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Today I spent the day at Leicestershire Records Office and spent an hour looking up electoral registers and street directories for 17 Lytton Road, and I think that with Rosemary's help and Helen's mother's help, I have a pretty good idea of who occupied the shop premises right from when it was first built. Telephone directories have helped a lot too, but blimey reading them online is hard work on the eyes.
It looks like the shop was first occupied in 1907 by one Robert Edwin Stokes, draper (1873-1957), or at least the shop was in his name but in the 1911 census it was his wife Sabrina who took the title of draper whilst Robert was a postman. Robert, Sabrina and their son Cecil Robert lived in the six rooms with their niece Katie Hawkes who acted as drapers assistant, and their servant Robert and Selina stayed there until some time during the first World War, when it was taken over by Miss Mary Annie Inman, now also a draper but previously having been a boot hand as were so many in Leicester. Maybe Robert or Sabrina found war work elsewhere? Miss Inman (1881 -1968) seems to have lived alone apart from a brief period around 1921, when she had her younger brother (or possibly it was her father of the same name), Frederick Inman living with her. Miss Inman was at 17 Lytton Road for a long time – until her retirement in 1945, when she handed over the premises to Walter and Ivy Moore. Ivy ran the shop as a drapers, making and selling children's smocked dresses, and acted as a receiving office for Wigston Laundry (according to Kelly's Directory 1947). They were joined in 1947-8 by Robert Taylor, perhaps a lodger? By late 1950 Walter and Ivy had gone, to be replaced by Nellie and Roy Tester. Nellie called herself simply 'shopkeeper'. It looks like the Testers were the first to get the telephone installed (number 77734).
After Nellie and Roy Tester left in 1958, a period of unsettlement began at 17 Lytton Road, with many changes of hand in a short time. From 1959 – 1961 Reginald Pratt ran it as a greengrocers with his wife Mary. 1961 – 1963 Frank George and Mary Lily Noble were greengrocers there (F G Noble, tel 78017). 1963 – 1966 the shop was occupied by Trevor Victor and Evelyn E Batt, grocers, with the same telephone number. Philip and Kathleen Edwards ran a grocers 1966 – 1972, and then in 1972 – 1975 James John Crisp and his wife Muriel(still with the same phone number 70817) lived there, with Margorie Ruth Wightman and Dora Helena Parnell – possibly students or lodgers? They stayed on for a further year after Mr and Mrs Crisp had moved on.
Things settled down after that. Between 1976 and 1989 Urmila and Manubhai Patel were at 17 Lytton Road – possibly the nice Asian people who ran it as a grocers, as remembered by Rosemary? I haven't recorded the occupants after that as it feels a bit intrusive.
It is amazing where one presumably temporarily revealed shop sign can lead you. I don't quite know how Reg Pratt's sign survived for 50 years when he was only at 17 Lytton Road for a couple of years and there were so many businesses that followed – but I'm glad it did. I had another look at the sign this afternoon. It's still there, and the builders are working on the building. The front door was open and I shouted up to them but the music was blaring and they couldn't hear me. I wasn't quite brave enough to go inside without asking, so I took these photos (well maybe I was just a little bit inside but that can't be illegal, surely?). I'll add more if I can persuade the builders that I'm not a mad person or someone from the council, but as one of my dear friends recently pointed out to me, I do have that clipboard look. Anyway, it's been fun and thanks for reading – Elizabeth


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This rarified movie is 100 minutes of flamenco - dancing, singing, guitar and nothing else. It will be of enormous appeal to fans of Spanish culture. Spain's most revered director Carlos Saura returned to the flamenco form time and again, with semi-narrative versions of works like Bodas de Sangre (Blood Wedding) and the very desirable Carmen from 1983. These exist in so-so versions on old videotapes and rotting Image laser discs that haven't yet come out on DVD. This high-quality New Yorker disc is a good first step.
I incude the chapter headings as evidence to the informed of how rigorously detailed are the film's performances:
Flamenco de Carlos Saura tries to distill the form by shooting on a simple stage with stylized screens, mirrors and lighting. Dancers are sometimes backed by colored panels or made into backlit silhouettes against screens, or both. The lighting is carefully modulated and, I assume, designed around Italian cameraman Vittorio Storaro's psychological color theories.
Flamenco is a lot more than two dancers prancing and tapping to guitar music. This film is packed with name talent of all ages, including a number of living legends still dancing decades after they began. Paco de Lucía, Manolo Sanlucar, Lole, Joaquín Cortes and Farruco are famous names in the form, and we see all of them perform.
There is a wide variety to the dancing sections, with a couple of episodes centering on the classic sleek female dancer or the muscular male in high-heeled tapping shoes. Several older men dance solo, presumably creators or greats in the form. One heavy-set aging woman takes center stage among twenty-five or so young bailarinas and shows a grace of movement equal to any of them. The general rap is that flamenco is about lust and pain, and that the dancing boils down to stylized erotic displays. The dancers (when male and female) are like prancing birds in some mating ritual that evokes pride, sexual spell-casting and emotional anguish in equal proportions.
It can embody all of those qualities in a traditional setting, but can also simply be abstract. We're shown only a couple of examples of modern flamenco hybrid dancing, which looks more interesting here than when I've seen it in person.
The part that fascinates me is the singing, which often comes off as an unintelligible wail that seems a mixture of the Moslem call to prayer with a soulful howl. The men cry about their desires and cruel women, and the women about hard men and cruel fate. Removable subtitles display Spanish lyrics which I doubt Spaniards can really make out. I don't think they're supposed to be understandable. The important part is the emotional intensity and the soulfulness ... it either gets to you or it doesn't.
Everyone likes the flamenco guitar style, and here the rhythyms are augmented by clapping, tapping of feet and fists and sometimes accompanying percussion instruments. Without the distractions of story or elaborate camera choreography, we get a straight-on flamenco experience. The dances were obviously rehearsed for camera because some do make use of dynamic cuts and expressive moves, but the talent stays screen center and the dancers are always seen full-figure.
