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This week Tidbits brings you lots of information, all about the Irish -- everything from St. Patrick himself to Notre Dame. So add to your St. Pat’s Day observance this year by learning some interesting facts about the Emerald Isle. •The man has a day named after him, but who

exactly was St. Patrick? Strangely enough, his name wasn’t Patrick, and he wasn’t born in Ireland, but rather in Scotland! Maewyn Succat was born in the late fourth century to a wealthy family, but at the age of 16, he was kidnapped from the family estate by a group of Irish raiders and sold into slavery.

•Duringhissixyearsofcaptivityhewasmadetodowork as a shepherd, and in the process experienced a conversion to Christianity. According to folklore, he sensed a voice urging him to escape, which he did, aboard a pirate ship. Yet the same voice later counseled him to return to Ireland -- this time as a missionary to convert the Irish to Christianity, but thathemustpreparehimselffirst.

•After15yearsofstudyforthepriesthood,duringwhich time Succat took on the name Patricius, he began his 29-year-long mission in Ireland. Ancient legend tells of Patrick standing on a hill-

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Shirley was the daughter of a bank employee father and a homemaker mother. The family was of English, German, and Dutch ancestry. She had two brothers, George Francis, Jr. and John Stanley.

•Mrs. Temple recognized and encouraged herdaughter’s singing, dancing and acting talents when Shirley was barely two. In September 1931sheenrolledheratagethreeinMeglin’sDance School in Los Angeles. She also began styling Shirley’s hair in ringlets similar to those ofsilentfilmstarMaryPickford.

•When a talent search was conducted at theschool, Shirley was clearly a standout above the other young pupils. She was signed by Educational Pictures and appeared in a number of movie shorts, as well as modeling for cereal ads. She was lent to Tower Productions for a smallroleinherfirstfeaturefilmRed-Haired Alibi in 1932, and, in 1933, to Universal,Paramount, andWarner Bros. for various bitpartsinseveralfilms.

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6. QUOTATIONS: Who said, “It’s not that I’m afraid to die. I just don’t want to be there when it happens.”

7. U.S. STATES: What does the name of Hawaii’s capital, Honolulu, mean?

8. LITERATURE: Which one of Shakespeare’s plays contains the line, “The course of true love never did run smooth.”

9. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: What was the name of cowboy actor Roy Rogers’ dog?

10. FOOD & DRINK: What is a gherkin?

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2. Name the last major-league team before the 2011 Philadelphia Phil-lies to win more than 100 games in the regular season and not reach the World Series.

3. When was the last time before 2010-12 that Notre Dame won at least eight games for at least three consecutive seasons in football?

4. Who was the last NBA rookie before Detroit’s Brandon Knight in 2012 to have at least 20 points and 10 assists with no turnovers in a game?

5. How many times has Pittsburgh’s Evgeni Malkin been the runner-up for the Hart Memorial Trophy (NHL MVP)?

6. Who was the last NASCAR Cup season champion to drive a Dodge before Brad Keselowski in 2012?

7. Who was the last teen to win a singles title in a Grand Slam women’s tennis event?

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1. What was the original name of the pop band that eventually became Fallen Angels and then morphed into heavy metal Starz?

2. Name the group that wrote and released “10538 Overture.”

3. Which group produced “Back in Black”?

4. What is “Cat’s in the Cradle” about? Who sang it?

5. Name the song that contained this lyric: “I want you to tell me why you walked out on me, I’m so lonesome every day.”

Answers1. Looking Glass, which had a hit

in 1972 with “Brandy (You’re a Fine Girl).”

2. Electric Light Orchestra, aka ELO, in 1972. The song was over-dubbed with multiple riffs done with a Chinese cello.

3. AC/DC, in 1980. The song has been widely sampled, generally not with permission. (Sampling is tak-ing a portion of a song and using it in another song.)

4. Harry Chapin’s 1974 song was a wakeup call to parents with its theme of fathers who don’t spend enough time with their sons.

5. “Walk Right Back,” by the Ever-ly Brothers in 1961. The song was intended to have another verse, but they recorded it before the next verse was written. Cover artists who later used the extra verse didn’t have as much success with the song.


