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We have a very dear friendwho lost her eyesight inher teen years. She hadseen enough of our world,

by age seventeen, to figure how to getaround in it. She’s proof that all othersenses are heightened when one sense isno longer available. She’s very aware of allthat goes on around her and she alwayswants to see her copy of new music…why, we aren’t sure. We do know thatshe learns music much faster than one whocan see to read. Watching her read a menuis delightful.

She recently asked her friend for a copyof a song. When she got it, Terri remindedher that she was reading it upside down.

We call her Dr. Val. She’s a womanwho got her PhD in South Florida and isa local, practicing psychotherapist.

She is blessed with a terrific sense ofhumor… she is so ‘there’ that one almostforgets to lend a hand to walk with herto the car. She jokes that she plans to writea book called, Left Behind. (She knowsthere’s already a book by that name. lol)Speaking of writing, this gal is author ofseveral books, fiction novels based onher early love of vampire stories. I am re-minded, as I am writing this, that I mustmake time to read one of her books.

There’s a lovely picture hanging onthe wall in their home, showing a teenageDr. Val with a beautiful dog. She saidshe never needed another dog once shemarried Norm.

Always well dressed, we ask, “Whopicks out your clothes?” Her answer is,“I do.” She means it, too. The feel of thefabric and being led to the colors she isin the mood for must help with her deci-sions. Dr. Val has an uncanny way of re-cognizing jewelry with just a touch.

It’s absolutely amazing how she knowswhen a friend or her husband enters theroom. She is blessed with a loving soulmate who enjoys a similar lifestyle, bothin business and in entertainment.

Her insight is incredible and as newelectronic aids come along, she’s in themarket for them. Working on her com-puter much of the time, she is prompt in

answering her e-mail. If she receives wordsto a song, she converts it and prints itin Braille.

An active sportswoman, Dr. Val playedbaseball, always knowing when it wastime to swing by the sound of the base-ball coming her way. She played until acouple of years ago when she hurt herback. Another thing she enjoys is occu-pying the second seat on a ‘bicycle-built-for-two.’ She also plays cards each weekwith friends… using Braille cards. Mostof all, she enjoys singing and is blessedwith a lovely singing voice.

My husband, John Milton, was a mem-ber of the Lions Club for three decadesand when we came to Florida, he waspleased to see that the local (or area)Lions Club was doing so much for theblind. He soon found himself on a fund-raising project with a blind friend. Heforgot that Jim couldn’t see and acci-dentally walked him right into a tele-phone pole!

In the 70s, the Florida Lions ConklinCenter for the Blind was founded. Now…” it is a nationally-accredited humanservice organization, the first and onlyagency in the United States dedicated toproviding coordinated vocational and inde-pendent living services to individuals whoare blind.

Our Dr. Val is gifted with in-sight,seeing things far better than the averagesighted individual. She has been in for-ward motion, following her dreams formost of her life.

A few days ago, Sue found a mug im-printed in Braille. We shared the plea-sure of presenting it to Dr. Val from Com-pany G. She was delighted and promptlyread aloud what was written on it inBraille… Follow Your Dreams. ST

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Allergy Workshop Doctor of Oriental Medicine, Lorenzo

Phan will hold a free seminar on acu-puncture for allergy desensitization atThe Acupuncture & Skin Care Clinic,725 W. Granada Blvd., Ste. 15, OrmondBeach on Wed., Sept. 12 from 10 A.M.–12 P.M. and 2–4 P.M. The premise ofNAET (Nambudripad Allergy Elimi-nation Technique) is that many disor-ders such as migraines, back ache, jointpain, PMS, and indigestion, are causedby allergies within the body. Seating islimited. This is a one-time annual event.Reservations are recommended. Freetreatments by Dr. Lorenzo Phan will bedemonstrated on all those who attend.For additional information, and seat reser-vation, call at 386-615-1203 or visit thewebsite Acubeautytherapy.com

Workshop For RunnersCome join this workshop by the

movement experts and uncover weak-nesses you didn’t know were holdingyou back. The workshop, presented byRandy Thomas, PT at Thomas PhysicalTherapy, 100 Professional Blvd., Day-tona Beach on Tues., Aug. 21 from 5:30–7 P.M. will offer manual muscle testingand an overview. Fee is just $10, how-ever if you do not demonstrate any weak-ness your fee will be waived. Call 386-257-2672 to reserve your space.

Digestive HealthDr. Charng-Shen Wang will host a

free seminar on benefits acupuncture fordigestive health at ARC Acupunctureand Physical Therapy, 2501 S. VolusiaAve., Orange City, Wed., Aug. 22, 5:30P.M. Dr. Wang will discuss success sto-ries with a variety of digestion disor-ders and a healthy weight managementprogram. Dr. Margo King, PhD, BS,MDS, Doctor of Naturology will be aguest speaker. Seating is limited. Pleasecall Sandi at 386-675-8406 for addi-tional information or to RSVP.

