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TABLE OF CONTENTSISSUE 2011.44

THE BIRDSpages 1-4

OVERCOMING:DR. BEN CARSON

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THE BIRDSby Patricia L. Cook

As the daylight hours shrink and the weather cools, heralding the coming of winter, wouldn’t you like to be like the birds and just head south? This Tidbits will explore the interesting phenom-enon of bird migration. •Accordingtofreedictionary.com,migrationis

“seasonal movement of a complete population of animals from one area to another. Migration is usually a response to changes in temperature, food supply, or the amount of daylight, and is often undertaken for the purpose of breeding.”

• If you spend time in cold climates, you caneasily understand the advantage birds gain by flying south in thewinter.Cold temperaturesand the lack of food make it quite unattractive to stay in the north where snow and ice cover the ground.

•Approximately 4,000 species of birds areregular migrants. That’s about 40 percent ofthe total bird species in the world. In NorthAmerica,thereareaboutfivebillionlandbirdsfrom500speciesthatleavetheirnestingareasand choose to spend winter south of the border. It is estimated that more than 100 speciesthat spend their summer breeding time in the United States leave the country in the winter forthewarmerclimatesoftheWestIndiesand/or Latin America.

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3rd Quarter 2011Week 34

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WOODSTOCK (continued): Santana, the Grateful Dead and Joan Baez.

Artists that may have forever regretted declining the offer to perform included the Beatles, Bob Dylan,TheDoorsandLedZeppelin.

• Three recorded deaths occurred during theWoodstock Festival, including a heroinoverdose. Another concert-goer sleeping in a neighboringhayfieldwaskilledwhenatractorran over him. A baby was born in a car stuck inthetrafficjam,whileanothermother-to-bewas airlifted by helicopter from the scene to a nearby hospital where she gave birth.

• Itwastheorganizers’wishthattheFestivalbeclosed outwith singing cowboyRoyRogerscrooning“HappyTrails,”butwhenapproachedbytheexecutiveproducer,Rogersturnedhimdown. Fans had to settle for Jimi Hendrixshutting it down on Monday morning.

• When Max Yasgur was approached about a1970 encore festival, the answer was no, inYasgur’s words, “I’m going back to runningadairy farm.”Hewassuedbyneighbors forproperty damage and incurred severe damage tohis own farm.Hewas awarded a$50,000settlement. The community of Bethel further prevented a second concert by passing “mass gathering”laws.Yasgursoldhisfarmin1971and died two years later at age 53. Rolling Stone magazine featured a full-page obituary, something that very few non-musicians have ever received.

• The year after Woodstock, a documentaryfilm chronicling the event was released, aneffort that received the Academy Award for BestDocumentary.Theproceedsfinancedthesettlementsof the80 lawsuits thatwerefiledagainst the organizers, as well as their $1.4 million debt.

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THE BIRDS (continued):•Muchfoodneededbybirdsisnotavailablein

cold climates during winter: seeds, fruits and insects are absent or covered with snow. Mice and small mammals, food for larger birds, hibernate or hide from the cold.

• Birds take their cues for timing migrationfrom nature. The change in daylight hours, not the weather, is what spurs them to fatten up for their long journeys south. Weather is unpredictable, but daylight hours change the same way every year.

•ThenorthernU.S.states,Canadaandevenasfar north as the Arctic provide the breeding grounds for many birds. After breeding and spendinglongdaystweetingandflyinginthenorth, birds start eating extra food to prepare for migration as the days get shorter. Many increase their size substantially to help them enduremigration.Someflyextremedistancesat amazingly high altitudes.

•Not surprisingly, larger birds fly faster thansmallerones.Speedsrangefrom20-50milesper hour (32-80 km/hr). Some flocks fly forabout10hoursaday,whichcouldbeasmuchas 500miles! Studies have shown thatmostbirds fly lower than 10,000 feet (3 km), butsome have been recorded flying as high as29,000feet(9,000m)!

• Theheightrecordisheldbybar-headedgeese,known for crossing the Himalayas at heights upto29,000feet(9,000m),travelingbetweencentralAsiaandIndia.

