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In winter most areas of North America are dealing with cold weather. Some people love it; some hate it. In this Tidbits we will look at ice fi shing and icebergs, as well as how you can be left “out in the cold,” and that has nothing to do with the weather! Cold is defi ned as “having a relatively low temperature; having little or no warmth.” Also, in regards to behavior or personality it can be: “lacking in passion, emotion, enthusiasm” or “not affectionate, cordial, or friendly.” If you’ve ever been in a situation where you were ignored, neglected or forgotten, you probably felt like you were “left out in the cold.” In this situation, the term is used as an idiom. This idiom originated in the 1800s in reference to someone who was left outdoors without shelter. Hopefully this doesn’t happen often! Many fi shermen (mostly men, but there are women enthusiasts as well) love to drill through deep ice and wait for fi sh to bite! Ice fi shing is a major winter past-time in Canada and northern states in the U.S. that are cold enough for thick ice. Some great advantages of ice fi shing: not as many anglers trying to get your spot, fewer insects “bugging” you, and you’re not likely to perspire! Because Canada has long winters, it is no wonder that they have a lot of people who like to ice fi sh. It is home to the greatest number of participants in the sport. In the year 2000, Canadian anglers spent a combined total of 4,489,296 days ice fi shing!A small fi shing village on the south shore of Nova Sco-tia, West Pubnico, was named for the native Mi’kmaq word, Pombcoup, which means: “a hole that has been cut in the ice for fi shing.” More than 60% of the fi sh Canadians catch beneath the ice are caught and released. They eat less than one third of their catch. They practice CPR: “catch, photograph, release!”Minnesota is nicknamed the “Land of 10,000 Lakes.” There are actually 11,842 lakes in the state that are 10 acres or larger (4 ha). With so many lakes and cold win-ters it is no wonder that ice fi shing is a popular sport. Minnesota is known for its abundance of ice shelters set up on the state’s lakes. If you’ve ever fl own into or out of the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport you have probably noticed all of the dots on the lakes! Each year it is estimated that around 150,000 ice fi shing shelters are set up. The state’s Department of Natural Resources estimates that about 30% of the fi sh caught in the state are caught when the lakes are frozen.

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Ice fishing is a risky sport and the depth of the ice is something to be taken very seriously. In 2009, over 100 people were stranded on the Great Lakes. They became stranded when ice broke away where they were fishing. The Coast Guard rescued all, however, one died in route to the hospital due to hypothermia. This life threatening condition occurs when body temperature falls below 95° F (35° C). It is imperative when ice fishing to get expert advice. Knowing the area and the ice conditions can make the sport fun; not knowing can lead to disaster. It is recom-mended that ice thickness for someone fishing alone (not really advisable) be almost four inches (10 cm). For groups, where more are standing on the ice, the ice should be about 7.5 inches (18 cm). When vehicles are taken on the ice, which does happen in some cold climates, the ice should be 11-12 inches (28 cm).Icebergs are much thicker than the ice that freezes over lakes in the winter. Icebergs are chunks of ice that developed on land, then break off and float in a lake or ocean. The word “iceberg” originates from the Dutch “ijsberg”, which means ice mountain. Icebergs are found in all shapes and sizes, from very small pieces to ice islands that can be the size of a small country. The term “iceberg” actually refers to ice larger than 16 feet (5 m) in diameter. Smaller icebergs are known as growlers and bergy bits. Even though they are smaller, they are harder to spot and therefore very

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dangerous for ships. Even though most icebergs are found floating in oceans of salt water they are made of pure fresh water. Most of the icebergs on earth are found in the frigid waters surrounding Antarctica and in the northern Atlantic Ocean. Most icebergs originate near the west coast of Greenland.“Iceberg Alley” is the name given to an area from Baffin Bay, off the west coast of Greenland where many mas-sive icebergs break into the water, to the coast of New-foundland and Labrador on the east coast of Canada. The Newfoundland and Labrador area is known as the Iceberg Capital of the World. Approximately 90% of the icebergs that are in the wa-ters near Newfoundland and Labrador originated from the glaciers of western Greenland. They are among the fastest moving icebergs in the world. Even so, by most standards, the four miles (7 km) per year that they tend to move seems slow. It takes an estimated two to three years for the massive icebergs to cover the 1600 nautical miles (2963 km) and reach the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador. If icebergs reach the Atlantic Ocean before melting, they melt rather quickly in the warm waters. After the sinking of the Titanic in 1912, near New-foundland, the United States, Canada, and eleven other countries formed the International Ice Patrol. The patrol uses airplanes and radar to track icebergs that make their way into the major shipping lanes. The U.S. National Ice Center monitors icebergs larger than 5,400 square feet (500 sq/m) near Antarctica using satellite data. Ice-bergs are not just studied and watched to protect ships, scientists use them as tools for studying ocean processes and climate. A way that some inventive Canadians have chosen to use the abundance of icebergs floating in their waters is in creating vodka and other alcoholic spirits. The Iceberg Vodka Corporation, based in St. John’s New-foundland, produces spirits “made from naturally pure 12,000-year-old icebergs harvested off the coast of Newfoundland.” They use Ontario-grown sweet corn in making their beverages as well. They also make Iceberg Rum and Iceberg Gin. The largest iceberg ever recorded was found near Baffin Island in 1882. Eight miles long and three miles wide (13 km long/6 km wide), its height above water was 65 feet (20 m).

