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Many people will be returning to their job fol-lowing the holiday break, so come along with Tidbits as we look at office supplies!

BALLPOINT PENS• The word “pen” comes from the Latin word “pinna” meaning feather, because the first pens were quill pens made from feathers.• When people wrote with quill pens, it was cus-tomary to carry a small knife in order to cut new pens— called a penknife.• Today ballpoint ink is dye dissolved in veg-etable oils and/or castor oil.• When the first ballpoint pens went on sale on in 1945 at Gimbels in New York City, 5,000 people jammed the store to get a chance to buy one for $12.50 which was equal to a day’s pay. Fifty extra police officers were called and 47 people fainted in the crush. 10,000 pens were sold in six hours, and an average of 6,000 pens were sold daily for four months after that. This in spite of the fact that the pens did not work very well.• A good pen can write 50 thousand words be-fore running out of ink.• Every second, about 125 ballpoint pens are sold around the world. (cont’d next page)

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PENS, Cont’d• Bic owns one-third of the ballpoint market in the U.S.• In 95% of cases, if a person is given a new pen, the first word that they write will be their name.STAPLERS• Before the invention of staples, people would bind papers using ribbons strung through holes, or drops of wax to seal them together. • The first stapler was invented in the 1700s for the benefit of King Louis XV of France. Every single staple was made by hand and inscribed with his insignia.• George McGill patented the modern stapler in 1866, but his contraption weighed 2.5 lbs (1.1 kg) and was not very portable. Each staple had to be inserted individually. McGill showcased his invention at the 1876 Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia.•McGill’s design was improved in 1905, but the stapler had to be smacked with a mallet to secure the staple because the staples were connected to each other with a thin bit of metal.• At first the stapler was such a rare contraption that firms would buy a single stapler and the en-tire company had to share it. • In the 1920s Swingline invented a stapler that used a row of staplers that were connected by glue instead of by metal. This made stapling easy and quick, and mallets were no longer required.• The world’s most expensive stapler was an an-tique Remington model manufactured in 1919. It sold for $760 on eBay.• In 2012, $80 million worth of staplers were sold in the U.S., and Swingline remains the ma-jor manufacturer.

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PENCILS• When an oak tree tipped over in Cumbria, Eng-land, in the mid-1500s, a deposit of extremely pure graphite was discovered underneath it. Graphite is a form of carbon. Other graphite de-posits are soft, but this deposit was solid. Bits could be sawn off into sticks. The locals used these sticks for marking sheep. Today it remains the only graphite deposit found in solid form. • Because solid graphite had never been heard of, people mistook it for a form of lead, giving us what we now call “pencil lead” even though pencils have no lead in them. • The news of these writing sticks spread around the world, and England held a monopoly on pen-cils for centuries. • The first pencils made from these graphite sticks were wrapped in string or leather. Around 1560, an Italian couple invented the prototype for the modern-day pencil by encasing a stick of graphite inside a hollowed-out stick of wood. This prevented the pencil lead from breaking and prevented the black carbon from rubbing off on the fingers. Later, this method was improved by splitting a stick in half, hollowing out the center, inserting the graphite, and then gluing the two halves of the stick together. This is how pencils are still made today.• During the Napoleonic wars, England refused to export any graphite to France, and Napoleon was desperate for pencils. In 1795, officer Nicho-las Jacques Conte ground soft graphite into pow-der, mixed it with clay, pressed it into sticks, and baked them in a kiln. The success of this formula broke the English monopoly on pencils because soft graphite is widely available. The recipe Conte concocted is used by pencil manufactur-ers today.

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by Samantha Weaver

It was 19th-century German philosopher, poet and composer Friedrich Nietzsche who made the following sage observation: “He who has a ‘why’ to live can bear with almost any ‘how.’”

The beer can was introduced in 1935 by the now-defunct Kreuger Brewery.

The first Rambo movie originally was shot with two different endings. The one that made it into the final cut, of course, left the title character spent, but alive. In the ending that was cut, Ram-bo was shot and killed by his nemesis. Just think of all the sequels that would never have been ...

In China, farmers often use colonies of ants to control the population of insects that are detri-mental to their crops.

Just 150 years ago, New York City was home to 10,000 free-range hogs.

According to the Talmud, a central text of Ju-daism, if someone is bitten by a rabid dog, the victim should write on the skin of a male hyena, strip naked and bury the clothes for a year, then burn the clothes and scatter the ashes. Of course, early medical treatment for the bites wasn’t much better. Some doctors recommended pour-ing boiling oil on the wound or cauterizing it with a red-hot iron. Some went as far as packing the bite with gunpowder, then igniting it. Greek doctors suggested that victims bathe in the juice of crawfish. Castration and massive doses of as-paragus also were suggested as cures for rabies.

On average, 56,000 pounds of ore must be mined in order to find one karat’s worth of diamond.

A man by the name of Walter Cavanaugh once possessed 1,196 different credit cards in his name -- all of them valid. He was also known as “Mr. Plastic Fantastic.”

