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TIDBITS® PLACES ITS FOCUS ON PIGS
by Kathy Wolfe October is National Pork Month, the perfect time to focus on pigs! Follow along as Tidbits rounds up the facts on these little oinkers. • There are about 55,000 pig farms in the U.S., supporting more than 800,000 jobs. About 115 million hogs are marketed each year in the U.S., producing 22 billion pounds (9,979,032,140 kg) of pork. • The most common breed of swine in North America are Yorkshire pigs, a breed that is white with erect ears. Although Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Nebraska, and Ohio have the most Yorkshires, they can be found in nearly every state. • A female pig is called a sow or gilt, depending on whether she has ever given birth. A sow has had piglets, while a gilt is a young female who has never given birth. The sow gives birth twice a year after a gestation period of 3 months, 3 weeks, and 3 days. Her litter will be about 12 piglets, with each weighing approximately 2.5 lbs. (1.1 kg). Within a week, that weight will double. The sow will nurse the babies for three to five weeks, and after being weaned, the piglets are referred to as shoats. • At as young as two weeks, newborn piglets can recognize their mother’s voice and will run to her when called. turn the page for more!
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PIGS (continued): • A female wild pig’s litter can be up to 14 piglets, which will remain in the nest for their first ten days. Wild pigs can live up to 20 years. • Once a pig reaches 120 lbs. (54 kg), it becomes known as a hog. The boar is an uncastrated male domestic pig that is used for breeding. If a male pig is neutered, it’s called a barrow. The term boar can also refer to a wild pig of any gender. • During its growth phase, a pig will consume 6 to 10 lbs. (2.72 to 4.54 kg) of corn and soybean meal feed daily. A fully grown pig can weigh between 300 and 700 lbs. (140 – 300 kg). But pigs typically go to market at around 250 to 280 lbs. (113.4 to 127 kg). • A pig’s hoof has four toes, and they use just two toes per foot to walk. • A farm-raised pig’s diet is mostly corn, but a wild pig has a wider menu, including leaves, roots, fruit, rodents, and small reptiles. • Even with their size, adult pigs are able to run at speeds of up to 11 mph (17.7 km/hr), the equivalent of a seven-minute mile. • Pigs are noted for their intelligence, are smarter than dogs, and smarter than three-year-old children! They can be trained to do tricks and can be taught to use a litter box. They continually communicate with other through more than 20 different methods, from oinks to grunts to squeals, all of which have specific meanings – everything from mating calls to expressing hunger. • Pigs are also very social, forming bonds with other swine, and enjoying curling up next to each other. Even wild pigs live in cohesive groups called sounders, some with as many as 300 members.
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Sept 28 – Oct 27 Scarywood at Silverwood Thursday, Friday & Saturday Sept 28 – Oct 27 – Scarywood is back in October! Get ready for a month of screams as the theme park you thought you knew just became the nightmare you’ll never forget. As seen on Travel Channel’s “Halloween’s Scariest Thrills,” Scarywood is full of haunted attractions and roaming monsters. Experience 5 haunted attractions, 7 scare zones and most of Silverwood’s signature rides in the dark. Try to survive the night because you’ll be lucky to make it out alive.
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PIGS (continued): • Pigs were one of the first animals to be domesticated. Descended from the wild boar, China began domesticating them about 6,000 years ago. Spanish explorer Hernando DeSoto brought pigs to the North American continent in 1539. • Have you ever heard the expression “sweating like a pig”? Well, that’s nearly impossible, since pigs have hardly any sweat glands. Their favorite way to cool off is to roll in the mud, which leads to another common misconception – that they’re dirty animals. They’re actually one of the cleanest animals in the barnyard, and won’t defecate anywhere near where they sleep or eat. Covering themselves in mud not only cools them, it protects the pig from sunburn and bug bites. • A pig’s eyesight is among the worst of all farmyard animals. However, their sense of smell is very powerful, and the nostrils on its leathery snout are very sensitive to touch, enhancing their search for food. They have even been used to sniff out buried land mines during wars. • A hog named Reggie set the record for the heaviest pig at the Iowa State Fair in 2012. This swine weighed in at 1,335 lbs. (605.5 kg), compared to the usual weight range of 300 and 700 lbs. (140 and 300 kg). • In the wild, the largest boar is the giant forest hog that reaches a length of 6.9 feet (2.1 meters). The heaviest is the Eurasian wild pig, which grows to 710 lbs. (320 kg.). In contrast, the pygmy hog weighs just 21 lbs. (6.6 kg). While domestic pigs have curly tails, wild pigs have straight ones.
