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The white-hot debate in Congress over background checks, assault weapons and high-capacity magazines has cooled for now. But a new, futuristic "arms race" is afoot that could turn the politics of gun control on its head.
One side wants to use technology to make guns safer; the other wants to make them much more widely available.
"Smart guns," which are digitally personalized so only their owners can fire them, sound like the stuff of a spy movie -- indeed, the concept showed up last year in the James Bond film "Skyfall" with his beloved Walther PPK/S 9 mm short. But guns like Bond's could be on the market soon.
And 3-D printers that can produce gun parts sound like something out of "Star Trek" -- an object seemingly materializing out of thin air. But while the technology is still in development, it eventually could be easier to download a gun than to buy one.
Both technologies could change how Americans view firearms -- and make moot some laws now in effect or under debate.
"There is the potential for changing the whole balance" of the gun debate, said William Vizzard, professor emeritus of criminal justice at Sacramento State and a former agent with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
A 3-D printer turns a digital model into an object by laying down tiny, successive layers of material, usually plastic, that harden into place. Cody Wilson, a 25-year-old University of Texas law student, has made it a personal crusade to use the technology for firearms. He aims to produce and publish online a completely printable plastic gun and then adapt the design for use on printers that are getting smaller and less expensive all the time.
"Guns are a human right that can never be taken away," Wilson said, "and everything else is just legislative dross."
The ability to make your own gun could neuter established laws, such as background checks or possibly even assault weapons bans.
Skeptics question whether 3-D-printed parts can withstand the heat and pressure of firearms. But Wilson says his printed mechanism for an AR-15-style .223-caliber rifle -- America's most popular style of semi-automatic rifle and the kind used in mass shootings in Aurora, Colo., and Newtown, Conn. -- fired 660 rounds with no problem. A whole gun isn't far off, he said.
Stratasys, the Minnesota company that makes Wilson's printer, would not comment on the new use of its product.
Wilson certainly isn't the only one doing it. Amateur gunsmiths Michael Guslick, of Wisconsin, and Chapman Baetzel, of New Hampshire, have been blogging since summer about their experiments with printed parts for various rifles and pistols. And they're just the ones who've gone public with their work.
The National Shooting Sports Foundation, a Newtown-based gun industry trade group, says 3-D printing shouldn't be a public safety concern because it's easier for criminals to steal guns or buy them on the black market.
The National Rifle Association did not return emails and calls seeking comment. But Vizzard said it will be interesting to see whether the NRA sides with gunmakers, who presumably want people to buy guns rather than make their own, or with those who want to "democratize gun manufacturing."
The federal Gun Control Act of 1968 says you don't need a license to make a firearm for personal use, but the Undetectable Firearms Act of 1988 bans firearms that are invisible to metal detectors or airport X-ray machines.
Wilson said he's working with lawyers to avoid running afoul of the latter law, but Rep. Steve Israel, D-N.Y., on April 10 introduced House Resolution 1474 to renew and expand the 1988 law to include specific parts like those Wilson and his peers are producing.
"We must stay ahead of the curve to keep high-security areas safe from terrorists and criminals that can circumvent not only gun safety laws, but security checkpoints as well," Israel said. "Law enforcement officials should have the power to stop homemade undetectable magazines and major components from proliferating with a simple click of a print button."
Wilson's chicken-in-every-pot, gun-in-every-hand ethos isn't exactly what those developing smart guns have in mind.
They hope to prevent the tragedies that occur when guns end up in children's hands, or misuse by anyone other than rightful owners. If Nancy Lanza had owned smart guns that weren't coded for her son's use, the argument goes, he couldn't have used them to massacre schoolchildren in Newtown.
Attorney Charles Miller, an officer and director of Safe Gun Technology in Columbus, Ga., is about to pitch a proposal for investments in his company to the Sandy Hook Promise Innovation Initiative, a project launched last month to enlist Silicon Valley technologists and investors in developing profitable, high-tech ways to quell gun violence.
Miller's company has a prototype shotgun with a fingerprint-based mechanism and plans to develop a kit for use by trained gunsmiths to retrofit existing guns. Just as automakers and buyers embraced seat belts and air bags as desirable safety measures, Miller said "a lot of gun owners will put it on their weapons" because it's "ultimately about trying to save lives."
San Diego-based Intelligun is in the final stages of developing its own fingerprint-based system. Florida-based iGun Technology's shotgun uses a magnetic tag in the owner's ring to unlock the firing mechanism, but the company's president said there hasn't been enough demand to drive production. Other companies' prototypes rely on a radio-frequency identification chip the gun owner could wear in a ring or bracelet.
New Jersey legislators saw it coming. In 2002, they enacted a law requiring smart-gun technology in all new handguns sold starting three years after the state attorney general deems one safe and commercially available. Germany adopted a similar law in 2009 that also requires all existing firearms to be retrofitted.
Now state Sen. Mark DeSaulnier, D-Concord, is making his third try in five years for a law similar to New Jersey's. The Senate Public Safety Committee approved his SB293 on April 16.
Jake McGuigan, a lobbyist for the National Shooting Sports Foundation, said the firearms industry doesn't oppose smart guns if they can be made as reliable as any other firearm. But, he said, they aren't yet because batteries and sensors can fail, perhaps leaving gun owners in the lurch and gunmakers liable for their products' failure. Also, he said, smart guns should be optional -- not required.
"Up to this point, there hasn't been a demand for this kind of product," he said. "Let the market drive it, not a legislative mandate."
But DeSaulnier said his bill sets standards to ensure that such guns would be reliable and the mandate "hopefully gets more venture capital into it because they know there's a market for it."
Legislation like his isn't getting ahead of technology, he said. "We're incentivizing it."


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Published: Tuesday, November 6, 2012 at 4:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Monday, November 5, 2012 at 5:33 p.m.
HORSE SHOE — Pauline O. Worley, 82, of Horse Shoe, passed away Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012. A native of Gastonia, she is a daughter of the late Ray and Bertha Overman.
She is survived by her husband of 62 years, Harry J. Worley; sons, Ronny D. Worley, Michael Dale Worley and Harry Larry Worley, all of Horse Shoe; grandchildren, Caleb Worley and Shelly Worley; great-grandchild, Kyle Michael Manus; brothers, Jim Overman and R.L. Overman and sisters, Annie Faye Worley, Lorean Nichols, Frankie Mae Overman and Ruth Gibbs.
A Funeral Service will be held at 2 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012, at Thos. Shepherd's Church Street Chapel with Interment in Shepherd Memorial Park.
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TRACY - The Tracy Police Department's Special Investigations Unit served three unrelated search warrants Tuesday and Wednesday at locations that housed large-scale residential marijuana grows, authorities said.
Police discovered a sophisticated grow operation Tuesday in the 1800 block of Kagehiro Drive, where authorities found 475 mature marijuana plants that would have yielded about $240,000 of street-level marijuana, officers said. Authorities also found grow equipment and a bypassed power line, which caused an estimated loss of more than $30,000 to Pacific Gas and Electric Co., police said. Hai Truong Nguyen, 31, who has connections to the Tracy and San Jose areas, is wanted in connection with the investigation, authorities said.
In an unrelated incident Tuesday, officers responding to a reported residential burglary said they contacted three suspicious people in the 1600 block of Smokey Lane. Xi Hong Chen, 28, Jimmy Zhaoming Tang, 21, and Yueyang Liang, 22, all of San Francisco, were arrested when they were found in possession of a large quantity of marijuana.
