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11 Heavy Metal Bands That Deserve to Be In The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame

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Metal Bands That Belong in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

If you really want to rankle the ire of metal fans you only need to do two things: ask if an artist is really metal or bring up the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

For years, music awards uniformly ignored the genre and it was becoming something of a long running joke in the industry. Just like the Grammys are still trying to win back brownie points after the Jethro Tull debacle, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has been taking baby steps in the right direction with the inclusion of Metallica, Black Sabbath, KISS and finally Deep Purple – just a short 23 years after they were eligible.

You can’t ignore a genre as culturally, commercially and creatively important as heavy metal, so what’s the criterion that’s shutting out all the greats? With another class of inductees headed to the pantheons of rock history come April, here are the some of the groups whose impact, influence and general badassery has earned them rock hall recognition and then some, by order of years eligible.

Thin Lizzy
Years Eligible: 21
Thin Lizzy Rock Hall of FameAs a massively influential hard rock band that bordered on metal tendencies, Thin Lizzy is responsible for an endless list of timeless rock classics like ‘The Boys are Back in Town’, ‘Jailbreak’, ‘Whiskey in the Jar’, and ‘Chinatown’ and created the modern power ballad by proxy.

With a huge international following, their success was cruelly cut short by the tragic death of lead singer Phil Lynott. Combining a dual guitar attack with Lynott’s insightful lyrics about his rough and tumble Irish upbringing, their appeal stretched across the Atlantic and became the benchmark for many of the mainstream hard-pop acts that sprung up in the 80s. After U2 got inducted in 2005, we’re well overdue for Thin Lizzy.

Judas Priest
Years Eligible: 18
Judas Priest Rock Hall of FameWith the rock hall being so US-centric, that means we’re missing some of elder statesmen of New wave of British heavy metal, including Iron Maiden and Judas Priest. Originating the two-guitar attack style (thanks to Glenn Tipton and K.K. Downing) they not only propelled the heavy metal movement they created the official metal dress code with lead singer Rob Halford decked out in head to toe leather.

Priest goes well above the criteria, from the vocal gymnastics of Rob Halford, to the epic riffs and airtight musicianship of Tipton and Downing who managed to create metal with a pop sensibility on hits like ‘Breaking the Law’ and ‘Living After Midnight’. The Grammy award winners have been rocking for almost 50 years, selling over 40 million albums and are one of the most beloved bands of the genre.

Years Eligible: 15
Motorhead Rock Hall of FameAs one of the biggest glaring omissions on this list, we’re inclined to agree with Metallica’s James Hetfield when he said “There’s no more rock and roll person on this planet than Lemmy and Motörhead”.

Britain’s loudest trio were vastly influential on the speed and thrash metal scenes for the past 35 years and were one of the few acts to blur the boundaries of punk and metal. Along with Lemmy’s explosive vocals, the band should also be recognized for the impressive musicianship and songwriting skills of guitarist Phil Campbell and drummer Mikkey Dee. With 22 albums to their name, a Grammy and over $30 million in album sales worldwide, Motörhead is a big reason why half the bands today even exist.

Years Eligible: 14
Whitesnake Rock Hall of FameWhile the hall recognized David Coverdale for his work with Deep Purple, his later band Whitesnake is still waiting in the wings for induction. Perhaps not as influential as Purple, Whitesnake were equally innovative and remain one of the most underrated bands in the metal. Amid the glut of pop metal outfits that came out of the 80s, Whitesnake held their own as a great live act with a serious rock pedigree.

Early Whitesnake emerged with a gritty blues rock sound on their debut, Trouble and benefitted from former Deep Purple members keyboardist Jon Lord and drummer Ian Paice while blues rock guitarists Bernie Marsden and Mickey Moody and the producer Martin Birch helped to shape the sound. Throughout their career, Coverdale would continue to experiment on each record and enlisted some great guitarists along the way. While many still associate them with Tawny Kitaen’s car cartwheels, the music still endures.

Iron Maiden
Years Eligible: 12
Iron Maiden Rock Hall of FameAlthough many legacy acts have since hung up their guitar straps, British metal giants Iron Maiden continue to fill stadiums across the world. They managed to become a platinum selling, headlining act without ever having a radio hit and are arguably one of the biggest rocks acts of the past 35 years. Picking up where Sabbath started, Maiden was essential to carrying the heavy metal torch and taking it into new territory.

With one of the most passionate fanbases out there, they’ve sold over 90 million records worldwide, putting them into an elite category even some mainstream rock acts can’t match. Their records Iron Maiden, Seventh Son of a Seventh Son, Brave New World and subsequent releases are considered essential titles for any self-respecting metal fan.

Mötley Crüe
Years Eligible: 11
Motley Crue Rock Hall of FameDespite being a dominating cultural and commercial force in the late 80s and early 90s, hair metal and its most flamboyant members, are divisive forces within metal fans; you either love it or you loathe it. As the definitive hair metal band, Mötley Crüe never failed to deliver the drama and showmanship that made their live shows so electric. They helped put the Sunset Strip on the map and while their debauched antics sometimes overshadowed their musical merits, Too Fast for Love and Shout at the Devil remain pop metal staples and the band has sold more than 100 million albums worldwide since their debut.

Years Eligible: 9

After Metallica was inducted into the hall in 2009, metalheads were placing their bets on which one of the “Big Four” would be next. With ‘Raining Blood’, Slayer ultimately created the unofficial anthem for thrash metal and with their massive fanbase and power to sell out stadiums today, they’ve set the standard of which every metal band aspires to.

Each member of Slayer is equally deserving of the award but none would satisfy fans more than honouring the late, great Jeff Hanneman. With his frenzied guitar playing and songwriting prowess, he created countless classics and is one of the few talents all metalheads can agree on. While the band’s controversial lyrics didn’t bar them from any Grammy awards, the rock hall’s judges can be equally gunshy when it comes to rewarding some of the darker elements of the genre.

Years Eligible: 9
DIO BandAlthough Black Sabbath were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2006, the late Ronnie James Dio was not and his exclusion has not gone unnoticed. His career is unmatched in metal history, with successful runs in Elf, Rainbow, Sabbath and his own band Dio.

