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Nov. 14, 2011
Where Will Season's First Toyota ShareLunker Be Caught?
ATHENS—Only the sound of running water fills the Lunker Bunker at the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center. The 22 round, 1,500-gallon ShareLunker holding tanks are ready to receive fish.
So far none have arrived.
The Toyota ShareLunker season starts October 1 and runs through April 30 because Texas is so large that the spawning season stretches over many months. Over the 25-year history of the program, six 13-pound or bigger fish have been entered into the program in October, nine in November and 20 in December.
In a typical season, the action really picks up after the first of the year. There have been 55 entries in January, 119 in February, 224 in March and 85 in April.
October entries have come pinball-machine fashion from all over the state—from Lake McQueeney near San Antonio to Toledo Bend on the Louisiana border to Lake Fork in Northeast Texas to Lake Meredith in the Panhandle.
Things start to settle down in November, with six of the month's nine entries coming from Lake Fork, one from the Nueces River, one from Lake Lewisville and one from a private pond in Anderson County. And one of those, Mark Stevenson's 17.67-pound monster from Lake Fork, was ShareLunker No. 1 and remains the biggest bass reported caught on an artificial lure in Texas.
Surprisingly, more southerly Texas lakes like Falcon and Amistad have not been heard from until December. Lake Fork leads the December catch pack with seven entries followed by Falcon and Conroe with three each. But the pinball effect still shows up, with entries from Baylor Creek near Childress, O.H. Ivie near San Angelo, Amistad near Del Rio, Ray Hubbard near Dallas and Sam Rayburn and Nacogdoches in East Texas.
The pattern seems to be that there is no pattern, at least as far as location is concerned. But one thing is clear: The first Toyota ShareLunker of the 2011-2012 season is out there somewhere waiting to be caught.
You would look good wearing the Toyota ShareLunker shirt and jacket and G. Loomis cap holding a fiberglass replica of a big bass. Why don't you go catch that first ShareLunker?
Anyone legally catching a 13-pound or bigger largemouth bass from Texas waters, public or private, between October 1 and April 30 may submit the fish to the Toyota ShareLunker program by calling program manager David Campbell at (903) 681-0550 or paging him at (888) 784-0600 and leaving a phone number including area code. Fish will be picked up by TPWD personnel within 12 hours.
ShareLunker entries are used in a selective breeding program at the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center (TFFC) in Athens. Some of the offspring from these fish are stocked back into the water body from which they were caught. Other ShareLunker offspring are stocked in public waters around the state in an attempt to increase the overall size and growth rate of largemouth bass in Texas.
Anglers entering fish into the Toyota ShareLunker program receive a free replica of their fish, a certificate and ShareLunker clothing and are recognized at a banquet at the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center in Athens.
The person who catches the season's largest entry will be named Angler of the Year. If a Texas angler catches the largest entry of the season, that person also receives a lifetime fishing license.
For complete information and rules of the ShareLunker program, tips on caring for big bass, a list of official Toyota ShareLunker weigh and holding stations and a recap of last year's season, see http://tpwd.texas.gov/sharelunker. The site also includes a searchable database of all fish entered into the program along with pictures where available.
Information on current catches, including short videos of interviews with anglers when available, is posted on http://www.facebook.com/sharelunkerprogram.
The Toyota ShareLunker Program is made possible by a grant to the Texas Parks & Wildlife Foundation from Gulf States Toyota. Toyota is a long-time supporter of the Foundation and Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, providing major funding for a wide variety of education, fish, parks and wildlife projects.
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How well did your nitrogen (N) program work in this "unusual" year? Generally we have had much higher rainfall than normal which can have several consequences. First, yield potentials are looking very good, which means a higher demand for N. We may see higher than normal loss of N, but at the same time good soil moisture throughout the season can result in more available N from organic matter and better uptake of N by crops. Talking to people at Ag Progress Days, the general observation seemed to be that, except for the really wet spots, the corn N seems to be holding up pretty well at this point in the season. So, what happened with your N?
A quick assessment that you can do as the crop reaches silage harvest time and maturity is to visually assess the crop N status by the number of green leaves below the ear. Generally if you have at least 4 green leaves at and below the ear at silage harvest time, the crop had adequate N. This assessment is based on the assumption that the yellow or brown leaves at the bottom of the plant are due to N deficiency. Other things such as disease and dry conditions will also cause the lower leaves to senesce. Be careful not to confuse this with N deficiency. Nitrogen deficiency is characterized by a distinct "V" shaped pattern starting at the tip of the leaf and going back the mid-rib. Drought senescence and diseases usually do not follow this very distinct pattern.
The Late Season Cornstalk Nitrate Test (LSSNT) has been demonstrated to be a reliable end-of-season indicator of crop N status. It provides a good assessment of whether the crop had the right amount of N, too much N, or whether it ran out of gas. This information, combined with records of N management, can be very useful for making and fine tuning future N and manure management decisions. See Agronomy Factsheet #70: Late Season Cornstalk Nitrate Test for all of the details.
Sampling: For the test results to be valid the sampling instructions must be followed carefully. Samples for this test should be taken between ¼ milk line and up to 3 weeks after black-layer. An 8-inch long section of corn stalk starting 6 inches above the ground is collected from at least 10 representative plants in a field. After the sample is collected the stalk segments should be cut into shorter pieces to promote drying and then sent to the lab for analysis. Most labs that do business in PA, including the Penn State Ag Analytical Services Lab, will run the Late Season Corn Stalk Nitrate Test.
Special note for sampling following silage harvest: Research has shown that samples could be taken up to 24 hours following silage harvest. For this to work the corn must be chopped at least 14 inches high where the sample is to be taken so that you can still get the correct sample ie. 8-inch long sections of corn stalk starting 6 inches above the ground. Some farmers will raise the chopper head occasionally to leave some taller stubble to facilitate sampling later. Don't delay any longer and, in general, be careful if there is any stalk deterioration.
Interpreting Results: If the results of the test fall between 700 and 2000 ppm Nitrate-N, this indicates that the N management was optimum. Below this range the crop likely ran out of N and did not achieve full yield potential. Results above this range indicate that the crop had more than enough N which could represent an economic loss from purchasing unnecessary fertilizer N or wasted manure N. It could also result in increased potential for loss of N to the environment. Compare the results with management records to determine the possible reasons for the outcome and use this to make adjustments in future management.
The key thing will be to look at what the test is telling you in the context of your management. Specifically, the timing, the method, and the form of N applied are important factors to evaluate in relation to the LSSNT. If N amendments were used, the LSSNT could help indicate how well these worked under the conditions this year. This would be especially helpful if there were check plots for comparison. The best value from this test is to evaluate N management over-time, and in the context of the conditions each year. Good records of management and growing conditions can be very helpful.
More information on this test can be found in Agronomy Facts #70 and on the Penn State Agricultural Analytical Services Laboratory web site.

