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U.S. Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission
Performance Measures
Means and Strategies
Cross-Cutting Programs
We Promote Equality of Opportunity in the Workplace and Enforce Federal Laws Prohibiting Employment Discrimination.
The United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) was established by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and began operating on July 2, 1965. The EEOC enforces the following federal statutes:
The Commission interprets employment discrimination laws, monitors the federal sector equal employment opportunity program, and provides funding and support to state and local Fair Employment Practices Agencies (FEPAs) and Tribal Employment Rights Organizations (TEROs). Additionally, the EEOC sponsors outreach and technical assistance programs that advise individuals and employees of their rights and responsibilities under the law.
Any individual who believes that he or she has experienced discrimination in employment may file a charge with the EEOC in any of its field offices. After investigating the charge, the EEOC determines whether there is "reasonable cause" to believe discrimination has occurred. If "reasonable cause" is found, the EEOC attempts to conciliate the charge by reaching a voluntary resolution between the charging party and the respondent. If conciliation is not successful, the Commission may bring a lawsuit in federal court to remedy the employment discrimination. As part of the administrative process, the EEOC may also issue a Right-to-Sue-Notice to the charging party, allowing the charging party to file an individual action in court.
The EEOC also offers mediation as an alternative means of dispute resolution. Rather than initially going through the traditional charge investigation process, the parties may first elect to resolve the charge voluntarily with the help of a neutral mediator.
The EEOC's federal program differs significantly from its private sector enforcement program and procedures. By contrast to the private sector, in the federal sector individuals file EEO complaints with their own agency employers and the agency conducts the initial investigation of the complaint. Subsequent to the agency investigation, the complainant may request a hearing with an EEOC Administrative Judge. In the hearing, the EEOC Administrative Judge develops a full and appropriate record, adjudicates the claims of discrimination, and issues decisions. If dissatisfied with the Administrative Judge's decision, either the complainant or the federal agency may file an appeal with the EEOC. Relief ordered in a final EEOC decision is mandatory and binding on the agency employer, except in limited circumstances. If dissatisfied with the outcome of a hearing or an appeal, a federal sector complainant, like a private sector charging party, may file a lawsuit in federal court to resolve the claims of discrimination.
The promise of equal opportunity is a legal right afforded to all of our Nation's workers and job applicants, and is woven into the fabric of the American dream. Since its inception in 1965, the EEOC has helped make this promise a reality. Equal opportunity in the workplace is a matter of social justice and a national economic imperative in the United States. Our Nation plays a leading role in today's global marketplace. To continue that role, we must make full use of the Nation's human capital by promoting workplace practices that allow all workers to achieve their highest potential.
Updating our strategic approach is a continually evolving challenge for EEOC. Technological advancements, economic shifts, heightened security alerts, the globalization of world markets, and profound demographic shifts are reshaping the workplace in the United States. Researchers forecast an increasingly diverse workforce. Ethnic and racial minority groups will continue to grow as a proportion of the workforce. Some of the challenges of serving a multi-ethnic workforce were highlighted by a poll conducted by the Gallup Organization last year. According to those surveyed, 31% of Asians, 26% of African Americans, 18% of Hispanics, 12% of individuals with disabilities, 22% of women, and 17% of persons 40 years of age or over believed that they had been subjected to employment discrimination within the previous year. Promotion, pay, hiring, and general treatment, including harassment, were the four most common discrimination issues reported by survey respondents.
These numbers tell us that we must continue to target and enhance the EEOC's outreach, including those traditionally underserved communities whose culture or experience may not encourage complaints of discrimination. They also tell us that much work remains to be done before the promise of equal opportunity becomes a reality, and that many Americans will continue to rely on the EEOC.
This Strategic Plan provides the roadmap for the agency to position itself for the future. The Strategic Plan has one Strategic Objective (Justice, Opportunity and Inclusive Workplaces) and one Management Objective (Organizational Excellence), based on the agency's vision, mission and Five-Point Plan. The Five-Point Plan builds upon what the agency has accomplished to improve its operations. It seeks to broaden the agency's reach by increasing proactive measures to prevent discrimination; resolving claims of discrimination more proficiently; expanding alternative dispute resolution; developing a more strategic focus in our enforcement, litigation and federal programs; and, enhancing the agency's internal operations. Our Strategic Plan also incorporates other key initiatives, including the President's New Freedom Initiative, the EEOC's Freedom to Compete Initiative, our Youth@Work Initiative, and our Systemic Initiative.
In this Plan, we describe the Strategic and Management Objectives and their relationship to the Five-Point Plan, expected long-term outcomes, and annual performance measures. All of our measures demonstrate in a concrete way the EEOC's impact on creating fair and inclusive workplaces across the United States. The following chart demonstrates how the Strategic Plan flows - from our Strategic and Management Objectives through our Long-Term Performance Measures to our Annual Performance Measures.
The EEOC is the Nation's primary enforcer of the civil rights employment laws, which prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, national origin, color, religion, sex, age, and disability. The agency was created in 1965 for the purposes of handling charges of discrimination and securing relief for victims of discrimination. The public continues to rely on the Commission to carry out these fundamental responsibilities and bring justice and opportunity to the workplace. Our fight against discrimination goes beyond enforcing the law. The best way to combat workplace discrimination is to prevent it from happening in the first place. Educating employers and workers about their rights and responsibilities under the law is the first step toward promoting an inclusive workplace, where all workers are judged on their talents and abilities without regard to any protected characteristic.
All of the EEOC's major programs and activities - from educating our Nation's youth on their rights and responsibilities as they enter the workforce to investigating and litigating complaints of systemic discrimination - are done in the service of four shared goals:
To measure our ability to achieve these outcomes, our strategic plan is focused on extending the reach of our enforcement and outreach programs and enhancing confidence in our ability to resolve charges of discrimination in a timely, accurate, and consistent manner. We will measure our success by assessing the number of individuals benefited from our enforcement and outreach programs and by assessing the public's confidence in our enforcement of the laws.
|Long-Term Measure 1
|By FY 2012, the number of individuals benefiting from EEOC's enforcement and outreach programs increases by TBD%*.
|Annual Measure 1.1
|By FY 2012, the number of individuals benefiting from improvements to organizations' policies, practices or procedures, because of the EEOC's enforcement programs increases by TBD%.
|Annual Measure 1.2
|By FY 2012, the number of individuals benefiting from improvements to organizations' policies, practices or procedures because of EEOC's outreach programs increases by TBD%.
*TBD = To Be Determined
We believe it is important to measure our success by looking beyond the monetary and equitable relief we secure through our enforcement actions. Our long-term and annual measures focus on tracking the improvements that are made in the workplace as a direct result of both our enforcement and outreach programs. We selected these measures because, when we secure changes in employment policies, practices and procedures through our enforcement or outreach programs, we have a positive impact not only on the immediate victims of discrimination, but also on all individuals in the affected workplace. Through organization-wide changes, individuals benefit from a more inclusive workplace and have greater opportunities to compete on a level playing field.
These measures include all services we provide to the public that result in workplace benefits: outreach and technical assistance (in both private and federal sectors), administrative resolutions (including mediation), litigation resolutions, and federal sector hearings and appeals. Beginning in FY 2005, we began collecting data on the number of individuals benefited through private sector enforcement and mediation charges, so we have limited trend data on the number of individuals benefited by these two programs. Our first priorities will be to establish a methodology and baseline data for the remaining programs. This data is necessary for us to establish targets for the long-term measure and the associated annual performance measures.
The two annual measures are linked to the long-term goal and to the EEOC's Five-Point Plan. Annual Measure 1.1 focuses on the combined results of our enforcement programs. The measure demonstrates the efficacy of three distinct, but complementary, components of the EEOC's Five-Point Plan. Our emphasis on the Proficient Resolution of discrimination complaints in both the private and federal sectors ensures that we select the most efficient and effective means of addressing each complaint. By placing a premium on the Promotion and Expansion of Mediation/ADR, we seek to document the benefits of mediation in today's workplaces, such as reducing costs, defusing conflict, and fostering amicable working relationships, employee satisfaction and productivity. Through Strategic Enforcement and Litigation, we seek to maximize the impact of our enforcement resolutions by obtaining relief for multiple aggrieved individuals and securing broad-based, prospective relief to prevent the recurrence of discrimination and thereby benefit others in the workplace. A strong litigation program strengthens our ability to obtain resolutions through the charge process and the mediation program.
