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Capturing and Toying with Hyraxes (Dendrohyrax dorsalis) by Wild Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) at Bossou, Guinea
Satoshi Hirata, Gen Yamakoshi, Shiho Fujita, Gaku Ohashi, Tetsuro MatsuzawaDOI: 10.1002/1098-2345(200102)53:2<93::AID-AJP5>3.0.CO;2-X
Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes verus) were observed capturing and toying with western tree hyraxes (Dendrohyrax dorsalis, Order Hyracoidea) at Bossou, Guinea. An adolescent female carried one hyrax for 15 hr, slept with it in her nest, and groomed it. The captive was not consumed. Nearby adults ignored the hyrax. In another case, two adolescent males timidly inspected a small hyrax. These observations indicate that the chimpanzees at Bossou do not regard the hyrax as a prey animal, supporting the idea that lack of opportunity does not seem to be the only reason that chimpanzees do not consume an individual of a potential prey species.
chimpanzee, hyrax, hunting, tool use,
Predation on mammals by chimpanzees has been observed in populations throughout Africa, indicating that eating meat is a general habit of chimpanzees [Uehara, 1997]. Systematic studies at several long-term research sites have provided detailed information on the characteristics of predation by the chimpanzees of each population [Goodall, 1986; Boesch & Boesch, 1989; Uehara et al., 1992; Stanford et al., 1994; Mitani & Watts, 1999]. Comparison of the accumulated data has revealed local differences in chimpanzee predation across populations in terms of prey selectivity, hunting frequency, cooperative hunting, killing technique, and tendency to share meat [Boesch & Boesch, 1989; Uehara, 1997]. For example, chimpanzees at Mahale, Tanzania, hunt more often and consume more types of prey than do chimpanzees at Bossou, Guinea. At Mahale, 100 predation episodes were observed over 729 study days in 1983?1990, and the chimpanzees consumed 10 mammalian species [Uehara et al., 1992]. At Bossou, however, only five episodes of predation on mammals were observed over 441 study days in 1976?1987, and in every case the prey species was the tree pangolin (Manis tricuspis) [Sugiyama, 1987, 1989].
Although the availability of potential prey may play some role in such interpopulation differences, several cases have been reported in which wild chimpan zees captured but did not eat potential prey [e.g., van Lawick-Goodall, 1968; Teleki, 1973; Hiraiwa-Hasegawa et al., 1986]. Boesch and Boesch [1989] observed a case, for example, in which chimpanzees captured but did not eat a duiker, which is one of the favorite prey items at Mahale. Therefore, lack of opportunity does not seem to be the only reason that chimpanzees do not consume an individual of a potential prey species. The present report provides further support for this point: although consumption of a species of hyrax (Heterohyrax brucei) has been witnessed on two occasions at Mahale [Nishida & Uehara, 1983], the chimpanzees at Bossou have twice been observed to abandon western tree hyrax (Dendrohyrax dorsalis) that they had surrounded or captured.
A group of wild chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes verus) at Bossou, located in the southeastern corner of the Republic of Guinea, West Africa (7° 39¢ N, 8° 30¢ W) has been studied since 1976 [Sugiyama & Koman, 1979]. Their home range covers about 15 km2 of primary and open secondary forests that are surrounded by cultivated and abandoned fields. All the individuals have been identified since the start of the study. The group size has remained around 20 (range: 16?22) throughout the study period [Sugiyama, 1999]. Case 1 in this report was observed by G.Y. and a field assistant, Pascal Goumy. Case 2 was observed by S.F., S.H., G.O., P.G., and T.M. It was recorded on videotape, supplementing the direct observations. The carcass of the hyrax killed in Case 2 was roughly examined by dissection after it had been abandoned in order to detect the cause of its death.
While following chimpanzees in the forest, we recorded two cases in which chimpanzees captured a western tree hyrax (Dendrohyrax dorsalis, Order Hyracoidea).
Case 1
On 8 January 1995, we (G.Y. and P.G.) heard several chimpanzees screaming from a patch of forest on the southeastern side of Gban hill. We arrived at the site 7 min later. The chimpanzees, still excited and screaming, were in a tall Chlorophora exelsa tree. The party consisted of a full-adult alpha male (TA), a 14-year-old male (FF), two adolescent males (NA, VI; 9 and 8 years old, respectively), and two adult females (Ka, Vl; Vl was with her 3-year-old infant, Vv). Abruptly, at 1049 hr, a small western tree hyrax fell out of the Chlorophora tree, just in front of us; we both slowly retreated until we were about 10 m from the animal. Soon afterwards, all the chimpanzees descended from the tree, apparently interested in the fallen animal. The hyrax did not move to escape. At 1052 hr, two adolescent males approached the hyrax and started displaying toward it. VI rushed at the hyrax and slapped the ground nearby with both hands. Then NA approached to within centimeters of the hyrax, and performed the same behavior. The hyrax responded with slow movements each time it was threatened. At 1056, NA grabbed and repeatedly bent a nearby sapling (about 2 m high) with one hand in such a way that the tip of the sapling flailed the ground and hit the hyrax. NA hit the hyrax five times in succession, paused and stared at the hyrax, and then hit it three more times. VI and Vv remained nearby, while the other chimpanzees observed the scene from a distance. At 1057 hr, NA suddenly retreated from the hyrax and joined the other members of the party, already leaving the site. Although the hyrax did not move, we did not try to capture and measure it since it was still alive. By eye, its crownrump length was about 25 cm; it appeared immature, and its sex was indeterminate. It is uncertain whether the hyrax caused the initial excitement and screams, or if the incident we observed started with the sudden fall of the hyrax at 1049 hr. NA's use of a sapling to hit the hyrax may have functioned as the use of a tool to flail an unfamiliar animal, possibly as a means of investigation, although the sapling was not uprooted.
Case 2
On 18 January 2000, at 1704 hr, we (S.F., S.H., G.O., and P.G.) observed members of our focal group in Ficus umbellata and Carapa procera trees. At 1705 hr, we heard a scream from a neaby bush. An 8-year-old male (YL) emerged, climbed a tree, and then descended again into the bush below. At 1706 hr, YL climbed the same tree again, together with an adult male (TA). At this point, a total of 13 individuals were observed in the vicinity, including two adult males (TA and FF), five adult females (Fn, Jr, Ka, Vl, and Yo), one adolescent male (YL), two adolescent females (Vv and Ft), one juvenile female (Ju), and two infants (Fl and JJ). At 1707 hr, YL descended into the bush once more. Thirty-nine sec later he climbed the tree with a live western tree hyrax in his hand. Ju, a 6- year-old female, followed him immediately, and stayed close to YL for 103 sec. YL swung the hyrax in the air, beat it against branches several times, and wandered about in the tree with a play face. The adults did not seem to be interested in the hyrax, and continued to feed on fruits and leaves. At 1709 hr, YL dropped the hyrax into the bush, then immediately descended, followed by Ju. Between 1709 and 1726 hr, sounds suggesting that at least one chimpanzee was hitting the hyrax were heard from the bush; the hyrax screamed intermittently 11 times. At 1726 hr, Vv, an 8-year-old female with sexual swelling at the time, emerged from the bush, hyrax in hand, and climbed a nearby tree. No screams or active movement of the hyrax were observed subsequently: it looked dead from this point. Between 1726 and 1746 hr, Vv tapped her hand or foot on the hyrax about 30 times, swung it in the air, and moved about in the tree, carrying the hyrax on her shoulder or between her thigh and abdomen. Ft and Fl (adolescent and infant females) approached Vv and stayed close to Vv for 149 and 155 sec, respectively. At 1743 hr, Vv swaggered towards Ft and held the hydrax out toward her. At 1727, 1736, and 1744 hr, three adult females, including Vv's mother (Vl), passed Vv in succession, but none showed interest in the hyrax. At 1746 hr, Vv moved to another tree with the hyrax and made a nest. At 1759 hr, Vv abandoned this first nest, carried the hyrax to a tree 30 m away and prepared a second nest. Between 1746 and 1847 hr, Vv showed the following behaviors toward the hyrax in her nests: holding it in her hand or between her thigh and abdomen; plucking its hairs with her mouth without biting the skin; flapping it; pressing on it with her hands; beating it against the nest; putting it on her shoulder in the quadrupedal position; poking it with her fingers; grooming it with her fingers and mouth intermittently for 502 sec in total; raising it into the air with her hands and feet; and fluttering her hands and feet while holding the hyrax. At 1831 hr, PK, a 3- year-old male, came close to Vv and the hyrax, and observed them for 313 sec. At 1847 hr, we stopped making observations.