•A mallard holds the record for the highestdocumentedflightaltitudeforabirdinNorthAmerica. The duck met his demise when he hit anairplaneat21,000feet(6,400m).

• A flock of whooper swans was observed at27,000feet(8,230m)byapilotastheymovedfromIcelandtoWesternEurope.

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THE BIRDS (continued):• Ornithologists, scientists who study birds,havestudiedmigrationforyearsandidentifiedfourNorthAmerican routes, or flyways, thatbirds use for flying north and south. Theyare: the Atlantic, Mississippi, Central andPacific Flyways. They follow coastlines,major mountain chains and the Mississippi River valley. The landmarks help birds stay on course.

•Themainreasonmigrationpersistsinthebirdworldisforbreedingsuccess.Birdsareabletoraise more offspring when they get away from extreme heat and cold. Long daylight hours in the spring, summer and fall provide protein-rich food for birds that give them strength for breeding. Different species go to different areas depending on their eating habits and needs.

•Thebreedinggrounds for snowyowls are inthe far northern Arctic tundra. When snowy owls migrate, they go south, but may only goas far southasCanada.When thewintersare exceptionally harsh or their food supplies are scarce, they will venture farther south and may be seen in the northern United States. Although considered aNorthAmerican bird,they occasionally migrate to areas of northern EuropeandAsia.

• Harry Potter fans are probably aware thatHedwig, Harry’s famous companion, is a snowy owl. They are not known in real life for magic, but they are known for their striking white plumage and large size. While most owls are nocturnal, which means they are active at night, snowy owls are diurnal; they hunt and are active during the night and day.

•Whileyousitaroundthefireplaceorenjoyyourwood stove this fall and winter, read a book or two about birds that migrate to maintain their existence.


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THE BIRDS (continued):• The Arctic tern has the longest annual

migration in not just the bird world, but also the entire animal kingdom! It flies from thefar north, in or near the Arctic, where summer days are longest, to its wintering grounds in the southern hemisphere off of Antarctica, where days are longest from November toFebruary, which is summer there. The Arctic tern probably encounters more sunlight during the year than any other creature on the planet. Arcticternstravelapproximately22,000miles(35,400km)formigrationannually.Theylivemany years with the longest on record living 34years.Thataddsuptoalotoffrequentfliermiles!

•Anotherlong-distancemigrantbirdis theredknot, which is a large beach shorebird that nests intheArcticinthespringandsummer.Beforeheading south, red knots increase their body weight by 40-50 percent. The extra weight,their“fuelload,”allowsthemtoflyabout1,850miles (3,000km)without stopping.Theyaretrulymastersoflong-distanceaviation,flyingmorethan9,300miles(14,967km)fromsouthto north in the spring and repeating the trip everyfall.Ofthefivevarietiesofredknots,therufa is known to winter at the southern tip of South America in Tierra del Fuego and breed in the summer on the mainland and islands withintheArcticCircle.

•Notallmigrantbirdsarelargewithbigwingsto make the trip. Ruby-throated hummingbirds are tiny birds that weigh as little as one-tenth ofanounce(2.6g).Theyfly500miles (800km),nonstop,acrosstheGulfofMexico!



THE BIRDS (continued):• The Arctic tern has the longest annual

migration in not just the bird world, but also the entire animal kingdom! It flies from thefar north, in or near the Arctic, where summer days are longest, to its wintering grounds in the southern hemisphere off of Antarctica, where days are longest from November toFebruary, which is summer there. The Arctic tern probably encounters more sunlight during the year than any other creature on the planet. Arcticternstravelapproximately22,000miles(35,400km)formigrationannually.Theylivemany years with the longest on record living 34years.Thataddsuptoalotoffrequentfliermiles!

•Anotherlong-distancemigrantbirdis theredknot, which is a large beach shorebird that nests intheArcticinthespringandsummer.Beforeheading south, red knots increase their body weight by 40-50 percent. The extra weight,their“fuelload,”allowsthemtoflyabout1,850miles (3,000km)without stopping.Theyaretrulymastersoflong-distanceaviation,flyingmorethan9,300miles(14,967km)fromsouthto north in the spring and repeating the trip everyfall.Ofthefivevarietiesofredknots,therufa is known to winter at the southern tip of South America in Tierra del Fuego and breed in the summer on the mainland and islands withintheArcticCircle.

