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by Kathy Wolfe“Summertime, and the livin’ is easy” goes the old Gershwin song. This week, Tidbits brings out all kinds of summer facts to get you through these long, hot days. • •“Rolloutthoselazy,hazy,crazydaysof

summer,” crooned Nat King Cole in 1963 when this catchy tune hit the Billboard charts.Colefurthervocalizedabouta“romantic moon, bikinis, picnic baskets, soda,pretzelsandbeer,”closingoutwith,“You’ll wish that summer could always be here.”

• •RelativelyunknownJulyobservancesinclude Anti-Boredom Month, National Baked Bean Month and National Tennis Month. And don’t forget National Tapioca PuddingDayonJuly15!

• •AugustisthetimetocelebrateNa-tionalCatfishMonth,InternationalClownWeek,NationalSmileWeek,RomanceAwareness Month and Elvis Week. Un-usual August observances include Sneak Some Zucchini onto Your Neighbor’s Porch Night, National Cherry Popsicle Day and National Marshmallow Day.

• •EveryAugust,SunPrairie,Wisconsin,is home to the Sweet Corn Festival. The town of 26,300 welcomes about 100,000 people from all over the Midwest and servesupmorethan70tons(63.5metrictons) of sweet corn over the weekend.

• •AccordingtotheancientGregoriancal-endar,Julywasthefifthmonthandcon-sequentlywascalledQuintilis,theRoman

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The children begged for a hamster, and after the usual fervent vows that they alone would care for it, they got one. They named it Danny. Two months later, when Mom found herself responsible for cleaning and feeding the creature, she located a prospective new home for it. The children took the news of Danny’s imminent departure quite well, though one of them re-marked, “He’s been around here a long time--we’ll miss him.” “Yes,” Mom re-plied, “But he’s too much work for one person, and since I’m that one person, I say he goes.” Another child offered, “Well, maybe if he wouldn’t eat so much and wouldn’t be so messy, we could keep him.” But Mom was firm. “It’s time to take Danny to his new home now,” she insisted. “Go and get his cage.” With one voice and in tearful outrage the children shouted, “Danny? We thought you said Daddy!”

languageofIndia,thewordforrubywasRatnaraj,whichtranslates“kingofgems.”According to legend, wearers of rubies will receive wisdom, happiness and health.

• •Women’srightstookastepforwardinJulyof1848,whenthefirstwomen’srights convention was held in Seneca Falls,NewYork.Resolutionspresentedat the gathering maintained that a man should not withhold a woman’s rights, take her property or refuse to allow her to vote.

• •ThepilotoftheEnolaGay,theB-29bomberthatdroppedtheworld’sfirstatomicbombonHiroshima,Japan,inAugustof1945,was30-year-oldPaulW.Tibbets.

• •Itwasduringthesummerof1974thatRichardNixonbecametheonlyU.S.Presidenttoresignfromoffice.Hewasavoiding probable impeachment pro-ceedings stemming from his cover-up of the illegal activities of his staff in the Watergate scandal. He was granted a full pardon for all federal crimes one month later by his successor Gerald Ford.

• •ThefounderofL’Orealcosmetics,chemist Eugene Schueller, is credited with the invention of sunscreen in 1936. Ifyou’reusingsunscreenwithanSPFof15,itisprovidingprotectionfrom93percent of the sun’s UV rays, while the SPF-30 variety will provide 97 percent protection. Manufacturers advise against using any sunscreen that is more than a year old. Statistics indicate that only about 30 percent of teenage males apply sunscreen on a regular basis, compared to46percentoffemalesofthesameage.

• •Goingfishingonyoursummervaca-tion?Accordingto“TheOldFarmer’sAlmanac,”thebesttimesforfishingarewhen the ocean tides are “restless, one hour before and one hour after high and lowtides.”Inaddition,whenthewindisfrom the west rather than from the north oreast,fishingwillbebetter,aswellaswhen the barometer is steady or rising, says the “Almanac.”

