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of Kootenai County, Idaho Issue #33 August 12th

by Kathy Wolfe Are you left-handed? Then August 13 is your day! In honor of Left Handers’ Day, Tidbits is studying up data on these special folks. • It’s estimated that about 10% of thepopulation is left-handed. But while many areconsideredleft-handed,veryfeware100%left-handed,becausetheyperformmanytasksright-handed, such as golf or batting a ball. In contrast, thepercentageof“righties”whoare100%right-handed is very high. • People are left- or right-handed dueto an unequal distribution ofmotor skills, andhandednessisdeterminedbywhichhandismoredexterouswhenperformingtasks.Leftiesusetheright side of their brains, and right-handers oper-ateinthelefthemisphere.• Infants have usually developed hand prefer-encebysixmonthsofage.Somebabiesshowapreferenceforonehandwhilestillinthewomb,which can be seen by observing which hand is predominantly held close to the mouth. Ultra-soundsrevealthat90%oftheunbornfavortheirright thumb. Research suggests that prematurebabiesand thosewhohaveexperienced traumaduringgestationaremorelikelytobeleft-hand-ed.There’salsoalinktomotherswhoareover40– theyare128%more likely tohavea left-handedbabythanawomaninher20s.Turn the page for more!

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LEFTIES (continued): • Left-handedness appears to be an in-heritedtrait.Left-handedmembersoftheBritishroyal family include theQueenMother,QueenElizabethII,PrinceCharles,andPrinceWilliam.But if both parents of a child are left-handed, thereisonlya26%chancethatthechildwillbeas well. • About 1% of the world’s adults areequally skilled with both hands and are dubbed ambidextrous. Other people are awkward withbothhandsandaresaidtobeambisinisteroram-bilevous. •Thereisnodefinitiveanswerastowhyhandednessexists.Manystudieshavebeencon-ducted in an attempt to identify characteristicsshared by left-handers. Research indicates thatthey have unusually good visual-spatial skills. Creativity,music,perception,emotions,andspa-tial awareness are controlled by the right side of thebrain.Thismakesleftiesgoodarchitects,art-ists, mathematicians, and musicians. ConsiderthatAlbertEinstein,Mozart,Beethoven,Leonar-do da Vinci, and Henry Ford were all left-hand-ed.FouroutofthefivedesignersoftheoriginalMacintoshcomputerwereleftiesaswell. • University studies suggest there aremore lefties with an IQ over 140 than right-handed people, a list that includes Einstein, IsaacNewton, andBenjaminFranklin.A studyof100,000studentstakingtheSATtestrevealedthat20%of the top-scoringgroupwere lefties,twice the rate of left-handedness in the general population. • There also seems to be a connectionwith athletic ability. About half of fencers are left-handed.TennisgreatsJimmyConnors,JohnMcEnroe, and Rod Laver are lefties, and wecan’t deny the talent of baseball southpaws Yogi Berra,LouGehrig,BabeRuth,StanMusial,TedWilliams,andReggieJackson.

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•"Assortedhardwareseemstocollectinbig, randompiles in our tinyworkshop.Nails,screwsandboltsofallsizesaremixedtogether,tossedonthebenchwhenaprojectiscomplete.Everysooften, thekidsandImakeagameofsortingandorganizingitusingamuffinpan.It'seasytosortbysizeandtype!"ÐJoAnn •"Aftercleaningmypaintbrushesrecent-ly, Idecidedtohangthemfromtheclotheslineto dry. It worked great, as the bristles were nice and soft after they dried. I think it helped to hang themstraightdown."--O.C.inWashington •Beforeyoustartapaintingprojectandheadtothehardwarestore,determinewhatyoumightneedandraidyourrecyclingbinforcon-tainers. •Here'sagreatwaytogetyourlawntoolsorganizedandoffthefloor:IfyouhaveanyPVCpipe,cut some4-or5-inchsectionsandscrewthemintothewall,vertically,afootortwofromthefloorinyourgarage.Slipthehandleofyourrake,gardenhoe,broom,etc.downintothepipe,anditwillstaystableagainstthewall.Makesurethe pipe is wide enough for the handle.•Therearelotsofshop, lawnandgardenfluidsthat are not allowed in the trash.Contact yourwaste-management provider to see if there's aplace you can drop off hazardous waste in your community. •"I needed more light over my work-bench, and those hanging lights are pretty ex-pensive. My wife had a lamp she didn't needanymore,soIinvertedthelampshadeandhungitfromahookontheceiling.It'srightovermyworkbench,andIcanuseitwhenIneedit."--W.S.inConnecticut

