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• If you keep aloe around for soothing your skin after too much time in the sun, take this tip from J.C. in Florida: Keep the aloe in your fridge; it keeps it cool, and it feels even more refreshing.
• Want to eat more fruits and vegetables? Keep precut fruit and easy veggie dippers like carrots, bell pepper strips and celery at eye level in see-through containers in your
refrigerator. The more you see it, the more you’ll eat it.
• Wedding Tip: To create a beautiful garland for banisters, use white or light-colored tulle, draped in sections and gathered with a lovely bow. Twist the tulle around a string of clear lights for an even more dramatic effect.
• To create an easy resting mat for toddlers, sew three pillow cases together in a row along the long end. When needed, stuff three pillows in, and it creates a long mat, suitable for naptime or TV time.
• Use wide, flat rubber bands, such as you might find on a broccoli stalk, to identify your drinking glass. Write each person’s name in permanent marker on the band, and slip over the glass. Another benefit? It makes the glass non-slip!
• M.R. in Wisconsin writes: “Chalkboard paint is a wonderful creation for kids. If you rent and can’t paint the walls, purchase large squares of smooth pressboard at a building-supply
store and paint those. Then just mount them to the wall using mirror clips. The kids absolutely love ours!”
Send your tips to Now Here’s a Tip, c/o King Features Weekly Service, P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475 or e-mail JoAnn at [email protected].
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• On June 4, 1896, Henry Ford unveils the "Quadricycle." The 500-pound vehicle had two driving speeds, no reverse, no brakes, rudimentary steering ability and a doorbell button as a horn. It could reach about 20 mph.
• On June 7, 1913, Hudson Stuck, an Alaskan missionary, leads the first successful ascent of Mt. McKinley, the highest point on the American continent at 20,320 feet. Stuck and two others began the climb in March and faced challenges of difficult weather and a fire at one of their camps, which destroyed food and supplies.
• On June 6, 1933, eager motorists park their automobiles on the grounds of the Park-In movie theater in New Jersey, the first-ever drive-in movie theater. Inventor Richard Hollingshead had come up with the idea in the driveway of his own house, where he perfected projection and sound techniques.
• On June 8, 1949, Hollywood figures, including film stars Frederic March and Edward G. Robinson, are named in a FBI report as Communist Party members. The FBI report relied largely on accusations made by "confidential informants," supplemented with some highly dubious analysis. Helen Keller also was on the list of radicals.
• On June 5, 1968, U.S. Sen. Robert Kennedy is shot at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles after winning the California presidential primary. Kennedy was shot by 22-year-old Palestinian Sirhan Sirhan, and died a day later.
• On June 9, 1972, a flash flood hits Rapid City, S.D., when 15 inches of rain fall in only six hours. The spillway for the Pactola Dam got clogged with debris, leading to the collapse of the dam and a devastating wave of water that crushed most of the nearby buildings and swept away 238 people.
• On June 3, 1989, with protests for democratic reforms entering their seventh week, the Chinese government authorizes its soldiers
and tanks to reclaim Beijing's Tiananmen Square. By nightfall on June 4, Chinese troops had forcibly cleared the square, killing hundreds and arresting thousands of demonstrators and suspected dissidents.
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TO YOUR GOOD HEALTHBy Paul G. Donohue, M.D.
Cataracts Are Common at Older AgesDEAR DR. DONOHUE: My doctor gave me some very unset-
tling news. He says I have cataracts in both eyes. I haven’t been able to sleep since he told me. My aunt was blind later in life. I don’t know the cause, but I do know that life was very tough for her.
I haven’t contacted the ophthalmologist my doctor referred me to. I’m too scared. How are cataracts treated? How long is recu-peration? -- S.M.
ANSWER: If a doctor examined the eyes of most people over 60, the doctor would tell them they have the beginning of a cata-ract. Do you know what a cataract is? Right behind the pupil is the eye’s lens, a small, oval-shaped, perfectly clear structure. The lens focuses light on the retina in the back of the eye, so we get a clear picture of what we see.
A cataract is a smudge in the lens. Proteins in the lens have stuck to each other to produce a stain in the lens like a thumbprint on the lens of glasses. Your cataract must not be large. You have no complaints of it interfering with your vision. Most cataracts result from aging. Smoking, alcohol excess, constant exposure to sunlight and long-term use of high doses of cortisone drugs also contribute to cataract formation.
The evolution of your cataract to one that blurs vision is unpre-dictable. The process is painless. Difficulty seeing at night and difficulty reading fine print are early symptoms of cataracts affect-ing vision.
Treatment is close to miraculous. When the lens smudge greatly affects vision, the eye doctor removes the lens and replaces it with a lens made of plastic or silicone. Cataract removal is done as an outpatient. You can be up and about by the evening of surgery or the following day. You’ll be astounded at the minimum inconve-
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nience of the procedure and with the vision that results from it.
