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BEST-LOOKING PET

Hey, good lookin!

The Freemans pet contest returned this year with 246 submissions from the Hudson Valley and Catskills regions. The big winner in the Best-Looking Pet category this year was Chess, a 4-year-old Border Collie and one of three owned by Judy Curran of Clermont. We compete in agility and have also competed in disc dog competitions. He is the sweetest most loving dog whose eyes look into your soul, writes Curran. The photo was taken in the fall, Curran wrote. Second place went to Chunk. She is now 6 months old, and her eyes are as blue as ever. Her mom is a grey tabby cat who looks nothing like her, but her dad is black and white with similar markings, writes Beth Barrett Dachs. On third place is Daisy, a 4-year-old golden retriever and poodle mix, called a goldendoodle, owned by Beth Staiano. Judges this year were Freeman staffers Diane Pineiro-Zucker, Paula Ann Mitchell, Jesse Disbrow, PROVIDED PHOTO Dwayne Kroohs (the tie-breaker), Chess, a 4-year-old Border Collie and one of three owned by Judy Curran of Clermont, is this years Life Editor Ivan Lajara and ManBest Looking Pet. aging Editor Tony Adamis.

Whats happening
Miller School chess tournament slated
WHAT: Miller Middle School 2014 Chess Tournament WHEN: Feb. 22. Late registration closes at 9:15 and tournament begins at 9:30. WHERE: M. Clifford Miller Middle School, 65 Fording Place Road, Lake Katrine DETAILS: No admission charge. Trophies will be awarded to individual winners and teams. Ages kindergarten through 12th grade. CONTACT: To register or if you have questions please contact Chris Gallo at cgallo@kingstoncityschools.org

Dinner dance hosted by Friends of Seniors

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Best Expression, C4 Weirdest pet, C4 Pet-Owner Look-Alike, C4 Best Photo Composition, C5 Best Outfit, C5 Pet Pals, C6
Online: Check out a slideshow with the winners and most nominations from this years contest at MEDIA. DAILYFREEMAN.COM .
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WHAT: Friends of Seniors of Dutchess County St. Patricks Day Dinner Dance WHEN: 1-5 p.m. March 16 WHERE: Poughkeepsie Elks Lodge, 29 Overocker Road, Poughkeepsie DETAILS: Come celebrate and dance to the tunes of the Bob Martinson Band. They will serve corned beef and cabbage and have a 5050 Penny Social. $25 per person. Make reservations by making a check payable to Friends of Seniors, 41 Catherine St., Poughkeepsie, N.Y. 126012529. Proceeds benefit Friends of Seniors. Friends of Seniors provides transportation for seniors to nonemergency medical appointments including doctor visits, labs, physical therapy, dental appointments, dialysis and surgical procedures. Contact: (845) 485-1277; http:// www.friendsofseniors.biz/

Bulb sale to benet Master Gardeners

Daisy, a 4-year-old golden retriever and poodle mix, called a goldendoodle, owned by Beth Staiano, takes third place.

Second-place finisher Chunk as a kitten. Beth Barrett Dachs writes that, at 6 months old now, her eyes are just as blue.

WHAT: Online Perennial & Bulb Sale to benefit Master Gardeners of Ulster County WHEN: Through March 7 WHERE: Order through http:// groups.dutchmillbulbs.com/ DETAILS: Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ulster Countys Master Gardener Program in association with Dutch Mill Bulbs Company will be offering their very first online Flowering Perennials and Bulb Sale Fundraiser through March 7. Gladiolus, Lilies, Orchids, Hosta, Bleeding Hearts and many other perennials are available. CONTACT: www.cceulster.org.

Ashokan Maple Festival in Olivebridge

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Chase, a 2-year-old pitbull-lab mix, owned by The Kaufmans of Hyde Park, takes Honorable Mention honors. At left above, Cali, a 1-year-old long haired, female, Calico cat, owned by Joanne Keller. At left, Coco Chanel, a 4-and-a-halfyear-old chocolate labrador retriever, owned by Ashleigh Zurlo.

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Jinxy, a 2-year-old male blue eyed white Persian cat owned by Annie and Brian Pysher of Catskill.