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Awesome Stuff: Rethinking The Backpack
from the carry-your-gear dept
- First up is the Minaal ProTravel Carry-on backpack. Basically, some intrepid travelers designed the sort of backpack/carry-on bag that they've always wanted. It looks really nice if you do a lot of traveling. Well thought out if you're using it as both a bag for electronics gear and for clothes and stuff. Also, let's you hide the straps quickly and make it look more business-like in settings where a backpack might feel inappropriate. Also, their video (and campaign page) is fairly entertaining. Two lines from the campaign page that made me chuckle: "Pullers are suitable for right-handed & left-handed people. Ambidextrous people, no dice. We don't like your type around here" and "Other info you may be interested to know: the phone pocket is soft-lined. The cards and phone sit slightly lower than shown. There are around 4,000 species of frog known to man." Good to know.
- Next up is a bag that is targeting the very same market, and amazingly launched on the very same day, with the very same campaign time frame and the very same target market, but which has received a lot less attention, though, frankly, the SOOT Electropack seems like a more compelling offering (to me, at least). The key to understanding the SOOT is that it's modular. The full deal is basically two separate bags (a basic backpack and a separate messenger bag) that can each be used separately, or which combine easily into a megabag. They're also highlighting the fact that they're selling it with a 10,000mAh battery that slips into a small pocket to keep your devices charged. While I can be somewhat obsessive about battery power as well, this part isn't as interesting, since there are so many third party external battery packs out there (and I prefer ones that can also charge laptops). That said, the modular nature of the SOOT is a pretty cool selling feature -- especially if you find a bag that's really big to be both a positive and a negative, depending on the situation.
- There are a few other "bags" on various crowdfunding sites right now, but none struck me as really unique or different from stuff that's already widely on the market. And then I came across the Pad Pouch backpack. Let me say upfront, that I don't think I'm the target market here, and I don't get it at all. It appears to be a backpack with a giant clear see-through pouch on the front where you can put a tablet to, um, express yourself? I think? It feels like it's targeted at younger folks (students, mainly), but it looks kind of a bit dorky in its current version -- but, again, perhaps actual students see it differently. I also find it somewhat amusing that they hype up their patent pending status (Kickstarter campaigns that play up their patents always set off alarm bells in my head), but then talk about how you can use this to put "free, copyrighted images from the internet" on your "shirt" this way (bonus question for copyright law professors to add to their next exam: would that be a copyright violation to display an image you found on the internet on your tablet while "wearing" the tablet?).


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Texas Tarpon Research Gets Shot in the Fin
AUSTIN, Texas — Tarpon reign as the supreme nearshore gamefish from Florida to Panama; that's been the case at least since Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt did battle with "silver kings" in Port Aransas, Texas, in 1937.
Despite the longstanding — and fervent — interest anglers have exhibited in the species, surprisingly little is known about tarpon life history and their suspected migrations throughout the Gulf of Mexico.
A partnership announced this month between the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, the Saltwater-Fisheries Enhancement Association, the University of Texas Marine Science Institute and the University of Miami could help change that.
Together, TPWD and SEA are contributing nearly $100,000 to a study by researchers Scott Holt of UTMSI and Jerry Ault of the University of Miami.
This summer Holt and Ault will undertake the most ambitious Texas tarpon tracking study to date. Using pop-up archival tags, or PATs, these researchers hope to enlist recreational and tournament anglers to tag a total of 20 mature (60-inch or longer) Texas Tarpon.
This research builds on similar studies undertaken by Ault in Florida and Mexico.
"We are trying to establish the migratory routes of the fish; that's the primary objective," Holt said. "Fish we catch in Texas, we expect go back to Mexico in the winter. Jerry has tagged seven or eight fish in the spring, in Mexico, that have come up here in the summer. Our expectation is that they will return to Mexico in the winter. As an ancillary benefit we get information about daily activity — diving depth, temperatures they prefer."
The PATs collect and archive minute-by-minute data on depth of the animal, water temperature and light level (used to determine the daily location of the tagged fish). The tags are pre-programmed to release from the tagged fish at a specified time and date, usually 3 to 6 months after deployment, and they pop-up to the ocean surface where they transmit their stored data to an ARGOS satellite network passing overhead. The data retrieved by the satellites are then forwarded to research labs for analysis.
"This is a great opportunity to advance our understanding of tarpon along the Texas coast," said Larry McKinney, Ph.D., director of Coastal Fisheries at TPWD. "This effort will generate the type of information we need to manage the fishery for these magnificent fish and help assure their future in our coastal waters."
The TPWD Coastal Fisheries Division also is in the initial stages of developing a web-based Tarpon Observation Network that will reside on the TPWD website. A Beta version of the site should be up-and-running before the end of June, with a full version coming online within 12 months.
The design is simple. Anglers who land, hook, observe or otherwise come into contact with tarpon will be asked to enter various aspects of the observation into the TPWD website input device. Known information (e.g. time, date, location, length, weight, water temperature, etc) will be gathered and entered into the website.
After the data has been verified, the information will be graphically displayed in various formats, such as a map with that particular observation indicated by an icon along with past observations in an easy to use design. Participants will be able to see their observations alongside previous entries.
"Tarpon are a unique species and we don't know as much about them as we'd like. This gives us more information to use in our management practices," said Art Morris, TPWD Coastal Fisheries outreach specialist. "We see tarpon from the mouths of creeks to 20 miles offshore. People net juveniles in bar ditches, and we hear reports of tarpon from all over. This will give us a database to work from that organizes all that information, and because it's web-based researchers from all over the world can use it."
Morris said he got the idea for the web-based, volunteer system after seeing a presentation about eBird (http://ebird.org/content/).
"We are very excited about this program, if successful, the program could be expanded to include other states, Mexico or additional species," said Morris. "Ultimately, the program will help researchers and anglers alike in understanding this unique and popular species."
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Category: detective novel names
Hear the words 'detective' or 'private eye,' and you probably picture a tough guy like Mickey Spillane or a cooler customer like Sam Spade. But it turns out that mystery fiction also features a lot more female sleuths than you might think, dating back to Loveday Brooke in the 1890s and coming right up to today.
It's interesting to note how many of these earlier crime-solvers were given "ladylike" professions as covers—either as antique dealers or esoteric academics –or the more modern wedding planners or pet sitters. It wasn't—for the most part—till the TV era, that they would become career private or police investigators.
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A Warminster man has been charged with threatening behaviour and making a hoax bomb after Wiltshire Police found several small explosives in Eastleigh Wood.
Neil Prince, 51, from Bishopstrow, was due to appear at Swindon Magistrates' Court today.
Police found the devices in the Bishopstrow green land at 5pm on Saturday.
Prince was subsequently arrested, taken to Melksham Police Station and was in custody.
A police cordon has been in place, at the privately-owned field, in the wood for two days and a bomb disposal team was on site this morning.
The police are advising the public to stay away from the cordoned area.
Prince has also been charged with affray and possession of an offensive weapon. This two charges relate to an incident in October 2013.


