able to find him in any census.
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Rollback testing is one of the hot topics in the software application deployment where you push the updates into production frequently or even if once in a while bug talking about number of applications and number of patches into production.
What is your Rollback Strategy?
How would you plan for one?
what is your understanding of application Rollback at deployment?


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Framing Eve in "Paradise Lost" (Drake University, 1989-05)Although John Milton's Paradise Lost presses readers towards fashioning Eve as a temptress, the text simultaneously invites an interpretation Eve as a composition of active goodness. Readers, however, tend to accept ...


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"Sometimes Better the Devil You Know, Than The Devil You Don't"…Ya Know?
This could be a very bad thing for the rest of the world. It's the "Zerox" law of nature. A copy is never as good of quality as the original. A copy of that copy is even worse. And so on. This also applies to incest (for those in Kentucky) AND world leaders that get tehir gig because their daddy gave it to them.
At the very best, from the looks of him, he will provide enrtaining show fodder for late night comics.
The over fed D-Bag in the pic below is Kim Jong Un...the son, and heir apparent, of the now deceased Kim jong Il. Nobody knows much about him. Although his "temperament" is "in question" . Ever heard the phrase, "Sometimes better the devil you know, than the devil you don't" ??
Here's the video of a report on Kim Jong Il's death.


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Scoring at the World Cup for two different countriesSteven Lynch November 26, 2012
I noticed that Mark Todd won a medal in the London Olympics. He also won gold in LA in 1984 - is this the biggest gap for any medallist? asked Simon Batchelor
Mark Todd did win a bronze in London, as part of New Zealand's three-day event team. He had also won the individual three-day event in Los Angeles in 1984, and took the gold again in Seoul in 1988. Overall Todd, who's now 56, has won five Olympic medals, thanks to further team bronzes in 1988 and 2000. And, although I don't recall this being mentioned at the time, the 28-year gap between his first and last medals equalled the record held by the Hungarian fencer Aladar Gerevich, who won gold in the team sabre at every Olympic Games between 1932 and 1960 (he also won an individual gold in London in 1948, plus a silver and two bronzes, to finish with ten medals in all).
What is yachtsman Esko Rechardt's unusual claim to Olympic fame? asked Douglas Johnson via Facebook
This one set me thinking for a while. But eventually I realised that Esko the sailor from Helsinki is the only Finn to win the Finn - the yachting class monopolised recently by Ben Ainslie. Rechardt won it in 1980, when the sailing events took place not very far from Finland - in Tallinn, in what is now Estonia. This particular claim to fame is shared, as far as I am aware, only by Tadeusz Slusarski and Wladislaw Kozakiewicz - who, in the 1976 and 1980 Olympics respectively, became the only Poles to win the pole vault.
Has anyone scored goals in the World Cup finals for two different countries? asked Mike Robertson
The only man to manage this (assuming you exclude own goals!) is Robert Prosinecki, who came to prominence with Red Star Belgrade, and later played for Real Madrid and Barcelona, among others. Prosinecki, a midfielder who was actually born in West Germany, made his international debut for Yugoslavia in 1989, and his four goals for them included one in the 1990 World Cup, against the United Arab Emirates at Bologna. After the break-up of Yugoslavia into its constituent republics, Prosinecki made 49 appearances for Croatia, and scored twice for them in the 1998 World Cup, in the group game against Jamaica and victory over the Netherlands in the third-place playoff.
Will Claye won medals in two different field events at London 2012. Has anyone ever done better than that? asked Tanya Rice
There are only four instances of athletes winning medals in three different field events, all of them from 60 years ago and more. Ralph Rose won gold (shot), silver (discus) and bronze (hammer) in St Louis in 1904, while four years later in London another Irish-American, Martin Sheridan, won the discus and the Greek discus (where competitors threw from a raised platform, using a specific technique) and also took bronze in the standing long jump. Moving a little more up to date, two women also managed to win medals in three different field events at the same Games. In London in 1948 the Frenchwoman Micheline Ostermeyer won gold in the shot and the discus, and silver in the high jump. She celebrated one of her victories in rather unusual fashion - by performing a Beethoven concert at the team hotel: she was helped by being an acclaimed concert pianist! In Helsinki four years later, Russia's Aleksandra Chudina won silver medals in the long jump and javelin, and bronze in the high jump. She'd have been a shoo-in for the pentathlon - she was the European champion in 1954 - except there wasn't one, as the event wasn't added to the Olympic programme until 1964. David Wallechinsky's superb Complete Book of the Olympics observes that Chudina "was also the object of much suspicion because she spoke with a deep voice, possessed 'masculine' musculature, and refused to shower with her team-mates".
