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All your protection under one roof.

©1997 American Family Mutual Insurance Company and its SubsidiariesHome Office – Madison, WI 53783

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“My bounty is as boundless as the sea,My love as deep; the more I give to thee,The more I have, for both are infi nite.”

-William Shakespeareas spoken by Juliet in Romeo and Juliet

Let’s face it – Valentine’s Day, the day of romance is big business. The av-erage American spends about $120

on the holiday with men spending about twice as much as women do. Over one billion cards are exchanged each year, making Valentine’s Day the second most popular card giving occasion next to Christmas. Enough to make a Hallmark store giddy. Roses are the most popular gift item, which can cost upwards of $75 per dozen of the long-stemmed variety for Valentine’s Day purchase. Valentine’s Day has a long history and is surrounded by some interesting legends.

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NOT ALWAYS AHALLMARK HOLIDAY

There are many legends surrounding St. Valen-tine, who he was and how Valentine’s Day got started. One of the legends purports that Valen-tine was a Roman priest in the third century. At that time, Emperor Claudius II outlawed mar-riage because he felt that single men made better soldiers. It was said that Valentine secretly per-formed marriages anyway, and once found out by the Emperor, he was put to death. Another legend contends that Valentine was put to death for helping Christians escape prison. The legend further states that Valentine actually wrote the very fi rst Valentine to his jailer’s daughter who visited him before his death. He allegedly signed the letter “From Your Valentine.”

Some believe that Valentine’s Day is celebrated in mid February because the Christian church wanted to ‘Christianize’ the celebration of a pa-gan festival called Lupercalia, which was essen-tially a fertility festival. In ancient Roman times, spring was thought to begin in February and was celebrated with acts symbolizing purifi cation. Homes were cleaned and then sprinkled with salt and wheat spelt said to bring fertility. Some animals were sacrifi ced, of course, and young boys would take strips of goat hide, dip them in sacrifi cial blood and slap both women and fi elds of crops with the strips. This was not offensive to the women as they believed that this would make them more fertile for the upcoming year.

And that’s not all. That same day, the young wom-en in town would write their names on a piece of paper and place it in a big urn in the middle of the city. Bachelor’s would pick a name out of the urn and would be paired with the woman chosen for the remainder of the year. Although many of these matches would result in marriage, the prac-tice was eventually outlawed by the church.

THE FIRST VALENTINESOther than St. Valentine’s rumored handwritten valentine, the fi rst known valentine was a poem written by Charles, Duke of Orleans to his wife in 1415. Charles was imprisoned in the Tower of London at the time.

A few years later, King Henry V was said to have hired a writer to compose a valentine poem for Catherine of Valois.

By the mid 18th century, it became popular to exchange handwritten notes for Valentine’s Day. Manufactured or ready-made cards were avail-able by the end of the 18th century and soon re-placed the handwritten love note.

It wasn’t until around the early 1700’s that val-entines were commonly exchanged in the U.S. Esther A. Howland was the fi rst to sell valentines in this country. She is known as the Mother of the Valentine with her fancy lace and ribbons designs. She sold her valentines to mainly the wealthy and charged about $5 each.

FAMOUS ROMANTICSGiacomo Casanova was born in Venice in the early 18th century and was well-known for his romantic exploits throughout Europe. He was expelled from a seminary for scandalous con-duct and then pursued careers as a magician and violinist. It was his posthumously published au-tobiography that gave him more than the usual 15 minutes of fame.

Shah Jahan, once emperor at Agra of India knew how to show his love for a woman. He had the Taj Mahal built in honor of his beloved wife Mumtaz Mahal who died while giving birth to their 14th child. At the center of the building lies the coffi n of Mumtaz. Built in 1631 after 22 years of work by more than 20,000 laborers, the monument to his love remains an icon of India.

Elizabeth Taylor, American actress and beauty is so fond of love that she married eight times, twice to the same man, actor Richard Burton. Taylor referred to Burton as one of the two great loves of her life, the other being Mike Todd, a fi lm pro-ducer who died in a plane crash in 1958.

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Amelia Earhart andGeot Putnam, 1931

The Captain andTennille, 1974

Brian Wilson (Beach Boys) and Melinda Ledbetter, 1994

Paul Anka and Marie AnnDeZogheb, 1963

Roseanne (actress) andBen Thomas, 1994

Prince (singer) andMayte Garcia, 1996

Sharon Stone andPhil Bronstein, 1998

Diane Ladd andRobert Charles Hunter, 1999

Jerry Garcia (Grateful Dead) and Deborah Koons, 1994

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The Empire State Building and Brides.com are hosting a wedding for 14 couples on Valentine’s Day at the top of the Empire State Building in New York City. Each couple will enjoy a private ceremony with up to 20 guests, the fi rst ceremony sched-uled to begin at 7 a.m. The Empire State Building has played host to more than 220 Valentine’s Day wed-dings over the past 15 years.

MORE LOVE STUFF• More than nine million pet own-ers will purchase Valentine’s gifts

for their pets.

• More than 50 percent of the one billion Valentine’s cards exchanged are purchased in the six days prior to the actual holiday.

• Fifteen percent of women send themselves fl owers.

• Not everyone likes Valentine’s Day. There are amoraphobics who have a fear of love), gamophobics who fear the institution of marriage, androphobics who fear men and gy-nophobics who have a fear of wom-en. What do you suppose they do on Valentine’s Day?

• The majority of the 110 million long-stemmed roses purchased for Valentine’s Day giving come from South America.

• Valentine’s Day is celebrated only in the U.S., Australia, Canada, the U.K., France and Mexico.

