TIDBITS Issue 46 CDA Idaho 2022

TIDBITS®EATS VEGETABLES

byJanetSpencer

ComealongwithTidbitsasweeatourveggies!

INTHEBEGINNING

•About43millionpeopleacrosstheU.S. maintainvegetablegardens.Thetopveggie grownistomatoes,followedbycucumber, pepper,beans,carrots,squash,andonions.

•TheaverageAmericaneats92lbs(42kg)of vegetableseachyear.

•Afruitisthefertilizedovaryofaflower: tomatoes,squash,pumpkins,cukes,beans, peas,peppers,andcornarefruits.A vegetableisanypartofaplantthatisedible thatisnotafruit:flowers(cauliflower, broccoli);stems(asparagus);tubers (potatoes);bulbs(onions);androots (carrots).Herbsareplantswithleaves, seeds,orflowersusedforflavoring, medicine,orperfume,butnotusedasamain ingredient.

•Anasparagusbedwillyieldasparagusfor20 to30years.Maleasparagusisbigger,tastier, anduptofourtimesmoreproductivethan femaleasparagus.Asparagusalsocomesin whiteandpurplevarieties.Whiteasparagus isgreenasparaguswhichisburiedandnot exposedtolight.

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VEGETABLES(cont)

•“Beet”comesfromtheGreekletter“beta” becauseitlooksliketheGreekletterB.

•Beetsareredbecauseofpigmentscalled betalains,whichalsocausetheredcolorof cactusflowers,rhubarb,andchard.Some peoplecannotmetabolizebetalains,whichis expelledthroughtheurine,turningitpink.

•Carrotscontainpigmentscalledcarotenoids, includingbetacarotene.Notonlydothese pigmentgivecarrotstheirorangecolor,but theyalsoactastheprecursorstovitaminA. Inthedigestivetract,enzymessnip carotenoidsinhalf,andtheresultistwo moleculesofvitaminA.AlackofvitaminA resultsinnightblindness,andaprolonged deficiencycanresultinpermanent blindness.

•Betacaroteneisoftenaddedtothingsto improvethecoloring.Whenaddedtomilk, itmakesitlookcreamier.Margarineisoften coloredwithbetacaroteneaswell.Ifyoueat toomanycarrotsoverashortperiodoftime, thebetacarotenecanturnyourskin orangish.

•Americanseatabout12lbs(5.4kg)of carrotsperyearperperson.

•CelerygetsitsnamefromtheLatin“celer” meaningswiftandquick,asin“celerity”and “acceleration.”Itwasthoughttohavefastactingmedicinalvalue.

•Anaveragestalkofceleryhas10calories, butthecommonlyheldbeliefthatittakes morecaloriestodigestitisnotinfacttrue.

•AbouthalfofallcornproducedintheU.S. isusedaslivestockfeed.Another15%is exported,andaround25%isusedtomake ethanol.Only1%iseatenasregularcornby humans.Therestismadeintocornsyrup, cornstarch,cornoil,andcornmeal.Corn originallymeant“kernel”asin “peppercorn”and“cornedbeef.”InEngland cornreferredtowheat,inScotlanditmeant oats,andintheBibleitprobablyreferredto barley.(cont)

•Gotsoapscum?Mixdishwashingdetergent withbakingsodaanduseittoscrub bathroomwalls.It'sveryeffective,and surprisinglygentle,asbakingsodaisamild abrasivethatworkswellwithoutscratching. *"Unlessthelabelstatesotherwise,thebest rinsetemperatureforclothingiscoldwater. Itwillhelptheclothingretainitsshapeand colorbetter,and--bonus--it'stheleast expensivesetting."--I.F.inTexas

•Whenwhippingeggwhites,makesureyou bringyoureggstoroomtemperature beforehand.Theywillyieldgreatervolume.

•Storeasparagusinthefridgeonlyforafew daysbeforeserving.Trimthecutendand usewetpapertowelstowrapit.Keepitin thecrisperdrawer.

•Gettingyourolddeckofcardsouttoplay? Iftheyfeelgummy,puttheminaplastic baggie,addalittlebitoftalc,babypowder orcornstarch,sealthebagandshake.Knock theexcessoffbeforeremovingfromthebag. Shuffleasusual.

