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Hurray for the red, white, and blue! This week as we prepare to celebrate our nation’s independence, it’s the perfect time for us to examine these three colors. Follow along as we look at their significance and the differing meanings they convey in different cultures. • The red of the American flag is symbolic of valor

and bravery, while white signifies purity and innocence. Blue represents vigilance, perseverance, and justice.

• Canada’s current maple leaf flag of red and white has only been the country’s official flag since 1965 when it was proclaimed so by Queen Elizabeth II. Prior to that, Canada had used the Canadian Red Ensign since 1870. Red and white are the official colors of Canada, as declared by King George V in 1921.

• Red is the color of blood and fire and often symbolizes love, passion, and romance, as well as strength, courage, and leadership. It’s associated with anger, danger, and malice as well.

• There are hundreds of varieties of red wine grapes, each offering a different flavor to the beverage. The region of Bordeaux, France, is the original home of many familiar red grapes, including the cabernet sauvignon, which contributes a flavor of black currant, and the merlot, which offers a hint of

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It’s a week for honoring patriots and observing significant milestones in our nation’s history, so we’ve decided to look at Dolley Madison, gracious wife of the fourth U.S. President, James Madison. Read on to learn about the rather unusual riches-to-rags story of America’s “first” First Lady, who gained as much respect from the American people as her husband. • Raised in a conservative Quaker family, at

21, Dolley Payne married fellow Quaker John Todd, a Philadelphia lawyer. The young couple had two sons during the next three years. When a yellow fever epidemic raged across Philadelphia in 1793, Dolley lost her 29-year-old husband, her three-month-old son and both in-laws. She was left a widow at age 25 with her young son Payne to support.

• The following year, Dolley met and married 43-year-old bachelor James Madison, a Cont-inental Congress delegate from Virginia, and 17 years her senior. Since Madison was not a Quaker, Dolley was expelled from the Society of Friends for marrying outside her faith.

• After serving eight years in Congress, Madison retired from politics and the couple moved to his Montpelier, Virginia plantation when Dolley was 30.

• But Madison’s withdrawal from politics was short-lived. Just four years later, his long-time friend Thomas Jefferson, newly elected as President, asked him to serve as his Secretary of State. Madison accepted, and the family moved to Washington

• Jefferson himself was widowed, and during his term in office Dolley often acted as hostess for official White House functions. Her assistance

in this role allowed Jefferson to fulfill the necessary protocols required of the President, a function that is usually associated with the President’s wife.

• By the time her husband James was elected President eight years later, she was already well-known in political and social circles as a gracious and charming hostess with exceptional organizational skills.

• Dolley was praised for her grace and hospitality as the President’s wife, and she soon became known as the “First Lady,” the first time this term had been used for the chief executive’s wife. She also aided in the completion and furnishing of the newly constructed White House, decorating it in grand style as an appropriate setting suitable for receiving and entertaining diplomats and heads of state.

• Dolley also set the precedent for a First Lady to become involved in social issues and special projects. She led the fund-raising efforts for the “The Corps of Discovery,” better known as the Lewis and Clark Expedition, the exploration of the newly-acquired Louisiana Purchase. In addition, orphaned girls of Washington, D.C. found a home in a facility that Dolley helped

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1. MOVIES: What was the charge debated by the jury in the movie “12 Angry Men”?

2. GOVERNMENT: What did the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution do?

3. SCIENCE: What does an oologist study?

4. QUOTATIONS: Who said, “Little strokes fell great oaks.”

5. ANATOMY: What is a verruca?6. Geography: What is Europe’s lon-

gest river?7. MUSIC: Who composed music for

the first three Harry Potter movies?8. TRAVEL: Australia spans how

many different time zones?9. PSYCHOLOGY: If someone suf-

fers from mysophobia, what is he or she afraid of?

10. COMICS: What is the name of Garfield’s canine companion?

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1. Name the song that has the sub-title “In a Rock and Roll Band.”

