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wall” (a two-story structure with seven percussion stations) and a mixture of varied PVC pipes. It is their habit not to speak with members of the audience, and if you ask for an autograph, expect a smear of blue paint. • • According to folklore, if you dream of the color blue, you will be free from worry or will receive help from an outside source. • • The word “blue” has found its way into many terms in the English language. Of course, if you’re feeling blue, you’re unhappy or downcast. Yet, conversely, if blue skies are coming your way, it means that happy times are imminent. If you use blue language, it is characterized by profanity or cursing. Were you born into the nobility or aristocracy? You might be described as a blue-blood. Has something hit you out of the blue? It seemingly came from nowhere at an unexpected time. Someone who’s done a blue-ribbon job has put in a top-notch, first-place performance. If an event is considered rare, it comes along “once in a blue moon.” A true-blue friend has proven himself to be loyal and faithful.
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Laugh Lines! A fellow filled his tank at a rural gas station, paid the bill and bought a soft drink. He stood by his car to drink his cola and watched a couple of men working along the roadside. One man would dig a hole two or three feet deep and then move on. The other man came along behind and filled in the hole. The men worked right past the fellow with the soft drink and went on down the road. “I can’t stand this,” said the man tossing the can in a trash container and heading down the road toward the men. “Hold it, hold it,” he said to the men. “Can you tell me what’s going on here with this digging?” “Well, we work for the county government,” one of the men said. “But one of you is digging a hole and the other is filling it up. You’re not accomplishing anything. Aren’t you wasting the county’s money?” “You don’t understand, mister,” one of the men said, leaning on his shovel and wiping his brow. “Normally there’s three of us--me, Rodney and Mike. I dig the hole, Rodney sticks in the tree and Mike here puts the dirt back.” “Yea,” piped up Mike. “Now just because Rodney’s sick, that don’t mean we can’t work, does it?”
• • There are about 700 different species of flowering plants in the Indigofera genus, which are plants that produce indigo dye. The ancients in Tibet and India used this color to make their prayer shawls, as they blue yonder.” Although the music and lyrbelieved the color strengthened their con- ics were composed in 1939, it didn’t becentration and spirituality. Most indigo dye come the official song until 1979. used today in the coloring of denim is syn- • • Blue is the color of mourning in Hong thetic. Kong, Mexico and Iran. In China, it’s as• • If you’re eating a Lactarius indigo, you’re sociated with immortality. To the Jewish munching on an unusual blue-colored people, blue is the symbol of holiness. mushroom, commonly known as the indigo The United Nations uses a light shade of milk cap. Grown along the U.S. Gulf Coast blue to symbolize peace. The Cherokee and in Mexico, it’s an edible mushroom Indians of old considered blue the color of (although there are a very few poison- failure or disappointment. Their prayers ous varieties) with a cap between 2 and 6 were for the enemy to become blue and inches (5 and 15 cm) across. Its blue hue “walk in a blue path.” While blue is condisappears as soon as it is cooked, and nected to baby boys in the Western Hemisphere, in China, blue is for baby girls. the mushroom turns a gray color.
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• • The musical form “the blues” had its • • National Public Radio has included the beginnings in the deep South in African- 1956 hit “Blue Suede Shoes” in its list of American communities at the end of the the 100 most important American musi1800s. The genre originated from spiritu- cal works. Composed by Carl Perkins, als, field songs, shouts, chants and rhyth- it’s been called the first true rock and mic dance tunes and followed a specific roll hit. While playing a gig in December chord progression, most commonly the 1955, Perkins overheard one of the danc“twelve-bar blues” progression. Lyrics typi- ers beg his girlfriend, “Don’t step on my suedes!” Perkins noticed the shoes were cally tell of bad luck, troubles and sorrow. blue, and one already had a scuff mark. • • At the close of World War II, to keep the He ran home and jotted down lyrics on public interested in Naval Aviation, Chief an empty potato bag. Two months later it of Naval Operations Chester Nimitz called was No. 1 on the charts. for the development of a flight demonstration team. The team performed its first • • The very dark shade of navy blue took demonstration in June 1946 in Jackson- its name from the uniform worn by British ville, Florida. As they planned an upcom- Royal Navy officers beginning in 1748. ing show in New York City that year, one of Prior to 1840, the color was referred to as the pilots saw a magazine ad for the Blue “marine blue,” and the first recorded use