Thought for the Day: “Who overcomes by force hath overcome but half his foe.” -- John Milton

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PENCIL FACTS• 14 billion pencils are manufactured each year.• A tree can make around 300,000 pencils.• Hexagonal pencils outsell round by 10 to 1.• You can make pencil marks permanent by washing them in skimmed milk. • Carpenters’ pencils are rectangular so they don’t roll away during work.• John Steinbeck is said to have used more than 300 pencils to write his novel “East of Eden.” • During World War II rotary pencil sharpeners were outlawed in Britain because they wasted so much scarce graphite and wood, so pencils had to be sharpened with knives. ERASERS• Until the 1770s, the only way of erasing pencil marks was to take a bit of bread, moisten it, ball it up, and rub it on the paper. Then one day British engineer Edward Nairne absentmindedly picked up a piece of rubber instead of breadcrumbs, and discovered it erased the pencil marks even bet-ter.• Pencils leave a mark on paper because the graphite mixes with the fiber in the paper. Eras-ers work because their polymers are stickier than the paper, so graphite particles stick to the eraser instead of the paper. • Teachers originally resisted the idea of having pencils equipped with erasers because they felt it encouraged students to make mistakes. • Pink rubber erasers usually are mixed with powdered pumice to increase abrasiveness.• Today the typical pink eraser on the tip of a pencil is made from vinyl instead of rubber.• Johnny Carson regularly played with pencils at his “Tonight Show” desk. These pencils were specially made with erasers at both ends to avoid on-set accidents.

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By Dr. Holly Carling

Dr. Holly Carling is a Doctor of Oriental Medicine, Licensed Acupuncturist, Doctor of Naturopathy, Clinical Nutritionist and Master Herbologist with over 34 years of experience. Dr. Carling is currently accepting new patients and offers natural health care services and whole food nutritional supplements in her Coeur d’ Alene clinic. Visit Dr. Carling’s website at www.vitalhealthandfitness.com to learn more about Dr. Carling, view a list of upcoming health classes and read other informative articles. Dr. Carling can be reached at 208-765-1994 and would be happy to answer any questions regarding this topic.

such as C-Reactive Protein (CRP) and Interleu-kin-6 (IL-6) are elevated in the joints during an attack. Foods that are pro-inflammatory by na-ture are the foods to watch out for.While all foods have naturally occurring purines in them, high protein diets are frequently demon-ized because they are high in purines. What is neglected is that these very foods, such as grass fed beef/organ meats and sea foods contain high levels of Omega 3 Fatty Acids which are protec-tive and help to modulate the inflammatory re-sponse, and may also reduce the risk of forming these uric acid crystals. Other foods that have been censured such as mushrooms, asparagus, cauliflower and spinach have factors that help both liver and kidney detoxification, as well as providing critical nutrients. To truly benefit from a “gout” diet, instead of disapproving of high purine foods, it would be of greater benefit to omit pro-inflammatory foods such as sugar, wheat products and other carbohydrates, highly processed foods, seed & vegetable oils and alcohol (especially beer). Re-place them with grass-fed beef and pork, turkey, chicken, lamb, seafood, lots of vegetables, but-ter and good wholesome, nutrient-dense foods which are protective. If you know someone suffering from a bout of gout, let them know that through acupuncture and dietary modifications, there is much they can do to eliminate the acute gout symptoms, and prevent it from reoccurring. For the rest of you, eating a good nutrient-dense diet and handling underlying infections and inflammation can do much in preventing your own bout with gout.

A BOUT OF GOUTIf you’ve ever had a bout with gout, you know firsthand how painful it can be. Gout is a buildup of too much uric acid in the body. Your body natu-rally forms purines, that when they break down, cause blood levels of uric acid to increase. Nor-mally, it dissolves in the blood and passes through the kidneys and out through the urine. But if it builds up, it causes urate crystals to form and ac-cumulate in the joints, especially the large toe. These crystals tend to be sharp and can create sig-nificant pain, swelling, redness, stiffness, and heat where deposited.As is typical of my articles, the question is always “why?” Why can some people have the same risk factors, yet don’t develop gout, while others do? Why are the kidneys not clearing properly? Why can’t I control it without meds?The answer to the later question is, you can. There are two ways to treat gout when medications are not your preference: acupuncture and nutrition.Acupuncture helps to reduce the pain, inflamma-tion and swelling and help to reestablish health-ier kidney clearance. This is the fastest option I know. Dietary factors contribute greatly to gout. Although a high purine diet is frequently associ-ated with gout, purine levels are actually lower during a flare-up. Gout is more likely triggered by an underlying inflammatory condition caused by other factors, such as a high carbohydrate diet. Inflammatory markers

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On Jan. 9, 1768, in London, Englishman Philip Astley stages the first modern circus. Astley, a former cavalry sergeant major, found that if he galloped in a tight circle, centrifugal force al-lowed him to perform seemingly impossible feats on a horse’s back.

On Jan. 6, 1838, Samuel Morse’s telegraph sys-tem is demonstrated for the first time in New Jersey. The telegraph, a device that used electric impulses to transmit encoded messages over a wire, would eventually revolutionize long-dis-tance communication.

On Jan. 11, 1908, U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt declares the massive Grand Canyon in northwestern Arizona a national monument. Congress did not officially outlaw private devel-opment in the Grand Canyon until 1919, when President Woodrow Wilson signed the Grand Canyon National Park Act.

On Jan. 7, 1929, Walter Chrysler, the founder of the Chrysler Corporation, one of America’s Big Three automakers, is featured on the cover of Time magazine as its Man of the Year. In 1928, his company had acquired the Dodge Brothers Company, thereby becoming the world’s third-largest automaker.

