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Identity Shift -- What a New Book says About Us and the Future
By Peter Bernstein
With Facebook about to pass the 1 billion user mark, YouTube taking the #2 rank as a global search engine, Zynga having gone IPO and Twitter on the way, the total of mobile phone devices having blown past the number of wired ones, three things have become apparent:
- With progress toward a world that is always on and all ways connected (think of this as ubiquitous and continuous communications meets pervasive computing) a look back at just the past five years by anyone demonstrates how much ICT has already transformed the ways we work and live.
- To use a common phrase, "we ain't seen nothing yet." The pace of change is accelerating.
- In the process the nature of who we are and how we interact with the world, especially our virtual personae will have profound implications.
All of this and more is captured in a fascinating new book, Identity Shift: Where Identity Meets Technology in the Networked-Community Age, written by leading market research experts, Allison Cerra and Christina James, from Alcatel-Lucent. The second in "The Shift" series of Web 2.0 analyses, this latest edition looks at consumer behavior across all the key stages of life and how they are influenced by communications technologies.


text: General ENT, FAQs What is sinusitis and endoscopic sinus surgery? What is snoring and obstructive sleep apnea? What is a thyroid nodule and how is it evaluated? What does the evaluation of a neck lump entail? What is sinusitis and endoscopic sinus surgery? The sinuses are bony hollows in the head. When the lining of the nose and sinuses becomes swollen with allergies or infections, the sinuses can become obstructed. If they stay obstructed long enough, the mucus in the sinuses can become infected. When this occurs, patients typically experience facial pain in the distribution of the sinuses, as well as thickened, often yellow or green, nasal discharge, as well as nasal congestion. A variety of other symptoms can occur with sinusitis, including runny itchy eyes, cough, ear symptoms including discomfort or a sense of fullness in the ears, hoarseness, and a bad smell in the nose. Sinus swelling can lead to the formation of nasal polyps. Nasal polyps, in turn, tend to obstruct sinuses and lead to sinusitis. Facial pain, in isolation, can have other causes, including temporomandibular joint syndrome (TMJ), dental disease and non-sinus headache. Since infection can block the sinus chambers, initial treatment generally includes antibiotics to fight infection and medicines to encourage the sinuses to open and drain. Typically these include oral and/or topical decongestants. Other treatments may include steroid nasal sprays and antihistamines. Patients who smoke will benefit from suspending smoking, permanently if possible – but at minimum during medical treatment. When medical management is ineffective and sinusitis becomes recurrent, a thorough ENT evaluation is warranted. The initial evaluation includes a thorough history and physical exam, which often involves a telescopic exam of the nasal cavity. This provides the otolaryngologist (ENT doctor) with detailed intranasal information regarding septal deviations, nasal turbinate abnormalities and areas of abnormal drainage or polyp formation. CT scanning of the sinuses after medical management may be recommended for patients with chronic symptoms to allow documentation of chronic sinusitis. CT is also a valuable tool for planning when surgery is warranted. Patients may require sinus surgery if all medical management has failed – typically endoscopic sinus surgery. With endoscopic surgery, the doctor can examine and make repairs to the nasal cavity through a nasal telescope, without external incisions. Occasionally this surgery will be performed with a state-of-the-art CT guidance system, which allows the surgeons a whole new level of information for safe sinus surgery. The surgery is typically performed under general anesthesia, but can be performed under local anesthesia and usually takes about 90 minutes. Patients may go home the same day or may stay overnight. Patients post-operatively will have generally mild discomfort and some nasal congestion. Surgery patients are directed to limit strenuous activity for about a week or two after surgery. One or two post-operative visits are required within the first two weeks after surgery, during which the nasal cavity and sinuses are cleaned. The endoscopic sinus surgery philosophy used at the Mass. Eye and Ear is that limited surgery in key areas of the sinuses allows improved aeration and drainage, often giving dramatic improvement. This sinus surgery is generally very well tolerated. What is snoring and obstructive sleep apnea? Often regarded humorously, snoring can be a difficult problem – both for patients and their bed partners. It is the sound made by the soft palate and uvula during inhalation. It occurs during sleep because of the way the throat muscles relax. Although snoring does come from the mouth, it can be made worse with nasal obstruction as this limits inward airflow. Patients are at risk if their oral cavity is small and crowded, if their uvula and palate are long, if they have large tonsils, or are obese. Depending on the amount of redundant tissue, the throat may actually close during sleep, rather than just reverberate with snoring. We call this obstructive sleep apnea. In obstructive sleep apnea, oxygen levels fall. This can lead to significant strain on the lungs and heart, and may generate heart arrhythmias. The evaluation of snoring related to obstructive sleep apnea starts with a full office otolaryngology head and neck exam with focus on the upper airway and digestive tract. Usually formal sleep study is recommended, which can offer definitive diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea a measure of its intensity. The treatment of snoring and obstructive sleep apnea includes a variety of interventions. Weight loss is generally recommended. In addition, there are a variety of nasal and oral airflow devices, including CPAP, BI-PAP masks to reduce obstruction during sleep. A variety of surgical options are available for snoring and obstructive sleep apnea, all of which either scar or shorten the palate and uvula. These include radiofrequency treatment, CO2 laser palate and uvula treatment (LAUP), or standard surgical uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPP). Typically, during surgery for snoring and obstructive sleep apnea, any areas of nasal obstruction are corrected at the same time. In select patients, mandibular procedures may be included to increase the chance of surgical cure. Generally these procedures are well tolerated, but involve a sore throat that lasts for typically seven to 10 days after surgery. What is a thyroid nodule and how is it evaluated? Nodules within the thyroid gland are very frequent in the adult population. Some studies suggest up to 50 percent of the adult population have thyroid nodules. They are commonly benign but may represent thyroid cancers. The risk of thyroid cancer is higher in the elderly, and is higher with a past history of radiation therapy. The larger the nodule, the higher the risk of cancer. Thyroid nodules may be identified during routine physical exams by general medical physicians, or may be identified by the patient during a shower or during shaving. When large enough they can also be sensed as a lump in the neck, especially noticeable during swallowing. The evaluation of the thyroid nodule involves a complete history and head and neck physical exam, including evaluation of vocal cord function. The nerve to the vocal cord travels in close proximity to the thyroid and can occasionally be affected by nodules. This requires a vocal cord evaluation after a complete history and physical exam. Testing is typically recommended, usually a blood test to measure thyroid function and often a thyroid ultrasound to determine the exact nature and size of the nodule. This is painless and involves no radiation. The central test for work-up of the thyroid nodule is a fine needle aspiration. Fine needle aspiration can be considered a microscopic needle biopsy. This often allows definitive diagnosis. Surgery is typically reserved for lesions that are identified as cancerous or suspicious on fine needle biopsy. Other treatment options are available for tumors confirmed to be benign after biopsy. For large thyroid masses or goiter, additional evaluation is often necessary, and may include CT scanning, MRI scanning, or barium swallow. These tests measure the relationship of the thyroid mass to the adjacent swallowing tube (esophagus) and breathing tube (trachea). At Mass. Eye and Ear, surgery of the thyroid and parathyroid glands at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary is performed with an advanced recurrent laryngeal nerve monitoring system. This new technology allows real-time vocal cord monitoring to help in identification and preservation of this important nerve during thyroid surgery. The system may decrease the rate of vocal cord nerve injury and may reduce the incidence of voice and swallowing problems after thyroid surgery. What does the evaluation of a neck lump entail? A complete head and neck exam is essential to view the entire upper airway and digestive tract. It is important to assess a history of smoking in a patient with a neck nodule. During the ENT office exam, the location of the nodule can often given a clue as to its identity. CT and MRI scanning and other imaging evaluation is sometimes necessary. Fine needle aspiration and biopsy is an important test and usually provides a definitive diagnosis without surgery. 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SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The UC Santa Barbara (13-21) softball team had two strong defensive performances on Monday afternoon as it split a pair of games against Sacramento State (17-9) at Shea Stadium.
