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RANDOM BODY FACTS
• Average number of eye blinks per day: 20,000 • Average number of heartbeats per day: 100,000 • Average number of nerve cells in the brain: 86 billion • Average number of hairs on the head: 100,000 • Length of all the blood vessels laid end-to-end: 62,000 mi (99,779.33 km) • Number of rods in each eye, which see in black and white: 120 million • Number of cones in each eye, which see in color: 6 million • Average number of hairs in each eyebrow: 250 • Lifespan of a typical eyelash: 150 days • Total length of eyelashes shed over a lifetime: 98 feet (30 m) • Total length of nose hair grown over a lifetime: 6 feet (1.8 m) • Number of joints in the body: 360 • Number of bones in the adult body: 206 • Number of muscles in the body: 650 (cont)
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THE HUMAN BODY (cont) • Number of muscles that control the eyeball: 6 • Number of muscles actually required to smile: 12 • Number of muscles actually required to frown: 11 • Number of muscles required to speak: 72 • Number of muscles required to take one step: 200 • Length of the smallest muscle, located in the ear: 1/5 inch (0.5 cm) • Maximum length of the longest muscle, which runs from hip to knee across the thigh: 19 inches (50 cm) • Average length of the esophagus: 10 inches (25 cm) • Number of seconds it takes food to travel down the esophagus: 8 • Number of sweat glands on the skin: 2.6 million • Gallons of saliva produced over a lifetime: 6,250 • Number of genes in the human genome: 80,000 • Average number of minutes to fall asleep: 7 • Percent of men who snore: 60 • Percent of women who snore: 40 • Percent of the human body that is water: 70 • Percent of the brain that is water: 80 • Percent of bones that is water: 30 • Average weight of the brain: 3 lb. (1.3 kg) • Average weight of the human head: 10 lb. (4.5 kg) • Percent of body weight that is muscle: 40 • Percent of body weight that is bone: 14 • Number of nerve cells in a square inch of skin: 1,300 (cont)
• “Loosen a stuck ring by putting a little bit of butter on your finger to help it slide.” -- D.F. in West Virginia • If you’ve gone up or down a size, please consider donating your suits or dress clothes to the organization Dress for Success. It gives businesswear for interviews to women who could not otherwise afford it, helping them to look the part so that they can get the part! • DIY Hand Pampering: Mix together 2 tablespoons of olive oil, 1/5 cup milk, 1/2 cup brown sugar, 1/4 cup honey. Soak hands in mixture for 2 minutes, then rinse and dry hands. • How to pack a suitcase: Roll pants and tops, adding to suitcase first, toward the handle side. Then add heavy items (shoes, boots) toward the wheel end. Make sure you choose the right size case for the trip; too much room will cause items to shift around. You can always throw in a light jacket if you have the space. • In a pinch, you can use toothpaste to scrub your faucet in the bathroom. • Got unexpected company? For a quick, clean look, vacuum the floors and take care of these four things: the bathroom, dishes in the sink, piles of junk on tables or counters and an overflowing trash can. Your house will look great. Send your tips to Now Here’s a Tip, 628 Virginia Drive, Orlando, FL 32803. (c) 2020 King Features Synd., Inc.
TIDBITS of Kootenai County, Idaho Issue #11 March 9th 2020 THE HUMAN BODY (cont) • Number of red blood cells created every second: 2.5 million • Distance a baby has crawled by the age of two: 93 miles (150 km) • Number of minutes every human being spent as a single cell: 30 • Average weight of the ashes of a cremated human: 9 lbs (4 kg) • Strongest muscle in the body, based on weight: masseter in the jaw • Hardest bone in the body: jawbone • Finger with the fastest growing fingernail: middle • Fastest growing tissue in the body: hair • Second fastest growing tissue in the body: bone marrow • Body part with the most sweat glands: soles of the feet IT’S A FACT • Your eyes are always the same size from birth. • The surface area of a human lung is equal to the size of a tennis court. • Your left lung is smaller than your right lung to make room for your heart. • The aorta, the largest artery in the body, is almost the diameter of a garden hose. • Some capillaries are so small that it takes ten of them to equal the thickness of a hair. • Humans are the only animals to produce emotional tears. • If uncoiled, the DNA in all the cells in your body would stretch 10 billion miles, fromhere to Pluto and back. • Seven out of ten people cross their left arm over their right. • A fetus acquires fingerprints at the age of three months. (cont)
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® of Idaho TIDBITS of Kootenai Issue #11 March 9th 2020 TidbitsCounty, Dallas County THE HUMAN BODY (cont) • Length of nerve fibers in a square inch of skin: 12 feet (3.6 m) • Length of blood vessels in a square inch of skin: 9 feet (2.7 m) • Seconds it takes for a red blood cell to circumnavigate the body: 60 • Number of times a blood cell will pass through the kidney per day: 400 • Percent of oxygen in the blood used by the brain: 20 • Number of times a baby blinks per minute: 2 • Number of times an adult blinks per minute: 10 • Number of words spoken by an average person in a typical day: 4,800 • Percent of the body composed of oxygen, carbon, hydrogen, and nitrogen: 96 • Percent of hand strength tied to the pinky finger: 50 • Percent of body weight carried by the big toe: 40 • Number of years it takes the skeleton to completely renew itself: 10 • Length in inches of the smallest bone in the body, the stapes, in the ear: 0.1” (0.25 cm) • Length in inches of the longest bone in the body, the femur: 18” (46 cm) • Number of days a single taste bud will live: 10 • Number of chromosomes in humans: 46 • Number of chromosomes in peas: 14 • Number of chromosomes in crayfish: 200 • Percent of men who are left-handed: 10 • Percent of women who are left-handed: 8 • Average speed of a cough: 60 mph (96 kph) • Average speed of a sneeze: 100 mph (160 kph) (cont)
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By Lucie Winbourne • The national animal of Scotland is the unicorn. • Nail polish is considered to have been invented in China about 3,000 B.C. It was made of egg whites, beeswax, colored powder and gum Arabic. • “Titanic” is the only movie to be available both in theaters and on VHS at the same time. • At any given time, 0.7% of the world is drunk. • Ever notice how the taste of artificial banana flavoring and artificial banana-flavored products doesn’t greatly resemble the real thing? That’s because it’s based on a type of banana that was wiped out by a plague in the 1950s. • There are more possible iterations of a chess match than there are atoms in the known universe. • The Procrastinators’ Club of America newsletter is called Last Month’s Newsletter. • Astronauts cannot burp in space. There is no gravity to separate liquid from gas in their stomachs. They also can’t cry, because without gravity their tears can’t flow. • The first color photograph was taken in 1861 by British physicist James Maxwell. • The gastric acid in your stomach is so powerful that it is able to eat away an iron table in about 5 minutes. • Belmont University once offered a course entitled “Oh, Look, a Chicken! Embracing Distraction as a Way of Knowing.”
