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• Established in 1636, Harvard is America’s first institution of higher learning. The college, originally just for men, was founded 16 years after the Pilgrims arrived at Plymouth, with an enrollment of nine students.

The institution owes its name to its first benefactor, John Harvard, a minister who bequeathed his library and half his worth to the college. Seven U.S. presidents are Harvard graduates, as well as 40 Nobel Prize winners.

• Alan Shepard was the first American in space, but not the first human in space. That distinction belongs to Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, who rocketed into space on April 15, 1961, a mere three weeks before Shepard’s May 5th flight. Nine months later, astronaut John Glenn became the first American to orbit Earth, circling the globe three times in just under five hours.

That wasn’t to be Glenn’s final record-breaking flight.

At age 77, he spent nine days aboard the space shuttle, Discovery, testing the effects of space on the elderly.

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• Frances Perkins was appointed Secretary of Labor in 1933 by Franklin D. Roosevelt, making her the first woman cabinet member. This also made her the first woman to be placed in the presidential line of succession, in the event of the death of the president.

(The Secretary of Labor is 11th down the line, following the vice-president, speaker of the house, and eight others.) Perkins held her position longer than any other labor secretary, 12 years, the entire FDR presidency.

• Franklin Roosevelt also made history as the first U.S. president to speak on television, when he gave a short speech at the opening of the 1939 World’s Fair in New York City. In addition, in 1943, he became the first president to fly in an airplane (although Theodore Roosevelt had ridden in a Wright biplane in 1910, he was no longer president).

• Johnny Carson stepped up as host of The Tonight Show on October 1, 1962. Actress Joan Crawford was his first guest. When Johnny’s replacement, Jay Leno, took over in 1992, Billy Crystal was the first to join Jay on stage.

• Chicago’s Home Insurance Building is regarded as the world’s first skyscraper. Completed in 1885, its original ten stories and height of 138 feet (42 meters) were the first to be supported by a fireproof metal frame and steel skeleton construction design. It was demolished in 1931 to make way for a taller 45-story bank building, which rose 535 feet (163 meters), a structure that still stands today.

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• “Live from New York! It’s Saturday Night!” This line has been shouted out on late night television since October 11, 1975. George Carlin was host of the premiere showing with musical guests Janis Ian and Billy Preston.

• Although Michael Jordan was the first basketball player to have his picture on the Wheaties box, he was far from being the first athlete on the box. That honor went to baseball great Lou Gehrig in 1934.

However, for many years, athletes were featured on the sides or back of the box. Lou wasn’t the first to have his image on the front of the box, but rather on the back. The honor of being first on the front went to pole vaulter Bob Richards in 1958.

• Ray Harroun sped along at an average speed of 74.59 miles per hour during the first Indianapolis 500 race, held in 1911. It took him just over six hours and 42 minutes to complete the course. (Compare this with the highest average speed to date of about 186 miles per hour and a race time of approximately two hours and 40 minutes.) Janet Guthrie holds a place in history as the first woman to qualify and race in the Indy 500. Guthrie, a former aerospace engineer, made her initial appearance in 1977, in which she finished 29th, and went on to compete two more years. In the 1978 race, she finished in ninth place.

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• The National Woman’s Suffrage Association nominated Victoria Woodhull as their candidate for President of the United States in 1872. Woodhull, the first woman candidate, ran as a member of the Nation Radical Reformers Party. It wasn’t until 1984 that a woman was on the ticket for vice-president.

Geraldine Ferraro was Walter Mondale’s chosen running mate that year. Mondale, who had been vicepresident under Jimmy Carter, was soundly defeated

by Ronald Reagan.

•We’ve all heard the famous literary first line, “It was a dark and stormy night.” But how many folks know what work it introduced? It was written by Edward George Bulwer-Lytton in his 1830 novel Paul Clifford, the story of a man who leads a double life as both a criminal and a gentleman. The opening line is so well-known and often ridiculed that San Jose State Continued on page 5

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The term: microbiota defines all the microorganisms that inhabit the gastrointestinal tract (GI). Cats have a large number of bacteria normally in the small intestine (400 strains) and a much greater number in the large intestine (2,000+ strains). Newborns start out with a sterile gut and quickly are exposed to bacteria from their moms and the environment that make up their GI flora. There is a dynamic interplay throughout a cat’s life between the good and bad bacteria and how the body regulates internal health.

A balanced GI culture provides nutrients, stimulates the immune system and enhances the cat’s defenses to respond to intestinal pathogens. Many common triggers can cause diarrhea, nausea, vomiting and discomfort, including stress, not eating regularly, use of antibiotics and eating spoiled food. Acquired and genetically predisposed diseases such as inflammatory bowel disease are common and linked to diet and the imbalance in the GI bacteria.

Probiotics or ‘active culture bacteria’ when supplemented to the diet can help normalize the GI tract. Competitive exclusion of bad bacteria (population dynamics) can shift an unhealthy bacterial mix to a healthy mix. Good bacteria decrease bacterial toxins and decrease the numbers of bad bacteria. Adding good bacteria prevents and treats GI infections and chronic disease without adding drugs.

