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Neatest FEELING BUSHED? ENJOY THESE PRESIDENTIAL NAMES By Eric A. Iron Each U.S. president’s name has been adopted for a variety of uses. In 1800, our nation’s new capital was named after the first president, George Washington. In 2008, a particular spe- cies of round fungus beetle was named for our newest ex-president, George W. Bush. Okay, so not all of the uses are flattering… Fort Adams, named in honor of our second president, John Adams, sits along the coast in Newport, Rhode Island. Crowds gather at the location each year to attend the celebrat- ed Newport Jazz Festival. One of Cincinnati’s most posh areas is Mt. Adams, named for John Quincy Adams. In the mid-1800s, the hill became the home of the world’s most powerful telescopes. Blues music legend Chester Arthur Burnett was named for President Chester Alan Ar- thur. As a performer, Burnett adopted a more colorful name: Howlin’ Wolf. Do you recall which group of TV students attended James Buchanan High? Was it the hoopsters from The White Shadow, the tee- nagers in Happy Days, or the Sweathogs from Welcome Back, Kotter? Find the an- swer at the very end of this article. OVER 4 MILLION Readers Weekly Nationwide! FREE ALL RIGHTS RESERVED ©2006 Published and Distributed Weekly by Alimon Publishing, LLC • www.tidbitswyoming.com • 307-473-8661 Glenrock, Douglas & Wheatland The Neatest Little Paper Ever Read Issue #243 Michael Evon’s Happy New Year! 1812 East Richards, Douglas Marlboro’s Newports Old Golds Camels Shields Dekuyper Flavored Brandy 750ml $8.99 Black Velvet 1.75 L $16.89 Champagne 10% OFF for New Year! Dr. Mcgillicuddy’s Schnapps 750 ml $13.39 January SPECIALS Humador with Premuim Cigars Large Selection of Wines! Bacardi Flavored Rum 750ml $13.69 January 29 - February 4, 2009 (Picture is same model, not actual home) 3 Bedroom • 2 Bath Full Unfinished Basement 2 Car Garage • 1 Acre NEW CONSTRUCTION Call Janice Holloway 307-277-7441 Wyoming Property Connection 800 Werner Court, Suite 125 Casper, WY 82602 19 Cottonwood • Douglas M-F 7:30am-7pm • Sat 8am-5pm Sun 10:30am-3pm Corner of 3rd & Oak • Douglas • 358-3663 BOOKS ~ Espresso ~ Deli WHISTLE-STOP WHISTLE-STOP MERCANTILE MERCANTILE New & Gently Used Books Advertise in..... 1502 East 2nd Street 307-473-8661 www.tidbitswyoming.com [email protected] (307) 358-3636 247 Russell Ave., Douglas www.kktyonline.com 1120 East Richards Douglas 358-2924 HARDWARE HANK Douglas Closed on Sundays so our employees can spend time with their families & go to church. OPEN Monday - Saturday 8 am - 6 pm

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FREEThe Neatest Little Paper Ever Read

ALL RIGHTS RESERVED ©2006

OVER 4 MILLION

Readers WeeklyNationwide!

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FEELING BUSHED? ENJOY THESE

PRESIDENTIAL NAMESBy Eric A. Iron

Each U.S. president’s name has been adopted for a variety of uses. In 1800, our nation’s new capital was named after the first president, George Washington. In 2008, a particular spe-cies of round fungus beetle was named for our newest ex-president, George W. Bush. Okay, so not all of the uses are flattering… • Fort Adams, named in honor of our second

president, John Adams, sits along the coast in Newport, Rhode Island. Crowds gather at the location each year to attend the celebrat-ed Newport Jazz Festival.

• One of Cincinnati’s most posh areas is Mt. Adams, named for John Quincy Adams. In the mid-1800s, the hill became the home of the world’s most powerful telescopes.

• Blues music legend Chester Arthur Burnett was named for President Chester Alan Ar-thur. As a performer, Burnett adopted a more colorful name: Howlin’ Wolf.

• Do you recall which group of TV students attended James Buchanan High? Was it the hoopsters from The White Shadow, the tee-nagers in Happy Days, or the Sweathogs from Welcome Back, Kotter? Find the an-swer at the very end of this article.

TABLE OFCONTENTS

Issue 2009.07

Presidential Names pages 1-4

ThinkingOutside the Box

pages 5-6

Looking (at) Glass pages 7-8

1st Quarter 2009 Week 07

Feb 08 – Feb 14 Page 1

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Glenrock, Douglas & WheatlandThe Neatest Little Paper Ever Read Issue #243

Michael Evon’s

HappyNewYear!