We have elected to measure the combined results of our enforcement programs to ensure that the programs work toward a common goal rather than in competition. For example, for each private sector charge that provides benefits though mediation, there is one fewer opportunity to provide benefits through conciliation or litigation. Likewise, for each federal sector complaint resolved at hearing, there is one fewer opportunity to provide benefits on appeal. Our consolidated approach to measuring the number of individuals benefited by all of our enforcement programs allows the various programs to support and complement one another, while maximizing the total number of individuals benefited.
Annual Measure 1.2 focuses on the Proactive Prevention component of the EEOC's Five-Point Plan. This measure assesses the number of individuals benefiting from improvements to organizations' policies, practices or procedures, because of the participation of private and federal sector employer representatives in EEOC's major outreach initiatives or training and technical assistance programs. This assessment relies largely on feedback and self-reporting by employers attending our outreach events. This measure is intended to assess the real world impact of our prevention efforts, and places an emphasis on using prevention strategies to combat employment discrimination.
|Long-Term Measure 2
|By FY 2012, the public rates its confidence in EEOC's enforcement of federal equal employment laws at TBD%* or higher.
|Annual Measure 2.1
|At least TBD% of private sector charges are resolved in 180 days or fewer by FY 2012.
|Annual Measure 2.2
|At least TBD% of federal sector hearings are resolved in 180 days or fewer by FY 2012.
|Annual Measure 2.3
|At least TBD% of federal sector appeals are resolved in 180 days or fewer by FY 2012.
|Annual Measure 2.4
|At least TBD% of investigative files meet established criteria for quality by FY 2012.
|Annual Measure 2.5
|At least TBD% of respondents and charging parties report confidence in EEOC's private sector mediation/ADR program by FY 2012.
|Annual Measure 2.6
|At least TBD% of EEOC lawsuits are successfully resolved during the period ending in FY 2012.
|Annual Measure 2.7
|At least TBD% of individuals demonstrate an awareness of their equal employment opportunity rights and responsibilities by FY 2012.
*TBD = To Be Determined
If the public is aware of our enforcement activities and believes that we have handled discrimination complaints effectively, they will be more likely to rely on us to investigate, mediate, litigate, adjudicate a federal complaint, and otherwise resolve allegations of discrimination. Additionally, if the agency's reputation is one of a fair and responsible enforcer of the civil rights employment laws, then employers, attorneys and other members of the public will be more likely to defer to our assessment of discrimination complaints and commit to voluntary compliance through mediation, settlement or conciliation.
A reputable private organization conducted a survey, obtaining a baseline value for this measure. The survey results demonstrated that 49% of all of the individuals responding to the question, who identified a specific confidence level, have confidence in EEOC's ability to enforce Federal equal employment laws. The survey was conducted in 2004, and results made available in 2005. We plan to repeat this survey assessment during the period of this strategic plan to assess the public's confidence in our enforcement role.
Annual Measures 2.1, 2.2, 2.3 and 2.4 focus on the Proficient Resolution of private sector charges, federal sector hearings and federal sector appeals. In recognition of the maxim that justice delayed is justice denied, these measures ensure the timely resolution of complaints in each of our major complaint handling activities. The goal of resolving a number of private sector charges within 180 days builds upon a steady stream of success in reducing the average charge processing time. It also balances the need to provide prompt service with the need to devote the necessary time and attention to charges that present meritorious or complex claims and to remedy discrimination where it is found. The goals of resolving federal sector hearings and federal sector appeals within 180 days reflect our commitment to continue the dramatic change in the timely handling of federal sector complaints. Annual Measure 2.4 ensures that investigative files meet quality standards. A large proportion of sampled investigative files reviewed will meet two critical quality criteria: 1) the appropriate charge categorization and file documentation to support actions taken, and 2) the resolution of the charge. This measure is intended to ensure that we do not complete our work quickly at the expense of performing our work well.
Annual Measure 2.5 focuses on the Promotion and Expansion of Mediation/ADR, recognizing that the public's confidence in our mediation program has a significant impact on its perception of the EEOC as a whole. We will obtain results for this measure by surveying participants in EEOC's mediation program and tabulating responses about their confidence in using the program. This measure has been used by the agency since 2003, so we have significant trend data upon which to base our targets. The confidence level in this program is consistently high. It is critical to maintain this level of confidence because it helps convince participants, particularly company representatives, of the value of alternative dispute resolution.
Annual Measure 2.6 focuses on Strategic Enforcement and Litigation by placing a premium on maintaining our high level of successful litigation resolutions. Successful resolutions include cases decided by favorable court order and those concluded through a consent decree or a settlement agreement in litigation. A future target value for this measure will ensure that we continue to exercise our prosecutorial discretion responsibly, while allowing us to take on emerging issues and trends.
Annual Measure 2.7 focuses on the Proactive Prevention of employment discrimination by ensuring that individuals understand their EEO rights and responsibilities. We believe that individuals who know their rights and their responsibilities are more likely to properly identify discriminatory behaviors at the workplace and know what to do about them. In addition, we believe it is equally important for individuals who are responsible for workplace policies, practices, and procedures to have the information they need to assess critically whether their workplaces are contributing to a discriminatory environment and what their responsibilities are for correcting discriminatory conduct.
|Efficiency Measure
|By FY 2012, the number of individuals benefiting from EEOC's enforcement programs and outreach efforts for each agency FTE increases by TBD%*.
*TBD = To Be Determined
Enhancing the number of working people benefited by each agency Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) position demonstrates our efficiency, because over 70% of the agency's budget is dedicated to compensation and benefits. This entirely new area of measurement relies on data on the number of individuals benefited by our programs, which is collected for Long-Term Measure1. As noted in connection with that measure, we currently do not have complete baseline data and we will develop methodologies for obtaining and computing that data. The correlation to our FTE level is appropriate as it recognizes that our staff are the direct contributors to positive change in the workplace and because staff levels are susceptible to change. We believe that this measure will be a compelling indicator of the efficiency of our operations.
Proficient Resolution
Promote and Expand Mediation/ADR
Strategic Enforcement and Litigation
Proactive Prevention
To support the goals and strategies in this strategic plan and avoid redundancy and duplication of effort, the EEOC works in partnership and collaboration with other government agencies. We highlight below a selection of the agency's significant cross-cutting programs.
Become the world's preeminent civil rights employment law agency and serve as the standard bearer for excellence in outreach, enforcement and professionalism.
Our Management Objective emphasizes Organizational Excellence and encompasses the final element of our Five-Point Plan, EEOC as a Model Workplace. This Objective seeks to improve our organizational capacity and infrastructure through sound management of our resourceshuman, financial and technological. Maximizing effective use of these resources is essential to achieve our enforcement and outreach goals and to carry out our mission.
Our agency's mission to promote equal employment opportunity and enforce the Federal employment discrimination laws is a constant reminder to us of the importance of organizational excellence. To carry out our mission with credibility, the EEOC must itself be a model workplace. Only through organizational excellence can we rise to challenges in this Strategic Plan and achieve the ambitious measures of success set out in our Strategic Objective.
Several years ago the Commission asked the National Academy of Public Administration to conduct an objective, independent study of our structure and how we deliver our services to our stakeholders. In 2003, NAPA issued its report, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission: Organizing for the Future, and provided us with three major recommendations to guide the Commission in repositioning. Since then we have made significant progress in our efforts to reposition the EEOC to better serve the public.
Our repositioning plan has been phased in over several years. The first phase was the establishment of a National Contact Center (NCC) which became operational in FY 2005. The pilot NCC makes the EEOC dramatically more accessible to the public through extended hours, dedicated customer service representatives, state of the art technology, and translation services. The second phase was repositioning EEOC's field structure, which was implemented in January 2006. The repositioned structure allows for expanded presence, reduced operating costs, flattening of overall management structure, and more logical alignment of our offices. It also permits the agency to redeploy staff to front-line positions, fill additional positions, and ensure that each office has the staff necessary to manage its workload.
The third phase will encompass the restructuring of our Headquarters functions to better support our field operations. These changes are expected to result in much needed efficiencies - allowing us to redeploy more staff to our front-line services and allocate resources to maximize results and ultimately achieve cost savings over the long term. Through all of our repositioning efforts we aim to strategically align our workforce for greater effectiveness and efficiency by streamlining functional responsibilities, broadening the spans of control, reducing layers of management, dedicating greater resources to our front-line functions and addressing competency gaps.
