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CBP considered the proposed curbs "very restrictive," Fisher told The Associated Press.
Under current policy, agents can use deadly force if they have a reasonable belief that their lives or the lives of others are in danger.
"We shouldn't have carve-outs in our policy and say, except for this, except for that," Fisher said. "Just to say that you shouldn't shoot at rock-throwers or vehicles for us, in our environment, was very problematic and could potentially put Border Patrol agents in danger."
CBP has not released the full findings of the Police Executive Research Forum. Fisher's comments are the most publicly detailed about them.
The internal review began last year after 16 members of Congress raised concern about the May 2010 killing of Anastasio Hernandez, an unarmed Mexican who died from stun gun wounds at San Diego's San Ysidro port of entry. Authorities have said he was being combative while being returned to Mexico. The Justice Department is investigating that killing.
Hernandez was one of 20 people killed by CBP officials since 2010, including eight who died in rock-throwing incidents with Border Patrol agents, according to the American Civil Liberties Union.
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Our Mind comprises of lots and lots of thoughts. Each taught has conflict with one another once the thoughts are controlled the mind becomes a calm one. The main aim in meditation is to control the thoughts that exist in the mind. Controlling in the sense it not that we should not have thoughts at all, Instead they should be in a controlled manner or in a streamlined way one thought should not come over or conflict with the other. This oneness of thought can be done by sitting quietly and concentrating on something. This can also be done by concentrating on the breath process once this is done our mind attains peace and one can easily experience the inner peace.
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Saturday, January 10, 2009
The Ten Commandments
Its a fantastic movie by Cecil B.DeMille was released on October 5th 1956.the movie revolves around the topic of slavery in Egypt. The cries of the slaves are being heard by the Gods. It is said that a deliverer would come to help these innocent slaves. The great messenger of god is none other than the prince of Egypt "Moses" named after the place from where he was taken. There is a constant cold war between the blood prince Rameses. Moses gains a good name from Sethi the king and there is a conflict for the successor. Once Moses finds his birth secret he goes back to the slaves to help them. At the end the people are poised by the bad feelings after waiting for long time for Moses to return from the mountain of Gods. Finally Moses stays near the mountains sending the people across the rivers.
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Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Yahoo messenger 9
Yahoo messenger! a hot application to connect with friends got a new face but updating from version 8 to version 9. The updated version has a excellent theme and color options. It captures the eye of the person who sees it. The inner logic and options which were available in version8 has not been changed so much. Instead the visual aspects have been changed a lot. The version 9 is generally a visual treat. Download the US Version9 by clicking here
Sunday, January 4, 2009
Aamir Rocks
Actor Aamir khan rocks in Hindi Ghajini. Has done a excellent job by developing his physique to such an extent which is taught unachievable. He has achieved his goal in 10 months time. The actor had a well balanced diet in that period of time. The amazing thing is that he has got a eight pack abs which catches everyones eye. The movie is also very cool.Watch and enjoy!!
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Saturday, December 27, 2008
Nokia 5610
Nokia 5610 is a good mobile phone. It is a music express phone. It comes in two colors one is red with black and the other one is blue with black. It has a good volume while playing the songs in the loud speaker. It battery backup is also up to the mark. It can play songs up to 12 hours continuously. the phones voice clarity is also good.
Thursday, December 25, 2008
There are lots of things in daily life which we can't understand why it's happening, previously many scientists gave explanations that we yawn when we need oxygen but as it turns out ,this theory is not valid. This has been proved by Dr.Robert Provine, he put the experimental subject in rooms containing different levels of oxygen but every individual seem to show same level of frequency of yawning. We do not yawn when we are tired rather it depends on the age. Recently the researchers have found that yawning is an act of cooling the brain the brain is like a computer processor and when it gets heated it is cooled by yawning. This has been found by analyzing the parakeets by putting them in the thermal boxes and changing the temperatures when the temperature is increased the frequency of yawning also increased.
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Types of compression
In order to maintain large data object efficiently, the data objects need to be compressed to reduce the file size for storage of the objects. Compression eliminates redundancies in the data pattern, it takes less time for transmission over the network. This automatically decreases the storage and transmission costs. There are two types of compression they are lossless compression and lossy compression. In the lossless compression the compression of the data won't affect the data. But in the lossy compression the compression for the data affects the quality of the data
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"I am a survivor and HOPEologist, and I will dedicate my life to helping others."
Meet Ben. Husband. Father. Grandfather. Brother. Retired roofing contractor. HOPEologist.
A self-described "life-long, rough-and-tumble roofer," Ben lived a healthy, active lifestyle, helping to build a successful business that provided a comfortable life for his family. Ben cherished time with his daughters, Rachel and Jamie. Life was good. But Ben says life takes you in different directions…sometimes ones you would never imagine.
It all started when Ben and his wife Judy were on vacation in sunny California and he felt a lump under his left arm. He didn't think much of it at the time, just wondered what it was. He asked friends and family what they thought. Judy wasn't taking any chances. She scheduled a doctor's appointment right away and two days later they were back home in Pennsylvania, sitting in the doctor's office.
That's when Ben's life changed. He heard the words, "You have advanced melanoma."
"Shock – that's what I remember feeling when I heard the diagnosis. I had been healthy all my life, worked outdoors for 40 years without any signs of skin damage. I played basketball three times a week. I was fifty-eight, but I felt ten years younger. Suddenly, the future I had envisioned for myself seemed to be slipping away. I was afraid I wouldn't live to see my sixtieth birthday."
Ben soon learned that the cancer was in both shoulders, his lungs, kidney and liver. It was also breaking his bones: right scapula, left clavicle, and three bones in his thoracic spine…All broken. He was weaker and sicker than he had ever imagined possible. But he wasn't giving in. Together with Judy, his sisters Jackie and Marsha, and his daughters, Ben set his sights on beating melanoma.
"My wife and daughters were my rock throughout my treatment. I just remember how much strength they gave me in my darkest time. My sisters were a constant source of comfort."
Today, Ben's tumors are gone and he embraces a softer, sillier side volunteering as Dr. B Happy, from Bumper T Caring Clowns, a 501C3 non-profit organization. One day each week, he puts on his red nose, scrubs, lab coat and his silly socks, and visits his local hospital to bring hope and joy to people with cancer. He sees it as his new vocation because he remembers what it was like laying in a starkly lit hospital room while trying to keep the darkness at bay.
Ben now sees his future ahead. The unexpected years are a gift, allowing him to celebrate life and love with Judy and his daughters and treasure the time spent with his grandchildren, eight-year-old Sam, five-year-old Max and his beautiful, brand new baby grandson Holden. Later this year, he will hit another milestone he wasn't sure he would ever see: he will walk his daughter Rachel down the aisle, the day after his sixty-second birthday.
Reflecting on the past few years, Ben says cancer has changed him.
"I look at life a lot differently now. I try not to sweat the small stuff and not worry about the things I can't control. I'm so thankful to be alive – now I want to do whatever I can as a HOPEologist to bring hope to other people with cancer and help them see past the darkness to find joy and light."
So, if you find yourself walking down the hospital hall and see a cheerful clown, it might be Ben as his alter ego, Dr. B Happy, making a difference – one smile at a time. Remember his words
Melanoma is the most serious form of skin cancer and is characterized by the uncontrolled growth of pigment-producing cells.
The risk of melanoma increases as people age. The average age of people when it is diagnosed is 63. But melanoma is not uncommon even among those younger than 30. In fact, it's one of the most common cancers in young adults, especially young women.
About 96,000 new melanomas will be diagnosed in the U.S. in 2019. (n=96,480)
About 7,000 people are expected to die of melanoma. (n=7,230)


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- Usually, there are telltale signs that a client will end up screwing you on a payment and usually it's the hard way you end up learning these. Once in a while, however, there is always a new client that passes cleanly through the bastard filter and leaves you hanging. Solution: a threat to resell the work.
- Is there such a thing as an affordable lawyer for freelancers? Apparently there is. Maybe they were getting too cold in hell.
- How nice would it be to take a course at MIT, Carnegie Mellon or Stanford without leaving your home or paying a single cent? Quite a nice fix to lying about your education.
- Success is mighty high pedestal that drives us mad climbing it. Hey, screw success.
- I'm a programmer and I wouldn't be doing my part if I didn't spread the need to understand polymorphism in PHP.
- Admit it, we're all guilty of bullying poor little Comic Sans. Finally, someone has come to his defense.
- A read somewhere that a person spends approximately two weeks in his or her lifetime waiting at stoplights. Well, you can guess how scary it is to imagine the amount of your lifetime spent making websites work for Internet Exploder,… sorry, I mean Explorer.
- Nothing like a few places for freelancers to take five and find a little humor.
- Limewire officially closed it's doors this week. Fear not, though. File sharing may be coming to a back alley near you.
Thank God It's Friday, But We Shall Not Letteth Forget We Work
Top Ten Failed Freelance Ventures
Nearly very freelancer has tried to expand their income through some idea that runs through his mind. Unfortunately, not every one of those is a success. Here's a list of those that didn't make the grade so you aren't doomed to repeat history:
10. "Teaching Photoshop to Grandpa" ebook.
9. Viagra email marketing.
8. That new alternative to Napster just got around to finishing.
7. Blackmailing friends in those Mexico photos.
6. Selling those Mexico photos.
5. Upselling a dime bag on each design template.
4. CanYouSpareSomeChangeToANeedyFreelancer.com
3. Hitting up clients for affiliate marketing campaign.
2. Trying out that "6 Figure Yearly Income Working From Home!"
1. Blogging for a 2 figure yearly income.
Death By Pixels, PHP and 13 point Georgia
RSS readers watch out. The Freelance Rant is back from a raging vacation. Alright, I mean I have time to write now.
I had an interesting conversation with a colleague and good friend of mine after a while of not seeing each other due to our busy schedules. Typically, our conversations are about the usual… work. I vomit up leftovers of programming drivel and he burps up the latest of the 24 column 960 pixel standard layout standard.
Not that we mean to bore each other or that we are sick of each other. We work a lot. We work hard.
We just may be a little too drunk in our work for our own good though.
It therefore surprised me that my friend didn't as much mention CSS, pixels or anything related to the digitized world for that matter.
He couldn't stop talking about his new hobby, Legos.
I was actually quite fascinated by this. I remember having a huge Lego collection as a kid and pondered why I didn't have any today. They are obviously still around and there is no shame in mature adults toying around with them.
Or in more appropriate words, as my friend put it, "I needed to escape from the pixels."
After picturing these giant, scary pixel monsters chasing my friend around and having a laugh, reality set in. They chase me around, too, along with the PHP and CSS ghosts. Those bastards! No wonder how some of my precious sleep has been lost to dreaming about work at night.
Hell, I'm not going to cave in to them like Scrooge. I'm making a beeline to the other side, also known as getting my ass up from my desk and doing something else that doesn't involve rearranging zeros and ones.
