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Waterloo Daily Courier (Newspaper) - August 21, 1941, Waterloo, Iowa All the News for All the Family FIRST WITH NEWS The Weather Scattered Showers. forccMt for Ml ESTABLISHED 1854 WATERLOO, IOWA, THURSDAY, AUGUST TWENTY-SIX PAGES PRICE THREE CENTS DAM BLASTED TOT HIM Senator Warns Tremendous Sacrifices May Be Re- quired Soon. SHAW ASKS NONPARTISAN SUPPORT OF PRESIDENT A crowd of more tHan 400 League of Iowa Municipalities convention delegates applauded two vigorously anti-Hitler ad- dresses at a dinner in Tavern on the Green, Electric park, Wednesday night The speakers were Senator Clyde L. Herring and Col. Robert J. Shaw of Sigourney, past commander of the Iowa American Legion. The dinner meeting closed the league's three-day convention. "Better Fight Than Yield." Both speakers called for all-out aid to Great Britain as 'America's first line of defense, and asserted that it would be better to fight Hit- ler than to yield to him. "Once more the peace-loving peoples of the earth must un- dertake a worldwide mobiliza- tion of physical, moral and spir- itual resources in a courageous mnd determined effort to get the wild beast, marauding thru Eu- rope and Asia, back into his cage with a lock on the the senator declared. Shaw, a Republican, cafled for conpartisan support of "the national in the armament and cid-to-Britain programs. Attacks Isolationists. In a caustic attack on Herbert Hoover, Alf Landon and 13 other Republicans, including Irvin S. Cobb. who recently signed an iso- lationist manifesto, Shaw declared-. "I am not one of those who hate Roosevelt and Willkie more than they do Hitler." Senator Herring.asserted that "the 1 greatest isolationist in the world today is Adolf Hitler." "He has, one by one, isolated 12 neutral, peace-loving countries, and one by one, he has destroyed them by the most inhuman and uncivil- ized methods of war ever em- ployed." he explained. "Assist in Every Way." Declaring that "the only way we can stay out of this war is by as- sisting in every way possible, short of actual participation, those resist- ing the aggressions of Her- ring added: "I am for stopping Hitler be- fore we may be required to face him singlehanded and alone." Loud applause greeted this state- ment. Shaw declared that "the hope of civilization depends upon the de- feat of Hitler -and what he stands for." The xvorld war soldier ridiculed contentions of isolationists that the United States should have nothing to do with the war until it comes to this side of the oceans. "Bunker Hill Tactics Outmoded." "Long-range bombers have out- moded fire until you see the whites of their eyes'." he said. "The tactics of Bunker Hill are out of date today. The men in Ice- land. Puerto Rico and Trinidad are standing 'between their loved homes and war's desolation'." Of the "15 prominent partisans" xvho "made Hitler happy" by .is- suing the isolationist document, Shaw said: "They ignore Hitler's threat that this war will determine who will rule the world for the next one thousand years." The big question today, the Legion Header said, is not "Shall we enter the war to aid but rather "What will happen to us if Britain Hope for Small Business. Both in his talk to the munic- ipalities league and in an inter- view after his arrival here by plane from Washington. D. C.. Senator Herring assured small businessmen that the out- look is not as gloomy for them as has been painted by some crit- ics of the administration, notably by Hugjj S. Johnson in an ad- dress here last week. "Somehow I have a feeling that the reported shortages are more apparent than he said, "and than when order Is once brought into the handling of priorities, our private industry will not be pc-; nalized to the extent recently fore- cast, "My hope is that when legisla- tion now pending is enacted and on page 2, column 3) Executing Parisians Iowa Retail Trade Nears Alltime Mark Des re- tail business rushed along at a Christmas-time clip last spring, incomplete sales tax collection figures showed Thursday, and the final tax total for the April-May- June quarter may set an alltime record. Returns from merchants thus far have produced in sales tax revenue, the report said, reflecting an actual retail business volume of more than in the three month period. Last year's corresponding collection figures show 669 received from mer- chants. The 1941 gain in the incomplete figures was 18 per cent. Collections for the April-May- June period close Sept. 30. The final figure on that date a year ago was or un- der the current incomplete figure. Tax commission officials see a chance that the spring yield may equal or exceed the alltime quar- terly sales tax record of set last winter on the basis of -e- tail business transacted in the 1940 October November December "Christmas quarter." The spring quarter revenue on hand at present is only 735 shy of the record, they point out, and the collection period doesn't .end for another 40 days, Says Arguments Hit Morale of Armed Forces Denver, Colo. Declaring that the morale of the army is only as high as that of the public, Gen. George C. Marshall, army chief of staff, Thursday maintained that the spirit of America's growing military forces has been shaken by nation- wide debates. Army morale was excellent until it became a matter of argument, General Marshall said. "Since then morale has been he added. "Morale., is far more vital to an army than the character of its equipment. It depends in large measure on the morale of the peo- ple behind the army on their unity of purpose." X n__ Fair Affendance Above Last Year Des Moines First prep- aration day attendance at the Iowa State fair just shaded that of last year, officials announced. Wednesday persons passed thru the turnstiles, compared to on the corresponding day a year ago and on the same day in 1938, the year of record at- tendance. Some 11.423 persons attended the second preparation day last year. .BASEBALL TODAY AMERICAN LEAGUE. FIRST GAME. R H Washington Detroit 6 li Batteries: Leonard and Early: Newsom, Thomas and Sullivan. German and French Police Announce Arrest of Jews.. News Feature Index Page "Believe It or Not" 20 Brady's Health Talk 4 Cedar Falls News City in Brief Classified Ads 22 Comics Editorial Farm News Markets Merry-Go-Round in News Northeast Iowa Events Parsons' Movie Talk Private Lives Radio Programs Serial Story Society Sports 17 Stamp Stories Theatre; Entertainment Uncle Ray's Corner Uncle 12 -23 25 4 13 24 4 j 15 21 4 21 20 12 18 41 21 20 20 TO "END OPPOSITION" TO PETAIN'S REGIME Vichy Two Paris residents have been executed for anti-German communist ac- tivity, German authorities in Paris announced Thursday after arrest of persons de- scribed as Jews, in two raids by French police and German troops had been disclosed. The sentencing of two Parisians to death was the first consequence of a warning by German occupa- tion authorities that anti-German activities would result in. execu- tions. The drastic steps coincided with action by the Vichy gov- ernment to crush all opposition to Marshal Henri Philippe Pe- tain's regime. The executed Parisians were identified Gautherot and Samuel Tysselman. Tysselrtfan was described as a Jewish emigre. They were arrested Saturday night. A German court martial sentenced them Sunday night and a firing squad carried out the executions at dawn Monday. News Posted on Walls. A German announcement said that the executed men participated in a communist, anti-German dem- onstration. It was disclosed that German military police aided French police in suppressing' demonstrations Sunday near the St. Denis arr.h in the downtown boulevard section of Paris. The executions were announced in German and French language posters affixed to Paris walls Thurs- day morning. It was reported that 12 others were condemned to death at the same time but the sentences subsequently were changed to long term imprisonment. After the executions the French and German police staged anti- Jewish roundups Wednesday. Six thousand Jews were rounded up Wednesday and Jews were seized in previous dawn raids on Jewish homes. The arrests were estimated to bring the total of oppositionists seized in occupied and unoccupied France since the armistice to about Pushes Suppression. The government has pushed vig- orously the suppression of all op- position elements, including parlia- mentarians, Jews, communists and other factions, since Petain granted increased powers to Vice-Premier Admiral Francois Darlan and warned that drastic measures would be employed to end uhrest, sub- versive activities and sabotage. Paris newspapers disclosed that Wednesday police and German troops in Paris rounded up Jews in a gigantic anti-Jewish raid and trucked them off to concentra- tion