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The term “as American as apple pie” has been around for years and stirs patriotism in all Americans. However, pies, even apple pies, have been around longer than the U.S.A. has been a country. • The first known pie recipe was for a rye-crusted, goat cheese and honey pie and was published by a Roman, Cato the Censor, who lived from 234-149 B.C. Early pies were mostly meat pies (spelled “pyes” in older writings), and the crusts were mainly for holding the filling and were usually not eaten. Pie crusts were called coffins (or “coffyns”) until the American Revolution, when the term pie crust came about.

• At pie festivals and in many polls taken, the favorite pie almost always turns out to be apple. According to a survey conducted by Crisco in 2008, apple pie is No. 1, with pumpkin coming in second. Apple pie has been the most popular pie in England for hundreds of years. The first apple tree (that we know of) planted in the United States was planted in 1629 by the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Now apples are grown in many states and also in Canada. ®

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Sean Murray of “NCIS” sure has lost a lot of weight. Is he ill or on some sort of a diet? -- Mrs. G., Venice, Fla.

of “Lone Star” on Fox. Is it coming back on? -- Mike M., Newark, Ohio

I fell in love with the ABC summer series “The Gates.” Do you have any idea if it will be brought back, maybe as a midseason replacement? I really need to know what happens! -- Karen D. in Virginia

“Lone Star” was the ﬁrst casualty of the fall 2010 season. Despite rave reviews and being the critics’ darling, low ratings forced Fox to pull the series after only two episodes. And the same fate seems to have befallen the summer series “The Gates” (which was one of my favorite Frank Grillo shows of the year) and “Scoundrels.” On Oct. 15, “The Gates” star Frank Grillo tweeted: “Don’t shoot the messenger ... “The Gates” is ofﬁcially canceled. I knew my source was right. Thanks to all of you for supporting us.” As of this writing, ABC’s “My Generation” and NBC’s “Outlaw” (starring Jimmy Smits) also are kaput. On the cusp of cancellation -- however, they still could be saved -- are “Undercovers” and “Running Wilde.” ***

Sean, who turns 33 on Nov. 15, explained via his Twitter account that his weight loss came from “14 months of no alcohol and almost no sugar. Ate strictly organic. ... You can actually see me gradually lose the weight over the 24 (episodes) of Season 7; a pound every week or two.” ***

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Osteoporosis Drug Has Problematic Side Effects For millions of women, and more recently men, the use of medications to treat osteoporosis has led to fewer fractures and less disability with advancing age. The most commonly employed medications are bisphosphonates, which have been shown to be highly effective in building bone mass and strength. Unfortunately, bisphosphonates have been associated with some very serious side effects. To understand how bisphosphonates work, we must first understand normal bone metabolism. Adult bones are similar to a large tree -- tough, sturdy and seemingly inactive. But look past the exterior, and you will find that bones are vibrant, living, ever-changing parts of the human body. Throughout life, bone is continually being remodeled. Broken down by cells called osteoclasts, bones are simultaneously being rebuilt by cells called osteoblasts. This combined production and destruction determines the strength and resilience of our bones. If there is either decreased production or increased destruction of bone, osteoporosis or conditions like it will develop. In the most common form of osteoporosis -- found in post-menopausal women and in men over the age of 70 -- the major cause is decreased production caused by declines in hormones, inadequate calcium or vitamin D, and inadequate exercise. Osteoporosis can be diagnosed clinically by the development of a fracture or through screening with a bone density or DEXA scan. When bone loss is minimal, further decrease can be prevented by diet and exercise. But if severe, treatment is warranted and bisphosphonates are the drugs of choice. These drugs build bone strength by inhibiting osteoclasts that cause the breakdown of bone, thus altering the delicate balance of bone destruction and production. With increased production comes greater bone strength. Recently, thousands of patients have spontaneously stopped taking bisphosphonates due to reports of scary side effects. The most frequent side effect is indigestion, heartburn and damage to the esophagus. To prevent this from happening, the drug must be taken on an empty stomach with a full glass of water, and the patient should not lie down or eat for 30 to 60 minutes. More rarely, abdominal pain and diarrhea have been reported. The drug occasionally cannot be tolerated because of fatigue or muscle and joint pain. Perhaps, the most serious side effect of bisphosphonates is a condition called osteonecrosis of the jaw. Here, death of bone in the jaw can occur after surgery, leading to pain, swelling, infection and exposure of bone. The condition is quite common in patients who receive frequent injections of bisphosphonates to treat cancer that has spread to the bone. However, the condition occurs less frequently after therapy for

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I am a 29-year-old married woman who reads your column. You seem to get an over whelming number of letters from senior citizens with one common theme: “We deser ve more money!” My husband and I must be paying double or triple the amount of taxes these people paid into the system. And we don’t expect to get anything out of it. Yet these people who contributed relatively small amounts into Social Security just cr y out for “more, more, more!” I wonder if they worr y about the burden this is placing on their children and grandchildren. I’m not even sure my husband and I can afford to have the children we’ve always wanted because we’re going to be spending so much of our income to support these older people. I enjoy reading your column, but it makes me so pessimistic. Do we have any hope for our future?