In the first game of the twin bill, the Gauchos snapped the Hornet's nine-game winning streak with a 4-0 victory. The win marked UCSB's first shutout since its Feb. 25 game against UNLV and just its second overall this year. Sacramento State was able to outlast the Gauchos in game two, 2-1.
Freshman pitcher Shelby Wisdom (8-9) threw a gem in the first game, allowing just four hits in a complete game effort. She walked just one batter while striking out 10.
She was backed by stellar offensive performances from several Gauchos, including Keilani Jennings, who went 3-for-3 with a home run and two RBI. McKenzie Kane, Lainey DePompa and Lauren Boser all had multiple hits in the victory.
Jessica Soria opened the game with a single to left field before she stole second base. She was moved to third when Kane grounded out the pitcher and one out later, a failed pickoff attempt by the Hornet catcher gave her time to tag home. Jennings followed with a solo home run hit over the left center field fence to give UCSB an early 2-0 advantage.
The top of the order was effective once again in the third inning when, with one out, Kane hit an infield single to third base. She stole second and Jennings sent her home with a base hit to center field.
A solo blast to left center field by Allison Taylor in the fifth inning brought the Gauchos' lead to 4-0.
In the day's second game, UCSB once again got a strong pitching effort, this time from Andriana Collins (5-12). The sophomore tossed all six innings and allowed just three hits and two unearned runs. She walked one and struck out four.
The Gauchos out-hit Sacramento State, 5-3, in the losing effort. Kathryn Pilpil led the way going 2-for-3 with an RBI. Kane, meanwhile, extended her current hitting streak to 12 games.
Sacramento State got on the scoreboard first in the second inning. Kaitlyn Taylor led off with a double to right field and her pinch runner, Shannon Kaufman, came home on the next play after the Gauchos committed a throwing error following a sacrifice bunt by Yessinia Alcala.
Trailing 1-0, UCSB battled back in the top of the next inning. A Hornet error allowed Brooke Putich to reach first and Soria followed with an infield single to put two runners on. Sacramento State managed to get the first two outs of the inning before Jennings loaded the bases with a walk. A timely single by Pilpil to right field scored Putich to tie the game at one apiece.
With two outs and a runner on first base in the bottom of the same inning, another Gaucho throwing error allowed pinch runner Jessica Abelia to score. The run would be the last of the game.
In the top of the seventh, UCSB attempted to rally after DeJanee Moore reached on a throwing error. Putich and Soria both grounded out moving the runner to third, but the Gauchos were unable to bring her home.
UCSB will finish up its current road swing tomorrow, March 27 when it heads to Fresno State for a single game against the Bulldogs at 6 p.m.


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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Shares of Home Depot Inc., Advanced Micro Devices Inc. and First Solar Inc. made big moves during U.S. trading Tuesday, while Facebook Inc. and Microsoft Corp. were among top trending tickers.
Top tickers trending
$AMD: Shares of Advanced Micro Devices AMD, +5.09% slid in after-hours trading after it refuted an earlier Reuters report that it is looking to sell itself.
@panamaorange: 99$ hockey puck sized korean PC's, running $GOOG OS, are the future. $HPQ $DELL $INTC $AMD premium desktop phenomenon is not coming back.
@KoolerAid: $AMD almost $AMDQ
$FB: Facebook FB, +0.61% shares fell 1.1% ahead of Wednesday's lock-up expiration which will make some 800 million shares available for sale in the open market. Facebook braces for biggest lockup wave
@labombagrande: All $FB longs better expedite the construction of their arks. The rain is about to start!
@Catalystrader: $FB Zuckerburg shares up for grabs tomorrow. Brings up images of those weddings where the bride throws the garter & the single guys run
$MSFT: Microsoft MSFT, +1.83% shares fell 3.2%. The software firm late on Monday announced a key executive change — the exit of Steven Sinofsky, who headed the Windows development program. Microsoft's Windows boss departs
The popular blog AllThingsD reported Tuesday that Sinofsky was shown the door after the former chief executive and co-founder, Bill Gates, backed current chief Steve Ballmer in the controversial decision to push out the powerful executive. Read: In Sinofsky departure, Gates sided with the other Steve.
@JasonWood: When did character assassination become the default explanation for major exec departures? Forstall + Sinofsky both $MSFT $AAPL
@Branche37: Microsoft's Windows boss Steven Sinofsky is out. The Help of Windows didn't help him. I understand, it didn't help me either. $MSFT
$BBY: Best Buy BBY, +2.42% shares declined 1%. There is speculation about an executive change made at the struggling electronics retailer, which announced on Monday that Sharon McCollam, a 12-year veteran of upscale home-furnishings chain Williams-Sonoma Inc. WSM, +0.65%, would take over as chief financial officer. Read: Best Buy's new CFO confident about turnaround.
@BrianSozzi: Today will mark the start of positive change at Best Buy, a trip to the retail graveyard, or a step closer to a sale $BBY $$
Advanced Micro Devices shares closed 5% higher on a report by Reuters that the chipmaker has hired J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. to explore options, including a potential sale. However, the company refuted the report after the closing bell and said it had no plan to sell the company or any of its assets.
Shares of Dick's Sporting Goods Inc. DKS, +2.19% rose 4.7%. The retailer reported earnings Tuesday and said that it expects to see about a 4% rise in same-store sales. See: Dick's Sporting Goods' earnings rise 21%.
Home Depot HD, +0.92% shares added 3.6% after it recorded strong sales growth and generated slightly wider margins with third-quarter earnings up 1.4%, as the home-improvement retailer raised its profit view for the full fiscal year. Read: Home Depot beats estimates, lifts year view
Monster Beverage MNST, +0.40% shares gained 2.7%. The energy-drink company said Tuesday that its board approved a new $250 million share-buyback program.
AK Steel Holding Corp. AKS, +2.23% shares sank 18% after the company said that it expects fourth-quarter results to fall short of Wall Street estimates. Read: AK Steel expects results below estimates.
Big Lots Inc. BIG, +1.59% closed down 5% after analysts at Deutsche Bank downgraded the stock to sell from hold.
First Solar FSLR, +4.10% shares slipped 4%. First Solar is the most heavily shorted stock on the S&P 500 Index SPX, +1.44%, with 47% of its free-float sold short, according to the investment-news website Seeking Alpha. Read: S&P 500 most heavily shorted stocks.
U.S.-listed shares of National Bank of Greece SA US:NBG lost 4.9% after euro-zone finance ministers failed to reach a deal to disburse the next round of financial aid to the country, delaying their decision to later this month. Read: Euro zone aims for Nov. 20 Greek aid decision.
Weatherford International Ltd. US:WFT shares slumped 16%. The company said late Monday that preliminary third-quarter earnings before taxes fell 29% as expenses weighed on the company's results, though revenue strengthened. The provider of oil-field services also said that previously disclosed weakness in its internal control over financial reporting for income taxes has not yet been remediated.