camps. Prior to (he latest Paris raids it was estimated that communists had been rounded up in occupied and unoccupied France since the armistice, The Paris arrests followed dras- tic warnings by German occupa- tion authorities against demonstra- tions. Demonstrators in Paris last week, described as communists and Jews, caused police to fire into their ranks before they were dispersed, Arrested to Date. It was learned that since the arm- istice at least alleged com- munists have been arrested in both occupied and unoccupied France. Most of the arrests occurred be- fore last month but since then, pos- sibly in repercussion to the Russo- Germnn war, communist demon- strators again have been active, re- sulting in renewed arrests. German authorities have warned that penalties extending even to executions will be meted out 1o communist demonstrators and the German warnings were backed up Winchcii on Broadway .......uo (Continued on 2, dolumn 2) Passenger Car Output Curtailed Washington, D. The Office of Production Man- agement announced Thursday that automobile passenger car production will be curtailed 26% per cent during August, Sep- tember, October and November. The curtailment will be pro- gressively greater in subsequent months, officials said, with the expectancy of a 50 per cent cur- tailment for the model year end- ing July 31, 1942. The production quotas were formulated by the OPM and the Office of Price Adminis- tration and Civilian Supply. A substantial increase must be made in motor truck production, officials said, in order to meet vital transportation and military needs. During August, September. Oc- tober and November pas- senger cars will be made, com- pared with during the same months of 1940 and during the four months ended July 31, 1941. The larger companies General. Motors, Chrysler and make a reduction of 27.6 per cent. The other, companies, Stude- baker, Packard, Willys-Overland arid Crosley will cut 20.2 per cent. Asks Women for Defense Plants Washington, D. Security Administrator Paul V. Mc- Niitt'said Thursday that a study" of different occupations in 21 key defense industries had dis- closed th4t. almost' two-thirds are jobs in which women could be em- ployed successfully. The survey was conducted by the bureau of employment security of the social security board in an ef- fort to promote employment of women workers in defense plants where shortages of male labor are becoming apparent. Only 331 jobs were found to be definitely unsuitable for women and-an additional 47 were occupa- tions already customarily filled by women. The remaining jobs present- ed no barrier to employment of women. Senate Okeh on FHA Fund Boost Washington, D. C. The senate Thursday passed and sent to the White House a bill author- izing the federal housing author- ity to expand the defense housing program from to The measure was approved by voice vote after a brief ex- planation by Sen. Maloney (D- Martin, King Edward, Isabela, 2 for 5c Emerson, San Felice. Harvester, 5c cigars. (advertisement) F. D. R. Tells Congress 8- Point Plan Gives Germans No "Time for Breath." SEES MORE EFFECTIVE USE OF U. S. MATERIAL Washington, D. President Roosevelt informed congress Thursday that deci- sions made at his conference with Prime Minister "Winston Churchill will materially in- crease effectiveness of Ameri- can aid to the fighting democracies. He said also that any opposition at home to his eight-point program for a new world order would be an invitation to nazism to extend con- trol over the American hemisphere itself. In a special message which" had been requested by his legislative leaders, Mr. Roosevelt declared that any peace which did not incorpo- rate -'the eight points agreed-upon by him and the prime minister "would be a nazism to take a second war extend, the control over Europe-and-Asia to the American hemisphere itself." "Difficult to Oppose." The president said the eight- point 'declaration "is so clear cut that it is difficult to oppose in any major particular -without automati- cally admitting a willingness to ac- cept compromise with nazism." Mr. Roosevelt again lashed out at the aggressive philosophy of the nazi government, saying "it is un- necessary for me to call .attention once more to the utter lack of valid- ity of the spoken or written word of the nazi government." The president termed Ger- many specifically "the principal aggressor of the modern world." His appeal for complete accept- ance of his eight objectives for a new world order was clear: "The declaration of principles at this time presents a goal which is worth while for our type of civiliza- tion to seek. "It is so clear cut that it is diffi- cult to oppose in any major particu- lar without automatically admit- ting a willingness to accept com- promise with nazism; or to agree to a world peace which would give to nazism domination over large numbers of conquered nations." Embodies Principles. The president embodied in his message the declaration of prin- ciples which he announced jointly last Thursday with Churchill. He said that the conference at which this declaration was drafted followed logically from the policy sanctioned by con- War on the Eastern Front SMOLENSK MOSCOW DNIEPEROPTTROVSK Arrows Indicate the main sectors on the eastern front and the possibility, envisioned in Berlin, of a German thrust at Batum, soviet oil port on the Black .sea. Russians, reporting a. firm stand east k6f- Kingiiepp, acknowledged, a German drive to the Novgorod region (1) and an advance in the Gomel sector Odessa (3) was reported under heavy, '-pressure, and Germans reported at- tacks on Dnieper river bridgehead defense forces. In Berlin, where the quick fall of Odessa was predicted, the possibility of a sea-borne thrust at Batum (4) was seen. Aircraft Carrier Illustrious Being Repaired in U.S. Yards New British press service announces that the famous battle-scarred aircraft carrier Illustrious, is in an American shipyard undergoing, repairs and that Capt. Lord Louis Mount- batten, cousin of King George VI, who arrived by clipper Tuesday, would command the ship and supervise repairs.. The announcement, authorized by the British ministry of informa- .tion in London did not disclose the exact whereabouts of the ton vessel British admiralty reports pub- lished June 18 said the mighty ves- sel, a year old and with a speed of more than 30 knots, was almost destroyed in axis plane attacks Jan. Otter Plan tor Peace in Detroit Transit Strike (Continued on page 2. column 5) Detroit, and state mediators, after conferring with Mayor Edward Jeffries and j Detroit street railway commission officials, said Thursday they -had drafted a "peace formula" for set- tlement of Detroit's day-old trans- portation strike. Chairman Thomas Donahue federal Mediator John Q. Jennings jsaid they were taking the formula I to A. F. of L. union leaders who called the strike paralyzing the city's bus and trolley service. "We hope for a brighter afternoon they announced cheerfully. Waterloo Trainee at Great Lakes Station Lieut.-Gov. B. B. Hickcnloopcr (right) of Iowa lunching with trainees from Iowa during Gover- nor's day ceremonies at Great Ukcs, Naval Training station, with Robert Ritchie of Waterloo (extreme left) and Robert J, Moore, of Cedar Rapids nt his right. Ritchie, who lived at 1018 Fair- view avrnur, is just completing his recruit's training. He is son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Ritchie. (NBA rholo) 10 near Sicily and again at Malta, where she took refuge. These reports said her rudder gear broke and the ship ca- reened craiily while a hail of bombs set numerous fires and killed about SO of her crewmen. Official British reports said she was damaged so severely that she had to be steered with her engines and barely reached port. The German high command an- nounced July 4, 1940, that she had been struck by a torpedo from a U-boat commanded by First Lieut. Endrasz. The day before the' an- nouncement the ship was anchored in peaceful Bermuda bay. Commenting on the Jan. 10 at- tack, the Germans said they be- lieved the ship would never leave Malta because she was resting on the bottom. Spanish reports quoted by the Ber- lin radio said May 12 that the Illus- trious was in Gibraltar with half her planes destroyed after a plane attack, but later events showed the ship was in a United States harbor at the time of the alleged attack. Capt. Mountbatten has survived the sinking of two destroyers in this war. Larry Allen. Associated Press re- porter, was aboard the Illustrious when nazi dive bombers attacked the ship for seven hours on Jan, 10. SOCIALIST-LABORITE BOOTH AT STATE FAIR DCS socialist- labor party, which has a member- ship of 12 in Iowa, Thursday opened an exhibit in an S80 booth at the state