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Keys blow it open in ninth, beat Mudcats 6-2
ZEBULON – After keeping the game close all afternoon, the Carolina Mudcats dropped a heartbreaker to the Frederick Keys 6-2 on Wednesday afternoon at Five County Stadium. The loss drops the Mudcats record to 2-4 in the second half and 24-52 overall.
A crazy ninth inning allowed three runs to score to blow open what was a one-run game.
With right hander Fabio Martinez pitching and runners on first and second after a single, stolen base, and a walk, Frederick attempted a sacrifice bunt. The bunt went right to Sabourin, who was playing in, and got the force out at third base. Still with runners at first and second, a ground ball to third base got the force out at third base, but an error on third baseman Zack MacPhee allowed the runners to advance to second and third with two outs.
There was a great deal of confusion on the play as MacPhee's throw was wild to first base, and the ball got stuck under the Frederick bullpen bench. Sabourin said the ball was stuck under the bench, and was unable to get to it, but the umpires allowed the runners to continue running the bases. After a long conference, the umpires decided the runners should be at second and third with no runs scoring.
Mudcats manager David Wallace commended the umpires for their work in a difficult situation. "The ball was still live, and with the two man crew, they couldn't go and check to see if it was dead, so it wasn't their fault, it was just a difficult situation," Wallace said.
An intentional walk loaded the bases, and that was it for Martinez, who was replaced by left hander JD Reichenbach. Martinez's final line was 1.2 innings pitched, three runs, all earned on only two hits with two walks and one strikeout.
An infield single with the bases loaded scored a run, and a single into left field scored two more to stretch the lead to four entering the bottom of the ninth inning.
Wallace was happy with how the team played until the ninth inning. "We played well, and then we gave it away there at the end. We know our offense can mount a rally, but we can't give it away like that," Wallace said.
Left hander Shawn Morimando got the start for Carolina, and labored through five innings of work, throwing nearly 100 pitches. Morimando's final line was five innings pitched, five hits and three runs, all earned. Morimando struck out four batters and walked only one. Morimando was handed the loss, dropping his record to 4-8.
Wallace was very happy with Morimando's performance.
"I thought he pitched well," Wallace said. "He did well bouncing back after giving up the home run, but he got right back into the zone and started getting guys out again."
After breezing through the first inning, Morimando allowed a home run with one out in the second inning to put the Mudcats in an early hole. With two outs, left fielder Bryson Myles made a sliding catch to save an extra base hit and end the inning.
First baseman Jerrud Sabourin crushed the first pitch of the second inning to deep right field to lead off the inning with a double. With one out, shortstop Paddy Matera doubled off the left field wall to drive in the tying run.
Matera rose in the batting order again for the second day in a row, from ninth to seventh to sixth on Wednesday. Wallace is very pleased with the former independent league player's performance.
"He has done such a great job, he can play anywhere in the infield and is a threat at the plate. He's not getting cheated at the plate at all," Wallace said.
Right fielder Luigi Rodriguez singled with two outs in the third inning, but reinjured his shoulder on the swing. Rodriguez injured the same shoulder earlier in the season and landed on the disabled list because of it. Bo Greenwell came in to pinch run, and to play right field.
Wallace said hopefully Rodriguez's shoulder will not be as big of issue as it has been for him in the past.
"When he finishes batting right handed, somehow his shoulder pops in and out of joint," Wallace said. "I hate it for him because he can't stay out there and get in any kind of rhythm, so we'll have to get that figured out. He said he doesn't think it's as serious as before, but we'll check him out tomorrow."
Morimando ran into trouble in the fourth inning, after allowing a single and a double to put runners on second and third with two outs. A strikeout put two away, but a double down the third base line drove in two runs to give Frederick a two-run lead. A groundout back to Morimando ended the inning.
Sabourin led off the fourth inning with his second double of the day, but was unable to advance any further.
Morimando ran into more trouble in the fifth inning, after allowing a single to lead off the inning. With one on and one out, a ground ball to second base got the second out of the inning, but the runner reached on a fielder's choice. A walk put two on with two outs, but a strikeout ended the inning without allowing a run.
Morimando was lifted after the fifth inning for right hander Grant Sides, who pitched two strong innings of relief, only allowing two base runners, both on walks.
Second baseman Joey Wendle led off the sixth inning with his eighth home run of the year to pull the Mudcats within one. With two outs in the inning, Matera singled to right field, but Myles flew out to deep center field to end the inning.
With two outs in the seventh inning, center fielder Tyler Naquin crushed a double off the left field wall, but Greenwell grounded out to the shortstop to end the inning.
Martinez replaced Sides in the eighth inning after two innings of work and not allowing a hit or a run on two walks and two strikeouts.
Wendle led off the eighth inning with a bloop single to right field, and with one out, designated hitter Jordan Smith hit a double into right field to put runners on second and third with only one out. Matera grounded out to third base, but reached on a fielder's choice as the third baseman took the force out at third base. However, Myles flew out to left field to end the inning and the threat.
Catcher Alex Lavisky led off the ninth inning by reaching on an error, and MacPhee singled to left field to put runners on first and third with no outs. After Naquin flew out, Greenwell walked to load the bases, but a pop-out by Wendle and a groundout by Sabourin ended the game, leaving the bases loaded.
Carolina finishes the series against Frederick and looks to get back to their winning ways on Thursday night. Right handerMichael Peoples gets the start in the series finale. First pitch is scheduled for 7:15.
Zachary is a senior at NC State where he is majoring in communication-media, with minors in journalism and theatre. You can follow him on Twitter @RealZachFrancis.


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Howdy, folks! ;) How was your Tuesday?
It was back to the grind for me… again!
After almost an entire week off of work for snow, we went in for another half day today. And get this! It's sleeting as we speak, and they are calling for another 3-6 inches of snow by tomorrow afternoon. Ugh!
Who wants to take a trip with me???
Last night I had the best of intentions. After waiting all day to work out, just in case the mail lady came with P90X, I decided to browse the videos On Demand at Exercise TV.
When I came across the description I was sold!
"Jeanette Jenkins will sculpt your entire body while burning calories with this high energy interval training workout. Jeanette will have you alternating between kickboxing combinations and weight training moves to maximize your workout." ~Exercise TV On Demand Description
And high energy it was! I haven't sweat like that in a while!
Here's a 40 second snippet of some of the weight training:
After 51 minutes of kicking butt, and girl-power punching, I burned over 700 calories! My heart rate was between 88-97% the entire time! Workout videos are not for sissies!
After that, I was ready for some nutrients.