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“Lord, when we are wrong, make us willing to change, and when we are right, make us easy to live with.” -- Peter Marshall (c) 2020 King Features Synd., Inc.
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By Dr. Holly Carling
FLYING AROUND THE HORMONES – PART I
Amongst the many things I enjoy doing, flying is one of them. As an instrument-rated pilot, we have to have our attention in many different directions at the same time. If you’re not good at multi-tasking, don’t try to fly an airplane! Flying an airplane and flying around the hormones – or endocrine system - have many things in common. In the cockpit, we have a lot of instruments, but the most important 6, frequently referred to as the “six pack” is where the greatest of our attention continually is. We are constantly scanning this six pack – we look at the gauge, interpret what it’s telling us, put in an input (add more or less power, turn a certain way, change our rate of climb or decent, etc.). It is a constant scan, interpret, act. How does this relate to hormones? In more ways than you can imagine. Our hormonal system is a complex system. Our incredible instruments, our glands, are continually monitoring hormonal levels and making adjustments accordingly more hormones, less hormones, or different hormones. The endocrine system is comprised of several organs or glands that produce a hormone – sex/reproductive hormones, “happy hormones” in the brain, hormones that monitor blood sugar levels, inflammation, blood pressure, sleep, pain, temperature control – the list goes on. There are approximately 50 hormones, all tuned in to receive complex messages. Hormones are the chemical messengers relaying information back and forth between the organs and glands that regulate function. The first instrument in our airplane’s sixpack is the altimeter. This gauge tells us how high we are flying. Knowing how high you are flying can make the difference between crashing into the side of the mountain or flying
so high that oxygen is no longer available and you just go to sleep, never to reawaken. Pretty important little gauge! We have glands that give us similar information. For example, cortisol when elevated can cause depression, and brain chemicals and hormones such as serotonin, endorphins, oxytocin and dopamine can regulate moods. How high or low you are, is dependent upon the interaction of some pretty awesome feedback mechanisms. Our plane also has an airspeed indicator that lets us know how fast we’re flying through the air. Some of our stress hormones, such as epinephrine, norepinephrine, and blood sugar hormones such as growth hormone, insulin and cortisol regulate our get up and go. How fast we climb or descend is dependent upon certain hormones, most of which come from the thyroid and adrenals – such as T3, T4, and the pancreatic hormones. This is akin to the Vertical Speed Indicator in our airplane. Next is our Attitude Indicator. Most can say that people with hormonal issues need an attitude adjustment! This instrument is a gauge of how level we are. Melatonin, produced by the pineal gland is a hormone that regulates sleep. I think any one with sleep deprivation can attest to how their sleep affects how level they feel. The hypothalamus and pituitary glands release hormones that are key to regulating internal balance, or homeostasis. There are other critical gauges, but I think you get the point. Why do I bring all this up? Because hormones fly our plane. There is a constant sensitivity to changes in the body that stimulate or inhibit responses in a dynamic feedback loop. Every gland has to do their job. Every gland has to be in a state of constant vigilance; continually sensing changes, interpreting them, and responding to them, just like our six pack. What happens when they don’t? We crash. How we respond to this crash is the essence of this article – it will be discussed in part two of Flying Around our Hormones.
Dr. Holly Carling is a Doctor of Oriental Medicine, Licensed Acupuncturist, Doctor of Naturopathy, Clinical Nutritionist and Master Herbologist with over three decades of experience. Dr. Carling is currently accepting new patients and offers natural health care services and whole food nutritional supplements in her Coeur d’ Alene clinic. Visit Dr. Carling’s website at www.vitalhealthcda.com to learn more about Dr. Carling, view a list of upcoming health classes and read other informative articles. Dr. Carling can be reached at 208-765-1994 and would be happy to answer any questions regarding this topic.
