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Many people live their lives suffering with low thyroid symptoms such as fatigue, weight gain, brain fog, depression, digestiveproblems, sugar cravings even cold hands and feet. It is especially experienced by women. Your thyroid produceshormones that control cellular metabolism, so if it is not workingproperly the cells of your body and brain can slow down. This cancreate many of these symptoms and more.
The usual approach in identifying low thyroid function is tomeasure a hormone from the pituitary gland called TSH and possiblya hormone from the thyroid gland called T4. If the results are within the labs “normal” range the individual is told their thyroid is fine. Ifthe person’s TSH is high and/or their T4 levels are low, doctors manytimes will prescribe a thyroid hormone such as Synthroid.
The problem with this simple approach to a complexsyndrome is that many people continue to suffer from their symptomseven when they are taking thyroid medication, moreover, even after their doctor tells them their thyroid tests are “in the normal range.To find the underlying causes and possible solutions for commonsymptoms associated with low thyroid function doctors need only to look deeper
First, many times a clinician does not run a comprehensiveenough thyroid test panel so even though the individual may test justwithin the normal / safe range this barely “normal” is not good enoughto run their cellular metabolism properly. Second, there are actuallysix patterns of thyroid dysfunction that must be properly diagnosed and only one of them really responds well to thyroid medication.
One of these six patterns of thyroid dysfunction, which Iwill explain in an upcoming seminar is the most common cause oflow thyroid function in the United States! This pattern involves anautoimmune reaction that causes an individual’s body to attack itsown tissues. This specific autoimmune disorder, called Hashimoto’sdisease is one of the most common autoimmune disorders, which are growing at an alarming rate.
Common causes of Hashimoto’s disease are allergic reactionsto foods, molds or bacteria, any of which can trigger the autoimmune reaction. For example, gluten sensitivity, often undiagnosed, is a verycommon cause of Hashimoto’s autoimmune reaction and thyroid dysfunction. People also can develop an immune response affectingthe thyroid and other tissues from exposure to certain environmentalchemicals and heavy metals.
To completely conquer the underlying cause of thesedebilitating symptoms of fatigue, weight gain, depression, and brainfog it is vital to address more than just the thyroid gland. Often itis necessary to go to the heart of cellular function not only in yourthyroid, but in your muscles and your brain. At the center of theseorgans cells are hundreds of throbbing engines; the much unappreciatedmitochondria. They are the power plants of your cells and crank out massive amounts of life’s energy (ATP). These organelles take calories from your food, break them down and then literally burn or oxidize itfor energy. It’s a process called cellular respiration.
When mitochondria are efficiently humming along like well-tuned little engines, you have all the energy you need throughout theday. Energy to use your muscles, think with your brain and not the least, to allow your thyroid to function properly. When they are notworking efficiently, it can lead to those very symptoms described inthis article. Once the key metabolic factors causing mitochondrialdysfunction have been identified and properly diagnosed, an effectiveand specific biomedical program can be started to normalize thethyroid and general cellular function, thus allowing many individualsto live a life they once only dreamed of!
The reasons for the tremendous growth in autoimmunedisorders, specifically Hashimoto’s disease are manifold and beyondthe scope of this one article. Please feel free to attend my upcoming seminar on Monday, October 18, 6:30 PM at the Northtown library.There I will help to explain more about the origin of these disablingsymptoms of low thyroid, the six patterns of thyroid dysfunction, Hashimoto’s disease, lab tests to properly diagnose these conditions,and natural solutions. For details please see the ad below.Dr. Greg Fors, D.C. is a Board-certified Neurologist (IBCN), certified in Applied Herbal Sciences (NWHSU) and acupuncture. Trained through the Autism Research Institute he is a registered Defeat Autism Now! Doctor. As the clinic director of the Pain and Brain Healing Center in Blaine Minnesota he specializes in a natural biomedical approach to fibromyalgia, fatigue, depression, autism and ADHD. If you have any questions or comments regarding this article you can contact Dr. Fors at 763-862-7100 He is a sought after international lecturer for various post graduate departments and state associations. Dr. Fors is the author of the highly acclaimed book, “Why We Hurt” available through booksellers everywhere