I made Roasted Brussels Sprouts, Shitake Mushrooms, and Fennel adapted from Clean Food by Terry Walters.
Brussels sprouts, shitake mushrooms, fennel bulb, EVOO, balsamic vinegar, rosemary, and a pinch of sea salt roasted for 25 mins at 425, tossed and roasted for another 25 mins. Yummers!
I also made Quinoa and Sweet Corn from the same cookbook.
Frozen sweet corn, quinoa, and sautéed onions.
An irresistible combo full of color, flavor and texture!
After a delicious and relaxing dinner with the hubbers, I decided to put into action my plan to get more rest. I started my bed routine at 9:30. Crawled into bed at 9:45, turned the TV off at 10:30, and stayed awake until… 11:30!
I just can NOT rest my mind.
I decided to "do a little research." I am the Queen of Google of course!
I would like to see how I can use Yoga to help me calm my mind and relax my body before bed.
I found an article that is very much in line with what I have already put into place from Yoga Journal. It recommends activities such as setting up rituals, getting to bed earlier, and keeping a journal.
But here are three ideas I have not tried, but will try to incorporate beginning tonight:
Create a Wind-Down Period
The next step is to create some space between your busy day and sleep time. "You can't just work until 9 at night, and then stick your head on the pillow and fall asleep," Khalsa says. So turn off the television, computer, and radio. Cut down on or eliminate evening classes and exercise that leaves you feeling amped up. When you come home, honor this transition by playing relaxing music, lighting candles, or putting on your favorite pajamas. Think of the yoga precept of pratyahara: Withdraw your senses in order to turn inward.
If your schedule allows you to practice yoga only in the evening and you enjoy a vigorous practice, be sure to end your session with a sequence of slow, passive poses. (Go to yogajournal.com and type "Yin Yoga" or "restorative yoga" in the search box for sequence ideas.)
Breathe for Ease
Breathwork is another excellent addition to your nightly sleep routine. "Every time you exhale, it slows your heartbeat and that helps calm you down," says Roger Cole, an Iyengar Yoga teacher and a research scientist specializing in the physiology of sleep. Try two parts exhalation to one part inhalation. For example, start by exhaling through your nose to the count of 6 and then inhale through your nose to the count of 3. Do this for 5 to 30 minutes before bed.
Guide Your Relaxation
After getting into bed, try a body scan as you lie in Savasana (Corpse Pose): Progressively tense and then relax each part of your body. If you have trouble doing this on your own, get an audio CD of meditations, guided imagery, or Yoga Nidra (yogic sleep), to help. "This is good for people who have mental chatter," says Cole. "It takes their mind in a different direction."
Once you've chosen your specific nighttime ritual, repeat it every night to cue your body that it's time for sleep. Khalsa says that after a few weeks of practice, your sleep will improve. "These things don't work instantly, but over time you normalize arousal and sleep starts to get better." And as opposed to suffering from side effects such as headaches, dizziness, daytime drowsiness, and long-term dependence on drugs, you'll feel better overall, instead of worse, with your nighttime routine. "It improves individuals on a holistic level, and other problems that they might have had also might start to dissipate," says Khalsa. Now that sounds like a side effect we can all live with.
It's worth a shot! I think tonight I will try to do some yoga poses before climbing into bed, and practice deep breathing.
So sweet dreams, my friends! Breath deep and relax! Summer is only 130 days away!
What is your favorite way to wind down after a long day of work?
Remember, Be Happy, Be Healthy, Be You!!!

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Topic: Lock (03/06/06)
TITLE: Myrtle's Keepsake Box - 1854
By Cassie Memmer
stepping over the basket of buffalo dung she had collected that morning for the
evening's fire. Her father climbed up front to drive the horses. "Are you ready, Myrtle?
The wagons are moving."
"Yes, Pa." She always rode inside the prairie schooner in the heat of the day. It saved
her face from burning in the hot sun and she could somewhat avoid the dust kicked up
by the horse's hooves. "Sweat and dust," she moaned, removing her bonnet from her
damp auburn hair. "But soon we'll be in Oregon, Mama! The wagon master says just a
few more days. It's a good thing too."
Myrtle sat down beside the near empty food barrels which had been filled to the brim
when they'd left Independence, Missouri last March. But now, the sugar, coffee and
salt pork were all gone. "We have only a bit of flour and beans left, Mama. I'll use the
remaining cornmeal tonight to make johnnycakes. It'll be special because I've saved a
spoon of honey to sweeten them and there's a few pickles left.
"The scouts are out looking for water, Mama. The barrels need filling again and the
horses need to graze and drink some good water. Everyone's tired and the animals are
worn out. I'm worried about Papa; he's terribly quiet. It's been such a long hard
Myrtle picked up her most prized possession, a small polished walnut keepsake box.
She opened the little chest as she did most days, relishing its contents. "Oh, Mama."
Myrtle looked at the treasures inside. She reached for the pieces of ribbon and lace
and examined them once again. It was all that was left of Mama's wedding gown. All
the remnants of the beautiful dress had been used over the years. A piece here, one
there. Mama had even used part of the material to make Myrtle's own dress and
ribbons for her hair to celebrate her baptism when she was twelve years old.
And there was Mama's scissors along with the precious needles for sewing and
mending. Most evenings back home had found Mama sewing or patching up their
clothing and stockings. Myrtle remembered laughing at the stories Papa told as Mama
lovingly worked each stitch.
Myrtle gently picked up Mama's brooch Grandpa Wally had given her on her wedding
day. Her mother wore it only on special occasions. It was beautiful with a large
emerald at its center surrounded by golden leaves on a black background. "I remember
the last time you wore this, Mama. We traveled to St. Louis to the doctors there at the
hospital. You were pallid, yet so beautiful."
Myrtle fingered the old material of a bookmark her mother had stitched as a young girl.
"Mama, I used to love for you to read your bible to me while I traced the letters on this.
'JESUS SAVES.' I learned so much at your feet."
She picked up the final thing in her treasure box. It was a piece of tissue paper folded
up tightly. The tears came again and this time she let them flow. "Oh, Mama." When
spent, Myrtle laid the tissue paper back inside the box with all the other treasures,
closed the lid, and with care set the box aside.
She picked up her bible and began reading in the Psalms. They'd been sustenance for
her, especially this past year. "How my soul grieves, Mama. I miss you so." Tears
came as always. Myrtle wiped them away and continued to read and pray. "Psalms
73:26 tells me, though 'my flesh and heart faileth,' You, God, are 'the strength of my
heart, and my portion forever.' Thank You for keeping Papa and me throughout the
difficult trip across these many miles, and through our journey of grief."