The next morning, 19 January 2000, at 0728 hr, we found Vv with the hyrax in a tree near her nest of the previous night. She groomed the hyrax with her mouth and fingers intermittently for 698 sec in total. At 0748 hr, PK and his 12- year-old mother, Pl, approached Vv and the hyrax, and observed them for 59 sec and 77 sec, respectively. At 0803 hr, Vv descended from the tree and traveled with three other individuals, carrying the hyrax with her hand or between her thigh and abdomen. At 0816 hr, Vv began to travel again and we lost track of her until 1036 hr, when she no longer had the hyrax. We (T.M. and P.G.) later found the hyrax at 1430 hr, on the ground about 300 m away from the tree that Vv had first climbed with it. The hyrax was an adult male, weighing 2.3 kg. Its crown-rump length was 42 cm. It had several minor lacerations, probably caused when the chimpanzees smashed it on the ground and against tree branches, but no specific external or internal cause of death was found. There was no sign that the chimpanzees had tasted its flesh. Throughout this episode, all of the individuals interested in the hyrax or the holder were less than 8 years old, except one adult female.
In both of these cases, chimpanzees did not eat the western tree hyraxes. Probably chimpanzees at Bossou do not regard the western tree hyrax as prey. Interestingly, the adolescent female who held the dead hyrax for 15 hr in Case 2 was present at the scene of Case 1 when she was 3 years old, and watched the adolescent males' treatment of that hyrax. In Case 2, two infants approached the hyrax holder and watched her hold the hyrax without eating it; these infants may also come to disregard the hyrax as prey.
In fairness, the low frequency of predation exhibited by the Bossou chimpanzees must be considered in the context of an ecological feature at Bossou: the density of mammals other than chimpanzees is very low. Duikers and other small and medium-sized animals are only occasionally observed in the home range of the chimpanzees; forest-dwelling monkeys, the most likely prey of chimpanzees, live in a peripheral area that the chimpanzees seldom visit [Sugiyama, 1981, 1989]. Even so, Bossou chimpanzees were once observed to capture a duiker (Cephalophus spp.), which they did not eat (Matsuzawa and Sakura, unpublished data). This case, together with the two cases reported in the present work, shows that a lack of opportunity is not the only reason for an absence of predation. Sugiyama [1989] has proposed that meat-eating behavior has not been established and propagated in the Bossou population because the low availability of potential prey species does not allow for the opportunity to exercise predation on a regular basis.
The treatment of the hyrax by the adolescent chimpanzees can be considered as a kind of play [Hayaki, 1985]. Goodall [1986] described various episodes of playful behavior between young chimpanzees and sympatric olive baboons (Papio anubis), although baboons are often the target of predation at other times. Similar behaviors have been witnessed in bonobos (Pan paniscus) with respect to their treatment of sympatric forest monkeys. [Sabater Pi et al., 1993; Ihobe, 1990]. Sabater Pi et al. [1993], for example, observed an adult bonobo carry a red-tailed monkey (Cercopithecus ascanius), which had died from violent treatment, and groom the animal as if it were another bonobo. This example is similar to our observations, in which an adolescent female carried a dead hyrax into her nest, slept with it for one night, and groomed the animal before abandoning it later the next morning.
This study was carried out with the collaboration of people in Bossou, the Direction National de la Recherche Scientifique et Technique, and l'Institute de Recherche Environnementale de Bossou, Republique de Guinee. We thank Y. Sugiyama, who gave us the opportunity to study at Bossou, where he has conducted field research since 1976. Special thanks are also due to J. Koman, G. Goumy, T. Camara, P. Cherif, and P. Goumy for their assistance in the field. K. Hosaka and A.J. Tosi provided helpful comments on a draft of this article. This study was financed by grants from the Ministry of Education, Science, Sports, and Culture, Japan (No. 07041135 to Y. Sugiyama; Nos. 07102010 and 12301006 to T. Matsuzawa).
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NOLA to Angola, in collaboration with Getupnridenola and Rubarb Community Bike Shop, is excited to announce their 1st annual Cookout and Prison Justice Ride on April 7th!
This event is a fundraiser for four local organizations: Women With A Vision, Congreso, VOTE, and the First 72+. It begins with an 8-mile social ride that leaves City Park's Shelter 1 at 10:00 AM and meanders through the city, with breaks where partner organizations will share information about their work.
The ride will return to Shelter 1 followed by a cookout! Representatives from various prison justice organizations, including OPPRC, Ubuntu Village, Books 2 Prisoners, the Promise of Justice Initiative, the Juror Project, and Crescent Care, will be present for information and conversation. Bike games for kids, a free raffle, and face painting will also be part of the festivities.
This ride is open to children and people of all abilities; you are also welcome to join for the cookout celebration in the park if you do not participate in the bike ride. The cookout will start around 1:00 PM.
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EXCLUSIVE: Juanes, the Latin heartthrob coming to Bluesfest
JUANES, or Juan Esteban Aristrizabal, is a Colombian music star and one of the biggest non-English speaking acts in the world.
With a 30-year-long career in music, Juanes has sold over 15 million records and won 20 Latin Grammy Awards.
If you are wondering why haven't you heard of him until now, the answer is simple: he has only been to Australia once before and out of seven solo albums, he has released only one song in English, Goodbye for Now from 2017's Mis Planes Son Amarte (My Plan is to Love You).
Speaking from Chile, ahead of his Australian tour and his Bluesfest show, Juanes said he is preparing a performance packed with his biggest hits, so expect rock, cumbia, pop and more.
What can we expect from your Bluesfest show and the rest of your Australian performances?
This will be my first Bluesfest and I am very excited to go back to Australia so soon, because I'm falling in love with that country.
The performance we are taking there includes songs and hits from all my albums, a show with a lot of energy, with a bit of rock, Latin folk rhythms and pop, where I introduce audiences to my music, a show we have been perfecting over the years.
Is Goodbye for Now your first attempt to enter the English market or are you going to continue focused on singing in Spanish?
The idea is to open new doors and reach new audiences for my music, but that does not mean that I have to sing in English.
Singing in Spanish is something that makes me feel connected to my roots.
I had the chance to record Goodbye for Now, my first song in English, but I did it because I wanted to record in English, as an artistic challenge.
I acknowledge a massive influence from musicians that sing in English, but I'll continue singing in Spanish mostly.
Cumbia, the Colombian national dance, is a big part of your music, why is that?
cumbia is a rhythm that connects really easily with reggae and funk, so I am planning to keep experimenting with cumbia and other sounds, but also because cumbia is a rhythm that has a massive relevance all throughout Latin America.
To me it's a mix of African and indigenous Latin cultures, and for that its fundamental to keep it alive, to experiment with it and use it in contemporary popular music.
Any chance you may want to try a new, unreleased song for Australian audiences?
Well, I have a new song I will be releasing at the end of April or May, and we are considering whether we could play it in Australia.
It's called Pa'dentro (Going Inwards) and hopefully we will feel we are ready to play it live on stage in Australia.
- Juanes is performing at Bluesfest of Friday and Saturday, March 30 and 31, at the Enmore Theatre in Sydney on April 2 and at 170 Russell St, Melbourne, on April 4.


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- "Red alert! BLACK PHANTOM has been spotted inside the Hero Factory! He must be stopped at all costs, but be warned. He's armed with an Arachnix Drone, saber strikers, staff with razor saber and mace. Watch out! He knows just how to use them. We know you won't fail us!"
- — HeroFactory.LEGO.com
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|Legion of Darkness (formerly), Himself, an Unnamed Villain
|Razor Sabre Mace Staff, Arachnix Drone
|Deactivated from Overcharge
Black Phantom is a Villain and the main antagonist of Breakout. He's responsible for the breakout and also was the former leader of the organization, Legion of Darkness.
Legion of Darkness
Black Phantom was a notorious criminal before the Hero Factory established a presence in the galaxy. However, shortly after they began to operate, he disappeared for a month, using the time to spy on the organization. Afterwards, he recruited Splitface, Speeda Demon, Jawblade, and Thornraxx as the first members of his Legion of Darkness, an organization with which he planned to destroy Hero Factory.
His first mission as leader of the Legion was to steal an XT4 industrial robot from one of Akiyama Makuro's Makuhero Industries manufacturing plants. After Thornraxx hijacked the vehicle containing the robots, he instructed Splitface and Speeda Demon to destroy the craft in a way that would look like it crashed by accident. Meanwhile, he modified the robots' controls so that all but one marched away in different directions, and sabotaged their power sources so that they would eventually power down some where close by in the area. The one robot that remained was reprogrammed to act as Black Phantom's personal servant.
