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Category Archives: COVID-19 Pandemic

She Is Here – II

It’s not over, she says.

You thought
you’d had enough,
that you’d learned to listen.

You held fast
and now it should be over.

You can do more, she whispers.

Thank you for listening
to my beautiful birds
to the beating of your own heart.

Now what?

The borders are closed.
The sickness is rising.
The cabin fever.
The incessant fever.

The pent up emotion, frustration, dismay.
What will you use the immensity of it for?

You are alive.

How will you serve?
What is your creative contribution?

How will you release yourself?

Rubber Bullet Talisman

Send me your rubber bullets and I will build an altar for us.

It will contain the power that struck the hammer,
sending them, cutting through the air.

It will be packed with the force of cold, negligent denial
of all wrongs done from slavery until now.

It will be charged with the emotions of our people
on the streets, shouting until they can’t speak,
marching until their bodies hurt,
retreating through tear gas and chanting in unison,

of those tased in the car
while police slash their tires,
merely for being there.

It will hold the memories of those who held out their hands,
those who risked their lives,
those who crossed the lines,
those who took a knee for peace.

It will be purified by the mere act of picking it off the street,
turning it in one’s fingers,
and taking it home
to channel such
into societal transformation.

Take your rubber bullets
place them in a small dish.
Surround all that passion
and song
and force
and rage
and grief
and sweet bonding,
with petals
and nurturing sounds.
Then, light a candle
to hold witness to us all
as you shine in your heart to envelop us
with your sweetness.

Take your rubber bullet,
pierce it with a hot needle.
Pull a strong thread through the hole
and make yourself a garland.
Make yourself a thing of beauty,
wrought from the forges of rebellion.
Take it with you always,
to fuel your revolution,
which is our revolution,
to crystallize your truth,
which is our truth,
to remind you,
never to stop.

She Is Here – I

She whispers, Do you notice more, now? Does the kitchen table have more substance?
Do your books send magic off the shelves, into the living room air?
Are your interests dwindling to just a few, laden with suggestion? Sense the fresh in the quiet, she tells us.
It could be ancient or new. What do you truly need to survive?
What clutter has been swept away? Do you want it back?
Or do you feel free? Has the voice from deep within you become more clear?
And when your loved ones speak, can you hear their depths? Keep listening, friend. I have always been here.
You have – we have always been here.

Sweet rain during the pandemic

Shh, shh, shh, shhhh.. she says
Go deeper.
But, bu, bu, co, corona-
She says go deeper, now.
Breathe. Earthen cool rain
Quite flame
What you left on the loom
From the past, comes the pain
Go deeper. Who am I?, again.
What have I done?
Where was I headed
before we
let the rest of nature out of quarantine? Making do
Discoveries anew
Can you hear the calling?
Why do I not hear the calling? Shh, shh, shh, shhhh.. she says
Go deeper.
But, bu, bu, co, corona-
She says go deeper, now.

Hold on, my friend.

My heart goes out to those who are emotionally suffering under the “shelter in place” order. I know. It can be excruciating to stay present while in the depths of one’s own disorganized self, especially if one has known great tragedy. And who in this great world has not? If not in our families and relationships, by the influences of corporate greed, which has swept us away, again and again from our true heart needs, while gouging Mother Earth, who literally is us in every way imaginable.
Maybe there is some energy rerouting that can happen. Think of the awe-inspiring, creative force each of us contains. We all have designed our own flow to keep our lives stable, investing our energy in chosen places, people, media, activities and mental structures. Now that our normal balance is upset, our energy might be spilling over, stopped up. It might be striking out. It can burrow down and create depression. Or it can just freeze and all those things we have been avoiding are right here, maddeningly in the forefront.
Hold on, my loved ones. This is a rare visit to the sacred forge of transformation. The power is building up and the heat is rising. This is the time to use every tool in your toolbox, every lesson you have learned about taking care of yourself, to rest, to ground, to breathe deeply and to listen. To dance, speak, sing, to ponder. To let yourself freak out. To write, break bonds, reach out or let go. You know what to do. The quiet voice that has been whispering to you, all this time, is still with you. Listen. Listen. Allow true inspiration to come from the depths of yourself, the earth, just as the Spring tendrils curl and reach upwards in a dance towards the coming sun. I know you. You can do this. Tasara Jen Stone

Prayer for Us All

Great Mother Earth, I am listening. Your cry, your warning could not be clearer, your Spring ever sweet in your instruction. You have taken many lives in the wildfires, storms and floods. Now you take more in this pandemic. I call out to the Spirits of the Land. I have not forgotten you. My heart aches for your resurgence. I call out to the Fey, to revel bright, to strengthen Mother’s voice for all to hear, to feel in the winds, to taste in her precious foods, to be intoxicated by, when her blossoms give and give yet again. May we learn our lessons gracefully this time. May the need for drama and extremism fall away. May the stillness be long enough for us to hear our heart of hearts. May we listen. May we turn the tides gracefully and with ease and wisdom. May we tend to all the sick of the world, human and other, with grace. May those that pass on, pass gracefully, and may they find their way to the other side by the grace of the Spirits of Kindness.
May we remember our citizenship in this world. May we level our eyes to every living being. May we wield with love and bring ourselves back into balance, before it is too late, before she balances for us, and we must start again, as we did millions of years ago. May this be the time that we listen. May this be the time that we understand. Tasara Jen Stone

The Season of Goodness

(Imbolc, 2020) Blessed Imbolc, my companions. The Earth, she turns for us. For the North, ’tis Spring – for our relatives in the South, Fall. We notice the buds on the trees, the longer stands of sun, the song of returning birds, the budding of flowers…and the unprecedented outpouring of generosity. The deep mother hands the reins to the gentle father and we are on. Here comes the sun. ’Tis the Season of Goodness.
Now is the reign of the Sun, who pulls us gently towards his heat, who is soon to intoxicate us with offerings of new life. May our expressions be joined with these forces that reach ever upward at this time. May we be slow, to listen, be wooed into the magic and be lulled by the song of our own hearts. There is much to fear, yet the season of life continues. What passion rises in you? How may you share it with the rest of us?
Now is the time to express. Blessings on our journey through these times. Please, Spirits of Kindness, look over us. Stand by those under ventilators, isolated from their worried families.
Make visitation with our distraught families, soothing, circulating through the empty spaces, putting the old things to rest. Rest deeply with our medical providers and give our leaders strength as they navigate the governmental powers on our behalf. Remind us to listen for the Spring in each other’s hearts, to breathe deeply, to wait for the silence in our conversations, to bridge the long held distance we have had while jostling so close together. May we learn to integrate with our hearts this time, as is in our nature, as is in the nature of nature, to grow. To continue on in newness each time. The seeds are in the air, looking for fertile ground.
Open, my friends. Receive, take root and blossom for us. We need you.
Blessed Be. ~ Tasara

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My Diet and Equipment

Eating clean means something different to everyone. I think that everyone would agree though that it generally means a focus on eating whole foods and staying away from overly processed foods. For me, this means cooking everything that I eat, and knowing what goes into everything that I consume, and not buying anything at the supermarket that is processed before it got there. The recipes that are presented here are things that I actually eat. So you might wonder what my diet consists of. I eat a “part vegan, part Paleo diet”. I am vegan, except for consumption of fish and chicken. I generally eat a Paleo diet, with the exception of oats, seeds and puffed brown rice.

