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THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF

PETS!by Rick Dandes

Seventy-five percent of Americans own pets, opening their homes to an estimated 77 mil-lion cats and 61 million dogs. Why do we love our pets so much? Maybe this is the reason. Nearly 94 percent of pet owners report that their animal pal makes them smile more than once a day. So with that in mind, here is Tidbits’ salute to pets. • The canine nose works one million times more efficiently than the human nose, accord-ing to scientists.• The eight heaviest breeds of dog are: St. Bernard, English Mastiff, Great Dane, Irish Wolfhound, Tibetan Mastiff, Newfoundland, Neapolitan Mastiff and Anatolian Karabash.• A cat preening its back or the back of its ear is said to be a sign of rain. • Cats almost never “purr” at other cats. The sound is reserved for humans. • The oldest cat ever recorded was a tabby named “Puss” in Devon, England, who lived to be an amazing 36 years of age.• Quite a few pet birds can learn to talk and can say as many as 200 words and phrases.• Many scientists believe that birds are closely related to dinosaurs.

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“Pride & Prejudice” (The Restored Edition) (Unrated) -- Considered by many to be the definitive adaptation of Jane Austin’s Re-gency Era romance, this 1995 BBC minise-ries starring Colin Firth as the mysterious Mr. Darcy and Jennifer Ehle as the head-strong Elizabeth Bennet is finally receiving the proper DVD release it deserves.

“Why We Laugh” (Unrated) -- This is one of those documentaries that sort of flew under the radar, but is definitely worth a look. From minstrel shows to Stepin Fetchit, Amos & Andy to Bill Cosby, Dick Gregory, Richard Pryor and Chris Rock, “Why We Laugh” is a celebration of the evolution of black comedy in America as told by black comedians. Definitely worth a look.

TV SERIES

“Survivors” Complete Original Series 1975-1977“Rita Rocks” The Complete Season One“Ghost Hunters” Season Five, Part Two“Last of the Summer Wine” Vintage 1982-1983“Tales From the Darkside” Season Three“The Hills” Season Five, Vol. 2“G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero” Season Two“Murphy’s Law” Series 2

PICKS OF THE WEEK

“The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus” (PG-13) -- Despite losing one of his major players (Heath Ledger), director Terry Gilliam has man-aged to create another magical film to add to his impressive list of modern classics (“Brazil,” “12 Monkeys,” “Time Bandits” and “The Fisher King”).The film tells the story of Doctor Parnassus (Christopher Plummer) who, thousands of years ago, makes a deal with the Devil/Mr. Nick (Tom Waits in a stellar performance) to gain immor-tality. Flash-forward a few hundred years and Dr. P meets a woman, falls in love and makes another deal with Mr. Nick: He will give up being immortal in exchange for youth (so he can woo his one true love). In exchange for youth, Mr. Nick demands that when Parnassus’ daughter Valentina (the scrumptious Lily Cole) turns 16, she will become the property of Mr. Nick.

When Mr. Nick arrives on the eve of Valentina’s 16th birthday, Parnassus makes another deal with the devil in the hopes of saving his daugh-ter from a dark fate: The first man to seduce five souls will gain possession of the girl.

“It’s Complicated” (R) -- Meryl Streep, Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin star in this romcom for the middle-agers. Like most romantic comedies, the plot is a bit thin, but the performances of the actors elevate the film to something better than it could’ve been. Streep plays Jane, a divorcee who becomes engulfed in a love triangle be-tween herself, her current beau (Steve Martin) and her ex (the always awesome Alec Baldwin).

New DVDs reviewed in this column will be available in stores the week of April 27, 2010.