In preparation for his next strike, Black Phantom hacked into the Hero Factory system to post false missions instructing Dunkan Bulk and Von Ness to escort a freight convoy and instructing Jimi Stringer and Preston Stormer to travel to a work site of the Aird Mining Corporation to oversee the relocation of Mining Robots from one region to another. At the work site, Black Phantom recorded a message on XT4 and programmed him to think he was a new member of Alpha 1 Team until he received radio commands on a specific frequency. Speeda Demon followed Black Phantom's example to program sleeper commands into the mining robots belonging to the company.
When Stringer and Stormer arrived at the work site, Black Phantom jammed their communications. As soon as it was discovered that the mission had been a setup, he sent the frequency that activated the sleeper program in the Mining Robots, causing them to attack the two Heroes. XT4 rescued Stormer and Stringer with his laser slicer, and although the Heroes were suspicious they took him aboard their Hero Craft. Once the Heroes arrived back at Hero Factory and XT4 was transported to a secure room, Black Phantom sent the frequency that activates XT4's secondary programming. Following the new commands, XT4 hijacked the Factory's security system and disabled Alpha 1 Team with a stun beam; he then stole a Hero Craft and travelled to Asteroid J-54, where he released Toxic Reapa and Voltix from their cells and played them Black Phantom's pre-recorded message inviting them to join the Legion of Darkness.
Black Phantom subsequently instructed Splitface to hijack an ore freighter and take it to the asteroid to assist XT4 as necessary, and charted a course for the asteroid himself so he could command the next stage of his scheme.
When Alpha 1 Team arrived at the asteroid in two Hero Craft, Black Phantom discovered that Splitface's freighter had been instead rigged with explosives and set on a collision course with Stringer and Stormer's Hero Craft. He chastised Splitface and Speeda Demon for compromising his plan, while they argued that his plan was too slow, and that they were fed up with letting the Heroes get away. To compensate for the setback, Black Phantom fired upon the Hero Craft, intentionally revealing his scout ship's presence. Stormer opened communications with the scout ship, and Black Phantom told him about the Legion of Darkness. He continued to block the Hero Craft from moving away from the freighter, but Stormer cut off communications with the ship, and Stringer deftly piloted the Hero Craft onto the opposite side of the scout ship from the freighter. In order to escape, Black Phantom activated controls that separated the cockpit of his ship from the wings and tail, then sped away at an incredible speed before the Heroes could react, leaving them in the path of the freighter. Moments later the freighter exploded, destroying the Hero Craft, though the Heroes survived.
A few days later, Black Phantom assembled the army of criminals XT4 had freed from the prison, as well as the original members of the Legion of Darkness, in the back room of a refuelling station, celebrating the closing of the Hero Factory itself, and announcing his intent to move the Legion of Darkness into the now-vacant factory and establish it as their new headquarters. Black Phantom sent Jawblade into the Makuhero Reservoir, from which he entered the factory and cut power to the external security systems, while Splitface, XT4, and the Legion of Darkness piloted two scout ships through the roof of the factory.
However, when they were met by Stormer, Black Phantom ordered Speeda Demon, Voltix, Thornraxx, and Toxic Reapa to secure the Assembly Tower while he assisted XT4 and Splitface against Stormer in his scout ship. Stormer activated a number of untested prototype security systems, one of which severely damaged Black Phantom's scout ship. Splitface was tricked into falling through a trapdoor, he dropped from his hiding place on the room's ceiling, while Black Phantom assisted XT4 in escaping metal tentacles that had erupted from the walls.
Black Phantom revealed to Stormer that the mission to capture the Hero Factory was never meant to succeed, and that the scheme had been a ruse to get the elite criminals of the Legion of Darkness captured, eliminating the competition they presented to him and giving him an unmatched reputation within the criminal underworld. Bulk, Stringer, and Von Ness arrived. Von Ness used his gravity weapon to increase gravity around XT4 and send him crashing through the floor, while Black Phantom escaped.
He arrived at the Assembly Tower to find Speeda Demon, Voltix, and Toxic Reapa slowly lowering Thresher by a crane towards a disassembly machine. Alpha 1 managed to rescue their team leader, and Black Phantom threatened that the Legion of Darkness would destroy all of Hero Factory or even all of Makuhero City, but Stormer played a recording of Black Phantom's statement that he meant to betray the Legion. Together, Speeda Demon, Toxic Reapa, and Voltix took Black Phantom down, and then all four villains were captured by the four heroes and sent to Asteroid J-54 with Jawblade and Splitface.
Black Phantom and Voltix mysteriously escaped Asteroid J-54 before conspiring to destroy the Hero Factory via a Breakout from Von Nebula's Black Hole Orb Staff. Voltix then proceeded to allow himself to be captured by Rocka.
After all the villains had escaped during the breakout, Black Phantom stayed in the Hero Factory. He then sent his duplicated Arachnix Drones to trap the mission managers and revealed himself to Zib. He then claimed the factory was his now that all the heroes, except for Rocka, had left to capture the villains. Then he set up the Fail Safe Shield around the factory and locked every room as well to make sure no "unwanted visitors" would enter, and forced Zib to tell Rocka, who was in the villain storage room, that it was all a safety procedure. Black Phantom later realized Rocka had escaped through the elevator shafts and sent his drone to go after him. While the duplicated Arachnix went after Rocka, the villain revealed his plan to the mission managers: to steal the plans for the Hero Factory so he may build a factory for villains and to also destroy the Hero Factory. Zib then stated his plan would not succeed because the Quaza would recognize him as a villain. Black Phantom then revealed to them he had Anti-Quaza and used it shut down the mission managers. He then plugged himself to the assembly tower in an attempt to destroy the factory, only for Rocka and the rest of the Alpha 1 Team to enter. Rocka climbed up to Black Phantom and plugged more wires, the villain then became temporarily de-activated due to the power's over-load, allowing Rocka to cuff him. It is possible that he was reactivated and placed in a cell.
Black Phantom was a large villain and held a Razor Sabre Mace Staff and a cloning Arachnix Drone. His color scheme is black and dark red.
Abilities and Traits
Black Phantom was strong enough to carry his Razor Sabre Mace Staff which is said to be "heavier than a house". His Arachnix Drone had the power to duplicate itself. Black Phantom also had a thick French accent. Though with all his strength and weapons his primary ability is his intelligence and puzzle solving ability. He has used this to master the breakout and ruling it from the inside later that very day.
Set information
6203 Black Phantom was released in January 2012 and had 124 pieces.
- In the end of the episode Breakout, it was revealed that he sent the plans for the Hero Factory to an unknown villain (presumably Von Nebula because of its arm).
- Black Phantom is voiced by Mark Hamill, who previously voiced Von Nebula.
- Breakout (First Appearance)
- Breakout (Game)
- Hero Factory Secret Mission 2: Legion of Darkness (Book)
|Von Nebula's
|Corroder | Meltdown | Minion Bot 17
Rotor | Thunder | Vapor | XPlode
|Fire Villains
|Fire Lord | Drilldozer | Jetbug | Nitroblast
|Legion of
|Black Phantom | Jawblade | Speeda Demon
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Teeny tiny tiger socks of course! These are for Ned. I'm also planning to knit some for Finlay from the same ball - I should have plenty of yarn. Child socks are quick to knit and use little yarn - I can usually get a boy pair from left overs from my socks. I like short socks for myself so its nice to get the most from the wool.
This is Opal rainforest in the Tiger colourway. This is the new version of the tiger stripes and it still does not seem that tiger-like to me. Maybe it is like real tigers and I can only conjour up Tigger in my mind?
Hopefully Gill will measure his feet soon so I know how long to knit them!
Wednesday, January 09, 2008
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Definitely like a real tiger - lovely!
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Hello my Thursday friends! Time for a new Create with Connie and Mary Thursday challenge! Here is our newest challenge – Super cool sketch to work with! I decided to pair the beautiful Wishing You Well stamp set and the shimmery Frosted Floral Designer Series Paper together – Wouldn't you love to receive just a… [Read More]
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Monica Blair
Monica Kristin Blair is a Ph.D. candidate in the Corcoran Department of History at the University of Virginia. Blair's dissertation, "From Segregation Academies to School Choice: The Post-Brown History of School Privatization," examines the role of race, region, and capital in the post-war movement to provide public funding for private education in America. In addition to her doctoral work, Blair has also collaborated on several digital and public history projects, including Jefferson's University—Early Life Project (JUEL), Participatory Media, UVA Reveal, and Backstory Radio. Blair received her B.A. in history from the University of Florida in 2013 and an M.A. in history from the University of Georgia in 2015.
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From Segregation Academies to School Choice: The Post-Brown History of School Privatization


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by Michael Bastasch
The Daily Caller
- Two coal industry veterans are buying shares at major utilities to save what's left of the U.S. coal fleet.
- Former Peabody Energy executive Fred Palmer said, "There's no guardian at the gate with coal."
