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• When the cornerstone of the Statue of Liberty was laid in August of 1884, it was placed on Bedloe’s Island, which previously had been known as Love Island. The land didn’t officially become Liberty Island until 1956. When the Statue of Liberty arrived from France, it was in 350 individual pieces that were put together and officially dedicated in October of 1886.

• The first edition of Sports Illustrated hit the newsstands in August of 1954, featuring Milwaukee Braves player Eddie Mathews on the cover. Inside, readers found a tri-fold of 27 baseball trading cards, including such greats as Ted Williams, Willie Mays, Gil Hodges and Duke Snider. Although a hit, the magazine showed no profit for the next 12 years. Michael Jordan has set the record for the number of cover appearances at 56, with the New York Yankees the most featured team. Four U.S. Presidents have made the cover — Kennedy, Ford, Reagan and Clinton. Every year, Sports Illustrated gives its “Sportsman of the Year” award. Roger Bannister, the first person to run a mile in under four minutes, was given that honor during the magazine’s inaugural year.

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AUGUST EVENTS (continued): • In August of 1914, the 48-mile (77-km) Panama Canal opened to ship traffic, with its first cargo liner, the SS Ancon. It had been under construction since 1904, and opening day was two years ahead of schedule. Nearly 27,500 people lost their lives during the construction.

By passing through the canal, a ship sailing from New York to San Francisco saves about 8,000 miles (12,875 km) over a trip around the tip of South America’s Cape Horn. During the canal’s early days, about 1,000 ships passed through each year. That figure today is close to 15,000 ships making the nine-hour pass between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans.

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2. LITERATURE: What famous adventure novelist was born with the name John Chaney?

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5. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: When was Al Capone imprisoned for tax evasion?

6. MYTHOLOGY: Where was King Arthur buried, according to the myth?

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9. LANGUAGE: What is another way to describe someone who is “perfidious”?

10. MOVIES: What is the last name of “Dirty Harry,” the character played by Clint Eastwood?

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“Grazing in the Grass,” “Telstar” and “A Fifth of Beethoven.”

4. Name the first artist to release “A Million to One.” 5. The Beatles’ “Come Together” was released as a double A-side single. What was on the back of the 1969 record?

6. The Thompson Twins had two No. 1 hits in 1982.

What were the songs?

Answers 1. Usher competed on “Star Search” in 1993, when he was 13 years old. He was immediately put under contract and within a year had an album out.

2. Louis Armstrong, in 1964, when he was 62. The song was “Hello, Dolly!” from the musical of the same name. The song won a Grammy, as did Armstrong.

3. All are instrumentals that hit the top of the charts.

4. Jimmy Charles, in 1960.

The song was written by Phil Medley, who also penned “Twist & Shout.”

5. “Something.”

6. “In the Name of Love” and “Lies.” They scored another No. 1 hit the next year with “Hold Me Now.” © 2011 King Features Synd., Inc.

• August is a month for stray baseballs! In 1979, Seattle Mariner Ruppert Jones hit a foul ball in the Kingdome that stuck in the stadium’s loudspeaker above the first base line. The following August, Yankee Bob Watson had a hit off the Kingdome’s center-field speaker.

The very next day, Watson did exactly the same thing! Shortly after that feat, the speakers were raised from 102 feet (31 m) above the field to 132 feet (40.2 m). In August of 1983, Yankee pitcher Dave Winfield threw a warmup ball and accidentally struck and killed a seagull at the Toronto Blue Jays’ stadium. But pitcher Nolan Ryan was in complete control during August of 1989 when he became the 1. Is the Book of Lot in the first Major League pitcher 5,000 or 1. Entering 2011, how Oldto orachieve New Testament many times had Jim Thome strikeouts. By the time heneither? retired four years tallied at least 20 home runs 2. From Judges 3, who was later, he had struck out 5,714 batters. in a season? the left-handed Benjamite 2. Name the last interna-

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The King’s wasto see 4. What funeral king wanted neers had the No. 1 overall miracles when the arrested held at his home, with a processional to Forest draft pick each year. Name Jesus was before him? Pilate, Hill the service.

