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PART TWOby Kathy WolfeThis week, Tidbits continues its coverage of war trivia. • World War I was the sixth deadliest conflict in history with nearly 8.6 million total military deaths for all countries involved. The Great War, as it was called at the time, was fought on every ocean and nearly every continent, although most of the fighting took place in Europe. It began in the summer of 1914 when a Serbian national assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Aus-tria-Hungary. One month later, Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia. Because of treaties that had been signed, binding countries to come to each other’s aid in time of war, countries began choosing sides. The Ottoman Empire (Turkey) and Germany signed a treaty within just five days of the declaration of war against Serbia. • President Woodrow Wilson the United States neutral in 1914. He held with this decision even after 128 Americans were killed when a German submarine sank the British passenger ship, the Lusitania, in May, 1915. Throughout Wilson’s campaign for his second term, his slogan was, “He kept us out of war.” However, in 1917, when German U-boats sank three U.S. merchant ships, just one month after Wilson’s victory, the U.S. declared war against Germany.

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WARS, PART TWO (continued):• The Allies of World War I were led by the United Kingdom, France, Russia, and the United States, who defeated the Central Powers, led by the German Empire, Austro-Hungarian Empire, and Ottoman Empire. • The greatest numbers of deaths were from the countries of Germany, with 1.77 million deaths, and Russia with 1.7 million. • The longest battle of World War I was the Bat-tle of Verdun in France, spanning from Febru-ary to July of 1916, resulting in nearly a million casualties. • During World War I, Manfred von Richthofen gained notoriety as the highest-scoring fighter pilot. Nicknamed “The Red Baron,” this Ger-man officially shot down 80 enemy aircraft in 20 months of combat. This included 21 planes in just one month, April, 1917. His plane was shot down near Amiens, France, in April, 1918, and the 25-year-old Richthofen perished in the crash. • America’s “Ace of Aces” was Eddie Ricken-backer, a man with a colorful history. At age 24, he was a daring race car driver, setting a world speed record of 134 mph (216 km/hr) at Day-tona in 1914. He didn’t even have his first ride in an airplane until 1916. Although he had a life-long fear of heights, he had a desire to fly. Flight training required a college degree and a maxi-mum age of 25. Claiming to be 25, he applied for training, and after just 17 days as a student pilot, he graduated and was made a lieutenant in the 94th Aero Squadron. Rickenbacker flew more combat hours than any other American pi-lot, and survived 134 aerial enemy engagements. After the war, he was General Motor’s head of sales for Cadillac and LaSalle automobiles. He purchased the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1927 and operated that for 15 years. In 1933, he became the general manager of Eastern Airlines, and later became part owner and president of the company.

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WARS, PART TWO (continued):• The top Canadian flying ace of the war, cred-ited with 72 “kills” was Ontario-born hero Billy Bishop, who downed 67 of that total in just six months. • Because of the late entry into World War I, the United States only experienced 53,402 battle deaths. The estimated death toll for all countries involved topped 8.5 million. The Spanish flu was responsible for about one-third of the total mili-tary deaths. • Thirty different poisonous gases were used dur-ing World War I, with France the first country to employ gas against enemy troops. The French fired tear gas grenades on the Germans early in the war in August, 1914, and the Germans fol-lowed up the following April with poisonous chlorine gas. It wasn’t until 1918 that gas masks with respirators were used as protection. Many countries signed treaties at the end of the war outlawing chemical weapons.• World War I came to an end on November 11, 1918, when Germany accepted the settlement terms. More than 65 million men from 30 coun-tries had fought in the war. November 11 was de-clared a holiday known as Armistice Day, which today Americans call Veterans Day and Canadi-ans call Remembrance Day. • World War II was history’s deadliest war, with an estimate of 50 million to 72 million deaths, up to 3.1% of the world’s population. The Axis Powers consisted of Germany, Japan, and Italy, along with Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania, Croa-tia, and Slovakia. Their enemy, the Allied Forces, was made up of the U.S., Great Britain, China, and the Soviet Union. About 70 million people fought in the armed forces of the Allied and Axis nations. The total civilian casualties from bombing raids, massacres, starvations, and death camps will never be known.

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It was comedian Bill Maher who made the fol-lowing sage observation: “Is [hunting] really a sport if you have all the equipment and your op-ponent doesn’t know a game is going on?”

If you’re one of the many Americans who likes a good tailgate party, it’s entirely possible that it’s the highlight of game day for you. In a survey conducted by McCormick Grill Mates during the 2014 football season, 44 percent of respon-dents said they enjoyed the tailgating more than they enjoyed the game.

Just like your fingerprint, your tongue print is unique.

