Can I ask what country you are ref-ing in? I Paused My Game to be Here Shirt. Also, I enjoyed reading your last two posts but instead of calling both teams "xxxx" can you call them each something different? Even like Team A and Team B cuz, I kept getting confused at certain parts. you make me never want to be a ref, I think the best refs always keep a smile on their face. When players get in your face you can't let them know you are regretting your orginal decision. You have one of the hardest jobs in the sport. One that usually goes overlooked, and although you had a bad game, I say keep at it. Strikers have bad games, goal keepers have bad games, and managers have bad games, so just stay strong and focused. I can see why the player's actions would make you feel worse, but as a player that has said every thing imaginable to a referee for "bad calls," I can assure you, unfortunately, this will continue. Just stay strong, and don't stop loving what you do.
Wow. That blows mate, but keep at it! It does get better. I Paused My Game to be Here Shirt. Interesting that for your 2nd game you'd be at such a level. Around here it doesn't matter how old you are, you start your "career" at the U8, then you work your way up. Granted, this is only for a Rec. league, but still, it gives you the ability to grow accustomed to watching for multiple things at a time, handling players/coaches/parents, field positioning, etc. I've been at it something like 12 years now and I referee the U16 kids and make 25 US$ a game. Again, this is a rec league, where everyone plays every position and the "goal" is fun and learning (my line judges are parent/sibling volunteer).
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I Paused My Game to be Here Shirt. Not in the sense of not punishing them, but personally. You can't let your happiness or unhappiness with your performance be dictated by the players and managers. Players and managers are lying, cheating morons (I exaggerate of course). If you approach with that attitude though you'll be much better off. Players and managers will take every opportunity to try and influence you because they know it works with some referees. You are there to be the only impartial party in the match. You will make the wrong decisions. Players and managers will make mistakes as well, but remember that everyone else expects you to be perfect and this expectation is wholly unreasonable and ridiculous.
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My previously healthy patient developed a viral illness with fever and headache few days after swimming in a community pool. Can swimming pools be a source of viral infection?
July 19, 2019 FA Manian MD, MPHAdenovirus;, Aseptic meningitis;, Coxackie virus;, Cryptosporidium;, Echovirus;, Enterovirus;, Feces;, Gastroenteritis;, Giardia;, Hepatitis A virus;, Meningitis,, Norovirus, Respiratory tract infection;, Swimming pool;, Viral infection, Waterborne;Leave a comment
Yes! Swimming pools have been implicated in the transmission of a variety of pathogens, including enteric viruses (eg, echovirus, coxackie virus, hepatitis A virus, norovirus) which account for nearly one-half of all swimming pool-related outbreaks. Adenoviruses also account for a significant number of swimming pool outbreaks.1,2
The most commonly reported symptoms in swimming pool outbreaks have been gastroenteritis, respiratory symptoms and conjunctivitis. However, aseptic meningitis and hepatitis may also occur. 1
Because viruses cannot replicate in the environment outside of host tissues, their presence in swimming pool is the result of direct contamination by those in the water who may shed viruses through unintentional fecal release or through body fluids, such as saliva, mucus, or vomitus. The finding of E. coli in 58% of pool water samples in 1 CDC study suggests the presence of stool as a primary source of infection.3
On average, each person has 0.14 grams (range 0.1 gram to 10 grams) of fecal material on their perianal surface that could rinse into the water if pre-swim shower with soap is omitted.4-5 Coupled with the potential for inadequate disinfection or chlorination of pool water, it is not surprising that swimming pools may serve as a source of infection.
CDC recommends keeping feces and urine out of the water, checking the chlorine level and pH before getting into the water and not swallowing the water you swim in.3
Bonus pearl: Did you know that pool water has also been associated with Cryptosporidium and Giardia and waterslides with E.coli-0157 outbreaks?
