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RULERS & MONARCHS (continued): • Queen Elizabeth II sent her first email from a Army base in 1976. • Prince Phillip, Queen Elizabeth II’s husband, was present in Tokyo harbor when Japan surrendered in World War II. • Prince Charles’s second wife, Camilla Parker Bowles, will never become queen. When Prince Charles accedes the throne, she will be officially titled Her Royal Highness, The Princess Consort. • Lady Jane Grey is known as the Nine Day Queen. She was the grand niece to Henry VIII, and when his son Edward VI died from tuberculosis at age fifteen, he willed the crown to Jane to prevent either of his sisters, Elizabeth I or Mary I, from claiming the throne. Despite Edward’s will, Mary had the backing of Parliament and when she took the throne, she had her seventeen year-old cousin Jane beheaded. However, Mary asked that it be a private execution – it is said to be out of respect for her cousin. • The Duke of York, Queen Elizabeth II’s second son, served in the British Royal Navy for twenty-two years. • King Edward VII, born November 9th, was the first British sovereign to mark his official birthday on a separate day of the year, choosing to celebrate it in May or June. Queen Elizabeth II’s April birthday is officially celebrated in June. • Queen Elizabeth II learned to drive in 1945 at the age of nineteen. • Cleopatra was actually the seventh Egyptian queen of that name. She was officially titled Cleopatra VII Philoptor. • Cleopatra had four children: Ptolemy Caesar by Julius Caesar and Cleopatra Selene II, Alexander Helios and Ptolemy Philadelphus by Marc Antony. • The month of August is named after Octavian – the heir of Julius Caesar and the man who defeated Antony and Cleopatra – as he went on to become Caesar Augustus of Rome. • Tutankamun, better known as King Tut, was originally Tutankaten. Aten was the sun god of Egypt and had been part of a monotheistic effort by the prior King. Tut changed his name to Tutankamun after the Egyptians stopped worshipping Aten and reverted back to polytheism. • James VI of Scotland, son of Mary, Queen of Scots, had been ruling Scotland since he was one year old – nearly thirty-six years – when he also became King James I of England after the death of Elizabeth I in 1603. • The Great Pyramid of Egypt was built during the reign of King Khufu around 2560 B.C. and was the tallest man-made structure for nearly 4,000 years. • Prince Charles was not officially titled The Prince of Wales until 1958, when he was nine years old. The official ceremony didn’t take place for another eleven years, when Charles was twenty. The End
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(worried about the agreement) Dear Dave, I received an offer in writing from a credit card company. It’s vaguely written, and it makes me nervous. It sort of leaves a back door open for them to go back on their word. I asked for another letter and they sent it, but now I wonder if I’m really okay in this situation. Dale Dear Dale, If you’ve got a document, and the language in it can convince someone in the future that you’ve both agreed to the specified terms, then that’s enough – even if it’s just three or four paragraphs long. Staple a cashier’s check or money order for the agreed-upon amount to that letter, and send it back certified mail, return receipt requested, as fast as you can. Also, make sure you keep copies of the cashier’s check or money order – along with the letter – in a safe place for the rest of your natural life! This is for your own protection, Dale. You never know when something like this will rear its ugly head again. This kind of thing can be a problem with credit card companies. It can be difficult to be certain that you’ve reached an agreement with them, because lots of them will lie to you in a heartbeat. Some of them lie to my team when we call them, and we don’t even owe them money! - DaveDave* For more great financial advice, please visit www.davesays.org.
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Insulin Shots Botched at Two Army Hospitals It seems fairly simple, giving an insulin injection. People do it safely at home all the time. How then is it possible that trained professionals at two Army hospitals managed to pass illnesses among their patients by not using insulin pens correctly? The hospitals were William Beaumont Army Medical Center in El Paso, Texas, and Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital at Fort Polk in Louisiana. The insulin pens in question were the disposable type with multiple doses in each one. They were to be used by one patient over the course of multiple injections, with a fresh needle at each use. Instead medical staff took those multi-dose pens and used them on other patients. It’s said that the needles for the pens were changed between doses, but that didn’t stop the cartridge from being contaminated, allowing risk of transmission of hepatitis C between patients, and HIV and “other blood-borne pathogens” as well.
