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at a just a few of those folks. b A Canadian inventor, Harry Wasylyk, hailing from Winnipeg, Manitoba, is responsible for the invention of the disposable green polyethylene garbage bag. He started his operation in his kitchen in 1950, intending them for commercial use only, rather than for ordinary consumers. His first customer was the Winnipeg General Hospital. He teamed up with an employee of an Ontario Union Carbide plant, Larry Hanson, and the pair sold their invention to Union Carbide, who marketed them for home use under the name “Glad.” b Thomas Jefferson wore many hats over the course of his lifetime — lawyer, statesman, architect, agronomist, linguist, naturalist. This third President of the United States also penned the Declaration of Independence. In addition to his many political activities, Jefferson was also the inventor of the swivel chair, a plow, a portable copying press, a macaroni-making machine, and mechanical dumbwaiters that enabled his servants to send wine bottles from the cellar to the dining room at Monticello.b Earle Dickson was a cotton buyer working for Johnson & Johnson in 1921 when his wife’s kitchen mishaps inspired an invention. His bride was frequently cutting her fingers while preparing meals, and he was patching up her injuries with gauze and adhesive tape. Dickson developed a compact bandage of small pieces of gauze and surgical tape that could be easily applied, and pitched his idea to plant management. A position as company vice president came along as the years went by, as well as a place on the board of directors. When Dickson died in 1961, Johnson & Johnson’s sales of Band-Aids topped $30 million a year. b As a Minnesota manufacturing plant worker during the World War I era, Charles Strite partook of his meals in the plant cafeteria. After being served burned toast countless times, he devised a machine that would turn off the heat and pop up the bread when the toast was done. Although General Electric had already marketed

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INVENTORS (continued):a toaster in 1909, their model only toasted one side at a time and had to be manually turned off. Strite added springs and a timer to his appliance and patented his “Toastmaster.” His later models added a lightness and darkness lever. b While Swiss chemist and textile engineer Jacques Brandenberger was seated in a restaurant in the early 1900s, a glass of wine was spilled on the tablecloth. As the chemist watched the waiter replace the cloth, an idea occurred to him — a transparent, protective film that would make cloth waterproof. After many experiments, he came up with what we know today as cellophane. The first company to use cellophane in the United States was the Whitman’s candy company, which wrapped its fine chocolates in the film. Brandenberger’s patent rights were later sold to the Dupont company. In 1912, he also began manufacturing a clear, thin film used in making gas masks.b Josephine Cochran didn’t invent the mechanical dishwasher because she was tired of washing dishes. This socialite politician’s wife was just tired of her hired help chipping and breaking her dishes! In 1886, she invented the Cochran Dishwasher, and the contraption made its debut at the 1893 Columbian Exhibition in Chicago, winning the fair’s highest award. Businesses were the only ones who seemed interested, and a smaller home model didn’t come out until 1914. She founded a company for her dishwasher, one which eventually became Kitchen Aid. b Chicago’s 1893 Exhibition was also the site for the unveiling of mechanical engineer Whitcomb Judson’s invention, the “Clasp Locker,” a device credited as the first zipper. Actually, sewing machine inventor Elias

an ironing board, she is credited with a major improvement to the design. Patent No. 473,653 was issued to this former slave in April of 1892, making her one of the first, if not the first African-American woman to receive a patent. An “ironing table” patent had been awarded in 1858, but Boone’s featured a narrower design, enabling users to effectively iron sleeves and bodies of garments.b The Frisbie Baking Company opened in Bridgeport, Connecticut, in 1871, and earned a good living selling pies to many of the New England colleges, including Yale. Beginning in the 1940s, Yale students discovered that tossing the empty pie tin made for great fun, and students turned it into a game. Meanwhile, out in California, an L.A. building inspector, Walter Frederick

