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CLASSICAL COMPOSERS (continued): • Beethoven experienced severe tinnitus, conveying his feelings in his writings,” My ears whistle and roar incessantly, night and day. I can say that I am leading a miserable life.” By age 31, he had lost 60% of his hearing, and by 46, he was completely deaf. Several causes have been suggested including lead poisoning or typhus. An autopsy revealed that three small bones of his inner ear were fused together, as well as being covered in lesions. Although Beethoven’s public performances lessened due to his deafness, his composing continued, writing his breathtaking Ninth Symphony after completely losing his hearing. • Beethoven composed nine symphonies, 16 string quartets, 32 piano sonatas, five piano concertos, a violin concerto, and an opera. This doesn’t begin to include the enormous amount of his chamber music and piano compositions. Careful listeners to his music can detect his intense emotions and love of nature. Various instruments create the sound of a wind and rain storm in the country, following by the serenity of the storm’s end. His use of trills on the violin imitate the chirping of insects and birds, while soft instrumental sounds mimic a flowing brook. • Even folks who are not classical music fans will most likely recognize compositions by Peter Tchaikovsky, the composer of The Nutcracker Suite, Sleeping Beauty, Romeo & Juliet, and Swan Lake. This Russian composer was able to read French and German by the age of six. He entered law school and worked as a clerk but took music lessons on the side, beginning to compose. He married in his mid-30s, but left his wife after a few weeks, claiming she “possessed little intelligence.”

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CLASSICAL COMPOSERS (continued): • Tchaikovsky was befriended by an anonymous benefactor, a very wealthy widow who financed him while he composed. The pair exchanged more than 1,000 letters over the next 13 years, but, upon her insistence, never met face to face. The widow abruptly terminated the relationship, claiming she was broke, an unfounded claim. Tchaikovsky never heard from her again. His death remains a mystery, with some claiming he killed himself. The more accepted explanation is death from cholera after drinking contaminated drinking water. His death came just one week after the premiere of his Symphony Pathetique, considered by many to be his greatest work. • Considered the world’s first real child prodigy, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart began studying violin and harpsichord at age 3. At 5, he was performing at the University of Salzburg and before Vienna’s Imperial Court the following year. He was 6 when he began composing minuets and other short pieces. His first symphony came along at age 8 and an opera at 12. Mozart received all of his education from his father, and never attended a school. He frequently experienced anxiety, loneliness, and sadness, and occasionally exhibited the symptoms of Tourette’s Syndrome and bipolarism. Although he only lived to age 35, he composed more than 600 pieces, including 68 symphonies, 27 piano concertos, horn concertos, violin and piano sonatas, and many volumes of string quartet music. • The cause of Mozart’s death has never been definitely determined. It’s been hypothesized as everything from “severe miliary fever” to trichinosis, mercury poisoning, and rheumatic fever. In all, researchers have speculated on nearly 120 different causes of death.

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• You may have never heard of Richard Wagner, but you’ve undoubtedly heard his most famous composition from the 1850 opera Lohengrin. The opera’s “Bridal Chorus” has been used at weddings since 1858 when Queen Victoria’s daughter chose the piece for her procession into the church. Today, we call it “Here Comes the Bride.” Another familiar Wagner tune is “Ride of the Valkyries,” which you may know better as “Kill the Wabbit,” a song Elmer Fudd sings in a 1957 Warner Brothers cartoon. History’s longest opera, The Ring Cycle, was also composed by Wagner, a production that takes well over 15 hours to perform. He began the opera in 1848, composing the text over the next four years. However, it took until 1874 for all of the music to be composed. • We almost didn’t have the glorious music of George Frederic Handel, composer of “The Messiah.” His father wanted him to become a lawyer, and prevented George from playing musical instruments. Handel practiced secretly on a clavichord hidden in his home’s attic. Finally, when he was nine, his father heard him playing and allowed him to study music. By the time he was 10, Handel was composing for the organ, oboe, and violin, and a year later began composing church cantatas and chamber music. At 19, he had composed the first of his 50 operas. A stroke at age 52 impaired the movement of his right hand, but after just six weeks, he had fully recuperated. Even a second stroke and complete blindness in the ensuing years couldn’t keep Handel from his love of composition. He continued to write music until his death at 74 in 1759. • Baroque composer Johann Sebastian Bach fathered 20 children in his two marriages, only 10 of whom survived to adulthood. Five out of his six sons became professional musicians and/or composers.