I see that all four golf majors in 2010 were won by golfers from different countries. How often has this happened before ? asked Bob Roller
That's a good spot, because actually 2010 is the only year when all four majors were won by golfers from different countries: Phil Mickelson (USA) won the Masters, Graeme McDowell (Great Britain) the US Open, Louis Oosthuizen (South Africa) the British Open, and Martin Kaymer (Germany) the PGA Championship. The last year all four were won by golfers from the same country was in 1982, when Americans won the lot: Craig Stadler the Masters, Ray Floyd the PGA, and Tom Watson the US and British Opens. An American clean sweep had happened several times before. The only year since 1934 (when the Masters started) that an American has failed to win one of the four is 1994, when Jose Maria Olazabal of Spain won the Masters, South Africa's Ernie Els won the US Open, and Nick Price of Zimbabwe won the British Open and the PGA.
I know a few boxers have won three Olympic gold medals. Has anyone ever won four? asked George Castell
The short answer is that no-one has ever won four boxing medals at the Olympics. Indeed only one boxer - Gyorgy Gedo from Hungary - has ever taken part in four Olympic Games. Gedo won the light-flyweight gold at Munich in 1972, the second of his four Olympic appearances. Three men have won three gold medals: another Hungarian, Laszlo Papp - he won the middleweight division in London in 1948, and took light-middleweight gold in 1952 and 1956 - and two great Cuban heavyweights, Teofilo Stevenson (who won the gold in 1972, 1976 and 1980) and Felix Savon (1992, 1996 and 2000).
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Swimmer Michael Phelps is single again after reportedly splitting from his model girlfriend Megan Rossee.
The couple began dating at the beginning of last year, and the U.S. athlete's relationship with Rossee heated up just before he jetted off to the London Summer Olympic Games in July, when the pretty blonde was spotted cheering him on.
But both stars are now set for a fresh start in the New Year after deciding to part ways, according to TMZ.com.
Phelps appeared to confirm the news in a cryptic post on Twitter.com, which reads, "Things happen for a reason."
The 27 year old has previously been linked to reality star Brittny Gastineau and model Nicole Johnson.


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Lexiva (Oral)
Generic Name: fosamprenavir (Oral route)
Medically reviewed on Jan 1, 2019
Commonly used brand name(s)
In the U.S.
- Lexiva
Available Dosage Forms:
- Suspension
- Tablet
Therapeutic Class: Antiretroviral Agent
Pharmacologic Class: Protease Inhibitor
Uses For Lexiva
Fosamprenavir is used in combination with other medicines to treat patients who are infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). HIV is the virus that causes acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS).
Fosamprenavir may slow down the destruction of the immune system caused by HIV. This may help delay problems that are usually related to AIDS or HIV disease from occurring. However, this medicine will not cure or prevent HIV infection, and it will not keep you from spreading the virus to other people. Patients who receive this medicine may continue to have other problems usually related to AIDS or HIV disease.
This medicine is available only with your doctor's prescription.
Before Using Lexiva
In deciding to use a medicine, the risks of taking the medicine must be weighed against the good it will do. This is a decision you and your doctor will make. For this medicine, the following should be considered:
Tell your doctor if you have ever had any unusual or allergic reaction to this medicine or any other medicines. Also tell your health care professional if you have any other types of allergies, such as to foods, dyes, preservatives, or animals. For non-prescription products, read the label or package ingredients carefully.
