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The bird is the word in this week’s edition of Tidbits. Take a break from your raking and shopping and baking and cleaning (oh no, the in-laws are coming!) while we “talk turkey.â€? • You may have heard that Benjamin Franklin wanted the turkey to be our national bird, but that’s not entirely true. Rather, he thought that any bird – and then mentioned the turkey as an example – was a better choice than the eagle. In a letter to his daughter, he made reference to the eagle’s “bad moral character. It perches in a tree,â€? he continued, “then steals the prey caught by a fishing hawk, because the eagle is too lazy to hunt for itself.â€? • The slang use of the word “turkeyâ€? to indicate something as being inferior or a failure dates back to late 1920s show business. In vaudeville, an act that failed to sell tickets (or one that was lame enough to be booed off stage) was labeled a “turkey,â€? presumably due to the bird’s reputation for stupidity. • The “Turkey Trotâ€? was all the rage at dance halls during the very early 1900s. Performed to ragtime music, the dance was done with four sideways hopping steps on one foot, then four hops back on the other foot. • The Navajo were likely the first Native Americans to domesticate the turkey. They worked to keep wild turkeys away from their crops, but were losing that battle. So they turned the tables and fenced the birds in. By feeding and fattening them, they were easier to handle (and yielded more meat). Besides dinner, turkeys also provided decorative ornamental feathers for the Navajo.
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Page 2 TENDER TURKEY TRIVIA (continued): • Butterball turkeys have been a holiday tradition in the United States for the past 50 years. Many home cooks are under the impression that the name means that the bird had been injected with butter, but this is not the case. Butterball is actually a specific breed of turkey. They have all-white feathers and have extra-broad breasts. A few weeks after sales peak in America, Butterball becomes the best-selling brand in Great Britain at Christmas. (Remember, our U.K. friends don’t celebrate America’s Thanksgiving!) • Roasted turkey drumsticks are staple snacks at Renaissance Festivals across America. The turkey is native to North America, however, and it didn’t make its way across the Atlantic until the mid-16th century. The bottom line is that turkey is not authentic medieval food. Back in those days, kings and knaves and knights feasted on peacock and swan, neither of which is readily available in most American restaurant supply stores. • Caruncle, Wattle & Snood… no, this isn’t the name of a law firm. Those are the proper terms for the bits of fleshy skin that grow on a turkey’s head. The snood is the flap that flops over its beak. The caruncles are the colorful growths on the throat, and the wattle is the skin that hangs under its throat. When all three turn bright red, the turkey is either sexually excited or very angry. In either case, you’ll want to stay out of its way! • Only male turkeys – known as toms – make the “gobble, gobble” noise we associate with the birds. Females (hens) make a clicking noise. Like chickens, domestic turkeys are bred for meat, so their weight and shape prevent them from having the ability to fly more than a few feet. Even though they can’t fly, however, turkey byproducts are very welltraveled. When Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin tore into their first meal on the surface of the Moon in July 1969, those foil packets offered roast turkey with all the trimmings. • Unlike chicken and duck feathers, turkey feathers are too stiff for use as stuffing for pillows and duvets. Some larger, more colorful turkey feathers may be saved and sold for decorative purposes or craft projects, but most are ground up into compost. • The classic “Turkeys Away” episode of
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• On Nov. 21, 1783, Jean-Francois Pilatre de Rozier and Francois Laurent make the first untethered hot-air balloon flight, flying 5 1/2 miles over Paris in about 25 minutes. On Sept. 19, brothers Joseph and Etienne Montgolfiers had sent a sheep, a rooster and a duck aloft in one of their balloons in a prelude to the first manned flight. • On Nov. 23, 1859, the infamous Western outlaw known as “Billy the Kid” is born on New York City’s East Side. Billy the Kid called himself William H. Bonney, but his original name was probably Henry McCarty. Before he was shot dead at age 21, Billy reputedly killed 27 people in the American West. • On Nov. 19, 1907, Jack Schaefer, the author of “Shane,” one of the most popular Westerns of all time, is born in Cleveland. Shane was the American version of the valorous European knight, who roams a lawless kingdom righting wrongs and striking down the evil oppressors of the common people. • On Nov. 17, 1944, actor and director Danny DeVito is born in Neptune, N.J. A former hairdresser, DeVito made his stage debut in 1969. He spent five years playing cab dispatcher Louie De Palma on the TV sitcom “Taxi.” • On Nov. 20, 1952, struggling singer Frank Sinatra agrees to a screen test for a role in “From Here to Eternity.” Sinatra was paid only $8,000, but the role and an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor helped resurrect his career. • On Nov. 18, 1966, Sandy Koufax, the ace pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers, retires from baseball. Koufax is perhaps most famous for is his refusal in 1965 to pitch the first game of the World Series because it fell on Yom Kippur. Don Drysdale pitched instead, and gave up seven runs in the first three innings. • On Nov. 22, 1980, actress and writer Mae West dies at the age of 88. In 1926, West produced her own play, “Sex,” about a gigolo. West was arrested and spent 10 days in jail for obscenity. Undaunted, she continued writing racy plays until she finally scored a Broadway success with her 1928 play, “Diamond Lil.” (c) 2008 King Features Synd., Inc.