These items are in my pantry/refrigerator and are those items generally required for the recipes on this site:

  • Oats (I use quick oats, but rolled or steel cut oats will also work. If you are more strict, then you can use oat groats)
  • Puffed brown rice (occasionally used)
  • Fruit (dates, bananas, raisins are most often used)
  • Vegetables (organic if you can find it)
  • Coconut oil and olive oil are the only oils used
  • Seeds (sunflower, hemp, chia, flax, pepita and pumpkin are most often used)
  • Raw Nuts if you can find them raw (almonds, pecans, walnuts and cashews are recommended)
  • Agave, unsweetened applesauce and liquid stevia as sweeteners
  • Seasonings (like salt, paprika, oregano, thyme, basil, etc)
  • For those that eat meat, I will only post recipes with fish and chicken
  • Flours which are made of coconut, oats, nuts (can be made, do not need to buy)
  • Nut and seed butters (can be made, do not need to buy)
  • Nut and seed milk (can be made, do not need to buy)
  • Occasionally used: Bragg’s Liquid Aminos, Tahini, miso, vegan protein powder
  • Chicken breast and Fish fillets
  • Grains that be sprouted like buckwheat groats, kamut and wheat berries

Ingredients that will not be used:

  • Any dairy products including butter
  • Peanuts or peanut butter
  • Legumes/Beans (exception of edamame)
  • White long or short grain rice
  • Any processed flours (like all purpose or whole wheat)
  • Specialized vegan products (like vegan butter, yogurt, etc)
  • Any products generally used in baking (like baking soda, baking powder, etc)
  • Any red meat, pork, turkey or shellfish
  • Maple syrup, brown rice syrup, or honey
  • Sugar (this includes coconut sugar and other specialty sugars)

Most people think that cooking raw means having a lot of special equipment. In reality, that is not the case. I switched to clean eating in January, and I have only purchased a dehydrator, a madoline and julienne tool since then. In total I spent about $40. The following items I recommend having if you are also thinking about making the switch:

  1. Food processor with an S blade, shredder and slicer (mine is a Hamilton Beach)
  2. Mandoline (you can get one for less than $20)
  3. Julienne tool ( I just bought mine from Bed Bath and Beyond for $9)
  4. A good quality general purpose knife and cutting board
  5. Dehydrator (mine is a Nesco) – try to get one with the lining trays
  6. Baking pans (I recommend a bread pan, 8×8, 9×9 and 13×9 and a cookie sheet, maybe a cupcake pan. I buy mine from Safeway for about $5 each)
  7. Tupperware or plastic/glass containers (preferably a set which is air tight and freezer safe)
  8. General cooking tools: wooden spoons, spatulas, peeler etc)
  9. Blender (a high speed blender will be needed to fully blend things like smoothies, soups, frostings, and whipped desserts).
  10. (Optional) Nut bags (you can buy these at Whole Foods, Sprouts and other natural food grocers) – this is only required to make milks
  11. Mixing bowls
  12. (Optional) Coffee or seed grinder (I have a Baby Bullet) – if you don’t have this, you can try using your food processor or simply buy the seeds already ground
  13. (Optional) Juicer – this may be used in future recipes where pulp is used

If you do not have a lot of these things and are worried about the cost, you can look on Craigslist, Goodwill or eBay, where you can generally find these items used and at good prices.

Update: in order to make recipes which include frostings, soups, puddings, ice cream, and smoothies, I finally got a Vitamix! The best deal out there is the 5200 at Costco. 7 year warranty for a variable speed high speed blender with 2 horsepower.

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Dave is an experienced International Mountain Leader and outdoor educator. He is also a Winter Mountaineering and Climbing Instructor, the highest UK mountaineering qualification.

After completing 22 years in the British Army, mainly delivering adventure training, he worked as an outdoor trainer in New Zealand, Australia, the UK, France, Germany and the UAE.

As well as leading treks for RAW Travel, he runs his own adventure-based company in the foothills of the French Pyrenees. He lives here with his wife Louise, son Jake and two dogs Mir and Storm.

When Dave is not guiding treks, you’ll find him cycling, paddling, skiing, climbing, snowshoeing and listening to music….loud!


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Comments on: Vintage Computer Festival 2007 Embedded security, crypto, software protection Thu, 22 Nov 2007 19:56:49 +0000 hourly 1 By: newsham Thu, 22 Nov 2007 19:56:49 +0000 Wow, I’m jealous. Retro-computing is very cool and I’m very interested. I would highly recommend anyone interested in computer history to download source code of old systems and install and run old systems on emulators. The SIMH project has great emulators for some historically relevant systems. The TUHS project has a large archive of unix source codes. Mailing lists for both projects often discuss other systems, such as the recently open-sourced multics source code. There’s lots of great stuff out there to play with even if you don’t have access to hardware. And if you’re into hardware, FPGAs are powerful enough now to build some of these old systems on a single FPGA chip. There are lots of online projects that have built various PDP systems on an FPGA, for example.
I would have loved to get to see some of those systems in person.. very cool, nate.

By: David Molnar Fri, 16 Nov 2007 23:29:17 +0000 @Nate: I’m under 30, and I do study computer history as part of the grad courses here at Berkeley. To pass the preliminary exam in operating systems, in fact, you have to study a selection of papers that reaches back to Multics.

That being said, your question was about why under-30 people weren’t at the event. In my case, it’s a question of while the event is somewhat interesting, it’s not interesting enough for me to deal with the costs: I don’t have a car, so Mountain View is incovenient for me coming from Berkeley, I’m too lazy to get up early enough to make a full day of it, and I would usually prefer to see friends in SF or in the East Bay instead. (or work on my research, which always seems to need more time).

@Sellam – I went to sign up for the mailing list, but got this:

First name is required.
Last name is required.
Address is required.
City is required.
State is required.
Postal code is required.

is there a way to just give one’s e-mail?

By: Andreas Wed, 14 Nov 2007 09:04:22 +0000 Well, I recently turned 30 so I’ll give this a shot. I guess it’s the mindset that is different, some people are born engineers, some are not. If you’re in this industry for a love of engineering and learning how things work, you’d most likely be interested in computer history, but if you’re in this industry to become rich and famous, it’s probably more attractive to skip history and bet your money on superficial things like Web 2.0.

Besides, in general, most people today seem to believe that we, the currently living people, are much smarter than the people who lived before us, thus history can teach us nothing, because nothing that has happened before can be applied to this modern age we currently live in. All is brand new and shiny, everything under the sun is new! So I guess it’s just to be in lieu with the spirit of the modern day that so few people are interested in computer history. Time will prove that harboring this mentality is wrong and time has proven it before, but we’re too blinded by our own, completely own(!), progress and ingenuity to see it.

By: Nate Lawson Tue, 13 Nov 2007 00:47:16 +0000 Ryan, you’re right about the relative age of computers as well as nostalgia. But I’m trying to draw a line between nostalgia (interest in the computers you used at a younger age) and history (computers older than you that you never used). There are different motivations for interest in each. I think both are valuable, but my original question remains — where’s the interest in history?

I’m starting to wonder if learning from the past is a motivation that also waxes and wanes, along with wider generational changes (see Renaissance Fair growth in the 1960’s). Maybe some day your kids will argue that Knuth can only be read with a deep understanding of MIX. ;-)

By: Ryan Russell Mon, 12 Nov 2007 23:02:25 +0000 I think it’s easy to forget how (relatively) young the computer industry is. When I go for “computer history”, I’m looking at machines from the 60’s and 70’s, the practical birth of the industry. I started on a Commodore PET in 1980. I suspect there is also a minimum age before nostalgia kicks in. Both of those together may mean that this is the first generation that has critical mass on this topic.

By: toasty Sun, 11 Nov 2007 16:57:15 +0000 26 – unfortunately, had never even heard of this. I’d have been there for sure…getting the word out more effectively might have helped with attendance (thanks Sellam, for the link)


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Don’t write the Scottish Tories off yet

BY John MacLeod   /  8 October 2019

Conventional wisdom holds that the Scottish Conservatives face obliteration. Conventional wisdom, though, did not last week hold in the Aberdeen suburb of Bridge of Don. At a by-election for the City Council the Scottish Tories topped the poll, Sarah Cross romping home under the banner of the averred living dead.

It is often forgotten that what, until 1965, was the Scottish Unionist Party was in its heyday one of the most accomplished political outfits in Britain.

It remains the only party, in the era of universal suffrage, to have won (in 1955) an absolute majority of the Scottish vote. Scottish Tory MPs sat for seats as improbable as Lanark, Glasgow Govan and Central Ayrshire. It was Noel Skelton, not Anthony Eden, who coined the phrase “property-owning democracy” – and, as recently as the first direct European Parliament poll, in 1979, the Scottish Tories could still win a national election.

