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of Pulaski CountyIssue 38February 9, 2011
TIDBITS® SAYS HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO
FEBRUARY BABIESby Kathy Wolfe
From politicians to stars to artists — Many famous folks were born this time of year. Let’s look into some notable people born during the second month.
•Although the name Tiffany is most oftenassociatedwith fine jewelry, Louis ComfortTiffany started out as a painter thenmovedto designing stained glass windows, lamps, mosaicsandblownglass.Hefirstgainedfamewhen he redecorated many of the rooms in the White House in 1882, at the request of President ChesterArthur. ItwasLouis’ fatherCharleswhofoundedTiffany&Companyin1837,11years before Louis’ birth. Louis was 54 before he became that company’s design director, creatingexquisitejewelrydesigns.Tiffany&Companynowoperates83storesintheUnitedStates and more than 100 international stores.
•“BiggestLoser”viewersarewellacquaintedwith the no-nonsense methods of trainer Jillian Michaels,aFebruary1974baby.Atage12,Michaelsweighed 175 pounds (79 kg) at aheightof5feet(150cm).Tobattleherweightproblem, her mother enrolled her in a martial arts class, which turned out to be a life-changing decision.InadditiontoherrealityTVduties,sheworksasanambassadorfortheAmericanCancerSociety.
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Games...........................................................Pg. 2Veteran’s Post (Military Life Column)............Pg. 2Trivia..............................................................Pg. 3Pet Bits (Pet Advice Column)...........................Pg. 4The Art of Touch (Massage Column)...............Pg. 4Dining Guide..................................................Pg. 5Strange But True (Fun Facts)..........................Pg. 5Community Calendar.....................................Pg. 6Health Bits.....................................................Pg. 6Senior News Line..........................................Pg. 7Home Improvement Tips...............................Pg. 7Horoscopes...................................................Pg. 7Answers (Trivia & Games)..................................Pg. 7Valentine’s Special (Gifts, Dining & More!).......Pg. 8
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Page 2 Tidbits® of Pulaski CountyFEBRUARY BABIES (continued):
•Youmight not recognize the name ofDanielLawrenceWhitney,butyou’veprobablyheardhis work. Better known as “Larry the CableGuy,”thisFebruary1963babygothisstartasadiscjockeyataBlueSprings,Missouri,radiostation before advancing to the Blue CollarComedy Tour. He’s often heard saying, “Git‘erdone,”and“Idon’tcarewhoyaare,that’sfunnyrightthere.”You’llusuallysee“Larry”inhistrademark“redneck”attire—jeans,flannelshirtandcamouflagehat.HenamedhisdaughterReaganbecauseinhiswords,“RonaldReaganwasthegreatestpresidentever.”
•Speaking of Ronald Reagan, can you namethis February baby’s first screen role? It wasthe1937film“LoveIsontheAir.”Reaganhadactuallystartedhiscareer“ontheair”whentheUniversityofIowahiredhimin1932tobroadcastthe Hawkeyes’ football games at the rate of $10 pergame.Reaganappearedinover50movies,buthismostfamousisprobably1940’s“KnuteRockne, All American.” He entered activemilitary duty during World War II in 1942, but because of his nearsightedness was prohibited from going overseas. He became California’s33rdgovernorin1967andheldtheofficefortwoterms.AlthoughReaganrankshighinpopularityasaU.S.President,hewasactuallydefeatedforthenominationinboth1968and1976,beforefinallywinning in 1980.His administration isrememberedfortheendoftheColdWar.WhenReagan died in 2004 at the age of 93, he had been sufferingfromAlzheimer’sDiseaseforovertenyears.
Whatkindofhospitaldoesn’thaveapplesauce?Since timeimmemorial, sick people have been taking medicationscrushed up in applesauce.
Not,apparently,atCochranMedicalCenterinSt.Louis.When a male nurse (who’s also a veteran) brought in hisown supplies -- in this case, the applesauce for patients who couldn’t swallow whole pills -- he was reprimanded. Thisonesmallissueloomslargeasindicativeofbiggerprob-lems.
LestyouthinkI’mpickingonCochran,ifyoureceiveddentalcareatCochraninSt.Louisfromearly2009toearly2010,andifyou’vesincemoved,theVAmightstillbelookingforyou.Dental instrumentsweren’tproperlycleanedandsomeveteranshavecomedownwithhepatitis.Someoftheveteranswho were patients can’t be located for testing.
Nownursingstaffiscomingforward(seetherecentissueofInfectionControlTodayontheInternet)withmoreinforma-tionaboutCochran.Theytellofalackofdisposablepersonalequipmenttopreventthetransmissionofinfectionsdiseases,broken respiratory equipment, diagnostic equipment they’re still waiting on after three years, and lack of adequate staff for simple things such as daily baths.
