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The phrase, "Size doesn't matter" is music to men's ears; especially those that suffer from a "belittling" penis.
But how many women say it or mean it? The fact remains that women do love it big.
Size Matters!
We men can perform very well even with a smaller penis and women know that too, but a bigger instrument has its own attraction and offers a more pleasurable experience for the woman.
If you're a man, you would understand better when you compare it to the boob size in women. Does a smaller boob size hinder love making?
No, it doesn't! But a majority of men prefer bigger boobs purely for the pleasure they offer. It's the same with women.
Here, we are not trying to belittle those with smaller penises. Our effort is to ensure men lead highly satisfactory lives and take pride in taking their women to the heights of sexual pleasure.
Yes, your woman may not really complain about your size because of her love for you, but isn't it worth it to try and do something to provide her the bliss she never knew exists?
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Now that you decided that size matters, your next thought would be on getting a product to help you. If you use Google search to find penis enlargement products, you will find thousands of results come up.
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The penis enlargement industry is booming because of the number of "desperate" buyers that throng to buy each and every product that is released into the market. It's almost like a monster that doesn't spare anyone.
But if you want to end up successful in your attempts at gaining in size and performance, you'll have to show some restraint now, lest you end up with other health or emotional problems.
Take consolation in the fact that you're not alone in this. There are plenty of men out there battling it out and the ones with a happy-ending are those that make sure they understand the market first before getting their hands on any penis enlargement products.
Read on and understand better how these things work…..
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We cannot caution you enough on the need to go slow with this. Your health has to be your first priority. Towards this end, it's important to find the right product from among the thousands out there.
Our research pulled us in varied directions. While I concluded that there is a huge percentage of unwanted stuff being sold, there are a few pearls in the ocean too.
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VigRx Plus #1
VigRx Plus takes the #1 spot from my side, for its high level of performance leading to amazing and unbelievable results. This product is certainly a winner in the Penis Enlargement Product industry.
The success rate achieved by these pills is above 98%, which says a lot. This is not just talk; I have testimonial emails from hundreds of people who have very successfully used these pills.
But I must clarify that most people who have used these pills said that results are not witnessed overnight. It works slowly and the first week may just pass by without anything to show. But things change dramatically for most people during the third week.
They experience a noticeable difference in the penis size and erections are found to be firmer too.
While some lucky ones did gain up to 3.8" in size, the average gain in size is around 2-3 inches. Of course, it goes without saying that it is important to take the pills as directed on the bottle without fail. People who have used these pills while undergoing an exercise routine are seen to have the best results of all.
VigRx Plus comes with a 100% money-back guarantee of 67 days, where the customer can return the product if not satisfied. But refunds for this product are less than 1%, which is possibly the lowest in the industry.
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ProSolution Pills #2
As you see above, this is the 2nd penis enlargement product I recommend. ProSolution Pills are a great alternative to VigRx Plus.
This company has the backing of Health Solutions that speaks only in terms of high-quality.
ProSolution Pillsis without doubt a good product with no side effects. It certainly brings about an increase in penis size, but the gain is not as much as seen with VigRx Plus. It also works slower in bringing about the gain.
But it has an advantage of cheaper prices, if you order a 4-month supply.
Customer Support: This department is nothing to write home about. Their support is poor but they have gained a good name in the industry solely by the performance of their product.
My Recommendation: I suggest you order a 6-month or 1-year supply, as it's going to work out cheaper. It's anyway going to take a while before you see results and for some it may take about 6 months.
However, I guarantee that you will see results. On the other hand, if you're going to spend money on all those months, you might as well get VigRx Plus, as it's much cheaper and is the best option too.
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Extenze #3
Extenze is the new kid on the block and is making its way up the ladder really quickly, due to the superior quality of their penis enlargement pills.
I've been watching the trends and found that many of my website visitors are getting this product. There have been several emails that suggest positive results after using these pills.
Support: Their support is not up to the mark and their responses to customer queries are slow.
My Recommendation: This product is relatively new but it works. The reason it has secured 3rd place in my recommended best penis enlargement pills list is due to the bonus membership in Penis Development along with a free Penis exercise guide.
This makes it possible for customers to use these pills in combination with exercise, which is a highly effective way of producing long-lasting results.
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You have seen the three different options we have here. There is a reason why we recommend only three from the hundreds of penis enlargement products in the market.
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Using my number one recommendation VigRx Plus or my other choices guarantees your enhancement success.
The first change you will experience is in the way you feel psychologically, and within no time the physical effects will become noticeable.
Enjoy a bigger and fuller penis and boost your confidence levels sky-high. Feeling good about oneself is the biggest gift.
My attempt is to offer you valuable solutions to your penis problems, and you are sure to benefit from these pills.
Caution: Please make sure you use only one product at a time, as using more than one may lead to problems due to the different ingredient combinations.
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First Known Use: 1526
noun \ˈgrād\
: a level of study that is completed by a student during one year
: the students in the same year of study at a school
: a number or letter that indicates how a student performed in a class or on a test
Full Definition of GRADE
a (1) : a position in a scale of ranks or qualities (2) : a stage in a processb : a degree of severity in illness <grade III carcinoma>c : a class organized for the work of a particular year of a school coursed : a military or naval rank
a : a class of things of the same stage or degreeb : a mark indicating a degree of accomplishment in schoolc : a standard of food quality
a : the degree of inclination of a road or slope; also : a sloping roadb : a datum or reference level; especially : ground level
: a domestic animal with one parent purebred and the other of inferior breeding
plural : the elementary school system
— grade·less \-ləs\ adjective
Examples of GRADE
- The fifth grade will perform their annual play this week.
- a grade of 90 percent or better
- Her grades are up this semester.
- an expensive grade of leather
Origin of GRADE
Latin gradus step, degree, from Latin gradi to step, go; akin to Lithuanian gridyti to go, wander
Other Education Terms
Rhymes with GRADE
: to give a grade to (a student or a student's work)
: to give a rating to (something)
: to separate (things) into groups or classes according to a particular quality
Full Definition of GRADE
transitive verb
: to level off to a smooth horizontal or sloping surface
intransitive verb
a : to form a seriesb : blend
: to be of a particular grade
— grad·able \ˈgrā-də-bəl\ adjective
See grade defined for kids
Examples of GRADE
- Students will be graded on their reading ability.
- She hasn't finished grading the exams.
- How would you grade your meal on a scale from one to five?
- The eggs are graded according to size.
First Known Use of GRADE
Related to GRADE
- Synonyms
- assort, break down, categorize, class, codify, compartment, compartmentalize, digest, distinguish, distribute, classify, group, peg, place, range, rank, relegate, separate, sort, type
Definition of GRADE
: being, involving, or yielding domestic animals of improved but not pure stock <grade ewes> <grade breeding>
First Known Use of GRADE
noun \ˈgrād\ (Medical Dictionary)
Medical Definition of GRADE
: a degree of severity of a disease or abnormal condition <a grade III carcinoma>
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More pets are lost on the Fourth of July than any other time of year. It's a heartbreaking scenario for pet parents, but swift action and major networking can increase the odds that you will be reunited with your cat or dog.
We recently surveyed more than 1,000 households with pets across the country to find out if they had lost a dog or cat in the past five years—and if they did, did they find that pet and where did they look?
Of those pet guardians surveyed, 15 percent had lost a dog or a cat in the past five years, and 85 percent of those lost dogs and cats were recovered.
The study's findings suggest the following are key when recovering a lost pet:
- Searching immediately when one knows the pet is lost;
- Searching within the neighborhood first through visual searches as well as posters and online; and
- Checking local shelters from the first day your pet is lost.
If your pet is lost, it's important not to panic. Enlist the help of all of your friends and neighbors and hit the streets! Read our extended article on Finding a Lost Pet for more information and helpful hints.