As we developed and implemented our management strategies we found the five government wide initiatives of the President's Management Agenda (PMA) a useful guide.
As part of improving our strategic management of human capital, the EEOC has completed key steps toward developing and implementing a human capital initiative. Planning for human capital needs is more important than ever. Due in large part to retirements, the EEOC has experienced a significant reduction in staff in recent years, affecting our institutional memory and skills base. A human capital strategic plan was drafted in FY 2004 and has guided the agency's actions, including:
The EEOC's new initiative to reinvigorate its systemic discrimination program highlights the need to fine tune our human capital approaches. To succeed, the agency must enhance incentives for identifying, investigating, and litigating systemic cases, provide additional opportunities for training and the development of expertise related to systemic discrimination, and improve technology skills. Incidences of employment discrimination in general have become more subtle and more difficult to detect and remedy. The systemic initiative will facilitate development of more refined approaches to enforcing the law. Our goal is to ensure that employees have the right skills, talents, and abilities to succeed in implementing this program.
In an effort to fulfill our competitive sourcing obligations, the Agency has consistently identified commercial and inherently governmental inventories throughout the Commission. In FY 2005, we conducted our first-ever A-76 streamlined competition study for our federal operations case file administration. This resulted in the in-house competitor winning as the most efficient organization. In our five-year competitive sourcing plan, among the planned competitions identified are telecommunications, server operations, training, FOIA processing, human resource program support, and management and staff training.
As an example of our commitment to improved financial management, the EEOC earned unqualified audit opinions on its financial statements for the past two fiscal years. Agency financial reports can also be relied upon to provide creditable financial information for management decision-making. During FY 2005, EEOC began using an off-the-shelf software product to prepare the financial statements. This software imports data directly from the financial management system, eliminating the need for duplicate data entry by EEOC staff. This method of preparing financial statements helped us to correct a FY 2004 reportable condition related to the financial reporting process. For FY 2008 we will replace our financial system software and implement the e-travel service requirement.
In FY 2004, a cross-organizational group of agency employees designed a cost accounting approach to promote better budget and performance integration and to improve financial management through the collection, allocation and reporting of program costs. The cost accounting framework outlines major program elements to which employees allocate their time, allowing the agency to assess the cost of its programs for effective management of resources and operations. In FY 2005, we conducted a mid-year review to assess how the system is working and made some necessary adjustments. The system enables us to routinely collect and better account for, safeguard, and strategically manage resources to meet agency goals. It also results in better alignment of agency resources with program goals/results as we continue to integrate budget and performance data. Finally, the cost data creates a transparent audit trail from the financial system through the financial and budget reporting cycle.
The EEOC is committed to improved service and government efficiency by use of expanded electronic government (e-gov). During the past several years, EEOC has implemented several major projects that automated internal processes, reduced paperwork burden, integrated data, and provided electronic alternatives to obtain service and interact with the agency. Benefits related to these projects include: decreasing the burden on businesses and achieving internal cost savings and efficiencies by enabling businesses to update and submit required EEO-1 report data online, and improving customer service and internal efficiency by providing the ability to register and pay for EEOC seminars and training materials via the Internet. In addition, the agency plans to implement the new EEOC Assessment System (EAS) for public use over the Internet. The EAS will be an additional way for individuals alleging employment discrimination to initiate the process for filing a charge. The EAS will walk the user through a series of questions to determine whether EEOC is the most appropriate agency to provide assistance and allow electronic submission of complaint information to the appropriate EEOC field office. EEOC staff will review the information and follow-up directly with the potential charging party to complete the filing process. Those individuals who do not have easy access to the Internet or do not choose to use the EAS will still be able to directly contact the EEOC by calling or coming into one of its offices.
Our ability to achieve our e-gov objectives is, of course, dependent on a balancing of resources. The agency intends to reinitiate major internal technology projects such as electronic document management and video conferencing and to fund new initiatives to support collaborative enforcement/litigation processes, implement HSPD-12 smart card access, and enhance administrative systems related to e-Travel and employee time reporting. However, to balance resources, the agency may have to curtail new development and modernization initiatives, delay major infrastructure hardware refreshes, and reduce services in the areas related to network management, graphics development, and desktop support.
Below is a list of key external factors that could significantly affect the achievement of the EEOC's Strategic Objective, Management Objective, strategies, and goals. These factors provide insight on the assumptions used when defining the agency's goals.
Social Factors
Economic Factors
Demographic Factors
Technology Factors
Political Factors
Legal Factors
Program evaluation is an important component of an agency's effort to assure that a program is operating as intended and achieving results. A program evaluation is a thorough examination of program design or operational effectiveness that uses a rigorous methodology and statistical and analytical tools. It also uses expertise within and outside the program under review to enhance the analytical perspectives and add credence to the evaluation and recommendations.
We have scheduled a number of program evaluations for completion during the next several years and will review opportunities to conduct additional evaluations. These evaluations will help guide adjustments or enhancements to these programs.
|Program Evaluation
|Statement of Parameters of the Program Evaluation
|Expected Initiation and Completion
|Federal Sector
|Evaluate the quality and timeliness of investigations of Federal sector equal employment opportunity (EEO) complaints conducted by Federal agencies.
|Initiate FY 2007
Complete FY 2008
|National Contact Center
|The National Academy of Public Administration will conduct a study of the EEOC's National Contact Center.
|Initiate FY 2007
Complete FY 2007
|Impact of EEOC Written Guidance
|Evaluate the use of EEOC's written guidance by stakeholders. Methodologies will be developed to identify appropriate samples of stakeholders using the guidance and the effects of its use on the workplace.
|Initiate FY 2007
Complete FY 2009
|Systemic Enforcement
|The evaluation will assess the effectiveness of the EEOC's systemic enforcement initiative.
|Initiate FY 2008
Complete FY 2010
|Effect of EEOC's Federal Sector Evaluations and Assistance
|The evaluation will identify specific activities conducted by the EEOC with federal agencies that result in changed policies, practices, or procedures. It will develop a methodology to estimate the results achieved from those changes.
|Initiate FY 2009
Complete FY 2011
|EEOC External Communications
|The evaluation will assess the impact and effectiveness of the EEOC's external communications efforts, including outreach programs and the media.
|Initiate FY 2010
Complete FY 2012


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Rescue Regimens: The Value of Protease-Inhibitor Boosting
Looking back over the last twenty years, we have seen a great evolution in the long-term management of HIV/AIDS. From the initial stages of only one treatment option to the development of three unique classes of medication, we have witnessed a great change in the landscape of this disease. In particular, during the mid 1990s, we began to see our patients living longer with the discovery of protease inhibitors and the outlook of AIDS shifted from a deadly and unmanageable disease to a chronic condition with long-term options.
The current challenge of many physicians in this specialty and people living with HIV is how to choose the right therapy for now while still keeping in mind the need for future options when treatment fails. When you have cycled through the three classes of HIV drugs and treatment fails, the next choice of therapy is what we have dubbed "rescue regimens," which we will explain as we continue.
In order to fully understand the concept of rescue regimen therapy, we must first identify what necessitates rescue therapy: resistance. Achieving long-term treatment success depends largely upon planned sequential use of multi-drug combinations called HAART, highly active antiretroviral therapy. At this point in the evolution of anti-HIV/AIDS therapies, there are three classes of antiretroviral drugs approved for the treatment of HIV. The three principal HIV/AIDS antiretroviral drug classes are: nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (nucleosides), protease inhibitors (PIs), and non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTIs).
Nucleosides were the first members of the family of HIV drugs. They inhibit the activity of reverse transcriptase, a portion of HIV needed for the virus to replicate. Nucleosides are often the basis of multi-drug combinations. Protease inhibitors are the latest major addition to the family of HIV/AIDS antiretroviral treatments.
Non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors, like their similarly named drug cousins, interfere with HIV's ability to reproduce. NNRTIs are now being used in combination cocktails as antiretroviral therapy to control HIV and slow the development of resistance. NNRTIs should be used only in combinations that are designed to maximally suppress the HIV virus as researchers, clinicians, and patients have learned that the potential for developing high-level resistance to NNRTIs can result from a single change in the HIV virus. Among these, Rescriptor also has the important ability to increase or boost the drug levels of other medications in combination therapy.
