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TABLE OF CONTENTSISSUE 2010.39

PIRATES!pages 1-4

Music Legend:Johnny Cash

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PIRATES!by Rick Dandes

They ruled the seven seas back in the 1600s and 1700s and even today are plundering sea vessels in international waters. They are pirates. From movies and books to real life, pirates fascinate people endlessly and probably always will. Tid-bits walks the plank this week, in honor of Na-tional Talk Like a Pirate Day observed on Sep-tember 19. • Although Hollywood pirates, such as Jack

Sparrow’s friends, like to grumble “arrr” or “arrrrgh” frequently, real pirates were not known to do so. Hollywood actor Robert Newton, who played Long John Silver in the 1950s, had a regional accent from the Cotswolds district of England where they like to roll the “r” a bit. However, your average real pirate did not.

• Pirates may have thrown men overboard, but no one was ever known to have “walked the plank.” Again, this one is a Hollywood myth.

• Lady Ching Shih of China became one of the most powerful pirates to have ever sailed the ocean blue. She commanded one of the most formidable pirate fleets in all of Asia during the early 1800s, with hundreds of ships under her command.

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Q. Why do pirates always carry a bar of soap?

A. So if they’re shipwrecked, they can wash themselves to shore.

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Some of us spend a lot of time yawning and nodding our way through movies, airplane and auto rides, sermons, speeches and more. Imagine sleeping through an entire winter! Let’s explore the extreme sleep called hibernation. •Hibernation is a very deep, special sleep that

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1. Who had more career victories as a major-league pitcher:BertBlylevenorTommyJohn?

2.ThreedifferentPhilliespitchers won the N.L. Cy Young Award at least once during the 1980s. One was

Steve Carlton (1980, ’82). Name the other two.

3.WhenCentralMichigan’sDanLeFevourseta major college football career record in 2009 for total touchdowns (150), whose mark did he break?

4.Toronto’sJoseCalderonsettheNBArecordfor free-throw percentage in 2008-09 at 98.1 percent.Whohadheldthemark?

5. Who is the only player in hockey history to win a Stanley Cup, an Olympic gold medal, a worldchampionship,aWorldCup,aMemorialCupandaworldjuniortitle?

6.NamethefirstblackU.S.athletetowinanOlympic gold medal in an individual event.

7.WhowasthefirstU.S.golfertoclaimtheNo. 1 spot in the LPGA’s world rankings, which beganin2006?

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“Buried”(R)--Handsup:WhowantstoseeRyanReynoldsburiedalive?Yeah,metoo.Well,in“Buried”wegetourwish.Reyn-olds stars as Paul Conroy, a truck driver who wakesuptofindhimselfburiedinacoffinunder 6 feet of earth with nothing but a cell phone that’s running out of juice, a lighter and about 90 minutes of oxygen. With time running out on him, Conroy needs to piece together enough clues to determine his loca-tion so he can call for help (that is, if the cell phonedoesn’tgodeadfirst).DemonstratinganalmostHitchcockianfi-nesse,directorRodrigoCortesdoesaremark-ablejobnotonlyinfindingimpressivewaysofshootinginsuchaconfinedspace,butinkeeping the dramatic tension taut as piano wirethroughouttheentirefilm.“Buried”isdefinitelyworthalook.

“DarkSkies:TheDeclassifiedCompleteSeries”(Unrated)--“DarkSkies”isoneofthosegreat,short-lived series that nobody watched, but should have. Set in the 1960s, the show tells the tale of a youngcouple(EricClose,MeganWard)whoaredrawn into a shadowy conspiracy involving a secret war against an alien invasion.Whatmade“DarkSkies”suchbrillianttelevisionwas its approach to telling an alternative history, usingrealpeoplelikeTheBeatles,HowardHughes,BobbyKennedy,CharlesMansonandotherhistori-calfiguresasplayersinthisvastsubrosastrugglefor humanity’s survival.

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HIBERNATION (continued):

•Alistofhibernatingmammalsincludes:chipmunks, ground squirrels, prairie dogs, possums, hedgehogs, hamsters, skunks, bats, marmots, badgers and some lemurs. Some non-mammalsthathibernateare:turtles,lizards, snakes, frogs, toads, newts and someinsects.Thereisevenonebirdthatisconsideredahibernator.TheCommonPoorwill can drop its body temperature and go into a hibernation-like state known as “torpor” for several weeks.

