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• The largest freshwater lake in the world bysurface area is Lake Superior, stretching 350miles long by 160 miles wide. In some places, it reachesadepthof1,333feet.TheOjibwetribehas lived around Lake Superior for over 500years andcalls it “GitcheGumee,” translatingto “bigwater.”HenryWadsworth Longfellowwroteofthelakeinhis1855poem“TheSongofHiawatha.”

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Numerous athletes have succeeded in making the grueling 22 mile swim across the English ChannelfromEnglandtoFrance,butnonehavefaced the challenge with as many odds stacked againstthemasPhilippeCroizon.Followalongand see what made this historic crossing an especiallyamazingfeatforthistruesportshero. •The day started out as any other in 1994 forPhilippeCroizon.The26-year-oldFrenchmanhad a good job as a steelworker at a nearby foundry, was married with a son and another baby was on the way. This was the day he chose to work on the outside television antenna at his homeinSaint-Rémy-sur-Creuse,France.

•AsCroizonstoodonametalladderontheroof,theantennatouchedahigh-voltagepowerline,instantly surging 20,000 volts of electricity through the youngman’s body.Grounded bythe metal ladder, he became adhered to the rungs and helplessly remained in that state for 20 minutes before a neighbor discovered him and summoned help. His injuries were so severe the doctors advised him that amputation of his limbs was unavoidable.

•Surgeonsremovedhisleftarmabovetheelbow,his right arm below the elbow, then his right leg above the knee. Doctors had thought that the left leg could be saved, but when that also requiredremoval,Croizonsankintodepressionbelieving his life was no longer worth living.

•As he contemplated his dismal future duringhis long recouperation in Tours, France, hehappened to watch a television documentary about athletes who have successfully managed toswimacrosstheEnglishChannel.Graspingfor something tangeagble to give his life purpose and meaning, he decided to set this as a goal he would some day accomplish during his lifetime.Crossingthechannelisachallengeforany swimmer, let alone a quadruple amputee, butCoizonwasdetermined.

•Atitsnarrowist,theEnglishChannelisa22-mile(34-km)bodyofwaterseparatingEnglandandFrance.SwimmingtheChannelfirstbecameapopular achievement in 1875, when CaptainMatthewWebbcompletedthefirstdocumentedunassistedswimacross theStraitofDover in21 hours and 45 minutes.

• In 1926, Gertrude Ederle became the firstwoman to swim across the channel, with a time of14hoursand39minutes,defeatingthetimeof twoof thefivemenwhohad successfullycompleted the distance in previous years. The current world record was set in 2007 by BulgarianPetarStoychev,thefirsttobreakthe

seven-hourmark,with a time of 6 hours, 57minutes, 50 seconds.

•CroizonbegantrainingbyswimmingforoverfivehoursadayofftheFrenchAtlanticcoastwith the assistance of a swimming coach with the French Marine Police. He experimentedwith specially designed prosthetic limbs that were made for swimming. His preparations for the channel swim-attempt took 35 hours perweek, a strict regimin he followed faithfully for two years. Throughout the training period, he received letters of support from national politicians,includingFrenchpresidentNicolasSarkozy.

•At6:45a.m.onSeptember18,2010,42-year-old Croizon pushed off from the Englishcoastline near Folkestone. With a snorkelfor breathing and his prosthetics fitted withflippers on the stumps of his legs, he began

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1. Which Alfred Hitchcock film fea-tured this song: “Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera)”?

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7. Who had No. 1 hits with “Daugh-ter” and “Given to Fly”?

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Party,” Lesley Gore’s 1963 hit off the “I’ll Cry If I Want To” album.

3. The Mamas and The Papas: Den-ny Doherty, John Phillips, Michelle Phillips and Cass Elliot.

4. Tower of Power in 1972. Forty years after they started, the soul group still tours.

5. Kenneth Brian Edmonds had a hit with “Love Saw It” in 1989. Edmonds apparently has a section of highway named after him in Indianapolis.

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GordonLightfoot’s1976ballad“TheWreckoftheEdmundFitzgerald”mightnotknowthatitisthetaleofashipwreckonLakeSuperior.OnNovember 10, 1975, the mammoth 730 footlongGreatLakesfreighterwasenroutefromSilverBay,Minnesota, toasteelmillonZugIsland, Michigan, following her regular route. SeventeenmilesnorthwestofWhitefishPoint,Michigan, she encountered a severe winter storm with winds of 60 miles per hour and wavesover35feet.Themassiveshipbuckledand literally broke in two under the stress and sank before a distress signal could be sent.

• Although the Coast Guard’s rescue effortsrecovered lifeboats and rafts, none of the 29 crew members were ever found. Nearly seven months later, the freighter was photographed underwaterfor thefirst time,530feetbelowthe surface. The ship’s bell was recovered in 1995 and is now displalyed in a museum near WhitefishPoint.

•The legend that LakeSuperior“seldomgivesupherdead”isquitetrue.Becauseofitsextremedepth and low average water temperature of only 36° F., bacterial growth is inhibited,preventing buoyant gases from forming in dead tissue. Bodies tend to remain on the bottom rather than floating to the surface asthey would in warmer waters.

