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TIDBITS® CHECKS OUT SOME HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS by Kathy Wolfe This week, Tidbits heads for the cupboards to investigate the origins of some of our favorite household brands. • The recipe for A-1 steak sauce dates back to 1824, when its inventor Henderson Brand was employed as a chef for the United Kingdom’s King George IV. Brand devised the condiment for fish, wild game, and poultry, and according to legend, the King proclaimed the concoction as “A Number 1,” giving the sauce its name. Following the King’s death, Brand went into the business of producing the sauce, which was introduced at an international exhibition in 1862, ranking as #1. A-1 was introduced in the United States in 1906, and a manufacturing plant was established in Hartford, Connecticut. Some of the sauce’s many ingredients include tomato puree, orange puree, raisin paste, vinegar, garlic, and celery seed. • Reach for a can of Hunts tomato sauce and you’ll be holding a product of a company founded in 1888 in Sebastopol, California, by brothers Joseph and William Hunt. The Hunt Bros. Fruit Packing Company concentrated their canning operation on the products of California’s fruit and vegetable industry, and business boomed quickly. By 1941, Hunts was shipping 100 million cans of soup, fruits, vegetables, and juices every year. turn the page for more!

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HOUSEHOLD BRANDS (continued): • Back in 1913, five California businessmen – a banker, a wood and coal vendor, a bookkeeper, a lawyer, and a miner -- each threw in $100 to establish America’s first commercial-scale liquid bleach factory. Located in Oakland, California, the group dubbed it the Electro-Alkaline Company. They named their product Clorox bleach, by combining the words “chlorine” and “sodium hydroxide,” substances that form the bleach’s active ingredient. A diamond-shaped logo was drafted and became the company’s long-time trademark. From its humble beginnings, the Clorox company now boasts upwards of 8,100 employees and annual net sales of $6.0 billion. • One of the products now owned by Clorox is the familiar cleaner Formula 409. There are few theories as to how 409 was named, one being that it was for the April 9th birthday of the inventor’s wife (4/09). The more common premise is that it took two young Detroit scientists 408 batches of grease-cutting formulas before they finally hit on the winner on the 409th try. • Dawn dishwashing liquid is the best-selling dish soap in America, but this product is good for much more than just washing the dishes. First created by a 26-year-old chemist in 1973, the liquid gained fame for saving the lives of thousands of birds following the Exxon-Valdez oil spill in 1983 and a 2010 oil rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico. Procter & Gamble has since donated large quantities of Dawn for environmental cleanup of oil spills. Did you know that it’s a good choice for ridding your cat of fleas and killing insects on plant leaves as well?

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HOUSEHOLD BRANDS (continued): • Brothers-in-law Dr. Austin Church and John Dwight began production and marketing of baking soda in 1846, making it in one of their kitchens and packaging in paper bags. They created the now-famous Arm & Hammer trademark 20 years later, featuring the arm of Vulcan, Roman mythology’s god of fire, with a hammer in his hand. It is now one of the world’s most recognized logos. In the early 20th century, the company distributed mail order guides, which included recipes and household tips. In the 1960s, the company’s ads stressed the abundant number of uses for baking soda in the home, including sunburn and poison ivy relief, automotive maintenance, mouth care, as an antacid, and for odor control. Homemakers everywhere started putting a box of baking soda in the refrigerator to eliminate odors and help keep food fresh. For the Statue of Liberty’s 100th anniversary in 1986, all of the statue’s inner copper walls were scrubbed with baking soda, removing 99 years of grimy buildup, while leaving the copper undamaged. • In the 1930s, the Block Drug Company bought out a small dental care products company, and the owner Alexander Block developed Polident denture cleaner. He was the main supplier until 1966 when Efferdent denture tablets were introduced. In addition to removing stains from dentures, these tablets are beneficial for cleaning toilet bowls and removing burned-on food from Pyrex cookware. • Procter & Gamble has introduced scores of popular products over the years, including the world’s first disposable safety razor, Gillette, in 1901, Tide in 1946, Crest, the first toothpaste to prevent tooth decay, in 1955, and the scouring cleanser Comet in 1956. Downy liquid fabric softener came along in 1960.

