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a German secret agent was stationed at Huelva, Spain. So they commissioned a submarine to carry the body to the coast of Huelva and release it. The body had been packed in dry ice to prevent decomposition on the submarine. Major Martin was secured in a life jacket before being released to assure that the body would float. The plan kicked into action.

pneumonia. They made up fake ID papers which named him as Major William Martin. • Two letters from Major Martin’s “girlfriend” named Pam were handwritten and placed in his pocket, along with a snapshot of a woman. In the letter she talked about their upcoming wedding, and they placed a bill from a jewelry store for an engagement ring in the billfold. A bill for an overnight stay at the Naval and Military Club was included, dated the day before the Major was to meet his unfortunate “death.”

The Fictional Major Martin Amidst some of the fiercest fighting during World War II, the Allied forces decided to start re-taking Europe by wresting the strategically located island of Sicily out of the hands of Hitler’s military forces. But they realized that a massive assault on the heavily defended island would cost the lives of thousands of their troops, with failure a possibility. Not wanting to take such a gamble, British Naval Intelligence concluded that there must be a better way to accomplish their goal. So they devised a clever plan. • They decided that the German high command needed to be misled into believing the Allies were planning on storming the nearby island of Sardinia. If they could be convinced that they had accidentally intercepted secret plans of a major assualt on that island, the entire contingent of axis troops would be moved there in advance, prepared and waiting for them. Sicily, then, would be left basically unprotected. The question was how to fool the Germans.

• His pockets were lined with coins, keys, a pencil, cigarettes, matches, and theater ticket stubs. A watch was placed on one wrist. An official military ID tag was placed on a chain around his neck. A wallet in his back pocket contained two pictures of “Pam,” a book of stamps with two missing, and some money. • Then they attached a briefcase to his body with a leather-wrapped chain of the same type bank messengers use when carrying valuables. This would prevent the briefcase from floating away from the body, as well as alerting the Germans to the importance of the corpse.

• A Spanish fisherman found the body. Military officers were summoned. A German Naval officer took the briefcase and all the personal documents found in the clothing. A doctor, finding fluid in the lungs (due to pneumonia) pronounced the cause of death as drowning. • The body was turned over to British diplomats, and they arranged a formal military funeral. “Pam” sent flowers for the grave. The British asked that Major Martin’s briefcase be returned, and eventually it was. But examination showed that all the “secret” documents had been removed and then carefully replaced. • German officials forwarded copies of the documents all the way up to Hitler. Nazi troops were heavily deployed to Sardinia. Submarines moved out of Sicilian waters.

• On July 10, 1943, the Allies invaded Sicily • Fake letters from high ranking officers were incurring only slight losses. Even after the sealed and placed in the briefcase. The letters invasion started, the Germans were convinced proposed how it might be possible to make the it was not a legitimate attack but merely a Germans falsely believe the next attack would ADVERTISING PROOF diversionary tactic. Allies liberated Sicily in be on Sicily, leaving Sardinia unprotected. TUES., JUNE12 only 39 days and used it as a launching point The mis-information was, of course, the exact Final Changes DUE: 5:00 p.m.. Please review carefully. Double check:  Phone Number(s)  Spelling  Prices  Hours for the invasion of Italy and, ultimately, Europe. opposite of their actual goal. Contact your Tidbits representative immediately with changes or corrections. • A message was sent by the British Navy to • Next they had toOffice: get the body into the hands of 760-320-0997 Fax: 760-320-1630 Email: valleybits@msn.com Prime Minister Winston Churchill that read the Germans, by making it appear as if his plane simply: “Mincemeat Swallowed Whole.”  had crash-landed the sea. knew that Nordstrom, Steele,into Nicolette & They Blythe June 17, 2012 Vol. 8 - No. 25 / 1/3 pg. 4C 26x

