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Waxter Wisdom Series: Medication Management
In the next installment of Waxter Wisdom, health professionals will examine medication management and offer onsite medication check-ups. Wednesday, December 11, 2103 9:30am-3:00pm at the Waxter Senior Center, 1000 Cathedral Street (Baltimore).
Maryland Access Point (MAP)
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adults and individuals with disabilities. If you or someone you know need community services to avoid a nursing home stay or need help with shopping, chores or personal
assistance because of a disability, MAP is a gateway, guide and a single entry point to service providers in your local area.
For more information, access MAP's wide resource of information and its user friendly website by clicking on this link or calling (410) 767-1100 for
the nearest MAP site in your community.
The National Institute on Aging (NIA) is conducting the IDEAL Study as a special project within the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging to learn more about healthy aging.
Participants in IDEAL are 80 and older, are in excellent health and are mentally sharp. This research will help scientists observe the aging process and identify the secrets of
aging well. Learn more about IDEAL and its parent study - the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging - by clicking on the link below.
Link: www.blsa.nih.gov
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Self-employed Providers: Important Information regarding ISAS Implementation Updated 11/22/13
Agency Providers: A change in ISAS handling of missed clock in and clock out times.
Older Driver Safety Awareness Week (December 2-6, 2013) This week, we highlight the importance of mobility and transportation to ensure older adults remain active in the community shopping, working, or volunteering with the con?dence that transportation will not be the barrier to strand them at home.
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Supermarket Asda is cutting the price of petrol.
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"This was an excellent win for us against a very good NJIT team," Stony Brook head coach Steve Pikiell said. "We played outstanding on the defensive end of the court and Bryan was terrific."
The America East Player of the Game, Dougher shot 7-for-13 from the field and went 5-for-8 from three-point land in addition to tying his career-high with eight rebounds. Dougher's previous career-best in points came last season when he scored 24 at NJIT.
Sophomore Dallis Joyner (Norfolk, Va.) added five points and tied a career-high with nine rebounds while sophomore Tommy Brenton (Columbia, Md.) grabbed nine boards in addition to recording a career-high five steals. The Seawolves held NJIT to 32.7 percent (16-for-49) shooting and forced the Highlanders into 18 turnovers.
Both teams struggled to score in the early going, with NJIT (2-3) taking a 3-2 lead after four minutes. But the Seawolves scored five of the next six points including a three from sophomore Danny Carter (London, England) to take a 7-3 advantage. The Highlanders would close to within 7-6 but Dougher scored the Seawolves next five points and then set-up Joyner for a reverse lay-up as SBU took a 14-8 lead with 11 minutes remaining in the half.
Stony Brook led by three with just under six minutes remaining but Dougher nailed his third three of the half to push the Seawolves lead back to six. NJIT would cut the SBU lead to one on a Drejon Scott three with two minutes left but Joyner dunked home a Dougher miss, following a Stony Brook timeout, to put the Seawolves on top 24-21.
The teams traded baskets over the final minute of the half as SBU took a 26-23 lead into the break. Dougher scored a game-high 13 points in the first half for the Seawolves, who held the Highlanders to 33.3 percent shooting. Scott tallied eight points in the opening period to lead NJIT.
Brenton got free for a dunk for the first basket of the second half and Dougher followed with two free throws to give the Seawolves their largest lead of the game to that point at 30-23. NJIT would cut the SBU lead back to four on an Isaiah Wilkerson three but senior Desmond Adedeji (Landover Hills, Md.) then completed a three-point play and followed with a put-back hoop to kick start a 9-3 spurt that put SBU up 39-29 with just under 14 minutes remaining in the game.
SBU pushed its lead to 12 less than minute later on a driving lay-up from senior Eddie Castellanos (Jersey City, N.J.). NJIT would slice the lead to eight, midway through the period but Castellanos then set-up Dougher for a three from the left corner to push the Stony Brook lead back to 11.
Stony Brook still led by nine with six minutes left but Dougher drilled his fifth and final three of the game to make it 50-38 and freshman Preye Preboye(Springfield, Mass.) and Castellanos each followed with baskets to give the Seawolves their largest lead of the contest to that point at 54-38 with 4:38 remaining.
NJIT would get no closer than 12 the rest of the way as the Seawolves defeated the Highlanders for the fourth straight time. Wilkerson led three NJIT players in double-figures with 13 points.
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- Look outside the fitness section of clothing stores. I've gotten quite a bit of my yoga outfits from the non-fitness sections of clothing stores. I look for clothes that are cute and easy to move around in (go ahead and give it the Down Dog test in the dressing room); if I find something in the wear-to-work section instead of fitness, that's okay by me.
- Shop online. It can be painful to scour the mall for plus-sized yoga clothes (or, really, anything). Shopping online gives you so many more options, and more and more places are offering free shipping. I've got a great list of places I like here; if you know another one, please send it my way! (Bonus: very few clothing items at these places require a co-signer to purchase.)
- Determine what you need to feel comfortable: You don't want to worry about your clothes during yoga class, so make sure you look for clothes that fit that bill. On a related note,
- Don't settle: If you hate your outfit or feel self-conscious about what you're wearing, it may be harder to relax into your practice.
- Accessorize: If you're not loving your clothing options, you can always add in something that makes you feel fabulous. There are plenty of choices that won't get in the way of your practice, including scarves and rings. As long as what you choose won't clatter together (bangles) or put someone's eye out (pointy ring), you should be fine.