DEAR DR. DONOHUE: What’s the best time to take a multivitamin? I take one in the morning. That way I don’t forget to take it. -- L.M.
ANSWER: I believe this is the most frequently asked question I get.
Vitamins A, D, E and K are fat-soluble vita-mins. They’re better absorbed if they’re taken after a meal that has some fat or oils in it. Vita-mins B and C are water-soluble and can be taken at any time.
I’m not convinced that the timing of vitamin-taking is all that important. Take your multivita-min when it’s most convenient.
• • •DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I lift weights seven
days a week. I see that I am making progress. My arms are much bigger than they were. I’ve been told I’m overdoing it by lifting every day. Am I? -- R.S.
ANSWER: It’s not a good idea to perform the same weightlifting exercises on consecutive days. Muscles need a full 48 hours to recover, rebuild and grow after an intense exercise session.
A day of lifting and then a day of rest is a good
schedule. You can lift weights daily if you want to. Just don’t work the same muscles on consecu-tive days.
• • •Dr. Donohue regrets that he is unable to answer individual letters, but he
will incorporate them in his column whenever possible. Readers may write him or request an order form of available health newsletters at P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475.
© 2013 North America Synd., Inc. All Rights Reserved
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FRIDAY, MAY 31ST 2:00 P.M. .............................. POSITION DRAW LOCATION: NIRA NATIONAL OFFICE
FRIDAY, JUNE 7TH 7:30 A.M. ...................................................... WORK TIMED EVENT CATTLE & GOATSLOCATION: EVENTS CENTER (VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!)
2:00 P.M. ..........................DRAW STOCK FOR 1ST AND 2ND GO-ROUND LOCATION: EVENTS CENTER5:00 P.M. .........................................................................JACKPOT RODEO LOCATION: EVENTS CENTER
SATURDAY, JUNE 8TH 8:00 -10:00 A.M. .........................PANCAKE BREAKFAST LOCATION: CITY PARKNOON - 3:00 P.M. ...........................................................................MANDATORY CONTESTANT CHECK-IN
LOCATION: EVENTS CENTER - SUMMIT ROOM3:00 P.M. .......................................COACHES MEETING LOCATION: EVENTS CENTER - SUMMIT ROOM3:15 P.M. .................................................................MANDATORY CONTESTANT ORIENTATION MEETING
LOCATION: EVENTS CENTER - ARENA SEATING4:00 P.M.-6:00 P.M. ..................................................ARENA TIME LOCATION: EVENTS CENTER - ARENA
(4-4:30 BARREL RACERS, 4:30-5 GOAT TYERS, 5-6 OPEN)TBA ............................................................... CASPER CUTTHROAT GAME LOCATION: BASEBALL FIELD
SUNDAY, JUNE 9TH 10:00 A.M. .....................COWBOY CHURCH SERVICE LOCATION: FAIRGROUNDS1:00 P.M............................ “BULLS, BRONCS & BREAKAWAY” - MATINEE LOCATION: EVENTS CENTER4:00 P.M. .......................... “BULLS, BRONCS & BREAKAWAY” - EVENING LOCATION: EVENTS CENTER
MONDAY, JUNE 10TH 7:00 A.M. ......................................................SLACK LOCATION: EVENTS CENTERFOLLOWING SLACK PRCA PERMIT HOLDER MEETINGLOCATION:EVENTS CENTER-SUMMIT ROOM (ALL INVITED)7:00 P.M. .............................................................................................. SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS BANQUET
LOCATION:PARKWAY PLAZA HOTEL (CONTESTANTS AND PARENTS ONLY)
TUESDAY, JUNE 11TH 7:00 A.M. .....................................................SLACK LOCATION: EVENTS CENTER7:00 P.M. .................................................................... 1ST PERFORMANCE LOCATION: EVENTS CENTER1ST GO-ROUND RING PRESENTATION AFTER STEER WRESTLINGWEDNESDAY, JUNE 12TH 9:00 A.M.-3:00 P.M. ......................................................... SOFTBALL TOURNEY
LOCATION: SOFTBALL FIELD7:00 P.M. ................................................................... 2ND PERFORMANCE LOCATION: EVENTS CENTER2ND GO-ROUND RING PRESENTATION AFTER STEER WRESTLING
THURSDAY, JUNE 13TH9:00 A.M. .................................................................GOLF TOURNAMENT LOCATION: PARADISE VALLEY7:00 P.M. ............................................................3RD PERFORMANCE(TOUGH ENOUGH TO WEAR PINK)
LOCATION: EVENTS CENTER
FRIDAY, JUNE 14TH 8:00 A.M. ....................NIRA COACHES BREAKFAST LOCATION: PARKWAY PLAZA7:00 P.M. ....................................................................4TH PERFORMANCE LOCATION: EVENTS CENTER
SATURDAY, JUNE 15TH 8:00 A.M. ............................................... SHORT-GO LEADERS TV HEAD SHOTSLOCATION: EVENTS CENTER
9:00-10:30 A.M. ............. SPECIAL OLYMPICS LOCATION: EVENTS CENTER (VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!)11:30 A.M. ...................................................... FOUNDATION STYLE SHOW LOCATION: PARKWAY PLAZA2:00 P.M. ..........................................................COWBOY CHURCH SERVICE LOCATION: FAIRGROUNDS7:00 P.M. ..............................................................CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND LOCATION: EVENTS CENTER3RD GO-ROUND RING PRESENTATION AFTER STEER WRESTLINGCHAMPIONSHIP AWARDS IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING RODEO
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by Samantha Weaver
• It was Albert Einstein who made the following sage observation: “The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them.”
