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by Janet Spencer For thousands of years, crude oil bubbling to the surface trapped Ice Age animals in sticky goo, leading to a trove of fossils. Come along with Tidbits as we visit La Brea Tar Pits! A STICKY TRAP • For millions of years, the remains of marine plankton collected in the bottom of an ocean basin off the coast of what is now California. Over time, this deposit was transformed into crude oil. As the continent drifted and the California coast lifted, the oil crept through cracks in the rocks, pooling on the surface in what is now downtown Los Angeles. • Beginning about 40,000 years ago, the sticky oil gathered in pools, where lighter compounds evaporated, leaving thick asphalt behind. Covered by water, leaves, and weeds, these tarry pits looked like normal ground. Animals would walk over the crusty top, then suddenly find themselves mired in the muck. Predators and scavengers trying to prey upon the victims would also get stuck. Their bones sank to the bottom and became fossilized. • The native tribes used the tar to seal baskets and boats. Spanish explorers made the first written record of the tar pits in 1769. The first permanent settlement was established in the late 1700s. The Spanish word for tar is “brea” and the area became known as Rancho La Brea. (continued next page)
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• Eventually a man named George Hancock went into business drilling the oil and mining the asphalt at La Brea, which was used to pave roads, preserve railroad ties, and waterproof pipes. Animal bones were dug up often. However, it was believed the bones belonged either to ranch animals who had wandered away, or recently killed wildlife. • In 1875 a professor traveled to the tar pits and wrote about finding fossilized bones, though his report garnered little notice. It was a geologist working for an oil company in 1901 who was the first to draw attention to the fact that the bones belonged to prehistoric animals, now long extinct. • In 1913 George Hancock granted the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County the exclusive rights to excavate the area. In the next two years, they dug up over 750,000 fossils. Hancock subsequently donated 24 acres to the county, stipulating that the fossils found there be preserved and displayed. The area is now called Hancock Park after him. • In the 1940s the first fossilized mammoth bones were pulled out of the pit, generating much excitement. A museum was constructed in the mid-1970s, named after philanthropist and founder George C. Page. • Over 3.5 million fossils have been uncovered so far. More than 650 different species have been identified ranging from mammoth and mastodon to the tooth of a baby mouse. Archeologists have found over 231 species of vertebrates, 159 species of plants, and 234 species of invertebrates. • The tar pits are not actually tar. They are really asphalt. Asphalt is what remains when crude oil is exposed to air, and the lighter elements such as kerosene and butane evaporate off, leaving the heavier residues behind. Tar, on the other hand, is what’s left behind when woody materials such as coal or peat is distilled. (continued next page)
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Online at www.lovemytidbits.com FAST FACTS ABOUT LA BREA • So far over 3 million fossils have been recovered from the pit. Based on the number of bones found, and the number of years the tar pits have been bubbling away, scientists estimate that if only one large animal had become trapped once every ten years, that would account for the number of bones found. • The dire wolf is the most common large mammal found in the pits, with over 3,000 individuals identified so far. Dire wolves were the size of a large timber wolf. Most were probably trapped when they tried to feed on other animals stuck in the muck. • Bones from over 2,000 saber tooth cats have been found, making them the second most common animal found. Saber tooth cats went extinct about 10,000 years ago. • In third place is the coyote. The oldest bones found in La Brea so far belonged to a coyote who died there approximately 44,000 years ago, according to carbon-14 dating. • About 15 mastodons have been found. • Camels evolved in North America before migrating to Asia, Africa, and South America, and the remains of a species called Camelops hesternus has been found in the pit. It looked very much like a camel but was actually more closely related to the llama. • A giant sloth called the Harlan’s ground sloth is the largest species of sloth found in the asphalt deposits. It weighed up to 1,500 lbs. (680 kg). • Many other species that still exist today have also been found there, ranging from horses and bison to rabbits, coyotes, and skunks. • Under normal circumstances, it’s difficult to find a really good fossil of birds because their bones are hollow and delicate. But birds that got trapped in the tar are well preserved, giving researchers a trove of over 100,000 bird fossils of many different species. (cont)