• Verona, Italy, home of Shake-speare’s Romeo and Juliet receives about 1,000 love letters addressed to the fi ctional Juliet each year for Valentine’s Day.• Hallmark came along in 1913 to produce its fi rst valentine.

• In Japan, it’s women who give men chocolate on Valentine’s Day and men give the gifts on March 14, called White Day. This tradition was started by a Japanese chocolate company.

• Wearing your heart on your sleeve? During the Middle Ages, men and women would draw names of their valentines from a bowl and wear the names pinned to their sleeves for the week.

ON THIS DAY• The fi rst ever photograph of a U.S. president was taken on Valentine’s Day in 1849 of President James Polk by Matthew Brady.

• First Lady Jackie Kennedy hosted the fi rst tour of the White House which aired on national television on Feb. 14, 1962.

• A scientist, Sir Alexander Flem-ing introduced penicillin as a cure for bacterial infections on Feb. 14, 1929.

• The ancient Egyptians believed that the vein of love ran from the fourth fi nger directly to the heart, which is why the wedding ring is worn on this fi nger.

The Pikes Peak Poet Laureate Project is now accepting submissions for the “Poetry While You Wait” project.

“Poetry While You Wait” is a major community-wide effort of the Pikes Peak Poet Laureate Project that places poetry pamphlets in waiting areas throughout the Pikes Peak region during April 2009. Locations will include: doctors’ and dentists’ offi ces, government and social services offi ces, auto repair and oil-change stations, barber shops and beauty salons, hospital/emergency room lobbies, bus stops, Laundromats, and retirement communities.

In short, any place in the community where people fi nd themselves with a few unfi lled moments (and no doubt some long-out-of-date reading material), this project provides the surprises and delights of poetry, the “news that stays news.”

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COPPER offi ces, at Poetry While You Wait, P.O. Box 190, Colorado Springs, CO, 80901. Please include a one-line bio with your submission. Submissions must be received by 5 p.m. February 28.

Several thousand 48-page booklets with card-stock covers featuring the work of local poets, from grade-school children to retirees, along with those of national and international poets, will be printed.

Through this effort, the Pikes Peak Poet Laureate Project will provide poetry in unexpected places, presenting local poets to our community, reaching thousands of readers, and inspiring new poets to write work that inspires, uplifts, transports, and entertains.

Aaron Anstett, a widely published poet, was chosen in April 2008 as the fi rst Pikes Peak Poet Laureate. The Pikes Peak Poet Laureate Project’s goal is to support programs that connect poets and poetry with the community in El Paso and Teller counties. It is the fi rst Poet Laureate program in Colorado Springs and the Pikes Peak region.

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SENIORNEWS LINE

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STAYINGMOTIVATED

TO EXERCISEI’ve experienced a lapse in

keeping my New Year’s reso-lution. I started a walking pro-

gram three mornings a week. I was excited to begin. It was held in a heated indoor arena with a fl at track. Two people from the Healthy Heart Program would be there giv-ing advice and taking blood pres-sure, as well as leading the gentle exercise classes. It seemed perfect. And the fi rst few classes were fun. I felt better after each class, ener-gized and ready to face the rest of the day.

Alas, I neglected to consider the human element -- me. It appears that I need more encouragement than just the opportunity to put a check next to my name on the at-tendance list for every day I show up.

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Then there are computer software programs that will pop reminders up on the monitor.

There’s always the alarm clock, set to go off at the right time.

In my case, the solution was a lot easier than signing up for a call-re-minder service. Instead, I swapped phone numbers with one other per-son in the class. It was her idea be-cause she also found herself lack-ing the right motivation to get to class. On even days of the month, I call her in the morning to ask if she’s going to class. On odd days she calls me. Having to answer to someone else seems to be work-ing. I’ve gone to enough classes in a row now that I don’t think I’ll start skipping them.

It might be low-tech, but it’s work-ing.

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The third question is, “Do I need a single or a dual window covering?”

This is an interesting question. I need to describe it for you so you understand.

We’re talking about the function here and when we decorate windows, I always want you to think function fi rst, decoration second. You might have a gorgeous window covering, but if it doesn’t suit the function of the window, you’re not going to be happy. You’re going to end up replacing it. It’s going to be more expensive. It’s just not worth it.

Think function fi rst. So do you need a single function or a dual function? I could categorize every window covering available to us from draperies to shutters to blinds to curtains, into one of two categories.

The fi rst one is the single function. Think of a roller shade. It’s a very simple, single function. What does it do? It goes up on your window; it comes down on your window. You can stop it somewhere, but unfortunately, all it ever does is go up and come down, single function.

What else is a single function? Well, a drapery is. A drapery, how does it work? It might open center and go side to side, and I could stop it somewhere, but all it ever does is just go side to side.

A Duet is also a single function. It goes up and comes down. A Roman shade is a single function. It just goes up and comes down. Even though I could stop it anywhere, it has one function only and that is to go up and down.

Now dual function window coverings are all the other window coverings we have available to us. They are metal blinds, wood blinds, shutters, Silhouette, Luminette and Alouette. They’re all of the other products that we have available to us for the window. When you think about a vertical window covering, for example, a wood blind, the Silhouette, the one thing they all have in common is that they have a slat or a vein that rotates. It’s that rotation of that vein or slat that gives it its dual function. They all go up and down or open and close, but the second function is that you can tilt the slat to change how much light or privacy you have.

For example, with a wood blind, you’ve got 180 different degrees of light or privacy, so I could put that in that south window and tilt it up slightly. I can still see out; I still have natural light in my room, but I’ve cut the heat and the glare.

So, dual function window coverings will give you many more options. Now let’s talk about a couple of cases and when one might be better than another.