•"Wannaspotcleanyourfloor?Sprayanold pairofsockswithfloorcleaner,putthemon anddothecha-cha-cha."--V.B.inIowa

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VEGETABLES(cont)

•Cornprovides20%ofworld’stotalfood energy.Ifhumansdisappeared,cornwould too.Today’shighlymodifiedcorncobsare sodenselypackedthattheseedscannot disperseenoughontheirowntoallow enoughkernelstosprout,grow,andthrive.

•Asacornkerneldriesout,thesoftstarch beginstoshrinkasitdehydrates,forminga dimple.Thisdriedseedcornisknownas “dentcorn.”

•Individualgrainsofcornpollencantravel halfamileinlessthanaminute.

•Itwasthoughtthatsleepingonabedof cucumberswouldeaseafeverresultingin thephrase“coolasacucumber.”

•SamuelJohnsonstatedthat,“Acucumber shouldbewellsliced,anddressedwith pepperandvinegar,andthenthrownout.” FoodhistorianWaverleyRootsaysof cucumbersthattheyare“ascloseto neutralityasavegetablecangetwithout ceasingtoexist.”

•Morethanhalfofthecucumbersgrownin theU.S.areusedforpickles.

•Americansconsume9lbs(4kg)ofpickles eachyearpercapita.

•.Lettucehasabout8caloriespercup.

•Californiaproduces70%ofAmerica’s lettuce.

•“Romaine”lettucecomesfrom“Roman” sinceit’sthoughttohaveoriginatedinItaly.

•Themoresunlightalettuceleafreceives,the darkergreenitbecomes,andthegreater amountofbeta-caroteneitcontains.Inner leavesremainpaleandarethereforeless nutritious.

•Americanseatabout30lbs(14kg)oflettuce peryearperperson.(cont)

VEGETABLES(cont)

•Onlyabout15%ofwatermelonssoldinU.S. marketsareseeded.Inmanycountries, watermelonseedsareroastedandeaten.

•Onceyoupickawatermelonitwillneverget anysweeterthanthemomentitisseparated fromitsvine.

•Theredinwatermeloncomesfroma carotenoidcalledlycopene,thesamething thatmakestomatoesredandgrapefruitpink. Ounceforounce,watermeloncontains40% morelycopenethantomatoes.

Eatingacookedtomatoyieldshigher amountsoflycopenethaneatingraw tomatoesbecauselycopeneishardtodigest andabsorbunlessit’sbeenheated.

•TheLatinword“radix”means“root” resultingintheword“radish.”“Raphanus” isGreekmeaning“appearingrapidly”andis wherethegenusnameforradishescame from.Radishescangofromseedtocropin threetofourweeks.Horseradishandwasabi areintheradishfamily,andtheirtangybite iscausedfrominterminglingofenzymes whencellwallsarebrokenbybiting, chewing,orcutting.It’smeanttorepel insectsandanimals.

•ScallionsarenamedforthecityofAscalon, aportcityinPalestine(nowcalled Ashkelon)wheretheywerecultivated widely.

•Hotpeppersgrownincoolclimateare milderthanhotpeppersgrowninwarm climates.Generally,thedeeperthecolor–orange,yellow,andred–thehotterthe pepper.Peppersaregenerallyagoodsource ofvitaminC,withatypicalbellpepper containingsixtimesasmuchvitaminCas anorange,butthehotterthepepper,theless vitaminCitcontains.Nomatterhowhotthe pepperissupposedtobe,however,theywill allbecompletelyblandasinfantpepperson thevine.Thehotnessdoesn’tsetinuntilthe fruitisaboutamonthold.

•You'venodoubtheardofshatteringaglass withyourvoice,buthowaboutsingingata pitchsolowonlyanelephantcanhearit? ThatfeatbelongstoTimStorms,who possessesa10-octavevocalrangeand holdstheGuinnessWorldRecordfor lowestnoteproducedbyahumanand widestvocalrange.

•Insomepartsoftheworld,tarantulashave "pet"frogs,whichtheyprotectfrom predators.

•AttheHarvard-Yaleannualcollegefootball matchupin2004,Yalestudentsplayed quitethetrickontheiropponentsby dressingasHarvardpepsquadmembers andhandingoutcrimsonandgoldplacards tothecrowd.Whiletoldtheircardswould spellout"GoHarvard"whenraised,the actualmessageread"WeSuck."

