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by Patricia L. Cook When islands are mentioned, many people think of Hawaii, the Caribbean islands or even Iceland. In this Tidbits, we’ll explore a few unfamiliar islands; some fictional and some that are not even surrounded by water!

• Sicily Island, Louisiana is not a tropical island, or surrounded by an ocean, sea or lake. It is surrounded by Deer Creek on the north, Bayou Macon and Tensas River swamp on the east, Bayou Louah and Lake Lovelace on the south and the Ouachita River to the west.

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• Three exploring brothers, Richard, Thomas and George Lovelace, settled in the area in the 1760’s. They loved the beautiful scenery and lay of the land and named the area for the Mediterranean Island of Sicily.

• Popular Catahoula Curs were developed as a canine breed at Sicily Island. The dogs were bred from the Lovelace brothers’ Dalmations and Indian dogs in the area.

They were named for Catahoula Parish.

• Napoleon Bonaparte, one of the most famous military leaders in history, is credited with the Louisiana Purchase. Due to its French heritage, Louisiana has parishes instead of counties. Napoleon

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was exiled twice: to Elba Island in the Mediterranean and later to St. Helena Island in the southern Atlantic.

• Staten Island, a borough of New York City, is home to what was once the world’s largest landfill.

Freshkills Landfill was established by the City of New York in 1948. The area was mainly coastal marshland and tidal creeks before it was filled in with garbage. At the peak of use, in 1986-87, the landfill had 680 employees and received up to 29,000 tons (26 million+ kg) of trash per day!

• Freshkills Landfill received its last garbage on March 22, 2001 and its transformation into a city park started in 2009.

Freshkills Park will be about three times the size of Central Park, with 2,200 acres (890 ha). As the development of the park continues in phases over the next 30 years, future generations will know Staten Island as a beautiful place to play and relax rather than as a place for trash.

• A popular television series that ran for seven seasons on the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) network was Fantasy Island. From 1978 to 1984, Mr. Roarke (Ricardo Montalban), the handsome, debonair host greeted guests to the island and fulfilled requests for their fantasies.

The very popular “little person,” (the acceptable term used by the Little People of America organization), Herve Villechaize, known as “Tattoo” on the show, would rush up the tower of the main cottage to ring the bell when guests arrived.

His call, “De plane, De plane!” was heard at the beginning of each show for six seasons. After a salary dispute he left the show and a butler took his place for the final season.

• Fantasy Island was not filmed on an island but in various locations in California and Hawaii.

The cottage where Tattoo rang the bell is at the Los Angeles Arboretum and Botanical Garden in Arcadia, California.

• Another place named “Island,” is Island Park, Idaho. Called the “Longest Main Street in America,” the community extends from the Snake River north of Ashton, Idaho, to the Montana border. Island Park is popular for fishing, hunting, water sports and snowmobiling. The average snowfall of 9 feet (2.74 m) makes the area a winter wonderland, while famous trout fishing is the biggest draw in warm weather.

• Hegura Island, Japan, is known for its female “free divers” (divers who deep sea dive without breathing equipment) known as “Ama.” For years the families involved in the business of Ama have rejoiced over the births of baby girls. Females are the ones who learn to dive somewhat miraculously as much as 82 feet (25 m) to harvest abalone.

Through the years they started using goggles, flippers and wet suits but have never used oxygen tanks. Their “tools” are “visual acuity, lung capacity and hunter instinct.”

• Hereditary rights determine who can be a part of the Ama business.

Historical records show the claim to dive for abalone was bestowed on “female ancestors by Lord Maeda during the feudal Tokugawa era” in Japan from 1603-1867. An Ama interviewed on CBS Sunday Morning on February 9, 2014, was still diving at age 80!

• The fishing region of Thousand Islands, that stretches along the St. Lawrence River region of New York and Canada is where Thousand Island salad dressing was created. Clayton, New York is considered the birthplace of the dressing, home of the Thousand Islands Inn. • The origin of the salad dressing has two stories passed down through history, both involving fishing guides in the region. Read about the salad dressing and the Thousand Islands area at www. visit1000islands.com.

• In the far northern part of Canada there is a chain of islands known as the Arctic Archipelago.

There are 94 islands with Ellesmere Island being the farthest north and the tenth largest island in the world.

• Ellesmere Island is only 497 miles (800 km) from the North Pole and 15 miles (25 km) from Greenland. It is a polar desert with an average annual precipitation of only 2 ¾ inches (70 mm), making it drier than the Sahara Desert!

• On the southern coast of Ellesmere Island, Grise Fiord is the northernmost permanent community in Canada with a hardy but small population of 148.

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• Known for its millions of peppers instead of people is Avery Island, Louisiana. The island is one of five salt domes that rise out of the marshes of the Louisiana Gulf Coast.

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RAYMOND BURR Raymond William Stacy Burr was born on May 21, 1917 in the small community of New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada. He starred in many ďŹ lms and television shows but is most widely known for the roles of Perry Mason and Ironside in a long television career. • Quite the story-teller, Burr apparently told many untruths about his own personal life. He claimed to have been married three times and that he had a son who died young.

By all accounts at least two of the marriages and the son were fabricated relationships. • What is known as truth about Burr is that he could pretend to be a lawyer and a detective and proved that well in two long-running television shows. • One of the earliest appearances that Burr is known for was in Alfred Hitchcock’s ďŹ lm, “Rear Window.â€? • He is most widely known for his starring role as the heavyweight burly attorney, Perry Mason, in the show by the same name that was broadcast nine seasons from 1957-66.

• The Perry Mason television show was based on the ďŹ ctional writings of Erle Stanley Gardner, who was a practicing attorney for about 20 years.

Gardner created the main character as well as Mason’s secretary, played by Della Street, and the private detective and investigator who made up the main cast of characters for the television series. Gardner wrote the ďŹ rst Perry Mason stories in 1933. The last Perry Mason mystery was published three years after Gardner’s death in 1973. • A year after the original Perry Mason series ended Burr returned to television as Ironside.

