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TIDBITS® INVESTIGATESJAMES BOND

by Kathy WolfeBond. James Bond. It’s estimated that more than two billion people – nearly one-third of the world’s population – have heard various actors utter those words as the fictional spy introduced himself in 23 different films. This week, Tidbits focuses on one of our favorite characters, his creator, and those who have played him. • London-born Ian Fleming published his first James Bond novel Casino Royale in 1953. Fleming wrote the book in two months at his Ja-maican vacation home. It was met with positive reviews and sold out its first and second month. Fleming himself had worked for British Naval Intelligence during World War II and was well-acquainted with the world of espionage, an ex-perience he used to shape his novels. He based the character of Bond’s boss “M” after his own superior in the Navy, Admiral Sir John Godfrey. • Fleming named his spy James Bond after a noted ornithologist, Dr. James Bond, who had written a book on birdwatching that Fleming had on hand. Fleming said, “I wanted the simplest, dullest, plainest-sounding name I could think of. James Bond seemed perfect.” The number 007 was the bus route Fleming frequently used be-tween London and Canterbury. turn the page for more!

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JAMES BOND (continued):• The fictional Bond’s parents were a Scots gen-tleman Andrew Bond, employed by a weapons company, and a Swiss woman named Monique Delacroix. When his parents died when James was 11, he was sent to live with an aunt, was en-rolled at Eton, and was recruited into the Royal Navy. (Fleming also attended Eton and was in-volved in naval intelligence). • Fleming wrote a Bond novel every year until his death in 1964, a total of 12. Since then, sev-en other authors have continued the series, in-cluding John Gardner who penned GoldenEye, which became the 17th Bond film. Fleming gave the name GoldenEye to his Jamaican vacation retreat which overlooked the Caribbean, after a World War II military mission he had developed in the event the Nazis invaded Spain. After Flem-ing’s death, the estate was sold to Bob Marley. • The 1958 novel Dr. No came to the big screen in 1962, the first of 23 Eon Productions “official” James Bond films. A casting contest was held to find the perfect James Bond, seeking a man age 28 to 35, about 6 feet tall (1.8 m), with dark hair, and a British accent. Sean Connery landed the role, edging out Cary Grant and Richard Burton. Dr. No was the only official Bond film seen by Ian Fleming before his death in 1964. • Between 1962 and 1967, Sean Connery starred as James Bond four more times in From Russia with Love, Goldfinger, Thunderball, and You Only Live Twice before retiring from the role. Timothy Dalton was strongly considered as his replacement, but declined, saying that age 25, he was too young for the role. Adam West (Bat-man) was offered the part, but said no, believing that Bond should be a British actor.

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JAMES BOND (continued):• In 1969, On Her Majesty’s Secret Service was released, starring a 30-year-old Australian for-mer used car salesman, George Lazenby. Lazen-by’s acting experience was almost non-existent, having most recently appeared in a TV commer-cial for chocolate bars. For his screen test, he purchased a custom-made suit ordered by Con-nery, who had failed to pick it up at the tailor’s. He added a Rolex watch and went to Connery’s barber to add to his look. It was Lazenby’s only Bond film. • The studio was advised to bring back Sean Connery, no matter what the cost, and in 1971, Connery returned in Diamonds Are Forever, for a $1.25 million salary and 12.5% of the profits. He donated the entire base salary to a Scottish education charity. This would be the last Bond film Connery made for Eon Productions, al-though he starred in a non-Eon move, Never Say Never Again in 1983. • Connery wore a toupee in all of his Bond films. During the filming of a fight scene in Diamonds Are Forever, Connery’s opponent accidentally pulled off the toupee. • In 1973, Roger Moore stepped into the role for Live and Let Die, a Bond with a more comical air about him. Moore is the current record holder for the most Bond films with seven, including The Man with the Golden Gun, The Spy Who Loved Me, and For Your Eyes Only. His final Bond film was 1985’s A View To Kill, when he was 58 years old, making him also the oldest James Bond actor. With all the firearms used on the movie set, Moore had to overcome his hoplo-phobia, the fear of weapons, the result of a child-hood accident when he was shot in the leg by his brother with an air rifle.

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It was American author and critic H.L. Menck-en who made the following sage observation: “Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit upon his hands, hoist the black flag and begin slitting throats.”

The condor is the largest flying land bird in the Western Hemisphere -- and one of the slowest in reproducing. The female lays only one egg every two years.

Those who study such things claim that Napo-leon Bonaparte was afraid of cats.

