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Macabro 2013, Opening Day: Jeremy Gardner And Adam Cronheim Present THE BATTERY

Contributor; Mexico City, Mexico (@ElMachoBionico)
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The opening day of Macabro 2013, Mexico City's annual horror film festival, kicked off with a screening of The Battery, with director/star Jeremy Gardner and co-star Adam Cronheim in person. No need for more. One cleverly funny zombie movie (with a great soundtrack) and a couple of energetic and very kind guys (Gardner and Cronheim) were more than enough for a memorable evening at Cineteca Nacional (the Cinematheque).

The crowd started gathering around 5 PM, more than two hours before the showing. It was a sold out event but some people didn't know that and soon the festival's organization became a little messy. There was just too much demand (some members of the press had to leave), confirming that Macabro keeps growing as a festival and requires a better organization next year.

Inside the movie theater things were calmer and the opening speech by Edna Campos (the festival's director) was discreet, leaving everything to Gardner and Cronheim. Gardner introduced The Battery with the following words:

"We made this movie on a very small budget and a very short amount of time: fifteen days with $6,000 dollars. The reception all around the world has been amazing but this, right here, is the biggest crowd we've ever had! We are going to stick afterwards, so tell us how much you hated it or loved it, ask us questions, find us and have a drink with us."

The Battery is definitely a lesson in how to make a zombie film work with no money and not much screen time for the zombies. You don't have the creepiest creatures? Then don't show them and play with that element. Your zombies are slow and not always dangerous? Then create a character that enjoys beating the shit out of them no matter what. And of course, follow the guerrilla filmmaking manual book and direct, perform, produce, edit and sell your (own damn) movie yourself!

Gardner is a clever filmmaker but also just a straight fun dude (in the film and in real life). When the credits rolled, he took to the stage once more and, together with Cronheim, began singing to the closing song ("We've Got a Lot to Be Glad For" by Rock Plaza Central). I'm not sure why the organizers didn't give them a microphone for the Q&A but, fortunately, they spoke loud enough for a decent audio recording. Hence I'm bringing you the best quotes from Gardner and Cronheim!

Check the gallery to read them, and stay tuned for more of my Macabro 2013 coverage.

ScreenAnarchy's full review (written by Kurt Halfyard) here.

Jeremy Gardner (Ben):

“In a movie if you go to the doctor and want to get a diagnosis, they just cut to the doctor and he goes “you have cancer”. In real life, you have to go and sit in a waiting room, wait to go to the doctor’s office. And that is way more terrifying to me than just cutting into the diagnosis. I thought it would be really good to watch them wait, because they don’t have anywhere to be, nothing to do. It sets the audience up for having to wait through that long shot at the end.”

“I wanted to make a movie but where if the movie sucked and failed nobody would lose any money! I asked ten friends for $600 dollars, and said, “just give me $600 dollars and then if the movie fails and no one ever watches it, you can’t hate me because I have seen you lose more than $600”. I knew we could make something that looked real.”

“What’s the easiest thing to do? Two guys who are in the woods. Why would two guys be in the woods? Because zombies are in the cities. It organically came together.”

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josh brolin fred armisen snl promo 'Saturday Night Live': Josh Brolin and Fred Armisen get funky in latest promosJosh Brolin is a funny guy, but most of his movie roles recently have been in very serious dramas. That makes this week’s “Saturday Night Live,” which Brolin is hosting alongside musical guest Gotye, extra exciting. The actor teamed up with “SNL” cast member Fred Armisen for a few chuckle-worthy promos advertising his trip to Studio 8H, and we learn a little bit about Brolin that we didn’t know before.

For example, did you know he gets funky from time to time? It’s true. It’s on video. Betcha that dude can host a mean dance party. Another fun fact: Despite his tough-guy image (and protests to the contrary), Brolin totally cries when he hears sad music.

Other highlights from the “SNL” promos: Brolin punching Armisen in the face then later stroking his friendly fake goatee (watch and that will make a little more sense), all from the Tontrol Room at Rockefeller Center (that will make a little more sense after watching, too — possibly).

Are you excited for “Saturday Night Live” this weekend? And how awesome will “Somebody That I Used to Know” sound, especially after it was covered on TV twice this week?

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daniel tosh getty rape pilot Comic Con 2012: Daniel Tosh removing 'rape' storyline from pilot   reportComedian Daniel Tosh has a new animated series, “Brickleberry,” debuting at Comic-Con 2012 Friday night (July 13). But apparently it’s undergoing a bit of a makeover before it premieres.

According to RumorFix, producers and editors are scrambling to remove references to rape from the pilot in the wake of Tosh’s “rape joke” that he made at a heckler a week ago during a stand-up set because the backlash has been heavy.

A source says, “Everyone is freaking out, because most of the pilot is about rape.”

In case you missed it, last Friday (July 6) at the Laugh Factory in Los Angeles, Tosh responded to a heckler with, “Wouldn’t it be funny if that girl got raped by like, five guys right now? Like right now? What if a bunch of guys just raped her…”

Tosh has since apologized for the joke.

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TV critic by way of law school, Andrea Reiher enjoys everything from highbrow drama to clever comedy to the best reality TV has to offer. Her TV heroes include CJ Cregg, Spencer Hastings, Diane Lockhart, Juliet O'Hara and Buffy Summers. TV words to live by: "I'm a slayer, ask me how."


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AMC has announced that it has renewed two of its popular unscripted series, Comic Book Men and Talking Dead – both with an increased episode count. Comic Book Men will be bumped up from six, hour-long episodes in its first season to sixteen half-hour episodes, with Talking Dead also receiving sixteen episodes as well, upping it from its previous season’s thirteen.

Pulling in an average of 1.5 million viewers for its freshman season, Comic Book Men is pretty much the Antiques Roadshow for the geek world. Fans get an all-out nerd bonanza with director Kevin Smith, as collectors from all over the (world?) bring rare items to Smith’s famed Red Bank, New Jersey comic shop – a.k.a. Jay and Silent Bob’s Secret Stash.

Pinch my fat a–, ’cause I must be dreaming!” said an over-excited Smith, who then added:

“A thousand thank you’s wouldn’t cover the gratitude I’m feeling right now. And as you might imagine, everyone at SModcast Pictures is in love with everyone at AMC today! Rest assured, Walt, Bry, Mike, Ming and I are suited up and ready to hit the ice for our second season with Team AMC.”

Following each episode of Comic Book Men (which is also executive produced by Smith) a companion podcast, titled The Secret Stash, is also released by SModcast network and features further discussion with the show’s cast on Comic Book Men events.

Coming off The Walking Dead‘s epic and record-breaking Season 2 finale, the series’ recap talk show, Talking Dead, pulled in 4.3 million viewers for the last episode of its first season. Hosted by stand-up comedian Chris Hardwick, Talking Dead features in-depth yet comical discussions with cast and crew about what just happened on The Walking Dead  – as well as viewer questions submitted via Twitter, email and phone.

Hardwick had this to say about the show’s renewal:

“[Talking Dead] has been an amazing experience and I cannot pile enough hugs and thanks onto AMC for renewing it. I can’t wait for Season 3 of Walking Dead, so that we can finally talk about Rick meeting [SPOILER] and [SPOILER]-ing him with a heavy-duty [SPOILER] at the [SPOILER]. And let’s not forget all the rest of the [SPOILER]s getting in on the action! [EXPLETIVE] me! It’s going to be great.”

With details of The Walking Dead’s highly-anticipated upcoming third season slowly trickling in, Hardwick’s child-like excitement is more than justified and is shared by many of the show’s fans. Without giving too much away, AMC’s hit zombie thriller will be going to a darker place (if that’s possible) with the casting of not one, but two season 3 fan-fave characters from the original comic – in addition to the awaited return of  a season one character.

Look for both Comic Book Men and Talking Dead to return this fall on AMC.

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Friday, November 9, 2012

Terran Shift Anthology, Vol 1 is now available

Last year, Jamie and his brother Paul decided to put together an anthology ebook of stories set exclusively in their Terran Shift universe. This is the result -- seven stories from five authors (including three GPS members), spanning from the high-tech cyberpunk dystopia of the Bio-Tech Era to the Sol-Bect War Era.