This wasn’t a short-term deal, either. It apparently went on for two years. Of the nine facilities that used the same type of pen, only two managed to do it wrong. At this point, the hospitals are hunting for the more than 2,000 patients who are now at risk and offering them blood testing. Staff at the two hospitals are being retrained on the correct use of the pens, which includes labeling each pen with the name of the one patient who will use it. There is information on the Food and Drug Administration Web site (www.fda.gov). Type “insulin pen” in the search box. Meanwhile, if you are a diabetic who receives injections via an insulin pen at any kind of hospital, Army or otherwise, be sure the pen stays with you and has your name on it. Write to Freddy Groves in care of King Features Weekly Service, P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475, or send e-mail to columnreply@ gmail.com. (c) 2009 King Features Synd., Inc.
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Penicillin, human tetanus immune globulin and medicines that control muscle spasms can get most patients through this harrowing illness. I don’t want to scare people about tetanus. It is uncommon. However, everyone, at every age, should keep their tetanus immunizations up to date. They have to be obtained every 10 years. Only one-third of the adult population of the United States and Canada is adequately protected against tetanus. *** DEAR DR. DONOHUE: Every spring I have hay fever so bad that I am virtually housebound. I have used antihistamines, nasal sprays -- including steroid nasal sprays -- cleansing my nose with saltwater flushes and many, many other medicines, but I do not get any relief. My primary care doctor suggests I see an allergist for allergy shots. Do they really work? Would you advise them? -- H.M. ANSWER: Allergy shots, also known as hyposensitization, work for most. An allergist first has to determine exactly what a patient is allergic to and then has a serum compounded that contains the allergic materials. The shots are then given in a series of weekly and in increasingly concentrated doses until a maintenance dose is reached, and that dose is then injected monthly. The shots stop mast cells from emptying themselves of chemicals that spur allergy symptoms like sneezing, itching and running nose when allergic material lands on them. I would advise anyone with severe allergy symptoms that do not respond to medicines to have allergy shots. *** Dr. Donohue regrets that he is unable to answer individual letters, but he will incorporate them in his column whenever possible. Readers may write him or request an order form of available health newsletters at P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475. (c) 2009 North America Synd., Inc. All Rights Reserved
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The Torch Has Passed MARTINSVILLE, Va. -- It’s a familiar scene: Jimmie Johnson, Chad Knaus and Rick Hendrick, enjoying a victory. At Martinsville Speedway, it’s become the norm. Johnson has claimed five of the past six Sprint Cup races at the oldest track still active on the Sprint Cup Series. Johnson has won with ease and difficulty, joyous triumphs alternated with wistful remorse stemming from the Hendrick Motorsports plane tragedy near here in 2004. He’s been both counted out and presumed too early. At the end of long, taxing days at one of NASCAR’s more exhilarating tracks, Johnson repeatedly emerges victorious. Thus, the victories have begun to run together. Martinsville winners receive $11,000 grandfather clocks for their achievements. Johnson must have ringing in his ears. Not many drivers learn the nuances of winning at Martinsville. Only two active drivers have won more than twice at the paper-clip-shaped oval. Jeff Gordon, Johnson’s teammate, has won
seven times here, but it’s taken him 33 tries. Johnson’s six victories have all come in a span of 15 Martinsville races. That’s enough to convince Gordon. “He really has just dominated and taken a hold of this place,” said Gordon of Johnson, who has risen from 19th to fourth in the points standings in just three weeks. Gordon still leads the points, but it will take more than repeated top-five finishes to keep Johnson, who is going for a fourth consecutive championship, at bay. Gordon knows this. The 142 points separating them might as well be fog or mist. Everything starts over with the Chase in the fall. Even at this early point in the season, it’s obvious that Gordon and Johnson are going to make the Chase. Gordon needs to see Victory Lane, too, and it’s been 47 races now. It doesn’t help that they’re friends. Not anymore. Gordon remains the greatest driver of his generation. Forty-seven races without a victory is a drought, a famine and a pestilence combined for a man who has won 81 times in his career. What Gordon must prove is that this is still his generation. ***
Monte Dutton has covered motorsports for The Gaston (N.C.) Gazette since 1993. He was named writer of the year by the National Motorsports Press Association in 2008. His blog NASCAR This Week (http://nascar.rbma.com) features all of his reporting on racing, roots music and life on the road. E-mail Monte at nascar_thisweek@ yahoo.com. (c) 2009 King Features Synd., Inc.
PHOTO: Jimmie Johnson, center left, celebrates with team owner Rick Hendrick after winning the NASCAR Goody’s 500 at Martinsville Speedway. (AP photo)
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