If you adopted a pet from a rescue, call them. A lot of times they can help with flyers and people to search.
There are some great ideas on here (below) with tips on finding lost pets - what I DON'T see are better ways to keep your pets from getting lost to begin with! This may not work as well with cats but since dogs in most states are required to be registered and wearing tags but the first rule is: TEACH YOUR DOG TO RETURN ON COMMAND! Period.
Leave your pet a scent trail to follow to find their way home. For a dog, put something you've worn out in a shletered place, like a porch or carport. For a cat, put out the used litterbox. We navigate by sight, they navigate by scent.
The clothing trick works for cats too. I lured my lost kittie home by leaving a worn t-shirt near the front of my door. He found it in one day and meowed loudly at the door, where I happily scooped him up.
So many people don't think of this and smack themselves when I suggest it. I am always being asked what to do when a pet is lost. Those clothes can be sented for a long way off. Another thing: Kids are bad about opening gates. Lock Your Gates! One last trick that has worked in my neighborhood. Get a stand-up clear holder for a good 8X10 photo of your lost animal. Put this on your porch alongside a good pet carrier. If 'Junior' brings home a cute puppy and the parent wants to find out where it came from and cruses the neighborhood... Bingo!
Locking your gates is the best advice. The gas and electric companies will provide you with a lock free of charge so they still have access. All you have to do is call and ask for locks. Gates need to be checked regularly though, because a new gas meter reader went through our neighborhood once and left every gate wide open. I called and complained and it never happened again.
Our neighborhood HOA keeps a registry of pets with their addresses and pictures so if your pet is lost you can call or email them and they will send out a mass email for you. We have over 2000 homes in our subdivision, so this is a fantastic way to get information out. Also, if you find a lost pet, they can also send out a mass email as well as compare the directory to them.
That is a wonderful idea! I wish more HOA did this.
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1904 USGS Topographic Map of Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park
Description: A fine example of Arnold Hague's 1904 topographical survey map of the spectacular Upper Geyser Basin in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Focusing on the Firehole River, the map covers from Geyser Hill (and the famous Old Faithful Geyser) northwards, along the river, as far as Chain Lake. The map identifies numerous geysers and other sites of interest throughout. The Upper Geyser Basin and Geyser Hill are set on the rim of the caldera and has the highest concentration of geothermal features in Yellowstone Park. This particular map was part of Hague's study of the regions unique geology and the related geothermal activity. Also identifies the site of the historic Old Faithful Inn and, at a bend in the river, an old military base. Published by the United States Geological Survey in 1904.
Date: 1904 (dated)
Source: Hague, A., Atlas to Accompany Monograph XXXII on the Geology of the Yellowstone National Park, (Washington, USGS) 1904.
References: Rumsey 4252.022. Philips P5115.
Cartographer: The Office of the Coast Survey (later the U.S. Geodetic Survey), founded in 1807 by President Thomas Jefferson and Secretary of Commerce Albert Gallatin, is the oldest scientific organization in the U.S. Federal Government. Jefferson created the "Survey of the Coast," as it was then called, in response to a need for accurate navigational charts of the new nation's coasts and harbors. The first superintendent of the Coast Survey was Swiss immigrant and West Point mathematics professor Ferdinand Hassler. Under the direction of Hassler, from 1816 to 1843, the ideological and scientific foundations for the Coast Survey were established. Hassler, and the Coast Survey under him developed a reputation for uncompromising dedication to the principles of accuracy and excellence. Hassler lead the Coast Survey until his death in 1843, at which time Alexander Dallas Bache, a great-grandson of Benjamin Franklin, took the helm. Under the leadership A. D. Bache, the Coast Survey did most of its most important work. During his Superintendence, from 1843 to 1865, Bache was steadfast advocate of American science and navigation and in fact founded the American Academy of Sciences. Bache was succeeded by Benjamin Pierce who ran the Survey from 1867 to 1874. Pierce was in turn succeeded by Carlile Pollock Patterson who was Superintendent from 1874 to 1881. In 1878, under Patterson's superintendence, the U.S. Coast Survey was reorganized as the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (C & GS or USGS) to accommodate topographic as well as nautical surveys. Today the Coast Survey is part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration or NOAA. Click here for a list of rare maps from The United States Coast Survey.
Cartographer: Arnold Hague (December 13, 1840 - May 14, 1917) was an American geologist and surveyor active in the late 18th and early 19th century. Hague was born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1840. As the son of a clergyman he was well educated and graduated from Yale University in 1863. Afterwards he traveled for Europe where he pursued further studies in geology at Gottingen, Heidelberg, and Freiberg. Upon his return to the United State in 1867 Hague was assigned to assist Clarence King in a study of the surface geology of the Comstock Lode and the amalgamation process, known as the 'Washoe Process' practiced there. When the U.S. Geological Survey was formed in 1879 Hague became a founding member. In 1883 he was commissioned as the official geologist of Yellowstone National Park and assigned to study the parks famous geysers. Hague's report on Yellowstone, published in 1904, is perhaps his most significant work and certainly the work for which is best known today. Hague died in Washington D.C. in 1917. He was a member of the National Academy of Sciences, vice president of the International Congress of Geologists, and president of the United States Geological Society. Click here for a list of rare maps by Arnold Hague.
Cartographer: Julius (Julien) Bien (1826 - 1909) was an American lithographer and engraver based in New York City. Bien was born in Naumburg German. He was educated at the Academy of fine arts in Cassell and at Stadel's Institute in Frankfurt. Following the suppression of the anti-autocratic German Revolutions of 1848, Bien, who participated in the pan-German movement found himself out of favor in his home country and joined the mass German immigration to the United States. Around 1850 Bien established the New York Lithographing, Engraving & Printing Company in New York that focused on the emergent chromo-lithograph process - a method of printing color using lithographic plates. He work drew the attention of the U.S. Government printing office which contracted him to produce countless government maps and surveys, including the Pacific Railroad Surveys, the census, numerous coast surveys, and various maps relating to the American Civil War. Bien also issued a number of atlases both privately and in conjunction with a relation, Joseph Bien. At the height of his career Bien was elected president of the American Lithographers Association. Click here for a list of rare maps by Julius Bien.s
Size: Printed area measures 32 in height x 18.5 inches in width (81.28 x 46.99 centimeters)
Condition: Very good. Blank on verso.
Code: YellowstoneUpperGeyserCenterT-usgs-1904 (to order by phone call: 646-320-8650)
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Professor, Department of Pathology
Chair, Department of Pathology
In 1999 we developed a multidisciplinary group including surgery, oncology, pathology, molecular biology, protein chemistry, computational biology and biostatistics to study Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (HNSCC). Our initial studies on molecular classification of HNSCC using microarray technology demonstrated that patient segregation by gene expression profiling is a better predictor of outcome than established clinicopathological variables. The Head and Neck Program includes multiple laboratories with research exploring basic mechanisms of tumor behavior, developing biomarkers and identifying molecular classifiers that define distinct subsets of patients. Studies in the Prystowsky Laboratory focus on identifying proteomic signatures that predict tumor behavior. The Head and Neck program goals are:
Childs G, Fazzari M, Kung G, Kawachi N,Brandwein-Gensler M, McLemore M, Chen Q, Burk RD, Smith RV, Prystowsky MB, Belbin TJ. Schlecht NF (2009) Low level expression of microRNA's let7-d and miR-205 are prognostic markers of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. Amer J Pathol 174(3):736-745.
Prystowsky MB, Adomako A, Smith RV, Kawachi N, McKimpson W, Atadja P, Chen Q, Schlecht NF, Parish JL, Childs G, Belbin TJ (2009) The histone deacetylase inhibitor LBH589 inhibits expression of mitotic genes causing G2/M arrest and cell death in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma cell lines. Journal of Pathology, 218:467-477.
