A left shift is a phrase used to note that there are a high number of young, immature white blood cells present. Most commonly, this means that there is an infection or inflammation present and the bone marrow is producing more WBCs and releasing them into the blood before they are fully mature.
the gas line should be at least 30 inches deep. But may vary according to how strict your local safety codes are for preventing homeowners from hitting the line while digging in a tree or fence post. Call a heating/plumbing contractor.
First, workers dredged a 50-foot trench along the floor of Boston Harbor. Then, 12 giant steel tubes, each 325 feet long and already containing roads, were dropped into the water. Once the tubes had been connected on the harbor floor, the tunnel was buried in a 5-foot protective layer of rock. Finally, workers removed the steel bulkheads and linked the roads. (For more information on the Ted Williams Tunnel, part of the 15-year Central Artery/Tunnel project, see The Big Dig, June '01.).