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CARTOONS,PART ONE

by Kathy Wolfe

What would Saturday mornings be like without our favorite cartoons? This week, Tidbits brings you Part One of a look at some of our long-time favorites, guaranteed to inspire more than a few good memo-ries.

• TV Guide has ranked Bugs Bunny as the greatest cartoon character of all time. Homer Simpson is No. 2 on the list, and Rocky and Bullwinkle hold the No. 3 slot.• “Ruh-roh!” became a common expression after it was frequently used by the Jetsons’ dog Astro. Voice actor Don Messick was the source for “Rats Rall Right, Reorge!” You might recognize his voice as that of other cartoon dogs Scooby-Doo and Muttley.

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The pleasing harmonies that are the trademark of the music of the Beach Boys immediately conjure up thoughts of 1960s California and its culture of cars, surfing and young love. Tidbits takes you on a backstage tour of their rocky road to fame. • In 1961, three brothers, Carl, Dennis and Brian Wilson, gathered around the family piano in Hawthorne, California, practicing vocal harmonies. Their cousin Mike Love was soon on board, as was a friend from the football team, Al Jardine. • They adopted the name The Pendletones, a play on the brand name Pendleton, a popular wool shirt frequently worn by California surfers. Soon they had recorded their first single, entitled simply “Surfin.’” The name change to the Beach Boys came at the time of the song’s release, and the tune remained on Billboard’s Hot 100 for six weeks. • The band’s first four hits all contained the word “surf,” from 1961’s “Surfin’” and 1962’s “Surfin’ Safari” to 1963’s “Surfin’ U.S.A.” and “Surfer Girl.” Although all the songs were popular, none hit the No. 1 spot on the charts. That feat was accom-plished in 1964 with “I Get Around.” It was quickly followed by their second No. 1, “Help Me, Rhon-da,” and their third, “Good Vibrations,” the first hit to go platinum.• The Beach Boys didn’t sing just about surfing; they also sang about cars, such as “Little Honda,” “409” and “Little Deuce Coupe.” The summer was a popular theme as well, as evidenced by “Summer of Love,” “Summer Means New Love,” “Things We Did Last Summer” and “Your Summer Dream.”• Success took its toll on the group early in their careers. While on tour in 1964, 22-year-old Brian Wilson suffered a nervous breakdown and left the tour. He was replaced by singer Glen Campbell for several months. Wilson’s problems were to plague him for years to come. He was in and out of the band several times, as he abused drugs, suffered from depression and paranoia, and experienced weight gain up to 320 pounds. He was officially dismissed in 1982 and entered a detox program. • It was the heartbreaking drowning death of brother Dennis in 1983 that seemed to bring the group back together. Their fourth No. 1 hit, “Koko-mo,” came along in 1988, 22 years after their third. Cousin Mike Love sued Brian for songwrit-ing royalties along the way, contending that Brian had failed to give him credit as the co-writer of 79 of the group’s songs. Yet another reconciliation followed, with plans for another studio album, fol-lowed by more tragedy in the Wilson family. Lung cancer claimed the life of brother Carl, a long-time heavy smoker, in 1998.• Despite their hardships, the Beach Boys top the list of sales of singles and album revenues, making them the No. 1-selling American band in history. They’ve logged 56 Hot 100 hits, 36 Top 40 hits and four No. 1 singles over the years. They received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1980, were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1988 and received a Lifetime Achieve-ment Award Grammy in 2001. • It’s interesting to note that while the group is best known for its surfing tunes, Dennis Wilson was the only one who surfed.