1 8 1 2 E a s t R i c h a r d s , D o u g l a s

Marlboro’sNewportsOld Golds

CamelsShields

DekuyperFlavoredBrandy750ml$8.99

Black Velvet1.75 L$16.89

Champagne10% OFF

forNew Year!

Dr. Mcgillicuddy’s Schnapps750 ml$13.39

JanuarySPECIALS

Humadorwith

PremuimCigars

LargeSelectionof Wines!

BacardiFlavored

Rum750ml$13.69

January 29 - February 4, 2009

4th Quarter 2006Week 41

Oct 8 - Oct 14

TABLE OF CONTENTS

National Boss Daypages 1-4

Debtors’ Rightspages 5-6

Fifty-Two Pick-Uppages 7-8

Front PageIf you leave work late, no one will notice. If you leave work early, you’ll bump

into the boss in the parking lot.

TIDBITS GETS FIRED UP ABOUT

NATIONAL BOSS DAYby Stanley Drummond

Bosses are people, too. (Really!) And every year on October 16, America pays tribute to them.• Actually, National Boss Day was created in

1958 by an Illinois secretary named Patricia Haroski. She chose October 16 because it was her father’s birthday. Her father also happened to be her boss at the time. Nevertheless, she felt that bosses in general were underappreciated, and registered the date with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce as an official observance.

• Interestingly enough, a 2005 survey done by an international human resources consulting firm revealed that the majority of employees would not trade places with their boss. The primary reason given was the change that would result between them and their co-workers. They could no longer ignore or laugh at any slackers in their department; they’d be responsible for any poor performers.

• Hallmark started selling Boss Day cards in 1979. While they don’t reveal actual sales figures, they do disclose that the “holiday” is poised to break into the list of top 10 card-send-ing events within the next few years.

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Tidbits of Glenrock, Douglas & Wheatland Page 2 January 29 - February 4, 2009 January 29 - February 4, 2009 January 29 - February 4, 2009

• On Feb. 4, 1789, 69 members of Congress cast their ballots to elect George Washington the first president of the United States. After months of appearing to sidestep, and even outright rejecting, the idea of assuming the presidency, Washington reluctantly accepted Congress’ decision.

• On Feb. 7, 1812, the most violent of a series of earthquakes near Missouri causes a so-called fluvial tsunami in the Mississippi River, actually making the river run backward for several hours. One of the tremors in the series caused church bells to ring in Boston, more than a thousand miles away.

• On Feb. 6, 1820, the first organized immigration of freed slaves to Africa from the United States departs New York harbor on a journey to Sierra Leone in West Africa. The expedition was partially funded by the U.S. Congress, which had appropriated $100,000 to be used in returning displaced Africans to Africa.

• On Feb. 2, 1887, Groundhog Day, featuring a rodent meteorologist, is celebrated for the first time in Punxsutawney, Pa. According to tradition, if a groundhog comes out of its hole on this day and sees its shadow, there will be six more weeks of winter weather; no shadow means an early spring.

• On Feb. 8, 1924, the first execution by lethal gas in American history is carried out in Carson City, Nev. The executed man was Tong Lee, a member of a Chinese gang who was convicted of murdering a rival gang member.

• On Feb. 5, 1937, President Franklin Roosevelt announces a controversial plan to expand the Supreme Court to as many as 15 judges. Critics immediately charged that Roosevelt was trying to “pack” the court and thus neutralize Supreme Court justices hostile to his New Deal.

• On Feb. 3, 1959, rising American rock stars Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson are killed when their chartered Beechcraft Bonanza airplane crashes in Iowa a few minutes after takeoff from Mason City on a flight bound for Minnesota.

(c) 2009 King Features Synd., Inc.

1Q2009 :: Wk 07 :: Feb 08 - Feb 14 :: Pg. 2

PRESIDENTIAL NAMES (continued): • The northeastern suburbs of Atlanta have

become a huge shopping destination. One of the heaviest-traveled thoroughfares in the area is Jimmy Carter Boulevard, named af-ter the former president from Georgia.

• Renowned baseball pitcher Pete Alexander was named after our 22nd and 24th presi-dents. What? You don’t remember a Presi-dent named Pete or Alexander? Well, Pete was Alexander’s nickname; his moniker at birth was Grover Cleveland Alexander.

• Coolidge Dam, built in the 1920s and named for Calvin Coolidge, gathers eastern Arizo-na’s Gila River into San Carlos Lake.

• Dwight Eisenhower is the only president to date with a four-syllable last name. You’ve driven (or ridden) on roadways named for him, as his name is firmly attached to the Ei-senhower Interstate Highway System.

• During the run of TV’s The Brady Bunch, the older and middle kids attended Fillmore Junior High, named for mid-19th-century president Millard Fillmore.