A search of the residence the men were targeting showed signs of another large marijuana-growing operation, police said. Authorities obtained a search warrant and found another highly sophisticated, multistage grow yielding about 800 marijuana plants in different stages of maturity. The plants could have produced about $400,000 worth of street-level marijuana, police said. A bypassed power line in the home resulted in an estimated loss of $20,000 to PG&E, authorities said.
On Wednesday, police searched a home in the 3700 block of Norfolk Drive. Inside, officers discovered a marijuana-growing operation partially set up, authorities said. Eighty-five marijuana plants were seized, police said. Ahn The Ngo, 29, and Hieu Cong Nguyen, 19, are wanted in connection with the case, authorities said. Both have ties to the San Jose area, police said.
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Monday, Oct. 29, 2012
NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. -- Gov. Nikki Haley says South Carolina taxpayers have until Jan. 31, 2013, to register for free credit monitoring and identity theft protection.
This follows Friday's news that international hackers gained access to millions of taxpayers' Social Security numbers and credit and debit card numbers.
Anyone who has paid taxes in South Carolina since 1998 is encouraged to register for free credit monitoring and identity theft protection.
The state is providing one year of free credit monitoring to victims through Experian. To call Experian, dial 1-866-578-5422. You may not be able to get through right away, as thousands are calling in this week. The call center is open 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. EST Monday through Friday and 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. EST on Saturday and Sunday.
According to a news release from the Governor's Office, the Experian call center received approximately 455,000 calls and approximately 154,000 sign-ups as of Monday morning. Gov. Haley says the average wait time is 12 minutes and that 300 operators are working to take calls. She says they are in the process of hiring more.
You can register online at protectmyid.com/scdor. To register, you need to enter the access code, SCDOR123. Note: You need to click the button that says "Click to redeem your activation code" instead of just pressing enter. Georgia residents can register online with the same access code.
If you have signed up, you will hear back from the credit monitoring service through email or postal mail within a few weeks to find out if you are affected.
Children of victims will be covered under a family plan. You will receive the information on this from the credit monitoring service after you sign up.
Gov. Haley promised all of holes in the South Carolina system have been fixed.
There has been some backlash about the timing of the announcement of the hacking, which came out on Friday.
South Carolina Law Enforcement Division Chief Director Mark Keel says the state did not announce the cyber attack earlier because they believed it compromised taxpayer information even more.
"By allowing us the time that we had to conduct our investigation, we believe that this information is better protected than it would have been otherwise," he said in a news conference Monday.
According to the Governor's Office, here's what the state is offering to those affected by the cyber attack:
- A free copy of your Experian credit report.
- Daily 3 Bureau Credit Monitoring: Alerts you of suspicious activity including new inquiries, newly opened accounts, delinquencies, or medical collections found on your Experian, Equifax® and TransUnion® credit reports.
- Identity Theft Resolution: If you have been a victim of identity theft, you will be assigned a dedicated, U.S.-based Experian Identity Theft Resolution Agent who will walk you through the fraud resolution process, from start to finish.
- ExtendCARE: Full access to the same personalized assistance from a highly-trained Fraud Resolution Agent even after your initial ProtectMyID membership expires.
- $1 Million Identity Theft Insurance: As a ProtectMyID member, you are immediately covered by a $1 Million insurance policy that can help you cover certain costs including, lost wages, private investigator fees and unauthorized electronic fund transfers.
If you want to take an extra step, you may want to consider freezing your credit, which will prevent someone from trying to get a card in your name. Here is who you need to call if you want to do this: Trans Union (888-909-8872), Experian (888-EXPERIAN) or Equifax (800-685-1111).
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RANDOLPH – Eating healthy can be a challenge, especially so if you're on a budget.
Gifford Medical Center Certified Diabetes Educator and Registered Dietitian Jennifer Stratton is striving to help those on a budget better grapple with the issue during a free talk titled "Eating Right When Money's Tight."
The talk will be held on Sept. 26 from 6:30-7:30 p.m. in the Red Clover room in the hospital's Conference Center.
The event will feature tips from Stratton about eating healthier without over-paying, recipes will be given out, and Susan Moore, a diabetes patient, will join Stratton to share a tasty, easy-to-make dish.
The idea to hold the free talk was prompted by an increasing number of patients saying, "'I cannot do this. It's too expensive to eat healthy,'" Stratton says.
Stratton will show how it can be done with tips like looking for in-season foods and preparing more meals from scratch. Stratton hopes to follow-up the discussion with trips at a later date to the grocery store and food shelf for hands-on healthy shopping tips.
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This year's winners of 4-H premier showmanship awards in the large animal class at the Chippewa County Fair were Josh Johnson and Rebekah Landmark, both of the Cheerful Champs 4-H Club. Johnson was named champion showman, while Landmark received reserve champion (runner-up) honors. See pages 6B to 9B for more fair photos. (Staff photo by Bruce Olson)
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(a) The Division of Motor Vehicles or other division or department that may be established by law to perform motor vehicle driver licensing services shall provide each qualified registrant, as an integral and simultaneous part of every process of application for the issuance, renewal or change of address of a motor vehicle driver's license or official identification card pursuant to the provisions of article two, chapter seventeen-b of this code, a voter registration application as prescribed in section five of this article when the division's regional offices are open for regular business. An individual may apply for voter registration using an approved electronic voter registration system if available at a Division of Motor Vehicles regional office.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this code to the contrary, the Division of Motor Vehicles is required to release the first name, middle name, last name, premarital name, if applicable, complete residence address, complete date of birth of an applicant and the applicant's electronic signature, entered in the division's records for driver license or nonoperator identification purposes upon notice and written consent of the applicant. The notice and consent is a required component of an electronic voter registration application made available to the general public by the Secretary of State. The release of an applicant's signature by the Division of Motor Vehicles to the Office of the Secretary of State applies to any voter registration application approved through an electronic voter registration system approved by the Secretary of State regardless of the location of the online user and provided the user grants written consent.
(c) A person who fails to sign the voter registration application or who fails to return the voter registration application to a driver licensing facility or to an appropriate voter registration office is considered to have declined to register. Information regarding a person's failure to sign the voter registration application is confidential and may not be used for any purpose other than to determine voter registration.
(d) A qualified voter who submits the application for registration pursuant to the provisions of subsection (a) of this section in person at a driver licensing facility at the time of applying for, obtaining, renewing or transferring his or her driver's license or official identification card and who presents identification and proof of age at that time is not required to make his or her first vote in person or to again present identification in order to make that registration valid.
(e) A qualified voter who submits by mail or by delivery by a third party an application for registration on the form used in conjunction with driver licensing is required to make his or her first vote in person and present identification as required for other mail registration in accordance with the provisions of subsection (g), section ten of this article. If the applicant has been previously registered in the jurisdiction and the application is for a change of address, change of name, change of political party affiliation or other correction, the presentation of identification and first vote in person is not required.
(f) An application for voter registration submitted pursuant to the provisions of this section updates a previous voter registration by the applicant and authorizes the cancellation of registration in any other county or state in which the applicant was previously registered.
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(h) Completed applications for voter registration or change of address for voting purposes received by an office providing driver licensing services shall be forwarded to the Secretary of State within five days of receipt unless other means are available for a more expedited transmission. The Secretary of State shall remove and file any forms which have not been signed by the applicant and shall forward completed, signed applications to the clerk of the appropriate county commission within five days of receipt.