The chapter headings for each group of songs appears in the (removable) subtitles. In the theater, they simply were repeated in the end credits, zooming by with the names of the performing talent attached. New Yorker's disc does this one better with a text extra that provides a general history of flamenco and its cultural sources, and a full description of each chapter's offering. For instance, No. 3 Guajira is explained as Latin American in source - and the song has lyrics about Cuba in it. Viewers wanting to learn more about the dances will have a wealth of information at their disposal, including the specific names of the talent performing at any given time, something theater viewers had to do without.
A narrator is among the fanciful names in the long cast list; I don't recall any narration in the film.
New Yorker Video's DVD of Flamenco de Carlos Saura is a fine non-enhanced transfer (1:66) with excellent color and clear mono sound. The color is bright and clean. Besides the lengthy text extra explaining the performances, there's a career rundown and filmography for Carlos Saura.
For dance fanatics Flamenco de Carlos Saura will be a great find. Educators and the curious will have a classy performance disc with an informative text extra. The soundtrack alone makes a great work background.
I really wish Carlos Saura's Carmen would surface on DVD. I understand that Orion has lost its hold on it. As an emotionally-accessible experience, I think it's the one most likely to please a non-aficionado audience. I was dragged to see Carmen in 1984, and afterwards couldn't wait to see it again.
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Microphone units with Revoluto technology of the wired MCS-Digital conference system, interpreter stations and the digital TG 1000 wireless system from beyerdynamic were installed in the auditorium of the new A.T.I.L.R.A. CET technological training centre (Centro Educativo Tecnológico) in Argentina.
A.T.I.L.R.A. is the workers association of the dairy industry in Argentina.
In Sunchales in the province Santa Fe, Argentina they built a high tech training centre with a total area of 64.000 m². There are three modern buildings on this campus: an auditorium with 3D projectors, conferencing and interpretation technology, a building with a total of 24 lecture halls which are also equipped with the latest technology (PC workplaces, video and teleconferencing
technology) and a hotel with 14 rooms.
The building, where beyerdynamic technology is used, has a total area of 1200 m² and consists of a reception hall which is also used as an extension of the large auditorium. The auditorium includes 305 seats (when extended 405). The first rows in the auditorium are equipped with MCS-D 3171 microphone units with Revoluto technology (115 microphone units).
The engineers who were responsible for the implementation of the new technology worked out a concept and catalogue of requirements. As this is
an ultramodern centre, the conferencing technology had to be up-to-date as well. They demanded a high level of functionality, quality and attractive design. The microphone units with Revoluto technology of the wired MCS-Digital conference system from beyerdynamic were predestined. Due to the patented Revoluto technology they provide a real large speaking zone with a high sound quality no matter if the speaking person is leaning backward or turning his/her head to right or left side while speaking, the volume and audio quality stay the same. As A.T.I.L.R.A. organise their meetings in this auditorium where guests from all over the world take part, an interpretation system for six languages was also required in addition to the conference system. Due to the MCS-D 202 interpreter station, MCS-Digital can meet this requirement without an additional system. The interpreter stations (two units per language) are in the upper back of the auditorium in two separate booths.
The MCS-D 3171 microphone units have a channel selector switch to select the interpreter channels. The participants of the meeting can select the required language and listen to it via the DT 2 headphone. In addition to this by using the function buttons of the MCS-Digital microphone unit, votings can be performed quickly and easily.
The steno-s 4 Court conference software is used to record meetings. The software is ideal to complement the beyerdynamic conference system. By using this software, both the interpreter channels and conference channel can be recorded separately. Furthermore, markers can be placed in the recording
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On the stage, 17 x 8 metres, microphone units can also be set up, which was done for the first event in the auditorium, the "3rd International Conference on Nutrition" on 18th March 2014.
In addition to international conference applications, the auditorium is technically also equipped for theatre or musical performances, readings or 3D movies. The digital TG 1000 wireless system from beyerdynamic ensures the perfect sound at events.
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Egg Less Rugelach Recipes
Date, Hazelnut and Chocolate filled Croissant-Shaped Rugelach
Lulu, my husband, has been asking for Rugelach for a while. He has fond memories of the rugelach that his best friend'smom would make when Lulu was a child. Rugelach which means little twists in Yiddish is rolled, filled pastries. It is not overly sweet. The filling can range from chocolate, to fruits, to nuts, and any combination of the three. I picked dates, hazelnuts and chocolate and I think the marriage is pretty successful as it tastes very similar to a Nutella-filled baklava.
I've never made it before and so when through some of my cookbook and found several recipes for the dish. In particular, I liked Martha Stewart's preparation from her cookbook Martha Stewart's cookies p. 288. I adapted it to my taste and to what I had available in my pantry.
I think that it's still kosher but I'm not sure if it's "kosher for Passover". I could have use brandy, extracts or date syrup but I chose not to, to respect the tradition.
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Robyn Hitchcock & The Venus 3
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Robyn Rowan Hitchcock (born 3 March 1953) is an English singer-songwriter and guitarist. While primarily a vocalist and guitarist, he also plays harmonica, piano and bass guitar.
Coming to prominence in the late 1970s with The Soft Boys, Hitchcock afterward launched a prolific solo career. His musical and lyrical styles have been influenced by the likes of Bob Dylan, John Lennon and Syd Barrett. Hitchcock's lyrics tend to include surrealism, comedic elements, characterisations of English eccentrics, and melancholy depictions of everyday life.
He was signed to two major American labels (A&M Records, then Warner Bros.) over the course of the 1980s and '90s, but mainstream success has been limited. He has maintained a loyal cult following and has often earned strong critical reviews over a steady stream of album releases and live performances.


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Bryan Adams Rocks More Than Just Music
Bryan Adams is famous for iconic songs like "Summer of '69," but he's also become an accomplished photographer. Off Duty host Wendy Bounds talks to Bryan about his experiences on stage singing and behind the camera photographing everyone from Lindsay Lohan to Queen Elizabeth for pictures now compiled in his new book "Exposed."