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* On July 4, 1826, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, the second and third presidents of the United States, respectively, die on the 50th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence. Both men had been central in drafting the historic document. * On June 30, 1859, Frenchman Emile Blondin becomes the first daredevil to walk across Niagara Falls on a tightrope. Wearing pink tights and a yellow tunic, Blondin crossed a cable about 2 inches in diameter and 1,100feet long using only a balancing pole. * On July 5, 1865, in London, revivalist preacher William Booth and his wife Catherine establish the Christian Mission, modeled after the British army, with women given ranks equal with men. In 1878, the organization was renamed the Salvation Army, and two years later the first U.S. branch opened in Pennsylvania. * On July 2, 1881, President James A. Garfield is shot as he walks through a railroad waiting room in Washington, D.C. His assailant, Charles J. Guiteau, was a disgruntled and perhaps insane office seeker. Garfield died 80 days later of blood poisoning. * On July 1, 1951, Cleveland Indians ace Bob Feller pitches the third no-hit game of his career, making him the first modern pitcher ever to throw three no-hitters. Feller made his first start in 1936, when he was just 17. * On July 3, 1985, the blockbuster actioncomedy “Back to the Future,” in which the iconic DeLorean concept car is transformed into a time-travel device, premieres. * On June 29, 1995, the American space shuttle Atlantis docks with the Russian space station Mir to form the largest man-made satellite ever to orbit the Earth. It was the 100th human space mission in U.S. history.

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The Fourth is never an ordinary summer day, especially when you turn the occasion into a celebration of outdoor family fun. Here are some creative ideas for all ages, starting with a fantastic “fireworks of art” activity. Fireworks Art In a small bowl or recycled container, stir together 4 tablespoons of liquid tempera paint and about 1 tablespoon of water to dilute the paint. It should be runny. Make several different color mixtures. Gather around a picnic table and give each person a sheet of sturdy construction or watercolor paper and a drinking straw. Pour a spoonful of one color near the center of each sheet, tell everyone to hold their straw just above the puddle of paint at a 45-degree angle and blow through it, spreading the color in all directions like a fireworks display. One by one, pour other colors of paint on the paper and blow through the straw to create a dramatic design. To turn your picture into a place mat, cover the completed and dried project with clear, adhesive-backed plastic. Tip: If you wish to sprinkle sequins and glitter on the design for added sparkle, stir 1 teaspoon white craft glue into the original paint-and-water mixture. Add more water if necessary for a runny consistency. Patriotic Stones Collect several large rocks with a flat side. Rinse off rocks if needed, and let dry thoroughly. Paint an American flag design on each with red, white and blue acrylic paints. Use as napkin weights at mealtime. Singalong Have a song fest and sing familiar American songs together, such as “Yankee Doodle,” “This Land is Your Land” and “America the Beautiful.” Make up your own verse to your favorite. Story Time In the evening, make a bedtime story extra special for young and old by reading it outdoors with a flashlight. Choose a book about the subject of independence, where children, fairy-tale characters or animals are searching for freedom. *** Donna Erickson’s award-winning series “Donna’s Day” is airing on public television nationwide. To find more of her creative family recipes and activities, visit www.donnasday.com and link to the NEW Donna’s Day Facebook fan page. Her latest book is “Donna Erickson’s Fabulous Funstuff for Families.” (c) 2015 Donna Erickson Distributed by King Features Synd.

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Perseverance Power 5.5: The Reward of Perseverance By Ron Ross “Cassie won a full-ride scholarship to a Division One California University!” bragged my friend whose granddaughter is a star high-school track athlete. “What is her best event?” I asked. “The 100 meter hurdles,” he answered with a puffed up chest (he was a state high school championship hurdler many years ago). I told him I could not imagine training hour after hour, day after day, and week after week so I could run a race that lasts fewer than 15 seconds. He answered, “You’ve never stood on the medal stand, have you.” Take note of this quote from Brian Tracy in his book, No Excuses, “Each act of self-discipline strengthens every other act of self-discipline. Every act of persistence strengthens every other act of persistence. When you discipline yourself to persist, over and over, you like and respect yourself more and more. You become stronger and more confident. Eventually, you become unstoppable.”* Cassie, because of her perseverance, became unstoppable. How do you view the training and extra effort it takes to run the race you are in? Too often we see the training we are required to take, the problems we encounter, and the setbacks we are obliged to endure as stumbling blocks to our goals or delays to our destiny. Instead they are resilience building, lesson learning, wisdom attracting rewards that can only be won through extra effort. In his book, Outliers Malcom Gladwell writes, “…success follows a predictable course. It is not the brightest who succeed…Nor is success simply the sum of

the decisions and efforts we make on our own behalf. It is, rather, a gift. Outliers are those who have been given opportunities – and who have had the strength and presence of mind to seize them.” ** You are here at a specific time in history that offers you certain opportunities unique to the times. Seize those opportunities and persevere through the times of trial and error until you become one of the few who emerge with more skill, more experience and more wisdom than those who give up too soon. Remember when you were a kid and you wanted to be grown up? You can count yourself grown up when you do what needs to be done whether you want to do it or not. It is called delayed gratification. Children don’t get it. Adults do. It is what makes you unstoppable. Do you see how going the extra mile, training the extra hour or seeking to be more than you have ever been before benefits you? When you strain and toil and overcome you are the winner; you stand tall on your own self-created medal stand. When you bow your head to have the gold medal placed around your neck you have earned the right to raise your arms in victory because you persevered. You did it. You won. Perseverance, you see, is its own reward. *P. 118, Brian Tracy, No Excuses! The Power of Self-Discipline, MJF Books, NY **P. 267, Malcom Gladwell, Outliers, Back Bay Books ©2015 Ronald D. Ross