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Every government in the galaxy both fears and respects the Vorlons and keeps extensive files monitoring their activities however, very little is actually within those files. What is clear is that they are a very ancient race, secretive in their motives and ambitions, and possessing technologies far in excess of anyone else in the galaxy. They are not merely centuries ahead of other races, but millennia. Before Ambassador Kosh arrived on Babylon 5 in 2257, no race had any contact with the Vorlon Empire though it is rumored that they have had ties with the Minbari far in the past.Many expeditions have been sent into the Vorlon Empire to learn more about this enigmatic race but none have ever returned. On the few occasions the Vorlons have acknowledged the existence of these ships, they have merely stated that the expeditions met with an unfortunate accident and suggested that no others are sent. Some have theorized that the Vorlon Empire is surrounded by dangerous hyperspace currents and other navigational hazards that only the Vorlons themselves are able to negotiate, though others are certain more sinister events have taken place in order to preserve the secrecy of these worlds.The Vorlons have thus become more myth than reality in the eyes of many races and many wild stories are told about them. There are tales of fantastic cities of unbelievable technology on their worlds and living ships miles across. It is even said that anyone seeing a Vorlon will be instantly turned to stone.The only Vorlon seen by the other races, Ambassador Kosh, does much to maintain these underlying fears. Rarely leaving his quarters, even to attend meetings of the Babylon 5 Advisory Council, he consents to see very few petitioners wishing an audience and travels everywhere in an encounter suit, ostensibly to protect him from the atmosphere of the station. It is presumed Vorlons are methane-breathers, but some are beginning to wonder just how necessary the encounter suit is, and how much it is just to cloak his true appearance.


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Yes, I know Shade's top dog now. Let me have my dreams.
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Here's to hoping this is finally the year we get a :boilers: smiley.
Yes, I know Shade's top dog now. Let me have my dreams.
Come to the Dark Side -- There's cookies!
Taking on Danny Hope U tomorrow. It should be a blowout. Which means they'll win on a blocked FG as time expires.
Caleb TerBush suspended for the game, team rules violation. Guy's the starting QB and a captain getting suspended for the season opener. Yep, it's a new Purdue football season.
Oh well, Marve should be the starter anyway.
these ******* coaches just can't help themselves with this two-quarter back ****
48-6'll do I guess. Henry didn't look too hot but he's been out a whole year, I'll give him the benefit of the doubt I guess. Not many penalties, that's a bonus. Kawaan Short performed liked you'd expect him to against EKU, , 2 blocked kicks and at least one sack I remember. Kid's gonna be an All American. Need to get the two Akeems more touches, especially in a blowout like this.
Marve deserves to be the starter
Smothered Chicken!
Yes, he definitely does. Don't agree with this at all.
did they name terbush starter or what?
never mind i see.
funny how the article comes as close to calling Hope a dumb azz as is allowed within the rules of journalism.
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Danny Etling's going to wind up decommitting if Hope keeps this stupid QB rotation crap up.
In happier (well...in a way) news, they're putting a Neil Armstrong sticker on the back of the helmets for the rest of the year. That's pretty cool.
Definitely cool idea with the stickers.
I'm beyond dumb with this stupid 2QB nonsense. It just doesn't make sense I don't think. On the bright side, at least we aren't iu football.
Bad to worse:
@GoldandBlackcom: #Purdue coach Danny Hope: All three quarterbacks will be part of game plan each week.
That's the helmet decal. I'm surprised, it looks pretty cool. Figured they'd screw it up.
Anyway, with the QBs, I just can't get the rationale. It's nothing against TerBush or Henry (though he's not an actual QB), I just don't get why Hope needs to play them all. I honestly don't know what CTB can do Marve can't, yeah Henry's good running it, but that's it and the defense knows that. I don't know what Marve needs to do to get a vote of confidence from the staff, it's almost like Hope has something against him. Maybe it's advice from the training staff with the ACLs or something. Or Maybe Hope's in over his head being the head coach at a Big 6 school.
Sigh. Coulda had Sumlin or Leach.
I can see Purdue undefeated when Michigan comes to town
Smothered Chicken!
I think the Irish will take care of you guys this weekend. I actually think Notre Dame is better than Michigan this year. Denard Robinson is an incredible talent, but his arm gets exploited against talented defenses.
Wow. Any way to get that as a window decal or sticker, do you know?
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
Or throw in a first-round pick and flip it for a max-level point guard...
If your QB situation wasn't such a mess/distraction, I actually think you guys could be pretty decent this year. Although if I were a Boilers fan, I think I would almost want a garbage year if it meant getting rid of Hope.
I don't know that I disagree with that. I don't feel like Hope is terrible, sans the QB thing. I could see one of TerBush/Marve and then Henry on occasion to be wildcat-esque, but this is just ridiculous.
Man I want to beat ND, I almost hate them more than IU. I've got plenty of IU alum/fan buddies that're perfectly nice people otherwise. Not the same with ND folk.
Your coach is an idiot. How do you not keep Marve in after that drive? He pulled 3 or 4 drive saving plays out of his *** and you put TerBush back in? I would be ripping my hair out if I were a Purdue fan.
what about after that pick dear god
edit: and lets see what happens after the 3 and out?
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I get close enough I'm punching Hope's stupid *** mustache off his idiot face. Fire this moron Burke.
Well if he coaches like that all season IU has a chance this year. After suffering under lynch though I really do feel your pain Purdue fans.


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Thursday, 27 November 2008
Lovely Pub Hosts Festival of Lovely Beer This Weekend
Why does this wanker hate pubs so much?
Sunday, 23 November 2008
Positively my last post about Stella Artois before a self-imposed three month moratorium (unless they go and do something REALLY stupid)
Thursday, 20 November 2008
Bemused beer bore wonders: is it me that's stupid, or the pub landlord?
Wednesday, 12 November 2008
Hurrah! A Decent Lager Ad Campaign!
Happy Hour Again
Sunday, 9 November 2008
Is that the sound of nails being hammered into a coffin?
I really, really don't want this blog to turn into http://www.ihatestellaartois.com/ – that would be at least as boring for me as it would be for you. But they just keep doing things that make my jaw drop, and not in a good way.
When the ad came on my TV on Friday night I hadn't seen it before or heard anything about it. Until the resolution where the brand is introduced, right at the end of the 40-second spot, I honestly believed I was watching a new ad for Lynx – the deodorant specifically targeted at teenage virgins who masturbate furiously to pictures of recent Big Brother contestants in Zoo and Nuts magazines.
Maybe this was intentional – a watered-down beer targeting the consumers of watered-down porn – but I doubt it.
Officially the ad has a James Bond theme. The campaign is set on the French Riviera. (Confusingly, while the entire dialogue is in French, the final bar call is for "une Stella Artois Four", the number being the only English word used. Why?) While the plot may be Lynx-lite, the tone and feel are sub-Peroni: five years ago, Peroni was shamelessly stealing art-directional cues from Stella Artois. Now, too, that's reversed.
One final thought: given that the whole launch of Stella Artois Four is aimed at helping Stella lose the 'wifebeater' tag, isn't it a bit ill-judged that the whole plot is driven by the threat of physical violence meted out by one man to another who has been messing with his bird?
It's fascinating watching the sheer velocity with which this brand is imploding.
Saturday, 8 November 2008
Let's have a heated debate!
Most of the people who read this blog really seem to know their stuff, so let me ask you a question: what's the next big thing in beer? What's the next thing we're excited about that has a real chance of going mainstream? Think about how Hoegaarden launched in the UK a decade ago: building slowly with little in the way of marketing hype, to the point where wheat beer is now an established sector in the beer market that doesn't scare the mainstream drinker.