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Bonadonna L, La Rosa G. A review and update on waterborne viral diseases associated with swimming pools. Int j Environ Res Public Health 2019;16, 166. Doi:10.3390/ijerph16020166. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6352248/
Keswick BH, Gebra CP, Goyal SM. Occurrence of enteroviruses in community swimming pools. Am J Public Health 1981;71:1026030. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6267950
CDC.Microbes in pool filter backwash as evidence of the need for improved swimmer hygiene—Metro-Atlanta, Georgia, 2012. MMWR 2013;62:385-88. https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6219a3.htm
Gerba CP. Assessment of enteric pathogen shedding by bathers during recreational activity and its impact on water quality. Quant Microbiol 2000; 2:55-68 https://arizona.pure.elsevier.com/en/publications/assessment-of-enteric-pathogen-shedding-by-bathers-during-recreat
CDC. Model Aquatic Health Code. 8.0 Annexes: fecal/vomit/blood contamination response Annex (6.0 policies and management), 2008. https://www.cdc.gov/healthywater/pdf/swimming/pools/mahc/structure-content/mahc-fecal-vomit-blood-contamination-response-annex.pdf
CDC. Surveillance of waterborne disease outbreaks and other health events associated with recreational water—United States, 2007-2008 and surveillance of waterborne disease outbreaks associated with drinking water—United States, 2007-2008. MMWR 2011;60. 1-76. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21937976
Can my patient contract influenza more than once in a season?
February 5, 2018 FA Manian MD, MPHAntibodies;, H1N1;, Influenza, Oseltamivir, Reinfection;, Viral infectionLeave a comment
It's not common but reinfection with influenza can definitely occur, either due to the same viral strain, or due to a different one altogether.
One study reported influenza reinfection due to H1N1 in otherwise healthy patients within 12-20 days of the original infection after an apparent period of full recovery. 1 There was no evidence of resistance to oseltamivir among isolates and all patients recovered after the second infection.
Reinfection with the same viral strain within 2-3 weeks of the initial bout of influenza shouldn't be too surprising since it takes 4-7 weeks for antibody response to the infection to peak. 2 Reexposure to the same circulating strain of influenza virus (the season can last 6 weeks or longer) can then result in reinfection when the body hasn't had enough time to make significant amount of protective antibodies following the first infection.
Another explanation is that more than 1 strains of influenza virus often circulate during any given season. This places patients at risk of infection due to strains of influenza virus that do not confer significant cross-immunity between each other, resulting in getting "the flu twice in 1 season." 3
Perz CM, Ferres M, Labarca JA. Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 reinfection, Chile. Emerg Infect Dis 2010;16:156-57. https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/16/1/pdfs/09-1420.pdf
Treanor JJ. Influenza viruses, including avian influenza and swine influenza. In: Mandell GL, Bennett JE, Dolin R, eds. Principles and practice of infectious diseases. 7th ed. New York: Elsevier; 2010. p 2265-2293.
Rettner R. Can you get the flu twice in 1 season? Scientific American, LiveScience, February 4, 2018. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/can-you-get-the-flu-twice-in-1-season/ . Accessed February 5, 2018.
Should I order serum procalcitonin on my patient with suspected infection?
July 1, 2017 October 16, 2017 FA Manian MD, MPHAntibiotics, Bacterial infection;, Burns;, CRP, D-dimer;, Hemodialysis;, Mesenteric ischemia;, Pancreatitis;, Procalcitonin;, Pulmonary edema;, Pulmonary embolism, Viral infection2 Comments
Two things to ask before you order procalcitonin (PCT): 1. Will it impact patient management?; and 2. If so, will the result be available in a timely manner ie, within hours not days?
Whatever the result, PCT should always be interpreted in the context of the patient's illness and other objective data. Not surprisingly then, as a "screening" test, PCT may be more useful in patients with low pre-test likelihood of having bacterial infection, not dissimilar to the use of D-dimer in patients with low pre-test probability of pulmonary embolism1.
Several potential clinical uses of this biomarker have emerged in recent years, including:1,2
Helping decide when to initiate antibiotics in patients with upper acute respiratory tract infections and bronchitis. A normal or low PCT supports viral infection.
Helping decide when to discontinue antibiotics (ie, when PCT normalizes) in community-acquired or ventilator-associated pneumonia.
Helping monitor patient progress with an expected drop in PCT of about 50% per day (half-life ~ 24 hrs) with effective therapy.
Few caveats…
PCT may be unremarkable in about a third of patients with bacteremia (especially due to less virulent bacteria, including many gram-positives)3.
PCT levels are lowered by high-flux membrane hemodialysis, so check a baseline level before, not after, hemodialysis4.
