May 31, 2013
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“YO, DUDE!” by Kathy Wolfe
This week, Tidbits is not only saying “Hey!” – we’re examining all sorts of words that begin with the letters yo-, everything from Yogi Bear to yodeling!
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● You’ve probably never heard the term vitellus, but it’s the proper name given to an egg yolk! The yolk, which contains all of the egg’s fat and cholesterol, accounts for about onethird of the liquid weight of an egg and contains approximately 60 calories. The egg yolk might have a bad reputation for its cholesterol content, but don’t overlook the 18 amino acids, vitamins A, D, E, and K, and minerals calcium, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, and potassium that are all essential for various body processes. ● Can you yodel? If you’re able to make quick fluctuations between your normal chest singing voice and a falsetto, you can! The wellknown “Yodel-Ay-EEE-ooo” features the “EEE” sung in the head voice, with the other tones sung in the chest voice. It’s believed that yodeling got its start as a method of communication between shepherds and their stock in the Swiss Alps. The technique was made popular again in recent years with a song featured in Disney’s 1994 The Lion King called “The Lion Sleeps Tonight.” Also known as “Wimoweh,” it was first recorded in 1939, then again in 1961 . turn the page for more!
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YO, DUDE! (continued) ● When you open a carton of yogurt, do you know what you’re eating? It’s a mixture of milk and cream that has been fermented with live bacteria at a warm temperature. Because your body needs to have a certain amount of “good” bacteria in the digestive tract, lactic acidproducing bacteria such as acidophilus are added to the mix. Nomadic Bedouins process camel’s milk into drinkable yogurt, and often live on nothing else for six months. Although yogurt has probably been around for about 8,000 years, the well-known Yoplait has only been existence for 49 of those. In 1964, a group of French dairy farmers agreed to merge in order to sell their goods nationwide. They linked the names of two of the farmers, Yola and Coplait to form their new brand Yoplait. ● The most important holiday of the Jewish calendar is Yom Kippur, which translates “Day of Atonement.” It’s a day set aside to repent from and atone for the sins of the past year. It occurs on the tenth day of the Jewish month of Tishri, which in 2013 will be September 14. Yom Kippur is a day of fasting, and traditions include no eating or drinking, no bathing, and no wearing of leather shoes. It is also customary to wear white on this day as a symbol of purity, representing the promise that “our sins shall be made as white as snow.” Back in 1965, Los Angeles Dodger pitcher Sandy Koufax made the news when he decided not to pitch the first game of the World Series because that day fell on Yom Kippur. ● Renowned cellist Yo Yo Ma was born in Paris to Chinese parents. He began studying the cello at age four, shortly before the family moved to New York City. As a child prodigy he began performing at age five, and at seven, performed for Dwight D. Eisenhower and John F. Kennedy. MOWING YO, DUDE!• LANDSCAPING (continued): • POWERWASHING
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The microchip itself is about the size of a grain of rice and goes just under your pet's skin. If Fred runs away and is found by someone who brings him to a local vet, the clinic can scan for a microchip and can then retrieve your contact information. Since your cat is a flight risk, it's important that you also keep Fred's vaccinations up to date. Rabies, feline leukemia, and FIV (feline immunodeficiency virus) are diseases that outdoor cats are especially vulnerable to, should they encounter feral cats or wild animals.
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● On June 4, 1896, Henry Ford unveils the "Quadricycle." The 500-pound vehicle had two driving speeds, no reverse, no brakes, rudimentary steering ability and a doorbell button as a horn. It could reach about 20 mph. ● On June 7, 1913, Hudson Stuck, an Alaskan missionary, leads the first successful ascent of Mt. McKinley, the highest point on the American continent at 20,320 feet. Stuck and two others began the climb in March and faced challenges of difficult weather and a fire at one of their camps, which destroyed food and supplies. ● On June 6, 1933, eager motorists park their automobiles on the grounds of the Park-In movie theater in New Jersey, the first-ever drive-in movie theater. Inventor Richard Hollingshead had come up with the idea in the driveway of his own house, where he perfected projection and sound techniques. ● On June 8, 1949, Hollywood figures, including film stars Frederic March and Edward G. Robinson, are named in a FBI report as Communist Party members. The FBI report relied largely on accusations made by "confidential informants," supplemented with some highly dubious analysis. Helen Keller also was on the list of radicals. ● On June 5, 1968, U.S. Sen. Robert Kennedy is shot at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles after winning the California presidential primary. Kennedy was shot by 22-year-old Palestinian Sirhan Sirhan, and died a day later. ● On June 9, 1972, a flash flood hits Rapid City, S.D., when 15 inches of rain fall in only six hours. The spillway for the Pactola Dam got clogged with debris, leading to the collapse of the dam and a devastating wave of water that crushed most of the nearby buildings and swept away 238 people. ● On June 3, 1989, with protests for democratic reforms entering their seventh week, the Chinese government authorizes its soldiers and tanks to reclaim Beijing's Tiananmen Square. By nightfall on June 4, Chinese troops had forcibly cleared the square, killing hundreds and arresting thousands of demonstrators and suspected dissidents.