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® of Idaho TIDBITS of Kootenai Issue #40 October 1st 2018 TidbitsCounty, Dallas County HOUSEHOLD BRANDS (continued): • In 1894, three gentlemen entered into a partnership in the business of feeding farm animals. After their products were endorsed by a certain Dr. Ralston, the company changed its name to Ralston Purina, with Purina indicating “pure.” They expanded into breakfast cereal, grits, and pancake flour, and their packaging was updated to include a checkerboard on the bags. The company’s fame expanded when their Purina Dog Chow Checkers were chosen to feed the dogs on Admiral Richard Byrd’s Antarctic expedition in 1933, and even further with the introduction of Wheat Chex cereal in 1937. Purina was the first to introduce pet food in distinctive shapes that we now call “kibble.” The year 1963 marked the debut of Purina Cat Chow and its Puppy Chow. From 1977 to 1983, Ralston Purina was the owner of NHL’s St. Louis Blues, as well as its arena they christened the Checkerdome. • Back in 1958, Major League Baseball’s Detroit Tigers were unhappy with the hot dogs being sold in Tiger Stadium. They hired a Michigan meat-packing company called Hygrade Food Products to come up with a better product. After developing a recipe for a new frank, the company held a contest among its employees to name it. Saleswoman Mary Ann Kirk suggested “Ball Park Franks,” and earned $25 and a leather chair for her contribution. An Ohio schoolteacher visited every major league park in 1985, with the sole purpose of rating their hot dogs, and compiled his findings in a book, Dodger Dogs to Fenway Franks and All the Wieners in Between. Ball Park franks were easily the winner. Apparently, 95 million consumers agree with him, as evidenced by last year’s sales figures.

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STRANGE BUT TRUE by Samantha Weaver * It was Democratic governor and presidential hopeful Adlai Stevenson who made the following sage observation: “A free society is a place where it’s safe to be unpopular.” * Statistics show that for every 71,000 skydiving jumps made, there is only one fatality. That might not seem surprising until you put it in context: You have a one in 20,000 chance of dying from a regular fall right here on solid ground. * A.A. Milne, the British author best known for his children’s books about Winnie the Pooh, had a teacher and mentor you might not expect: H.G. Wells, one of the acknowledged fathers of science fiction and author of such novels as “The War of the Worlds,” “The Invisible Man” and “The Island of Dr. Moreau.” * Here’s a smart idea: Some fitness centers are now using the energy clients expend on its exercise bikes to help power the building’s lighting. * Arctic biologists say that polar bears can go weeks without eating -- which is certainly handy in an environment where food isn’t always easy to get. Evidently, if a polar bear goes a week to 10 days without eating, its metabolism will slow down and the animal will live off its fat reserves until it finds its next meal. * According to not one, but two studies conducted on the subject, those who have a ring finger that is longer than their index finger tend to be better athletes.Ê * If you drive a white automobile, you have a lot of company. There are more white cars in the United States than any other color.

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COUCH THEATER -- DVD PREVIEWS By Amy Anderson

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“Solo: A Star Wars Story” (PG-13) -- Confession time: I’m not what you’d call a “Star Wars” fanatic. I’ve seen (most of) the movies, but I’m not emotionally invested. So your opinion about “Solo: A Star Wars Movie” may be different if you have strong feelings about the franchise. In my case, I found it to be a fun, engaging space Western -- complete with a train robbery -- and a charismatic romp befitting the character it centers around: Han Solo (Alden Ehrenreich), a rascal with a deep heart and something to prove. After he is separated from his scrappy partner in love and crime, Qi’ra (Emilia Clarke), he vows to spend his life plotting her rescue -- which will involve Chewbacca and Lando Calrissian (Donald Glover) and an even bigger heist in the second act. “Uncle Drew” (PG-13) -- Dax (Lil Rel Howery) is a Harlem streetball manager who loses his team (and the life savings he invested to enter them in a tournament) to a childhood rival named Mookie (Nick Kroll). Hard outta luck, an oldtimer introduces him to Uncle Drew (Kyrie Irving), a streetball legend, who agrees to join him in forming a new team that they’ll fill out with Drew’s old gang: Big Fella (Shaquille O’Neal), Preacher (Chris Webber), Lights (Reggie Miller) and Boots (Nate Robinson). It’s camp and dumb and the laughs actually come at a steady dribble before the Big Message at the end -- not quite a slam dunk, but pretty good for a movie based on a Pepsi commercial. “Hot Summer Nights” (R) -- Set in early ‘90s Cape Cod, “Hot Summer Nights” puts the drugdealing scene front and center. Sent to the shore after a personal tragedy, Daniel (Timothee Chalamet), an awkward teen who seems unlikely to become an insatiable dealer, meets local bad boy and weed dealer Hunter (Alex Roe). They form a lucrative partnership, as Daniel secretly also forms a romantic entanglement with Hunter’s sister McKayla (Maika Monroe). While the summer and the salty air mix, a little bit is not enough, and things spiral out of control. “Gotti” (R) -- John Travolta delves deep into the makeup chair for “Gotti,” which perhaps unsurprisingly chronicles the life and times of mob boss John Gotti, affectionately known as the “Teflon Don.” No charges of good filmmaking are sticking here. Gotti is simply not a sympathetic character. If this were a sensationalized, truecrime glitz flick, I could get behind it, but it appears to be an attempt at a serious character study. It doesn’t help that it has a just-slapped-together feel -- Travolta plays John Gotti, and his real-life wife (Kelly Preston) portrays Gotti’s wife, Victoria, and the Travoltas’ daughter plays the Gottis’ daughter, etc. NEW TV RELEASES “Preacher” Season 3 “911” Season 1 “Billions” Season 3 “DC’s Legends of Tomorrow” Season 3

