Iowa Civil Rights Commission Annual Report, 1974

Annual report for the Iowa Civil Rights Commission

The “Death of environmentalism” debates: forging links between SEA and civil society discourses

Social and environmental accounting (SEA) is currently going through a period of critical selfanalysis.Challenging questions are being raised about how SEA should be defined, who should be doing the defining, and what the agenda should be. We attempt to engage and enrich these debates from both a process and content perspective by drawing on the political philosophy of agonistic pluralism and a set of debates within the environmental movement – “the death of environmentalism” debates. The contribution of the paper is twofold: to set forth the death of environmentalism debates in the accounting literature and, in doing so, to contextualize and theorize the contested nature of SEA using agonistic pluralism. In contrast to consensually oriented approaches to SEA, the desired outcome is not necessarily resolution of ideological differences but to imagine, develop, and support democratic processes wherein these differences can be recognized and engaged. We construe the “Death” debates as illustrative of the contestable practical and political issues facing both SEA and progressive social movements generally, demonstrating the context and content of the deliberations necessary in contemplating effective programs of engagement. The SEA community, and civil society groups, can benefit from the more overtly political perspective provided by agonistic pluralism. By surfacing and engaging with various antagonisms in this wider contested civic sphere, SEA can more effectively respond to, and move beyond, traditional politically conservative, managerialist approaches to sustainability.

An easy and safe procedure for temporal artery biopsy.

BACKGROUND: Temporal arteritis is a very serious form of vasculitis. Early treatment is essential to avoid blindness. Surgical biopsy of the temporal artery is the gold standard for the diagnosis, but facial nerve injuries may occur. OBJECTIVE: To describe a simple and safe procedure for temporal artery biopsy. METHODS: Case report. RESULTS: A 62-year-old-woman with presumed temporal arteritis was referred. Precise localization of temporal arteries and its branches was obtained with color duplex ultrasonography. Arterial wall thickening (halo sign) was observed in the affected arterial segments. A frontal branch was precisely localized and infiltrated with 1% lidocaine. About 1 cm was removed for histopathologic examination. Thirty minutes was required to perform this outpatient procedure. The diagnosis of temporal arteritis was confirmed, and the patient was rapidly and successfully treated with prednisone. CONCLUSIONS: Color duplex ultrasonography allows precise localization of temporal arteries and its branches. This echocardiography-guided surgical procedure is easy and safe. Most dermatologic surgeons can perform it.