•It is estimated that more than 25,000 lives have been loston theGreatLakes in its300yearsof shippinghistory.TheWhitefishPoint areaalone has claimed at least 240 ships.

•LakeOntariowasnotnamedaftertheCanadianprovince; rather it was the other way around. ThelakewasnamedfirstbytheIroquois,andthenamemeans“beautifullake”or“sparklingwater.”LakeMichiganistheonlyGreatLakelocated entirelywithin theUnited States. It’s

about118mileswideand307mileslong.LakeErie is the shallowest and the warmest of all the lakes. It’s home to some of the world’s best walleyepike.LakeHuron, the second largestGreatLake,containsabout30,000islandsandhasthelongestshorelineofanyofthefive.

• Scotland’sLochNessisover20mileslongandhundredsof feetdeep inmanyplaces.Slime,peat and mud contribute to the murkiness of thisbodyofwater,making itdifficult tospotthelegendaryLochNessmonster.Althoughthefirstphotographofthecreaturewaspublishedin1933,thiswasfarfromtheearliestreportofa sighting. Back in the seventh century, an Irish monknamedSaintColumbawroteofa“waterbeast”thathadmauledamananddraggedhimunder.

•Thosewhohavereportedsightingsfrequentlydescribe“Nessie”asresemblingtheplesiosaur,a long-necked aquatic reptile that scientistsclaimhasbeenextinctsinceprehistorictimes.However, the plesiosaurs lived in warm tropicalwaters,andLochNessaveragesabout42 degrees F. So far, no scientific expeditionhas been successful in locating any such sea serpent, even with the use of some 600 sonar beams and sophisticated satellite technology.

•“Ye’lltakethehighroad,andI’lltakethelowroad” are lyrics from a well-known Scottishtune published around 1841. The singer and his true love will never meet again on the bonnie banksofLochLomond,thelargestlakeinGreatBritain,whichcontainsmore than30 islands.The“lowroad”referstotheCelticbeliefthata person dying away from his homeland would be provided a route home by fairies.

• The state of Minnesota may be known as“The Land of 10,000 Lakes,” but that figureisn’t the real number. According to the state’s Department of Natural Resources, the actual count is11,842.Tobeofficiallycountedasalake, the Minnesota DNR requires its surface measurements to be at or larger than ten acres. There are only four Minnesoata counties that don’t have at least one natural lake. The state’s shoreline from lakes and rivers is more than that ofCalifornia,FloridaandHawaiicombined!

•Switzerland’sLakeGenevawastheinspirationfor the British rock band Deep Purple’s megahit “SmokeontheWater”in1972.Thebandwassettorecord“MachineHead”inaMontreux,Switzerland, casino inDecember of 1971 onthemorningafteraFrankZappaconcertthere.DuringZappa’sperformance,aspectatorfiredaflaregunattheceilingandstartedafirethat

completely destroyed the casino. Deep Purple members watched the smoke spreading over theLake from their hotelwindow.The song,No.426onRollingStonemagazine’slistofthe“500GreatestSongsofAllTime,”hasopeninglyricsof“WeallcameouttoMontreux,ontheLakeGenevashoreline.”Theline“Swisstime

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Four high school seniors sufferingfrom “spring fever” skipped theirmorning classes and went to thebeach instead. After lunch, theyreturned to school and told their

teacher that they were late becausethey’d experienced a flat tire whilecarpooling together to the school.

Much to their relief, she smiled.“You missed a test today,” she

continued, “but you can make it upright now. Take seats apart fromone another and then get out apencil and a piece of paper.”

She waited for them to sit down,and then began. “Question One:Which tire on the car was flat?”

1. What’s the properscientific name for themoment that the springseason begins?

2. What flower istraditionally thefirst to bloom asspring

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S A L A N U NThis word means: springflowers that last one season

A N N U A L S

“Spring is Nature’s way ofsaying ‘Let’s party!!’”

~ Robin Williams

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Rodney Peete . . . . . . 3/16/66

Rob Lowe . . . . . . . . . 3/17/64

Charley Pride . . . . . . 3/18/38

Glenn Close . . . . . . . 3/19/47

Holly Hunter . . . . . . . 3/20/58

Rosie O’Donnell. . . . . 3/21/62

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Four high school seniors sufferingfrom “spring fever” skipped theirmorning classes and went to thebeach instead. After lunch, theyreturned to school and told their

teacher that they were late becausethey’d experienced a flat tire whilecarpooling together to the school.

Much to their relief, she smiled.“You missed a test today,” she

continued, “but you can make it upright now. Take seats apart fromone another and then get out apencil and a piece of paper.”

She waited for them to sit down,and then began. “Question One:Which tire on the car was flat?”

1. What’s the properscientific name for themoment that the springseason begins?

2. What flower istraditionally thefirst to bloom asspring

Unscramble this word:

S A L A N U NThis word means: springflowers that last one season

A N N U A L S

“Spring is Nature’s way ofsaying ‘Let’s party!!’”