Flagler Avenue ArtWalk, New SmyrnaArt Walk on historic Flagler Avenue

in New Smyrna Beach is held from 10A.M. to 5 P.M. the fourth Saturday (excep-tion: Sept. 29 and Dec. 15) of eachmonth. The popular event along thequaint five-blocks from the river to theocean, features works by resident andvisiting artists, free children’s activities,entertainment, and street musicians. Foradditional information or to receive anartist’s application, call 386- 428-2150or visit online at: www.flaglergallerygroup.com

Laughing SeriesBishop’s Glen, 900 LPGA Blvd.,

Holly Hill has a series of free seminarsduring the month of August and Septem-ber. Some of the topics include: DoYou Have Money In An IRA? on Friday,Aug. 17 at 11 A.M.; FaceBook 101 onMonday, Aug. 20 at 11 A.M.; VeteransAid And Attendance Benefits Presen-tation on Fri., Aug. 31 at 11 A.M.; andAn Open House at Bishop’s Glen to viewnew premium apartments with upgradedappliances and features on Sat., Sept. 1from 10 A.M to 2 P.M. For other dates,times, topics, call 386-226-9110.

AuditionsThe Ormond Beach Senior Theater

Workshop will conduct open auditionsfor Anything Goesat 9 A.M. on Friday, Sept.7 in the Conference Room at the Per-forming Arts Center in Ormond Beach.Rehearsals will begin on Tuesday, Sept.11 from 9 A.M. until NOON. Productionsdates for the play are Jan. 11, 12, and 13.You must be at least 50 years of age.Everyone is cast. For more details, call386-676-3375.

Lunch Bunch ReturnsHoly Cross Lutheran Church at 724

Big Tree Rd. in South Daytona sponsorsa “Lunch Bunch” every Thurs. begin-ning Sept. 6 at 12 noon. Just $4 getsyou lunch and bingo with non-monetaryprizes. Reservations are required by noonthe Tuesday prior. Watch for the grandopening of our new Senior Center inSeptember too. Please call 386-767-6542, Tue. thru Fri. for reservations.

Osteoporosis WorkshopThe Northeast Florida Area Health

Education Center (AHEC) will presentan educational workshop on osteoporo-sis at 2 P.M. Tuesday, Aug. 28 at theEdgewater Public Library, 103 W. IndianRiver Blvd. The interactive program, BoneBuilders, was developed to educateseniors about the risk factors, preven-tion, diagnosis, and treatment of osteo-porosis. Reservations are required andmay be made by calling the library at386-424-2916.

Free Caregiver’s DaysNeed a break from caregiving? First

United Meth odist Church of OrmondBeach is providing free Caregiver’sDay Out that includes food, fun, andspecial attention for care re ceivers. Thedays are from 9 A.M. to 2 P.M. on Sat.,Sept. 15; and Thurs., Oct. 11. For infor-mation, call Sherry at 386-677-3581,ext. 311.

EuropeanCuisine Café

Seasons by Riviera, 515 TomokaAvenue, Ormond Beach invites you tojoin us for a European Cuisine Café toexperience delightful sampling of foodfrom England, France, Germany, andItaly as a fundraiser to benefit the walkto end Alzheimer’s. Beer and wine willalso be served. Join them on Thursday,August 23 from 4:30-6:30 P.M. in theDogwood House. A donation of $10 atthe door will entitle you to 3 opportuni-ties to win varied, fabulous door prizes,including the grand prize of a one nightat the spectacular Casa Monica Hotel(www.casamonica.com) in St. Augus-tine. For more information or to RSVP,please phone Marcie at 386-871-3484.

Love To Sing?Come join the West Volusia Chorus.

Starting September 4, we rehearse eachTuesday from 2:30–4 P.M. at the San-born Center, Earl Brown Park, 751 S.Alabama Ave, DeLand. We perform atlocal churches, senior communities, andassisted nursing facilities. There are twosessions: September-December and Jan-uary-April. There are no auditions, justcome join the fun. There is a fee of $20to pay for our music accompanist. Con-tact Gayla at 386-956-5439 or visit thewebsite: westvolusiachorus.org

Herb GardeningThe DeBary Garden Club will be

hosting Jean Porter on Thurs., Sept. 6.at 7 P.M. at Gateway Park, 860 N. High-way 17/92. She will be lecturing aboutselecting, growing, and the maintenanceof herbs. The DeBary Garden Club meetson the first Thursday of the month at 7 P.M.Meetings are free, new membershipsare encouraged. Refreshments will beserved. For more information, please call386-717-5494.

Support GroupsHAVOC

HAVOC (Handicapped Adults OfVolusia County) meets the 1st Wednes-day of the month from 1–3 P.M. at theVotran offices on Big Tree Road. Wediscuss and take action on disabilityissues. For details visit www.havocfl.com or call 386-334-7698.

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Two new faces will be part of thisyear’s chorus line when the KopyKats open the curtain for their23rd Annual Performance at the

Ormond Beach Performing Arts Centerduring the first weekend of November 2012.

Chuck and Jo Leipham of Edgewater,who have been dancing and performing intheir area for the past three years said they’redelighted to have been welcomed to bepart of this year’s cast.