Protease -- a protein-cutting enzyme -- is a portion of the HIV virus in part responsible for the ability of the virus to infect healthy cells. Protease inhibitors block the protease enzyme, causing the HIV to reproduce itself in a form that cannot invade healthy cells. To develop resistance to the protease enzymes, HIV must develop many mutations. Therefore, this family of medications may be used when viral loads are very high.
The goal of antiretroviral therapy is to completely suppress viral replication and delay -- or even prevent -- drug resistance. Resistance in HIV therapy is defined as the virus' failure to respond following treatment and the subsequent active reproduction of itself. An increasing viral load is often the first sign that HIV drug resistance has developed. Below are three major reasons that HIV is able to develop resistance to a given treatment:
Weak treatment regimens: If the drug combination prescribed is not strong enough to block HIV completely, drug resistance can develop. Higher drug levels may be required from future therapies to effectively suppress the virus.
Inadequate dosage levels: Different people taking the same dose of the same medicine will often absorb or break down those medicines differently, which may result in low drug levels, which in turn may lead to the development of resistance.
Poor treatment adherence: Missing doses, taking them late or not following the food instructions with medications can lead to resistance, as it often results in low drug levels. Just a few missed doses of a drug can cause drug resistance. In such cases, a random mutant virus can become the dominant virus in the person's system, causing the body to develop resistance to that drug.
One recent study in Hartford, Connecticut looked at 40 inner-city clinic patients to measure adherence. Researchers found that as the percentage of doses missed increased, the percentage of viral load increased as well. Specifically, when the percentage of dosage taken fell below 80 percent, the treatment success rate failed to be suppressed in one half of patients. For example, if a group of people are taking medicines twice a day (60 doses per month), and they each miss six days of the medicine in one month, half of them would be unable to suppress their viral load. Less than one third of patients taking less than 70 percent of their dosage had undetectable viral loads. Common causes of non-adherence include forgetting to take medication (57 percent), negative side effects (39 percent), feeling well/not feeling a need for therapy (22 percent), and suspecting that therapy is not working (20 percent).
One of the results of resistance, which should be considered in planning your HIV therapy, is cross-resistance. Research has shown that some drugs share similar mutation patterns which confer cross-resistance to other drugs within their class. Because of cross-resistance, you can get resistant to medications which you have actually never taken. Despite the large number of approved HIV medications, the number of sequential treatment options that will be effective for an individual patient is sharply limited by cross-resistance. Although each class of drug combats HIV in a different way, cross-resistance should be considered an important factor in selecting each treatment regimen. Knowing which options will exist for future regimens is critical in the long-term management of HIV.
Resistance Testing
Once you have experienced a viral load rebounding after HIV treatment, future treatment options may become more limited. The best way to determine which combinations will be effective at this point is through resistance testing. Two methods of testing currently exist: genotype testing and phenotype testing. Genotyping maps out the reverse transcriptase and protease inhibitor genes to determine resistance mutations to specific drugs. By doing this, you are able to assess HIV drug resistance based on genetic indicators, or letters of the code, which have mutated. Phenotyping more directly measures resistance by examining the ability of HIV to grow in the presence of each of the available drugs. Phenotype testing is conducted by growing recombinant HIV virus with the patient's resistance pattern in a test tube in the lab. These tests then measure resistance by adding antiretrovirals to the culture medium to determine which are susceptible to the virus.
Both of these tests have many pluses and minuses. Phenotyping, for instance, offers a direct measurement of HIV drug susceptibility and results, which can be easier to understand than genotyping results. However, these particular tests are expensive, slow, insensitive for minor virus populations and extremely difficult to conduct; in fact, phenotype tests are so difficult to conduct that they are considered an art form. Genotype tests, while quicker to perform and less expensive than phenotype tests, have their own limitations. Primarily, given the fact that more than 100 resistance mutations have been described, genotypic data does not always offer straightforward interpretations and may require the physician to have a lot of knowledge on how to interpret the findings. Despite their limitations, both of these tests can be extremely helpful in evaluating which drugs the virus has become resistant to and considering what future drugs might be effective and if higher drug levels will be beneficial. They also allow us to judge if a new drug class should be introduced.
Rescue Regimens and PI Boosting
Rescue regimen is a term used for therapy alternatives following a viral load rebound from all three classes of antiretrovirals. What to choose as a rescue regimen can be challenging. As the previous section has outlined, resistance mutations limit these options significantly. The addition of a new class, when available, is a unique opportunity to suppress the virus, but currently only three classes are available. In addition, higher drug levels are a strong consideration in a rescue regimen, as these higher drug levels may help to overcome resistance. Furthermore, boosting agents can help simplify the dosing of protease inhibitors, such as fewer doses of Crixivan when it is combined with Norvir or Rescriptor.
To further explain boosting agents' utility in rescue regimens, it is helpful to first understand the way in which all protease inhibitors and NNRTIs are metabolized, or broken down and removed from the blood. Most PIs and NNRTIs are metabolized by the same system, or pathway, in the liver: cytochrome P-450. Some HIV medications slow down the liver enzymes like a plug might stop the water from going through the drain in a bathtub. This function allows the drugs using those enzymes to be broken down more slowly, boosting the level of these drugs within the body and allowing them to remain in the body longer.
Two antiretroviral drugs -- Norvir and Rescriptor -- possess this unique ability of inhibiting cytochrome P-450 and, in turn, boosting the levels of other drugs. Norvir has the greatest degree of success as a boosting agent among the PIs; it is an effective agent at boosting the levels of Invirase, Fortovase, Crixivan, Agenerase and Viracept. Kaletra contains a small dose of Norvir right in the capsule and is also considered a boosted combination. Among the NNRTIs, Rescriptor is the most successful boosting agent with select PIs; it is a valuable boosting agent when used in conjunction with Crixivan, Viracept, Agenerase, Invirase or Fortovase. Rescriptor is the only NNRTI effective in this role, as both Sustiva and Viramune do not boost the levels of PIs.
In addition, when using PI boosters such as Norvir and Rescriptor, certain facts must be considered. First, Norvir is a PI and Rescriptor is an NNRTI. Norvir has been associated with the following side effects: nausea, diarrhea, liver toxicity, high cholesterol and high triglycerides. Rescriptor, while only more recently observed for use in PI-boosting, appears to have a better side effect profile; it is free of significant gastrointestinal side effects, liver toxicity or cholesterol elevation but has been associated with an occasional rash.
One recent study, ACTG 359, evaluated Rescriptor's effect on the drug levels of several protease inhibitor combinations, including Viracept (NFV), Fortovase (SQV), and Norvir (RTV). The following combinations were studied both with and without Rescriptor: NFV + SQV; NFV + SQV + ADV; RTV + SQV; RTV + SQV + ADV. In this study, Rescriptor is shown to have significantly increased the drug levels of each combination. The percentage of patients with a viral load less than or equal to 500 who maintained a virologic response at 16 weeks was more than 10 percent higher across the board than those patients not receiving Rescriptor in their combination. At 48 weeks, the trend continued, showing that in the specific case of patients on the combination of NFV + SQV + ADV, the percentage of patients maintaining a viral load of 500 or less more than doubled with the addition of Rescriptor.
Both Norvir and Rescriptor can greatly enhance drug levels in a rescue regimen, with the effect of Norvir being somewhat more pronounced. Knowing when to select which one of these boosting agents can be the real challenge.
Hypersusceptibility can be another reason for the addition of an NNRTI in a rescue regimen. Hypersusceptibility occurs when the virus has become extremely susceptible, or vulnerable, to a medication. Often, a patient who has experienced resistance to nucleosides and protease inhibitors may respond well, in terms of HIV suppression, to the addition of an NNRTI in rescue therapy. Several studies lead us to believe that it is nucleoside-resistant mutations in the reverse transcriptase gene which may confer hypersusceptibility to NNRTIs. One such study is CCTG 575, which indicated that patients who had at least six months experience on antiretroviral therapy, including at least one nucleoside, showed hypersusceptibility to the introduction of an NNRTI in phenotypic testing. In the specific case of Sustiva, those with Sustiva had significantly lower viral loads by month two when compared with those without the Sustiva-hypersusceptible virus. Furthermore, by month four, there were also markedly higher increases in CD4 cells for hypersusceptible patients.
This study suggests that NRTI-resistance mutations may sensitize viral isolates to NNRTIs, making NNRTIs a sound choice for rescue therapy. It also supports the use of phenotypic resistance testing in nucleoside-experienced patients, as it may uncover hypersusceptibility for future therapy choices.
