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More of HIM. As I decrease, HE will increase.
I am actually using this in two different contexts: By "less of me" --first of all I am talking physically. I am on my WEIGH down (to 135) 146.4 today. I have decided to begin a journal. Not just of what I eat and how many calories I consume, but also of what exercise I do and how I am feeling about my body and myself each day. I've realized that part of what's changed in mine and Matt's relationship is the amount of self-confidence I have. I have gotten so self-concious that I try to hide from him if I am naked or in my undies because I am so ashamed of how I look. I don't feel pretty nor do I feel healthy and energetic. It's time for that to change. I know it's "carnal" but it makes an enormous difference in how I handle myself--especially with him. I am going to write down a "Game Plan" this afternoon. On Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, I will go to the gym and do my classes as always. On the other days, I am going to have a little work-out session at home WITH THE KIDS. We will do lunges, jumping jacks, push ups, crunches and jump rope as well as a few other fun (hard) moves I've learned recently. I am going to turn up the music and set the timer and we are all going to work out as a family on these days. I am also going to limit the desserts in our house. We have gotten so bad that everyone expects a dessert after lunch And dinner EVERY DAY. That's unnecessary and certainly one peice-of-the-pie so to speak of why we are all getting a little chubby around the middle. My goal is to bake only one dessert per week.
Now...the other "less of me--More of Him" I am talking about is emotionally/spiritually. I am so consumed with how I FEEL and how I LOOK and how I stack up against other moms that I am forgetting who I am in CHRIST! My value is found ONLY in HIM. Without Christ, I am nothing. I can do nothing. I am a failure...but with Christ, I can ONLY triumph. I can ONLY be victorious. There's no chance of losing when you're on God's team! Hooray! Everybody breathe a big sigh of relief because you can hang up your boxing gloves and let God fight this game of life for you! (You woulda lost anyway!) I am gonna quit trying SO hard to show God how capable I am and let HIM be the one in charge.
One way I plan to do this is by following the lead of my friend Teya @ www.itsyourbffteya.blogspot.com who challenged us to all read the New Testament in a year. Since it's only January 15th today...we are just a teensy bit "behind" but it will be easy to catch up. All you have to do is read a chapter in the Bible 5 times a week beginning in Matthew and you'll have the whole thing read by Dec. 31st! I am going to make this a family devotional time where we all sit together and do this as well as have some family prayer time. I want the kids to take a minute to pray for their friends at school or whoever they want while Matt and I show them (by praying aloud) the things that we are hoping/believing for also. It may be tough at first, but I would also really like to take a few seconds to pray in the spirit together as well. It should be second nature for us (and the kids) and not something we feel awkward about...so we're gonna work on that.
I am going to attempt to de-clutter my life some by not committing myself to SO many activities and duties. I know that schedules work for me...so I am going to really try to adhere to a cleaning schedule at my house so I can quit feeling like I need to be cleaning 24-7. If I have a schedule and I know what day it has to be done..I can be "off the hook" on the other days.
Okay, well, time to get up and get all this stuff planned out and put on paper!
I hope some of you will join me in these endeavors!
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
You'll be seeing less of me...
More of HIM. As I decrease, HE will increase.
5 comments:
- KC said...
Ok, i just typed a whole huge comment, and lost it all! argh!
I have a lot of "at home" workout ideas for you if you watn them. Rajeana and I are working out at the track 4 days a week now, and I have copies of our workouts. We change it up each week, from day to day. It is never the same...keeps us from getting bored. :)
We are also working on reading our bibles more this year. I like that idea of reading the new testament in a year! I may try to do that..thanks for the idea.
- Kate said...
Right on target with ya! My body issues certainly get in the way of my quality time w/ DH more so that they used to in the beginning (when I was skinny!). And way to get the whole family focusing on a healthier lifestyle. I've taken out my Bible as well, but I need to start from the very beginning.
That's the key to this new year - reaching inward - to cleanse our souls, our bodies, our minds, our families - b/c there are just too many distractions out their in the busy life.
Can't wait to watch BL tonight - is it motivating for you as well? I see myself in each one of them as they struggle and triumph. Should be a good one! As we used to say at Weight Watchers - hope to see less of you next time!
- Tammy said...
Every part of this post struck a chord with me! From the body issues (hello - story of my life post-kids!) to realizing I'm not in control of everything. And the cleaning? Oh my goodness I can relate to that! I need to de-clutter as well... and get re-focused on what really matters. Thanks for the reminder.. and the kick in the pants!! Now I just need HIM to help me :)
- Logzie said...
What a refreshing post...and good for you for making those changes!!
- Jenelle said...
Glad to see a purposeful Jen with a positive outlook. Sounds like some great plans and I'm sure the kids will LOVE to work out with you. Keep up the hard work.