Checked the Wikipedia and looks like the word hobby isn't extinct yet. Strike one against those monsters.
Backtracking a bit, in my own work, I usually find myself enduring periods of what I like to refer as "manic depressive." In one month, everything clicks, a lot of works get done and I manage to grow my business some. Then in another month, I go through the motions and get the work done caring less about what I do.
You can call it cycles of motivation with burnout here but there seems to be one common element in all this: the computer and the fact I rarely leave it to do anything else.
Hey, I'm passionate about my work but, if ghosts are chasing me around in my sleep, then that can't be healthy for me. I'm pretty sure, though, that I'm not the only one being chased by the ghosts of web dev hell (or writing hell, graphic design hell… you get the picture).
So see you later. Off to the store now for my own set of Legos.
Where In The World Is The Freelance Rant
If you're a regular visitor to The Freelance Rant, you may have noticed I've been absent here for the past month of September.
No, I haven't thrown in the cards and given up on blogging. Nope, I'm not back working for the man either.
The truth is actually the whole freelancing thing is going REALLY good for me right now, proving that maybe taking my own advice would do some wonders for me. Also proving that reading my own typed words has a shorter reach to my conscious then, say, the knowledge center of my brain does.
Anyway, the rush of work means blogging has to take a back seat for a little while longer while I stressfully attend to equally stressful clients and tiptoe on a few deadlines. Also, I need a bit of time to rest the fingers and come up with more post you can enjoy wasting your time reading.
As for how long… well, it may be a couple weeks longer or, as we say here in Spain, mañana.
I'll still appear around the social media circuit so catch up with me on Twitter if you can.
And get back to work!
Yours truly,
Murphy's Laws of Freelancing
Murphy's Laws apply to all aspects of life and work. When you think about though, weren't they made especially for freelancing? For example…
If anything can go wrong in freelancing, it will. You'll survive though. Maybe.
Work always comes at you when you are busiest. When you are not busy at all, lots of luck to you.
As a freelancer, you are doomed to repeat history no matter how much of it you learn in advance.
Just wing it. No one will notice.
Your client told you X but he really meant Y.
You told your client X, but he really heard Y.
You really hope to earn X dollars. You really earn X – Y dollars where Y is the time in hours you spend on Twitter.
You will develop a debilitating addiction to coffee and/or cigarettes. Luckily no one will notice the tremors since you never leave the house.
Your client is willing to pay up to 110% more than what you actually charging him.
The amount of time you spend writing an estimate is inversely proportional to the likelihood that you will actually get the project.
Vacation is solely defined as the time you spend NOT working (i.e. eating, sleeping). Commonly mistaken for "trip" which must be some word in German or something.
Freelancing Links You Can Shake a Stick At
- Readhead Writing: Amidst the funny commentary is actually good advice for freelancers to suck it up and get things done. "I don't care if you're sitting in your house working in your bunny slippers, in the middle of a co-working space or a coffee shop devotee. It's time to cowboy the fuck up and start acting the way you want people to treat you."
- Noupe: Some pretty convincing reasons to get that crazy thought out of your head on becoming a web designer.
- I Will Teach You To Be Rich: Worried about what clients would think if you raised your rate $10 an hour? How about tripling your rate with a smile in return? It's a no-brainer technique too.
- Freelance Folder: I know I fall out of practice of searching for clients when I get busy. Here's a nice refresher article to finding those new clients again.
- Copyblogger: In freelancing, do you do any of these mistakes when marketing your business online?
- VanSeoDesign: You're not still too scared to ask for a 50% deposit before starting work are you? Understanding in depth why you have to be collecting deposits will convince you otherwise.
- CSS3 Playground: In case online games get a little boring for you, you can test out those DIV blocks you had in mind.
- Pushing Social: If you're absolutely pulling your hair out trying to come up with a blog post to write, channel the boogie man instead for a sure post hit.
- The Huffington Post: Hilarious graffiti photos to brighten your day. Plus a reminder to free Bill Stickers.
- The Oatmeal: I definitely saved the best for last. No hints, just read it and laugh.


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Just in time for the sunny Easter break, Zwift has unveiled its latest course expansion, a 20km flat desert loop that will be ideal for easy recovery rides, time trial and triathlon training, and people who just don't like the hills.
- Get started with Zwift and make your home trainer sessions more fun with virtual rides, races and group training sessions
The last big course expansion a year ago was Alpe Du Zwift, the biggest climb in Watopia that is a close simulation of Alpe d'Huez, this latest addition is quite the opposite. It's mostly flat road, just a few gentle gradient changes, 10km out to a roundabout and back again
The new roundabout is near the base of the Epic KOM climb on the Watopia island. It can be ridden on its own, with a 500m sprint and a 7km long effort segment to target, or as part of four new routes. They are:
- Tempus Fugit: 18.9km/11.7 miles, 99 feet
- Tick Tock: 16.9km/10.5 miles, 174 feet
- The Über Pretzel: 128.6km/79.7 miles, 7823 feet
- Out And Back Again: 39.8km/24.7 miles, 1076 feet
"As a New Yorker, I personally love to ride the rolling New York (Central Park) course - it brings back great memories for me." Says Eric Min, Zwift CEO and Co-Founder. "However, it's not an easy course unless you really know how and where to make your efforts. Sometimes, we all just like to have some fun on the flats, and I know a lot of Zwifters out there will enjoy the new Fuego Flats - myself included. Not only is it something for the sprinters, but it also opens up whole new possibilities to cater for our Triathlon and Time Trial audiences."
As the flat route is naturally suited to time trialling, there'll be new TT races announced very soon. The flat route is also ideally suited to FTP testing.
The expansion has been inspired by Death Valley where Zwift Co-Founder Jon Mayfield has apparently "spent some time riding double centuries" as well as other American deserts including Moab, the Antelope Canyon in Arizona, Mesa Verde cliff dwellings in Colorado, and the annual California Super Bloom. In an intriguing twist, the scenery also evokes history with sections of the "Wild West to Palm Springs-style resort, rich with the mid-century modern architecture that embodied the Space Age."
More at www.zwift.com
David has worked on the road.cc tech team since July 2012. Previously he was editor of Bikemagic.com and before that staff writer at RCUK. He's a seasoned cyclist of all disciplines, from road to mountain biking, touring to cyclo-cross, he only wishes he had time to ride them all. He's mildly competitive, though he'll never admit it, and is a frequent road racer but is too lazy to do really well. He currently resides in the Cotswolds.


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Anne Arundel County Executive John Leopold waived his right to a jury trial in his misconduct case and instead will allow a judge to decide his guilt or innocence.
Judge Dennis Sweeney granted the request Thursday morning and dismissed a pool of potential jurors.
Leopold is facing charges of misconduct in office for allegedly using his police detail for personal and political purposes. Among other allegations, prosecutors say the 69-year-old Republican used county police officers as security while he had sex with a county employee inside a vehicle in parking lots.
Leopold has maintained his innocence. Opening statements are scheduled for Friday.
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What to Know About Identity Theft and Hiring a Lawyer
A question that comes up in regards to identity theft is, "Do I really need a lawyer?" The short answer is "More than likely, yes, you will need a lawyer." Identity theft can seep into many different areas of our lives, and some of them are stickier than others to resolve. One of the biggest paradoxes is that most identity theft advertisement and services are geared toward finances, bank accounts, credit cards, and loans. However, while financial identity theft accounts for around 25% of identity theft reports that still leaves a big chunk that can be theft of another sort. Also, the breakdown percentage has been pretty consistent for years as well.
Of all the different types of identity theft, financial identity theft is the easiest to resolve. If you are a victim of purely financial identity theft, chances are good you can handle the phone calls yourself. It will cost you a lot of time during business hours, and identity theft victims must often take a significant amount of time off work to do so, but the fact remains that you can make phone calls without an attorney.
Dealing With the Legal Landmines on Your Own
However, despite the laws in place, you'll need a lawyer to get businesses to comply with demands for copies of their records. A Knoxville, Tennesse woman, Irene Campbell, ran into this problem while trying to take care of her identity theft. She got in touch with PayPal after she got a bill from service, citing her PayPal account.
For starters, she didn't have one. PayPal instantly got rid of the account. When she asked for information on who had opened the account in her name, however, she was stonewalled. It's not that the law isn't in her favor, it's simply that PayPal has a legal staff, and Campbell did not have a lawyer to write to the company for her. Simply put, if you don't have an attorney to make your requests and demands, they know that you cannot force them to tell you anything. They'll take their chances, more often than not.
To compel a business to provide the information you need to locate the person who is responsible and prosecute them. To do this you'll need a lawyer. Many states have put a legal procedure in place for identity theft victims to go through. Again, you'll need a lawyer. Food stamp offices, the Social Security Administration, FBI, DHS, IRS will all have "red tape" to go through. At each turn, you will want someone to guide you through legal landmines. In other words, you'll need a lawyer.
How Having a Lawyer Helps Your Cause
Normally, your complaint will go through the customer service department. These are low-paid employees who are not empowered by the company to do anything but handle routine tasks. The company spends plenty to give their customer service representatives the ability to do as much as they can without damaging critical account information. The company would be remiss if they didn't put such safeguards in place.
But the customer service representative on the other end of the phone doesn't have that kind of authority. Also, despite legal requirements otherwise they have probably not even received training on the subject of identity theft, and only minimal training on protecting privacy.
Contrast that with a letter from your attorney. For starters, it doesn't go through customer service. Instead, it goes to the legal department. They're paid to keep the company from getting into legal trouble, so when they see the letter from a lawyer, it communicates "This is legal and must be addressed now." Your attorney will put in legal references such as:
Pursuant to 15 U.S.C. § 1681g, XYZ Company is hereby requested to provide all information concerning fraudulent account #18764079AR, including transaction history, billing information, application information, and any and all such other information as may be relevant to said account, no later than 15 days from receipt of this letter.
The point is, most of us would have no clue what parts of which laws are important to "cite" when we are talking with a company who has a policy which—on the surface—says they can't give any information out about an account that you have claimed is not yours. Lawyers can bring that valuable information to the table, and it will make all the difference when you are trying to resolve an identity theft issue.
So the long answer is "Although you may be able to handle many aspects of your identity theft yourself, there will always be areas that it is best to have the help of an attorney." But the short answer will always be, "You'll need a lawyer."
The information contained in this article is not legal advice and is not a substitute for such advice. State and federal laws change frequently, and the information in this article may not reflect your own state's laws or the most recent changes to the law. For current legal advice, please consult with an attorney.


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Introduced back in May, HTC's 4.3-inch Sensation flagship smartphone will soon be available in an upgraded version, in the form of the Sensation XE. It comes as the first product from HTC to be manufactured in partnership with Beats Electronics.
Features of HTC Sensation XE:
Featuring Beats Audio technology and a remote-equipped pair of Beats by Dr. Dre earphones, the Sensation XE packs a faster dual-core 1.5GHz CPU and a higher capacity 1730 mAh battery.