Spring is traditionally considered the most pop-ular time for weddings, but 2014 saw a spike in nuptials in mid-December. More than 13,000 couples in the U.S. tied the knot on Dec. 13, due in large part to the fact that 12/13/14 fell on a Saturday. Anyone else who would like to marry on a number-sequential date will have a long wait; it won’t happen again until January 2, 2034.

If you’re feeling a bit chilled and can’t wait for springtime, consider this: On the planet Uranus, winter lasts for 21 years.

You might be surprised to learn that Pennsylva-nia was not named after William Penn, one of the colony’s founders; in fact, King Charles II granted the land charter to William Penn in re-payment of a debt to Penn’s father, Admiral Wil-liam Penn, and created the name of the sizable land grant by combining the name of the naval officer with the Latin word “sylvania,” which means “woods.” The younger Penn was embar-rassed and feared that people would think he named the colony after himself. He petitioned the crown to change the name, but the king re-fused.

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WARS, PART TWO (continued):• In September, 1939, Germany invaded Poland, Denmark, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Nor-way, Belgium, and France, all of which fell to Germany. Only the United Kingdom remained to oppose them. • The 41-day Battle of the Bulge in December, 1944 and January, 1945 took place in the Ar-dennes Forest in Belgium, France, and Luxem-bourg, and was Germany’s attempt to split the Allied armies. About 610,000 American forces were involved in the battle, with nearly 100,000 killed or wounded. It remains the deadliest battle U.S. Army troops ever fought. • Over 16.1 million U.S. troops served in World War II, with total deaths over 405,000. Of the total number of Soviet males born in 1923, only 20% survived World War II.• Eighteen out of 96 ships anchored at Pearl Harbor were sunk or seriously damaged during the Japanese attack on December 7, 1941. • On June 6, 1944, D-Day, Allied forces landed at Normandy, France in a tactic code-named Op-eration Neptune. It was the largest seaborne in-vasion in history, with over 5,000 ships, 11,000 airplanes, and more than 150,000 soldiers par-ticipating. The 50-mile (80-km) stretch of the coast was divided into five beaches – Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno, and Sword. The Allies suf-fered more than 4,400 deaths. General Dwight D. Eisenhower was the Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force on D-Day. • During World War II, there were 1.7 mil-lion military courts-martial cases. Of these, 142 were sentenced to execution for murder or rape charges. Only one soldier was executed for de-sertion, 24-year-old Private Eddie Slovik, the first American executed for this crime since the Civil War. He remains the only execution for a purely military offense to this day.

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ACUPUNCTURE: AN OLD STANDBY THAT WORKS

An acupuncturists' internship involves treat-ment with acupuncture techniques and herbal medicine whereas medical doctors focus on medications, surgery or radiation as their means of treating. Acupuncture in other countries is quite different. In China when you go to a hos-pital, you will find an Acupuncture Department alongside the Physical, Occupational, and Re-spiratory Therapy departments, with equal us-age. Next to the Medication Pharmacy is the Herbal Pharmacy. A patient generally arrives with 2 prescriptions - hands one to the herbal pharmacist, the other to the medication pharma-cist.In Germany, more than 90% of physicians use acupuncture. In China and Canada, 300,000 and 2,000 physicians use acupuncture, respec-tively. In the U.S. it is estimated that 11,000 medical doctors use acupuncture, and there are now an estimated 18,000 licensed acupunctur-ists in the U.S. Acupuncture is not new. Legal requirements for practicing acupuncture vary from state to state. Most schools require a Bach-elor's of Science degree to matriculate, and a minimum of a Master's Degree in Acupuncture to become licensed. Some acupuncturists also have a doctorate degree (ie. Doctor of Oriental Medicine). As of 2005 doctorate degrees has be-come more the norm than the exception. Acu-puncture schools go through a rigorous accredi-tation process which is carried out by a private agency. Medical doctors and other health care providers can sometimes practice acupuncture with as little as 100 hours of training (whereas Licensed Acupuncturists are required to have 2500 to 4000 hours of training). Most states al-low acupuncturists to practice without the need of a referral from a medical doctor. Acupuncture has withstood the test of time. It has enjoyed its popularity because it works.