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Pam finally found Dr. Mark Conway, an ob/gyn and head of the obstetrics and gynecology department at St. Joseph's Hospital in Nashua, New Hampshire. Kim says Dr. Conway was the only surgeon who listened to Pam and believed the mesh was causing her pain. He could actually feel a piece of mesh that had eroded into Pam's vagina.
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OAKLAND -- Jermaine O'Neal, like so many before him, is bent on going out on his own terms. The 17-year vet, who has spent half his life in the NBA, is hoping to make one last bang.
And in Golden State is where the six-time All-Star wants to do it.
"I'm not by any means coming here to be a player-coach," said O'Neal, who signed his one-year, $2 million contract with the Warriors on Tuesday. "I wouldn't have taken this opportunity if I felt like I couldn't perform."
The Warriors tried to get O'Neal at last year's trade deadline, but he opted to finish out the year with Phoenix. But now O'Neal, who said he chose rebuilding Phoenix so he can play under lower expectations, is ready for unfinished business.
The Warriors provide the opportunity. They have minutes available, especially with center Festus Ezeli out until at least December. They also have the youthful energy he wants and a need for the veteran presence he brings.
What's more, O'Neal, who will turn 35 in October, said the team has a chance to put him back in championship contention.
He still has a sour taste from his stint in Boston. He was supposed to be the center who helped get the Celtics over the hump to another title. But he totaled 49 games in two seasons with the Celtics (2010-12). For the first time since he became an All-Star, O'Neal failed to average at least 10 points and six rebounds.
"My two years in Boston were very difficult to deal with, especially when you know that you still can play," O'Neal said. "But my knee was causing so much problems. We were talking about winning it all, and I wasn't able to help the team do that."
It was the second time O'Neal missed a championship opportunity -- the first being the infamous November 2004 brawl with the host Detroit Pistons that doomed his championship contending Indiana Pacers.
So O'Neal took a risk. He flew to Germany in June 2012 so that renowned surgeon Dr. Peter Wehling could fix his ailing left knee. As Kobe Bryant did years ago, O'Neal underwent Regenokine treatment -- a form of blood-manipulation therapy. It works by taking blood from the patient, manipulating it to get a concentrated protein-heavy fluid, then injecting it into the problem area.
"It was one of the best things I've done," O'Neal said. "I knew about it three years ago, but I didn't take Kobe's advice."
With revitalized knees, O'Neal ramped up his offseason workout and got his body together. The result was 55 games in Phoenix last season, averaging 8.3 points and 5.3 rebounds in nearly 19 minutes off the bench.
It worked out so well that O'Neal went back to Germany for more treatment last month and is ramping up his offseason work even more.
"The thing I like about him is he showed last year that he still has something in the tank," Warriors coach Mark Jackson said. "I like the fact that he's coming off a very good year. He hurt us when we played them. He can still impact the game. His ability to defend. His ability to post up. He's tough, and he competes."
While O'Neal wants to end his career on his own terms, he definitely knows the end is nearing. If it's not his knees, or a game that's no longer effective, the pull of home could end it.
In March, his 11-year-old daughter underwent open-heart surgery, causing O'Neal to miss several games. He said Tuesday she is doing "fantastic" and already back to excelling in school and running around. But he acknowledges that it gets harder to be away from her.
On top of that, O'Neal's 7-year-old son usually cries when O'Neal leaves for work -- which in the past five years has been in Phoenix, Boston, Miami and Toronto.
He said his son asked him to play in Dallas, where the family lives, or retire.
O'Neal said he was leaning toward signing with the Mavericks before he and his son had a heart to heart.
"I had a conversation with him," O'Neal said. "True story. I said, 'Hey, listen. Can you run this house while I'm gone for one more year?' He said, 'Yeah. I can take care of the house one more year.' So everything I have I'm going to put into this one more year."
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Ameren Missouri natural gas customers in the Rolla system, which includes Owensville, Rolla and Salem, are in line to get more than $2 million in reimbursements after a natural gas pipeline company and Ameren reached a settlement agreement approved by the Missouri Public Service Commission.
Ameren Missouri received $3.5 million from MoGas Pipeline as a part of the settlement, which resolves a billing dispute with the natural gas pipeline company for overcharges from 2004 to 2008, according to a news release from Ameren Missouri.
Ameren Missouri will use the entire settlement to offset costs charged to its natural gas customers in the Rolla system as well as customers in Columbia, Cape Girardeau and Wentzville.
Rolla system customers will receive a total of $2.1 million in reimbursements. The remaining $1.4 million will go to all of Ameren Missouri's gas customers.
The impact of the credit on the total Purchased Gas Adjustment will be about $0.014 per 100 cubic feet for the filed 65-cent per 100 cubic feet rate.
For Rolla system customers, the refund essentially eliminates the $0.2067 per 100 cubic feet incremental Purchased Gas Adjustment surcharge for approximately three years.
Rolla system customers will pay the Purchased Gas Adjustment of 65 cents, which represents a 22 percent decrease from the rate of 83 cents during the 2012-13 heating season.
The Purchased Gas Adjustment reflects the wholesale cost of natural gas, plus the cost of transporting gas to the company's system.
The average impact per Rolla system residential customer is about $111 annually over the period, where customers were overcharged.
Emma Cruthis, managing executive of gas supply for Ameren Missouri, said the company is pleased with the Public Service Commission's decision, which provides closure to this matter.
"By settling the case through the commission, we wanted to ensure that overcharges were refunded back to the pockets of our customers. Clearly, the settlement represents a substantial refund credit for our natural gas customers in the Rolla system," Cruthis said.
An announcement of the refund credit will appear soon on the bills of Rolla system customers only. The monthly refund credit will begin in December.
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|Sphaenorhyncus lacteus, the greater hatchet-faced treefrog.
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|A katydid.
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|A Plica plica tree runner camouflages against the bark of a large Ficus tree.
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|Another related katydid- some camouflage against dead leaves, others against live, green leaves.
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Because of that learning ability, many of these camouflaged species are polymorphic- meaning the same species will come in a variety of different camouflage schemes. Within the above katyid species for example, some will look more like a live leaf while others have dead-leaf venation. The variation helps prevent monkeys from learning one single false-leaf pattern as food and makes it more difficult for them to find and eat these cryptic creatures.
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PALO ALTO -- Tesla Motors announced sweeping service changes Friday aimed at making owning a Model S easier and less worrisome, including covering the $40,000 replacement cost for new batteries that are damaged even through owner neglect.
"What I've told the Tesla service division is that their job is never to make a profit," Tesla CEO Elon Musk said in a conference call to reporters. "Probably some investors will be mad at me for saying that."
Tesla instead will focus on a worry-free experience for Tesla owners that includes waiving Tesla's mandatory service fee and replacing batteries during the eight-year warranty period that are damaged from anything short of malicious intent.
"It wouldn't apply, for example, if you take a blow torch to the battery pack or blow it up or use it for target practice," Musk said. "As long as you haven't intentionally tried to destroy it, then it's covered by warranty. ... If something goes wrong, it's Tesla's fault, it's not the customer's -- except in the case of a collision or opening the battery pack."
Damaged batteries, Musk said, will be replaced with the latest battery technology, meaning "something that's good or better."
After Musk's announcement, shares of Tesla stock were down 1.5 percent at the end of trading, closing at $51.20.
