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Lest We ForgetLeLesestesst st WeWe ForgForgForForgForFrgerggegegetgetgeetetetOK, so maybe they have been getting clobbered out east this yearwith harsh winter weather but let’s save face, we always get our fair share of the white stuff. Let’s do a little reviewing of winter weather events that have occurred in our watery state. Some that we canonly hope are not coming up again in the climate loop.A Quick Bit: On Nov 8, 1870, the first winter storm warning wasissued by the U.S. Army Signal Corps but the term blizzard (fromboxing, meaning volley of punches) was not used by the Signal Corps Weather Service until 1876.

October 16, 1880 Earliest occurring blizzard recorded inMinnesota, struck the SW and WC counties. Huge drifts exceeding20 ft formed in the Canby area and lasted until the next spring. Nov 9-11, 1913 One of the worst November storms ever

happened on the Great Lake creating a Blizzard in northern MN,62 mph winds smacked Duluth and three ships were lost on LakeSuperior. Oct 19-20, 1916 One of the state’s earliest occuring

blizzards, left a modest 15 inches of snow in western counties, but delivered a 50 degree F temperature drop in 1 day.

Nov 11, 1940 (Armistice Day) was mild to start with andhunting season was in full swing. Then a slow moving systemwhich intensified left 17 inches of snow in MSP and 27 inches atCollegeville. Unprepared duck hunters were exposed on Mississppi River islands resulting in 49 deaths. 59 sailors lost their lives on theGreat Lakes. (the terrible blizzards of 40, 41 prompted the WeatherService to refine regional forecast responsibilities: Minnesotaformerly under the jurisdiction of Chicago acquired its own forcastingresponsibilities)

Oct 31-Nov 3, 1991 Over 30?, then you’ll remember this: Halloween Blizzard. Over 28 inches were dumped in MSP, andnearly 37 inches buried Duluth. Nasty windchill conditions, deepsnow drifts were harsh on wildlife, and many roads were closed fordays. It was perhaps one of the largest and longest lasting blizzardsin state history. Feb 13-15, 1866 Arguably one of the worst blizzards in

Minnesota history it lasted 3 days leaving drifts up to 20 ft thatburied barns in the western counties. It struck at night so deaths werereduced. Feb 28-Mar 2, 2007 This blizzard brought over 20 inches

of snow and winds exceeding 50 mph to the Duluth area. It cameon the heels of another major winter storm that plodded through theUpper Midwest from February 23 through February 26 leaving over two feet of snow in southeastern Minnesota. Mar 1-4, 1966 Smaller scale blizzard (duh?) with 37 inches

of snow near International Falls. Nobody recorded how cold it got.Mar 8-9, 1892 One of Duluth’s worst blizzards. 70 mph

winds, blinding snow piled drifts over 20 ft high that blocked second story windows in some buildings. Mar 14-15, 1941 Terrible blizzard in western counties, 85

mph winds at Grand Forks, 75 mph winds at Duluth, 32 deaths. Mar 23-24, and Mar 26-29, 1975 Blizzards in northern

MN. 100 mph winds, 20 ft waves on Lake Superior damaged shoreline properties, zero visibility near Duluth, which received 1 ftof snow from each storm.

Nov 10-11, 1975 A severe winter storm with 71 mphwinds created 12 to 15 ft waves on Lake Superior, sank the EdmundFitzgerald. (Remember the song). This storm intensified even moreas it moved over the land areas. Apr 5-6, 1997 Adding to a total seasonal snowfall at Fargo-

Moorhead of 117 inches a blizzard in the Minnesota western countiesoccurred during flood fighting efforts and helped to set up the worst flooding ever. Jan 12-13, 1888 It started as a mild day, children in school,

people working outside. Then an abrupt cold wave struck withblinding snow, and the temperature fell to -37 degrees F. Children were sent home early from school, and many died on the way. Deathstotaled 200 in perhaps Minnesota’s worst and most certainly it’s mosttragic blizzard. Ironically, it also preceded one of the east coast’sworst blizzards which struck two months later in March.