fair. Leslie Ludwig, Ottumwa, was in charge. He was authority for the membership figure. SAVE A LIFE IN 1941! Traffic Toll in City of Waterloo This Year and Last Since Same Jan. 1 Date 1041 1840 Number of accident 280 205 Number injured 97 Number kiUcd......... G 5 London Hears Report Gigantic Dnieperstroi Dam Was Destroyed. RUSS TOLD TO DEFEND LENINGRAD "TO DEATH" man troops pressing for- ward on Leningrad by way of Gatsjina were within 12 miles of the former Rus- sian capital Wednesday night, the Stockholm news- paper Aftonbladet reported Thursday. By PIERRE J. HUSS a series of swift thrusts deep into the Ukraine, German blitz'' troops have prevented soviet forces fqpm destroying any more than a few minor con- necting locks of the gigantic Dnieperstroi dam, Berlin officials asserted Thursday. German spokesmen denied wide- spread London reports that retreat- ing troops of Marshal Semyon Bud- enny had laid waste the-huge pow- er dam built under American super- vision. Actually, it was said, fist- Jnovinr motorized German col- umns frustrated destruction of the dam'ind also occupied the western side of a second keypoint at Zapo- rosch. As a result, the spokesmen con- tinued, the entire' Dnieper system has been saved and will be ready for immediate use after ,a "few minor connecting locks" which the' Foreign Com-, missar S: A. Lozovsky reported Thursday that two months of: war- fare had cost the Germans 000 men, more than of whom were killed. Russians blew up have been re- paired. German guns were moved up to sweep all approaches to the dam. The remnants of Budenny's forces are being 'shoved- back' to fore- stall future dynamiting attempts." ..Budenny, it was said, used the- dam itself as a bridge to cross the Dnieper river and it will be put to the same use by .German forces. Claim River Now Torrent. Turning the 'upper reaches of the Dnieper river into a treacherous torrent and its lower stretches into a serpentine lake of mud, the retreating Russian army has dynamited and "utterly de- stroyed" the American- built Dnieper dam, according to reports reaching London Thursday. Reported destruction of the dam, symbol of soviet achievement and largest water barrier outside the United States, was carried out with the explicit permission of Premier-Dictator Josef Stalin, and accomplished a fourfold objective. It made navigation impossible for scores of miles above Dnieproetrovsk as the pent-up waters rushed southward It flooded vast areas in the bend of the river and thus formed a de- fensive bulwark against the ad- vancing Germans. It kept the nazis from using the dam as a bridge across the Dnieper; and finally it rendered useless for a long time to come the river's hydro-electric potential and the industrial facilities which depended on the ..dam for power. A Daily Telegraph dispatch from Stockholm said that the great dam was blown up under orders from Marshal Semyon Budenny, soviet commander of the south, follow- ing a telephonic conference with Stalin in Moscow. Industries Destroyed. The Russians, said the Tclf- graph, "thus have made sure that not a particle of the Ukraine's in- dustries will fall into nazi hands in working or workable order, "The whole upper Dnieper as far as Kiev now has been turner! into a torrential, whirling flood." Abncc the dam the stream was said to be beyond navigation until the flood has subsided. It will take many flays before impounded waters nfcove darn have flowed out and spread over the new "Budenny line" in thtf low- er reaches of the Dnieper, it estimated. The dam the the no-earn 1M ;


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A WONDERFUL WAY TO END THIS!!! TERRIFIC SERIES!!!!!! Psycho 2 was an amazing sequel but in my humble opinion this one surpasses it it has a great story to it and i enjoyed the flashbacks to Norman's younger days some twisted things happened back then. this is stylishly directed with neat blotches of red this is suspenseful with lots of cool moments SPOILERS!!!!!! SPOILERS!! like when this girl just wanted to make love with him she sneaks into his mother's room and BAM SPOILERS!! she gets stabbed to death. also i liked the whole concept of Norman telling his life story to a radio show i thought it was creative and very interesting plus it had AMAZING performances and likable characters plus the characters were developed very well and it had a tense finale and a cool ending SPOILERS!!!!!!! when Norman gets rid of the past for good and it was cool too see a Younger Norman.
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While in Barcelona recently I made it a point to visit Hospital St. Pau. Hospital St. Pau is a Unesco heritage site of a former hospital designed and built near the beginning of the 20th century by Gaudi's teacher. It has a sense of whimsy and cheerfulness and culture that is unexpected in a hospital. I think Hospital St. Pau has become my favorite Barcelona attraction.
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The entire museum has had the land of 23.69 Chinese acres and established the office, public security department, the archaeology team for cultural relics, overground relics protection department, exhibition and storage department, management department, the tourism department and cultural relic recovery and copy institute, and some other branches.
Through the endeavor of lots of workers of cultural relics and museum, a lot of cultural relics have been found, including 54 ancient cultural relics, 8 ancient buildings, 6 places with engraved stones, 7 revolutionary relics, 5 contemporary memorial buildings, many ancient graves and graves areas. Among them, there are 108 cultural relic preservation units announced by the municipal government, including one national-level, 10 provincial level, and 97 city level.
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The last time I rode a bike (single speed road bike) was nearly twenty years ago.
I had intended to get back into (road) cycling for recreation and fitness. So I recently purchased a Giant Yukon 24 speed mountain bike. However, I tried riding it, and I found that I couldn't!? I thought that once you learned to ride you would remember?
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The Rams are facing another lawsuit by St. Louis fans. This one centers around personal seat licenses, which the plaintiffs feel should remain... more
The Billikens play the first of two straight road games Saturday at UMass. Saint Louis will also visit Dayton on Wednesday. The Billikens beat Davidson on Wednesday to snap a three-game skid.
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Saint Louis ended a three-game losing streak with a 96-87 win over Davidson at home.
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A couple days ago, I wrote about the prescreen of a new Anna Nicole Smith documentary that I watched called Addicted To Fame that is premiering today. I don't think it's any coincidence that Guess has just this week released photos of Smith's daughter in a new ad campaign.
Her 6-year old daughter's name is Dannielynn Birkhead and it appears she's stepping into her mother's footsteps at a young age. Her mother had appeared in Guess ads in 1992 and 1993, and those images were revived several times throughout her modeling career. Of course the ads that Birkhead are in are age appropriate and you can really see the resemblance to her mother. Such a pretty little girl!
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What's the benefits of using your shotgun on a boom pole instead of just holding it in your hands? As I see many people use the boom from above, why isn't it better to position the microphone at mouth level with your bare hands?
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The main point of having a handheld or boom mic is to keep it away from the face.
When filming, your focus is on the individual, so usually a shot will have face, or head, or head and shoulders, or head and torso - so you will see that the camera tends to not go above the head but can capture a lot of below-the-head images. So a mic above the head is less likely to end up in shot.
You also get the added benefit that a boom operator can position the mic appropriately - and a good operator will have a much better idea of where to position it than most people do.


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This loan will benefit small businesses in the communal bank, which Daniela is a part of. Daniela tells us that she herself joined "Pro Mujer" three years ago following an invitation from her mother, who is a member of the institution. Daniela currently has a business selling CDs and she tells us that she started this business with her own initiative after she saw how well CDs were selling.
