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I have shared my life with two vision impaired pups, so when people ask me how to care for a blind dog the first thing I say is "like you would any other dog." The next thing I say is….I wrote everything down in this post!!
UPDATED OCTOBER 20/18 – the love of my life, Red, gained her wings May 18, 2018
When you realise your dog is losing his sight or may have already lost it suddenly, there are a whole host of emotions you must have been, and are still feeling. My number one recommendation is for you to head straight to an eye specialist. While your vet may be wonderful, he will not have the expertise or equipment a specialist will have. I would also explain the urgency to get seen as soon as possible. In some instances there may be things that can be done to help, so don't assume there's nothing to be done unless you know that for sure.
You may not believe it right now, but your dog can still have a wonderful, happy and good quality life even if he or she is blind. Sure you'll have to make a few minor adjustments, and yes you will have to be more aware of your surroundings, but she can still take walks, join you for family outings, travel, take boat trips and anything else you used to do.
My experiences
The first dog my husband and I adopted who had vision issues was Josephine. She was old, no idea how old, deaf and mostly blind. I felt like she could see shadows or light, enough to help her find her way to the door and around the house.
One day we were in the car (which she absolutely hated so I only took her when I had no choice), and on the way home she started howling like I had never heard before. When we got home I realised very quickly she was completely blind. In that split second when she started to cry she had lost what little vision she had. It was beyond heart breaking.
My second dog Red, the absolute love of my life and muse for this website and FB group, was blind when we adopted her. She was around 8 years old at the time, but no one really knew. We took her to an eye specialist because her eyes were bulging out of her head and we wanted to understand what was going on. We were also kind of hoping we could do something to help her get back some of her sight. It turns out she had glaucoma and the pressure was building to the point her eyes were, literally, about to explode out of her head. I also learned it is a very painful condition.
She was such a good-natured dog she never complained about the pain, and who knows who long she was in that state. She had been dumped in an animal control facility about a year before, and she was already blind when she got there. Poor baby!
We only had two options to help her – remove her eyes or give her an injection in each one to shrink the tissue and relieve the pressure. To be honest I didn't like the idea of her not having eyes even though they weren't working, so we opted to have the injections. I wish I knew what was used but all I know is that she got one injection in each eye and that was it. Over the years her eyes shrank until they got tiny, and she was on eye drops for life.
Something to marvel at
When we first brought Red home it used to amaze me watching her navigate her way around the house, not bumping into anything. She would find the water bowl in the kitchen then make her way to her bed down the hall in my bedroom. If she realised she was going the wrong way she would stop, reorient herself then carry on to her intended destination.
She was the same when I would take her to other peoples' homes. I would show her where her water bowl was and she would manage to find it. Incredible!
After her dementia diagnosis she was still able to find her way around, but sadly the confusion would cause her to bang into things. That's when I had to start tweaking our homestead!
Red had a great life
I've taken her:
- On short haul flights where she's with me in her Sherpa bag in the cabin
- Many long haul flights where she had to be in cargo
- Two day car trips UK-Spain and back
- More day trips in cars, buses and trains then I can count
- Ferries
- Homes of friends and family
I've learned a lot
Naturally I've learned a lot about how to keep a blind dog comfortable and safe, so here are my best tips.
I never move furniture around, but to be honest I'm not the type that enjoys that anyway! My mother loves trying new looks, and is constantly moving the couch here, and a chair somewhere else. I could live in the same house for 30 years and never move a thing, which is good because if you're living with a blind dog, you don't want her to bang into something that wasn't there yesterday. Red knew the layout so why confuse her? If I need a change, I buy a new pillow for the couch, or a new accessory.
I was always mindful of my other dog's toys on the floor. Even though they're stuffed and soft, Red had really skinny little legs so even stumbling over a small soft toy could have caused an injury.
I never moved her water bowls.
I never moved her beds around. If one needed replacing I would of course do that, and if I decided to add another bed somewhere I would do that as well but never move them.
When it was time to wash her bed(s) I didn't leave the spot(s) empty. I at least put a blanket down so she knew she was in the right place.
She understood the word "careful" which I taught her over time, and it was such a useful cue for her to know. Whenever she banged into something or came close I said "careful" and she gradually made the association. She learned it so well that as soon as I said it she would immediately stop and change direction. It really was adorable to watch!
If Red was asleep on the couch and there was something I had to do that would take me out of the room, I waited until she woke up or put her on her bed. When I couldn't wait and I knew it would only take seconds, I put a chair next to the couch so she couldn't fall. You have to really be mindful if you do this because it's too easy to get side tracked, and the next thing you know you hear a thud. It's not worth the risk to leave your dog unattended.
If I had to wake her up for some reason I called her name first or very gently touched her to get her attention. I did my best to never startle her.
When she wandered around and I knew she needed a quick pee, I never just picked her up without first saying something like "you have to go out?" This way she knew what was going to happen next.