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My new bride was making her first Thanksgiving dinner. She put the turkey in aluminum foil. She had to roast it until it was brown. Twenty-four hours later, the foil was still silver. Little Billy said, “I can’t wait to go to Grandma’s for Thanksgiving. My cousin’s going to be there, and he NUMBER has three feet!” His friend ANSWER WilliePUZZLE said, “Wow! How’d that happen?” “I don’t know. My aunt wrote my parents and said,5‘You 3 4won’t 7 2recognize 8 6 9 little 1 Howie. He’s grown another foot.’” 8 1 2 5 6 9 7 4 3 Alma: The pig people are coming this Thanksgiving. 3 1 Who 5 8 are 2 the pig peo7 6 9 4 Dad: ple? Alma: Aunt Helen and Uncle Bob. Dad: 5 2 you 4 3the1 idea 6 8to call them pig 9 7 gave Whatever people? 2 8 Alma: 1 6 You 9 5 did. 4 Last 3 7 year you said that Aunt Helen was a crashing boar and Uncle 7 2 5 9 3 Bob 4 6was 1 a8 ham. The pro football team had just finished their 4 5 3 8 1 2 9 7 6 daily practice session when a large turkey came6 strutting 2 8 9 onto 7 4the3 field. 1 5While the players gazed in amazement, the turkey walked 5 6 8and2 demanded 4 9 head 7 3 coach up to1 the a tryout. Everyone stared in silence as the turkey caught pass after pass and ran right through . . . . . GOES LONG the defensive line. When the turkey returned to the sidelines, the coachof shouted, “You’re Contrary to popular folklore, turkeys do not drown from staring upwards in the rain. Because the terrific!!! Sign up for the season, and I’ll see placement of their eyes on their head, if they look skyward, they tilt their head sideways, not up. to it that you get a huge bonus.” A turkey farmer was always experimenting with breeding to perfect a better turkey. His family was fond of the leg portion for dinner and there were never enough legs for everyone. After many frustrating attempts, the farmer was relating the results of his efforts to his friends at the general store get together. “Well I finally did it! I bred a turkey that has 6 legs!” They all asked the farmer how it tasted. ”I don’t know,” said the farmer. “I never could catch the darn thing!”
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• Public Service Announcements vary from warm fuzzy messages to dire warnings of Seeking adults to provide love, some sort. The Ad Council, the organizasupervision, patience and attention tion behind those PSAs, was formed in for children 2 - 17 in your home. 1942. A group of Madison Avenue types wanted to contribute to the War effort withTax FREE Reimbursement, out actually leaving their cushy jobs. The training and support - Call result was a series of ads encouraging Sarah (303) 302-3263 Americans to buy war bonds. They were Denver Area Youth Services so successful that President Roosevelt encouraged the organization to continue TV: BEYOND THE STARS their work even after the War had ended. by Ryan Toepfer People that appear in PSA spots, whether Tidbits takes a sneak peek behind the cecelebrities or civilians, get no pay and no lebrities (and the sound stage) to reveal residuals for their work. some the more technical aspects of the • UHF (ultra-high frequency) signals lie world of television. between 300 MHz and 3.0 GHz in the • That idea behind the Emergency Alert Sysspectrum. But to pre-cable-era couch potem started in the early days of the Cold tatoes, UHF commonly meant “anything War. In 1951, President Truman launched above channel 13.” While UHF stations an emergency notification system called began popping up sporadically across CONELRAD (Control of Electromagnetic the U.S. in 1949, few viewers were able Radiation). The fear was that the USSR to watch their programming since a sepamight be able to hone in on U.S. radio sigrate converter box was required. In 1962, nals and use them as beacons for their President John Kennedy signed the “all atomic missiles. Under CONELRAD, all channel bill” into law, which made it manradio stations would cease broadcasting datory for all television sets manufactured after an alert from the White House. By in (or imported into) the U.S. after April 1963, the Soviet Union had switched to 30, 1964, to be equipped to receive both ballistic missiles, so the system was reVHF and UHF channels. placed by the Emergency Broadcast Sys• Originally, channels 14-83 were designattem (now the Emergency Alert System). ed for UHF. For some reason, very few • Before overnight hours were sold for inTV stations were assigned any number fomercials, TV stations signed off at night above 69. In the mid-1980s, channels (usually around one or two o’clock in the 70 through 83 were removed from televimorning). Even though FCC regulations sion and assigned to the then-new analog only required that stations identify themcell phone industry. Some savvy (and/or selves prior to sign off by call sign, city naughty) viewers may recall the days of of license, and channel number, most being able to eavesdrop on their neighstations produced custom farewell mesbor’s cell phone calls by employing the sages that included patriotic film footage UHF tuner on a television set. and songs. • Closed captioning was initially demonstrated at the First National Conference on Television for the Hearing Impaired in Nashville. This 1971 event offered CC for programming that had been created especially for the conference. ABC and the National Bureau of Standards offered a second demonstration in 1972 at Gallaudet University, this time showing captions embedded on an episode of The Mod Squad. One year earlier, The French Chef on PBS became the first program to use “open” captions. (That is, the captions were burned right onto the video and were So did your customers! visible on any TV – not just those with built-in caption decoding equipment.)