That series was about a police detective who became confined to a wheelchair in the first episode. It was on the air from 1967-75. • It is sometimes reported (inaccurately) that Perry Mason never lost a case. However, Perry Mason did lose two cases: The Case of the TerriďŹ ed Typist and The Case of the Deadly Verdict. • Canada honored Raymond Burr, aka Perry Mason, with a postage stamp in 2008. He was one of four Canadians the postal service chose to honor for their achievements

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He was on the cover 14 times! • Burr starred in numerous reprisals of his role as Perry Mason after the original series ended. There was The New Perry Mason series in 1973; a television movie, Perry Mason Returns in 1985; and more than 25 other Perry Mason appearances for Burr. The movie in the 1985-86 season was the second-highest rated television movie that year. One of the funniest appearances by Raymond Burr was in a spoof of his Perry Mason role on Airplane II, the Sequel in 1982. • Burr had a great interest in two horticultural beauties: orchids and his favorite wine grape, Cabernet Sauvignon.

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PENCILS Before pencils, ancient Romans used a writing instrument called a stylus to make light marks on papyrus, an early form of paper. When graphite was discovered in Borrowdale, England in 1564, darker marks were made possible leading to what is still called a pencil.

• The term “lead” pencil has been used throughout history but was actually never accurate. Lead has never been used as the marking material inside pencils. However, lead was used in the exterior paint of pencils and caused health problems when pencils were chewed or put in the mouth.

• In the early discovery years, pencils were not covered with wood. People would use cloth or some other covering to hold the graphite to write. When just held by hand, graphite turns hands and fingers black.

• The birthplace of mass-produced pencils was Nuremberg, Germany. One of the earliest known makers of pencils was Kaspar Faber, a cabinetmaker in Nuremberg, in 1761. He glued narrow sticks of graphite between small, smooth pieces of wood. He started the Faber-Castell Company.

• Faber’s grandson, Lothar, used water and then steam power to increase production and consistency in making pencils. He created standards for pencil size and hardness grades in 1839. Lothar is credited with the invention of hexagonal pencils and the first brand-name writing instruments, marked A.W. Faber. The FaberCasteel Group is, still today, the world’s largest pencil manufacturer, producing approximately 1.8 billion wood-cased pencils annually.

• The first factory that produced pencils was in Keswick, Cumberland, United Kingdom in 1832. The Pencil Museum in Keswick is the home of the “world’s first pencil.”

• Nicholas Jacques Conté of France is credited with the invention of pencil “lead.” He mixed graphite with clay to create pencils with varying degrees of hardness. The rods of graphite and clay were fired in a kiln to prepare them for use. He received a patent for this process in 1795.

• With the pencil’s origins in Germany and the United Kingdom, Americans imported pencils for years. Early settlers in North America depended on the imports until the supply was cut off during the Revolutionary War. Seeing the need for pencils, William Monroe, a cabinet-maker in Concord, Massachusetts, became known as the first pencil maker in America.

• James Musgrave was also involved in the early years of the pencil industry in America. The owner of a sawmill in Shelbyville, Tennessee, his main business was cutting worn cedar fence posts into small slats of wood to ship to German pencil companies. Musgrave bartered with farmers to replace their fences with wire and pole fencing in order to have the cedar to ship.

• When the United States entered World War I, the company could no longer send wood to Germany. At that time, Musgrave started the Musgrave Pencil Company. His success led to other pencil companies opening in the area. In the 1950s, Tennessee Governor Buford Ellington named Shelbyville, “Pencil City, USA.” • Some extra pencil trivia: Two common derogatory uses of the word pencil found their way into the English language years ago: pencil-pusher means “office worker;” and pencil-neck means “weak person.” The first term came about in 1881, while the second was first recorded in 1973

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by Samantha Weaver Q: I know how busy Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman are, but please tell me that there will be another season of "Sherlock." -- Jenny T., via email

• It was English poet Martin Farquhar Tupper who made the following sage observation: "Well-timed silence hath more eloquence than speech."

A: I am happy to report that there shall indeed be another season of the BBC/PBS hit mystery series based on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's detective book series.

The show will return with a three-episode fourth season, which will start with a one-off Christmas special (most likely) in December 2015. You heard me right: That's a Christmas special PLUS a regular three-episode season.

According to "Sherlock" co-creator and actor Mark Gatiss: "At last! It's always special to return to 'Sherlock,' but this time it's even more special as we're doing ... a special! Not only THAT, we'll then be shooting three more episodes, which will take Sherlock and John Watson into deeper and darker water than ever before. The whole 'Sherlock' team are terrifically excited to return for four new adventures. The game is on -again!" *** Q: Is it true that characters from the hit Disney film "Frozen" are coming to "Once Upon a Time"? Judging by the tease from this season's finale, I'd say yes. -- Steff S. in Florida A: That is indeed true, Steff. Characters loosely based on Kristoff, Anna and Queen Elsa -- who will be played

by Scott Michael Foster ("Greek"), newcomer Elizabeth Lail and Georgina Haig ("Fringe," "Reckless"), respectively -- will cool their heels in Storybrooke, Maine, in season four of ABC's red-hot fantasy/drama series. The "Frozen" story arc on "Once Upon a Time" is expected to pick up after the events of the film. *** Q: I saw an ad for a show called "The Quest," but I can't figure out if it's a competition show, or an actual drama/adventure series. Can you tell me what it's about?

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• If you're in the neighborhood of Bessemer, Alabama, you might want to stop in its Hall of History. Though the connection to local history isn't clear, Hitler's typewriter is on display to curious onlookers.

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up with an executive producer of "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy. Premiering on ABC on Thursday, July 31, at 8/7c, the series is billed as: "a thrilling race against time, fantasy, reality and scripted drama ... a new reality-based competition series unlike anything else on television.

"The show takes 12 unsuspecting contestants to an imaginative realm where ogres run free in the forest, dragons stir, agents of a dark lord infiltrate the keep, and the only thing standing between peace and chaos are a dozen very unlikely heroes. 'The Quest' will be a fully immersive experience. In and around the castle, the fantasy realm will come to life with state-of-the art projections, animatronics, prosthetics and art direction. The narrative and mythology of 'The Quest' is deep and fully imagined, and it has been designed to incorporate seamlessly with the unexpected actions and decisions of the contestants. Fantasy comes alive as never before in this genre-bending series."