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• Nearly everyone has, at one time or another, watched Bob Eubanks host a game show. He’s the only person to have hosted the same game show, “The Newlywed Game” in six different decades, from the 1960s to the 2010s. Eubanks was only 28 years old when the popular program premiered in July of 1966. He had begun his career as a disk jockey and concert promoter in the Los Angeles area. In fact, he produced the Beatles’ live performances, including their Hollywood Bowl concerts for three years, as well as the Rolling Stones, Barry Manilow, Elton John, The Supremes and Merle Haggard. These days, Bob travels the country as a motivational speaker. • Although author Jack London penned 22 novels and scores of short stories, he is best known for “Call of the Wild,” “White Fang” and “Sea Wolf.” He was basically self-educated with the help of a librarian at the Oakland Public Library whom he met at age 11. Prior to his literary success, he worked 18-hour days at a cannery at age 13, then signed on to a seal-hunting schooner to Japan when he was 17. At 21, he headed for the Klondike where the Gold Rush was in full force in 1897. Years later, he used the Yukon as the setting for “Call of the Wild.” At 24, he began writing in earnest, and earned the equivalent of $65,000 in today’s money in the fi rst year. It’s long been debated whether London committed suicide at age 40, or whether he perished from the long-term effects of the scurvy he developed while in the Klondike. • You may not recognize the name of A. A. Milne, born in January of 1882, but you most certainly have read his work. In 1920, his son Christopher Robin Milne was born, and Alan Milne spun a series of stories around the boy and his stuffed bear, Winnie the Pooh. The name of Winnie came from an American black bear at the London Zoo that Christopher especially enjoyed. “Winnie the Pooh” can be found in 34 different languages, including Chinese, Afrikaans, Norwegian, Hebrew, Macedonian and Latin. Christopher Milne was actually called Billy Moon by his family and friends and spent much of his life resenting his father and the books that immortalized his name. • There are few people who haven’t heard the satirical, humorous and often controversial essays delivered by Andy Rooney on the CBS New

Program “60 Minutes,” a regular feature since 1978. Each week, this 92-year-old sits behind a walnut table, which he built himself, and entertains viewers with his thoughts on such commonplace topics as car gadgets, recycling, grammatical errors and “things I love to hate.” “I don’t pick subjects as much as they pick me,” says this CBS employee of 61 years and author of 15 books. Rooney was married for 62 years, losing his wife in 2004. • How many people can name one thing that happened during the administration of 13th U.S. President Millard Fillmore? Fillmore assumed the offi ce following the sudden death of Zachary Taylor from acute gastroenteritis and was never actually elected president. During his tenure, California became a state, and the Compromise of 1850 was signed, limiting the spread of slavery. An avid reader, Fillmore started the White House library and was one of the founders of the University of Buffalo, New York. • Born in January of 1961, Wayne “The Great One” Gretzky learned to skate at the Wally Coliseum. That’s the nickname Gretzky’s father Walter gave to the rink he made in the family back yard. Walter regularly told his sons, “Skate where the puck’s going, not where it’s been.” That must have been good advice, since Gretzky is considered the greatest hockey player in the history of the NHL. He is the holder of 61 various records, including the only player to score over 200 points in one season, something he did four times. Over the course of his career, from 1979 to 1999, Gretzky played for four NHL teams — the Edmonton Oilers, L.A. Kings, St. Louis Blues and the New York Rangers. His No. 99 jersey has been retired league-wide and is only the second number in all sports to earn that privilege. Following his retirement, Gretzky coached and co-owned NHL’s Phoenix Coyotes for four years, ending in 2009, and he currently owns “Wayne Gretzky’s,” a Toronto restaurant. • The fi rst sports hero to have his uniform number retired across all league teams was Major League Baseball’s No. 42, Jackie Robinson, born in January of 1919. When Robinson started with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947, he became the fi rst black major league player of the modern era. His career included the Rookie of the Year Award, National League MVP, six World Series and six All-Star games. He went on to be baseball’s fi rst black television commentator.