A few days later the call began at the beginning of the wagon train. Oregon! "We're
here, Myrtle! We've made it."
Myrtle's tired feet ran to the back of the wagon, climbed up and rushed to the keepsake
box. She opened it and gently laid each item to the side until she held the folded tissue
paper. She lovingly freed each fold, as the tears began to fall once more. When
uncovered, there rested the most precious memory of her mother. Auburn with a touch
of gray. She carassed the lock of her mother's hair, "we made it to Oregon, Mama, we
made it."
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A Season's Griot
By Chris Snyder • Dec 17, 2015
A Season's Griot
Monday, Dec. 28, 8 to 9 p.m., on WSHU-FM
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Revista Brasileira de Medicina do Esporte
Print version ISSN 1517-8692On-line version ISSN 1806-9940
Rev Bras Med Esporte vol.10 no.5 Niterói Sept./Oct. 2004
Use of the sphygmomanometer in the evaluation of the knee joint flexor and extensor muscle strength in militaries
Utilización del esfigmomanómetro en la evaluación de la fuerza de los músculos extensores y flexores de la articulación de la rodilla en militares
Claudionor DelgadoI; José Fernandes FilhoII; Fernando Policarpo BarbosaIII; Hildeamo Bonifácio OliveiraIV
of the "Latus Senso" Trauma and Orthopedic Physical Therapy Program of the Brazilian
Rehabilitation Medicine Institute, IBMR RJ CREFITO 2/689-F)
IIPhD Professor, Coordinator of the "Strictus Senso" Motricity Science Program Castelo Branco University, UCB-RJ 0066/1)
IIIMsC Professor, Coordinator of the Scientific Initiation Program in Physical Education Brasilia Catholic University UCB CREF 0155/7)
IVMsC Professor, Coordinator of the Strength Study Laboratory LABEF Physical Education Course - Brasilia Catholic University UCB CREF 0159/7)
This is a comparative and descriptive study that aims at analyzing the strength
for the different angles of the knee flexion and extension in militaries. The
objective of this study was to evaluate the extensor and flexor muscles of the
knee joint for different angles by means of the Modified Sphygmomanometer (MS)
in healthy militaries.
METHODS: The sample was composed of 31 militaries as follows: 19 male and 12 female with average age of 26.5 ± 5.8 years; respective average height of 162.00 ± 0.06 (cm) and 175.00 ± 0.06 (cm) and average body mass of 56.83 ± 5.85 (kg) and 73.25 ± 10.46 (kg). The evaluation methodology was the one proposed by Helewa, Goldsmith and Smithe (1981) using Modified Sphygmomanometer (MS). The maximal isometric contractions at 30º of flexion and 30º/90º of extension were obtained in the Make test, in the Inbaf flexion-extension table and recorded by the MS Tycos. The data was analyzed using the "t" Student-test to compare the averages, and the significance level adopted was p > 0.05.
RESULTS: In both the female and the male groups, significant difference was only observed between angles of 30 and 90 degrees of the right knee extension (p > 0.05). At angles of 90 degrees for the knee extension and of 30 degrees for knee flexion, no intra-groups significant differences were observed (p > 0.05).
CONCLUSION: Militaries present strength differences between knee joint anterior and posterior muscular groups at the different angles studied. The methodology used showed to be satisfactory for the strength qualitative evaluation.
Key words: Isometric strength. Sphygmomanometer. Knee joint.
Y OBJETIVO: Este estudio descriptivo comparativo tiene el objetivo de analizar
la fuerza en los distintos ángulos en la extensión y flexión
de la rodilla en militares saludables, utilizándose el esfigmomanómetro
modificado (EM).
MÉTODOS: Se evaluaron 31 militares, 19 del sexo femenino y 12 del sexo masculino, con promedio de edad de 26,5 ± 5,8 años, promedio de estatura respectiva de 162,00 ± 0,06 (cm) y 175,00 ± 0,06 (cm); promedio de masa corporal de 56,83 ± 5,85 (kg) y 73,25 ± 10,46 (kg). Se empleó la metodología de evaluación sugerida por Helewa, Goldsmith y Smithe (1981), utilizándose el esfigmomanómetro modificado (EM). Las contracciones isométricas máximas en 30º de flexión y 30º/90º de extensión se obtuvieron en la prueba de ejecución (Make test), en la mesa flexo-extensora Inbaf y registradas por EM Tycos. El análisis de los datos fue descriptiva, aplicándose la prueba "t" de Student para comparar los valores promedios, adoptándose un nivel de significancia de p < 0,05.
RESULTADOS: Tanto en el grupo femenino como en el masculino, se observó una diferencia significativa solamente entre los ángulos de 30 y 90 grados de la extensión de la rodilla derecha (p > 0,05). En los ángulos de 90 grados para la extensión y 30 grados para la flexión de la rodilla, no se observaron diferencias significativas intragrupos (p < 0,05).
CONCLUSIÓN: Los militares presentaron diferencias de fuerza entre los grupos musculares anterior y posterior de la articulación de la rodilla en los diferentes ángulos estudiados. La metodología utilizada se mostró satisfactoria para la evaluación cualitativa de la fuerza.
Palabras-clave: Fuerza isométrica. Esfigmomanómetro. Articulación de la rodilla.
The evaluation of the muscular strength has been objective of study in different knowledge areas. It can be verified in the literature that different subjective (perimetry and manual muscular test) and objective methods (portable dynamometer and isokinetic dynamometer) have been used to measure this physical valence (board 1). In the history of physical therapy, the importance of the strength evaluation can be verified in the rehabilitation process of the body segments(1-3).
The hypotrophy and the strength unbalance between the agonistic and the antagonistic musculature are factors that may influence the muscular dysfunctions and alter the articular stability, leading to new lesions. Thus, it has become priority for physical therapists to perform evaluations that enable prophylactic actions as well as the evolutive treatment of the articular lesions. However, there are controversies regarding to the application and validity of the methods employed, once the perimeter asymmetry does not necessarily indicate strength asymmetry(1,4-8), the manual muscular test presents a reliability of only 60-65%(2,6,9,10), the portable dynamometer is not yet regularly manufactured in Brazil and presents different readings according to the manufacturer(3) and the high-reliability isokinetic dynamometer has as primary limiting factor its high cost and the necessity of adequate physical space(11) (board 2).