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• You may be among those people who think good deeds and selfless acts are on the decline. If so, consider this story: In 2010, an employee at a recycling company came across 23 U.S. savings bonds while sorting through a bin of discarded papers. Instead of trying to cash the $22,000 worth of bonds himself, Mike Rodgers decided to track down the owner. It turned out that the woman who had bought the bonds, Martha Dobbins, had been dead for almost two decades. Rodgers didn't give up, though; he began a search for Robert Roberts, who was also named on the bonds. Though the name is common and Rodgers hit many dead ends, he eventually located the correct Robert Roberts, the son of Martha Dobbins. Roberts hadn't even been aware of the bonds' existence. Rodgers, his good deed finally being done, refused a reward.

• The next time you look out the window and see banks of freshly fallen snow, remember that only about 8 percent of that fluffy whiteness is actually water; the remaining 92 percent is air.

• During the course of filming all eight Harry Potter movies, actor Daniel Radcliffe went through 160 pairs of glasses and 70 magic wands. *** Thought for the Day: "Among those whom I like or admire, I can find no common denominator, but among those whom I love, I can: All of them make me laugh."

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"The Phantom of Fifth Avenue: The Mysterious Life and Scandalous Death of Heiress Huguette Clark"

by Meryl Gordon (Grand Central Publishing, $28) Reviewed by Larry Cox Huguette Clark was raised in the most expensive home in America, inherited a fortune at age 18 and lived be 104, but because she shunned publicity for most of her adult life, little was known about her.

Now, after numerous interviews and a treasure trove of more than 70 boxes of archival materials recovered from her living quarters, journalist Meryl Gordon unlocks the mystery that was Huguette Clark.

Huguette was born in 1906 in Paris, the daughter of Anna and William Andrews Clark. She was raised in her family's 121-room Beaux Arts mansion, the largest private residence in Manhattan. During the 1870s, William Clark discovered rich copper veins in Butte, Mont., and his operations soon were producing 8 million pounds of copper each month. He scoffed at the pollution triggered

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by his mines and even claimed that women appreciated the arsenic in the air in Butte, since it gave their complexions a rosy color.

In 1925, Clark died of pneumonia, and 18-year-old Huguette inherited his fortune. One of Clark's last words of advice to his daughter was not to trust anyone, since she would only be loved for her money. The heiress made her debut in 1926, and despite her father's warning, married an accountant, but divorced him the following year.

The last public photograph of Huguette was taken on her honeymoon.

Huguette became eccentric and reclusive during the last half-century of her life. Even though she had several properties, including a 42-room apartment on New York's Fifth Avenue, an oceanside estate in Santa Barbara, Calif., and a 22-room mansion in the woods of Connecticut, she checked into Beth Israel hospital in 1991, and remained there for the next two decades. When she died in 2011 at the age of 104, the scramble was on to claim a part of her $300 million estate. (c) 2014 King Features Synd., Inc.

1. Name the British band that started in 1962 as The Scorpions before changing to The Spectres and Traffic Jam. 2. Which Jackie DeShannon song was later covered by the Ramones, the Searchers and Smokie? (Hint: think sewing.)

2. "Needles and Pins," originally in 1963. It was only a minor hit until the Searchers version.

3. Name the Los Bravos debut song and year.

4. Which artist released "Swingin' School"?

5. Name the song that contains this lyric: "Mary Lou, poor girl, she pleaded and she begged him not to leave, She said 'I've got a feeling if you ride tonight I'll grieve.'"

Answers 1. Status Quo ("Pictures of Matchstick Men"). Only one original member, Francis Rossi, remains with the group, which still tours.

3. "Black Is Black," in 1966. Because of the similarity in lead voices, many thought it was done by Gene Pitney.

4. Bobby Rydell, in 1960. It did well, but not as well as his "Wild One." 5. "Black Denim Trousers and Motorcycle Boots," by The Cheers in 1955, one of the first in the teenage tragedy songs genre. In this one the boyfriend, the "terror of Highway 101," met his end when "he hit a screamin' diesel that was California-bound." (c) 2014 King Features Synd., Inc.

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• Flush out toxins. All that water in cucumber acts as a virtual broom, sweeping waste products out of your system. With regular use, cucumber is known to help to dissolve kidney stones.

and yellow-colored when ripe. When at their best, cucumbers of all kinds can bring a whole new type of cool to your summertime meals.

• Contain skin-friendly vitamins and minerals: Magnesium, potassium, silicon and vitamins A, B and C, which boost immunity, give you energy and keep you radiant. Give it more power by juicing cucumber with carrot and spinach.

Cucumbers are the perfect addition to salads, slaws and other cold dishes. They add a fresh crispness to cool soups, which are especially good for warm season meals. Cucumbers can be shaped into interesting edible containers to hold more strongly flavored dips and stuffings.

• Cut cancer. Studies show that cucumber helps to reduce your risk of several different types of cancers.

• Stabilize blood pressure. Patients, with both high and low blood pressure, often find that eating cucumber brings relief.

• Refresh the mouth. Cucumber juice refreshes and heals diseased gums, leaving your mouth smelling good.

• Smooth hair and nails. Silica, the wonder mineral in cucumber, makes your hair and nails stronger and shinier.

• Soothe muscle and joint pain. All those vitamins and minerals make cucumber a powerful enemy of muscle and joint pain.

COOL FOOD "As cool as a cucumber" is a much-used phrase, referring to a state of mind rather than the clean crunch of the pale-green flesh of a cucurbit, but it is true. There isn't a summer-fruiting food cooler than a cucumber. When the weather wilts you, a cucumber is nature's tasty refreshment.

Cucumbers are a member of a large, diverse family of summer ripening crops, including melons and squash. So it begs the question: Is it a fruit or vegetable? Because botanists define food that develops from the flower of a plant as fruit, cucumbers -- like tomatoes and many other surprising foods such as avocados, corn, beans and peas -- are, scientifically speaking, classified as fruit. With its unassuming flavor, cucumbers are versatile in ways that other fruits and vegetables aren't.

Cucumbers possess beneficial antioxidant compounds and are low in calories, and also offer these health benefits: • Fight heat, both inside and out. Eat cucumber, and your body gets relief from heartburn. Apply cucumber to your skin, and you get relief from sunburn.

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• Keep kidneys in shape. Cucumber lowers uric-acid levels in your system, keeping the kidneys happy.

