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TIDBITS® LEARNS THAT GRASS IS NOT JUST FOR MOWING

by Patricia L. CookThis Tidbits examines grasses around the world. There are many varieties of grasses found from the freezing North and South Poles to many deserts and the lands along the sultry hot equator. •Grasses belong in the plant family botanistscallPoaceae.Grassesareconsideredfloweringplants,buttheflowersarenotshowyastheyareon,forexample,rosesandsunflowers.Thislackof showiness is due to the fact that grasses are wind pollinated and not pollinated by insects.The colorful blooms ofmost flowering plantsareneededtoattractpollinatinginsects.

• The grass family is very large, containing anestimated 10,000 species worldwide. Over1,000speciesoccurinNorthAmerica.

•Grassesrangewidelyinshapeandsize,rangingfromgolfcourseturfandlawngrasstowheat,corn,rice,sugarcaneandbamboo.

•Grassescanbeasshortasthegreensonagolfcourse and as tall as bamboo that can reach heightsof120feet(40m).Golfersaroundtheworldarethankfulforthemanicuredgreensthatallowputtstorollpreciselyasintended.Pandasare thankful for the largebambooforests theydependonfortheirsustenance.Talkaboutpickyeaters: Bamboo is all they will eat!

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1. GENERALKNOWLEDGE:Where isthe historic military base Fort Bragg lo-cated?

2. LITERATURE: Who wrote the novel“The House of Mirth”?

3.HISTORY:WhowasthelastpharaohofEgypt?

4.ADSLOGANS:Whatcompany’swell-knownadvertisingsloganis“M’m!M’m!Good!”?

5. FAMOUS QUOTATIONS: Who once

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6. INVENTIONS: What machine did Jo-hannesGutenberginvent?

7.MATH:A fraction is an exampleofwhatkindofnumber?

8.MUSICALS:The song “NewYork, NewYork”comesfromwhatmusical?

9. SCIENCE: What does a herpetologiststudy?

10. MOVIES: In what 1960 movie did thecharacterNormanBatesmakehisappearance?

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NOT JUST FOR MOWING (continued):• All of our cereal grains belong to the grassfamily, includingwheat, rice,wildrice,corn,oats,barley,milletandrye.

• Somegrassescansurviveinveryinhospitableplaces,fromthetundraintheextremenorthtothe shifting sands in the harshest deserts and evenwheresaltwaterispresent.

• GrasseswereprevalentacrosstheGreatPlainsof North America and proved instrumentalin making the region a great cattle-grazingarea. Since about 1880, much of the nativegrasslands have been dissected by agriculture. Oneofthelastremnantsofthisvastgrasslandarea untainted by agriculture is the Flint Hills region in eastern Kansas. Ecologists referto this ecosystem as tallgrass prairie, andpreservationofapieceof it isassured in theTallgrass Prairie National Preserve near Strong City,Kansas.

• Grainsareoneofthefourprimaryfoodgroupsidentified in the nutritional guidelines postedby theU. S.Department ofAgriculture.Therecommendeddailygrain intake for adults is5-8 ounces (141.7-226.8 g) with at least half of thisintakebeingwholeandnotrefinedgrain.

TheUSDAwebsite,www.choosemyplate.gov,has good information on this subject.

• Theconnectionbetweengrains,carbohydratesandobesityisahottopicofdiscussionamongnutrition experts in the United States. TheGrains Food Foundation (GFF) notes thatwholegrainsareimportantsourcesofiron,anutrient critical to production and release ofenergy in the body. The GFF further notesthat the three nutrients selenium, potassiumand magnesium found in whole grain foods collectivelymayhelpboost immunity, lowerbloodpressureandpreventheartdiseaseandsome forms of cancer.

•Exoticgrasses introducedintoanareawherethey are not native can sometimes set the stage for an ecological disaster. Cheatgrass that isnativetotheMediterraneanregionofEuropewas first observed in North America nearDenver,Colorado,inthelate1800s.Allegedly,it entered as a contaminant of agricultural seed. This grass is now a troublesome pest acrossmuchofaridwesternNorthAmericaandratedbytheUSDAasahighlyinvasivespecies.

•Not only is bamboo food for pandas, it isa versatile construction material. Its usesinclude flooring, fencing, decking, supportpoles,paneling,edgingandconduits(piping)totransportwater.

• Bamboo is also becoming known in thebicycle world as a raw material for bicycle frames.Bamboosero isacompanydedicatedto using bamboo to construct bicycle frames in developingcountries.Bambooisanexcellentchoice for frames due to its strength and flexibility.Also,bambooisplentifulinmanydeveloping countries, and building bicyclesprovides needed employment to produce a

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Itisstillnotknownwhomadethefollowingsageobservation: “Never attribute to malice what can be adequatelyexplainedbystupidity.”

IfyouareanaficionadoofthewordgameScrabble,youprobablyknowthatthereareonlyfivewordsthatcanbeplayedusingaqbutnou.Incaseyou’renot in theknow, thosewordsare“faqir,”“qaid,““qoph,““qindar”and“qintar.“

In1774,surveyorsinMarylandmarkedoffapar-celoflandbymistake.Theerrorwasimmortalizedwhenthe townthatgrewupon that landadoptedthenameAccident.