After the Beats by Dr. Dre in-ear headphones are connected, the phone automatically detects the Beats headset in order to optimize the output and improve the audio experience. The remote control allows users to pause, play or skip through tracks and answer/end calls without reaching for the phone. The Sensation XE is also bundled with an 8GB or 16GB micro SD card and features an aluminum unibody housing with details in red and a Beats Audio logo on the back.Part of the phone's specs come unchanged in comparison to the standard version. Those include a 4.3-inch nHD S-LCD display, 8 megapixel rear facing the camera with autofocus, dual-LED flash and full HD video recording, VGA front-facing the camera, 768MB of RAM, 3G support with up to 14.4 Mbps download speed available, DLNA support, as well as Android 2.3 Gingerbread with HTC Sense UI.
Given its larger battery, the Sensation XE is slightly heavier, weighing in at 151 grams (5.33 ounces) while measuring 126.1 x 65.4 x 11.3 mm (4.96 x 2.57 x 0.44 in). The HTC Sensation XE is slated for release in late September, with no official worldwide pricing revealed, while it is rumored to be priced at GBP492 (US$775) in the UK.


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Booth #1129
2nd Chance 4 Pets
1484 Pollard Rd, #444
Los Gatos, CA 95032
408 871 1133
408 866 6659 - fax
2nd Chance 4 Pets is an all-volunteer, 501(c)(3) animal welfare nonprofit organization. Our mission is to reduce the number of companion animals unnecessarily euthanized each year due to the death or incapacity of the pet owners who care for them. We provide free comprehensive information to ensure that pets will always receive care, even if they outlive their pet owners.
Booth #708
3M Animal Care Products
3M Center, Bldg 275-5W-05
St Paul, MN 55144-1000
800 733 7775
800 775 0002 – fax
For 40+ years, 3M Animal Care has been serving the animal health industry by providing high quality products/services to veterinary professionals, trainers and pet owners in the companion animal and equine marketplace. For additional product information, stop by our booth, visit our website (www.3M.com/animalcare) or call our Customer Helpline @ 1-800-848-0829.
Booth #1008
AAHA, American Animal Hospital Association
12575 W. Bayaud Ave.
Lakewood, CO 80228
720 963 4494
303 986 1700 – fax
AAHA is the only exclusive companion animal veterinary association. Our mission is to provide veterinary professionals with the resources they need to effectively manage their businesses and deliver the best in companion animal care. AAHA serves approximately 6,000 practice teams of which 3,300 are accredited. Find out how we're educating pet owners about the value of accreditation through national advertising.
Booth #1107
3240 Whipple Rd
Union City, CA 94587
510 675 6615
510 952 3108 – fax
Abaxis offers a comprehensive suite of VetScan in-office laboratory equipment for the animal health market. And all of these products deliver the universal VetScan promise of speed, accuracy, simplicity, ergonomics and economics. Your lab could be Better. Actually.
Booth #700
Abbott Animal Health
100 Abbott Park Rd., Bldg AP6C-5, Dept. AH15
Abbott Park, IL 60064
847 938 7533
847 937 9010 – fax
Visit the Abbott Animal Health booth to learn about NEW products! Abbott is a leading provider of perioperative and critical care products. Products include; anesthetic agents: SevoFlo® (sevoflurane), PropoFlo™ (propofol), PropoFlo 28™ (propofol) and IsoFlo® (isoflurane); to wound management: GLUture® Topical Tissue Adhesive; to nutritionals: CliniCare® Canine/Feline Liquid Diet to the AlphaTRAK® Blood Glucose Monitoring System and Fluid Therapy Products.
Booth #1006
Accusport/Sports Resource Group, Inc.
210 Belmont Rd.
Hawthorne, NY 10532
914 747 8572
914 741 5623 - fax
Sports Resource Group distributes portable lactate analyzers: Lactate Plus and Lactate Scout. These analyzers are fast, inexpensive and portable, and measure blood lactate in 13 seconds or less. The company also sells reagent strips for these instruments plus the Accutrend Lactate. These systems are useful in both small and large animal practices
Booth #502
ACVIM – American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine
1997 Wadsworth Blvd, Suite A
Lakewood, CO 80214
303 231 9933
303 231 0880 – fax
Join the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (ACVIM) in supporting veterinary training, education, & discovery. Vote for your favorite ACVIM Animal Survivor at our booth & be entered to win daily prizes. One lucky winner will also receive a FREE REGISTRATION to the 2012 ACVIM Forum in New Orleans, LA, May 30 - June 2.
Booth #622
Addison Biological Laboratory
507 North Cleveland Avenue
Fayette, MO 65248
800 331 2530
660 244 2554 - fax
Stop by the Addison exhibit to hear the latest success stories from the leaders in zinc based technology! Ask how to obtain a FREE sample of veterinary dermatology's most exclusive wound and skin care topicals, MAXI/GUARD Zn7 Derm and Zn7 Derm Spray. Also, learn how Zn 4.5 Otic safely resolves tough cases of yeast otitis. In addition, learn why MAXI/GUARD Oral Cleansing Gel and OraZn are recommended for oral care problems. Be sure to take a look at our new supply of neckties and take advantage of our fabulous show specials!
Booth #306
Advanced Anesthesia Specialists
1042 Willow Creek Road A101-515
Prescott, AZ 86301
Phone: (866) 931-3292
Innovative Darvall Products for Small Animal Anesthesia and Critical Care: Veterinary Warm-Air Heating Blankets – for surgery & recovery – can work with Bair Hugger heaters; Veterinary smooth-bore & heated Breathing Circuits – ½" and ¾" ID; Zero dead space" Face Masks – for puppies, kittens, rabbits, birds, reptiles, and rodents; Veterinary-optimised Laryngoscope – "no-fail" LED light, illuminating on left of blades.
Booth #1109
Bio Parc - 60 Avenue Rockefeller
Lyon, FRANCE 69008
0033 478 380 239
0033 478 939 563 – fax
Alvedia and HemoSolutions provide quality blood products and supplies for the veterinary profession to assist in all their transfusion needs. Alvedia is specialized in the veterinary diagnostics field, providing veterinary health professionals with the most advanced and innovated QuickTest technology for typing canine and feline transfusion patients. HemoSolutions is an animal blood bank dedicated to providing quality blood products, following the highest of standards in transfusion care.
Booth #206
Andersen Products, Inc.
3202 Caroline Drive
Haw River, NC 27302
336 376 3000
336 376 8153 – fax
Andersen Products redefines 100% ethylene oxide sterilization using under 20cc's of EtO per cycle. Our Anprolene line of table-top sterilizers help many practices save thousands annually by eliminating the instrument costs caused by sterilization damage from heat, pressure, and moisture.
Booth #1101
Animal Blood Resources Intl.
P O Box 1152
800 243 5759
800 865 1316 – fax
Animal Blood Resources international now offers a complete complement of blood products and services formerly not available from a single source. Our lyophilized Albumen and Lyophilized cryoprecipitate provide specific blood fractions as an economical addition/alternative to plasma. We offer the veterinarian the cutting edge of blood products, supplies, testing and laboratory services. Custom projects are available if you have a specific need.
Booth #1103
Animal Care Technologies
2701 Hartlee Field Rd
Denton, TX 76208
800 357 3182
940 381 1847 – fax
Animal Care Technologies offers innovative web-based people management programs including Online Staff Training & Certified Veterinary Assistant, VSurv client survey, Client Education content, and HRToolKit
staff recruiting.
Booth # 1308
Animal Health International, Inc.
7 Village Circle, Ste. 200
Westlake, TX 76262
817-859-3098 – fax
DVM Resources and TW Medical have joined together as Animal Health International, Inc. and stand committed to excellence and quality, recognizing that service to our customers is our primary duty and the most vital component to our success.
Booth #307
Arizant Healthcare
10393 W. 70th St.
Eden Prairie, MN 55344
952 947 1296
952 918 5296 – fax
Arizant Healthcare Inc., a 3M company, manufactures 3M™ Bair Hugger™ therapy and the 3M™ Ranger™ fluid warming system to provide safe, effective warming methods for animal health patients.
Booth #514
Arthro Dynamic Technologies
2333 Alexandria Drive
Lexington, KY 40504
859 514 6075
859 514 6043 – fax
ArthoDynamic Technologies, Inc. is the maker of Polyglycan, POLYCHEWS, Tandem Oral, A-Cyst, and Dyna-Lyte. ADT has primary interests in medical device technology as it pertains to replacement of synovial fluid in mammalian compartments following joint surgeries and is also investigating the replacement and replenishment in the GAG layer of the bladder.
Booth #205
1717 S. Philo Road, Suite 36
Urbana, IL 61802
217 337 9753
217 344 3586 – fax
The ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center, a non-profit organization established in 1978, is the first and best resource for any animal poison-related emergency available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Our services are unparalleled with our 10 boarded toxicologists, 7 of which are double boarded (ABVT and ABT). Our highly trained staff is dedicated to medically resolve your emergency situation and will provide the utmost care to each animal case.
Booth #203
Atlantic Diagnostics
20101 NE 16 Place
Miami, FL 33179
866 921 3901
305 690 4213 – fax
Flexicult™ Vet is a rapid culture test designed for diagnosing urinary tract infections (UTI) in dogs and cats. The test is easy to use, affordable, and can be used for bacterial identification and susceptibility testing. Developed by Statens Serum Institut in Denmark, Atlantic Diagnostics is the exclusive distributor in the United States.
Booth #1111
P O Box 1629
Chicago, IL 60690
800 228 7548
888 754 8329 – fax
Representatives from the AVMA PLIT will be available to discuss PLIT-sponsored professional liability and business insurance programs. The PLIT offers competitive workers' compensation and business insurance coverages as well as safety and loss control resources. Stop by for a free coverage evaluation and enter to win a copy of our updated safety manual.
Booth #800
Bayer Animal Health
PO Box 390
Shawnee Mission, KS 66201
913 268 2776
913 268 2827 – fax
Bayer Animal Health North America, the makers of animal healthcare products Advantage Multi® (imidacloprid + moxidectin) Topical Solution, ResQ®, Advantage®II, K9 Advantix®II, Drontal® (praziquantel/pyrantel pamoate), Drontal ® Plus (praziquantel/pyrantel pamoate/febantel), Profender® (emodepside/praziquantel), Legend® (hyaluronate sodium) Injectable solution and Baytril® (enrofloxacin), is dedicated to making the world a better place for its veterinary customers and their clients.
Booth #729
Bioveteria Life Sciences, Inc.
1042 Willow Creek Rd, A101-482
Prescott, AZ 86301
928 776 1813
480 240 1335 – fax
BioVeteria Life Sciences, LLC is a privately held bioscience company located in Prescott, AZ. BioVeteria is advancing a brand new range of technologies for veterinary medicine, including F(ab')2 antivenoms, optimized enterosorbents, and regenerative medicine products. Contact Information: Craig Woods DVM, MS, MBA, email@example.com, www.BioVeteria.com or www.Anti-Venoms.com.