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don’T geT sidejackedIt’s bad enough that we can walk through a mall or airport, pass someone carrying a tiny scanner and have our credit-card information stolen. Now we learn that our laptops aren’t always secure either.First, two definitions:Sidejacking — snagging data out of the air as it travels from one point to another on a wireless connection. Firesheep — the program developed to grab data out of thin air in sidejacking. Hackers can follow you around the Internet and see what you see, see what you type in, and in the worst insult, can imitate you.The easiest place for this to happen is at an unsecured Wireless Internet (WiFi) location, such as a cafe that asks users to sign in with the same password. Your data flows across the air, and with the click of the mouse, a hacker can grab your user credentials and impersonate you online. If you tend to open your social networking sites and leave them open, you’re inviting trouble. It doesn’t take much for a hacker to stroll through your friends’ pages and pretend to be you.FoxBusiness.com recommends a few ways to stay safe:• Don’t e-mail personal data, period. Your Social Security number, if typed in on a form, can be grabbed. Your credit-card information, if typed into e-mail, can be grabbed. • Use an e-mail website that encrypts data, such as Gmail. Look for a padlock icon on the browser’s address bar.• Keep the security updates current on all your gear.• Beware the websites you visit. The usual virus protection warnings apply, of course, but especially in a Wi-Fi environment. Take one Trojan horse, add in a sidejack and before you finish your latte, someone’s got your bank account number in his greedy hands.• Invest in a wireless card for some, but not complete, safety.Oddly enough, your biggest danger might be from hackers around the world rather than someone near you.Idea: Keep a netbook computer to use when you’re out. Use it for casual e-mails and checking websites other than your social networking sites. Don’t go anywhere you need to put in a password or enter any personal data.Investigate a program called BlackSheep, which can expose uses of Firesheep around you. Or look for HTTPS Everywhere to block a hacker from monitoring your web use.

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Howe had already patented an “Automatic Continuous Clothing Closure” in 1851, but his sewing machine success kept him too busy to market his fastener. Judson marketed his with the opening of the Universal Fastener Company, giving him recognition as the inventor. However, his original zipper bore little resemblance to those of today. One of Judson’s employees, Gideon Sundback, actually developed a design with interlocking teeth, and received a patent first for his “Hookless Fastener,” then another for the improved “Separable Fastener.” Whitcomb Judson was no stranger to the world of inventions, having been awarded 30 patents throughout his career, including 14 patents for a street railway system that ran on compressed air. b Although Sarah Boone wasn’t the first to invent

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not take their pet to the vet if vaccines were not needed.• One-third of cats have not been to the veterinarian in the past year.• 56 percent of veterinarians said they were getting fewer visits from pet owners in 2009 and 2010.It all adds up to riskier times for pets. So, what can a financially strapped pet owner do? Start by talking to your vet about financial difficulties — many will try to work out a pricing structure that fits your ability to pay. Look for low-cost pet health and vaccination clinics (check www.PawsCorner.com for regular updates on 2011 rabies clinics around the United States). Check with senior and low-income assistance centers in your city or town for pet care assistance programs.

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DEAR DR. DONOHUE: The tip of my husband’s nose and his cheeks have become noticeably red this past year. People ask me — half kidding, half serious — if he’s been drinking heavily. He doesn’t touch alcohol. This doesn’t bother him, but it bothers me. What is this? — N.D.ANSWER: The probable culprit is rosacea (rose-A-she-uh). It starts as a reddening of the nose and cheeks, and sometimes can affect the forehead. The skin also develops webs of tiny blood vessels. Pimples — which look much like acne — break out. The final stage, which should never be reached these days, is the bulbous nose of W.C. Fields. Rosacea is common. Fair-skinned people with light hair are the most susceptible. So are those who blush easily. The actual cause is a bit unclear. Some believe the skin mite Demodex is involved. It lives in hair follicles. But people without rosacea also have the mite, so a cause and effect is not certain. People with rosacea often have eye involvement, something that’s often overlooked but needs consideration. The eyes feel gritty and might burn. They, too, can become red.Rosacea isn’t a curable condition, but it is highly treatable. Your husband ought to steer clear of spicy foods, sunlight and extremes of heat and cold. That he doesn’t drink alcohol is in his favor.Metronidazole cream, gel or lotion, or Azelex (azelaic acid)

