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Good Time Tricycle, The City of Atlantic City and CRDA are excited to announce the return of the Atlantic City Seafood Festival This two day extravaganza of fun, food, and entertainment celebrating the treasures of the Atlantic Ocean while highlighting the East Coast's favorite sea side city. Saturday, September 12th and Sunday, September 13th on Bader Field in Atlantic City New Jersey.
For the 4th consecutive year the Atlantic City Seafood Festival play host to over 50 restaurants and culinary personalities. This annual event gives attendees the opportunity to experience some of Atlantic City and regional restaurants while, getting to know some of the chef personalities creating these savory dishes. And they are all in one location.
The festival is not just a celebration of great food but also a great opportunity to mingle with unique exhibitors, local artists and genuinely unique human beings. The festival is packed full of unique programs to keep the family busy and smiling all day long. This year's event plans to be nothing short of entertainment and thanks to a generous grant from the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority (CRDA). The festival is free to attend all weekend long. Attendees are encouraged to arrive hungry!
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.The Atlantic City Seafood Festival September 12th and 13th on Bader field in Atlantic City New Jersey admission is free onsite parking $10


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It has been believed for some time now that Pittsburgh Steelers rookies David DeCastro and Alameda Ta'amu would miss the entire slate of offseason OTA and mini-camp sessions and that Mike Adams would only make the mid-June mini-camp because of school requirements. Ed Bouchette reports today via his blog that he was told on Tuesday that those three players can attend once their course work ends, not necessarily when the semester ends. Bouchette goes on to speculate that Adams could possibly be able to attend the third and final OTA session next week, and that all three could very well end up Read more [...]
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Edward Smith-Stanley, 13th Earl of Derby
Edward Smith-Stanley, 13th Earl of Derby KG (21 April 1775 – 30 June 1851), styled Lord Stanley from 1776 to 1832 and known as The Lord Stanley from 1832 to 1834, was an English politician, landowner, builder, farmer, art collector and naturalist. The Derbyan Parakeet, Psittacula derbiana, is named after him.
He was the 1st child and only son of Edward Smith-Stanley, 12th Earl of Derby and Elizabeth Hamilton, daughter of James Hamilton, 6th Duke of Hamilton. On 30 June 1798 he married Charlotte Margaret Hornby, daughter of Reverend Geoffrey Hornby, with whom he fathered future Prime Minister Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby.
After receiving his education at Eton College and Trinity College, Cambridge,[1] Lord Stanley was Member of Parliament for Preston and Lancashire from 1796 to 1832, when he was ennobled as Baron Stanley of Bickerstaffe, of Bickerstaffe in the County Palatine of Lancaster. In 1834 he succeeded his father as 13th Earl of Derby and withdrew from politics, instead concentrating on his natural history collection at Knowsley Hall, near Liverpool. He had a large collection of living animals: at his death there were 1,272 birds and 345 mammals at Knowsley, shipped to England by explorers such as Joseph Burke.
Lord Derby was also the patron of the writer Edward Lear.
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HOUSTON -- If nothing else, the Houston Astros can try to play spoilers down the stretch. Houston continued to play well against playoff contenders Thursday night, defeating Philadelphia 6-4 to snap the Phillies' season-high seven-game winning streak and drop Philadelphia to 3 1/2 games back in the National League wild-card race pending the result of the St. Louis Cardinals-Los Angeles Dodgers game. Jed Lowrie hit a two-out, two-run double in the eighth inning to give the Astros the lead, and Matt Dominguez homered for the Astros, who took a three-game series at Cincinnati last weekend. "When you're a team where we're at, just trying to play the season out, you've got to try to motivate them," Astros interim manager Tony DeFrancesco said. "We could factor into the end of the season here. Hopefully people will say they're (Astros) starting to play good and they've got some life and some energy and they're in the right direction. That's what we want." Astros starter Lucas Harr...
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Welcome to the Prairie Inn
The country lodge vibe, Wi-Fi, flat-panel TVs and I-29 location next to the University of South Dakota provide a home sweet home at the non-smoking Prairie Inn.
Hotel Features
Brew a fresh pot of coffee, peruse top shows via flat-panel LCD TVs and cool down or heat up goodies thanks to mini-fridges and microwaves at the two-story, 31-room Prairie Inn. Breakfast is available each morning in the 1930s farm kitchen-style dining area. The hotel also offers fitness facilities and guest laundry services on-site. Parking is free.
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The Prairie Inn is adjacent to the University of South Dakota and the DakotaDome, and seven miles west of I-29. The National Music Museum is a half-mile away. Walk in the footsteps of Lewis and Clark less than 10 minutes north at Spirit Mound. The Missouri River is six miles north. The hotel is 61 miles south of Sioux Falls and a 45-mile drive northwest of Sioux Gateway Airport.
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Priceline guests dig the "good bargain" and "perfect location" of the Prairie Inn landing them within minutes of I-29 and University of South Dakota attractions.
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Family run, and obviously on a shoestring. They did not behave as you would expect people in this line of work would; they just didn't know what to do. We realized very early that we had made a mistake choosing this hotel, but what could we do? We just made the best of it. We wish there was a way to know in advance when a hotel is being run by amateurs. We could go on, but the bottom line is we wouldn't recommend this place at all. ...
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Everynow and then, I get neutered and I am forced to watch a stupid cake design show to keep my cake making honey happy, so she'll still be willing to sex me up every now and then.
Anyways, I actually got a chance to watch a guy lose his balls on live television. In this stupid show, people soon to be married get to have some fancy cake maker design some outlandish cake for their wedding. They give them some ideas and they are put on a time limit with one helper.
Once complete, the engaged couple come around and critique the cakes. Anyways, these other chodes put together some alright cakes but this one designer put together two of the baddest m**** f-ing cakes ever. He put together a bride and groom cake that would've blown your mind. They were so bad ass, the guys cake might as well have been some hottie with a pair DD's and down for whatever your sick little mind wants and the girls cake might as well have been a million dollar shopping spree to Sach's 5th Avenue(or whatever skeezy place you ladies go to to pick out your waredrobe). Tasting the cakes would've made you have an instant never-ending orgasm, with or without the cuddling afterwards(depending if you ate the male or female cake). They would've been so awesome that you would've felt like you just have 20 jello shots of Quervo and NOT wake up with a hangover. That's how frickin out of this world these cakes would've been.