The Berkutchi Trial by Alan Belanger
An American spy in Kazahkstan accidentally breaks local law and must win a berkutchi trial to get out alive.

Things Taken by Cynthia Ravinski
Only when you've put everything you have into obtaining your hopes and dreams do you find what you've really been after.

Handbook For A Better Society by Jamie Alan Belanger
A misguided man bases his utopia on a satirical novel.

The Unders by Timothy Lynch
The Landers and Unders are at war. The Landers just don't know it yet.

Moroned by Paul J Belanger
Fortune favors the prepared. As for the unprepared, well...

Moon Sweepers by Alan Belanger
Youth on a moon base learn the dangers of regolith mining.

The Sol-Bect Setup by Paul J Belanger
In a missing chapter from The Sol-Bect War, Part 2, Peter McCabe visits the past to lay the groundwork for his future.

This ebook is currently available in the Amazon Kindle Store

I put together a comprehensive sample that includes a short excerpt from each story. Read the sample.

Thursday, November 1, 2012

Scribings, Vol 2: Lost Civilizations now on Libboo

Our second anthology is now available on Libboo!

What is Libboo?

In their own words:
Libboo is a publishing startup, with partners and supporters ranging from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt to the National Literacy Trust and the BBC. Libboo aims to help authors (whether they have a traditional publishing deal or have self-published) increase their chance of success by pairing their books with the correct "buzzers". A buzzer is someone who has influence in their personal community and who, most importantly, is passionate about sharing the books they love. Libboo believes that a key part of making an author successful is to pair them with others who will share their work and help expose it to a wider audience.
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I am interested in finding the cost-of, or volume-of, masonry work that is
being done nationally, possibly in varying states and categories of masonry
construction types.

Recently I have had the opportunity to be involved in a masonry product
development. I need to write a proposal based on an interest in ownership of
the future potential of the product. My thought is to estimate my
engineering fee and divide that into what I estimate the market share the
product might capture and then increase that by a reliability factor.

Are there any books or studies available. Does the Federal or State
Governments have any information resources? I hope you can help guide me in
my estimate.

Are there any great ideas about how I might approach?

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When I first started out, I used to calculate the roof
dead load (usually 15 -16 psf in this area for an
industrial roof) and use that as my design load, but
I quickly learned that some areas had larger loadings
due to sprinklers, heavier duct work, industrial lines
etc, and so I bumped my loadings to 20 psf.  Then I
found out architects often changed the style of roof
without always informing me---once the roof totaled
23 psf but fortunately the joists were OK.  Then we
had a roof collapse in an accident.  The roof dead load
(no sprinklers, etc) totaled 30 psf due to build up of
roofing over the years.  I now design for 25 psf and
nobody ever questions it much.

On 8 Mar 2005 at 12:49, David Maynard wrote:

> Per ASCE 7:
> Fiberous Glass Insulation is 1.1 psf per inch of thickness.
> For sprinklers, I break down what is being used for pipe, how often it
> is being used, the volume of the pipe and the additional weight due to
> the water.  Tack on a little bit of fudge factor for fittings, spread
> this load out over the entire roof area, if I see it is possible,
> badda-bing badda-boom, I have a dead load.
> For industrial buildings been known to have upwards of 10 to 12 psf
> for dead load, but that includes roof sheeting, purlins, and what have
> you.  I do, however, take a quantitative look at things, and come up
> with a good, and even conservative, additional dead load onto the
> structure.
> Dave Maynard, PE
> Gillette, Wyoming
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>   I am reviewing the loads for wooden trusses on a church roof.  The
> architect specified R30 insulation and automatic sprinklers.
>   It looks like the weights for each of these can vary all over the
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> would appreciate seeing some typical design weights used by the rest
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Net::SSH::Perl::Auth - Base authentication class, plus utility methods

   use Net::SSH::Perl::Cipher;

   # Get list of supported authentication IDs.
   my $supported = Net::SSH::Perl::Auth::supported();

   # Translate an auth name into an ID.
   my $id = Net::SSH::Perl::Auth::id($name);

   # Translate an auth ID into a name.
   my $name = Net::SSH::Perl::Auth::name($id);

   # Get the order in which auth methods are tested.
   my $order = Net::SSH::Perl::Auth::order();

Net::SSH::Perl::Auth provides a base class for each of the authentication method classes. In addition, it defines a set of utility methods that can be called either as functions or object methods.

supported( [ $auth_id [, $server_supports ] ])

Without arguments, returns a reference to an array of auth methods supported by Net::SSH::Perl. These are methods that have working Net::SSH::Perl::Auth:: implementations, essentially.

With one argument $auth_id, returns a true value if that auth method is supported by Net::SSH::Perl, and false otherwise.

With two arguments, $auth_id and $server_supports, returns true if the auth represented by $auth_id is supported both by Net::SSH::Perl and by the sshd server. The list of methods supported by the server should be in $server_supports, a bit mask sent from the server during the session identification phase.

Can be called either as a non-exported function, i.e.

    my $i_support = Net::SSH::Perl::Auth::supported();

or as an object method of a Net::SSH::Perl::Auth object, or an object of a subclass (in which case the first argument should be $server_supports, not the $auth_id):

    if ($auth->supported($server_supports)) {
        print "Server supports auth method $auth";

id( [ $auth_name ] )

Translates an auth method name into an ID (suitable for sending to the sshd server, for example).

If given $auth_name translates that name into the corresponding ID. If called as an object method, translates the object's auth class name into the ID.

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Translates an auth method ID into a name.

If given $auth_id translates that ID into the corresponding name. If called as an object method, returns the (stripped) object's auth class name; for example, if the object were of type Net::SSH::Perl::Auth::Rhosts, name would return Rhosts.

Returns a reference to an array containing auth method IDs. These IDs describe the order in which authentication should be tested against the server. So, for example, if the array listed (2, 4, 3), then the client should test: RSA, then Rhosts-RSA, then Password authentication.

Net::SSH::Perl::Auth->new($auth_name, $ssh)

Instantiates a new auth object of the type $auth_name, and gives it the Net::SSH::Perl object $ssh, which should contain an open connetion to an sshd server.

Returns the auth object, which will be blessed into the actual auth subclass.

$valid = $auth->authenticate()

Talks to the sshd server to authenticate the user; if valid, returns true, and if invalid, returns false.

Classes implementing an authentication method must implement the following two methods:

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Unified communications critical to keeping telecommuters productive

By 2016, one quarter of U.S. adults will telecommute at least occasionally. Without the right tools, the enterprise may be headed to a communications nightmare.

As much as 25% of adults will be at least part-time telecommuters by 2016, driving the need for more collaborative...

technologies and unified communications, a recent study found.

Those companies that fail to invest in not only the right platforms but the right processes risk alienating employees and experiencing serious drops in efficiency.

The Forrester report "U.S. Telecommuting Forecast, 2009 to 2016" found that the sharpest rise will be in occasional (less than once a week) and regular (one to four times a week) telecommuters. The former group will grow from 7.2% of adults today to 12.4% by 2016; regular telecommuters will grow from 5.4% of adults to 8.6%.

"It's pretty clear that the drivers are big and systemic," said Ted Schadler, the report's author and a Forrester vice president. He said that broadband penetration has made telecommuting possible, and advances in the way people communicate are also contributing to the rise of telecommuting.

The adoption of instant messaging (IM) in corporations and advances in document collaboration both help to keep remote workers connected to office life and allow them to coordinate closely with physically distant teams, Schadler said.

It's no coincidence that instant messaging and document collaboration are areas that major vendors -- from Cisco and Microsoft to IBM and Google -- are actively investing in, even pioneering best practices internally.

"Social networks and rich employee profiles supplant the water cooler. Cisco and HP are two companies that are using social networks to bring their employees together," the report found. "HP Labs' experiment is even called 'WaterCooler' to define its purpose."

The HP project, as outlined in a blog post, tries to capture the informal corporate "zeitgeist," tracking and sharing what people are reading, working on, and talking about in an easy-to-use internal system that serves as a user-created reference desk even while connecting like-minded individuals who otherwise might not meet, digitally or in real life.

Nor does it hurt that telecommuters, who themselves often make the choice to work remotely, are willing to do legwork making sure they stay connected to the office.

