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Esophagus Tests
Test Overview
Esophagus tests measure muscle pressure and movement, coordination, and strength of the tube that connects the throat to the stomach (esophagus). They test how well the ring of muscles (sphincters) at the top and bottom of the esophagus work. Esophagus tests also measure the movement and volume of gas, liquid, and solid through the esophagus and its pH (acid or nonacid).
The most common esophagus tests include:
- pH monitoring (esophageal acidity test), which measures the acid content (pH) in the esophagus. A low pH for long periods may mean frequent abnormal backflow (reflux) of stomach acid into the esophagus (gastroesophageal reflux disease, or GERD).
Esophageal manometry, which measures the
strength and pattern of muscle contractions in the esophagus. This test can
- Weakness in the lower esophageal sphincter (LES), which allows acid to reflux into the esophagus.
- Weak muscle contractions during swallowing that slow the rate at which food or stomach acid is cleared from the esophagus.
- Abnormally strong contractions (spasms) that can cause chest pain or the sensation that food is stuck after swallowing (dysphagia).
Either pH or manometry testing can be combined with a test that measures the movement and volume of gas, liquid, and solid through the esophagus (multichannel intraluminal impedance testing, or MII). When MII is combined with manometry (MII-EM), it can show how the muscles of the esophagus are contracting when there is food or liquid in the esophagus. When MII is combined with pH testing (MII-pH), it can detect reflux from the stomach into the esophagus and measure both the volume and the acidity.
Why It Is Done
Tests on the esophagus are done to:
- Help find the cause of chest pain that is not caused by heart problems (called noncardiac chest pain).
- Help determine the cause of GERD symptoms for a person who has not been helped by medicine and whose esophagus looks normal during an endoscopy test.
- Monitor the effectiveness of treatment for GERD.
- Detect spasms of the esophagus, which can cause chest pain, and problems with the ability of the esophagus to move food down to the stomach (motility problems).
- Determine whether the esophagus is working normally.
- Evaluate how the esophagus works before surgery for GERD.
Esophagus tests are usually not done in people with GERD if their symptoms are well controlled with medicine.
How To Prepare
To prepare for an esophagus test:
- Do not take antacids (such as Tums or Rolaids) for 24 hours before the test.
- Follow your doctor's instructions for using other acid reducers or blockers, such as famotidine (Pepcid) or omeprazole (Prilosec), before the test.
- Do not drink alcohol or smoke for 24 hours before the test.
- Do not eat or drink for 8 to 12 hours before testing.
- Tell your doctor if you have any other problems, such as enlarged esophageal blood vessels (esophageal varices), heart failure, or other heart conditions.
Talk to your doctor about any concerns you have regarding the need for the test, its risks, how it will be done, or what the results may mean. To help you understand the importance of this test, fill out the medical test information form(What is a PDF document?).
How It Is Done
You will be seated. You may be given a spray medicine that numbs your nose and throat. For each esophagus test, a thin, flexible tube will be passed through your nose or mouth to your lower esophagus and stomach. This may make you feel like you have to gag. To help overcome this feeling, concentrate on breathing slowly. Your pulse and blood pressure may be monitored while the tube is being inserted.
pH monitoring
- A probe that measures pH will be passed through your nose or mouth into your lower esophagus. The probe monitors the pH in your esophagus so your doctor can tell whether the pH drops because of liquid from your stomach backing up into your esophagus.
- For prolonged pH monitoring, the pH probe is attached to a small recorder. You carry the recorder by a strap around your waist or over your shoulder. The probe measures the pH of your esophagus for up to 24 hours while you go about your routine daily activities. During the monitoring period, you will need to use a diary to keep track of your activities and any symptoms you develop. You may be asked to avoid high-acid foods such as fruit, fruit juice, and tomatoes during the testing period. You will not be able to take a bath, except for a careful sponge bath, or do anything else that might get the monitor wet during the recording period.
- For wireless pH monitoring, a capsule containing a pH-sensitive transmitter is placed in your esophagus during an endoscopy procedure. You carry a small pager-sized receiver in your pocket or wear it around your waist. During the monitoring period, you will need to use a diary to keep track of your activities and any symptoms you develop. You will be instructed to press the symptom button when you have heartburn, chest pain, or regurgitation. You can bathe during the monitoring period. When the testing period is over, return the receiver and your diary to your doctor for evaluation. The transmitter capsule will pass out of your body in a bowel movement, usually within a few days.
Esophageal manometry
- You will swallow a small tube attached to instruments (transducers) that measure pressure. The tube has holes in it that sense pressure along the esophagus. It will be positioned in different areas of your esophagus.
- You may be asked to swallow several times or to drink liquids while pressure measurements are taken.
- You may be asked to swallow, not swallow, or hold your breath during the test.
- The results of the manometry test are displayed as a graph with a wave pattern that can be interpreted to determine if the esophagus is functioning normally.
If you have multichannel intraluminal impedance (MII) testing done with either pH or manometry, it will be done in very much the same ways as described above. The catheters used to do MII with pH or manometry testing will include instruments that measure volume of food and liquid in the esophagus as well as pH or pressure.
How It Feels
The local anesthetic sprayed into your nose and throat usually tastes slightly bitter and will make your tongue and throat feel numb and swollen.