ALCATRAZAlthough most famous for the 29 years it was a maximum security penitentiary for some of America’s most hardened criminals, Alcatraz was fi rst a military fortress. Tidbits explores this San Franciso landmark, which receives over a million visitors each year. • Alcatraz Island was named by Spanish explorer Juan Manuel de Ayala in 1775, when he was on a landmark-mapping mission. He called the rocky mass “Isla de los Alcatraces,” which translates “Island of the Pelicans,” because they were its only inhabitants and in great number.• U.S. military troops began using the island in 1850, a fort was built, and by 1859, there were permanent troops stationed there to defend the San Francisco Bay area. In 1854, the island’s lighthouse went into service as the fi rst on the Pacifi c coast. • In 1861, Alcatraz became the offi cial military prison for the Department of the Pacifi c and confi ned military deserters, thieves and drunkards. Civilians accused of treason were imprisoned there during the Civil War, as well as a crew of Confederate privateers whose ship had been seized in the Bay. In 1915, The Rock was designated the “United States Disciplinary Barracks” and remained a military prison until 1934. • In 1934, Alcatraz became part of the Federal Bureau of Prisons and until 1963, housed the nation’s worst offenders. One of its most famous inmates was racketeer Al Capone, who earned an estimated $100,000 weekly from smuggling, bootlegging and gambling establishments. Although Capone was believed to have orchestrated the gangland St. Valentine’s Day massacre in 1929, when seven were killed on Chicago’s north side, he was

never brought to trial for the killings. It was 1931 before Capone was fi nally indicted for income tax evasion and violating the Prohibition laws. In 1929, his estimated worth was $62 million. • The 1962 movie “Birdman of Alcatraz” starred Burt Lancaster in his Oscar-winning role as Robert F. Stroud. It was a fi ctionalized account of a convicted murderer who took an interest in canaries during his imprisonment. Although he was referred to as the Birdman of Alcatraz, his ornithological activities actually took place at Leavenworth, where he was incarcerated for 30 years. An injured bird in the prison yard was the source of his interest, and caring for birds became his passion. He raised nearly 30 birds, which he sold to support his mother during the Great Depression. After studying their anatomy, habits and illnesses, he authored two books on canaries and gained the respect of bird-lovers worldwide. However, former inmates claimed he was not the gentle person that Lancaster depicted, but a “vicious killer,” one who had killed a Leavenworth guard after his imprisonment. Stroud was transferred to Alcatraz in 1942, where his bird-keeping privileges were removed, and he spent the next 17 years without them. He also was not permitted to view the movie. When he died at age 73, he had spent 54 of those years behind bars. • During The Rock’s history, 36 men attempted to escape, including two who tried it twice. Only two actually made it off the island, but they were caught soon afterward and later executed for their part in the death of a guard. Seven were shot and killed in their attempts, two drowned, and an unaccounted-for fi ve were listed as “missing and presumed drowned.” The others were caught in their escape.

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Q: Lately I’ve been having troublelocking the bolt on my back door. I haveto lift the handle up slightly for the bolt to go all the way. How can I fi x this?-- Leonard in Trenton, N.J.

A: There’s defi nitely a misalignment occurring. Either the door is slightly off kilter, or part of the lock assembly, thestrike plate (the metal part on the door frame into which the bolt slides), needsadjustment.

First though, check to make sure the lock itself works correctly. Open thedoor and turn the lock handle to extend the bolt all the way, then turn it all theway back. Insert the key in the outsidepart of the lock and repeat this action,making sure the bolt slides easily allthe way out and all the way back in. If there’s any diffi culty doing this, cleanand lubricate the lock’s moving parts.

Next, jiggle the strike plate.Is it tightly secured to the door frame,

or is it loose? Strike plate screws can work loose or rip out of the frame wood, particularly if the plate was tampered with. Tighten the screws if they’re loose. If they won’t tighten, remove the plate and reset the screw holes by tapping a thin wooden dowel (or, ideally, a wooden golf tee) coated with wood glue into the holes. Trim away the dowel so it’s fl ush with the door frame, then drill a new screw hole in the dowel and screw the strike plate into place. Shimming the strike plate also is possible. Placing a very thin slice of wood behind the strike plate will pull it forward. Chiseling out the wood behind the strike plate will set it back. You also can raise or lower the plate a few millimeters and drill new screw holes (you’ll probably have to place dowels in the old holes as listed above to keep the wood frame from splitting). Adjusting the strike plate is easier, but you’ll still want to check the alignment of the door. If you have to shim out the strike plate so far that it’s at an angle, there’s defi nitely an issue. Get a helper or two and lift the door from its hinges. Position the door so that the bolt hits the strike plate smoothly and note the change of angle. Shim the appropriate door hinge (either the higher or the lower one) on the frame side to lift or lower the door to that angle.