• Good for diabetics, who can enjoy cucumber while reaping its health benefits: Cucumber contains a hormone needed by the cells of the pancreas to produce insulin.

• Reduces cholesterol. A compound called sterols in cucumber helps reduce bad cholesterol.

For all their wonderful qualities, cucumbers can, at times, be slightly bitter, and it's important when choosing them at the market to select smaller fruit. Cucumbers often are sprayed with pesticides, so use organic cucumbers as much as possible. Young cucumbers likely will have smaller seeds and are usually sweeter. English or hot house cucumbers are longer than most other varieties and have a thin, tender skin, so they are great to leave unpeeled.

When choosing cucumbers for pickling, look for the nubby, small cucumbers (often called "pickling cucumbers") for the best results. There also is an interesting type of cucumber called lemon cucumbers. They're called "lemon" not because of the taste, but because they are about the size of a lemon

Cucumbers of all varieties are loved for their texture as much as their taste. Since cucumbers are approximately 95 percent water, they could be considered a fibrous, pleasantly flavored thirst quencher. My simple recipe for Cucumber Lemonade is the perfect way to use cucumbers to refresh and rehydrate during the dog days of summer.

CUCUMBER LEMONADE If you don't want to blend and strain your ingredients, slice the organic cucumber and lemon, combine them with the water and sugar and refrigerate for at least 4 hours to flavor the water.

• 5 cups cold water • 1 large organic cucumber (peeled and cubed) • Juice of 1 large lemon • 1/2 tablespoon stevia, honey or sugar, as desired Using a blender, juicer or food processor, combine water and cucumber until mixture is smooth. Strain mixture over a pitcher or large bowl using a fine mesh strainer, and discarding the solids (you won't have to do this step if using a juicer). Combine cucumber mixture with lemon juice and stevia, honey or sugar. Pour over ice cubes, and serve immediately. Makes 2 large servings. *** Angela Shelf Medearis is an award-winning children's author, culinary historian and the author of seven cookbooks. Her new cookbook is "The Kitchen Diva's Diabetic Cookbook." Her website is www.divapro.com. To see howto videos, recipes and much, much more, Like Angela Shelf Medearis, The Kitchen Diva! on Facebook and go to Hulu. com. Read Gina Harlow's Blog about food and gardening at www.peachesandprosciutto.com. Recipes may not be reprinted without permission from Angela Shelf Medearis. (c) 2014 King Features Synd., Inc., and Angela Shelf Medearis

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HOLLYWOOD -- Lindsey Lohan has done it again!

Despite a highly publicized lesbian relationship with Samantha Ronson, we were treated in April to a list of 36 men she allegedly slept with, written on a piece of paper conveniently left behind (to be found?) in a hotel room. Some of the names on the list were this year's Best Supporting Actor Oscar-winner Jared Leto, Garrett Hedlund, Colin Farrell, Justin Timberlake, Joaquin Phoenix, Ashton Kucher, Oscar-winner Benicio del Toro and Adam Levine.

*** In 2012, Jennifer Aniston and Ben Kingsley signed on to star in "Convention." It appears the ďŹ lm was shot in 2013 because photos of Jen were released to the press.

Now the ďŹ lm is listed for a 2015 release, which sounds like something has gone terribly wrong.

Kingsley co-stars in the upcoming Dec. 19 release of "Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb," as an Egyptian pharaoh. The ďŹ lm, which began shooting in January, will mark the last ďŹ lm for MGM star Mickey Rooney, who passed away in April. Ben Stiller returns with Robin Williams (again playing Teddy Roosevelt), Owen Wilson, "Downton Abbey's" Dan Stevens (playing Lancelot), Ricky Gervais and Dick Van Dyke.

Adam says he never slept with her, and that "She told lies about me with her people-she-slept-with list." James Franco, also on the list, swears he never had sex with her. Of course, this is the same Lindsey Lohan James Franco who bragged in his ďŹ lm "This Is the End" that he had sex with Lindsey Lohan! Some of *** us still remember when Bill Clinton, then president of the Leonardo DiCaprio's next ďŹ lm will be "The Revenant," United States, said, "I did not have sexual relations with with "We're the Millers" Will Poulter, who'll be seen with that woman!" You know there will be more to this story.

Patricia Clarkson in "The Maze Runner" opening Sept. 19.

Leo plays a 19th-century fur trapper mauled by a bear, *** left for dead and then robbed, who survives to exact his Speaking of Bill Clinton, the Clintons will have their very revenge. If DiCaprio can pull this off, he deserves an Osown musical remembering them to Pershing Square. car! It's set for release in 2015.

The upcoming New York Musical Theater Festival will feature the musical "Clinton," which premiered at the (c) 2014 King Features Synd., Inc. • On July 31, 1937, Charles Martine, an Apache scout who played an important role in the surrender of Geronimo in 1886, dies on the Mescalero Reservation in New Mexico. After being found, Geronimo agreed to a meeting with Gen. Nelson Miles, during which he gave his unconditional surrender. Martine and Geronimo were exiled, and Martine never did receive his promised reward. • On Aug. 1, 1498, Italian explorer Christopher Columbus sets foot on the American mainland for the first time, in present-day Venezuela. Thinking it was an island, he christened it Isla Santa and claimed it for Spain. Columbus, a deeply religious man, decided that Venezuela was the outer regions of the Garden of Eden. • On July 29, 1862, Confederate spy Marie Isabella "Belle" Boyd is arrested by Union troops and detained for providing crucial information to the Confederates during the war. It was the ďŹ rst of three arrests. Boyd was just 18 years old. • On Aug. 2, 1876, "Wild Bill" Hickok, one of the greatest gunfighters of the American West, is murdered in Deadwood, South Dakota. Hickok was playing cards with his back to the saloon door when a young gunslinger named Jack McCall shot him in the back of the head.

• On July 28, 1945, a United States military plane crashes into the Empire State Building, killing 14 people. Upon impact, the plane's jet fuel exploded. One engine from the plane went straight through the building and landed in a penthouse apartment across the street. • On July 30, 1956, two years after pushing to have the phrase "under God" inserted into the pledge of allegiance, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs a law ofďŹ cially declaring "In God We Trust" to be the nation's ofďŹ cial motto and be printed on all U.S. paper currency. • On Aug. 3, 1965, CBS-TV news shows pictures of men from the First Battalion, Ninth Marines setting ďŹ re to huts in the village of Cam Na, Vietnam, despite reports that the Viet Cong had already ed the area. The ďŹ lm report sparked indignation and condemnation of the U.S. policy. (c) 2014 King Features Synd., Inc.

