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by Janet Spencer Come along with Tidbits as we gawk at the world’s largest stuff! BIG STUFF • Students at the University of Economics of Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam set a new record for the world’s largest jigsaw. The puzzle, which was put together at the Phu Tho Stadium, was made up of 551,232 pieces and was completed with an overall measurement of 48 ft 8.64 in x 76 ft (14.85 x 23.20 m). The 1,600 participating students were divided into 800 teams of two, with the attempt beginning at 7:00 am. It took the students 17 hours to first break up the 3,132 sections, each containing 176 pieces, into which the jigsaw puzzle had been divided, and then re-assemble them to create the puzzle. The students finished just after midnight. The record-breaking puzzle depicted a lotus flower with six petals. • The largest published crossword has 66,666 clues in total with 33,018 clues across and 33,648 clues down, created by Japanese puzzle company Nikoli Co., Ltd. of Tokyo, in 2016. The crossword consists of 244,971 squares and measures 126 ft² (12 m².) The crossword was created by 20 crossword artists celebrating 35th anniversary of the company. (continued next page)
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WORLD’S LARGEST (cont) • The world’s longest functional zipper was once located in the now defunct Houston Astrodome, zipping the artificial turf together. In March of 2017, global supplier of zippers and fasteners Talon International unveiled the world’s longest working zipper, which was 3.1 miles (5 km) long. It got the company into the Guinness Book of World Records but had no useful purpose. • The world’s largest steer, Old Ben, weighed 125 pounds (56.7 kg) when he was born in Indiana in 1902. He weighed about 4,720 pounds (2,141 kg) at his death in 1910. He stood 6.5 feet (1.98 m) tall and 16.25 feet (4.95 m) long from nose to the tip of his tail. Many circus owners and sideshow representatives tried to buy him, but his owners turned down all offers, preferring to show him themselves in a private tent at fairs all over Indiana and at the State Fair. The steer was featured in the “Ripley’s Believe It Or Not” newspaper column in 1968. He is now stuffed and displayed in a pavilion in Kokomo, Indiana. • Valery Larkin and the Knitters of the World helped create the largest hand knitted blanket which was assembled in Ennis, Ireland in August of 2018. The final blanket measured 21,471.95 ft². (1,994.81 m²) After setting up a dedicated Facebook group, Valery made contact with various knitting groups to ask them if their members would be interested in taking part. More than 1,000 people answered the call and mailed in contributions from around the world over the course of two years. Valery then assembled a team who joined all of the contributions together. The display space at the indoor arena in the Ennis Showgrounds was not big enough and it had to be rolled up the walls and hung from roof girders. Afterwards the blanket was divided up into smaller blankets and donated to the Irish Red Cross. (cont)
• Purchase New Year’s celebration items that are on sale in January if you have a graduating senior in 2021. You can get all kinds of items for a fraction of the price, and you will be ready with all the 2021 things you need! • Got a neckache? Grab a pair of long socks, fill each with 2 cups of uncooked white rice and a couple of drops of your favorite essential oil. Knot the sock tightly to seal. Microwave for up to 2 minutes, and test temperature before draping it over your shoulders to apply heat to sore muscles. It’s so nice, especially when you’re laying down. • J.P. in New Jersey advises that instead of using candles during a power outage -- it can be dangerous! -- try a battery-operated lantern instead. You can even use solar garden lights in a vase. You’d be surprised how much they can light a room. • “To trick yourself into saving money, round up purchases when you enter them into your checkbook register.” -- S.W. in Arkansas • “If you’re storing clothes in a storage tote, put a sheet of fabric softener in as well. It can help repel bugs and keep the fabrics smelling fresh.” -- M.W. in Iowa • “Spray nonwashable plush toys with dry shampoo to clean and freshen them. Rub vigorously with a terry cloth to remove any extra residue and fluff up!” -- P.H. in Pennsylvania Send your tips to Now Here’s a Tip, 628 Virginia Drive, Orlando, FL 32803. (c) 2020 King Features Synd., Inc.