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This week’s listing of Huijing Holdings at the Hong Kong Stock Exchange has lifted a real estate developer from China into the world’s billionaire ranks.

Is it easier to get richer once you become rich?

Shubham Yes, It is lot easier for rich people to make money.

There are many possible ways to become one of the world’s richest people. Some billionaires built arcade machines, made wedding dresses, sold soy sauce or invented hot new apps, then saw their fortunes multiply. Others grew tech firms to sky-high valuations and got ultra-wealthy along the way. While there are many roads to riches, there are a few paths where ten-digit fortunes are more likely to be made.

Many of the individuals on Forbes’ 2018 World’s Billionaires list, for instance, got rich by handling other people’s money. The finance and investments industry—including private equity owners, hedge fund managers and discount brokers—helped produce more billionaires than any other. Altogether the sector held 310, or around 14%, of the fortunes on our 2,208 person list. Billionaires in finance topped the ranks in countries ranging from Brazil to Indonesia. Of these, 24 were newcomers. That includes the first-ever cryptocurrency billionaires, Chris Larsen and Changpeng Zhao (known as CZ), as well as Canadian Stephen Smith, who launched his mortgage lender just four years after being personally bankrupt.

Fashion and retail was the industry with the second most billionaires, accounting for 235, or 11% of the worldwide total. Six of the top 20 billionaires on our list were part of that category, thanks to their respective ownerships of fashion retailer Zara, cosmetics brand L’Oreal, luxury group LVMH and Walmart, the world’s biggest company, as measured by revenue. The industry has minted plenty of other name-brand billionaires including Sara Blakely, the shapewear guru behind Spanx; Under Armour CEO Kevin Plank; and Home Depot cofounders Bernard Marcus, Arthur Blank and Kenneth Langone.

Even as e-commerce giant Amazon takes a bite out of retail sales, there are plenty of entrepreneurs still making money in the sector, including 19 newcomers. Among the new faces are Sheela Gautam, who sells mattresses in India; Helga Kellerhals, who owns electronics retailers in Germany and Lawrence Rossy, who runs the largest dollar store chain in Canada, Dollarama. In all, billionaires in the fashion and retail industry were worth nearly $1.2 trillion, or around 13% of the list’s combined fortune of $9.1 trillion.

A tenth of the richest people on earth got rich by building real estate empires. With a total of 220 billionaires, the real estate industry was the third largest source of wealth this year. China was home to the most property owners, with 60, followed by the United States, with 44. Among those was President Donald Trump, with an estimated net worth of $3.1 billion. But there was another Donald who was five times richer: Donald Bren, the richest real estate developer in the U.S., with an estimated net worth of $16.3 billion.

Manufacturing made up 9% of the total list, with 207 billionaires, a huge leap from last year’s total of 171, making it the industry with the most newcomers. Perhaps surprisingly, tech placed behind it, coming in fifth place as the most likely way to make a mega-fortune. The tech sector represented 9% of the world’s billionaires and 14% of the total wealth. Of those individuals, eight made it into the top 20, including the first centi-billionaire on the Forbes Billionaires ranks, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, who secured the number one spot. Tech also had four of the billionaires under 30, including the youngest self-made billionaire, John Collison, of payments processor Stripe, who is just 27-years-old.

Even though some trends have emerged, the rich get rich in different ways. Take Arizona Iced Tea creator Don Vultaggio or Craigslist founder Craig Newmark, both of whom just joined the three-comma club. For some billionaires, good genes were enough to land them on the list—33% of the rankings inherited their fortunes. For the rest, one factor remains mostly constant: they did what they loved and made astonishing sums of money. And had some luck on their side.

See below for the list of the industries most represented on Forbes’2018 World’s Billionaires ranks:

Number of Billionaires

% of total

Finance and Investments

Fashion and Retail

Real Estate

Food and Beverage

Media and Entertainment

Imagine about this business would you start this without money. I hope you got this answer.


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The Power

Dear Naomi,

I’ve finished the bloody book.

And Dud Read in February goes to The Power. If there wouldn’t have been some well timed critiques read, I would have walked headfirst into disappointment, because so many people were so_positive about this one.

I mean, Margaret Atwood supported the author in this (at least, that’s what’s mentioned in the acknowledgments), critics mentioned a science fiction story that would make you question patriarchy, the poison of the male fragility, how power corrupts and so on. All that, and teenage girls managing to shoot electricity from their hands.

But then there’s the execution, and the execution is crummy. There’s no fiber, no rhythm, no connection between the characters, the chapters, the paragraphs. It’s an idea dump, sketches of world building that are deserted before you can imagine the image. There’s no push to care about these characters, the worlds they (try to) destroy or build up. It’s not refined enough to add men(‘s right activists) without making it feel like the story is excusing them, and the conclusion of Power Corrupts is clear from early on.

Just don’t bother; I’m sure there are books out there with similar themes that do manage to come out more balanced.

The Power, Naomi Alderman, Hachette 2016


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“Subluxation” is a term applied to that condition where two bony segments of the spine become slightly displaced from their normal positions. It can also be applied to entire regions of the spine when looking in terms of overall posture. As a result, nerve tracks from the brain lose proper "tone" and are impinged to various parts of the body and normal transmission of nerve energy is obstructed. Although not always painful, the vertebral “subluxation” complex (VSC) interferes with proper function and healing of your body. A subluxation in the upper cervical spine (upper neck) can directly affect the brain stem. That area is what we call “Houston Control”. It is a complex extension of the spinal cord, and is extremely unique. Nowhere else in the entire body is there found such a complex integration of the nerve system. The brain stem is responsible for everything that occurs in the body. Mild to moderate irritation of this area results in a loss of normal (healthy) function and will ultimately result in sickness and disease.

Body Imbalance

When the spine is out of its proper position, our global posture is greatly affected and compromised. This creates body imbalance from head to toe. More weight shifts to one side of the body than the other. If the vertebra are also rotated out of position, they can twist your spinal structure, including the pelvis so that one leg becomes shorter than the other. Not having your posture corrected to restore body balance is like continuing to drive a car that is out of alignment. Your tires are going to wear out prematurely! You can keep replacing tires, but unless you have your car realigned, you will just be wasting your money. The same thing is true for headaches, ADHD, back pain, or hundreds of other conditions that have been known to respond to POSTURAL CARE. You can keep taking medication, doing therapies, or even have surgery, but if your posture (and most specifically the first bone in your neck, Atlas) is out of alignment and causing the problem, it’s not going away until the subluxation is corrected and body balance and "tone" is restored.

Restriction or Distortion of Brain Messages to Difference Parts of the Body

Every cell, organ, or tissue that is not receiving adequate nerve flow and communication from the brain will suffer, malfunction, and sometimes shut down all together. For example: Ball your hand into a fist. This represents your head. Extend your index finger as if you were pointing at someone. Your index finger represents your body. Take a rubber band and wrap it tightly around your index finger at the base of the finger where it is attached to your hand. The rubber band represents your atlas, which is wrapped around the spinal cord at the brain stem level and has shifted out of alignment. Now wait a few minutes….

Your entire finger begins to turn white, red and blue due to the circulation being cut off by the rubber band. You can massage your finger to restore circulation.

You can inject a syringe with pain medication to stop the pain. In severe cases, you can even cut off the finger to erase the pain. However, only the symptoms of the problem have been addressed, not the CAUSE. The pressure from the rubber band is the cause.