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305-940-3320 Senior Snapshot The National Institutes of Health and the National Institute on Aging have compiled an analysis of seniors age 65 and older, based on the 2010 Census. The information gives a clear picture of who we are and what we're doing in areas of location, health and economics.

• Where we are: As of 2010, more seniors were living in Florida, West Virginia, Maine and Pennsylvania (more than 15 percent of the population) than anywhere else.

Eleven states have more than 1 million seniors age 65 and older. When it comes to growth, however, the South and West experienced a higher rate.

• Over 38 percent of us have one or more disabilities.

Most common difficulties are walking, climbing stairs and doing errands alone.

• Our computer use is up 31 percent.

• While the percent of seniors in nursing facilities has declined, the percentage in long-term care facilities has risen.

• Women outnumber men (this we know!) and it started at age 35 when the male/female balance shifted. By age 65, there are one hundred women to every eighty-nine men.

• Seniors are the only group to have an increase in voter participation.

• Our workforce levels have risen, up to 22 percent for men and 13 percent for women. (The rate for those ages 25 to 34 fell.) Age 65 and older is the only group not to have a decline in employment rate.

• While the rate of home ownership fell for those under age 65, sçeniors stayed the same. Our rate of 81 percent puts us above all the other age groups.

To read the whole report, go online to www.census.gov and put this in the search box: 65+ in the United States: 2010. At 192 pages, this document is packed with information.

The study began in 2004 with nearly 2,000 participants ranging in age from 70 to 89 years old. Most of them had no dementia, and nearly 300 had mild cognitive impairment. The study focused on the role of the subjects' previous education, occupation and life enrichment.

After a baseline measurement was taken, participants in the study followed an "intellectual enrichment program" and were periodically re-evaluated for functioning, memory, cognitive skills and language.

Lifelong intellectual enrichment was seen as a protective strategy to delay cognitive impairment by nearly 9 years. This was true even in those participants who carry the APOE4 gene, which is a risk factor for Alzheimer's disease.

Specifically, cognitive impairment was delayed 8.7 years in those with high lifetime enrichment.

Higher education alone brought a five-year delay.

For those who carry the APOE4 gene, even beginning cognitive activity late in life brought three years of delay. Late beginning for those without the gene brought seven years of delay.

Staying mentally engaged and stretching our brains can even help those of us who didn't have higher education or challenging occupations, or who carry the APOE4 gene.

Here are some suggestions: Take a few art classes, or try arts and crafts. Did you play a musical instrument as a child? Take lessons again. Read. Dip into authors and topics you haven't explored before. Play games you enjoy, and learn new ones. Try video games! Do a crossword puzzle every day. Sign up for classes at the senior center.

While there's no sure-fire cure or treatment for Alzheimer's disease, these studies show ways we can help ourselves.

Matilda Charles regrets that she cannot personally answer reader questions, but will incorporate them into her column whenever possible. Send email to columnreply2@gmail.com. (c) 2014 King Features Synd., Inc.

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• Dill planted near tomatoes will draw caterpillars away from the fruits. And it's delicious.

• Here's a great recipe for an icy treat: Freeze orange juice or apple juice in ice trays. Throw a handful in the blender for a fruit slush that can't be beat on a hot day.

• The liners from cereal boxes work really well to store pies in the freezer. They can be stapled shut. -- Y.L. in Indiana • Rubbing alcohol can be used to remove ballpoint-pen ink from most upholstery.

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Your leftovers will stay fresh longer, and foods may stack better in the freezer.

• Lemon juice can bring out the flavor of mushrooms. I keep a little spray bottle that I found in the travel section of the drugstore to keep lemon juice accessible in the kitchen. I find it's good for all kinds of things, like avocadoes and apples. I spray the cut side to keep them from browning. It's also great for salad greens. -- T.T. in New Jersey • Did you know you can curl your hair with straws?

Wind sections of damp hair around a plastic straw and secure the ends with a bobby pin. Dry in the sun, or use a hair dryer on low heat. Remove and spritz with hair spray.

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only adding to the problem.

3. Krispy Kreme meat and cheese, the McItalia features 62 milligrams of cholesterol, 36 grams of fat, 16 grams of saturated fat, and 1,410 milligrams of sodium.

Unfortunately, McDonald’s and other fast-food outlets have been contributing to a global shift from healthful, traditional diets to meat-heavy Western diets since long before the introduction of the World Cup menu. McDonald’s now has a presence in 118 countries, with more than 35,000 restaurant locations around the world.

3 WORST FOULS IN WORLD CUP FASTFOOD AD GAME Unfortunately, with 32 nations competing for the title and more than 3.2 billion viewers tuning in, some of the World Cup’s official sponsors and several fast-food companies were taking advantage of this global audience to promote harmful products.

The Physicians Committee is serving as referee in the fastfood ad game. We’re issuing red cards to the three companies that committed the worst fouls with their dangerous marketing campaigns centered on the World Cup: McDonald’s, Subway, and Krispy Kreme.

1. McDonald’s To celebrate the World Cup, McDonald’s has launched a line of internationally themed burgers in countries throughout the world. Instead of focusing on healthful, plant-based foods that better represent traditional fare from many of the countries, McDonald’s is offering its customers in Australia, Brazil, China, Japan, and Pakistan a new menu of Brazil beef burgers, Australia chicken burgers, and Spain sausage wraps. McDonald’s Japanese menu showcases Italy by offering Chicken McNuggets with Italian basil and cream cheese. Similarly, Brazil’s menu features the McItalia, which packs a meatloaf patty, pepperoni, cheese, and tomato sauce onto a basil-flavored, soccer ball-shaped bun. Instead of representing Italy with a classic pasta and tomato sauce dish—which would weigh in at 0 milligrams of cholesterol and 0 grams of saturated fat, while delivering nutrients like fiber and vitamins A and C— McDonald’s chose to further push foods that are high in cholesterol and saturated fat onto its global customers. Heavy in

2. Subway Three decades ago, Pelé dominated Brazil’s soccer fields.

Widely regarded as the greatest player of all time, Pelé led Brazil to three World Cup titles and still holds the world record for most league career goals. Now that the World Cup is back in Brazil, Pelé is once again making headlines—but this time for promoting fast food. As part of Subway’s team of professional athletes, Pelé has been heavily featured in international campaigns in June to promote the sandwich chain as the place “where winners eat.”

