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Originally named Sextilis from the Latin, August was the sixth month in the old ten-month Roman calendar when March was the first month of the year. Around 700 BC, August became the eighth month when January and February were added before March. Let’s look at several events that occur this month. • August 1 has been set aside as World Lung Cancer Day, a day to “celebrate, commemorate, and support” all those affected by lung cancer. While smoking is one of the main causes of this killer, about 14% of cases of lung cancer occur in non-smokers. Non-smokers can be diagnosed as a result of carcinogens found at their workplace, in the environment, or in air pollution. Lung cancer is the leading cause of all cancer deaths, more deaths than from colon, breast, and prostate cancers combined, accounting for more than one-fourth of cancer deaths. Two out of three of those diagnosed are 65 or older, while those younger than 45 account for just 2% of all cases. A man has about a 1 in 13 chance of developing lung cancer, while a woman’s chance is about 1 in 16. The American Cancer Society estimates that close to 160,000 Americans will die from lung cancer this year. turn the page for more!
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AUGUST ASSORTMENT (continued): • On August 7, 1782, in the midst of the American Revolutionary War, General George Washington, Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army, originated the Badge of Military Merit, a piece of purple silk shaped like a heart and edged with a narrow silver binding. The word “Merit” was stitched across the badge in silver thread. It was Washington’s intention for the badge to be given to soldiers who had demonstrated any “singularly meritorious action.” Awardees were allowed to pass guard posts without question. Only three soldiers received the silk purple heart during that war, and for the next 145 years, its significance was pretty much overlooked. In 1927, the U.S. Army Chief of Staff General Charles Summerall attempted to renew its existence, submitting a draft bill to Congress. It was unsuccessful. Five years later, his successor, General Douglas MacArthur renewed the quest, and on the 200th anniversary of George Washington’s birthday, February 22, 1932, the War Department created the “Order of the Purple Heart.” • The current award is still a purple heart-shaped medal, with Washington’s likeness and coat of arms in the center. It is bestowed upon those members of the U.S. Armed Forces who have been killed or wounded in action, as well as to those who have experienced maltreatment as prisoners of war. • August 1 is National Spumoni Day, set aside to honor an Italian confection. With origins in Naples, Italy, and brought to North America in the late 19th century, spumoni is a molded ice cream consisting of different flavors of ice cream layered with candied fruits and nuts. Traditionally, its layers are pink (cherry), green (pistachio), and brown (chocolate). When spumoni is served, it is always sliced, never scooped like regular ice cream.
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DEAR PAW’S CORNER: Sometimes my cat “Bink” starts making “horking” noises and occasionally after some time will cough up a little ball of hair. But other times he just makes the noises without producing anything. Should I be concerned? -- Karl in Des Moines, Iowa DEAR KARL: You can always contact your cat’s veterinarian if you’re unsure about a potential health issue. In this case, Bink may be simply dealing with hairballs or trying to cough one up. According to Cornell University’s College of Veterinary Medicine, it’s not unusual for a healthy cat to cough up a hairball every week or two. These vary in size but are rarely round because the esophagus compresses them somewhat as they are brought up. Hairballs are just that: a clump of indigestible hair, typically swallowed while a cat is grooming itself.
Sometimes they’ll bring them up with a bit of undigested food as well, which is always a pleasure to clean up, right? If a cat has several episodes of retching without producing a hairball, or if it vomits or is lethargic, contact the vet. It could have another problem, either digestive or even respiratory, that only the vet can diagnose and treat. So, can you prevent hairballs in cats? No, not really. Grooming is natural and healthy, and hairballs are a by-product of this. You might be able to reduce their size and frequency by feeding Bink a diet that keeps his coat healthy, with less shedding. Groom him often, even daily, to remove shed hairs. Should you give him a hairball remedy? Many vets recommend against it, as they do little to minimize hairballs. Send your questions about pet care to ask@ pawscorner.com. (c) 2015 King Features Synd., Inc.