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FOR WEEK OF NOVEMBER 17, 2008 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Although your energy level is high, be careful not to commit to too many projects at this time. You’ll do better focusing on just a few tasks rather than spreading yourself too thin. TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Your heart might be leading you in one direction, but pay attention to your keen Bovine intellect. I’m cautioning you to think things through before making any commitments. GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Your “serious” Twin has been dominant in your life for quite a while. It’s time now to let that “wilder” half take you out for some good times -- perhaps with someone very special. CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Career aspects are high for Moon Children who make a good impression. Show people not only what you can already do, but also how you can be more valuable to them in the future. LEO (July 23 to August 22) Things start to brighten for the Lion’s immediate financial future. But be careful to resist the urge to splurge. You need to tuck something away to help you through another tight period. VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) Having to do too many tasks in too short a time could lower your mood to just above the grumbling level. But if you handle things one at a time, you’ll get through it all soon enough. LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) Your usually carefully made holiday plans could be subject to change later this month. Use this week to prepare for that possibility by starting a Plan B just in case you need it. SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) Be careful about joining a colleague’s plan to solve a workplace problem. Investigate it thoroughly. Otherwise, you could find yourself in a predicament with other associates. SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to December 21) Slow down that high-paced whirl you’ve been on. Spending quiet time alone or with people you care for can be both physically and spiritually restorative. CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) Make suggestions, not demands. You’ll be more successful in getting people to follow your lead if you exercise quiet patience instead of strong persuasion to get your ideas across. AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) You still need more facts before you can make an informed career choice. One note of caution: Be careful about whom you ask for that information; otherwise, you could be misled. PISCES (February 19 to March 20) Changing situations through the end of the week could lead to some challenging opportunities for those perspicacious Pisceans who know how to make them work to their advantage. BORN THIS WEEK: You have a way of being both daring and cautious, traits that could make you a research scientist or maybe even a rocket-ship designer. (c) 2008 King Features Synd., Inc.
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Quips & Quotes • Not what we say about our blessings, but how we use them, is the true measure of our thanksgiving. — W. T. Purkiser • Who does not thank for little will not thank for much. — Proverb
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour 1 1/2 cups Splenda Granular 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon table salt 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice 1 (15-ounce) can solid-pack pumpkin 1 egg or equivalent in egg substitute 1/4 cup I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter Light Margarine 1/2 cup water 6 tablespoons chopped pecans Preheat oven to 350 F. Spray 12 wells of a muffin pan with butter-flavored cooking spray or line with paper liners. In a large bowl, combine flour, Splenda, baking powder, baking soda, salt and pumpkin pie spice. In a medium bowl, combine pumpkin, egg, margarine and water. Add pumpkin mixture to flour mixture. Mix just to combine. Fold in pecans. Evenly spoon batter into prepared muffin wells. Bake for 20 to 30 minutes or until muffins test done in center. Place muffin pans on a wire rack and let set for 5 minutes. Remove muffins and continue cooling on wire racks. Serves 12. HINT: Fill unused muffin wells with water. It protects the muffin tin and ensures even baking. • Each serving equals: 157 calories, 5g fat, 4g protein, 24g carbs, 305mg sodium, 46mg calcium, 3g fiber; Diabetic Exchanges: 1 1/2 Starch, 1 Fat; Carb Choices: 1 1/2.