TOP TEN VIDEO, DVD as of April 10, 2010

TOP 10 VIDEO RENTALS1. 2012 (PG-13) John Cusack2. Up in the Air (R) George Clooney3. The Twilight Saga: New Moon (PG-13) Kris-ten Stewart4. Did You Hear About the Morgans? (PG-13) Hugh Grant5. Law Abiding Citizen (R) Jamie Foxx6. Couples Retreat (PG-13) Vince Vaughn7. Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ By Sap-phire (R) Gabourey Sidibe8. The Time Traveler’s Wife (PG-13) Eric Bana9. Armored (NR) Matt Dillon10. The Fourth Kind (PG-13) Milla Jovovich

TOP 10 DVD SALES1. The Twilight Saga: New Moon (PG-13) (Summit)2. The Princess and the Frog (G) (Buena Vista)3. Ninja Assassin (R) (Warner)4. 2012 (PG-13) (Sony)5. The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day (R) (Sony)6. Old Dogs (PG) (Buena Vista)7. The Hurt Locker (R) (Summit)8. Planet 51 (PG) (Sony)9. Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ By Sap-phire (R) (Lionsgate)10. Astro Boy (PG) (Summit)

TOP TEN MOVIES1. Clash of the Titans (PG-13) Sam Worthing-ton, Gemma Arterton2. Tyler Perry’s Why Did I Get Married Too? (GP-13) Tyler Perry, Janet Jackson3. How to Train Your Dragon (PG) animated4. The Last Song (PG) Miley Cyrus, Liam Hem-sworth5. Alice in Wonderland (PG) Johnny Depp, Mia Wasikowska6. Hot Tub Time Machine (R) John Cusack, Rob Corddry7. The Bounty Hunter (PG-13) Jennifer Aniston, Gerard Butler8. Diary of a Wimpy Kid (PG) Zachary Gordon, Robert Capron9. She’s Out of My League (R) Jay Baruchel, Alice Eve10. Shutter Island (R) Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo

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IT TAKES TWO by Bonnie St. ClairLaurel without Hardy? Bert without Ernie? Hall without Oates? They just wouldn’t have been the same. Join Tidbits as we share stories behind some famous “people pairs”

and how they managed to discover one another.• In the original story, Batman met the boy who would become Robin in 1940. Dick Grayson was an eight-year-old circus acrobat, the son of trapeze artists. When a gangster who’d been extorting money from the circus sabotaged the riggings, Dick’s parents fell to their deaths. Batman investi-gated the crime, and he became fond enough of the boy to become his legal guardian (as his alter ego, Bruce Wayne). He instructed the youngster in the ways of fighting crime

and dubbed him Robin, the Boy Wonder.• Cherilyn Sarkisian dropped out of school and moved to Hollywood with dreams of becoming an actress. At 17, she met Sonny Bono at Aldo’s Coffee Shop. Bono worked for music producer Phil Spector and was able to get Cher, as he called her, work as a background vocalist. A songwriter at heart, Sonny had peddled his tunes without much success. But when he and Cher became romantically involved, the pair recorded his tune “I Got You, Babe,” which hit number one on the pop chart and made stars of Sonny and Cher.

• One day in 1881, Dr. John Watson happened to rent a room at a lodging house at 221B Baker Street in London, England. His roommate was a mysterious chap named Sherlock Holmes. Holmes was quite secretive about what he did for a living, but eventually confessed that he was a private detective, which (at the time) was a rather rare profession. Fascinated by Holmes’ tales and the way he employed logical deduction to

solve cases, the two became not only friends but also coworkers and confidantes. • That levelheaded, sturdy housewife Blondie wasn’t so very domestic when she first appeared in the newspaper comics section some 70 years ago. Blondie Boopadoop was a carefree flapper back in 1930, when she met Dagwood Bumstead, the young play-boy son of a railroad tycoon. In fact, Dagwood’s millionaire father opposed his son’s re-lationship with Blondie, and threatened to cut off his financial support if they continued seeing one another. The elder Bumstead grudgingly gave his blessing to the marriage, but he still nixed his son’s inheritance, forcing Dagwood to become one of the working

class.• Clyde Barrow was born into extreme poverty in rural Texas. As he came of age, the Great Depression ravaged the nation, and the angry young man turned to burglary and robbery as a means of survival. One December evening in 1929, he was visiting a friend when he heard a clatter in the kitchen. “That’s Bonnie Parker,” the pal told him. “She’s making hot chocolate. Go say hello.” It was love at first sight; the pair chatted into the wee hours of the morning. The next day, Bonnie hit the road with Clyde and the pair

machine-gunned their way to infamy.• Daniel Wesson was born to a family in Worcester, Massachusetts. At 18, he was apprenticed to his brother’s shoe manufacturing company, but grew dissatisfied and joined up with another brother, Edwin, as a journeyman gunsmith. In 1852, Daniel met Horace Smith, a fellow gun enthusiast who’d learned about firearms while working at the

