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NIGHT LIGHTSby Patricia L. Cook Children who are afraid of the dark often need a small night light to help them overcome their fear. This Tidbits is about small and large lights in the dark as well as neon lights that shine in some pretty fancy ways! • Even on very dark nights, if you letyour eyes adjust it is possible for most people to see well enough to walk around. •Themoonatnightshininginthedarkisnot actually a light source since it does not pro-duce its own light. The moon is visible because of the sun’s light that bounces off of it back to earth. When we see different phases (or sizes) of the moon it is because the earth revolves around the sun and the moon orbits the earth. The part ofthemoonthatisreflectingdependsonthean-glesorrelativepositionsoftheearth,moonandsun. •Theearth’sorbitalsochangesourviewof the stars at night even though the stars are in fixed patterns.Astronomerswho namedmanyof the stars and constellations (named patterns of stars) years ago gave them Greek and Roman names that are still used today. •Themostwell-knownconstellationsarethe “Big Dipper” and “Little Dipper.” The “dip-pers” are part ofUrsaMajor andUrsaMinor,which mean Greater Bear and Smaller Bear. turn the page for more!

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NIGHT LIGHTS (continued): •Many children theworld over hear asong about the night sky long before they learn to talk.Twinkle,Twinkle,LittleStarwaspublishedbyJaneTaylorandhersister,Ann, inEnglandin1806.Theirsecondbookofchildren’spoems,RhymesfortheNursery,includesthepoem,TheStar,writtenwithfiveverses.Onlythefirstverseiswidely sung,with an occasional addition ofverse two. •The tune forTwinkle,Twinkle, LittleStar is actually older than the poem. It originated inFrance,firstseeninprintinParisin1761.ThetunewasfirstassociatedwithaFrenchsong,Ah!Vous dirai-je,Maman,which is translatedAh!Will I tell you Mommy. It is still popular with French children. • Another “tune” that came from Par-is was the quiet buzz of neon lights. Georges Claude,achemist,engineer,andinventorwasapioneer in the development of neon lighting. •Neongaswasfirstdiscoveredin1898.The word neon was chosen for the gas from the Greek word “neos” which means “new gas.” •Twopredecessors toneon lightswerethe Geissler Moore tubes that used pressurized gas in tubes with electric volts to make colorful lights. When neon was discovered it proved to be a more lasting gas for tube lights. Neon was inshortsupplyuntilGeorgesClaude’scompany,“AirLiquide,”beganproducinglargequantities.Claudemadehisfirstneonlightin1902andfirstdisplayed his invention at the Paris Motor Show inDecember,1910,withtwo39footlong(12m)bright red tubes of neon light. •ClaudereceivedhisfirstpatentforneonlightinginParisin1911andanotherintheUnit-edStatesin1915.

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NIGHT LIGHTS (continued):•(ThereissomehistoricalevidencethatPerleyG.Nutting,aphysicistwhostarted theOpticalSocietyofAmerica,displayedthefirstneonlightattheLouisianaPurchaseExpositionin1904.)• ThefirstcommercialneonsignwassoldtoabarbershopinParisin1912,byJaquesFon-seque,anassociateofClaude.• WhenredandbluetubesofneonlightswereinstalleddecoratingtheParisOperaHousein 1919, the colors became known as “OperaColors.”•ClaudesoldthefirstneonsigninAmerica,ac-tually two, to aPackardCardealership inLosAngeles in 1923. The price: $24,000! Neonquickly caught on in the advertising world. •The“liquidfire”signsbegandominatingout-door advertising displays in American cities from Times Square in New York to Los Angeles. Las Vegasquicklybecameacityfilledwithneononthebordersofsignsandbuildings,architecturalaccents and even neon animations. •Today,manyofthefirstneonsignsanddisplaysin Las Vegas have become part of the Neon Mu-seum. The Museum has three components: the DowntownGallery,theNeonBoneyard,andtheLas Vegas Signs project. • Bytheway,GeorgesClaudewasimpris-onedfrom1945-1949bytheFrenchgovernmentfor collaborating with the Germans in World War II.• Claude’spatentsweregoodbuttheydidnot stop others from “taking off” from his work. Charles J. Wamser created his sign company with neon technology that was slightly different from Claude’s patents.