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New DVD Releases for Week of Nov. 17, 2008 PICK OF THE WEEK “Wall-E” -- Handsdown one of the best films of 2008. This animated comedy/ adventure from Pixar tells the story of Wall-E, a wee trash compactor who has spent centuries on a post-apocalyptic Earth stacking cubes of garbage, collecting trinkets and watching “Hello Dolly.” He discovers a new mission when he meets EVE, an environmental probe, and rises above his programming and in the process discovers love. There are various packagings, but all will include a director’s commentary track, deleted scenes, the short film “Presto” (which showed in theaters before the feature) and a new short film, “BURN*E.” The three-disc Special Edition will have all that, plus even more deleted scenes, making-of featurettes, a digital copy of the film for portable devices, a documentary on Pixar and other goodies. ALSO THIS WEEK “Tropic Thunder” -- One of the funniest and most controversial films of the year --- and one of my favorites. “Tropic Thunder” stars Ben Stiller, Robert Downey Jr. and Jack Black as a group of actors filming an “Apocalypse Now” Vietnam epic who are exiled into the jungle to finish the film in a documentary style. Unfortunately, they come across reallife drug lords. But the hapless crew thinks it’s all part of the film. Hilarity ensues. The DVD will be released in theatrical version and an unrated version with Extra Naughty. “The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2” -- America Ferrera, Blake Lively, Amber Tamblyn and Alexis Bleidel star in the sequel to the 2005 hit girly pic about a bunch of young girls finding love and ultimately ... themselves. Apparently this can only be achieved with pants. In this installment, the girls “fight heartache and family trouble while seeking adventure during their first year of college.” Not having seen the film, I can only imagine the “heartache” to be the Freshman 15. Look forward to 2010’s “Sisterhood of the Traveling Slacks with the Elastic Waistband.” DOCUMENTARY “Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson” -- Filmmaker Alex Gibney (“Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room” and the Oscar-winning “Taxi to the Dark Side”) chronicles the life and tragic death of the Dean of Gonzo Journalism, with special emphasis on Thompson’s coverage of the 1968 and 1972 presidential elections, featuring in-depth interviews with George McGovern, Pat Buchanan, Ralph Steadman, Jan Wenner and Thompson’s friends and family. “Gonzo” is possibly the best (and most even-handed) documentary on Thompson yet made. (c) 2008 King Features Synd., Inc.
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come very neurotic in the wrong kind of environment. Certainly, not all Pomeranians are ill-tempered and neurotic, but they are small dogs -- energetic and excitable -- that often don’t tolerate lots of people or loud noises. I don’t have a lot of advice for you, unfortunately. Junior has some issues, but there are no clear signs of neglect or abuse. And your son probably will not listen to advice you have to give -- he might even be insulted that you think he’s treating Junior wrong. The best that you can do is lead by example. When visiting, be very calm and soothing around Junior. If the dog’s behavior interferes with your visit, kindly ask your son to place Junior in another room until the visit is over. If you have a dog, treat him or her as you normally would whenever your son visits, but don’t preach. I guarantee he is watching how you treat your dog.