The same is true for an subluxation or misalignment. It can constrict or distort proper brain messages to organs and limbs throughout the body. Your feet may hurt or you may be having kidney problems, but the cause of the problem may not be in those areas at all, but in your neck where a misaligned atlas or axis is restricting or distorting messages to areas throughout the body. If your spine remains out of alignment for years, degeneration of organ, muscle, and cell tissue results. Over time, that could be serious, since in many conditions, pain is the last symptom to occur to indicate a problem exists…

Repositioning the Vertebrae of the Spine Brings Hope and Healing

The repositioning of the vertebrae is done by hand or by instrument. Depending on the doctor’s technique, it feels like a light tap, a brisk thrust, or soft pressure at the side of the neck as the bone is moved precisely back into its correct position. It is completely “underwhelming”. Patients are often surprised how anti-climactic it is until, over a period of time, they feel their bodies healing. A CHIROPRACTIC ADJUSTMENT IS NOT A CURE FOR ANYTHING! It simply restores body balance and brain-to-body communication so that organs, limbs, and tissues can resume normal functioning. REMEMBER HEALTHY IS NORMAL AND NORMAL IS HEALTHY!!! The body can now self-heal. That is why we see many different conditions responding to specific chiropractic adjustments.

However, too many of us wait too long to get our spines corrected. This is mainly due to the ignorance of the vital role proper spinal movement and alignment plays in the health of the entire body throughout life. It is becoming increasingly clear that parents should have their children’s spines examined as soon after birth as possible, due to the traumatic procedure of birth, and have periodic check-ups throughout their lives. Countless problems could have been avoided entirely. A properly positioned and moving spine (especially Atlas) is so fundamental to good health, everyone from children to grandparents, need to get their spine and nerve systems examined now!

Come visit us at our Redmond Chiropractic clinic today! Or call to schedule a free phone consultation with Dr. Scott!


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RWB Workshop Poem of the Week – Nov 1

November 5, 2016

Red Wheelbarrow Poets
Poem of the Week 11/01/2016

Claudia Serea

Ham and cheese sandwich

Once upon a time,
there was a country made of Swiss cheese
far, far away,
so far, the cheese never made it
to our stores.

We knew that Swiss cheese existed, though—
we saw it on the news.

Once a year, we took a class trip
to the Bucharest International Fair,
and we saw the huge wheels of cheese
and other miracles, like glazed hams,
pork shoulders, and meters of sausage,
and salami.

Throngs came to see the superstar foods,
glamorous and untouchable.

And, in the Swiss cheese country,
the king and queen were still alive,
but no one was allowed to see them,
or speak to them,
so they were invisible.

Moms never had to count
the slices of ham,
or measure the salami with a ruler
before cutting,
or hide the bananas
and chocolate in the armoire
behind linens and towels,
until Christmas.

I’m telling you these stories,
layering ham and cheese slices
like forbidden papers on a bun,

and you laugh—
Sure, mom,
you saw the Swiss cheese on the news,

and take a bite.

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Ligament Structure, Injury, and Recovery for Your Dog or Cat or Other Pets-

Former title: Stifle (Knee) Ligament Ruptures (Torn ACL, CCL) Information Overview and Ligament Injury Recovery.

Prologue –

This is a piece I wrote as an overview of torn knee ligament originally in 2007 for a client of Dr. Dennis Sundbeck, DVM, owner and practitioner at Round Rock Animal Hospital for 35 years.

Dr. Sundbeck retired in 2014 and passed away April 15, 2018. Our community remembers him fondly as we celebrate his life and contributions to many aspects of Central Texas.

I remember Dr. Sundbeck specifically and warmly because he was possibly the first established, old school, veterinarian in my area to refer a case to me for non-surgical recovery of a torn knee ligament in a dog. I do not think he and I had been able to talk prior to the referral, however he must have read the materials I dropped off at RRAH when I began my business in January, 2007. Evidently my methodologies made common and scientific sense to him.

I have always held that situation deep in my heart as a beacon to support my work to switch veterinary medicine off of the all-too-quick referrals to surgeons for injuries like torn ligament, torn meniscus, and “bad hips”. RRAH continued to support my rehabilitation practice over the years and often supplied my recovery booklets for their clients.

Overview –

This post has information about ligaments, ligament injury, surgery, and some guidelines for rehabilitation. The homework protocol I have written for use after surgery or instead of surgery and which has been used successfully for years is now available in book form, and here are the links: rehab books on Amazon.

What Are Ligaments?

A torn ligament is not a life or death situation in and of itself.

Ligaments are dense connective tissue structures consisting of fibroblasts, water, collagen, proteoglycans, fibronectin, and elastin that connect two or more bones (1, 2).

What Happens When My Dog or Cat Tears a Ligament?

Within hours of injury, the defect (injury) is filled with an organized hematoma and the surrounding tissue becomes edematous (swollen with fluid) from perivascular leakage of fluid.  Monocytes and macrophages are found in the wound by 24 hours and respond by cleaning up the site and transitioning to the next phase.

How Long Does The Injury Last?

The acute injury phase lasts about 48-72 hours (2). The knee will swell, sometimes only a little, inside the joint. This makes the bony parts thicker or expanded due to fluid accumulation inside the joint. This is called effusion, and it is part of the healing process. Sometimes the knee (stifle) swells a lot inside the joint. Other times there is swelling in the soft tissue as well.

Does My Dog’s Torn Ligament Heal?

At this writing, a great deal of information remains unanswered regarding timing of ligamentous healing in canines, especially with respect to postoperative mobilization techniques (graft, suture, TPLO, TTA, CBLO, etc…).  This is because ligaments heal differently depending on the location.

For example, the healing potential of the medial collateral ligament of the stifle is very good, but the cranial cruciate ligament, which has received the most investigation, demonstrates virtually no healing response following injury (2).

What Will My Pet’s Veterinarian Do?

Your veterinarian will most likely watch your pet walk, manipulate the injured limb and joint, and take an x-ray, radiograph (rads), of the knee or other injured area. Please do not protest the x-ray.

You are correct if you already know that we cannot see a torn ligament, per se, via x-rays (rads). What we can see, however, is cloudiness where the swelling I mentioned above is happening.

We may also see whether there is what I call a 1% issue in the knee or surrounding area. Sometimes there are hairline fractures at the tibia or growths that are irritating the leg or joint that we are able to see on rads.

I have seen a lot of what I call 1% cases in my practice, and I won’t take time to cover that here. Get the x-ray to see if your vet sees what they think they’ll see if they recommend an x-ray. Clients ask me to explain the need for the x-ray *all* the time.

My Vet Said My Dog Had to Have Surgery –

A ligament rupture is not a matter of life and death.

Many people come to me saying that they have felt forced toward surgery for this condition in their dog. In contrast, I’ve had client “body specialists”, some of whom are human medical doctors, with a different opinion. One in particular said, “I wish we could get people off of the surgery idea! We don’t even rush every human athlete into surgery, much less every person in general.”

Slatter’s Textbook of Small Animal Surgery  Slatter's Textbook of Small Animal Surgery click to purchase on Amazon
states that small dogs often do well without surgical intervention, and that based on particular studies, “it is prudent to wait for at least 6 to 8 weeks before recommending surgery for small dogs.  These dogs are older at diagnosis and are often obese with concurrent medical problems.  Small dogs that are lame for 6 weeks after diagnosis and show no improvement often have meniscal tears and are operated on for meniscectomy and joint stabilization.” (pg.1832)

Believe it or not, I have had clients who were told they’d need to euthanize their pet for this injury. Recovery without surgery works. If you cannot afford or do not want surgery for your pet, you definitely do not need to euthanize them because of this injury.

Drugs and Surgery Referral –

It is at this point that most veterinarians will recommend an anti-inflammatory drug for your pet and a consult to a veterinary surgeon.

If you are referred to a surgeon, there is a possibility that the surgeon will want to take their own rads. They usually do that if the originals did not come out as well as the surgeon would like to see and if they think there is something else worth seeing. I have been with surgeons in the room at the time of consult, and sometimes they say that “there’s no need for x-rays because you cannot see a torn ligament on x-rays”, and sometimes they want an x-ray.

Some veterinarians will know of my programs and will refer people to them. If you want to see a few of the testimonials for my programs, from vets and clients, click here.

Booklet for sale with rehab program for right after injury

Some veterinarians will have clients keep their pet restricted, with or without medications and without referring to surgery. There are many, many ways medical practitioners deal with injuries, and there is not one set method. Above are the top three situations I meet. Here are the first three steps I recommend after injury.