- Get Creative: If your pants have that stretch-out-too-quickly problem, try tights or a leotard underneath to avoid getting to know your neighbor too well too fast. If you're worried about your boobs popping out and suffocating you during inversions, try a tight-fitting, high-necked tank (under another top, if you'd like).
- Make Your Own: There's no way I could do this because it literally took me six months just to figure out how to thread my sewing machine. But if you've got the skillz, put 'em to work! (And then call me and let's start a clothing line together!)
- Remember How Curv-riffic You Are: Sometimes curvy clothes shopping can get a gal down, but don't let it. More and more companies are making clothes for us every day. Keep giving your dollah bills to the ones who get it and girlcott the ones who don't.


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Imagine the treasures you can find in a website's source code. Say, like Capcom's Japanese site. You know, where they have stuff on Marvel vs. Capcom 3. Apparently, one user of French site PS3Gen knows of the endless possibilities and scoured through Capcom's Japanese site and found, supposedly, the full roster of characters for the said game.
Now, these characters aren't officially confirmed, they just lie in the bowels of Capcom's website. Still, nonetheless, it might be nice to have a sort of expectation.
- Spider-Man
- Hulk
- Magneto
- Wolverine
- Shuma-Gorath
- Mr Fantastic
- Iron Man
- Deadpool
- War Machine
- Thor
- Dr. Doom
- She Hulk
- Emma Frost
- Super Skrull
- Captain America
- Taskmaster
- Elektra
- Juggernaut
- Ryu
- Chun-li
- Chuck
- Spencer
- Dante
- Trish
- Chris
- Morrigan
- Arthur
- Amaterasu
- Albert Wesker
- Viewtiful Joe
- Mike Haggar
- Zero
- Tron Bonne
- Hsien-Ko
- Akuma, Felicia
Again, it's not confirmed, alright. They're already taking their sweet time introducing the characters one by one (or batch by batch), so it might be a while before we can have an official definitive full list of characters to be appearing in Marvel vs. Capcom 3. Still, it does give us all a little something to look forward to, doesn't it?
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1st, there is 1 more marvel character than capcom
2nd, Emma frost was stated to 'not' be in the game
3rd, there is a silhouette of frank west already, so he will be in before chuck greene most likely
4th, where is Dormammu, he was in the ending trailer so... yea, should be here somewhere, unless he is the boss only.
Oh, and really, tron, but no megaman/X, i call bs on this
Gonna miss Jin's crotch taunt and Bloodia :(
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My Ten Standouts Of The Week
My apologies for the short delay. It has been a very busy week of school playoffs and, well, pulling together all the information to try come up with 10 very good performances has been a bit of a struggle.
Nice variety of sports too. Let's see, boys' basketball, girls' basketball, volleyball, cross country, hockey and football. Yes, heavy again on the gridiron but well deserved.
Glad this is as popular as it seems from so many e-mails, voice mail messages and people stopping me at various events. Remember, here are 10 from what I know - and sure wish more coaches would be plugging their athletes. In alphabetical order, we have:
Rohan Boney, Loyola. This Oakville basketball star has created lots of attention early and chosen MVP of the Pinky Lewis tournament. Top scorer in the final with 17 points in a 67-64 win over Eastern Commerce.
Brandon Bridge, St. Marcellinus. Former Team Canada quarterback had three touchdown passes and 300 yards in the air in a 25-15 Peel Region senior football title win over St. Joan of Arc. Lots of U.S. scouts watching.
Matt Coates, Markham. Caught seven passes (three for TDs) for 127 yards, solid game at safety, two kick-off returns for 95 yards and player of the game in a 22-15 senior win over Huron Hts in the York football final.
Justin Danforth, Maxwell Hts. Can`t avoid history at new Oshawa school. He scored the first hockey goal at 2:14 of the third period in a 4-1 loss. School bringing in new Hockey Canada PE course. Could attract players.
Eamonn Kichuk, Bill Crothers. Almost forgot. Yes, he is in Grade 10 and now has back-to-back Ontario cross country gold medals. Midget two years ago, junior this year. Future Canadian Olympic distance runner.
Aaron Milton, Sinclair. Gets my vote as MVP in his league. Can kick for points and score touchdowns. Had 30 points in a senior football playoff and 10 points in a 16-13 win over O'Neill for the Durham Tier Two title.
Fabian Nardone, King City. Scored five touchdowns, one off a 100-yard kickoff, and piled up 400 all-purpose yards as the Lions chewed up Brother Andre 44-7 for their third straight York Region football junior title.
Camilla Paluch, Christ the King. She had 15 points in the Halton Tier Two basketball final, a 49-27 win over Iroquois Ridge, capping an undefeated junior season. She also had 24 points in a quarterfinal and 11 in the semi.