• •July19isFlitchDay,whenaccordingto an old custom, bacon was given to any couple who could prove they had lived in harmonyandfidelityforoneyear.

• •The40daysfromJuly3toAugust11are the hottest days of the year in the Northern Hemisphere and are known as “Dog Days.” The technical term for this period is “Canicular Days,” deriving its name from the Dog Star, Sirius.

wordfor“fifth.”WhentheRomanslatermoved the beginning of the year from March1toJanuary1,Julybecametheseventhmonth.BecauseJuliusCaesarwasbornduringthismonth,theRomanSenatechangedthenametoJuly.

• •JulyisabigmonthforIndependenceDays—theU.S.celebratesonJuly4,whileCanadaobservesJuly1.NationalindependenceisobservedonJuly5inVenezuela,onJuly9inArgentinaandJuly14inFrance.TheholidayinBelgiumisJuly21andinPeru,July28.

• •ThefirstpatenteverregisteredintheUnitedStateswasinJulyof1790andwas granted to Samuel Hopkins for his new process of making potash, an ingre-dient in soap, glass and gunpowder.

• •Whentheminimumwagewasestab-lishedinAmericainJulyof1933,youcouldexpecttoearn33centsanhour.

• •ThenameofRodLaverisnotafamiliarone unless you are an avid tennis fan. InJulyof1969,Laverbecamethefirstperson to win four Wimbledon titles.

• •InternationalLefthandersDayissetaside every August 13 for the estimated 13 percent of the world’s population who isleft-handed.LefthandersInternationalpublishesamagazineandoffersacata-log packed full of products aimed at “left-ies.”

• •Accordingtolegend,St.LawrenceofRome,afriendtothepoor,wasroastedto death on an iron grill for distributing church property to the needy. As a result, southernEuropeansconsideritcivilizedto eat only cold meat on this martyr’s feast day, August 10.

• •SummerhasbeenahistoricaltimefortheEnglishChannel.FrenchmanLouisBleriotaccomplishedthefirstflightacrosstheEnglishChannelinJulyof1909in37minutes,pilotinghis25-hpplane.He received an award of 1,000 English pounds for his efforts but apparently not muchfame,sincethenameofLouisBleriot is unknown to the average person. ThefirstwomantoflyacrosstheChannelis honored on August 2. Harriet Quimby Day is set aside to commemorate this bravewoman’sflyingfeats,includingbeingthefirstAmericanwomantoearna pilot’s license. Sad to say, Harriet was killedinanairshowaccidentjustthreemonths after her historic English Channel adventure.

• •August1,1893goesdowninhistoryforall cereal lovers. That’s the day a patent was issued for Shredded Wheat!

• •OnlythediamondisharderthanJuly’sbirthstone,theruby.Rubiesareactuallyrarer than diamonds and can be found inBurma,SriLanka,Thailand,Afghani-stanandIndia.InSanskrit,theancient

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Dogs Help Bring Neighbors TogetherDEAR PAW’S CORNER: Ijustwantedtosendyouanoteaboutsomethingthatoc-curredtomethismorning.Iwasoutformymorningrun,andonalmosteveryblockIfound myself waving and smiling to neighbors who were out walking their dogs.Itakemyowndog,“Riley,”outveryearlyeachmorning,butat11yearsofagehe’sgot-ten too old to go running with me. Still, it struck me today how many of my neighbors I’vegottentoknowjustbecausewe’reallfellowdogowners.Evenifwedon’thavelongconversations, we all have commiserated over the chore of dragging ourselves out of bedearlytowalkourdogs,orchattedabouthownice(orhorrible)theweatheris.Ireal-izedtodaythatI’macquaintedwithatleastonepersononeverystreetthat’spartofmyrunning route.It’sjustanicethoughtIhadabouthowdogsbringpeopletogether.Hopeyouagree!--Riley’sMominAlbuquerque

DEAR RILEY’S MOM: Thatisafantasticthought!Isometimeswonderaboutthefriend-shipsImightnothavemadeifitweren’tformypets.Ialsothinkthatseeingthesameownersandtheirdogseverydayisgreatforthedog,as well. We stop to catch up on gossip and weather, and our dogs get a chance to catch upon...well,whatevertheylearnfromsniffingeachother.Atanyrate,it’sachanceforbothdogsandownerstosocializeandstayfriendlywiththeneighbors.