Thus, it was verified the necessity of a method of easy applicability and low cost for the strength evaluation with result reliability(12,13). Among the methods presented by literature, the method proposed by Helewa et al.(14) has demonstrated that the application of the Modified Sphygmomanometer (MS) was more sensible in the muscular evaluation than the methodology that uses free weights. They observed that the strength measure methodology with the MS provided qualitative and objective measures more sensible to the different strength standards. These authors concluded that the method presented good reproducibility when the results obtained by different appraisers were observed. Fernando and Robertson(15) showed a difference of less than 2% between the measures obtained by different appraisers using MS in the manual pressure strength test. Helewa et al.(14) assured that the MS yet presented good security level, being able to be applied in at least twenty-four muscular groups.
In the specialized literature, reports of two types of muscular test in which the MS may be used are found(12,16,17): a) Break Test It is a manual test where the MS is placed between the segment of the appraised and the hand of the appraiser, the appraiser's strength overcomes the maximal muscular strength of the appraised and b) Make Test it is a mechanical test where the MS is placed between the segment of the appraised and an object or a stationary device with appraised performing maximal isometric strength.
This study is justified by the possibility of providing a practical method for the muscular strength evaluation. The body segments, objects of this study, are the lower limbs, more specifically the knee, joint with specific stability features, function and importance that presents high incidence of lesions and dysfunctions especially due to the deficiencies in the periarticular musculature mentioned above, responsible for its dynamic stabilization(18-21).
The objective of this study is to use the MS for the knee flexor and extensor muscle strength evaluation with the application of the Make Test for angles of 30/90 degrees and 30 degrees respectively in adult individuals, apparently healthy.
This study presents a descriptive-comparative approach(22); the evaluation methodology proposed by Helewa et al.(14) was used in militaries from both genders and ages ranging from 19 and 31 years, apparently healthy.
The sample of the present study was intentionally, composed of 31 militaries from both genders distributed in 19 women and 12 men with ages ranging from 19 and 31 years and with an average of 26.5 ± 5.8 years. The volunteers had no knee lesions or anatomical alterations. All participants were informed about the risks involved in the experiment, being invited to fill and to sign a consent form, according to Brazilian law number 196/96. Data regarding to age, gender, height, body mass, physical activity practice level with regular practice and dominance side were also collected.
Modified Sphygmomanometer The device used to assess blood pressure had part of its Velcro tape removed. The inflatable bag was folded in three equal parts and fixed inside an inelastic bag. In this prototype, the sphygmomanometer label Tycos® was used. After modification performed, the device presented the following dimensions: 9 cm width, 14 cm length, 2.5 cm thickness and the aerial tubes presented 48 cm extension (figure 1). The unit was inflated and applied to the positions standardized by Reese(1), Daniels and Worthingham(9) for the test of the muscles investigated. We employed the Make Test, which stabilization is mechanical, to avoid measurement errors.
"Inbaf" flexion-extension table The equipment was set to its maximal load of 80 kg and for some volunteers who achieved dislocating this load, a manual stabilization strength performed by the appraiser at the device's arm crowbar extremity was added. The following positions for the strength test in the Inbaf equipment were adopted: extension from 90º and flexion from 30º.
Before performing the strength test, the volunteer was informed of how to proceed, also being requested to perform the desired movement one single time in each segment for apprenticeship, before the MS was positioned and the strength test was performed.
The MS was positioned at the distal extremity between the leg and the support point of the leg with the device's arm crowbar. The test was composed of three repetitions in each limb for each position adopted and the volunteer was induced to perform maximal effort through verbal stimuli and encouragement.
Calculation of the general values obtained The test's final values for each position adopted previously described were calculated through the arithmetic average of the value obtained in each one of the two positions adopted.
Example: If, in the extension from 90º, the volunteer reached values of 58, 50 and 52 for the right lower limb, the arithmetic average would be 53.3.
Calculation of the asymmetry percentile Comparative calculations were performed to establish the right and left thigh antagonistic-agonistic asymmetry percentage at positions of 90º of extension and 30º of flexion. For each position, the highest arithmetic average was subtracted by the lowest arithmetic average and the result obtained from the subtraction (X) was divided by the highest arithmetic average (B) and this result (Y) multiplied by 100, thus finding the specific percentile for each case.
With the objective of making this evaluation method simpler and feasible in the daily clinics as evaluation control and treatment evolution, no correlation between pressure (mmHg) and strength (N) was performed. The values obtained were only used as reference unit in order to establish the asymmetry index.
For data analysis, the descriptive analysis and the "t" Student test was used to compare the averages. The statistical significance level adopted was p > 0.05. To do so, the "Statistical Package for the Social Sciences" (SPSS 11.0) was used.
Sample characterization
The average height of the female group was of 162.00 ± 0.06 (cm) with body mass of 56.83 ± 5.85 (kg). In the male group, average height of 175.00 ± 0.06 (cm) and body mass of 73.25 ± 10.46 was observed.
With regards to the regular practice of physical exercise, it was verified that from the total number of individuals, 54.8% did practice regular physical exercise while 45.2% did not.
The average values and standard deviation (SD) for the angle analysis studied in the knee flexion and extension are presented in table 1.
The data from the statistical analysis demonstrated that for knee extension in the female group, a significant difference between angles of 30º and 90º was observed in the right leg (p > 0.05) while for the left leg, no significant difference was observed (p > 0.05); and the same behavior was observed for the male group.
For the Extension 30º x Flexion 30º in the female group, a significant difference was observed (p < 0.05) for both segments. The male group presented no significant difference (p > 0.05) in the same case observed.
In the Extension 90º x Flexion 30º analysis, both female and male groups presented no significant difference for both segments (p < 0.05).
When the Extension 30º x Extension 90º of the right leg is compared, a significant difference for both groups was observed (p < 0.05). In the left leg, no significant differences were observed between groups (p > 0.05).
In the comparison of Flexion 30º x 30º, according to the analysis of results, no significant differences were observed (p > 0.05) for segments both in the female group and for the male group.
The strength asymmetry average percentile index between the knee flexors and extensors (ischiotibial/quadriceps) found with the use of methodology described was:
In men (n = 12)
Right knee In 83.3% of cases, the extensor group (quadriceps) presented strength predominance in relation to the flexor group (ischiotibial), with an average percentile index of 26.4% (figure 2). In 16.7% of cases, the flexor group presented strength predominance in relation to the extensor group with average percentile index of 18.8%.
Left knee In 66.6% of cases, the extensor group presented strength predominance in relation to the flexor group (ischiotibial) with an average percentile index of 33% (figure 3). In 26% of cases, the flexor group presented strength predominance in relation to the extensor group with average percentile index of 6%, and in one case, the extension strength was equivalent to the flexion strength.