"Remote workers, once they're working from home, will find a way," Schadler said. "They are highly motivated to solve their problems."

Not all smooth sailing

Despite the ready availability of a variety of tools, companies should expect some major growing pains from the rise in telecommuting, Schadler said. Companies will have to adopt new technology, and corporate cultures will need to change. Instant messaging, for example, is "addictive" to remote employees, who use it to quickly ping co-workers and build connections, he said. But office-bound employees rarely use the technology, according to Forrester's research, leaving the overall adoption of IM by computer-using employees at only 30%, compared with 90% for email.

"It's a key application, and I'm just baffled that it's stuck at the 30% level," Schadler said, citing its advantages over telephones for many uses, such as the ability to juggle multiple conversations or automatically make a record of the conversation.

And when it comes to collaborating with those outside the company, enterprises might as well be stuck in the Stone Age.

"If you want to do anything company-to-company, it's still email, phone or fax," Schadler said. "Video conferencing or IM is almost impossible to do [through official channels], but people are doing it anyway -- just not in an IT-sanctioned way."

For crafting unified communications strategy, Schadler suggested looking to these remote workers -- rather than major vendors' grand visions -- for inspiration.

"The user picks the channel that works best for [him]," he said, referring to the choice of IM, email, video, or another communication platform. Leaving those channels discrete -- rather than all connected through centralized presence servers that intelligently re-route instant messages to text or email or voice -- may be the most pragmatic solution, at least for the immediate future.

"I'm not saying it's a bad idea, or the [vendor] vision is not a good vision," Schadler said. "But ... it's going to be a messier reality than that."

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This Week's ForecastHere's what's in store for Western Washington
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Inslee To Speak At United Nations About Climate ChangeWashington Gov. Jay Inslee will appear at the United Nations to talk about climate change.
Washington Unemployment Rate Drops To 4.9 PercentThe national unemployment rate was 4.7 percent last month. The unemployment rate in the Seattle-Bellevue-Everett area was 3.5 percent.
Suspect Shot In Deadly London Attack Near ParliamentAuthorities said they were treating the attacks as a terrorist incident.
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Monday, July 5, 2010

Excursion Day!

This outfit is not second hand but the price of the pieces are just as good. The outfit was purchased from the Gap! one of my all time favorite stores. The skirt was $11 and the shirt was $4. The sale was unbelievable I love when something is on sale and then an extra percentage is taken off the sale price. I am a bargain shopper and I know when I find a good baragain. This outfit was for my tour to the Grand Canyon and it kept me cool.

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Thursday, November 26, 2009

FireFuzzer - Fuzzing Tool has been Released

A Penetration Testing tool intended to find vulnerabilities in Web Pages especially Buffer Overflow and XSS

Firefuzzer is expected to perform black-box scans over the web pages. It will target the web page URL which is passed as an argument via command line and will mark the textboxes within the HTML forms to inject unacceptable data. Then, FireFuzzer will inject random textual data and submit the forms to see whether Exceptions are generated.

Intended vulnerabilities expected to be targeted include:
Buffer Overflow
Database Injection (SQL Injections)
File Handling Errors (fopen, readfile…)
XSS (Cross Site Scripting) Injection

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Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Hey Mambo

Hello and welcome to another beautiful day for a color challenge.  This color combo is super sweet--literally sweet when you mix cherry and melon it's yummy.  Hand Stamped Sentiments is hosting this fun color challenge and you too can join along.  I mean come on.  You need to make a Valentine so go create one with these colors and post it over on the HSS site!

I started with a 6"x 6" piece of Melon Mambo and then folded it in half.  I used a Whisper White ink pad and swiped ink across my card base for a little interest.  Then I added a short strip of the doily lace tape from the Spring Catalog and a paper doily.  Again, I thought I had one and low and behold there were two.  For the focal point I punched a cupcake with the Create a Cupcake Punch and added a small greeting from Petite Pairs.  Since it's a girly type of birthday card I just couldn't help but add some sparkle with a sprinkle of Dazzling Diamonds Glitter.  To top the whole thing off I tied the entire card with a piece of 1/4" Pretty in Pink Stitched Ribbon.

  1. It looks frosted and yummy and oh so girly! Love it!!

  2. LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS!! Seriously super adorbs!! I always forget about this punch until I see some genius like you use it and I think, OH I need to pull that out! LOVE YOUR CREATIVITY!

  3. Very cute! Love that doily as a background. Anyone would love to get this card.

  4. CUTE!! What adhesive did you use to apply the glitter? It looks dusted~ how how how??


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Friday, July 19, 2013

Everything's Coming Up Roses

China Rose @ Chinoiserie Chic

Last week Beth @ Chinoiserie Chic did a fab post on Chinoiserie Favorites which included Scalamandre's China Rose. Be still my heart; it makes me swoon! I am particularity taken with the lime green, pink & orange. I am anxiously awaiting my curtain panels in the same for my living room.

Scalamandre's China Rose Lime

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Wanted to let you in on a steal deal! I bought some small cuts of China Rose previously from FellaBird on ebay. I had been watching a piece for frigging eva' of 24 meters & def didn't need that much. She is now offering by the meter @ the crazy price of approx 29 GBP that's about $44.00 a yard. She is a Brit so the rate fluctuates but not much so run, go buy it now! She is lovely to work with; prompt & courteous. Important when dealing on-line. She also has other pretty pieces.
Don't you just love a bargain?!?

  1. Love that fabric....that's a great deal!

  2. Such a great fabric, wow! Wish I could use it!
    I found your site through Beth!

    2013 Designer Series & Giveaway

  3. Would you believe I have nearly a yard of that fabric - in the mintier colorway - that I cannot decide where to place? I've had it for nearly 2 years. Ridiculous. Make a decision crazy lady. Cannot wait to see those curtain panels!

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Sunday, 27 February 2011

Fashion Interns and February Favorite's

So this past academic year has been a bit crazy for me, I am on a Foundation course studying Fashion and I am hoping to study fashion at University too. Not only have I been doing this course but I also decided what I want to go into as a career, and this is magazine work. By magazine work I mean beauty and fashion related and for this I understand I have to do some magazine interning. So the plan now is to search for these vacancies... not as easy as it looks.

Finally being able to say and just knowing what I want to do with myself is such an accomplishment. For a long, long time I had no idea what I wanted to do. I always knew it was something to do with fashion but knowing specifically what I want to do is such a huge achievement for me.
Now for my February Favorites I have decided that because I am a busy student, when I find a new routine of how I want my make up to look I tend to stick to it for a while.. well until I become obsessed with something else. I have decided for my monthly favorites I will only be doing these every other month and because I did January, there will not be one this month. This just makes it a whole lot easier and convenient.

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Sunday, December 21, 2008

Communications in the Time of Crisis

As part of their communication strategy in the auto bail out controversy, General Motors has a website - GM Facts and Fiction - addressing facts and myths about the company.

The home page starts laying out plain facts: "General Motors is the best-selling automaker in the U.S., "M’s brands [...] are ranked above industry average as measured by 2008 J.D. Power Initial Quality", etc.

Then, another section of the site follows the scheme myth - fact. Myths about GM are grouped into 5 categories and for each of them there is a response, backed up with data ("GM doesn’t make cars that people want to buy", "General Motors has far too many people working for it","GM designs are uninspiring", etc.). The site even allows visitors to submit myths they might have heard.

It is not available anymore but some weeks ago there were messages addressed to different audiences. I might not remember it perfectly but I think there were specific sections with answers for auto workers, consumers and suppliers. I am a big fan of profiling users in order to increase relevance in the message, so i do not understand why this technique disappeared from the site.

To complete the picture, there are FAQs, latest news and general information on the auto industry.

There are twenty seven (27!) myths. Obviously they are all highly detrimental. Given that the firm refutes them, it would be interesting to know what triggers such amount of bad perception amongst the general public. My point is, what is the role that this fact - widespread negative consumer perception- plays in GM having to recur to a bail out. Twenty seven (at least) false and extremely harmful beliefs have been lurking who knows for how long before the firm started giving facts to counter attack them...

Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Bus shelters come to life...

