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by Blue SullivanThrough programming successes like “American Idol” (still the most watched series on television in the United States), “reality TV” has grown to be a huge part of the programming broadcast on both cable and network television. The emergence of real-ity programming as one of the most successful and profi table genres found on television would seem to suggest this is a relatively new invention. Actually, it stretches all the way back to the 1940s. Here we’ll recount a little about the history of this style of show, along with some things you might not know about reality programs in America and worldwide.•In 1948, the fi rst “reality show” aired. It was Allen Funt’s “Candid Camera,” a precursor to MTV’s popu-lar prank show “Punk’d” (currently hosted by pop superstar Justin Bieber and a revolving rotation of young entertainers). Unlike “Punk’d,” which focuses on pranks played on celebrities, “Candid Camera” featured mild pranks played on everyday individuals, and captured their reactions. •“Candid Camera” actually emerged from another “reality show” from another medium, a 1947 radio version with the same concept called “Candid Micro-phone.” • “Candid Camera” was followed after each broad-cast by another pioneer of reality TV, the Ted Mack talent search show, “Original Amateur Hour.” Ted Mack’s show televised amateurs competing before a live audience, who chose the winner. It was the fi rst example of public voting determining the outcome of a TV show, predating “Idol” by decades.• The longest running reality show in the United States is “Cops,” which has been gracing our sets since 1989. • MTV likes to tout its series “The Real World” (a success since the early ‘90s and still going strong) as the father of what most think of as modern reality TV, but that distinction probably goes to PBS’ “An American Family.” The 1973 series followed a family as they went through a divorce. •“An American Life” was so infl uential that it in-spired a well-reviewed cinematic satire by comedian and fi lmmaker, Albert Brooks. 1979’s “Real Life” follows a fi lmmaker (played by Brooks) who is so inspired by the success of the PBS series that he tries to replicate it with a different family, with unexpect-edly dire results.• The incidence of reality programming on TV today is higher than it has ever been. One in four programs

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in primetime is reality based. In addition to its popu-larity with audiences, the genre is popular with TV executives for its cost-saving benefits. The average reality show costs about $500,000 per episode, com-pared to $2 million for a sitcom.• Although reality TV has been a viable genre for over six decades, it’s taken a while for the Emmys to take notice. The first award in the genre, “Outstanding Reality-Competition Series,” was given in 2003 to “The Amazing Race.” • In 2008, an additional category was added honoring “Best Reality TV Show Host.” It went to “Survivor” host Jeff Probst, who has since become a repeat win-ner in the category.• Reality shows aren’t just influential in the United States. Singer Susan Boyle’s 2009 audition on the UK’s popular show “Britain’s Got Talent” has been viewed 120 million times on YouTube. • Reality television has also reached the Muslim world. In 2010, a show called “Imam Muda” pitted contestants in a variety of challenges. These challeng-es included tests of Islamic theory, the counseling of teenagers and the recitation of the Quran. The winner received a job as an Imam, along with a free scholar-ship in Saudi Arabia and a new car.•The most popular reality show in the United States is “American Idol,” but few know its origins. “Idol”

