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by Kathy WolfeThe music industry has suffered many sad losses over the years. This week, Tidbits brings a sampling of those talented legends whose premature deaths resulted in promising careers cut short. • Baby boomers will recall RickyNelson as one of the biggest teen idols of the 1950s and 1960s. Starting out on his family’s television show “Ozzie & Harriet,” Nelson began his recording career in 1961 with the million-selling “Travelin’ Man,” followed by another chart topper “Hello, Mary Lou.” He was still recording in the 1980s with his Stone Canyon Band when he composed the hit “Garden Party.” As Nelson, his fiancée and band members were jetting to a New Year’s Eve 1985 performance, a fire caused by a malfunctioning heater broke out in their DC-3, and the plane crashed, killing the 45-year-old singer and several others. • Soul singer Otis Redding recordedjust one million-seller and No. 1 hit. Just three days after recording “Sittin’ on the Dock of the Bay” in 1967, the 26-year-old Redding and his band boarded a plane in Wisconsin, encountered a storm, and crashed into Lake Monona. Four months later, the song hit the top spot on the charts. turn the page for more!

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1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, melted and cooled, plus more for greasing3/4 cup good-quality cocoa powder1/2 cup all-purpose flour4 extra-large eggs, at room temperature2 cups sugar1 vanilla bean, split, seeds scraped1 tablespoon framboise liqueur (optional)Vanilla ice cream, for serving

1. Preheat oven to 325 F. Lightly butter 2-quart shallow oval baking dish.2. Into medium bowl, sift together cocoa powder and flour. In large bowl, with mixer on medium-high speed, beat eggs and sugar 5 to 10 minutes or until very thick and light yellow.3. Reduce speed to low; add vanilla seeds, framboise (if using) and cocoa mixture. Mix just until combined. Slowly pour in butter; mix just until combined.4. Pour mixture into prepared dish set in larger baking pan. Add hot tap water to pan to come halfway up side of dish.5. Bake exactly 1 hour. A toothpick inserted 2 inches from side will come out clean. Center will appear very under-baked. Cool completely.6. Serve with ice cream. Serves 12.

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Q: I really miss seeing Donald Faison on “Scrubs.” Can you tell me what I can see him in now? -- Jeanette F., via e-mailA: You can see Donald, along with Wayne Knight (“Seinfeld”), Kristen Johnston (“3rd Rock from the Sun”) and David Alan Basche (“The Starter Wife”) on TV Land’s latest original comedy, “The Exes.” The show, which airs Wednesday nights, is a comedy about three divorced men (Donald, Wayne and David) sharing an apartment across the hall from their female divorce attorney (Kristen), who also is their landlord. Donald plays charming ladies’ man Phil Chase, and the first season of the show is scheduled to air 10 original epi-sodes. The show airs directly after the TV Land hit “Hot in Cleveland.”***Q: It seems like forever since there’s been a new “Army Wives.” When will the show be returning? -- Justine D. in WyomingA: While there has not been an exact date announced as of this writing, season six of “Army Wives” will return this spring with a 23-episode season. The show was scheduled for 13 episodes, but then Lifetime Televi-sion upped its order for the record-breaking drama. Because of the 10 additional episodes, season six most likely will be broken up into two parts, like many

of cable’s original dramas have done in the past.Word has it that season six will probably (not definitely) be the show’s final season, so it is the general consen-sus that the higher-ups wanted to get the most out of this season -- and their contractually obligated actors -- that they could. This move is kind of crappy for the actors, however, because instead of the production of the season ending in February -- leaving them open to audition for the fall 2012 pilot season -- it looks like they won’t be available for casting calls for new shows.***Q: Is my mind playing tricks on me, or did I see an ad that “Fear Factor” is returning to NBC? -- Mike R., West Palm Beach, Fla.A: You are of sound mind, Mike. “Fear Factor” has re-turned to NBC (shows began airing Dec. 12) on Mon-day nights. Original host, comedian Joe Rogan, also has returned, as have the strenuous -- and gross -- stunts. Back in July, Joe Rogan told “TV Guide Magazine”: “It seems like some sort of bizarro dream world, but I’m looking forward to it. The idea of sitting at home and watching someone else host it would have driven me crazy.” ***Q: I really enjoyed the last “Super Bowl Halftime Show” performance by the Black-Eyed Peas. Any word on who is performing this time? -- Denise M. via e-mailA: Pop diva Madonna has been tapped to lend her su-perstar status to Super Bowl XLVI, which will air on Sun-day, Feb. 5, on NBC. No word yet on what surprises she has in store, but I am counting her show to be a doozy!