~ Robin Williams

FILLER PAGE 1

1Q09 - WEEK 12MAR 15 - MAR 21

Fabio . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/15/59

Rodney Peete . . . . . . 3/16/66

Rob Lowe . . . . . . . . . 3/17/64

Charley Pride . . . . . . 3/18/38

Glenn Close . . . . . . . 3/19/47

Holly Hunter . . . . . . . 3/20/58

Rosie O’Donnell. . . . . 3/21/62

If you’re in “spring cleaning”mode, take some time to make

sure that all of your vitalelectronic appliances (TV,

computer, stereo equipment)are plugged into adequate surgeprotectors. It’s also advisable tobuy a fresh supply of batteriesthat fit both your flashlight

and your portableradio. Store them in

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The Mediterranean Sea takes its name from the Latin word mediterraneus, which translates “in the middle of earth” or “between lands.” This is due to its location between the continents of Africa and Europe. The Bible’s Book of Exodus refers to it as the “Sea of the Philistines.”

1. What is the name for the study of the movement, distribution and quality of water throughout the earth?

2. Water that is fit for human consumption is known by what term?

The body of water that is included as an area of a sea or ocean and is partially enclosed by land can be known by three different names. The largest of this type is a gulf, and the smallest is a cove. The body of water that is in between these two in size is known as a bay.

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Visiting the longest chain of moun-tains on Earth requires some rather special arrangements -- aquatic ones, to be pre-cise. The 10,000-mile-longMid-AtlanticRidge, as its name indicates, is located on theflooroftheAtlanticOcean.Theonlyparts of the chain above water are a few volcanic islands, including Iceland and the Azores. ThosewholiveinFloridaprobablywon’t be surprised to learn that they live in the state with the most instances of light-ning every year. If you travel to Alaska, you can go to the North Pole -- the town of NorthPole, that is. It’s not the real deal, though. The town is actually 1,700 miles south of Earth’s geographic North Pole. FamedAmerican composer PhilipGlasswasamemberofboththecabdriv-er’s union and the steelworkers’ union be-fore he became enough of a success in his chosenfield tobecomeamemberof themusicians’ union. In2000,psychiatristsatItaly’sUni-versityofPisapublishedtheirfindingthatbeing in love is biochemically indistin-guishablefromsevereobsessive-compul-sive disorder. If you’re like 24 percent of the Ameri-cans who responded to a recent survey, you believe that people should be allowed to be naked in their own back yards. What do the lawn sprinkler, rubber shoe heels, portable ironing boards and tire treads have in common? They were all inventedbythesameman,ElijahMcCoy,an African-Canadian inventor and engi-neer. *** Thought for the Day:“Excessonoc-casionisexhilarating.Itpreventsmodera-tion from acquiring the deadening effect ofahabit.”-- W. Somerset Maugham

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to propel himself through the choppy waters. According to his calculations, he was prepared for his crossing to take up to 24 hours.

• As Croizon paddled along using a strokesimilar to a crawl, he was accompanied by a support boat, and for a while by three dolphins that swam along with him, which he and his thousands of supporters considered a harbinger of good luck. A calm sea and gentle tail wind weredefinitelyinhisfavoronthatday.

•Atapproximately9:30thatevening,exhaustedand in pain, he touched the bank at Wissant, France, just13andahalfhoursafter leavingEngland. A quadruple amputee had beaten GertrudeEderle’stime!

•A portion of his victory speech stated, “I’vedone this for myself, but also for my family, and for all those who have suffered tragedy and losttheirzealforlife.Ihopetosetanexampleand show people who suffer that they really can realize their dreams, but that you sometimeshavetofightforthem.”

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“Dreamalittledreamofme”goestheoldsong.This week, Tidbits delves into the world of dreams--whatweknowaboutthem,andwhatwe don’t know! •Sincesleepresearchshowsthatweallspend

about two hours a night dreaming, you’ll spendatotalofaboutsixyearsdreamingoverthe course of your life. Although some dreams seem to go on and on all night, they typically lastonlyfiveto20minutes.

• Whatis thepurposeofdreams?Aphysicianmight say that they are a response to the body’s neural processes that take place during sleep. Apsychologistmightseethemasareflectionof the processes going on in the subconscious. (Freud felt that bad dreamswere the brain’sway of controlling the emotions from life’s disturbing experiences.) A spiritual personmight sometimes see dreams as messages fromGod, angels or from a deceased lovedone.Someoneirologists(scientistswhostudydreams) think that dreams are a way of securing experiencesinourlong-termmemory.

•RapidEyeMovement(REM)sleepisthatstageof sleep when the large muscles of the body become immobile, heart and breathing rates become faster, and brain activity increases. Characterized by the rapidmovement of theeyes, it is at this stage when people dream. REM sleep is usually about 25 percent of an adult’s total sleep, about two hours a night, but itisdividedintofourorfiveperiods.Itusuallybegins about 90 minutes after falling asleep. Althoughpeople do dreamduring non-REMsleep, the most bizarre and vividly recalleddreams are during REM.