In the wake of yet another memorable NBA Finals between the Boston Celtics and the Los Angeles Lakers, it’s a good time to revisit one of the key segments of the longtime rivalry.And if you were a fan of basketball during the 1980s, then reading “When the Game Was Ours” will be like wrapping yourself in a warm blanket of memories.Sportswriter Jackie MacMullan does a great job of letting NBA greats Earvin “Magic” John-son and Larry Bird tell the story of their time in the league, when they helped push it to new-found levels of success.The book (which makes a great companion piece to Seth Davis’ “When March Went Mad”), reveals how much it galled Bird to lose to John-son in the 1979 NCAA championship game. The pair took the NBA by storm that same year, yet they would not meet in the NBA Finals until 1984, when Bird’s Celtics beat Johnson’s Lakers in seven games, a victory that prompt-ed Bird to tell a teammate: “I finally got him. I finally got Magic.” Johnson would turn the tables the next season, and he would win one more against Bird in 1987.Between them, Johnson and Bird captured eight of the 10 NBA championships during the ‘80s, but the crux of their relationship was an unrelenting drive to be better than the other person. Such an approach left little room for friendship, but a commercial filmed in 1985 featuring both stars helped them forge a new bond, one that continued to grow through their respective retirements and the 1992 Summer Olympics into the friendship they share today.Magic and Bird simply go together, then and now. MacMullan helps capture the rivalry that fueled the best basketball many fans say they have seen. Michael Jordan is often proclaimed as the greatest NBA player ever, but he lacked the suitable foil that Johnson and Bird had with each other, and the Lakers and Celtics still have today.

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“Furry Vengeance” (PG) -- Sometimes I imagine that Brendan Fraser’s idea of a perfect evening is having someone jangle a set of car keys just out of his reach whilst chiming, “Oooo! Shiny-Shiny!” It’s the only way I can justify in my mind why he makes such stupid movie choices.“Furry Vengeance” is about a guy (Fraser) who takes a job overseeing the development of a sub-division in Oregon. The wee woodland creatures aren’t too happy about having their forest mowed down, so they band together and find ways to attack Brendan Fraser’s crotch. By the end of the film, Fraser’s character learns Important Lessons About Family and The Environment. You, how-ever, will want to hunt Fraser’s crotch down and finish the job.

TV SERIES

“Friday Night Lights” The Fourth Season“Ugly Betty” The Complete Fourth and Final Sea-son“Dexter” The Complete Season Four“Rocky & Bullwinkle & Friends” Season Four“Cougar Town” Complete First Season“Keeping Up with the Kardashians” The Complete Third Season“Batman: The Brave and the Bold” Season One, Part One“One Tree Hill” The Complete Seventh Season

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1. Inception (PG-13) Leonardo DiCaprio, Ken Watanabe2. Salt (PG-13) Angelina Jolie, Liev Schreiber3. Despicable Me (PG) animated4. The Sorcerer’s Apprentice (PG) Nicolas Cage, Jay Baruchel5. Toy Story 3 (G) animated6. Ramona and Beezus (G) Joey King, Selena Gomez7. Grown Ups (PG-13) Adam Sandler, Kevin James8. The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (PG-13) Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson9. The Last Airbender (PG) Noah Ringer, Ni-cole Peltz10. Predators (R) Adrien Brody, Topher Grace

TOP TEN VIDEO, DVD as of July 31, 2010

Top 10 Video Rentals1. Hot Tub Time Machine (NR) John Cusack2. Brooklyn’s Finest (R) Richard Gere3. The Crazies (R) Timothy Olyphant4. Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Light-ning Thief (PG) Pierce Brosnan5. The Book of Eli (R) Denzel Washington6. Green Zone (R) Matt Damon7. She’s Out of My League (R) Jay Baruchel8. When In Rome (PG-13) Kristen Bell9. Shutter Island (R) Leonardo DiCaprio10. Alice in Wonderland (PG) Johnny Depp

Top 10 DVD Sales1. Brooklyn’s Finest (R) (Anchor Bay)2. Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Light-ning Thief (PG) (20th Century Fox)3. Hot Tub Time Machine (NR) (20th Century Fox)4. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (R) (Music Box)5. The Book of Eli (R) (Warner)6. Avatar (PG-13) (20th Century Fox)7. Alice in Wonderland (PG) (Buena Vista)8. The Crazies (R) (Anchor Bay)9. Green Zone (R) (Universal)10. The Twilight Saga: New Moon (PG-13) (Summit)

