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by Janet SpencerAbout 95% of all households report that at least one family member had dined out in the last month. Come along with Tidbits as we eat out!THE RESTAURANT IS BORN •Untilthemid-1700stherewerenorec-ognizable restaurants as such. There were inns, where lodgers were fed whatever was in the stew pot that night, and there were taverns where lim-itedfoodplayedsecondfiddletothedrink,andthere were places called “ordinaries” where a fixedmenuwas available at afixed time for afixedprice. •InFrance,developmentoftherestaurantwasstymiedbylicensinglaws.Onlystewmak-erswerelicensedtosellstew;onlybakerswerelicensed to sell bakedgoods; only soupmakerswere licensed to sell soup. •In1765asoupmakernamedBoulangerdecided to challenge the licensing system, so he offered his customers lamb’s feet in white sauce. Thestewmakerstookhimtocourt. •Thejudge,however,decidedthatsincelamb’s feet were not stewed meat, Boulanger was not breaking any laws. This was the firstinroad into the world of restaurants. Boulanger hungasignabovehisshopthatreadinFrench“Come to me all whose stomachs cry out and I shallrestoreyou.”TheFrenchwordforrestoreis “restaurabo” and gave us the word restaurant.Turn the page for more!

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FASTFACTS •Augustisthebusiestmonthoftheyearfor America’s restaurants. A typical family of fourwillspendmorethan$200invariouseat-ing establishments in August. • The United States now has over250,000restaurants,ofwhichmorethanathirdare franchises. The franchises account for more than40%ofalltheincomeforrestaurants. •Americans are diningout evenmoreoften than at any previous time in our history. A survey showed that 99.4% of people whowereunder30yearsoldtypicallyeatoutaboutonceaweek.Oftheover65group,87.9%hadeatenoutinthepreviousweek.Thesurveyalsoshowed that 39.7% of all meals eaten awayfrom home were served by a fast food outlet whileonly6%ofthemealswereconsumedatfull service restaurants. •Anothersurveyconcludedthat56%ofadultseatoutat a sit-down restaurantat leastonceaweek.7%ofpeopleeatoutalmostdaily•EachAmericaneatsalmost30lbs.(13kg)ofhamburgers each year.McDonalds, the singlelargest chain of restaurants in the world, serves up2,250headofcattleperday.McDonaldshassurpassed the Army as the biggest supplier of meals as well as the biggest employer of young people. •Thefollowingdishesarethemostfre-quentlyorderedbypeoplediningout:chicken;roastbeef;spaghetti;turkey;ham;shrimp;stew;meatloaf;fish;macaroni&cheese.YOU BE THE JUDGE • When a food critic reviewed a res-taurant, he used phrases like “a ghastly con-coction” and “pretentious failures” and “green plague” and “yellow death.” The restaurant owner sued for $2 million in damages claiming that the reviewer ruined his reputation and hu-miliatedhim.Ifyouwerethejudge,howwouldyourule?

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YOU BE THE JUDGEThe courts said the review was “degrading, mali-cious,andunprovoked”butthatitstillexpressedthe writer’s opinion which was protected by the Constitution.UNUSUAL RESTAURANTS ArestaurantinWashington,D.C.openedin1992,specializingininsectdishes.Theyservedmealworm wontons, cricket meatloaf, candiedmealworm, and cricket popcorn. Chef MarkNevin claimed he went through some 20,000mealwormsand8,000cricketseverytwoweeks.All of his dishes contained insects that had been ground intoflour or paste and no recognizablebugs or bug parts showed up in the fare. • George Pappavlahodimitrakopoulousowned a restaurant in Lansing, Michigan in1961.Hesaidhe’dgivea freemeal toanyonewho could pronounce his name correctly. •WhenGordonandJasmineGeisbrechtdecided to open a new restaurant inWinnipegin1986,theywantedtomakeitreallydifferent.They decided tomake toilets the theme of therestaurant. Called “The Outhouse,” toilet bowls were placed here and there in the decorating scheme, and menus featured a toilet bowl logo. Ironically enough, health inspectors suspended their license when it was found that their rest-room facilities were inadequate.ANTICS & ANECDOTES •AhomelessmanpayingforhismealinSaltLakeCityapologizedfornottipping,saying,“I’mgoingtogorobabankandI’llbeback.”Hewalkedacrossthestreet,relievedFirstInterstateBankof$1,200,andwasarrestedattherestau-rant after leaving a $2 tip. •AttheNewHouseHotelinWales,ChefAlbertGrabhamdecidedtohidetherestaurant’sNew Year’s Eve earnings in the oven. He for-got about it until he lit the oven to prepare New Year’sDaylunch.

