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TIDBITS® CROSSES SOMEMOUNTAIN PASSES

by Patricia L. Cook

Mountain passes around the world can be high, steep, rocky and just plain challenging to traverse. But they’re worth exploring, so join Tidbits as we look into, over, through and around some famous mountain passes.

• Sowhatisamountainpass?Itisthemosteasilyaccessible point between mountains where you can “pass” through. The pass is considered the highest point or summit at which you traverse the area. Passes have always been very important findsforpioneersmovingacrossthecountry,aswellasroadandrailbuilders.Thedefinitionofa mountain pass is actually: “The location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks.”

•OthertermsusedinNorthAmericaforapassaresaddle, notch and gap. Pass and saddle are most commonly used in the West, while the East Coast tends to use the terms notch and gap.

•SemoLa,apassincentralTibet,at18,258feet(5,565m), is considered tobe thehighestpassaccessiblebyvehicles.Itisahigh,isolatedplaceintheChangTangregionofTibet.AlsoinTibetis the highest mountain pass accessible by train. The Tanggula Pass in the mountains of the same namehasarailstationat16,640feet(5,072m).Bytheway,“La”inTibetanmeanspass.

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Those free-lunch seminar scams are still going on. That’s because it’s lucrative for scammers. They want to separate you from your money, and too often they succeed.

TheAmericanAssociationofRetiredPersonshasreleased a study on victims of scam seminars and otherfinancialriskstoseniors.

The study showed that people who are more likely than the general population to fall for investment scams have the following behaviors: They will listen to sales pitches on the phone, attend promotions where a free night’s stay or a meal is given, provide personal information to salespeople, allow people to come into their home for a sales pitch, read junk mail, not hang upontelemarketers,andcall1-800numberstosendfor free information.

Inotherwords,they’reopeningthemselvesuptobeing scammed.

That “Free” Lunch Could Cost Plenty

Evenifoneofthesefinancialseminarsishostedby your local senior center or another trusted local organization, do your homework in advance. Call the center to ask who checked it out, and how. Go online and do a search for the company’s name. What are theirtruequalifications?Aretheylocal?Seeifthereare any complaints at the Better Business Bureau.

Andifyougotoafreelunchseminar(don’tgo,butifyoudo):Don’tfilloutanyformsthatgiveyourpersonal information. Even giving your telephone number could be a step toward being harassed. They’ll want to visit you at your home, where you’re more vulnerable and have all your financial informationhandy so they can determine how much you’re worth anddecidehowtofinetunetheirapproach.

Andleaveyourcheckbookathome.

Matilda Charles regrets that she cannot personally answer reader questions, but will incorporate them into her column whenever possible. Write to her incareofKingFeaturesWeeklyService,P.O.Box536475,Orlando,FL32853-6475,orsende-mailtocolumnreply@gmail.com.

1. In 2009, Philadelphia’s Chase Utley became the second player to hit five home runs in a World Series. Who was the first?2. Who was the oldest player to steal a base in the major leagues?3. Name the first college

football Division I player to have 1,500 yards rushing and 1,500 yards passing in the same season.4. In the 2009-10 season, Sacramento guard Tyreke Evans became the fourth rookie in NBA history to average at least 20 points, five rebounds and five assists per game. Name two of the first three to do it. 5. Entering the 2011-12 season, how many times had Jaromir Jagr tallied 40-plus goals in an NHL season?6. Northwestern has won the women’s lacrosse national championship six times in the past seven seasons (2005-11). Name the only other school to win a title during that time.7. Who was the first mixed martial-arts fighter to win major titles in two weight classes?

MOUNTAIN PASSES (continued)•At7,239feet(2,206m),thehighestpasswith

a paved road in Canada is Highwood Pass in Kananaskis Country, a multi-use park area in the CanadianRockiesofAlberta,westofCalgary.You can’t get there during the winter as the road isclosedfrommid-Decembertomid-Juneduetoheavysnowfall.Itisaspectaculardriveanda great place to take photographs during the summer.

•TheBeartoothPassonU.S.Highway212,alsoknown as the Beartooth Highway, is the highest pointonthe68-mile(109-km)roadthatbeginsatthenortheastentrancetoYellowstoneNationalParknearSilverGate,Montana.Theroadgoesin a northeastern direction mostly through Wyoming, ending in Red Lodge, Montana.Thehighwaywasbuiltinthe1930sandisstillconsidered a great engineering feat. It hugsmountains along curvy switchbacks up, across and back down through the alpine plateau. The pass is10,947feet (3,337m)abovesea level,and the road is one of the highest elevation roads in the United States. The highway wasnamed for a distinct peak that looks like a bear tooth.