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Defrauding the VA-
Why do these people think they’ll get away with their crimes against the Department of Veterans Affairs? Don’t they realize that they’re ultimately going to get caught? Item: A Michigan woman defrauded the U.S. government of over $1.75 million in veterans benefits over five years. She submitted false applications for veterans’ programs such as pension and Aid and Attendance, then altered medical records to indicate that the veterans had qualifying conditions. Then, unknown to the veterans, she had the money sent to her bank accounts. This criminal could get 20 years in the slammer. She deserves every day of it. Item: A New York man was sentenced to 10-1/2 to 21 years for stealing money that was supposed to pay the rent of homeless veterans in his community, money that was gathered by nonprofit groups. The amount stolen wasn’t astronomical, but it was good enough to get four counts of grand larceny in the third degree and one count of scheme to defraud in the first degree. If that weren’t bad enough, he also stole lottery winnings from a disabled vet. Item: A Massachusetts man not only defrauded the government, but what he did was dangerous: He failed to perform medical gas inspections at three VA facilities. These gasses include nitrous oxide, nitrogen, carbon dioxide, compressed air and oxygen to surgery, recovery and patient rooms. He invoiced for the work, which amounts to wire fraud. Now he’s going to get up to 20 years in prison. Item: A VA employee working in IT cooked up a scheme to make fraudulent transactions on a government purchase card and have the proceeds sent to his own bank account. He then rigged the system to make it look like the VA had received the goods. For this he could get 10 years in prison. Are they never going to learn? Most of these criminals just aren’t that smart. (c) 2020 King Features Synd., Inc.
Owner Reeling After Struck by Car
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DEAR PAW’S CORNER: My cat “Dorito” was hit by a car last year and left injured by the side of the road. A neighbor called me when he saw Dorito’s orange fur in the ditch, and I found him and rushed him to the vet. His treatment cost thousands of dollars, and he’ll never be the same healthy cat again. I’m angry that the person who hit him just drove on and never notified me, and I’m stuck with the bill. The police took a report, but nothing came of it. Why do people get away with running down animals with no repercussions? -- Angry in New Hampshire DEAR ANGRY: I’m really sorry to hear about your cat, and I understand the anguish that you’ve suffered from watching him suffer so much. While laws vary by state, in New Hampshire there actually are repercussions for drivers who strike a dog and leave the scene without reporting the incident to police. A bill in the state legislature is being considered that will add cats to the current law. If the driver had stopped to try and aid Dorito or at least try to find his owner, that driver would likely have not faced any repercussions or even be held liable for striking your cat. That’s usually the case when a pet running loose -- off leash or off the property -Ð is hit by a car. However, it would have been the decent thing to do for that driver to have stopped. I wish I had more to offer than words of sympathy. It’s difficult to see a pet in pain. Take good care of Dorito and help him to recover as much as he can. Send your tips, questions or comments to ask@ pawscorner.com. (c) 2020 King Features Synd., Inc.
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“Knives Out” (PG-13) -- A stellar ensemble cast takes on the murder mystery in a whodunit that would have Agatha Christie rolling in her grave -- with delight. Christopher Plummer plays Harlan Thrombey, a successful mystery writer who meets his fate at the end of a knife on the heels of his 85th birthday -- death by apparent suicide. Apparent until slick private detective Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig) shows up to suss it all out, untangling the alibis and motives of a houseful of potential suspects, from the unctuous grandson Ransom (Chris Evans), the overbearing son (Michael Shannon), the ball-busting daughter (Jamie Lee Curtis) and even a nurse who vomits when she lies (Ana de Armas). “Frozen 2” (PG) -- Queen Elsa’s magic has always been a source of wonder. When a mysterious force beckons her from a shrouded forest, and its effects threaten Arendale itself, Elsa (voiced by Idina Menzel) and Anna (Kristen Bell) set off into the unknown for answers, with Kristoff (Jonathon Groff) and Olaf (Josh Gad) in tow. They find out more than they bargained for, including revelations from the past and the rediscovery of some forgotten people. While it felt like there was an unnecessary surfeit of songs, the showstoppers -- “Into the Unknown” and “Show Yourself” -- are every bit as powerful as Frozen’s “Let It Go.” Writer and director Jennifer Lee has outdone herself. “Color Out of Space” (NR) -- Just as Nathan Gardner (Nicolas Cage) and his family settle into the wonderland that is their new country estate -dashing about the bucolic hills on a white horse and tending to their alpaca flock -- there lands in their midst a big rock. Specifically, it’s a meteor from outer space that clunks down on the lawn in a dreamy haze of pinkish-purplish twilight and brings with it a miasma of technicolor madness that infects the family one by one. It’s B movie weirdness with a creepy ET flair, based on an HP Lovecraft short story. Also featuring Tommy Chong in a cameo as the town’s off-grid stoner who gets it, man. “The Corrupted” (R) -- An ex-con (Sam Claflin) fresh out of prison returns home to east London to find that his brother is in way over his head with a crime syndicate that reaches to the upper echelons of power. Although he’s keen to mend his criminal ways and be there for his son and the woman he loves, he’s also honor-bound to save his brother. He engages in a careful game of cat and mouse with the corrupt and powerful, setting them up and taking them down so he can get his family back. Sound familiar? Yes, because this is every crime-con movie ever. NEW TV RELEASES “Norm of the North: Family Vacation” “Years and Years” Season 1 “A Sister’s All You Need: The Complete Series” “Food Wars” (c) 2020 King Features Synd., Inc.
