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I'm about to go to a sushi restaurant with my family so I looked at their menu online to see what I might order and there is absolutely NOTHING that I can order! The only thing that they have available is an avocado salad. I have seen this salad before and it only has a little bit of lettuce and a crapload of avocado. Basically, its just avocado. THe problem is that everyone that works there doesnt speak english very well (we've been there before I was raw) so I dont know how I could even describe what I want to them. What should I do? Should I order the avocado salad or am I better off with a vegetarian roll?
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I always find that not eating, or bringing fruit to the restaurant is very awkward. Best of luck,
just go along carbed up,take some apples or other fruit and just have a good time with everyone,let them enjoy themselves etc,and as said above your be setting an example by just doing your thing,maybe try and not talk to much about being vegan,i mean s'times its cool and s'times you just know when to just chill,you dont want to get into a heated argument its supposed to be a fun time with friends etc....
ask for a "special salad" made of lots of lettuce and any fresh fruits and veges that they can add to it.
sometimes with this sort of thing it seems like worrying too much causes more imbalance than anything else. Just eat what you want, neither of those choices is going to kill you.
If it were me I'd just go and ask for a couple big bowls of steamed white rice :) No harm imho. One thing that's important imho is that you shouldn't worry too much about what others think and trying to make things perfect. If others are ignorant of your life style, you can present them the facts but in the end its up to them to change. Go and enjoy yourself, eat HCLFV and just relax. :)
Just eat your fruit meal before hand and then order the small avo salad at the restaurant
um.... and you can't order the avocado salad because?
your body does need some fat after all - even on 80/10/10 (fat being one of the 10's)
just ask them to toss in extra greens/lettuce since that's all you are eating.
avocados now & then are fabulous :)
+1 family and friends should always be there regardless of your life style choices.
Good response.
It has much more to do with a matter of principles. The thing we must make them undertstand is that we are the weak ones and therefore they have to show us consideration. We cannot suffer the sigth of dead animals or be surrounded by such food, therefore you ask them to have mercy on you and beg them to bring you to a vegan restaurant. If they love you they will understand you're shortcoming and accept to go to a place where you won't feel sick to your stomach. The key point is just admitting that you are the sick one (we are outside the norm of society) and gently asked them to be compassionate. This way, you stand your ground without directly hurting them. If they are unwilling to bend to your plea, you must understand that they do not love you or have consideration for you and you're better off not wasting one more moment of our short lives with such people, be that family or friends. I, for one, rather have one true friend than dozens of pretended friends.
I have always had different eating patterns than my family. First it started as vegetarian, then vegan, than raw vegan, fruitarian for a while, then backwards, and now I'm LFRV. Obviously this frustrates them. But I never skip out on family eating situations. I simply state my preferences and try to give it as little attention as possible. I focus on conversation and maintaining good relations. And by no means is my family easy. My parents grew up in Southern Italy on farms. My mother herded sheep and pigs, which were for slaughter; her family had a butchery as their business. My father raised chickens and grew vegetables. Both became accustomed to raising, slaughtering, and eating animals. They are cheese, meat, oil lovers. OF COURSE this is hard for me to deal with as a LFRV. But, by not attending my family meals on special occasions (like Christmas, Easter, etc) I am essentially slapping them in the face (very against Italian traditional values, heavily influenced by food). I am creating more tension and negative feelings toward myself. It is better to go along, but stay your ground and keep your integrity. Always do so without imposing your beliefs and staying non-confrontional. It's not worth it. It is a way of practicing the strength and determination you have with this lifestyle. It's better to embrace these situations as practices rather than running away from them. Anyone can simply "not go." That's the easy way out. But, throughout life, you will be confronted with situations where you have no choice to leave or not attend, and it is better that you are prepared for it. This is an opportunity to practice.
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Government negotiators and trade unions reached an agreement to end the strike, which briefly halted all flights out of all of the country's 49 airports.
Action had spread across Brazil after air traffic controllers began a hunger strike in the capital, Brasilia.
Thousands of passengers were left stranded by the protest.
The striking controllers had said they had lost all confidence in their commanders and the equipment at their disposal.
Air traffic controllers in Brazil have staged similar protests since last September, when 154 people were killed in the country's worst air disaster.
The BBC's Tim Hirsch in Sao Paulo says internal flights have been in a state of chaos since the crash.
Controllers were on hunger strike in Brasilia, the main traffic control centre for all flights through central Brazil.
Air traffic control in Brazil is under the control of the air force, and most controllers are military and non-unionised.
At the talks, the government agreed to suspend planned transfers of striking workers from Brasilia to other parts of the country, increase worker salaries and begin talks about "demilitarising" the industry, Brazil's Globo TV reports.
During the latest strike, all of the country's commercial airports were closed for take-off, although planes in flight were being allowed to land normally, airport authority Ifraero said.
Brazilian TV showed airport lobbies jammed with thousands of people, many desperate and confused.
Civilian controllers are expected to ballot for a national strike on Monday.
The strike came days after President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva promised to work to bring a swift end to disruptions at the country's airports.
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I flew from Sao Paulo to Rio last Wednesday and my airplane sat on the tarmac for 30 minutes without a reason. It was clear to all passengers that tensions were simmering and air traffic control was about to collapse.Luis W, Rio, Brazil
I am due to fly from Rio to London next week. If the strike continues I will have no way to return to the UK for work. While I am of course worried about how I'm going to get back to the UK, I will be glad to spend extra time in one of the most fantastic countries in the world.Mike, London, England
C-H-A-O-S, is the best definition of the JK Airport at Brazil's capital during this Friday night. After a long week of work, thousands of people wishing to go home are here, without information, without even a place to sit, waiting in lines for more than four hours. Childs crying, poor air companies' attendants almost crying, hearing the passengers complains. While this happens, our president is confortably flying to the USA, inside the Tupiniquim 3rd world Air Force One. A warning for you: Don't come to Brazil, at least by plane.Carlos Marcel Ferreira da Silva, Brasília - Brazil
I travel on a regular basis and seem to face unreasonable delays not matter what flight, airport or connections I try. Air travel in Brazil is in crisis and the inertia of Lula's government is puzzling. It is disgraceful to see how little Brazil spends on infrastructure. The concept of a group of the largest emerging economies (BRIC) that includes Brazil is the figment of some bureaucrat's imagination. Brazil will be left behind in terms of economic and social development.Maryse Belanger, Brasilia, Brazil
I flew from new york to miami on my way to rio. I am stuck in miami until further notice.Sabrina McCormick, Miami, FL USA
I am sitting on a United airlines flight at Dulles international in Washington, DC. The flight was supposed to depart for Buenos Aires at 21:45 EST. We are still sitting at the gate. United announced that the delay was because of the situation in Brazil. No further news has been announced. John Stranix, Vienna, Virginia, USA
No flights are leaving New York. I was suppose to go to Argentina tonight, but the flight was cancelled (along with the other American Airline flights from New York). Joseph Pearson, New York, NY
My wife was in Rio for two days and unable to get back home tonight, Friday, so for the moment she is stuck there. Air travel here has been a bit shambolic since the fatal crash and it's quite hard to see how things are going to improve in such a chaotic country. She is a business woman and needs to fly reasonably often and to be honest we don't see any real prospect of improvement. Why live here? Very good question. Martin Raw, Sao Paulo, Brazil
My daughter's was travelling to Brazil for her high school band trip. Some of the group are stuck in Atlanta, some in Dallas (because of weather). All of their flights to Brazil have been cancelled. There are 130 students on this trip. What a disappointment for them!!Debby L., Eagan, MN USA
Stranded in Argentina with no assistance or help from American Airlines - despite being offered $400 US in vouchers to take a day later flight. It seemed quite apparent that AA was very much aware that a potential strike was about to occur but did nothing to warn its customers. Thus leaving myself and many others sorting out hotels as late as midnight.Andrew Davidson, London
My father arrived yesterday for a meeting of the Brazilian Society of Orthopaedics (SBOT) and to visit me. Tomorrow I don't know if he is going to come back to his home. You can imagine the mess it was on the airports! Brazil, such a big and beautiful country depending way too much on a flawed airplane and road system. Where are the trains? Paulo Zambrano Wageck, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
We are currently stranded in Buenos Aires. We were flying from Montevideo, Uruguay to Buenos Aires then up to Dallas, Texas to return home to Seattle, WA. After arriving in Buenos Aires, we were told the radars at the airport were no longer functioning. 10 minutes later they told us that the Brazilian air controllers had shutdown Brazilian air. Friends on a flight to NY had to turn around as they had just left the gate. We are now in a hotel in the city here and praying to get a flight home in the morning. American Airlines was unable to tell us anything else...Susan and Stephen Papineau, Buenos Aires, Argentina
C-H-A-O-S, is the best definition of the JK Airport at Brazil's capital during this Friday night. After a long week of work, thousands of people wishing to go home are here, without information, without even a place to sit, waiting on lines for more than four hours. Childs crying, poor air companies' attendants almost crying, hearing the passengers complains. While this happens, our president is comfortably flying to the USA, inside the Tupiniquim 3rd world Air Force One. A warning for you: Don't come to Brazil, at least by plane.Carlos Marcel Ferreira da Silva, Brasília - Brazil
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2018 is THeYEAR OF THE WOMAN!
