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• The average person can name more than 2,000 odors. Trained experts can recognize over 10,000.

The power of the nose peaks in middle age and then fades. About half of people over 80 cannot smell, which may account for the high number of accidental gas poisonings each year among the elderly.

People with Alzheimer's disease are likely to have smelling deficits. One out of every 15 victims of head injury wakes up in a permanently odorless world.

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NO NOSE BLOWING • According to legend, Frederick the Great of Prussia was inspecting his soldiers when he noticed their sleeves were dirtier than the rest of their uniforms.

When he asked why, he was told that the men used their sleeves to wipe the sweat from their brow and to blow their noses on. To stop this, he ordered that buttons be sewn on the sleeves, giving the men a nasty scratch whenever they used their sleeves as hankies. Today men’s suits are still adorned with useless buttons.

UNUSUAL NOSES • Junius Brutus Booth, father of John Wilkes Booth, was a famous stage actor. His handsome appearance was marred by a broken nose. Once a female fan gushed, "You're such a wonderful actor, but I just can't get over your nose!" He replied, "Well, no wonder! The bridge is gone!"

• When Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe lost the tip of his nose in a duel, he had it replaced with a silver one.

• Sir William Davenant, a British writer, lost his nose due to illness and his appearance was very disconcerting. An old woman once blessed his eyesight.

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ODORIFIC • Smelling certain fragrances or thinking about certain foods can have a relaxing effect on people.

Researchers at Yale measured the brainwaves of students as they sniffed three odors: spiced apple, eucalyptus, and lavender. While sniffing spiced apples, the students’ alpha brain waves increased and their theta brain waves decreased. This is a pattern that scientists relate to a mental state of being awake, yet

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• Research indicates that the smell of lavender reduces headaches; eucalyptus keeps people awake; mint acts as a stimulant; peach eases pain; and spiced apple reduces stress.

“SCENTSITIVE” FACTS • Research suggests that the reason some people are attracted to such things as garlic or cigarettes is because it reminds them of certain spicy chemical compounds that were present in the amniotic fluid in the womb.

• Babies are attracted to their mother's scent and repulsed by a stranger's. And mothers are able to tell their children by odor alone. In one experiment, mothers were blindfolded six hours after giving birth and asked to distinguish their baby from two others using scent alone. They succeeded 61% of the time.

• After World War II, chlorine-based cleaning products were phased out of Germany because bombedout areas were cleaned up with chlorine and the smell brought back memories of the war.

PERFUME FACTS • Perfume comes from the Latin "per fumare" meaning "through smoke" meaning incense.

• The chemical base for most perfumes (and all musk) is the secretions of the glands of various mammals: deer, beaver, whale, civet.

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Q: Will "Pure Genius" return for another season? I really liked the message of hope it gave me that one day medical science will advance to that degree. — Sharon N., via email Q: Are they going to bring back the Thursday-night show on CBS at 10 p.m. called "Pure Genius"? It was a very good and interesting show, but it wasn't on for very long. — Pauline D., via email A: The medical drama starring Augustus Prew and Dermot Mulroney was given a 13-episode order for the 201617 season. The series focused on a billionaire (Prew) who dreams of building a hospital with ultimate cutting-edge technology to treat rare and incurable diseases. He partners with maverick surgeon Dr. Walter Wallace (Mulroney), who leads the effort in clearing out the bureaucracy of medicine to focus on forward thinking, advancing technology and saving lives — at no cost to the patient.

While this sounds like a wonderful premise for a medical series — and for exploring in real life — after airing all 13 commissioned episodes, CBS decided not to renew the order in the wake of mixed reviews and low ratings. *** Q: Can you tell me what Daniel Radcliffe is up to lately? — Gal P., Columbus, Ohio A: Daniel is making a foray into the world of comedy, starring with Owen Wilson in the Lorne Michaels-produced TBS comedy "Miracle Workers," a workplace comedy set in heaven. While we're on the subject, let me tell you about other new shows for this upcoming television season on TBS. "Close Enough" is a brand-new animated series from

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The network ordered a pilot for "Highland," a scripted drama written by Liz Sarnoff and starring actress-comedian Margaret Cho; TNT also announced that Daveed Diggs — who earned a Tony for the Broadway hit "Hamilton" — will star in the drama pilot "Snowpiercer," directed by "Doctor Strange" helmer Scott Derrickson.