Let’s talk about the kitchen window. Monday morning if I’m home, I’m in the kitchen. I’m wearing my blue, ratty bathrobe. I don’t care what color it is. We all have ratty bathrobes. Well, if I had a single function, like a roller shade on my kitchen window and I need the light to wake up, I need to maximize my light. So if I were to raise that

roller shade, and stand at the window in my blue, ratty robe, guess what? My neighbor could see me.

Let’s say maybe the woodwork around that window in my kitchen isn’t in the best shape. Guess what? It’s going to show. Maybe your glass isn’t pretty, maybe it’s not the latest triple-pane E glass and maybe it’s not real attractive, but if you have a single function and you maximize the light, you will see the glass.

Maybe you live on a busy street and that window faces the street guess what? If you can see them, they can see you. So in that case, a dual function window covering is the best solution. I can allow light to come in, have that natural light that wakes me up and gets me going in the morning, but yet I’m not on display for everybody to see.

Let’s think about another area too that a dual function window covering serves a purpose - there have been a couple of articles lately, one was from California, about a group of house thieves robbing homes because they could tell when people were home or because they were what homeowners had by looking through those garage windows, something I never even thought about. Somebody could look through my garage window and see if I’m home! Or maybe I have some nice things out there, like the car I drive So if you have a garage window, a simple mini-blind might be a great answer because you can have light in your garage, but tilt them up and those thieves can’t tell if you’re home or not or what you’ve got in that garage.

There are a lot of rooms that in order for you to show off the room’s function you need better lighting options. For instance, in a media room or home theater, where you may need to vary the lighting, you may want a better choice than a single function window covering.

Maybe you have a home offi ce that has a computer with a monitor. To be able to read the monitor better, you need better lighting at the window.

Does that mean you need a single or a dual function? Do you like the look of an open window with nothing there If so, the single function might be what you’re looking for. But if you want to have options you need to look at the dual function window covering to have the right window covering and to be happy with your purchase.

The next question you should ask about is, “Do I need to childproof the window covering?” There has been a great deal written about childproofi ng window coverings. Unfortunately, there have been a lot of inexpensive window coverings coming from outside of our country that have no childproofi ng method to prevent a child’s death at a window.

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• On Feb. 14, 278 A.D., Valentine, a holy priest in Rome, is executed for continuing to perform marriages for young lovers in secret after Emperor Claudius the Cruel banned all marriages and engagements. Legend has it that while in jail, Valentine left a farewell note for the jailer’s daughter and signed it “From Your Valentine.”

• On Feb. 15, 1903, toy-store owner and inventor Morris Michtom places two stuffed bears in his shop window, advertis-ing them as “Teddy” bears. Michtom had earlier received permission from President Theodore Roosevelt to use his nickname.

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• On Feb. 11, 1916, Emma Goldman, a crusader for women’s rights and social jus-tice, is arrested in New York City for lecturing and distrib-uting materials about

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• On Feb. 12, 1924, American composer George Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue” is performed for the fi rst time as part of a concert in New York City. Gershwin’s oth-er works include “An American in Paris,” written in 1928 and used as a ballet for Gene Kelly in the 1951 movie of the same name.

• On Feb. 13, 1958, the fi rst Ford Thun-derbird with four seats is introduced. The four-passenger “square bird” converted

the top-of-the-line Ford from a sports car to a luxury car. Thirty-eight thousand cars were initially sold, making the T-Bird one of only two American cars to increase sales between 1957 and 1958.

• On Feb. 9, 1971, pitcher Leroy “Satchel” Paige becomes the fi rst Negro League vet-eran to be nominated for the Baseball Hall of Fame. He earned his nickname as a boy when he earned money carrying passen-gers’ bags at train stations.

• On Feb. 10, 1996, after three hours, world chess champion Gary Kasparov loses the fi rst game of a six-game match against Deep Blue, an IBM computer capable of evaluating 200 million moves per second. Kasparov was ultimately victorious, how-ever, as he bested Deep Blue in the match with three wins and two ties and took home the $400,000 prize.

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NEW DOG ISN’T LIKE OLD ONE

DEAR PAW’S CORNER: Our beloved mutt “Pistol” was put to sleep a year ago after battling cancer. Two months ago, my son and I adopted a new dog, “Sky-ler,” who is mostly Swiss moun-tain dog and we’re not sure what else. Skyler is about 3 years old, and I’m not sure if he’s adapting well to his new home, He barks furiously at the slightest noise and barks constantly at any visi-tors. Pistol was never like this, and he also was an adult adop-tion. How can we get Skyler to settle down? -- Janet in Kansas City, Mo.

DEAR JANET: Well, fi rst, re-mind yourself that Skyler and Pistol are two different dogs, and that -- as adult adoptees -- you don’t know what either of their upbringings were like. As a dif-ferent dog, Skyler will have a different personality as well, and that also determines how he re-acts to new noises and people.

Paws Corner

It’s important not to compare your new dog to the old dog. But we often do that with pets -- it’s part of the grieving process when we lose a beloved companion.

So, be patient with Skyler. He needs time to become accus-tomed to his new environment, and he needs to be slowly social-ized rather than introduced to all your friends at once, which can be quite overwhelming for a pet. He needs regular obedience training and steady, predictable interaction with the household so he will become comfortable with the rhythms and rules of his new life.

And, be patient with yourself. Pistol will always be a part of your life, and you will miss him. Skyler isn’t a replacement for Pistol; he’s a new addition. Give yourself time to get past Pistol’s loss and to accept Skyler for the dog that he is. Send your tips, questions and com-ments to Paws Corner, c/o King Features Weekly Service, P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475, or e-mail them to [email protected].

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Emmy will need bunches of attention and love, she needs a truly loving family for her forever home. Puppies are a lot of work so we do ask that you are aware of this before you adopt.

