String.module_eval do
  UTF8_VERTICAL_ELLIPSIS = "\342\200\246" # Unicode character: U+22EE VERTICAL ELLIPSIS

  def ellipsis_after( len = 60 , tail = nil)
    c = self.chars
    if c.length > len
      return c[0,len] + (tail || UTF8_VERTICAL_ELLIPSIS ) #"..."
    else
      return self
    end
  end
end