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• The Baroque Period is considered to be from 1600-1750, with its complex melodies composed by Bach, Handel, and Vivaldi, among others. The Classical Period from 1750-1825, produced such composers as Mozart, Haydn, and Beethoven, who wrote music with well-defined form, such as the sonata, symphony, and concerto.

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• Considered the world’s first real child prodigy, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart began studying violin and harpsichord at age three. At five, he was performing at the University of Salzburg and before Vienna’s Imperial Court the following year. He was only six when he began composing minuets and other short pieces. His first symphony came along at age eight, and an opera at 12. • Mozart received all of his education from his father, and never received formal schooling. He frequently experienced anxiety, loneliness, and depression. On occasion he also exhibited the symptoms of Tourette’s Syndrome and personality swings that were likely from a bipolar condition. Although he only lived to age 35, he composed more than 600 pieces, including 68 symphonies, 27 piano concertos, horn concertos, violin and piano sonatas, and numerous volumes of string quartet music. • The cause of Mozart’s death has never been definitely determined. It’s been hypothesized as everything from “severe miliary fever” to trichinosis, mercury poisoning, and rheumatic fever. In all, researchers have speculated on nearly 120 possible causes of his death.

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The pleasure of purchasing with a complete absence of payment pain quickly became habitforming. In fact, it was extra pleasurable because ® I could convince myself that I got away with something. It was totally exhilarating. by Mary Hunt Of course I knew that by delaying payments and agreeing to pay huge rates of interest in By Samantha Weaver exchange for the privilege, the size of the eventual pain was increasing to near-catastrophic propor It was U.S. Vice President Hubert Humtions. But through the magic of denial I remained phrey who made the following sage obsercomfortably anesthetized. vation: “Compassion is not weakness and I learned the hard way how painful the payconcern for the unfortunate is not social I don’t care much for pain. In fact, I’ll do alment can be when there is no purchase pleasure to ism.” most anything to avoid it. I also know that pain can offset it. The pleasure is long gone, while the pain be a good thing. remains and intensifies over time.  Chop suey is not actually a Chinese dish; The human nervous system triggers a senit was invented in California. There is a very important personal finance ® sation of pain to stop us from doing something that lesson in all of this and here it is: might cause a severe injury and to let us know that  Dick Simon, one of the founders of the The pleasure of the purchase needs to be by Mary Hunt something may be wrong. Simon and Schuster publishing company, counterbalanced with the pain of payment. When was struggling in his business when he While we mostly think of pain in terms of experienced this way, buying things does not bevisited his aunt in 1924. She had been physical wellbeing, I experience a certain amount come unrealistically pleasurable, and the pain of looking for a book of crossword puzzles to of pain in parting with hard-earned money. It hurts. payment is not so terribly painful. The high and the give to her daughter, but the puzzles beI hate the pain of payment. It takes away from the low easily balance out. And should the pain outing relatively new (first appearing in newspleasure of the purchase. weigh the potential pleasure, no problem. You still papers in 1913), there was no compilation Years ago, as I merrily made my way down have time to back out of the purchase -- unlike the available. Seeing an opportunity for his the path of financial stupidity, I found two ways to purchase where the pleasure and pain are so far fledgling business, Simon and his partner, avoid the pain of payment so I could fully enjoy the removed they become completely unrelated. Lincoln Schuster, published a book of puzpleasure of purchase. It was like I’d discovered the For me, paying with cash is a security zles right away. The puzzle book was an ultimate way to have my cake and eat it too. I used measure against experiencing unrealistic pleasure instant best seller, and its revenues supcredit cards. I wrote checks. when buying things. Paying with cash forces me to ported Simon and Schuster while the pub In my distorted way of thinking, paying with experience the pain of payment at the same time lishing company was establishing itself. plastic or writing a check allowed me to enjoy the I am enjoying the pleasure of purchase. It keeps pleasure of the purchase absent the pain of paythings from spiraling out of control.  You might be surprised to learn that in ment. Payment by check meant to me that I got For those readers who have demonstrated 1967, the Monkees chose Jimi Hendrix to the goodies and the money was still there in my the maturity necessary to effectively handle a credit be the opening act for their summer tour checkbook or my wallet. Oh, I knew that technicard (meaning you faithfully pay the thing off every of the U.S. The pairing didn’t last long, cally I’d spent it, but who wanted to be technical? It month and never incur interest on the account) and though; Hendrix discreetly left the tour afcould take days, maybe even a week back then, for checking accounts (meaning that you never float a ter he was banned by the Daughters of the the money to really not be there. Pain delayed was check or write against insufficient funds) try this: American Revolution for being too sexually pain denied -pleasure enjoyed. When paying with a credit card, enter the suggestive. Payment by credit card was even better amount of the purchase into your checkbook or because I could push the pain way into the future electronic device and deduct it from the running  If you have a particularly quiet friend, he -- far, far away. balance just as if you’d handed over cold, hard or she might suffer from laliophobia, a fear Before long, having developed and praccash. You spent the money. It’s gone. Accept it and of speaking. ticed these painless purchasing methods, the very move along. thought of mixing any pain of payment with a pur This simple action will make sure that the  Those who study such things say that if chase seemed absurd and terribly unnecessary. pleasure doesn’t get out of control, nor is the payyou’re playing a game of Monopoly, you’re Swiping a card or writing a check was more like a most likely to land on B&O Railroad and ment unreasonably painful. 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• They bribed the cemetery caretaker, who exhumed the casket and cut the head from Haydn’s body. Rosenbaum had it dissected, the brain removed, and the skull bleached. He secretly kept it in a display case hidden in his home. • Eleven years later, when the Prince wished to transfer Haydn’s remains to the cemetery of his private estate, he discovered the head was missing, with only a wig resting in its place. Incensed by the horrid discovery, the prince had Rosenbaum’s home searched but his wife, pretending to be ill, hid the skull in bed with her. Rosenbaum surrendered a different skull from his collection to the police, which was then buried with Haydn’s remains.