When the tube goes through your nose or mouth into your esophagus, you may feel like coughing or gagging. The test may be easier if you try to take slow, deep breaths. You may not like the taste of the lubricant on the tube.
If you have a test that involves adding acid to your stomach, you may have heartburn pain and other symptoms of acid reflux.
If you have the wireless pH monitoring, you may be able to feel the capsule in your esophagus. You will not feel the capsule when it detaches and passes through your intestines and out of your body in your stool.
After the test is over, your nose and throat may feel sore. But this should improve within a day or so.
The chances that you will have problems from an esophagus test are rare.
- You may get a nosebleed.
- You may have irregular heartbeats (arrhythmias).
- The tube may go down the windpipe (trachea) instead of the esophagus as it is being inserted.
- You may vomit material from your stomach and then breathe it into your lungs (aspiration).
- The tube may make a hole in the esophagus (perforation).
Esophagus tests measure muscle pressure and movement, coordination, and strength of the tube that connects the throat to the stomach (esophagus). They test how well the ring of muscles (sphincters) at the top and bottom of the esophagus work. Esophagus tests also measure the movement and volume of gas, liquid, and solid through the esophagus and its pH (acid or nonacid). Results are usually available within a few days.
Many conditions can change the results of esophagus tests. Your doctor will discuss any significant abnormal results with you in relation to your symptoms and past health.
What Affects the Test
Reasons you may not be able to have the test or why the results may not be helpful include:
- Taking certain medicines. Many medicines can affect the results of pH testing or esophageal manometry. Make sure you follow your doctor's instructions about which medicines to stop or to take before and during testing.
- Smoking or drinking alcohol within 24 hours of the test.
- Eating or drinking within 8 hours of the test, unless you are having prolonged pH monitoring at home. If you are having prolonged pH monitoring, try to eat normally and do your normal activities.
- Detachment of the wireless pH capsule before the end of the recording time (usually 24 or 48 hours).
- Movement of the catheter when you swallow.
What To Think About
- Occasionally, samples of stomach secretions may be taken during the pH monitoring test.
- Combining multichannel intraluminal impedance testing with pH (MII-pH) can record reflux, even if it's not acidic. pH testing by itself will only record acidic reflux events.
- Other tests may be done to help diagnose problems with the esophagus, including upper gastrointestinal (UGI) endoscopy, barium swallow, or upper gastrointestinal studies (upper GI series).
Other Works Consulted
- American Gastroenterological Association (2005). AGA technical review on the clinical use of esophageal manometry. Gastroenterology, 128(1): 209–224.
- American Gastroenterological Association (2008). American Gastroenterological Association medical position statement on the management of gastroesophageal reflux disease. Gastroenterology, 135(4): 1383–1391.
- Chernecky CC, Berger BJ (2008). Laboratory Tests and Diagnostic Procedures, 5th ed. St. Louis: Saunders.
- Fischbach FT, Dunning MB III, eds. (2009). Manual of Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests, 8th ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.
- Hirano I, et al. (2007). ACG practice guidelines: Esophageal reflux testing. American Journal of Gastroenterology, 102(3): 668–685.
- Pagana KD, Pagana TJ (2010). Mosby's Manual of Diagnostic and Laboratory Tests, 4th ed. St. Louis: Mosby Elsevier.
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I'm feeling pretty lucky these days. I own a Toyota that hasn't been recalled.
Nor has it tried to gallop away on us, like a horse that sees a rattlesnake and spits the bit.
Not yet, anyway.
Although I keep expecting, as I shuffle through the day's mail, to come across an envelope with the Toyota logo printed on it.
The rig is a 2008 FJ Cruiser. That's Toyota's modern version of the classic Land Cruiser FJ40 — the jeep-looking model with a white top that you used to see on TV, chasing wildebeests across a dusty African savannah while a rugged-looking man wearing khaki clutches the roll bar and narrates.
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They were abysmal, actually.
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I have no great allegiance to the brand; the FJ is the first Toyota I've owned.
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You might recall stories about Audis that plowed clear through garages and fences and other relatively stout barriers, their bewildered owners gripping the steering wheel as if it were the safety bar on a rollercoaster.
You might also remember that the main culprit turned out to be drivers who didn't understand the functions of their Audi's pedals as well as they ought to have.
It amazes me that some people still seem to believe that if you jam the gas pedal to the floor and your car ends up reclining on your neighbor's living room sofa, but you were aiming for your driveway, then what happened is not your fault but rather the result of "unintended acceleration."
The comparison between Audi's predicament and Toyota's is not precisely parallel, certainly.
Those Audis of yore have mechanical accelerators — the gas pedal connects to the engine by means of a linkage.
By contrast, starting with the 2007 model year every Toyota was equipped with a "drive-by-wire" throttle. When you press the gas pedal it doesn't yank a wire that lets more fuel spray into the combustion chambers; instead, an electric signal tells the fuel injectors what to do.
What this means (and I'm greatly oversimplifying) is that there are external factors, among them various sorts of electronic interference, which in theory could foul up a drive-by-wire system but would have no effect on a mechanical accelerator.
What's lacking is irrefutable proof that drive-by-wire is to blame for all, or even any, of Toyota's woes.
Toyota contends it's not a factor at all.
The matter is even more complicated because Toyota has acknowledged that there are mechanical problems, not electric ones, with the gas pedal assembly that was installed on many of the recalled models.
