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  • Father Maximilian returned to Poland in 1919 and began spreading his Militia of the Immaculata movement of Marian consecration whose members are also called MIs, which he founded on October 16, 1917.

    Memorial of St. Maximilian Kolbe, priest and martyr Argent 2006

  • The series sends "MIs" (mummy investigators) around the world to examine assorted mummies.

    Mummies & Bones as Television Stars 2004

  • But once I started to see the big picture, I thought, OK, here come these guys, the OGAs (other government agencies), the MIs or even officers, and they don't even look twice at it.

    Robert Koehler: The Scapegoat's Apology 2009

  • Maybe undeclared FLAs and MIs will stay that way until things are resolved.

    A Super-Delegate Meets With Hillary And Obama, Comes Away Unswayed 2009

  • And for crying out loud, when I talk to you about a patient with godawful coronary artery disease at least two perioperative MIs during diverticulosis surgery with extensive myocardial scar and segmental wall motion abnormalities AND evidence of continuing anterior ischemia on stress testing -- who you agree needs to be seen and cathed promptly, DON'T:

    Archive 2008-03-01 1 Dinosaur 2008

  • If physicians were to squelch discussion by calling each other quacks, morons, or fools we would still routinely be giving everybody Lidocaine post MIs, and avoiding beta blockers like the plague in CHF.

    How Not to Treat Diabetes 1 Dinosaur 2008

  • And for crying out loud, when I talk to you about a patient with godawful coronary artery disease at least two perioperative MIs during diverticulosis surgery with extensive myocardial scar and segmental wall motion abnormalities AND evidence of continuing anterior ischemia on stress testing -- who you agree needs to be seen and cathed promptly, DON'T:

    Attention Cardiologists: 1 Dinosaur 2008

  • Ten years of dealing with their fake MIs, drug seeking, lies and/or sexual harassment for 5 days a week tends to whoop the knee-jerk liberal right out of you.

    Scapegoat? Susan Palwick 2007

  • A military interrogator explained his profession and techniques on a thread online during the Abu Ghraib scandal which he hated, as it made him feel ashamed of his uniform and made “interrogation” synonymous with “torture” in the eyes of the world, when they specifically had very detailed classes teaching new MIs how exactly to avoid crossing the line, and how to interrogate so that it was completely unnecessary.

    On Moral Cowardice « Whatever 2006

  • Gladwell cites Goldman's conclusion -- that the likelihood of chest pain being due to heart attack is largely dependent on just three pieces of data -- as an example of "less is more" -- it turns out that Goldman's criteria can ferret out MIs better than docs with tons of data on patient age, heart rate, appearance, etc.

    Archive 2005-01-01 2005

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