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This week Tidbits delves into idioms, those con-venient little phrases we all use to help emphasize a specific point we want to make. An idiom is described as “an expressed group of words whose collective interpretation cannot be determined from the meanings of the individual words.” In other words, taken literally or definitively, they really don’t make sense! Although there are thousands of idioms in our language used daily, space here allows us to touch on but a few:• If you really want to look your best and impress

others, of course you want to be “dressed to the nines.” But what does this catchy little phrase actually mean? It’s a fact that a tailor making a high quality suit uses more fabric -- in fact, a full nine yards of it. And a quality garment must have all the fabric cut in the same direction with the vertical lines of the suit, a process which causes a great amount of fabric to be wasted. So, if you truly want to go out “dressed to the nines,” you’ll also have to be ready to pay for it!

• If you find yourself sitting high up in a theater, you may be in the “peanut gallery.” This term was popularized in the late 19th century and referred to the “cheap” seats in the balcony. Rather than nibbling on tasty truffles and other

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2. LANGUAGE: What is the mean-ing of the Latin phrase “Ars gratia artis”?

3. GEOGRAPHY: The island of Cor-sica belongs to what country?

4. MYTHOLOGY: What is the name for the three Greek goddesses of ven-geance: Alecto, Megaera and Tisi-phone?

5. LITERATURE: Who wrote a semi-autobiographical travel book called “Roughing It”?

6. TELEVISION: What detective series featured the theme song “Keep Your Eye on the Sparrow”?

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9. FAMOUS QUOTATIONS: Who once said, “Do not take life too seri-ously. You will never get out of it alive.”?

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Answers1. Peter Tchaikovsky2. Art for art’s sake3. France4. The Furies5. Mark Twain6. “Baretta”7. Br8. Barnum & Bailey Circus9. Elbert Hubbard 10. “Aladdin”

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3. In 2011, Patrick Peterson tied an NFL record with his fourth punt return for a TD in a season. Whose mark did he tie?

4. Name the only conference to have three No. 1 seeds in one year in the NCAA men’s basketball tourna-ment.

5. When was the last time before 2012 that the St. Louis Blues won an NHL playoff game?

6. Name the last country other than South Korea in the modern Olympic era to win a gold medal in the wom-en’s archery team competition.

7. How many times in his career did golfer Jack Nicklaus finish as the runner-up in a major?

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lied 208 hits for Philadelphia.2. Freddie Patek did it for the Angels

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(1951), Denver’s Rick Upchurch (1976) and Chicago’s Devin Hester (2007) all returned four punts for touchdowns.

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1. The Otnorots, The Jordonaires and The Four Dukes finally settled on which new name for their group?

2. Name the group that had hits with “Get Ready” and “I Just Want to Cel-ebrate.”

3. Eric Carr got his big break in 1980 with which band?

4. Which well-known drummer pub-lished a book entitled “Ode to a High Flying Bird,” about jazz great Charlie Parker?

5. Name the R&B artist who had No. 1 hits with “Never Too Much,” “Stop to Love” and “There’s Nothing Better Than Love.”

6. Which female artist had a mega hit with “Torn Between Two Lovers”?

Answers1. The Four Lads. Their biggest

hit was “Moments to Remember” in 1955. (Note: “Otnorot” is “Toronto” spelled backward.)

2. Rare Earth, in 1970 and 1971. “Celebrate” was the last time the group hit the Top Ten.

3. Kiss. Carr, born Paul Charles Car-avello, took the stage personae of The Fox. He died in 1991 at the age of 41.

4. Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts, in 1965. The hand-drawn book, if you can find one, sells for thousands of dollars.

5. Luther Vandross, in 1981, 1986 and 1987 respectively.

6. Mary MacGregor, in 1977. The song has been translated into multiple languages and was originally written to be sung by a man.


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This week Tidbits visits the lowest spot on the face of the earth, and one that is also considered a natural healing and health spa - the Dead Sea. As a popular destination for visitors from all over the world, this unique body of water is more than nine times as salty as all the oceans and has twice the saline content as Utah’s Great Salt Lake. • Considered one of the world’s most unusual

places, the Dead Sea is also called the Salt Sea. Located in the Middle East, it is bordered by Jordan to the east and Israel and the West Bank to the west. The H e b r e w name for the Dead Sea is Yām HamMā́we, w h i c h t ranslated means “the Sea of Death.”

• At over 1,388 feet below sea level, the Dead Sea is the lowest surface point on earth. Its deepest part below the surface is 1,237 feet, making it the deepest hypersaline lake in the world. Its unusually high salinity makes for a harsh environment in which animals cannot flourish, hence its appropriate name. The Dead Sea is 42 miles long and 11 miles wide at its widest point.

• Besides drainage from smaller fresh water creeks and streams, the main tributary into the sea is the Jordan River. The Dead Sea is an endorheic body of water, meaning it has no outlet or way for water to escape besides evaporation. It is totally landlocked, and the

deeper areas are the saltiest. • The Dead Sea has a salinity reading of 33.7

percent, meaning nearly 35 percent of its water consists of dissolved salts. This reading is almost ten times the amount of salt contained in ocean water, which is 3.5 percent.