And the whole debacle was propagated by yet another matter: drivers reporting that their gas pedal got wedged behind the floor mat (a problem that can afflict pretty much any car made since the Model T, which had a hand-operated throttle).
Ultimately, I'm not satisfied with any explanation which demands that I believe Toyota rather suddenly stopped building vehicles to a standard of reliability and safety that was the envy of the industry, and started cobbling together badly designed deathtraps that make the Pinto look like the presidential limo.
The more plausible story is also more complex.
I think Toyota built millions of cars that have what is, statistically, a minor defect.
I think that in a very few cases that defect caused a driver to crash.
I think that in some of those same cases a different driver would have emerged unscathed.
And finally, I think it's quite possible that all of these things could be said of every company that manufactures automobiles today.
It's an awfully risky proposition, when you think about it — selling vehicles that can go 100 miles an hour and that anybody can legally drive who's 16 years old and demonstrates the rudimentary level of skill that would in basketball relegate you to the third-string on J.V.
Nobody who engages in that business is immune to trouble.
Not even mighty Toyota.
Jayson Jacoby is editor of the Baker City Herald.


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Comments On Sep 07, 2011:we have 3 large Kolpin Fule Packs (do not like)
We have 2 "JR" Fuel Packs and 2 Water JR packs
I like to take 1 FUEL JR and 1 Water JR Kolpin pack
The large ones are to big and when they get hot they expand very big like a ballon.
You can mount them in your garage or trailer and ATV or RZR
The JR size it much better! we like the little ones!
*The only impovment would be the air release so they do not expand when it is hot outside
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Comments On Sep 23, 2009:Kolpin is the standard, but I find the spout mechanism problematic to keep sealed. First, you *can* store the spout inside the can, no issue there. But the seal made using the cap to the can has to be just right or you have seepage. It depends on a perfect mating of two angled surfaces and I had to smooth a mold mark out to begin with. I can never get that perfect seal, so I always seep gas slightly. Dust coats it and keeps it from being a hazard, but they need to work on their spout design a bit more.
On the good side - I use the Jr. to just have some spare gas "just in case" on day rides; the larger packs would be a better choice for long trips. It does allow me the option of having two gas packs or one gas and one water - good flexability.
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Comments On Jan 12, 2009:This is a great product and will work on an ATV, UTV, motorcycle or snowmobile. You can also buy a bracket and mount the fuel can to your trailer or garage wall. If anyone had ANY problem with the Kolpin fuel system, call their customer service line at 877-956-5746. There has been a spout update and they will send you a new one for free with no questions asked.
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Daniel Fassio wanted his first home to have lots of character. And he plans to keep the home he found in its natural condition.
The young associate with Steptoe & Johnson law firm looked at dozens and dozens of houses before purchasing his East End property. Built between 1904 and 1905, the stately Tudor-style exterior has dark wood, brick, stone and stucco. But when visitors pass through the vestibule into the main living room and dining room, they are struck by the beauty of the woodwork, which abounds.
The floors, staircase and rail, built-in bookcases, pocket doors, mantel, coffered ceiling and wainscoting are all a rich, deep oak carefully polished for decades.
"This was once a convent," Fassio said. "The nuns polished these stairs every day." One of the daughters of the original owners became a nun, and the house was the sisters' sanctuary for years. Upstairs, there are five bedrooms, and Fassio said the woodwork up there was painted by a past owner.
Fassio loves the wood and plans to keep it in its original state, although he laughs when he admits he's probably not polishing it as much as the nuns did years ago. He points to the plate rail that's eyeball-height around the dining room as one of his favorite features, and he slides a pocket door out of its heavy trim to show off the oak.
While the woodwork stays original, Fassio is thankful that a former owner was a contractor and upgraded the heating, electrical, plumbing and security systems in the house.
Around the corner from Fassio's home, friends live in another stately home. The woodwork in this one, however, was painted a glossy white before the family moved in -- eliminating the debate about whether to paint or not to paint.
Real-estate agent David Bailey, of Selling WV, helped Fassio find his house, and he has a very strong opinion about painting woodwork.
"These homes have survived 100 years -- they are living pieces of art," Bailey said. "You shouldn't repaint a master's work. You can't replicate the charm."
While he said he gives a "disclaimer" to the family who moved into the already painted house, he vigorously opposes those who want to change the look of the natural wood. With his tongue firmly planted in his cheek, he described those who paint.
"If you are the person to take a brush to wood, you're the bad guy. But if you have the misfortune to move into the home after it's painted, well, that's just sad."
Bailey believes the value of a house with nonoriginal woodwork could be impacted because the East End is a niche market where buyers are looking for the old wood features. But he's realistic.
"Could it depreciate your marketability? Maybe, maybe not. If the house looks good, it looks good. But a lot of the buyers are looking for that wood."
Then there's the furniture
Doug Groves, of Mountaineer Auctions, in Clendenin, said he's seeing a lot of "antiqued" (that is, painted) furniture coming through his estate auctions.
"Back in the late '60s and early '70s, it was a fad -- what they called 'antiquing,' with the gold accents," Groves said. Tactfully he said many of the people who had this style in their homes during that period are now passing away, and he's seeing a lot of those pieces in his estate lots.
"There's a resurgence for the painted look, because Grandma had it," Groves added. But he warns do-it-yourselfers to use caution.
