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CITYNICKNAMES
byKathyWolfeSitbackandtourthecountryasTidbitsdigsinto theoriginsofthenicknamesofsomeAmerican cities.
•Chicagomaybeknownas“TheWindy City,”butit’sfarfromthewindiestcityin America.Infact,it’snoteveninthetopten. ThreeTexascities,Amarillo,CorpusChristi, andLubbock,allhavehigheraveragewind speeds,asdothecitiesofBoston,Dodge City,Kansas,OklahomaCity,Casper, Wyoming,andGreatFalls,Montana. AlthoughChicagohassomeprettynasty windsinwinter,thenicknamehasitsrootsin thelate1800swhensomeofthecity’s pompous,arrogant,boastfulpoliticianswere describedbynewspaperreportersasbeing “fullofhotair.”
•ItmakessensethatHoustonwouldbe designated“SpaceCity,”duetoitsimportant roleinspaceexploration,withtheJohnson SpaceCenterandNASA’scenterofactivity there.Oneofthecity’sfirstnicknames,in usesincethe1870s,was“TheMagnolia City”becauseoftheabundanceofnatural Magnoliaforestsinthearea,which,sadly, werewipedoutduringurbanexpansionin theearly1900s.SomecallHoustonthe “EnergyCapitaloftheWorld,”asitishome tomorethan5,000energy-related companies.
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CITYNICKNAMES(continued):
•It’seasytoseewhyDenver,Colorado,is knownasthe“MileHighCity,”asitsitsat anelevationof5,280feet(1,609m)above sealevel.Therearelandmarksaroundthe citymarkingtheelevation,includingatthe statecapitolwherethe18thstepofthe structureisdesignatedattheexactlevelwith abronzemarker.CoorsField,thehomeof baseball’sColoradoRockies,hasindicated theofficialmile-highlinewitharowof purpleseatsinthe20throwoftheupper deck,contrastingwiththe50,000greenseats intherestofthestadium.Thecity,partof theKansasterritoryin1858,wasnamed aftertheKansasTerritorialGovernorJames W.Denver.
•AskfolkswhatthenicknameofSeattleis andyoumaygetamixedresponse.Some callit“TheJeweloftheNorthwest,”while othersusethename“TheEmeraldCity.”Its firstcommonnickname,“QueenCityofthe PacificNorthwest,”wasdevisedbya Portland,Oregonrealestatefirmin1869as ameansofpromotingthecity.Withthe adventoftheKlondikeGoldRushin1896, “GatewaytoAlaska”becameapopular moniker.Duringthe1950s,“JetCity”wasa frequenttagforSeattle,duetothelongstandingpresenceoftheaircraft manufacturerBoeing.ManyrefertoSeattle asthe“CoffeeCapitaloftheWorld,” becauseofthefoundingoftheStarbucks chaintherein1971.Otherscallit“Rain City”–theaveragenumberofrainydaysin Seattleis150–155.In1981,thecity’s VisitorsBureauintroducedacontestfora sloganforthecity’sadcampaigntopromote tourism.Thewinningnicknamewas“The EmeraldCity,”basedonthearea’slush evergreenforests,anamethatwasofficially adoptedin1982.
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•KeepamaporglobeinyourfamilyorTV room.Thisway,whenaplaceismentioned onthenewsorinanotherprogram,youcan finditonthemap.Thisisagreatthingtodo withkids,butit'shandyandworthwhilefor anyone.--viaemail
•Ifyouhaveaverystinkytrashcan,scrubit withapastemadefrombakingsodaandjust abitofwater.Itworksasamildabrasive. Thenfillaspraybottlewithplainwhite vinegarandspray.Itshouldfoamfora moment.Letitsitforabout10minutes,then rinsewellwithhotwater.Cleanand deodorized!