When I had to leave the house, no matter for how long, I always said "I'll be right back" or "I'll be back soon" – this way she's not wondering where everyone went. It's exactly what you shouldn't do if a dog has separation anxiety, but Red didn't so it was fine.
Red's water bowl was in the kitchen very near a drawer handle, but it was literally the only spot to put it. When I decided to elevate her bowl that's when it became a problem, so I wrapped the handle in a piece of fabric and problem solved!
Be careful of leaving doors open if there are stairs she can fall down, and that applies to both in the house and out.
When I took Red for walks of course she was always on a leash, but when she just needed a quick pee I didn't use one. I always stayed near her and talked to her so she wouldn't wonder where I went. I don't live near a busy road, there was never a danger she could take off, she would just pee and be done. Your situation will be different from mine so if there is the slightest chance he can bolt, even if he never has before, don't risk it and always use a leash.
I put foam pieces on the edges of doors and around table legs at her head level, so if she bumped into them the foam would cushion her. They are similar to a pool noodle and I bought them at a home improvement store like Home Depot.
When it's time for a walk I always let her know by either asking her or telling her so she knew what was going on.
I never closed doors she knew were always open. She was used to walking straight down the hallway from the living room to the bedroom, so why would I allow her to hurt herself by closing a door and blocking off her access?
If you have stairs in your home, baby gates will be your new best friend. A gate should be used both at the top and bottom of the staircase, but I know getting into the habit of closing them can take a bit of time, but you'll get there.
You may want to consider buying a dog stroller. I can't say enough good things about it, how much easier it made my life, and better it made Red's! In my case I got it more because of mobility than blindness, but it could make your dog feel more secure in crowds or on uneven terrain. I've written a lot about pet strollers which you can find on this site under "mobility issues", but here is a link to one post "21 Reasons Why You Need to Buy a Pet Stroller."
Dr Mercola Eye Support
Some members of my FB group were talking about this product, so I thought it was worth a mention. I don't know anything about it so please do your research and ask your vet before you give it to your dog. They were very pleased with the results, but their situations will be different from yours.
How to care for a blind dog – conclusion
If you've adopted a blind dog, your dog is experiencing vision problems or has already gone blind, it can seem overwhelming trying to figure out how to cope. It's a question of looking at your home, surroundings and even lifestyle in a whole new way. It's about getting down to your dog's level and figuring out what can be a problem, and what isn't. My "real life" tips are a great place to start!!
What adjustments have you had to make? Do you have a tip that has made the biggest difference in terms of quality of life? Sharing helps others so please post in the comment section below.
**I would like to invite you to join Senior Dog Care Club, my Facebook group for senior dog parents. It is a wonderful community where you will find lots of helpful tips and advice, a place to ask questions and share experiences. I look forward to welcoming you.**


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Right from the start of Lost's fifth season premiere, "Because You Left," we learn that the island is officially capable of moving through time and space. Time travel has been a theme of Lost since at least Desmond's mind-flashes during season three, and perhaps as far back as the "Adam and Eve" skeletons of season one. Now however, it has been unequivocally confirmed as a very real, functioning principle within the show's mythology. Or, has it?

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Louisiana bill would put BP funds towards highways, bridges
In yet another effort to dedicate more state funding to new highways and bridges, Rep. Tanner Magee, R-Houma, is proposing a bill that would dedicate $50 million a year in BP settlement funds to a few specific infrastructure projects. Among these projects is a new flyover ramp connecting La. 415 in West Baton Rouge Parish across the Intracoastal Waterway to La. 1.
The state will receive some $53.3 million a year for the next 12 years for economic damage caused by the 2010 BP oil spill—money that's separate from the BP funds that go to coastal restoration projects. Currently, those economic damage funds go directly to the state general fund.
House Bill 578, co-sponsored by Sen. Rick Ward, R-Port Allen, would dedicate $50 million of the $53.3 million to two projects over the next six years: The long-planned La. 415/La. 1 connector, which would bypass the congested La. 1 and provide another access point to Interstate 10 and the Mississippi River Bridge; and, the second phase of improvements to La. 1 between Golden Meadow and Leeville.
The two projects would divide the money evenly, getting $25 million per year each between 2020 and 2026.
"This money is just going to the general fund right now," Ward says. "It would be a shame if we didn't capture it to use it for badly needed infrastructure projects."
The critical role of La. 1 in the Capital Region's network of major highways was underscored last month when construction work on the La. 1 bridge in Port Allen tied up traffic throughout much of the parish for hours at a time.
Magee's bill would dedicate the remaining $3.3 million in annual payments to the construction subfund of the Transportation Trust Fund. Voters established the subfund by constitutional amendment in 2017, but it has yet to be funded.
A bill to increase the state's gas tax by Rep. Steve Carter, R-Baton Rouge, would also put money for specially designated highway projects into the subfund, which was created to safeguard money for construction projects and keep it from being used to fund day-to-day operations at the Department of Transportation and Development.


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Levit Pettit, one of the two young men who were expelled from Oklahoma University for their participation in singing a racist song at a fraternity gathering, apologized at a press conference this afternoon.