Taking over for Ozzy is not an enviable task and yet Dio breathed new life into Sabbath and was one of the greatest singers in metal history in his own right. After leaving Sabbath in 1982, he formed Dio and proved what a cultural force his new band could be with their debut Holy Diver. Even when he returned to Sabbath in the early 90s, he continued to tour and make music with Dio, releasing 10 albums before succumbing to cancer in 2010. While the band induction may be a ways away, Dio the man, the legend and one of the greatest rock vocalists in music history, earned his spot a long time ago.

Years Eligible: 8
Anthrax Rock Hall of FameAnother one of the “Big Four” of thrash, Anthrax has always been the more experimental of the bunch and brought a sense of humour and self-awareness that the genre sometimes sorely lacks. While there was enough testosterone coursing through the heavy metal of the 70s, 80s and even 90s, Anthrax took a different approach yet still rocked just as hard when it came to songwriting and performance. No matter where you stand on the nu-metal divide, Anthrax were one of the pioneers of fusing rap and metal when they did a collaborative track with Public Enemy on ‘Bring the Noise’ in 1987 – effectively creating the rap-metal subgenre years later. As one of the most iconic speed metal bands, they also deserve props for bringing the mosh pit and other hard-core elements to mainstream metal.

Years Eligible: 7
Megadeth Band Photo - 300With a Grammy in hand and one item already checked off his bucket list, Dave Mustaine had done enough for the genre to garner a spot in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Technically Mustaine has earned the acclaim by proxy, for his contributions to the early years of Metallica on which he received four co-writing credits on their debut album, Kill ‘Em All. As one of the founders of the “Big Four” of thrash metal and original architects of the subgenre, you can’t say metal without Dave MustaineAlong with his band Megadeth, they created the metal playbook with their powerful sound and created some of the most famous riffs in the game. With Rust in Peace, Peace Sells and Countdown to Extinction on their CV, the band has already earned their place in rock history.

White Zombie
Years Eligible: 5
White Zombie Band ShotBefore he was terrifying audiences with his homegrown brand of twisted-cinema, Rob Zombie was playing noise-rock in CBGBs in New York with his band White Zombie in the mid-80s. It wasn’t until their sophomore album on a major label, Make Them Die Slowly in 1989, that the band made the switch from arty noise rock to more horror-inspired industrial metal that would start earning them millions in sales.

As one largest industrial metal bands of the 90s, they carved out a niche within the genre, playing with horror imagery and incorporating film clips into their music. Most importantly they had crossover appeal, with their 1995 album, Astro-Creep: 2000 selling twice as many copies (nearly 3 million) as Hole’s Live Through This or Manson’s Antichrist Superstar. Zombie may even be inducted before his former band for his solo work or in the non-performer category as a director of films and music videos.

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  1. Hoyt

    March 8, 2017 at 4:40 am

  2. Mr. X

    March 8, 2017 at 4:45 am

    I hope these dudes are still around when their bands are finally eligible.

  3. Per

    March 8, 2017 at 7:00 pm

    You forgot Rainbow.

  4. Kostas K

    March 8, 2017 at 9:38 pm

    what about ACCEPT?

  5. Carl H

    March 8, 2017 at 11:05 pm

    I agree with most of your selections. I certainly would omit Whitesnake and White Zombie. I would add Pantera, they kept metal alive in the early 90’s. Also you need to add Faith No More, one of the most influential metal bands of all time. While your at it…what about.. Soundgarden, Melvin’s, Alice n Chains, Black Flag, Uriah Heep.

    March 9, 2017 at 1:02 am

  7. Cajun Mark

    March 27, 2017 at 4:49 pm

    How about the very band that set the stage for metal and punk to come…MC5? Where is Ted Nugent in all this? Come on now..this is metal with an attitude……….

  8. Glenn

    May 4, 2017 at 8:31 pm

    Uriah Heep and Blue Oyster Cult isn’t on this list ?

  9. Ulf carlson

    August 16, 2017 at 6:50 pm

    Saxon should be in aswell and Gary Moore(for the hardrocking)

  10. David

    August 28, 2017 at 11:03 am

    Damn right B.O.C. should be in there, Randy Bachman for sure, Robin Trower and Frank Marino, but when it comes down to it, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is just a gimmick.

  11. marko

    October 10, 2017 at 5:22 am

    Just rename it the music hall of fame, their b@@sh!t is beyond the bounds of a brain with more than one cell.
    As above, BOC, Scorps, Uriah, Ian Hunter, the list can go on, can’t wait for janet jackass, monkeys are next..

  12. momo

    March 29, 2018 at 4:02 pm

    i vote for Jethro Tull! oh wait,,.

    • Shawn Hill

      October 24, 2018 at 4:40 am

      Judas Priest Ronnie James Dio Thin Lizzy ? WTF Tupac Shacur is in What a Farce! It’s Run by Brain Dead IDIOTS!

  13. Cliff Holdren

    November 25, 2018 at 2:04 pm

    One word SLADE

  14. ix

    December 3, 2018 at 2:46 am

    Whoever wrote this has obviously never listened to or knows a fucking thing about Iron Maiden.

    However, pretty spot on with pretty much everything else.

  15. Jay Eel

    February 21, 2019 at 12:44 am

    My vote: DIO

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Unilever BizMaestros - Experience the Thrill of Real Business

Doing business in the hypothetical setting of a classroom is very different from doing business in real life. To allow the classroom masters of business an opportunity to “Experience the Thrill of Real Business” Unilever Bangladesh Limited (UBL) has rolled out the fourth instalment of Unilever Bizmaestros.

Unilever BizMaestros started in 2010 with the objective of identifying high performing graduates who aspires to join the league of Unilever managers. Being an intra and inter-university competition at the same time, ‘BizMaestros’ has become increasingly competitive since its inception with the number of participating Universities growing to 10 this year. The competition is well known for providing students a unique opportunity to work on real life and live challenges that UBL itself is encountering but this year Biamaestros was taken to newer heights with the incorporation of ‘point of sales’ activities which the finalists had to conduct.

Participants strategising in round 2 of the CompetitionThe first round of Bizmaestros 2013, which was the Intra University round, introduced students to a Unilever brand and required them to develop inspirational solutions to an identified issue. But what’s so different about that right? This was simply the screening round which nonetheless left the judges in awe of the way the young minds of today can think. Most winning teams developed highly futuristic campaigns, making great use of social media, audio visuals and augmented reality concepts.