• Due to its high salinity level, no fish or any kind of aquatic creature lives in or near the water. The unfortunate fish who do find their way into the salty waters from one of the freshwater tributaries die almost immediately. Once dead, their bodies are quickly crusted with a preserving layer of salt crystals and float to the surface. They are then tossed onto shore by the wind and waves.

• There are, however, several species of bacteria and one species of algae that are adapted to harsh life in the Dead Sea. White salt crystals cover everything on the shore -- and this is no ordinary table salt. The salts found in the Dead Sea are rich in minerals, mostly chloride salts of magnesium, sodium, potassium and bromine. While these are basically the same as those found in the oceans of the world, the Dead Sea minerals are extremely concentrated.

• While you might assume that a harsh and hostile-sounding area such as this would be one that people would choose to avoid, just the opposite is true. The warm and soothing therapeutic effects of the Dead Sea’s concentrated saline water and mud packs has attracted visitors from around the Mediterranean basin for thousands of years.

• Biblically, The Dead Sea was a sanctuary and place of refuge for King David. It was one of the world’s first health resorts and was used repeatedly by Herod the Great and Egyptian Queen Cleopatra. Presently, more than 1.2 million foreign tourists visited the Dead Sea in 2009 on the Israeli side alone.

• Due to its high salinity, water in the Dead Sea is extremely buoyant. A person can float effortlessly on his or her back without expending any energy treading water.

• The Dead Sea area has become a major center for health research and treatment for several

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Four high school seniors sufferingfrom “spring fever” skipped theirmorning classes and went to thebeach instead. After lunch, theyreturned to school and told their

teacher that they were late becausethey’d experienced a flat tire whilecarpooling together to the school.

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1. What’s the properscientific name for themoment that the springseason begins?

2. What flower istraditionally thefirst to bloom asspring

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Four high school seniors sufferingfrom “spring fever” skipped theirmorning classes and went to thebeach instead. After lunch, theyreturned to school and told their

teacher that they were late becausethey’d experienced a flat tire whilecarpooling together to the school.

Much to their relief, she smiled.“You missed a test today,” she

continued, “but you can make it upright now. Take seats apart fromone another and then get out apencil and a piece of paper.”

She waited for them to sit down,and then began. “Question One:Which tire on the car was flat?”

1. What’s the properscientific name for themoment that the springseason begins?

2. What flower istraditionally thefirst to bloom asspring

Unscramble this word:

S A L A N U NThis word means: springflowers that last one season

A N N U A L S

“Spring is Nature’s way ofsaying ‘Let’s party!!’”

~ Robin Williams

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• Many considered fancy theatrical performances to be luxuries for the wealthy, or those who live “high on the hog.” This expression came about since it was only the rich who could afford the choicest cuts of pork. While poor folks had to settle for morsels from the animal’s feet, head and organs, only the rich could dine on the sumptuous, meaty cuts from the pig’s upper portion -- the tenderloin, shoulder, ham shank and other choice cuts. These privileged folks enjoyed their meals “high on the hog.”

• Another word for the wealthy is the “upper crust.” This term comes from England, where the fragrance of baked bread wafted from the kitchens of country estates. The upper crust was the superior browned part of the loaf that was believed to contain the most flavor and nutrition. The “upper crust” was served only to those of the gentry or high society.

• Did you know that “reading the Riot Act” was once an actual event? Before breaking up a gathered crowd, police (Bobbies) in Britain were required to read a prescribed proclamation, known as the Riot Act. The Riot Act is used in a fashion similar to the Miranda Rights in the US. The Bobbies would approach the crowd, read the Riot Act aloud, and then disperse or physically arrest those who resisted.

• Another familiar expression, “salt of the earth,” has its origin in the Bible. In biblical days, salt was not only a precious commodity but also a vital preservative. People referred to as the “salt of the earth” were considered to be those

who held the faith, values and traditions apart from the practices of the heathen, and preserved them from generation to generation.

• Along the lines of salt as a precious commodity, a compliment that someone is “worth his salt” means he is doing a good job and is a valuable asset. Salt was so valuable in ancient days that Roman soldiers were often paid with salt instead of or in addition to coins or currency. It is also the origin of the word salary.

• In stark contrast to a good worker stands the one who isn’t. A sorry worker with poor performance may get “canned” or “sacked.” This terminology comes from coal miners who were given a chit, a “statement of an amount owed for food and drink,” which they could redeem for goods at the company store. When their services were terminated, their severance pay was whatever the company owed them at that time, given in the form of canned food in a sack.

• The somewhat irreverent term “kicked the bucket” is sometimes used to announce someone’s death. This rather odd phrase is thought to have originated from the notion that people hanged themselves by standing on a bucket with a noose around their neck. They would consummate the final deed by kicking away the bucket.

• If you live in the rainy Pacific Northwest, the steamy Southern states or a rain forest, you have likely heard the statement, “It was raining cats and dogs.” Although the origin of this well-worn phrase is uncertain, one theory holds that in the olden days in England, stray dogs and cats would jump onto the straw thatched roofs of houses for sleep, shelter and safety. During a hard rain the surface became quite slippery and the animals would slide off. Hence, it was literally “raining cats and dogs!”

