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Christmas Icons: (from page one) blown ornaments in the shapes of fruits back in 1847. His delicate creations were painted with mercury (on the inside) to give them a silvery effect. The novel decorations quickly became a popular item, and when demand exceeded supply Greiner taught his sons the craft and opened a small factory. Soon, his ornaments were being exported throughout Europe, and Greiner became equally famous for producing another glass item novelty -- marbles.

to bring valuable gifts to lay at the manger. Pablo and Maria couldn’t afford a present, but set out on the long walk to the church anyway to honor the baby Jesus. Suddenly, an angel appeared and instructed the children to pick some of the ugly green weeds growing by the road and to offer them as their gift. The children complied, but felt sad when the villagers jeered as they placed their meager “gift” beside the manger. But suddenly the dull green plants turned a brilliant red, and the flowers formed beautiful blossoms that looked like stars. And that’s how the poinsettia is said to have become a Christmas tradition.

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I was going to file for my Social Security retirement in a few years. But I’m wondering if I should file for disability instead. I have all sorts of medical problems too numerous to mention in this email. What should I do? You didn’t give your age and you didn’t tell me if you are still working. Knowing that information is key to answering your question. If you are still working, then you’re not eligible for Social Security disability. To qualify for such benefits, the law says you must be unable to work. So if you are working, that means you are not disabled according to Social Security law. But I will assume you are not working and then deal with the issue of your age. If you are 66 or older, you can forget about Social Security disability. Once you reach that age, disability benefits are no longer payable. To put that another way, a retirement benefit pays the same rate as a disability benefit for people over age 66. If you are still under age 62, then you’re too young for Social Security retirement. But you definitely should file for Social Security disability. If you are over 62, you should file for retirement and disability benefits at the same time. They can start your retirement payments right away. Then if your disability claim is eventually approved, they will switch you to the higher disability rate.

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equal to his full age 66 benefit, must be reduced by about one-half of one percent for each month he’s received a retirement benefit. At age 65 and a half, he’s already received 42 retirement checks, so his disability rate must be cut by about 21 percent. So instead of a 100 percent disability rate, he’d get about 79 percent. Sam would have to decide if it is worth all the hassle of filing for disability just to get bumped up from his current 75 percent rate to 79 percent. And again: Once you are over age 66, there is absolutely no financial advantage to filing for Social Security disability benefits.

It’s not too late. But don’t expect a big boost in your monthly Social Security checks if your disability claim is approved. Because you took reduced retirement at age 62, you are currently getting 75 percent of your full rate. A disability benefit normally pays an amount equal to your age 66 full retirement rate. But from that amount, they must deduct roughly one-half of one percent for every month you’ve already received a Social Security retirement check. It sounds like you’ve already received about 24 monthly Social Security checks -- meaning your disability benefit must be reduced by 12 percent. So if your disability claim is approved, instead of getting the full retirement rate of 100 percent, you would get about 88 percent. Still, that is better than the 75 percent reduced retirement rate that you are currently getting. Other retirement beneficiaries a little older than the one who sent this email but still under age 66 should note that they would eventually reach a point where they simply gain little or nothing by filing for Social Security disability. Here’s an example. Sam filed for retirement benefits at age 62, so he is getting the 75 percent rate. At age 65 and 6 months, he had a heart attack. If he files for disability benefits and if his claim is approved, his regular disability rate, again

they are going to force me to file for my retirement benefits and that will cut me off of SSI and Medicaid. Can they do that?

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DEAR DR. ROACH: I suffered from a very painful case of plantar fasciitis for longer than a year when my husband and I (both in our 40s) discovered that we were expecting a baby. I was terrified over the prospect for several reasons, including the already painful state of my feet. It turned out that my plantar fasciitis was completely cured by the end of my pregnancy. Now, at 47, with a darling 3-year-old, I’m wondering if there is any way of preventing the condition from returning. My OB/GYN guessed that perhaps the hormones that make a pregnant woman more “stretchy” are behind my cure. Do you have any ideas about this? -- B.R.

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The major symptom is pain with walkunderstand that alcohol should not be used ing, especially with the first step of the day. If you ever see a community health-care prowith specific antibiotics, e.g. Flagyl, because vider, you’ll be asked to sign a Form 10-0485 giving Pregnant women are indeed more likely of adverse physical reactions. I read that the permission for your information be shared with the to suffer from plantar fasciitis. Most authorities warning not to mix alcohol with antibiotics VA over the Internet. Here are a couple of Q&As from feel it is the relatively fast weight gain of a norstems from doctors fearing patients taking a brochure about the program: mal pregnancy, but some blame the hormone antibiotics to cure STDs would have lowered * Can I choose to share only certain part of relaxin, which loosens the pelvic and other ligainhibitions and engage in unprotected sex. my health information? No, at least not right now. ments. This can change your gait and cause Could you please set the record straight for * Is my information secure? Yes, because it is abnormal stresses on the feet, causing plantar the public on this subject? -- K.L. sent through the Internet using The Sequoia Project’s fasciitis. Your obstetrician is suggesting that reeHealth Exchange. It’s a national network for secure laxin is acting on your already-existing plantar sharing of medical information that covers 50 percent fasciitis, which I haven’t heard of, but it is an in ANSWER: I never learned the rule that of all hospitals in the U.S. teresting thought. alcohol shouldn’t be taken while on antibiotics, ADVERTISING PROOF Here’s what I would like to know: Ad Proof: with the exception of metronidazole (Flagyl), the ForDUE: prevention, regular stretching of 5:00 the * If the VA and SSA are now working toFinal Changes p.m.. 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DEAR DOUG: I am a widow and only living on a small pension and Social Security. My medication costs are getting so high and I don’t know what I’m going to do. Are you aware of any type of help I could apply for? -- Concerned Dear Concerned: There is a special program available through Medicare called “Low Income Subsidy” (LIS) to anyone who meets certain reduced income and resource levels. Many people don’t even know they may qualify for “extra help” from Medicare to pay the costs of their Medicare prescription drug coverage. In 2017 medication costs for people who qualify are no more than $3.30 for a generic and $8.25 for each brand-name covered drug. There are four programs or types of “Low Income Subsidies.” Depending on your situation, income and resources, you might pay only a portion of your Medicare drug plan premiums and deductibles. For example, in 2016, you may qualify if you have up to $17,820 in yearly income ($24,030 for a married couple) and up to $13,640 in resources ($27,250 for a married couple). I would wholeheartedly recommend that you explore whether you could qualify for “extra help”. It would be best to call your local Medi-Cal office (Riverside County phone: 1 (877) 410-8827) or the State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) 1-800-4340222, for more information. At any time your income or resources should change, you can reapply for “extra help”.