Things are very exciting just now -we've got more choice and variety in beer than ever before if you know where to look for it. Deus and Kasteel Cru have pegged out a 'champagne beer' niche that seems to have a lot more room in it. Innis & Gunn has blazed a trail leading wood-aged beers into the supermarket and we've seen an explosion of whisky-aged beers from Schiehallion, Orkney, Brew Dog, and now Fuller's. Brew Dog's Punk IPA and Thornbridge's Jaipur show that British brewers can make big, American-style IPAs, and we're getting more of the US beers readily available. And what's happening in the States now? What's creating a beery buzz over there?
Will 2009 be the year we see another big beer style go mainstream?
I may be using some of the answers to this for a commercial project for which I will be paid money. If this offends your sensibilities and you feel it contravenes the unwritten ethics of blogging I apologise. I'm making this clear so that if you object, you can choose to withhold comment. But if you don't mind, I'd love to hear what you think and would hope that it would create an interesting thread!
Wednesday, 5 November 2008
Bye bye my first beery love
"Drinks giant Carlsberg has announced plans to close its historic brewery site in West Yorkshire with the loss of 170 jobs. The company blamed falling consumption, and higher duties for the decision to shut its Leeds site by 2011. Consultation with the workers has started and Carlsberg said it would seek to redeploy staff. There has been a brewery on site in the city since 1822 when it used to produce just Tetley beers. The brewery now produces Tetley and Carlsberg and is one of two owned by Carlsberg. The other site is at Northampton."
I've got little insight to offer here, but I'm gutted. I grew up in Yorkshire before leaving home to go to university in St Andrews. Trips between home and Uni usually involved getting the little local train from Barnsley to Leeds (there was a sign saying 'home of Tetleys' as you pulled into Leeds station), then the train from Leeds to York, then the intercity up to Scotland. Every time I was leaving home I'd stop at Leeds station and go for a pint of Tetleys in the little pub just outside the main entrance (now a M&S Simply Food). Coming back, I'd stop there again for half an hour before getting the train home. There was no decent beer in Scotland at that time and during term I confined myself to Tennents Lager. My ritual was about savouring a gorgeous, nutty, rich pint, and it was about thinking about my relationship with Yorkshire while standing on the point between past and future, my heritage and upbringing and what it meant to be leaving that behind. In other words, the perfect beer moment.
But none of Carlsberg's actions - or lack of them - are responsible for the brand's decline and the resultant brewery closure. Of course they aren't. It's falling consumption and higher duty that are to blame. In other words, it's the government's fault, your fault and my fault that one of the most popular ale brands in the UK takes a giant step closer to extinction.
Thanks for clearing that up, Carlsberg.
(And thanks for making me sound like a die-hard CAMRA fundamentalist. I really appreciate that.)
Sunday, 2 November 2008
The Death of a Thousand Cuts
It goes back to the yuppie-tastic eighties, when the brand really was a cut above its rivals. At the time, most lagers in the UK were brewed to around 3.5%, pale imitations of the European brews they claimed to be. Stella never compromised in order to get into pubs - it was the full 5.2%, sat pretty much on its own in this category, and was therefore comparatively more expensive and premium than its rivals. But ABV wasn't the only measure of worth.
Stella was celebrated in beautifully-written, long-copy press ads - the kind you don't see any more in our attention-deficient age. This one's my favourite:
- Stella Artois is only brewed with the best female Saaz hops
- The beer is malted only with Europe's finest barley
- Unlike other, cheaper lager beers, Stella is lagered for six weeks
Taking those in turn: Stella does still use Saaz hops. But it clearly uses far fewer of them than it once did. Stella used to perform poorly in blind taste tests because it had a distinctly more bitter character than the British lager-drinking palate was used to. Taste Stella side-by-side with Budvar, even Kronenbourg today, and this is no longer the case. At a recent seminar on lager organised by the British Guild of Beer Writers, former Stella head brewer Paul Buttrick diplomatically explained that large-scale brewers generally are using fewer hops than they once did, which means that "Many beers that became global brands have less distinctive character than they originally had".
Malted using only Europe's finest barley? Stella now proudly advertises the fact that it is brewed with maize which, far from being reassuringly expensive, is a more economical source of fermentable sugar than barley, and produces a blander beer. Stella's beautifully-produced website, which harks back to an entirely fictitious origin of the brand in 1366 (they word it very carefully, never actually claiming that Stella was first brewed in 1366, but leaving you with a very strong impression that it was) doesn't address the issue that maize is indigenous to North America - which wasn't discovered for another 126 years.
Fermented for six weeks? Oh, my aching sides. To be fair, there is at least a basis for a debate here, one raging between brewing traditionalists and those who have to deal with the reality of the economics of modern brewing. The latter claim you simply don't need to condition beer for as long as we used to, that modern fermenters and ingredients can achieve the same results over a shorter time period. That may well be so, but whatever the optimal period now is, Stella is lagered for a far shorter time than many of its rivals - a week is now standard in lager. I've heard from an authoritative source - but without being able to get confirmation I'd better leave it vague - that Stella is fermented for considerably less time even than that.
On its website, Stella claims that it is still brewed "with the same process of mixing and fermentation as in the old days". I suppose your view on whether or not this is a bare-faced lie that insults both the drinker and the brand itself depends on how closely you define the word 'process'.
I used to love this beer - both the brand and the product itself. I was proud to have my stint working on the ad campaign. I think the ad above demonstrates exactly why I no longer feel the same way. I suspect that if a batch of Stella was brewed to the spec it had ten or fifteen years ago, and if we were permitted to taste it side-by-side with the modern version, Inbev would be the proud inheritors of one of marketing's most enduring and revealing fables.


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Throughout its existence, it has been a source of inspiration, practical service and financial assistance to the Cyclists' Touring Club and its members.
The Company's long-standing connections with CTC were strengthened with the founding of the Chester and North Wales District Association (now Parent Member Group) only seven days before the outbreak of War in 1939. The driving force behind the formation of the DA was the late Mr. Percy Carter who was not only its President for 22 years but was also the manager of Marston's and later Davies Brothers Cycles. During his time as manager, in 1937, the Company was awarded a silver plaque to mark 25 years unbroken service with Raleigh Industries Ltd.
Throughout its time, the Company has been a steadfast supporter of CTC activities. In recent years, it has sponsored and aided events organised by Chester and North Wales CTC. For example, in 2009, it was particularly generous in its support of the DA's 70th Anniversary, to which It donated some £800 worth of prizes, and in the following year assisted the Bickerton Challenge Charity Rides which raised over £3430 for Help4Heroes. More recently, Chester and North Wales CTC has reason to be grateful for its provision of financial aid for THE LINK, its quarterly magazine.
The Bike Factory also fosters the sport and pastime of cycling in other ways. It gives assistance to the annual Liverpool to Chester Charity Ride. This popular event gives good exposure and publicity for cycling amongst the general public. The Bike Factory aids other local cycling organisations, including both Chester Road Club and Birkenhead North End CC.
The Company's involvement in cycling is more than a distant professional one. Its owner, Mr. David Quinn has been a CTC Life Member since the age of 16 and, in addition, many members of its staff are CTC members. It is therefore fitting that, CTC recognises the work of the Bike Factory and its staff, past and present, by awarding this Certificate of Commendation in the 100th year of the Company's existence.


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Buehrle motivated to reach 200 innings
TORONTO -- Mark Buehrle's streak of 13 consecutive seasons with at least 200 innings is in danger of coming to an end unless he has a strong final month of the season.