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It's been a helluva summer for Supernatural fans waiting for the seventh season of their much-loved series to begin. Now, with just a few more days to go until the Winchester boys are back — Friday at 9/8c on The CW — TV Guide Magazine has a special treat. We've been given an exclusive peek at some previously unseen gallery photos of series stars Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki. Click here to see all of the shots.As for plot scoops, we've been given very few specifics, only that Dean (Ackles) and Sam (Padalecki) will face off against their most challenging threat yet. It all starts in the season premiere, which opens a few minutes after last May's finale, when the brothers' ex-angel ally Castiel (Misha Collins) opened the door to Purgatory, releasing the world's monsters, whose souls he promptly absorbed before declaring himself a vengeful God. As he warns the boys, "I am not the Castiel you knew.... If you rise up, I will strike you down." (Like that's gonna stop the Winchesters.)Much to the dismay of his many fans, Collins has been reduced from series regular to guest star this season and is so far promised for only two episodes. Exec producer Sera Gamble admits being "cagey" about the actor's future appearances "for plot reasons. We know the fans love that character so much, but so do we," she insists, revealing "the arc for the season develops out of what happens with Cas in the first episode." Let's just say that in gathering Purgatory's denizens, Castiel may bite off more than he can chew.If you thought last season's Purgatory escapee, the murderous shape-shifter Eve, was bad, "these old creatures that have been locked in Purgatory are even worse," Gamble warns. And they want to kill Sam and Dean. "These bad guys know their tricks, so they have to go deep off the grid." Adds Ackles, "All of the [gambits] the brothers used to exist, credit-card fraud, gambling, those are now ways to track them down." And that could mean — horror or horrors! — no more road trips in their beloved '67 Impala. "It's going to be hard," says Gamble, "but putting Sam and Dean in boiling water brings out the best in them." (Read our full interview with Ackles here.)Subscribe to TV Guide Magazine now!
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Supertech R.K.Arora eating our money.
Supertech Cape Town
Dear Sir,
We have become a victim of Business tactics and builder cheating that the Real estate builders like Supertech has using for trapping the novice consumers and exploiting them in the desire of one home. The real facts are as follows:-
1.We have booked a flat no. 205 in CS10, project Capetown at Noida Sec 74 thru a broker name Marketing times Realty Sector 2 Noida but show off their presence as underwriter of the direct relation of Supertech to us. The Broker team leader was a novice person who doesn't disclose all the hidden facts to us and in faith booked a flat of Supertech. The Broker first said that you can pay the initial booking amount and after that the 30% demand may come after booking of the flat and the rest of the amount you will have to pay at the time of possession. The Broker also not told that the all three applicants in the attached booking form must have to be in blood relation for getting loan sanction on the booked flat. The Broker also not told that if the demand may come to you and if you not pay that demand on time then the 24% interest will be applicable and charge by the Builder. The Broker also not told us that after booking if you want to cancel the flat then the builder may deduct 15 from the total amount we have paid o the builder.
2.We have signed the booking form on the broker faith that he was saying right to us. The booking form in the first page or on the front page doesn't contains the terms and conditions in bold noticeable characters and neither the broker may assist and indicate the consumers to read & explain the Terms and conditions intentional put in the middle of the booking form write in small context and in concise and neither nor the broker insist to read about and explain the first the term and conditions of Supertetch.
3.After the 60 days of booking we get 70% Demand which is Rs 35 Lakhs. We shocked that in short time how the demand may arise. The Supertech told us that he erected only pillars upto 7th floor so the demand comes 70 % while floor is not furnished. We request the builder that we have no idea that you demand in such an unlawful way although no work of our floor has completed till yet. The Builder also said that if not paid 24 % interest you have to bear. We said the Broker have not told about this interest thing nor you mentioned in Website of Supertech. So kindly cancel our flat and may return our initial booking amount which we paid at the time of booking. The Supertech said that they will deduct 15 % from our amount which we have paid in this booked flat. We said we have no idea about it that after cancel of the booking the Supertech may deduct this amount in an unlawful way. The Broker also not told that in cancelation you will get your amount in deduct. The Builder said that you have signed terms and conditions we said that your terms and conditions are in the middle of the form and the broker will turn the page himself and neglect the part of the terms and conditions to observe. We said the booking form is a temporary form not any authentication & validity in the eyes of law neither it was there where we signed because anything done has to done on the registered proper document thru Registrar.
4.We after that meet four directors of the supertech one by one who said that they have a policy made for their personal unjust enrichment and unlawful purpose for the welfare & demands of the Supertech staff and the chairman and directors of the company who get all the expenses deduct from the consumer who trapped accidentally in supertech and want to exit. We said that how you can charge 24% Interest although we are not using your living services of flat accessing neither nor any personal debt we have taken from you. We also try to meet R.K Arora chairman of Supertech but his secretary, security & senior staff had stopped us for going to meet the chairman of supertech and leave the other supertech employees to look this matter. All the employees of supertech are so rough, shrewd, self indulgent, cheater and working only for the unjustified welfare of the Superetch Chairman and have no sympathy & human morality to us neither nor any consumers and clients. We said that kindly refund our Rs 3 Lakhs as we actually paid at the time of booking but the supertech employees are adamant that they will deduct 15% i.e forty five thousand and the rest of the money will be return in 4-6 months time-frame . What this type of crooked activities the supertech may using for harming consumers who trapped by the Brokers thru criminal conspiracy by Supertech who have given full rights to sell their flats on large unjust commission basis for spreading by hook or by crook. The Supreme Court also made guidelines for the builder that no charge has to be taken by the builder of Car parking but the builders also charging car parking into their additional charges rate with the flat BSP Cost.
