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CRACKS SOME EGGS!by Patricia L. Cook

Eggs are a big seller all year long as one of the most popular breakfast foods, an essential ingredient for baking and more. But at Easter, they are at the top of the grocery list, the star of the show!• •Eggsarerichinnutrients,containing

almost every vitamin and mineral need-ed by humans. The protein of eggs is the standard by which other protein sources are compared. Large eggs contain ap-proximately 6 grams of protein and 4.5 grams of fat, with about half of the fat being the healthier mono-unsaturated variety. Eggs only contain about 70 calo-ries each.

• •Whileoncevilifiedasbeingunhealthyand the cause of heart attacks because of their high cholesterol, the egg’s repu-tation has recently been redeemed. More doctors and nutritionists are back-ing away from the idea that eggs should be avoided. Eggs have so many good healthbenefitsthatstudiesnowsaymostpeoplearefineeatinganeggaday.

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Baby Bear goes downstairs and sits in his small chair at the table. He looks into his small, empty bowl. “Who’s been eating my porridge?” he squeaks. Papa Bear arrives at the big table and sits in his big chair. He looks into his big bowl, and it is also empty. “Who’s been eating my Porridge?” he roars. Momma Bear puts her head through the serving hatch from the kitchen and yells, “For Pete’s sake, how many times do we have to go through this? “It was Momma Bear who got up first, it was Momma Bear who woke every-one in the house, it was Momma Bear who made the coffee, it was Momma Bear who unloaded the dishwasher from last night, and put everything away, it was Momma Bear who went out in the cold early morning air to fetch the newspaper, it was Momma Bear who set the table, it was Momma Bear who put the cat out, cleaned the litter box, and filled the cat’s water and food dish, and, now that you’ve decided to drag your sorry bear-be-hinds downstairs, and grace Momma Bear’s kitchen with your grumpy presence, listen good, cause I’m only going to say this one more time...” “I haven’t made the porridge yet!”

Hayes heard of the law, he issued an of-ficialorderthatanychildrenwhoshowedup at the Capitol grounds for an egg rollshouldbesenttotheWhiteHouse.Since that time, successive Presidents have continued the tradition, with the eventheldonthesouthlawnoftheWhiteHouse. It has only been cancelled a few times because of bad weather and dur-ingWorldWarsIandII.Duringthewaryears, egg rollers still congregated, some attheWashingtonMonument,theNation-al Zoo and even at the Capitol grounds. (Remember, that was forbidden by law!)

• •PysankyareUkrainianEastereggs(Pysanky is plural; the singular is pysan-ka). Pysanky folk art, where eggs are decorated using beeswax in a wax re-sist method, is a practice that has been aroundforthousandsofyearsinUkraine.Over 10,000 pysanky are displayed in the egg-shaped Pysanka Museum that opened in September 2000 in Kolomyia, Ukraine.

• •Canada,specificallyVegreville,Alberta,is home to the world’s largest pysanka. TheareahasmanyUkrainianimmi-grants, and the pysanka was chosen as a symbol to honor the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in their centennial year of 1975.

• •WhiletheVegrevillepysankaistheworld’s largest inedible Easter egg, there have been a number of large edible choc-olateeggsinrecentyears.Vyingforrec-ognitionfromtheGuinnessBookofWorldRecords(GWR),impressivechocolateeggs usually make their debuts at shop-pingcenters.A14,197-pound,12-ounce(6,440-kg) chocolate Easter egg was on display at a shopping center in Sao Jose, SantaCararina,BrazilonApril3,2010.

• •Lastyear,thatonewasbeatenoutforthe title by an even larger egg displayed at a shopping center in Cortenuova, Italy. AccordingtoGWR,itweighedanimpres-sive15,873pounds(7,200kg).Nowthatis a lot of chocolate — and not quite as healthy as a real egg!

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• •Tobesure,medicalprofessionalsarenot recommending a three-egg omelet with sausage or bacon every day. If cho-lesterolisaconcern,eggwhitesarefinesince the yolk contains all of the choles-terolinanegg.TheAmericanHeartAs-sociation amended its egg-eating guide-lines recently to say there is, “no longer a specificrecommendationonthenumberof egg yolks a person may consume in a week.”