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• On March 22, 1765, in an effort to raise funds to pay off debts, the British government passes the Stamp Act. It levied a direct tax on all materials printed for commercial and legal use in the colonies, from newspapers and pamphlets to playing cards and dice. • On March 21, 1804, the Napoleonic Code is approved in France. The Code strengthened the authority of men over their families, deprived women of any individual rights, and reduced the rights of illegitimate children. All male citizens also were granted equal rights under the law, but colonial slavery was reintroduced. • On March 17, 1834, Gottlieb Daimleris is born in Germany. In 1885, he and Wilhelm Maybach developed a new version of the four-stroke internal-combustion engine, which they attached to a wooden bicycle, creating the world’s first motorcycle. • On March 20, 1852, Harriet Beecher Stowe’s anti-slavery novel, “Uncle Tom’s Cabin,” is published. The novel was so widely read that when President Abraham Lincoln met Stowe, he reportedly said, “So this is the little lady who made this big war.” • On March 16, 1903, Roy Bean, the selfproclaimed “law west of the Pecos,” dies in Langtry, Texas. Bean’s claim to fame rested on his often humorous and sometimes-bizarre rulings as a justice of the peace in western Texas during the late 19th century. • On March 18, 1933, American automaker Studebaker, then heavily in debt, goes into receivership. It eventually rebounded from its financial troubles, only to shut down the assembly line and transition out of the automobile business in 1966. • On March 19, 1957, Elvis Presley puts a down payment on a home for his parents, a southern Colonial mansion on a 13.8-acre wooded estate. With a $1,000 cash deposit against a sale price of $102,500, Elvis Presley agreed to purchase the home called Graceland. (c) 2020 Hearst Communications, Inc.All Rights Reserved
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NEWLY DISCOVERED ALZHEIMER’S GENES FURTHER HOPE FOR FUTURE TREATMENTS (By Sandee Lamotte, CNN | Posted - Mar 3rd, 2019 @ 10:02pm)
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What Makes Us Happy?
What makes us happy as we get older? Below are the results of an informal poll of seniors at the local coffee shop. • Having enough income. It turns out that many who are living only on Social Security can have enough to make it through the month if they made wise decisions before retiring. Paying off the mortgage is a big one. • Being listened to, or at least not being disregarded. There’s something about aging that seems to make us melt into the background, and if we have opinions or comments, people don’t always listen. Medical staff seem to rank very high on this list of people who really aren’t listening. Being heard is important. • Freedom. This comes in many forms. It might mean continuing to drive; it might mean watching only what we want on television. • Having a social life. For some of us that might mean being part of a group that meets regularly. For others it might mean talking to friends on the phone daily. • Laughing. Finding something amusing every day ranked high on the list of what makes us happy. Sometimes it was reading the next page of a joke-a-day calendar. Sometimes it was talking to a friend who had a great, skewed view of the world. • Having a reason to get up every day. Whether it’s a hobby, a good book or a social gathering, having a reason to look forward to the next day was key. And what does it mean if we’re happy? A study monitored 3,000 seniors over the course of eight years to see how happiness impacted physical function. Researchers found that happy people decline more slowly. Conversely, unhappy people were three times more likely to develop health problems. Where do you fall on the happiness spectrum? (c) 2020 King Features Synd., Inc.
NEW YORK (CNN) — An analysis of the genetic makeup of more than 94,000 people in the United States and Europe with clinically diagnosed Alzheimer’s led to the discovery of four new genetic variants that increase risk for the neurodegenerative disease. These genes, along with others previously identified, appear to work in tandem to control bodily functions that affect disease development, the study found. “This is a powerful study, and a step forward for our understanding of Alzheimer’s,” said neurologist Dr. Richard Isaacson, who directs the Alzheimer’s Prevention Clinic at Weill Cornell Medicine. “Finding these new genes allows clinicians to one day target these genes with therapeutic interventions,” said Isaacson, who was not involved in the study. “It also gives us a greater insight to potential causes of Alzheimer’s.” The study’s findings will not change anyone’s “day-to-day life or medical practice any time soon,” said Heather Snyder, the Alzheimer’s Association’s senior director of medical and scientific operations, who was also not involved in the new research. That said, they do give us potentially useful insights into the bodily processes that may cause or interact with the changes of Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias,” Snyder added. Unprecedented numbers Led by a team from the University of Miami’s Hussman Institute for Human Genomics, an international consortium of researchers analyzed data collected by four centers, two in the United States and two in Europe, that make up the International Genomic Alzheimer’s Project. The study, published Thursday in the journal Nature Genetics, was the second genome-wide association study to be performed by the group on individuals with known Alzheimer’s compared to a group of controls. The first study, published in 2013, looked at nearly 75,000 people and identified 11 gene “loci,” or locations, that had not been previously known to be associated with the development of Alzheimer’s. By increasing the numbers to 94,000, the new study added 30 percent more data to the analysis, allowing the researchers to verify 20 previously found genes and add four. How the new genes — IQCK, ACE, ADAMTS1 and WWOX — along with a previously discovered gene called ADAM10, affect the development of Alzheimer’s is under investigation. But once their specific functions are understood and examined, researchers say they will be able to begin to develop potential drug targets. “Alzheimer’s is a complex disease. It’s not like Huntington’s or Parkinson’s, where one gene is altered and you get the disease,” said senior author Dr. Margaret Pericak-Vance, director of the Hussman Institute. “With Alzheimer’s, it’s multiple genes acting together,” Pericak-Vance said. “We were trying to get at the very rare gene variants that could contribute to Alzheimer’s. And we couldn’t do that before. We just didn’t have the sample size to do it.” The study validated the previously discovered role of amyloid and immune system genes in the development of Alzheimer’s, said Harvard professor of neurology Rudy Tanzi, director of the Alzheimer’s Genome Project and a member of the international consortium. “We had seen amyloid early on, but it had not been verified in a (genome-wide association study),” Tanzi said. “So I think one