5.Company Supertechlimited.com made wrong Rule for their personal undue enrichment which is against and opposite of the Doctrine of Public Policy. That this Supertech first hide the complete unjustified Rule from the novice consumers who may innocently entrap in their property flats and after then when the customer wants to exit out from the booking flat this company in the Rule curtain against Indian law deduct 15% of the total amount paid to him and return the rest of the amount 85% in 4-5 months so that in the rest time period of the amount they also earned heavy interest and purchase new land for their projects in an unlawful and illegal business tactics. If the customer be unable to pay the demand money by the builder then this company also charge 24% heavy interest on agreed amount which they have not given any possession to consumers neither nor any consumer may taking advantage by living in their flat. It is totally bias that registrar of companies & other concerned authorities grant such Rule to make heavy loss to innocent consumers and the company flourishing thru illicit malpractices adopted by him and you grant power into their dirty hands to misuse the money for their personal undue advantage. If the some private company Ltd wants to make a Rule where Sexual assault & direct theft is valid under the company can this type of Rule be granted by ROC for the benefit of the one company and suffering by that thousands of people from the illegal Rule which is inconsistent with the Indian Legislation Laws.
How this type of Rule be allowed by the Registrar which is looting thousands of customers in the curtain of Rule which is void under Indian Apex Laws. Neither nor the Supertech display all his rule in their company website neither nor their employees may told nor any direct underwriter of supertech may told anything about it to anybody.
What I want from you that :-
Now! We are writing to You to Take appropriate action how the notorious defame builder like Supertech & their accomplice underwriters who both have looting & exploiting the consumers and using their business tactics in the curtain of the Supertech and other offices and drafting the booking form in a illusion way putting terms and conditions on page 3 or page 4 in minute font instead on first page and copy terms and conditions after signing of booking form. We want our paid amount Rs 3.0 Lakhs in full get returned, without any unjust cutting as I am an only lady without any job support, without any husband support and alone and thought to but a one home in Delhi with my hard earned money thru private tuitions teaching. I have paid the check by myself and now round and round day to day accessing the supertech office in sector 58, Noida from Muzaffarnagar frequently in the hope that I will get my full amount Rs 3.0 lakhs in one single day. My personal harassment and my misappropriation of my funds undue advantage has been taken by the supertech till yet which is an criminal offence.
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Thinking Beyond the PC – Why UI Design Will Play an Important Role in Application Interaction Across Multiple Platforms In the past, application interface design focused on specific platforms in mind, mainly a PC. We have come a long way from the desktop application. These days when designing an application, you are forced to think beyond just the PC.… PermalinkTags: Application UI Design, Google Glass, UI/UX Design, User Interface DesignComments: 0
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.: Science
.: Blood Moon
I really enjoyed tonight's total eclipse of the Moon. It was a warm and clear night, perfect for moongazing. I had both the binoculars and the 4.5" reflector telescope out, but I think the latter needs a good clean as the binoculars provided the superior view.
Watching the shadow of the Earth creep across the Moon gives you an appreciation of their relative sizes. During a total solar eclipse the Moon just covers the Sun (it's remarkable!). However, the Earth's shadow easily covers the Moon with plenty to spare.
When the shadow had almost entirely covered the Moon it was like looking at red Mars with a bright white ice cap. The red darkened greatly as the shadow obscured all Sun. It also reduced the glare in the sky. As I gazed around other areas of the sky with the binoculars I could see two of Jupiter's own moons, the smudges of nebulae and the many bright pinpricks of light from the young stars in their birthing regions. The whole sky tells a wonderful, epic story and after studying astronomy I can read it a lot better now.
After what seemed like a very long time the Moon started to brighten once more and the red retreated, as if a sunrise on the Moon.
.: A clear night sky
Tonight's sky was amazingly dark and clear for Sydney so I brought out the binoculars, and just looked up. There was Jupiter in Scorpius, near red giant Antares. I saw nebulae and groups of bright young stars against a Milky Way still faint from city lights.
It is so easy to forget that the universe is full of so many wonders when you are enclosed by a city that tries its best to hide the night sky.
.: Flesh eating bacteria are evolution in action
Researchers have discovered that the Streptococcus bacterium acquired its "flesh eating" toxic shock power after an infection of its own from a bacteriophage, a form of virus that attacks bacteria, about 30 years ago. The bacteriophage inserted a gene into a strain of the strep bacteria that allows it to take the human plasminogen protein and convert it into the protease enzyme. This enzyme destroys the human tissue, enabling the rapid invasion of the body that characterises the vicious nature of this strain of strep.
The mutation also produces an enzyme which allows the bacterium to escape capture and death by the host body's white blood cells, or neutrophils. This selects the mutated bacteria over their less virulent cousins without the gene. It's a gruesome example of evolution in action.
.: Altitude sickness on an airline
The Sydney Morning Herald recently carried an article entitled High altitude flights spark symptoms. It referred to a study of the Effect of Aircraft-Cabin Altitude on Passenger Discomfort published in the New England Journal of Medicine. The study found that the reported rates of discomfort increased greatly at simulated altitudes above 2100 metres and durations between 3 to 9 hours. The onset of acute mountain sickness did not appear to depend on the altitudes studies (between 198 to 2438 metres) in those that experienced it (17.4%).
I believe that I experienced altitude sickness on flights with Malaysian Airlines and Asiana with severe headaches and nausea that improved upon descent to lower altitudes. It is interesting that this did not occur with all airlines (eg Qantas, Cathay Pacific) leading me to suspect that some airlines cycle cabin air more often (perhaps affecting the oxygen and carbon dioxide ratios) or keep their cabin pressure lower (although the study would seem to discount that). Both strategies save fuel.
.: A crude future
I have just finished watching the ABC documentary Crude about the origins and history of oil and the consequences of its use. The thought provoking video is available from the above linked website. By looking at the conditions that produced the major oil reserves the documentary ponders whether our burning of oil and other fossil fuels could once more trigger a global ocean anoxia event, only much more rapidly than in history.