cream can bring gratifying results. Over-the-counter benzoyl peroxide often works for an acne breakout. Sometimes oral metronidazole or an oral antibiotic is added to the program.You or your husband would do well to contact the National Rosacea Society, which can provide you with informative literature and keep you abreast of the latest changes in treatment. The society’s website is www.rosacea.org, and its phone number is 888-NO-BLUSH.DEAR DR. DONOHUE: Is it possible to have had a heart attack and not know it?I am a 59-year-old man and had my first-ever EKG this past week. The doctor tells me I had a heart attack. I have never had anything that felt like a heart attack. I don’t smoke and never have. Heart attacks don’t run in my family. My mother and father are alive at 85. I weigh 155 pounds and have weighed that since I was discharged from the Army, more than 35 years ago. Could this be a mistake? — R.S.ANSWER: As many as 20 percent of heart attacks are silent, producing no pain or other symptoms. Those attacks are discovered when an EKG happens to be taken at a later date. It’s also true that the EKG might show the pattern of an old heart attack without one ever having occurred.If you want to settle the matter, consult a cardiologist. It’s probably the wise thing to do.The booklet on heart attacks explains why they happen and how to recognize them. Readers can order a copy by writing: Dr. Donohue — No. 102W, Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475. Enclose a check or money order (no cash) for $4.75 U.S./$6 Canada with the recipient’s printed name and address. Please allow four weeks for delivery.

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F That little plastic tube at the end of your shoelace is called an aglet. Its obvious purpose is to make it easier for the lace to thread through the eyelets and prevent fraying. In the old days, aglets were a decorative item, and were made of glass, metal, stones or even precious gems and metals, even silver and gold for the shoes of the wealthy. The word “aglet” comes from the old French word aguillette, which translates

to “needle.” This in turn originated from the Latin acus, also meaning “needle.” F A clear plastic aglet begins as a thin piece of tape, twice the width needed. It is then wound around the uncut shoelace. Heat and solvent are then applied, melting the plastic tape onto the lace and sealing the tape to itself. When it cools, the shoelace is cut through the middle of the coating, creating two finished laces. F If your running shoes have five or

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Petty Gets Touch of AmbroseMarcos Ambrose, the NASCAR driver from the Australian island of Tasmania, is hoping a change will put his Sprint Cup career back on track.

In his first full season, Ambrose finished a creditable 18th in the 2009 point standings while competing for JTG/Daugherty Racing, a Toyota team affiliated with Michael Waltrip Racing. He finished second at Watkins Glen, N.Y., and had three other top-five finishes.But he fell to 26th in the Cup standings last season and moved to Richard Petty Motorsports this year. This puts Ambrose back in the Ford camp.Ambrose, 34, has won the Nationwide Series race at Watkins Glen in each of the past three seasons. He found his first success racing in Australia’s V8 SuperCar Series, winning the 2003-04 championships.Asked about driving for a team named for NASCAR’s most successful driver, the good-natured Ambrose said, “Well, it is a little intimidating. Not only now will he say ‘Good-day, how is it going?’ but he will also want to know why I didn’t win the race. There is a lot of prestige being associated with Richard Petty Motorsports, and it is a real honor for me to drive for The King. I never

thought I would get that chance.“I’m looking forward to the opportunity, and hopefully, he is going to be proud of me, just like I am of his company.”Ambrose joked about teammate A.J. Allmendinger’s laughable attempts at an Australian accent, but added, “He and I get on great. We have known each other for a few years now, and it’s going to be fun to have him as a teammate.”

While learning the ropes of oval-track racing, Ambrose has enjoyed the bulk of success in road races. Allmendinger also has a road-racing background.“I think that both of us really want to just be known as NASCAR contenders,” said Ambrose. “I know A.J. had a really good second half last year and has momentum. I’m trying to catch up to him as quickly as I can. We just want to be known as contenders every week. We want to be known not just as road-race

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F When was the last time before 2010 that Spain’s men’s soccer team reached the semifinals of the World Cup?

