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In 1918 the average American used about half a pound of various spices to flavor their food in a single year. That’s the first year the Department of Agriculture began tracking the spice consumption of the U.S. population. Today, the average American consumes about seven times that amount in the same 12-month ADVERTISING PROOF period. We do like our flavors! Come along Final with Changes DUE: Fri, March 29, 2013 5:00 Tidbits as we sample a few spices andPlease learn review somecarefully. Double check:  Phone Number(s)  Spelling  Pri interesting facts about these seasonings thatContact makeyour Tidbits representative immediately with changes or corre our food so tasty -- and can even keep us healthy! Office: 760-320-0997 Fax: 760-320-1630 TASTE AND THE TONGUE

• The average human tongue has about 10,000 taste buds. Years ago you may have seen diagrams that mapped out the different areas of the tongue that are responsible for tasting all sorts of things, whether salty, sweet, bitter and so forth. However, this map of the human tongue has since been disproved. Every taste bud on the tongue is individually equipped with five different receptors, each of which is capable of detecting all five of the basic tastes. Here are the facts: • The five basic tastes we perceive are sweet, sour, salty, bitter, and ‘unami,’ a Japanese word meaning savory or meaty.

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• A bonobo (pygmy chimpanzee) named Kanzi was being trained to communicate in a lab by using a computer and typing in symbols. Kanzi was shown videos of Koko the gorilla using sign language. Kanzi’s handler was surprised when Kanzi began using sign language after viewing the videos in spite of the fact that sign language had not been part of the curriculum. • An ape named Chantek was learning sign language when his handler gave him a bunch of grapes and signed that she wanted him to share them with her. Chantek ate all the grapes, and handed the empty stem back to the handler. 

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Social Security Strategies Change Starting in May 2016, there are some changes to Social Security that will eliminate strategies seniors have used to maximize benefits. Unlike what some doom-mongers have said, Social Security isn’t going away, our benefits aren’t being cut ... there’s nothing radical going on here. Tucked into the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 was language that covers three strategies many of us have used in collecting Social Security: 1) File and suspend: In this strategy, the full retirement-age spouse (age 66 for those born between 1943 and 1954) filed for benefits and then immediately suspended them. The other spouse then claimed spousal benefits while the initial benefits accrued for years at an 8 percent annual increase. No more. Now if one spouse files, he or she must take those benefits or the other spouse can’t claim spousal benefits.

2) Restricted application: In this strategy, the retirement-age spouse filed for spousal benefits, but didn’t collect his or her own benefits, letting the personal benefits sit for years and accrue. Per the new rules, you can claim one or the other, spousal or personal benefits, but not both. You get the larger of the two, with no changing back and forth, and no deferring benefits until age 70. 3) Suspended benefits -- In this strategy, the recipient filed and then immediately suspended payments. If these benefits were suddenly needed down the road, he or she could collect them in a lump sum, but not at the higher monthly rate that the extra time would have afforded. Per the new rules, there will be no lump-sum payment. Monthly payment will be made at a higher rate. If your future retirement plans included any of the above strategies, consult with your financial adviser about alternative options. * * * Matilda Charles regrets that she cannot personally answer reader questions, but will incorporate them into her column whenever possible. Send email to columnreply2@gmail.com.

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CASEY’S CORNER (from page 9) Walk the dog? Remember to feed and water the dog? If not, who will? -- Can the person drive the dog to the vet and take charge of any medical needs that arise? If not, who will? -- Does the person want the responsibility of a dog? After all, the point of a gift is to bring joy, not stress, to the life of another. After foresight comes training. Training prevents accidents -- for the person and the pooch. No dog enjoys being run over by a wheelchair. And a dog properly trained to sit and stay will not only be out of harm’s way, but will be the kind of calm, reassuring presence from which an elderly person might benefit. And the benefits are many and not to be overlooked: companionship, protection, the establishment of a daily routine, the great feeling of having a purpose and being needed, not to mention the physical benefits of exercise, playfulness, the smile a dog brings to the face and the relaxation induced by stroking his fur. But before you give the gift of canine companionship, make sure the hard questions are asked and answered. And don’t underestimate the need -and value -- of professional training. After suggesting to her well-meaning son that it makes no sense to give a 92-year-old woman an untrained puppy, he indignantly replied, “Who has the money for professional dog training?” Answer me this: Who has the money for four hospital stays in almost as many months? Woof! * * * Dog trainer Matthew “Uncle Matty” Margolis is co-author of 18 books about dogs, a behaviorist, a popular radio and television guest, and host of the PBS series “WOOF! It’s a Dog’s Life!”

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will get back to the good old-fashioned and relatively simple Social Security program. But that’s a good news/bad news scenario. These loophole laws were messy, but they did result in more money for seniors in the long run. Once those loopholes close, the system will be simple again, but less generous.

Can you please advise me on some Medicare issues that I have. I tried calling Social Security’s hotline, but they didn’t do much. Can you help me?