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LEFTIES (continued): •Butallisnoteasyforleft-handedfolks.Becausethelefthemisphereofthebraincontrolsspeech, language, and writing, lefties controlled bytherightsideofthebrainaremorelikelytobedyslexic,stutter,andhaveautism.Theyalsoprocess emotions differently than righties andare more prone to negative emotions, such asanger.Inthephysicalrealm,leftiesseemtohavemore allergies, migraines, and insomnia. Andsince the right side of the brain has a lower tol-eranceforalcohol,left-handedpeoplearemorelikelytobecomealcoholics. • Being left-handed has had negativeconnotationsforcenturies. In the17thcentury,lefties were thought to be witches and warlocks, andblackmagicisoftenreferredtoasthe“left-hand path.” But Incas believed that left-handers possessedmagical abilities and could performhealing. If you receive a “left-handed compli-ment,”itisdeemedunflattering.TheBiblemen-tionstherighthand100times,allinapositivelight,whilethelefthandismentioned25times,all negatively. The English language even de-rivestheword“sinister,”whichmeansthreaten-ingormenacing, from theLatinword sinistra,whichcanmeaneither“left”or“unlucky.” •Evenfolkloreseemstopaintleftiesinabadlight.Ifyourrightpalmitches,legendhasitthatyou’llbecomingintosomemoney,butiftheleftoneitches,you’llbepayingmoneyout.Atwitchinyourrighteyemeansyou’llsoonbeseeing a friend, while a twitching left eye denotes anenemyontheway.Aringinginyourrightearsays someone is praising you,while a ringingleft earmeans someone is cursing you.Goingon a trip in the near future? An itching right foot promisesapleasantjourney,butifyourleftfootitches, the trip is going to be a bad one.

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Doyouhaveabuilt-inmicrowaveabovethestovethat'shardtoreach?Orsmallarearugsthataren'ttapeddown?Aretherepartsofyourhomethatareabitdark?Are there timesyoucan'tgettothedrugstoretopickupaprescrip-tion? Inmanypartsofthecountry,"villages"are cropping up. A village is a volunteer effort thatallowsseniors toaskforspecificchangestotheirhomestoallowthemtocontinuetolivethere. That work is done at a discount by local businesses that have been screened. Often vil-lagevolunteerswilldosmallerhouseholdtasks,such as watering the garden or downloading a program on the senior's computer. Or maybea senior needs a ride to the doctor or to take thecat tothevet.Sometimestheserviceisassimple as having someone accompany you toaneventyou'dliketoattend. Seniors pay an annual fee to be con-nected to the available services, which can vary dependingontheparticularvillage.Somewillinclude a visit by a healthcare professional to assess any safety fixes needed in the home.Whattheyallhaveincommonistheabilitytohelpseniorsstayathomelonger. Atthispoint,therearemorethanahun-dred villages across the country. If you'd liketoknowmoreaboutit,goonlinetotheVillageto Village Network at www.vtvnetwork.org. Be suretochecktheVillageMaptolocateanet-work inyourarea.Clickon thecolored iconsforapopupwithcontactinformation.Someofthe villages are not in the VtoV Network and operate independently.Orcall themainofficeat(617)299-9NET.

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LEFTIES (continued): •Furthersuperstitionssaythatifyourleftfoothitsthefloorfirstwhenyougetoutofbed,you’ll have a bad day. And be careful at wedding receptions!Someswearthatgivingatoastwithyourlefthandisthesameasplacingacurseonthe people you’re toasting! •Theworldseemstobebuiltforright-handers.Power toolsandmachineryaregener-allymanufacturedwitha leaning toward right-handed users. The emergency on/off switch isusually placed in a location convenient to right-ies.Scissorsandacomputermousearedesignedwiththeright-handerinmind.Howmanyschooldesksarebuiltforleft-handers?Pickupacoffeemugwithanoveltydesignonit,andyou’llseethat the picture is placed for a right-handed pick-up.Thoseitemsspecificallydesignedforleftiesfrequentlycostmore.On thebright side, somescientistsbelievethatleft-handersaremoreinde-pendent because they’ve had to adapt to a world built largely for righties. •FouroutofthesevenmostrecentU.S.Presidents have been left-handed – BarackObama, Bill Clinton, George H.W. Bush, andGeraldFord.RonaldReaganwasambidextrous,buthewasnotthefirstpresidentwiththischar-acteristic. The 20th president, James Garfield,wasnotonlyambidextrous,hefrequentlyenter-tained his friends by writing Greek with his left hand while writing Latin with his right. • There is one community inAmericawhere everyone is left-handed. Left Hand, West Virginia, population 390, can legitimately callall its residents “Left Handers.”

