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have been around humans much at all, which also can cause socialization problems.My late great buddy Dodge was born to a barn cat and adopted at about 6 months of age. He was extremely skittish around humans, and it was several months before I could even pet him. While he eventually became a near-typical housecat, he remained very selective about who could approach him, and he always hid when new humans showed up. Sudden changes in his environment tended to be very stressful for Dodge, along with unpredictable people (and 3-year-olds can be quite unpredictable!).My advice is to keep Clyde and your grandson separated for now, until your grandson has grown a bit. There’s a chance they will never be friends, but it’s something that you can’t force on Clyde or your grandson. Meantime, continue to provide a supportive, encouraging environment for your cat.

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Before removing a splinter, ice the area. There’s less fussing, and a wooden splinter might absorb some liquid, causing it to swell enough to pop out a bit more on its own.

Recycling paper is good, but reusing before recycling is even better. Ask your child’s classroom teacher if he or she has a “both sides” policy for lined papers. Also, copy paper that’s printed on only one side can be quartered for use as quick notepaper.

Trying to spot roof damage but not quite sure you’re ready for a trip up the ladder? Before you get up on the roof, get out your binoculars. You’d be surprised how much you can see from the ground. Do a cursory examination and then decide if anything needs a closer look.

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“Need sliced mushrooms for your salad or recipe? They are hard to cut, but you might have a perfect tool for doing the job already in your kitchen. If you have an egg slicer, get it out. It works very well for mushrooms, and it’s easier to use than trying to cut those slices yourself.” -- J.R. in Utah


I’m planning to buy my first handheld drill, but I’m torn as to what to pick: a drill with a power cord, or a cordless drill? Don’t re-chargeable drills have less power? -- Sandra U., Detroit

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“Common” nails typically measure 6d, 8d or 10d and are used for simple repair tasks; they have a wider, flat head and no threading.

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“Barbed” nails have small barbs pointing backwards from the tip and have more hold-ing power than a common nail (but can de-stroy the wood when pulled out).

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“Spiral” nails have just that, a spiral groove that turns the nail as it’s driven in. They’re typically used on hardwood flooring.

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are rooted in soil, this plant is termed a “semi-parasite” because it draws water and minerals from a host plant. It typically grows on hard-wood trees in the southern United States pro-ducing small white berries coated with a sticky substance that is toxic to humans.

• Dodder or Love Vine is unusual because it is a true parasite. Unlike semi-parasitic mistle-toe, which produces green leaves, dodder vines are gold in color. Shortly after dodder seeds sprout, root-like structures attach themselves to a host plant, and the dodder plant draws all of its nourishment from the host plant. Com-mon Dutch clover is a host plant for several dodder species.

• The Southern or evergreen magnolia is emblematic of the Southern states in America. The flower is the State Flower for Louisiana and Mississippi. What some readers may not know is the large size of this flower. Flowers range from 7 to 10 inches across — That’s the size of a dinner plate! Also interesting is that magnolia flowers are pollinated by beetles.

• Wildflower festivals are popular in many different areas. The 25th Annual Moun-tain Flower Fine Art & Wine Festival in Dahlonega, Georgia, is held the third week-end in May. The Dahlonega Master Gardeners present wildflower displays, walks and tours.

• The Mount Pisgah Arboretum in Oregon also has a Wildflower Festival in May. Always the Sunday after Mother’s Day, this year’s event will be May 15, 2011. Guided hikes are available, and 300 to 400 species of wildflow-ers are displayed.

• The Waterton Wildflower Festival is a nine-day event in June at Waterton Lakes National Park in Alberta, Canada, across the border from Glacier National Park. Waterton is an Inter-national Peace Park and World Heritage Site. Due to the conjunction of prairie and mountain ecosystems, the park has a truly unique variety of wildflowers. It is home to more than 50 of Canada’s rarest flowers including 30 species that aren’t found anywhere else in the world. In fact, Waterton has more flowers than any other mountain park. The festival has educa-tional courses, art exhibits, workshops, hikes and even horseback rides.

• Crested Butte, the official wildflower capital of Colorado, began hosting a wildflower fes-tival in 1986. Now the week-long celebration has over 200 classes, including art and cooking classes with wildflowers. The 2011 event is set for July 11-17.

• The Wildflower! Arts & Music Festival is a multi-day arts and music festival celebrat-ing its 19th anniversary this year. Held north of Dallas in Richardson, Texas, it got its name from the wildflowers planted throughout the parks, medians and roadsides of Richardson.

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How many consecutive seasons did Pittsburgh’s Ralph Kiner either lead or tie for the lead in the National League in home runs?

