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America is a culture that loves good food. The proliferation of successful cooking shows on TV like “Master Chef” and “Chopped” has given rise to the “celebrity chef.” Yet perhaps the most beloved chef since the advent of television isn’t on TV anymore. That’s Julia Child.•Shewas born in 1912 in Pasadena,California.HerfatherJohnwasagraduateofPrincetonandaCaliforniarealestateinvestor,andhermother,alsonamedJulia,wasapaper-companyheiress.

•In her youth,Child attended the eliteKatherineBransonSchoolforGirlsinSanFrancisco.Shewasthetalleststudentinherclassat6feet,2inches.

• Atschool,Childwasknownasahigh-spiritedgirlwho lovedplayingpranks. Shewas also anaccomplishedathlete,especiallyskilledatgolfandtennis.

• ChildattendedSmithCollegeinNorthampton,Massachusetts. Her intended career had little to do withcooking.Shewantedtobeawriterinstead.

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A Favorite “Child” (continued):• “Thereweresomefamouswomennovelistsin thosedays,”Child said,“and I intended tobe one.” Alas, though shewrote often andsubmittedmanuscripts regularly to theNewYorker,nonewereeverpublished.• Aftergraduating,Child triedherhandatadvertising while working for a successful home furnishingscompany.Itdidn’tlastlong,asChildwaspromptlyfiredfor“grossinsubordination.”•WhenWorldWarIIbrokeout,Childvolunteeredfor theOffice of StrategicServices (OSS) inWashington,D.C.Sheperformedassignmentsallovertheworld,includingstaysinChinaandSriLanka.• WhileinSriLankain1945,Childbeganseeing her future husband, Paul, a fellowemployeeoftheOSS.ChildandPaulmarriedafterthewarinSeptemberof1946.• PaulandChildmovedtoFrancein1948,whenPaulwasassignedtoworkattheAmericanEmbassyinParis.ItwastherethatChild’slovefor cooking came into full bloom. Shewasquotedassaying,“Thewholeexperiencewasanopeningupofthesoulandspiritforme...Iwashooked,andforlife,asitturnedout.”• In Paris, Child enrolled in the world-renowned “LeCordonBleu” cooking school.Aftersixmonthsoftraining,shechosetoopenher own school with two fellow classmates. • Theynamedtheschool“L’EcoledeTroisGourmandes,”whichtranslatesto“TheSchooloftheThreeGourmands.”• Child and the other two founders of theschoolsetouttocreateacookbookofFrenchcuisine that might be understood and employed by regular folk. • The two-volume cookbookwas releasedin1961,entitled“MasteringtheArtofFrenchCooking.”Thebookwasincrediblysuccessful,remainingthebestsellingcookbookforoverfiveyears.• The book has since become a favoredteaching tool at cooking schools throughout the world. Yet there was a time when it looked like it might never be published at all.• Thewritingofthebookwasagruelingandfrustrating 10-year process forChild and hercollaborators.Shewouldspendmonthstryingtoperfectrecipesforjustasingleingredient.Shewrotetoherprincipalcollaborator,SimcaBeck,duringher frustration:“I’ve justpoached twomore eggs and thrown them down the toilet.”• The initial draft of the bookwas turneddown by the first publisher, as weremany