•Twoofthemostcommonpaintcolorsat WaltDisneyWorldare"GoAwayGreen" and"BlendingBlue."Theircurious monikersattesttothefactthatDisney Imagineerscreatedthemtomakeyoureyes ignorethem.

•Thefirstknowndentalfillingdatestothe Neolithicperiodandwasmadeofbeeswax.

•Youdon'tneedabodytoplayvideogames --justamind!Lab-grownhumanand mousebraincellsinhabitingapetridish becamesentientenoughtolearnhowto playPong.

•BillyJoel'ssong"OnlytheGoodDie Young"wasbannedbysomeradiostations forbeing"anti-Catholic."Joelhardly minded,however,astheresultingpublicity madethetunesopopularthathewroteto thepresidentofSetonHallCollegeinNew Jersey(thefirstentitytoforbidit) requestingabanonhisnextrecordaswell.

ThoughtfortheDay:

"Peoplewhodon'ttakerisksgenerallymake abouttwobigmistakesayear.Peoplewhodo takerisksgenerallymakeabouttwobig mistakesayear."--PeterDrucker (c)2022KingFeaturesSynd.,Inc.

1.Whowroteandreleased"RunaroundSue"and when?

2.In"RunningScared,"whatisthesingerafraidof?

3.Whichsingerwroteandreleased"Attitude Dancing"?

4.WhereisMullofKintyre?

5.Namethesongthatcontainstheselyrics:"Inever neededlovelikeIneedyou,AndIneverlivedfor nobody,butIliveforyou."

Answers

1.Dion,in1961.Despitethesong'spopularity, Dionwasn'tinductedintotheGrammyHallof Fameforthesonguntil2002.

2.He'safraidoflosinghisgirlfriendifherformer boyfriendcomesback.Inararity,thesongwas writtenwithnochorus.Becauseofhighsalesof boththeAandBsidesongs("LoveHurts"),the recordwasconsideredadoubleA-siderecord.

3.CarlySimon,in1975.ItwasSimon'sfirstdisco release.

4.InPaulMcCartney'ssongofthesamename,it's inScotlandwhereheownsafarm.

5."WhenI'mWithYou,"bySheriffin1983.The songhittheTopTenchartsinCanadaimmediately, butittooksixyearstotopthechartsintheU.S.-whichwasfouryearsafterthegroupdisbanded.

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1.BlackAdam

(PG-13)DwayneJohnson,AldisHodge

2.TickettoParadise

(PG-13)GeorgeClooney,JuliaRoberts

3.PreyfortheDevil

(PG-13)JacquelineByers,VirginiaMadsen 4.Smile

(R)SosieBacon,JessieT.Usher

5.HalloweenEnds

(R)JamieLeeCurtis,AndiMatichak

6.Till

(PG-13)DanielleDeadwyler,JalynHall 7.Lyle,Lyle,Crocodile

(PG)ConstanceWu,ScootMcNairy

8.Terrifier2

(NR)DavidHowardThornton,JennaKanell

9.TheWomanKing

(PG-13)ViolaDavis,ThusoMbedu

10.Tar

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Taylor

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BORNTHISWEEK:

Youcanbefirminyourownviews,butalso flexibleenoughtowelcometheviewsofothers.

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Veterinarycareers

DEARPAW'SCORNER:I'dlovetowork withanimalsasacareer.ButI'mnotsureIwant togothroughyearsofcollegetobecomea veterinarian,especiallywiththecostoftuition. IalsowanttobesureIreallydolikethiscareer. HowcanIswitchintotheveterinaryfield?-JaniceinSanDiego

DEARJANICE:Workingwithanimalscanbe rewardingatanylevel,sokudosforpursuing yourdream!Manypeopleintheveterinaryfield startasveterinaryassistantsworkingat veterinarypractices,sheltersorlabs.You'll workdirectlywithanimalsandlearnhowto careforthemfrommoreexperiencedassistants, vettechsandveterinarians.

Thepayisn'tveryhigh--themediansalaryis about$15anhour,orjustunder$30,000ayear, accordingtotheU.S.BureauofLaborStatistics. Buttherequirementsforentryarelow.Alicense isn'tneeded,noraformalcertification.You learnonthejob.

Experienceworkingwithanimalsisatypical requirementinjoblistingsforveterinary assistants.Youcangainthisbyvolunteeringat shelters,petsittingforneighborsoranyactivity whereanimalsneedtobefed,watered,brushed andbeddeddown.