But business does not run through brainstorming alone. At the end of the day it is perfect execution which generates sales. The 10 finalists thus had to prove themselves on the battlefield itself to claim the title of Master of Business or Bizmaestro.

The finalists underwent a daylong session where the top managers from the Unilever sales teams shared with them the art of selling.Post session, the teams were provided with a certain amount of virtual money with which they had to execute their strategy.They bid for actual stores, located all over the city, where they will be conducting their point of sales activities and purchased products in various mixes.With product and place taken care of the teams now had to focus on promotions.They had various merchandising material to choose from to drive take-off of the products and hence generate maximum sales.

The following day, on 3rd October, the teams went out to battle the real world. They set up the products and merchandising material in their chosen outlets with the aim of having the most money at day end. Sales reports were generated to determine whether the teams’ activities actually generated additional sales than a normal day.

Once this leg of the competition came to an end, the teams were asked to summarize their whole strategy and come up with innovative ideas for point-of-sales materials using their learning on consumers they had obtained from the outlet challenge. These POS materials were displayed during the grand finale.

Champions, Bizmaestro 2013 with the Leadership Team of Unilever Bangladesh Limited

As the sun rose on the 6th October 2013, 40 of the brightest students of the top universities of Bangladesh gathered at “La Vita” Hall of Hotel Lake Shore to fight it out, one last time, for the grand title of Bizmaestros 2013.

An amazing battle of convincing and defending ensued where each team’s strategy was scrutinized by UBL’s top leaders, Mr. Kamran Bakr - Chairman & Managing Director; Ms. Mononita Syed-Haq- Human Resource Director; Mr. K.S.M Minhaj – the Brand Building Director, Home Care & Foods; Mr. Zaved Akhter- the Brand Building Director, Personal Care and Mr. Mohsin Ahmed- Customer Development Director.

The judges were once again amazed by the ideas of generation next. After some very enriching deliberation later the title of Bizmaestros 2013 was finally awarded to the team from Institute of Business Administration (IBA), University of Dhaka because of their Innovative mindset, sound logic in strategising and customer orientation. The 1st runner up and 2nd runner up of the competition was North South University and Institute of Business Administration (IBA), Jahangirnagar University.

The finalists of Bizmaestros 2013 were all winners however, because the competition gave them the experience which would inevitably push them ahead of their peers. They are all now infused with a real understanding of not only strategising in business but also executing those strategies. Business at the end of the day is all about winning in the marketplace and the Bizmaestros 2013 competitors have learned how to do just that.

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Lara Findlay & Josh Carson of Geared App share their experience as graduate entrepreneurs

It was a real pleasure to meet Lara & Josh at our Making it Happen event on entrepreneurship in November. They shared their experience as graduate entrepreneurs with everyone who came to the event and kindly offered to put their words together in a blog.

“GearedApp first started life in 2013.  Our team came together whilst working on a course group project during our Masters degree at Edinburgh Napier University. Our team, which consisted of 5 eager computing students from varied backgrounds, clicked immediately. We decided to develop a prototype mobile app for the Edinburgh capitals ice hockey team. On completing this, we decided to take our work to the owner of the team, and he too was excited by the potential of what we were doing.

The owner, Scott Neil decided to seek funding so that we could continue developing the app, and it struck us that this was a real business opportunity. On the success of this group project our mentor at the time encouraged us to get involved with other small commercial projects through Napier, and we began developing our skills and portfolio.

With a growing portfolio and our first clients, we decided to seek advice from the business support at Napier, Bright Red Triangle. This opened doors for us, and we started to receive real business advice and support that was invaluable to us at the time, including business development Internships, Incubator office space, Advice on starting a company and useful sources of information and support. All of this prepared us for the reality of running a business.

With Napier’s help, we have grown from a small team of forward thinking masters students, to being recognised as one of Edinburgh’s leading mobile app development companies. We have developed solutions across a variety of sectors, including Health, Sport, Food & drink and Tourism. Not only that but we receive an increasing number of recommendations and referrals from clients who enjoy our energy, transparency and our accessible and inclusive approach to development.

Not only did Napier help us get our feet off the ground, but Napier continues to support us as we grow and is a constant source of support and advice. We often work with academics at the university, we have hired Napier students, Napier continue to provide us with business space and equipment and advice and support where needed. They also provide valuable introductions to contacts at Scottish enterprise, business gateway, innovate UK etc.

Over and above this, Napiers BRT gives us access to a community of other student and graduate businesses, which is really invaluable. Of course in return we like to give back and help support other businesses who find them selves facing the same problems that we once did.

Going forward, we are looking forward to working with larger companies and developing enterprise solutions. With a growing team and skill base, we hope to become UK’s most influential mobile app development company.”

Visit Geared App to see the business for yourself.


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Identifying the Key Differences Between a B2B and B2C Supply Chain

There are two broad categories of business relationships for facilitating the sale of goods and services. B2B is the business to business category and B2C the business to consumer category. In B2B, transactions take place between one business and another business, whereas with B2C the transactions happen between the business and the consumer. B2C b ... Read More

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How Setting Par Levels Can Help Improve Your Inventory Control

We see the word par in aspects of daily life and in the business world. The word par is derived from the stock exchange and it indicated that a financial stock may be above or below its normal or ‘par’ figure. In golf, par is used to highlight the number of strokes a golfer should […] ... Read More

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5 Ways to Improve Inventory Accuracy When You’re Overwhelmed With Stock

Optimum inventory management relies on accurate data so that inventory orders can be balanced with sales. By data, we mean the numbers and categories of stored and sold product, expiration dates and storage locations so that there is always just enough product ordered in to satisfy consumer demand and sales. Improving accuracy around inventory data ... Read More

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Inventory Control Impacts Profit: Make It A Positive Impact

Inventory control is something that all businesses need to get right, particularly as it is directly correlated to influencing business profitability. Factors such as how you source and store inventory stock and your approach to inventory control impacts profit. Therefore, effective inventory control is vital to maximising operational efficiency an ... Read More

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5 Inventory Control Practices To Save You Money

Inventory control is the process of keeping track of inventory stock and monitoring the company’s stock levels across various platforms and locations. Getting inventory control right can save you money, increase cashflow and improve your competitive advantage. The following five inventory control practices can help streamline your business and sa ... Read More

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Inventory Control Techniques that Help Save You Time

