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Honey has been used by mankind for over 40 centuries. The earliest illustration we have of honey being gathered is around 15,000 years old, and appears in a painting on the walls of a rock shelter in Eastern Spain. It is referred to in the Bible as “the heavenly food.” Ancient Egyptians paid their taxes with honey; and in early Greece and Rome, honey symbolized fertility, love and beauty. The ancient Greeks minted coins with bees on them. One could surmise that the endearment “honey” still used today may have been “coined” in those ancient times.

• Honey is used for much more than a substitute for sugar. It contains all the substances necessary to sustain life. Made up of fructose, glucose and water, honey contains complex carbohydrates, enzymes, antioxidants and amino acids. There are records of hundreds of Ancient Egyptian medicinal remedies and honey was used in over half of them.

• To the ancients, honey was a source of health, a sign of purity and a symbol of strength and virility.

• Honey has been used for centuries to treat skin burns and infection.

• Early man considered bees mysterious and magical creatures because their amazing organized labor resulted in a seemingly miraculous product - “nectar for the Gods.”

• It is thought that the relative acidity in honey prevents bacterial growth.

• In Greek mythology, it is said that Cupid dipped his arrows in honey to fill his targets’ hearts with sweetness.

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• In 50 B.C., the Romans painted pictures with melted dyed beeswax. The first known crayons!

• The Egyptians kept their honey in tall cylindrical hives. In certain remote parts of Egypt, they are still using similar hives.

• Raw honey is sought by many allergy sufferers, as certain studies have shown that the pollen impurities in the honey lessen their sensitivity to hay fever.

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HONEY IN AMERICA In the 16th century, conquering Spaniards discovered that the natives of Mexico and Central America had already developed beekeeping. A distinct family of stingless bees (not true honeybees) was native to these regions.

European settlers introduced European honey bees to New England in about 1638. The Native Americans referred to them as the “white man’s flies.” Honey wasn’t just used to sweeten food back then; it was also used to make cement, to preserve fruits, to concoct furniture paste/polish, to make varnish, and also to make many different kinds of medicines.

In 2007, United States honey bees nearly became a complete casualty. Fully one third of the population died after several deadly viruses ripped through the colonies across the country. Very little is known about this natural disaster, referred to as Colony Col-

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THE LIFE OF A BEE Bees are insects that live in colonies with around 50,000 of their closest friends. Their hives are selfconstructed and are made out of beeswax, which is excreted from many of the worker bees’ glands. Each honeycomb has six sides. Honey bees don’t sleep, but they sometimes rest in empty honeycomb cells.

Each hive has one queen bee that typically lives for three to five years. The hive will not survive without a queen, as she is the only bee who procreates. In fact, she does little else, producing 1,000-1,500 eggs per day. She is impregnated by drone bees that die shortly after their one and only encounter with the queen. The queen remains fertile for all of her life.

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When the queen bee sickens, ages or dies, the worker bees choose several larvae to be potential new queens and begin feeding them royal jelly exclusively. The best candidate continues to be fed this powerful, milky substance made from digested pollen, honey and a chemical excreted from a gland on the nursing bees head. It takes 16 days for a new queen to emerge from her egg.

The hive also contains worker bees that can live only six weeks in the summer months, literally working themselves to death. However, they can live longer through the much less productive months in fall and winter. All of the bees have very specific duties throughout their lives, including nursing, guarding, “shopping,” housekeeping, constructing, royal attending and even undertaking. Very civilized insects.

THE ‘STATE’ OF HONEY A few states have adopted the honey bee, or the apis mellifera, as their state insect: • Missouri • New Jersey • South Dakota • Maine And Utah is known as the beehive state.

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MORE BUZZ • Honeybees are pacifists at heart.

They are quite reluctant to sting, as it kills them in the process. They only sting when provoked and desperate.

• Since 1980, U.S honey production has averaged about 200 million pounds per year. The average yield per colony is 69.9 pounds of honey. The average producer price of honey is $1.40.

• The U.S. per capita consumption of honey is around 1.31 pounds per year.

• In 1984, honeybees travelled to outer space and constructed a honeycomb in zero gravity on a space shuttle.

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A few years ago at an adult Sunday School class in another state the teacher asked the students to each stand up and tell about the person who had the greatest impact on their lives. Someone who was there told me that four or five of the students named my father as the man who inspired them the most.