Tidbits® of Dallas County Tidbits® of CDA www.tidbitscda.com Page 4ANTICS & ANECDOTES •TimothyGeorgewasabusboyatares-taurant inCaliforniain1982.Whenacustomerwas robbed in a restroom, Tim chased and cap-tured the mugger, retrieving the stolen items. Whenhereturnedwork,hewasfired.Why?Forleavingwork…andforfighting. •In1964,LadyBirdJohnson,thewifeofPresidentJohnson,wastravelingfromClevelandtoWashington,DC.HersecretarycalledaheadtoaHowardJohnson’srestauranttomakereserva-tions for Mrs. Johnson and her party. After they had eaten and left, a reporter interviewed the wait-ress.“HowdiditfeeltoserveMrs.Johnson?”“Iwas pretty nervous,” replied the waitress. “Have you evermet a first lady before?” inquired thereporter.“FirstLady?”criedthewaitress.“ThatwasMrs.LyndonJohnson?IthoughtitwasMrs.Howard Johnson!” •EntertainerGeorgeJesseloncearrivedfordinnerattheprestigiousStorkClubwiththetalentedblackactressLenaHorneashiscompan-ion. The Club had a “whites only” policy and the restaurant owner pretended that all the tables were filled.“Whomadethereservations?”heaskedashelookedoverthereservationbook.GeorgeJes-selleanedforwardandsaid,“AbrahamLincoln!”The couple was seated. •MusicianGeraldBernerswaslisteningtoahigh-tonedwomanofhisacquaintanceasshecomplained about a local restaurant. She was up-set because the head waiter had refused to seat her and her husband immediately. “Why,” sheexclaimed,“Wehadtotellhimwhowewere!”Geraldinquiredpolitely,“Andwhowereyou?” •Diningwithfriendsatafancyrestaurant,DorothyParkerroseandexcusedherselfsaying,“Excuseme,Ihavetogotothebathroom.”Shepaused a moment, then added, “I really have to use the telephone, but I’m too embarrassed to say so.”

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Minerals: The Vital Elements

Dr.HollyCarlingisaDoctorofOrientalMedicine,LicensedAcupuncturist,DoctorofNaturopathy,ClinicalNutritionistandMasterHerbologistwithover34yearsofexperience.Dr.Carlingiscurrentlyacceptingnewpatientsandof-fers natural health care services and whole food nutritional supplements in her Coeurd’Aleneclinic.VisitDr.Carling’swebsiteatwww.vitalhealthandfitness.comtolearnmoreaboutDr.Carling,viewalistofupcominghealthclassesandreadother informativearticles. Dr.Carlingcanbereachedat208-765-1994and would be happy to answer any questions regarding this topic.

