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America has been entertained by the cinematic magic of Hollywood’s movie makers for more than a century. But during the making of some movies, real-life stories can unfold before the films ever hit the big screen. This week, Tidbits goes behind the scenes to look at a few such interesting incidents. • In Steven Spielberg’s terrifying 1975 classic,

“Jaws,” you don’t see much of the actual shark until very late in the film. Not originally scripted that way, it was due to all of the problems Spielberg and the crew had with the mechanical sharks that were used during filming.

• Three different mechanical sharks were employed during the filming of “Jaws.” All were nicknamed “Bruce” after Steven Spielberg’s attorney, Bruce Ramer.

• All three mechanical versions of “Bruce” proved unreliable from the beginning of the shoot. The animatronics stalled the first time one was put in the water, and the sharks sank to the seafloor several times, leaving divers scrambling to recover them.

• After completing the filming of “Jaws,” the studio had so little confidence in the film that

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•TheVietnamVeteransMemorial inWashing-ton, D.C., honors service members of the U.S.armed forceswho fought in theVietnamWar, aswell asmemberswhodied in servicein Vietnam/Southeast Asia, and those un-accounted for (Missing In Action). Its black granite panels are inscribed with the names of the 58,272 who died or remain missing from the war. About three million people visit this site every year.

•TheWallwastheideaofJanScruggs,acorporalwhoservedinVietnamin1969-1970aspartofthe199thLightInfantryBrigade.Thememorialrecognizes the sacrifice of all those who served.

•In1979,Scruggsandagroupofvets foundeda nonprofit organization to raise funds for theproject and raisednearly $9million fromprivate contributions, with no federal funds used.

•In 1980, President Jimmy Carter signed thelegislation that provided the site near the Lincoln Memorial. It was decided to hold

a contest for anyone wishing to submit an appropriate layout plan for the monument site, with a $50,000 prize awarded to the winner. In 1981, a jury of eight architects and sculptorsunanimously selected a design submitted by MayaYing Lin, a 21-year-oldYaleUniversityarchitecture student fromAthens, Ohio. Lin’sdesignwasselectedfrom1,421entries.

•Groundbreaking took place in March 1982,andtheWall’sofficialdedicationtookplaceinNovemberof that year.Eachof theV-shapedmonument’s two sections is 246.75 feet longand consists of 70 inscribed panels. Thenames were not carved by hand but rather by acomputerizedtypesettingprocess.Theblackgranite came from India, one of only three places in the world where this volume of black granite in large sizes could be found.

•The first casualty of the war was RichardFitzgibbon,whodiedinJune1956.Thenameof his son is also etched in the granite; he was a casualtyinSeptember1965.

•At least 25,000of thedeadwere 20 years old

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1. CHEMISTRY: What two elements are combined to make bronze?

2. MEASUREMENTS: How many furlongs are in a mile?

3. HISTORY: What was the first per-manent English settlement in Ameri-ca?

4. ANATOMY: In which part of the body would you find the metatarsal bones?

5. GEOGRAPHY: In which city would you find the famous Carnaby Street?

6. LANGUAGE: What common item used to be known as “India rub-ber”?

7. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: What does the Apgar Scale measure?

8. U.S. PRESIDENTS: Who was the only U.S. president to be sworn into office by his father?

9. SPORTS: Who was the first per-son officially to run a mile in less than 4 minutes?

10. ANIMAL KINGDOM: Which species of big cat cannot retract its claws?

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2. Which of these left-handers had more 20-win seasons: Vida Blue, Tom Glavine or Ron Guidry?

3. Who reached 100 college football victories quicker — Urban Meyer or Bud Wilkinson?

4. Name the all-time leading scorer in Clippers franchise history.

5. What was the last time before November 2011 that the NHL’s Bos-ton Bruins went a calendar month without a single loss in regulation?