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

2. What flower istraditionally thefirst to bloom asspring

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• Patrickwasn’tmadeasaintuntiltheearly17thcentury, hundreds of years after he died in the year 461.March 17 is the anniversary of hisdeath and is his religious feast day.

•AlthoughwethinkofthecolorgreenwhenSt.Patrickismentioned,thefirstcolortorepresentthe hero was actually blue. In 1783, “TheOrder of St. Patrick” was founded, the senior order of chivalry and fellowship of knights. The Order of the Thistle already used green for their uniforms and the Order of the Garter used dark blue, so the Order of St. Patrick used a shade of sky blue. Military uniforms were of “St. Patrick’s Blue” during the time of KingHenryVIII,andtheflagofIrelandwasagoldharp on a blue background. The harp remains as the country’s national emblem today.

• Between 1846 and 1900, about 2,873,000people emigrated from Ireland to America, making it the second largest nationality group of immigrants, second only to Germany. The most predominant occupation of those newcomers was that of skilled weaver.

• In 2010, about 34.7 million U.S. residentsclaimed ancestors from Ireland. What were

the most common Irish surnames of these folks?The last names ofMurphy,Kelly, andO’Sullivan are considered the top three “most Irish.” Other common Irish surnames include Walsh, O’Brien, Byrne, Ryan, O’Connor,O’Neill, and O’Reilly.

•Irishnamesbeginningwith“Mac”mean“sonof.” Those names beginning with O’ indicate “grandson of.”

•ErinisthenameofthelegendaryIrishqueenand is one of the most-popular Irish names in theUntiedStates.InGaelic,itmeans“peace.”

• Irelandhashadits influenceongeographicallocations in the U.S. Seven communities arenamed Shamrock, including locations in Texas, Oklahoma, and West Virginia. Sixteen other towns are named Dublin, sharing the name with Ireland’s capital. North Carolina is home to the community of Emerald Isle, population 3,655.

• St.Patrick’sDayoftenbringsbeerandtavernsto mind, but that tradition didn’t start in Ireland. The Irish Parliament declared the day a religious holiday in 1903,meaning that allthe pubs were closed. In 1970, that bill wasoverturned and the day became a national holiday rather than a religious observance.

• Thesong“WhenIrishEyesAreSmiling”waswritten by George Graff, a German who had never visited Ireland in his life.

• The tradition of a St. Patrick’s Day paradebegan in America, not Ireland. New York City was home to the first parade, held onMarch17,1762. Irish soldiers serving in theBritisharmy organized the celebration to honor theCatholic feast day of Ireland’s patron saint. Today, New York’s parade is the largest in the worldwithmorethan200,000marchersalongthe Fifth Avenue route. Close to three million spectators observe the parade, which does not allowautomobilesorfloats.

•Canada’slongest-runningparadeisinthecityofMontreal,whereitfirsttookplacein1824.

•Thethree-colorIrishflag–orange,green,andwhite–wascreatedin1848,andissymbolicofthe country’s politics. The orange stands for the Irish Protestants, green for the Catholics, and white represents the hope that peace be reached between the two.

•Haveyoueverheardofthetrifoliumdubium?That’s the name given to the shamrock by botanists. The early Celts referred to the shamrock as the seamroy, and considered this

three-leafed clover a sacred plant with mystical properties.

• Legend has it that St. Patrick used theshamrock toexplain theHolyTrinity tofirst-centuryIrishpagans.Duringthe17thcenturywhentheEnglishbeganseizingIrishlandandprohibiting the use of their native language and Catholic religion, many Irish started wearing the shamrock as a symbol of pride in their Christian beliefs and heritage.

•TheIrishwordlobaircinmeans“small-bodiedfellow,” and has been modified a bit to theEnglish word “leprechaun.” These little imps

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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

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• At the age of six she received a miniatureJuvenileOscarforher1934accomplishments,and her feet and hand prints were added to the concrete forecourt of Grauman’s Chinese Theater.

•Alsobythetimeshewassix,Shirleyhadal-readystarredin20movies.TheShirleyTempledoll was introduced, wearing a polka-dot dress modeled after the one she wore in 1934’sStand Up and Cheer! By 1941, sales on thedollhadtopped$45million.Thesizablelistofher other products included a line of clothing, soap, dishes, and books. Shirley also endorsed Quaker Puffed Wheat, General Electric, and Packard, among others. At age seven, her merchandise royalties were double the income from her movies.