•KnownasoneofthemostscenicdrivesinNorthAmerica,theBeartoothHighwayisdesignatedas a “National Scenic Byways All-AmericanRoad.”Thehighelevationoftheroadandthehigh snowfall amounts in the region make it accessible only in the warmer months; it is usually open from May through October.This highway is considered an “orphan” road because no federal or state agency claims actual ownership.

• SouthofYellowstoneintheTetonRangeoftheRockies,TetonPassRoadrunsbetweenJackson,Wyoming,andTetonValley,Idaho.Thehighwayhasasteep10percentgradewithlotsoftwistsand turns and can be a real test of driving skills inthewinter.Ittopsoutat8,431feet(2,591m),

Ifyou’recelebratingtheNewYearwithaparty,be sure to include this scrumptious cheesecake on themenu.Itlooksasfestiveasittastes.

2(8-ounce)packagesfat-freecreamcheese1 (4-serving) package sugar-free instant white-chocolate pudding mix2/3cupnonfatdrymilkpowder1cupwater1cupreduced-caloriewhippedtopping1(6-ounce)purchasedchocolatepiecrust1/2teaspoonalmondextract4to5dropsredfoodcoloring1tablespoonsliveredalmonds1tablespoonminichocolatechips3maraschinocherries,quartered

1.Inalargebowl,stircreamcheesewithaspoonuntilsoft.Adddrypuddingmix,drymilkpowderand water. Mix well using wire whisk. Blend in 1/4cupwhippedtopping.Spreadmixtureevenlyinto pie crust. Refrigerate while preparing top-ping.2. In medium bowl, gently combine remaining3/4 cup whipped topping, almond extract andfood coloring. Evenly spread topping mixture oversetfilling.Sprinklealmonds,chocolatechipsandcherrypiecesevenlyovertop.Refrigerateatleast30minutes.Serves8.

● Each serving equals:About 206 calories, 6gfat,11gprotein,27gcarb.,641mgsodium,1gfi-ber;Diabetic Exchanges: 1 1/2 Starch, 1Meat,1Fat.

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MOUNTAIN PASSES (continued)andtheWyomingDepartmentofTransportation

uses blasting to control avalanches and keep the road open most winter days.

• Colorado,with itsmany “fourteeners” (peaksthataremorethan14,000feet(4,267m)abovesealevel),hasmanyamazingmountainpasses.Independence Pass that connects Twin LakesandAspenduringthesummer(closedinwinter)has expansive views where three of the fivetallestmountains in the state can be seen:LaPlata Peak, Mount Massive and the tallest peak in the Rocky Mountains, Mount Elbert. Thesummitforthepassis12,095feet(3,687m).

• The song “Wolf Creek Pass,” written byBill Fries and Chip Davis and sung by C.W.McCall in 1975, made the pass of the samename in southern Colorado somewhat famous. The country song describes a wild ride in an 18-wheel truck carrying a load of chickens.Fromthetopofthepassat10,857feet(3,309m) to the town of Pagosa Springs, there is a5,000-foot (1,524-m) drop in elevation. Thedriver is going much too fast down the pass, and as the singer explains, “I’m not the typeto complain, but the time has come for me to explain, that if you don’t apply some brake real soon, they’re gonna have to pick us up with a stick an’ a spoon.”

• Whenthesongwaswritten,WolfCreekPasswas an intimidating two-lane road. A tunnelwascompletedin2005,andanexpansiontoamulti-lane, widened highway was finished in2006tomaketheroadabiteasiertonavigate.

RebeccaWest andDorothyThompsonwere twoofthemosttalentedwritersofthe20thcentury,self-made women who came of age between the wars and fought to create a balance between convention and the opportunitiesof thepostwarglobalworld.Drawn tomen who also were ambitious and hungry for love, the relationships they had with their husbands and lovers would, in theend,besacrificedfor thesakeof theirwork.

CicelyFairfieldwasborninLondonin1892.Asayoungwoman,shetookthenomdeplumeofRebeccaWest, the iconoclastic feminist character in Ibsen’s

play“Romersholm.”ShefellinandoutofbedwithH.G. Wells and even gave birth to their illegitimate son, Anthony Panther West. During an era whenspeaking the truth could get a woman blacklisted or worse,shewasoutspokenandfiercelyindependent.

For example, she once observed that there was no reason for the existence of the male sex except that one sometimesneedshelpmovingapiano.Shereceivedacclaim as a book critic, author and correspondent. HercoverageoftheNuremburgTrialsforTheNewYorkerfollowingWorldWarIIreceivedinternationalacclaim.