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Another area genealogical learning opportunity coming up this summer is at the Van Zandt County Genealogical Society's Annual All-day Seminar Saturday, August 28, 8:30 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. in Canton.
The featured speaker is Lloyd Dewitt Bockstruck, nationally known genealogist and just recently retired head librarian for the genealogy department of the Dallas Public Library.
Topics include probate records, military records post-Civil War and WWI and WWII, transcontinental migrations 1849-1900, and Scots Irish church records.
Registration is $35 until August 15 and $40 after that. Make checks payable to the Van Zandt County Genealogical Society society and mail to Van Zandt County Genealogical Society, P. O. Box 1388, Canton, TX 75103. Registration includes continental breakfast and catered luncheon.
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Kathy Blogs on No Impact Week
Click here for more stories from No Impact Week.
The week so far:
Live a fuller and happier life by buying less stuff.
Click here for more stories on Day 1: Consumption.
Los Angeles, California
This is my hypothesis:
I will become more mindful about the small choices I make throughout any given day about how I am impacting the environment. I'm also worried that I'm going to end up neurotic about it.
I'm worried that I'm going to end up neurotic about it... mainly because I'm going to suck at it. Already, as I sit here writing this list, I'm panicking about the silliest things.
Like meat—every time I try to eat vegetarian, I rebound after two days and end up eating two steaks and a hamburger. I crave it even worse—which is ridiculous because I had the recent realization that at least two thirds of my meals are vegetarian. It's almost like the more I worry, the less effective I am.
And I look at the list of things to buy this week—new fences, wire for the seeds, etc ... My original plan was to get up tomorrow morning, pack up the fam so we could drive over to Home Depot to buy the damn things. And I feel horribly disappointed that I can't just go get them. I want them now.
But I will go to freecycle and see if anyone has them. And if they do—cool. And if not, I don't really need them.
Oh, the conflict.
And the holiday cards. I didn't send them out this year yet. I usually wait until the holidays are over, so it's time for me to complete this task, but I'm totally torn about it. All that paper and envelopes and money towards stamps...and time! I could easily create an online version, but that would be breaking with tradition. And then I think: how would I get a holiday card to my family who don't use email or Facebook?
Oh, the conflict.
Maybe I can do this after all. Well, at the very least, I can be one of those people Colin Beavan calls for "who wants to try."
First Casualty
I got this a few weeks ago when I was in the middle of reading the first few chapters of No Impact Man.
Just today, my husband dropped it by accident. It's cracked pretty badly, but not so much that I can't use it.
The me of last week would probably have thrown it out and bought a new one.
The me of experiment week knows it's against the rules.
The me of next week will keep it.
Gratitude: Day 1
As a teacher and a mother to a four-year-old daughter, I try to be conscientious about environmental issues. After I finished reading No Impact Man on Christmas, I was blown away by the realization that maybe I'm not trying hard enough. I stumbled upon No Impact Week just last week, and as I scrambled to prepare for the experiment—first by taking the survey—my suspicions were confirmed: The garbage is everywhere. Stuff is everywhere. TV is everywhere. Fortunately, it turns out that even after only one day of changing my shopping habits (namely by choosing not to), my family can change, too.
- My daughter saying, "I know what I could do instead of watching TV! I could help you cook dinner."
- Playing ball chase in the hallway with my hubby and daughter.
- 20-minute power walk in the rain. Stress decompress. Ahhhh.
- My daughter saying, "We could read a bunch of books!"
The fact that I made much more of an effort to make numbers 1-4 happen because of No Impact Week.
Discover how wasting less improves your life.
for more stories on Day 2: Trash.
Meditations on Pancakes, Muddy Waters and Cardboard Boxes
In my family, I'm the cook. I like this role. My husband does the fixing, the cleaning, the organizing, and I get to be the one to make the mess. And I'm a good cook—or at least, I've gotten better over the past few years with a lot of trial and error. But there are two things I, historically, have not been very good at making: rice and pancakes. I always burn them. The rice dilemma was solved by a birthday present from my aunt this past year—a rice cooker. Now we have rice at nearly every meal, and it's the fluffiest, most flavorful rice I've ever had. All I have to do is measure the rice and water, pour it in, and press a button. Voilà. Now I can cook rice.
Pancakes are another story. For the past few years, we've either eaten them out, or I've just bought them frozen. But, here I am, just having finished reading Colin Beavan's No Impact Man, and having chosen to take part in the experiment of No Impact Week, trying to figure out how to lessen the amount of trash I produce. I'm looking around me and I see frozen food, wrapped in plastic and cardboard boxes. It's ridiculous.
One of the sources of all this trash is frozen food, particularly pancakes. So as part of my quest (and I quote my husband) "to save the world one plastic bag at a time," I decided that I was going to make pancakes. With a mix. From a paper bag, an egg, water, oil, and a little yogurt. No plastic. No paper. I decided to cook them and then freeze them (in the bag I saved from the inside of a cereal box last week) so I wouldn't have to buy the expensive, mediocre, frozen ones. (By the way, the bag of pancake mix has been sitting in our cabinet for perhaps a year. Its expiration date is September 2010. And now, I quote my step-dad, "They just put those things on there to make you throw it out and buy another one." Indeed.)
So, there I was at the stovetop, pouring the mix onto the cast iron skillet, when I had the realization that I was spacing out and my pancakes were burning. That's why I'm not good at making pancakes. Unlike the other dishes I make—soups, casseroles, even burgers, where you can throw it together, put on the heat, set the timer and know that you're done—pancakes need attention. You have to watch closely. You have to keep your eyes open for the bubbles and the browning crust. You cannot be distracted.
Otherwise, this happens:
So, I cleared all other thoughts from my mind and started to focus on the pancakes, and only the pancakes. I had slow blues—Muddy Waters and James Cotton—playing in the background, and I felt my breath slowing down. It takes a while for them to cook. The bubbling comes slowly, but when it does come, you cannot miss the opportunity to flip them. I watched the pancakes, waiting and breathing, waiting and breathing. I had the sudden realization that I was meditating on them. I was focused, and I was patient. I felt so utterly calm.
I ended up with these:
Yes. Yes, they are perfect pancakes. No cardboard box. No plastic. Made by hand. By me.
Then again, when I served them to my family, my daughter said: "I like the pancakes that have black all over them." As it turns out, perfection is a relative concept, after all.
Still, now I know how to make pancakes—I have come to the realization that all you need is a slow, deep breath and some good ol' Muddy Waters. Realizations like this don't come out of a cardboard box.
No Impact Day One Recap: Trash Day
On Sunday, I ended up with three containers of trash—I would say about a third of it will head to the compost, a third will be recycled, and a third will end up in the dump. The thing is, I mostly stayed home, and I only collected my own trash (not my family's). I feel like on any given work day I produce much more than this. Even today, I went into work and I repeatedly and automatically forgot to either air dry or use my handkerchief after washing my hands. I just went for the paper towel. Breaking habits is hard.
Gratitude: Day 2
I'm trying to be grateful, but instead, I'm mostly worried. This is what I worry about today: Not the necessarily the little plastic wrapper around my crackers as much as I just found out that two of my closest family friends—mother and son—were diagnosed cancer in the past six months.