Some of the stuff we own we only pretend like we own it…like our house that has a 30-year 95% mortgage on it or our car that has a 60-month loan on it or our new 55” LCD/HDTV sitting so proudly in the middle of the living room which won’t be paid off before the next generation of television technology sweeps the land.

My grandfather who died over 50 years ago owned a small farm implement factory in Julesburg, Colorado. In his factory were all kinds of welding and fabricating equipment. He also owned a fishing boat, a nice car, and a lovely house with some pretty nice furniture in it. But you know what? All of his stuff is gone except his house; some other family lives there now.

The stuff my dad left behind is rapidly diminishing. My mother tells me that she wants me to “do something about your father’s stuff that is out there in that shed” the next time I come to Florida. She’s tired

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One day (hopefully not too soon) all our stuff will disappear at an estate sale run by our kids or grandkids. Your stuff too. That’s what happens to stuff.

Here’s a thought that might help us put all that stuff in perspective: What is left of your life or mine after we are gone is not the stuff we owned but the good we did while we were here.

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The wife and I, we have our own stuff. In fact, our house is filled with stuff our kids will never want. Our walls are lined with art and artifacts from around the world, shelves are filled with hundreds of books, the storage room in the basement has stacks of files, trunks of memorabilia, and boxes and boxes of slides, photos and videos. We don’t even know what’s in some of the boxes.

It wasn’t the stuff he owned that inspired them. It was the wisdom he shared, the example he showed, and the bigheartedness with which he lived his life.

Give your life away for something more than stuff. Someday all your stuff will fade or rust or break or somehow just disappear and the only thing left will be the gifts of wisdom and love and joy you gave to those about you.

There’s no better way to prepare for the boom than to learn to give generously. Start with the person closest to you. Then help someone far away.

Don’t give them stuff, give them you and give generously. © 2009 Ronald D. Ross Feedback: Dr.Ross@comcast.net For more information about Dr. Ross visit www.MileHighMotivator.com

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detonates a 1.7 kiloton nuclear weapon in an underground tunnel at a research center in Nevada. The test, known as Rainier, was the first fully contained underground detonation and produced no radioactive fallout. A total of 928 tests took place at the site between 1951 and 1992.

well. Barely able to read due to a medical condition, Huxley nevertheless graduated from Oxford in 1916, the same year his first book appeared.

• On Sept. 17, 1903, Lester L. Whitman and Eugene I. Hammond complete their coast-to-coast expedition, the third transU.S. automobile trip in history. Their journey was memorable because it contained a small detour. Whitman and Hammond’s decided to include a side trip to Niagara Falls in Ontario, Canada, in order to dub their trek “international.”

• On Sept. 18, 1917, 23-year-old Aldous Huxley, future author of “Brave New World” is hired as a schoolmaster at Eton.

One of his pupils will be Eric Blair, who will later use the pen name George Or-

• On Sept. 15, 1978, boxer Muhammad Ali defeats Leon Spinks at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans to win the world heavyweight boxing title for the third time in his career, the first fighter

• On Sept. 14, 1927, Isadora Duncan, the controversial but highly influential American dancer, is instantly strangled to death in Nice, France, when her trademark long scarf is caught in the rear wheel of a Bugatti driven by factory mechanic Benoit Falchetto. Duncan was 49.

ever to do so.

• On Sept. 20, 1984, Marvin Gay Sr. agrees to a plea bargain agreement that will keep him out of jail for shooting his son, singer Marvin Gaye. Marvin Gaye, who added the “e” to his name when he broke into show business, was one of Motown’s biggest stars with massive hits such as “I Heard It Through the Grapevine.” (c) 2009 King Features Synd., Inc.

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• On Sept. 16, 1949, Warner Bros. introduces the Road Runner in the cartoon short “Fast and Furry-ous.” Like the sounds of countless other Warner Bros. cartoon characters, the Road Runner’s cheerful “beep, beep!” was provided by Mel Blanc.

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ast year, medical researchers said dark chocolate was good for lowering blood pressure.

It’s the antioxidants that do the trick, they determined, by increasing nitric oxide and opening blood vessels.