DorothyThompsonwasbornin1893inLancaster,N.Y.,andshe,too,wasdeterminedtobeajournalist.AfterarrivinginLondonin1921,shemetWestandlatermarriedSinclairLewisafterdivorcingherfirsthusband. Thompson was one of the first foreignjournalists to interview Hitler, and her reporting of fascismsooutragedhimthatin1934shewasexpelledfromGermanybytheNazis.

Susan Hertog, a New York-based freelancejournalistandphotographer,isthefirstauthortolinkthe two women and document the indelible impact that both had on our culture and the profession of journalism.

“Dangerous Ambition, Rebecca West and Dorothy Thompson: New Women in Search of Love and Power”by Susan Hertog(Ballantine Books, $30)Reviewed by Larry Cox

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To Your Good Health By Paul G. Donohue, M.D.

Shoveling Snow Is Hardon Heart

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: My husband is 73. I am sure he’s going to die this winter. He insists on shoveling our snow, and we have lots of it. He says it’s good for him; it gives him exercise. This from a man whose other exercise consists of popping open a beer can. He comes in after he’s cleared the walk, puffing and exhausted. Please talk some sense into him. -- M.L.

ANSWER: After every snowstorm, city emergencyrooms fill with older men who have had a heartattackaftercleaningtheirsnow-coveredwalks.Snowshoveling is strenuous exercise. It burns420 caloriesanhour.Theheartrateofashovelerrisesto170beats

aminute,andthesystolicbloodpressure(thefirstnumberofareading)exceeds200.Ofcourse,thedemanddependsonthedepthandweightofthesnow.Olderheartscannotsupport such stress.Inaddition to theworkof shoveling,coldweatheraddsmore demands on the heart.Unless a man your husband’s age has had medicalclearance for such exhausting exercise, he is tempting fate.

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: A friend has a case of constant hiccups. Can you suggest any possible cures? -- P.W.

ANSWER:Hiccupscomefrominvoluntarycontractionsof the diaphragm, the horizontal muscle sheet that lies between the chest and the abdomen. It is the principalbreathing muscle. Sometimes persistent contractionscan be traced to gallbladder problems, diseases of the pancreas, reflux of stomach acid into the esophagus(heartburn) or an abscess on the abdominal side of thediaphragm. However, most of the time, no cause is found. For temporary hiccups, gulping food and simultaneously swallowing air sometimes brings them on. So cancarbonated beverages.Through the years readers have provided me with hundreds of home remedies for dealing with hiccups, and I welcome new additions. Swallowing a teaspoonofsugarirritatesthethroat,whichsetsinmotionareflex

Let’smakefirewith ice! Impossible, you say?Well,it just depends on how you look at it. Follow my easy process for creating these super “cool” candles that add a warm glow to any evening.To make several medium-size candles, you’ll need:--1-poundboxofparaffinwax(availableinthecanningsectionatmostmarkets)--1saucepanandatincan,suchasacoffeecan--Candlecoloring(optional)--Ice cubes crushed into medium-size chunks. Yourkidsmayfillagallonplasticbagaboutthree-quartersfullwithice.Securethetop.Letthemuseahammertobreak the ice into small chunks.--Empty and clean pint- or quart-size cardboard milk cartons with the tops cut off--Awhiteorcoloredtapercandleforeachicecandle,1inch shorter than the cut carton. Trim the candle from the bottom, if necessary.Anadultshouldfillthebottomofthesaucepanwithafew inches of water and place the tin can in the center. Putachunkofparaffininsidethecanalongwithextracandle stubs youmight have around the house.Addcoloringifyouwish.Stiroccasionallyasthewaxmelts,keepingaconstanteyeonitsinceitisflammable.For a wick, your school-age child can place a taper candle in the middle of a milk carton and pack the ice around it. When the wax is melted, an adult should use a potholder to lift the can out of the saucepan and pour the melted wax directly into the milk carton over the iceandaroundthetapercandle.Asthewaxmeltstheice,you’llhearcrackingandpopping!Oncethewaxishard,drainoffthewateratimeortwo.Peel the carton away from the candle and enjoy the surpriseofyourworkofart!Theicewillhaveformedinterestingpockets,likeachunkofSwisscheese.To use, set it on a plate and surround it with marbles. When you light the candle, give your preschooler the job of saying “Ta-da!” as you stand around proudlywatchingthecreationflickeronawinter’snight.Note:Anadultshouldalwaysbepresentwhenburningcandles.

Donna Erickson’s award-winning series “Donna’sDay”isairingonpublictelevisionnationwide.Tofindmore of her creative family recipes and activities, visit www.donnasday.com and link to the NEW Donna’sDay Facebook fan page. Her latest book is “DonnaErickson’s Fabulous Funstuff for Families.”