Anyways, this groom is just going off on the cakes like I am about how bad ass they are and when he hands the mic over to the bride(I wouldn't have given her a shot to say anything as we would've been having sex right on the cake at that moment because I'd want to know what it felt like to have sex on God's cake), she says all these nice things about them both, but doesn't like the "monogram" on it. WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What the hell is a monogram and who gives a shit!!!!!!!!!!!!!! She just passed on Heaven's cake and the shot at immortality for a stupid monogram!! I hope monogram somehow means she will shut the hell up forever after making that comment.
Anyways, at that very moment, I could actually see the grooms balls being chopped off on live television, thrown into a meat grinder, ground up and fed to homeless street animals with no testicles themselves and watched his entire life crumble before my very eyes as he changed his mind and AGREED with her. They choose some shitty suitcase looking cake and the maker gets like $10,000.
The groom gets frickin homered by his soon to be wife on live television, has his balled taken from him and realizes what a stupid mistake he has just made, but its too late. His life as he once knew it is now over. His last memory of single life will be watching the baddest cake ever taken from him and he will have to taste some rotten ass knock off from Wal-Mart instead for the rest of his life(You can't get that crappy Wal Mart cake taste out of your mouth ever. Its like the first ATM you've ever gotten, no matter how long you brush you still taste ass).
So this serves as a lesson learned to all guys out there who are married or eventually want to get married:
If your wife or future bride ever talks shit about a cake you think is the shit, pimp slap the hell out of her right then and there and let her know who's boss because if you don't, you too could lose your manhood and forever live in shame.
BTW, I found out where the wedding was and I'm going to buy plane tickets, show up with that bad ass cake, and right when the bride and groom are feeding each other a piece of that shitty knock off cake, I'll bust in between them and take a big ass handful of the cake and shove it down her throat. She'll be mad at first, but after the first several moments of her cake orgasm(yes there's such thing as a cake orgasm) she'll not only thank me, but want to do me right then and there(of course I'd have to pass because I love my woman).
Moral of the story, don't you ever dare let a woman have her cake and eat it too.


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NORWALK, Ohio — Sharon A. Mullins, 51, of Norwalk, Ohio, died Friday, July 5, 2013 in Fisher-Titus Medical Center.
She was born July 18, 1961 in Fairview Park, Ohio and came to Norwalk, Ohio in 1997 from Cleveland, Ohio.
Sharon was a 1979 graduate of John Marshall High School and was a member of the Norwalk Assembly of God. She was a former employee of I.P.C. of Norwalk, Ohio. Sharon enjoyed playing computer games, music, shopping, the companionship of her pets, getting her nails done, and spending time with her grandchildren.
She is survived by her husband of 11 years, Doug Mullins of Norwalk, Ohio, by her children, Erica A. and Bart Kluding of Norwalk, Ohio, Erin L. Helm of Missouri, and Eric L. and Amber Gunder of Missouri, by her step children, Jacob Mullins of Vermilion, Ohio, Justin Mullins of Sandusky, Ohio and Shasta Mullins of Norwalk, Ohio, and 12 grandchildren. Sharon is also survived by her parents, Albert F. and Dolores J. (Kruetzer) Hall of Norwalk, Ohio, by her brother and sister in law, Albert and Carmen Hall of Middleburg Heights, Ohio and by her sister, Susan Young of Strongsville, Ohio.
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Surprisingly wasn't the sale of the Reds or anything baseball related, it was the direction of UC and it's basketball program. Lindner and many of the top UC donors were in attendance, it seems they aren't happy with the direction of the University. Donations are down to the general fund and athletic department, the alumni association had to issue a statement last week about all the negative reactions they've been getting, and the general consensus among the big donors is if things continue on their present course Zimpher's contract WILL NOT be renewed when it expires in 2007. The $2 million dollar gift from the Marge Schott estate (the executor of the estate was at the party) was supposed to be $10 million, but was reduced to $2 given the state of things in Clifton, they may donate the remaining $8 million depending on how things progress. She was also confronted last week by the Foundations Board (influential alumni and donors) who called her on the carpet for donations suffering, she was not pleased they challenged her and is finally starting to realize her job might be on the line.
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Someone anonymously e-mailed me a story a few days ago that began with this headline: ''Why Journalists Deserve Low Pay.''
Not a holiday message that bolsters good cheer in my workplace. Who would argue that journalists aren't doing God's work and should be paid accordingly?
In this case, the author of ''Why Journalists Deserve Low Pay'' is a Swedish college professor in media economics named Robert Picard. His essay, reprinted in the now digital-only Christian Science Monitor, reflects a point of view he routinely makes in his classroom lectures. Here's the one-sentence summary, or nut graf as journalists call it, of Picard's argument: We don't need to pay journalists very much because if you want information these days you can just Google it.
So much for doing God's work. In essence, Picard says that the growth of the Internet and social media like Twitter and Facebook means most human beings with a computer and smart phone can now do the work formerly performed by journalists. For decades, Picard argues, journalists did have high value because they had access to information and sources that most people couldn't conveniently develop. And the companies journalists worked for owned presses and TV towers that could disseminate this information in ways that the public couldn't match.
No more. Ask most college kids today what they do to stay informed and a majority will say they rely on their Facebook pages, their online news outlets and word of mouth. They pick up the gist of the news from simply living in a media-saturated environment. If they want to learn more, they might tune in a 24-hour cable news channel, or catch a headline in the paper. But more likely than not, they will just Google it.
But wait. I did my own Google search of some media-related news events from just this past week and found that the good professor's ''Just Google It'' substitution for journalism might not be as simple as it seems.
In Washington, the Federal Trade Commission held a two-day workshop to consider the health and value of journalism. At the workshop, FTC chairman Jon Leibowitz said this: ''News is a public good and we should be willing to take action if necessary to preserve the news that is vital to democracy.''
The ''Just Google It'' argument took some punches at the FTC hearing too. Rupert Murdoch, owner of Fox News and The Wall Street Journal, said that giving news consumers what they want on any platform from print to cell phone to e-reader will be essential in the future -- but consumers will have to begin to pay for high-quality news and information. ''Good journalism is an expensive commodity,'' he said. Then Murdoch announced that he is looking for a way to keep the work of his News Corp. journalists off of Google.