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was created in the ‘90s by Simon Fuller. Fuller rose to prominence as the manager, and some would say manufacturer, of pop sensation The Spice Girls. He was so important to the group’s success that the British press dubbed him “Svengali Spice.” When the group suddenly fired him, Fuller devised a way to create a group over which he had full control, thus “Idol” was born.• “American Idol” was actually supposed to be an online show when Fuller created it in 1997. However, the lack of high-speed internet in most homes made the idea unfeasible, so Fuller went to television to broadcast his idea instead.• “American Idol” is actually a spin-off of a similar program in Great Britain called “Pop Idol.” After agreeing to be one of the judges on the upstart Ameri-can version, Simon Cowell nearly quit in the last week before the first episode aired. Cowell worried that his confrontational, distinctly British personality would not work with American audiences.• In the nonfiction book “American Idol: The Untold Story,” author Richard Rushfield interviewed Cow-ell about his nearly quitting the show before it ever aired. Cowell said, “I remember calling my lawyer, and I said, ‘I don’t want to do it. I haven’t signed the contract. Get me out of it.”•Fortunately, Fox producers managed to talk Cowell out of abandoning the show. They convinced him he’d have “free rein” and wouldn’t need to alter his abrasive persona for American viewers. One other judge did back out at the last moment, however. Originally, the show was to feature four hosts, but a Los Angeles radio DJ named Stryker quit the show at the last minute. •Stryker was worried the “cheesy singing contest” would hurt his image. With no time to recast, the show decided to go with three judges instead. In an ironic coincidence, Stryker later served as the house DJ for the daytime talk show hosted by Ellen DeGe-neres. DeGeneres was briefly added as a fourth judge on “American Idol.” • “Idol” fixture Ryan Seacrest nearly wasn’t on the show as well. After being chosen for the show, con-tract negotiations stalled between the network and Seacrest’s father, who served as his manager. Seacrest signed his contract mere hours before the first episode was shot.

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I imagine the phonies and wannabes are chuckling up their sleeves right now. No longer do they have to worry (if they ever did) about getting caught lying about their alleged military service or medals earned. The Supreme Court has deemed that it’s just hunky-dory to lie about those things, and they struck down the Stolen Valor Act.The Stolen Valor Act made it a crime for people to say they’d earned a medal in the military or that they’d served when they hadn’t. Didn’t matter whether the lie was put in writing or just stated to one or more people -- it was a crime under the Act.The Supremes bent over backward, it appears, to find reasons to overturn the Act. They chose to lean heav-ily on the “free speech” aspect, deciding that it was

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an infringement, and that it’s just fine to lie and claim earned medals and service.There is one clause in the court decision that leaves some slightly open doors: that it’s possible “to achieve the Government’s objective in less burdensome ways.”The way I read this, if a bill can be drafted that couches the problem in a slightly different way, perhaps the same objective can be reached: nailing those who lie about medals or service.If you agree, pick up the phone and call your congres-sional representatives. With enough pressure, someone somewhere will draft another version of the Act.If you need incentive, Google the images of “Xavier Alvarez” and take a look at him wearing a chest full of medals he didn’t earn. Read about his claims to a room full of people that he was a 25-year Marine Corps vet-eran, a helicopter pilot who rescued POWs in Vietnam and earned the Congressional Medal of Honor.He never even served.

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USS Arizona MemorialA cornerstone of World War II, the USS Arizona Memorial sees more than a million visitors every year come from around the world to pay reverence to the battle of Pearl Harbor.•Located around two miles west of the Honolulu Airport, the USS Arizona Memorial is on the island of Oahu.•Managed by the National Park Service, the USS Arizona Memorial consists of the actual memorial along with a shore-side visitor center. • During the battle of Pearl Harbor, around 1,777 crewman lost their lives on the USS Arizona, and it is the burial ground of almost all of them.• Of all the ships on Battleship Row affected by the attack, the USS Arizona was the most heavily damaged with four direct hits. A total of 12 ships were sunk and nine damaged during the battle.•Construction of the USS Arizona began in 1914 in New York; the ship was originally called battleship num-ber 39. On the morning of December 7, 1941, Arizona’s first hit came at approximately 8:10 a.m.•The Memorial is part of the WWII Valor in the Pacific National Monument, which also includes the USS Oklahoma Memorial, USS Utah Memorial and other historic quays and bungalows. • The Memorial is accessible only by boat, and The Memorial Tour is about 75 minutes long. Tickets are free. They do, however, go rather quickly and usually run out by 12 p.m. on most days. • With the recent revitalization of the Visitor Center, the total area of the Memorial is about 17 acres. The Memorial site itself is 184 feet long.• The Memorial consists of three sectors: the entryway, general area (designed for observation) and the shrine room, which houses a marble wall engraved with the names of all those who lost their lives.•Construction of the Memorial began in 1949, was completed in 1961, and it was dedicated in May 1962.• Alfred Preis was the Memorial’s architect. He says of the Memorial’s design, “The overall effect is one of serenity. Overtones of sadness have been omitted to permit the individual to contemplate his own personal responses... his innermost feelings.”• Visitors frequently drop flowers into the water in honor of those who lost their lives.• A photograph taken of the USS Arizona in the aftermath of the attack was plastered across the front pages of newspapers and soon became the image that most Americans associated with Pearl Harbor.• Although it’s been more than 70 years since the fall of the battleship, oil still leaks from ruptured bunkers.• The Memorial and Pearl Harbor are two of the top tourist destinations in Hawaii.• The Visitor Center is open every day from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. and is only closed three days a year — Thanks-giving, Christmas and New Year’s Day.• Although security has been heightened since the September 11, 2001, attacks, personal cameras are still allowed, but purses, personal bags, backpacks, etc. are prohibited. Baggage storage is available.