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1. HISTORY: Who was the first female prime minister of India?

2. GEOGRAPHY: Mainland Australia is divided into how many states and territories?

1. Who had a worldwide hit with "Rose Garden"?

3. ENTERTAINERS: What actress was born with the name Demetria Guynes?

2. What was the b-side to the "Ebony Eyes" single by the Everly Brothers?

4. MUSIC: What band was singer Peter Gabriel lead singer of before he went solo?

3. Which heavy metal band released "God of Thunder"?

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5. AWARDS: Which organization won the Nobel Peace Price in 1944?

6. PROVERBS: What is the ending of this famous proverb: "There is nothing new ..."?

5. Name the song that contains this lyric: "The room was empty as I staggered from my bed, I could not bear the image racing through my head."

7. U.S. CITIES: What U.S. city is often called Little Cuba?

8. ANATOMY: What are the names of the arteries on either side of the human neck that supply blood to the brain?

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10. U.S. PRESIDENTS: Which president's administration was involved in The Teapot Dome bribery scandal?

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1. Lynn Anderson, in 1970. She won a Grammy for vocals while songwriter Joe South earned two Grammy nods for the song.

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4. Bob Dylan, in 1964. He recorded the song in one take.

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YES, YOU NEED A HOBBY Hobbies can help keep us physically and mentally fit, and there are plenty of them to choose from. If you've recently retired, you might not even know where to begin. Here are some ideas to get you started.

For the physically active, explore outdoor photography, yoga, woodworking, metal detecting, ballroom dance, golf or indoor swimming at the Y. While you're there, check out the Y's offering of fitness classes for seniors.

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Still don't know where to start? Make a list of things that interest you and expand from there. If you're good at sewing or painting, see if your skills are needed by the local theater group. If a line-dance class sounds good, try that. If you've going to travel, take a foreign-language class.

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How much worse can this get? One doctor said he may have to break my neck and reset it. I can't look people in the face anymore; I'm looking at their belt buckle. — R.W. ANSWER: I can think of several reasons why your neck may be bent forward. One is a muscle problem. A severe muscle spasm in the neck can force the neck into an unnatural position, often very painful to move. This can go on for weeks. However, most people can force their neck into a normal position.

The second is a nerve problem. Cervical dystonia is the most important of these. Dystonia can present itself with the neck pointing to the side, forward or backward.

It typically gets better and then worse, and is associated with sustained muscle contractions.

What the doctor said about "breaking your neck" doesn't make sense to me. However, since your doctor has suggested a possible spine surgery, the third, and most likely cause, is a skeletal problem. Kyphosis is the term for an abnormal forward deformity of the spine (as opposed to scoliosis, which is to the side). There are numerous causes, but in older men, the most likely is osteoporosis, which can cause very severe kyphosis, especially when in conjunction with vertebral fractures. I wonder if you had a vertebral compression fracture that made things suddenly worse.

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from making blood-clotting proteins, making for a larger blood collection, which takes longer to heal. As long as your INR is in range, though, it will eventually heal.

*** DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 75-year-old male on Coumadin who recently took a fall. I badly bruised my shin.

Initially, it swelled up the size of half a grapefruit but now, two weeks later, it's still very tender and the size of half an orange. I first iced and elevated it. Lately I have tried heat, an elastic wrap and even my TENS unit, but nothing seems to reduce the swelling and sensitivity.

Any suggestions? — B.N.

READERS: Worried about the strength of your bones?