• Those peoplewho snore only do so duringnon-REM sleep. About 10 percent of themhave sleep apnea, which causes them to stop

breathingasmanyas300timespernight.• Experiments in REM sleep began about

1952, when scientists noticed that sleepers’ eyes fluttered beneath closed eyelids. Theyinstituted the use of a polygraph machine to record brainwaves. Modern machines monitor eye movements, as the eyes seem to move around to watch images as if on a big screen in the mind.

•Thenexttimeyouaccusesomeoneof“playingpossum,” you should know that it is actuallyimpossible to tell whether someone is awake orsleeping.Somefolkscanevendozeoffwiththeir eyes open and not even know it!

• You won’t recall about 95 percent of yourdreams. It’s the theory of some experts thatthesenseofhavingpreviouslyexperiencedinprecisedetailanexactmomentintime,calleddéjàvu(Frenchfor“alreadyseen”),isduetohaving dreamt about a similar situation, then somehow being reminded of it when awake. It is still not known for certain what causes this curious phenomenon.

•Besuretogetenoughsleep!Ifyoufallasleepless than five minutes after you close youreyes,youaresleep-deprived.(Between10and15 minutes is optimal.) If you are awake for 17 continuoushours,youarealreadyexperiencinga decrease in performance equal to a blood alcohollevelof0.05percent.Sleepdeprivationcontributedtothe1989ExxonValdezoilspilland the Chernobyl nuclear accident. Expertsestimate that it is a factor in one out of every sixfataltrafficaccidents.

• A sleep-deprivedpersonmaybemoreproneto depression, heart disease and hypertension.

Subjects in studies often slur their speechor speak slower than usual and often have difficulty making decisions and focusing ontasks. It seems that women need about an hour more sleep per night than men, which may be part of the reason that women are more susceptible to depression.

• Many children occasionally walk in theirsleep. Sleepwalking is ordinarily a phase inthegrowing-upprocess.Becausepartsof thechild’s brain are immature, dreams can be stimulating enough to cause a youngster to take a nocturnal stroll. About 25 percent of all children have one or more sleepwalking episodes between the ages of 7 and 12, according to sleep researchers.

•Earlymattresseswere large cloth sacksfilledwith wool and straw and held up with ropes stretched in a grid across the bed frame. If the rope was loose, you would tend to roll and sag to the middle. If the rope was stretched tightly, sleep was comfortable. Hence the phrase, “sleeptight.”■

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19 New Year’s Resolutions It Will Pay You To Keep Have you given up making New Year’s resolu-tions because it’s just plain dumb to make prom-ises you’re not likely to keep? Before you throw out the baby with the bath water, why not shift your thinking to resolutions that you can keep -- and save some serious cash in the process? 1) Review all of your insurance coverage. Raise deductibles to the highest level feasible. Drop collision coverage on cars with a market value of less than $2,500. Carry life insurance equal to five times the insured’s annual salary. A housewife should be insured based on no less than $50,000 per year.

2) Create a list with current data regarding all loans, insurance policies, important documents, savings and investments. Include information on where all of these documents are kept.

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6) Total up all the bank fees you’ve paid in the past year. Reconsider your banking relationship. Join a credit union that offers a free checking ac-count.

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Many Americans Need Incentives for Health Until now, most health care experts believed that adults who were slightly above their ideal body weight lived the longest. A few extra pounds seemed to confer a longevity advantage, which was a great relief to almost every pudgy patient I saw. Unfortunately, new research published in The New England Journal of Medicine has shaken up the conventional wisdom, showing that even being moderately overweight can have deadly effects on your health. Researchers examined the effect of body mass index (BMI) on mortality in 1.46 million white adults. The BMI scale is calculated by dividing weight by height squared. A BMI between 25 and 30 is con-sidered overweight, a BMI over 30 is obese, and the ideal weight is defined as a BMI between 20 and 24.9. This enormous study clearly shows that those at their ideal weight live the longest. No matter one’s age, as the BMI increases, there is an insidi-ous increase in risk of death. The risk of death grad-ually increased by 13 percent for overweight adults, becoming very high in those who were either very obese or significantly underweight. In the popula-tion between the ages of 70 and 84, there were 0.7 excess deaths per 1,000 population for those with a BMI of 25-27.4 and 2.5 excess deaths per 1,000 for those with a BMI between 27.5 and 29.9. This information does not bode well for the future health of America, particularly as recent information suggests that approximately 50 per-cent of Americans will have either pre-diabetes or diabetes by the year 2020. The march toward more overweight Americans does not seem to be letting up, and as the 72 million overweight baby boomers reach old age, the impact on our health care system will become a national crisis. Millions of overweight Americans will die too early -- many from prevent-able conditions. The fight to combat excess bulge has spread to virtually every area of American society. Even the Army is making an aggressive attempt to improve the dietary habits of new recruits. At Fort Meade, Md., major changes are noted in the mess hall. While sugary cereals and biscuits are still offered, there are color-coded signs to assist soldiers in choosing foods that are rich in protein, fruits and vegetables.