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AUGUST ASSORTMENT (continued): • The U.S. Armed Forces owe many of their World War II victories to the Navajo Code Talkers, a group of Native Americans who devised a method of sending secret information along battle lines without the Japanese military understanding its meaning. Although the enemy troops could hear the messages they intercepted, the code in the Navajo language, which was spoken only in the American southwest, could not be broken. It remains the only spoken military code that was never cracked. Because the code talkers were not allowed to ever discuss their war efforts, it was many years before the world knew of their role in the Allied victory. In 1982, President Ronald Reagan proclaimed August 14 National Navajo Code Talkers Day in honor of their service. The last surviving member of the original 29 code talkers passed away in June, 2014. • We observe Watermelon Day on August 3, honoring the most-consumed melon in the U.S. (cantaloupe and honeydew rank #2 and #3, respectively.) With its origins in southern Africa, where it still grows wild today, the watermelon is relatives with the cucumber, pumpkin, and squash. Because watermelon is 92% water, there are only 46 calories in one cup. The early explorers used them as canteens. In just one month, a vine can spread 6 to 8 feet (1.8 to 2.4 m), and within two months, that vine can produce its first watermelon, which will be ready to harvest one more month after that. There are more than 300 different varieties of watermelon grown around the world. Florida and Texas lead the United States in production. The world’s heaviest watermelon was grown in Arkansas in 2005, with a weight of 268.8 lbs. (121.9 kg).
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Q: Do you have the name and contact information for people who collect milk glass? I have several pieces, and I would like to add to my small collection. -- Stella, Water Valley, Mississippi A: Helen Engel is membership chairman of the National Milk Glass Collectors Society, 32 Brown Drive, Oswego, NY 13126. Dues are $18 per year. Check out the website www.nmgcs.org. *** Q: I would like to know the value of three books. Do not print my name since it is best for the safety of my family. I am enclosing a SASE for your answer. --Anonymous in Florida A: I do not answer questions without at least a first name, and because of the volume of letters and emails I also can’t provide personal answers. Incidentally, when I answer a letter, it goes into the shredder. If it is email, it is deleted. I do not share personal information submitted to me. Write to Larry Cox in care of KFWS, 628 Virginia Drive, Orlando, FL 32803, or send e-mail to questionsforcox@aol.com. Due to the large volume of mail he receives, Mr. Cox cannot personally answer all reader questions, nor does he do appraisals. Do not send any materials requiring return mail. (c) 2015 King Features Synd., Inc.
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* The average resident of North America consumes about 600 sodas every year. * Another good reason to recycle: The energy saved by recycling one glass jar is enough to watch TV for three hours. * There are many laws that have been passed during our nation’s history that make you think that some of our legislators have a bit too much time on their hands. For example, in Alaska it is illegal to look at a moose from an airplane; an Illinois law states that a car must be driven with the steering wheel; in West Virginia, you can be imprisoned for cooking sauerkraut or cabbage, due to the offensive odor; and a California law of 1925 made it illegal to wiggle while dancing. * The same man who discovered the planet Uranus also invented contact lenses. * A giraffe can use its tongue to clean its ears -- not too difficult a task, I suppose, if your tongue is 21 inches long. * Everyone has seen bonsai -- those tiny trees that are pruned into aesthetically pleasing shapes. Many people don’t realize, though, that even trees that grow to be giants of the plant world, such as redwoods and giant sequoias, can be used to create these miniatures. * The United States once issued a bill of currency that was worth 5 cents. * The name of the popular Japanese dish teriyaki literally means “shiny and broiled.” * There is only one bird that can swim but not fly: the penguin, of course. *** Thought for the Day: “A man has made great progress in cunning when he does not seem too clever to others.” -- La Bruyere (c) 2015 King Features Synd., Inc.