The former television director at Time-Life Inc. and later the creative director forUSA TODAY, Chuck said, “We’ve attendedevery South Beach Dance Academy per-formance we’ve known about in the past fewyears and have always been amazed at thelevel of talent, choreography, and produc-tion involved in everything they do. It’s hardto believe that such great Broadway styleentertainment is available inour area.”

“Jerome DeVito, owner andMaster Instructor-Choreog-rapher of South Beach DanceAcademy is a joy and privi-lege to work with,” says Jo.“He brings so much experi-ence and creativity to eachclass and both of us feel asthough we’re actually goingthrough the same instructionand training as major profes-sional performers. He strivesto bring out the best in us,

and we end up doing steps and moves wenever imagined.”

This year’s production promises to bethe biggest and most elaborate ever withsets, costumes, and musical theater’s mostmemorable tunes.

Chuck and Jo started dance lesson aftertheir granddaughter came home from hertap and ballet classes to eagerly announcethat the academy provides dance classesfor adults!

It didn’t take long for them to realize thatlistening to America’s greatest show musicwhile moving your feet and arms in rhythmwas much more satisfying than a gym work-out, dieting, or running on a treadmill.

“Dancing is a physical and a mentalworkout,” says Chuck. “You’re constantlylearning new things, which keeps the mindcranking out new brain cells while the heart

and muscles keep in the game.It’s like roller skating or

riding a bike—makes you feellike a kid again!”

“Dancing has been just awonderful experience for ourwhole family,” said Jo. “Bothour daughter and granddaugh-ter dance and we do many funroutines together. We all prac-tice and help each other sev-eral hours every week.

To us, that’s quality timethat’s making unforgettablememories. ST

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Are you a reluctant flier, orone of those who doesn'tenjoy flying? Do you shiverat the slightest thought of

being locked of into a steel and alu-minum tube, built by the lowest bid-der? Do you dislike being levitated to35,000 feet, moving at 600 mph, sur-rounded by strangers, wide eyed on thered eye? Does the word Terminal giveyou a ‘Maalox Moment’? If you'reinvolved in business, or have a widelyscattered family, (and who doesn't thesedays), it's hardly possible to avoid thefear of flying. Laughter can tackle thetension and strip the stress. Flying canbe fun!

If you attend conventions, you've al-ready heard the best ‘air lines’ from thelaughter-dinner speakers.’ Example:‘How can anything that goes 600 milesper hour be late?’ Or, the first flight trav-eler who asked the steward, ‘Do Air-planes like this crash very often?’ ‘NoMam,’ he replied, ‘Only once’!

Great laughter lines aren't limited toplatform pros. Skylane satirists abound,having a calming effect on their whiteknuckled passengers.

Before today’s smokeless sojourns,I once sat across the aisle from a fel-low buckled in with an attitude. As weleveled out, ‘Wild Bill yonder,’ lit up.Nostrils flared! Non smokers reallyreacted to this oxygen thief. The stew-ardess, promptly, yet courteously, re-minded ‘Wild Bill’ that our cabin hasrestrictions. He grumbled but didn'tchallenge the flying sheriff’s author-ity. Yet, she had justretreated when he relit...this time with machogusto, grabbing extrapuffs to make up for thelost time.’

The smoke signaland the furor of previ-ously patient passengersrose ...simultaneously.Now less timid, with fast draw speed,they hit call buttons, demanding relief.

A determined and less tolerant stew-ardess roared back up the aisle, savingthe sordid scene with satire. ‘Sir’, saidshe to the uncouth Nicotinite, ‘If youinsist on smoking, I must ask you to stepoutside!’ Hooray for the comic relief.

Once I met a tension tamer on aHawaiian flight. Her stress skeweredpassengers were committed to hangingover a ‘no place to land’ ocean for fivehours. As we crossed the threshold intoa DC 10, the attendant avoided med-e-vac flight conditions by dispensing infor-

mation and laughter. ‘Good afternoon,welcome aboard.’ As passengers set-tled in, the Jetway jester continued;‘Welcome Aboard Flight 1440 to De-troit.’ DETROIT !!?? Several hundredpassengers suddenly suffered tachy-cardia, and a rush of adrenaline. Then,with twinkling eyes, the impish infor-mant continued, ‘Now that I have yourattention, this is Flight 1065, Los Ange-les to Honolulu, non-stop, (thank good-ness), and if you had not planned to go

to Hawaii, this would be a good timeto get off.’ She added, your seat cushionscan be used for flotation. In the eventof an emergency water landing, pleasetake them with our compliments. Herploy worked. Passengers relaxed.

In reviewing the boring and mean-ingless cockpit chain of commandcredits, one inventive stewardess an-nounced: ‘Our Captain, Mr. So and So,is the great grandson of Wilbur Wright.Our First Officer was a former bushpilot, and our Flight engineer recentlyread most of the book, Yeager. Every-one laughed and the ‘show’ took off.As the flight progressed (the best thingabout any flight), the fun continued andpotential sickbays turned into cubiclesof comedy. To avoid a landing let down,the cabin crew closed with a big finale.As the erk erk, bump bump of the land-

ing gear echoed, ourtongue in cheek at-tendant said, ‘It's nowtime to pick up allbelongings, and anystray children. Thankyou for selecting Dip& Soar Airlines foryour journey throughtime and space.’ We

hope you enjoyed giving us the busi-ness as much as we enjoyed taking youfor a ride. She urged us to continue thefun while we remained earth bound.