• Each year, the NCAA presents the Gerald R. Ford Award to a person who has dedicat-ed his or her life to college athletics.

• In a round-about fashion, Garfield the cat was named for 20th president James Gar-field. Creator Jim Davis took the name from his grandfather, James Garfield Davis, who was named for the former president.

• Grant’s Tomb is named for Ulysses S. Grant. And to answer the age-old question, no one is actually “buried in Grant’s Tomb.” (It’s an above-ground mausoleum.)

• One of the largest and oldest trees in the world is a Giant Sequoia named ‘President.’ It’s located in California’s Sequoia National Park and was named for Warren Harding.

1Q2009 :: Wk 07 :: Feb 08 - Feb 14 :: Pg. 3

PRESIDENTIAL NAMES (continued): • Named after our 23rd president, the SS Ben-

jamin Harrison served only one year before a torpedo took her out of commission during World War II.

• To thank Rutherford B. Hayes for his help in their border dispute with Argentina, Para-guay named one of its “departments” (the equivalent of a “state”) Presidente Hayes. Its capital? Villa Hayes, of course.

• “Hoovervilles” sprang up all across America during the Great Depression. This was the name the press gave to to the shantytowns where some were forced to live in the 1930s, when Herbert Hoover was president.

• On a few episodes of The Andy Griffith Show, Sheriff Taylor’s full name is revealed to be Andrew Jackson Taylor. President Andrew Jackson was born in 1767 on the border between North and South Carolina.

• In years past, Texas’ wealthy often headed elsewhere to retire. Today, many of them opt to find a cozy spot along Lake LBJ, a central Texas spot famous for its great boating. (Lyndon Johnson did own property on the lake, and visited it regularly during his term.)

• When John F. Kennedy was assassinated in 1963, tributes rose all across the country. In New York, Idlewild Airport became JFK Airport. In Florida, Cape Canaveral became Cape Kennedy.

• Manhattan’s Madison Avenue, Madison Square, and the famed Madison Square Gar-den were named for our nation’s fourth pres-ident, James Madison.

• In 1822, the country of Liberia was formed on the Atlantic coast of Africa to accommo-date freed slaves that wanted to leave Ameri-ca. Liberia stands as the oldest independent African nation. Monrovia, its capital, was named for President James Monroe.

1Q2009 :: Wk 07 :: Feb 08 - Feb 14 :: Pg. 4

PRESIDENTIAL NAMES (continued): • Washington State’s Franklin Pierce School

District has it better than most. Not only do they receive assistance from prestigious local organizations like the Gates Foundation, but how many school playgrounds offer a view as gorgeous as that overlooking Mt. Rainier?

• National Airport in Washington, D.C. was renamed Ronald Reagan Washington Na-tional Airport in 1998. It handles much of the city’s intercontinental traffic, while nearby Dulles offers more international flights.

• Political pundits may chuckle after learning that Franklin D. Roosevelt Island – in the East River between Manhattan and Queens – was previously known as Welfare Island.

• In a famous cartoon, Theodore Rooseveltwas depicted as being merciful to a bear cub. From then on, plush bear dolls adopted his nickname and became “Teddy bears.”

• Named for then-president Harry Truman,the Truman Doctrine went into effect in 1947 in an attempt to prevent the spread of Com-munism into southeast Europe.

• The first American city named after George Washington was chartered in 1780, beforehe became president. The city of Washing-ton, Georgia, was founded nearly a year be-fore General Washington led his troops through the famous winter at Valley Forge.

• Dozens of universities, colleges, and other schools are named for presidents. One of the most prestigious is the Woodrow WilsonSchool of Public & International Affairs, part of Princeton University.

ANSWER TO QUESTION ON PAGE 1: Barbarino, Horshack and the other

Sweathogs attended Brooklyn’s fictional James Buchanan High School

on TV’s Welcome Back, Kotter.

1Q2009 :: Wk 07 :: Feb 08 - Feb 14 :: Pg. 3

PRESIDENTIAL NAMES (continued): • Named after our 23rd president, the SS Ben-

jamin Harrison served only one year before a torpedo took her out of commission during World War II.

• To thank Rutherford B. Hayes for his help in their border dispute with Argentina, Para-guay named one of its “departments” (the equivalent of a “state”) Presidente Hayes. Its capital? Villa Hayes, of course.

• “Hoovervilles” sprang up all across America during the Great Depression. This was the name the press gave to to the shantytowns where some were forced to live in the 1930s, when Herbert Hoover was president.

• On a few episodes of The Andy Griffith Show, Sheriff Taylor’s full name is revealed to be Andrew Jackson Taylor. President Andrew Jackson was born in 1767 on the border between North and South Carolina.