Senator Anastasia Pittman and other leaders in the Oklahoma City black community, including prominent members of the clergy, joined him at this press conference. At one point, one of the black community leaders reached out to pat him on the back while he was speaking.
Senator Pittman ended the press conference by saying that she and the community leaders who were with her wanted this event to lead to a growth in understanding and greater interracial harmony.
I am proud of and grateful to our Oklahoma City black community for the noble and loving way that they have handled this situation. These Christian leaders have shown us the positive way that true Christian leadership can function. Senator Pittman has demonstrated the best in what an elected official can contribute to her community.
They have shown us the healing power of forgiveness.
You can watch a video of the press conference with Senator Pittman's comments here.
This is a video of the press conference. It does not contain Senator Pittman's comments, which I regret. Her words about using this incident to bring us together are important.https://youtu.be/ZidBPfoRXwc From KFOR.com:
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. – Former OU student Levi Pettit issued an apology this afternoon, weeks after a cellphone video showing him participating in a racist chant went viral.
20-year-old Pettit is accused of participating in the racist chant along with other Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity members.
"Let me start by saying that I am sorry… Although I don't deserve it, I want to ask for your forgiveness," began Pettit.
Pettit, flanked on both sides by local leaders in the black community, gave his apology after meeting and speaking with Oklahoma Senator Anastasia Pittman, civic leaders, and local pastors about the incident.
"There are no excuses for my behavior. I never considered myself a racist," said Pettit. "All the apologies in the world won't change what I've done."
Pettit and his family have reportedly spoken with Senator Pittman several times since the video was made public on March 9th.


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Here we go again, America! As the Republicans that are supposed to represent us in the Senate continue to push a huge tax cut to the wealthiest of our fellow Americans, and pay for it on the backs of the rest of America who can't afford a prolonged illness or even a hospital stay, I … Continue reading
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How to Gluten-Free Relax
Wine helps. When you have celiac disease, traveling is anxiety inducing. You know this. I know this. We all 'effing know this. If you want to really relax, you either rent a house or apartment with a kitchen and BYOGFF. I'm sorry, I meant if you want to really relax about what you're eating. There's … Continue reading
Gluten-Free Travel: It Gets Better
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Talking Bake Sales with My GFF (Discounts!!!!)
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Bake Sales Are My B*tch, Too!
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Are you already Intimidated by the Hiring Process?
Do interviews give you hives? Well, strap on your big kid pants because the hiring process is about to get much worse.
I think everyone (candidates and hiring managers) will acknowledge that the hiring process is broken. It yields inconsistent results. Hiring managers live in fear that their new hires will be duds, wasting time and money. Candidates just want a job. They want to be acknowledged as human beings.
Yet today's hiring process does not give anyone what they want or need.
Business leaders have been applying cutting edge technology like Band-Aids, as if that were a substitute for fixing a broken system. Candidates wind their way through high tech applicant tracking systems, interview packets with pre-set questions, and automated interview screening, trying to discern the path that lands in a job offer. The results have not changed because (in my opinion) the process remains broken.
Just when you thought it couldn't get more complicated or that the deck could not get more stacked against candidates, companies are introducing Artificial Intelligence (AI) to the mix.
In a fabulous recent Wall Street Journal video article, Artificial Intelligence: The Robots are Now Hiring – Moving Upstream, Hilke Schellmann and Jason Bellini explore the newest trend: video interviews analyzed by an AI algorithm.
In one version of this technology, the robot asks a question built around a real scenario. The candidate's responses are assessed by AI that measures the voice, word choice and "micro expressions" using facial analysis software.
In another version, the AI compares that personality assessment you took against a view of your social media accounts to identify your underlying personality traits. This is legal by the way. Your social media posts are all public domain so anyone has access for any purpose. That alone should send you scurrying to clean up your Instagram account.
The developers say that the AI compares interview results against the results of the highest performing current employees. Candidates with the highest results move on to the next level. Everyone else is out. They get the traditional, "Thanks but no thanks" letter if they are lucky.
Although this is new technology and not widely utilized yet, there is a lot we do not know.
We do not know which organizations are using this technology. We do not know which video interviews are analyzed by AI. We do not know what is in the algorithm or the standard to which we are being held. We do not know why we are not selected to move on or which aspect of the video interview or AI caused us to not be selected. We do not know the finesse or skill level of the hiring managers who will be reading these results.
Are you scared yet? I am.
I didn't want to drop this information without leaving a few tips on how to prepare. I am sure I will come up with more as this technology develops but for now, here are a few tips:
- Don't be afraid to be yourself. Since we don't know the standards then it is hard to adjust your presentation to make yourself more appealing. You have nothing to lose by being yourself because it appears there is not a way to manage the system. Yet.
- Have a brand. Why not lay out who you are with a consistent brand that appears open, honest and everywhere throughout your social media presence, your job search materials and your interview preparation?