But Jack Nerad, executive editorial director and executive market analyst for Kelley Blue Book, cheered Tesla's service changes, which include giving owners a fully loaded Model S as a loaner vehicle that they can buy on the spot at a prorated discount and trade in their old Tesla.
"I thought I'd heard it all in this business, but I hadn't heard that one," Nerad said. "It's an interesting take."
Musk acknowledged shortcomings in Tesla's previous service program, which he called "OK but not great."
"I think we made a slight mistake in making our annual service fee mandatory," Musk said. "That was an error, which we're fixing. It's now optional."
Tesla's new approach to service, Musk said, is to provide "the service and warranty program you wish you could have from any carmaker."
So Tesla owners whose cars need service no longer have to drive to a service center.
Instead loaners -- a fully loaded Model S or a Tesla Roadster sports car -- will be delivered to owners wherever they are, and their original car will be returned wherever they want after being serviced, Musk said.
Owners then will have the option to buy the loaner at a price that knocks off $1 for every mile on the vehicle and 1 percent off for each month of the life of the car.
Nerad believes Tesla's new approach can attract customers -- especially ones scared away by the $40,000 cost to replace Tesla batteries on their own.
"They have to make it a terrific experience and thus build the brand," Nerad said. "Having a bunch of disgruntled consumers out there it wouldn't be good for their future, to say the least."
Contact Dan Nakaso at 408-271-3648. Follow him at Twitter.com/dannakaso.


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Holiday Buying Guide: What Tech Accessories Are Hot Right Now?
Whether you're tracking your fitness or trying to shoot a good photo, there's a wide range of gadgets that aren't just smartphones and tablets to accomplish that.
In fact, a lot of gadgets on the market right now make smartphones even more powerful by connecting to them and augmenting their abilities.
Here's a run-down of a few extra tech accessories and gifts for the gadget enthusiast:
For the music junkie…
The Jawbone Jambox, an industrial-designed Bluetooth speaker that tethers to your smartphones, is one of the best mobile speakers on the market — and it's small enough to fit in a purse or a small bag. You can set it running in a one-bedroom apartment and hear it basically throughout the apartment. The Jambox isn't cheap — it starts at around $200 — but it's well worth the investment.
For your home (or a gift recipient's home), the Sonos wireless music system is about as good as it gets. You can control the speakers from an app on your mobile devices and it plays music from various streaming services like Spotify and Pandora. Again, the system isn't cheap, starting at around $400, but it's worth the price.
For the photography buff…
The cameras on smartphones are rapidly becoming about as good as those on semi-professional cameras, but sometimes it's just not good enough. For that, there are a few substitutes.
ThePanasonic Lumix SZ7 is a very cheap ($130) point-and-shoot camera that's a favorite at The Wirecutter. "Among its selling points, the camera offers a long zoom, good image stabilization, fast autofocus, 1080p video, a CMOS image sensor (which is very rare at this price) and solid image quality."
For the more serious photographer, the Panasonic Lumix GF2 offers more flexibility with interchangeable lenses, and is well below the price of even budget DSLR cameras that are used for more professional-grade quality. The Lumix GF2 is going to run about $400.
Alternatively, you could buy your photography buff an iPhone 5 or a Nokia Lumia 920, both of which are equipped with cameras that perform well in low-light situations and are quickly becoming a good substitute for the traditional point-and-shoot camera.
For the fitness guru…
For the casual, but still obsessed, fitness buff, theNike Fuelband offers a good way to keep track of your daily activity. It'll run around $150 and essentially keeps track of how quickly and how far you move, distilling it down to a score called "fuel." Realistically, the actual number doesn't matter too much — just whether you hit a "goal" of strenuous or high physical activity for the day. The band doubles as a watch and a pedometer, too.
If you want to drill down even further, the Fitbit is a clip that will also track how well you are sleeping. It's also cheaper than the Fuelband at about $100, but you'll have to clip it to an article of clothing or carry the quarter-sized device around in your pocket. The Fuelband, by comparison, is worn like a bracelet.
For the TV viewer…
There are a couple options to augment your set-top profile.
The best go-to set-top replacement is probably the Xbox 360, because you can control it with both your voice and gestures using the Kinect motion controller. You can watch movies and television shows through apps like Netflix, and it has the added benefit of being a videogame console that can play a massive library of Xbox 360 games. The Xbox 360 with Kinect will run you north of $200, depending on which bundle you get.
Alternatively, the Apple TV is an easy-to-use interface for your television that will let you play movies, games and music on your TV through Airplay if you own any other Apple devices. It also makes it easy to purchase, rent and watch content from Apple's iTunes store. The Apple TV is $99.
Various other goodies…
The Nest Thermostat is a great gift for the Apple-obsessed gadget-lover. It's basically a high-tech thermostat that feels like a futuristic Apple device. You swap out your existing thermostat with this programmable thermostat that learns from your manual adjustments and builds a profile of the temperature you want in your house.
If you want a portable gaming device, theNintendo 3DS and PlayStation Vita are both decent choices — but only because they are compatible with the existing game line-up of their last-generation counterparts. The advantage the PlayStation Vita has is that you can download old PlayStation Portable games and behaves more like a smartphone, with email access and a few other goodies. Both consoles already have a lot of new, good games, but there isn't enough there to justify purchasing the devices for their new games alone. The Nintendo 3DS will cost you about $170, while the Vita will cost around $250.
Related: Matthew Lynley joins digits to discuss gadget gift ideas.


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This is just the beginning. Let's keep it up. History is bound to repeat itself. Let's hope that this time it's for the best.
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I would still resign Hairston and dump Duda for some bullpen help.
Lets try and get Ethiet from the Dodgers, heard they wanna move him.
CoCo could end up working. Cowgirl is an obvious choice too.
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Redbox: Strategy in the Sunset of Physical Media
A corporate strategy article by Thunderbird students Cole Augustine, Cynthia Austin, Bradley Carson, and Jennifer Long
Redbox has seen a meteoric rise to the top of the movie rental business, despite their focus on a dying form of media. As the company's built in expiration date draws closer, Redbox must ask itself, "What Now?" This article will provide an overview of how Redbox got to the top, a preview into the future of the video rental industry, and suggestions for how Redbox can stay relevant in a changing industry.
In the midst of huge losses amongst video rental companies such as Blockbuster and Hollywood Video, Redbox emerged as an innovator by targeting a low price strategy and partnering with other companies known for value to increase volume. Originally a subsidiary of McDonald's, Redbox entered the market with $1 DVD rental kiosks in many high traffic McDonald's locations. The Redbox $1 DVD rental price point aligned well to the low income McDonald's target market, and paying per DVD rental (transaction-based pricing) reinforced the low priced model, translating consumer spending directly to consumption (rather than a subscription-based pricing model where the consumer pays regardless of consumption).


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"Revolution" Ends, "TMNT/Batman:TAS" Begins in IDW's November 2016 Solicitations
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Nathan Edmondson discusses "Black Widow's" guest stars including Anderson Cooper, who alerts the world and the Avengers to Natasha's solo exploits.
CNN's Anderson Cooper will make his Marvel Universe debut in Nathan Edmondson and Phil Noto's "Black Widow" #12 as he investigates Natasha Romanov.
Brett believes Marvel Studios could make the first unquestionably great female superhero movie -- but he might be getting tired of waiting.
This week, Finn and Jake pull double duty, Black Widow takes public transportation, A princess hangs tough and Alex Ross goes retro.