•Notallmigrantbirdsarelargewithbigwingsto make the trip. Ruby-throated hummingbirds are tiny birds that weigh as little as one-tenth ofanounce(2.6g).Theyfly500miles (800km),nonstop,acrosstheGulfofMexico!








Tidbits® of Dallas County

1. How many consecutive playoff games did the Texas Rangers lose to the New York Yankees before

beating them in 2010?2. Who was the last N.L. player before St. Louis' Albert Pujols in 2000-2009 to win a Triple Crown (tops in batting average, home runs and RBIs) for a decade? 3. Who held the Baltimore Ravens record for career TD passes before Joe Flacco broke it in 2010?4. In 2010, Butler's Brad Stevens became the second-youngest men's basketball coach in the NCAA Tournament championship game. Who was the youngest? 5. In 2011, Peter Budaj became the third goalie to record 100-plus career NHL wins for the Colorado Avalanche. Name the other two.6. Who won the first NASCAR Cup race at Atlanta Mo-tor Speedway?7. Tennis great John McEnroe has the most U.S. Davis Cup career singles victories, with 41. Who is No. 2?

Tidbits® of Golden, Lakewood & Wheat Ridge BIRDS(Continued)

Take a Rest, My Restless Legs

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I would like to know more about restless leg syndrome. -- I.J.ANSWER: Roughly 7 percent of women and 3 percent of men suffer from restless leg syn-drome. That gives you a lot of fellow sufferers. People describe it in many ways. Some say it's an aching in their legs. Others describe it as a creeping-crawling sensation. No matter how people express the feeling, it makes them get up and move around. Activity lessens or gets rid of the sensations, but they can and do come back. They usually appear in the evening or at night when people are sitting or when they get into bed.No one is sure what causes the syndrome. Things that lessen its intensity and frequency are cutting back on caffeine, stopping smok-ing and exercising daily. Eliminating alcohol is a most helpful remedy.Sometimes restless leg syndrome is associ-ated with iron deficiency and the anemia due to iron deficiency. Your doctor will want to check you for that.Pramipexole (Mirapex) and ropinirole (Requip), both drugs for Parkinson's disease, are used for this syndrome, even though it has no relationship to Parkinson's disease.

They stimulate certain brain areas that con-trol movement. Levodopa, another Parkin-son's medicine, also is prescribed. There are others, should these fail.Periodic limb movements of sleep is another condition that frequently occurs along with restless leg syndrome. It's involuntary move-ments of the legs and feet during sleep. The kicking and jerking last about two seconds and recur every 20 to 40 seconds. Often the affected person is unaware of them. The bed partner plays a nighttime role of being a drop-kicked football and is quite aware of what's happening. The affected person is quite tired during the day. The same medicines used for restless leg syndrome can be used here, too. Daily exercise might put an end to the nocturnal movements.The booklet on restless leg syndrome and nighttime leg cramps explains both condi-tions. To obtain a copy, write to: Dr. Dono-hue -- No. 306W, 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. Please allow four weeks for delivery. Dr. Donohue regrets that he is unable to answer 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.(c) 2011 North America Synd., Inc.All Rights Reserved(c) 2011 North America-Synd., Inc.All Rights Reserved








Do We Really Need to Take Vitamins?

