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Page 2 COLD, HARD TRUTH (continued) • Contrary to popular belief, a polar bear’s fur is not white; each shaft of hair is actually transparent, with a hollow core. Because the hollow core scatters and reflects light, the polar bear’s coat appears white, like the ice and snow around it. • In the late 1970s, three polar bears at the San Diego Zoo appeared to turn green when colonies of algae grew in their hair shafts. A veterinarian restored their white appearance by killing the algae with a saline solution. • On Jan. 6, 2002 snow fell in Athens for the first time since 1992. Some Aegean islands were also affected by snow and gale force winds. • Desert areas in the north of Saudi Arabia were affected by snow for the first time in 40 years on Jan. 18, 2002. The snow melted away quickly but reports say that nomads in the area weren’t used to snow and were rather confused as to what to do with it.
• Looks can be deceiving. Just because the sun is out on a winter day doesn’t mean it is necessarily warm. The coldest days are usually the clear ones – no clouds to hold in what little heat may be radiating away from the earth. • A wind chill factor of -25 F (-32 C) or lower can actually cause skin to freeze; that’s called frostbite. If it is that cold out, either cover all your exposed skin. Or get inside. We heartily recommend the latter. • In southern Illinois and the Ozark hills of Missouri, “goosebone” weather prophets examine the breastbone of a wild goose killed in autumn. If it is thin, that predicts a mild winter; if thick and opaque, a hard winter; if white, much snow; if reddish or red spotted, cold but little snow. • Muskrat love: some people believe that muskrats build bigger lodges and the fur is thicker on muskrats, raccoons, skunks and other furbearers before a severe winter. • The woolly bear caterpillar is supposed to forecast a mild winter if its middle band of reddish brown is wider than the two end bands of black, and a hard winter if it is narrower. • Most people think it can be too cold to snow. But they’d be wrong. It can snow even at very cold temperatures if there’s a source of moisture and some way to lift or cool the air. • If the temperature drops to the single digits or to below zero F, the capacity for water vapor to form becomes very small, making heavy snowfall unlikely.
• Snowbirds must have had a sense of déjà vu when snow fell in Miami, Palm Beach, Miami Beach and Homestead (22 miles south of Miami) on Jan. 17, 1997. It was the first and thus far the only time snow has been observed south of Fort Myers. The snow melted on contact with the ground but nevertheless it did snow. • A hailstone weighing more than one and one half pounds once fell on Coffeyville, Kansas. No one was hit. • Based on records between 1961 and 1990, Rochester, New York receives an average of 94 inches of snow a year and is the snowiest large city in the United States. • Baby it’s cold outside: Here’s an oddity: - 40 degrees is the same regardless of whether you measure in Fahrenheit or Celsius. • Mercury freezes at -36 F (-38 C). So if it gets really cold outside, that old fashioned mercury thermometer you keep outside will itself freeze at minus 38 degrees.
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• On Jan. 18, 1778, English explorer Captain James Cook becomes the first European to discover the Hawaiian Islands when he sails past the island of Oahu. He named the island group the Sandwich Islands, in honor of John Montague, who the earl of Sandwich. • On Jan. 21, 1789, “The Power of Sympathy: Or, the Triumph of Nature. Founded in Truth” is printed in Boston. The book was the first novel by an American writer to be published in America. The first editions of the book did not carry the author’s name, but it was later attributed to William Hill Brown. • On Jan. 24, 1927, young director Alfred Hitchcock’s first film, “The Pleasure Garden,” is released in England. While the film marked an impressive debut, Hitchcock considered his next film, “The Lodger” (known in the United States as “The Case of Jonathan Drew”), to be his first true accomplishment. • On Jan. 19, 1940, the Three Stooges film “You Natzy Spy” is released. Anticipating Charlie Chaplin’s “The Great Dictator” by nine months, Moe Howard played a Hitler-like dictator of a fictional country, “Moronica.” • On Jan. 23, 1957, machines at the Wham-O toy company roll out the first batch of its aerodynamic plastic discs -- now known to millions of fans all over the world as Frisbees. The story of the Frisbee began in Bridgeport, Conn., in 1871. Students from nearby universities would throw the empty pie tins to each other, yelling “Frisbie!” as they let go. • On Jan. 22, 1973, in a historic decision, the U.S. Supreme Court rules in Roe v. Wade that women, as part of their constitutional right to privacy, can terminate a pregnancy during its first two trimesters. • On Jan. 20, 1981, minutes after Ronald Reagan’s inauguration as the 40th president of the United States, the 52 U.S. captives held at the U.S. embassy in Teheran, Iran, are released, ending the 444-day Iran Hostage Crisis. The crisis began on Nov. 4, 1979, when militant Iranian students seized the embassy. (c) 2010 King Features Synd., Inc.