If you’ve had a puppy before you aware of all the work involved. Their fi rst night away from their litter mates is a stressful situation for them and usually a sleepless night for their new owners. We must remember that puppies are babies and be treated with patience and kindness. It is from you what they will learn.

If you are interested in adopting Emmy into your heart and home please call SAINT Animal Rescue located in Calhan. Our phone number is 541-3099 but you might need to use the 719 area code.

It is always a challenge when adopting a new pet. SAINT Animal Rescue asks the adopter to give the animal a reasonable amount of time to adjust to it’s new family and environment. This is so very important to your new family member as well as your existing family members.

Please visit our website at saintanimalrescue.org and as always thank you for caring.

“Dogs can hear sounds octaves above what humans can,

but they sure bark on our level.” - Phil Littman

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Shannon Whitworth & The Refugees will be performing at the Tri-Lakes Center for the

Arts on Sunday, February 15, 2009. Doors open at 5:00 PM for the 5:30 PM concert. Tickets are $12 TLCA members and $15 non-members and are available at The Wine Seller (719-481-3019), Covered Treasures Bookstore (719-481-2665) in Mon-ument and TLCA (719-481-0475) in Palmer Lake. Tri-Lakes Center for the Arts is located at 304 Colo-rado Highway 105, Palmer Lake. For further information, visit the website at www.trilakesarts.org .

Shannon Whitworth is probably best known as a founding member of the acclaimed acoustic quartet, the Biscuit Burners. On clawham-mer banjo and guitar, Shannon’s compositions contributed depth to the band’s material and have helped her gain respect as a talented singer and songwriter. Currently Shannon lives in the mountains of western North Carolina, where she has spent the last 10 years focusing on moun-tains, bluegrass and country music. With songs steeped in southern el-egance, Shannon Whitworth’s im-pact in the world of Americana mu-sic over the past several years has created lofty expectations by fans nationwide.

So pure, strong and heartfelt, she catches ears and touches the hearts of even the most unsuspecting by-

stander. David Royko of the Chi-cago Tribune writes, “Her vocals are some of the most expressive, and sultry, that I’ve ever heard.” Shannon will be playing with two of The Refugee band members, Jon Stickley playing guitar and singing harmony vocals, and Jake Hopping on banjo.

Tri-Lakes Center for the Arts is dedicated to creating community partnerships for demonstrating, teaching, exhibiting and promoting the arts and humanities. The Center is an advocate for artistic growth in the community. It offers programs that benefi t residents, businesses, students, artists, art lovers and all who are inspired by the arts. TLCA is a non-profi t 501(c)3 organization located at 304 Colorado Highway 105, Palmer Lake, CO 80133. For more information visit the website at www.trilakesarts.org .

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BUT NOT FEARDEAR DR. DONOHUE: I have heard a lot about MRSA. Can you give me some more information about it? What can we do to prevent getting it? I am a student at San Jacinto High School in California. -- J.R.

ANSWER: “MRSA” is short for “methicillin-resistant Staphylococ-

cus aureus,” a common bacterium found all over the place and a com-mon inhabitant of the skin. “MRSA” is pronounced “mersa,” as though it were a word.

In the early days of penicillin, it could kill many germs, including the staph germ. That germ is a wily creature. It soon learned how to dodge the killing power of penicillin. Clever scientists came up with a new model of penicil-lin called methicillin. It was effective against those resistant staph germs. This happy situation came to an end when staph learned how to evade me-thicillin. These are the MRSA bacte-ria.

We do have antibiotics that can deal with MRSA bacteria. However, the lesson is that antibiotics must be re-stricted only to infections by bacteria that respond to them. Using antibiot-ics indiscriminately paves the way for the development of resistance.

MRSA can cause all kinds of infec-tions, but the most common are skin and soft-tissue infections. Soft tissues are the tissues just below the skin,

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An insightful lookat Health

An article last year in Women’s Health briefl y explored the subject of deodorants. It men-

tioned that deodorants contributed to what I and many other DCs call the chemical “load” on our bodies. I ob-serve this in the context that there are three causes of subluxations: physical, mental, and chemical or as Palmer Col-lege of Chiropractic taught us, “The three Ts: thoughts, trauma, toxins.”

Accommodating chemical toxins is a major job for your liver, kidneys and lymphatic system. So, consider a source of signifi cant chemical assault: the laundry room.

You probably have a favorite laundry detergent. You’ve probably used it for years. If they supplied a list of ingredi-ents it would require a chemical engi-neering degree to decipher, and never mind trying to pronounce, their list of compounds not found in nature!

It gets worse…

After your “whites are whiter than white” many people add still more chemicals to their clothing by adding a fabric softener. When your clothes are dry, these additional chemicals have at-tached themselves to your favorite shirt

and lucky socks. Many of them are known to cause central nervous system disorders.

Don’t forget the clothing you drop off at the dry cleaners from which you can still catch a lingering whiff of cleaning solvent!

“Better living through chemistry?” We’re NOT convinced. We thing bet-ter living comes from LESS chemis-try. Give some thought to the potential carcinogens, allergens and chemical stressors in your life. See what you can do to reduce them—improving your health the process.

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the subcutaneous tissues. Outbreaks of MRSA infections are common in high-school football players and wrestlers because of the skin-to-skin contact that occurs in those sports. Anyone, athlete or not, can come down with this infection.

Frequent hand-washing is the best de-fense against MRSA. All skin wounds should be covered with a bandage of sterile, dry gauze and inspected daily to see if they are becoming infected. Athletes should launder their playing clothes after each use and should not store dirty clothes in a locker. They should shower immediately after a practice. No one should share towels, brushes or combs.