•Wehavelargebucketsthatstorerandom toysonourbackporch.Itseemsthat wheneverwe'dtouchthebucketstogeta toy,ahordeofmosquitoeswoulderupt. There'snowater,sowedidn'tknowwhatto do.Andwedidn'twanttodouseitwith chemicals,asit'sfilledwithkidstuff.A neighborsuggestedweputafewdryer sheetsineachone,andtheyreallyhave worked.Iguessthebugsdon'tlikethesmell! --W.S.inFlorida
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CITYNICKNAMES(continued):
•ThecityofPittsburghwasnamedaftera BritishstatesmanWilliamPitt,1stEarlof Chathamin1758.Butitwasthebusinessof Scottish-AmericanindustrialistAndrew Carnegiewhoearneditthenicknameof “SteelCity.”Carnegieconstructedhisfirst steelmillin1872,andwassoonproducing railsfortherailroad.Carnegiesoldhis companytoU.S.Steelin1901foran astronomical$492million(about$15 billionintoday’sdollars),earninghimthe titleoftherichestmaninAmerica.Anoted philanthropist,duringthelast18yearsof hislife,Carnegiegaveaway$350million (roughly$5.5billiontoday),includingthe constructionof3,000publiclibrariesand millionsofdollarstoestablishuniversities. Atthetimeofhisdeath,$30million remained,whichwasalsodonatedto variouscharities.
•AnotherPennsylvaniacity,Philadelphia, receiveditsnickname,“CityofBrotherly Love,”fromacombinationoftwoGreek words–“philos”meaning“love”and “adelphos,”translating“brother.”Itwasthe hopeofthecity’sfounder,EnglishQuaker andreligiouswriterWilliamPenn,thatthe citywouldbeknownforitsreligious toleranceandforbeing“always wholesome.”Penn,whodirectedthe foundingoftheCommonwealthof Pennsylvania,signedthecityintoexistence withtheCharterof1701.Healsowas influentialintheplanningofthecity’s streets,carefullyplanningagridofstreets thatwereeasytonavigate,anchoredaround fourpublicsquares.
CITYNICKNAMES(continued):
•AstradethrivedinHartford,merchants becameworriedabouttheriskoffireattheir warehouses.In1810,agroupofmerchants setuptheHartfordFireInsuranceCompany, withthegroupcontributing$15,000toward theset-up.Policieswereofferedacrossthe nation–AbrahamLincolninsuredhis IllinoishomewiththeHartfordFire Insurancecompany.TheAetnaCompany followedin1819,withthenamechosenin referencetoSicily’svolcanicmountain, which,“thoughsurroundedbyflameand smokeisitselfneverconsumed.”Beginning in1820,lifeinsurancepolicieswereoffered.
•NewOrleansisconsideredthebirthplaceof jazzandDixielandmusic,whichperhaps contributedtothecity’snickname“TheBig Easy,”becauseearly-20th-century musicianswereabletofindworkveryeasily there.SomeclaimthelabelreferstoNOLA’s lenientattitudetowardalcoholconsumption duringProhibition.NewOrleansisalso called“CrescentCity,”referringtothe courseoftheMississippiRiveraroundand throughoutthecity.Duringthe1930s,italso becameknownas“TheCitythatCare Forgot,”indicatingtheeasy-going,carefree temperamentofthelocals.
•ThePilgrimswereintroducedtoafavorite dishoftheNativeAmericansinthe1600s. TheNativeswerecookingbeanswithmaple syrup,venison,andcorn,andthemeal becamearecurringoneforthesettlers. Whenmerchantsbroughtmolassestothe Massachusettsarea,thePilgrimsbegan bakingbeansforhoursinthesweet,sticky syrup,adelicacythatcametobeknownas Bostonbakedbeans,andleadingtothe city’snicknameof“BeanTown.”Inthe early1900s,thetourismsloganwas,“You don’tknowbeansuntilyoucometo Boston.”Eventhecity’sbaseballteam latchedontothename,callingthemselves theBostonBeaneaters(althoughtheylater becametheBraves.)
•Seventy-fivepercentofallsesameseeds growninMexicowinduponMcDonald's hamburgerbuns.
