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Z Facts (from page one) dictionary of 1827. • During the unpopular Viet Nam war when young American men were defecting to Canada, they often unwittingly revealed their American origins when asked to recite the alphabet by border guards. “Zed” is the only letter of the alphabet that Canadians pronounce differently from Americans. Zink, Ziegler, Zeno, & Zarb etc.

• Mr. T. M. Zink of Iowa died in 1930 and left his $100,000 fortune to fund a womanless library. He specified that his daughter should receive $5 and his widow a single penny. The rest of the fortune was to be held in trust for 75 years, until the year 2005 when Zink’s womanless library would be funded. Signs reading “No Women Admitted” were to be posted above the doors, and no books or art by women were to be allowed. Fortunately, Zink’s family successfully contested the will.

during the winter of 1573, the Zuider Zee Bay froze over and the Spanish ships that were anchored there found themselves solidly frozen in and trapped. The Netherlanders waited until the ice was thick enough, then rode out to the ships on horseback and captured them. This is the ony known instance in military history when a naval battle was won on horseback!

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It seems like forever since “Vikings” ended its first season. When will it be back? -- Danny J., via email

“Vikings” will return for a 10-episode second season on the History Channel in February, and you can count on plenty more drama, gore, sex and political intrigue. According to “Vikings” creator Michael Hirst: “The first episode of the new season will be absolutely gobsmacking. There are huge dangers at the personal level (for Ragnar). Certain things are resolved in conflict and certain things continue. The scale will be bigger. He’s gone into business now with a king. So, he can raid with bigger parties. He can be more ambitious. “There is going to be a new big, big character who is the King of Wessex. Wessex is a much larger kingdom than Northumbria, with a much more powerful and more clever king, a king who spent half of his young life at the court of Emperor Charlemagne. Ragnar is going to be up against a very formidable foe in the King of Wessex.” *** Write to Cindy at King Features Weekly Service, P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475; or e-mail her at letters@ cindyelavsky.com.

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Faith, Love and Charity Foster Health, Longevity For me and millions of other Americans, the Christmas season is among the best times of the year. Even for those of us who do not follow the Christian faith, it is hard not to get swept up in the joy and enthusiasm of this special season. Unfortunately, a “good” Christmas is often gauged by how much we spend and who gets the “best” presents. While the mercantile elements are obviously important, it is the spirit of the season, and the message of peace and love, which sustains us and actually helps to improve health. The link between faith and health is clearly documented in much research. So, no matter your religious belief, I urge you to take this Christmas season to consider the importance of spirituality in your life. Health is promoted not because of which religion you adhere to, whether or not you attend religious services, or read religious texts, but by practicing the principles of love, compassion and peace that are the cornerstones of every faith. Here are the core elements of faith that contribute to your health: First, seek peace, not only for the nation but also yourself. A stressful life leads to illness. Stress is a major contributor to heart disease, high blood pressure, cancer, depression and obesity. Learning to be peaceful requires commitment and education. A qualified therapist can help teach easy techniques to control stress and improve the ability to cope with challenging situations. Second, be hopeful. Have more hope the Ad Proof: future will be better, our lives richer and our bodies healthier. Should you become ill, simply being Bram’s hopeful can be a key element in responding to 1/16th page, BW, 26x rate [$59/wk] treatment. Along with hope comes faith -- faith not February 17, power 2013 -but also in ourselves and in only in a higher others. We must have#8 faith [Volume 9: Issue - ]that life will be fulfilling and goals will be realized. Without faith, we will Corrections due by: 5 pm, Fri. 02/08/13 never lose weight, commit to exercise and do what it takes to live a healthy, disease-free life. We must also have faith in our friends, neighbors and community. Next, have more love. More than anything, love is the essence of spirituality and the key to longevity. Love assures a better and longer life. Men who are in long-standing, loving, intimate and monogamous relationships live 10 years longer