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I couldn’t wait to share this with you. The nonprofit community in Idaho is abuzzwithsomereallybignews:thiscomingMay2is IdahoGives day.A24-hour periodof state-wide charitablegiving, IdahoGiveswillmakea difference for Hospice of North Idaho and for people throughout this state.What’smore,yourdonationonMay2hasthepotentialtobemultiplied many times over thanks to generous contest prizes and matching awards that will be given throughout the day. Idaho Gives is an event. It’s a movement. And it’s going to be huge. That day, peoplethroughout your community and all across the state will be talking about and giving to their fa-voritenonprofits.Ofcourse,wewantthemtalk-ing about and giving to Hospice of North Idaho.

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ThebetterwedoonMay2,themorelike-lywearetohavethosedonationsamplifiedwiththe additional prize money. Your donation can go a longway.Furthermore,wehaveanopportu-nity to interest new people in our mission http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=BU9gSs2FJQc,therebygrowingour donor base. Asalways,yourongoingsupportenablesour important mission and we thank you.

•To ripen agreen tomato,wrap it in asheet of newspaper or place it in a paper bag. It can then be left on the counter for several days to ripen. •Tokeep ice crystals from formingonthe top of your quart of ice cream, just cut asquare of plastic wrap and push it down onto the surface of the ice cream each time you scoop a bowlful out. It peels off easily when you're ready foranotherhelping,butthere'snoice!Itworksfor me!" -- T.D. in Nebraska •Whitevinegarwillcleanfruitorfood-coloring stains from your hands -- and most oth-erplaces,too! •F.J.ofTexaswrites:"Keepafreshrollof unscented toilet tissue in the kitchen to clean up the stove and countertop. It works well be-causeofitsabsorbency,anditsavesmoneyonexpensivepapertowels." •"Ifyouaddateaspoonofsugartoyourbiscuitmixortothedoughforrolls,itwillhelpthem to brown well and they will come out of the oven with golden tops." -- Jan R. of Michi-gan • You can get five or six more usesout of a pump-top lotion bottle if you cut off the top to access the lotion inside that doesn't come out of the pump once the level is too low. You'd be surprised how much is still in there!

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Tidbits® of Dallas County Tidbits® of CDA www.tidbitscda.com Page 4NIGHT LIGHTS (continued): •Wamser’scompany,SheetMetalProd-ucts,Inc.,wasstartedinarentedgarageinMil-waukee,Wisconsin and started mass produc-ingsignsinthelate1920s.Hiscompany,nownamedEverbrite,isstillaworldwideleaderinthe lighting and branding of companies. •Manyofthe“neon”signsthatdottedthe landscapes in North America were not all neon. People use the name “neon” for lights of allcolorsbutactuallyneonlightsarered.Othergases used with neon produce different colors. Argonismostwidelyused,alongwithmercuryandphosphor.There arenowover150colorsthat can be produced. •Neonsignsweremostpopular in the1950s.Bythe1960sneonlightswerebeingre-placed with cheaper lighting. •Asinfashion,manythingsofoldcomebacktobepopularagain.In1999,theRoute66Corridor RestorationAct, helped to put neonsigns of old back in the public eye. Many of themonumentstothepast,includingtheneonsigns that dotted Route 66 were restored and re-installed. •Artists and historians have not onlyhelped to revive the “retro” looking neon signs incitiesandalonghighways,but“NeonArt”isnow considered at art form. •Notonlycanyouseeoldneoninthemuseum in Las Vegas, new and specializedneonartisondisplayinLosAngeles.In1981,theMuseumofNeonArt(MONA)opened,be-ing the only museum in the world to specialize in neon as an art. •Whetheryoupreferyournightlightina small electric bulb or out in a city looking at the fancy displays or on a camping trip looking atstarsandthemooninthesky,theseallpro-vide wonderful lights in the dark of night.

Seniors older than 65who have higherlevelsofomega-3fattyacidsintheirbloodben-efit from reduced mortality risk, specificallyfromheartdisease,accordingtoastudybytheHarvard School of Public Health and the Uni-versity of Washington.

The 16-year study gathered information on three specific types of fatty acid: docosa-hexaenoicacid(DHA),whichisrelatedtolowerrisk of death from heart disease; eicosapentaeno-icacid(EPA),which is linked to lowerriskofnon-fatal heart attacks; and docosapentaenoic acid(DPA),whichisassociatedwithlowerriskof stroke death.