•In1998,aBritishmanfakedhisowndeath byleavinghisclothesonthebeachand hidingtomakehiswiferealizehowmuch shemissedhim.Unfortunately,theprank backfired,asshedivorcedhimafterlearning aboutit.
•EarthwormsinthenorthernpartofNorth Americaareanon-native,invasivespecies andamajorfactorinforestdeterioration.
•ThelastduelinCanadawasn'tmuchofa fightatall,beingbetweentwomenwhowere soterrifiedthatonefaintedandtheotherwas seizedbyhorror.Asifthatweren'tenough, theirgunswereloadedwithblanks.
•MichaelBay,producerof"Fridaythe13th," walkedoutofthefilm'sscreeningbecauseit containedtoomuchsex.
•Everwonderwhygarlicissoanathemato vampires?Onetheorygoesthatit'san antibiotic,andsincevampirismwasoften thoughttobeadisease,itwasharmfulto them.Anotherholdsthatitwasbelievedto repelmosquitoes,andsincethey'reboth bloodsuckers,vampireswouldberepelledas well.
•BrazilhasthelargestJapanesecommunity outsideofJapan.
•AcityinSwedenuseslighttherapyinbus stopstocombatdepressionduringthewinter when19hoursofthedayaredarkness.
•Astronomershavediscoveredacloudof fierygasabout3,000,000lightyearsacross thatreachestemperaturesinthetensof millionsofdegreesandgobblesentire galaxiesasitmovesalong.
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ArtsandCrafts
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CanCatsEatEasterEggs?
DEARPAW'SCORNER: Wewerecoloring Eastereggsafewdaysago,andourcatJake keptbeggingunderneaththetable.Nowthat we'vegotlotsofleftoverboiledeggs,I'm wonderingifitwouldbesafetomixafewinto hisfood?--SarahL.,PanamaCity,Florida DearSarah:Becausethey'rehard-boiled,it's completelysafetofeedsomeeggtoJake.Just remembertopeeltheshellofffirst!
Eggsareahealthyproteinthatcatscaneat.The AmericanVeterinaryMedicalAssociation recommendsthattheyalwaysbecooked. Feedingraweggtoacatcanmakeitsickdueto thepotentialforbacteriaorotherpathogensthat areontheshelltotransfertotheegg.
Whetherthecookedeggisboiled,scrambled, poachedormicrowaveddoesn'tmatter.Don't addseasoningstotheegg,though.Salt,pepper andotherspicescanupsetacat'ssmalltummy. Ifyou'veneverfedeggstoJakebefore,only givehimasmallamountatfirst.Addateaspoon tohisregularfoodortothesideofhisdish. Monitorhisbehaviorafterheeatstheegg.Ifhe hasanallergytoeggs,hemayscratch excessively,actagitatedorthrowup.Ifhe seemsfine,youcangivehimmorenexttime. Here'sacoolfindingabouteggsandcats: ResearchersatPurinareportedin2019that coatingacat'sfoodinaspecialeggpowder formulationhelpedstoppeoplefromhavingan allergicreactiontocats!Aproteinincats'saliva isresponsiblefor95%ofcatallergiesinpeople. Notsurprisingly,Purinahasdevelopedanentire productlineofcatfoodbasedonthisfinding, calledLiveClear.So,ifyousufferfromallergies aroundcats,thismightbringsomerelief. Sendyourtips,commentsorquestionsto ask@pawscorner.com.
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TryTheseZestyLemonBars
Irecentlyrememberedamemoryofmine whereIwassloshingthroughsnowat Minnesota'sTwinCitiesairport.Iwaseagerly anticipatingaspringbreakfromaMidwest winter"superchill"--arealRandRatour cabininthecoastalCaliforniaredwoods.
Uponarrival,Idiscoveredaminicropof bright,ready-to-pickMeyerlemonsgrowingon ourdeck,areminderofwhyIloveaWestCoast spring.Ipickedthe"Californiagold"andputa fewlemonswithleavesinaprettybowlfora tablecenterpiece,squeezedoneinhotwater withgratedgingerforamorningwake-upcall and,byevening,dousedanotheronfreshfishI pickedupatthewharfforsupper.
