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Now that the weather is warming, and spring is officially here, you probably have noticed more two-wheeled vehicles on the streets. Let’s explore the popular rides called “scooters.”

Most of them don’t go very fast, but they sure go a long way on one tank of gas!

• The first powered two-wheeled vehicles that were the predecessors to motor scooters and motorcycles were patented in Munich, Germany, in 1894.

Hildebrand & Wolfmueller used a twin cylinder watercooled engine and a step-through frame.

• Some of the first scooters in North America were made

by Cushman in Nebraska. They were used by the Army, Navy and Air Force in World War II and included an airborne model made to be dropped by parachute. Cushman manufactured motor scooters from 1936 until 1965.

• Another scooter introduced in 1936 was the Salisbury Motor Glide. Built in Pomona, California, it was fully equipped with a horn, lights and collapsible handlebars. The 1938 models had the first automatic transmissions. From 1947-1950, Salisbury sold the very popular model 85 Super Scooter, believed to be the world’s first maxi scooter. The sleek model could reach 50 miles per hour (80.5 kph) and is a sought after collectible today.

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• Problems with scooters in the early years discouraged some buyers: They had loud two-stroke engines, they were known to have parts fall off, and they didn’t last very long. In spite of these problems, the companies did a good job selling them with advertising that made them look like must-haves for “cool” people. Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck fell in love while riding a Vespa in the movie “Roman Holiday.” Scooters were romanticized as much as horse-drawn carriages.

• Vespa is the brand name for scooters built by the 1st stage Medically Supervised Weight Loss Program Piaggio Company in Italy It’s About Science, Discipline and Support whose production started in 1946. They produced SCOOTING AROUND (continued): 2,484 Vespas in their first year; the second year production jumped to 10,535, and almost 50 years later, in 1994, • During and shortly after World War II, the Cushman Piaggio built over 10 million of the fun machines. So, where Scooter Company was the main manufacturer of scooters, did they get the name? Vespas make a buzzing sound like a and they were producing about 300 scooters a day. In the wasp — the Italian word for wasp is “vespa.” Many people post-war world, scooters were very popular because they tend to call all scooters Vespas. were economical. Japan, France and Italy started making their own models.

• The Piaggio Company was one of several former military aircraft companies that started producing scooters after • The U.S. Department of Transportation definition for World War II. Its Vespa was ahead of its time with many a scooter is a motorcycle that has “a platform for the new features. It had easy-to-change tires, a hidden engine operator’s feet or has integrated footrests,” and has a “step- that cut down on noise and messiness, and its parts were through architecture.” better protected from the elements. These machines were seen as more durable and desirable. By 1960, Vespas were • Scooter owners and admirers sometimes refer to being manufactured in Germany, Great Britain, Belgium, scooters as “putt-putts!” In countries where cars and gas France, Spain and still in Italy as well. info@myhcgprogram.com

• Another early scooter in Europe that came about after the Vespa was the Lambretta. It was built by plumber Ferdinando Innocenti with its frame made out of pipes.

He wanted to build a more affordable scooter. The name Lambretta came from the Lambro River, which was the site of the factory, near Milan, Italy.

• The Rabbit and the Pigeon were two of the first scooters built in Japan, by Fuji and Mitsubishi, respectively. These filled a need for cheap transportation in the far-eastern market from the late 1940s to the 1960s.

• With Cushman and Vespa selling scooters in the United States at a very fast pace, Harley-Davidson, the only made-in-America motorcycle company in 1959, decided to manufacture some of the popular small machines.

Their ads said, “Tops them all in beauty! Tops them all in performance!” However, it’s estimated that only about 3,000 sold in the five years they were made. A nice 1960 model is on display at the Motorcycle Hall of Fame Museum in Pickerington, Ohio.

• By the late 1960s and early 1970s, scooter popularity faded in America. People were more interested in sports cars and saw scooters as a last-resort ride.

• Crowded countries like India, Japan and Taiwan still had a need for cheap transportation and vehicles that didn’t take up a lot of parking space. Today, for example, the population in Taiwan exceeds 23 million. There are more than 11 million registered motor scooters in that country alone, with Kymco motor scooters probably the most popular.

• A small company that came along with its first scooter in 1954 was Honda — not so small today. Honda’s scooter history in Japan has been progressing since then, but they didn’t enter the North American market until 1983. Honda has marketed numerous scooter models, from two-strokes to the more environmentally friendly four-stroke models.

• Honda’s most popular scooter in North America is called the Metropolitan in the United States and the Jazz in Canada. The same scooter model is known as the Crea and Scoopy overseas. Cool names for cool little scooters, wherever you ride!