This worries Google. While its aggregation and distribution concept has made it the biggest success story in American business this last decade, Google depends upon the news-gathering work of 25,000 other news outlets around the world. Google doesn't employ a single journalist. Anything that appears on Google News or Google Web searches comes from somebody else. When the largest news producer in the world, Rupert Murdoch, says he wants to find a way out of Google, well, it's worth noting.
Google did just that. In an official post on the Google corporate blog a few days ago, the company announced that it will cooperate with news organizations that have content on paid Web sites (like Murdoch's Wall Street Journal) to allow these sites to still be included in the results of all Google searches, but limit people to only five free articles per day from such paid content sites. Google seems to recognize something Picard glosses over -- namely, that quality information needs a meter attached to it to help defray the costs of gathering it in the first place. A huge first step.
The recent FTC hearings led to one more bit of insight related to moving past the notion that all good information simply must be free. The FTC issued a set of guidelines governing endorsements by bloggers and other digital media. The nut graf here: Consumers need to be protected from false and misleading claims made by bloggers and social network sites.
Amy Howell, founder of Howell Marketing Strategies in Memphis, explains these new consumer guidelines in a story today in the Business section of The Commercial Appeal. She explains how blogs that incessantly beat the drum in support of a particular product or service can be deemed as advertisements or endorsements, and thereby could be subject to consumer protection laws designed to damp down unsubstantiated claims and outright lies.
Howell believes in the power of social media. She thinks Google, bloggers and sites like Facebook have changed forever the channels used by the public to gather news and information. But it's not the end of journalism. ''The key for journalists,'' she said, ''is to understand that their role is now to identify real news, ensure balance, verify facts and present well-written well-rounded stories with accurate and appropriate sources. Because that is often left out of some of the blogging out there.''
The nut graf here: Journalism, if it is to survive, simply must do better work. The future isn't just about simply quoting others and stringing together stats. It isn't going to survive just by covering small local events. The public itself can do all that. So let them. Open up some space in newspapers and Web sites for user-generated content and call it good. Then, focus the work of the professional journalists up the food chain to higher-value reporting with deeper research and data analysis.
The four largest newspapers in Tennessee, including The Commercial Appeal, will begin to make that move in 2010. The Knoxville News Sentinel, The Tennessean in Nashville and the Chattanooga Times Free Press will work with this newspaper to do higher-level reporting on the governor's race. The papers will share resources so that together they can dig deeper into campaign promises, finances and the records of the candidates. The combined effort, operated under the banner of the Tennessee Newspaper Network, is one way legacy media can increase their value in the digital age.
That's the window of opportunity open for the journalists. The place where they can prove Professor Picard wrong.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Trailblazer
I'm astonished to read so many virulently negative reviews. I read this book just after it came out, as a high-school student, and loved it for the strength of the writing and the vivid images, also the mix of fantasy and reality.
I do recall being a bit surprised at her anger, but up until then the only stories of Chinese-American girlhood that were available (all...
Published on June 5 2004 by Japan Reader
3.0 out of 5 stars Vivid descriptions but ambiguous storyline
Kingston strives to weave a profound, complex story about being a Chinese-American in The Woman Warrior, but usually only succeeds in coming up with an unorganized, choppy book that doesn't consistently flow or excite. She explores the racism towards Chinese-America women with her own family's history by juxtaposing the comfortable with the unknown, the fantastic with the...
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3.0 out of 5 stars Vivid descriptions but ambiguous storyline,
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This review is from: The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts (Paperback)
Kingston strives to weave a profound, complex story about being a Chinese-American in The Woman Warrior, but usually only succeeds in coming up with an unorganized, choppy book that doesn't consistently flow or excite. She explores the racism towards Chinese-America women with her own family's history by juxtaposing the comfortable with the unknown, the fantastic with the mundane. Some chapters are successful in portraying the characters as isolated but strong women, but others only succeed in making the reader feel confused and unconnected to the story.
The novel begins by detailing the story of Kingston's aunt, who was shamed after having an illegitimate child; the first chapter encompasses most of the themes and styles of the rest of the novel, and, like the rest of the book, it is excessively ambiguous. Kingston constantly switches between past tense and present tense truth and imagination. In a single chapter, Kingston describes both her own life and her aunt's life as she pictures it from the stories her mother tells. While these elements are used as a stylistic device for an effect of uncertainty and ambiguity, they are too overwhelming, especially in the first chapter of the story. The reader does not know who Kingston, the narrator, is yet, but the author instantly jumps into narrating two overlapping stories. This chapter does, however, have redeeming qualities. It immediately reflects Kingston's gift for vivid imagery and description, so that, even if the reader may not understand the plot, he or she may still appreciate the colorful and detailed pictures Kingston draws in her narration.
The second chapter, least connected with Kingston's own life, is the most epic and exciting, especially because of Kingston's excellent descriptions. Again, Kingston does not make clear the point of view; it is difficult to realize immediately that Kingston is actually describing the tale of Fa Mu Lan, but in a first-person perspective. This does, however, make the chapter more emotional for the reader. As for the storyline itself, it is, I think, the best one in the book. The reader does not feel obligated to relate to Kingston's struggles with racism and acceptance, because the story does not relate to Kingston. The story is a fantasy, filled with magical elements as well as intense emotions such as love, determination, and spirit. The reader feels liberated as Fa Mu Lan triumphs over boorish warriors despite her original status as a girl. Later, however, Kingston attempts to connect Fa Mu Lan's fantastic tale to her own struggles as a Chinese-American. She first describes her inability to assert herself, and then claims that her true power is in her writing. This brief conclusion feels irrelevant and stark compared to the brilliant story of Fa Mu Lan. Though Kingston tries to tie the story back to her own life, she ends up making her life seem bleak and unimportant in contrast with Fa Mu Lan's life.
Kingston draws the following story from an outside source, her mother. This chapter is another intriguing and riveting part of Kingston's novel, coincidentally, it also involves supernatural elements and follows the tale of a woman who triumphs over typical gender roles. Kingston creates a fascinating tale by using the perfect blend of dialogue and unusual descriptions. The plot of this chapter, which involves Kingston's mother's transition from a revered doctor in China to a laboring wife in America, again contains two contrasting themes. And again, the narration that involves fantasy, growth, and triumph is exciting and absorbing, while the narration of struggles of American life are dull. Kingston attempts to draw the reader into all parts of her story, but the parts that relate to the struggles of female Chinese-Americans are only dull, not profound, because they are too unfamiliar to impact the reader, and too unremarkable to entice the reader.