“Cool” Candles Add Warm Glow

1. LANGUAGE: From what language are all the modern Romance languages derived?2. SCIENCE: What term describes the lowest point in a satellite orbiting the Earth? 3. HISTORY: When did Labor Day become a federal holiday in the United States?4. INVENTIONS: What was Eli Whitney’s most famous invention?5. GOVERNMENT: In what year was the U.S. Constitution ratified?6. GEOGRAPHY: What nation calls itself Espana in its native tongue?7. ANCIENT WORLD: Where did the Minoan culture flourish?8. POETRY: Who wrote the poem called “The Waste Land”?9. MUSIC: What Beatles’ album features the songs “Rocky Raccoon” and “Helter Skelter”?10. MEASUREMENTS: How many pints are in a quart?

that can end hiccups. Breathing into a paper bag raises the blood carbon-dioxide level, which, in turn, raises blood acidity, and that triggers a release of calcium. Calcium can spark nerve signals to stop hiccups. Putting angostura bitters on the back of the tongue is another sometimes-successful trick.Hiccupsthatlastlongerthan48hoursaren’tlikelytorespond to home remedies. Medicines have to be turned to. Chlorpromazine, omeprazole, metoclopramide and baclofen are often successfully used.In cases that are resistant tomedicine treatment andthat are disrupting a person’s life, doctors can interrupt, in a number of ways, the transmission of nerve signals conducted to the diaphragm by the phrenic nerve.

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I am 34 and have been jogging for 10 years. I do it year-round. I’ve noticed this winter that my knees feel stiff before I run. They don’t hurt during the run or after. Could this be a sign that I’m getting arthritis? -- B.C.ANSWER:It’snotlikelythatatage34you’recomingdownwitharthritis. It’smore likelyaweather thing.Coldweather thickens joint fluid.Thatmakes jointsstiff. Warming the fluid by exercise relieves thestiffness.

MOUNTAIN PASSES (continued)• Another Colorado road worth mentioning isTrain Ridge, U.S. 34, which goes throughRocky Mountain National Park. The highestcontinuous auto road in the country, the road is listed on the National Register of HistoricPlaces. It meanders for 48 miles (77 km)through glacier-carved valleys with views of majestic peaks and crystalline lakes and crosses theContinentalDivide.While it doesn’t havesheer cliffs to scare drivers and passengers, it definitelyhasmemorablescenery.

• South of the equator in SouthAmerica, thereare 42 mountain passes between Chile andArgentina, whose border runs from north tosouth through theAndesMountains. It is thethird longest internationalborder, 3,300miles(5,300km)long.Aninterestingstatueatwhatwas once a main route between the two countries is theCristoRedentor (Christ theRedeemer).Atthetopofthepass,at13,780feet(4,200m)abovesealevel,thestatuestandstallat26feet(8 m) and weighs 12,000 pounds (5.4 metrictons).

• The Cristo Redentor was taken by train toUspallata,Argentina, and then the rest of theway by mule in 1904. It commemorated thepeaceful conclusion to a territorial dispute between the two countries. Today, the dirt road is only accessed by tour busses and adventure seekers, with the main route between the countriesbeingtheCristoRedentortunnelthatopenedin1980.ThisCristoRedentorisnotaswell known as the famous statue of the same nameontopof themountainoverlookingRiodeJaneiro,Brazil.

• Whether you are exploring the mountainsof North America, South America, Asia orelsewhere, you are sure to find some terrificmountain passes and outstanding views. Justdon’tforgetyourcamera!

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Home Maintenance in the New Year

Readyforthenewyear?Meneither.It’stoosoonafterwhat’s been a really long and frenetic holiday season, starting with a pre-Halloween snowstorm that had me and my neighbors juggling snow shovels and carved pump-kins, and then moving straight into Thanksgiving and Christmasalmosttoofasttoblink.I’mlookingforwardto catching my breath this week, however, and putting to-gether my home maintenance plans for next year.Januarywillbeprettyquiet,exceptforthemonthlyfur-nacefilterchangeandmakingsureicedamsandsnowaren’t building up on the roof and gutters. Melting or re-moving them quickly will prevent much more expensive repairs.Februaryismoreofthesame,butI’malsolay-ingoutwhatI’llbeplantinginthedeckgardenthisyear.Ifthere’snosnowontheground,I’llbescatteringgrassseed over bare or thin patches in the lawn and protecting it from the birds with a light layer of straw.InMarchI’llbeinspectingtheexteriorandyardfordam-age from fallen limbs or wind-blown debris, and if the snow has melted, clearing those debris from the yard. Garden tools will come down from the highest shelf of the garage, ready to be put to use in a few weeks, but the snow shovel will stay near the side door just in case.Aprilisstilliffyforsomegardenplants,butoncethere’sno danger of a hard frost, soil can be turned over and, in the meantime, the lawn can be treated and prepared for thegrowingseason.It’salsotimetostartrepairinganyexterior damage to the roof, eaves, gutters and down-spouts, as well as remove and repair storm windows and put up screens in their place.That’s thefirst fourmonthsof theyear:graduallyget-ting busier, hopefully with no major storms or unplanned home repairs like busted furnaces or hot water heaters. May will bring much warmer temperatures and more maintenance work, but that’s a thought for another quiet day.