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It looks like the housing recovery is well underwayinNorthIdaho.RecentDatashowthatsinglefamilyhomepriceshaveincreasedby23percent overall with the average price increasing by9percent.Salesofvacantlotsarestrongwith42 percentmore sold this year than last. Thatdemonstrates awelcome renewalof confidencefromareabuilderswhosesalesofnewhomesin-creasedby40percentthisyear. Whileinterestratesremainrelativelylow,itmaybe time to sell thehomeyouhavebeenthinkingaboutselling.Mortgagerateslastweeksettledat4.40percent,justaslightuptickfromthepreviousweek's4.39.

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How Acupuncture Works Frequently we are asked “For what conditions would I seek the services of an acupunctur-ist?” and “How does acupuncture work?” Acupuncturehasbeenused successfully for thousandsofyears inmanycountriesof theworld,andsadlyforonlyafewdecadesintheUS.Itisthefastestgrowing“alternativemedicine”routetoday.Mostinsurancecompaniespayforacupuncturenowanditsacceptanceamongstcon-ventionalmedicineisgrowingtremendously.NearlyeverymajoruniversityintheUSisparticipat-ing in acupuncture research. The results have been great and have really helped the acceptance level. Whathashelpedthemost,however,isthetestimonialsfrompatientswhohavebenefitedbytheiracupuncturetreatments. Acupunctureisusedformosthealthchallenges.Sinceacupunctureisaimedattreatingtheunderlyingcauseofthedisorder,andhelpstorestorefunction,thesuccessrateisimpressive.Firstofall,restoringfunctiontothedigestivesystemiscritical.Ifyoucan’tgetthenutrientsintothebodytorestorehealth,you’llalwaysbe“chasingtail”tryingtogetwell.Althoughallorgansystemsareimportant,digestionisnumberone. Acupuncturistswillexamineyou,evaluateallofyoursymptomsanddecidewhatwentwronginthefirstplaceandfixthat.Buttheywillalsobeaskingaboutallothersystems.Sincethebodytellsusinmanywayswhat’swrong(calledsymptoms),Acupuncturistslookforallthevariedsymptoms.If your thyroid isn’t working well, we want to know why. Ifyou’restrugglingwithbloodsugarissues,aretired,orhaveadifficulttimelosingweight,we want to know why. When we treat the why, the result is that you start losing weight, begin feeling energized,finditeasiertocontrolyourbloodsugarandyoujustplainfeelbetter!Somecometous,know they should exercise, want to, but can’t because their feet hurt, they are too exhausted or are in toomuchpain.Byresolvingthoseissues,thepersonisabletodotheothernecessarythingstogetwell. Acupunctureisusedtoimproveimmunefunction,helpalleviatesymptomsassociatedwithchemotherapy,improvedigestive,cardiovascular,respiratoryandurinarysystems.Ithelpswithfi-bromyalgia, arthritis, peripheral neuropathy, and other types of pain and discomfort. It helps toimproveenergybyimprovingthefunctionofthesystemsresponsibleforgeneratingenergy.Acu-puncturestimulatesthesystemsthatareresponsibleforreducingpainandinflammation,andmoreimportantlytoincreasemicro-circulationintothetissuessothathealingcanoccur. The National Institutes for Health says, “One of the advantages of acupuncture is that the incidenceofadverseeffectsissubstantiallylowerthanthatofmanydrugsorotheracceptedmedicalproceduresusedforthesameconditions.”Acupunctureisasafeandeffectivemodalityforresolvingmanyhealthchallenges.Dr.HollyCarling isaDoctorofOrientalMedicine,LicensedAcupuncturist,DoctorofNaturopathy,ClinicalNu-tritionistandMasterHerbologistwithover34yearsofexperience.Dr.CarlingiscurrentlyacceptingnewpatientsandoffersnaturalhealthcareservicesandwholefoodnutritionalsupplementsinherCoeurd’Aleneclinic.VisitDr.Carling’swebsiteatwww.vitalhealthandfitness.comtolearnmoreaboutDr.Carling,viewalistofupcominghealthclassesandreadotherinformativearticles.Dr.Carlingcanbereachedat208-765-1994andwouldbehappytoanswerany questions regarding this topic.

