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• A fruit is the mature ovary of a flower which contains a seed. A vegetable is any part of a plant which is not an ovary, such as a root, tuber, stem, or leaf. That means that tomatoes, cucumbers, squashes, melons, peapods, avocado, and peppers are all fruits, not vegetables. If it’s got seeds in it, it’s a fruit. Even grains such as rice, wheat, and corn are technically fruits. Nuts are a fruit, too. It’s only our culture that has deemed anything sweet a fruit and anything not sweet a vegetable. • Many plants surround their seeds with a sweet flesh in order to encourage animals to eat it, thereby spreading the seeds. But plants need to hold onto their roots, leaves, and stems to survive, so there’s no reason to make those parts taste especially good. • Potatoes are the most popular vegetable in the U.S., followed by tomatoes (actually a fruit) and iceberg lettuce.

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• Moifaa was a well-known racehorse in the early part of this century. In 1904 the ship that was bringing him from New Zealand to England was sunk in a storm. Moifaa nearly drowned, but washed up still alive on an island. He wandered around the island for two weeks before he was rescued. He was sent to England and entered in the Grand National Steeplechase against 25 other horses -- and he won.

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In a recent column, you said that disability benefits are not welfare. But you are simply wrong about that. They are. And so are benefits paid to widows and children. Only real Social Security, and by that I mean retirement benefits, should be paid from Social Security funds. All those other so-called Social Security “benefits” are undeser ved welfare and should be paid out of the general funds.

Wow! You really think that? And sadly, I know from other emails I get that you are not alone. To show how really wrong-headed your thinking is, let’s follow four very typical examples of various Social Security situations: Mary started working at age 21 and retired at age 62 and started collecting Social Security retirement benefits. So she paid into Social Security for 41 years. I take it this is what you call “real” Social Security so she deserves her benefits. Bob also started working at age 21. But sadly, at age 59, he had severe heart problems and was forced to stop working. He applied for and started getting disability benefits when he was 60. He worked and paid Social Security taxes for 38 years. And yet you claim he is getting welfare benefits that

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should be paid out of general tax revenues! Other are welfare, I must point out that the entire Social than the fact that Mary worked until she retired Security program has always had elements of a and Bob was forced to stop working a few years welfare-like system. And here I am using “welprior to retirement, how are their cases different? fare” not in the pejorative way you intended, but What makes Mary’s benefits “real” and Bob’s ben- in the broadest and best sense of the word. Or dare I use that dreaded term, “socialism”? After efits “welfare”? Here is a third example. Fred, like Mary all, it isn’t called “Social” Security just because the and Bob, started working at age 21. He retired at words sound good together. For example, the Social Security benefit age 66 and started getting Social Security. He died at age 80 and his widow, Sylvia, started getting an formula has always been skewed so that low-inadditional $200 per month in widow’s benefits add- come workers get a better deal out of the program than their more highly paid counterparts. They ed to her own retirement benefit. So you are saying that even though Fred don’t get higher benefits. A well-to-do person will worked and paid Social Security taxes for 45 years, always get much more in retirement benefits than the $200 per month that Sylvia now gets in widow’s a poorer retiree. But as a percentage of what they benefits is “welfare.” I simply don’t follow your log- kicked into the system, the low-income person gets a higher rate of return than does the highic. Finally, let’s look at Anne’s Social Security income person. Raising the standard of living of lower-insituation. She also started working at age 21. Tragi- cally, she was killed in a car accident when she was come retirees has been a social goal of the pro50 years old. Her two minor children started get- gram since its inception almost 80 years ago. And ting survivor benefits on her account. Anne paid it’s worked! The poverty rate among the elderly Social Security taxes for 29 years. How can you call was up around 50 percent when Social Security ADVERTISING started. Today, it is less than 10PROOF percent. the survivor benefits her children get “welfare”? Mon. 3/28/16 Final Changes DUE: 5:00 p.m.. So if you want to gripe about Social Secu I can’t imagine any sensible person being Please review carefully. Double check:  Phone Number(s)  Spelling  Prices  Hours able to claim that the benefits that Bob and Sylvia rity being a welfare program, go right ahead. Just Contact your Tidbits representative immediately with changes or corrections. to rant and raveFax: about retirees getting get and those paid to Anne’s children are “welfare.” remember Office: 760-320-0997 760-320-1630 But I know where some of this kind of what you call “welfare” as well as other Social Sethinking comes from. First, there is the misguid- curity beneficiaries. ed notion that retirement benefits are the original * * * If you have a Social Security question, Tom and therefore the “real” Social Security program -- Margenau has the answer. Contact him at thomas.marand that all other benefits were goodies tacked on genau@comcast.net. 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The Mysterious Rise in Meat Allergies DEAR DR. ROACH: I heard that there is a sudden surge in people coming down with severe meat allergies. Is there any information as to why, after years of eating red meat, you suddenly can become extremely allergic? -- E.V. ANSWER: Meat allergies are uncommon; however, there has been a recent surge of meat allergies due to tick bites. I have read that over 5,000 cases of meat allergy have been estimated in the United States, mostly in the Southeast. The allergy is most often caused by a bite of the Lone Star tick, which carries the carbohydrate alpha-gal. If introduced into the bloodstream, it can cause a reaction from eating meat, especially beef, pork and lamb. Interestingly, it is much more likely in people with blood types A and O. It isn’t yet clear if the allergy will be temporary or long-lasting, but it can be very severe, and people who develop this allergy should avoid meat and carry an epinephrine device in case of exposure.

