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• In the early morning hours of February 23,1836, General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna marchedhisMexicanforceofmorethan1,500soldiers to the outskirts of San Antonio and laid siege to the Alamo in an attempt to retake the Texas territory. Although the surprise attackcaught them off guard while they slept, they immediately scrambled into action.

•Determined to defend the fort and theindependenceofTexasdespitetheoverwhelm-ing 15 to 1 odds, Travis sent urgent pleasfor more men and supplies. But whenreinforcementsfinallyarrived,theynumberedonlyabout30additionalmen.

•Severalskirmishestookplaceoverthenext12daysresultinginonlyafewcasualties.Butonthe 13th day, the Mexican army broke through a breach in the courtyard’s outer wall and, with guns blazing, overwhelmed the defending Texansby their sheer numbers.SantaAnna’s

Just about everyone is familiarwith thephrase“Remember the Alamo!” but what is its significanceandhowdoesitrelatetothishistoricsite? This week Tidbits looks at some of theinsteresting facts about the history of this famous landmarklocatedinSanAntonio,Texas.• Franciscanmonks andSpanish settlers began

construction on the Mission San Antonio de Valeroin1724.ItservedashometoCatholicmissionaries and their American Indian convertsuntil1793.TheSpanishgovernmentthen closed the mission and distributed the remaining lands and buildings to the Indian residents.

• Intheearly1800s, themissionbecamehometo a Spanish cavalry unit. It was this group who gave the structure the name Alamo, the Spanish word for “cottonwood,” in honor of their hometown in Mexico, Alamo de Parras. The Mexican military remained occupantsof theAlamo up until the time of the TexasRevolution.

• Aswesternexpansioncontinued inAmerica,moreandmorepeopleweremigratingtoTexas,andin1821,StephenAustinledagroupof300U.S. families to the area. As the population increased, the Texans sought independencefromMexico.Inlate1835,agroupofTexansovertook the Alamo, wresting control from the Mexican troops, putting Colonel William B.

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5. MUSIC: The film “Rhapsody in Blue” was a biographical movie about what composer?

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7. AD SLOGANS: “You can trust your car to the man who wears the star” was an advertising slogan of what company?

8. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: What was the original name of the island that is home to the Statue of Liberty?

9. TELEVISION: What sport is featured in the series “Friday Night Lights”?

10. RELIGION: What is the color of the skullcaps worn by Catholic bishops?

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4. In 2009-10, Toronto’s Andrea Bargnani became the second 7-footer to have more than 100 blocked shots and 100 3-pointers in a season. Who was the first?

5. Who holds the record for most career regular-season OT goals in NHL history?

6. At which Olympic Games did Greco-Roman wrestler Rulon Gard-ner end Aleksandr Karelin’s 13-year winning streak?

7. Who was the last male amateur to lead after a round of a golf major before Tom Lewis did it at the British Open in 2011?

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2. Name the two groups that both had a hit with “Dandy” in 1966.

3. Which Fleetwood Mac album contained “Stop Messin’ Round” and “Dust My Broom”?

4. Who had a hit with “Breathless” in 1958?

5. Name Elvis Costello’s first No. 1 U.S. hit. When was that?

6. Which album included “Only the Good Die Young”?

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song was even the best-selling song in Japan as recently as 1974.

2. The Kinks and Herman’s Hermits. Both did equally well, although in dif-ferent parts of the world.

3. “Mr. Wonderful,” released in 1968. Jeremy Spencer, the first Fleet-wood Mac guitarist, released his own vinyl album, “Bend in the Road,” on Record Store Day in 2012. (Look on YouTube for a video on the pressing.)

4. Jerry Lee Lewis. The song was on the Hot 100 chart for 15 weeks, as well as the R&B and country charts, and reached the top 10 in the U.K.

5. “Veronica,” in 1989. The song, co-written by Paul McCartney, was on Costello’s “Spike” album. It’s said the song was about his grandmother, an older women with memory loss.

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• Throughout history, salt has been a valuableitem of trade. Governments have frequently controlled the price of salt, maintaining a monopoly by charging special taxes. Salt taxes have supported monarchs and funded wars. During the Middle Ages, salt was so expensive, it earned the nickname “white gold.”

• Salthasbeenusedascurrencyforcenturies.Evenuptothebeginningofthe20thcentury,one-poundbarsofsaltwereusedasmoneyinwhat is now the country of Ethiopia.