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• When William Gray’s wife became very ill in 1888, he was in desperate need of a telephone to call a doctor. There were very few phones in Hartford, Connecticut, and Gray ran to a neighboring factory, begging to use theirs, but was told it was not for public use. When the owners finally gave in to his pleading, the doctor was reached, and Mrs. Gray recovered.

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• The first and last atomic bombings in history took place in August of 1945. The United States dropped the first nuclear weapon, known as “Little Boy,” on Hiroshima, Japan, on August 6 and the second, called “Fat Man,” on Nagasaki three days later. Fatality estimates for Hiroshima were 90,000 to 160,000 people and 60,000 to 80,000 for Nagasaki.

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JESSE OWENS Track and field Olympic gold medalist Jesse Owens set record after record, but not without having to hurdle over many obstacles along the way. This collection of facts will help you learn more about this amazing champion.

• James Cleveland Owens was the son of a sharecropper farmer and the grandson of a slave. His family migrated from Alabama in 1922 when he was nine years old, joining 1.5 million other African Americans moving north out of the segregated South. The Owens family settled in Cleveland, Ohio, where Owens received his lifelong nickname from a teacher who had difficulty with his Southern drawl.

Called “J.C.” by his family, when he told the teacher his name, she interpreted it as “Jesse,” and the name stuck.

• As a young boy, Owens took odd jobs to help his family — delivering groceries, loading freight cars and working at the local shoe repair shop. His running career started during junior high under the encouragement of coach Charles Riley, who allowed him to practice early in the morning in order to make it to his after-school job.

• During his years at Cleveland’s East Technical High School, Owens matched the world record in the 100-yard (91-m) dash of 9.4 seconds.

It was on to Ohio State University, where he became known as the “Buckeye Bullet.” At 1935’s NCAA Big Ten meet in Ann Arbor, Owens set three world records and tied a fourth, a feat accomplished over a 45-minute span. His long jump record of 26 feet, 8.25 inches (8.13 m) was to endure for 25 years. His college career boasted a record eight individual NCAA championships.

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August 25, 2011 JESSE OWENS (continued): • Yet for all his success, Owens was made to live off campus, as were all African American athletes. When traveling with the team, he was forced to eat at blacks-only restaurants and overnight at blacks-only hotels, separate from the rest of the team. He received no scholarships for his athletic prowess, having to pay for his schooling through part-time jobs as a waiter, night elevator operator and gas station attendant.

• Owens traveled to the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin under a cloud of racial prejudice.

Adolf Hitler, hoping for German domination at the Games, was promoting “Aryan racial superiority,” and Nazi propaganda portrayed Africans as inferior. Owens took the world by surprise when he took the gold in the 100 meters, the 200 meters, the long jump and, as a member of the relay team, became the first American track and field athlete to win four gold medals in a single Olympiad. On the first day of competition, Hitler shook hands with German winners only, leaving the stadium immediately afterward. When Olympic officials were adamant that he either congratulate every medalist or greet none, Hitler declined to attend the remaining medal presentations.

• The racial prejudice continued on the home front when Owens had to ride the freight elevator at New York City’s Waldorf-Astoria Hotel to a reception following a ticker-tape parade honoring his victories. He later said that Franklin Roosevelt, “snubbed me. The President didn’t even send me a telegram.”

Yet that didn’t hinder Owens from becoming a sought-after inspirational speaker and serving underprivileged youth. Surprisingly, this fine athlete was a cigarette smoker for 35 years and succumbed to lung cancer at age 66.

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I really enjoy your column, it’s informative and helpful. We have many trees on our property, and leaves are a constant cleaning chore.

We place the leaves in a barrel and let them decompose. When they’ve broken down, we use that compost in our flower beds and special gardens, like our volcano mountain waterfall garden. In the decomposing barrel, we add a little lime to sweeten the soil.

The best way to maintain home value is to keep the home looking appealing. — Mr. & Mrs. Harry & Janice K., St. Cloud, Fla. Good advice. Creating a compost heap is a very budget-friendly way to keep garden plants flourishing. If you have a welltreed property and aren’t taking advantage of all the free leaves, I highly recommend doing so. There are a number of composting methods, from creating a simple heap in a corner of the yard to purchasing a rotating composting system (usually a heavy-duty barrel on a stand that allows you to rotate the barrel easily to turn the compost). It’s up to you how you want to compost.