• Just as a spoiled apple can quickly spread its rot to others in the bushel, a worker with a bad attitude can negatively affect the attitudes and productivity of his co-workers. The rot needs to be removed immediately to salvage the others, so it’s best to avoid being the “bad apple” in

the bunch!• If it turns out that you are that bad apple,

you might also find yourself “eating humble pie.” This saying is derived from the days of medieval meat pies, when the heart, liver, lungs and other animal organs were called the “umbles.” The umbles were chopped and minced into small bits and used as the main ingredient baked in pies. Umble pie was a rather unsavory fare associated only with the poorest of the lower class. Over time, to “eat humble pie” meant to publicly lower oneself by apologizing and openly face humiliation and scorn for a wrongful deed or serious error.

• Bakers in Europe were not usually baking “humble pie” but turning out pastries, cookies, rolls and other fine goods. Because of strict

There are many idioms to fit just about every conversation. If you are “fixed in your ways” you may not want to see things from another’s perspective. You may want to “get down to brass tacks” and get serious about things. But if you’re willing to listen, you may hear about “everything but the kitchen sink!”

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• News of the amazing discovery spread quickly, and soon the Dead Sea area saw teams of excited biblical archeologists and others in search of more such caves. In all, ten additional caves containing jars and scrolls were found, including the original manuscripts of every Old Testament book but Esther.

• This amazing Dead Sea find caused a sensation when it was released to the public, and continues to fascinate the scholarly community and the people of the world to this day. ■

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reasons. The mineral content of the water, the very low content of pollens and other allergens in the atmosphere, the reduced ultraviolet component of solar radiation, and the higher atmospheric pressure at this great depth each have specific health effects.

• This, along with warm water temperatures and soothing mud packs, provide remarkably effective therapy for numerous physical ailments including rheumatism, psoriasis, rhinosinusitis, osteoarthritis, gynecological diseases, bronchial conditions and more.

• The Dead Sea has long been the supplier of a wide variety of products, from balms for Egyptian mummification to potash for fertilizers. Manufacturers use the heavily concentrated salt and minerals as vital ingredients in producing expensive cosmetics and herbal sachets.

• An unusual feature of the Dead Sea is its continuous discharge of asphalt. From deep seeps, the sea constantly spits up small pebbles and blocks of the black substance. Asphalt coated figurines and bitumen coated Neolithic skulls from archaeological sites have been found. Egyptian mummification processes used asphalt imported from the Dead Sea region.

• In 1947, the curiosity of a young Bedouin goat herder led to the discovery of the now famous Dead Sea Scrolls. As the boy was searching among the rocky cliffs in the Qumron area for a lost goat along the Dead Sea’s northwest shore, he noticed an opening high up in the side of a cliff that appeared to be an entrance to a cave. After scaling the near vertical cliff face and reaching the opening, he discovered several large clay jars inside that contained some very old parchment and animal skin scrolls.

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● It was American singer Josh Gro-ban who made the following sage ob-servation: “There’s no half-singing in the shower, you’re either a rock star or an opera diva.”

● If you’re considering having a child sometime in the near future, you might want to consider this: It’s said that the cost of caring for a newborn during its first year of life is more than $6,000.

● In 1986, actor and director Clint Eastwood took on a new and unfamil-iar role: political candidate. He ran for mayor of Carmel, Calif. He defeated the incumbent mayor in a landslide, and he kept the position for two years. His sal-ary? A whopping $200 per week.

● Often these days you’ll see some-one carrying a tiny dog around with them, but you might be surprised to learn that this is not an entirely new fashion. In ancient Rome and Greece it was not uncommon for a noble lady to carry her tiny Maltese dog around in the sleeve of her robe.

● In the early days of motion pictures, Will H. Hays became known as the “Czar of Hollywood.” He presided over the earliest incarnation of the MPAA, charged with ensuring the morality of movies. Some of the changes the so-called “Hays Office” insisted upon were removing the image of a cow’s udder from a Walt Disney cartoon; and remov-ing any direct reference to adultery in the 1935 adaptation of the Tolstoy novel “Anna Karenina” -- despite the fact that Anna’s affair is at the heart of the novel.

● Those who study such things say that a woman’s sense of smell tends to be better than that of a man. *** Thought for the Day: “I think that I am better than the people who are try-ing to reform me.” -- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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If peanuts are your favorite nut to munch, you are definitely not alone. But did you know that peanuts are actually not nuts at all? Technically, they are legumes and related to beans, peas and lentils, but don’t let that stop you from enjoying them. Read on to learn a thing or two more about this special food crop and how it is loved by people all over the world!• Although peanuts originated in South America,

they are now grown in warm areas of Asia, Africa, Australia and North and South America. Fifteen states in the U.S. grow peanuts, with Georgia as the top producer by far. In fact, peanuts are Georgia’s official state crop, and Georgia alone produces almost half of the total U.S. peanut crop.

• Most people are aware that President Jimmy Carter was a peanut farmer from Plains, Georgia. But many are not aware that he wasn’t the first peanut farmer to serve as President of the United States. That honor goes to Thomas Jefferson.

• Peanuts have been grown as a crop in the United States as far back as the early 1800s. Their popularity surged during the Civil War years when soldiers on both sides stuffed their pockets with the protein-rich legumes and carried them into the trenches for energy and sustenance.