This loan will be used to increase her working capital by buying CDs in bulk from distributors at markets in the city of El Alto. Daniela will then sell them from her own stall. This types of work allows Daniela to earn money to support her household as best as possible. She is married and has one son.
When asked what she likes about "Pro Mujer" Daniela says that she likes that she can save and borrow; she also likes the training and health advice provided.
El crédito que sacaran beneficiara a pequeñas microempresarias donde la señora Daniela es integrante, ella indica que hace tres años que integra Pro Mujer, ingresando por la invitación de su madre que es socia de la institución. En la actualidad ella tiene un negocio de venta de CD's; da a conocer que este negocio lo emprendió por iniciativa propia, al observar que el producto era muy comercializado.
El crédito que ahora sacará es para el aumento de capital (compra de CD's) que adquirirá de las distribuidoras por mayor de las ferias de la Ciudad de El Alto y posteriormente lo comercializará en su espacio de venta. Esta forma de trabajo le permite generar recursos para mantener en lo posible a su hogar pues es casada y tiene un hijo.
Cuando se le consulta qué le gusta de Pro Mujer, ella responde que le gusta el ahorro, el crédito, la capacitación y el área de salud.
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Personality in Non-human Animals
Version of Record online: 21 FEB 2008
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-9004.2008.00087.x
© 2008 The Author
Social and Personality Psychology Compass
Volume 2, Issue 2, pages 985–1001, March 2008
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How to Cite
Gosling, S. D. (2008), Personality in Non-human Animals. Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 2: 985–1001. doi: 10.1111/j.1751-9004.2008.00087.x
Publication History
- Issue online: 21 FEB 2008
- Version of Record online: 21 FEB 2008
- Social and Personality Psychology Compass 2/2 (2008): 985–1001, 10.1111/j.1751-9004.2008.00087.x
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Over the past decade, research on animal personality has flourished in numerous disciplines ranging from Behavioral Ecology and Developmental Psychobiology to Genetics and Comparative Psychology. The broad appeal of animal studies is that, in comparison with human studies, they afford greater experimental control, more options for measuring physiological and genetic parameters, greater opportunities for naturalistic observation, and an accelerated life course. Past research has established that personality (a) exists and can be measured in animals; (b) can be identified in a broad array of species, ranging from squid, crickets, and lizards, to trout, geese, and orangutans; and (c) shows considerable cross-species generality for some dimensions. The wave of new studies is shedding fresh light on traditional issues in personality research (How do early experiences affect adult personality?), raising novel questions (What are the evolutionary origins of personality traits?) and addressing practical problems (Which dogs are best suited to detecting explosives?).


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A 10-year-old boy is in trouble with the law after police say he stole from his parent's online account.
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Ojamajo Chirstmas 2 by Magical-MamaWatch
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And the 2nd half of the pic, Momoko and Doremi from Ojamajo Doremi celebrating Christmas
This one is much better than the 1st half heehee
This one is much better than the 1st half heehee
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Proton pump inhibitor therapy predisposes to community-acquired Streptococcus pneumoniae pneumonia
Version of Record online: 3 OCT 2012
DOI: 10.1111/apt.12069
© 2012 Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics
Volume 36, Issue 10, pages 941–949, November 2012
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de Jager, C. P. C., Wever, P. C., Gemen, E. F. A., van Oijen, M. G. H., van Gageldonk-Lafeber, A. B., Siersema, P. D., Kusters, G. C. M. and Laheij, R. J. F. (2012), Proton pump inhibitor therapy predisposes to community-acquired Streptococcus pneumoniae pneumonia. Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics, 36: 941–949. doi: 10.1111/apt.12069
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- Issue online: 16 OCT 2012
- Version of Record online: 3 OCT 2012
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- Manuscript Revised: 3 MAY 2012
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The pathophysiological mechanisms which contribute to an increased risk of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in patients using proton pump inhibitors are not well established.
To examine differences in microbial etiology in patients with CAP between patients with and without proton pump inhibitor (PPI) therapy and its possible impact on disease severity.
All individuals consulting the emergency care unit were prospectively registered and underwent chest radiography. Sputum, urine, nose-throat swabs and blood samples were obtained for microbial evaluation. We evaluated the association between use of proton pump inhibitors, etiology of CAP and severity of illness with multivariate regression analysis.
The final cohort comprised 463 patients, 29% using proton pump inhibitors (PPIs). Pathogens regarded as oropharyngeal flora were more common in CAP patients using PPI therapy compared to those who did not (adjusted OR: 2.0; 95% CI: 1.22–3.72). Patients using proton pump inhibitors more frequently had an infection with Streptococcus pneumoniae (28% vs. 14%) and less frequently with Coxiella burnetii (8% vs. 19%) compared to nonuser of PPI. Adjusted for baseline differences, the risk of PPI users being infected with S. pneumonia was 2.23 times (95% CI: 1.28–3.75) higher compared to patients without PPI's. No risk between PPI use and any other microbial pathogen was found. There was no difference in severity of CAP between patients with and without using PPI therapy.
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Category Archives: Battle Beasts
To my loyal readers I apologize for my extended absences these days. Its summer and I've been busy drinking on patios and whatnot. This past weekend I travelled to the neighboring province of Prince Edward Island for the first time ever despite having lived just a few hours away for the past 20+ years. My buddy Miguel and I went to the capital city of Charlottetown to see the Killers along with a handful of other bands at BigRedFest. The Killers put on a fantastic show and I've officially transitioned from casual fan to big fan. Go see them if you get the chance.
The day before our road trip I made sure to google Charlottetown's local comic shops. They had two; Lightning Bolt Comics and the Comic Hunter. Both shops had a healthy stock of back issues but little in the way of toys. I had hoped to return with a big score to brag about but sadly I left PEI empty handed without so much as an Anne of Green Gables action figure to share with you.
No matter, I still have plenty of toys kicking around the apartment to tell you about.
Today's figure is the oddly named Battle Beast, Brain Mouse. I'm guessing he's supposed to be an intelligent character but since there were no Battle Beast cartoons, or other media to back that up I only have the name to go by. Since I didn't know his name when I was a kid (none of the Battle Beast figures had names on the packages) I called him Battle Mouse.
The only problem with that was I already had a Battle Mouse. Takara released a mouse with red and blue armor in wave 2. This guy in the yellow armor didn't come out until wave 4. I ran into a similar problem when Takara released a second rhinoceros in wave 4, having previously released one in wave 1. Usually I was able to come up with some type of naming remedy. In the case of the rhinos, my first rhinoceros remained Battle Rhino while the second one became Battle Rhinoceros. Similarly I had Battle Dog and Battle Bulldog, and Battle Anteater and Battle Aardvark. But when I got my second mouse I couldn't think of anything to name him. I suppose I could've went with a specific species like Battle Deer Mouse or Battle House Mouse but instead I retroactively renamed the wave 2 figure Battle Rat and let this guy take over the name Battle Mouse. I could've named this one Battle Rat but he's clearly a mouse while the wave 2 figure could really go either way. I discovered years later that the wave 2 mouse was actually named Powerhouse Mouse.
Now that I know both of their official names it seems odd that Takara would give us 2 different mice figures. Why not a rat? Or a ferret or a guinea pig or some other animal we didn't already have? Maybe a hamster like they eventually produced in their Beast Saga line. While I would have preferred them be different species I don't mind having the 2 mice. Both of them are pretty cool and unique.