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Campton Place Hotel is a boutique luxury hotel in San Francisco. My senior prom date was quite the foodie and he took me to the restaurant in the hotel for dinner before the prom. This was 20 years ago so I'm not sure if foodie was even a word back then. Looking back, my prom date was pretty sophisticated for an eighteen year old. Campton Place was on his list of must try restaurants. It was my first "fancy" restaurant experience but I hardly remember much about it. I remember being surprised that there were only 3 or 4 entrees on the menu to choose from (and I ended up having the lamb entree). I'm guessing teenagers in poufy prom dresses and tuxedoes dining among adults in power suits must've been quite a sight in that small elegant dining room, but the staff was gracious. They made sure that our limousine was out front waiting for us when we were done with dinner. I guess I would've expected service like that from a place like that if I was an adult, but as a teenager, service like that was a wonderful, magical thing.
What does my senior prom dinner have to do with coffee cake? Well, early in Sherry Yard's pastry career she spent four years as a pastry chef at Campton Place and this wonderful coffee cake was part of their breakfast menu. The sour cream makes the cake rich and keeps it moist. And the fruit layered among the cake has the perfect hint of spice and sweetness. The recipe called for fresh or frozen peaches but I decided to use cherries instead. The cherry season is so short that sadly most of the year is spent without any fresh cherries. Luckily frozen cherries are available year round in the supermarket. Of course frozen ones aren't as good as fresh ones but, during the off season, they will do in a pinch.
BTW, my senior prom theme was "Always and Forever" (a song by Heatwave) and the prom colors were silver and periwinkle. I know, cheesy. Care to share your senior prom theme?
Campton Place Coffee Cake
(adapted from Sherry Yard's "Dessert By The Yard")
Makes 1 bundt cake
3 cups all purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
6 ounces (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened at room temp
1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
3 large eggs, at room temp
2 cups sour cream
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup light brown sugar, packed
1 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder (either natural or Dutch-processed)
1 tsp ground cinnamon
10 to 12 ounces pitted cherries (fresh or frozen)
Preheat oven to 350F. Butter and flour or spray a 9- to 10- inch Bundt pan.
Sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside dry ingredients.
In the bowl of stand mixer, cream the butter and sugar on medium speed until light and fluffy about 5 minutes. Add eggs one at a time and scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed.
On low speed, in 3 additions of each, mix in the dry ingredients and sour cream, alternating the dry and wet ingredients until ingredients are just blended. Be careful not to over mix batter.
Make the filling by mixing the sugars, cocoa powder and cinnamon in a medium bowl.
Scoop in 1 ½ cups cake batter into your prepared Bundt pan and spread evenly to cover the bottom. Sprinkle one-third of the filling and scatter one-third of the cherries over the filling. Scoop in 2 cups cake batter and spread evenly. Sprinkle one-third of the filling and scatter one-third of the cherries over the filling. Scoop in 2 cups of cake batter and spread evenly. Sprinkle the rest of the filling and cherries. Add the rest of the cake batter and spread evenly over the cherries.
Bake for 50-60 minutes at 350F until a cake test inserted in the middle comes out clean. Allow cake to cool in pan for 30 minutes, then invert onto a cooling rack, remove pan and let cool completely before serving.


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Bluffton Today
As always, I appreciate your calls and emails on last week's column. I also got at least another hundred or so calls on the Waddell situation. This thing has really hit a nerve with folks who cannot fathom how the maintenance of such a dramatically well-performing asset such as Waddell is not a slam-dunk. It also seems to be resonating with people who see the parallel with our roads and bridges, especially considering the plan to essentially divert general fund dollars to the Infrastructure Bank in a tepid effort to address our looming $30 billion transportation shortfall. While I don't think the analogy is entirely apt, I believe we should get serious about our roads and bridges before we reconvene in January. There should be some real proposals on the table for debate when we return.
As far as Waddell is concerned, at this writing, the conference committee is still working over the budget. Your delegation members are making calls and trying to be certain that this thing doesn't fail because of lack of information or effort. In fact, on the last day of session, the speaker turned us loose early to avoid the tropical storm. Even so, Rep. Weston Newton and Sen. Tom Davis remained in Columbia long enough to make and distribute copies of the House budget page detailing the Waddell renovation funding to their respective colleagues on the committee.
Events around the Old Town this weekend were another indicator that Bluffton is becoming the center of the universe, at least as far as civic pride and big fun are concerned. The Friday Blues and Brews fundraiser for Palmetto Animal League at the Oyster Factory was absolutely packed with locals and visitors. A perfect evening for well-behaved people and animals.
The third annual Shag and Drag on Calhoun St. and inside the Promenade was another over-the-top success. Saturday afternoon, Calhoun St. was lined with cool cars and car folks. The party moved to the Promenade in the early evening with music from City Lights that had the hundreds of revelers literally dancing in the streets. The combination of open space, interesting commercial buildings topped with stylish residential lofts has become even better than we imagined years ago. The parking and pedestrian flows accommodated the crowd easily, leaving merchants and fun-seekers alike enjoying a productive and entertaining evening.
This weekend also marked the opening of the newest Promenade offering: Moon Mi Pizza. The reviews have been fantastic as any potential production glitches were worked out long before the doors opened. We are also proud of the fact that this is a local operation, managed by local folks, and providing full and part-time employment for 22 to 25 of your neighbors. Managed by Brandon Hughes, with back end by Matt Stone and Harlan Kendrick, Moon Mi Pizza features summer helpers Shelby and Cole Herbkersman, as well as a California transplant, Christian Quick.
We enjoyed all the big smiles and the good comments from our first several hundred customers. In addition, there is something about creating jobs for local people that goes beyond simply numbers on a P and L statement. My brothers and I were all expected to get and do well at summer jobs each year from high school until we finished our education. I can tell you we got a lot more out of it than a paycheck. When I see these cheerful, competent young folks learning the rudiments of business success, I feel good. Knowing that among them are our two beautiful children, makes Mary and I feel great.