Iwonderhowmuchinformationwouldberevealedifnursesweregivenasecurewaytoprovidefactsaboutthingsthey’veseeninthemedicalcenters--andhavethatinformationsentto those who would respond and act. Let those on the front lines of the hospitals speak up about what’s really going on.TheVeteransAdministrationOfficeoftheInspectorGeneralis due to issue a report in the spring about severalmedicalcenters, including Cochran. THE VAOIG always does anexcellent jobof reportingwhat itfinds.Theproblem is thepowers-that-bewhoalwayssmileandnodandpromisetofixthings, then don’t.
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FEBRUARY BABIES (continued):•AlthoughwethinkofGloriaVanderbiltasajeansdesigner,shewasfirstapainter,studyingattheArtStudentsLeagueofNewYork,andknownfor her oil paintings, watercolors and pastels. She also did artwork for Hallmark cards. She was bornanheiressofthefamousVanderbiltrailroadfamily, and, at the age of 15 months, inherited a half-share in a $5 million trust fund when her father succumbed to cirrhosis. It wasn’t until she was nearing 50 years old that she stepped into thefashionworld,startingwithalineofscarves.Bythemid-1970s,herfamousswanlogocouldbe seen on clothing, perfume, leather goods and liqueurs.VanderbiltisthemotherofCNNnewsanchorAndersonCooper,whoisthegreat-great-great-grandsonofCorneliusVanderbilt.CooperhimselfwasamodelforCalvinKleinandRalphLauren from age 10 to 13.
•. IfChristieBrinkleyhadn’tmoved toParis tostudyartin1973,shemayneverhavebeenthecovergirlon threeSports IllustratedSwimsuitIssueeditionsandmorethan500othermagazinecovers.AsshestoodinaParispostofficeshewas“discovered”byanAmericanphotographer,ErrolSawyer,whotookBrinkley’sfirstmodelingpictures.Speakingofherdiscovery,Brinkleyhassaid,“IwasbasicallyasurfergirlfromCalifornia.Ineverlookedlikeamodel.”You’veseenherphotoonthecoverofVogue,Newsweek,RollingStoneandEsquire,amongothers,aswellLifemagazine’sbest-sellingissueever.She’sbeenthespokesperson forChanel,MaxFactor,Nissan,Revlon, Halston, Anheuser-Busch and manyothers.Inherfreetime,BrinkleyisanavidfanoftheNewYorkIslandershockeyteam.
1. Is the Book of Zion in the Old or New Testament or neither?2. From Acts 10, what Roman soldier was led to Christ by Peter? Corne-lius, Dan, Menahem, Felix 3. In 1 Kings 6, who built the first temple in Jerusalem? Samuel, Josh-ua, Solomon, Aaron4. When does the Christian Holy Day begin? Midnight, Sunrise, Noon, Sunset5. When does the Jewish Holy Day begin? Midnight, Sunrise, Noon, Sun-set6. When does the Hindu Holy Day begin? Midnight, Sunrise, Noon, Sun-set
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Tidbits® of Pulaski County Page 4FEBRUARY BABIES (continued):
.•We’vebeenlisteningtoDonPardointroduce“SaturdayNightLive’s”“NotReadyforPrimeTimePlayers”sincetheprogrampremieredin1975.BabyboomersmayrememberPardoastheannouncerontheoriginal“Jeopardy!”gameshowwithhostArtFlemingfrom1964to1975.Pardo,whoturns93onFebruary22,officiallyretiredfromNBCin2004andnowpre-recordshis SaturdayNight Live introductions from astudioinhisArizonahome.
•TwoHungariansisters,bothborninFebruary,achievedmoviestardominAmerica.ZsaZsaandEvaGaborwerebornthesameweektwoyearsapart,ZsaZsain1917andEvain1919.EvawasthefirstsistertocometotheUnitedStates,alongwithherhusband,Dr.EricDrimmer,aSwedishphysicianwholaterwasdoctortofilmlegendGreta Garbo. Although Eva appeared nearly30movies,she’sbestknownforherportrayalofLisaDouglas,theditzyblondwifeonthesixseasonsofthe1960ssitcom“GreenAcres.”ZsaZsa was Miss Hungary, 1936 and emigratedtotheStatesfiveyearslater,whereshehad40filmrolesandscoresoftelevisionappearancesovertheyears.Neithersisterwasastrangertomarriage—ZsaZsahadninehusbands,whileEvawasmarriedfivetimes.
