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an inn to celebrate the day. The St. Patrick’s Day parade tradition even pre-dated the signing of the DeclaBecause of Irish immigration to ration of Independence.

America during the potato famine years, Irish communities became That first parade was held on lowwidespread, especially in bigger er Broadway; as the Irish danced cities like Boston and New York their way down the street with great City. But the Irish never forgot their pride, they were free to speak their homeland, and on St. Patrick’s Day language, sing their songs and play the Irish eyes were smiling. They the traditional bagpipes. For the first brought to America a celebration few years, military units organized that would forever be in the hearts the parades. After the War of 1812, of all people. For on St. Patrick’s Irish fraternal societies began sponDay, everyone is Irish. soring St. Patrick’s Day events.

Magonus Sucatus was born in the fourth century to wealthy parents in Roman Britain. His father and grandfather were deacons in the church. Magonus would later become Patricius or Patrick.

At age 16, Patrick was kidnapped and sold into slavery in Ireland, where for six years he worked as a shepherd. Eventually, Patrick escaped his captivity on a rescue ship and fled to France.

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The St. Patrick’s Day parade in New York City is today reminiscent of its roots. Only the marching revelers are allowed – no floats, autos or other commercial entities are allowed to participate. Not that they could with a quarter of a million people marching down Fifth Avenue in front of more than 2 million spectators.

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It all started in 1962 when city workers used dyes to trace illegal sewage discharges. They decided the green dye could provide an unparalleled way to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. The Chicago mayor at the time, Richard Daley, wanted to dye the lake. Yes, Lake Michigan. However, many thought his idea was a bit over the top, so they settled for the river. They released 100 pounds of green vegetable dye into the river that year, which kept it green for a week.

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Since 1962, male members (no women allowed) of the Butler family have had the distinction of throwing green dye into the Chicago River. Today, it’s about 40 pounds of biodegradable vegetable dye that lasts for a day only.

The late Stephen Bailey, one of the green river instigators, has said the “road from Chicago to Ireland is marked in green. From the Chicago River to the Illinois River, then to the Mississippi, up the Gulf Stream and across the Atlantic you can see the beautiful green enter the Irish Sea, clearly marking the way from Chicago to Ireland.”

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MOMENTS IN TIME THE HISTORY CHANNEL

• On March 15, 45 B.C, Julius Caesar, the “dictator for life” of the Roman Empire, is murdered by his own senators at a meeting in a hall next to Pompey’s Theatre. The conspiracy against Caesar encompassed as many as 60 noblemen, including Caesar’s own protege, Marcus Brutus.

• On March 20, 1345, according to scholars at the University of Paris, the Black Death, also known as the Plague, is created from what they call “a triple conjunction of Saturn, Jupiter and Mars in the 40th degree of Aquarius. It is now known that bubonic plague was carried by fleas.

• On March 14, 1879, Albert Einstein is born, the son of a Jewish electrical engineer, in Ulm, Germany. Einstein’s theories of relativity drastically altered man’s view of the universe, and his work helped make possible the atomic bomb.

• On March 17, 1905, future president Franklin Delano Roosevelt weds his fifth cousin once removed, Eleanor Roosevelt, in New York. In 1918, Eleanor was devas-

tated to discover that Franklin was having an affair with her secretary, Lucy Mercer.

When Eleanor threatened to leave him, his mother intervened and offered to support Eleanor financially if she would stay in the marriage.

• On March 18, 1911, Irving Berlin copyrights the biggest pop song of the early 20th century, “Alexander’s Ragtime Band.” In the first two decades of the 20th century, musical popularity was based not on the sale of recorded performances, but on the sale of sheet music. Future Berlin hits would include “White Christmas” and “God Bless America.”

• On March 16, 1926, American Robert H. Goddard launches the world’s first liquidfueled rocket at Auburn, Mass. The rocket, fueled by liquid oxygen and gasoline, traveled for 2.5 seconds at a speed of about 60 mph, reaching an altitude of 41 feet and landing 184 feet away.

• On March 19, 1957, Elvis Presley puts down a $1,000 deposit on a $102,500 house in Memphis, Tenn. The Southern mansion on a 13.8-acre wooded estate was later named Graceland. Today, Graceland is the second-most-visited house in America, after the White House. (c) 2011 King Features Synd., Inc.