Where Powerhouse Mouse wears red and blue armor and has a blade/hook for a hand, Brain Mouse wears bright yellow armor and has a mechanical claw for a hand. Their faces are quite different with Brain having a much rounder, friendlier visage. His ears are large and round like Mickey Mouse's as opposed to Powerhouse's pointier ears and face.
Battle Beasts are pretty small anyway but Brain Mouse is slightly shorter than most which I like since he's supposed to be a pretty teeny animal. There's not a ton of detail sculpted into the yellow armor but the few that are there are nicely highlighted with green and purple paint apps.
The 4th and final wave of Battle Beasts, known as Laser Beasts, were constructed slightly different than the previous 3 waves. Instead of having a heat activated rub emblem on their chest, a la Transformers, they had a clear orb in the center of their chest which you had to peer into to discover their classification (wood, fire, or water). The orb looks fine on most of the Laser Beasts but because Brain Mouse is a little smaller than the other figures the orb is a little too big and makes him appear slightly overweight.
The other key difference between Laser Beasts and regular Battle Beasts is that instead of carrying the classic bladed weapons, Laser Beasts carry, you guessed it, lasers. Each Laser Beast has a laser that is unique to him and reflects his species. Some were more subtle than others. Brain Mouse featured one of the more conspicuous laser designs.
I think this is a great figure. Nice sculpt, nice paint job, and nice accessory. Battle Beasts rarely disappoint. 8 out of 10.
It's time for another bitter sweet Beast Saga figure review. Sweet because these were great toys with a ton of potential, and bitter because the line was cancelled in its very first year. A part of me still holds out hope for a surprise announcement from Japan about a new wave of figures but that seems unlikely at this point. At least I managed to amass a respectably sized Beast Saga collection during the few short months that the line lasted.
This figure, whom I believe is named Eledram but whom I have named Saga Elephant, was part of the initial wave of figures. This standard version was released as a single carded figure with a clear variant available in a blind box. I didn't buy very many of the blind boxes because I didn't want to end up with a bunch of doubles. Getting stuck with double figures from this toy line would be especially troublesome because I don't know of anyone who would take them off my hands. I did not acquire the clear variant version of Saga Elephant so this standard version is the only one I have. I'm fine with that because this is one of my least favorite figures in the line.
The main issue I have with this figure is the proportions. Look at the size of his head and arms and then compare them to his legs. It's ridiculous. He ends up looking like one of those big headed caricatures people draw for tourists. This stubby leg issue is prevalent throughout the Beast Saga line but I find it most noticeable on Saga Elephant.
Glaringly distracting proportion issues aside, this is a nice figure. There's lots of nice sculpting and a variety of paint apps. The face has an angry scowl that makes me think this guy has a real attitude problem. Above his eyes appear to be a set of infrared goggles that suggest to me that maybe he's a night operative.
(Though it does seem a little silly to have an Elephant as your stealth trooper.) The trunk is the most impressive part about the head. I like the way it faces outward with an upward curve. It makes him look aggressive, like he's ready to use his nose as a weapon if need be. The tusks, ears, and the armor that runs along the trunk all look good as well. However, all of these different elements of the head add to the figure's top-heaviness.
His torso is very heavily armored. This guy looks like a walking tank. His shoulders even appear to have cannons and tank treads worked into their design. It's almost as if this guy could transform into a tank and roll off (It just occurred to me that an elephant that transforms into a tank is an excellent idea. The trunk could be the turret. Get on that Hasbro).
Saga Elephant has a gray hide with aqua blue armor. There are green, red, orange, black and white paint applications on the figure as well. I don't have any problem with the color choices and I appreciate the multiple apps but I must say that I have a fondness for the bizarre color palette of his predecessor, Battle Elephant from the 1980s Battle Beasts line. The purple skin and black armor was very striking. I also miss the weaponized hands of the Battle Beasts. Battle Elephant had a blunt sledge hammer for a hand which he used to bludgeon many enemies back in the day on my bedroom floor. A part of me really wanted the Beast Saga line to serve as an update to the vintage Battle Beasts, the way the modern G.I. Joes are an update of the ones I collected as a kid. So in that regard I kind of wish Eledram had purple skin and a hammer for a hand as well.
While none of the Beast Saga figures were direct translations of Battle Beasts, several of them had nods to the figures of old. I see very little resemblance or connection between the 2 elephant figures but they do have very similar weapons. A lot of these figures have very elaborate axes and multi-bladed weapon but both the elephants have a very simple spire-like sword.
If I were to dump all of my Battle and Saga Beasts out on the bedroom floor today for a play session, my two elephants would find themselves on opposite sides of the battlefield. I've designated Saga Elephant a good guy, serving under Saga Lion, whereas Battle Elephant was a bad guy back in the day; a member of Battle Ram's army. Luckily, since I'm 36 years old, I don't see elephant–on-elephant violence being an issue on my bedroom floor any time soon. 6 out of 10.
This is Icky Iguana from the second series of Battle Beasts. Icky is a pretty dumb name so I'm glad that I didn't know that was his name when I was a kid. To me he was, and forever will be, Battle Iguana. This guy is probably one of my top 10 favorite Battle Beast figures and definitely in my top 3 from series 2. How could you not love this figure? He's just so cool .
Battle Iguana has some very nice sculpting with scales all over his body, spikes down his back, and a little "beard" under his chin. It's a fairly realistic looking sculpt. His armor is nice but nothing flashy. There are lots of little details like vents and rivets but they're all pretty subtle. The only embellishment to the armor are some small spikes along the shoulders.
He's bright yellow in color, like a highlighter marker. I'm not sure why Takara didn't go with green. Perhaps to differentiate him from the green frog and snake from series 1. I actually like the yellow but it would have been pretty rad if Battle Beasts had been available in different colors schemes. I can only imagine how cool this figure would have looked sculpted in green and black or white and red. As it is, Takara went with the flashy yellow for the skin and orange for Icky's armor. There are 3 little red highlights on the chest plate which match his eye color.
Icky originally came packaged with a jagged sword weapon and Armored Armadillo was his pack mate. I acquired a few of my Battle Beasts through trades with friends so I don't have Icky's original weapon. Instead I have him displayed with a 2-pronged axe blade. That weapon actually came packaged with the other lizard released in series 2, Delta Chameleon. For whatever reason Takara opted to give the chameleon the exact same neon yellow skin tone as the iguana. I'm not sure if the goal was to make them appear like a cohesive unit or maybe no thought went into it at all. I always considered the two of them best friends or partners-in-crime . I had an extra copy of Delta's weapon laying around for some reason so that's the one I assigned to Icky to link them together even further.
When I played with my Battle Beasts as a kid, both Icky and Delta were members of my bad guy team led by Battle Ram. They stuck together pretty tightly and were effective warriors. However I never really saw either of them as really "bad". It's not like they were going around slaughtering the good guys out of sheer joy; they were just soldiers doing their job.
I wish Takara's Beast Saga line had lasted long enough to give us an updated version of an Iguana or a Chameleon, or any lizard for that matter. Reptiles were not very well represented in that line, the crocodile being the only one.
This is a fantastic figure from a seriously under appreciated toy line. 10 out of 10.
I have a complete set of North American released Battle Beasts figures. That's three complete waves of heat-activated rub emblem beasts and one partial wave of orb-chested laser beasts. It's one of my favorite 1980s toy lines. There's just something about wild animals in armor swinging swords around that does it for me. I love most of the 91 different BB figures I have; however, there are definitely a few weak links in the chain. Miner Mole is one of them.