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Two old guys are at an old folk’s home shooting the breeze. One says “How’s the memory?” The other says, “Perfect, touch wood,” and raps his knuckles on the table. 2 minutes go bye, and then he says, “Somebody gonna get the door or what?” A little boy was visiting his grandmother and asked her, “Grandma, how old are you?” She replied, “You shouldn’t ask me questions like that.” A few minutes pass and the young boy asked his grandmother another question, “How much do you weigh?” The grandmother replied, “You shouldn’t ask me questions like that!” The following week,the little boy went back to school and told his friends about his conversation with his grandmother and how he couldn’t get an answer from her. The little boy’s friends advised him to look on her drivers license, and all the information will be there. The next week when the little boy was visiting his grandmother he told her he knew how much she weighed and how old she was. The grandmother didn’t believe him until he told her, “You weigh 130lb., and you are 65 years old.” Then the little boy in a bashfull way whispered to his grandmother, “I also know you got an F in Sex.”
conversation turns to murder. In his drunken state, Arty agrees to kill the new cashier and Mr. Boss for the contents of his saddened friends pockets. The next day the local paper’s headline read, “Arty chokes two for a dollar at MegaFoods.” Three Little Pigs went out to dinner one night. The waiter came and took their drink order. “I would like a Sprite,” said the first little piggy. “I would like a Coke,” said the second little piggy. “I want beer, lots and lots of beer,” said the third little piggy. The drinks were brought out and the waiter took their orders for dinner. “I want a nice big steak,” said the first piggy. “I would like the salad plate,” said the second piggy. “I want beer, lots and lots of beer,” said the third little piggy. The meals were brought out and a while later the waiter approached the table and asked if the piggies would like any dessert. “I want a banana split,” said the first piggy. “I want a root beer float,” said the second piggy. “I want beer, lots and lots of beer,” exclaimed the third little piggy. “Pardon me for asking,” said the waiter to the third little piggy, “but why have you only ordered beer all evening?” The third piggy says – “Well, somebody has to go ‘Wee, wee, wee, all the way home!’” This drunk gets on a bus and asks the driver how long the trip is between Denver and Pueblo. “About two hours,” says the conductor. “OK,” says the drunk “then how long is the trip between Pueblo and Denver?” The irate driver says to the drunk “It’s still about two hours. Why’d you think there’d be a difference?” “Well,” says the drunk, “It’s only a week between Christmas and New Year, but it’s a really’ long time between New Year and Christmas!”
I’ve sure gotten old! I’ve had two bypass surgeries, a hip replacement, new knees, fought prostate cancer and diabetes. I’m half blind, can’t hear anything quieter than a jet engine, take 40 different medications that make me dizzy, winded, and subject to A farmer is milking his cow. As he is milk- blackouts, have bouts with dementia. Have ing, a fly comes along and flies into the cows poor circulation; hardly feel my hands and ear. A little bit later, the farmer notices the fly feet anymore. Can’t remember if I’m 85 or in the milk. The farmer looks up and says, 92. Have lost all my friends. But, thank God, I still have my driver’s license. “Hmph. In one ear, out the utter.” This guy has been working at the local grocery store for over two years. When the promotion list goes up, he sees that the new stock-boy got the cashier’s job over him. He becomes irate. That night, after ten or so beers he and his co-worker, Arty, start talking about the bad decision Mr. Boss made. The
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Superman Had Foster Parents It is a fact in any society that crime exists. We accept it is part of our lives yet what happens when the crime is committed by a juvenile, a youth? There are over 2,220 juveniles in our country that will spend the rest of their lives in jail. Tens of thousands more will spend several years in a detention facitlity and released upon society when they reach the age of 18. These “adults” usually are realeased from detention with very little education, very few living skills and even fewer vocational skills. What happens to these young adults is obvious; many will reoffend. Without the necessary education, skills and training they need to get by in life, many will resort to their former behavior. For years we have been trying to figure out the best way to treat these youthful offenders – certainly turning them out of prison and onto the streets once they reach the age of majority does not seem to be working. Fortunately, there is an alternative. The Proctor Program at Denver Area Youth Services (DAYS) has been successfully helping our community’s youngest offenders turn their lives around and become productive citizens. The Proctor Care Program provides state-licensed foster care for children from the Division of Youth Corrections. The program places low risk offenders into foster homes. These children that have been sentenced to
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