• In years past, Texas’ wealthy often headed elsewhere to retire. Today, many of them opt to find a cozy spot along Lake LBJ, a central Texas spot famous for its great boating. (Lyndon Johnson did own property on the lake, and visited it regularly during his term.)

• When John F. Kennedy was assassinated in 1963, tributes rose all across the country. In New York, Idlewild Airport became JFK Airport. In Florida, Cape Canaveral became Cape Kennedy.

• Manhattan’s Madison Avenue, Madison Square, and the famed Madison Square Gar-den were named for our nation’s fourth pres-ident, James Madison.

• In 1822, the country of Liberia was formed on the Atlantic coast of Africa to accommo-date freed slaves that wanted to leave Ameri-ca. Liberia stands as the oldest independent African nation. Monrovia, its capital, was named for President James Monroe.

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A true story: April 12, 1945. Nearthe end of World War II, VP Harry

Truman was summoned to the WhiteHouse. Once there, officials led himto Eleanor Roosevelt’s private study.

There, Truman soon learned why hehad been asked to drop everythingand rush to the president’s home.

FDR’s wife came right to the point:“Harry, the president is dead.”

After a moment of stunned silence,a contrite Truman inquired, “Is there

anything we can do for you?”

Again, Mrs. Roosevelt made herstance clear. “Is there anything

can do for ?” she replied.“You’re the one in trouble now.”

weyou

Four capitals of U.S.states are named afterformer presidents.

See if you can nameeach of them, alongwith thematching states.

Unscramble this word:

STEELFRAIDThis word means:the political party of GeorgeWashington & John Adams

FEDERALIST

“...There are advantages to beingelected president. The day after Iwas elected, I had my high school

grades classified .”Top Secret

~ Ronald Reagan

FILLER PAGE 11Q09 - WEEK 07FEB 08 - FEB 14

Seth Green . . . . . . . . . 2/8/74

Joe Pesci . . . . . . . . . . 2/9/43

Mark Spitz . . . . . . . . . 2/10/50

Sarah Palin . . . . . . . . 2/11/64

Arsenio Hall. . . . . . . . 2/12/55

Carol Lynley . . . . . . . 2/13/42

Meg Tilly. . . . . . . . . . . 2/14/60

Jimmy Carter and GeorgeH.W. Bush are the only two

living ex-presidents whocould run for the office. The

22nd Amendment limitedthe number of terms a U.S.president may serve to no

more than two. BothCarter and the elder

Bush were defeatedfor reelection after

serving a singleterm.

1Q2009 :: Wk 07 :: Feb 08 - Feb 14 :: Pg. 3

PRESIDENTIAL NAMES (continued): • Named after our 23rd president, the SS Ben-

jamin Harrison served only one year before a torpedo took her out of commission during World War II.

• To thank Rutherford B. Hayes for his help in their border dispute with Argentina, Para-guay named one of its “departments” (the equivalent of a “state”) Presidente Hayes. Its capital? Villa Hayes, of course.

• “Hoovervilles” sprang up all across America during the Great Depression. This was the name the press gave to to the shantytowns where some were forced to live in the 1930s, when Herbert Hoover was president.

• On a few episodes of The Andy Griffith Show, Sheriff Taylor’s full name is revealed to be Andrew Jackson Taylor. President Andrew Jackson was born in 1767 on the border between North and South Carolina.

• In years past, Texas’ wealthy often headed elsewhere to retire. Today, many of them opt to find a cozy spot along Lake LBJ, a central Texas spot famous for its great boating. (Lyndon Johnson did own property on the lake, and visited it regularly during his term.)

• When John F. Kennedy was assassinated in 1963, tributes rose all across the country. In New York, Idlewild Airport became JFK Airport. In Florida, Cape Canaveral became Cape Kennedy.

• Manhattan’s Madison Avenue, Madison Square, and the famed Madison Square Gar-den were named for our nation’s fourth pres-ident, James Madison.

• In 1822, the country of Liberia was formed on the Atlantic coast of Africa to accommo-date freed slaves that wanted to leave Ameri-ca. Liberia stands as the oldest independent African nation. Monrovia, its capital, was named for President James Monroe.

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THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX by Margaret Orin

Packaging is not only a method of enclosing and protecting products for distribution, it is also a valuable marketing tool. In recent years, com-panies have begun using the colors, shapes, and designs of their shipping packages to make their products more identifiable. And studies have shown that these efforts have paid off! • The two most common packaging materials

in use in the world are paper and board. (Metal and plastic are next.) Most of us think of cardboard strictly in terms of sturdy, brown boxes, but that is a misconception. In the paper industry, “cardboard” refers to the thin material used to make pizza boxes and other lightweight containers. “Corrugated board” is the proper name for the brown ma-terial used to make shipping cartons.