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Refrigerator-freezer combination Without power, the refrigerator section will keep food cool 4-6 hours depending on the kitchen temperature and how often you open the refrigerator door. A full, well-functioning freezer unit should keep food frozen for two days. A half-full freezer unit should keep things frozen about one day.

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8. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: What is terra cotta often used to make?

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7. In how many weight divisions has boxer Manny Pacquiao won titles?

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1. Name the three bands that Randy Bachman has been associated with.

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3. “The Heat Is On” was featured in which 1984 film?

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New DVD Releases for Week of March 15, 2011 PICKS OF THE WEEK “The Fighter” (R) -- Directed by David O. Russell (“Three Kings”), “The Fighter” is an above-average boxing movie about the real-life story of Micky Ward (Mark Wahlberg) and his unconventional road to winning the light-welterweight title.

Like most sports movies, “The Fighter” hammers home most of the usual cliches: A plucky underdog from the wrong side of

the tracks overcomes the odds to win the championship, etc. But thanks to some good performances by Wahlberg and Christian Bale (who plays his crack-addict brother), “The Fighter” rises slightly above the usual melodramatic fare we’re accustomed to.

(Frankie McLaren) suffers the loss of his twin brother and is sent to foster care.

“Hereafter” (PG-13) -- As director Clint Eastwood edges ever closer to the sweet release that only death can bring, it seems only natural that his latest film tackles the concept of The Afterlife.

“The Switch” (PG-13) -- Jennifer Aniston stars in yet another movie where she attempts comedy, and then cries a lot. In this one, she plays Kassi, a single woman who wants a baby, but is tired of waiting around for Mr. Right. So, she finds a suitable sperm donor (Patrick Wilson). At Kassi’s “insemination party,” her neurotic -- and very drunk -- best friend Wally (Jason Bateman) switches his baby batter with the donor’s.

And because he’s three sheets to the wind, he promptly forgets what he’s done the next day.

Matt Damon stars as George Lonegan, a blue-collar fella who acquired psychic abilities following a childhood illness. His brother (Jay Mohr) wants to turn George into a celebrity, but he’d rather try to live a normal life with his girlfriend (Bryce Dallas Howard). Meanwhile, a French journalist (Cécile De France) has a near-death experience following a natural disaster in India and a London boy named Marcus

Through a series of events, George, the journalist and Marcus find each other as they seek answers to the mysteries of life and death.

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TRIVIA TEST ANSWERS 1. Robert Hooke 2. California 3. Vivian 4. Carl Sandburg 5. Aegean Sea 6. At the end 7. 1891 8. Pottery 9. Blood vessel 10. Maine

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ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Consider moving beyond the usual methods to find a more creative means of handling a difficult on-the-job situation. Avoid confrontation and, instead, aim for cooperation.

SPORTS QUIZ ANSWERS 1. Joe Gordon was traded from Cleveland to Detroit for Jimmy Dykes in 1960.

2. Four -- 1971-74.

3. It was 1984.

4. World B. Free of the San Diego Clippers.

5. Pat Burns, with Montreal (1989), Toronto (1993) and Boston (1998).

6. Brazil’s Mario Zagallo and West Germany’s Franz Beckenbauer.

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FLASH BACK ANSWERS 1. The Guess Who, Bachman-Turner Overdrive and Ironhorse.

2. Humble Pie. The group formed in 1968.

3. “Beverly Hills Cop.” The song only hit No. 12 on the pop charts but became the theme song for the NBA’s Miami Heat in 1988.

4. The Isley Brothers, in 1966. The song went to No. 6 on the R&B charts. Rod Steward covered the song in 1976, with less success.

5. “Gimme Gimme Good Lovin,” in 1969, reached No. 12 on the charts. Other songs didn’t make it into the Top 100.

6. Nope. Percy was born in 1941 in Alabama. Sister Sledge is a four-sister group born in Philadelphia from 1954 to 1961. They formed the group in 1972.

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Seasonal change creates a new look for the outdoors. It also inspires Taureans to redo their own environments, and this is a good week to start redoing both your home and workplace. Enjoy.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) A misunderstanding needs to be straightened out so the wrong impression isn’t allowed to stand. If necessary, offer to support the use of a third party to act as an impartial arbitrator.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) A career change offering what you want in money and responsibilities could involve moving to a new location. Discuss this with family members before making a decision.

