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* It was aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart who made the following sage observation: “Never interrupt someone doing what you said couldn’t be done.”

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* You might be surprised to learn that famed composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart wanted to marry the notorious Marie Antoinette. Of course, at the time he stated this desire, he was six years old and she was seven.

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* The year the Second Continental Congress issued the Declaration of Independence, establishing the United States of America, the fledgling nation had a total population of 2 1/2 million -- less than one-third of 1 percent of the global population. By 1800, even though the population of the growing nation had more than doubled, America still ranked 16th in the list of most-populous nations. Today, though, with a population of over 325 million, the United States has more people than any country except China and India. * Those who study such things say that as we get older, we breathe more slowly.

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Leaving the Country? Read This Booklet! I discussed this issue about six months ago. But for some reason, my email inbox continues to be crammed with questions from older folks who say they are planning to move overseas and want to know what happens with their Social Security benefits once they pack their bags and head to some exotic foreign locale. Maybe some people are starting to make good on their pledges to leave the country if Donald Trump was elected president. Or perhaps others see some of the same websites I do that entice you with headlines similar to this one I recently read: “Live like royalty on your Social Security check in Thailand!” Anyone planning to do that needs to read a booklet that the Social Security Administration produces called Social Security -- Your payments while you are outside the United States. You can find it online at SSA’s website. Just click the “Publications” link near the bottom of the homepage. Once there, pull down the “Topics” menu and you’ll find the booklet under the “General Information” section. By reading that publication, you will learn that if you are a U.S. citizen, the rules are pretty simple. You can get your Social Security benefits almost anywhere in the world. The Treasury Department doesn’t allow any federal government checks to be sent to North Korea or Cuba. And there are Social Security restrictions that prevent benefits from being sent to Vietnam and most of the republics that formerly made up the Soviet Union (places like Belarus, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, etc.). There are some exceptions to those Social Security restrictions, if any of those remote places are beckoning you in retirement. If you are not a U.S. citizen, but you have lived in this country legally and worked and earned Social Security benefits, then the rules get a little more complicated. I will briefly explain some of them. If you are citizen of one of the 23 countries that have Social Security treaty agreements with the U.S. (they are listed in the aforementioned booklet), then you also can get your benefits anywhere in the world -- with the same restrictions that apply to U.S. citizens outlined above. You’ll find the list of countries on page five of the booklet. The list includes most European countries as well as places like Israel, Australia, Japan and South Korea. Page six of the booklet has another list of countries. If you are a citizen of one of those countries, you can get your Social Security benefits while living outside the U.S., but only if you are receiving Social Security retirement or disability benefits. If you get Social Security dependent or survivors benefits, then the rules really get messy -- way too complicated to explain in the short space of this column. Please refer to the booklet. If you are not a citizen of one of the countries listed on pages five and six of the booklet but You read it in... 4 Million Readers Weekly Nationwide!

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DEAR DR. ROACH: What are your thoughts about the MiraDRY procedure to get rid of underarm sweat? Is it safe not to have sweat under the arms? -- S.J.

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Tracking Osteoporosis Through Testing DEAR DR. ROACH: I have mild osteoporosis in one area. I was on Fosamax for seven years. I have been off for two years. My doctor is suggesting I go back on Fosamax. Your thoughts on treatment in my case? -- A.B. DEAR DR. ROACH: I have been advised that Medicare will cover the bone density test only every two years. If that’s true, why? -- A.L. ANSWER: Osteoporosis is loss of bone minerals and strength. There are at least two ways to measure changes in bones, whether as an age-related drop in bone density and strength or as an increase in response to treatment. One way is to measure the bone density via an X-ray (DEXA). The other is a urine test, N-telopeptide of collagen (abbreviated NTX), which looks at net bone loss.

ANSWER: MiraDRY is the brand name of a microwave device designed to treat hyperhidrosis (excessive sweating). This is a condition of abnormal, drenching sweat that greatly interferes with social activities. It is not normal underarm sweating. It is currently used only for underarms -- not hands, feet or face, the other most common places for localized hyperhidrosis. According to several published papers, the microwaves heat up the water in the sweat glands, destroying them, while the skin itself is cooled. The published success rates (at reducing sweating to “never noticeable” or “tolerable”) are very high, as are patient satisfaction results. Side effects included swelling, redness and temporary numbness. This is a new procedure, but it appears to have promise in the treatment of excess sweating. I also found a very helpful website at www. sweathelp.org.

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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.

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DEXA correlates well to fracture risk, but it changes very slowly. In fact, it changes so slowly that a repeat test within two years usually reflects variability in the test itself rather than an actual change in the bone, which is why most insurance companies -- and, yes, Medicare -- will cover the test only every two years. Some experts believe that measuring NTX is a useful way of measuring the effectiveness of treatment, such as with a medication like Fosamax. Further, although the optimum duration of treatment for osteoporosis isn’t clear, five years is commonly used (as it sounds like is the case for A.B.).