HOME TIP: For a door that swings open too freely, remove the top hinge pin,

wrap a single layer of tape around it, and reinsert. The extra thickness should slow the swing.

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▲ To prevent hangnails, give yourself a hand massage and use a little olive oil while you’re at it. Rub a few drops of the oil into your nail beds for healthier cuticles.

▲ “If you have leftover paint in your can, get a balloon and blow it up to fi t in the empty space of the can. Press it into the paint can and close the lid. It keeps a scummy glob from forming on the paint’s surface.” -- A.C. in Washington

▲ Want a great, fl uffy omelet? Use room-temperature eggs and add water instead of milk.

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for 15 minutes. Allow it to cool and thenscrub with a brush. Rinse and reattach.

▲ Make a paste of cream of tartar and hydrogen peroxide to remove rust stainsfrom sinks or bathtubs.

▲ “To keep my preschooler organized when it comes time to get dressed, Ifold outfi ts together and store them that way in his dresser. I use stickers on thedrawers to show what kind of outfi ts it contains. For instance, long sleeves and pants are in the “snowfl ake” drawer, and regular jeans and T-shirts are in another drawer. Pajamas are in a drawer with bigZ’s and a moon.” -- P.C. in Oregon

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■ On Jan. 25, 1905, at the Premier Mine in Pretoria, South Africa, a 3,106-carat diamond is discovered. Weighing 1.33 pounds, and christened the “Cullinan,” it is the largest diamond ever found. The Cullinan was later cut into nine large stones and about 100 smaller ones.

■ On Jan. 24, 1935, the first canned beer goes on sale. In partnership with the American Can Company, the Gottfried Krueger Brewing Company delivered 2,000 cans of Krueger’s Finest Beer and Krueger’s Cream Ale to Richmond, Va. It had taken two years of research to develop a can that was pressurized and had a special coating to prevent the fizzy beer from chemically reacting with the tin.

■ On Jan. 27, 1965, the Shelby GT 350, a version of a Ford Mustang sports car developed by American auto racer and car designer Carroll Shelby, is launched. The Shelby GT 350 featured a 306 horsepower V-8 engine

and remained in production through the end of the 1960s.

■ On Jan. 28, 1986, the space shuttle Challenger explodes just after liftoff from Cape Canaveral, Fla., killing the seven astronauts aboard. The O-ring seal on the Challenger’s solid rocket booster, which had become brittle in cold temperatures, failed. Flames then broke out of the booster and damaged the external fuel tank. Within 73 seconds, the shuttle began breaking apart, then plunged into the Atlantic Ocean.

■ On Feb. 6, 1820, the first organized immigration of freed slaves from the United States departs New York harbor on a journey to West Africa. The immigration was largely the work of the American Colonization Society. However, the expedition also was partially funded by the U.S. Congress, which appropriated $100,000 to be used in returning displaced Africans.

■ On Feb. 5, 1878, Andre Citroen, later referred to as the Henry Ford of France for developing his country’s first mass-produced automobiles, is born in Paris. Citroen allowed potential customers to take his vehicles for a test drive -- then a new concept -- and also let people buy on credit.

■ On Feb. 4, 1938, Walt Disney releases “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,” his first full-length animated color feature. Naysayers warned Disney that audiences wouldn’t sit through a feature-length cartoon fantasy

about dwarfs. In June 2008, the American Film Institute chose it as the No. 1 animated film of all time.

■ On Feb. 3, 1959, rising American rock stars Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson are killed when their small plane crashes in an Iowa cornfield. Singer Don McLean memorialized the musicians in the 1972 hit “American Pie,” which refers to “the day the music died.”