Schlecht NF, Brandwein-Gensler M, Nuovo GJ, Li M, Dunne A, Kawachi N, Smith RV, Burk RD, Prystowsky MB (2011) A comparison of clinically utilized human papillomavirus detection methods in head and neck cancer. Modern Pathology 24:1295-1305.
Smirnova T, Adomako A, Locker J, Van Rooijen N, Prystowsky MB, Segall JE (2011) In vivo invasion of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma cells does not require macrophages. Am J Pathol 178:2857-2865.
Lleras R, Adrien LR, Smith RV, Harris TM, Liveras A, Schlecht NS, Childs G, Prystowsky MB, Belbin TJ (2011)Hypermethylation of a cluster of kruppel-type zinc finger protein genes on chromosome 19q13 in oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma. Am J Pathol, 178:1965-1974.
Harris T, Jimenez L, Kawachi N, Fan J-B, Chen J, Belbin T, Ramnauth A, Loudig O, Keller CE, Smith R, Prystowsky MB, Schlecht NF, Segall JE, Childs G (2012) Low-Level expression of miR-375 Correlates with Poor Outcome and Metastasis While Altering the Invasive Properties of Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinomas Am J Pathol, 180:917-928.
Loudig O, Brandwein-Gensler M, Kim R, Lin J, Isayeva T, Liu C, Segall JE, Kenny PA, Prystowsky MB (2012) Illumina whole-genome DASL platform: assessing its performance in formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded samples and identifying invasion pattern-related genes in oral squamous cell carcinoma. Human Pathology 42:1911-1922.
Schlecht N, Brandwein-Gensler M, Smith RV, Kawarchi N, Broughel D, Lin J, Keller CE, Reynolds PA, Gunn-Moore FJ, Harris T, Childs, G, Belbin TJ, Prystowsky MB (2012) Cytoplasmic ezrin and moesin correlate with poor survival in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. Head and Neck Pathology 6:232-243.
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September 26, 05
Vol. 21 , No. 02
Nonviolent Sexuality: A Dialogue on Sex, Conflict, Alcohol, and Intimacy
Bob Hall is one of America's premier experts on conflict resolution. As the founder of Learning To Live With Conflict, Inc. he has lectured on over 600 college and university campuses in the United States and Canada. Additionally, his work has earned him three nominations from the National Association for Campus Activities for the Lecture Program of the Year. By engaging college students in such uncomfortable and difficult subjects as sex, violence, and intimacy through the practice of conflict resolution, Hall seeks to emphasize dialogue and understanding rather than anger and resentment.
Bob Hall graduated from the Rochester Institute of Technology before moving on to Antioch University, where he received a Masters Degree in Conflict Resolution. He holds a black belt in the Japanese martial art of judo and before focusing on lecturing at colleges spent years as an instructor in self-defense education at RIT, helping students not only learn the art of self-defense but also develop the skills necessary to recognize and diffuse potentially violent situations. Hall has also worked extensively in the New York State Judicial System as an expert on conflict resolution, and received great distinction as the first man to serve on the Board of Directors for the New York State Coalition against Sexual Assault in 1997.
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Tuesday, September 27, 2005
LUNCH 11:45 a.m., LECTURE. 12:15 p.m.
Trust is perhaps, one of the most inappropriate words to describe U.S.-North Korea relations. The idea of trust presupposes a democratic political system, and democracy encourages active participation of the people in civil societies. The North Korean political system is one of the most tyrannous and undemocratic systems where operation of the civil societies is non-existent. In contrast, the U.S. is a high-trust society, but the idea of trust has never entered into the minds of negotiators in the U.S.-North Korea relations. U.S. relations with North Korea have been firmly rooted in American national interest. The mutual distrust rather than the trust characterizes the relationship.
Sources of U.S. distrust of North Korea are clear, and they are widely known. North Korea was the "shock troop" of the Communist camp during the cold-war years. It manufactures weapons of mass destruction while children are starving to death. North Korean violations of basic human rights have reached the level that the international community can no longer tolerate the abuse. What are the reasons for North Korean distrust of the U.S.? It is important to examine North Korean mistrust of the U.S. in order to establish trust and normalize U.S.-North Korea relations.
Dae-Sook Suh is Korea Foundation Professor of Policy Studies at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. He received his graduate training in Political Science at Columbia University, receiving Ph.D. in 1964. He taught at the University of Houston and the University of Texas before moving to the University of Hawaii to establish and develop the programs for the Center for Korean Studies. He served as its first Director from 1972 to 1995. His publications include The Korean Communist Movement, 1918-1948 (1967), Kim II Sung: The North Korean Leader (1995), and North Korea After Kim Il Sung (1998). He also taught at Seoul National University and Yonsei University in Korea. He was a Visiting Professor at Keio University in Japan, Visiting Scholar at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, D.C., and at the Keck Center for International and Strategic Studies at Claremont McKenna College. He is currently lecturing at UCLA.
Dae-Sook Suh's lecture is sponsored by the Keck Center for International and Strategic Studies.
Stock Indices: How the Average Came to be the Best
David Blitzcr is a managing director and the chairman of the S&P 500 Index Committee. He is a member of Standard & Poor's Investment Policy Committee and the Standard & Poor's Economic Forecast Council. He writes Trends and Projections, a monthly review of the U.S. economy and is also a regular contributor to MarketScope and other Standard & Poor's services.
Before joining Standard & Poor's, Dr. Blitzer was Corporate Economist at The McGraw-Hill Companies, S&P's parent corporation.
David Blitzer is the author of Outpacing the Pros: Using Indices to Beat Wall Street's Savviest Money Managers, (McGraw-Hill, 2001) and What's the Economy Trying to Tell You? Everyone 's Guide to Understanding and Profiting from the Economy, (McGraw-Hill, 1997). In the year 2000, Blitzer was named to SmartMoney magazine's distinguished list of "the 30 most influential people in the world of investing," which ranked him seventh, and in the year 1998, Blitzer was named the nation's top economist, receiving the Blue Chip Economic Forecasting Award for most accurately predicting the country's leading economic indicators for four years in a row. Blitzer is often quoted in the national business press, including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and various financial and industry publications. He is frequently heard on local and national television and radio.
A graduate of Cornell University with a B.S. in Engineering, Dr. Blitzer received his M.A. in economics from George Washington University and his Ph.D. in economics from Columbia University.
The Afro-Latin Diaspora: From Opacity to Transparency
Jameelah Xochitl Medina first began her research into the Afro-Latin Diaspora in 1997 when she traveled to the Caribbean Coast of Panama with a CMC International Research Grant. Her recently published book, The Afro-Latin Diaspora: Awakening Ancestral Memory, Avoiding Cultural Amnesia (2004), discusses the concept of African resistance in the Americas and highlights the heroism and contributions of these forgotten people of Latin America. The book also discuses what it means to be an Afro-Latino born in the Diaspora.
Medina grew up in La Puente and Bloomington, CA and became Bloomington High School's youngest graduate at age fifteen. As a member of the National Spanish Honor Society (Sigma Delta Pi), she graduated (cum laude) from CMC in 1999 with a B.A. in Spanish. She studied abroad at the University of Barcelona and earned a Master of Education degree at Claremont Graduate University. By the age of 20, she was teaching Spanish at the high school level.
Now a resident of Rialto, CA, Medina is employed as a trainer and training coordinator for State Compensation Insurance Fund of California. Last year she was awarded the "State Fund's Achievement Award for Extraordinary Work and Achievement." She also owns the Medina Academy of Overachievers, a private tutoring program in select subjects for all ages.
Jameelah Medina's return to CMC is jointly sponsored by the Chicano/Latino Student Affairs Center and the Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month.