exciting thing is that it brings us back to amyloid as a major player. “I should also say that we’re also seeing that the other major pathway besides the amyloid is innate immunity,” Tanzi said. “In this study we’re seeing even more innate immune genes affecting one susceptibility to neuroinflammation.” A susceptibility to neuroinflammation is key, Tanzi says, “because at the end of the day, plaques and tangles may set the stage, but it’s neuroinflammation that kills enough neurons to get to dementia.” Now having more than a dozen gene targets on how immunity ties into Alzheimer’s, Tanzi said, should “really facilitate a new drug discovery.” Precision medicine The increase in sample size allowed the researchers to discover “hubs of genes” that might impact the development of Alzheimer’s. “And some of those genes have the potential to have more than one function,” said lead author Brian Kunkle, an associate scientist at the Hussman Institute. “They may be increasing risks through different disease pathways,” Kunkle said. “Prediction of risk and treatment for each individual will rely on what type of changes a person has in each of those 25 genes or other biomarkers.” Isaacson said the ongoing work could lead to “precision medicine at its finest.” “A person can take many different roads to Alzheimer’s,” Isaacson said. “If we can find out what road a person is on through identifying certain genes, we can target specific interventions that may work preferentially for that specific person.” As to when that might occur, Kunkle is cautiously optimistic. “It’s difficult to say if it will help someone that has Alzheimer’s now,” he said. “Hopefully, we will have treatments developed for their family members that may have these genes that are putting them at risk.” The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2018 Cable News Network, Inc., a Time Warner Company. 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ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Change is still dominant for Rams and Ewes, both in the workplace and their private lives. This is also a good time to look at a possible relocation if that has been one of your goals. TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Doing things for others is what you do well. But don’t forget that Bovines thrive on the arts, so make some time for yourself to indulge your passion for music and artistic expressions. GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) While the Romantic Twin considers where to go for his or her upcoming vacation, the Practical Twin will start making travel plans now to take advantage of some great bargains. CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Your sensitive nature helps you deal with a difficult emotional situation. Be patient and continue to show your sincere support wherever (and for whomever) it is needed. LEO (July 23 to August 22) You’re making progress as you move through some unfamiliar territory. And while there might be a misstep or two along the way, overall you’re heading in the right direction. Good luck. VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) Some good news arrives -- and just in time to remind you that you’re making progress. Perhaps things aren’t moving as quickly as you’d prefer, but they’re moving nevertheless. LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) This is a good week to step back and assess the facts that have recently emerged to see where they can be used to your advantage. Also, don’t hesitate to make changes where necessary. SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) You should begin to experience some support from those who now agree with your point of view. This should help counter the remaining objections from die-hard skeptics. SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to December 21) Don’t let your aim be deflected by trivial matters as you try to resolve a confusing situation. Take time to find and thoroughly assess the facts before making any decision. CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) The possibility of moving to another location has come up. But before you dismiss it as unworkable, it’s worth checking out just in case it does have some merit after all. AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) New relationships -- personal or work-related -- show mixed signals. Best to assume nothing. Let things play themselves out until you have something substantive to work with. PISCES (February 19 to March 20) Your ability to make needed changes without causing too much, if any, negative ripple effect comes in handy when dealing with a sensitive matter either on the job or in the family.
BORN THIS WEEK:
Although you like things to go smoothly, you’re not shy about making waves when you believe the situation calls for it. (c) 2020 King Features Synd., Inc.
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By Keith Roach, M.D.
'Cotton Ball' Sensation Is a Sign of Neuropathy
DEAR DR. ROACH: I'm a 63-year-old male diagnosed with chronic myelogenous leukemia, Type 2 diabetes and coronary heart disease. I am 5 feet, 11 inches and weigh 240 pounds. I have two stents and take Sprycel for the CML. My levels are good, and the coronary disease is under control. For a few years I've had what feels like "cotton balls" under the skin in the area of the balls of my feet. Now it feels like it's migrating to the arch. While not too uncomfortable, it is almost impossible to walk barefooted. Some type of foot covering is needed to keep from noticing the feeling. My doctor says it's the diabetes, and to lose weight or see a podiatrist. Other than losing the weight, do you have any opinion about this? -- N.M.
ANSWER: Cotton-ball sensation is one way that many people describe the beginning of neuropathy, a general term for a variety of different conditions that affect the nerves of the body. In a person with cancer (like CML, chronic myelogenous leukemia, a cancer of the bone marrow) and a new symptom, it is always wise to consider whether it could be due to the cancer, the treatment for the cancer or from something else. In your case, usually CML is not associated with neuropathy. However, the medicine you are taking, dasatinib (Sprycel), has been associated with a severe kind of reversible neuropathy. I read the case reports of this condition carefully, and I doubt that is what is going on with you, as the symptoms you have are different from those reported.People with longstanding diabetes frequently develop a particular disease of the nerves, diabetic neuropathy. This almost always begins with sensa tion changes in the feet. I agree with your doctor that diabetes is the most likely cause. Seeing a podiatrist is absolutely a good idea. He or she can test you for this condition (usually a careful physical exam will make the diagnosis), in addition to looking carefully for any early signs or risk factors for injury or infection. You also should learn how to do a daily inspection of your feet and recognize the signs, so you can get to medical attention promptly should any damage to your feet occur. The podiatrist will make sure you have appropriate footwear.