The study concluded that adults with higherlevelsofomega-3fattyacidsintheirblood: •reducetheiroverallmortalityriskbyasmuchas27percent; •lowertheirriskofdyingofheartdis-easeby35percent; •canextendtheirlivesanaverageof2.2years. Thiscanbeaccomplished,thestudysaid,byin-creasingtheleveloffatty-acidfoods(fatty,oilyfish)fromlittleornonetoamoderateamount,about twoservingsperweek,oranaverageof400 mg per day.

Some researchers have declared the study faulty,however,becauseitdidn'tspecificallyad-dress theconsumptionoffish. Italsoexcludedparticipantswho tookfishoil supplementsandconcentrated on the levels of fatty acid in the blood.

If you're curious about this study, askyour doctor if it would be appropriate for you toaddoneor twoservingsoffishperweek toyourdiet.Thetypesoffishclassifiedas"fatty"includecold-wateralbacoretuna,trout,salmon,sardines,herringandmackerel.Otherwaystogetomega-3 include eggs,walnuts and canola oil.

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Sometimes we feel like our stress is unrelenting. Like we will be dealing with stress for the restofourlives.Unfortunately,toadegreethat’strue.Wewill,morethanlikely,alwayshavestressinourlives.Buthowwedealwiththestress,orhowourbodydealswiththestressiswhatreallymatters. Stress kills. Stress has a profoundly negative effect on the body. The behaviors we tend towards when we’re stressed are frequently even worse. What if there were things you could do to mitigate the negative effects on the body? Fortunately there are. Firstofall,don’teatwhenstressed.Thatisdifficulttodosincewhenstressedwegrabany-thingtomakeus“feelbetter”,generallythewrongfoods.Whenstressed,weactivatethefightorflightmechanisminherentinustodealwithstress.However,thismechanismshutsdownanythingnotneededtofightorrunfromaperceived“danger”(thestressfulevent).Thismeansdigestion,thesourceofnutrientsneededforhealth,yourimmunesystem,andmanyotherbodilyfunctionsareshut down. This worsens the body’s healthy response to stress. Secondly,certainfoodsinhibitahealthyresponsetostress.Sugaristoponthelist,followedcloselybycoffee,alcohol,hydrogenatedfatsandcertainfoodcolorings.Watchlabelsandgetridofeverythingthathasjunkinit.Buyonlyrealfoodssuchasfreshfruits,vegetables,fishandorganicmeat and poultry. Nourish the tissues that help you combat stress. Takesometimeoutforyourself.Findahobby,takeupwalkinginthemountains,findsome-thingtodoonaregularbasisthatmakesyousmile.Tryrelaxationclassessuchasyoga,TaiChiorQiGongasde-stressors.Learntobreathemoredeeplyandmakeaconscientiouseffortduringtheday to do so. Learntoeatathomemorewhereyoucanpreparehealthyfoodsandrelaxmore.Minerals,qualityproteinsandessentialfattyacidsareessentialtohealthybrainchemistry.Feedingtheorgans,glands and other tissues that help with the stress response are invaluable. Speakingofinvaluable,acupunctureistoponmylist.Acupuncturehasbeenextensivelyusedforcenturiesforcombatingtheeffectsofstress.Ithasanimmediaterelaxingeffect,andbyimproving organ function it helps to assuage the effects of stress on the body. Dogetlotsofsleep.Qualitysleep,especiallybetweenthehoursof10pm-2amareessentialincombatingstress.Ifyoucan’tsleep,youneedtofindoutwhyandaddressit.Thisisanotherarea where acupuncture is very helpful.

Weallhavestress,buthowourbodydealswithitforthemostpartdictates how well we deal with it. A healthy body means a healthy stress re-sponse. By doing the things necessary for stress maintenance and not doing those things that aggravate stress go a long way in helping with the stress that will occur in our lives.

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ARIES (March 21 toApril 19)Don'twaste your timeand energy fretting over remarks you consider unnecessary or unkind. Best advice: Ignore them,andjustkeepdoingyourusualgoodjob.

TAURUS(April20toMay20)Gettingthatnewperspec-tive on a workplace situation could lead to a so-lution everyone will accept.Meanwhile, maketime to keep up with your creative pursuits.