Living with Spirits, Writing as Activism
Award-winning novelist, Gary Pak comments: "Being born and raised in Hawai'i, it is hard not to be affected by the breathing of the land and sea. I grew up in a household that nurtured me on Korean/Asian, Hawaiian and American values all at the same time." These values and themes are evident in his lyrical and moving novels and collections of short stories that explore the intersections of these various cultures in the islands. Critics have noted Pak's ear for the linguistic riches of the islands reflected in his many and varied characters. In his writings. Pak also conveys the histories of the many peoples who inhabit Hawai'i and in the process, paints portraits of local and everyday life.
Gary Pak is Director of the Creative Writing Program and associate professor of English at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa. He is the author and editor of five books, including Children of a Fireland (2004) and The Language of the Geckos and Other Stories (2005). Professor Pak was also the recipient of a fellowship as Fulbright Scholar to Korea. He is currently at work on a book of essays on contemporary Korean culture and a video oral history of second generation Korean Americans in Hawaii.
Gary Pak's talk at the Athenaeum and his visit to Claremont McKenna College is jointly sponsored by the Athenaeum and the Keck Center for International and Strategic Studies.
From the Sixties to the Future
Bobby Seale was the chairman and co-founder of the Black Panther Party (BPP), an organization formed in 1966 dedicated to defending Blacks against police brutality and providing social services to the community.
Born in Dallas, Texas in 1936, Bobby Seale grew up in Oakland, California. He met Black Panther Party co-founder, Huey P. Newton while attending Oakland City College (Merritt College). Both were admirers of Malcolm X and his teachings. They were moved by his assassination in 1965 and adopted Malcolm's slogan, "Freedom by any means necessary," as they founded the BPP the following year.
The Black Panther Party developed into a militant Marxist revolutionary group that continued to gain popularity throughout the late 1960s. In 1968 membership increased from 400 members to 5,000 members and 45 chapters and branches. According to J. Edgar Hoover, the head of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the BPP was the "No. 1 threat to the internal security of the nation."
In 1974, Seale left the BPP altogether after moderating his more militant views and endorsing a nonviolent strategy that focused on providing community services to African Americans. Bobby Seale's lecture entitled, "From the Sixties to the Future," will transport the audience back to a time when the activism of hundreds of thousands of protesters created cross-cultural coalitions, numerous community programs, and an unforgettable synergy of forces. Seale will share his thoughts on how we must reach for the future and understand how all civil-human rights issues today are interconnected, interdependent and interrelated with environmental problems, political issues, and global economics.
Rwanda: Post-genocide and the Fight against HIV/AIDS
LUNCH 11:45 a.m., LECTURE 12:15 p.m.
What is the current situation in Rwanda these days, given the terrible combination of the genocide in 1994 and the current AIDS pandemic? The average age in Rwanda is under fifteen and nearly one quarter of the population is orphaned. AIDS infection was one of many tools of terror used during the genocide, where HIV-infected men were released from hospitals and ordered to rape as many Tutsi women as possible. Dr. Nancy Fitch will give an update.
Dr. Fitch is the HIV/AIDS Clinical Services Advisor for the U.S. Agency for International Development in Kigali, Rwanda. Rwanda is one of the fifteen focus countries of the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS relief and is receiving $50 million annually for five years to "turn the tide of the pandemic." She will speak about the current fight against HIV/AIDS in Rwanda and what it is like in the aftermath of the 1994 genocide.
Dr. Fitch has been doing international health work since 2001. Prior to her work in Rwanda she worked in Armenia as a Primary Health Care Advisor with the Armenia Social Transition Program. She has over twenty years' experience working in the U.S. in primary health care delivery, clinical medicine, and public health. From 1990 to 2001 she served as the Director of University Health Services for the University of Montana. Dr. Fitch has a doctorate of medicine from Duke University and a B.A. from Brown University.
Fear and Learning at Hoover Elementary
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In 1994, the State of California passed Proposition 187, a controversial ballot measure that eliminated health and educational benefits for undocumented aliens living in the state. At the time, Laura Simon'85 taught fourth grade at an elementary school in Pico Union — a district which has been described as "the Ellis Island of Los Angeles." Composed of students who spoke 32 different languages and were 90 percent from Mexico or Central America, Hoover Elementary would feel a strong impact from Prop 187. In Fear and Learning at Hoover Elementary (1997), Simon documents the deeply divided opinions of teachers, administrators, and students on the issues of bilingual studies, the right to education, and the legal and political status of illegal immigrants.
Originally broadcast on the PBS series "Point of View," Fear and Learning at Hoover Elementary won the "Freedom of Expression Award" at the 1997 Sundance Film Festival and the prestigious DuPont-Columbia University Award. The Rockefeller Foundation named the documentary as one of the "ten most important films on American race relations."
In addition to Fear and Learning at Hoover Elementary, Laura Simon has written and produced the 20th Century Fox film Chasing Papi (2003), and written the Vh 1 /MTV film Thirty Days Until I'm Famous (2004) — a response to her experiences in Hollywood as a Latino writer. She has been invited as an honored guest to the White House and to the Annual Hispanic Caucus Congressional Dinner.
Simon was born in Mexico to parents from Sinaloa and Sonora, and lived in Mexico until the age of six. When she was ten, her parents opened a popsicle sales business in El Mercado in East L.A., and Simon helped support her family by selling popsicles on the street corners of her neighborhood. She eventually learned to speak English fluently and went on to become Valedictorian at her high school. She then won a scholarship to Claremont McKenna College where she became the first member of her family to attend college. There she double majored in economics and philosophy. Her academic achievement continued, and she was class president and commencement speaker upon her graduation.
Japan's September 11: A Critical Election - What it Meant, What's it Going to Mean?
LUNCH 11:45 a.m. LECTURE 12:15 p.m.
On September 11, 2005 Japan held what the leader of the main opposition party called the most critical election since the Pacific War. Prime Minister Koizumi of the long-ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) attempted to pass a bill to privatize Japan's postal and postal financial services, his long-time pet project. When he failed to do so because members of his own party resisted and defected, he immediately called an election of the lower House, and in an unprecedented move the party expelled all those representatives who had voted against his bill in the lower House. He then proceeded to nominate new candidates to try to unseat the rebel legislators. He was taking a huge gamble that would influence Japanese politics and policy for years to come, as well as determine his own ability to stay in power. Would Koizumi be able to punish the rebels in his own party and stay in power, or would the Democratic Party (DPJ), the main opposition party that had been gradually gaining strength the last few years, finally take power and bring about an alternation in power in Japanese politics?
Koizumi won his gamble - the LDP gained far more seats than it went into the election with. What led Japan to this critical election? What short and long-term trends culminated in this unparalleled series of events and allowed Koizumi to take this gamble and win it so decisively? What does this mean for the future of Japanese politics, society and Japan's relations with the U.S.? Ellis S. Krauss, a political scientist specializing on Japanese politics who has been conducting research on the LDP and was in Japan observing the election, will attempt to answer these questions.
Ellis S. Krauss is Professor at the Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies, University of California, San Diego. He is the author of many books and articles on Japanese politics and U.S.-Japan relations, his most recent book being Beyond Bilateralism: U.S.-Japan Relations in the New Asia Pacific (Stanford University Press, 2004), co-edited with T.J. Pempel. Krauss received his Ph.D. from Stanford University.
Krauss' lecture is sponsored by the Keck Center for International and Strategic Studies.
The Conservative Case for Gay Marriage
Andrew Sullivan is one of the most provocative commentators and popular bloggers today. An essayist for TIME magazine and a columnist for the Sunday Times of London, he also is the editor of andrewsullivan.com, a daily destination for readers seeking informed commentary on subjects ranging from international affairs and domestic politics to culture, religion and faith.
The former editor-in-chief of The New Republic magazine, Sullivan was the youngest editor in its history and was acknowledged for making the magazine more relevant to readers of his generation.