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I love all things almond. Amaretti. Check. Marzipan and almond paste. Check and check. Swensen's toasted almond ice cream. Enthusiastic check. Of course it came as no surprise that I love these frangipane tarts. This frangipane is basically equal parts almonds, sugar and butter held together with eggs. This easy to make almond-y goodness bakes up a bit "cakey" and pairs really well with slightly acidic, juicy fruit like blueberries. I baked my tarts in miniature tart forms but I can't remember how long I baked them in the oven. So I've included the recipe for a 9-inch tart. It's not quite as cute but definitely just as delicious.
Frangipane Tart
(makes one 9-inch tart)
2 cups (200g) sliced almonds
1 cup (200g) granulated sugar
3/4 cup + 2 tbsp unsalted butter (200g), softened at room temp.
pinch of salt
2 large eggs
2 tbsp whole milk
1 unbaked 9-inch tart shell (I used this tart dough recipe)
1 1/2 cup blueberries
Make the frangipane cream:
In the bowl of a food processor, combine almonds and 1/4 cup sugar. Process until almonds are finely ground. Set aside.
In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream butter and remaining 3/4 cup sugar. Mix in the almond-sugar mixture and salt. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Add milk and mix until light and creamy.
Assemble and bake the tart:
Preheat oven to 375F. Fill your unbaked tart shell with the frangipane cream. Arrange your blueberries on top of the cream. Bake tart until the crust is golden brown and the filling is set, about 70-75 minutes. Your filling should feel firm and slightly springy to the touch.


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- "Insert a candle and it gives light only to the holder! Best friend of thieves and plunderers!"
- —Borgin explaining the artefact's power to Draco Malfoy.[src]
The Hand of Glory is a dark artefact, a shrivelled hand which gives light only to the holder.
Known owners
During the summer before his second year, Draco Malfoy visited Borgin and Burkes with his father. There, he saw the Hand of Glory and asked if he could buy it, with Borgin explaining its powers and connecting its usage to thieves and plunderers, which led Draco's father, Lucius, to scorn the idea of his son needing such a thing.
Regardless, Draco purchased it sometime before his sixth year, and made use of it during his plot to assassinate Albus Dumbledore. He used it to escape from the Room of Requirement after using Peruvian Instant Darkness Powder to make it impossible for anyone to see him leave the room.
Etymology and history
The Hand of Glory is a magical instrument which appears often in mystic lore. In general, it is described as a severed and preserved human hand, (maybe made of wax) with a candle implanted on it. The various powers ascribed to a Hand Of Glory include the ability to immobilise anyone who looks at it, or unlock any door it comes across. It was traditionally used by thieves, since it allowed them to see in otherwise total darkness, open locked doors, and immobilise guards. In some dark magical ceremonies, Hands of Glory were reputed to have been used as the source of illumination.
Various grisly myths surround the making of a Hand of Glory (which fits well with the reputation of Borgin and Burkes). The hand is said to be that of an executed criminal (usually by hanging); most often the criminal himself is a murderer or other serious felon. Other myths say that a hanged man's blood is necessary to the recipe, or that his body fat is used to make the candle.
The myth is probably derived from the (European) Mandrake plant (Mandragora officinarum). Etymologically, the name "Mandragora" closely resembles the French phrase "Main de la Gloire," ("Hand of Glory") The actual Mandrake plant produces a number of alkaloid toxins, including scopolamine and mandragorine, and has been used since ancient times as an anesthetic. Chewing the root can cause stupor.
A Hand of Glory appears prominently in the climax of John Bellairs's young adult novel The House With A Clock In Its Walls, as well as the Hellboy story "Box Full of Evil". They are also used in Charles Stross's Laundry Files series of paranormal spy thrillers.
Behind the scenes
- The hand appears in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, old and shrunken and lying on a cushion in Borgin and Burke's. When Harry touches it, it grabs his hand viciously until he manages to pry it off again.
- In LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 when the hand grabs Harry's, it takes Harry's hand off of his arm and spits it out in front of Rubeus Hagrid.
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Peter Boockvar, chief investment officer at the Bleakley Advisory Group, adds another wrinkle to the dangers of an emerging trade war.
In a Monday morning email, Boockvar notes that foreigners were net sellers of U.S. notes and bonds for the second straight month in April. China and Japan were net sellers, leaving Japan now holding the lowest total of U.S. Treasuries since 2011, Boockvar says. And Russia responded to the U.S. imposing sanctions on some oligarchs by liquidating more than $47 billion worth of Treasuries, or nearly half its holdings.
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"The Ultimate Fighter 12" finalist Michael Johnson (12-6 MMA, 4-2 UFC) may not show up on too many "Fighter of the Year" nomination lists, but a win tonight would put him at 4-0 in the octagon in 2012.
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Two UT Dallas students have won top prizes in the Texas Association of Creative Writing Teachers (TACWT) Student Competition.
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Sara Keeth, a student enrolled in Dr. Betty Wiesepape's creative nonfiction class, took first place in the graduate creative non-fiction competition. Michael J. Kaufman, a student in Dr. Matt Bondurant's creative writing fiction class, took third in the undergraduate fiction category.