In newer news, many studies have linked non-steroidal anti-inflammatories (nsaids) to delayed healing of injuries. I have followed the research and I promote healing methods without nsaid use for both my human and veterinary clients.

Should I Use Ice on the Injury?

Practitioners often recommend ice during the acute phase of injury. The standard recommendation is 1-6 times per day, for 20 minutes each application, on average. The duration of application depends on fur density on the pet and type of ice used.

In the meantime, I have also been recovering a variety of human and pet injuries without the use of ice. Ice, too, delays recovery. The physician who developed the sports medicine standard, RICE (rest, ice, compression, elevation) has reversed his stance. Many of us in recovery work have followed suit.

I have a separate paper with icing recommendations on this site if you really feel that you need to use it. The method of delivery most recommended by others yet one of the least effective is frozen veggies, so check out the other options noted in my post.

More research in recent years shows that stopping the inflammatory process is not a good idea much of the time for this type of injury. The body may heal faster If we allow it to go through the natural inflammatory process. It also helps if there are pain medications like Tramadol or Gabapentin available. Ice and nsaids work against inflammation, and therefore also work against healing.

Should I Use Heat on the Injury?

This question is often in debate. Here is a link to a recent paper on the subject. I recommend that you NOT use heat on your or your pet’s injury unless you have read the recent science. In my experience, people want to use heat when they should be using ice. They usually don’t know how and when to use heat to help with healing. Check out the above link for more info.

Laser Therapy and Acupuncture –

Throughout the healing process using low-level laser therapy is a good idea if it is available to you. I use a class IIIb laser in my practice, and I have attended two national and world conferences on laser therapy. See these sites for more info: WALT and  NAALT .

I haven’t yet posted much on acupuncture, so here is a random PubMed search link to papers on acupuncture for healing. I use laser therapy over acupuncture if only one option is possible. This is because of the added benefits laser therapy provides over acupuncture. USA law says if anyone is going to acupuncture your pets, it has to be a licensed veterinarian.

Acupuncture and laser therapy both work in manners that most people don’t necessarily understand. Acupuncture can be very effective for short-term pain relief. I rarely come across a human account of pain relief from acupuncture lasting more than a day. Acupuncture is also a great treatment for other conditions.

Laser therapy (LLLT) is effective for short and long-term pain relief. LLLT also stimulates cellular growth and production and it also breaks down scar tissue. Short story. Check out the websites I linked above for more information.

The main idea after injury is to lower the level of pain and to encourage healing, so use the best tools and information you have available. To that end, I believe forced specific range of motion exercises are unnecessary in a companion animal that is functional, one that is able to move their limbs on their own.

Supplements & Vitamins –

Follow my guidelines here, and consider using these supplements for healing after injury or surgery.

I do not recommend throwing the kitchen sink of vitamins and supplements at any injury, illness, or chronic condition. I recommend using specific, limited ingredient, supplements for specific conditions and expected results.

Ligament Support, Arthritis, and Instability –

In many cases, loss of ligamentous support invariably leads to progressive osteoarthritis, such as in cranial cruciate ligament (ACL) ruptures. Osteoarthritis will continue, even if you choose to have surgery. Another interesting paper from the “human side”, because the research on athletes and other humans is better than what we have available for advanced recovery protocol in veterinary medicine.

Most veterinarians learn in school or conferences that the pet is not using their injured limb for psychological reasons. I believe the greatest reason that humans and pets are not using a body part is due to pain. I discuss this more in this post. Instability also plays a small part in leg disuse.

Surgery Does Not Stop Arthritis –

Please understand that the arthritic process began when the first injuries occurred in the joint, when damage first occurred and then when tearing began.  It is most likely that you know nothing about when the arthritis actually began to develop. A ligament usually will tear for some amount of time before total rupture. Sometimes people use my programs at first notice of injury, prior to a full ligament rupture. Most of those pets do not go on to fully rupture their injured ligament.

So What Does Surgery Do?

Clients tell me that veterinarians and others tell them that surgery will stop the arthritis. This statement is similar to the truth but it is not altogether true. Surgery immediately stabilizes the joint. Surgical stabilization can help keep the knee from moving incorrectly. In turn, that helps keep the joint from further damage.

The right exercise protocol after injury ALSO helps keep the knee (or other damaged joint ) from moving incorrectly. Moreover, the right exercise protocol strengthens the muscles of the leg with the damaged joint and keeps the other limbs from overloading and becoming injured, too.

By the same token, braces are not a more permanent fix for torn knee ligaments. They are no substitute for good recovery drills and exercise to gain long-term quality of life. Veterinarians and clients ask me about braces *all* the time. Here is my braces post.

Active Recovery –

Your pet needs an active recovery program correct for their status and situation, whether or not they have surgery. If your pet does not do an active recovery program, their muscles will not develop as well as they could to help stabilize the joint. Use my or a program designed by someone who has experience with exercise physiology, professional physical recovery techniques, and veterinary rehabilitation.

Moreover, your pet is likely to tear the ligament in the opposite leg if they’ve already torn one. My strong belief is that the opinion about the high likelihood of a dog tearing the knee ligament in the other leg after tearing the first ligament is based on poor recovery techniques. One day, I hope to run a study proving this.

Excessive exercise during periods of acute joint inflammation may be harmful to articular cartilage. (4)  Greater stresses that are placed on the joint in the presence of ligament damage will cause joint damage. NO running, jumping, playing, etc…

Meniscal Tear, Too?

Your veterinarian may help you check whether or not your dog has a meniscal tear. If I am working with you and your pet, I  can point out sounds and other signs that may indicate a torn meniscus. If we find s&s, you should follow up on that with your veterinarian.

It is also not necessary to have surgery for a meniscal tear. My programs for dogs with torn knee ligaments work for meniscal tears, too. I had an MRI of one of my knees several years ago to find out what was going on in it. It turns out I had already non-surgically worked through a very old meniscal tear of my own!

Keep in mind that the recommendations I cited from Dr. Slatter’s textbook do not include a return to function plan. Slatter’s instructions are most likely based on the fact that many dogs have improved over time without any specific intervention. If a thoughtful and proven program is performed, the dog or other pet should recover all the better!

No Surgery –

If you decide to not pursue surgery on your pet, then you will find great introductory recovery instructions here.  Even if you opt for surgery, the recovery time and exercise protocol are virtually the same.

You may do all recovery for torn knee ligament or meniscus injury or surgery in your home environment.  If you need to, enlist the help of technicians and vets at your pet’s clinic while using my programs.

What About Giant Dogs?

Additionally, I have used the same basic and advanced functional rehab protocol for large dogs. That is because successful programs are based on principles of athletic training and recovery. These will best address joint instability and muscle atrophy that occur along with knee damage in giant breed dogs.

My Great Dane, Grace, was the most orthopedically-challenged pet I have known. Without my rehab, she probably would have passed on at half her life of 11.5 amazing years.

My own soulmate pet, RIP Grace, xox. She had two TPLO’s, which I would never do again, and both were extremely problematic. She ended up with all three ligaments torn in her right knee and 2 torn in the left. Her story is long. She received both drugs and supplements most of her life.

Some positive feedback from veterinarians and owners is cited on this website, Amazon, Goodreads, and in separate blog posts regarding this exercise protocol.

Muscle Atrophy After (Known) Injury –

After loss of support and inflammation of ligament and joint, muscle atrophy is the next complication I address.

Muscle atrophy almost always occurs with or without surgery because the injury hurts and may feel unstable to the pet. This discomfort usually leads to their not using the injured leg as much. Rehab interventions are proven to aid in gaining strength and muscle tone in the affected limb

Muscle Atrophy Before Known Injury –

Muscle atrophy usually occurs during the whole time the pet has been injured, prior to intervention. This is because the injury will have usually produced pain and instability, even if mild at first. Pain and instability encourage disuse and, therefore, muscle atrophy.

The degree of quadriceps muscle atrophy present before surgery for cranial cruciate ligament (CCL) rupture seems to correlate significantly with the degree of cartilage fibrillation, indicating a relationship with the severity of the condition.  I refer you back to my info on pain and instability.