Recent studies show that in some cases, vita-mins actually can be detrimental to our health instead of the other way around. One reason is that so many vitamins already are put in our food and drinks, it's easy to get too much. The difficulty is sorting through the research results. Here are some samples:--Vitamin E, when taken in large doses, has been shown to cause a slightly higher risk of prostate cancer, but can lower the risk for Al-zheimer's disease.--Low vitamin D is often seen in cancer pa-tients.--Senior women might have a slightly higher risk of dying if they take certain vitamins and supplements. Iron can increase mortality, while calcium can reduce it.--Vitamin B-12 might help with memory prob-lems.Unfortunately, vitamins and supplements don't have to pass scrutiny in testing, so you might not be getting what the bottle says. It could be more, or less, or the contents could be contami-nated.Don't self-diagnose. If you take vitamins and supplements, or are considering it, the first step is to talk to your doctor. If you really need to know what's in your sup-plements, Consumer Lab (consumerlab.com) does testing and issues reports. It costs $33 per year for a subscription (call 888-502-5100 instead of putting your credit-card number on the purchase page). There's also a free email newsletter that will tell you about warnings, recalls and reviews.To learn more about vitamins, go online to the Office of Dietary Supplements (http://ods.od.nih.gov), which is part of the National Insti-tutes of Health. On the right, look for the link to Tips for Older Supplement Users.

Matilda Charles regrets that she cannot person-ally answer reader questions, but will incorpo-rate them into her column whenever possible. Write to her in care of King Features Weekly Service, P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475, or send e-mail to [email protected].(c) 2011 King Features Synd., Inc.

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It's time for merchants to go into high gear with their enticements to spend money. After all, their holiday decora-tions have been up for at least a month now. But are you ready? Even if you've saved and are ready to pay cash for your purchases, new tricks by banks could add expenses in the form of debit-card fees unless you keep a high account balance, and you won't want to carry cash while you shop. (Be sure to read the literature from your bank to be forewarned about changes to your ac-count.)If there are must-have items on your children's lists this year, chances are those items also are on other children's lists. If you don't have all your cash handy, by putting merchandise on layaway, you guarantee that those items will be held for you.Walmart has brought back its holiday lay-away program. You'll be required to pay a $5 fee and put down 10 percent of your purchase. Purchases must total more than $50, and each item must be $15 or more. Kmart and Sears also have layaway: There's a $5 fee for the layaway contract, and $15 if you cancel before paying for your merchandise. You'll need to pay $20 or 20 percent down, whichever is greater.At Best Buy, your layaway items must total more than $250. You'll also have to pay 25 percent down as well as a 5 per-cent fee. This can still be a good deal if it helps you grab an expensive item when it's on sale. Do the math.Toys "R" Us has a layaway plan for eligible merchandise. You'll pay a $5 fee and put down at least 20 percent. The cancellation fee varies by state. Beware using online layaway for pur-chases you make over the Internet. These retailers offer an enticing low fee, but consider the ramifications of putting your banking information online: Money is automatically deducted from your ac-count at regular intervals. If you cancel, they'll hit your account for $25 or 10 per-cent of the layaway total. Consider, too, the hassle of merchandise that is deliv-ered late or damaged.Once the holidays are over, open a Christmas Saver Club account at the bank or credit union. If you make regu-lar deposits, by the time next year rolls around, your holiday spending money will be in hand.

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STRANGE BUT TRUEby Samantha Weaver


■ It was British writer and humorist Jerome K. Jerome who made the follow-ing sage observation: "It is impossible to enjoy idling thoroughly unless one has plenty of work to do. There is no fun in doing nothing when you have nothing to do. Wasting time is merely an occupa-tion then, and a most exhausting one. Idleness, like kisses, to be sweet must be stolen."

■ According to an international survey of taxicab drivers, passengers who use cabs in London are twice as likely as those in eight other major metropolises

to leave a laptop behind when exiting the taxi.

■ Sharks can live for a century or more.

■ Velcro came to market in 1957, after a Swiss inventor named George De Mestral spent nearly 10 years developing the idea. His inspiration came to him in 1948 on a hike, when he had difficulty removing tenacious little burrs from his clothes. He reasoned that if he could create synthetic burrs, they could be used as fasteners.

■ The Parker Brothers game Monopoly is the best-selling game in history. It's avail-able for purchase in 28 countries, and it can be played in 19 different languages.

■ If you speak some French, you might

know that the phrase "tout a l'heure" means "see you later." You might not real-ize, though, that that phrase is the origin of the English term "toodle-oo."

■ Chances are, there's a Park Street in your town. It's the most common street name in the United States.