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Q: I have three books of tickets from Walt Disney that were sent to me in 1970 or 1971 for being one of the first employees at the Florida attraction. Are they considered collectible? -- Henry, St. Cloud, Fla.A: I spoke with several Disney collectors, and they seem to agree that your ticket books are probably worth in the $25 to $50 range.***Q: I have a shoebox full of old postcards that date back to the 1940s. Many are from the American West, including Arizona. Do you have a suggestion of how I can determine their value? -- Jim, Goodyear, Ariz.A: One of the better groups in your region is the Tucson Post Card Exchange, 820 Via Lucitas, Tucson, AZ 85718-1046. This is an active club that meets the first Sunday of each month at the Pima County Medical Society Building, 5199 East Farness, Tucson, AZ 85712. If a holiday interferes, the meeting is re-scheduled for the week following. Meetings begin at 2:30 p.m. Dues are only $15 per year and include a subscription to an excellent newsletter, “Postscript.”***Q: I have a four-volume set of “Abraham Lincoln” by Carl Sandburg, published in 1939. How much should I ask for it? -- Jean, Apache Junction, Ariz.A: There are dozens of copies available of the four-volume 1939 edition of Sandburg’s “Abraham Lin-coln” at www.abe.com. Most are priced at $4 to $6 per volume. The first edition, originally published in 1926, is extremely rare and in the original dust jack-et or slipcover can retail for several hundred dollars, depending on condition.***Q: I have a salesman’s sample book of calling cards with approximately 140 different specimens. Whom can I contact to determine current values? -- Mike, Rockford, Ill.A: Suzanne Lanone, owner of Suzanne’s Business Cards and a collector for several decades, might be able to help you. Her contact information is P.O. Box 7254, Columbus, GA 31908. You also might want to check out the International Business Cards Collec-tors group at www.ibccsite.com.

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CAREERS CUT SHORT (continued):• One crash took the lives of threerising stars in 1959. Considered a pioneer of rock and roll, 22-year-old Buddy Holly, only a year and a half into his career, had already scored hits “That’ll Be the Day” and “Peggy Sue.” He was on the “Winter Dance Party” tour in February of 1959 with 17-year-old newcomer Ritchie Valens, a teen idol who had just released “La Bamba,” and 29-year-old “Big Bopper” Richardson. The Bopper had recently scored a big hit with “Chantilly Lace.” The winter weather was bitter cold as the tour got underway, with the situation aggravated by a malfunction of the heater on their bus. After completing their gig in Clear Lake, Iowa, the group was due to play in Fargo, North Dakota, the following night. The Big Bopper had the flu, and Holly made the decision to charter a plane to Fargo. With limited seating on the Beechcraft Bonanza, they flipped a coin for seats. Valens won the toss. Bass player Waylon Jennings gave up his winning seat to the Bopper. Within minutes after takeoff, the craft crashed, killing all aboard. It was “the day the music died,” according to the 1971 Don McLean musical tribute “American Pie.” • The career of 30-year-old JimCroce was flourishing in 1973. He had topped the charts with three hits, “You Don’t Mess Around with Jim,” “Time in a Bottle” and “Bad, Bad Leroy Brown.” But life on the road was taking its toll on the young singer, and he became homesick for his wife and infant son. Two months after “Leroy” hit No. 1, Croce chartered a plane home for a break. Shortly after takeoff from a Louisiana airport, the Beechcraft E18S hit a tree, killing Croce and four others.