On Jan. 5, 1933, construction begins on the Golden Gate Bridge, as workers start excavating 3.25 million cubic feet of dirt for the structure’s huge anchorages. The Golden Gate Bridge of-ficially opened on May 27, 1937, the longest bridge span in the world at the time.

On Jan. 8, 1946, Elvis Presley receives his first guitar. Competing versions of the story say that what Presley really wanted for his birthday was a rifle or a bicycle. Instead, his mother took him to the Tupelo Hardware Store and bought a $6.95 guitar.

On Jan. 10, 1976, “Convoy,” by C.W. McCall, is the No. 1 song on the U.S. pop charts. “Convoy” fueled the trucking/CB-radio craze that had mil-lions of Americans creating “handles” for them-selves -- Rubber Duck, Pink Lady, Scooter Pie, etc. -- and daydreaming about the glamorous life of the long-haul trucker. Hollywood respond-ed with a parade of related works, including “Smokey and the Bandit” (1977). (c) 2014 King Features Synd., Inc.

Holidays Can Put Pets in Dan-gerIf you’re a social media user, you’ve doubtless seen at least one message warning pet owners to keep their pets away from certain foods. Being able to circulate this information across Face-book, Pinterest and other sites is one of the great benefits of online communication. Each year, I’ve done the same with this column, warning my readers about potential dangers to pets during the holidays (and throughout the year). And I definitely want to keep this infor-mation circulating. So, here are many of the common food hazards and other dangers that pet owners need to be aware of. These can cause se-rious illness or death:

DOGS: Grapes and raisins (and currants), choc-olate, macadamia nuts, avocado, onions, garlic, flavored chips, sugar-free candies (or anything containing xylitol), rhubarb, tomato plant leaves, raw bread dough, beer and wine, and liquor.Keep dogs out of the trash and away from chick-en or fish bones, peach and plum pits, persim-mon seeds, raw meat or fish, moldy foods and old cigar or cigarette butts (tobacco is very tox-ic). Lock up your marijuana stash too, please.

CATS: All of the above; plus, cats are very sen-sitive to the following popular holiday plants: poinsettia, lily, mistletoe and amaryllis. Ivy, aza-lea, philodendron, caladium and diffenbachia also are dangerous.

SMALL PETS: Hamsters, guinea pigs, etc., are very sensitive to changes in diet, so avoid the temptation to give them extra treats or holiday foods. They can suffer great harm if they ingest any plastic, tinsel or other tempting items lying around. Keep small pets in their cages during busy holiday get-togethers, and in a quiet spot where they won’t be stressed.

If your pet exhibits any signs of distress, or is lethargic, vomiting, drooling heavily or other-wise acting abnormally, contact your veterinar-ian right away.

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Endless DebtIf you need incentive to dig deep this year and get your finances under control, consider a recent study that concluded that 18 percent of adults expect to battle debt for the rest of their lives and die in debt. The research, done by CreditCards.com, says that it’s not that we’ve gone crazy ac-cruing debt, but that the Great Recession lasted longer than financial experts believe, which was 2007 to 2009. For many consumers, the effects of that recession are still going on.With young millennials, only 6 percent believe they’ll never get out of debt. Increase the age to between 50 and 64, and that goes up to 22 percent. For seniors age 65 and older, it’s 31 percent. While the millennials are optimistic, perhaps they should note that those pessimistic seniors likely thought the same when they were younger ... that it was possible to get out of debt. Their likely target age to be debt free was 53.Seniors were hit especially hard during the re-cession and turned to their homes to raise need-ed cash. Mortgage debt rose 82 percent, which means that seniors who expected to live in a mortgage-free home are still making payments.Since the recession, total debt went down slight-ly (from 79.7 percent to 77.5 percent), but the reason was due to write-offs when the compa-nies had to cancel debts that couldn’t be paid. That left consumers with lower credit scores, which led to higher interest rates on any subse-quent loans they took out. Household debt went up, while incomes went down.As has been said many times in this column, be-ware believing that financial bad times are over, even though in your household they might ap-pear to be. Keep debt as low as possible. Pay off debts as quickly as you can, but don’t disregard your rate of savings. If you take a higher deduct-ible for auto or home insurance to save money, be sure that deductible amount is tucked away in savings. If you can’t pay off an item in three months, don’t put it on a credit card. Swap inter-est credit cards for those with no interest for a period of time and pay off the other balances. Develop a second source of income. Shop the sales.In short, act as though the Great Recession is still upon us, because in some ways, it still is.

David Uffington regrets that he cannot personal-ly answer reader questions, but will incorporate them into his column whenever possible. Send email to [email protected].

by Matilda Charles

Powerhouse FoodsAre you getting your PFV? Powerhouse Fruits and Vegetables, that is.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has discovered a way to classify the nutrient value and health benefits in fruits and vegetables, and it released a study that identifies “powerhouse” foods that can help reduce and prevent chronic disease. It’s the “nutrient density” that does the trick: how many of 17 necessary nutrients are present in each food. The CDC used an elaborate classification system to determine how to score each food item tested, based on kilocalories and grams, and involving terms like bioavailability, nutrient adequacy and energy density. Thank-fully it is summed up for us in a handy chart (see www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2014/13_0390.htm).The results: The most nutrient-dense foods are watercress, Chinese cabbage, chard, beet greens and spinach. Still important but near the bottom of the list of 41 powerhouse foods were grape-fruits, sweet potatoes, leeks and blackberries. Ask your doctor if it would be helpful to add some of these foods to your diet.And there’s another reason to try to stay healthy, especially now: Flu season is setting up to be a whopper. It recently was reported that one of the three vaccines in the shot has “drifted.” That means it’s mutated slightly away from what it is supposed to cover. The other two are providing coverage for their particular strain, but the big one isn’t 100 percent affective against that one strain of flu.Still, if you haven’t had a flu shot yet, get one. If you’re around children and grandchildren, en-courage them to get their shots as well ... so they don’t bring it home to you. Wash your hands fre-quently, and take antiseptic wipes with you to the store to clean the shopping-cart handle.