Stimulation of the immune system tends to keep the body healthy. Probiotics have been shown to help fight disease by making the body defenses stronger. Treating diarrhea to ocular herpes virus in the cat works better when active culture bacteria are administered.

Good bacteria produce vitamins, inactivate poisons and protect the body by adding another barrier layer to keep bad bacteria out. The beneficial effect of probiotics is bacterial strain specific. Out of 1,500 active culture bacteria tested, only eight were found beneficial in the cat. The probiotics with a greater number of good strains appears to have a better effect on the patient’s health.

Probiotics need to be safe, be able to survive passage through the GI tract, must be able to colonize in the GI tract, must be stable in manufacture/storage and the product must improve the patient’s health. A few feline specific products currently fit this criteria, many are not effective but have good marketing. Talk to your veterinarian about probiotic therapy.

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The Problem with Wisdom Teeth Q.

How did “Wisdom Teeth” get their name?

A. Wisdom Teeth (Third Molars) develop behind the first and second permanent molars in each quadrant of the jaw or mouth (Upper Right, Lower Right, Upper Left, Lower Left) areas. The third molars’ common nickname is age-related. They usually try to erupt into the mouth between the ages of 17 and 21, when people become “wiser”. Thus they earned the name “wisdom teeth”.

Q. What is an “impacted” wisdom tooth?

A. “Impacted” refers to a tooth that has not fully erupted into a functional relationship with the other teeth in the jaws. An impacted tooth can be either partially or completely covered by bone and gum tissues.

Sometimes the wisdom teeth develop at odd angles within the jaw bone, and may even butt up tightly to the next molar forward. For the wisdom tooth area to be healthy, it should be fully erupted and have enough room for the gum around it to be firm and tight around the tooth.

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I am twenty-two years old and still have all my wisdom teeth. My dentist wants to take them out, but they don’t bother me. Should I go ahead and have them out?

You will be very lucky to never have any problems with an impacted wisdom tooth. Having wisdom teeth removed before they get infected is often the best preventive treatment. Your dentist can evaluate with a special x-ray that shows all the jaw and teeth position and structure, and then discuss with the benefits versus the risks of removing the wisdom teeth.

Why does the gum around my wisdom tooth become swollen and painful?

A. The crypt where the tooth is located practically always has a loose gap or flabby pocket in the gum that lets food particles to get stuck and bacteria from the mouth accumulate under the gum. The tiniest food particle becomes a huge feast for a nasty bacteria bug. It’s a perfect place for a Roman Bacteria Orgy banquet: It’s warm, dark, and moist. The tiny morsel is so big he needs help, and calls in his friends. The party is on – they eat, they drink, and they “multiply”. Pretty soon the bugs all need to go to the bathroom, and they “poop” and “pee” right there in the dining room. Graphic? Yes, but essentially, that’s what happens.

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Infection! As more banquet “by products” accumulate, the dining room becomes a stinky open sewer. Pus develops in the surrounding bone and gum. The gum and cheek swell up and get really sore - Pain and Misery! The dentist will then have to call in the Swat Team (antibiotics) and sometimes “drain” or clean up the mess. Don’t wait that long. The best approach is to get them checked BEFORE the party begins.

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Dr Burgner has served on the Fellowship Examination Committee of the Academy of General Dentistry (AGD), and received national recognition awards from that 30,000 member organizaation. He has also been recognized in the local magazine 5280. He practices General Family and Cosmetic Dentistry in Parker, Colorado.

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This actually happened to an Englishman in France who was totally drunk.

The French policeman stopped his car and asked the gentleman if he had been drinking.

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With great difficulty, the Englishman admitted that he has been drinking all day, that his daughter got married in the morning to a French man, and that he drank champagne and a few bottles of wine at the reception and a quite few glasses of single malt there after.

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Quite upset, the policeman proceeded to alcotest (breath test) him and asked the Englishman if he knew under French Law why he was going to be arrested.

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The Englishman answered with humor: No sir, I do not! But while we're asking questions, do you know that this is a British car, and my wife is driving... On the other bloody side???

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Went to the pub with my girlfriend last night. Locals were shouting "paedophile" and other names at me, just because my girlfriend is 21 and I'm 50. It completely spoiled our 10th anniversary.

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Just been to the gym. They've got a new machine in.

Only used it for half an hour, as I started to feel sick.

It's great though. It does everything – Kit Kats, Mars Bars, Snickers, Potato Crisps, the lot.."

I handed the teller at my bank a withdrawal slip for $400.00, and I said "May I have large bills, please."

She looked at me and said "I'm sorry sir, all the bills are the same size."

When my husband and I arrived at an automobile dealership to pick up our car, we were told the keys had been locked in it. We went to the service department and found a mechanic working feverishly to unlock the driver side door.

As I watched from the passenger side, I instinctively tried the door handle and discovered that it was unlocked. 'Hey,' I announced to the technician, 'it's open!' His reply: 'I know. I already got that side.'

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