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fiercely proud Kansas City of all places. Simply put, Cano didn’t select the hometown player for the contest, the aforementioned Butler. Frankly, as any knowledgeable fan of the game will agree, he didn’t deserve to be named to the team. And while Major League Baseball did the right thing for the best inter-ests of the game by requiring a player be named from every team in the league, like an infield fly (baseball’s only intrinsic flaw), they didn’t see this controversy coming. Neither did the Yankee’s PR flacks. Beleagured Kansas City Royal fans made sure they got the message. While Royals’ owner David Glass, a Walmart executive, is content to put “break even” teams on the field, Royal’s fans are completely fed up. They took the snub as a slap to the face. and Cano’s re-marks before the Derby insinuating the Yankee’s have more fans in the stands when they come to town, didn’t sit well with the Boulevard beer-and-barbecue set.Rabid fans listen to the two sports-talk stations in town like hungry raccoons in an apple orchard, feeding off each word. Reigning radio champion Kevin Keitzman fanned their flames, encouraging them to boo Cano -- and boo they did. It was more a statement of pride, that you can’t just come into someone’s house and disrespect the host, than it was of love for Butler (who is, don’t get me wrong, a very good and very classy ballplayer). The boo birds rattled Cano, who ended up hitting as many home runs in the contest as Butler did (zero). More than anything, however, they proved that there’s a reason why coaches fill out lineup cards and why fans control the All Star game. Call it Kansas City karma.

1. Who was the first 20-game winner for the Kansas City Royals?2. Name the National League team that has won only one World Series game in franchise history.3. Who is the only Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback in the Pro Football Hall of Fame?4. How many consecutive seasons has point guard Jason Kidd made the NBA playoffs?

5. Four players have won more than one NHL All-Star Game MVP award. Two of them are Wayne Gretzky and Mario Lemieux. Who are the other two?6. At the beginning of the 2012 Major League Soccer season, what country other than the U.S. had the most players on team rosters?7. John L. Sullivan and James J. Corbett are considered to be the first two world heavyweight boxing champions. Who was the third?

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THIS IS A HAMMERBy Samantha Mazzotta

How Not to Adjust Your ThermostatQ: My mother-in-law insists on cranking the old manual thermostat all the way to the left on a hot day. She says this will cool the house faster. When it gets too cold inside, she cranks it all the way to the right to turn off the air conditioner. How can I tell her that isn’t the most efficient way to cool a house? -- Damian L., Springfield, Mass.