Where Do We Go from Here?
PI boosters such as Norvir and Rescriptor can play a significant role in rescue therapy since higher drug levels can help in overcoming resistance. Long-term planning can have an immense impact on future therapy options, which can become critical as resistance mutations limit the choice of medications available in rescue therapy. You should speak with your physician about which treatment strategy and rescue regimens will prove most tolerable and effective.
Sorana Segal-Maurer, M.D. is with the Division of Infectious Diseases, New York Hospital Queens in Flushing, New York. Malte Schütz, M.D. is with Triad Health Practice, Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois


text: Emily Buss, "What the Law Should (and Should Not) Learn From Child Development Research" by UChicagoLaw published on 2014-01-10T20:33:14Z The law has always treated children differently, and these differences in treatment are largely attributed to differences in capacity. Children lack the decision making ability and the self-control of adults, the cases and commentary explains, and therefore should be given less control over their own lives, and blamed less severely for their offenses. For much of the 20th century, these developmental arguments were grounded in life experience and conventional wisdom. More recently, however, developmental psychologists and legal scholars have joined forces to argue for legal rights and responsibilities that more accurately and consistently reflect psychological (and, most recently, neuroscientific) research about how children change as they grow up. This heavy reliance on developmental science was embraced by the Supreme Court in Roper v. Simmons, the 2005 case ruling that the Constitution prohibited the imposition of the death penalty for offenses committed by juveniles. While the Roper analysis can be applauded for its careful attention to social scientists' increasingly sophisticated understanding of children's capacities, it also demonstrates certain risks that come with this inter-disciplinary approach. In her talk, Buss will consider these risks, and suggest an approach to the formulation of children's rights that rests less on our current understanding of children's capacities and more on the role we want the law to play in shaping how children grow up. Emily Buss is Mark and Barbara Fried Professor of Law and Kanter Director of Policy Initiatives at the University of Chicago Law School. This talk was recorded January 25, 2010 as part of the Chicago's Best Ideas series.


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While I wouldn't exactly call the design revolutionary, the Lockme II BB is a couple of things. For one, it's quite different from bags Louis Vuitton usually puts out, not exactly runway-ready nor is it something that's covered in monogram. Not that it's a bad thing either, I see it as a good in-between, and an option well-suited for those not into looking too trendy or too, dare I say, logo-ed.
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And if you like what you're seeing but wish for it to be bigger, there's also a largerLockme II which comes in at about 28 cm across, both of which are now available at Louis Vuitton boutiques in Singapore for your kind perusal.
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The Louis Vuitton Lockme II BB Bag is here to impress us all! 2015 is a year of change, and it's also a great year for the luxury house that started it all, with their fresh take on a favorite. Crafted in only the best natural soft calf leather, the bag has a silhouette that's on-point and relevant, making it a hot item amongst classic bag lovers and daring fashionistas.
Measuring 8.7' x 5.9' x 2.4' inches, this piece is adorned with beautiful metallic pieces and even comes with a removable and adjustable shoulder strap. Really versatile, indeed! It has two press buttons on the side and great interior functions, which include two separate inside compartments, one inside open pocket and two smartphone pockets. If want it organized, then you better get one of these!
Priced at $2,280 USD or €1,650 EUR, you can get your very own Lockme II BB Bag via Louis Vuitton online boutique.
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When chapter 1 is extremely successful, there will also be chapter 2, just like a popular movie. That's the natural thing to do. So when Louis Vuitton introduces the Lockme Bag, it needed to release the Lockme 2 Bag.
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What can we tell you about the Lockme 2 Bag? Well… first it's more compact and tighter in design. It's…how to put it? Much more modernized.
Obviously the Lockme 2 Bag is the upgrade version of its first edition. The handles, logo, strap, front flap, luggage tag, they are all different.
I am not sure which one you like more, perhaps you can tell me?
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Presenting the Louis Vuitton Lockme II Bag from the Spring/Summer 2015 Collection. The Lockme II bag is an updated version of the Lockme Tote which first came out for the Cruise 2015 Collection. It is made of soft calf leather with smooth calf leather trim. The Lockme II is smaller compared to the original Lockme Tote it has a single top handle and features the LV logo twist lock closure but in palladium brass hardware.
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Available in four colors, Dahlia, Tan, Noir and Vanille Noir.
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Would Saturday Night Live be able to crank out ninety minutes of gut-busting hilarity every episode if it weren't for that ingenious crutch known as the cue card? Cue cards are the training wheels that keep the show from flying off the rails, a sturdy cheat sheet for cast and hosts alike. In the coked-up seventies in particular I suspect that cue cards kept the show from devolving into an incoherent, amateurish mess.
Yet conventional cue cards probably wouldn't be of much use to the host and musical guest of today's episode of Saturday Night Live classic, the estimable Ray Charles, though it is entirely possible that he stashes away Braille cue cards somewhere in his piano to make the prospect of doing live television a little less risky.
As I've written before, early Saturday Night Live tended to take its cues from its hosts. The second episode of the first season, for example, was essentially a Paul Simon variety show with a few sketches thrown in. When game amateurs like Ralph Nader or Gerald Ford's press secretary popped in the cast understandably tended to do the comedic heavy lifting.
So it's not surprising that today's episode was half Ray Charles And Friends variety show, half raucous televised house party. The show's attitude towards its esteemed host mixed reverence with cheek: blind jokes dominated the episode but Charles always ended up getting the upper hand, beginning with an amusing opening monologue where Charles talks about he would only host the show on the condition that it be filmed at Carnegie Hall before conspiratorially confiding in the audience that the joke's on the show, since he's not the real Ray Charles; the real Charles is at Carnegie Hall, leaving an imposter in his place.
That gag is repeated to great comic effect when Michael O'Donoghue, resplendent in his trademark white suit comes on later in the show to announce that while they've all enjoyed a larf blindness is really no laughing matter and that NBC has generously decided to donate a Monet to Lighthouse of the Blind in Charles' honor. O'Donoghue then unveils the "Monet", which is actually just a board reading "Please Don't Tell Him". Again, Charles gets the last laugh when he informs the audience that he knows exactly what's going on and that at the wrap party "ten or twelve of the biggest black dudes (O'Donoghue) has ever seen in his life" are going to beat the crap out of him.
In the culture-wide afterglow that followed Obama's victory I found myself thinking a lot about Jimmy Carter and Dan Aykroyd's masterful impersonation of him on Saturday Night Live. Aykroyd's respectful take on Carter captures the widespread conviction among progressives that one of their own had finally rose to supreme power, that real, lasting, profound and positive social change now seemed possible, if not probable.
Where Chevy Chase portrayed Gerald Ford as a bumbling oaf, Aykroyd played Carter as a man who was, if anything, too smart. Aykroyd's Carter knew just about everything. In today's episode Carter issues a stern lecture to Americans about how he warned them about the dangers of being dependent on foreign oil but that they failed to heed his wisdom and now had only themselves to blame. Sound familiar? It's funny because it's true.
The sketch is followed by another virtuoso Aykroyd impersonation, this time of stumbling, bumbling Tom Snyder conducting a hilariously clueless interview with Charles about, among other things, the exact manner in which a fellow might contract the blues. Charles makes for a stellar straight man to Aykroyd's foot-in-mouth bunglage.
Ah, but I haven't talked much about the music. Said music is for the most part, awesome, with Charles backed by the Raylettes and plenty of old pros he's played with for ages. Here, he plays "I Can See Clearly Now", "What'd I Say", "I Believe In Soul", "Hit The Road Jack" and "Oh What A Beautiful Morning".
In my favorite sketch, Charles is introduced to a Pat Boone-like singing group called The Young Caucasians who perform a deliriously whitebread version of "What'd I Say" that adroitly parodies the homogenization and honky-fictation of black music throughout the fifties. But don't just take my word for it. Here's a clip.
I also enjoyed a sketch where Gilda Radner and Laraine Newman played the grieving widow and sister of the dead Howdy Doodie respectively. It was an awesomely dark bit where Radner is nearly reduced to tears every time someone inquires what time it is, a maddeningly frequent occurrence. Radner and Newman excel at replicating the creepy, herky-jerky movement of marionettes, as does Bill Murray as a wooden suitor.