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® of Idaho TIDBITS of Kootenai Issue #42 October 15th 2018 TidbitsCounty, Dallas County PIGS (continued): • In the 1920s, Nobel Prize-winning Canadian researchers developed the use of pig insulin for the treatment of Type 1 diabetes. In 1922, the first shot of animal insulin was given to a 14-year-old boy. Soon animal insulin was being widely used for diabetes’ treatment. At that time, pigs’ pancreas glands were a waste product of the meatpacking industry. Unfortunately, it required more than two tons of pig parts to extract eight ounces of purified insulin. In addition to insulin, about 40 other medicines are made from pigs. • For over 40 years, doctors have been using pig heart valves to repair humans’ defective heart valves. It takes about four weeks to prepare a pig valve for transplantation into a human. The pig valve lasts for about 15 years. • In 12th-century England, the church offered a side of bacon to any man who could honestly swear before the church that he had not had a fight with his wife for a full year, giving rise to the phrase “bringing home the bacon.” These individuals were among the most highly respected in their community. • The word “gammon,” commonly used in Britain, and refers to the hind leg of pork after it has been cured in a salty brine. A gammon knuckle is the foot end of the joint. It’s a popular dish at Christmas time, and on Boxing Day, December 26. • The Chinese have included the pig in its zodiac as the last of the 12 animals. It represents fortune, honesty, happiness, virility, and fertility. In fact, statues of pigs are prominently displayed in bedrooms of Chinese couples trying to conceive.
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STRANGE BUT TRUE by Samantha Weaver * It was 17th-century French author Francois de La Rochefoucauld who made the following sage observation: “Some people with great virtues are disagreeable, while others with great vices are delightful.” * If you wanted to dig to the center of the earth, you’d have to go down about 4,000 miles. * If you’re a fan of fishing, here’s a cautionary tale regarding the weather: A 48-year-old Colombian man named Felipe Ortiz (for reasons unknown) decided to go out fishing in a raging storm. He cast his line into a strong wind, but the line blew back and caused the baited hook to lodge in his throat, killing him.Ê * Are you a dipsomaniac? The root of the word is from the Greek “dipso,” meaning “thirst” -and we’re all familiar with the “mania” part. “Dipsomaniac” is just a fancy name for a drunk. * Feeling pressed by ever-increasing postage rates? Well, consider this: To send mail by Pony Express originally cost $5 per ounce -- the equivalent of more than $150 in today’s dollars. * At one time the game of checkers was known as “chess for ladies.” * Unless you’re a professional dairy farmer who milks cows on a daily basis, it’s unlikely that you’re aware of the fact that it takes, on average, 350 squirts to get a gallon of milk. * Jewelry lovers, pay attention: Oysters aren’t the only creatures with the capability to make pearls. Pearls can come from any mollusk that makes a shell, including mussels, clams, conchs and even land snails. Thought for the Day: “I like an escalator because an escalator can never break, it can only become stairs. There would never be an escalator temporarily out of order sign, only an escalator temporarily stairs. Sorry for the convenience.” -- Mitch Hedberg (c) 2018 King Features Synd., Inc.
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COUCH THEATER -- DVD PREVIEWS By Amy Anderson
PHOTO: Neve Campbell, Dwayne Johnson in “Skyscraper” Photo Credit: Universal Pictures “Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation” (PG) -- Drac (voiced by Adam Sandler) is stressed out, and daughter Mavis (Selena Gomez) decides he could use a vacation from the vacation biz. She books a monster of a cruise, and the whole gang -- Frank, Harry, wives, kids, parents, and even Blobby -- head out of the hotel to experience all that the sea has to offer. When Drac lays eyes on Captain Ericka (Kathryn Hahn), it’s love at first sight, but the good captain has her sights set on a more sinister outcome. It’s just as cute as its two animated predecessors, which is a compliment for a threequel. “Skyscraper” (PG-13) -- Will Sawyer (Dwayne Johnson) is as tough as they come -- a decorated veteran, former hostage-recovery team leader and now consultant who arrives in Hong Kong to assess the security of the newest-fangled residence in the world’s tallest building, the 240-story “Pearl.” The building is overtaken by criminals intent on sabotage, and they kidnap Sawyer’s family to get it. But “The Rock” isn’t going to take that lying down as he’s literally jumps into action -- to the burning building from a crane. While short on plot explanations, the movie will get you high on vertigo. “Skyscraper” won’t win any awards, but it’s thrilling enough to recommend anyway. Kudos to Neve Campbell, who plays Sawyer’s wife -- no damsel in distress there. “Hotel Artemis” (R) -- Jodie Foster stars as The Nurse, a shady agoraphobic who runs a secret hotel/hospital for crooks in the near-future, savaged and riotous Los Angeles. Called Hotel Artemis, it’s got a very strict code: members only, no guns, no killings on site. Its patrons pay for access to medical care with no questions asked. These colorful, dangerous women and men take on the names of the suites to which they’re assigned: Acapulco, an arrogant arms dealer; Waikiki and Honolulu, two bank-robbing brothers; and Nice, a sexy assassin on a self-imposed medical hiatus. The Nurse is backed up by her mountain of an assistant, Everest (Dave Bautista). “Eighth Grade” -- Written and directed by Bo Burnham in his feature debut, “Eighth Grade” is an unfiltered exploration of middle school awkwardness. It features Elsie Fisher as 13-year-old Kayla -- a girl who is named “most quiet” at school but who makes practically unwatched YouTube videos with motivational pep talks about self-esteem. She nails the completely oblivious and simultaneously acutely self-aware quality of your average kid on the brink of high school. As we walk through the highs and lows of Kayla’s last days of eighth grade, we are treated to an unvarnished view -- not nostalgic, not overdramatized, but real and honest and thoughtful.