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We lose a couple in the recruiting wars:
- QB Brian Hudson verbaled to Liberty. I blogged about him back here .
- OG Keith Bourne verbaled to Boston College . I did a blog post on him here .
Former UMass Captain (1977) Peter McCarty is defensive line coach for the Western Michigan Broncos. I first saw this on the UMass Athletic Dept's "Just a minute' column.
More scans from the 1977 team are in the "UMass Football History" link in the Blog side bar.
This blog post happens to be the 500th post for 2008 and the 2,326th post since the start of the UMass football Blog back on June 5th, 2005. The very first blog post is here .
I'd like to wish all the Blog readers and everone associated with UMass Football a Happy New year. May 2009 bring everyone health, happyness and success ----and a return to the playoffs for the UMass Footbal team :)


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System Sensor i3 series smoke detectors represent significant advancement in conventional detection. The i3 family is founded on three principles: installation ease, intelligence, and instant inspection.
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That's a pretty weak analogy and, trust me, I know a lot about weak analogies.
Also, neither of those infractions are illegal in the civilian world.
If the individual was still drink on or unfit for duty that is Art. 112.
Let's stick to Art. 86, say the guy who got drunk stopped drinking outside those limits ... just the hangover was so bad that he didn't get up. And while a car breaking down is not a violation of the UCMJ, per Art 86:
Any member of the armed forces who, without authority:
(1) fails to go to his appointed place of duty at the time prescribed;
(2) goes from that place; or
(3) absents himself or remains absent from his unit, organization, or place of duty at which he is required to be at the time prescribed; shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
Why someone isn't at their appointed place is irrelevant to the article, we just excuse the one with a good reason vice the one with a hangover. Neither showed up to work at the appointed hour, you are being subjective on why they didn't.
Dismiss it all you want, say "nice try though" all you want ... despite what you said, you want subjectiveness ... you just want it in a way that you approve of.
The most important six inches on the battlefield ... is between your ears.
Now, hung over is different...if they show signs of being hung over then the punishment is more severe. Of course as NCOs were taught not to ask that question because rights have not been read and any answer given is inadmissible.
It's simple. Two people show up late they get equal discipline. Two people get DUIs they get equal discipline. Two people commit sexual assault they get equal punishment. These infractions get handled by the lowest level/rank/court possible based on what's allowed per the UCMJ. Showing up late is handled by the military, drunk on duty is handled by the military, because civilian courts don't give a shit about any of that stuff. Sexual assault, DUI, etc, get handled off base by the civilian courts because those are civilian infractions. I don't see what the complication is here.
You are subjectively deciding to handle it with counseling vice an NJP or court martial.
The most important six inches on the battlefield ... is between your ears.
I do get the point you are going after, but it is pretty clear you do want the ability to be subjective when it suits your desire, which sounds like when the decision is within your responsibility to adjudicate; but do not want others to be able to be subjective.
The most important six inches on the battlefield ... is between your ears.


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Regular screening can often find colorectal cancer early, when it is most likely to be curable. In many cases, screening can also prevent colorectal cancer altogether. This is because some polyps, or growths, can be found and removed before they have the chance to turn into cancer.
Colorectal cancer screening tests
Cancer screening is the process of looking for cancer in people who have no symptoms of the disease. Several different tests can be used to screen for colorectal cancers. These tests can be divided into 2 broad groups:
- Tests that can find both colorectal polyps and cancer: These tests look at the structure of the colon itself to find any abnormal areas. This is done either with a scope inserted into the rectum or with special imaging (x-ray) tests. Polyps found before they become cancerous can be removed, so these tests may prevent colorectal cancer. This is why these tests are preferred if they are available and you are willing to have them.
- Tests that mainly find cancer: These test the stool (feces) for signs that cancer may be present. These tests are less invasive and easier to have done, but they are less likely to detect polyps.
These tests as well as others can also be used when people have symptoms of colorectal cancer and other digestive diseases.
Tests that can find both colorectal polyps and cancer
Flexible sigmoidoscopy
During this test, the doctor looks at part of the colon and rectum with a sigmoidoscope − a flexible, lighted tube about the thickness of a finger with a small video camera on the end. It is inserted through the rectum and into the lower part of the colon. Images from the scope are seen on a display monitor.
Using the sigmoidoscope, your doctor can see the inside of the rectum and part of the colon to detect (and possibly remove) any abnormality. Because the sigmoidoscope is only 60 centimeters (about 2 feet) long, the doctor is able to see the entire rectum but less than half of the colon with this procedure.
Before the test: The colon and rectum must be empty and clean so your doctor can see the lining of the sigmoid colon and rectum. Your doctor will give you specific instructions to follow. You may be asked to follow a special diet (such as drinking only clear liquids) for a day before the exam. You may also be asked to use enemas or to use strong laxatives to clean out your colon before the exam. Be sure to tell your doctor about any medicines you are taking, as you may need to change how you take them before the test.
During the test: A sigmoidoscopy usually takes 10 to 20 minutes. Most people do not need to be sedated for this test, but this may be an option you can discuss with your doctor. Sedation may make the test less uncomfortable, but it requires some recovery time, and you'll need someone with you to take you home after the test.
You will probably be asked to lie on a table on your left side with your knees positioned near your chest. Your doctor should do a digital rectal exam, or DRE (inserting a gloved, lubricated finger into the rectum), before inserting the sigmoidoscope. The sigmoidoscope is lubricated to make it easier to insert into the rectum. The scope may feel cold. The sigmoidoscope may stretch the wall of the colon, which may cause bowel spasms or lower abdominal pain. Air will be placed into the sigmoid colon through the sigmoidoscope so the doctor can see the walls of the colon better. During the procedure, you might feel pressure and slight cramping in your lower abdomen. To ease discomfort and the urge to have a bowel movement, it helps to breathe deeply and slowly through your mouth. You will feel better after the test once the air leaves your colon.