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source of minerals that when broken down do a great job of building up the soil for decorative plants as well as vegetable gardens.

Adding lime to compost is a topic of some debate.

Lime typically slows down decomposition, and it reduces the acidity of the compost. So it’s a good idea to know why and when lime needs to be added. If, for example, your compost is largely made up of oak leaves, pine needles or fruit pulp, adding a small amount of lime (about 1 cup for every 25 cubic feet of compost) can balance out the pH of the compost by lowering the acidity.

To speed decomposition and ensure even breakdown, turn your compost every three weeks. Shredding the leaves before adding them to the pile will also help the compost develop faster.

This is where a mulching attachment on the lawnmower comes in handy. If it’s too much trouble, however, just chuck the leaves onto the pile and remember to turn regularly.

Send your questions or comments to ask@thisisahammer.com, or write This Is a Hammer, c/o King Features Weekly Service, P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475. © 2011 King Features Synd., Inc.

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Where are the teen stars of the 1960s now? Fabian (Forte), now 70, had “Tiger,” “Turn Me Loose” and “Hound Dog Man” mega hits, made the ‘60s films “High Time” with Bing Crosby and Richard Beymer and “North to

Jerry Lewis Alaska” with John Wayne, as well as “Ride the Wild Surf” with Tab Hunter and “The Longest Day,” to name just a few of his 30 films. Fabian and Frankie Avalon inspired the 1980 film “The Idolmaker.” His last film was “Up Close and Personal” (1996), with Robert Redford and Michele Pfeiffer. Fabian now lives in Pennsylvania with his wife, Andrea Patrick, and has toured clubs and Vegas since 1985 with Frankie Avalon and Bobby Rydell.

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“The Monkey Wrench Gang,” which he co-wrote, is due out in 2013.

Frankie Avalon, now 70, had the hit single “Venus,” did the “Beach Party” movies with Annette Funicello and played Teen Angel in “Grease” (1978). He sang on “American Idol” in 2009. He’s still married to Kathryn Diebel, and they have eight children and 10 grandkids.

Former Mouseketeer Annette Funicello, now 68, starred in “Babes in Toyland” (1961) and the “Beach Party” movies, among others. She was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis in ‘92, but still managed to play herself in the final scene of “A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes: The Annette Funicello Story”(1995). She and current husband Glen Holt made headlines last March when their Encino, Calif., home caught fire.

Next week we’ll catch up with Tab Hunter, Chad Everett, Connie Stevens, Ann-Margret, Bobby Rydell, Shelley Faberes and Richard Beymer.

Think Justin Bieber can last as long as they did?

Send letters to Tony Rizzo’s Hollywood, 8306 Wilshire Blvd., No. 362, Beverly Hills, CA 90211. © 2011 King Features Synd., Inc.

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HOLLYWOOD — Jerry Lewis, who created the Muscular Dystrophy Telethon 60 years ago and has raised $2.5 billion for the Muscular Dystrophy Association, announced he’d retire as goodwill ambassador for MDA next year.

MDA, however, made a point to cut him loose BEFORE this year’s fundraiser. While Lewis can be difficult and was being paid a bundle to represent MDA, there’s no denying he got the job done. Who can forget when Frank Sinatra got Lewis and Dean Martin back together on the telethon after they hadn’t spoken for decades, or Liza Minnelli doing “New York, New York” with Sinatra, a song they both made a solo hit.

MDA is gambling on a new demographic with hosts Nancy O’Dell, Jann Carl, Alison Sweeney and “American Idol” producer Nigel Lythgoe. Now called the MDA Labor Day Telethon, the six-hour fundraiser (cut down from 21 hours) airs Sunday, Sept. 4, starting at 6 p.m. Darius Rucker, Martina McBride and Lady Antebellum also are set to appear. Hope MDA didn’t spit into the wind and that Jerry’s Kids don’t suffer because of someone’s

Since last year we’ve been able to check out the quality of care at VA Medical Centers on the Department of Veterans Affairs website.