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CAREERS CUT SHORT (continued):• Considered one of the greatest singers of all time, the velvet-voiced crooner Karen Carpenter, along with brother Richard, racked up 17 Top 20 hits and sales of more than 100 million records in the 1970s, including “Close to You” and “We’ve Only Just Begun.” Yet this beautiful girl with the wholesome image struggled with anorexia for years, and desperate to look slim on stage, dropped as low as 79 pounds. The eating disorder took its toll on her heart and eventually claimed her life in 1983 when she was just 32. •Evenyoungpeoplehaveheardthemusicof Big Band trombonist Glenn Miller, although his music career was only three and a half years long. Such hits as “In the Mood” and “Chattanooga Choo Choo” have endured for decades, and even the re-issues of his hits 40 years after his death have achieved gold status. Miller and his swing band scored 31 Top Ten hits in 1940 and another 11 in 1941, making him the top recording artist for both years. In 1942, the 38-year-old Miller left behind his $20,000-per-week income and joined the Army, organizing a 45-member military band that performed for troops and war-bond rallies. In 1944, on a flight to Paris, his plane disappeared over the English Channel. It wasn’t determined whether the craft had been shot down or had crashed due to bad weather. The plane was never recovered. • PatsyClinewasalreadyaGrandOleOprystar at 26 and the nation’s number one female artist at age 29. Her recording of “I Fall to Pieces” was the Song of the Year for 1962. She survived a nearly fatal head-on collision in 1961 but could only cheat death for one more year. In 1962, after a short five-and-a-half-year career, Cline was killed in a plane crash at age 30 in a swampy woodland in Tennessee. She’s number 46 on Rolling Stone’s list of “100 Greatest Singers of All Times.”

HOLLYWOOD -- What does it take to become a movie star today? Take Jeremy Irvine, who hails from the little town of Cambridgeshire, England. In 2008 he landed a role in the teen series “Life Bites” on the British Disney Channel. After two seasons, the show was put on hold and he took a role in the Royal Shakespeare production of “Dunsinane,” the sequel to “Macbeth,” as a spear car-rier. A routine audition for the film “War Horse” turned into two months of call backs until he was asked to do a film test. When he was handed the script for the test, it told him that Steven Spielberg, who was directing the film, wanted him for the lead.“War Horse,” a very successful play in London and on Broadway that utilizes puppets as the horses, takes place during World War I. There was just one problem, though -- Jeremy had never been on a horse! He had to go through two months of extensive training to play a boy who searches war-torn Europe to find his horse. Eleven horses were used to portray his horse, Joey, at various stages of his life. In addition, Jeremy has been dealing with Type 1 diabetes since he was 6 years old, which you can be sure had to be dealt with for such a demanding physical role. “War Horse” is rated PG-13 and opens on Christmas Day.Jeremy is currently playing Pip in the new film of

Charles Dickens’ “Great Expectations” with Helena Bonham Carter, and then goes right into “The Rail-way Man” with Colin Firth and Rachel Weisz. So far, he still prefers living in Bedfordshire, England, with his parents and two younger brothers rather than Holly-wood, but when Hollywood calls, most young actors answer!***If you haven’t seen “The Artist” yet, go see why it’s already getting Oscar buzz. French director Michael Hazanavicius cast French actors Jean Dujardin, who won the best actor award at The Cannes Film Festival this year for playing a rising actor who has to deal with the advent of talking pictures, and Berenice Bejo, as well as John Goodman, James Cromwell, Penelope Ann Miller and Malcolm McDowell. Shooting for seven weeks in and around noisy Los Angeles wasn’t a prob-lem for “The Artist,” since it’s in black and white and is A SILENT FILM! The one and only silent film to win the best picture Oscar was l928’s epic “Wings.” If “The Art-ist” should win, the movie industry will have come full circle, and it will have taken 84 years to prove people who said “Talkies won’t last!” and “Silent films are all washed up!” wrong -- twice!

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“Mr. Holidays Presents The Rooftop Hop”by Michael Sheahan(Finest Books, $19.99)Reviewed by Rose M. Croke

Retired New York City police detective turned award-win-ning singer-songwriter, Michael Sheahan, reveals a little-known secret about Santa Claus in the new holiday book “Mr. Holidays Presents The Rooftop Hop.”Through the merry character of Mr. Holidays -- the mayor of Holidaysville and best friend to the world’s best-known hol-iday characters -- it is revealed that Santa Claus has a never-before-released favorite song. He hums and dances to this toe-tapping diddy every Christmas Eve as he tirelessly goes from house to house delivering toys to little girls and boys around the world. It is called “The Rooftop Hop” and best described as “hip-hop ... be-bop ... rock ‘n’ roll ... that brings joy and happiness to every soul.”Beautifully illustrated by Douglas Wright, “Mr. Holidays Pre-sents The Roof Top Hop” is a three-in-one storybook/CD/DVD package that invites young readers to read, sing and dance as they revel in the spirit of the magical Christmas holiday season. Kids of all ages can watch the story unfold on TV while parents and caregivers read the story aloud.Sheahan performs the catchy title song and three other tunes on the sing-along CD. Michael Balderrama, a chore-ographer for the Tony Award-winning Broadway show “In the Heights,” and dance instructor Jennifer Parsinen provide a step-by-step demonstration of the rooftop-hop dance steps on the instructional dance DVD. In addition to the read-along text from the book, the DVD includes printable coloring pages.“Mr. Holidays Presents The Roof Top Hop” received two 2011 Moonbeam Awards, which honor the year’s best children’s books, authors and illustrators, including Best Holiday Book.This beautifully crafted, classic-inspired Christmas story-book invites young readers and those young at heart into a world full of imagination and holiday wonder. Through its beautiful illustrations, toe-tapping songs and fun dance moves, “The Roof Top Hop” is sure to become a perennial holiday favorite.