•Shirleywasthetopbox-officedrawforafour-year period, 1935 through 1938. She saved20th Century-Fox from bankruptcy, and hadher own personal bodyguard.

• FollowingthehugesuccessofHeidi, Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm, and The Little Princess, Shirley performed in her last film as a childactressin1940atage12.ThefilmwasThe Blue Bird andwasher44thmovie.Herpopularitydeclined as she entered adolescence, and she madejustafewfilmsasateenandyoungadult.

•When she was 15, Shirleymet anArmyAirCorps sergeant named John Agar, and at age 17,shemarriedhim.Theirdaughterwasbornwhen Shirley was 19, but the marriage ended in divorce after four years.

•December,1950wasthetimeoftwomomentousoccasions in Shirley’s life. She announced her retirementfromthefilmindustryatage22,andshe married wealthy California businessman CharlesBlack.Thisunionwouldlast54yearsuntilhisdeathin2004.Theyhadtwochildren.

•Sheentered thepoliticalarena in1969,whenRichard Nixon appointed her as the U.S.Representative to the United Nations. UnderGerald Ford, Shirley served as Ambassador to Ghana and White House Chief of Protocol. Her assignment under Ronald Reagan was that of a foreignaffairsofficerwiththeStateDepartment.DuringtheGeorgeH.W.Bushadministration,she was the Ambassador to Czechoslovakia.Shebecameabest-sellingauthorin1988withthe release of her autobiography Child Star.

Temple has received many awards and honors, including the KennedyCenterHon-ors Award, the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement award, andalife-sizebronzestatue of the child Temple on the Fox Studio lot.Atage84,shepres-ently resides in Wood-side, California.

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Working Women Vs. Stay-at-Home Moms Q: I am so upset by these crybaby women who gripe and complain about not get-ting enough money from their husband’s Social Security accounts. I am the one with an ax to grind. I worked hard all my life. And I can’t get a nickel on my husband’s Social Security record. Yet all these stay-at-home women rake in the dough from their sugar daddy husbands and then they have the gall to complain it’s not enough money! What can possibly be fair about that? Why can’t I get any of my husband’s So-cial Security?

A: Mom? Is that you? Are you still turning over in your grave because you just can’t let this go? OK, so that wasn’t my mother with a heaven-sent albeit spite-filled message from the afterlife. But it was just another example of the thousands of irate emails I’ve received over the years from working women who are upset that they oftentimes can’t get any benefits from their husband’s Social Security re-cord. And then they find it doubly irritating that a woman who didn’t work outside the home gets to collect full Social Security spousal benefits from her husband or ex-husband’s account. I’m not an anthropologist. Nor am I a psychia-trist. But I’m sure folks in those professions would be able to find all kinds of underlying causes for the resentment felt by so many working women towards their gender counterparts who, for whatever reason, spent their lifetimes as full-time mothers and wives. My mother went through the last 25 years of her life carrying such a grudge. I’ll share her story, which I think will shed a little light on this topic. My parents came from the wrong side of the economic tracks and spent their lives trying to inch their way into the middle class. My dad was a janitor. But that job simply didn’t bring enough money into our household. So my mom always worked outside the home. She spent much of her adult life doing clerical work in a hospital. She took time off to have four kids. But within a year of the birth of each of those kids, she was always back to work to help pay the rent and buy groceries. There was little money left over for what most people would consider the good things in life. But speaking of those good things, our neighbors behind us across the alley were living the American dream. (That alley was like the proverbial “tracks.” It divided the rich side of town from the poor side.) In their household, the husband and father was the vice president of a local bank. They also had four kids -- and his wife was a full-time stay-at-home mom. She never had to work outside the home because her husband’s salary brought in more than enough money to keep them living in comfort. I, and my brothers and sisters, enjoyed playing with the bank-er’s kids. (They had really nice toys and stuff!) But our parents never mingled and never visited one an-