We often view acupuncture as a "new" method of healing. However, it is one of the oldest. It has been developed, refined, and instituted as the primary healing modality in China for thousands of years. Conventional medicine as we know it today has only been around approximately 150 years. The changes in conventional medicine have been drastic over past decades. It truly is amazing. However, there is some deep comfort in the old-time, tried and true. It is a historical fact that the old "snake oils" of the past, that didn't work, were quickly run out of town. Acupunc-ture, instead, is enjoying a resurgence, as more research is demonstrating the effectiveness of this remarkable healing art.Acupuncture is prac-ticed by physicians who are schooled not only in conventional medicine, but "Oriental Medicine" as well. "Oriental Medicine" is an umbrella term that encompasses several healing modalities used originally in Asian countries. Acupuncture is one of those modalities, as is herbal medicine and nutrition. Other less common techniques in-clude cupping, Moxibustion (a heat treatment), Tui Na (a massage/manipulation technique) and several others may be used as well. Acupunc-ture students take essentially the same courses as medical doctors such as anatomy, physiology, chemistry, biology, geriatrics, cardiology, oncol-ogy, etc., even surgery and pharmacology. Al-though acupuncturists don't use pharmacology or surgery in practice, it is important that they understand it so they can appropriately treat pa-tients who utilize both.

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Dr. Holly Carling is a Doctor of Oriental Medicine, Licensed Acupuncturist, Doctor of Naturopa-thy, 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 informa-tive articles. Dr. Carling can be reached at 208-765-1994 and would be happy to answer any ques-tions regarding this topic.

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On Feb. 19, 1473, Nicolaus Copernicus is born in Torun, Poland, on the Vistula River. Revered as the father of modern astronomy, Copernicus was the first European scientist to propose that Earth and other planets revolve around the sun.

On Feb. 22, 1819, Spanish minister Do Luis de Onis and U.S. Secretary of State John Quincy Adams sign the Florida Purchase Treaty, in which Spain agrees to cede the remainder of its old province of Florida to the United States. The Treaty put Florida into U.S. hands at no cost be-yond the U.S. assumption of $5 million in claims by U.S. citizens against Spain.

On Feb. 21, 1926, glamorous Swedish actress Greta Garbo makes her U.S. screen debut in “The Torrent.” Unlike many of her contempo-raries, the Nordic beauty successfully made the transition to sound after becoming a star during the silent film era.

On Feb. 18, 1964, the United States cuts off mil-itary assistance to Britain, France and Yugosla-via in retaliation for their continuing trade with communist Cuba. The action was chiefly sym-bolic, but represented the continued U.S. effort to destabilize the Cuban regime of Fidel Castro.

On Feb. 20, 1974, Reg Murphy, an editor of The Atlanta Constitution, is kidnapped. Kidnap-per William Williams drove Murphy around the city, stopping to phone in ransom demands to the newspaper. Managing editor G. James Mint-er delivered the money to Williams, and Murphy was released. After being caught, Williams was sentenced to 40 years for kidnapping and extor-tion.

On Feb. 16, 1984, Bill Johnson becomes the first American man to win an Olympic gold medal in downhill skiing, a sport long dominated by European athletes. Johnson quickly became a national hero, though his fame was short-lived and he never again competed in the Olympics.

On Feb. 17, 1996, in the final game of a six-game match, world chess champion Garry Kasparov triumphs over Deep Blue, IBM’s chess-playing computer, and wins the match, 4-2. However, Deep Blue would go on to defeat Kasparov in a rematch the following year.

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Keeping a Dog Off theCounterDEAR PAW’S CORNER: My poodle mix, “Shep,” loves to jump up on the kitchen counter -- not just put his paws up, but his entire body. He will do it whether we’re in the kitchen or not. My husband thinks it’s funny, but I don’t. How can I get Shep to stop? -- Julia in Phoenix, Ari-zona

DEAR JULIA: I agree, it’s not funny. Shep clear-ly thinks it’s all right to jump onto the counter be-cause he’s getting those positive vibes from your husband. And unless you persuade your husband to stop thinking it’s funny, teaching Shep not to do it will be very difficult.Make sure, of course, that when you’re not in the kitchen, nothing remains on the countertop that would present a danger to Shep. That includes leftovers, cleaners, houseplants -- anything that he might chew on or ingest.First things first: Make it clear to Shep that he can’t come into the kitchen at all without your leave. Start by setting up a toddler gate at the entrance. (One that’s pretty high, since it sounds like he’s a good jumper.) When you’re in the kitchen cooking or clean-ing, leave Shep out of it. If he whines, tell him to “sit” and “stay,” and continue working. Once you’ve finished working, you can let him in, as long as he’s supervised. If he tries to jump on the counter, firmly tell him “down,” and escort him outside the toddler gate again. Both you and your husband need to be on the same page. Shep needs to make the connection that certain behavior in the kitchen will mean he doesn’t get to go in the kitchen. It will take a little while, so be patient, but consistent.