Perhaps someday soon, your plane'scurtain will open and an aisle full ofwily wing wits will add relaxation andfun to your trip. Flying really can befun! ST

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When a 22-year-old blind anddeaf poodle recently arrivedwith his human mom at theDomestic Abuse Council of

Volusia County (DAC) after escaping anabusive home, they joined dozens of otherpets and their owners on their way to a bet-ter, safer life.

Now in its second year, Hush PuppyHaven is a local nonprofit organization thattemporarily houses the pets of domesticviolence survivors while they are seekingtreatment at the safe facility.

The DAC does not allow residents tobring their pets to the facility. More than70 percent of pet owners entering domesticviolence shelters report that their battererhad threatened, injured, orkilled family pets. Addi-tionally, up to 40 percentof those abused delay oreven cancel their plans toescape out of fear for theirpet’s safety.

“When we began talk-ing to the DAC a couple ofyears ago we found thatthose needing help had to choosebetween the pets and their safety,we had to do something,” said HushPuppy Haven Founder and PresidentJen Adams. “By eliminating that oneconcern, we hope that more survivorsof domestic violence will make thatbrave decision to leave their abusebecause they know their pets will belovingly cared for.”

Often confused for a rescue organiza-tion, Hush Puppy Haven’s goal is to helpboth people and pets but does not facili-tate adoptions. The goal is reunite petswith their owners.

When a survivor enters the DAC, thestaff will contact Hush Puppy Haven topick up the pet, or as in recent situations,multiple pets. The pet is then taken to alocal veterinarian who examines the pet,treats it if necessary and then releases it to beplaced in a foster home. When the survivor isready to leave the facility, a Hush PuppyHaven volunteer delivers the pet directly tothe shelter.

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Volunteer at events—To help manbooths at numerous community events.

Donations—All money donated goes toveterinarian care when pets are received

as well as covering all foster costs.Items needed include transportationcrates, carriers (soft sided and hardshell accepted), food, flea medication,leashes, collars, and toys.

Spread the word—Because HushPuppy Haven is relatively new, manyare just learning of their services.

Tell others about the non-profit via the website www.hushpuppyhaven.org Face-book page, and Twitter (@hushpuppyhaven).

Be aware—If you orsomeone you know is ina domestic violence situ-ation get help now. TheDomestic Abuse Councilaccepts calls 24-hours aday, seven-days a week.

The hotline number is 800-500-1119. The Facts:

Hush Puppy Haven (HPH), a 501(C)3non-profit organization.

There is no paid staff at HPH, all arevolunteers including the Board.

HPH currently only receives pets throughthe Domestic Abuse Council of VolusiaCounty. Plans to expand to Flagler Countyare being evaluated. ST

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Each year, many seniors are in -jured in their home. Whileaccidental injuries can be quiteserious, especially for seniors,

most accidents around the home arepreventable.

The fact is that some rooms in yourhome are not automatically equippedto handle the special needs of seniorcitizens. Your bathroom is one of thoserooms. Many bathrooms harbor hazardsthat could contribute to a fall and seri-ous injury. Unfortunately, these hazardsare easy to overlook. The good newsis that they also are easy and inexpen-sive to fix.

A safer home can help give youpeace of mind. Quite often, all it takesare some relatively minor home mod-ifications and repairs along with thepractice of some simple, common sensesafety habits. Here are some tips to makeyour bathroom senior safe and reducethe risk of injury:* Keep a light on in the bathroom. * Make sure the pathway from the bed-

room to the bathroom is lit properly. * Remove tripping hazards, such as

cords and throw rugs. If you use bath-room rugs, make sure they have anon-skid backing.

* Install handrails in the bathtub andtoilet areas.

* Place a rubber mat or non-skid stripson the bathtub or shower floor. Toavoid a bone-breaking slip, you maywant to consider using a bath benchor secure stool instead of sitting onthe bottom of the bathtub.

* Consider a wall-mounted dispenserfor shampoo, conditioner, and liq-uid soap. It’s easier than strugglingwith a slippery shampoo bottle orbar of soap.

* Get a raised toilet seat with rails aroundthe toilet to prevent back injuries andmake getting on and off easier.

* Set the water thermostat at no higherthan 120 degrees Fahrenheit to reducethe risk of scalding.

* For the convenience of seniors whosit in the shower, install a hand-heldshowerhead. This will give the usermore control. Virtually everything on this list costs

no more than a few dollars apiece. Moreimportantly, it will make your bath-room safer and help prevent avoidableaccidents. ST

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Migraine headaches are usuallycaused by stress or vasodilatation (en-largement of blood vessels), or a com-bination of the two. The resulting mi-graine headaches will disrupt the sym-pathetic nervous system. This translatesto various symptoms such as nausea,vomiting, and diarrhea.

