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• Barbara Millicent Roberts met Ken Sean Carson in 1961.

Barbara, aka “Barbie”, had been on store shelves since 1959, but her hunky boyfriend wasn’t introduced until two years later, when the two “met” on the imaginary set of a TV commercial. Each of them has had a wide variety of occupations over the years, Barbie having been a teacher, dentist, veterinarian, Air Force jet pilot, firefighter, astronaut, and ballerina, among many others. Ken has worked as a pizza delivery boy, rock star, pro tennis player, and doctor, just a few of his 40+ careers. After 43 years as a couple, Mattel announced they had split in 2004, but in 2006, after Ken received an extensive makeover, they were reunited.

• The 1961 musical film West Side Story chronicled the story of Tony and Maria, a tale loosely based on Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, New York City style. The story revolved around the rivalry between two street gangs, the Sharks and the Jets. Tony, co-founder of the Jets, fell in love with Maria, the sister of the Sharks founder, a combination that could only result in disaster. Richard Beymer took the role of Tony after it was declined by Elvis Presley, and Natalie Wood was chosen over the likes of Audrey Hepburn and Jill St. John. The film, which ended with the deaths of both Maria’s brother and Tony, took home 10 Oscars, including Best Picture and was the second highest-grossing film of the year. It ranks #51 on the American Film Institute’s list of 100 best movies.

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FICTIONAL ROMANCES (continued): • Although the love story about Lois Lane and Clark Kent, aka Superman, has been told in many different ways in various forms of media, they were first introduced in June of 1938 in the DC Comics publication Action Comics #1.

Their romance started out as a rivalry, after Clark scooped Lois on a story at the Daily Planet, an exclusive on Superman. Clark was enamored with Lois, but ironically, her affections were fixed on his alter-ego Superman. The couple didn’t tie the knot until 1996 when the event was published in the comic book to coincide with the nuptials on the TV series Lois and Clark. In 2007, they welcomed the addition of an adopted Kryptonian boy then named Chris Kent.

• Peter Parker made his first appearance in August of 1962 in the Marvel Comics’ publication Amazing Fantasy. He was an orphaned high school student in Queens, New York, living with his Uncle Ben and Aunt May. When he was bitten by a radioactive spider, he attained the “agility and proportionate strength of an arachnid,” and acquired

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Grandma Moses is proof positive that you’re never too old to learn something new. Take a look at the life of this celebrated folk artist who started a new career in her 70s.

• Grandma Moses was born Anna Mary Robertson in upstate New York in 1860.

As a child, she began painting, squeezing juice out of grapes and lemons to obtain colors.

• At the tender age of 12, Anna left home to work on a neighboring farm doing housework.

At 27, she married one of the farm’s hired men, Thomas Moses. While on their honeymoon to North Carolina, the couple spied a farm in Virginia they liked, and invested their meager $600 savings to rent the place, where they remained for 20 years.

For spare cash, Anna sold homemade potato chips and butter to the neighbors. The Moses had 10 children, only five of whom survived.

• The family then moved to a farm at Eagle Bridge, New York, and it was here that Anna completed her first painting.

While wallpapering her parlor, she ran out of paper, pasted up plain white paper and painted a scene. That first work still hangs today in a Bennington, Vermont museum.

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• Homer and Marge Simpson were first introduced to TV viewers in December, 1989, along with their three children, Bart, Lisa, and Maggie. The blue-haired Marge Bouvier met Homer Simpson during her final year at Springfield High School. Although the couple might be a little rough around the edges, they seem to have a way of working through their marital difficulties with unending dedication to each other. Actress Julie Kavner provides not only the voice of Marge in the animated series, but Marge’s mother Jacqueline and sisters Patty and Selma as well. Dan Castellaneta voices Homer, Grampa Simpson, Krusty the Clown, Barney Gumble, Mayor Quimby, and Hans Moleman.

• Author Edgar Rice Burroughs conceived the idea of the British Lord and Lady Greystoke being marooned on the coast of Africa in 1912. Lady Greystoke gave birth there, but died on her son’s first birthday, while the Lord was killed by the leader of the Mangani ape tribe. Their son, John, Clayton, Earl of Greystoke, was adopted by the ape tribe, and grew up to be their leader. Thus went the story of Tarzan over the course of 24 novels. Tarzan met Jane Porter when she and her expedition were marooned in a similar manner. The pair married in Burroughs’ second over the farm duties to her son and daughter-in-law. During her spare time, she embroidered pictures with yarn wool, which were much admired by family and friends. However, arthritis set in, forcing her to give up her needlework when it became too difficult to hold the needle. But she could hold a brush, and so turned to painting at age 76.

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He bought every one, then drove to the Moses’ farm to purchase all she had on hand. Three major exhibits followed shortly after, and Anna was on the road to fame.