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The youngest of seven children, Thomas Edison didn’t learn to talk until he was nearly four years old. Difficulty with words and speech, along with an inability to focus, followed him into the schoolroom. Today he most probably would have been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). After only three months in the local one-room schoolhouse, the teacher informed Edison’s parents that Tom’s brains were “addled” or “scrambled.” And so came the end of Edison’s formal education. His mother withdrew him and began to educate him at home.

Edison’s father encouraged the young boy to read great classic literature and rewarded him with a dime for each one he read. Edison had a great love for Shakespeare and even considered becoming an actor for a time because of it. When Edison’s interest in the sciences advanced beyond his parents’ abilities, they hired a tutor for him.

A bout of scarlet fever and untreated chronic ear infections led to severe hearing loss for the young Edison. He became completely deaf in his left ear and lost 80 percent of the hearing in his right.

As a teenager, an event occurred that changed the course of his life. As he boarded a train, the stationmaster’s young son walked onto the tracks in front of an oncoming train. A quick-thinking Edison grabbed the boy and saved his life. As a reward, the stationmaster helped Edison become skilled in the use of the telegraph and Morse code. A job with Western Union followed, working 12 hours a day, six days a week. In his free time, he was experimenting with various inventions, and six months later, received his first patent for his electric vote-recording machine.

After being fired by Western Union for doing too much moonlighting, Edison had the time to concentrate on his experiments, and while in his mid-20s, came up with a stock ticker for which he received $40,000 when he sold its rights to a private corporation. By age 30, he had invented the first phonograph.

It’s a misconception that Edison invented the light bulb. The light bulb had been around for many years; what

Edison did was improve on the original with the first incandescent electric light, a more reliable,

longer-lasting source of light with a carbonized filament suitable for home use.

As Edison’s wealth increased, he had the resources to have an operation that very likely could have dramatically improved his hearing. He refused to do it, afraid that he “would have difficulty re-learning how

to channel his thinking in an ever more noisy world.” His one regret about his

hearing was that he could not hear the sounds of singing birds, creatures that he loved so

much. He collected more than 5,000 feathered friends in a private aviary.

Over the course of his career, Edison was patenting an item every two weeks, and amassed 1,093 patents for a variety of inventions, including the dictaphone, mimeograph and motion picture camera. He founded 14 companies, including General Electric, still one of the largest publicly traded companies in the world.

Edison’s efforts were not without failures, although he refused to view them as such. After 1,000 unsuccessful tries at the incandescent bulb, he said, “I didn’t fail 1,000 times. The light bulb was an invention with 1,000 steps.”

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Willie Stargell (1975), Andy Van Slyke (1990) and Xavier Nady (2008).

3. Nine (2001-09).4. Princeton beat UNLV in 1998.5. Washington’s Alexander Ovechkin (109

points) and Nicklas Backstrom (101 points).6. It was 1950.7. Five different times between 1951 and

1960.

HOCUS FOCUSDIFFERENCES1. Signs are switched.2. Log is missing.3. Elbow patch is black.4. Map has illustrations.5. Walking stick is missing.6. Black tree is gone.

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VINCE LOMBARDI’S NEIGHBORHOOD

It may come as a surprise to many, but the there are still a few ways to see Vince Lombardi.There is, of course, the trophy that bears his name and was just awarded at the conclusion of the Super Bowl. The brilliant minds at HBO commissioned an excellent documentary about the man, but the place that always sticks with me is Lombardi Court in Middletown, N.J.Lombardi Court is a nice place — it’s a cul-de-sac with a bunch of nice homes, the kind of neighborhood where the kids have a very nice Halloween and get to ride their bikes in the street without worry. Still, the neighborhood does look over the largest cemetery for miles around, and you’d think that would be just a little weird. Cemeteries like Middletown’s Mount Olivet, nestled in a historic part of Monmouth County, N.J., used to be on the outskirts of town, and for the most part, with good reason. For one, nobody is very enthusiastic about living near cemeteries, and you know that they’re mostly kind of sad places, despite their parklike