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Berries -- all are low in sugar, yet high in anti-oxidants, ready to fight any cancer cells that may try to form.Purple grapes - - eat ones with seeds, and eat the seeds with the grapes. The seeds have strong cancer fighting abilities.Stevia -- a natural sweetener that has been shown to reduce risk of cancer as well. Use it in place of sugar or artificial sweeteners such as aspa-ratame and splenda.Next, a quick way to determine your longev-ity. This will test your flexibility, balance and strength, which helps to predict the overall health status of older people.A score of 10 is perfect. A score of 8 or more means you are twice as likely to be alive in 6 years than those who scored less. Those who score 3 or less are 5 times as likely to die within the same period. And for every point increase in the test results, there is a 21% decrease in death from all causes.Those with back, knees or hip problems may not be able to do the test. But if these aren't too much of an issue, here's what you do:In a room where there is plenty of space, lower yourself from a standing position to a sitting po-sition on the floor. Then go back to a standing position. As you do this , you cannot use your hands, knees, or arms to help you in any way. You must go down and get up using only your leg muscles. If you can do this you get a perfect score of 10.But if you need help, you have to subtract points. Subtract one point for every time you use a hand, arm or knee for support or balance. You can-not go on your knees without subtracting points. And, subtract a half point every time you notice-ably lose balance and wobble.If you don't do well, take it as a warning. You have lost flexibility, strength and/or balance. Take measures to correct the problems, by do-ing exercises to improve strength, losing weight, etc. And then test yourself a few months later. Remember that for every one point increase in your score, your chances of dying in the next 6 ears are decreased 21%!

And that, my friends, is a very Happy New Year, indeed.

New Years AdviceI'm often asked for simple advice on what a per-son can do to live longer and healthier. I recom-mend a number of supplements but realize that not everyone can afford to purchase high quality supplements for their health. But if you only buy one, it should be, hands down, vitamin D. Vitamin D isn't really a vitamin, but a hormone, and there are more studies showing the benefi-cial effects of having a high vitamin D level, in-cluding a lower risk of breast, prostate, and lung cancers, a healthier immune system that is more resistant to disease, a lower risk of heart disease, reduced risk of osteoporosis, less depression , less arthritis and more energy, just to name a few. Adults should generally take between 5000 and 10,000 IU of D-3 a day, and have your levels checked -- optimal levels are between 70-100. Take with fat or oil to increase absorption.The 2nd most important supplement would be the omega 3's found in fish oil. The mulititude of studies showing the benefits of fish oil begin at a dose of 2400mg/day. Make sure it is pure, mercury and toxin free, and not rancid. Never buy more than 2 months of fish oil at a time as it turns rancid so easily. Next, watch your diet. I recommend the follow-ing:Broccoli - there is an ingredient found in broccoli that is found in no other foods that lower the risk of breast and prostate cancer. Eat at least 3 days a week.Cabbage -- eating this 2 days a week will lower your risk of colon cancer by 60%! There is noth-ing that a pharmaceutical company makes that can do the same.Garlic -- use liberally in your cooking, as it is a natural immune booster, and helps reduce clot-ting.Pomegrantes -- drink 1/4 cup juice or 1/2 a fruit daily, will reduce your risk of heart disease by 30%. Reduces plaque build-up in arteries and makes the arteries more flexible.


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1. Exodus: Gods and Kings (PG-13) Christian Bale, Joel Edgerton2. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay -- Part 1 (PG-13) Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson3. Penguins of Madagascar (PG) animated4. Top Five (R) Chris Rock, Rosario Dawson5. Big Hero 6 (PG) animated6. Interstellar (PG-13) Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway7. Horrible Bosses 2 (R) Jason Bateman, Jason Sudeikis8. Dumb and Dumber To (PG-13) Jim Carrey, Jeff Daniels9. The Theory of Everything (PG-13) Eddie Redmayne, Felicity Jones10. Wild (R) Reese Witherspoon, Laura Dern




1. Who had a hit with “Chain Gang” and when?2. Name the group that wrote and released “Let’s Go, Let’s Go, Let’s Go.”3. The group: REO Speedwagon. The song: Guy falls in love with an old friend. Name the song.4. Who originally released “Sharing The Night Together”?5. Name the song that contains this lyric: “Fri-day night and the lights are low, Looking out for the place to go, Where they play the right music, getting in the swing, You come in to look for a king, Anybody could be that guy.”