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SENIOR NEWS LINE by Matilda Charles

Don’t Fall for This Free LunchHave you seen the ads? They offer us a free lunch at a posh loca-tion while we attend a seminar on financial investing, with experts to advise us. Don’t be taken in by it. It could be the most expen-sive lunch you’ll ever have. The Securities and Exchange Commis-

sion and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority just released a report detailing the investment scams that are becoming rampant against seniors. While the study concentrated on Southern states, there’s no doubt this is happening

across the country.The scam works like this: When you think you’re going to an in-vestment education seminar that includes a free lunch at a nice place, you end up facing high-pressure sales tactics and misleading claims. You might be pushed to open new accounts, sign complicated docu-ments (without being given the opportunity to read them or take them to your attorney for review) or buy investment products that aren’t suitable for you (or that

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to see how you score.¥ Go to www.sec.gov and search for “free lunch report” for the whole 46-page study. It includes examples of the ads that are used in these scam free-lunch invest-ment seminars. If you have ques-

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PETS! (continued):

• African Gray parrots are said to be so smart that they can make up their own sentences. For example, one Gray, named Baby, knew his owner’s name and heard people ask the owner if she was leaving for work. He also heard her tell the kids to go to school. He put it all together and said, “Mom, go to work.” • Dalmatian puppies are born pure white, without their distinctive spots. It’s only when they start to grow that their black or brown spots begin to appear.• A dog’s whiskers are touch-sensitive hairs called vibrissae. They are found on the muzzle, above the eyes and below the jaws, and can actually sense tiny changes in airflow.• According to a recent survey, the most popular name for a dog is Max. Other popular names include Molly, Sam, Zach and Maggie.• An American Animal Hospital Association poll showed that 33 percent of dog owners admit that they talk to their dogs on the phone or leave messages on an answering machine while away. • According to ancient Greek literature, when Odysseus arrived home after an absence of 20 years disguised as a beggar, the only one to recognize him was his aged dog Argos, who wagged his tail at his master and then died. • An estimated 1 million dogs in the United States have been named the primary beneficiary in their owner’s will. • At the end of the Beatles’ song “A Day in the Life,” an ultrasonic whistle, audible only to dogs, was recorded by Paul McCartney for his Shet-land sheepdog.• Barbara Bush’s book about her English spring-er spaniel, “Millie’s Book,” was on the bestseller list for 29 weeks. Millie was the most popular “First Dog” in history. • Before the enactment of the 1978 law that made it mandatory for dog owners in New York City to clean up after their pets, approximately 40 million pounds of dog excrement were depos-ited on the streets every year. • Who’s smarter, cats or dogs? Cats have bet-ter memories than dogs. Tests conducted by the University of Michigan concluded that while a dog’s memory lasts no more than 5 minutes, a cat’s can last as long as 16 hours, exceeding even that of monkeys and orangutans.• Cats have more than 100 vocal sounds, while dogs only have about ten. • Cats, not dogs, are the most common pets in America. After cats and dogs are Parakeets, coming in a distant third at 14 million.• Contrary to popular belief, dogs do not sweat by salivating. They sweat through the pads of their feet.