"In the short run, painting furniture is increasing the value because it's a trend. But in the long run, the antique value of it is being destroyed. It's detrimental."
How do you determine if something might be valuable in the future?
"In the construction -- if it's solid wood, or veneered, just look at how well the piece is made and that determines worth," Groves said. He added that if it's an iconic piece, by a mid-century furniture maker/designer such as Herman Miller or Eames, painting is a no-no.
The final word from Groves -- investigate first.
"If it's a cheap dresser, paint it. It's not going to be worth anything anyway. But if it's a Victorian walnut solid wood piece, you're really doing a disservice to paint it. Before you start slapping the paint, with the Internet today, look for a label, do the research. It's easy to check things out before you ruin a potentially valuable piece."
Interior decorator Pam Brown said painted furniture is never going out of style, whether it's done in bright colors or with a weathered look.
"When you go to the furniture markets, they sell it weathered," she said. "I think it's a great way to dress up a room. Not a whole house full of it, but a few pieces done in bright colors.
"Maybe in its original form it isn't too appealing, but put on some glossy paint and it looks great."
Brown has painted furniture pieces in her own home, and finds the easy care a benefit.
"I just take a damp cloth to it. ... I don't have to use furniture polish on it," Brown said.
"It's a hard decision to paint wood, so many people think, 'Oh no! Don't paint that beautiful wood!' But it depends on the look you're going for, and it's amazing how it just lightens up a room."
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Nonna Maria:The Most Important Thing is to Hope
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She is so elegant and cheerfull.Ari, Iwill not ask anymore how you find smart people, you find they or they find you :)I learnt you find each other!Best wishes.
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Ari, I love your blog and your women!
I am a stalker because I think that you are too busy to be reading comments. I just wanted to ask what Eleanora meant by writing that Nonna Maria started to sew the edges of dresses for the rich wives etc.
what a lovely happy woman too.
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Nonna Maria is wonderful! A delight, full of passion!
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ALWAYS! I get so much inspiration from this wonderful blog and the beautiful people who are featured each day. Greetings from Wisconsin...from one who was born and raised in upstate NY!
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ALWAYS! I am inspired by this wonderful blog and the beautiful people who are featured each day. Greetings from Wisconsin...from one who was born and raised in upstate NY!
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- March 9, 2012 at 9:22 AM
- Jude Butterfly said...
Thank you so much for having the insight and foresight to portray these beautiful, creative women. I think it's sad that our culture revels in young, photoshopped images that will never be attainable to the average person. But with luck, we will all grow older and we can do it with grace and love of life. Thank you.
- March 9, 2012 at 9:25 AM
- BExCLUSIVE MAGAZINE said...
Cool blog!
ciao ciao from Rome
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- March 9, 2012 at 9:36 AM
- Melanie said...
The positivity of Maria Teresa Antonelli jumps out of that video - she is contagious I am happy to say. The ending the video clip with the music with her dancing, perfect. Love this woman and her style.Thanks to Ms. Carrano as well for sharing her with everyone! And you too, Ari, for posting this.
- March 9, 2012 at 12:30 PM
- . said...
when i grow old, i want to be fab like this grannys here :3
- March 9, 2012 at 1:11 PM
- marika said...
Mi piace - ma lei vive in italia o nella grande mela?
- March 9, 2012 at 1:22 PM
- Cosmee said...
Dear Ari, my English language is unmöglich, but I will Dir sagen, I love your Blog, the pictures, the people, einfach wunderbar. Und ich muss das jedesmal ausdrücken, wenn ich bei Dir vorbeischaue. Ich bin total, aber wirklich t o t a l hingerissen. Viele Grüße von Cosmee
- March 9, 2012 at 1:27 PM
Maria Teresa sais in the video: "I could not become a model" Now, she has just become your model. How wonderful is that?
Great work Ari, I've been following your blog since the beginning, and you deserve all the credit and attention you've got.
Maria, Hungary
- March 9, 2012 at 2:26 PM
- Victoria said...
Lovely, you can see the happiness in her face!
- March 9, 2012 at 2:34 PM
- Allison said...
What a wise, stylish, beautiful woman!
- March 9, 2012 at 6:26 PM
- Forest City Fashionista said...
OMG, she is absolutely wonderful - truly beautiful inside and out!
- March 9, 2012 at 7:07 PM
- bespokehome said...
What an inspiration. As always, thank you.
- March 9, 2012 at 7:35 PM
- Angele Style said...
Oh this is wonderful!! Your student put together a wonderful video that captures her delightful grandmother. Such an inspiration to not only hear her positive message but to see her dancing it too!!
- March 9, 2012 at 8:01 PM
- Christine said...
Your blog is really curious and cool :)
- March 10, 2012 at 11:27 AM
- Ulla-Marie said...
Wonderful creativity!
- March 11, 2012 at 6:21 AM
- Ulla-Marie said...
The jacket is a work of art
- March 11, 2012 at 6:31 AM
- Jualferx said...
Me encantan tus fotografías de personas adultas con tanto estilo. Son realmente inspiradoras. Buen tiempo.
- March 11, 2012 at 2:35 PM
- Jualferx said...
Me encantan tus fotografías de personas adultas con tanto estilo. Son realmente inspiradoras. Buen tiempo.
- March 11, 2012 at 2:35 PM
- colorfulgiggle said...
Wow, she's so inspiring! I wish more young ppl had the power as she has!