Anothergreatwaytolearnaboutthefieldisto asksomeonewhoworksinit.Ifyouhaveapet, talktothepeopleyouinteractwithatthevet's officeduringtheannualcheckup.Askthe veterinaryassistantandtechhowtheystarted theircareers,whattheirjobislike,andwhat pitfallsthey'veencountered.Chatwiththe veterinarianaboutwhatmotivatedthemto becomeavet.You'llgainthemostinformation frompeoplewhoareactivelyworkinginthe field--boththegoodpartsandthebad.

Sendyourtips,commentsorquestionsto ask@pawscorner.com.

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ByDr.HollyCarling

MANAGINGHOLIDAY STRESSAND HYPERTENSION

Let’sfaceit–formostpeople,thishasbeena toughyear.Now,totopthatoff,we’recomingup onthemoststressfultimeofyear.Withstress,for thosesusceptible,highbloodpressuregoesalong withitall.

Whenastressfuleventhappens,thebodygoesinto “fightorflightmode”.Hormonesarereleasedto helpthepersonwitheitherincreasedstrengthto fight,orendurancetorun.It’sasurvival mechanism,andanawesomeoneatthat.Unlike theoccasionalbigstressfulevent,wehave multiplesmallerevents,chronically. Nooneisimmunetostress.Howwerespondto stressandwhatkeepsyourbloodpressuredownis whatmatters.

Whenstressed,thehormonesadrenalineand cortisolgetreleased,activatingthefightorflight response–theheartbeatsfasterandtheblood vesselsconstrictinordertogetmoreblood moving.Thisincreasesbloodpressure.That’s okayonanoccasionalbasis,butwhenthathappens chronically,wemayhaveaproblem.

Althoughstudieshaven’tascertainedforsureif chronicstresscauseshypertension,theassociated actionsinresponsetostressmay.

Oneofthoseisourdiet.Whenstressed,weneed extranutrientssowehavethematerialsthebody needstomanagethestressresponse.Insteadof eatingbetter,morenutrient-densefoods,when stressed,manypeoplegoforthejunkfoods.

Stressedpeopletendtoeatmoresugarandcarbs, morefastfoods,morecoffee,alcohol,energy drinksandanythingto“justgetthroughit”.This could,overtime,leadtohypertension.

Stressedpeopletendtosleepless,stayinguplate tryingtogetthingsdone.Lesssleepreducesyour abilitytocopewithstress,makingitworse.In addition,itwasfoundthatpeoplewhotakelonger than14minutestofallasleephavea300%greater chanceofhavinghypertension.So,gettobed early,andifyouhaveinsomnia,consider acupuncturetostraightenyouout.

Hypertensionisalsoworsethistimeofyeardueto thestressfuleffectofcoldontheheart.Coldcauses vascularconstriction,increasingbloodpressure. Sodresswarm.VitaminDdeficiency,common thistimeofyear,mayalsocontributeto hypertension.VitaminDisknownforitspositive effectonmood–especiallyanxietyand depression,morecommonthistimeofyear.

Acupunctureissuchawonderfultoolforstress, anxiety,depressionandhypertension.Inthe JournalofProgressinNeurosurgery,Neurology andNeurosciencescitingacupunctureas“a promisingadjunctivetherapyforessential hypertension:adouble-blind,randomized, controlledtrial”,Acupunctureshowedasignificant decreaseinmeanBP–from136.8/83.7downto 122.1/76.8mmHgonaverage.Thisstudyonly addressedbloodpressure.Whenaddingin treatmentsforanxiety,depression,stress, controllingsugarcravingsandthemanyother contributorstohypertension,theresultsaretruly impressive!

Dr.HollyCarlingisaDoctorofOrientalMedicine,LicensedAcupuncturist,DoctorofNaturopathy,Clinical NutritionistandMasterHerbologistwithoverfourdecadesofexperience.Dr.Carlingisa“HealthDetective,”she looksbeyondyoursymptompictureandinvestigatesWHYyouareexperiencingyoursymptomsinthefirstplace. Dr.Carlingiscurrentlyacceptingnewpatientsandoffersnaturalhealthcareservicesandwholefoodnutritional supplementsinherCoeurd’Aleneclinic.VisitDr.Carling’swebsiteatwww.vitalhealthcda.comtolearnmore aboutDr.Carling,viewalistofupcominghealthclassesandreadotherinformativearticles.Dr.Carlingcanbe reachedat208-765-1994andwouldbehappytoansweranyquestionsregardingthistopic.