Lastly, despite its higher specificity for bacterial infections compared to other biomarkers such as C-reactive protein, PCT may be elevated in a variety of non-infectious conditions, including pancreatitis, burns, pulmonary edema or aspiration, mesenteric infarction (ischemic bowel), cardiogenic shock, and hypotension during surgery2.
Schuetz P, Muller B, Chirst-Crain M, et al. Procalcitonin to initiate or discontinue antibiotics in acute respiratory tract infections (review). Evid-Based Child Health (A Cochrane Review Journal) 2013;8:4;1297-137. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ebch.1927/pdf
Gilbert GN. Use of plasma procalcitonin levels as an adjunct to clinical microbiology. J Clin Microbiol 2010;48:2325-29. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2897488/pdf/0655-10.pdf
Yan ST, Sun LC, Jia HB. Procalcitonin levels in bloodstream infections caused by different sources and species of bacteria. Am J Emerg Med 2017;35:779-83. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/27979420/#fft
Grace E, Turner RM. Use of procalcitonin in patients with various degrees of chronic kidney disease including renal replacement therapy. Clin Infect Dis 2014;59:1761-7. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25228701
Is there a seasonal variation in the incidence of cardiovascular (CV) events or venous thromboembolism (VTE)?
December 27, 2015 December 25, 2019 FA Manian MD, MPHCRP, Flu;, Immunization, Inflammation, Influenza, Myocardial infarction;, Pulmonary embolism; Venous thromboembolism;, Season;, seasonality, Sunlight, Viral infectionLeave a comment
Seasonal variation, primarily characterized by a winter peak, has been reported for acute CV events, such as acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and sudden death, aortic rupture or dissection, and ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke, and VTE (1). A meta-analysis involving patients with VTE, primarily with a diagnosis of pulmonary embolism, revealed a 20% absolute increase in the incidence of VTE during January (1).
Potential physiological mechanisms for these observations include increased sympathetic activity, decreased loss of fluids and sodium, increase in LDL cholesterol, increase in serum fibrinogen levels and other coagulation markers and C-reactive protein, and lower vitamin D levels due to shorter daylight hours during winter months (1,2). At least in the case of AMI in the U.S., the higher incidence in winter is not affected by climate (2).
Respiratory virus infections as a cause of acute inflammation leading to CV or VTE events is another intriguing explanation (3). Indeed, influenza vaccination has been associated with reduction in hospitalization for cardiac disease and stroke among the elderly (4) and, in patients with cardiovascular disease, a reduction in death due to combined cardiovascular disease events such as heart attacks and strokes (5).
Dentali F, Ageno W, Rancan E, et al. Seasonal and monthly variability in the incidence of venous thromboembolism. A systematic review and a meta-analysis of the literature. Thromb Haemost 2011;106:439-447. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21725580
Spencer FA, Goldberg RJ, Becker RC, et al. Seasonal distribution of acute myocardial infarction in the Second National Registry of Myocardial Infarction. J Am Coll Cardiol 1998;31:1226-33.h ttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9581712
Woodhouse PR, Khaw KT, Plummer M, et al. Seasonal variations of plasma fibrinogen and factor VII activity in the elderly: winter infections and death from cardiovascular disease. Lancet 1994;343:435-39. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7508540
Nichol KL, Nordin J, Mulloly J, et al. Influenza vaccination and reduction in hospitalization for cardiac disease and stroke among the elderly. N Engl J Med 2003; 348:1322-1332. http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa025028
Clar C, Oseni Z, Flowers N, et al. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2015. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD005050.pub3h ttp://www.cochrane.org/CD005050/VASC_flu-vaccines-for-preventing-cardiovascular-disease

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But the season has not always looked so straight forward for the Brit, who for the most part was seriously challenged by Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel.
From Ferrari's first blood down under to Hamilton's coronation in Mexico, here is how the 2018 championship played out.
Hamilton looked in prime position to take a lights-to-flag victory having dominated qualifying to take pole.
But following a virtual safety car period during the race, Ferrari's quick thinking engineered a strategy that saw Vettel pit under it and win vital seconds to eventually grab the race lead and an unexpected victory.
A distraught Hamilton was forced to settle for second as Ferrari drew first blood.
Points: Hamilton 18, Vettel 25.
Hamilton endured more woe between the races in Australia and Bahrain, picking up a five-place grid penalty for a gearbox change causing him to start ninth in Sakir.