XX from Poland
- March 11, 2012 at 3:08 PM
- GmaLi said...
Wow she's so beautiful! And what a beautiful message to go along with her intriguing life.
Thanks so much for introducing us to her!
- March 11, 2012 at 11:19 PM
- Jean at www.drossintogold.com said...
She is a quintessential example of what Advanced Style is all about, inspiring so many of us!! Thank you Ari and friends!!
Love, Jean
- March 12, 2012 at 1:26 PM
- Soccer Mom Style said...
thanks ari, i needed this "pick-me-up" today.
- March 15, 2012 at 5:34 PM
- Kieli_Heart said...
Thank you so much. I really needed to read something like this. Recently, I've been questioning my decisions of becoming an artist because of how things have been going at my current job.
But this article rang loud and clear and so very true. I have to have hope.
Beauty really is everywhere and I'm so glad I follow your blog. Every post is so inspirational for me. So thank you.
~ Kieli ~
- March 17, 2012 at 11:13 AM


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A Rude Awakening is a mission in Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars, given to the protagonist by Hsin Jaoming.
Hsin tells Huang that his friendship with the Messina Family is "in the toilet" because of him. Huang tries to convince Hsin that there's a recording of Jimmy Capra talking to the FIB. Hsin tells Huang that there's no such recording, and that Rudy D'Avanzo has a longstanding vendetta against the family, and that he should just go kill him to get revenge.
After Huang goes through D'Avanzo's previous locations, he finds his car outside of a store. Huang rushes inside, and hears a conversation between D'Avanzo and his assistant. D'Avanzo tells his assistant that he was tricking Huang into believing that Capra was talking to the FIB. Huang says something, and when he opens the door, he's frozen in surprise. D'Avanzo is seen in a dress wearing lipstick, and says "Fuck you! My father used to look at me like that! So fucking judgemental!" After the phrase, Huang is still shocked, and his assistant points a gun at him, saying "Stop judging my boss, you bitch!" Rudy plans to escape by car while the assistant tries to kill Huang. Huang kills the assistant and eventually gets his revenge when he kills Rudy.
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- Locate D'Avanzo by visiting his previous locations
- Enter the store and confront him
- Take down D'Avanzo
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Those two guys have been fighting each other for years. D'Avanzo was just using me to get to him.
Now Hsin's really pissed at me! ...I made D'Avanzo pay for that."
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Olympics approve Sikh knives, will test hijabs for Muslim soccer women
The International Olympic Committee finds itself in a swirl of controversy for scheduling the London Summer Olympics during Ramadan -- and dithering over whether Muslim women can wear head-coverings
This year at the London Olympics, Sikh athletes will be allowed to carry daggers – and some Muslim competitors may be exempted from their annual Ramadan fast. But a decision to experiment with the safety of hijab headcoverings for Muslim women soccer players may have come too late for Iran's national women's team.
London's 2012 Olympics will take place during Ramadan, Islam's holiest month. From sunrise to sunset, devout Muslims bar anything from passing their lips, even water. That could put Islamic athletes at an extreme disadvantage, particularly in the summer's heat.
And the reversed decision on hijabs may have come too late for the Iranian national women's squad, which forfeited a key qualifying match last week after the entire team showed up in the banned head-coverings.
The International Olympic Committee leaves certain decisions up to the international bodies governing each sport — as in the case with the hijab ruling, which the IOC left up to FIFA, the Swiss-based Fédération Internationale de Football Association, which turned to its traditional rulemakers, the International Football Association Board.
On the other hand, it was the IOC itself that has required the Olympic summer games take place any time between July 15 and August 31. As a result, the London Olympics will run from July 27 to August 12. Annually, Ramadan shifts forward by 11 days, putting it at July 21 to August 20, 2012, right in the middle of the Olympics.
As many as 3,000 Muslim athletes are expected to attend; countries with predominantly Muslim populations sent about a fourth of
the 11,099 competitors taking part in the 2004 Athens games.
Massoud Shadjareh, chairman of the London-based Islamic Human Rights Commission, has demanded the event be rescheduled: "They would not have organized this at Christmas. It is equally stupid to organize it at Ramadan."
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Five Years Certified Carbonfree® Nika Water Expands Mission to Reduce Global Water Crisis
Clean water - a basic necessity for life and sustainability, yet almost 800 million people in our world still lack access to it. Carbonfund.org Certified Carbonfree® partner Nika Water not only ensures that their products' carbon dioxide emissions are fully neutralized, but Nika uses the power of water to help bring clean water to those in need.
Five years ago, Nika took the important step to perform a life cycle assessment of their bottled water, measuring the carbon emissions required to source and transport the water, manufacture the bottles, caps, labels and packaging, deliver the water to distribution outlets, then use and recycle the empty water bottles. As each bottle of Nika Water is sold, Nika makes a corresponding donation to Carbonfund.org to neutralize the carbon emissions attributable to that bottle of water. Nika's ongoing donations to Carbonfund.org support reforestation projects around the world that absorb carbon dioxide emissions while providing additional environmental benefits to the wildlife, habitat and communities in and around the projects.
"After extensive research, we determined that Carbonfund.org was the superior provider of carbon footprint solutions due to their professionalism, pragmatic and business friendly solutions, list of available projects and complete operational transparency ensuring that Nika was devoting its resources in a truly meaningful way," explains Jordan Mellul, General Manager for Nika.