ByFreddyGroves Amonkwalksintoabeer garden...

It'salwaysamazingwhatthievesthinktheycan getawaywith,especiallywhentheDepartment ofVeteransAffairsOfficeofInspectorGeneral startslookingtheirway.Herearetwoinstances wherethethievesreallyshouldhaveknown better.

WhentheCovidpandemicassistancemoneywas handedouttobusinessesforeconomicdisasterin 2020,twopeoplefiguredthatwouldbean excellentwaytograbfundsfortheirnonprofit religiousorganizations.OnewasanOrthodox Christianmonkandtheotherwasanattorney. Aftermultiplefraudulentapplications,they eventuallymadeoffwith$3.5million.One-third ofthemoneywasusedforapropertytheywere turningintoamonasticcomplex,completewith chapel,breweryandbeergarden,nottomention anaudiosystemandantiquefurniture. Themonk,who'dtakenavowofpoverty, additionallypurchaseda$40,000Swisswatch. Thosewhoreviewedandapprovedthe applicationsshouldhavebeencluedinbythe nameofthemonasticproperty:ShrineofSt. NicholastheWonderworker,PatronofSailors, Brewers&RepentantThieves.Atthiswriting, thepairhasbeenreleasedonacomparatively tiny$10,000bondafterarraignment. ATexaswomandidn'tnabasmuchcash,butthe circumstancesarestilldespicable.Thewoman andherhusbandclaimedVAandSSAdisability moneybecausetheysaidthattheveteranhadan activedutyinjurythatlefthimparalyzedfrom thewaistdown.They'dbeengivenanadapted homebyanonprofitgroup,aspeciallyequipped vehicleandmoney.Athumbs-uptothelocal news,however,fortheirinvestigationafterbeing sentavideooftheveteranwalkingaroundthe neighborhoodandplayingbasketball. Theveterandiedinfederalcustodywhile awaitingtrial,buthisspousewasfoundguiltyof mailfraud,wirefraud,healthcarefraud,theftof governmentfundsandmore.Atsentencingshe faces20yearsforeachwireandmailfraud charge,10yearsoneachhealthcarefraudcharge andtheftoffundsandfiveyearsforeachfalse statementrelatedtoahealthcarematter. (c)2022KingFeaturesSynd.,Inc.

1.BaseballHallofFamerCyYoungretiredwith themostcareerlossesinMajorLeague Baseballhistorywithhowmany?

2.WhatmemberoftheHoustonAstros proposedtohisgirlfriend,2016MissTexas USADaniellaRodriguez,onnationalTVafter winningthe2017WorldSeries?

3.PistolPeteistheofficialmascotofwhatBig 12school'sathleticprograms?

4.NametheNFLNetworksportscasterwho runsthe40-yarddashinasuitannuallyatthe NFLCombine.

5.Whatbrandofsportsapparelandathletic footwearwasfoundedbyIrishimmigrant WilliamJ.RileyinBostonin1906?

6.JimFasselhada58-53-1recordasheadcoach ofwhatNFLteamfrom1997-2003?

7.WhatHockeyHallofFamegoaltenderwon anNCAAchampionship,anOlympicgold medalandaStanleyCuptitleinhiscareer? (Hint:Hisnicknamewas"TheEagle.")

1.TELEVISION:WhatwasNetflix'sfirst exclusivecontentseries?

2.U.S.STATES:Whichstateishometothe GrandCanyon?

3.GEOGRAPHY:WherearethefamousMoai statueslocated?

4.MOVIES:Whodirectedthechilling2017 movie"GetOut"?

5.GENERALKNOWLEDGE:Which country'slargestairlineisAeroflot?

6.U.S.PRESIDENTS:Whichpresidentwas electedtotwononconsecutiveterms?

7.ANATOMY:Theossiclesarelocatedinwhat partofthehumanbody?

8.LITERATURE:Whichaward-winningnovel issetinMaycomb,Alabama?

9.MEDICAL:Whichinternational organizationdeclaredmonkeypoxtobea publichealthemergency?

10.ANIMALKINGDOM:Whatistheonly naturalpredatorofgreatwhitesharks,aside fromhumans?

Answers

1.Lillyhammer.

2.Arizona.

3.EasterIsland.

4.JordanPeele.