HOME TIP: Keep a home maintenance calendar in your workshop with important projects highlighted so that you can plan for them well in advance.

Sendyourquestionsortipstoask@thisisahammer.com,orwriteThis Is aHammer, c/oKingFeaturesWeeklyService,P.O.Box536475,Orlando,FL32853-6475.

1. Is the Book of Nain in the Old or New Testament or neither?2. Whom did God ask, “Shall I not spare Nineveh, that great city”? Jonah, Ezekiel, Isaiah, Aaron3. From Judges 7, with how many men did Gideon defeat the Midianites? 3, 30, 300, 30004. What kind of leaves did Adam and Eve attempt to use to cover their nakedness? Sycamore, Fig, Palm, Grape5. From Exodus 2, whose mother was paid to be his nurse? Joseph, Mark, Timothy, Moses6. Whom did David’s best friend turn out to be? Brother, Enemy, Brother-in-law, Slave

There’s a good crop of pet books this season, but two really stand out from the pack of trainingandpet-caretomesInormallyreceive.These are perfect for curling up with beside the fire in the new year.You might, or might not, remember the story ofthelibrarycatnamedDewey,whoruledtheSpencer, Iowa, public library for nearly twodecades as its resident cat. Library directorVicki Myron along with author Bret Witter publishedaseriesofbooksaboutDewey.Now,they’re back with another great addition to the pluckycat’s story:“Dewey’sNineLives:TheLegacy of the Small-Town Library Cat WhoInspired Millions” (New American Library).Myron and Witter present nine true stories of cats and their people, illustrating the way pets affect and change our lives for the better.

If you’re more interested in a good piece offiction, take a break with “Walking Back to Happiness” (BerkeleyBooks) by LucyDillon.It’s awell-composed, smart taleof Juliet,whois grieving the recent loss of her husband and rarely leaves the house except to walk her husband’s terrier, Minton. Her mother and sister both try to lift her spirits in between their own busylives,butitisn’tuntilJulietbeginswalkinghermother’sagingLab,Coco,thatthingsbegintochange.It’sasensitivedepictionofgriefandhealing, with a bit of romance thrown in.

Sendyourquestionsortipstoask@pawscorner.com,orwritetoPaw’sCorner,c/oKingFeaturesWeeklyService,P.O.Box536475,Orlando,FL32853-6475. For more pet care-related adviceand information, visit www.pawscorner.com.

Pets to the RescueBy Sam Mazzotta

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FAMOUS LANDMARKSOF THE WORLD:

THE TETONS

There are many beautiful mountain ranges in the world but few are as recognizable as the peaks in Grand Teton National Park nearJackson,Wyoming. Let’s climb high for someTetonTidbits!

•When Grand Teton National Park was firstestablished in 1929, it only encompassed themountainpeaksandthelakesnearthebase.Ittook years of wrangling with local ranchers, residents, sheepherders, politicians and others for the park to be enlarged.

•In1943,PresidentFranklinDelanoRooseveltestablishedJacksonHoleNationalMonument,combiningacreageintheTetonNationalForestandotherfederalproperties includingJacksonLakewith a generous 35,000-acre (14164-ha)donationbyJohnD.RockefellerJr.

•Afteryearsofarguments,onSeptember14,1950,the original 1929 Grand Teton National Parkand the 1943 National Monument, includingRockefeller’s donation, were combined tocreate the present-day boundaries.

• During the years of debate,many pushed fortheTetonRangeofmountainsandthevalleyofJacksonHole, including the town of Jackson,Wyoming, to be included in Yellowstone NationalPark.

• With the establishment of the Grand TetonNationalPark,97ranchersendorsedapetitionthatread:“Thatthisregionwillfinditshighestuseasaplayground…ThedestinyofJackson’sHole is as a playground, typical of the west, for theeducationandenjoymentoftheNation,asa whole.”

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THE TETONS (continued)• Even though many refer to the area as the

“Grand Tetons,” the Grand Teton is actually the mostprominentpeakintheTetonRangeatanelevationof 13,770 feet (4198m).TheTetonRangeisactually40miles(65km)longand7-9miles(11-14.5km)wide.Thethreemostwidelyknown and recognized peaks in the Tetons are theGrand,MiddleandSouthTetons.