6. In 2011, driver Sebastian Vettel set a Formula One record by winning 15 poles in a season. Who had held the mark?

7. True or false: Martina Navratilo-va was in every Wimbledon’s wom-en’s singles final during the 1980s.

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Texas’ Jim Bibby. 2. Glavine did it five times; each of

the others did it three times. 3. Wilkinson needed 111 games to

do it; Meyer did it in 118 games.4. Randy Smith, with 12,735

points.5. It was 1969.6. Nigel Mansell won 14 poles in

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1. Name the group that had hits with “The Angels Listened In” and “Step By Step.”

2. What was the name of the Beatles’ final album?

3. Who released “Here She Comes Now,” and when?

4. When did the Rolling Stones first get together?

5. Which artist had hits with “Super-stition” and “I Just Called to Say I Love You”? (Hint: He was born Stev-land Hardaway Judkins.)

6. What artist wrote and released “Dirty Diana,” and when? Bonus for knowing the album name.

Answers1. The Crests. The group also scored

a major hit with “16 Candles” in 1958. The song was covered by Stray Cats for the 1984 movie of the same name.

2. “Let It Be,” released in 1970.3. The Velvet Underground, on their

“White Light/White Heat” album in 1968. Lou Reed, the song’s writer, was still with the group at that point. The song was used in the 2009 movie “Adventureland.”

4. In 1962 at the Marquee Club in London. Their first record, “Come On,” came out in June 1963.

5. Stevie Wonder. The songs went to No. 1 on both the Hot 100 and R&B charts.

6. Michael Jackson, in 1986, on the “Bad” album.


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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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• In Alfred Hitchcock’s 1963 horror classic “The Birds,” people in a California beach town are suddenly terrorized by swarms of birds. As outlandish as the premise sounds, it was inspired by an actual incident only two years before where birds in Monterey Bay suddenly began crashing into local houses.

• Years later, the strange real-life occurrence that inspired “The Birds” was explained as the result of toxic algae in the birds’ water supply.

• In the story of the 1976 suspense blockbuster “The Omen,” a couple (played by Gregory Peck and Lee Remick) takes on the care of an orphan who, it turns out, may literally be the devil’s spawn. The strange occurances in the filming of this movie were so remarkable it inspired the documentary “The Curse of the Omen.”

• Incredibly, three airplane flights associated with “The Omen” were struck by lightning at the time filming was in progress. Among those onboard during the three separate incidents were actor Gregory Peck, screenwriter David Seltzer and executive producer Mace Neufeld.

• The hotel that Neufeld was staying in during the “The Omen” filming was the target of an IRA bombing, and a local restaurant frequented daily by the cast and crew was bombed with numerous lives lost. Fortunately, neither cast nor crew were present in either incident.

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film was also shaken by a strange incident when driving in Holland during the time of the filming. His car suddenly went out of control and crashed. When he got out, he was startled to see the that the road sign read “Ommen, 66.6 km.” The date was Friday the 13th.

• In terms of sheer danger to life and limb during a film shoot, the 1925 epic “Ben-Hur” absolutely tops the list. The chariot race in the film is still renowned for its bloodiness and stark realism. This is because the race itself was completely real.

• “Ben-Hur’s” director Fred Niblo wasn’t happy with the initial footage of the race scenes, so he had it staged again. But the second time, he told the chariot stunt drivers that the winner of the race would be awarded a cash prize equivalent to more than $1,000 in today’s money. With this kind of incentive, the chariot drivers got very serious about coming in first. Many took dangerous, life-threatening chances and made daredevil maneuvers in their determination to win. The competition was so fierce that there was a massive pile-up of men, horses and chariots midway around the track. The other drivers narrowly avoided running over them as they sped to the finish line. Director Niblo was delighted with the entire take and captured it all on film for posterity.

• In another “Ben Hur” scene, a violent hand-to-hand battle that was to ensue between two ships’ crews proved equally as dangerous. Italian extras were recruited and intentionally separated by political affiliation, pro-fascist or anti-fascist. After separating the two groups of politically-opposed extras, the men were given prop swords that had actually been slightly sharpened for “realism.” The violent clash between the opposing men was quite real, as was much of the blood splatters on them.