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YO, DUDE! (continued) ● Baby boomers will recall a favorite cartoon character created by Hanna-Barbera in 1958. Yogi Bear made his debut in the animated Huckleberry Hound Show. In 1961, Yogi was given his own show, which featured his adventures in Jellystone Park, accompanied by his faithful companion Boo-Boo. They spent their days stealing “pic-a-nic baskets” from campers and outsmarting Park Ranger Smith. Yogi was full of self-confidence as he regularly proclaimed, “I’m smarter than the average bear!” Yogi’s character was modeled after the popular Honeymooners character Ed Norton, played by popular celebrity of the time Art Carney. ● Lawrence Peter “Yogi” Berra is considered one of baseball’s greatest catchers. Yogi, who played 17 years with the New York Yankees, was a 15-time All Star and was the American League MVP three times. He was later a player/coach for the NY Mets, a coach and manager for the Mets and Yankees, and a coach for the Houston Astros. As a player, coach, and manager, Yogi appeared in 21 World Series (14 years as a player). The Yankees retired his Number 8 jersey in 1972, the same year he was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. Yogi was well known for his witty comments, often called “Yogi-isms,” such as, “Baseball is 90% mental and the other half is physical.” When asked why the Yankees lost the 1960 World Series, he responded, “We made too many wrong mistakes.” A childhood friend gave Yogi his famous nickname, saying he looked like a Hindu snake charmer he had seen in a movie.
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For Advertising Call (740) 446-4543 YO, DUDE! (continued) ● The name of Denton True Young might not be familiar, but surely you’ve heard his nickname, Cy. Cy Young had a 22-year baseball career that started in 1890 pitching for the Cleveland Spiders. He moved on to the St. Louis Perfectos after eight seasons. Young established records that still stand today after more than 100 years, including most wins (511), career innings pitched (7,355), most career games started (815), and most completed games (749). He earned the nickname Cy after his fastball destroyed several fences. Reporters wrote that the fences looked like a cyclone had hit them, and the name stuck. The Cy Young Award, given to the leagues’ best pitchers, was established in 1956. ● The Yorkshire Terrier breed of dog was developed in the 1800s in the county of Yorkshire, England, to catch rats in clothing mills. The smallest Yorkie in recorded history was just 2.5 inches (6.35 cm) tall and weighed 4 ounces (113 grams). Famous Yorkie owners include Paris Hilton, Justin Timberlake, Britney Spears, and Vanessa Williams. Audrey Hepburn’s Yorkie Mr. Famous appeared with her in a scene in her 1957 movie Funny Face. ● The notorious Cole Younger Gang teamed up with the James Brothers in the 1870s and the eight-member band of outlaws went on a spree of train, stagecoach, and bank robberies. Their crimes came to a halt during a Minnesota bank robbery attempt in 1874. The James Brothers escaped, three other members were killed, and the three Younger brothers were captured. Cole Younger had been shot 11 times, but survived to serve 25 years in prison, after which he was paroled. During his prison time, he founded the longest-running prison newspaper in the U.S.