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Red Meats, Fried Foods Fuel Heart Attacks, Strokes, Death Is there anything more American and delicious than a Texas-size T-bone steak with French fries fixed just the way Grandma used to? Just writing about it makes my mouth water. And how often does the “All American Breakfast,” consisting of fried eggs, bacon, grits and two biscuits with gravy, tempt me? Like so many of my peers, it took a heart attack to change my habits. It’s not surprising that the Western diet is unhealthy. A recent study published in the American Journal of Medicine followed 3,800 men and 1,600 women, with an average age of 51, from 1985 to 2009. Researchers monitored their diet and assessed their mental and physical abilities. Those who “aged ideally” maintained excellent strength, cognitive function and had no chronic diseases. Those who “aged normally” had few chronic diseases and average mental and physical abilities. By the end of this study, 73 percent aged normally and 4 percent aged ideally. None of the subjects who consumed a typical Western diet aged ideally. They were much more likely to have heart disease and physical and cognitive disabilities. Furthermore, consuming the Western diet was associated with higher death rates from cardiac and noncardiac causes. The typical Western diet is high in saturated animal fats and rich in the unhealthy Omega-6 fatty acids. Many foods are fried, and sugary drinks and rich desserts are common. While deep-fried foods may taste great, they are definitely not good for your health. Most of their calories come from fat, which, because of the frying process, becomes saturated, and the predominant fatty acids are the omega-6s. All saturated fats, irrespective of the source, and all omega-6 fatty acids increase cholesterol and triglyceride levels and that in turn leads to atherosclerosis, which is the underlying cause of coronary artery disease, strokes and impaired blood supply to the lower limbs. The problem is made worse as many restaurants add trans fats to their fryers to improve stability, allowing the oils to be used for longer periods of time. And the longer they are used for frying, the worse the health effects.

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And then there is a problem with red meat. CASEY’S CORNER (from page 9) The higher the fat content, the tastier the meat. Until recently, it was thought that red meat increased problems -- one of the easiest behavioral problems to the risk of vascular disease exclusively because solve -- most often land a dog in the shelter. of its high content of saturated fats and omega-6 I was at the airport a couple of weeks ago fatty acids. Producing leaner cuts of meat and grillwaiting to board my flight. Sitting in the boarding ing rather than frying was thought to be healthier. area across from me was a woman who was travelSimilarly, organic red meat is said to be healthier as ing with her Cavalier King Charles spaniel. The dog meat from grass-fed cattle has higher concentrawas elegant, smart, energetic, agile and small in tions of the healthier omega 3 fatty acids. stature -- just as the AKC describes. He was also exADVERTISING PROOF Sadly, fat content is not the only reason red tremely well behaved, which is no accident of DNA. Fri., 1/28/13 Final Changes DUE: 5:00 p.m meat is unhealthy. His good behavior has nothing to do with his breed Please review carefully. Double check:  Phone Number(s)  Spelling  Prices  New research published in the journal or size and everything to do with his owner -who your Tidbits representative immediately with changes or corrections Nature Medicine has shown that bacteria in Contact the trained her dog and never lost sight of the fact that Office: 760-320-0997 Fax: 760-320-1630 bowel convert carnitine, a chemical contained in he is, indeed, a dog. red meat, into a compound called trimethylamine Woof! N-oxide (TMAO), which enters the blood stream and damages blood vessels. This in turn facilitates Dog trainer Matthew “Uncle Matty” Margolis is cothe deposition of cholesterol, leading to significant author of 18 books about dogs, a behaviorist, a popular radio vascular disease. and television guest, and host of the PBS series “WOOF! It’s a Dog’s Life!” Read all of Uncle Matty’s columns at www.cre The researchers also showed that a diet Mr. &and Mrs. visitKleaning him at www.unclematty.com. Send your high in carnitine stimulated the proliferation of these ators.com, questions to dearuncle.gazette@unclematty.com or by mail to Business Card, BW, 13x discount rate bacteria causing greater production of trimethylUncle Matty at P.O. Box 3300, Diamond Springs, CA 95619. Feb. 3 - , 2012 • Vol. 8: 41 - Vol. 9 #1 amine-N-oxide and, hence, a higher risk of severe vascular disease. Subjects consuming a diet high COPYRIGHT 2013 CREATORS SYNDICATE, INC. in red meat had higher levels of carnitine and the ADVERTISING PROOF damaging oxide in their blood and a much greater Final Changes DUE: 5:00 p.m.. risk of heart attacks and strokes. By contrast, vegPlease review carefully. Double check:  Phone Number(s)  Spelling  Prices  Hours MAR. 15 Contact your Tidbits representative immediately TUES., with changes or corrections. etarians and vegans had low carnitine and TMAO Office: 760-320-0997 Fax: 760-320-1630 levels and a much lower risk of vascular disease. Residential Commercial • Carpets • Windows Please review carefully. Double• check:  Phone Number(s)  Spelling  Pri If we want to live long and live well, we Seasonal : dable Ratesrepresentative must consider how and what we eat. It may Contact not be yourAffor HOUSE or corre Tidbits immediately with changes ice •24/7 Serv SITTING how much but which foods we eat that contribute to •Daily Office: 760-320-0997 Fax: 760-320-1630 • TRUSTWORTHY •Weekly longevity and disease-free life. Every day more and • LICENSED Property of •Bi-Weekly • BONDED ly AdVenture Media, Inc. more evidence touts the Mediterranean diet that is •Month rich in fish, nuts, olive oil and abundant fruits and Bob’s Clock Repair FREE We leave ofitCoachella SPARKLING vegetables. Valley BZ 4C 26x If you must have those delicious foods that Call Today: 760.320.0997 Fax: 760.320.1630 Mar. 20, 2011 Vol. (760) 7 - No.413-9292 12 we grew up with, moderation is the key. We must All Rights Reserved sauté rather than fry, keep animal fats to a minimum, stick to olive and canola oil, eat lots of fruits ADVERTISING PROOF and vegetables and limit red meats to one serving a week. Our hearts and even our brains will thank us Tues., •12/27/11 Howard Miller • Ridgeway Sligh • Antique Final Changes DUE: 5:00 p. FREE for it. We also