2. Which band originally released “Smokin’ in the Boys Room”?

3. Name the singer-songwriter who released the “Tea for the Tillerman” album.

4. Which band released “Sunshine of Your Love” and “White Room,” and when?

5. Name the song that contains this lyric: “He’s got a girl named Jane with no last name, Kinda homely and plain, but he loves her just the same.”

Answers1. “I’m Just a Singer,” by The Moody

Blues in 1973. It was released as a b-side single with “For My Lady.”

2. Brownsville Station, in 1973. The song went to No. 3 and was their big-gest hit. Motley Crue’s 1985 cover reached No. 16, but it was their first Top 40 hit.

3. Cat Stevens, in 1970. The 1971 film “Harold and Maude” contained four tracks from the album, including the single “Tea for the Tillerman.”

4. British rock group Cream, in 1967 and 1968 respectively. Eric Clapton joined Cream after a stint with The Yardbirds.

5. “Gitarzan,” a novelty song by Ray Stevens in 1969. The character lives in the jungle and forms a band with Jane and a pet monkey.


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light is made up of all the color frequencies of light combined. It’s what the human eye sees when it looks at light that contains all of the wavelengths of color’s visible spectrum.

• If you’ve ever been asked to bring a white elephant to a party, you know to pack along something that you don’t want, perhaps an inexpensive, useless, or joke item. This term has its origins in Southeast Asia in ancient times. Tradition holds that the mother of Buddha dreamed of a white elephant presenting her with a lotus flower on the eve of her son’s birth. The white elephant was considered sacred, and a monarch who possessed one reigned with justice and power. However, because the animal was sacred, it could not be put to any practical use, while at the same time it cost the owner a considerable sum to maintain. Although it became burdensome to keep, the owner could not dispose of it.

• Looking at the color blue can promote rest and cause the body to produce calming chemicals that release feelings of tranquility. Experts in feng shui tell us that blue is the perfect choice for the bathroom because of its tranquil and healing properties. Some cultures believe that blue keeps bad spirits away. In Iran it’s the color of mourning. To those of the Jewish faith, blue is the color of holiness. In China, it represents immortality.

• There are more than 700 species of the flowering plant indigofera. Although we think of indigo as a dye used to color our denim jeans blue, other varieties are effective as anti-inflammatories to relieve the pain of bug stings, snake bites, swelling, and ulcers. Colonial planters in the mid-18th century began exporting the plants, but indigo had been a major source of capital for India since around 300 B.C.

• The word “blue” has found its way into our language in several different arenas. Stocks that are solid and stable are called blue-chip stocks and a first-place winner is awarded the blue ribbon. Laws designed to curtail immoral behavior are referred to as blue laws, and a bluenose is an overly puritanical person. A member of the working class is called a blue

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2. What flower istraditionally thefirst to bloom asspring

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chocolate or fruitcake. Bordeaux, the world’s major wine capital, is where Bordeaux wine has been produced since the 8th century.

• Surveys have revealed that the color most often associated with innocence, purity, perfection, and honesty is white. Although royal brides have worn white for centuries, it didn’t become the color of wedding gowns for the commoner until the 19th century. Prior to that, brides just wore their “Sunday best.” However, in China, white is symbolic of death and mourning, and the color is worn to funerals.

• Brides in China usually wear red, because it’s the color of happiness and fortune. The Chinese bride walks down a red carpet to meet her groom, who lifts her red veil. When the couple has children, friends and family give them red eggs. During Chinese New Year, homes are decorated with red, red clothing is worn, and unmarried children are given red envelopes filled with “luck money.” Those who follow feng shui, the art of balancing the energies of a space to promote health and good fortune, say that painting your home’s front door red invites prosperity.