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If you were tasked with picking three players from the American League to participate in the annual All Star Home Run Derby, the Kansas City Royals’ designated hitter Billy Butler’s name wouldn’t even cross your mind.No, if you were Yankees’ second baseman Robinson Cano, the winner of last year’s Derby who was charged with choosing the squad, you’d probably pick Prince Fielder, Jose Bautista and Mark Trumbo ... possibly Adam Dunn. Which is exactly what he did. And while the American League won the contest, Cano turned out to be the big loser that night. Last season, Cano won the Derby in truly grand yet heartwarming style. His father on the mound, he set a record by blasting home runs at will during the final round. The emotion between father and son resonated with players and fans alike. Presumable due to that episode, the powers that be in Major League Baseball decided to let the previous year’s winner choose the team of his choice. While that my seem benevolent to some, in most circles that’s also -- and more accurately -- referred to as being “thrown to the wolves.” Cano is a great baseball player. Who knows? He may become a Hall of Famer, but he certainly will win no awards in the public-relations department. He might perform at a high level 162 games a year, but he proved to have no clue how to play to his audience, and in the

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A: Well, I’m no expert in how to break the news to some-one who’s stubbornly insistent on doing things her way. But her method of controlling the air temperature is not only inefficient, it’s a quick way to break the thermostat.In fact, that may already have happened. Your mother-in-law is probably controlling the thermostat this way because she is not getting the comfortable temperature she wants when she sets the thermostat in the typical “comfortable” range of 65 F to 75 F. This may have hap-pened from turning the control gauge too far left or right, or it may simply be an old thermostat in need of replace-ment.Instead of insisting that she set the thermostat in one place and leave it alone, talk to her about bringing in a heating and cooling contractor to inspect the entire air conditioning system, including the thermostat. And try to persuade her to have the old thermostat replaced with

a more accurate, programmable electronic thermostat. The cost savings that result from regularly maintain-ing a cooling system and keeping the temperature in a comfortable range can be significant.And a programmable thermostat can remove one chore from her to-do list: It can lower or raise the interior temperature of the house at set times, without her having to manually set the thermostat.

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36% of workers planned to leave their jobs in 2011, according to a recent study by insurance provider MetLife. The recession ravaged employee allegiance, and now less than half of all employees report “very strong loyalty” to their current companies. Workers may be scrambling for a fresh start, but career experts warn that you are more often remembered for your exit than your tenure. “With each job change you are leaving a trail of opinions,” says career coach and author John McKee. “Those opinions could build a solid reputation that helps in securing future jobs, or they could result in negative comments that could kill a great job opportunity. How you behave towards the end can greatly impact your reputation.”

Leaving a job is an emotional time in most people’s life. Most managers take the resignation to heart and most times react unpredictably due to the surprise. Ex-plaining your reason in detail but not giving any sense of hope or reconsidering can be a tough thing to do. Giving constructive feedback to an employer that asks for it can be a positive way to leave a good impres-sion. Giving constructive feedback to an employer that does not ask for it can lead to a bad reference. Most employers are blind to their faults and oftentimes believe that no one will ever leave and that they are the employer of choice even though they have consistent turnover. It is often a mystery why companies continue to subject themselves as the master of all employ-ers and never consider what may happen if someone should leave. Do your part as an employee to discuss issues with your boss that lead to your decision. This will help both parties part on a positive note.

Even though you cannot control others actions, offering a two week notice is standard. Even if the company chooses for your end date to be sooner this is a must. If you can put in a four week notice, do it. This may seem like a long time but leaving a company with a good standing could help in the long run. People usu-ally leave jobs because of people not the job in most cases. Leaving on a good note with the company opens the door to future employment if the opportunity ever presents itself later in life.

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Grill a Summer PizzaIf you love fresh vegetables and adore pizza, why not combine them on the grill? The best part is that you can change this recipe and use whatever vegetables you have on hand. This pizza is so good you might want to devour the whole thing!Although traditional Neapolitan pizza dough is made only with flour, yeast, salt and oil, the recipe below has an American twist. This unique recipe uses bread flour for strength, all-purpose flour for tenderness and cornmeal for flavor and texture. It makes a delicious, slightly crunchy dough for any pizza recipe, but especially for vegetable toppings. If you don’t want to make your own pizza dough, you can purchase commercially made dough, dust your board with some cornmeal and then roll out the dough so that the bot-tom will be coated with cornmeal to give it a similar crisp texture. You can use any combination of the vegetables below on your pizza.