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Bargains to be Had on New, Used CarsNot only are gasoline prices falling, the prices for cars that use the gas are predicted to fall as well. So says the NADA Used Car Guide in its 2015 market forecast.The availability of late-model used cars is pre-dicted to rise by 8 percent, which means that consumers are out there shopping for new ve-hicles and leaving those used cars behind. The availability of luxury compact utility vehi-cles will see the biggest increase, at 33 percent, followed by sub-compacts at 24 percent. Large cars, on the other hand, will see the biggest drop in availability, at 14 percent, followed by mid-size pickups and large SUVs.This means that if you’re in the market for a big SUV, you’ll still pay a high price for it because there just won’t be as many of them around. With the price of gas falling, those who own big vehicles are no longer in a hurry to unload them for something more economical.On the other hand, if you’re shopping for a mid-size or compact car, expect to see prices fall be-cause of the availability.Consumer money guru Clark Howard (www.clarkhoward.com) is now willing to consider buying new instead of used. Loan terms on new cars are better, and consumers end up paying less because the cost of the loan is so much less. New SUVs aren’t a good deal now because of the fall-ing gas prices. People are once again willing to buy gas guzzlers, cutting the supply and leaving the fuel-efficient vehicles on the lot. If you buy something no one else wants, you can save con-siderable cash.If you prefer to stick with a used vehicle, con-sider your steps before you buy. Get your financ-ing first, and know what you can spend. Check Edmunds.com or NADA.com and get an idea of the value of your preferred vehicle. Check Car-fax.com to be sure the vehicle you want isn’t on a previous crash list. Get the vehicle indepen-dently inspected.Bottom line: There are deals to be had. Save by buying a used vehicle in the category of too much supply and not enough demand, or save by buying a new vehicle in the category of ve-hicles no one wants and take advantage of better finance terms. As always, do your homework.

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by Matilda Charles

Seniors: No Sharing Health Information How do seniors feel about sharing their health information? A poll dealing with health-data pri-vacy conducted last fall by Truven Health Ana-lytics, in conjunction with National Public Ra-dio, has the answer. Researchers wanted to know how people of different ages felt about having their health-care data shared with others, such as health plans, employers and even their own doctors.Here are some of the results, which varied wide-ly by age:¥ Asked if they had any concerns about health-care record privacy, it was the middle group (age 35 to 64) that expressed the most concern. Se-niors were the least concerned of all.¥ When it came to being willing to share infor-mation with researchers (if the information was anonymous), 39 percent of seniors said “no.” Ditto sharing credit-card purchases and social-media information if it would improve overall health. Seniors said “no” at 84 percent. (At that point, 98 percent of seniors hadn’t been notified that their medical records had been compro-mised.)Fast-forward to January 2015, and a few things have changed:¥ Seniors who rejected sharing information anonymously with researchers jumped from 39 percent to 56 percent.¥ When it came to sharing information for spe-cific reasons, such as developing new treatments and reducing costs of care, seniors were the least likely age group in being willing to share. The same results were seen when seniors were asked about anonymously providing information to re-searchers, university professors, drug research-ers and consultants: The answer was an over-whelming “no.”Why the change of opinion? The answer is likely security. By mid-2014, we’d had nearly 400 se-curity breaches, some of them huge. By the end of 2014 there were 783 security breaches, many of which made the news.When it comes to safeguarding health informa-tion, seniors are paying attention.

Matilda Charles regrets that she cannot person-ally answer reader questions, but will incorpo-rate them into her column whenever possible. Send email to [email protected].

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Dr Ashley is board certified in Family Medicine and in Anti-Aging and Regenerative Medicine. She provides a mix of traditional with alternative medicine and specializes in bio-identical hormones for both men and women.

Q&A with Susan Ashley, MD

Next, there are supplements which have been shown to be helpful in stabilizing blood sug-ars. The best one in my book is berberine. An ingredient found in several plants, including goldenseal and the Oregon grape, berberine has many medicinal purposes. It's used to lower cholesterol much like the drug metformin and in fact is every bit as effective as metformin. It also lowers cholesterol, triglycerides and inflamma-tion, and helps with abdominal weight loss. In addition, ginger helps with reducing blood sugars and A1C levels. Take 3 gms, or a little more than 1/2 of a teaspoon, of ginger powder a day, can divide it up thruout the day, and this may lower the A1C by 10%. Ginger also re-duces inflammation, including the inflammation that occurs after weight training, and has been shown to reduce exercise induced muscle pain by 25%. It is also good for nausea.Cinnamon, chromium, bitter gourd, fenugreek, aloe vera gel, turmeric, okra bay leaves and avo-cado have also been shown to help lower blood sugars. Stevia lower sugars, and has possible cancer fighting abilities - it should be your sugar substitute.And avoid the American Diabetes Asso web-site on healthy foods. I cringe when I read their healthy fats section! It's advice like this that promotes worsening of disease, inflammation and atherosclerosis. To reiterate: healthy fats are the saturated fats, such as animal fats, coco-nut oil, lard, and butter. Other healthy fats are avocado oil and nut oils. Do not use vegetable oils of any kind, especially margarine, canola, corn, sunflower, safflower, peanut and ( I shud-der!) soybean oil. They really need to update their website and advice, as this kind of infor-mation is harmful.If you need help reversing your diabetes, see us at Healthy Living Liberty Lake. We also mea-sure thyroid functions and , when needed, other hormones that may affect metabolism. We have reversed diabetes for many other patients and can do it for you!