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¥OnJuly26,1775,theU.S.postalsystem is established by the Second ContinentalCongress,withBenjaminFranklinasitsfirstpostmastergeneral.Untilthentherewerenopostofficesinthe colonies, so mail was typically left at inns and taverns. ¥OnJuly25,1832,thefirstrecordedrailroad accident in U.S. history occurs when four people are thrown off a va-cant car near Quincy, Mass. A cable on a vacant car snapped them off the train andovera34-footcliff.¥OnJuly31,1916,futureracinglegendLouiseSmith,whowillbecomethefirstwomaninductedintotheInternationalMotorsports Hall of Fame, is born in Barnesville,Ga.Inherfirstrace,un-awarethatacheckeredflagmeantthefinishline,Smithkeptgoingwhentherace ended until someone threw out a redflag.¥OnJuly28,1932,PresidentHooverorders the U.S. Army under Gen. Doug-las MacArthur to evict Bonus Marchers --agroupofWorldWarIveteransseek-ing cash payments for their veterans’ bonuscertificates--fromWashington,D.C. MacArthur’s men set their camps onfire,andtheveteransweredrivenfrom the city.¥OnJuly29,1958,theU.S.Congresspasses legislation establishing the National Aeronautics and Space Admin-istration, a civilian agency responsible for coordinating America’s activities in space. NASA was created in response totheSovietUnion’sOct.4,1957launchofitsfirstsatellite,SputnikI.¥OnJuly30,1971,amid-aircollisionbetweenaBoeing727andafighterjetinJapankills162people.At28,000feetthe Boeing suddenly encountered two militaryjets.Onewasflownbyastu-dentwhohadonlyafewhoursofflyingexperience.Neitherjetwasequippedwith radar.¥OnJuly27,1993,BostonCelticsstarReggieLewiscollapsesanddiesaftersuffering cardiac arrest while shooting baskets at Brandeis University in Bos-ton. After previous cardiac arrhythmias, doctors had incorrectly assured him that he could continue to play.


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After an overnight flight to meet her husband at his latest military assignment, a woman wearily arrived at Rhein-Main Air Base in Germany with her nine children - all under age 11. Collect-ing their many suitcases, the ten of them entered the cramped customs area. A young customs official watched the entourage in disbelief, “Ma’am,” he said, “do all these children and this luggage belong to you?” “Yes, sir,” the mother said with a sigh. “They’re all mine.” The cus-toms agent began his interrogation: “Ma’am, do you have any weapons, contraband or illegal drugs in your possession?” “Sir,” she calmly answered, “if I’d had any of those items, I would have used them by now.”

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Freeing a Stuck WindowQ:I’mrentinganapartmentina100-year-oldbuilding, and the apartment itself hasn’t been updated much in the past 20 years or more. Oneannoyingfactoristhatallofthewindowsarestuckshut.ThelandlordtoldmeI’mwel-come to make minor repairs or renovations and takethecostoutofmyrent.ButI’malittlewor-ried about breaking these very old windows in trying to open them. Any suggestions? -- Dan-iel T., Brockton, Mass.