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For Advertising Call or Text 740-441-7633 FACSINATING FOSSILS (cont’d) • Many nearly microscopic fossils have also been recovered from La Brea, including crustaceans, insects, seeds, leaves, and pollen. The 159 species of fossilized plants help scientists track the history of ice age climate change. • Interestingly, many of the saber tooth cat skeletons show evidence of healed injuries and diseases that would ordinarily have been fatal, suggesting that the animals were social creatures who depended upon each other for help when an individual was hurt or sick and needed time to recover. Saber tooth cats were more closely related to bobcats than to tigers. • Lions that were very closely related to modern African lions have also been found in the pits, but in far fewer numbers than other carnivores. Perhaps they weren’t very common, or maybe they were smarter than other animals and avoided being trapped. • One of the most interesting items discovered is a nearly complete mammoth skeleton. The only pieces missing are a vertebra, a rear leg, and the top of its skull. The mammoth is fondly known as Zed. Because of the size of the teeth and the state of their wear, researchers know that Zed was a male, and he was perhaps 50 years old when he died. The story told by his bones tells of a hard life: several of his ribs were broken and then healed. He had arthritis in his joints. He suffered a strange growth on one of his jaws. Because his bones were mineralized and showed no sign of scavengers, it’s possible that he died in a streambed where he was covered with water before his remains became encased in asphalt. • The process is on-going. Asphalt still bubbles to the surface, continuing to trap bugs, reptiles, birds, small mammals, and the occasional stray pet. The tar pits are most dangerous during warm weather when the asphalt is stickiest.
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1. Is the book of Gethsemane in the Old or New Testament or neither? 2. What’s the only book of the Bible (KJV) that mentions Christ’s tomb being sealed? Matthew, Mark, Luke, John 3. Who rolled away the stone from the mouth of Jesus’ tomb? Simon, An angel, Villagers, Disciples 4. Jesus ate fish and what else first after the resurrection? Figs, Berries, Honeycomb, Manna 5. Which disciple doubted Jesus had risen unless he could see the wounds? Peter, Andrew, Thomas, Thaddeus 6. From Acts 1, how long did Jesus remain before He ascended into heaven? 3 hours, 1 day, 7 days, 40 days Comments? More Trivia? Visit www.TriviaGuy.com (c) 2017 King Features Synd., Inc.
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TAUTOLOGICAL NAMES • Given that “la brea” means “the tar” in Spanish, if you say that you’re going to visit the La Brea tar pits, you’re actually saying you’re going to visit “the the tar tar pits.” This is called a tautological place name. Tautology means saying the same thing twice using different words. “Taut” is the Greek word meaning “same.” Tautological names are common when two different languages are combined using words from each language that both mean the same thing. Let’s visit some other tautological locations. • The River Avon comes from the Welsh word “afon” meaning river. There are various Avon Rivers located in England, Scotland, Wales, Canada, New Zealand, and Australia. • “Hatchie” means “river” in the Muskogean language, the tribe native to the southeastern U.S., and the Hatchie River runs for 238 miles (383 km) through Mississippi and Tennessee. • Speaking of Mississippi, the Algonquin word meaning “big river” is “mississippi,” so the Mississippi River is “the big river river.” There is also a Mississippi River in Ontario, Canada. The Mississippi River in the U.S. is the largest river on the North American continent, running for 2,320 miles (3,733 km), whereas the one in Ontario runs for only 120 miles (200 km). • The Rio Grande River forming the border between Texas and Mexico is another big river, from the Spanish “rio” meaning “river” and “grand” meaning large. • “Walla” means “river” in the native Sahaptin tongue, and when repeated “walla walla” it means “little river.” So the Walla Walla River near Walla Walla, Washington is literally “the little river river.” (cont’d)
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Online at www.lovemytidbits.com TAUTOLOGICAL NAMES (cont’d) • In California, there’s Laguna Lake, with “laguna” being Spanish for “lake.” • Lake Tahoe straddling the California/Nevada border comes from the English version of the Washoe word for lake, “da-aw.” Lake Tahoe is the 6th largest freshwater lake in the U.S. after the Great Lakes. • Lake Chad, located on the edge of the Sahara Desert, comes from the Bornu word for lake, “tsade.” This lake shrank by 95% between 1963 and 2001 due to overuse. • The Sahara Desert comes from the Arabic word meaning “greatest desert.” • The Gobi Desert comes from the Mongolian word for desert, “govi.” The first dinosaur eggs were found in the Gobi Desert. • Then you