Confectioner Milton Hershey suffered through founding two candy companies that ended in failure, then succeeded on his third attempt, and finally sold that company and used the proceeds to found the Hershey Company. After all his hard work, though, he seemed to be less inter-ested in enjoying the fruits of his labors than in helping others. In 1909 he established the Her-shey Industrial School for Orphaned Boys, and 10 years later he donated control of the company to a trust for the school. Today the institution is called the Milton Hershey School, and it contin-ues to have a controlling interest in the candy company.

Don’t consider yourself uneducated if you’ve never heard of anthropodermic bibliopegy; the practice of binding books with human skin is not (one can hope) common in modern times.

Scotsman John Paul Jones is best known for his naval exploits for the nascent United States dur-ing the Revolutionary War, and for his infamous utterance, “We have not yet begun to fight!” Most people don’t realize, though, that he was born John Paul and only adopted the surname “Jones” on his first trip to America, where he came to flee charges in the deaths of two sailors under his command.

Thought for the Day: “Make everything as simple as possible, but

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JAMES BOND (continued):• Queen Elizabeth II knighted Sean Connery in 2000 and Roger Moore in 2003• In 1984, Pierce Brosnan’s wife had a part in For Your Eyes Only, and met producer Albert Broccoli on the movie set. Roger Moore was preparing to step down from the role, and Broc-coli felt Brosnan would be the perfect replace-ment. Brosnan was offered the role in 1986, but was forced to decline due to his contract for the TV series Remington Steele. Timothy Dalton then got another chance at the Bond role, when he was selected for 1987’s The Living Daylights and 1989’s Licence to Kill, bringing a more seri-ous interpretation of the character back into the role after Moore’s light-hearted approach. • In 1995, Pierce Brosnan got his second chance, appearing in GoldenEye, the world’s fourth highest-grossing film that year. There were three more in the next seven years, and Brosnan’s run ended in 2002. • There was a four-year gap before the return of James Bond, this time in the form of Dan-iel Craig, who was met with a negative reaction. However, it didn’t take long for filmgoers to take a liking to the new Bond in 2006’s Casino Roy-ale. It was followed up with Quantum of Solace in 2008. The year of Bond’s 50th anniversary, 2012, marked the release of Skyfall, which has become the highest-grossing Bond film of all time, overtaking Thunderball, starring Connery, which had held the title for 47 years. Craig is the first Bond actor to be younger than the Bond series.

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By Dr. Holly Carling

Dr. Holly Carling is a Doctor of Oriental Medicine, Licensed Acupuncturist, Doctor of Naturopathy, Clinical Nutritionist and Master Herbologist with over 34 years of experi-ence. Dr. Carling is currently accepting new patients and offers natural health care servic-es and whole food nutritional supplements in her Coeur d’ Alene clinic. Visit Dr. Carling’s website at www.vitalhealthandfitness.com to learn more about Dr. Carling, view a list of upcoming health classes and read other informative articles. Dr. Carling can be reached at 208-765-1994 and would be happy to answer any questions regarding this topic.

THE HEART: A BROKEN MACHINEOur heart needs fuel to operate properly. It needs Vitamins A, B, C, D and E, minerals and amino acids. There are more than likely other nutri-ents yet to be discovered. The heart needs to be greased. Cholesterol is that grease. Cholesterol is protective. It’s the healing serum used when tissue is damaged, weakened or degenerating. If your cholesterol is high, you should be asking why? Cholesterol performs several functions in the body: it is the foundational nutrient for mak-ing/synthesizing hormones, (not just sex hor-mones, but hormones that stop pain and inflam-mation, make you happy and feel content, stop food cravings, balance blood sugar, provide en-ergy, regulate water, heal tissue, support immune health, build and repair the gut lining, regulate every gland and organ in the body, help you sleep well, regulate weight and many other functions), it is needed to respond to damage, to make brain cells, the outer coating of cells is made out of cholesterol, it is needed to make bile to emulsify fats, and allows the body to make and use Vita-min D. If the vascular system is “dirty” – full of rancid cholesterol, triglycerides, waste metabolites, sugar, and garbage elements from a horrific food supply, it can cause things to run amok, akin to using dirty gasoline in your car.So much can be done to prevent and remedy heart disease. It is a shame that we suffer the way we do todaysame principles to keeping any machine functioning properly apply to the cardiovascular system as well.