Global warming as a product of humankind's large-scale release of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere is not a new concept for me. I can remember Earth Watch on television in the mid-80's warning of the greenhouse effect and was aware of literature pre-dating this. Change can be both wonderful and scary, but I fear for the consequences on world societies of climate change and the increased consumption of other resources by developed and developing nations. One of my excuses for travel is to see the world while I still can, before the Barrier Reef is gone, or social unrest destroys a country or even the cost of fuel makes air travel unaffordable once more. Will these things happen? I don't yet know, I hope not. And I am bad for flying so much, a highly polluting form of transport (well, I do catch trains and other public transport, where possible - except in China!).
.: Irony - The Day After Tomorrow
It's amusing that, since I wrote the last post, I have been watching the movie The Day After Tomorrow on television. I've posted previously about the stupid science of the movie, although it's useful for stimulating some public thought about the unpredictable consequences of climate change. Most ironic is that the movie was produced by 20th Century Fox, owned by News Corp, publishers of the Daily Telegraph and MX. I guess I can't accuse News Corp of being entirely anti-climate change.
.: Those who believe that climate change is a myth
In the last few days I've noticed some vehement views against the existence of human caused climate change in a couple of arms of News Ltd owned newspapers. The highlighted letter of the day in one of this week's issues of MX was David of Cronulla stating strongly that climate change was a lie, followed up by a couple of other letters saying "everyone knows that water from melted ice takes up no extra space" and "it's all part of a natural cycle". My answer to these two statements is:
- Whilst the melting of sea ice has little impact on sea levels, it's the melting ice that sits on top of land (such as the Antarctic and other glaciers) that can cause sea level rises. Furthermore, water has a lower albedo than ice, so reflects less sunlights back to space and further contributes to the heating. The differing density and temperature of fresh water compared with the salt water of the oceans can also impact ocean currents and climate (the El Nino cycle is related to ocean currents, for example).
- Our understanding is that natural cycles tend to take longer. The climate appears to be changing very rapidly.
It wasn't just the arguments which were disappointing, it was the vehemence with which they were written. Who is influencing these letter writers?


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In In the Company of the Courtesan, novelist Sarah Dunant created an enterprising Italian courtesan and her business partner in 16th century Venice. Amy Tan sets her hefty novel of an elaborate courtesan culture, The Valley of Amazement, in early 20th century China. In these fictional worlds, economic security is precarious, and women adopt and manipulate subservient roles to gain power.
Book Review
In her new novel, Amy Tan explores life of a courtesan
October 27
By JEFFREY ANN GOUDIE
Special to The Star
Tans first novel in eight years opens in Shanghai in 1905. Violet, the first-person narrator, pronounces: When I was seven, I knew exactly who I was: a thoroughly American girl in race, manners, and speech, whose mother, Lulu Minturn, was the only white woman who owned a first-class courtesan house in Shanghai.
Violet knows only half the story. In truth, her father is a Chinese artist who paints imitations of originals. Lulu was Lucia when she met Lu Shing, then an apprentice of American landscape painters. Her backstory is shoehorned into the last 156 pages of this novel.
Lucias parents are San Francisco freethinkers: her father an art history scholar with a collection of fetishistic objects, her mother the daughter of a botanical artist who is herself an entomologist. They host salons and barely notice the daughter they named after Lucretia Mott and call Lucia for short.
Lucia and Lu Shing begin a relationship in the turret room of Lucias family home. When Lucia becomes pregnant, Lu Shing confesses he is betrothed to a woman in China. Convinced she can overcome Chinese custom with American pluck, Lucia boards a ship for Shanghai.
Once there, Lu Shing caves to family pressure and boards the pregnant Lucia with an American friend, Philo Danner, an art dealer with a house in the citys International Settlement. She gives birth to Violet, who captures her heart but does not win her entry into Lu Shings family. Soon they have a boy she names Teddy, in honor of Danners dead partner.
Lu Shing takes the baby boy to his parents, hoping to win their approval, convincing Lucia this is her best chance to insinuate herself into the family as Second Wife. But the grandparents keep the boy, and Teddy becomes Lu Shen, heir to the family fortune, lost to Lucia.
When Danner unexpectedly dies, he leaves Lucia the house. He also leaves Golden Dove, a former courtesan and current boarder, the bank account containing her accumulated rent. Lucia and Golden Dove become a dynamic business duo, turning Danners house into a pub. They start a string of businesses and shortly open a first-class courtesan house called the House of Lulu Mimi in Chinese. Violet, the pampered daughter, garners an unsentimental education into the commerce of sex while eavesdropping on her savvy mothers business dealings.
Lulu does not entertain customers or lovers, except for the charming American Fairweather. On Violets 14th birthday the Ching dynasty falls, and the Republic of China is born. Lu Shing arrives at the house to say his father has died, informing Lulu their son is in San Francisco.
Lulu packs for California. Fairweather takes Violet and the luggage, promising to rendezvous with Lulu on the ship. Instead, he kidnaps Violet, just as Lu Shings parents kidnapped Teddy. Violet has been sold as a 14-year-old virgin courtesan to the Hall of Tranquility, where things are anything but tranquil.
Just as Golden Dove has been indispensable to the success and survival of Lulu, courtesan Magic Gourd, the former Magic Cloud from her mothers house, becomes Violets teacher and protector.