The osteoporosis pamphlet explains how to prevent this universal condition. Readers can obtain a copy by writing: Dr. Roach — No. 1104W, 628 Virginia Drive, Orlando, FL 32803. Enclose a check or money order (no cash) for $4.75 U.S./$6 Canada with the recipient's printed name address. Please allow four weeks for delivery.

ANSWER: A bone bruise, called a periosteal hematoma, happens when small blood vessels are broken in the lining of the bone, called the periosteum. The blood collects and forms a tender lump at the site of injury. It can happen at any bone, but the shin is very common due to its being very superficial.

Warfarin (Coumadin) works by preventing the liver

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the impact on death from chronic disease. More than 600 million adults and 107 million children are classified as obese; the rate of increase for obesity among children has been even greater than the rate seen in adults. Cardiovascular disease caused 70 percent of deaths in those with excess body weight, 40 percent of which occurred in individuals who had high BMIs but were not obese. The authors call for multiple interventions designed to curb increasing BMI rates, including promotion of healthful foods in place of unhealthful foods to children.

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The record shows that Court won 24 grand slam singles titles. (A "grand slam" means you won the Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon and U.S. Open in a single calendar year.) This is kind of a big deal. Players like Evert and Navratilova won 18. Steffi Graf had 22; Serena Williams has 23 of them. The International Tennis Hall of Fame plaque for Court says that "for sheer strength of performance and accomplishment there has never been a tennis player to match her." The Melbourne Herald Sun called her the greatest female tennis player of all time.

COURT OF PUBLIC OPINION I was born on May 13, and sometimes I remember to actually look at the part of the newspaper that tells you who was born or what significant event occurred on that same day.

Turns out, it was a pretty significant day. Formula One started on that day in 1950. Stevie Wonder, the world's blindest basketball-game-attending fan, was born on that day. Other things occurred: In 1917, three kids said they received a visit from the apparition of Jesus' mom at Fatima, Portugal. In 1940, it was the day Germany conquered France (I know, I know ... that could have happened any day, but it just so happened). Also, it was the day that Bobby Riggs — a washed-up, 55-year-old tennis-playing hustler — destroyed Margaret Court in straight sets (emphasis soon will become clear), 6-2, 6-1.

At the time, this was a big deal. Court was the No. 1-ranked woman's player in the world. Her loss did absolutely nothing to advance women's rights. This was a time when women athletes barely had running water in their locker rooms, let alone anything approaching equal tournament pay. The fact that Court curtseyed to Riggs before the match made the loss even more cringe-worthy to women players like Billie Jean King, Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert.

And then last week, we learned that Margaret Court, who played in the 1960s and 70s, makes no sense in today's world.

Look around your town. Chances are, many of you haven't a clue as to why your town has its name, particularly if it ends in "ville" or "burg." Bet many of you live on a street or drive named after a person you haven't the slightest inkling about. But that's really how the majority of people in the world will leave a legacy, they will get something or someplace named after them after a vote by the local city council. Very few people leave lasting impressions on the world without getting either assassinated or blown up to epic proportions (I'm looking at you, Johnny Appleseed). Think of Carnegie Hall. Or Cermak Boulevard. Wrigley Field. The problem tennis has is that the Australian Open named an arena after Court, and Court has turned out to be a pretty terrible person.

I won't dignify Court by repeating what she said about the lesbian community, but I'll make a psychic prediction: There'll be an arena looking for a new name in Australia in the next few days. Sorry, Margaret ... we're going forward, not backward. You are NOT the greatest female tennis player of all time.

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1. In 2016, the New York Mets' Bartolo Colon became the oldest major-league pitcher (42) to hit his first career home run. Who had been the oldest?

2. Who played more seasons for his only major-league team: Al Kaline (Detroit) or Willie Stargell (Pittsburgh)?

3. What is the highest point total that Notre Dame's football team has recorded in a bowl game?

4. In 2016, Zach LaVine became the fourth person to win back-to-back NBA dunk contests. Name two of the first three to do it.