•Earlycivilizationadvancedtremendouslyoncesalt’s ability to preserve food was discovered. No longer were people dependent on what wasreadilyavailabletoeat,andlong-distancetravel also increased as preserved provisions could be transported.

•EarlyRomansoldiers’wageswerepaidinsalt,or salarium argentum, a term from which we derive our English word “salary.” Romans even built roads specifically for the use oftransporting salt, such as the Via Salaria, which led from Rome to the Adriatic Sea, where a salt-producing area was located. In ancientGreece, salt was traded for slaves, leading to the expression, “He is not worth his salt.”

• InearlyAmericanhistory,PresidentThomasJefferson hoped that the Lewis and Clarkexpedition would be able to locate a mountain of salt rumored to stand near the Missouri River, which would have been a very valuable find.American soldiers also received salt assalary during the War of 1812 because thegovernment lacked currency to pay them.

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because it symbolizes “incorruptible purity.” The Shinto religion uses salt to purify anarea. A handful of salt is even thrown into the center of the wrestling ring by Shintos to ward off wicked spirits before Sumo wrestlers begin theirmatch. Buddhist custom calls forthrowing salt over the shoulder upon entering a house after attending a funeral. This is tofrighten off evil spirits that might be clinging to the homeowner’s back.

•SeveralEuropeancountriesfollowthetraditionofthrowingahandfulofsaltintoacoffinbeforethe burial in order to keep the devil and demons away from the soul of the deceased. In some cultures, a bride pours it into her shoes for luck, and parents rub it all over newborn babies.

• Lots of folks believe that spilling salt willbringbadluck.ThissuperstitionmayhaveitsoriginsinLeonardodaVinci’spaintingofTheLastSupper.Closeobservationshowsanupsetsalt container at the place of Judas Iscariot,Jesus’betrayer.Theremedyforspilledsalt isto toss a pinch over your left shoulder, which supposedly blinds the devil waiting there.

•Thosewhoreallywanttoplayitsafealsocrawlunder the table and come out the opposite side. TheNorwegians’superstitionaboutspilledsaltsays that a person will shed as many tears as necessary to dissolve the amount spilled, while superstitious Germans believe that spilling salt brings about hostility, the result of the devil disturbing peace.

•Because fruits andvegetablesarenearly salt-free, vegetarians are often at risk for dietary problems.Thehumanbodyneedselectrolytesto function, and without salt, it runs out of electrolytes.

• The familiar cylindrical salt container withthe metal spout was introduced by Morton in 1911. Prior to that, salt was packaged in large cumbersome bags, which, during wet weather, wouldn’t allow the pouring of salt. Morton’s slogan “When it rains, it pours” was created to tout itsmoisture-proof container. In 1914,the company introduced its famous “umbrella girl” on packaging. Her appearance has been updatedfivetimessince,in1921,1933,1941,1956and1968.

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Salt was such a valuable commodity during the early 1800s, its price was four times higher than beef on the American frontier.

The appearance ofa yellowed enamel bathtub can be refreshed with a solution of salt and turpentine. A paste of salt and vinegar also cleans up tarnished brass or copper. A strong saline brine poured down the kitchen sink helps to prevent grease from collecting in pipes and drains.

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Arabian descent and is known as the dromedary. The two-humpedAsian variety is called theBactrian.Despitethehumpytopographyofitsback, the camel’s spine is staight, not arched, as you might expect.