• The Chicago White Sox began as the White Stockings in 1900. Their new home, Comiskey Park, opened in 1910 on the former site of a city dump and remained the team’s ballpark for the next 80 years. The first-ever All-Star game was played there in 1933. At the time of its demolition in 1991, Comiskey was Major League Baseball’s oldest park still in use. Famous White Sox players include Goose Gossage, Tom Seaver, and Steve Carlton.

• Combine all the possible tones of all the different frequencies that a human can hear and you have what is called white noise. It takes its name from the way that white light works. White

collar worker, while the classic politician is often called a blue suit.

• Founded in 1987, the Blue Man Group achieves their unique look with blue grease paint over

Ever wonder why Mars has a reddish tint and is nicknamed the Red Planet? It’s due to an abun-dant amount of iron oxide -- in other words, rust!The surface of Mars is covered in varying depths with an iron oxide dust that gives the planet its red hue, which is visible all the way from Earth.

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2009.12

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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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establish and organize. • Dolley was winning the hearts of Americans,

and the President’s popularity increased as the nation’s fondness and affection for his gracious and generous wife continued to grow.

• Dolley also began the tradition of America’s presidential inaugural balls when her husband was elected to his second term. She hosted the celebration at the prestigeous Long’s Hotel in Washington, with 400 tickets sold at $4 each.

• During the War of 1812, the White House was set afire by invading British troops. As the White House staff was hurrying to leave, Dolley ordered the hasty removal the original Gilbert Stuart full-length portrait of George Washington. But the historic painting was securely fastened to the wall with screws, and in the frenzy of confusion no one was equipped to remove it. So she ordered the frame to be broken apart and the canvas salvaged, as well as the original drafts of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. Were it not for her insistence, the American people would have lost these irreplaceable treasures forever.

• Soon after his retirement from the presidency in 1817, Dolley and James Madison returned to the Montpelier plantation in Orange County, Virginia.

• In the years that followed, Payne, Dolley’s son from her first marriage, had never found a career and had accumulated a massive amount of debt through gambling, alcoholism and raucous living. The family discreetly kept the matter quiet, with James Madison himself covering some of the mounting debt with his own money.

• Payne’s irresponsible lifestyle and spending eventually caught up with him and he was sent to debtors’ prison. The Madisons sold land in Kentucky and mortgaged half of the Montpelier plantation to pay off his enormous debt.

• When her husband died in 1836, Dolley found herself facing a financial crisis with almost all of the family assets now gone. Her son Payne moved in with her for a lengthy stay at this time. During this period, Dolley organized seven volumes of her husband’s presidential papers and personal notes, which she sold to Congress for $55,000. While it was a considerable sum, it wasn’t nearly enough to cover the outstanding burden of debt she faced.

• In the fall of 1837, Dolley returned to Washington to raise more money by selling the rest of the president’s papers. She placed Payne

in charge of the plantation during her absence, but his alcoholism and other related illnesses caused him to utterly fail as a manager.

• Unable to find a buyer for the remainder of the President’s papers, she was forced to sell the Montpelier plantation along with all of the furnishings to pay off the debt.

• She moved to a tiny house in Washington, D.C. and was forced to live in conditions of abject poverty. Sympathetic friends, neighbors and even former plantation slaves who loved and respected her, would often visit with baskets of food, small amounts of cash and other necessities.

• In 1848, Congress agreed to buy the rest of the James Madison papers from Dolley for the sum of $25,000. She died a year later at her home in Washington at the age of 81. She was first buried in the Congressional Cemetery in Washington, D.C., but later was re-interred at Montpelier next to her husband James.