subsequent drafts. Only after offering it to a differentpublisher,AlfredKnopf,wasitpickedup for publication.• Child’sfirsttelevisionappearancewasonahumbleBostonpublictelevisionstationin1962.Shecookedanomeletonair.Afterasurprisinglypositiveandvocalresponse,shewasinvitedtodoaseries.Herinitialpaywasabout$50ashow.• Child’s show, “TheFrenchChef,” grewquicklybeyondthosehumblebeginnings.Soonafteritsinitialairings,theshowwassyndicatedto96stations.Theshowwasbothacommercialandacriticalhit.In1964,ChildwaspresentedwiththeGeorgeFosterPeabodyAwardforherwork on the show. Twoyears later, shewasgivenanEmmyAwardaswell.• “ T h eFrenchChef”wasproducedanddirectedbyRussMorash.Itranfor199episodesbetween1963and1966.• “TheFrenchChef”wasjustoneofmanyshows Child appeared on during her long career. Other programs included “Julia Child and Company,”“JuliaChildandMoreCompany”and“DinneratJulia’s.”Shewasalsoaregulargueston“GoodMorning,America.”• Childwrotemanyother cookbooksafterherinitialsuccess.Amongthesewere“InJulia’sKitchenwithMaster Chefs,” “BakingwithJulia,” “Julia’sDeliciousLittleDinners” and“Julia’sCasualDinners.”Manyof thesewereaccompanied by their own TV specials.• JuliaChilddiedonAugust13,2004.Shewasjusttwodaysshyofher92ndbirthday.Shewas remembered by her family and friends as a person of great generosity who loved to teach others. Though she once mourned her “lack oftalent,”Childleftanindeliblelegacyinthekitchens of people around the world.• Inadditiontoinspiringboththebookandfilm,“JulieandJulia,”Child’slifeinspiredanexhibit entitled “JuliaChild’sKitchen” to beinstalledattheNationalMuseumofAmericanHistory.•Theinstallationis20feetby14feet.Thesewere the dimensions of Child’s kitchen in Massachusetts.Thoughthewallsandfloorwerecreated for the exhibit, everything else foundthere is from Child’s own former kitchen. The arrangement of everything found inside was assembledexactlytoreplicateChild’soriginalworkspace.•Thereareover1,200individualpiecesfromChildintheexhibit,includingequipmenthousedin the cabinets and drawers. These objects are notvisibletothegeneralpublic,buthundredsof others still are.

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To Your Good Health By Paul G. Donohue, M.D.

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: For many years, I hadheartburn, and I lived with it by taking things likeTums.Finally,Iconsultedadoctor,whoreferredmeto a gastroenterologist because he was alarmed at the lengthoftimeI’dhadit.Thegastroenterologistgavemea scope examofmyesophagus and stomach. ItturnsoutIhaveGERDandsomethingcalledBarrett’sesophagus,which turns into cancer.Naturally, I amnervous.I’veneverheardofheartburn-causedcancer.Howoftendoesthathappen?--A.S.

ANSWER:Notoften,butenoughthatplanshavetobe made to keep checking for such a change.HeartburnisofficiallycalledGERD,gastroesophagealrefluxdisease.Stomachacidsquirtsupward(refluxes)into the swallowing tube, the esophagus. Theesophagus isn’t built to deal with stomach acid the way the stomach is. The result is heartburn.MedicinesforGERDaremany.Theonesmostoftenchosenareproton-pumpinhibitors,medicinesthatallbutturnoffacidproduction.TheirnamesarePrevacid(lansoprazole), Dexilant (dexlansoprazole), Prilosec(omeprazole), Nexium (esomeprazole), Protonix(pantoprazole)andAciphex(rabeprazole).Up to 12 percent of GERD patients, even withtreatment, develop Barrett’s esophagus. The liningcells of the lower part of the esophagus change into ones that are more resistant to stomach acid. That change can evolve into another transformation that

Sometimes Heartburn Can Lead to Cancer

isprecancerous.That’scalleddysplasia.Dysplasiacanthenbecomecancer.Theabsoluteriskforthisissmall,butitisreal,andhastobecarefullylookedfor.IftheBarrett’scellsshowsignsoflow-gradedysplasia,thenafollow-upscopeexamoftheesophagusisdoneinsixto12monthsandrepeatedannually.Ifhigh-gradechanges are found, the scope exam is repeated everysixmonths.Ifnodysplasiachangesareseen,follow-upexamsarescheduledforeverythreeyears.The booklet on hiatal hernia and GERD gives acomprehensive treatmenton this subject.Readerscanobtain a copybywriting:Dr.Donohue --No. 501W,Box536475,Orlando,FL32853-6475.Encloseacheckor money order (no cash) for $4.75 U.S./$6 Canadawith the recipient’s printed name and address. Pleaseallow four weeks for delivery.***DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I am a senior citizen. Forthe past five years I have received Botox injectionsandwonderwhere the Botox goes after it leaves theinjectionsiteafteraboutsixorsevenmonths.Doesitstayinthebodyforever?Doesitgotoanorgan?Suddenly,Iamworriedaboutthis.--S.B.

