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AT LAST, IT’S HERE! SPRING FORWARD

by Marcy Stephens Spring is finally in the air… or at least it’s com-ing up on the calendar. Join us as we shake off those winter cobwebs and present some tips, trivia and Tidbits for the blooming season! • In many areas of the U.S., spring weather

means homeowners returning outdoors to tend to their lawns and gardens. If you ha-ven’t used your lawn mower since last fall, make sure you clean the spark plugs before firing it up. While you’re at it, check all the nuts and bolts and make sure they’re tight. The vibration of the mower tends to loosen them just a bit with each use. And as you can imagine, you don’t want a mower to come flying apart during use.

• Last year, more than 15,000 children were treated for lawn-mower-related injuries in emergency rooms. Never let a child accom-pany you on a riding mower; it’s built for one adult occupant. It’s safest to keep kids completely out of the area when you’re mowing. Items hidden in the grass can be as devastating as bullets when flung by a mow-er’s powerful blades. Finally, wear enclosed shoes when operating a mower. Flip-flops and sandals leave your feet vulnerable, and tend to slip and slide on freshly-mown grass.

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Issue 2009.12

Spring Forward pages 1-4

The Cutting Edge pages 5-6

Online, Old School pages 7-8

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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.

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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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• On March 16, 1802, the United States Military Academy -- the first military school in the United States -- is founded by Congress for the purpose of educating and training young men in the theory and practice of military science. Located at West Point, N.Y., the U.S. Military Academy is often known simply as West Point.

• On March 20, 1852, Harriet Beecher Stowe’s anti-slavery novel, “Uncle Tom’s Cabin,” is published. It sells 300,000 copies within three months. While living in Cincinnati, Stowe encountered fugitive slaves and the Underground Railroad. Later, she wrote “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” in reaction to recently tightened fugitive slave laws.

• On March 22, 1908, Louis L’Amour, the prolific author of scores of bestselling Western novels, is born in Jamestown, N.D. His big break came when a novel he wrote at the age of 46 became the basis for the popular John Wayne movie “Hondo.”

• On March 18, 1925, the worst tornado in U.S. history passes through eastern Missouri, southern Illinois and southern Indiana, killing 695 people, injuring some 13,000 people and causing $17 million in property damage. Known as the “Tri-State Tornado,” the deadly twister spent more than three hours on the ground and traveled at speeds in excess of 70 mph -- unsurpassed in U.S. history.

• On March 17, 1931, radio star Kate Smith debuts her first program. The show launched performers like Abbott and Costello and introduced songs like Irving Berlin’s “God Bless America,” which she sang on Armistice Day in 1938.

• On March 19, 1971, the Italian American Civil Rights League announces a truce with the producers of “The Godfather.” Upset at the portrayal of Italian Americans as gangsters, the League persuaded the producers not to use the words “Mafia” or “Cosa Nostra.”

• On March 21, 1980, President Jimmy Carter informs a group of U.S. athletes that, in response to the December 1979 Soviet incursion into Afghanistan, the United States will boycott the 1980 Olympics in Moscow. It marked the first and only time that the United States has boycotted the Olympics.

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SPRING FORWARD (continued): • In many states, spring is also known as flood

season. Floods are vicious, unpredictable events, and your only defense is to be pre-pared. Experts recommend that anyone living in a flood plain have some form of flood in-surance. And don’t wait too long; such poli-cies take an average of 30 days to go into ef-fect. Most standard homeowner policies do not cover flood damage. Since your home holds much of your personal and financial security, it’s vital to protect the investment.

• If you use winter-specific tires on your ve-hicle during the colder months, now is a good time to switch back to all-season tires. Snow tires are crafted from a softer rubber compound than normal tires, so they’re ill-suited for warmer weather. They’ll become noisy, they’ll wear out more quickly, and they’ll reduce your automobile’s fuel effi-ciency. It’s best to store snow tires in a cool, dark, dry place, such as the basement.

• In most areas of the U.S., the underbody of an automobile driven over the winter tends to accumulate some combination of dirt, grime, dead vegetation, and road salt. Now that the weather has gotten a bit warmer, it’s time to give your car or truck a thorough bath. If you don’t have the time or energy to do it your-self, ask a car wash professional to give it a good bumper-to-bumper and top-to-bottom scrubbing. Washing away the winter irritants will help not only to preserve your car’s paint job, but its overall resale value.