This weekend I have experienced Chicago's extreme temperatures. While waiting for the bus in Michigan Avenue I had the chance to take a close look at one of those marketing gimmicks that press and magazines inevitable write about - just like this article in the NYT -.

Inside the bus shelter, above Kraft's Stove Top stuffing poster, there was a set of lights supposed to provide heat to bus passengers while waiting for their ride to arrive. It didn't work that well although, as I said temperature was quite low...

Some call it experiential marketing, others categorize it within guerrilla marketing. Although there might be interesting implications regarding the user experience (for example, the fact that brand attributes might be projected out of their natural environment), for me these gimmicks are just that. Ways of obtaining free media coverage. It is a quite effective technique I must admit: it is an unexpected event, crafted around a story ... good raw material for journalists. Good ROI for the product manager. Good PR for the brand. Good PR for the agency.

The following picture is a previous summertime iteration made of artificial lawn. Also spotted in Chicago, in 2008. Who would have told me I will be blogging about it? :)


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Why Students Are Leaving Your Institution's Website

Pete Schauer

Marketing Director

Are your feelings hurt because students keep leaving your website? Nothing is more frustrating than making the investment in a great website, effectively marketing it and not seeing the engagement you had hoped for.

If you use Google Analytics, or any analytics program for that matter, you can easily spot which pages prospects are leaving. Unfortunately, you won’t know why. And until you know why, you can’t make changes that will turn your “bouncy” pages into “non-bouncy” ones.

Fortunately, there are things you can do to encourage the length of time that students spend on your page. College students aren’t quiet when it comes to what they expect from college and university websites, and they often know exactly what it is that causes them to leave. Chances are, you are guilty of at least one of them.

As you review your web pages, look for these faults and make the necessary changes. Hopefully you will see your bounce rate decrease as a result. If you don’t, you probably have something else going on that falls outside these frequent issues.

Let's begin with some of the most common problems that might be driving college students off your website.

Your navigation Is Outdated.

Today’s college students have grown up navigating the internet. Therefore, having a website isn’t impressive in the least bit. College students expect that you will have an intuitive site with seamless navigation - period. Unfortunately, many students come across sites that are outdated, slow to load and far from intuitive.

Navigation is especially a problem on mobile devices. Many students rely on their smartphones and tablets for everything from research to interacting with schools, and they find that many sites are not optimized for mobile. Ideally, your website should be responsive, but if it’s not, consider a mobile dedicated site or even an app.

To get a better idea of the navigational aspects of your site, pretend you are a prospect interested in learning more about your program. What do you think of the navigation? Do you feel that you were taken on the appropriate journey?

A disjointed or messy journey may not only make people leave your site, but give them a negative impression of your college. After all, if you can’t organize your site, how are you going to deliver a quality education?

Your site is click happy.

If your journey makes sense, then it’s possible that you’re asking prospects to make too many clicks. Students have admitted that if they are asked to do too many things, they will leave a site.

Again, take an objective look at your website and see it through the eyes of a prospect. Do you think that you’re asking too much from them? Are you bringing them from one page to another and another? Look for ways to cut down on clicks and streamline the process.

You miss the mark on your content.

The day-to-day demands of running a college are surely enough to keep you busy. You don’t have time to keep checking back with your website and ensure that it’s up to date with the right information. However, it’s very possible that your website contains a mix of bad, missing or unnecessary content.

Start by identifying areas on the prospect journey that contain poor or misleading information. Your content should have a purpose, so take out anything that is not crucial to the journey. It’s easy for prospects to be on information overload, especially since they are probably looking at more than just your website. Stick to content that is clear, concise and to the point.

At the same time, you want the information to be positive and also not be missing key points. You might have to do some additional research and A/B testing to better understand what type of information your prospects are looking for. For instance, some may expect to see a list of teachers and examples of your syllabi.

You could win an award for biggest braggart.

No one likes a bragger. And that couldn't be more true than for the higher education sector. To students, bragging looks desperate. If you have a great school and a great program, you don’t need to toot your own horn. Don’t be afraid to share compelling statistics about your graduation rates, but do careful about being over the top.

For example, it’s really neat when you are the recipient of countless awards and honors, but prospects don’t need to know about each and every one. Using precious real estate to list off your recognitions might deter some students. Instead, try to pull out your most noteworthy accomplishments and use them in your content (i.e., Listed as a Top 10 College in Greek Times Magazine) or as trust seals on your site.

You look identical to the other guys.

What separates your college from others? Do you feel that your prospects are getting this impression from your website, or does it look pretty much the same as others?

One issue that I come across is that colleges are often hesitant to be too different. They don’t want to risk being misunderstood or coming across as not serious enough. And this is completely understandable considering that college is an enormous investment. Before a person is willing to spend that kind of money and build their career at your institution, they better believe in you.

The trouble with this way of thinking is that it limits you, and this is why so many college websites tend to be a bit dull. It’s not that the schools aren’t great or don’t have a lot of useful features to offer, but rather that they all take a page from the same book.

As long as you have a consistent voice, you can venture outside your comfort zone and find ways to make your site truly unique. When a prospect lands on your website, you want them to think, “Wow. I’ve never seen a site that looks like this before. What is this school again?”

Above are some of the most common reasons why prospects leave college websites, but they aren’t all of them. It’s possible that you could have other factors that are leading to high bounce rates such as slow load times, coding problems or cheap stock photos.

For now, start with the common issues listed above and see if you notice any obvious problems with your site. Put yourself in a prospect’s shoes so that you can get an objective viewpoint of what your site is really like. Hopefully you can identify the pages that could use improvements and make the necessary changes to lower your bounce rates.

About the Author: Pete Schauer

Born and raised at the Jersey Shore, Pete Schauer is the Marketing Director at SEMGeeks. He holds a M.A. in Digital Communications from William Paterson University and has 8+ years in the digital space with companies such as Bleacher Report and Social Media Today in addition to SEMGeeks. His background includes creative and professional writing as well as strategic digital marketing communications and management.

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OIRA Nominee Howard Shelanski Faces Test: Will He Pledge Major Reforms to Rejuvenate Regulatory System, Serve the Public?

April 26, 2013

Contact: Ben Somberg, bsomberg@citizen.org (202) 588-7742
Brian Gumm, bgumm@foreffectivegov.org (202) 683-4812

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Responding to the White House’s announcement Thursday of President Barack Obama’s intention to nominate Howard Shelanski to be the administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), leaders of the Coalition for Sensible Safeguards (CSS) issued the following statements:

Robert Weissman, president of Public Citizen and CSS co-chair: “Right now, OIRA is stalling food safety rules, worker safety rules and energy efficiency standards, in some cases flouting legal deadlines set by Congress, and typically with no explanation. Industry interests go to OIRA as a last resort when a federal agency is preparing to issue a rule that might inconvenience them. OIRA’s role has been to weaken regulations, never strengthen them. Senators should ask Shelanski if he will encourage strong, protective rules and end lengthy delays if confirmed.”

Katherine McFate, president and CEO of the Center for Effective Government and CSS co-chair: “We need an OIRA administrator dedicated to the public’s interest, someone with a proactive vision for tackling health and safety threats. We need someone who will look at the Texas fertilizer plant explosion, the BP oil spill, the financial collapse and ask, ‘What kinds of rules do we need in place to prevent this from happening in the future?’”

Ross Eisenbrey, vice president, Economic Policy Institute: “Too often, OIRA has been the place that regulations, even those whose measured benefits far outweighed the costs, went to die. The next administrator should respect the agencies’ expertise and help them fulfill their statutory missions, not impede them. OIRA is not a super-agency or the handmaiden of industry, and it should never act that way.”

Rachel Weintraub, legislative director and senior counsel at Consumer Federation of America: “Consumers need and expect a regulatory system to function effectively and efficiently to protect them from predatory financial schemes, dangerous consumer products and food, and costly, anti-competitive practices. We need OIRA and its leadership to prioritize those goals and lead the way for the implementation of necessary consumer protections.”

Celia Wexler, senior Washington representative for the Center for Science and Democracy, Union of Concerned Scientists: “We hope that the next OIRA Administrator appreciates the expertise of the federal scientists whose work helps federal agencies protect public health and the environment. In the past, OIRA scrutiny has often has made it more difficult for science-based public protections to move forward. We hope those days are over.”