In women (n = 19)
Right knee In 78.9% of cases, the extensor group presented strength predominance in relation to the flexor group (ischiotibial), with average percentile index of 26% (figure 2). In 21.1% of cases, the flexor group presented strength predominance in relation to the extensor group with average percentile index of 9.5%.
Left knee In 73.7% of cases, the extensor group presented strength predominance in relation to the flexor group (ischiotibial) with average percentile index of 28.3% (figure 3). In 26.3% of cases, the flexor group presented strength predominance in relation to the extensor group with average percentile index of 9.2%.
The strength predominance of the extensor muscle group may be observed in 78% of men and 76.3% of women, with an asymmetry average index in relation to the flexion of 26.4% in the right knee and 33% in the left knee in men and 26% in the right knee and 28.3 in the left knee in women.
The flexors presented predominance in relation to the extensors in 21.9% of men and 23.7% of women, with an asymmetry average index of 18.8% in the right knee and 6% in the left, in men. In this group, which a large asymmetry difference between segments was observed, one may speculate that this fact might have occurred due to the type of physical activity practiced by the group. In women, the asymmetry index was of 9.5% in the right knee and 9.2 in the left knee.
Through the results obtained, one cannot corroborate the relation between manual dominance and strength dominance in the lower limbs. This relation was observed in 31.5% of the total of individuals tested, which majority was right-handed, however, it was observed that the strength asymmetry average index between flexors and extensors was higher in the left knee, maybe due to the fact that it is not the support segment and the musculature is not properly used.
We can emphasize as limiting factors for this study: 1) the number of individuals evaluated and 2) in function of the strength levels variation observed, it is not possible to extrapolate the results in such way to create normative values.
The strength asymmetry between agonistic and antagonistic has already been object of discussion in some studies. The study performed by Safran et al.(23) affirms that athletes with strength differences of 60% in one leg when quadriceps and ischiotibial are compared have high chances of suffering a muscular lesion. Heiser et al.(24) showed that a team of athletes presented an incidence of 7.7% of ischiotibial lesions with a recurrence rate of 31.7%. However, after the muscular unbalance was recognized and corrected, the lesions incidence dropped down to 1.1%.
In function of these studies, one may suggest that the same could occur to non-athlete individuals, as in the sample investigated in this study. This strength inequality between the knee joint agonistic and antagonistic musculature is favorable when we observe Heyward(25), who presents the studies of Golding, Meyers and Sinning (1989), where the authors suggest a higher strength normal difference of the thigh anterior portion in relation to the posterior portion of around 25%. Other authors(26-28) suggest that this difference is of the order of 30 to 40%.
In the present study, part of the sample presented behavior similar to results found in literature(25). The order which the tests were performed is also pointed as limiting factor in this study, once the agonistic/antagonistic action may have influenced on the loss of strength at maximal effort in function of the resistance generated by the antagonistic, factor also known as Lombard(29,30) paradox. Among other factors that may be considered as limiting factors, we emphasize the percentage of individuals who did not perform regular physical exercises or which the physical fitness level was not measured. The effectiveness of the intramuscular coordination and the coordination between muscles is related to this exercise practice(31). Such factors are associated to the high incidence of lesions in the thigh posterior muscular group(24,26-30,32-34). Thus, it is observed that the posterior musculature must not present strength values close or similar to the anterior musculature.
The results obtained in this study demonstrated that the most participants presented strength equivalence suggested for the prophylaxis of muscular lesions.
We know that the pressure is proportional to the contact area and that this factor may have influenced the results when we established an asymmetry normal index, fact that requires further investigations.
Militaries present strength differences between anterior and posterior muscular groups of the knee joint at the different angles studied.
The use of the MS as a low-cost practical method for the strength evaluation between knee flexors and extensors was emphasized, being applicable as a comparison parameter when the prophylaxis of muscular lesions or the monitoring of a knee surgery recovery is the objective.
It is suggested that other studies be conducted with the objective of investigating the strength relation obtained between the MS method and values standardized by isometric tests at the different angles for the knee flexion and extension.
All the authors declared there is not any potential conflict of interests regarding this article.
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The selection committee must not have watched any Oregon basketball. They finished 26-8 and won the Pac-12 Tournament. I have them upsetting OK State, and so far so good as of half-time.
Really, any of you watch Oregon basketball? They're much better than a 12 seed. They beat UCLA twice, and the bruins got a 6.
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I was shocked as heck as well. Huge fan of Pac-12 football and basketball so I watched alot of Oregon games this year. The 12th seed was a slap in the face. A lot of disrespect to the Ducks basketball team.
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I actually picked them in my yahoo sports bracket. I had (2 days ago) Oregon over Oklahoma State.
I'm a UCLA fan, and I was shocked the Ducks were 12 seed. so far I'm good. Marquette almost busted my bracket. Gonzaga is scaring me, I had them moving on this round.
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Yeah, that was just a joke to me. Fellow Pac-12 sides didn't win the conference tournament and had a lower SOS/RPI ended up with the same or higher seeds :wtf:
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Lots of people had Oregon winning. They're hot, OSU is young and very dependent on a freshman. Very weak inside.
Forget seeds. Unless it involves a 1,2, or 3 in the first round, it's not an upset.
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While the fate of one character that's been on the show since season one hangs in the balance, the zombie thriller's showrunner Scott M. Gimple reminded his audience that no one is safe anymore from a gruesome death at the hands of the walkers, and that might just include Rick himself.
We already knew that season six was going to be a grim one, but in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Gimple revealed that fans of the show should be very afraid for everyone, even Rick.
"It's a very big season. … We're dropping everyone in the deep end of the pool," Gimple said of the heart-racing start of season six that won't feature a ton of time passing before the midseason finale. "Things can get worse — in different ways. There will be some very unique turns to this story coming up." With the survivors' leader left in an impossible situation, Gimple confessed that this is a universe in which even a character like Rick Grimes can be killed off.
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PARIS–French investigators began taking DNA samples Monday from 527 male students and staff at a high school — including boys as young as 14 — as they searched for the assailant who raped a teenage girl on the closed campus.
Testing began Monday at Fenelon-Notre Dame high school in western France. All those who received summonses last week were warned that any refusal could land them in police custody, and no one rejected the sweeping request to test the high school's male population.
The testing of students, faculty and staff at the school is expected to last through Wednesday, with 40 DNA swabs recovered inside two large study halls. Prosecutor Isabelle Pagenelle said investigators had exhausted all other leads in the Sept. 30 rape of the girl in a dark bathroom at the school.
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A state audit concluded that a Cedarhurst provider of special education services overbilled the New York City Department of Education and others $2.6 million over two years, including $850,000 paid to relatives of its executive director.