- Build relationships so you can avoid relying on video interviews / AI to pass gatekeepers. A personal recommendation still outperforms the application process. People will continue to hire candidates with good reputations who are recommended by someone they trust. You have to meet the people who can help you open doors around AI.
- Practice, out loud. Know the competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities and behaviors) needed to do a great job in your field. Then practice every possible configuration of question (FAQs and behavioral) that might come your way until your responses come out smooth. That way if you get a video interview, your responses will look natural and you will sound more like a successful match for the job you want.
- Be prepared. Give video interviews extra preparation since we don't know which interviews are evaluated by AI. Consider the technical aspects of course: lighting, camera preparation, the background visible behind you, your clothes. Then try to relax. Get some exercise or meditate before the video interview so you appear unperturbed and comfortable with yourself. Since we don't know what exactly they are evaluating, perhaps being relaxed will help you present the best version of yourself.
Finding a job and managing your career gets tougher each day. AI is just another hurdle we can overcome through persistence, networking and preparation.
Have you experienced an interview with a robot? Do these tips resonate with you? What did you do to prepare? Share your experiences so we can all learn!


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When our stock market got the earthquake shakes on February 2, the front pages in the newspapers and websites were shock-worthy, with the old "$30 billion wiped off the value of our stock market" headlines knocking us out of our usual complacency.
But my question is, with the Dow Jones up over 300 points overnight and poised to push our stock market up today, possibly back to where we started before the sell off, why can't we celebrate wins as well as we commiserate our losses?
I've asked a lot of my media colleagues what the headline is when a stock market recovers from a $30 billion meltdown? Is it a melt up? No, you can never try that as a headline.
What about $30 billion wiped back on to the stock market? This is great news but it doesn't even grab an optimist like me.
You know, I have had some positive reaction to the Mr. Miyagi line from Karate Kid, with a twist, by saying the stock market is a case of "wipe off, wipe on" but it still doesn't work as a headline.
When you think about it, the one thing most of us get to each day early is the media and it is overwhelmingly negative. And if you don't like sports news, you might seriously see very few positives that make you positive by the time you get to work.
Let's face it, a lot of people are snaky in the morning, so if you add all that bad media news to the mix, it has to be a very special person who hits work with a massive smile on their face!
The irony is that if we focus on the positives we really should be programming ourselves for positivity. And we could be helped if media outlets started celebrating the good stuff that is with us more than the bad stuff.
For example, if the unemployment rate is 5.5% then you could argue, ignoring the statistical and survey problems with the data, that 94.5% of those who want to work are working. That's worth cheering.
The rest of the world thinks our food, climate and natural environment is exceptional and that's why tourists and immigrants want to flock to our shores.
Sure, we have stuff to worry about, such as Barnaby Joyce being forced to sack himself but really, is that important?
Our preoccupation with the negative closes doors on opportunities and the stock market is the best place to show you that being positive pays off. And it does so with money. Have a look at this chart:
which looks at what happens to $10,000 invested in 1987 in a portfolio of stocks that matches the S&P/ASX 200 index.
Now this $10,000 had to go through the 1987 stock market crash, the dotcom bust of 2002 and the GFC bust of 2008 but it still climbed up in value to $113,405.
Keeping it positive, statistical analysis of stock markets show that for two or three bad years for stocks can come along out of 10 but the average annual return from a pretty safe portfolio of stocks (and you can buy such a collection of stocks pretty easily nowadays) will return about 10% plus per annum with half of this return coming from dividends, which have a tendency to grow over time.
They even can be quite resistant to falling even when stock markets crash because often the underlying companies still can do OK, even if a recession comes along.
The performance of our super funds is another reason to be happy and positive and a lot of their great results are linked to the stock market.
Chant West looked at our super returns since Paul Keating made super compulsory for us in 1992. On a balanced fund, the median return has been 8.3% and, after inflation, the real return was 5.8%. However the target was only 3.5%, so our super funds have largely done us proud.
And if you've been a home owner for at least five years in Sydney, Melbourne, Hobart, Canberra and Adelaide, you've seen your wealth go up, while Darwin, Brisbane and Perth have had other times when property was good to them.
The point I'm trying to make we have many more reasons to be positive about the stock market and many aspects of our lives, on average.
Sure, there are some unlucky individuals who have copped bad luck from life concerning family tragedies or illness but, all in all, we have plenty of reasons to be positive and it's time a lot of us actually made the effort to leverage off it.
I don't expect the media to ever give up on negative headlines but if you want to win in life, I advise you to go searching for the positives while recognising that negative incidents are possible.
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Corporate Design: The importance of a good presentation
Especially musicians tend to underestimate the importance of a good presentation of their 'product': After having made a good recording they often think 'Done!' and forget to take care of the graphical aspect of their CD production.