How should you treat migraineheadaches?

In Chinese medicine, we try to findthe location of the headache first, thistells us the pattern which determineshow to treat the condition. For example,if the headache is on one side aroundthe temple area, usually that translatesas liver/gall bladder pattern and wewould ask a patient more questions todetermine if the pattern is correct.

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Chinese herbs also take a big part intreating migraines. As stated above,emotional components can be the rea-son for migraine and by adding herbalformulas to the acupuncture treatment, itwill greatly reduce the degree of the painand improve the quality of life overall.

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About 60 percent of the dogs taken in atHalifax Humane Society are pit bulls. Over-population of the breed is rampant in thisarea, and they face difficult odds of beingadopted. Spaying or neutering your pit bull

is the most effective way to control the pop-ulation. Each year, a female pit bull can pro-duce two litters with an average of fourpuppies. No household can afford to take ondozens of animals, and it leads to a highernumber of the dogs entering shelters.

To schedule a spay/neuter appointmentfor your pit bull, call the Redinger Clinic,386-310-4935.

Mega-Adoption EventOn Aug. 18, Halifax Humane Society,

Flagler Humane Society, and Southeast Volu-sia Humane Society will join forces to pre-sent the inaugural Mega-Adoption Event.The free event is open to the public and willbe from 10 A.M. to 4 P.M. at the Hester Build-

ing at the Volusia County Fairgrounds. Thefairgrounds are at 3150 E. New York Ave.,DeLand (just off the East State Road 44exit from I-4).

This adoption event is the first creationof the newly created Plan Alive program.In this program, the three animal welfareorganizations are working together to reduceanimal overpopulation in the region by com-bining resources, reaching out to the com-munity, and working with area animal-rescue groups.

More than 100 animals will be availablefor immediate adoption at the event. All ani-mals will have their adoption fee reduced to$35, and will be spayed or neutered, vac-

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Food will be available from several ven-dors, and other pet-friendly vendors areexpected to attend. The Alex Kinsey Bandwill perform, along with other entertain-ment during the event. For information onthe Mega-Adoption Event, call Jessica at386-274-4703, ext. 328.

Tyler Stover is the Community OutreachDirector for the Halifax Humane Society inDaytona Beach. He can be reached at 386-274-4703, ext. 320, or at [email protected]

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So Far Away, by Meg MitchellMoore, is a story of three verydifferent women, though sep-arated by age and time—still

who have something important to teachone another.

Kathleen is a middle-agearchivist, widowed and lonely.Still aching from the disap-pearance of her troubled onlychild, she throws herself intohelping others research theirfamily histories while tryingnot too dwell too much onher own.

Into her life walks Natalie,a sullen young teen needinghelp with a school project decipheringan old journal she found in her base-ment. Natalie is a complicated person,gleaming with intelligence but she issecretly cracking under terrible burdens:her parents’ divorce, her mother's depres-sion, and her best friend's betrayal.

The third woman is Bridget, a youngIrish immigrant struggling to make anew life in America. Bridget appearsonly within the pages of the old journal,

but it is her nearly century-old tale thatbrings Kathleen and Natalie together.

All of these women are haunted insome way. As a lowly servant in the1920s, Bridget lives surrounded bywhat she longs for but is constantly

reminded she cannot have.In the modern world, Natal-ie's being tormented by bul-lies, and vicious texts andphone calls, cruel commentsand malicious taunts shadowher every waking moment.

As Kathleen finds out moreabout Natalie and her trou-bled home life, and the poten-tial danger she's in, she can'tresist getting involved in the

fate of this girl she barely knows but whoreminds her so much of the daughter sheloved and still blames herself for losing.

Deftly interweaving vivid themes ofparents and children, despair and hope,and the transforming power of secondchances, So Far Away is an absorbingdrama about both the things that changeand the things that never do. ST

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1. Which 1950’s artist is memori-alized with an 8-foot bronze statuein his hometown?

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3. Who or what wasWicked Lester?

4. What do He's A Rebel, Rubber Ball,and Hello Mary Lou have in common?

5. Which singer was born EllenNaomi Cohen?

6. What were The Polka Tulk BluesBand, and Earth?

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bock, Texas.

2. Melanie B (ScarySpice), Geri Halliwell(Ginger Spice 1996-98),Victoria Beckham (PoshSpice), Melanie C was(Sporty Spice), EmmaBunton (Baby Spice).

3. The rock band thatwould eventually become

known as Kiss.

4. All were written for other artistsby singer-songwriter Gene Pitney.

5. None other than Cass Elliot ofThe Mamas And The Papas.

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Blue-collar workers among uscould be hurt if the retirementage is raised again. While theoverall state of Social Secu-

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So says a report by the AmericanInstitute for Economic Research.

Those of us who've done physicalwork all our lives want to retire earlier.We're tired and need a break. A re-searcher examined records for a periodof 21 years and found that:

• Less than 5 percent of workers inwhite-collar professions retire at age 65.This group includes lawyers, scientists,managers, and administrators.