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Social Security’s My Account If you’ve lost or misplaced your Medicare card, you now can get a replacement online -- at the Social Security My Account site. My Account is a place where you can sign up to track earnings, change your address and much more, and Social Security encourages you to use this online feature. At the bottom of the page where you can create a new My Account is a tiny note about blocking electronic access. If you wish to block access to your online Social Security account (for example, if you’ve been the victim of domestic violence or the victim of identity theft), you can do that online as well. If you later decide you want access, you can contact Social Security to unblock it. If you have a security freeze or fraud alert on your Experian credit report, you cannot create a My Account. Here’s why: When you sign up for an account, it looks at items in your credit file and asks you questions about them as a means of identifying you. For example, it might ask the price range of your auto payment, or the last five digits of your credit card, or the amount of your mortgage payment -- all information that’s on your credit report. If you want to receive a paper copy of your Social Security Statement without doing it online, you can print out the “Request for Social Security Statement” (Form SSA-7004) and mail it in. You’ll get your paper copy in four to six weeks. The general number to call for Social Security questions is 1-800-772-1213. To learn more about the Social Security My Account, go online to www.socialsecurity.gov/myaccount. 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. (c) 2015 King Features Synd., Inc.

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Agent Orange Appeal Denied A U.S. District Court has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a Blue Water veteran who appealed his denial of benefits after he claimed exposure to Agent Orange while on a ship off the coast of Vietnam. Veterans who had boots on the ground in Vietnam have a presumption of AO exposure if they come down with certain illnesses. They were either there or they weren’t. Blue Water veterans served on ships off the coast, and they have a tough time proving exposure. Consider where AO went: To the ground to defoliate, into the waterways, into the bays ... and onto anything pulled out of the water such as anchors, the water spray itself, wash down of planes on carrier decks, and more. In 2011, the Institute of Medicine’s study of Agent Orange illness among Blue Water veterans determined that there were a number of possible routes of exposure. Its 2012 update said that there is no reason to exclude water-based veterans from benefits. Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma IS, however, on the approved Agent Orange Blue Water list. Color me confused. If one disease can be traced back to offshore exposure and be listed as a presumptive disease, why not the others? See www.publichealth.va.gov for lists of ships in Vietnam. Go to bluewaternavy.org for reports on the water in Da Nang harbor, AO on the carriers and more. See the Update Logs. If you do an online search for the appeal, look for United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims ruling on GRAY v McDONALD (No. 13.3339). Don’t miss the dissection of the terms brown water, blue water and the various types of water. Freddy Groves regrets that he cannot personally answer reader questions, but will incorporate them into his column whenever possible. Send email to columnreply2@gmail. com. (c) 2015 King Features Synd., Inc.