The success of your business centres on the ability to effectively manage your inventory stock and to do it in a way that is both timely and efficient. Time is a limited resource in any organisation and inefficiencies in its management can have a negative impact on your operating processes and your ability to deliver […] ... Read More

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Identifying Bottlenecks in Your Manufacturing Process

Bottlenecks in the manufacturing process are almost inevitable from time to time, and rather than being an issue themselves, they are a symptom or red flag to a deeper problem at hand. Therefore, to try and solve a bottleneck, it is important to identify it, work backwards to ascertain what is causing it and then […] ... Read More

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Improving the Picking Process with Inventory Management Techniques

Inventory management is all about balancing supply with demand and ensuring neither supply nor demand becomes out of control. However, it is also about paying attention to what happens in the middle, and even if supply and demand meet happily, ensuring that every internal step is as efficient and cost-effective as possible. The internal step [&hell ... Read More

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Improve Your eCommerce Inventory Control by Avoiding These Common Mistakes

Inventory is the necessary part of any business and proper eCommerce inventory control is one of the essential components for business growth. A crucial element of this inventory control is ensuring consistency of stock across all sales channels. With the 24/7 shopping convenience of online stores, eCommerce inventory control is more significant th ... Read More

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Preventing 3 Common Inventory Control Issues

For large corporations or SMEs, correctly managing your inventory stock is imperative to achieving an efficient, sustainable and profitable business. Inventory control, however, brings with it many issues but with the right tools, some of the common ones are easily managed. Problems include product stockouts that result in lost sales opportunities ... Read More

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6 Signs Your Business is Achieving Efficient Inventory Management

Did you know that better inventory management and control is one of the biggest parts of running a successful business and yet it is one that is often put on the back burner for misconceptions of that it is not a major profitable pursuit? Business owners know that holding inventory stock ties up a lot […] ... Read More

  March 19, 2019

Improve Your Picking Processes and Order Fulfilment with Better Inventory Control

Businesses today are faced with the challenge of how to increase their order fulfilment efficiency, meet increased demand and maintain exceptional customer service, while at the same time attempting to reduce costs and protect profit margins. Typically, over 50 percent of warehouse labour resources are occupied with order fulfilment tasks such as p ... Read More

  March 18, 2019

3 Inventory Control Techniques to Improve and Maintain Inventory Accuracy

Inventory accuracy is vital to an organisation’s long-term success. Profits depend on the sale of inventory stock and if you don’t know what or how much you are selling then you could be missing an opportunity to maximise sales. Having poor and inaccurate inventory control can be costly because it causes issues such as unplanned […] ... Read More

  March 16, 2019

How To Prevent and Mitigate 3 Common Inventory Management Problems

When managing inventory, there are a wide array of challenges and problems that face business owners. These problems are an issue for small businesses, large corporations and all of those companies in between who are experiencing growth. Inventory is one of your most important assets. It’s imperative to prevent and mitigate inventory management p ... Read More

  March 14, 2019

Bottlenecks and Poor Inventory Control Are Stunting Your Growth

Warehouse management is a challenging task that requires experienced staff and the right tools for them to do their jobs effectively. To control productivity and accuracy, managers need to be abreast of every detail around how the warehouse operates because one inefficient process may cause a bottleneck that can slow everything else down. Some bott ... Read More

  March 13, 2019

How to Measure If Your Inventory Control is Working Efficiently

As a successful manufacturer or distributor, you understand the importance of managing inventory to ensure the business has enough stock on hand to meet customer demand. You’ve invested considerable time and effort into streamlining and enhancing your inventory control, but now you are unsure how to measure if these efforts have been effective. T ... Read More

  March 11, 2019

Get Your Inventory Management In Shape With These 3 Tips

The aim of any business is to be profitable and to increase customer interest and loyalty so that you build a brand and reputation that can stand the test of economic setbacks or changing times. This is achieved certainly by designing, manufacturing and marketing great products or services that ooze quality and appeal, however, it […] ... Read More

  March 9, 2019

Thrifty Inventory Management to Save Money and Increase Profits

In today’s manufacturing arena, the common mantra is to produce more ‘faster, quicker, cheaper’ with the common goal being to instigate more interest through marketing, drive sales up and increase profits. This is all very well, however to achieve this goal, inventory management needs to be a focus. If inventory management is not considered c ... Read More

  March 8, 2019

What’s Causing Your Inventory Management Problems and How to Avoid Them

Businesses are quickly realising that inventory control is absolutely necessary to run an efficient business and make money in the process. Especially in today’s competitive marketplace, business owners simply can’t afford to have money go down the drain. We take a look at common inventory management problems, causes and how best to avoid this. ... Read More

  March 6, 2019

Inventory Management In An Increasingly On-Demand World

In our increasingly digital, and moreover, consumer-driven world, inventory management can be tough for business owners. Whereas traditional inventory management was fulfilled in bulk and only took into account the brick-and-mortar store, these days it’s much different. Consumers are increasingly demanding newer, more efficient and more convenien ... Read More

  March 5, 2019

How To Improve Your Financial Health With Better Inventory Management

Small business owners may underestimate the importance of good inventory management. However, inventory management can be make-or-break when it comes to financial growth and long-term financial health. In this article, we explain how business owners can manage inventory to improve financial health. What does inventory management have to do with fin ... Read More

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How to Tackle the On-demand World of Inventory Management

It’s fast-paced, it’s busy, it’s all things go, all the time. Inventory management is an around the clock operation and the pace isn’t slowing down. The way we shop has rapidly changed. This means the way we manage inventory has rapidly adapted as well. Just think about the most basic transaction of going into a […] ... Read More

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Jeffrey Lynn "Jeff" Goldblum (born October 22, 1952) is an American actor. His career began in the mid-1970s and since then he has appeared in major box-office successes including Jurassic Park (two films), Independence Day, and The Fly. From 2009 to mid-2010 he starred as Detective Zach Nichols on the USA Network's crime drama series Law & Order: Criminal Intent.

Goldblum was born in the Pittsburgh suburb of West Homestead, Pennsylvania, the son of Shirley S. (née Temeles), a radio broadcaster who later ran a kitchen equipment and appliances sales firm, and Harold L. Goldblum, a medical doctor. He has a sister, Pamela and an older brother, Lee. Another older brother, Rick, died at age 23. His family is Jewish and belonged to an Orthodox synagogue; Goldblum's paternal grandfather, Josef Povartzik (who changed his surname to Goldblum), emigrated from Minsk, Russian Empire in 1911, and his maternal grandfather, Samuel Louis Temeles, from Złoczów, Austria–Hungary, in 1910.