•TheArcticgroundsquirrel,atruehibernator,is North America’s largest and most northern groundsquirrel.Thissmallmammaldigsa hibernation chamber off its main burrow which is only about 20 inches (.5 m) deep. It rolls up into a ball and covers itself with its tail in the chamber lined with leaves, grass, lichen and animal hair. It is the only mammal known to survive a drop in body temperature during hibernation of 28 to 27º F (-2 to -3º C). People can’t survive a body temperature lowerthan90ºF(32ºC).Thissquirrelwakesupbrieflyeveryfewweeksduringitslonghibernation, which may last seven months.

•Thetypeandlengthofhibernationdependson the animal’s body and its habitat or home. Since the Arctic ground squirrel is small and lives in cold areas, its hibernation is long. Similarly, mouse lemurs hibernate up to seven months. Garter snakes in the Arctic tundra mayhibernateeightmonths.Thelongest


hibernatorsknownareTurkishhamstersintheMiddleEast,whichcanhibernateaslongasten months!

•Thoselong-hibernatinggartersnakesmaygettogether with thousands of friends for group hibernating. Groups of up to 12 skunks sleep together, and brown bats hang in clusters in their caves in groups of over 100.


• Toprepareforhibernationandtheapproachofwinter,animalseatalot.Theyneedlotsofbodyfatforthelongsleep.Babytoadsand bats actually eat enough to double their weight.Notallbatshibernate.Bytheway,didyouknowthatbatsaretheonlyflyingmammals?(Flyingsquirrelsandflyinglemurs move through the air but they are only gliding.)

NFL Picks (in BOLD) by Mr. Zee SEA at CHI (-10) UPSET OF WEEK: SEA is pathetic

on the road (2-6) this year while CHI is good (5-3) at home. Even though SEA did beat CHI earlier this year, they will keep it close, but they will not win since CHI has a much superior defense.

NYJ at NE (-8.5) GAME OF WEEK: NYJ have a substantially better defense than NE. NE is undefeated at home (8-0) while NYJ are a great road team (6-2). This will be a close game with NE winning.

BAL at PIT (-3) PIT and BAL are very even. However, PIT has the best defense in the NFL and a better offense. Also the home field advantage will help PIT to win.

GB at ATL (-2.5) ATL is very good at home (7-1) while GB is bad on the road (3-5). ATL is a ball control team and this will keep Rodgers off of the field and drain the GB DEF.

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ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Aspects call for care in preparing material for sub-mission. Although you might find it bothersome to go over what you’ve done, the fact is, rechecking could be worth your time and effort.

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) The week is favorable for Bovines who welcome change. New career opportunities wait to be checked out. You might also want to get started on that home makeover you’ve been considering.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) You might have to be extra careful to protect that surprise you have planned, thanks to a certain snoopy someone who wants to know more about your plans than you’re willing to share.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Family ties are strong this week, although an old and still-unresolved problem might create some unpleasant moments. If so, look to straighten the situation out once and for all.

LEO (July 23 to August 22) Although the Lion might see it as an act of loyalty and courage to hold on to an increasingly shaky position, it might be wiser to make changes now to prevent a possible meltdown later.

VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) Your gift for adding new people to your circle of friends works overtime this week, thanks largely to contacts you made during the holidays. A sur-prise awaits you at the week’s end.

LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) Don’t hide your talents. It’s a good time to show what you can do to impress people who can do a lot for you. A dispute with a family member might still need some smoothing over.

SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) Be open with your colleagues about your plan to bring a workplace matter out into the open. You’ll want their support, and they’ll want to know how you’ll pull it off.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to December 21) Trying to patch up an unraveling relationship is often easier said than done. But it helps to dis-cuss and work out any problems that arise along the way.

CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) While your creative aspect remains high this week, you might want to call on your practical side to help work out the why and wherefore of an upcoming decision.

AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) Dealing with someone’s disappointment can be difficult for Aquarians, who always try to avoid giving pain. But a full explanation and a show of sympathy can work wonders.

PISCES (February 19 to March 20) Getting a job-related matter past some major obstacles should be easier this week. A personal situation might take a surprising but not neces-sarily unwelcome turn by the week’s end.

BORN THIS WEEK: You can be both a dreamer and a doer. You consider helping others to be an important part of your life.


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•Blackbearsmaygainasmuchas30pounds(13.5 kg) per week when they are preparing to hibernate or “den.” So, just like when you eat too much at a holiday meal, the extra fat makes animals less energetic and ready for their long winter’s nap.