have all the places all over the world that are named “Glendale” with the Gaelic word “gleann” meaning “valley” and the Norse word “dail” also meaning “valley.” • Even the Milky Way galaxy is a tautological phrase, since the word “galaxy” comes from the Greek “galaxias” meaning “milky vault.” • Tautological phrases are not limited to places. For instance, there’s chai tea, when the word “chai” is Russian for tea. The Italian word for shrimp is “scampi” so “shrimp scampi” means “shrimp shrimp.” • There’s even a whole separate category of tautological abbreviations, known as RAS syndrome which is short for “redundant acronym syndrome syndrome.” A perfect example is when you use your PIN number at the ATM machine, since PIN stands for “Personal Identification Number” and ATM is short for “Automatic Teller Machine.” Then there’s the VIN number on cars (“Vehicle Identification Number number) and LCD displays (Liquid Crystal Display display).
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ANSWER: Serotonin syndrome is more common than often is suspected. It is an abnormality of brain chemistry caused most often by medications, especially selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), like paroxetine (Paxil) and vilazodone (Viibryd). You had many symptoms of serotonin syndrome. Serotonin syndrome may consist of mood changes such as anxiety and restlessness, but a person may develop confusion and disorientation. Abnormalities of the muscles, such as rigidity and the uncontrollable jerking you mention, are very common. Finally, sweating, high body temperature, vomiting and diarrhea also may be part of the syndrome. Treatment is stopping the medication that caused the symptoms. Many experienced practitioners will use the same or similar medications that caused the serotonin syndrome at a lower dose if it is the only effective treatment, but this requires expertise and careful monitoring. Deplin, a brand of methylfolate, is a B-type vitamin that can make SSRIs work better. It’s not associated with serotonin syndrome, as far as I have been able to find. *** DEAR DR. ROACH: A diagnosis of “Cameron erosions of the esophagus” was made after my gastroscopy. I was not able to find that term at nlm. nih.gov/medlineplus. Have you ever heard of this? -- A.M.
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DEAR DR. ROACH: After being on Paxil for about 15 years, it wasn’t working anymore. My doctor decreased my dose, and I slowly started Viibryd. The first week I felt great. When I increased the dose of Viibryd, I began feeling sick. I had a bad headache, anxiety and couldn’t sleep, and my muscles began jerking. I went to the doctor, and she had me stop immediately, prescribed Deplin for seven days, and said that I’d had serotonin syndrome. When I looked it up, I found it can be fatal if the SSRI is not stopped. I was off all SSRIs for about 10 days but started feeling unconfident and fragile, so I began taking 25 mg of Paxil CR. My doctor seemed concerned that the serotonin syndrome could return, and advised me to take Deplin along with the Paxil. How common is this syndrome? I am weaning myself off the Paxil, but what if I need an antidepressant? -- M.M.
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* On April 19, 1775, the American Revolution begins when 700 British troops march into Lexington to find 77 armed Minutemen waiting for them on the town’s common green. Suddenly, the “shot heard around the world” was fired. Eight Americans lay dead or dying and 10 others were wounded. * On April 20, 1841, Edgar Allen Poe’s story “The Murders in the Rue Morgue” first appears in Graham’s Lady’s and Gentleman’s Magazine. The tale, widely considered to be the first detective story, describes the extraordinary “analytical power” used by Monsieur C. Auguste Dupin to solve a series of murders in Paris. * On April 21, 1865, a train carrying the coffin of assassinated President Abraham Lincoln leaves Washington, D.C. on its way to Springfield, Illinois, where he would be buried on May 4. The train traveled through 180 cities and seven states, stopping at each town for a ceremony. * On April 18, 1906, an earthquake estimated at close to 8.0 on the Richter scale strikes San Francisco, toppling buildings, igniting fires and breaking water mains. An estimated 3,000 people died and 30,000 buildings were destroyed. * On April 22, 1945, Adolf Hitler, learning from one of his generals that no German defense was offered to the Russian assault at nearby Eberswalde, admits to all in his underground bunker that the war is lost. He committed suicide a week later. * On April 17, 1964, the Ford Mustang is officially unveiled by Henry Ford II at the World’s Fair in Flushing Meadows, New York. The new car debuted in Ford showrooms on the same day, and almost 22,000 Mustangs were immediately snapped up by buyers. * On April 23, 1987, the Chrysler Corporation purchases Nuova Automobili F. Lamborghini, the Italy-based maker of high-priced, highperformance cars, for a reported $25 million. (c) 2017 King Features Synd., Inc.