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Wine -- Good or Bad

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I am thoroughly confused. Several months ago, I read of the benefit of wine for women. The conclusion was that it reduced a woman’s chances of heart attack and stroke by 30 percent. My husband and I have started to drink one glass of wine a day. Now comes a new report that says just one glass of wine a day increases the chances for breast cancer. Should I be concerned? -- M.T.

ANSWER: Welcome to the army of nutrition confusion. What’s good one day might be life-threatening the next. I don’t rely on one report. I stick to what the majority says. If the majority changes its mind, then I change.Wine and other alcoholic drinks lower the incidence of heart disease and, apparently, strokes. That’s the current

majority thinking. Moderate drinkers of alcohol -- wine in particular -- have a lower overall mortality rate than do alcohol abstainers and heavy drinkers. “Moderate” drinking is one glass of wine, one 12-ounce can of beer or 1.5 ounces of whiskey for women; it’s two for men.The role of wine (or alcohol) in promoting breast cancer is less clear. Analysis of 40 studies shows an increase in breast cancer for women downing three or more drinks a day. The same studies suggest that even one or two daily drinks might pose a slight danger.Other studies show an increase in lobular breast cancer with one drink a day, but no increase in ductal breast cancer. Ductal cancer is the most common kind of breast cancer.I am positive that equally confusing information will be forthcoming.The best advice I have read is this: If a woman truly savors drinking wine, one glass a day is relatively safe in regard to breast cancer. The benefits of heart health and prevention of stroke are not so great that they should induce anyone to change from being a nondrinker to a drinker.The booklet on breast cancer explains this illness in detail. To obtain a copy, write to: Dr. Donohue -- No. 1101W, Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475. Enclose a check or money order (no cash) for $4.75 U.S./$6 Can. with the recipient’s printed name and address. Please allow four weeks for delivery.***

Meringue Mushrooms

3 egg whites (1/2 cup) at room temperature

1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar

1 cup sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/2 cup chocolate chips

Cocoa powder for dusting

1. Preheat oven to 225 F. In a large bowl, beat the egg whites until

frothy and foamy with an electric mixer set at low speed. Add the

cream of tartar. Increase speed until soft peaks form. Start adding

the sugar slowly, a tablespoon at a time. Let your kids watch as the

mixture changes, and glossy stiff peaks form. Beat an additional 5

minutes after sugar is added.

2. Spoon the thick mixture into a large plastic zipper-style bag and

push toward one corner to form a pastry bag. Cut off the very tip

of that corner so the meringue can be squeezed out of the bag (or

use a pastry bag and a 5/8-inch tip).

Let your child try it out by dotting four small beads of meringue

at the corners of the cookie sheet. Set a sheet of parchment paper

over the top. The beads will provide a bond to hold the paper in

place.

3. Make the mushroom caps by holding the bag over the parch-

ment paper and push until a one-inch mound of meringue forms.

Place 1/2 inch apart. Once you have made approximately 35-40

caps, let your child dip the tip of his finger in a small bowl of water

and gently round any peaks to make a smooth surface. Lightly

strain cocoa powder across the tops.

Shape mushroom stems about 3/4 to 1-inch high on another

parchment paper covered cookie sheet by pulling the bag up as

you press meringue out. Tap down peaks with wet fingers. These

stems will be attached to the caps with melted chocolate after

baking.

4. Place the two cookie sheets in the oven for 1 hour or until me-

ringues can be lifted easily. Turn off the heat and leave in the oven

with the door propped open for an hour or more. The extra time

allows the meringue caps and stems to dry.