- Palmer and Steve Milloy sent their first shareholder proposal to Duke Energy on Monday.
Activist shareholders put forward a proposal that asks Duke Energy to actually lay out the costs and benefits, if any, to shareholders from global warming pledges that involve closing coal-fired power plants.
Burn More Coal is asking Duke to report the "actual benefits produced by its voluntary, highly touted and costly environmental activities," according to its shareholder proposal filed Monday.
It's only the first of what will likely be many shareholder proposals from Burn More Coal, according to co-founder Fred Palmer. Their goal: to preserve what's left of the U.S. coal fleet.


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There were almost audible sighs of relief when the Financial Secretary to the Treasury announced in July a deferral of the MTD timetable for income tax. However, the timetable for VAT did not change, and this has a greater impact than many think. Richard Wild provides an update
VAT is now at the forefront of the Making Tax Digital proposals. In practice, this means for many businesses that the majority of the MTD requirements will still apply, even though mandation for income tax has been deferred.
Unless specifically exempted, from April 2019 all businesses with a UK VAT registration, whose taxable turnover is above the VAT registration threshold (currently £85,000 per annum), will need to both maintain digital records, and submit VAT returns directly from those records.
Although mandation may (at the moment) just be for VAT, for many businesses the practical impact will be much wider than this, requiring a significant change in behaviour, record keeping, and reporting – within a period of less than eighteen months. This is no mean feat and if not started already, planning should begin now.
On 13 July 2017, after representations from many professional bodies and stakeholders (including CIOT, ATT and LITRG), the Financial Secretary to the Treasury, Mel Stride, announced a relaxation in the timetable for implementing the Making Tax Digital (MTD) proposals. It is worth taking a closer look at specific elements of that announcement, in particular:
Superficially, you could be forgiven for thinking that MTD had been kicked into the 'long grass'. No digital record keeping or quarterly reporting is required for income tax (which, as we will see below, was the main driver for MTD), and businesses submit VAT returns online anyway, so all in all a great relief – isn't it?
Well, let's just think about this. The requirement is to maintain digital records in order to prepare the VAT return (see further detail below), but how many of your clients keep different sets of records for different taxes (very few I hope!)? Therefore, all your clients who are VAT registered because their taxable turnover is above £85,000 (sole traders, partnerships, companies, overseas businesses etc) will need to be keeping digital records, as stipulated by HMRC, from April 2019. Secondly, even if your clients already use digital records such as a software package, how many of them submit their VAT returns directly from that software? Very few I suspect. In fact, only around 12% of VAT returns are submitted directly from software. Reasons for this vary, but it does mean that vast majority of affected businesses will need to change how they submit their VAT returns.
If MTD hadn't got your attention before, I hope it has now.
Before I turn to the specific requirements of MTD for VAT, it is interesting to consider what is driving this move to increased digitalisation. Whilst it is of course important to move with the times and recognise the increased demand for, and functionality of, software – and of course there is constant pressure on HMRC to reduce costs – the main driver is to reduce the tax gap.
For fear of stating the obvious, the tax gap is the difference between the amount of tax HMRC think is due to the Exchequer and the amount actually collected in any given year. The latest tax gap figures [1] have recently been released, and are for the tax year 2015/16. They show an overall tax gap of some £34bn. Looking beneath that figure reveals some interesting analysis:
So, around £9.4bn of tax is lost through 'mistakes'. And the major single 'culprit' for the tax gap is the SME sector, representing 46% of the tax gap. Indeed, we further understand that around 80% of the 'mistakes' element arises in businesses who operate below the VAT registration threshold.
Now, MTD wasn't expected by HMRC to remove mistakes entirely, nor was there any real expectation that it would reduce avoidance or illegal behaviour. In fact, the proposals were predicted to reduce mistakes by about 10%, although as you can see from the above numbers even a relatively modest reduction would have a significant impact on tax receipts. It also explains why, unlike most IT / large projects (which start with the largest businesses first) HMRC intended to start with small businesses – if they didn't it would take much longer for the savings effect to kick in.
Whether you agree with HMRC's expectations, it is difficult to criticise the logic – target the measure first at the greatest risk area, and expand to other areas once the system is fully embedded. Deferring the timetable on income tax was, of course, the right decision. Software is not adequately tested and widespread, and there needs to be a far greater understanding of MTD across the business population. But it does beg the question; why are we sticking to the original timetable with VAT? It will still require a shift to full digital record keeping, in the same timescale as before the 13 July announcement, for those VAT registered businesses affected, yet HMRC recognise that there will be a much reduced revenue benefit from MTD for VAT (because the vast majority of errors is from businesses below the VAT registration threshold). Whilst HMRC say that they can de-risk businesses, through the provision of additional, voluntary information (which will be an element of MTD for VAT), it is not clear why this functionality could not be developed outside MTD. For me, this is a strong indicator that MTD for income tax and corporation tax will ultimately be mandated, too.
In the meantime, for many VAT registered businesses, the same challenges will arise as under the original MTD timetable. And we haven't even mentioned the 'B' word, which will occur around the same time as VAT is mandated.
MTD for VAT requirements
Let's look at some of the main MTD for VAT requirements. At the outset, it's worth pointing out three things:
The first main requirement is for businesses to maintain digital records – in what HMRC refer to as 'functional compatible software'. This means a software program or set of compatible software programs which can connect to HMRC systems via an Application Programming Interface (API). Its functions must include (amongst others) the ability to keep and preserve records in a digital form (as required by Regulations), create a VAT return from those digital records, and provide HMRC with the return digitally.
Spreadsheets will be considered to be a digital record, but on their own will not comprise 'functional compatible software', so API-enabled software will be needed in order to extract figures from that spreadsheet and transmit the information to HMRC.
HMRC set out what information should be recorded within the digital records. This includes:
The second main requirement is for businesses to submit their VAT returns, not through the HMRC portal, but from their functional compatible software. HMRC would like to see a seamless, digital link, from the recording of the transactional data in the digital records, through to the submission of the VAT return from software.
The level of digital interaction is one of the elements that might be described as work in progress, and is perhaps illustrated by way of an example. Let's say a business records its day to day transactions in software, which is capable of submitting the VAT return, but the business is partially exempt and so needs to undertake a restriction of its input tax. There are two main ways this could be achieved:
In the latter example, we are exploring with HMRC what data must be exported digitally, and what can be transferred manually, and this may be subject to change. At the time of writing, we understand that whilst desirable, it will not be mandated for link 1 to be undertaken digitally. However, link 2 must be undertaken digitally.
Many of the other detailed elements of the MTD for VAT requirements are set out in the legislation overview, or our blog, but let me focus on a couple of areas here.
The key point here is that the exemptions for MTD for VAT are not the same as the exemptions for MTD for Income Tax. The exemptions for MTD for VAT are limited to:
Eagle eyed readers will see that there is no mention of charities in the above, nor the other types of business expected to be exempt from MTD for income tax such as local authorities. This is correct, and these organisations will be within the scope of MTD for VAT if their taxable turnover is above £85,000 per annum. Charities are only likely to have exemptions for income and corporation tax.
The existing VAT return contains just nine boxes, and no easy facility upon submission of the return to provide additional information. Such a facility would be extremely useful where a return discloses figures which are out of the 'norm', such as a payment trader submitting a repayment return, when the ability to provide an explanation or additional documentation could head-off an unnecessary enquiry, or speed up the repayment.
The MTD for VAT proposals provide for the voluntary submission of supplementary VAT data as part of a VAT return (or a voluntary update, which might be provided alongside an MTD for Income Tax submission). HMRC envisage that this supplementary data will represent the totals of certain transactional level data maintained in the digital records (as set out above), and that businesses would commit to providing this information with each VAT return, to enable HMRC to 'de-risk' the business. We have suggested to HMRC that different supplementary data, such as 'white space' type explanations and a document upload facility, would help drive down unnecessary enquiries and delays, and we will see how this develops.
There are many special schemes in VAT, such as the Flat Rate Scheme, Annual Accounting, margin schemes etc. These schemes will continue, with the requirements of MTD adapted to facilitate the scheme. For example, businesses operating the Flat Rate Scheme will only be required to keep digitally the same records that they are currently required to maintain, i.e. records of sales and records of capital purchases with a VAT-inclusive value of £2,000 or more.
No article on MTD would be complete without mention of MTD for Income Tax and Corporation Tax. Ironically, the system that has been deferred is actually most advanced in the process of implementation. The Finance Bill contains lengthy clauses on MTD for Income Tax, and draft Regulations have been published (although we understand that they won't be laid before Parliament any time soon). Software is also being trialled and you might wish to have conversations with your software providers, and clients, with a view to considering the transition of some clients over to software or spreadsheets. You may wish to warn your clients that if MTD for Income Tax is mandated from April 2020, HMRC could be unsympathetic to cries of 'we're not ready'.