The final chapters of The Woman Warrior, which revert back to the ambiguous, unorganized format of sections of previous chapters, are not very satisfying. Kingston begins to describe yet another disconnected aspect of struggling as a Chinese in America, this time narrating her aunt's story from a third-person perspective. While Kingston is able to depict the conflict caused when a traditional Chinese clashes with modernized Americans, it is difficult to sympathize with her aunt. Kingston moves too quickly from one story to another, and, apart from the themes, the stories are almost completely disconnected. The last chapter is the most disorientated as Kingston quickly shifts back to narrating her own childhood. Even the themes in this chapter seem disconnected from themes from the previous chapters. Kingston portrays herself as a cruel and violent girl. This is an awful way to end the book, as the reader feels only contempt and confusion towards Kingston.
Your reaction towards the book will depend on your personal history. You are probably more likely to enjoy the book if you have experienced hardships arising from cultural differences and isolation. Though Kingston displays a gift for language- especially description and epic storytelling, her attempts to incite the reader's empathy do not succeed.
4.0 out of 5 stars Trailblazer,
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This review is from: The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts (Paperback)
I'm astonished to read so many virulently negative reviews. I read this book just after it came out, as a high-school student, and loved it for the strength of the writing and the vivid images, also the mix of fantasy and reality.
I do recall being a bit surprised at her anger, but up until then the only stories of Chinese-American girlhood that were available (all one or two of them, I think; this was the mid-70s) portrayed very dutiful, very quiet, very "good" girls. So this was an eye-opener and a stereotype buster, and should be welcomed for that. We have to remember that this was written nearly 30 years ago, when the whole multi-cultural debate was really just getting going; perhaps some things in it would be different now. But the trailblazers in any society often have to be angry to get their messages heard -- and taken seriously. And people like Maxine Hong Kingston laid the foundations that allowed literature by people like Amy Tan to be published. She deserves credit for this.
I can definitely see that aspects of the book could be annoying to Asian-Americans who find people taking this as gospel about Chinese culture, though.
But I'd also like to suggest that some of the negative responses might also come from people uneasy with the idea that non-white people are angry about the racism they've experienced in the United States. It's easy to think this anger is exaggerated if you've never experienced racism.
4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting Chinese-American Read,
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This review is from: The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts (Paperback)
I enjoyed reading the fictional tale Warrior Woman by Maxine Hong Kingston. I think anyone who likes to see how other cultures live and relate to one another will enjoy this story. Readers who enjoy fantasy type stories will also enjoy this book, because it is rich in both types of story telling. After reading the novel, I can appreciate Chinese culture more, and although I usually shy away from fantasy stories and novels, the sections dealing with fantastic themes drew me in. In the story White Tigers, I was attempted to skip pages until the end of the section, but somehow I kept reading the story and I became more involved in it. When I realized the story was being told to empower Chinese women, it gave the whole fantasy a new meaning to me. Women at the time of the story held little value in Chinese society. Girls grow up, go away, and leave their aged parents, but boys were expected to stay with the parents along with their wives to care for their elderly parents.
The story No Name Woman disturbed me as I read. No name woman was the narrator's aunt. The aunt became No Name Woman after her family disowned her for committing adultery and becoming pregnant. The aunt would never name the father, so he could bear in her shame. What bothered me most about this section is not so much that the father escaped punishment, although that bothered me too, but the total lack of forgiveness from the family. Because of this total lack of family forgiveness, this young woman killed herself and her newborn. How terribly sad!
Although the Chinese society seemed to value family and a tradition, I found it highly curious that they could not speak about sex at all and they went to great lengths to avoid even family intimacy. Kingston describes how family members in China shout into each other's faces and yell at each other across the room. At mealtimes, which is a sort of intimate family time, no one talks.
I found the section At the Western Place intriguing. I am aware that there are many immigrants who come to the United States to make a better life for themselves, many times leaving families behind until they can establish themselves. When I read how Moon Orchid had been waiting for her husband for over 30 years and he never returned, instead establishing a new family in the United States, to say I was taken back, is expressing my reaction mildly. Moon Orchid did not seem to mind the arrangement though. Could it have been because she was well provided for financially without the obligation of carrying out wifely duties? Perhaps she enjoyed the prestige of being a married woman. Whatever her reasons, I felt so sorry for her after her sister Brave Orchid forced a confrontation between the estranged spouses. Moon Orchid was devastated by the encounter and was never the same afterwards. Something intangible and innocent within her was forever altered.
I would recommend that this book be read in a thoughtful and serious manner, although the narrative is by no means heavy or serious, but the characters themselves as interesting as well as being a complex mixture of clashes between their own culture and their assimilation to American culture. There are marked differences between the struggles of the young people and the struggles of the older people and how both groups try to fit into the new society while holding onto parts of traditional Chinese culture. I found The Warrior Woman a good read.
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This review is from: The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts (Paperback)
This book is excellent as a literary work, but I wouldn't raise it to any position higher than that. The language used is magnificent, and as an autobiography, the whole metaphoric Fa Mu Lan epic is appropriate.
However, as a 1st generation Chinese American, I absolutely do not approve of the cultural misrepresentations permeating every aspect of this book. I understand that Kingston was not trying in any way to paint a portrayal of Chinese culture, but that is what the autobiography becomes when thrown to the hands of non-Chinese. By "non-Chinese", I am not referring to skin, but rather cultural essence. More specifically, when thrown to my predominantly non-Chinese sophomore English class, this book serves only to fuel the aura of mystique surrounding Chinese culture and perpetuate rumors of misogyny. Discussions on this book are accompanied with a sort of pseudo-sacred air and such fantastic speculations of the "Yellow Man" are made that I simply don't know whether to cry or laugh. Oftentimes, I am on the brink of hurling the book at some ignorant classmate and berating the teacher for her terrible interpretations of Chinese culture. All the wonderful metaphoric language and the horribly mangled Fa Mu Lan legend don't help the situation either. I recommend the book for what it is, but not as a cultural representation. I therefore leave with this caution: read this for its language and message, but don't take the latter to heart.