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Both Sides Can’t Be Right Here is an email from Phil: “I think the Social Security disability program is a complete rip off. I know lots of people getting disability checks who don’t deserve them. It seems like anyone can get on disability. Simply get a doctor to sign statement saying you are disabled, and the checks start rolling in. What can we do to stop this scam?” Here is an email from Kathy: “I have been trying to get on Social Security disability for two years now with no luck. I am in constant pain and take enough medications every day to choke a horse. No one will hire me because of my medical history and my age. I’ve been told that everyone is turned down for disability the first time. But I have applied three times now and I still can’t get benefits. I have statements from two different doctors saying that I am disabled. Do you have any suggestions?” Here is an email from Dave: “This country is going to pot. And one big reason is because there are millions of undeserving people mooching welfare benefits off of the Supplemental Security Income program. They sit around doing nothing each month waiting for their SSI checks and their food stamps to roll in, and then they spend their food stamps on beer and cigarettes, or they gamble away their SSI check. This is the very definition of waste, fraud and abuse!” Here is an email from Ellen: “I get a small Social Security widow’s check. It’s only $1,100 per month. That’s my only income. With that money, I have to pay my rent and buy groceries. I tried to get SSI, but I was turned down. They said my income is too high. Can you believe that? I get a small food stamp allotment, but it’s hardly enough to get me through the month. Is there anything extra I can get from Social Security or SSI?” Welcome to my email inbox. Every single day, I get letters similar to these with people expressing diametrically opposite viewpoints. I find them so fascinating. And in the case of folks like Phil and Dave who gripe about alleged government largess, I find them so misinformed and so sad. Gosh how I wish that Phil could walk a mile in Kathy’s shoes. And I would love it if Dave could sit down with Ellen and find out what it’s really like to try to get SSI benefits in this country. I know from my 40 years of experience of working with disability and Supplemental Security Income that Kathy’s and Ellen’s real life views of these programs are much closer to the truth than the rants expressed by Phil and Dave. To qualify for Social Security disability benefits, the law says your impairment must be so severe that it will keep you from working for at least a year. Or, you have to have a condition that is terminal. Phil is simply dead wrong when he says all you need is a statement from a doctor indicating you are disabled and “the checks start rolling in!” Some-