5. To construct mushrooms, melt the chocolate chips in a

microwave-safe dish. Use a small spoon to spread chocolate on the

underside of a cap. Attach a stem. Allow the chocolate “glue” to harden. Arrange in a festive basket and share with friends at a holiday party.***(c) 2011 Donna EricksonDistributed by King Features Synd.

CAREERS CUT SHORT (continued):• Back in the late 1960s, RonnieVan Zant and a couple of his high school buddies formed a Southern blues-rock band, calling it My Backyard. In a sarcastic tribute to their P.E. teacher Leonard Skinner, who was famous for rebuking long-haired students, they changed their name to Lynyrd Skynyrd. The group was at the peak of their career in the mid-1970s with sell-out concerts and increasing record sales, thanks to mega-hits “Free Bird” and “Sweet Home Alabama.” In 1977, just three days after the release of their sixth album, the band’s private charter plane crashed on its way to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, killing Van Zant and five others. Although four members of the band survived the crash, they disbanded shortly afterward. Ten years later they reunited, with Ronnie’s younger brother Johnny as the new lead singer. The band, with several member changes, continues to tour today.• For decades, Salvatore “Sonny”Bono was a recording artist, composer, record producer and actor. Alongside wife Cher, he decked himself out in fur vests, boots, bell-bottoms, beads and long hair, a classic “hippy.” His duet with Cher “I Got You, Babe” rocked the charts, and their television variety show scored high in the ratings. When his music career began to fizzle, he ventured down a completely different path, that of politician. He was elected mayor of Palm Springs in 1988 and a U.S. Congressman in 1994. (He is the only member of Congress to have scored a Billboard No. 1 pop single.) In 1998, while skiing near Lake Tahoe, he struck a tree and perished from his injuries. OVERCOMING THE ODDS:FAMOUS DISABILITIESSeveral well-known people have been afflicted with serious disabilities but have risen above their circumstances to succeed. Let’s check out these individuals

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By Samantha Mazzotta

Q: I bought three strings of exterior holiday lights last year to decorate the trees in my backyard. This year, although I put them up the same way, half the bulbs on one string won’t light. What’s going on? -- Carol in Cocoa, Fla.

A: The problem is likely as simple as a single burned-out light bulb halfway down the string. Turn on the lights as you normally do and locate the first bulb on the string that will not light up. Mark that bulb with a small bit of masking tape so you can find it again, and then unplug the string.Go to the box where you stored your holiday lights and look for a container or a small plastic bag that contains replacement bulbs and fuses. Return to your string, locate the burned-out bulb, remove it by pulling it firmly straight out of the socket, and put a replacement bulb in its place. (The new bulb must be the same size and type as the old one.)

Plug the string back in and turn on. If the bulb was the culprit, the entire string will relight.If that method doesn’t work, you may have a fuse issue. Fuses are located in each of the plugs. If your strings are attached end-to-end and the failure oc-curs at one of these attachment points, try removing the old fuse from the attached end and putting in a replacement fuse (be sure to unplug the entire string before doing this, just to be safe).Fuse faults can occur when too many strings are at-tached end-to-end, overloading the circuit. Read the package instructions to find out the maximum num-ber of light strings that can be attached to each other (three strings is a good limit).

HOME TIP: Avoid using holiday lights marked “indoor use only” on the outside of your house or in your yard, for safety reasons. Use exterior lights instead.

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who have refused to allow their situations to overwhelm them. • When the flow of speech isdisrupted by repetitions or hesitations, the speaker has the disorder known as stuttering or stammering. As chronicled in the 2010 Academy Award-winning film “The King’s Speech,” Great Britain’s King George VI suffered from the disorder and struggled until nearly age 40 when an Australian speech therapist enabled him to overcome it. Prime Minister Winston Churchill also stuttered due to a defect in his palate, yet went on to become one of history’s greatest orators. You’d never know from watching the “Die Hard” series of action films that Bruce Willis once had a stuttering problem. He signed up for high school drama as a means to overcome it. Actor Samuel L. Jackson’s speech therapist urged him to take up acting as well to overcome his stammering. Movie icons Jimmy Stewart and Julia Roberts also were afflicted with the disability.• Born six weeks prematurely,Stevie Wonder was blind as a result of the incomplete growth of his eyes’ blood vessels. Yet blindness didn’t stop him from signing his first record contract at age 12 and scoring a major hit at age 13. He has achieved more than 30 Top Ten hits and won 22 Grammy Awards, more than any other solo artist. Wonder also took home the Oscar in 1984 for the Best Original Song “I Just Called to Say I Love You.” Rolling Stone magazine’s list of the “Top 100 Greatest Singers of All Time” has Wonder as number 9.