• •Notonlydoestheyolkcontaincholes-terol, it also contains the vitamins and minerals that make it a nutritional pow-erhouse. Egg yolks are one of the few foods with naturally occurring vitamin D. Hard-boiled eggs, like those decorated, hidden and hunted at Easter, provide about 17 grams of protein. Egg whites are an excellent source of low-fat protein.

• •Eggsarealsoagoodsourceofcholine,which has been shown to help preserve memory, as well as lutein and zeaxan-thin, which may help prevent vision loss. Nutritionistssaythateggscanhelpwithweight management, eye health, muscle strength, brain functions and are valuable for healthy pregnancies.

• •EastereggsandtheEasterbunnyare considered symbols of new life and rebirth.AncientcultureslikethePersians,Hindus and Egyptians believed the world started as a large egg.

• •Thenewlifesymbolismwasprobablythe association that made way for the Easter Bunny. Rabbits, like eggs, have always been associated with birth and fertility.

• •ThelegendoftheEasterBunnyhaditsstart in Germany. The story goes that a poor woman living in Germany decorated eggs to hide and be hunted as entertain-mentforherchildren.Assoonastheeggs were found by the children, a large bunny rabbit was seen hopping away! Many stories have been written about the bunny ever since, and children in many places around the world look forward to egg hunts and egg and bunny-shaped candies around Easter.

• •Manyegghuntsnowuseplasticeggs,oftenfilledwithcandyortoys.Realeggs,if they are used for hunts, need to be handled carefully.

• •TheEggSafetyCenterrecommendsthat, “Hard-cooked eggs should be refrig-erated within two hours of cooking and usedwithinoneweek.”Anotherfoodau-thority,theUnitedStatesDepartmentofAgriculture(USDA),saysEastereggsaresafe to eat after a hunt if you follow some basicguidelines:“Usefood-safecolor-ing to dye the eggs and refrigerate them within two hours of boiling them.”

• •SincemostEasteregghuntstakemorethantwohoursfromhidingtofindingtoeating, it is usually best to use the plastic variety.

• •OtherinformationfromtheUSDAsaysthat boiling an egg removes a naturally occurring protective coating on egg shells that then leaves the shells vulnerable to bacteria. If any eggs are cracked, they are very susceptible to bacteria as well and should be discarded.

• •ThePresidentandFirstLadyhosttheWhiteHouseEasterEggRolleveryyearon the Monday after Easter. The Easter Egg Roll activities were started in the mid-1800s and were originally held at the U.S.Capitolgrounds.Afteryearsofwearand tear to the lawn, Congress passed a law in 1876 forbidding the Capitol grounds from being used as a children’s playground.

• •In1878,whenPresidentRutherfordB.

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ANSWER: Dandruff’s official name is seborrheic (SEB-uh-REE-ik) dermatitis. “Dermatitis” indicates skin inflammation. Seborrhea is an overproduction of oil, sebum. Many with dandruff deny they have an oily scalp. They say their scalp is dry. That can be the case, but seborrheic dermatitis flourishes on skin with an abundance of oil glands. The scalp is one of those places, but not the only place. The flakes that land on your shoulders are sloughed-off skin cells. Dandruff usually is quite itchy. Scratching dislodges the dead skin cells. A yeast with the name Malassezia contributes to the problem. It’s probably not the actual cause, but it aids and abets the dandruff process. I’m sure you have tried many shampoos. Let me suggest ones that contain salicylic acid, zinc or selenium. Scalpicin, Head and Shoulders and Selsun Blue are three brand names. There are others. The way you use the shampoo is as important as your choice of shampoo. Wash your hair daily with one of these products. Massage it into your scalp, and let the shampoo remain on your scalp for five minutes. Do this for a minimum of three weeks. If you have an improvement, you can cut back on your shampooing to every other day. If there has been no improvement, then get a shampoo that attacks the Malassezia yeast. Nizoral A-D (1 percent ketoconazole) is a brand name you can find eas-ily. Do the daily shampoo drill with one of these for three weeks. If after all this you still have dandruff, you need a doctor’s intervention. The doctor can prescribe more powerful agents, ones that have cortisone that can calm the inflamed skin.***DEAR DR. DONOHUE: My husband has just been told he has spasmodic dystonia. He has had two Botox injections. They made it worse at first but then better. Friends and family have never heard of it. Would you give us an explanation of it in layman’s terms? -- T.W.