■ Europe is the only continent without a desert. Even icy Antarctica has deserts -- including the world's largest cold desert. ***Thought for the Day: "We need anything politically important rationed out like Pez: small, sweet, and coming out of a funny, plastic head." -- Dennis Miller"(c) 2011 King Features Synd., Inc.



OVERCOMING THE ODDS:DR. BEN CARSON

Born in a poor area of Detroit, Michigan, onSeptember18,1951,BenjaminSolomonCarsonwascalled“Bennie”byhismombut“Dummy”by many of his classmates. • Itisveryobviousnowthattheclassmateswerewrong.Dr.BenCarson is aworld-renownedpediatric neurosurgeon today.

•Carsonandhisbrother,Curtis,wereraisedbytheir mother, Sonya, after their father left the family when they were young. Sonya only had a third grade education, but she had love for her boys and was determined to help them succeed.

• Sonya required her boys to read at least twobooks a week and write book reports for her. Carsonlearnedtolovereadingandsawgreatrewards in school from the knowledge he gained from it.

•OneofthehardestthingsforCarsongrowingup was dealing with teasing from other kids because of the clothes he wore. He was not as fashionable because of a lack of money. He developed quite a temper and even became violent at times. When he almost stabbed a good friend, whose big belt buckle protected him, he realized his attitude had to change.

•Aftertheincident,CarsongotbackontrackforsuccesswhenheprayedandreadtheBible.Helingeredon theverse inProverbs16:32:“Hewho is slow to anger is better than the mighty.”

• Carson finished school at the top of hisclass and earned high honors in the Reserve Officers’TrainingCorps(ROTC)program.Atgraduation, he was offered a full scholarship to West Point Military Academy. Carson,however, had many doors open for him due to his excellent scholastic record. 4th Quarter 2011

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DR. BEN CARSON (continued):•Carsonhadonly$10foracollegeapplication

fee and used it to apply to Yale University and was accepted. He graduated from Yale in 1973andentered theUniversityofMichiganMedical School. Carson discovered he wasskilled with a knife in his hand — this time to save lives, not to hurt others. He developed a love for neurosurgery, working on the brain and the central nervous system.

•Aftermedicalschool,Carsonwasawardedoneof only two positions as an intern in neurology for Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore,Maryland. Carson married his wife, Candy,while at Johns Hopkins. After his successful internship and four years as a resident in neurosurgery there, he and Candy moved toPerth, Australia, for a one-year residency.

•After returning to the United States, Carsonbecame the youngest Chief of PediatricNeurosurgeryinU.S.historyatJohnsHopkins.From that time on, he has done amazing work, including a hemispherectomy on a small girl who had epilepsy. This operation involved removing part of her brain to prevent seizures. Healsomademedicalhistoryin1987,leadingamedical teamof 70 in separating a pair ofSiamese twins who were joined at the head.

•Dr.BenCarsonhaswrittenseveralbooksandhad movies made about his life. He is also a motivational speaker, encouraging young people to set goals and work hard to reach them. He established the Carson ScholarsFundin1994tohelp“youngachieversmakethemostoftheirbrainpower.”Inaddition,Dr.Carson is still saving lives with his surgicalskills.

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■ On Nov. 17, 1421, a storm in the North Sea batters the European coastline. Over the next several days, approx-imately 10,000 people in what is now the Netherlands die in the resulting floods. Fatal floods struck in 1287, 1338, 1374, 1394 and 1396. After each, residents fixed the dikes and moved right back in.

■ On Nov. 14, 1851, "Moby-Dick," a novel by Herman Melville about the voyage of the whaling ship Pequod, is published. "Moby-Dick" is now considered a classic of American literature and contains one of the most famous opening lines in fiction: "Call me Ishmael."

■ On Nov. 15, 1867, the first stock ticker is unveiled in New York City. The advent of the ticker revolutionized the stock market by making up-to-the-minute prices available to investors around the country. Prior to this, information from the New York Stock Exchange trav-eled by mail or messenger.