In keeping with the variety-show element of this episode, Franklin Ajaye stops by for a punishingly unfunny extended riff on just how kooky Star Trek was. It's the kind of hacktastic routine that could be found in just about any Chuckle Hut of Laffatarium comedy club over the past forty years. It's also one of the whitest routines I've ever seen. If you ever wonder why Saturday Night Live doesn't showcase up and coming stand-up comedians any more (or up and comers of any variety), wonder no more. Not every hot young performer can be Andy Kaufman.
Some of my favorite moments in the episode consist of the cast just hanging out and singing with Charles. Belushi does a killer Ray Charles impersonation and the whole episode feels like a nice precursor to the Blues Brothers mania that would sweep the show and country a little while later.
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Well his is twice the filesize of yours, so his might be better too. I guess I'll listen to both and determine a winner.
Okay, so it seems like the new one plays a little slower somehow than the old one, and it is also a little louder and the levels seem better adjusted, like you can actually hear the bass and the distinction between instruments. So I guess the new one is a little better.
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Scott Jurek is a nice guy who exhibits none of the sanctimonious proselytizing that vegans sometimes do.
He's also a guy who gave up a fast-food burger diet and runs what many consider to be obscenely long distances. How long? In 2010, he ran an astounding 165.7 miles (more than six marathons) in 24 hours to set a new U.S. record. His long list of running accomplishments has led to much praise, including Ultrarunning magazine three times naming him ultra-runner of the year. He also found time to write the new book "Eat & Run" with Steve Friedman (Houghton Mifflin).
How did you get into running, and do you feel like this is something you are genetically programmed to be good at?
I used to hate running and only did it to get in shape for cross-country ski season over the summer during my teen years. I don't think my genes were that special. When I was 20, a buddy of mine decided on a whim to enter a 50-mile race, and he won it, so the next year I decided to do it as well. I ran my first marathon [26.2 miles] … and finished in 2:54. What I think made it stick was the social aspect of it. My friend put a fun spin on it, and I've met a lot of great people because of running; there is a pack mentality to it.
Wait. You ran your first marathon in under three hours? And you say your genes aren't that special?
Well, I grew up in northern Minnesota, and during my childhood there was always lots of hard, physical work to do. Having a mother with MS meant we were always busy working, and if I was sitting down it was in a fishing boat or a deer blind. Maybe I had some good farm boy genes, but the beauty of ultra-running is that it is mainly a mental game. It's a pure guts type of event, and that's where I've been able to succeed. My best marathon time is 2:38, but I've beaten 2:15 marathoners in 100-mile races. Perhaps genes make a difference. I know I'm not made for shorter stuff. Also, I have scoliosis. I'm not this perfect specimen. I do get sick and run-down from time to time. I've learned to listen to my body.
What other type of training do you engage in to augment your running?
I do two to three days of strength training each week, both for the upper and lower body. I also do a lot of functional core strengthening. I think it's important to focus on the supportive muscular system for injury prevention. I also advocate some stretching, but don't think we need to be gymnasts. I'm a physiotherapist and know that lots of sitting leads to tightened hamstrings and hip flexors. I don't do any other aerobic exercise other than running. I also do some yoga.
When and why did you become a vegan, and what effect did this have on your performance?
I became vegan in 1999, the same year I won the Western States 100-mile run, which I went on to win seven years in a row. (It's like the Boston Marathon of 100-mile races.) Going vegan was a really tough decision mentally. I came from a meat-and-potatoes background and made the transition to vegetarian at the age of 25 for a year and then fully vegan after that.
It wasn't a performance-motivated decision. It hit me when I began working in hospitals and learning about chronic disease and growing up with a mother with MS. I ate a lot of fast food in college, and the shift was one of those gradual things that was about health. It forced me to think carefully about what I was eating. I am sympathetic to ethical issues of eating meat, but don't think people should be demonized. I'm probably going to vegan hell for all the animals I killed and ate in my youth.
With the traveling you do, is it hard to maintain your vegan diet?
It's not that bad. It's mostly about searching out ethnic foods, particularly when I'm in airports. You can still survive. In restaurants, a lot of times they have beans in the salad bar. Sometimes you have to look off the menu. It becomes a bit of a challenge, but usually Mexican and Asian are good choices. I've even eaten at a steak place in Texas before a race and able to get a good vegan meal there. Sometimes I travel with a protein powder or protein bars for those occasions that I can't find something.
You have to have an adequate protein intake, but it's really about caloric intake and getting enough variety. The amount of protein you need isn't as much as people think.


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Led by the oil and gas industry, this sector regularly pumps the vast majority of its campaign contributions into Republican coffers. Even as other traditionally GOP-inclined industries have shifted somewhat to the left, this sector has remained rock-solid red.
Since the 1990 election cycle, more than two-thirds of this sector's contributions to candidates and party committees has gone to Republicans. Besides oil and gas, the electric utilities industry is another big donor in this sector. Less generous, but even more partisan, is the mining industry.
Contributions from the oil industry spiked in 2012, increasing from $34 million in 2010 to $79 million in 2012; 87 percent of its donations to candidates and parties went to Republicans. Almost $20 million went to outside spending groups. Oxbow Corp and Chevron Corp were responsible for about $7 million of this outside money. Oxbow gave $4 million to the single-candidate super PAC supporting former Gov. Mitt Romney presidential bid, Restore Our Future, and $550,000 to the conservative super PAC America 360 Committee, which supported Scott Brown (R) in his contest against Elizabeth Warren (D) for a Massachusetts Senate seat. Chevron gave $2.5 million to a different conservative super PAC, the Congressional Leadership Fund.
Energy companies often favor lawmakers in fossil fuel-producing states. Republicans have led the efforts to defeat President Barack Obama's climate-change efforts. Still, the energy sector did contribute $2.5 million to Obama's 2012 campaign. It donated more than $10 million to presidential hopeful Mitt Romney's, however.
According to advocacy group Oil Change International, President Obama "proposed cutting [oil] subsidies every year he's been in office." The group estimates that these cuts would save about $4 billion annually, but none of cuts have made it through Congress.
Whereas the U.S. was once dependent on the Middle East and other nations for oil and feared ever-climbing prices, by 2015 it had become the largest oil producer in the world, largely due to the shale gas boom. From 2013 to 2016, the average price for a barrel of crude oil dropped from $98 to $52, which experts predicted would decrease oil production in the long run.
-- Alex Glorioso
Updated March 2016
Feel free to distribute or cite this material, but please credit the Center for Responsive Politics.


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The Belly Pan mounts in the same mounting holes as the factory rear valance. We have spread out the exit ports for the exhaust pipes requiring some minor exhaust modification. Part # RBP $495.00 The best quality chrome transmission cooler cover available on the market. It is made of 18 guage steel. The transmission cooler cover protects the transmission cooler from road debris while allowing excellent air flow through the cooler. Can be installed in 15 minuets using existing mounting points. Also available in all Prowler colors. Part # CLTCC $135.00 We offer high quality triple-plated chrome factory front suspension parts for your Prowler. There are 2 options available: Option 1 Send us your parts and we will chrome and return them to you. Turn-around time is 3-4 weeks. Option 2 Note: There is also a refundable core deposit for Option 2. We offer an exchange program which means your Prowler is down only long enough to change the parts. We only have 1 set of core parts, so this is a first-come, first-served program. Part# Option #1 Option #2 (Left/Right) Upper/Lower A-Arms : Part # CULA $1340.00 $1390.00 Note: Lower A-arms include new ball joints Knuckles (Pair) : Part # CK $490.00 $515.00 Adapter Plate (Pair) : Part # CAP $215.00 $235.00 Brake Caliper (Pair) : Part # CBC $225.00 $250.00 Inner/Outer Tie Rod Ends (Pair): Part# CTR $160.00 $175.00 Front Fender Brackets (Pair) : Part # CFB $225.00 $250.00 Struts (Pair) : Part # CFS $150.00 $160.00 Stainless Front Brake Lines (Pair) : Part # SBL $150.00 $160.00 Total Chrome Front Suspension Kit : $2955.00 $3135.00 Something for those of you who want to dress up your front suspension. A great addition to the chrome front suspension. These OEM ball joint covers are triple plated in the same show quality chrome as my other parts. Available now in a set of 2. Part # CBJC $85.00 The Oval Side Panels are of the same design as the popular TGF panels that are no longer available. The panels are made of high quality fiberglass with a black gel coat finish. The oval cutouts permit the escape the the unwanted heat under the hood of your Prowler. A decorative mesh covers the oval cutouts from inside of the panels. Side marker lights can be used with the panels. (Sold as a pair) Part # OSP $950.00 CHROME FRONT SUSPENSION DIAMOND GRILL FAIRING SIGNAL ASSEMBLY VIPER SIDE PANELS © 2017 Prowlerproducts.com. All Rights Reserved. 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Rack, Bike Mopar 82204452 Hitch Mounted Bicycle Carrier holds two bikes securely off the back of the vehicle by mounting into a 1.25 inch Hitch Receiver. Carrier installs and removes in seconds, and also folds down to allow entry into the rear hatch. Holds any bike with a Crossbar (Boys-style). For use with bikes without crossbars (Girls-style), order optional Frame Adapter (sold separately.) http://www.mopar.com
At Andy's Auto Sport, we carry a huge selection of Plymouth Prowler parts. We have everything from affordable Prowler aftermarket parts to high-end Plymouth Prowler performance parts. We have an excellent selection of Prowler custom parts, like body kits, carbon hoods, custom seats, and rims, to name a few. We also carry the factory-grade replacement Prowler parts too, including Prowler engine parts, Prowler body parts, and other Prowler auto parts. So please take a look at our Prowler parts selection. We're confident you'll enjoy the experience!