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You didn’t mention what wood was used to make your secretary. Based on your photo, it might be ash, butternut or maple. The upper portion with the glass doors was used for books. Your secretary is circa 1880 and would probably be worth $800 to $1,200.

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In the halcyon days of the 1970s and ‘80s, a car company then-called Datsun used to saturate the airwaves during televised sporting events. Famous for its sporty “Z” cars (the 240Z, 260Z and 280ZX), Datsun extolled the gas-saving virtues of its brand, cheerfully urging This is a photo of an antique desk would-be drivers to “put your money in the bank, Krister Porcelain that my wife purchased from an elderly neighManufactury was not in the tank.” bor many years ago. The old varnish was refounded in 1831. That admonition would work well in tomoved, and two coats of clear satin finish were day’s world of boxing, too. Last year saw the applied. It stands about 79 inches tall, 45 passing of the “Greatest of All Time” (GOAT) inches wide and 20 inches deep. The desktop Krister Porcelain Manufactory made and the continued win streak of “The Best Ever” folds down, and inside are pigeon holes for (TBE). While Muhammad Ali can no longer reap storage. There are brass pulls on the drawers, your footed trivet around 1900. It has produced the dividends from his illustrious career, Floyd and all the drawers are decorated with geo- porcelain in Waldenburg, Silesia, Germany, since “Money” Mayweather is still in fighting shape at 1831 and is now part of Rosenthal Glass and Porcemetric car vings. 39 years of age, and he is in possession of what lain Company. Can you TUES., 6 be in the is really the sole marketing gimmick left in pro The value of you trivetDEC. might tell us anything fessional boxing -- an unbeaten record of 49-0. rangeDouble of $15check: to $25.  Phone Number(s)  Spelling  Prices Ifyou about the hisPlease review carefully. Hours were a betting man, you would * * * tor y of our desk, think that an ego-driven boxer who has never Contact your Tidbits representative immediately with changes or corrections. Address your questions to Anne McCollam, P.O. 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I’ve watched thousands tary that was made FREE of Coachella Valley of fights, and I have never seen anyone protect in the fourth quar760.320.0997 Fax: 760.320.1630 himself any better. Ali was harder to hit, and he ter of the 19th cenAll Rights Reserved moved around the ring better, but Mayweather’s tury. The Victoriability to fend off blows like a horse flicking off Eastlake period of design an era consisted of flies with his tail is unmatched across any era. was a Victorian substyle. several substyles The problem is that his style is epically boring, of design. Eastlake Charming one-bedroom villas in an exclusive gated and as boxing continues to look for its next ratIndian Wells community are now available for less furniture was made between 1870 and 1890. ings savior, he’s not helping. cost than a country club golf membership! These It was the Industrial Revolution and the new value-priced units come with the following perks: Enter Conor McGregor, the baddest man technology in tools and machines that brought an on the planet. He holds two UFC belts in two difAutomatic membership for two in the exclusive end to furniture made by artisans and cabinetmakferent weight classes and has a record of 21-3, Indian Wells Golf Resort with no initiation fee or ers. Furniture designs produced in the mid-19th monthly assessment. When desired, play golf which translated to a boxing record would be for $35, cart included. century were curvilinear and heavily ornate. Engmore like 100-3 (factor in that MMA fighters use lish architect and designer Charles Eastlake wrote Receive 20% discount on food in the City’s VUE more of their body to strike, and the sheer overGrill & Bar Restaurant and Golf Resort, plus purthe book “Hints on Household Tastes in Furniture, all violence). With the loss of Rhonda Rousey, chases in the exclusive pro-shop and other Indian Upholstery and Other Details” in 1868. He was a he is the most visible and popular champion in Wells resorts and spas. reformer who encouraged a return to furniture the fight game. Owners-only parties and events in the Vue and made with straight clean lines and without fussy Golf Resort, plus special events such as lunch at Also, he is game to fight Mayweather. the Polo Games, Residents’ Night at BNP Paribas ornamentation. Let’s face it, Mayweather has nobody to face Open, Annenberg Center, Art Events & much more. Most Eastlake furniture was made from who would command the nine-figure payout he oak, ash, butternut, cherry, maple, chestnut and is demanding. Nobody is going to fall for another black walnut. Constructions were usually decopay-per-view disaster like Mayweather-Pacquio rated with shallow incised and stylized carving, II. 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Compression Line Impact with a golf ball may be one of the most mysterious actions in any sport due to the speed of the swing and the conditions of the ball and club design. One of the great myths in golf is that the impact position should mirror the address position. Nothing could be further from the truth. Impact has dynamic changes in the body position, hand position, and especially club orientation. The “line of compression” of the left arm and club could be an image that revolutionizes your game

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