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WHEELS UP! (Continued)• Airliners today can fl y Lindbergh’s transatlantic route from New York to Paris in fewer than seven hours. • Chuck Yeager was the fi rst pilot to fl y faster than the speed of sound—supersonic—about 768 miles per hour (1,236 km per hour) at sea level. He accomplished the feat in a Bell X-1 jet on October 14, 1947. Yeager is a retired brigadier general with the U.S. Air Force and still fl ying at 87 years old. He lives in Penn Valley, California.• Seaplanes are used in more areas than you may think. Vancouver, British Columbia, has a number of seaplanes used by commuters from the outlying islands as well as by tourists. Used for taking off and landing on water, the most famous seaplanes, called “fl ying boats,” were the Pan American Clippers in the 1930s. Their four engines propelled the planes at almost 200 miles per hour (322 km/hour). Pan Am, as it was called, was the fi rst airline to cross the Pacifi c, the fi rst to offer regular commercial service across the North Atlantic, and the fi rst to establish extensive routes to South America. They had a fl eet of 25 “fl ying boats.”• The largest “fl ying boat” ever built was the H-4 Hercules, better known as the “Spruce Goose.” Henry Kaiser, head of a large shipbuilding company, and Howard Hughes, a well-known businessman, movie producer, aeronautical engineer and aviator, joined forces to build fl ying transport planes capable of moving troops and supplies across the Atlantic for World War II efforts. • The “Spruce Goose” was fi nished in 1947, two years too late to help the Allied forces in the war. Disappointed with the timing, Hughes (Kaiser had left the project) was determined to show that his plane was fl ight-worthy.• Controversy over the amount of money spent on the “goose” led to a government investigation. Hughes ordered his team to prepare the plane for tests on his arrival back from the investigation. On November 2, 1947, with newsmen and others gathered, he glided the “Spruce Goose” across a three-mile stretch of the Long Beach, California, harbor. On the third taxi Hughes stunned the crowd as he lifted the seaplane off the water. On the only fl ight it ever made, it fl ew for a little over a mile (1.6 km) for about one minute at an altitude of 70 feet (21 m). He showed the skeptics that the big bird could fl y.• Hughes stored the “goose” in fl ight-ready condition in a custom-built hangar for 33 years at an annual cost of approximately $1 million. Where is it now? It is the “crown jewel” of
the Evergreen Aviation Museum in McMinnville, Oregon. • Pan American’s order for 25 Boeing 747 airplanes on April 13, 1966, was the launch of the “jumbo jet” program that would make Boeing the aviation icon that it is today. Boeing purchased 780 acres (316 ha) of land in Everett, Washington, for the 747 production plant. The fi rst 747 nose section was built at the Boeing plant in Wichita, Kansas, and delivered to the Everett plant on November 21, 1967. The Boeing 747 is longer than the distance of the fi rst fl ight made by the Wright Brothers! In fact, the fi rst fl ight could have been done within the coach class section of a 747-400.• The Concorde is the fastest airliner to ever fl y in regular revenue service. The top record-setting fl ight was by British Airways from London to New York on February 7, 1996. The fl ight was completed in 2 hours, 52 minutes, and 59 seconds. • The fi rst experimental fl ight of the Concorde was in 1969. The airliner was developed jointly by the French and British and fl ew in commercial service for Air France and British Airways for about 30 years. Following the airliner’s lone tragic crash in 2000 where 113 people were killed, service was resumed in 2001 and continued until 2003 when all Concordes were retired. In recognition of the Concorde’s service, British Airways timed the last three fl ights on July 24, 2003, to land within fi ve minutes of each other at Heathrow Airport in London. Most of the planes are now at museums around the world.• Do you know which U.S. city claims to be the “Aviation Capital of the World?” Wichita, Kansas. It has a history of aviation entrepreneurs including Lloyd Stearman, Walter Beech and Clyde Cessna. The Kansas Aviation Museum showcases the city’s claim with the Wichita Flight Festival held every September. • In 1929, Wichita had 11 airports, 100 aircraft-related businesses and 12 fl ying schools. About 2,000 people employed in the aircraft plants could produce 120 airplanes a week. Wichita was the main supplier of airplanes needed for World War II. • According to an ABC news report on “Nightline” on May 5, 2010, U.S. passengers involved in airplane crashes in the last 30 years have had a 95.6-percent survival rate. Most recently this statistic was exemplifi ed by the 2008 emergency landing of US Air Flight 1549 on New York’s Hudson River. The news media dubbed this event the “Miracle on the Hudson” because, remarkably, everyone survived. Statistically, fl ying is a very safe way to travel.
