111.   But gone are the days when a tossed salad or simple chef salad would do.

112.   But gone are the elaborate recipes for complete dinners.

113.   But gone are the hundreds of employees that once churned out thousands of modems from these lines.

114.   But gone is the initial speculation that Bashar was just a figurehead keeping the seat warm while the Baath mandarins determined who would run the country.

115.   But gone is the Terminix unit in Europe.

116.   But gone was the tedium of her one-room house.

117.   But gone are the brash predictions that online music companies would soon make the old record labels obsolete.

118.   But gone are the days of creative history.

119.   But gone are the days when moms can spend hours in the kitchen.

120.   But gone are the small town atmosphere, amenities, and the certainty of basic necessities, like water.