Virginia Robnett, CSS coalition coordinator: “If Mr. Shelanski is confirmed, we look forward to working with him to improve OIRA’s performance when it comes to protecting the public from existing public health and safety threats. His first priority should be to address the ever-growing backlog of rules currently under review at OIRA, one of the most significant backlogs in OIRA’s history. We hope Shelanski would prove to be someone dedicated to supporting the agencies that protect our air, give us clean water and protect our economy.”

The Coalition for Sensible Safeguards is an alliance of consumer, small business, labor, scientific, research, good government, faith, community, health, environmental, and public interest groups, as well as concerned individuals, joined in the belief that our country’s system of regulatory safeguards provides a stable framework that secures our quality of life and paves the way for a sound economy that benefits us all. For more information about the coalition, go to www.sensiblesafeguards.org.


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Friday, Mar 17, 2017, 4:00PM - 6:00PM
Walter and McBean Galleries
800 Chestnut St

"Protest art originally performed on Market Street in San Francisco during the 2017 Presidential Inauguration. Originally titled ‘Pry this art from my cold dead hands, you fascists,’ the performance sought to showcase a sleek modern interpretation of current events---by the people and for the people, intentionally removed from a gallery setting and placed amidst the rush of lunch hour in San Francisco’s business district.

As the standoffish painters indifferently paint the cubes, one notices the haunting facial and bodily movements of the performers contorting with the realization that it’s too late for action and reaching a fever pitch as they are completely eclipsed. Are rising tides of nationalism beyond a certain point near to unstoppable?"

Watch as this original street art piece morphs to take on a new meaning in a gallery context as a part of A Living Thing at the San Francisco Art Institute.

Jacob Rafati is a contemporary artist and a computer science graduate student from Iran. He is a member of Merchants of Reality, a collective in SoMa, San Francisco. His work compares the relative notions of freedom in identity and interaction from his life in Iran to his new life in America. In his recent work he is using American flags, squares, cubes and cacophonous sounds in from of live painting and performance art. His installations continue to grow in size, as his sound work approaches total chaos.

KAT CULTURE is dead. Transmitting from the future; from the grave. This is a limited time luminous screening. NOW BABY, that’s all there is. Vocalist // lyricist // painter // performance artist // creative director // trickster @fiberopticnow

Roxanne Black and Johnny Nguyen [original choreography and dance]

Angela Lee [original music]

This event is part of series of open call events in conjunction with A Living Thing an interactive exhibition platform featuring programming developed in collaboration with members of the SFAI community: students, staff, faculty, and the general public.

A Living Thing seeks to create space for common ground within our increasingly fractured civil discourse. Throughout its run, A Living Thing will offer a sanctuary for conversations, performances, debate, and acts of solidarity and resistance—through an open mic during all gallery hours, and this open call to students, artists, activists, citizens, residents, visitors, and others that wish to contribute to the life represented by the flag.

 SFAI invites participation in A Living Thing. Please visit to submit your ideas.

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A Midsummer Night's Dream

Written by William Shakespeare and directed by Jennifer King

Set in the summer of 2017 at Theseus’ Winery in the Napa Valley on his wedding day. four lovers escape into the vineyards where they h fall asleep and the fairy world comes alive and helps the mortals discover who and how to love in hilarious and magical ways.

Two Performance Venues:
Napa - August 24, 25, 26 and 27 at 7pm Veteran’s Memorial Park in Downtown Napa (click here for directions)
Admission is FREE

St. Helena - Sep 8, 9 and 10 at 7pm Napa Valley College Upper Valley Campus Amphitheater (click here for directions)
Admission is FREE

All performances take place outdoors. Both venues opens at 5:30 for seating. All shows start at 7pm. Food and alcohol free beverages are allowed on the premises. Bring your own blanket or chair to sit on.


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Leonard and Sheldon are brilliant physicists, the kind of "beautiful minds" that understand how the universe works. But none of that genius helps them interact with people, especially women. All this begins to change when a free-spirited beauty named Penny moves in next door.

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Amy Farrah Fowler, Ph.D. (guest season 3, recurring in season 4) is a woman Raj and Howard meet on an online dating site using a faux account for Sheldon. She is essentially a female duplicate of Sheldon and she and Sheldon become friends although - as Sheldon claims - she is a girl and is his friend, but she is not his "girlfriend". Like Bialik, Fowler's doctorate is in neuroscience.

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Amy Farrah Fowler: [after Sheldon invites Bert to join them for dinner] Sheldon, that was so sweet of you.
Sheldon Cooper: I could deduce by his facial expression and body language that he was sad.
Amy Farrah Fowler: So the part where he got stood up didn't clue you in?
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Penny Hofstadter: So, did you wind up sending that machine back?
Sheldon Cooper: I did .Uh, I'm not even sure how accurate it was. I took it to the trains store; it said everyone was sad.
Bernadette Rostenkowski: I finally got Halley to sleep.
Penny Hofstadter: You know, I just read a study that suggests new mothers are better at sensing emotions for up to two years.
Amy Farrah Fowler: It's true. Pregnancy causes physiological changes in the brain that result in increased empathy.
Penny Hofstadter: Oh, so all we need to do is get Sheldon knocked up.
Leonard Hofstadter: Can't. He was already fixed when I found him at the shelter.
Sheldon Cooper: Hey, uh, Bernadette, let's test this theory. What do you think I'm feeling right now?
Bernadette Rostenkowski: Let's .see. You're better than us, a little bit sorry for us, but mostly glad you don't have to be us.
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Keeping It Reel

18 / 04 / 2013

This image was taken by photographer  Pippa Dodds, at the 2012 performance Collisions by the Delta Project – a Melbourne dance theatre company built of Deaf and hearing dancers.

Pippa Dodds studied a degree in commercial photography at RMIT in Melbourne, Australia. She has just embarked on an international project documenting dance and ritual. Find more info on the project’s blog, and view Pippa’s website here.

The photo subject is Anna Seymour. Anna studied contemporary dance at Deakin University and has since worked for various companies and choreographers including Polyglot, La Mama, and Strange Fruit. In 2012 she co-founded the Delta Project with Jo Dunbar and was one of the lead dancers in Collisions. Anna also performed in the award-winning “Sounds of Silence” dance piece combining hip hop, contemporary and storytelling at the 2008 Melbourne Fringe Festival with dance troupe  ‘Deaf Can Dance’ – a group Anna played an instrumental role in establishing.

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Sheltie Nation

It’s a Sheltie playdate!

Left to right: Mollie, Casey, Reggie,  Barty, Bob, Beau.
SHELTIEBUDDIES Looks like everyone is having fun Vera!

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  1. beautiful pups!!

  2. Oh geez – I wish I was there. That looks like the making of a rip- roaring, spinning, barking good time!
    your pal Morgan

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Faith of Jesus Daily Devotional - Day 120

kjv@Revelation:14:12 @ Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.

kjv@Mark:1:9 @ And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized of John in Jordan.

kjv@Mark:1:10 @ And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him:

kjv@Mark:1:11 @ And there came a voice from heaven, saying, Thou art my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

kjv@Mark:1:12 @ And immediately the Spirit driveth him into the wilderness.

kjv@Mark:1:13 @ And he was there in the wilderness forty days, tempted of Satan; and was with the wild beasts; and the angels ministered unto him.

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What is God doing?

What is man doing?

What does this passage tell us about the about the commands and faith of Jesus that saints are to keep/guard?

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Thursday, 26 November 2009

Goldhawk Block decision called in by Secretary of State

News reaches us that  the Goldhawk Block decision, which was a planning decision taken so obviously against the wishes of local residents and embarassed the leader of the Council to the point he felt obliged to offer a public apology, has been called in by the Secretary of State for Planning.

It's hard to over-emphasise the embarassment this will cause to the Council. Having ridden roughshod over local residents, this decision will now be put in deep freeze while central government examines it. Meanwhile all those jobs that the Council's decision looked set to extinguish have been given a lifeline.

This is now a lose-lose situation for the Council and quite possibly a rescue line for residents. If they manage to pull it off we should take our collective hats off to them. Cllr Greenhalgh will not be amused at this latest turn of events.