Now there’s even better news: Chocolate can reduce the risk of dying from cardiac problems, according to an article in the Journal of Internal Medicine.

Researchers in Sweden studied men and women between the ages of 45 and 70 years old, tracking them for eight years after they had a heart attack, with special emphasis on their diet -- and how much chocolate they consumed. Both men and women had the good results.

Specifically, chocolate can cut the risk of dying from heart problems by almost 70 percent if you eat chocolate regularly. Snacking on chocolate only once a week can cut the risk in half. Eating chocolate only now and then still has an effect and cuts the risk by 27 percent.

If chocolate is on the list of foods you must avoid, there are other ways you can get beneficial antioxidants in your diet. A U.S. Department of Agriculture study lists foods having the highest levels of antioxidants: small red beans, blueberries (wild and cultivated), kidney beans, cranberries, artichokes, blackberries, prunes, raspberries, strawberries, apples (including Red Delicious, Granny Smith and Gala), Russet potatoes and plums.

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She loves to live up to her heritage and run outside. She would probably do best in a one pet home with plenty of room to run. Abbey is a very sweet girl and has tons and tons of energy!

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Her owner is relocating out of state and has to give her up. He would love for Abbey to have a home that has a huge yard and where Abbey can be the Queen. your existing family members.

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DEAR PAW’S CORNER: Twice this year already, I’ve had dogs left on the doorstep of my farmhouse, including a new litter of puppies. People must assume that my few acres are perfect to let these dogs roam free, when in fact this is a working farm with little extra time for taking care of other people’s pets. Sadly, I’ve had to take most of these dogs to the local shelter. Can you remind readers that pets are not simply problems that can be dumped when the going gets tough?

-- Shirley in Putney, Vt. DEAR SHIRLEY: Pet abandonment, especially of dogs, has become much more common in these difficult economic times. But that doesn’t excuse the act.

Abandoned pets are exposed to all sorts of dangers from both nature and man. Dogs are not wolves -- they do not thrive in the wild. Dogs have developed a symbiotic relationship with hu-

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mans, meaning they rely on us for food and care. They’re also devoted pack animals, so when they are left by the side of the road -- essentially kicked out of their pack -- the psychological damage is devastating. An abandoned dog, even if lucky enough to be adopted by someone else, is never the same dog that was left behind.

If you’re going through tough times economically and caring for your pet is straining your finances, don’t go it alone. Tell someone you’re having trouble -- a family member, your pet’s veterinarian, a friend. Contact the local Humane Society (or your shelter) and ask for advice. There are low-cost pet care resources available in most communities.

If the dog’s behavior is a problem, there are also resources available. Pick up “Don’t Dump the Dog: Outrageous Stories and Simple Solutions to Your Worst Dog Behavior Problems” by Randy Grim (Sky Horse Publishing), who founded a rescue center for stray dogs. Don’t just give up on your companion.

Send your tips, questions and comments to Paw’s Corner, c/o King Features Weekly Service, P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475, or e-mail them to pawscorner@hotmail.com. (c) 2009 King Features Synd., Inc.

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unrefined oils containing monoglycerides or extra-virgin olive oil, as the flavor is too strong and the emulsion will separate. For the best results, use regular olive oil, or combine it with vegetable oil. Use this basic recipe for mayonnaise, and then add your favorite combination of herbs, ingredients and spices to create a spread that will add a special zip to your sandwiches.

Mayonnaise is made by creating an emulsion, in this case, oil and egg yolks, two ingredients that normally don’t combine. Egg yolks provide a rich, creamy base and are a key ingredient when making an emulsion for mayonnaise. Using the highest quality eggs, like Eggland’s Best, ensures that safety concerns are reduced to a minimum. The company has one of the strictest quality-assurance programs in the industry and conducts more than 30,000 laboratory tests each year to maintain the superiority of its eggs. Adding lemon juice or vinegar to the mayonnaise emulsion also helps deter any bacteria growth.

The lecithin in the egg yolks also helps to stabilize the emulsion ingredients.

Eggland’s Best Eggs contain 200mcg of lutein compared with 135mcg of lutein in an ordinary egg. Lutein also is an important antioxidant that helps to maintain healthy vision. All the ingredients for making mayonnaise, especially the eggs, need to be at room temperature. Take everything out at least 30 minutes before you begin.

