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All while we were dozing on the couch.

Even at home as the campaign for the Re- of political candidates. We still believe in our system, publican nomination draws closer to the Iowa pri- sort of. And we still have football -- at least for a few mary, the networks were reduced to rehashing the more weeks. No wonder the U.S. dollar is so strong. foreign affairs debate from earlier last week. Newt A lot of people around the world want what we have.

Gingrich remained a strong contender, and no one We should treasure that -- even if we aren’t thinking could stoke a fire on the immigration issue. Presum- about the world’s problems. And that’s the Savage ably the candidates and their supporters were also Truth.

Terry Savage is a registered investment adviser and is on dozing in front of the TV. the board of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. She appears week The only economic issue that could rally inly on WMAQ-Channel 5’s 4:30 p.m. newscast, and can be reached terest was the extent of the deals being offered on at www.terrysavage.com. She is the author of the new book, “The Black Friday, which started on Thursday night. Shop- New Savage Number: How Much Money Do You Really Need to perTrak predicted a more than 6 percent increase Retire?” To find out more about Terry Savage and read her past columns, visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at www.creators. in sales -- based on foot traffic in the stores. But it remains to be seen if those sales will be profitable ones for retailers or just loss leaders that put them in ��� ������� by Linda Thistle the red for the season.

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For many consumers, the mania of the shopat the bottom and right-hand columns of the diagram by following the arithmetic signs in the order they are ping season will end in the depression of January as given (that is, from left to right and top to bottom). Use the bills come due. But this is the season for thinking only the numbers below the diagram to complete its blank squares and use each of the nine numbers only of the here and now. once.

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This is the fifth holiday season in which we’ve faced economic challenges and uncertainThe idea of Go ty about our financial future.

In 2007, we Figure had justis to arrive at the figures given at the botseen the market take a sharp drop from its August tom and right-hand columns of peak. In 2008, the holiday season began just after the diagram by following the the September collapse of Lehman. In 2009 (after signs the market made its lowsarithmetic around 6700 in March),inwethe order they are given is, from left were swept into the holidays with a report (that that the to right and top to bottom).

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If you truly want to control your spending, make it cash. Yes, it is very inconvenient. Yes, it requires that you visit the ATM before you go shopping, which assumes that you have money in the bank to withdraw. Spending with cash requires that you plan ahead because you can’t spend more cash than you have with you -- pretty much killing your ability to spend spontaneously. And that is exactly the point.

2. Make a plan. Your mind is a wonderful thing, but not a good place to keep your holiday shopping list. You need a written plan that starts with the amount of money you have to spend, followed by your gift list. Be sure to include the expenses you have beyond gifts such as entertainment, gift wrapping, mailing costs, tickets to events and travel expenses. The amount you have to spend needs to cover all of your intended expenses.

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With any new puppy come certain predictable realities. There may not be blood, but there will be challenges:

1) There will be chewing.

Puppies, like babies, teethe. It’s a painful process that most of us have zapped from our bank of childhood memories. But in search of relief from the intense pressure of new teeth forcing their way out, puppies chew and gnaw -- on furniture, on shoes, on anything that feels good to their aching mouths.

The solution is to provide your pup with something that feels good but isn’t potentially harmful and doesn’t cost hundreds of dollars to replace.

The perfect chew toy for a teething dog? A frozen washcloth.

Soak several washcloths and store them in your freezer. Whenever your puppy puts his teeth to anything you’d rather he not, take the item away and immediately sub in a frozen washcloth. His sore gums will feel immediate relief, and the previous item will fade from memory like so many forgotten baby teeth. Ice cubes also do the trick.

The pain of teething also brings nipping and mouthing. Nipping is a diminutive bite. Mouthing is the constant placement of the dog’s mouth on some part of you -- hand, leg, ankle, arm. Both habits can lead to biting if not corrected, so keep the washcloths coming. production

2) There will be elimination.