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• National Scrabble Week is celebrated every August, and Scrabble tournaments are held around the world. This board game was the brainstorm of Alfred Mosher Butts, an unemployed New York City architect who combined dice and card games with letter games to create his new invention. His idea was rejected by the Patent Office twice, and he had difficulty finding a corporate sponsor for the game he called Lexico. He tried a name change to Criss-Cross Words with no better results. Butts was finally contacted by a New York investor named James Brunot, who added a new color scheme to the board as well as the 50-point bonus for using all seven tiles in one word. In the early 1950s, Brunot and a team of friends began manufacturing 12 games an hour in an old schoolhouse, hand-stamping the letters onto tiles made of Vermont maple. When the chairman of Macy’s discovered the game, he began stocking it at his department stores, and the game really took off. By 1954, 2,000 sets were being manufactured every week, and sales skyrocketed to nearly 4 million sets that year. Today, the game has been translated into 22 languages. • On August 6, 1945, the world’s first atom bomb was dropped by an American B-29 bomber, the Enola Gay, piloted by Lt. Col. Paul W. Tibbets. The target was the Japanese city of Hiroshima, which before the bombing, had 90,000 buildings. After the bombing, only 28,000 structures remained. Its blast was equal to 12,000 to 15,000 tons of dynamite and destroyed five square miles of the city. Three days later, the city of Nagasaki was bombed. Less than a week later, Japan announced its surrender to the Allied forces. These two bombings are the only use of nuclear weapons in warfare history.
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Listed as one of TIME magazine’s Top 100 products of the 20th century, rollerblades were the brainstorm of Minnesotan Scott Olson. And he’s currently hard at work on a new concept, the Skyride. Let’s take a look at his story. • In 1980, Scott Olson was a 19-year-old Junior A pro hockey player trying to figure out an interesting way to train in the summer. After seeing a pair of inline skates in a catalog, he asked his local sporting goods dealer, Bloomington, Minnesota’s Athletic Outfitters, if any were in stock. The few pairs in the store had been sitting there for years with no sales. Olson bought them all, surprising the owner who said, “I’ve had those things for five years and you are the only one that ever bought them.” • Since he didn’t really like the design of the skates, Olson began experimenting with a pair in his parents’ Minneapolis basement, making the wheels softer and able to be attached to hockey skates. He pushed his product to hockey players and coaches directly, offering a money-back guarantee. With a patent in hand, he fashioned a better boot, and at age 23, formed the company known as Rollerblade, the first company to mass-produce inline skates. • Olson, who had no formal business training, hired his friends as employees, one of whom, his best friend and accountant, embezzled funds from him. Although Rollerblades were becoming popular worldwide in 1985, Olson was close to losing his company. He was approached by two investors who would keep the Rollerblade brand alive, along with giving Olson a small percentage in the business.
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August 30 is the day set aside to celebrate Pony Express Day, honoring the mail service between St. Joseph, Missouri, and Sacramaneto, California, in the 1860s. Let’s learn more about this short-lived enterprise in America’s history. • The Pony Express Company was the idea of three owners of a freight business, who proposed a faster method of transporting mail between St. Joseph and the California Gold Country, a journey of roughly 1,800 miles (2,897 km). Although critics said it was impossible, William Russell, William Waddell, and Alexander Majors claimed that the mail could be moved across the distance in just 10 days. • The men acquired more than 400 horses for their operation and set up a series of 157 relay stations along the route about 10 to 15 miles (16 to 24 km) apart. This was the distance that a horse could gallop at top speed before tiring. Riders changed to a fresh horse at each relay station. Home stations were also constructed about 90 to 120 miles (145 to 193 km) apart, where the riders were switched out and allowed to rest. • About 120 riders were hired, each weighing less than 125 lbs. (57 kg). A rider rode between 75 and 100 milels (120 to 160 km), whether day or night, rain or shine, before being switched out. His salary was $100 a month, which compared in its time to 43 cents to a dollar a day for unskilled labor. • The initial postage rate for the Pony Express was $5 per ½ ounce (14 g). It was later lowered to $2.50, then dropped to its lowest in July, 1861, of $1. The rider’s pouch could hold 20 lbs. (9 kg) of mail. In addition, his saddle bag contained a water sack, a Bible, a horn to alert the relay station of his arrival in order to have a fresh horse ready, and a revolver. The requirement was to have no more than 165 lbs. (75 kg) on the horse’s back.