Violets defloration occurs on her 15th birthday, on the year anniversary of the abdication of the emperor. Her first patron, Loyalty Fang, purchases her services for one year, which is cut short by mutual squabbling. Violet wants love; Loyalty wants freedom.
She transforms from dewy-eyed innocent to dry-eyed veteran, following the intricate rules and rituals of the courtesan house. She is unexpectedly befriended by an American, Edward Ivory, in Shanghai to learn his familys business.
They have a baby, Flora. When Edward dies from the Spanish flu, Violet is left with her baby and her protector, Magic Gourd. Violet takes on the mantle of Mrs. Ivory. When the real Mrs. Ivory shows up, Flora is plucked away, just as Violet had earlier been taken from Lulu. Children in this novel are commodities, appropriated for adult purposes.
Now a childless common-law widow, Violet returns to the House of Tranquility, renamed the House of Vermillion. But the vagaries of fate are not finished with her. She and Magic Gourd travel 300 miles to rural Moon Pond Village, where she is to become First Wife to a scholar named Perpetual, a perpetual liar. She is relegated to Third Wife of the remote north wing.
Violets life goes from bad to worse before it becomes better: Ultimately, this half-Chinese, half-American girl, this former courtesan, this mother, finally learns who she is.
The Valley of Amazement succeeds in its parts better than in its whole. Tan is a bit too fond of her own research into courtesan culture. Some parts sag, particularly the lengthy section where Magic Gourd advises Violet on strategies for becoming a successful courtesan. A bit of editorial excision would have yielded a shapelier novel.
But given the complexities of courtesan culture, and the cultural changes in China from 1905-1939, Tan has many strands to weave. An interesting mix of the formal and the graphic, The Valley of Amazement is thickly plotted and as detailed as the protocol of courtesan culture.
Jeffrey Ann Goudie is a freelance writer living in Topeka.


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79 Mail order or online pharmacy for convenience
30 Mail order or online pharmacy because my insurance makes me use it
65 Other
7 I don't use insulin
Total votes: 534
How do you usually obtain your insulin?
Poll dates: February 11 - 18, 2007
Total Votes: 534Amost two-thirds of CWD visitors report obtaining insulin from a local store -- 56% from a local pharmacy, and 8% from a local discount store such as Wal-Mart, essentially the same as in 2005 and 2006. Of the remaining visitors, 29% report using a mail order or online pharmacy to obtain their insulin. For those who use mail order:
- 45% (79/174) use mail order to save money
- 17% (30/174) use mail order for convenience
- 37% (65/174) use mail order because their insurance makes them
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Offering members supplemental health benefits. (Full story …)
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Served by the best
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Posted: Nov 14, 2012 3:33 PM by Erin Schattauer
BELGRADE - A Belgrade man was arrested after he reportedly entered a home without permission and was found with a bag of marijuana in his shoe.
A man called 911 at around 4:45 p.m. Tuesday after his teenage daughter got home from school and found a man inside their house that she didn't know.
When police got there they found Steven Lee Herdt, 57, inside the home near Belgrade. Herdt reportedly told police that he was there because a friend had asked him to come to the residence to take care of some dogs. But the person the man claimed asked him to come to the house denied having any conversation with Herdt about dog care, court documents state.
Herdt's statements became more and more vague and inconsistent, especially when pressed for more information about people, places and other information, court documents state.
The homeowner said he wanted to hold the intruder responsible but didn't want to have him charged with felony burglary, so police agreed to charge him with trespass to property.
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Dow Chemical to slash 2,400 jobs, close Solon plant and 19 others
MIDLAND, Mich. -- The Dow Chemical Co. says it will eliminate about 2,400 jobs and close manufacturing plants in Solon and several other cities as part of a restructuring plan aimed at coping with slowing economic growth in Europe and elsewhere.
The manufacturing giant said Tuesday that the job cuts and roughly 20 plant closures amount to 5 percent of the company's workforce worldwide.
Dow expects the strategy will result in roughly $500 million in annual cost savings by the end of 2014.
The company also plans to slash capital spending and investments. It expects that will save an additional $500 million.
All told, Dow anticipates it will save $2.5 billion, including other cost-cutting measures.
Dow shares slipped 20 cents in aftermarket trading to $28.35.
The Solon plant houses Dow's Poly-Carb Inc., subsidiary, a business that makes materials used in roads and bridges. Founded in 1973 by Cleveland Foundation board member Ratanjit Sondhe.Sondhe sold Poly-Carb to Dow in 2007. At the time, the company had about 40 employees.


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A high-ranking U.S. Naval officer, who resides in the Dayton area, visited local organizations and a high school the last two days to share his story and talk about his branch of the military.
Rear Admiral Kirby D. Miller, vice commander of Naval Air Systems Command, on Tuesday visited Belmont High School and made a presentation to the JROTC students.
The Centerville resident also made recent stops at the Dayton Rotary Club, the Dayton Boys and Girls Club and the University of Dayton Army ROTC.
According to his miltary biography page, Miller earned his naval flight officer wings in 1986 and flew the F-14A Tomcat, among other assignments.
Miller was deployed to Iraq in 2004 where he served as the officer-in-charge of the Joint Combat Assessment Team, investigating incidents of aircrafts being shot down.
His biography further states Miller was again deployed in 2007 to the Middle East working as a JCAT liaison officer with the U.S. Army.
After his talk to the Belmont students, Miller stopped to talk to News Center 7's Layron Livingston.
Miller said his visits were part of two days of "outreach" in which he hopes to convey to people what the Navy is doing for them.