By Women Of Integrity Inc., Jan 22 2018 04:25PM
Happy New Year everyone. As we enter our 8th year, this is a year of new beginnings. A rebirth of sorts. Shedding the old, or dead weight that may have been holding us back. This is the YEAR OF THE WOMAN. We have to be around the people and doing the things, that will allow us to live our best life. You know what you bring to the table and you know your worth. Stop living in the shadow of others or dimming your light, in order for others to shine. This is your time to break those glass ceilings and make a seat a table. Anything worth having in life, you will have to work for it. Don't you deserve to live your best life? 2018 is going to be our best year yet. We are so excited to see what this year has in store for us.
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Thank you for choosing one of the many services available at St. Petersburg General Hospital. This guide has been prepared to help you understand what to expect as an outpatient.
Pre-Admission Testing & Interview
Your physician will discuss your procedure / surgery with you as well as any pre-testing that must be completed before your procedure / surgery. Your physician's office will set up a time for your pre-testing and preoperative interview, if needed. Any pre-admission testing ordered by your physician must be completed at least 72 hours before your procedure / surgery date. Testing may include lab work, electrocardiogram (EKG), and X-rays. If your doctor gives you any written orders or test results, please bring them with you to the interview. Your doctor or insurance company may require that your pre-testing be done at a facility other than the hospital. If this is the case, please request an authorized copy of the test results be sent to the hospital.
Patient Insurance Responsibility
On the day of your pre-admission interview, remember to bring your insurance identification card with you. It is important for the hospital to either verify coverage and/or obtain a pre-authorization for hospital services from your insurance company at least 24 hours prior to your procedure / surgery.
If we are unable to verify coverage or your managed care insurance plan will not issue a pre-authorization, then your procedure / surgery may be rescheduled or payment for hospital services will be due before treatment.
Instructions Before Your Scheduled Procedure / Surgery
- If there is any change in your physical condition such as a cold, an infection, a fever, or if you begin treatment for any other medical problem, notify your surgeon immediately. This may affect your ability to have surgery.
- The Business Day Before: You should have already received a call from a same day surgery nurse. If not, please call (727) 341-4812 between 4 and 5 pm to verify the time of your surgery. Do not eat, drink or smoke after midnight before your surgery unless instructed otherwise. Your procedure / surgery may be cancelled or delayed if you fail to follow these instructions.
- Transportation: It is absolutely required that you arrange to have someone drive you home after anesthesia / sedation. Patients are not permitted to leave alone after anesthesia / sedation. The nurses can help you estimate your discharge time so that you may make the necessary arrangements.
- Guests: Your spouse, a relative, or friend may accompany you to the Same Day waiting room. Since your stay will only be for a few hours, other guests are discouraged. Visitors in the pre-operative and post-operative patient care area will be limited toone in order to provide a quiet environment for all patients.
- If you are being admitted to the hospital after your operation, you may bring a small suitcase containing toiletries, a robe, slippers, pajamas and other supplies that you may need. Please leave your suitcase in the car until you are in your assigned hospital room; a family member can bring it to you later.
The Day of Procedure / Surgery
- Take nothing by mouth, including water, coffee, soft drinks, juice, chewing gum, or candy unless you are given specific written instructions.
- Take all am medications except diabetes medications and sips of water.
- Bring your insurance identification card(s), a photo I.D. with Co-pay if you have not already registered.
- Bring any additional forms and X-rays your physician has given you.
- Bring a copy of your advanced directives (living wills, healthcare surrogate, etc.), if you don't have these documents and are interested, information is available at the hospital.
- Before you leave home bathe or shower, wash your hair and brush your teeth.
- Wear clothing that is loose-fitting and easy to get in and out of, and low-heeled shoes.
- Do not wear jewelry or makeup.
- Leave all valuables at home including jewelry, money, and credit cards.
- If you wear glasses, contact lenses, dentures, or a hearing aid and wish to have them with you during your pre-and post-procedure periods, please bring containers for them. Please do not wear dental fixatives on the day of your procedure.
Arrive in the Same Day waiting room
Give your name to the receptionist. If you have not pre-registered, you will complete the necessary forms at this time.
- You will be asked to sign a consent form. This is for the procedure / surgery and states that you understand what is to be done, the risks involved, and that you agree to have the procedure / surgery performed by the physician named on the form.
- You may bring a book or magazine to read in preoperative or post-recovery.
- You may also nap or watch television.
In the Same Day area, you will:
- Change into a hospital gown, socks and cap.
- Speak with a nurse who will check your vital signs (blood pressure, pulse, respiratory rate and temperature).
- Give the nurse any paperwork you have brought with you.
- Be interviewed by an operating room / special procedure nurse. Please let the nurse know of any special needs you have.
- Talk with an anesthesia care provider who will review your anesthetic plan with you.
- Have an intravenous (IV) line started so we can give you fluid and medications during and after your procedure / surgery, if needed.
- Be taken from the Same Day area to the operating room / special procedures on a stretcher.
After Your Procedure / Surgery
If you had an anesthetic, you will be taken to the recovery room until your condition is stable. The length of your stay there depends on the type of procedure / surgery and anesthesia you had. While in recovery, your vital signs are monitored by a registered nurse. You will be asked to breathe deeply and cough to clear your lungs. You may be encouraged to move your arms and legs. Report any discomfort to the nurse. The earlier it is reported, the easier it is to relieve. At this time, it is common for the doctor to talk with your family. The volunteer in the waiting room will keep your family updated as to your location and progress. If you have had sedation only and are an outpatient, you may be moved to the Phase II recovery area after your procedure / surgery. A nurse will monitor your progress and discharge you when you are recovered. You will receive written instructions at this time, and a prescription or follow-up doctor's appointment, if necessary.
Post-Procedure Instructions
A responsible adult must accompany each patient at the time of discharge.
- Take only those medications that have been specifically discussed with or prescribed by your physician.
- After the procedure / surgery, you may experience some tiredness, dizziness, and decrease in appetite.
- Do not eat or drink until you feel like eating. Resume intake slowly. Start with sips of liquid or chipped ice.
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Rather different in style to Speede's other maps from The Theatre and Empire of Great Britain. Adapted from a survey by one Thomas Durham in 1595 and a most attractive old map embellished with Speed's usual ships and sea monsters. Lovely title piece - 'The Isle of Man - Exactly described and into several . .
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Our old maps are printed on to a special paper which is then aged by a secret process to make it look and actually feel old. Every map is unique and makes a thoughtful and delightful paper anniversary gift which will be treasured for years to come.
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The Head of the KRG Department of Foreign Relations, Falah Mustafa, received a United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) delegation that included Celebrity Partner for UNWFP for Iraq, Ms. Suhair Al-Qaisi, and Head of the Erbil Office Moayad Hameidi.