other. They simply ran in different economic circles. Long story short: Both the husbands eventu-ally died. The banker’s widow (she was over 65 at the time) started getting a rather substantial wid-ow’s benefit from Social Security. But my mom got a very small monthly widow’s check from my dad’s account. And that’s because she was getting her own Social Security retirement benefit, and that benefit offset her widow’s payments -- dollar for dollar. Because of their respective economic circum-stances, the banker’s widow received a significantly higher monthly Social Security benefit than the com-bined payments my mom was getting. And this sim-ply irritated my mother to no end. By this time, I was working for the Social Security Administration, and if she asked me this once, she asked this a thousand times: “Why is THAT WOMAN across the alley, a woman who never worked a day in her life, getting more money than I am -- a woman who has spent 40 years working at a job and at home?” I tried to explain to my mom that it all had to do with two of the basic concepts of Social Security. The first essentially says this: The more you pay into the system, the more you get out. And the second has to do with the reason behind spousal benefits -- those benefits were always intended to be paid to women who were “dependent” on their husband’s income. The banker’s wife was just that: a “dependent.” She depended on her husband’s salary while he was alive. So once he died, she was dependent on his So-cial Security. My mom, on the other hand, had her own job and her own income. And because of that job, she received her own pension from the hospital where she worked and her own Social Security retirement benefit once she retired. Because my dad’s Social Security benefit was slightly higher than my mom’s retirement check, she did get a small widow’s sup-plement from Social Security. But my mom never bought that argument. She would say: “Your dad worked all his life, and I should be getting his Social Security now that he’s gone.” In other words, she wanted her own full retirement benefit and a full widow’s benefit from my dad’s ac-count. To this day, many working women send me emails making the same points my mom did 25 years ago. I tried to explain to my mom, and I still try to ex-plain to those sending me emails today, that if the law allowed them to get both a retirement benefit and a dependent spousal benefit, where would we draw the line? Why can’t all working people in this country,

both men and women, claim their own Social Securi-ty benefit AND spousal benefits from their husband or wife? For example, I get a really nice retirement benefit from the government. Why can’t I get some of my wife’s Social Security? Obviously, I know the answer to that question. I just wish my mom would have seen it that way.

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Read the Fine Print Sometimes brochures and cards that come in the mail look like something worthwhile, and appear genuine and legitimate. I recently received a card like that, which at first glance appeared to have come from Social Security. It invited me to send back the card (postage paid) to receive a free brochure entitled “New Social Security Changes and Benefits.” It was only when I looked at the very bot-tom at the fine print (and yes, I had to use a mag-nifying glass because it was so tiny) that I learned the sender was not affiliated with the government at all: It was an advertising direct mail sales pitch! When I traced down the person named on the card, it turned out he’s not connected with Social Secu-rity in any way; he was selling investments. I found the same card on a marketing site on the Internet. Marketing companies sell the cards as a direct-mail piece, part of a lead-generation program for salespeople. Somehow they got my name and address, and hoped I’d fill out even more information on the card (date of birth, home phone number and email address) and mail it back to them. With that information, they could start call-ing me to push whatever they’re selling, or sell my information to someone else. I found a similar website, one that deals with promotional mailers, with this banner stream-ing across the top: “Social Security Leads are HOT ... mailers pulling 5 percent-plus.” That means that one in every 20 people who receive the mailing piece will respond. That’s a very high percentage of unsuspecting people biting on their phony bait! The lesson in all this is to hesitate before you fill out something you get in the mail, even if it appears to be legitimate. Get out your magnifying glass and look carefully. You might find a line or two of the real truth hidden somewhere at the bottom. Matilda Charles regrets that she cannot person-ally answer reader questions, but will incorporate them into her column whenever 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].

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you, as the boss, become dissatisfied with his perfor-mance. What do you do then? Fire him? If you don’t set up the ground rules from the start and make sure he knows who is in charge, you will be setting up this scenario for trouble. You could easily find yourself in a very sticky and uncomfort-able situation with him and the rest of the family. How mature, dependable and capable do you believe your grandson is at his age? Has he had enough experience and taken a positive attitude about moving ahead with his career? Has he found a passion, committed himself to a work ethic? Is he currently financially responsible? Is he adaptable and prepared to respond to tenants’ emergencies and complaints, such as a flooding toilet? You would soon learn that hiring family does not always enhance relationships and family popular-ity. He could be an instant success, or it could turn out to be a complete disaster you will always regret. Perhaps your best option might be to encour-age your management company to hire your grand-son and teach him the business. If he fails to measure up and gets fired, you’ve dodged the bullet!