LEO (July 23 to August 22) Feeling miffed over how you believe you were treated is understandable. But before you decide to “set things straight,” make sure the whole thing wasn’t just a misinterpretation of the facts.

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SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) Making choices highlights much of the week, and you have a head start here, thanks to your ability to grasp the facts of a situation and interpret them in a clear-cut manner.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to December 21) Carrying a torch can be a two-way situation: It can either keep you tied to the past or help light your way to the future. The choice, as always, has to be yours.

CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) Your watchwords this week are: “Focus.”

“Focus.” “Focus.” Don’t let yourself be distracted from what you set out to do. There’ll be time later to look over other possibilities.

AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) A workplace opportunity might require changes you’re not keen on making. Discuss the plusses and minuses with someone familiar with the situation before you make a decision.

PISCES (February 19 to March 20) Love and romance are strong in your aspect this week.

If you’ve already met the right person, expect your relationship to grow. And if you’re still looking, odds are you’ll soon be finding it.

BORN THIS WEEK: You approach life in a wise and measured manner, which gives you an edge in many areas.

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To understand the nature of premium bonds, you’ll first want to be familiar with the relationship between a bond’s price and its interest rate.

When a bond is issued, it sells for face (“par�) value, which is the amount returned to the bondholder when the bond matures. This bond also comes with a “coupon� rate — the interest rate that the bond will pay throughout its lifetime. So, for example, if you paid $10,000 for a 10-year bond with a coupon rate of five percent, you would earn $500 per year, every year.

If you held the bond until it matured, you’d also get your $10,000 back, provided the issuer doesn’t default. But if market interest rates move up to six percent, and you wanted to sell your five-percent bond before it matures, you’d have to offer it at a discount from the $10,000face value. Conversely, if market rates were to fall to four percent, you may be able to sell your $10,000 bond for more than its face value, because investors will be

willing to pay a premium to earn the higher interest rate.

Now, let’s flip the equation, so that instead of being a bond seller, you’re a buyer. If you want to increase your investment income, you might be interested in a premium bond. You pay a premium for the bond in return for higher interest payments for the life of the bond, and, if you hold it until maturity, you’ll still get the face value back (again barring a default).

Furthermore, because premium bonds pay higher interest, they also pay a greater proportion of their cash flow before they mature, in comparison to discounted or “par� bonds. This helps provide for greater price stability, so if interest rates rise or fall, premium bond prices typically will not decrease or increase as much as those of discount or par bonds.

Keep in mind that while premium bonds are attractive to you because of their higher interest rate, they are unattractive to bond issuers for the same reason. In fact, when market interest rates fall, some issuers may try to redeem (“call�) these bonds so that they can issue new ones at the lower rates.

Obviously, if your premium bond were to be called, your cash flow might take a hit. That’s why, when investing in premium bonds, you might want to look for those that have at least limited call protection — in other words, they can’t be redeemed for a certain number of years.

Your portfolio should comprise a number of different investments designed to work together to meet your long-term financial goals. So give premium bonds some consideration as part of a well-diversified portfolio.

Before investing in bonds you should understand the risks involved, including interest rate risk,credit risk and market risk.

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The Taiko Society is opening Colorado’s first taiko drumming school at the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center. The first semester begins April 5, 2011. Students, who advance through the classes, will have the opportunity to become a member of the first performing taiko group in Colorado Springs. Taiko Society’s classes are open to everyone, who would like to learn the art and discipline of taiko drumming.

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KEEPING OUR BRAINS WORKING GARDEN OF THE GODS CLUB April 15, 2011 Presented by Jacy DiFoggio Doumas, M.S., CCCslp, who works at Memorial Health System Outpatient Adult Rehab. Join us for some practical information on the “maturing” brain. Learn hands-on ideas for keeping your brain sharp. RSVP: Charlie Ann Hayes, nonahayes@comcast.net, 481-9693 or Maureen Kral, reenbean@aol.com, 282-0164.