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Honey Has Sweet Healing Qualities DEAR DR. ROACH: I am diabetic and had a sore on my big toe about a year ago that wouldn’t heal, so my podiatrist sent me to a doctor at a hospital wound center. After three visits, the doctor started talking about removing a bone from my toe, and I refused to accept it. I came across a catalog that had alternative remedies for some health problems. One of the items was a wound honey, used to treat diabetic sores and bed-pressure sores. I ordered some and started using it, and within three weeks my sore had started to heal. I went back to my regular podiatrist and told him what I had used, and he was aware of that type of treatment. More can be found out about the healing properties of wound honey on the Internet. I felt compelled to share this with others who may be facing the same problem. It is a far better option than amputation. -- L.G. ANSWER: Honey has been used since ancient times for wound healing, and modern science confirms it is an effective way of treating superficial burns and ulcers. It has been shown to have antibacterial properties, as well as antimicrobial properties, and is a potentially

useful treatment for many burns and ulcers. I have found that very few of my colleagues are even aware of this. I have two concerns to pass along with your story. First, honey may not be appropriate for all types of diabetic sores. Honey has been used for superficial and slightly deeper ulcers, which we call stage 2 and 3. The evidence for honey in a stage 4 ulcer is less clear. Also, one needs to be extraordinarily careful about the quality of medical information available on the Internet. I strongly recommend starting with Medline Plus (www.nlm.nih.gov/ medlineplus), which references trusted sources for information. *** DEAR DR. ROACH: I am an 82-yearold male who exercises regularly for strength, cardiovascular fitness, agility and flexibility. I prefer stair-climbing workouts ranging from about 20 to 115 flights of stairs. I would like your opinion on this type of exercise. I have what appears to be some moderate knee arthritis and have heard that stair climbing can be harmful to the knees. I do not experience knee pain while climbing stairs. -- D.K.

ommend stopping. The arthritis booklet discusses osteoarthritis, rheumatoid rthritis, and lupus. Readers can order a copy by writing: Dr. Roach -- No. 301W, Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475. 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 four weeks for delivery. *** Dr. Roach regrets that he is unable to answer

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Trying Too Hard I’ve written columns before about people who, in my opinion anyway, are trying way too hard to squeeze every last nickel out of their Social Security benefits. They’ve gone to one too many of these “Maximize Your Social Security” seminars that are all the rage today. And they’ve gotten their heads full of phrases like “file and suspend” and “restrict the scope of an application” and “delayed retirement credits” and “start stop start” and other strategies that apparently will land them all on Social Security’s Easy Street! I’ve written many past columns about this phenomenon. But now I’ve run into someone who wants to squeeze one last tiny drop of blood out of her Social Security turnip. And it’s sure got me and her local Social Security officials scratching our heads! Here is an email I got from a reader with her story.

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I started taking my Social Security at 62. I will be 70 next month. My husband turned 66 this month. We have gone to several Social Security maximizing seminars and learned that my husband should restrict the scope of his retirement application and instead file for husband’s benefits on my record. But at one of the seminars, a financial planner also advised me that I should suspend my benefits for this last month before I turn 70 and start them up again the following month. He said if I do this, I will get a bonus for the rest of my life. So we went to our Social Security office yesterday to do all this. They did let my husband file for benefits on my record.

There was no problem with that. But when I asked about suspending my benefits for one month, they said I couldn’t do it. They told me because I took reduced benefits at 62, I could not suspend my benefits now. I checked back with the financial planner and he insisted I could. So who is right? My financial planner? Or the Social Security people?

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up one full Social Security check just to get an extra two-thirds of one percent added to your future payments? Here is a quick example. Let’s say your Social Security check is $1,000 per month. You would want to give up all that money for one month just so that from the following month onward, you would get about $1,006. Gosh, you’d have to live about 14 years before you would recoup that $1,000 loss you’d take. And it’s not just the money issue, but all of the bureaucratic hassles involved. Because you would miss that one Social Security check, you would have to write the Social Security Administration a personal check for about $100 to cover the Medicare Part B premium that would have been deducted from the missing benefit. Also, I’m guessing there would have been a several month delay in stopping your benefits and starting them up again. Social Security computers are programmed to pay Social Security checks month after month. They are not set up to pay you benefits, then stop them for one month, and start them up again the next month. Many so-called “maximizing” strategies are potentially good. But this one was just a little too crazy.