  1. Well done them and it goes to show that if you make enough fuss and have a logical and informed argument, they must listen. Lets hope that the same applies for the 24 hour licensing application and booze 9am until 2.30 am get similar attention.
    a hearing has been arranged for Monday 14 December at Hammersmith Town Hall at 10am in order for the Licensing Sub-committee to hear the application.
    Do you think Humphrys might be free??

  2. Agreed - Cllr Michael Cartwright sent the letter which led to the decision being called in. He was the man who couldn't contain his sarcasm at the claims being made at the meeting by the hapless council officer! I would think he'll be a very popular man down that way now...

  3. [...] focus on housing was very interesting given the controversies that have been around recently due to planning decisions, none of which will have helped Shaun’s cause very much. But he deserves credit for making [...]

  4. [...] unlike the residents who eventually overturned the Council on this ruling by getting the decision called in by the Secretary of State this lot are getting political. Someone closely connected to the campaign [...]

  5. [...] will be in action soon, learning from this experience of having the decision called in by central government, the Council will want to make sure they get [...]

  6. [...] planning decisions that have been directly against residents express wishes, most notably the Goldhawk Block and 282 Goldhawk [...]


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Tuesday, November 17, 2015

Ten On Tuesday- 10 Places Where You Hang Out

I can't name 10, because I don't really hang out much except where I knit, and the kitchen where I cook every day. I guess you could say I hang at bookstores, but not really.

I said I would have some FO's to show, but really I have finished only one thing.  I got some knitting done watching the annual  Santa Claus Parade, and this year the floats were really amazing.  Too bad it was so warm out, because it needs to be cold to be really good.

I've finished another Ka'ana Shawlette, in Blue Moon Twisted "Huegasmic".  I really love neon brights in winter, and this is a free pattern on Ravelry.
I have done a Frostrosen mittens, using Rauma Finullgarn.  Making these mittens using the authentic yarn used in Norway is a wonderful knitting experience.  Also, notice the DPN's- a friend recommended the Karbonz.  They are unbelievable and I really hope you try them and see what I mean.
I am also spinning a boatload of BFL that I dyed up in the summer.

TinBad the Sailor.  He has been showing the kitten how to do bad things.  Doesn't he get that Santa Clause is Coming To Town?

Fleece out.

Gale Bulkley said...

I am curious about the yarn - did you find it different from others in some way? Sticky like Shetland?
(If it's any comfort, I don't go anywhere either).

Bridget said...

So many nice fiber-y things!

I think your kitty should hang out with our Milo - they would enjoy it. The rest of the world, not so much ...

bev said...

Love the BFL! And at least your are finishing things.

mrspao said...

I love your mittens! I have downloaded that shawl pattern as it is gorgeous :) What a serious kitten

Chris said...

Oh, that shawl is delightfully BRIGHT for a grey winter. :)

No, TinBad. Bad kitty.


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Shiba Survey

If you want to put in your 2 cents about your Shiba’s behaviour and temperament, head on over to The Misadventures of a Shiba Inu and take the surveys.

Part I: Basic Information
Part II: Training and Socialization
Part III: Care (coming soon!)

If you’re looking for information on how to get two Shibas to get along, check out this blog; there is a lot of information about how Loki and Jujube’s owner deals with having two Shibas, dominance issues and training.

C-BARQ: Canine Behavioral Assessment & Research Questionnaire

C-BARQ is a series of questions that are designed to evaluate your dog’s behaviour.  It’s interesting, but I find that it is somewhat imprecise.  Tierce was red-flagged on areas where I think he’s pretty much normal.  He’s never threatened to bite or snap at a stranger of any age, but he is nervous around small, erratic children.  His energy is pretty much normal to me – off the charts.  Of course, right now, he’s not living up to that rating:

Oh well; any online test isn’t guaranteed, right?  You can find C-BARQ here.

A Warning

tiercesnarlI had a wake-up call a couple of days ago.  It’s hard to get it down here, because I feel so utterly ashamed of myself.

We have friends who own a pit bull.  “Buddy” is a lovely example of the breed; happy and friendly with people, but also with the single-minded intensity and dominance around other dogs that are hallmarks of the breed.  Despite this, he has had amicable relations with other dogs, so we thought he and Tierce should meet.

Buddy and his owners came around the corner of the house.  We were outside, because we thought it would be easier than in the house.  I brought Tierce forward on the lead to let them sniff noses.  Tierce was excited and went directly to Buddy… and Buddy grabbed him by the ear and Would. Not. Let. Go.  Tierce started SCREAMING and thrashing.  Luckily, Buddy’s owners were right on both the dogs and held them down so Buddy couldn’t shake his head and Tierce couldn’t thrash about too much.

At this point, I’m ashamed to say that I completely freaked out and could do nothing but alternately cry and scream, “Oh my God!”.  I couldn’t see how much damage Buddy was doing.  I couldn’t get in there because it would have made things more complicated, meaning worse, since Buddy’s owners were already in there and getting him to open his jaws.  Honestly, I don’t know what I would have done if I had been alone and I don’t want to know, because I broke down so completely.

They separated the two dogs and took Buddy to the car, while I got Tierce into the house. I was freaking out, my boyfriend was frozen with horror, my friends’ kids were hysterical and terrified that Buddy was going to be taken away or put down, and my friends had each been bitten by Tierce while he was freaking out from the terror and pain.

Amazingly enough, Tierce did not have a scratch on him.  It had been a warning.

But what a warning!  I was thinking of Bella, who is still at large.  I was thinking of all the pictures that I’ve seen of pit bull attacks.  Despite the fact that Buddy is a well-socialized, well-trained dog, he still took a long time (it probably was maybe 45 seconds to a minute) to let go and one of my friends had to stick his fingers down the dog’s throat to do it.

At this point, I would like to emphasize that this is NOT an anti-pit-bull post!  This was a huge human error on both sides.

Above all, I am kicking myself for not foreseeing this and protecting Tierce.  Buddy is a great dog, but he is a pit bull who has been attacked by other dogs before – it’s not strange that he would be on the defensive.  And, for an ABPT, defensive is usually a really, Really, REALLY good offensive. APBT have been bred for generations to fight other dogs and are very, very good at it.

Thank Dog my friends took the time to train and socialize him.  Thank Dog they were on the ball.  In the end, Buddy was a true APBT.  The only injuries that occurred were from Tierce and I’m going to give him a pass on that because he was hurting and scared.  Buddy never bit or threatened to bite his humans.  However, he would have severely injured or killed Tierce if things had not gone the way they did.

After this horrorfest, we got Tierce calmed down, Buddy calmed down and the kids calmed down.  After a visit from his “mom”, Buddy was a happy dog again.  Tierce was happy after I had the kids feed him a huge slab of turkey.  We dressed the wounds that Tierce made and spent a reasonably relaxed hour visiting… “So, anyway, how ya been?”

We also discussed the situation and came to the following conclusions:

– Expecting Buddy and Tierce to get along because we wanted them to.  This was a big one, because we relaxed our guard around two male dogs, one an APBT and one an intact Shiba.

– Introducing the dogs near the house.  That was Tierce’s territory.  Out in the street or even farther would have been better.

– Bringing Buddy around the corner of the house to meet Tierce.  Surprising a dog with the presence of another dog is not always the best idea.  We would have done better to go out in the open where they could have seen each other coming.

– Letting Tierce come up to Buddy right away.  Keeping them separated to see their reactions could have clued us in to the fact that this was a Bad Idea.

– Not acknowledging the fact that Tierce is a very dominant dog and therefore is likely to approach other dogs in a dominant, in-your-face way.  Not something a male dog, especially a male APBT, is likely to take in good part.

– Forgetting that dogs often make decisions based on smell or minute behaviour that humans can’t easily detect.  Tierce’s entire demeanor up to the instant that Buddy grabbed him was, “Who the fuck are YOU?”  Buddy probably had figured that Tierce was going to try to take a chunk out of him well before Tierce came within touching distance.

I am heartily ashamed of myself for not stopping to think.  I could have easily cost Tierce his life or his left ear.   As it was, neither dog was hurt and the humans will recover.  I think my friends were scared – Buddy had never done that before.  I’m guessing he made the decision, after he was attacked by a loose Labrador, that a pre-emptive strike was best.