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Born the seventh of 13 children to Italianimmigrants from Palena, Italy, PerryComo operated his own barbershopwhile attending high school. His fi rst career ambition was to be the best barber in his hometown of Canonsburg,Pennsylvania. • Como, called “Mr. C” by manyfans, was known for his rich baritonevoice, easy-going casual style and, like“Mr. Rogers, cardigan sweaters. Heonce said, “I’ve done nothing that I cancall exciting. I was a barber. Since thenI’ve been a singer. That’s it.” Como’sdemeanor was so relaxed that somethought he was too calm. One musiccritic wrote, “Nobody was so intenselyrelaxed.”• Although he was considered a “heartthrob” to women, he was awonderful family man who married hishigh school sweetheart, Roselle Belinein 1933. They had three children. Shedied two weeks after their 65th weddinganniversary in 1998. Como lived until2001, dying six days before his 89thbirthday. Shortly before his passing hebecame a great-grandfather.• One of Como’s best known tunes was “And I Love you So.” Romanticballads were his main focus, but healso had some fun and popular noveltyhits, such as: “Pappa Loves Mambo;”“Catch a Falling Star (and put it in your pocket);” “Hubba, Hubba, Hubba;” and the great tune “Hot Diggity (dog ziggityboom).”• Como got his fi rst big break in 1933, while visiting Cleveland, Ohio.He was hired by Freddie Carlone’s band for about $25 per week. He took thejob, even though he was earning morewith his barbershop at the time. Fromthe band, he moved on to become thevocalist for the Ted Weems Orchestra.That led to radio and then television. • From 1948 until 1963 Comohosted television shows on NBC and CBS. These were “The Chesterfi eld Supper Club,” “The Perry Como Show”and “The Kraft Music Hall.” He wonEmmy Awards for best variety show ontelevision in 1954-56, 1958 and 1959. • He hosted television Christmas specials from 1948 until his fi nal inDublin, Ireland, in 1993. The Dublinspecial was also his fi nal recording.• Christmas albums were abig seller for Como. Even today hisChristmas music is popular. In December
2006, fi ve years after his death, his1946 recording of “Jingle Bells” topped Billboard Magazine’s Hot Ringtoneschart.• Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, Como’s hometown, honored him with alife-size statue in 1999. At the unveilingof the statue, Mayor Daniel Caruso said,“Here’s a man who met the Pope and the President and the Queen Mother and is still the same Perry Como. There isnothing fl amboyant about him; he treatseveryone the same.” Mr. C, as he wascalled locally, was unable to attend the ceremony due to illness, but four generations of his family were there.An inscription at the base says, “Tothis place God has brought me,” one of Como’s favorite sayings.• Over Perry Como’s 60-plus-year career he sold more than 100million records. He has three stars onthe Hollywood Walk of Fame for radio,television and music.• Como was the seventh son of aseventh son—considered a sign of good luck in Italian families. He sure had agood life, but his good fortunes should probably be attributed more to hisdecisions to live an honorable life rather than luck.
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THUNDER & LIGHTNINGOver a 30-year period, lightning has caused more deaths than tornadoes or hurricanes and is the second-leading cause of storm-related deaths, second only to floods. This week, Tidbits takes a closer look at stormy weather. • The early Greeks thought that lightning was a weapon of Zeus, the god of sky and thunder in Greek mythology. Because of this, any spot that had been struck by lightning was considered sacred, and temples were frequently constructed on these sites. Minerva, the Roman goddess of health, learning and wisdom, is said to have thrown the thunderbolts of her father, Jupiter. Scandinavian mythology credits Thor, the Thunderer, as the one in charge of tossing lightning bolts at his enemies. • What causes lightning anyway? It’s a discharge of electrical energy in the atmosphere. It starts within a cloud, with winds causing a collision between precipitation particles. As a result, small ice crystals lose electrons, and larger particles gain electrons. These larger pieces cause a negative charge to build up in the lower part of the cloud, while a positive charge builds up on the ground below. When the cloud’s negative charge connects with the ground’s positive charge, the current follows the path, creating a flash of lightning. The bolt’s path can be five times hotter than the surface of the sun! • The clap of thunder is the product of a shock wave created by rapid heating and cooling of air in the lightning channel. If you can hear thunder, the storm is close enough for a lightning strike, even if the thunderstorm has passed. Lightning can strike ten miles from the center of the storm.• In 2009, lightning killed 34 people in the United States. About 90 percent of lightning victims survive a strike, although they may suffer serious neurological damage as a result. Lightning is also the cause of about $5 billion worth of property loss every year in the United States. The National Weather Service estimates that there are about 25 million cloud-to-ground lightning flashes every year in the United States.