In the meeting Minister Mustafa appreciated the role Ms. Al-Qaisi is playing in supporting, helping the IDPs and highlighting their plight in the Kurdistan Region and Iraq.
Both sides also shed light on the latest waves of IDP arrivals due to the ongoing military campaign to liberate the west side of Mosul from the terrorists of ISIS and exchanged views regarding best ways to raise awareness about the IDPs crisis and raise funds to support them.
Ms. Al-Qaisi said she was delighted to visit DFR and talked about her humanitarian efforts and activities to support the IDPs and collect humanitarian support for them in partnership with the UNWFP.
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Data Storytelling: Bring your Numbers to Life
We live in a world with data all around us, but often we can't connect the dots to find the meaning. Data storytelling blends a compelling story crafted around compelling data to create a human connection. The most successful brands are able to lift numbers from an Excel spreadsheet and bring them to life. People want valuable and useful content that offers insight into solving their problems and helping them better navigate the world. By delivering this type of content, not only does your brand provide a real service to your audience, but your company benefits by extracting insights from your own data.
The human brain is far more engaged by storytelling than cold hard facts. So how will you connect with your audience? Below are a few examples of how you can bring your data to life.
- Information Infographics: Infographics can contain an abundance of information, giving you the opportunity to showcase your brand's expertise. Due to their attractiveness, infographics are more likely to be shared on social networks and become viral than ordinary text content. Also, because they are visually appealing and content rich, infographics are shared by users every day across the Internet.
- Animated infographic: These are infographics that include motion or animation graphic effects and bright, vivid colors to draw the viewer in. An animated infographic can also be developed into an animated GIF that can be posted on different types of social media platforms.
- Interactive infographic: People often retain information better through a physical activity, so adding interactivity to your infographic makes it even more memorable and effective. An interactive infographic is any web-based content that lets you interact with the data on the screen. You may scroll over, click, highlight, expand, or otherwise manipulate the on-screen data.
- Motion graphic: Motion graphics use video footage or animation to create the illusion of motion that tells a story. Motion stories can be told through kinetic text, animated visuals, or both.
- Video: If a picture says a thousand words, imagine what a video can do in a minute. Cisco forecasts that by 2019, video will make up 80% of all consumer Internet traffic. A two-minute executive interview can be edited quickly, and uploaded immediately to your brand's website. By embedding a sharing button, your video can be shared over multiple platforms with very little effort.
The ability to tell a story is crucial to appealing to an audience. Data storytelling engages your audience and makes your point more memorable. By blending data and visuals, you're cementing the information in your audience's brain. Using visualizations can also help make your complex information easier to understand. Implement these examples into your marketing strategy to give meaning to your endless amounts of data and engage your audience.
Christina Alvarez is a Senior Account Supervisor in Mulberry's Chicago office. With nearly a decade of communications agency experience, she enjoys securing media relations wins and positioning clients as industry thought leaders.


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I was slow to repair this, primarily because I was not sure how without completely removing the band, something I was prepared to do if necessary, but I really did not want it to be necessary. Eventually, I undid the bind off and tinked back two rounds (which saved me from having to remove buttons and redo button holes). Then I tied together the ends of rounds that were still intact, added a "patch" to the mostly still intact round, then reknit two rounds and the bind off. (Fortunately, I had made a note in Ravelry about the bind off, as I had done a yarn-over bind off around the bottom.) I carefully wove in the ends and blocked the thing to help weld those ends to the fabric.
Were I to knit this vest again - or if I had to remove the entire band - I would do one (or more) of the following:
- Knit the band in one color instead of changing colors each round
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Test Engineer
- Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
Currently, we are looking for a Test Engineer for our Nizhny Novgorod office to make the team even stronger.
- Participate in project releases a few times a year
- Write detailed Software Requirements, based on high level requirements (provided by Product Manager)
- Analyze high level software requirements, discuss them with developers
- Estimate testing scope and plan testing for project / feature
- Design test cases including non-trivial corner cases, conduct test cases reviews and execute test cases manually
- Execute automated test cases, analyze the reports
- Participate in automation implementation
- Work with bugs throughout their life cycle
- Monitor testing during the project, collect metrics and derive action items from them
- Fill in project documentation, keep team's knowledge base up to date
- Collaborate with other applications' teams
- Experience in writing technical documentation (Manual, Software Requirements) in English
- Experience in test design and manual testing
- Experience in test automation
- Have working knowledge of Python or C# or Java
- Intermediate English level / Good communication and team work skills
- Strong attention to details. Analytic way of thinking, ability to systematize information and learn complex things quickly
- BSc Degree in Computer Science, Mathematics or a related field, or equivalent experience in commercial software development
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- Work in an open-minded international team
- Challenging projects
- Flexible working schedule
- Competitive compensation depending on experience and skillset
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Now that the negative list for the service tax is out, though a tentative one, for public consideration and evaluation,the next logical thing that should happen to complete the structure of the whole new regime of goods and services tax is that the government should come out with a tentative negative list for goods tax .
The GST will be a combination of central excise duty, sales tax (now VAT) and service tax along with other small duties. The goods tax will consist of a combination of central excise duty and sales tax. The designing if the goods tax and the negative list will have have to take into account the following considerations.
First, the concept of manufacture which is the only feature of central excise tax will have to be expanded to combine with the concept of sale which is feature of sales tax. Here the expression feature refers to the taxable event . In excise it is the act of manufacture while in sales tax it is the act of sale. The difference is critical for the new goods tax. Had it been only the goods under excise law, it would be only the manufactured goods but when we combine it with the sales tax, even unmanufactured goods would be taxed. Specifically speaking, live animals such as horses or dogs or paddy would not be charged to excise duty but they will be charged to sales tax. Thus the goods tax would tax everything whenever there is sale. This will make a lot of difference to the existing judicial pronouncements about the definition of manufacture. There are many judgments which have termed many goods such as wastes for some metals depending on the content of metals as not manufactured and thus not chargeable to duty.
But they will come under the purview of tax when the goods tax is a combination of excise duty and sales tax.
Manufacture will meet its demise or extinction being irrelevant. It will be relevant only if there is a reference to a manufactured goods in the negative list which should not be there. Complicated questions such who is the manufacturer will vanish. Whoever sells will be liable to pay the goods tax and also service tax.
Second, the exemptions not only in the excise tariff but also in the sales tax (VAT) tariff will have to be included in the negative list. Many exemptions on the excise side are geographical which need to be abolished to make a seamless GST.
There are also exemptions based on actual user condition. They are called conditional exemptions . These conditions will have to be abolished. The government should avail of this opportunity to abolish most of the exemptions which had been given earlier due to lobbying.
Thirdly the Cenvat Rules need to be combined with the rules on the sales tax side for giving input tax credit. This will be the best opportunity to abolish the distinction between capital goods and raw materials.
Fourthly, this will be the time for abolishing the law of unjust enrichment. The state laws on sales tax do not have such law while it is there on the central excise side. It will be good time to end this vicious law.
Lastly,the rates of duty on goods and services must be the same. If there is a lower slab,say, 4 per cent for basic and primary goods like paddy, food etc., and a higher rate, say, 12 per cent for all other goods, it must be same for goods and services.
Otherwise it will create the difficulty of distinguishing between goods and services. The basic simplification in the tax regime for which GST is being conceived, cannot be achieved without this critical feature of same rate for goods and services.
Conclusion is that a combined goods and services tax will provide ample opportunity to do away with the present day complexities of defining manufacture, manufacturer, capital goods, raw materials, unjust enrichment, distinguishing between goods and services or giving conditional exemptions. But a conscious effort has to be made towards that design which must be revealed in the next paper on negative list of goods tax.


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What is it?
This is Opel's, and in a couple of years' time, Vauxhall's, new electric family car. In mainland Europe, beginning with electric-friendly Norway and followed next by Belgium, Holland and Germany, it replaces the original Ampera, of which so much was expected but which sold in small numbers.