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Minerals: The Foundation for a Healthy Body Often overlooked when counseled on eating well, is the benefits of minerals. They are not just beneficial, but essential! Minerals are the foundational material by which function is dependent. When constructing a building, the strength of the foundation determines the structural integrity of the rest of the building. To skimp here compromises the entire “health” of the building. The body is no different. When analyzing the diets of patients, mineral deficiencies rank highest. We spend so much time concerned about vitamins and proteins, that the lowly minerals, the foundation of all life, get forgotten. Yet minerals initiate function in nearly every organ in the body. For instance, the thyroid needs iodine, the pancreas needs chromium, the prostate zinc, the adrenals need copper and sodium, the pituitary manganese, etc. If these minerals are deficient in the diet, it is no wonder the organs become deficient in function as well. The body can’t do something with nothing! The form of minerals ingested is critical. No mammal or human eats dirt, even when starving, yet that is what many people are buying in the form of supplements. Not just dirt (ground up rock) but ground up shells and metal, coal tar, petroleum products and chemicals from a laboratory. If we could digest and assimilate these, we could just go out and eat the sidewalk or the asphalt! But we can’t.
As with all things in nature, there is orderliness. Minerals, to be assimilated, must be organic. In other words, it has to first be broken down by microorganisms in the soil, and then taken up by plants. From there, we humans (and animals) eat the plant and are able to metabolize the minerals in a form the body recognizes and can use. “Inorganic” minerals means it has not passed through the vegetable kingdom first, and becomes a challenge to our health, instead of an asset. Minerals are most abundantly found in vegetables, especially the green and green-leafy type: spinach, kale, Swiss chard, broccoli, cabbage, lettuces, green beans, asparagus, and others such as cauliflower, sweet potatoes, carrots, beets and other root vegetables. The nice thing about food sources of minerals is that you get them in their synergistic proportions as nature intended, without man interjecting what HE thinks your proportions should be. That is why it is important to get your mineral supplements from plant sources, not from ground up junk. As doctors Timothy O’Shea, Janet Lang and others have taught us, vitamins and minerals are biological complexes. They are not individual isolated compounds anywhere in nature. As such, they need the various co-factors, biological actions, and synergistic processes that nature intended, to be complete enough to be an asset to our physiological needs. Anything less compromises the very foundation of health that we are trying to accomplish with a healthy 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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Q&A with Susan Ashley, MD
Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine
Stem cell biology and regenerative medicine are believed by many to be the most promising breakthrough in medicine in decades. Indeed, along with scientists across the country (including biologists, physicists, chemists, engineers, and clinicians), I believe that society is witnessing the early steps of a revolution in science and medicine, driven by an emerging understanding of stem cells. What are stem cells? Basically a stem cell is a cell that has the potential to become any cell, such as cartilage, bone, liver, kidney, heart, lung, spinal cord, etc. I’ve written about them before and will continue to do so, as they are vastly underutilized yet hold such promise in medicine. Among their many uses includes transforming therapies for heart failure, spinal cord injury, neurodegenerative diseases including Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s, cancer, diabetes, neuropathy, lung disease including COPD, retinal disease, hearing loss, and orthopedic/sports injuries. There are several types of stem cells: Embryonic stem cells - illegal to use in the US, and I consider to be highly unethical and immoral. We never recommend this type. Stem cells derived from your own fat or bone marrow - these can be effective.