A: Because of the age of the windows, a num-ber of factors could be in play that are keeping those windows lodged shut. Previous tenants or owners may have tried to seal the windows shut, for whatever reason; layers and layers of paint on the surrounding frame may have in-advertently sealed them; or the wood of either the frame or the sash may have swollen due to water damage or age. Many century-old homes in your area still have the old weight-and-rope-pulley system which assists in smooth lifting of the windows; if the pulley and rope are discon-nected, the window is that much harder to lift.With all of these factors in mind, closely survey all of the stuck windows from the inside and outside.Lookatthegapbetweenthewindowand the frame; is there material like paint or siliconecaulkjoiningthetwo?Insertawide-bladed putty knife into the sealed section and gently wiggle back and forth to loosen the con-nection. You may need to do this around the entire window where it meets the frame.Ifthematerialissilicone-basedcaulk,remov-ingitcanbedifficult.Checkatyourlocalhomeimprovement store for a caulk remover, rather than trying to cut or chip it away from the wood.Onceyou’veloosenedupallthevisiblysealedareas, if the window still won’t open, bring in the muscle. From the outside of the window (if possible), insert a pry bar under the sash. Place a small block of wood on the window ledge to use as leverage and to protect the window surface. Slowly apply pressure to the pry bar to lift the window, being careful not to damage the sash.Another method to try is to place a two-by-four against the sash, then tap the board with a hammer to try and loosen the window.Oncethewindowisunstuck,liftitandremoveor fold out the lower window to inspect it. Check for swollen or weak wood in the window and the frame, which indicates the window may need replacement. Built-up paint layers should be scraped down a layer or two and sanded (wearafiltermaskandgogglesforthis).IfthewindowssimplyneedabitofTLCandnot replacement, once you’re done sanding and cleaning them, add weatherstripping along the sides of the frame and the bottom of the sash.Inolderhomes,thisinexpensivetouchcan noticeably lower your heating and cooling bills.HOMETIP:Gotatinypunctureinawindowscreen? Use an awl or pick to straighten out the screen strands, then dab a few coats of clear nail polish over the repair.

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¥ItwasDanishauthor,philosopherandtheologian Soren Kierkegaard who made the following sage observation: “People demand freedom of speech as a com-pensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use.”¥ After the release of Alfred Hitchcock’s iconicfilm“TheBirds,”petstoresalloverthe country saw a sharp decline in the sales of pet birds.¥ You might be surprised to learn that duringthefirstairingoftheoriginal“StarTrek” series, no episode ranked higher thanNo.52intheratings.¥ According to the Guinness Book of Records,itwaspoorDonnaGriffithswhosufferedthelongestsneezingfiteverrecorded.OnJan.13,1981,the12-year-oldgirlstartedsneezing,andshecon-tinuedsneezingeverydayformorethantwo and a half years. ¥Ifyou’reliketheaverageAmerican,youeat 20 quarts of ice cream every year.¥I’msureyou’veheardtheterm“dimwit”used as an insult, but, as it turns out, the word is more descriptive than deroga-tory. The human brain actually uses less power than a 100-watt light bulb.¥ A man named Patrick Hooligan lived in Londoninthemid-1800s.Hewassucha notorious troublemaker that his name isstillusedtodaytorefertoruffiansandhoodlums.¥In1909,inEngland,oneLordBarba-zontookapigupforarideinanair-plane. Bovines seemingly got short shrift; thefirstcowdidn’ttaketotheairuntil1930.ItwasinFebruaryofthatyearthata cow was loaded into an airplane in St. Louis.Itwasmilkedduringtheflight,andthe milk was parachuted to earth.***Thought for the Day: “He’s turned his life around. He used to be depressed and miserable. Now he’s miserable and depressed.” -- David Frost


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1.PHILOSOPHY:“Moderationinallthings”isattributedtowhichRomandramatist?2.HISTORY:TheRusso-GermanNon-Ag-gression Pact of 1939 helped pave the way for whatmajorhistoricalevent?3.ASTRONOMY:Ganymedeisthelargestmoon of what planet?4.WORLDLEADERS:Aprinceorkingcalleda“maharajah”likelywouldbefoundinwhichcountry?5.GEOGRAPHY:Whatcountryisnearesttothe Gulf of Carpentaria? 6.LITERATURE:WheredomostoftheHob-bits live? 7.MUSIC:WhatsingingduooriginallycalledthemselvesTomandJerry?8.ARCHITECTURE:WhodesignedtheJef-ferson Memorial? 9.LANGUAGE:Whatdoestheterm“noblesseoblige” mean?10RELIGION:Whowasafoundinginfluencein the Presbyterian Church?