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Eliminating bodily waste is an act of nature stamp -- like breathing. We as dog owners must understand AdVenture Media that he doesn’t care where he goes -- we care. Thus, it is our job to teach him what we want. And so we must first make a choice: outside or inside?

Housebreaking your puppy means he goes outside and only outside. Paper training entails teaching him to go inside the house, in a specific area. I strongly recommend housebreaking. Once a dog gets the go ahead to eliminate inside, it’s difficult to switch gears.

Once you and your vet have determined the proper diet for your pup, you’ll want to establish a consistent feed-water-walk schedule: He eats according to schedule, drinks according to schedule and is taken outside on the heels of either activity.

Should an accident occur, clean the area thoroughly, and immediately take the dog outside and praise him.

Accidents are not cause for punishment.

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Commonwealth Fund confirmed that as a nation we spend much more on health care than any other country, but outcomes are not as good, care is slower and poorly coordinated. In their report, 42 percent of patients reported seeing multiple physicians, having duplicate tests, not receiving the care they needed, being prescribed incorrect medications and receiving virtually no explanation of their Dr. David Lipschitz problems. And they were concerned to learn that their doctors rarely communicated with each other.

Compared with Australia, Canada, France, Germany, New Zealand, Scandinavia and the United Kingdom, American patients were four times more likely to forgo care, skip physician visits or not fill prescriptions because of out-of-pocket costs.

The clear difference between health care in the United States and in other developed countries is the level of coordination of care by primary care physicians. In other developed countries, visits to

A new Gallup poll shows that only 44 perthese doctors are usually free and appointments cent of Americans receive healthcare insurance are readily available. Unlike in America, the primary through their employers. And those who do are paycare doctor, who refers patients to specialists when ing more than they used to -- with greater deductneeded, coordinates all patient care. ibles and co-payments.

This form of care is referred to as the

This reflects a 5 percent decrease in in“medical home” and attempts are under way in the sured employees in the past three years. InformaUnited States to duplicate it. The Commonwealth tion from the Kaiser Family Foundation indicates Fund reported that medical homes had lower rates that there are now 44 million uninsured adults and of medical errors, better communication with paanother 22 million below age 65 receiving Medicaid tients, avoidance of unnecessary tests and fewer and other public assistance for low-income families. emergency visits.

Doctor visits among those with insurance

Virtually every insurance plan in the United are declining, as are laboratory tests, prescriptions States acknowledges with pride that their enrollees and medical procedures. Visits are decreasing bedo not need a referral to see a specialist. And one cause of the number of uninsured and also because specialist can refer to another, leaving the primary more individuals have bought health care insurance physician out of the loop. In the future, this mindwith high deductibles. Many are choosing not to set has to change and everyone needs to underundergo elective procedures, such as knee replacestand that multiple physicians leads to too many ments, perhaps because of the weak economy and tests, too many drugs and too many procedures steep co-payments. Patients with illnesses wait later that, in turn, result in poor care with an increased and later to see the doctor, leading to more difficult risk of mistakes, complications and needless exproblems and a higher need for hospitalization. pense.

The decrease in visits has also been noted

Policy makers, medical schools, states and among the Medicare population. Even a modest inthe federal government must do more to encourcrease in co-payments is accompanied by a greater age young physicians to enter primary care. And reluctance to visit the doctor. A recent article in the consumers must work hard to find a physician they New England Journal of Medicine examined the trust who assumes the management of all their medical usage of 900,000 Medicare recipients in medical problems and only see a specialist when managed Medicare plans between 2001-2006. Durneeded. This is the only hope for solving our totally ing that time, primary care co-payments increased dysfunctional, bloated and expensive health care from $7 to $14 and from $12 to $22 for visits to GREENS BEL AIR system.

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CASEY’S CORNER (from page 9) They are opportunities for learning. Rather than accentuating your displeasure when he gets something wrong during the early learning stages, focus on demonstrating how pleased you are with his corrected behavior.