I spoke to her on the phone today. "No matter what you do, you can't protect your kids," she said. "As much as you try, as much as you want to, you just can't." Her voice cracks. She starts to cry. I think of my daughter. "He's only forty, you know?" And then she stopped. "But he's going to be okay." There's so much uncertainty in her voice.
We talked about angels—my parents, her parents, the other ones we've lost. We wish that they exist. We wish that they are out there, somewhere.
But then, I come home, pull up to my driveway and find two plastic bags, both filled with flyers for stores, soliciting business on my doorstep (even though we have a no soliciting sign).
It's just garbage, in the guise of advertising, thrown haphazardly onto my property. I don't know how the two connect—my friends who have cancer and these mounds of rain-soaked paper wrapped in plastic. I don't know that they do. But I know that they both make me angry. I know that this anger makes me want to protect something.
So I will. Somehow. But I must also stop and think about gratitude. The experiment demands it.
So, here's my list for today:
- My daughter asked for "Bunch O' Book" time instead of watching TV.
- I really like palm trees.
- It turned out that the chicken sausage I had planned on cooking for dinner went bad, so I ended up cooking a vegetarian meal composed of scrambled cheesy eggs, yams, sauteed beet greens and homemade mac n' cheese. My husband toasted himself a pancake from the day before and declared that this was the "best meal" I'd made in a while. "I love brinner!" he said. (Breakfast for dinner). So, I am grateful for brinner and successful vegetarian meals.
- The fact that my cat purrs really loudly.
- I have a lot of people in my life whom I love very much—and whom I worry about. That's always on the list.
Burn calories, not fossil fuels.
for more stories about Day 3: Transporation.
This one is definitely the hardest for me. I live in the Los Angeles area. According to , the Walkability Score of my neighborhood is 52/100. That's right. An F. There's no way I would pass that student on to the next class.
But I try. My only resolution for 2011 is to exercise everyday for at least 20 minutes. It can be running, yoga, pilates, hooping, jumping jacks in the living room—whatever—but the form of exercise that I'm looking forward to is walking. And, as part of the No Impact Experiment, I figure it's a nice way to get off the grid for at least 20 minutes (if not more), to use the energy in my legs instead of sucking it out of a battery or other power source.
Yesterday I walked for 46 minutes—20 minutes uphill, 26 minutes downhill. It took a bit longer coming down because I started eyeing all this garbage trailed on lawns, sidewalks, driveways. I usually see it and just walk right by, but this experiment has got me thinking. And it started to disgust me. So I started to pick it up.
Gratitude: Day 3
- I have a job that I really enjoy.
- Candlelight.
- Pilates springboards are pretty damn cool. First time using one today.
- Awkward school photos. Kids aren't meant to hold their hands neatly by their sides.
- Dr. Bronner's Castile soap—just started using it this week—the whole house smells like lavender.
Healthy eating can also lessen your footprint.
for more stories on Day 4: Food.
This is day of the No Impact Experiment that I've been looking forward to most—thinking about my food—but I feel like I'm kind of cheating because after reading Michael Pollan, Marion Nestle, and Barbara Kingsolver about three years ago, I changed everything about how my family eats.
Most of the food that I ate on my list was from the farmers market (go me!) Still, I look at my list, and I see coffee that was canned in Italy (about 6,400 miles, not counting its country of origin, which is not stated on the label), a few things like oatmeal from heaven only knows. But I also feel like I'm a bit of a cheat because I live in California where it's easier to eat locally year round.
My big question mark came when I went out to lunch with a work colleague. The good news is we split a sandwich (goat cheese + veggies), and I had lentil tomato soup. But the problem remains that I have no idea about where it all came from. I feel better about the fact that it was all vegetarian (yay me!), and the restaurant, Novel Cafe, uses a lot of organic ingredients and tries to support ethical practices (by working with the non-profit ). (Go them!)
In the meantime, I just have to continue to try.
This is what's on the menu tonight:
- Roasted chicken (from farmers market) with potatoes, celery and onion (from farmers market)
- Lentil soup with celery, onions and peppers (from farmers market)
Did I mention that I love the farmers market?
I do.
Gratitude: Day 4
- Playing toe-people during breakfast.
- My yoga teacher, Christy Marsden and all of the lessons she has taught me and continues to teach me.
- Cardboard puppet shows put on by my daughter while I cook dinner.
- The Beatles, and hearing my daughter sing along to them. The fact that she knows all the words.
- Really good days, like today. Sometimes, a day can just surprise you!
Replace kilowatts with ingenuity.
for more stories on Day 5: Energy.
This day, most certainly, is a difficult one for me. I walk around the house and I see plugs and outlets and lightbulbs. I spend my days driving; I use the computer and my smart phone constantly; I cook in my kitchen, where all the appliances are plugged in all the time.
During the heavy storms last week, the power went out, and the first thing I did was grab my phone to post a status update. The second thing I did was light some candles. The third thing I did was log onto my computer because I couldn't think of anything else to do in the dark besides, perhaps, just sit there and enjoy the silence. The outage lasted only twenty minutes, and I spent the whole time relying on battery power.
Lame, I know.
I started thinking today about energy and electricity and oil and sunlight and heat and power and fuel. I started looking for it. And I started to see it, here and there, in the the sunlight and the shadows.
When I first received a copy of No Impact Man, I scanned the online reviews. I remember one random commentator (who obviously had not read the book), who had the nerve to comment on Colin Beavan's experiment: "What did he do? Stop breathing?"
Stop breathing. As though that's the point. As though the only way for us to save ourselves is to asphyxiate ourselves—or to decide that we have no other choice. What I've come to understand is that this program is about unplugging and logging off and all of that, but it's also about being mindful about how we use the energy—because unfortunately, we will still use it in one way or another.
But when the car is parked, we have to use our legs. When the TV is off, we have to listen to one another. When the lights are off, we have to use look deeper, perhaps even inside ourselves. We have to breathe more, not less. It's not about holding our breaths; it's about deciding how to use our breath appropriately.
The sun's going down, now. Once it does, my intention tonight is to try, try, try to unplug, log off, shut down. No lights. No computer. No TV. No phone. (My hand started to tremble a little as I wrote that.)
It's going to be hard. Really hard. I won't blog or twitter or update or anything. One night. I can do it. I think.
Gratitude: Day 5
I wrote this last night by candlelight, as part of my "off the grid" evening.
It reads:
- Pencils
- Paper
- Sunset walks
- Bunch o' books
- The people in my life who support my crazy whims
(hubby, friends, family.)
Soak up the personal benefits of using less water.
for more stories on Day 6: Water.
The other day, while she was splashing in the bathtub, my daughter said to me, "Is water magic?"
"What? Why?" I said. It was the day before No Impact Day Six, with its focus on water, and I was a little creeped out by her four-year-old ability to read minds.
"Is water magic?" she repeated, demanding to know.
"Well, yes," I said. "Yes it is."
"How is it magic?"
"Well, we can drink it and cook with it and it makes plants grow and us grow and everything healthy and strong."
"No. That's not why." Oh, the contrariness of a child.
"No?" I asked. "Then why is it magic?"
"I'm not sure," she concluded, after thinking about it for a moment. "It just is."
She's right. Water is magic. I didn't do well in high school chemistry class, but I do remember something about molecules and atoms and their function as a universal solvent. Even if I don't fully understand it, I do respect it. Having grown up in Chicago where I learned to use Lake Michigan as a guide for my inner compass, awareness of water is ingrained in me. After living in Los Angeles for ten years, I still turn east to find the water.