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one applying for disability benefits must provide medically documented proof of their condition. Frequently, they are sent to a “Social Security doctor” for further review. About 65 percent of all first-time claims for disability benefits are denied. (Of course, that means that 35 percent are approved, belying the rumor that Kathy heard that all initial disability claims are automatically denied.) The 65 percent denial rate is high, but that’s because many people file for disability benefits out of desperation. They’ve been laid off, they can’t find work, so they figure it can’t hurt filing for Social Security disability benefits, citing whatever relatively minor ailments that might be afflicting them as their disability. Unfortunately, there isn’t too much I can suggest to Kathy to help her. If she’d been denied for Social Security disability once, I would tell her to file an appeal. If she’d been denied twice, I’d tell her to consider hiring a lawyer. But Kathy said she’s filed and been denied three times. She might simply have to accept the fact that her condition simply doesn’t meet the legal definition of disability. Or maybe she should talk to Phil. He must know the secret because he seems to think it’s so easy to qualify for Social Security disability. The Supplemental Security Income program is our country’s major welfare program for the elderly and disabled poor in this country. SSI is managed by the Social Security Administration, but it is NOT a Social Security benefit and it is NOT paid for out of Social Security taxes. It is funded by general tax revenues. I know from my emails that many people think as Dave does: that SSI (welfare) benefits are essentially handed out like candy by the government to anyone who comes up with a good hard luck story. But Ellen’s real hard luck story proves this is simply not the case. To get SSI, it isn’t enough to be just down on your luck. You have to be downright poverty stricken. I think most of my readers would consider Ellen poor. Yet even with her very meager monthly income of $1,100, she can’t get a dime of SSI money. SSI levels vary from state to state, but in almost all states, you won’t start getting an SSI check unless your monthly income is less than $800 per month, and you have less than $2,000 in assets. I defy any of my readers to try living on $1,100 per month. And then assuming they can’t, I defy them to tell me that people on SSI are ripping us

off! And finally, I really don’t have too much good information for Ellen. She is getting all that she can get from Social Security, and she isn’t due anything from SSI. She might want to contact her local Area Agency on Aging office to find out if there are other programs or benefits for which she might qualify.

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ing drugs can establish circulation to the brain area deprived of blood. If such treatment is given within three to four hours from the onset of symptoms, people can make a complete or near-complete recovery of function. The booklet on strokes provides information on this common and often tragic malady. Readers can obtain a copy by writing: Dr. Donohue -- No. 902W, 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. *** DEAR DR. DONOHUE: My son is 33. During his last visit, he happened to mention that he had floaters in his eyes, and they drove him crazy. He didn’t go into detail about this, but I would like to know about floaters and their implications. I never had them. -- L.H.