Answers1. Sam Cooke, in 1960. It’s said that the song came about after Cooke had an encounter with a chain gang working on a highway.2. Hank Ballard and The Midnighters, in 1960. The song was No. 1 on the R&B charts for three alternating weeks, vying for first with Jerry But-ler’s “He Will Break Your Heart.”3. “Can’t Fight This Feeling,” in 1985.4. Soul singer Arthur Alexander, in 1977.5. “Dancing Queen,” by ABBA in 1976. During recording, half of the second verse was rewrit-ten. The only place it can be found is in a video of an early recording session.


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Noteworthy InventionsTHE TABULATOR• On January 8, 1889, the first tabulating ma-chine was patented by Herman Hollerith. The invention heralded the modern era of machine data processing.• Born in Buffalo, NY, Hollerith received a Ph.D. in engineering from Columbia University in 1890, and taught mechanical engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology before going to work for the Census Bureau.• Hollerith’s job with the Census Bureau involved compiling statistics. Back then, it took 8 years to tabulate the census information— and the census was taken once every 10 years. Hollerith knew there must be a better way. He worked on the problem even after leaving the Census Office for a better job with an engineering firm. • Then one day he took a train trip. The railroad had been plagued with robbers who posed as passengers. To help catch them, the engineers kept track of everybody on board. They had a card for every person on board, and would punch holes in it to record descriptions of the passengers: punch here for light hair; there for dark hair. Punch out A, B, or C for blue eyes, brown eyes, or green eyes. Punch this corner for short people, or that corner for tall people. This gave Hollerith an idea. • Several weeks later his invention was ready: an electric tabulator. Wherever there was a hole in a card, an electrical connection would be made and a counter would register it. • He subsequently set up the Tabulating Machine Company and began to improve the design of an automatic card-feed system, a keypunch, and punch cards, which formed the foundation of the modern information processing industry. (cont’d next page)

by Freddy Groves

Expanded Coverage for Sexu-al TraumaMilitary sexual trauma ... like most things in the military, this also comes with its own acronym: MST. It can, apparently, happen to anyone.The Department of Veterans Affairs recently an-nounced expanded eligibility for health services for MST, this time moving to include Reservists and members of the National Guard in receiving mental-health services for sexual assault or ha-rassment that happened during training.If you or anyone you know was a victim of MST, here are a few things to know:¥ You don’t have to have a service-connected disability or be seeking disability compensation. You can still get care and counseling, for free.¥ You don’t need to have reported the incident(s) when they happened, and you don’t any docu-mentation. The proof of it will be determined clinically by a VA mental-health provider, and you’ll get the care you need.¥ You don’t have to be signed up with the VA health system to get treatment for MST.The VA’s definition of MST is very broad, and it runs from physical assault, to harassment, to un-wanted touching, to offensive remarks, unwant-ed advances and threatening, and all activities in between. Even if you were a victim a long time ago and think you’re doing OK, get checked out anyway. The effects of MST can surface years later as PTSD or anxiety, and difficulties with drugs or alcohol, relationships, memory and concentration.See maketheconnection.net, a site loaded with in-formation not only on MST but a wide variety of events, experiences, symptoms of conditions and much more. The site can be customized to your gender, period of service, branch of service and whether you served in combat. Look at the drop-down menu for information on anxiety, alcohol, drugs, PTSD, suicide, MST and more. Also see www.mentalhealth.va.gov/msthome.asp.

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THE TABULATOR, cont’d• Hollerith fought an uphill battle to get the no-tice he deserved. For three years he tried unsuc-cessfully to get financial backing and corporate interest. Finally, he asked Boston city officials to let him tabulate the town’s death records. In just a few days, he tabulated data that would have kept many clerks busy for weeks. People were finally impressed, and the Army hired him to tabulate some statistics. Next he took his inven-tion to the Paris Exposition, where he won a gold medal. • Then he applied for the job of tabulating the 1890 census. The Bureau of the Census set up a competition between all people who were in-terested in the contract. Herman and his electric tabulator were finished before the others were half through. He got the job. When the census was taken, it took Herman and 30 electric tab-ulators only six weeks to compile most of the information that had previously required eight years to accomplish. • His tabulator machines rapidly spread across the world. Countries around the world used them for their census taking, and insurance companies used them as well. Even today, his method of keeping track of information is used everywhere extensively. • In 1910, Hollerith sold his Tabulating Machine Company for a few million dollars, but he never liked the new president. In fact, he refused to buy any stock in the company. Perhaps he came to regret that, for if Herman Hollerith had invested $200,000 in that business in 1910, it would have been worth about a billion dollars by 1970. The new owners changed the name of the company and eventually became one of the world’s larg-est corporations, selling computer hardware and software. Can you name the company? (Answer at the top of next page.)


A NEW YEARS WISH

Dear Readers,Instead of picking one of the many letters that we receive on a daily basis my staff and I would like to take this opportunity to say THANK YOU to everyone who has ever come to us for help.

Because of you we have been able to serve our community for the past 20 years, 10 of which we have spent at our current location. We could not have done this without you.Through our doors in years past have entered an amazing array of the nicest people we could ever hope to meet, all with different needs and problems. Some of you came to Tamara’s be-cause of our Hair Clinic. Some of you came specifically for our Wig Salon, and many came to

our Hair Salon. We are grateful to each and everyone of you for reaching out to us for your hair care needs.

We look forward to continuing to serve our existing clients, who have become like family, and to meeting the many new friends we have yet to serve in 2015.