I thought this one would be easy. I completed the , thinking, I'm going to ace this one. Over the past few years, we've replaced a good 90 percent of our lawn with native and perennial plants. We have low-flow toilets. I timed myself in the shower: three minutes 30 seconds, flat. We turn the water off when we brush our teeth, and all that good stuff.
As I was taking the water survey, I was surprised by the questions about my food choices, my driving habits, and my recycling. What did this have to do with water? Still, I thought, no problem – I shop at farmers markets, my family all drives hybrids, and we recycle everything!
Instead, it told me:
Congratulations! You've completed the calculator, here are your results:
Your total household water use is 4,588.75 gallons per day.
Your individual water use is 1,147.19 gallons per day.
In comparison, the average American uses 1,190.5 gallons of water per day.
Say what?! My hubby and I sat there perplexed, racking our brains for how we could waste so much. The fact of the matter is, water is everywhere. It seeps into every aspect of our lives. I knew its importance, but I don't think I ever realized this fact before. It's necessary to produce our food, move our cars, make our clothes, and keep us clean and living and healthy. The recent downpour in L.A. over the past few weeks, for which we were so grateful, leaked into our house and led to water damage in our closets that was so bad that we have to have the walls ripped out and renovated next week.
It's necessary and yet so elusive at the same time.
After my daughter gets out of the bathtub, she has a revelation.
"Mommy! I realized why water is magic!"
"Really?" I ask, eager to hear her newfound knowledge. "Why?"
"Because it turns girls into mermaids. That's why."
Ah. The old mermaid theory. If only it were that easy.
Gratitude: Day 6
I asked my hubby to help me think about gratitude and what we should be grateful for together.
"What are you grateful for?" I asked.
"Clean drinking water," he said.
"Okay," I said. "That's good. But it doesn't necessarily have to be No-Impact-themed or anything."'
"I know," he said. "But I really am grateful to have clean drinking water."
So, in the spirit of today's focus (with more on it tomorrow), I'll say that the five things I'm grateful for today are:
1. Clean drinking water.
2. My morning walk in the fresh air with one of my best friends.
3. Homemade veggie burgers. So much better than out of the box.
4. Standing in my front yard talking to my most wonderful neighbors.
5. Brussels sprouts. Even though, historically, I've hated Brussels sprouts, I bought them at the farmers market on Sunday in an effort to be open to new experiences. But then, every time I opened the fridge this week, I pretended not to see them. I'd open the muslin bag and then close it, stuffing them back under the arugula and celery. Finally, tonight, as we were running low on options per the no-shopping pledge, I threw them in the oven with olive oil, salt and pepper. Result? Freakin' awesome. We ate them all up. We're having them again tomorrow.
By the way, when I asked my hubby to tell me what else he's grateful for, he said, "I'm always grateful for you and M."
I'm always grateful for him, too.
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In an effort to take part in the seventh day of No Impact Week, Giving Back, I searched to find some kind of event or activity I could do that would be appropriate for my four-year-old to take part in as well. Alas, I couldn't find anything. Instead, I took lead and had the thought that maybe we could go clean a public place: a beach or a park or even a street, something that would help my daughter take part in the challenge and would be a lesson in giving back.
After the water challenge on Friday, I decided that I'd like it relate to water, since I felt like I had kind of failed the challenge. I didn't want to drive to the beach because I didn't want to waste gas (or, as it turns out the water that's required to produce the gas that fuels my car). Then I had the idealistic brainstorm: we live less than a mile away from the L.A. River. I envisioned us with our gloves and bags collecting mounds of trash with superhero capes blowing in the breeze as the newly-liberated, clean water flowed down and down to the ocean. Yes: We would clean the L.A. River.
At first, various friends and neighbors tried to warn me away from the endeavor (Watch out for transients! It's too dirty! Oh no - too dangerous!). Fortunately, we live next door to an equally idealistic neighbor, Tessa, who walks every day down by the river. To quote my daughter, "Tessa knows all about birds and the ducks!"
We've lived here for ten years, and we've always talked about joining her. But for one reason or another, we've never made it happen. When I asked her opinion on where I should take my daughter, she jumped at the chance to take us. We set a date: Saturday morning, 11 a.m.
So on Saturday morning, Tessa, my husband, my daughter, and I convened on our front steps, bundled up—stroller and all—to walk into the crisp January air. In Los Angeles, that feels like everyone else's autumn. There we were, on our way to the river.
But of course, it wasn't going to be easy. Not much ever is. The first challenge we encountered was just getting there. We, quite literally, had to jump hurdles to get to Griffith Park, which the river runs through. We faced: sidewalks that drop off nearly two feet so that our stroller couldn't make it without all of us lifting it over; a dangerous, single file sidewalk with cars fresh off the freeway screeching and zooming past us; construction barriers in the middle of this same sidewalk that marked a car accident that had occurred sometime in the past few weeks; and a hurdle of the blocked off horse trails. We had to lift the stroller over the fence in order to access the path. Just getting to Griffith Park alone was the opposite of user friendly. Thankfully there were three of us to maneuver the landscape. If I had been alone – a mom simply wanting to walk her kid to the park – it would have been impossible.
We took the horse trail down to a tunnel that led us down a dark path to the river.
Oh wait – the horse trail. Can't forget about that. It was right next to the freeway. It was loud. There was trash everywhere. Ah, nature in L.A.
We made it down the horse trail, through the tunnel, to the site of our pilgrimage: the L.A. River. My daughter saw it, became instantly excited, and ran to the fence. "STOP!" I yelled.
Our first greeting was rusted barbed wire that was positioned three-feet high, right at her eye level.
We continued to walk on the now concrete path, underneath transformers with the cars on the freeway still blasting by. In our effort to talk to one another, I found we were all yelling over the din. I asked my daughter if she thought it was pretty. She nodded. "It's kind of stinky though," she said. "It smells like poopoo." I laughed first and then had the thought again: "This is nature?"
We walked further down, back toward the bridge over which we had come, and Tessa led us down the concrete wall to the river itself.
I would very much like to write this: We arrived. It was extraordinary. It was Shangri-la, found in LA. It was a bit dirty, but the birds were singing, and we were weeping, and then we cleaned up all the garbage, and all was well with the world.
Nope. That's not what happened.
It's a strange place, this L.A. River of ours. It's lined with concrete, but in this little area, it has a natural bottom that allows the trees to grow. It's January, so the water is fairly high. There are trees and plants and, yes, birds of all kinds, but it's also trashed – really trashed – and it's one of the saddest and most beautiful places I've ever seen.
We sit down and look around. Tessa starts to name all of the birds: herons, mallards, American widgeons, great white egrets, cormorants, blackbirds, buffleheads, stilts, and coots. Green herons sit in trees. Brewer's blackbirds swarm over our heads. The mallards wade in for the special food we've brought. The stilts wobble over too, on their precarious, thin red legs, their funny little chirps drowning out the freeway behind us. Tessa describes how these black-necked stilts can pick up their babies under their wings and walk around with them. Unlike songbirds, who get fed by the mother birds, river birds are born knowing how to forage for bugs and such. But the poor little stilts get really tired. They walk around eating, and then they start to stagger. That's when the mama and papa birds pick them up under their wings, the tiny grey legs sticking out from underneath.
We look over towards the river and see an osprey dive into the water to pull out a giant fish.
"It's like National Geographic down here," my husband says.