• We’ve all heard “lightning doesn’t strike in the same place twice.” Not so! It frequently strikes in the same place repeatedly, particularly if that place contains a tall, isolated object. The Empire State Building is struck about 25 times every year. • Areas more likely to incur lightning strikes are tall trees, towers, light poles, flagpoles and open fields. In fact, most victims are in an open area or near a tree. Lying flat on the ground actually increases your chances of being struck by a ground current. Under a tree is the second-leading location for lightning casualties. It’s also important to stay away from any pond, lake or other body of water. • It’s a myth that you can be electrocuted by touching a person who has been struck by lightning. They are not electrified, and it’s absolutely safe to administer first aid. Most fatalities are caused by cardiac arrest, not as the result of burns.• Although the inside of a house is relatively safe during a storm, stay away from anything that conducts electricity, such as corded telephones, appliances, wires, computers, TV cables and metal doors. Likewise, don’t take a bath or shower or use other plumbing during the storm.
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If the paper monster has buried youunder an avalanche of receipts, bank statements, ATM slips, investment records, paycheck stubs and bills, thegood news is you can probably throwmost of it away without worry. But before you fi re up the shredder, you need to know what to toss and what to keep.
Step 1. Toss all you can.
Monthly. Once you have reconciled your bank and credit card statements, you canshred ATM receipts, bank deposit slips,credit card receipts and sales receipts at the end of each month. Keep receipts for purchases that may be tax deductible,those that involve warranties and any itemthat has a replacement cost that exceedsthe deductible on your homeowners’ or renters’ insurance.
Yearly. Once you reconcile your W-2against your paycheck stubs, you cantoss those stubs for the year alongwith monthly credit-card and mortgagestatements, phone and utility bills and quarterly and monthly investment reports.The same goes for other statements that detail the entire year’s activity on a fi nalend-of-the year statement.
Step 2. Keep what you must.
Three to seven years. Hang on to year-end statements for credit card accounts, mortgage statements, investments, W-2s and 1099s that recap the year’s activities. Keep these for at least three years, along with canceled checks and receipts for deductible expenses, retirement account contributions, charitable donations, child-care bills, mortgage interest and all other items that support your income tax fi lings. The IRS has three years to examine your tax return for errors and up to six years if there’s reason to suspect that you underreported your gross income by 25 percent or more. Until all possible audit windows close, you should retain all supporting documents.
Indefi nitely. Keep tax returns for the long haul and receipts for major purchases and home improvements as long as you own them. In the event of an insurance claim, you may need to prove these purchases or your heirs will need to know how much you paid for them for tax purposes.
Step 3. Pick a spot.
If you don’t have a designated place for paperwork, it’s going to end up in piles all over the house. The secret for taming the paper monster is to designate one room, corner, drawer, cabinet or closet where you store all of your bills, current records and paperwork. You’ll need a trash can, fi le folders and a container to hold them. Keep all of your important papers in this one place. For paperwork that you will keep longer than one month, create a fi le folder. One folder might be labeled “Tax
Deductible,” another “Insurance,” and so on.
Step 4. Stick to it.
Get into a routine of tossing what you can and fi ling the rest. Keep your system simple and you’ll stick with it.
You’ll be amazed at the difference a little organization will make in your life. You’ll be less likely to misplace bills, miss payment deadlines or forget to take valuable tax-deductions. The biggest payoff will be peace of mind.
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Q: I read recently that deer-tick populations are rising in my region, and that many carry Lyme disease. Besides checking myself and my family for ticks each time we go outside, how can I prevent them from infesting my yard? -- Harlan D., Belmont, Mass.
A: While completely preventing deer ticks and other pests from coming into your yard is diffi cult, if not impossible, you can take some steps to discourage them and to reduce the chance that they’ll be able to jump onto you or your pets. Here are some suggestions:
▲ Keep trees and bushes trimmed.