Booth #1011
Boehringer Ingelheim VetMedica, Inc.
5506 Corporate Drive, Suite 1600
St. Joseph, MO 64507
816 236 2796
816 676 3676 – fax
Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. is dedicated to developing and manufacturing safe and effective products for the veterinary industry. Our portfolio of products include Metacam®, Vetmedin®, and ProZinc, as well as the Duramune® and Fel-O-Vax® lines of vaccines. The family-owned company has been committed to researching, developing, manufacturing and marketing novel products of high therapeutic value for human and veterinary medicine.
Booth #101
254 Rte. 46 East
Mine Hill, NJ 07803
973 219 1788
973 328 6965 – fax
CapsuleNet, LLC is an Internet-based veterinary group purchasing company, available to all U.S. licensed veterinarians. CapsuleNet's streamlined free-to-use order entry system saves valuable purchasing time, and money, on the products needed to practice better medicine. CapsuleNet works closely with veterinary and human distributors, offering unique products and better pricing. Members may utilize our website 24/7 to do their purchasing. Please contact us at firstname.lastname@example.com or 800-682-8582 to learn more about how we can help you, and your practice.
Booth #901
2995 Red Hill Ave, Suite 100
Castle Mesa, CA 92626
714 434 4152
800 800 5830 – fax
More clients can accept recommended diagnostics and care for their pets when you offer CareCredit, the leading healthcare credit card, as a low monthly payment option. More than two-thirds of all veterinary practices offer CareCredit. Of these practices, on average 19% report increased medical revenue, according to a 4-yr. study of over 500 veterinary practices by Brakke Consulting, Inc. Visit our booth #901 to enroll for only $20. Call 800-300-3046, ext. 4519 or visit www.carecredit.com/veterinary. Already enrolled? Please call 800-859-9975.
Booth #402
Celox Veterinary
221 Redding Rd
Georgetown, KY 40234
502 316 0980
CELOX Veterinary™ is a revolutionary hemostatic agent that the US Military and NATO has depended on and is now available for veterinary use. Made with chitosan, CELOX Veterinary™ will stop any blood normally in seconds and will do so with no exothermic reaction. CELOX Veterinary™ works on hypothermic blood, heparnized blood and on animals with clotting disorders. Being a natural product, CELOX Veterinary will break down into glucosamine in the animal's body.
Booth #1029
Christian Veterinary Mission
19303 Fremont Avenue N
Seattle, WA 98133
206 289 7811
206 546 7458 – fax
CVM is a fellowship of Christian veterinarians, veterinary students, technicians, and those of allied interest who are committed to living their faith out through their profession. CVM staff and volunteers serve in developing countries around the world as well as here in the United States.
Booth #824
Companion Therapy Laser by LiteCure
250 Corporate Blvd, Suite B
Newark, DE 19702
302 709 0408
302 709 0409 – fax
The Companion Therapy Laser is an advanced Class IV therapeutic laser. Focusing on pain management, rehabilitation and therapeutic uses in the companion animal market, this therapeutic modality adds innovative enhancements to your veterinary practice. LiteCure offers superior products, developed by laser scientists and engineers with years of experience designing, developing and manufacturing medical technology.
Booth #923
Core Ultrasound
908 West River Center, Suite E
Comstock Park, MI 49321
616 785 2673
616 785 2675 – fax
Core Ultrasound brings you the highest resolution ultrasound technology available from Philips and SonoScape. We work with a wide range of veterinarians and facilities – small/large animal, mixed/exotics practices, referral clinics, emergency, mobile facilities, zoos, breeders and universities. From entry level to board certified radiologist or cardiologist, we'll work with you to choose a system that best fits your practice and budget.
Booth #809
D.R.E. Veterinary
1800 Williamson Court
Lousiville, KY 40223
800 923 8413
502 244 0369 – fax
DRE , your source for new and professionally refurbished veterinary medical equipment. Our product line encompasses anesthesia systems (including rodent & MRI-compatible), ventilators, monitoring (telemetry), tables, lighting, cautery and more. We offer calibration services of anesthesia machines and vaporizers along with biomedical field service preventive maintenance programs, performance verification, and parts! Stop by DRE's booth and check out our show specials!
Booth #711
Dan Scott & Associates, Inc.
5188 Hoovergate Drive
Westerville, OH 43082
614 890 0370
614 818 9330 – fax
Dan Scott is a veterinary distributor for the leading equipment manufacturers in the world. We distribute equipment with a special focus on Ophthalmic Telemedicine and Tonometry, Continuous Glucose Monitoring, Blood Pressure monitoring and Anesthesia machines, and Low Level Laser Therapy. Stop by our booth to see the latest in Oxygen Therapy, Vascular Access Devices, and the new EPOC Blood Gas Analyzer.
Booth #823
Diamondback Drugs
7901 E McDowell Rd.
Scottsdale, AZ 85257
480 946 2223
480 946 2235 – fax
Diamondback Drugs specializes in custom compounding. We can provide products that have been discontinued or backordered by manufacturers as well as formulations containing exact doses of active ingredients. It is said that work, well done, is art. At Diamondback Drugs, we are continually striving to perfect the art and science of pharmaceutical compounding.
Booth #302
Digicare Animal Health
107 Commerce Rd
Boynton Beach, FL 33426
561 689 0408
561 689 0021 – fax
Digicare Animal Health provides Veterinary Specific Vital Sign Monitors, Telemetry, and Infusion Systems. The LifeWindow Series offer a network ready multi-parameter solution for monitoring patients during emergencies, critical care and hospitalization; configurable and upgradable at any time. Additional products include: VetVitalNet Central Station (up to 16 patients), CentralVue Telemetry System (up to 9 patients), DigiPump Series, and handheld monitors.
Booth #1118
1601 Washington Plaza North
Reston, VA 20190
571 449 8052
703 391 9333 – fax
DogLeggs is the leader in therapeutic and rehabilitative coverage solutions. Coverage solutions provide padding, protection and/or support. DogLeggs' products successfully treat hygromas, decubital ulcers, lick granulomas, ear hematomas, MSI, and carpal/tarsal instability. DogLeggs offers no-bandage alternatives for Ehmer/Velpeau slings, hobbles, and holter/telemetry monitoring. DogLeggs Surgi-Sox protects wounds and incisions - No dreaded E-collar! Visit us to take advantage of show specials!
Booth #822
DVM Solutions
16201 San Pedro Ave, #200
San Antonio, TX 78232
866 373 9627
210 499 4665 – fax
DVM Solutions specializes in products and services for the progressive practitioner. Now featuring the VetGard Plus, a PC based Bluetooth vital signs monitoring system. This device allows the practitioner to wirelessly communicate CO2, ECG, SpO2, respiration, heart rate and dual mode temperature to your PC. Exotic accessories included – heart rates now up to 800bpm!
Booth #301
DVMAX-Sneakers Software, Inc.
519 8th Ave., Suite 812
New York, NY 10018
800 877 9221
646 574 1211 – fax
DVMAX Practice Management Software is the leading paperless record keeping software in the industry. DVMAX provides a 'One Step Paperless Solution' that will slash labor costs and increase efficiencies. Also included are enhanced imaging capabilities, remote processing, satellite functionality and extensive reporting, all in an easy to use intuitive interface.
Booth #909
Ellman International
3333 Royal Avenue
Oceanside, NY 11572
516 267 6582
516 267 6583 – fax
Ellman International Inc. presents the patented high frequency/low temperature 4.0 Mhz Surgitron Dual Frequency ™ 120 to the veterinary community, which enhances all surgical procedures including ophthalmic, dental/soft palate,and all minimally invasive soft tissue applications for avian and exotic surgeries. Radiowave energy is emitted at 4.0 MHz. Tissue interaction is specific and delicate enabling reduced blood loss, healing without edema and a rapid recovery. Contact Rich Noss @ 1 800 835 5355 ext 6512 or email: Rnoss@ellman.
Booth #201
1600 John F. Kennedy Blvd #1800
Philadelphia, PA 19103-2899
215 239 3491
215 239 3494 – fax
ELSEVIER, dedicated to being your integral partner in delivering exceptional healthcare. Trust ELSEVIER to offer superior resources that expand your knowledge, foster communication, build insights, enable individual and collective advancement in the healthcare field. ELSEVIER proudly publishes Mosby, Saunders, and Churchill Livingstone titles. ELSEVIER. Building Insights. Breaking Boundaries
Booth #1010
Equipment Outreach, Inc.
42075 Remington Ave., #101
Temecula, CA 92590-2558
951 506 8900
951 506 8995 – fax
Equipment Outreach, Inc. is a unique medical equipment company, specializing in start-ups and expansions: now providing cage/run installation services. We consult with you and customize complete equipment packages, including specialty items; many times saving our clients thousands of $$$. From the everyday to specialty items, Equipment Outreach, Inc. is the one source for all your medical equipment needs.
Booth #624
General Econopak, Inc.
1725 North Sixth St.
Philadelphia, PA 19122
888 871 8568
215 763 8118 – fax
General Econopak, Inc. is the leading manufacturer of disposable, sterile draping and gowning systems designed specifically for veterinary surgery. All products are made of the finest nonwoven materials and are manufactured and packaged to strict product specifications. GEPCO has been an innovator in the development of products small enough for pocket pet surgery and large enough for equine laparatomy and arthroscopy procedures. Choose from a wide variety of gown and procedure packs; or let GEPCO design a pack, drape or gown to meet your individual needs and preferences.
Booth #1125
2417 Jericho Turnpike #333
Garden City Park, NY 11040
516 358 2180
516 358 2182 – fax
GerMedUSA offers a wide selection of Medical Equipment including: Operating Room Surgical Instruments, Veterinary Surgical Instruments including Emasculators/Castrators and Hoofing Instruments, Tungsten Carbide Insert Needle Holders and Scissors, IUD/Mini lap Kits, No Scalpel Vasectomy Tools, Student Dissecting Kits, Floor Grade Economy Instruments, Sterile Surgical Blades, Scalpels, Holloware, Sterile Floor Grade Single Use Stainless Steel, Sterile Trays (E. R. Laceration, Suture Removal, Skin Staple Remover, IV Starter Kit and etc.,) and pre-assembled sets for the most of the O. R. procedures.
Booth #404
Goldway US, Inc.
105 Remington Blvd - Suite A
Ronkonkoma, NY 11779
631 584 6688
631 584 6699 – fax
Goldway US, Inc. is dedicated to the design, manufacture, and sales of the highest quality, cost-effective, veterinary-specific products for veterinary clinics, hospitals, and research facilities worldwide.