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By Dr. Holly Carling

Truly Cultured

Recently, a new trend in eating is gaining popularity – that of consuming cultured foods. Also known as fermented, lacto-fermented, soured and pickled, these foods have many benefits. We consume cultured foods on a regular basis: yogurt, cheese, sour cream, cottage cheese, buttermilk, vinegar, beer, wine, sourdough bread, and sauerkraut are all cultured foods. Fish sauce, soy sauce, pickles and most condiments were historically cultured, but are more commercially prepared and are no longer the same. Some have existed for literally thousands of years. Nearly every country has their cultured foods. Some culture them because culturing breaks down nutrients and some harmful properties such as phytates, especially in grains and some vegetables. Others culture foods because culturing enhances certain nutrients such as vitamin C, B vitamins, enzymes (cultured foods are alive with health-promoting enzymes) and other nutrients. Some culture foods to help their gut. Fermenting foods results in foods high in probiotics. Today we take probiotics from a bottle. This was never necessary in the past because fermented foods were always a natural part of the diet. With the exception of yogurt (most are not great in this department), we rarely get truly live fermented foods in our diet. As a result of that and the probiotic-destroying properties of antibiotics, many medications and many foods,

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our digestive system is literally starving for beneficial bacteria – pre and probiotics. Another benefit/reason for culturing foods is to preserve them. Long before refrigerators and freezers, people used fermentation, drying and salting to preserve foods. But culturing foods preserves the nutritional value as well. Canning and heating ruin vital nutritional constituents necessary for our health. That is eliminated with culturing. Most of the cultured foods on the market are ruined by pasteurization and high temperatures to can them (like canned sauerkraut). We also ruin them by adding sugar. Most yogurt today contains high amounts of sugar, which, while the probiotics in yogurt are beneficial, the sugar counteracts the good. If unsweetened yogurt isn’t to your liking, adding your own fruit, nosugar added fruit preserves or honey is a better option. Topping the list of cultured food trends is kombucha and Kefir – both cultured drinks. Gaining in popularity, we even have a kombucha bar here in town where you can buy it on the tap. It is fizzy and full of probiotics. Making your own is fun with a bunch of variations. Anyone desiring to improve their gut health, desiring a non-soda type of refreshing drink, wanting to increase their daily intake of probiotics – healthier than what can be found in a bottle or sugared yogurt should consider adding fresh, homemade cultured foods to their diet.

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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ForofAdvertising 505-0674 TIDBITS Kootenai County,Call Idaho(334) Issue #40 October 1st 2018 DONNA’S DAY: CREATIVE FAMILY FUN By Donna Erickson

From left, Charlotte, Holiday, Lucy, Hanna, Anders and Rosie make pet toys for the Humane Society as Dash the cat plays.

Giving Is Rewarding for People and Pets

It was midafternoon and time to grab a quick, brisk walk with granddog Cali around our city lake. Approaching the concession stand by the boat dock, I was about to make an abrupt move to avoid the area knowing Cali would go bananas and pull me by her leash in a tug of war in her pursuit of popcorn that people had dropped on the ground from overfilled bags. Just as I was making a move to veer from the crowd, a young boy came up to us and said in a kind voice, “Would your dog like a treat?” “Perfect timing -- she would love a treat!” I said. He introduced himself as Anders, then continued, “They are made with peanut butter, and so far, the dogs around here have loved them!” He explained that his sister, Hanna, and their friends Lucy, Charlotte, Rosie and Holiday baked and brought them to the lakeside park to share. “Hey, Cali, forget the popcorn and hot dog bun crumbs!” I said as Anders gently offered her the homemade biscuit. “You’re in for something special!” Curious, I talked to Holiday’s mom, 45-year-old Anne-Marie Fischer, an early-childhood family educator, who was on the sidelines as the kids offered their treats. “Providing school-age kids opportunities to share and help others in a selfieobsessed world is worth the time and effort as a parent and teacher,” she said. “They also made homemade dog toys for the Humane Society using recycled T-shirts,” she added. “We gathered the simple supplies, had fun crafting the toys and delivering them together. It was such a meaningful group activity. There were benefits for the kids in the creating and socializing, as well as the giving.” Are you inspired to make playful toys for your own dog, or for the Humane Society in your community? Get started on a fall weekend day with your kids and friends. It’s easy, fun and rewarding for both people and pets. MAKE A ROPE TOY 1. Cut nine lengths of 1-inch-by-25-inch-long strips from an old large T-shirt. Tie the ends together at one end, leaving about 1 1/2 inches free. 2. Separate lengths into three sections (3 strips per section) and braid the sections tightly together. Tie at the end in a secure knot, leaving about 1 1/2 inches free. *** Donna Erickson’s award-winning series “Donna’s Day” is airing on public television nationwide. To find more of her creative family recipes and activities, visit www.donnasday.com and link to the NEW Donna’s Day Facebook fan page. Her latest book is “Donna Erickson’s Fabulous Funstuff for Families.” (c) 2018 Donna Erickson Distributed by King Features Synd.