5.Russia.

6.GroverCleveland.

7.Middleear.

8."ToKillaMockingbird."

9.WHO(WorldHealthOrganization).

10.Orcasorkillerwhales. (c)2022KingFeaturesSynd.,Inc.

•OnNov.21,1941,TweetyBirddebutedin theWarnerBros.cartoon"ATaleofTwo Kitties."Originallyawild,nakedchickwith rathermalicioustendencies,thecharacter evolvedoverthedecadesintoawide-eyed canarywithafarmoregenialdemeanorthat increased(andretained)hisaudience popularity.

•OnNov.22,2005,AngelaMerkelbecamea primeexampleof"smashingtheglass ceiling"andaninspirationtoarising generationofyounggirlswhenshewas electedthefirstfemalechancellorof Germany.

•OnNov.23,1910,JohanAlfredAnderwas convictedofmurderingVictoriaHellsten duringarobberyheconductedinaneffortto solvehisongoingfinancialproblems.He wasthelastpersontobeexecutedinSweden andtheonlyoneinSwedishhistorytobe executedbyguillotine.

•OnNov.24,1877,AnnaSewell'snovel aboutahorsenamedBlackBeautywas published.Alternatelyscribbledonscrapsof paperanddictatedtotheauthor'smother,the bookwouldgoontobecomenotjusta belovedclassicandadaptedforcinema,but playanimportantpartintheanimalrights movement.

•OnNov.25,1950,the"AppalachianStorm" droppednearly60inchesofsnowinthat area,carryingwithitunseasonal temperaturesandcausingwidespread propertydamage.About150peoplewere believedtohavediedasaresultofthestorm.

•OnNov.26,2018theroboticprobeInSight, designedtostudythedeepinteriorofMars, landedonElysiumPlanitiaontheredplanet. Datacollectedfromitcouldbringanew understandingofhowMars,aswellasother terrestrialplanets,formedandevolved.

•OnNov.27,1968,PennyAnnEarlybecame thefirstwomantoplaymajorprofessional basketballfortheKentuckyColonels,inan ABAgameagainsttheLosAngelesStars.At just5'3"talland112pounds,shewasalso thesmallestprobasketballplayereverto compete.

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Twoimportantproductrecalls

Severaldisturbingitemshavebeeninthenews lately.Haveyouheardabouttheseproduct recalls?

CPAPmachines:TwodozendifferentCPAP machineshavebeenrecalled.Thelistincludes BilevelPAP,BiPAPorBPAPmachines,aswell astheCPAP.Thereasonisabitfrightening. Blackfoampiecescancomelooseandbe breathedinorswallowed.

Whiletherecallwasissuedquitealongtime ago,theFoodandDrugAdministrationjust updatedthatinformationwiththisalert:Ifyou nowhaveoneoftherepairedorreplaced machines(duetothepreviousrecall),testingis currentlybeingdonetoensurethattherepair foamusedisOK.

Thereasonfortheconcernandthecurrent testing:Therehavebeendeaths,fartoomany deaths,fromthebreakdownofthefoamusedin themachines.Tolearnmoreaboutthis,goonline to:https://tinyurl.com/hvy73j36.Youcanalso callthePhilipscompanyat877-907-7508.

Therecallsaysnottostopusingthemachine untilyoutalktoyourdoctor,whetheryouhave anoriginalmachineoronethatwasrepairedor isareplacement.

Bedrailsonportablebeds:TheConsumer ProductSafetyCommission(andseveral companies)issuedawarningforthousandsof portablebedrails,theonesthatattachtothesides ofbedstokeepsomeonefromfallingout.The problemsaresoseriousthatdeathswerereported whenpeoplebecamewedgedbetweenthe mattressandtherail.

Thesebedrailsweremadeundervariousnames. YourbestbetistocalltheConsumerProduct SafetyCommissionandaskaboutbedrailrecalls tobesureyoulearnaboutallpossiblebrands. Contactthemat800-638-2772.

Formoreinformation,gototheFDAwebsite (fda.gov)andput"SafetyConcernsaboutBed Rails"inthesearchbox.Foroverallrecall information,keepaneyeonthisgovernment site:www.cpsc.gov/recalls.