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We’ve known for a long time that exercise is good for seniors. Now scientists have been able to isolate just why that is -- right down to the cell level -- and determine what type of exercise is best. High-intensity interval training (called HIIT), such as walking and cycling, won out over resistance training and a program that combined both, according to the Mayo Clinic. At the heart of the study is mitochondrial cell function, which seniors lose as we age. High-intensity interval training makes new protein in the muscles ... and reverses some signs of aging. Yes, they said, it’s necessary to do a few days of resistance training to actually make muscles stronger, but that wouldn’t happen without the high-intensity aerobic exercise. Two age groups were recruited for the study, 18-30 and 65-80, with each broken into three groups. One group concentrated on HIIT cycling. Another worked with leg weights. The third did a combination program. After 12 weeks, lean muscle mass was checked and compared to control subjects who did no exercise. In the HIIT group, the seniors had an increase of 69 percent in mitochondria activity, compared with the younger group at 49 percent. How do we take advantage of this new information? First, check with your doctor that a HIIT program would be appropriate for you. It might work something like this: sitting on a stationary cycle and pedaling moderately for a period of time, with 30-second bursts of fast pedaling in the middle. Or, a moderate walking pace might be broken up with high-intensity moving for a half minute. For maximum benefit, try what the research group did: three days of high-intensity training, with two days of weight training. (c) 2017 King Features Synd., Inc.
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The Appeal Backlog Is Growing The Government Accountability Office recently issued a report to Congress about the Department of Veterans Affairs disabilityclaims appeal backlog. The stats are grim. In 2015, more than 427,000 veterans had appeals pending and had waited for over three years. Of those, 81,000 veterans had waited five years. By 2026 veterans might have to wait an average of 8.5 years to have their appeals resolved. During the audit, the VA noted three problem areas: 1) The VA said staff resources could not keep pace with the number of appeals, and it needs more people. The board approved a hiring surge in 2017. The GAO, however, discovered that the VA has not addressed training or space problems surrounding that hiring. VA then said that the 2017 hiring won’t be enough and they want more people in 2018. 2) The VA blamed the process itself -- a veteran can send in new evidence at any point, delaying the whole appeal. Also when the VA sends out denials of initial claims, it’s not clear how to file an appeal or what paperwork is required. Veterans appeal without the correct documentation, adding to the backlog. 3) The VA says it needs new computers, but didn’t indicate how and when they’d begin using a new system, which, the GAO says, means they have no idea how and when the new computers would work with a new appeals process. Do you see the pattern here? If you need to file an appeal, get help from an appeal representative. Go online and search for information about how to file an appeal, and read everything you can. Remember that the VA has a statutory duty to help you find your records, but you have to be specific about doctors, dates and places of treatment. (c) 2017 King Features Synd., Inc.
TRAVEL TIME TOURS PRESENTS LACOMEDIA DINNER THEATRE MAY 25, 2017 A ONE DAY TRIP
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Answers: 1. Ken Hill retired 31 consecutive batters in 1996. 2. Three times: 1972 (nine), 1976 (seven) and 1979 (five). 3. It was 1991. 4. Rod Strickland averaged 10.5 assists per game during the 1997-98 season. 5. It was the 1985-86 season, when Philadelphia won 13 in a row. 6. It was 1972. 7. Lightweight, junior middleweight and super middleweight.
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