GEMINI (May21toJune20)Thosechangesyouplannedto implement in early summer might need to be reassessed. But don't make any moves until you've discussed this with someone you trust.

CANCER(June21toJuly22)Youraspectsfavorharmony,making this a good time to work out problems in relationships -- whether personal or profes-sional,bigorsmall.Anoldfriendcomesback.

LEO (July23toAugust22)Whileyou'restillridingthathigh-poweredbeam,youmightbegintolosefocus by week's end. Could be you'll need to do a little cat-napping to restore your spent energies.

VIRGO (August23toSeptember22)Anunexpectedde-velopmentcreatesalotofexcitement.Whereittakes you is your decision. Check out the possibil-ities,thendecideifyouwanttogowithitornot.

LIBRA(September23toOctober22)Althoughyoursup-porters help you squash an unfair claim against you,don'tletthisgounchallenged.Youneedtolearn more about the motives of those behind it.

SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) There are stillsome tasks to clear up by midweek. Then you can welcome the new month on a high note. A friend brings surprising but very welcome news.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to December 21) You mightwant to change your plans before they're set in cement. Consider advice from colleagues. Butrememberthat,ultimately, it'syourchoice.

CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19)A difficult situ-ation is working itself out. Lingering problems shouldberesolvedbyweek'send,allowingtheGoat to enjoy a calmer, less stressful period.

AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) Be careful not tomove so quickly that you miss possible warning signs that could upset your plans. Slow down. Your supporters will continue to stand by you.

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MOMENTS IN TIMEThe History Channel

•OnMay1,1926,FordMotorCompanybecomesoneofthefirstcompaniesinAmericatoadoptafive-day,40-hourweek.Inearly1914,Ford had announced it would pay workers a minimumwageof$5pereight-hourday,uppedfromapreviousrateof$2.34forninehours. • On April 30, 1939, the New YorkWorld'sFairopensinNewYorkCityona1,200-acre site atFlushingMeadowPark inQueens.Among thenew technologyexhibitedwasFMradio,robotics,fluorescentlightingandacrudefaxmachine. •OnMay3,1946,inTokyo,theInterna-tional Military Tribunals begins hearing the case against 28 Japanese military and governmentofficialsaccusedofcommittingwarcrimesdur-ingWorldWarII.Thetrialendedwith25of28Japanesedefendantsbeingfoundguilty.Ofthethreeotherdefendants,twohaddiedduringthetrial,andonewasdeclaredinsane. •OnMay5,1955,theFederalRepublicofGermany (West Germany) becomes a sovereign statewhentheUnitedStates,FranceandGreatBritainendtheirmilitaryoccupation,whichhadbegunin1945.Withthisaction,WestGermanywas given the right to rearm and become a full-fledgedmemberofthewesternallianceagainstthe Soviet Union. • On May 2, 1964, an explosion of acharge assumed to have been placed by Viet Cong terrorists sinks the USNS Card at its dock in Saigon. No one was injured and the ship was eventually raised and repaired. The Card had ar-rived in Saigon two days earlier. • OnMay 4, 1970, at Kent State Uni-versityinOhio,studentsprotestingtheVietnamWar torch theROTCbuildingoncampus, andOhioGov.JamesRhodescalledintheNationalGuardtorestoreorder.TheGuardsmenfiredintothecrowd,killingfourandwounding11.Theywerelaterbroughttotrialfortheshootings,butfound not guilty. •OnApril29,1986, inagameagainstthe Seattle Mariners at Fenway Park, Rog-er Clemens of the Boston Red Sox becomesthe first pitcher in Major League Baseball tostrike out 20 batters in a nine-inning game.Ten years later, Clemens repeated the feat.