DEAR DR. ROACH: Would you please address stem-cell treatment for a torn rotator cuff? My son is facing his second surgery for this problem and is considering stem-cell treatment instead. He had such terrible pain from surgery the first time. -- L.P. ANSWER: A torn rotator cuff is a common sports injury in athletes. Complete tears usually are repaired surgically. A new surgical technique is to inject the body’s own stem cells (obtained from the bone marrow) to help promote healing. It is too new of a technique for me to be able to compare it with standard surgical therapy, but the preliminary studies are very promising. I often have said that only an individual’s surgeon can decide the right surgical procedure, based on far more information than we could include in this column. It’s really true that you never trust anyone quite the way you trust your surgeon. There are surgeons who are using the stem-cell technique, and it would be reasonable to get a consultation with one of them. *** 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) 2016 North America Synd., Inc. All Rights Reserved

*** DEAR DR. ROACH: A few days ago, I heard a report on breast cancer recurrence. I had cancer in my left breast in 1995, and on my right side in 2003. What are your thoughts on the subject? There is no history of breast cancer in my family. -- P.M. ANSWER: Breast cancer sometimes runs in families, but 70 percent to 80 percent of women with breast cancer have no family history. Once a woman has had breast cancer, she is at higher risk for developing a second breast cancer. Survivors of breast cancer should get regular physical exams and mammograms. A team of researchers from Johns Hopkins University recently published a study promising that in the near future, a new type of blood test may be able to identify DNA from breast cancer cells and find recurrence much earlier than current methods. If confirmed, this would be a big relief to the many women (and a few men) with breast cancer at risk for recurrence.

Group Offers Real Help for Homeless Vets It’s not enough to say we have X number of homeless veterans on the street. Before there can be real solutions, we have to know why those veterans are out there, and specifically what they need. The Community Homelessness Assessment, Local Education and Networking Groups (aka CHALENG) is organized to bring together all those who can work to remove barriers for those homeless veterans. CHALENG has two goals: pair Department of Veterans Affairs service providers with those in the civilian community, and conduct surveys to identify the real needs of homeless veterans. Previous surveys have allowed the VA to pinpoint and then create programs to fill specific needs. A 2015 CHALENG survey of over 6,000 participants showed the following: * Needs that are generally being met for homeless veterans included medical services, testing for TB and HIV, services for psychiatric problems, substance-abuse treatment and case management. * The top two unmet needs were the same for both male and female veterans, with housing for registered sex offenders being first on the list, followed by child care. * Legal issues -- hurdles that many veterans can’t overcome on their own and the VA can’t provide -- include preventing an eviction, credit counseling, having a discharge upgraded, dealing with outstanding warrants and fines, child support and restoring a drivers license. * Veterans between the ages of 45-60 provided the bulge in the bell curve, with their numbers exceeding half the total. CHALENG has been able to bring together help from services for veterans families, dental programs, Housing and Urban Development housing help and legal programs. If you’re a veteran who is at risk of being homeless or needs services, there is help. Veterans and families can call 1-877-4AID-VET (1-877424-3838) to get VA services. You also can call the closest VA Medical Center. Don’t wait until your situation is dire. Address it early and ask for help. * * *

Freddie 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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To find out what types of assistance your mom may be eligible for, just go to BenefitsCheckUp.org, a free, confidential Web tool designed for adults 55 and older and their families. It will help you locate federal, state and private benefits programs that can assist with paying for food, medications, utilities, health care, housing and other needs. This site – created by the National Council on Aging – contains more than 2,000 programs across the country.

Healthcare: Medicaid and Medicare Savings Programs can help or completely pay for out-of-pocket health care costs. And, there are special Medicaid waiver programs that provide in-home care and assistance.

To identify benefits, you’ll first need to fill out an online questionnaire that asks a series of questions like your mom’s date of birth, her ZIP code, expenses, income, assets, veteran status, the medications she takes and a few other factors. It takes about 15 minutes.

Low Income Subsidy known as “Extra Help” that pays premiums, deductibles and prescription copayments for Medicare Part D beneficiaries.

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born, and she passed it on to me. She used to display it in the corner of the family room. Ever yone in the family called it “great-aunt Lily’s jardiniere.” It is decorated with a glossy, green glaze that gradually fades to tan. The jardiniere is 8 inches tall, and the pedestal is 14 inches tall. A friend of my mother who collects antiques told us the pattern is called “Dogwood” and was made from an old Weller Potter y mold. What can you tell me about the set’s histor y and value? by Anne McCollam

Porcelain Figures’ Origin Is Perplexing Q:

The porcelain figures seen in this photo have been in our family for at least 65 years. They are both 13.5 inches tall, including the base, and they are all in mint condition. The figures are wearing 17th centur ystyle clothing, and they are both coated with a glossy glaze. One is marked with the number “7258” and the other “7259.” There is no manufacturer mark on either one. We are celebrating our 65th wedding anniversar y and would really appreciate any information about these figures, because we are keeping them for our children.