In studies, muscle mass improved 7 and 13 months after surgery, but significant residual muscle atrophy remained in many dogs even after 1 year. Muscle atrophy usually reverses in much less time when owners have followed my recommended protocol. I have also worked with many patients that have not previously regained muscle mass after injury or surgery. I have been able to correct the imbalance in most instances.

dog rear end with good muscle tone after rehab for ligament injury recovery

How Will Rehabilitation Help Ligament Injury Recovery?

Outside the scope of this writing is the argument as to whether a natural course of events follows evolution or deterioration without intervention; either way it is the primary purpose of rehabilitation interventions to improve upon what natural abilities would theoretically otherwise be realized.

A specific exercise program with frequent changes in protocol will indeed build muscle. It will also usually cause hypertrophy better than surgical repair alone or pain medication alone. I realized this first based on my observations in practice. There is also a lot of substantiating research on the topic(s). Try the National Strength and Conditioning Association for foundations in strength training if you have further interest in this specialty.

Whether or not an animal will do well on its own without intervention is inconsequential when the overwhelming benefits of rehabilitation intervention are considered. In light of this, rehabilitation treatment is indicated whether or not ligament repair surgery is performed.

So Now What Do I Do?

For non-surgical and surgical patients, rehab treatment may consist of conservative exercise that increases in difficulty as healing progresses. Both should receive therapies such as I have mentioned plus weight control plans.

For non-surgical patients, building muscle and supporting tissue will be important toward stabilizing the nearby joint(s).  We also want to keep up protective interventions for affected joints. Use the therapies mentioned above and keep up dosing supplements and pharmaceuticals proven to aid with function and recovery.  Nutrition supplement support includes glucosamine/chondroitin/MSM, Arnica Montana 30, and fish oil, among others.

Rehabilitation Practitioners –

A qualified rehabilitation practitioner should be able to design a basic appropriate plan of action. They and your pet’s vet can collaborate to meet your pet’s needs for recovery in the home environment.  It is within the scope of this paper to briefly give information regarding ligament damage. I also inform more specifically on basics of rehabilitation recovery.

There were no written protocol that I could find that addressed specific exercise protocol and return to function for small animal veterinary medicine when I began professionally practicing in veterinary rehabilitation in 2004.  This was especially true for ligament injury recovery. I subsequently began writing protocol based on how similar human injuries are managed and treated for athletes. This method has been very successful and very helpful to large numbers of people and pets.

References –

1.  Fowler D:  Principles of wound healing.  In Harari J, editor:   Surgical complications and wound healing in the small animal practice, Philadelphia, 1993, WB Saunders.

2.  Frank C et al:  Normal ligament:  structure, function, and composition.  In Woo S, Buckwalter J, editors: Injury and repair of the musculoskeletal soft tissues, Park Ridge, Illinois, 1991, American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons Symposium.

3.  Moore KW, Read RA:  Rupture of the cranial cruciate ligament in dogs.  II. Diagnosis and management, Compendium of Continuing Education Pract Vet 18:381391, 405, 1996

4. Agudelo CA, Schumacher HR, Phelps P:  Effect of exercise on urate crystal-induced inflammation in canine joints, Arthritis Rheum 15:609-616, 1972

Final Notes –

By the way, that case? From my prologue? Was a 2 yo in-tact male Chocolate Labrador hunting dog with extreme crate anxiety and parent-clients who both worked long hours in science-based jobs. I remain forever grateful for that referral.

And I continue to receive support from RRAH and Dr. Sharon Waters, most specifically, as they work to provide the best care for their patients.

(Copyright 2007, Deborah Carroll, Updated April 18, 2018)

Top 5 Tips For Successful Dog, Cat, and Other Pet Rehabilitation After Injury or Surgery

Here they are!

The top 5 tips to help you and your pet get back to doing more of the things you like to do together:

Crate with white plastic rails a client put in her bedroom for her Dachshunds after spinal surgery. Example number 1 of top 5 tips dog, cat rehabilitation
Small Dog Crate for Bedroom

1) Do only controlled exercise in a sequential and methodical manner and otherwise restrict your pet as much as possible.

The exercise programs I have developed and that I and others have applied to thousands of cases work extremely well. I consider them to be like Goldilocks’ porridge…not too much and not too little. Resist the urge to jump ahead into advanced drills or harder work if you haven’t put in the time to build a solid foundation. Please do not only keep your pet crated, and, more importantly, do not allow any loose activity outdoors or indoors during recovery! Crates are great, and I want them to be used. I also want you to use them or other tight restrictions along with a competent exercise recovery program!

Bag of freeze-dried duck hearts links to purchase on Amazon to help give medications2) Give all medications as your pet’s veterinarian has prescribed them, especially antibiotics…especially pain meds…especially all medications 🙂

My booklets and other posts on this site explain this in more detail. I have written a lot about pain in this post: Pain & Limping . I included info about pain and infection in that post. Pain is the top reason people contact me after a pet is injured or has had surgery. I know some medications are hard to dose, so I have posted some links to products that can help without using unhealthy options (unhealthy=Cheeze Whiz, marshmallows, most dairy, etc…you probably already know) on my Resources & Tools page. Pain=limping=pain. Surgery also = pain…so either way, surgery or no surgery, your pet most likely needs pain medications.

Spaniel dog wearing an Elizabethan collar to keep her from licking her hip where she had FHO surgery
Jicky E-Collar after FHO

3) Use the e-collar after surgery.

The Elizabethan collar (e-collar) is the best and fastest way to allow healing and stop pets from licking their injury or surgery site. Based on my extensive experience fixing messed-up stuff after surgery, I can tell you there aren’t any other great options available that work as consistently well as the e-collar.

Some pets will pull it off if you don’t tighten it down to 2 fingers placed flat under the neck tie. If your pet pulls it off, that is usually due to operator error (yours or mine or vet clinic staff). The e-collar is very important.

I’ve dealt with the resulting problems when people don’t use the e-collar. There are many reasons people don’t use the collar. Maybe it’s because the pet crashes it into everything around the house, or the people say “he doesn’t like it”. The problems I deal with when the collar isn’t used are ruined surgeries, dogs licking an area on their bodies down to the bone, cats fussing with the staples or sutures and pulling them out, extensive infections that sometimes cause loss of life, etc.

I recommend people keep the e-collar on the pet until about 2 days after suture removal. Have you had stitches? Surgery? The sutures can cause itching when removed, as you may remember if you’ve had them. Often nerve reactivation to the surgery area can cause the area to “feel weird”.  Keep the collar on your pet. More often than not this move will save you and your pet a LOT of trouble!

Dog walking in a backyard in a harness, close to person, doing controlled cavaletti work
BJ Cavaletti Work in Harness with Short Leash

4) Use a good harness with a very short leash to control and protect your pet if you are walking them.

I discuss this at length in my books and videos. Harness and leashes I recommend are here. Use a harness and not the collar when you are working on rehab with your pet. Use a super short leash, keeping your pet close by your side so they don’t hurt themselves.

Cat doing cavaletti work by walking and stepping over tv clickers lined up on a bar top
Casey Cat Doing Cavaletti Work

5) Don’t cut corners.

Unless you have extensive experience with physical recovery science applications in a variety of settings, don’t change the rehab plans I recommend. You and your veterinarian most likely won’t know when you can shorten a program without doing damage to your pet. If you cut corners, you also run the risk of not getting the same positive results following the plan brings. It’s easy for me to help clients to see where their omission or addition of parts of the plan turned the recovery plan the wrong direction. Since I don’t get to work one-on-one with most of you in person, I return to recommending that you find a well-described plan and follow the plan and not add to it and not cut corners 🙂

Parting thoughts…

My list of recommendations could go on and on, yet these are the top 5. I made this list based on problems from many cases over many years. Like so many things in life, pet rehab can be very easy, yet it’s our wrong thinking about solving the problems that often stands in the way of following a good program well. Feel free to write and email using the contact form if you have had a learning experience with any of the recommendations I listed above. If I think it’s helpful to others, I will publish it under this post!