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‘Taps’: Do You Have What It Takes? Gettysburg National Cemetery has held the One Hundred Nights of Taps since Memorial Day. The observance will conclude September 4th. Every night at precisely 7 p.m., a bugler plays “Taps” at Soldier Monument. Buglers have ranged from 11 to 82 years of age and have come from all over the country. The one thing they have in common is a desire to play “Taps” to honor those who have served our country. While it’s great that 100 people are coming together for this months-long effort, every day there are military funerals across the country where no bugler is available. In those cases, they must resort to recorded “Taps.” That’s legal ... but far from ideal. There is an answer: Bugles Across America is a volunteer effort begun in 2000 for the sole purpose of providing live buglers to play “Taps” at military funerals, instead of a recording. Do you play trumpet? Do you have what it takes to be a bugler at a military funeral? Can you play the 24 notes of “Taps” in a dignified way, as it was written? Have others heard you play, and do they agree you can play it well? Are you willing to play for the state director in your area to verify your ability? To review the requirements, go online to BuglesAcrossAmerica.org. Click on Volunteer/ Audition. No computer? Call founder Tom Day at 708-484-9029. After you sign up, the state director for your area will call you for an audition. BAA buglers do more than serve at funerals. They’re called on for patriotic events of all kinds. It’s estimated we’ll lose a half million of our mostsenior veterans every year over the next seven years. If you doubt you’re needed, click on the Bugler’s Post tab and read the latest newsletter on the BAA website. * * * 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.

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This mark is on the back of a porcelain plate that was among my great-grandmother’s things. No one in our family knows what its purpose is. It is about 8 inches in diameter. It has seven depressions, one of which is in the center. The outer edge is scalloped, and it is decorated with pastel flowers against a white background. We hope you can solve our myster y and tell us something about its value. by Anne McCollam

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Victorian porcelain plate was used for serving oysters.

This is a photo of a cut glass tankard that we have. It is in ver y good condition. It has a scalloped saw-toothed edge and a notched handle, and it stands 6 inches tall. After closely examining it for the maker’s signature, we found it on the bottom. The mark is less than 1/2 inch in diameter and includes the words “J. Hoare and Co. -- Corning -1853.” Thank you for any information you can provide on the maker, age and insurance value.

You have a Victorian oyster plate. The six wells/depressions are for serving six oysters, and the one in the center is for dipping sauce. It was made by Victoria Porcelain Factory in Altrohlau, Austria. It was in business from 1883 to 1945. The mark you provided was used from 1891 to 1918. Your oyster plate would probably be worth $75 to $125. * * * 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. COPYRIGHT 2017 CREATORS.COM

J. Hoare & Co. was founded in 1853.

J. Hoare & Co. was located in Brooklyn and Corning, New York, from 1853 to 1920. The company was founded by Irish immigrant John Hoare. It created complex and intricate patterns on lead hand-blown and pressed glass blanks. Some of the designs used on the cut glass were hobstars, crosshatching, fans, flat stars, Gothic arches and crescents. You have a jug rather than a tankard, and it was used for serving milk. It was made during the Brilliant Period of American cut glass. At the 1876 Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia, American cut-glass companies ushered in the innovative geometric cut-glass patterns. The fans, crosshatching, star, serrated/saw-toothed scalloped rim and notched handle are characteristic of the Brilliant Period. Lead that was used in cut glass was needed for ammunition for World War I, and the period came to an end by 1917. Your jug should be insured for $100 to $150.

* On Aug. 14, 1900, during the Boxer Rebellion, an international force featuring British, Russian, American, Japanese, French and German troops relieves the Chinese capital of Peking. The Chinese nationalists besieging Peking’s diplomatic quarter were crushed. * On Aug. 18, 1920, the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, guaranteeing women the right to vote, is ratified by Tennessee, giving it the required two-thirds majority of states. The amendment culminated more than 70 years of struggle by woman suffragists. * On Aug. 20, 1932, in Flanders, Belgium, German artist Kathe Kollwitz unveils the monument she created to memorialize her son, Peter, who was killed during World War I. Entitled “The Parents,” the statue depicts an elderly couple kneeling before the grave of their son. * On Aug. 15, 1947, The Indian Independence Bill, which carves the independent nations of India and Pakistan out of the former Mogul Empire, comes into force at the stroke of midnight. The long-awaited agreement ended 200 years of British rule. * On Aug. 17, 1969, the grooviest event in music history -- the Woodstock Music Festival -- ends after three days of peace, love and rock ‘n’ roll in upstate New York. Some 186,000 tickets were sold, but over half a million people showed up, forcing promoters allow concertgoers to enter for free. * On Aug. 16, 1977, popular-music icon Elvis Presley dies in Memphis, Tennessee. He was 42. The death of the “King of Rock ‘n’ Roll” brought legions of mourning fans to Graceland, his mansion in Memphis. * On Aug. 19, 1980, a fire aboard a plane bound for Saudi Arabia from Pakistan forces an emergency landing. The pilot was able to land the plane safely, but it burst into flames on the runway, and none of the 301 people onboard survived. An investigation revealed a butane gas stove cooker in the passenger compartment. (c) 2017 King Features Syndicate, Inc.

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be under the penumbra. • The 2017 event will last 2 minutes and 40 seconds at its longest, which will be just as it passes over southern Illinois and Kentucky. Other areas will see the eclipse for slightly shorter times. • The longest a total eclipse can last is 7 minutes, 31 seconds. The reason eclipses vary in length is because the Earth is not always the same distance from the Sun, and the Moon is not always the same distance from Earth. • The reason the eclipse will be shorter in Oregon than in Kentucky is because the umbra travels at different speeds in relationship to its position on the surface of Earth. The umbra travels at the rate of 2,100 mph in relationship to the center of the Earth. However, the Earth is also moving, rotating in the same direction that the umbra is traveling. At the equator, Earth is moving at 1,040 mph. But 40° north of the equator, which is in the middle of the U.S., Earth is spinning at only 790 mph. An umbra traveling at 1,100 mph at the equator would be moving at 5,000 mph near the poles. The closer to the equator an observer is located, the longer the eclipse typically lasts. The umbra will be moving at nearly 3,000 mph on the coast of Oregon, but only about 1,500 mph over Kentucky.

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