• What’s the difference between a wooden box and a wooden crate? Not much to the Aver-age Joe, but the federal government has a different take on the situation. No fewer than five official standards dictate the specific style and construction of a container to allow it to be classified as a “crate.” To summarize all the mumbo-jumbo, a wooden crate is sturdier and more intricately built than your average wooden box.

• In 1985, Ted Waitt came up with a home-based business idea: offering peripherals to Texas Instrument computer users via mail order. Waitt’s base of operations? His par-ents’ farm house on their cattle ranch in Sioux City, Iowa. Ted soon determined that he could make more money building com-puters for resale instead of just selling com-ponents. So, with a $10,000 loan from his grandmother, he founded Gateway, Inc. The packaging for all of Gateway’s products fea-tured a Holstein cow motif in tribute to the cattle ranch that gave him his start.

1Q2009 :: Wk 07 :: Feb 08 - Feb 14 :: Pg. 6

THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX (cont’d): • Tiffany & Company introduced its distinc-

tive blue boxes in 1837. The jewelry retailer commissioned a company to develop a unique shade of blue especially for use in the company’s packaging, brochures, and shop-ping bags. The investment paid off, as most women lucky enough to receive a piece of jewelry from the retailer as a gift will imme-diately recognize the “little blue box” as be-ing a genuine Tiffany’s product.

• While an aircraft’s “black box” is black, that’s not what searchers are hunting for when they try to locate the device after an aviation disaster. The box, which houses the flight data recorder (FDR) and the cockpit voice recorder (CVR), is housed in a fluores-cent orange container to make it easier to spot in difficult conditions. The FDR is ca-pable of retaining 25 consecutive hours of flight data, while the CVR can record two hours of cockpit conversation. The combina-tion of the internal technology and the spe-cially-reinforced outer shell (meant to with-stand impact, fire, and submersion) brings the cost of each unit to nearly $15,000.

• The first jack-in-the-box toy was manufac-tured by an early-16th-century Germany clockmaker. When the crank on the side of the wooden box was turned, the hinged metal lid popped open, revealing Punch from the then-popular Punch & Judy puppet shows. The toy was initially known by such names as a Johnny Jump-Up or a Punch Box.

• Boxing Day has nothing to do with pugilistic sport. It’s a holiday celebrated in most Eng-lish-speaking countries outside of the U.S. the day after Christmas. On this day, the well-to-do present boxed gifts to the people that provide services to them throughout the year (chefs, butlers, chauffeurs, tailors, gar-deners, maids, and so forth).

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by testing your lungs’ function. Medicines can prevent attacks as well as put an end to them. As for the cold drinks and ice cream, don’t you think it would be a good idea to avoid them?Readers who would like more information on asthma can order the booklet on that topic by writing to Dr. Donohue -- No. 602W, 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.***DEAR DR. DONOHUE: Will pomegranate juice or pomegranate juice mixed with blue-berry juice lower cholesterol? I am a heart patient. -- R.F.ANSWER: Pomegranates and their juice have risen to the level of nutritional stardom. They contain substances that stop the oxida-tion of LDL cholesterol, the kind of choles-terol that clings to artery walls and leads to their obstruction. Oxidation is like rusting. Oxidized LDL cholesterol breaks apart and leads to clogged arteries. Pomegranates stop this process.Blueberries are another nutritional star. They prevent oxidation too.I don’t know that mixing them doubles their effect, but I suppose it might.***DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I am 63 and have a condition that people call “turkey neck.” The skin under my neck hangs down. How can I get rid of it without surgery? It’s not a dou-ble chin. I do exercises for it, but they aren’t working. -- A.L.ANSWER: How can I break this to you gen-tly? I don’t know of any way to get rid of that redundant, drooping skin without resorting

to surgery.***Dr. Donohue regrets that he is unable to an-swer individual letters, but he will incorpo-rate them in his column whenever possible. Readers may write him or request an order form of available health newsletters at P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475.

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Dr. Capron will be based in Douglas and will be traveling to Glenrock, Guernsey, Lusk, Newcastle, and Gillette.

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LOOKING (AT) GLASS by Patricia L. Cook

Glass is a major component in skyscrapers, shopping malls, and other public buildings around the world. Take a look around your own kitchen and note the variety of glass dishware and ornaments, and then consider the humble beginnings of glass making. • Glass beads found in Egypt and Eastern Me-

sopotamia, around 3500 BC, are the earliest man-made glass objects known. The raw ma-terials necessary for glass-making - calcifer-ous sand and soda - may have been discov-ered by accident; no one knows for sure. But when they came together in an overheated kiln, a striking colored glaze was formed to coat ceramic pots and vases.