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A recent report to Congress by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau details the many problems seniors have in determining whether financial advisers are genuine. The long title of the report was “Senior Designations for Financial Advisers: Reducing Consumer Confusion and Risks of the Broker or DEAR DR. DONOHUE: While having the Investment Adviser.” It focuses on the special dinner with my father, he suddenly had a blank credentials that are used to market senior financial look and stopped eating. He couldn’t speak services. clearly. My brothers and I got him onto a couch, ANSWER: Floaters are dark, small spots Here are a few examples: and he stayed there for about 15 minutes. Fi- that dart across a person’s field of vision when the At least 50 different “senior designation” nally, someone suggested he might be having a person moves his eyes. They’re deposits of debris in credentials are used to market advisers’ services, stroke, and we called 911. the vitreous, a gellike substance that fills the entire all designed to confuse us. Some of those titles In the emergency room, the doctor had back two-thirds of the eye. Nearsighted people are and acronyms sound similar to others or imply a lea CT scan done and then gave him a clot-bust- prone to developing them. I would bet that your son gitimacy that isn’t real, such as “Registered Senior ing drug. It worked unbelievably. He regained is nearsighted. Investment Adviser.” The report says that “all too his speech and could move. Is this common? There is no treatment for floaters. People often, these are just clever marketing ploys to bait I thought strokes came from bleeding in the learn to deal with them. the hook.” brain. What’s going on? -- T.M. A sudden onset of a large number of float- Those senior designation credentials give ers indicates that the retina is tearing away from its the impression that advisers have specialized ADVERTISING ANSWER: Strokes come in two varieties. attachment to the back of the eye. PROOF Detachment of training or expertise in dealing with the finances of The less-common kind is bleeding from a broken Final TUES., JULY 26 takes the vitreous can DUE: do the same. If such an event Changes 5:00 seniors. p.m.. The report notes that there’s a big differbrain artery, often one that has an innate weakness place, an immediate examination by an ophthalmoloPlease review carefully. Double check:  Phone Number(s)  Spelling  Prices  between Hours ence a college-level course and a weekin its wall. That’s an aneurysm. It has an explosive gist is mandatory. end seminar. your Tidbits representative immediately with changes or corrections. onset and produces a “worst headache ever.” This Contact is *** There’s no oversight or enforcement for the Office: 760-320-0997 Fax: 760-320-1630 Email: valleybits@msn.com Dr. Donohue regrets that he is unable to answer india hemorrhagic stroke, accounting for 15 percent of use of those designations. Another study showed vidual letters, but he will incorporate them in his column whenstrokes. that, unfortunately, seniors are more likely to rely The more-common kind of stroke is an isch- ever possible. Readers may write him or request an order form on someone who uses one of those senior desigof available health newsletters at P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL emic (is-KEY-mick) stroke, one that results from a 32853-6475. nations. blockage of blood flow through an artery serving Stephen K. Su, D.P.M. Ad Proof: Seniors are the targets of financial market1/16 pg. BWAmerica 13x disc. the brain. It’s similar to what happens in a heart at- (c) 2013 North Synd., Inc. ing, since Bram’s it’s assumed we have loads of retiretack when a heart artery is plugged up. Your dad had All 7/31/11 Rights Reserved ment savings, inheritance money and equity. We’re 1/12thtopage, B&W,seminars, 26x rate ($89.00/wk) this kind of stroke. The CT scan your dad had is one invited “free lunch” which are ways to way of differentiating a hemorrhagic stroke from an Oct. 2012 • Volume Issue #43 get us 21, in one place to sell us 8: financial products. ischemic one. To get help if you question the “senior Signs of both kinds of stroke are a sudden designations” you’re shown, call the CFPB at 855Corrections due violators, by: 5 pm, 10/15/12 inability to speak, an inability to understand the spo411-2372. To report callMon. the whistleblower ken word, loss of sensations from parts of the body, line at 855-695-7974, or send an email to whistleweakness of a leg or arm and vision changes. blower@consumerfinance.gov. The CFPB even LESSTHAN THAN AN AN HOUR LESS HOUR has an Office of Financial Protection for Older Deprived of blood, brain cells and tissues die Newer Newlaser lasertreatment treatment TO TRANSFORM TRANSFORM YOUR TO YOUR Americans, so it has our best interests in mind. fairly quickly. As in your father’s case, clot-dissolvthat that controls toenailfungus fungus kills toenail

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issues unfold, we are forced to deal with them. As political, monetary and financial controls shift, lifestyles follows suit. The squeeze is on! Few of us want to give up what we have, are frequently in denial about what is actually happening and fear making changes. Less income, inflation poking itself upward, adult children returning to their parent’s home or their parents needing to move to their children’s home are situations many families now face. When the experts pontificate and say the Great Depression can never happen again, remind them that is what they said the last time!

● On May 30, 1431, in Normandy, Joan of Arc, the peasant girl who became the savior of France, is burned at the stake for heresy. Her most serious crime, according to the tribunal, was her rejection of church authority in favor of direct inspiration from God. She was 19 years old.