We wish you all a Healthy, Blessed and Won-derful New Year! Tamara and Staff

www.tidbitscda.comTIDBITS of Kootenai County, Idaho Issue #2 Jan 5th 2015 The company is called International Business Machines, or IBM.COMPUTERS: QUIZ• Michael was born in Texas in 1965. He was in-terested in computers from the moment they be-gan appearing. At 15 he disassembled and reas-sembled an Apple II computer for fun.• While attending the University of Texas, he started his own computer company out of his dorm room, calling it PCs Limited. With a thou-sand dollars start-up capital, he began manufac-turing his own kind of computer with the revolu-tionary idea that he could sell them directly to the customers instead of going through a third party. This kept his prices much lower than his com-petitors and also kept him in close contact with consumers. • At 19, Michael quit college to run his computer company, re-naming the company after himself. By 1992 his firm was listed on the Fortune 500 list of the largest companies in the world, making him the youngest CEO ever to head a Fortune 500 company. • Today his company is the most profitable PC manufacturer in the world, and he ranks high on the “Forbes” list of America’s richest people. The company is based in Texas and employs nearly 83,000 people worldwide. What’s Michael’s last name, now carried on personal computers world-wide? (Answer at top of next page)COMPUTER FACTS• It took the radio 38 years to reach 50 million users, television only 13 years, but the internet reached 50 million users in only 4 years.• Rear Admiral Grace Hopper, the first female admiral in the US Navy, came up with the term ‘debugging’ after removing a moth from a com-puter.

By Samantha Mazzotta

Holiday SafetyWe’re at the height of the holiday season, and life probably is pretty busy. But as you prepare for get-togethers and dinners, remember to put safety first. Below are a few things to remember that will help you to be prepared for emergen-cies and keep your household safe:Ahead of a family gathering, move toxic clean-ing supplies and other chemicals to the garage, up and out of reach of children. Clearly label any unlabeled bottles so that nothing is confused with a food or beverage item.Make sure a fire extinguisher is kept in the kitchen, and in any room where a fireplace is lit. It should be visible and not too near the heat source.Tape a list of emergency contact numbers near the phone -- not just 911, but the veterinarian, poison control center and family contacts. Put these contacts into your cellphone contacts list as well.Keep candles away from combustible items, and place them well out of reach of children.Use only non-combustible or flame-retardant decorations on Christmas trees.Avoid small decorations that look like candy to children, who could choke on them.If using space heaters, follow safety rules close-ly: don’t leave them unattended; don’t drape clothes or other items over them; and don’t let kids or seniors sit too close.The National Association of Certified Home In-spectors offers more safety tips at: www.nachi.org/holidaysafety.htm

HOME TIP: Close heating registers in unused rooms and shut the door to keep visitors out. You’ll save energy and improve safety during gatherings.

Send your questions or home tips to [email protected].


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Top 10 VOD Movies1. Let’s Be Cops (R) Jake Johnson2. 22 Jump Street (R) Channing Tatum3. The Hundred-Foot Journey (PG) Helen Mir-ren4. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (PG-13) Gary Oldman5. The November Man (R) Pierce Brosnan6. How to Train Your Dragon 2 (PG) animated7. And So It Goes (PG-13) Michael Douglas8. Tyler Perry’s A Madea Christmas (PG-13) Ty-ler Perry9. The Expendables 3 (PG-13) Sylvester Stal-lone10. Tammy (R) Melissa McCarthy

Answer: Dell.A VERY LARGE NUMBER• Edward Kasner was a mathematician. In 1938 he was asked to come up with a name for a very large number: the numeral one, followed by a hundred zeros. He asked his two young nephews what name they would suggest.• Nine-year-old Milton suggested a name out of the funnies. A cartoon strip character named Barney was very popular. Milton chose Barney’s last name for the number. • Kasner announced the new name for the big number in his next book, altering the spelling. • Sixty years later, Larry Page and Sergey Brin developed a new internet search engine. Other search engines searched each webpage and ranked them according to how many times a spe-cific term appeared on them, but Page and Brin designed their search engine to search for the specific term and then find out how many links there were that led back to that page, which re-sulted in a better search engine. • They decided they needed a name that reflect-ed how many websites the search engine was searching. They took the name of Edward Kas-ner’s very large number, only they misspelled it slightly, so it ended up being spelled exactly the same way the cartoon character Barney spelled his last name. What’s it called? (Answer at bot-tom of page)COMPUTER FACTS• In 1981 Bill Gates said, “640 kb of memory ought to be enough for anybody.”• Moore’s Law states that computer performance doubles every 18 to 24 months, and ever since 1971, this has been true.• HP, Google, Microsoft, and Apple were all started in garages. Answer: Google, from googol.


Nathan Thurman, LUTCF, An independent planner for his own wealth accumulation, wealth management and wealth preservation company, Nathan Thurman commands solid experi-ence in the financial services industry, starting his career 20 years ago as a portfolio analyst for a Barron’s top 50 planner. Nathan founded his Coeur d’Alene-based financial advisory business in 2007. Offering the residents of CDA and nearby areas his expertise in finan-cial operations, his wealth management company creates and manages financial portfolios and helps clients plan their retirements. The wealth management company, offers brokerage accounts, defined benefits, pension, life insurance, Long Term Care, Disability Insurance, etc..Nathan Thurman enjoys fishing, hunting, skiing, playing hockey, and listening to music.