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Top 10 Pop Singles This Week Last Week 1. T.I. ......................................No. 2 "Whatever You Like" (Grand Hustle) 2. T.I. feat. Rihanna ..............No. 3 "Live Your Life" (Def Jam/Grand Hustle) 3. Pink ....................................No. 4 "So What" (LaFace) 4. Britney Spears ..................No. 1 "Womanizer" (Jive) 5. Katy Perry ........................No. 5 "Hot N Cold" (Capitol) 6. Rihanna ............................No. 6 "Disturbia" (SRP/Def Jam) 7. Kevin Rudolf feat. Lil Wayne ......................No. 7 "Let It Rock" (Cash Money) 8. Ne-Yo ................................No. 9 "Miss Independent" (Def Jam) 9. Taylor Swift ................new entry "Fearless" (Big Machine) 10. T-Pain feat. Lil Wayne ..No. 8 "Can't Believe It" (Nappy Boy/Konvict/Jive)
Top 10 Albums 1. Kenny Chesney ..........new entry "Lucky Old Sun" (Blue Chair/BNA) 2. T.I. ......................................No. 1 "Paper Trail" (Grand Hustle/Atlantic) 3. Ray LaMontagne ......new entry "Gossip in the Grain" (RCA) 4. Metallica ............................No. 2 "Death Magnetic" (Warner Bros.) 5. Jennifer Hudson ..............No. 4 "Jennifer Hudson" (Arista) 6. Kid Rock ..........................No. 7 "Rock N Roll Jesus" (Top Dog/Atlantic) 7. Keane ..........................new entry "Perfect Symmetry" (Interscope) 8. Ne-Yo ................................No. 8 "Year of the Gentleman" (Def Jam)
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Little Bruno was sitting in his grandmother’s kitchen, watching her prepare the Thanksgiving meal. “What are you doing?” Bruno asked. “Oh, I’m just stuffing the turkey,” his grandmother replied. “That’s cool!” Bruno said. “Are you going to hang it next to the deer?” We’re having the same thing this year for Thanksgiving as last year. Relatives! It’s the day before Thanksgiving, and the butcher is just locking up when a man begins pounding on the front door. “Please let me in,” says the man desperately. “I forgot to buy a turkey, and my wife will kill me if I don’t come home with one.” “Okay,” says the butcher.
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• Those who study such matters claim that Queen Elizabeth I was rather fond of playing practical jokes on her courtiers. • It was American journalist and Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Ellen Goodman who made the following sage observation: “Normal is getting dressed in clothes that you buy for work and driving through traffic in a car that you are still paying for -- in order to get to the job you need to pay for the clothes and the car, and the house you leave vacant all day so you can afford to live in it.” • Hens don’t actually sit on their eggs; they squat on them, keeping their weight on their feet. • In Texas, there’s a house that’s made entirely of Formica. It was designated a National Landmark in 1998. • It’s not just for cats anymore: Purina also makes dog litter. • You’re probably aware of the much-publicized fact that the Great Wall of China is one of the only human constructions that is visible from outer space. You might not know, however, that the extensive network of dikes that keeps the ocean out of the Netherlands is another such construction.
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“Let me see what I have left.” He goes into the freezer and discovers that there’s only one scrawny turkey left. He brings it out to show the man. “That’s one is too skinny. What else you got?” says the man. The butcher takes the bird back into the freezer and waits a few minutes and brings the same turkey back out to the man. “Oh, no,” says the man, “That one doesn’t look any better. You better give me both of them!” A man went to a turkey farm to buy a live turkey. He asked the turkey farmer if he had any turkeys that were going cheap. The turkey farmer said, “Nope, they all go gobble, gobble, gobble.” The President of the United States was inviting his mother to Thanksgiving on the phone. The mother said, “It’s too much trouble, son, getting a cab.” He laughs her off and says, “Mom, there will be a limousine for you!” Not so enthusiastically, his mother replies, “But who knows if the seat will be comfortable enough for me?” The President instantly offers her a ride on Air Force One, his private jet. The mother said it might be too much trouble to get to the airport! The President was a little put off and said that maybe a helicopter would be better for her. Finally, when she was assured that she would stay at the White House, she agreed for the trip. Later she called her friend Betty to say, “I’m visiting my son for Thanksgiving!” Betty asked, “The doctor?” The mother replied, “No, the other one.”
• The electronics store Best Buy was originally called “Sound of Music.” • There are more than 1,000 different species of bats in the world. • In 1841, eyewitnesses in Derby, England, reported seeing frogs and fish fall from the sky. Some of the animals were even alive. • Native Americans once used the herb Echinacea to treat snake bites. (c) 2007 King Features Synd., Inc.
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• The Compromise of 1850 served to alienate, rather than satisfy, all involved. Fillmore’s entire cabinet resigned in protest. Many Whigs were angry with him for betraying the work that Taylor had performed in office. The Democrats didn’t like Millard’s sudden shift in theory, since it caused divisions in their own party as well as within the Whigs. Northerners were upset that the Compromise included increased slave fugitive measures. Southerners were miffed that California would be admitted as a free state. • Needless to say, Millard Fillmore was not reelected to a second term in office. An illadvised campaign for the “Know Nothing” Party in 1856 did, well, nothing. Fillmore passed away in 1874.