Booth #1302
Grady Medical Systems
P O Box 2396
Temecula, CA 92593
951 764 8029
951 600 4959 – fax
Grady Medical Systems, Est. in 1987, offers a variety of veterinary specific medical equipment such as therapy lasers, multiparameter monitors, infusion pumps, syringe pumps, fluid warming devices, ultrasound, electro-surgical (ESU), and more...including free training! Don't miss our great show specials and remember...We Put Our Name Behind It!
Booth #512
H S B Veterinary Supply, Inc.
23 F Industrial Blvd
Medford, NY 11763
631 924 9124
631 924 9490 – fax
HSB Veterinary Supply Inc., is a family owned and operated, full service veterinary distributor, celebrating 21 years of serving you, the veterinarian. HSB remains steadfast to our dedication of offering veterinarians exceptional quality and competitive pricing with an outstanding level of customer care.
Booth #716
Hallowell EMC
63 Eagle Street
Pittsfield, MA 01201
413 445 4263
413 496 9254 – fax
NEW LA ventilators fill out our product line to cover animals of all sizes. If you are looking for just a ventilator, a ventilator/gas machine combination, a stripped down version of Tafonius you can upgrade down the road or the full-boat Tafonius stop by to see us. All versions operate around the servo-piston system that has made Tafonius such an innovation.
Booth #200
Heska Corporation
3760 Rocky Mountain Ave.
Loveland, CO 80538
970 619 3059
970 619 3130 – fax
Heska Corporation develops, manufactures and markets veterinary products. Heska's core focus is on the canine and feline companion animal markets. Heska's state-of-the-art offerings to veterinarians include diagnostics, pharmaceuticals and vaccines as well as diagnostic and monitoring instruments and supplies. For further information on Heska Corporation, visit the company's website at www.heska.com.
Booth #604
Hill's Pet Nutrition
P.O. Box 148
Topeka, KS 66601
785 368 5481
785 368 5263 – fax
For more than 60 years, Hill's® has provided the most technologically advanced therapeutic and wellness foods to veterinary professionals. Hill's® Prescription Diet® brand is a complete line of therapeutic pet foods formulated to nutritionally manage pets with various disease conditions. Hill's® Science Diet® products are specially formulated to provide advanced nutrition for a wide range of lifestage and special wellness needs.
Booth #812
Hitachi Aloka Medical
10 Fairfield Blvd.
Wallingford, CT 06492
203 369 5088
203 269 6075 – fax
Hitachi Aloka Medical offers compact, portable and powerful systems designed for every veterinary application. Our high-performance and user friendly ultrasound systems are renowned for reliability and are manufactured to the highest industry standards. Known for our unparalleled image quality, superior system reliability, and incredible penetration, you'll make diagnoses quickly and with confidence with Hitachi Aloka Medical. (800) 872-5652.
Booth #1122
Horizon Veterinary Services
4706 New Horizons Blvd.
Appleton, WI 54914
920 450 7903
920 831 4113 – fax
Horizon Veterinary Services, Inc. develops emergency/critical care/specialty hospitals and the policies, protocols and personnel that make them successful. With a focus on integrity, experience, excellence, stability and growth, we build hospitals, manage practices, and cultivate a culture of personal and professional excellence. Horizon Veterinary Services is a team of professionals with more than 100 years of experience in veterinary referral practice management. We are specialists, emergency doctors, technicians and managers. We don't just talk about excellence in practice — we do it!
Booth #1021
Hot Dog Warming
6581 City West Pkwy.
952 465 3500
952 465 3501 – fax
The Hot Dog® patient warming technology features our patented ThermAssure™ conductive fabric. It's safe, effective, durable, and reusable. Clinically proven to be more effective than forced-air and warm water, without the issues associated with those warming methods. No Hot Air…No Water…Just safe, Even Warmth. Satisfaction guaranteed!
Booth #816
IDEXX Laboratories
One IDEXX Drive
Westbrook, ME 04092
207 556 4833
207 556 4833 – fax
So you can focus on productivity and quality of care at every touch point of your day, we focus on innovative products and services that create efficiencies and ensure dependability and accuracy. We're here to help you deliver real-time care during your patients' visits, increase client satisfaction and compliance and grow a healthier, more profitable practice. From SNAP® pet-side diagnostic tests, IDEXX VetLab® diagnostic instruments and advanced reference laboratory and consulting services to digital radiography systems, information integration solutions, dependable service and support and education—we have the tools you need to reach your practice's potential.
Booth #817
IDEXX Telemedicine Consultants
16900 SE 82nd Drive
Clackamas, OR 97015
503 722 8077
503 722 8076 – fax
For consultations in cardiology, radiology, specialty services and more, everything we do is focused on helping you take swift, precise action to improve patient outcomes. All while making the entire experience easy and professionally rewarding. That's why we take a collaborative approach to provide not just a quality report but an understanding of the specialized medicine behind each expert evaluation. And it's how we ensure our work together will inform confident medical decisions for all your complex and routine cases.
Booth #1322
618 Church St., Suite 220
Nashville, TN 37219
615 522 5254
615 254 7047
The International Veterinary Academy of Pain Management (IVAPM) is a unique organization dedicated to promoting, enhancing and advancing pain management in animals. IVAPM provides its diverse members with forums for communication, continuing education, and certification (CVPP for veterinarians and licensed technicians; CAPP for physical therapists and physical therapist assistants with certification in canine rehabilitation).
Booth #718
International Win, Ltd
340 N Mill Rd., Suite 6
Kennett Square, PA 19348
610 444 0170
610 444 0171 – fax
IWin's Flex-coil® Swivel IV System, the only IV system made especially for Veterinary use, allows continuous, unattended fluid therapy for even your most active patients. IWin's unique coil/swivel combination permits the animal 360º rotation along with lying down to standing up movement. View the short videos on our website, www.internationalwin.com. You will be glad you did!
Booth #903
2202 Althoff Drive
Effingham, IL 62401
480 296 5082
IntraVet a division of Webster Veterinary provides veterinary practice management software solutions to more than 2400 clinics nationwide. IntraVet supplies the resources to help you better manage your business and improve the services you offer. IntraVet's unparalleled customer service and support continues to receive the highest marks from customers and independent sources, and now IntraVet offers a 100% software guarantee.
Booth #913
Jorgensen Laboratories
1450 N Van Buren Ave
Loveland, CO 80538
970 669 2500
970 663 5042 – fax
Jorgensen Laboratories is known for high quality veterinary surgical suture, instruments and equipment. See the Jorvet range of capital equipment including electrosurge units, the Bio Cam video otoscope, the Tonovet, centrifuges, microscopes, anesthesia machines, monitoring devices and the latest in laser therapy.
Booth #1123
2588 Bearwallow Mountain Rd
Hendersonville, NC 28792
828 685 3569
828 685 3571 – fax
Kacey Diagnostics introduces their New Leptoporosis Test that differentiates between a vaccinated and a Non-Vaccinated animal in 10 minutes. It compares well to the pair titer MAT test. Also shown is the New Poison Test Station. It contains three poison tests and their Antedotes for Antifreeeze, Insecticide/Pesticide & Rodenticide and can be hung on the wall. All tests are performed under 10 minutes.
Booth #403
Karen & Company
HC 75, Box 1032
Los Ojos, NM 87551
505 793 7489
505 588 0401 – fax
In addition to sterling and gemstone jewelry, I now have two budget lines of alternative metal jewelry that do not sacrifice quality or design. Ultrasound for the Practitioner has now completed General Cardiac Exam 3 DVD Set. This set contains over 3 hours of lecture, 200 video clips, and 3 self tests. Stop by and check it out!
Booth #1113
Karl Storz Veterinary Endoscopy-Am.
175 Cremona Drive
Goleta, CA 93117
800 968 5563
805 685 2588 – fax
KARL STORZ offers a wide range of rigid and flexible endoscopes, instruments and imaging systems for animals of all sizes. Eliminating the need for multiple systems, our high quality rigid and flexible scopes use the same video processor and light source. KARL STORZ veterinary products, customer service and hands-on training seminars are the best available.
Booth #1106
KCI Animal Health
P.O. Box 659508
San Antonio, TX 78265
877 524 4838
210 255 6319 – fax
At KCI Animal Health, our mission is to bring leading edge wound care technology and full clinical and technical support services to help veterinarians provide the best treatment possible to their patients. The Vacuum Assisted Closure® (V.A.C.®) Therapy System can help heal most wound types including: deglovings, traumatic / chronic wounds, severe abscesses, incisions complication risks, ulcers, infected lacerations, flaps and grafts.
Booth #207
Lafeber Company
24981 N. 1400 East Road
Cornell, IL 61319
815 358 2301
815 358 2352 – fax
Lafeber Company manufactures Emeraid Nutritional Care Systems – Critical Care Nutrition for severely debilitated animals. Carnivore, Herbivore and Omnivore products can be used singly or in combination to nutritionally benefit most acutely ill exotic animals. Lafebervet.com is a website that provides free information for vets and techs on using Emeraid along with emergency care for exotic animals plus much more topics/videos.
Booth #103
Live Oak Bank
2605 Iron Gate Drive, Suite 100
Wilmington, NC 28412
910 796 1676
910 790 5868 – fax
Live Oak Bank provides the highest level of responsiveness to the financing needs of the veterinary industry, including up to 100% financing. We specialize in financing startup facilities, practice acquisitions, real estate and construction. Our company founders each have 20+ years of experience in providing innovative, cost-effective financing for veterinarians. Stop by for an accurate, comprehensive proposal for your financing needs.
Booth #208
Lyon Technologies, Inc.
1690 Brandywine Avenue
Chula Vista, CA 91911
619 216 3400
619 216 3434 – fax
Lyon Technologies has 95 years of excellence in animal care products. Our ProCare line of veterinary products includes the critical care oxygen chambers, anesthesia chambers, temperature-controlled intensive-care units, and our Oxygen Cage Therapy Door. The Therapy Door will retrofit to an existing cage, saving veterinary practices space and money, and veterinarians can count on a quick return from their investment.
Booth #308
Matthews Cremation Division
2045 Sprint Blvd.
Apopka, FL 32703
407 886 5533
407 886 5790 – fax
Matthews Cremation is the global leader in the design and manufacturing of cremation equipment as well as supplies, service, repair and memorial products. For over 50 years, we have represented the finest in technology, highest safety standards, 24/7 service and technical support. Commitment to our client's success is the reason veterinary professionals everywhere proudly identify Matthews Cremation as their only choice for pet cremation needs.
Booth #1018
MDS, Inc.
3429 Stearns Rd
Valcici, FL 33596
813 653 1180
813 684 5953 - fax
Booth #510
MEDCO Instruments, Inc.
7730 W. 96th Place
Hickory Hills, IL 60457
708 860 7413
708 237 3759 – fax
Medco offer a wide range of Emergency Surgery Packs. We have daily specials so please check with us before placing your orders with other suppliers. Medco offer a complete Veterinary Instruments at very competitive pricing and our quality is life time guaranteed.