TIDBITS of Kootenai County, Idaho Issue #2 Jan. 11th 2021 WORLD’S LARGEST (cont) • The Dubai Mall in the United Arab Emirates is the largest mall in the world based on total area. At over 12 million square feet (equivalent to more than 50 soccer fields), the mall contains more than 1,200 shops, an ice rink, a five-star hotel, 22 movie screens, 120 restaurants and cafes, and the largest indoor aquarium in the world. It also serves as the gateway to the Burj Khalifa, tallest building in the world. By comparison, the West Edmonton Mall in Canada is a mere 5.3 million square feet, and the Mall of America in Minnesota is 5.6 million square feet. • In 1905 in South Africa, a mine superintendent was preparing to close the mine for the day when he saw something glint. It turned out to be the largest gem quality diamond ever found. Named the Cullinan after the founder of the mine, it weighed in at 3,106 carats. (The average engagement ring diamond is around half a carat.) Before faceting, it was the size of a man’s fist and weighed 1.37 pounds (621 g). It was three times bigger than the next largest diamond ever found, the Excelsior, which was also found in South Africa. The Cullinan was cleaved into nine separate gems. • West of Omaha, Nebraska you can find the world’s largest ball of stamps. It weighs 600 lbs, (272 kg) is a yard wide, and was pasted together by the Boys Town stamp collecting club during a 6-month period in the mid1950s. Why? The director of the museum theorizes, “It must have been an exceptionally cold winter.”
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® of Idaho TIDBITS of Kootenai Issue #2 Jan. 11th 2021 TidbitsCounty, Dallas County WORLD’S LARGEST (cont) • Elizabeth Bond, an art student from Wiltshire, UK, holds the record for creating the largest knitting needles, which measure 14’ 6” (4.42 m) long and have a diameter of 3.54” (9.01 cm). They are made out of plastic pipes. Elizabeth needed to be able to actually knit 10 stitches and 10 rows of yarn to qualify for a world record, which she accomplished by leaning the knitting needles against a stairway and using a ladder. • The longest mustache belongs to Ram Singh Chauhan of India. It was measured at 14’ (4.29 m) on the set of a TV show in Italy in 2010. Ram started growing his facial hair in 1970. His moustache even won him a cameo role in the James Bond film “Octopussy.” • Aevin Dugas of New Orleans, USA, is the proud owner of the largest natural afro in the world with a circumference measuring an incredible 4’ 4” (1.32 m). It took her over 12 years to grow. “You want to know the best thing about my hair?” Aevin says with a smile: “It provides the perfect pillow. I sleep very well.” Aevin’s hairstyle is so large she could fit the world’s shortest man inside. • The largest coupon ever created was for a buyone-get-one-free burger for the Jack in the Box burger chain. The coupon was 8 stories tall, measuring a total of 2,000 ft² (186 m²). It was hung from a building in Los Angeles. To redeem the coupon, 12 people carried it down the street to the nearest Jack in the Box restaurant. It would not fit through the door, so they had to redeem the voucher at the drivethrough. Afterwards, anyone who presented a picture of the colossal coupon on their phone could redeem it for a free burger at any Jack in the Box restaurant in the U.S.
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By Lucie Winborne • Many people in South Korea opt to compress the remains of the dead person into gem-like beads in different colors, which are then displayed at home. • Greenland sharks don’t reach puberty until they are 150 years old. • The first hoop skirt was worn by Queen Juana of Portugal, in a bid to hide the fact she was pregnant. • In 2015, Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield released the first ever album recorded entirely in space, titled “Space Sessions: Songs from a Tin Can.” • The oldest known customer service complaint was written on a clay cuneiform tablet in Mesopotamia 4,000 years ago. In it, a customer named Nanni complains that he was sold inferior copper ingots. • Russia only classified beer as an alcoholic drink in 2011. • Japanese trains, reputedly the most punctual in the world, issue passengers with a “delay certificate” if a train is running more than five minutes behind schedule. The documents can be shown to bosses or teachers to explain a passenger’s lateness. • In 1984, New Zealand Prime Minister Robert Muldoon got drunk and decided to spontaneously call a general election, which he lost. • Before battles, some Roman gladiators read product endorsements. The makers of the film “Gladiator” planned to show this but nixed the idea for fear that audiences wouldn’t believe it. A person with geomelophagia has the urge to eat raw potatoes.