Now Nika has launched another project to bring a safe, clean source of water to a community in need. In the West Sumatra region of Indonesia, the community of Muntei Kecil uses the river as their primary water source, even though the unsanitary condition and poor quality of the water threatens their health. As part of Nika's ongoing mission to use the power of water to make a positive impact, Nika is partnering with Surfaid to build a solar powered water pump with water source protection to serve the community in Muntei Kecil.
With access to clean water, the community will be able to grow and become sustainable. All Nika Water purchases participate in this project and others that Nika supports in addressing the growing need for clean, safe drinking water around the world. By directing 100% of its profits from the sale of its bottled water to alleviate water and sanitation needs in impoverished countries, Nika hopes to solve the water needs of thousands of families throughout the world. Carbonfund.org values our partnership with Nika Water and supports their efforts to reduce the global water crisis.
Sixth Year CarbonFree® for Cultural Tour Consultants
Global travel and tour operators have the opportunity to experience many of the world's wonders and often witness the environmental changes occurring in the places they visit. This heightened sensitivity to the condition of the natural environmental and the potential impacts of travel and tourism should lead to an elevated sense of responsibility to "do no harm". Carbonfund.org Partner Cultural Tour Consultants takes this responsibility seriously. They specialize in customized, in-depth study tours covering the visual arts, music, language, history and gastronomy, for individuals, school groups, universities, churches, and community groups.
As part of their core values, Cultural Tour Consultants is committed to promoting sustainable tourism worldwide. For the past six years, they have partnered with Carbonfund.org to offset the company's carbon footprint through the CarbonFree® Business Partnership program, supporting reforestation projects around the world.
"Travel promotes firsthand knowledge of our planet, its cultural heritage and its natural resources," explains Melissa Reed, Cultural Tour Consultants Partner. "We, as travel professionals, have an obligation to do what we can to promote sustainable tourism and encourage the exploration and appreciation the Earth and its people."
Cultural Tour Consultants also offers clients the ability to offset their tour flight emissions directly from the Cultural Tour Consultants' website by linking to Carbonfund.org's flight calculator. Their website is loaded with other information regarding healthy and safe travel, passport/visa and insurance matters, what and how best to pack. As a six-year CarbonFree® Partner, Cultural Tour Consultants continue to demonstrate leadership in consistent care for their tour clients and for the places they visit.
Six-Year CarbonFree® Partner LightHawk Lends a Bird's-Eye View to Environmentalists
The view from a small aircraft brings environmental problems into focus. Long-term CarbonFree® Partner LightHawk is devoted to assisting environmental protection efforts through the unique perspective of flight. LightHawk provides aerial services as a tool to help protect land, water and wildlife in the U.S., Mexico, Central America and parts of Canada to a wide variety of organizations working on conservation issues.
As part of its commitment to environmental protection, LightHawk has maintained CarbonFree® operations for the past six years, neutralizing the emissions from all business travel and the fuel consumed by LightHawk flights. As a CarbonFree® Partner, LightHawk has neutralized over 3.3 million pounds of carbon emissions, equivalent to the quantity of carbon dioxide sequestered by over 38,000 tree seedlings grown for ten years.
"Based on LightHawk's commitment to the environment, we feel it is our responsibility to adhere to sustainable practices in our emissions, including all flights done by our volunteer pilots," explains Rudy Engholm, LightHawk's Executive Director. "LightHawk believes that by partnering with Carbonfund.org, we are truly making a contribution towards removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere."
Founded in 1979, LightHawk is a nonprofit organization that provides donated flights through a network of volunteer pilots to more than 250 partner conservation groups throughout Central and North America each year. The aerial view provided by LightHawk flights lends itself particularly well to issues that benefit from a large-scale perspective, particularly protection of wildlife migration corridors, monitoring illegal uses of protected lands, and species-specific scientific research and protection efforts. Carbonfund.org congratulates LightHawk on achieving its sixth year CarbonFree® and for continuing its important work in providing donated flight services to environmental protection and conservation groups.
CarbonFree® Partner Gone Green Maui Offers Eco-Friendly Lawn Care Services
Summer is here, and the "weekend warriors" are out in force, perfecting their manicured suburban lawns. Each weekend, about 54 million Americans mow their lawns, using 800 million gallons of gas per year and producing tons of carbon dioxide emissions, accounting for up to 5% of the nation's air pollution. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), a new gas powered lawn mower produces as much volatile organic compounds and nitrogen oxides emissions air pollution in one hour of operation as eleven new cars each being driven for one hour.
Environmentally-responsible lawn care companies are innovating ways to reduce and eliminate the harmful emissions associated with meticulous lawn maintenance, and new CarbonFree® Business Partner Gone Green Maui is leading the way.
Gone Green Maui is committed to offering an eco-friendly alternative to traditional landscape maintenance. They offer all natural control applications for weeds, insects, diseases and fungus. All fertilizers and soil amendments are made from natural products to prevent the pollution to the water supply. And now, Gone Green Maui has taken a further step by neutralizing its remaining operational emissions through the CarbonFree® Partnership program.
"Gone Green Maui is committed to reducing the carbon footprint associated with landscape maintenance and is happy to have become a member of Carbonfund.org to offset the carbon we are unable to reduce currently," states Sean T. Woods, Owner of Gone Green Maui.