• TheTetons sit on amassive fault line whereearth movement caused the mountains to rise and the valley to be lowered.An interestingthing about these mountains is that there are no foothills, which allows gorgeous photos to be taken with the mountains mirrored in lakes at the valley floor. There are actually sevenmorainal (created by glaciers) lakes at thebaseoftherangewithJacksonLakebeingthelargest.TheelevationofJacksonLakeis6,750feet(2,057m),withtheTetonstoweringabove.

• During the winter months in the area, snowaccumulates an average of 191 inches (490cm).Ofcourse,thismakesforexcellentskiingatJacksonHoleandGrandTargheeResorts,thelocal ski “hills.”

•ThemeltingsnowflowsintotheSnakeRiver,which starts in Yellowstone, just north of the Tetons.TheSnake“snakes”itswaythroughtheparkintoIdaho,OregonandWashingtonbeforeit flows into the Columbia River in southernWashingtonandheadsforthePacificOcean.

•Mountainclimberscomefromallovertheworldto climb “The Grand” and other mountains in theTetons.Ifyouplantovisit,youdon’thavetobe a climber or a skier. There are approximately 100milesofpavedroadsandnearly200milesof hiking trails in the park.

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● The end of the year is a great time to pick up next year’s holiday decorations at a discount. Before you pack away your holiday lights, ornaments, cards, etc., do an inventory and see if you are able to find what you need to complete your look at a slashed price.

● “Keep a small package of antibacterial wipes in your car to clean your hands after pumping gas. Not only is there any potential gas to get off your hands, but those handles don’t get cleaned often, and are very dirty.” -- R.D. in South Carolina

● Computer grocery lists can make not only shopping easier, but organization as well. Keep a

file listing all the items you usually purchase from week to week. You even can create sections based on where certain items are located throughout the store. This will ensure that you don’t miss something, necessitating a return trip to the store. Stay organized to save money.

● “If you have extra papers that are printed only on one side, save them. You can cut them in quarters and staple several sheets together to make scrap-paper pads to keep near the telephone or on the fridge. They are handy, and you’ll be reusing material, which is good for the environment.” -- U.L. in Missouri

● Putting up new calendars? Before you toss your old one, be sure to look through it for important anniversaries, and cut out and save any pictures or art that might be reusable for craft projects.

SHOVELS

The word shovel can be a noun or a verb. ThisTidbits will explore the noun, which is defined as “an instrument for lifting orscooping loose material, such as earth, coal, etc., consisting of a curved blade or a scoop attached to a handle.”

• Shovels have been around for thousands ofyears.Thefirstshovelswereprobablytheonesmade from the shoulder blades of oxen. When people needed a tool, they learned to invent from what was available.

•TheRomanswere the first to use heat to getiron to its malleable point (the point at which itcouldbebentandshaped).Since that time,shovelmanufacturershaveemergedtofill theneed for shovels for gardening, road and rail building, home construction and much more.

•IncolonialAmerica,manyblacksmithsmadethetools families needed to plant their food crops. The tools were very valuable and necessary for survival. Many blacksmiths made as many tools as they did horseshoes.

•CaptainJohnAmeswasanearlyblacksmithwhobegan making America’s first metal shovelsin 1774.As the colonists began building thecountry in its early years, quality tools were neededformanyendeavorsthatbuilttheUnitedStates. Used for farming, railroad building,mining and road building as well as home and business construction,Ames shovels were animportant invention.

• While there are many companies that buildshovelstoday,Amesshovelswereusedinmostmajor events in the early years of theUnitedStates.Inthe1870sAmeswasproducing

1. Reggie Jackson of the New York Yankees, in 1977.2. Arlie Latham was 49 years old when he stole a base for the 1909 New York Giants.3. Michigan quarterback Denard Robinson, in 2010.4. Oscar Robertson, Michael Jordan and LeBron James.5. Six times.6. Maryland beat Northwestern in 2010.7. Randy Couture.

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● It was American journalist and satirist Ambrose Bierce who made the following sage observation: “There is nothing new under the sun but there are lots of old things we don’t know.”

● Those who study such things say that when a ladybug is frightened, it squirts a foul-smelling goo from its knees.

● You might be surprised to learn that approximately 40 percent of the oxygen in the world’s atmosphere is provided by the verdant plant growth of South America’s Amazon River basin.

● Mayan artwork dating back as far as 700 A.D. shows people preparing chocolate beverages. Chocolate was so valued by the natives of the Americas, the Maya even used cacao beans as currency.

● For reasons that aren’t quite clear, in 1960 Macy’s department store introduced a vending machine that dispensed men’s underwear. After an initial flurry of shoppers coming to see the new contraption, the machine was doomed to obscurity due to lack of interest.