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The Power of Gratitude A while ago, you may recall, I challenged my readers to dump their negative thoughts, which can so easily lead to negative and destructive behaviors. The assignment was simple: Write down 10 things for which you are grateful. I even sug-gested that they send me their lists. My mailboxes were sizzling for days. Now, weeks later, lists are still trickling in. The responses were all heartwarm-ing, but perhaps none as poignant as the one from Allie, a high school student. “I am having a really tough time in high school right now, and even though most times I have positive thoughts and attitudes, sometimes it gets really hard, but I usually catch myself and try to reverse the negative thoughts into positive ones. After reading this I wanted to send you my 10 good things in life. 1. I have a caring family. 2. I have amazing friends. 3. I have the opportunity to wake up in the morning. 4. I am able to watch the snow fall. 5. I am able to go skiing with my friends in the winter. 6. I was able to be at the beach this last summer for a whole week without my parents. 7. I was blessed to have a special person in my life that is now in a better place. 8. I have another very special person who is always there and I can always talk to about any-thing. 9. I am able to read great books. 10. Last summer I was able to have a dream come true and attend a concert of my favor-ite singer. “Thank you for reminding me of all these wonderful times and people in my life. Every time I find myself getting negative, I will try and remember each of these special times and people that God has blessed me with and that you have reminded me of. Thank you so much. -- Allie” Not long after receiving Allie’s message,

I picked up Deborah Norville’s book, “Thank You Power.” In it she presents the latest research on the impact of positive emotions in our lives. The influ-ence of gratitude is quantifiable both physically and emotionally. Simply being thankful and making it a point to recognize those good things will positively change our lives. She presents scientific proof that we will be happier, healthier and better able to handle the stresses of daily life simply by saying thank you. I hope Allie is reading this so she will know that she’s not the only one who was impacted by her willingness to be grateful for the good things in her life. Reading her message filled my heart to overflowing. Then I passed it around the office. In a kind of ripple effect, the Allie letter touched each of us in a positive way. And now the ripple effect goes on because I know Allie has touched your life in a positive way, too. Want to dump your destructive negative feelings? Start writing. Just 10 things. And yes, my mailbox is still open for business! While you’re thinking about it, pick up a copy of Deborah’s book. It’s one you will want to own so you can read it often. It’s short, easy-to-read and carries a powerful message -- one that can change your life.

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Make the Connection If you’re a veteran who is struggling to find ways to improve your life, perhaps because you’re dealing with a service-related issue, I invite you to take a look at Make the Connection, a website run by the Department of Veterans Affairs. Make the Connection is a one-stop site for a wide variety of concerns affecting veterans: home-lessness, jobs and employment, family and friends, mental-health concerns, transitioning from the ser-vice, dealing with physical injury - and more. Most impressive and useful is the Signs & Symptoms section. It’s long, with dozens of symp-toms, including flashbacks, feeling on edge, noise or light irritation, confusion, trouble sleeping, night-mares, and others. Each section is broken into three parts. The first part is, “What can I do about it right away?” The steps aren’t silly, either; they’re ones a counselor or medical adviser likely would talk about first. It tells you things you can do right now to feel better and regain control. The second step is to make the connection with medical or mental-health advisers. The third step is providing you with links to information you can access immediately. You can even customize the site to give in-formation tailored more closely to who you are and to your specific condition. Select from male/female, the era in which you served, the branch of service and whether you were exposed to combat. If you don’t have a computer, try to find one to use, possibly at your local library, and check in with Make the Connection at http://makethecon-nection.net. You’ll likely find sources of informa-tion and help. Don’t miss the videos of veterans who talk about their own experiences. If you’re with a veterans service organiza-tion, especially if you’re in an advising capacity, look over the Make the Connection site and become fa-miliar with what it has to offer the veterans that you are helping.