•Nearly everyonehas seen the stunningblack-and-white photographs of Yosemite NationalPark snapped byAnselAdams.Adams verynearly didn’t become that famous photographer, since his ambition as a child and young adult was to become a concert pianist. With a photographic memory, reading music and playing the piano cameeasilytotheyoungAdams.Atage14,afamilyvacationtoYosemiteledtothedirectionofhisfuture.Agiftfromhisfatherforthetrip,aKodakBrowniecapturedAdams’firstphotosofthePark.Byage20,hisYosemiteprintshadbeen published. He went on to shoot pictures of everyAmericanNationalPark.
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HAVE A HEART!We all know that hearts are synonymous with Valentine’sDay.Thisweek,Tidbitsstudiesupon thehumanheart, themuscle that “takes alickin’andkeepsontickin’!”
•Justalittlelargerthanthesizeofyourfist,yourheartweighsbetween7and15ounces(200to425g).Theaverageheartbeatsabout72timesper minute, which is about 100,000 times a day. You do themath—That’s 3.6million timeseveryyear.Ifyoulive70years,that’s2.5billionbeatsoverthecourseofyourlifetime.
• Every day your heart pumps 2,000 gallons(7,570l)ofbloodthroughyourbody’s60,000miles(96,560km)ofbloodvessels.Turnonyourkitchen faucet full blast for the next 45 years and that will equal the amount of blood pumped by yourheartduringyourlifetime.That’sabout1.5milliongallons(5,678,118l),whichwouldfillabout 200 tanker cars on a train.
• About fourweeks after conception, a fetus’heart starts beating. Its heart rate is about 150 beatsperminute,twiceasfastasanadult’s.At12weeks,itsheartispumping60pints(28l)ofbloodeveryday.
•Theheartcavityismadeupoffourparts,twoupperchambersandtwolowerchambers.Theupper compartments are called the right and left atria, and the lower chambers are the right and left ventricles. The body’s largest artery,theaorta,originatesfromtheleftventricle,thelargest and strongest chamber that pumps to all bodyparts.Itswallsareabout½inch(1.27cm)thick.Yourbodycontainsabout75trillioncellsthatreceivebloodfromtheheart.Onlyonebodypart,thecornea,receivesnoblood.
• It was beloved British mystery novelist and playwright Agatha Christie who made the following sage observation: “It is a curious thought, but it is only when you see people looking ridiculous that you realize just how much you love them.” • Some toads can live for up to a year without eating a single thing. • Those who study such things say that not all your fingernails grow at the same rate. It seems the nail on your middle finger is a bit of an overachiever -- it grows faster than the nails on your other fingers. • Lawmakers in Corpus Christi, Texas, evidently once found home alligator farming to be enough of a problem that they felt compelled to pass a law making it illegal to raise the crocodilians in a home.
• If you buy a postage stamp in Israel, rest assured that the glue you’ll be licking on said stamp is kosher. • If you (like me) are a fan of Krispy Kreme’s donuts, you may be interested to learn that the pastries have been made with dough from the same secret recipe since 1937. • During the first couple of years of life, dolphins gain an average of five pounds every month. • Despite the fact that famed magician Harry Houdini exposed a number of mediums and psychics as frauds, Sherlock Holmes novelist Sir Arthur Conan Doyle persisted in believing that Houdini himself was a medium. • The subcontinent of India is steadily moving closer to the continent of Asia -- by about 2 inches every year.***Thought for the Day: “Give all power to the many, and they will oppress the few. Give all power to the few, and they will oppress the many. Both therefore ought to have power, that each may defend itself against the other.” -- Alexander Hamilton
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Tidbits® of Pulaski County Page 6HAVE A HEART! (continued):
•Theword“cardiac”means“relatedtotheheart,”and has its origins in the Greek word for heart, kardia.
•There’sadifferencebetweentheheartsofmenandwomen.Theman’s is typically about 2ounces (62 grams) heavier, but beats abouteight fewer times per minute.
•Whenyouhaveagoodbellylaugh,upto20percent more blood is pumped throughout yourentirebody.Thiscancontributetostressreduction,solaughitup!
• The world’s first successful human hearttransplant was completed in 1967 by SouthAfrican physician Dr. Christiaan Barnard.TherecipientLouisWashanskylived18days.Today,heart recipients liveanaverageof15years.About3,500transplantsareperformedeveryyear.Aftertwoyears,about80percentofrecipientsarealive,andafterfiveyears,73percent ofmales and 67 percent of femalesstillsurvive.Medicalresearchhasshownthatsame-gendertransplantshavebetterresults.