SUMMER VEGETABLE PIZZA2 tablespoons olive oil 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar 1 teaspoon sea salt 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper1 teaspoon red pepper flakes 1 medium zucchini, cut lengthwise into 1/4-inch-thick slices 1 medium yellow squash, cut lengthwise into 1/4-inch-thick slices 1 large bell pepper, stem and seeds removed and cut in half1 large purple Globe eggplant, stem removed and cut into rounds1 large Portabello mushroom or 4 small mushrooms, wiped free of debris, stem trimmed or removed3 plum tomatoes, cut in half6 green onions, root ends removed4 pieces of asparagus, stems trimmedCooking oil spray 1 (12-inch) pizza crust or packaged pizza crust (see recipe and tips below)1/4 cup (1 ounce) finely grated pecorino Romano cheese 2 tablespoons thinly sliced fresh basil 1/2 teaspoon finely chopped fresh oregano

1. Prepare a medium-hot fire using charcoal or gas grill. Meanwhile, using a large bowl, soak the veg-etables in cold water for about 30 minutes before you grill them to keep them from drying out. Drain and pat vegetables dry.2. Combine oil, vinegar, salt, pepper, pepper flakes, zucchini, yellow squash, bell pepper, eggplant, mush-rooms, tomatoes, green onions and asparagus in the bowl, tossing gently to coat. Place vegetable mixture on grill rack coated with cooking spray. Grill 2 min-utes on each side or until tender.3. Lightly coat pizza crust with cooking spray; grill 1 minute on each side or until lightly toasted. Arrange vegetable mixture over crust. Sprinkle with pecorino Romano cheese. Grill 5 minutes or until thoroughly heated. Remove from grill; sprinkle with basil and oregano.

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CORNMEAL PIZZA DOUGHPizza dough doesn’t freeze very well, although it can be made one day ahead, allowed to partially rise, then refrigerated overnight for use the following day, or even punched down again and kept chilled for use the second day. Allow the dough to come to room temperature before rolling or stretching into a circle or tongue shape.

* 1/2 pound (2 cups minus 2 tablespoons) unbleached all-purpose flour* 1/2 pound (2 cups) unbleached bread flour* 1/4 pound (3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons) stone-ground yellow cornmeal* 2 teaspoons fine sea salt* 1/2 cup lukewarm water* 1 tablespoon honey* 1 (1/4-ounce) package (21/2 teaspoons) active dry yeast* 3/4 cup lukewarm milk* 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil

1. In a medium bowl, whisk together the dry ingredi-ents: all-purpose flour, bread flour, cornmeal and salt.2. In the bowl of a standing mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, whisk together water, honey and yeast, and allow mixture to proof for 10 minutes or until bubbling. Beat in milk and oil. Beat in flour mixture, then switch to dough hook and beat on low speed for about 10 minutes, or until dough is smooth and elastic. The finished pizza dough should be soft and slightly sticky: You should be able to press a finger into the dough and pull it away cleanly after it sticks briefly.3. Transfer dough to a lightly oiled bowl, turning it so all the dough is coated with oil. Cover with plastic film and set aside in a warm place. Allow dough to rise at warm room temperature until doubled in vol-ume, about 1 hour.4. Divide dough into 2 or 3 portions and form into smooth rounds. Roll out or stretch out by hand into desired size: 12 to 14 inches is common. Makes 2 pounds of dough, enough for 2 large or 3 smaller pizzas.

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DEAR DR. DONOHUE: My 12-year-old son is something of a phenomenon when it comes to baseball, and he loves playing the game. I haven’t pushed him into it. He’s a particularly awesome pitcher, and his coaches are amazed at what he can do.I practice with him every day. He now has a sore elbow in his pitching arm. I think it might be Little League elbow. My wife blames me, because, she says, I overwork him. I need some guidelines on how much throwing is too much. Thanks. -- R.C.