• In Howard Hughes’ misbegotten 1956 epic “The Conqueror,” John Wayne played Genghis Khan. Filming was disastrous from the very start, when a sudden flash flood nearly claimed the entire film crew and equipment.

• Soon after, “The Conqueror’s” lead actress, Susan Hayward, was attacked by a panther. Although injured, she survived the attack and managed to carry on with the filming.

• Much of the filming of “The Conqueror” took place in St. George, Utah during summer. Temperatures during the filming regularly

topped 120 degrees, and the cast and crew were kept in constant misery. Unbeknownst to all of them, not far away in Yucca Flats, Nevada, were the military testing grounds for the atomic bomb.

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oryounger,17,000weremarried,and1,200arestill missing.The names of eight women arelisted.

•Also located in theWashington, D.C. area isthe Marine Corps War Memorial, referredto by many as the Iwo Jima Memorial. Thisis because it is based on a photo snapped by Associated Press photographer Joe Rosenthalon February 23, 1945, as six Marines raisedtheU.S.flagontheIslandofIwoJimaduringafierce36-daybattle.AlthoughthesculptureismodeledafterWorldWarIIheroes,itactuallymemorializes all Marines who have given their livessince1775andwasdedicatedonthe179thanniversaryoftheMarineCorpsin1954.

•Thesculpturesitsona7.5-acretractoflandinArlington, Virginia, just outside the walls ofArlington National Cemetery, overlooking the PotomacRiver.

•It is the largest bronze statue in the world,standing78feettall,withaweightof100tons.Thefiguresare32feethighandwearhelmetswitha3.5-footdiameter.Theflagpoleis60feetlong.

● It was British mathematician, phi-losopher and social critic Bertrand Rus-sell who made the following sage obser-vation: “Every advance in civilization has been denounced as unnatural while it was recent.”

● If you’re like most adults, you have approximately 1,000 hairs per square inch of your scalp. That might seem like a lot, but consider the otter: Its 1 million hairs per square inch of skin make it the owner of the densest fur in the world.

● Before the 19th century, it was déclasé to wear clothing with pockets. All the well-dressed members of the upper classes had servants to carry things for them.

● The next time you’re out for a walk in the country, kneel down and scoop up a cupful of soil. You might be surprised to learn that that single cup of dirt could hold more bacteria than there are people on the planet.

● Those who study such things say that more Frisbee-type discs are sold ev-ery year in the U.S. than footballs, base-balls and basketballs combined.

● People sometimes fight over the sil-liest things. Countries, too. For example, in 1925, Greece and Bulgaria were at war for 10 days, all because of a dog. Evidently, tensions were high in October of that year, when a Greek soldier’s dog ran away from him -- across the border. The soldier chased his dog into Bulgaria, where he was shot dead by a sentry. In retaliation, the Greek army invaded, and the League of Nations had to step in to restore order to the region.

● There is a species of frog found in Indonesia that breathes entirely through its skin; it has no lungs at all. *** Thought for the Day: “Everyone, in some small sacred sanctuary of the self, is nuts.” -- Leo Rosten

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•Aproclamationwasissuedin1961byPresidentJohn F. Kennedy that a U.S. flag should flyfrom thememorial 24 hours a day.There are108parts in the sculpture that arebolted andwelded together from the inside, with access to the inside through a trap door in one of the soldier’s cartridge belts.

•Over the course of nine years, hundreds ofsculptorsassistedheadsculptorFelixdeWeldon,who first completed it in plaster, disassembled it,andtruckedthepiecestoBrooklyntobecastin bronze. The bronzing process alone tookthree years to complete. Dates and locations of every major Marine Corps engagement are etched around the base of the monument. ■

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(though he did appear in 31 movies between 1956 and 1969), his eighth grade teacher would certainly have encouraged him to pursue an acting career over anything musical. After hearing the 13-year-old strum his borrowed guitar and sing, she told him outright that he had “absolutely no aptitude for singing.” Fortunately for the rest of the world, he listened to his inner voice instead of his teacher and went on to become the best-selling recording artist of all time.