We treat the heart like it is a machine gone wrong. As if a perfectly functioning piece of equipment decided one day that it The circulatory system is one of the busiest systems in the body. It is responsible for carrying oxygen to every tissue and cell in the body. It is the determiner of tissue nutrition (what goes in the cells) and detoxifica-tion (the vital waste elimination of every cell). When the circulatory system is hampered, it be-comes the primary etiology for all degenerative diseases. When speaking of circulatory health, we include blood quality – nutrient density, essential en-zymes, hormones, and other factors, including the proper viscosity, and vascular integrity. In the U.S. 10 Million are diagnosed with Coro-nary Artery Disease, 1.5 million have a heart at-tack annually, 30 million suffer high BP, 9 mil-lion arrhythmias, 3 million strokes, and many more have had bypass surgery, stents, and other “rescue” procedures. These are staggering num-bers, especially when a mere 100 years ago, cardiovascular disease was Why would this pre-cisely designed, perfectly functioning machine go haywire? If any other piece of machinery stopped working, we would do everything we could to find out why. Did it run out of fuel? Was it not greased properly? Did dirt get into the en-gine? All of these could also be causes of heart disease.

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PHOTO: Kenny Chesney

Top 10 Pop SinglesThis Week Last Week1. Meghan Trainor No. 1 “All About That Bass”2. Taylor Swift No. 2 “Shake It Off”3. Nicki Minaj No. 4 “Anaconda”4. Iggy Azalea feat. Rita Ora No. 5 “Black Widow”5. Jessie J, Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj No. 3 “Bang Bang”6. Sam Smith No. 6 “Stay With Me”7. Tove Lo No. 13 “Habits (Stay High)”8. Ariana Grande feat. Zedd No. 7 “Break Free”9. Jeremih feat. YG No. 10 “Don’t Tell ‘Em”10. Clean Bandit feat. Jess Glynne No. 11 “Rather Be”

Top 10 Albums1. Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga new entry “Cheek to Cheek”2. Kenny Chesney new entry “The Big Revival”3. Barbra Streisand No. 1 “Partners”4. alt-J new entry “This Is All Yours”5. Pentatonix new entry “PTX: Vol. III (EP)”6. Chris Brown No. 2 “X”7. Soundtrack No. 11 “Guardians Of The Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1” 8. Joe Bonamassa new entry “Different Shades of Blue”9. Maroon 5 No. 7 “V”10. Jennifer Hudson new entry “JHud”

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On Nov. 1, 1512, the ceiling of the Sistine Cha-pel in Rome, one of Italian artist Michelangelo's finest works, is first exhibited to the public. Mi-chelangelo's epic ceiling frescoes consist of nine panels devoted to biblical world history. The most famous of these is The Creation of Adam, a painting in which the arms of God and Adam are stretching toward each other.

On Oct. 27, 1858, Theodore Roosevelt, the fu-ture 26th president of the United States, is born in New York City. As president, he insisted on a strong navy, encouraged the construction of the Panama Canal and set aside land for America's first national parks and monuments.

On Oct. 29, 1915, President Woodrow Wilson assured social activist Jane Addams that he had no intention of leading the U.S. into war; he was re-elected on the slogan "He Kept Us Out of War." By April 1917 Wilson delivered his war message to Congress and the U.S. entered World War I.

On Oct. 28, 1922, hundreds of people gather around radios to hear the first-ever cross-country telephone broadcast of a college football game, played between the Chicago Maroons and the Princeton Tigers. The first live broadcast of a college football game didn't happen until 1924.

On Oct. 31, 1961, five years after Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev denounced Stalinism, Jo-seph Stalin's embalmed body is removed from public display in Lenin's tomb in Moscow's Red Square. When Vladimir Lenin died in 1924, he was embalmed and placed in a mausoleum fea-turing glass casing.

On Oct. 30, 1974, 32-year-old Muhammad Ali becomes the heavyweight champion of the world for the second time when he knocks out 25-year-old champ George Foreman in the "Rumble in the Jungle." Seven years before, Ali had lost his title when the government accused him of draft-dodging.

On Nov. 2, 1983, President Ronald Reagan signs a bill designating a federal holiday honor-ing Martin Luther King, Jr., to be observed on the third Monday of January. King was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964.

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Are Dogs Growing More Anx-ious?DEAR PAW'S CORNER: My small mixed-breed dog "Tara" has terrible anxiety, especially when I leave the house or during thunderstorms. I have to either put a cone on her or socks on her paws so she doesn't chew them bloody during these episodes. I hear from other friends that their dogs have anxiety issues as well. Is this problem on the rise? -- Sherri L, Kansas City, Mo.