The position in relation to corporation tax is less clear, with no legislation as yet, nor any dates for software trials. In fact, looking at direct taxes, you can see some of the difficulties being faced by HMRC. Many small companies are very similar in nature and operation to small unincorporated businesses. Equally, many large unincorporated businesses, such as professional partnerships, are not dissimilar to large corporates. We have already seen exemptions from MTD for income tax for large partnerships (turnover above £10m) and non-resident companies. Would a further deferral/exemption for companies lead to the incorporation of more small businesses? But what is the case for mandating large businesses, who are likely to have complex digital systems already, and may be subject to external audit/Senior Accounting Officer rules etc. Only time will tell.
The above only scratches the surface around MTD for VAT, and I would recommend that you read the legislation overview and CIOT blog referenced earlier, to get a greater understanding of what it means for your business and / or your clients. Then start planning ahead, such as identifying which of your clients will be mandated into MTD for VAT; who out of those clients do not currently keep digital records and will therefore need the greatest behavioural shift; which clients operate in a sector with VAT complexities such as partial exemption, business : non-business, special schemes etc; which of all these clients is going to need the most help; will your practice have to adapt in order to meet these clients' needs; and can you get involved in the trial of MTD for VAT software. Creating a plan of action now will ensure that you and your clients are ahead of the game, come April 2019.
As we are in regular contact with HMRC, we would be pleased to hear your suggestions and feedback on the MTD for VAT proposals, our blog, and also what we might usefully suggest to HMRC to make the proposals workable for businesses.
And by the way, the 'B' word is Brexit, not that you hadn't already guessed.
[1] https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/655097/HMRC-measuring-tax-gaps-2017.pdf
[2] https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/making-tax-digital-reforms-affecting-businesses/making-tax-digital-for-vat-legislation-overview
[3] https://www.tax.org.uk/policy-technical/technical-news/making-tax-digital-vat-main-issues-consideration


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Bioform X spells for 5th Edition
Monday, July 30, 2018 - 9:29am
Sometimes the answer to a question is sitting right in front of one's face. I want a simple spell for 5e that transforms creatures from one form to another so I used Fabricate as the base.
Bioform X
4th-level Transmutation
Casting Time: 10 minutes
Range: 120 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: Instantaneous
This is a series of spells with each affecting only one monster type (so it is Bioform Plants, Bioform Monstrosities, Bioform Aberrations, Bioform Beasts, etc.). The spell permanently changes the form of a monster of no more than CR 2, Constitution save to negate. The resulting form must be of the same type, of the same or lower CR and of the same size or smaller. If the resulting shape normally has more hit points, it gains the current amount of the target creature (though healing can increase this to the new value). The resulting creature is not charmed by the caster but does retain any training it recieved before the transformation.
At Higher Levels: for every level above 4, the CR of the target creature increases by 1 (3 at level 5, 4 at level 6, etc.)
Which Bioform spells the DM allows is up to them. Personally I would only use the four types mentioned in the spell description (plants and beasts for druids, aberrations and monstrosities for wizards) and possibly allow Fabricate to modify constructs and undead. It all depends on the setting.


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Today, I'm interviewing the author of fantasy and fairy tale retellings with a twist, the creative genius Kyle Robert Shultz.
Welcome to the blog, Kyle! Here's a cup of coffee to warm your hands. Let's start by diving into your author bio—specifically the part that says you began writing in your early teens after being bitten by a radioactive book. I am very curious what this radioactive book was, and what the first book/story you ever wrote was about? Please do divulge the details to us! 🙂
Hi Elise! Thanks for the coffee. *slurp* The fateful book was The Magician's Nephew, the first fantasy book I ever read and my favorite of C.S. Lewis's Chronicles of Narnia. In my opinion, this particular volume of the series is underrated. It's got everything—journeys to multiple other worlds, a witch-queen rampaging across Edwardian London, a scattered old magician experimenting with interdimensional travel, a flying horse… I just love it. Plus, even though it's a kids' book, it actually includes a fully-realized multiverse, the concept of which Lewis does a great job explaining. This, I think, paved the way for all the mind-bending sci-if and fantasy I would come to embrace in the future, as well as the stories I would one day write myself.
The first book I ever wrote was an utterly terrible portal fantasy, which was one of my twelfth-grade homeschool projects. I live in fear that my homeschool evaluator will blackmail me with it one day. She may still have the only copy I haven't destroyed. But, being charitable to my younger self, at least it got me started on the road to author-dom.
I loved The Magician's Nephew! It was my first C.S. Lewis book and still holds a special place in my heart.
When drafting a story, do you start with the story world or with the characters first? Some writers create a character, and from there make up a story for them, while others start from a story idea and from it build their characters. Which is it for you?
These days, the characters come first. I first envisioned the Afterverse (the parallel reality where all my stories are set) long before I came up with any of the characters who now populate it. Initially, when I tried to use it in a story, I threw in "stock" characters who really weren't that interesting. Then I got the first sparks of inspiration for the characters whom my readers have since come to love, and my whole approach to writing changed. Now my strategy is to dream up an interesting character and figure out the most effective way to mess up his or her life.
By the way, auto-correct tried to turn "sparks of inspiration" into "sporks of inspiration". Just thought I'd mention that.
Haha, the sporks of inspiration were at work! 😀
What experiences have helped shape you as a writer?
Sharing my first book, The Beast of Talesend, on a writing critique website was the first big step I took toward actually being an author. I was terrified to do it, but once I did, it finally pushed me beyond just writing stories and keeping them stashed away on my hard drive where nobody could see them. Then came the next scary experience, which was publishing Beast on Amazon. This taught me to move on from endlessly polishing my stories and truly finish them. It wasn't until I had written several more books, though, that I actually got past the biggest hang-ups which had held me back from pursuing writing as a career for years. I still battle impostor syndrome from time to time, just like everyone else, but I feel like I now know how to cope with those moments when they come.
I can relate to endlessly polishing stories. You want your book to be the best it can possibly be, but the publish button must be pressed eventually.
Tell us about the Afterverse you've built. What sort of universe is it?
The Afterverse is a parallel universe where all fairy tales, myths, legends, and classic stories are real historical events. The timeline created by the combination of all these tales has created a world roughly similar to our own, but with some major differences as well. For one thing, magic and monsters exist, and for another, the names of most cities and countries are different. England, for example, is Camelot in the Afterverse. America is called Neverica, Africa is Anansica, Australia is Ozstralia, and so on. My books explore various places and time periods in this world. The Beaumont and Beasley series is set in 1920's Camelot, in the city of Talesend (the Afterverse version of London). The Crockett and Crane series takes place in the Old West, in 1890's Neverica. Further books will explore still more times and places throughout the Afterverse, and even venture into alternative realities.
The Afterverse sounds like my sort of place! I'd particularly like to visit Ozstralia. 😉
What inspired you to write the Beaumont and Beasley series?
The name. 😀 I had written "Beauty and the Beast" down in a notebook while trying to find a way to make the Afterverse click, and it struck me that the names Beaumont and Beasley tied in perfectly with the name of the fairy tale. Then I just had to create characters to go with the names. I experimented with various ones, none of whom felt right. One day, I got the image in my head of a newly-cursed Beast trying to cope with his transformation in the middle of 1920's London. That's how Nick Beasley began. Cordelia remained little more than a cardboard cutout until I wrote her introductory scene in The Beast of Talesend. Instead of behaving like the prim and proper Lady Beaumont that I had initially envisioned, she threw a dinner roll at a woman's hat because she didn't fancy it. From that moment on, her personality was just as strongly established in my mind as Nick's.
Now I know what to do the next time I see a hat I don't like. XD
Tell us a little about your protagonist, Private eye Nick Beasley, from The Beast of Talesend. What is his biggest flaw? Is he the type to get himself into trouble, or does trouble find him?
Nick is a private detective who spent most of his life believing that magic and monsters didn't exist. His sudden transformation into a monster via magic forced him to change his mind on this point. Prior to his curse, his biggest flaw was arrogance, and though he's now a more humble, likable person, that flaw isn't completely gone. He still tends to think that he knows best, and to keep the people he loves in the dark in order to protect them. This will ultimately lead to devastating consequences, both for Nick and for everyone he cares about. While Nick doesn't go looking for trouble, choosing instead to meticulously plan things out with the hope of avoiding surprises, his plans more often than not lead to trouble anyway.
What book or series are you currently working on? And what works do you have in store for us this 2019?