Appropriate studies performed to date have not demonstrated pediatric-specific problems that would limit the usefulness of fosamprenavir in infants and children 4 weeks of age and older who have not taken HIV medicines in the past called protease inhibitors. Use is not recommended in children younger than 6 months of age who have taken HIV medicines called protease inhibitors in the past. Safety and efficacy have not been established in infants younger than 4 weeks of age.
Although appropriate studies on the relationship of age to the effects of fosamprenavir have not been performed in the geriatric population, geriatric-specific problems are not expected to limit the usefulness of fosamprenavir in the elderly. However, elderly patients are more likely to have age-related liver, kidney, or heart problems, which may require caution and an adjustment in the dose for patients receiving fosamprenavir.
Breast Feeding
There are no adequate studies in women for determining infant risk when using this medication during breastfeeding. Weigh the potential benefits against the potential risks before taking this medication while breastfeeding.
Interactions with Medicines
Although certain medicines should not be used together at all, in other cases two different medicines may be used together even if an interaction might occur. In these cases, your doctor may want to change the dose, or other precautions may be necessary. When you are taking this medicine, it is especially important that your healthcare professional know if you are taking any of the medicines listed below. The following interactions have been selected on the basis of their potential significance and are not necessarily all-inclusive.
Using this medicine with any of the following medicines is not recommended. Your doctor may decide not to treat you with this medication or change some of the other medicines you take.
- Alfuzosin
- Cisapride
- Delavirdine
- Dihydroergotamine
- Ergoloid Mesylates
- Ergonovine
- Ergotamine
- Flibanserin
- Lovastatin
- Maraviroc
- Methylergonovine
- Midazolam
- Pimozide
- Ranolazine
- Rifampin
- Sildenafil
- Simvastatin
- St John's Wort
- Triazolam
Using this medicine with any of the following medicines is usually not recommended, but may be required in some cases. If both medicines are prescribed together, your doctor may change the dose or how often you use one or both of the medicines.
- Alfentanil
- Amiodarone
- Artemether
- Atazanavir
- Atorvastatin
- Bedaquiline
- Benzhydrocodone
- Bepridil
- Boceprevir
- Bosentan
- Buprenorphine
- Carbamazepine
- Ceritinib
- Cobicistat
- Codeine
- Colchicine
- Crizotinib
- Cyclophosphamide
- Darunavir
- Dexamethasone
- Dihydrocodeine
- Dolutegravir
- Domperidone
- Doxorubicin
- Doxorubicin Hydrochloride Liposome
- Efavirenz
- Etravirine
- Famotidine
- Fentanyl
- Garlic
- Hydrocodone
- Ifosfamide
- Ixabepilone
- Lidocaine
- Lumefantrine
- Lurasidone
- Meperidine
- Nevirapine
- Olaparib
- Orlistat
- Oxycodone
- Paritaprevir
- Pentazocine
- Piperaquine
- Posaconazole
- Quinidine
- Raltegravir
- Rifabutin
- Rifapentine
- Rosuvastatin
- Salmeterol
- Saquinavir
- Simeprevir
- Sufentanil
- Tacrolimus
- Tadalafil
- Telaprevir
- Tipranavir
- Tolvaptan
- Tramadol
Using this medicine with any of the following medicines may cause an increased risk of certain side effects, but using both drugs may be the best treatment for you. If both medicines are prescribed together, your doctor may change the dose or how often you use one or both of the medicines.
- Cyclosporine
- Dapsone
- Desogestrel
- Dienogest
- Drospirenone
- Estradiol Cypionate
- Estradiol Valerate
- Ethinyl Estradiol
- Ethynodiol Diacetate
- Etonogestrel
- Fosphenytoin
- Ketoconazole
- Levonorgestrel
- Lopinavir
- Medroxyprogesterone Acetate
- Mestranol
- Methadone
- Norelgestromin
- Norethindrone
- Norgestimate
- Norgestrel
- Olanzapine
- Paroxetine
- Phenytoin
- Pravastatin
- Ranitidine
- Ritonavir
- Voriconazole
Interactions with Food/Tobacco/Alcohol
Certain medicines should not be used at or around the time of eating food or eating certain types of food since interactions may occur. Using alcohol or tobacco with certain medicines may also cause interactions to occur. Discuss with your healthcare professional the use of your medicine with food, alcohol, or tobacco.