Thought for the Day: “ There are years that ask questions, and years that answer.” -- Zora Neale Hurston
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By Dr. Holly Carling
It’s Great to Depurgate
To depurgate is to cleanse, purify, purge, undirty, clean, rinse. In the spring we depurgate our homes, but January is the best time to depurgate our bodies. Over the past 2-3 months we have overloaded our bodies with the sweetness of the holidays. Many have gained weight, were and maybe still are, stressed to the max, tired and sluggish. January brings new hope. New resolutions to do better, to get the weight and energy back under control. The problem is, now with too many “luxury” foods, it’s hard to stop and get the diet back under control. Let’s face it, the foods of the past season are delicious! Many times, we only eat them this time of the year, making them special. Then we face the addiction. The cravings. The solution is easy. Depurgate. By being on a controlled body cleanse, we rein in the foods that are not supporting our goals to be healthy (the number one New Year’s resolution). We use herbs, fiber, protein and other nourishing foods to cleanse the toxic byproducts of the holiday junk foods (and from years past) and take the burden off the body. There are many cleanses (also known as detoxes and detoxification programs) to choose from, but choosing the right one is important. How do you know? There are several important factors. First, for an annual or semi-annual cleanse, it should run about 21-28 days. This is important because it is long enough to not have drastic side effects, and long enough to do a thorough cleansing.
There are good 10 Day Programs, but these are specialty ones, not full body cleanses. A good cleanse addresses the liver, gallbladder, intestines, kidneys, blood and lymph. It makes sure your bowels are moving and doesn’t cause a lot of bloating or abdominal discomfort as the waste products are eliminated. Even better, it does all this while you feel energized, light, and your body feels so much better. It nourishes the body the same time it cleanses it. This is extremely important. A fast, consuming only liquids, doesn’t do this well. Food, nourishment, is important. One really important nutrient, often eliminated in lesser cleanses, is protein. Not just any protein, but raw protein. Raw (low temperature, non-chemical processed) protein powders are used in the best of the cleanses. If it doesn’t say “raw” on the protein powder it’s not raw, and potentially an irritant. A good cleanse eliminates anything that is an irritant. Most protein powders won’t suffice. We also eliminate inflammatory foods such as most carbs, and especially sugar, wheat and trans fats (such as margarine (anything in a tub!), partially hydrogenated fats, and oils such as canola, vegetable, soy & corn). And finally, a good cleanse activates the liver’s Phase II Detoxification pathway. Without that, you just recycle your wastes. This is the time to cleanse. Depurgate and feel great!
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 208-7651994 and would be happy to answer any questions regarding this topic.
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Has the VA Called About Solid Start?
Have you been separated from the service for less than a year? Did you receive your phone calls from the Department of Veterans Affairs? They will try to contact you at the 90, 180 and 365-day point. The reason: Solid Start. Solid Start is a program to ensure that newly separated veterans know what their benefits are. Some that you might have questions about are housing assistance, health care, home loans, pension and employment. (Be sure you’ve updated contact info on eBenefits so they know how to find you.) Solid Start is more than just benefits info. Many of us have a tough time when we make the switch to civilian life. With so many changes, some of us don’t do well with all the upheaval to our lives. But you’re not alone. We’ve all made that trek. If the stress is too much, the VA can help there, too. Even if you haven’t signed up yet for VA health care, if you’re struggling, walk into any VA medical center, day or night, or a Vet Center clinic during open hours. Just walk in. Meanwhile, be sure you’re signed up for VA health care. Start by calling (1-877-222-8387) Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. ET. To learn more about Solid Start, go online to www.benefits.va.gov/transition/solid-start.asp and scroll around. Don’t miss the Find Resources button. You’ll see links to medical centers, PTSD programs, benefits, substance disorder programs, all of it. If you get a call from 1-800-827-0611, that’s the Solid Start folks. That’s also their hotline should you need help. Call them if you haven’t heard anything in the first 90 days. Just a heads up: When these VA reps call you, they won’t be asking for any financial info. If someone does, they’re fakes and thieves, so hang up. (c) 2021 King Features Synd., Inc.