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The results of the audit, part of a crack down on special education overbilling, have been referred to the Manhattan District Attorney's office. The New York State Education Department said IncludED Educational Services, a nonprofit, ceased operations in April.
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Morton Kramer, a former Head Start administrator and consulting psychologist to Head Start programs, founded IncludED in 1994 and as executive director grew it to more than $9 million in annual revenue, according to income tax returns.
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But the audit found IncludED couldn't provide documents supporting salary and wage costs for 50 employees, totaling more than $1.5 million, including $856,827 paid to 11 of the executive director's relatives.
Auditors also found that Kramer routinely deposited the paychecks of his two sons into his own bank account. In addition to problems in documenting salaries, auditors disallowed another $324,761 for fringe benefits.
According to the comptroller, Kramer and his wife billed the Department of Education for $32,359 in personal costs, including $19,888 in non-allowable meal expenses, $9,720 in student loan payments and tuition costs, $1,482 in repair and maintenance expenses for landscaping services at their home and $1,269 in airline ticket charges.
Auditors also found IncludED charged New York City and the state $15,382 for rent and expenses for the California home of the executive director's son.
IncludED initially told auditors that the site was a satellite office, but auditors said the nonprofit never applied for an out-of-state office and the landlord said the property was the executive director's son's family residence.
According to the audit, one of Kramer's relatives acknowledged he "made up" an invoice to obtain $6,000 in reimbursement for the security deposit and rent, including $4,682 allocated to audited programs. He also claimed another $10,700 in costs for light fixtures, installation fees, car rental, a computer, an iPhone and other items, according to the audit.
Auditors initially found no time records for that relative in his folder, although records were added after that was brought to the organization's attention.
Time records for another one of the executive director's relatives had a repeated typographical error, showing a starting time of 9 a.m. and an ending time of 3 a.m. instead of 3 p.m. "This may indicate that the time records were prepared (incorrectly) in a batch at one time," auditors wrote.
An examination by Long Island Business News of the non-profit's tax returns found repeated mis-spellings of the executive director's and his son's name as "Karmer."
"Waste, fraud and abuse cannot be tolerated in our special education programs, but my auditors keep finding it," DiNapoli said. "Allowing these abuses to continue deprives children with disabilities of the resources intended for them and threatens the entire private special education program."


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After you upgrade to Microsoft Outlook 2013 from an earlier version of Outlook, you notice that your menu entries in the Quick Parts control are missing. This issue is shown in the following screen shot.
This issue occurs because a new NormalEmail.dotm template file is created when you first start Outlook after you upgrade to Outlook 2013. When this occurs, the existing NormalEmail.dotm file from the earlier version of Outlook is renamed as "NormalEmail15Pre.dotm." This is done to optimize the default template for Outlook 2013.
Note The NormalEmail.dotm file contains all Quick Part entries that you create.
Note The NormalEmail.dotm file contains all Quick Part entries that you create.
Important Follow the steps in this section carefully. Serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Before you modify it, back up the registry for restoration in case problems occur.
To resolve this issue, follow these steps:
To resolve this issue, follow these steps:
- Exit Outlook.
- Locate and open the following folder:C:\users\<user name>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Templates
- In this folder, rename NormalEmail.dotm to NormalEmail.old.
- Rename NormalEmail15Pre.dotm to NormalEmail.dotm.
- Start Registry Editor:
- Windows 8: Press Windows logo key+R to open the Run dialog box. Type regedit.exe, and then press OK.
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- Locate the following subkey in the registry:
Note In this path, <x.0> represents your Office version (for example, version 15.0 = Outlook 2013).
- Under the \WordMail key, locate the FirstRunOnRTM value.
Note If the FirstRunOnRTM value does not exist, create it. To do this, follow these steps:
- Select the WordMail key, right-click the details pane in the editor, point to New, and then click DWORD (32-bit) Value.
- Change New Value #1 to FirstRunOnRTM.
- Right-click FirstRunOnRTM, and then click Modify.
- Make sure that the value in the Value data field is 0.
- Click OK.
- Close Registry Editor.
- Start Outlook.
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There's a similar issue in Microsoft Word when the existing Normal template file is renamed after you upgrade to Word 2013. For more information, see the following Microsoft Knowledge Base article:
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Utah State's outdoor track and field teams will continue its 2012 season this week as it travels to Moscow, Idaho to compete in the Western Athletic Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships at the Dan O'Brien Track & Field Complex from Tuesday, May 8 through Friday, May 11. The USU men have won the last three-straight outdoor WAC titles, while the Aggie women placed second at last year's championships.
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Utah State's men and women's track and field teams captured three events as part of 23 top-five finishes at the University of California hosted Brutus Hamilton Open and Invitational as well as the BYU Robison Invitational last weekend. Winning their event for USU at BYU's meet was senior Sonia Grabowska in the pole vault with a vault of 4.12m (13-06.25) and freshman Dallas Singley in the pole vault with a mark of 4.60m (15-01.00). Junior Silas Pimentel won the 200m at California's Brutus Hamilton Invitational with a time of 21.46. Pimentel also placed fourth in the 100m (10.62). Taking second place for the Aggies in Berkeley, Calif., were senior Lindsey Spencer in the discus (51.82m [170-00]), freshman Nic Bowens in the 100m (10.58m), along with the women's 4x400m relay team (3:46.24) and the men's 4x100m relay team (40.68). Bowens also placed third in the 200m (21.68). Other top-five finishers for the USU women was freshman McKenzie Johnson who placed third in the long jump with a leap of 5.94m (19-06.00). Finishing fourth in their respective events were senior Katelyn Heiner in the 400m dash with a time of 54.96, sophomore Kylie Hirschi in the 400m hurdles with a time of 1:011.22, along with freshmen Mariah Thompson and Jodi Williams who tied for fourth-place in the high jump clearing 1.68m (5-06.00). The women's 4x100m relay team also finished fourth (47.96). Senior Camille Fehlberg tabbed fifth-place in the 400m hurdles (1:02.68), while junior Bailee Whitworth also finished fifth in the 200m (24.26). Senior Rachelle St. Jeor also found a fifth-place finish in the pole vault at BYU with a personal-best height of 3.92m (12-10.25). Other top-five finishers for the Utah State men was junior Will Henry who placed third in the 100m with a time of 10.60, while sophomore AJ Boully finished third and fourth in the 100m hurdles and 400m hurdles with times of 14.76 and 53.73, respectively. Sophomore Bryce Hall collected third-place honors in the discus with a toss of 50.11m (164-05), as senior Joe Canavan tabbed fifth-place in the shot put with a throw of 15.73m (51-07.25). The men's 4x400m relay team also finished in third-place with a time of 3:21.48.