• Those who do manual labor retireat age 65 at the following rates:

32 percent–foremen, and machineoperators;

23 percent–carpenters21.6–farm workers19 percent–kitchen workers18.5 –gardeners and auto mechanics

If the retirement age is raised, blue-collar workers won't stay on the job.They'll still retire, but their Social Secu-rity each month will be less than it wouldbe at full retirement age.

The current debate is whether raisingthe retirement age would have any ben-efit to the Social Security program itself.One study that showed raising the ear-liest retirement age from 62 to 65 wouldhave only modest effects on the healthof Social Security.

On the other hand, to keep workingrequires that one have a job. It's shownthat the unemployment rate for those age55 and older is the highest it's been in60 years.

If you object to the government try-ing to balance the budget by tinkeringwith our retirement, let your senatorsknow. ST

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Q: I've got a closet door that scrapesthe floor when I swing it open or shut,and it sticks when it's closed. Is therean easy way to fix this, or is some-thing seriously wrong?

—Harriet C., Denver

A: Chances are the door just needs abit of adjustment. Grab a helper and aprybar or hammer, and prepare to fixthis door.

First, check the overall condition ofthe door, its frame and the surroundinghardware, hinges, and the hinge plateswhere they're screwed into the doorframe). Make sure all of the hardware isscrewed in properly and not loose ortearing away from the frame. Makesure there is no visible damage or warp-ing of the door or frame.

Shimming is a way of very slightlychanging the angle at which a door ishung. You do this by adding a shimbehind a door's hinge to lift it slightly—and then adjusting that angle up ordown. Shim kits also are available athome-improvement stores.

Since the door's angle has shiftedslightly downward, first try adjustingthe top hinge on the door-frame side bysimply screwing all the hinge screwsin a half-turn or so. This alone may liftthe door just enough to even it out.

If that doesn't work, you can eitherunscrew the top hinge and carefullyshave away a paper-thin amount of thewooden frame in order to set the hingeslight back. Or, if you don't want to dam-age the frame, shim the lower hinge inorder to lift the door upward.

Unscrew the frame side of the bottomhinge, as your helper holds the doorsteady. Insert a very thin shim pieceand place the hinge over the shim, usinga power drill to drive the hinge screwsthrough the shim into their usual place.

Shimming or adjusting the angle cantake time and a few attempts. Be patient,and you'll soon have your door swing-ing freely. ST

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On Aug. 16, 1896, George Carmackspots nuggets of gold in a creek bed nearthe Klondike River in Canada's YukonTerritory. His lucky discovery sparksthe last great gold rush in the AmericanWest. Over the next two years, as manyas 50,000 would-be miners arrived inthe region.

On Aug. 17, 1915, Charles F. Ketter-ing is issued a patent for his engine-starting device—the first electric ig-nition for automobiles. In the earlyyears, drivers used hand cranks to startthe internal combustion process thatpowered car engines.

On Aug. 14, 1935, President FranklinD. Roosevelt signs into law the SocialSecurity Act. Although it was initiallycreated to combat unemployment duringthe Great Depression, Social Securitynow functions primarily as a safety netfor retirees and the disabled.

On Aug. 18, 1940, Walter PercyChrysler, the founder of the Americanautomotive corporation that bears his

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On Aug. 19, 1953, the Iranian mili-tary, with the assistance of the UnitedStates government, overthrows the gov-ernment of Premier Mohammed Mosad-deq and reinstates the Shah of Iran. Asthanks for the help, the Shah signed over40 percent of Iran's oil fields to U.S.companies.

On Aug. 13, 1961, East Germansoldiers begin building a wall betweenSoviet-controlled East Berlin and thedemocratic western section of the city.Berlin residents found themselves cutoff from friends or family until the wallwas dismantled in 1989.

On Aug. 15, 1983, Hurricane Aliciaforms south of Louisiana in the Gulfof Mexico. Three days later, the TexasGulf Coast is slammed by the storm,causing 21 deaths. The $2 billion indamages was a record for hurricane. ST

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Answer: The causes of dizziness(vertigo) are many. I'll mention a cou-ple, but you need a doctor's exam todetermine what the exact problem is.

Meniere's (main-YAIRS) disease is atriad of dizziness, hearing loss, and earnoises (tinnitus). It comes in briefattacks, with recovery in a short time.As time passes, attacks last longer, withbriefer periods of relief. A buildup offluid in the inner ear is responsible.Water pills and a strict low-sodium diethelp. Surgical drainage of the fluid isanother treatment.

A viral infection of the inner ear isa common dizziness cause. Time even-tually takes care of the virus.

A third common problem is benignpositional vertigo—dizziness attackswith head movement. Getting out ofbed, rolling over in bed, looking up ata high shelf and just about any changein head position trigger an attack, whichis short-lived. Tiny calcium crystals inthe inner ear have migrated to placeswhere they engender a discharge ofconfusing signals to the brain. Repo-sitioning the crystals puts an end tothe attacks.