• According to some Native American tribes, all you have to do to make a wish come true is to catch a butterfly, whisper your wish to it and set it free.
• If you drive a white automobile, you have a lot of company. There are more white cars in the United States than any other color.
• You probably are aware that the names that foreign places are known by in the English language are not always the same as the names of those places in the local tongue. The capital of Russia is called Moskva in that country, and to Italians it’s not Venice, but Venezia. Not all names sound so similar, though; if you didn’t know the language, it would be nearly impossible to figure out that Ellinki Dimokratia is what Greeks call their country, and that Konungariket Sverige is
Sweden to the Swedish. South Korea is known locally as Han Kook, China is Zhonghua Renmin Gonghe Guo, and Finland is Suomen Tasavalta.
• When Hernan Cortes reached the New World in the 1600s, he found the Aztecs drinking hot chocolate at their banquets.
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Thurs., May 23rd ........ OLEANNA PERFORMANCE, THOMAS H. EMPEY STUDEIO THEATRE AT CASPER COLLEGE, CASPER COLLEGE DEPT. OF THE-ATER & DANCE
Fri., May 24th............. ANNUAL DOG SHOW, CENTRAL WYOMING FAIRGROUNDS ARENA, CENTRAL WYOMING KENNEL CLUBFri., May 24th............. OLEANNA PERFORMANCE, THOMAS H. EMPEY STUDEIO THEATRE AT CASPER COLLEGE, CASPER COLLEGE DEPT. OF THE-
ATER & DANCEFri., May 24th............. CRUZIN’ WITH THE OLDIES, SEVERAL LOCATIONS AROUND CASPER, OIL CAPITAL AUTO CLUBSat., May 25th ............ ANNUAL DOG SHOW, CENTRAL WYOMING FAIRGROUNDS ARENA, CENTRAL WYOMING KENNEL CLUBSat., May 25th ............ A’SALT CREEK ROLLER GIRLS VS DENVER’S ROCKY MOUNTAIN ROLLER GIRLS, CEN-
TRAL WYOMING FAIRGROUNDS ARENA, A’SALT CREEK ROLLER GIRLSSat., May 25th ............ WYOMING CUP & KOHL’S AMERICAN CUP, Casper Soccer Fields, Casper Soccer ClubSat., May 25th ............ CRUZIN’ WITH THE OLDIES, SEVERAL LOCATIONS AROUND CASPER, OIL CAPITAL
AUTO CLUBSat., May 25th ............ OLEANNA PERFORMANCE, THOMAS H. EMPEY STUDEIO THEATRE AT CASPER COL-
LEGE, CASPER COLLEGE DEPT. OF THEATER & DANCESat., May 25th ............ HORSES, DRESSAGE AND JUMPING, THREE TRAILS EQUESTRIAN CENTERSat., May 25th ............ HANDS ON WORKSHOP, FORT CASPAR MUSEUM
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Sun., May 26th .......... OLEANNA PERFORMANCE, THOMAS H. EMPEY STUDEIO THEATRE AT CASPER COLLEGE, CASPER COLLEGE DEPT. OF THEATER & DANCE
Sun., May 26th ........... HORSES, DRESSAGE AND JUMPING, THREE TRAILS EQUESTRIAN CENTER
Sun., May 26th ........... WYOMING CUP & KOHL’S AMERICAN CUP, Casper Soccer Fields, Casper Soccer Club
Sun., May 26th ........... CRUZIN’ WITH THE OLDIES, SEVERAL LO-CATIONS AROUND CASPER, OIL CAPITAL AUTO CLUB
Mon., May 27th.......... WYOMING CUP & KOHL’S AMERICAN CUP, Casper Soccer Fields, Casper Soccer Club
Mon., May 27th.......... MEMORIAL DAYTues., May 28th.......... CARSON & BARNES CIRCUS, CASPER
EVENTS CENTER AT 1 EVENTS DRIVE, CASPER EVENTS CENTER
Wed., May 29th .......... CARSON & BARNES CIRCUS, CASPER EVENTS CENTER AT 1 EVENTS DRIVE, CASPER EVENTS CENTER
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Game On!By Tresa Erickson
When you‘ve been in the car for hours on end, and the kids have grown tired of watching DVDs and playing on their computer tablets and cell phones, what do you do? Do you blast some tunes in hopes the boredom and bickering will go away? Do you toss out some snacks in hopes the complaints and whining will come to an end? Do you turn to some classic road trip games to lighten the mood and boost everyone‘s spirits? Why not try the latter!