This August, the title characters of Nathan Edmondson's "Black Widow" and "Punisher" series come face to face to figure out "Friend from Foe."
This week, Deadpool has a new set of peepers, Natasha Romanov sets her trap and Batwing soars over the city in CBR's Cover of the Week.
Kelly Thompson examines Marvel's five new female-led ongoings launched as a part of All-New Marvel NOW! -- and the prognosis is good.
Brett White runs through all the reasons why the Avengers' super spy is more than ready for her own big screen adventure.
Following the sequel's game-changing ending, SPINOFF ONLINE lists where Cap and company should go next. Note: SPOILERS if you haven't seen the film.
Nathan Edmondson tells CBR about the current arc of "Black Widow," in which Natasha works with S.H.I.E.L.D. and takes on a hitman named the Hammer of God.
Marjorie Liu discusses her work on "Avengers Confidential: Black Widow & Punisher," the animated feature that pits the heroes against high tech terrorists.
Revisiting the question from an earlier column, writer Brett White dug up some more numbers to see if Storm is still Marvel's Wonder Woman.
Black Widow and Winter Soldier join the lineup of "Original Sin" suspects in a pair of CBR exclusive variant cover reveals. UPDATED with more variants.
With Scarlet Johansson's Avenging alter-ego possibly swinging her way into a solo film, SPINOFF ONLINE looks at five Black Widow comics that might translate well to the screen.
Axel Alonso discusses the importance of Marvel's new female-led titles, the recent string of All-New Marvel NOW! sellouts and the new "X-Force" series.
Russian villain Hand of God makes his debut in this preview of Nathan Edmondson and Phil Noto's "Black Widow" #4!
Nathan Edmondson & Phil Noto's excellent "Black Widow" #3 is a "finely constructed, utterly engaging comic" with the added bonus of crocodiles.
UPDATED: Cap, Black Widow and Nick Fury star in new "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" character and ensemble posters, plus the first look at Batroc.
Chris Evans discusses Steve Rogers's continuing battle to adjust to the modern world -- and a new costume -- in "Captain America: The Winter Soldier."
Marvel has a virtual pantheon of amazing female heroes ripe for for film and TV, and CBR picks which characters deserve the Hollywood treatment.
With the second issue on sale now, Nathan Edmondson & Phil Noto discuss "Black Widow," which follows the Marvel heroine's road to redemption.
Marvel Studios' Phase Three will soon be upon us, and CBR runs down the characters and storylines we think could break out on the big screen.
This week, Doctor Doom purrs into the Cover of the Week's top slot while "Black Widow," "Batwing" and more make the list.
Nathan Edmondson and Phil Noto's "Black Widow" #1 is "a refreshing breath of air for the character" and "a wild ride for new and old readers."
Black Widow tries to atone for her past in a new ongoing by Nathan Edmondson and Phil Noto. Read an exclusive preview of the first issue!
Marvel has released a first look at Phil Noto's artwork for "Black Widow" #2 written by Nathan Edmondson. The issue drops January 22.
Nathan Edmondson and Phil Noto guide the former assassin Avenger into the solo spotlight in this lettered preview of issue #1, out Jan. 8.
Skottie Young has posted two new variant covers for "Avengers World" #1 and "Black Widow" #1 for All-New Marvel NOW!
Axel Alonso talks Slott & Allred's "Silver Surfer," "Black Widow's" human side, Romero's "Empire of the Dead," All-New Marvel NOW! numbering and more.
CSBG writer Kelly Thompson is impressed with all the female-centric comic announcements that came out of New York Comic Con.
CBR News spoke with writer Nathan Edmondson about his new ongoing "Black Widow" series, which finds the Marvel heroine atoning for her bloody past by infiltrating and destroying villainous plots.
Was George R.R. Martin really the first comic con attendee ever?! And how close did David Bowie's wife come to playing Wonder Woman and Black Widow? Find out this week!
Marvel's latest teaser hyping its New York Comic Con announcements features the word ATONEMENT displayed in red on on a black background, bringing to mind the Black Widow.
In her latest column, Kelly Thompson examines the nine different ways that a movie starring a superheroine could be made. Just in case anyone in Hollywood was considering the idea...
Writer/director Joss Whedon promises big things for Scarlett Johansson's super-spy Black Widow in "Avengers: Age of Ultron," saying, "The stuff I've got going on with her … is killer."
The Women of Marvel panel at Comic-Con internationa featured industry legend Louise Simonson, editor Jeanine Schaefer, and more, plus a special message of encouragement from a surprise guest.
Augie begins a new series looking at the experiments Marvel took in the early 2000s. This week, he focuses on "Gus Beezer" and "Black Widow." One works much better than the other, but both are worthy experiments.
CSBG's Kelly Thompson is excited for what the future might hold in the wake of the recent flourish of great comic book film heroines. She chooses four stand-out performances and explains why each one means so much.
Behind-the-scenes photos from "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" show Chris Evans and Scarlett Johansson in costume on the set of Anthony and Joe Russo's Marvel sequel.
Al Ewing and Butch Guice reveal what happened to Black Widow during the opening days of the Age of Ultron in CBR's exclusive preview of "Avengers Assemble" #14AU, in stores April 10.
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They had 28 applicants, and Paul Campbell and Tyler Smies knew what they were looking for: kids who could make eye contact; kids who could make conversation; kids who could show up on time.
July 09, 2010 | Myrna Anderson
Calvin Holds Spot in US News College Guide
For the second year in a row Calvin College is ranked number two in its category in the annual U.S. News & World Report college guide.
August 19, 2005 | Phil de Haan
College ranking guides give Calvin high marks
U.S. News & World Report and other college guides rank Calvin among the best institutions in the nation.
September 22, 2011 | Matt Kucinski
Calvin earns high marks from U.S. News & World Report
Calvin College ranks near the top of the list in a handful of categories in U.S. News & World Report's 2011 edition of Best Colleges.
August 18, 2010 | Matt Kucinski
U.S. News gives Calvin high marks
U.S. News & World Report gives Calvin high marks for its strong commitment to teaching and service-learning and for the quality of its first-year experience.
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Calvin's student newspaper partners with 'The Rapidian'
Through a local partnership, Calvin's student newspaper gives its writers more experience and a bigger platform for their writing.
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Viola Koenen, 94, of Clara City, died Monday, Nov. 19, 2012, at Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 24, at Bethany Reformed Church in Clara City. Burial will be at the church cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m., Friday, Nov. 23, at the Wing-Bain Funeral Home in Clara City, and will continue one hour prior to services at the church on Saturday.
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"Forty-one percent, 41 percent of our budget comes from the federal government, so if you take that, you make cuts that are all important programs in our state,"
Gilda Jacobs, Director of the Michigan League for Public Policy
The ten day countdown has begun, before automatic spending cuts known as the "sequester" take effect and mid-Michigan could be especially vulnerable.
In addition, to trimming domestic programs, sequestration will slash tens of billions of dollars from the Pentagon this year. That could mean trouble for several local companies that rely on government contracts.
President Obama urged lawmakers to take a balanced approach Tuesday, by cutting spending and raising revenue. If there's no deal by March 1st, $85 billion in cuts will kick in and $1.2 trillion over the next decade.
"There's definitely a concern and I know a lot of our members and these smaller businesses in Lansing are watching closely what's happening in D.C.," Tim Daman, President and CEO of the Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce said.