• This is the season when felines begin to shed their winter coats. Use a comb to brush your cat daily, both to prevent hairballs and to re-duce the amount of stray fur that ends up on floors and furniture. If you’re into “natural recycling,” take the fur that you remove from your pet comb and set it outside for wild birds to pick up and use as nesting material.

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SPRING FORWARD (continued): • Designate the beginning of spring as the one

time each year that you pull your refrigerator away from the wall. Don’t do it just for the exercise, of course. Take advantage of the situation by vacuuming the coils and sweep-ing out from under the fridge. This is crucial if you own a dog or cat, as the fur they shed tends to accumulate there. It can force your refrigerator to work overtime, which reduces the appliance’s life while increasing its use of electricity (and, hence, your power bill).

• Gutters tend to collect debris over the au-tumn and winter. Before those April showers arrive, it’s a good idea to clear them out. Plant a good, steady ladder on level ground, and use a long-handled rake if necessary to clear the obstructions. You can also place a tarp on the ground to catch all the leaves, twigs, and birds’ nests that you scoop out.

• If your dog is not on a year-round heartworm preventative medication, take him to the vet this spring for a quick blood test. If he’s healthy, your veterinarian will prescribe a monthly dose of heartworm pills to keep him that way. Also, if your dog has not beenspayed or neutered, now is the time to keep him on a leash anytime he’s outdoors. Hu-mans aren’t the only ones seeking romance in the spring, and we all want to do our part to control the pet population.

• Don’t wait until the first day the thermome-ter hits 90 degrees to clean your air condi-tioners. Disconnect the power to the outdoor condenser of your unit, and clear away any leaves or other debris with a power blower or vacuum cleaner. Believe it or not, one of the most common mistakes folks make with their window air conditioners is forgetting to re-move the protective winter cover before turn-ing it on. This can completely burn out an AC unit, resulting in expensive repairs.

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SPRING FORWARD (continued): • The ritual of “spring cleaning” dates back to

the days when homes were lit with candles and kerosene lamps, and heated with burning wood or oil. By the time spring arrived, the smoke and ash accumulated during the win-ter necessitated a complete scrubbing of the house, as well as its draperies and linens. Once most homes were updated with modern heating systems, spring cleaning continued on as a seasonal ritual. The chore list grew to include packing away one’s winter wardrobe.

• While you’re hanging up your warm weather wardrobe, you might find a few garments that no longer fit. You may also see an item or two and wonder, “What was I thinking when I bought this?” Both the Salvation Ar-my and Goodwill Industries are always on the lookout for items of clothing – notably school wear for youngsters, professional-style business clothes that adults can wear to job interviews, and shoes (particularly in children’s sizes). Please consider making a tax-deductible clothing donation while you’re purging items from your closet!

• Daylight Saving Time began on March 9. Have you already moved all your clocks forward an hour? And replaced the batteries in your home’s smoke alarms and carbon monoxide alarms? And turned and/or rotated the mattresses on your home’s beds? These are three tasks that many choose to tackle on the day DST begins, so if you “missed the boat,” it’s not too late to get on board.

• April 15th is looming, so if you’ve yet to file your taxes, why not beat the rush by assem-bling your receipts and necessary papers now? If you’re throwing away old financial records, ensure your privacy by shredding these papers. The IRS recommends keeping at least three years of documentation handy, should any questions arise down the line.

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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

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

~ Robin Williams

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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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1Q09 - WEEK 12MAR 15 - MAR 21

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

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

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

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

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

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

Rosie O’Donnell. . . . . 3/21/62

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

sure that all of your vitalelectronic appliances (TV,

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

and your portableradio. Store them in

a central locationthat can be easily

found in the dark.

PLANT YOUR ADIN AN ISSUE OF

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THE CUTTING EDGE • The knife is one of the oldest tools known to

man. The earliest ones, typically fashioned out of flint, were used as tools or weapons. It wasn’t until the Middle Ages that we began using knives as eating utensils. The fork wasn’t invented until even later; the mid-17th century. Prior to that time, most men wore a knife in a sheath on their belts. At the dinner table, it served as both knife and fork, used both for cutting and for spearing food.

• The truth behind the invention of the butterf-ly knife (balisong) is murky. What we do know is that these knives became the pre-ferred knives of sailors around the world. The blade could be safely tucked away be-tween the two handles when it wasn’t in use. And unlike most folding knives, it was as strong as a fixed-blade knife when extended. Today, most of these knives are crafted by manufacturers in the Philippine Islands.