Battle Beasts didn't have names on their packages and they didn't have a cartoon so I had no idea what any of the character's names were growing up. That is why I adopted the simple naming pattern of calling them all "Battle-whatever animal they happened to be". That worked out fine most of the time: Battle Rhino, Battle Fox, etc. But there were a couple of odd figures where I wasn't sure what the heck kind of animal it was supposed to be. For example, I always thought my polar bear was an aardvark. This purple figure's species wasn't immediately obvious to me. I think I'll place the blame on my old friend, Jay Pelley, for leading me to think that this guy was a dolphin. Throughout my childhood this mole figure was known as Battle Dolphin. fail.
There's no mistaking a lion or an elephant, even if they are standing on their hind legs and wearing pants. Most Battle Beasts were colored realistically which made the critters even more recognizable. But every now and again they'd give you a blue rabbit or horse. But a rabbit is clearly a rabbit, even if it's blue. This guy wasn't so easily identifiable (no distinguishing features) and the fact that he was purple didn't help.
Maybe it's obvious to you that he's a mole. But that's easy to say now that I've already told you. Besides, I had already falsely identified War Weasel as a mole so I thought that slot was taken. This guy's little mole snout could have just as easily been a dolphin's bottle nose. You'd think the subterranean looking goggles might've tipped me off as well but it made sense to me that a dolphin would need goggles too walk around on land; keep his eyes moist or whatever.
Lastly you may be thinking that the inclusion of arms and legs might've been a clue that he wasn't a dolphin. But my shark, piranha, and snake figures all had arms and legs so that didn't help to rule any species out of the running.
Miner Mole's animal androgyny lead to him being one of my least favorite Battle Beast figures. He may have a unique look but it's not exactly a cool or tough one. I always saw him as a techie guy, which made sense considering how smart dolphins are. Moles, I dunno, they're probably dumb.
Side note: I once caught a mole along side the road when I was delivering newspapers when I was around 12. I scooped him up in my canvas bag and brought him home with me. I made a habitat in one of our large plastic garbage bins then I went inside and read up on Moles in our family set of encyclopedias (those are like Wikipedia on paper kids). I remember it said that moles often succumb in captivity. I didn't know what that meant so I asked my dad. He told me it basically meant "give up". That didn't sound good so I went outside to free my mole from his new bio-dome home but within the hour or so that I had left him out there the poor little bugger "succumbed". The guilt still weighs heavy on me. Regardless, I can't score this figure any higher than a 5 out of 10.
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I know I've mentioned it a few times before but I now I truly believe that the Beast Saga toy line is dead. Starting in the Fall of 2012, the figures were solicited in droves; one wave after the next. That initial explosion of product lasted into the spring. But for the past year there's been basically no news on the future of the line at all. The final figure that I pre-ordered, the Kangaroo, kept having it's release date pushed back until the pre-order was eventually cancelled by the e-tailer. So that's that. I'm left with a decent collection of nearly 50 figures but I guess that's where it ends. Therefore I'll have to review them a little more sparingly so I don't run out of them too soon.
Every figure in the line was available as a standard figure, like this, but also as a clear variant, like this. The clear figures were available only in blind packs so you never knew what figure you were gonna get. These toys aren't overly expensive but considering that they're only available online you need to factor in the shipping which makes each figure's cost around 10 to 12 bucks; and that's a lot for figures as small as this. For that reason I didn't go nuts ordering a bunch of blind packs. I didn't want to pay hefty online prices only to end up with a bunch of doubles. Doubles that nobody in my area would even want to take off my hands. So with each new wave I only ordered 2 blind packs and hoped to get 2 different figures. It worked out well and I didn't end up saddled with any clear figures doubles.
However my craving for new Beast Saga figures went unanswered for months so I began ordering a couple additional blind packs every time I made an order with BigBadToyStore. I did eventually start getting duplicates. I now have clear doubles of the bird and the turtle, but at least those are two of my favorite figures from the line.
I was surprised a couple of months ago when I stumbled upon a Beast Saga listing on BBTS's site that I hadn't seen before. It was a 3-pack of clear figures that weren't blind packed. The set featured 3 aquatic characters, the shark, the crocodile, and the killer whale. What was even more interesting was that these clear versions were different than the clear variants of those characters that had been available previously in the blind packs. While the clear variants don't really do a whole lot for me discovering this pack felt like I had uncovered a lost trio of figures from this unappreciated and forgotten toy line. I was very happy to place my order, especially since I didn't already own any of these characters' blind packed variants.
My 3-pack arrived just before Christmas. The shark is probably the best one from the pack. He's sculpted in a dark black translucent plastic which makes him look quite a bit different from the standard release shark figure who had white and gray skin. I can totally see the black shark as a unique character. The killer whale is sculpted in a weird light purple plastic. I don't love it but, again, it makes him look quite a bit different than the standard killer whale. This clear croc variant is probably my least favorite from the pack because it looks fairly similar to the standard figure since his skin is still green. However the armor is now black now instead of blue and there are some gold highlights which keep the figure from being too plain looking.
The sculpt is nice with a great crocodile head and fairly simple armor. The chest plate is riveted and looks kind of like a tank and the shoulders have a toothy crocodile mouth design. It's a pretty cool toy but there's not too much to get excited about here if you already have the standard figure. Though the see-through effect is pretty neat when he's placed in front of a light source. As a big fan of this line I imagine I will eventually track down all of the clear variants. 7 out of 10.
One of the main reasons why I started this blog 2 years ago was because I wanted to write more. To that end I would say that it's been a success. I've written over 500 reviews now and even I'm surprised by how much I'm still able to ramble on about action figures. A side effect of writing about all these toys is that it's made me into an even more passionate toy collector than I was previously. I'm always buying random odds and ends and expensive exclusives and I do it all with the justification that they're "for the blog".
As an adult toy collector I've only ever really collected new product. I still have a bunch of old toys from my youth but my adult collector phase, which started in the late 90s with the new Star Wars figures, has consisted primarily of me buying the latest and greatest figures. From Star Wars my collecting carried on into the 2000s with the rebirth of G.I. Joe and Masters of the Universe, lines that I continue to collect today. There's no shortage of new figures coming out each and every month to keep me collecting and writing for ages. However, writing this blog has also rekindled my interest in older toys. I find myself scooping up vintage Joes and He-Men with greater frequency lately.
One of the toy lines I loved as a kid was Takara's Battle Beasts. It was the only toy line of my youth that I collected alone; everything else I split down the middle with my big brother Doug. Even after Doug and I stopped collecting together around 1990 I turned to my little brother Brian to help me bear the weight of Toy Biz's vast Marvel output.
Battle Beasts were tiny figures with minimal articulation and a wood/fire/water (rock/paper/scissor) play pattern that didn't interest me. The appeal of them came from the fact that they were anthropomorphic animals with swords and battle armour; how could you not love them? I think that if they had gotten a cartoon they would've been huge in the 80s and hipsters today would be strutting around in Battle Beast t-shirts. Sadly they did not receive any major media tie-ins and so they're a mostly forgotten footnote in the world of 1980s action figures.
There were 3 waves of standard figures released in North America totaling 76 figures. After that a series of Laser Beasts was released overseas but only 12 of those figures ever made it to our shores. The Laser Beasts that never saw release in America now sell for big bucks online; I'm talking hundreds of dollars each. Of the 88 figures released in America I had acquired about 90% of them as a kid. I would've loved to have them all but back in those days if you couldn't find what you were looking for at your local K-Mart then you were outta luck.