Right now, I'm working on Beaumont and Beasley Book 5, The Strange Cases of Beaumont and Beasley, as well as The Thirteenth Knight, Book 1 in the Blackfire series (and my NaNoWriMo project). In early 2019, I'll be continuing the Crockett and Crane series and building towards climactic events in the Beaumont and Beasley books that will shake the entire Afterverse to its foundations. I also have a few additional spin-off projects in the works, including Tarzan and Mowgli (a superhero series) and Netherfield (Pride and Prejudice with magic and dragons).
Tarzan and Mowgli as superheroes? I cannot wait to see that!
Thank you for dropping by my interview lounge, Kyle! It was a pleasure discussing books and writerly things with you. I hope the coffee had enough sugar.
*slurp* It was perfect, thank you. 😀 And thanks for having me on your blog!
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Sunday School, Lighthouse
All children aged three and above are most welcome to come along to our sunday school during the church service. Run by Fiona Menzies, plus other volunteers, children come along to learn about Jesus, sing some songs, play some games, and do crafts and quizzes. We usually meet altogether at first, and then go off into individual classes (by age group). We also help others by raising money for different charities, and sponsor a girl's education in Haiti.


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Pink Hair and Cats Make a Happy Portrait
When Mandy came to me asking for a special commissioned portrait, I was super stoked.
See, Mandy wanted something for her guy's birthday. The two of them are very close, with lots of inside jokes, shared interests, and being parents to quite a few fur babies.
This is what they ended up with:
Hope you love your family portrait, Mandy! xo
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Team Justice Scores. Adidas No Longer Sponsoring Israel Football Association
Author: Palestinian Campaign for Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI), BDS, Published on: 31 July 2018
The Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel welcomes the news that Adidas is no longer sponsoring the Israel Football Association (IFA). Last March, over 130 Palestinian football clubs called on the German sportswear manufacturer to end its sponsorship of the IFA over its complicity with the oppression of the Palestinian people. The IFA includes six Israeli football teams based in illegal Israeli settlements that rob Palestinians of land and resources. Israeli settlements are considered a war crime under international law. A spirited global campaign followed, with human rights supporters around the world calling on Adidas to end its sponsorship of matches on stolen Palestinian land. In June, over 16,000 signatures on an international petition were delivered to Adidas satellite headquarters in Amsterdam. In a reply to the Palestinian clubs, Adidas stated it had raised the issue of Israeli settlement teams with FIFA. Adidas, one of FIFA's main partners, noted the need for the world governing body of football to "adjudicate on the question of the Israeli settlement teams, by following the tenets of international law and their human rights policy" ... Another German sportswear company, Puma, has replaced Adidas as sponsor of the IFA under a four-year deal. International consensus is clear. Israeli settlements are illegal. Puma is exposing itself to global boycott campaigns by conscientious consumers supporting human rights...


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Shedding Light on What the Normal Christian Life Looks Like
The "Normal Christian Life" is a call to a new identity found in Christ. It is literally a conversion of life and character. The "Normal Christian Life" is exciting, challenging, and life-changing. It is also hard because habits change, time commitments change, and one starts the process of dying to self and living for God. In this series we are going to be looking at a single aspect of the Christian life each week of the series with the purpose of learning more about what it means to be a Christian.


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Another Presbyterian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry, was Robert Morrow, a member of Carland Presbyterian Church, Co. Tyrone. Born on 7 September 1891 to Hugh and Margaret Jane Morrow (nee McKnight) on a farm in Sessia, near Newmills, he was left fatherless at an early age which probably explains why the family had to seek support from the Presbyterian Orphan Society.
Robert enlisted with the 1st Battalion of the Royal Irish Fusiliers in 1912 before the First World War began but on the outbreak of war he was posted to France with the British Expeditionary Force. A young man of remarkable courage his captain commanding his company described him as 'a man absolutely devoid of fear' though he was quiet and small of stature. On 12 April 1915 near Messines in Belgium and in the face of heavy enemy fire which had left the trenches badly damaged, Robert Morrow, on his own initiative and over a period of two hours or more, rescued and carried to a place of relative safety six men who had been buried in the debris of the trenches.
However, a fortnight later while engaged in a similar act of heroism on 25 April he was badly injured and died the following day at the age of 24. For his acts of bravery on both occasions he was awarded the Victoria Cross which was presented by King George V to his mother at Buckingham Palace. He also had the Medal of St George conferred on him by the Emperor of Russia.
His Victoria Cross can be seen at the Royal Irish Fusiliers Museum in Armagh.
Robert Morrow is buried in White House Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery near Ypres
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If.ou.ave advanced lens discolouration, you may not be able to identify blues and purples. Keep diabetes well controlled. Basal-cell nevus and pemphigus have similar associations. A cataract may not need to be removed right away if your lifestyle isn't significantly affected. Medical Author: J. Corneal incision – Two cuts are made through the clear cornea to allow insertion of instruments into the eye. http://advisingeyedoctor.bandonseaview.com/2016/11/04/further-guidance-on-no-hassle-strategies-of-laser-eye-surgery/How will I know when to have cataract surgery? Cataracts may develop in 0.7 to 8.0% of cases following electrical injuries . 13 Blunt trauma can also result in star or petal-shaped cataracts. 14 Ultraviolet light, specifically UV, has been shown to cause cataracts, and some evidence indicates sunglasses worn at an early age can slow its development in later life. 15 Microwave radiation has also been found to cause cataracts. Numbing drops may be applied to your eye for this test. An after-cataract is treated with a laser. A patient with cataracts will eventually find it hard to read, or drive a car – especially during the night. Although "small", the incision is still markedly larger than the portal in phacoemulsion. American Journal of Epidemiology. Contact lensContact lens .
( EYEG ) (EyeGate or the Company), a clinical-stage specialty pharmaceutical company that focuses on developing and commercializing products for treating diseases and disorders of the eye, today announced financial results for the three-month period ended September 30, 2016, and provided an update on recent corporate and operational activities. Third Quarter 2016 and Recent Business Highlights: Reported positive top-line data from Phase 1b/2a clinical trial of the EGP-437 combination product for treatment of post-operative inflammation and pain in cataract surgery patients; Received additional milestone payment from Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. (Valeant) for EGP-437 in uveitis; Continued enrolling patients in confirmatory Phase 3 clinical trial of the EGP-437 combination product targeting non-infectious anterior uveitis; Awarded $448,185 for second year of funding of Phase II SBIR Grant from U.S. Department of Defense to continue development of cross-linked thiolated hyaluronic acid (CMHA-S) for use as an ocular bandage film; We made continued, significant progress in the third quarter as we further advanced both the EGP-437 combination product and the EyeGate OBG programs, and positioned the Company to achieve key milestones over the next 12 months, said Stephen From, President and Chief Executive Officer of EyeGate. The three new cohorts in our Phase 1b/2a trial of the EGP-437 combination product in cataract surgery patients have progressed according to plan and we remain on track to report top-line data from these cohorts in the fourth quarter of 2016. We believe that these additional cohorts, which are evaluating additional doses and dosing regimens of EGP-437, will allow us to build upon the positive top-line data we reported in August and to initiate a randomized, placebo-controlled trial of EGP-437 in cataract surgery patients in the first quarter of 2017. In addition, patient enrollment in the confirmatory Phase 3 trial of the EGP-437 combination product in uveitis progressed, and the Company earned another milestone payment under our worldwide licensing agreement with Valeant for this indication. We continue to target an NDA submission for the EGP-437 combination product in uveitis in late 2017. Mr. From continued, We are extremely pleased with the progress we have made on the EGP-437 combination product, and have also taken important steps forward in the development of our CHMA-S platform and its lead product, the EyeGate OBG. We are on track for a meeting with the FDA and expect to initiate our first CMHA-S clinical trial, in corneal repair, by the end of the year. Additionally, we received the second year of funding of our Phase II SBIR grant from the U.S.
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This.after-cataract" is easily and permanently corrected with a laser. http://newscarlettburns.denaliinstitute.org/2016/11/01/some-basic-guidelines-on-rapid-products-in-cataracts/Thankfully, modern cataract surgery is one of the safest and most effective surgical procedures performed today. Many people say that their vision with cataracts is similar to the effect of looking through a dirty car windscreen. While the swelling normally resolves with time, the white colon may remain. Cataracts can develop after exposure to some types of radiation. In severe blunt trauma, or injuries which penetrate the eye, the capsule in which the lens sits can be damaged. Problems after surgery are rare, but they can occur. The IOU focuses light onto the retina to help improve your vision . This outpatient procedure is called a MAG laser capsulotomy. Genetic studies, which show promise for better understanding cataract development.


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This is far from being my first crochet project, but it is the first that I was smart enough to take a photo of. lol I made my daughter a purple puff stitch hat for school this winter. Going to make her a couple more for the colder time of winter. Maybe it will snow again this year.