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"Michael demonstrated an ability to enter strange, exotic worlds and tell compelling stories with an ease and authority that bely his experience, an unusual thing for an undergraduate. He has talent, work ethic, and most importantly a love for language, all the ingredients of a successful writer," said Dr. Bondurant.
This is not the first year that creative writers at UT Dallas have done well in the TACWT competition, however. In 2010, UT Dallas students took first place in the graduate and undergraduate fiction categories, and third place in undergraduate fiction and undergraduate poetry.
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"The number of times UT Dallas students have placed as finalists or won the poetry and fiction and nonfiction competitions held annually by the TACWT is eloquent testimony to both the dedication of our creative writing faculty and the serious work being done by our students. Congratulations to all the winners and to those whose work was selected as finalists for these highly competitive awards," said Dr. Clay Reynolds, director of the creative writing program
Winners of the annual competition were invited to attend the annual TACWT conference Sept. 22-24 in Austin. First-place winners received small cash prizes and were invited to read their work.
The competition is open to all TACWT members' students who have been enrolled in courses during the summer, spring or fall terms preceding the competition deadline. Faculty members select students' work and sponsor their entries in the competition.
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Reporter 2019 Radiology
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A 44-year-old woman with a history of IV drug use was treated at a clinic for a foot infection and back spasms.
Failure to report misplaced central line
On July 22, a 64-year-old woman came to the emergency department (ED) of a local hospital. The patient had undergone back surgery five days earlier, and she came to the ED for a possible overdose.
Reporter 2018 Radiology
Failure to diagnose epidural abscess; Law requires Texas physicians to query PMP before prescribing opioids and other drugs
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Failure to report misplaced central line; HIPAA and patient privacy
Failure to diagnose cornual pregnancy
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Tasline Elite Hollow Braid 130lb X 1000m
A very good New Zealand made 12 carrier braid for setting up for jigging, or swordfish gear. As you can slide a mono topshot into the hollow core braid and whip it, rather than having knots in the gear.
This braid has no dies in it, so the splicing needle slides easily into the braid making for quick efficient topshot changes, on land or on the boat.
Tasline Elite is made in New Zealand, from the finest Spectra and other UHMWPE fibers available through Pegasus and Honeywell in the USA.
Elite White is pure braid, with no coatings or additives, leaving it silky smooth and supple for improved casting distance and extreme fishing situations. Together with a unique heat treatment process developed by Tasline, this braid is tweaked to optimum performance. Manufactured and tested in small batches, to make sure Tasline Elite White is the very best braid available.
Independent tests show with Tasline Elite White you will get the best of both worlds. Smaller diameters to get more line on your reel and higher breaking strains for those trophy fish.
As you probably already know fishing braid made from hi-tech fibres such as Spectra and Dyneema has revolutionized recreational fishing around the world. These so-called super lines are strength for strength much thinner than Nylon mono and much, much stiffer meaning that from the first nudge, you can feel every touch or movement enabling better timing of the hook set and also firmer setting of the hook even at depths over 100m.
Our lines are made here in Christchurch, New Zealand using Spectra yarn which is sourced from Honeywell in the USA. We produce a variety of fishing braids across a number of ranges which are called Value, Premium and Elite.
Our mainstay is the Premium range which gives a good balance between cost and performance and will deliver on the expectations of the vast majority of fishing enthusiasts.
Our Value range caters for our more cost conscious customers and consists of a small range of useful braids which will perform adequately.
At the other end of the spectrum for the most discerning fishing enthusiasts we have developed a special range called Elite
Tasline Elite Hollow Braid 130lb X 1000m Spec's:
Manufacturer: Tasline
Hollow Core Braid
Carriers: 12
Elite range is made from Spectra 2000
Line Weight: 130lb (60kg)
Spool Length: 1000m
Colour: White
Line Capacity
This is where Tasline Elite really shines. Not only is this braid incredibly thin for it's breaking strain but due to not relying on coatings it's also supple and smooth. This enables Tasline Elite to pack on the reel better and "fill the gaps". A stiffer braid will leave significantly more voids when packed on a reel and this should not be underestimated. It's for this reason many Tasline customers are amazed how much more line they will fit on their reels.
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Eco-Friendly Squishy Robots
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|Familiarity with VoxCAD software — we recommend completing our introductory VoxCAD project first. Basic knowledge of the concepts of energy consumption and power, or a willingness to learn them.
|Material Availability
|This project requires the free VoxCAD software and a computer running Microsoft® Windows®.
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AbstractIn our introductory VoxCAD project, you were challenged to use the VoxCAD software to design the fastest possible robot using different materials. However, we did not ask you to think about one big thing — efficiency. It is great to design a robot that is very fast, but what if it also consumes a lot of energy? Engineers must consider this when designing robots in the real world — robots that use more energy to move will drain their batteries faster, which can be a problem. This is similar to the concept of fuel economy in cars — everyone wants a car that "gets good gas mileage" — meaning the car will travel as far as possible on a gallon of gas (which in turn, saves money). Fuel economy for cars is measured in miles per gallon (mpg).