Angel nightclub there, and from then on of “navy blue” was that year. the team became the Blue Angels. About • • In the world of politics, U.S. states that 15 million people watch the squadron ev- favor Democratic candidates are called ery year at various air shows, where they “blue states,” with red as the color for Rereach speeds of up to 700 miles per hour publican states. A group of conservative (1,126 km/hr). Since 1946, more than 460 Democrats in the U.S. Congress is known million spectators have witnessed their as the Blue Dog Coalition. performances. The average age of a Blue • • Mosquitoes are attracted to the color Angel pilot is 33. blue twice as much as any other. Similar• • The lyrics of the official song of the U.S. Air Force begin, “Off we go into the wild ...continued on next column
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Week of May 30 ¥ On May 30, 1806, Revolutionary War veteran and future President Andrew Jackson kills Charles Dickinson in a duel. Dickinson, killed at short range, had printed libelous comments about Jackson. Over his lifetime, Jackson was in 13 duels. Only the Dickinson duel was fatal. ¥ On June 2, 1865, Gen. Edmund Kirby Smith, commander of Confederate forces west of the Mississippi, signs the surrender terms offered by Union negotiators, in an event that is generally regarded as marking the end of the Civil War. ¥ On May 31, 1929, Ford Motor Company signs a landmark agreement to produce cars in the Soviet Union. In return, the USSR agreed to buy 72,000 unassembled Ford cars and trucks and all spare parts needed for the following nine years. ¥ On June 3, 1937, catcher Josh Gibson of the Negro League’s Homestead Grays hits a ball 2 feet from the top of the facade of Yankee Stadium, 580 feet from home plate. Gibson’s home run beat Mickey Mantle’s 565-foot home run in Washington’s Griffith Stadium on April 17, 1953 as the longest ever hit. ¥ On June 5, 1949, bestselling thriller writer Ken Follett is born in Wales. After college he wrote a novel just for the $400 advance, which he needed to fix his car. The book flopped, but he wrote 10 novels during the next four years, finally breaking through with “The Eye of the Needle” in 1979. ¥ On June 1, 1968, Helen Keller dies in Westport, Conn., at the age of 87. Blind and deaf from infancy, Keller circumvented her disabilities to become a world-renowned writer and lecturer. With the help of teacher Anne Sullivan, Keller learned a hand alphabet, to read Braille, lip read and then to speak. ¥ On June 4, 1986, Jonathan Pollard pleads guilty to espionage for selling top-secret U.S. military intelligence information to Israel. The former Navy intelligence analyst sold enough classified documents to fill a medium-size room. Pollard was sentenced to life in prison. Israel has since stuck by Pollard and continues to work toward his release.
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PAW’S CORNER By Sam Mazzotta
Are Pets People, Too? A recent article in a British newspaper suggested that pet owners stop being called “owners” and start being called “parents.” Why? Because pets are considered so much a part of the family that they shouldn’t be considered property, the article suggested. The trend toward treating a pet like ... well, practically another child ... isn’t new, but it certainly is growing. According to Hartz Mountain Corp.’s recently released Hartz Trend Report, 47 percent of pet owners surveyed said their pet is like a child to them. Another 42 percent said their pet is comparable to a good friend. There seem to be some real benefits to animals as this trend grows. Most prospective owners surveyed consider “personality” to be more important than a pet’s pedigree. And a growing number have or are considering adopting their pet from a rescue society -- 60 percent said so in the survey. These results don’t necessarily mean that your local mall soon will be filled with “mommies” pushing their beloved Lab or Terrier around in a stroller (most self-respecting medium- to large-sized dogs wouldn’t take that treatment anyway). The people surveyed considered traits like loyalty and obedience to be important qualities. So, what do you think? Is your dog or cat a part of the family, or something even more important -- almost another child? Tell me your experience or opinion on the matter by emailing me at ask@pawscorner.com. Or, check out the informal poll on my website at www.pawscorner.com. Send your questions or comments to ask@pawscorner.com, or write to Paw’s Corner, c/o King Features Weekly Service, P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475. Find more pet advice and resources at www.pawscorner.com. (c) 2011 King Features Synd., Inc. The teacher noticed that Johnny had been daydreaming for a long time. She decided to get his attention. “Johnny,” she said, “If the world is 25,000 miles around and eggs are sixty cents a dozen, how old am I?” “Thirty-four,” Johnny answered unhesitatingly. The teacher replied, “Well, that’s not far from my actual age. Tell me...how did you guess?” “Oh, there’s nothing to it,” Johnny said. “My big sister is seventeen and she’s only half-crazy.”