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“Temple Grandin” (Unrated) -- “Temple Gran-din” is one of those little gems of a film that most people haven’t heard of or seen -- but should. Unless you have HBO, you’ve probably never heard of this delightful biopic.Claire Danes stars as Temple Grandin, a wom-an born in 1947 with classic autism, one of the most severe forms of the affliction. At the time, autism was diagnosed as a type of schizophre-nia and mothers were blamed for the child’s condition, often being accused of being too cold and unfeeling toward the child.When Temple is finally properly diagnosed with autism, her mother (Julia Ormond) rejects the doctor’s suggestion to institutionalize the girl and instead devotes her energies to raising Temple to live a normal, fulfilling life.And Temple does just that. She not only at-tends university, eventually earning a Ph.D, she also becomes the foremost designer of humane slaughterhouses.“Temple Grandin” is a better-than-average biopic, mostly because it treats the subject with gentle humor and respect, and doesn’t fall into the trap of sentimentality or hagiography. Claire Danes’ performance is brilliant, and she defi-nitely deserves an Emmy.If after watching the film, you want to learn more about Temple Grandin, I strongly recom-mend renting a copy of Errol Morris’ documen-tary series “First Person.” One of the episodes is devoted to Temple, and she tells her story in her own words as to how her autism gave her a unique insight and empathy toward cows, and how it gave her the ability to design the slaugh-terhouses so humanely and efficiently.


¥ It was librarian and essayist Frederick Saunders who made the following sage observation: “Pride, like laudanum and other poisonous medicines, is beneficial in small, though injurious in large, quan-tities. No man who is not pleased with himself, even in a personal sense, can please others.” ¥ Earthquakes occur at a rate of roughly one ev-ery minute around the world. About eight of those every year are considered to be major, registering above 7.0 on the Richter Scale. ¥ If you’re a sailor you’re probably familiar with the hazards of being out on the water: high seas, storms, hidden reefs. You probably wouldn’t count whales among the dangers, but you’d be wrong. It seems that on a recent day sail out of Table Bay Harbor in South Africa, a couple on a 30-foot sailboat were whale-watching when one got too close for comfort. A 40-ton whale they had been viewing breached right next to the boat and landed on the deck, breaking off the mast and then thrashing around before sliding back into the water. The whale lost some skin and blubber, but was otherwise unharmed; the couple were lucky to still have a seaworthy craft and made it safely back to the harbor. ¥ Statistics show that the average 5-year-old boy today weighs about 10 percent more and the average 5-year-old girl about 8 percent more than children of the same age in the 1980s.

¥ Those who study such things say that the word “daisy” started out as “day’s eye” and was short-ened over the years. Similarly, “God be with you” became “goodbye” and “whole be thou” became “hello.”

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CARTOONS, Part One (continued):• Beep! Beep! Wile E. Coyote started chasing the Roadrunner across the Southwestern desert in 1949. The coyote’s pursuit involved many complex contraptions manufactured by the Acme Corpora-tion, but his elaborate schemes were foiled every time. He regularly caught on fire, was run over and plummeted to the bottom of a canyon in his attempts to nail the elusive bird. The coyote’s cre-ator, Chuck Jones, used the same design for an-other cartoon character known as Ralph Wolf. Each work day, Ralph and Sam Sheepdog punched into a time clock, exchanged pleasant greetings, and spent the day battling each other over a flock of sheep. Although the two characters’ designs were nearly identical, the coyote’s nose was black, while Ralph’s was red. • Wearing a Roman soldier’s uniform of helmet and skirt, Marvin the Martian was modeled after Mars, the Roman god of war. He was forever trying to destroy the Earth with his Illudium Q-36 Explo-sive Space Modulator, but his efforts were outwit-ted every time by the clever Bugs Bunny. These failed attempts made him “very angry, very angry indeed.”• In the midst of the Cold War, the world of car-toons had its token Russian spies, Boris Bade-nov and Natasha Fatale. These bumbling villains attempted to do the will of their Fearless Leader, such as stealing secret rocket fuel formulas. All the while, Natasha called everyone “dollink” as Bo-ris snapped, “Sharrup you mouth!” Natasha was voiced by June Foray, whose other credits include Dudley Do-Right’s lady friend Nell Fenwick, Rocky the flying squirrel, Tweety’s owner Granny and Lu-cifer the Cat in Disney’s 1950 production “Cinder-ella.”• The Jetsons were just an average family living in the year 2062. Their home in Orbit City’s Skypad Apartments was filled with futuristic, labor-saving devices. George Jetson’s work life consisted of pushing a computer button three hours a day, three days a week at Spacely Space Sprockets. Jane was assisted in her wifely duties by the robot maid Rosie. The series, produced between 1962 and 1963, was the first program on ABC to be broad-cast in color.• “I yam what I yam,” is muttered in a gravelly voice by a rough and ready, muscular sailor with anchor tattoos. Popeye was created in 1929 as a comic strip by E.C. Segar but didn’t hit the movie screen until 1933. The woman of his dreams, Olive Oyl and her brother Castor Oyl, were on the scene 10 years before Popeye.