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However, the process to obtain them is painful, and the potency and number of stem cells is far reduced than that which can be obtained thru the umbilical cord. Umbilical cord stem cells - these are by far the most potent and easy to use. After a healthy baby is born, and with permission from the mother, the umbilical cord that is usually tossed out has been shown to be rich in stem cells. And because they are so young, newborn, they are extremely potent. This type of stem cell is what I recommend, and is becoming the standard of care among stem cell clinics. They undergo rigorous testing as required by the FDA and screened for multiple communicable diseases. They are then either injected into a joint or tendon or other site of injury, or can be infused IV for systemic effects. The stem cells are what we call immune priveliged, meaning they are not rejected by our immune system. There are thousands of studies being done currently on stem cells. They have been used to repair spinal cord injuries, reverse congestive heart failure and COPD, and re-build cartilage in joints, avoiding the need for joint replacements. They have profound effects in auto-immune disease. Go to ClinicalTrials.gov to see what studies are currently being done with stem cells - just search for stem cells and the disease you’re interested in, for example: stem cells and multiple sclerosis. In our clinic we will infuse 30 million cells. Other clinics in the area infuse only 3 million cells and charge more. Make sure you do your research and find a clinic that uses only mesenchymal stem cells derived from umbilical cord blood, and that you’re getting 30 million or more cells. For a free consultation for stem cell therapy, call Healthy Living Liberty Lake at 509-924-
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. THEATER: What Stephen Sondheim play features the song “Send in the Clowns”? 2. U.S. PRESIDENTS: Which president was associated with the Four Freedoms? 3. GEOLOGY: What color is the mineral malachite? 4. GEOGRAPHY: Where are the Diomede Islands located? 5. MATH: How many sides does a decagon have? 6. SPORTS: What sport involves terms such as kickflip, Caballerial and Ollie north? 7. LITERATURE: Which of Ernest Hemingway’s novels had the working title “Fiesta”? 8. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: Where did the peach tree likely originate? 9. LANGUAGE: How many vowels are on the middle row of a standard keyboard? 10. ENTERTAINERS: What was singer Michael Jackson’s middle name? Answers 1. “A Little Night Music” 2. President Franklin Roosevelt 3. Green 4. Bering Strait 5. 10 6. Skateboarding 7. “The Sun Also Rises” 8. China 9. One: A 10. Joseph (c) 2018 King Features Synd., Inc.
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FOOD OF THE WEEK: PORK Time to cook up some pork facts during National Pork Month! • Pork is the most commonly consumed meat worldwide, accounting for about 38% of meat production. China accounts for more than half of the world’s pork consumption. The average person will eat 28 pigs over the course of a lifetime. • In 1959, eight pigs were required to produce 1,000 lbs. (453.6 kg) of pork. Today, it takes only five pigs to reach that weight. • Bacon is taken from the sides, belly, or back of the pig, followed up by curing or smoking the meat. If you hear the term “rasher” of bacon, it’s the British term for an individual slice of bacon, while a “flitch” is a side of unsliced bacon. It’s one of the oldest processed meats in history, with records of the Chinese salting pork belly clear back in 1500 B.C. Bacon accounts for one-third of all pork consumed, with over 2 billion pounds (907,184,740 kg) produced annually in the United States. • There are some pretty unusual pork dishes served around the world. In Ireland, cooks serve up Crubeens, a dish of boiled pigs’ feet that are battered and fried. The Germans like Eisbein, consisting of boiled pickled ham hocks. In the Philippines, Hamanodo is prepared by cooking pork in pineapple juice. America’s Pennsylvania Dutch have been making scrapple for centuries. Scrapple is a mush of pork scraps and trimmings mixed with cornmeal or wheat flour and a variety of spices. It’s formed into a loaf and sliced, then pan-fried. Every little scrap of meat left over from butchering was added into scrapple, thus avoiding any waste
SPORTS QUIZ
Chris Richcreek 1. In 2017, the Angels’ Mike Trout became the fourth player in American League history to hit 20-plus home runs six times before turning 26 years old. Name two of the three others. 2. The New York Yankees’ C.C. Sabathia, in 2017, became the fourth left-hander to strike out at least 2,800 batters. Who are the other three? 3. In 2017, Atlanta QB Matt Ryan became the first NFL quarterback to toss three touchdown passes in four consecutive playoff games. Name three of the five others tied at three games. 4. When was the last time before 2018 that the University of Virginia’s men’s basketball team beat the Blue Devils at Duke’s Cameron Indoor Stadium? 5. Chris Kunitz won three Stanley Cups with the Pittsburgh Penguins (2009, ‘16, ‘17). With which team did he win his first Stanley Cup? 6. Who was the first American male to win gold medals at three separate Winter Olympics? 7. Name the only female golfer to make the cut at a PGA Tour event. Answers 1. Mickey Mantle, Alex Rodriguez and Tony Conigliaro. 2. Randy Johnson (4,875 strikeouts), Steve Carlton (4,136) and Mickey Lolich (2,832). 3. Tom Brady, Joe Flacco, Bernie Kosar, Aaron Rodgers and Kurt Warner. 4. It was 1995. 5. Anaheim, in 2007. 6. Shaun White. 7. Babe Didrikson Zaharias, in 1945.