Updated Jan. 19, 2018

Thank you 🙂


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When Faith gets Practical: Bible and Activism in the Classroom

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Dr Laura S. Grillo is an affiliated faculty at Georgetown University. A historian of religions and cultural anthropologist, she specializes in the contemporary indigenous religions of West Africa, with particular interest in gender, ethics, and postcolonial theory. Throughout West Africa, women’s political activism has exploited the widely held traditional religious belief that postmenopausal elders are... Continue Reading →

F&A Series: ‘Queering Orthodoxy’

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In the forthcoming twelve months, the Leeds Centre for Religion and Public Life will be publishing a special online series via our ‘Religion in Public’ site titled ‘Faith and Activism’. This series will explore the diverse and complex relationship between faith and socio-political activism in a variety of global contexts and in relation to a... Continue Reading →

Q&A with Caroline Starkey about her new book, Women in British Buddhism

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Electrifying truck fleets to cut Canada’s carbon emissions

McGill Engineering researchers partner with industry to power a greener transportation sector
“If all vehicles were electrified, we would reduce overall CO2 emissions by 27 per cent in Canada and roughly 43 per cent in Quebec,” says Benoit Boulet

While electric cars are rolling off assembly lines in increasing volumes around the world, development of electric trucks has lagged behind. That’s largely because bigger vehicles require bigger, heavier batteries and motors.

But researchers at McGill’s Faculty of Engineering are helping to find ways to meet that challenge, and pave the way to a greener future for Canada’s transportation sector.

“Electrification of road vehicles would be huge,” says Benoit Boulet, a professor of Electrical Engineering and Associate Dean for Research and Innovation at the Faculty. “If all vehicles were electrified, we would reduce overall CO2 emissions by 27 per cent in Canada and roughly 43 per cent in Quebec.”

Boulet’s McGill Intelligent Automation Lab has been working on electric drivetrains, in collaboration with industry partners, for the past decade.

In 2013, the lab was awarded $4.7 million through the Government of Canada’s Automotive Partnership Canada initiative. That funding, along with $5 million in corporate investments, supported a project to combine electric motor technology from TM4 Electrodynamic Systems of Boucherville, Que., with a drivetrain from Linamar Corp., an automotive supplier based in Guelph, Ont. Infolytica Corp., a Montreal firm that has since been acquired by Siemens, helped develop the software needed to design these advanced electric motor systems.

Purolator pilot

“Our goal was to look at opportunities for electrifying trucks for delivery,” says Boulet. “We figured that courier-type trucks were very appropriate for electrification.” Their short routes, with lots of stop-and-go to drop off and pick up packages, are conducive to operating on batteries: each time a truck decelerates, the electric motor can regenerate energy back into the battery, improving the vehicle’s range. “Companies that operate fleets want to save costs, as well, because fuel costs are extremely high,” Boulet notes.

To test their product, the collaboration turned to Purolator, one of Canada’s leading delivery companies.

The group also needed to find a partner to integrate the electric drivetrain into the truck. For that, they teamed up with Cummins Inc., a leading manufacturer of diesel engines – but one with an eye on the future of electrified power technologies, as well.

One key contribution by the McGill lab was to provide a digital touchscreen display enabling the driver to monitor information about the vehicle, such as the battery’s state of charge.

So it was that, during the past two years, an electric Purolator truck quietly plied urban operating routes in Canada – first in Ottawa, then in Montreal.

“It went really well,” says Gary Parker, Director for Electrified Power Engineering Programs at Cummins. “The truck ran great. Purolator was very happy with the field-test performance and Cummins was, too,” Parker said in a telephone interview from the company’s Columbus, Indiana, headquarters. “We were very happy with the project and its outcome.”

Drivers and customers appreciated the truck’s quiet, pollution-free operation, Boulet says.

Patented drivetrain

Unlike conventional cars, most electric-powered passenger cars operate with single-speed transmissions. (The notable exception is the 2020 Porsche Taycan, a high-performance car that incorporates a two-speed transmission technology invented in Europe.)

For large trucks and buses, it’s very difficult with single-speed transmissions to provide both adequate acceleration from a standstill and the top speeds required for highway travel, Boulet explains. “So companies wind up having to oversize the motor, oversize the power electronics and the battery, to be able to meet both specs.”

To solve that problem, Boulet’s research group has already developed a patented high-efficiency dual-speed electric transmission – one that doesn’t require a clutch, and that shifts smoothly from first to second gear. By eliminating the need to oversize other components, this approach also promises to help cut vehicle-manufacturing costs sharply.

The lab – which includes 10 researchers – is now collaborating with a major automotive parts supplier to develop more advanced multiple-speed transmissions for potential use in the largest vehicles on the road.

“We still have some theory to go through before we can demonstrate it,” Boulet says. “But we’ve already begun to build a test bed for it, and I’m confident that within six months to a year we should have a demo in the lab for a new type of transmission that’s even more sophisticated.”

And how soon might truck makers start incorporating this multi-speed transmission technology into their new models?

“The technology works, it’s been proven to work,” Boulet says. “But the decision to put it on a truck – or on a bus – is something that has more to do with the business environment and the application in the market. We are actively working with a company right now, and there are companies with whom we are negotiating and looking at projects.”

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Translating medical breakthroughs into patient benefits

Maattanen: Calling for co-operation, communication, collaboration. / Photo: Owen Egan
Maattanen: Calling for co-operation, communication, collaboration. / Photo: Owen Egan

By Pekka Maattanen

When I hear politicians talk about translational research, I often wonder what they really mean. The generic, well-rounded and perhaps too well rehearsed answer goes something like this: “We are striving to make breakthroughs in science that can provide real benefits to the health of Canadians and people around the world.” The real difficulty in research lies within that statement – translating discoveries from the lab bench into something that benefits a patient.

Discoveries in the life sciences are occurring at an unprecedented pace and there is no denying that some advances have lead to real therapeutics and even real improvements in patient care and treatment outcomes. However, there are still tremendous gaps in our understanding of fundamental life processes and often a discouraging disparity between promising scientific breakthroughs and desperately sought-after therapeutics. Somehow, the links from breakthroughs to benefits get lost in the translation.

McGill is now equipped with a facility that will foster close ties across the spectrum of research from basic discovery to clinical application. The question is, will we as researchers be open minded enough to take full advantage of this forum for scientific exchange with colleagues in diverse fields? I believe it is our mandate to communicate our research and openly exchange ideas with the sole purpose of improving the health of humanity for generations to come.

Just to get a glimpse of the challenges we face, we need only to look at the health crisis in the United States, where disease rates continue to rise. Earlier this month, Time Magazine reported that one in two American men will be diagnosed with some type of cancer during their lifetime. A 2007 Milken Institute report showed that chronic disease cost the U.S. a whopping $1.3 trillion in 2003, mostly due to lost productivity. On the current path, this figure is expected to nearly double by 2013. This is without mentioning the AIDS crisis in Africa, antibiotic resistant bacteria, malaria, other diseases that still plague less developed countries, and so called “orphan” diseases abandoned by big Pharma because there are not enough people affected to make the pursuit of cures financially rewarding.

Given the staggering impact of disease on all aspects of life, it is not surprising that people are desperate to use whatever means necessary to find cures. However, as researchers, we must also be open to do basic research on prevention. In my opinion, our biggest gains for the future will be in understanding principles of prevention so that appropriate policies can be implemented to better equip our populations with the best knowledge possible to avoid disease. A stellar example of this approach is McGill’s own Dr. Ann Macaulay, who recently received the “Family Medicine Researcher of the Year” award for, among other things, her work on prevention of type 2 diabetes in Aboriginal communities.

It is my hope that researchers will take advantage of the Life Sciences Complex to foster new connections between basic studies and the most effective treatment and prevention of disease. Tremendous effort is directed toward the discovery of novel drug targets. Basic researchers like myself understand that viable targets are not easy to uncover. In fact, a more effective approach seems to be to use massive libraries of chemical and genetic tools toward a specific desired outcome. If the desired outcome is achieved, results can be rapidly disseminated to experts poised to move forward to clinical settings. At the same time, basic research continues to uncover how the treatment works and what could make it better.