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Can I Freeze Bell and Sweet Peppers Raw?If you’ve picked a peck of peppers and have too many to eat, try freezing them. Peppers are one of those foods that can be quickly frozen raw without blanching them first. The National Center for Home Food Preservation, hosted by the Uni-versity of Georgia Cooperative Extension Service, offers these guidelines on freezing bell and sweet peppers raw:Select crisp, tender, green or bright-red pods. Wash, cut out stems, cut in half and remove seeds. If desired, cut into 1/2-inch strips or rings. Good for use in uncooked foods because they have a crisper texture, or in cooked foods. Pack-age raw, leaving no headspace. Seal and freeze. NOTE: To make it easier to remove only the amount of frozen bell or sweet peppers needed at one time, freeze sliced or diced peppers in a single layer on a cookie sheet with sides. Transfer to a “freezer” bag when frozen, excluding as much air as possible from the bag.

Can Tomatoes be Frozen Raw?Like peppers, tomatoes can be frozen raw. Frozen tomatoes are best used in cooked foods such as soups, sauces and stews as they become mushy when they’re thawed.Select firm, ripe tomatoes with deep red color. Wash and dip in boiling water for 30 seconds to loosen skins. Core and peel. Freeze whole or in pieces. Pack into containers, leaving l-inch head-space. Seal and freeze.TIP: Dip just a few tomatoes at a time into the boiling water or the water temperature may be lowered too much to remove the skins without overheating the tomatoes. Place hot tomatoes in a colander and rinse under cold water to make them easier to handle. A knife with a serrated edge works best for cutting tomatoes.

How About Freezing Fresh Herbs?Wash, drain and pat the herbs dry with paper tow-els. Wrap a few sprigs or leaves in freezer wrap and place in a freezer bag, then seal and freeze.

Freezing Saves the Best of Summer

It’s August, and that means I’m busily trying to figure out a way to preserve the smells and flavors of my favorite vegetables. I enjoy stock-ing my freezer with the vegetables I’ve grown or bought in large quantities from local farmers.Your freezer is one of the best ways to pre-serve the color and flavor of summer produce all year long. Here’s some great tips for freez-ing the best selection of your favorite summer vegetables and herbs:

The frozen herbs can be chopped and used in cooked dishes. After freezing, the herbs usually are not suitable for garnish, as they become limp when thawed.

GAZPACHOThis wonderful recipe for Gazpacho is a great way to use a variety of your favorite herbs and summer vegetables. 6 large tomatoes1 large cucumber, peeled, seeded and finely diced1 large green bell pepper, finely chopped1 medium-sized red onion, minced3 tablespoons red wine vinegar2 tablespoons olive oilJuice and zest of 1/2 lemon2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped 2 tablespoons fresh basil, chopped1/2 teaspoon hot sauce1 teaspoon salt1 teaspoon fresh ground pepper1/2 teaspoon sugar 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg1 medium avocado, peeled and diced, for garnish1 cup herbed croutons, for garnish1. To peel the tomatoes, submerge them in boiling water for 15 seconds. (Dip just a few tomatoes at a time or the water temperature may be lowered too much to remove the skins without overheating the tomatoes.) Place in a colander and rinse under cold water. The skins should slip right off. Core the tomatoes and gently squeeze out the seeds. Chop half of the tomatoes coarsely and puree the other half in a food processor. Combine the puree and chopped tomatoes in a large mixing bowl.2. Add the cucumber, bell pepper, onion, vin-egar, olive oil, lemon juice and zest, parsley, basil, hot sauce, salt, pepper, sugar and nut-meg to the tomatoes. Mix gently to blend the ingredients. Cover and refrigerate for several hours before serving.3. Serve chilled. Garnish with the avocado and herbed croutons, if desired. Makes 6 servings.