Goldblum's parents were interested in show business. Goldblum moved to New York City at 17 to become an actor. Goldblum worked on the stage and studied acting at the renowned Neighborhood Playhouse under the guidance of acting coach Sanford Meisner. He made his Broadway debut in the Tony Award-winning musical Two Gentlemen of Verona. He is also an accomplished jazz pianist and declared that if he did not act, he would have become a professional musician. He made his film debut as a thug in the 1974 Charles Bronson film Death Wish. He briefly appeared as a protester in the TV movie Columbo A Case of Immunity (1975).

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27 March 2013

Professor Ove Hoegh-Guldberg’s research focuses on the biology of coral reefs, particularly how these vast ecosystems respond to global climate change and ocean acidification.

His interest in climate change has led to significant roles within the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (coordinating lead author Chapter 30, “Open Oceans”) and other international organisations in his role as Deputy Director of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, and as Coordinator for the Australasian Centre for Excellence and Chair of the Bleaching Working Group within the World Bank-Global Environment Facility Coral Reef Targeted Research Program.

While much of Professor Hoegh-Guldberg’s research occurs on Heron Island on the southern Great Barrier Reef, he has been heavily involved in research networks and activities from the Red Sea to the Caribbean and been responsible for initiating global projects supported by the World Bank and the Global Environment Facility, and international education programs such as the Stanford Australia program which he directed and taught for almost a decade.

His published works spans disciplines from molecular biology to ecology and remote sensing and include over 200-refereed publications and book chapters and is one of the most cited authors within the peer-reviewed literature on climate change and its impacts on natural ecosystems.

He is also interested in creating a better dialogue between scientists and wider society, particularly industry and policymakers.

This has led him to work with organisations as diverse as Rio Tinto, the Great Barrier Reef Foundation, State and Federal governments, TNC and WWF.

Professor Hoegh-Guldberg is deeply-motivated by a desire to communicate science effectively, undertake game-changing research and to find high-impact solutions to address several of the most pressing and serious challenges facing humanity worldwide, such as climate change, food security, clean energy and population growth.

He has worked extensively with the media and operates an active science blog (www.climateshifts.org).

He is the inaugural Director of the Global Change Institute (GCI) and Professor of Marine Science, at The University of Queensland.

As Director of the Global Change Institute Professor Hoegh-Guldberg has a key role in engaging with the UQ community and external stakeholders to create opportunities and build strong external links and networks for the institute.

He heads a large research laboratory (over 30 researchers & students) that focuses on how global warming and ocean acidification are affecting and will affect coral reefs.

Professor Hoegh-Guldberg has held academic positions at University of California, Los Angeles, Stanford University, The University of Sydney and The University of Queensland and is a member of the Australian Climate Group; the Royal Society (London) Marine Advisory Network; and the Board of Editing Reviewers at Science Magazine.

In 1999 he was awarded the Eureka Prize for his scientific research.

He is the Queensland Smart State Premier's Fellow (2008-2013).

And he is now among 20 new Australian Academy of Science Fellows for 2013.

In 2012 he was awarded a Thomson Reuters Citation Award in recognition of his outstanding contribution to research and was awarded an Australian Research Council Laureate Fellowship.

He is also the Chief Scientist for the Catlin Seaview Survey of the Great Barrier Reef.


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Tuesday, March 21, 2017

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Experts believe that many consumers are being shut out of opportunities to access credit. Our research indicates that more than 6.3 million mortgages may be missing from the market from 2009 to 2015 because of unreasonably tight mortgage lending standards. Congress has taken aim at credit-scoring models as one way to improve the situation, and the nation’s largest mortgage players, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, have been studying how trended data, alternative credit models, and updated credit-scoring systems may ease underwriting. Will new credit-scoring models help? What alternatives are there?

Join us as experts in the credit field discuss recent research and data analysis about expanding credit access to borrowers looking to enter the mortgage market.

  • Congressman Ed R. Royce (CA-39)
  • Congresswoman Terri A. Sewell (AL-7)
  • Joanne M. Gaskin, senior director for scores and analytics, FICO
  • Alanna McCargo, codirector, Housing Finance Policy Center, Urban Institute
  • Michele Raneri, vice president for analytics and business development, Experian
  • Mike Trapanese, senior vice president for strategy and alliances, VantageScore
  • Sarah Rosen Wartell, president, Urban Institute

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Kristen joined Urban Edge in January 2017 as an Enterprise Rose Architectural Fellow. Previously, Kristen worked at the Pratt Center for Community Development in New York City and managed projects focused on issues of sustainability, energy efficiency, and post-Sandy recovery and resiliency. She has worked with a range of stakeholders including community-based organizations, policymakers, and city and state agencies to advocate for a more equitable city. Kristen graduated from Parsons School of Design with a Master of Architecture and earned her undergraduate degree from Brown University.


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The Gouldian Finch is a spectacular native Australian bird which is now on the endangered list. However, many bird enthusiasts breed them easily in captivity and you will find them in many backyard aviary's across Brisbane. Their bright colours and curious nature make them a great pet.

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Grow a Weeping Willow tree from your loved one remains and start a new life from it. Put some of the remains in the keepsake, bury it, and pretty soon you will have a Weeping Willow tree come out and the roots embrace the ashes. This keepsake doesn't grow from seeds, so we send out a seedling. The Weeping Willow EterniTrees will grow on regions 6, 7 and 8, so please check our region map to choose the right tree for the region you live in. Use the tin container to keep memorabilia of your loved one.


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July 8, 2016

Stress and Alzheimer's Disease - Dr. Robert Rissman

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Dr. Robert Rissman was our guest for the July Alzheimer’s Talks where he spoke about his research on the relationship between chronic stress and Alzheimer’s disease and his work to develop a biomarker for Alzheimer’s and prevent cognitive decline.

Dr. Rissman is Associate Professor of Neurosciences at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine, Biomarker Core Director for the Alzheimer’s Disease Cooperative Study at UCSD, and Neuropathology Core Cirector for the Shiley-Marcos Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center.