But the Brit soon charged up the field, only to see his progress halted once he reached third. It was still too early in the season for team orders so Valtteri Bottas maintained his second place in front of his team-mate.
Vettel was forced to nurse his fragile car towards victory as Bottas homed in but he left Bahrain with a commanding championship lead.
Points: Hamilton 33, Vettel 50.
Ferrari were once again the team to beat as Vettel took pole in qualifying ahead of team-mate Kimi Raikkonen, but race day would look very different for the Scuderia.
Vettel got involved in a tangle with Max Verstappen, resulting in a spin for the former, who had also got into a tussle with Hamilton during a chaotic race in Shanghai.
It left Vettel wondering what could have been with an eighth place, while Hamilton could only grab fourth as Verstappen's team-mate Daniel Ricciardo took a surprise win for Red Bull.
The start of Vettel's errors in 2018. The German was on course for a well deserved victory in Baku before a late safety car resulted in him ending up behind Valtteri Bottas.
Desperate to still take maximum points he made an ill-judged lunge on the Mercedes driver, only to lose out and heavily flat spot his tyres resulting in him losing a massive chunk of points to finish fourth.
Bottas suffered a dramatic puncture in the closing stages and it allowed Hamilton to sweep home and take one of the most fortunate wins of his career - and the championship lead with it.
From one of his most fortunate victories in Baku to one of his most dominant.
No one could get near Hamilton at Catalunya who after pipping Bottas in qualifying then went on to win by almost 20 seconds from his team-mate.
Ferrari had no answer for Mercedes' pace, and through Vettel could only trail home in fourth.
One of the less eventful races during the season and one where both championship protagonists were upstaged.
Vettel had the edge on Hamilton in qualifying but both were trumped by Ricciardo whose Red Bull was in its sweet spot at the Monte Carlo circuit.
The three would finish in formation order on race day, resulting in Vettel taking momentum out of Hamilton's sails following the Brit's back-to-back wins.
A delayed engine upgrade left Mercedes up the creek without a paddle heading into Montreal and Ferrari made sure they took full advantage.
As Hamilton toiled to fifth place - his worst classified finish of the season - Vettel took a comfortable victory to regain the championship lead.
That being despite a farcical end to the race where the chequered flag was waved a lap too soon.
Once the upgrades came for Mercedes though there was no stopping them, well unless you drove into them.
Hamilton led away from pole towards a victory that never looked in doubt but his team-mate Bottas was hit by Vettel sending them both to the back of the field.
The Ferrari driver picked up a five-second penalty for causing the lap one crash and as a result had to settle for fifth place in a damage limitation drive.
Mercedes' worst race of the season. After Bottas took pole in a Silver Arrows one-two, and with Vettel down in sixth after taking a three-place grid drop for blocking Carlos Sainz in qualifying, it looked like the race was set to fall into Mercedes' lap.
But disaster struck on race day for Bottas and Hamilton, with the former retiring early on and the latter struggling badly with graining on his tyres before he was then too forced out the race with a mechanical failure.
Vettel's grid penalty arguably cost him the win but his third place behind Kimi Raikkonen and race winner Max Verstappen saw him retake the championship lead.
Hamilton had landed pole position in front of his home crowd but a terrible start saw him fall behind Vettel and Bottas before he was put into a spin by Kimi Raikkonen.
A storming drive soon had him clawing his way back up the field from the back of the pack, before a safety car offered him a small chance of claiming a sensational win.
Vettel took advantage of Bottas's old tyres to pass for the lead before then claiming an unexpected victory. Hamilton was second, but his distraught post-race demeanor suggested this was of little consolation.
The turning point of the whole season. Vettel looked set to capitalise again when on home territory he took pole position. To sweeten his Saturday, a mechanical failure meant Hamilton would start 14th on race day.
But mixed conditions on Sunday brought Hamilton back into play at Hockenheim and after fighting through the field to second he then started to reel in Vettel for the lead.
The German choked by crashing out and in throwing away a home victory, allowing Hamilton to pick up the pieces with a win and a championship lead he would not relinquish again.
Momentum stuck with Hamilton at the Hungaroring who after taking a dominant pole position in front of Bottas for a Mercedes lockout, never looked like throwing away his advantage.