• Peanuts really are powerhouses of nutrition. They are cholesterol-free, contain about 26 percent protein and are a good source of vitamin E, potassium and fiber. They are an excellent source of magnesium, folate and niacin as well.

• Even though Georgia is the No. 1 state for peanut production, the title of being the Peanut Capital of the World goes to Dothan, Alabama, about 20 miles west of the Georgia state line. That’s because about half of all the peanuts grown in the United States are grown within a 100-mile radius, and Dothan is smack in the middle. This year the 69th National Peanut Festival will hold its annual ten-day event starting November 2nd.

• The first National Peanut Festival was held in 1938, with Dr. George Washington Carver as the honored guest speaker for the inaugural event. Dr. Carver was a black American scientist,

botanist, educator, and inventor, and is known as the Father of the U.S. Peanut Industry. As a result of his research work at the Tuskegee Institute in Tuskegee, Alabama, he developed and promoted over 100 products made from peanuts that were useful for the house and farm, including cosmetics, dyes, paints, plastics, gasoline, and nitroglycerin.

• Because of his extensive work with peanuts, many believe it was Carver who also invented peanut butter, but in fact it wasn’t. The credit for the evolution of the product we know today as peanut butter actually goes to several people:

• In 1884, Inventor Marcellus Gilmore Edson of Montreal, Quebec, Canada, patented a process for milling peanuts into a “semi-fluid” state. While he never actually produced peanut butter, his process did establish the initial steps later used for its production.

• Dr. John Harvey Kellogg, a physician, patented a “Process of Preparing Nut Meal” in 1895, using peanuts as the base. Dr. Kellogg served the patients at his Battle Creek Sanitarium a form of peanut butter, until he left his medical practice and opened a factory making cereal, but that’s another story.

• Another physician, Dr. Ambrose Straub of St. Louis, Missouri, pursued a method for providing his toothless elderly patients with protein in the 1890s. His peanut-based paste making machine was patented in 1903

• The public introduction to peanut “butter” in the United States happened at the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair, then called the Louisiana Purchase Exposition. C.H. Sumner’s concession stand sold over $700 worth of peanut butter. From that point on, peanut butter quickly became a popular standard in most household cupboards. Today, the United States is the biggest supplier and consumer of peanut butter in the world.

• Peanuts are different from other crops in many ways. “Digger” and “shaker” machines are used for harvesting peanuts to bring them to the top of the ground to dry. Much care is taken in getting the peanuts to dry correctly in their shells to prepare them for market.

• Peanut plants grow roots underground, with stems, leaves and small yellow flowers above ground. The flowers pollinate themselves. As the flowers wilt, their bases do something unique. The stalks, called pegs, point

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Q: I’ve been following Brian Austin Green’s career since “Beverly Hills, 90210.” I especially loved him in “Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles,” which was on Fox a few years back, as well as his guest appearances on “Smallville.” What does he have coming next? -- Deanna R., Jackson, Miss.

A: Aside from pending father-hood (as of this writ-ing, his wife, actress Megan Fox, is due to give birth to the cou-ple’s daughter any day now), Brian also has a new show to look forward to. He stars in TBS’s “Wed-ding Band” -- along with Melora Hardin (Jan from “The Of-fice”), Peter Cambor, Derek Miller and Harold Perrineau. The show centers on the friendship of four young men in a band who, in a very “Wedding Crashers” way, play at weddings, reunions and bar mitzvahs, and use said celebrations to pick up women. “Wed-ding Band” premieres Saturday, Nov. 10 at 10 p.m. ET/PT. ***

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Q: I read that Alan Ball stepping down as show runner/head writer for season six of “True Blood.” What plans does he have post-”True Blood”? -- Keith W., via e-mail

A: Alan, who also brought us the brilliant “Six Feet Under” and “American Beauty,” is hard at work on a new Cinemax show called “Banshee,” which is slated to begin airing sometime next year. His production company has several other projects in development at HBO -- both series and movies -- and he has three screenplays in various stages of de-velopment. Alan also says that he has not ruled out writing a season-six episode or two.

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caused symptoms or reduced life expectancy. Quality of life was also affected by the high risk of significant complications. An editorial in the New England Journal of Medicine acknowledged that the PSA test saves lives but at a high cost. The publication does not believe that definitive information is yet available to make a concrete recommendation either for or against PSA screening. Each patient should have a frank discussion with his physician before a screening decision is made. Screening practices in America are very different from Europe. Here, annual testing is recommended. In contrast, in Sweden, men are screened every two years, and, in Holland, every four. Deaths from prostate cancer are the same in all three countries. Annual screening leads to more unneces-sary biopsies and more diagnoses that cause more harm than good. And in the United States, PSA tests are measured in men in their 80s despite the fact that there is no evidence that screenings are of any value in men over age 70. The upper limit of the normal range for the PSA is 4. This is the level at which a referral to a urologist should be consid-ered. In medicine, nothing is ever clear-cut. As I am in my 70th year, I will no longer be screened. But at a younger age, testing should be considered if you fully understand the potential downsides of over treatment.