Booth #925
23811 Washington Ave., C110-384
Murrieta, CA 92562
951 544 4587
951 257 8772 – fax
New and Refurbished Medical Equipment Sales, Service and Repair. Specializing in IV pumps, Syringe Pumps, ECG monitors, SPO2 monitors, NIBP monitors, CO2 Monitors, Defibrillators, Telemetry, Patient Warming Systems, Sterilizers and equipment accessories. We carry SPO2 sensors, Blood Pressure Cuffs, ECG Cables, Recording Paper and much more for most manufactures. We service all equipment we sell and many other brands as well.
Booth #819
MediVet Products, Inc.
2311 Seipstown Road
Fogelsville, PA 18051
610 285 2502
610 285 4945 – fax
MediVet Products is introducing two new products to facilitate post-surgical compliance for your clients: 1) the new Medipaw® X, a waterproof/breathable boot featuring a heavy duty molded bottom for long term bandage care and; 2) Medical Pet Shirts®, a protective shirt for dogs, cats and soon for rabbits, which covers chest and abdomen for multiple applications.
Booth #504
Meds for Vets Pharmacy
585 W. 9400 South #100
Sandy, UT 84070
801 255 7666
801 255 7690 – fax
Meds for Vets Pharmacy is a compounding pharmacy solely for the veterinary profession. We compound more veterinary-specific products than other pharmacies, with more flavorings for even the most challenging patient. It all adds up to the best pricing, selection, and palatability for all of your compounding needs.
Booth #706
3239 Satellite Blvd.
Duluth, GA 30096
678 638 3128
678 638 3840 – fax
Merial is a world-leading, innovation-driven animal health company, providing a comprehensive range of products to enhance the health, wellbeing and performance of a wide range of animals. Merial employs approximately 5,600 people and operates in more than 150 countries worldwide. Merial is a Sanofi company. For more information, please see www.merial.com.
Booth #1000
Midmark Corporation
60 Vista Drive
Versailles, OH 45380
937 526 8244
937 526 8289 – fax
Midmark Corporation provides efficient, high-value equipment for the veterinary clinic combined with outstanding customer service and support. We will be your number one choice for dental machines (VetPro) and imaging systems (Progeny VetVision), monitors (Cardell), casework and more. Catalogs will be available or call 1-800-MIDMARK or go to midmark.com.
Booth #1024
Midwest Veterinary Supply
11965 Larc Industrial Blvd.
Burnsville, MN 55337
952 567 6247
952 567 6282 – fax
Midwest Veterinary Supply is a family/employee owned, full-line distributor. Established in 1961, MVS has 6 branch locations in Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Indiana, Pennsylvania and Texas providing next day delivery. Our broad range of services include: biologicals, pharmaceuticals, equipment, instruments, practice support, in-clinic training, and much more. Stop by our booth and find out what we can start doing for you.
Booth #808
MILA International, Inc.
12 Price Avenue
Erlanger, KY 41018
859 957 1722
859 957 1727
MILA International is an innovative company that has developed veterinary medical products that are otherwise commercially unavailable. MILA is known as the gold standard for venous access catheters. Products include venous access catheters in single, double and triple lumens, enteral feeding products, epidural kits, urinary catheters, diffusion/wound catheter and much more.
Booth #106
MWI Veterinary Supply
3041 W Pasadena Drive
Boise, ID 83705
800 824 3703
888 806 6893
MWI Veterinary Supply/AAHA MARKETLink has partnered with all major pharmaceutical, diet, and equipment manufacturers to bring you a selection of more than 11,000 products serving the livestock, small animal, and equine veterinarian. We are ready to take your order at 800-824-3703 or online at www.mwivet.com or www.aahamarketlink.com to learn more.
Booth #910
Nestle Purina PetCare
Checkerboard Square, 8T
St Louis, MO 63164
314 982 2697
314 982 4274 – fax
Nestlé Purina is a leader in the field of canine & feline nutrition, helping you make a daily impact on your patients' quality of life. Stop by our exhibit to learn more about our patented therapeutic Purina Veterinary Diets ™ formulas and our nutritional supplement, FortiFlora™. Find out how Nestlé Purina research breakthroughs can help you more effectively manage obesity, diabetes mellitus, and gastrointestinal tract conditions. Contact us at www.purinaveterinarydiets.com, phone 1-800-222-VETS.
Booth #104
Nich Marketers, Inc.
1333 College Pkwy #137
Gulf Breeze, FL 32563
800 943 6424
850 932 9026 – fax
Nich is proud to announce a new product. We specialize in emergency products for small animal and mixed practice veterinarians. Hem-a-Spike Liquid, a new economically priced hematinic for Canine and Feline with low hemoglobin problems. Low dose and very palatable. Unique veterinary products sold through major veterinary distributors: • Superstat Vet • UAA Gel • Quick Start • Silverlon Contact Dressing • Stretch-Net-Sleeve (in colors). Show specials & more!!!
Booth #102
Nova Biomedical
200 Prospect Street
Waltham, MA 02454-9141
800 458 5813
781 894 5915 – fax
Stat Profile® pHOx analyzers provide a comprehensive menu of blood gases, electrolytes, chemistry, and hematology for veterinary emergency or critical care testing. Measured tests include pH, PCO2, PO2, SO2%, hematocrit and hemoglobin, sodium, potassium, chloride, ionized calcium, ionized magnesium, glucose, BUN, creatinine, lactate, and bilirubin. pHOx features simple one-button operation, is self-calibrating, provides results in 2 minutes or less, and requires just 2-3 drops of whole blood. Stat Profile® pHOx provides more tests, is faster, easier to use and a fraction of the cost of single-use systems.
Booth #710
Novartis Animal Health US, Inc.
3200 Northline Ave ., Ste. 300
Greensboro, NC 27408
336 387 1112
336 387 1066 – fax
Novartis Animal Health US, Inc. is a leader in developing new and better ways to prevent and treat diseases for pets and farm animals. Our pet products effectively aid in preventing internal and external parasites, and they also treat ailments such as arthritic pain and kidney, heart and allergic diseases. For farm animals, we offer therapeutic products to treat parasitic and bacterial diseases.
Booth #1025
Oxbow Animal Health
29012 Mill Rd
Murdock, NE 68407
402 867 2400
402 867 3222 – fax
Oxbow Animal Health manufactures premium food, forage and vet-recommended supplements for rabbits, guinea pigs and other small exotic animals. Designed by top veterinarians and nutritional experts, the Oxbow Professional Line is a premium recovery line designed to assist in the recovery of small exotic animal species.
Booth #1023
2146 Chapman Road
Chattanooga, TN 37421
888 758 0585
888 758 0587 – fax
PaymentBanc offers professional payment management including patient payment drafting from checking, savings, or credit card follow-up on failed payments. PaymentBanc also provide recommendations for repayment based on patients' credit history and ability to pay. Unlike 3rd party financing, PaymentBanc allows the practice to keep 100% of the treatment fee.
Booth #1306
Pet Poison Helpline
800 34th Ave. S., Suite 875
Bloomington, MN 55425
952 852 4609
952 852 4601 – fax
PPH is a 24-hour service available throughout North America for pet owners and veterinary professionals who require assistance with treating a potentially poisoned pet. PPH is staffed with board-certified veterinary toxicologists, critical and internal medicine specialists, veterinarians, veterinary technicians, clinical toxicologists, and pharmacologists. A $35/case fee encompasses medical advice and management for the duration of the case.
PetRays Veterinary Telemedicine Consultants
200 Valleywood Rd, Suite B-200
The Woodlands, TX 77380
713 395 7807
281 363 0352 – fax
PetRays clients benefit from rapid, reliable, and accurate radiology consults. Our team of highly trained specialists is available when you need them. PetRays guarantees rapid turnaround so clinical decisions can be made in a timely manner. STAT Radiology Consultations are interpreted within 30 minutes by board certified veterinary radiologists, and routine Radiology Consultations are interpreted in 3 hours, or less.
Booth #610
Pfizer Animal Health
5 Giralda Farms DB1
Madison, NJ 07940
973 660 6578
646 441 6755 – fax
Pfizer, Inc., the world's largest research-based biomedical and pharmaceutical company, also is a world leader in discovering and developing innovative animal vaccines and medicines. Pfizer Animal Health is dedicated to improving the safety, quality and productivity of the world's food supply by enhancing the health of companion animals, livestock, poultry and swine to live longer and healthier lives. Visit the Pfizer Animal Health booth to learn more about our broad portfolio of products and solutions.
Booth #508
Plasvacc USA
1535 Templeton Rd
Templeton, CA 93465
805 434 0321
805 434 3840 – fax
Plasvacc USA (USDA Lic# 360) manufactures equine and canine plasma with specific antibody content for emergency medicine use. Equiplas J contains measured quantities of antibodies to bacterial lipopolysaccharide which has been clinically proven to be efficacious in the treatment of endotoxemia. Caniplas similarly contains lipopolysaccharide antibodies and has been clinically proven as an effective adjunct treatment for canine parvoviral enteritis.
Booth #722
718 E. Hatcher, Suite B
Phoenix, AZ 85020
602 997 1497
602 997 1443 – fax
Stop by the PractiVet booth to see for yourself why leading universities and specialty centers prefer our IV Administration sets, which are designed by veterinary professionals for veterinary professionals. Our commitment is to provide the highest quality IV sets at an affordable price. Also available: the Smart-Y, the "smart" way to perform abdominal or thoracic centesis eliminating the risk & confusion involved with these tricky procedures. This product replaces "3 way stop cocks" & their inherent problems. Ask about our specials and other unique products.
Booth #911
PurinaCare Pet Health Insurance
607 E Sonterra, Suite 250
San Antonio, TX 78258
210 471 0471
877 838 4636 – fax
Purina®, a trusted name in pet care introduces PurinaCare Pet Health Insurance®. PurinaCare offers three comprehensive plans that are designed for pet owners to take advantage of advances in veterinary medicine with less worry about the financial implications. Come visit booth ---- and learn how PurinaCare is different than the other pet insurance companies. You can also visit our website at http://www.purinacare.com/our_plans_comparison.aspx, review our Competitive Comparison, and learn more about what sets us apart!
Booth #303
Rauhaus Freedenfeld & Assoc.
97 Broadway
Boston, MA 02116
617 338 0050
617 426 2557 – fax
With offices on both the East and West coast, RFA has over 50 combined years of experience in animal care architecture. RFA translates each client's needs into effective, efficient and strikingly dramatic architecture. Renowned for extraordinary design, RFA also understands a hospitals unique complexities and details. Having won over 32 hospital design awards, RFA is an internationally recognized leader and innovator in this field. With a staff of LEED accredited professionals, RFA is an active member in the U.S. Green Building Council.
Booth #500
RICA Surgical Products
9207 Ivanhoe Street
Schiller Park, IL 60176
847 671 5600
847 671 5690 – fax
RICA Surgical Products is your source for high quality surgical instruments, time-saving devices and airway management products such as KMedic® Orthopedic, Pilling® Weck, RICA® instruments, Weck® Hemoclips®, Visistat® skin staplers, Pleur-evac® Chest Drainage systems, Rusch and Hudson RCI products. These products and RICA's patented Thermal Controlled pads and incubators/fluid warmers will be on display. Fantastic special offers will reward your visit.