Daman says lots of government money flows through our area. Just last year, the chamber helped are businesses secure $50 million in federal contracts, many of them defense.
"Whether it's Spartan Motors and Demmer and what they've done, or Peckham is another company locally that has relied on those contracts, it's very important," Daman said.
If those dollars evaporate, so could economic gains, he says.
An obvious impact is layoffs like the 90 jobs cuts announced Monday at Demmer. The Lansing chamber is worried those reductions could spread.
"It goes down through the supply network," Daman explained.
The across-the-board-spending cuts will also hit other Michigan programs, things like Head Start funding, grants for career and technical education and maternal and child health programs.
"Forty-one percent, 41 percent of our budget comes from the federal government, so if you take that, you make cuts that are all important programs in our state," Gilda Jacobs, Director of the Michigan League for Public Policy said.
The measure was supposed to be so unattractive lawmakers would be force to work together. Now, with the deadline looming, Jacobs says we should demand better.
"Our message to congress should be let's really sit down and really figure this out and not hurt the most vulnerable in the process," she said.
"It's real, I do think it has an impact, a continued impact to businesses in this region and throughout the State of Michigan," Daman said. "That's why we're really advocating and pushing for a very comprehensive debt reduction strategy at the federal level."


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CARE PAGES NAME: kathleenmfoley (don't forget the "m")
Thank you for visiting Kathleen's site.
Dear Bill and Foley Family, I'm so sorry your precious Kathleen is gone. I've been following and cheering you for living your lives with such love and beauty. Your updated CarePages come to me so I found out this morning and am just devastated as I know you are. Please know you're in our thoughts and prayers.
Love, Charlie and Carol
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We are sorry to hear about Kathleen. I recieved this morning that the site was updated, and I was hoping for a different message. You and your family are in thoughts. I lost my father, David Cook- and I found a little comfort in knowing I did all I could for him and I hope you also find comfort knowing you were all there for Kathleen.
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Bill - I am so sorry to hear about Kathleen. You and you family are in my thoughts. - Colleen
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Community briefs: Nov. 8
Published: Friday, November 8, 2013 at 7:18 a.m.
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Dentistry free to veterans Monday
Carolina Smiles Family Dental, at 1139 A Greenville Highway in Hendersonville, is offering free dental services to veterans from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday. The services are first-come, first-served.
Dr. Stohl, staff and dental labs in town will donate their time, service and materials for the event.
The staff will take the first 40 to 50 people. Stohl has a goal of donating $10,000 in free dentistry work Monday. Call 828-693-8630 for more information.
Career centers plan joint seminar
The Hendersonville and Henderson County career centers will hold a joint employer seminar from 3 to 5 p.m. Thursday at the Henderson County Career Center, Blue Ridge Community College, 180 W. Campus Drive, East Flat Rock.
The seminar will teach how to use the new jobmatching system for North Carolina called NCWorks Online. The system has excellent tools available for businesses of all sizes. Also, it is "Hire-A-Vet" week and the veteran representative from the Division of Workforce Solutions will touch upon the veteran community within the area and incentives offered to businesses to help reemploy military veterans.
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I bought the beach house so that my swissy could enjoy some well deserved beach time. With some minor renovations and decorations, the place is looking amazing. The house had been missing artwork, but Joe Mason of Mason Galleries was happy to design a lovely masterpiece based on Oscar that now hangs proudly over the fireplace! Joe will be opening up a gallery on the weekends in Ocean View, Delaware in late-July, and we suggest that you visit. Stay tuned for more details.
I made arrangements to breed Oscar a few months ago, hoping to have an Oscar son. All that was left was waiting for the female to have her 2nd birthday and pass her health clearances. Yesterday, in a last-minute switch, the breeder informed me they were going with a different dog, as they decided on a dog that had litters before. This was crushing, as I had put aside money for showing Oscar's son, arranged things with the dog walker, pushed back my vacation time to be with the puppy, and was in the process of buying a SUV for multiple swissies. Last fall, Oscar was supposed to be bred to a different female, but she had failed her clearances. We realize there are bumps in the road, but words can not express how disappointed I am. I write this post with the hope we can reach out to a swissy owner with a female looking to be bred to Oscar. We love going to dog shows, and I would love the chance to have Oscar's son to show. People offer me showdogs all the time, but there is nothing I would treasure more than having Oscar's son. Plus he would love having a puppy to play with.
I read an article in the NY Times today titled, "The Dog's One Big Headache, but My Kids Adore Her". Andy Hinds, a father of two, complained about his 6 year old swissy female calling her "a liability."
Every dog owner goes through up and downs, but I urge Andy to look at the advantages of owning a dog. He should think about his Greater Swiss Mountain dog carting his girls around in their wagons. I am disturbed about Andy giving his 4 1/2 year old twin girls the choice of returning Stella, the dog they grew up with. When I was in kindergarden, my mother received a cocker spaniel as a gift. Without knowing how to take care of a dog, she returned it after four days, which I will never forget. He should not scar his girls by making them responsible. What happens when they actually miss Stella?
That scar for me changed eight years later. After tutoring a friend's neighbor in Math, I was offered their cocker spaniel Bambi, which they had for a month. After a few weeks my mother got overwhelmed with the puppy, but being in 7th grade, I told her that I would stop going to school if she was given away. My mother decided to keep the puppy and Bambi (followed by Becky, another cocker spaniel) became her best friend. During her chemo, my mother knew she had a furry friend to support her, and it helped her out tremendously.
Reading Andy's article made me appreciate and hug Oscar. I could not imagine how I would feel if someone else got him!
This weekend I had to stop by the bank to finalize some things for another property that I am purchasing at the Beach. When I mentioned I was with Oscar, the banker asked me to bring him inside. I brought Oscar in, and he received a nice big treat! The Community Bank of Delaware was a great experience for both me and Oscar. Is your bank dog friendly?
After a cold winter, there's still some snow left on the beach on a 50 degree day.That is not stopping Oscar from enjoying his beach time at Dewey Beach! The Greater Swiss Mountain Dog, who enjoys rolling in both the snow and the sand, ran up and down the beach loving the new combination of sand and snow. Luckily, cleaning up Oscar after the beach was not as difficult as I thought it would be.
Oscar and I enjoyed Dewey Beach last weekend, which is one of only a few year-round off-leash dog friendly beaches on the east coast. During his beach time, the Swissy met up with three Bernese Mountain Dogs and had lots of fun playing with them!
Then the idea came! What if Dewey Beach held a Mountain Dog Weekend in either May or September, which would be filled with the Greater Swiss breed, Berners, Entlebuchers, and all of their big dog relatives and friends? The sight of all of these different types of mountain dogs in Dewey Beach enjoying the sunset with their owners would make a great picture. I envision activities such as a costume party, yappy hour, first aid classes, how to build a cart, carting lessons, and maybe even a sheep herding lesson.
Please give us your feedback if you would be interested in this type of a weekend at the beach! We can be reached at oscarthegrouchdog @ gmail.com (removing the spaces).
Hurricane Sandy ruined Oscar's Halloween last year, and only a few people were able to see his gator costume. No hurricane this year was going to stop the Swissy from trick-or-treating. Oscar happily showed his tricks for some treats around NYC. The Swissy's costume was not unique. The second largest dog in his building also had the same costume. I guess there are only so many triple XL dog costumes available!
Oscar also participated in the Seawitch Halloween Parade in Dewey Beach the weekend before Halloween this year.