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Minerals, especially on a cellular level are vital to the functioning of the human body. Every organandglandisactivatedbyminerals.Forinstance,thethyroidneedsiodine,thepancreasneedschromiumandvanadium,andthestomachneedszinc.However,takingtheminisolatedform(tak-ingabottleofzinc)isn’tnecessarilygood. Wherevermineralsarefoundinnature,theyarealwaysfoundingroupings,neveralone.There are synergistic qualities of minerals, meaning they need other minerals, in combination, in order to be effective. They are intended to be consumed in the proportions that nature provides, not inthemegadoseswesowronglypresumeweneed.Synergymeansthat1+1equals4or8oreven16.Thatthecombinationismuchmorepowerful thananyonealone.Italsomeansthatsmalleramountsinnature-perfectcombinationsworkbetterthanlargeamounts. Minerals come from the soil. However, they have to be put into a form that we can assimi-late.Wecan’tjustgrabahandfulofdirtandchewonitandexpectittobeabsorbed.Yetmanymin-eralsfoundinsupplementbottlesarejustthat–they’recalled“oxides”,andassimilationispooratbest.Weneedplantstouptakethemineralsandconvertthemtoausableform.Weeattheplantsandgettheminerals.Thisisoneplaceinnaturewhereweneeda“middleman”.Greenleafyvegetablesandseavegetables(suchaskelp,nori(usedonsushirolls)anddulse)arethebestsourcesofminer-als. Minerals are essential for proper functioning of the brain, the hormonal, immune, cardiovas-cular,renal,musculoskeletalandIntegumentary(skin,hair,nails)systems.Althoughwidelyusedtosupportthefunctionofthesesystems,mostlyfromasymptom-chasingperspective,takingmineralsinanisolatedform(non-foodform)cancauseotherproblems.Mineralshaveantagonisticeffects.Forinstance,takinganexcessofzinccanantagonize,orsuppresscadmium,potassium,chromium,sulfur,manganese,iron,copperandphosphorus.Takingtoomuchmagnesiumcansuppressman-ganese, calcium, sodium, potassium, copper and phosphorus. Minerals are naturally found in the perfect proportion for health. Eating them in their perfect form, as foods, is essential. Mineralsupplementsshouldbefromfoods.Thelabelsshouldreadsomethinglike“kelp,alfalfa,spinach,kale”,etc.Theyshouldnotincludethewords“oxide”or“carbonate”oranythingthatdoesn’tsoundlikeafood. Inourdesperateeffortstorestorehealth,wereachformega-dosesofanythingtomakeusfeel better. Although initially you may feel better, as the body is depleted of other minerals as a re-sultofinappropriateintakeofminerals,wesimplyreachformore.Notalwaysagoodidea!Alwaystakemineralsthewaynatureintended–throughfoodsources!

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Q:What exactly does “spay” mean? A: Spay is the common term for the medical term ovariohysterectomy. In this surgery the pet'sovariesanduterusareremoved.Thereis no evidence that a pet suffers from any per-sonality or emotional harm by having their ovaries removed. The uterus is also removed to insure that it does not become a source of infection. If the surgeon simply tied or obstruct-edtheFallopiantubes(thechannelwheretheeggsmust pass into the uterus) in order tomakethefemaledogorcatsterile,shewouldstill come into heat, attract males, and at-tempt to breed. Experience has shown thatthe best procedure is to perform a complete ovariohysterectomy. Spaying females prior to their firstheatcyclewhichusuallyoccursat5-6monthsold,nearlyeliminatestheriskofbreastcan-cer and totally prevents uterine infections and uterine cancer. Spay/Neuter for a Brighter Future

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Q: What Is The Average Home Price Per Square Foot?

A:OurlocalRealEstateMarketisstillactiveandstronghereinKootenaicounty. Homevalueshaverisenabout12%overthelast8months.The slight slowdown inpending sales ismostlikelyduetotheincreaseinmortgageinterestratesandthewindingdownofthe"hot"buyingseason.Therateshaveincreasedfrom3.5%rangetothe4.5%range. •ThelocalMLSshows3,353residentialhomescurrently for sale. The average price per square foot is about$111.22 •PostFallshas449homesforsalewithanaver-agepricepersquarefootatabout$112.73 •Coeurd'Alene has 658 homes for salewith anaveragepricepersquarefootatabout$118.99 •Rathdrumhas208homesforsalewithanaver-agepricepersquarefootatabout$105.66 •SpiritLakehas68homesforsalewithanaver-agepricepersquarefootatabout$89.90 •Haydenhas257homesforsalewithanaveragepricepersquarefootatabout$109.93 •HauserLakehas15homesforsalewithanaver-agepricepersquarefootatabout$130.11 •Itisstillagreattimetobuypropertywithoppor-tunity to pay less to own than rent and have potential equity in your new home. The increased values and motivated buyers offering close to full price is great for Sellers.

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Q: How do I get rid of Yellowjackets /Wasps?

A: Here is a sure solution. Ingredients needed are:1.(Pure)Fipronildrops-afleaandtickkiller2.RESCUEYellowjacketAttractant(tubes)3.Hamburger-1%fat-golfballsizehunks4.Smallplasticcup(s)5. Cotton balls

Process:1.Mix6to10dropsofFipronilintohunkofrawham-burger.2.Placeburgerincup.3.SquirthalfatubeofRESCUEon1/2acottonball-put in cup4. Place poison bait cup in the shade 2 to 4 feet offground&10-15yardsawayfrompeopleareas.5.Renewthebaiteveryday.Continuefor14days.Canplace multiple poison cups.