Booth #400
Rood & Riddle Veterinary Pharmacy and Laboratory
1517 Bull Lea Rd., Suite 150
Lexington, KY 40511
859 280 3315
859 255 8367 – fax
Rood and Riddle Veterinary Pharmacy and Laboratory- A division of Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital, Rood and Riddle Veterinary Pharmacy offers veterinarians premium compounded medications. Our mission – make medicating equine patients easier, obtain the most effective results and provide unparalleled service at highly competitive prices. Rood and Riddle Laboratory provides extensive services, including stem cell regenerative technology to veterinarians throughout the nation.
Booth #813
Royal Canin Veterinary Diet
1500 Olympic Blvd.
Santa Monica, CA 90404
310 314 5250
636 229 0549 – fax
Providing proper, safe nutrition to our companion cats and dogs is a huge commitment we owe to them every day. Our objective is to communicate our scientific and nutritional knowledge to those who spend their days selflessly with animals – veterinary professionals, breeders, and owners. Stop by our booth for more information on our exciting new innovations.
Booth #1022
scil animal care
151 N Greenleaf St.
Gurnee, IL 60031
847 223 6323
847 223 3374 – fax
scil animal care company is a global company dedicated to providing the North American veterinary industry with high quality lab equipment such as chemistry and hematology analyzers, vital signs monitors, surgical power tools and orthopedic implants by Aesculap. scil is also proud to service the industry with impeccable customer service, 24/7 telephone technical support, and continuing education.
Booth #100
1265 Grey Fox Road
St. Paul, MN 55112
651 628 7419
651 628 7055 – fax
Smiths Medical offers a line of veterinary specific medical devices under the SurgiVet® brand. SurgiVet® is a globally recognized portfolio of products specific to the animal health industry including a comprehensive range of monitoring devices, anesthesia systems and quality critical care consumables for small/large clinics, emergency referral facilities, specialty and research markets.
Booth #1116
Snyder Mfg. Co.
6228 S. Troy Circle
Centennial, CO 80111
303 706 9012
303 706 9015 – fax
Snyder Mfg. Co. manufactures laminate cage units and kennel runs. Our product line includes: Kennel Runs, Intensive Care Units, Cage Units, Cat Cottagesä with Litter Pan Hidersä, Corner Cat Cottages, Drying Cages, Avian Treatment Cages, and Pet Display Units. Show Specials: 23% off Cages and Runs, 15% off Intensive Care Units, Avian Treatment Cages, and Pet Display Cages and 5% off Drying Cages. email@example.com
Booth #1119
179 N Broadway Street
Milwaukee, WI 53202
SpecVet X – the next-generation Practice Management Software – has been designed exlusively for specialists by specialists! SpecVet is flexible, customizable, provides powerful reporting, yet it's intuitive and easy to learn! Through our order module, Document Management System and integration with laboratories and Cubex/Pyxis Inventory Management Systems, SpecVet will improve your workflow AND your bottom-line!
Booth #406
Stokes Pharmacy
18000 Horizon Way, Suite 700
Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054
800 754 5222
800 440 5899 – fax
Stokes Pharmacy provides exceptional quality in pharmacy compounding practices and services, maintaining its long term commitment to animal health. We offer a variety of formulations designed to meet individual patient needs. Some of the most frequently requested compounds include; Apo Morphine, Buprenorphine multi dose vial for injection, Tacrolimus eye drops, transdermal gels, flavored suspensions and flavored chewable treats. Stokes Pharmacy has been committed to excellence for over 30 years.
Booth #409
Suburban Surgical Co., Inc.
275 12th Street
Wheeling, IL 60090
847 777 3498
847 537 9061 – fax
For more than 60 years, Suburban Surgical has provided Quality Products & Services for the Veterinary Industry. We offer thousands of Stainless Steel and Laminate products which are widely recognized for their excellence. Visit our booth where we will be displaying our heated recovery units and surgery table. Made in the USA. 800-323-7366
Booth #300
Summitt Hill Laboratories
One Sheila Drive
Tinton Falls, NJ 07724
732 933 0800
732 933 0055 – fax
Please stop by our booth to see our VETROSON® OXY-GEN™ Systems. We can supply custom-made oxygen generators for any practice. Our generators can supply the oxygen for all your needs for anesthesia machines and ICU cages. Our units require no special shipping, flooring or installation. The VETROSON® systems are very user-friendly and will cost only pennies per day to operate compared to dollars per day for tanked-in oxygen. Also on display: VETROSON® Millennium Scaler, VETROSON® Motor Pack, VETROSON® V-10 Bi Polar Electrosurgery Unit, VETROSON® Millennium High Speed Pack, VETROSON® Active Anesthesia Scavenger System
Booth #1102
System Vet
12157 W Linebaugh Ave
Tampa, FL 33626
813 925 0203
813 855 7029 – fax
SystemVET's Vet Trends™ monitors offer the veterinary clinician an alternative to imported monitors. The Vet Trends™ monitor utilizes Veterinary Specific" invasive and non-invasive blood pressure technology, Vet Vectors™ ECG technology. A diagnostic ECG printout with a large high definition color logical screen. Most popular in Vet schools and critical care facilities. SystemVET™ also will be showing an exciting new, unique skin stapler. The rapID stapler offers reloadable staple cartridges and a handle that can be autoclaved up to twenty times... resulting in improved surgical productivity with considerable cost savings.
Booth #105
Teton New Media
90 E. Simpson, Ste 110, POB 4833
Jackson, WY 83001
307 732 0028
307 734 0841 – fax
Teton NewMedia is an animal science publisher that specializes in affordable, informative, concise clinical information for the veterinary practitioner and technician. We are proud to be associated with a distinguished author-base to provide quality information in multiple formats including print, CD-ROMs, and PDAs. One of our goals at Teton NewMedia is to provide veterinarians and students with books that can be used as a quick reference in the clinic.
Booth #1100
TriStar Vet
P O Box 1310
Boyd, TX 76023
877 457 7827
940 433 5469 – fax
TriStarVet designs and manufactures stainless steel veterinary equipment and has the ability to customize our products to match your needs. Our products have been showcased in award winning hospitals nationwide so if you'd like to replace a bathing tub, remodel a treatment area or outfit a new hospital TriStar can help. Our customer inspired stainless products are the TriStar difference.
Booth #720
Ty-Lift Enterprises
P O Box 3718
Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067
877 738 5438
760 433 6433 – fax
Ty-Lift Enterprises® is a California Corporation specializing in the "original" Patented Animal Transport Units on wheels. Our Progressive Designs are: Lightweight, innovative, multi-functional, efficient, and safe; Holding 300-500 lbs!! Ty-Lift's® focus is to help prevent low-back injuries, while transporting animals in a timely manner. Veterinarian Tested and Approved. Made in the USA. Order # 1-877-738-5438
Universal Medical Systems, Inc.
29500 Aurora Rd, Unit 16
Solon, OH 44139
440 349 3210
440 498 2188 – fax
Universal Medical Systems, Inc. (Ohio) is the only licensed authorized distributor serving the veterinary market selling CT and MRI scanners exclusively from Toshiba, Esaote, Neurologica and Philips designed specifically to meet your needs. New or certified systems are available with a variety of financing and service options. Visit us today.
Booth #1019
Universal Surgical Instruments
10 Valley Rd
Glen Cove, NY 11542
516 759 4536
516 674 2331 – fax
U.S.I./B.S.I. stands for Universal Surgical Instruments and Better Surgical Instrumentation. B.S.I. is also about being smart about the instruments you buy. Don't be fooled by the competition. U.S.I.'s German instruments are priced up to 30% less for the same quality as the competition. Why pay more? We offer specialty instruments for your practice including exotic vet and dental, opthalmics, orthopedics and specialty bandage scissors. Our line of SuperCut Hi Level Scissors has expanded. Come by the booth to see new sized bandage scissors with the infamous sharp blade.
Booth #804
Universal Ultrasound
299 Adams Street
Bedford Hills, NY 10507
914 666 6200
914 666 2454 – fax
Universal Ultrasound has been setting the standard for veterinary imaging for over 37 years. We offer the largest variety of ultrasound and digital radiography packages featuring all-digital technology, portability, connectivity, education and training. Visit our booth or website today.
Booth #900
VCA Antech
12401 W. Olympic Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90064
310 571 6537
310 571 6937 – fax
(1) VCA Animal Hospitals: VCA Animal Hospitals is all about the best and the brightest - with some of the profession's top thought leaders, top doctors, state-of-the-art equipment and a national network. At VCA you add your personal expertise to a proven nationwide team and can be assured of our support in your pursuit of your individual career goals. Learn more about VCA culture and career opportunities; visit www.vcajobs.com. (2) Antech Diagnostics: ANTECH is the nation's leading veterinary diagnostic laboratory. We provide the highest quality and broadest range of testing with courier and FedEx service. Our Consultation Line and Client Education Programs are provided exclusively to our clients free of charge as well as Zoasis-which provides on-line access to your laboratory results and data management. (3) Sound-Eklin: Sound-Eklin is the industry's uncontested leader in veterinary imaging including digital radiography, ultrasound, imaging data management, viewing and advanced imaging tools. Sound-Eklin is driving the industry forward with a commitment to open standards supported by strength, synergy and freedom of choice. (4) VIA Information Systems: VIA Information Systems, a VCA ANTECH company, is a leading provider of veterinary practice management software. For over 12 years VIA has provided industry leading innovations such as paperless SOAP medical notes, open standards based DICOM digital imaging and laboratory integration, treatment flowsheets and electronic whiteboards.
Booth #1124
6335 Camp Bullis Road, Suite 12
San Antonio, TX 78257
210 698 5575
210 698 7128 – fax
In August 2003 the Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Foundation (VECCF) was officially formed and recognized. The Foundation is classified by the IRS as a 501(c)(3) non-profit association and is totally separate from VECCS. It is managed by a Board of Directors with a group of advisors. VECCF has been formed with the primary objective of supporting research, education and training with funding that is not readily available from other sources. Special projects to include disaster relief funds may also be identified for VECCF support. Donations to the VECCF are tax deductible and are being solicited from corporate and private donors. The ultimate goal is to fund selective educational, research and training projects that will raise the level of patient care for critically ill and injured companion animals.
Booth #1028
3825 E. Calvmet St., Suite 400-189
Appleton, WI 54915
920 450 1982
920 267 5263 – fax
The Veterinary Emergency & Specialty Practice Association (VESPA) is a non-profit professional association that was created to bring leaders of emergency/specialty (referral) practices together to network and share successes and opportunities. Since 2006, VESPA has maintained a membership of 100-200 veterinary professionals, from all types of management and supervisory positions. We offer the quarterly VESPA Vision newsletter, frequent mini, single-topic News Flashes, online roundtables and online continuing education events. Visit www.VESPAssociation.org for more details!