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Your Ex Doesn’t Have to be Dead to Get His Social Security Q: In your Social Security guide for wom-en, I think you made a mistake. You said a di-vorced woman can get Social Security from her ex-husband while he is still living. But I was told by friends, who know these things, that the only way a divorcee can get Social Security is when her ex dies. Do you need to make a cor-rection?

A: You need to go back and correct the “friends who know these things.” Tell them that your ex-hus-band does not have to be dead in order for you to get any of his Social Security. And if my e-mail inbox is any indication of the public’s knowledge of this is-sue, then you and your friends are not alone in think-ing incorrectly about a divorced woman’s possible eligibility for Social Security from an ex-husband. Just as some currently married women might be eligible for a wife’s benefit on their alive-and-well husband’s Social Security account, a divorced wom-an also can qualify for similar benefits from the still-breathing ex -- assuming she meets all the eligibility rules. Here are some of those rules: -- A divorced woman must have been married to her ex for at least 10 years. -- She must be currently unmarried (even if she re-married after the divorce, she would still be eligible for benefits if the subsequent marriage has ended). -- She must be at least 62 years old. -- She must not be due higher benefits on her own Social Security record.

There are also a couple rules that apply to the ex-husband. He must be at least 62 years old, meaning he is old enough to qualify for Social Security. But he does not have to be actually getting Social Security benefits. In other words, a divorced wife (unlike a currently married wife) can receive Social Security from her ex, even if he isn’t receiving Social Secu-rity himself. That rule was put in place to prevent a man from not claiming Social Security benefits just to keep his ex-wife from drawing anything on his account. Amazingly, these kinds of shenanigans actually used to happen. (I guess more than a few couples end their marriages very bitterly -- and that bitterness carried over to attempts to get revenge by trying to withhold Social Security benefits.) Another part of the eligibility rules concerning the ex pleasantly surprises many divorced women. And that is the fact that it doesn’t matter if the ex has remarried. A divorced woman claims her ben-efits from the ex-husband independently of any other activity on his account. A guy could potentially have two or three women getting benefits on his Social Security record, and each would qualify for full ben-efits. Payments to each divorced wife do not offset any other payments made on the account. And on a related note, here’s a bit of good news for some of the divorced men out there. Anything paid to your ex-wife (or wives) does not reduce your Social Security benefits in any way. I’ve mentioned before that throughout my 32-year career with the Social Security Administration, I ran into many situa-tions where a man had a clause similar to this insert-ed into his divorce decree: “I don’t want my ex-wife to get a nickel of my Social Security benefits.” That clause isn’t worth the paper it’s printed on. One final note: Many women, whose ex is still alive, don’t qualify for Social Security divorced wife’s benefits for the same reason that many currently married women don’t get a regular wife’s benefit from their husband’s account. And that’s because they are often due higher benefits on their own So-cial Security record. Because the benefit rate payable to a wife (or ex-wife) can only be as high as one-half of the husband’s Social Security -- and is frequently as low as one-third (depending on the age at which a woman starts her benefits) -- a woman who has worked any decent amount of time outside the home will generally get a Social Security retirement benefit that exceeds any spousal benefits she is due. In other words, if you’re a working woman, your husband (or ex-husband) usually isn’t worth much

to you -- from a Social Security perspective. That is while he is alive. But once he dies, and much higher widow’s benefits kick in, he finally can mean real bucks to you. * * *

Q: My ex-husband, to whom I was married for about 15 years, has remarried three times since our divorce. And he’s currently living with yet another woman. Because I never remarried, I know I am eligible for some of his Social Secu-rity. But can all these other women get money from him, too?

A: It’s possible but unlikely. If some of those sub-sequent marriages didn’t last 10 years, the ex-wives involved won’t qualify for benefits. Those women who remarried (and are still married) won’t qualify. If any have worked and earned higher benefits on her own record, she won’t qualify. So again, the chances are pretty slim that all of these women will get ben-efits on your ex’s Social Security account. Because of the prevalence of divorces and remar-riages, people always say, “No wonder Social Securi-ty is going broke. They’re paying all those benefits to so many ex-wives.” But as I tried to illustrate above, benefit payments to multiple divorcees are not as common as people think.

If you have a Social Security question, Tom Margenau has the answer. Contact him at [email protected]. To find out more about Tom Margenau and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators.com.

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taches to the fetus) weakens, and a hernia can form.If the hernia isn’t large, isn’t bothering you and doesn’t put a crimp in your lifestyle, nothing has to be done. When you work out, does the hernia bulge larger? If it does, you should limit the amount of weight you lift. If it doesn’t, then you can continue as you are, so long as your doctor concurs. *** Dr. Donohue regrets that he is unable to answer individual letters, but he will incorporate them in his column whenever possible. Readers may write him or request an order form of available health newsletters at P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475.