The key to making an emulsion is adding the oil in a slow, steady stream. The type of oil used in the emulsion changes the flavor of the mayonnaise. Do not use

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BASIC MAYONNAISE For best results, avoid making mayonnaise during wet or humid weather, as it will affect the emulsion and the mayonnaise will have a greasy texture. For a richer mayo, use only the egg yolks.

1 egg yolk 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon dry mustard 1/4 teaspoon sugar 1/2 cup vegetable oil 1/2 cup olive oil 3 teaspoons lemon juice or white-wine vinegar 2 teaspoons hot water Using a food processor or blender or a mixer set on medium speed, combine the egg yolk, salt, dry mustard and sugar until well-blended and a pale yellow. With the motor running, slowly drizzle in the oils (1/4 cup at a time) into the yolk mixture in a slow, steady stream. Drizzle in one tablespoon of the lemon juice and a teaspoon of the hot water. Continue to alternate mixing in the oil and the lemon juice until all the ingredients have been combined. The finished mayonnaise will be thick. If a thinner consistency is desired, whisk in 1 or 2 teaspoons of hot water. Cover and refrigerate for at least an hour before using to let the flavors blend. The mayonnaise will keep about 4 to 5 days. Yield: 1 1/4 cups.

The following additions add a unique flavor to this basic mayonnaise recipe: --Spices: saffron, paprika, cumin, mustard, coriander, chilies, horseradish/ wasabi, ground ginger, curry powder and nutmeg.

--Herbal Flavors: dill, parsley, basil, oregano, sage, cilantro, chives, chervil.

--Other Flavors: grated lemon or orange zest, chutney, sun-dried tomatoes, capers, anchovy paste, pureed avocado, roasted red peppers, lime juice, ground dried wild mushrooms, pesto sauce, barbeque sauce, hot sauce, pureed mango or crushed pineapple, soy or Worcestershire sauce, honey mustard, minced garlic, purple or green onions, olives, diced sweet- or dill pickles.

--Oil Substitutions: Infused olive oils, sweet almond oil, canola oil, safflower oil, avocado oil.

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4. Stir banana mixture into flour mixture just until moistened. Spoon batter into loaf pan, sprinkle with chopped pecans.

5. Bake 40 to 45 minutes, until toothpick inserted in center of loaf comes out clean with just a few moist crumbs attached. Cool loaf in pan on wire rack 10 minutes. Remove loaf from pan, cool completely on wire rack. * Fruit-based fat replacements are sold in the baking section of some supermarkets and health-food stores.

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2. To serve, on each of 4 dessert plates (oval if possible), arrange 2 banana quarters, cut sides up, on opposite sides of plate. Place 1/4cup scoop each of passionfruit and raspberry sorbets between banana quarters.

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Topping 1½ ea Extra Large Yellow Onions 5 oz Raw Bacon 1c Sour Cream 2 ea Eggs ½ tsp Salt pinch Nutmeg pinch Pepper 1. Heat oven to 425ºF. 2. Mix 2 Tbs flour, yeast, and sugar together then mix in milk.

3. Set aside in a warm place.

4. Cut butter into remaining flour and salt. Set aside.

5. Dice bacon and Julian the onions.

6. Add milk mixture into the flour mixture and mix until it forms a ball.

7. Cover and set aside in a warm place.

8. Sautee bacon and onions until the onions start to caramelize. Let cool.

9. Mix remaining topping ingredients in a separate bowl and add the onions and bacon.

10. Place dough into the bottom of a greased spring form pan and top with onion mixture.

11. Bake in oven for about 30 minutes.

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hen we visit family in Germany life stops at around 4:00 pm so we can eat cake or pastries. I will watch my watch to make sure I don’t miss out. In the fall there are about 2 weeks that you can get new wine and the Zwiebelkuchen is often served with it. …So at 4:00 pm we stopped and had some Zwiebelkuchen and new wine in one of the small towns. It was one of the most memorable meals I had in Germany and I will often crave it. It isn’t easy to find new wine here so I serve it with a nice Riesling.

I created a warm place to let the dough steps rest by placing a container with about 2 cups of water in the microwave and heating it for about 3 minutes. I then place the dough in the microwave with the container of hot water the door shut.