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CASEY’S CORNER (from page 9) than those who are not. While women in relationships do not get question? quite so large a benefit, they live an average of Besides the senselessness, the cluelessness, three years longer. Love is not relegated only to the the dangerousness and the flat-out lunacy of some of realm of intimate relationships. Love can be exthis stuff, the real problem with all of this advice is pressed in many ways: between parent and child, that it’s based on a fallacy. student and teacher, doctor and patient, family, friends and community. Without love there is no life. A puppy’s nipping isn’t a behavioral problem; A central component of every faith is to be it’s a physical problem. Just like babies, puppies charitable and more giving. Volunteering 14 hours teethe. They nip because the pressure provides a week (at any age) prolongs life for five years. relief from the pain. So the objective isn’t to punish Giving your time or money to good causes is an the dog or to deter the undeterrable. Your job as the insurance policy to a longer life. Research shows pup’s guardian and as someone who loves this little that the more you give in relation to what you have, creature is to provide him with something that will the greater the benefit. A man of faith once told me offer even more relief than your fingers or the leg of that if you are unwilling to give, you cannot receive. that dining chair. Give to others and everyone benefits. Ice chips and frozen treats help. But one of Finally, remember forgiveness. The willingthe most effective tools costs little to nothing and ness to forgive others and ask for forgiveness in works beautifully: the frozen washcloth. return may be the most powerful link between spirituality and health. Most of us have great difficulty If you have a teething puppy in the house, wet with forgiveness, and it requires work. But bearing a handful of washcloths and put them in the freezer. a grudge and carrying the weight of unresolved When your pup starts nipping -- and he will because conflict is a heavy burden to bear. It weighs on your Mon., Dec. 16, 2013 it’s perfectly natural -- give him a frozen washcloth heart and mind, affecting more than just friendto chew on. The cold will feel good against his Please carefully. Double check:  Phone Number(s) sore Spelling  P ships. Striving for atonement, attempting to be review a gums as it works as a numbing agent. better person and forgiving the faults of others are Contact your Tidbits representative immediately with changes or cor powerful motivators leading to longer, healthier and If only there were something equally Office: 760-320-0997 Fax: 760-320-1630 more fulfilled lives. effective at silencing thePhone passers-on of bad advice. Please review carefully. Double check:  Number(s)  Spelling  Price To all of you who read this column, no matter your faith, I wish you a Merry Christmas Contact your Woof! Tidbits representative immediately with changes or correc and hope that the new year brings comfort, peace, 760-320-0997 Office:Dog trainer Matthew “UncleFax: Matty”760-320-1630 Margolis is co-author prosperity and good health. Health is so much more of 18 books about dogs, a behaviorist, a popular radio and television than fitness and nutrition, so take advantage of the guest, and host of the PBS series “WOOF! It’s a Dog’s Life!” Read season of giving and do a little extra for your health. all of Uncle Matty’s columns at www.creators.com, and visit him at

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I’ve heard that Social Security is cheating me and millions of other Americans out of Social Security benefits they are due because they round down to the nearest dollar when they are supposed to be rounding up. Is this true?

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To find out more about Tom Mar1930s, monthly benefit checks were paid in the ex- genau and to read past columns and see features from act amount, including dollars and cents. And the law other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit HELP U HEAR c/o JNS Media specified that the final check should be rounded up the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators.com. 1/4 pg. 4C 26x disc. to the nearest penny. COPYRIGHT 2013 CREATORS.COM Then in 1950, Congress changed the rulesNov. 17, 2013 Vol. 9 - No. 47 I am 74 years old and have been geta bit. Recognizing that there are many steps in the ting my Social Security for over 10 years now. process used to compute a monthly Social Security It’s barely enough to live on, so I was thrilled check, they said that the benefit should be rounded when someone even older than me told me he up to the nearest dime at each step in the process. read about some kind of special Social Security But then we got to the 1980s, and the political payment for folks who are over 72 years old. mood in the country -- and Congress -- had shifted to He said they are called “proud” benefits. What a more conservative tone. Congress was looking for can you tell me about that? ways to trim government expenditures, not expand Have you ever listened to an oldies ra- them. And Social Security, being one of the largest dio station and heard the disc jockey refer to an old government programs of all, came under the knife. song as a blast from the past? 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● On Jan. 5, 1920, the New York Yankees major-league baseball club announces its purchase of the heavy-hitting outfielder George Herman “Babe” Ruth from the Boston Red Sox for the sum of $125,000. The deal paid off as Ruth went on to smash his own home run record in 1920, hitting 54 homers. ● On Jan. 1, 1946, on the island of Corregidor, in Manila Bay, 20 Japanese soldiers approach a lone soldier -- literally waving a white flag. The soldiers had been living in an underground tunnel and only discovered that the war was over by reading it in the newspaper. ● On Jan. 3, 1967, Jack Ruby, the Dallas nightclub owner who killed the alleged assassin of President John F. Kennedy, dies of cancer in a Dallas hospital. The Texas Court of Appeals recently had overturned his death sentence for the murder of Lee Harvey Oswald and was scheduled to grant him a new trial. ● On Jan. 4, 1974, President Richard Nixon refuses to hand over tape recordings and documents that had been subpoenaed by the Senate Watergate Committee. Nixon would resign from office in disgrace eight months later. ● On Dec. 31, 1984, Bernhard Goetz, the white man dubbed the “subway vigilante” after he shot four young black men on a New York City subway train, turns himself in at a police station in Concord, N.H. Goetz claimed that the men, all of whom had criminal records, were trying to rob him and that he had acted in self-defense. 30 1 (c) 2013 King Features Synd., Inc.

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