That 2011 Ampera was a range-extender with a separate petrol engine to power a generator, making the Ampera a viable daily driver with no 'range anxiety'. This new one is fully electric, but Opel's engineers claim a class-leading range of 323 miles on the existing official tests and 236 miles on the more realistic WLTP (Worldwide harmonised Light-duty vehicles Test Procedure) tests.
If reached in the real world, these figures make the Ampera-e the most practical sensible-money electric car yet. The key to this usability is a particularly high-capacity battery pack designed and built by LG. Its 288 cells deliver 60kWh, and the 430kg assembly sits under the Ampera-e's floor with a kicked-up section under the rear seat.
There's no centre tunnel, the seating position is MPV-high with lots of rear leg room (in fact, more in this Vauxhall Corsa-footprint car than in the bigger Astra), and there's a decent 381-litre boot extendable into a 1274-litre cargo bay by folding the rear seats' backrests down. The bonnet, doors and tailgate are made of aluminium, the whole car weighs 1691kg, and with 201bhp and 266lb ft of torque on offer from its engine, the latter from zero rpm, it promises to be a lively machine.


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October WTI $39.33 up 2 cents.
From Reuters, Update Eight:
* Supply glut and China 'hard landing' fears weigh* API shows draw in U.S. crude oil inventories
* Phillips 66, Wood River refinery cooling tower collapses
* Coming Up: EIA stocks data at 10:30 a.m. EST (1430 GMT) (Updates details, paragraphs 1, 12)
Oil stabilized on Wednesday after China moved to support the country's economy and stronger than expected U.S. durable goods data was released, but prices stayed near 6-1/2-year lows as a heavy supply glut kept market outlook bearish.
"Oil is catching its breath a bit and seeing if markets have been oversold or not," Capital Economics commodities economist Thomas Pugh said.
U.S. durable goods orders rose 2 percent in July, going against a 0.4 percent contraction forecast by the Reuters analyst consensus, U.S. government data said on Wednesday.
Brent LCOc1 was up 30 cents at $43.51 a barrel by 1300 GMT, and U.S. crude CLc1 was up 10 cents at $39.41 a barrel.
Oil has lost a third of its value since June on high U.S. production, record crude pumping in the Middle East and concern about falling demand in Asian economies.
On Monday, both crude oil benchmarks saw their lowest trades since early 2009, dropping as much as 6 percent in one session after heavy falls in equity markets.
"The trend remains down, but in an erratic phase where attempts to recover are being made," PVM Oil Associates director Robin Bieber said....MORE


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Nestled in on the Adriatic coastline in between Croatia and Albania, Montenegro is our pick of the week.
Swoop through the tiny country with us as we discover what one videographer captured during a a week-long trip here.
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Warm Summer Nights
Today was freakishingly warm for this neck of the woods…..27 and beee-autiful. Accordingly, tonight is freakishly warm and very reminiscent of a gorgeous warm summer night.
I was walking home from the gym and remembered just how much I LOVE these nights. The temperature is perfect, you're in no hurry at all and everything seems absolutely possible and never out of reach.
I feel so alive and human in warm weather and specifically warm nights. Living in a cold climate for a good chunk of the year, you don't take tolerable temperatures forgranted. Personally, I don't feel very human-like when trudging through calf-deep snow, getting pelted by angry snowflakes and having your eyelashes freeze shut. Something about that just puts a damper on life, you know?
Warm nights have so much freedom to me. I remember spilling many a secret on a warm summer night, feeling unusually comfortable and sure of things in the dark and the heat. There's just no rush, to get in before it's cold, or before your extremities go numb. Time stands still. I love it.
Years and years ago, one of the first times the boyfriend came out to Saskatchewan with me, we drove out to the middle of nowhere. We climbed onto the roof of the car and just lied there, talking for hours, staring at the stars. And it was EXACTLY the temp that it is tonight, I swear.
It reminds me of camping as a kid, when we were allowed to stay up late with the grownups and poke at the fire. It reminds me of entire months where there was no school, no dance class, no alarms, no homework. It reminds me of grade 8, where I walked around the block with my first serious crush at the school play afterparty. It reminds me of drunken nights spent on Toronto patios. It reminds me of silence for some reason, which I love. It reminds me of the countless trips my family made across the prairies, zooming along in the dark coming home from the grandparents, with the windows wide open…..my dad called it 4×100 air conditioning….open all 4 windows, drive 100 km/hr. It reminds me of the stillness right before a wicked thunderstorm. It reminds me of knitting on the porch, forging new friendships a few years back.
It calms me down and makes me believe anything is possible.
It apparently makes me very emo. Meh. It's my blog, I'll emo it up if I want to.
And on that note, I have a walk to nowhere that I have to sneak in before bedtime. Mother Nature is going to clue in to the fact that we weren't supposed to get this weather for a good month and a half or so pretty soon, and I'm going to take advantage of as much of it as I can. Hell, I'm even wearing a skirt! It MUST be affecting me!


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PEJ News - C. L. Cook - The captains of the great flagship newspapers and television networks are frantically changing course, hoping they've not missed the internet tide. It's a sea-change too swift apparently for Big Media, grown as it has fat and indolent, resting on the laurels of an overlong dominance of information and political influence. Now, it's a race to the rat-lines, and one rat is ahead of the pack.
"Terrified" Big Media Grasps at Net
C. L. Cook
PEJ News
October 28, 2005
Fitting that the fattest rat of them all should be the leader of the pack scurrying off traditional media's sinking ship. Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. has proven nothing less than phenomenal. Not only did the Outback outsider crack American media's Network guardians, but he's come, in a few short years to dominate. But, Rupert's victory could prove Pyrrhic if current trends continue.
Just as newspapers, magazines, and publishers (tentacles all of Murdoch's vast empire) watched circulation ebb, television viewers too are increasingly abandoning the TV for the PC. At the recent Internet Advertising Bureau conference, chief executive Martin Sorrell of WPP, one of the world's most influential advertising and marketing firms, said what everyone was thinking: The times are changing fast in media, and those that don't keep up will be left behind.
"I think there's a certain amount of panic among media owners... Most of these companies, ours included I suppose, are run by 50- or 60-year-olds who have trouble getting it, and who really don't want to see change on their watch."
Never one to wait, News Corp. is now plying all waters, casting broad nets, and snapping up internet media properties as though they were the last of the cod. It's a move Sorrell says seems "almost willy-nilly." Already this year, News Corp. has shelled out more than $1.3 billion on Intermix Media, IGN Entertainment, and Scout Media. With promises of more to come. BSkyB, the British satellite broadcaster and 37 percent controlled by News Corp. is reportedly on the hunt for broadband provider Easynet for an easy 211 million British Sterling.
If the King of Fox's deep pockets has his smaller media moguls fretting, they needn't bother. According to Microsoft head Bill Gates, also attending the IAB conference, such "distinctions" between mediums will soon be "obsolete" notions.
Cold comfort perhaps.
Gates' vision of the future is one where ALL content is distributed online. A timely epiphany, considering Microsoft's imminent release of a 'paid search system' geared to advertisers interested in hyper-specific consumer targeting. MSN's new Advertising Center is due to launch in November.
As seductive a picture a great scuttling of the "mainstream" info/tainment juggernauts is, it's unlikely they'll do so on the meagre dead-heads currently providing alternative information and the much prized "content" Bill craves. More likely, those ship that will come aground atop the tide-surge of tsunami's Bill and Rupert, leaving those of us seeking respite from both no better off.
Chris Cook is a contributing editor to PEJ News. He also hosts Gorilla Radio, a weekly public affairs program, broad/webcast from the University of Victoria, Canada. You can check out the GR Blog here.


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With Father's Day less than a week a way, if you haven't decided on a gift for dear old dad, then you might start feeling the pinch pretty soon. However, if your father's a coffee hound, then you've got nothing to worry about.
Keurig recently debuted its newest one-cup brewer – Vue – which promises to brew stronger, brew bigger, brew hotter. One way it accomplishes these tasks is through the easy to read, cinch to use color LCD touchscreen located on top of the brewer.