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•ItwasbelovedAmericanhumoristWillRogers who made the following sage observa-tion: "Everything is funny as long as it's hap-pening to somebody else." •In1952,inanotherwiseratherun-interestinghockeygame,BillMosienko,rightwingfortheChicagoBlackHawks,scoredan amazing three goals against the New York Rangersin21seconds. •Youprobablyknowthatthephrase"rackyourbrain"meanstothinkhard,butdidyou ever wonder where the term originated? The rack being referred to is the medieval torturedeviceonwhichvictimswerestretched,sometimes until limbs were dislocated. The idea isthatwhenyou'rethinkingveryhard,you'reundergoing a sort of mental torture. •Thevenerabledinersawitspeakasaplaceforacasualmealinthelate1940s,whentherewerearound7,000ofthemacrossthecountry.Todaythereareonlyabout2,000. •Afullymatureoaktreegivesoff7tonsof water every day through its leaves. •FarmersinTurkeymarchedonboththeAmericanandSovietembassiesin1967,demanding reparations for crops that they lost tofloods.WhyweretheAmericansandSovi-etstoblameforfloodsinTurkey?Thefarmersclaimedthattheflightsofspacecraftcreated"holes in the sky." •TheideafortheToothFairyseemstohaveoriginatedinGermany,butthetraditionhas changed over the years. Instead of putting thetoothunderapillow,Germansusedtoputthe tooth in a rat hole in the hope that the new tooth would grow in to be as strong as the teeth of the rat.

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Clinical Trials for Alzheimer'sIfyou'reaVietnamveteran,theAlzheimer'sDis-ease Cooperative Study might need your help. It's been doing a clinical trial about Alzheimer's disease in Vietnam veterans who have traumatic brain injury (TBI) or post traumatic stress disor-der (PTSD),with orwithout any symptomsofAlzheimer's. The purpose of the study is to learn how previ-ous injuries affect veterans as they age,whichwill add to the information needed to help those injured in Afghanistan and Iraq. Researchers will be able to identify veterans who are at increased riskforAlzheimer'sdisease,andcreatepreven-tive treatments. It sounds very worthwhile.The study, calledBrainAging inVietnamWarVeterans by the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroim-aging Initiative,will take place atADNI loca-tions at 19 universities and research centers in11 states.During the clinical trial, researcherswill studychanges in the brain scans, cognitive tests andcerebrospinal fluid.Three separate groupswillbe studied: Vietnam veterans with TBI but without PTSD, and havingmild cognitive im-pairment; Vietnam veterans with PTSD but no TBI or cognitive impairment; and control-group Vietnam veterans with no TBI or PTSD who are comparable in age. Basic criteria:--Menandwomen50to90yearsofage.--Mustlivewithin150milesoftestingsite.--IfreceivingVAdisabilitypayments,theymustbeforsomethingotherthanTBIorPTSD,ornodisability at all.--TherearespecificcriteriaforTBIandPTSD,aswellasmedicalconditionexclusions,soreferto the information at www.clinicaltrials.gov (see trialidentifierNCT01687153).Formoreinformation,[email protected],orcall1-415-221-4810,extension4593.Tofindoutmoreabouteligibil-itycriteriaandlocations,call1-800-438-4380.

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FightingObesityDEARPAW'SCORNER:My dog "Beaver," amedium-sizemutt of un-determined parentage, has a bit of a weightproblem. The veterinarian says he's borderline obese. I've tried feeding him a limited diet as thevetrecommended,buthe'smiserable.Whatelse can I do to help him slim down? -- Clark D.,SeattleDEARCLARK:Helpingapetloseweightcanbedifficult.Likeushumans,it'sthelifestyleaswellasdietthatmake it easier to pack on the pounds. So, be-yondjustfeedingBeaverless,hisdailyactivi-tieshavetochangesignificantlytoo.Forthenexttwoweeks,carryanotepadaroundwithyou.WhenyoufeedBeaver,jotdownwhatandhowmuchheate.Whenyouwalkhim,notehowfarorforhowlongthewalkwas,whetherhewasenergeticornot, andwhetheryou twoplayedfetchorranaroundofftheleash,andsoon. Then, review those notes.You'll see apattern of activity and diet there -- and you'll be better informed and aware than even your dog's veterinarian is. Armed with that information you can add toBeaver's activity level, extendhiswalks,spendmoretimeplayinghisfavoritegames. Combining an increased activity level with the special diet the vet recommended will help your dog lose weight. The biggest benefit to this increasedactivity will be the improved relationship you develop with Beaver. He'll no longer just be a lovable dog lounging around the house; with a fewweeksofregularactivity,Ipredictbothofyou will look forward to those longer walks and play times.Send your questions or comments to [email protected]. Did you know mosquitoes can transmit heartworm larvaetodogs,butfleasdon't?Findoutmoreinmynew

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