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The Ball Is in Your Court Q. I need to know if you think I should hire a lawyer for an appeal that I have filed with the Social Security Administration. In a nut-shell, here is my case. I waited until age 70 to file for my Social Security retirement benefits because I wanted to get the 32 percent bonus offered to those who delay filing for Social Se-curity until that time. But when I filed for my retirement ben-efits, I was told at that time that I could have been receiving spousal benefits on my hus-band’s record since my 66th birthday. (When he originally filed, I was 60 at the time.) They said they were able to pay me six months worth of payments on my husband’s account -- which they did. But I filed an appeal complaining that I should have been paid benefits all the way back to age 66. My feeling was that SSA failed to notify me of my right to benefits. So it is their fault that I didn’t file at age 66, and I believe they owe me the retroactive benefits. They turned down my first appeal say-ing I had not proven that SSA personnel mis-informed me. I think the fact that they told me nothing is the same as misinforming me. I asked for a review of their decision not to pay me retroactive benefits, and that appeal was also denied. I now have filed for a hearing before an administrative law judge. What is your opinion of my chances? And do you think I need a law-yer?

A. I always hate being the purveyor of bad news, but I don’t think you have any chance of win-ning your case. The general rule of thumb is that when it comes to filing for any kind of Social Secu-rity benefits, the ball is in your court. In other words, it wasn’t the government’s job to tell you to file for wife’s benefits on your husband’s account when you turned 66. It was your job to know that you should have been eligible for such payments and to file for them yourself. Think of it this way. Thousands of people re-tire and become eligible for Social Security benefits every day. And all of those folks take the initiative and either call SSA’s 800 number to make an appoint-ment to file for retirement benefits -- or they go to SSA’s website to file their claim online. The govern-ment doesn’t contact them to say, “Now that you’re a senior citizen, make sure you file for Social Security.” When a woman’s husband dies, she is ex-pected to contact the Social Security office to inquire about filing for widow’s benefits. (However, see the answer to the next question for an exception.) When people become disabled, a govern-ment representative isn’t sent to their home to hold their hands and guide them to a Social Security of-fice to file for disability benefits. Again, they do it on their own initiative. So why should things be different for you? You certainly knew that your husband was getting Social Security benefits -- and the law assumes that you know that you could have been eligible for wife’s benefits on his record. Or at least it assumes that you

would be curious enough and contact the Social Se-curity office to find out if you are possibly due ben-efits. Had you done that, and had a Social Security representative told you that you were not eligible, then you would have grounds for an appeal based on getting misinformation from the government. But there is no misinformation in your case. As I said, the ball was in your court, and frankly, I think you dropped it. But I don’t want to discourage you from car-rying this through. If you really think you’ve been wronged, you should proceed with your appeal. It’s just that I wouldn’t lie awake nights awaiting a judg-ment in your favor with lots of retroactive spousal benefits. Oh, and you asked about hiring a lawyer. You can do so if you want, but I really believe you would be wasting whatever fee he or she charges for what I think is a hopeless case. Besides, I think about 99 percent of the lawyers I’ve ever encountered who work on Social Security cases specialize in disability claims. To be honest, that’s where the money is! * * *

Q. My best friend’s husband died about six months ago. And not long after that, she started getting widow’s benefits. This all happened automatically. She didn’t do a thing. Yet several months ago after my father died, my mother waited for her widow’s benefits, but nothing happened. She had to go to the Social Security office to apply for them. Why didn’t my mother get the same treatment as my neighbor?

A. I purposely put your question here to show that there are some situations where the Social Security Administration takes the initiative to help someone get the Social Security benefits they are due. I will bet your friend was getting wife’s bene-fits on her husband’s record before he died. In other words, all the information Social Security needed to determine her eligibility for widow’s benefits (like a marriage certificate, for example) was already in their files. And as soon as they learned of her hus-band’s death, which might have come from the fu-neral home or from a computer matching operation with the state or county bureau of vital statistics, they simply needed to push a few buttons to switch her from wife’s to widow’s benefits. On the other hand, I’m guessing your moth-

er was getting her own Social Security benefit. In that kind of situation, your father’s Social Security re-cord may not have contained any information about your mother. Or even if it did, your mom may have had some choices to make regarding taking widow’s benefits or continuing to receive her own retirement payments. In that kind of case, the ball goes back to the claimant. It is her job to contact Social Security to inquire about widow’s benefits.

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ANSWER: In 2001, the results of the first AREDS report (Age-Related Eye Disease Study) was published. It showed that the combination of beta carotene (a form of vitamin A), vitamin E, vitamin C, zinc and copper could slow the progression of moderate macular degeneration to severe macular degeneration. Macular degeneration is a wasting away of the macula -- a small, round area of the retina necessary for clear central vision, the kind needed to read, sew and drive. Ocuvite is one capsule that incorporates all these nutrients. Currently a new study, AREDS 2, is being conducted. The vitamin-mineral combination has been altered a bit and new ingredients have been added: lutein, zeaxanthin and omega-3 fatty acids. Some Ocuvite pills also contain these materials. Since you’re unable to tolerate vitamins, you’ll need to get these nutrients from foods. You might not be able to reach the high levels found in pills, but you’d be getting all the ingredients in those pills. Beta carotene is found in colored vegetables like carrots and peppers, in dark-green vegetables and in colored fruits. Vitamin E is widely available in many foods: meats, nuts, cereal grains, wheat-germ oil and sunflower oil. You find vitamin C in citrus fruits, tomatoes, potatoes and broccoli. Zinc is in meats, shellfish, nuts and legumes, like peas. Cop-per is in shellfish, nuts and organ meats. The new version of AREDS, not yet pub-lished, contains lutein and zeaxanthin, which you can obtain in kale, spinach, collard greens, corn, green beans, carrots, squash and tomatoes. Omega-3 fatty acids are found in fish like salmon and tuna. The booklet on macular degeneration ex-plains this common malady and its treatment. To obtain a copy, write: Dr. Donohue -- No. 701, 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 al-low four weeks for delivery. *** DEAR DR. DONOHUE: My heart miss-es a beat every now and then. The doctor tells me this isn’t dangerous. He has said nothing about food or drink as being a cause of this. I drink two cups of coffee a day. I can’t tell any difference on the days I drink it or on the days I don’t. What’s the thinking on this? -- P.M.