My daughter asks if she can touch the water, and I start to shake my head, my maternal instincts screaming a "Hell, no!" Tessa explains, though, that it's all reclaimed water flushed out by the city. "You can't drink it," she says. "But it's actually pretty clean."
"The first three days of the rain, forget it, though," she continues. "It's orange. The rain washes in all of the toxins from the street. It's all the gunk that accumulates in the streets during the summer. On those days, I come down here, and I think the ducks must be just dying."
We sit there for a while.
Then, my daughter asks, "Aren't we going to clean up the river?"
Right. Our giving back part. I was too busy taking it all in.
And then I realize, it's actually pretty clean, at least on our side of the river. I haven't really seen much trash, except for cigarette butts and little pieces of Styrofoam. I don't know what we're going to do in order to give back. There's trash in the river, to be sure – but it's all on the other side of the rushing water, none of which we will be able to get to. I see shopping carts and balloons and paper and cans and, of course, hundreds of ripped plastic bags.
"We have to clean, Mommy," my daughter insists. "That's why we're here."
We start to scour our little patch of river for trash. We walk up and down the banks, and as we do, we discover many things – cracked credit cards and pieces of plastic and nails and screws and feathers and a padlock and more cigarette butts and a seashell and, and most chilling of all, a bullet.
Tessa shows us the microcosms of moss and holly that have grown into the square patches of dirt in the concrete.
"I love this place for its tenacity," she says.
That's the word. The best word to describe it: tenacity.
Tessa shows us the killdeer and explains how the adults position themselves between their babies and the predator, and then they act like they're dying so that the predator tries to attack them instead. "They're basically risking their lives for their babies," Tessa says.
In other words, these killdeer will do anything to secure their future, their existence. There's an instinct there, one that each of us was born with – that as part of our existence, we must work hard, harder than anything, avoid unnecessary suffering, and protect our children from such suffering. We've lost our instincts, I think. Why are we killing ourselves? Shouldn't we know better?
We stay there for almost three hours, picking at bits and pieces of garbage, throwing them into our bag. I yearn to be in the middle of the rushing water sweeping the river clean of the terrible refuse that surrounds the beautiful birds. I'd need a superhero cape to get there.
On the way back home, we decide to clean the horse trail, since our venture down to the river yielded little returns.
"We're cleaning up the whole wide world for mother earth," my daughter says to me.
Tessa describes this riverbed as a "little universe." It's such a tiny universe, this broken river that lives near our house, and yet it does contain so much – of our livelihoods, of our health, of our hope. I want to clean it so much more than I can.
Take a break from it all. Ohm Shanti.
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Day 8: Gratitude
Here goes:
1. Going to bed at 8:30, falling asleep at 9, and waking up at 5:40 completely well-rested. Note to self: Must do this more often.
2. Adding to gratitude list from Saturday night, I can't believe I forgot the amazing bananas foster, made by Sequential Matt. YUM.
3. Talking to new people at the playground, and those new people's little green and yellow friends.
4. Cooking dinner with my step-dad, Ray: Meatloaf made with grass-fed beef from the farmers' market, my new favorite thing, Krazy Ketchup (it's all veggies!) and bread crumbs made with the crusts of my daughter's sandwiches. (Don't worry, I cut them off before she licked them.)
5. Eco-sabbath days, even though they're more exhausting than they sound.
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LaminectomyLumbar decompression; Decompressive laminectomy; Spine surgery - laminectomy; Back pain - laminectomy; Stenosis - laminectomy
Laminectomy is surgery to remove the lamina. This is part of the bone that makes up a vertebra in the spine. Laminectomy may also be done to remove bone spurs in your spine. The procedure can take pressure off your spinal nerves or spinal cord.
Laminectomy opens up your spinal canal so your spinal nerves have more room. It may be done along with a diskectomy, foraminotomy, and spinal fusion. You will be asleep and feel no pain (general anesthesia).
During surgery:
- You lie face down on the operating table. The surgeon makes an incision (cut) in the middle of your back or neck.
- The skin, muscles, and ligaments are moved to the side. Your surgeon may use a surgical microscope to see inside your back.
- Part or all of the lamina bones may be removed on both sides of your spine, along with the spinous process, the sharp part of your spine.
- Your surgeon removes any small disk fragments, bone spurs, or other soft tissue.
- The surgeon may also do a foraminotomy at this time to widen the opening where nerve roots travel out of the spine.
- Your surgeon may do a spinal fusion to make sure your spinal column is stable after surgery.
- The muscles and other tissues are put back in place. The skin is sewn together.
- Surgery takes 1 to 3 hours.
Why the Procedure Is Performed
Laminectomy is often done to treat spinal stenosis. The procedure removes bones and damaged disks, and makes more room for your spinal nerve and column.
Your symptoms may be:
- Pain or numbness in one or both legs.
- Pain around your shoulder blade area.
- You may feel weakness or heaviness in your buttocks or legs.
- You may have problems emptying or controlling your bladder and bowel.
- You are more likely to have symptoms, or worse symptoms, when you are standing or walking.
You and your doctor can decide when you need to have surgery for these symptoms. Spinal stenosis symptoms often become worse over time, but this may happen very slowly.
When your symptoms become more severe and interfere with your daily life or your job, surgery may help.
Risks of anesthesia and surgery in general are:
- Reaction to medicine or breathing problems
- Bleeding, blood clots, or infection
Risks of spine surgery are:
- Infection in wound or vertebral bones
- Damage to a spinal nerve, causing weakness, pain, or loss of feeling
- Partial or no relief of pain after surgery
- Return of back pain in the future
If you have spinal fusion, your spinal column above and below the fusion is more likely to give you problems in the future.
Before the Procedure
You will have an x-ray of your spine. You may also have an MRI or CT myelogram before the procedure to confirm that you have spinal stenosis.
Tell your health care provider what medicines you are taking. This includes medicines, supplements, or herbs you bought without a prescription.
During the days before the surgery:
- Prepare your home for when you leave the hospital.
- If you are a smoker, you need to stop. People who have spinal fusion and continue to smoke may not heal as well. Ask your doctor for help.
- Two weeks before surgery, your provider may ask you to stop taking medicines that make it harder for your blood to clot. These include aspirin, ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin), naproxen (Aleve, Naprosyn).
- If you have diabetes, heart disease, or other medical problems, your surgeon will ask you to see your regular doctor.
- Talk with your doctor if you have been drinking a lot of alcohol.
- Ask your doctor which medicines you should still take on the day of the surgery.
- Let your doctor know right away if you get a cold, flu, fever, herpes breakout, or other illnesses you may have.
- You may want to visit a physical therapist to learn some exercises to do before surgery and to practice using crutches.
On the day of the surgery:
- You will likely be asked not to drink or eat anything for 6 to 12 hours before the procedure.
- Take the medicines your doctor told you to take with a small sip of water.
- Your provider will tell you when to arrive at the hospital. Be sure to arrive on time.
After the Procedure
Your provider will encourage you to get up and walk around as soon as the anesthesia wears off, if you did not also have spinal fusion.
Most people go home 1 to 3 days after their surgery. At home, follow instructions on how to care for your wound and back.
You should be able to drive within a week or two and resume light work after 4 weeks.
Outlook (Prognosis)
Laminectomy for spinal stenosis often provides full or some relief of symptoms.
Future spine problems are possible for all people after spine surgery. If you had laminectomy and spinal fusion, the spinal column above and below the fusion are more likely to have problems in the future.
