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Noted Italian operatic singer Enrico Caruso was born on February 25, 1873. In honor of that event, come along with Tidbits as we attend the opera!

ENRICO CARUSO • Caruso was one of the first opera singers to have his voice professionally recorded. He made nearly 300 recordings between 1902 and 1920, which was just before he died. As a result, his recordings are available today on CD or digital download.

His 1904 recording of “Vesti la giubba” (“put on the costumes”) from the opera Pagliacci was the first sound recording to sell a million copies. Because of the popularity of his recordings, he was one of the most famous celebrities of his day.

• He also made history when he was broadcast live from the stage of the Metropolitan Opera House in 1910 in the first radio broadcast to be publicly transmitted in the United States.

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• In 1906, Caruso performed in San Francisco the night before the big earthquake shook the town to its roots. He was so unnerved by the experience that he feared the shock would damage his voice. Standing in the shattered ruins of his hotel, he stood by a broken window, singing at the top of his lungs in order to be sure his voice was unharmed. He swore he’d never return to San Francisco, and he kept his word.

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sang, “I’ll die if you can find me a clean place!”

• The most tacky version of Carmen was probably the silent movie version that was made in 1915.

• During one performance of Carmen a dog wandered on stage and became fascinated by the conductor’s waving baton. The dog enjoyed fetching sticks and couldn’t understand why the conductor wouldn’t throw the baton for him to retrieve. The dog began to bark and the barking became louder when the conductor used the baton to try to shoo the dog away. The curtain came down and the dog was removed.

• Many cats reside in the outdoor arena in Verona and in one performance of Carmen, a kitty came out from behind the wings and started rubbing up against Don Jose’s legs, purring and meowing just as he was preparing to murder Carmen.

• A performance of Carmen was being staged in Mexico City.

The singer playing the part of Don José had a long wait back stage while Acts 3 and 4 progressed, so he decided to dash out to get a beer in a local tavern. No sooner had he entered one than he was arrested by a couple of cops who saw his scruffy clothing and dragged him off to jail. When he informed them he was a tenor singing opera, they informed him he was drunk.

He could only convince them by singing his part in the opera.

OPERATIC FACTS • When Princess Victoria, eldest daughter of Queen Victoria, wed Prince Frederick William of Prussia, she picked out music of her two favorite composers. One was the “Bridal Chorus” from Richard Wagner’s opera Lohengrin, and the other was the “Wedding March” from Mendelssohn’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Copy cat brides in England chose the same music, starting a tradition that continues today: “Here comes the bride, all dressed in white...”

• An opera called “The Prophet” written in 1849 by Giacomo Meyerbeer packed houses all over Europe because of the popularity of the rollerskating scene. Arm in arm, the diva and the baritone sang a duet while doing figure eights around the stage.

• The original Engelbert Humperdinck was a German musician in the late 1800s. He wrote the opera Hansel and Gretel.

• A age 2, William Gilbert was kidnapped from his home in Italy, and the ransom his parents paid was one pound of sterling silver for each pound of baby— 25 pounds in all. When Gilbert grew up and started working with Arthur Sullivan, he incorporated this incident into two of his operettas.

• In the opera Othello, Othello is the only black actor. But in New Orleans in 1955, the actor playing the part became ill, and the understudy did too. Nowhere in town was there another black man who knew the part. However, there was a white man who could sing and knew all the words. So the play was revised a bit, becoming the only all-black performance of Othello with a white star.

• When the orchestra met for the dress rehearsal of The Magic Flute in London on April 1, 1948, conductor Karl Rankl began directing the music, only to be astonished when, instead of The Magic Flute, the players launched into the overture from Carmen. It was an April Fool’s Day joke.

A TOAST TO AN OPERA SINGER • Helen Porter Mitchell was born in Melbourne, Australia, in 1861. She showed remarkable musical ability, with a voice spanning three octaves. As a young woman, she married and tried to settle down, but she knew she was not destined for the life of a housewife; she was destined for the stage.