***

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: My moth-er’s neighbor “candles” her ears when they fi ll with wax. I am not acquainted with this procedure. My mother be-lieves it is an excellent treatment, and she won’t discuss it with me. What is your opinion? -- H.M.

ANSWER: My opinion on candling gets me in trouble with afi cionados of the practice. It involves inserting the narrow end of a cone-shaped device into the ear canal. The other end is lit. Heat is supposed to soften the wax and create a vacuum that draws it out

of the ear.

I think it is dangerous. The FDA doesn’t approve of it.

***

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I have got-ten in the habit of taking Tylenol be-fore seeing my dentist. I have a phobia about needles, and seeing the dentist come at me with a syringe puts me in a cold sweat. I have it in my mind that the jab will be painful. Taking the Ty-lenol works for me. Is there anything wrong with doing this? -- R.C.

ANSWER: There’s nothing wrong with taking a Tylenol before see-ing the dentist. If it gets you through what you imagine might be painful, three cheers for Tylenol.

***

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.

(c) 2009 North America Synd., Inc.All Rights Reserved

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Preheat oven to 450 F. Place pie crust in deep-dish 10-inch pie plate and

fl ute edges. Stir 1/2 teaspoon almond ex-tract into cherry pie fi lling. Evenly spoon mixture into prepared pie crust. Bake for 15 minutes. Remove pie from oven and lower heat to 350 F.In a large bowl, stir cream cheese with a sturdy spoon until soft. Stir in eggs and remaining 1/2 tea-spoon almond extract. Add Splenda. Mix

well to combine. Carefully spoon cream cheese mixture evenly over cherry pie fi lling. Continue baking for 30 minutes. Place pie plate on a wire rack and allow to cool at least 1 hour.Evenly spread sour cream over top of cooled pie. Lightly sprinkle almonds and nutmeg over top. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes. Cut into 8 serv-ings.• Each serving equals: 241 calories, 9g fat, 11g protein, 29g carbs, 434mg sodium, 200mg calcium, 1g fi ber; Di-abetic Exchanges: 1 1/2 fat, 1 Starch/Carb, 1 Meat, 1/2 Fruit; Carb Choic-es: 2.

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½ c Olive oil1 lb Cleaned Fresh Spinach1 c Crumbled Feta Cheese½ ea Onion5 ea Garlic Cloves1 ea Large Egg1 tsp Dillto taste White pepper6 sheets Filo Dough (thawed)

1. Dice onion and chop garlic then sauté in about 3 Tbs of the olive oil.

2. Chop spinach into large pieces and add to onions and garlic.

3. Sauté until onions are golden and spinach is just wilted.

4. Let cool in a bowl then add remaining ingredientsexcept for the fi lo dough and mix well.

5. Carefully unroll the sheets of fi lo dough making sure that they don’t dry out with a damp towel covering

them and place one sheet at a time layering them with a thin layer of the remaining olive oil leaving fl aps out to fold over the top in a small oiled casserole dish.

6. Place the spinach mixture in the fi lo dough and cov-er with the fl aps of dough to incase the mixture.

7. Bake in a preheated oven at 4000F for about 20 min-utes until golden on top.

Most often you will see spanakopita as an ap-petizer as little triangle wrapped with fi lo dough but here I have done it as a pie which

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Be creative, have fun and enjoy!!!

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You could give fl owers. You could give candy. You could give jewelry, a watch

or a gift certifi cate. They’re all fi ne Valentine’s Day presents, and your recipient would appreciate any of them. But this year, why not go be-yond the usual gifts and give your valentine something that can sweet-en the rest of the year — and be-yond? Specifi cally, why not give a fi nancial gift?

Of course, you can always write out a check, or stick some money in a card. But why not think “outside the box” a little bit?

Here are some possibilities to con-sider:

Give stocks. You might want to give shares of stock in a company that makes products favored by your loved one. As an alternative to buying stocks, you could give some shares of your own. You’ll need to know what you originally paid for the stock (its tax basis), how long you’ve held it and its fair market value at the date of the gift. The re-cipient will need this information to determine gains or losses when he or she sells the stock. (You’ll also need to determine if you have to pay gift taxes. You can give up to $12,000 per year, free of gift taxes, to as many people as you want.)

Give a savings bond. You might think that U.S. government savings

bonds were a quaint relic of the past, but they’re still around. Your valen-tine might appreciate a low-risk, government-backed bond that pays a guaranteed rate of interest. Plus, you can buy a Series EE bond for as little as $50 or as much as $5,000 (the limit for a calendar year).

Contribute to an IRA. The IRA contribution limit for 2009 is $5,000. Investors who are 50 or older can also make a “catch-up” contribution of an additional $1,000. So, if your valentine hasn’t fully funded his or her IRA for this year, you can help. While you can’t put money directly into someone else’s IRA, you can write a check for that purpose. Be-cause of their tax advantages, IRAs are great retirement-savings vehi-cles, so they are well worth fund-ing. (Traditional IRAs grow tax-deferred; Roth IRAs grow tax-free, provided the investor has had the account for at least fi ve years and is 59-1/2 or older.)

Make a charitable gift in your valentine’s name. Your loved one, like many people, probably sup-ports a variety of social and chari-table organizations. By making a donation to one of these groups in your valentine’s name, you can add a special meaning to this Valen-tine’s Day. At the same time, you’ll be giving yourself a little valentine, because you may be able to claim a tax deduction for your charitable gift. In fact, if you give an asset, such as a stock, which has appre-ciated in value, you’ll get an extra tax break because you won’t be re-sponsible for capital gains when the charity eventually sells the stock.

By making any of these gifts, you’ll show your valentine that you truly care about the most important part of his or her life — the future.