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On March 17, 1762, in New York City, the first parade honoring the feast day of St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, is held by Irish soldiers serving in the British army. Early Irish settlers to the American colonies, many of whom were indentured servants, brought the Irish tradition of celebrating St. Patrick’s feast day to America.

On March 11, 1818, “Frankenstein: or, The Modern Prometheus,” is published. The book, by 21-year-old Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, is frequently called the world’s first science-fiction novel.

On March 12, 1933, eight days after his inauguration, President Franklin D. Roo-sevelt gives his first national radio address, or “fireside chat,” broadcast from the White House. Roosevelt made sure each address was understandable to ordinary Americans.

On March 13, 1944, Britain announces that all travel between Ireland and the United Kingdom is suspended, the result of the Irish government’s refusal to expel Axis-power diplomats within its borders. Ireland stood its ground.

On March 14, 1950, the Federal Bu-reau of Investigation institutes the “Ten Most Wanted” list in an effort to publicize particu-larly dangerous fugitives. The creation of the program arose out of a news story in 1949 about the “toughest guys” the FBI wanted to capture.

On March 15, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson addressed a joint session of Congress to urge the passage of legislation guaranteeing voting rights for all. On Aug. 6, 1965, Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act.

On March 15, 1972, “The Godfather” -- a three-hour epic chronicling the lives of the Corleones, an Italian-American crime family led by the powerful Vito Corleone -- is released in theaters. “The Godfather” was adapted from the best-selling book of the same name by Mario Puzo.

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Heirloom Is Signed in Bronze Q: I have enclosed a photo of a bronze covered dish that I inherited from my grand-mother. It has a verdigris patina and is in mint condition. It is signed with an “S” in a circle and the name “Carl Sorensen” written in script. It is approximately five inches in diameter and in excellent condition. I don’t know anything about my heir-loom and would hope you can tell me some-thing about its history, vintage and value.

A: Carl Sorensen produced his hand ham-mered metalwork in bronze and copper in the early 1900s. His verdigris metalwork was inspired by the Arts and Crafts Era. There is not much information available on his background, but it is thought that he worked for both Roycroft and Tiffany. Your covered dish was made sometime be-tween 1900 and 1920. Similar pieces can be found selling in the range of $125 to $250.

Q: I took a photo of the mark that is on a set of dishes that I have. The set includes around 70 to 80 dishes and includes serving pieces, a teapot and a gravy bowl. They are dec-orated with multi-colored flowers on the bor-ders and in the center along with green bands and gold trim on the edges. I purchased this set at auction for $25 years ago. They are beautiful and a treasure to me. I have been trying to find out more about them and just haven’t had any luck. Would you please give me a “ball park” value of my set?

A: William Harry Grindley founded his company in Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent, England, in 1881. They made ironstone and earthenware, in-cluding flow-blue ware. Most of their wares were produced for exporting to the United States. The numbers “737554 -- 737555” are British Government registry numbers that show your dishes were made around 1928. “Windsor Ivory” is the basic shape of the dishes and “The Katherine” is the name of the pattern. After several name changes and different owners, Grindley and Company went into receiver-ship and was taken over by Woodlands Pottery in 1991.

Your set of dinnerware would probably be worth $250 to $350.