Other Medical Problems
The presence of other medical problems may affect the use of this medicine. Make sure you tell your doctor if you have any other medical problems, especially:
- Anemia, hemolytic or
- Cholesterol problem (high fat in the blood) or
- Diabetes or
- Hemophilia (a bleeding problem) or
- Hyperglycemia (high blood sugar) or
- Kidney problems (eg, kidney stones)—Use with caution. May make these conditions worse.
- Hepatitis B or
- Hepatitis C or
- Liver disease or
- Sulfa allergy, history of—Use with caution. May cause side effects to become worse.
Proper Use of Lexiva
Take this medicine exactly as directed by your doctor. Do not take more of it, do not take it more often, and do not take it for a longer time than your doctor ordered. Also, do not stop taking this medicine without first checking with your doctor. When your supply of this medicine is running low, contact your doctor or pharmacist ahead of time. Do not allow yourself to run out of this medicine.
This medicine comes with a patient information insert. Read and follow the instructions in the insert carefully. Ask your doctor if you have any questions.
Fosamprenavir suspension should be taken by adults without food. Children should take the oral suspension with food.
Shake the oral suspension well before each use. Use a marked measuring spoon, oral syringe, or medicine cup to measure the dose. The average household teaspoon may not hold the right amount of liquid.
Fosamprenavir tablets may be taken with or without food. However, it should not be taken with a high-fat meal. Taking fosamprenavir with a high-fat meal may decrease the amount of fosamprenavir that is absorbed by the body and prevent the medicine from working properly.
It is important to take fosamprenavir as part of a combination treatment. Your dose of medicine will be based on what other medicines you are taking, as well as your weight. Be sure to take all the medicines your doctor has prescribed for you, including fosamprenavir.
Keep taking fosamprenavir for the full time of treatment, even if you begin to feel better.
This medicine works best when there is a constant amount in the blood. To help keep the amount constant, do not miss any doses. Also, it is best to take the doses at evenly spaced times, day and night. For example, if you are to take two doses a day, the doses should be spaced about 12 hours apart. If you need help in planning the best times to take your medicine, check with your doctor.
Only take medicine that your doctor has prescribed especially for you. Do not share your medicine with others.
The dose of this medicine will be different for different patients. Follow your doctor's orders or the directions on the label. The following information includes only the average doses of this medicine. If your dose is different, do not change it unless your doctor tells you to do so.
The amount of medicine that you take depends on the strength of the medicine. Also, the number of doses you take each day, the time allowed between doses, and the length of time you take the medicine depend on the medical problem for which you are using the medicine.
- For oral dosage forms (suspension or tablets):
- For treatment of HIV infection:
- Adults who have not taken HIV medicines called protease inhibitors in the past (fosamprenavir alone)—1400 milligrams (mg) (2 tablets) two times a day.
- Adults who have not taken HIV medicines called protease inhibitors in the past (fosamprenavir together with ritonavir)—1400 mg (2 tablets) fosamprenavir with 200 mg ritonavir once a day or 1400 mg (2 tablets) fosamprenavir with 100 mg ritonavir once a day or 700 mg fosamprenavir with 100 mg ritonavir two times a day.
- Adults who have taken HIV medicines called protease inhibitors in the past (fosamprenavir together with ritonavir)—700 mg fosamprenavir with 100 mg ritonavir two times a day. Adults who have taken HIV medicines called protease inhibitors in the past should not take the combination of fosamprenavir with ritonavir only once a day. Check with your doctor if you are unsure of what amounts and how many times a day you should be taking your medicines. If you are taking fosamprenavir with ritonavir and efavirenz, check with your doctor for the correct doses.