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¥ It was French writer and film director Marguerite Duras who made the follow-ing observation: “I believe that always, or almost always, in all childhood, and in all the lives that follow them, the mother represents madness. Our moth-ers always remain the strangest, crazi-est people we’ve ever met.” ¥ In Colorado, it is illegal to mutilate a rock in a state park. ¥ Those who track radio statistics say that Led Zeppelin’s “Stairway to Heav-en” is the most-requested song in the United States -- and this despite the fact that the song was never released as a single on this side of the Atlantic. ¥ If you use Listerine to freshen your breath, you might be interested to know that its original formula is 26.9 percent alcohol by volume -- that comes out to 54-proof gargle. ¥ There are lots of sports fans out there, and a lot of sports to enjoy: football, basketball, soccer, baseball, hockey ... olive oil wrestling? OK, may-be there aren’t a lot of oiled wrestling events here in America, but in Turkey it’s the national sport. Kirkpinar, as it’s known there, has been popular since the Ottoman Empire. The Turkish town of Edirne has been hosting the annual tournament since 1361. ¥ It was in Kitchener, Ontario, in 2006 that the world’s largest smoothie was made. Over the course of 3 1/2 hours and using seven blenders, the folks there made a whopping 195 gallons of the fruity beverage.

***Thought for the Day: “Infatuation is when you think that he’s as sexy as Robert Redford, as smart as Henry Kissinger, as noble as Ralph Nader, as funny as Woody Allen and as athletic as Jimmy Connors. Love is when you realize he’s as sexy as Woody Allen, as smart as Jimmy Connors, as funny as Ralph Nader, as athletic as Henry Kissinger and nothing like Robert Redford -- but you’ll take him anyway.” -- Judith Viorst

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Ray Charles Robinson was born Sept. 23, 1930, in Albany, Ga. At age 5 he began to go blind, but that didn’t stop him. Mu-sic was in his soul, and by 1947, he was already recording music. The rest is musi-cal history.

• Ray Charles Robinson dropped his last name to avoid confusion with boxer Sugar Ray Robinson and patterned himself in his early career after Nat “King” Cole. • Charles got his first taste of commercial success in 1953, when he arranged and played piano on bluesman Guitar Slim’s recording of “The Things That I Used to Do,” which sold more than a million cop-ies.• What became known as the real Ray Charles sound emerged in 1954 on a re-cord called “I Got A Woman.” The record-ing reached #1 on the R&B chart in 1955.• On June 26, 1959, Charles cut his first country cover when he recorded the song “I’m Movin’ On,” originally done by Hank Snow. Perhaps it was irony that this would be his last session for Atlantic Records, and move on he did. Charles, by 1959, had posted some 20 hits on the R&B charts.• Ray performed at President Ronald Rea-gan’s 2nd inauguration (1985) and Presi-dent Bill Clinton’s 1st (1993).• Charles founded the Ray Charles Foun-dation for the hearing impaired.• Charles tested actor Jamie Foxx by ask-ing him to play a line of Thelonious Monk Jazz before he acted in the movie, “Ray” (2004).• Ray preferred to be paid in single dollar bills.• Charles neither used a cane nor dog, but navigated by the sound of his hard-soled shoes instead.• Ray could ride a motorcycle, drive a car, and fly a plane even though he was blind. He had been able to play piano, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet and organ since attending School for Deaf and Blind in Florida.• Rolling Stone magazine honored Charles by naming him the 10th greatest Rock ‘n’ Roll artist of all time. • The dark side of Ray’s life is little known: He was addicted to heroin for nearly 20 years and got clean in 1965.• The Chairman of the Board, Frank Si-natra, once called Charles “the Genius of Soul.”• Did you know that Charles made a cameo appearance in the biography movie of his life, “Ray”? And the screenplay of the movie was translated into Braille so that he could read it.• In 1994, Ray received the Helen Keller Personal Achievement Award from the American Foundation for the Blind.

MUSIC LEGEND:RAY CHARLES

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ground lamb filling and don’t be afraid to take your traditional recipe beyond cabbage

SWISS CHARD ROLLS16 Swiss Chard leaves, washed, stems removed and set them aside1 pound ground lamb, pork, beef, turkey or chicken1 medium onion, chopped2 teaspoons salt, divided2 teaspoons black pepper, divided2 teaspoons garlic powder, divided1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste1 teaspoon sugar1/2 teaspoon nutmeg1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper1 1/2 cups uncooked instant brown rice2 (15-ounce) cans tomato sauce, divided2 tablespoons Pickapeppa or Worcestershire sauce1 cup ricotta cheese1 teaspoon red wine vinegar1/4 cup mild salsa1/2 cup shredded Parmesan cheese