ANSWER: The elbow is a site that’s a potential calamity for the immature skeleton. Children have vulnerable spots in their bones called growth plates. These bone parts haven’t yet become bone. They permit elongation of bones. One of those sites is the elbow.To make sure we’re talking about the same thing, let the boy’s throwing arm hang down with his palm facing forward. Feel the area of the elbow next to the body. That’s where Little League elbow makes itself known.It’s an overuse injury, meaning the boy is throwing too many pitches with too little rest. The incidence of elbow pain in young baseball players is quite high -- 20 percent to 40 percent. It can be avoided with a sensible program that limits the number of throws per day.First, your son should not throw until the pain leaves. Then he can resume throwing, but gradually do so. Eventually he can work up to the Little League’s standards for pitching for 12-year-olds. If a boy or girl of this age throws 66 pitches in one game, the child needs four days of rest -- no throwing; if it’s 51 to 65 pitches, three days of rest are required; 30 to 50 pitches, two rest days; 21 to 35 pitches, one rest day. In practice, he should be limited to 20 pitches if he throws daily. It he throws more, he should follow the schedule for the number of pitches thrown in a game.If your boy’s pain lasts a week, have the family doctor examine him. If he really has Little League elbow, healing can take six to 12 weeks.

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: Will you kindly tell me what is the appropriate time interval for a repeat colonoscopy? I have different information from doctors. I had my first colonoscopy when I was 51. The doctor who performed it said I didn’t need another until I was 61. A different doctor says I need a repeat at 56. Which is it? -- E.P.ANSWER: If no polyps were found on your first exam and if you have no close relatives who have had colon cancer, then the usual time for the next exam is 10 years. Otherwise, it is five years.The booklet on colon cancer explains its detection and treatment. Readers can order a copy by writing: Dr. Donohue -- No. 505W, Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475. Enclose a check or money order (no cash) for $4.75 U.S./$6 Canada with the recipient’s printed name and address. Please allow four weeks for delivery.

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• On July 31, 1715, a hurricane strikes the east coast of Florida, sinking 10 Spanish treasure ships carrying tons of gold and silver coins and killing nearly 1,000 people. About 80 percent of the treasures was recovered within a year, but the rest remained lost until the 1960s.

• On Aug. 5, 1858, the first telegraph line across the At-lantic Ocean is completed. Four British and American vessels met in mid-ocean and successfully laid 2,000 miles of cable, often at a depth of more than 2 miles.

• On Aug. 3, 1861, the last entry of Charles Dickens’ serialized novel “Great Expectations” is published. Dickens’ father was thrown in debtors’ prison in 1824, and 12-year-old Charles was sent to work in a factory. The miserable treatment of children and the institution of the debtors’ jail became topics of several of Dickens’ novels.

• On Aug. 2, 1876, “Wild Bill” Hickok, one of the great-est gunfighters of the American West, is murdered in Deadwood, S.D. Hickok was playing cards with his back to the saloon door when a young gunslinger named Jack McCall walked into the saloon, approached Hickok from behind, and shot him in the back of the head.

• On Aug. 4, 1944, Jewish German-born Anne Frank and her family, who had been hiding in German-occu-pied Holland, are found by the Gestapo and transported to various concentration camps. The young girl’s diary of her time in hiding was found after her death and pub-lished in 1947 as “The Diary of Anne Frank.”

• On July 30, 1976, American Bruce Jenner wins gold in the decathlon at the Montreal Olympics and sets a world record in the event. After his win, Jenner was voted the 1976 AP Male Athlete of the Year. The 1976 Olympics was his last decathlon.

• On Aug. 1, 1981, MTV, the Music Television network, makes its maiden broadcast with the words, “Ladies and gentlemen, rock and roll.” The roughly 80 different videos that made up that first week’s rotation on MTV probably represented nearly every promotional music video then available.