The image of one of the world’s top athletes promoting fast food is an apt metaphor for the shift in global health in the years since Pelé dominated soccer. Since his retirement, obesity rates have risen to epidemic levels around the world.

A recent study found that over the past 33 years, not a single nation has lowered its obesity rate. Nearly 30 percent of the world’s population is now overweight, and obesity is surging in both developed and developing nations.

Approximately 12.9 percent of boys and 13.4 percent of girls in developing countries are now overweight. At the same time, Western countries are exporting their poor health habits and fast-food restaurants—with menus heavy in meat, dairy, and processed food—to countries around the world. Subway now has more than 1,000 locations in Brazil alone.

Most of Subway’s menu, including the best-selling Italian BMT sandwich, is full of processed meat, which has been linked to colorectal cancer, diabetes, heart disease, and obesity. Brazil’s Ministry of Health recently released data showing that 51 percent of Brazilian men and one out of every three Brazilian children are now overweight. Brazil is facing a serious problem with obesity and other diet-related diseases, and by drawing attention away from athletes on the field and placing it on athletes promoting high-fat fast food, Subway is

ANSWER: Let's first define white-coat hypertension, also called reactive hypertension. It's a condition where blood pressure in the doctor's office is much higher than blood pressure at home.

Consistent regular readings at home are a better marker of overall blood pressure. At first glance, that doesn't seem to be what you have. You have high blood pressure consistently, at least recently.

Blood Pressure Rises at Doctor's Office DEAR DR. ROACH: I have had high blood pressure at times, and my doctor said I have white coat syndrome.

I am on metoprolol and ramipril. My blood pressure spikes at times. Recently I didn't feel right. My blood pressure was reading 200/120, more or less, over 12 hours. I went to my doctor, who gave me something that would bring it down and told me to double up on metoprolol. I took readings at home, and for the next three days it was better but still on the high side. The average over 12 hours was 145/90.

I went to a specialist and took along my readings. He didn't seem alarmed that I had several spikes of 190/105. He told me it's normal to have high blood pressure readings, everyone has them. I can understand occasional spikes, but mine goes up and stays up for hours. -- G.

Even people with whose blood pressure generally is well-controlled -- either naturally or because they take medication -- will have some readings that are higher than others. However, readings of 195/105 are too high. Even your relatively better average of 145/90 is too high.

One test that is often done is called an ambulatory blood pressure measurement. A blood pressure monitor is worn for 24 hours and takes your blood pressure every 15-20 minutes during the day and 30-60 minutes during sleep. It's possible that your blood pressure is normally in the good range but spikes every time you or your doctor take it -- I have seen a few cases of this.

An echocardiogram also can detect changes in the heart, most commonly enlargement of the left ventricle, which may show damage from high blood pressure. I suspect you may need additional treatment. This is usually medication, but salt restriction and stress management can reduce blood pressure in most people.

High blood pressure is one of our most common ailments. The booklet on it describes what it does and how it's treated.

Readers can order a copy by writing: Dr. Roach -- No. 104W, 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. *** DEAR DR. ROACH: Some time ago, I had a lot of noise coming from my stomach, a kind of growling sound. It went away, but now it comes on again once in a while. No pain, just the noise. -- T. ANSWER: These noises go by the official-sounding name of borborygmi (BOR-boh-RIG-mee), and are both common and normal the vast majority of the time. They reflect the movement of the stomach and the intestines. Since there is no pain, you don't have to do anything about them. *** Dr. Roach regrets that he is unable to answer individual letters, but will incorporate them in the column whenever possible. Readers may email questions to ToYourGoodHealth@med.cornell.edu.

To view and order health pamphlets, visit www.rbmamall.com, or write to P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475. (c) 2014 North America Synd., Inc. All Rights Reserved

In celebration of the World Cup, Krispy Kreme has released soccer-themed donuts in select regions and countries. The United Kingdom’s version of the donut is filled with cream, dipped in chocolate, and then topped with sprinkles in the shape of a soccer ball. Each soccer-themed donut weighs in at 326 calories and 7.8 grams of fat. Like McDonald’s and Subway, Krispy Kreme is capitalizing on an event that should promote health and instead using it to sell harmful, high-fat foods to its UK customers. The company is contributing to a serious and escalating problem.

A recent study found that one-third of British children eat junk food on a daily basis, while another study found that English and Irish kids are inundated with fast-food and junkfood ads approximately every 4.2 minutes during children’s TV programs. The prevalence of fast food and junk food in the UK has led to soaring rates of diabetes that have been detailed in a new study. For the first time, more than one in three adults has borderline diabetes, a rate that has tripled over the past eight years. The number of obese adults in the UK over the past two decades has doubled. How Fans Can Keep Their Defense Strong Fast-food companies and World Cup sponsors have been undermining the competition’s positive, healthy values by promoting harmful products that contribute to a decline in global health. Fortunately, World Cup fans can keep up their defense against chronic diseases by focusing on the players on the field, rather than ads on the sidelines or commercials during TV broadcasts.

For example, the Italian team has maintained a healthful diet by traveling to Brazil with pasta, while the United States has attributed its success to a meal plan that includes oatmeal, post-game smoothies, and plenty of colorful fresh produce.

As massive fast-food companies try to cash in on the World Cup and its fans’ wallets, fans should stick to what they know about nutrition. Cheeseburgers—even when their buns are fashioned into soccer balls—will never help you achieve top athlete status.

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NO KIDDING AROUND It's hard to adequately describe the impact Jason Kidd has had on the game of basketball since leaving his home in Oakland, Calif., during the fall of 1992.