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THE PONY EXPRESS (continued): In April, 1860, the Pony Express made its inaugural run, with a rider leaving St. Joseph at the same time one left Sacramento. The westbound rider made the journey in 10 days, beating the eastbound rider’s arrival in St. Joseph by two days, proving that the route could be covered in 10 days. At any one time, there were about 80 Pony Express riders along the trail traveling east or west, with an average speed of 10 mph (16 km/hr). In May, 1860, the Paiute Indian War broke out, resulting in an interruption of mail delivery. Several Pony Express stations were attacked by the tribe, with 16 employees killed and 150 horses stolen. The war cost the Company about $75,000 in addition to the loss of life. During its 18 months of operation, the Pony Express delivered about 35,000 letters between Missouri and California. The owners hoped to obtain a mail delivery contract from the U.S. Government, but it never materialized. When the first transcontinental telegraph line was instituted in October, 1861, the days of the Pony Express were over. During that time, it had grossed $90,000 and lost $200,000. Its assets were later sold to Wells Fargo for $1.5 million. There have been nine movies made about the company, with the first a silent film in 1925, followed by Frontier Pony Express, starring Roy Rogers in 1939. A popular television series, The Young Riders, ran from 19891992, starring Stephen Baldwin and Josh Brolin.
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DEAR DR. ROACH: Please help me to understand what COPD means. -- S. ANSWER: “COPD” stands for “chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.” “Chronic” means that it is long-lasting, and “obstructive” means the airflow in and out of the lungs is decreased. The three subtypes of COPD are chronic bronchitis, emphysema and chronic obstructive asthma. These conditions usually are progressive. COPD is the third leading cause of death in the U.S. Chronic bronchitis is a chronic productive cough (specifically, lasting three months or more in two successive years). Smoking is far and away the leading cause of chronic bronchitis in the developed world, but home cooking fires are the cause in developing nations. “Emphysema” means the destruction of the walls of the airways, causing abnormal, permanently enlarged air spaces. Smoking is again the leading cause of emphysema, but a genetic condition, alpha 1 antitrypsin deficiency, can bring about both emphysema and liver disease. People with this uncommon disorder sometimes mistakenly are assumed to be smokers. Asthma is a common condition that is highly variable from person to person. Most people have reversible obstruction to the airway with exacerbations of asthma, but some people have a degree of obstruction all the time, and they are considered to have COPD. COPD typically causes cough and shortness of breath, especially with activity. COPD often has exacerbations, which may be associated with infections, that cause worsening of symptoms, frequently requiring treatment, including hospitalization. Treatment for COPD is to remove any known cause (usually smoking, even secondhand smoke). Medicines to reduce inflammation (especially inhaled steroids) often are used, as are medicines to relax the muscles inside airways to relieve obstruction. In severe cases, oxygen is necessary. Lung surgery or transplantation is rarely used. The booklet on COPD explains both emphysema and chronic bronchitis in detail. Readers can obtain a copy by writing: Dr. Roach -- No. 601W, 628 Virginia Drive, Orlando, FL 32803. 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 4-6 weeks for delivery. *** DEAR DR. ROACH: I have Parkinson’s disease. Although my medication is still working, it’s not as effective as it was. I have heard that this is the time to consider stem-cell treatment. Can you tell me if this is a good idea? -- S.A. ANSWER: Parkinson’s disease is caused by the loss of neurons (nerve calls) in a portion of the brain called the substantia nigra. Stem cells are early, unspecialized cells, capable of differentiating into any kind of cell. The theory with stem-cell treatment is that the stem cells will go into the affected part of the brain and take on the role of the damaged or destroyed cells. Some early work has been promising. In my view, the technology is not yet ready for widespread clinical use. I don’t recommend it. There are many new medications for Parkinson’s disease, and I have recommended non-pharmacologic therapy, including exercise, several times. I strongly recommend evaluation by an expert, preferably a neurologist experienced in Parkinson’s disease. A reader recently wrote to tell me that treatment of his vitamin D deficiency greatly relieved his Parkinson’s symptoms. *** Dr. Roach regrets that he is unable to answer individual letters, but will incorporate them in the column whenever possible. Readers may email questions to ToYourGoodHealth@ med.cornell.edu. To view and order health pamphlets, visit www.rbmamall.com, or write to Good Health, 628 Virginia Drive Orlando, FL 32803. (c) 2015 North America Synd., Inc. All Rights Reserved