"It's important for people to know what the navy does. To know that the navy is always out there. Always on point. Always ready to respond," he said.
Miller said he works as a consultant for a company called Power Ten, Inc and divides his time between his home in Centerville and Patuxent River, Md.
"I'm your average person who's had a wonderful career and a wonderful life because of what the navy has instilled in me," he said. "The honor. Courage. Commitment. The idea of service. That there's more out there than ourselves."
When asked about the prospect of a U.S. strike on Syria, Miller said "we have forces in the area."
"We are prepared for whatever may come up," he said. "It's not our (job) to shape or come up with the policy, but it's ours to execute it and we're standing by ready ... Nobody takes it lightly. It's a very weighty subject. Having been in some of our conflicts I know first hand that it's not easy."
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Introduction to Microarrays
Availability of whole genomic sequences from many organisms (such as the human genome project) have created the need for high throughput analysis of gene expression patterns.
DNA microarrays have revolutionized functional and genomic analysis.
The Evolution of the DNA Microarray:
In the 1980's, bacterial colonies were spotted on nylon membranes with different genomic inserts or cDNAs
The 1990's resulted in the emergence of ink-jet spotting methods which allowed the in situ synthesis of 60-mer oligo spots on glass slides.
Affymetrix further developed DNA microarrays which were based on high-density 25-mer oligos from human cDNA sequences.
Background on DNA Microarrays
The basic premise of the DNA microarray is that RNA samples or targets are hybridized to known cDNAs/oligo probes on the arrays.
Microarrays were originally designed to measure gene expression levels of a few genes. Recently, high density microarrays have been developed which have allowed the global analysis of gene expression or the transcriptome. This global analysis allows one to determine the cellular function of genes, the nature and regulation of biochemical pathways, and the regulatory mechanisms at play during certain signalling conditions or diseases.
Regulation of Transcription and DNA Microarrays
The Human Genome Project has allowed a vast wealth of information to come into our hands. However, a huge problem is analyzing the new genes and putative regulatory functions of these genes. DNA microarray analysis has allowed these newly annotated genes and novel genes to be examined. New regulatory pathways can be examined using DNA microarrays. For example, the new gene may be a transcriptional factor. Microarrays can examine the effect that gene has on thousands of genes at a time, under many conditions in a simple and fast manner.
Applications of DNA Microarrays
DNA microarrays have been used to examine the gene expression changes under diseases such as cancer. Tumour profiling using DNA microarrays allows the analysis of the development and the progression of such complex diseases.
Using DNA microarrays, one can examine targets for drug discovery and potential diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers for many complex diseases.
DNA microarrays are used commonly to detect viruses and other pathogens from blood samples and thus can be used as a pathogen detection method.
DNA microarrays have been more recently used to identify inheritable markers, and therefore have been used as a genotyping tool.
SNP chips based on DNA microarray technology have allowed the high throughput profiling of single nucleotide polymorphisms using a chip or array approach. This has allowed polymorphisms to be more quickly assayed and also their relavence to disease to be easily determined.
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- amanda up north said...
Pretty disgusting... can't tell you how outraged I get when I find a beer bottle or bag of McDonald's trash thrown out here at the end of our driveway. The kids and I have to take a garbage bag each spring and pick up all the filth up and down the road. The "redneck" type around here aren't always too bright (which I suppose contributes to them doing this in teh first place)... a couple of years ago we came driving home onto our road one day - usually a nice pleasing to the eye experience... and found trash everywhere. I stopped to check it out and found several welfare papers with name and address floating around amongst all the mess. You'd recognize the family name. Needless to say, they weren't residents of our road, but were just detouring through to dispense of their trash... We went ahead and reported teh incident, the sherrif had an easy time catching up to them thanks to their "paper trail." Anyway, short story long there, WE AGREE and share in your disgust!
- john montana said...
when i steelhead fished a lot i carried a garbage sack with me to clean up this crap. litter isn't bad on the trout streams, but the gear guys leave stuff all over the place in the steelhead hotspots. it is sad.
- MN Justin said...
Ditch dumping is a major problem down here too - it's of a greater magnitude than streamside littering. People often see rural bridges as opportunities to dispose of old furniture... sickening. I didn't realize that people dumped by your place, but thinking about it, I'm not surprised. Last year I helped the county clean a truckload of garbage bags out of the Vermillion River... plent of soiled diapers and rotting food. It 10 minutes to dump it, and almost half a day to clean it up.


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Students' flavor-neutral energy powder puts a 'Kyk' in any beverage
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Chris MacPherson and Andrew Linfoot were both freshmen in 2010 when the Food and Drug Administration banned beverages combining caffeine with alcohol — like Four Loko energy drinks. After the ban, the Purdue students joked that companies might have a better shot if they just attached a packet of energy formula to the outside of beverage bottles rather than distributing it ready to drink.
Then, as people all over the country flocked to stock up on the popular Four Loko before the ban went into effect, Linfoot and MacPherson, members of Purdue's Entrepreneurship and Innovation Learning Community at the time, realized their joke actually was a light bulb moment. The duo has created a flavor-neutral, sugar- and calorie-free powder called Kyk "Kick" Energy that can be mixed seamlessly into any beverage and some foods.