Considered one of the best high-school players in the country (Kidd was a McDonald's All-American), the oldest child of six didn't fall far from his tree, choosing to play up the hill at UC-Berkeley instead of Kansas, Duke or North Carolina. And while there, Kidd made a tremendous impact, turning around a moribund Golden Bear squad into NCAA tournament bracket-busters in his first season, ousting Duke. After failing to advance past the first round the next year, Kidd set his sights on the NBA and went on to score nightly triple-doubles for roughly the next two decades.

He started with the Mavericks, went to the Suns, then the Nets, then back to the Mavericks, then the Knicks, and that's when the real fun started. There is no doubt that Kidd is one of the finest point guards ever and a shoe-in to make the Hall of Fame. And though his legacy includes two gold medals, three NBA finals appearances, one title (over the vaunted Heat) and too many All-Star games to count (on both hands, at least), he's shown repetition of another sort, too.

Yes, his name is as closely associated with the words "turn around" as the guy in the Bonnie Tyler song "Total Eclipse of the Heart" (good luck getting that song out of your head now). For like Franklin's earworm, the other thing that seems to keep repeating itself with Kidd is a sense of entitlement and the inability to make nice off the court, particularly with coaches and those who outrank him.

His personal issues and numerous run-ins with the law aside, Kidd is perhaps best known for undermining and killing coaches everywhere he goes. Lou Lampenelli, Cal's former coach, was fired during Kidd's freshman season. Byron Scott -- who took the Nets to two consecutive finals -- was reportedly screamed at by Kidd in the locker room and suffered a killer mutiny at Kidd's hands. Dick Motta, Jim Cleamons, Scott Skiles, Danny Ainge, Avery

Johnson, Lawrence Frank ... all of them killed by one man: Jason Kidd.

And if he didn't actually do the killing himself, he was always the heavy-hanging smoke around the fiery pit.

But perhaps no move was more treacherous, more flagrant than Kidd's recent move to take over as Milwaukee Bucks head coach. Kidd made a power grab, trying to oust the Brooklyn Nets general manager so he could run the entire basketball operation after just one season as coach. When he was told no, he demanded the trade from the team he had an ownership stake in and which had retired his jersey just the season before. He backdoored Larry Drew, now ex-coach of the Bucks, and the Nets got two draft picks in exchange.

When you tangle with Jason Kidd, two things immediately happen, particularly if you were a bad team before he got there: You win, and coaches die. That's something every franchise that deals with Kidd has to live with, because the Kidd from Oakland is not kidding around.

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

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Work your way back up, putting new roofing nails near the same spots that you removed the old ones from.

Re-secure the loosened shingles above with new nails.

As always, remember that safety comes first when working up on the roof. Always have a partner helping to steady the ladder, and use a safety line. Move along the roof in a crouch, rather than standing up, which could cause you to lose your balance. If you don't feel confident in working at that height, contact a professional roofer to handle the repair. The National Roofing Contractors Association can provide advice and guidance in finding a contractor.

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The Kids THRIVE (Teaching Healthy Routines InterVEntion) Program is now being offered in Broward County and is taking on more families!

Who: Parents and their children ages 9-14 who have been classified as obese or overweight

The program is supported by Broward Regional Health Planning Council’s TOUCH program and the followingCommunity Foundation of Broward funds: Broward’s Tribute to Children Fund, Hudson Family Fund and the Mary N. Porter Community Impact Fund.

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“We felt it was important to ensure families could come to one place and get all the services necessary to acquire the skills to lead a healthier lifestyle. The Kids THRIVE program makes it convenient and fun for families as they will make a healthy dinner together each session and learn healthy lifestyle skills that will stay with them forever.” Lynne Kunins, FLIPANY’s President and CEO. Please read below to see if you are eligible and would like to apply!

What: Kids THRIVE Program (Teaching Healthy Routines InterVEntion) is a program for children and their families to

When: July 16th to September 17th, every Wednesday from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm Where: Ingalls Park – 735 SW 1st Street, Hallandale Beach, FL 33009 To apply, please contact Kristine Perez-Carrion at 786-873-1843 or kperezcarrion@flipany.org For more program and eligibility information go to: http://flipany. org/access-to-healthy-food/kidsthrive

HUMANE SOCIETY OF BROWARD COUNTY Come and join us for mobile pet adoptions at the Festival Flea Market Mall located at: 2900 West Sample Road, Pompano Beach 33073 Saturday, July 26 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Stop by you may just find your next family member!

Note: We will also be there again on Saturday, August 30 and Saturday, September 27

ANTIQUE & FLEA MARKET There will be an Antique & Flea Market Saturday, August 9 at Little Flower Church located at 1805 Pierce Street in Hollywood from 8am-2pm. 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. Admission is free.

For more information, please call 305-951-7349 or email jeweldaisy@aol.com. Vendor space is still available. Directions: Take I-95 and exit on Sheridan Street. Go east on Sheridan Street. Go south on U.S. 1 (Federal Highway). The church is located on the corner of U.S. 1 and Pierce Street.

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For a cross-country drive, plan your route based on those pet-friendly accommodations. How long do you plan to drive each day? Will you be stopping to sightsee? Are there times when you have to be dog-free (such as going out for a nice dinner), and need to keep them in a safe place like a day kennel?

You'll also need to keep the dogs safe while in the vehicle, so look into purchasing either dog restraints (sort of a seat belt for dogs of different sizes) or sturdy carriers, or both. Remember to never let the dogs sit alone in the car, even with the windows down -- it's incredibly dangerous.

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be just as important in the summertime as they are in winter. They'll protect the sensitive pads on Sasha's paws, which can burn pretty easily even at the beach on hot sand or wooden boardwalks, or be cut on sharp rocks or other objects.

Dogs both large and small can suffer in hot weather, not just from the heat and sun but from hot pavement. Walk them in the early morning or late evening, when it's not as hot, and make sure they have plenty of water to drink at all times. Keep them indoors or in a shady, well-ventilated area (but NOT your car) during the heat of the day.

Taking Pets on the Road DEAR PAW'S CORNER: We're planning to drive across the country and wanttobringalongourdogs,"Trudy"and"Jake."We'veneverdoneatrip like this before, though, and I hear that there are not many pet-friendly hotels or campsites. Is that true? -- Carl C., Trenton, N.J. DEAR CARL: Actually, the number of pet-friendly accommodations in the United States is increasing, with even some high-end hotels offering pet perks such as rooms customized with sleeping areas, and food and water dishes.