WHAT: Ashokan Maple Festival WHEN: March 1. Maple Fest Activities takes place from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.;Cajun Jam Session from 4:30-6 p.m.; Cajun Dinner from 6-7 p.m.; Dance Lesson at 7:30 p.m.; and Cajun Dance with Krewe de la Rue at 8 p.m. WHERE: The Ashokan Center, 477 Beaverkill Road. Olivebridge. DETAILS: Family Fun, Hands-On Activities, Music and a Pancake Breakfast all day. Tap a tree and watch syrup being made. Try your hand at Blacksmithing. Enjoy singing and dancing with Jay and Molly and Mike and Ruthy, and enjoy a puppet show with Grian MacGregor and the Ivy Vine Players. Day activities from11 a.m. to 4 p.m. are $5 per person, free for kids under 5 . Pancake Breakfast is$5; Blacksmithing: take home a durable, useful item of your own making, $5 materials fee; Dinner and Dance: $30 online / $35 at the door. Kids under 5 are free; Dance only: $15 for adults, $10 for teens and under, kids under 5 are free. CONTACT: (845) 657-8333 ext. 10; ashokancenter.org

Jeremy Spencer to play Bearsville Theater

PETS

How to take care of your pets during winter

By Brian Hubert bhubert@freemanonline.com @brianatfreeman on Twitter

Dont let their thick fur coat fool you, animals are susceptible to the cold, said Dr. Edward Decort a veterinarian at Kingston Animal Hospital. You should not let any animal be outside for any extended period of time in this climate, Decort said. He said this includes cats and dogs that people consider an outside pet. He said many of things that make the cold dangerous to humans, like frostbite, can happen to animals as well.

Think of time you would spend outside, he said. Animals have exposed skin around the ears, nose feet, tips of their tail and their belly and abdomen are thinly haired. They can get frostbite on their ears, nose, and on the pads of their feet, he said. Animals can even get hypothermia, he said. We had a cat that was left out at night when the owners feel asleep, he said. When they woke up a few hours later their cat was hypothermic, he said. He said the best idea for cats owners is to keep their cats inside. Beyond cold temperatures, risks abound outside for cats

during the winter, he said. He recommends people to bang on the hood of their car because their outdoor cat or a neighbors cat may take up shelter under the hood of a car for the warmth coming off the engine, he said. In areas where there are lots of feral cats we actually have people who open up the hood of the car before they get in. The cold can be dangerous for dogs as well, he said. Decort said this is especially true for dogs that spend most of their time indoors and smaller toy breads like Chihuahuas, Yorkshire terriers, and other small dogs. He said these dogs often dont like to go outside in the cold lead-

ing to another problem, constipation. We often get people who bring these dogs in because they are having back problems, he said. It often turns out they are getting constipated because they are not going out to go the bathroom. Decort said he recommends dog owners to keep an eye on their pet to make sure its taking bathroom breaks. For larger dogs that spend more time outdoors, Decort said he recommends not shaving any dogs fur during the cold because a thick coat helps the animal to be able to better handle cold temWINTER PAGE 2

WHAT: Jeremy Spencer, founding member of Fleetwood Mac and a Rock & Roll Hall of Famer, performing at the Bearsville Theater WHEN: 8 p.m. Door; 9 p.m. Show. March 22 WHERE: Bearsville Theater, 291 Tinker St., Woodstock DETAILS: Tickets are $20 in advance; and $25 at the door. CONTACT: (845) 679-4406; bearsvilletheater.com/

Los Lobos Mardi Gras Show comes to Woodstock

WHAT: Los Lobos special Mardi Gras show WHEN: 8 p.m., Tuesday, March 4 WHERE: Bearsville Theater, 291 Tinker St., Woodstock DETAILS: Tickets are $40 / $55, $65 and $75. CONTACT: Go to http://ssl. radiowoodstock.com/ to purchase tickets.