• Emmy-nominated actress Jane Lynch of the hit Fox show “Glee” got her first break from doing commercials for Frosted Flakes. She struck up a friendship with the commercials’ director, Christopher Guest. Later he would use his influence to cast her for big spotlight roles in his films “Best in Show” and “A Mighty Wind.”

• People strongly associate John Travolta with his starring role as Danny Zuko in the smash movie version of “Grease.” Yet five years earlier another future star played the same role in a small theater production of “Grease.” He was a then little-known wannabee star named Richard Gere.

• Before he became the blockbuster superstar we know from such movies as “Rain Man” and “Mission: Impossible,” Tom Cruise considered a far different calling: the priesthood. Reflecting on those early days, Cruise recalled, “I looked at the priesthood and said, ‘This is what I’m going to do.” Fortunately for Hollywood, he ultimately decided not to become “Father

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until age 70 in order to get a 32 percent “delayed retirement bonus.” Many are claiming benefits as a “dependent” husband or wife off of their spouse’s Social Security account at age 66, and then living off that smaller amount until age 70 when they switch to their own retirement account -- with that added bo-nus. Until the law was recently changed, others were filing for reduced Social Security benefits at 62 and investing every dime of that money while they lived off of other retirement accounts. Then at age 66, they would pay back all the benefits they received and file a new claim to get full benefits from that point on. They came out ahead of the game because they were able to pocket whatever interest they earned on the benefits received between age 62 and 66. The government realized they were essentially providing interest-free loans to wealthy retirees, so they put a stop to that practice. Again, I am not saying that treating Social Security as an investment is bad. Whatever you get from Social Security is your money, after all. And if you want to work within the rules to get the highest return out of that money -- well then, more power to you. But I have been more than a little taken aback by the obsession some people seem to have gambling with their Social Security benefits. People who delay their Social Security until 70 are throwing away tens of thousands, some approaching one hun-dred thousand dollars, in Social Security benefits, betting that they will live into their mid 80s to “beat the system.” But I’ve got to wonder, even if they live that long, will they really be able to enjoy their So-cial Security “winnings?” Lots of folks are taking that chance. And I can tell from the tone of their emails that they’re really not sure they are making the right wager. All of this came home very clearly to me recently after I offered my readers a copy of a fact sheet I called, “When to take your Social Security benefits.” It was intended to present people with the facts -- with the advantages and disadvantages of tak-ing reduced retirement benefits as early as 62 versus waiting until age 66, or even 70, to get full benefits. And I’m afraid I fed some people’s manic desire to gamble with their Social Security by offering some tips for “maximizing” one’s Social Security payout. Most of my readers take this advice for what it is worth. They will sit down, perhaps with a finan-cial planner or with someone at their local Social Se-

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ANSWER: “Dementia” is an encompassing word that includes many different conditions. Those conditions have some similar features that indicate an impairment or loss of important mental func-tions. The inability to retain new information, get-ting lost in familiar surroundings, difficulty choosing the proper words to express oneself, trouble doing simple arithmetic like adding and subtracting, the failure to recognize close relatives and friends, and showing poor judgment like dressing for winter in the middle of summer are signs of dementia. Alzheimer’s disease, Pick’s disease, vascu-lar dementia (dementia due to many small strokes), dementia with Lewy bodies and frontotemporal dementia are but a few of the dementia illnesses. Each of these illnesses has special features that set it apart from the other dementing conditions. Alzheimer’s disease is the most common kind of dementia. People often use “dementia” when they mean “Alzheimer’s disease.” It’s best to give the exact name for the illness that is causing mental deterioration. The booklet on Alzheimer’s disease pro-vides the signs and symptoms of this illness. Read-ers who would like a copy can obtain one by writing: Dr. Donohue -- No. 903W, Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475. Enclose a check or money order (no cash) for $4.75 U.S./$6 Canada with the recipi-ent’s printed name and address. Please allow four weeks for delivery. *** DEAR DR. DONOHUE: What has hap-pened to the appendix? I never hear about ap-pendicitis anymore. Has the operation gone out of fashion? Or is there some other way to deal with it? -- R.P.