We enjoy socializing with another couple in our retirement community because they are so “upbeat,” positive and just always Doug Mayberry makes the most of life in a Southern Califorfun to be with. We aren’t grouches, but I’ll have nia retirement community. Contact him at deardoug@msn. to admit that we aren’t always cheerful either. com. To find out more about Doug Mayberry and read feaI often find myself comparing our outlook to tures by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit ADVERTISING PROOF Syndicate website at www.creators.com. theirs, and wishing we could be more like the Creators ● On May 31, 1889, the South Fork Dam Friday, 4/12/13 Changes DUE: 5:00 p.m.. them. I think the problem with us is that we Final in Johnstown, Pa., collapses, causing a COPYRIGHT 2013 CREATORS.COM too often let all the negative things going onPlease in review carefully. Double check:  Phone Number(s)  Spelling  Prices  Hours flood that kills more than 2,200 people. It the world get under our skin. It would be nice Contact your Tidbits representative immediately with changes or corrections. was the largest earthen dam (made of dirt and rock, rather than steel and concrete) in to always have their kind of positive outlook, Office: 760-320-0997 Fax: 760-320-1630 the United States. Reportedly, a baby surbut we don’t know what the secret is. What do vived on the floor of a house as it floated 75 you know from your experience that might help us with a challenge like this? Mission Hills Senior Living at Rancho Miragemiles from Johnstown.

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I have an official Department of Transportation metal street sign that was removed from a street in Washington, D.C. It was used during the 1961 John F. Kennedy Presidential inauguration. The sign is white with red and blue lettering and measures approximately 12 by 18 inches. It is in ver y good condition. On the back of the sign is the name of the person who removed this sign and the street it was removed from. Is this JFK memorabilia worth anything?

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This mark is on a set of dishes that my grandmother purchased in the 1950s. It is a ser vice for eight set and also includes ser ving pieces. Each dish is hand painted and decorated with a yellow and brown plaid design against a cream background, and the edges are trimmed in dark brown. My grandmother rarely used the dishes, and they are in excellent condition. I plan to pass the set down to my daughter and would like to learn more about its histor y and value.

Vernon Kilns of Vernon, Calif., made dinnerware from 1931 to 1958.

Your set of dinnerware was made in Vernon, Calif., by Vernon Kilns. They were in business from 1931 to 1958. After World War II, the cost of production rose, and, in part due to the lower prices of imported china from Japan, the pottery could not compete and it resulted in their closing. Metlox Potteries purchased many of the Vernon molds and proceeded to produce some of the Vernon dishes for a short time. The pattern is “Organdie” and was one of Vernon Kilns more popular designs. It was created by Gale Turnbull and was produced from 1937 to 1958. There were variations on the pattern theme, including Tam-O-Shanter, Calico, Homespun, Tweed and Gingham. Your set would probably be worth $250 to $325. 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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The iPad isn’t yet where it needs to be as a personal computer, television or consumption device, but it does offer some pretty compelling applications for the sports fan and news junkies in general. So far, the best news-reading application I have come across is Flipboard. What Flipboard does is aggregate news by topic, like say, the Indiana Pacers, or source, such as The Chicago Tribune. The application also allows you to follow twitter feeds and tumblrs, and when all of these components are compiled, the program turns it into an aesthetically pleasing format closely resembling a magazine. Its latest update allows users to create their own personally curated magazine, and being on the bleeding edge of technology, as I so often am, I have done so. The application is free, so if you have an iPad, why not give it a spin and search for the two magazines I’ve put together: “A Sporting View” (natch) and “Ali,” and subscribe. Again, there is no charge ever to do so, and it is not advertiser supported or anything like that ... it’s just a companion piece to this column. The “A Sporting View” magazine is updated daily and is an aggregate of sports stories I find particularly interesting that could be used to spur enough thought to create a column out of, and every share comes with added, ahem, “expert commentary.” The “Ali” magazine was born out of a discussion I had with a casual boxing fan in his 40s who said he really didn’t know anything about Muhammad Ali -- whom I, much like Ali himself did, consider to be the greatest of all time. His father-in-law, himself a great fan of the “sweet science,” and I began to prattle on and on in a brandy Manhattan-fueled (no cherry) oration to Ali and began ticking off his major accomplishments inside and outside the ring. I also suggested he take some time to watch his fights, most of which were on YouTube, the popular Internet video service. Then it struck me like a Larry Holmes left ... why not create a Flipboard for him, a multi-media site combining the written word, photographs and videos of Ali’s greatest hits all in one site. So, on the evening that Floyd Mayweather was thoroughly outclassing a kid they call “the ghost,” I set to work on the document, and I hope it’s one that all can enjoy. If you are not aware, boxing is in a very precarious situation. The sport cannot sustain another death in the ring, particularly amid the increased scrutiny on head injuries in sport nowadays, and decades of pay-per-view championship bouts have shaken off a generation’s worth of would be fans. In a future column I’ll touch on boxing reform -- a concept that is way overdue -- but in the meantime, I will continue to unabashedly revel in some of the sports all-time greatest moments here, there and everywhere. Mark Vasto is a veteran sportswriter who lives in Kansas City.