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Reduce Risk of Falling by Maintaining Health After age 65, about 30 percent of people fall at least once annually. If a hip fracture occurs, 25 percent will die in a year and 50 percent will become dependent -- frequently requiring nursing-home care. Fortunately, much can be done to reduce the risk of a fall, the need for lengthy hospital stays or the loss of independence. The risk of falling frequently is due to de-clines in balance, mobility and gait, as well as a high risk of fainting caused by a blood pressure drop when attempting to stand up. Visual difficulties, diz-ziness, inappropriate shoe choices and drug side ef-fects often contribute to falls. Tripping due to environ-mental hazards in the home or elsewhere remains the major cause of falls at any age. For a person at risk of falling, an evaluation by a physician is essential. Medical conditions that contribute to falls must be identified and treated, and problems with gait and balance should be evaluated. Medications that increase the risk of falling should be avoided. Wherever possible, keep medications to a minimum and avoid sleeping pills, tranquilizers and alcohol. Patients must be made aware that medica-tions to treat hypertension can lead to dangerous drops in blood pressure, with changes in posture. Never stand up suddenly and always have some-thing to hold on to. No matter your health, aging is associated with a relentless loss of muscle mass, an increased proportion of weight as fat, and progressive weak-ness that slows gait speed, affects balance and increases the risk of falls. It follows that the more we do to maintain strength the better. Physical therapy can help reduce falls. Treat-ment includes balance exercises and working with weights that build muscle, bones and most impor-tantly, strength. The older the patient, the longer the time taken to see tangible improvements, but they will occur and in the long term, the results are well worth the effort. When physical therapy ends, keep moving and consider joining a health club to maintain and improve strength and balance. If needed, do not be embarrassed to use a cane, walker or wheelchair. But walk as much as possible. The more time spent being immobile or sitting in a wheelchair, the greater the loss of muscle and the increased chance of a fall. Most serious falls occur in the bathroom.

Carefully review the bathroom and make sure slip-pery surfaces can be avoided, that water does not leak from the shower or tub, and if possible, install handrails from the bed all the way into the bathroom. Often a raised toilet seat with armrests can prove helpful. A sturdy plastic seat should be placed in the tub or shower and use a hand-held shower to bathe. If a wheelchair is needed or gait and balance is significantly impaired, a uniquely designed bathtub or shower may be necessary. Fall-proof the home by clearing walking areas of boxes and electrical and phone cords. Remove low coffee tables and move magazine and plant stands out of the way. Loose rugs should be removed or taped to the floor; uneven wooden floorboards or carpeting must be repaired; and skidproof materials should be used for cleaning. Many falls are caused by standing on a chair or attempting to remove some-thing from an out-of-reach cupboard. For this reason, clothing, cleaning materials, dishes, utensils and food must be accessible and stored within easy reach. Adequate lighting decreases the risk of a fall. Assure that each room has ambient light from outside during the day, is well lighted at night and use night-lights liberally. Always switch on a light before climb-ing the stairs and install glow-in-the-dark or illuminat-ing light switches. If the risk of a fall is too great, consider whether living alone in a large house with stairs is ap-propriate. It may be time to move to a one-level home or assisted-living facility, where help is available and people surround you. And as you grow older, no mat-ter your health, live as close as possible to immediate family. Accidents due to falls are a major cause of physical disability, the need for nursing-home care and poor quality of life. The earlier precautions are taken to reduce the risk of a fall, the better.

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until age 65 or 66 to claim full benefits. And a fairly small percentage of folks opted to wait until 70 to get full benefits plus a delayed retirement bonus of 32 percent. But something has happened in the last five years or so, and all of that has turned around. Retir-ing baby boomers are either more financially savvy than their older colleagues, or at least they think they are more financially savvy, because millions of them are now gambling with their Social Security benefits. They are routinely delaying benefits as long as possi-ble on the assumption that they will live long enough to beat the odds and win the Social Security game. They are giving up tens of thousands, sometimes more than a hundred thousand dollars in benefits between age 62 and 70 hoping that they will live into their mid 80s -- usually the point at which they come out ahead by delaying starting full benefits until age 70. I just want some of these folks to think about me. Prior to my recent blood clot calamity, I had nev-er been sick a day in my life. I would have bet I was a sure candidate to live into my mid 80s, if not my 90s. Now I’m not so sure. Regular readers of this column know that I am a proponent of taking your Social Security ben-efits early. I know that almost every financial planner in this country would disagree with me. But I’ve al-ways been an “eat, drink, and be merry ... for tomor-row we might die” kind of guy. Now I know that’s literally true! I took my Social Security benefits at age 62. So did my wife. It might have been a knuckle-headed decision. It might have been the smartest move we ever made. Who knows? But here is my main point: we made that decision, and we’re happy with it. We’re not worrying about it one little whit! That’s why I wanted to write back to all these folks fretting over their Social Security benefits to tell them to relax. When it comes to their Social Se-curity options, most of them are not between a rock and a hard place. They are between a cushion and a soft place. No matter which decision they make (take their Social Security at 62 or 66 or 70), they are on target to live quite comfortably in retirement. Maybe it takes someone who was recently “knocking on heaven’s door” to realize that whether or not you end up with a few extra nickels in the long run by delaying benefits until age 70 isn’t really all that important in the bigger scheme of things!