settings. They are filled with dead people, after all. But as anyone who’s ever lived in a historic town can attest, the graveyard somehow has become a fixture of our historic downtown centers, thanks to urban sprawl.But Lombardi Court doesn’t have that “this is kind of creepy” feel at all — in fact, just the opposite would be true. The street is named precisely for the reason that Vince Lombardi himself is buried just across the street. The gravesite is rather unspectacular, save for the person buried beneath the typical gray granite gravestone. On most days, the plat is adorned with flowers (legend has it that locals partake in the ritual). But, just as they treat hometown hero Bruce Springsteen, the locals typically don’t make much of a to-do about the situation. For those that know about it, it’s little more than a curiosity or the answer to a trivia question.Middletown is the kind of place where the millionaires work next to the minions. Sure, more than a few work on Wall Street, but these aren’t the guys you hear about on the news, ruining your life. In fact, Middletown lost more lives than any other town in the 9/11 attacks, and those lucky enough to have a job spend up to 40 hours a week just commuting to and from the city. Well-to-do or not, most are only a generation away from the blue-collar life embodied by towns like Green Bay or Pittsburgh. The Middletown High School South Eagles have begun to mirror that work ethic on and off the field, winning state championships. Like their fathers, more than a few players know that the greatest football coach to ever live is buried right down the road. It may not be “Title Town” to most others, but the Lombardi spirit definitely deserves an honorable mention in Middletown.

Mark Vasto is a veteran sportswriter and publisher of The Kansas City Luminary.

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elavskyQ: I heard that Will Ferrell is coming to “The Office.” Is that true? — Katrina E., via e-mailA: You heard correctly! Hot on the heels of Ricky Gervais’ cameo on the Jan. 27 episode of “The Office” comes the news that Will Ferrell will guest-star over a four-episode arc on the hit NBC comedy (Thursdays, 9 p.m. ET). Will plays a branch manager who arrives from the home office and proves to be just as inappropriate as Michael Scott, Steve Carell’s character.

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Q: I was so happy to see Jennie Garth starring in the new Hallmark Channel movie “Accidentally in Love,” and wondered what else she has been up to since leaving “90210.” — Isabella W., via e-mailA: I recently caught up with Jennie, who was thrilled to star in a movie (“Accidentally in Love”) written by her husband, actor/writer Peter Facinelli. She gave me the scoop: “I do a lot of literacy campaigns for young kids. It’s something that is really important to me, which was passed on by my father. Also, I work a lot for the American Heart Association as a national spokesperson, and I enjoy that work a lot. “I’m writing my first children’s book, which comes out in February 2012. I’m just creatively starting that ball rolling. I’m enjoying that very much. I’ve moved out of L.A. to give the girls a little bit more of a safer environment to be young in. So, whatever work comes to me or works around their schedule, I’m open to doing at this point, but if it doesn’t work for that, then forget it.”

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having, does this mean no more James Bond films? — Frankie R. in FloridaA: Bond’s future was looking pretty grim; however, it now seems that things are back on track for the as-yet-untitled Bond 23 film. Daniel Craig will return as 007, with rumors running rampant that Javier Bardem has been offered the role of “Bond Villain.” Shooting begins later this year with

a release date of Nov. 9, 2012. i i i

Q: Not much has been said about how Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg reacted to “The Social Network,” the movie based on the founding of Facebook. Is he mad about the movie, or did he like it? — Gigi R., Fresno, Calif.A: “The Social Network” star Jesse Eisenberg recently told “Access Hollywood” that Mark congratulated him on his Oscar nomination when the two starred together in a recent “Saturday Night Live” skit. Jesse was relieved that Mark was so good-natured about everything, revealing: “He has such a

wonderful sense of humor about the whole thing. The fact that he would agree to come on ‘Saturday Night Live’ was a testament to his good feelings about (it). We were both so thankful that the other one was so open to working in that way under very unique circumstances.”

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