ANSWER: Moderate amounts of caffeine have little effect on the heart. Two to four cups of coffee a day shouldn’t affect your heartbeat. How-ever, if a person is quite sensitive to caffeine, then that person should abstain from coffee. There appears not to be any relationship be-tween coffee drinking and artery hardening, artery obstruction or heart pumping. Heart attacks and

strokes are no more frequent in coffee drinkers than in those who never touch it. *** Dr. Donohue regrets that he is unable to answer indi-vidual letters, but he will incorporate them in his column when-ever possible. Readers may write him or request an order form of available health newsletters at P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475.

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Food Safety One of the best kitchen gadgets I’ve ever invested in is a digital thermometer. Within sec-onds, it tells me the temperature of the food I’m cooking and whether it’s done . Temperature is one of the most important safety steps in food preparation to avoid food poisoning. To help us stay safe, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has created a free booklet especially for seniors: Food Safety for Older Adults. It contains information we need to know and keep handy: The booklet shows how easily we can get a food-borne illness, and what dreadful things can happen to us if we do. Believe me, the consequences of getting this malicious bacteria in your digestive system are so severe you will want to take every safety precaution possible. The book-let explains how to choose lower-risk food options, how long different food items will stay safe when kept in the refrigerator, and much, much more. For example, did you know that lunch and deli meats need to be heated to 165 degrees Fahr-enheit? The bacteria Listeria can grow even in a properly set 40-degree refrigerator temperature. My favorite part of the booklet (especially since I now have my nifty little digital thermometer) is the picture chart of the recommended internal temperatures of different cooked foods. Fish, 145 degrees; Beef, 160 degrees. And so on. I also invested in two inexpensive refrigerator/freezer thermometers to make sure the old refrigerator and freezer are keeping food at the correct temperature: 40 degrees for the refrigerator and 0 degrees for the freezer. There are a number of steps involved in finding the booklet online, but it’s well worth a little bit of trouble. Go to www.fsis.usda.gov, click Fact Sheets, At-Risk Populations, More Like This at the bottom of that category, then scroll down to the PDF version of Food Safety for Older Adults. If you can’t find it, send email to [email protected] to request the booklet. Or you can also request it by calling the hotline at 1-888-674-6854. Matilda Charles regrets that she cannot person-ally answer reader questions, but will incorporate them into her column whenever possible. Write to her 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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A: In every relationship, each partner owns different powers. How that power is used usually de-termines the happiness and harmony of the union. Partners can get bogged down when one believes their “territory” is being invaded. Our routines and habits include our joint use of money, sex, punish-ment, greed, verbal or physical intimidation, commu-nication methods, childrearing strategies and other potentially self-destructive issues. Decisions are too often made on the basis of our own personal needs, which makes compromise difficult. Win/lose scenarios typically come down to who wants most to be the boss, the best talker, who is keeper of the checkbook, and the compliant one who does not want to fight or simply remains silent. Being patient and listening carefully to what the other partner says is vital in opening the doors to two-way communication. Over time, we learn that maintaining a har-monious relationship is probably the most challeng-ing job we’ll ever face. Keeping a marriage alive and healthy requires the effort of both partners working at it constantly so that mutual kindness and respect becomes your way of life and an everyday habit.

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● On Sept. 18, 1793, George Washing-ton lays the cornerstone to the United States Capitol building. The building would take nearly a century to complete, as architects came and went, the British set fire to it, and it was called into use during the Civil War.

● On Sept. 23, 1846, German astronomer Johann Gottfried Galle discovers the planet Neptune. The blue gas giant, which has a diameter four times that of Earth, has eight known moons and a ring system containing three bright and two dim rings.

● On Sept. 21, 1938, a powerful Cate-gory 3 hurricane slams into Long Island and southern New England. Charlie Pierce, a ju-nior forecaster in the U.S. Weather Bureau, was sure that the hurricane was heading for the Northeast, but the chief forecaster over-ruled him. All told, 700 people were killed by the hurricane.

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The Smasher and the Simply Smashing

Before he hit the 40-feet hook shot out of the straw to take him to within two putts of the Green Jacket, a little bit of banter in the room turned to what Bubba Watson was wearing.

As most of us know by now, Bub-ba Watson won the Masters, largely due to his monstrous 300-plus yard drives and unorthodox swinging style. But I, too, became curious about Watson’s game and, yes, his style, too.