DEAR SHERRI: Evidence isn't clear that anxi-ety in dogs is rising, but there is a rise in the understanding and diagnosis of anxiety in pets by veterinarians. This has led to an increase in diagnosis and treatment for pet anxiety. While that is good for pets, there is no "magic bullet" to quickly cure a dog of an anxiety disor-der. Tara's vet can diagnose the problem, and can help you determine different ways to treat her. Medication can be a big help in easing anxiety symptoms, but you also want to look for causes of Tara's anxiety, and trigger points that set off her paw-chewing. Thunderstorms are one trig-ger; your leaving the house is another. There are a number of different techniques, both training or interaction, to turn off those triggers. While there's not room in this column to list them, do some quick research and look for dog training manuals that stress positive reinforce-ment. Ask the vet and your friends about local dog trainers or specialists who treat pet anxiety issues.In evaluating such professionals, ask what thera-pies they use or are open to, and make sure they emphasize your role in working with Tara (own-ers have to put in the time with their dogs). Be circumspect about pet therapists who insist they have a single, one-size-fits-all solution for anxi-ety.

Send your questions or tips to ask@pawscorner.com.

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Dr Ashley is board certified in Family Medicine and in Anti-Aging and Regenerative Medicine. She provides a mix of traditional with alternative medicine and specializes in bio-identical hormones for both men and women.

Q&A with Susan Ashley, MD

Iodine - has potent anticancer properties and has been shown to cause cell death in breast and thyroid cancer cells. Most of us are low in iodine, and most sea salt does not contain io-dine. If you have fibrocystic breasts, this often indicates an iodine deficiency, and I instruct my patients to supplement with iodine/iodide, be-tween 3-12.5mg per day. Eat crucerferous vegetables daily - this in-cludes vegetables such as broccoli, cauliflower, brussel sprouts, kale, radishes and cabbage. They are high in an ingredient known as DIM which effects estrogen metabolization and can lower breast cancer risk. For any of my patients who have had breast cancer or have a family history, I instruct them to take EstraDIM twice a day, or a supplement by Standard Process called Crucerferous Complete. Exercise regularly - this will drive down in-sulin, which lowers cancer risks. Exercise also triggers apoptosis (programmed cell death), causing cancer cells to die as nature intended. Avoid alcohol, as alcohol has been shown to increase breast cancer risk. Avoid charred meaths, which have been linked to increased breast cancer. Avoid electromagnetic fields as much as pos-sible, including electric blankets. Avoid BPA, phthalates and other xenoestro-gens - these are estrogen-like compounds that have been linked to breast cancer. Avoid synthetic hormones, which have been linked to breast cancer. If you are using hor-mones, use only bioidentical hormone replace-ment therapy. These are hormones that are iden-tical in molecular structure to what your body produces, and have not been linked to breast cancer. They have also been shown to decrease risk of heart disease and dementia by 30%, while slowing the aging process. Take flavonoids daily, which are found in brightly colored vegetables and fruits. They function as powerful anti-oxidants and lower inflammation, and include ingredients such as curcumin, turmeric, quercetin, green tea, hespe-ridin, rutin and resveratrol. Eat berries, garlic, and colorful vegetables (not white potatoes). Curcumin actually has themost evidence-based literature supporting its use against cancer of any nutrient. You'll want to use a sustained release formulation.For any added nutritional support or questions, contact our office at Healthy Living and make an appointment with our nutritional consultant; together, we can help you attain your optimal health.

Breast Cancer Part 3 Our last discussion on breast cancer is perhaps the most important - prevention. What can we do to lower our risk of ever getting breast cancer in the first place? The vast majority of all can-cers, including breast cancer, could be prevented by following healthy lifestyle strategies, includ-ing the following: Weight - data from 93,000 mostly overweight post-menopausal women showed that the single most predictive measure of breast cancer risk was being overweight. An increase in skirt size over a 10 year span was shown to have a 33% greater risk of developing breast cancer after menopause. Buying two skirt sizes up increased risk to 77% higher risk. Obese women are 60% more likely to develop cancer than those of nor-mal weight. The reason may be that fat cells pro-duce estrone, the type of estrogen that has been implicated in breast cancer. Sugar - sugary beverages of course contribute to obesity greatly. Even fruit juice containing fructose is bad, as the fructose will turn on the "fat switch", contributing to fat accumulation. Sugar is also very inflammatory, and inflamma-tion increases risk of chronic disease, including arthritis, heart disease and cancer. Sugar de-presses cell mediated immune functions, making you more susceptible to colds and flus. Avoid sugar as much as possible. Optimize Vitamin D! - Vitamin D is vital for a healthy immune system, and is one of nature's most potent cancer fighters. Vt D can actually enter cancer cells and trigger apoptosis (pro-grammed cell death). It also works synergisti-cally with every cancer treatment with no adverse effects. Most of my patients require between 5000 and 10,000 D-3 a day to reach optimal blood levels of 70-100. Take D with oil or fat to increase absorption, and D must be balanced by other nutrients such as Vt K2 and magnesium. Avoid unfermented soy, also known as isofla-vones. This type of soy may increase breast cell proliferation.