- Children 4 weeks of age and older (fosamprenavir together with ritonavir)—Dose based on body weight and must be determined by your doctor. The usual fosamprenavir suspension dose for patients weighing more than 20 kilograms (kg) is 18 milligrams (mg) per kilogram (kg) of body weight two times a day with ritonavir 3 mg per kg two times per day. Fosamprenavir doses up to 45 mg per kg two times per day with ritonavir 7 mg/kg two times a day are used for patients weighing less than 11 kg. However, the dose is usually not more than fosamprenavir 700 mg with ritonavir 100 mg two times a day.
- Children 2 years of age and older who have not taken HIV medicines called protease inhibitors in the past (fosamprenavir alone)—Dose is based on body weight and must be determined by your doctor. The usual suspension dose is 30 mg per kg of body weight two times a day. Doses up to 1400 mg (2 tablets) two times a day may be used for children weighing 47 kg or more.
- Children 4 weeks of age and older—Using fosamprenavir once a day is not recommended for children. Fosamprenavir should always be given twice daily unless otherwise determined by your doctor.
- Children younger than 4 weeks of age—Use and dose must be determined by your doctor.
- For treatment of HIV infection:
Missed Dose
If you miss a dose of this medicine, take it as soon as possible. However, if it is almost time for your next dose, skip the missed dose and go back to your regular dosing schedule. Do not double doses.
If you or your child vomits 30 minutes after the first dose, a second dose should be taken right away.
Keep out of the reach of children.
Do not keep outdated medicine or medicine no longer needed.
Ask your healthcare professional how you should dispose of any medicine you do not use.
Store the medicine in a closed container at room temperature, away from heat, moisture, and direct light. Keep from freezing.
The oral suspension may also be refrigerated. Do not freeze.
Precautions While Using Lexiva
It is very important that your doctor check the progress of you or your child at regular visits to make sure this medicine is working properly. Blood tests may be needed to check for unwanted effects.
Do not use this medicine if you or your child are also using alfuzosin (Uroxatral®), cisapride (Propulsid®), delavirdine (Rescriptor®), flecainide (Tambocor®), lovastatin (Altocor®, Mevacor®), lurasidone (Latuda®), oral midazolam (Versed®), pimozide (Orap®), propafenone (Rythmol®), rifampin (Rifadin®, Rimactane®), sildenafil (Revatio®), simvastatin (Simcor®, Vytorin®, Zocor®), triazolam (Halcion®), or ergot medicines (eg, dihydroergotamine, ergonovine, ergotamine, methylergonovine, Cafergot®, D.H.E. 45®, Ergomar®, Ergostat®, Ergotrate®, Methergine®, Migranal®, or Wigraine®).
Do not take other medicines unless they have been discussed with your doctor. This includes prescription and nonprescription (over-the-counter [OTC]) medicines, and herbal (eg, St. John's wort) or vitamin supplements.
When you start taking HIV medicines, your immune system may get stronger. If you have infections that are hidden in your body, such as pneumonia or tuberculosis, you or your child may notice new symptoms when your body tries to fight them. If this occurs, tell your doctor immediately.
Tell your doctor if you are also taking sildenafil (Viagra®), tadalafil (Cialis®), or vardenafil (Levitra®). Taking these medicines together with fosamprenavir may increase your risk of having side effects such as low blood pressure, changes in vision, or prolonged erection of the penis.
Birth control pills may not work as well while you are using fosamprenavir. To keep from getting pregnant, use an additional form of birth control along with your pills. Other forms of birth control include condoms, a diaphragm, or contraceptive foam or jelly.
This medicine may increase blood sugar levels. Check with your doctor if you or your child notice a change in the results of your blood or urine sugar tests.
Serious skin reactions can occur with this medicine. Check with your doctor right away if you or your child have blistering, peeling, or loosening of the skin, itching, white spots in the mouth or on the lips, or redness of the skin.
This medicine may cause you to have excess body fat. Tell your doctor if you or your child notice changes in your body shape, such as an increased amount of fat in the upper back and neck, or around the chest and stomach area. You might also lose fat from the legs, arms, and face.
This medicine may increase your cholesterol and fats in the blood. If this condition occurs, your doctor may give you or your child some medicines that can lower the amount of cholesterol and fats in the blood.