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FRONT RANGE BUSINESS EXPO WEEKS AWAY! (Monument) The Tri-Lakes Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce the annual Front Range Business Expo, presented by the Tri-Lakes Chamber of Commerce, Eastern Plains Chamber of Commerce and the Southern Colorado Women’s Chamber of Commerce.

Tuesday, September 22, 2009. This year’s event will be held at the Mr Biggs Event Center at 5825 Mark Dabling , from 117pm, with an after hours event from 4:307pm.

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Question: I love fast food, but I am trying to lose weight and improve my health. Is it okay to eat fast foods while on a diet program?

to weight loss. Exercise is still beneficial however, and actually plays a much more prominent role in weight maintenance. Here’s the bottom line… incorporate both Answer: Yes, but as always, there healthy eating and a variety of are a few important points to keep exercise no matter where you are in in mind. We all know fast food isn’t the weight loss process. necessarily the healthiest meal in town, but we also know that setting Question: My wife thinks she’ll realistic goals is an important get big and bulky if she starts lifting component of any successful weight weights with me. How do I convince loss program. her otherwise?

Therefore, it doesn’t make sense to completely deprive yourself of fast food, especially if it’s appropriate for your specific situation. In other words, if you’re crunched for time, fast food may be the only reasonable option. That said, if an occasional trip turns into four or five weekly trips, your weight loss efforts and health goals will likely suffer as a result. The key is to become a savvy shopper and watch out for calorie-laden foods with added sugars, sodium, and fat. Look for a Nutrition Facts pamphlet in local restaurants and educate yourself on their menus. If you make the effort, you’ll be able to find a sensible meal no matter where you go.

Answer: This comes up all the time, and it’s one of the biggest myths out there. First of all, most women simply don’t have the proper hormonal balance to put on large amounts of muscle tissue.

Secondly, even if they did have the right physiology, it would take some serious training to do it.

Getting bigger muscles requires high-volume workouts (lots of sets and repetitions) and a pretty high intensity level as well. Picking up a few weights here and there isn’t a recipe for building mass—it’s what you do and how you do it that really makes the difference. Remind your wife that weight training programs can always be tailored to specific Remember, balance, variety, and goals, so if she doesn’t want to put moderation are the words to live by on large amounts of muscle, that’s when it comes to food. If you apply just fine. these principles regularly, you won’t have to sacrifice your health and Generally speaking, a full-body wellness goals when eating out. circuit with higher repetition ranges a few days per week would work Question: I’ve heard some people well if she’s just looking to tone say dieting just doesn’t work, and up or maintain her current level of that you should focus on exercise muscle tissue. If she wants to get if you want to lose weight. Is this an individualized program based true? on her goals, ask for the help of one of our qualified personal trainers Answer: No, this is simply not available at the Monument Anytime true. If you’ve ever looked at food Fitness Center. labels and compared them to the calorie counters on your exercise equipment, you’ll likely come to About the author: some startling conclusions. It is Dane Matthew is much easier to decrease your calorie the club owner at intake by 300-500 calories per day Anytime Fitness in Monument. than it is to expend that many more calories each day through exercise.

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LEG PAIN WHEN WALKING SUGGESTS ARTERY DISEASE DEAR DR. DONOHUE: Please discuss peripheral artery disease. I think I have it.

I get calf pain when I walk. I have seen the ads on TV where a woman and her grandson discuss this. The boy asks her if she has it. She says she doesn’t know. That’s where I am. I don’t know, but I think I might. -N.O. ANSWER: Peripheral artery disease, PAD, also called peripheral vascular disease, means that arteries in the legs -- the periphery -- are clogged and leg muscles aren’t getting enough blood. The proof comes from walking. People with PAD get leg pain when they walk a certain distance, and they can tell you almost to the inch when the pain will start. The pain leaves when they take a rest, but returns after they have resumed walking The site of pain depends on where the blockage occurs. Pain in the buttock or thigh indicates a blockage high in the leg arteries. Pain in the calf comes from a block from midthigh to knee, and pain in the foot comes from a lower blockage.

PAD is a common malady. Five percent of men and 2.5 percent of women over 60 have it, even though some have no symptoms.

A doctor can make the diagnosis in the office. If there’s an obstruction to blood flow in the leg arteries, the pulses at the ankle and on the top of the foot will be weak.