Whatwasnext?Lemonade?Itwasn'tsummer yet.Ithought,howaboutkeepingitsimpleand makingafavoritedessertfrommychildhood-lemonbars!Toupdatethetasteofthetraditional recipe,Iaddedlotsoflemonzesttothebatterfor anextrakick.
Lemonbarsareaclassicandaperfectlittle "sweet"toserveforasnackordesserttoremind usofsunnyspringtime.It'sanidealrecipefor involvingkidsintheprep,too.Whenyouletone
childusetheirnimblefingerstospreadoutthe easy-to-mixcrustlayeronthebakingdishwhile anotherzestsandsqueezesthelemons,you'llbe onthehomestretchtopopitrightintotheoven. Bake,coolandbringinthekidstosiftthe powderedsugarontopbeforeyousliceitinto squares.Oranyshape--whynottriangles?
LEMONBARS
Makes32bars
Forthecrust:
•2cupsall-purposeflour
•1cupbutter
•1/2cuppowderedsugar
•Pinchofsalt
Forthefilling:
•4eggs,beaten
•2cupsgranulatedsugar
•4tablespoonsflour
•6tablespoonsfreshlysqueezedlemonjuice
•1tablespoongratedlemonzest
•Powderedsugarfordusting
Preheattheovento350Fandgreasea9-by-13inchbakingpan.Tomakethecrust,mixtogether theflour,butter,sugarandsalt.Patthemixture downevenlyintothebakingpanwithyour hands.Bakefor20minutesuntillightly browned.Tomakethefilling,whilethecrust layerisbaking,beattogethertheeggs,sugar, flour,lemonjuiceandlemonzest.Pourover bakedcrust.Bakefor20-25minutes,oruntilthe fillingisset.Letcoolonaracktoroom temperature.Withasieve,dustwiththe powderedsugar.Cutintobars.
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WithHeavyHeart: CardiovascularDiseases
Cardiovasculardiseasesareoneoftheleading causesofdeathintheU.S.andothercountries. Thissaddensme.Somanyoftheheart challengeswehavetodayarebothpreventable andtreatable.Takingcareofthevariousaspects ofcardiovascularhealthofwhichwehave controlisn’tthathardandshouldbeconsidered ano-brainer.
Mostpeople,whenconsideringheartdisease, onlythinkofcholesterolandheartattacks.But youcanhaveproblemswiththevessels,suchas peripheralvasculardisease,rheumaticheart disease,stroke,heartattack,deepvein thrombosis,coronaryarterydisease(narrowing) andaortadisease.Also,inasimilarvein,valve weaknessesandincompetencies.Youcanhave problemswiththemuscle,resultingin congestiveheartfailure–CHF(eitherfrom over-stretchedheartmuscleorthickenedheart muscle),rheumaticheartdiseasedamage,and cardiomyopathy(diseasedmusclewhichmay includeCHFasaboveorresultfromviralor bacterialinfection).Pericardialdisease (protectivesacthatsurroundstheheart)isinits owncategory.Congenitalheartdiseaseisinthe categorythatweworktokeepitundercontrolas muchaspossible.Complexcongenitalheart diseasechildrendidn’tusedtosurvivetobe adults,butasmoreandmorearenow,thereisa newfieldofcardiacmedicinethatspecializesin thisfield.Asallotherheartdiseaseisacquired, meaningitdevelopedafterbirth,andwehave controloveritsexpression,congenitalheart
diseaseistreatedentirelydifferentlyand deservesitsownspecialistphysician.
Nutritionisoneofthemostobviouswayswe cancontrolhearthealth.Infact,theheartisthe mostsensitivetonutritionalchangesinthebody. Nutritioncanbeusedinbothacquiredand congenitalheartdisease.