Key Highlight

Animal models show stress plays an important role in development of Alzheimer’s.

Dr. Rissman’s work looks at how the brains of mice change during stress and how there could be changes in Alzheimer’s related pathways after stress.

They found that emotional stressors relate directly to changes in a protein in the brain, called tau that is central to the development of Alzheimer’s disease. His team also identified a peptide in the brain, called corticotropin releasing factor (CRF), which plays an important role in regulating those tau changes.  Specifically, there is one type of a CRF receptor that regulates a stress-induced increase in tau.

Research leads to development of potential drugs to stop Alzheimer’s

Dr. Rissman’s work in mice shows that drugs that impact the CRF system could be used to prevent or delay the onset of Alzheimer’s disease by preventing neurofibrillary tangles. By giving the drug for five months, before the mice developed full-blown pathology, he was able to prevent the cognitive decline and greatly reduce the levels of beta amyloid plaque, though more research is needed.

Stress comes in many forms

Stress can be from external or internal sources. Having Alzheimer’s disease is an example of an internal, physiological condition that puts stress on the brain and leads to cellular change. External stress, especially chronic, long-term stress, can also induce changes in the brain and may make you more susceptible to developing Alzheimer’s.

Biomarkers in our future

In a just released separate study Dr. Rissman is looking for novel biomarkers of Alzheimer’s disease. He identified microvesicles, which could predict what individuals transitioned from mild cognitive impairment to Alzheimer’s disease - which could lead to the development of a blood test for Alzheimer’s disease.

Our thanks to Dr. Rissman for describing his research and answering our listeners' questions. You can read a full transcript for all the details of our conversation on stress and Alzheimer’s disease.


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Svetlana Osiyeva

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After 20 years of performing with the Kirov Ballet, touring throughout Europe and Asia, Svetlana Osiyeva thought about taking a break. “I was thinking I was finished with dancing and would start a new life of reading books, going to the theater, and traveling,” she says with a smile. “But reality was absolutely different. After two weeks with books, I was thinking I need to DO something!!”

Such vitality is Svetlana’s signature. Her wide-set, blue eyes and delicate features speak to her Russian ancestry. Her youthful beauty makes it hard to believe she spent decades training, performing, and teaching in classical ballet’s capital city, St. Petersburg.

Since the age of 7, dancing has been her life. The excellent training students receive in her classes at HARID can be traced to Svetlana’s own schooling at the Vaganova Academy, ballet’s most prestigious school. “I remember that 13 or 14 girls began in my class and eight years later there were only two of us.” Such attrition attests to the stringent life: competition was fierce and the demands were high. Their daily uniforms–leotards and cotton skirts which are easily purchased today–had to be hand-sewn.

The Vaganova Academy’s selection process took three months, during which time each child was seen three times. They were led into a studio in a line, 10 at a time, for 10 minutes. Dressed in underpants, the children were checked for flexibility, coordination, and the necessary physical proportions for a ballet career. Svetlana remembers the selection committee asking her “‘Would you like to dance?’ and I said, ‘I don’t know… yes?’ Next thing I found out, I was accepted. That was probably the last time I had fun when I danced. School was work.”

When she turned 18, Svetlana was invited to join the Kirov Ballet. “You have to push yourself all the time when you are dancing. Every day you have to be in shape, practicing the exercises. Doing that for 20 years is hard.” She says her favorite choreographers were Leonid Jacobson, Pierre Lacotte, and Marius Petipa, the father of classical ballet.

She now describes her professional life as “absolutely beautiful.” Once she decided to “do something,” she enrolled in the Vaganova Academy’s teacher-training program, another rigorous system. After four years, she received a pedagogy degree, graduating with honors.

Svetlana says she’s “very satisfied” at HARID, even though the school’s training differs from that offered at the Vaganova Academy. (Students enter HARID at 14 as opposed to 9 years of age.) “I can see such good results,” she says, adding that she is “so happy” to see the school’s graduates dancing professionally with companies.” “Every day I teach at HARID, I am interested in the students’ progress. It’s like washing a dish that you wipe maybe a hundred times and then, one day, it sparkles!”

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Complex Name: Seaside Beach & Racquet Club
Unit #: 5215
Association Fees: $719
Apx Living Sqft: 1065
Bedrooms: 3
Full Baths: 2
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Street Number: 24522
Street Name: Perdido Beach Blvd
Address: 24522 Perdido Beach Blvd
View: Direct Gulf Front
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Apx Year Built: 1988
Kitchen Level: Main Level
Floors: Tile
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Ozzy Osbourne fans who bought tickets to the European leg of his No More Tours 2 won't be seeing him live as scheduled.

The 70-year-old rocker postponed his U.K. and European dates due to an upper respiratory infection that his doctor feels "could develop into pneumonia given the physicality of the live performances and an extensive travel schedule throughout Europe in harsh winter conditions," he shared on his official Facebook page.

“I’m completely devastated for having to postpone the European leg of my tour," Osbourne wrote in his statement, explaining the medical issues that have plagued him over the last several months.

"It just seems that since October everything I touch has turned to (expletive). First the staph infection in my thumb and now coming down with the flu and bronchitis," he wrote.

"I want to apologize to all of my fans who have been so loyal over the years, my band, my crew and to (opening act) Judas Priest for letting you all down," he added. "However, I promise the tour with Judas Priest will be completed. It’s being rescheduled right now to start in September. Again, I apologize to everyone."

Osbourne's tour was scheduled to kick off on Wednesday, Jan. 30 in Dublin, Ireland, with 15 dates postponed through his March 3 outing in Barcelona.

His tour will pick back up on March 9 in Sydney, Australia, visiting New Zealand and Japan before landing in North America for his May 25 show at the Oklahoma festival Rocklahoma.

Osbourne previously canceled four tour dates in the U.S. in Oct. 2018 for an infection in his hand.