• By the 7th century B.C., the art of glassmak-ing was concentrated in Mesopotamia, an area which is now known as Iraq. It was con-sidered such a valuable craft that glassmak-ing instruction “manuals” were carefully scribed on clay tablets (some of which were found by archaeologists in Assyrian King Ashurbanipal’s Royal Library).

• Murano is the name of an Ital-ian archipelago where glassmak-ing has been the main industry since way back in 1291. Glassmaking had been done in nearby Venice until authorities ordered the transfer of glassmaking to Murano because of frequent fires caused by the furnaces. This directive also ensured that the glassmaking secrets were kept in Italy and not exported. The glassmaking industry of Murano became the lifeblood of the city in the 13th century and continues today.

Block Those Annoying Automated Sales Calls

We now have a way to opt out of yet another of life’s annoyances: the pre-recorded telemarketing call. Those calls have been the source of more than one answering machine running out of recording time when the pre-recorded message went on too long or didn’t disconnect at the end. Equally irritating has been picking up the phone only to find a pre-recorded sales pitch and no identifying number on the Caller ID.

New Federal Trade Commission regulations now make it possible to opt out of receiving those pre-recorded telemarketing calls. Not only will

there be a way to make that change if the phone is answered in person, but any message that’s left must also include opt-out information.

If you answer in person, you must be given a way to immediately opt out while the message is still playing. This will likely be accomplished by pressing a certain number on the phone or saying a certain word. At that point, your number will be added to the Do Not Call list and the call disconnected.

If you’re not home and your answering machine takes the call, the message will include a number to call (toll free). That number will take you to an automated 24-hour machine, and your opting out will be immediate.

Not all types of calls fall under this new regulation, however. Surveys and political calls will still be allowed, as will health-care messages.

Imagine: no more pre-recorded solicitation and sales messages.

The catch is that the calls will still be permitted

until September 2009 if there’s an ongoing relationship between you and the caller. After that, the caller must have specific written permission from you.

This is where those privacy-notice fliers you get with correspondence from credit-card companies and others will come in handy. Read the fine print. They ask for your instructions on whether or not to give your information to third parties and affiliates they deal with. Fill out those forms denying permission and send them in as soon as you get them. It’s certain that telemarketers will consider “ongoing business relationship” to be a fuzzy line if you, by not responding to privacy notices, seem to give permission for them to call.

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

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• It is recorded in historical notes of the 19th century that the Reverend Francis Henry Egerton, Earl of Bridgewater, made a habit during the last years of his life of sitting down to a formal dinner every evening with a dozen guests. This might not seem odd until you learn that the guests were all canines, seated in armchairs and with napkins tied around their necks.

• It was French military leader Napoleon Bonaparte who made the following sage observation: “In politics, absurdity is not a handicap.”

• After his death in 2005, the ashes of Hunter S. Thompson, pioneer of gonzo journalism and author of the infamous novel “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas,” were fired spaceward from a giant cannon to the accompaniment of fireworks and the Bob Dylan song “Mr. Tambourine Man.”

• It’s been reported that the average lifespan of a tree in the metropolis of New York City is only seven years.

• Evidently, it’s not just humans who associate a deeper voice with maturity (and desirability) in males. It seems that male owls try to appear more macho and attract females by lowering the tone of their hoots.

• Every year an organization known as the Diagram Group awards a prize to the person who submits the strangest title of an actual book that was published in that year. Here’s a sampling of previous winners: “Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Nude Mice,” “The Theory of Lengthwise Rolling,” “High-Performance Stiffened Structures,” “Living With Crazy Buttocks,” “Greek Rural Postmen and Their Cancellation Numbers” and “Butterworths Corporate Manslaughter Service.”

• Records show that in England in 1552, William Shakespeare’s father had to pay a fine for littering.***Thought for the Day: “Failure is not the only punishment for laziness; there is also the success of others.” -- Jules Renard

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3. Who wrote Tom Jones’ hit single “What’s New,Pussycat”?

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5. Who wrote the classic children’s story “TheEmperor’s New Clothes”?

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2. Ace Frehley

3. Burt Bacharach

4. Nynuk

5. Hans Christian Anderson

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New Year’s Eve 2007 is the second time that the nice folks at Charmin will provide 20 publicrestrooms for Times Square holiday revelers. Their comfort station is located at 46th and Broadway.

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LOOKING (AT) GLASS (continued): • If you think blowing bubbles with bubble-

gum is a challenge, try blowing glass! The difficult technique of inflating molten glass with a long pipe was developed by Syrian craftsmen from the Sidon-Babylon area. The craft allowed seamless, round shapes to be formed, making it possible to construct func-tional items like cups and vases.