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Peripheral Neuropathy Requires Watchful Care Peripheral neuropathy is a major cause of distressing pain and disability. To understand the condition, begin with the name. The body has two main nervous systems: the central nervous system, including the brain and the spinal cord, and the peripheral nervous system, including nerves that link the brain and spinal cord to everything else -- arms and hands, legs and feet, internal organs, joints and so forth. “Neuropathy” means damage to nerve cells, muscle movement and strength. Peripheral neuropathy involves damage to the nerves in the hands and the feet. These nerves control sensation, including pain, heat, cold and touch, as well as motor nerves that regulate muscle movement. Occasionally nerves responsible for balance, blood pressure and bowel function may be affected. Earliest symptoms are numbness and tin-gling in the toes and fingers that gradually worsen, causing burning, sharp pain that feels like electricity and increased sensitivity to touch. Simply touching the soles of the feet can cause unbearable discom-fort. Loss of nerve supply to muscles leads to weakness, impaired gait and balance and even paralysis. In the worst cases, bowel and bladder problems develop, and difficulties in regulating blood pressure can occur. The two most common causes -- by far -- are long-term alcohol abuse and diabetes. Alcohol can damage nerves directly or indirectly by poor diet and malnutrition. Diabetes causes damage to tiny arteries throughout the body. This is referred to as diabetic microangiopa-thy, and it leads to impaired blood supply to the nerves in the hands and the feet and hence, the pe-ripheral neuropathy that affects half of all diabetics. Rarer causes of peripheral neuropathy include chemotherapy-induced damage to nerves, exposure to toxins, such as heavy metals and certain infections, including HIV, Lyme disease, infectious mononucleosis and chronic hepatitis. Peripheral neuropathy can also occur when nerves are damaged by injuries or benign or malignant tu-mors. Liver or kidney disease and impaired thyroid function can lead to peripheral neuropathy, as can deficiencies of vitamins B-1, B-6 and B-12. Sometimes an immune reaction causes peripheral neuropathy. The most common is Guil-lain-Barre syndrome, in which inflammation causes

damage to nerves resulting in weakness that can be life threatening. Most individuals recover com-pletely. Occasionally, an inherited illness can cause damage to peripheral nerves; the most common is Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease. In addition to severe pain and weakness, a serious effect of peripheral neuropathy is complete loss of sensation in the soles of the feet and lower legs. Because of an inability to feel temperature or pain, any minor injury can lead to serious wounds. This is a particular concern in diabetics, where the associated impaired blood supply makes wound healing very difficult. These wounds can become large, involve the underlying bone and frequently become infected. They require extensive care in specialized wound clinics, and if not diligent-ly cared for can lead to loss of a limb. Anyone who develops symptoms should see his physician as soon as possible. If a poten-tially correctable cause is identified, symptoms can be rapidly improved. Even when total eradication of symptoms is not possible, stopping drinking or compulsive treatment of medical problems such as diabetes or hypothyroidism can lead to improve-ment or, at least, no worsening of symptoms. While every effort should be directed at identifying a cause, in as many as 50 percent of cases, the disease is labeled as “idiopathic” as no illness can be identified. Treatment centers on pain control and mini-mizing the effects of muscle weakness. Common pain pills such as Tylenol, Aleve or more powerful prescription pain medications offer little benefit. Narcotics should be avoided as pain is amplified and the need for drugs increases as tolerance to the pain medication occurs. There are a number of medications that ap-pear to essentially “soothe the nerves” and reduce the painful sensations such as severe burning and tingling. These include gabapentin (Neurontin), pregabalin (Lyrica) and a class of antidepres-sants called tricyclics (amitriptyline hydrochloride). More commonly used antidepressants are often prescribed. These do not have any effect on the nerves but improve the effectiveness of specific pain medications. Local anesthetic injections and patches can also offer some relief. Every effort must be made to reduce inju-ries. Patients should never walk barefoot, and spe-cial shoes are often needed for diabetics. Braces can help movement caused by muscle weakness, and physical therapy to improve the function of muscle that isn’t affected is critically important. As with any chronic disease, try not to be-come frustrated by failures during the search for a treatment. Stick with a physician who is an expert, one you trust. Become as knowledgeable as pos-sible about the cause and manifestations of neu-ropathy as this insight will help your ability to cope.