This article was written by Edward Jones for use by your local Edward Jones Financial Advisor.

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Tri-State G&T, MVEA’s power sup-plier, has been working hard to en-sure we have suffi cient and afford-able electricity for the future while being environmentally responsible. One of their efforts is a major solar project in New Mexico, one of the states they serve. Tri-State has part-nered with El Paso Electric, Xcel Energy and PNM to construct a solar parabolic trough generation facility to provide solar electricity by 2012. This technology utilizes a series of trough-shaped mirrors to focus sun-light onto a generator, producing electricity. When combined with thermal energy storage, this solar technology is capable of generating electricity at night as well as during cloudy periods.

The Colorado Department of Public Health and environment named Tri-State a Bronze Achiever under the Colorado Environmental Leader-ship program for making signifi cant achievements in operating its 100-megawatt Nucla Station in compli-ance with all air, land and water reg-ulations. Tri-State is the only elec-tric utility in the state to be admitted into the program, which has been in

place since 1999. The power plant was selected due to its implementa-tion of the Environmental Manage-ment System (EMS) over the past eight years. Tri-State is also the fi rst electric cooperative in the U.S. to execute an EMS. The employees have reduced the volume of waste generated at the site by 90 percent since 2001.

Tri-State is currently laying the nec-essary groundwork to develop a new power plant near Holly in south-east Colorado. The Colorado Power Project has been in the preliminary planning and preparatory work stage for several years. In 2007, Tri-State constructed a meteorological tower and monitoring equipment to collect environmental data. It has also had to have the water use converted from agricultural water rights to industri-al use. Emerging technologies will infl uence the design of this project so it will be a state-of-the-art facil-ity. This project will help rebalance the system in terms of base load re-sources. Most resources are located in western Colorado, Wyoming, New Mexico and Arizona while Tri-State’s largest load requirements lie

in eastern Colorado. Building in this area will not only supply power to areas in need in eastern Colorado, but put needed generation closer to its load source. This will help reduce transmission costs while freeing up generation resources in western Col-orado, New Mexico and Wyoming to serve growing loads in those re-gions. This would ultimately create a more balanced and effi cient power supply system.

With any type of generation comes the need for transmission lines. Cur-rent transmission planning efforts focus on four main factors affecting Tri-State’s system – growth, reli-ability, requests to interconnect to Tri-State’s network and addressing aging facilities. These key areas are driving transmission planning while Tri-State focuses on the long-term needs of its members. San Luis Val-ley has become a hot bed for the de-velopment of solar generation and Tri-State is working with develop-ers and other utilities to facilitate its potential. The existing electrical system is beginning to reach its limit due primarily to continued growth in the valley. One of the major prob-

lems currently experienced on the electrical transmission system is a drop in voltage (known as “voltage collapse”) that occurs when electric use is high. Tri-State is considering a partnership with Xcel Energy to build more transmission in this area.

Renewable Energy Systems (RES) headquartered in Bloomfi eld, Colo-rado has been working with Tri-State on their Cedar Point Wind project located just north of Limon. When completed, the wind turbines will generate up to 300 megawatts elec-tricity. Spread across 20,000 acres, the project will include over 40 miles of overhead transmission line; how-ever, at this time, there are no plans to connect to the Eastern Plains Transmission Project, but their elec-tricity will be put on the grid.

Tri-State is trying hard to meet its members’ needs while remaining sensitive to environmental issues. They are committed to providing power to its 44 member systems to ensure the lights go on with each fl ip of the switch. For more information on Tri-State G&T, go to www.tristat-egt.org.

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REITS, or real estate investment trusts, are very popular in many states as a vehicle for real estate investment. Under federal

tax law they are permissible and may qualify for pass-through taxation (i.e., income taxed only at the personal not the entity level) if properly structured. At fi rst glance, this makes them very attractive. However, I do not necessarily recommend them for investment in real property located in Colorado.

Colorado currently has no case or statutory law on the treatment of real estate investment trusts, other than a single statute regarding their taxation, described below. While land may be held in trust in Colorado, existing Colorado law does not deal with real estate investment trusts. Therefore, it is uncertain how such trusts will be treated under Colorado law.

In other states there are two clear lines of treatment of ownership of land trust assets. Some states vest both legal and equitable title to the real property with the trustee; the land trust benefi ciaries retain a personal property interest

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in the trust itself, not a direct interest in the real property itself. Other states vest legal title to the real property in the trustee, and equitable title in the benefi ciaries. Colorado, with trusts in general, follows the fi rst line of treatment; there is no specifi c indication how real estate investment trust property would be treated.

Where a trust has been formed by a group who pool their capital for real estate investment, it is treated by some states as a general partnership, with the benefi ciaries each having joint and several personal liability for all trust liabilities, the trust res, and one another, and with any benefi ciary having the power to bind the “partnership” and the other “partners”. It is unclear how Colorado would come down

on this issue. This may create signifi cant liability exposure .

Finally, as discussed above, the chief attraction of REITS is the possibility of pass-through tax treatment under federal law. However, under Colorado law, C.R.S. §39-22-503 specifi cally provides that, in the case of an organization that qualifi es as a “real estate investment trust” under the Internal Revenue Code, the “net income” of that organization shall be the income of the trust; this would appear to indicate that such income will subject to Colorado taxation at the trust level as well as the benefi ciary level.

