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• Those who fill the page leaving a margin on the left side are inclined to live in the past, and have trouble letting things go, while those who leave a margin on the right side worry about the future. People who write over the entire page struggle with relaxing, and have a mind that is constantly on the go. • Writers who press the pen hard against the paper are forceful, committed people who take things seriously. They react strongly and quickly when criticized. They also seem to have a higher level of energy. Those who exert light pressure against the paper are sensitive and empathetic sorts, but they may also be physically weak and have a lack of vitality. • The size of capital letters compared to other letters also divulges a personality trait. Very large capital letters indicate an arrogant person, while capitals the same size as other letters show a humble person. • Did you know that we dot our “I’s” and cross our “T’s” differently? A dot placed high above the “I” indicates a great imagination, and a dot placed right above the letter suggests a person who is organized and detail-oriented. How about those who use little circles to dot their “I’s”? Graphologists say they are child-like, playful, and creative. Folks who cross their “T’s” at the very top of the letter are supposedly ambitious, optimistic, and have good selfesteem. A cross in the middle denotes a person comfortable in his or her own skin. A long slash across the letter is made by a determined, enthusiastic person who is rather stubborn, while a short cross points to a person who has a lack of determination. • Large loops at the beginning of letters shows a person who desires to be needed by a large number of people, and desires responsibility and leadership roles. (continued on next page)

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HANDWRITING (continued): • When writing about themselves, writers who make their upper case “I” larger than any other capitals are said to be arrogant. Capital “I”s made by people who are humble and happy with themselves are smaller. • How about the speed at which a person writes? One who writes quickly is impatient and dislikes delays and time wasters. A person who takes his or her time with penmanship is organized and methodical, a self-reliant person. • An illegible signature may point to a very private person who is hard to read, but a readable signature says that person is confident and comfortable with who he or she is. • Graphology became a more reliable tool for revealing personality traits with the advent of computer technology. Thousands of corporations throughout the world commonly use handwriting analysis in the employment process to determine honesty, stability, risk or substance abuse, and decision-making skills. In fact, in France and Switzerland, nearly 80% of companies use graphology in the hiring process. • Platt Rogers Spencer was a famous penman who even founded a school to teach his elaborate, elegant style of writing, which was known as Spencerian Script. For 75 years, this beautiful ornamental script was very popular, up until around 1925, when, Spencerian Script was replaced by a faster-written simpler method known as Palmer Hand, which is the style taught to Baby Boomers. In 1978, Palmer was replaced with D’Nealian manuscript, designed to make an easier transition from printing to cursive.

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Back in the 1950s, millions of folks gathered around the newest addition to the modern home, the television. And what were many of them eating? TV dinners! • The Swanson Food Company is generally thought of as the instigator of the first complete frozen meal. However, the honor really belongs to Maxson Food Systems, Inc., who manufactured meals called Strato-Plates that were reheated for airplane passengers beginning in 1944. Their three-compartment tray included a meat, vegetable, and potato. Because of the death of the company’s founder and subsequent financial difficulties, these frozen meals never hit retail stores. • Three years later, FrigiDinners were released, the first frozen dinner in an aluminum tray, an idea borrowed by Swanson in the 1950s. • In 1953, Swanson overestimated the number of frozen turkeys that would be purchased for Thanksgiving, and the company was left with ten refrigerated railroad cars stuffed with a surplus of 260 tons (235 metric tons) of frozen poultry. A salesman with the company, Gerry Thomas, has been credited with the idea of making the birds into pre-packaged dinners. Five-thousand aluminum trays were ordered and filled with turkey, corn-bread stuffing and gravy, peas and sweet potatoes. An assembly line was created with workers using ice cream scoops and spatulas to load the trays. Swanson called the meals TV dinners, using the phraseology “TV Brand Frozen Dinner” on the package. (continued on next page)

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TV DINNERS (continued): • There are two theories as to why the name “TV Dinner” was chosen, the first being the shape of the aluminum tray. Originally, the main course was in a bigger compartment on one side of the tray with the accompaniments in smaller compartments on the other side, similar to the appearance of the front of a 1950s television set, with the screen on the left side and controls on the right. The other theory is that, as televisions began to be a part of most American homes, the dinners were a quick and easy meal that could be eaten while watching TV. • The turkey TV dinners sold for 98 cents, and in the first full year of production, 10 million dinners were sold. Before long, customers could choose not only turkey dinners, but Salisbury steak, meatloaf, and fried chicken as well. All were served with potatoes and green peas. Sales were 13 million dinners annually two years later. A new four-compartment tray was introduced in 1960 and desserts such as apple cobbler and brownies were added. • In 1962, Swanson dropped the name “TV Dinner” from the product packaging. The company introduced frozen breakfast meals. The first Hungry-Man dinners hit the grocers’ shelves in 1973, with extra large portions in each section. Pittsburgh Steeler defensive tackle Mean Joe Greene was the Hungry-Man spokesman. • The next milestone for pre-packaged frozen dinners was the microwave oven, and Swanson debuted plastic, microwave-safe trays in 1986. • The American Frozen Food Institute tells us that the average American eats 72 frozen meals annually, with nearly $17 billion in sales. • You can find one of the original Swanson TV dinner trays in the Smithsonian’s Museum of American History, commemorating the dinner’s impact on American culture.