If a small polyp is found during the test your doctor may remove it with a small instrument passed through the scope. The polyp will be sent to a lab to be looked at by a pathologist. If a pre-cancerous polyp (an adenoma) or colorectal cancer is found during the test, you will need to have a colonoscopy later to look for polyps or cancer in the rest of the colon.
Possible complications and side effects: This test may be uncomfortable because air is put into the colon, but it should not be painful. Be sure to let your doctor know if you feel pain during the procedure. You may see a small amount of blood in your first bowel movement after the test. Significant bleeding and puncture of the colon are possible complications, but they are very uncommon.
For this test, the doctor looks at the entire length of the colon and rectum with a colonoscope, which is basically a longer version of a sigmoidoscope. It is inserted through the rectum into the colon. The colonoscope has a video camera on the end that is connected to a display monitor so the doctor can see and closely examine the inside of the colon. Special instruments can be passed through the colonoscope to biopsy or remove any suspicious-looking areas such as polyps, if needed.
Colonoscopy may be done in a hospital outpatient department, in a clinic, or in a doctor's office.
Before the test: Be sure your doctor knows about any medicines you are taking, as you may need to change how you take them before the test. The colon and rectum must be empty and clean so your doctor can see their inner linings during the test. You will need to take laxatives (usually a large volume of a liquid, but sometimes pills, as well) the day before the test and possibly an enema that morning.
Your doctor will give you specific instructions. It is important to read these carefully a few days ahead of time, since you may need to shop for special supplies and get laxatives from a pharmacy. If you are not sure about any of the instructions, call the doctor's office and go over them step by step with the nurse. Many people consider the bowel preparation to be the worst part of the test, as it usually requires you to be in the bathroom much of the night before the exam.
You may be given other instructions as well. For example, your doctor may tell you to drink only clear liquids (water, apple or cranberry juice, and any gelatin except red or purple) for at least a day before the exam. Plain tea or coffee with sugar is usually okay, but no milk or creamer is allowed. Clear broth, ginger ale, and most soft drinks or sports drinks are usually allowed unless they have red or purple food colorings, which could be mistaken for blood in the colon.
You will probably also be told not to eat or drink anything after midnight the night before your test. If you normally take prescription medicines in the mornings, talk with your doctor or nurse about how to manage them for the day.
You usually need to arrange for someone to drive you home from the test because a sedative is used during the test that can leave you groggy and affect your ability to drive. Most doctors require that someone you know drive you home (not a taxi).
During the test: The test itself usually takes about 30 minutes, but it may take longer if a polyp is found and removed. Before the colonoscopy begins, you will be given a sedating medicine (usually through your vein) to make you feel comfortable and sleepy during the procedure. You might be awake, but not be aware of what is going on and probably won't remember the procedure afterward. Most people will be fully awake by the time they get home from the test.
During the procedure, you will be asked to lie on your side with your knees flexed and a drape will cover you. Your blood pressure, heart rate, and breathing rate will be monitored during and after the test.
Your doctor should do a digital rectal exam (DRE) before inserting the colonoscope. The colonoscope is lubricated so it can be easily inserted into the rectum. Once in the rectum, the colonoscope is passed all the way to the beginning of the colon, called the cecum. You may feel an urge to have a bowel movement when the colonoscope is inserted or pushed further up the colon. To ease any discomfort it may help to breathe deeply and slowly through your mouth. The colonoscope will deliver air into the colon so that it is easier for the doctor to see the lining of the colon and use the instruments to perform the test. Suction will be used to remove any blood or liquid stools.
The doctor will look at the inner walls of the colon as he or she slowly withdraws the colonoscope. If a small polyp is found, the doctor may remove it because it might eventually become cancerous. This is usually done by passing a wire loop through the colonoscope to cut the polyp from the wall of the colon with an electrical current. The polyp can then be sent to a lab to be checked under a microscope to see if it has any areas that have changed into cancer.
If your doctor sees a larger polyp or tumor or anything else abnormal, a biopsy may be done. For this procedure, a small piece of tissue is taken out through the colonoscope. The tissue is looked at under a microscope to determine if it is a cancer, a benign (non-cancerous) growth, or a result of inflammation.
Possible side effects and complications: The bowel preparation before the test is unpleasant. The test itself may be uncomfortable, but the sedative usually helps with this, and most people feel normal once the effects of the sedative wear off. Some people may have gas pains or cramping for a while after the test.
In some cases, people may have low blood pressure or changes in heart rhythms due to the sedation during the test, although these are rarely serious.
If a polyp is removed or a biopsy is done during the colonoscopy, you may notice some blood in your stool for a day or 2 after the test. Significant bleeding is slightly more likely with colonoscopy than with sigmoidoscopy, but it is still uncommon. In rare cases, continued bleeding might require treatment.
Colonoscopy is a safe procedure, but on rare occasions the colonoscope can puncture the wall of the colon or rectum. This is called a perforation. It can be a serious complication leading to a serious abdominal (belly) infection, and it may require surgical repair. Talk to your doctor about the risk of this complication.
You can read more about colonoscopy and sigmoidoscopy in our document Frequently Asked Questions About Colonoscopy and Sigmoidoscopy.
Double-contrast barium enema
The double-contrast barium enema (DCBE) is also called an air-contrast barium enema or a barium enema with air contrast. It may also be referred to as a lower GI series. It is basically a type of x-ray test. Barium sulfate, which is a chalky liquid, and air are used to outline the inner part of the colon and rectum to look for abnormal areas on x-rays. If suspicious areas are seen on this test, a colonoscopy will be needed to explore them further.
Before the test: As with colonoscopy, it is very important that the colon and rectum are empty and clean so your doctor can see them during the test. Your doctor will give you specific instructions on preparing for the test. Be sure to follow them. For example, you may be asked to clean your bowel the night before with laxatives and/or use enemas the morning of the exam. You will likely be asked to follow a clear liquid diet for a day or 2 before the procedure. You may also be told to avoid eating or drinking dairy products the day before the test, and to not eat or drink anything after midnight on the night before the procedure. Many people consider the bowel preparation to be the most unpleasant part of the test, as it usually requires you to be in the bathroom quite a bit.