Buehrle has five starts remaining and is 33 innings shy of 200. That works out to an average of just under seven innings per start, which is something Buehrle hasn't done since the beginning of July.
It would appear to be an uphill battle for the veteran left-hander to hit his annual milestone, but he certainly hasn't given up hope quite yet.
"That's the goal I set every year," Buehrle said. "Obviously, in my mind, I know it's going to come to an end sometime, whether it's the result of a bad year or retirement.
"It's one of those things that I still, in my mind, want to get to, and if I don't ... when I get home for the offseason it will be disappointing. I have to fight through these last five starts to try to get there."
Blue Jays manager John Gibbons is among those hoping Buehrle will keep his streak alive. Prior to Saturday afternoon's game against the Yankees, Gibbons looked at the schedule and raised the possibility of Buehrle finishing the year in the bullpen.
Buehrle's final start will likely come against the Mariners on either Sept. 24 or 25. It's possible the Blue Jays could then use Buehrle out of the bullpen in the season finale on Sept. 28 if he needs another couple of innings to reach 200.
"It's important for us, too; we'd love to see him get that," Gibbons said of the 200-inning plateau. "He had that stretch, two or three starts in a row, where he didn't make five [innings]. But he feels good; he says he kind of caught a second wind. His arm feels good."
Buehrle is 11-9 with a 3.50 ERA in 27 starts this season. He has one win in his past 15 starts, while posting a 4.83 ERA over that span.
Gregor Chisholm is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, North of the Border, and follow him on Twitter @gregorMLB. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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BYTE -- You're missing the point if you dismiss the consumerization of IT as just employees bringing iPads into work, saving spreadsheets to the cloud or checking email on their smartphones.
It's like looking at the pieces of the puzzle but not putting them together. Want an example? Here's BYTE. Its launch is the very model of how the consumerization of IT (COIT) trend is transforming IT and business. And it's working.
We on the edit team didn't just think about COIT as we built BYTE. We lived it. The edit team built BYTE via GoogleGroups, DropBox, Skype and an assortment of cloud-based docs and services. By launch, there were more than 70 of us writers, editors and tech commentators working on BYTE's virtual launch team. Everyone but BYTE's editor, UBM Techweb's Gina Smith, worked without a single resource from BYTE's parent company, United Business Media (UBM).
This is COIT in action.
UBM is a big company with real marketing muscle, Gina says. But I heard about plans for BYTE's return on Leo Laporte's This Week in Tech (TWiT) online tech show. Leo's former co-host in radio, BYTE editor Gina Smith, was on, telling Leo about BYTE and saying she needed writers.
I queried her via email and she hired me that day. So what, you ask? Well, hang on. That's just the corner puzzle piece you're looking at.
I wondered where the infrastructure was. UBM backed the brand but "isn't ready yet," Gina told me early this spring as we discussed BYTE's return. "We have no servers. No official email. No profit center. No hired staff. It's all virtual." She was hiring staff via queries she received from appearances on TWiT -- sifting through emails and sample articles -- and her staff was growing. We were all over the map geographically and demographically.
That explained why Gina was on TWiT to promo BYTE's comeback -- she targeted tech pros who would care the most. TWiT is a cloud-based program, by the way. A free weekly roundtable broadcast live and ready for download after, I listen to it every week on my iPod touch. That was the right day to tune in.
So that's how it began. After she emailed me, I got my documents in and joined a fast-moving, virtual editorial team. This team rides an existing infrastructure of cloud and consumer products, with no out-of-pocket expenses beyond the trivial.
That is what I call dog-fooding. Eating the food you make. It's a good term.
In May, when UBM at last assigned BYTE resources, we were already moving forward quickly on email and GoogleGroups. She'd collected the W9s and freelance agreements for everyone via email. No assistants and no paper.
She had recruited Brian Burgess, also via TWiT, as her executive editor. He worked from his Minnesota organic farm. By the time corporate got involved, Gina and Brian had already assigned, refined and edited hundreds of tech articles and pieces of art. That's the content you're beginning to see here.
As IT built the backend, Gina used her personal blog to promote it. Called BYTE Unplugged, it let aggressive reporters like BYTE's Jacob Lopez break exclusive stories and start a base of coverage. The blog also quietly and virally promoted BYTE behind the scenes, letting interested people find out who was behind BYTE and what was going on.
The team is widely spread out, with Gina in San Francisco, me in New York and most everyone else in between, excepting staffers in Hawaii, New Zealand and Canada. With no BYTE emails -- the vast majority of us are still waiting for email addresses from BYTE -- and no official server space from the company, we used our teamBYTE GoogleGroup to pitch ideas, make suggestions, debate and comment on tech news and to get to know each other.
By the time the enterprise was ready to manage BYTE, Gina and BYTE's Craig Johnston and Fritz Nelson had already recorded 10 episodes of BYTE's first podcast, BYTE Wireless Radio, and were planning several more shows. BYTE piggybacked on Craig's existing libsyn account until she had the funds to get BYTE its own account.
We worked behind the scenes and beyond the corporate veil. We kept our own hours. Demographics and geography didn't matter. We submitted videos we made with our own HD cameras and Gina posted them on the blog. When we did meet face to face, we used video chat. Gina and I still haven't met in person. Neither have Gina and exec ed Brian Burgess. Most of us haven't met personally. But we've been working together so closely. And we brought back BYTE.
Now compare that to the original incarnation of BYTE or any other magazine from 1975 -- or 2000, for that matter. No furniture, PCs (or typewriters), office supplies or air conditioning to pay for. Today's BYTE got going virtually and it still is. We spend more money on content and less on keeping the lights on.
And so goes the future of IT. Today's IT departments are keeping the lights on. They keep the servers up and the applications stable. I work in an IT department and witness it firsthand. And it's clear to me that tomorrow's IT will look more like today's BYTE. That means more tech savvy workers provisioning their own equipment. They'll never even have to deal with an IT person directly -- not unless they want to build something new for the customer.
Tomorrow's IT worker also will be more business savvy. COIT isn't just about improving your productivity in the enterprise with self-provisioned hardware. It's also about building something completely new with consumer products and the cloud. The cost is already spread out at the end points – and that includes the air-conditioning.
Based in New York, Dino Londis is a BYTE technologist and an IT pro at a Manhattan law firm.Email him at email@example.com.


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TULSA, Okla. (AP) -- A preliminary hearing is scheduled for two brothers charged in the shooting deaths of four women at a Tulsa apartment.
Cedric Poore and James Poore are due in Tulsa County District Court Monday.
Both have pleaded not guilty to the January shooting deaths of 23-year-old twins Rebeika Powell and Kayetie Melchor, 33-year-old Misty Nunley and 55-year-old Julie Jackson. The four were found tied up and shot in the head.
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THE FRIDAY SIX: Q&As with Your Favorite Broadway Stars- Eddie Korbich
Welcome to THE FRIDAY SIX: Q&As With Your Favorite Broadway Stars. Want to know what hooked them to a career in the theater? Their dream roles? Their Broadway crushes? Read on!
In this week's edition, we caught up with Eddie Korbich, who is starring as 'Santa' in A CHRISTMAS STORY- currently playing at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre.
What is the first Broadway show you ever saw?