Sullivan wrote the critically-acclaimed landmark book, Virtually Normal: An Argument About Homosexuality (1995). He also is the author of Same Sex Marriage: Pro and Con, A Reader (1997) and Love Undetectable: Notes on Friendship, Sex and Survival (1999). A practicing Catholic, he has challenged the Church's position on gay life and has written extensively on the crisis in the Church.
A native of England, he came to the U.S. on a Harkness Fellowship, the British equivalent of the Rhodes Scholarship. He holds an M.A. in Public Administration and a Ph.D. in Political Science from Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government.
Andrew Sullivan's visit to CMC is jointly sponsored by the Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum and the Gould Center for Humanistic Studies.
WordsWorth Society Lunch
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LUNCH 12:00 p.m.
CMC's Founding Trustee Donald McKenna delighted in coming to the Athenaeum; and one of his favorite activities was attending the regular WordsWorth Society lunches. The Athenaeum is reviving the spirit of the WordsWorth Society by hosting a lunch to commemorate Donald McKenna's 98th birthday. Please join special guest Bruce McKenna, Donald's grandson, in exploring the joy of a rich vocabulary.
Bruce C. McKenna is a screenwriter living in Los Angeles who has written on subjects ranging from Saint Patrick to the rise of Adolf Hitler. He has been nominated for an Emmy and won the prestigious Writer's Guild Award for his work on Band of Brothers (2001), the acclaimed HBO miniseries produced by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks. He is presently creating a new WW II miniseries for HBO, along with Spielberg and Hanks on the Marine Corps and aviators in the Pacific.
The only requirement for the lunch is that you bring along an interesting word that you have researched: history, derivation, meaning, and usage.
An Evening with the Author
Louise Erdrich possesses one of the most original and unique literary voices in America today. By using her own Native American descent as a major inspiration for her work, Erdrich taps into themes and imagery unknown to most other contemporary authors. She is the author of many literary works ranging from novels to poetry to children's books, and won the prestigious National Book Critics Circle Award in 1984 for Love Medicine (1984), the first novel in a fictional tetralogy focusing on Native American and European-immigrant families over three decades in North Dakota.
Erdrich herself was raised in North Dakota as the daughter of an Ojibwa Indian woman and a German-American man, and she entered the first coeducational class of Dartmouth College in 1972 through the college's Native American Studies program. After graduating from Dartmouth with a degree in anthropology she studied creative writing at Johns Hopkins University, graduating with her Masters Degree in 1979. Only a few years later she won the Nelson Algren fiction competition, and her first book of poetry, entitled Jacklight, was published in 1984. To this day Erdrich continues her exploration of individual identity and small community dynamics with a distinctive style that has remained as exciting and novel as when her work first appeared on the American literary scene.
Reading and Commentary
Galway Kinnell writes about the terror and wonder of human beings. Terror, because we know we must die; wonder, because we are so capable of love. His poems leave conventional notions of religious authority and personality behind. "If you could keep going deeper and deeper," Kinnell has said, "you'd finally not be a person ... you'd he a blade of grass or ultimately perhaps a stone. And if a stone could read poetry would speak for it."
His Selected Poems (1982) was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry and the National Book Award. Subsequent volumes — The Past (1985), When One Has Lived a Long Time Alone (1990), Imperfect Thirst (1996), and A New Selected Poems (2000) — have continued to win praise for their intense commitment to life in full consciousness of death.
Born in Providence, Rhode Island, Galway Kinnell attended Princeton University, where he roomed with the acclaimed poet, W.S. Merwin. Twice a Fulbright Scholar, he has taught in universities from France to Iran. In the 1960s, Kinnell helped register Southern black voters for the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE). This experience, along with his participation in Vietnam antiwar demonstrations and readings, deepened his "Whitmanian" vision of the United States.
Awarded fellowships from the MacArthur and Guggenheim Foundations and the Medal of Merit of the National Institute of Arts and Letters, Galway Kinnell is currently the Erich Maria Remarque Professor of Creative Writing at New York University and a Chancellor of the Academy of American Poets.
Los Pinguos: A Musical Celebration
ADRIAN BUONO, guitar
SANTIAGO LEE, guitar
JOSE AGOTE, guitar
JUAN MANZUR, guitar
JUAM MANUEL LEGUIZAMON, percussion
Described as a "hot Argentine folk groove band" and the "South American version of the Beatles," Los Pinguos came to the U.S. with every intention of making some noise. With Spanish guitars, a Cuban Tres and a Peruvian cajon (box-drum), musicians Adrian Buono, Jose Agote, Juan Manzur and Juan Manuel Leguizamon began playing together in Buenos Aires in 1999. Vivacious and infectious, their music garnered a devoted fan base in Argentina, inspiring the ensemble to pursue global attention.
Los Pinguos made its Los Angeles debut at local bars such as the Latin Lounge, the Knitting Factory and Key Club. But it was at Santa Monica's 3rd Street Promenade that the band realized its potential to reach a wide and diverse audience. There, a talent scout heard their music and urged them to audition for a new television show, "The Next Big Star," at which Los Pinguos claimed the Grand Prize.
Since then, Los Pinguos has recorded two new albums — Camino Bueno (2002) and Serenata (2003) — and played at the Wiltern Theatre and Music Center of Los Angeles. Most recently the group appeared at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival with female songstress Suzanne Vega. Los Pinguos' music has also appeared on the television shows "The Shield" and "The L Word," and is featured in the Antonio Banderas and Emma Thompson film Imagining Argentina (2004).
Join your friends at the Athenaeum for a musical celebration of Latino Heritage Month.
U.S.-China Relations in the Context of Growing PRC Power
China is getting stronger. The United States is determined to maintain its preeminence. Can two such powers develop productive relations and address critical global issues? The aftermath of Chinese President Hu Jintao's visit to the United States, and President Bush's anticipated visit to the PRC in the near future, make this an important time to assess America's ties with China.
Among the issues littering the U.S.-China agenda are: How to deal with: proliferation threats in North Korea and Iran; stability in the global economic and trade system; how to provide regional security in Asia; how to deal with global energy and environmental issues; and, prospects for stability and progress in China itself.
Dr. Lampton, born in Glendale, California, author of Same Bed, Different Dreams: Managing U.S.-China Relations, 1989—2000 (2002) and editor of The Making of Chinese Foreign and Security Policy in the Era of Reform, 1978-2000 (2001), received his Ph.D., MA, and undergraduate degrees from Stanford University. Dean of Faculty and director of China Studies at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) and director of China Studies at The Nixon Center in Washington, DC, Dr. Lampton received an honorary doctorate from the Institute of Far Eastern Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
Author of many books and scholarly and popular articles dealing with contemporary China and U.S.-China relations, his most recent article, "Paradigm Lost: The Demise of Weak China, appeared in the Fall 2005 issue of The National Interest. He consults with various foundations, corporations, government agencies, and the Aspen Institute Congressional Program.
David Lampton's lecture is sponsored by the Keck Center for International and Strategic Studies.
Information Technology Advisory Board Lunch
LUNCH 11:45 a.m., PROGRAM 12:00 p.m.
Come have lunch on September 29th with members of CMC's new Information Technology Advisory Board, who are launching an inaugural program: the Silicon Valley Information Technology Advisory Board Networking Trip. The members will each comment on their role in the technology revolution and why they feel Information Technology at CMC is important, and the need to build bridges to technology industries that boast a wide variety of employment opportunities.
The purpose of the Silicon Valley networking trip is to provide CMC students with an opportunity to establish relationships with CMC alumni working in the Silicon Valley, while gaining exposure to various job opportunities in technology. The goal is for these relationships to evolve into summer internship and full-time job opportunities for CMC students in the Silicon Valley.
The trip is projected to occur annually during the last week of CMC's winter break. In 2006, students will arrive in the Silicon Valley on Monday, January 9th. On Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, the students will visit a total of six companies, including Google and Dionex.