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It was American inventor and businessman Thomas Alva Edison who made the following sage observation: "Opportunity is missed by most people because it comes dressed in overalls and looks like work."

If you're planning a trip to Peru to ring in the new year, you might want to bring along some yellow underwear. In that country it's considered lucky to wear it on the �rst day of the new year.

Another story to add to the �le on clueless criminals: In 2010, two men in Portland, Ore., went to a supermarket and started removing price tags from items and �lling their backpacks with the loot. However, they didn't even make it out of the store with their ill-gotten gains. It seems that the would-be crooks decided to do their shoplifting during a "Shop With a Cop" promotion, and there were 60 police o�cers already in the store -- in uniform.

You may be surprised to learn that the Statue of Liberty is not located in New York. While it is on Liberty Island in New York Harbor, it's technically within the territorial waters of

Jersey City, N.J.

If you're going to be traveling to California anytime soon, you might want to keep this in mind: In that state, shooting game from a moving vehicle is illegal -- unless the animal you're aiming for is a whale.

A baseball will travel farther on a hot day than on a cold one.

The oldest bakery yet uncovered was found by archaeologists digging in the Egyptian city of Giza in 2002. They say that the baking trays, bread molds and ovens there date back to 2500 B.C., right around the time the pyramids were being built.***Thought for the Day: "Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities. Truth isn't." -- Mark Twain

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DISABILITIES (continued):•Thelearningdisabilitydyslexiaimpairsa person’s reading comprehension. However, it’s certainly not a reflection of lesser intelligence, since Albert Einstein was a famous dyslexic, as were inventors Thomas Edison and Alexander Graham Bell and authors Lewis Carroll and Agatha Christie. In the entertainment industry, Tom Cruise, Orlando Bloom, Cher, Jay Leno, Danny Glover and Patrick Dempsey have all wrestled with dyslexia. Dempsey counts on memorization to help him with his disability. Henry “The Fonz” Winkler didn’t discover his dyslexia until he was 31 years old, ironically, while making a documentary about it. • DannyGloverhashadtodealwithnot only dyslexia, but epilepsy as well, a condition he developed at age 15. The “Lethal Weapon” star has been a keynote speaker at the National Epilepsy Foundation’s conferences. It was the same double disability for Agatha Christie. This neurological seizure disorder also afflicted Charles Dickens and Alfred Nobel. Singer and guitarist Neil Young faced the obstacle of epilepsy, along with diabetes and polio. It didn’t seem to stop him from recording more than 50 albums. • Epileptic seizures, poor eyesight,rheumatoid arthritis and asthma didn’t stop 26th U.S. President Teddy Roosevelt from his active political life or his pursuits as a naturalist, explorer, big game hunter, soldier and author. His poor eyesight may have actually saved him from an assassination attempt. A bullet was slowed by the steel eyeglass case in his jacket pocket. It was too dangerous to remove the bullet lodged in his chest muscle, and there it remained the rest of his life.

How Do You Pay Off Debt?

When you’re saddled with multiple debt payments every month and want to put extra money toward paying off one at a time, how do you decide which debt gets the extra money first?There are two schools of thought: Some financial gu-rus advise paying off the smallest debt first, and then using that extra money to attack the next smallest. Others believe in going for the one with the highest interest rate first, no matter how large or small the debt.But when it comes down to it, it’s the consumer, not the financial wizards, who ultimately write the checks. And it’s consumer who, for the most part, will pay the smallest debt first, no matter the interest rate.Now a University of Michigan study (Winning the Bat-tle but Losing the War: The Psychology of Debt Man-agement) has uncovered the reasons for consumer debt repayment decisions. Researchers concluded that consumers will pay off a small debt first, even if a larger debt has a higher interest rate, for the emotion-al and psychological satisfaction of retiring a debt -- a “quick win,” as they dubbed it. Correct or not, consum-

ers are concerned with reducing the number of debts more than they are with the dollar value of the debts.It was only when consumers were shown the amount of interest they were paying that some saw the sense in changing their repayment methods.Credit-card companies are now required to show in a box on each month’s statement just how long it will take you to pay off the debt if you make only mini-mum payments, as well as a sample comparison to how much you’d have to pay each month to retire the debt more quickly. You can make use of an online calculator to show 1) how quickly a debt will be paid off if you make pay-ments of varying amounts, and 2) how much interest you’ll be paying during that time. Search online for “credit card payment calculator,” then do the math for each of your debts to see which plan gets you debt-free the fastest.