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• A 1945 cartoon entitled “Hare Trigger” introduced a cantankerous red-haired cowboy with an extreme dislike of rabbits. After several cartoons featuring the meek and mild Elmer Fudd as Bugs Bunny’s adversary, Yosemite Sam was created as a more formidable foe who was not so easily put off. With six-guns in hand, Sam frequently thundered at Bugs, “Say your prayers, Varmint!” He was voiced by Mel Blanc, who had undergone a spell of road rage on the day he came up with Sam’s voice and merely screamed at the top of his lungs. • Known as “The Man of a Thousand Voices,” Mel Blanc was the voice behind many of our favor-ites, including Bugs Bunny, Porky Pig, Sylvester, Tweety, Foghorn Leghorn, Wile E. Coyote, Woody Woodpecker, Speedy Gonzales, Barney Rubble, Pepe LePew and George Jetson’s boss Mr. Space-ly. He set a record of the longest voiceover, having spoken for Daffy Duck for 52 years. The inscription on Blanc’s gravestone appropriately reads, “That’s All, Folks.” • Popeye was well known for eating spinach for strength, and he sang, “I’m strong to the finich, ‘cause I eats me spinach.” He was so popular dur-ing the 1930s that there was a 33-percent increase in spinach consumption during that decade. The sailor’s family members included his adopted baby son Baby Swee’ Pea, nephews Pipeye, Pupeye, Poopeye, and Peepeye, and father Poopdeck Pap-py. Hamburger-loving Wimpy and the bully Bluto completed the cast.• November 18, 1928, is considered the birth-day of Mickey Mouse. It’s the day he debuted in “Steamboat Willie” at New York City’s Colony The-ater. Starring as a riverboat deckhand, Mickey’s voice was that of Walt Disney himself. Mickey had actually appeared six months earlier in a cartoon short entitled “Plane Crazy” with Minnie Mouse at his side, but “Willie” was the first of his cartoons with sound. Mickey didn’t appear in color until 1935. He went on to star in more than 120 different cartoons, and was voiced by Disney until 1946. Mickey was the first cartoon character to receive a star on Hol-lywood’s Walk of Fame. • A different kind of mouse regularly defended the citizens of Mouseville. Wearing a yellow jersey and red cape, inspired by the Superman character, Mighty Mouse came to the rescue, singing, “Here I come to save the day!” This superhero squelched the threats of villain Oil Can Harry against the townspeople, and more specifically, his girlfriend Pearl Pureheart. • A similarly-named sweetheart, Sweet Polly Purebred, was the love interest of the endearing Shoeshine Boy. When danger was imminent, the Boy quietly slipped into a nearby phone booth and retrieved a Super Vitamin Pill from his ring’s secret compartment, exiting the booth as Underdog. Polly was a TV reporter, who could be heard pleading, “Oh where, oh where, has my Underdog gone?”• Chrysler paid $50,000 to Warner Brothers for the privilege of using the cartoon image of the Road Runner on the side of the Plymouth Road Run-ner muscle car, which began manufacture in 1968. They also expended $10,000 to develop a horn with a “Beep, Beep!” sound effect.

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Is Foreclosed Home Really a Bargain?