As a professional label, PORTABILE puts
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A graphic designer will generate a kind of 'hand-writing' in his drafts which fulfills both the needs of the label and of the band: This is called '
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PMT of course welcomes any suggestions from the artists or band concerning the graphic design of their own CDs: We will listen to your ideas, we will advice you and we will communicate your wishes to the designer. We will guide you through the road to the 'perfect' cover for your CD. — The only graphical appearance of PMT on the cover is the cut at the left side of the CDs that shows our logo. This way, all our CDs are highly recognisable: Just have a quick look at the list of our
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The school performance of 15-year-olds in the Netherlands is deteriorating. Especially the reading ability of Netherlands' teens is declining compared to other countries, according to the annual PISA survey, in which 77 countries participate, including the 37 countries in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Compared to the rich OECD countries, Dutch teens' reading ability is below average.
Internationally, the Netherlands has a relatively low percentage of smokers, according to figures from the OECD publication Health at a glance 2019 that Statistics Netherlands released on Thursday. The percentage of daily smokers in the Netherlands fell from 23 percent in 2007 to 17 percent in 2017, just under the 18 percent average in OECD countries.
The Dutch economy is growing steadily and is expected to continue growing in the next two years, but employees in the Netherlands are not sufficiently benefiting from this growth, the OECD - the global organization that examines the social and economic policy of its member countries - said in its report on the state of the Netherlands economy, NOS reports.
Greenpeace, Milieudefensie, Oxfam Novib and BankTrack filed a joint complaint against ING over the bank's continued investment in fossil fuels. According to the organization, ING still invests billions of euros in fossil energy and is thereby violating OECD guidelines, BNR reports.
Dutch 15-year-olds are happy with their lives and perform well in school and sports, according to a three yearly study by te Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) which Education State Secretary Sander Dekker sent to parliament on Wednesday. Dutch teens give their lives an average score of 7.8, putting the Netherlands in second place for life satisfaction in a list of 35 countries from around the world. Finland came in first, Switzerland came in third.
The average time between graduating in the Netherlands and finding your first job is three months. Forty percent of graduates even find a job immediately, according to the latest labor market report from the association of universities VSNU
While the Netherlands has one of the best education systems in the world, it pays little attention to discipline in classrooms and motivating talented students, according to a large report on the state of Dutch education by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
The Netherlands' system of education is one of the best in the world, though there is some definite room for improvement, according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in a report published on Wednesday
The Dutch branch of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) reprimanded pharmaceutical company Mylan for doing to little to prevent their drugs being used in executions in the United States
In May last year the tax authorities established a new team of tax inspectors to keep an eye on the income tax of multi-millionaires in the Netherlands. The team consists of ten inspectors focusing on the about two thousand people in the country that are worth more than 25 million euros.
The OECD improved its forecast for the growth of the Dutch economy. The Netherlands is now expected to grow by two percent in 2015, and 2.2 percent the following year. Previously, the organization estimated the growth of 1.4 and 1.6 percent respectively.
The wage gap between men and women is on the decline again this year, according to the Monsterboard Wage Index. While the average gross hourly wage of women remain unchanged at 13.86 euros, the average earned by men fell from 15.19 to 14.72, a drop of three percent.
Compared to the rest of Europe, the Netherlands has one of the worst job markets for people who do not have two Dutch parents, the Volkskrant reports based on figures from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and Eurostat.
The European Commission has reasonable doubts about the tax deal between US coffee chain Starbucks and the Dutch tax authorities. The commission wants to make its concerns known this week.
Labour and consumption are heavily taxed, while wealth is taxed lower than in other Western European countries, according to figures from the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
The Eurozone will be on the mend in the next few years, recovering slowly from the recent recession. Unemployment remains high, however, and there is a strong need for reforms. This is from the new Economic Outlook published Tuesday by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
Compared with other countries, the Netherlands has few illiterates, but that number is increasing, according to the PIAAC report: 'core skills for work and life', an examination of the OESO with a comprehensive analysis of the literacy and math skills of the Dutch between 16 and 65 years.
The Netherlands is no. 8 in the Better Life Index rankings, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).


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We are launching a free resource for teachers, based on our work with a consortium of schools in Manor Park, Newham.
Art Around Us: Using the Everyday, features ideas for simple, low-cost activities that use everyday objects and the world around us to create engaging lessons and artwork. It draws on three projects that were part of a larger programme of work with schools in the Manor Park Consortium, where professional artists worked with teachers, students and parents to create inspirational learning opportunities.
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All BrainHoney users to move to Buzz by August 2018
After more than 10 years of use in the online education space, we will be retiring our award-winning LMS, BrainHoney, in August 2018.
We will no longer support BrainHoney after August 30, 2018. The majority of BrainHoney customers have already transitioned to Buzz (launched in July of 2015), and we will provide support to those who still need to make the transition.
Buzz is a powerful learning platform that expands BrainHoney's functionality, provides a simple and intuitive user experience, runs faster, and is continuously updated to meet the ever-changing needs and opportunities of education in online and blended spaces. Learn more about migrating to Buzz.
If you are currently using BrainHoney, you can try Buzz today by using your domain name in the following URL: https://[INSERT YOUR DOMAIN NAME].agilixbuzz.com.
Please contact you Agilix account manager or your system administrator with any questions.