● Here’s a question for the ladies: Are you a philematophobe? If you’re a woman who hates to be kissed, you are.

● In 1958, then-Vice President Richard Nixon made a state visit to Venezuela. It seems he wasn’t terribly popular there, and one of the protesters spit on him. The Secret Service detained the man, and an irate Nixon kicked him in the shins.

● Only about 37 percent of the newspapers published in the Unites States are recycled.

● The next time you’re thinking about getting a new pet, consider this: Animal behaviorists say that a puppy can’t hold a memory for more than 45 seconds.

● Researchers at Yale University have determined that people think more efficiently in the winter than in the summer.

A Burglar’s Solution To Your Aching Back!Here’s how it works. Just think of your back as a safe

with a 3-number combination lock. It’s obvious that one,or even 2 numbers, will never open it—but with allthree, you’ll crack the safe at the drop of a hat. It’s thesame with your back. It’s not a one-size-fits-all problem.If your doctor only uses one technique to help you—when you need 2 or 3—your back will NEVER get better,no matter how hard you try, and you’ll end up thinking...

“Do I Just Have To Live With It?”Why should you put up with pain when you’ve got a

HealthSource clinic right at your fingertips? Youshouldn’t, even if you think there’s no hope.

Why Can’t They Find YOUR Pain?So many folks who come to HealthSource have

been hurting for months–even years–because no onecould figure out WHERE their pain was coming from.That’s why you need a specialist–a pain detective–whoknows...

How to Track Down “Mysterious Pain!”Many back problems can’t be found with an x-ray, an

MRI or a CT scan. Why? Because it takes the mostsophisticated pain detector on the planet to find it—the human hand—and a trained one at that. Forinstance, here’s a common source of severe hip and legpain that’s usually mistaken for a slipped disc. It’scaused by a muscle in the butt-cheek that pinches thesciatic nerve as it passes by. Pain can shoot down yourleg and jab like a knife when you take a step.

5 Simple Solutions To Your Back Pain!(what the drug companies don’t want you to know)

What can be done about it? Well, since pain killersNEVER fix anything, you have to find the cause:

1) Weakness in 2 key muscles...2 easy exercises can bring relief2) Sacroiliac joints restricted...a gentle shift to unlock the hips3) Adhesions (scar tissue) in key bending muscles... amazing flexi-

bility when they’re free again4) Hip restrictions interfere with back movement... an overlooked

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can free it FAST—like WD-40!

Remember, at HealthSource you’re NOT just cover-ing up your pain, you’re getting at the hidden source.

A TRAITOR Within!

There’s nothing more disturbing than having a hid-den enemy—like a snake in the grass—lying in wait

and ready to strike! Like when you wake up feelinggreat—with a spring in your step and big plans for theday—and as you reach for your socks, instead, you get...

The Ultimate DOUBLE-CROSS!A sudden jolt of pain and you’re stuck halfway

between standing and sitting. You can’t take a breath,reach for your glasses or wiggle your pinkie. But evenworse is the hot burning pain that’s creeping downyour leg. And as you stand there, bummed out, frus-trated and locked up like a monkey in a cage, you askyourself:

4 Why is this happening to ME?4 Will I ever be OK again?4 Can I ever live a normal life?4 I’ve been good for months—what did I do wrong?4 If I can’t I trust my back, then...

“Who Can I Trust?”And that’s the right question, because when you

go for help, it seems there’s another conspiracy—aminefield of drugs, painful shots and dangerous surgeries. But...let’s face it, when your back hurts,there are really only 4 things you want to know:

4 Can you help me? 4 What brought this on?4 How long will it take? 4 What’s it gonna cost?

That’s why you don’t want to go to someone whogives you pain killers and muscle relaxants—then tellsyou to call back in 2 weeks if you’re not any better.Because...you know what that’s gonna do! Nothing! Just 2 more weeks to let whatever is wrong—getworse! No, you want to dig in and find out what youcan do to REALLY get better—not just hobble alongwasting the best years of your life being only half-fixed—living half a life.

The Back Pain REVOLUTION!The good news is there’s a quiet revolution going on

in select cities across the United States. It’s happeningat HealthSource Chiropractic™ clinics where they’vecombined the best back pain strategies from differentprofessions to get you out of pain FAST. It’s like...

BUT WAIT...you want more than just pain relief—you want to feel great FAST and STAY that way. That’s whyHealthSource uses Progressive Rehab™—a unique com-bination of spine healing techniques from back pain professions.

BUT NO MATTER WHAT we tell you, you’re probablystill wondering...

...Will It Work FOR ME?That’s the most common question we hear. So to help you

find out for yourself—WITHOUT TAKING ANY RISK—come in for our FREE Community Service Screening.