ANSWER: The appendix is still where it al-ways has been, dangling down from the first part

of the colon on the lower right side. Long thought not to have any purpose, it does appear to add to immune defenses and seems to produce products useful for the development of the fetus. We do well without it, though. Appendicitis has not gone out of fashion. It happens with the same regularity it always has. The age group most likely to suffer from it is the group between 10 and 19. Around 250,000 appen-dectomies are done yearly in the United States. Newer developments in the diagnosis of appendicitis include CT scans and ultrasound. Many surgeons now use a laparoscope to remove it. It’s a viewing instrument passed into the abdo-men through a small incision. Instruments also are inserted through similar small incisions. *** DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I don’t think my problem will impress you, but here I go. I refuse to wear a bathing suit in the summer because of all the spider veins on my legs, especially in the area of the ankles. How are they gotten rid of? I heard that tea bags work. Do they? -- E.L.

ANSWER: I’m not familiar with tea bags for spider veins. Other treatments do work well. Lasers can obliterate them. So can sclerotherapy. A doctor in-jects these tiny veins with a solution that causes them to wither and dry up. I’m sure you won’t have trouble finding a doctor who does these procedures. If you do have trouble, ask your family doctor for a referral.

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

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Prepare Yourself toKeep Driving Longer Few of us want to even contemplate giv-ing up driving, but as the years keep adding up we need to consider that we will eventually see that dreaded day. None of us wants to give up our independence by having to surrender our car keys. We should be thinking long and hard about this, because there are actually steps we can take to prolong that day and help us keep driving longer. The American Automobile Association has put together a website full of valuable information for us: www.seniordriving.aaa.com. There you’ll learn how to: --Evaluate your driving ability: a 15-question self-rating tool, interactive driving evaluation and links to getting a professional assessment. --Understand mind and body changes: As we age, our vision and hearing might not be as good as they once were. The medications we take can affect us, too. Our reaction times can slow, but there are ways to learn to overcome that. --Improving driving skills: Everyday driv-ing can become challenging for us as we age, and unexpected situations can be downright dangerous. Click on the sections with tips for handling both everyday and unexpected situations on the road. Don’t miss the link to driver-improvement courses, especially the AAA’s Senior Defensive Driving Pro-gram. You can take the class online from home! --Maintaining mobility and independence: One of the best things we can do to keep driving longer is to stay physically and mentally fit. Click on the physical fitness techniques link. AAA has a series of stretches and exercis-es designed to improve neck, shoulder, trunk, back and overall flexibility. When you consider all the twisting and turning involved in getting in and out of the car and bending to put groceries in the trunk, it makes sense that we’ll do better if we stay limber. If you don’t have a computer, have a friend print out the brochures under Tools & Additional Resources.

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Patience and Experience Wins Q: Our grandson is off to college in September, and he is eager to spread his wings. He is a hard working student, but as of yet, has not chosen a career path. Fortunately, he has the academic record to choose either a science or liberal arts curriculum. His father died ten years ago, and he often relies on my husband for sound advice. He has some questions about what course of study to follow toward a career that offers a good chance of finding a job when he graduates. Can you share some ideas we may not have thought of?

A: In this sorry economy we now find our-selves in, most students are well aware of how scarce good jobs are upon graduation. Since it will take your grandson several more years before he faces the sit-uation, time may be on his side. Maybe by the time he has his degree things will have turned around and the economic outlook will have improved. Finding a career that combines together one’s passion and natural ability is the ideal situation to hope for. The first two years of broad undergradu-ate study is when he will be exposed to new areas of study that may capture his interest and curiosity. Many college students switch their majors several times as they continue to discover new areas that in-terest them. Your grandson should try to settle on his major by his sophomore year to allow him time to complete all the prerequisite classes. What high school subjects captured his in-terest? What classes were the easiest for him to get the highest grades? Is he a people-oriented person or is he more interested in science and research? Networking through inside connections is always a better way of landing a position than com-ing through the front door with a job application. As grandparents who likely have a wide circle of ac-quaintences, do you have connections to people who could help in this area? During summer vacations, could he volunteer or find part-time work to broaden his base of experience? It’s been said that experience is the best teacher because it gives you individual instruction!