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Beer Brat Skewers with Spicy Slaw Bite-size bratwurst slices alternate with veggies in this kebab version of the Sheboygan, Wisconsin, classic, which is basted in a beerÑbrown sugar sauce. 4 tablespoons cider vinegar 3 tablespoons packed brown sugar 1 teaspoon packed brown sugar Salt Pepper 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper 1/2 head cabbage 1/2 cup beer 2 teaspoons lower-sodium soy sauce 2 medium onions 2 large red peppers 6 fully cooked bratwurst sausages 1. In large bowl, stir 3 tablespoons vinegar, 1 teaspoon brown sugar, 1/4 teaspoon salt, 1/8 teaspoon crushed red pepper and 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper until sugar dissolves. Add cabbage; toss to coat. Let stand. 2. Prepare grill for direct grilling on mediumlow. 3. In 3-quart saucepan, combine beer, soy sauce and remaining 3 tablespoons brown sugar, 1 tablespoon vinegar and 1/8 teaspoon crushed red pepper. Heat to boiling on medium-high, stirring. Reduce heat to maintain simmer and cook 15 minutes or until reduced to 1/3 cup, stirring often. 4. While sauce simmers, cut onions, peppers and sausages into 1-inch chunks; thread onto skewers. Grill 10-12 minutes or until onions are tender and grill marks appear on sausages, turning occasionally. Brush two-thirds of sauce all over skewers and grill 5 minutes or until sauce caramelizes, turning. Transfer to serving plates; brush with remaining sauce. Serve with slaw. Serves 4. For thousands of triple-tested recipes, visit our website at www.goodhousekeeping.com/ recipefinder/. (c) 2015 Hearst Communications, Inc. All rights reserved

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The next time you see David Ortiz or Ryan Howard lose what would have been a sure base hit had there not been a concentration of seven guys with gloves milling about in the spot the ball went, know that what you are seeing is nothing new. Credit a guy they called “Old Shufflefoot” for the defensive shift, one time called “the Boudreau shift” after the creator, or “the Ted Williams shift,” the guy it was invented for. The story goes that Lou Boudreau, the player-manager of the Cleveland Indians, decided to employ the shift during the second game of a doubleheader with the Red Sox. Williams, despite his reputation and selfassertion of being the greatest hitter of all time, was a one-trick pony at the plate in that he was a deadpull hitter. The game previous he had pulled three homers to beat the Indians by a run, and Boudreau, who was considered one of the best hitters in the game, decided it might be a good ploy. Williams had an ego and nobody thought he would drop a bunt to the vacated field to his left. It’s interesting that Boudreau’s name should come up. He is a bit of a trivia answer. He was the last American League player-manager, and unlike Pete Rose, the last player-manager, he successfully guided Cleveland to its last championship and won a batting title and MVP to boot. He integrated the AL by starting Larry Doby, and did something way cool by signing Satchel Paige for a pennant chase. Along the way he handled the scorching grounder -- barehanding it at face level after a bad hop, no less -- that ended Joe DiMaggio’s 56-game hitting streak. Even though the infield shift was used a time or two in the old days, there are few anecdotes pointing to the fact that it was used to the degree it is today, which, anecdotally speaking, is a lot. A lot, lot. Like, every game, a lot. Ty Cobb called Williams “stupid” for not bunting against the shift like he would. Today, former hitting stars like Don Mattingly are urging players to learn how to hit to all fields. In a recent op-ed, Hall of Famer Mike Schmidt pointed out that for many players, it’s too late to change. This is ironic because, in the AL at least, the designated hitter rule has finally done what it was marketed to do in the first place, namely extend the careers of aging stars. Alex Rodriguez and Ortiz fit that bill perfectly. But defenders of the shift argue that it’s something that will work itself out. Personally, I don’t want to see Mark Texeira or Ryan Howard bunt and run every game, and I don’t want to explain to my kid why the third baseman is guarding the line -- at first base. This is silly. The game only had one flaw, and it was fixed when they instituted the infield fly rule. We say that runners have to remain in the base paths, fielders should field their positions. Enough of this shift. Mark Vasto is a veteran sportswriter who lives in Kansas City. (c) 2015 King Features Synd., Inc.

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