Does dad need a serious java jolt when he wakes up? Not a problem. First, the Vue is programmable, so it'll be turned on and waiting for him. He'll easily brew a stout cup of coffee simply by touching "strong" on the screen. And with the touchscreen, there's no need to program a size – touch the plus or minus signs to get the exact amount he wants each time he makes a cup. But if he wants all of the details taken care of, then he easily can program Vue.
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Keep in mind that the Vue doesn't use K-Cups, it uses Vue cups instead. They're slightly larger, and come in different sizes for specific beverages and, unlike K-Cups, Vue cups are recyclable if your city takes #5 plastic.
Vue has a list price of $249.99 (don't pay a penny more), and you can find it at Bed, Bath & Beyond, Kohl's, Macy's, and amazon has it for $229.45, with free shipping.


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A detailed collection of my hunting and fishing trips, stats, photos, trend tracking and reminders. Est.January 2008.
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
FEBUARY 25th 2008
Sunday, February 17, 2008
FEBUARY 16th 2008
I got a call from Brad the night before about a Fish study that WVU had started on the Bluestone river. Specificly that they had stocked 1400lbs. or exactly 760 total fish, all rainbows. He was told this by Josh Bolar. Josh had told me that they were doing conditions study and that this may happen the year before, but I figured the water temps or pH hadn't panned out and that the whole plan had fell through. Jason Brown and I had planned on trying our hand at Crappie fishing on Bluestone lake but in light of this info we changed our plan.
The beauty of this stocking is that the tram doesn't run until early May or late April and the only way in and out of Bluestone gorge is to park at the tram and hike ~3.5 miles down cannon rim trail and then the river trail. It is an extremely steep incline. In the picture above you can see the tram center at the top, which is were we parked and started our descent to the river. The long and steep trek to the river assured that few if anybody besides a few park employees with keys to the gate were going to have been fishing down there.
The weather that day was around the 50 degree mark. It started off sunny and later clouds moved in. Going into the cannon that day I was really county on the info from Josh to be right or otherwise Jason was probably going to think I was a dumbass for dragging him that mountain for no good reason. The trout where stocked at the lodge and ~ 2 miles up stream to where the river trail met the river. I borrowed Dad's waders for Jason.
It took us about 45 minutes to hike down to the river and change into our waders. We then hiked to Mountain Creek lodge and started fishing our way back up stream towards the original stocking point. We saw no other fisherman, in fact the only other person we saw all day was a park maintenace worker. He seemed really suprised to see us and he also told us that they would be stock more trout later this spring around April. He also told us that they had radio tagged 20 of the 760 fish stocked last October and that as of January 17 of the 20 where still in the 2 mile stocked section.
When started fishing it was about 10:30. Within a few casts I caught a 2lb. rainbow and was quite relieved that the trip wasn't going to be a bust. I got Jason some Joe Fly Elite spinners and clued him into to slow rolling them and soon we where both catch fish left and right. Over the next 4 hours I ended up catching 18 fish and Jason caught 13. He said it was the biggest trout he had ever caught and the most trout he had ever caught. I cautht 4 fish that I estimated where in the upper 2 to low 3 lbs. range. The avg. weight of the rainbows stocked were 1.84 lbs. That is a lot bigger than most fish that the DNR stocks. We released all the fish we caught in an effort to support the project and because who wants to carry 57lbs of fish out that cannon.
When it was time to leave it took us right at an hour to hike out of the gorge. An hour of hiking straight up toward the cannon rim center. About half way to the top I got a blister on my foot from my boot that made my hike out miserable. But all in all it was a great fishing trip and some exceptional trout fishing.
Hours I Fished = 4 Fish Caught = 18 Total HOurs Fished = 8 Fish Caught = 31
FEBUARY 17th 2008
Hours Fished = 3.5 Fish = 7 Hours Fished by Group = 13 Group Fish = 23


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by AbbyZ
If you are a nerd of a certain age (as I am), you're probably already familiar with Douglas Adams's classic novel of sci-fi whimsy, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. And if you're not, I envy you, because you still have this remarkable series to experience for the first time! Originally conceived as a BBC radio series in the '70s, the Hitchhiker series expanded to include six books, a movie, and a text-based adventure game.
In HG2G, English Everyman Arthur Dent discovers that his friend Ford Prefect is not so much a quirky bloke as…an alien. And more to the point, an alien researcher for the best guidebook in the world, the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. This timing is convenient, as all of Earth is about to be destroyed to make way for an interstellar bypass. Better hit the road!
The books go on to describe a rollicking, hilarious road trip in which befuddled Arthur encounters more corners of the universe than he could ever have imagined–and manages to spread his wings a bit while he does. The book also features the voice of the Guide itself. Here's what it has to say about the Vogons, one of the many alien races encountered on their trip:
Here is what to do if you want to get a lift from a Vogon: Forget it. They are one of the most unpleasant races in the Galaxy–not actually evil, but bad-tempered, bureaucratic, officious and callous. They wouldn't even lift a finger to save their own grandmothers from the Ravenous Bugblatter Beast of Traal without orderes signed in triplicate, sent in, sent back, queried, lost, found, subjected to public inquiry, lost again, and finally buried in soft peat for three months and recycled as firelighters…
On no account allow a Vogon to read poetry at you.
After the wild success of Adams's Hitchhiker series, he developed a new one, beginning with Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency and continuing in The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul. (Sadly, Adams passed away before completing a planned third book in the series.) These novels share his British sensibility and humor, as well as his fascination with the workings of the universe, but Dirk Gently moves about in time as well as space. A psychic who can predict everything but the winning lottery numbers, Dirk Gently has a "holistic" approach to crime solving that's tested when a million-year-old ghost wants him to go back in time and prevent the ghost's murder. Dirk Gently has his origin in two Doctor Who serials Adams wrote (one of which wasn't aired initially), so it's no surprise that things get a little timey-wimey, as it were.
So this weekend, why not try a little interstellar (or inter-epochal?) adventure? And wherever you go, don't forget your towel!


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A saint, the Bishop of Hippo, a philosopher, and a Doctor of the Catholic Church.
Augustine's mother, a devout Christian and visionary. Also called Monnica.
Augustine's father, a small landowner in Thagaste, Numidia. He was not a Christian until the very end of his life. The Latin form of his name is Patricius.
Augustine's son, by his Carthaginian companion. Adeodatus, though not initially planned for or desired, was dearly loved by both his parents. He died at the age of 17.
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A "Carthaginian girl of low birth," this companion, much-loved by Augustine, bore him his son Adeodatus. She is never named in Augustine's writings. It was common at this time for young men of Augustine's class to keep a concubine before marriage.
A dear friend of Augustine's. He was a wealthy young Carthaginian man with a curious, philosophical mind. Along with others, he followed Augustine to Milan to try to live a "life of wisdom." Augustine credits him with helping him on the path toward truth.
A Roman orator to whom Augustine dedicated his book The Beautiful and the Fitting.
A Manichean bishop Augustine comes to know in Carthage.
The Bishop of Milan, a learned and well-loved spiritual leader. He welcomes Augustine to Milan, and Augustine is first attracted to the Christian faith by Ambrose's skill in oratory. Ambrose eventually converts Augustine.
A close friend of Augustine's who witnessed his conversion in Milan.
An astrologer in Milan during the time that Augustine was there.
A priest in Milan who helped Augustine toward conversion. He also baptized Bishop Ambrose and was a senior Church official.
A rhetor of African origin. He was a translator of Platonism and a Christian of high culture.
An African highly placed in the Emperor's Court in Milan. A Christian, he tells Augustine about the monastic life.


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In the 2014-15 school year, Franklin Elementary in Elyria set many goals to build a stronger school. They want to increase depth of learning, test scores, student retention, and parental involvement. And they are using the arts to bring the school down the path to success. In a unique residency partnership, and with the support of a grant from The Stocker Foundation, all students are able to work directly with a Center for Arts-Inspired Learning teaching artist. CAL worked directly with teachers to find the best use for arts to underline their curriculum. Pre-K students used The Wiggle Jig program to improve kindergarten readiness by infusing movement and dance into other subject areas. Kindergarten, first and second grade students worked with the Arts for Learning-Between the Lions Residencies to engage in increased literacy development. Third-graders used the visual arts for a Marvelous Math Residency, creating a math-based mural that became a permanent fixture in the school. Fourth-graders used history lessons in a play celebrating the cultures that settled the state of Ohio. And fifth grade students worked in a Digital Filmmaking Residency to develop and film demonstration videos of various physical science concepts.