Most robots must carry a payload, or cargo, of some sort. The exact payload will vary depending on the purpose of the robot — for example, a search-and-rescue robot might need to carry cameras and wireless communication equipment, and a vacuum-cleaner robot will need to carry the dirt it vacuums from the floor. This is also true for non-robotic vehicles, ranging from everyday passenger cars to the Space Shuttles, which carried astronauts and other equipment to the International Space Station. In either case, moving the robot and its payload requires energy, and energy (whether in the form of batteries, gasoline, or rocket fuel) costs money — so engineers want to minimize the cost, and environmental impact, of movement. To measure how efficiently a robot can transport its payload and its own weight, engineers use the variable cost of transport. Determining the cost of transport for a robot answers the question "How much energy does the robot take to move one unit mass over one unit distance?" and can be calculated with the equation:
Equation 1:
Cost of transport is typically measured in joules per kilogram x meter (J/[kg·m]). For example, say a 10 kg robot consumes 10 J to move 1 meter (m), and a 50 kg robot consumes 50 J to move 1 m. Even though the heavier robot uses more energy, both of those robots have the same cost of transport of 1J/[kg·m]. Notice that a lower cost of transport is a good thing — it would be like measuring fuel economy of cars in gallons per mile, instead of miles per gallon (you want to use as few gallons per mile as possible). But remember that the cost of transport calculation for a robot includes the robot's weight, while the fuel economy of a car does not — so they are different things.
Cost of transport can also be calculated in terms of power and velocity. Power is energy consumption per unit time:Equation 2:
and is expressed in watts (W), or one joule per second (J/s).
Velocity is distance per unit time:Equation 3:
and expressed in meters per second (m/s).
This means that, if you divide both the numerator and denominator of Equation 1 by time, you can also express cost of transport as:
Equation 4:
This means that in order to calculate cost of transport for your robot, you need to determine its power consumption, mass, and velocity. (Note: Can you show that the result in Equation 4 has the same units as Equation 1?).
Power Consumption
Your robot is made up of active and passive materials. You can think of active materials as muscles in an animal or motors in a machine — they require energy to move. So, you will need to assign a power consumption rate to each voxel of your active materials. Materials that expand and contract more will in general consume more power, so it is a good idea to make the power consumption rate proportional to the absolute value of the material's coefficient of thermal expansion. For example, you could say that a voxel with a coefficient of thermal expansion of 0.01 consumes 1 W (or 1 J/s) of power, and a voxel with a coefficient of thermal expansion of -0.02 consumes 2 W (or 2 J/s) of power. The total power consumption of your robot is the sum of the individual power consumption of all your active voxels, so you will need to count your active voxels for each robot, and keep track of material types.
You can access each material's coefficient of thermal expansion in the Physical sub-tab of the Palette tab, as shown in Figure 1. Remember that each material has its own unique material properties — click on the material name in the list at the top of the Palette tab to select that material, and then view its properties.
Screenshot of the VoxCAD program with selected material, physical sub-tab, coefficient of thermal expansion, and palette sub-tab highlighted in the right-hand sidebar. Values under the physical tab can be changed to alter the properties of a selected object.
Figure 1. The coefficient of thermal expansion property can be found in the Physical sub-tab of the Palette tab. In this example, the red material named "Active_+" is selected, and has a coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) of 0.01.
Tip: In the Voxel Info section of the Palette tab, VoxCAD displays the total number of voxels for each material type in your model. This can be useful for counting voxels in large robots — but remember that it shows the total number of each type in the entire model. So this will not work if you have multiple robots in a single simulation.
Each material is assigned a density. Density is mass per unit volume:Equation 5:
and is generally expressed in kilograms per cubic meter (kg/m3).
You can find the value for density of the selected material right above the value for thermal expansion in the Palette tab (see Figure 1). However, to calculate mass you also need to know the volume of each voxel. You can determine the volume of a single voxel by looking at the voxel shape and size in the Workspace tab. The default voxel shape is "Cube," and the Lattice Dimension determines the length of the sides of the cube.
Once you know the volume and density, you can use Equation 5 to calculate the masses of your different types of voxels. Add up the mass of each voxel to determine the total mass of your robot. Note that, unlike with power, all materials contribute to the mass, not just the active materials.
Screenshot of the VoxCAD program with lattice dimension and workspace tab highlighted in the right-hand sidebar.
Figure 2. The Lattice Dimension can be found in the Workspace tab. In this case, the voxels are cubes with a side length of 1 millimeter (mm), and thus a volume of 1 mm3. The dimensions of the entire workspace (in voxels) are set with the controls for X Voxels, Y Voxels, and Z Voxels. In this case, the workspace is a 10x10x10 voxel cube.