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1. Where did the hit song “Skokiaan” originate?2. Name the musician who ran over and killed his chauffeur.3. Name the band that released “For Whom the Bell Tolls” in 1984. Bonus for knowing the album name.4. Name the group that had hits with “She’s Not There” and “Tell Her No.” What was the year?5. Fontella Bass is known for what No. 1 hit?6. ABBA had two worldwide hits in 1977. Name them.

Answers1. “Skokiaan” originated in Southern Rhodesia in Africa. First recorded in 1947, it has been covered by dozens of artists, including Bill Haley, Louis Armstrong, the Four Lads and Herb Alpert.2. Keith Moon, drummer for the Who, was at the wheel of his Bentley and trying to flee from fans when he backed over and killed his chauf-feur in 1970 in England.3. Metallica, on its “Ride the Lightning” album.4. The Zombies. The songs hit No. 2 and No. 6, respectively, on the charts in 1964, but the group never did have a U.S. No. 1 hit.5. “Rescue Me,” in 1965. It went to No. 1 on the R&B charts.6. “Knowing Me, Knowing You” and “The Name of the Game.”


If you’ve seen the 2011 film “Soul Surfer,” the name of Bethany Hamilton is a familiar one. This week, Tidbits spotlights the life of this courageous young lady who has triumphed over a devastating shark attack. • By the age of eight, Bethany Hamilton already knew she wanted to be a professional surfer. The young Hawaii resident entered her first competi-tion, Oahu’s Rell Sun Menehune event, and came out the victor in her age bracket. It wasn’t long before she picked up a sponsor, and she was on her way!• On Halloween morning in 2003, when Hamilton was 13, she was out with friends for an early surf along the Kauai north shore beach. The water was clear and calm as she lay on her surfboard and dangled her left arm in the water, watching the many turtles in the area. With no warning, her life was forever changed. A 14-foot (4.3-meter) tiger shark attacked, severing her arm just below the shoulder. It was later determined that a bite just two inches farther in would have claimed her life. As it was, she lost over 60 percent of her blood. • Hamilton watched the water around her change to a bright red, but somehow this young teen managed to stay calm enough to paddle toward the beach assisted by her friend, who, upon reaching shore, created a tourniquet from a surfboard leash. Ironically, when they reached the hospital, Hamil-ton was wheeled into an operating room where her father had been scheduled to have knee surgery that morning. • After seven days of recovery in the hospital,

Hamilton returned home. Less than a month later, she was surfing again, getting used to a whole new sense of balance in her body.• Three short months after the attack, Hamilton returned to competition, taking fifth place in her first time out. A year after, just shy of her 15th birthday, she nabbed first place in the NSSA na-tional championships, her first national title. She was the recipient of 2004’s Best Comeback Ath-lete ESPY Award and a special courage award that was presented at the 2004 Teen Choice Awards. • In 2004, Hamilton recorded her experiences in a biography entitled “Soul Surfer: A True Story of Faith, Family, and Fighting to Get Back on the Board.” It is the story of how a positive attitude, perseverance and a strong faith in God accounted for her recovery. She has published five non-fiction books since the attack, with the goal of explaining how adversity can change a person’s life perspective. • In 2007, at age 17, Hamilton achieved the dream of turning professional and continues full time on the pro surfing circuit. In 2009, she appeared on the game show “Are You Smarter than a 5th Grad-er?” and in 2010 was featured on ABC’s “Extreme Makeover Home Edition.” She also participates in humanitarian projects, including having helped children orphaned by a tsunami to overcome their fear of water. “Friends of Bethany” is a new effort of hers, a foundation that supports shark attack survivors and other amputees. The film version of her biography, “Soul Surfer,” was released in April of 2011, starring Anna Sophia Robb, Dennis Quaid, Helen Hunt and Carrie Underwood.