By supporting Carbonfund.org's global forestry projects, Gone Green Maui mitigates its own emissions while contributing to important forest preservation and restoration efforts, thus leading its industry in environmentally aware actions.
Topaz International Leads Corporate Travel Audit Services as a CarbonFree® Partner
Most Corporate Social Responsibility programs include Scope 3 employee business travel and commuting in annual operational carbon emissions calculations. Often, a review and audit of business travel patterns and choices reveal options to reduce the resulting business travel carbon emissions, and sometimes reduce the costs of business travel.
Since 1978, CarbonFree® Business Partner Topaz International has been a leader of audit and support services to the corporate travel industry, with the mission to deliver world-class customer service to its clients, including over half of the Fortune 1000 companies located in over 80 countries.
In 2007, Topaz International implemented several initiatives to streamline its operations and reduce its carbon emissions. Topaz became a 100% virtual organization, eliminating all office space and employee commuting, and joined the CarbonFree® Business Partnership program in order to neutralize its remaining carbon footprint and become a zero impact company to the environment. 2013 marks the sixth consecutive year that Topaz International has maintained this commitment to a CarbonFree® environment by supporting Carbonfund.org's energy efficiency and renewable energy technology projects, and reforestation projects around the world.
"This is our effort to make earth a better place to live today and in the future. Each person and company must do their part to improve our environment for our children and working with Carbonfund.org is a great place to start," asserts Bradley Seitz, President and CEO of Topaz International.
A great example of following our motto, "reduce what you can, offset what you can't™", Topaz International leads the corporate travel audit services industry by practicing what they preach to their clients and by operating CarbonFree®.
ZeroCarbon™ Gown Preservations with Carbonfund.org Reaches Fifth Anniversary
Five years ago, the Association of Wedding Gown Specialists approached the Carbonfund.org Foundation to create a unique program to neutralize the emissions from the wedding gown cleaning and preservation services offered by its members. ZeroCarbon™ gown preservations became the first carbon-neutral wedding gown cleaning and preservation program in the wedding services industry, and it ensures that the beauty of each wedding gown is preserved while safeguarding the environment. ZeroCarbon™ wedding gown preservations are endorsed by the Association of Bridal Consultants and Green Bride Guide.
Carbonfund.org helped to calculate the carbon footprint of the gown cleaning and preservation process and created a per-gown treatment emissions level to be neutralized. Each Certified Wedding Gown Specialist™ makes a separate per-gown preservation donation to Carbonfund.org, which helps to support reforestation projects that reduce carbon emissions worldwide. To date, the ZeroCarbon™ wedding gown preservation program has mitigated over one million pounds of carbon emissions, the equivalent of the total emissions absorbed by 11,000 tree seedlings grown for ten years.
The Association of Wedding Gown Specialists created a flyer about the ZeroCarbon™ preservation program printed on recycled paper in soy ink for their members to use, and they've added the ZeroCarbon™ text to the complimentary care labels supplied to wedding gown designers.
"My own experience with the ZeroCarbon™ labels has been very positive," explains Sally Conant, Executive Director. "At my personal company, which is also a member of the Association, brides inspect their gowns before they are packed in acid-free wedding chests. When the gown is packed I explain that the ZeroCarbon™ label means we have offset all of the carbon emissions with a donation to Carbonfund.org to support reforestation projects."
"About a quarter of the brides say they chose my company because we do green gown preservations, and the rest are pleasantly surprised to hear about the program when they come for the gown. One bride recently told me it was very reassuring to know that she could care for her gown without damaging the environment. If it is a relative of the bride who comes to collect the gown, about a third of them say something such as 'She will be so pleased. She cares about our environment.'"
Kivuto Solutions Reduces Emissions through Electronic Software Delivery and CarbonFree® Operations
The electronic delivery of software applications, rather than mailing physical DVDs and CDs for manual installation on computing networks and workstations, is an important component to reducing operational emissions. Recent studies have calculated that replacing traditional distribution of DVD/CD disk kit software with Electronic Software Delivery (ESD) can result in at least an 83% reduction in carbon emissions.
CarbonFree® Business Partner Kivuto Solutions offers green software distribution solutions through ESD, enabling users to download software and avoid the carbon emissions attributable to product packaging and shipping. Previously known as e-academy, Kivuto seeks to maximize software availability for organizations by reducing the total cost and environmental impact of software distribution.
But Kivuto decided it was important to do more and wanted to join the national movement of businesses and organizations that are leading the fight against global warming. Recognizing that its own operations still created a significant carbon footprint, Kivuto took the proactive step to calculate its annual operational emissions. Kivuto then chose to partner with Carbonfund.org to mitigate its emissions by supporting Reforestation and Forest Preservation projects that absorb carbon emissions now and for years to come.
Electronic software delivery may be part of a lower carbon world, but IT systems use a tremendous amount of electricity. Carbonfund.org encourages companies to follow examples set by business partners such as Kivuto to take the next step towards operational sustainability by supporting carbon sequestration projects, energy efficiency innovation and renewable energy source development.
News Corporation Overwhelmingly Misleading on Climate Change
Five years ago the CEO of News Corporation, Rupert Murdoch, claimed that news coverage of climate change in his media outlets would improve gradually. However, a recent study indicates that not only has that not happened, but that the preponderance of climate change information on Fox News primetime and in the Wall Street Journal's opinion page is overwhelmingly misleading.
The Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS), a science-policy nonprofit, analyzed six months of global warming discussions on Fox News primetime programs (February 2012 to July 2012) and one year of Wall Street Journal op-eds (August 2011 to July 2012). UCS found that climate science was inaccurately covered in 93 percent of Fox News primetime programs and 81 percent of Wall Street Journal editorials.
The analysis found denial that climate change is caused by humans, dismissals of climate science as a legitimate science, and derogatory comments about select scientists. The worst part is that this misleading coverage encourages scientific distrust and portrays climate change as a left-wing idea, rather than based on scientific facts.
How many people are misled about climate science by these media outlets? Well the number is in the multi-millions. In 2011, Fox News Channel (FNC) was the United States' most popular cable news channel. During prime time, FNC reaches a median of 1.9 million people plus. The Wall Street Journal has over 2 million daily readers and the largest circulation among American newspapers.
There is nothing wrong with fully examining and debating the merits of policies aimed at addressing climate change. However, it is ludicrous and irresponsible to deny the overwhelming body of scientific evidence that climate change is man-made and happening right now.
The analysis shows that sadly these media groups continue to waste time and effort that could be put to better use in combating climate change. Readers of this blog already know that global warming is man-made and many are putting their energies toward what they can do about it by supporting organizations such as Carbonfund.org. These climate change leaders seek out quick and affordable ways for individuals and businesses to calculate and offset the carbon emissions they generate.
The science is clear. Invest in renewable energy sources and support reforestation projects because the time is now to build a clean energy future.
Climate Change Unimportant Issue to Generation X
A recently published study out of the University of Michigan examined Generation X's views on climate change and found them to be largely unconcerned with the issue.
The Longitudinal Study of American Youth (LSAY) releases a quarterly research report and has followed the same 4,000 people for 25 years. Originally, in 1987, 5,900 students were selected from a national sample of 7th and 10th graders in 50 U.S. public school systems.
Generation X now comprises 32-52 year olds who are the most well-educated and scientifically savvy generation in U.S. history. However, the LSAY shows dwindling interest in climate change as it is a complex and long-term issue. The study compared responses from 2009 and 2011 and found that a scant two percent of those aged 37 to 40 follow climate change "very closely". This was a 50 percent drop from 2009 results. Over half said they follow climate change "not closely." More than 40 percent say they have only a "moderate concern" about global warming.
The most disturbing part of the report points to a disregard for future generations. Most do not see climate change as an immediate problem that requires their attention to address. A large percentage, 66 percent, said they aren't sure that global warming is happening. About 10 percent even outright deny global warming is actually happening.
Why is Generation X disengaged, disinterested, or even openly disbelieving regarding climate change? The answer is as multifaceted as global warming itself. Disinterest in climate change is surely due in part to a massive and unprecedented disinformation campaign by oil and gas interests and conservative media outlets spanning more than a decade, even as the overwhelming scientific record points squarely to climate change. Some experts theorize issue fatigue may be the cause when a problem is long-standing. Others point to the complexity in understanding the underlying causes and potential solutions for climate change as a barrier to engagement with the issue. Still another potential answer is the distraction by other timely public policy issues. For example, interest in the economy experienced an upsurge following the Great Recession that began in 2008 to the detriment of environmental issues.
Whatever the reason, there is something every person in all generations can do to help save our planet. One easy and fast way to protect the environment is to switch your Internet browser to www.envirosearch.org. You'll be contributing to renewable energy, reforestation, and energy efficiency projects through you regular, daily Internet search activities. Another simple step is to use an emissions calculator to determine your personal contribution to greenhouse gas emissions. Then reduce your carbon footprint, plant a tree, or offset your carbon emissions.
Download and read the entire study here http://lsay.org/GenX-4.pdf.
Ensuring that We Have a Future
Everyone has heard the saying that children are our future. Well, this week, a child spoke out about climate change and how the path we are on "with the earth warming, emissions and sea levels rising, our future here is questionable."
Tcktcktck.org, the Global Campaign for Climate Action, offered young people around the world a chance for a Date with History by asking them, "If you had two minutes to tell the world's leaders what kind of future you want, what would you say?" The organization received nearly 200 video entries and thousands of votes. The winner was 17-year-old Brittany Trilford of New Zealand.
This eloquent young lady addressed heads of state from more than 130 nations on Wednesday, June 20, 2012 and spoke for the world's approximately 3 billion children, roughly half of the Earth's population, at this week's U.N. Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The conference is also called Rio+20 to mark the 20th anniversary of the initial Earth Summit.
"Our future is in danger. We are all aware that time is ticking and we are quickly running out" said Miss Trilford voicing many parents' fears.
"The people [20 years ago] at the [first Earth] Summit knew there needed to be change… They made great promises... These promises are left, not broken, but empty."
"We, the next generation, demand change; demand action, so that we can have a future."
Watch Brittany Trilford's moving speech on climate change here http://youtu.be/karQQb-B8Uk and click here to see The Future I Want: her winning entry for the Date with History contest http://youtu.be/hpxsvZ4eqZk.
Climate change mitigation is possible. Carbonfund.org provides a number of ways for individuals to make a difference and reduce their impact on climate change, including reducing emissions by supporting reforestation projects. Get involved now so we can build a sustainable world and ensure our children's future.