Without a manufacturer mark it can be difficult to identify the origin and maker of your figures. M a n y similar figures w e r e made in Germany. T h o s e made after 1891 w e r e marked with the countr y of origin and, usually, the name of It can be difficult to identify an antique’s the manuorigin without a manufacturer mark. factur er. The numbers in sequence indicate that the figures are intended to be a pair. Your figures were probably made in the late 1800s and might be worth $125 to $150 for the pair. *** This is the mark on a jardiniere and pedestal that belonged to my great-aunt. My mother inherited the set before I was

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The mark you provided was used by Robinson Ransbottom Pottery. The company was founded in Roseville, Ohio, in 1920. In 1900, Frank Ransbottom and his brother opened a pottery and stoneware factory. In 1920, they merged with the Robinson Co., a factory that made tiles and bricks. After the merger they produced garden ware, art pottery, birdbaths, spongeware and utilitarian ware. In 1948, Robinson Ransbottom bought old Weller Pottery molds after the pottery closed. By 2005 Robinson Ransbottom had closed its doors. Your Dogwood pattern jardiniere and pedestal were made around 1948 and would probably be worth $300 to $350. 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.

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A Rose by Ichiro’s Name Pete Rose follows me on Twitter now, or at least he retweeted something I wrote about him, and that’s good enough for me. I’m also friends on Facebook with Jenny Mollen and Willie Nelson, and depending on which generation you talk to, nobody knows anyone I just talked about. (You can follow me too @sportingview ... and unlike here, I am a man of few words there.) In case you missed the past two or three decades, Pete Rose was a real son of a gun who hustled and played baseball with the sort of tenacity that only a few other players and marauding bands of Vikings could understand or match. He is Major League Baseball’s undisputed hit king. He is not in the Hall of Fame because he was banned from baseball for betting on baseball games, something every single baseball player has known not to do since the Taft administration. The guy completely blew it, yet the man persists to somehow remain in the news. How many other Hall of Fames can this guy be inducted to? It seems like every other week he is inducted into the Reds’ Hall of Fame, Cincinnati’s Hall of Fame, Ohio’s Hall of Fame, the guy down the street’s Hall of Fame ... Pokemon Go should make him one of their monsters because he has a statue or plaque in just about every major park in the Buckeye State. He has to have several hundred Rotary Club coffee mugs. Then along comes Ichiro Suzuki. By the time you read this, Ichiro will have reached the 3,000 hit mark in Major League Baseball. If you were to add up the hits he made in Japan with the hits he made here, mathematics show that he has more professional base hits than Pete Rose. On a slow news day, there are reputable news organizations that will make a case for Ichiro being the alltime hit king. That is, of course, totally preposterous. I know guys who bet on Wiffleball games ... sure, it takes them out of the running for Cooperstown, but they get paid, and I know guys who throw perfect games every time I’m not in the opposing team’s lineup. Does that make them pros, worthy of being compared to Koufax and Walter Johnson? Tony Lazzeri, the Hall of Fame second baseman for the Yankees (who completely disrespect him, by the way), once hit a kajillion home runs in the minor leagues. Is he the home run king? Ichiro is all class and truly, I love watching him play. He is a Hall of Famer, but he is not the hit king. That man is Pete Rose. This is probably not the last time I say this, but it’s good to forgive. It’s time for Pete Rose to enter the Hall or be allowed to participate in Old Timer’s or Cincinnati Wiffleball games. No offense to Ichiro, but it is well past time for our pastime to set the record straight once and for all.

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Hotel, a huge party was held, during which one of the local celebrities was served a Bloody Mary with no swizzle stick to stir it with. He grabbed a celery stick from a vegetable tray and used that to stir his drink instead. This led to a new tradition that is still practiced today. • The makers of Jello once introduced a new line of flavors intended for salads: mixed vegetable, tomato, and celery. It was quickly discontinued when no one bought it.

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• In the 1930s a scientist studying the mineral properties of spinach accidentally misplaced a decimal point, leading researchers to believe that there was ten times as much iron in spinach than there actually is. However, the myth that spinach is extraordinarily high in iron still survives. Spinach has iron, but many foods, including soy beans, peas, beets, lima beans, lentils, liver, molasses, oysters, apricots, walnuts, and sunflower seeds have more. • In order to get your requirement of iron from spinach alone, you’d have to eat twice your body weight of the stuff yearly. This would be a bad idea because spinach also contains oxalic acid, and ingesting that much oxalic acid could cause kidney stones. Boiling spinach will reduce the level of oxalic acid. Still, when the Popeye cartoon strip began showing the popular sailorman gulping down spinach to bolster his strength, the sale of the product soared. 

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