Results:80%oftheYellowjacketnestswithin100yardswillbedeadwithin24hours.95%willbegonein48hours.100%oftheYellowjacketnestswithin200yardswillbedeadin14days.

Processcanberepeatedasneeded,butthisshouldendyourproblem.Enjoytherestofyoursummer!

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Q:I am a veteran and no longer able to drive. I get my medical services through the Spokane VA Hospital. Is there any help get-ting transportation to my doctor appoint-ments over there?A:Yes there is. First andmost important forany of these transportation services you need to call 72 hours in advance. If you are abletogetonavanbyyourselftheDAVoffersavan daily from this area. They arrive at the VAat 8 and leave at 2 soyour appointmentmust be within those times. Their number is 800-325-7940extension7019.Ifyouareinawheelchair, use awalker, or need assistancegetting into and out of a vehicle a new service hasrecentlybeenadded.Thenumberis509-434-7537. If your appointments are for your pri-mary doctor, you may be able to transfer to our localCBOClocatedbehindKootenaiHealthoff Ironwood. They can serve those needs.

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Q:I have a basic estate, why should I bother with estate planning?A:Estateplanningisyouropportunitytomakede-cisionsaboutyourmedicalcare,property,andfi-nalarrangementswhileyouhave input. Withoutdocuments in place to direct decisions, the respon-sibility will shift to others: Medical decisions will be made by the treating doctor or hospital, and the mostdifficultdecisionswillfalltofamilymembers.Propertywillbedividedanddistributedaccordingtoastatelaw-definedhierarchyofsurvivors.Finalarrangementswillneedtobeputtogetherquicklyby familymembers, oftenwith conflicting ideas.The resulting plans and decisions may not match your wishes, or worse, they can place a great bur-den on loved ones already dealing with loss.

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Q: I’m a single mom who needs your help. A:MychildrenandIliveina1950’serahomewithlargetreesinthefrontandbackyard.Lastweekwhenmysonmowedthefront lawnhecomplained about it being soggy and smelling bad.Icheckeditoutandheiscorrect.WhatshouldIdo?A: Based on the age of your home and the fact thatyouhave largeolder trees Ican thinkofseveral conditions that could be the root cause (excusethepun).Youneedtoassessthecon-dition of the sewer pipes running from your home to the main sewer line. Your pipes may becracked,split,orcorroded.Thiscouldbearesult of age, ground changes, or the tree roots have invaded the lines. I suggest you have an inline video camera inspection. This will pro-vide you with answers and from there, options. Dothissoonerratherthanlater.The Rooter Guys – (208) 772-4408- serving

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Pet-Friendly ApartmentsQ:I'mmovingtoanewcityintwomonths,andI'mhavingtroublefindinganapartmentthatwillallowpets.Doyouhaveanyadvice?--SarainWorcester,Mass.

A:Topetownerslookingforanewplacetolive,it can seem that fewer and fewer rentals allow petsofanykind.AccordingtoarecentRent.compoll,83percentofpetownerssurveyedsaidtheyhavehadat leastsomedifficultyfindingapet-friendly rental. Hereareafewtipstomakesearchingforapet-friendlyapartmenteasier:--Useonlineapartmentfinders.Youcanspecifypet-friendlyrentalsinyoursearchquery.--Be up front. If you havemore than one pet,oranunusualpetlikeareptile,tellthemanageror landlord when you inquire about or tour the apartment.Whilesomearewilling tobend therules slightly, they're not going to give you abreakiftheyfindoutyouarehidingextrapetsfrom them.--Bereadytopaypetfees.Almosteveryrentalrequires a deposit for each pet, generally nonre-fundable. These fees can be several hundred dol-lars. Be prepared to pay them, or try to negotiate a way to pay them over time.--Beagoodneighbor.Petownersmustmaketheefforttopickupaftertheirdog,notletpetswan-derunleashed,keeppets'vaccinationsuptodateandmake sure dogs arewell-trained to followbasic commands.--Beagood tenant.Petdepositscoverdamageto the property done by animals, such as stains, shredded carpet and odor. Minimize this damage by housetraining pets and cleaning up messes immediately. You might even get part of your depositback.