Anyway. Here it is in all its glory. Took me a total of 3 days to finish since time has been kinda of a crunch for me. Please forgive the the photos. They are from my camera phone since my camera has been MIA for weeks.
My daughter just adores it! I am working on my son a hat while at work. He picked camo and orange. lol
My son's hat. He is very much in to hunting like his grumpy. This yarn was going to be for a throw, but my son wanted a matching hat and scarf for his camping trip with his granddad aka grumpy.


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Cadbury which is listed on the NYSE or NewYork Stock Exchange, came out with the results today and also brought bad news for its employees. It mentioned that it will go for Cadbury Lay off or Cadbury job Cut and will fire a total of 580 employees in different offices across the globe. Official Site of Cadbury.
Though the Third-quarter sales slowed from a 7pc rise in the first half, but beat analysts' forecasts for a 5pc gain.
As like any other company firing employees, Cadbury has attempted to justify the job cuts as a part of a plan announced in 2007 to reduce staff levels by 15pc in order to boost profit margins to the "mid-teens" by 2011.
As per the news, there will be around 250 job cuts by Cadbury . It appears that nobody at any level will be spared. The Cadbury Lay off will include senior managers, because Cadbury is getting rid of its regional structure. Cadbury will have seven business units which report directly to chief executive Todd Stitzer, instead of reporting to regional heads for Europe, the Americas, Asia Pacific and 'BIMA', or Britain, Ireland, Middle East and Africa.
Then there are other 330 job cuts which will be done by Cadbury in the Australian Units, where Cadbury plans to reduce the range of products it makes and reorganise its supply chain. They are still wondering whether to keep or sell its drinks business in the country, after getting rid of its US and European soft-drinks units.
Let's hope that alternative jobs are available to the affected employees of Cadbury.
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Originally devised as a guide for converting from imperial to metric measurements, 'The Metric Handbook' has since been totally transformed into the major handbook of planning and design data for architects. This new edition has been updated to account of the most recent changes to regulation and practice – in particular the increasing emphasis on environmental legislation – to meet the needs of the modern building design professional.
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1. Matter is made up of particles
2. How Small are these particles of matter
3. Characteristics of particles of matter
4. Intext Questions
The video follows the NCERT, and the UBSE guidelines for Class 9, Science. It covers chapters like- Matter in our surroundings, Is matter around us pure, Atoms and molecules, and Structure of the atom.
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Stay at Home Mum's Lunches and Snacks section is a collection of easy meals that can be made in a hurry for when hunger strikes. We have dishes such as zucchini slice, homemade chocolate yogo and kids lunches for school!
20 Freezeable Muffins That Are Perfect for the School Lunch Box
Because Vegemite sangas can get monotonous!
The 8 Best Sausage Roll Recipes to Make at Home
It's a long way to the shop if you wanna sausage roll!
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Australia's newest Treasurer has met with one of his most distinguished predecessors as he prepares to take on one of the most vital jobs in government.
Josh Frydenberg, who became the new Treasurer and deputy head of the Liberal party following the leadership spill that elevated Scott Morrison to Prime Minister, returned to his seat of Kooyong in Melbourne today.
While there, he met with former Howard government Treasurer Peter Costello, who Mr Frydenberg said he was turning to for advice.
Mr Costello said Mr Frydenberg's elevation was "a great opportunity" for him and for Australia.
And following the week of bruising political conflict in the Liberal party, he offered a position of equanimity.
"It's just a new era," Mr Costello said.
"The old gives way to the new."
In turn, Mr Frydenberg named Mr Costello "Australia's greatest Treasurer".


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Thomas Ehrlich is a Visiting Professor at the Stanford University Graduate School of Education. He has previously served as president of Indiana University, provost of the University of Pennsylvania, and dean of Stanford Law School. He was also the first president of the Legal Services Corporation in Washington, D.C., and the first director of the International Development Cooperation Agency, reporting to President Carter. After his tenure at Indiana University, he was a Distinguished University Scholar at California State University and taught regularly at San Francisco State University. From 2000 to 2010 he was a Senior Scholar at The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. He is author, co-author, or editor of 14 books including "Preparing Undergraduates for Business: Liberal Learning for Professional Education" (2011), which won the Ness Prize for the best book of the year on liberal education; "Reconnecting Education and Foundations: Turning Good Intentions into Educational Capital" (2007); "Educating for Democracy: Preparing Undergraduates for Lives of Responsible Political Engagement" (2007); and "Civic Work, Civic Lessons: Two Generations Reflect on Public Service" with Ernestine Fu (2013). He has been a trustee of Bennett College, Mills College and the University of Pennsylvania. He is a graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Law School and holds five honorary degrees. He is also a member of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences.


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Are you a collector of antiques, trinkets or special objects from foreign lands? If so, and if you wish to add to your eclectic collection of valuable world objects, or if you just fancy a wander through one of the most interesting shops in Prague, then Kunstkomora – where collecting in an art form – is for you. Kunstkomora is a unique shop in the center of Prague where you can find a whole range of valuable antique curiosities and gaze at wondrous objects from around the globe. The collections at Kunstkomora are inspired by the Renaissance Wunderkammer of Rudolf II, the Kunstkamera of Peter the Great, and many other noble collections (Wunderkammer and Kunstkamera translate to art room, wonder room, cabinet of curiosities, etc.). The antiques, art and curiosities at Kunstkomora range from all backgrounds including natural history, geology, ethnography, archaeology, religious relics, works of art, etc. The objects offered by Kunstkomora are carefully curated and are from every corner of the world spanning across more than two thousand years. Enter and explore the wonder of ancient cultures, directly in the city center of Prague. The antique boutique and gallery boasts its array of intriguing antiques in an attractive setting made all the more mysterious by gray walls and dim lighting. You can visit the shop every Tuesday – Saturday 11:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m., or by appointment if you wish. It is exciting to note that the collection presented at the store is only the tip of the iceberg; Kunstkomora has several catalogs at the store that contain many more objects from their collection. It is also interesting to note that the store organizes a yearly auction of Asian antiques.
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With Algonquin Township Trustee Rachael Lawrence unable to attend Wednesday's board meeting, a vote on a resolution establishing a referendum on the November 2020 ballot to abolish the township's road district was tabled once again.
The board discussed this resolution at its March meeting but voted to table the matter until April. However, Lawrence had advised Township Supervisor Charles Lutzow before the meeting that one of her kids was sick but had affirmed her commitment to the board.
The referendum would be tied to a law that went into effect in 2018 that gives residents the authority to abolish the highway department with a majority vote and transfer road responsibilities to the township.
The statute gives townships the ability to place a question on the ballot to let voters decide: "Shall the Road District of the Township of Algonquin be abolished with all the rights, powers, duties, assets, property, liabilities, obligations and responsibilities being assumed by the Township of Algonquin?"
In July, Lawrence brought forward the same resolution, but her motion to approve it failed.
Lawrence said in March that it would be better to pass a resolution now to allow the Democratic process to unfold into the November 2020 election.
As discussions on the budget approach, Algonquin Township Trustee David Chapman suggested making expense reports available on the township's website so residents can stay involved and know where their tax dollars are going.


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His junk science debunked – the Nobel Laureate sulks:
The Bakkan oil fields have been known to us – and virtually ignored – for decades. Suddenly the sweep of Islamic fundamentalism has forced the environmental nuts to look at the actual science – and they're backing down.
The result is a oil industry explosion in North Dakota – and with it employment opportunities not seen since they built the Alaska pipeline.
"Thou shalt demonize fossil fuels
above all other gods before you,
– and do so at every opportunity."
"Thou shalt hate Carbon as thou hates
Republicans, Conservatives, Capitalists, and Christians."
Electric cars would be the answer – clean, quiet, revolutionary, – so very 21st Century...
But now the sheer math of electric cars has caught up with the dreamers. Besides the fact that they don't work well, burst into flames, need a network of recharging stations, and are dangerous for first responders when in accidents,…only green cult groupies will buy them. It's a ripoff – WE make up the $200K price difference…
Today when I pass an electric car on the road – I laugh, and point a mocking finger, – because I know the fool just bought the thing because he wanted to show off his 'green credentials', and was egotistical enough to pay Thou$and$ more to show off…as he waits for it to break down, – or burst into flames.
They've begun to understand the 'green technology' hype is decades ahead of being technically practical. Maybe it is all the bankrupt solar panel companies Obama funded…?
They now know that the earth isn't warming, – the polar bears are doing just fine.
They know Al Gore is a self-promoting liar – as proven by his sell-out to al Jazeera – and his seaside mansion.
They have begun to appreciate that the Saudis will never be 'our friends', and that they sponsor anti-Israeli and anti-Western terrorism on a massive scale. Therefore we shouldn't be counting on them as an oil supplier.