First show- No, No, Nanette in 1972. We came on a NY trip from Pennsylvania and all I wanted to do was see the Statue of Liberty and the Empire State Building and my parents dragged me to this show. When it was over I was tap dancing out of the theatre and up 7th Avenue all the way back to the hotel!
Bobbie Van, Helen Gallagher and Martha Raye! What a memory!
What is your most unique pre-show ritual?
I'm like Caroline O'Connor. I bless myself 3 times, but that's because I'm Eastern Rite (Ukrainian) Catholic and that's how we do it.
Most unique though- I sing my highest note that I have to perform that show and have a bite of bell pepper and cucumber (understand now this is for THIS show. Don't get me started on The Little Mermaid!)
What is your most memorable "the show must go on" moment?
Everynight this section in Major Award that we call Spin the Lamp/ Catch the Bi%#$, the lamp heel has caught in my vest or I can't get the thing around or I almost drop it! Thank God I'm behind Tia who is perfect very time!
What is the one role you want to play before you die?
'Adams' in 1776. My partner jokes that I'm moving up on Franklin! I've actually done my dream role on Broadway with 'Tobias' in Sweeney Todd at Circle in the Square so anything else is gravy!
Who is your Broadway crush?
Kirsten Wyatt, Charissa Bertels and Benj Pasek for the adults in this show. Too many to mention on Broadway in general!
But my biggest Broadway churches are to all of the kids in our show. Mostly because I truly love them so much!
Where can people stalk you online?
I'm on Facebook. What is this Twitter thing?


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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. � It's becoming a familiar January scene for Nick Saban.
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. � It�s becoming a familiar January scene for Nick Saban.
The Alabama coach plastered a smile on his face for a series of posed photos next to the various trophies awarded to college football�s national champions and then proceeded to talk about the challenges facing his team.
Maybe Saban let the Gatorade dry from the celebratory drenching before thinking about the 2013 season. Maybe.
�The team next year is 0-0,� Saban, who is on a 61-7 run over the past five seasons, said Tuesday morning. �Even though I really appreciate what this team accomplished and am very, very proud of what they accomplished, we need to prepare for the challenges of the new season very quickly with the team we have coming back. �
It didn�t take Saban long to refocus after Monday night�s 42-14 demolition of Notre Dame that secured a second straight BCS title, the Crimson Tide�s third in four seasons and the seventh straight for Southeastern Conference teams.
Shortly after the game, he was already talking about getting back to the office by Wednesday morning.
Alabama players, meanwhile, finally were able to voice the �D-word.� Center Barrett Jones said he had a Sports Illustrated cover from a couple of years ago after his last college game.
�It says, �Dynasty. Can anybody stop Alabama?� I�ll never forget looking at that thing and wondering if we really could be a dynasty,� said Jones, who mainly put it on the wall because he�s featured. �I think three out of four, I�m no dynasty expert, but that seems like a dynasty to me. I guess I can say that now that I�m gone. Don�t tell coach I said that.�
The 2013 team will almost certainly be regarded among the preseason favorites to get back to the summit, even though three Tide stars � tailback Eddie Lacy, cornerback Dee Milliner and right tackle D.J. Fluker � could decide to skip their senior seasons and turn pro.
Saban also emphatically tried to end speculation that he might return to the NFL, where he spent two years with the Miami Dolphins before returning to the SEC.
It was a question that really made him bristle during the 30-plus minute news conference.
�How many times do you think I�ve been asked to put it to rest?� Saban said. �And I�ve put it to rest, and you continue to ask it. So I�m going to say it today, that � you know, I think somewhere along the line you�ve got to choose. You learn a lot from the experiences of what you�ve done in the past. I came to the Miami Dolphins, what, eight years ago for the best owner, the best person that I�ve ever had the opportunity to work for. And in the two years that I was here, I had a very, very difficult time thinking that I could impact the organization in the way that I wanted to or the way that I was able to in college, and it was very difficult for me.�
He said that experience taught him that the college ranks �is where I belong, and I�m really happy and at peace with all that.�
As for the players, All-America linebacker C.J. Mosley has already said he�ll return. So has quarterback AJ McCarron, who had his second straight star turn in a BCS title game.
�We certainly have to build the team around him,� Saban said, adding that a late-game spat with Jones showed the quarterback�s competitive fire. �I�ve talked a lot about it�s difficult to play quarterback when you don�t have good players around you. I think we should have, God willing and everybody staying healthy, a pretty good receiver corps. We�ll have to do some rebuilding in the offensive line. Regardless of what Eddie decides to do, we�ll probably still have some pretty decent runners. But I think AJ can be a really good player, maybe the best quarterback in the country next year.�
The biggest question mark is replacing three, maybe four, starters on an offensive line that paved the way.
Amari Cooper, who broke several of Julio Jones� Alabama freshman receiving marks, and fellow freshman running back T.J. Yeldon give McCarron and the Tide a couple of potent weapons, even if Lacy doesn�t return.
�I am going to try to win three or four,� said Cooper, who had 105 yards and two touchdowns in the title game. �This season was good, but I expected it to be even more. There is so much more that I can do.�
Saban emphasized the difficulty of repeating and said he showed the players a video of NBA Hall of Famer Michael Jordan saying that the first title isn�t the hardest � it�s the ones after that.
That�s because, Saban said, �you have to have the will to fight against yourself.�
Now, the �Bama coach has four titles, including one during his stop at LSU. Saban doesn�t wear the championship rings but uses them for a different purpose.
�I just put them on the coffee table for the recruits to look at,� he said, cracking up the room.
Saban has already lined up another highly rated recruiting class and has the next wave of young talents waiting in the wings.
After all, he talked about the sign mentor Bill Belichick hung in the football building during their NFL days together: �Do your job.�
Saban jokingly acknowledged that while he prepares for everything, the one thing he has never been able to anticipate is the Gatorade bath. He drew heat for a scowl after the first one, following the title game win over Texas when he got dinged in the head. Monday night�s dousing went better.
�It�s cold, it�s sticky, but I appreciated not getting hit in the head with the bucket,� Saban said. �That was an improvement.�
No program has had this kind of championship run since Tom Osborne�s Nebraska teams won it all in 1994, 1995 and 1997.
Saban remembers that second team well. The Cornuskers stomped Michigan State 50-10 in Saban�s first game as head coach.
�I�m thinking, we�re never going to win a game,� Saban said. �We�ll never win a game here at Michigan State. I must have taken a bad job, wrong job, no players, something. I remember Coach Osborne when we shook hands after the game, he put his arm around me and whispered in my ear, �You�re not really as bad as you think.��
So take heart, college football.


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Questions and Answers about Hip Replacement
This publication contains general information about hip replacement. It describes what a hip replacement is, who should have it, and alternatives to surgery. If surgery is required, it explains what the surgery involves, recovery, and rehabilitation. If you have further questions, you may wish to discuss them with your health care provider.
What Is a Hip Replacement?
Hip replacement, or arthroplasty, is a surgical procedure in which the diseased parts of the hip joint are removed and replaced with new, artificial parts. These artificial parts are called the prosthesis. The goals of hip replacement surgery include increasing mobility, improving the function of the hip joint, and relieving pain. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 332,000 total hip replacements are performed in the United States each year.