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MILLARD FILLMORE
Millard Fillmore was the 13th president of the United States, and in his case, the number was truly unlucky. There’s a reason that you never hear very much about Fillmore’s presidency: he was disliked in a major way by most of the people he worked with, including members of Congress, members of his Cabinet, and even members of his own Party. So why was he elected? He wasn’t… but we’ll get to that. • Millard Fillmore was born in a log cabin near upstate New York’s Finger Lakes on January 7, 1800. (He was the last president born in the 18th century, since the 19th century didn’t begin until 1801.) Instead of attending school, Millard worked on his father’s farm. He apprenticed with a tailor, but disliked the job. At 18, he decided to catch up on the Seniors Want Meaningful education that he’d missed. His teacher, Work Abigail Powers, was only two years his elder. The two got along famously, and We already know this, but now it’s official Fillmore proved a fast learner in more because a study was done: We seniors want ways than one. (Powers later became meaningful work as we get older. We’re not Mrs. Millard Fillmore.) ready to completely retire, and we want our • Despite his late start, in 1819, Millard work hours and days to matter. made the study of law his chosen field. The MetLife Foundation, in collaboration with Only four years later, he was admitted Civic Ventures, did a survey to determine to the bar and opened a private practice just how many of us want to work, and FILLER PAGE 2 in East Aurora, NY. At this point in his what nonprofit workplaces think of having 4Q08 - WEEK 47 life, Fillmore was actually a well-liked older NOV 16 - NOV workers. They22contacted groups in individual. He was considered attractive all fields, such as community agencies, and dressed sharply. He also proved environmental, social services, health care, his skills as an attorney, and moved his youth and crisis intervention. The results practice to Buffalo. are good: We’re wanted. Our experiences PRESENTS • With the support of colleagues, Millard are valuable. We’re reliable and committed. Fillmore won a seat in the state legislature TRIVIA NEWSFRONT™ In trade, employers offer flexible hours, by Kara Kovalchik & Sandy Wood in 1828. After four years, he stepped including part-time schedules. 1. What up to the national ranks by becoming a is the capital of Turkey? They company even have name for Encore U.S. representative. Fillmore joined the candy 2. What is afamous for us its now: Turkish then-new Whig Party, which opposed taffy? Workers. There’s a Web site for those of us the Democrats in the mid-1800s. (The who need ideas on starting our own encore whatcareer: featurewww.encore.org. film did Sally Field escape via Whigs were eventually absorbed 3. intoInthe horse from Iran to Turkey? Republican Party). There’s a section on how to get started 4. What wonour Neilnext Diamond a Golden Turkey • In Congress, Fillmore joined Henry Clay film finding career, including knowing Award for “worst performance by a singer”? in pushing for a solution to the growing our goals, revamping our resume, acing divide between the North and 5.South. What Arlo tellsfiguring the story an to pay the Guthrie interviewsong -- and outofhow Millard lost the New York gubernatorial eventfulforThanksgiving, during which he ends it if we still need a healthy income. race in 1844, but then took a job as state up arrested? comptroller, placing his hands firmly Don’t miss the career-finder feature. Put on New York’s “purse strings.” Many in your ZIP code and your area of interest, expected Henry Clay to win the Whig and it lists positions. Just clicking through code turned up PUZZLE some interesting presidential nomination in 1848, but it my ZIP NUMBER jobs: history buff to put a local went to a man who opposed “backing Fill in the grid so that every column,together every row, seasonal and every 3 x 3 boxnonprofit containsfundraiser the digits 1and through 9. down” to the South: Zachary Taylor. To history, maintain peace in party ranks, Clay’s retail help in a toy store. All are paid jobs. friend Fillmore became Taylor’s running If you find that you need a job again (or mate. still) and doubt your skills, there’s a group • The Whigs won the presidency, and Taylor that can help. Experience Works assists took office in 1849. While he entertained low-income seniors with training and links Clay’s idea of making slavery legal in to local programs to get seniors into jobs. selected new U.S. states, he ultimately Learn about it at www.experienceworks.org rejected the idea, and most of Washington or call 1-866-397-9757. supported him. But less than a year and a half into his term, Taylor passed away, Matilda Charles regrets that she cannot personand Millard Fillmore became president. ally answer reader questions, but will incorporate Unlike Taylor, Fillmore felt that he could them into her column whenever possible. Write avoid Civil War and make everyone to her in care of King Features Weekly Service, happy by strengthening slavery laws P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475, or send e-mail to columnreply@gmail.com. in existing states while disallowing the (c) 2007 King Features Synd., Inc. practice in any new states.
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