As of Friday, the first day of summer, Oscar now has a beach house in Dewey Beach to enjoy every summer. Everything fell into place with the house: 80% of the list price, a super low mortgage rate of 2.75%, and the owner putting 10k into improvements prior to the sale, so it became a no brainer. The three story house is right on the beach block, so Oscar will be a short walk away from the year-round dog friendly beach. Oscar will also be able to utilize all four decks, as the front two decks have ocean and bay views, while the back deck will allow him to watch over the pool and the main strip of Dewey. We also plan to host a housewarming party for Oscar's swissy friends in the near future. The beach house will also be available for weekly rentals on BeachTime.com when we can't make it down.
I have been concentrating on buying the place over the past two months, but will now have the spare time to greatly enhance & expand CentralBark.com.
Oscar won Best of Breed last Sunday. The points he earned from winning also helped him achieve his bronze Grand Championship! The dog show was at Mercer Park in Princeton, New Jersey, which is one of the nicest dog show locations in the area. With amazing weather, the show was packed with people either showing their dogs or just bringing their dogs to the park.
As we were driving home, Oscar and I got stuck in traffic heading to the Lincoln Tunnel as a result of the Hoboken Music festival. As a reward for Oscar's hard work, I parked the car, paid the steep parking fee of $20 and the swissy had the chance to walk around for an hour and make some new friends. Once we got home, Oscar was exhausted and slept until the next morning.
Oscar went to the eye doctor for a check-up last Saturday before the Swissy party. While he has received a normal rating in the past, it is still very important for dogs to get check-ups as a preventative measure. The process was very simple. The assistant and I held down the 120 lb. greater swiss mountain dog ("aka Oscar The Grouch") to keep him from moving as two eye drops were inserted into each eye. Oscar was probably wondering what was going on. We then brought him into a room where the eye doctor, Dr. Catherine Nunnery, examined the Swissy with different magnified views and lights.
While waiting on line, we met with breeders as well as people who do not plan on breeding their dogs. Everyone there believed that an eye-checkup was important. It's also inexpensive at around $30-$40.
When looking for a breeder, the eyes of both parents (for any breed) should be recently checked and rated normal through OFA or CERF. If the breeder last had the dog's eyes examined a few years ago, you should wonder why they are not being re-evaluated for such a quick, inexpensive test?
As for other tests for Swissies, remember to only accept puppies where both parents had OFA Passing Ratings for Hips, Elbows, and Shoulders. You have to trust the breeders for grey areas (epilepsy, temperament, bloat). The four above tests (Eyes, Hips, Elbows, Shoulders) are not grey areas. They do not guarantee a healthy puppy, but they increase your odds. You can get to the OFA's website by clicking here.
Oscar and I attended the semi-annual Mid-Atlantic Greater Swiss Mountain Dog (MAGS) club party this past Saturday. With many swissies in attendance, Oscar had a great time meeting and playing with new friends. There was an adorable swissy puppy named Frankie who everyone (including Oscar) fell in love with. It was not a warm enough day for people to swim, but apparently it was for some of the swissies. We would like to thank Katie and Randy Markley for hosting the party.
Oscar is very thankful for all of the birthday wishes that he received today. The Greater Swiss Mountain dog celebrated in style this afternoon, with a beer squeaky toy and a singing birthday cake toy, a birthday hat, and many treats courtesy of Petco. It is hard to believe that Oscar was a miracle baby only three years ago. Most of his brothers and sisters died during his mother's emergency caesarian operation. The only three survivors were Oscar and his two sisters. The moment I saw him at 3 weeks old, I knew that he would be the swissy for me!
When we posted over 2,500 pictures from Westminster, we wanted everyone to see what a great experience it was to attend a dog show.
Unfortunately, not everyone agreed. Cheryl Gerzabek (GSMDCA Director, past SCONE VP) and Laurie Carmody (Swissy Club of New England Treasurer) have been discussing taking ambush pictures of Oscar (excerpts below). As individuals in club leadership positions, they should not participate in taking pictures of any dog show participants or attendees and portraying them in a negative light. What if those women whose pictures were taken negatively were prospective swissy owners?
To make matters worse, a fake Facebook account was created last week to illegally impersonate and harrass me. The five friends of the fake account are Brian Ullom, Jamie Scott Ullom, Billie Anderson, Cheryl Gerzabek and Laurie Carmody. Brian was a fellow swissy owner who was out of work after losing his job and had a child to support. I felt bad for him so I hired him for two weekends, as more of a dogsitter than a handler. I had to get away for those weekends, and my regular handlers were on vacation. Ordinarily I would not have paid more money to use a handler in training, but needed to go away. Once I stopped using Brian, I have been harassed non-stop. Being involved with impersonating a former client is not the way to get more work. Billie is involved with Cheryl's handler.
We believe the main reason Cheryl and Laurie are upset was our article on Meet The Breed. We requested a public posting of the event, rotation of participants, and the ability to allow a diverse selection of swissy owners to participate with breeders like other breeds and clubs do. We also believe that any breeder who is not breeding with final clearances should lose the ability to participate for that year. This has riled up those who stand to lose from such a system. The existing system has apparently allowed one family to take up 75% of the booth spots of that day as others were turned away. Instead of opening up the process, high barriers were added to the newly issued selection criteria to prevent others from participating. Oscar and I do not expect to ever be able to participate after trying to change the current system, but have asked for the ability to allow others the opportunity to participate and promote breeding standards. (A fan recently posted a great suggestion for a system where the swissy rescue volunteers run the booth, since they are spending the time cleaning up everyone's mess.)
Either way, we simply request that these five individuals forget that we exist and find some other way to occupy their time.
Every time we passed by Ralph's Italian Ices last year, the employees would give Oscar treats, and I would get some of their amazing ices. On our walk today we passed by, but they have not opened yet for the season. Oscar went on strike and did not understand where his treats were. I had to trick him by putting a treat in the usual spot, and he jumped up as if they were open. Unfortunately, I did not get my ices!
We would like to wish everyone a Happy Easter and Passover! With the nice weather in NYC, look out for a giant "bunny rabbit", also known as the greater swiss mountain dog that will be strolling around town on Easter Sunday.
Today that bunny rabbit took a four mile stroll around midtown. He walked from Murray Hill to Macy's Herald Square and then down to Madison Square Park and back home. Oscar had his exercise and met new people on this great spring day!
On Sunday, Oscar and I went for a walk at Madison Square Dog Park. We usually just hang out outside of the dog park area because the ground has too many dirty pebbles. However, this time was different. Oscar met another Swissy, Nellie. It was love at first sight, and Oscar did what any other teenage dog would do by barking until he got her attention. If Oscar did not say hello to her, it would have been a long walk home. The pictures tell the rest of the story, but of course there was drama. I usually carry Oscar's treats in a shopping bag. Before we left the park, a random dog jumped up and ripped the shopping bag, so it was raining treats for all of the dogs! Once that trick worked, he kept trying to repeat it.
As we were walking home, we met someone who knew Oscar from his website! We also met some new fans, and Oscar got called Snapple. Snapple is the name of a female Greater Swiss Mountain dog in our neighborhood. I guess the Swissies are taking over Manhattan now!
New York City finally has spring weather, and everyone is outside when Oscar goes for a walk. A typical spring walk involves Oscar saying hello to the mail lady, performing some tricks, and getting a treat in return. We usually walk 1½ miles to Madison Square Park. On our way to the park, Oscar stops at all of the outdoor eateries looking for people who want to see his tricks for more treats (which I will provide for them to give him). Once we reach the park, the swissy will say hello to the other dogs. My only issue with him is when it is time to leave the park. Oscar will spread all four legs to say I am NOT leaving!
