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SUGAR (continued) • Sugar cane is a member of the grass family and there are six different species, all of which look very similar to bamboo. None of the species can tolerate freezing temperatures. Sugar cane is usually grown in large plantations. It can yield up to 44 pounds (20 kg) of sugar for every 11 square feet (1 square m) of land. • It takes between 12 and 18 months for a cane stalk to mature to the point where it can be harvested. It is a perennial plant meaning it can regrow from the roots over and over, but each time it yields less sugary sap than before until it becomes more economical to plant a fresh new crop. The stalk of the plant is boiled and refined into molasses and sugar. The sugar cane must be refined within days of being harvested. • It takes one ton of water to grow enough cane to yield one pound (.45 kg) of sugar. • Sugar cane was first domesticated in New Guinea and areas of Indonesia, and people in India were the first to refine it. One of the first recorded references to sugar dates back to the year 325 BC. • Christopher Columbus brought sugar cane with him on his second voyage to the New World in 1493 and planted it in Santo Domingo. By the year 1516, sugar was being shipped to Europe from there. • The first sugar cane in the United States was planted in Louisiana in the mid-1700s. • At first, sugar was rare and expensive. Slavery on sugar plantations caused social upheaval. Jungles were torn down to make room for more sugar cane. • As sugar became more widely available, the price dropped so that more people could afford it. • Brazil is currently the world’s largest producer of sugar.

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The Sound of Crickets Cricket is a sport that Americans, in general, do not ever play. But here’s what we do know: We know that the game exists. We know that India, Britain and Australia play the game often. We know that it requires hitting a ball with a stick, and history has shown that we’re very good at hitting things. It’s not like it’s bobsledding, a sport we perennially suck at. This is something we can actually do. It is for just those reasons that I submit the challenge. I looked into the rules of how the game is played, and I stand here before you none the wiser. I haven’t a clue as to the subtle nuances of the game. I know that you can hit the baseball-sized ball with a flattened side of a willow wood bat out of the park and it’s worth 6 runs. A ground rule double is apparently worth 4 runs. There are 10 outs per inning, there are 11 players on defense and each game lasts about 5 days. And people complain that baseball is too slow? The game has other rules. There’s one rule that states if a red ball is used, no team can wear colorful uniforms. They have to wear white or off-white uniforms. I don’t see this as an obstacle. I’m sure that UnderArmour can come up with something that fits the bill. Naturally, there will be naysayers. Americans barely support outdoor or, for that matter, indoor lacrosse. How can we just pick up another sport when the WNBA still needs our support? The answer is easy, my friends: Gary Sheffield. Admittedly, I have not run this idea past Mr. Sheffield. This is partially because I fear him a great deal. That being said, who out there among us can deny the fact that Gary Sheffield will destroy the ball in cricket? Send Sheffield, Derek Jeter (because you have to send Derek Jeter, if only to make nice with the international press) and all manner of ex-baseball players to play the game. I think Curt Schilling would make an excellent bowler (pitcher, in baseball vernacular) along with John Smoltz. I bet Jorge Posada and Bernie Williams would sign on. Ichiro would be a no-brainer, and for laughs we can ask Lou Piniella to coach the team. Surely he will appreciate the pace of each 30-hour game. Look ... President John F. Kennedy issued the challenge that we put a man on the moon, not because it was easy but because it was hard, and that was in the 1960s. President George W. Bush challenged us to go to Mars, and as far as he’s concerned, Matt Damon fulfilled his mission. But I’m talking cricket, America. This is something we can actually do, that will never be considered a hoax or ever require the approval of Ben Affleck. Cricket, America. It’s time. Mark Vasto is a veteran sportswriter who lives in New Jersey. (c) 2016 King Features Synd., Inc.

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Allegations of wait-time manipulation at the Phoenix VA Health Care System surfaced two years ago, and more allegations followed. Since then, the Department of Veterans Affairs Office of the Inspector General has conducted more that 70 investigations. It’s now starting to roll out the results of those inquiries. Here are few highlights: Iowa -- It was alleged that “secret waiting lists” were destroyed before the inspection. One list had been created by a clinical psychologist to track how long it took for his patients to get appointments. He was told to delete it, even though it helped him help his patients. Louisiana -- A list similar to the one in Iowa had been created by staff to keep patients from “falling through the cracks” in the system, and had nothing to do with scheduling. New staff was to be hired, and veterans couldn’t be assigned appointments with a specific doctor yet ... hence the list to keep track of them. Minnesota -- Two former employees alleged that they’d been instructed to manipulate appointment dates or cancel patient appointments. Both had appeared on television shows making allegations, which were not substantiated in 26 subsequent interviews of employees. Illinois -- One employee admitted to changing desired appointment dates and next available dates to create a zero-wait appearance because she thought that’s what she was supposed to do in order to avoid repercussions by management. Florida -- A former employee alleged that clerks were manipulating scheduling data, but it appears they just didn’t understand the difference between a desired appointment date and an available one. Intentional manipulation isn’t what comes through in an initial reading of these reports. It seems more a matter of confusion. To read the full reports and keep track of new ones as they come in, check www.va.gov/oig. (c) 2016 King Features Synd., Inc.

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Answers 1. Andres Galarraga, with 399. 2. Lou Gehrig, with 1,995 RBIs. 3. Priest Holmes, who had 31 100yard games. 4. It was 2003. 5. It was 1980, when the New York Islanders beat Philadelphia in overtime in Game Six. 6. Jimmie Johnson, in 2007. 7. She was 37 when she lost to Conchita Martinez at Wimbledon in 1994.

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* On April 2, 1992, a jury in New York finds mobster John Gotti, nicknamed “the Teflon Don” for his ability to avoid conviction, guilty on 13 counts. FBI official James Fox was quoted as saying, “The don is covered in Velcro, and every charge stuck.” (c) 2016 King Features Synd., Inc.