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TRI-LAKES WOMEN’S CLUB PRESENTS THE 35TH ANNUAL PINE FOREST ANTIQUES & GARDEN SHOW & SALE The Tri-Lakes Women’s Club is proud to announce the 35th Annual Pine Forest Antiques & Garden Show & Sale to be held Saturday April 30, 2011, 10 am – 5 pm, and Sunday May 1, 2011, 10 am – 4 pm at Lewis Palmer High School, 1300 Higby Road, Monument, CO (I-25, exit 161 or 158). Look for the signs. Admission price is $6 and all proceeds benefit the School District 38 community. Visit www. tlwc.net for further information.

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This is most obviously apparent with unrelated third parties who enter into business with each other. If each partner has an equal say, eventually there will be a deadlock, and the business will have to break up. Fifty/fifty partnerships eventually fail if each partner has an equal say in things. For this reason, I always strongly recommend that business partners either (1) do not have an equal say (i.e., one partner gets at least 51% say); or (2) that there be a formal agreement between the owners, specifying procedures for deadlock situations, and for one or more of the owners to exit the business if necessary. Trust me – you don’t want to go to litigation over these issues; a district court case that goes to trial can easily cost $30,000 - $50,000 or more.

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and wife, things get a little trickier. Again, I usually recommend that, if the business is to be owned “jointly” by a husband and wife, that it not be owned 50%/50%, but at least 51%/49%.

This puts the spouses on basically even footing economically, but avoids a deadlock situation.

Another alternative is to have only one spouse as the actual title owner of the ownership interests in the business. As Colorado is a marital property state, in the event of a divorce, how an asset like a business is titled is not determinative of its status as sole or marital property. If it was acquired during the marriage, it will most likely be treated as marital property. A third alternative is to title ownership 50%/50%, but to, as with a third party partner, have a written agreement between husband and wife regarding resolution of deadlocks, and exit provisions.

It may seem ridiculous to take such precautions when the business partners are spouses, or other family members. However, the costs of not doing so can be significant – and I do not mean only financial costs. There WILL be a time when Where a business is to be owned by a husband partners disagree, if not sooner then later. And

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the effects on personal relationships can be horrible. It is one thing to disagree over purchasing a piece of equipment, or hiring an employee. It is another thing to disagree over whether to sell a business, close it down, or expand it.

The best time to make arrangements and agreements to avoid deadlocks is before any such deadlocks have arisen, while everyone still likes each other, and is getting along. It is not only cheaper, it is far less expensive from an emotional point of view, and helps to preserve personal relationships.

This article is intended for informational purposes only, and does not constitute the proffer of legal advice. As always, contact your legal advisor regarding your particular situation.

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want is your Social Security number and personal tity theft (computer hacking, malicious software, information such as your bank account number. hijacking social media information), skimming (credit-card information at ATMs) and people at Debt-relief services: They want your money upthe door (collecting for charity, contractors who front, leaving you more broke than you already take advance money but don’t do the work.) are. Complaints to the BBB are up 30 percent in the last year alone.

The only reason certain scams make the Top 10

THE SCAM REMAINS THE SAME OR NEW YEAR, SAME OLD SCAMS

Work-from-home schemes: If you flip to the back of magazines as far back as the 1970s, you’ll find ads for working at home. Nothing has changed. The scammers still promise to teach you the secrets to finding work you can do at home, or will send you craft kits to put together, and then tell you the work isn’t up to their standards.

lists year after year is that they work. Scammers aren’t going to stay with something that doesn’t net them a lot of money.

Be more vigilant and suspicious this year. Scammers are out to relieve you of your dollars any way they can. Dissect emails, be suspicious of downloads, don’t buy anything over the phone unless you initiate the call, beef up your computer security and get help with it if you don’t know how, pick your own charities to donate to, and say no to contractors who come to your door.

Here are a few highlights from the BBB list:

Identity theft: While you’re not at fault if a company leaves its computers wide open to security breaches, millions of people make the mistake of being sloppy in their own security -- in email, giving information over the phone, opening attached files and not shredding mail with your name on David Uffington regrets that he cannot personit. ally answer reader questions, but will incorporate Scambusters [www.scambusters.org] has made its them into his column whenever possible. Write to annual prediction of which scams will be the Top him in care of King Features Weekly Service, P.O. 10 for 2011. Many are the same as last year ... and Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475, or send the year before: Nigerian scams, economy (work e-mail to columnreply@gmail.com.

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