TheEnglishword“mistletoe”comesfromanAn-glo-Saxonphrasethatmeans“dungonatwig.”Itseems that the branches where mistletoe is often foundhavewhitesplotcheson them,whichsomesayresemblebirddroppings.

Themartialartthatisknowntodayaskarateactu-allyoriginatedinIndiaandspreadtoChinabeforebecomingpopularin17th-centuryJapan,whereitwasdubbedkarate,whichmeans“emptyhand”inJapanese.

Thesedaysyou’llrarelyseeanelectedofficialwithabeard,butfacialhairwasn’talwaysconsideredtobealiabilityinpolitics.Infact,it’sbeenreportedthatAbrahamLincolnwasinspiredtogrowabeardwhilehewasrunningforpresidentin1860becauseof a letter froman11-year-oldgirl.GraceBedellwrote to Lincoln that a beard would make him“lookagreatdealbetter, foryour face is so thin.Alltheladieslikewhiskers.”

WhentheUnitedStatesboughtAlaskafromRussiain1867,thegoingpricewas2centsanacre.

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A:ThehunkyU.K.nativegothisstartinsports,whichseg-uedintomodeling,andnowhe’spoisedtotakeHollywoodandtheactingworldbystorm.IaskedRickyrecentlyabouthowhegothisstartinactingandhetoldmesimply:tomeetgirls.“Atthetime,I’dlovedtohavesaidIdiditbecauseIwantedtoberecognizedasagreatactor,butIwasshallow.Iwasyoung.I’llbehonest--atthattimeIwasatuniversity,andIwasinthelibrarysixdaysaweekreadingbooks.Ithought,’DoIwanttostayinthelibrary,ordoIwanttobeonTVandgetlotsofgirls?’”

Asidefromhisgigon“SingleLadies,”youcancatchhimsoononthebigscreenin“Austenland,”whichisaboutanAmericanwoman(playedbyKeriRussell)whogoestoEnglandforafantasyvacationwhereyouinteractwithpeoplefromJaneAustenbooks.Rickytoldme:“IplayCapt.GeorgeEast.Basically,JaneSeymourisrunningabrothel,andwe’repaidtoromancethewomenwhocometotheresort.MycharacterisCarib-bean.Hedoesn’treallyfitintothe’PrideandPrejudice’time.Butyou’vegotyourMr.Darcysthere,andyourotherAustencharacters.He’saformersoapactor,andhethinkshe’sthebestthingsinceslicedbread.Itwasveryfuntoplay.”***Q:Iknowthisisthefinalseasonof“TheCloser,”butithasn’tbeenoninmonths,andIamafraidImissedthefinale!--DeliaD.,viae-mail

A:“TheCloser”returnstoTNTafterasix-monthhiatustoairitsfinalsixepisodes.SotuneinMonday,July9,at9p.m.ET/PTasKyraSedgwickandcompanybringsevenyearsofthisgroundbreakingandrecord-breakingshowtoanend.***Q:Canyoutellmewhatoneofmyfavoriteactresses,ThandieNewton,hascomingup?--PeteW.,Omaha,Neb.

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TAURUS (April 20 to May 20)Youcontinueonanupbeat cycle, andwith that strongTaurean energyyou should see favorable results from your hard work.Apleasantsurpriseawaitsyouinyourprivatelife.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20)Amisunderstandingneedsmoretimetobeworkedout.Don’tgiveuponitjustyet.Remainopentoprovidingexplanations,ifcalledfor.Anotherfriendoffersgoodadvice.

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LEO (July 23 to August 22) Some snags could cause delays in those plans you’re eager to see put intooperation.Butbepatient.TheCleverCatwillsoonhave good reason to celebrate a job well done.

VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) Be careful not toletthatVirgansensitivitydissuadeyoufrombe-ing the hardheaded realist you should be at this time. Yourgoalsareinsight.Stayfocusedonthem.

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• Native peoples in North America and Africaused grasses and other plants as the fibrousmaterial forweavingbaskets. In the lowcountryof South Carolina, descendants ofWestAfricanslaves continue the traditions of basketweavingusing sweet grass that is common to coastal South Carolina. NativeAmericans in Californiaare believed to have managed vegetation using periodiclandfirestoremoveunwantedplantlitter,treesandshrubsfromstandsofdeergrass,agrassprizedinbasketweaving.

•Ifyouownorspend timearounddogsyouhaveprobably observed them eating grass. Why dodogs eat grass? It’s a question that has plaguedveterinariansforyears,andthereisnouniversallyacceptedanswer.Somepossibleanswersare thatdogs simply like the taste of grass or that grass

NOT JUST FOR MOWING (continued):serves as a laxative by adding fiber to the dog’sdiet.Veterinariansaregenerallyunifiedinthebeliefthatgrass,untaintedbypesticides,isnotharmfultodogs.