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ART AND ANTIQUES

Collecting glass canning jars

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A 19th Century half pint glass fruit canning jar worth $60.
mouth/easy to ll self-sealing canning jars. His jars allowed a threaded metal ring to stay in place during the heating process. These jars could be quickly lled and re-used, too. When it comes to valuable glass canning jars, look for embossed pattern decoration and lettering advertising the origin and maker of the jar, clear condition, no cracks or chips, and the original accessory lid, seal ring, or clamp. Happy canning and collecting! Dr. Lori is an internationally known antiques appraiser and author with a doctorate in art history. Dr. Lori presents antique appraisal events around the world. Dr. Lori is the expert appraiser on Discovery channels Auction Kings. Visit www.Dr.LoriV. com, www.Facebook.com/ DoctorLori, or call (888) 4311010. Dr. Lori Verderame on Google+. even though it is not required by law, he said. Its nice to see them get like an insulated jacket or something, he said. You wouldnt want to stand out there and be in the snow and ice either. He said he sees a lot of three side lean-tos, which he said are not the best shelters. But at least they provides something for the horse to get out of the wind, rain or snow, he said. Daniels said the SPCA has full police power to enforce laws relating to animal cruelty for animals ranging from cats and dogs, to fowl and horses. But we dont like to use it, he said. If we hear of a problem, we try to first approach it as a concerned neighbor, and only use prosecution if its absolutely necessary. We have a great staff that has knowledge that ranges from cats, and dogs, to reptiles and farm animals, he said. Were fully equipped. If anybody has any questions about their animals or they see something in question, feel free to call us at (845) 331-5377.

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peratures. He said for outdoor dogs its important to have a proper shelter. It should have an elevated platform, dry thick bedding and an access point that is able to be closed to limit drafts, he said. Make sure their water doesnt freeze, and use plastic bowls instead of metal so their tongues dont stick. If you insist on having an outside animal, give them access to a garage and give them a warm corner, he said. He said he can remember a case where an owner let a dog out for hours in the cold with a pile of leaves as its only shelter. Thats asking for trouble, he said. Another improper shelter is a vehicle, he said. Cars in this kind of weather can cool down very rapidly, he said. Your animal can get permanent injuries or even freeze to death in vehicle. These are domesticated animals, he said. We know that even wild animals have taken a toll from this. He said deer populations have been noted to be higher after warmer winters. Even walking their pet in the winter can present dangers if owners are not careful, he said. He said its very important to keep animals on a leash when its very cold and especially with a fresh snowfall. They wont hesitate to go out on lakes and ponds and they could have potential to fall through, he said. Its important if youre walking your animal around a partly frozen lake that they stay of the ice and on their leash. He said people should

be very careful if they take their pet hiking with them. If you hike with your animal, and you have fresh snowfall, and they wander away from you, they could get lost, he said. They can lose their trail or scent if a layer of snow has fallen over their tracks. He said chemicals in road salt and deicing agents can make pets very sick when their paws get irritated from the salt and they attempt to lick it off, he said. He said if dog owners see symptoms like lethargy or digestive problems shortly after salt trucks made their rounds, its a good chance that the animal ingested road salt. The pet owner should bring their animal to a veterinarian immediately, he said. These are things you need to be careful about when you walking your animal. But dogs and cats are not our only four legged friends that can be impacted by cold weather. Domesticated farm animals like sheep, donkeys and horses can be adversely affected by the cold as well, said Glenn Daniels, an enforcement officer at the Ulster County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Daniels said, like dogs and cats, the most common problem he sees is frozen water. He said he recommends that farm animal owners should get a warmer for their animals water. Another important thing is to provide proper shelter for these kinds of animals, he said. Smaller animals like goats, sheep, chickens need to have shelter, he said. The group recommends shelter for horses as well,

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Best Expression
Duncan Pittsfield, a 6-month-old chocolate Havanese, owned by Joanne Hanigan, wins this years contested Best Expression category. Rowdy, a 4-year-old pitbull owned by Vinny Decicco and Mercedes Lapp of Lake Katrine takes second place. There was no third place chosen this year. Instead, there were several honorable mentions.

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Duncan Pittsfield, a 6-month-old chocolate Havanese, owned by Joanne Hanigan, wins this years Best Expression category.

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Landon, a Seal Point Himalayan owned by Jeanine Greco.

Rowdy, a 4-year-old pitbull owned by Vinny Decicco and Mercedes Lapp of Lake Katrine takes second place.

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Ricardo, a yellow lab and 5-months old in this photo, is a guide dog in training from Guiding Eyes for the Blind. He is being raised by the Holod family of New Paltz and Jamie Thompson, Regional Coordinator for Guiding Eyes for the Blind - Ulster Region.

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Wilson the 7-year-old miniature Dachshund, is blind but still thinks he can see to beg, write owners Jim and Coleen Sass.