• After receiving instruction as an opera singer, she knew this was the life for her. However, Australia did not have many opportunities for opera singers in the 1800s, so she left her family and traveled to Europe and England, where she was received enthusiastically, becoming the first Australian to achieve international recognition as an opera singer.

• She had always gone by the nickname of Nellie, and she was persuaded to adopt a new stage name as her last name.

She chose a contraction of her hometown of Melbourne.

• During a newspaper interview, a reporter asked her how she stayed so slim. She said she enjoyed eating toast that was

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sliced very thin and toasted very crispy, a habit she had picked up when she’d been ill and could digest little else. The hotel chef at the Ritz served it to her whenever she visited, and other customers enjoyed it as well. Her fans, striving to emulate her, also started eating thin crispy toast, which was generally served with soups and salads or topped with spreads. Today we still eat the toast named after the Australian opera singer’s stage name. What is it? Answer at the bottom of the page.

A BIG MEAL Opera singer Ernestine Schumann-Heink loved a big meal.

One day as she sat down to a huge steak dinner in a restaurant, Enrico Caruso walked in. He took one look at the size of the steak she was starting on and said, “Surely you are not going to eat that alone!” She replied, “Oh, no— with potatoes!”

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MEASHA BRUEGGERGOSMAN • Measha Gosman was born in New Brunswick in 1977. As a youngster, she sang in the choir of the Baptist church.

She had an aptitude for music and began taking voice and piano lessons at the age of seven. As a teen, she spent summers on a scholarship at the Boston Conservatory, and she also studied with noted soprano Wendy Nielsen. She got a bachelor degree in music at the University of Toronto and then earned her masters degree in Germany.

• When she married a Swiss man named Markus Bruegger, they combined their last names, and she became Measha Brueggergosman.

• Measha was only 20 years old when she played the lead role in the premiere of the opera Beatrice Chancy. The opera tells the story of a slave girl in 19th century rural Nova Scotia who murders her abusive father, who is also her master. The opera was well received, as was her performance. In 2000 it was filmed for the CBC. • Since then, she has appeared throughout Canada, performing with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Montreal Symphony Orchestra, the Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra, the National Arts Centre Orchestra, and at Roy Thomson Hall. She’s also performed internationally, in the U.S., Germany, and elsewhere. She sang on William Bolcom’s album Songs of Innocence and Experience which won three Grammy awards, including Best Classical Album.

• In 2012, Measha was a judge on the shortlived Canadian reality show Canada’s Got Talent.

• In 2007, she appeared on the British show Who Do You Think You Are in which genealogy experts trace the family tree of famous celebrities.

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Measha discovered that her great-great-greatgreat grandparents escaped from slavery during the Revolutionary War. The British granted freedom to all slaves who escaped from American rebels, which threw many plantations into chaos as slaves fled to freedom with the British. After the war, the British transported about 3,500 newly freed slaves to Nova Scotia where they were free to build new lives for themselves. Measha’s ancestors, John and Rose Gosman, and their baby daughter Fanny (who was born a free citizen because she was born behind British lines) traveled to Canada in 1783 on one of the last ships to leave New York for Nova Scotia. So Measha’s Canadian roots are deep and longstanding.

• Measha nearly lost her life in 2009 when she suffered from a dissected aorta that was mis-diagnosed. “Essentially, I had ignored my blood pressure,” she admits. She felt pressure at the base of her neck and started experiencing numbness in her shoulders and extremities. When her legs gave out, she went to the emergency room, but was sent home the following day with blood pressure medication. Her doctor sent her to a different hospital, where an MRI showed the rupture in her aorta. She was in surgery four hours later. “I think the reason most people die of a dissected aorta is because it’s hard to detect and even more difficult to catch before you die of internal bleeding,” she says.

• After she recovered from surgery, she enjoyed one of the highlights of her career when she performed the Olympic Hymn at the Opening Ceremonies of the 2010 Winter Games. “I would have sang that from the coffin, are you kidding?” she quipped. When told that 2.5 billion people were watching, she admits, “I almost threw up!”