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Q&A with Susan Ashley, MD

The Best Doctor in the World

We’ve finally done it. Identified the best and smartest doctor in the world. This doctor is so intelligent, that he has memorized 2 million pages of text, with over 600,000 pieces of medical evidence, 25,000 training cases, and 14,700 hours of clinical training. Who is he, or she? Dr Watson. A supercomputer that uses artificial intelligence (AI). AI programs, like Watson, are gaining importance in information heavy fields, like medicine. The supercomputer is able to store more information than a human brain and can access the information more quickly. In addition, a computer-generated diagnosis is based on evidence and established fact, while human doctors may be swayed by cognitive biases or confidence issues. Kind of like Dr Spock. Watson uses an interface to allow users to speak to it in a natural way. It then gathers and analyzes the information from patients and compares it to stored information, thus making an accurate diagnosis. It can even form hypothesis independently.

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In a process that is similar to the way humans learn, the machine can then test and evaluate its own hypotheses, disregarding what doesn’t work and adjusting for error. The hypothesis is tested against its information on treatments, hospital records and published studies and research. Once satisfied that the hypothesis is valid, Watson can then give a customized treatment plan for the patient. So where can we find the good Dr Watson? As of now, only a few companies are taking advantage of it. MD Anderson Cancer Center uses AI to develop treatment plans for leukemia patients. The medical company WellPoint uses it to allow patients to evaluate their doctor’s treatment plans. Developers are now working with the computer to help it develop the mental agility and versatility of thought that makes human doctors so effective. What is also great about Watson is that it looks at all the evidence, both western and eastern medicine, chiropractic, herbs, supplements, stem cells, and drugs, to form an opinion. Watson is not biased in treatment approaches of the patient and thus, will not be limited to providing only drugs or surgeries as a treatment options. It will only be a matter of time until the price of Dr Watson comes down, and every medical practice will have one. But until then, I’ll continue to use my brain, my experience, and constant, constant learning.

Dr Ashley is board certified in Family Medicine and in Anti-Aging and Regenerative Medicine. She provides a mix of traditional with alternative medicine and specializes in bio-identical hormones for both men and women.

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1. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: Who was the first African-Amercian woman to be crowned Miss America? 2. SCIENCE: What temperature does water boil in Celsius? 3. ANIMAL KINGDOM: What is a group of ladybugs called? 4. MEDICAL: What type of blood does a universal donor have? 5. GEOGRAPHY: What is the capital of Armenia? 6. HISTORY: When did the Spanish Civil War end? 7. TELEVISION: How does the title to this 1990s drama series end: “Beverly Hills, ...”? 8. GAMES: How many dots are on a standard, sixsided die? 9. MOVIES: What was the name of the father lion in “The Lion King”? 10. MONEY: What is the basic currency of Iceland? Answers 1. Vanessa Williams 2. 100 C 3. A loveliness of ladybugs 4. O negative 5. Yerevan 6. 1939 7. 90210 8. 21 9. Mufasa 10. Krona (c) 2018 King Features Synd., Inc.

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FOOD OF THE WEEK: PORRIDGE “Someone’s been eating my porridge!” roared Papa Bear in the age-old story “Goldilocks and the Three Bears.” What exactly was the little blonde eating? In honor of World Porridge Day on October 6, Tidbits dishes up all the facts on this bowl of mush. • Some folks might think that oatmeal and porridge are synonymous terms. Not so! Oatmeal is a type of porridge, but porridge can be made from any grain, cereal, or legume, including oats, maize, corn, rice, sorghum, wheat, barley, and peas. Some is even made from potatoes. It’s typically boiled in water or milk for breakfast, but some porridge uses animal broth as the liquid. • Oatmeal is made from ground oat groats with the bran removed, while oat porridge is made from cracked whole oats. • Porridge differs in name and content around the world. In Finland and Russia, porridge consists of potato starch that is swelled in boiling milk, becoming pearl-like in appearance. The mixture is referred to as “helmipuuro,” translating “pearl porridge.” The Koreans call their porridge “hobakjuk,” a concoction of steamed pumpkin or squash, mixed with rice flour or rice soaked in water. In Mexico, it’s a blend of corn, milk, sugar, and chocolate, and is known as “champurrado.” The Caribbeans’ porridge, called “congatay” uses sun-dried plantains or green bananas. • The Russians and eastern Europeans make porridge from rye and water and call it “ruispuuro.” They also mix up a buckwheat cereal (“Kasha”) and a barley flour porridge (“Genfo”).