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Exercise Videos I’ll have to admit, she looks good for 73. I’m talking about Jane Fonda. She has two new exer-cise videos out, and they’re aimed at seniors. The first one is “Jane Fonda’s Prime Time: Fit and Strong.” It has two different workouts, both 25 minutes long. The exercises are low impact, are done standing up and seem very simple to do. The second video, “Jane Fonda’s Prime Time: Walkout,” also has two levels. Both programs have you walking a mile, right in the comfort of your home. Fonda has done her homework, I’ll give her that. She knows certain facts: Exercise cuts the risk of Alzheimer’s disease, heart disease and frac-tures. And she’s right when she says that exercise can change our lives. Still, don’t buy sight unseen. Get to a computer and check out the two videos on her website (www.janefonda.com) and click on Fitness. And guys: From what I’ve seen of the videos, they would be good for you, too. If you don’t happen to like Fonda, you still can benefit from exercise videos you use at home. Whether it’s because there’s no senior workout class near you, or because the weather is too atro-cious, it’s really not necessary to go out to get the exercise you need. Look for a video called “Exercise: A Video From the National Institute on Aging.” All the exercises are done seated or standing, and use little hand weights. Also look for another video titled “Older and Much Wiser Workout.” It’s low impact for begin-ners, and it’s broken into sections so you can vary your workout. Promising ourselves that we’ll exercise -- per-haps we should consider this our New Year’s resolution?

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A: Often, when an individual believes he or she has lost control and isn’t needed, he or she be-comes fearful and even depressed. Poor health and pain are major factors in a personality change. One defense is for both the primary caretaker and part-ner to clearly understand that their control buttons have been switched. Mom needs to accept her new role as the control-ling partner. She currently needs all the help she can get. Running a household is a major responsibility, and adding caretaker to her duty list can easily make it overwhelming. Caretakers can also start feeling guilty and anxious if they think they aren’t doing an adequate job in their new role. Mom needs a timeout every day, either to be alone or to leave the house and enjoy the company of friends. Possible solutions could be to pay some-one or have a volunteer take dad to your local senior center for an hour or two. Ask one of his pals to take him to breakfast, hire a paid sitter or ask a neighbor to stay with him. Sometimes, a friendly church mem-ber is available. She will proably have to seek help. Support should be made available from your fami-ly. Schedule visits and be prepared to take over while mom takes a breather. For her own well-being, she needs distractions. Although dad may be reluctant, it is your mom’s time to make decisions for him. In their case, it is very important for her to main-tain her health and activity. Otherwise, major chang-es in their lifestyle will have to be made. Your moth-er is a hero, but should her health also deteriorate, major decisions will need to occur. It is time for all of your family to be supportive, and to make sure she knows that she’s not in this all alone.

Q: As a widow, I am concerned about how my grown children view my assets. I foresee problems over who gets what, and it may cause a rift in our family. My husband and I always talked about it but never got around to making a will or trust. Is this what I need to decide who should get what? I don’t know very much about these things.

A: Yes, and you should do this as soon as pos-sible. Many parents would like to believe their chil-dren will peacefully and equitably divide the family treasures. That rarely happens. Although parents try to be fair in giving away as-sets equally, it is difficult to do so. Each family has different circumstances, so act now to avoid a pos-sible future war. By creating a trust, you can legally transfer items exactly as you wish, possibly save taxes and avoid fighting between siblings. As soon as possible, find an estate attorney and appoint an executor to make the distributions. Not wanting to face the reality of their own mortality, ag-ing parents often keep procrastinating and wind up never getting this important step done. If you don’t, the courts will make all of those decision for you. Do not delay this any longer!

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■On Jan. 9, 1768, Englishman Philip Ast-ley stages the first modern circus in Lon-don. Astley, a former cavalry sergeant ma-jor, found that if he galloped in a tight circle, centrifugal force allowed him to perform seemingly impossible feats on a horse’s back. He invited the public to see him wave his sword in the air while he rode with one foot on the saddle and one on the horse’s head.

■On Jan. 6, 1838, Samuel Morse’s tele-graph system is demonstrated for the first time at the Speedwell Iron Works in Morris-town, N.J. The telegraph eventually would revolutionize long-distance communica-tion, reaching the height of its popularity in the 1920s and 1930s.

■On Jan. 5, 1933, construction begins on the Golden Gate Bridge, as workers started excavating 3.25 million cubic feet of dirt for the structure’s huge anchorages. The Golden Gate Bridge officially opened on May 27, 1937. At 3,000 feet, it was the longest bridge span in the world at the time.

■On Jan. 7, 1927, the Harlem Globetrot-ters basketball team, formerly known as the Savoy Big Five, travels 48 miles west from Chicago to play its first game, in Hinckley, Ill. The Globetrotters won 101 out of 117 games that first season.

■On Jan. 8, 1946, Elvis Presley receives a $6.95 guitar from the Tupelo Hardware Co. store for his 11th birthday. It’s said that what Elvis really wanted for his birthday that year was a rifle or a bicycle.

■On Jan. 4, 1974, President Richard Nixon refuses to hand over tape recordings and documents that had been subpoe-naed by the Senate Watergate Commit-tee. Marking the beginning of the end of his presidency, Nixon would resign from office in disgrace eight months later.