Q: These days, whether we are watching television or reading the newspaper, we find ourselves getting depressed and feeling negative! There's nothing but bad news coming from every direction --- socially, politically and economically. Our society appears to have lost its direction and is now headed down the wrong track. How are we supposed to stay positive?

A: I reluctantly have to agree with you. I blame our collective sour attitude on the media gatekeepers who seem to be convinced that only the bad news deserves attention. I believe that pessimism tends to feed on itself. It is self-fulfilling and grows its own destructive momentum. Most people seem to go along with the majority in shaping their outlooks and attitudes. We need to rethink our priorities and remind ourselves that although things aren't perfect, we don't have to let negative news make us negative people. As for me, I miss the can-do spirit I grew up with. During the Great Depression, we had no choice but to roll up our sleeves, dig in and solve our own problems. We knew what it was like to want and not get. In today’s world people want and expect instant gratification. The trouble is it takes to time to find solutions to our problems. Things like “saving for a rainy day” is a good example. People seem to have lost belief in the virtue of patience. But there is something all of us can do

to reverse this trend if only we tried. We could focus on maintaining a healthy, positive attitude, accepting and being thankful for what we have, and finding satisfaction in helping others.

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● On May 22, 1455, the battle of Eng-land’s War of the Roses begins in St. Al-bans, 20 miles northwest of London. The forces of House of York, whose badge was a white rose, defeated the red-rose House of Lancaster. Both families claimed the throne, and the war would stretch on for 30 years.

● On May 23, 1701, at London’s Ex-ecution Dock, British privateer William Kidd, popularly known as Captain Kidd, is hanged for piracy and murder after captur-ing a boat that was loaded with gold, jew-els, silk, sugar and guns. A colorful legend grew up around the story of Kidd, including reports of lost buried treasure.

● On May 21, 1881, in Washington, D.C., humanitarians Clara Barton and Adolphus Solomons found the American National Red Cross, an organization established to provide humanitarian aid to victims of wars and natural disasters.

● On May 26, 1897, horror writer Bram Stoker’s classic vampire tale, “Dracula,” is first offered for sale in London. Through fic-tional journal entries and letters written by the novel’s principal characters, “Dracula” tells the story of a Transylvanian vampire and his English victims.

● On May 24, 1917, after losing 373 Allied and neutral ships in one month because of attacks by German U-boat submarines, the British Royal Navy introduces a con-voy system, whereby all merchant ships crossing the Atlantic Ocean would travel in groups under the protection of the British navy.

● On May 27, 1963, Bob Dylan releases his second album, “The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan,” which included future hits “Blowin’ In the Wind,” “Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right” and “A Hard Rain’s a-Gonna Fall.”

● On May 25, 1977, the communist gov-ernment of China lifts its decade-old ban on the writings of William Shakespeare. Mao Tse-Tung’s 1966 revolution had banned any cultural work -- music, literature, film or theater -- that did not have the required ideological content. By the early 1970s Chi-na was desperate for new sources of trade, and the revolution was declared ended.


Best Sports Apps for Your iPad According to the Gartner Group, more than 66 million people purchased some type of tablet computer last year (myself included). There are thousands of applications for the iPad, Android and Windows-based tablets. Here are some of the Top 10 apps I’ve found for the sports fan with an iPad:

10. Flipboard This just may be the best application for the iPad, period. It allows users to pick up to 36 web-sites, Facebook or Twitter accounts and presents them in a magazine-like fashion. While not a sports app per se, it is easy enough to plug in your favorite teams and other sports information sites. Flipboard keeps it all in one central location. I use it every day.