Reversing DiabetesHave you been told you are "pre-diabetic". In the "early stages" of diabetes? Or at risk of getting diabetes? Then you need to stop what you're doing and reverse this condition as soon as possible. Having diabetes is not a benign condition, as it will greatly increase your overall inflammation, which then increases risk of heart disease, stroke, dementia, kidney failure, ampu-tation, and cancer. An A1C is a marker of blood sugars for the last 3 months. Between 5.7-5.9 is defined as pre-diabetes. > 6.0 is diabetes. Ideal A1C is 4-5.2 for the non-diabetics.There are things you can do to reverse the condi-tion, and we have gotten people off their meds many times.First and foremost, is, of course, diet. The kill-er for diabetes, and for most of us, is carbs and sugar. Have you seen the recent mainstream media re-ports that are now saying the advice in the 70's to start a low fat diet did so much more harm than good? We've been saying that for years, but it is just now being reported mainstream. Replacing fat with carbs was the worst thing we could have done.Carbs and sugar raise insulin and blood sugars. Protein and fats do so only minimally! Dr Atkins had it right all along. The Atkins diet will lower blood sugars, cholesterol, triglycer-ides, inflammation and fat more than any other diet, and this has been proven time and again.We also use Ideal Protein, for those who need a more structured regimen, to reduce the carbs and finally allow fat to be burned.


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-Sometimes, despite the cold weather outside, we’re still looking for an icy treat inside. In my family’s dessert experiments, we’ve come up with some doozies, but here’s one you may not have tried: If you put popsicles in the blender, the creamy result tastes just like yummy sherbet. -- JoAnn

If your lunchbox could be fresher, here’s a tip from S.W. in Texas: Spray a piece of bread with vinegar and zip it up in your lunchbox overnight to clear out smells.

“You don’t need to buy a special brush to get at high ceilings and skylights: Simply cover a broom with a pillowcase to clean cobwebs off the ceiling. To clean a skylight, cover a mop with a double layer of paper towels or newspaper, and secure with clips. Spray the paper with window cleaner and heft it up!” -- M.E. in Arkansas

Pinprick hole in your rubber glove? Put the glove on and paint the hole with nail polish. It’ll seal up a small hole, making the glove usable again.

If you have trouble threading a needle because the fibers seem to go in all directions, here’s a tip from T.I. in Illinois: Stiffen the end of thread with hairspray before threading a needle.

“Coat hangers as BBQ skewers? Yep, they’re good for that -- and s’more. Simply straighten and clean well. Make a ring on the end for easy handling. You might even want to save a set of them.” -- R.R. (Avoid any coated hangers, and never use a plastic hanger, only plain metal, like the kind you might get from a dry cleaners! -- JoAnn)

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TOP TEN MOVIES

1. American Sniper (R) Bradley Cooper, Si-enna Miller2. The Boy Next Door (R) Jennifer Lopez, Ryan Guzman3. Paddington (PG) Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins4. The Wedding Ringer (R) Kevin Hart, Josh Gad5. Taken 3 (PG-13) Liam Neeson, Forest Whi-taker6. The Imitation Game (PG-13) Benedict Cum-berbatch, Keira Knightley7. Strange Magic (PG) animated8. Selma (PG-13) David Oyelowo, Carmen Ejogo9. Mortdecai (R) Johnny Depp, Gwyneth Pal-trow10. Into the Woods (PG) Anna Kendrick, Mer-yl Streep



1. The Supremes had five chart toppers in 1964. How many can you name?

2. What girl group had a hit with “Foolish Little Girl”?

3. Which Dion song mentions Flo, Mary, Janie and Rosie?

4. When did “You Make Me Feel Like Danc-ing” come out? Who sang it?

5. Name the song that contains this lyric: “You can ponder perpetual motion, fix your mind on a crystal day, Always time for a good conversa-tion, there’s an ear for what you say.”