SPORTS QUIZ Chris Richcreek

1. Between 2015-18, the All-Star Game Most Valuable Player also hit a home run in the game. Name two of the four MVPs. 2. Name the last Dodgers pitcher before Alex Wood in 2017 to win his first 10 decisions in a season. 3. Pittsburgh’s Chris Boswell set an NFL record in 2017 for most field goals in a playoff game. How many was it? 4. Who was the first men’s basketball player in University of Michigan history to have more than 1,000 points, 500 rebounds and 400 assists during his career? 5. Tampa Bay’s Nikita Kucherov set a franchise record for points (10) in a playoff series in 2018. How many of those points were goals, and how many were assists? 6. Who was the last NASCAR Cup driver to win three consecutive road races? 7. In 1998, Jana Novotna became the oldest firsttime winner of the Wimbledon women’s singles title in the Open Era. How old was she? Answers 1. Mike Trout, Eric Hosmer, Robinson Cano and Alex Bregman. 2. Don Newcombe, in 1955. 3. Six. 4. Derrick Walton Jr. (2013-17). 5. Five goals, five assists. 6. Tony Stewart (2004-05). 7. She was 29. (c) 2018 King Features Syndicate, Inc.

TIDBITS of Kootenai County, Call Idaho Issue #40505-0674 October 1st 2018 For Advertising (334) PORRIDGE (continued): • Some folks refer to porridge as “mush,” which is actually a thick cornmeal pudding that is boiled in water or milk. If allowed to set up into a semi-solid, it is cut into rectangles and panfried, and served with maple syrup. • The term “gruel” refers to a very thin porridge, one that folks frequently drink. Historically, it has been used to feed sick people because it’s easy to drink, easy to digest, and is full of vital nutrients. • The old American folk song “Yankee Doodle” features the words “And there we saw the men and boys, as thick as hasty pudding. Dating back to the 1500s, this dish consisted of wheat or tapioca flour boiled in milk or water. When colonists brought the recipe to the New World, the recipe was modified to use local ingredients of cornmeal, molasses or maple syrup, and milk. Although the name “hasty pudding” implies that it’s a quick porridge to whip up, there’s nothing hasty about it! The recipe actually calls for long, slow cooking, requiring two hours. The Italians refer to hasty pudding as polenta. • Remember the old nursery rhyme “Pease porridge hot, pease porridge cold”? A common English pudding dish, pease porridge is made of boiled peas, boiled in water or milk along with salt and spices, and bacon or a ham joint. The old English referred to the mixture as pease pudding or pease pottage. According to the rhyme, “Some like it hot, some like it cold, some like it in the pot, nine days old.”

PAW’S CORNER By Sam Mazzotta

“My Cat Isn’t Fat” DEAR PAW’S CORNER: My cat “Pedro” had his annual checkup the other day, and the veterinarian said he needed to lose 10 pounds. Can you believe that? He doesn’t look fat at all -- in fact Pedro looks very healthy. Could the vet be wrong? -- Barbara Y., Burlington, Vermont DEAR BARBARA: A healthy, recommended weight for a cat does vary between breeds. A Maine Coon, for example, can weigh as much as 25 pounds, while some Siamese cats are featherlight at just over 5 pounds. You can verify the vet’s diagnosis in two ways: search online for the recommended healthy weight for his breed. Or, try these at-home techniques: -- Stand over Pedro and look down at him. His body from this angle should look kind of like an hourglass if he’s at a healthy weight. If he looks like a pear, he’s outside the norm for weight. -- Now, look at Pedro from the side. Does his belly sag? That’s typically extra fat. -- Finally, hold Pedro in your lap. Can you feel his ribs when you run a hand along his flank? If not, then it’s time to slim him down. To help Pedro lose weight, control his feeding more tightly. Feed him exactly the amount of cat food recommended by the vet, at the times of day recommended (sometimes it’s once a day, sometimes twice). Don’t leave uneaten food in Pedro’s dish; clean it out. If he begs for food between meals, don’t give it to him. Increase Pedro’s activity wherever you can. When you’re relaxing in the front room, have him chase a feather or mouse toy. You also can buy a “puzzle feeder” that makes him work a little harder to get his food. Send your questions, tips or comments to ask@ pawscorner.com. (c) 2018 King Features Synd., Inc.

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OCTOPUSES Test your knowledge about octopuses on World Octopus Day, October 8. • The word “octopus” is from the Greek, meaning “eight legs.” Grammarians say that while the word “octopi” is permissible for the plural form, the preferred, more correct form is “octopuses.” Octopi is a misuse of the Greek word structure. • There are more than 300 different species of the octopus, a family of cephalopods, those creatures that possess a set of arms or tentacles. They are invertebrates, meaning they have no backbone, and in fact, are the most intelligent of all invertebrates. Octopuses have been observed using tools, such as coconut shells to hide from predators, and even collect shells to build fortresses around their lairs. • Octopuses are solitary creatures that live alone. The octopus builds its own den from rocks, moved into place with its arms, and they even devise a door for the den that the octopus can pull closed. • These creatures are fast swimmers, jetting forward by blasting water through muscular tubes called siphons. Because they have no skeleton, they have the ability to alter their body shape in order to squeeze through narrow cracks and crevices between underwater rocks to escape predators. • When pursued by predators, such as moray eels, whales, and seals, octopuses also have the unique ability to release a cloud of black ink, giving it time to escape. As a further defense, the ink has a component that interferes with the predator’s sense of smell, disorienting it and reducing its ability to track the octopus.