Sit in the middle of a bed, far enoughto the opposite side of the bed that yourhead will project over that side whenyou lie down. If a head turn to the rightprovokes an attack, quickly turn yourhead to the right, and keep it turneduntil dizziness goes. Then lie down

quickly with your head off the side ofthe bed and still turned to the right.Then, from that position, turn your headto the left. Roll over onto your left side,with your nose pointed down to thefloor, for 30 seconds. Then go back tothe starting sitting position with headbent. If dizziness persists, repeat.

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Dear Dr. Donohue: I try to keep upwith the latest nutritional recommen-dations. I have had no formal training,so I am often confused by the termsused. For example, what are simplecarbohydrates and complex carbohy-drates? What's the difference?

—L.A.

Answer: Simple carbohydrates aresugars like table sugar (sucrose). Thesugar in intravenous feedings in hos-pitals is glucose, and fruit sugar is fruc-tose. Both are simple carbohydrates.

Complex carbohydrates are very longchains of the basic carbohydrate unit.Starches are complex carbohydrates.Potatoes, pastas, and rice are examplesof complex carbohydrates. Complexcarbohydrates don't raise blood sugaras quickly as simple ones do. ST

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The venue that I fell in love with was aprivate country club in Connecticut thatneither I nor my family could ever affordto join. The reality was that I was cursedwith champagne taste on a beer budget.What would my wedding be without theperfect venue, though? After weeks of hag-gling and negotiating, it was mine.

As time went by, I started to get lost inthe details as if they were the only thingsthat mattered. I admit that if my weddingplanning had gone on another few weeks,I know I would have morphed into a full-blown Bridezilla.

I was actually one of the lucky brides-to-be, I mean that I got a reality check. Itcame in the form of a life-changing eventthat reminded me what really mattered...and it wasn't the frosting on the cake orthe length of the bridesmaids' dresses.

I received a phone call two weeks beforemy big day. I had just returned from myhair and make-up dry run. My dad was on

the other line telling me that he thought hewas having a heart attack and was on hisway to the hospital. The 10-minute car rideto the emergency room seemed like an eter-nity as I relived a phone call I had receivedeight years earlier. My aunt called to informme that my stepfather had died of a heartattack that morning. I couldn't bear thethought of losing my dad, too. As tearsstarted streaming down, I kept telling myselfthat he was going to be okay.

Thankfully, he was okay. He had indeedsuffered a heart attack but was luckyenough to get medical attention immedi-ately. My sister and I visited him in hishospital room every day to keep him com-pany. It was the first week since my engage-ment that I didn't think about weddingdetails. It was the first time that I realizedhow silly I had been to get so caught up inthe small stuff.

When I woke up on my wedding day,September 5, 2009 I knew my weddingwas going to be perfect. It had nothing todo with all of my hard work, planning, oreven money. It was going to be perfectbecause my dad was going to be there towalk me down the aisle.

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The 1,000 most common words inEnglish make up approximately 90 per-cent of all writing in the language.

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Just so you know: Hot and cold run-ning water has been around for thou-sands of years. Members of the upperclass in ancient Egypt used copper tub-ing to pipe it into their homes.

The oldest goldfish on record lived41 years. His name was Fred.

According to the U.S. Census, thePacific states (including Hawaii) arehome to the men with the longest lifeexpectancy, while women tend to livelonger in the South.

If one or both of your parents weresleepwalkers, you're more prone to noc-turnal wanderings yourself.

In the late 1960s, J.I. Rodale, creatorof Prevention magazine, was invitedto be a guest on the Dick Cavett Show.After talking confidently about his goodhealth and predicting that he wouldlive to be 100, he seemed to doze off.The host and another guest chuckled abit about the apparent nap, until theyrealized that Rodale had died. Needlessto say, the show never aired. ST

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Idecided a few months ago to lookinto some of my ancient relatives. Idon’t know if I would recommenddoing this unless you are willing to

accept the good with the bad. It seems thata lot of my relatives were named after Bib-lical characters.

As I was plundering through my family’sancient history I found one Bible name thatwas sort of perplexing, Hezekiah. It seemsthat this distant relative was an especiallybad scoundrel. He got his start by stealingchickens. Although he was known far andwide as a chicken thief, the law was neverable to make a good case against him.

Once, according to what I was able todig up on him, he almost got caught whena deputy sheriff stumbled up on him as hewas finishing up a batch of fried chicken athis camp just outside of Parksville, SouthCarolina. Although there were a few tailfeathers scattered around the deputy couldnot tie Hezekiah to the missing chicken.

The chicken’s owner, stated in the reportI found that he had shot at the culprit.Later information noted that Hezekiah didwalk favoring his right leg a little. Unlikehis namesake in the Bible who happenedto be an ancient King of Israel, Hezekiah,my relative, had a shady past.

Ironically, something happened on thepath to being hanged for all of his misdeeds;he settled down. He married, of course, andstarted a family. After a few years later, itseems he got into politics.

As a politician he had problems. It seemsthat most of his wealth had been accumu-lated through shady deals and a few politi-cal fixes. Hezekiah fell victim to the timesand ended up broke and destitute.