We’re poised to hit the 1 million mark this year when it comes to home foreclosures, 100,000 more than last year. Whether it’s being caused by unemployment, or by lenders who aren’t cooperating with homeowners in getting revised loans written, or lenders who are snowed under by the number of refinance applications they already have, the bottom line is that there are many houses that are sitting empty. It’s a self-perpetuating cycle: When too many houses in a neighborhood are empty, the values in the whole neighborhood suffer. Homeowners find that they can’t sell for enough to pay off their mortgage. When they walk away, the cycle continues.At the same time, if you’re in the market to buy, be careful if you consider buying a foreclosed home. Don’t let the low prices blind you to the realities.The biggest thing to consider when buying a foreclosed home: Whoever owned it didn’t get to foreclosure overnight. It was likely a long, drawn-out financial decline, during which time needed repairs might not have been made. Additionally the house could have remained empty for a very long time, possibly more than a year. This means that mold could be present, perhaps the result of flooding from frozen and cracked pipes. Animals (even the human kind) could have gotten in and done damage.Check the HUD foreclosure website (www.hud.gov/homes) and see if you’re interested in any of the homes listed. Study the reviewer’s notes. Look for mentions of mold, flood damage, lead paint and missing appliances, furnace or central A/C unit. The home could have serious damage that’s not apparent from a drive-by look.Sign up with a HUD counselor. Call 1-800-569-4287 to find one near you. The counseling ser-vice is free, but extra services are not. Be sure you know what is included in the counseling.If you find a foreclosed home that you like and that doesn’t have too many problems, don’t put yourself in a potentially bad position when it comes to taking out a loan. Do your homework first, as not all lenders will finance a foreclo-sure, and you could pay higher interest for a loan. Even though HUD will have inspected the prop-erty, hire your own inspector.

David Uffington regrets that he cannot person-ally answer reader questions, but will incorpo-rate them into his column whenever possible. Write to him in care of King Features Weekly Service, P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475, or send e-mail to [email protected].

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and how they managed to discover one another.• In the original story, Batman met the boy who would become Robin in 1940. Dick Grayson was an eight-year-old circus acrobat, the son of trapeze artists. When a gangster who’d been extorting money from the circus sabotaged the riggings, Dick’s parents fell to their deaths. Batman investi-gated the crime, and he became fond enough of the boy to become his legal guardian (as his alter ego, Bruce Wayne). He instructed the youngster in the ways of fighting crime

and dubbed him Robin, the Boy Wonder.• Cherilyn Sarkisian dropped out of school and moved to Hollywood with dreams of becoming an actress. At 17, she met Sonny Bono at Aldo’s Coffee Shop. Bono worked for music producer Phil Spector and was able to get Cher, as he called her, work as a background vocalist. A songwriter at heart, Sonny had peddled his tunes without much success. But when he and Cher became romantically involved, the pair recorded his tune “I Got You, Babe,” which hit number one on the pop chart and made stars of Sonny and Cher.

• One day in 1881, Dr. John Watson happened to rent a room at a lodging house at 221B Baker Street in London, England. His roommate was a mysterious chap named Sherlock Holmes. Holmes was quite secretive about what he did for a living, but eventually confessed that he was a private detective, which (at the time) was a rather rare profession. Fascinated by Holmes’ tales and the way he employed logical deduction to

solve cases, the two became not only friends but also coworkers and confidantes. • That levelheaded, sturdy housewife Blondie wasn’t so very domestic when she first appeared in the newspaper comics section some 70 years ago. Blondie Boopadoop was a carefree flapper back in 1930, when she met Dagwood Bumstead, the young play-boy son of a railroad tycoon. In fact, Dagwood’s millionaire father opposed his son’s re-lationship with Blondie, and threatened to cut off his financial support if they continued seeing one another. The elder Bumstead grudgingly gave his blessing to the marriage, but he still nixed his son’s inheritance, forcing Dagwood to become one of the working

class.• Clyde Barrow was born into extreme poverty in rural Texas. As he came of age, the Great Depression ravaged the nation, and the angry young man turned to burglary and robbery as a means of survival. One December evening in 1929, he was visiting a friend when he heard a clatter in the kitchen. “That’s Bonnie Parker,” the pal told him. “She’s making hot chocolate. Go say hello.” It was love at first sight; the pair chatted into the wee hours of the morning. The next day, Bonnie hit the road with Clyde and the pair

machine-gunned their way to infamy.• Daniel Wesson was born to a family in Worcester, Massachusetts. At 18, he was apprenticed to his brother’s shoe manufacturing company, but grew dissatisfied and joined up with another brother, Edwin, as a journeyman gunsmith. In 1852, Daniel met Horace Smith, a fellow gun enthusiast who’d learned about firearms while working at the