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But if you’ve ever wondered shot only to have the ball run through the green, watching the daily “rushes,” and he said he was leaving you with a tricky “short-sided” chip shot? where the cliché of saying “ka-ching!” in rejust as scared as everyone else. When there’s very little green to work, my techlation to money comes from, that’s the sound nique for this shot should help you lob it in close to • Take a close look electric, at Michael mask in the hole for a short and easy putt. that the old-style not Myers’ electronic, cash To see if your shot is short sided, pace off your the 1978 camp Halloween. Does registers made. classic Cashiers of that era hadthe to Lob Shot distance Around the Greens and see if the half way mark is off the face look familiar? The movie was filmed on manually punch a series of buttons to ring up Many times we have hitIfa so, nice approach only to have green. you’llshotneed either a lob wedge or a the ball run through the green, leaving us a very difficult short such tight budget, that the department wedge forthatthe shot. sided chip sand shot. “Short siding” means you have very little your apurchase, followed byprop a smack of the green to work with on the chip shot. My technique for the lob Open your stance and the had to make do with what they had. For Myers’ shot can help you hit these shots close to the hole for a short “total” button with the heel of the hand. putt. clubface slightly in your set up. The way to check to see if you are short sided is to pace off disguise, they used an old Captain Kirk (Star your shot If and your establish a half way mark your ball10 stance is between opened • “Do you want your carbons?” used to be an and the hole. If the half way mark is off the green, than you Trek) mask, which they spray painted white and will want todegrees, play this lob shot.the clubface should automatic question asked by merchants after First off you want to play the shot preferably with a lob be opened by 10 degrees as wedge. If you don’t have a lob wedge than go to your sand then re-shaped the eyeholes. wedge. Inwell. your set up you willthe want toclub open your stanceyour up Grip with you’d signed for a credit card payment. At that slightly to complement you opening up your clubface. These turn the page for more! onother. top and slightly two anglesthumbs will match each If you open up the stance to time, credit card receipts were filled out by hand 10 degrees than have the clubface angled open at 10 the left. degrees as well. Now that the clubface is open grip your club with your thumbs on The top. Thistechnique will actually make for your grip in triplicate, with a small piece of carbon paper this what I call “weak”. The thumbs are actually left of the bottom grooves onswing the clubface. is simple; make a half inserted between each sheet. It didn’t take long The technique for this swing is very simple, make a half swing soso the hands are about swing in the back swing the hands are approximately hip high and a quarter swing in the follow through, where the for thieves to realize they could retrieve the hip high, and a quarter swing club head stays below your hips. This swing going through the ball is like athe pendulum, very smooth. in follow through, keeping used carbons from the trash and steal valuable As you make your forward swing you want to make sure that you have support from the lower body. Notice your in the picture the clubhead below hips. credit card information. Once that scam gained how my right hip has turned through to the target to give the should sweep upper bodyThis support. swing The key to hitting this shot is to brush the grass under the popularity, waiters and cashiers regularly ofthrough the ball very smoothball. This brush of the grass gets the ball high on the clubface and high flying and soft landing shot ly,results likeinto a apendulum. fered the carbons to customers, giving them where the ball will have very little roll and stay close to the As you make your forward hole. the opportunity to destroy them. swing, make sure you have

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support from your lower body. Notice in the photo how my right hip has turned through to the target to give support to the upper body. The key to hitting this shot successfully is to brush the grass under the ball. Brushing the grass gets the ball high on the clubface resulting in a lofted arc and a soft landing. You’ll get very little roll and stay close to the hole.

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