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1. Gone Girl (R) Ben Affleck, Rosamund Pike2. Annabelle (R) Ward Horton, Annabelle Wal-lis3. The Equalizer (R) Denzel Washington, Mar-ton Csokas4. The Boxtrolls (PG) animated5. The Maze Runner (PG-13) Dylan O’Brien, Kaya Scodelario6. Left Behind (PG-13) Nicolas Cage, Lea Thompson7. This Is Where I Leave You (R) Jason Bate-man, Tina Fey8. Dolphin Tale 2 (PG) Morgan Freeman, Ash-ley Judd9. Guardians of the Galaxy (PG-13) Chris Pratt, Vin Diesel10. No Good Deed (PG-13) Taraji P. Henson, Idris Elba

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1. Name the group that released “Say, Has Any-body Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose?”2. Which “morning” is mentioned in “Easy?” Who released the song?3. Name the group that was originally called “The Rick Z Combo” and “Rick and the Raid-ers.”4. Who had a hit with “You Were on My Mind”?5. Name the song that contains this lyric: “Friends all tried to warn me but I held my head up high, All the time to warn me but I only passed them by, They all tried to tell me but I guess I didn’t care, I turned my back and left them standing there.”

Answers1. Tony Orlando and Dawn, in 1973. One of the co-writers, Irwin Levine, wanted the song to sound like it could have come from the Ragtime era, the early 1900s. 2. “Easy like Sunday morning ...” go the lyrics, by the Commodores in 1977.3. The McCoys, of “Sloopy” fame.4. Ian & Sylvia in 1964, We Five in 1965 and Crispian St. Peter in 1966.5. “Burning Bridges,” by The Mike Curb Con-gregation, 1970. The song was used as the theme song in Clint Eastwood’s film “Kelly’s Heroes,” the story of an infantry unit in France during World War II.

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FAMOUS CANADIANS: JOHN CANDYThroughout the 1980s and 1990s, funny man John Candy made us all laugh with his comedy roles. Let’s look at his Canadian roots and sub-sequent success. • Candy was a native of Newmarket, Ontario. At age four, he lost his 35-year-old car salesman father to a heart attack, an event that followed John Candy his entire life. He attended a strict Catholic high school, where he was active in football and hockey. An injury brought his ath-letic ambitions to an end, but it allowed Candy to pursue his love of comedy and acting. He im-proved his skills at Toronto’s Centennial Com-munity College, modeling his comedy after the likes of Abbott & Costello, Jackie Gleason, and the Three Stooges. • After a few bit parts in Canadian TV, Candy encountered fellow Canadian and struggling young comedian Dan Aykroyd, who persuaded him to try out for the Second City improvisa-tional comedy troupe in Toronto. Candy was in-vited to join the main troupe in Chicago, where he united with other upcoming stars including Gilda Radner, John Belushi, Eugene Levy, and Bill Murray. This group became part of a new TV series called SCTV in 1976, of which Can-dy’s impersonations of celebrities was a huge part. • Candy began getting significant roles in 1979, beginning with Steven Spielberg’s 1941, along-side his friend Dan Aykroyd. He appeared again with Akyroyd the following year in the hit The Blues Brothers. 1981 brought a role in Stripes, then another in 1983’s National Lampoon’s Vacation. But his breakout role was in 1984’s Splash, a comedy about a mermaid who washes ashore, in which he played Tom Hanks’ brother.