3) There will be leash resistance.

Most of us know better than to throw a saddle on a horse that’s never worn one and hop on. A leash to a dog is no more natural. Dogs don’t come with diplomas. We must be patient with them as they adjust to all our wacky expectations.

The best way to gently introduce the leash to your pooch is to fasten a lightweight model to his collar and supervise as he wears it around the house.

This allows him to get used to the weight around his neck. Play fetch with him, have him walk to his food bowl and eat, and do any number of normal activities; however, do not ever leave him alone with the leash on.

Once he’s had time to warm to the idea, take him on a walk. Allow him to pull you. Tugging on the leash while it’s attached to his neck is no way to make him enjoy wearing one. He’ll learn to stop pulling once he begins obedience training and learns “heel.” Until then, cut the little guy some slack and have fun.

For more information on creating and implementing a feed-water-walk schedule, housebreaking, chewing, mouthing, nipping or leash training, read “I Just Got a Puppy. What Do I Do?” or “When Good Dogs Do Bad Things,” or visit www.unclematty.com.

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Dog trainer Matthew “Uncle Matty” Margolis is the co-author of 18 books about dogs, a behaviorist, a popular radio and television guest, and the host of the PBS series “WOOF! It’s a Dog’s Life!” Read all of Uncle Matty’s columns at www. creators.com, and visit him at www.unclematty.com. Send your questions to dearuncle.gazette@unclematty.com or by mail to Uncle Matty at P.O. Box 3300, Diamond Springs, CA 95619.

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I am really worried that we are turning into a welfare state and that young people today are relying too much on the government to take care of them, as opposed to taking care of themselves, as my generation did. I blame the nanny-state government for all of this.

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So who’s to blame if the older seniors didn’t get the message and relied too much on the government to take care of them? Were they lazy or just unlucky? Obviously, some people simply didn’t plan well. But many times, it was circumstances beyond their control that drove them towards poverty.

My own parents didn’t save very much for their retirement. But when I discussed this with my then-widowed mother shortly after I started working for the Social Security Administration, she told me that even though both she and my dad were working (both at low-paying jobs that offered no pension), there was simply no money left at the end of each month after paying the rent and utility bills and buying groceries to feed four children. Putting money aside for retirement was just a pipe dream for my things are just parentsSome -- and many like them.

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The good news in this story is that every study I’ve ever seen shows that for about the past 10 to 15 years or so, more and more people have gotten serious about financial planning for their retirement years. That’s why so many people retiring today have something in those other two legs of the three-legged stool to help support them and their Social Security in retirement. So I think you’re wrong to criticize younger people. They’re more educated about Social Security than we were, and they do not expect to live off of their Social Security in retirement.

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I’ll discuss your luck-versus-laziness argument in a minute. But I think you’re wrong about your generational generalizations. Statistics show that it’s older Americans, not young people, who rely way too much on the government for their livelihood.

These are some of the surprising statistics I pointed out in that prior column: For about 65 percent of all senior citizens, their Social Security check represents fully one-half of their total income. For one-third of older Americans, their Social Security check makes up 90 percent of their monthly income.

And sadly, for 20 percent of older Americans, their Social Security check is the only income they have.

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I have a silver charm bracelet that was given to me in 1944. My mother gave me the first charm, and I have a total of seven. All of the charms are engraved with the names of family and friends. Marked on the backside of each charm are the words “Coro Sterling Silver.” Does my bracelet have any value?

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The Cohen Xerger Co., founded in 1900, in New York City, made your bracelet. They also had a factory in Providence, R.I. In 1943, the company changed its name to Coro. They used the first two letters of Cohn and Rosenberger. Coro Craft Sterling was produced from 1943 to 1944,  and it was one of their most expensive lines.

The  company was sold to Richton Intl. in 1970 and it  eventually went bankrupt.

Coro costume jewelry is very collectible.

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