■On Jan. 3, 1990, Panama’s General Manuel Antonio Noriega, after holing up for 10 days at the Vatican embassy in Panama City, surrenders to U.S. military troops to face charges of drug trafficking. In 1992, the former dictator was convicted of drug traf-ficking, money laundering and racketeering and sentenced to 40 years in prison.



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• Some phobias relate to what’s up above,such as the sun (heliophobia), the clouds(nephophobia), the moon (selenophobia),and the stars (siderophobia). Some folks arejust afraid of looking up – they are calledanablephobes.

•Not all phobias seem that abnormal oruncommon.Lotsofpeoplemighthaveafearof death, known as necrophobia. But thosewith an extreme form might be terrified ofbeing buried alive.A nosocomephobe has afearofhospitals,averminophobeisafraidofgerms,andahydrophobehasanirrationalfearofwater.

• Individuals suffering from extreme agora-phobiararelyleavetheirhomes,duetotheirfearofpublicoropenspacesand the inescapablesituationsthatmayoccurthere.Onlyhomeissafe.

• Somephobiascanbea learnedbehavior thatcomes from listening to others describe atraumaticevent.Anindividualinone’slifecantriggeraphobia,suchaspeladophobia,thefearofbaldpeople.Thosewithnosto-phobia,afearof returninghome,maybeable tocontributetheirpanictoaspecificincident.

• Peoplewhoareafraidoflookingintomirrorshave cataptrophobia, while those with cyberphobia have a fear of working withcomputers.A person with an anxiety aboutmemories is a mnemophobe.

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• Why is Utah’s Great Salt Lake salty? It’sbecause it is an endorheic lake, meaning it doesn’t have an outlet. Tributary rivers continually transport small amounts of salt mixed with their fresh water into the Lake.When large quantities of that water evaporate, the salt remains, leaving the Lake far saltierthanevenseawater.Atapproximately75mileslong and 35mileswide, it’s the 37th largestlake on Earth. Mountain man Jim Bridger and French-Canadian fur trader Etienne Provostwere the first Europeans to see the Lake, inseparate sightings in 1824.

• Another endorheic lake is the Salton Sealocated in Southern California’s CoachellaValley. Situateddirectlyon theSanAndreasfault with its surface at 226 feet below sea level, the present lake was created from a massive rain and snowmelt overflow of theColorado River in 1905. The swollen riveroverranheadgates,breechedadikeandfloodedthe downhill grade some 60 miles into the low lyingvalley,quicklyfillingtheSaltonbasin.Ittook two years before the spillage problem was brought under control.

• The steady influx of water and the lack ofany drainage from the basin resulted in the formationof thepresentSaltonSea.Vastsaltdeposits in the basin give it a salinity rating greaterthanthePacificOcean,butlessthantheGreatSaltLake.However,itssaltconcentrationis increasing by about one percent annually. Withamaximumdepthof52feet,thepresentlakeis15mileswideand35mileslong,andisCalifornia’slargestinlandbodyofwater.■

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Prepaid Cards: Load at Your Own Risk The government did us a favor when it created the CARD Act, which reined in banks and credit-card companies that had been collecting millions of extra dollars from consumers. Thanks to the Card ACT, we gained 21 days to make a payment, and 45 days notification of serious changes in terms. We also now have the little box on the statements that shows us how long it will take to pay off the debt if we only pay the required minimum, and more. Now a new industry has sprung up, devising new ways to separate us from our hard-earned dollars. Enter the prepaid card, also called the “reloadable” card. Consumers are invited to use the prepaid cards as they would a bank: Deposit a paycheck, have bills automatically paid out of the balance, buy gas, groceries, or whatever. The cards can be pur-chased and reloaded nearly anywhere, including convenience stores and big-box stores. Prepaid cards are becoming big business as more and more people opt out of having regular checking and savings accounts. Some lack good credit; many don’t want to incur credit-card interest; while others simply want the convenience of not carrying cash.

The prepaid cards, however, don’t come with the same protections as credit cards: Those CARD Act laws don’t cover prepaid cards, especially when it comes to fees. If you put, say, $100 on a prepaid card, you’d probably assume that you’d have that whole $100 of your own money to spend, right? Not so fast. Be aware that these prepaid cards can come with all kinds of outrageous hidden of fees tied to them. Welcome to: Purchase fees, activation fees, minimum deposit fees, card-replacement fees, with-drawal fees, ATM inquiry fees, cancellation fees, monthly fees, reload fees, annual fees, PIN fees, even a fee for talking to a customer service repre-sentative should you have any questions about all your fees! Prepaid cards generally put a temporary lock on your funds when used at a gas station or for hotels, denying you access to your own money.Some of the prepaid cards even include a line of credit or overdraft protection. If you don’t keep careful track of all the associated fees milking your account, you can easily wind up spending more than you realize and incur debt. There’s also no credit reporting with prepaid cards, which means they can’t be used to build up a credit history. Instead of paying fees through the nose to use your own money, open a bank account and use the debit card that comes with it.