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For Advertising Call (740) 446-4543 EMILY POST (continued) ● Emily’s approach to good manners was that of bringing common sense to behavior. Her root belief was that manners included “good form in speech, knowledge of proper social graces, and charm.” She especially disliked pretentious people, dirty silverware, and hostesses who served themselves first. Although she authored an advice column, she consistently avoided giving “lonely hearts” advice. She did hold fast to her advice whenever a single girl asked if it was correct to visit a man alone in his apartment – the answer was “No.”. ● In 1946, Emily founded the Emily Post Institute, an organization designed to offer expert etiquette advice to corporations, which continues to promote standards of good manners and civility around the world. Emily’s third and fourth generation descendants still write books and columns, and conduct seminars and workshops based on the principles of honesty, respect, and consideration. ● In Emily’s words, manners are “a sensitive awareness of the feelings of others. If you have that awareness, you have good manners, no matter what fork you use.” ● “A gentleman does not boast about his junk.” – Emily Post
YO-YO FACTS June 6 has been proclaimed Naitonal Yo-YoDay in commemoration of the birthday of yo-yo king Donald Duncan. Follow along and discover some facts you may not have known about this favorite toy. ● The official description of a yo-yo is “an axle connected to two disks, with a length of twine looped around the axle.” The first historical evidence of a yo-yo was found in Greece from the year 500 B.C., a vase featuring a painting of a boy playing with the toy. A 1789 painting of France’s King Louis XVII, which hangs in the Louvre, shows the young monarch with a yo-yo as well. Two Ohio men received the first U.S. patent on the item in 1866. ● In 1928, Pedro Flores launched the Yo-Yo Manufacturing Company in Santa Barbara, California. Within a year, he had opened two more factories, employing a total of 600 workers, and producing 300,000 yo-yo’s every day. By the end of another year, Donald Duncan had purchased all of Flores’ assets and had the name “yo-yo” registered as a trademark, meaning only he could use that name for the toy.
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YO-YO FACTS (continued) ● Duncan moved the entire operation to Luck, Wisconsin in 1946, and the community became known as the “Yo-Yo Capital of the World,” cranking out 3,600 yo-yo’s per hour. For 14 years, maple wooden yo-yo’s were manufactured, using 1,000,000 board feet every year. Plastic yo-yo’s came along in 1960. ● Competitors of Duncan didn’t like that he had the exclusive rights to the word “yo-yo” and fought for the rights to use it. Unfortunately for the Duncan company, in 1965, after a long and expensive court battle, a Federal Court of Appeals ruled that the trademark for the word itself was not valid. Duncan lost its rights, and profits diminished to the point that the company had to declare bankruptcy three years later. They were bought out by Flambeau and surrendered the company and even the famous name of Duncan. ● Well-known yo-yo tricks include “sleeping,” which keeps a yo-yo spinning at the end of its uncoiled string. Looping keeps the body of the yo-yo in constant motion without sleeping, while “walking the dog” involves throwing a strong sleeper, then gently allowing the yo-yo to touch the floor, where it rolls forward like a dog on a leash. ● Enthusiasts can see the world’s largest yo-yo at the National Yo-Yo Museum in Chico, California. It measures 50 inches (127 cm) high and weighs 256 lbs. (116 kg.). The museum also houses yo-yo’s dating back to the 1920s. Chico is home to the National Yo-Yo Contest each October. ● The yo-yo was first taken into space in April of 1985 aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery when NASA introduced their Toys in Space project. ● America’s National Toy Hall of Fame was established in 1998. Located in Rochester, New York, it pays tribute to those toys and games that have maintained their popularity over many years. In order to be considered for the honor, a toy must be “widely recognized, respected, and remembered,” foster learning and creativity, be more than a passing fad, as well as show innovation. The yo-yo was inducted into the Hall at its inception, along with the kite, rocking horse, jigsaw puzzle, Checkers, and doll houses, among many others.
1. Name the only two players to record 17 consecutive major-league seasons of at least 150 hits. 2. When Angels pitcher Nolan Ryan notched 383 strikeouts in 1973, whose American League record did he break? 3. In 2012, Arkansas had the second-biggest fall in the AP college football poll, going from No. 8 to out of the top-25 rankings. Who had the biggest drop? 4. Entering the 2013 playoffs, Jason Kidd was third on the list of NBA postseason career assists (1,239). Name the players in the top two spots. 5. In 2013, Jaromir Jagr became the 12th NHL player to reach 1,000 career assists. Who was the 11th to do it? 6. When was the last time an American driver won a Formula One Grand Prix race? 7. Serena Williams, in 2013, became only the fourth woman to win a WTA tennis event six times. Name two of the other three to do it.