• The bayonet (named after Bayonne, the town where it was invented) made its debut in 1647. The French army’s earliest bayonets were spear-like blades that were inserted di-rectly into the muzzle of a gun. Although the firearm couldn’t be discharged while the bayonet was in place, it provided soldiers with a viable weapon once their ammunition was spent. Later versions of the bayonet fit around the barrel, not inside it. They were al-so long enough for a foot soldier to reach an enemy mounted on horseback (or vice versa, as the situation warranted).

• Do you eat your food the American way, or use the Continental method? In Europe, most diners hold their knives in their right hands continuously throughout the meal. Ameri-cans customarily hold the knife in their “strong hand” while cutting, then set it down and transfer the fork to that hand to eat. Overseas, this is called the “zig-zag” style.

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THE CUTTING EDGE (continued): • A shiv is a term used to describe any home-

made, knife-like weapon. Hardened crimi-nals in prison have been known to make shivs out of anything from a long shard of glass to the handle of a plastic toothbrush. In books, TV, and the movies, writers some-times use the terms “shiv” and “shank” inter-changeably. But while a shiv covers a wide variety of weapons, a shank is defined as a metal weapon made strictly from the material found in prison-issued shoes or boots.

• The modern steel scalpel was invented by Arabian surgeon Abu al-Qasim al-Zahrawi just over 1000 years ago. As a health precau-tion, today’s surgical scalpels are used for only a single medical procedure. The blades are then carefully disposed of in an approved containment unit.

• Designed by Jim Bowie, the original Bowie knife was part butcher’s knife and part Span-ish hunting knife. Its 9.5-inch-long blade was flanked by a large, S-shaped guard at the base to protect the user’s hand. While the American knifemaker was no relation to English rock singer David Bowie, the vocal-ist did borrow Jim’s last name for a reason. The Rolling Stones’ Mick Jagger was al-ready an established star, and since “Jagger” was a slang term for a knife, young David Jones adopted his own “sharp” name: Bowie.

• Carl Elsener formed the Swiss Cutlery Guild in 1891 to bring jobs to his small hometown in Switzerland. One of the first products he designed was the “Soldier’s Model” knife. The fold-out unit included not only a blade, but also a heavy-duty screwdriver that could be used to dismantle service rifles. Elsener later added many more attachments (such as a corkscrew and can opener) and patented the device that is now generically referred to as the Swiss Army knife.

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THE CUTTING EDGE (continued): • A shiv is a term used to describe any home-

made, knife-like weapon. Hardened crimi-nals in prison have been known to make shivs out of anything from a long shard of glass to the handle of a plastic toothbrush. In books, TV, and the movies, writers some-times use the terms “shiv” and “shank” inter-changeably. But while a shiv covers a wide variety of weapons, a shank is defined as a metal weapon made strictly from the material found in prison-issued shoes or boots.

• The modern steel scalpel was invented by Arabian surgeon Abu al-Qasim al-Zahrawi just over 1000 years ago. As a health precau-tion, today’s surgical scalpels are used for only a single medical procedure. The blades are then carefully disposed of in an approved containment unit.

• Designed by Jim Bowie, the original Bowie knife was part butcher’s knife and part Span-ish hunting knife. Its 9.5-inch-long blade was flanked by a large, S-shaped guard at the base to protect the user’s hand. While the American knifemaker was no relation to English rock singer David Bowie, the vocal-ist did borrow Jim’s last name for a reason. The Rolling Stones’ Mick Jagger was al-ready an established star, and since “Jagger” was a slang term for a knife, young David Jones adopted his own “sharp” name: Bowie.

• Carl Elsener formed the Swiss Cutlery Guild in 1891 to bring jobs to his small hometown in Switzerland. One of the first products he designed was the “Soldier’s Model” knife. The fold-out unit included not only a blade, but also a heavy-duty screwdriver that could be used to dismantle service rifles. Elsener later added many more attachments (such as a corkscrew and can opener) and patented the device that is now generically referred to as the Swiss Army knife.

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TO YOUR GOOD HEALTHBy Paul G. Donohue, M.D.

Cholesterol Tests Keep Multiplying

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: My husband had blood work for a cholesterol study. It included something called lipoprotein (a), something we never heard of. It was over the normal value. I called my doctor, but he was on vacation, so I left word for the covering doctor. A phone call came from his secretary, who said: “He didn’t say anything, so I guess it’s OK.” I want an-swers. Will you explain this to me? -- F.