"Throughout the school year, the program really helped bring a lot of students out of their shells and parents were able to notice a difference in their students' gross motor skills," said Erin German, a PreK Teacher at Franklin Elementary. "Parents loved every extra support that we were able to give students last year." All of this culminated in an evening of arts programming where adults and siblings participated in the same active learning and eager children could be the teachers for their families. And it was a night to showcase the new success and excitement at the school.


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By Mona Seghatoleslami ~ Posted Tue, 03/19/2013 - 9:21am
Pianist Jeremy Denk is playing a recital tonight at 8pm in Kilbourn Hall at the Eastman School of Music. He'll be playing music by Bartók, Liszt, Bach, and Beethoven.
A little bit of the interview made its way on to the radio this morning, but there's more that I'd like you to hear if you have just a few minutes to listen.
These are three excerpts: one about the overall program and the way the pieces "speak to each other in interesting and sometimes bizarre ways," then the complicated and beautiful musical world of Franz Liszt ("never shy about big themes"), and (my favorite) his description of Beethoven's Piano Sonata Op. 111 ("A question being overwhelmed by a transcendent answer" and "ecstatic, bizarre rhythmic frenzy").
I'm still working out a better way to embed the audio here - for now, click here to listen to them on Soundcloud.
Here's more info about the recital. Check out his website, his blog Think Denk, and his recordings.
...and his article about Charles Rosen...and this series of pieces about the Goldberg Variations for NPR Music. Oh, and he was on Fresh Air! And if you have a copy of this article, send it my way?
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ACL Injuries In Bulldogs and
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Bulldogs and French Bulldogs ACL (Anterior Cruciate Ligament) Injuries and Tears
ACL Tear in Bulldog and French Bulldog Puppy
ACL tear in Bulldog and French Bulldog is the most common orthopedic injury I see in the breed. The English Bulldog, French Bulldog puppy and American Bulldog knee is stabilized by four primary ligaments : the medial and lateral collateral ligaments, the ACL and PCL which are the anterior cruciate ligament, and the posterior cruciate ligament. The function of the ACL in bulldog is threefold: the first and most significant function is to prevent the forward thrust of the tibia. Second, the ACL limits internal rotation of the tibia, and finally the anterior cruciate ligament in bulldogs also prevents hyper-extension of the knee joint (stifle).
*Note: ACL is a human anatomical term, while CrCL (Crenial Cruciate Ligament) is the dog equivalent. In this article I will use the terms interchangeably
ACL tear in Bulldog and French Bulldog puppies can happen as early as 6 month of age. And in contrast to us humans, your bulldog puppy is born with a knee that has a slight degree of flexion, this flexed knee position is normal to a 4 legged pet. Because of this anatomical bending, and natural sloped knee, your bulldog puppy ACL is always load, meaning it always has tension / stress on it. To demonstrate the knee bio-mechanics, think of two parked cars, the first representing your dog is facing uphill with the brake cable ("the car ACL") stretched to the limit as it holds against the downhill roll. This model represents your Bulldog and French bulldog puppy knee in its natural state. The second car is parked on a flat road with the brake cable under no tension (i.e. the "car ACL " has hardly any daily wear and tear), representing a normal healthy unloaded at rest human knee. Because bulldogs knee tibial plateau is naturally sloped, there is a force created that transmits a forward motion to the tibia. This force is called 'Cranial Tibial Thrust' , (better known as "draw" ) and is one in which the anterior cruciate ligament is countering by preventing this natural forward motion of the tibia and backward motion of the femur.
ACL tear in Bulldog and French Bulldog can cause your bulldog femur bone to slide down backward, rubbing the tibia, and inflicts pain. Often, compounding that pain is the menisci cartilage —a cushion between the two bones that acts as a shock absorber—being crushed by the sliding femoral bone. Once again, imagine your car facing uphill but this time, add a safety wooden block (menisci) behind the back wheel. Now, imagine that the cable-brake ("your bulldog puppy ACL") suddenly snaps, placing all the car's weight and downhill roll on that safety wooden block ("your bulldog puppy menisci").
You can see why 50% of dogs with ACL injuries, will present with an injured menisci cartilage. Meniscal tear is often accompanied by a "click" that can be heard when your french bulldog or American bulldog walks. That is why most bulldog puppies with a torn ACL will not put any weight on the leg, or if they do, they will just toe touch the leg to the ground.
While canine and human knee anatomies are very similar, our bio-mechanics differ greatly. Start by looking at the differences in posture: we stand heels on the ground and our knees are essentially straight during weight bearing. Contrast that with your bulldog, who stand hocks/ankle elevated, with their knees bent during weight bearing. The significance of this difference is that there are different force vectors in the canine knee than in the human knee. In a normal canine knee this shearing force is counteracted by the large muscles of the leg, notably the quadriceps group and hamstrings. However, in situations where the leg muscles are unable to resist this shear, all that is left as the last line of defense, Mother Nature's "emergency brake" if you will, is the ACL. Humans have a relatively level tibial plateau: about a four-degree (4) tibial plateau angle (TPA) and tears are usually due to an acute athletic injury, whereas bulldogs have an average TPA's of 25 to 30, therefore tears are typically due to chronic biomechanical stress caused by the downward sloping of the tibial plateau, as I explained above. It is why bulldogs and bulldog puppies with untreated ACL tears usually do poorly in comparison with humans.
Bulldog and French Bulldog ACL tear surgery goal is to stabilize the knee joint and thus minimize DJD ( Degenerative Joint Disease, canine Osteoarthritis, Bulldog Arthritis,) progression, as well as management of meniscal injury. A variety of repair methods have been used and they can be divided into static repairs, which attempt to replace the function of your bulldog ACL, and dynamic repairs, which alter the knee biomechanics to absolve the need for a functioning ACL. Static repairs include intracapsular grafting techniques, extracapsular lateral suture techniques, tight rope, and fibular head advancement. Dynamic repairs involve neutralization of cranial tibial thrust (or cranial drawer) as the primary goal. The two current dynamic repair techniques addressing the underlying biomechanical instability in a canine ACL tear are the tibial plateau leveling osteotomy (TPLO) and the tibial tuberosity advancement (TTA). The TPLO which changes the angle of the tibial plateau has been popular for over a decade and is considered the gold standard for bulldogs and other medium and large breed dogs. The TTA is a technique that changes the relationship of the patellar tendon and tibial plateau angle via an osteotomy (bone cut).
Dr. Kraemer's V4B ACL Tear in Bulldog and French Bulldog Maintenance:
Keep your bulldog puppy in shape, keep him/her toned and keep him/her lean. It is not hard to imagine that less active bulldogs will have disuse atrophy, thus poorer muscle function critical to help and "protect" the ACL. Bulldog obesity also increases the weight load on the knee, thus intensifying the ACL daily wear and tear. In addition to weight control I also recommend that you keep your bulldog and French Bulldog puppies on a joint supplement like Dr. Kraemer's V4B Bulldog Total Joint for Advanced Osteoarthritis and Fish oils (omega 3) like Dr. Kraemer's V4B Bulldog Fish Oil Skin & Jointl.