5. Who were the first two NHL players before Wayne Gretzky (1981-82 season) to tally 50 goals by the 50th game of the season?

6. When was the last time before 2016 that Denmark won a gold medal in Olympic swimming?

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Answers 1. Arizona's Randy Johnson hit his first homer in 2003 at age 40.

2. Kaline played 22 major-league seasons for Detroit (1953-1974); Stargell had 21 seasons with Pittsburgh (1962-1982).

3. Notre Dame tallied 49 points in the 2008 Hawaii Bowl.

4. Michael Jordan (1987-88), Jason Richardson (200203) and Nate Robinson (2009-10).

5. Montreal's Maurice Richard (1944-45 season) and Mike Bossy of the New York Islanders (1980-81 season).

6. Karen Harup won a gold medal in the 100 meter backstroke in 1948.

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Your pattern was introduced in 1917. Typical pieces of this pattern are three piece carving set, $800; dinner

A: Quezal glass was made from 1901 until about 1924 in the Queens, N.Y., studio of Martin Bach Sr. Other companies made similar art glass, including Loetz, Steuben and Tiffany. Since Quezal vases generally sell for well above $1,000, my advice is to contact a reputable dealer or appraiser in your area and find out if your piece is authentic. If it is, you have a good eye and made a wonderful buy.

Q: I have acquired a collection of about 35 video discs, including features that were issued by both RCA and 20th Century Fox. How much do you think they are worth, and where can I sell them? — E.L., New Hampshire A: Capacitance Electronic Discs or CEDS were popular during the 1980s and were first marketed by RCA. CEDs were grooved vinyl discs that allowed consumers to watch feature films in their homes. The quality was fairly good, but the system soon was overshadowed by tape formats. Video discs quickly became yet another dinosaur of our technical age.

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I found a bound copy of Peterson's Magazine from 1870 available online for $60. According the price guide in "Vintage Magazines," by Richard Russell and Elaine Gross Russell and published by Krause Books, an 1871 volume is valued at $65. *** Q: I have several albums of bicentennial stamps issued

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A quick check revealed that video discs are of little interest to collectors, probably due to the fact that special equipment is required to view them. I found several thousand discs available on eBay, most selling in the $4 to $10 range. Fairly typical were 10 features, including "M*A*S*H" and "Fiddler on the Roof," all for $10. An exception was the "Star Wars" trilogy, offered for $42. *** Q: I have a bound copy of Peterson's Magazine from 1870.

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* On June 21, 1963, the French government shocks its allies by announcing that it is withdrawing its navy from the North Atlantic fleet of NATO, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, in order to maintain control of nuclear missiles aboard its ships. French naval forces never rejoined the NATO fleet. * On July 2, 1964, President Lyndon Johnson signs into law the historic Civil Rights Act, which prohibited racial discrimination in employment and education and outlawed racial segregation in public places such as schools, buses, parks and swimming pools. It would help pave the way for the Voting Rights Act of 1965. * On June 19, 1970, Carole King earned her first No. 1 single as a performer with the double-sided hit "It's Too Late/I Feel the Earth Move." King began her music career when she co-wrote the Shirelles' hit "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" in 1960. * On June 20, 1980, Roberto Duran out-points Sugar Ray Leonard in "The Brawl in Montreal" to win the WBC welterweight boxing title and the unofficial title of best "pound for pound" fighter in the world.

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DEAR PAW'S CORNER: I wanted to write to you about our shelter cat, "Trip." We named him after a character on "Star Trek." He's now about 16 years old, give or take a year since he was a stray found by animal control and put in the city shelter. We adopted him a day before he was to be euthanized.

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Please tell your readers that just because a cat is on a slow decline mentally, it's not the end. Trip sleeps much longer and more deeply than he ever did as a young cat.

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Readers, if you have a senior cat, work with your vet to recognize the signs of cognitive dysfunction so you can help your cat ease through its senior years more comfortably.