ANSWER: Lipoprotein (a), spoken as “lipo-protein little a,” is another cholesterol frac-tion that is an independent risk for artery clogging and heart attacks. It’s different from LDL cholesterol (bad cholesterol) and HDL cholesterol (good cholesterol). Frankly, at the present, doctors find it hard to counsel patients about lipoprotein (a), so most don’t order it.Now emphasis is placed on lowering LDL cho-lesterol (your husband’s value is very good) and raising HDL cholesterol (again your hus-band’s was very good). I will trade places with him if he wishes, and I’ll take his lipoprotein (a) reading to boot. I can tell you what lowers lipoprotein (a). Nia-cin does. There is no proof, however, that low-ering it lowers the risk of a heart attack. Daily exercise of 30 minutes also brings it down, if the doctor approves of exercise for a person. As does losing weight if that applies. A low-fat diet high in vegetables, fruits and grains is another way of reducing lipoprotein (a). From his other cholesterol values, I’d say he must be doing some of this anyway. All of this, ex-cept for niacin, is the much-preached recipe for heart health regardless of lipoprotein (a).Until told otherwise, put lipoprotein (a) on a back burner. The booklet on cholesterol explains this topic that is talked about to excess. Readers can obtain a copy by writing: Dr. Donohue -- No. 201W, 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: None of my 21 grandchildren has had their tonsils out. All of my seven children did. Is this no longer done? I wish doctors would make up their minds about these things. -- B.B.ANSWER: When your children were young, it was almost standard practice to remove ton-sils as a way to protect against strep throat. We now know this isn’t necessary, and we now have antibiotics to treat strep throat. Children who have repeated strep throat in-

fections still have their tonsils removed, but the operation is no longer done for preven-tion.***DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I work out at home on an exercise bike and a treadmill. On days my knees are bothering me, I don’t do either. One doctor suggests that I cease the exercise bike but use the treadmill. The other says just the opposite. They both can’t be right. Who is? -- R.G.ANSWER: You can answer this one for your-self. Which hurts your knees? I find that bike pedaling is harder on my knees. Others find running a bigger source of pain.***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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• It was Scott Adams, best known as the creator of the “Dilbert” comic strip, who made the following observation: “Give a man a fish, and you’ll feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and he’ll buy a funny hat. Talk to a hungry man about fish, and you’re a consultant.”

• Many people believe that 24-karat gold is pure, but that’s not true -- it has a small amount of copper blended with the gold. The reason is practical: Pure gold is so soft that if you were to find an absolutely pure sample, you would be able to mold it with your bare hands.

• You may be surprised to learn that the third president of the United States, Thomas Jefferson, was more than a revolutionary leader and politician -- he was also an inventor. One of his creations was the dumbwaiter.

• Do you suffer from misoneism? Quite a few people these days seem to. It’s a hatred or fear of change or innovation.

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• During the Revolutionary War, the British hired mercenary Hessian soldiers to fight for them against the colonists. The reward for putting life and limb at risk for a cause not theirs? A grand total of 25 cents per day.

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ONLINE, OLD SCHOOL Today, many of us manage our online commu-nications with the same ease that we once used to handle the telephone. As the online-service and Internet world has grown, it’s become easi-er to forget how daunting, complicated, and just plain time-consuming the whole process was just a few years ago. • The earliest incarnation of what we now call

the Internet was called the Advanced Re-search Projects Agency Network, or ARPA-Net. The project was launched in 1969 to fa-cilitate the sharing of data between research computers in different parts of the United States. At that time, only a few large research computers were scattered around the country. Engineers believed that these “brains” could solve problems more efficiently and effec-tively by maintaining a constant line of communication with one another.

• The very first email was shot through cyber-space in the autumn of 1971. Ray Tomlin-son, a computer programmer, tested a new application called “electronic mail” by send-ing a simple message from one computer terminal to another identical unit elsewhere in the same room. These devices hardly re-sembled the personal computers we use to-day; they had much more in common with the old Teletype machines once common-place in newspaper offices.

• Email abuse wasn’t far behind. The earliest documented “spam” email was sent in May 1978 by a marketing rep for Digital Equip-ment Corporation. DEC had introduced a new computer model, so a marketer prepared an email inviting a select list of potential cus-tomers to an open house event. The salesman wasn’t familiar with the technology, howev-er, and he managed to send his message to just about everyone in the U.S. who had an email address at the time.