The Brit skated off into the distance but Bottas could not prevent rivals from getting past late in the race, as on fresher tyres Vettel managed to squeeze past the Finn into second with team-mate Raikkonen close behind.
However, it was Hamilton who went into the summer break with a commanding championship advantage.
Ferrari hit back at Spa as despite Hamilton's dominant qualifying pace to take pole from Vettel, he had no answer to the rampant Ferrari on race day.
Vettel soon passed him at the start of the race following a huge crash behind them at turn one and from then the Brit could not get near his title rival for the rest of the afternoon.
The German's win by over 11 seconds threatened a late-season revival by the now faster Ferrari, but it would be as close as he got to getting back into the title fight for the rest of the season.
The stage was set for a perfect afternoon for the Tifosi, as their Ferrari cars led by Kimi Raikkonen lined up one-two on the grid at Monza.
But Hamilton passed Vettel on the opening lap, surviving a tangle at the second chicane which put the German into a spin and down the back of the field.
Although Vettel recovered to fourth, Hamilton went on to pass Kimi for the lead before taking a win that while sweet for Mercedes would have left a bitter taste at Ferrari.
Ferrari were hoping that Mercedes' traditional bogey track would help kickstart their title bid and the signs were good for them when they topped the practice sessions.
But after Hamilton pulled out a sensational lap to secure pole Mercedes dominated the weekend from that point on.
The Brit took a very easy win in front of Verstappen and Vettel - finishing a massive 39 seconds in front of his title rival at Marina Bay.
Hamilton made it three wins in row at the Russian Grand Prix but only thanks to his team-mate's assistance.
After holding off a Vettel challenge at the start, the Mercedes duo never looked like throwing away an opportunity to finish one-two.
But it was Bottas who led the way and, despite Hamilton's commanding lead in the championship, he was asked to move over and allow the Brit to take maximum points, with Vettel third.
On one of Hamilton's favourite circuits, the Brit took a gigantic leap towards securing his fifth world championship - with his title nemesis Vettel once again the architect of his own downfall.
Hamilton breezed to pole and led every lap on his way to victory in Suzuka, while Vettel spun off the circuit following an ill-judged pass on Verstappen for third place.
Vettel again had to perform a recovery drive to sixth, but it left his championship hopes as good as finished.
Hamilton's first opportunity to win the title - and he nearly got close to pulling it off.
The Brit required just a seven point winning margin over Vettel, who after another tangle with a Red Bull - this time Ricciardo - was forced to recover to secure a late fourth after passing Bottas.
That meant Hamilton had to win to claim the championship but a decision to pit early backfired.
Despite showing impressive late race pace he was forced to settle for third behind race winner Raikkonen and Verstappen.
Red Bull stole the march on Ferrari and Mercedes in qualifying and transferred that pace to the race, as Verstappen cantered off to the win in front of Vettel and Raikkonen.
Hamilton though endured a miserable race as tyre graining issues saw him labour to a fourth place and a long way off the podium.
But his top seven finish coupled with Vettel failing to win ensured his fifth world championship was in the bag.


Beginning June 20, the Market Cart at the base of campus will be open from noon to 6 p.m. on Tuesdays and Fridays.
Celebrate the start of summer on Tuesday, June 20, when the Farm & Garden's Market Cart opens for 2017, marking another abundant season of fresh, delicious organic produce and beautiful flowers. The Market Cart, located at the corner of Bay & High Streets at the base of the UC Santa Cruz campus, is open from 12 noon – 6 p.m. on Tuesdays and Fridays.
On opening day, you'll find organically grown strawberries, summer squash, lettuce, arugula, salad mix, and a variety of cooking greens including kale, baby pac choi, spinach, chard, and collard greens. Flower bouquets will also be available.
All the produce is organically grown at the UC Santa Cruz Farm and Alan Chadwick Garden by staff and students in the Apprenticeship in Ecological Horticulture, a farmer and gardener training program of the Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems (CASFS).
Proceeds from sales support the apprenticeship program, now in its 50th year. On July 28–30, CASFS will mark its golden anniversary with a "First 50" celebration, including workshops, music, tours, and a celebration banquet. Find out more at casfs.ucsc.edu.
The Market Cart will be open through mid November (weather permitting).