■ On Nov. 20, 1923, the U.S. Patent Office grants Patent No. 1,475,074 to 46-year-old inventor and newspaper-man Garrett Morgan for his three-position T-shape pole traffic signal. By having a position other than just "Stop" and "Go," it regulated crossing vehicles more safely than earlier signals had.

■ On Nov. 16, 1959, "The Sound of Music" premieres on Broadway. While the real-life Maria did marry Count Georg von Trapp and become stepmother to his children, she never did the other things shown in the musical, such as run singing through the Salzburg, Austria, mountains.

■ On Nov. 19, 1969, Brazilian soccer great Pele scores his 1,000th professional goal. Under Pele's leadership, Brazil won the World Cup in 1958, 1962 and 1970. Dur-ing his career, Pele scored 1,282 goals in 1,363 games.

■ On Nov. 18, 1978, People's Temple leader Jim Jones leads hundreds of his followers in a mass murder-sui-cide at their commune in Guyana. Cult members who refused to take the cyanide-laced fruit-flavored drink were forced to do so at gunpoint or shot. The death toll was 913, including a U.S. congressman who was investi-gating the commune.

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have allergies can try one or more of the foods above to see if the problem clears up.Another alternative is to make food for your pet from scratch, avoiding or limiting ingredi-ents that can cause an upset stomach or skin reaction.These ingredients include dairy, fish, corn, wheat, soy and yeast. Beef, chicken, fish or lamb also may cause problems, and owners making homemade food should feed each meat individually to their pet to determine which one is tolerated best.To make the most nutritious and safest home-made food, owners should check out at least one pet food recipe book. There are some ingredients, like onions, that should never be included in a pet's meal.Send your question or comment to [email protected], or write to Paw's Corner, c/o King Features Weekly Service, P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475. For more pet care-relat-ed advice and information, visit www.pawscorner.com.(c) 2011 King Features Synd., Inc.

Fight Skin Allergies With Custom Pet FoodsDEAR PAW'S CORNER: I read your article on the Bichon Frise that had skin allergies with interest. My own Bichon Frise, "Ally," had severe skin allergies. The manager of my local pet store recommended that I look for a dry dog food that had a single protein (rather than proteins from different sources). I tried one called "Dick Van Patten's Natural Balance." In a very short time, Ally's skin allergy was cleared up. I hope this information will help your readers. -- Dorothy C., Richfield, Minn.DEAR DOROTHY: Thanks! The type of food recommended is also known as "limited ingre-dient" food and is developed specifically for pets with sensitive stomachs or that have skin rashes or other allergic reactions to food.Other manufacturers of limited ingredient pet food include Blue Buffalo with its "Basics" line of foods, Nature's Variety Instinct Lim-ited Ingredient, Wellness Dog Simple Food Solutions, and Pinnacle. Owners whose pets



DR. BEN CARSON (continued):•Carsonhadonly$10foracollegeapplication

fee and used it to apply to Yale University and was accepted. He graduated from Yale in 1973andentered theUniversityofMichiganMedical School. Carson discovered he wasskilled with a knife in his hand — this time to save lives, not to hurt others. He developed a love for neurosurgery, working on the brain and the central nervous system.

•Aftermedicalschool,Carsonwasawardedoneof only two positions as an intern in neurology for Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore,Maryland. Carson married his wife, Candy,while at Johns Hopkins. After his successful internship and four years as a resident in neurosurgery there, he and Candy moved toPerth, Australia, for a one-year residency.

•After returning to the United States, Carsonbecame the youngest Chief of PediatricNeurosurgeryinU.S.historyatJohnsHopkins.From that time on, he has done amazing work, including a hemispherectomy on a small girl who had epilepsy. This operation involved removing part of her brain to prevent seizures. Healsomademedicalhistoryin1987,leadingamedical teamof 70 in separating a pair ofSiamese twins who were joined at the head.

•Dr.BenCarsonhaswrittenseveralbooksandhad movies made about his life. He is also a motivational speaker, encouraging young people to set goals and work hard to reach them. He established the Carson ScholarsFundin1994tohelp“youngachieversmakethemostoftheirbrainpower.”Inaddition,Dr.Carson is still saving lives with his surgicalskills.