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Artery Plugging Can Make Walking PainfulDEAR DR. DONOHUE: Please explain peripheral vascular disease. I have never heard of it, and neither have people I have asked. -- C.D.ANSWER: Peripheral vascular disease also goes by the name peripheral artery disease. Have you seen the TV ad where the young boy and his grandmother are walking through a store where there’s a display on peripheral artery disease? The boy asks his grandmother if she has it. It’s extremely common. It’s the leg’s equivalent of heart artery disease. Both have to do with arter-ies clogged with plaque -- a buildup of cholesterol, fat and other materials. Pain on walking is the prominent symptom of this illness. The pain occurs because the working leg muscles aren’t getting enough blood. They complain by sending pain signals. Calf pain is common when the obstruction to blood flow is in a thigh artery. Stopping and resting relieves the pain.High blood pressure, a family history of this condition, a family history of heart disease, smoking, diabetes and increased cholesterol all contribute to it. The most important contributor is aging. The fam-ily doctor can detect peripheral artery disease by noting a decreased pulse at the ankle. Greater evidence is obtained by comparing ankle blood pressure to arm blood pressure. The two should be equal. If ankle pressure is lower than arm pressure, the reason is a blockage in leg artery blood flow. Treatment is similar to treatment for obstructed heart arteries. Affected people have to lower their cholesterol, lower their body weight, lower their blood pressure, stop smoking, control blood sugar and stay active by walking to the point of pain, resting and then continuing to walk. Doctors usually also must prescribe medicines to lower cholesterol and to facilitate the passage of blood through narrowed arteries. Sometimes an operation on the clogged artery is necessary. Often this can be done with a catheter that has a balloon tip. The catheter is threaded to the point of obstruc-tion and inflated to open up the artery. Then a stent -- a metal device -- is placed to keep the artery dilated. The booklet on peripheral vascular disease gives the details of the illness and its treatments. Read-ers can obtain a copy by writing: Dr. Donohue -- No. 109W, 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.***DEAR DR. DONOHUE: What can you tell me about medical foods? My doctor has put me on Limbrel to treat my osteoarthritis. He says it’s safe and has few side effects. After five days of use, I feel much better. -- F.G.ANSWER: Medical foods are foods that are more than nutrients. They have a place in the man-agement of some illnesses. Limbrel, for example, contains flavonoids. These compounds act as antioxidants, neutralizing the harmful byproducts of cell chemistry. They also soothe inflam-mation like swollen, achy arthritic joints. I like the way Limbrel is marketed. It’s available only through prescriptions and without a huge amount of hype. I can’t say everyone gets the same results you did. Stick with it if it’s working for you. ***Dr. Donohue regrets that he is unable to answer individual letters, but he will incorporate them in his column whenever 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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¥ If the scar of a cantaloupe is rough or has a stem attached, the melon was picked too early and won’t ripen as well as one with a smooth scar. Also, check the net pattern on the outside; it should be even and an overall tan-yellow color, not green or mottled.

¥ You can remove berry stains from your fingers with lemon juice. Got berry juice on your table-cloth? Here’s E.B. of Mississippi’s suggestion: “Pour a generous amount of milk on the spot, let it soak for 15 minutes or more. Then soak in cold water with soap for an hour or more. Wash, rinse and dry.”

¥ Soak raisins in cold water before chopping so that they won’t stick to your knife.

¥ “Use lined-up celery ribs to create a base for your roast. This way, the juices move around more and the roast never sticks to the pan. I serve the celery with the roast, but you don’t have to if you don’t want to.” -- A.T. in Tennessee

¥ Need to chill some drinks for a party fast? Pile on the ice, of course, then add the secret weapon: water. Icy water chills drinks quicker than plac-ing them in ice alone. The heat is transferred from the warm drinks to the water because there’s total contact.

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