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Go (Again) The initial question at the press conference for the New England Patriots’ early summer train-ing camp said it all. “Coach, I cover politics for a TV station in New Hampshire, but I’m here today,” he said. Patriots coach Bill Belichick seemed unmoved by the man’s credentials (sportswriters laughed). The question wasn’t all that important or groundbreak-ing, despite the reporter’s Concord and Keene political pedigree. Essentially what he asked was, “What do you think of random guys like me showing up in Foxboro on a rainy day, for a mini-camp news conference, asking you questions about your pre-sumed third-string quarterback?” Belichick, for all of his genius on the field and in the locker room, has never been known to be all that insightful or giving to the press at conferences like these. Patient and reserved, he was asked more than a dozen times about newly signed Tim Tebow, and he gave the same exact answer each time: We signed him because he’s a talented player who is smart and works hard, and we thought he could help the team blah blah blah, et cetera, ad nauseum. The twittersphere erupted when he was signed.“Not watching Sportscenter for at least the next few days. #Tebow” @Thepbird123“ESPN is applying the proper amount of coverage to #Tebow, in the same way Tammy Faye Bakker applied the proper amount of makeup.” @Damon-Bruce The sports talk radio spectrum was abuzz (I don’t think you can call radio a “sphere”). As I spun the dial, the conversation was essentially the same: We are all talking about this signing; we are all talking about this guy; and why are we spending so much time talking about this signing or this guy?If there’s anything I truly dislike about Tim Tebow it’s that he somehow inspires an awful lot of meta-journalism (newsmen talking about the news business), but that’s not his fault. And while most people wouldn’t come out and admit it, the reason why he garners so much attention is because he is outwardly Christian -- not because he had an excit-ing run as the Broncos quarterback a few seasons ago and won a playoff game. He is not despised for being a Christian; just the opposite, he is revered for his beliefs, and that is what appears to rankle people the most. Tavaris Jackson had a run with the Seattle Seahawks a few seasons ago, and on the same day Tebow was signed by New England, Jackson was cut by the Buffalo Bills. Tebow’s story garnered nearly 3,000 news stories, according to Google News. Jackson’s plight? Not so much ... about 222. So yeah, it’s the Christian thing. Everybody seems to want to throw the guy to the lions (Detroit, like the rest of the NFL and the Canadian Football League, passed), but that’s not going to happen in New England. No, on Sundays, the only talk about resurrection will be confined to the chapels and churches of New England, not Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Mass.

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Wide stance for driver The dreaded pop-up is one of the most common misses when hitting with the driver. This is generally the result of the downswing being too steep. To promote a more shallow swing, widen your stance at address when hitting your driver. Your feet should be just wider than your shoulders. If you feel that your shoulder turn is limited or your weight transfer is off, then you have widened your stance too much. You should feel like you are still able to turn freely to your position at the top of the swing. And your swing shouldn’t feel all that different. You will just be entering the hitting area from a more shallow angle, allowing you to “sweep” the ball off the tee instead of chopping at it.

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latex bald caps. The members create music with a number of unique instruments fashioned from ordinary items such as PVC pipe, flexible fiberglass rods, ball bearings, and surgical tubing. The group is also well-known for its two-story drum wall with seven percussion stations. The musicians never speak, sing, or make any vocal sounds on stage. After the show they do not speak to audience members, but will sign autographs with a smudge of blue paint.

• Legend has it that the white flag has represented surrender since the 15th century. During the Hundred Years War between France and England, multicolored flags became popular among European armies. When an army wished to cease hostilities, it raised a white flag. The Geneva Convention officially recognized it as such in 1949.

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ENDANGERED SIGHTS & SOUNDS (cont’d):• How long has it been since you’ve used a

typewriter eraser? Or, if you’re younger, have you moved your belongings into a long-unused desk, only to find a strange-looking gadget with fiber-like hairs bushing out of one end? What you’ve found is a typewriter eraser. Usually shaped like a pencil, the tip was made of an especially-abrasive rubber, which was used to “erase” the typing error. The other end featured a small brush made of stiff plastic strands that was used to sweep the remnants of the erasure off the page.