Cutting back branches that hang over the lawn area and trimming back shrubsthat you frequently pass by will reduceopportunities for ticks to travel.▲ Mow the lawn regularly. As withstray branches, long grass gives ticksmore hiding places and an easier wayto jump onto warm-blooded creatures(and humans) as they brush through thegrass.▲ Mulch around shrubs, trees and fl owerbeds. A fairly wide mulch border (about 3 feet) discourages ticks fromtraveling.▲ Discourage wildlife from visitingyour yard. Deer are a frequent nuisancein many backyards, so take measures tokeep them from hanging out in yours-- whether with fencing, trimmingbranches higher than deer can reach or other methods.▲ Use pesticides specifi c to theproblem. Most consider this a last resort,especially if you have kids. But productsare available that target deer ticks. Oneyou might check out is Damminix Tick Tubes (www.ticktubes.com). The tubescontain cotton balls soaked in a mild insecticide. Placed in areas where micecongregate, the mice take the cotton ballsto build their nest, where the insecticidegets on their fur and kills young ticksbefore they mature.
HOME TIP: Wear a hat, long-sleeved shirt and long trousers when working inthe yard in areas known to be populated by deer ticks, and brush off clothing wellbefore going indoors.
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■ On Oct. 8, 1871, a spark in the Chicago barn of Patrick and Catherine O ’ L e a r y ignites a two-day blaze that kills between 200 and 300
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■ On Oct. 5, 1892, the Dalton gang attempts to rob two banks simultaneously in Coffeyville, Kan., but meets resistance from townspeople. As the gang was about to make their getaway, a throng of townsfolk armed by a local hardware store, surprised them. In the gunfi ght that ensued, all fi ve men were shot.
■ On Oct. 6, 1961, President John F. Kennedy advises American families to build bomb shelters to protect them from atomic fallout in the event of a nuclear exchange with the Soviet Union. One year later, the Cuban Missile Crisis erupted.
■ On Oct. 9, 1992, a meteorite crashes into a Chevy Malibu owned by 18-year-old Michelle Knapp in Peekskill, N.Y. The bowling ball-size rock weighed 28 pounds and smelled of rotten eggs. It was confi rmed that the object was a genuine meteorite and came from the inner edge of the main asteroid belt in space, between Jupiter and Mars.
■ On Oct. 15, 1917, Mata Hari, the archetype of the seductive female spy, is executed for espionage by a French fi ring squad at Vincennes outside of Paris. She fi rst came to Paris in 1905 and found fame as a performer of exotic Asian-inspired dances, claiming to have been born in a sacred Indian temple. In reality, Mata Hari was born in a small town in northern Holland in 1876, and her real name was Margaretha Geertruida Zelle.
■ On Oct. 17, 1931, gangster Al Capone is sentenced to 11 years in prison for tax evasion and fi ned $80,000. Elliot Ness and his “Untouchables” routinely broke up Capone’s bootlegging businesses, but it was tax-evasion charges that fi nally stuck and landed Capone in prison.
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Ee-i-ee-i-oh! This week, with an oink-oink here and a moo-moo there, Tidbits takes a trip to the farm and looks in on all sorts of farmyard activities.• The 1819 “Farmer’s Almanac” advised, “Think not that because it is winter, a farmer may lie idle. Busy, sir, busy! This is the word for all farmers at all times and seasons.”• The farmer’s fi eld received its name from the ancient Anglo-Saxons. When they were preparing to plant, it was necessary to fi rst clear the heavily forested lands. Areas that had been cleared of trees were referred to as “felled,” hence the name “fi eld.”• A top-of-the-line steel beam plow could be purchased from the 1910 Sears & Roebuck catalogue for about $10. Their best wheelbarrow was $8, while a top-quality 24-tooth hay rake retailed for
$18.75. • Cows don’t really have four stomachs, but rather one stomach with four compartments. The stomach muscles send food back into a cow’s mouth to be chewed and swallowed again. If a cow is “chewing her cud,” she is actually re-chewing food she already chewed before! Cows are ruminants, which refers to this type of stomach that sends food back to the mouth. • Texas leads the Unites States in the number of beef cattle, while Wisconsin is the leader in dairy cattle. The country with the most cattle is India, where the cow is considered sacred.• The average dairy cow gives about 200,000 glasses of milk in her lifetime. That’s an annual output of about 1,600 gallons per cow. • Although we in North America drink mostly cow’s milk, worldwide, more people drink goat’s milk than cow’s. • Do you speak “chicken?” These feathered creatures have been the inspiration for all kinds of idioms in our language, such as “chicken-hearted” and “chicken-livered” to denote cowardliness. We “walk on eggshells”