Having made that pitch, I know that thou-sands of you at least want to be familiar with your options with respect to when to take your benefits. That’s why once again I’m offering a free digital copy of my fact sheet, “When to take your Social Security benefits.” To get one, send an email to [email protected]. And maybe add a “get well” wish! If you have a Social Security question, Tom Mar-genau has the answer. Contact him at [email protected]. To find out more about Tom Margenau and to read past columns and see features from other Creators Syndi-cate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate web-site at www.creators.com.

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ANSWER: Not often, but enough that plans have to be made to keep checking for such a change.Heartburn is officially called GERD, gastroesopha-geal reflux disease. Stomach acid squirts upward (refluxes) into the swallowing tube, the esophagus. The esophagus isn’t built to deal with stomach acid the way the stomach is. The result is heartburn. Medicines for GERD are many. The ones most often chosen are proton-pump inhibitors, medicines that all but turn off acid production. Their names are Prevacid (lansoprazole), Dexilant (dexlansoprazole), Prilosec (omeprazole), Nexium (esomeprazole), Protonix (pantoprazole) and Aci-phex (rabeprazole). Up to 12 percent of GERD patients, even with treatment, develop Barrett’s esophagus. The lining cells of the lower part of the esophagus change into ones that are more resistant to stomach acid. That change can evolve into another transformation that is precancerous. That’s called dysplasia. Dysplasia can then become cancer. The absolute risk for this is small, but it is real, and has to be carefully looked for. If the Barrett’s cells show signs of low-grade dysplasia, then a follow-up scope exam of the esopha-gus is done in six to 12 months and repeated annu-ally. If high-grade changes are found, the scope exam is repeated every six months. If no dysplasia changes are seen, follow-up exams are scheduled for every three years. The booklet on hiatal hernia and GERD gives a comprehensive treatment on this subject. Readers can obtain a copy by writing: Dr. Donohue -- No. 501W, 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: I am a senior citizen. For the past five years I have received

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A: There are numerous legal papers re-quired before estate assets can be distributed. For example, the IRS and state agencies want their cut; the cost-and-sale basis of their home needs to be de-termined; a real estate commission and attorneys fees need to be paid; and there are processing and other costs that you probably never anticipated that also need to be paid. You will learn how fast a million dollars can dwindle. Also, remember ongoing fees, such as the maintenance of their home, federal and state tax obligations, and stockbroker’s expenses continue. Releases from every potential debtor must be executed. It is not unusual to take a minimum of a year to settle an estate. I am aware of a similar estate that took over two years before checks were released. Determining a settlement date is all but impossible. Think options. Is it possible for a real estate broker to find a homeowner who would sell their home on a lease/option purchase agreement to you, based on the current valuation? Is there a family member who would make you a two or three year loan to expedite your purchase? Unfortunately, in many cases, World War III is declared when the second parent dies. Also, more often than you might believe, the adult child who gets to their parents’ home with a truck first wins the war. * * *

Q: We are in our middle 60s and on the path of trying to keep ourselves fit, healthy and as young as possible. We take vitamins, ex-ercise regularly, try to keep our diet sensible with the right foods, and we keep our attitudes

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■ On Aug. 28, 1774, Elizabeth Ann Bay-ley is born in New York City. She went on to found the first Catholic school and the first female apostolic community in the United States. She also was the first American-born saint beatified by the Roman Catholic Church.

■ On Sept. 1, 1850, circus entrepreneur P.T. Barnum brings to the United States Jen-ny Lind, the greatest opera performer in the world in the mid-19th century. Lind -- “The Swedish Nightingale” -- was a sensation. Her tour is believed to have netted Barnum close to a half-million dollars, an astonishing sum in 1850.

■ On Aug. 27, 1883, the most powerful volcanic eruption in recorded history occurs on Krakatau (also called Krakatoa), a small island located in Indonesia. Heard 3,000 miles away, the explosions threw 5 cubic miles of earth 50 miles into the air and cre-ated 120-foot tsunamis.

■ On Aug. 29, 1942, the Red Cross re-veals that Japan has refused free passage of ships carrying food, medicine and other ne-cessities for American POWs held by Japan. Japan allowed just one-tenth of what POWs elsewhere received to reach prisoners in their territories.