Remember that velocity is distance per unit time (Equation 3) — so you will have to measure how far your robot travels in a given time. However, especially with robots that bounce, flail, and roll, it is unlikely that they will have a constant velocity. This means that you will need to measure the average velocity over a certain period of time. You can do this in Physics Sandbox mode by following these steps:
- Enter Physics Sandbox mode, and set a Stop Condition for the simulation in "Simulation Time," as shown in Figure 3. The time you pick for stopping your simulation will depend on how fast your robot moves. A good rule of thumb is to allow your robot to travel a distance equal to several times its own body length.
- Start your simulation as normal. It should stop automatically after reaching the simulation time you entered.
- Click on the Output sub-tab of the Physics Settings tab. This tab will display information about the simulation including the current time, and the distance the robot's center of mass has traveled since the simulation started (see Figure 3). You can use this information to calculate the robot's average velocity.
- Important: To measure time, do not use a stopwatch. Simulation time can be very different from real-world time because the simulation might run faster or slower depending on the size of your VoxCAD model or the speed of your computer.
- Important: This technique will only work for VoxCAD simulations that contain a single robot. The center of mass (COM) location is calculated for the entire simulation — VoxCAD does not track individual COMs for multiple robots within a single simulation. So, in order to compare different robots, you will have to put them each in their own simulation file.
Screenshot of the VoxCAD program showing stop condition settings, output sub-tab, distance robot's center of mass (COM) has traveled, and physics settings tab in the right-hand sidebar.
Figure 3. To measure your robot's average velocity, set a Stop condition in "Simulation Time." Then, when the simulation stops running, you can measure the distance the robot has traveled using the Output sub-tab. Use the final time and distance to calculate velocity.
Remember that this is an abbreviated project idea, so now that you know how to calculate cost of transport, the exact procedure at this point is up to you. Here are some ideas:
- If you did the introductory VoxCAD project, go back and calculate the cost of transport for each robot you designed. Now, rank the robot designs in two different ways: from fastest to slowest, and from lowest to highest cost of transport. Are the lists the same, or do some of your fast robots actually have a high cost of transport?
- Assign a payload requirement to your robot designs. For example, you could create a passive "payload" material and say that "The robot must carry ten voxels of payload material to represent electronics and sensors" or that "The robot must carry one voxel of battery material for every five active voxels." Now, create new designs with the smallest possible cost of transport, that still meet your payload requirements.
- Can you think of other ways to rank and compare your robots? For example, what if you rank them by total power consumption, or calculate cost of transport without including mass? What if you assign a financial "cost" (e.g. in U.S. dollars) to each material, and calculate the total cost of each robot? How would engineers take all these different things into account when designing a real robot? For example, you might have a robot that has a low cost of transport, but is also expensive to build. Would that necessarily be a good trade-off?
- Hiller, J. (n.d.). VoxCAD. Retrieved March 22, 2013.
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I think the answer is somewhere between "maybe" to "no, but it couldn't hurt." While I would think that it would make it harder for someone with malicious intent to get to the router admin page, I also realize that anyone with wireshark can see the source/destination IPs, so they can figure out the network topology (at least the wireless part of it) that way. MAC filtering, a strong passphrase, and encryption all help secure the network, so I don't think using a random network would necessarily help, but I don't see it hurting either.


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Degenerative disc disease (DDD) is typically associated with aging. As you age, your discs, like other joints in the body, can degenerate (break down) and become problematic: That's a natural part of growing older as your body deals with years of strain, overuse, and maybe even misuse. However, DDD can occur in people as young as 20, so sadly, youth doesn't always protect you from this disc-related spinal condition. In fact, some patients may inherit a prematurely aging spine.
Degenerative disc disease involves the intervertebral discs. Those are the pillow-like cushions between your vertebrae in your spine. They help your back carry weight and allow complex motions of the spine while maintaining stability. As you age, the discs can lose flexibility, elasticity, and shock absorbing characteristics. They also become thinner as they dehydrate. When all that happens, the discs change from a supple state that allows fluid movement to a stiff and rigid state that restricts your movement and causes pain.
If you have chronic back or neck pain, you may have degenerative disc disease. It commonly occurs in your low back (lumbar spine) or neck (cervical spine). Developing degenerative disc disease is a gradual process.
How Does the Spine Degenerate?
Degenerative disc disease (DDD) can affect many parts of your spine. To understand how, you first need a basic understanding of what makes up your spine.
First of all, you have vertebrae, labeled in the image below as the "vertebral body." In your backbone, or vertebral column, you have 33 vertebrae.
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Your spine is divided into regions:
- Neck (cervical spine)
- Mid-back (thoracic spine)
- Low back (lumbar spine)
- At the lower end of your spine, you also have the sacrum and the coccyx, which is commonly called your tailbone.
Degenerative disc disease is most likely to occur in your cervical spine or your lumbar spine.