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Getting Your Medals

Maybe all you wanted at the time was to get out, to leave the service and not look back. But now, with the passage of years, perhaps you want the medals you earned and never received. If that’s you, there are steps you can take to get what you earned. The more time that’s passed, the more difficult it might be, but it can still be done, especially if you have your original paperwork. Go online to vetrecs.archives.gov and click on Replacement Medals. You’ll be taken to eVetRec or you can click Mail or Fax to get the Standard Form 180 (SF-180). Both veterans and next of kin can use this form. If you’re going to apply by mail, you’ll need to be service specific in your request. Not only are there different mailing addresses, but depending on the service and whether you’re a veteran or next of kin, the request for replacement medals will either be free ... or not. To learn the details about who can request replacement medals, go online to archives.gov and search for Military Awards and Decorations. You best bet, however, is to use the eVetRec link. Have all your information in hand when you start answering the questions. You’ll need your DD-214, and some of the information on it, including your service number, Social Security number, place of birth and date you left the service. If you don’t have your separation papers, apply for them at the eVetRec link. It gets complicated if you were in more than one service or if you were both enlisted and officer. The drop-down menus only allow one choice. If you need help, call the National Records Center in St. Louis at 314-801-0800. They don’t issue the medals but can help you with the paperwork. (c) 2018 King Features Synd., Inc.

OCTOPUSES (continued): •If their shape-changing and ink-squirting abilities still don’t allow them to escape a predator, their last resort is simply to lose an arm and flee. The octopus can re-grow the limb and suffer no permanent effects. • The only hard part on an octopus’ body is a small beak, similar to that of a parrot. Their strong jaws are capable of a very severe bite, along with a venomous saliva that can subdue their favorite prey of crabs, shrimps, and lobsters. They typically approach their victims from above and use the suction on their arms to draw food into their mouths. •The blood of an octopus is blue, due to its primary component. While human blood contains hemoglobin, which contains atoms of iron, giving it its red color, octopus blood contains hemocyanin, which has atoms of copper, making the blood blue. • Did you know there is a difference between “arms” and “tentacles”? Appendages with suckers along the entire length are called arms, while tentacles have suckers only at the tip. According to this definition, marine biologists contend that octopuses have eight arms and no tentacles. • The Giant Pacific Octopus is the largest, a species which typically weighs only 50 lbs. (22.7 kg), but can possess arms as long as 14 feet (4.3 m). • For all their complexity, intelligence, and amazing abilities, the life expectancy of an octopus is short, with most less than a year, and some as little as six months. Mating actually brings on the death of both genders. Males live just a few months after mating, and the females die shortly after the eggs hatch, starving to death after failing to eat for the prior month while waiting for eggs to hatch.

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Essential Oils and the Healing Hand Foundation

Each week we talk about Essential Oils and their health benefits. We would like to use this opportunity to speak specifically - doTERRA Certified Pure Therapeutic Grade Essential Oils - and the foundation that they support. We are so proud to be a part of this organization and when you see what they are all about, we think you will understand why! We know that are oils are the purest, highest therapeutic grade you can by. But what makes this company so special is their humanitarian side. Where and how the oils are sourced is what makes them so powerful and gives them the therapeutic value we have grown to depend on. Having experienced the life-enriching power of essential oils, a group of health-care and business professionals collaborated with a common goal of creating a new standard of essential oils that would influence individuals and communities around the world. In the spring of 2008, their vision became a reality and doTERRA, meaning “gift of the Earth,” was founded. Since the company’s beginning, high-quality essential oils sourced and distributed by doTERRA have spread throughout the globe, enhancing many lives. In addition to sharing essential oils with the world, doTERRA aspired to serve people and communities with the resources they had. Initially, this meant donating to charities, fundraisers, and community projects, but it eventually grew to be much more. The doTERRA Healing Hands Foundation was created in June 2012 as an official 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.