Dr. Kraemer's V4B ACL Tear in Bulldog and French Bulldog Rule of Thumb:
When the Anterior Cruciate Ligament tears or ruptures surgical repair is recommended and should be by a skilled, experienced surgeon, nevertheless 90% of a successful outcome depends on owner compliance. When it comes to choosing TPLO vs. TTA, many of you are confused. First, you should know that not just any veterinarian can perform either of these procedures. In order to truly master these surgical techniques, extensive training is required. Second, within the veterinary profession, even to date, there is still constant debate which surgical procedure is the best overall. One veterinary surgeon may say one thing and another may have a completely different opinion. Naturally, when a surgeon is heavily invested in one technique, he or she is likely to favor it over the other, thus in his or her mind it is the "superior method" despite the obvious bias. In general, all things being equal, in the right hands, they are both excellent surgical choice. The surgeon's skill and experience in executing their chosen technique to perfection is what count is the most. TPLO (Tibia Plato Leveling Osteotomy) is my preferred surgical choice for ACL tears in bulldogs and is considered the gold standard by most orthopedic surgeons.
Dr. Kraemer's V4B ACL Tear in Bulldog and French Bulldog Tips & Warnings:
Dr. Kraemer's Bulldog ACL Tear in Bulldog and French Bulldog Tip #1: In Dr. K'raemer's hospital "Vet4HealthyPet Advanced Medical Care" we now offer a new, revolutionary, regenerative medicine, state of the art technology called stem cell therapy. Many of our orthopedic patients opt to add stem cell therapy to the surgical and treatment plan. When combined with surgery the cost is dramatically reduced. In addition other joints and medical condition can be treated simultaneously. Last, as an additional benefit we almost always also cryobank some of pet stem cells for future medical and surgical needs.
I am often asked if stem cell therapy it is a good noninvasive alternative to ACL tear surgery repair. In general, my answer is "NO" because the treatment does not fix the biomechanical problems. Nevertheless on many occasions I recommended and performed stem cell therapy in combination with surgery to improve healing, range of motion and osteoarthritis, as well as to try and save the opposite side from tearing (it is my experience that about 50% of bully's will have the other knee torn within one year.). In addition, we almost always also cryobank some of our client pet's stem cells for future medical and surgical needs. Last, most of the better pet insurance companies now cover stem cell therapy for pets.
There are exceptions to the rule, and on special occasions I have treated dogs with ACL tears non-surgically with stem cell therapy alone. Sometimes owners refuse surgery due to the dog advanced age, the risk of prolonged anesthesia, cost, the long post-op confinement, and the long road to recovery (3-4 months). Other cases were we will consider substituting stem cell therapy for surgery is for dogs suffering from multiple orthopedic problems in addition to the ACL tear, such as elbow dyspepsia, bad hip, bad arthritic hocks (Tarsal or Ankle Joint, etc.), especially in mid-age and older dogs. In those cases surgical repair of only one problem might not make sense. In contrast, Stem Cell Therapy can provide pain relief for multiple injuries at once, with minimal anesthesia and minimal post-surgery down time all at relatively low cost. Plus the stem cells can be cyrobanked for additional future treatments
Dr. Kraemer's ACL Tear in Bulldog and French Bulldog Tip #2: Most of my pets, dog and cats, orthopedic surgical cases also receive PRP (Platelet Rich Plasma) as a direct injection to their joins. The cost is minimal and the benefits are widely known both (for pets and humans) when it is done in conjunction with a surgical procedure.
Dr. Kraemer's ACL Tear in Bulldog and French Bulldog Tip #3: Pain and lameness with ACL injury to your bulldog is due to instability of the stifle joint and inflammation. The stretching of the joint capsule, which in time initiates a cascade of events, including cartilage degradation, and degenerative joint disease which all contribute to the pain and lameness.
Dr. Kraemer's ACL Tear in Bulldog and French Bulldog Tip #4: Often your bulldog pain is exacerbated when the medial meniscus become crushed under the medial femoral condyle, as the tibia is drawn forward and the femur slide backward during cranial tibial thrust.
Dr. Kraemer's ACL Tear in Bulldog and French Bulldog Tip #5: Bulldogs and other dogs with a CrCL injury and a subtle lameness may exhibit a shortened stride and a somewhat extended stifle. The normal limb will appear to land harder on the ground. Pay attention to how the dog sits. The dog may sit with the leg extended and out to the side. This is known as the "positive sit test".
Dr. Kraemer's ACL Tear in Bulldog and French Bulldog Tip #6: In addition to the forward thrust, your bulldog ACL also prevents inner rotation of the tibia which might be the reason why ACL tears are so common in bulldogs and bulldog puppies. Bulldogs have an excessive weight load resting on the inner part of the tibia due to the their unusual anatomy /physique manifested by a relatively heavy weight and large body, in contrast to their short axial bones and broad angulated stance.
Dr. Kraemer's ACL Tear in Bulldog and French Bulldog Tip #7: Almost all bulldogs have some degree of hip dyspepsia and many also suffer from Medial Patella Luxation. Those two orthopedic conditions will affect your bulldog quadriceps, gastoric (calf) and hamstrings muscles, shorting and contracting them, which further contribute to that inner tibial load.
Dr. Kraemer's ACL Tear in Bulldog and French Bulldog Tip #8: It is my conclusion that bulldog's knee's tibial femoral space is different than other breeds. This finding has been confirmed with my orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Paul Cechner, Diplomate A.C.V.S. who has been operating on dog's knees for over 40 years and on my bulldog patients knees for a decade. We observed a narrowing in bulldogs of the tibial femoral space in the inner part of the joint at the ACL attachment, which leaves very little wiggle room for the ligament and might add additional wear and tear and the greater possibility for rupture or partial tears.
Dr. Kraemer's ACL Tear in Bulldog and French Bulldog Tip #9: : Sometimes you will be able to feel a bump ("medial buttress") on the inner aspect of your French Bulldog puppy knee, which is a fibrotic response to stifle instability.
Dr. Kraemer's ACL Tear in Bulldog and French Bulldog Tip #10: Radiographs are very helpful in diagnosing of bulldogs ACL tears and rupture. In some instances the radiograph will actually catch the joint in this slipped/draw position. Other common radiographic findings are joint effusion (fluid) and evidence of osteoarthritis.
Dr. Kraemer's ACL Tear in Bulldog and French Bulldog Tip #11: In my practice the most common presentation of an ACL injury is a dog that has a history of acute onset hind limb lameness with improvement usually with pain management medication and rest, followed by recent worsening of the lameness. These dogs may have had a partial tear that improved with rest, and then went on to re-injure or fully rupture.
Dr. Kraemer's ACL Tear in Bulldog and French Bulldog Tip #12: Most bulldogs ACL rapture or partial ruptures are painful when the tibial thrust maneuver is preformed and/or the stifle is placed in hyperextension.
Dr. Kraemer's ACL Tear in Bulldog and French Bulldog Tip #13: I rarely recommend static repairs (typically done in human patients) which attempt to replace the function of the ACL but fail to address the biomechanical problems. TPLO repair (Tibial Plato Leveling Osteotomy) is our preferred surgical repair method. The philosophy behind TPLO surgery is to completely change the dynamics of the dog's knee so that the torn ligament becomes irrelevant to the knee stability. The TPLO completely alters the dynamics of the knee by neutralizing the effect of the forward tibial thrust. Once the tibia is cut and rotated the femur can no longer slide backwards and the knee is immediately stabilized. Menisci injuries in bulldogs are also corrected during the surgery eliminating pain and preventing further arthritic changes to the joint.
Dr. Kraemer's ACL Tear in Bulldog and French Bulldog Tip #14: When choosing between TPLO and TTA the breed, degree of tibial sloop, tibial plateau, the health of the patella and patella ligament, the dog's general anatomy, degree of osteoarthritis, and age, should all be taken into account. But most importantly is the surgeon's experience with the elected procedure.
Dr. Kraemer's ACL Tear in Bulldog and French Bulldog Tip #15: The cost of TPLO surgery in dogs varies depending on region and who is performing the surgery.
Dr. Kraemer's ACL Tear in Bulldog and French Bulldog Tip #16: A bulldog puppy suffering from an ACL injury might have just a subtle limp often manifested by a slowly worsening lameness with a sudden acute onset non-weight bearing lameness. However, unlike humans the injury is rarely of purely traumatic etiology.