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• Antonio Pasin died in 1990 after many years of wagon making. He was the 44th toy innovator inducted into the Toy Industry Hall of Fame in 2003. His grandsons Robert and Paul run the company now.

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(Even with Julianne Hough? I guess we’ll never see him on her show “Dancing With the Stars”!)

Lea Michele sang “Don’t Rain on My Parade” on “Glee” and is the front-runner to fill Barbra Streisand’s shoes in the musical “Funny Girl,” which is headed for Broadway. Streisand, who won an Oscar for her portrayal of Fanny Brice, was quoted as saying, “My niece got a DVD of ‘Funny Girl’ and asked why I was singing a song from ‘Glee’!!”

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By Gerry Messina have to be six hours long. It will be a lot like Marshall’s (of “Happy Days”/”Laverne & Shirley” fame) We associate green with recycling, leaving a smaller “Valentine’s Day.” We’ll see it Dec. 9. environmental impact on the planet, and gardening. We speak about living green and a greener planet, but is that The multi-talented Tom Hanks is at it really the perfect color to represent all of the items listed again, writing (with “My Big Fat Greek above? The human eye sees approximately 1.6 million Wedding” star Nia Vardalos), producing, colors, nature presents an astonishing abundance of colors directing and starring in “Larry Crowne”. in everything from millions of browns to millions of reds, He’ll reunite with his “Charlie Wilson’s and even the human race comes in more colors than can be War” co-star Julia Roberts, along with described. So rather than focus on green, I found myself Vardalos and “Breaking Bad’s” Bryan focusing on all the colors that the planet has to offer, and Cranston. The last time Hanks directed a their different effects on our moods. I’m not talking about film by himself was the 1996 movie “That painting your dining room red to promote your appetite or Thing You Do.” “Larry Crowne” is due any other design ideas, but the power of color in our world. for release July 1.

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• Take soap scum right off your shower curtain -spray with a vinegar-and-water mixture, then throw it in the washer. Hang it right back up, and those mildew stains are gone!

• Another great suggestion from L.D.W. in Illinois: When canning or doing another job, “always do the thing you hate first, and then the rest will be easier.”

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So those that “say” they want to improve their health and fitness start on a Monday and walk in a park, on the beach, on your treadmill or your gym’s treadmill. Wherever it is, make sure you’re walking at a brisk pace for 1 hr for 30 consecutive days and then see how you feel. One thing I know for sure you will have is a true understanding of commitment.

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Other ideas? If it’s a new baby, you might want to draw a bottle and bibs. If it’s spring-break memories, draw activities that represent the trip.

4. While their artwork is drying, have the kids choose a piece of colored paper on which to mount their photo. Affix the photo to the paper, place it against the glass, clip on the back of the frame, and you have a wonderful “picture story” to hang on the wall.

Quick tip: It’s not a great idea for preschoolers to handle glass. Instead, have them do all their doodling directly on the paper, including the squiggle line frame shape. Then frame it and hang it. They’ll be totally thrilled! ***

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• On April 17, 1790, American statesman, printer, scientist and writer Benjamin Franklin dies in Philadelphia at age 84.

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• On April 11, 1814, Napoleon Bonaparte, emperor of France, abdicates the throne and, in the Treaty of Fontainebleau, is banished to the Mediterranean island of Elba. He died at age 52 on May 5, 1821, possibly from stomach cancer, although some theories contend he was poisoned.

• On April 12, 1908, a fire in Chelsea, Mass., at the Boston Blacking Company leaves 12 dead, 85 missing and presumed dead and more than 17,000 homeless. Due to high winds, a good portion of the city burned. It took nearly 10 years for Chelsea to be completely rebuilt.

• On April 16, 1943, in Basel, Switzerland, Albert Hoffman, a Swiss chemist, accidentally consumes LSD-25, a synthetic drug he had created in 1938 as part of his research into the medicinal value of lysergic acid compounds. Widespread use of the so-called mind-expanding drug did not begin until the 1960s.

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• On April 13, 1964, Sydney Poitier becomes the first African American to win the Academy Award for Best Actor, for his role as a construction worker in “Lilies of the Field” (1963). He debuted on Broadway in 1946 in an all-black production of “Lysistrata,” and by 1950 he was appearing in Hollywood films, beginning with “No Way Out.” • On April 14, 1975, the American airlift of Vietnamese orphans to the United States ends after 2,600 children are transported to America. Operation Baby Lift lasted 10 days and was carried out during the final, desperate phase of the war, as North Vietnamese forces were closing in on Saigon. (c) 2011 King Features Synd., Inc.