•Two of the most important services renderedby grasses are those of a soil builder and a soil conservationagent.Oats,ryeandryegrassareoftenused as green manure and cover crops. A greenmanurecropisonethatisgrownandsubsequentlyplowed under to build the soil. A cover crop isgrownand left inplace toflourishandpreventorreduce soil erosion.

• CitronellaisafragrantgrassfoundinsoutheasternAsia.Itisthesourceofcitronellaoilusedinsoaps,medicinesandperfumes.

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Sports Quiz Answers

On June 29, 1613, the Globe Theater, wheremost of Shakespeare’s plays debuted, burnsdown. The Globe was built in 1599 from thetimbers of London’s very first permanent the-ater, Burbage’s Theater. The galleries couldseatabout1,000people,withroomforanother2,000 “groundlings,” who could stand aroundthe stage.

OnJune28,1888,writerRobertLouisSteven-son and his family leave San Francisco for their firstvisit to theSouthSeas.Stevenson, anad-venturoustravelerplaguedbytuberculosis,wasseekingahealthierclimate.Hisnovel“TreasureIsland”waspublishedin1883.

OnJune27,1922,theAmericanLibraryAssoci-ationawardsthefirstNewberyMedal,honoringtheyear’sbestchildren’sbook,to“TheStoryofMankind” by HendrikWillem van Loon. TheNewberyMedalseeks toencourageoriginalityandexcellenceinthefieldofchildren’sbooks.

On June 26, 1948, in response to the Sovietblockade of land routes intoWest Berlin, theUnitedStates begins amassive airlift of food,water and medicine to the citizens of the be-sieged city. For nearly a year, supplies fromAmericanplanessustainedthemorethan2mil-lionpeopleinWestBerlin.

OnJune25,1956,thelastPackardrollsofftheproduction line at Packard’s plant in Detroit.The classicAmerican luxury car used the fa-mously enigmatic slogan “Ask the ManWhoOwnsOne.”

On June 30, 1962, Sandy Koufax strikes out13battersandwalksfive to lead theBrooklynDodgersover theNewYorkMets5-0withhisfirstcareerno-hitter.Koufaxwenton to throwthreemoreno-hitters,includingaperfectgameonSept. 9, 1965, inwhichhe allowednohitsandnowalks.

On July 1, 1979, the Sony Walkman -- theworld’sfirst low-cost,portablemusicplayer --goesonsaleinJapan.Theinitialproductionrunof30,000units looked tobe tooambitious, asonly3,000weresoldat$150apieceinthefirstmonth.Some200million sales later, Sony re-tiredthecassetteWalkmanin2010.


1. Nineteen seasons.2.TheDodgers’DukeSnider

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1970.4.Indiana’sSteveAlford(1987),Oklahoma’sDaveSieger(1988)andKentucky’sTonyDelk(1996)allhitseveninachampionship

game.5.Philadelphia’sRonHextallandNewJersey’sMartinBrodeur.6.Itwas1964(BobSchul).

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Do Pets Really NeedVaccinations?

DEARPAW’SCORNER:Afriendofminetoldme that annual vaccinations for my cat and two dogs were unnecessary and a total scam. He said Ionlyhave tovaccinate themevery threeyearsandthatveterinariansarejustpartofabigracket.Whatdoyouthink?--JanineH.,Knoxville,Tenn.

DEARJANINE:Ithinkyoushouldtalktoyourpets’veterinarianbeforemakingadecision thatcould negatively affect their health, andmaybeyours.Vaccinations don’t just protect pets against ra-bies.Theyalsoreceivevaccinations,particularlyaspuppiesandkittens,fordistemper,felineleu-kemia,parvovirusandanumberofotherseriousandpotentiallyfataldiseases.Therearediseasesthatcanalsopassbetweenpetsandhumans,andvaccinationscanpreventthem.“PetscaneasilycontractGiardiaandLeptospiro-sisfromstandingwaterordampgrass,”saidDr.Meg Connelly of theWillardVeterinary ClinicinQuincy,Mass.“Manydogsloveswimminginwater,sniffingaroundinthemudorrollinginthewet grass.Unfortunately,without immunizationprotection, thesepets are at risk for contractinga serious or even fatal illness that can easily be spreadtohumans.”Keepingshotsuptodateisoneofthebestwaystopreventbothyourpetsandyoufrombecomingill.Andeven though theyseempriceyupfront,theyarenothingcomparedtothecostofmedicalcareifapetshouldbecomeillfromadiseaseitcould have been vaccinated against. Again, talk to your pets’ vet aboutwhich shotsthey need regularly and when they need to get them. If cost is a factor,manycities and townssponsor low-or no-cost vaccination clinics thatwillgetpetsuptodatewiththeirshotsforarea-sonableprice.

[email protected],orwrite toPaw’sCorner,c/oKingFeaturesWeeklyService,P.O.Box536475,Orlando,FL32853-6475.Formorepetcare-relatedadviceandinformation,vis-itwww.pawscorner.com.


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