TRIVIA TESTAnswers1. Pituitary gland2. A blue sailor suit3. The dinar4. Dec. 265. Plumbum (Pb)6. "Goodbye, Columbus"7. "The Spirit of St. Louis"8. "The Great Gatsby"9. A mirage10. Gulf of Mexico(c) 2011 King Features Synd., Inc.

Answers1. Ten games (from 1996 to 2010). 2. Rogers Hornsby, in the 1920s.3. Vinny Testaverde tossed 51 TD passes for the Ravens (1996-97).4. Indiana's Branch McCracken was 31 when he did it in 1940.5. Patrick Roy and Dan Bouchard.6. Fireball Roberts, in 1960.7. Andy Roddick, with 33.(c) 2011 King Features Synd., Inc



GETTING SPICY!Spices come from dried plant parts — the leaves, seeds, stems or others. Spices have inspired and been a part of many crucial events in world his-tory. •Thousandsofyearsago,thepeopleofSoutheast

Asia were the only ones to enjoy many of the spices we know today.

• Prestigious and valuable, spices in the earlyyears of civilization provided profitablebusiness for countries that grew them, mainlyChina,India,Malaysia,SriLankaandIndonesia.SpicesplayedapartintheChristianCrusadesfrom1095-1300A.D.andtheSpiceWarsfromthelate1400stothe1700s.

•Wealthy Europeans became interested in theprofitsandprestigeofmakingblandmeatsandvegetables tastier in the1400s.Trade for thefive“noblespices,”pepper,ginger,cinnamon,clove and nutmeg, was fought over by seafaring nations.Routestofindspicesweredangerousas many merchants fought for control. Spanish, Portuguese,BritishandDutchmerchantslied,cheated, smuggled and even killed to control spice routes.

•When Columbus discovered the Americas,hewasonatriptofindspicesin“theIndies”of Southeast Asia. He named the American tropicstheWestIndiesandopenedthewatersforshippingAmericanspicestoEurope.

•French spy Pierre Poivre, which translatesPeter Pepper, also had an impact on the early spice trade. He smuggled spice plants out of Indonesiainthe1700sandmadethemavailablefor plantation-building in tropical areas of the Americas and Africa. This helped lower prices by increasing supply. 4th Quarter 2011

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GETTING SPICY! (continued) • One spice still demanding a high price issaffron, which comes from the flower of acrocus species that only blooms for about two weeks.Eachflowercontainsthreestigmas,thetinypartsgroundforthespice.It takesabout200,000 stigmas to produce one pound (.45kg)ofsaffron.Fortunately,itonlytakesatinyamountofsaffrontoflavormostdishes.

• Saffron was brought to Pennsylvania in the1700s by a German Amish family and hasbeenaflourishingcropandcommoninAmishdisheseversince.ItisgrowncommerciallyinIran,India,France,Spain,Greece,TurkeyandMorocco. Saffron is used liberally in paella, the national rice dish of Spain.

•ClovesaretheflowerbudsfromtalltropicaltreesnativetoIndonesia.Budsarepickedwhenthey are pink and then dried to a dark brown color. Cloves are now grown in Tanzania,Madagascar,SriLanka,MalaysiaandGrenadaaswellas Indonesia.The trees,planted fromseeds,mustgrowaboutfiveyearsbeforetheyflowerandcanlivetobeover100yearsold.Clovesarehand-harvestedandarenotjustforflavoring foods.Clove oil, called eugenol, isused in perfumes, mouthwashes and more.

• Themostcommonspice in theworld,blackpepper, comes from a climbing vine firstcultivated in India. Arabs controlled thepeppertradetoEuropeformanyyears.ManyEuropeanexplorersbeganlookingforpepperin their explorations. Ships brought pepper from Southeast Asia to America in the late 1700s. Salem, Massachusetts, once knownas the “Pepper Port,” processed 7.5 million pounds(3.4millionkg)ofpepperin1805.

•Visityourlocallibrarytolearnaboutmorethespices that have had an impact on our world and our dinner tables.















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