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Don’t Fall for This Free LunchHave you seen the ads? They offer us a free lunch at a posh loca-tion while we attend a seminar on financial investing, with experts to advise us. Don’t be taken in by it. It could be the most expen-sive lunch you’ll ever have. The Securities and Exchange Commis-

sion and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority just released a report detailing the investment scams that are becoming rampant against seniors. While the study concentrated on Southern states, there’s no doubt this is happening

across the country.The scam works like this: When you think you’re going to an in-vestment education seminar that includes a free lunch at a nice place, you end up facing high-pressure sales tactics and misleading claims. You might be pushed to open new accounts, sign complicated docu-ments (without being given the opportunity to read them or take them to your attorney for review) or buy investment products that aren’t suitable for you (or that

might not even exist).Because we’re seniors and the top-ic is important to us, we’re prom-ised high returns on our life sav-ings with safe investments and excellent liquidity for a financially

secure retirement.Here are two ways to educate your-

self against investment fraud:¥ Go to AARP (www.aarp.org) and look at its online videos. Search for investment fraud and “The Lure of Money.” While you’re there, take the Investment Fraud IQ test

to see how you score.¥ Go to www.sec.gov and search for “free lunch report” for the whole 46-page study. It includes examples of the ads that are used in these scam free-lunch invest-ment seminars. If you have ques-

tions, call the SEC’s Office of Investor Education and Advocacy at 800-SEC-0330.

Here’s a scary thought: Research shows that 78 percent of us have received one of these free-lunch invitations.

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WALT DISNEYNearly everyone on Earth is familiar with the creations of genius Walt Disney. Follow his path from humble beginnings on a Missouri farm to film mogul and theme partk creator.• An artist from childhood, Disney was already selling sketches at age seven. In high school, he worked on the school newspaper while at-tending night school at the Academy of Fine Arts. • In 1918, Walt tried to enlist in the military but was turned away because he was only 16. His alternative was to sign up with the Red Cross, who sent him overseas. He spent a year driv-ing an ambulance, decorated from top to bot-tom with his drawings and cartoons. He served in a unit with Ray Kroc, who, decades later, would found the McDonald’s fast food chain. • Disney’s career in advertising began after the conclusion of World War I. In 1920, he created his first animated cartoons, and three years later, headed for Hollywood with $40 to his name. He joined up with his brother Roy, and the two borrowed $500 and built a camera stand in their uncle’s garage where they started production of cartoon “featurettes.”• In the midst of the Great Depression, Disney produced “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” for the astronomical sum of $1,499,000. It took two million illustrations using 1,500 shades of paint to create the 1937 masterpiece. Fifty dif-ferent names were considered for the dwarfs, including Gabby, Blabby, Hotsy, Nifty and Shifty.

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1. Name the last Royals pitcher before Zack Greinke in 2009 to strike out at least 200 bat-ters in a season.2. During the 1940s, three different Yankees won the A.L. Most Valuable Player Award. Name two of them.3. Entering 2010, how many consecutive seasons has the University of Florida football team lost to at least one team in the SEC West Division? 4. In what season did fans begin voting for starters to the NBA’s All-Star Game?5. How many consecutive seasons (through 2009-10) have the Detroit Red Wings made the NHL playoffs?6. Who holds the Ultimate Fighting Champion-ship record for most number of consecutive title defenses?7. When was the last time that Germany’s men’s soccer team failed to be in the final four teams of the World Cup?

