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• If you drink a can of beer after work and then toss it in the recycling bin, that one (aluminum) can saves enough energy to watch television for three hours after dinner. Of course, you’d save even more energy if you went out for a walk or read a good used book after dinner. Think of the paper and trees saved.

• Yes, we can: There are over 80 billion soda cans used each year. Yes, that’s billion. And that’s just soda. Now, can you see the importance of recycling aluminum?

• For every 1 percent decrease in the Earth’s ozone layer, there is a 2 percent increase in the incidence of skin cancer in humans.

• Public transportation produces 95 percent less carbon monoxide (CO), 90 percent less volatile organic compounds (VOCs), and about half as much carbon dioxide (CO2) and nitrogen oxide (NOx), per passenger mile as private vehicles.

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• Forty-nine percent of America’s electricity comes from burning coal. Sixty three percent of fossil fuel electricity comes from burning coal, 29 percent from burning natural gas and 9 percent from burning oil.

• It takes approximately 394 pounds (179 kg) of coal to keep a single 100-watt incandescent light bulb burning for 12 hours each day for one year.

• Currently, conventional incandescent lamps are in the process of being replaced with more energy-efficient lamps. Fluorescent light has been used for many years in overhead fluorescent tubes without causing any problems.

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• Every minute you cut from your shower is roughly 5 gallons (19 liters) of water saved. The less time your shower takes, the lower your impact on the environment.

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Fittingly, one of America’s great jazzmen, Louis Armstrong, was born on July 4, 1900. He came from extreme poverty and became one of the most well known performers in the world. This week, Tidbits blows its horn in honor of the great Louis “Pops” Armstrong.

• Louis Armstrong was born in the slums of segregated New Orleans, became a juvenile delinquent, then was relegated to the Colored Waifs’ Home for Boys. That’s where he was introduced to the cornet and began a lifelong commitment to jazz music.

• Armstrong had many hit records including “What a Wonderful World,” “When the Saints Go Marching In” and “Hello Dolly.”

• Armstrong formed his first band at age 14 and worked around New Orleans until 1923, when he went to Chicago.

That’s where he made his first recordings with the King Oliver band in Richmond, Indiana.

• With his trumpet he could reach F above high C with ease, a feat unheard of in the 1920s, as were his legatos, coupled with his pure tone, continuity of phrasing and sophisticated improvisations.

• He was nicknamed Satchelmouth, for obvious physiological reasons, by an editor of the “London Melody Maker,” a music newspaper. It was shortened to Satchmo for convenience.

He was also called Pops by those who loved him.

• Louis’ career was constantly upwardly mobile. In New York he worked The Savoy and The Cotton Clubs and did a Broadway revue, Hot Chocolates, which brought him to the attention of white audiences. He recorded “Ain’t Misbehavin’,” one of his 1st big records.

• In 1930 he went to Los Angeles to work Frank Sebastian’s Cotton Club. The same year, he cut the first of many records with Lionel Hampton, “Memories of You.”

Memorial Day is a day of remembrance of those who have died serving our country. Tidbits salutes the men and women of our armed forces who fought and who sacrificed their lives so that we could be free.

• Memorial Day has a long history. It began as a commemoration for those soldiers who died during the Civil War. • Three years after the Civil War ended, on May 5, 1868, General John A. Logan, the head of the Grand Army of the Republic, established Decoration Day (later changed to Memorial Day) as a time for the nation to decorate the graves of the war dead with flowers. He declared the day should be ob-served on May 30 because flowers would be in bloom all over the country.

• Memorial Day was first celebrated on May 30, 1868.

During the first national celebration. General James Garfield made a speech at Arlington National Cemetery, after which around 5,000 participants helped to decorate the graves of the more than 20,000 Union and Confederate soldiers who were buried there.

• This first “official” celebration in 1868 was inspired by observances in several towns throughout America that had been going on since the end of the Civil War. Several Northern and Southern cities claim to be the birthplace of Memorial Day, but in 1966, the federal government declared Waterloo, N.Y., its official birthplace. Waterloo was chosen because it had made celebration of the day an annual event that involved the entire community.

• The South refused to honor the dead on Memorial Day until after World War I when the meaning of Memorial Day changed from honoring Civil War dead to honoring Americans who died fighting in any war.

• In 1943, Armstrong won the first Esquire magazine jazz poll in the trumpet and vocal categories. In January 1944, Esquire held its first jazz concert at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City, starring Louis, of course. He won their poll again in 1945, 1946 and 1947.

• Armstrong made his first record with Ella Fitzgerald in 1947. At the same time, his agent and longtime friend Joe Glaser suggested forming the Louis Armstrong and His All Stars Band, which reached for and brought new highs to musicians and music lovers.

• In 1951, the Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts of St. Louis began placing flags on the 150,000 graves at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery as an annual Good Turn, a practice that continues to this day.

• Armstrong was accepted by royalty. He was honored by U.S. presidents and foreign heads of state. He was received by the Pope.

• According to record historians, Armstrong recorded 1,500 plus records between 1923 and 1970.

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• In 1964, Armstrong knocked the Beatles off the top of the charts with “Hello Dolly,” which gave the 63-year-old a U.S. record as the oldest artist to have a No. 1 song.

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A perfect evening begins at Pronto Bella, offering authentic Italian cuisine including homemade pastas.

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Fresh blueberries in a marshmallowy cream filling update this classic cake-like cookie.

Cakes 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves 1 1/2 sticks butter or margarine (3/4 cup), softened 1 cup packed light brown sugar 1 large egg 2 tablespoons light (mild) molasses 1/2 cup reduced-fat sour cream Filling: 1 package (8-ounce) reduced-fat cream cheese 1 jar (7 1/2-ounce) marshmallow creme 2 cups blueberries, plus additional for garnish 1. Prepare Cakes: Preheat oven to 350 F. Spray 3 large cookie sheets with nonstick cooking spray. In medium bowl, mix flour, cinnamon, ginger, baking soda, nutmeg, salt and cloves.

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2. In large bowl, with mixer on medium-high speed, beat butter until smooth. Add brown sugar and beat 3-4 minutes or until creamy, scraping sides with rubber spatula. Add egg and molasses; beat until well-blended. With mixer on low speed, beat in flour mixture alternately with sour cream, beginning and ending with flour mixture, just until blended.

3. Spoon batter by heaping tablespoons onto prepared cookie sheets, 2 1/2 inches apart (you should get 30 cakes).

Bake cakes, one sheet at a time, 11-13 minutes or until cakes spring back when pressed lightly. Cool cakes in pan on wire rack 1 minute, then transfer with spatula to wire rack to cool completely.

4. Prepare Filling: In large bowl, with mixer on mediumhigh speed, beat cream cheese until smooth. Reduce speed to low; add marshmallow cr me and beat just until blended, scraping beaters if necessary. Fold in blueberries. Spread 1/4 cup filling on flat side of half of cakes. Top each with plain cake, flat side down, pressing lightly. If you like, garnish with additional blueberries pressed into side of filling. Serves 15.

• Each serving: About 320 calories, 15g total fat (9g saturated), 55mg cholesterol, 260mg sodium, 44g total carbohydrate, 4g protein.

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