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GREAT THEATRICAL GOOFS • In the opera Gotterdammerung, two extras walk on stage, pick up the bier with Siefried lying on it, and carry it solemnly into the wings. One evening, one of the extras fell ill, so a stage manager called in a replacement. He felt a rehearsal was uncalled for with such a simple scene, so he just explained to the new bier-carrier what

to do. When the scene came up, the two men entered the stage and each man picked up an end of the bier— only to find that they were facing each other. So they both put the bier down, turned around, and found themselves facing opposite ends of the stage. Only on the third try did they get it right.

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struck it with his sword.

• In Rigoletto, the star is humpback. At one performance in Paris, Rigoletto’s hump slowly slid down his back as he sang, until the audience was presented with a perfectly normal man with a really enormous butt.

• Hans Hotter was singing in Die Walkure when he was to grab an enormous cloak, throw it around his shoulders, and stride boldly onto stage. He didn’t understand why the audience was laughing until he discovered he had failed to remove the fluffy pink coat hanger from the cloak before draping it over his shoulders.

• In Siegfried, the hero slowly forges a sword, then lifts it and brings it down upon the anvil, which splits apart. Too bad for singer Lauritz Melchior that the stage hand cued the anvil split three seconds before he

• In Lohengrin, the star tenor is to step into a swan boat and be carried off. But at the Met in 1936, the swan boat disembarked before tenor Lauritz Melchior was able to get in. Melchior looked at the audience and sang in German, “When does the next swan leave?”

• In the opera Tosca, the soprano playing the lead role of Tosca dramatically throws herself to her death off the battlements of the castle. Normally the singer lands unharmed on a mattress backstage, but in this production a trampoline was used instead. The result was that the rather heavy singer bounced into view of the audience several times before finally “dying.”

the opera company fell dead. The next night at the same point in the production, a member of the audience died.

When, at the third performance, the leader of the orchestra died, Napoleon III banned the opera.

• In one production of The Magic Flute, the scenery consisted of several triangular pillars. On each side of the pillars a different part of the scenery was painted. In order to change the scene from the forest to the temple, the stage hands standing inside the pillars only had to turn 120 degrees. During the second half of the opera, characters Papageno and Tamino were con-

versing in song when two of the stage hands lost their balance and crashed to the ground.

Calls for help were heard issuing from inside the pillars. Papageno looked at Tamino, and Tamino looked at Papageno, and together they proceeded to the back of the stage where, with much ad-libbing, they heaved the pillars upright. They then returned to the front of the stage to continue the opera, but not before receiving a tremendous round of applause.

• The Cairo Opera House was destroyed by fire in 1970. It was rather ironic considering that the Cairo fire station was located inside the same building.

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by Samantha Weaver • It was Democratic governor and presidential hopeful Adlai Stevenson who made the following sage observation: "A free society is a place where it's safe to be unpopular."

• Those who study such things claim that 75 percent of people who deliberately choose to buy a kosher product are not, in fact, Jewish.

• Smart idea: Some fitness centers are now using the energy that clients expend on its exercise bikes to power the building's lighting.

• You might not have heard of American inventor Walter Hunt, but he came up with the ideas for an ice plough, a streetcar bell, an early version of the repeating rifle, artificial stone, the lockstitch sewing machine and a nail-making machine, among other things. One of his smallest and most useful inventions was the safety pin. In the mid-1800s, Hunt owed a friend $15. In order to come up with the cash to settle the debt, he decided to invent something. He picked up an 8-inch piece of brass wire he had on hand and made a coil in the middle of it, creating the spring action to open it. He then devised a clasp at one end to shield the user from the sharp point. After the device was patented in 1849, Hunt sold the patent to W.R. Grace and Company for $400, leaving himself with $385 after he paid the initial $15 debt. Incidentally, W.R. Grace and Company made millions of dollars from sales of the safety pin.

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• Domestic diva Martha Stewart has been struck by lightning three times. *** Thought for the Day: "The luck of having talent is not enough; one must also have a talent for luck." -- Hector Berlioz (c) 2014 King Features Synd., Inc.