when we proceed cautiously. Our “nest egg” is money saved for the future. An “egghead” is overly intellectual, and a person is seen as a “good egg” or a “bad egg.” If you’ve done something that made you look foolish, you have “egg on your face.” We’ve all “run around like a chicken with its head cut off,” “counted our chickens before they’re hatched,” and been advised not to “put all our eggs in one basket.” Many offi ces have a “pecking order,” and some men claim to have been “hen-pecked” by a “biddy.”• There are more chickens in the world than any other bird. That little red growth that hangs beneath a chicken’s beak is called a wattle. It’s red because it has a rich supply of blood. • A female chicken less than a year old is known as a pullet, while a very young male is a cockerel. When a cockerel is 8 to 12 weeks old and weighs 2 or 3 pounds, he is referred to as a broiler.• The average baby pig weighs in at about 2.5 pounds (.93 kg), doubling its weight during its fi rst week of life. Adult males can reach about 500 pounds (186 kg), with sows at 450 (168 kg). Most hogs are off to market at about seven
months old. • Let’s not waste anything! A pig’s fat, skin, hair and glands are all used in manufacturing and included in products such as soap, shaving cream, explosives, fertilizer, glue and medicine, including insulin.• If you’re feeding the Embden, the Toulouse, Sebastopol or the American Buff, you’re a goose farmer. If you’re eating your Christmas goose, most likely it’s of the Embden variety.• The delicacy pate de foie gras is made from the livers of geese. In Europe, geese are forced to eat more food than normal to produce a large, fatty liver. But don’t try it in America … This method of feeding is illegal in the States. • According to folklore, when sheep run back and forth, jump up and down, and fi ght as they frolic, it means a change of weather is on the way. Legend further maintains that if oxen are licking their forefeet, hens are taking dust baths, or frogs are croaking more than usual, rain is forthcoming. A chicken standing on one leg denotes impending cold weather.
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Think You’re in the Hospital? Think Againby Matilda Charles
This is very sneaky. If you go into the hospital and then have nursing-home care, Medicare might not pay for that care if you didn’t stay in the hospital long enough. It seems that when you’re in the hospital, you might not actually be “in” the hospital as an admitted patient. You might be “observed,” which is not the same thing. Sometimes a doctor will send you to the hospital, and you’ll be observed for a day or two to see if you should really be admitted. It seems that a criteria program called InterQual makes decisions about this. Its web page says that InterQual is “the undisputed gold standard in evidence-based clinical decision support.” Isn’t that nice. Whatever happened to our doctors deciding how sick we are? And how do you know what your status is? You have to ask. Theoretically, you could stay in observation mode for weeks and never actually be admitted. Medicare considers that to be outpatient care, and it won’t pay for all you get while you’re in the hospital. Any nursing-home care you need after that won’t be paid for by Medicare unless you’ve spent three
days in the hospital as an actual admitted patient. A Medicare pamphlet says: “If you’re in the hospital more than a few hours, always ask your doctor or the hospital staff if you’re an inpatient or an outpatient.” And no matter how long you’re “observed,” that time doesn’t count toward a genuine inpatient three-day stay if you need to move on to a nursing facility. To fi nd out more about this, you can call Medicare at 1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227). Or go online to medicare.gov/publications and put the publication ID number in the search box: 11435. Be sure to scroll down and read all the examples in the chart.
Road Accidents: We’re Not at FaultDon’t you love it when seniors myths are proven wrong? Turns out we’re not the reason for so many road accidents. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention just fi nished a study to determine the fi nancial costs of accidents: loss of productivity, medical costs and so on. As a by-product of the study, it determined which age group has the most accidents. Answer: It’s not us. Totals for loss of productivity and medical costs for accidents for one year of the study: $99 billion, which includes auto accidents, pedestrians and motorcycle and bicycle riders. Here are a few
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• Roquefort cheese is made from the milk of the French Larzac, or Roquefort, sheep. The fat content in sheep’s milk is much higher than that of cow’s milk. • What’s for dinner? If you’re having moussaka, you’re eating a dish of lamb and eggplant. Kibbe on the menu denotes ground lamb. • When a female horse and a male donkey mate, the result is a mule. An old proverb says: “Mules make a great fuss about their ancestors having been horses.”