Dietshighinhealthyfatsandlowinfriedor hydrogenated,vegetableorgrainoilfatsisreally important.Infact,thereissupposedtobea healthylayeroffataroundtheheartitselfto protectit.Butthetypeoffatconsumedcan makeaworldofdifferenceinthehealthofthe heart.
Dietaryminerals–mineralsspecificallyfrom plants–areessentialinhearthealth.They controltherhythmandrateoftheheartbeat,they arenecessaryforpropercontractilityofthe heart,includingregulatingbloodpressure. VitaminssuchasVitaminDandespecially VitaminBarecrucialformuscleandvalvular toneandbloodpressureregulation.
Justasimportantasincludinghearthealthy nutrients,isavoidingheartweakening consumables.Sugar,asittendstostripvitamins andmineralsfromthebodyabsolutelyneedsto beavoided.Coffee/caffeine,alcohol(asuperrefinedsugar),andbadfatsleadthelistofheartdestroyingconsumables.
Beyondallthat,thereissomuchwecandoto helpourcardiovascularsystem.
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HomeLoansforNative AmericanVeterans
AVA-backedhomemortgageiscurrentlyinthe neighborhoodof5.5%fora30-yearloan,anda refiisapproximately6.63%.
UnlessyouqualifyasaNativeAmericanorare marriedtoaNativeAmerican.Then,startingin Marchandforthenext24months,ahomeloan canbehadwithamortgageinterestrateof2.5% throughtheNativeAmericanDirectLoan program(NADL).Theloancanbetoeitherbuy, buildorimproveahome.
Thefineprinthasimportantdetails,ofcourse. "NativeAmerican"includesNativeAmericans, nativeHawaiians,AlaskaNativesandPacific IslandersundertheNativeAmericanPrograms Actof1974,whichincludesAmericanSamoa, CommonwealthoftheNorthernMarianasand Guam.
Thehomemustbeonfederaltrustland,andthe tribemusthaveaMemorandumof Understanding(MOU)withthefederal government.
Onanindividuallevel,you'llneedthetypical COE,acertificateofeligibility.Youcangetan applicationatwww.va.gov.LookforVAForm 26-1880.Ifyou'reuncertainaboutyour eligibility,youcancalltheVAat877-827-3702.
ToqualifyforaVAhomeloan,you'llneeda decentFICOscore,thehigherthebetter. Somewherebetween580and640shouldbe enough,dependingonthedemandsof individuallenders.Ideally,you'llhaveagood debt-to-incomeratio.
You'llalsoneedtomeettheminimumservice requirements.Differenttimeperiodsrequire differentlengthsofservice,rangingfrom90to 181daysto24months.
Youwon'tneedtomakeadownpaymentorpay privatemortgageinsurance(PMI),althoughyou mightberequiredtopaythefundingfee. (Sometimesyoucanrollthisintotheloan amountandnotpayitoutofpocket.)
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1.WhatBaseballHallofFamerclaimstohave consumed107beersinasingledaywhileflying withhisteamonacross-countryroadtrip?
2.FormerheavyweightboxingchampionJames Smith,whofoughtprofessionallyfrom1981-99, wasbetterknownbywhatnickname?
3.WhatProFootballHallofFamerwashead coachoftheSuperBowlIIIchampionNew YorkJets?
4.WhatcityintheformernationofYugoslavia hostedthe1984WinterOlympicGames?
5.AccordingtoMajorLeagueBaseballrules institutedforthe2023season,howmany secondsisapitcherallowedbetweenpitches whenthereisoneormorerunnersonbase?
6.Whatgolferwonthe1977PGA ChampionshipandfinishedthirdatTheMasters threetimes(1990,1991,1993)?
7.Interlagosistheunofficialnameofanauto racingcircuitlocatedinwhatSouthAmerican city?
Answers
1.WadeBoggs.
2.Bonecrusher.
3.WeebEwbank.
4.Sarajevo.
5.20seconds.
6.LannyWadkins.
7.SaoPaulo,Brazil(thetrackisofficiallynamed AutodromoJoseCarlosPace). (c)2023KingFeaturesSyndicate,Inc.