This was also an excellent lesson on the kind of responsibility that goes with the ownership of an APBT.  Buddy’s owners were prepared to deal with him and did not hesitate to act when things went south.  This is the kind of owner that a pit bull needs.  Buddy is a good dog who has a great temperament and who is owned by knowledgeable, prepared owners.  However, this great temperament is directed at people.  Dogs are a completely different ballgame, as we learned that day.  This incident proved that even the best owners can be blindsided by their dog; fortunately, Buddy’s owners acted immediately and saved Tierce from permanent damage.

Of course, if Tierce had been someone else’s dog, they could have easily blamed Buddy for the incident, because he is a pit bull.  It wasn’t Buddy’s fault. It was our fault, for not recognizing our dogs’ limitations and stress thresholds.  Unfortunately, since Buddy is a pit bull, the onus tends to be on his owners to prove that he didn’t start a fight or that the fight was the natural result of dog-to-dog dominance and not he’s-a-pit-bull-and-they-are-all-vicious-uncontrollable-dogs-that-should-be-killed.

In retrospect, Buddy acted exactly like a typical dog of his sex, age and breed would have acted.  In fact, given what we know about APBT, it was odd that a male pit bull in the prime of life, possessing all the speed and power gifted to his breed, latched on to Tierce and did not leave a single toothmark.  Maybe it was luck or maybe Tierce was very lucky that Buddy was socialized with other dogs in his youth and did not immediately go for a killing hold.

Repeat after me.  Dogs are not people.  Just because a dog gets along with people, does not mean s/he will get along with other dogs.  Shibas are very smart about a lot of things, but their comprehension of their size and fighting power is grossly exaggerated.  Shibas are little shits who will take a shaky situation and make it worse if they possibly can.  Despite the fact that Shibas are little shits, it’s the owner’s full responsibility to make sure they don’t pay the price for being said little shits.

So, if you have a dominant Shiba, be very careful about their attitude towards other dogs.  A Shiba that is extremely submissive may not have the problems that were brought up by my experience, but then again, I have never met a Shiba that didn’t think it owned the world.  If you want to introduce your dog to your friend’s dog, stop and think:

-am I prepared to cancel the physical meeting of the dogs if I think that they are not reacting to each other well at any point?  I ignored my inner warning voice because I wanted the dogs to get along.

-is my dog really good with other dogs?

-is my friend’s dog good with other dogs?

-is there any history that might indicate that the dogs may not get along or may start to grate on one another?

-are the dogs stressed at all?

-am I choosing a neutral venue that allows the dogs plenty of time to see and evaluate each other before physically meeting?

-if there is a fight, am I prepared to deal with it?  Can I break up a fight if it happens? (this is a big one for me; I learned that I need to know what to do if this (DOG FORBID) ever happens again, instead of standing around like a useless, screaming git.)

In the end, this was a relatively minor incident that ended as well as such incidents can.  I didn’t blame Buddy for being what he was.  I didn’t blame his owners; I was just as much at fault for not seeing the pawprints on the wall.  They didn’t blame me or Tierce.  While we were shaken up and frightened at what could have happened, what could have happened didn’t.  It was human error, not canine viciousness and I daresay that Buddy’s owners learned as much as I did about their dog’s abilities and limitations.

I just hope that this story will encourage people with dominant dogs to take things slowly when introducing their dogs to other dogs and keep their dogs away if there are any signs that things will not or are not going well.

Tierce the Shiba ambassador to veterinary clinics everywhere

Vet and staff: Oh, no, another Shiba!

Tierce: Doo-de-doody-doo… hey, cheese!

Me: Yeah, the vet’s office is a WONDERFUL place, isn’t it?

Staff: He’s friendly?!

Vet: I don’t have to muzzle him?!

Tierce: I get to eat hamburger!

Me: What kind of Shibas have come in here before?

Vet and Staff: Neurotic fear-biters.

Me: Oookaaay…..

Vet: Okay, now I’m going to check him out.

Tierce: What are you doing?

Vet: Listening to your heart.

Tierce: Oh. Mmm… this is the expensive stuff from the top fridge shelf, isn’t it?

Me: Yes. Don’t tell Mischa; he’d flip.

Tierce: Don’t worry, I won’t. Yum.

Vet: Aaaaand… check your temperature…

Tierce: Hey! That’s a private area!

Me: Cheese!

Tierce: Yay!

Vet: Okay, can we check your teeth?

Me: Okay, Tierce, we’re going to check your teeth!

Tierce: Do I get cheese?

Me: Absolutely; just show the nice doctor your pearly whites.

Vet: Looks really good, except for the hamburger stuck between them.

Tierce: I’m working on it, okay?

Vet: Time for a shot… can you hold him?

Tierce: What’s she doin-

Me: Cheese!

Tierce: Yay!

Vet: Just a little pinch…

Tierce: What’s that?

Me: Cheese!

Tierce: Yay!

Vet: Okay, he’s good to go. This really is the friendliest, best behaved Shiba I’ve ever seen.

Me: Me too. It’s the magic of animal food products.

Call for Help from the Shibasphere

I got this email a few days ago and, while you’ll see my deathless wisdom *pause for laughter* below, I’m thinking that the people who read this blog might have some good advice to offer Jessica:

I hope you don’t mind if I ask your advice/opinion on my Shiba….

I adopted him from a dog rescue in June. The vet estimates that he is around 5 years old. Some problems have surfaced since he came to live with us. First, he is the only dog I have ever met that has absolutely no problem sleeping in a pool of his own piss in his crate. He doesn’t mind going in at all. I shut the door. He looks up at me with an expressionless face, squats, and pees the most ridiculous river of urine imaginable, not once breaking eye contact with me. At first I thought “Hmn, maybe he’s doing this because he knows I am going to let him out so i can clean it up” and that this was just a plea for attention…. But lo and behold, whether I clean it or let him stew in it, he never fails to leave a pee puddle in his kennel. His crate is the perfect size for him- just enough room to lay, turn, stand, etc. I’ve tried plastic crates and I’ve tried wire crates… I’ve tried lots of bedding and no bedding at all. He goes outside before and after crating (where he finds a spot to lay down like a goat and stare at me blankly). So he gets ample opportunity to pee outside…. He’s been crated in my bedroom where he can see me, and he’s been crated in the dog room, where the other dogs are crated. Location seems to make no difference. In fact, NOTHING seems to make a difference. I really feel like he holds it all day long, just waiting to piss in the crate.

So aside from the peeing, he constantly C-O-N-S-T-A-N-T-L-Y is pacing. Circles, circles, circles, allllllll day long. Will not sit still. Not even a little bit. My vet seems to think he has an anxiety problem. She’s prescribed doggy-prozac for him. I’m still not sure how I feel about this. I thought the peeing and the pacing could maybe be a side effect of some kind of health problem but two vets later and full blood panels, he is in perfect health. There’s nothing medically wrong with him that could be causing the urination in the crate.

He seems fearful of the most ridiculous things…. Little noises, movement, someone walking by him…. He’s ran headfirst into walls trying to get out of the way of someone walking by him. He scrambles away like his tail is on fire if anything rubs him the wrong way.

And the strangest thing ever? I can take him to dog shows, pet conventions, noisy pet stores, and he LOVES IT. No anxiety. No pacing. Relaxed. Mellow. WTF??! Like a perfect angel. And everyone comments on how well-behaved and precious and stately he looks. And he just sits there with his little Shiba-smirk while they go on and on about how good a dog he is….. And then the minute we get home its RUN FOR YOUR LIFE — SOMEONE’S GONNA EAT ME!!!!

I love this dog. He’s hilarious, sweet, and endearing… But really… I do NOT understand where he comes up with this stuff… I’ve been a dog lover all my life… I’ve had jack russels, shih tzus, american bulldogs, springer spaniels, and I breed Miniature Pinschers (which up until now I thought were the most hard-to-decode dogs there were). This Shiba is the most quirky creature I’ve ever encountered. How much of this is normal?? Its really the peeing in the crate thing that baffles me more than anything.

So.. I hope you don’t mind… But…. help?