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Plant Can Overrun Garden Q: Help! I planted just one mint plant last summer in my flower and herb patch. It died off during the winter, but now several small mint plants are springing up around the dead plant and spreading out around the patch and into my grass. How can I limit this plant’s growth? -- Sandra H., via email A: Mint, like several other types of plants (including bamboo, jasmine and wisteria among others), will take over your garden if it’s not watched carefully. As a weed, it’s opportunistic and hardy. Of course, it’s also a great herb to have on hand, especially in the heat of summer when it’s a great addition to a frosty porch drink. As the plant is spreading right in the midst of the other plants in the flower and herb patch during the growth season, ripping all the offending roots out is not yet possible. Through the summer and early fall, handweed the mint back as close to its original spot as possible. Because the mint roots spread underground, be careful not to pull up the roots of surrounding herbs and flowers as you weed. Since you’re using it as part of the herb patch, don’t try using a weed-killing chemical on it. To keep mint from spreading beyond its roots, don’t allow it to flower - snap off flowering extensions if and as they appear. Once the growing season is over and all your herbs have been harvested, you can take more drastic measures. Dig up the garden patch, turning over the soil, so that you can locate and remove all of the plant’s root extensions. You may need to remove part of the lawn sod on which the mint spread as well, in order to locate and remove mint roots from it. Reseed or resod before the first hard frost -- otherwise cover with straw and reseed in early spring. If you plan to keep the mint plant, I’d recommend carefully digging it up and transplanting it to a solid-sided pot. It can be then kept and tended above ground.
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Shop Historic Downtown Littleton ¥ It was French writer, artist and filmmaker Jean Cocteau who made the following sage observation: “The greatest masterpiece in literature is only a dictionary out of order.” ¥ If you were in or near Springfield, Mo., at the end of April, I hope you took the opportunity to attend a popular local festival: the Typewriter Toss. Every year on April 22 -- Administrative Professionals Day (also known as Secretaries Day), appropriately -- a local radio station sponsors the event, in which contestants are raised in a lift truck to a height of 50 feet, then compete to see who can land a typewriter closest to the bull’s-eye painted on the ground below. ¥ Those who study such things say that sharks burp. Evidently it’s a mechanism for regulating the depth at which they swim. ¥ Technically speaking, the green pepper is a fruit. ¥ In the early 20th century, a wealthy Russian living in Odessa died but had no children to inherit his estate. Instead, he left his 4-million ruble fortune to his four nieces. This may not seem unusual, but he did include an odd provision in his will: Each of the girls had to serve for one year as a farm girl, a washerwoman or a chambermaid before she saw any of the money. They did as the will instructed, and during that year of service each received hundreds of proposals of marriage. ¥ The Sahara Desert is spreading southward at a rate of slightly less than onethird of a mile each year. ¥ Showman Buffalo Bill Cody, one of the most flamboyant figures of the Old West, portrayed himself in five films. ***Thought for the Day: “All the world’s a stage, and most of us are desperately unrehearsed.” -- Sean O’Casey (c) 2011 King Features Synd., Inc.
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The 83rd Annual Western Welcome Week is coming August 10 - 21st! This year the 83rd annual celebration begins on Wednesday, August 10, 2011 and continues for 11 more days, through Sunday, August 21, 2011. Festival Day, which includes the Children’s Parade, the Grand Parade, the 52nd annual Arts & Crafts Fair, and concessions by local civic groups, will be Saturday, August 20, 2011.
1. Which group first released “Alley Oop,” and when? 2. Which song do the films “Reservoir Dogs,” “The Ice Storm” and “Practical Magic” have in common? 3. Which singer released R&B hit “My Prerogative”? (Hint: Think Whitney Houston.) 4. Who sang “If I Can’t Have You”? Bonus for knowing who wrote the song. 5. Michael Jackson’s “Black or White” was a single from which album? Which child actor appears in the first minutes of the song’s video? 6. What was Blondie’s first No. 1 single? Answers 1. The Hollywood Argyles, in 1960. Amazingly, the song shot to No. 1 on the charts. The Dyno-Sores also released the song the same year. 2. They all included the song “Coconut,” by Harry Nilsson. Nilsson is best known for penning songs that ended up in films such as “Midnight Cowboy,” “Forrest Gump” and “You’ve Got Mail.” 3. Bobby Brown, in 1988. Brown is Houston’s ex. 4. Yvonne Elliman, in 1978. The song was written by the BeeGees. 5. “Dangerous,” released in 1991. Macaulay Culkin played the child who was playing music too loud. 6. “Heart of Glass,” in 1979. Blondie was founded by singer Debbie Harry and guitarist Chris Stein. (c) 2011 King Features Synd., Inc
1. HISTORY: Whom did William the Conqueror defeat at the Battle of Hastings? 2. LITERATURE: What was William Faulkner’s native state and the setting for his novels? 3. COMMON KNOWLEDGE: What does the Geneva cross symbolize? 4. ANATOMY: What is another name for totipalmate feet? 5. GAMES: What game piece in chess looks like a castle tower? 6. LANGUAGE: What is meaning of “E pluribis unum”? 7. POETRY: Who wrote the words, “God’s in his heaven/ All’s right with the world”? 8. ART: For what type of work was the 16th century artist Titian best known? 9. GEOGRAPHY: Where is Mount Vesuvius? 10. MEDICINE: What is an analgesic drug designed to do?