1. Preheat oven to 350 F. Fill a large pot with water and bring to boil. Wash greens thoroughly, remove any brown spots or blemishes, and wash the greens in cold water approximately 3 or 4 times to ensure they are clean and free of insects. Place the leaves in the boiling water. Remove from the heat, cover and let stand 15 minutes to soften the leaves. Drain well. Dice the stems into small pieces and set aside.2. In a large pan over medium heat, sautŽ the onions and stem pieces, and 1 teaspoon of the salt, black pepper and garlic powder. Add the tomato paste, sugar, nutmeg and cayenne pepper and sautŽ for 5 minutes. Add rice, one can of tomato sauce and Pickapeppa or Worcestershire sauce, and simmer for 5 minutes.3. Place 3 tablespoons of the meat mixture near the top (large end) of the blanched leaf. Place a heaping tablespoon of ricotta cheese on the meat mixture. Roll the leaf over the meat mixture once. Fold the two opposite ends of the leaf over to the center. Continue folding the leaf over and over until it makes a tight roll. Using a lightly greased 16-by-9-inch pan, place the roll, seam-side down, in the pan. 3. Combine the remaining can of the tomato sauce with the red wine vinegar and salsa. Pour mixture over the rolls. Cover with foil paper and bake for 1 hour. Remove foil and sprinkle rolls with Parmesan cheese. Serve immediately. Serves 8.

Beyond Cabbage Rolls

A garden bed full of hardy greens and heads of cabbage flecked with reds and purples from the stems to the leaves is a lovely sight. I enjoy using greens and cabbage leaves in unique combinations and unusual ways. A cabbage roll is common to the peasant cuisines of Europe and Western Asia. As those populations traveled to America, so did their recipes for cabbage rolls. The filling is traditionally ground meat -- usually beef, lamb or pork -- mixed with spices, rice, eggs, mushrooms or vegetables. Because the largest leaves are typically used, the smaller leaves are blanched, chopped and mixed in with the filling.The toppings or dressings that are served with cabbage rolls are as varied as the countries where the dish has been served. In Eastern Europe and America, a tomato-based sauce is served on top of the rolls. In Sweden, cabbage rolls are served with a sweet-yet-tart lingonberry jam. In the Middle East, small, cigar-sized cabbage rolls similar to dolmas are served with yogurt and an olive oil and lemon vinaigrette seasoned with mint and garlic.From time to time, I like to add a new element to the traditional cabbage-roll recipe. I was introduced to the many uses of the leaves and stems of the Brussels sprout plant by Carol Ann Sayles, owner of Boggy Creek Farms in Austin, Texas. She explained that the fibrous stems that are usually discarded when preparing greens should be used like celery in recipes. The stem transports the nutrients that feed the plant and are much more nutritious than celery. I’ve used Brussels sprout leaves as a substitute for cabbage leaves in my cabbage-roll recipe and used the sautŽed stems in the filling.If you can’t find Brussels sprout leaves, there are numerous types of greens that all work well in this recipe. Swiss chard, kale and collard greens are delicious substitutes for cabbage. Swiss Chard Rolls are a new variation on an old tradition. Try it with a.

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Should Dogs Roam School Playground?DEAR PAW’S CORNER: I walk early every morning around my neighborhood, and almost every time I walk past the elementary school, I see people letting their dogs run around the grassy part of the play-ground. This is right around sunrise, before school opens. I don’t think this should be allowed. What if a dog leaves a nasty “surprise” for the kids? Who should I call to report this? -- Concerned in New England

DEAR CONCERNED: While you raise a good point about dogs possibly leaving waste behind after romping around the playground, there doesn’t appear to be any other harm done from your description of what’s going on.Before calling to report these dastardly evildoers, be sure to check municipal, county or school board regula-tions about pets. There probably are regulations about when and where pets can’t go -- like inside the school or on the grounds during school hours -- but there may not be any rule stopping pet owners from letting their dogs romp on the grass at 6 a.m.I’m somewhat ambivalent about telling you how to stop a dog owner from letting his dog play in a controlled area. It’s become very difficult for urban and suburban owners to find open, unregulated places for their pets to play. But it’s certainly your right to voice your concerns, to the city or the school board.For pet owners faced with a dearth of open spaces, it’s more important now than ever to make a good impression on neighbors, many of whom aren’t thrilled about off-leash anything -- even designated dog parks. Socialize your dog to humans and other dogs from a young age, make sure your pet responds promptly to basic commands, pick up its mess from sidewalks and grounds right away, and be considerate to others.