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• Grandma Moses lived past her 101st birthday. LIFE magazine featured her on the cover of its September, 19, 1960 issue in honor of her 100th birthday. Twentyfive paintings were done after she hit the century mark.

Her art hangs in nine U.S. museums, and another hangs in the White House. In 2004, one of her painting appeared on the PBS broadcast Antiques Roadshow, where it was appraised at $60,000. The painting “The Old Checkered House, 1862,” had been purchased in the 1940s for less than $10, and had appeared in a 1946 ad campaign for DuBarry cosmetics’ “Primitive Red” lip gloss.

Her highest-selling work to date, her 1943 painting “Sugaring Off,” sold in 2006 for $1.2 million.

• Fellow artist Norman Rockwell included Grandma’s likeness in his 1948 painting “Christmas Homecoming,” featured on the cover of the Saturday Evening Post’s Christmas issue that year.

• Fans of the 1960s television comedy series The Beverly Hillbillies” may recall that the name of the character known as Granny was Daisy Moses.

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The United States initially recognized the new Cuban dictator but withdrew its support after Castro nationalized U.S. assets on the island.

• Floriography, or the language of flowers, began during the Victorian era, when individuals used flower symbolism to express feelings they were unable to speak aloud, or wanted a discreet form of communication. Various blooms were used to send secret or coded messages of love and other sentiments. Flower dictionaries containing the meanings of different varieties filled the shelves as the long list grew.

• Most of us know that sending red roses denotes enduring, passionate romantic love, meant for the love of your life.

Pink roses are for a lesser affection, and yellow are to be used to symbolize the joy of a devoted friendship. While white roses represent purity and virtue, a bouquet of mixed red and white roses is used to designate unity with your loved one. Can’t afford a dozen roses? Just a single red rose in full bloom also says, “I love you.” Trying to tell your

loved one it was love at first sight? Lavender roses are the symbol for that sentiment.

• Blue flowers are used to send a message of calm, beauty, tranquility, and peace. Specifically, blue hyacinths indicate constancy and faithfulness, as do blue violets, which represent faithfulness and say, “I’ll always be true.” If violets are unavailable, blue forget-me-nots also let the recipient know that your love is true.

• On Feb. 14, 278 A.D., Valentine, a holy priest in Rome in the days of Emperor Claudius II, is executed. Claudius the Cruel had banned all marriages and engagements.

Valentine defied Claudius and continued to perform marriages for young lovers in secret.

• On Feb. 17, 1904, Giacomo Puccini’s opera “Madame Butterfly” premieres at the La Scala theater in Milan, Italy. Set in Nagasaki, Japan, “Madame Butterfly” told the story of an American sailor, B.F. Pinkerton, who marries and then abandons a young Japanese geisha, Cio-Cio-San, or Madame Butterfly.

• On Feb. 11, 1916, Emma Goldman, a crusader for women’s rights and social justice, is arrested in New York City for lecturing and distributing materials about birth control. She was accused of violating the Comstock Act of 1873, which made it a federal offense to disseminate contraceptive devices and information through the mail or across state lines.

• On Feb. 13, 1920, The League of Nations, the international organization formed at the peace conference at Versailles in the wake of World War I, recognizes the perpetual neutrality of Switzerland. The League also established its headquarters in the Swiss city of Geneva.

• On Feb. 16, 1959, Fidel Castro is sworn in as prime

• On Feb. 15, 1965, in accordance with a formal proclamation by Queen Elizabeth II of England, a new Canadian national flag is raised above Parliament Hill in Ottawa, the capital of Canada. Canada’s national flag was to be red and white with a stylized 11-point red maple leaf in its center.

• On Feb. 12, 1973, the release of American POWs from the Vietnam War begins in Hanoi as part of the Paris peace settlement. Operation Homecoming was completed on March 29, 1973, when the last of 591 U.S. prisoners were released and returned to the United States. (c) 2012 King Features Synd., Inc.

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If you have young children in your house, give them a “Create a Card” kit this week for some do-it-yourself valentines. You’ll be giving a little gift to get another heartfelt gift started.

If you’re a grandparent, assemble inexpensive mini kits for each of your school-age grandchildren (as a hint, hint: “I’d love a homemade card from you”). Send the assembled kits in the mail, and who knows, you might in turn find a surprise “craft with a heart” delivered to YOUR address come Feb. 14.

Here’s how: A Valentine-making starter kit in a box might contain red, pink and white construction paper, lace or paper doilies and a small bag or tin can filled with valentine stickers, cut-outs from vintage valentine cards, conversation heart candy, buttons, pieces from old jewelry, sewing trim such as rickrack and ribbon, glitter, etc. Add a new marker in a fun color, a pair of decorative-edge scissors from a craft store and a new glue stick. Tuck in envelopes and some postage stamps, too.