David Uffington regrets that he cannot personally answer reader questions, but will incorporate them into his column whenever possible. Write to him in care of King Features Weekly Service, P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475, or send e-mail to [email protected].


Fiftieth Birthday Gift is Over 100 Years Old Q: My mother gave the pictured coffee cup and saucer to my grandfather in Germany for his 50th birthday. Inscribed in gold on the cup, it says: “Robert Rabsahl -- 50.” On the saucer, there’s this date: “12 Febr 1909.” Marked on the bottom of the cup are the letters and num-bers: “KPM -- 568.” Can you tell me the value of my cup and saucer? It is not for sale, as my oldest grand-daughter will inherit it.

A: Around the turn of the last century, the mark you provided was used by several porcelain factories in Germany. Krister Porcelain Manufactory in Sile-sia, Germany, and Kranichfeld Porcelain Manufac-tory in Saxony, Germany, both produced this mark. The number “568” is a design number. The value of your commemorative cup and sau-cer would probably be $50 to $75.

Q: I am interested in learning about the maker and value of my glass vase. Standing 5 inches tall, the cranberry-colored top open-ing is triangular in shape. The lower portion is clear glass. Etched into the bottom are the words: “Afors -- GK 306 -- E. Gordon.” What can you tell me about my vase and its approximate value?

A: You have a nice example of modern Scan-dinavian art glass. Afors Glass Factory is located in Sweden. Ernest Gordon was the designer, and “306” is a model number. Afors is now part of Orrefors Kosta Boda. Your vase was made between 1954 and 1961. It would probably be worth $175 to $275. * * *

Q: I have a coffee and tea set that my fa-ther brought back from Germany in 1948. En-closed is a photo of the mark that is on each piece. The set consists of a coffeepot, a teapot,

a cream pitcher and a sugar bowl. They are all decorated with white flowers and gold leaves against a royal blue background. I have not been able to locate anyone to tell me anything about my set. I would be greatly appreciative if you could give me any informa-tion on its history and value.

A: Heinrich Porzellan made your set. Since 1896, they have produced porcelain in Selb, Bavaria, Ger-many. With a cobalt-blue background, the pattern name is “Christina.” Your coffee/tea set would probably be worth $275 to $325.

Address your questions to Anne McCollam, P.O. Box 247, Notre Dame, IN 46556. Items of a general interest will be an-swered in this column. Due to the volume of inquiries, she can-not answer individual letters. To find out more about Anne Mc-Collam and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators.com.

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1. True or false: Cal Ripken is the Baltimore Orioles’ all-time home run leader?

2. Name the pitcher who led the National League in losses four con-secutive seasons (1977-1980).

3. When was the last time Clemson’s football team won at least a share of the Atlantic Coast Conference title?

4. How many times in NBA history has the league had four 60-win teams in the same season?

5. Who was the last person before Washington’s Alexander Ovechkin in 2009-10 to win the NHL’s Hart Tro-phy (regular-season MVP) two con-secutive years?

6. Since the Chase format began in NASCAR’s Cup division, how many times has a non-Chase driver won at Charlotte Motor Speedway?

7. Men’s tennis star Roger Federer won 14 of his first 15 tournament finals when facing U.S. players. Who was his only loss to?

Answers1. True. He had 431 home runs.

Eddie Murray is second, with 343.2. Phil Niekro of the Atlanta Braves

(16-20 in 1977, 19-18 in ‘78, 21-20 in ‘79 and 15-18 in ‘80).

3. It was 1991.4. Once — 1997-98 (Chicago and

Utah each won 62 games; Seattle and the Los Angeles Lakers each won 61).

5. Buffalo’s Dominik Hasek in 1996-97 and 1997-98.

6. Once — Jamie McMurray in 2010.

7. Andre Agassi, in 2002 in Miami.© 2010 King Features Synd., Inc.

1. Which Alfred Hitchcock film fea-tured this song: “Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera)”?

2. Who came strolling through the door wearing Johnny’s ring? Bonus for the song title.

3. Name the four members of the group who sang the 1965 hit “Califor-nia Dreamin’.”

4. Who sang “You’re Still a Young Man,” and when?

5. What is Babyface’s real name? What has his first No. 1 single?

6. Which song mentions dancing in Philadelphia, Baltimore, D.C., the Motor City and LA?

7. Who had No. 1 hits with “Daugh-ter” and “Given to Fly”?

Answers1. “The Man Who Knew Too Much”

(1956), sung by Doris Day.2. Judy had his ring in “It’s My

Party,” Lesley Gore’s 1963 hit off the “I’ll Cry If I Want To” album.

3. The Mamas and The Papas: Den-ny Doherty, John Phillips, Michelle Phillips and Cass Elliot.

4. Tower of Power in 1972. Forty years after they started, the soul group still tours.

5. Kenneth Brian Edmonds had a hit with “Love Saw It” in 1989. Edmonds apparently has a section of highway named after him in Indianapolis.

6. “Dancing in the Streets,” first recorded by Martha and the Vandellas in 1964.

7. Pearl Jam, in 1993 and 1998 respectively.


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