9. Zite This app is CNN’s version of Flipboard, but with a twist. Like Flipboard, it presents the web, Facebook and Twitter like a magazine, but it sorts information by topic instead, and it lets you pick as many of them as you like from a pre-approved list. Again, one convenient location makes it easy and convenient to follow your favorite teams or sport.

8. The Masters Already outdated for this year, nonetheless, Augusta National came through with a truly excel-lent app for the most famous golf tournament in the world. Everything you’d expect from an app that focuses solely on one event, at one venue, is in-cluded. HD video, detailed maps of each hole and the history of the club and tournament are covered in exquisite detail and during the tournament, the scoreboard is active and there is a live feed from the course and a highlight reel. This is the standard that every tournament should be measured by.

7. Asphalt 6 This is a racing game that has great graph-ics and utilizes the iPad’s gyroscopic abilities in that you treat the tablet like a steering wheel. It’s pretty difficult and very fast-paced. (Don’t play it before bed -- your adrenaline will keep you up all night, and I speak from experience.) The game is free, and as you win races you earn points and get to upgrade to other car models. I’m not much of a game player, but this one has me hooked.

6. NBC Sports Talk I’ve found this to be the best “inside” sports-information app available. The stories are well-writ-ten, often a bit pithy but usually very insightful. Every major sport is covered in an easy-to-use interface, and it provides a daily schedule, scores, the Vegas line and even lets you buy tickets to an event. Far better than ESPN or any other sports-news app I’ve found to date.

Next week: the top 5

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MON., MAY 14Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle Figurine the Twinkle in Collectors’ Eyes Q: This is a photo of a music box figu-rine that I have. Several years ago, I bought a home and all its contents and found it stored in a closet. On the bottom, are the words “Schmid -- Musical Collectibles -- The Tale of Mrs. Tig-gy-Winkle by Beatrix Potter -- Warne Co., New York & London 1977 -- Hand Painted.” It stands about 7 inches tall, is in perfect condi-tion and plays “Oh, What a Beautiful Morning.” Can you tell me anything about my mu-sic box?

A: Your porcelain music box figurine is a hedgehog washerwoman named Mrs. Tiggy-Win-kle. She was created by Beatrix Potter in the late 1900s. Potter was an English author, illustrator and conservationist who wrote children’s books. The “Tale of Peter Rabbit” is one of her most well-known books. Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle was based on Potter’s pet hedgehog. Schmid and Co. was located in New York and was a distributor of decorative items. Freder-ick Warne and Co. was the original publisher of the book “The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle” in 1905. Pot-ter’s charming books are still being published. Your music box figurine was made in 1977. It is a popular collectible and sells in the range of $25 to $50.

Q: I would like to know if you can help me find out the value of my set of sterling silver flatware. I have place settings for 10 and also 6 serving pieces. The pattern is called “Proces-sional,” and it was made by Fine Arts Sterling Co.

A: From 1944 to 1979, Fine Arts Sterling Co. was a distributor for six sterling patterns made by International Sterling Co. “Processional” was made around 1947. The value of your set would probably be be-tween $2,000 and $4,000. * * *

Q: This mark is on the bottom of a porcelain water pitcher that was given to me by my mother-in-law. The color of the porcelain is spectacular, and I love it. It stands about 9 inches and has a sterling silver scrolled over-

lay, spout and handle. What can you tell me about the mark, the vintage and value of my pitcher?

A: “GDA” is the mark used by Gerard, Du-fraisseix and Abbot, in Limoges, France. Your pitcher is an example of art nouveau design and was made around 1900. It would probably be worth $300 to $500.

Address your questions to Anne McCollam, P. O. Box 247, Notre Dame, IN 46556. Items of a gen-eral interest will be answered in this column. Due to the volume of inquiries, she cannot answer individual letters. To find out more about Anne McCollam and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators.com

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The Smasher and the Simply Smashing

Before he hit the 40-feet hook shot out of the straw to take him to within two putts of the Green Jacket, a little bit of banter in the room turned to what Bubba Watson was wearing.