In 1973 and ‘74, California’s Nolan Ryan

led the American League in strikeouts, while the runner-up, a future Hall of Famer, was at least 100 K’s behind each year. Name the No. 2 finisher.

Who broke Jim Brown’s record with Cleveland for most yards rushing in a game?

In 2010, Mississippi State’s Jarvis Varnado became the NCAA’s all-time leader in blocked shots for men’s basketball (564 blocks). Who had held the mark?

Four players have won the NHL’s Selke Trophy (top defensive forward) at least three times. Name two of them.

Name the hurdler who ended Edwin Moses’ streak of 122 consecutive wins in the 400-meter hurdles.

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DEAR DR. DONOHUE: Please explain why I have to take my shoes off late every day because my feet and ankles have swollen and don’t fit into the shoes. I flop around in slippers without heels. In the morning, after a night’s sleep, my feet are back to normal. I am 77 and take no medicines. -- K.M.ANSWER: I can’t give you an unequivocal response because there are numerous causes of foot and ankle swelling.The medical name for such swelling is edema. Even in relatively healthy people, it occurs if people sit or stand for any length of time. Gravity pulls fluid out of the circulation, and it accumulates in the feet and ankles. This is especially true at older ages, when the circulatory system becomes somewhat leaky.For this kind of swelling, the solution is to elevate the legs when sitting. The most effective elevation is raising the legs above heart level, something that can be done only by lying down with pillows propping up the legs. Getting up and moving about is another

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HEART FAILURE CAN CAUSE FEET TO SWELLway to prevent fluid accumulation in the feet.Heart failure is a more serious cause of such swelling. When the heart’s pumping action becomes feeble, fluid escapes from blood vessels and again accumulates in the ankles and feet. Kidney disease with retention of body fluid is another cause of edema. Liver disease does the same.Another condition called lymphedema produces the same picture. Lymph is fluid that normally escapes the circulation to percolate around tissues and organs to provide nourishment and to wash away germs. Small vessels called lymphatics vacuum up this fluid and return it to the circulation. Anything that disrupts lymphatics can lead to ankle/foot swelling. An old infection and surgery are two such disruptors. Since ankle and foot swelling is a sign of many urgent medical conditions, don’t fool around with this. See your family doctor.The booklet on edema and lymphedema clearly describe these conditions and their treatment. Readers can obtain a copy by writing: Dr. Donohue -- No. 106W, Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475. Enclose a check or money order for $4.75 U.S./$6 Canada with the recipient’s printed name and address. Please allow four weeks for delivery.

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You might not be surprised to learn that editor, lexicographer and textbook pioneer Noah Webster lobbied Congress to make his plan for simplified spelling the law of the land. Had he been successful, the United States would have been the only country in which incorrect spelling would be legally punishable.

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Thought for the Day: “Of all the preposterous assumptions of humanity over humanity, nothing exceeds most of the criticisms made on the habits of the poor by the well-housed, well-warmed, and well-fed.” -- Herman Melville

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It was 20th-century German-American poet, novelist and short-story writer Charles Bukowski who made the following observation: “The difference between a democracy and a dictatorship is that in a democracy you vote first and take orders later; in a dictatorship you don’t have to waste your time voting.”

In the 18 months that the Pony Express operated, carrying mail across the Wild West and its myriad hazards and dangers, only one pouch of mail was lost.

It takes approximately 10 months for a Las Vegas slot machine to pay for itself.

Benito Mussolini, Italian dictator and leader of that country’s National Fascist Party, grew up poor with a blacksmith father who, history indicates, spent most of his meager earnings on his mistress. When Benito was 27 years old, he met a 16-year-old girl named Rachele Guidi -- who was the daughter of that same mistress and her deceased husband. Rachele eventually became Mussolini’s second wife.

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• Do you know which United States’ First Lady is considered the “Environmental First Lady”? Claudia Alta Taylor Johnson, otherwise known as Lady Bird, was the wife of the 36th Presi-dent, Lyndon Johnson. (The nickname was supposedly given to her by a nursemaid when she was a child who said she was “as purty as a lady bird.”)

• While she was First Lady, Mrs. Johnson cre-ated the First Lady’s Committee for a More Beautiful Capital. She wanted to create natural landscaping to preserve the beauty of the na-tion’s capital. Later she expanded the program to include the entire nation.

• In 1982, Lady Bird Johnson and actress Helen Hayes founded the Lady Bird John-son Wildflower Center, originally called the National Wildflower Research Center, “to in-troduce people to the beauty and diversity of wildflowers and other native plants.”