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TO YOUR GOOD HEALTH By Paul G. Donohue, M.D.
Diet Takes Backseat as Gout Treatment Layered BLT Salad I took most men’s much-loved sandwich, the BLT, and transformed it into something that tasted great but didn’t come between two or three slices of bread! 4 cups finely shredded lettuce 1 1/2 cups chopped fresh tomatoes 1/4 cup purchased bacon bits 4 slices reduced-calorie white bread, toasted and cubed 1/2 cup shredded reduced-fat Cheddar cheese 1/2 cup fat-free Thousand Island dressing 1/4 cup fat-free mayonnaise 1 teaspoon dried parsley flakes In an 8-by-8-inch dish, layer lettuce, tomatoes, bacon bits, toast cubes and Cheddar cheese. In a small bowl, combine Thousand Island dressing, mayonnaise and parsley flakes. Spread dressing mixture evenly over top. Cover and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes. Divide into 4 servings. ¥ Each serving equals: About 175 calories, 3g fat, 10g protein, 27g carb., 684mg sodium, 2g fiber; Diabetic Exchanges: 1 Starch, 1 1/2 Vegetable, 1/2 Meat. (c) 2011 King Features Synd. Inc.
DEAR DR. DONOHUE: Do you have information on gout? I am 65, and my son-in-law is 32. We both have it. It is so painful. My doctor was pretty vague. He asked me to go on the computer to find which foods I should or should not eat. I found that you can’t eat meat and fish, but salmon and chicken are all right. Some vegetables can’t be eaten. How about tomatoes and tomato products? Does one attack mean gout is forever? What is the medicine of choice? -- C.B. ANSWER: Gout comes about when the blood uric-acid level rises. Uric acid seeps into joints to form needle-shaped crystals that cause joint swelling and unspeakable pain. Uric acid, in turn, is a byproduct of cell chemistry. Its blood level rises because a person makes too much or passes too little into the urine. A first gout attack most often occurs in the joint at the base of the big toe. The skin over the joint turns red, and the joint swells and becomes exceedingly painful. One of the best ways of diagnosing gout is to draw fluid from the affected joint and examine it with a microscope to see the needle-shaped uric-acid crystals. Gout can affect other joints: the knee, wrist, ankle and fingers. One attack of gout doesn’t call for lifelong treatment. Indocin (indomethacin) is the drug most often used for an acute gout attack. Colchicine and cortisone also work well. Medicines for gout prevention are taken if a person has frequent attacks (two or three a year), has formed uric-acid kidney stones, has kidney damage secondary to gout or passes large amounts of uric acid into the urine. Zyloprim (allopurinol) reduces uric acid production. Probenecid increases its elimination into the urine. Uloric, a new gout drug, is for those not responding to these two. Diet was the sole means for gout treatment in the old days. Now, with effective medicines, it takes a back seat. You ought to eliminate organ meats -- liver, kidney, sweetbreads and brain. Decrease but don’t eliminate red meat and shellfish. Beer should be avoided. Wine can be taken in small amounts. Soft drinks containing high-fructose corn syrup (and most do) shouldn’t be drunk. You can eat all vegetables and any vegetable you want. That’s the gout diet. Not complicated. The booklet on gout explains this common disorder in detail. To order a copy, write: Dr. Donohue -- No. 302, Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475. Enclose a check or money order (no cash) for $4.75 U.S./$6 Canada with the recipient’s printed name and address. Please allow four weeks for delivery. *** DEAR DR. DONOHUE: Is distilled water bad for drinking? Can you chew too much gum? My husband chews about four pieces every day. -- P.M. ANSWER: Distilling water involves boiling water and condensing the water vapor by cooling it. Components dissolved in the water are left behind. You can drink distilled water. You will miss out on the minerals contained in most water and on fluoride added to city water, but you can get these elements in other ways. If you chew too much sugar-containing gum, you promote cavities. Too much sugarless gum can cause diarrhea. Four sticks are not too much. *** Dr. Donohue regrets that he is unable to answer individual letters, but he will incorporate them in his column whenever possible. Readers may write him or request an order form of available health newsletters at P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475. (c) 2011 North America Synd., Inc.All Rights Reserved A woman walked into the kitchen to find her husband stalking around with a fly swatter. “What are you doing?” She asked. “Hunting flies,” he responded. “Oh!, Killed any?” She asked. “Yep, 3 males, 2 females”, he replied. Intrigued, she asked, “How can you tell?” He responded, “3 were on a beer can, 2 were on the phone.”
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