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United States District Court, D. Maine
April 26, 2017
DEVELOPMENT SPECIALISTS, INC., Appellantv.MICHAEL W. KAPLAN, et al., Appellees
This is
an appeal under 28 U.S.C. § 158(a)(1) from the
bankruptcy court's final judgment in an adversary
proceeding. That court found no fraudulent debtor transfers
and no breach of corporate directors' duties. After oral
argument on April 12, 2017, I now Affirm the bankruptcy
court, although my reasoning differs somewhat.
of Review
parties agree on the standard of review. Appellant's Br.
6 (ECF No. 11); Appellees' Br. 2 (ECF No. 15). I accept
the bankruptcy court's factual findings unless they are
clearly erroneous. I review the bankruptcy court's
conclusions of law de novo. Fed.R.Bankr.P. 7052; Fed.R.Civ.P.
52; In re Furlong, 660 F.3d 81, 86 (1st Cir. 2011).
and Procedural Background[1]
plaintiff/appellant Development Specialists, Inc. is the
liquidating trustee for six related debtors in the leather
business that entered chapter 11.[2]The trustee seeks to avoid
certain transfers by some of the debtors and to recover
damages from the former shareholders[3] and directors[4] of one of those
debtors, Prime Maine.[5] The trustee's focus is a complex
transaction that closed on November 20, 2007 and a later 2010
release related to that transaction.
2007, like other U.S. companies in the leather tanning and
finishing industry, Prime Maine experienced profitability
challenges. Memorandum of Decision (Mem. of Dec.) 4 [App.
1329]. Meriturn Partners, LLC (Meriturn), a private equity
firm that specializes in restructurings and that had recently
acquired Irving Tanning, expressed an interested in Prime
Maine, seeing an opportunity to merge Prime Maine with Irving
Tanning and gain access to additional customers and markets.
Id. at 6 [App. 1331]. Meriturn and Prime Maine began
negotiations and exchanged multiple letters of interest,
culminating in a May 31, 2007 letter that outlined a series
of steps whereby Irving Tanning and Prime Maine would come
under the common ownership of a new holding company, Prime
Delaware.[6] Am. Joint Stipulation of Undisputed Facts
¶¶ 27- 29 [App. 1143]. Prime Maine, Irving Tanning,
and Prime Delaware then entered into an August 15, 2007
Contribution Agreement, which was subsequently amended on the
closing date, November 20, 2007. Id. ¶¶
30-34 [App. 1143-44]. In the end Meriturn contributed about
$3 million while Irving Tanning, Prime Delaware, Prime Maine,
Prime Missouri, and Cudahy entered into substantial
lien-secured loan agreements with Wells Fargo, N.A. (Wells
Fargo) to complete the financing.[7] At the closing, Irving
Tanning, Prime Maine, and Cudahy all came under the common
ownership of Prime Delaware, and Prime Missouri remained a
wholly owned subsidiary of Prime Maine.[8]
At the
closing, (1) Irving Tanning, Prime Delaware, Cudahy, Prime
Maine, and Prime Missouri executed a $1, 860, 000 term note,
a $40, 000, 000 revolving note, and a $25, 000, 000 revolving
note, all payable to Wells Fargo, [9] Mem. of Dec. 10 [App. 1335];
(2) the debtors actually borrowed from Wells Fargo $1, 656,
785 under the term note and $28, 165, 000 under the revolving
notes, Am. Joint Stipulation of Undisputed Facts ¶¶
35-36 [App. 1141]; (3) Irving Tanning, Prime Delaware, Prime
Maine, Cudahy, and Prime Missouri directed Wells Fargo to pay
$10, 629, 459 in cash proceeds to Prime Maine's
shareholders (the shareholder defendants) and $4 million in
non-competition payments to Michael and Stephen
Kaplan[10] (previously co-chairs of the Prime Maine
and Prime Missouri boards); (4) Prime Delaware delivered a
$3, 817, 000 promissory note to the Prime Maine shareholders;
(5) Prime Delaware issued 40% of its shares to the Prime
Maine shareholders; (6) Prime Maine delivered the $9 million
cash value of life insurance policies to certain Prime Maine
shareholders; and (7) Prime Delaware entered into employment
and non-competition agreements with Michael and Stephen
Kaplan. Mem. of Dec. 10-11 [App. 1335-36]; see supra
note 10. Prime Maine's shareholders transferred all their
shares, i.e., complete ownership of Prime Maine and
its subsidiary Prime Missouri, to Prime Delaware. Mem. of
Dec. 8-9 [App. 1333-34]; Am. Joint Stipulation of Undisputed
Facts ¶ 51 [App. 1147].