- Who Should Have Hip Replacement Surgery?
- What Are Alternatives to Hip Replacement?
- What Does Hip Replacement Surgery Involve?
- Is a Cemented or Uncemented Prosthesis Better?
- What Can Be Expected Immediately After Surgery?
- How Long Are Recovery and Rehabilitation?
- What Are Possible Complications of Hip Replacement Surgery?
- When Is Revision Surgery Necessary?
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Who Should Have Hip Replacement Surgery?
People with hip joint damage that causes pain and interferes with daily activities despite treatment may be candidates for hip replacement surgery. Osteoarthritis is the most common cause of this type of damage. However, other conditions, such as rheumatoid arthritis (a chronic inflammatory disease that causes joint pain, stiffness, and swelling), osteonecrosis (or avascular necrosis, which is the death of bone caused by insufficient blood supply), injury, fracture, and bone tumors also may lead to breakdown of the hip joint and the need for hip replacement surgery.
In the past, doctors reserved hip replacement surgery primarily for people over 60 years of age. The thinking was that older people typically are less active and put less stress on the artificial hip than do younger people. In more recent years, however, doctors have found that hip replacement surgery can be very successful in younger people as well. New technology has improved the artificial parts, allowing them to withstand more stress and strain and last longer.
Today, a person's overall health and activity level are more important than age in predicting a hip replacement's success. Hip replacement may be problematic for people with some health problems, regardless of their age. For example, people who have chronic disorders such as Parkinson's disease, or conditions that result in severe muscle weakness, are more likely than people without chronic diseases to damage or dislocate an artificial hip. People who are at high risk for infections or in poor health are less likely to recover successfully. Therefore, they may not be good candidates for this surgery. Recent studies also suggest that people who elect to have surgery before advanced joint deterioration occurs tend to recover more easily and have better outcomes.
Why Do People Have Hip Replacement Surgery?
For the majority of people who have hip replacement surgery, the procedure results in:
- a decrease in pain
- increased mobility
- improvements in activities of daily living
- improved quality of life.
What Are Alternatives to Hip Replacement?
Before considering a total hip replacement, the doctor may try other methods of treatment, such as exercise, walking aids, and medication.1 An exercise program can strengthen the muscles around the hip joint. Walking aids such as canes and walkers may alleviate some of the stress from painful, damaged hips and help you to avoid or delay surgery.
1All medicines can have side effects. Some side effects may be more severe than others. You should review the package insert that comes with your medicine and ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have any questions about the possible side effects.
For hip pain without inflammation, doctors usually recommend over-the-counter pain medication.
For hip pain with inflammation, treatment usually consists of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, or NSAIDs. Some common NSAIDs are aspirin and ibuprofen.2 In some cases, a stronger pain medication may be necessary to control pain.
2 Warning: Side effects of NSAIDs include stomach problems; skin rashes; high blood pressure; fluid retention; and liver, kidney, and heart problems. The longer a person uses NSAIDs, the more likely he or she is to have side effects, ranging from mild to serious. Many other drugs cannot be taken when a patient is being treated with NSAIDs, because NSAIDs alter the way the body uses or eliminates these other drugs. Check with your health care provider or pharmacist before you take NSAIDs. NSAIDs should only be used at the lowest dose possible for the shortest time needed.
Topical pain products may provide additional relief. Some people find that the nutritional supplement combination of glucosamine and chondroitin helps ease pain. People taking nutritional supplements, herbs, and other complementary and alternative medicines should inform their doctors to avoid harmful drug interactions.
In a small number of cases, doctors may prescribe corticosteroid medications, such as prednisone or cortisone, if NSAIDs do not relieve pain. Corticosteroids reduce joint inflammation and are frequently used to treat rheumatic diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis. Because of the serious side effects associated with corticosteroids, a doctor must prescribe and monitor treatment.
Sometimes, corticosteroids are injected into the hip joint.
If exercise and medication do not relieve pain and improve joint function, the doctor may suggest a less complex corrective surgery before proceeding to hip replacement. One common alternative to hip replacement is an osteotomy. This procedure involves cutting and realigning bone, to shift the weight from a damaged and painful bone surface to a healthier one. Recovery from an osteotomy takes several months. Afterward, the function of the hip joint may continue to worsen and additional treatment may be needed. The length of time before another surgery is needed varies greatly and depends on the condition of the joint before the procedure.
What Does Hip Replacement Surgery Involve?
The hip joint is located where the upper end of the femur, or thigh bone, meets the pelvis, or hip bone. A ball at the end of the femur, called the femoral head, fits in a socket (the acetabulum) in the pelvis to allow a wide range of motion.
During a traditional hip replacement, which lasts from 1 to 2 hours, the surgeon makes a 6- to 8-inch incision over the side of the hip through the muscles and removes the diseased bone tissue and cartilage from the hip joint, while leaving the healthy parts of the joint intact. Then the surgeon replaces the head of the femur and acetabulum with new, artificial parts. The new hip is made of materials that allow a natural gliding motion of the joint.
Some surgeons perform what is called a minimally invasive, or mini-incision, hip replacement, which requires smaller incisions and a shorter recovery time than traditional hip replacement. Candidates for this type of surgery are usually age 50 or younger, of normal weight based on body mass index, and healthier than candidates for traditional surgery. Joint resurfacing is also being used.
Regardless of whether you have traditional or minimally invasive surgery, the parts used to replace the joint are the same and come in two general varieties: cemented and uncemented.
Cemented parts are fastened to existing, healthy bone with a special glue or cement. Hip replacement using these parts is referred to as a "cemented" procedure. Uncemented parts rely on a process called biologic fixation, which holds them in place. This means that the parts are made with a porous surface that allows your own bone to grow into the pores and hold the new parts in place. Sometimes a doctor will use a cemented femur part and uncemented acetabular part. This combination is referred to as a hybrid replacement.
Is a Cemented or Uncemented Prosthesis Better?
The answer to this question is different for different people. Because each person's condition is unique, the doctor and you must weigh the advantages and disadvantages.
Cemented replacements are more frequently used for older, less active people and people with weak bones, such as those who have osteoporosis, while uncemented replacements are more frequently used for younger, more active people.
Studies show that cemented and uncemented prostheses have comparable rates of success. Studies also indicate that if you need an additional hip replacement, or revision, the rates of success for cemented and uncemented prostheses are comparable. However, more long-term data are available in the United States for hip replacements with cemented prostheses, because doctors have been using them here since the late 1960s, whereas uncemented prostheses were not introduced until the late 1970s.
The primary disadvantage of an uncemented prosthesis is the extended recovery period. Because it takes a long time for the natural bone to grow and attach to the prosthesis, a person with uncemented replacements must limit activities for up to 3 months to protect the hip joint. Also, it is more common for someone with an uncemented prosthesis to experience thigh pain in the months following the surgery, while the bone is growing into the prosthesis.
How to Prepare for Surgery and Recovery
People can do many things before and after they have surgery to make everyday tasks easier and help speed their recovery.
Before Surgery
- Learn what to expect. Request information written for patients from the doctor, or contact one of the organizations listed near the end of this publication.
- Arrange for someone to help you around the house for a week or two after coming home from the hospital.
- Arrange for transportation to and from the hospital.