On Friday at the California hosted Brutus Hamilton Open and Invitational, Utah State track and field junior distance runner Stephanie Burt won the 3,000m steeplechase with a personal-best time of 10:57.56. Overall, USU had 10 student-athletes place in the top-five of their respective events at California as well as BYU's Robison Invitational. Seniors Lindsey Spencer, Kim Quinn and Daniel Howell finished in second-place in their respective events at the Brutus Hamilton Open and Invitational. Spencer threw the hammer 60.15m (197-04), while Quinn and Howell clocked in times of 17:08.34 and 8:57.25 in the 5,000m and 3,000m steeplechase, respectively. Sophomore Kenny Hamlett also placed second in the high jump clearing 1.75m (5-08.75) as did fellow sophomore Kyle McKenna in the 5,000m with a personal-best time of 14:24.01. With the time, McKenna also moved up to No. 8 all-time in Utah State history in the event. Taking third-place for the Aggies was senior Aaron Clements in the 3,000m steeplechase (9:04.21), while freshman Dallas Singley tied for third-place in the pole vault at BYU with a vault of 4.30m (14-01.25). Junior Hollie Bosworth took fourth-place in the 400m in California with time of 57.87, while senior Jen Schiess Noorlander also garnered fourth-place honors in BYU's high jump with a leap of 1.55m (5-01.00).
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Last Week
Senior infielder Lindsey Marquez (Artesia, Calif.) hit .286 (2-7) this past weekend with two runs batted in, one run scored and one home run against No. 12 Hawai'i as Utah State was swept in the three-game series by scores of 9-2, 18-0 (5), and 10-3. In the first game of the series, Marquez hit a pinch-hit two run home run. She also had one hit in four at-bats in the series finale. Utah State ends its season with a 17-36 record and finished in eighth-place in the Western Athletic Conference with a 4-17 league mark.
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Last Week
8th/8 --- at WAC Championships, Las Vegas, Nev.
Utah State finished its 2012 season last week with an eighth-place in the eight-team Club Glove Western Athletic Conference men's golf championship with a 55-over 919 (294-313-312) at the Rio Secco Golf Club in Las Vegas, Nev. Sophomore Tanner Higham shot a final round 4-over par 76 to finish tied for eighth with a 5-over 221 (68-77-76) to lead Utah State. Higham's eighth-place finish at the WAC Championships is USU's best since Devin Daniels was the individual runner-up at the 2007 WAC Championships after shooting a 7-under 209 (69-66-74). Freshman Tanner Jenson finished the tournament tied for 24th with a 13-over 229 (72-74-83). Freshman Brennan Coburn finished tied for 33rd with a 20-over 236 (80-79-77), while fellow freshman Andrew Paulson finished 35th with a 22-over 238 (75-84-79). Senior Chanse Godderidge also competed for the Aggies and finished tied for 38th with a 26-over 242 (79-83-80).
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Never one to back away from a foodie challenge I did a lot of pre-planning.
Some online resources that helped me work out where I wanted to eat were Happy Cow (of course!) and the blog posts by previous vegan travellers especially those by Too Happy Vegans and The Urban Housewife as well as vegetarian blog Never Ending Voyage. Here are all of their posts.
Too Happy Vegans 1 2 3 4 5
The Urban Housewife 1 2 3 4
Never Ending Voyage 1 2 3 4
Between my first and second trips to Japan Susan from Kittens Gone Lentil blogged about her trip and Giselle and Cody from Mindful Wanderlust have visited and blogged about their 5 favourite places to eat in both Tokyo and Kyoto. You can also check out Keren from Just One More Spoon's guest post on her 5 Favourite Vegan Eats in Tokyo on Rika's blog Vegan Miam.
One more thing to be wary of with any posts about Japan is that things change frequently, I cross checked my list of restaurants to visit with Happy Cow a few days before we left and found four or five places had closed within the couple of months since I'd started making it. Sadly this included both Cafe Proverbs and Mikouan in Kyoto, two places I'd read a lot about and was really excited about visiting.
As always I would suggest annotating your guide book or a map with the vegan restaurants you'd like to visit, in a city as large as Tokyo it really helps to know which eateries are near to the attractions you're visiting as you won't want to wait until you're hungry to realise that the cafe you'd planned to visit is an hour away. It also helps to have a note of the opening hours and any special information such as "the restaurant is up the stairs round the back of the clothing store" as it will make places so much easier to find!
Lastly when I was reading blog posts before we left I would e-mail them to myself and screen-shot any product pictures on my phone. I made a photo album called Japanese Food and added to it throughout the trip.
It was so handy to be able to reference this whenever we were shopping!
Of course I also wrote about all of the places I visited, here are links to my blog posts about
My 2016 adventures in Tokyo 1 2 3 4
Eating Vegan at Tokyo Disneyland
My 2014 adventures in Tokyo 1 2 3 4
Nikko and Nagoya
Osaka, Hiroshima and Ōkunoshima (aka Bunny Island)
Before we left the UK we did some research into how easy it would be to connect to wifi in public spaces and cafes and the answer was not easy. We eventually decided to get a wifi mifi router from JCR Corp. It's basically a mobile internet device so you just switch it on and have wifi in your pocket whenever you need it. This was awesome when we were lost and needed Google Maps to help us, when restaurants were closed and we wanted to fire up the Happy Cow app and find somewhere else to eat and, of course, for keeping up with social media on the go. It gets delivered to and picked up from wherever you're staying and we chose the 4G option which worked out at £6 a day. The 3G option is slightly cheaper and I think there are cheaper companies out there offering a comparable service.
Two more things we did before leaving the UK were book tickets for the Ghibli Museum, three months in advance is the ideal time for this, and buy our Japan Rail Pass. You cannot book a JR pass once you've arrived in the country so you'll need to plan out your trip a little in advance. You can buy JR Passes for 7, 14 or 21 days and whether you need one really depends on how often you'll be travelling via train. We were in the country for three weeks and we activated our pass on the sixth day when we were ready to leave Tokyo. We were travelling to Nikko, Nagoya, Kyoto, Osaka, Hiroshima and Ōkunoshima so the pass was well worth it. We even took a spontaneous trip to Tsumago just because we could, we loved the freedom the pass gave us.
We also tried an app called Word Dictionary which unfortunately wasn't helpful. At all. It translates the Japanese very literally so would come up with things such as "bright fat child", "ulcers" or "muffled rooster" which whilst amusing are unhelpful. We actually learnt that the former is the very literal translation for a type of red fish egg but unless you understand all of these meanings in advance the app won't get you very far.