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hen
the
bubo
nic
plag
ue, m
ore
com
mon
ly k
now
n as
th
e B
lack
Dea
th, w
as a
t its
pea
k in
Eur
ope
in th
e 14
th
cent
ury,
a w
ide
varie
ty o
f re
med
ies
was
pre
scrib
ed,
incl
udin
g sm
okin
g to
bacc
o, b
ringi
ng s
pide
rs i
nto
the
hous
ehol
d, i
nhal
ing
the
sten
ch f
rom
a l
atrin
e, s
ittin
g be
twee
n tw
o la
rge fi r
es,
drin
king
red
win
e in
whi
ch
new
stee
l had
bee
n co
oled
, and
bat
hing
in g
oat u
rine.
● A
re y
ou a
dip
som
ania
c? T
he ro
ot o
f the
wor
d is
from
th
e G
reek
“di
pso,
” m
eani
ng “
thirs
t” -
- an
d w
e’re
all
fam
iliar
with
the
“man
ia”
part.
“D
ipso
man
iac”
is ju
st a
fa
ncy
nam
e fo
r a d
runk
.
● Th
ose
who
stu
dy s
uch
thin
gs s
ay t
hat
wom
en a
re
bette
r at i
dent
ifyin
g sm
ells
than
men
are
.
● If
you
live
in th
e st
ate
of M
inne
sota
, you
mig
ht w
ant
to k
eep
in m
ind
that
it’s
aga
inst
the
law
to sl
eep
with
no
clot
hes o
n.
● In
199
4, S
inga
pore
ban
ned
the
impo
rtatio
n an
d sa
le
of c
hew
ing
gum
. Ten
yea
rs l
ater
, law
mak
ers
adde
d a
revi
sion
: G
um t
hat
has
“the
rape
utic
val
ue”
is n
ow
allo
wed
.
● O
ver t
he p
ast y
ear,
in th
e U
nite
d St
ates
lotte
ry s
ales
ha
ve in
crea
sed
by a
who
ppin
g $1
bill
ion.
● H
uman
skin
is a
bout
70
perc
ent w
ater
, and
the
hum
an
brai
n is
80
perc
ent w
ater
.**
****
****
****
****
***
Tho
ught
for
the
Day
: “M
an is
leas
t him
self
whe
n he
ta
lks
in h
is o
wn
pers
on. G
ive
him
a m
ask,
and
he
will
te
ll yo
u th
e tru
th.”
-- O
scar
Wild
e
(c) 2
010
Kin
g Fe
atur
es S
ynd.
, Inc
.
Issue
627
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ook
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rust
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ust
lear
n if
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to g
et th
e “w
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ff, w
heth
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ilbur
W
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ilt
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lyer
1,”
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as-p
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lane
in
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early
190
0s.
Orv
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was
at
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cont
rols
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ight
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itty
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th C
arol
ina,
that
was
airb
orne
12
seco
nds
and fl e
w 1
21 f
eet (
37 m
) on
Dec
embe
r 17
, 19
03. W
ilbur
fl ew
the
long
est fl
ight
that
day
fo
r 59
seco
nds,
cove
ring
852
feet
(260
m).
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rvill
e an
d W
ilbur
wer
e aw
arde
d a
tota
l of
15
hono
rary
deg
rees
fro
m c
olle
ges
and
univ
ersi
ties
in E
urop
e an
d th
e U
nite
d St
ates
, bu
t ne
ither
re
ceiv
ed
high
sc
hool
di
plom
as.
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harle
s Li
ndbe
rgh
won
$2
5,00
0 w
hen
he c
ompl
eted
the fi r
st so
lo tr
ansa
tlant
ic
fl igh
t in
192
7. B
usin
essm
en i
n St
. Lo
uis,
Mis
sour
i, pr
ovid
ed th
e fi n
anci
al b
acki
ng s
o he
nam
ed h
is p
lane
the
Spi
rit o
f St
. Lou
is.
Afte
r th
e su
cces
sful
fl ig
ht, h
e be
cam
e qu
ite
a he
ro a
nd w
as s
pons
ored
by
the
Dan
iel
Gug
genh
eim
Fun
d on
a n
atio
nwid
e to
ur. H
e fl e
w th
e Sp
irit o
f St.
Loui
s to
92
citie
s in
48
stat
es,
gave
147
spe
eche
s an
d ro
de 1
,290
m
iles
(207
6 km
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ades
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ndbe
rgh’
s fa
mou
s fl i
ght
was
3,6
00 m
iles
(5,7
90 k
m)
and
last
ed 3
3 ½
hou
rs.
id
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inue
d Pg
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ishe
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