For more information, call (831) 459-3240 or email casfs@ucsc.edu. Read more about the Farm & Garden's produce and flower sales options at casfs.ucsc.edu/community/produce-sales/index.html. For more information on CASFS activities at the UCSC Farm & Garden, see casfs.ucsc.edu.


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#5311 closed enhancement (fixed)
List all possible applications for given file type as editor
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edit should bring up notepad or notepad++ right now it opens Internet Explorer.
comment:1 Changed on Oct 13, 2010 at 3:08:10 PM by dkocher
Milestone set to 4.0b5
Version changed from 3.6.1 to 4.0b4
What is the file type you tried to edit?
comment:3 Changed on Oct 16, 2010 at 9:30:50 PM by slaveriq
i tried html.
comment:4 Changed on Nov 3, 2010 at 3:49:03 PM by dkocher
Summary changed from edit should bring up notepad or notepad++ to List all possible applications for given file type as editor
#5345 closed as duplicate.
As a workaround change the default application to open .html files with to your preferred editor instead of Internet Explorer.
comment:7 Changed on Nov 16, 2010 at 5:42:27 PM by dkocher
Milestone changed from 4.0b7 to 4.1
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The work around is no good -- that means that when you try to open an HTML document outwith CyberDuck it will open in Notepad++, rather than a browser :-(
What we need is the same feature as in the Mac version of CyberDuck -- ability to set that any file you wish to edit will open in a specific application, ignoring the O/S association
comment:9 Changed on Dec 17, 2010 at 3:35:52 PM by dkocher
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This was fixed in r7979 and subsequent commits and is included in the public beta.


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It is chaired by Dianne YOUNG (Chief Executive Officer, Enercare Centre, Toronto), vice-chaired by Philippe ECHIVARD(Director of Operations, Palexpo, Geneva) and its secretary is Christian DRUART (UFI Headquarters in Paris).
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As Joe Biden's Polling Flounders, Hillary Clinton Comes Out to Bat for Him
By Darragh Roche On 11/25/21 at 11:27 AM EST
Politics Hillary Clinton Joe Biden Democrats Republicans
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has defended President Joe Biden's achievements as his approval ratings remain stubbornly low.
Clinton, who was first lady from 1993 to 2001 and the Democratic presidential nominee in 2016, told MSNBC's Rachel Maddow on Tuesday that "a lot of people" didn't appreciate what Biden had accomplished during his first 12 months in office.
She was referring to the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package signed by the president in March and the recent $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure deal.
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Clinton was responding to a question about the January 6 Capitol riot and the use of violence during a broader discussion about American democracy.
She began by talking about social media and "demagogues" before highlighting what she sees as Biden's key achievements.
"You know, democracy is messy," Clinton said. "You know, a lot of people got, oh, I think, kind of frustrated looking at the messy process of legislation, and they—they didn't really appreciate that within a year, the Biden administration has passed two major pieces of legislation through both the House and the Senate."
She added: "They passed another major piece through the House that will soon be in the Senate—a reference to the $1.75 trillion Build Back Better Act.
It remains to be seen whether the act will pass the Senate, however, as it has exposed serious divisions within the Democratic Party. The party is set to use the budget reconciliation process to pass the bill, which will require no Republican votes.
However, all Senate Democrats will have to vote in its favor and Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) are seen as particular stumbling blocks.
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Clinton praised the legislation that the Biden administration has passed so far.
"By any measure, those are extraordinary accomplishments, and they really will help many millions of Americans with health care and prescription drug prices, as well as climate change and so much else," she told Maddow.
Her comments come as the president faces consistently low poll ratings in a slew of polls released ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday.
Poll tracker FiveThirtyEight, which monitors the president's approval based on analysis of a wide range of polls and its own system of pollster ratings, gave Biden 42.9 percent approval as of November 24.
By contrast, disapproval of the president stood at 51.8 percent. His approval rating has been in negative territory since August 30, according to FiveThirtyEight.
A Rasmussen Reports/Pulse Opinion Research poll conducted from November 22 to 23 found that former President Donald Trump would beat Biden in a hypothetical match-up, with Trump on 45 percent and Biden trailing with 32 percent.
The study had a three-point margin of error and the pollster has a B rating from FiveThirtyEight.
Earlier in her interview, the former secretary of state had criticized demagoguery and referred specifically to the Republican Party.