Many doctors are equipped to take the ankle blood pressure. The blood pressure at the ankle should be the same as the blood pressure in the arm. If it’s much less, that indicates an obstruction to blood flow in the leg artery.

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People with PAD often have CAD, coronary artery disease. The same process that clogs leg arteries also clogs heart arteries.

You must see your doctor. He can check the status of your leg arteries, and he can check the status of your heart arteries.

There are medicines for both conditions, as well as recommendations for diet changes and exercise.

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My husband says that he is going to stop all medicines. He is 57. I always thought blood-pressure medicine was for life. What is the truth? -- P. ANSWER: The truth is that stopping medicines without consulting the doctor is foolhardy. Some people can get off bloodpressure medicine by adhering to a strict, low-salt diet, losing weight and exercising.

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Next calculate how much your binge food costs you each year. Take the cost of this last binge and multiply it by the number of times you typically binge in a month. Then multiply this result by 12 for the number of months in a year.

The result will be an estimate of how much you spend in one year bingeing on food that can harm your weight loss efforts. Imagine the nice clothes, flowers, spa treatments, concert tickets, etc. that you could buy yourself with that money. Imagine the time you could have to spend with friends or family, spend on a hobby, or spend exercising.

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1. HISTORY: In what modern-day country did the ancient Etruscan civilization once thrive?

2. GAMES: How thick is a standard hockey puck?

3. MUSIC: Who is the lead guitarist and singer for the rock band Weezer?

4. U.S. PRESIDENTS: Where was President Lyndon Johnson sworn into office?

5. MOVIES: What was the name Roy Hobbs gave his baseball bat in “The Natural”?

6. ANIMAL KINGDOM: What kind of animals would a cryptozoologist study?

7. MYTHOLOGY: Who was the Egyptian goddess of love, music and beauty?

8. U.S. STATES: What is the state capital of New Hampshire?

9. TELEVISION: What is the last thing each failed designer-contestant hears before leaving “Project Runway”?

10. LITERATURE: Which one of Shakespeare’s characters speaks the line, “The evil that men do lives after them,/The good is oft interred with their bones;/So let it be with Caesar”?

1. In 1972, two Chicago Cubs pitchers tossed no-hitters. Name them.

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2. How many consecutive seasons did Los Angeles Dodgers ace Sandy Koufax lead the N.L. in ERA? 3. Who won the first football game between Notre Dame and Army in 1913?

4. Name the first coach of the Toronto Raptors.

5. When was the last time before 2008 and 2009 that two teams met in back-to-back Stanley Cups?

6. In 2009, Mexico’s men’s soccer team won the CONCACAF Gold Cup. How many CONCACAF titles has Mexico won overall?

7. Name the two boxers who won a heavyweight title after previously being a middleweight champion.

1. Who were Micki Harris, Shirley Owens, Beverly Lee and Doris Coley?

2. Name the pop group that had a hit with “Kiss You All Over.”

3. Who is Huang Chung?

4. Who recorded “Blue Suede Shoes” before Elvis Presley did in March 1956?

5. Name one song recorded

by Kenny Nolan.

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In order to keep everyone honest (you know who you are,) we have moved the answers and solutions to the trivia and puzzles to the next page (19).

New DVD Releases for Week of September 14, 2009 PICKS OF THE WEEK Yeah, I’ll be taking this week off from work. Three of my favorite TV shows are coming out on DVD this week, so I’ll be holed-up in The Fortress of Bad Posture with crates of snakki treats, fizzy fluids and my thumb on the speed-dial to my local Chinese take-out, while I endure a threeseason marathon whilst strapped to a chair like Alex from “A Clockwork Orange.” Set

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“The Big Bang Theory: The Complete Second Season” -- The ongoing saga of TV’s most hilarious geeks continues.

While Season 1 devoted itself to mostly stand-alone episodes that did a great job of introducing the characters of Leonard, Sheldon, Wolowitz, Koothrappali and Penny, Season 2 devotes itself to longer, multiepisode story arcs that do an amazing job of fleshing out the characters and making them more than simply stereotypical, onedimensional jokes.