Looking beyond Kingston's personal interpretation of Chinese culture, the book admittedly has its plusses. ...this was my only solace when reading the book. It is "impressionistic", if you will.
4.0 out of 5 stars A more realistic, no-nonsense version of the Joy-Luck Club,
Nicholas J. Delillo (White Plains, NY United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts (Paperback)
Allow me to qualify this review by saying although I am a white male, I am married to a Filippino woman, I have worked alongside students from China for years, and have gained a moderate knowledge of the Mandarin Chinese language and its culture.
All of that said, this book opened my eyes somewhat to the Chinese immigrant experience in America, the views of Asian women and parents, and of the Chinese mindset in general.
Like the Joy luck club, this book leaves the reader with a powerful and vivid view of early-to-mid 20th century Chinese life both back in China and in America. This view is particularly detailed in its view of its women and the parent-child experience. Unlike the Joy-Luck club, this book does not glorify the chinese experience. Although you expect, and receive, a certain amount of ethnic pride and ethnocentrism (particularly from such an all-inclusive "members only" group) in Maxine's writing, the reader also sees that even this exclusive group and culture has as many unique shortcoming and problems to deal with as it does things to be proud of.
The book often rambles, and is often confusing as to who is narrating, but complete comprehension is not necessary to enjoy this book. True understanding - and enjoyment- in this book comes from the viewing the forest rather than the trees. Pay attention to the style of the writing, the hidden subtleties and overlooked intricacies that the author deftly uses(so common to the Chinese culture), and you will see what I mean.
2.0 out of 5 stars Terribly unsubstantiated load of filth,
ruitao (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts (Paperback)
It is true that some of the horrific deeds to have occurred within China was described adequately in Mrs. Kingston's memoirs, however, it presents too stark an image to those who are unknowing of China's history. Thus, these people are likely to associate the occurances in this book with the entirety of China's population. For example, Mrs. Kingston seems to remember her mother buying a slave girl from China, though it is not disclosed where such events actually took place (this is to assert that the selling of girls were rampant everywhere in China), when in reality the practice of selling girls was illegal in places excluding the most outlying of farmlands. Yet another example has her describing the Chinese language as being "ugly", when clearly she is referring exlusively to Cantonese and not Mandarin. This book is the work of a woman who has had no first-hand experience in living in China for prolonged periods of time, and because of this, her book cannot be held as historically accurate or even close to being so. At the time of her writing this novel, Mrs. Kingston was under the heavy influence of the Nationalists, and it is surprising to see the way her writing transitions from part to part (Mandarin Pinyin in the beginning and Taiwanese phonetics (Wades-Giles method) in the last half -- this juxtaposes "civilized" and "uncivilized", whatever that may mean). This is a biased work of pure fiction, and it cannot be ascertained as to why Mrs. Kingston held such deep-rooted hatred for the Mainland Chinese at the time, even though she was never there to experience the cultural revolution.
2.0 out of 5 stars overrated,
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This review is from: The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts (Paperback)
Perhaps to those with little to zero first-person experience as a Chinese this is a masterpiece. To them, this is a work that sheds light into the intricacies of a foreign culture--words and tradition and verbal folklore interweaved, an amazing quilt, filled and breathed with life through Hong Kingston's imagination and memory.
But to those who are like myself and a few other reviewers here, Hong Kingston stuns us with her use of trite exaggerations already plaguing Chinese stereotypes. This naive exploitation is afforded by her misguided understanding of the cultural roots she is writing about. Even though these stories related to us, came to Hong Kingston first-hand, should we not consider the validity of her retelling, influenced by her own ability to interpret?
It reminds me of the overpriced beef and brocolli dish, served at a very fancy "authentic" looking Chinese restaurant.
To drive my point home, let me point out that had Hong Kingston written the same stories/books under a different name, and without revealing her ethnicity, more people would dismiss her works as yet another Jerry Lewis minstrel of the mysogonistic, backward, mystical-illogical Chinese.
But I did add another star (saving my rating form a mere 1), due to the fact that I am in support of her effort (and apparent success) to make the Chinese (and Asians in general) a bit more visible in the field of American literature.
As a postscript, I would suggest Hong Kingston study the writings of Toni Morrison and Jhumpa Lahiri in the art of storytelling.
2.0 out of 5 stars Perhaps it's personal bias, but I found this book very whiny,
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This review is from: The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts (Paperback)
As a first generation Chinese in America, I was annoyed by the whininess of this book. Kingston seems to have been an especially naive and empathetic child, but what she experienced is not unique, and certainly not as cruel as she makes it seem.
In Chinese, are Caucasians referred to as ghosts? Yes, literally speaking 'ghosts' one of the derogatory terms. But we also call a bad person a bad egg, and a bastard, the egg of a toad and turtle. And I certainly would find a book titled "Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Eggs" more interesting.
I think Kingston manipulated cultural shock to gain sympathy. And I am annoyed that stories like this dominate American literature, which creates a misshapen view of a generation of Chinese women. That is, the older women of Kingston's novel all have misogynistic tendencies.
Most Chinese women between 50-60 years old went through the Cultural Revolution in China, and many are extremely politically minded, and full of feminist ideals. Many Chinese women older than that, fought in World War II, and the Chinese Civil War.
So, perhaps I am just bias, but I personally felt that this novel does a great disservice to older Chinese women.
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Kingston, with her novel about misplaced and awkward lives in society, uses the first person narrative to make the reader understand the problems and opinions of herself, and the way she sees the world. A story about a Chinese girl lost and confused in a new culture, The Woman Warrior has very strong and savage views. These opinions are only enhanced by the first person, and give a greater impact to the message. Slightly disturbed and greatly angered by unfain treatment, Kingston's book is a rather hateful one. She uses strong words, blunt remarks, and subliminal messages to give the reader a feeling that she is simply lost in a world full of hallow ghosts. Throughout the entire novel she portrays herself as the victim, in an attempt to gain the reader's pity. A sad reflection of her own life, The Woman Warrior is truly a novel about a lost soul in an unfamiliar place.