First of all, thanks for reading the column. You must be among my youngest readers! And thank you so much for your letter. You’ve voiced the often unheard concerns that many young people feel about Social Security. I have also been surprised by the number of emails I’ve been receiving from older folks griping about not getting enough money from Social Security, and I’ve wanted to write about this issue for some time. But your e-mail voiced these concerns more dramatically than I ever could have done. You are justified to be despondent about the avarice of some older folks. But I think you are wrong about the hopelessness for the future. I’ll try to explain. I probably get a couple dozen e-mails each day from folks complaining that they’re being “cheated” out of Social Security benefits -- because they won’t be getting a cost-of-living increase next year, they’re getting another pension that reduces their Social Security benefit, their neighbor gets more than they do, and on and on. Of course, some of these people have legitimate problems with the amount of their Social Security check. But most people just want more money. As you implied in your letter, many of these folks simply don’t realize what a great deal Social Security has been for them. Almost all of the older elderly (folks in their 70s, 80s and above) have made a killing from Social Security. They got back in benefits everything they put into the system in just a couple years. And everything they’ve received for years on top of that is just icing on the cake. Icing paid for by folks like you! Baby boomers (people my age) will not do quite as well as these older folks. But we’re going to do well enough under Social Security that we should quit griping and just be thankful we’re getting the kind of benefits we are. We’re not getting rich off of Social Security (we weren’t supposed to), but especially if we did the right amount of financial planning, our Social Security checks combined with other pensions, savings For andmore investments will teasers log on to keep us quite comfortable in retirement. www.TriviaGuy.com

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So that’s where you are right. Sadly, many older that Social Security taxes might go up slightly, and/ folks are putting unwarranted financial demands on or they will increase the wage base -- the amount of an already-stressed system. And I find it interesting earning subject to the Social Security tax. Also, the that many of the same people who are clamoring age of retirement may creep up to 68 (it’s currently for less government want more money from that set to go up to 67). Social Security has changed a lot in the last 75 government. years. It will change in the next 75 years. But it will But now let me address your hopelessness issue. always be there. We are civilized people and will I’ll start out by telling you this true story. I began working for the Social Security Administration about always come together to take care of our elderly, our 40 years ago. My job involved speaking to local groups disabled and our orphans. For sure, Social Security about Social Security. And the very first question I won’t be as good a deal for you as it was for your ADVERTISING PROOF and parents. But it will be there when ever got (it was actually more of a comment) was grandparents you retire, providing you with a comfortable enough from a 40-something guy. It went something like this: Final Changes DUE: you should supplement with other “I am convinced Social Security won’t be there for nest egg that TUES., SEPT. 28 5:00 p.m. __________________________ me when I retire. I have no hope for the future of investments. And one way you can guarantee that Social Secthis government boondoggle!” Of course (assuming PLEASE REVIEW CAREFULLY urity will be there for you is by having Double check:  Phone Number(s)those kids that person is still alive), he’s probably been getting  Spelling  Prices Hourskids who will you’ve always wanted! After all, it’syour Social Security benefits for 20 or more years now. When I first joined SSA, my mentor was one of be paying for your future Social Security benefits. �� Some things are just the agency’s pioneers: an older guy who had been �� If you havetoo a Social Security Tom Margenau good toquestion, change... around since the program started. And he used to tell has the answer. Contact him at thomas.margenau@comcast. me�� that the first comment he heard in 1936 was: “I Calif. Designs net.Seasons To find out more about Tom Margenau and read features �� don’t think this New Deal fiasco will last. It certainly by other Creators Syndicate 1/16th pg BW 13x disc writers and cartoonists, visit the �� won’t be there when I retire.” �� Syndicate website at www.creators.com. Oct.Creators 3, 2010 �� My point is, people have been questioning the �� future of Social Security for 75 years now! And the program just keeps marching along, currently taking �� care of its fourth generation of retirees. Of course, just because it’s been around for 75 years doesn’t mean it will be around for another 75 years. But here is why I’m convinced it will be. Every civilized FULL LIP COLOR country on the planet has a social insurance system Permanent Makeup - from Only $199 in place for its citizens. Free Consultation / csd... Client’s Touch-Ups $20. (DDS pain block additional $50) In other words, people around the world recogWe have been in the industry for 29 years with satisfied customers. nize that society must do something to take care of older people, to take care of disabled people, and to FEEL take care of the widows, widowers and children of a THE ! LIGHT family breadwinner who dies at a young age. And the mechanism that every country on the planet uses Informative INFRARED Applications: Facials / Peels / Waxing / General body Anti-Aging / Hair Growth to do this is a Social Security system. Surprisingly, Enhancement / Anti Acne REFLEXOLOGY from $28 most of these programs are quite similar. And many countries are facing problems like our own: they www.californiaseasonsdesigns.com have a quickly aging citizenry. So what’s a country to do? Well, we’ve recently learned about the protests in France because they plan to raise their retirement age from 60 to 62. Once �� 760.320.0997 Fax: 760.320.1630 Congress in this country gets gutsy enough to deal valleybits@msn.com with our long-term Social Security problems, we’ll All Rights Reserved have similar protests, too. Nobody likes change! But Social Security will change. With some relatively modest reforms, Social Security can be made fiscally sound for people of your generation. My hunch is