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REAL ESTATE TALK

The Coeur d’Alene Association of RE-ALTORS® community outreach committeepresentedacheckfor$4,100toCindyWoodforFamily Promise ofNorth Idaho.The donationishalftheproceedsfromtheREALTOR®golftournamentheldJuly19th. Asimilardonationof $4,100 was made to Casting for RecoveryofEasternWashingtonandNorthIdaho.Com-mitteemembers presentwere Jan Leaf, JamesNagrone,JenniferRiley,JoeRosen,andKristyCasley.

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VA Gives Ground on Agent Orange TheDepartmentofVeteransAffairspaysbenefits for a number of illnesses caused byAgentOrange, including chronicB-cell leuke-mias,Hodgkin'sdiseaseandParkinson'sdisease.For the most part, however, unless you wereboots on the ground and wallowing in the stuff inVietnam,provingexposurehasbeentough. AtCFBGagetown,theVAonlyacknowl-edgesafour-daywindowofpossibleexposure.BlueWatersailorshavehad toprove that theyactually stepped foot on land or were on ships that operated in the waterways of Vietnam.Those who came in contact with the C-123Ksprayplanespost-VietnamweretoldtheywereunlikelytobeatriskbecausetheAgentOrangewould have dried. Officials didn't think it through. In theyears before the planes were decommissioned (around2010), theywereused asmedical andcargo carriers. They were still contaminated. Those affected could include National Guard,flight nurses, ground crews and flight crews.Methodsoftransmissionwouldhavebeenskin,breathingoreating.Consider:Awetwipe-downoftheplanecanactivatethetoxin. Now, for the first time, theVA has ac-knowledged(intheformofdisabilitycompen-sationtooneveteran)thatthosewhoflewintheplanes that dropped the Agent Orange also could be affected. IfyouflewonorworkedonaC-123Kbetween1972and1982,andifyou'resickfromAgent Orange exposure and fighting for com-pensation, write this down: RetiredAir ForceLt.Col.PaulBaileyhadhisdeniedclaimover-turnedandhewillreceivecompensation"astheresultofoccupationalhazardsonboardC-123Kaircrafts."HeflewontheC-123KaftertheViet-namWar.Baileyisillwithmultiplecancers.Whenhisplane,senttoamuseum,wastestedin1994,itwasdiscoveredtostillbe"heavilycon-taminated"withAgentOrange.FreddyGrovesregretsthathecannotpersonallyanswerreader questions, but will incorporate them into his col-

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Meeting Our Own Expecta-tions Whenwewereyoungadults,wenodoubtthoughtthatwe'dbelesshappyaswegotolder,thatwewereatourpeak.Oncewereachedage50 and weren't especially pleased because wehadn'tmetallofourgoals,welikelythoughtitwas all downhill from there. Astudyofpeoplebetweentheagesof17and85showsthatattwoparticularpointsinourlives, we are wrong in our guesses about how our liveswillprogressandhowhappywe'llbe.Whenwewereyoung,atage23(thefirstpointinlifewherewewerewrong),weexpectedgreatfutureseventhoughtherealitywasn'tnecessar-ilywonderful at the time.We faced tough cir-cumstanceswith student loans, home costs, fi-nancial pressures and raising young families, but we thought we could handle it and would accom-plish much. By the time 50 came along, many ofthose goals had been sadly abandoned as the realitiessankin.Unmetexpectationsanddisap-pointmentscoloredour lives.Wecouldsee thewriting on the wall, we thought, in terms of fu-ture retirement, declining health and eventual lowincome.Wedidn'tseeanythinggooddownthe road. Wrong again. As seniors, it turns out,we'rehappierthanwethoughtwe'dbe.Howdoesthiswork?Expectations. Throughour lives, our expectations aredifferentfromouractualwell-being,andthetwodon'tmerge untilmuch later.We're victims ofourownagediscrimination,notexpectingtobehappy based on our own predictions. Ittakesuntilaroundage69tofigureoutthebenefitsofgettingolder, andweno longercare about the goals that once consumed us. The key,researcherssay,islettinggoofregret.Iwouldn'twanttobe23again.Wouldyou?