Shadow, a 2-year-old male, domestic long-haired cat striking an evening pose, owned by Betty Lockard Saugerties, in this photo submitted by Ellen J. Kalish. At left, Nicky, a 6-year old male Green Cheek Conure, owned by Roberta Arsenuk of Woodstock.
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Mugzi, an 8-year-old Boston terrier owned by Fred and Marci Smith, riding with Alex Smith around the yard. Online: Check out a slideshow with the winners and most nominations from this years contest at MEDIA. DAILYFREEMAN.COM .
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Streak, a 9-month-old male cat owned by Timothy Bonesteel of Saugerties.

Pet-Owner Look-Alike
In first place are 6-year-old Boston Terrier, Brosius, with big brothers Mason and Connor Cafaldo of Esopus. Brosius owners are Bryan and Shelley Cafaldo.
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Weirdest Pet
The Weirdest Pet category is weird because nobody really knows whos going to end up winning. Strange expressions, unusual animals, odd framing all contribute to the final results. This year was no different. Case in point, a combination between the expression and photo framing made Oliver, a one-year-old guinea pig owned by Heidi Baschnagel, this years Weirdest Pet. In second place was Lucy, a 10-month-old New Hampshire Red chicken owned by Lynda Lewis. Jake, a quarter horse who is around 25 years old and owned by Marti Wikane of West Camp, took third place.

In first place are 6-year-old Boston Terrier, Brosius, with big brothers Mason and Connor Cafaldo of Esopus. Brosius owners are Bryan and Shelley Cafaldo. Second place goes to Jim Garvey and Timber the dog. Melaine Garvey, Jims wife, writes, My husband is blind and Timber our blue-nose pitbull has become his best friend. Jim is no longer able to PROVIDED PHOTO work because of his Parkinsons In second place are Jim Garvey and spends much of his day and Timber the blue-nose snuggled with our dog. pitbull.

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Oliver, a one-year-old guinea pig owned by Heidi Baschnagel, is this years Weirdest Pet.

Lucy, a 10-monthold New Hampshire Red chicken, wins second place in the Weirdest Pet category. Lynda Lewis writes, Her and her 6 sisters came to our house as baby chicks last Spring. Although she is making the best of this snowy winter she prefers to free range in the grass! She lays about 5 eggs a Jake, a quarter horse who is around 25 years old, week and they are is owned by Marti Wikane of West Camp. He takes the best! third place.

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Best Photo Composition

The Best Photo Composition category this year included a variety of styles and settings. In first place was Belilli, 7, a domestic shorthair and Siamese mix cat owned by Alise Marie of Woodstock. Second place went to Alejandro the cat, 4, owned by Angie Cartagena of Milan. In third place was Karsen, a 6-year-old labrador retriever owned by Eva and Larry Cleveland of Hurley. Others received Honorable Mentions.

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Alejandro, 4, our second-place winner, is very shy but very handsome, writes his owner, Angie Cartagena of Milan. At right, Karsen, a 6-year-old labrador retriever owned by Eva and Larry Cleveland of Hurley, takes third place.

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Belilli, 7, a domestic shorthair and Siamese mix cat owned by Alise Marie of Woodstock, takes first place in the photo composition category. Marie writes, It was so tough to choose a photo! She is so very beautiful, athletic, hilarious...so many shots over the years ... but this one I caught the other day: She and Cleopatra, conferring, in all their regal splendor.

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Izzy, 5, a pointer, pit bull mix rescued from a local ASPCA, lives with the Schell family.
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Scout, a 4-year-old Greater Swiss Mountain dog owned by Alexandra Pappas and Chad Gomes of Port Ewen.

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Jackson, 3months old in this picture, is a boxer owned by Joe and Shannon Gallivan of Kingston.

Other category winners:

Best Looking, C1 Best Expression, C4 Weirdest pet, C4 Pet-Owner Look-Alike, C4 Pet Pals, C6
Online: Check out a slideshow with the winners and most nominations from this years contest at MEDIA.DAILYFREEMAN.COM.