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At Andy's Auto Sport, we carry a huge selection of Chrysler Prowler parts. We have everything from affordable Prowler aftermarket parts to high-end Chrysler Prowler performance parts. We have an excellent selection of Prowler custom parts, like body kits, carbon hoods, custom seats, and rims, to name a few. We also carry the factory-grade replacement Prowler parts too, including Prowler engine parts, Prowler body parts, and other Prowler auto parts. So please take a look at our Prowler parts selection. We're confident you'll enjoy the experience!
Whatever you expect from your Plymouth Prowler, a bold look, mind-boggling performance, greater ride comfort, or safer driving, CARiD goes the extra mile to meet all your needs. Our extensive range of premium accessories and parts covers all the bases, whether you want your vehicle to be more powerful, smarter, fun to drive, or just need to restore it to original condition. We know how to throw a classy appeal into your Plymouth Prowler and keep it providing the best performance, so trust us and get the greatest bang for the buck!
Please check out each of our Chrysler Plymouth Prowler Product pages. We think you might be amazed at some of the things we are able to offer you that you can't find anywhere else! We have been working on these products for many years. Now for the first time ever these hot accessories are available for sale on a limited production basis. We plan on producing NEW products regularly so please save us to your favorites and check back regularly. In addition, we can get you any factory replacement part you may need new or used.
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Intake System 2.1 Magic Touch Designs PROWL – INTAKE 2.1 Custom intake system for Prowlers with the 3.5 liter engine. Replaces airbox in the stock location with a resuable K&N-style cone air filter, housed in an aluminum heat shield. Includes an EGR Bypass kit which prevents the recirculation of manifold gases back into the intake. http://www.magictouchdesigns.com/prowler_intake2.html
Our team here at TheProwlerStore.com is not only proud to offer the Go-To place for everything Prowler but our several other online stores as well: HotCarAccessories.com, TheViperStore.com, NewChallengerStore.com, FordRaptorStore.com, TheCrossfireStore.com, VerticalDoorsInStock.com . We stand behind every product we make, thus our return policy Love it or Return it!
"Aftermarket" is a term used to describe parts that are not made by the factory. So for example, for your Plymouth Prowler, if you buy parts for your car that are not actually made by Plymouth, then those are termed "aftermarket". Many people use the term "Prowler aftermarket parts" specifically when referring to custom parts for the Prowler, like performance parts or custom appearance parts. But even if you just replace your Prowler brake pads with OEM-grade factory-style brake pads that are not made by Plymouth, those too are aftermarket Prowler parts. Over the course of a vehicle's life, it almost certainly will have aftermarket parts installed in it at some point, even if the vehicle is never actually "modded out".
Our original Aluminum Billet Grill has returned. The grill shell comes in the original 2 styles. One style has the center bar and other does not The shells come in triple plated chrome or painted. The vertical billet bar grill is made of aluminum and comes in triple plated chrome or a powder coated color. Several grill combinations can be obtained. Create your own combination. Chrome Shell/Chrome Billet: – Part # CSCB $1250.00 Now $1075 Painted Shell/Chrome Billet: – Part # PSCB $1175.00 Now $1000 Chrome Shell/Powder Coated Billet: – Part # CSPCB $1125.00 Now $1075 Painted Shell/Powder Coated Billet: $1050.00 Now $1000 BILLET GRILL FAIRING Once again offering the Front Frame Cover hiding from view the aluminum frame and other parts when using a custom grill. The frame cover is very easy to install and does not affect the function of the temperature sensor or air flow through the radiator. The frame cover is made of 18 guage steel and is powder coated in a simi gloss black. You can't beat the price. Part # FFC $39.00 FRONT FRAME COVER HEADREST COVERS "They are back, better and more choices" A high quality snap-in-place headrest cover that covers the back of the existing headrests. Our show quality triple plated chrome headrest covers are back and better than ever. They are also available painted in production colors. We are also introducing a less expensive chrome headrest cover using vacuum metalizing. This process consists of the headrest cover being washed and coated with a basecoat. Next the metal is evaporated in a vacuum chamber and condenses onto the surface of the headrest cover. A finish clear coat is then applied to the headrest cover. They look great. (Sold as a PAIR) PAINTED (production colors) – Part # HCP $175 TRIPLE PLATED CHROME (show quality) – Part #HCC $250 VACUUM METALIZED CHROME – Part #VMCC $175
We know that you would rather be riding and that's why we keep all of our parts in stock and ready to ship the same day, so you get what you need faster. Dennis Kirk has been the leader in the powersports industry since 1969, so you can rest assured that we have your back when it comes to outfitting your Arctic Cat Prowler with the right Arctic Cat parts and accessories. With our no-hassle return policy and FREE SHIPPING on all orders over $89, you can buy with confidence!
At Dennis Kirk, you will find the best selection of Arctic Cat Prowler parts and accessories. We carry everything that you need to make the next trip on your sled more enjoyable. Our inventory is larger than any other aftermarket snowmobile parts vendor anywhere. You will be able to find everything that you need at Dennis Kirk to keep your Prowler going this winter and for years to come.
A retro-styled vehicle, called Plymouth Prowler, was introduced in 1997 and had an appearance like no other modern car on the road. The production years for this model were the 1997 and 1999-2002. Based on the 1993 concept car, the 2-door roadster's design was unique and distinct due to the open, Indy racer style front wheels. In addition to its sophisticated look, Plymouth Prowler featured innovative technology and reliable Prowler parts. Built on Chrysler PR platfrom, the sports car used Chrysler LH sedan's 3.5-liter V6 engine, which produced 214 hp. More powerful version of this engine replaced it in 1999 with an increase of 39 hp. The Prowler came with rear-mounted automatic transmission along with Autostick manual-shift feature, that allowed manual gear selection when needed.
Standing out is all part of the package with CARiD.com's selection of Plymouth Prowler Accessories and parts. There is no shortage of top-quality options for you to choose from inside our inventory, as all of our Plymouth Prowler Accessories and Parts come from the most respected brand-names in the business. Spoilers, floor mats, grille guards, and a whole lot more are on display with the durability and precise OEM fit you need. Giving your car an edge that makes a difference is what it's all about. Plymouth Prowler Accessories deliver results that matter.
Carrying V6 engine, the Prowler didn't make as much torque as the company's magnum V8s of that era, but it's performance, including off-the-line acceleration was impressive (thanks to its light weight). The Prowler parts were manufactured of aluminum with about 900 pounds of aluminum used in the hood, bumpers, doors, front side panels, rear deck, frame, front-suspension wishbones, and seat frames. Front fenders, rear body panels, and rocker panels were made of plastic. As for Plymouth Prowler interior parts, a full complement of gauges at the center of the dashboard, in an elliptical pod continued the retro theme. The pod's purple color was identical to the body color, which was the only color available in 1997. Standard equipment on the Prowler was: cruise control, tilt steering wheel, air conditioning, power windows, mirrors, locks, a defroster for the convertible top's glass rear window, and 6-disc CD changer.