Leonard and Penny’s relationship continues to be on and off, as both of them find (and break up with) different people; Wolowitz hooks up -- somehow -- with Leslie Winkle; and Sheldon gets the coolest Christmas gift ever: Leonard Nimoy’s DNA. The DVD set has a few extras: Commentary tracks on each episode, a gag reel

“The IT Crowd: The Complete Third Season” -- The Geek Train keeps a’rollin’ with Britain’s funniest sitcom, as IT nerds Moss and Roy, along with their hapless supervisor Jen, find themselves in the most ridiculous situations imaginable. Is Jen’s handyman urinating in her sinks? How exactly do Roy and Moss stumble into a bank robbery caper a la Guy Ritchie? Just who are The Lords of the Internet? And, how can you not watch a program that has such lines as, “Damn these Electric Sex Pants!”?

“It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia: Season 4” -- This is the funniest, raunchiest and most politically incorrect comedy on network television. I love it more than cookies. Join the gang from Paddy’s Pub as they: discover the joys of cannibalism; solve the gasoline crisis; make a viral video; solve

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the mystery of who pooped the bed; and stage the twisted musical, “The Nightman Cometh.” Special features include a gag reel, a live performance of “The Nightman Cometh” and a hidden Easter Egg. TV SERIES “Doctor Who: The Next Doctor” (2008 Christmas Special) “Private Practice” The Complete Second Season “CSI Miami” The Complete Seventh Season “Primeval, Vol. 2” (Series 3) “Dragon Ball” Season One “My Name Is Earl” Season 4 “Grey’s Anatomy” The Complete Fifth Season “Bonanza: The Official First Season” Vol. 1 & 2 “Sanctuary” The Complete First Season “Fame” The Complete Seasons 1 & 2 (c) 2009 King Features Synd., Inc.

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TRIVIA TEST ANSWERS

LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) Putting off making a commitment early in the week could be a good move. Best to act when you know you’re making an informed decision. Expect more facts to emerge by the week’s end.

1. Italy 2. 1 inch 3. Rivers Cuomo 4. Aboard Air Force One following the assassination of President John Kennedy.

5. “Wonderboy” 6. Legendary animals like the Loch Ness monster or Big Foot 7. Hathor 8. Concord 9. “Auf Wiedersehen” (German for “goodbye”) 10. Mark Antony

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) It might not be wise to pursue goals involving others, unless you can stop impulsively rejecting new ideas. Either open your mind or wait until next week, when this “ornery” mood passes.

SPORTS QUIZ ANSWERS 1. Burt Hooton (vs. Philadelphia) and Milt Pappas (vs.

San Diego).

2. Five (1962-66).

3. Notre Dame, 35-13.

4. Brendan Malone, who lasted only the franchise’s first season (1995-96).

5. It was 1983 and 1984 -- the New York Islanders and the Edmonton Oilers.

6. Eight titles, including five Gold Cups.

7. Bob Fitzsimmons (1897) and Roy Jones Jr. (2003).

FLASH BACK ANSWERS 1. The original Shirelles. The high-school group formed in 1958 and had its first No. 1 hit in 1961 with “Will You Love Me Tomorrow?”

2. Exile, in 1978. The band reorganized and went country in 1983, netting four No. 1 hits in one year, including “Woke Up In Love.”

3. Huang Chung, later renamed Wang Chung, is a British new wave group. It did the soundtrack for the 1985 movie “To Live and Die in L.A.” 4. Carl Perkins wrote the song and recorded it himself in 1955. His version came out in January 1956 and hit No. 1. Presley’s only made it to No. 20.

5. Nolan is best remembered for “I Like Dreamin’,” but he’s the pen behind a number of songs done by other artists, such as Patti LaBelle’s “Lady Marmalade” and Frankie Valli’s “My Eyes Adored You,” both in 1974.

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) It’s a good time for the Bovine to be creative and practical for yourself and your surroundings. Shop wisely, not impulsively, and keep your Bull’s eye focused on quality, not quantity.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) You should feel more confident about moving ahead with plans that had to be delayed by an unexpected turn of events. Also, family matters might need more time than first anticipated.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Be considerate of others as you move into a new area in your professional life. Take time to meet people and discuss mutual goals. The more you get to know each other, the better.

LEO (July 23 to August 22) Creating a fuss could get your ideas noticed quickly.