"I think we're really on the precipice, Rachel, of seeing people—particularly in the Republican Party, but not only there—who truly just want power, power to impose their views, power to exploit financial advantage, power to implement a religious point of view. We see all of that converging," Clinton said.
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and President Joe Biden. Clinton has praised Biden for his administration's achievements so far. Getty Images


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I've always thought it was odd that The Pleasance is such a major player in Edinburgh every fringe, but that its London venue never feels like a significant pin on the theatrical map.
It's not just a question of geography—after all it is only one stop from King's Cross on the Piccadilly line—but rather that its programming has often felt as if it is a bit of this and then a bit of that.
The Pleasance in all it's Edinburgh glory
As Soho, under the excellent Steve Marmion, has proved, you can very successfully run Edinburgh in London on an all year-round basis. But Soho has three stages, a central location and a bar geared to pull people into the venue and then into its auditoria. It's the Pleasance Edinburgh model brought to the capital, although contrary to popular myth it is the University of Edinburgh not the Pleasance which is the beneficiary of the bar takings each summer. The bar at Soho makes the theatre a lot of money, but you couldn't replicate that on the North Road in N7 where there is simply not the footfall. You have to make Pleasance London a theatre-going destination in its own right.
That may start to come about over the coming months with a new writing season called #YouWillKnowTheirNames featuring a number of shows and plays from companies and playwrights still near the beginning of their careers. As it should be—and as most in the industry now recognize, including those highly influential Literary Managers—new writing can take many forms. It doesn't have to be a single authored script. The work programmed at the Pleasance between now and June reflects that new understanding.
Upcoming shows include Don't Look Away, about a Syrian refugee who moves into a cleaner's box room, created by Novae, a female-led sister company to the excellent Idle Motion. Last year in Manchester I caught Hope Theatre Company's vivid and heartfelt verbatim show #BeMoreMartyn about Martyn Hett, the Coronation Street super-fan with a Deirdre tattoo and a cat called Emily Bishop, who was one of the people killed in the Manchester Arena bombing in 2017. Good to see it coming to London.
The cast of #BeMoreMartyn
First out of the box is Annie Jenkins' In Lipstick, produced by Up in Arms the touring company founded by playwright Barney Norris and director Alice Hamilton, who is at the helm here. Hamilton is also the director on Paradise, currently at Hampstead downstairs, which may explain why In Lipstick does occasionally look a little under-rehearsed.
Niftily designed by Delyth Evans, In Lipstick focuses on Maude, a 40-year-old woman whose past experiences have made her hunker down with the reclusive Cynthia who never leaves their flat. Cynthia is very much a broken bird. The pair dress up and mimic Shirley Bassey songs, trying to bring some glitter into their drab lives. But when Maude forges a relationship with divorced security guide Denis at work, things start to change.
The cast of In Lipstick, photo by Ali Wright
The attempt to keep the relationship between the two women unstated so far into the play doesn't do it any favours, and the scenes between Maude and Dennis as they tentatively grope their way towards each other—both emotionally and physically—are by far the stronger part of the evening. There is a gloriously excruciating sex scene on a sofa which takes place in Arsenal strips during a TV football match.
Jenkins has a gift for mixing comedy and delicacy: Maude and Dennis' first date—a picnic stuffed with embarrassment, double entendre and sausage rolls—is lovely too. So, it's a pity that withholding information ensures that the scenes between Maud and Cynthia feel far less convincing and fleshed out. The play's party climax doesn't quite spark or ring true either.
But there is much to like. It is only Jenkins' second full length play, and while you might wish that it had gone through another draft to sort out some of the dramaturgical issues, getting the play on and in front of audience for a three-week run is likely to be the greatest learning curve of all. It's great to see the Pleasance providing a London berth for a writer whose work might not otherwise surface in the capital.
The cast of Call Me Vicky
Other plays that are coming up imminently in the season include Nathan Wright's Lilies and Sweets which opens in early February and is a fiction inspired by Wood's relationship with the late playwright Kevin Elyot whose Coming Clean is currently playing at Trafalgar Studios. Also look out for Nicola and Stacey Bland's Call Me Vicky, inspired by a true story, and exploring transition and LGBTQ+ issues way back in the 1980s. Former Coronation street's Wendi Peters stars.
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