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T Mark Hall (left, with correspondent None Redmond), the U.K.’s WAGC rep, lives in London, where he works with John Fairbairn to produce the encyclopedic Games of Go on Disk, better-known as GoGod. We interviewed Hall right after his second-round loss to Canada’s Yongfei Ge 7d and he was planning to use GoGod – “a large database of professional go games supported by an extensive fund of programs, data and articles to help existing players enjoy and benefit from these games” – to analyze his game. Hall is a retiree from the British Foreign Office; his first assignment was in Tokyo, where he learned go and spent three years playing whenever he could. His travels have taken him to places around the world, including Milan, Nigeria, Greece, Burma and a 1992 stint in Seoul. Hall plans to take advantage of his WAGC trip to China to explore the country through mid-June. Through the EJ’s extensive network of sources, we have learned that T is Hall’s legal first name, adopted after an employer insisted on using Hall’s first name even though he preferred Mark.
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Colorado Gun Range Targets Women Shooters

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Gun ranges across the state are recognizing the growing number of women buying guns and applying for concealed carry permits.

One such range, Summit County Shooting Range near Dillon, Colorado, has certainly noticed the trend and is doing something about it by hosting events to encourage more women to come out and try a variety of guns and increase membership.

On June 4, 2016, the range hosted its “Women on Target” course for a group of 30 women, some learning to shoot for the first time. The program is designed to teach women the basics of target shooting with a wide range of firearms.

“We have a wide range of people from complete novices who have never shot before, to people who have experience maybe with a rifle or a shotgun,” Summit Range Association president Brian Denison said in an interview with the Summit Daily. “It gives them the opportunity to see what the sport of target shooting is like.”

The course was first offered last summer to 25 participants and thanks to a $3,000 grant from Friends of the National Rifle Association, it was brought back again this year.

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Orlando Citizens to Petition City for Stricter Gun Laws

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Following the mass shooting at the Orlando nightclub last June, an online petition is circulating calling for the city to enact stricter gun regulations.

The petition, started on Change.org by Orlando resident and activist Dylan Wolstencroft, has reached nearly 40,000 signatures, and the organizer says when it hits, 50,000, it will be submitted to the mayor and city council.

According to U.S. Law Shield Independent Program Attorney David Katz, “Mr. Wolstencroft’s effort all may be for naught with regards to Orlando taking action because of a state preemption law.”

“In Florida,” Katz added, “only the Legislature can enact laws regulating guns and ammunition. Cities and counties can’t pass gun control ordinances, so, under the law, any gun control ordinance passed by a county, city, or town municipal is automatically null and void.”

Katz went on to point out that any local lawmaker who does not follow the law can be fined up to $5,000.

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Wolstencroft says that Mayor Buddy Dyer “has the voice necessary to put legitimate pressure” to influence Congress on the issue.

Carrying it one step further, Wolstencroft will also present the petition to a couple of United States Representatives from the Orlando area, Democrat Alan Grayson and Republican Daniel Webster.

In his petition, Wolstencroft states that the AR-15 has “absolutely no place in an urban environment like Orlando. They are completely inappropriate for any and all circumstances in our city, and frankly, in our state as a whole.”

His focus appears to be on the weapon and not the shooter.

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Texas Congressman Fights Back

Sam_Johnson,_official_109th_Congress_photoRep. Sam Johnson (R-Tex) filed a Bill Wednesday, September 16, entitled the “Social Security Beneficiary Second Amendment Rights Protection Act” in response to the Obama administration’s move to have the Social Security Administration report recipients who have designated someone else to manage their finances to the National Instant Background Checks System (NICS).

Such a move by the SSA would likely bar millions of persons on Social Security from buying firearms. The basis is that it is assumed such a designation is because the recipient suffers from a mental defect and therefore is prohibited from purchasing firearms.

Rep. Johnson claims this move by the SSA is in response to the Obama administration’s failure to enact stricter gun control laws. “It’s no secret President Obama isn’t a fan of our Second Amendment,” Johnson said in a statement to the Washington Free Beacon. “Because he failed to push his gun control agenda through Congress, his administration is now seeking to deny millions of law-abiding Americans their right to bear arms by going through Social Security. Old age or a disability does not make someone a threat to society.”

Rep. Johnson, chairman of the Social Security Subcommittee of the House Ways and Means Committee, said he introduced the bill that would prohibit the use of determinations made by the Social Security Administration (SSA) from being used as an adjudication of mental defect.

Our senior citizens deserve the same right of self-defense and should not have their 2nd Amendment rights limited simply because they choose to have someone else manage their money.

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January in New York means cozy dinners, lots of fires, and making time to catch a Mark Rylance performance.
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I tend to hibernate in January, and now that I have moved to such a cozy place in Brooklyn Heights, I really do not want to go out. Besides, upon my return from the Dominican Republic, it was minus-200 degrees in N.Y.

I had cozy dinners at home or around the neighborhood with friends like Carlos Mota, the gorgeous Maria G. Bonetti, and Mafalda Saxe Cobourg of Bulgaria—I love her voice and the way she looks on stage. Noah Pritzker and Wendell Vaughan Winton also came to visit; we went to a delicious dinner at Rucola. Lynn Wagenknecht, my sister-in-law, crossed the bridge to check out my new digs. I hope she opens a Cafe Cluny around my corner! Of course, I saw a lot of my upstairs neighbors Adam Lippes and Alexander Farnsworth. We had drinks at his extremely beautiful apartment when I came to check out his new furniture—I got green with envy about his new rug—and we went down to my place to have dinner (he has not received his dining table yet). I had post-Christmas catch-up lunch with my bestie Hugo Guinness and we discussed writing our wills! What else!

My daughter and her husband, Cody, my granddaughter, and their dog, Lou, came to stay here for a couple of weeks while their house was being re-done and it was pure joy and happiness, lots of fires and lovely dinners. Cody is a great cook. My friend Valentine Maillot was in town; we had lengthy lunches and dinners at the Mercer Hotel joined by Vincent Gallo, who was there from L.A. I had not seen him in so long and I am always happy to do so. It was fun.

I caught my favorite English actor, Mark Rylance, in the Broadway play Farinelli and the King. He is absolutely superb. As that was my only cultural outing for the month, thank god I enjoyed it! I also attended a screening of Colette, with Keira Knightley and Dominic West as Willy, her horrible husband. I loved it. She was a fighter for women and did it beautifully. There was no #MeToo support then . . . Anyway, a French story and lovely in cold January. And I probably put on 10 more pounds with all that cozy business!