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PAYING TAXES DURINGHARD TIMES

By now you should have received your W-2 or 1099 forms for your taxes. If you’ve run the numbers and suspect you’re going to be

short when it’s time to pay, you’re not alone. Lots of people are experiencing adverse fi nancial situations right now, and the Internal Revenue Service knows this. It’s devoted a whole section of its Web site to help you.Gather your information now. The worst thing you can do is delay making a game plan.Here are some things you need to know:--If you lose your job and get severance pay, it’s tax-able, including any amounts for sick time or vacation pay.--If you get unemployment compensation, it’s tax-able.--Even if your employer went out of business, it must provide you a W-2 form by Jan. 31. Contact the IRS for help in getting a substitute W-2.--For information on moving or cashing out an IRA,

moving costs to take a new job, getting food stamps or selling assets, see IRS Publication 4128 (Tax Im-pact of Job Loss).--Keep track of your mileage and expenses (includ-ing having a resume written) while you hunt for a job. They might be deductible. See IRS Publication 529 if you have expenses related to your work or if you move more than 50 miles away to take a new job.--Debt cancellation generally incurs a tax liability. For example, if you settle a credit-card debt for less than you owe, the forgiven amount becomes income that is taxable. However, this is not necessarily so with mortgage forgiveness, including foreclosure. The Mortgage Debt Relief Act of 2007 creates excep-tions to the kind of debt cancellation that is taxable. See the details in Publication 4681.-- If you have an installment agreement for a prior tax year, and you can’t meet your payments because

you’ve lost a job, call the IRS. It’s possible that the IRS will be able to reduce those payments. Be pre-pared to supply proof of your changed situation.If you already suspect that you won’t be able to pay all your taxes by April, there are options such as a short-term extension, offer in compromise and in-stallment agreements. Don’t be too hasty in setting up an arrangement, however. Your situation could change by April.

David Uffi ngton 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 Features Weekly Service, P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475, or send e-mail to [email protected].

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By Rose Fortune

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Social Security touches the lives of virtually every American. Whether it’s after the loss of

a loved one, the onset of disability or during the transition from work to retirement, our employees and programs offer support to the people of this country, often during diffi cult times. We run one of the nation’s largest entitlement programs — the Old Age, Survivors and Disability program. We also administer the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program. It provides fi nancial support to aged, blind or disabled adults and children with limited income and resources.

You have a concept of what we do at Social Security, but how well do you really know what we do? Here’s a quiz to fi nd out how much you know about our work day in and day out.

1. How many phone calls come into Social Security’s toll free number -- 1-800-772-1213 --each year?a. 2.5 millionb. 57 millionc. 95 million

2. How many disability applications are processed each year?a. 2.5 millionb. 75 thousandc. 200 thousand

3. How many earnings items are posted to workers’ records?a. 2 millionb. 100,000c. 270 million

4. How many Social Security Statements do we send out each year?a. 200 millionb. 147 millionc. 100 million

5. How many Medicare extra help applications for the prescription program do we process each year? a. 530,000b. 1.2 millionc. 4.2 million

6. How many appeal hearings do we hold each year?a. 22,000b. 548,000c. 1.2 million

7. How many SSI applications for people 65 or older do we take each year?a. 101,000b. 90,000c. 289,000

8. How many retirement, survivor and Medicare applications do we take each year?a. 253,000b. 839,000c. 3.9 million

As you can see, the Social Security is more than just retirement payments and Social Security cards. The volume can be surprising, but one thing is not a surprise: Social Security has a long history of providing the best public service government has to offer.

Learn more interesting factsabout Social Security

by visiting our history page atwww.socialsecurity.gov/history.

Answers: 1. b; 2. a; 3. c; 4. b; 5. b; 6. b; 7. c; 8. c.

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Trivia Test ByMarge Svenson Sports Quiz By

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1. TELEVISION: What was the name of the robot in the com-edy series “Get Smart”?2. MEDICINE: Who is credited with discovering a vaccine for measles?3. LITERATURE: What famous author also wrote under the pseudonym of Tex Burns?4. HISTORY: Who was the Unit-ed States’ fi rst chief justice of the Supreme Court?5. BUSINESS: What is AT&T’s stock ticker symbol?6. GEOGRAPHY: What African country lies directly west of Sudan?7. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: How many lines are in a sonnet?8. GAMES: How many cards are used in pinochle?9. U.S. STATES: Which state would you hail from if you were called a “Tar Heel”?10. FAMOUS QUOTES: Who once said, “He taught me housekeeping; when I divorce I keep the house”?

1. Name the last time before 2008 that the Yankees and the Dodgers each started the season with a new manager.2. How many times during his career did Hank Aaron lead the National League in home runs?3. Which NFL team holds the record since the post-1970 AFL-NFL merger for winning its division the most con-secutive times?4. Name the last time the Army men’s basketball team made the NCAA Tournament.5. Ottawa defenseman Filip Kuba set an NHL record in 2008 for the most consecutive games to open a season in which he assisted on a goal (eight). Who had held the mark?6. Richard Petty had 1,184 career starts in NASCAR’s top three series. Who was the second driver to join the 1,000-start list?7. In what Grand Slam event in 2008 did tennis star Roger Federer fail to make the fi nals?

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1. Which singer was called the “Godfather of Soul”?

2. Name the late 1980s pop duo that was busted not only for lip-syncing a song, but a whole album.

3. The late 1960s saw produc-tion of two popular rock operas. One was “Hair.” What was the other one?

4. Michael Sembello’s 1980s hit “Maniac” was fi rst heard in what movie?

5. Which song fi nished No. 1 for the year 1994 on Billboard’s Hot 100 list? Hint: The group was Swedish.

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PICK OF THE WEEK“The Back to the Future Trilogy” -- One of the biggest blockbusters of the mid-’80s is being re-released this week. Michael J. Fox plays Marty McFly, a high-school student who uses Doc Brown’s (Christopher Lloyd) time-traveling DeLorean to travel back and forth in time -- from the 1980s to the 1880s to 2015. If you don’t already have the trilo-gy in your collection, this is as good a time

as any to buy, since the discs are being sold individually at a reduced price. Don’t ex-pect any new special features or anything. It’s just a bare-bones repackaging of each of the three fi lms.