- Set up a "recovery station" at home. Place the television remote control, radio, telephone, medicine, tissues, wastebasket, and pitcher and glass next to the spot where you will spend the most time while you recover.
- Place items you use every day at arm's level to avoid reaching up or bending down.
- Stock up on kitchen supplies and prepare food in advance, such as frozen casseroles or soups that can be reheated and served easily.
After Surgery
- Follow the doctor's instructions.
- Work with a physical therapist or other health care professional to rehabilitate your hip.
- Wear an apron for carrying things around the house. This leaves hands and arms free for balance or to use crutches.
- Use a long-handled "reacher" to turn on lights or grab things that are beyond arm's length. Hospital personnel may provide one of these or suggest where to buy one.
What Can Be Expected Immediately After Surgery?
You will be allowed only limited movement immediately after hip replacement surgery. When you are in bed, pillows or a special device are usually used to brace the hip in the correct position. You may receive fluids through an intravenous tube to replace fluids lost during surgery. There also may be a tube located near the incision to drain fluid, and a type of tube called a catheter may be used to drain urine until you are able to use the bathroom. The doctor will prescribe medicine for pain or discomfort.
On the day after surgery or sometimes on the day of surgery, therapists will teach you exercises to improve recovery. A respiratory therapist may ask you to breathe deeply, cough, or blow into a simple device that measures lung capacity. These exercises reduce the collection of fluid in the lungs after surgery.
As early as 1 to 2 days after surgery, you may be able to sit on the edge of the bed, stand, and even walk with assistance. While you are still in the hospital, a physical therapist may teach you exercises such as contracting and relaxing certain muscles, which can strengthen the hip. Because the new, artificial hip has a more limited range of movement than a natural, healthy hip, the physical therapist also will teach you the proper techniques for simple activities of daily living, such as bending and sitting, to prevent injury to your new hip.
How Long Are Recovery and Rehabilitation?
Usually, people do not spend more than 1 to 4 days in the hospital after hip replacement surgery. Full recovery from the surgery takes about 3 to 6 months, depending on the type of surgery, your overall health, and the success of your rehabilitation.
It is important to get instructions from your doctor before leaving the hospital and to follow them carefully once you get home. Doing so will you give you the greatest chance of a successful surgery.
What Are Possible Complications of Hip Replacement Surgery?
New technology and advances in surgical techniques have greatly reduced the risks involved with hip replacements.
The most common problem that may arise soon after hip replacement surgery is hip dislocation. Because the artificial ball and socket are smaller than the normal ones, the ball can become dislodged from the socket if the hip is placed in certain positions. The most dangerous position usually is pulling the knees up to the chest.
The most common later complication of hip replacement surgery is an inflammatory reaction to tiny particles that gradually wear off of the artificial joint surfaces and are absorbed by the surrounding tissues. The inflammation may trigger the action of special cells that eat away some of the bone, causing the implant to loosen. To treat this complication, the doctor may use anti-inflammatory medications or recommend revision surgery (replacement of an artificial joint). Medical scientists are experimenting with new materials that last longer and cause less inflammation. Less common complications of hip replacement surgery include infection, blood clots, and heterotopic bone formation (bone growth beyond the normal edges of bone).
To minimize the risk of complications, it's important to know how to prevent problems and to recognize signs of potential problems early and contact your doctor. For example, tenderness; redness and swelling of your calf; or swelling of your thigh, ankle, or foot could be warning signs of a possible blood clot. Warning signs of infection include fever, chills, tenderness and swelling, or drainage from the wound. You should call your doctor if you experience any of these symptoms.
When Is Revision Surgery Necessary?
Hip replacement is one of the most successful orthopaedic surgeries performed. However, because more people are having hip replacements at a younger age, and wearing away of the joint surface becomes a problem after 15 to 20 years, replacement of an artificial joint, which is also known as revision surgery, is becoming more common. It is more difficult than first-time hip replacement surgery, and the outcome is generally not as good, so it is important to explore all available options before having additional surgery.
Doctors consider revision surgery for two reasons: if medication and lifestyle changes do not relieve pain and disability, or if x rays of the hip show damage to the bone around the artificial hip that must be corrected before it is too late for a successful revision. This surgery is usually considered only when bone loss, wearing of the joint surfaces, or joint loosening shows up on an x ray. Other possible reasons for revision surgery include fracture, dislocation of the artificial parts, and infection.
What Types of Exercise Are Most Suitable for Someone With a Total Hip Replacement?
Proper exercise can reduce stiffness and increase flexibility and muscle strength. People who have an artificial hip should talk to their doctor or physical therapist about developing an appropriate exercise program. Most of these programs begin with safe range-of-motion activities and muscle-strengthening exercises. The doctor or therapist will decide when you can move on to more demanding activities. Many doctors recommend avoiding high-impact activities, such as basketball, jogging, and tennis. These activities can damage the new hip or cause loosening of its parts. Some recommended exercises are walking, stationary bicycling, swimming, and cross-country skiing. These exercises can increase muscle strength and cardiovascular fitness without injuring the new hip.
What Research Is Being Conducted on Hip Replacement?
To increase the chance of surgical success and decrease the risk of complications and prosthesis failure, researchers are working to develop new surgical techniques, more stress-resistant materials, and improved prosthesis designs. They are also looking for ways to reduce the body's inflammatory response to the artificial joint components.
Researchers are also studying gender and ethnic discrepancies in those who have the procedure, and characteristics that make some people more likely to have successful surgery.
Studies are exploring the use of various agents to minimize bone loss around the implant. Strategies to prevent blood clots and implant-related infection are also being investigated.
Other areas of research address issues of recovery and rehabilitation, such as appropriate postsurgical analgesia for older people, and home-health and outpatient programs.
More information on research is available from the following resources:
- NIH Clinical Research Trials and You was designed to help people learn more about clinical trials, why they matter, and how to participate. Visitors to the website will find information about the basics of participating in a clinical trial, first-hand stories from clinical trial volunteers, explanations from researchers, and links on how to search for a trial or enroll in a research-matching program.
- ClinicalTrials.gov offers up-to-date information for locating federally and privately supported clinical trials for a wide range of diseases and conditions.
- NIH RePORTER is an electronic tool that allows users to search a repository of both intramural and extramural NIH-funded research projects from the past 25 years and access publications (since 1985) and patents resulting from NIH funding.
- PubMed is a free service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine that lets you search millions of journal citations and abstracts in the fields of medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, and preclinical sciences.
Where Can People Find More Information About Hip Replacement Surgery?
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What is this medicine?PROGESTERONE (proe JES ter one) is a female hormone. This medicine is used to help women who are going through an assisted reproductive technology (ART) treatment program to become pregnant.
What should I tell my health care provider before I take this medicine?They need to know if you have any of these conditions:
How should I use this medicine?This medicine is for vaginal use only. Do not take by mouth. Follow the directions on the prescription label. Wash your hands before and after use. Take your medicine at regular intervals. Do not take it more often than directed. Do not stop taking except on your doctor's advice.
Talk to your pediatrician regarding the use of this medicine in children. This medicine is not approved for use in children.
What if I miss a dose?If you miss a dose, use it as soon as you can. If it is almost time for your next dose, use only that dose. Do not use double or extra doses.
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Do not use any other vaginal products without asking your doctor or health care professional.
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