During the test: The procedure takes about 30 to 45 minutes, and does not require sedation. For this test, you lie on a table on your side in an x-ray room. A small, flexible tube is inserted into the rectum, and barium sulfate is pumped in to partially fill and open up the colon. When the colon is about half-full of barium, you are turned over on the x-ray table so the barium spreads throughout the colon. Then air is pumped into the colon through the same tube to make it expand. This may cause some cramping and discomfort, and you may feel the urge to have a bowel movement.
X-ray pictures of the lining of your colon are then taken, allowing the doctor to look for polyps or cancers. You may be asked to change positions so that different views of the colon and rectum can be seen on the x-rays.
If polyps or other suspicious areas are seen on this test, a colonoscopy will likely be needed to remove them or to explore them fully.
Possible side effects and complications: You may have bloating or cramping after the test, and will probably feel the need to empty your bowels soon after the test is done. The barium can cause constipation for a few days, and your stool may appear grey or white until the barium leaves the body. There is a very small risk that inflating the colon with air could injure or puncture the colon, but this risk is thought to be much less than with colonoscopy. Like other x-ray tests, this test also exposes you to a small amount of radiation.
CT colonography (virtual colonoscopy)
This test is an advanced type of computed tomography (CT or CAT) scan of the colon and rectum. A CT scan is an x-ray test that produces detailed cross-sectional images of your body. Instead of taking one picture, like a regular x-ray, a CT scanner takes many pictures as it rotates around you while you lie on a table. A computer then combines these pictures into images of slices of the part of your body being studied.
For CT colonography, special computer programs create both 2-dimensional x-ray pictures and a 3-dimensional "fly-through" view of the inside of the colon and rectum, which lets the doctor look for polyps or cancer.
This test may be especially useful for some people who can't have or don't want to have more invasive tests such as colonoscopy. It can be done fairly quickly and does not require sedation. But even though this test is not invasive like colonoscopy, it still requires the same type of bowel preparation and uses a tube placed in the rectum (similar to the tube used for barium enema) to fill the colon with air. Another possible drawback is that if polyps or other suspicious areas are seen on this test, a colonoscopy will still probably be needed to remove them or to explore them fully.
Before the test: It is important that the colon and rectum are emptied before this test to provide the best images. This is why the preparation for this test is similar to that for a double-contrast barium enema or colonoscopy. You will probably be told to follow a clear liquid diet for a day or 2 before the test. You will also be given instructions for taking strong laxatives and/or enemas the night before or morning of the exam. You will probably be in the bathroom quite a bit.
During the test: This test is done in a special room with a CT scanner, and takes about 10 minutes. You may be asked to drink a contrast solution before the test to help "tag" any remaining stool in the colon or rectum, which helps the doctor when looking at the test images. You will be asked to lie on a thin table that is part of the CT scanner, and will have a small, flexible tube inserted into your rectum. Air is pumped through the tube into the colon to expand it to provide better images. The table then slides into the CT scanner, and you will be asked to hold your breath while the scan takes place. You will likely have 2 scans: one while you are lying on your back and one while you are on your stomach. Each scan typically takes only about 10 to 15 seconds.
Possible side effects and complications: There are usually very few side effects after CT colonography. You may feel bloated or have cramps because of the air in the colon, but this should go away once the air passes from the body. There is a very small risk that inflating the colon with air could injure or puncture the colon, but this risk is thought to be much less than with colonoscopy. Like other types of CT scans, this test also exposes you to a small amount of radiation.
Tests that mainly find colorectal cancer
These tests examine the stool to look for signs of cancer. Most people find these tests easier because they are not invasive and can often be done at home. But they are not as good at detecting polyps as the tests described above, and a positive result on one of these screening tests will probably require a more invasive test such as colonoscopy.
Fecal occult blood test
The fecal occult blood test (FOBT) is used to find occult blood (blood that can't be seen with the naked eye) in feces. The idea behind this test is that blood vessels at the surface of larger colorectal polyps or cancers are often fragile and easily damaged by the passage of feces. The damaged vessels usually release a small amount of blood into the feces, but only rarely is there enough bleeding for blood to be visible in the stool.
The FOBT detects blood in the stool through a chemical reaction. This test cannot tell whether the blood is from the colon or from other parts of the digestive tract (such as the stomach). If this test is positive, a colonoscopy is needed to find the cause of bleeding. Although cancers and polyps can cause blood in the stool, other causes of bleeding may occur, such as ulcers, hemorrhoids, diverticulosis (tiny pouches that form at weak spots in the colon wall), or inflammatory bowel disease (colitis).
This screening test is done with a kit that you can use in the privacy of your own home. Using this kit lets your doctor check more than one stool sample, which is important for screening. An FOBT done during a digital rectal exam in the doctor's office is not sufficient for screening because it only checks one stool sample. Unlike some other screening tests (like colonoscopy), this one must be repeated every year.
People having this test will receive a kit with instructions from their doctor's office or clinic. The kit will explain how to take a stool or feces sample at home (usually specimens from 3 consecutive bowel movements that are smeared onto small squares of paper). The kit should then be returned to the doctor's office or medical lab (usually within 2 weeks) for testing. Read on for more details.
Before the test: Some foods or drugs can affect the test, so your doctor might suggest you avoid the following before this test:
- Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), like ibuprofen (Advil), naproxen (Aleve), or aspirin (more than 1 adult aspirin per day), for 7 days before testing. (They can cause bleeding, which can lead to a false-positive result.) Acetaminophen (Tylenol®) can be taken as needed.
- Vitamin C in excess of 250 mg daily from either supplements or citrus fruits and juices for 3 days before testing. (This can affect the chemicals in the test and make the result appear negative, even when blood is present.)