Intervertebral Discs
In between your vertebrae, you have intervertebral discs (also labeled on the above image). These act like pads or shock absorbers for your spine as it moves. Each disc is made up of a tire-like outer band called the annulus fibrosus and a gel-like inner substance called the nucleus pulposus. Degenerative disc disease changes the discs and makes them less able to cushion your movements (as discussed above). With DDD, your intervertebral discs also become more prone to problems; they may bulge or herniate.
Together, the vertebrae and the discs provide a protective tunnel (the spinal canal) to house the spinal cord and spinal nerves. These nerves run down the center of the vertebrae and exit to various parts of the body where they help you feel and move. You can see the spinal cord running through the vertebrae in the image.
Facet Joints
Your spine also has facet joints, which are on the posterior side (back) of your vertebrae. These joints (like all joints in your body) help facilitate movement and are very important to your flexibility.
Your spinal joints are covered by cartilage, which protects your bones as you move. Without cartilage, your bones would rub together—very painful. Unfortunately, your cartilage can be affected by general wear and tear on your spine, and it can wear away. That's when bone spurs (osteophytes) can form as your body attempts to repair itself. (You'll learn more about that in the Causes of Degenerative Disc Disease article.)
Muscles, Ligaments, Tendons, and Blood Vessels
Your back also has muscles, ligaments, tendons, and blood vessels. Muscles are strands of tissues that power your movement. Ligaments are the strong, flexible bands of fibrous tissue that link the bones together, and tendons connect muscles to bones. Blood vessels provide nourishment. These parts all work together to help you move.
Common Questions about Degenerative Disc Disease
What is degenerative disc disease?
Degenerative disc disease (DDD) isn't really a disease—it's the normal wear and tear process of aging on your spine. Unfortunately, as we age, our intervertebral discs (pillow-like pads between the bones in your spine) lose their flexibility, elasticity, and shock-absorbing characteristics. When this happens, the discs change from a supple, flexible state that allows fluid movement, to a stiff and rigid state that restricts your movement.
What causes degenerative disc disease?
Degenerative disc disease is usually the result of aging, so you're more likely to have it if you're older than 50. However, younger people can have symptoms of DDD as well. Injuries can also start the degenerative process in your intervertebral discs.
The degenerative process causes your discs to lose their ability to cushion your movements. Gradually, the collagen (protein) structure of the outer portion of your disc—the annulus fibrosus—weakens. The degenerative process also affects the water content in your discs, and the water content is crucial to maintaining movement. With DDD, the water-attracting molecules in your discs decrease, making your discs become more stiff and rigid.
Read a thorough article on degenerative disc disease causes (reviewed by a spine specialist).
What are some non-surgical ways to deal with degenerative disc disease?
To help deal with pain from degenerative disc disease, you can try:
- bed rest (just a few days)
- restricting your activities that increase the pain
- light exercise (walking, swimming, etc) as recommended by your doctor
- over-the-counter medications
- prescription medications
Read an article on non-surgical treatments for degenerative disc disease.
Will I need surgery?
Although most degenerative disc disease patients respond well to non-surgical treatments, some patients do need surgery. Surgery should be considered only after you've tried several months of non-surgical treatment. You surgeon will recommend the best kind of surgery for you. Here are some common kinds of surgery used for patients with DDD:
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- Foraminotomy
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Take-Two's lawsuit against Duke Nukem Forever maker Apogee/3DRealms has finally seen the light of day, with some Xbox 360-port and offshore-money twists.
May brought news that the long road of the 1997-announced Duke Nukem Forever might finally have finally run out, as development studio Apogee ceased making the game and publisher Take-Two filed a lawsuit against the studio.
Aside from a flood of leaked visuals and the studio's statement defending itself, all had been publicly calm since then until today. Take-Two's May 11 lawsuit against 3D Realms parent company Apogee has finally been unearthed. Credit to Shacknews for first publishing it.
The lawsuit centers on, of all things, an Xbox 360 version of this forever-in-the-making PC game.
Take Two claims that it notified Apogee earlier this year that the copy wanted to "exercise its option to develop a Console Version of [Duke Nukem Forever] for the Xbox 360. The publisher states that it sought to fund Apogee's work on a 360 port but that discussions for that fell apart this year due to a disagreement in funding before the project could be begin. The publisher claims that, as a result, it intended to exercise what it says was its contractual right to make a 360 version of the game with another developer and that Apogee would be obligated to provide source code for said port. The lawsuit includes no indication that such a plan was set in motion, as the publisher claims that Apogee instead shut down development without warning Take Two that such an action was pending.
"Notwithstanding Apogee's consistent assurances that it would soon complete development of DNF," the suit states, "on May 6, 2009, Apogee closed its studios, terminated development of DNF and laid-off all employees who had been involved in the DNF project. Upon information and belief, Apogee has title to a substantial amount of funds deposited in an off-shore account, which Take-Two believes Apogee can use to fund its outstanding obligations."
Take-Two is seeking damages for Apogee's alleged breach of contract for the amount of $2.9 million it claims to have provided Apogee to develop the game since 2000, plus interest. The total claim is $12 million.