Ranny Green, a long time Seattle Times feature writer/editor and Dog Writer's Association of America Hall of Famer has published a feature story about Oscar The Grouch with his friend Juliette, the Bernese Mountain Dog. Keaton the Tibetan Terrier, Steed the Borzoi, and Indy the Dalmatian were also mentioned in the article. The story symbolizes the mark that the five Westminster Kennel Club participants leave outside of the ring. The feature story can be accessed on the Seattle Kennel Club's web page here. Once you read Ranny's article, you may fall in love with his monthly feature. He also wrote a book "Good Dogs Bad Habits: The Complete A-To-Z Guide for When Your Dog Misbehaves".
If you live near Seattle, we encourage you to attend the dog show on March 9th & 10th at the Century Link Field Event Center. Activities include the dog show, obedience, rally, and agility.
New York Times columnist Mary Pillon wrote a front page story about Cruz The Samoyed after learning about it a few days earlier from CentralBark.com. We conducted a ten minute phone interview with her prior to the story. We informed her about what we learned from Cruz's owner and some of the history of poisonings both in NYC (at dog parks in Sept) and at dog shows. During the interview, we stressed that Cruz's death occurred during the Denver cluster of the dog show, and not to sensationalize the Westminster aspect of the story, which she did anyway. Unfortunately, she also did not give us the proper attribution or credit in her article. A search on the web revealed that this type of behavior occurs frequently. Ms. Pillon owes Oscar a nice-sized bone as an apology!
The below links lead to over 2500 photos we took at Westminster Kennel Club last month. Enjoy!
Westminster Dog Show Day 1
Westminster Dog Show Day 2: Part 1 (including the Bernese Mountain Dogs)
Westminster Dog Show Day 2: Part 2
Westminster Dog Show Day 2: Part 3 (at MSG including Working Group & Best in Show)
Westminster Dog Show Day 2: Part 4 (Greater Swiss Mountain Dogs)
Thanks to a random youtube user, we were finally able to see Oscar's appearance on televison. The segment had aired during the Westminster Kennel Club broadcast while I was at the show. I am very proud of how well Oscar looked on television.
During the segment, I was asked what's the difference is between the Greater Swiss Mountain Dog (Swissy) and Bernese Mountain Dog (Berner). I responded by saying that they are very similar in many ways but the Swissy is around 10 lbs. bigger with a haircut. If you look at the standard there are overlaps, as bigger Berners are being produced which overlap with smaller Swissies. Swissies are a touch more muscular, powerful with a little protector in them. But they both do drafting, carting, and sheep herding work. Berners have health issues such as cancer, but Swissies have been getting epilepsy problems, possibly a result of breeding issues. However, I believe that a sound bite is not the proper place for this information to be discussed. The personalities of each dog are different, so it is not right to generalize. Both the similarity and the confusion have been around for many years, as swissies were re-discovered at a dog show in 1908 when someone entered them into the show as odd Berners.
The answer I gave has produced some negative responses to include the following: we should get shot, we set the breed back 20 years, and now everyone will want a Swissy. The first response is unacceptable. In light of what happened with Sandy Hook and the possible intentional poisoning of Cruz, I believe this is very wrong as the website is about the pleasures of owning a dog. As to everyone wanting a swissy, what's wrong with interest in the breed? Swissies cost around $2000-$2500 along with most breeders having a questionnaire and a long waitlist. It's not like they will be flying off shelves during Black Friday! Lastly, having a dog should be a fun but constant learning experience including mentoring new people. New dog owners will be scared off by random swissy breeders and owners posting threatening messages to an audience of over 80,000 off a sound bite. As a question to all of Oscar's fans, what do you think is the difference between a Swissy and Berner?
The top Samoyed of 2013, Cruz, died from the rat poison Warfarin last weekend at the Denver dog show cluster, only a few days after attending Westminster in New York. Cruz's vet said the poisoning occurred sometime during that week, which most likely happened in New York. The poison could have been easily slipped into a dog treat. There have been a few dogs who have recently died from mysterious poisonings at dog parks in New York. Poisonings have also occurred at dog shows as early as 1895. In 2011, a number of dogs died from poisoning at the San Marino International dog show in Italy. After hearing this scary news, I will be sure to keep a very close eye on Oscar and will be careful not to accept any treats from strangers!
During many nights, Oscar will wait until the lights are out and I am sleeping to jump into the bed and lay over my feet like a 125 lb. brick. Oscar is very careful not to get caught, so he often gets out of the bed before he thinks I will wake up. However, this time the swissy was actually caught as he took the bed sheet with him to use as a blanket on the floor. Does anyone else's greater swiss mountain dog (also known as the "velcro dog") want to sleep right next to them at night?
Since we posted about SCONE finally revealing their secret Meet The Breed criteria (after 2 years of asking), we have received many positive comments and e-mails with others sharing their experiences with dog politics. There is no reason why there should not be a rotation with other swissy owners being able to attend and being able to get mentored instead of the same select people attending year after year.
There was one message from the President of SCONE (aka Swissy Club of New England), Peter Ziegler, which differed from all of the positive feedback:
"…The Swissies participating in this event have earned many awards in various activities and are representing the true meaning of what it is to be a WORKING!!!… We don't need people at this event to brag about their dog, rather showing the facts what a Swissy is all about. What better way to inform people about this great breed is to have reputable breeders running the show? … For you David, I would like to acknowledge all the success you had with your dog, but I have to be very direct in a different way: Get off your couch, stop whining and bickering."
A year ago we posted about Oscar receiving hate mail for his website after it was only up for 4 days! We now feel that it's important to let you know it came from another person who holds one of the other four leadership spots on SCONE and also serves on the Board of the GSMDCA, Kelly Nevin. "Wider Audience, really, noone has a website for their 'pet' dog, dog websites are for show, breeding or performance brags/info. And you wouldn't like what people are saying because of that, let's just say not positive."
In response to Peter, we have introduced Oscar to many activities including sheep herding, swimming, and weight-pulling. We are working on carting next. It sounds like you will not give owners a chance to participate in a Meet The Breed event even for a few hours, believing only breeders can run the show instead of rotating and having a diverse selection of swissy owners help out. Also if a breeder breeds without clearances, you would think they shouldn't allowed to participate for that year. In response to Kelly, I believe that 80,000 fans a year later would have disagreed with you. "Good luck with your website" would have been a nicer comment to make!
I realize Oscar and I will never be able to attend a Meet The Breed, but we hope this shines a light on the insider process Meet The Breed for Greater Swiss Mountain Dogs has become. It's a shame things can't be done like they are for other breeds (with everyone working together) because of the actions of a few.
When Oscar is home he eats 3-4 lbs. raw food a day from Tefco, which is one of the best quality raw foods around. However, it can be messy for a dog show handler, so when he travels I started sending him with Nature's Variety Frozen Raw Food. It is more expensive ($20 for a day's supply), but it is easy to travel with. For the two and half weeks Oscar was in Florida, I sent him with sixteen bags of food. After reading the alert below from a fellow swissy owner, I am not sure if I will buy food from them anymore. This is very scary, and I am wondering if any of their food is safe. For now on, Oscar will just be getting his Meat Eater from Tefco.


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