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off when you get to your destination or home! Works great for road trips and beach days. * When Mom or Dad travels for work, it can be hard on the parent and kids staying home. Try this trick: Record yourself reading a story. The child can play the recording as he or she follows the story in the book. Or, make a video for younger kids. * Need a quick travel cup or kids' sippy cup? Use a plastic cup, then cover it with a square of plastic wrap secured with a rubber band. Finally, insert a straw through the plastic. There you go! * "Here is a guaranteed no-scrub tip for a clean coffeepot: Fill coffeemaker with water, drop a dishwasher pod in the carafe, and brew the hot water right on top of it.

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ADD SMOKE AND SPICE TO FRUIT AND VEGGIES It's time to get outside, enjoy the sun and infuse your food with fire and smoke. It's also time to make room for more fruits and vegetables on the grill. Why not try zucchini, eggplant, asparagus or mushrooms as the "center of the plate," and create a delicious dessert using grilled fruits?

Grilling provides an opportunity to prepare healthy fruits and vegetables in a different way. Many people think everything tastes better on the grill, which also can hold true for fruits and vegetables. Taste is not the only benefit of preparing plant-based meals this way.

Vegetables and fruit cook so quickly on the grill that they retain much of their vitamin and nutrient content.

I have a new American Muscle Grill, and it's perfect for any type of grilling, barbecuing or outdoor cooking thanks to the dual gas or propane feature. The technology behind the AMG is ultra-modern, and your vegetables, fruits and breads will be smoked, roasted or seared with its infrared feature to delicious perfection. The reversible V-Tech grates provide added control over heat-transfer and hot and cool cooking zones.

Experiment with different spices, marinades and sauces when preparing fruits and vegetables on the grill. Try this flavorful recipe for Moroccan-Style Grilled Vegetables at your next family or holiday gathering. It serves four to six people.

MOROCCAN-STYLE GRILLED VEGETABLES 12 crimini or button mushrooms, stems removed 3 small globe or purple eggplants, sliced into rounds, cut lengthwise into quarters, and then into slices about 1/2-inch thick 1 zucchini, cut into 1-inch thick rounds 1 yellow squash, cut into 1-inch thick rounds 1/2 large red bell pepper, seeded, cut into chunks 3 fresh pineapple, 1-inch thick rings, cut into quarters 12 asparagus, cut into 3-inch lengths 1/4 small red onion, halved, pieces separated 8 cherry or grape tomatoes Moroccan-Style Marinade: 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley 3 tablespoons olive oil 1 tablespoon garlic, chopped 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 1 teaspoon paprika 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger 1/4 teaspoon cayenne 1/4 teaspoon turmeric Juice of 1 lemon Cooking oil spray

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and add the fruit and vegetables. Mix well to coat all the ingredients. Let ingredients marinade at least 10 minutes and up to 1 hour before skewering.

4. Thread vegetables and pineapple onto soaked skewers. Wrap the ends of the wooden skewers with foil to prevent burning. Lightly coat both sides of the vegetables with nonstick spray.

5. Using long-handled tongs, moisten a paper towel with cooking oil spray. Lightly coat the grill rack with the oil-soaked paper towel to prevent sticking.

Lay skewers on the grate with the vegetables over the hot side, and the foil-covered handles outside of the grill.

6. Grill vegetables, covered, over medium heat until vegetables are cooked and lightly charred, about 4 minutes. Turn, baste with any remaining marinade, and grill 4 to 5 minutes more or until vegetables are tender, turning frequently. Serve immediately.

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1. Heat grill to medium-high; spray grates with nonstick spray. If using a gas grill, turn off one side; on an American Muscle Grill, fill three trays with charcoal and the rest with wood chips. On a conventional charcoal grill, push the coals to one side and replace the grate. Soak (16 to 18) 12-inch wooden skewers in water for at least 30 minutes, or use metal skewers, if desired.

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