This medicine may increase your risk of having kidney stones. Check with your doctor right away if you or your child have blood in your urine, nausea and vomiting, pain in the groin or genitals, or sharp back pain just below the ribs.
Tell your doctor that you or your child are taking this medicine before you have any medical tests. The results of some tests may be affected by this medicine.
Fosamprenavir does not decrease the risk of transmitting the HIV infection to others through sexual contact or by contamination through blood. HIV may be acquired from or spread to others through infected body fluids, including blood, vaginal fluid, or semen. If you are infected, it is best to avoid any sexual activity involving an exchange of body fluids with other people. If you do have sex, always wear (or have your partner wear) a condom ("rubber"). Only use condoms made of latex, and use them every time you have vaginal, anal, or oral sex. The use of a spermicide (such as nonoxynol-9) may also help prevent the spread of HIV if it is not irritating to the vagina, rectum, or mouth. Spermicides have been shown to kill HIV in lab tests. Do not use oil-based jelly, cold cream, baby oil, or shortening as a lubricant—these products can cause the condom to break. Lubricants without oil, such as K-Y Jelly, are recommended. Women may wish to carry their own condoms. Birth control pills and diaphragms will help protect against pregnancy, but they will not prevent someone from giving or getting the AIDS virus. If you inject drugs, get help to stop. Do not share needles or equipment with anyone. In some cities, more than half of the drug users are infected, and sharing even 1 needle or syringe can spread the virus. If you have any questions about this, check with your doctor.
Lexiva Side Effects
Along with its needed effects, a medicine may cause some unwanted effects. Although not all of these side effects may occur, if they do occur they may need medical attention.
Check with your doctor immediately if any of the following side effects occur:
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- Severe skin rash
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- Abdominal or stomach pain
- blurred vision
- depression
- dry mouth
- flushed, dry skin
- fruit-like breath odor
- increased hunger
- increased thirst
- increased urination
- mood or mental changes
- nausea
- sweating
- troubled breathing
- unexplained weight loss
- unusual tiredness or weakness
- vomiting
- Back, leg, or stomach pains
- bleeding gums
- blistering, peeling, or loosening of the skin
- chills
- cough
- dark urine
- diarrhea
- difficulty with breathing
- fever
- general body swelling
- itching
- joint or muscle pain
- loss of appetite
- nosebleeds
- pale skin
- red skin lesions often with a purple center
- red, irritated eyes
- sore throat
- sores, ulcers, or white spots in the mouth or on the lips
- yellowing of the eyes or skin
Incidence not known
- Large, hive-like swelling on the face, eyelids, lips, tongue, throat, hands, legs, feet, or sex organs
Some side effects may occur that usually do not need medical attention. These side effects may go away during treatment as your body adjusts to the medicine. Also, your health care professional may be able to tell you about ways to prevent or reduce some of these side effects. Check with your health care professional if any of the following side effects continue or are bothersome or if you have any questions about them:
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- Mild or moderate rash
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- Burning or prickling sensation around the mouth
- headache
Incidence not known
- Breast enlargement
- buffalo hump
- increased fat deposits on the face, neck, and trunk
- obesity
Other side effects not listed may also occur in some patients. If you notice any other effects, check with your healthcare professional.
Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to the FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
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St. Louis County Courthouse Office to Reopen
VIRGINIA, Minn. (AP) - An office at the St. Louis County courthouse will reopen Monday after a suspicious letter caused an evacuation.
According to a news release from the county sheriff's office, a letter containing a powder was found around 11 a.m. Friday at the Court Administrator's office. The office was evacuated for the rest of the day as a precaution.
Sgt. Nate Skelton said Saturday the powder was tested by the Minnesota State Health Department and found not to be harmful.
Sheriff's officials are investigating who sent the letter. The Minnesota Duty Officer and Department of Homeland Security assisted.


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PITTSBURGH, Pa. – Rookie forward Maria Jackson (Rochester, N.Y./Hilton) registered her first career double-double with 16 points and a career-high 13 rebounds to lead the Brandeis University women's basketball team to a fourth-straight University Athletic Association (UAA) win, 58-55, at Carnegie Mellon University. With the win, Brandeis improves to 10-8 overall, 4-3 in the UAA, matching their season and conference win total from a year ago. Carnegie Mellon falls to 11-7, 2-5 UAA.