Answers1. “Baby Love,” “Come See About Me,” “Stop! In the Name of Love,” “Back in My Arms Again” and “Where Did Our Love Go?”2 The Shirelles, in 1963. The song landed on the Hot 100 list as well as R&B.3. The Wanderer,” in 1961. It was released as a b-side on “The Majestic” single, but became the more popular of the two.4. 1976, by Leo Sayer.5. “Up Around the Bend,” by Creedence Clear-water Revival in 1970. The song was used in numerous films, but long after it was released. The first was “L’eau Froide,” a French film, in 1994. It also was heard in the “Guitar Hero World Tour” video game and Raisin Bran com-mercials.


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1. MOVIES: What was Luna Lovegood’s “pa-tronus” in the “Harry Potter” movies?2. FIRSTS: Who was the first surgeon to per-form a heart transplant?3. FOOD & DRINK: In what country did the drink sherry originate?4. GEOGRAPHY: What is the basic currency of Botswana?5. ASTRONOMY: Ganymede is a moon of which planet in our solar system?6. CHEMISTRY: What is the common use for the drug diphenhydramine hydrochloride?7. HISTORY: Who was the second wife of Hen-ry VIII of England?8. MYTHOLOGY: Who was the Roman god of fire?9. TELEVISION: What was the last name of neighbors Ethel and Fred on the “I Love Lucy” show?10. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: In what cen-tury was tea introduced to Europe?

Answers1. A hare2. Dr. Christiaan Barnard, 19673. Spain4. The pula5. Jupiter6. Antihistamine to treat allergies7. Anne Boleyn8. Vulcan9. Mertz10. Early 17th century(c) 2015 King Features Synd., Inc.

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NOTEWORTHY INVEN-TORS:THE BISSELLSThere aren’t too many folks who haven’t heard of Bissell carpet care products, but how much do you know about the inventors? This week, Tid-bits focuses on Melville and Anna Bissell, the people who brought us the carpet sweeper. • Anna Sutherland was a 19-year-old schoolteacher when she married Melville Bissell and moved to Michigan. They opened a crock-ery and china business together in Grand Rapids in 1871. She found it very frustrating that all the dust from their business settled in the carpets and it was impossible to remove it from the fibers with a broom. The dust was also contributing to Melville’s health problems. He began working on a device that would sweep it all away! • Melville Bissell’s carpet sweeper utilized rub-ber wheels whose back-and-forth motion drove a set of bristles, which in turn agitated the dirt and swept it inside. He received a patent for his sweeper in 1876. When friends began asking where they could purchase the contraption, Bis-sell moved away from crockery and toward the large potential market of the sweeper. • The Bissells hired women neighbors, who worked out of their homes in Grand Rapids to tie bundles of hog bristles with string. The bunch-es were then dipped in hot pitch and inserted into brush rollers and trimmed. Anna made the rounds of the homes, collecting the pieces in a clothes basket, returning to the Bissell shop to assemble the sweepers. • Once production was underway, Melville hit the road to peddle his new product, knocking on doors and calling on houseware stores.

A Decade of DelaysWhat’s going on in Aurora, Colorado? A new Department of Veterans Affairs medical center, to be used by veterans in Colorado, Kansas, Ne-braska and Wyoming, was first approved for con-struction in 2004, and it’s still not up. Ground-breaking for the new facility began in 2009 with completion planned for 2013. When the builder contract was signed in 2010, the agreed-upon price was $582.8 million ... before the design was even completed. Since then, the contractor has complained about late payments, incomplete plans, change orders that went unpro-cessed for over a year, switching from a shared facility to a stand-alone hospital, relocation of the facility, and the discovery of an underground spring and a buried swimming pool.No one was watching the architect, who had designed costly additions like curved walls. Medical-equipment planners weren’t used, and instead the VA got input from others with lim-ited experience. By January 2013, they were still haggling about trying to redesign the hospital to fit the actual budget.At a recent meeting of the U.S. House Commit-tee on Veterans’ Affairs, which was to sort out all the details, the actual cost of the project still wasn’t known. The guess at this point is that it will be more than $1 billion -- double the origi-nal estimate and a decade after the decision was made to build the facility.In December, work came to a halt when the con-struction company pulled its workers off the site after a federal board of contract appeals said the VA had breached the contract. Then came word that the Army Corps of Engineers was taking over management.Now, a decade into the project, the estimated opening will be in 2017 ... maybe.Aurora isn’t the only location with these prob-lems.