•Non-breedingpolarbearfemalesandmalesdon’t hibernate or den. Pregnant polar bears hibernate in dens built in snow banks while preparingfortheircubstoarrive.Thecubsweigh about a pound (.45 kg) when born and 20-30 pounds (9-14 kg) when they come out ofthedensinMarchorApril.Polarbearsare found in Arctic areas of Canada, Alaska, Russia,GreenlandandNorway.

•Areyouwonderingaboutthesesleepers’bathroomissues?Whentheyburnfat,itproduceswater.Thiswaterstaysinthebodies of true hibernators for hydration, eliminating the need to urinate. Animals that get up to eat occasionally, such as squirrels, do urinate.

•Insteadofstoringlargeamountsofbodyfat,eastern chipmunks and Columbian ground squirrels (and other small mammals) store large amounts of nuts and other seeds in their burrows. Scientists have found up to two gallons (8 l) of seeds and nuts in the burrows ofchipmunks.That’salotoffoodforsuchtiny animals.

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“I have known a vast quantity of nonsense talked about bad men not looking you in the face. Don’t trust that conventional idea. Dishonesty will stare honesty out of counte-nance, any day in the week, if there is any-thing to be got by it.” -- CharlesDickens

Thought of the week

¥ItwasAmericanradioandTVwriterandcom-mentatorAndyRooneywhomadethefollowingsageobservation:“Computersmakeiteasiertodo a lot of things, but most of the things they make it easier to do don’t need to be done.”

¥Theiconic1980svideogamesPac-ManandMs.Pac-Manhad256levels,thoughit’sbeenreported that on both of them, the 256th level has bugs that make it unplayable.

¥Theearliestknownexamplesofdrinkingstrawswere created out of gold and lapis lazuli by the ancient Sumerians. It seems they were used by royalty to drink beer, thereby avoiding the yeast residue left over from the fermentation process. ¥ It takes 450 skilled workers to create a Stein-way grand piano -- and the piano is made up of about 12,000 individual parts. ¥ If you are like 83 percent of adult Americans, you received a gift you didn’t want during the recent holiday season. ¥ If you’re a heavy coffee drinker, you might

wanttoconsiderthefollowing:AstudyconductedintheUnitedKingdomfoundthatthosewhoreported the highest consumption of caffeine also were more likely to report hallucinations and other extrasensory experiences. ¥TheCampbell’sSoupportraitscreatedbyAndyWarhol have become icons of the Pop Art move-ment, and today they sell at auction for upward of$10million.Theyweren’talwayssowell-re-garded,however;in1962,actorDennisHopper(avisionary art collector, it seems) purchased one of thefirstexamplesforamere$75.


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OnJan.23,1775,LondonmerchantspetitionParlia-mentforrelieffromthefinancialhardshipputuponthem by the curtailment of trade with the North Americancolonies.Mostcriticaltothemerchants’concerns were the 2 million pounds sterling in out-standing debts owed to them by their North American counterparts.

OnJan.18,1882,A.A.Milne,creatorof“Winnie-the-Pooh,”isborn.Milnewrotehisvolumesofverseforhisson,ChristopherRobin:“WhenWeWereVeryYoung” (1924), “Winnie-the-Pooh” (1926), “Now WeAreSix”(1927)and“TheHouseatPoohCorner”(1928).

OnJan.19,1915,duringWorldWarI,BritainsuffersitsfirstcasualtiesfromanairattackwhentwoGermanzeppelins drop bombs on Great Yarmouth and King’s LynnontheeasterncoastofEngland.Thezeppelin,amotor-driven rigid airship, was developed by German inventor Ferdinand Graf von Zeppelin in 1900.

OnJan.17,1953,aprototypeChevroletCorvettesportscarmakesitsdebutatGeneralMotors’Mo-toramaautoshowinNewYorkCity.Thecarfeaturedanall-fiberglassbody,awhiteexteriorandredinterior,a 150-horsepower engine and a starting price tag of around$3,500.AnAMradioandheaterwereextra.

OnJan.20,1961,87-year-oldRobertFrostrecitedhispoem“TheGiftOutright”attheinaugurationofPresidentJohnF.Kennedy.AlthoughFrosthadwrittenanewpoemfortheoccasion,titled“Dedication,”faintinkinhistypewritermadethewordsdifficulttoread,soherecited“TheGiftOutright”frommemory.

OnJan.21,1977,PresidentJimmyCartergrantsanunconditional pardon to hundreds of thousands of men who evaded the draft during the Vietnam War. In total, some 100,000 young Americans went abroad in the late 1960s and early ’70s to avoid serving in the war.