Many campgrounds allow dogs, as long as they are leashed and do not disturb other campers.

A number of books and websites are available that list pet-friendly places. Check out BringFido.com to search for places to stay during your trip.

If you have time before the big drive, try taking the dogs on a long one-day drive or an overnight trip, so both you and they get used to the idea of traveling some distance.

With some careful planning, you can bring your dogs along and have a very enjoyable, safe trip.

Protect Paws in Summer, Too DEAR PAW'S CORNER: Last weekend on a vacation at the beach, we were walking our little mutt, "Sasha," along a pathway. A passerby told us we should pick her up or put booties on her. While I don't think it was any of her business, why would anyone put booties on a dog in such hot weather? -- Tanya C., via email DEAR TANYA: It may seem weird, but booties can

Small dogs can be picked up and carried over rocky areas or hot pavement, but it's important for them to get their exercise. So look for a set of booties in Sasha's size. If she doesn't like wearing them, train her to wear them for a minute or two at first and gradually extend the time, giving her lots of praise when she wears them calmly.

After every walk, even if she wears booties, check the bottom of her paws for injury. If you notice cuts or burns, or if she is limping or constantly licking her footpads, contact Sasha's veterinarian.

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INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR RENTAL CARS With the summer travel season upon us, insurance coverage might not be first on your list of ways to save money on vacation -- but it should be, especially if your plans involve renting a car. Your credit card likely offers car-rental insurance as one of the benefits, and your auto policy might as well.

CardHub released a study showing that 20 percent of consumers purchase supplemental coverage with car rentals.

• American Express, Discover, MasterCard and VISA have a rental-car insurance policy, but MasterCard doesn't have it on all its cards. All the cards require that you decline the supplemental insurance (collision damage waivers) the rental company offers. The entire cost of the rental must be put on the credit card.

• None of the cards will cover trucks, off-road vehicles, antique cars or vehicles with open beds. Additionally VISA won't cover accidents on dirt or gravel roads. MasterCard is picky: It will cover an accident on a dirt or gravel road if the road is regularly maintained.

• American Express won't cover certain vehicles, such as big SUVs. Your best bet is to make calls before your trip and get all your facts in advance.

Sonya "The Black Widow" Thomas. Call that an upset.

Call the whole thing an upset.

This competition has been a July Fourth tradition for 98 years, and it's time we give it the attention it deserves. After all, gross overconsumption by a few is a growing American tradition. The first thing we need to do is change the venue. I know, I know, there are the traditionalists who will insist that Coney Island provides the perfect tacky backdrop. But if you want tacky, then it's time to move the entire spectacle to Washington.

WASHINGTON HOT DOGS Forget about the World Cup or World Series or even the Super Bowl. The No. 1 competitive sport is the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating contest at Coney Island, New York. The legendary Joey Chestnut won for the eighth straight time, downing 61 in the allotted 10 minutes. While that's not his personal best of 69, it's still pretty impressive, if one would call speed gorging impressive.

By the way, feed racing has its own Title IX. Miki Sudo inhaled 34, finishing ahead of three-time chomp champ

Why not the White House South Lawn? With just a few tweaks, it certainly would be appropriate. To please the first lady, obviously the hot dogs would have to go.

But that's not a big deal. Carrots will make a wonderful replacement. And there could be a kiddie competition, with -- you guessed it -- baby carrots. That is, unless the food conglomerates have their way and the youngsters get to cram in morsels laden with salt, sugar, fat and other addictive ingredients. True to form, the Obama administration is keeping details secret and will indict any leakers. The event will be shot only by White House cameras.

Nathan's is probably going to bail, since it's not as unhealthy as it would like, and that would eliminate many of the usual corporate sponsors, like McDonald's, Coke and Pepsi. Speaking of soft drinks, Michael Bloomberg

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Ask your auto-insurance company whether your policy covers rental vehicles. If not, find out if you can buy a temporary rider to cover your vacation period. Ask about other drivers if you won't be the designated driver for the whole trip. Consider renting a vehicle similar to your own. If you're going to rent one that's significantly more expensive, ask whether it will be covered. Be sure to ask if there's a time limit for coverage on your trip.

Then ask your credit-card company about rental coverage, and whether there are any restrictions, such as the ones above. If you don't have a copy of the card's benefits and rights disclosure, ask for it in advance of your trip so you'll have it in hand. You might want it if the car-rental agency questions turning down its offered insurance.

To see the full report, go online to www.cardhub.com, and search for 2014 Credit Card Auto Rental Insurance Report.

David Uffington regrets that he cannot personally answer reader questions, but will incorporate them into his column whenever possible. Send email to columnreply3@gmail.com. (c) 2014 King Features Synd., Inc.

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This is not as far-out as you might think. Down the street, in the Capitol, they've been engaged for years in a food fight. And let's not limit this to government.

Wouldn't this be a much more civilized way to conduct presidential debates? No longer could the participants be forced to eat their words. In fact, the advantage here is that no one could understand what they were saying.

This could become a regular event during television news ratings periods. Instead of the usual happy talk about how they're "on your side," the anchors could simply infotain by stuffing Twinkies in their mouths. On cable news they could only use one side of their mouth, depending on whether it was MSNBC or Fox. At CNN, the food of choice would have to be whatever they were serving on Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 when it disappeared.

So get ready, America. Forget Tim Howard. We're going to have some new heroes to worship. Chestnut, Sudo and the Black Widow are just the beginning. This could be bigger than roller derby, particularly if the competition moves to D.C. It would be something else from Washington that makes us sick. (c) 2014 Bob Franken Distributed by King Features Synd.

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It's a water world. Letting kids make friends with water indoors and out gives them a chance to explore, learn and play.

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Kids can splash it, squirt it, sprinkle it, stir it, pour it or spray it. In fact, practically the only thing kids can't do with water is break it! That's why playing with water is so much fun, especially when the temperatures soar and the whole family needs to cool down.

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• Plastic containers or measuring cups are perfect to show kids the concepts of volume, quantity and measurement. Let them explore how water "changes shape" by pouring from one container into another. They can use a plastic funnel for the filling and the spilling. Plastic squeegee or pump spray bottles from dish detergent or window cleaner -- emptied and cleaned, of course -- make great outdoor water squirters.

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