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* I have a pair of pants I wear while gardening. The knees wore out, naturally, and I went to sew patches on the knees. I left the top of the patch open, and when needed, I slip in a piece of foam rubber. Magical knee pads! -- R.E. in Oregon * Are you great behind the lens of your camera and love animals? Consider donating your time to your local animal shelter as a pet photographer. Showing Mittens and Fido off to their best advantage can mean the difference in their finding a forever home. Check with your local rescue organizations, too! * To clean your tarnished silver jewelry, simply line a tray or shallow bowl with aluminum foil, lay the pieces on the foil and fill with a hot water and detergent solution (NOT bleach-containing). You also can use baking soda and hot water. Swish and allow the tarnish to transfer to the foil. Use a soft cloth to dry. * If your car’s windshield or back window fogs over, try this trick, borrowed from the bathroom: Spread regular shaving cream over the window and wipe clean with a cloth. Buff off any streaks with newspaper. This will last a good while! -- P.P. in South Carolina * Now is the time to tighten your cane-bottomed chairs. Flip the chair over, then soak the cane with hot water and allow it to dry fully in the sun.
1. Who holds the record for most multiple-hit games in a major-league season? 2. Between 1980 and 1989, four men managed the New York Mets. Name three of them. 3. When was the last time before 2015 that the Big Ten had a player taken in the first 10 picks of the NFL Draft? 4. Who was the last player before Andray Blatche in 2014 to have a double-double off the bench for the Nets in an NBA playoff game? 5. When was the last time before 2014 that three of the NHL’s Original Six franchises made the conference finals in the Stanley Cup playoffs? 6. Which auto manufacturer has won the most Daytona 500s? 7. In 2015, Sloane Stephens became the second women’s tennis player to have a Grand Slam victory against both Serena and Venus Williams. Who was the first? (c) 2015 King Features Synd., Inc.
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* On Aug. 10, 1776, news reaches London that the Americans have drafted the Declaration of Independence. Parliament was unwilling to negotiate with the American rebels and hired Hessians, German mercenaries, to help the British army crush the rebellion.
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The Name Game It seemed like a pretty simple idea at first: It’s the All-Star break, and while we’re all naming names, wouldn’t it be fun to pick out a 25-man roster of the all-time greatest baseball names? I know what you’re thinking ... me and my imaginary friends must be great at parties, and while that is so not true anymore, it wouldn’t have made a difference anyway because we never would have made it to any party ... we barely made it out of the Coolidge administration before we realized we had bitten off more of the big leagues than we could chew. A few ground rules: no bathroom humor, no ethnic jokes. If the player had a nickname, he had to be known solely by that nickname to qualify. For instance, nobody referred to “Babe” Ruth as “George” Ruth. A good qualifier would be the restaurant test. Could the player reserve a table at a restaurant with his moniker? If yes, put him on the team. To make this even more difficult, we eliminated all of the cool baseball names and/or baseball specific names that we weren’t quite sure if they were cool or not ... names like Honus, Ty, Cy, Nap and Tris, plus Babe Ruth, Mickey Mantle, Hack Wilson, Yogi Berra, Duke Snider. I’m gonna throw Rocky Colavito and Joe Pepitone in there for good measure, too. Those are the given few. So, here’s what we came up with. We know we probably missed your favorite, so feel free to send us your suggestion on Twitter @sportingview. We’ll make sure they get a table reserved in advance. Pitching staff: Catfish Hunter Lil Stoner Sloppy Thurston Orval Overall Red Ruffing Goose Gossage Urban Shocker Squiz Pillion Zip Zabel Wimpy Quinn Boof Bonser Win Ballou Don’t let the alliteration or wacky iterations fool you ... this would be a pretty formidable staff. Catfish Hunter pitched a perfect game and won a Cy Young award. Urban Shocker was the last of the spitballers and a key part of the ‘27 Yankees. Lil Stoner was an avid iris grower! Zip Zabel was Zip Zabel, and that’s really all you need to know about that. Depth chart: C Buster Posey 1b Roxy Snipes 2b Jigger Statz 3b Pie Traynor SS Creepy Crespi OF OF OF OF OF IF IF
Chicken Hawks Ping Bodie Coco Crisp Minnie Minoso Homer Summa Shooty Babbit Stubby Clapp
PR Billy Batsch A lot of these guys could really hit. Ping Bodie was Babe Ruth’s roommate and was a smack talker extraordinaire. Coco Crisp is a contemporary, and we know that kid can run and hit and kick. Minnie Minoso should be in the Hall of Fame. And Billy Batsch? Well, we had a real problem with Billy Batsch. Bill was a made guy, a good fella ... but that’s a whole other story. Mark Vasto is a veteran sportswriter who lives in New Jersey. (c) 2015 King Features Synd., Inc.