• The center in Austin, Texas, has public gar-dens, woodlands and meadows and is an inter-nationally influential research center. In 2006, the center became an Organized Research Unit of the University of Texas at Austin.

• Wildflower research has far-reaching impli-cations. One wildflower that has made a huge difference in many lives worldwide is Wild Foxglove, botanically known as Digitalis pur-purea. The medicine derived from this plant is widely used today to treat heart disease. As Lady Bird has said, “Surely there are others like digitalis waiting out there.”

• So, whether you’re canoeing down a stream, hiking in the woods, or observing the median on a road trip, notice the wildflowers. Realize their value to society comes from more than their natural beauty. • More Tidbits are waiting when you sub-scribe online at www.rmtidbits.com. Take the paper home and join us for History; 60’s, 70’s and 80’s Trivia; more Dr. Donahue.

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Q: My family loves “The Waltons.” It’s such a wonderful family show; they just

don’t make them like this anymore. What is Richard Thomas (John-Boy) doing now, and does he ever see his old cast members anymore? -- Patricia C., Altoona, Pa.

A: I spoke with Richard recently to talk about his latest movie, “Time After Time”

for the Hallmark Channel (check your local listings for info), and he told me he does keep in touch with his fellow Waltons.

“Mary Elizabeth McDonough was just here a few weeks ago, and we had dinner. Michael Learned and I are very close friends. We all keep tabs on each other. I saw Kami (Cotler) not long ago. We don’t all see each other all the time, but there is a great deal of genuine fondness and familial feeling. We love each other a lot.”

He is counting on his “Waltons” fans embracing “Time After Time.” As he tells me, the movie is right up their alley. “This (movie appeals to) a segment of the old ‘Walton’ audience. I consider it a nice family movie and something that the family can enjoy together.”

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Q: My husband told me that a crewmember from “Deadliest Catch”

died. Is that true? If so, who was it? -- Francine R., Rochester, N.Y.

A: Justin Tennison (some sources say he was 33, some 34), deckhand for the “Time

Bandit” crab fishing boat, died in his sleep in late February. An autopsy is scheduled, and as of this writing, no cause of death has been announced. Beer, hard liquor and a small amount of marijuana were found in the Alaska hotel room where his body was found. Justin will appear posthumously in the seventh season of “Deadliest Catch,” whose premiere date has yet to be announced by Discovery Channel.

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Q: I loved the movie “The Hangover.” I’ve heard rumors that there is going to

be a sequel. Is there? -- Dave F., via e-mail

A: Get ready for a roadtrip with the guys. “The Hangover: Part

II” hits theaters May 26 (Memorial Day weekend), and the boys are headed to Thailand for Stu’s (Ed Helms) wedding. All the guys are back for the sequel (Bradley Cooper, Zach Galifianakis, Justin Bartha and Ken Jeong), with a cameo by Liam Neeson.

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• Boyle was born April 1, 1961, the youngest of nine children. Her mother was 47 at the time of her birth, and Boyle was deprived of oxygen briefly during the difficult birth. She has some difficulties learning and because of this was bullied as a child.

• Singing in her local Catholic Church brought Boyle great joy and also helped her to express herself. Her lovely voice was known by those in her hometown who had heard her. She also sang karaoke locally and dreamed of singing professionally. Fred O’Neil, her voice coach, encouraged her to audition for “Britain’s Got Talent.”

• When Boyle came onto the stage for the popular reality show, the reaction from the judges and the crowd was kind of ho hum — Here we go again with another bad audition! Although her looks were plain, her banter with the judges revealed her jovial, funny personality. Then she had the opportunity to wow the audience, the judges and the world, which she certainly did.

• Boyle’s words while on stage, before singing, on January 21, 2009 (it aired on television on April 11), “I’m trying to be a professional singer. I’ve never been given the chance before but here’s hoping it’ll change.” Well, change happened, and it happened quickly.

• Boyle sang “I Dream a Dream” from “Les Miserables” on stage that night, and her fame started spreading around the world like wildfire.