As most of us know by now, Bub-ba Watson won the Masters, largely due to his monstrous 300-plus yard drives and unorthodox swinging style. But I, too, became curious about Watson’s game and, yes, his style, too.

For the techies out there, Watson uses a PING G20 driver with a cus-tom pink True Temper Grafalloy Bi-Matrix shaft. The same exact driver will be made available to pro shops this year, the company announced after the tournament.

Pink is a color that most sports fans are becoming accustomed to. It appears in splashes on various uni-forms these days to signify the fight against breast cancer, a cause that has successfully managed to co-opt that color and increase awareness. Knowing this, we were all a little leery of making fun of the color.

And we were right: Ping donates $300 to Watson’s charity for every 300-foot drive he makes. His Phoe-nix-based charity aims to donate $1 million to various organizations

during the year, and after this win, it’s a safe bet to say it will do so.

But his manner of dress and that unorthodox swinging style also reminded me of former PGA tour-nament winner from the ‘60s, Doug Sanders.

Known as the “Peacock of the Fairways,” Sanders came out of nowhere to win the Canadian Open as an amateur. His best finish at the Masters was a fourth place tie, and he won 20 events on the Tour, but Sanders was best known for his manner of dress. Sanders was famous for his “Mad Men”-esque devotion to what he wore. He was known to wear golf shoes that looked more like dress shoes, pleated golf plants, button-down cardigans and a golf polo. Each out-fit had complimentary colors of the same shade, and he even made sure his golf bags matched his outfit.

While both Sanders and Watson are philanthropists and champions, they have something else in com-mon — they’re both self-taught golfers. Neither has taken a lesson in his life. Sanders grew up a poor cotton farmer’s son; Watson’s father was a Green Beret Vietnam veteran who gave him a 9-iron once and told him to “beat it down the fairway.”

Well, Watson surely will be beat-ing it down the fairway for a while now, and nobody will make fun of his clothes anymore, but I have one suggestion — and I’m sure Mr. Sanders would agree — you should at least shave before putting on the Green Jacket. Sure he won in a play-off, but this isn’t hockey, you know.

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The downhill bunker shot can be very in-timidating, but with the right setup you can feel more comfortable over the shot as well as enjoy better execution. Here’s what you need to focus on the next time you are faced with a downhill bunker shot:

in the center of your stance. This setup will encourage a steeper swing. You still want to ensure that you hit the sand behind the ball as you would a regular bunker shot, but the follow through should continue along the slope of the hill, remaining low and as open as possible. Don’t allow the club to turn over. The ball will come out lower than a normal bunker shot and there will be more topspin on the ball, causing it to roll further. By taking all of these factors into account your downhill bunker shots and your confi-dence in achieving them will quickly improve.

● Align your shoul-ders with the slope of the hill. Your shoul-ders should be paral-lel to the slope. To do this properly you will find that your weight is on the inside part of your left foot and your left shoulder is lower than your right. ● Ball position is critical. With a slight-ly open stance and club face, play the ball

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• One of the most recent series of bizarre incidents occured during the filming of Mel Gibson’s biblical epic, “The Passion of the Christ.” Actor James Caviezel, who portrays Jesus in the film, had a puzzling experience when a total stranger walked up and said, “You will be Jesus.” The incident occured six months before he had even heard about the Passion film.

• Mel Gibson said he received similar signs that seemed to suggest that he should go ahead with his plans to make this film. In one incident, a French woman, whom he had never met, appeared out of nowhere and said, “Jesus loves you.”

• During the whipping scene, Caviezel was struck several times with enough force by the cat o’ nine tails that the weighted ends actually whipped around his body, puncturing his skin and drawing blood. His facial winces during this scene were due in large part to the actual pain he experienced with each lash.

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• The assistant director was also hit by lightning when a bolt struck the cross on which Caviezel was about to be “hung.” He, too, was uninjured.

• Before filming was finally completed, Caviezel had endured a case of hypothermia, a dislocated shoulder, and contracted both a lung infection and pneumonia. ■

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