By the time the internet became a thing and online auctions made finding old toys much easier, completing my Battle Beast collection had fallen pretty low on my list of priorities. I could've bought the few remaining figures I needed years ago but it wasn't until I started writing this blog that it suddenly seemed an essential thing to do. Within the first year of blogging I tracked down all of the remaining figures. I even found a few of them right here in Halifax by way of a classified ad.
My complete Battle Beast collection is now proudly displayed on my wall. And yet, even after my acquisition of Pugnacious Penguin, the last figure I needed, I felt as though something was missing. That's when I got it in my head that to truly boast having a complete American Battle Beast collection I must hunt down the vehicles and playsets. There were 3 chariots and 3 headquarter playsets released back in the day and I had one of each. I have the Big Horn Chariot which was perfect since Battle Ram was the leader of my evil army. It seemed appropriate that he was the only beast with a ride. That left me needing the Deer and Tiger chariots.
Of the playsets I have the Shark which was intended as the base for the water powered beasts. That leaves me needing the fire-themed Phoenix and the wood-themed Wood Beetle. The playsets can be a little on the expensive side but I hope to track them down eventually.
I recently stumbled across this modestly priced Tiger chariot in an online toy store I frequent. I was pretty stoked to have it arrive in the mail the other day. Vehicles don't usually do it for me but this is a vehicle with a lot of personality. The design is quite simple and blocky. The back slides out so you can place a figure in the cockpit and then it slides back in to hold him in place. There are two bars on either side which can be flipped out and used to house other figures who must hold on for dear life with the strength of their armpits. The chariot can be revved backwards and released to have it tear across your kitchen floor with its jaws chomping.
This toy is simple but it's fun and it looks cool. This one is actually in great condition too. It makes me wonder about Battle Tiger's role in my Battle Beast universe. I always viewed him as just another soldier but does the fact that he is now my only good guy with his own car mean he just moved up into a position of power? Will he challenge Battle Rhino for the right to lead? Does he stand a chance at winning? Would the others follow him? So many questions. If only I was 8 then I could dump the figures out on my bedroom floor and play it out but since I'm 36 I think I'll go watch TV instead. 7 out of 10.
The first wave of Battle Beast figures contained most of the "popular" animals. The kind of animals you would immediately think to place on a team of animal warriors such as lions, tigers, and bears. By the third and fourth waves Takara seemed to be running out of ideas because we started getting some really strange animals and a lot of repeats as well. The second wave was cool because it was still full of fresh ideas and easily identifiable animals, only they tended to be the types of animals you would be less likely to place on a team of animal warriors. The second wave had a seahorse, a flying squirrel, and a squid. One of the least-warrior looking of the bunch was this guy, Run Amuck Duck, whom I called Battle Duck.
I live quite close to a park and I see ducks on a regular basis. Growing up in the Canadian suburbs I never felt like my life was lacking ducks, they were around. And yet the ducks I encounter are never yellow. I don't think I've ever actually seen a yellow duck, just ducklings. So why is it that every time you see a toy duck, be it a bath toy or a battle beast, the duck is yellow? Maybe Run Amuck is supposed to be a duckling but that seems kind of weird and it would change the way I view him entirely.
In my Battle Beast universe Battle Duck was a member of the good guy team lead by Battle Rhino. He was a skilled fighter and a respected member of the team. I don't recall giving him any quirky personality traits; he was a pretty straight forward guy.
The sculpt on this figure is a nice one. Despite the yellow color the head is very realistic looking, much more so than most rubber ducks who tend to have big blue eyes and smiles. This is the face of a duck that means business. If his cold stare isn't indication enough that this isn't a duck to be trifled with then maybe his bladed hand will get the point across. Many Battle Beast figures had one weaponized hand. On some it looked like a prosthetic while on others like Ducky here is looks like an extension of his actual arm, like a mutation. I never put much thought into where they got these weaponized hands but I suppose you could assume they volunteered to get them. Maybe duck knew that he didn't stand much of a chance at victory if he found himself fighting a grizzly bear on the battle field so he promptly signed up for biological enhancement. Makes sense.
There's nothing else about the mold that really stands out but I do like his webbed feet and little duck tail. The blue armor and orange accents work well with the base yellow. I'm not sure what the deal is with his sword/axe weapon. It's one of the weirder weapons in the line but I like it. 8 out of 10.
Way back in November I reviewed Saga Shark and not too long ago I reviewed Saga Fish. Well today I'm gonna take a look at the third and final figure that was included in the Kingdom of Sea 3-pack. I'm trusting other websites that this guy's name is Pirazon but I'm gonna stick to calling him Saga Piranha for the time being.
When I was a kid I had a Battle Beast figure that was a white fish with pink armor whom I named Battle Piranha. He was one of Battle Ram's most vicious enforcers with a real sadistic streak. I later acquired two more of that same figure. I believe they came in a mixed bag of loose Battle Beasts that I bought at my childhood comic shop, The Cardboard Jungle. I usually had no use for doubles of figure but in the case of Battle Beasts I integrated them into my ongoing storyline as best I could. The other two Piranha figures became Battle Piranha's nameless goons that he lead separately from his association with Battle Ram, kinda like how Zartan lead his own team of Dreadnoks separate from his ties to Cobra. The Piranha gang was a group best avoided by by good buys beasts as they were a nasty bunch.
As it turns out Battle Piranha and his thugs weren't even piranhas. When I discovered the Battle Beasts actual names in my teens with the help of a new invention called the internet I learned that the character's official name was Killer Carp. I gotta say that I was a little disappointed by this revelation. I don't know much about Carp but the mention of them hardly instills fear in me. He might as well have been a trout.
Well with this Beast Saga figure there's little doubt as to his species. The name "pirazon" aside, he just looks like a piranha. The sculpting on this figure is awesome and downright creepy. The Battle Beast carp figure always looked pretty evil to me with his jagged toothy grin but he's got nothing on this guy. This Beast Saga figure is much scarier looking than it's predecessor. I know it might seem silly to refer to a 2 inch figure as scary but imagine stumbling across a full-sized version of this fish-man in some murky waters somewhere; yikes.
Saga Piranha is sculpted with an open mouth which I believe is a first in the Battle Beast/Beast Saga line. He's got beady little red eyes on each side of his head and some nice scales on his skin. One of the most impressive aspects of this figure is the number of paint applications. There's green, yellow, purple, gray, orange, red, and even a gradient effect painted onto the fins of his armor. The varied colored palette adds to the realistic look of the figure though I do wish they colored the inside of his mouth either black or pink.
The armor is pretty cool in that it isn't overly complicated but has some nice fin details. He has fins on his shoulders, forearms, tail, and even on the back of his feet.
I see this guy being an absolute psychopath; a soldier that Battle Shark can barely keep in line. Saga Piranha would rarely speak, mostly just in garbled growls. I imagine that he would take over the leadership role of the piranha gang. This guy would be so vicious and unstable that even Battle Piranha wouldn't dare challenge him for the leadership role. Instead, Battle Piranha would humbly fall in line and become one of Saga Piranha's interchangeable henchmen.
This is a very cool little figure and one of the reasons why I was so excited about this new toy line when it came out last year. The entire aquatic 3-pack was a win. 8 out of 10.
This here is Web-Slinging Spider or, as I knew him growing up, Battle Spider. This is one of my favorite Battle Beast figures; top five for sure. And that's saying a lot because I love so many of the figures from this line. But the reason I love this figure so much isn't just because he's cool looking, it's because of the personality I infused him with.