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who went abroad to find love. He met a girl named Linda, who eventually moved to Texas to surprise him. It was a nice ending to the story. Do you have info on this program and/or whatever happened to them? -- Joyce M., via email A: The show you're thinking of is "The Next Joe Millionaire" -- a follow-up to surprise hit "Joe Millionaire" -- which aired on Fox in 2003. Rodeo-cowboy David Smith of Midland, Texas, went to Italy to find "true love" -- by masquerading as a millionaire to a group of European women who were unaware of the show's actual premise. At the end of the season, David and Linda Kasdova rode off into the sunset together, only to break up a short time later. *** Q: Now that Rob Lowe is gone from "Parks and Rec," what's he got coming next? -- Paul F.,

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both sides of the pond and even triggered a celebrated television series. "At Home," originally published in 2010, is being reissued in a special illustrated edition, while his latest book, "One Summer: America, 1927," makes its debut. This is a cause for celebration.

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In his new book, "One Summer: America, 1927," Bryson writes that there certain seminal years when historical events seem to almost overwhelm, and 1927 was one of them. He focuses on such happenings and personalities as Charles Lindbergh and his trans-Atlantic flight, Queens housewife Ruth Snyder and the murder of her corset-salesman husband, the antics of cigar-chomping Al Capone, baseball legends Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig, the flooding of the mighty Mississippi, and much more.

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1. Which group released "Lucky Man" in 1970?

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2. Name the duo that had a hit with "Reunited."

4. Gene Pitney, both in 1963.

3. What was "Big Bad John" about?

4. Name the artist who released "Mecca" and "Twenty Four Hours From Tulsa."

5. Name the song that contains this lyric: "There's a green one and a pink one, and a blue one and a yellow one, and they're all made out of ticky tacky, and they all look just the same."

5. "Little Boxes," written by Malvina Reynolds in 1962 and made world famous by Pete Seeger a year later. Seeger, a folksinger, political activist and environmentalist, died in January 2014 at age 95. "Little Boxes" was a poke at suburbia and middle-class conformism. (c) 2014 King Features Synd., Inc.

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• 3 cups small broccoli flowerets • 2 carrots, peeled, cut lengthwise into quarters, then crosswise into 1-inch pieces (1 1/4 cups) • 6 ounces green beans, trimmed and cut into 1-inch pieces (1 1/2 cups) • 1/2 cup classic French vinaigrette 1. In 5-quart saucepot, heat 3 quarts water to boiling over high heat. Add cauliflower and cook until tender-crisp, about 4 minutes. With slotted spoon, transfer to large bowl. Add broccoli, carrots and green beans to saucepot and cook until tender-crisp, about 5 minutes.

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Matilda Charles regrets that she cannot personally answer reader questions, but will incorporate them into her column whenever possible.

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HOLLYWOOD -- NBC has canceled "The Michael J. Fox Show" after it received a disappointing 0.7 share, which translates into 2.2 million viewers. It pulled the plug after airing only 15 of the 22 episodes shot. NBC also has canceled the Sean Hayes show, "Sean Saves the World." Eighteen episodes were ordered, 14 were shot and 12 have aired. The remaining two could air after the Olympics. On the plus side, Tyler Perry's first series for OWN and Oprah Winfrey, "The Haves and the Have Nots," has climbed dramatically in the ratings, pulling in more than 3.5 million viewers.

In other TV news, top-rated "NCIS" is getting a spin-off set in New Orleans. Scott Bakula will be at the helm, like Mark Harmon (who will be one of the producers) is on "NCIS." The pilot will air as a two-part "NCIS" in the spring. ... The USA show "Psych" is retiring after eight seasons and 115 episodes, with the last show airing May 26. ... And Brad Pitt has signed on for a cameo in the Channing Tatum/Jonah Hill sequel "22 Jump Street," along with Ice Cube. *** Jon Hamm is parlaying "Mad Men" into a movie career. He'll have over-the-title billing in Disney's "Million Dollar Arm" with Bill Paxton and Alan Arkin. He plays a baseball agent who goes to India and finds two potential star pitchers. It will be out May 16. Next he'll be heard in the July 10 release of "Minions," a prequel to "Despicable Me," with Sandra Bullock, and an animated French sci-fi

• On March 6, 1475, Michelangelo Buonarroti, the greatest of the Italian Renaissance artists, is born in the village of Caprese. His most important early work was the Pieta (1498), which showed the body of Christ in the lap of the Virgin Mary. He extracted the two perfectly balanced figures of the Pieta from a single block of marble.