Bolger, a 7-year-old male Bernese Mountain Dog owned by The Sheber family of Woodstock.
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Holly, owned by Luna Lowrie of Accord. LIFE

Best outfit
Sofie, an 11-month-old English bulldog and beagle cross owned by Rachel Kopp and Travis Yeager, takes first place in the Best Outfit category. Emma, a 6-monthold mixed breed (springer Spaniel, lab and chow), owned by Tim and Kim Keefe of Shady, takes second place. Tied for third place is Lexi, a 1-year-old chihuahua owned by Susan Scalan of Kingston; and Bubbles, a 6-year-old guinea pig owned by Madison Hart of Red Hook.

Hard lessons learned

and watching budHard lessons gets go completely have been learned haywire. Airports of late are in a constant Under harsh frenzy of cancelweather conditions lations; there are New York City subscattered power way and bus riders Shirley Fischler outages and a do not care if one Columnist ow of complaints is old, feeble and oods the emeror obviously in disgency telephone wires. tress. If theyre sitting in But the weather has a disabled/elderly seat on also totally stressed the a crowded train or bus, too bad theyre NOT get- social fabric of the city. Eye contact on the streets ting up. is extremely rare. Why? In the last several Because making eye conweeks Ive not seen ONE tact means one might person help a mother have to help someone else, cum stroller and infant or give up that disabled through slushy intersections or up and down sub- seat, or acknowledge that way stairs. Theyre invari- someone else is in as much trouble. ably trying to maintain Granted, some of that their own balance and/ non-eye contact is beor dry shoes and cant be cause everyone is spendbothered with anybody ing so much time looking elses problems. The lack of respect and at their feet, to avoid the black ice patches or the consideration for the elderly or inrm on the nar- mushy puddles when its warmer. rowed sidewalks (beThe rst time I vencause theyre only partured out to walk a mile, tially cleared) is agrant, the amount of time I spent as they ll the whole sidetrying to nd ways around walk in chattering phalanxes, oblivious to canes, slush or mounds of ice walkers, grocery carts and boulders at intersections probably took up a majorstrollers. The never ending, con- ity of the hour I was out. I ended up only walking stant onslaught of awful about three-quarters of a weather is stressing the mile as the crow ies, but nancial ber of the citI probably walked more ies. Everybodys running than a mile because of all out of salt and sand for the detours and re-routthe streets, paying overing I had to do at intersectime they cant afford tions. The worst was all the time I spent waiting and standing around in the wind and cold. Why? Because once I found (with my son helping me) the quickest, easiest, driest way across, we had to wait for all of the younger, more agile oncomers to bull their way through, without a single thought for the obviously frail and somewhat shaky older woman with young man. Funny thing was, it was my son who made ME wait for the thoughtless rushers! He was so horrified by the nasty way people were acting toward each other that he spent all of his time being the most polite, thoughtful, helpful person on the train or bus, or at the messy intersections. Poor guy was trying to make up for the bad behavior of a city full of stressed, exhausted people! The last storm has come through and it appears that maybe for the next week we might catch a real break. I wonder which will come rst: the snow nally making an exit, or the stress levels subsiding? Shirley Fischler resides in Boiceville and New York City. Her column appears Sunday in the Life section.

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Sofie, an 11-month-old English bulldog and beagle cross owned by Rachel Kopp and Travis Yeager, takes first place in the Best Outfit category.

Emma, a 6-month-old mixed breed (springer Spaniel, lab and chow), owned by Tim and

Tied for third place is Lexi, a 1-year-old chihuahua owned by Susan Scalan of Kingston. At left is Bubbles, a 6-year-old guinea pig owned by Madison Hart of Red Hook, who tied for third place.

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Pet Pals
Geri the tabby cat, owned by Anne Meiswinkel of Saugerties, hangs out with a deer and takes away the Pet Pals categorys top position. Buster, a 1-year-old lab mix, and Whiskers, 1-year-old female Calico, both owned by Barbara E. Sanchez of Red Hook, take second place. We adopted them around the same time he from Paws, Inc in Kingston, and she from P.A.N.T. in Salt Point, writes Sanchez. PROVIDED PHOTO In third place are Roxy, the larger Buster, a 1-year-old lab mix, and Whiskers, 1-year-old female Calico, both owned by Barbara dog at the top of the picture, a 2- E. Sanchez of Red Hook, take second place. year old Rhodesian Ridgeback and boxer mix; and Willie Nelson, a 9-month-old Husky, Shepherd, lab mix. They are owned by Eric Kohler of Saugerties.
Duke Ellington Rebillot, a 2-and-a-halfyear-old pointer mix, is a rescue dog owned by Pat and Kathy Rebillot of Tivoli. Rebillot, wrote, Pet pals? Maybe, maybe not.
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Geri, the tabby cat owned by Anne Meiswinkel of Saugerties, hangs out with a deer and takes away the Pet Pals categorys top position.