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8.FOOD&DRINK:Whatisthecondiment tahinimadeof?
9.LITERATURE:WhatisthesettingforJohn KennedyToole'snovel"AConfederacyof Dunces"?
10.ANATOMY:Howmanylobesareinthe humanbrain?
7.Francium,becauseithas49moreneutrons
•OnMay6,1527,theRenaissanceended withtheSackofRomebyGermantroopsas partofanongoingconflictbetweenthe HabsburgEmpireandtheFrenchMonarchy. Germantroopskilledover4,000Romans, imprisonedthepope,andlootedworksofart andlibraries.Anentireyearpassedbefore orderwasrestored.
•OnMay1,1830,Irish-bornAmericanlabor leaderMary"Mother"Joneswasbornin CountyCork,Ireland.Afterlosingher husbandandfourchildrenintheyellow feverepidemicof1867andallher belongingsintheChicagoFireof1871,she devotedherselftoorganizingandadvancing thecauseoflabor,deliveringherlastspeech onher100thbirthday.
•OnMay5,1865,DecorationDaywasfirst observedintheU.S.,withthetraditionof decoratingCivilWarsoldiers'graveswith flowers.LaterthedatewasmovedtoMay30 andincludedAmericangravesfromthefirst andsecondWorldWars,eventually becomingbetterknownasMemorialDay.
•OnMay3,1939,TheAndrewsSisters recorded"BeerBarrelPolka,"aka"RollOut theBarrel."Thesongbecameapopular standardduringWorldWarIIandlaterthe signaturetuneofflamboyantsinger/pianist Liberace.
•OnMay4,1987,theU.S.HouseandSenate Committeebeganthreemonthsofhearings intotheIran-Contraaffair,whichinvolved thesecretsaleofAmericanarmstoIranwith someoftheproceedsgoingtoContrarebels seekingtooverthrowtheNicaraguan government.
•OnMay7,2001,RonnieBiggs,oneofthe "GreatTrainRobbers"whomanagedto eludecaptureandsettledinBrazilfollowing hisprisonescapeonJuly8,1965,returned voluntarilytoBritain,wherehewasjailedto completetheremaining28yearsofhis sentence.Hewasreleasedin2009,twodays beforehis80thbirthday,on"compassionate grounds"anddiedfouryearslaterina nursinghome.
•OnMay2,2011,U.S.SpecialOperations ForceskilledOsamabinLadenduringaraid onhissecretcompoundinAbbottabad, Pakistan,endinga10-yearmanhuntforthe leaderoftheal-Qaidaterroristorganization andcoordinatoroftheattacksontheWorld TradeCenterin2001.
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IsAARPMembershipWorth Having?
IrememberfeelinguneasywhenthefirstAARP envelopeshowedupinmymailbox.Itwasone thingtoquietlyhittheBigFive-O,anditwas anotherthingtorealizethatIwastheneligible formembershipinagroupforseniors.
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•Themonthlynewspaper,theAARPBulletin, isworthreadingfortheinformationit contains:money,investing,seniornewsand eventsinmystate,governmentaffairs, SocialSecurityandhealth.Thenthere'sthe bi-monthlyAARPmagazine,withawide varietyofarticles,fromdietingandmoney managementtoteststhatpredictcancer, placestoretireandmuchmore.Thetwo publicationsareworththe$16priceof membershipbythemselvesbecauseofthe informationtheypresent.
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IfyousignupforAARPmembership(thefirst yearisreducedto$12),itwilllikelytakeafew monthsforyourpublicationstostartup.Ifyou changeyouraddress,thesamethingmight happen,dependingonwhereinthepublishing cycleyourchangeoccurs.Ifyoususpect somethinghasgoneastray,callthemat 888-687-2277.Meanwhile,youcanreadbothof themonlineattheAARPwebsite:aarp.org.