And here’s my reply:

“Wow… that’s so unusual – normally a Shiba is fanatically clean! I’ve heard that some pet store pups have a similar problem, being literally forced to live in their waste. Puppymill dogs are also notoriously inbred/insane and you might be dealing with one. Your next step might best be to contact an animal behaviourist.

Do you mind if I post this on my Shibalog? Maybe some of the people who read it will have more insight into this.”

Jessica’s response was, obviously, yes, so here we are. Any thoughts?

Shassi and Tierce love Violent Acres

Well, Shassi and Tierce couldn’t give a rat’s ass about Violent Acres. But I do. The latest posts that V has written concern how to train children to behave. It’s excellent reading on directing positive and negative reinforcement to effectively modify behaviour. In fact, it’s very close to clicker training, which is a very effective behaviour modification technique.

Training children to behave on cue

Effective Negative Reinforcement

Effective Positive Reinforcement

The last is, I believe, the best of the three. Shiba owners will find a lot of effective strategies here. First, set the puppy up to succeed. If circumstances are such that he can’t do anything but engage in a desired behaviour, he will develop that into a habit. Incompatible behaviour training is effective in situations like meeting people – if the dog is taught to sit for a treat, then taught that all strangers feed him, he will automatically sit when he meets a stranger. Enthusiastically praise, to the point of absurdity and beyond, a behaviour that you want to reinforce.

And check out the rest of Violent Acres.

Do I say “Hi” to you with a baseball bat?

He Just Wants To Say “Hi”!

The above is one of the best articles on dog behaviour that I have ever read. It ties in to both the Shiba temperament subject and my pet peeve about dogs who are allowed to run up to mine.

A lot of owners are oblivious or just plain stupid when it comes to their dogs running up to others. They think that just because there is no fight starting immediately that their dog is “just being friendly” when, in fact, he is creating the potential for a severe backlash.

Clothier provided an excellent analogy in the above article, but let me provide another.

I’m walking down a city street and notice a big man staring at me. Without warning, he starts running towards me and nearly knocks me over. He then starts feeling me up and asking personal questions. When I kick him in the nuts and follow it up with a boot to the head, he starts screaming that he’s going to call the police and charge me with assault.

Sound fucked up? But that is exactly what thousands of fucking assholes are doing to responsible dog owners every day. The implication is that they can allow their dog to run up to yours and jump all over him, but if there’s a fight it’s your dog’s fault because their dog was “just being friendly”. For variety, there’s the OMG!thishasneverhappenedbefore! breed of idiot haunting city streets and pathways.

I also love how morons with their dogs on Flexi-leads allow their dogs to pull them over to my dog so that the dog can jump all over him. It smacks of the dog telling its owners what to do and the owners allowing a potentially dominant dog to get into my dog’s face. It’s like somehow things are okay because the dog was the one initiating contact. Never mind that I might be holding my dog close by my side so that we can pass by in peace.

Tierce is friendly with most other dogs. I like to have him meet other dogs regularly. On my terms. I don’t like it when someone else assumes that he is fresh meat for their dog to jump on. I know Tierce and I know that he’s a dominant little sumbitch. Therefore, I like to initiate how far and fast he gets into other dogs’ faces because he will jump all over them and paw at their eyes and nibble on their ears. Not a good thing with the wrong dog.

Tierce also is figuring out that I will not allow him to dictate where we go and what he does. Because I’m the Alpha and I say whether he gets to meet that dog or run over to that person. Poor little guy never gets to have any fun.

You can touch this one!

How are Shibas seen in your area? Good? Bad? Indifferent? What the hell is that thar dog?

Today, Tierce and I decided to drop into a local doggy daycare to check out what they had for sale. While I was there, the staff exclaimed over the fact that Tierce was friendly and pettable. They told me that the one Shiba they took care of needed to be lassoed in order to take her for a walk and didn’t like to be touched at any time. Seven months ago, my veterinarian said that Tierce might well be the only Shiba she doesn’t have to muzzle. Even people at the school where Tierce goes for socialization have remarked that Shibas are snappy around children.

The truth is that members of our breed, when they are not bred and raised responsibly, are nasty little creatures. We’re starting with a dog that, even when it is healthy and well-adjusted, is naturally dominant, high-strung and independent. Bred without care and raised without structure, a Shiba will evolve into a canine Vlad Ţepeş.

I blame Shiba owners for the breed’s bad reputation. They are not doing their jobs. What every Shiba owner has control over is the structure that they provide and enforce. Yes, yes, I know – sometimes people acquire Shibas that have less-than-stellar origins over which they and the Shiba have no control. That still doesn’t preclude them from starting and maintaining control over their Shiba’s behaviour.

Insisting that your dog behave politely towards other people and not immediately try to kill other animals is not just good for you and your dog. It also helps pave the way for the Shiba breed in other situations. Breed prejudice has long been considered the problem of Pit Bull people and Rottweiler fanciers, but it can work against any breed not considered “nice”. Some people will refuse to rent to people who own certain breeds of dog or refuse to interact with them without a muzzle. This is not how we want the Shiba inu to be reacted to!

Little dogs are often perceived as less dangerous than big ones, and that causes some people to treat their little dog’s aggression/dominance as not serious. Every person who has had to deal with a little dog who refuses to be touched, groomed or let someone take items away can attest to this fallacy. While a little dog may not be capable of the sheer damage of a large one, it is still capable of inflicting severe wounds and, in the case of small children, even death.

Things every Shiba should be informed of:

1. Nothing in life is free.

2. Children are living hot dog dispensers provided that you sit quietly.

3. Vets are actually kind people who dispense cheese (most veterinarians encourage you to bring your dog around for random treats so that they associate the vet’s office with cheddar rather than shots).

4. Your food/toys/leash/collar/brushes are not your property and you will not treat them as such.

5. Your nails will be clipped. Your ears will be cleaned. Your fur and teeth will be brushed. You will sit/stand/lie quietly and not bite the brush or the hand that wields it. This is not negotiable. You may pout.

6. At no time will you ever growl/snarl/snap/bite at your owner or any person who is put in charge of you.

7. Lunging and trying to kill other animals upon sighting them is not in your best interests.

It’s all very well to say “this is bad and don’t let Shibas do this”, but how do you correct them when they step out of line? Thoughts on this will be chronicled in a future post.

Shibas in love

Today was our introduction to Beginners obedience. No dogs; our trainer just went over the concepts/purpose/schedule and gave us our first week’s homework. Along the way, she stated that “dogs don’t love”. In other words, she believes that dogs don’t have human emotions as we see it and that they operate on “what behaviour will get me what I want”.

When I was in the sixth grade, I had a teacher who insisted that dogs were stupid and that if he fed and was kind to my dog, Buddy, that Buddy would follow him around just like me. When I disagreed, he sneered “Don’t be naive!” By the way, Mr. Prentice, it’s been nineteen years and I hope you are or will be in a nursing home somewhere, being indifferently cared for by light-fingered nurses.

For me, the idea that dogs can’t love like humans is rather painful but makes sense. Kind of like my attitude towards higher powers, an afterlife and the supernatural – it would be really cool if it did exist and I really wish it did, but I really don’t have any evidence that it does. Then I get depressed, wondering why I keep a dog, especially a Shiba, who probably wouldn’t fake giving a shit even if he could.

One issue is that people need for things in their lives to have meaning. We can’t just accept the fact that a dog may not care about us the way we care about him/her. We have to have some perceived return on the investment that we make in loving our dogs. Which, for a Shiba owner, can be very, very difficult when the dog is throwing a full-scale temper tantrum at the mere hint of attaching a leash to his collar. Or ignoring you after you walk in the door without a slab of beefsteak in one hand.

I have come to the conclusion that Shassi and Tierce probably don’t remotely give a shit about me like I do about them. They would happily go on with their lives as long as they ate, got walked, slept (Shassi) and occasionally (Tierce) had a toy to chew on.

Should it matter whether a dog loves you? It is a human choice to bring in another animal to the family circle and it has to be a human realization that the animal won’t value what humans do. I believe that you can (and should) teach your Shiba to respect the things you wish them to respect, but expecting them to value you like you value them is unreasonable.

But it would be nice if it was true.