• On March 8, 1862, the Confederate ironclad Virginia wreaks havoc on a Yankee squadron off Hampton Roads, Va., when it attacked the U.S.S. Cumberland. Other Union ships fired back, but the shots were, in the words

film, "The Congress," with Robin Wright, Paul Giamatti, Danny Huston and Harvey Keitel, scheduled for release in 2014.

Ron Howard's next film, "In the Heart of the Sea," stars his "Rush" leading man Chris Hemsworth, along with Cillian Murphy and Tom Holland. The shipwreck tale will be out March 15. Howard currently is prepping "Inferno," his third film from Dan Brown's "Da Vinci Code" series, with Tom Hanks again playing Robert Langdon. Look for it in December 2015.

Thrones") and Emmy Award-winning director Sasha Gervasi interviewed Herve, who took his own life in 1993 at the age of 50 after a long illness. Reviewing their notes, they considered their interview a kind of suicide note. Now they are planning a film called "My Dinner with Herve," based on the last days of his life, with Dinklage playing Villechaize. The one time I visited the set of "Fantasy Island," Herve went into the tower and yelled, "No plane boss, no plane ... let's all go home!" Everyone laughed and the director said, "OK, where's the damn plane?"

*** Who could forget the immortal words, "The plane boss, the plane," uttered by Herve Villechaize? Peter Dinklage ("Game of

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the American Toy Fair in New York City. Barbie was the first mass-produced toy doll in the United States with adult features. Barbie's appearance was modeled on a doll named Lilli, based on a German comic-strip character, and originally was marketed as a racy gag gift to adult men.

• On March 3, 1931, President Herbert Hoover signs a congressional act making "The Star-Spangled Banner" the official national anthem of the United States. In 1814, Francis Scott Key composed the lyrics after witnessing the massive overnight British bombardment of Fort McHenry in Maryland during the War of 1812.

• On March 4, 1944, Louis "Lepke" Buchalter, the head of Murder, Inc., is executed at Sing Sing Prison in New York.

Lepke was the leader of the country's largest crime syndicate throughout the 1930s. His downfall came when several members of his notorious killing squad became witnesses for the government.

• On March 9, 1959, the first Barbie doll goes on display at

• On March 5, 1977, the Dial-a-President radio program, featuring President Jimmy Carter and CBS news anchorman Walter Cronkite, airs for the first time. Approximately 9 million calls flooded the radio studio during the two-hour broadcast.

• On March 7, 1987, Mike Tyson defeats James "Bonecrusher" Smith to unify the WBA and WBC heavyweight titles. At age 20, Tyson became the youngest undisputed heavyweight champion in boxing history. (c) 2014 King Features Synd., Inc.

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mia are two such conditions.

The booklet on heartbeat irregularities explains the heart's many rhythm problems. Atrial fibrillation is the chief one.

You do not have it. Readers can obtain a copy by writing: Dr. Donohue -- No. 107W, Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475. Enclose a check or money order (no cash) for $4.75 U.S./$6 Canada with the recipient's printed name and address. Please allow four weeks for delivery.

HEARTBEAT: HOW FAST IS TOO FAST

*** DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I do hope you will be able to reply to my question. It is something that quite upsets me.

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: For some reason, I have gotten into the habit of checking my pulse when I walk or when I sit. While I watch TV, my pulse is about 100. Isn't that way too fast? -- C.K.

My granddaughter had a tattoo put on her arm from shoulder to elbow. Why she ever did this is beyond me. She is to be married next September. She is trying to cover the tattoo with makeup so it won't be seen.

ANSWER: Pulse and heartbeat are one and the same. When the heart ejects blood, a pressure pulse is created in the all the body's arteries. You can feel the pulse beat in the neck, the ankle or the thumb side of the wrist.

Is it possible to have it removed? Do plastic surgeons take these things off? -- C.G.