• Boyle came in second place on “Britain’s Got Talent,” but she captured the hearts and ears of fans worldwide and had a phenomenal


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The Food and Drug Administration recently issued the following food recalls: breakfast burritos, sand-wich wraps and sandwich spreads for undeclared allergens. Frozen fish that was not cleaned prior to freezing, leading to potential botulism. Wheat and soy in tortilla chips. Peanuts in strawberry banana smoothies. Salmon for presence of listeria. Cheese spread for undeclared soy and fish.Prescriptions didn’t fare any better: Contaminated alcohol wipes. Certain Warfarin (blood thinner) products for mislabeling. (The label said 3 mg but the contents were 10 mg tablets.) Hydrocodone tab-lets for mislabeling.When it comes to your family’s safety, the more information you have, the better. On the FDA site [www.fda.gov] you can search for recalls by cate-gory -- food, drugs, medical devices, vaccines, ani-mal and veterinary, cosmetics and more. Better yet, if you want to sign up for email alerts, go to www.fsis.usda.gov, the Food Safety and Inspection Site.The U.S. Department of Agriculture also issues re-calls. Go to www.usda.gov and search for recalls. The USDA recalls concern mostly meats, such as beef with E. coli or chicken with salmonella, but others types of food also make it onto its list. Be sure to check there as well.Food, prescription drugs and medical supplies

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SUSAN BOYLE (continued):year. People were watching her on YouTube and accessing her information on Wikipedia in record numbers immediately following the show. Her story was the No. 2 Top Story by the Associated Press in 2009.

• On November 23, 2009, Boyle’s first album, “I Dreamed a Dream,” was released and the sales shot through the roof. Here are some of the statistics for her album sales: the best selling female debut album worldwide ever; oldest person ever to have a debut album open at No. 1; No. 1 on European and World charts for seven weeks; fastest selling debut album in United Kingdom history; highest one week sales ever in Australian history; and one of only two singers in the United States to sell over three million CDs in 2009. (Taylor Swift was the other singer, and it took her 12 months; Boyle’s album sold that many in less than six weeks!) By January 21, 2010, one year from the taping of “Britain’s Got Talent,” Boyle’s debut album had achieved Platinum sales status approximately 44 times in 12 countries and Gold in 15 more countries. There were other honors that came her way in 2010 including official recognition by the “Guinness World Records” for several records.

• Boyle’s autobiography, “Susan Boyle, The Woman I Was Born to Be,” was released on October 12, 2010, and her second album, “The Gift,” a Christmas album, was released on November 9, 2010. Both are sure to set some records as the story of the woman from a small Scottish village continues to inspire her loyal and admiring fans. Dreams really can come true!

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“The Tourist” (PG-13) -- Directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck (and seriously, how could you NOT watch a movie directed by someone with the name Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck?), “The Tourist” is a fun, thrilling, romantic/c o m e d y / m y s t e r y starring Johnny Depp and Angelina Jolie.

On a train bound for Venice, a Wisconsin schoolteacher (Depp) meets the alluring Elise (Jolie), and by the time they reach their destination, a romance sparks -- as does mystery and intrigue! For you see, Elise isn’t whom she says she is. She is, in fact, an international thief who’s double-crossed a particularly nasty gangster (Steven Berfkoff) and he’s dispatched a couple Russian hitmen to settle the score.

Frank soon finds himself in over his head, as he and Elise go on the run in Venice being chased by the mob, Interpol and the local police.

“The Times of Harvey Milk: The Criterion Collection” (Unrated) -- Heartfelt, compelling and groundbreaking, this 1984 Academy Award-

winning documentary tells the inspirational and tragic story of Harvey Milk, the first openly gay politician elected to public office in America.

Milk was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in 1977 and after serving only 11 months in office, was assassinated (along with the mayor) by former cop and fireman Dan White. At his trial, White’s attorneys used the infamous “Twinkie Defense,” claiming their client suffered from depression brought on by eating too much junk food. White was convicted not of murder but manslaughter, and sentenced to five years -- sparking riots throughout the city.

“Yogi Bear” (PG) -- Dan Aykroyd and Justin Timberlake provide the voices of Yogi and Boo Boo in this animated/live-action kiddy flick based on the classic cartoon.

Oh no! The evil mayor wants to close Jellystone Park to rezone the land to allow logging! Ranger Smith (Tom Cavanagh) and filmmaker Rachel (Anna Faris) concoct a scheme that just might save the park -- if only they can keep Yogi and Boo Boo from botching it with their antics.

TV SERIES“The Venture Bros.” Season 4, Vol. 2

“Psych” Complete Second Season “Smallville” Complete Eighth Season

“Nova scienceNOW: How Smart Are Animals?”“Nova: Secrets Beneath the Ice”

“Nature: The Himalayas”“Marcus Welby MD” The Best of Season 1“Bill Cosby Show” The Best of Season 1

“Frontline: Battle for Haiti”“Scarecrow and Mrs. King” The Complete Second

Season“Flambards” The Complete Series

“The Ambassador” Complete Series

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