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THE BISSELLS (continued):• During his demonstrations, Melville tossed a handful of dirt onto the carpet and quickly swept it up with his newfangled gadget. The price was $1.50 and the sweepers sold like hotcakes. Anna took a trip to Philadelphia and persuaded John Wanamaker, owner of that city’s first department store, to take on the carpet sweeper. • In 1883, the Bissells built their first manufactur-ing plant in Grand Rapids. Unfortunately, a fire destroyed the factory the following year. Anna quickly secured loans from local banks which enabled the Bissells to begin manufacturing just 20 days after the fire. • More tragedy struck in 1889 when Melville passed away at age 45. Although she was rais-ing their five children, Anna quickly stepped up to lead the company, becoming the first female CEO in America. She expanded the business internationally, and within a few years, the fac-tory was producing 1,000 sweepers daily. Even Queen Victoria of England was a fan, demand-ing that the castle be “Bisselled” on a weekly basis. • Anna was responsible for introducing progres-sive labor practices such as workmen’s comp and pension plans to her company. She became a civic leader, opening the Bissell House, a refuge for youth and immigrants. • Anna Bissell held the reins of the company for more than 30 years before she passed the baton to her son, Melville, Jr., who pushed the com-pany toward the new era of the vacuum cleaner and rug shampooer. Even today, Bissell remains a family-owned company. In the midst of all the world’s technological advances, the original car-pet sweeper remains virtually unchanged.


www.tidbitscda.comTIDBITS of Kootenai County, Idaho Issue #8 Feb 16th 2015 CAFFEINEMarch is National Caffeine Awareness Month, so Tidbits is spotlighting this well-known substance and its characteristics. • Caffeine is a naturally-occurring stimulant found in the leaves, beans, or fruits of more than 60 different types of plants across the globe, in-cluding the coffee plant, tea bush, kola nut, and guarana berries. Caffeine is also produced syn-thetically and added to many products. • Everyone knows that caffeine can give you a temporary boost during the day, fighting off drowsiness, boosting energy, and improving men-tal alertness. It does this by stimulating the cen-tral nervous system, the heart, muscles, and con-trollers of blood pressure. Caffeine is completely absorbed by the small intestine within 30 to 45 minutes after consumption. It is then distributed throughout the body’s tissues. The greatest blood concentration is reached within one to two hours, and its effects diminish in three to five hours. This isn’t true of all folks, since body weight and frequency of consumption can affect absorption. Those who don’t consume caffeine regularly are more sensitive to its effects. • Besides improving alertness, caffeine is also used to treat asthma, low blood pressure, and Type 2 diabetes. For some suffering from migraines, combining caffeine with aspirin or acetamino-phen has proven beneficial. In fact, caffeine can improve the effectiveness of a painkiller by 40%, and can help the body absorb the medication more quickly. Caffeine is even added to creams applied to skin, which can reduce the itching and redness associated with dermatitis. Research also indicates that caffeine can offer a fair amount of protection against Parkinson’s Disease, heart dis-ease, and certain types of cancer.

By Samantha Mazzotta

Thermostat on the Fritz---Q: I replaced my home’s old mercury thermostat with a digital thermostat about seven years ago. Lately though, the heating seems off: I’ll adjust the temperature up a degree or two because it feels too cold, and in a few minutes the house is very hot. All the time, the thermostat shows the room temperature as being exactly what I set it at. Can I recalibrate a digital thermostat, the way that the older mercury thermostats can be calibrated? -- Karl J., Buffalo, New York

A: Since digital thermostats don’t measure tem-perature using mercury bulbs -- the way older thermostats do -- calibrating them doesn’t work the same way. They have a temperature sen-sor that can detect the precise temperature of a room, enabling more exact control of the home’s temperature and, ideally, cost savings.However, you can check to see if the thermostat is measuring the room temperature accurately. This is as simple as taping a mercury or digital thermometer next to the thermostat, so that you get a reading of the air temperature around the device from a second source.If the thermostat can be calibrated, you’ll be able to find instructions to do so either inside the front cover of the device, or in the manufac-turer’s instructions. (If you lost the instructions, you usually can download them from the manu-facturer’s website.) Calibration differs between models, but generally brings the temperature set point in line with the sensor.Several other issues could be causing the ap-parent touchiness of the thermostat. The sensor could be bad, or there may be a problem with the thermostat’s wiring. The device itself may need to be replaced.Further, your home’s heating issue could be un-related to the thermostat. If calibration doesn’t help, have a heating and A/C professional come in a do a system checkup, look for possible prob-lems, and suggest solutions.