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Focus is on dogs with naturally-occurring primary hypoA which is thought to be due to immune-mediate destruction of the adrenal cortices.
Adrenal cortices produce:

  • Glucocorticoids, especially cortisol. Cortisol is crucial for the normal function of a wide variety of organs and systems in the body including haemodynamics and the cardiovascular system, metabolism, inflammation and immunological function, and gastrointestinal integrity.
  • Mineralocorticoids, especially aldosterone. Aldosterone promotes sodium, chloride and water absorption and potassium and hydrogen ion excretion.

Most of the clinical findings in this disease can be attributed to deficiencies in these hormones.

Point 1 – “The Great Pretender”

Complex disease that can have a variable course affecting different dogs to a greater or lesser degree and presenting in a whole variety of ways with signs and findings that may be related to a number of organs or systems.
Have a wide index of suspicion for hypoA and keep this disorder on your differential diagnosis list for a wide patient population.

Point 2 – Likely Genetic Basis

Genetic basis suspected based on epidemiological studies and pedigree analysis
Genetic test for disease risk trying to be developed. Such a test would allow us to identify dogs at increased risk and enrol them into a screening programme. Furthermore, it could be used to inform breeding strategies and reduce the incidence of hypoA in susceptible dog breeds.
Numerically diagnosed most often in crossbreed dogs but breeds known to be at increased risk include, but are not limited to:

  • Nova Scotia dull tolling retriever
  • Portuguese water dog
  • Standard Poodle
  • Bearded Collie
  • Various terrier breeds

Boag AM, Catchpole B. A Review of the Genetics of Hypoadrenocorticism. Topics in Companion Animal Medicine 2015 (Accepted manuscript pending publication).
http://dx. doi.org/10.1053/j.tcam.2015.01.001

Pont 3 – Aldosterone may be low in ‘atypical’ cases

Traditional term for Addisonian dogs presenting without electrolyte abnormalities – hyperkalaemia and/or hyponatraemia
Thought to be due to glucocorticoid deficiency but adequate aldosterone level for time-being. But paper below reported low aldosterone levels even in ‘atypical’ cases. Why their plasma electrolyte levels remain within reference intervals remains unclear at this time.

Baumstark ME, Sieber-Ruckstuhl NS, Mϋller C, et al. Evaluation of Aldosterone Concentrations in Dogs with Hypoadrenocorticism. J Vet Intern Med 2014; 28:154–159. (Open access online)

At some point in the days, weeks or months after diagnosis they will develop electrolyte abnormalities and so they need to be monitored regularly for this.

Point 4 – Hypoglycaemia may be severe

When present hypoglycaemia in hypoA may range from mild to severe and can cause clinical signs including seizures.

Neuromuscular signs may occur in hypoA that are not due to hypoglycaemia

Dogs with exercise-induced episodic collapse may be Addisionian, may be suffering from another cause of hypoglycaemia, or may be hypoglycaemic Addisonians!

Point 5 – Bradycardia is not always present and not just due to hyperkalaemia

Be alert to a relative bradycardia, i.e. absence of compensatory tachycardia in a hypoperfused shocky dog; an inappropriately ‘normal’ heart rate.

Other factors that may act to slow the heart rate include:

  • Glucocorticoid deficiency; without enough cortisol the heart may not be able to respond to the positive chronotropic effects of endogenous catecholamines which is the compensatory response to hypovolaemia.
  • Cardiac hypoxia from hypoperfusion may be involved
  • Severe hypoglycaemia
  • High vagal tone due to many possible triggers

Point 6 – ACTH stimulation test provides definitive diagnosis

May be performed in-house in some practices nowadays using in-house cortisol analysers; also SNAP® Cortisol Test from Idexx,
Validation, accuracy and reliability of in-house cortisol analysers?

Definitive diagnosis not needed before starting glucocorticoids if index of suspicion based on other clinical findings is sufficiently high.
Dexamethasone can be used before test is performed/completed – only therapeutic corticosteroid that does not cross-react with the cortisol assay.

Check recent drug formularies for ‘low dose’ ACTH stimulation test protocol that recommends lower ACTH doses than traditionally used.

Point 7 – Single resting plasma cortisol may be useful for screening – but limited role in emergencies?

The following studies suggest that if a sick dog has plasma cortisol greater than 2 µg/dl (55 mmol/l) hypoA is very unlikely.
On the flipside this diagnosis is very likely in a sick dog with plasma cortisol less than 1 µg/dl (28 mmol/l).
A sick dog with plasma cortisol greater than 2 µg/dl (55 mmol/l) would be considered not to have the disease, a sick dog with plasma cortisol less than 2 µg/dl (55 mmol/l) would need an ACTH stimulation test performed to resolve this due to the poor predictive value of this test below this cut-off.
Bear in mind that each reference laboratory and indeed in-house analyser will likely have its own cut-offs for resting cortisol.

Bovens C, Tennant K, Reeve J, Murphy KF. Basal Serum Cortisol Concentration as a Screening Test for Hypoadrenocorticism in Dogs. J Vet Intern Med 2014; 28:1541–1545. (Open access online)

Lennon EM, Boyle TE, Hutchins RG, et al. Use of basal serum or plasma cortisol concentrations to rule out a diagnosis  of hypoadrenocorticism in dogs:  123 cases (2000–2005). J Am Vet Med Assoc 2007; 231:413–416. (Abstract)

Point 8 – Intravenous fluid therapy

First priority in stabilising Addisonian crisis using a bolus resuscitation strategy initially and then moving onto a lower rate infusion
Debate about whether to use Hartmann’s, buffered lactated Ringer’s solution or Normosol-R in these patients or to use 0.9% sodium chloride – similar to considerations discussed HERE
In addition dogs with hypoA are typically hyponatraemic, most likely for some time. Rapid increase in plasma sodium may result in potentially irreversible and life-ending neurological complications.
Plasma sodium concentration at presentation may therefore influence crystalloid choice. Avoid 0.9% sodium chloride if moderate-to-severe hyponatraemia present? Its sodium concentration is higher than the other fluids mentioned and this could increase risk of excessively fast correction of hyponatraemia.

Point 9 – Client communication and education

HypoA is a lifelong disorder that can be well managed but not cured and spontaneous resolution not reported.
Clients need to be well-informed and fully on board
Also need to be alert to periods of stress when dog may decompensate and prophylactic/therapeutic prednisolone needed

Point 10 – Prognosis is good with appropriate management – yey!

Reports suggest that natural death or euthanasia usually due to another non-related problem.
But appropriate management is crucial!

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