TRIVIA TEST By Fifi Rodriguez --1. U.S. PRESIDENTS: The poem “O Captain! My Captain!” was written after the death of which president? 2. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: What is the weight of a U.S. quarter? 3. MOVIES: What was the name of the skyscraper in the drama “Die Hard”? 4. TELEVISION: What city was the setting for the sitcom “Mork and Mindy”? 5. SCIENCE: What is the study of knowledge, reality and existence called? 6. ANIMAL KINGDOM: What are male blue crabs called? 7. GEOGRAPHY: What is the highest point in Japan? 8. FOOD & DRINK: The acai berry is native to which continent? 9. LITERATURE: Who wrote the “Winnie-thePooh” book series for children? 10. MEASUREMENTS: What is an angstrom? Answers 1. Abraham Lincoln 2. 0.2 ounces 3. Nakatomi Plaza 4. Boulder, Colorado 5. Philosophy 6. Jimmies 7. Mount Fuji 8. South America 9. A.A. Milne 10. One ten-billionth of a meter, used to measure very small distances (c) 2021 King Features Synd., Inc.
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PHOTO: Rodney Dangerfield in “Back to School” Photo Credit: MGM/ Orion
Make them or break them, New Year’s resolutions are a tool to set good intentions for the year ahead. For instance, one of mine: I resolve to spend more time lounging about on the couch watching movies (hey, it’s a pretty easy resolution to keep). If you need some resolution motivation, it’s never too late! Take a look at the four major themes below and draw some inspiration, then clip and save this column for late January, when you need some cinematic encouragement to carry on! Making Physical Changes “Heavyweights” features a bunch of kids sent away to weight-loss camp where the new director (Ben Stiller) is too over-the-top. Naturally, the kids stage a coup. In “GI Jane,” the first female recruit (Demi Moore) for the Navy SEAL program gets incredibly tough -- and incredibly buff. Jillian Bell plays Brittany, a woman who takes up running after a routine checkup reveals the damage her profligate existence has unleashed, in “Brittany Runs a Marathon.” Going Back to School In “Billy Madison,” Adam Sandler is heir to a hotel chain, if he can show he actually deserves the diplomas that Daddy bought. To prove he has the smarts, he has to quickly retake every grade. Self-made man Thornton Mellon (Rodney Dangerfield) sends his much-loved son off to college, then follows him “Back to School” to make sure he has the full experience. Kevin Hart and Tiffany Haddish square off as student and teacher in “Night School,” in which Hart plays Teddy, an obnoxious salesman who needs his GED in order to keep his lavish lifestyle illusion alive. Find Yourself Mark Wahlberg stars as “Invincible” Vince Papale, a nice guy down on his luck who unexpectedly secures a spot on the Philadelphia Eagles after legendary coach Dick Vermeil announces open tryouts. In “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty,” Ben Stiller plays a sheltered Life magazine photography expert who embarks on an unbelievable journey to connect with a photographer and recover a photo that embodies the magazine’s essence. “Eat Pray Love” sends Liz (Julia Roberts) around the world to discover herself post-divorce through indulgence, belief and passion. In “Last Holiday,” a woman (Queen Latifah) believes she has an untreatable terminal illness, so she liquifies her assets and sets off to truly live her best life -- at the Grandhotel Pupp in the Alps. (c) 2021 King Features Synd., Inc.