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many people with diabetes benefit from weight loss, but the important thing is to be sure your diabetes is under good control. This is achieved through good diet, regular exercise and medication, if needed, in addition to weight loss in people who are overweight. DEAR DR. ROACH: Due to cancer, my prostate was removed about seven years ago. My PSA reading has increased since 2012 from 0.09 to 0.304. Should I be concerned? I am 78 years old and in relatively good health. -- B.D. ANSWER: PSA readings can go up and down, but a threefold increase could mean that the cancer is coming back, and you should see the specialist taking care of your prostate cancer to discuss getting additional testing. Not having disease for seven years after treatment is a good sign, but the PSA test is pretty specific for cancer recurrence if two separate readings are above 0.2. You may need additional therapy, but only further investigation will show how concerned you need to be. Dr. Roach regrets that he is unable to answer individual questions, but will incorporate them in the column whenever possible. Readers may email questions to ToYourGoodHealth@med. cornell.edu. (c) 2020 North America Synd., Inc. All Rights Reserved
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Top 10 Video On Demand
1. Ford v Ferrari (PG-13) Matt Damon 2. Parasite (R) Kang-ho Song 3. Joker (R) Joaquin Phoenix 4. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (R) Leonardo DiCaprio 5. Harriet (PG-13) Cynthia Erivo 6. Terminator: Dark Fate (R) Linda Hamilton 7. The Good Liar (R) Helen Mirren 8. Playing With Fire (PG) John Cena 9. Judy (PG-13) Renee Zellweger 10. Doctor Sleep (R) Ewan McGregor
Top 10 DVD, Blu-ray Sales
1. Ford v Ferrari (PG-13) FOX 2. Joker (R) Warner Bros. 3. Doctor Sleep (R) Warner Bros. 4. Playing With Fire (PG) Paramount 5. Terminator: Dark Fate (R) Paramount 6. Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (PG) Disney 7. Zombieland: Double Tap (R) Sony Pictures 8. Parasite (R) Universal 9. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (R) Sony Pictures 10. The Addams Family (PG) Universal Sources: comScore/Media Play News (c) 2020 King Features Synd., Inc.
TOP TEN MOVIES
1. Sonic the Hedgehog (PG) Ben Schwartz, James Marsden 2. Call of the Wild (PG) Harrison Ford, Omar Sy 3. Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey (R) Margot Robbie, Rosie Perez 4. Bad Boys for Life (R) Will Smith, Vanessa Hudgens 5. Brahms: The Boy II (PG-13) Katie Holmes, Owain Yeoman 6. Fantasy Island (PG-13) Lucy Hale, Maggie Q 7. 1917 (R) Dean-Charles Chapman, George MacKay 8. Parasite (R) Kang-ho Song, Sun-kyun Lee 9. Jumanji: The Next Level (PG-13) Dwayne Johnson, Jack Black 10.The Photograph (PG-13) LaKeith Stanfield, Issa Rae (c) 2020 King Features Synd., Inc.
1. 1. TELEVISION: In which state was the fictional town of Mayberry set for the series “The Andy Griffith Show”? 2. MEASUREMENTS: How many years is a sesquicentennial anniversary? 3. LITERATURE: Who wrote the novel “The Haunting of Hill House”? 4. 4GEOGRAPHY: How many countries border China? 5. MUSIC: Which 1990s popular band’s original name was Mookie Blaylock? 6. U.S. PRESIDENTS: Which president was the first to be born a U.S. citizen? 7. FAMOUS QUOTATIONS: Which Austrian poet once wrote, “Spring has returned. The Earth is like a child that knows poems”? 7. MOVIES: Which futuristic 1970s movie’s tagline was “Boy, have we got a vacation for you ...”? 8. PSYCHOLOGY: Which abnormal fear is represented in the condition called apiphobia? 9. ADVERTISEMENTS: Which product featured the manicurist Madge in TV commercials beginning in the 1960s? Answers 1. North Carolina 2. 150 3. Shirley Jackson 4. 14 5. Pearl Jam 6. Martin Van Buren 7. Rainer Maria Rilke 8. “Westworld” 9. Fear of bees 10. Palmolive dishwashing liquid (c) 2020 King Features Synd., Inc.
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FLASHBACK
By Mick Harper 1. Which Beatle was knighted by Queen Elizabeth in 1997? 2. What Ricky Nelson song was introduced to him because of a broken-down car? 3. Which group started out with the name Smile? 4. What No. 1 song by Paper Lace was inspired by the Saint Valentine's Day Massacre? 5. Name the song that contains this lyric: "Like a fool I went and stayed too long, Now I'm wondering if your love's still strong."
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1. Paul McCartney, for his "services to music." In 1965, all four Beatles were given MBE (Member of the British Empire) medals. 2. "Poor Little Fool." It was written by a teenage girl, Sharon Sheeley, who decided the only way to present it to Nelson was to show up at his house and claim her car had broken down. 3. Queen. They came up with Smile as part of a college project. When Freddie Mercury joined the group, he changed the name to Queen. He also designed their logo, with the members' astrological signs. 4. "The Night Chicago Died," in 1974. 5. "Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I'm Yours," by Stevie Wonder in 1970. Wonder credited his mother for coming up with the title and chorus while he was dabbling with the melody. (c) 2020 King Features Synd., Inc.