Participants will consist of 10 CMC students who have demonstrated an interest in either computing, technology, or have worked for the Information Technology Services Department. Students will be selected through an application process.
Students are only responsible for airfare costs to and from the Bay Area. The Information Technology Advisory Board will cover all lodging expenses and provide a stipend for food and transportation costs while the students are in the Silicon Valley.
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Hajj-Vegas: Mecca's 21st Century Las-Vegas-ization
Why is the holiest site of Islam, Mecca, being compared, disparagingly to Las Vegas? Indeed, is Islam's holiest site fast becoming a spiritually fashioned Las Vegas, loosely speaking?
It could be because 95% of Mecca's millennium-old buildings have beendemolished in the past two decades to make way for a new glitzy and commercial modern-day pilgrimage experience that is the Saudi Arabian Kingdom's pride and joy. And rightly so, for a destination flocked to by millions each year, set to require the infrastructure to support many more Muslims in the years ahead, with numbers estimated to hit 17 million by 2025. However, there is a cautious whispering starting to voice its disapproval and fears that the Hajj experience in the 2010th decade is starting to resemble something a little different from the simpler Hajj experience of our forefathers.
Still, this criticism is offset by national pride in the Kingdom's rennovation and unashamed investment in Islam's holiest sites, the pride and joy of the King of Saudi Arabia, the Custodian of the Two Mosques.
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Students may seek either an academic major in humanities.
The interdisciplinary major in the humanities enables students to broaden their understanding of themselves and their interaction with the world, providing an understanding of their cultural and intellectual heritage while giving them the tools to use that knowledge as lifelong learners. Students explore how individuals and groups understand their existence, their place within their cultures, and their responsibility to others and the physical world. They learn how to express this understanding—by studies in literature, language, history and through creative and expressive art—and define their own meaning of humanness within an increasingly technological and diverse world. The interdisciplinary curriculum draws on art, art history, cultural history, literature, language, music, philosophy and religious studies, and theater.
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The student who graduates with a major in the humanities should be able to
- Use the knowledge, experiences, and skills gained from the study of the humanities to develop one's identity as a lifelong learner and contributing member of one's community and society.
- Plan, communicate, and implement coherent and justifiable practices that improve human conditions.
- Critically analyze ideas and defend recommendations for improving the conditions of all members of society.
- Act in a personally and socially responsible manner, recognizing the complexity and diversity of the human experience.
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Degree Requirements Update
Degree requirements are being updated for fall 2015. How does this affect you? Your degree requirements may vary depending on when you start your program.
- If you are starting your degree this summer, please follow the degree requirements for the 2014–15 school year listed on this page or in the 2014–15 Humanities Degree Planning Worksheet
- If you are starting your degree this fall, please follow the 2015–16 Humanities Degree Planning Worksheet
- If you are a current student, please follow the degree requirements for the year you began your program, available in the catalog archive
A degree with a major in humanities requires the successful completion of 120 credits of coursework, including 33 credits for the major; 41 credits in general education requirements; and 46 credits in the minor, electives, and other degree requirements. At least 17 credits in the major must be earned in upper-level courses (numbered 300 or above).
Requirements for the Humanities Major
Coursework for a major in humanities includes the following:
- Required introductory course (3 credits): HUMN 100
- Required foundation courses (12 credits): ARTT 205, HIST 115–116 (or HIST 141–142), and PHIL 140
- Core courses (12 credits): ARTH 372 (or ARTH 373), an upper-level ENGL course; and two upper-level courses designated HUMN and/or PHIL
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Humanities Degree Courses
First Courses (to be taken within the first 18 credits)
Note: Placement tests are required for math and writing courses.
- LIBS 150 Introduction to Research (1)
- WRTG 101 Introduction to Writing (3)
or WRTG101S Introduction to Writing (3)
- MATH 106 Finite Mathematics (3)
or a higher-level math course
Introductory Courses (to be taken within the first 30 credits)
- HIST 125 Technological Transformations (3)
or other arts and humanities/historical perspective course
- BIOL 103 Introduction to Biology (4)
or other biological and physical sciences lecture and laboratory course(s)
- HUMN 100 Introduction to Humanities (3)
- ECON 103 Economics in the Information Age (3)
or other behavioral and social sciences course
- WRTG 293 Introduction to Professional Writing (3)
or other writing course
- IFSM 201 Concepts and Applications of Information Technology (3)
or CMST 301 Digital Media and Society (3)
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- HIST 115 World History I (3)
or HIST 141 World Civilization I (3)
- BEHS 103 Technology in Contemporary Society (3)
or other behavioral and social sciences course (discipline must differ from first)
- NSCI 100 Introduction to Physical Science (3)
or other biological and physical sciences lecture course
- HIST 116 World History II (3)
or HIST 142 Western Civilization II (3)
- ENGL 240 Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama (3)
or other arts and humanities course (discipline must differ from other humanities course)
- CMIS 111 Social Networking and Cybersecurity Best Practices (3)
or other computing course
- PHIL 140 Contemporary Moral Issues (3)
- COMM 202 Media and Society (3)
or other communication, writing, or speech course
- ARTT 205 Art Appreciation (3)
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- WRTG 391 Advanced Research Writing (3)
or other upper-level advanced writing course
- ARTH 372 History of Western Art I (3)
or ARTH 373 History of Western Art II (3) (arts breadth course for the major)
- ENGL 433 Modern American Literature: 1914–1945 (3)
or other upper-level ENGL core course for the major
- HUMN 351 Myth in the World (3)
or other PHIL or HUMN core course for the major
- PHIL 336 Ideas Shaping the 21st Century (3)
or other PHIL or HUMN core course for the major
- PHIL 348 Religions of the East (3)
or other supplemental major course
Capstone Course for Major (to be taken in the last 15 credits)
- HUMN 495 Humanities Seminar (3)
Minor and/or Elective Courses (46)
(to be taken in the last 60 credits along with required major courses)
Total credits for BA in humanities: 120
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trodgers wrote:WMC: complaining about Jalen Rose?!? I like Rose. And Webber.
Webber is OK by me. He was great with Payton on NBA TV. Rose? Meh... I give him crazy props though for calling out Skip Baseless that one time.
trodgers wrote:WMC: complaining about Jalen Rose?!? I like Rose. And Webber.
borri wrote:Pau better not get punked by Faried again.
Flagrant Fouls: These fouls are considered unnecessary and/or excessive. There are two types of flagrant fouls, 1 and 2. A flagrant 1 is unnecessary contact. This is usually when a defensive player swings and makes hard contact with the offensive player or makes hard contact and then follows through. A flagrant foul 2 is unnecessary and excessive contact. This usually has a swinging motion, hard contact, and a follow through. Both fouls carry a penalty of two free throws and the team that was fouled retains possession. A flagrant foul 2 also results in an ejection of the player committing the foul. A player also is ejected if he commits two flagrant foul penalty 1's.
dj vitus wrote:I didn't see any "follow through." Dwight even got pushed back from the contact. Hill also got his nose punched. Faried is a p***** for staying on the floor so long. Come on, if you did that in high school, you'd be ridiculed the rest of your career.
scissors wrote:Win another 5 games straight before losing one.
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Dangers of Mixing Medications
Medical Author: Benjamin C. Wedro, MD, FAAEM
"Better things for Better Living... through Chemistry" worked well as a slogan for DuPont, but mixing chemicals in the body can lead to disaster. The world has become healthier because of medications that are available to treat and control disease and illness. But a problem exists when the medications interact with each other, causing complications, or are abused.