You could have other future problems if you needed more than one kind of procedure in addition to the laminectomy (diskectomy, foraminotomy, or spinal fusion).
Bell GR. Laminotomy, laminectomy, laminoplasty, and foraminotomy. In: Steinmetz MP, Benzel EC, eds. Benzel's Spine Surgery. 4th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier; 2017:chap 78.
Review Date: 11/27/2016
Reviewed By: C. Benjamin Ma, MD, Professor, Chief, Sports Medicine and Shoulder Service, UCSF Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, San Francisco, CA. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, Brenda Conaway, Editorial Director, and the A.D.A.M. Editorial team.


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hiram Farmer wed Emily Field,LI,NY
Hiram Farmer is listed as a steam engineer; married Emily Field and had two sons, Albert and Epher.In 1870, the four were still alive;in 1880 Epher(11) was living with his relatives,Thos & Celilia Wells.Epher went on to become an engineer and as late as 1920, I found him living in Cranston, RI. He was a state boiler inspector, married to Lily and had one son. Albert.
I would like to find out what happened to the rest of his family.
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I have only been able to find one of my Farmer family.Hiram Farmer was a steam engineer in 1870. I would guess he worked on ships and Ferrys but, I really don't know. He was married to Emily Field, the sister of my gr-grandmother,Lydia. They had two boys in 1870: Epher was 1 year old and, Albert was 8. Looking farther, I discovered Epher in the household of Thos and Cecelia Field Wells. There is no mention of Emily, Albert or Hiram.
In 1900 Epher Farmer lived on Howard St in New London, Ct. He was an Engineer. In 1910 he is married to Lily, whose parents are from England, and they live in Rhode Island. At this point he is listed as a Screw Engineer. Then, in 1920, he is listed as a state boiler inspector and is the father of one son, Albert R. The last address I have is in Cranston, RI.
So- Hiram and Emily start off in Southold,LI with Epher and Albert and at some point Hiram, Emily and Albert fade way and leave Epher on his own.
Goldsmiths of Long Island
I am not sure of dates but, I do know the Goldsmits were here very early.I also know that there were many and they used the same first names-which made research extremely difficult! I have been searching for a Ruby Goldsmith. She married Richard Miller Wood abt 1830 or so.I have been unable to find their places of birth or their family history. Henry Kirkand Wood was one of their children, and he was my gr-grandfather.
Holmdel, NJ Taylors
Edward Taylor arrived in Middletown by 1671.The first Cook I can find came from Southampton,LIwith his wife Martha Cooper.They were joined by the Nivisons, the Thompsons and others.They lived in and around Freehold/Colts Neck for many years,producing large families. In searching for the various members, I have been looking for connections between the families.On down the road, Barnard C Taylor married Leila Evetta Wood, whose mother was a Cook of a different source! Her father and family were Pound fisherman, while the Taylors bred, and sold, sheep.
Woods, Fields, Cooks, Taylors and Parmelees
These are the basic names I am researching. All were on Long Island in the 1700s and then branched out to New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Most were from Suffolk County on Long Island except the Parmelees-they went a little bit north.
I am trying to find the origins of Preserved Field and what happened to his descendants. He had three sons that I know of-Leonard, Joel and Gustavus. Joel begins my line: married Abby Goldsmith and had four girls!
They were Cecelia, Emily, Martha and Lydia (my gr grandmother). Lydia married Henry K Wood and they had five children: Charles, Jennie, Emma, Harry and Frank. Charles married Evetta Showles Cook and they had seven children: Edna, John, Jennie,Jessie,Charles,Linda and Leila.
Because there are two genetically inherited diseases in our family, we are trying to trace all those of the Field and Wood families. Emily's children would have been Farmers and Cecelia's would have been Wells.
These Tomkos live in Truesdale Terrace, Hanover Township, PA
These Tomkos live in Truesdale Terrace, Hanover Township, PA. Some are buried in ST Mary's Cemetery; they attended Holy Rosary Church in Ashley. I am trying to find out when they arrived in this country.
Henry K Wood was the son of Richard M Wood and Ruby Goldsmith-b.1842, ...
Henry K Wood was the son of Richard M Wood and Ruby Goldsmith-b.1842, married
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As I prepare to post my exegesis of Ephesians 4.17-19, I thought I'd run an Passage Guide in Logos to see what was out there.pas I came across a discussion that directly referenced our confusing participle in Ephesians 4.18.
The Fribergs directly states that they thinks its a periphrastic construction. Their words are worth quoting in full:
Periphrastic constructions (identified by a plus sign in the direction of the other member of the pair, v+ +v) have a base verb whose only purpose is to give grammatical information; it has no semantic content. In our analysis there are two kinds of periphrastic constructions. The first is an empty verb and a participle. The common empty verb is εἰμί, though in several instances in Luke's writings ὑπάρχω performs this function (Acts 8.16; 19.36); προϋπάρχω (Luke 23.12 and Acts 8.9) seems to bear the semantic component of "previously" and thus isn't thought periphrastic. We examined possible instances of ἒρχομαι and γίνομαι as the empty verb but found in each case that the potential base added some semantic content. (The base verb is usually finite. It may also be a participle (e.g. Ephesians 4.18) or an infinitive (Luke 9.18).) The second kind of periphrastic construction is μέλλω and an infinitive, although this construction indicates some sense of futurity (…was/is going to…). (The form of μέλλω is usually finite or participial. It may also be infinitival (e.g. Acts 19.27).) In both kinds of constructions the base may be either before or after the related participle or infinitive. Periphrastics range from moderately to highly certain. All constructions analyzed here as periphrastics may be read as having an implied choice. In one case, John 1.9, the choice is spelled out: the participle is either nonperiphrastic (in which case it is accusative and masculine) or periphrastic (nominative and neuter).
Barbara Friberg et al., vol. 1, Analytical Greek New Testament: Greek Text Analysis (Baker's Greek New Testament Library; Cedar Hill, Texas: Silver Mountain Software, 2001).


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FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) -- Dimitri Patterson ended his puzzling absence after 48 hours -- but his future with the New York Jets is now uncertain.
The Jets "indefinitely" suspended the veteran cornerback on Monday after he left the team Friday without contacting the organization. General manager John Idzik said Patterson spoke to him and coach Rex Ryan on Sunday night, but Idzik would not discuss the reason for the absence.
"Obviously, Dimitri felt he acted appropriately, but until we discussed it last night, you don't understand." Idzik said. "And, to be honest, we're still trying to understand all that went behind it. So, I would rather not characterize it."
Idzik added that the "indefinite" suspension will be "brief," but the 31-year-old Patterson will face more discipline once the team has gathered all the facts. Patterson wasn't on the practice field Monday.
"It'll give us a little time to gather a more information around what led to his behavior," Idzik said. "I think that way, we'll feel like we'll make a very well-informed decision as to what discipline will be forthcoming -- and there will be discipline involved."
Idzik wouldn't speculate as to whether that could result in further suspension, fines or Patterson being released.
Patterson was with the team last Thursday night at a walkthrough practice at Hofstra University. Idzik said he was also at meetings, a walkthrough and the pregame meal Friday, but didn't show for the preseason game against the Giants at MetLife Stadium that night.
Patterson, who has been dealing with ankle, calf and quadriceps injuries all summer, was expected to play against the Giants but it was uncertain how much. He gave the Jets no warning that he would leave the team, and no one in the organization knew if Patterson was even OK physically until his agent, Drew Rosenhaus, was able to confirm that on Saturday.