Now the VA has added its information to the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services Hospital Compare website. The VA site was limited to medical and surgical statistics, but now we’re able to compare local non-VA hospitals with the VA hospitals in additional areas such as heart issues and pneumonia.

To get the information you need, however, you might have to check both sites, as the information isn’t posted on the same schedule. Neither site is intuitive for navigation, so instructions are below: The Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services Hospital Compare [www. hospitalcompare.hhs.gov] has results for a number of categories of patient care issues, including death rates and patient experiences. Put in your ZIP code and select either General, Medical Conditions or Surgical Procedures. Click on Find Hospitals. You’ll be given a list

of medical facilities within 50 miles. Check the boxes down the left side for facilities you want to compare.

If your closest VA Medical Center isn’t within that 50 miles, it won’t show up.

Instead use the ZIP code of the Medical Center. You’ll find that a lot of categories don’t show any VA information at all.

The VA site [www.hospitalcompare.va.gov] compares information between VA hospitals only. It tracks heart problems and pneumonia, as well as infection, respiratory issues and more.

Pick a link on the left (Medical or Surgical), select your state from the drop-down menu and scroll down to click on an issue. The next screen will be a full explanation of the quality measure and what it means. If there are multiple centers in your state, you’ll see the results for all of them.

Your best bet is to gather the information from both sites and combine it.

Write to Freddy Groves in care of King Features Weekly Service, P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475, or send e-mail to columnreply@gmail. com.

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SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to December 21) Your spiritual side is especially strong at this time. Let it guide you into deeper contemplation of aspects about yourself that you’d like to understand better.

CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) Your merrier aspect continues to dominate and to attract folks who rarely see this side of you.

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AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) You’re always concerned about the well-being of others. It’s time you put some of that concern into your own health situation, especially where it involves nutrition.

PISCES (February 19 to March 20) Just when you thought your life had finally stabilized, along comes another change that needs to be addressed. Someone you trust can help you deal with it successfully.

BORN THIS WEEK: You have a sixth sense when it comes to finding people who need help long before they think of asking for it.

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• It was way back in the 17th century when noted Scottish scholar Patrick Young made the following sage observation: “The trouble with weather forecasting is that it’s right too often for us to ignore it and wrong too often for us to rely on it.”

• About once a week, a frog will shed its skin. Then eat it.

• If you’ve watched many old Westerns, you’ve doubtless seen Native Americans scalping their enemies.

You probably don’t realize, though, that the brutal practice didn’t originate with the Indians. When the Dutch and English settlers were trying to clear out the natives, they were paid a bounty for each scalp they brought back. The Native Americans adopted the practice only after the Europeans’ arrival on the continent.

• The country’s first pizzeria opened in 1895 in, unsurprisingly, New York City.

• Those who study such things say that 70 percent of Americans have visited either Disneyland, in California, or Disney World, in

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• The citizens of Bethel immediately protested the upcoming gathering, and promoters continually told town officials that there would be no more than 50,000 attendees. About 186,000 advance tickets were sold prior to the concert at a price of $18, about $105 in today’s money. Promoters were expecting 200,000 fans.

• Three days before the festival was to begin, the organizers realized that the fences around the area would present a problem with the anticipated crowds and removed them. This resulted in the concert becoming free for thousands that streamed into the area. By the time the music was set to begin, there were 500,000 concert-goers.

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• Rains in the days prior to the event produced muddy roads and fields. Massive traffic jams clogged roads unequipped for the volume of people. There were inadequate sanitation facilities and first-aid for the number of people and shortages of food and water. But nothing seemed to dampen the spirits of the fans as they listened to a total of 32 performances at the three-day event, including Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix,

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ARIES (March 21 to April 19) As tensions ease on the home front, you can once more focus on changes in the workplace. Early difficulties are soon worked out. Stability returns as adjustments are made.

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) A new romance tests the unattached Bovine’s patience to the limit. But Venus still rules the Taurean heart, so expect to find yourself trying hard to make this relationship work.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) It’s a good time to consider home-related purchases. But shop around carefully for the best price — whether it’s a new house for the family or a new hose for the garden.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) A contentious family member seems intent on creating problems. Best advice: Avoid stepping in until you know more about the origins of this domestic disagreement.