Some drug interactions are easy to predict. Take a narcotic pain pill, add a few drinks after dinner, and toss in a sleeping pill. The combination of three sedative medications may cause problems with the brain forgetting to tell the body to breathe. Other interactions are tougher to predict. For example, warfarin (Coumadin), a blood thinner, will become too active in the body and cause significant bleeding if almost any antibiotic is added. The healthcare provider needs to predict the problem and take action to avoid possible deadly complications.
The body is a breeding ground for drug interactions. Whether the drug is an over-the-counter (OTC) medication, a prescription drug, a holistic compound, a dietary supplement, a food, or an illegal drug, the potential for interaction exists. The problem occurs when people forget - or choose not to divulge - what they put in their body.
Medically Reviewed by a Doctor on 12/1/2014


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18 Bright and Beautiful Window Box Planters
Hot tamale
If you like your colors spicy hot, plant this design in a red or bright yellow box to underscore the vivid plant selection. Put coleus varieties 'Skyrocket' and 'Tabasco' in the back and New Guinea impatiens across the front and sides. Vinca vine trails in front. Grow this arrangement in partial sun.
Bold beauty
The rich shades of coleus make a statement next to spots of bright color from blooms. From left: coleus 'Stained Glassworks Copper', Lantana 'Dallas Red', beargrass, coleus 'True Red', coleus 'Stained Glassworks Big Blond' and licorice vine.
Old-fashioned appeal
Variegated trailers dangle over the edge of this box filled to brimming with cottage favorites including hibiscus, impatiens, pansies and periwinkle.
Red, white & nearly blue
Plant petunias in red, white and the bluest-looking purple you can find for a star-spangled scene in a red, white or blue container. Arrange plants in rows for stripes of color. Let vinca vines cascade over the edges. Grow this box in full sun.
Pastel pleasures
For a light, delicate look, plant pink 'Wave' petunias and blue lobelia in front of silver 'Icicle' helichrysum. Vinca vine trails over the ivory-color box. Set in full sun.
Airy look
Two white pots and three window boxes in coordinating colors line a sunny shelf. Fill with plants with ferny leaves, such as daisies or coreopsis, for an airy look.
On the shady side
For a spot of color in a shady setting, make groupings of coordinating colors of impatiens, such as pink and burgundy. Boston ferns separate the groups. Vinca trails over the cool green box.
Springy statement
Tulips and pansies combine in a simple, bright spring window box arrangement.
Cheery trio
Yellow petunias mingle with spikes of grass and a variegated trailer in a window box decorated in lattice matching that used on this porch.
Awesome autumn
Fresh and dried flowers make for a bountiful fall look. Oversize cabbages and hydrangea blossoms anchor an arrangement that has branches twisting out in fun swirls.
Serene scene
At a woodsy retreat, this subdued collection of petunias and other plants fills a craftsman-style box.
Shady simplicity
Sweet potato vine and some coleus thrive in this shady setting and coordinate with the wood colors of this log cabin.
Landscape tie-in
The two mums in this window box echo the ones in the ground. A big bow secures dried corn for extra fall mood.
Coordinated effect
Window boxes, planters and foundation plantings all work together here for a unified look.
Bold colors
Bright purple petunias are the quietest part of this arrangement. Almost-neon green sweet potato vine billows out in a bold statement. Three artsy planter stakes provide exclamation points to the energetic look.
Modern monochrome
A single plant repeated makes a modern statement, as do these deep-red geraniums.
Dormer appeal
Impatiens 'Dazzler Red' and 'Dazzler Pink' offer a pretty mix of high-up color in this dormer window box.
Double delight
Matching window boxes further unite a pair of windows. Bright blue shutters call for plantings of brilliant blooms.


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At a Glance
Why Get Tested?
To check how well the blood-thinning medication (anticoagulant) warfarin (COUMADIN®) is working to prevent blood clots; to help detect and diagnose a bleeding disorder
When to Get Tested?
When you are taking warfarin or when your doctor suspects that you may have a bleeding disorder
Sample Required?
A blood sample drawn from a vein in the arm; sometimes blood from a fingerstick
Test Preparation Needed?
None needed, although if you are receiving anticoagulant therapy, the specimen should be collected before taking your daily dose.
The Test Sample
What is being tested?
The prothrombin time (PT) test measures how long it takes for a clot to form in a sample of blood. In the body, the clotting process involves a series of sequential chemical reactions called the coagulation cascade, in which coagulation or "clotting" factors are activated one after another and result in the formation of a clot. There must be a sufficient quantity of each coagulation factor, and each must function properly, in order for normal clotting to occur. Too little can lead to excessive bleeding; too much may lead to excessive clotting.
In a test tube, there are two "pathways" that can initiate clotting, the so-called extrinsic and intrinsic pathways. Both of these then merge into a common pathway (like the shape of a "Y") to complete the clotting process. In one of the final steps of the clotting cascade, prothrombin (also called Factor II) is converted into thrombin, but this factor and step is not the sole focus of the PT test.
The PT test evaluates how well all of the coagulation factors in the extrinsic and common pathways of the coagulation cascade work together. Included are: Factors I (Fibrinogen), II (Prothrombin), V, VII and X. The PT test evaluates the overall ability to produce a clot in a reasonable amount of time and, if any of these factors are deficient or dysfunctional, the PT will be prolonged.
The PT test is usually measured in seconds and is compared to a normal range that reflects PT values in healthy individuals. Because the reagents used to perform the PT test vary from one laboratory to another and even within the same laboratory over time, the normal ranges also will fluctuate. To standardize results across the U.S. and the world, a World Health Organization (WHO) committee developed and recommended the use of the Internationalized Normalized Ratio (INR) with the PT test for people who are receiving the anticoagulant warfarin (COUMADIN®).
The INR is a calculation that adjusts for changes in the PT reagents and allows for results from different laboratories to be compared. Most laboratories are now reporting both PT and INR values whenever a PT test is performed. The INR is only applicable, however, for those taking the blood-thinning medication warfarin.
How is the sample collected for testing?
A blood sample is obtained by inserting a needle into a vein in the arm or, sometimes, from a fingerstick.
NOTE: If undergoing medical tests makes you or someone you care for anxious, embarrassed, or even difficult to manage, you might consider reading one or more of the following articles: Coping with Test Pain, Discomfort, and Anxiety, Tips on Blood Testing, Tips to Help Children through Their Medical Tests, and Tips to Help the Elderly through Their Medical Tests.
Another article, Follow That Sample, provides a glimpse at the collection and processing of a blood sample and throat culture.
Is any test preparation needed to ensure the quality of the sample?
No test preparation is needed. If a person is receiving anticoagulant therapy, the specimen should be collected before the daily dose is taken.
The Test
Common Questions
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Article Sources
NOTE: This article is based on research that utilizes the sources cited here as well as the collective experience of the Lab Tests Online Editorial Review Board. This article is periodically reviewed by the Editorial Board and may be updated as a result of the review. Any new sources cited will be added to the list and distinguished from the original sources used.
Sources Used in Current Review
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Clarke, W., Editor (© 2011). Contemporary Practice in Clinical Chemistry 2nd Edition: AACC Press, Washington, DC. Pp 265-281.
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Men and Women's Cross Country Posts Top-Three Finishes at Winston-Salem State
October 7, 2011
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - In their last race before Conference Carolinas competition, Pfeiffers mens team placed second and the womens team took third place at the Wilbur Ross Invitational hosted by Winston-Salem State. The Falcons put their top five runners in the top fifteen during the 5k race. Winston-Salem States Andrew Chebii ran a 15:55, over thirty seconds faster than the next runner, to win the individual title.
Junior Will Oliver ran a 17:20 to place fifth, with sophomore Josh Roberts coming right after with a 17:31. Sophomore Trey Sharpe posted a tenth place finish with a 17:51 and fellow sophomore Cody Bivens ran an 18:03 to place twelfth, with freshman Jeff McClure finishing afterward, running 18:14. Sophomores Cody Jones (18:31) and Joseph Sutlive (18:41), returning to competition after battling an injury, finished next for the team, placing within the fields top twenty. Junior Zack Allen (18:52) and sophomore Fred Travis (20:15) rounded out the day for the Falcons.