They know that oil and gas pipelines have been crisscrossing this land since WWII [the Big Inch and the Little Inch] with negligible problems. The technology is safe, proven, and at hand.
They have come to suspect that we shouldn't have to pay $4.oo/gallon for gasoline…not with more oil and natural gas under North Dakota than is under Saudi Arabia.
If environmentalists were honest – they'd be urging state and federal legislators to make it easy for urban fleets to be converted to natural gas. How about no tax [i.e. ZERO] on natural gas used as fuel for urban fleets – private and municipal? How about a 3-year tax credit for every vehicle converted?
The gentle view: early on he became a convert to the cult of Man-Made Global Warming, – genuinely saw it as a threat to civilization, and became an impassioned crusader…
The practical view: early on this dishonest huckster saw a horse he could ride all the way to the White House. He jumped on, and took off at a gallop, – and never looked back.
BOTH views leave us with the inescapable conclusion that there is a big chunk of Gore's brain missing.
He never looked at contradictory evidence – even after the hacked e-mails and the total discreditation of Michael Mann and his 'hockey stick'.
He – and his cult-like followers – chose to make fossil fuels and CO2 the villains of the 20th and 21st Centuries, – and he got rich from his preachings.
EVALUATING FUTURE POLITICIANS and CHARLATANS
BEWARE the Al Gores – who will sell you a false crisis, and their expensive solution to solve it.
Al Gore got VERY RICH – at our expense. Had he won the White House in 2000, he'd be 10 x times richer… And we'd be 10 x poorer!


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Guide for expatriates in Berlin Expat Humor - When it Translates
Bug on America's Green Card Lottery
Recently, one of the most coveted lottery winners were announced. The prize? Visas to the United States.
This announcement happens once a year, but this year was a bit different. A computer glitch allowed 22,000 people to be misinformed that they had won one of the valuable visas. The State Department is now in the awkward position of notifying these "winners" that they will not be welcome in the States.
To understand this situation, you first must understand the complicated Green Card System.
Green Card System
A United States Permanent Resident Card is an identification card attesting that a person has been officially granted immigration benefits, which include permission to reside and be employed in the USA. It is better known as a green card because of it's easily identifiable color. Green cards are issued by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), part of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
People can immigrate to the US:
- through a family member
- through employment
- through investment
- through Refugee or Asylum status
- through "The Registry" provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act
- when approved by the Director of Central Intelligence
- OR through the Diversity Lottery
Diversity Lottery
The Diversity Immigrant Visa program is a congressionally-mandated lottery program for receiving a United States Permanent Resident Card. The Act makes available 50,000 permanent resident visas annually to persons from countries with low rates of immigration to the United States.
How To Apply for a Diversity Visa
Applications are made through the U.S. Department of State (DOS). Applicants must determine if a visa is immediately available by checking the DOS Visa Bulletin. If a visa is available, applicants file Form I-485 (instructions available in a variety of languages). Registration is available online, and is generally open from October through December of each year.
Supporting Evidence needed for Form I-485:
- Two passport-style photos
- Form G-325A, Biographic Information, if you are between 14 and 79 years of age
- Copy of government-issued photo identification
- Copy of birth certificate
- Copy of passport page with nonimmigrant visa (if applicable)
- Copy of passport page with admission (entry) stamp (if applicable)
- Form I-94, Arrival/ Departure Record (if applicable)
- Form I-693, Report of Medical Examination and Vaccination Record
- Applicable fees
- Certified copies of court records (if you have ever been arrested)
- Copy of the principal applicants selection letter for the diversity visa lottery from DOS
- Copy of the receipt for the processing fee of the diversity visa lottery from DOS
- Principal applicants must also submit evidence of a high school diploma or its equivalent, or evidence of 2 years of work experience in an occupation requiring at least 2 years of training or experience in the past 5 years.
Chances of Winning
The chance of winning a visa is, unfortunately, extremely limited. There are usually over 10 million applicants for the 50,000 spots. No single country can receive more than 7 percent of the total number of visas, which is 3,500.
In order to allow for those who do not pursue immigrant visas, and for the applicants who do not qualify, more "winners" are selected in the lottery than there are visas available. Thus, being selected from the lottery does not guarantee an immigrant visa. After winning, you must be able to submit all the necessary documentation for the visa.
2011 Programming Error
On May 1, 2011 the "winners" of the 2012 Diversity lottery were announced online. On Friday, May 13 the results were rescinded as they were compromised by a computer glitch. Over 22,000 applicants had erroneously been told that they had been selected for further processing. It appears that the error had been related to the selection in that 90 percent of winners selected came from those who had submitted their applications during the first two days of the registration period.
Results are being re-calculated and entrants have been told they will be able to check the new results on or about July 15, 2011. This has caused massive upheaval. Many "losers" had lost or destroyed their confirmation numbers after checking the erred results so the U.S. government sent e-mails to all applicants with their confirmation numbers on Thursday, May 19, 2011. "Winners" are also up in arms as many of them have already begin to prepare for their move, and are now left in an awkward position to see if they will be lucky enough to win again.
Daniel Tonin is a Dutch native that has been living in New Zealand. This was his first application, and he was ecstatic when he received confirmation that he had won a position. Tonin said, "I told everybody. I told my family, my friends. And I told the people in New Zealand that I'd been working with". He has already quit his job and bought a plane ticket to America.
People are rightfully outraged by this egregious error. There have been petitions popping up on petitionspot.com and Facebook to reinstate the 22,000 selectees. However, it is no longer up to the people. It is, once again, up to chance.
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India Under-19 team grabbed their fourth U-19 World Cup title beating Australia by eight wickets and brought the trophy back to their spiritual home. After winning the World Cup title, the Indian players were delighted and let out their happiness in front of the broadcasting camera.
Prithvi Shaw: Can't express what I'm feeling right now, really proud of it. All credit to our support staff for really supporting us for the last two years. Rahul Sir himself is a legend, the Wall we call him. It was a crucial hundred from Manjot. Gill was batting so well. Both pacers, Kamlesh and Mavi, have been executing things so well through the tournament. It's been wonderful playing matches here.
Shubman Gill: I am really proud of my team. We were fortunate enough to have Rahul sir as coach. He was just telling me to express my game and keep it on the ground. Had a good time here. It's been very exciting for me. Hope to do well in IPL also.
Manjot Kalra: Great feeling. Enjoyed a lot. Conditions were very good. It was a flat wicket to bat on. In the team, it's been a great environment.
Abhishek Sharma: We have dreamt about this from last year. And it has happened now... we're really... out of this world now. We [bowlers] had a few plans and we stuck
Ishan Porel: It's been an amazing feeling for me. I'm feeling like I'm on top of the world. It's a great feeling, it's a great teamwork, I would say. All the crowd over here has supported
Riyan Parag: It's just amazing. I was thinking I wouldn't bat and I proved myself right. Just wanted Manjot to get to his century. I thought it'd be a tough match. It was tough, but we made it look easy. It (pitch) was good for batsmen as well as the bowlers.
Rahul Dravid: I am really proud of the boys, proud of the effort that they have put in and proud of the support staff as well. I think the efforts we have put in over the last 14 months have been sensational. They really deserved this, couldn't be really happier and proud for this bunch of boys. It's really nice for them and hopefully it's a memory they'll cherish for a long time, and hopefully it's not a memory that defines them and they will have a lot bigger and better memories as they go on ahead in their careers. Coaching this team I tend to get a lot of attention, but it is really about the quality of support staff that we have had, there have been seven, eight of us who have been together for the last 14 months, the effort they put in was incredible. I am proud to be a part of their (support staff) team and I see it as that. We try and do what's best for the kids and hopefully they can put in the performances on the field and they have certainly done that in this tournament.
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What Is Crossfit Striking?
CrossFit Striking is a class experience that teaches participants how to increase overall fitness, core strength, rotational speed, and power by incorporating striking drills into CrossFit workouts. Strikes are some of the most functional movements because punching and kicking with true power, speed and accuracy require people to utilize their entire body. This is why fighters are some of the most well-conditioned and powerful athletes in the world.
With this in mind, the Striking class is designed to teach participants to incorporate basic mixed-martial-arts, boxing and self-protection striking concepts into workouts. All this is done in a non-contact format that focuses on proper technique by using shadow boxing, focus mitts, kick shields and a heavy bag.
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Katrina Wynn is Archives Manager at UMO's Maine Folklife Center. Using examples from its collection, Katrina talks about the Maine Folklife Center and how it helps preserve and define Maine's cultural history and sense of place. With a vast collection of oral histories and documents, the Maine Folklife Center preserves a treasure trove of local and regional cultural history on topics ranging from logging to Wabanaki culture.
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