Take-Two is also seeking a court order to enjoin any former members of the Duke Nukem team from leaking any more art or code for the game, actions which the publisher claims "severely impairs Take-Two's exclusive rights to publish, exploit and control the DNF brand."
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Three car accident closes Highway 109 in Denton
A man is dead and another is in critical condition after two separate crashes involving three vehicles near South Davidson High School Thursday morning. One driver was charged with DWI.
Stephen Edward Erwin, 25, of Denton, was killed in the first crash around 5:15 a.m. on Highway 109.
Dray Alexander Carter, 49, of Albemarle, was airlifted to Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center after the second crash. He was in critical condition as of Thursday afternoon.
In the first crash, Carter's black Nissan SUV somehow crossed the center line and hit Erwin's small, 4-door Chevrolet head-on, troopers said. Carter wasn't seriously hurt in the first crash.
Carter was then hit by Walters' Infiniti SUV and sustained more serious injuries, troopers said. Investigators don't know if the second crash happened seconds or minutes after the first one.
Walters was charged with DWI and processed at the Davidson County Sheriff's Office.
At least two other vehicles might have seen the collisions, troopers said. Any witnesses are asked to call the state Highway Patrol at (336) 249-0247.
Highway 109 remained closed until around 10 a.m.
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Had you told me a few years ago that I would be making pickles, I would have laughed. I didn't used to like pickles. I would hate opening up the wrapper of a sandwich I bought at a deli only to find a rubbery pickle snuggling up to my delicious lunch. Figuring I would never escape pickles, I decided I would try and like them. It took a while but I finally turned hate into appreciation. I've seen all sorts of pickled vegetables at local farmers markets and wanted to give it a try.
I was already canning jam and tomatoes, why not green beans and jalapeno slices too?!
Dilly Beans!
(makes about 5 pint jars)
4 cups cider vinegar (5% acidity)
3 tablespoons pure kosher salt
5 sprigs fresh dill
5 cloves of garlic
5 or 10 dried hot red chiles
2 1/2 to 5 teaspoons crushed red pepper flakes (options depending on how spicy you want it to be)
2 pounds crisp green beans, ends trimmed, 4 1/2 inches long
By now you know the drill:
Prepare your water bath for canning. (see my peach jam post for reference)
In your preserving pot, combine the vinegar, 4 cups of water, and the salt. Bring to a boil, stirring to dissolve the salt.
Ladle boiling water for the canning pot into the bowl with the lids. Using a jar lifter, remove the hot jars from the canning pot, carefully pouring the water from each one back into the pot, and place them upright on a folded towel. Drain the water off the jar lids.
Working quickly, put a sprig of dill, a clove of garlic, 1 or 2 dried chiles, and 1/2 to 1 teaspoon of red pepper flakes, in each hot jar. Pack the beans in the jars, standing them upright. (This is trickier than you think it would be. I was trying not to touch the sterilized jar with my fingers while making sure the beans were staying upright. Hard.) Ladle the hot vinegar mixture into the jars, leaving 1/2 inch headspace at the top. Use a chopstick to remove any air bubbles that might have gotten trapped in the jars. Put the jar lids on, then tighten the rings. Return the jars to the water and let them simmer for 10 minutes to process. Remove the jars to a towel and let them rest for 12 hours. Like the jam, and tomatoes, they should start to pop, telling you the seal worked. You've got some dilly beans!!! They're so pretty in the jars! Nice fall colors. I plan on tasting them for the first time at Thanksgiving (*cough*, Elisabeth and Jennifer you should show up *cough*).
Did you think this post was over? I have a spicy finish to this one.
Pickled Jalapeno Slices
makes about 4 pint jars
2/1 pounds jalapeno chiles
4 cups cider vinegar (5% acidity)
2 tablespoons sugar or honey
4 cloves garlic
Sanitize your jars, prepare your lids, get your towels ready guys, this is about to be a hot and spicy mess. At least it was for me. I thought my jalapenos were relatively mild, so I went against all basic chile rules and sliced them without gloves on. I won't know this is a mistake until about an hour later.
Cut your jalapenos into 1/8 inch thick rounds and rinse them in a colander under cold running water, shaking it to remove loose seeds. Pick out and throw out any very dark colored seeds. Drain well. In a non-reactive pot, combine the vinegar, 1 cup water, the sugar, and salt and bring to a boil, stirring to dissolve the sugar and salt.
Ladle boiling water from the canning pot into the bowl with the lids, like we've done in the past, to sanitize them. Using a jar lifter, remove the hot jars from the canning pot, carefully pouring the water from each one back into the pot, and place them upright on the folded towel. Just like the green beans, while the jars are hot, put a peeled garlic clove in each and pack with the chiles, leaving one inch of headspace. (This is where I started to cough violently. Apparently the combination of the hot vinegar steam and the chile slices was too much to handle. Don't say I didn't warn you.)