DON’T WAIT! This FREE, 19-point Community ServiceScreening is only valid until (DATE HERE). It’s a $189.00 value and we do real detective work—analyzing your muscles, spine, tendons, joints, ligaments,and trigger points to find the source of your pain.

P.S. With this coupon, even your X-RAYS are FREE if wethink you need them. So don’t delay. Don’t get worse bywaiting. Don’t say, “Maybe I’ll be better tomorrow.” There’snothing to lose but your pain.

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Whether or not you feel pain right now, let ourteam of doctors find out for sure with a 19-point, detailed servicescreening (a $189 value) that’ll identify even the smallest of problems.We’ll even throw in the X-rays if we feel you need them. The bestpart—it’s at no cost to you. Just bring in this coupon, and we’ll takecare of the rest.P.S. It’s Time to STOP wondering “What If,” and time to START puttingthe confidence back in your body and your life. There’s nothing to spendand nothing to lose. CALL RIGHT NOW!We’re not promising a cure or claiming to be superior, we simply like tobelieve that our clinic is built on helping people feel better.

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If 2012has a theme, itmightwell be theYear of In-creased Internet Fraud. The problems don’t occur asmuch with what we block out with our virus protection as they do with the parts we do let in: email we open andwebsiteswevisit.Onesourcepegstheincreasein“phishing”(gettingyourinformation)at1,200percentinjustthepastsixmonths.It’sonlygoingtogetworse.During the recentholidays, right in themiddleofon-line shopping season, customers received fake messages supposedly from a major online store. The email looked genuine: the content looked right, the subject line was

one that many people would open -- but the sender’s ad-dress was forged, and it asked for personal information.That’s the key right there: When an email or a site wants your data, beware. The collection form might be a dupli-cate of the info-gathering method of the legitimate site and look very authentic.Whatdotheywant?Theywantyourpersonalinformationanywaytheycangetit.Itmightbeadirectstealwhenyouhelpbytypinginyournameandinformation.Itmightbethat you’re tricked into downloading a keystroke logger program that will capture everything you type in.Here are some initial steps you can take to protect your-self:1.Err on the side of caution.Be skeptical.Don’t clickany links, even out of curiosity. (Even clicking might start adownloadofspyware.)Don’tprovideanypersonalin-formation that’s asked for. If in doubt, close the email,close your email client completely, delete your browsing history and close all your browser windows. Then navi-gate to that company’s website in your normal way by typingintheURL.Besureyourbrowser’sphishingfilter

is turned on.2.Betteryet,pickupthephone.Callthecompanyandtell them about the email you’ve received. (They’ll want toknow.)Ask if themailwas legitimateand if some-thing is wrong with your account. To learn more in general about online fraud, go online toFraudWatchInternational[www.fraudwatchinterna-tional.com]. Explore the tabs for Fraud Education and Consumer,butespeciallythePhishingAlerts.Clickoneevent in the very long list, especially if you recognize the company, and explore how the fraud was accomplished. There are graphics and text to describe each step.

DavidUffington regrets that he cannot personally an-swer reader questions, but will incorporate them into his column whenever possible. Write to him in care of King FeaturesWeekly Service, P.O. Box 536475, Orlando,FL32853-6475,orsende-mailtocolumnreply@gmail.com.

Internet Fraud Soars, Are You Prepared?

SHOVELS (continued) 60 percent of the world’s metal shovels,approximately 5,000 shovels per day! ManyAmesshovelshavebeenusedinbothpeaceandwar times by the military.

• Allof theseevents included theuseofAmesshovels: the groundbreaking for the B&ORailroad in Baltimore; the building of thetranscontinental railroad; the California and Australia gold rushes; the installation of theStatueofLiberty;explorationofAntarcticabyAdmiral Byrd; building the Hoover Dam andMountRushmore; and the construction of theinterstate highways.

•FormoreaboutthehistoryofAmesandothershovels, visit the Stonehill Industrial HistoryCenter, locatedatStonehillCollege inEaston,Massachusetts. Known by most as the “shovel museum,” the center has 755 shovels fromAmesondisplay.

• During the winter months, the shovels thatare usually in use are not for digging but for shoveling snow. More than 100 patents forsnow shovels have been awarded to inventors since1870.OneofthefirstpatentswasgiventoLydiaFairweather(yes,herrealname!)in1889.

• Snow shovels are great for clearing snow, aslong as you shovel correctly.Using your legsand not straining your back are important points to remember.

• In 1925,CanadianArthur Sicard invented thesnowblower.Itdidnotreplacetheregularsnowshovels, but it did help road and parking lot crews in their efforts to clear the way for pedestrians, cars, trucks and other means of transportation during the winter months.

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