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Dear Auntie Mmm,I find myself at the begin-ning of 2015 reviewing my list of New Year Resolu-tions from 2014. I achieved the majority of them and I am shocked that I am not happier. To say this is dis-couraging hardly reflects my true feelings on the matter. What I can’t figure out is where I went wrong. I am a big goal set-ter and make a detailed plan, a commitment, for each one. I’m a very self-motivated person - some would say driven. I’m a young guy with a lot of dreams - upwardly mobile, so all the goals seem logical, like to increase my sales numbers and revenue. Get a promotion. Get a bigger house, a better car. A new boat. Send the kids to private school. And those are just a few of the bigger ones. Any ideas on how to be more successful in 2015?Pushing Myself in Palouse

Dear Pushing,You seem to be doing an excellent job of push-ing yourself - perhaps too much. Not being satisfied with what you have accomplished is far more disconcerting than not achieving your goals at all - it invalidates all your hard work and makes you question yourself - a sure recipe for unhappiness. So, First: Limit your number of goals. With goals more is not better. Focus on what’s truly important and everything else will fall into place. Which brings us to the Second step: Determine the key areas of your life, i.e.: Finance, Career, Health, Relationships, Family & Friends, Environment (Lifestyle), Personal Development, and Spirituality. (Change or add as you desire.) Draw a circle and divide it into 8 (or more) parts. The center is zero and the outer rim is 10. Assign a life area to each section. Now rate, from 0 (low) to 10 (high) your current level of satisfaction in each area. The low num-bers/areas are where you want to focus and set goals. How well do the circle sections line up? How well does your life wheel turn? Third: Test each goal for it’s fun factor. No ‘have to’s or ‘shoulds.’ If you are not having fun it doesn’t matter what you achieve - it will all be pointless. Make 2015 a year to stop and smell the roses and see how it looks in 2016. Remember, it’s the journey - not the destination.


CELEBRITY EXTRABy Cindy ElavskyPHOTO: Yaya DaCosta as Whitney

Houston

Q: I thought I read a while back that a movie about the life of Whitney Houston was going to be made. Is that still hap-pening? -- Freesia L., via emailA: It is, indeed. Lifetime will bring us the story of the critically acclaimed songstress whose life was tragically cut short in February 2012. An-gela Bassett makes her directorial debut with the Lifetime Original Movie “Whitney,” featuring Yaya DaCosta (“Lee Daniels’ The Butler”) in the lead role, with Arlen Escarpeta (“Final Des-tination 5”) alongside her as Bobby Brown. The much-anticipated world premiere will be Satur-day, Jan. 17, at 8 p.m. ET/PT. “Whitney” chronicles the headline-making rela-tionship between the iconic singer, actress, pro-ducer and model, and singer and songwriter Bob-by Brown from the time they first met at the very height of their celebrity to their courtship and tumultuous marriage that followed. Throughout it all, difficulties dogged the superstar couple while they dealt with the overwhelming rewards and consequences of Houston’s meteoric rise that would soon overshadow them both.***Q: Is it true that J.K. Rowling’s latest book se-ries is going to be turned into a movie? -- Hal R., Albany, New YorkA: Not a movie, Hal, but a series. BBC an-nounced last month that it is going to adapt Rowling’s Cormoran Strike novels into a series, beginning with the first book, “The Cuckoo’s Calling.” Rowling will collaborate on the proj-ect in conjunction with BBC and Bronte Film and TV, which also is producing Rowling’s “The Casual Vacancy” adaptation, a three-part series that will air on BBC One in February. There’s no word yet when either series will be available in the U.S., but I’m hoping they’ve worked out some sort of deal with PBS (or another station), where we get to see it here across the Pond a few months after the Brits.***Q: When will “The Walking Dead” return from winter hiatus? I am going through serious with-drawals here! -- Larry E., Orlando, FloridaA: You’ll have to wait just a little longer, Larry. Season five continues on Feb. 8 on AMC. Series star Andrew Lincoln told TV Guide that this half of the season contains two episodes that prob-ably are his favorite since the pilot episode. ***Q: It’s been forever since “Shameless” has had new episodes. Will it be back for another sea-son? -- Gerry Y., via emailA: Showtime’s hit dark-comedy will be back for its fifth season on Sunday, Jan. 11. You’ll get 12 more episodes of the William H. Macy-starring series, with Emmy Rossum, Cameron Mon-aghan, Ethan Cutkosky and Jeremy Allen White all returning to their roles in this dysfunctional family.***Q: When will the Golden Globes air this year? -- Patty R., Fredericksburg, VirginiaA: The 72nd Annual Golden Globe Awards will air Sunday, Jan. 11, on NBC starting at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PTWrite to Cindy at King Features Weekly Service, P.O. Box 536475, Or-lando, FL 32853-6475; or e-mail her at [email protected].(c) 2014 King Features Synd., Inc.