Anne HathawayQ: I just finished reading the book “One Day” by David Nicholls and absolutely loved it. Is it being made into a movie? -- Darla E., via e-mailA: I loved the book as well and am happy to re-port that the movie adaptation is currently filming in England. Anne Hathaway stars as Emma, and Jim Sturgess is Dexter. The film will follow the story of Dex and Em, two university classmates who meet on graduation night in 1988, and fall in and out of each other’s life over the next two decades. In a clever storytelling convention, each chapter lets the reader explore the protagonists’ lives on July 15 of each year, beginning on that fateful day after graduation. ***Q: Dustin Hoffman has always been one of my favorite actors. What does he have coming up? -- Julie F., DenverA: HBO landed the award-winning actor for its new series, “Luck,” which is about the horserac-ing world: the owners, jockeys and gamblers. Filming begins this fall, and the show co-stars Dennis Farina and Nick Nolte. The pilot episode will be directed by Michael Mann, of “Miami Vice,” “Heat” and “Public Enemies” fame. ***Q: I have a question that I have been wonder-ing about for two years. Why was “Boston Legal” canceled? I have heard it was due to low ratings, which I have a hard time believing since so many people watched and enjoyed it. I have to wonder if some of the storylines were too controversial and ruffled some feathers? - Monnie F., via e-mailA: Writer and creator David E. Kelley told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette in December 2008: “ABC didn’t want us back. We had to fight to get back on with 13 [episodes]. It’s not a product they care to market. Five years into the show, if anyone has ever seen the show at ABC, they’ve yet to bring it to my attention,” he said.David speculated the lack of promotion had to do with the fact that 20th Century Fox produced the show, not ABC itself, so ABC didn’t share in the profits. “Even though our numbers are solid, not huge, I think the conventional wisdom at ABC, and I don’t know this, but I’m guessing they con-tinue to believe they can develop their own prod-uct and get that [rating] number, and then also share in the profits.”

Answers1. Kevin Appier struck out 207 in 1996.2. Spud Chandler (‘43), Joe DiMaggio (1941, ‘47) and Joe Gordon (‘42).3. Eleven consecutive years.4. It was the 1974-75 season.5. Nineteen seasons.6. Middleweight Anderson Silva, with six con-secutive defenses.7. It was 1998.

1. ADVERTISING: What product did Tony the Tiger sell in advertisements?2. GEOGRAPHY: What is the highest waterfall in the world?3. LANGUAGE: Who coined the phrase “wild-goose chase”?4. BIBLE: Which book of the Bible contains the longest name mentioned -- “Mahershalalhash-baz”?5. MOVIES: What was the name of the male lead character in “Love Story” (played by Ryan O’Neal)?6. ANATOMY: About how long is the human small intestine?7. TITLES: What is the abbreviated title of a veterinarian?8. COMICS: What comic-book superhero is sometimes known as “The Caped Crusader”?9. MEDICAL TERMS: What is a more common name for somnambulism?10. ASTRONOMY: What are most of Uranus’ 27 moons named after?

Answers1. Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes2. Angel Falls in Venezuela3. Miguel de Cervantes in “Don Quixote”4. Isaiah 8:15. Oliver Barrett6. 16-20 feet7. D.V.M. (doctor of veterinary medicine)8. Batman9. Sleepwalking10. Shakespearean characters

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DEAR PAW’S CORNER: I was wondering what kind of medicine to give a cat that has asthma. My cat “Jack” had an asthma attack last night. Are there any home remedies I can use? -- Cathy S., via e-mail

DEAR CATHY: Only your veterinarian can deter-mine the right medicine to give to your cat. It’s very important that you take Jack to the vet for a complete checkup in the next few days. (If he seems distressed or continues to have trouble breathing, take him to vet right away.)Tell the vet the symptoms Jack had during his asthma attack -- any wheezing, distress or odd behavior before the attack, and any weakness or lethargy before, during or after. If he has shown the symptoms before, describe when they oc-curred and the intensity.Don’t try to diagnose Jack’s problem yourself, and don’t try a home remedy until a proper diagnosis has been made. There are some very important reasons for this. First, cats can “wheeze” due to something as benign as a hairball, or as serious as an undiagnosed heart problem. Only your vet can tell. Second, the type of problem, and its ex-tent, is a big part of determining what medicine to give the cat. Only your vet can do this.This is not to put down home remedies for pets. Many owners swear by homeopathic remedies developed to treat common pet issues like anxi-ety, and every cat owner knows how most cats react to catnip -- an herb that can be grown on a windowsill. But most acute illnesses need profes-sional medical diagnosis and treatment so Jack can recover quickly and return to a healthy norm.

Send your pet questions and tips to [email protected], or write to Paw’s Corner, c/o King Features Weekly Service, P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475.

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