Dr. Kraemer's ACL Tear in Bulldog and French Bulldog Tip #17: Partial ACL rupture in bulldogs puppies is not uncommon. In some cases a complete tear of only one portion of the ligament may occur. Due to the degenerative nature of most ACL ruptures, a significant proportion of bulldogs will proceed to a full tear.
Dr. Kraemer's Bulldog ACL Tear in Bulldog and French Bulldog Tip #17: All our Anterior Cruciate (ACL) surgeries (TPLO, Tight Rope, Extra Capsule) and other orthopedic surgeries are treated post op with class 4 cold laser therpyto reduce pain and enhance healing.
Dr. Kraemer's ACL Tear in Bulldog and French Bulldog Tip #19: All our ACL surgeries (TPLO, Tight Rope, Extra Capsule) and other orthopedic surgeries are sent home post op with main management medication (NASID and other Analgesics). In many cases we also send our post op surgical cases and TPLO ACL repairs with PEMT loop, a non pharmacological battery operated safe device that enhance healing, reduced inflammation and improve pain control.
Dr Kraemer's V4B ACL Tear in Bulldog and French Bulldog Warning #1: When left untreated, ACL injuries in dogs almost always lead to progressive osteoarthritis, a lifelong, debilitating, chronic painful condition. Frequently, untreated ACL injuries will also lead to uneven weight bearing, forcing overcompensation of other legs and joints, the contra lateral knee being the most likely, thus increasing the chances of additional injuries and ACL tears.
Dr Kraemer's V4B ACL Tear in Bulldog and French Bulldog Warning #2: Canine stifle anatomy and biomechanics differ from humans and lack of this understanding has resulted in many misconceptions by the pet owning public. Non-surgical treatments are usually unsuccessful in bulldogs ACL tears due to the chronic biomechanical stress, your bulldog puppy tibial plateau slope and joint biomechanics is why braces are relatively ineffective.
Dr Kraemer's V4B ACL Tear in Bulldog and French Bulldog Warning #3: The bulldog puppy tibial slope and resulting sliding action are why most orthopedic veterinary surgeons have abandoned old style static replacement procedures in favor of the dynamic ones like TPLO and TTA. Again, this is in sharp contrast to human orthopedics where replacement with a biological graft is the standard.
Dr Kraemer's V4B ACL Tear in Bulldog and French Bulldog Warning #4: Bulldog CrCL injury should be suspected and ruled out in any case of hind-limb lameness. Affected dogs may have a variety of presentations, probably due to the multifactorial nature of the disease. Your bulldog puppy may be non-weight bearing, partially-weight bearing, or occasionally non-ambulatory.
Dr Kraemer's V4B ACL Tear in Bulldog and French Bulldog Warning#5: Some dogs present with a mild, chronic lameness and may have only a partial CrCL rupture, with minimal effusion and no osteoarthritis visible on radiographs. These dogs may have no cranial drawer sign, but will exhibit discomfort when tibial trust maneuver is preformed and/or pain due to the crashing of the inner manisci when the stifle is placed in hyperextension.
Dr Kraemer's V4B ACL Tear in Bulldog and French Bulldog Warning#6: Less commonly, some bulldogs may present acutely non-ambulatory, or with difficulty rising, or with shifting leg lameness. They are often diagnosed erroneously as a neurological case (disc disease, spina bifida, etc) . To make things more challenging, these patients sometimes have concurrent hip dysplasia, DJD and lumbosacral disease. Even with concurrent diseases, a good orthopedic exam can evaluate CrCL status with confidence.
Dr Kraemer's V4B ACL Tear in Bulldog and French Bulldog Warning# 7: both your French Bulldog legs should be examined and radiographed. Very often the opposite side is also injured due to overcompensation. I usually start with the "good" leg to allow your bully to relax and get an idea of what baseline responses are. I begin by flexing and extending the joint to assess range of motion, crepitus, or clicking noise. Some may have diminished range of motion due to fibrosis, pain, or effusion. Crepitus can be consistent with degenerative joint disease (osteoarthritis). A palpable or audible click may indicate a meniscal tear.
Dr Kraemer's V4B ACL Tear in Bulldog and French Bulldog Warning #8: If no drawer is palpated in your bulldog, but CrCL injury is still suspected, cranial drawer should be re-evaluated under sedation because they are resisting palpation with their leg muscles, or/and they have significant fibrosis which has stabilized the stifle. Lack of drawer sign in your bulldog knee can also be due to a partial ligament tear and the remaining intact ligament resisting gross displacement.
Dr Kraemer's V4B ACL Tear in Bulldog and French Bulldog Warning #9: many bulldogs have MPL (medial/inner patella laxation) prior, or in addition to ACL injuries. These two conditions can be interwoven, since many patients with an MPL have medial rotation of the tibial crest, which puts continuous tension on the ACL. This is thought to predispose tearing of the ACL. In addition, chronic osteoarthritis, present in the stifles of bulldog puppies with MPL will initiate an enzymatic environment that can lead to degradation of the ACL. Last, rupture of the ACL tends to make the degree of patellar luxation worse, because a restraint on inward rotation of the tibia has been lost and because cranial displacement of the tibia during weight bearing moves the insertion of the patellar tendon, thus "lifting" the patella out of the trochlear groove and facilitating luxation.
Dr Kraemer's V4B ACL Tear in Bulldog and French Bulldog Warning #10: Even in cases where a clear diagnosis of your bulldog CrCL rupture can be made in the exam room, radiographic examination of the joints and hips are indicated. Radiographs are used to rule out concurrent diseases and secondary signs of CrCL rupture, primarily joint effusion with fat pad displacement, and degenerative joint disease (DJD). The degree of DJD may be an indicator of prognosis, as dogs with minor degenerative changes probably have a better prognosis for long-term function than do those with advanced osteoarthritis. In cases without positive cranial drawer or trust, these give support to the diagnosis
Dr Kraemer's V4B ACL Tear in Bulldog and French Bulldog Warning #11: Acute bilateral ACL ruptures (i.e. both ACL tear at once) are rare and can present a diagnostic challenge, since they may appear to be a neurological condition, such as degenerative myelopathy in dogs or herniation of an intervertebral disc. These dogs have great difficulty rising and may appear to have hind limb paresis.
Dr Kraemer's V4B ACL Tear in Bulldog and French Bulldog Warning #12: I dont recomend treating bulldog ACL injuries with long term cortisone (prednisone) medication, due to the steroid effects on cartilage and healing as well as other adverse effects its known for.


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Voice biometrics company SpeechPro has announced that its VoiceKey has been chosen for inclusion in Innovation Exchange from Aspect Software. Innovation Exchange is a marketplace for applications that improve customer engagement and increase contact center efficiency.
"Enterprises carry a heavy burden of balancing high security, fraud protection, while simultaneously enhancing customer experience," says Mike Moors, Aspect's vice president of worldwide channels. "SpeechPro's biometric voice verification offering demonstrates the kind of state-of-the-art solution and innovative provider Aspect strives to partner with. We're very excited to have SpeechPro and their VoiceKey platform as a part of Aspect's Innovation Exchange."
VoiceKey is a voice biometrics solution used for contactless authentication. By measuring and matching voice biometrics, VoiceKey allows for the replacement of passwords, which are becoming increasingly difficult to manage and provide inadequate security. The SpeechPro solution is versatile, offering text dependent (active) and text independent (passive) authentication.
Voice biometrics are particularly well suited for call center applications. In terms of customer engagement, which is the goal in the case of VoiceKey's inclusion in Innovation Exchange, customers don't have to manually key-in passwords or answer security questions – voice is a much more natural way to interface with a phone that's in use. When it comes to security, VoiceKey's liveness detection and high level of accuracy trumps stealable passwords.
"Aspect is one of the most forward looking companies in customer engagement solutions," says SpeechPro president Alexey Khitrov. "We're excited to be able to feature our technology on the Innovation Exchange and help Aspect customers get access to the most cutting edge voice biometrics solutions."
SpeechPro has carved out a nice space for itself in online marketplaces like Innovation Exchange. In June of last year, VoiceKey was made available through the Avaya DevConnect MarketPlace.
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