The Google Translate app on the other hand was very useful. Whenever we had 3G or wifi we were able to take a picture of ingredient labels and get a decent translation 95% of the time. You can now download word packs so if you decide not to get portable wifi or a tourist sim then you should still be able to take advantage of Google Translate office.
Another thing I did before my trip was get in touch with some people who are vegans living in Japan. This is always one of my top travel tips, seek out vegans living wherever you're travelling to. They'll have the most up to date info and, in this case, far superior label reading skills. How you connect with them is up to you, you could follow them on Instagram or Twitter, read their blogs or go as far as dropping them an e-mail. A quick google search of "vegan" and wherever you're visiting will help you find people as will hashtags like #veganjapan #veganbrighton etc on Instagram.
Before travelling to Japan I'd heard that there is a convenience store on every corner, especially in Tokyo, and I have to say that this isn't exaggerated at all! Sometimes there were three or four right in one spot. Convenience store snacks were one of the things I spent a lot of time researching as eating out for every meal isn't always practical or financially viable.
Inari tofu was top of the list of convenience store foods we wanted to try and we had originally been led to believe that they would all be vegan but that's not so. Thanks to the wonders of modern technology it was easy to snap pictures of the ingredient labels of various store brands of inari and then send them to Shawn and Chiaki from Vegan Japan (check out their Instagram account veganjapan!). They then told us if something was a-ok or not, without their help we wouldn't have been able to try the majority of these foods and I wouldn't be telling you about them right now! High five Shawn and Chiaki! I felt like bombarding them with emails could get pretty annoying so we focussed on the three main combini, or convenience stores, 7/11, Lawson and Family Mart and my new Japanese speaking friends assured me that I was helping them with ideas for their own blog so it was all okay!
The packages of inari tofu from Family Mart, Lawson and 7/Eleven are vegan. The inari pouches sold at 7/eleven are not.
Onigiri made up a lot of our favourite convenience store breakfasts and snacks on the go and one that ended up being a surprise favourite was the plain rice ball. Simply flavoured with salt and sugar these were delightful at any time of day. The vegan version below was found at 7/Eleven. As of Spring '16 Family Mart no longer stock this type of nigiri.
Other vegan versions we discovered were Konbu with sesame seeds and Ume (pickled plum), both from Family Mart.
As well as these Ume versions from 7/Eleven and Lawson.
This special spring edition ume and sakura onigiri from 7/Eleven, I believe they bring these out every year towards the end of blossom season.
We made a meal out of these more times that I should probably admit, they were delicious and so, so cheap. Here's a classic 7/11 dinner. Plain onigiri, edamame and Chip Star crisps.
As you can see there is also a little bottle of Kikkoman soy sauce in this pic, most of the soy sauce you will be served alongside your food in Japan will not be vegan as it most probably contains dashi from fish. We bought a mini bottle to carry with us and it easily lasted for the duration of our three week trip.
I ate the vegan nori flavoured Chip Star crisps with a whole lot of tangelos for breakfast one day, it was a delicious morning.
The soy milks pictured above are Kikkoman brand and they come in loads of great flavours including vanilla ice cream pictured here on the right. Soy milk is another thing you may assume would be vegan but not in Japan where many brands also contain dairy milk.
Whilst we're on the subject of crisps, or chips as I'm sure many of you call them, we also found these delicious vegan options. Vegips were in almost every store and I preferred this pumpkin and sweet potato mix to the (also vegan) kind in the green bag which I think contained regular potato and onion.
These next crisps are nori flavoured and we picked up a pack every time we spotted them. So delicious!
These ones were plum and salt and again we grabbed some whenever we stumbled upon them because they were so good.
We never did spot these ones but Chiaki and Shawn from Vegan Japan sent the pictures to us after they'd had a read of the labels.
I wasn't a huge fan of these, they tasted a little too much like ketchup to me but I know people who enjoyed them and I think everyone should try sakura and plum crisps at least once in their lives!
Japanese convenience stores aren't amazing for vegan desserts, although things have improved greatly between 2014 and 2016. In most countries it's easy to find a bar of accidentally vegan dark chocolate or some Oreo's but in Japan they all contain milk products. I had incorrectly assumed that most mochi would be vegan but on closer inspection most convenience store versions seemed to contain cream or chocolate based fillings. We did find this type of vegan mochi in 7/11. It's green tea with a red bean filling, turns out I'm not a fan of red bean paste but maybe you are!
We also found these sugared sweet potatoes (you just need to defrost them for around 30 - 45 minutes and they're ready to eat) as well as this accidentally vegan brand of sorbet so we snapped up a mini carton of the lemon flavour.
Other vegan sorbet flavours include blood orange, mango, pear and pink grapefruit. If I'd spotted pear I definitely would have tried that one too. I haven't actually these next two products but these coconut milk ice cream sandwiches and soy ice cream tubs are also vegan. They're slightly challenging to find and I only stumbled upon these at a large import store in Tokyo, I'll be going back to get some frozen treats now that the weather is warmer.
7/Eleven also have a great selection of vegan suitable bars and snacks. Most Soy Joy bars contain milk products but these new Soy Joy Crispy bars are vegan friendly. I found the one in the pink wrapper too sweet but the white wrapped bar was excellent.
Some 7/Eleven and Happy News branches stock the Morinaga vegan brownie and flapjack bars, these come in a 2 pack so they're perfect for sharing.
You can also look out for import stores in stations where we found things like Clif bars, peanut butter (often Japanese PB contains milk) and crackers. We also shopped for food in a couple of natural / health food stores in Tokyo, you can see what we found in those stores here. There's also a store in Shinjuku station called Kodawariya where you can buy Vivani chocolate bars.
...and when you collect your drink the sleeve will have a Soymilk sticker.
Matcha green tea lattes were our regular order and this system offered great peace of mind. Starbucks currently offer a cakey doughnut which is vegan depending on your feelings on sugar filtration. Apparently the majority of sugar in Japan is refined using a fish product so anything containing sugar (from soy milk, to inari pouches and everything in-between) could be made with this filtered sugar. If, like me, you take a relaxed stance to unavoidable things like sugar then this vegan doughnut is a delight.
Whilst we're on the subject of drinks if you're into beer both Asahi and Kirin are ubiquitous and vegan friendly. As you can see I will pair onigiri with anything!
I really hope that this post helps any vegans or veggies out there who are planning a trip to Japan, avoiding fish is challenging but it can be done and Japan is an amazing place to visit. I've been here twice now and I would recommend a trip to anyone.


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