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How to Downsize Your Stuff for a Move Dear Savvy Senior: Can you offer any helpful tips for downsizing? My husband and I are interested in moving to a condo in a retirement community when we retire next year, but we know we need to get rid of a lot of our personal possessions before we can move. The condo will be quite a bit smaller than our home. We’ve lived here for almost 35 years and have accumulated tons of stuff. -- Feeling Overwhelmed Dear Overwhelmed: The process of weeding through a house full of stuff and parting with old possessions can be difficult and overwhelming for many people. A good place to start the downsizing process is to give your unused possessions away to your kids or grandkids. You can give up to $14,000 per person per year before you’re required to file a federal gift tax return, using IRS Form 709. Beyond that, here are a few other tips and services that may help you. Sell It: Selling your stuff is one way you can downsize and pad your pocketbook at the same time. Some other popular selling options are consignment shops, garage sales and estate sales. Consignment shops are good for selling clothing, household furnishings and decorative items. You typically get half of the final sale price. Garage sales are another option, or for largescale downsizing you could hire an estate sale company to come in and sell your items onsite at your home. Some companies will even pick up your stuff and sell it at their own location – they typically take about 40 percent of the profits. Or, if you’re willing, online selling at sites like Craigslist, eBay and Amazon are another way to make top dollar for your stuff. Craigslist. org is a huge classified ads site that lets you sell your stuff for free. While eBay.com and Amazon.com takes a cut of your sale – roughly 10 to 15 percent. Or, if you don’t want to do the selling yourself, eBay offers a valet service (sellforme. ebay.com) to do it for you, for 20 to 40 percent of the selling price. Donate It: If you itemize on your tax returns, donating your belongings is another way to downsize and get a tax deduction. Goodwill (goodwill.org, 800-741-0186) and the Salvation Army (satruck.org, 800-728-7825) are two big charitable organizations that will come to your house and pick up a variety of household items, furnishings and clothing. If your deduction exceeds $500, you’ll need to file Form 8283, “Noncash Charitable Contributions” (irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f8283.pdf). You’ll also need a receipt from the organization for every batch of items you donate, and will need to create an itemized list of the items you donated. To calculate fair market value for your stuff, use the Salvation Army’s donation guide at satruck.org/home/donationvalueguide, or the free program “It’s Deductible” at turbotax.intuit. com/personal-taxes/itsdeductible. Trash It: If you have a lot of junk you want to get rid of, contact your municipal trash service to see if they provide bulk curbside pickup services. Or, depending on where you live,

you could hire a company like 1-800-Got-Junk (1800gotjunk.com, 800-468-5865) or Junk-King (junk-king.com, 888-888-5865) to come in and haul it off for a moderate fee. Another good disposal option is Bagster (thebagster.com, 877-789-2247) by Waste Management. This is a dumpster bag that you purchase for around $30, fill it to a limit of 3,300 pounds and schedule a pickup, which costs an average of $140 but varies by area. Enlist Help: You can also hire a professional senior move manager (nasmm.org, 877-606-2766) to do the entire job for you. These are organizers who will sort through your stuff and arrange for the disposal through an estate sale, donations or consignment. Or, you can hire a professional organizer through the National Association of Professional Organizers at napo. net. Organizers may charge $30 to $80 per hour or by the project. *** Send your senior questions to: Savvy Senior, P.O. Box 5443, Norman, OK 73070, or visit SavvySenior.org. Jim Miller is a contributor to the NBC Today show and author of “The Savvy Senior” book.

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1. The book of Hezekiah is in the a) Old Testament b) New Testament c) Neither 2. From Luke 8, a herd of swine rushed headlong over a cliff and into what body of water? a) Dead Sea b) Jordan River c) Red Sea d) Sea of Galilee 3. In 2 Kings 9, what creatures ate the carcass of Jezebel? a) Lions b) Worms c) Dogs d) Wolves

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Scheduling Problems Are Legion at VA I’ve been rooting for little White River Junction, Vermont. Back when I first started watching the Department of Veterans Affairs medical center there, White River Junction had its hands full with claims overload. Sure, its numbers weren’t as bad as places like St. Petersburg, Florida, where 46,366 veterans waited an average 207 days for claims to be completed. For White River Junction to have 969 veterans waiting an average 239 days didn’t seem so bad. The VA Office of the Inspector General paid a call on the facility, as it is doing across the country after all the problems with appointmentscheduling scams exposed in Phoenix. Inspectors interviewed 40 people and reviewed 700,000 records in White River Junction, and the results aren’t pretty: * Half of schedulers entered the appointment date as the patient’s desired date 100 percent of the time. Others did that most of the time, making it look like appointments were made within required time frames. * To keep from exceeding the 14-day appointment requirement, the mental health unit just sent new patients to its walk-in clinic so they could be seen that day. * Schedulers in multiple departments were putting information in paper folders to be entered later when appointments came available. That way patients could be scheduled within the 14-day window to make the stats look good. The electronic wait list (computerized scheduling) hadn’t been used in 8-10 years. * At one point, 700 consultations had not been scheduled. When upper management learned of the backlog, the appointments were put in the computer system, with overbooking “up to four times clinic capacity.” In one specialty clinic, appointment times were cut to 15-20 minutes to fit in as many patients as possible -- to the detriment of veterans’ health when serious illnesses weren’t discovered. I’m disappointed. ***