• If you’re ever in Massachusetts, you can see glassblowing demonstrations using the an-cient technique at the Sandwich Glass Mu-seum. If the West Coast is closer for you, the Museum of Glass in Tacoma, Washington, also offers live glassblowing demonstrations. And if both coasts are too far to travel, you can experience the art virtually by visiting www.museumofglass.org and clicking on the “Hot Shop” link.

• Until the 19th century, glassmaking was a craft practiced by individual artisans, and the cost of the products they produced was often beyond the resources of all but the very wealthy. The Industrial Revolution brought with it an automatic bottle blowing machine, invented by Michael Owens. The Libbey Glass Company of Toledo, Ohio, was the first to employ the device. Once glass con-tainers could be mass-produced, people from all walks of life could afford them.

• Even though glassmaking has changed through the years, much has remained the same. It still requires sand, soda or potash, limestone, heat, machinery and/or artists. And because glass can be melted and re-shaped, it is one of the easiest materials to recycle – truly vogue for a green society. Currently the recycling rate for glass con-tainers is only about 25 percent, but that still translates into 13 million glass jars and bot-tles recycled daily.

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LOOKING (AT) GLASS (continued): • If you think blowing bubbles with bubble-

gum is a challenge, try blowing glass! The difficult technique of inflating molten glass with a long pipe was developed by Syrian craftsmen from the Sidon-Babylon area. The craft allowed seamless, round shapes to be formed, making it possible to construct func-tional items like cups and vases.

• If you’re ever in Massachusetts, you can see glassblowing demonstrations using the an-cient technique at the Sandwich Glass Mu-seum. If the West Coast is closer for you, the Museum of Glass in Tacoma, Washington, also offers live glassblowing demonstrations. And if both coasts are too far to travel, you can experience the art virtually by visiting www.museumofglass.org and clicking on the “Hot Shop” link.

• Until the 19th century, glassmaking was a craft practiced by individual artisans, and the cost of the products they produced was often beyond the resources of all but the very wealthy. The Industrial Revolution brought with it an automatic bottle blowing machine, invented by Michael Owens. The Libbey Glass Company of Toledo, Ohio, was the first to employ the device. Once glass con-tainers could be mass-produced, people from all walks of life could afford them.

• Even though glassmaking has changed through the years, much has remained the same. It still requires sand, soda or potash, limestone, heat, machinery and/or artists. And because glass can be melted and re-shaped, it is one of the easiest materials to recycle – truly vogue for a green society. Currently the recycling rate for glass con-tainers is only about 25 percent, but that still translates into 13 million glass jars and bot-tles recycled daily.

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JACKSON, MSJEFFERSON CITY, MO

LINCOLN, NE MADISON, WI

A true story: April 12, 1945. Nearthe end of World War II, VP Harry

Truman was summoned to the WhiteHouse. Once there, officials led himto Eleanor Roosevelt’s private study.

There, Truman soon learned why hehad been asked to drop everythingand rush to the president’s home.

FDR’s wife came right to the point:“Harry, the president is dead.”

After a moment of stunned silence,a contrite Truman inquired, “Is there

anything we can do for you?”

Again, Mrs. Roosevelt made herstance clear. “Is there anything

can do for ?” she replied.“You’re the one in trouble now.”

weyou

Four capitals of U.S.states are named afterformer presidents.

See if you can nameeach of them, alongwith thematching states.

Unscramble this word:

STEELFRAIDThis word means:the political party of GeorgeWashington & John Adams

FEDERALIST

“...There are advantages to beingelected president. The day after Iwas elected, I had my high school

grades classified .”Top Secret

~ Ronald Reagan

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Seth Green . . . . . . . . . 2/8/74

Joe Pesci . . . . . . . . . . 2/9/43

Mark Spitz . . . . . . . . . 2/10/50

Sarah Palin . . . . . . . . 2/11/64

Arsenio Hall. . . . . . . . 2/12/55

Carol Lynley . . . . . . . 2/13/42

Meg Tilly. . . . . . . . . . . 2/14/60

Jimmy Carter and GeorgeH.W. Bush are the only two

living ex-presidents whocould run for the office. The

22nd Amendment limitedthe number of terms a U.S.president may serve to no

more than two. BothCarter and the elder

Bush were defeatedfor reelection after

serving a singleterm.

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JACKSON, MSJEFFERSON CITY, MO

LINCOLN, NE MADISON,WI

Atrue story:April 12, 1945. Nearthe end ofWorldWar II,VPHarry

Truman was summoned to theWhiteHouse. Once there, officials led himto Eleanor Roosevelt’s private study.

There,Truman soon learned why hehad been asked to drop everythingand rush to the president’s home.

FDR’s wife came right to the point:“Harry, the president is dead.”

After a moment of stunned silence,a contriteTruman inquired,“Is there

anything we can do for you?”