A normal pulse rate (heartbeat) is 60 to 100 times a minute.

Your 100 is normal, but at the high end of normal.

Since you have no symptoms, you don't have to rush to see a doctor. But at your next exam, mention your high pulse rate.

The doctor can judge if conditions that lead to a fast heartbeat need to be investigated. An overactive thyroid gland and ane-

Red and Processed Meat Endangers Health Red and processed meat products increase women’s disease risk, according to a study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Researchers from Harvard analyzed the diets and blood of 3,690 participants from the Nurses’ Health Study and found that as total red meat consumption increased, C-reactive protein (CRP, a biomarker of infections and diseases including heart disease and cancer), hemoglobin A1c (an indicator of diabetes risk), and stored iron (a mineral which in excess is associated with heart disease, cancer, and diabetes) also increased.

Weight and calorie intake also increased with increased intake of red and processed meat products.

Cholesterol Levels Lower in Vegans Those who consume vegan diets have better cholesterol levels

ANSWER: People mulling over the wisdom of a tattoo should consider it like they would a diamond -- something that lasts forever. It could make them pause.

Yes, tattoos can be removed with lasers. Treatment is expensive, time-consuming and sometimes cannot get rid of all traces of the tattoo. It depends on the pigment used, but lasers do a pretty good job. Work is under way for the development of pigments that are more readily erased.

than people who eat meat, fish, dairy, and/or egg products, according to a study published this month in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Researchers examined data and blood samples from 1,694 participants from the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition-Oxford (EPIC) study. Participants were categorized as meat-eaters, fish-eaters, vegetarians, and vegans. Those who ate a vegan diet consumed the most fiber, the least total fat and saturated fat, and had the healthiest body weight and cholesterol levels, of all the diet groups. A previous analysis from the EPIC study found that vegan and vegetarian groups had a 32 percent lower risk of hospitalization or death from heart disease.

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Even Modest Amounts of Meat Increase Risk for Diabetes Vegetarians are less likely to have diabetes, compared with nonvegetarians, according to a new study from Taiwan. Among 4,384 Buddhists, the women and men who avoided all meat products were approximately 33 and 50 percent less likely to have diabetes, respectively. The lead author notes that the omnivorous participants consumed a predominantly plant-based diet with little meat and fish, suggesting that even modest animal consumption can increase the risk for diabetes. Other population studies have also found that as animal product intake increases, so does risk for diabetes. In addition, the vegetarian group had higher intakes of fiber, folate, vegetables, and whole grains and lower intakes of saturated fat and cholesterol.

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Plastic surgeons, dermatologists and other doctors are adept at removing tattoos.

Older treatments, still used from time to time, include cutting out the skin (done with small tattoos) or abrading the tattoo, similar to abrading acne scars. *** DEAR DR. DONOHUE: What can I do to get rid of a carbuncle? I have had it for four months. -- M.G. ANSWER: Carbuncles are huge boils that penetrate more deeply than do boils. They have to be opened and drained of the pus within them. Antibiotics generally are prescribed, too.

Often, the antibiotic chosen has to be one that's effective against MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staph aureus, pronounced "mersa"). MRSA is one of the new supergerms that are touched only by a few, rarely prescribed antibiotics. Carbuncles are found most often on the neck, back, thighs and buttocks. You must have a doctor treat them. You're not going to meet with success on your own. *** Dr. Donohue regrets that he is unable to answer individual letters, but he will incorporate them in his column whenever possible. Readers may write him or request an order form of available health newsletters at P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475. (c) 2014 North America Synd., Inc. All Rights Reserved

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If Sadie and Tasha do not have up-to-date vaccination records, the vet will give them the vaccinations they need.

While healthy dogs generally need to return to the vet just once per year, Sadie and Tasha likely will need to be seen more frequently so the vet can monitor their weight gain and health, and adjust their diet if needed.

I commend you for becoming Sadie and Tasha's new family -- it sounds like they will be well cared for.