by Freddy Groves

High Demand Swamps Care-giver ProgramThe Government Accounting Office report “Ac-tions Needed to Address Higher-Than-Expected Demand for the Family Caregiver Program” is grim. The report assesses the program that was established in 2010 to support family caregivers of seriously injured post-9/11 veterans.The program was to include a stipend equal to the cost of home health assistance, respite, training, health insurance for the caregiver and mental-health support. First, however, a caregiver must be approved and the veteran assessed.Fact: The Veterans Health Administration guess-timated that 4,000 caregivers would be approved for the program. Already 15,600 caregivers have been approved. The Department of Veterans Af-fairs medical centers haven’t been able to keep up with the workload. They put ONE support coordinator staffer in each medical center. Ad-ditionally, onsite nurses and physicians were to handle home visits and medical assessments within a certain timeframe. They weren’t ready either, and some 500 caregivers are being added to the roster every month.Fact: The staff didn’t have access to the work-load data they needed to monitor the effects of the program because the software was developed to handle a much smaller program and therefore might not be reliable.Fact: Since officials can’t get good numbers and stats out of the program, they’re trying to get an-other IT system ... but don’t know when they’ll get it.Fact: At some clinics there just isn’t enough staff to make home visits for the assessment. Directors see the caregiver program as even more work and not a high priority. At one facility, “the director refused to have nurses conduct home visits for the Family Caregiver Program.” And “the num-ber of physicians willing to conduct medical as-sessments for the program is limited.”To read the whole report, go online to gao.gov and put GAO-14-675 in the search box.

Freddy Groves regrets that he cannot personally answer reader questions, but will incorporate them into his column whenever possible. Send email to columnreply2@gmail.com.(c) 2014 King Features Synd., Inc.

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JOHN CANDY (continued):• Candy is also fondly remembered for his role in 1987’s Spaceballs and Planes, Trains, & Auto-mobiles. Candy’s success of 1989 was the wild-ly-popular Uncle Buck. • Even with the success of Home Alone in 1990, Candy’s career took a bit of a dive, as he appeared in several unsuccessful films in the early part of the decade. He renewed his success with a dra-matic role in Oliver Stone’s JFK, and in 1993’s Cool Runnings, in which he played the coach of the real-life first Jamaican bobsled team. • Candy’s leisure activities included his 20-acre farm 50 miles (80 km) north of Toronto, where he and his wife were raising their two children. In 1991, he also became part owner, along with Wayne Gretzky and Bruce McNall, of the Cana-dian Football League’s Toronto Argonauts. • With both his father’s and grandfather’s deaths from heart attacks always in the back of his mind, the 325-lb. (147-kg) Candy often tried crash di-ets and joined gyms. However, his success was brief and fleeting, with the weight always finding its way back. At one time, his weight ballooned to 375 lbs. (170 kg) and his waistline grew to 59 inches (150 cm). He also smoked a pack of cigarettes a day, which, along with the weight and lack of exercise, contributed to his death by heart attack in 1994 at age 43 while filming the western comedy Wagons East in Mexico. The film was released five months after Candy’s death, with several scenes needing to have his image digitally inserted. • John Candy appeared in 40 feature films over the course of his career.

www.tidbitscda.comTIDBITS of Kootenai County, Idaho Issue #44 Oct. 27th Page 16MORE JAMES BOND • The Bond films have been filled with interesting gadgets and weaponry, along with some pretty fast cars. But these weren’t Ian Fleming’s only stories about fascinating automobiles. In 1964, Fleming penned the story Chitty Chitty Bang Bang for his young son Caspar. The story about a magical flying car was made into a musical film in 1968, starring Dick van Dyke and produced by Albert Broccoli. It was the only non-Bond film Broccoli produced after the Bond series began. • Beautiful women have always been a significant part of the Bond films and gave many actresses their start in the movie business. The very first Bond girl was Swiss-born Ursula Andress, who had the role of Honey Ryder in 1962’s Dr. No. Andress received a Golden Globe for the New Star of the Year for her work. Her career was set, as she appeared the following year with Elvis Presley in Fun in Acapulco, and went on to star in nearly 30 movies and several television appear-ances. • Several beauties received a career boost from their Bond girl role, including Jill St. John, Britt Eklund, Kim Basinger, Jane Seymour, Denise Richards, Barbara Bach, and Halle Berry. Bond’s only wife throughout the series has been Diana Rigg as Tracy Bond in On Her Majesty’s Secret Service. She was shot and killed on their wedding day. • The Bond girl in From Russia With Love was the 1960 Miss Universe runner-up, Italian Dan-iela Bianchi. She spoke no English, and began taking classes as soon as she was selected for the role, but in the end, producers opted to dub over her voice.