We need to maintain strong basic research, but we should also use our tools to understand broader environmental determinants and treatments of disease. I think we are reaching a crossroads where we have to communicate effectively as basic researchers, but also apply multiple solutions to tackle the most basic problems. The new McGill Life Sciences Complex, with its interconnected sunlit labs and multidisciplinary community, will surely provide an excellent forum to translate basic research into practical applications that will improve health. It is this translation that can propel McGill to the forefront of healthsciences discovery.

Pekka Maattanen is a Ph.D student in the Biochemistry Department studying redox enzymes and protein folding.


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Teaching and student support in the Faculty of Biomedical Sciences

Our teaching is informed by the research carried out in the Faculty. One of my main responsibilities is quality assurance of teaching and assessment of science undergraduate students on the variety of undergraduate programmes in the Faculty of Biomedical Sciences. I chair the Faculty Undergraduate Studies Committee and the Faculty Exam Board. As Undergraduate Dean and co‑chair of the Faculty Student Staff Liaison Committee (FSSLC), I welcome students to contact me if they have any concerns or issues they want to raise.

Consistent with my interests in education, I also attend University committees which focus on learning and teaching, including the University Education Committee and the University Undergraduate Studies Committee. The educational landscape is constantly changing and I strive to ensure the staff of the Schools of Biochemistry, Cellular and Molecular Medicine, and Physiology, Pharmacology and Neuroscience provide the best learning opportunity for our students. In addition to the undergraduate science programmes, I also have overarching responsibility for the teaching delivered for medical, dental and veterinary students by staff in the Faculty of Biomedical Sciences.

I serve as School Admissions and Recruitment Officer for our pool of undergraduate programmes in Cellular and Molecular Medicine. One of the great pleasures of my position is to meet applicants with potential, at an Open Day or a post-offer Visit Day, and then watch them learn and mature as they study in our School and ultimately graduate with a University of Bristol BSc Honours degree.

As a result of partnership working with colleagues in the Careers Service, we launched a Biomedical Sciences Alumni Careers Evening in 2015.  The event has grown each year and in November 2017 the evening was attended by 180 students and 27 alumni.  This year the model was also adopted by the Faculty of Science.

I am an immunologist and I teach immunology to undergraduate students and postgraduate students on the MSc in Transfusion and Transplantation Sciences. The lectures I give to the final year undergraduate students build on my interests and previous research on T cell development and recognition.

Please see my biography, and those of many other teachers, by visiting Recognising Teachers in the Life Sciences prepared by The Physiological Society.

In 2015 I submitted my CREATE portfolio and successfully completed the Level 3 Experienced Route of the University’s CREATE (Cultivating Research and Teaching Excellence) programme, culminating in my recognition as a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

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Technology Enhanced Assessment

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Assessment is universally recognised as one of the most important – and powerful – elements of an educational experience. It is also one of the hardest to reform. It is increasingly accepted that we need to rethink assessment to keep pace with current theoretical, cultural and technological developments affecting teaching and learning.

Digital technologies open up new possibilities for more personalised, immediate and engaging assessment experiences. However, the use of digital technologies for assessment (referred to as 'technology-enhanced assessment') has yet to be 'transformative', with current practices either replicating traditional assessment methods or manifesting in pockets of innovation that are not widespread.

How the potential of digital technologies can best support improved assessment practices and preferred educational outcomes is becoming an issue of increasing importance. An acknowledgement of the potential that digital technologies offer should recognise the complexity of the task, the many factors affecting successful educational change, and the significant ethical questions raised by the use of digital technologies in assessment.

This project aimed to address these challenges through a series of investigations into the current state of technology enhanced assessment. It investigated key challenges and how the use of technology enhanced assessment could help to address these and help to reposition assessment as a powerful contributor to transforming educational experiences.

Alternative titleTEA
Effective start/end date1/01/1231/12/15

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  • SoE Centre for Knowledge, Culture, and Society

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  • 6 Discussion paper
  • 1 Article (Academic Journal)

Rethinking assessment in a digital age: opportunities, challenges and risks

Timmis, S., Broadfoot, P., Sutherland, R. & Oldfield, A., 14 Jun 2016, In : British Educational Research Journal. 42, 3, p. 454 -476 22 p.

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  • 19 Citations (Scopus)
    778 Downloads (Pure)

    Ethical issues in technology enhanced assessment

    Timmis, S., Broadfoot, P., Sutherland, R. & Oldfield, A., 9 Oct 2014, University of Bristol, 4 p.

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The Scholar-Practitioner-Leader: An Introduction

The Scholar-Practitioner-Leader: An Introduction

This is the first in a multi-part series. To view the other posts, visit the links below.

The concept of Scholar-Practitioner-Leader (SPL) is one which embodies a sort of leadership alchemy. This alchemy combines knowledge, skills, and leadership abilities and, more often than not, leads to greater personal effectiveness. It also contributes to a greater effectiveness within the organizations, communities or schools, or an integration of these groups – also referred to as a community of practice – which this type of individual serves.

The Whole is Greater than the Sum of Its Parts

The Scholar, Practitioner, Leader ModelSM (SPL) is the educational framework used by the School of Advanced Studies as part of its doctoral programs. However, this framework does not stop upon completion of a student’s degree.

As noted on the University of Phoenix program website, “This innovative and dynamic model focuses on supporting lifelong learning (scholarship), social and workplace contribution (practice), and the ability to exert positive influence (leadership) on the scholar/practitioner/leader at the intersections of their academic, professional and personal lives.” This integral approach incorporates the concepts of scholarship, practice, and leadership as practitioners seek to solve immediate and local problems and make a positive impact for the organizations, schools, and communities they serve.

By this definition, the scholar/practitioner/leader is able to connect theory, learning, and practice in the individual’s field. Separately, a scholar, a practitioner, and a leader can accomplish many things, but in combination, the whole is truly greater than the sum of its parts.

Defining the Scholar-Practitioner-Leader

The SPL possesses the personal qualities and practices that enhance the ability to build effective relationships and thus personal and professional networks. This ability to socialize their experience and research findings ensures the widest possible reach of their work, and ultimately increases its meaningful impact.

From the perspective of the SPL, leadership is more art than science. As an art, leadership is seen as an idea that would advance the potential and possibilities of the community of practice. This adventure of ideas is the playground for our SPL. It leads to an informed and practical response for addressing the immediate problems and opportunities apparent to the community of practice. The SPL understands that a recipe of knowledge, skills, and leadership abilities will determine how we go about solving problems or responding to opportunities. Successful efforts will ultimately advance the organization, school, and/or the community.

In theory, leadership is a simple concept. In practice, leadership is messy.  The SPL manages this complexity by forging a common purpose, objective, or vision aimed at solving the problem or seizing the opportunity at hand, and building relationships around these ever-emerging problems and opportunities. Addressing the complex and often irrational nature of human beings requires a level of emotional agility few are able to master, and there are no shortcuts to acquiring it. Success is all about consistent practice and grit, and that practice is something our SPL embraces with dedication.

SPLs act as transformative and enlivening forces within these sustainable systems and themselves transform from a thought-leader to a producer of change. The SPL mixes his or her knowledge, skills, and leadership abilities to create a regenerating flywheel of ideas, solutions, and support.

In upcoming posts, we will explore what it means to be a Scholar-Practitioner-Leader in several contexts, and further define the model as it applies to the School of Advanced Studies and University of Phoenix research. Check back in the coming weeks for more in this series.

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Renal cystic disease

C. K. Hayden, L. E. Swischuk

Research output: Contribution to journalReview article

6 Scopus citations
Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)361-373
Number of pages13
JournalSeminars in Ultrasound CT and MRI
Issue number4
StatePublished - Dec 1 1991

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  • Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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Hayden, C. K., & Swischuk, L. E. (1991). Renal cystic disease. Seminars in Ultrasound CT and MRI, 12(4), 361-373.