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DEAR DR. DONOHUE: My doctor gave me some very unsettling news. He says I have cataracts in both eyes. I haven't been able to sleep since he told me. My aunt was blind later in life. I don't know the cause, but I do know that life was very tough for her. I haven't contacted the ophthalmologist my doctor referred me to. I'm too scared. How are cataracts treated? How long is recuperation? -- S.M. ANSWER: If a doctor examined the eyes of most people over 60, the doctor would tell them they have the beginning of a cataract. Do you know what a cataract is? Right behind the pupil is the eye's lens, a small, oval-shaped, perfectly clear structure. The lens focuses light on the retina in the back of the eye, so we get a clear picture of what we see. A cataract is a smudge in the lens. Proteins in the lens have stuck to each other to produce a stain in the lens like a thumbprint on the lens of glasses. Your cataract must not be large. You have no complaints of it interfering with your vision. Most cataracts result from aging. Smoking, alcohol excess, constant exposure to sunlight and long-term use of high doses of cortisone drugs also contribute to cataract formation. The evolution of your cataract to one that blurs vision is unpredictable. The process is painless. Difficulty seeing at night and difficulty reading fine print are
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Money Management for Students Parents who have a child going away to college have more to worry about than partying and failing grades. Two things are a given: 1) New students on campuses will be approached to sign up for credit cards, and 2) students need to know in advance how to handle the financial responsibility. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has issued a special edition of its Consumer News to help young adults and teens manage their money and avoid financial scams. Here are a few places to start to get your student up to speed. Credit cards: Teach your child everything you know about credit-card use, even your own mistakes. Show them how to read the fine print on the disclosure, to be aware of the card's limit (and how that limit can affect credit scores) and to pay off the full balance each month. Don't apply for multiple cards (especially if the applications are being handed around on campus by zealous recruiters) and to take advantage of alerts from credit-card companies about payment reminders. If there's any doubt about your child's ability to handle payments, aim him or her toward a pre-paid card or one with a very low credit availability. Credit reports: Students need to know that potential employers will check their credit history during the job-application process. Insurance companies will do the same, with monthly premiums partially determined by credit scores. At some point, a graduate will need a loan, perhaps for a first car. An initial credit history, although short, will help secure a lower interest rate. Picking a bank: As a student, your child will likely only need the most basic of services. If he or she is going away to school, start shopping on the Internet. You'll need one close to campus that has the lowest possible fees. Check whether there are fees for falling below a minimum required balance, or for an excess number of ATM withdrawals or debit-card transactions. Plan to open an account at the same time you're moving your student into the dorms. Guarding against fraud and scams: Your child needs to know to review bank and credit-card statements the minute they arrive, to keep personal information private, especially online, and to be suspicious of emails that appear to come from the bank. David Uffington regrets that he cannot personally answer reader questions, but will incorporate them into his column whenever possible. Send email to columnreply2@gmail.com.
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Do you have a space in your home where you stash items because you can't bear to get rid of them? My friend Vi, who lived to be 102, had a way of dealing with those things she couldn't part with. Whether it was a snazzy shopping bag from a fancy store or another garage-sale treasure, she would put them in what she called her "just for now" room. She'd say with a chuckle and a twinkle in her eye, "These things are here just for now!" I've noticed that I've picked up on her approach. I not only have a "just for now" drawer in my kitchen and a "just for now" shelf in the entry closet, but also a growing "just for now" space in the garage. That's where things like old wooden chairs without seats end up. If you have a sturdy wooden chair with a removable seat stored in an attic or garage in need of seat replacement, or if you find one for a few dollars at a garage sale, here's a fun way to put it back in use, and you won't have to pay for recaning it. Instead, weave Dad's and Grandfather's old neckties around the frame of the seat. You and your kids will be using the basic, simple weaving technique they learn at school when making paper place mats. Before you begin weaving about 30 neckties onto the chair, you might wish to sand it, apply a base coat or two of latex paint and then paint designs on the slats and legs with acrylic paint in playful colors. To weave the seat: --Place chair right side up. Make sure the old seat is removed completely. Wrap a necktie over front and rear seat support, and tie it tightly with a double knot underneath the chair. (It may be easier to tie the knot if you turn the chair upside down). Slide the tie to the left side of the chair. --Wrap around and knot a second tie next to the first. Continue adding and knotting about 15 more neckties to completely cover the seat space. --Weave horizontal rows with the basic over-and-under technique using the same number of additional ties. Simply weave a tie over and under the vertical ties, keeping them close together. Double knot each one tightly under the chair. When complete, your seat should be firm and comfortable. --Trim off excess tie length under the chair. 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."
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Veterans Claims Still Backlogged
Volunteer at Your Local Schools A gentleman in Iowa has gone back to school, although not in the traditional sense. He's found his way to the local elementary school, where he volunteers doing a variety of tasks -- not just a few hours a week, but every day. He's 74 years old. Some days he spends time one-on-one with children who need help with math. Other times he helps those struggling with reading. During his "spare" time he reorganized the school's library. His school feels lucky to have him. All across the country there are schools in trouble. They're victims of budget cuts that take away valuable resources, perhaps the resources that the kids need most.