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MEMORABLE MOVIES ANIMAL HOUSE
• “National Lampoon’s Animal House” is a comedy about a misfit group of fraternity members who challenge the authority of the dean of Faber College. Directed by John Landis and starring John Belushi, it was a surprise hit when it was released in 1978. • The movie was set to be filmed at the University of Missouri, until the President of the school read the script, and refused permission. Instead, it was filmed on the campus of the University of Oregon in Eugene. The president of U. of O. had previously been approached about allowing a movie to be filmed on campus, and he had turned it down. That movie was “The Graduate” and he liked it so much that when he was offered another chance to have a movie made on campus, he jumped at the chance. However, he insisted that the location not be mentioned in the credits. • The movie was filmed inside a real fraternity house on campus. In spite of all the uproar portrayed in the film, the only damage to the building was a hole in the wall when Belushi smashed it with a guitar. Instead of repairing the hole, the fraternity framed it and commemorated it with a plaque. • John Belushi, in the role of Bluto, spent Monday through Wednesday filming in Oregon, then flew back to New York City Thursday through Saturday to rehearse and tape “Saturday Night Live.” Belushi had been appearing on Saturday Night Live for three years, but “Animal House” was his film debut. This was also the film debut of the Kevin Bacon (Chip Diller) and Karen Allen (Katy). • It took only 28 days to shoot the film. The budget was so small that most of the costumes were purchased at local thrift shops, and John Belushi’s wife made the party togas. (cont)
SPORTS QUIZ By Chris Richcreek 1. In 2018, Baltimore's Chris Davis finished with the lowest batting average by a qualifier (.168) in major-league history. Who had held the mark? 2. Which of baseball's Alou brothers played for both the Milwaukee Braves and the Milwaukee Brewers? 3. How many consecutive winning seasons did Virginia Tech's football team have before the streak ended in 2018? 4. Utah's Donovan Mitchell set an NBA record in the 2017-18 season for most 3-pointers made by a rookie (187). Who had held the mark? 5. Which NHL team holds the record for most consecutive seasons reaching the Stanley Cup playoffs? 6. Who was the first rookie to win a NASCAR season championship in one of the three main divisions? 7. Name the last year in which tennis star Serena Williams did not make a grand slam final.
Answers 1. 1. Rob Deer (1991) and Dan Uggla (2013), each of whom hit .179 for a season. 2. Felipe Alou (1964-65 with the Braves, and 1974 with the Brewers). 3. it was 25 consecutive seasons (19932017) 4. Portland's Damian Lillard, with 185 in the 2012-13 season. 5. Boston, with 29 consecutive seasons (1967-68 through 1995-96). 6. Chase Elliott, who won the 2014 Xfinity Series championship. 7. It was 2006. (c) 2020 King Features Syndicate, Inc.
TIDBITS of Kootenai County, Idaho Issue #11 March 9th 2020 ANIMAL HOUSE (cont) • Donald Sutherland got the part of Professor Dave Jennings, and was offered either a flat fee for his work, or a cut of the proceeds. He was convinced that the movie had no potential so he took the flat fee. Later, of course, the movie became not only a hit but also an icon. He would have made millions if he had taken the cut of proceeds. Universal Studios only greenlit the movie because Sutherland, who was a recognizable star, signed on. Belushi was paid only $40,000 for his work on the film, but he did receive a bonus after the movie became a hit. • More money was spent on advertising and promotion for the film than on the film itself. • The movie was set in 1962 because the writers considered that the last innocent year of America. The scene of the homecoming parade takes place on November 21, 1963, which was the day before Kennedy was shot. The women on the float are all wearing what Jacqueline Kennedy was wearing at the time of the assassination. • Two marching bands in the parade came from local high schools and were each paid $100. • When Bluto is sneaking around the campus at night and slips, rolls around, and casually stands back up, that was an actual slip-up by John Belushi from the very wet grass on the location. John Landis thought it was funny and used it. • At the end of the film, each character’s fate is mentioned. Douglas Neidermeyer was “killed in Vietnam by his own troops.” Director John Landis later went on to direct “Twilight Zone: The Movie” in 1983. In that film, several soldiers are overheard expressing regret for having killed Lieutenant Neidermeyer. • John Landis said of the film: “Of course now it’s this cultural landmark but everyone who worked on the movie had a miserable time.”