There are tons of games you can play in the car with no
equipment needed. Some of these include:20 Questions: One by one, players think of a person,
place or thing and are questioned about it, up to 20 questions, to which they may respond yes or no. The first player to guess the person, place or thing wins the round. The player with the most wins when time is called wins the game. ¥ A is for Armadillo: Starting with the letter A and continuing throughout the alphabet, players try to be the first to spot three things that start with the letter A, then the letter B and so forth. The player with the most wins when the letter Z is reached wins the game.
Geography Game: Players take turns naming places throughout the world. All places must be real and start
with the letter of the previous place named. Place names cannot be repeated. Players who cannot name a place are out of the game. The player remaining wins the game.
I Spy: Players take turns being spies. The first player spots an item and provides a clue about itÑfor example, ÒI spy with my little eye something neon yellow.Ó Players then get to guess what the object might be. The player with the most correct guesses when time is called wins the game.
License Plate ID: Players keep an eye out for license plates from different states and try to be the first to call them out. The player with the most when time is called wins the game.
Name that Tune: Players take turns guessing the tunes playing on the radio. Using the ’seek' button will keep play fair. Players not into the radio? They may hum, whistle or sing tunes to each other instead. The player with the most correct guesses when time is called wins the game.
These are just some of the classic road trip games to play in the car. There are many others, including some variants of the ones of above. Who doesn‘t remember playing Slug-a-Bug or Where‘s the Alphabet? Not enough license plates from various states? No problem. Players may look at the letters on the plates instead and try to be the first to find all of the letters of the alphabet.
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May 23 - 29, 2013 Volume 8, Week 20
Q: In my mom’s home, I noticed that a few of the cover plates on the outlets don’t sit flush with the wall. Some are angled out so there is a small gap between the plate and the wall, for example. I tried tightening the center screw on the plates, but this didn’t help, and one of them cracked when I overtightened it. How can I fix this? -- Sarah in Syracuse, N.Y.
A: It’s likely that the receptacles themselves, or their housing, are misaligned. This can be caused by the screws holding the receptacle in place being loose, or the housing (the junction box) not being properly secured. Because the receptacle or junction box doesn’t sit straight, the cover plate doesn’t sit straight. Hence, the gap between the cover plates and the wall.
Turn off power to the crooked outlets, at the circuit panel. To make sure power is no longer reaching an outlet, plug a radio or a lamp into each of the two outlets of the receptacle. If they stay off, power is most likely off. However, always treat electrical hardware and wiring as if it is live.
Remove the cover plate and take a look at the small screws on either side of the receptacle. If they’re loose, tighten them so that the receptacle sits straight within the metal junction box.
Straightening the receptacle should fix the cover-plate alignment problem.
THIS IS A HAMMERBY SAMANTHA MAZZOTTA
Electrical Outlets Don’t Sit Straight
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We provide opportunities to Wyoming high school graduates and GED recipients, who DO NOT qualify for Hathaway scholarships, who have struggled in school, who want to further their education.
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However, if it doesn’t, check to see if the junction box itself is straight. It may have been installed at a bad angle.
If this is the case, adjusting the box is more complicated. You’ll have to remove the receptacle, disconnecting its wires and labeling them so that you are able to reconnect them correctly. Then you’ll have to unscrew the junction box from the stud, use a level to find the correct angle, drill a new hole or holes in the stud, then attach the junction box via the new holes, rewire the receptacle and put it back in place. This can be time consuming and frustrating, because you are working in a tiny space. If you’ve never wired up a receptacle or light switch before, there are several risks involved, from damaging the receptacle to injuring yourself.
In many cases, the first fix -- tightening the receptacle screws -- generally does the trick. However, if the second issue arises, consider the amount of work involved and whether you’re confident in doing it. If you’re not sure you can do it, consider having a licensed electrician come in to straighten the junction boxes and give the house’s entire electrical system a look over for any other issues.
HOME TIP: Use a small appliance, like a radio, lamp or a fan, to test whether power is reaching an outlet, by plugging the appliance into it.
Send your questions or home tips to [email protected]. My new e-book, “101 Best Home Tips,” is available to download on Amazon Kindle! Pick it up it today for just 99 cents. © 2013 King Features Synd., Inc.
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