- Red meats (beef, lamb, or liver) for 3 days before testing (Components of blood in the meat may cause the test to show positive.)
Some people who are given the test never do it or don't give it to their doctor because they worry that something they ate may interfere with the test. For this reason, many doctors tell their patients it isn't essential to follow any restrictions in their diet. The most important thing is to get the test done. People should try to avoid taking aspirin or related drugs for minor aches. But if you take these medicines daily for heart problems or other conditions, don't stop them for this test without talking to your doctor first.
Collecting the samples: Have all of your supplies ready and in one place. Supplies will include a test kit, test cards, either a brush or wooden applicator, and a mailing envelope. The kit will give you detailed instructions on how to collect the specimen. The instructions below can be used as a guide, but your kit instructions might be a little different. Always follow the instructions on your kit.
- You will need to collect a sample from your bowel movement. You can place a sheet of plastic wrap or paper loosely across the toilet bowl to catch the stool or you can use a dry container to collect the stool. Do not let the stool specimen mix with urine. After you obtain a sample, you can flush the remaining stool down the toilet.
- Use a wooden applicator or a brush to smear a thin film of the stool sample onto one of the slots in the test card or slide.
- Next, collect a specimen from a different area of the same stool and smear a thin film of the sample onto the other slot in the test card or slide.
- Close the slots and put your name and the date on the test kit. Store the kit overnight in a paper envelope to allow it time to dry.
- Repeat the test on your next 2 bowel movements as instructed. Most tests require collecting more than one sample from different bowel movements. This improves the accuracy of the test because many cancers don't bleed all of time, and blood may not be present in all stool samples.
- Place the test kit in the mailing pouch provided and return it to your doctor or lab as soon as possible (but within 14 days of taking the first sample).
If this test finds blood, a colonoscopy will be needed to look for the source. It is not sufficient to simply repeat the FOBT or follow up with other types of tests.
Fecal immunochemical test
The fecal immunochemical test (FIT), also called an immunochemical fecal occult blood test (iFOBT), is a newer kind of test that also detects occult (hidden) blood in the stool. This test reacts to part of the human hemoglobin protein, which is found in red blood cells.
The FIT is done essentially the same way as the FOBT, but some people may find it easier to use because there are no drug or dietary restrictions (vitamins or foods do not affect the FIT) and sample collection may take less effort. This test is also less likely to react to bleeding from parts of the upper digestive tract, such as the stomach.
The FIT, like the FOBT, may not detect a tumor that is not bleeding, so multiple stool samples still should be tested. And if the results are positive for hidden blood, a colonoscopy is required to investigate further. In order to be beneficial, the test must be repeated every year.
Collecting the samples: Have all of your supplies ready and in one place. Supplies will include a test kit, test cards, long brushes, waste bags, and a mailing envelope. The kit will give you detailed instructions on how to collect the specimen. The instructions below can be used as a guide, but the instructions on your kit might be a little different. Always follow the instructions on your kit.
- Flush the toilet before your bowel movement. After you go, place used toilet paper in the waste bag from the kit, not in the toilet.
- Brush the surface of the stool with one of the brushes, then dip the brush in the toilet water. Dab the end of the brush onto one of the slots in the test card or slide.
- Close the slot and put your name and the date on the test kit.
- Repeat the test on your next bowel movement if instructed. Most tests require collecting more than one sample from different bowel movements. This improves the accuracy of the test because many cancers don't bleed all of the time, and blood may not be present in all stool samples.
- Place the test kit in the mailing envelope provided and return it to your doctor or lab as soon as possible (but within 14 days of taking the first sample).
Stool DNA tests
Instead of looking for blood in the stool, these tests look for certain abnormal sections of DNA (genetic material) from cancer or polyp cells. Colorectal cancer cells often contain DNA mutations (changes) in certain genes. Cells from colorectal cancers or polyps with these mutations are often shed in stool, where tests may be able to detect them.
Although stool DNA tests have been used for colorectal screening in the past, they are no longer available in the US.
What are some of the pros and cons of these screening tests?
Flexible sigmoidoscopy
Fairly quick and safe
Usually doesn't require full bowel preparation
Sedation usually not used
Does not require a specialist
Done every 5 years
Views only about a third of the colon
Can miss small polyps
Can't remove all polyps
May be some discomfort
Very small risk of bleeding, infection, or bowel tear
Colonoscopy will be needed if abnormal
Can usually view entire colon
Can biopsy and remove polyps
Done every 10 years
Can diagnose other diseases
Can miss small polyps
Full bowel preparation needed
More expensive on a one-time basis than other forms of testing
Sedation of some kind is usually needed
Will need someone to drive you home
You may miss a day of work
Small risk of bleeding, bowel tears, or infection
Double-contrast barium enema (DCBE)
Can usually view entire colon
Relatively safe
Done every 5 years
No sedation needed
Can miss small polyps
Full bowel preparation needed
Some false positive test results
Cannot remove polyps during testing
Colonoscopy will be needed if abnormal
CT colonography (virtual colonoscopy)
Fairly quick and safe
Can usually view entire colon
Done every 5 years
No sedation needed
Can miss small polyps
Full bowel preparation needed
Some false positive test results
Cannot remove polyps during testing
Colonoscopy will be needed if abnormal
Still fairly new -- may be insurance issues
Fecal occult blood test (FOBT)
No direct risk to the colon
No bowel preparation
Sampling done at home
May miss many polyps and some cancers
May produce false-positive test results
May have pre-test dietary limitations
Should be done every year
Colonoscopy will be needed if abnormal
Fecal immunochemical test (FIT)
No direct risk to the colon
No bowel preparation
No pre-test dietary restrictions
Sampling done at home
Fairly inexpensive
May miss many polyps and some cancers
May produce false-positive test results
Should be done every year
Colonoscopy will be needed if abnormal


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Possibly a new theory?
Posted 06 February 2006 - 10:35 AM
Any thoughts?
-White Knight
Posted 06 February 2006 - 01:05 PM
It is as good as any other theory I 've read.
