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• It was American journalist and satirist Ambrose Bierce who made the following sage observation: "There is nothing new under the sun but there are lots of old things we don't know."

• You might be surprised to learn that approximately 40 percent of the oxygen in the world's atmosphere is provided by the verdant plant growth of South America's Amazon River basin.

• Mayan artwork dating back as far as 700 A.D. shows people preparing chocolate beverages. Chocolate was so valued by the natives of the Americas, the Maya even used cacao beans as currency.

• For reasons that aren't quite clear, in 1960 Macy's department store introduced a vending machine that dispensed men's underwear. After an initial flurry of shoppers coming to see the new contraption, the machine was doomed to obscurity due to lack of interest.

• Here's a question for the ladies: Are you a philematophobe? If you're a woman who hates to be kissed, you are.

• In 1958, then-Vice President Richard Nixon made a state visit to Venezuela. It seems he wasn't terribly popular there, and one of the protesters spit on

him. The Secret Service detained the man, and an irate Nixon kicked him in the shins.

• The next time you're thinking about getting a new pet, consider this: Animal behaviorists say that a puppy can't hold a memory for more than 45 seconds.

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• On Jan. 5, 1643, in the first record of a legal divorce in the American colonies, Anne Clarke of the Massachusetts Bay Colony is granted a divorce from her

absent and adulterous husband, Denis Clarke, by the Quarter Court of Boston.

• On Jan. 7, 1785, Frenchman Jean-Pierre Blanchard and American John Jeffries travel from Dover, England, to Calais, France, in a gas balloon, making the first crossing of the English Channel by air. After almost crashing, the two men were forced to throw nearly everything out of the balloon to lighten the ship.

• On Jan. 4, 1847, Samuel Colt rescues the future of his faltering gun company by winning a contract to provide the U.S. government with 1,000 of his .44 caliber revolvers. Though never cheap, by the early 1850s, Colt revolvers were inexpensive enough to be a favorite with Americans headed westward during the California Gold Rush.

• On Jan 8, 1877, Crazy Horse and his warriors -- outnumbered, low on ammunition and forced to use outdated weapons -- fight their final losing battle against the U.S. Cavalry in Montana. On May 6, Crazy Horse led approximately 1,100 Indians to the Red Cloud reservation near Nebraska's Fort Robinson and surrendered.


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Pets to the RescueThere's a good crop of pet books this season, but two

really stand out from the pack of training and pet-care tomes I normally receive. These are perfect for curling up with beside the fire in the new year.

You might, or might not, remember the story of the library cat named Dewey, who ruled the Spencer, Iowa, public library for nearly two decades as its resident cat. Library director Vicki Myron along with author Bret Witter published a series of books about Dewey. Now, they're back with another great addition to the plucky cat's story: "Dewey's Nine Lives: The Legacy of the Small-Town Library Cat Who Inspired Millions" (New American Library). Myron and Witter present nine true stories of cats and their people, illustrating the way pets affect and change our lives for the better.

If you're more interested in a good piece of fic-tion, take a break with "Walking Back to Happiness" (Berkeley Books) by Lucy Dillon. It's a well-composed, smart tale of Juliet, who is grieving the recent loss of her husband and rarely leaves the house except to walk her husband's terrier, Minton. Her mother and sister both try to lift her spirits in between their own

busy lives, but it isn't until Juliet begins walking her mother's aging Lab, Coco, that things begin to change. It's a sensitive depiction of grief and healing, with a bit of romance thrown in.

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was in the first episode and then suddenly left? -- Giselle F., via e-mail

A: When “New Girl” filmed its pilot episode in spring 2011, the original roommates were Coach (played by Damon), Schmidt (Max Greenfield) and Nick (Jake Johnson), with Jess (Zooey Deschanel) taking Winston’s room, since he was off playing basketball in Lat-via. However, Damon also was co-starring on the ABC show “Happy Endings,” which at the time “New Girl” began production was looking like it wasn’t going to get renewed for another season. So, when “Happy Endings” did indeed get renewed, the producers at “New Girl” had to find a new fourth roommate and opted for Winston (Lamorne Morris) to return from Latvia to reclaim his old room.

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• The end of the year is a great time to pick up next year’s holiday decorations at a discount. Before you pack away your holiday lights, ornaments, cards, etc., do an inventory and see if you are able to find what you need to complete your look at a slashed price.

• Computer grocery lists can make not only shopping easier, but organization as well. Keep a file listing all the items you usually purchase from week to week. You even can create sections based on where certain items are located throughout

to make scrap-paper pads to keep near the telephone or on the fridge. They are handy, and you’ll be reusing material, which is good for the environment.” -- U.L. in Missouri

• Putting up new calendars? Before you toss your old one, be sure to look through it for important anniversaries, and cut out and save any pictures or art that might be reusable for craft projects.

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the store. This will ensure that you don’t miss something, necessitating a return trip to the store. Stay organized to save money.

• “Keep a small package of antibacterial wipes in your car to clean your hands after pumping gas. Not only is there any potential gas to get off your hands, but those handles don’t get cleaned often, and are very dirty.” -- R.D. in South Carolina

• “If you have extra papers that are printed only on one side, save them. You can cut them in quarters and staple several sheets together


December 22 - 28, 2011

Tony Stewart won his third championship in 2011, and no one has ever been more spectacular down the stretch. He won five of the final 10 races, the most ever since the Chase was implemented in 2004, and yet still won only by tie-breaker over Carl Edwards, who had the same number (2,403) of points.

Edwards has finished second or third three times now and has the best average finish, 4.9, of any driver in Chase history.