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DEAR PAW’S CORNER: I read on an Internet forum that lavender can help calm nervous and hyperactive dogs. Is this the case? I know that some plants are toxic to pets. -- Jenna C., Los Angeles

DEAR JENNA: Lavender, or the scent of lavender, has been touted as a natural way to help calm down dogs. Experts advocating natural treatments recommend placing a few drops of the essential oil on a cloth, a favorite blanket or a cotton ball and placing it near the dog. (Make sure your dog doesn’t ingest it.) I’ve seen recommendations to place the essential oil directly on a dog’s coat, but this can cause skin irritation, so you should avoid that.For cats, however, lavender is a more dangerous proposition. Ingesting the essential oil or accidentally getting it on their skin can cause stomach upset and, in larger doses, liver toxicity. It’s true that some plants, including herbs, are dangerous for both dogs and cats. Lily plants should not be in a house with cats, as they are very poisonous. Eucalyptus plants and essential oil should be kept away from pets; the plant leaves can cause vomiting if ingested, and the oil can make cats quite ill.A list of plants that are poisonous for cats and dogs can be found at earthclinic.com. Before bringing a new plant into the house or before applying an herbal or aromatherapy remedy to your pet, do your homework to make sure it’s not toxic. Your veterinarian also can provide expert advice on herbs and plants to avoid.

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I, like most of you woke up one morning to the following news broadcast:

“Police and FBI are questioning the suspected gunman in a shooting early Friday at a crowded midnight screening of the new Batman movie, “The Dark Knight Rises” in Aurora, CO that left 12 people dead and at least 50 wounded – the deadli-est U.S. shooting since the Fort Hood massacre in 2009.”

After continuing to see such mass cases in our society, I find myself asking one question “Is there a hole in the soul of our country?” I’m convinced that without God in the center of our country this kind of news will continue to become more com-mon. Please, join with me and pray for the victims and their families.

I am so glad to be a part of a group that is trying to change the destroying of our youth culture. The name of the group is Youth for Christ. Our mission is to reach every kid, one at a time. I can’t help but wonder if there had been someone who reached out the 24 year old gunman sooner, could we all of woken up to a different broadcast?

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1. Montreal’s Marquis Grissom in 1992 and Jose Reyes of the New York Mets in 2007.2. Philadelphia’s Jimmie Foxx in 1933-34.3. It was 1984.4. Lew Alcindor, Bill Walton and Patrick Ewing.5. The 1975-76 Philadelphia Flyers and the 1929-30 Boston Bruins each had a 20-game home winning streak.6. Bobby Allison was 45 when he won the title in 1983.7. Jimmy Connors (1978, ‘82, ‘83), John McEnroe (1979-81, ‘84) and Ivan Lendl (1985-87).

• It was German-American painter and lithographer Herm Albright who made the following sage observation: “A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.”

• It’s well-known that there were shortages of many items during World War II -- and caffeine was one. It was such a problem, in fact, that the chemists at Coca-Cola tried to fi nd a substitute, even experimenting with a derivative of bat guano. The idea was nixed by an executive who was afraid of the public backlash if the truth ever came out.

• Just as a group of birds is called a fl ock, a group of frogs is called an army.

• Ever wonder why a barber pole has red and white stripes? It’s a rather grisly tale. At one time barbers did more than cut hair; they sometimes performed marriages and baptisms, served as dentists and even performed surgery. When engaged in the medical work, any excess blood was soaked up by white towels, which were often hung up on a pole outside to dry. As the wind wrapped the towel around the pole, it created a design of red and white stripes.

• The 1982 fi lm “Gandhi,” which was awarded eight Oscars, including the one for best picture, used a whopping 300,000 extras.

• Toilet paper was fi rst introduced in the United States in 1857, but the idea didn’t take off -- the paper being offered was evidently too much like the paper in the Sears catalog, which is what most people used at the time.

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