■ On Feb. 1, 1974, Ted Bundy kills his second victim, marking Bundy as a serial killer. That summer Bundy attacked at least seven young women in Washington. He was caught in 1977 in Florida and eventually confessed to 36 murders. He was executed in 1989.

■ On Feb. 2, 1980, details of ABSCAM, an FBI operation to uncover political corruption in the government, are released to the public. Thirty-one public officials were targeted for investigation. In the operation, FBI agents posed as representatives of Abdul Enterprises, Ltd., a fictional business owned by an Arab sheik.

■ On Jan. 31, 1990, the Soviet Union’s first McDonald’s fast-food restaurant opens in Moscow. Throngs of people line up to pay the equivalent of several days’ wages for Big Macs, shakes and french fries.



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Did you know you can now get some free services from Medicare? With the health-care reform laws, you’re now eligible to get certain types of free preventive care, starting in 2011.These include:

Annual vaccinations, such as fl u and pneumonia shots

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If you need medical equipment, changes have been made there, too. Medicare now puts all contracts for medical equipment out for bid. If you have the original Medicare, you’ll likely have to get your medical equipment and supplies, such as oxygen, from an approved supplier. If your current supplier is not in the program, the only way your equipment will be paid for is if that supplier signs up. Beware while traveling: If you don’t use an approved supplier, you’ll pay full price. If you don’t have the Medicare handbook that was sent to you last October, look online at www.medicare.gov for the “Medicare & You 2011 Handbook.” You’ll fi nd it right on the front screen to read or download. Look for the blue apple symbols in the handbook to see preventive-care items. The site also has ZIP code directory for equipment suppliers. Or call Medicare at 1-800-633-4227 for more information.

Matilda Charles regrets that she cannot personally answer reader questions, but will incorporate them into her column whenever possible. Write to her in care of King Features Weekly Service, P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475, or send e-mail to [email protected].



LANDMARKSby Kathy Wolfe

Across the continent, travelers can visit varied sights, from the beautiful to the unusual to the downright strange. This week, Tidbits focuses on a few of each.• Towering 605 feet (185 m) above Seattle is the Space Needle, built for the 1962 World’s Fair. With a foundation 30 feet (9.1 m) deep and 120 feet (36.5 m) across, 467 cement trucks worked an entire day to fi ll the hole. The paint colors were named to relate to the Fair’s theme of “Century 21” — The legs of the Needle were Astronaut White, the core painted Orbital Olive, Re-entry Red for the halo and Galaxy Gold for the sunburst and pagoda roof. At the time of its construction, the Space Needle was the tallest building west of the Mississippi River. It cost $4.5 million to build, but underwent a $20 million renovation in 2000. • Bemidji, Minnesota, is home to the 18-foot-tall (5.5 m), 2.5-ton Paul Bunyan and his companion Babe the Blue Ox, built in 1937. The pair greets visitors near the Chamber of Commerce building on the shore of Lake Bemidji, which is said to be Paul Bunyan’s birthplace. The building also features the “Fireplace of States” built during the Great Depression, which includes stones from every American state and every Canadian province. turn the page for more!• Back in 1859, an Arkansas farmer found a 1,000-pound (453 kg) rock in the Black River and quickly spread the word that he had found a

meteorite. It was moved to the county courthouse in nearby Pocahontas, where it can still be seen today. Years later, geologists from the University of Arkansas gave the community the bad news that the rock is not a meteorite, but it remains quite the tourist attraction just the same. • And speaking of Pocahontas, when driving through Pocahontas, Iowa, you can stop at the east end of town and see a 25-foot- (7.6-m) tall concrete statue of the famous Indian princess for whom the town is named. • Perched atop the Continental Divide and overlooking the city of Butte, Montana, is Our Lady of the Rockies, the largest Virgin Mary statue in North America. This 90-foot (27.4-m), 16-gauge steel statue weighs 80 tons and sits atop a 425-ton base. It took six years to complete and was installed in 1985. The original plan was for the Lady to be 120 feet (36.6 m) tall, but those plans were scrapped when the FAA told the city that if the Lady were any taller than 90 feet, it would necessitate a blinking light on the head. • In 1846, a party of 87 emigrants set out along the Oregon Trail too close to winter and were trapped in the Sierra Nevada Mountains by heavy snowfall. Their food supplies dwindled, and some of the party turned to cannibalism for survival, eating those who had passed away. It took four months until the fi rst rescue party arrived. Forty-eight members of the party survived. Since 1918, bronze fi gures of a pioneer family have stood atop a 22-foot (6.7 m) pedestal at Donner State Park near Truckee, California. Because the snow had been 22 feet deep near their camp, the pedestal was made the same height to show visitors its depth.