By Samantha Mazzotta

Wood Floors and Water Don’t MixQ: While I was away on a business trip, my room-mate decided to buy a couple of floor plants and put the containers directly onto the hardwood floor with nothing under them. By the time I got back, a couple of waterings later, water had run out of the pots and across the floor. Now there are two big water rings where the base of each vase was, and water stains along the path that the leaking water flowed. Can these be fixed, or does my roommate need to pay for repairs? -- Vivian in Cambridge, Mass.A: If the standing water around the vases hasn’t buckled the wood, you should be able to deal with the stains without too much effort.Make sure the entire floor is dry, particularly where the vases stood. You may want to bor-row a dehumidifier from a friend for a few days to encourage the drying process. In some cases where water damage is minor, the water marks may disappear or diminish dramatically once the wood has dried completely.If once the wood has dried, a white water stain is still evident, then water likely stained the floor’s finish. This is easier to deal with. Heat up a clothes iron (use a “no steam” setting and empty out all the water from the holding tank). Place a dry, lint-free white cloth over the stained area. Rub the iron over the cloth for two or three sec-onds, then lift the cloth away to check the spot.Another method for white stains is to drench a super-fine steel wool pad with lemon oil, then gently rub the white marks with the pad to buff out the stain without scratching the finish.However, if the stains are dark, then water likely penetrated through the finish and into the hard-wood itself. This is more complex, particularly if your floor was installed in the past few years. Older hardwood floors seem to handle water staining and refinishing better. Newer floors not only don’t handle water so well, but also have to be cleaned or repaired more carefully. Contact a flooring professional if you’re not sure.To get to this type of stain you will need to sand away the finish -- being careful not to sand the wood itself -- and then try to lighten the stain. The most common recommendation is to care-fully apply a 50-50 solution of water and bleach, or a professional wood bleach, directly to the stain using an old toothbrush. Use only a small amount (you may want to test it on one of the less-conspicuous stains), blot up any excess and let dry. Repeat until the color matches the rest of the wood again, then let it dry for a couple of days before gently sanding, applying wood stain (if necessary) to finish matching the surrounding floor, and refinishing the damaged spots.As to who should pay for the repair, I’ll leave that to you and the roommate to figure out. At the very least, this should be a lesson that water and wood floors don’t mix.

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MORE JAMES BOND (continued):• Not everyone wants to be James Bond. Actors who’ve said no to the role include Cary Grant, Liam Neeson, Clint Eastwood, Burt Reynolds, and Hugh Jackman. When Jackman turned it down, the part went to Daniel Craig. • And not everyone wants to be a Bond girl! Actresses Angelina Jolie, Charlize Theron, Ra-chel McAdams, and Ashley Judd have all turned down the opportunity to be James Bond’s love interest. • Bond movies have boosted the careers of sev-eral singers as well. Shirley Bassey holds the record for singing the most themes with Gold-finger, Diamonds Are Forever, and Moonraker. Alicia Keys crooned the theme to Quantum of Solace. Sheryl Crow was responsible for the theme song from Tomorrow Never Dies, while Carly Simon made “Nobody Does It Better” fa-mous from The Spy Who Loved Me. Madonna not only sang the theme from Die Another Day, she had a role as a minor Bond girl in the film. Paul McCartney and Wings were responsible for Live and Let Die in 1972. Most recently, British singer-songwriter Adele co-wrote and performed “Skyfall,” the title song for the 2012 film. • One of the biggest fans of Ian Fleming’s spy novels was none other than President John F. Kennedy. In a 1961 interview with LIFE maga-zine, after JFK declared that From Russia With Love was one of his favorite books, sales of the novel skyrocketed. Ironically, the film version of the book was the last movie Kennedy ever saw, viewing it at the White House the day before he left for Dallas in November of 1963.

Do You Live Alone?Nearly 30 percent of seniors live alone. Home safety is very important to us, and even more important during the short, dark days of winter. Here are a few hints to stay safe.¥ Invest in a few of those small “tap” lights -- the kind you touch on top to turn on -- and put them along your path to various rooms, espe-cially if you have to cross a room in the dark before reaching a lamp.¥ Turn on a light when you reach for your week-ly pill container to be sure you don’t grab the wrong day’s pills.¥ Use a ladder and stepstool only if someone else is around. Keep things you need on lower shelves.¥ Guard against slipping. Beware of scatter rugs that slide easily on hard floors. If your shoes are worn enough that they’re slick on wood or vinyl flooring, it’s time to replace them.¥ Keep your door locked when you’re home alone, even if you live in a safe neighborhood.¥ If you’re on social media, be careful what you reveal online. Never say that you live alone.¥ Be aware in the kitchen. Be sure the stove and other appliances are off when you’re finished with them. Mop up spills. Have a fire extin-guisher and know how to use it.¥ One of the best ways to stay safe is to stay in touch with others. If it’s available, sign up for daily caller service, likely through your se-nior center. Or make a deal with a neighbor that you’ll check in with each other every morning by phone. Sign up for Meals on Wheels or at-tend meals at a local senior center.For more hints, go online and search for “se-niors living alone safety.”