For the techies out there, Watson uses a PING G20 driver with a cus-tom pink True Temper Grafalloy Bi-Matrix shaft. The same exact driver will be made available to pro shops this year, the company announced after the tournament.

Pink is a color that most sports fans are becoming accustomed to. It appears in splashes on various uni-forms these days to signify the fight against breast cancer, a cause that has successfully managed to co-opt that color and increase awareness. Knowing this, we were all a little leery of making fun of the color.

And we were right: Ping donates $300 to Watson’s charity for every 300-foot drive he makes. His Phoe-nix-based charity aims to donate $1 million to various organizations

during the year, and after this win, it’s a safe bet to say it will do so.

But his manner of dress and that unorthodox swinging style also reminded me of former PGA tour-nament winner from the ‘60s, Doug Sanders.

Known as the “Peacock of the Fairways,” Sanders came out of nowhere to win the Canadian Open as an amateur. His best finish at the Masters was a fourth place tie, and he won 20 events on the Tour, but Sanders was best known for his manner of dress. Sanders was famous for his “Mad Men”-esque devotion to what he wore. He was known to wear golf shoes that looked more like dress shoes, pleated golf plants, button-down cardigans and a golf polo. Each out-fit had complimentary colors of the same shade, and he even made sure his golf bags matched his outfit.

While both Sanders and Watson are philanthropists and champions, they have something else in com-mon — they’re both self-taught golfers. Neither has taken a lesson in his life. Sanders grew up a poor cotton farmer’s son; Watson’s father was a Green Beret Vietnam veteran who gave him a 9-iron once and told him to “beat it down the fairway.”

Well, Watson surely will be beat-ing it down the fairway for a while now, and nobody will make fun of his clothes anymore, but I have one suggestion — and I’m sure Mr. Sanders would agree — you should at least shave before putting on the Green Jacket. Sure he won in a play-off, but this isn’t hockey, you know.

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A: Automatic Canning Devices Inc. made canners and pressure cookers in the early 1900s in Chicago. Their advertising claim in 1936 stated, “Canning outfit that works every day in the year.” Keep scouring the Internet for pot parts, sooner or later they will turn up. Your canner was made around the 1920s to 1930s and can be found selling anywhere from $10 to $35.

Q: Enclosed is the mark on the bottom of a wren pottery figurine. The bird is on a base and has a multicolored back, brown body and a yellow breast. The overall height is 4 inches, and it is in perfect condition. Also marked on the bottom is the number “3590.” It belonged to my great grandmother and was given to her by a friend in the 1950s. What can you tell me about my figurine and its history?

A: Stangl Pottery, originally Hill Pottery, was taken over by Martin Stangl. Stangl was a suc-

cessful designer and ceramic engineer. His compa-ny produced dinnerware, art ware and novelties. In 1940, he introduced a line of ceramic birds and ani-mals. Most pieces were marked with a number and the name of the decorator. The number for the Caro-lina Wren is “3590.” Stangl died in 1972, and after his death, the company produced revised editions of its birds. They are no longer in business. Your wren was made in the 1940s and would probably be worth $75 to $125.

Address your questions to Anne McCollam, P. O. Box 247, Notre Dame, IN 46556. Items of a general interest will be answered in this column. Due to the volume of inqui-ries, she cannot answer individual letters. To find out more about Anne McCollam and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators.comCOPYRIGHT 2012 CREATORS.COM

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Get Rid of the Bums In an uncharacteristic departure from my usual columns, I pointed out a few of the under-achievers in sports last week. “Bums” was how I referred to them. And, of course, one of the players I put into the crosshairs, Luke Hochevar of the Kansas City Royals, went out there the next game and nearly tossed a no-hitter. He then followed it up with a complete game loss, but still a great performance. So maybe Hochevar isn’t a bum after all ... maybe he’s just a bust. (Andruw Jones, though? Still a bum.) Roger Clemens came out of retirement. He’s pitching for the Sugar Land Skeeters, and he absolutely dominated the Bridgeport Bluefish over 3 1/3 innings. The Royals and Astros were scouting him. He holds the record for most Cy Youngs. The Royals later said they were not going to sign him. That sounds silly to me ... he was pumping 88-mph fastballs. Sounds like a pretty solid deal, at least from a marketing standpoint. But Clemens cheated everyone over the span of his roid-raging career, turning the baseball record books into a meaningless mess of statistics. So letting him stay under some mosquito-laden port bridge like a bum is fine by me, too. Speaking of people I wouldn’t mind see-ing skulking around on the benches of the world, there is wide receiver Terrell Owens. Owens holds a zillion NFL records. Great for him. He’s also one of the more annoying characters in the history of sports. You can’t blame the guy for keeping his career going ... a man has a right to earn a living. But he won’t be making it in Allen, Texas, where he was cut from the Indoor Football League’s Wran-gler franchise, and he won’t be making it in Seattle either, as he was released just before this writing. So that means we’ll be subjected to more “TO” everywhere else. On our TVs, the Internet, in the gossip rags and in retweets around the world. He has a right to make a living, sure, and we can always turn the station or page, but you can basi-cally spend half your life trying to avoid the guy. Finishing off the trend of just bummin’ around is Chad Johnson, the wide receiver formerly known as “Ochocinco.” He’s another guy who let his flamboyance get in the way of his actual fame. He owns a trillion NFL records too, but in recent years he’s been bouncing around, even going so far as to try to play professional soccer. He’s an-other guy who will do just about anything to get his mug in your face. And that’s exactly what he did a few weeks ago when he headbutted his wife in the face. That led to his release from the Miami Dol-phins on-camera during HBO’s “Hard Knocks.” That’s really using your head, Chad. You’re a bum; now get out.