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Hitting Singles Out of the Park It’s not that I wasn’t used to seeing my boss at the time give me a look of utter disappointment, but this time I was quick to recognize that it was more a signal of defeat -- hers. I didn’t wear glasses then, but if I did, this would have been a perfect moment to take them off, slide my chair around and emote some sort of empathy. “Got your (butt) handed to you again, didn’t ya?” I asked with a smug grin. “I’m getting killed out there,” she com-plained. “I go in front of the board, and I can hear their eyes glazing over. She gets up there and they go wild for her.” “Why’s that? It’s not like she’s stunningly at-tractive or anything like that,” I reasoned. “No, man ... you don’t get it,” she said, roll-ing her eyes. “She’s using all of these sports analo-gies! I don’t know any of them.” “This looks like a job for a sports writer!” I declared, stepped into the supply closet and emerged moments later dressed the same way but with a notepad and two pens. “Look,” I said, drawing a baseball diamond. “Tell me what she said at the meeting? That she was looking to ‘hit a home run,’ right?” “Come on, even I know that one. But she says things like ‘we’re not trying to hit a home run here, we’re just looking for a hit here.’ What does that even mean?” “It’s nonsense,” I said. “First of all, a ‘home run’ is a ‘hit.’ Also, the whole phrase is just another sports cliche. Even if she wanted to hit a ‘single,’ she could still excel at hitting singles if she ‘hits it out of the park,’ get it?” “No.” “Good. The next time she does that to you -- a term called ‘grandstanding’ by the way -- you just ask her to hold up. There are lots of ways to get on base. Is it a rope single? Was it a slow roller? Did you bunt your way to first?” She wasn’t getting it. “I don’t get it,” she said. “It’s business, and like any game, you go out there to win. What is this ‘only get a hit’ stuff? What is she ... afraid to succeed? Is she opening a restaurant? Is this a ‘soft opening?’” She smiled. She was stepping up. “Well, when it’s your turn to talk, you just tell the board that you don’t care what’s tossed toward your plate because your team’s not above taking bases on balls. What matters is getting to score.” “Perfect! Thanks!” Satisfied, I wrote a few turns of phrase down and handed her the paper. “There. Now go deliver your pitch.” She took the paper out of my mitt and walked towards the door, then paused to turn around. “I thought we were hitting, though.”

Mark Vasto is a veteran sportswriter who lives in Kansas City.

Q: What’s Irish and stays out all night?A: Patty O’furniture

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Adapting to the Ball Above Your Feet

Have you ever gone to the driving range and hit the ball greatonly to see it disappear when you play the course? If that is the case, the reason could be that when you are on thedriving range the ball is on a flat lie that is level to your feet.When you play on the golf course the ball is lying at anglesthat could position the ball above or below your feet.The first thing you want to do when you are getting ready tohit your shot is to assess the lie. Is the ball above or belowmy feet? You can see in the picture that I drew a line alongthe ground that represents “foot level”. The ball isapproximately a couple inches above that line. With the ballbeing above my feet I need to make two adjustments to mysetup; 1) I need to grip down an inch off the top of the club,therefore shortening the shaft. 2) I need to be taller in the legs and in my spine angle.I will also need to make slight adjustments to the swing; Be sure to have the right foot push the hip up through the ball inthe forward swing which will help from hitting the shot fat. Also, finish the swing with the hips and shoulders level to thehorizon. This swing feels very similar to a baseball swing,more level to the horizon line rather than “down” to the ball.The best way to check and see if these adjustments aregoing to help is to make a practice swing and see where andhow deep the divot is in reference to the ball. Your goal is to have a clean brush of the grass through the area of the ball.Keep making the adjustments to the setup and swing untilyou get the right combination for that perfect brush of thegrass. Now you’re ready to have the ball respond to thatswing.The biggest challenge in golf is that the ball lie’s at variousdegrees on sloped ground. That challenge requires that youdevelop the ability to adapt to those angles to produce thebest shot possible.

Rob Stanger is recognized as a 2005-08 Golf Magazine Top TeacherWest Region. He teaches at The College Golf Center. You cancontact him at 760-409-8628 or at www.robstanger.com for inquiries about your golf.