Down 30-27 at the half, Brandeis went down by six after Carnegie Mellon's Liza Otto hit a traditional three-point play to open the second stanza. Brandeis answered with the next six points to tie the game at 33-33 on a Paris Hodges (Southampton, N.Y./Southampton) jumper at the 16:44. Otto answered on the next possession, and the Judges were unable to get over the hump against the Tartans until late. They tied the game on seven separate occasions, but were down five 49-44, with 6:15 to go after Otto scored on a feed from Gabrielle West.
Over the next four minutes, the Judges scored 10 of the game's next 12 points. Jackson started the run with an and-one play of her own to make it a one-possession game. The teams traded empty trips before Jackson rebounded her own miss and fed senior Nicolina Vitale (Clinton Township, Mich./Chippewa Valley) for a lay-up that tied the contest at 49-49 with 4:29 to go. The Judges survived two missed foul shots on Carnegie Mellon's next possession, but after a turnover, the Tartans' Chandler Caulfield connected to give the home team a 51-49 lead.
Vitale answered on the other end for the seventh tie of the half. On the next Tartan possession, Hodges stole the ball and was fouled going in for a lay-up. She hit one-of-two from the line with 3:23 to go, but that freebie gave Brandeis the lead for good. Jackson had a block and rebound on CMU's next possession, and Brandeis senior Janelle Rodriguez (Peabody, Mass./Peabody Veterans) hit a jumper just under a minute later to make it a three-point Brandeis lead.
Vitale picked up her fourth foul on the Tartans' next trip. CMU's Lisa Murphy hit both to make it a one-point game, but Vitale made up for her error with a jumper on a feed from Hodges on the next trip. After Jaquie Shaw for Carnegie Mellon again got the home team within one at 56-55 with 1:51 on the clock, the teams traded stops.
Jackson got another huge rebound when Otto missed the front end of a one-and-one with 49 seconds to go. Jackson missed a hotly-contested lay-up with 19.6 seconds to go and the Tartans got the rebound and called a timeout. Brandeis played tight defense on the other end, and Vitale deflected a CMU pass. Jackson stepped in with 3.3 seconds on the clock, corralling the ball and getting fouled. She hit both free throws on the other end to ice the game, 58-55.
For the game, Jackson led the Judges in scoring and rebounding with her first collegiate double-double. Her 16 points – two shy of her career-high - came on 6-of-10 from the field and 4-of-5 from the line. Her game-high 13 points exceeded her career-high by two and included four offensive rebounds. Jackson was nearly at her double-double by halftime, when she had 11 points and six boards in the first 20 minutes.
Vitale added 11 points, 10 of which came in the second half when she hit 5 of her 10 shots. Vitale also had five rebounds and a team-high three assists. Classmate Kasey Dean (Southbury, Conn./Pomperaug) added 10 points. The Judges were able to overcome a 1-for-13 performance from 3-point range and 34 percent shooting overall (24-70) by owning the offensive glass, 17-7, and forcing 23 turnovers while committing just 12. That gave Brandeis a 17-4 edge in second-chance points and 16-10 in points off turnovers.
Brandeis's fourth win in a row against a UAA opponent is their longest streak since 2009-10. All four of the wins have been decided by five points or less.
CMU got a game-high 18 points from Shaw, but 14 of those came in the first half, including 10 in a 17-7 run that gave the hosts the 30-27 halftime lead. Murphy added 15 points and nine rebounds, one shy of Lindsay Poss's team-high 10 caroms. Caulfield led the hosts with three assists.
Brandeis and Carnegie Mellon will meet again in one week in Waltham at 2 p.m. The Judges' next game is Friday night at home against Case Western Reserve at 6 p.m.


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A winner was selected from 72 designs submitted by 15 freelance designers.