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SENATORSHELLEYMOORECAPITO: ALZHEIMER’SDISEASEISDEVASTING FAMILIES…
(opinionsummary2019)
“Healthcareisasubjectthatremainsfrontand centerinsomanyofournationalconversations anddebates…Itcontinuestopollasatop concernamongtheAmericanpublic.
…Oneofthoseissuesissomethingthatisvery closetomyheart:Alzheimer’sdisease. LikesomanyAmericans,Ihavefelttheimpacts ofthisdisease.Ilostbothofmyparentsto Alzheimer’s,andourfamilyhelpedtocarefor them.SoIunderstandthedifficultiesthat caregiversandlovedonesfaceastheytryto figureoutthisdifficultchallenge.
Thisdiseaseisdevastating,andthereisnobook oramagicformulaforhowtofaceit.ButIfeel stronglythatwecandomoretoeasethepainof thosewhosufferfromAlzheimer’s,tohelptheir caregivers,andmostimportantly,tofindacure.
ThestatisticssurroundingAlzheimer’sare staggering.MorethanfivemillionAmericans are livingwiththedisease,andit’sestimatedthatas manyas16millionwillhaveitin2050without somekindofmedicalbreakthroughs.Thecost ofcaringforthosewithAlzheimer’sandother dementiasisalsonotable:anestimated$277 billionin2018,increasingto$1.1trillionby 2050.
Nottomentiontheemotionalcosts.These numbersmakeitclearthatwehavesomework
todo…Isowishmyparentshadthe opportunitytobeinvolvedindecisions regardingtheirowncare,butit’smyhopethat throughearlyassessmentanddiagnosis,wecan giveothersthatopportunity…
Atthesametime,it’sessentialthatwecontinue workingtowardacure.
AsamemberoftheSenateAppropriations Committee,I’veworkedwithLabor-Healthand HumanServicesSubcommitteeChairmanRoy Blunt,R-Mo.,andotherstoprovideresources forcriticalAlzheimer’sresearch.Withthe passageoflastyear’sgovernmentfundingbill, wehavesurpassedthe$2billionmilestone whenitcomestoAlzheimer’sresearch, providingtheNationalInstitutesofHealththe fundingitneedstocontinueitsworkandtohelp supporttheworkofothers.
It’seasytogetdiscouragedwhenyouhear aboutaonce-promisingclinicaltrialnotmoving forward,whenyoulearnanotherpersonyou knowhasbeendiagnosedwithAlzheimer’s,or whenacuremayseemsofaraway.But observingtheresearchbeingdoneatNIHand otherinstitutionsacrossthecounty,seeingthe hopeanddeterminationintheeyesofthose fightingback,andwitnessingthebipartisan commitmenttotacklingthisdisease—that’sall proofthatwearemakingprogress…”
Pleasecallforatourofour“HOMES,”for trulytheyare…
1.Whichgroupreleased"WhereWereYou WhenINeededYou"?
2.WhowasMr.BojanglesinthesongbyJerry JeffWalker?
3.NametheBanglessongthatappearedinthe 1987film"LessThanZero."
4.Whichartistwroteandreleased"SheBop"?
5.Namethesongthatcontainstheselyrics: "Whenyou'reallaloneinyourlonelyroom,And there'snothingbutthesmellofherperfume."
Answers
1.TheGrassRoots,in1966.Itwasreleasedon thegroup'sdebutalbumofthesamename.The songhadbeenwrittenforHerman'sHermits, whoneverreleasedit,infavorofrecordinga differentsong.
2.Mr.Bojangleswasahomelessstreet performerWalkermetinjail.Bojangleshad takenhisnamefromanotherstreetperformer bornin1878.
3."HazyShadeofWinter."Thesongwaswritten andoriginallyreleasedbySimon&Garfunkel in1966.
4.CyndiLauper,in1984onherdebutalbum.
5."CryToMe,"bySolomonBurke,in1962. Althoughthesonghasbecomeastandardover theyears,itneverroseaboveNo.44ontheHot 100list.Itwasincludedinthe20thanniversary editionofthesoundtrackfor"DirtyDancing."
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