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ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Events could in-spire adventurous Lambs looking to make a ma-jor career or personal move. But as always, get all the facts before rushing into any sort of deal or commitment.TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) What seems to be a great opportunity could cause even usually practical Taureans to ignore their inner caution cues. Best to move carefully to avoid falling into unseen traps.GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Need a holiday now that the seasonal festivities are behind you? Good idea. Plan to go someplace wonderful. You’ll return refreshed and more than ready for a new challenge.CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Progress contin-ues to be made on that pesky workplace problem. Meanwhile, don’t assume a personal situation will work itself out. Best to get more involved earlier than later.LEO (July 23 to August 22) Catnaps are defi-nitely recommended for Leos and Leonas who had been going at a hectic pace over the holi-days. Adding relaxation time to your schedule helps restore your overdrawn energy reserves.VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) Sure, some of the new friends you made over the holi-days might move out of your life at some point. But at least one might show significant “staying power” with some encouragement.LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) Encour-age family members to join you in supporting a relative who could be facing a difficult emotion-al challenge in the New Year. Showing your love and concern helps keep his or her hopes up.SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) While a long-deferred decision suddenly might take on some urgency after news on a related matter, you still need to weigh all factors carefully before deciding one way or the other.SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to December 21) This is a good time to reassess the earlier plan you made for the New Year. Some elements you felt you could depend on to make it work might no longer carry that assurance.CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) Forming a renewed connection with a former as-sociate is only the first step toward working out your new plans. Be prepared for problems, and deal with them as soon as they arise.AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) A ro-mantic situation that was going smoothly not too long ago might take a new turn. Be honest about your feelings before you decide whether to fol-low it or take another path.PISCES (February 19 to March 20) The wise Pisces (that’s you, of course) will make sure everyone knows you plan to keep your options open and listen to all sides of the situation before making any decisions.

BORN THIS WEEK: Your honest approach to life and living

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Do you prefer the security of a gated com-munity?Do you intend to travel for extended periods of time?Do you want space to host parties?Do you want an area for gardening or just open space?Would you like a guest room for out-of-town guests or sleepovers with your grandchil-dren?Do you want to live close to the grocery store, a golf course or is in proximity to medical services required? Do you want a walkable community?Do you require RV or boat storage on site?Do you prefer a managed community or would you prefer to perform your services such mowing the lawn, etc.? The answers to these questions are invaluable to your Realtor when searching the market for a new home.The Move You can move yourself or hire a mover. Just remember to measure volume of your things to get the right size truck or pod. I tell my clients if in doubt on the correct pod or truck size to go a bit larger to be on the safe size. There are many online calculators to help determine what the correct truck size is for you. Even if you do decide to rent a truck you don’t have to fill it up yourself. Ask the truck rental company if they can refer some strong arms for hire on both ends of the move. My husband and I have done this on a number of occasions, and it’s a real back saver. Craig-slist.com can be a good resource, but you should take caution when hiring someone to help move your stuff. Kim Stearns is a Realtor at Coldwell Banker Schneidmiller Realty and an expert in the working with second home buyers as well as downsizers. If you’re interested in learning more about what the home market in Coeur d’Alene offers downsizers, please give Kim a call at 208-818-6922 or email [email protected]

There comes time for just about every homeown-er where they ask themselves do I really need this big a house? Keeping up with the yard work. Dai-ly house cleaning that finally becomes too much. The children have finally moved out or perhaps you’d like to start using the equity you built in your home over the years. There are many reasons that people, just like you, consider downsizing. Whether you are just thinking about downsizing or you’re ready to go, downsizing your home is usually an emotional experience. You might be leaving a familiar neighborhood or letting go of family furniture. In addition to your emotions, you might start looking at all your stuff and easily become overwhelmed.

The emotion and overwhelm are not uncommon. In helping many clients make the downsizing move, I’ve compiled a few tips that will help you as well. De-clutter To be honest, I hate the word “clutter.” After all my stuff isn’t clutter, it’s MY STUFF. However, everyone else’s stuff, well, of course, that is clut-ter. But the fact is, over the years you, just like the rest of us, most likely accumulated quite a bit of stuff that could be better used by someone else at this point in your life. Here are some suggestions to help you sort them out and de-clutter. Give fa-vored furniture, collectibles, dishes to your chil-dren. That way when you come to visit you can feel at home with some of your past treasures pres-ent. Give to your church. Many of the downsizers said it felt wonderful to give to back something to the church, not to mention the tax deduction might be nice too.Donate items to favorite local non-profits. Wom-en’s center are always in need of clothing, toys, and furniture. Simply throw some stuff out. Get a few big gar-bage bags and challenge yourself to fill them up. It is a time to cleanse and to get rid of old objects is a great way to feel re-energized.Sell items online. You can find estate websites https://www.62days.com/sell-valuables/ and eBay which are great places to sells items of high value.If you still find yourself with a few treasured items that you just can’t part with, place them in rental storage until the time is right.I know downsizing can be an emotional for some, but look at it as a new time in your life to explore, learn, play and make new friends. As a Realtor, I get to know the neighborhoods I serve. Many of the 55 + communities have neighborhood get to-gethers, holiday parties, places to walk, bike and run. They look out for one another and offer a new level of companionship.Find an agentThe next step in your downsizing adventure and to find a realtor that understands your goals. After all, as a downsizer your needs are much different than a new home owner or growing family. Find an agent that is interested in your goals and seeks to truly understand those goals so that he or she can find your perfect next home.Here are some of the questions I always ask downsizers before I start scouring the market for a home.What type of hobbies do you have that might re-quire a special space?Perhaps you like to paint, sew or build hot rods. These hobbies might require a big garage or shop, an extra room, or perhaps you’d prefer a basement space.

How to Downsize Your Home and Not Your Soul

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