HELPING A DOG GAIN WEIGHT DEAR PAW'S CORNER: Recently, an elderly relative was moved to a full-time care facility because she was unable to care for herself or her two dogs. We gladly took in "Sadie" and "Tasha," both small, mixed-breed adult dogs. I think they're very underweight, though -- their skin just hangs off of them. What is the best way to help them gain weight quickly? -- Jerry S., via e-mail

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DEAR JERRY: First, take them to the veterinarian for a complete checkup. While they may very well be underweight, make sure this is the case, as some dog breeds have somewhat loose skin. The vet also can determine their approximate age, check for any underlying medical conditions and test for specific nutritional deficiencies.

From there, work with the vet to put together the best diet for the dogs. It likely will include a mix of dry and wet dog foods, in specific amounts, for a certain number of feedings each day. I would not be surprised if they need to be given a nutritional supplement.

The vet may be able to sell these to you, or recommend where to buy them. And, if needed, they may be given medication. It's very important that they take any prescribed medicines as directed.

man, it might have been a stretch to assume that one day he would walk off the field a consensus All-American, hold multiple school records and challenge for a national championship. For a pivotal moment, you might go back to August 2013 during training camp, when Michael Sam stood before the entire Tigers team with a piece of paper in his hand ... here was a guy that had something to say.

OK, YOU'RE GAY In 1990, Joann Sam gave birth to her seventh child with husband Michael. The child was her fifth son, whom she named Michael Jr. She would go on to have another child, but it would wrong to say that they were just one big happy family.

He was born in Galveston County, Texas, and he grew up in the hardscrabble town of Hitchcock, a place on the rail line, that was so infested with bugs in the '30s, it was almost wiped off the map. It would take a war and the anti-aircraft artillery factories to bring it back online. Today, nearly 20 percent of the population lives in poverty.

At the time Michael Sam joined the Missouri Tigers as a redshirt fresh-

By this time in his life, Michael Sam had seen a lot of things. He had been traveling with football teams since the eighth grade, when he got his start as a water boy. He had seen his older brother die of a gunshot wound. He saw two of his brothers sentenced to prison. Another brother, Sam hasn't seen since he was 8 years old ... the brother is still listed as "missing" to this day.

But whatever he said must have made a great impact, because Missouri went on to go 12-2, winning games that they were never supposed to win in just their second season in the dominant SEC. They weren't in Kansas anymore ... they were at Texas A&M and Auburn, and they almost won the championship. The team rolled the opposition, and on defense they were lead by Sam, who set school records for sacks (11 1/2) and recorded 19 tackles for a loss. Sam was the defensive player of the year.

Maybe what he held in his hand were words to an inspirational tome or song lyric or some innocuous quote from a

Michael Sam

long forgotten football coach.

Maybe it was a story about the troubles he had as a kid, the racial taunts he surely endured, the pain he felt losing his brothers. Or maybe what he had written would have made zero difference. Maybe the Missouri program, being a mature program stocked with winners and cultivating a winning mentality, would have practiced hard and executed on Saturdays.

Either way, we'll never know what was written on the piece of paper because Sam never read it. He crumpled it up and decided to just be honest and speak from the heart.

"I'm gay."

Now, what say you?

Mark Vasto is a veteran sportswriter who lives in Kansas City. (c) 2014 King Features Synd., Inc.

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Mostly, however, these small amounts are tests to check whether the credit-card number is still good.

It takes time to call the bank or credit-card company, but do it anyway. It could mean you've been targeted for larger thefts.

SMALL-AMOUNT SCAM CAN COST YOU PLENTY When you check your credit-card statements every month for thefts, your eyes likely scan down the column of figures for large amounts that indicate scammers have used your card for major purchases.

If you see a relatively small amount, only a few dollars, you might not investigate it even if you don't remember making the purchase.

The Better Business Bureau has put out a notice that some of the credit cards that were stolen over the holidays have had a specific

Here is some advice from the Better Business Bureau:

amount charged -- $9.84 -- on millions of cards, calling it a new scam. But it's not new.

This small-amount scam has been going on for years. In the beginning, scammers would order a small item from an online drugstore then cancel the shipment once the card was verified as being good.