But it would be best to present your case, and then wait for a reaction to follow in due course, rather than try to force it to happen.

VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) Unkept promises might cause plans to go awry this week. You can either grumble about people “letting you down” or find a way to make the best of it and move on.

The choice is yours.

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SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) A recent act of kindness on your part could take on special meaning this week. Also, look for signs of upcoming changes in both your personal and professional relationships.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to December 21) Many of the tougher communication barriers between you and others in the workplace or at home could begin breaking down this week. Expect some surprises to emerge.

CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) Your “tough love” attitude toward someone you care for could be misunderstood. Try to be less judgmental and show more consideration in the way you relate to that person.

AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) An unexpected workplace challenge could be daunting. But take what you know (and you know more than you realize) and apply it to the problem, and you should see positive results.

PISCES (February 19 to March 20) Recent relationship changes for both single and paired Pisces continue to influence much of your week. Keep your focus on developing the positive aspects as you move along.

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Of course, one of the most generous things you can do is to help your grandchildren pay for college. A person with a bachelor’s degree will earn, on average, almost twice as much over a lifetime as workers with a high school diploma, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. And over the past several years, college costs have risen significantly.

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To qualify for a Roth IRA, your grandchildren just need to be old enough to earn some money. They would have to establish the Roth IRA in their names, but you could contribute to it. The contribution limit is the lesser of $5,000 per year or the amount of annual earned income.

Helping your grandchildren pay for college or save for retirement will bring you great satisfaction during your lifetime. But once you’re gone, you can still provide valuable financial resources that may help your grandchildren achieve other goals, such as furthering their education or making a down payment on a home.

Specifically, you might want to pass on some of your assets to your grandchildren through a living trust, which can avoid probate and gives you great control over how — and when — you want your wealth distributed. And if you name your grandchildren beneficiaries of a life insurance policy owned by a trust, the proceeds will not typically be subject to estate or income taxes. (Keep in mind, though, that you will need to consult with a qualified legal advisor before establishing a living trust, which can be a complex arrangement. Edward Jones does not provide tax or legal advice.)

You may have received a card or a gift from your grandchildren on Grandparents Day. But you’ll get even more satisfaction by helping them invest for their future goals.

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Colorado does recognize, and has always recognized, valid holographic wills. A holographic will is a document drafted personally by the testator himself or herself. In order to qualify as a valid “holographic” will, a document must meet certain requirements: • the document must be signed by the testator; • the signature of the testator must be in the testator’s own handwriting; • the “material portions” of the document must be in the testator’s own handwriting; and

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If you do not wish your estate to be distributed in a manner any different from that provided by the intestacy statutes, and if your estate is not large enough than any estate tax mitigating mechanisms are necessary, a will may not be necessary, although your estate then will have to go through the legal expenses, and time, of formal probate proceedings.

Those expenses, if the assistance of an attorney is required, can and usually do exceed the cost of having an attorney draft and supervise the execution of your will to begin with.

Until the 1990s, the State of Colorado did not recognize form wills, primarily because of the concern that, in the absence of the assistance and counsel of an attorney, and in the absence of the dispositive portions of the form will being in the testator’s own handwriting, the form will’s provisions might not reflect the actual intent or wishes of the testator. Such form wills may now be recognized by the probate court, but there is no certainty that they will be admitted in any given particular situation. In

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• it must be clear, by the testator’s words or actions, that he or she intended the document to be his or her last will and testament.

Some strange and varied documents have been found to be valid holographic wills, and admitted to probate, in various states. For example, in one case a person was assaulted and, while dying, wrote, in his own blood, on the wall of the abandoned house in which he was dying: “All to [Name]”, with his signature. This was found to be a valid holographic will. Another case found a holographic will in a writing written on the bottom of a dresser drawer (the bottom of the drawer was cut out to present the will to probate). Valid holographic will have also been written on a nurse’s petticoat, an eggshell, and scratched on a tractor fender.

That being said, most if not all attorneys strongly advise against relying on holographic wills; they are not “self-proved”, and therefore must be formally probated; in addition, lay persons are often ambiguous in their wording of their directions. Because of the uncertainty regarding the admissibility to probate of form and holographic wills, the best course of action is really to have a licensed Colorado attorney draft your will for you. Please consult your legal advisor regarding your particular circumstances.

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