•Theworld’slongest-survivinghearttransplantrecipient lived 31 years after his surgery.TonyHuesmanwas20yearsoldwhenviralpneumoniadamagedhisheartandhereceiveda new one in 1978. He lived until 2009,when ironically, it was cancer that claimed hislife.KellyPerkinsreceivedhernewheartin1995andhassinceclimbedMt.Fuji,Mt.Kilimanjaro,theMatterhorn,Mt.WhitneyandArgentina’sCajondeArenales.
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DEAR DR. DONOHUE: Will you please explain vertigo? I fell asleep in a chair one evening, and when I woke, I was slightly dizzy. The next morning when I woke up and sat up, I was extremely dizzy. Everything was going back and forth. When I tried to walk, I was bouncing off the walls. The room was moving. My doctor prescribed Dramamine. I still wake up dizzy, but not as bad as the first two nights. I am 69. -- E.B.
ANSWER: Vertigo is a hallucination that everything is moving. It’s not. What you describe fits the definition. Many causes of vertigo can be traced to the inner ear, which has two important functions: hearing and balance, the orientation of our body to the things around it. That function is handled by the vestibular system of the inner ear.
Sometimes a viral infection of the ear can trigger vertigo. The only way to handle it is to take a medicine such as you’re taking and wait for the infection to clear in about three to six weeks.
Or it can come about because tiny calcium particles in the inner ear have made their way to places where they shouldn’t be. This is benign positional vertigo. When affected people move their head or change position from lying or sitting to standing, the calcium particles activate the vestibular system abnormally, and profound dizziness strikes. When you woke up and sat up, you became dizzy. You changed positions. Calcium particles activated your vestibular system.
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I made vertigo sound like an easy diagnosis and an easy treatment; it isn’t. Many other serious conditions have to be considered by the examining doctor.
The booklet on vertigo discusses this common malady in detail. To obtain a copy, write to: Dr. Donohue -- No. 801W, Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475. Enclose a check or money order (no cash) for $4.75 U.S./$6 Can. with the recipient’s printed name and address. Please allow four weeks for delivery.***DEAR DR. DONOHUE: My teenage daughter twists and pulls her hair when she reads, watches TV or studies. She has two small bald patches on her scalp. I cannot get her to stop doing this. Is this normal? -- R.T.
ANSWER: It’s not normal, but it’s pretty common. It’s trichotillomania (TRICK-oh-TILL-uh-MAY-nee-uh). Some classify it as an obsessive compulsive disorder. The hair pulling quiets an inner anxiety. It’s almost an involuntary act.
If you can’t get your daughter to stop, the family doctor can recommend a therapist for her. The therapist can explain to her why she does this and how she can curtail the urge. Sometimes, medicines are prescribed for a short period.She really does need attention. Constant hair pulling can damage the hair roots and lead to a permanent bald patch.
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for FREE in Tidbits please email: [email protected] 9, 11:45am - 1:00pmWaynesville - St. Robert Chamber of Commerce Monthly LuncheonFebruary 12Marty Haggard at the BarnFebruary 12, 7pmFriends of the Shrine Valentine Party at the Pulaski County Shrine Club in Buckhorn.February 14 Valentines DayFebruary 18, 5:30pmWaynesville-St. Robert Chamber Community Leadership Awards Banquet
February 20, 3:3017th Annual African American Heritage Expo at the Rubidoux Child Development Center (Display hours Mon –Thur 2/21-2/24, 8:30am to 3pm)February 25, 6pm - 10:15pmFt. Wood Community Spouses’ Club Basket and Service Auction at the Pershing Community CenterMarch 26, 2pm - 7pmMiss Pulaskic County Scholorship Program at WHS Fine Arts TheaterMarch 3 - March 6Still Useable 2011 “Pursuing the Glory” Conference at the Waynesville High School Auditorium
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1. Frankie Frisch batted .316 in his 19-year major-league career.2. Frank Thomas and Will Clark.3. O.J. Simpson (1973), Eric Dickerson (‘84), Barry Sanders (‘97), Terrell Davis (‘98) and Jamal Lewis (2003).4. Seven -- Marquette (2003), Syracuse (‘03), UConn (‘04, ‘09), Louisville (‘05), Georgetown (‘07), Villanova (‘09) and West Virginia (‘10).5. Tampa Bay’s Nikolai Khabibulin and Toronto’s Ed Belfour, both in 2004.6. Three -- 1928, ‘32 and ‘36.7. Fred Wadsworth, at the 1986 Southern Open.
ANSWERS: 1) Neither; 2) Cornelius; 3) Solomon; 4) Midnight;
5) Sunset; 6) Sunrise
1. Beat poet Allen Ginsberg2. Vitamin A 3. Great soul 4. Alice Walker5. Duke of Wellington6. Polynesia 7. Abraham Zapruder8. Col. Wilhelm Klink9. Trixie 10. Abraham Lincoln
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