OnJan.22,1981,RollingStonemagazine’sJohnLennon tribute issue hits newsstands, featuring a cover photographofanakedJohnLennoncurledupinafetalembraceofafullyclothedYokoOno.Thepho-tograph had been taken just 12 hours before Lennon’s death.


1.Johnhad288victories;Blyleventallied 287.

2.JohnDenny(1983)andSteveBedro-sian (1987).

3.Hawaii’sColtBrennan(2007)andTexasTech’sGrahamHowell(2008).4.Houston’sCalvinMurphyhit95.8percent of his free throws in 1980-81.

5. Scott Niedermayer.6.WilliamDeHartHubbard,inthelong

jump in 1924.7. Cristie Kerr, in 2010.

1.BarbraStreisand.Thesongwasonthesoundtrackofthe1973filmbythesamenameandwonmultipleawards.

2.TheHumanBeinz.3.BrooklynTruckingExpress.“DoIt(’TilYou’reSatis-fied)”rosetoNo.2ontheBillboardchartsandNo.1on

R&B.4.Chicago.Hisfirstsolo,“GloryofLove,”wasthetheme

songtothefilm“KarateKidPart2”in1986.5.AlanO’Day,in1977.Whilehe’snotespeciallywell-known for his singing, he’s written a wealth of material forotherartists,aswellasNationalGeographicand“Jim

Henson’sMuppetBabies.”6.DonHenleystartedwhenthebandformedin1971andstayeduntil1980,whenthebandbrokeup.Hecameback

when they regrouped in 1994.

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Sports Quiz Answers


•Onhumans,bodyfatisnotnecessarilydesirable, although we need some for reserve energy. For animals, it is extremely important. Therearetwotypesofbodyfat—whiteandbrown fat.

•Whitefatiswhatanimalsliveoffofwhilehibernating. White fat burns slowly and lasts foralongtime.Brownfatisfoundnearthevital organs, heart and lungs and is needed for survival.Thisfatislikerocketfuelandisusedfor quick bursts of energy.

•Onesmallanimalthatisreallyanuisanceto farmers and even suburban neighborhoods is the woodchuck. You’ve probably heard thetonguetwister:“Howmuchwoodwoulda woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuckwood?”Theansweris:“Awoodchuckwould chuck as much wood as a woodchuck could chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood.” Actually a woodchuck, also known as a groundhog, whistle pig or marmot, is the largest member of the squirrel family. It eats seeds,leaves,grass,flowers,fruit,eggs,insectsand, yes, some wood.

•PunxsutawneyPhilisprobablythemostfamoushibernatorintheworld.Thislittleguy (groundhog) has been a “weather predictor” for over 120 years. February 2nd isGroundhogDay(thedayPhilawakens),and Phil seeing (or not seeing) his shadow onthatday“determines”thetimeOle’ManWinterwilllinger.ThetownofPunxsutawney,Pennsylvania, has tied itself closely to the groundhog. Phil has his own website, fan club and appears on lots of news and weather programs every February.

•Whilethesnowandcoldofwinterareallaround us, isn’t it interesting to think of all the animalsthataresleepingitaway?

By:MatildaCharles

Omega-3 for the Eyes

Onebenefitofstudiesisthatresearcherscango back later to the data and look at it in a different way. In one recent case, the Wilmer EyeInstitutearmofJohnsHopkinsSchoolofMedicinereviewedastudydoneinthe1990sand put together new information.Scientists took a study about the correlation betweenAge-relatedMacularDegeneration(AMD)anddiet,andconsideredhowOme-ga-3infishandshellfishmightplayapart.Omega-3, a certain kind of fatty acid, wasn’t associated with health back when the original study was done. Now, knowing that Omega-3 is helpful in a number of ways in the body, they turned their sights to how that oil works in the retina of the eye.Morethan2,000seniorsbetweentheagesof65 and 84 participated in a survey about what theyateforoneyear.Thenewanalysisofthatdata asked whether those who routinely ate fishandshellfishwereofferedanyprotectionfromtheonsetofAMD.Answer:Yes,theywere.ThosewhohadadvancedcasesofAMDwere much less likely to eat seafood with Omega-3.At the same time, researchers asked whether participantswereprotectedfromAMDbythezincincrabsandoysters.Theanswer:No,they weren’t.However,weshouldn’tjumpthegun.Theresearchers were quoted as saying that this is a“potential”waytoavoidAMD.Afterall,itwas a small study, and the participants self-reportedwhattheyate.They’recallingthisagoodfirststepandsayingthatarandomizedstudy should be done.If you’re concerned about your eyes, ask you doctorifyoucouldbenefitfromeatingfishorshellfishonceaweek.


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