TIDBITS of Kootenai County, Call Idaho Issue #42505-0674 October 15th 2018 For Advertising (334) PORK (continued): • Pork blood soup may not sound too appetizing to some folks. As the name implies, it uses coagulated pork blood as its main ingredient, along with pig intestines, livers, and hearts, barley, and herbs. Another equally appetizing food known as livermush is served in the southern United States, a mixture of pig’s head parts, liver, and cornmeal. • Fans of Chinese food might know that moo shu pork is made of sliced pork tenderloin, cucumber, scrambled eggs, and mushrooms, stir fried in a sesame or peanut oil, and seasoned with ginger, garlic, scallions, soy sauce, and rice cooking wine. • Since its introduction by the Hormel Corporation in 1937, more than 8 billion cans of SPAM have been sold. It’s available in 44 countries worldwide. SPAM is a mixture of chopped pork shoulder and ham, with some added sugar and potato starch. • Around 1835, Cincinnati, Ohio became known as “Porkopolis,” when it opened that state’s first slaughterhouse, and exported huge quantities of salt pork to every area of the country. By 1840, there were 48 hog packing plants there, employing 1,200 men. • Jewish and Muslim dietary law forbids the consumption of pork for religious reasons. In fact, its sale is illegal in certain Muslim countries. • Humans can be infected with Trichinella roundworms when they ingest inadequately cooked pork that contains the worms’ larvae. But it’s not just pork than contains the nematodes – wild game and even walruses can contain the larvae. Within days of eating the larvae, gastrointestinal symptoms such as diarrhea, abdominal pain, and vomiting occur. Without treatment, trichinosis can lead to heart failure. Although most have a complete recovery, muscle pain and weakness can persist. Pork on the grocer’s shelf stamped “USDA Certified” means the meat has been treated for Trichinella.
PAW’S CORNER By Sam Mazzotta
Pets and Divorce DEAR PAW’S CORNER: My husband and I have decided to call it quits after seven years together. We don’t have any kids, so we’re mainly just splitting up assets. But there’s a problem: Both of us want “Spitz,” our little terrier mix. What can I do? Is this something that has to be decided by a judge? -- Calling it Splits in Sacramento DEAR SPLITS: Who gets the pets is an issue that often comes up in divorce. And because the way we view pets is changing -- they’re more often considered an extension of the family, rather than simply property -- the way judges decide who gets to keep the pets is changing too. For example, California now gives judges much more leeway in determining who gets custody of pets in a divorce. Rather than basing the decision on who paid for or who adopted a pet, the judge can look at factors like who walks the dog every day, who takes the cat to the veterinarian and so on. In states with no-fault divorce or that allow mediation rather than hashing it out in court, the divorcing couple can negotiate custody of pets, taking into account factors like who fed them every day, who trained them, who paid for medical care, etc., and determine who’s going to be responsible for those things. I even know of a couple who worked out a shared custody arrangement where one of them cared for their two dogs during the week and the other took them on the weekends. I wish you both the best of luck and hope you’ll both agree on an arrangement that is best for Spitz. Send your questions, comments or tips to ask@ pawscorner.com. (c) 2018 King Features Synd., Inc.