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It has been a watermelon summer! The luscious, juicy treat has made a regular appearance in our soups, salads, grilled sides and sliced up on large platters for the perfect al fresco “big crowd” dessert. Summer days are going by quickly, so grab a fresh melon today and let it quench your thirst, satisfy your sweet tooth and provide lots of “good for you” vitamins A, B-6 and C. Here are some creative ideas for serving local watermelon during this peak season: CHECKERBOARD WATERMELON SALAD 10 chunks of ripe watermelon and 8 chunks of ripe honeydew melon cut into 3/4-inch cubes 1/4 cup feta cheese 2 fresh mint leaves chopped 2 basil leaves chopped (optional) Olive oil and white balsamic vinegar or your favorite vinaigrette dressing
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Let kids arrange cubes in a checkerboard pattern on salad plates. Sprinkle feta, mint and basil on top. Dress with a drizzle of olive oil and white balsamic or vinaigrette dressing. A pinch of sea salt tastes good, too. Makes 2 servings. Alternate idea: Replace two honeydew cubes with cube-shaped avocado. WATERMELON ICE CUBES Cut three cups of watermelon flesh into chunks. Remove seeds and liquefy in a blender. Pour into ice-cube trays and freeze. For a satisfying cool-down beverage on a hot afternoon, fill a tall glass with the watermelon ice cubes and orange or grapefruit juice. Garnish with a whole strawberry or a thick triangular slice of watermelon with the pointed end slid onto the rim of the glass. WATERMELON FRUIT KEBABS When serving grilled chicken or beef kebabs, keep the “food on a stick” theme, and let one of your school-age kids skewer chunks of watermelon, cantaloupe, pineapple and kiwi on short wooden skewers. Strawberries look especially appealing on either end of the stick. Enjoy the fruit dipped in small dishes of fruitflavored yogurt. *** 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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Blueberry-Mango Compote A summery duo that can’t be beat. 1 tablespoon dark Jamaican rum 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice 1 tablespoon sugar 2 large mangoes, peeled and cut into 3/4-inch pieces 1 pint blueberries In medium bowl, combine rum, lime juice and sugar. Add mangoes and blueberries; toss to coat. Cover and refrigerate if not serving right away. Makes 6 servings. * Each serving: About 97 calories, 1g protein, 24g carbohydrate, 0g total fat (0g saturated), 0mg cholesterol, 5mg sodium. For thousands of triple-tested recipes, visit our website at www.goodhousekeeping.com/ recipefinder/. (c) 2015 Hearst Communications, Inc. All rights reserved
Question 1: Which is easier to accomplish: to make the world adjust to my particular needs or for me to adjust to the world as it is today? Singer/songwriter Lauryn Hill wrote, “That strong mother doesn’t tell her cub, Son, stay weak so the wolves can get you. She says, Toughen up, this is reality we are living in.”* The very first question you need to ask yourself when thinking about your own personal success has to do with the reality you are living in. As a young man I took my family to Africa. When we arrived we had no place to live but a grass hut in the back yard of another missionary’s house. There was nothing wrong with the grass hut, but there was something wrong with us being dependent on the other family for food and shelter. The problem I faced was a severe housing shortage in the capital city of this central African nation. To find a safe and affordable place to live in a strange country and city was an overwhelming task. I had a choice: to keep my family in this miserable living situation and wait until the housing shortage let up – something that could take years – or work hard, be creative and find a solution. The world was not going to adjust to my needs. I had to adjust to this part of the world as it was at the time. And though I don’t have time to tell you the whole story, suffice it to say we found a way to get ourselves into a more comfortable living situation despite the housing