One would first assume Kingston to be a very bitter person, but her strong opinions are formed by the society she lives in. An old Chinese saying, "Better to raise geese than girls," (pg. 46), angers Kingston as a child. Her entire lifestyle and culture, American and Chinese, revolves around the concept of male dominance. Throughout the book the reader sees the cynical hatred Kingston holds for anyone who who does not sympathize with her race and gender; even by writing this book she asks for the pity of others. Such an example can be found when Brave Orchid (Kingston's mother) and Moon Orchid (Kingston's aunt), set out to avenge the marriage of Moon Orchid's husband and new wife. It is not only the cultural differences which set the awkwardness of the confrontation, but Kingston's mother's rage against the weak, (a trait later found in Kingston), which make this argument concerning divorse troublesome. Moon Orchid is shy and afraid, while Brave Orchid, anger fuled by Moon Orchid's timidness and her own extreamly feminist views, demands that she reclaim her title as wife. By the way Kingston words and retells her mother's expiriances, the reader understands the implied message that it is the husband who divorced who is evil, and the shy female who is right; this makes the first person narrative effective in that the reader sees the very strong emotions felt by Kingston and her mother. THe first person is also used to create bias opinions and exagerated comments, such as with Moon Orchid's "animalistic" children. Seen as lying, rude, vain, and selfish, the harsh words of Kingston try to make the reader think the children really are so selfish and evil, when infact it is only a misunderstood cultural difference. By being in the first person, the reader sees the opinions of Kingston, and must try to formulate what is truth and what is exagerated. Kingston, her own views tainted and twisted by society's treatment, uses the first person point of view very well to try to gain the sympathy of the reader.
Well written and very vague, this book leaves the reader searching for the truth rather than Kingston's bias views. Slightly disturbed, she is able to claim the pity of her readers by displaying herself as a victim of racial and cultural differences, and the rest of the world as mindless and uncaring drones. With the first person narrative, she can turn the reader's opinion to fit her own. She very effectivly gain's the readers pity.
5.0 out of 5 stars Intense,
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If only this book had been fiction. The stories were so intense and heart wrenching, it was like a near death experience where one sees their entire life flash before their eyes, able to feel and experience every joy and pain that we have caused another to feel. Maxine's characters were described with such detail that I was there with them.
It has been said that our lives appear as a chess game seen from above , with all of our life times being lived in unison. The power of each story within the book felt like that, with each position on the chess board representing a different story.
A bold artist to have created this intense collection.
I am only sorry that I have learned of atrocities that actually happened and are happening right now to my fellow human beings and other living creatures. Such a painful reminder that we are not here to inflict pain upon others. I wanted to scream out to the soldiers as they were brutalizing the pregnant women until they miscarried their babies only to have them be murdered in front of them. I felt like a ghost , watching as I read and unable to help the women. Each turn of the page was like taking another breath that I wanted to give to the women and their babies to help them not to die.
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The medications covered by this policy may be considered medically necessary for the treatment of migraine and cluster headaches when one or more of the following conditions is/are met:
Prescriptions not meeting the above criteria may be considered medically necessary based on the clinical circumstances of an individual patient.
Brand name oral triptans (other than Frova® and Treximet®) will be considered medically necessary in quantities not exceeding 18 tablets per 30 days when the patient has had a trial and failure of at least two generic triptans. If the requested medication is a multisource brand, and has a generic equivalent, then one of the required generic trials must be the generic version of the brand name medication that is being requested. For quantities in excess of 18 tablets per 30 days, please see "Criteria for Approving Additional Quantities" further in the document.
Brand Frova® (frovatriptan) may be considered medically necessary in quantities not exceeding 18 tablets per 30 days. For quantities in excess of 18 tablets per 30 days, please see "Criteria for Approving Additional Quantities" further in the document.
Brand Treximet® (sumatriptan/naproxen combination) may be considered medically necessary in quantities not exceeding 18 tablets per 30 days when the patient has failed a trial of generic sumatriptan in combination with two generic NSAIDs, one of which MUST be generic naproxen. For quantities in excess of 18 tablets per 30 days, please see "Criteria for Approving Additional Quantities" further in the document.
All other uses of the medications covered by this policy are considered not medically necessary.
Maximum standard quantities of the listed medications in a rolling 30-day time period are provided in the following table. These quantities are based on national guidelines (26) and standard of care as indicated by local expert opinion.
Appropriate Dosage and Administration of Migraine and Cluster Headache Medications
Administer injection, tablets, and nasal spray as soon as migraine symptoms appear. Triptans are intended to relieve an acute headache, but not to reduce the number of attacks experienced.
Criteria for Approving Additional Quantities of Triptans for Migraine Headache:
Other optional criteria to consider when approving additional quantities of triptans:
Criteria for Approving Additional Quantities of Triptans for Cluster Headache:
Same criteria as Policy for Migraine Headache (above) except for the following:
In some cases of severe cluster headaches, additional quantities of triptans and butorphanol NS will be approved for pain control until the patient has an opportunity to maximize preventive medications.
Table A - Indications for Referral to a Headache Specialist
The last two items may warrant a more intense degree of management in a hospital setting. The following conditions also suggest possible need for inpatient treatment:
*Source: The National Headache Foundation.
Migraine headache is a common disorder seen in primary care. It affects 18% of women and 6.5% of men in the United States, almost half of whom are undiagnosed or undertreated. Most headaches are caused by the primary headache disorders, which include migraine, cluster, and tension-type headaches. Secondary headaches, which are those with underlying pathologic causes, are far less common. Migraine is a chronic condition with recurrent acute attacks whose characteristics vary among patients and often among attacks within a single patient. Migraine is a syndrome with a wide variety of neurologic and non-neurologic manifestations. The International Headache Society has developed diagnostic criteria for migraine with and without aura. Clinicians should bear in mind that a patient may suffer from headaches arising from multiple etiologies. Most recently, attention has been focused on possible confusion between sinus headache and migraine, which often mimics sinus symptoms (congestion, rhinorrhea, etc.).
Appropriate management of the headache patient includes several components:
Patient self-management is an important strategy in migraine treatment. Numerous tools are available to patient and primary care practitioner to facilitate this approach.
The "triptan" medications, including almotriptan (Axert®), eletriptan (Relpax®), frovatriptan (Frova®), naratriptan (Amerge®), rizatriptan (Maxalt®), sumatriptan (Imitrex®), sumitriptan 85mg/naproxen 500mg (Treximet®), and zolmitriptan (Zomig®), are specific 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT1B/1D) receptor agonists used in the abortive treatment of acute migraine with or without aura cluster headache. Triptans selectively bind to the 5-HT1D receptors on T6 sensory afferent neurons and 5-HT1B receptors on meningeal vasculature. While the etiology of migraine is still not completely understood, the use of 5-HT agonists results in cranial vasoconstriction and inhibition of pro-inflammatory neuropeptide release, which correlates to the relief of migraine.