Again, Mrs. Roosevelt made herstance clear.“Is there anything

can do for?”she replied.“You’re the one in trouble now.”

weyou

Four capitals of U.S.states are named afterformer presidents.

See if you can nameeach of them, alongwith thematching states.

Unscramble this word:

STEELFRAIDThis word means:the political party of GeorgeWashington & JohnAdams

FEDERALIST

“...There are advantages to beingelected president.The day after Iwas elected, I had my high school

grades classified.” Top Secret

~ Ronald Reagan

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Seth Green. . . . . . . . . 2/8/74

Joe Pesci. . . . . . . . . . 2/9/43

Mark Spitz. . . . . . . . . 2/10/50

Sarah Palin. . . . . . . . 2/11/64

Arsenio Hall. . . . . . . . 2/12/55

Carol Lynley. . . . . . . 2/13/42

MegTilly.. . . . . . . . . . 2/14/60

Jimmy Carter and GeorgeH.W. Bush are the only two

living ex-presidents whocould run for the office.The

22ndAmendment limitedthe number of terms a U.S.president may serve to no

more than two. BothCarter and the elder

Bush were defeatedfor reelection after

serving a singleterm.

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Can you name the five different politicalparties that were represented in Washington,D.C. by these five former U.S. presidents?

1. Ulysses S. Grant

2. John Adams

3. Zachary Taylor

4. James Monroe

5. Andrew Jackson

1. Republican

2. Federalist

3. Whig

4. Democratic-Republican

5. Democratic

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Most who traverse it assume that Virginia’s Benjamin Harrison Bridge is named for our 23rd president. It

was actually named for a Benjamin Harrison from the prior century who served as the state’s governor.

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PAW’S CORNERBy Sam Mazzotta

Smiling Borzoi Is Not Alone

DEAR PAW’S CORNER: Af-ter reading your article about the “smiling” Borzoi, I want to tell you about my smiling Border Collie. “Jamie” will walk up to me with bared teeth, looking for a pat or a backrub. A smile and a head shake tells me she wants to go outside. There also is the “hangdog” look with bared teeth when she knows she has been naughty. No growls, just smiles.Sometimes when I call her to come inside she looks at me, smiles and trots in the other direction! I wish I could read her mind. Jamie is such a quick study. Smartest dog we have ever adopted. -- Carol F., Conesus, N.Y.

DEAR CAROL: Thank you for sharing that! Jamie sounds like a real character, all right.A dog’s “smile” often indi-cates submissiveness, and

certain breeds like the Bor-zoi actually bare their teeth when they smile. This is fair-ly uncommon in most other dogs -- if you’re not familiar with a dog that is baring its teeth, back away.Still, Border Collies are in-deed very smart dogs and quick studies. They also just have that bright, alert, happy attitude that is the mark of a healthy Collie. I have a feel-ing that Jamie figured out that whenever she “smiles,” she gets a positive response from you (a backrub, or a trip outside, or another treat). Either way, it’s definitely a good deal on both sides, as you know when Jamie wants something (and can read sig-nals as to what exactly she wants), and Jamie knows how to ask!

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A true story: April 12, 1945. Nearthe end of World War II, VP Harry

Truman was summoned to the WhiteHouse. Once there, officials led himto Eleanor Roosevelt’s private study.

There, Truman soon learned why hehad been asked to drop everythingand rush to the president’s home.

FDR’s wife came right to the point:“Harry, the president is dead.”

After a moment of stunned silence,a contrite Truman inquired, “Is there

anything we can do for you?”

Again, Mrs. Roosevelt made herstance clear. “Is there anything

can do for ?” she replied.“You’re the one in trouble now.”

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Four capitals of U.S.states are named afterformer presidents.

See if you can nameeach of them, alongwith thematching states.

Unscramble this word:

STEELFRA I DThis word means:the political party of GeorgeWashington & John Adams

FEDERALI ST

“...There are advantages to beingelected president. The day after Iwas elected, I had my high school

grades classified .”Top Secret

~ Ronald Reagan

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Seth Green . . . . . . . . . 2/8/74

Joe Pesci . . . . . . . . . . 2/9/43

Mark Spitz . . . . . . . . . 2/10/50

Sarah Palin . . . . . . . . 2/11/64

Arsenio Hall. . . . . . . . 2/12/55

Carol Lynley . . . . . . . 2/13/42

Meg Tilly. . . . . . . . . . . 2/14/60

Jimmy Carter and GeorgeH.W. Bush are the only two

living ex-presidents whocould run for the office. The

22nd Amendment limitedthe number of terms a U.S.president may serve to no

more than two. BothCarter and the elder

Bush were defeatedfor reelection after

serving a singleterm.