■ On Aug. 31, 1959, Brooklyn Dodgers left-hander Sandy Koufax strikes out 18 bat-ters, setting a new National League record for most strikeouts in a single game. Koufax retired after the 1966 season at just 30 years old because of arthritis in his elbow. He was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1972.

■ On Aug. 30, 1967, Thurgood Marshall becomes the first black American to be con-firmed as a Supreme Court justice. He would remain on the Supreme Court for 24 years before retiring for health reasons, leaving a legacy of upholding the rights of the individ-ual.

■ On Sept. 2, 1987, the trial of Mathias Rust, the 19-year-old German pilot who flew his Cessna plane into Red Square in May 1987, begins in Moscow. Rust had become an international celebrity after he flew com-pletely undetected through Soviet airspace. At his trial, Rust claimed he was merely try-ing to promote world peace.


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A: You have a bisque piano baby and your mother-in-law is correct. In the late 1800s, most families had a piano they would gather around for entertainment. The pianos, especially baby grands, were covered with decorative shawls or scarves. The babies were designed to anchor the shawls so they wouldn’t slide off. The babies were produced in a variety of sizes and in positions that ranged from sitting, crawling, lying down and sleeping. Typical-ly, they have rosy cheeks, winsome smiles and are molded with exact attention to detail. The mark you described was used by Heubach brothers, who have been located in Thuringia, Germany, since 1882. They produced vases, plaques, figurines, dolls and dolls’ heads. Your piano baby was made in the late 1800s. Similar babies can be found selling in antiques shops in the range of $275 to $325.

Q: My mother left me eight plates that were rarely used. I have sent my drawing of the mark that is on the back of each one. The plates are 11 inches in diameter and decorated with multi-colored flowers in the center. The back-ground is white, they have gold borders and are in mint condition. I don’t know where my mother got the plates. They may have been a gift from her British employer. Can you tell me anything about them and whether they have any value?

A: Scammell China Co. was founded in 1924 in New Jersey. They made hotel and railroad china. In 1939, they added Lamberton China, a line of fine china designed for homes. The decorations were both hand painted and transfer printed. The company was sold to Sterling China Co. in 1954. Your dinner plates were made around 1950,

and each would probably be worth $10 to $20.

Address your questions to Anne McCollam, P. O. Box 247, Notre Dame, IN 46556. Items of a general 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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Olympics Are No Joke Last week, I wrote that the Olympic Games were a joke. I retract that statement. They’re seri-ous business in several ways. Plenty of people -- agents, Olympic com-mittees and, in some cases, even the players -- make money during the games either directly (the U.S.A. basketball team), indirectly (medal-winner endorsements) or through pot brownie bake sales for the American judo team. The games also lead to various infrastruc-ture improvements and leave lasting legacy sites, such as the Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta. It is that place in particular that will leave a last-ing impression in mind, for I was in the Centennial Olympic Park the night the park was bombed. The games for me, ironically, started with me being in the right place at the right time. I had recently moved to Atlanta and secured a job at the tech company tasked with providing the technology at the Olympics. A colleague scored a gig at the games, and I rode in on his coattails, hosting the “Surf Shack” inside the Olympic Village. Next to the Surf Shack were a laser-tag tent and the Village arcade. Every day I’d sneak out of the shack and do battle with the world’s greatest athletes inside both venues. The usual warlike countries excelled in laser-tag battles, but at the air-hockey table? That was reserved for a country all to its own: New Jersey. For it was there that I reigned supreme, to the supreme annoyance of the world’s best athletes. My relentless, bank shot-laden assault backed with boardwalk-honed smack talk proved to be unbeatable ... that was, until I played the Australian swim team. My seashore smack was tolerated by, say, the Ukrainians or Moldavians, who hadn’t a clue what I was saying, but the Aussies, they spoke the language. Also, they were huge and they were there to win real Olympic gold medals. So, rather than crush me like a bug, they complained, and the Atlanta Committee of the Olympic Games decided to ban all non-athletes from the arcade. After arguing with American swimmer Jenny Thompson about Surf Shack rules (she didn’t like that we didn’t adhere to Stanford’s rules of emailers first), I took my lanyard to the Centen-nial Park that evening and met with an old girlfriend at the beer tent. We watched a country-fried band playing on the main stage, but decided we didn’t want to stay for “Jack Mack and the Heart Attack.” The night lasted until the early morning in an era just on the cusp of rampant cellphone usage, so I didn’t know that the park was bombed and that we had been sitting squarely within range of the blast. Suddenly, air hockey didn’t seem so impor-tant anymore, and as the athletes and citizens at the games came together in ways hard to describe if you weren’t there, I realized the games were no joke -- at all.