DOG OF THE WEEK“W.” -- Regardless of your political bent, Oliver Stone’s biopic of George W. Bush is a ponderous mish-mash of a fi lm. The alleged comedic bits play like a stale SNL skit that’s gone on for too long, and any attempts at gravitas fall fl at or are unin-tentionally funny. That said there are good performances by Elizabeth Banks (as Lau-ra Bush), James Cromwell (as Bush Sr.) and Richard Dreyfus (as Dick Cheney), but they get lost in the constant jumping back-and-forth between vignettes of Bush’s past and the lead-up the invasion of Iraq. Also, “W.” doesn’t have the same depth of character as Stone’s other presidential biopic, “Nixon,” which was an incredible

piece of cinema and a balanced, sympa-thetic insight into one of the most contro-versial and despised presidents in history. Maybe if Stone had spent more time get-ting the script in shape, “W.” might have been a better fi lm.I think one of the reasons “W.” fails is be-cause Stone rushed production so he could release it before the November 2008 elec-tion. Problem was, he should’ve released it in November of 2004 if he’d wanted to make an impact. I mean, didn’t anyone tell him that Bush wasn’t running? Seriously, what was the point of this ridiculous pop-psychology exercise of a fi lm? The plot in a nutshell: W. has Daddy Issues. Stone should’ve called this turkey “W.: An Oedi-pus Wreck.”

KIDS AND FAMILY“Wallace and Gromit: A Grand Day Out” - “Wallace and Gromit: The Wrong Trou-sers” - “Wallace and Gromit: A Close

Shave”The fi rst three Wallace and Gromit fi lms are being re-released this week (for less than 10 bucks apiece), and I couldn’t be happier, as I am a huge fan. Wallace is a likable yet hapless inventor whose cre-ations always seem to go awry. Gromit is his devoted beagle companion who thank-fully has the intelligence and resourceful-ness to get his master out of whatever jam he’s gotten himself into. These short fi lms are hilarious, good clean fun for audiences of all ages. I highly recommend them.

TV SERIES“Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!”

Season 2 “Dragon Ball Z” Season Eight

“Naruto” Uncut Box Set, Vol. 12“Melrose Place” The Fifth Season Vol. 1

“Friday the 13th the Series” The 2nd Season “Simon and Simon” Season Two

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Answers & Solutions

ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Doing something nice for others is typical of the generous Arian. But be prepared for some jealous types who might try to question one of your more recent acts of kindness.

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) You’re ea-ger to take on new responsibilities. But be-fore you do, you might want to check out exactly what would be required of you so that you don’t face any “surprises” later.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) It might be best to put off an important decision until a fl uctuating situation becomes more stable. Recently received news could help resolve a long-standing family matter.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) If you still have a problem getting that information gap closed, you might consider asking a higher authority to resolve the matter, leaving you free to move on to another project.

LEO (July 23 to August 22) A family mat-ter needs to be dealt with at the start of the week. Once it’s resolved, the Big Cat can devote more attention to that new opportu-nity that seems to hold so much potential.

VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) Pay attention to those niggling doubts. They could be warning you not to make any ma-jor decisions until you’ve checked them out -- especially where money matters might be involved.

LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) A business venture might need more of your attention than you are able to provide. Consider asking a trusted friend or family member to help you work through this time crunch.

SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) A more positive aspect helps you get a clearer focus on how to handle your time so that you can deal with several respon-sibilities that are just now showing up on your schedule.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to De-cember 21) A very close friend (you know who that is!) has advice that could help you work through a confusing situation. So put your pride aside and ask for it. You’ll be glad you did.

CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) A workplace situation could turn a bit tense. The best way to handle it is to con-front it and deal with it openly. Doing so can help reveal the underlying reasons for the problem.

AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) A colleague’s remarks appear to be espe-cially cutting. But don’t waste your time or your energy trying to deal with the situ-ation. You have more important things to do.

PISCES (February 19 to March 20) Sup-port for your work comes as a surprise from someone you thought was critical or, at least, indifferent. Your spouse or partner has big plans for the weekend.

BORN THIS WEEK: Your spiritual strength often acts as an inspiration to help others make decisions about their lives.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2009

TRIVIA TEST ANSWERS

SPORTS QUIZ ANSWERS

FLASH BACK ANSWERS1. James Brown, who also was referred to as “The Hardest Working Man in Show Business.” Brown died in 2006.2. The debut album of Fab Morvan and Rob Pi-latus, known as Milli Vanilli, was discovered to have been done by other singers after a lip sync went awry at an MTV performance. Suspicions were raised, and the duo eventually confessed that they hadn’t sung any of their songs. 3. “Tommy,” by Pete Townshend and The Who.4. “Flashdance,” the 1983 hit movie starring Jennifer Beals and Michael Nouri.5. “The Sign” by the quartet Ace of Base rose up the chart after the disco song made the rounds in clubs as well as on radio.

1. Hymie2. John F. Enders and Thomas Peebles

3. Louis L’Amour4. John Jay

5. T6. Chad

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9. North Carolina10. Zsa Zsa Gabor

1. It was 1947 (Bucky Harris for the Yankees and Burt Shotton for the Dodgers).2. Four times (1957, 1963, 1966, 1967).3. The Los Angeles Rams won the NFC West seven times in a row (1973-79).4. Army has never reached the tournament.5. Boston’s Brad Park did it in seven consecutive games in the 1981-82 season.6. Michael Waltrip topped 1,000 in 2008.7. He lost in the semifi nals of the Australian Open.

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