So who is the favorite for 2012? It's obvious, even though it's neither Stewart nor Edwards.

The favorite is the driver who won championships in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010: Jimmie Johnson.

Johnson finished sixth, 99 points behind Stewart and Edwards. It wasn't a cham-pionship season, but it wasn't bad, at least not by any standards other than those established by Johnson and his Hendrick Motorsports crew chief, Chad Knaus.

"Highly motivated" was the way Johnson referred to himself at the Sprint Cup Awards Ceremonies in Las Vegas.

"Motivation comes easy for all of us," he said. "I know that question is asked a lot, but we just want to race, and if we're going to spend all the time to do all this, we want to be racing for the championship."

Johnson won five straight championships. Only Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt have ever won more than five total. Can Johnson win eight and break the record?

"I want to believe in it," he said. "How long I can race into my career? I think there is a chance, I don't know how realistic that chance is, but I want to believe

Jimmie Johnson Still Chomping at the Bit

in it and think that I can."Johnson paid tribute to Stewart, who became the first driver-owner to win a

championship since Alan Kulwicki in 1992."I didn't think it was possible," Johnson said. "I don't think any of us felt that we

would see it take place again or even get close to it. ... It's a huge feat that I think everybody wrote off and said would never happen again."

***Monte Dutton covers motorsports for The Gaston (N.C.) Gazette. E-mail Monte at nascart

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After his streak of Sprint Cup championships was broken this year by Tony Stewart, Hendrick Motorsports stalwart Jimmie Johnson is "highly motivated" to get back to his usual winning ways. (John Clark/NASCAR This Week photo)

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That “Free” Lunch Could Cost Plenty

Those free-lunch seminar scams are still going on. That’s because it’s lucrative for scammers. They want to separate you from your money, and too often they succeed.

The American Association of Retired Persons has released a study on victims of scam seminars and other financial risks to seniors.

The study showed that people who are more likely than the general population to fall for investment scams have the following behaviors: They will lis-ten to sales pitches on the phone, attend promotions where a free night’s stay or a meal is given, provide personal information to salespeople, allow people to come into their home for a sales pitch, read junk mail, not hang up on telemarketers, and call 1-800 numbers to send for free information.

In other words, they’re opening themselves up to being scammed.

Even if one of these financial seminars is hosted by your local senior center or another trusted local organization, do your homework in advance. Call the center to ask who checked it out, and how. Go online and do a search for the company’s name. What are their true qualifications? Are they local? See if there are any complaints at the Better Business Bureau.

And if you go to a free lunch seminar (don’t go, but if you do): Don’t fill out any forms that give your

personal information. Even giving your telephone number could be a step toward being harassed. They’ll want to visit you at your home, where you’re more vulnerable and have all your financial informa-tion handy so they can determine how much you’re worth and decide how to fine tune their approach.

And leave your checkbook at home.

Matilda Charles regrets that she cannot personally answer reader questions, but will incorporate them into her column when-ever possible. Write to her in care of King Features Weekly Service, P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475, or send e-mail to [email protected].



Shoveling Snow Is Hard on HeartDEAR DR. DONOHUE: My husband is 73. I am sure he’s going to die this

winter. He insists on shoveling our snow, and we have lots of it. He says it’s good for him; it gives him exercise. This from a man whose other exercise consists of popping open a beer can. He comes in after he’s cleared the walk, puffing and exhausted. Please talk some sense into him. -- M.L.

ANSWER: After every snowstorm, city emergency rooms fill with older men who have had a heart attack after cleaning their snow-covered walks. Snow shoveling is strenuous exercise. It burns 420 calories an hour. The heart rate of a shoveler rises to 170 beats a minute, and the systolic blood pressure (the first number of a reading) exceeds 200. Of course, the demand depends on the depth and weight of the snow. Older hearts cannot support such stress.

In addition to the work of shoveling, cold weather adds more demands on the heart.

Unless a man your husband’s age has had medical clearance for such ex-hausting exercise, he is tempting fate.

• • •DEAR DR. DONOHUE: A friend has a case of constant hiccups. Can you

suggest any possible cures? -- P.W.ANSWER: Hiccups come from involuntary contractions

of the diaphragm, the horizontal muscle sheet that lies be-tween the chest and the abdomen. It is the principal breathing muscle. Sometimes persistent contractions can be traced to gallbladder problems, diseases of the pancreas, reflux of stomach acid into the esophagus (heartburn) or an abscess on the abdominal side of the diaphragm. However, most of the time, no cause is found. For temporary hiccups, gulping food and simultaneously swallowing air sometimes brings them on. So can carbonated beverages.

Through the years readers have provided me with hun-dreds of home remedies for dealing with hiccups, and I welcome new additions. Swallowing a teaspoon of sugar irritates the throat, which sets in motion a reflex that can end hiccups. Breathing into a paper bag raises the blood carbon-dioxide level, which, in turn, raises blood acidity, and that triggers a release of calcium. Calcium can spark nerve signals to stop hiccups. Putting angostura bitters on the back of the tongue is another sometimes-successful trick.

Hiccups that last longer than 48 hours aren’t likely to

respond to home remedies. Medicines have to be turned to. Chlorpromazine, omeprazole, metoclopramide and baclofen are often successfully used.

In cases that are resistant to medicine treatment and that are disrupting a person’s life, doctors can interrupt, in a number of ways, the transmission of nerve signals conducted to the diaphragm by the phrenic nerve.

• • •Dr. Donohue regrets that he is unable to answer individual letters, but he will incorporate them in his column whenever

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