by Ron Ross shortage. What is your situation? What is the reality of the world you live in? Chances are it is a combination of problems and possibilities. The problems before you will not solve themselves and the possibilities will not be advantaged without effort on your part. You need to look closely at your situation and determine not to be a part of the problem but to be a problem solver. You are not just a human potted plant or one of those big rocks landscapers place in your yard to make it look nice. You are a real person with real potential and high value. You have something to offer the world that no one else has. But that world, your world, your sphere of influence, will not suddenly transform itself into what you want it to be. You are required to adjust to the realities of your life or you will become a victim of your own circumstances. Here is the important lesson: You are designed to grow, to learn, and to improve your lot in life no matter how bad your present reality is. You are not to be like everyone else; you are not to be a victim of your circumstances. You are to be fully and uniquely you. What action can you take today to make your life in this rapidly changing world happy and fulfilling? The answers are within you and they will astound you! When applied, they will bring you your bright new future. Take the songwriter’s advice: Toughen up, son and daughter; this is the reality you are living in. (Eventually all five questions and their answers will be posted at RonRossToday.com) *http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/keywords/reality. html#Axr8ubsj7uHlQabC.99
For more by Dr. Ross or to contact him, visit www.RonRossToday.com Paying Top Prices for Copper, Brass, Aluminum, & Aluminum Cans Cash for Junk Autos, Appliances, Tin, Sheet Metal, & Scrap Iron
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A long-term study out of Tufts University has pinpointed five steps we can take to cut our risk of heart attack in half. And those steps aren’t even hard. This 20-year study followed 4,500 men and women age 65 and older. The participants had a yearly exam and answered questions about their leisure activities, intensity of exercise, alcohol and smoking, their diet and weight. The five heart-savings steps are all about lifestyle: 1. Exercise doesn’t have to be strenuous. All it takes is brisk walking, at a pace of 2 mph or faster. 2. That’s not to say we can be couch potatoes the rest of the time. The study found that we need to stay moderately active for about 30 minutes per day in leisure activities that burn calories. These can be outdoor activities, such as yard work, or even indoors -- doing housework counts! The American Heart Association cites doubles tennis, ballroom dancing, riding a bike slower than 10 mph and gardening as examples of moderateintensity leisure activities. 3. Don’t smoke. This one is key. 4. Drink moderately, limiting alcohol to one or two drinks a day. 5. Watch your weight and avoid obesity. Oddly enough, at least within the limits of this study, diet wasn’t tied to risk (except for a high salt intake, which raises blood pressure). And intense exercise wasn’t as crucial as the pace of moderate walking added to the other physical activities. Best bet, per the study, is to do at least four of the above steps if you want to cut your risk of heart failure in half. One or two won’t cut it. (c) 2015 King Features Synd., Inc.
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VA Could Suspend Choice Referrals of cash to keep operating. If hepatitis C is truly a growing problem, someone at the VA should have noticed the pattern before it reached this critical level. At this writing, Congress is hesitant to give permission to use that money in other ways, especially given the VA’s other problems. Meanwhile, a leaked statistical document from a former whistle blower shows that of 847,822 veterans who’ve applied for VA care over the years, as many as 238,657 passed away before getting it. Exactly when they died, however, isn’t known, as the VA says it has no way of deleting names. It accepts only certain forms of proof of death, and the ones you’d expect (Social Security notification, for example) aren’t accepted. Meanwhile, the new VA facility being built in Denver is $1 billion over budget. (c) 2015 King Features Synd., Inc.
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