Riverwalk Dental
Client: Riverwalk Dental
Dental office providing dental care
Site we like for design: http://saendo.com/home.php
images of building & logo: http://www.gowebsolutions.com/dev/riverwalk/
high end dentistry clients
Menu items: Home, Services, Patient resources, Appointments, Payment options, Our Team, Contact Us
web 2.0 look
Southwest, Tucson Arizona flavor
Use of the logo, creative use of the river element in other parts of the design encouraged, southwest colors preferably that work with the style of the building.
Suggested: Spotlight for Norman Don (photo attached to brief) picture & mini Bio. I would love to see the background taken out of the photo and the photo either worked into the design or something more cohesive put in the background.
Phone number/contact information very visible on homepage
4015 E Paradise Falls Drive Suite 129
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Small business operators from around the country are gathering this week for National Small Business Week, which kicks off today in Seattle, Pittsburgh, St. Louis, Dallas, and Washington, D.C.
The week-long event gives small business operators the chance to learn all about the biggest issues on the small business horizon, as well as take part in business coaching services and networking events.
Though everything from sustainability to social media is top of mind this year, two key issues for small business operators—including those in the quick-service industry—include health care and insurance costs and data and payment security.
Unsurprisingly, nearly half of restaurateurs nationwide say health care costs are an issue of major concern in 2013, according to the 2013 Aflac WorkForces Report (AWR), a research study designed to reveal employers' and employees' attitudes and perceptions about workplace benefits.
Unfortunately, employers don't find education about health care costs and changes nearly as important, even though employees place a great emphasis on it, says Keith Pellerin, vice president of product management and innovation for Aflac.
In fact, 68 percent of small business employees expect their employer to educate them on health care reform, while only 3 percent of employers say this education is a priority, according to the 2013 AWR.
And because employers expect recruiting and retaining employees to be a greater challenge this year than ever before, Pellerin says the education component could be key to keeping employees around.
In addition, benefits will begin to play a more important role in the workplace—especially in the quick-service industry—as the cost burden of health care is increasingly shifting to employees, he adds.
"We know that almost two out of every three small business employees say that they would likely accept a job offer that has perhaps slightly lower compensation if it had better benefits," Pellerin says. "Operators are very interested in how they can enrich benefits offerings to be able to attract employees in an increasingly competitive environment and/or to retain employees in that same regard."
Because many employees in the quick-service industry are young workers, an emphasis on wellness benefits is growing, too.
"People are extremely cognizant of wellness opportunities," Pellerin says. "They're more savvy when it comes to understanding the correlation between wellness today and lower medical costs or better health going forward."
He adds that wellness coverage and benefits can not only improve employees' benefit options, but they can also keep employers' costs down in the long run.
While small business and quick-serve operators are focused on strengthening the relationship with employees through health care education and benefits, they're also focused on reaching and better serving customers.
One way to create a stronger relationship with customers is through top-notch, reliable payment and data security, says Jim Contardi, senior vice president of product solutions for payment solutions company First Data.
"For a merchant to be confident that their systems are secure can make their customers feel good about regularly doing business with that operator," he says.
Contardi says small business operators are looking for payment solutions and data security that fade into the background as "something that happens and happens really quickly."
"You don't want to spend a whole lot of time thinking about security," he says. "You just want to know that it's in there and that you don't have to worry about accidentally storing someone's credit card information that might somehow get hacked."
With the growing popularity of food trucks and mobile payments, Contardi says mobility is another hot topic for small business operators.
"Thinking about how is it that you can deploy mobile to better serve your customers but still maintain the speed and reliability of taking payments and the security of that payment information is something that's top of mind for a lot of restaurateurs, particularly in quick service," he says.
"As we go into Small Business Week 2013, the dialogue is very much changing away from some things that might have been operational, back-office thinking to things that really deal with, How do I benefit the relationship with my customers so that they come back more often and they recommend my restaurant to their friends?" Contardi adds.
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Fri, 22 January 2010
Iowa has a John Wayne birthplace museum in Winterset....Brian Downs is the director. Matt Strawn chair Iowa Republican Party Chair invites folks to the weekend Caucuses... plus a fake Catholic group punks the faith community with a gay marriage fatwa.
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