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The foundation is one of the ways doTERRA reaches out and serves communities in need. They do this by partnering with organizations and doTERRA Wellness Advocates to offer hope to millions around the world. Through the foundation’s efforts, lives are freed of disease and poverty, and communities are empowered with the tools needed to become self-reliant. Here are some of the Missions they are involved with: Mentors International - this is a microcredit lending fund to provide small business owners around the world with loans and education to help them succeed in their business. Days for Girls - provides every girl in the world the education, safety, and dignity they deserve through direct distribution of sustainable feminine hygiene kits. Operation Underground Railroad - OUR Rescue exists to rescue children from sex trafficking by utilizing some of the world’s experts in extraction operations and anti-child trafficking efforts. Co-Impact Sourcing - this is a responsible method for sourcing doTERRA essential oils. This type of sourcing occurs in areas of the world that can best sustain plants for essential oils and, most importantly, can help elevate communities out of poverty and desperate need. Thanks to the relationships that have been developed in these Co-Impact Sourcing locations, the doTERRA Healing Hands Foundation has been able to establish humanitarian projects that benefit the hard-working community members in these areas: Bulgaria, Guatemala, Haiti, Kenya, Madagascar, Nepal and Somaliland. For further information on these projects, contact us today! Watch for our weekly articles to learn more about our essential oils. If you would like more information about the type of essential oils we use or for a free personalized wellness consultation, contact us at 208-777-5367. J and Pancho Edler are Wellness Educators for certified pure therapeutic grade essential oils. Together, they travel the world, sharing their knowledge and expertise of the use of these oils and how they can empower YOU to take control of your health and wellness.

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What’s Life in Long Term Care Without Respect?

By Matilda Charles

Helping Seniors Stay at Home

Across the U.S. there are 296 communities in the AARP Network of Age-Friendly Communities. These represent 75 million people who live in areas that work to provide all that’s necessary to create livable communities for everyone, especially seniors. AARP gives grants to these communities for specific efforts, such as to improve the walkability of downtowns, train volunteers in dementia programs, build raised planters in community gardens, create age-friendly trails and bike paths, and install key-code boxes outside the homes of elderly so EMTs can gain quick access. To find out if you’re in an area that has senior services like these, go online to aarp.org and search for Age-Friendly Network. Scroll down to see if your community has joined the AARP network. If it isn’t listed, you can learn how to get started in your area. Other organizations also help seniors. Aging in Place, for example, has information on how mobility options can allow seniors to stay in their homes. Whether it’s in-home stair lifts or transportation to appointments, Aging in Place has information on its website at aginginplace. org. Depending on the level of support from individual states, some local Aging at Home groups adapt their help according to what is needed by those in the community. Some show support by providing services such as yard work, food delivery, snow shoveling and handyman chores. Social opportunities are big, with exercise classes, game nights, nutrition programs and luncheons. Transportation, especially in rural areas, helps to get seniors to their appointments with doctors and friends. To find senior services in your area, go online to search for “at home senior services” and your state. The organizations have names like Home Instead, At Home, Aging in Place and others.

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The Lodge loves this article published by Jan Noyes Rosemary, living in a Pennsylvania nursing home, says, “Quality care means that I have what I need when I need it, and that I’m treated with respect. Life would have little meaning without respect.” Every resident in long term care, in assisted living and skilled nursing facilities everywhere, desires and deserves respect. So what does respect mean in long term care? It means that • residents have privacy during cares, • staff is courteous and friendly, • food is hot, nutritious and tasty, • the environment is clean, orderly, and safe, • there is a variety of enjoyable activities, • medication is delivered on time, • call lights are answered in a timely manner, • individual choices are considered, • questions are answered patiently, • staff talks to the residents and not over them, • there is ample staff to meet residents’ needs, • residents are treated as unique individuals, • individual attention is given to each resident, and • residents are treated as if their residence is their home. Long term care should be about the residents first. Of course, business should be profitable. After all, without facilities, where would all those thousands of elders go when care becomes necessary? Managing the balance between quality care and profit must lean toward quality care. There are good facilities here that do just that, but there are always enough problems in our area that make an ombudsman program necessary. It would be ideal if every long term care facility owner, corporation, and administrator would treat all the residents as if they were their own loved ones. How long would their loved ones sit in a wet brief, eat cold food, be ignored, lose privacy, or be rushed through cares? Ombudsmen, like me, Roseanna Lewis, Jan Young, and our 13 volunteer ombudsmen are problemsolvers. We visit the facilities, observe the environment, talk to the residents, and solve problems. It’s not always that easy, but we’re all well trained and we make a positive difference in the lives of the residents. The Ombudsman Program is part of The Older Americans Act, and gives ombudsmen license to go anywhere in the buildings, talk privately to the residents, and even (with the resident’s permission) look at their records. HIPPA does not apply to us because we are a health oversight organization. Our main concerns are resident rights, quality of care and quality of life. That includes the environment, safety issues, access to information, individual choices, and all aspects of facility care and caregiving. Looking for a rewarding way to serve? A new volunteer training is coming up September 11 – October 23, 1 day a week for 7 weeks, 9 am – 3 pm. Upon graduation, volunteers become Assistant Ombudsmen and each is assigned a facility (with their approval). The volunteers are mentored until each feels comfortable enough to go it alone. Be a voice for those vulnerable elders that won’t, don’t, or can’t speak for themselves. Contact Jan Noyes, Volunteer Ombudsman Coordinator, at the Area Agency on Aging, 208-667-3179 or jnoyes@aaani.org.