Use a chopstick to remove any air bubbles that might have gotten caught and then place the lids and rings on the jars after cleaning off the rims with a paper towel. Return the jars to the water bath for 10 minutes to process. Remove them with your jar lifter and place them on a clean towel for 12 hours.
Considering I've only eaten these slices with nachos at the movies (junk food guilty!) I'm not really sure what I'll do with all these pickled jalapenos but I'm sure I'll figure it out. I got only three pints out of what I had but I didn't weigh the jalapenos all that carefully when I bought them.
Fast foward to an hour after the jars have been finished...my fingers start to viciously burn. At first I thought boiling water had splashed up on them but I didn't remember that happening My nail beds, and between my fingers burned from the jalapenos for a good three hours after I was all done and cleaned up in the kitchen. Word to the wise, no matter how mild you think the jalapenos are, wear gloves. You'll thank me. Really.
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This document – Malaysia's first Human Development Report – elects Inclusive Growth as its theme. We define inclusive growth as comprising equitable distribution of benefits of economic growth and of social spending across distinct income groups and the poor irrespective of their group membership; robust generation of broadly accessible opportunity for economic participation and safeguards for the vulnerable; and inclusion of citizens in policy formulation and implementation, towards minimising social exclusion and increasing social cohesion. In accordance with the breadth of inclusive growth, we adopt a multidisciplinary and multidimensional approach encompassing economic, social, political and legal elements, highlighting regional, gender, ethnic and aspects of relative deprivation.
Papua New Guinea (PNG) stands at a critical moment in its development. With Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth of over 20 per cent expected for 2015, following the start of production from the massive PNG Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) project, the country has a unique opportunity to leverage significant sustainable and equitable improvements in levels of health, education, income and other elements of inclusive human development. At the same time, the country also faces considerable risks. If poor choices are made, the impact of the high growth rates will be limited, even detrimental to the development prospects of Papua New Guineans and the nation and the lives of people living in poverty. This report aims to provide information and national as well as international case study experiences to assist decision-making in the country. The report has four purposes: (1) Review the extent to which Papua New Guinea's revenues from extractive industries have led to practical human development outcomes; (2) Reveal lessons from other countries that can be useful for Papua New Guinea; (3) Highlight some specific innovations from Papua New Guinea's experience that can contribute to development in other countries; and (4) Stimulate, inform and shift the debate in the country to enable leaders to make appropriate choices for the wellbeing of citizens.
Each company is free to choose what strategy to follow: to become a corporate citizen, which involves assuming responsibilities towards their communities and country as a whole, or to remain, limited to pursuing narrow private objectives. The first option requires more effort, but is the best strategy for ensuring sustainable and robust development of the company. At the same time, the second option condemns the firms to a long-term failure, taking into account the corporate image losses, due to worse attitudes from clients/consumers, suppliers, government and the entire society, as well as the self-isolation of the firm from the transformational processes within the country.
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Sunday was subdued, after the DST spring forward and early airport shuttle,
we piddled around and recovered from benefit concert. Dinner was lemon sole
with the 2010 Mellot "La Moussiere" Sancerre in half bottle. This seems a
little flabby for Sancerre, though I liked before. Nicely herbaceous, just
needs some zip. B-/C+
Monday I made baked eggs with mushrooms, salad, & snow peas. We celebrated
a milestone in her career with the 2005 Vazart-Coquart Special Club Blanc de
Blancs. Full, clean, and long, with fresh baked bread over sweet pear fruit.
Good acids, fine mousse, B+/A-
Tuesday grilled teriyaki-ish salmon, squash, and asparagus, with brown rice,
furikake and the 2010 Cowan Cellars "Sonoma Coast" Pinot Noir. More
restrained and less primary than a bottle soon after release. To me this is
drinking better than the Bennett Valley, a fine juicy midbodied PN with
sweet cherries, a cinnamon-y spice note, and a little smoked meat. Good
acids, nice finish,. B+
Wednesday Dave was back from a trip to Berkeley, and Betsy made one his
favorites, a beef/spinach/cinnamon stew over soba. Wine was the 2012
Lapierre Raisins Gaulois (no Roman numerals, vintage dates on VdT now). 2012
is supposed to be tough in Beaujolais, but this is a fun little wine-
straightahead red fruits with just a touch of earth, easy to drink and easy
to like. B/B+
Thursday Dave joined us again- I did Cornish hens with a vinegar/tomato
sauce, roasted cauliflower, mushrooms, and a chopped salad; wine was the
2010 Chevillon Bourgogne Passetoutgrain. A little shrill at first opening,
with raspberry and cranberry fruit, but just a half hour of air does it a
lot of good, and it drinks well throughout night. The fruit fills out and
gets more of a black cherry profile, acidity integrates, and it seems more
complete. Very good indeed. B+
Grade disclaimer: I'm a very easy grader, basically A is an excellent wine,
B a good wine, C mediocre. Anything below C means I wouldn't drink at a
party where it was only choice.Furthermore, I offer no promises of
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