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4. From Matthew 17, what did Peter find with a coin in its mouth? a) Raven b) Ram c) Fish d) Dove 5. To better see Jesus, Zacchaeus climbed what type of tree? a) Fig tree b) Sycamore c) Carob d) Ginkgo 6. What was the first bird released by Noah from the Ark? a) Raven b) Dove c) Eagle d) Sparrow (Answers on page 16) For comments or more Bible Trivia go to www.TriviaGuy.com

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Enclosed is a photo of my one place setting of my lovely china dishes. The set was purchased in 1950 the year we were married. At the time, we paid $1,289.00 for a complete ser vice for fourteen, plus several ser ving pieces. My husband is in a nursing home and we no longer need the set. We have no family left and I would like to sell it. Marked on the back of each dish are the words “Rosenthal -- Germany -- Aida.” The pattern is “Pine Needles.” The set is in perfect condition and like new. I would like to sell the set for $250 or best offer. I hope you can provide me with any information on how to find a buyer or how to sell my china.

I have a set of wooden “Dragon Dominoes” that was made in 1970 by Milton Bradley Company and have enclosed the mark that is on the box. Also on the box are the words “Double Twelve -- 91 Pieces- Ages 7 to Adult -- Springfield -- Massachusetts -- 4133 -Made in USA.” There is a sticker that says the game sold for $.95 at Lugbill Supply Center, Archbold, Ohio. The box and the dominoes are in good condition. Is there any value in my set of dominoes? Any comments will be appreciated.

“Dragon Dominoes” was made by the Milton Bradley toy company in 1970.

Milton Bradley Company was founded in Springfield, Massachusetts, in 1860. They experienced huge success producing board games. One of their first was “The Checkered Game of Life” and by 1861 they had made 45,000. Along with board games, they also made croquet sets, and the electronic games “Simon” and “Microvision.” Halsam was a toy manufacturer that was purchased in 1962 by Playskool. In 1967, Milton Bradley purchased Playskool. Hasbro bought Milton Bradley in 1984. If your Dominoes set has all the pieces and is in very good condition, it would probably be worth $25 to $35.

Address your questions to Anne McCollam, P. O. Box 247, Notre Dame, IN 46556. Items of a general interest will be answered in this column. Due to the volume of inquiries, she cannot answer individual letters. To find out more about Anne McCollam and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators.com

Selling vintage dishes such as porcelain dinnerware can be a difficult challenge.

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Spieth No Evil This is a story about “The Good Ones,” the greatest team you’ve never heard of. And you can’t be blamed for that, since The Good Ones flew under the radar and only played intramural softball at the University of Maryland. The team played great ball, and if the magnificent-looking captain, a former freshman ballplayer with an alleged .314 career average, hadn’t been injured in a freak fall down the basement stairs orchestrated by his cat, they probably would have taken home the trophy. The rest of the team was rounded out by other luminaries, including a few superstar Terp football players, ACC champion wrestlers and club hockey players. And as hard as it is to believe, this shabbily dressed group of athletic ragamuffins also featured Kevin Plank at first base. Plank, some of you stockholders, sports junkies and financial-publication readers may know, is the founder and CEO of sportswear giant Under Armour. One now surmises that The Good Ones would be a very well-attired team should they ever reform for an old-timers’ game. So this team used to actually draw a bit of a crowd, even if most of the fans were their girlfriends. Maybe that’s why the aforementioned captain of the team tried to argue a call in his last game. Maybe he felt he had to show some tenacity. OK, so the captain was me. This has been bugging me for a long time. Hang with me, here. I was thrown out at second but was safe by a Maryland mile. I tried to argue the call, but my body didn’t play ball. My headfirst slide looked more like a sputter into a gutter that knocked the wind out of me, and when I yelled at the ump, it sounded like I was having a seizure. I got kicked out of the game and came off like a bad sport, which I was. Fast-forward to 2016. Golfer Jordan Spieth is the same age as I was when I got booted from that softball game. And wouldn’t you just know it? He is sponsored by Under Armour, so I feel a certain kinship. Not just because of the apparel angle, but the loss of cool. A friend once told me that “He who loses their cool first, loses.” As we now know, young Master Spieth quadruple bogied at The Masters, and the naysayers are gunning for him like a mosquito at sunset. “He didn’t shake his hand”; “He never congratulated him”; “He told the cameras to step off”; and blah, blah, blah. Some have even said this loss will somehow hurt Under Armour, as some Wall Street pundits downgraded the stock. WhileANSWERS I never returned to the field, you can bet that Jordan Spieth will be back. He’s 22, and he had a bad hole. If he merely bogied on No. 12, he’d have won his second Masters. No matter what anyone tweets or memes about the kid, no matter what they’ve heard, trust me ... Spieth is no evil villain here. Put it in context, like my slide into second, to understand I guess you just had to be there. Mark Vasto is a veteran sportswriter who lives in New Jersey. (c) 2016 King Features Synd., Inc.

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