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DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 65-year-old male who has developed a lack of sensation in the lateral front half of my right thigh. The numbness involves strictly the skin. There is no loss of strength, function or balance in my leg. My gait is normal, although I find that if I go on a long walk, the skin will begin to “tingle.” When I went to an orthopedic surgeon, he suspected that the condition could be caused by a disc problem. Although an X-ray did show some stenosis, it was not definitive. I suspect I caused the problem by years of sleeping on my right side in a curled-up position, resulting in entrapment of the nerve. The orthopedist, however, says he generally sees this condition only in obese people, which I am not. How likely is it that my condition is of spinal origin rather than an entrapped nerve? If the condition can resolve itself gradually by avoiding activities that contribute to the problem, what does “gradually” mean? Do stretching exercises help relieve the entrapment? -- J.C.B. (continued on next page)

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Thigh Numbness (cont’d) ANSWER: What you are describing is meralgia paresthetica, the compression of the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve, which can be compressed as it passes under the inguinal ligament, exactly as you described. Your orthopedist is correct that this condition is more common in the overweight or obese; however, I have seen it in both people who are losing weight and people of normal, stable weight. It is more common in conjunction with diabetes, and it has been reported after long-distance walking and cycling. Because of the area involved in your numbness, it is very likely to be meralgia paresthetica and not spinal in origin. It does usually resolve, but it does so over the course of months, typically. Stretching would seem to make sense, but as far as I know, it hasn’t been shown to work. If it isn’t getting better, an injection into the nerve usually is effective. This is commonly done by an anesthesiologist or a pain-management specialist. *** DEAR DR. ROACH: Can you please give me some information on Elhers-Danlos syndrome? My daughter and two granddaughters have it. -- E.E.H. ANSWER: Ehlers-Danlos syndrome is actually a group of uncommon genetic disorders, with THE “X” FACTOR (continued): very stretchy skin, flexible joints and tissue fra• Do as you suffer from xeroderma? you have gility common features. There areIf six differabnormal dryness of the skin, this term applies ent kinds of Ehlers-Danlos, and each is differenttoinyou! regard to what tissues and organs it most • From the 16th to the 19th centuries, pirates on affects. Most are caused by mutations in genes the Mediterranean Sea sailed aproteins. small threefor collagen and related structural masted vessel with square and triangular sails They can be inherited or not (in which case they them to sail faster than their arethat newenabled mutations). prospective victims. Depending on the size of Flexible joints (often but wrongly called the ship, known as a xebec, between 16 and 40 “double-jointed”) and excessively stretchy skin guns might be mounted on the vessel. are almost universal in EDS. The excess joint • The word a variety and of meanings. movement canxenia causehas dislocations chronic To the ancient Greeks, it was the concept of joint pain resembling fibromyalgia. Other comhospitality, generosity, and courtesy shown monly associated conditions include prolapseit’s to those far from home. To the botanist, of the the effect mitral of valve, hernias and, in the pollen on a seed. And tovascular those in type of EDS, aneurisms. Ohio, it’s the county seat of Greene County, The in about EDS depends to (34 a great extent a prognosis community 21 miles km) from onDayton. the subtype. I would suggest that you go with your daughter and granddaughters to theirto • Xystus is an architectural term, referring doctor (if they agree) to learn more about theirof a long, covered portico, or main entrance, particular ancient type. Greek gymnasiums. Here, athletes *** inclement weather. would exercise during the Romans, thehexystus wastothe garden Dr.ToRoach regrets that is unable answer walkway in front of the porticoes, where individual letters, but will incorporate them they in theplanted flower beds. column whenever possible. Readers may email questions to ToYourGoodHealth@med. • Physicians are familiar with two unusual “X” words, xyster and xiphisterna. The xyster cornell.edu. To view and order health pam- is a surgical used for scraping phlets, visitinstrument www.rbmamall.com, or writebones, to while the xiphisterna refers to the cartilage Good Health, 628 Virginia Drive, Orlando, FLat the lower end of the body’s sternum, that long 32803. (c) 2018 North America Synd., Inc. flat bone located at the center of the chest. All Rights Reserved • The Greek word xanthos translates “yellow,” and several of our words use it for a prefix. Xanthophyll is a yellow pigment found along with cholorophyll in green plants. Plants with yellow stems are xanthopous. To those suffering from the abnormal vision condition known as xanthopsia, everything they see seems to have a yellow hue.

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THE PEACE CORPS For nearly 57 years, Americans have been volunteering for the Peace Corps. How much do you know about this organization? Follow along and find out. • Although John F. Kennedy established the Peace Corps on March 1, 1961, he wasn’t the first to envision the organization. In 1957, Minnesota Senator Hubert H. Humphrey introduced the first bill to create the Peace Corps. John F. Kennedy ran with the idea during his 1960 presidential campaign. • After World War II, several members of the U.S. Congress proposed bills to create volunteer organizations in underdeveloped countries. In 1951, then-Representative John F. Kennedy advocated the idea of offering advice, training, and assistance to such locations. The following year, Connecticut Senator Brien McMahon voiced the concept of an “army of young Americans to act as missionaries of democracy.” • Kennedy established the Peace Corps under Executive Order #10924 and appointed his brother-in-law R. Sargent Shriver as its first Director. Over the next six years, more than 14,500 volunteers developed programs in 55 countries. • Since its inception, more than 230,000 Americans have volunteered in 141 countries. In order 3rd Quarter 2016 to be accepted, the applicant must be a U.S. citizen at Week least 18 34years old, and must apply at least nine months before he or she wants to leave. August 14 -August 20 The volunteers train for three months, then are Page assigned for a8two-year period of service. While a person can request an extension of service, they are limited to a maximum of five years, in order to keep the staff refreshed and innovative. If a person wishes to join up again later, he or she must be away from the Peace Corps the same number of years they were active. (continued on next page)

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