• There’s no shortage of litter on the ground to-day, but thankfully, we no longer see discarded pull-tabs. The tabs on older easy-open beverage cans pulled completely off the can. People who walked in bare feet were constantly dodging these carelessly-dropped metal hazards.

• The rhythmic “beep” of the scanner is the musical accompaniment to the supermarket checkout line. But if you’ve ever wondered where the cliché of saying “ka-ching!” in re-lation to money comes from, that’s the sound that the old-style electric, not electronic, cash registers made. Cashiers of that era had to manually punch a series of buttons to ring up your purchase, followed by a smack of the “total” button with the heel of the hand.

• “Do you want your carbons?” used to be an automatic question asked by merchants after you’d signed for a credit card payment. At that time, credit card receipts were filled out by hand in triplicate, with a small piece of carbon paper inserted between each sheet. It didn’t take long for thieves to realize they could retrieve the used carbons from the trash and steal valuable credit card information. Once that scam gained popularity, waiters and cashiers regularly of-fered the carbons to customers, giving them the opportunity to destroy them.

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Some people just seem to love having the living daylights scared out of them. Why else would horror and suspense movies be so popular? To celebrate Halloween, Tidbits goes behind the scenes of some classic thrillers.• When Alfred Hitchcock purchased the film

rights for Psycho, he also bought up as many copies of the original novel as he could find, hoping to keep the story’s ending a secret.

• The famous shower scene of Psycho was filmed using a double for Norman Bates, as Anthony Perkins was appearing in a play (Greenwillow)in New York at the time. The first time Perkins actually saw that scene was back at the studio, watching the daily “rushes,” and he said he was just as scared as everyone else.

• Take a close look at Michael Myers’ mask in the 1978 camp classic Halloween. Does the face look familiar? The movie was filmed on such a tight budget, that the prop department had to make do with what they had. For Myers’ disguise, they used an old Captain Kirk (StarTrek) mask, which they spray painted white and then re-shaped the eyeholes.

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1. Name the last two teammates to each strike out 240 or more batters in a season.

2. What was the most walks Nolan Ryan gave up in a game in which he tossed a no-hitter?

3. Which college football team has made the most BCS-bowl appear-ances?

4. Magic Johnson holds the NBA record for most consecutive games with 10 or more assists. How many was it?

5. Name the two teams that have made the NHL playoffs every season since the 2004-05 lockout.

6. In 2013, Mikaela Shiffrin became the second person to have won three World Cup slaloms at age 17. Who was the first?

7. How many of WBC heavyweight boxing champion Vitali Klitschko’s 45 wins have come by knockout?

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(245) of the Chicago Cubs in 2003.2. He walked eight in his 1974 no-

hitter against Minnesota.3. Ohio State, with nine appear-

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1. Name the song that has the sub-title “In a Rock and Roll Band.”

2. Which band originally released “Smokin’ in the Boys Room”?

3. Name the singer-songwriter who released the “Tea for the Tillerman” album.

4. Which band released “Sunshine of Your Love” and “White Room,” and when?

5. Name the song that contains this lyric: “He’s got a girl named Jane with no last name, Kinda homely and plain, but he loves her just the same.”

Answers1. “I’m Just a Singer,” by The Moody

Blues in 1973. It was released as a b-side single with “For My Lady.”

2. Brownsville Station, in 1973. The song went to No. 3 and was their big-gest hit. Motley Crue’s 1985 cover reached No. 16, but it was their first Top 40 hit.

3. Cat Stevens, in 1970. The 1971 film “Harold and Maude” contained four tracks from the album, including the single “Tea for the Tillerman.”

4. British rock group Cream, in 1967 and 1968 respectively. Eric Clapton joined Cream after a stint with The Yardbirds.

5. “Gitarzan,” a novelty song by Ray Stevens in 1969. The character lives in the jungle and forms a band with Jane and a pet monkey.


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