Dihydroergotamine (Migranal® Nasal Spray and DHE 45 injection) are thought to relieve migraine headaches by constricting peripheral and cranial blood vessels and depressing central vasomotor centers. Dihydroergotamine (DHE) is an alpha-adrenergic blocking agent with a direct stimulating effect on the smooth muscle of peripheral and cranial blood vessels, which produces depression of the central vasomotor centers. DHE is a mixed serotonin agonist/antagonist, and is thought primarily to compensate for insufficient plasma serotonin levels. DHE has a high affinity to 5-HT1B/1D, 1A,2A,2C as well as to Alphaa1,2a,2b and DopamineD2,D3 receptors. Therapeutic activity is thought to be due to binding at the 5-HT1D receptor, preventing neuropeptide release from the trigeminal afferent terminals and blocking neurogenic inflammation. 5-HT1D activity leads to vasoconstriction that is more prolonged than that of the triptan class, due to a relatively longer T1/2 = 10 hours. In addition, the serotonin-stimulating effect of DHE at the 5-HT1D and 5-HT1A receptor sites counteracts the loss of tone of the extracranial vascular musculature seen in migraine headaches.
Butorphanol NS is a potent analgesic with mixed opioid agonist/antagonist effects. While this agent may be appropriately self-administered as a rescue medication in occasional cases where the patient's other medications have failed, overuse carries a significant risk of developing tolerance and dependence. It should be prescribed for self-administration with extreme caution.
The treatment of migraines by injection of botulinum toxin is addressed separately in another medical policy. (See Related Policies)
Medical policies are systematically developed guidelines that serve as a resource for Company staff when determining coverage for specific medical procedures, drugs or devices. Coverage for medical services is subject to the limits and conditions of the member benefit plan. Members and their providers should consult the member benefit booklet or contact a customer service representative to determine whether there are any benefit limitations applicable to this service or supply.
The limitation of migraine headache therapies in a rolling 30-day period is in conformance to member contracts, which state quantities may be limited based on medical necessity. Exceptions to the pharmacy prior authorization edits duration/quantity limitations will be made on a case-by-case basis after review of patient medical records.
This policy is applicable to enrollees who are managed by the Company's Pharmacy Formulary. It does not apply to enrollees managed under the Express Scripts Formulary.
2007 Update
In clinical trials, prevention of migraine attacks for three months or more has been seen in some patients following botulinum toxin, type A (BT-A) scalp injections. The clinical utility of BT-A has not been compared against established migraine prophylactic agents; the efficacy of BT-A in preventing migraine headache attacks remains controversial and the underlying scientific rationale is debatable. New strategies for the future may include focusing on medication adherence strategies and increasing awareness by primary care practitioners of the usefulness of nonpharmacologic strategies.
Bigal and Lipton offer the following summary of migraine epidemiology and disease burden:
"The epidemiology of migraine has been extensively studied. In the United States, prior studies show that the one-year period prevalence of migraine is approximately 12% overall. Migraine affects 18% of women and 6% of men. The prevalence of migraine has remained stable (11.7%) in the United States over a 15-year period. A meta-analysis of prevalence studies suggests that the prevalence of migraine is highest in North and South America, intermediate in Europe, lower in Africa, and often lowest in Asia. Migraine poses an enormous burden on individual sufferers, their families, and, more broadly, on society. On an individual level, it was estimated that, in 2005, 29.5 million people over the age of 12 in the United States had severe migraine headaches; around 25% had at least four severe migraine attacks per months, and a substantial proportion of migraine sufferers required bed rest at least occasionally. On a societal level, the costs of migraine are very significant and divided into direct costs (costs with the disease) and indirect costs (costs due to loss of productivity). In 1999, OTC sales of pain medication were estimated to be $3.2 billion (USD), with headache accounting for about one third of OTC sales. In 1994, the cost of prescription medications was approximately $1 billion in the US, though it has at least doubled since then. Furthermore, Stewart et al estimated that lost productivity due to headache (not just migraine) is $18 billion (USD) per year. Finally, the effects of migraine extend to household partners and other family members. In a recent study, one half of the participants believed that they were more likely to argue with their partners and children because of their migraine, and 36% believed they would be better partners if they did not experience migraines."
The authors reviewed the various preventative medications, drug selection and then to initiate prophylaxis. They concluded to support the current limit in our policy of 12 tablets per month, corresponding to maximum dosing for six headache episodes.
In addition, there are various new proposed pharmacologic treatments under investigation, including nitric oxide synthetase inhibitors, namilloid receptor modifiers, Calcitonim gene-related peptide antagonists, dopamine antagonists and glutamine modulators.
2008 Update
A literature search of the MEDLINE database conducted from March 2007 through January 2008 did not identify any additional published studies that would prompt reconsideration of the policy statement, which remains unchanged.
2009 Update
A literature search through February 2009 was conducted and there were no additional published studies that would prompt reconsideration of the policy statement, which remains unchanged.
2010 Update
A PubMed search for "migraine" and "migraine treatment", restricted initially to review articles, meta-analyses and clinical practice guidelines published in 2008 and 2009 failed to reveal data that would change the treatment guidelines reflected in this policy. A stratified care approach is currently recommended, with nonspecific analgesics such as ibuprofen and other NSAIDs as first line in mild to moderate patients, while more severe cases may be prescribed triptans immediately. Buse et al. reviewed the literature documenting the indirect burden of this disease. They estimate the mean loss of productive time per employee attributable to headache at 3.5 hours per week. Indirect cost to U.S. employers is approximately $12 billion annually. Fear and worry about headaches impacts migraineurs between attacks, resulting in depression, anxiety, panic disorders and reduction in overall quality of life, as demonstrated by general health survey instruments such as the SF-36, as well as headache-specific ones.
Medication overuse continues to be a concern. Prophylaxis with an expanding variety of drugs, e.g., valproate, topiramate and levetiracetam, is reported. The traditional pharmacologic classes, beta-blockers, calcium channel blockers and antidepressants continue to be popular. Calcitonin gene-related peptide receptor antagonists are a new pharmacologic class that appears promising and is being investigated for migraine prophylaxis. Overuse of abortive treatments is worrisome because it creates feedback increasing headache frequency, which in turn increases the amount of medication used. The net result is decrease in control, function and quality of life, along with major increase in medication cost.