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a kiss -- and even their thumbs. A child may press her thumb onto an inkpad and then onto the closed flap of the envelope with the first print angled to the right. Make a second thumbprint to the left to create a one-of-a-kind heart shape. *** Donna Erickson’s award-winning series “Donna’s Day” is airing on public television nationwide. To find more of her creative family recipes and activities, visit www. donnasday.com and link to the NEW Donna’s Day Facebook fan page. Her latest book is “Donna Erickson’s Fabulous Funstuff for Families.” (c) 2013 Donna Erickson Distributed by King Features Synd.

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The vet can check for any underlying condition, as well as check the hairball for traces of blood, plants or other items of concern. The vet will make sure Chester’s general health is good for his age (or not), and can offer suggestions and possibly medication to reduce the frequency at which your cat is horking up hairballs.

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Long Hair or Style Cut Extra

$2.00 Drinks

MANICURE & PEDICURE

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Long Hair Extra

7am6pm

(Every day)

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Everyday in Both Locations

954.817.4919

3500 & UP Long Hair Extra

BLOW DRYS

1300

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& UP Long Hair Extra

352 East Dania Beach Boulevard Across from Dania Jai Alai

954.921.7187

1468 Hallandale Beach Boulevard Publix Shopping Center

Lisa Halprin, PA

FOILS

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S INE' ENT L A V DAY FOR SES S O R E E FRE E LADI TH

954.920.5479

PERM OR BODY WAVE

Men and Ladies

OPEN 7 DAYS 10am-2am Sundays Open at 9am Happy Hour Prices 5-7pm

Full Service Salon for Men & Women

954.457.3344

NOW HIRING LICENSED SALES ASSOCIATES Contact: Marc 954.895.6540

Hemispheres os (2) units “a” line s Vu’s Beautiful fully Updated Mid $200K’s

4280 galt ocean Drive #7a Dir. ocn. Vu 3-2.5 Crn. $600K

Wave #706 studio n Vu granite Counter tops $200K

Wave #1216 1/1.5 s Vu furn. $325K also for rent Yr. or seas.

Parker Plaza estates #524 2-2 approved short sale $272K firm

Hemisphere Bs 12e Crn. 3-2.5 ocn/intr.

Cstl. Vu’s Upgraded Mid $400K’s

Hemisphere Bs-9a 1/1.5 s Vu tile/ Carpet $195K

Hemisphere os-10n 1/1.5 s Vu tile flrs.,furnished $229,900K

sea air towers #820 1/1.5 convertible s Vu,tile flrs.,24hr. security $225K

Hemisphere on-20a 1/1.5 s Vu wd. flrs.

Updated Kit. w/new appl. $250K

Hemisphere Bs-22K 1-1.5 n Vu tile & Wd. flrs. fully remodeled $225K

Wave #1405 studio n Vu tile flrs.,White Kit. Cabs w/granit cntr. tops $239,900K

ocean Marine Yacht Club #914 2-2 Crn. e Vu,stn.stl. appl. $525K

Wave #1235 2-2 Crn. sW Vu tile flrs.,Walk in Closet $365K

Hemisphere Bn-7L studio fully remodeled Porcelin flrs.,stn.stl. pl.,furn. $145K

Listings for saLe: Parker tower #1808 1-1.5 $174,900 Hemisphere os-3e 3-2.5 $437,500 Parker Dorado #603 1-1 $205,000 Hemisphere on-MZf 2-2 $174,900 Hemisphere Bs-21B 1-1.5 219,900 Quadomain Catania #2401 2-2 $425K Hemisphere Bn-7K 2-2 $245K Hemisphere Bs-11J 2-2 $249,900

Hemisphere os-6H 2-2 $259,902 Wave #1028 1-1.5 $265K Wave #818 1-1 s Vu $285K ocean Marine Yacht Club #812 $345K Hemisphere os-8Q 3-2.5 $349,900 Wave #422 Dir. ocn. Vu $278K Wave #336 2-2 $369K Hemisphere os-3a 1-1.5 s Vu $249K Hemisphere os-5a 1-1.5 s Vu $260K

Listings for rent: Hemisphere Bn-14r 2-2 $2,900 mth Hemisphere os-12Q 3-2.5 $2,700 mth Hemisphere Bs-18e 3-2.5 $2,900 mth Hemisphere Bn-5C 1-1 $1,200 mth Hemisphere Bn-8H studio 2,000 seasonal Hemisphere on-22B 1-1.5 $2,400 seasonal Wave #838 1-1 $2,500 seasonal

Quadomain Catania #2003 2-2 $3,800 mth Wave 1527 studio $1,500 Wave 1139 1-1.5 $1,900 Wave 1614 1-1.5 $1,900 Hemisphere Bs-22B aval.5/1/13$2,200 Hemisphere Bs-20H 2-2 $2,800 Wave #403 studio 1,650mth yr.

Wave #1614 change price to $1,750mth