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WORD ORIGINS
• Although it’s commonly thought that the phrase “bite the bullet” refers to biting down on a bullet during a painful operation, doctors would have known better than to put a small object into the mouth of someone who might swallow it and choke. The phrase more likely originates from the British Enfield rifle, which required a soldier to bite off the top of the bullet to expose the charge prior to being loaded. • When any item of innovative equipment was newly installed on planes during World War II, it was painted black, making it harder to find in event of a crash. This was to ensure that the new technology would not fall into the wrong hands if the plane was shot down over enemy territory. In the 1950s when flight recorders were first installed on airplanes, they were painted bright orange so they could be easily found amid the wreckage, yet the term “black box” persisted. • When lighter-than-air aircraft were first invented, they were divided into two types: Type A-Rigid, which had internal framework, and Type B-Limp, which did not. Eventually the Type B-Limp was abbreviated as “blimp.” • During the 1930s in China, a society was set up to help underprivileged Chinese citizens find income and employment. The word “kung” means “work” and “ho” means “harmony” and the name of the organization came from these two words: “kung ho.” An American marine on duty during those times rose to become a commander of a battalion during World War II, and he adopted the slogan for his troops, mispronouncing it as “gung-ho.” • In the Middle Ages, Greek and Venetian armies did a great deal of trading captives in the Slavic nations, so much so that “Slav” became “slave.” (cont)
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Italian Deli Salad
1 medium head romaine lettuce 6 ounces thinly sliced salami 5 ounces sharp Cheddar cheese 4 ounces Provolone cheese, thinly sliced 3 small (about 3/4 pound) tomatoes 2 tablespoon red wine vinegar 1 tablespoon olive oil 2 teaspoon Dijon mustard 1 jar (6-ounce) sweet fried peppers with onions 1. Cut romaine lettuce crosswise into 1/2-inch strips. Cut salami into thin strips. Cut Cheddar cheese into 1/2-inch cubes. Cut Provolone into thin strips. Cut each tomato into 8 wedges. 2. In large bowl, with wire whisk or fork, mix red wine vinegar, olive oil and Dijon mustard. Add romaine lettuce, salami, Cheddar cheese, Provolone cheese, tomatoes and sweet fried peppers with their oil; toss to mix. Spoon salad onto 4 dinner plates. Serves 4. * Each serving: About 530 calories, 42g total fat, 85mg cholesterol, 1,135mg sodium. For thousands of triple-tested recipes, visit our website at www.goodhousekeeping.com/foodrecipes/. (c) 2020 Hearst Communications, Inc. All rights reserved
WORD ORIGINS (cont) • The Arabic word “makhzin” means “a storehouse” and begat the word “magazine.” The original magazines were indeed simply storehouses, such as grain magazines or munitions magazines. In the year 1731, a publication started up in Britain called “The Gentleman’s Magazine” with the editor stating that he hoped subscribers would store all of the successive issues together as they would store a hoard of treasure in a magazine. The publication continued in print until the year 1916, by which time “magazine” had come to denote a periodical rather than a storehouse. • In the days before effective communication, it wasn’t unheard of for one army to be wandering around in search of the opposition, who was likewise marching in circles trying to find the enemy. The solution to the confusion was to arrange a battle in advance, at a pre-determined time and place known as “a pitch.” This is the meaning of “a pitched battle.” • Janus was the Roman god of doorways and opportunity. Janus was responsible for bestowing a sudden turn of events on the battlefield that would turn the tide of the war. During times of war, temple doors would be left open so the spirit of Janus could sweep into the temple. In times of peace, the doors were kept closed to prevent Janus from starting something up. From the name “Janus” we get the month “January” which is the doorway between two years, and “janitor,” the keeper of the keys to all of the doors. • The Latin word “palus” meant “a stake.” When one country gained a foothold in another country, it was called “a pale.” Once a pale was established, there were those who were inside the pale, and others who were “beyond the pale,” a phrase that now means “outside the boundary of acceptable behavior.”
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KOVELS: ANTIQUES AND COLLECTING
BY Terry and Kim Kovel Looking for an inexpensive, amusing collection for a small display area in your house? Or perhaps an item to encourage your children to be collectors and go to antiques shows with you? Kids can learn a lot about prices, money and history without a cellphone. Salt and pepper shakers come in all sizes and prices, but the figural ceramic ones are the most fun for a beginner. Salt cakes into a lump in damp weather, so in the 1700s, salt was served in a small dish with a tiny spoon. Pepper was in a tall shaker or a caster. Most were made in thin pear shapes or cylinders. They usually were glass or silver. But by the late 1800s, inexpensive novelty sets were popular, in shapes that did not match the dinnerware. Sports were popular, with ball and bat or mitt and glove sets. McCoy made a set from two different vegetables. There might be a Dutch girl and a windmill, or a pair of dogs. Animals and birds, fruit, miniature furniture, even toys or typewriters, movie stars and celebrities were inspirations for salt and pepper sets. You could tell which was the salt because it had at least five holes in the cap; the pepper had one or two. The salt often had a few grains of rice in the container to keep the salt dry. Glass sets were the rage in the 1930s. You can find clear bottles with metal caps, McKee glass art deco square sets in amber, a green glass called jadeite, or ball-shaped ceramic sets to match Fiesta or Harlequin dinnerware.
I had a collection of fruit-shaped salt and pepper sets and kept them in a bowl where they looked like a salad. Next to the bowl was a cut-glass cruet for salad dressing. Salt & Pepper Shakers Enesco imported sets that look like mice or CURRENT PRICES snails. Holt-Howard made pixies. Pick a theme Pirkenhammer figurine, woman, kneeling, nude, and enjoy the hunt. Most sets cost less than $20. arms on head, white, 1900s, 7 x 4 inches, $30. Q: I have a dark purple Fenton glass candy Lindbergh badge, photo button, airplane illustradish with fluted or crimped sides. I was told it's tion, American flag ribbon, Minnesota’s own, 3 "Wistaria" pattern and that Fenton intentionally 1/4 inches, $145. spelled the word "wisteria" incorrectly. Do you Kate Greenaway match safe, silver, girls sitting on fence, field, flowers, gold washed interior, 2 know why? A: There are two different Fenton patterns: "Wis- x 1/14 inches, $245. taria" and "Wisteria." However, your candy dish Opera glasses, enamel, flowers, coral beads, gilt is Wisteria pattern. Wisteria is a stretch glass pat- embellishments, cobalt blue ground, c. 1920, tern made from 1921 to 1928. On the other hand, $350. Wistaria is frosted glass with an acid-etched de- TIP: Never glue or tape a piece of paper that a sign, and it was made from 1937 to 1938. The sports player has autographed. The glue could design resembles stylized wisteria blossoms. bleed onto the signature. The tape could leave Fenton may have called this pattern "Wistaria" stains. For more collecting news, tips and resources, because it already had a "Wisteria" pattern. visit www.Kovels.com (c) 2020 King Features Synd., Inc.
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