As a
result, the Prime Maine shareholders collectively received in
excess of $23.6 million in exchange for their stock and
agreements. Mem. of Dec. 14 [App. 1339]. The trustee claims
that the November 20 transaction amounted to a leveraged
buyout (LBO), that the Prime Maine shareholders are
responsible for fraudulent transfers by Prime Delaware, Prime
Maine, and Prime Missouri, and that the directors of Prime
Maine[11] breached duties of loyalty and care to
that corporation.[12] The shareholders and directors dispute
the LBO characterization, preferring to call the transaction
a merger or roll-up, [13] and assert that there were no
fraudulent transfers and no breaches of directors'
duties. After a 5-day bench trial, the bankruptcy court filed
a written opinion in favor of the shareholders and directors,
finding that the trustee had not met its burden on any of the
claims, [14] and entered final judgment accordingly.
The trustee has appealed.[15]
has adopted the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act (UFTA), 14
M.R.S.A. § 3571.[16] It permits a creditor to challenge
transfers where there was either actual or constructive
intent to defraud. 14 M.R.S.A. § 3575.
Fraud in November 2007
trustee asserts actual fraud in the transfers made by Prime
Maine and Prime Missouri on November 20, 2007.[18] According to
Maine's UFTA, a transfer is fraudulent if the debtor
"made the transfer or incurred the obligation . . .
[w]ith actual intent to . . . defraud any creditor of the
debtor." 14 M.R.S.A. § 3575(1)(A). The statute
also lists eleven factors that "may be given"
consideration (along with other unidentified factors) in
determining actual intent. Id. §
3575(2).[19] Maine's Law Court has stated:
"The court may consider factors other than the [listed
factors], and any combination of factors may support a
determination of actual intent." FDIC v.
Proia, 663 A.2d 1252, 1254 (Me. 1995).
bankruptcy court in this case found that the shareholder
defendants did not engage in actual fraud. Mem. of Dec. 13-18
[App. 1338-43]. The trustee correctly observes that the UFTA
focuses not on the shareholders but on the debtors, the
corporations that made the transfers. But it was the trustee
that, in the relevant counts of the adversary complaint,
focused on the noncorporate defendants to make the case for
actual fraud.[20] That is understandable, because the
individuals' intent could be attributed to the
corporations. It would be a pointless exercise to send the
case back to the bankruptcy court now to ask for findings
about these two debtors (Prime Maine and Prime Missouri) as
distinct from the shareholders on this issue.[21] And certainly
on this record, an appellate court is not in a position to
find the contrary, i.e., actual intent on the part
of the debtors: that is for the factfinder.
to Maine law, actual fraud under the UFTA must be proven by
clear and convincing evidence. Proia, 663 A.2d at
1254 n.2. I have read the trial transcript and the relevant
exhibits. Although there is room for a difference of opinion
over whose version of value in the transaction to believe,
the bankruptcy court's factual findings that there was no
actual fraud are not clearly erroneous. Therefore its
conclusions on those counts must stand.
Fraud in November 2007
trustee asserts constructive fraud in the November 20
transfers made by Prime Delaware, Prime Maine, and Prime
Missouri. According to the statute, a transfer is fraudulent
under this prong of the UFTA if the debtor:
made the transfer or incurred the obligation . . . [w]ithout
receiving a reasonably equivalent value in exchange for the
transfer or obligation and the debtor:
(1) Was engaged or was about to engage in a business or a
transaction for which the remaining assets of the debtor were
unreasonably small in relation to the business or
transaction; or
(2) Intended to incur, or believed or reasonably should have
believed that he would incur, debts beyond his ability to pay
as the debts became due.
Id. § 3575(1)(B). The cases and the
commentators call this constructive fraud.
a preponderance of the evidence standard, [23] the
bankruptcy court found that the trustee did not satisfy the
first, underlying, element ("without receiving a
reasonably equivalent value in exchange for the
transfer") because Prime Delaware did receive
reasonably equivalent value in exchange for the transaction
with Prime Maine's shareholders.[24] This finding lies at the
heart of the LBO labelling controversy. The trustee demands
and the shareholders/directors resist the LBO label because
it generally intensifies the scrutiny of a
transaction.[25] The trustee argues that once the LBO
label is applied, the "reasonably equivalent value in
exchange" element of the fraudulent transfer statute
can almost never be satisfied.[26] In its decision, the
bankruptcy court did not refer to the 2007 transaction as an
LBO, calling it a "merger" and calling Prime
Delaware "the resulting business" in light of
testimony from Stephen Kaplan, Michael Kaplan, Moore,
Goldberg, and Pombo. Mem. of Dec. 17 [App. 1342]. I respect
the bankruptcy court's decision not to accept or reject
the LBO label. Labelling too often is a substitute for
analysis.[27] In the end, the bankruptcy court gave
the transaction the scrutiny it deserved. Once again, there
is room for a difference of opinion on whether fair value was
exchanged between the shareholders and Prime Delaware, but
the bankruptcy court's factual finding[28] that the
exchange was fair is not clearly erroneous.[29]
trustee correctly points out that the bankruptcy court's
opinion focuses on the value of what the
shareholders received, and what they transferred in
exchange for it, Mem. of Dec. 19-23 [App. 1344-48], not on
the value of what any or all of the debtors
transferred, the focus of the statutory language. If Prime
Delaware is the debtor in question, however, the bankruptcy
court's findings certainly suffice to show a fair value
But the
bankruptcy court did not separately address what Prime Maine
and Prime Missouri each transferred or gave up and what, if
anything, each of them received in exchange.[31] Instead, the
bankruptcy court addressed the transfers in their entirety:
There is no dispute that in consideration of the transfer of
100% of the shares of Prime Maine, the Shareholder Defendants
received approximately $23.6 million at the closing in the
form of the Cash Proceeds ($14.6 million) and the Insurance
Proceeds [actually cash value] (approximately $9 million),
and 40% of Prime Delaware.