Matilda Charles regrets that she cannot person-ally answer reader questions, but will incorpo-rate them into her column whenever possible. Send email to columnreply2@gmail.com.

(c) 2014 King Features Synd., Inc.

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10 Insurance Myths (Men Are More Likely Than Women to Believe 8 of Them) Below are 10 insurance myths, with the realities and comments provided by insure.com, and the gender breakdown of those who believe the myths are true.

Myth 1: I should buy insurance coverage for my house based on its real estate market value. • 52% think it’s true (45% women, 55% men). • Reality: Buy coverage based on a home’s

cost to reconstruct (materials and labor).Myth 2: Red cars cost more to insure because they get pulled over for speeding more. • 46% think it’s true (52% women, 48% men). • Reality: Car color doesn’t affect insurance rates.Myth 3: If I cause a crash with extensive damages to others, my auto insurance company can cancel me immediately. • 44% think it’s true (50% women, 50% men). • Reality: If an insurer wants to drop a customer due to claims, it generally has to wait until the policy period is up.Myth 4: Small cars are the cheapest to insure. • 40% think it’s true (42% women, 58% men). • Reality: Small and mid-size SUVs and minivans are generally the cheapest to insure. Small cars are not, often because they’re chosen by more inexperienced drivers who tend to make claims, and because passengers incur more expensive injury claims.Myth 5: The Affordable Care Act (also called Obamacare) allows health insurance companies to base rates on medical conditions such as high blood pressure, heart disease and cancer. • 36% think it’s true (42% women, 58% men). • Reality: It’s just the opposite – the Affordable Care Act prohibits health insurers from basing rates on pre-existing conditions.

Myths 5-10 continued next week!

Q :I AM G E T T I N G OLDER - ISN’T PAIN JUST PART OF THAT? A: People ex-perience vari-ous aches and

pains throughout their lives, so age is not the pri-mary reason for pain. We feel “old” when we are in pain, lack flexibility or cannot perform our daily activities whether we are 19 or 90! Pain, can be intermittent, continuous or chronic (longer than 6 months) and affects our mental focus, sleep, work, relationships and activity level. We often “hold” against pain which results in stiffness and causes more pain. Ongoing pain has also been shown to reduce resistance to other diseases.

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www.tidbitscda.comTIDBITS of Kootenai County, Idaho Issue #44 Oct. 27th Page 20Dear Auntie M.,

Please send your questionsor comments to

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response and provide resourceswhere appropriate.

This may seem like a ridicu-lous problem but it is really bugging me. My fiance has the weirdest food habits ever. For starters his food can’t touch. I mean serious-ly if it touches he can’t eat it. I’ve seen him throw out perfectly good food because his potatoes touched his peas. He like stares at his food first and then gingerly takes a bite of one item like it might attack him or hurt him. He then eats all of that one thing before starting on the next one. Sandwiches are difficult because hey, the bread is touching the meat! Packing a lunch for him is a nightmare. When he eats ce-real he eats it dry and then has a glass of milk. And textures. He can’t stand the way certain things feels in his mouth - like cottage cheese. His mother says he’s always been a picky eater but this freaks me out. He wears gloves to wash the dishes so he doesn’t touch the food. Even in the fridge and cupboards things can’t touch. I like that he’s a neat freak and truly a great guy but I can’t see living like this for the rest of my life. How do I get him to try new things?Foodie With a Food Freak in Fernan

Dear Foodie,Yikes, how did you two ever get together? Guess something must be great or you wouldn’t be engaged. That said this is like a big pile of elephant poop in your relationship and from the sounds of things that elephant is only going to keep on pooping. It is sad that eating is so stressful for your guy. When we fear our food touching other food it is called brumotactillo-phobia which is a mild form of obsessive com-pulsive disorder. Unless you want a future of food compartmentalization you need to decide just how important this is to you. If you look closely you may find more signs of compulsion. With therapy he may overcome this but it’s go-ing to take work and commitment. If it bugs you now it will only be worse in the future. Sorry, but I can’t recommend marriage with this guy. Be honest, stay friends, and don’t eat together. Sharing food together is a fundamental pleasure. There’s a foodie out there for you - don’t settle for less than true compatibility. You’ll regret it if you do.

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