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4-H CLUBS Since October 7 – 13 is National 4-H Week, Tidbits is focusing on the history of this youth organization, whose mission is to “engage youth to reach their fullest potential while advancing the field of youth development.” • As improved agricultural methods were being discovered in the late 1800s, older farmers were resistant to the changes. Researchers determined that young people accepted new innovations more readily and were willing to experiment. Rural youth programs began to form to teach them new hands-on techniques. In 1882, a Delaware university sponsored a contest for youths, with each participant required to plant a quarter of an acre of corn, following instructions from the college that outlined new approaches to growing. • In 1902, an Ohio school superintendent, A.B. Graham, met with 30 boys and girls for the purpose of learning about harvesting corn, planting vegetable gardens, soil testing, knot-tying, and wildlife identification. The group was first dubbed the Corn Growing Club, but transitioned into the Boys’ and Girls’ Agricultural Club. This group was the beginning of 4-H clubs as we know them. • Around the same time, another school superintendent, Jessie Field Shambaugh from Iowa, was also organizing “Boys Corn Clubs” and “Girls Home Clubs,” establishing after-school clubs in 130 country schools to improve farming and homemaking practices in rural areas. Jessie’s monthly salary was $33.50. In 1910, she designed a green three-leaf clover pin as an award medal for club members’ work. . The letter “H” was on each leaf, designating “Head,” “Hands,” and “Heart.” A fourth leaf was added later to signify “home,” which was later changed to “Health.” The stem always points to the right. The emblem’s green color symbolizes life, springtime, and youth, while the white represents purity.
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New Steps to an Appeal
The Department of Veterans Affairs reached a big goal two weeks early in September: It delivered 81,000 appeals decisions for fiscal 2018. That’s 28,000 more decisions on services and disability benefits than it cleared last year. The VA already has hired nearly 200 attorneys and plans to hire 30 more as it implements the Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act of 2017. There’s a lot to know. If you disagreed with your original claim decision, you have three choices, per the Act: A higher-level review, where you jump up to another decision-making body; a supplemental claim, where new evidence is submitted; or an appeal (Notice of Disagreement) to the board. If you appeal directly to the board, there are three directions to take: direct review docket, evidence docket and hearing docket. Do you know the difference? This is when having an attorney can help. In the direct review, no new evidence is submitted. In the evidence docket, new evidence is sent. In the hearing docket, new evidence also is introduced. On the VA.gov blog website there is a chart with the above information, cleverly identified as Simplified Process Gives Veterans Clear Choices. Clear as mud, no? If you want to learn more about what the Board of Veterans’ Appeals does, go online to www. bva.va.gov. Click the tiny images for expanded information. You’ll find sections on what the Board does, what the appeals modernization actually is and how to monitor the status of your appeal. To check your status, you’ll need to sign in using the DS Logon (ID issued by the DOD), your HealtheVet account or your ID.me account. You can create an ID.me account using your HealtheVet account, or Facebook or Google, or even an AARP account. Think carefully before you use any of these last three. (c) 2018 King Features Synd., Inc.
4-H CLUBS (continued): • In 1912, the groups were first called 4-H clubs, with the club motto “To make our best better.” The clubs were a national organization by 1914. • The 4-H pledge was written in 1918: “I pledge my head to clearer thinking, my heart to greater loyalty, my hands to larger service, and my health to better living, for my club, my community, my country, and my world.” The club’s slogan is “Learn to do by doing.” • Randolph County, West Virginia, was home to the first 4-H camp, where campers slept in tents in corn fields, rising with the sun and working in the field all day. • In the 1960s, 4-H expanded its programs to include life experiences outside of agriculture, such as developing citizenship and leadership qualities, responsibility, and life skills. The organization has expanded into science, engineering, photography, healthy living, robotics, environmental protection, computer science, and technology programs, even rocket building! Members are addressing climate change, food safety, and childhood obesity. Members no longer live exclusively in rural farming areas, and clubs now exist in suburbs and inner cities across the nation. Of course, some members are still learning how to raise sheep! • There are upwards of 3,000 4-H county offices across the nation, and close to 6 million active 4-H members. Membership is open to those between the ages of 5 and 19.
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Essential Oil Highlights - Pink Pepper
Sourced from the berries of the pink peppercorn Schinus molle is more closely related to cashews. Ancient Incans revered the tree and different indigenous peoples used every part of the tree for various health needs. Pink Pepper was once available in special promotions but now available to us all! Pink Pepper Oil Uses and Benefits This oil has a mildly fruity and peppery flavor and you can use it in place of ground black pepper to flavor meats, sauces, and other dishes. With a more subtle peppery flavor than Black Pepper oil, it has similar benefits in that it can support a healthy digestive system when used internally. Taking Pink Pepper internally means that you’re taking advantage of a variety of benefits. Among these, you can support a healthy respiratory system and healthy immune function and response by adding Pink Pepper to water or even to your own homemade chai tea. You can also add a few drops in a veggie cap for convenience. Every benefit an oil possesses depends on its unique chemical components. The combination of the chemical components Limonene and ι-Phellandrene in Pink Pepper may work with your body to soothe and relax the nervous system when used internally. Limonene may also help support healthy blood sugar and cholesterol levels already in the normal range. Our metabolic rate is directly correlated to being able to maintain a healthy weight - how well your body burns calories.