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ONLINE, OLD SCHOOL • Who (or what company) took the very first

dot.com Internet address? The first registered domain name was symbolics.com, registered on March 15, 1985. The company, which produced computer systems that utilized the Lisp programming language, went bankrupt a decade later. Shortly after Symbolics made WWW history, several universities jumped on the Internet bandwagon. On April 25, 1985, Carnegie Mellon, MIT, Purdue, Rice, Rutgers, and UCLA each registered domain names for their respective schools.

• What was the very first retail sale made on-line via World Wide Web technology? A printer? A mouse? A hard disk drive? No… a pizza. In August 1994, Pizza Hut began tak-ing online orders at pizzahut.com to residents of the Santa Cruz, California area.

• One of the earliest consumer online services was Quantum Link, or Q-Link. It began in 1985 as a way to connect users of the best-selling home computer of the era, the Com-modore 64. Those who “hooked in” using a telephone modem could chat, play games, and post messages for a monthly rate of $9.95 (plus a six cents per minute usage fee). In 1991, Q-Link was absorbed by a fledgling company whose name might sound more fa-miliar: America Online, or AOL.

• By the late 1990s, Compuserve (owned by H&R Block) and Prodigy (owned by Sears) had become AOL’s main competitors, and each service charged users an hourly rate. When all three switched to monthly flat-rate pricing, newcomers (like Kmart’s BlueLight service) countered them by offering free In-ternet access. These companies learned soon enough that the advertising income wasn’t enough to cover the expenses. While most went under, NetZero – named because it was once free – is one of the few still operating.

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the Internet was called the Advanced Re-search Projects Agency Network, or ARPA-Net. The project was launched in 1969 to fa-cilitate the sharing of data between research computers in different parts of the United States. At that time, only a few large research computers were scattered around the country. Engineers believed that these “brains” could solve problems more efficiently and effec-tively by maintaining a constant line of communication with one another.

• The very first email was shot through cyber-space in the autumn of 1971. Ray Tomlin-son, a computer programmer, tested a new application called “electronic mail” by send-ing a simple message from one computer terminal to another identical unit elsewhere in the same room. These devices hardly re-sembled the personal computers we use to-day; they had much more in common with the old Teletype machines once common-place in newspaper offices.

• Email abuse wasn’t far behind. The earliest documented “spam” email was sent in May 1978 by a marketing rep for Digital Equip-ment Corporation. DEC had introduced a new computer model, so a marketer prepared an email inviting a select list of potential cus-tomers to an open house event. The salesman wasn’t familiar with the technology, howev-er, and he managed to send his message to just about everyone in the U.S. who had an email address at the time.

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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

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watch the football game.

Several minutes later, mywife brought me a cold drink.

She kissed me andasked what the score was.

“End of the third quarter,score is still nothingto nothing,” I said.

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PAW’S CORNERBy Sam Mazzotta

Foreclosures Take Toll on Owners and Pets

DEAR PAW’S CORNER: I have a cousin who needs help finding a good home for her three dogs. Her house is being foreclosed on, and she is struggling to find a place to live on a limited in-come. She has no car, her tele-phone will only call locally and her computer is on the blink. We contacted the no-kill shelters in our area, but none of them has ever responded. Where else can we find help? -- Desperate in Desert Hot Springs, Calif.

DEAR DESPERATE: The fore-closure crisis has created anoth-er crisis in its wake: pets being abandoned by owners who are no longer able to care for them due to financial difficulties, be-cause pets are not allowed in the residences they must rent or other factors.Shelters are near or at capacity in the best of times, and these times are certainly not the best. However, you should continue to try and contact local no-kill shelters. If you can call beyond the local area, become your cousin’s advocate and call shel-ters for her daily until someone responds.Another avenue is to advertise

in the local circular that the dogs are available. However, do not say that the dogs are free to a good home. There are reasons for this, which unfortu-nately I don’t have room to list in today’s column. Instead, ask for an amount that will cover veterinary and transportation costs for each dog. Insist upon meeting the potential owners. More information on giving up a pet can be found at: http://www.northbay-canine.org/last-resort2-txt.htm.Because these solutions are iffy at best, your cousin must try and keep the dogs if at all pos-sible. Can you or a family mem-ber take in one or more of the dogs? Can you help your cousin find affordable housing that also takes pets? Helping a family member through this sort of crisis isn’t easy, and you’re a champ for stepping up. Don’t give up on finding either a good home for the dogs or a place where your cousin can keep them.

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