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You’ve got until April 17 to contribute to your Individual Retirement Account (IRA) for the 2011 tax year. That’s not a lot of time, but if you have some money available, and you haven’t completely funded your IRA for 2011, consider doing so before the

deadline. And once you’ve “maxed out” on your IRA for last year, why not get a jump on 2012?

Actually, you could have started contributing to your 2012 IRA as early as Jan. 2. In fact, if you can get into the habit of fully funding your IRA each January, you’ll give your money 15 extra months of growth potential, as opposed to waiting until mid-April of the following year. If you factor in all the years you’ll be contributing to your IRA before you retire, those extra months of growth opportunities, repeated over decades, could end up providing you with a fair amount of extra cash when you start tapping into your IRA at retirement.

Of course, you may not find it all that easy to come up with the full IRA contribution amount at one time. (In 2012, you can put up to $5,000 into a Roth or traditional IRA, or $6,000 if you’re 50 or older.) But if you look at your entire financial picture, you may be able to think of some resources. Here are a few suggestions:

Put your tax refund to work. In 2011, the average tax refund was about $3,000, accord-ing to the IRS. If you received that amount in 2012, and you applied it toward your IRA, you would already have met half the contribution limit (if you are 50 or older) or more than half (if you’re younger than 50).Take advantage of interest payments or divi-dends. If you own income-producing invest-ments, you may find that they can help you fund your IRA early. For example, if you own dividend-paying stocks, and you don’t typi-cally reinvest the dividends, consider putting some of these funds into your IRA. (Keep in mind, though, that stocks can reduce or dis-continue dividends at any time). And you can do the same thing with any interest payments you receive from bonds.

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Week of April 2ndARIES (March 21 to April 19) Be careful about doing someone a favor when you don’t know the full story behind the request. Don’t rely on someone’s unsubstantiated assurances. Insist on all the facts before you act.TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) That workplace problem still needs your attention before you finally can close the book on it. Meanwhile, a long-anticipated reunion gets closer to becom-ing a happy reality.GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) You might be demanding more from others than they can give. Best advice: Have a long and frank talk to determine what the facts are. Tensions should abate as the week winds down.CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Aspects are favorable throughout this week for making contacts that could be important to your ca-reer plans. Meanwhile, an old friend offers the advice you’re seeking.LEO (July 23 to August 22) It’s time to stop licking your wounds from past mistakes. Get up and get going toward your future. Loyal friends will be there to help the Lion get back into rip-roaring shape.VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) Take time out to go over what’s expected of you before you begin your new project. Otherwise, you run the risk of pushing yourself harder than you need to.LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) An unusual request could put you in an awkward position. Best advice: Deal with it immediately. The longer you delay, the more difficult it will be to get out of it.SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) You should feel recharged and ready for whatever your workaday world holds for you. The same positive energy spills over into your personal relationships.SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to December 21) A prospect might be less than it appears to be. Like the Archer in your sign, you always aim for the truth. And this is no time to settle for less than full disclosure.CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) Start doing some serious thinking about a career move that could entail more than just changing job sites. Some lifestyle changes also might be involved.AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) With tensions easing at the workplace, a more positive environment once again encourages the free flow of ideas so typical of the always-innovative Aquarian.PISCES (February 19 to March 20) Show some of that usually hidden steel-strong Pis-cean backbone, and stand up for yourself if you hope to make a case for that promotion you know you deserve. BORN THIS WEEK: You enjoy doing new things and staying ahead of the crowd. You would make a fine sports coach or military leader.

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The Spay/Neuter Debate ContinuesDEARPAW’SCORNER:I’mwritinginresponseto“TomC.,”whodoesn’twanttoneuterhispurebred German Shepherd. Good for you for sticking to your and many people’s beliefs! I have met many breeders of purebred animals. They refuse to alter their “pet” -- or for many, theirbankroll--foranyreason.Forthoseofyouwhotrulyloveyourpetandyourbreedandtrytofind“perfect”homesforthem(attherightprice),youshouldknowthatmanyofthemend up in shelters just like the mongrels (as Tom put it). I prefer the term “mix breed.”

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