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License plate bracket, front Tectrum Sales Front plate bracket Part Description: Show off your personalized plate up front, too! No drilling or holes required for this mounting bracket design! I am selling unique, custom-made stainless steel front license plate mounting brackets for your Prowler. It will work with any model year. Designed for the Prowler exclusively. The bracket fits under your left front bumper and uses the license plate mount that came with your car. When it\'s attached the bracket is very nearly invisible. It can be applied and removed many times yet remains very secure once it\'s attached. Uses only the best available components and includes necessary stainless hardware. Photos available by return email. $75.00 + $7.50 shipping. If you\'re required to have it on the front, it might as well look good! So show off that personalized plate!
"Aftermarket" is a term used to describe parts that are not made by the factory. So for example, for your Chrysler Prowler, if you buy parts for your car that are not actually made by Chrysler, then those are termed "aftermarket". Many people use the term "Prowler aftermarket parts" specifically when referring to custom parts for the Prowler, like performance parts or custom appearance parts. But even if you just replace your Prowler brake pads with OEM-grade factory-style brake pads that are not made by Chrysler, those too are aftermarket Prowler parts. Over the course of a vehicle's life, it almost certainly will have aftermarket parts installed in it at some point, even if the vehicle is never actually "modded out".
I am looking for a cockpit cover for the prowler. The roof is too heavy to put up and down. I just leave it down and barely drive the car due to the car being opened. I have seen cockpit covers on the older vettes. I would like one for the prowler.
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Bicycle Carrier – Frame Adapter Mopar 82202827 Optional Adapter Kit for Hitch-Mounted Carriers. Temporarily adapts Girls Bike to a horizontal top-bar so it can be carried with a Hitch Mounted Bicycle Carrier. Adapter features adjustable clamps that work with practically any Girls-style bike. Adaptor installs and removed in seconds, returning bike to original configuration. http://www.mopar.com
Wheel, Prowler Trailer Mopar 82204841 15 x 6 Cast Aluminum Prowler Trailer Wheel, painted True Silver to match vehicle wheels, then clear coated to resist chips and corrosion. Sold individually with a center cap. http://www.mopar.com
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Wilhelm Bittrich (February 26, 1894 – April 19, 1979) was an Obergruppenführer of the German SS and a Waffen-SS General during World War II. He is perhaps now best remembered for his contribution to the defeat of the failed allied airborne offensive Operation Market Garden which took place in the Netherlands in September of 1944. Bittrich survived the War and died in a local hospital in Wolfratshausen, Bavaria on April 19, 1979.
- I once spent an hour and a half trying to explain a situation to "Sepp" Dietrich with the aid of a map. It was quite useless. He understood nothing at all.
- Quoted in "The Order of the Death's Head: The Story of Hitler's S.S." - Page 439 - by Heinz Höhne, R. Barry - 1969
- In all my years as a soldier, I have never seen men fight so hard.
- Commenting on the British Paratroopers at Arnhem (September 1944). Quoted in "Hitler's Generals" - Page 327 - by Correlli Barnett - History - 2003
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- Other visits (to the front) showed me that efforts were being made on the Western Front to arrive at understandings with the enemy on special problems. At Arnhem, I found General Bittrich of the Waffen-SS in a state of fury. The day before, his Second Tank Corps had virtually wiped out a British airborne division. During the fighting the general had made an arrangement permitting the enemy to run a field hospital situated behind the German lines. But party functionaries had taken it upon themselves to kill British and American pilots, and Bittrich was cast in the role of a liar. His violent denunciation of the party was all the more striking since it came from an SS general.


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The District, in collaboration with parents in the community, will develop a parent involvement plan that reflects practices that enhance parent and community involvement and reflect the specific needs of each school within the district.
Schools and the parent community will communicate regularly and slearly about academic opportunities, school performance, student progress, and parent/guardian activities.
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Sixty-eight Hope College seniors have been awarded monogrammed blankets for their participation in athletics at Hope.
The orange and blue "H" blankets are presented to seniors who earned at least three varsity letters while at Hope. One of the varsity letters must have been earned during the student's senior year.
The students were recognized on Monday, April 16 at the HOPEY's awards ceremony.
The recipients are:
Andrew Abe, Naperville, Ill., soccer
Emily Atsma, Caledonia, golf (captain)
Paul Austin, Grandville, soccer
Marcus Bradstreet, Grandville, football
Peter Bunn, Lansing, basketball (captain)
Kurtis Burmeister, Shelby, football
Christian Calyore, Naples, Fla., track and field (captain)
Nick Campbell, Saline, golf (captain)
Alexandra Cerone, Wheaton, Ill., basketball (captain)
W. Aaron Chew, Novi, track and field
Adam Clements, Saline, baseball
Rebecca Danforth, Elkhart, Ind. swimming
Daniel Detmar, Chesterton, Ind., baseball (captain)
Salome Emmanuel, Wheaton, Ill., cross country, track and field
Steven Esbin, Carmel, Ind., baseball
Stephanie Faber, Byron Center, softball (captain)
Benjamin Fineout, Zeeland, cross country
Patrick Frayer, Grand Rapids, swimming (captain)
Lana Gentry, Traverse City, soccer (captain)
Kyle Gibson, Alma, track and field
Katrina Gobrogge, Napoleon, Ohio, cross country, track and field
Grace Gonzalez, Park Ridge, Ill., soccer
Shaun Groetsema, Augusta, soccer (captain)
Elizabeth Hamer, Palatine, Ill., soccer (captain)
Brian Hernandez, Saline, cross country, track and field
Lisa Heyboer, Zeeland, swimming
Michael Huisingh, Holland, swimming
Nathan Jazwinski, Middleville, football
Daniel Karam, Grosse Pointe Woods, football
Jared Kimber, Bedford, Ohio, football
Nathaniel King, Sterling Heights, basketball (captain)
Jacqueline Kirsch, Harbor Beach, track and field (captain)
Thomas Knecht, Grand Rapids, swimming
Bruce Kraay, Zeeland, cross country, track and field
David Krombeen, Grandville, basketball (captain)
Nathan Love, Midland, cross country, track and field
Kelly Lufkin, Houghton, cross country (captain), track and field (captain)
Travis Martin, Hudsonville, football
Christopher Mattson, Muskegon, baseball (captain)
Andrea McCarty, Denver, Colo., golf
Andrew McKeachie, Milford, cross country (captain), track and field
Logan Neil, Holland, basketball (Captain), soccer (captain)
Kate Nelson, Williamston, cross country, track and field
Brooke Nienhuis, Zeeland, basketball, softball (captain)
Regina O'Brien, Saline, cross country, track and field
Benjamin O'Dell, Oswego, Ill., swimming
Danielle Petzak, Zeeland, soccer (captain)
Jonathan Ponte, Novi, baseball (captain)
Kristen Reschke, Naperville, Ill., track and field (captain)
Zach Riepma, Midland, football
Aaron Rittenhouse, Fort Wayne, Ind., swimming (captain)
Andrew Rose, Holland, swimming (captain)
Christopher Schmelz, Chelsea, football
Megan Scholten, Grand Rapids, golf (captain)
Jeffrey Shade, Davison, swimming (captain)
Karlyn Sikma, Grand Rapids, cross country (captain) track and field
Sarah Sohn, Arlington Heights, Ill., swimming (captain)
Emily Streelman, Jenison, track and field
Andrew Thomson, Beaver Dam, Wisc., golf (captain)
Zachary Van Noord, Hudsonville, baseball
J. Davis VanderVeen, Clarkston, tennis
Kyle VanderVeen, Alto, track and field
Zachary Vossen, Belmont, track and field (captain)
Kyle Warren, Grandville, football
David Whitaker, Vicksburg, soccer (captain)
Chelsea Wiese, Rochester, swimming (captain)
Brian Yount, Franklin, Ind., swimming (captain)
Lauren Zandstra, Flushing, golf


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Clay is enjoyable to play on. However, points can get quite long and you better bring your mental mettle to any match on clay.
My only advice for clay is be as opportunistic as possible. This holds true for any surface, but on clay it is extremely vital to be patient in point construction and then finish the point when given an opening (short ball, floater that can be cut off for a volley, etc.)
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Here's a link to a short article that Hemmings "Muscle Machines" magazine did on Vince Piggins back in 2005.http://www.hemmings.com/mus/stories/2005/07/01/hmn_feature8.html
No, the convertible '68 Z/28 was built for Chevrolet General Manager E.M. "Pete" Estes.
Good grief, I knew that. Getting old the brain turns to mush.