Linda Davis Director of building relationships. 208.457.3403 www.LodgeLiving.net

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Top 10 Video On Demand 1. Adrift (PG-13) Shailene Woodley 2. Book Club (PG-13) Diane Keaton 3. TAG (R) Jeremy Renner 4. Deadpool 2 (R) Ryan Reynolds 5. Avengers: Infinity War (PG-13) Robert Downey Jr. 6. Hereditary (R) Toni Collette 7. Life of the Party (PG-13) Melissa McCarthy 8. Won’t You Be My Neighbor (PG-13) Joanne Rogers 9. Upgrade (R) Logan Marshall-Green 10. Reprisal (R) Bruce Willis Top 10 DVD, Blu-ray Sales 1. Deadpool 2 (R) FOX 2. Avengers: Infinity War (PG-13) Disney/ Marvel 3. Hocus Pocus (PG) Disney 4. Book Club (PG-13) Paramount 5. Hereditary (R) Lionsgate 6. TAG (R) Warner Bros. 7. Deadpool: The Complete Collection (For Now) (R) FOX 8. The Nightmare Before Christmas (PG) Disney 9. Adrift (PG-13) Universal 10. The Walking Dead: The Complete Eighth Season (TV-14) Lionsgate

* On Oct. 13, 1792, the cornerstone is laid for a presidential residence in the newly designated capital city of Washington. It was called the “White House” because its white-gray Virginia freestone contrasted strikingly with the red brick of nearby buildings. * On Oct. 10, 1845, The United States Naval Academy opens in Annapolis, Maryland, with 50 midshipmen students and seven professors. * On Oct. 8, 1871, flames spark in the Chicago barn of Patrick and Catherine O’Leary, igniting a two-day blaze that kills up to 300 people and destroys 17,450 buildings. Legend has it that a cow kicked over a lantern and started the fire, but in 1997, the Chicago City Council exonerated Mrs. O’Leary and her cow. * On Oct. 14, 1913, over 400 workers die in a massive coal-mine explosion near Cardiff, Wales. Nearly 500 miners were brought up safely, but with no further signs of life, mine officials decided to seal the mine, entombing the bodies. * On Oct. 9, 1940, during the Battle of Britain, the German Luftwaffe conducts a heavy nighttime air raid on London. The dome of St. Paul’s Cathedral was pierced by a Nazi bomb, leaving the high altar in ruin. Otherwise, the cathedral survived the Blitz largely intact. * On Oct. 11, 1975, the single “Born to Run” became Bruce Springsteen’s first-ever Top 40 hit. In 1974, a Rolling Stone editor had bestowed this now-famous praise upon the Boss: “I saw rock and roll’s future and its name is Bruce Springsteen.” * On Oct. 12, 1997, songwriter and performer John Denver dies when his experimental amateur aircraft crashes into Monterey Bay on the California coast. Known for hits like “Rocky Mountain High” and “Take Me Home, Country Roads,” Denver sold more than 32 million albums in the U.S. alone. (c) 2018 Hearst Communications, Inc. All Rights Reserved

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ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Your Aries charm helps persuade others to listen to your proposal. But it’s still a long way from acceptance, unless you can stand up to the tough questions that are set to follow. TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Plan to share a weekend getaway from all the pressures of your hectic workaday world with a very special someone. You could be pleasantly surprised at what develops. GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Your keen insight once again helps you handle a challenging situation with a clearer perception of what it’s really all about. What you learn helps you make a difficult decision. CANCER (June 21 to July 22) If you want to steer clear of getting involved in a new family dispute, say so. Your stand might cause hurt feelings for some, but overall, you’ll be respected for your honesty. LEO (July 23 to August 22) Expect recognition for your efforts in getting a project into operation. Besides the more practical rewards, your Lion’s heart will be warmed by the admiration of your colleagues. VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) Set aside time to rid yourself of clutter that might well be drawing down your creative energies. Consider asking someone to help you decide what stays and what goes. LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) A colleague could make a request that might place you in an awkward position with co-workers. Best advice: Share your concerns with an associate you can trust. SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) Your energy levels are way up, allowing you to take on the added challenge of a task you’ve been hoping to secure. Expect this move to lead to an important opportunity. SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to December 21) Your continuing sense of confidence in what you’ve set out to do gives encouragement to others. Expect to see more people asking to add their efforts to yours. CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) You might think it would be best to reject a suggestion that others insist would be unworkable. But you might be surprised by what you find if you give it a chance. AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) Changing a decision might disappoint some people, but the important thing is that you be honest with yourself. Don’t go ahead with anything you have doubts about. PISCES (February 19 to March 20) There could be some fallout from an emotional confrontation that you really should deal with before moving on. Best to start fresh with a clean, clear slate.

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