Well, this is going to take a bit of explaining on my part. Your financial planner’s general recommendation is usually correct. But in this case, he’s wrong. And the Social Security people gave you the right answer, but for the wrong reason! So let me back up and go over your entire situation. The primary Social Security maximizing strategy you and your husband are trying to employ is a common one. It is probably a good move on your husband’s part to take a 50 percent husband’s benefit on your Social Security account now and then save his own benefits until 70, when he would get a 32 percent delayed retirement bonus added to his Social Security checks. I should note to readers who might be confused that the reason he can do this is the fact that he waited until age 66 to file for any Social Security benefits. Had he signed up for Social Security before age 66, the law would have required him to file for his own Social Security benefits. But by waiting until age 66, he is able to “restrict the scope of his applica- If you have a Social Security question, Tom tion” to spousal benefits only. Margenau has the answer.TUES., Contact him at thomas.marJAN. 27 This is one “maximizing” strategy that even genau@comcast.net. To find out more about Tom Marreview carefully.  columns Phone Number(s)  Spelling I, someone who took his own SocialPlease Security benefits genauDouble and to check: read past and see features from  Price at age 62 and is skeptical of many of these schemes, other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit Contact your Tidbits representative immediately with changes or correct can understand. But even in this situation, I would the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators.com. 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one has some sort of berries on branches; the blue one is decorated with the image of the winged horse, Pegasus, and the green one is decorated with the image of a woman driving a chariot. The green and blue ashtrays have leaves on the edges. All images are white and in relief. Each is marked “Wedgwood -- Made in England. I paid $5 each and would like to know if they are worth a little more than that.

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While shopping for antiques, I came across three Wedgwood ashtrays. One is green, one is blue and the third is yellow. I have enclosed a photo of all three. I have never seen a yellow one before and wonder if mine is rare.

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Wedgwood was founded by Josiah Wedgwood in England in 1759. Your ashtrays are examples of jasperware, which was developed by Wedgwood in 1774. Jasperware has a matte finish and was made in several colors, including blue, yellow, green, lilac and black. Pieces were often decorated with Greek classical motifs in white and in relief. Blue jasperware was the most common. The green ashtray figure is the goddess of the dawn, Aurora. The flowers on the yellow ashtray are primroses. You are correct; the figure on the blue one is the winged horse, Pegasus. Although they were intended to be used as ashtrays, people often use them today to hold rings or pins. Your ashtrays appeal to collectors of jasperware and also Tobacciana. They were made in the mid 1900s and can be found selling for $15 to $25 each. * * *

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I have enclosed the mark that is on the bottom of a teapot that I bought at a yard sale over 20 years ago. The teapot is decorated with a young girl standing with two geese in front of a colonial home. The back-

ground is a cream color. The teapot stands about 7 inches tall and is in mint condition. What can you tell me about the maker, age and value of my teapot?

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This mark was used by Edwin M. Knowles China Company. They made semi-vitreous china in Chester and Newell, West Virginia, from 1900 to 1963. “American Tradition” refers to a variety of designs inspired by early American to modern American motifs. Knowles China Company was one of the leading manufacturers of dinnerware. After the firm was liquidated, the rights to use the Knowles name were sold to a distributor of collector plates. Your teapot was made in 1939 and would probably be worth $25 to $35.

Edwin M. Knowles China Company was one of the leading manufacturers of dinnerware in the U.S.

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Classical Composers (from page page 3) next 13 years, but, upon her insistence, they never met face to face. The widow abruptly terminated the relationship, claiming she was broke, an unfounded claim. Tchaikovsky never heard from his mysterious benefactor again. • His death also remains a mystery, with some claiming he killed himself. The more accepted explanation is death from cholera after drinking contaminated drinking water. His death came just one week after the premiere of his Symphony Pathetique, considered by many to be his greatest work.

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