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• On Jan. 19, 1809, poet, author and literary critic Edgar Allan Poe is born in Boston. In 1836 Poe married his 13-year-old cousin, Virginia Clemm, and completed his first fulllength work of fiction, “Arthur Gordon Pym.” • On Jan. 23, 1941, Charles Lindbergh, a national hero since his nonstop solo flight across the Atlantic, testifies before Congress and suggests that the U.S. negotiate a neutrality pact with Hitler. He publicly denounced “the British, the Jewish and the Roosevelt Administration.” • On Jan. 21, 1950, former State Department official Alger Hiss is convicted of perjury in testimony about his alleged involvement in a Soviet spy ring before and during World War II. • On Jan. 20, 1961, 87-year-old Robert Frost recited his poem “The Gift Outright” at the inauguration of President John F. Kennedy. Although Frost had written a new poem for the occasion, faint ink in his typewriter made the words difficult to read, so he recited “The Gift Outright” from memory. • On Jan. 24, 1972, after 28 years of hiding in the jungles of Guam, farmers discover Shoichi Yokoi, a Japanese sergeant who was unaware that World War II had ended. Yokoi went into hiding in 1944 rather than surrender. • On Jan. 22, 1984, during Super Bowl XVIII, audiences first see a commercial now widely agreed to be one of the most powerful and effective of all time. Apple’s “1984” spot featured a young woman throwing a sledgehammer through a screen on which a Big Brother-like figure preached about “the unification of thought.” • On Jan. 18, 1990, Washington, D.C., Mayor Marion Barry is arrested and charged with drug possession and use of crack cocaine. Barry was caught on camera at a downtown hotel smoking crack with Rahsheeda Moore, who had agreed to set up Barry in exchange for a reduced sentence on a drug conviction. (c) 2021 Hearst Communications, Inc. All Rights Reserved
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Caring for Horses Eases Symptoms of Dementia
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COVID Hits Our Wallets
You can learn all kinds of things from surveys, and not all of them are good. A recent SimplyWise bi-monthly survey showed that 35% of seniors age 60 and older are willing to risk getting COVID in order to work. Of those who are over age 50, only 27% have put any money aside recently for retirement. Nearly half could not last one month off their savings. The number of people who plan to keep working after starting to collect Social Security benefits just keeps rising, up to 74% at the time of the survey. Due to finances, 17% of us are considering selling our homes. I scarcely know where to begin. Between seniors willing to risk getting COVID to keep working, seniors contemplating selling their homes and seniors not able to make it through even one month on savings -- it’s a dismal picture. My thoughts on how to cut back on expenses and save money during COVID seem inadequate, but here they are: • Stop impulse online purchases that you make out of boredom. • Ask your auto insurance agent about discounts, since your driving is minimal now. • Double down on asking for senior discounts for everything. • * Don’t buy any new clothes (or even a new winter coat) if you’re home all the time anyway. • Take your former entertainment budget (dinner and a movie out) and keep the cash. • If you’re signed up for video streaming services you rarely use, cut all but one. • Consider selling a second vehicle if it still has payments. (c) 2021 King Features Synd., Inc.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio—In the first study of its kind, researchers have determined that spending time with horses eases symptoms of Alzheimer’s dementia. A collaboration between The Ohio State University, an equine therapy center and an adult daycare center found that people with Alzheimer’s were able to safely groom, feed and walk horses under supervision—and the experience buoyed their mood and made them less likely to resist care or become upset later in the day. The small pilot study, which appears in the journal Anthrozoös, suggests that equine therapy—a treatment used today for children and teens who have emotional and developmental disorders—could work for adults, too. Holly Dabelko-Schoeny, associate professor of social work at Ohio State, said that equine therapy could supplement more common forms of animal therapy involving dogs or cats and provide a unique way to ease the symptoms of dementia without drugs. “We wanted to test whether people with dementia could have positive interactions with horses, and we found that they can—absolutely,” Dabelko-Schoeny said. “The experience immediately lifted their mood, and we saw a connection to fewer incidents of negative behavior.” In addition to memory loss, people with Alzheimer’s often experience personality changes, she explained. They can become depressed, withdrawn—even aggressive. As researchers look for a way to prevent or treat the disease, today’s therapies are becoming more focused on how to ease the emotional burden for patients and their families. “Our focus is on the ‘now.’ What can we do to make them feel better and enjoy themselves right now? Even if they don’t remember it later, how can we help in this moment?” she said. At the adult daycare center, a National Church Residences Center for Senior Health in downtown Columbus, clients normally partake in crafts, exercise and other activities to manage their dementia. For this study, sixteen of the center’s clients who had Alzheimer’s—nine women and seven men—volunteered to break with their regular routine. Once a week, eight of the clients would remain at the center and pursue other activities while the other eight took a bus trip to the Field of Dreams Equine Education Center in Blacklick, Ohio. There, they visited with horses under the supervision of National Church Residences caretakers, as well as faculty and students from the College of Social Work and the College of Veterinary Medicine at Ohio State. The clients visited the farm once a week for a month, so that every participant had four visits total. They groomed and bathed the horses, walked them, and fed them buckets of grass. The four horses were chosen for their gentle dispositions and calmness when facing new people and new situations. All participate in therapeutic riding programs for children and teens at Field of Dreams. The researchers saw obvious signs that the clients enjoyed their time on the farm: they smiled, laughed and talked to the horses. Even those who normally acted withdrawn became fully engaged in the experience. There was a clear improvement in dementia-related behavior among the clients who visited the farm. To track behavior, the researchers used a scoring system called the Modified Nursing Home Behavior Problem Scale, in which staff at the center rated the frequency with which the participants fidgeted, resisted care, became upset or lost their temper on days they went to the farm or stayed at the center. On a scale of zero to four—zero meaning the client never engaged in the problem behavior, and four meaning that they always engaged in it—scores for the participants who went to the farm were an average of one point lower than the scores for their peers who stayed at the center. So clients who visited the farm were, on average, better behaved throughout that day. Through mouth swabs, the researchers also measured the levels of the stress hormone cortisol in the patients’ saliva. For participants with less severe dementia, the researchers saw a rise in cortisol levels, possibly due to the "good stress" of being in a new situation. There was one unexpected benefit, though: the therapy boosted physical activity. The clients all had physical limitations, but when presented with the horses, they were inspired to push the boundaries of those limitations. Some clients who never wanted to leave their wheelchair asked for help in standing up; others who rarely wanted to walk stood up and walked unassisted, though a caretaker was always there to help them balance. The clients grew more physically active on each visit to the farm. Family members reported that their loved one remained engaged with the experience even after returning home. One commented to researchers that her mother “would never remember what she did at the center during the day, but she always remembered what she did at the farm.” While much study has gone into animal therapy as a treatment for dementia, that work has focused on dogs and cats, which can easily be brought to community-based care centers. This is the first study to examine equine therapy for the same population. And while horses could possibly be brought to community centers for outdoor therapy, a situation where clients could periodically visit an equine therapy center might be the best option, Dabelko-Schoeny said. That way they get the full experience of being on the farm. Gwendolen Lorch, assistant professor of veterinary clinical medicine at Ohio State and co-author of the study, agreed that the country setting may have made the therapy more effective. “I think another positive influence for these clients was the environment. They found the quietness and smells of the country very relaxing and restful. This was in contrast to their normal day care environment and their intercity dwelling,” Lorch said. “It is difficult to tell what factors made this successful, but we do know that it was most likely a combination of events.” This study was funded by a private donor, Duncan Alexander of Geneva, IL, who wanted Ohio State to study the effectiveness of equine therapy for dementia. Now that the study is over, some of the clients’ families have elected to continue to visit the farm. Coauthors on the paper included Gary Phillips, senior biostatistician at Ohio State’s Center for Biostatistics; Emily Darrough and Sara De Anna, both former master’s students in social work who have since graduated; and Marie Jarden and Denise Johnson, both doctoral students in veterinary medicine. Please call for a tour of our “HOMES,” for truly they are… And, if you would like to join our circle of caregivers in one of our homes, please contact Linda at 208-7553637 or linda@lodgeliving.net. We even have gorgeous onsite studio apartments which include meals and all utilities as a part of our employment package. And, we are delighted to schedule around school commitments for our employees who are reaching ever upward. Call us!!
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1. “From This Day” appeared on which Machine Head album? 2. Who were the eight artists who jointly recorded “I’m Gonna Make You Love Me”? 3. Name the person who has won the most Grammys. 4. Where did the Tornados get the name “Telstar” for their 1962 instrumental? 5. Name the song that contains this lyric: “We’d laugh and we’d sing and do funny things, And it made our hearts glow.” Answers 1. “The Burning Red,” released in 1999. Despite being called a “sell out” for the band’s change in direction, it was their second-best-selling album. 2. Diana Ross & the Supremes and the Temptations, in 1968. Released at the time of their television special, the song shot to No. 1 within three weeks. 3. This is a tough one: the answer is Georg Solti, a Hungarian-British conductor with 31 awards. He’s followed by Quincy Jones (28) and Alison Krauss (27). 4. Telstar was a television communications satellite. It’s still up there, but no longer transmits. 5. “Only Sixteen,” by Sam Cook in 1959. The more successful version was released in 1975 by Dr. Hook. The song tells of teen love from the viewpoint of a 16-year-old boy. (c) 2021 King Features Syndicate
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