2011 Update
A literature search was conducted from October 2009 to September 2011. No major new developments were found.
Charles and von Dohln reported results of a study of 31 patients with chronic daily headache treated with outpatient home-based continuous intravenous dihydroergotamine for 3 days. They administered 3 mg dihydroergotamine given continuously at a rate of 42 ml/hour on day 1 and 2, and administered 1.5 mg on day 3 at the rate of 21 ml/hour. Patients reported an average of 63.4% reduction in pain intensity at the end of the 3-day infusion (11-point VAS). Side effects were minimal and no serious adverse effects occurred. Approximately one-third of patients became completely headache-free after day 3, and 1 patient had no improvement. An average 86% reduction in headache frequency was observed on follow up and all but one patient converted to episodic migraine. The authors concluded that efficacy and safety of this home-based IV dihydroergotamine withdrawal protocol compared favorably to established inpatient protocols and provides an effective, safe and less expensive outpatient alternative.
2012 Update
A literature search was conducted from October 2011 to October 2012. No major new developments were found.
2013 Update
A literature search was conducted from October 2012 to October 2013 and additional references were added to the policy. Two systematic evidence-based reviews of preventative pharmacologic therapies for episodic migraine in adults and children for AHRQ were identified. No major new developments that would warrant a substantive policy change were found in either report.
Since the last policy update, several new delivery options for sumatriptan have been approved, including an iontophoretic transdermal system (patch). Relevant areas of this policy have been updated to include these new therapeutic alternatives. Several other novel therapeutic alternatives are in development for the treatment and/or prevention of migraine and should be followed, including, but not limited to, dihydroergotamine for oral inhalation (Levadex); civamide nasal solution (Civanex) for the prevention of episodic cluster headache; sphenopalatine ganglion stimulation for acute cluster attacks in chronic cluster headaches; the 5-HT1F agonists lasmiditan (COL-144) and alniditan; the CGRP receptor antagonists (gepants) BI 3704 TA and BMS-927711; the orexin receptor antagonist, MK-6096; and the monoclonal antibody LY2951742.
2014 Update
A literature search was conducted from January 2013 to October 2014. No major new developments were found. An updated Cochrane review found that topiramate, sodium valproate and divalproex are effective prophylactic treatments for episodic migraine in adults. In contrast to previous reports, the authors found insufficient evidence to further support the use of gabapentin as a migraine prophylactic agent.
2015 Update
A literature search was conducted, and an expert opinion of a practicing neurologist in the area was consulted. As a result, quantity limit was extended to 18 tablets per 30 day period. In addition, step therapy, and prophylactic therapy categories have been adjusted (added/removed) according to the most recent evidence- based information found upon literature search.
This policy is managed through the Pharmacy benefit
Headache Treatment Overview
Abortive Therapy
Prophylactic Therapy
Cluster Headaches
Abortive Therapy
Prophylactic Therapy
Adapted in part from Beckett BE. Headache Disorders in, DiPiro et.al. (editors): Pharmacotherapy. A Pathophysiologic Approach. Stamford, CT, Appleton & Lange, 1997, pp 1279-1291, and the National Headache Foundation.
* Must allow 14 days after discontinuing use of MAOIs to begin use. Source: The National Headache Foundation.
New Policy – Add to Prescription Drug section.
Replace policy – Policy revised and updated.
Replace policy – Policy reviewed and revised to incorporate P5.01.107, DHE-45.
Replace policy – Policy reviewed and policy statement unchanged; added Frova® as acceptable triptan.
Replace policy – Policy revised; references updated.
Replace policy – Policy reviewed; policy statement unchanged.
Replace policy – Policy renumbered from 5.01.103 to 5.01.503; no other changes.
Replace policy – Policy reviewed by P&T 3/22/05; policy statement remains unchanged.
Replace policy – Policy reviewed by P&T 1/31/06; policy statement remains unchanged.
Update Scope and Disclaimer; no other changes.
Replace policy – Policy updated with literature review. Policy statement remains unchanged.
Replace policy – Policy updated with literature review; references added. No change in policy statement.
Replace policy – Policy updated with literature search. Policy statement updated to include: The medications covered by this policy may be considered medically necessary for the treatment of migraine and cluster headache in accordance with the policy guidelines. References and codes updated. Policy was review by P&T and recommended for adoption on January 22, 2008.
Replace policy – Policy updated with literature search; no change to the policy statement. Description and Policy guidelines were updated to include sumitriptan 85mg/naproxen 500mg (Treximet®).
Replace policy – References added; no change in policy statement.
Update Benefit Application; no other changes.
Replace policy – Policy updated with literature search; references added. Reviewed by P&T January 26, 2010. No change to the policy statement.
Replace policy – Policy updated with current names for brand-name drugs
Replace policy – Policy J7335 added to policy.
Coding updated; J7335 removed from policy.
Replace policy – Policy updated with literature review; reference 35 added. No change in policy statement. Reviewed by P&T September 27, 2011. Codes J0585 – J0587 removed; not applicable to policy.
Replace policy - Policy updated with literature review; reference 37 added. No change in policy statement.
Minor Update – Clarification was added to the policy that it is managed through the member's pharmacy benefit; this is now listed in the header and within the coding section.
Replace policy. Sumatriptan patch added to the list of drugs considered medically necessary for treating migraine headaches; Policy Guidelines and Appendix updated to align with this addition.
Annual Review. Policy updated with literature review; no change in policy statements. References 47-50 added.
Annual Review. Policy updated with literature review. Medically necessary policy statement updated with clarifying criteria and specific indications for appropriate agents addressed. Approved by P&T, May 2015.
Disclaimer: This medical policy is a guide in evaluating the medical necessity of a particular service or treatment. The Company adopts policies after careful review of published peer-reviewed scientific literature, national guidelines and local standards of practice. Since medical technology is constantly changing, the Company reserves the right to review and update policies as appropriate. Member contracts differ in their benefits. Always consult the member benefit booklet or contact a member service representative to determine coverage for a specific medical service or supply. CPT codes, descriptions and materials are copyrighted by the American Medical Association (AMA).


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