Booth #407
VetCare, Inc.
198 Crestmere Place
Memphis, TN 38112
901 277 9001
901 324 6882 fax
QuickDerm is now available in a convenient 2oz spray for treating wounds and burns on companion animals and equine. In chronic wounds matrix metalloproteinases (MMP'S) become imbalanced and decrease healing. Naturally occurring cations, such as potassium, rubidium, calcium and zinc have been shown to alter protease imbalance. The active ingredient in QuickDerm contains these ions.
Booth #1110
Vetel Diagnostics
4850 Davenport Creek Rd
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
805 781 0890
805 549 9237 fax
Vetel Diagnostics is a diagnostic imaging company devoted exclusively to the veterinarian. With imaging tools including Flat Panel and Computed Radiography, Ultrasound, Dental Digital Radiography, CT /MRI, and Thermography Vetel offers specific solutions for every veterinarian. Imaging software, PACS, data archival and after sale support complete your diagnostic imaging needs. Vetel Diagnostics, for a better look inside.
Booth #401
Veterinary Diagnostic Institute (VDxI)
4685 Runway Street, Suite K
Simi Valley, CA 93063
949 246 3289
805 577 6792 fax
Veterinary Diagnostics Institute is a veterinary clinical ventures company dedicated to the research, development and introduction of innovative biomarkers for companion animals. Our feature products are biomarker based blood tests that detect & monitor cancer and hidden infection in dogs & cats.
Booth #807
Veterinary Pet Insurance
3060 Saturn St.
Brea, CA 92821
714 989 5609
714 989 0533 fax
VPI is the nation's oldest and largest pet health insurance provider. Protecting America's pets for 29+ years, VPI Pet Insurance covers dogs, cats, birds and exotics for medical conditions relating to accidents, illnesses and injuries. WellCare riders are also available for preventive care. Policies are available across the nation.
Booth #616
16 Technology Drive, Ste. 138
Irvine, CA 92618
800 618 5081
949 727 0650 fax
VetImaging provides innovative ultrasound solutions designed specifically for the emergency veterinary practitioner. Powered on and ready to use in 15 seconds, unprecedented ease-of-use, superior image quality and affordability enable a highly profitable implementation into your practice. Able to withstand clinical abuse, these battery operated, hand-carried systems have equivalent image quality to the more expensive console ultrasound systems.
Booth #821
Vetlab Supply
18131 SW 98th Ct.
Palmetto Bay, FL 33157
800 330 1522
308 232 8421 fax
Emergency clinics rely heavily on their in-house lab and for over two decades Vetlab Supply has been a leader in providing innovative testing solutions. We proudly feature the top-rated Lactate Pro meter, the economical IRMA TRUpoint critical care analyzer, screening tests for Drugs of Abuse, and ACT tubes. Visit us online at www.vetlab.com for more products.
Booth #108
VetRay Technology by Sedecal
230 Lexington Drive
Buffalo Grove, IL 60089
847 394 6960
847 394 6966 fax
Vet Ray Technology by Sedecal, is the world's largest manufacturer of Veterinary specific x-ray equipment. Vet Ray Technology has the top selling small animal table for both digital and film applications and supplies a wide variety of large animal products ranging from Over Head Tube Cranes to portable digital equipment.
Booth #1304
Vets Now Emergency, Ltd
The Penguin House, Castle Riggs
Dunfermline Fife, Scotland
044 1383 627609
044 1383 841186 fax
Vets Now is the largest provider of Out Of Hours (OOH) and Emergency & Critical Care (ECC) in the UK. With nearly 50 Clinics and 2 Referrals Hospitals Vets Now sees over 70,000 emergency cases every year. With a range of Veterinary professionals including: Soft Tissue, Orthopaedic, Oncology Specialists and ECC Specialists, Vets Now offers the best care to ultimately "improve the Lives of Vets and Pets".
Booth #723
VetSpecs, Inc.
111 Mountain Brook Drive, #200
Canton, GA 30115
800 705 0113
678 493 3566 fax
VetSpecs, Inc. develops, manufactures, and markets veterinary-specific vital signs monitoring and screening systems. Serving exclusively veterinary professionals for more than twelve years, we are entirely committed to the companion animal healthcare industry. Our guiding principle is to bring to the industry state-of-the-art, easy-to-use, and veterinary-specific technologies and products to support veterinarians' efforts in providing excellent patient care while building successful practices. At VetSpecs, we are proud that our products are being used every day by thousands of veterinary professionals worldwide.
Booth #728
12860 Danielson Court, Suite B
Poway, CA 92064
858 748 2004
858 748 2005 fax
Vet-Stem provides stem cell services to veterinarians for treatment of arthritis and soft tissue injuries in dogs, horses, and cats. Vet-Stem Regenerative Medicine enables veterinarians to treat injuries and diseases that had very few effective treatment options in the past. Vet-Stem has provided stem cell services for treatment of thousands of animals since 2004.
Booth #825
Vortech Pharmaceuticals, Ltd.
6851 Chase Rd
Dearborn, MI 48126
313 584 4088
313 581 8550 fax
Vortech Pharmaceuticals, Ltd. presents the Fatal-Plus® family for classic euthanasia: reconstitutable powder and premix solution. Fatal-Plus® has an unparalleled track record of satisfactory performance and is used by the major humane societies and animal control agencies across the United States for superior product humaneness, efficiency, economy, and reliability. Come visit us. Toll Free: 800/521-4686
Booth #922
VSSI, Inc.
P O Box 431
Carthage, MO 64836
800 299 9525
417 358 4716 fax
VSSI manufactures a full line of products including surgery tables, scales, electric lifts, folding wall-mount exam tables, mobile gurneys, medical lighting, laminated and stainless steel cabinetry, stainless steel runs and cages, and laminated cat condos that have become recognized for product quality & craftsmanship. Customer service and short lead times are of the highest priority. Examine the difference for yourself!
Booth #905
Webster Veterinary
137 Barnum Road
Devens, MA 01434
Since 1946, Webster has supplied veterinarians with an unsurpassed range of products and services from the leading names in veterinary medicine, backed by a knowledgeable and trained sales/service staff. We are proud partners with Milburn Equine and offer software solutions through IntraVet and on-line solutions through ePet Health and VetSource. Together we have 14 locations.
Booth #1300
Welch Allyn, Inc.
Skaneateles Falls, NY 13153
508 362 9649
508 375 9264 fax
Welch Allyn is a leading global manufacturer of veterinary medical products, including ophthalmoscopes, otoscopes, medical lighting, stethoscopes, laryngoscopes, rigid endoscopes and 15-second electronic thermometers. New items include the Green Series LED Exam and Procedure Lights, MacroView Veterinary Otoscope; the Digital MacroView Veterinary Otoscope, low-cost video imaging system and the PanOptic Ophthalmoscope for 5x larger view of the fundus.
Booth #506
Wescor, Inc. an ELITech Group Co.
370 West 1700 South
Logan, UT 84321
435 752 6011
435 752 4127 fax
Wescor will exhibit/demonstrate the: The Colloid Osmometer allows the veterinarian to distinguish between reduced oncotic pressure and increased hydrostatic pressure as a cause for intra vascular fluid loss or edema formation. The Vapro® Vapor Pressure Osmometer which measures the osmolality of blood, urine or any body fluid or tissue sample. The Mas-D-Tec Subclinical Mastitis Dectector, which measures the electrical conductivity of quarter milk samples at cowside which is the best indicator of herd health and milk quality.
Booth #918
2121 State Avenue
Ames, IA 50014
515 292 0140 x 617
515 292 3348 fax
Wiley-Blackwell has an internationally renowned program of books and journals, positioning us as one of the foremost publishers in veterinary medicine. Our veterinary publishing program represents the very best in academic research, clinical expertise and student learning. A conference discount is offered to all attendees at our booth.
Booth #309
Z-Medica Corporation
4 Fairfield Blvd
203 294 0000
203 294 0688 fax
Z-Medica Corporation is the innovator and manufacturer of VetClot® products for hemostasis. VetClot® hemostatic dressings, indicated for topical use, are impregnated with kaolin, a naturally occurring mineral, which is a proven initiator of the body's natural coagulation cascade fostering active hemostasis.


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Computerworld is undertaking a series of investigations into the most widely-used programming languages. Previously we have spoken to Alfred v. Aho of AWK fame, S. Tucker Taft on the Ada 1995 and 2005 revisions, Microsoft about its server-side script engine ASP, Chet Ramey about his experience maintaining Bash, Bjarne Stroustrup of C++ fame, to Charles H. Moore about the design and development of Forth, a chat with the irreverent Don Woods about the development and uses of INTERCAL and most recently, Stephen C. Johnson on YACC.
In this interview, we chat with Luca Cardelli, a member of the Modula-3 design committee. Cardelli is a Principal Researcher and Head of the Programming Principles and Tools and Security groups at Microsoft Research in Cambridge, UK, and is an ACM Fellow. Here he chats to Computerworld about the origins of Modula-3, including how the most exciting Modula-3 design meeting ever, was abruptly interrupted by the San Francisco 7.1 earthquake.
Please note that we are no longer following exact alphabetical order for this series, due to popular demand. If you'd like to submit any suggestions for programming languages or language authors that you'd like to see covered, please email firstname.lastname@example.com.
Why did you feel the need to develop Modula-3? Was it a reaction to a problem that needed solving?
The "problem" was developing programming environments in a type-safe language. This meant that if I wrote a type-safe library, and my clients had a hard crash, I could say: "not my problem, somebody must be cheating somewhere" because the typechecker guaranteed that it wasn't my problem. You couldn't say that if you used C++.
Why was the name Modula-3 chosen?
We wanted to show continuity of the basic philosophy of modularization of Modula-2, carried out into an object-oriented language. Klaus Wirth designed Modula-2 while (or shortly after) visiting Xerox PARC, so there was a common origin. We asked him to use the name Modula-3, and he agreed, and he also occasionally attended our meetings.
How did Modula-2+ influence the design of Modula-3?
It was basically the same language, but with none of the dark corners.
Modula-2+ had been developing organically, and needed a cleanup and standardization. We also wanted to publicize the innovative features of Modula-2+ (which largely came from Cedar/Mesa at Xerox PARC), and make them available to a wider community.
Were there any particularly hard/annoying problems you had to overcome in the development of the language?
Settling the type system was the hard part, not only for me, but I believe for everybody. A POPL paper discussed just that part.
Why was one of the language's aims to continue the tradition of type safety, while introducing new elements for practical real-world programming? Was there a real need for this in the 1980s?
Yes, the idea to design type-safe operating systems was still in full swing. It started at Xerox with Cedar/Mesa, and continued at DEC with the Taos operating system. You might say it is still continuing with Microsoft's .NET, and we are not quite there yet.