LEO (July 23 to August 22) A recent job-related move proves far more successful than you could have imagined. Look for continued beneficial fallout. Even your critics have something nice to say.

VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) Ease up and stop driving yourself to finish that project on a deadline that is no longer realistic.

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• Its official title was “The Woodstock Music and Art Fair — an Aquarian Exposition: 3 Days of Peace & Music.” Dairy farmer Max Yasgur agreed to allow the festival to be held on his 600-acre farm near Bethel, New York, a community 43 miles southwest of Woodstock, New York.

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All the accommodations are geodesic glass igloos, offering amazing views of the aurora borealis.

• Are you a snollygoster?

If so, you’re shrewd, which isn’t a bad thing, but you’re also rather lacking in principles.

• When Andrew Jackson was running for president in 1828, his opponents called him a stubborn jackass.

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Artists that may have forever regretted declining the offer to perform included the Beatles, Bob Dylan, The Doors and Led Zeppelin.

• Three recorded deaths occurred during the Woodstock Festival, including a heroin overdose. Another concert-goer sleeping in a neighboring hayfield was killed when a tractor ran over him. A baby was born in a car stuck in the traffic jam, while another mother-to-be was airlifted by helicopter from the scene to a nearby hospital where she gave birth.

• It was the organizers’ wish that the Festival be closed out with singing cowboy Roy Rogers crooning “Happy Trails,” but when approached by the executive producer, Rogers turned him down. Fans had to settle for Jimi Hendrix shutting it down on Monday morning.

• When Max Yasgur was approached about a 1970 encore festival, the answer was no, in Yasgur’s words, “I’m going back to running a dairy farm.” He was sued by neighbors for property damage and incurred severe damage to his own farm. He was awarded a $50,000 settlement. The community of Bethel further prevented a second concert by passing “mass gathering” laws. Yasgur sold his farm in 1971 and died two years later at age 53. Rolling Stone magazine featured a full-page obituary, something that very few non-musicians have ever received.

• The year after Woodstock, a documentary film chronicling the event was released, an effort that received the Academy Award for Best Documentary. The proceeds financed the settlements of the 80 lawsuits that were filed against the organizers, as well as their $1.4 million debt.

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“Bad luck is a tough thing,” Truex said. “I’ve had my share of it the past few years.

Truex, 31, doesn’t have much to show for the current season. He finished sixth at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in the season’s third race.

what we do,” said the Mayetta, N.J., native. “It takes a million things to go right to win of these races. It only takes one to go wrong ... a flat tire, the caution coming at the wrong time, a debris caution after you pit under green ... things like that.

“There are some things where it doesn’t matter what you do, you can’t change them — and that’s luck.

And it’s tough to deal with, especially when you’ve had a good day and your team’s done everything right.”

At this point, making the Chase is outside the realm of practical consideration.

“You have to just forget about last week, move forward, try to do the best you can with what you have and you know when your team is doing good and when they’re not,” said Truex. “You just have to forget about all those bad things and push forward and work on the things you can control.” *** Monte Dutton covers motorsports for The Gaston (N.C.) Gazette. E-mail Monte at nascarthisweek@ yahoo.com.

Truex Works Through a Season of Bad Luck It’s tempting to think that Martin Truex Jr. has clouds hanging over him similar to the ones that enshrouded Watkins Glen International.

Only it’s been overcast in Truex’s career for a good bit of the time since June 4, 2007, when he won a NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Dover (Del.) International Speedway. He finished 11th in the point standings that year. Through 2009, Truex competed for Dale Earnhardt Inc. He now drives the No. 56 NAPA Toyota for Michael Waltrip Racing.

In the past three years, Truex has finished 15th, 23rd and 22nd, respectively, in the standings. Entering the Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at the Glen, he

Martin Truex’s 4th-place finish at Watkins Glen on August 15 was his best of the season. However, with his last win in 2007, Truex has been caught up in a streak of bad luck.

(Photo: John Clark/NASCAR This Week) “People say you make your own luck, and you do, somewhat. But there are times when there is nothing you can do about it.”

Since then he has collected eighth-place finishes at Dover, Infineon (Sonoma, Calif.) and Loudon, N.H. “Luck plays a big part in

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