Actually there is some evidence to support that idea. Our thought waves are electricity or energy. Just as radio and television signals are. If you tuned into the right frequency you should be able to picture what someone else is thinking. The major difference between thought waves and radio or televison waves is the energy behind them. We do not have 100,000 watt transmitters in our head. I was watching a report on CNN last night where they hooked an amplifier up to someones head, She had ALS and was losing control of her motor functions, and using her thought she was moving the mouse and contrling a computer.
Posted 06 February 2006 - 02:26 PM
Would we be projecting a waking dream into reality?
I wonder though about people seeing a ghost, telling someone about it, that someone then shows them a picture of their grandfather, and the person identifies the picture as the ghost they saw. How would we be able to create such a coincidence?
Or many people, who have never met, reporting at different times, that they saw a ghost in a museum. The musuem curator tells each person that other people have seen the same thing. How would all of these people be able to conjure up the same image?
Posted 06 February 2006 - 02:37 PM
Why do you think I'm such a fence sitter, there is plenty of evidence on both sides of the coin. I feel we will find the answers somewhere in the middle. Since the fence is in in the middle the answers will come to me. lol
Posted 06 February 2006 - 05:04 PM
It's a great theory, I never said it wasn't. I was just throwing some questions into the pot.
I've personally come to believe that ghosts are the remains of a person, minus the fleshy casing. This is what I work with when I go out looking for them. Like nature, and all of its laws, I try to keep it simple.
I'm open to new angles on what ghosts are, and excluding the one in this thread, I often hear ghost theories that seem to be quite complex. Way more complex than: person dies, something remains after death, that something has returned.
Now move over, you're hogging all the fence room.
Posted 07 February 2006 - 01:49 AM
Posted 07 February 2006 - 03:19 AM
You guys are going to have to write to spooks and ask her to build a bigger fence. She already modified mine to fit my lawn chair. I'm pretty comfortable up here.
Grim you may have misinterpreted something I said, I am proud to be a fence sitter. lol Fence sitters unite. There are more of us than there are of them.
These ideas are in constant reevalution, questions welcome. Whats good is a theory if it doesn't even stand up to the first scrutiny?
Edited by evad_83647, 07 February 2006 - 03:20 AM.
Posted 07 February 2006 - 10:01 AM
Edited by The White Knight, 07 February 2006 - 10:06 AM.
Posted 07 February 2006 - 01:55 PM
I agree with the imprint theory, and have read and heard of many ghost accounts that have fit this scenario. There is a type a ghost that is an imprint (Oh man, so is it a ghost or an imprint?! My head spins). For example, I read of one account of an imprint in a home. Every anniversary, at the same time, a man would chase a women up the stairs, and upon catching her, would begin to stab her. While this horrific act was occuring, they would both fade away. Interference did not seem to matter, as the two were oblivious to their surroundings.
What stumps me about the imprint theory, and why I regard an imprint as only one type of haunting, is the other type of ghost. The one that is interactive and seems to possess human intelligence. How could an imprint change, a supposed recording in the fabric of time, if you interacted with it. Interactions such as physical contact, the hiding of personal belongings, and manifestations of both itself and inanimate objects?
I'm loving this thread! This fence is great, but that bird that just flew over, well, you know...and this is a new shirt!
Posted 07 February 2006 - 02:09 PM
Posted 07 February 2006 - 03:27 PM
I'm a fan of the residual energy idea. It is logical, so it makes sense to me. As far as moving objects or interactive talks with ghosts of course it wouldn't apply. But how about this?
I am dreaming and projecting my thoughts further than normally possible because of my relaxed state. You are out hunting for ghosts. The conditions are perfect it is dark and your senses are accutely aware of your surroundings. You phsyce is trying to tune in to different wavelengths, suddenly you tune into my dream. I am consciuos and thinking and can interact with you.
This still doesn't explain moving objects unless I'm just playing with you. I don't think I have that much power but someone might.
I've read threads here though where this scenario wouldn't work. It might explain some of them though.
I have to keep going back to my energy theory to get full explanations.
There is no reason to beleive energy would behave any differently in a paranormal world than a physical world. The laws would have to be the same. Energy is life. From the smallest particle which makes up an atom, to the way our earth moon and sun interact all the way up to how the known universe behaves.
There are a lot of theories on parallel universes, but realistically everything has to interact so everything should be contained in this universe. Under my theory, ghosts can exist, god can exist, we can exist. All on the same plane.
How is that for not offending anyone. lol
Edited by evad_83647, 07 February 2006 - 03:30 PM.
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Posted 08 February 2006 - 09:07 AM
Jumping back to the other posts, waves of various kinds are "things" which never were alive. They are doing what the laws of nature conduct them to do. Plants are only reacting to stimuli, are not intelligent, and are more or less also following the laws of nature.
However, I agree that ghosts are energy. In regards to the moving and the grabbing and the manifestation of the ob-jects! (Sorry. Had a Prof. Frink moment there) I believe that ghosts somehow are able to manipulate the natural forces around them (such as electricity). I think that they may do this telekinetically. I believe that they must do this in order to somehow have enough juice to manifest, move objects, etc. I think Evad may have touched on this "juice" aspect, but I think he suggested that it may be our emotions that they feed of off.
Also, unlike plants and various waves, ghosts seem to display a human conscience. Would a repetitive imprint or just an impression act in such a way?
Posted 08 February 2006 - 10:12 AM
Also, I think we need a bigger fence, and will somebody order some new shirts? *eyes birds supsiciously*
Edited by The White Knight, 08 February 2006 - 10:14 AM.
Posted 08 February 2006 - 01:36 PM
The only thing I see I really disagree with is White Knights comment that ghosts would have to behave differently. They would have to behave the same. The difference is their mass would be much lighter being mostly energy and they would have to feed differently than we do. Plants do not feed the same way we do yet they exsist in our laws of nature.
Just my humble opinion. Glad to see more people here discussing this.
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