Instead of a reading specialist in each school, maybe that specialist is spread out over five schools, and too many kids are falling through the cracks. The federal infusion of "turnaround" dollars for the past three years is about to end. Less money will mean even fewer resources. It can be a vicious cycle. But it's one that we can break -- by volunteering at our schools. Here are some things you can do: --Help struggling students with math and reading at all grade levels. --Answer phones in the front office. --Help with building maintenance on an ongoing basis. --Teach art classes. --Assist with field trips. --Give presentations on a topic you know a lot about. --Organize bake sales. --Catalog, repair and shelve books in the library. --Give music lessons. --Chair an afternoon special-interest club. We have the time; we have the experience. Who better than seniors to lend a helping hand at our local schools? To get started, call the school principal, the head of the PTA or the district offices.
Six months ago, we looked at the claims processing time for a number of small and large locations across the country. Given the Department of Veterans Affairs' efforts to reduce the time to process a claim to less than 125 days, let's check in with a few of the same locations and see how they're doing. In November, White River Junction, Vt., had 969 veterans awaiting claims, with 510 waiting an average 239 days. Now they have 834 veterans waiting an average of 239 days. However, average wait time for first claims is now at 559 days. Lincoln, Neb., had 4,476 veterans waiting, 1,678 of them over 125 days. Now they have 2,560 veterans, with 695 over 125 days. Average wait time is 143 days. Clearly there's been some progress made. Let's look at some of the more populated areas. Last November, St. Petersburg, Fla., had 46,366 veterans waiting an average 207 days. Of those, 30,321 were past the 125-day mark. Now there are 50,492 veterans waiting an average of 319 days. Of those, 34,860 are over 125 days. As usual, the devil is in the details. The office receives 4,293 claims per month and only completes 3,687. Baltimore, Md., had 19,662 claims waiting last November, with 16,472 past the 125-day mark. Average claim time was 343 days. Now it has 18,421 veterans with 15,326 waiting over 125 days with an average claim time of 417 days. Here, too, the incoming exceeds the outgoing: 1,023 claims coming in each month, and only 880 completed. To see how your local claims office is doing, go online to http://cironline.org/ and click on Returning Home to Battle, then click on the backlog map. Freddy Groves regrets that he cannot personally answer reader questions, but will incorporate them into his column whenever possible. Send email to columnreply2@gmail.com.
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Q: I have a copy of the White House cookbook that was published during the administration of President Grover Cleveland in 1887. It was issued by the F.I. Gillette Publishing Company and is quite interesting. -- Ella, Pembroke, Ontario, Canada A: Most of the White House cookbooks have distinctive white covers and sell for about $35 to $50 each, depending on both condition and edition. Q: While cleaning out my dad's desk, I discovered a stack of old stock certificates from the 1950s. Although I suspect they aren't worth anything, I hesitate to toss them. Is there a way I can see if any are still negotiable? -- Beth, Hammond, La. A: Pierre Bonneau is the man to contact. He is CEO of Stock Research International, a business that researches stocks and conducts auctions of older certificates several times a year. A stock may be worthless as a stock, but if it is signed by a heavy hitter such as Thomas Edison or Henry Ford it can be quite valuable. To find out if your stocks have any value, contact Bonneau at P.O. Box 2359, Vineyard Haven, MA 02568; ssi@stocksearchintl.com; and 800-538-4523. Q: My uncle worked at Coca-Cola throughout the 1940s and '50s. He saved promotional products, and they now fill six large boxes. I don't know what we should do with this collection. Any advice? -- Sue, Rio Rancho, N.M. A: I would begin by contacting the Coca-Cola Collectors Club, which has thousands of members scattered throughout the United States. The addresses are PMB 609, 4780 Ashford-Dunwoody Road, Suite A, Atlanta, GA 30338; and cocacolaclub.org. There also are several excellent price guides available at www.amazon. com. Q: I have four large sacks of marbles that are probably from the 1940s when I was a child. Can you suggest someone I can contact to see if any are worth keeping? -- Jack, Albuquerque, N.M. A: Bill Clair, owner of Blair Collectibles, is a marble expert and can help you. He cautions that values have plunged in recent years, so don't expect a big payday. Contact him at P.O. Box 655, Pine Hill, NY 12465; and blaircol@aol.com. If writing to Bill, enclose a self-addressed, stamped envelope and be patient for his reply.
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