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Roxy is the larger dog at the top of the picture. She is a 2- year old Rhodesian Ridgeback and boxer mix. Willie Nelson, toward the bottom, is a 9-month-old Husky, Shepherd, lab mix. They are owned by Eric Kohler of Saugerties. Roxy and Willie Nelson take third place.

Congo, a 14-month-old English Mastiff owned by Jeff Sweet of the town of Saugerties, and Mila, an 18-month-old Yorkshire Terrier owned by Sweets wife, Ivone.
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At right, the Uptown Girls, all rescues, from left, are Miley Mittens, Natalia BONEavista and Stella BONEasara. All three live with Kathleen Rogan of Uptown Kingston.
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Chulo the chihuahua, 4, owned by Michelle Tummillo, and Chester the cat, 3, owned by Michael Pitt, take honorable mention. Avrie, a female torti-point Himalayan Persian, and Lexi, a male blue-point Himalayan Persian, are owned by Chelsea and Landi Bisignano of Saugerties.
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LIFE

And the loser is ... us

persensitive timekeeping makes being 0.01 of a second behind the winner somewhat like being a Soviet politician in the Cold War who falls out of favor. Youre removed from the history books; your name is never spoken again. You become a nonperson. Sports seems to be one of the few human endeavors that hates a tie -- someone has to win. Why? A lot of people would go to a movie that starred Julia Roberts or Meryl Streep. But they would also go to a movie that starred Julia Roberts and Meryl Streep. Theyre both winners. There is no second place. In show business, there are lots of winners; hundreds of stars can walk down the red carpet at the Academy Awards and theyll all get the overthe-top celebrity treatment. But if gold and silver Olympians walk into an event, the silver medalist may as well be in the witness protection program for all the attention he wont get. Hell never see his face on a Cheerios box; he wont be in TV ads; he wont get as many sponsors. Contestants that get kicked off Survivor on their very rst week will get a publicist and an agent to paw through their offers to appear on morning shows and at state fairs. It gets even stranger if you compare someone who comes in second at the Olympics to, say, the 71st best TV sportscaster in the country, who is treated like the Sun King. He doesnt have to be rst, second or third best. He just has to be on TV. People take him to lunch, they send him trinket-loaded swag bags and he plays free rounds of pro-am golf at all the best courses. He gets asked for autographs and begged to heal sick relatives with his magic touch. But he thinks that the guy who comes in third in the downhill is a bum -- someone who didnt try hard enough. Now, dont misunderstand me: Im not for lowering the standards of sports. Trying your hardest and never giving up are admirable qualities, but most of us do that every single day without expecting a medal for it. For the gold, you cant just be good at something -- you have to be the best. Most gold medalists win by remarkable margins; they dominate their competition. If Phelps and Cavic had tied, Phelps still would have come home with a remarkable and record-breaking eight gold medals -- a performance that may never be duplicated. Killy would still have the three golds he won in 1968 as well as a couple of World Cups. Nothing would change for those two, but it might have for their competitors. Contact Jim Mullen at JimMullenBooks.com.

way commercials if Do you recognize they had tied in the the names Guy Pe100-meter buttery rillat and Milorad in London in 2012. Cavic? They came Instead, Cavic lost in second to Olymby 0.01 of a second. pic gold medalists Jim By contrast, UsJean-Claude Killy Mullen ain Bolt won the gold and Michael Phelps, The in London by beatrespectively, each by Village Idiot ing Yohan Blake in a single hundredth the 100-meter sprint of second. Or as its by just over one-tenth of a called in the real world, a second, and even to the untie. trained eye, it was an obviIf the time clock was ous victory. It wasnt even measured in tenths of a close. You could see who second, or even ftieths of won easily, without debate, a second, Killy and Perilno photo nish required. lat would have tied in the There are a great many 1968 Winter Games. They good things about keeping both would have received hyper-accurate time. Its gold medals and become good for training and its darlings of the 60s jet set. good for the record books. Phelps and Cavic might But in competitions, hyboth be starring in Sub-

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