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Aging

A new study in Nature publishedthisweekshowedthat a mother's genes mayaccelerate how rapidly her children age. The research showed that mice who in-herit mutations in a particu-lar typeofDNAfromtheirmothers had more rapid ag-

ingcomparedtothosewhodon't.Thereare2typesofDNA.Thefirst,thatfoundin the nucleus of the cell, is the type we learn about in biology class and is derived equally from both parents. The 2nd is mitochondrial DNA.Mitochondriaarethepowerhousesinthecells that create our energy. There are thousands of mitochondria in each cell and they are needed topowereveryprocessinthebody.ThisDNAisderivedexclusivelyfromthemother.Topro-tect the mitochondria from damage, they have anenzymewhichhelpstoremoveanymistakesmade in the DNA, thereby acting as a repairmechanism for our cells. As we age, this en-zymedoesn'tworkasefficientlyasitdidwhenyounger,andthenumberofDNAmutationsbe-ginstoincrease.Whenthenumberofmutationsexceedourabilitytorepair, thencellsbegintodie and we age. The mice with defective enzyme aged much more quickly and showed symptoms early,suchascongestiveheartfailure,kidneyfailure,changes in brain biochemistry, osteoporosis, and evena"dowager'shump"-ahumpinthebackcaused by curvature of the spine.So now we have proof that something that we inherited from our mothers can accelerate our tendency for aging. One more reason to blame it all on mom!Wecanslowdowntheagingprocess,however,with common sense and old fashion techniques -keepingyourweightdown,eatingfreshwholefoods, taking nutritional supplements, exercis-ing regularly and balancing hormones. To measure aging we perform a telomere test. Telomeresare thecapsat theendofourDNAstrandsthathelpprotectourDNA.Theshorterthey are, the less time we have to live. They shorten as we age. A simple blood test will mea-sure the telomeres and predict longevity. There is only one documented studied product on the marketthathasbeenshowntolenghthentelom-eres,andthatiscalledTA-65.TA-65isderivedfrom the astragalus plant and activates the te-lomerase enzyme, causing it to grow longer, not shorter. It is available only by prescription and is quite expensive, between $1200-4000 for 6months.

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•On Sept. 7, 1776, during theRevolu-tionaryWar,the8-foot-longAmericansubmers-ible craft Turtle attempts to attach a time bomb to thehullofBritishAdmiralRichardHowe'sflag-shipEagleinNewYorkHarbor.Itwasthefirstuse of a submarine in warfare.

•OnSept.6,1915,aprototypetanknick-namedLittleWillierollsofftheassemblylineinEngland.Itweighed14tons,gotstuckintrench-es and crawled over rough terrain at only 2 mph. For secrecy, production workers were told thevehicles would be used to carry water on the bat-tlefield.Thenewvehicleswereshippedincrateslabeled"tank,"andthenamestuck.

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•OnSept. 8, 1945,U.S. troops land inKorea tobegin theirpostwaroccupationof thesouthernpartofthatnation,almostexactlyonemonth after Soviet troops had entered northern Koreatobegintheirownoccupation.Althoughthe U.S. and Soviet occupations were supposed to be temporary, the division ofKorea quicklybecame permanent.

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1. Which duo had a hit with "The Mountain's High"?

2. Name the first George Baker Selection hit from 1970.

3. Name the rock group with these members: Peter Shapiro, Steve Dowler, David Dugdale and Ray Greenleaf.

4. Who had a hit with "Breakout" in 1986?

5. Name the song that contains this lyric: "Well, we're big rock singers, we got golden fingers and we're loved everywhere we go."

Answers To the above Flashback1.DickandDeeDee,in1961.Thesongwassup-posed tobe theb-sideof the recorduntil aDJaccidentally played it. The song went to No. 2 on the charts.

2. "LittleGreenBag."Thesongbecameacultclassicwhenitwasusedinthefilm"ReservoirDogs"in1992.TomJoneseventrieditin1999,pairingupwithBarenakedLadies.

3. The Marbles, a San Francisco psychedelicgroupfrom1961to1965.

4.SwingOutSister.ThesongnettedaGrammynodandendeduponthesoundtrackof"GrandTheftAutoIV".

5."TheCoveroftheRollingStone,"byDr.Hook&theMedicineShow,in1973.Thesongisasat-ireaboutthegroupnotmakingitonthecoverofRolling Stone magazine.



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