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After analyzing energy drink formulas using the Internet and reverse engineering, Linfoot and MacPherson tested thousands of combinations to find the perfect blend of caffeine, amino acids, vitamins and other ingredients — with help from their friends, who eventually started paying 50 cents for a quick shot of the concoction rather than buying a $3 energy drink at the store. They're maintaining the formula as a closely held trade secret to protect it rather than patenting it. Between classes, the team initially made a couple hundred packets in their apartment using a roll of packaging and a heat sealer. They applied tips from social media guru and best-selling author Gary Vaynerchuk and turned to sites like Twitter and Facebook to promote Kyk and offer free samples. Within the first 12 hours of tweeting about the initiative, they had more than 8,000 requests and began shipping their energy powder all over the globe. Now, the product is available on Amazon.com.
They're also promoting Kyk recipes for protein shakes, fruit smoothies and even chocolate pudding on the Kyk Energy website, a suggestion from the owner of a beverage distribution company in California, whom they met through networking with Purdue peers and instructors. Linfoot learned Web coding to build the website, while MacPherson leveraged his design skills to come up with a logo and promotional materials like T-shirts.
How they got there
Networking put them in contact with several informal advisers who provided advice regarding FDA regulations, while a silent partner they met through a family connection supplied $50,000 to get the Kyk business up and running. As finalists in this year's Burton D. Morgan Business Plan Competition, they earned another $10,000 in capital. Still, with the cost of production, their startup money is spread thinly between legal fees, marketing materials, insurance, and even a barcode fee, which is $760 annually.
Linfoot and MacPherson, now part-time students to accommodate the hours their startup demands, personally researched (with Google) called and emailed manufacturing companies to outsource the mixing and packaging of their product. Although several turned them down due to small amount they initially wanted to make, Glanbia Nutritionals agreed to mass-produce the energy powder while WePackItAll signed on to do packaging.
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"Everything related to this project has cost 10 times as much, taken 10 times as long and was 10 times harder than we expected it to be," MacPherson says. "It's also been 10 times as rewarding, even if we don't make another dime, because we've learned so much from this experience."


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Although silver often times lays in the shadow of investors' number one safe haven, gold, this shiny metal has by no means lost any of its luster. Silver has always been one of the most popular commodities given its rich history and various ornamental and industrial uses. The white metal's appeal as an investable asset has grown for several reasons over the years. Silver is often times used as an alternative (and cheaper) safe haven investment, as well as a potential hedge against inflation. Additionally, the commodity is used in a variety of industrial goods and processes, making it an interesting play on manufacturing or industrial activity. And thanks to the ever-expanding universe of exchange-traded products, there are now several ways investors can gain exposure to the ultra popular precious metal. Below, we outline the three most popular silver ETFs and which one will fit your investment objectives [see also 25 Ways To Invest In Silver].
Silver Trust (SLV)
Quick Stats (as of 7/26/2012)
- Total Assets: $8.3 billion
- Average Daily Volume: 9.2 million
- Expense Ratio: 0.50%
- In Depth: SLV Analyst Report and ETFdb Realtime Rating
SLV is by far the largest and most popular silver ETF available on the market with its portfolio of just over $8.5 billion in total assets. On average, the fund exchanges hands nearly 13 million times a day. Quite simply, its sheer size and high levels of liquidity are perhaps its most appealing features. Since its inception in 2006, iShare's SLV has been tracking the spot price of physical bullion. The fund is often used in portfolios as a part of a long-term strategy, acting as both a diversification agent and a nice safe haven investment. In addition, SLV has a very active options market as well as a healthy daily volume, making it an ideal option for more active traders [for more silver news subscribe to our free newsletter].
SLV is Right for You if: You are an active trader seeking to either speculate on silver's movements or quickly execute positions in the precious metal.
Physical Silver Shares (SIVR)
Quick Stats (as of 7/26/2012)
- Total Assets: $475 million
- Average Daily Volume: 190,000
- Expense Ratio: 0.30%
- In Depth: SIVR Analyst Report and ETFdb Realtime Rating
SIVR is a very similar fund to SLV in that it tracks the spot price of physical silver bullion. The major distinguishing feature between these two funds is SIVR's strikingly lower expense ratio. SIVR charges 20 basis points less than SLV, making it a more appealing options for both long-term and cost-conscious buyers. Although the difference in expenses may seem not to have a major impact, consider two separate million dollar portfolios, one invested in SLV and the other in SIVR. The holder of the SLV portfolio will have to pay up $5,000 a year in fees, while its competitor will only have to shell out $3,000. Perhaps the $2,000 difference may not seem to be significant, but over the years the annual expense payments will add up quickly.
SIVR is Right for You if: You are a long term and cost conscious investor seeking to hold onto a silver ETF for an extended period of time.
DB Silver Fund (DBS)
Quick Stats (as of 7/26/2012)
- Total Assets: $65 million
- Average Daily Volume: 6,300
- Expense Ratio: 0.50%
- In Depth: DBS Analyst Report and ETFdb Realtime Rating
DBS is another popular silver ETF, offering exposure to silver prices without directly investing in physical bullion. This fund tracks the DBIQ Optimum Yield Silver Index Excess Return, a benchmark comprised of futures contracts on silver. DBS utilizes its proprietary Optimum Yield methodology to help minimize the negative effects of rolling futures contracts when markets are in contango, while at the same time maximizing the positive effects when markets experience backwardation. This unique feature has attracted many investors: since inception in 2007, DBS has accumulated more than $66.5 million in assets [see also Forget Gold, Why Your Portfolio Needs Silver].
DBS is Right for You if: You are an investor who is looking to achieve silver exposure through the futures market.
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