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Behold, the Power of Flaxseed Oil After strapping my kid into the rear-facing baby seat and carefully avoiding red lipstick while still managing to complete some semblance of a kiss to my wife, it is clear to all involved in this scene of domesticity that I have uncanny powers.

Squeaks and Creaks Q: The wooden staircase in my house has a couple of stairs that squeak loudly when anyone walks on them. They feel pretty solid. Is there a way to stop the noise? -- Jim in Toledo, Ohio

A: As your house and its components age and settle, it’s not unusual for a few squeaks and creaks to be heard in the Behold! As I hoist my wife’s red Prius into the air. Witness! floorboards or on the stairs, among other things. Of course, As I foist it into the street, right into the driver’s lane, with that doesn’t mean you have to put up with them. little evidence of strain. Such is my power.

Thank you, flaxseed oil!

Squeaks in stairs are caused by the tread (the part that your foot steps on) rubbing against one of the risers (the vertical Now, I know what you’re thinking ... “flaxseed oil? Isn’t board between each step) or the stringer (the angled, notched that a rich source of omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids?” board on which the stairs are built). Settling of the house, or Well, yes ... but it’s also so much more. It can, as far as I expansion and contraction of the wood due to temperature can tell, turn a Roger Maris into a Barry Bonds. That’s only and humidity fluctuations -- all of which are normal -- can an anecdotal observation, however. cause a tiny misalignment of the stair’s treads and risers, noticeable when pressure is placed on the misaligned board According to the University of Maryland Medical Center, (e.g., you step on it). clinical studies suggest that flaxseed oil and other omega-3 fatty acids may be helpful in treating a variety of conditions. Correcting the squeak is not too difficult, especially if you These conditions include high cholesterol, heart disease and can access the underside of the stairs.

Sjogren’s syndrome (an autoimmune condition where the immune system attacks glands in the body that produce You’ll need a hammer and small finishing nails, wood moisture, like salivary and tear glands.) glue and several thin wooden shims or wedges (available at home-improvement stores). You also might need a drill Actually, the University of Maryland goes to great lengths and wood filler. to distance itself from the flaxseed and does not imply any endorsement or recommendation of what many top-flight Have a helper walk up and down the stairs while you baseball players and I consider to be nothing short of a pinpoint the problem areas from underneath. After marking miracle drug. Their analysis is peppered with phrases like the squeaky stairs, spread a little wood glue on the top of a “[whether] flaxseed oil as a supplement can help lower shim or wedge. Gently hammer the wedge into the space cholesterol is up for debate. Some small studies show it where the stair tread and the supporting riser meet. Add may, but at least one double-blind study found no evidence more wedges, equally spaced, if necessary to even it out. that it lowered cholesterol.”

Also, place a wedge between the riser and the stringer, and between the tread and the stringer. Have your helper test But what do they know? The Terps didn’t even make the the tread from above. If the finishing nails are short enough NIT this year. that they won’t poke through the top of the tread or riser, carefully nail the shims into place.

If only they knew the power of flaxseed oil and how, when combined with arthritis cream, it could change the world. What if you can’t access the underside of the stairs? From Well ... at least the record books. This heady concoction the top side, locate the squeaky stairs and try to pinpoint can, as baseball fans have witnessed, make your head swell, exactly where the squeak is occurring. If the squeak is near and not just because of the secondary ego-stroking effects the back of the tread, drill a pilot hole at an angle through it may have on you. In these, admittedly, non-clinical trials, the back of the stair tread toward the riser, then carefully baseball players have observed, flaxseed and arthritis cream hammer a finishing nail into the pilot hole all the way into can cause your head to grow several batting-helmet sizes. the riser. Countersink the nail and fill the hole with wood But who needs clinical trials when you can have your very filler that’s the same color as the tread. Move to the side of own congressional trial? Maybe all of those home runs the tread and repeat, drilling a pilot hole toward the stringer flying off of Barry Bonds’ bat weren’t derived from a diet beneath the tread and hammering a finishing nail through. rich in essential fatty acids that flaxseed may (or may not) provide to the average person’s balanced meal. Maybe HOME TIP: Got a squeaky floorboard? flaxseed oil isn’t my power source when I’m haplessly flinging hybrid cars to and fro. Maybe it was the Chinese For a temporary fix, squeeze a bit of graphite herbs my chiropractor gave me last week, or maybe it was powder between the joints underneath the that needle-tipped syringe someone stabbed me with before floor to lubricate the space. the recent home and away.

It’ll take an act of congress to find out, apparently.

Mark Vasto is a veteran sportswriter and publisher of The Kansas City Luminary. (c) 2011 King Features Synd., Inc.

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