Mem. of Dec. 20 [App. 1345].
shareholders argue that it was sufficient for the bankruptcy
court to focus on Prime Delaware because these transfers
collectively amounted to a
"roll-up."[32] But the trustee argues that the
bankruptcy court had to assess the transfers from each debtor
separately.[33] As part of the November 20, 2007
closing, Prime Delaware, Prime Maine, and Prime Missouri all
signed notes to Wells Fargo, and each gave the bank a
security interest in its respective assets.[34]Then all three
directed Wells Fargo to pay the shareholder defendants $10,
629, 459 and Michael and Stephen Kaplan $4 million in
non-competition payments under the line of credit. Mem. of
Dec. 10-11 [App. 1335-36]. But the "exchange"
from the shareholders-all their stock in Prime Maine-went
only to Prime Delaware.[35]
review might have been more straightforward if the bankruptcy
court, in the precise context of assessing reasonably
equivalent value for constructive fraud purposes, had focused
on the individual debtors, their transfers, and the resulting
benefits (direct, indirect, and/or synergy) expressly; or,
alternatively, had explained why it concluded that such
individual attention to each debtor was not required. Since I
am not the factfinder, I cannot decide the factual issue of
whether these two companies, Prime Maine and Prime Missouri,
each received a fair return in exchange[36] as, for
example, by access to a new and different line of
credit[37] or other indirect benefits, or whether
that individual attention was unnecessary. What I do observe
is that the bankruptcy court did find synergy and indirect
benefits in the transaction, albeit in a different portion of
its decision, when it assessed reasonably equivalent value
while dealing with actual fraud.[38] There, it
rejected the trustee's argument that the trustee had
established that "the value of the consideration
received by the debtor was [not] reasonably equivalent to the
value of the asset transferred or the amount of the
obligation incurred, " 14 M.R.S.A. § 3575(2)(H) (a
statutorily listed indicium of fraud). The bankruptcy court
pointed first to the analysis of exchange value that came in
its later Section IV.B of the decision involving constructive
fraud, Mem. of Dec. 19-23 [App. 1344-48], but then proceeded
to recount the evidence showing that the participants all
expected success from the November 2007 transaction. The
bankruptcy court found that "[directors] Stephen
Kaplan, Michael Kaplan, Mr. Moore, Mr. Goldberg, and Mr.
Pombo all testified that the merger had the potential to
create efficiencies, expand markets, lessen costs and allow
the Kaplan family to continue its connection with the Prime
brand into another generation." Mem. of Dec. 17 [App.
1342]. It is apparent that the bankruptcy court believed that
this "synergy" was important[39] because, in a
footnote to its statement in text that the parties expected
success in the resulting business, it quoted a Third Circuit
case for the proposition that:
[T]he mere expectation that the fusion of two companies would
produce a strong synergy (an expectation that turned out to
be inaccurate in hindsight) would suffice to confer
"value" so long as the expectation was
"legitimate and reasonable." . . . Thus, so long
as there is some chance that a contemplated investment will
generate a positive return at the time of the disputed
transfer, we will find that value has been conferred.
Mem. of Dec. 17 n.6 (quoting Mellon Bank, N.A. v.
Official Comm. of Unsecured Creditors of R.M.L.,
Inc. (In re R.M.L., Inc.), 92 F.3d 139, 152 (3d Cir.
1996)) [App. 1342].[40] Thus, I conclude that the bankruptcy
court, although it did not look at each debtor individually,
did consider synergy and indirect benefits in its assessment
of value exchanged.
In any
event, the bankruptcy court made other findings that lead me
to affirm its decision that constructive fraud did not occur
even if the focus is on transfers from Prime Maine and Prime
Missouri. The bankruptcy court found that the trustee did not
establish either of the other two elements of constructive
fraud, i.e., either unreasonably small resulting
capitalization or inability to pay debts as they came
due.[41]See 14 M.R.S.A. §
3575(1)(B)(1) & (2). In this instance too, the bankruptcy
court focused on Prime Delaware. But as to these two
findings, the bankruptcy court's ruling ineluctably flows
over to Prime Maine and Prime Missouri because, whatever
label applies to the transaction, after the closing Prime
Delaware was the sole shareholder of Prime Maine, which was
in turn the sole shareholder of Prime Missouri; Prime
Delaware was not an operating company.[42] There is no
evidence in the record that would support a finding ...
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