The bottom line: No matter which method you use to pay off debts, be sure it makes financial sense. Always make more than the minimum payment to protect your credit scores.

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




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DEAR PAW’S CORNER: My stepdaughter Susan is getting married on the day after Christmas, in the Bahamas. A lot of her relatives, including myself, are rather miffed about the date and location. But even more outrageous are her plans for the wedding itself. She’s decided that her yellow Lab, “Briny,” will serve as the ring bearer! I’m not sure how she plans to pull this off, but I think it’s really inappropriate. How can I tell her this without upsetting her? -- Joyce L., Deerfield Beach, Fla.

DEAR JOYCE: I don’t think there’s a way to say what’s on your mind without upsetting her, because you’re unhappy with the wedding plans overall. Personally, I think it sounds really fun that Briny has such an important place in the wedding.Susan does need to make sure that Briny can make the trip over to the Bahamas. The website www.bahamas.com has details on getting a pet import permit, but the most important detail is that Briny must have up-to-date shots and Susan must bring

the written record of those immunizations with her. So, the most you can and should do is double-check with Susan that she has taken care of these requirements for Briny and that she’s staying in accommodations that allow pets.This close to the wedding, it’s probably best not to go into any other details. If you’ve accepted the invitation and finalized your travel plans, go to the wedding, enjoy a fruity beverage (preferably with an umbrella), and be happy.

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On Jan. 1, 1876, the first area-wide New Year’s Day Mummers’ Parade is held in Philadelphia. Mummers’ celebrations in America date back to colonial times. Reciting doggerel and receiving in return cakes and ale, groups of five to 20 people, their faces blackened, would march from home to home, shouting and dis-charging firearms into the air.

On Dec. 28, 1895, the world’s first commercial mov-ie screening takes place at the Grand Cafe in Paris. The film was a series of short scenes from everyday French life. Admission was charged for the first time.

On Dec. 27, 1900, prohibitionist Carry Nation smash-es up the bar at the Carey Hotel in Wichita, Kansas, causing several thousand dollars in damage and landing in jail. Nation became famous for carrying a hatchet and wrecking saloons as part of her anti-alcohol crusade.

On Dec. 30, 1922, in post-revolutionary Russia, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics is established. In the USSR, all levels of government were controlled by the Communist Party. Soviet industry was owned and managed by the state, and agricultural land was divided into state-run collective farms.

On Dec. 31, 1937, Anthony Hopkins is born in Port Talbot, Wales. Hopkins is known for playing one of the greatest villains in movie history, the cannibal-istic serial killer Hannibal Lecter in “The Silence of the Lambs” and its two sequels, “Hannibal” and “Red Dragon.”

On Dec. 29, 1940, London suffers its most devastat-ing air raid when Germans firebomb the city. The next day, a newspaper photo of St. Paul’s Cathedral stand-ing undamaged amid the smoke and flames seemed to symbolize the capital’s unconquerable spirit dur-ing the Battle of Britain.

On Dec. 26, 1966, the first day of the first Kwanzaa is celebrated in Los Angeles. The seven-day holiday is a celebration of African-American family, community and cultural values, which include unity, self-determi-nation, collective work and responsibility, economic cooperation, purpose, creativity and faith.


1. Who is the only second baseman in major-league history to post five consecutive 30-homer seasons?2. Seattle pitcher Felix Hernandez was 24 years old when he reached 1,000 career strikeouts in 2010. Name the three younger hurlers to reach 1,000 K’s.3. In 2010, Indianapolis tied an NFL

mark for most consecutive playoff appearances (nine). Who else holds the mark?4. When was the last time before 2011 that the University of Kentucky’s men’s basketball team reached the Final Four?5. In 2010-11, two Vezina Trophy (NHL’s top goaltender) finalists (Roberto Luongo, Tim Thomas) met in the Stanley Cup Finals. When was the previous time that happened?6. Dale Earnhardt holds the Sprint Cup record for most wins at Talladega Superspeedway (10). How many times has Dale Earnhardt Jr. won there?7. Combined, tennis players Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic have won 25 of the past 26 Grand Slam men’s singles titles. Who is the only other person to win in that span?