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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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Have you ever gone to the driving range and hit the ball greatonly to see it disappear when you play the course? If that is the case, the reason could be that when you are on thedriving range the ball is on a flat lie that is level to your feet.When you play on the golf course the ball is lying at anglesthat could position the ball above or below your feet.The first thing you want to do when you are getting ready tohit your shot is to assess the lie. Is the ball above or belowmy feet? You can see in the picture that I drew a line alongthe ground that represents “foot level”. The ball isapproximately a couple inches above that line. With the ballbeing above my feet I need to make two adjustments to mysetup; 1) I need to grip down an inch off the top of the club,therefore shortening the shaft. 2) I need to be taller in the legs and in my spine angle.I will also need to make slight adjustments to the swing; Be sure to have the right foot push the hip up through the ball inthe forward swing which will help from hitting the shot fat. Also, finish the swing with the hips and shoulders level to thehorizon. This swing feels very similar to a baseball swing,more level to the horizon line rather than “down” to the ball.The best way to check and see if these adjustments aregoing to help is to make a practice swing and see where andhow deep the divot is in reference to the ball. Your goal is to have a clean brush of the grass through the area of the ball.Keep making the adjustments to the setup and swing untilyou get the right combination for that perfect brush of thegrass. Now you’re ready to have the ball respond to thatswing.The biggest challenge in golf is that the ball lie’s at variousdegrees on sloped ground. That challenge requires that youdevelop the ability to adapt to those angles to produce thebest shot possible.

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Adapting to the ball aboveyour feet Have you ever found yourself hitting the ball great at the driving range, only to see all that dis-appear on the course? It could be that the ball at the range is always level to your feet, but on the hilly course your setup is always changing. To overcome these terrain changes, you first need to assess your lie. Is the ball above or below your feet? In the photo I’ve drawn a line to represent my “foot level”. In this case the ball is several inches above that line, which means I need to make two ad-justments to my setup: 1) I need to grip down an inch off the top of the club to shorten the shaft. 2) I need to be taller in the legs with less angle in my back. My swing will also need some adjusting. My right foot needs to push my hip up through the ball to avoid hitting it fat, and I’ll finish with my hips and shoulders level to the horizon. This swing is somewhat similar to a baseball swing, more horizontal than “down” to the ball. Your goal is to adjust your setup according to your lie and have the clubhead make a clean bush of the grass through the ball. Once you’ve learned to adapt to the slopes this way, youll be producing the best shots possible.

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• Some phobias relate to what’s up above,such as the sun (heliophobia), the clouds(nephophobia), the moon (selenophobia),and the stars (siderophobia). Some folks arejust afraid of looking up – they are calledanablephobes.

•Not all phobias seem that abnormal oruncommon.Lotsofpeoplemighthaveafearof death, known as necrophobia. But thosewith an extreme form might be terrified ofbeing buried alive.A nosocomephobe has afearofhospitals,averminophobeisafraidofgerms,andahydrophobehasanirrationalfearofwater.

• Individuals suffering from extreme agora-phobiararelyleavetheirhomes,duetotheirfearofpublicoropenspacesand the inescapablesituationsthatmayoccurthere.Onlyhomeissafe.

• Somephobiascanbea learnedbehavior thatcomes from listening to others describe atraumaticevent.Anindividualinone’slifecantriggeraphobia,suchaspeladophobia,thefearofbaldpeople.Thosewithnosto-phobia,afearof returninghome,maybeable tocontributetheirpanictoaspecificincident.

• Peoplewhoareafraidoflookingintomirrorshave cataptrophobia, while those with cyberphobia have a fear of working withcomputers.A person with an anxiety aboutmemories is a mnemophobe.

•Don’tconfuselevophobia, thefearofobjectstoaperson’sleft,withdextrophobia, thefearofobjectstotheright.

•Although some of us fear the possibility ofcancer,anextremecarcinophobewillconvincehimself he has cancer because he touchedsomeone who has it.

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