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CAFFEINE (continued):• It’s estimated that 90% of North Americans consume caffeine on a daily basis, averaging about 280 mg/day. A low to moderate intake is between 130 mg. and 300 mg. per day. An 8-oz. cup of coffee varies from about 95 mg. to 200 mg. per cup, depending on type of coffee and brewing time. It would seem to make sense that dark roast coffees would be higher in caffeine, but they actually have less than lighter roasts. Because the process of roasting burns off caf-feine, dark roast has a lower content because of a longer roasting time. • The average cup of black tea contains between 40 and 120 mg. of caffeine, with green tea total-ing 60 mg., depending on how long the bag is steeped. • In the soda department, Pepsi and Coke de-liver around 35 mg. of caffeine in a 12-oz. serv-ing, while Mountain Dew has 54 mg. and Barq’s root beer has 22 mg. The energy drink Red Bull contains 80 mg. and the 16 oz. Monster Energy drink packs a punch of 160 mg. • While most folks can handle the caffeine in 2 to 4 cups of coffee, too much can cause headaches or dizziness, abnormal heart rhythms, dehydra-tion, insomnia, irritability, and the jitters. There have been instances of an overload of caffeine resulting in death. The amount necessary to be fatal would be equal to about 80 to 100 cups of coffee, but is more likely the result of caffeine pills or powder.

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Dear Auntie Mmm,Another Valentine’s Day has come and gone and Cu-pid. like Santa, has forgot-ten me. Again. Well, actu-ally it’s my husband who has forgotten me, and my birthday and even Mother’s Day. Dale wasn’t always like this. He used to be loving and a lot of fun, going out of his way to make me feel special. When the economy dropped years back he lost his job and we lost our home and savings. Since then we rent a bro-ken down house and I drive a broken down car. Dale has changed so much I hardly know him. He insists I homeschool our two kids because he doesn’t trust me or the kids to be safe out in the world. I feel isolated and hurt. I know he blames himself and hardly talks to me at all anymore. He seems depressed and afraid and swears that he’ll kill us all before this ever hap-pens to us again. I hate living like this and find each day harder and harder to face. What can I do to help Dale? Broken Down in Bonner

Dear Broken,When bad things happen to good people and they never learn how to move on it can change the way they think and act for the rest of their lives. Dale must feel threatened and a victim, singled out to lose everything. But being the villain with you and your children is not the an-swer. Isolating you and the kids and shutting you out of his heart is not the way to protect you all from future harm. Your situation sounds unsafe and unhealthy for all concerned. Dale needs professional help. He needs to come to terms with what happened, forgive himself, stop living in the past, and find a way to thrive again. It sounds like you had a good relationship be-fore. With help you can have that again. Should he refuse you will need to be strong and take steps to regain your will to live. You have two beau-tiful children who need and deserve a happy, healthy life. If Dale won’t get help you need to look at how to create a better life for you and the children without him. Don’t abandon him, but don’t be dragged under either. This is serious and you all need help. Reach out to family and those you can trust.Take action now.


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ARIES (March 21 to April 19) All that flattery and fawning shouldn’t affect any decision you have to make. Keep your focus on the facts and ignore all the hyperbole, especially if it gets uncomfortably personal.TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Your Bovine instincts are on the mark about that “favor” you’re being asked to do. Agree to nothing unless you get a full explanation -- which you would check out first, of course. GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) A somewhat unsettled recent period should give way to a smoother time going through the week. Use this quieter time to catch up on matters you might have had to let slide.CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Feeling a lit-tle confused is understandable with all those mixed messages. Take time to list the ques-tions you have. Then present them and insist on answers that make sense.LEO (July 23 to August 22) Cupid can be very helpful for Lions seeking a love connec-tion. The chubby cherub also brings warm and fuzzy feelings to paired Leos and Leonas who already share a special love line.VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) Travel is favored this week, whether you’ll be globe-trotting or taking a trip to a nearby getaway. You might be surprised (or maybe not) by who wants to be your traveling companion.LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) Getting advice on your next business-related move is a good idea, but only if your advisers are trust-worthy. Get references that you can check out before you make any decisions.SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) Get-ting a boost in your self-esteem is one benefit that comes with a job well done. There are oth-er plusses as well, including being noticed by all the right people. Good luck.SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to December 21) Make time to deal with family matters, es-pecially where they concern your elderly kin-folk. Being there for them from the start can help resolve problems sooner rather than later.CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) Getting a project started can often be difficult. But the good news is that you won’t want for lack of assistance from colleagues who would like to work with you. So, let them!AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) A lot of work-related issues might be raised this week, and you need to be prepared for whatev-er comes along. Things should be easier when it comes to matters in your private life. PISCES (February 19 to March 20) What might appear to be a very much unwanted change in your life right now could turn out to be a very welcome event after all. Give yourself a chance to see where it might take you.

BORN THIS WEEK: You exercise your strong leadership qualities well, which is why people believe in you and feel reassured by you.


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