ANSWER: The body, as it does with all injectedmedicines, breaks down Botox, and the breakdownproductsareeliminated.It’sthewaynaturetakescareofallforeignmaterialsthatfindtheirwayintoourbodies.***DEARDR.DONOHUE:Allmyfriendshavemenstrualcyclesthatlast28days.Minedon’t.Theyvaryfrom23to34days.Isthatnormal?I feel fine. I am 23 and active. My periods are notpainful.--J.F.

ANSWER:Theaveragemenstrual cycle is oneof28days. That’s only an average. The cycle can vary from 21to35daysandstillbeconsiderednormal.***

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DEARPAW’SCORNER:Lastspring,asIwastakingmycat“Ferris”outofmymom’scaratthevet’soffice,hejumpedoutofmyarmsandranintothewoods.Wesearchedthewoodsandsur-roundingneighborhoodsforhours,withnoluck.Aboutaweeklater,wegotacallfromaveterinar-ianalmost10milesawayfromwhereFerrishadescaped!Hewasfoundbyoneoftheassistants,andtheyhadquicklyidentifiedFerrisbyscanninghis implanted microchip.Pleasetellyourreadershowimportantitistomicrochiptheirpets.ItreuniteduswithFerrisquickly,oncehewasfound.--SarahinSmyrna,Ga.

DEARSARAH:I’mgladtohearFerrisgothomesafely! Microchipping can indeed help reunite a lostpetwithitsowners.Thebiggestbenefitofmi-crochipsisthatifapetlosesitscollarandIDtag,themicrochip--aricegrain-sizeddevicetypically

implanted just under the skin between the shoulder blades--carriesthatIDinformationaswellascontact information.Onceamicrochipisimplanted,ownersshouldregister the chip’s information at an online registry suchasthenonprofitFoundAnimalshttp://micro-chipregistry.foundanimals.org/oraregistryrecom-mendedbyyourveterinarian.Ifyourpetgetslostandisfoundandscanned,theinformationwillberelayedtotheseregistries.Fromthere,theownercanchecktheregistries,oropttobealertediftheirpet’s chip is scanned.Microchippingisaffordable,aswell.Generally,eventhepriciestchippingcostswellunder$100,andit’softenofferedaspartoflow-costvaccina-tion clinics at a reduced price.

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1. Is the book of Merab in the Old or New Testament or neither?2. Who does Paul call “our dear friend, the doctor” in Colossians 4? Jesus, Mark, Luke, Asa3. Jesus was about how much younger than John the Baptist? 12 days, 6 months, 1 year, 3 years4. David captured the fortress associated with which mountain? Zion, Nepal, Rahab, Carmel5. James and John were called Boanerges, meaning “Sons of” what? Israel, Bethel, Thunder, Hadad6. From Genesis 24 who was the mate of Rebekah? Adam, Joseph, Aaron, Isaac

1.WhowasthelastHoustonAstrotobenamedN.L.Rookieof the Year?2.DickWilliamswasoneoftwo managers to take three dif-ferentfranchisestotheWorldSeries.Whoistheother?3.In1968andin1969,aUni-versityofSouthernCalplayerwastakenNo.1overallintheNFLDraft.Namethetwoplayers.4.In2009-10,Toronto’sAndrea Bargnani became the second7-footertohavemorethan100blockedshotsand1003-pointersinaseason.Whowasthefirst?5.Whoholdstherecordformostcareerregular-seasonOTgoalsinNHLhistory?6.AtwhichOlympicGamesdidGreco-RomanwrestlerRulonGardnerendAleksandrKarelin’s13-yearwinningstreak?7.Whowasthelastmaleamateur to lead after a round of agolfmajorbeforeTomLewisdid it at the British Open in 2011?

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1. Jeff Bagwell, in 1991.2. Bill McKechnie (Pittsburgh, St. Louis and Cincinnati).3. Ron Yary in 1968 (Minnesota) and O.J. Simpson in 1969 (Buffalo).4. Dallas’ Dirk Nowitzki did it in the 2000-01 season.5. Jaromir Jagr, with 16.6. It was the 2000 Summer Olympics.7. Mike Reid, in the 1976 U.S. Open.

BIBLE TRIVIA ANSWERS:

1) Neither; 2) Luke; 3) 6 months; 4) Zion; 5) Thunder; 6) Isaac

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