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Add Pink Pepper to at least four ounces of water and drink to give your healthy metabolism the support it needs. Our cells are the building blocks that make up our entire body. The amazing thing about essential oils is that they are active at this microscopic, cellular level of our bodies. Pink Pepper, like Frankincense, can help you maintain healthy cellular function and overall cellular health. When you need to feel alert and address that brain fog we all experience at one time or another, diffuse or inhale the scent of Pink Pepper. Fun Fact Ancient Incans used the oil from the feather-like leaves of the pink peppercorn tree in early mummification techniques. Sourcing Pink Pepper doTERRA Pink Pepper oil is wild-harvested from two different countries: Kenya and Peru. The harvesting process can be highly labor-intensive because once they are picked, the berries must be distilled the same day to preserve their oil content. When the berries turn from green to pink, the picking process begins. Pink peppercorn trees can be very large; harvesters often have to climb the branches to pick off the berries, or shake them so that they fall to the ground to be collected. From there, berries are cleaned and crushed before going through steam distillation. To learn more about Pink Pepper and other doTERRA CPTG Essential Oils, contact us today for a complementary wellness consultation. 208777-5367. 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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Seniors’ Perspectives Enhance our Families, our Communities, our Lives! By Matilda Charles
Paper Check Scams
Back in the day the typical way we received money was via check. Getting a check in the mail, perhaps a paycheck or refund, was common. Now thieves have decided to capitalize on what is most familiar to us ... paper checks. Why are they using paper checks? Because electronic transfers can be instantaneous; paper checks take a few days to clear ... just long enough to scam you. You might be told you’ve won a prize when a check arrives in the mail, or that it’s a refund or payment for a service. Mystery shopping is a perfect example. After you do a few shops, they might tell you that you’re so reliable they have a bigger job for you: investigating money-transfer companies. They’ll send you a big check, which you’ll deposit into your account, and your job is to quickly wire the money back as a test. The bogus check won’t have cleared yet, however, and the money you wire them will be your own cash. A fake check in the mail isn’t the only way you can run into a scam. If you decide to sell a few things via online auctions, you might be tempted to accept a check from the buyer. Don’t do it. Make yourself familiar with a pay service such as PayPal, and especially don’t accept a check that is over the amount you’re expecting. You’ll likely be told to send the “extra” money back. If you receive a check you’re not expecting, don’t cash it until you get all the details about where it came from and why you’ve received it. If you decide to deposit it, tell your bank what you’re doing so it can keep an eye on things. Do not spend the money. Wait a few weeks to see what happens. (c) 2018 King Features Synd., Inc.
The primary joy of working in Assisted Living is, without a doubt, the loving positive impact of the residents of all faiths and backgrounds on my heart. Today was no exception. A lovely resident asked me to read a story she wrote of her personal experience. It seems important to share it with you… “Road Rage” (Written by Barbara Powell with Deeann Chisholm) God has a purpose for our lives. Our purpose will always involve bringing His love and mercy to a hurting and dying world. If we watch, we will see opportunities to fulfill our purpose. Road rage is one sign that people are becoming angrier and feeling more out of control of their lives and environments. Wild and reckless driving, obscene gestures and outright physical violence cause terror for other drives and pedestrians. The rage spreads like a virus as one person responds to another person’s violence in an equally violent way. We all have places we need to go and be at certain times. Sometimes we underestimate the amount of time it takes to get somewhere and drive a bit more aggressively than we normally would. We cut off the person who seems to be moving too slowly; we tailgate, run red lights and stop signs, and exceed the speed limit. We are misbehaving, hoping that we can get away with it. As a senior citizen, I am more and more aware that I have to be very careful and watch what I am doing. It is very easy to make mistakes that could cause an accident, as my friend and I recently learned. After a wonderful dinner one night, my friend, Sandy, and I had just gotten on a street when we witnessed an accident. A woman in a sedan assumed that she was at a four way stop. She pulled out and broadsided a pickup truck. The pickup truck had the right of way. There were two young children in the club cab. The man jumped out of his truck and began screaming at the woman. He then pulled his children from the cab and examined them for injuries. After assuring himself that they were uninjured, he placed them back into the truck. He then got into his truck and pulled it around to a parking area. The woman just sat in her car. She was obviously stunned. Again the man approached her car and ordered her to move her car out of traffic into the parking area. His anger was intense but controlled. I said, “Sandy, I think this is our call.: She pulled around the corner into the parking lot. We parked next to the two vehicles. I said, “I’ll take the woman, Sandy, you take the kids.” The woman was standing outside her car, very upset and crying. She said over and over, “I didn’t do it on purpose. I wouldn’t hurt your children. I love children. I am in an unfamiliar area. I thought this was a four way stop. I am so sorry. I am so sorry.” I wrapped both of my arms around the woman. Sandy went to the children and wrapped her arms around them and spoke calming words to them. A five-year old told me once, “we all make mistakes!” With this memory, I repeated the wise words of the five-year old to the distressed woman. “It’s okay. We all make mistakes.” After the accident had cleared, the man came to where we were standing. He said to the woman, “I’m so sorry that I yelled at you.” He put his arm around her and gave her a hug. That evening God’s will was for us to bring His love and mercy into that stressful situation. We were to be a calming presence for the concerned father, his children, and the frightened young woman. Our response to God’s question, “Who can I send? Who will go?” should always be, “Here I am, Lord. Send me.” For guidance, questions, and tours of The Lodge Assisted Living, call Linda Davis 208-755-3637.