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1. GEOGRAPHY: In which U.S. state is the top-secret military facility known as Area 51 located?2. MEDICAL TERMS: What is the more common name for a contu-sion?3. ANIMAL KINGDOM: What is a group of turkeys called?4. COMICS: Who was the Green Hornet’s sidekick?5. U.S. PRESIDENTS: Who was the first president to fly in an airplane (while in office)?6. LANGUAGE: What does the Rus-sian term “perestroika” mean?7. FAMOUS QUOTATIONS: Which entertainer once said, “Everything is funny as long as it is happening to somebody else.”8. ABBREVIATIONS: What does the abbreviation “D.D.S.” stand for, professionally speaking?9. ARCHITECTURE: Who designed the pyramidal addition to the Louvre Museum in Paris?10. MATH: What is the Arabic equiv-alent of the Roman numerals DXC?

Answers1. Nevada2. A bruise3. A rafter4. Kato5. Franklin Delano Roosevelt6. Restructuring7. Will Rogers8. Doctor of dental surgery9. I.M. Pei10. 590

1. Who had a hit with “Smooth” in 1999?2. What group released “Lola” in 1970?3. Who sang “Do Wah Diddy Diddy” first, an American or British group?4. Which artist released songs with these locations in the titles: “Phoenix,” “Wichita, “Death Valley,” “Kentucky” and “St. Louis”?5. Who sang “Wuthering Heights,” and when?6. Which duo released “Love Is Strange” and when?

Answers1. Santana. The song, which featured Matchbox Twenty singer Rob Thomas on vocals, was No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for 12 weeks.2. The Kinks. Al Yankovich did a parody, “Yoda,” in 1981 using a “Star Wars” theme.3. American. The Exciters recorded the song in 1963, with Britain’s Manfred Mann having the more successful ver-sion one year later.4. Glen Campbell. Other song titles included: “Arkansas,” “Oklahoma,” “Houston,” “Tennessee,” “Hollywood,” “Branson” and “Galveston.”5. Kate Bush wrote the song as her 1978 debut single after reading the book of the same name. It hit No. 1 in markets all over the world.6. Mickey and Sylvia, in 1957. It was the only big hit for Mickey Baker and Sylvia Vanderpool, but the song has been covered by others over the years, as well as being used in films such as “Badlands” and “Dirty Dancing.”

1. Name four of the five left-hand-ed pitchers to win more than one Cy Young Award.2. Between 2000 and 2009, four Boston Red Sox pitchers each won 20-plus games in a season once. Name them.3. Name the last Army head foot-ball coach to win his first game against Navy.4. In 2008, Tony Parker became the fourth NBA player to tally at least 50 points and 10 assists in a game. Name two of the other three to do it.5. Which countries share the lon-gest consecutive streak of Olym-pic gold medals in men’s hockey?6. Who won the last Southern 500 NASCAR fall race in 2004?7. How many Davis Cup titles has Spain captured since 2000?

Answers1. Randy Johnson (five), Steve Carl-ton (four), Sandy Koufax (three), Tom Glavine (two) and Johan Santana (two).2. Derek Lowe (21 in 2002), Pedro Martinez (20 in ‘02), Curt Schilling (21 in ‘04) and Josh Beckett (20 in ‘07).3. Tom Cahill in 1966.4. Oscar Robertson, Michael Jordan and LeBron James.5. Canada (1920-1932) and Soviet Union (1964-1976), with four consec-utive Olympics each.6. Jimmie Johnson.7. Four (2000, ‘04, ‘08 and ‘09).