Why would scammers charge small amounts? From the scammers' point of view, it's still lucrative. If you charge 2 million credit cards and only put $2.50 on each one for your fake company, you

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• If you lose your card and report it immediately, you won't even have to pay the $50 if your card is used.

• Don't leave your cards or statements lying around.

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the mail upside down on the seat if you leave the vehicle.

• Look carefully at your landline phone bill each month. If you're charged for three-way calls you didn't make, complain and have the charges taken off. Those charges can appear every month, and the phone companies call it a glitch.

• Also check your bank statement for odd amounts that you don't understand.

Have them removed if the amounts are there by accident. For example, the computer might think you are paying for certain services and debit your account every month.

Make 2014 your year to be vigilant.

Here are some other tips:

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WALK FOR THE ANIMALS Presented by VCA ANIMAL HOSPITALS and Sponsored by PETCO FOUNDATION To Benefit the Humane Society of Broward County Shake a tail…or a feather! Don’t miss this fabulous event in support of our local furry friends in need at the 24th Annual Walk for the Animals presented by VCA Animal Hospitals and sponsored by PETCO Foundation.

This year’s event will take place on Saturday, March 1st at Huizenga Plaza in Downtown Fort Lauderdale and is chaired by Carey Morgan and John Glorieux. Registration opens at 8:00 a.m. and the 1.25-mile walk will begin at 10:00 a.m. Honorary Chairs for the Walk include Jacey Birch of WPLG Local 10 News and U-Turn Laverne from 99.9 Kiss Country.

You don’t need a dog to join in the fun! The walk is a fabulous way to meet fellow animal lovers all while raising money for a great cause. There will be a bounce house and face painting for the younger crowd. Dogs can receive the star treatment with doggie massages; red carpet photos and a dip in the doggie pools all while their owners enjoy free pancakes from IHOP and live entertainment from the Thunderhead band. Participants can also visit sponsor booths and pick up fun items from Purina, BB&T, Service America, Pet Supermarket and many more!

Have a group of friends or co-workers that are dog lovers? Form a Pack or team and raise a minimum of $1,500 and your pack will receive special perks on Walk day. Some ideas to help you reach your fundraising goals are hosting a bake sale, a dog wash or a book sale. If you raise $150 you’ll receive the official Walk t-shirt and dog bandana. The more you raise, the more you earn including, an HSBC canvas tote bag, Kindle Fire HD and VCA Animal Hospitals’ gift certificates are awards for various levels of fundraising.

Sponsors for the 2014 Walk for the Animals include: VCA Animal Hospitals, Petco Foundation, Purina, Tidy Cat, Pompano and Lauderdale Pet Lodge, Merial, Pet Supermarket, BB&T, Publix, Pfizer, Oasis Outsourcing, La Croix, Brown & Brown Insurance, Broward Health, Service America, Country Inn Pet Re-

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ANTIQUE & FLEA MARKET There will be an Antique & Flea Market Saturday, March 8 at The First United Church of Christ located at 200 North 46 Avenue in Hollywood from 8am-3pm.

Get a bang for your buck at this bargain shopper's event including a variety of items, unique collectibles and antiques, jewelry, coins, glassware, new and used items, plants, clothing, silverware, and much, much more. Bring in your jewelry, gold, broken gold, silver, coins and antiques for cash. Buyer on premises.

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Monthly Cigarette Butt Hunt and Beach Sweep – Hollywood March 8, 2014 7:00 AM – 11:00 AM Charnow Park 300 Connecticut Street To register, please visit Volunteer Hollywood on the City’s website or call (954) 967-3020 According to cigarettelitter.org, “It is estimated that several trillion cigarette butts are littered worldwide every year. That’s billions of cigarettes flicked, one at a time, on our sidewalks, beaches, nature trails, gardens, and other public places every single day. In fact, cigarettes are the most littered item in America and the world. Cigarette filters are made of cellulose acetate tow, NOT COTTON, and they can take decades to degrade. Not only does cigarette litter ruin even the most picturesque setting, but the toxic residue in cigarette filters is damaging to the environment, and littered butts cause numerous fires every year, some of them fatal.”

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