Idzik announced that Patterson had gone missing during a conference call on Sunday. A few hours later, Patterson, through Rosenhaus, told Idzik that he would return to the facility that night to speak to them.
"The conversations we had with Dimitri will remain private," Idzik said. "He presented what led up to that, and basically last night was a listening session for Rex and for me, to understand what went into it. Now that the lines of communication are open, there will be two-way discourse now, which I think will be healthy."
In a text message to ESPN's Josina Anderson, Patterson said he was OK, but took issue with reports that said he was AWOL, calling them "comical."
When told of Patterson's comments, Idzik said: "I'll just say, he left and we didn't hear from him until we saw him yesterday evening."
Patterson was expected to start for the Jets as long as he was healthy. New York signed him to a one-year, $3 million deal in April, but now there are questions about his commitment to the team.
"That's what we're going to try to decipher," Idzik said. "That's why you really want to get to the bottom of it."
The Jets are in troubling shape at the cornerback position with Patterson's situation the latest in a dismal summer for the team at that spot. Top cornerback Dee Milliner is still recovering from a high ankle sprain and might not be ready for the regular-season opener. Third-round pick Dexter McDougle is out for the year with a torn knee ligament, and safety-turned-cornerback Antonio Allen is dealing with a concussion.
But, before Patterson is reinstated, the Jets are gathering information to find out whether he can be counted on.
"I think you have to let that kind of unfold," Idzik said. "We're still going through that. Trust is earned over time."
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A report by the Congressional Budget Office said it estimated the mandate requiring U.S. adults to buy healthcare insurance in 2016 -- two years after the Affordable Care Act is enacted -- would be 2 million more than it originally estimated because it now expects more people to be unemployed, The Hill reported.
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Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research
versão On-line ISSN 2219-0635
versão impressa ISSN 0030-2465
Onderstepoort j. vet. res. vol.81 no.2 Pretoria Fev. 2014
Screening for foot-and-mouth disease virus in livestock-wildlife interface areas of Tanzania
Emma PeterI; Christopher J. KasangaI; Raphael SalluII; Mkama MathiasII; Mmeta YongoloII; Misheck MulumbaIII; Ezekia RangaIV; Philemon N. WamburaI; Mark M. RweyemamuI
ISouthern African Centre for Infectious Disease Surveillance, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania
IITanzania Veterinary Laboratory Agency, Tanzania
IIISouthern African Development Community Secretariat, Botswana
IVMinistry of Livestock Development and Fisheries, Tanzania
Rapid and accurate diagnosis is paramount in understanding the infection status of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) virus (FMDV) in animals. In this study, the singleplex real-time RT-PCR (qRT-PCR) assay employing the Callahan 3DF-2, 3DF-R primers and Callahan 3DP-1 probe was used in screening for FMDV genome on oesophageal-pharyngeal (OP) fluids. The OP samples were collected from cattle and African buffaloes in livestock-wildlife interface areas of Mikumi, Mkomazi and Ruaha National Parks in Tanzania in 2011, which included National Parks and the surrounding areas. The detection rates of FMDV genome were 5.88% (n = 3), 19.44% (n = 7) and 41.18% (n = 21) in Mkomazi, Ruaha and Mikumi National Parks, respectively. FMDV detection rates in Ruaha and Mikumi were significantly higher in the African buffaloes (p < 0.05) compared to those in cattle. There was no correlation of FMDV detection with either age or sex of the animals in the three National Parks. These findings indicate that cattle and buffaloes in Mikumi, Ruaha and Mkomazi were naturally infected with FMDV. Furthermore, the higher FMDV detection rates in buffaloes suggest that buffaloes could potentially act as reservoirs for FMDV and possibly play a significant role in transmission of the virus to other in-contact susceptible animals. Further studies including serotyping, virus isolation, experimental infection and sequencing of the viruses, are required to elucidate the complex epidemiology of FMD in cattle and buffaloes in the livestock-wildlife interface areas in Tanzania
This work was supported by the Wellcome Trust Grant WT087546MA to the Southern African Centre for Infectious Diseases & Surveillance (SACIDS).
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Note: Proceedings of the 2nd One Health Conference in Africa. Jointly organised by the Southern African Centre for Infectious Disease Surveillance and the Tanzania National Institute for Medical Research, held at the Snow Crest Hotel in Arusha, Tanzania from 16th to 19th April 2013: http://www.sacids.org/kms/frontend/index.php?m=119.


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Lovely ornaments! You reminded me that I need to get to the Museum of Russian Icons near us. I haven't been, but I hear it's wonderful. I remember Jasia saw their traveling exhibit in Michigan, and I haven't visited even though it's only thirty minutes from my house! You should check it out if you ever get up this way.ReplyDelete
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A licensed home inspector is required to complete 32 hours of continuing education for each renewal cycle that is 24 months or more.
A licensed home inspector who has had their license for less that 24 months but more than 12 months is required to complete 16 hours of continuing education.
A licensed home inspector who has had their license for less than 12 months is not required to complete any continuing education for this cycle.
Rule 5. Continuing Education
878 IAC 1-5-1 Continuing education requirements
Authority: IC 25-20.2-3-8
Affected: IC 25-20.2
Sec. 1. (a) A licensee who renews a license as a home inspector shall
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renewal period.
(b) Continuing education hours shall be obtained within the biennial
renewal period in which the licensee is applying and shall not be carried
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(c) A holder of a license issued under IC 25-20.2 must retain a record
of the continuing education required by subsection (b) for two (2) years
following the end of the biennial renewal period for which it was obtained.
(d) Continuing education completed to satisfy the continuing education
requirements of another state with which a reciprocal agreement exists,
in which the licensee also holds a license as a home inspector, may be
applied towards the continuing education requirement of this rule for
renewal of a license issued under IC 25-20.2.
(e) A holder of a license issued under IC 25-20.2 who has been
licensed for less than two (2) full years before the first renewal date for
that license shall meet the following continuing education requirements
for the licensee's first renewal period:
(1) A licensee who has been licensed for at least twelve (12) months,
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hours of continuing education for renewal of that initial license.
(2) A licensee who has been licensed for less than twelve (12)
months shall be exempt from the continuing education hours
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(Home Inspectors Licensing Board; 878 IAC 1-5-1; filed Apr 18, 2005,
878 IAC 1-5-2 Continuing education
Authority: IC 25-20.2-3-8
Affected: IC 25-20.2
Sec. 2. (a) As used in IC 25-20.2, "continuing education" means
education provided by board-approved providers that is obtained by a
licensee in order to maintain, improve, or expand the licensee's skills and
(b) Continuing education shall be comprised of two (2) categories,
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seventy-five percent (75%) of the required amount of continuing
education hours for renewal from Category I and may obtain a maximum
of twenty-five percent (25%) of the required amount of continuing
education hours for renewal from Category II.
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Relying solely on economic growth forecasts may not be enough to make an accurate assessment of the challenges and opportunities of the future. The Conference Board has developed four scenarios for the global economy, as well as seven major countries and regions in the world (Brazil, China, Europe, India, Mexico, Southeast Asia, and the United States) with the goal of challenging prevailing strategic thinking about investment and growth targets. The major dimensions of the scenarios center on the potential for governments and companies to invest and be able to allocate resources efficiently to ensure growth in the economy.


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