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Q. I know spaying and neutering cats and dogs helps prevent pet overpopulation and future homeless pets, but are there any benefits for the pets who have the proce-dure?A.Along-termbenefitofsterilizationisim-proved health for both cats and dogs. On av-erage,alteredcatslive3-5yearslongerandaltered dogs live 1-3 years longer.Spaying femalesprior to theirfirstheat cy-clewhichusuallyoccursat5-6monthsold,nearly eliminates the risk of breast cancerand totally prevents uterine infections and uterine cancer. Neuteringmalesprevents99%ofre-productive system problems and generallyresults in fewer undesirablemale behaviorssuch as urine marking, humping, aggres-sionandtheurgetoroam.Thesebenefitsaregreatest when the procedures are done on youngsters. Fights, wounds and infections are otherwise inevitable. Spay a dog or cat and eliminate theconstant crying and nervous pacing of a fe-male inheat, and themessinessof theheatcycle. Ifyouhavemorethanonepetinyourhousehold, all the pets will generally get alongbetteriftheyarefixed.

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bySamanthaWeaver •ItwasGeorgeBernardShawwhomadethefollowingobservation:“ThelongerIlivethemoreIseethatIamneverwrongaboutanything,andthatallthepainsthatIhavesohumblytak-en to verifymy notions have onlywastedmytime.” • Modern dietary trends notwithstand-ing, raw vegetables have not always enjoyed the healthsome reputation they now have. In me-dieval times, in fact, veggieswould alwaysbecooked; raw ones were considered to be bad for thehumors. •Thosewho keep track of such thingssaythattheRollingStones’song“Satisfaction”isplayedontheradiointheU.S.morethan300timeseveryday. •Oneofthemostnotoriousmagictricksperformedbyprofessionalsiscatchingabulletinthemouth.It’ssaidtobecursed,duetothefactthat,overthepast400orsoyears,atleast15ma-gicianshavediedintheattempt.Someofthemmistakenly used live rounds instead of blanks,and one jealous wife swapped out the blanks forliverounds.Oneoftheearliestattemptersofthetrickwasbeatentodeathbyamobwhobe-lievedhewasinleaguewiththedevil.Cursed,though?Ifsomeoneistryingtocatchabulletinthemouth,ithardlyrequiresacursetoresultinaviolent end. •Portland,Ore.,couldjustaseasilyhavebeennamedBoston,Oregon.Thetwomenwhonamedthetowncouldn’tdecidewhichcitybackeast shouldbe thenamesake, so theyflippedacoin.Portlandcameupthewinner. •Originally,thebestmanwassupposedto serve as a sort of armed guard, in case thebride needed to be kidnapped from her disap-proving parents.

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InJune,theDepartmentofVeteransAf-fairs announced that 9,000 veterans would re-ceivevouchersforhousingwhentheVAteamedup with Housing and Urban Development tospend$60millionforSection8housing.Nowthehelpwillbeevenbigger:$300millionwillput120,000at-riskveteransandtheirfami-liesintopermanenthousinginall50states,plusthe District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and theVirginIslands.Thesedollarswillbeintheformof grants to 319 non-profit organizations thatwillassistveteransandtheirfamiliesthroughtheSupportiveServicesforVeteranFamilies(SSVF)program.Thisnumberisupfromlastyear,whenthesamegrantprogramhelped50,000veteransandtheirfamilies. ServicesavailablethroughSSVFincludehealthcare,dailyliving,personalfinancialplan-ning, transportation,fiduciaryandpayee, legal,childcareandhousingcounseling.Monieswillevenbeavailableincertaincasesforpaymentstomovingcompanies,utilitiesandlandlordsifithelpsthefamiliesgainorkeepsomestability. If you’re a veteran who needs help pro-vidinghousingforyourfamily,call1-877-424-3838.Youmightqualifyforhelpifyou’reaboutto become homeless, or if you’ve just gottenintohousingandneedsomesupportservicestomakesureyouandyourfamilycanremainstablewhereyouare.Don’twaituntilthelastminute. Or go online to www.va.gov/homeless/ssvf.aspandclickonFY13SSVFProvidersfora complete list of the grant-recipient organiza-tionsthatwillruntheprograms.Thelistincludesthenameofeachorganization,aswellascontactinformationandthegeographicalareaeachonecovers.You’veearnedthebenefitsandthehelp.Freddy Groves regrets that he cannot personally answer reader questions, butwill incorporate them into his col-umn whenever possible. Send email to [email protected].(c)2013KingFeaturesSynd.,Inc.

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