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• On Nov. 19, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln delivers one of the most famous speeches in American history at the dedication of the military cemetery at Gettysburg, Pa. Using just 272 words, Lincoln brilliantly and movingly articulated the meaning of the conflict for a war-weary public. His address lasted just two minutes. • On Nov. 18, 1883, American and Canadian railroads begin using four continental time zones to end the confusion of dealing with thousands of local times. However, it was not until 1918 that Congress officially adopted the railroad time zones and put them under the supervision of the Interstate Commerce Commission. • On Nov. 21, 1927, Time magazine puts the Holland Tunnel on its cover. The tunnel, which runs under the Hudson River between New York City and Jersey City, N.J., had opened to traffic the week before, at the stroke of midnight on Nov. 13. The toll was 50 cents per car in both directions. • On Nov. 16, 1945, the United States ships 88 German scientists to America to assist the nation in its production of rocket technology. Most of these “volunteers” had served under the Nazi regime. The voluntary nature of the scheme was somewhat undercut by the admission that the scientists were in “protective custody.” • On Nov. 20, 1955, Bo Diddley introduced himself and his namesake beat to the world with his television debut on “The Ed Sullivan Show.” Sullivan was so furious with Diddley for not opening with Tennessee Ernie Ford’s “Sixteen Tons” that Sullivan banned him from future appearances on his show. • On Nov. 15, 1965, at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, 28-year-old Californian Craig Breedlove sets a new land-speed record -600.601 mph. His car, the Spirit of America, cost $250,000 and was powered by a surplus engine from a Navy jet. • On Nov. 17, 1973, in the midst of the Watergate scandal that eventually ended his presidency, President Richard Nixon tells a group of newspaper editors that he is “not a crook.” After a relentless federal �� investigation, Nixon resigned in August HRS: MIN: 30 1974. ��

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Your sugar bowl is circa 1900. It deﬁnitely has collector value and would probably be worth $175 to $200.

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My elderly mother and dad acquired the pictured chair. It is part of a pair and originally belonged to a widow with whom my parents became acquainted after they purchased a small farm next to her huckleberr y patch. The chairs were supposedly handmade in the late 1800s to early 1900s by a local furniture maker. Do you know whether they may have any value? Would it be worth the expense of having the cane seat replaced in one of the chairs? If so, would it possibly diminish its antique value?

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torian Eastlake period of design. The spindled back, demi arms, round caned seat, turned legs and two front stretchers are all characteristics of Eastlake furniture. These chairs were usually used in parlors or dining rooms. Having the original seat re-caned would not diminish its value. I would estimate your chairs were made around 1875 and would probably be worth from $200 to $250 each.

Victorian Eastlake side chairs were used in parlors or dining rooms.

I would appreciate your opinion of the value of my limited edition porcelain plate. It contains a scene of a Native American child holding a white dove and is titled “The White Dove” by Ted DeGrazia. It is a limited edition plate and part of the DeGrazia Children Series. It is in ver y good condition with no chips or cracks.

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the Southwest Native Americans. Your plate was made by Gorham China Manufacturing and would probably be worth $50 to $100.

The enclosed mark can be seen on the bottom of my inherited porcelain sugar bowl. It is decorated with baskets of pink roses and has a pedestal base. What can you tell me about its age, histor y and manufacturer? Do you think this has any antique value to a collector?

You have an American Belleek sugar bowl that was made around the turn of the 20th century. Willets Manufacturing Co. in Trenton, N.J., used this mark. They produced exceptionally high quality porcelain that rivaled Irish Belleek.

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PHOBIAS (continued): • Some phobias relate to what’s up above, such as the sun (heliophobia), the clouds (nephophobia), the moon (selenophobia), and the stars (siderophobia). Some folks are just afraid of looking up – they are called anablephobes. • Not all phobias seem that abnormal or uncommon. Lots of people might have a fear of death, known as necrophobia. But those with an extreme form might be terriﬁed of being buried alive. A nosocomephobe has a fear of hospitals, a verminophobe is afraid of germs, and a hydrophobe has an irrational fear of water. • Individuals suffering from extreme agoraphobia rarely leave their homes, due to their fear of public or open spaces and the inescapable �� situations that may occur there. Only home is 2 safe. HRS: MIN: �� phobias can be a learned behavior that • Some comes from listening to others describe a traumatic event. An individual in one’s life can trigger a phobia, such as peladophobia, the fear of bald people. Those with nosto-phobia, a fear of returning home, may be able to contribute their panic to a speciﬁc incident. • People who are afraid of looking into mirrors have cataptrophobia, while those with cyberphobia have a fear of working with computers. A person with an anxiety about memories is a mnemophobe. • Don’t confuse levophobia, the fear of objects to a person’s left, with dextrophobia, the fear of objects to the right. • Although some of us fear the possibility of cancer, an extreme carcinophobe will convince himself he has cancer because he touched someone who has it.

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