I don't recall where or when I got this figure exactly but it was early on in my BB collecting days. He was a wave 1 figure; released in 1986/87. I got him second hand, I know that much because I don't have his original weapon and I was usually pretty good about holding onto my accessories and remembering which weapon belonged to whom. Had I got this guy brand new he would have come with the large double pronged axe shown in the card art.
When I was a kid I loved getting new action figures, whether it was a Joe, a Transformer, or a Battle Beast, and then integrating them into my established team. I pretty much always knew right away whether a new addition would become a star or a supporting character in my toy universe. Somebody like Shockwave for example was a late addition to my Joe roster, not showing up until 1988, but he quickly became the hero of all my battles; always the last man standing. When it came to Battle Spider I did not spot his star quality right away. I liked him, but he was no more a stand out then say Battle Crab or Battle Snake.
It was actually a pretty simple thing that made me take special notice of this character. Because he was lacking his own weapon I turned to my pile of spares. I tended to arm my defenceless Battle Beast with whatever I had lying around that would pass as a weapon. I remember that Battle Giraffe always wielded Jabba the Hutt's pipe on the battle field.
I happened to have a duplicate of Battle Snake's spear but the bottom of it had snapped off. I made the most of my broken weapon by using it to arm two separate beasts. I gave the long part of the spear to Battle Rabbit and Battle Spider ended up with the stubby broken end. The small blade barely poked out of his hand. It looked like a concealed prison shiv. I started building a whole personality around that little broken blade. Spider became a master of close combat fighting. He was Battle Ram's stealth assassin. He shot up the ranks of my bad guy team so quickly that he soon developed a rivalry with my main good guy, Sly Fox. Fox already had a rivalry with Battle Bat, but where Bat was purely evil, Spider was more of an honorable villain. Spider's relationship with Fox was more akin to that of Snake Eyes and Storm Shadow. I imagined Battle Spider to be very intelligent, one-step ahead of everyone else, and he fought for Ram only to further his own agenda.
The figure itself is hella cool. The armour is colored a sort of matte purple and has little in the way of sculpted detail. He's got one fist, with which he holds his blade, and one open hand. I always imagined him shooting webbing from his open hand like Spider-Man. The face sculpt is deadly and quite frightening. He's got large mandibles, multiple eyes of varying sizes and then some crazy thing in his mouth. I never quite knew what to make of that mechanical thing on his face but I imagined it as sort of a spy computer that fed him information. It reminds me of the cycloptic red eye found on another one of my favorite purple toys from the 80s. I absolutely love the look of the segmented arms that protrude from his shoulders. All in all this is a great design, with great color choices. Totally kick ass. 10 out of 10.
It's been nearly a year now since I acquired my first Beast Saga figures. The line started out with a handful of single carded figures and three 3-packs to establish the three rival factions of beasts. The LAND 3-pack contained the leader of that group, a lion , along with a hamster and a deer. The AIR 3-pack contained their leader, an eagle, along with a falcon and a pigeon. And the WATER 3-pack contained their leader, a shark , along with a piranha, and this guy. This guy had me stumped. I had no idea what type of fish he was supposed to be and that's one of the reasons that I put off reviewing him for so long. I didn't want to just name him Saga Fish because it seemed far too broad a name for this creepy fella which is clearly intended to be a distinct species. After searching around on the internet I found that he is supposed to be a Coelacanth, a creepy fish found in the deep waters of Indonesia.
Now that I knew what he was I wasn't about to name this figure Saga Coelacanth because that's a mouthful and I'm not even sure how to pronounce it so Saga Fish it is. I've seen him called Sealence on some sites so that works too. While I was researching these fish online I didn't find anything that indicated that they were a threat to man. If I had been asked to assemble a trio of the scariest fish, shark and piranha would have been my top 2 picks for sure. Beyond that…I don't know. Maybe a barracuda, or a moray eel. Would it be cheating to include a different breed of shark? Like a Mako or a Tiger? I definitely wouldn't have opted for a Coelacanth, in part because I had never heard of them before, and yet I think he makes a fine addition to this set of scary fish.
I was always of the mind that there were very few fish out there that could actually kill me. However I watched an episode of River Monsters on A&E the other night and apparently there are all kinds of fish out there that can take you out in a variety of ways. The finned fiend that the host happened to be tracking on this particular episode was a large (200lbs) but rather mundane looking fish called a Tarpon. This fish didn't even have teeth yet it managed to kill somebody simply by leaping out of the water and head-butting him with his massive concrete like head. Crazy stuff.
I don't know much about Coelacanths but if they look anything like this action figure does then I don't want to mess with them. He's not as terrifying as the shark or the piranha but he's still pretty evil looking. I'd be curious to see how this character is portrayed on the Beast Saga anime . I still haven't watched more than the first episode at this point. In my Beast Saga world I imagine him being the right hand man of Saga Shark; a lieutenant who isn't quite as loyal as he seems. Like Starscream, I imagine he's just biding his time, waiting for his chance to take on the leadership role .
This is a very nice figure with lots of subtle sculpted details such as the scaly skin and it makes good use of sparse paint aps with his gold eyes and red mouth. The armor is purple with a few green highlights and appears to be modeled after a submarine or a torpedo. Like every Beast Saga figure he includes a couple of launching dice, a playing card, a shield, and a bladed weapon. In this case it's a spear with a pointy end that looks like a fish itself. I dig him. 7 out of 10.


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She sells food products. She displays her goods locally in a shopping district stall. She is requesting a loan from Hekima to increase her activity. She will buy four bags of maize, cassava flour, tomatoes, small fish, charcoal, etc.
Her spouse is a driver for a local company. She started her business with funds received from her husband. In the future, she wants to increase her working capital, educate and feed her children.
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Due to elevated political tensions in the West Bank, we decided to spend this winter processing our finds for publication, not excavating at ABR's dig at Khirbet el-Maqatir. Six brave pilgrims joined me for the expedition. Here is a summary of our very productive trip.
Announcements of archaeological discoveries and research of Biblical significance, mainly from Israel, have been made throughout 2013. In this article I would like to update readers on six of these recent findings.
Dr. Bryant Wood in a Question and Answer session on the history, chronology and archaeology from the period of the Book of Judges.
Attempts to correlate the findings of archaeology with the biblical record for the period under review have seemingly met with insurmountable obstacles. Much of the scholarly community today has despaired of making any valid connections and has dismissed biblical history prior to the kingdom period as nothing more than myth and legend...
David Rohl purports to have produced a better correlation between the findings of archaeology and the Bible by revising Egyptian chronology. Rohl, however, cannot so easily be brushed aside...
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Kumihimo Braiding Class
- When Saturday, January 8, 2011 at 10 a.m. and noon
- Where Balboa Park, (Visitors Center) 1549 El Prado , San Diego Map | Website
- Age limit 8+
- Categories Health & Wellness, Outdoors
- Cost $15 - $20
Cranes symbolize longevity, prosperity and the celebration of life. Create your own lucky New Year Crane wall art and learn the simple technique of Kumihimo braiding. Students may also choose to create a Tortoise Mizuhiki.
The two classes take place January 8th, 2011 on Saturday 10a.m. - 12p.m. & 12p.m. -2p.m. Student ages are for 8 years old and adult the class shall be instructed Laura Breen.
$15 Members
$20 Non-members
Location: Balboa Park at the Japanese Friendship Garden. 2215 Pan American Plaza, San Diego, CA 92101. Google Map.