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SPEECHPUREGOLD, BARBARA’SSTORY

(WrittenbyBarbaraPowell,aresidentatTheLodgeAssistedLiving) WhenIlearnedtotalkasasmallchild,itwas discoveredthatIwastonguetied.Hardly anyonecouldunderstandme.Inadditionto beingtonguetiedIwasextremelyshy.Ihad thesetwodisabilitieswhenIstartedschool.One dayIoverheardmyMotherandfathertalking. Myfathersaidthathethoughtthattheyshould takemetothedoctorandhavemytongue ‘clipped’.Thiswouldenablemetospeakmore clearly.Thethoughtofhavingmytonguecut scaredmesobadlythatIdeterminedtoteach myselftospeakcorrectly.

Therewasasitcomontheradio.Itwasabouta teenageboybythenameofHenryAldridge. Thisradioprogramalwaysbeganwiththe mothercalling,“Henry.HenryAldridge!”henry respondedbyanswering,“Coming.Mother!” Ourfamilyalwayslistenedtothisprogram.It wasapartofourlife.Thesephraseswere spokenloudlyandclearly.Thename“Henry Aldridge”wouldbeaperfectnametobeginmy determinedefforttospeakcorrectly.Ibeganmy journeybylearningtoslay“HenryAldridge” loudandclear.MyparentssawthatIwas beginningtospeakcorrectly.The‘clippingof thetongue’wasnevermentionedtome. Throughouttheyears,Iwrotewordsdownand markedtheaccentandvowelsounds.Icannot remembereversharingmyself-taught accomplishmentwithanyone.Iwasaveryshy person.Attheageof35,afriendtoldmethat therewastobeanall-dayhealingservicethe followingSaturdayatBishopLynchHigh School.Iwenttothishealingserviceandstayed allday.Itookpartineverything.Ididnottalkto anyoneorsayanythingalldaylong.Itwasa niceday.NotlongafterthishealingserviceI begantonoticethatIwasnotsoshy.Istartedto expressmythoughtsandopinions.Idetermined thatI“stepout”andspeakevenifIwaswrong orthoughtthatImightsoundstupid. IjoinedtheToastmasters,nottomakepublic speeches,buttolearntotalktopeopleonaone toonebasisandtobeabletoexpressmyselfto otherindividualsinanintelligentway. Toastmastersaregenerallyself-confident, educated

peopleontheirwayupintheircompanies.Idid notfitintoanyofthesecategories.Ihadastory totell,butnooneknewthat.Ihadaveryserious reasonforbeingthere,butnooneknewthat either.Alotofthemembersdidnotwantmein thegroupbutIhungintherebecauseIwas learning.IfIwasapersonwhogaveupeasily,I wouldstillbetonguetied.

Areallypretty,educated,womanwhowasan excellentspeaker,toldmethatIwastheworst speakerthatshehadeverheard.Shesaid,‘Ifyou say,‘uh…uh…uh…’onemoretime,Ithinkthat Iwillscream.Iwentacouplemoretimestothe meetingsandthenIquit.

WhenItellmystory,peoplealwayssaythatit wasterribleforJilltosaythattome.Myanswer isthat‘IknowthatJillwasnottryingtodome anyfavorsbutshedidhelpmetremendously.I don’tbelievethatIeversaid’uh…uh…uh…’ again.

Anothermemberofourchapter,awonderfulgirl bythenameofJanetcametomyhouse2or3 timesandaskedmetocomeback.However,I feltthatmytimewasup.Itwastimeformeto moveon.Ihadlearnedagreatdeal.Ihadgotten whatIneeded.

Allthroughmylife,Ikeeprunninginto ‘Janet’s’.Theyaretrulykindpeople.Ididn’t qualifytobewiththisgiftedgroupofpeople.I neededthemforaperiodoftime.

ArmedwithwhatIhadlearnedatToastmasters, IenrolledinaclassforPublicSpeakingatthe communitycollege.

MissClaraourteachernoranyoneelseinmy classknewthatIhadbeeninToastmasters. Theclasswaspredictableandfun.Igotalotof goodfeedbackandgoodgradesMissClara.At theendoftheyear,Igotthat‘A’onmyreport card.MissClaralikedmeandmyspeaking.I haveusedwhatIlearnedatToastmastersandthe communitycollegemanytimesduringthelast 30years.MostpeoplethinkthatIamjusttalking normallyandthatImaybealittleaggressive. Butthen,theydon’tknowmystoryandthey don’tknowwhereIcamefromTheyprobably haveneverevenheardofHenry Aldridge………

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