Meditation is a way of calming the body and the mind. It is a way of relaxing completely. It can, however, be diffi cult to know if you are actually meditating as there is no one right way to do it. A Psychic will frequently suggest that people meditate and with that suggestion comes the question, “How?” Find a comfortable, quiet place to sit with your feet on the fl oor. Make sure that your feet touch the fl oor comfortably. Lightly cover yourself with a blanket or shawl so that you don’t get chilled, as you won’t be moving around. Once you are comfortable you can begin the process of dropping into meditation. Close your eyes and take a few deep, measured breaths. Try counting to fi ve as you inhale through your nose, then count to 10 as you slowly exhale through your mouth. Relax your shoulders; relax your hands; relax your face. Think about your individual body parts as you relax them. You might be surprised by how tense your muscles are. Once you are comfortable and relaxed try calming your mind. This can be quite tricky. Don’t be surprised if it seems that your thoughts speed up. The minute you tell yourself not to think about things, it is natural to begin thinking about them. Try not to get frustrated with yourself. It can take 15 or more minutes for your mind to slow down. Sometimes people fall asleep when they are this comfortable and relaxed. That is perfectly fi ne. Your body needs the rest. And sleep is a wonderful level of meditation. Soon you will be able

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• Nestled in the Black Hills of South Dakota is a partially completed sculpture carved into Thunderhead Mountain. It is the likeness of Oglala Lakota warrior Crazy Horse astride his horse, a project that has no scheduled completion date. The carving was begun in June 1948 by Polish-American sculptor Korczak Ziolkowski as a way of honoring the heritage of North American Indians. Ziolkowski had worked on Mt. Rushmore, 17 miles away, under Gutzon Borglum 24 years earlier. When complete, the monument will be 641 feet (195 m) wide and 563 feet (172 m) high. The head was completed in 1998 and is 87.5 feet (26.7 m) high. Compare this to the

Presidents’ heads at nearby Rushmore at 60 feet (18 m) high. The horse’s head is the current focus of the work, and will be the equivalent of a 22-story building when complete. Ziolkowski passed away in 1982 and is buried in a tomb at the base of the mountain. But his family continues the work in honor of his last words, “You must work on the mountain — but go slowly so you do it right.” • Duncan, British Columbia, is home to the world’s largest hockey stick and puck. Created for Expo ’86 in Vancouver, these items have made their way to the Cowichan Community Centre in Duncan. The community is also known as the “City of Totems” as it has 80 totem poles within its borders. It claims to have the world’s largest totem pole, and indeed, it has the thickest pole, over 6 feet (1.8 m) in diameter. The world’s tallest stands in Alert Bay, British Columbia, reaching 173 feet (53 m) into the sky. Close behind is the 160-fott (48.8-m)

totem in McKinleyville, California, just behind the local Safeway store. While Alert Bay’s pole is constructed of two trees, McKinleyville’s came from a single tree. • Spanning the entrance from the Pacifi c Ocean to San Francisco Bay is the Golden Gate Bridge, the 4,200-foot (1,280-m) suspension bridge that opened in 1937. Completed at a cost of $37 million (plus another $39 million in interest), it was the longest span in the world and remained so until 1964 when New York City’s Verrazano Narrows Bridge opened, a full 60 feet (18.3 m) longer. [The world’s longest suspension bridge is now Japan’s Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge, at a length of 6,532 feet (1,991 m)]. Eleven workers were killed during the four-year construction period of the Golden Gate. Its distinctive orange vermilion color is offi cially known as “International Orange,” and it has always been the same color.

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