The Lady Falcons, also running the 5k course, were led by senior Kaitlyn Mullis in fifth place with a 20:48, followed closely by freshman Justine Serje, running a 20:54 to place seventh, and junior Vlada Mouravieva, running a 20:56 to finish eighth. Freshman Megan Hunsucker ran a 21:33 to finish thirteenth. Junior Rachel Biggerstaff finished the top five team score with a 23:20, with sophomore Nina Ubabuike (25:09) and junior April Hinson (25:30) rounding out the team for the day. Winston-Salem States Brittney Killebrew won the individual title with a 19:55.
The Falcons return to competition in two weeks for the Conference Carolinas Meet at McAlpine Creek Park in Charlotte, NC on October 21st.


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Minutes of meeting held on Wednesday May 24th at 69 Gt. Russell St.
Present: Dr. H.B. Morgan (Chairman), Mr. R. Calder, Dr. H. Joules, Mr. C.H. Norman, Dr. H.C. Boyde, Professor J.R. Marrack, Mrs. L. Manning, Dr. S.W. Jeger, Mr. Le Gros Clark, Dr. J.A. Gillison, Mr. G. Jeger.
Apologies were received from Mr. Lockyer and the Countess of Huntingdon for their absence.
1) Minutes of meeting held on May 10th were confirmed and signed.
2) Matters arising therefrom:
a) The rescue of the five vehicles from Marseilles. The Organising Secretary reported on his trip to Marseilles and the difficulties encountered there with the French military and customs authorities. He had eventually persuaded the authorities to release the vehicles and contents, and after packing the surgical instruments and similar equipment into 14 cases which were coming by sea to London he and his four companions had driven the ambulances across France to Dieppe. There they were being embarked for England, and arrangements had been made for them to be collected from Newhaven with Trade Plates by Messrs. Keith & Boyle. He submitted the accounts, showing that the cost of bringing the vehicles as far as Dieppe was £82.15.1. This included an amount of approximately £10 spent on oil changing, greasing, etc. in Marseilles, and an amount of 1000 fs. which the Organising Secretary had given for the purchase of soap and ointment to a Spanish Refugee Camp at Lamotte-Beuvron.
The report and accounts were accepted after discussion, and the Secretary's action in going to Marseilles himself to recover the vehicles, instruments etc., was endorsed by 7 votes to 3.
Regarding the sale of the vehicles, Dr. Morgan, Professor Marrack and the Organising Secretary had a consultation with the representatives of Messrs. Keith & Boyle, who had now offered £450 for the five vehicles with their fittings but without the surgical equipment.
This was discussed, and finally it was agreed nem. con. that their offer be accepted.
The disposal of the instruments and medical supplies was then considered and it was agreed that this be referred to the Personnel and Technical Sub-Committee to report and make recommendations.
b) Dr. Quemada had arrived in London with his wife, from Norway. He is without means, and would like to emigrate to New Zealand or Australia and to continue his work there as a surgeon. It was pointed out that this would require an English qualification which would necessitate Dr. Quemada living here for at least a year. It was agreed we could not undertake responsibility for this, and it was therefore decided that Dr. Morgan, Mrs. Manning and Professor Marrack discuss the situation with him and suggest that he might proceed to Mexico to explore the possibilities of permanent settlement.
c) The Organising Secretary reported on the supply of medical equipment for the S.S. " SINAIA ". As a result of telephone calls to and from Perpignan and Paris, it appeared that the C.S.I. had not received the list of medical requisites until Thursday the 18th May, and they notified us that,


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Late Free Throws Send Converse to 71-67 Win over Women's Basketball
January 13, 2011
Story Courtesy of Converse Sports Information
SPARTANBURG, SC The Converse basketball team won a hard fought game against the Falcons of Pfeiffer University, 71-67. Sophomore forward Katy Vaughan (Lebanon, TN) carried the Valkyries down the stretch with a 21 point second half, giving her 25 points for the game, shooting 72 percent from the floor (8-of-11). The Valkyries (3-10 overall, 3-3 Conference Carolinas) get their third straight win to move into sixth place in the conference, just ahead of the Falcons (3-9 overall, 2-4 Conference Carolinas).
Converse had a very balanced attack in the first half with Vaughan, Latrell Nickens (Sumter, SC), Deondria Terrell (Atlanta, GA), and Brandy Williams (Spartanburg, SC) all putting up four points. Sophomore Jasmine Middlebrooks (Atlanta, GA) would lead the Valkyries in the first half with seven points and two rebounds.
The Falcons were lead in the first half by the duo of Brittany Cox (Winston-Salem, NC) and Christina Harvey (Locust Grove, VA) who contributed a combined 13 points and 11 rebounds. Pfeiffer struggled in the first half, shooting 31 percent from the field (9-of-29). The Valkyries took a 30-23 lead into the locker room at half-time.
Pfeiffer came out hot to start the second half taking the lead at 39-38 with 14 minutes remaining. Kellie Rhoney (Catawba, NC) led her troops on the rally scoring eight of her 10 points in the second half. Harveys continued strong play would earn her a double-double with 18 points and 10 boards for the game.
Neither team could seize control until the final minute and a half when Vaughan was sent to the line with a score of 63-63, sinking both free-throws and allowing Converse a two point lead. A missed three-pointer by Pfeiffers Rhoney would lead to a Vaughan rebound and the cushion needed for the Valkyries to get away with the win.
Pfeiffer looks to snap its losing streak on Saturday hosting rival Queens on blackout night at the Merner Gym. All fans attending the 5:30 p.m. tip are encouraged to wear black for the evenings festivities.


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The Highlanders resisted an injury time onslaught from the Sharks for a first Super Rugby win of the season.
The Highlanders won 25-22 after trailing 15-7 at halftime.
The Sharks were awarded three penalties in the final three minutes but captain Keagan Daniel refused to kick for posts and finish with a draw. It was understandable decision with the Sharks believing they were capable of scoring a fourth try and getting five league points. They were already guaranteed a losing bonus point and instead of settling for two league points they attacked the Highlanders line for a match winning bonus point try.
The Highlanders were reduced to seven forwards and the Sharks surprisingly opted for a short lineout and the hosts managed to defend the attempted maul. It was a baffling decision, but there were more opportunities to win the game as Walsh penalised the Highlanders two more times in a frantic finish.
The Sharks showed decent composure to keep the ball but twice they had a number advantage on the outside and the ball carrier opted to go inside and take the tackle.
The Highlanders, without a win this season, were courageous and desperate in defence and a brilliant spot tackle ended the Sharks ambitions of a bonus point win.
The Highlanders scored first to lead 7-0 but the Sharks enjoyed the better of the first half and scored 15 unanswered points.
Highlanders flyhalf Colin Slade missed three penalties in the first half but the Sharks didn't look troubled. It all changed in the first 15 minutes of the second half as the Highlanders played brilliant attacking rugby to score 18 points. Slade finished off arguably the try of the season and Meyer Bosman completed a Sharks period of play that involved close to 30 phases.
Bosman scored two tries and he and winger Lwazi Mvovo were the best of the Sharks backs.
Pieter-Stef du Toit was again impressive in a Sharks performance that never lacked in effort and conviction but could have done with a greater ball in hand decision making.
The defeat is the Sharks fourth in succession and fifth in nine starts.
Tries – Shaun Treaby, Aaron Smith, Colin Slade
Conversions – Slade (2)
Penalties – Slade (2)
Tries – Meyer Bosman (2), Lwazi Mvovo
Conversion – Pat Lambie (2)
Penalties – Lambie
Match report to follow …