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PHOBIAS (continued):

• Some phobias relate to what’s up above,such as the sun (heliophobia), the clouds(nephophobia), the moon (selenophobia),and the stars (siderophobia). Some folks arejust afraid of looking up – they are calledanablephobes.

•Not all phobias seem that abnormal oruncommon.Lotsofpeoplemighthaveafearof death, known as necrophobia. But thosewith an extreme form might be terrified ofbeing buried alive.A nosocomephobe has afearofhospitals,averminophobeisafraidofgerms,andahydrophobehasanirrationalfearofwater.

• Individuals suffering from extreme agora-phobiararelyleavetheirhomes,duetotheirfearofpublicoropenspacesand the inescapablesituationsthatmayoccurthere.Onlyhomeissafe.

• Somephobiascanbea learnedbehavior thatcomes from listening to others describe atraumaticevent.Anindividualinone’slifecantriggeraphobia,suchaspeladophobia,thefearofbaldpeople.Thosewithnosto-phobia,afearof returninghome,maybeable tocontributetheirpanictoaspecificincident.

• Peoplewhoareafraidoflookingintomirrorshave cataptrophobia, while those with cyberphobia have a fear of working withcomputers.A person with an anxiety aboutmemories is a mnemophobe.

•Don’tconfuselevophobia, thefearofobjectstoaperson’sleft,withdextrophobia, thefearofobjectstotheright.

•Although some of us fear the possibility ofcancer,anextremecarcinophobewillconvincehimself he has cancer because he touchedsomeone who has it.

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• British sailors on Royal Navy war ships during the 1700s might have appreciated a generous baker’s dozen or even some humble pie. Their ships did not have the best living conditions, and usually a sailor’s breakfast and lunch was only bread and a beverage. The third meal of the day included meat and was served on a square plate Hence the term “square meal” was coined to label the most substantial and nourishing meal of the day.

• A popular topping for pizza, “Canadian bacon,” actually has hog geography and butcher’s lingo behind its name. It really has nothing to do with Canada, other than Canada’s northern location relative to the United States. Traditional bacon is cut from the underbelly or south side of the pig. Canadian bacon is cut from the loin area, the upper part of the pig. Since it is from the “north,” it’s Canadian... eh?

• When wood stoves were used for cooking, cooks used the front burners for intense heat and for stoking the fire to avoid a reach across the hot stove top. When it was time to slow down or simmer the food, it was put on the “back burner.” The term now is used generically for putting something on hold, such as a task you need to do but keep putting it off until later.

A “back-handed compliment” is a polite comment that also manages to insult you at the same time. “You’re really smart for a girl,” is an example. Back-handed is synonymous with left-handed. For example, in tennis a backhand stroke is a strike by a right-handed player from the left side of the body. The left side of the body has always been deemed sinister. In fact, the Latin word for left is sinister. Hence, back-handed means round-about, indirect, or devious. (No offense intended to you “south paws”!) ■

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1. MUSIC: Who composed the opera “Swan Lake”?

2. LANGUAGE: What is the mean-ing of the Latin phrase “Ars gratia artis”?

3. GEOGRAPHY: The island of Cor-sica belongs to what country?

4. MYTHOLOGY: What is the name for the three Greek goddesses of ven-geance: Alecto, Megaera and Tisi-phone?

5. LITERATURE: Who wrote a semi-autobiographical travel book called “Roughing It”?

6. TELEVISION: What detective series featured the theme song “Keep Your Eye on the Sparrow”?

7. CHEMISTRY: What is the chemi-cal symbol for bromine?

8. AD SLOGANS: What was billed as “The Greatest Show on Earth”?

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4. Name the only conference to have three No. 1 seeds in one year in the NCAA men’s basketball tourna-ment.

5. When was the last time before 2012 that the St. Louis Blues won an NHL playoff game?

6. Name the last country other than South Korea in the modern Olympic era to win a gold medal in the wom-en’s archery team competition.

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1. The Otnorots, The Jordonaires and The Four Dukes finally settled on which new name for their group?

2. Name the group that had hits with “Get Ready” and “I Just Want to Cel-ebrate.”

3. Eric Carr got his big break in 1980 with which band?

4. Which well-known drummer pub-lished a book entitled “Ode to a High Flying Bird,” about jazz great Charlie Parker?

5. Name the R&B artist who had No. 1 hits with “Never Too Much,” “Stop to Love” and “There’s Nothing Better Than Love.”

6. Which female artist had a mega hit with “Torn Between Two Lovers”?

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2. Rare Earth, in 1970 and 1971. “Celebrate” was the last time the group hit the Top Ten.

3. Kiss. Carr, born Paul Charles Car-avello, took the stage personae of The Fox. He died in 1991 at the age of 41.

4. Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts, in 1965. The hand-drawn book, if you can find one, sells for thousands of dollars.

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