TOP TEN VIDEO, DVD as of December 12, 2011

Top 10 Video Rentals1. Super 8 (PG-13) Kyle Chandler

2. Conan the Barbarian (R) Jason Momoa3. The Change-Up (R) Ryan Reynolds

4. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II (PG-13) Daniel Radcliffe

5. Captain America: The First Avenger (PG-13) Chris Evans

6. Crazy, Stupid, Love (PG-13) Steve Carrell7. Larry Crowne (PG-13) Tom Hanks

8. Water for Elephants (PG-13) Reese Witherspoon9. Cars 2 (G) animated

10. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (PG-13) Johnny Depp

Top 10 DVD Sales1. Super 8 (PG-13) (Paramount)

2. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II (PG-13) (Warner)

3. Tyler Perry’s a Madea Christmas: The Play (NR) (Lionsgate)

4. Cars 2 (G) (Buena Vista)5. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (PG-13)

(Buena Vista)6. Conan the Barbarian (R) (Lionsgate)

7. Bridesmaids (R) (Universal)8. Fast Five (PG-13) (Universal)

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Answers1. Dan Uggla (2007-11).2. Bob Feller (22 years old), Bert Blyleven (23) and Dwight Gooden (23).3. The Dallas Cowboys, 1975-83.4. It was 1998, when Kentucky won its last championship in men’s basketball.5. It was 1989 (Calgary’s Mike Vernon, Montreal’s Patrick Roy).6. Five times.7. Juan Martin del Potro won the U.S. Open in 2009.


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EDITOR'S NOTE: DVDs reviewed in this column will be available in stores the week of Dec. 26, 2011.

PICKS OF THE WEEK"Brighton Rock" -- A handsome hoodlum murders a man at the Brighton Boardwalk, and the only loose end is a pretty young witnessing waitress who says she never forgets a face. Pinkie (Sam Riley) then seduces the naive Rose (Andrea Riseborough), �guring that even if he has to murder or marry her, it beats getting the death penalty in the last year before it's outlawed.What follows is a smoldering

-- if a little slow and melodramatic -- story of a good Catholic girl who falls hard for the wrong bad boy. Riley's brooding Brit feels a little too one-sided. He knows what game he's playing and doesn't seem all that con�icted about it. The themes from the source novel by Graham Greene are well-preserved, and that adds the necessary weight to the story. Is Rose's faithful nature her secret strength, or is it leading her to the slaughter?

"Apollo 18" -- It's found-footage madness from the dark side of the moon! It turns out that there was one more top-secret moon mission in 1974, and the classi�ed footage collected by the astronauts tells the real story of why we never went back. Budgetary concerns and shifting

policies had little to do with it -- creepy crawlies hiding under moon rocks is what scared mankind away from our greatest symbolic achievement.All the parts are in place -- isolation, unfamiliar terrain, claustrophobic settings and a premise that suspends enough disbelief -- but the second-phase rockets never kick in, so this not-so-scary dud never makes it into orbit. What's missing from the mission checklist is suspense, characters we care about, su�cient thrills and a script. This one shoots for the moon and somehow lands among the "Blair Witch" sequels.

"Final Destination 5" -- Like so many decent horror franchises before it, "Final Destination" embraces repetition, and

it works. Once again, a lone nobody gets a clairvoyant glimpse of massive freak accident (this time it's a bridge collapse) just in time to save a few people, forming a diverse cast of folks who will die one by one in their own, personalized freak accidents. No monster, no psychopath, just the raw malice of fate and gruesome occupational hazards.

DOG OF THE WEEK"A Good Old Fashioned Orgy" -- It's not funny. It's not sexy. It's not worth seeing. Jason Sudeikis should not burn any bridges at "Saturday Night Live," because between "Hall Pass" and this irredeemable mess,

his movie career is courting the short theatrical run enjoyed by sexless sex-comedies for unfunny Gen Xers. And I didn't even know that was a genre.

TV PICKS"The Borgias: The First Season""Archer: Season 2""Shameless: The Complete First Season""Looney Tunes Pepe Le Pew Collection""Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret: Season 1"



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