Linda Davis Director of building relationships. 208.457.3403 www.LodgeLiving.net
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* On Oct. 28, 1775, the commander in chief of the British army, Major Gen. Sir William Howe, forbids Boston residents to leave the city. He ordered citizens to organize into military companies for the preservation of order. * On Oct. 27, 1904, New York City Mayor George McClellan takes the controls on the inaugural run of the city’s new subway, which traveled 9.1 miles through 28 stations. More than 100,000 people paid a nickel each to take their first ride. * On Oct. 26, 1944, after four days of fighting, the World War II Battle of Leyte Gulf in the Philippines, the largest air-naval battle in history, ends with a decisive American victory over the Japanese. * On Oct. 22, 1962, in a televised address, President John F. Kennedy announces that the Soviet Union has placed nuclear weapons in Cuba and, in response, the United States will establish a blockade around the island. * On Oct. 23, 1983, a suicide bomber drives a truck packed with explosives into the U.S. Marine barracks in Beirut, killing 241 U.S. military personnel. The Marines were part of a multinational force sent to oversee the Palestinian withdrawal from Lebanon. * On Oct. 25, 1994, Susan Smith reports that she was carjacked in South Carolina by a man who took her two small children in the backseat of her car. After nine days, Smith confessed that the carjacking tale was false and that she had driven her Mazda into a lake in order to drown her children. Smith, though married, was involved with another man who did not want children. * On Oct. 24, 2003, the British Airways supersonic Concorde jet makes its last commercial passenger flight, traveling from New York to London. The Concorde, developed jointly by the British and French governments, began commercial service in 1976. All Rights Reserved
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ARIES (March 21 to April 19) A colleague might offer to open a door for you professionally. But before you walk through it, be sure this “favor” isn’t attached to an obligation you might find difficult to discharge. TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Your creativity, your persistence and your reliability could lead to a major career shift. Be sure to use that other Taurean trait, your practicality, when discussing what the job offers. GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) A changing situation might require some adjustments you might not have been prepared to make. However, flexibility in this matter could be the best course to follow at this time. CANCER (June 21 to July 22) You’re in a period of fluctuating moods, which is not unusual for the Moon Child. Your emotions stabilize by the 26th. Meanwhile, try to hold off making major decisions until then. LEO (July 23 to August 22) That keen sense of perception helps you hunt down those minute details that others overlook. And, of course, your Leonine ego will accept the expected praise with good grace. VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) Be careful not to be confrontational when raising a workrelated issue. Better to make a request than a demand. And, of course, be prepared to back up your case with facts. LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) Your ego might be hurt when a colleague turns down your offer to help. But accept it as a rejection of your offer, not of you. A friend from the past could re-emerge by week’s end. SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) A flow of positive energy turns a work project you didn’t want to do into something you actually love doing. Now, take that attitude into your social, intimate life -- and enjoy what follows. SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to December 21) Working hard to meet your professional goals is fine. But don’t neglect your private life, especially where it concerns your more cherished relationships. CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) “Patience” remains the key word in dealing with an emotionally sensitive situation involving a close friend or family member. Help comes your way by week’s end. AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) With new information coming in, it’s a good time to rethink some of your goals without taking suggestions from others, no matter how well-meaning they might be. PISCES (February 19 to March 20) Making progress on your project is relatively easy in the early part of the week. A problem could arise midweek. But all goes swimmingly once it’s resolved.
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Holding fast to your principles, no matter what, inspires others to follow your example. (c) 2018 King Features Synd., Inc.
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