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Have you ever gone to the driving range and hit the ball greatonly to see it disappear when you play the course? If that is the case, the reason could be that when you are on thedriving range the ball is on a flat lie that is level to your feet.When you play on the golf course the ball is lying at anglesthat could position the ball above or below your feet.The first thing you want to do when you are getting ready tohit your shot is to assess the lie. Is the ball above or belowmy feet? You can see in the picture that I drew a line alongthe ground that represents “foot level”. The ball isapproximately a couple inches above that line. With the ballbeing above my feet I need to make two adjustments to mysetup; 1) I need to grip down an inch off the top of the club,therefore shortening the shaft. 2) I need to be taller in the legs and in my spine angle.I will also need to make slight adjustments to the swing; Be sure to have the right foot push the hip up through the ball inthe forward swing which will help from hitting the shot fat. Also, finish the swing with the hips and shoulders level to thehorizon. This swing feels very similar to a baseball swing,more level to the horizon line rather than “down” to the ball.The best way to check and see if these adjustments aregoing to help is to make a practice swing and see where andhow deep the divot is in reference to the ball. Your goal is to have a clean brush of the grass through the area of the ball.Keep making the adjustments to the setup and swing untilyou get the right combination for that perfect brush of thegrass. Now you’re ready to have the ball respond to thatswing.The biggest challenge in golf is that the ball lie’s at variousdegrees on sloped ground. That challenge requires that youdevelop the ability to adapt to those angles to produce thebest shot possible.

Rob Stanger is recognized as a 2005-08 Golf Magazine Top TeacherWest Region. He teaches at The College Golf Center. You cancontact him at 760-409-8628 or at www.robstanger.com for inquiries about your golf.

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Adapting to the ball aboveyour feet Have you ever found yourself hitting the ball great at the driving range, only to see all that dis-appear on the course? It could be that the ball at the range is always level to your feet, but on the hilly course your setup is always changing. To overcome these terrain changes, you first need to assess your lie. Is the ball above or below your feet? In the photo I’ve drawn a line to represent my “foot level”. In this case the ball is several inches above that line, which means I need to make two ad-justments to my setup: 1) I need to grip down an inch off the top of the club to shorten the shaft. 2) I need to be taller in the legs with less angle in my back. My swing will also need some adjusting. My right foot needs to push my hip up through the ball to avoid hitting it fat, and I’ll finish with my hips and shoulders level to the horizon. This swing is somewhat similar to a baseball swing, more horizontal than “down” to the ball. Your goal is to adjust your setup according to your lie and have the clubhead make a clean bush of the grass through the ball. Once you’ve learned to adapt to the slopes this way, youll be producing the best shots possible.

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PHOBIAS (continued):

• 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.

•Don’tconfuselevophobia, thefearofobjectstoaperson’sleft,withdextrophobia, thefearofobjectstotheright.

•Although some of us fear the possibility ofcancer,anextremecarcinophobewillconvincehimself he has cancer because he touchedsomeone who has it.

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date back to the early Celtic beliefs in fairies, those tiny men and women with magical powers, who used those powers for either good or evil. Leprechauns were seen as grumpy little men, whose duties were to mend the shoes of the other fairies.

•We’veallheardofthepotofgoldattheendofthe rainbow. Folklore claims that the little men have great treasures stored in crocks, and use trickery to protect it from others. If a leprechaun is captured by a human, he has the magical power to grant three wishes in exchange for his release.

•In1959,WaltDisneyStudiosreleasedthefilmDarby O’Gill and the Little People, which gave us the image of cheerful and friendly leprechauns, but in Irish folklore, they are cantankerous and mischievous.

• Indiana’s University of Notre Dame is hometo the Fighting Irish, a team that played its inauguralgameinNovemberof1887.In1918,Knute Rockne took over as head coach andhis record of the highest winning percentage (.881) in football history, either college orprofessional, still stands.

•ThecorrectresponsetotheIrishgreeting,“Topo’ the morning to you,” is “And the rest of the day to yourself.”

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3. ENTERTAINMENT: Which actress was married to Mickey Rooney, Artie Shaw and Frank Sinatra?

4. INVENTIONS: When was the first coin-operated pinball machine invented?

5. U.S. PRESIDENTS: Who was the first president to be born an American citizen?

6. QUOTATIONS: Who said, “It’s not that I’m afraid to die. I just don’t want to be there when it happens.”

7. U.S. STATES: What does the name of Hawaii’s capital, Honolulu, mean?

8. LITERATURE: Which one of Shakespeare’s plays contains the line, “The course of true love never did run smooth.”

9. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: What was the name of cowboy actor Roy Rogers’ dog?

10. FOOD & DRINK: What is a gherkin?

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4. Harry Chapin’s 1974 song was a wakeup call to parents with its theme of fathers who don’t spend enough time with their sons.

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