I did read in one account that it was sus-pected that he may have died an untimelydeath. There was a report given a few yearslater that a man with a slight limp had beenshot, but escaped, after a farmer had seensomeone in his chicken pen. I guess if noth-ing else fails you go back to what you did best.

I have intentionally not told you whichside of my family Hezekiah belonged to,but I will say my family tree (thankfully)has many branches. Just remember one thing

about our ancestors, you may find morethan you bargained for when you dig toodeep. ST

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26 Engrossed

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31 Sculptor Oldenburg

32 Regret

33 Not concrete

35 Actress Sorvino

36 Corn peel

37 Energy

38 Yell sharply

41 Chaps

42 Nickel, for one

43 Missing person?

48 Uncontrollable

49 Postal Creed word

50 Davenport's site

51 Wagers

52 Bribe

53 Basin accessory

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28 Continental coin

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If you are one of the millions of Americans who suffer from spells of dizziness, you may now take asigh of relief. A new procedure called Canalith Repositioning conducted at the Center for Dizziness,Balance & Motion Sickness will eliminate this problem in 85% of patients. The medical term for thiscondition is Benign Positional Vertigo; it can cause people to feel nausea, lose their balance, and pre-vent simple normal activities from being accomplished.A graduate of Georgetown University Medical School, Dr. Katz trained in Otolaryngology (ear, nose,and throat) at Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston.By far, the most common cause of vertigo in people over 65 is benign positional dizziness that occurswhile the person is bending over, looking up, and lying down. It has been reported that balance relat-ed falls account for more than one-half of the accidental deaths among the elderly.The utricle is lined with nerve filaments, beneath a sticky pad of crystals. During the normal agingprocess the gravity-sensing crystals, called otoliths, are released from the utricle and work their wayinto the semicircular canal, where they float in fluid, head movements cause the otoliths to stimulatenerve endings, which results in vertigo. Once other causes of dizziness have been eliminated, he canproceed immediately with canalith repositioning.The condition is treated by a simple in-office maneuver where the patient’s head is tilted in severalpositions in such a way as to remove this debris from the fluid in the inner ear.Canalith repositioning is a highly effective treatment and can be easily repeated if dizziness returns oris not completely eliminated the first time. Dr. Katz also treats people with balance problems. Way too often, people are told “you’re getting older,what do you expect?” But it is not a normal part of aging to lose your balance.Certain antibiotics or viral infections can damage the balance nerves leaving individuals with an inse-cure feeling when walking, especially when stepping off a curb, walking on an uneven surface likepebbles or lawns and walking in the dark. When balance problems arise, people have a tendency to restrict their activity and then the brain doesn’tget enough stimulation to learn how to compensate for the injury.Vestibular Rehabilitation and Balance Retraining (which is performed in our office) is very effectivein restoring balance by a process of adaptation and compensation.Dr. Katz also treats people with Meniere’s disease that is characterized by episodes of vertigo that lastanywhere from 15 minutes to 24 hours and is also associated with hearing loss and ringing in the ears.

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It seems that the longer I live, the moreI yearn for a simpler life. Stuffing moreand more things into bigger housesdoes not interest me.

The first person to influence me towardthe simple life was Thelma Shoemake. Ijust called her Mama Shoe.

She and her husband, Gilbert, lived nextdoor to us when he died at an early age,leaving Mama Shoe with four children.

When Mr. Shoemake died, the men inthe community got together and decidedto raise enough money in the community tobuild Mama Shoe a two-room house andDaddy let them set it on the back of ourproperty. I immediately inherited two bro-thers and two sisters. Through the years Ihave felt like they were brothers and sisters.

Mama Shoe felt like my mother. I amsure that is why I called her Mama Shoe,Her hugs were heavenly and I crave themto this day.

I regularly dream of her. Just this weekI dreamed I saw her standing in her yardwih a soft summer wind blowing throughher dark brown hair, I just stood quietlyand soaked in her presence. It was such asacred re-connection that it woke me andI laid there for a while remembering howprecious she always felt to me.

She was a tall woman with an elegantbearing, a quiet spirit, and a tender touch.She went to the Pilgrim Holiness Church and

lived her religion like few people I havemet in this life.

She got Alzheimer’s and we would goto the Nursing home three times a year;Mother’s Day, her birthday, and Christmasand play music for her and all the residents.

This was the agnostic period of my lifeand I hated any God that would allow afaithful servant like Mama Shoe to get sucha cruel disease. Now that God has been withme thru some afflictions of my own, I justtrust that Master Jesus was as sweet and realto her as He has been to me in my dark timesand most severe life challenges.

You might tell me her simple lifestylewas forced on her and some of it was. Thesimple life I crave and admire is the onewhere maximum use is made of limitedresources and a high quality of life is lived.It is a life centered around family, God,friends, and just enough things to make do.

The kind of life Mama Shoe lived rightbefore my eyes. ST

Mail comments to Dalton Roberts, 3327Roberts Rd., Chattanooga, TN 37416. Youmay enjoy Dalton’s website at www.daltonroberts.com

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