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We’ve lost someone who was always in our corner, Sen. Daniel K. Inouye of Hawaii. Unlike too many of our elected officials, Sen. Inouye was one of us. In World War II, serving in Italy in 1945, Inouye fought in an action that can only be described as horrific: After being shot in stomach, he continued fighting and leading an assault against a German stronghold. He was holding a primed grenade that he was about to throw when he was shot in that arm, leaving the grenade in his no longer functioning fist. Somehow he managed to grab the grenade with his other hand and toss it into a bunker. With his arm mostly severed, he continued fighting until he was shot in the leg and collapsed. Once in a field hospital, his arm was amputated. For this action he received the Bronze Star, Purple Heart with oak leaf cluster and Distinguished Service Cross. That Cross should have been the Medal of

Weekly Horoscope

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TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Doff a bit of that careful, conservative outlook and let your brave Bovine self take a chance on meeting that new challenge. You could be surprised at how well you do.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) You might not want to return to the more serious tasks facing you. But you know it’s what you must do. Cheer up. Something more pleasant soon will occupy your time.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) As you dutifully tidy up your end-of-the-month tasks, your fun self emerges to urge you to do something special: A trip (or a cruise, maybe?) could be just what you need.

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PISCES (February 19 to March 20) A surprise decision by someone you trust causes some stormy moments. But a frank discussion explains everything, and helps save a cherished relationship.

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Honor, but wasn’t, likely due to Inouye’s race. In-ouye was a Nisei, a Japanese American born in Ha-waii to Japanese parents who had immigrated before he was born. It wasn’t until President Bill Clinton upgraded the Cross in 2000 that Inouye received his long-overdue Medal of Honor, along with 19 others on his all-Nisei combat team.Innouye had been a senator since 1963, the second-longest serving senator, and had served in other pub-lic positions before then. It’s said that in 58 years, he never lost an election.One bill he reintroduced in the Senate time and time again was to restore Memorial Day to its historical correct date, May 30, instead of the one-size-fits-all last Monday in May. The bill never made it, but he kept trying because he believed in it.Whoever replaces Inouye in a 2014 special election in Hawaii will have some big shoes to fill.

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QUEEN VICTORIAQueen Victoria holds the title of the longest reigning monarch in the United Kingdom. She ruled from 1837-1901; for 63 years and 7 months. The current queen, Queen Elizabeth II, has been in power for almost 61 years.Born on May 24, 1819, at Kensington Palace in London, Victoria was the only child of Prince Edward (Duke of Kent) and Princess Victoria Mary Louisa of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. Christened “Alexandrina Victoria” and called “Drina” by her family, the future queen’s formal name from birth was Her Royal Highness Princess Victoria of Kent.Queen Victoria’s father died when she was only eight months old. Her mother was very protective and she was taught at home. Her first language was German but she was taught to speak French and English when she was only three years old. (Later in life she also learned to speak Hindustani since she became ruler of India.) She studied history, geography and the Bible and was taught to play the piano and to paint. Victoria was the granddaughter of George III and inherited the throne from her uncle William IV. Her father was one of four sons of George III but since none of his brothers had legitimate children in line for the throne, she became William IV’s successor. Victoria was elevated to the throne at the young age of 18, with her coronation held a year later on June 28, 1838. When Queen Victoria was 21 years old she married German Prince Albert, who was her cousin. In her first years as queen her main advisers were her Prime Minister Lord Melbourne and her uncle, King Leopold of Belgium. After marrying Prince Albert, he became her major confidant and advisor. He helped her learn to rule in the constitu-tional role where the monarchy had much influence but the powers were mostly with Parliament.The British Empire became very powerful during Queen Victoria’s reign. She ruled about one quarter of the world’s landmass and approximately one quarter of the world’s population; about 450 million people. The land under British rule was so large that many said “the sun never set on the British Empire.” It stretched around the globe from Canada to the Caribbean, Australia, New Zealand, Africa and India. India was considered the “Jewel in the Crown” and Queen Victoria was given the title of Empress of India in 1876. Queen Victoria’s long reign became known as the Victorian era: a time of great industrial, scientific, political, mili-tary, and trade advancement for Great Britain. The Queen and Prince Albert had 9 children and 42 grandchildren. The queen was called “Grandmother of Europe,” by managing the marriages of her children and grandchildren into other European royal families. When Prince Albert died in 1861, Queen Victoria mourned, rarely seen in public, for about ten years. Known as the “Widow of Windsor,” she wore black for the remaining 40 years of her reign. She was the last monarch of the House of Hanover. Her son, Albert Edward, became King Edward VII at her death in 1901. King Edward was the first monarch of the House of Windsor, which is still in power today. Queen Elizabeth II and her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh, are both great-great-grandchildren of Queen Victoria.

THIS IS A HAMMERBy Samantha Mazzotta

Hanging Pictures in Concrete Basement

Q: I have a dry basement that I turned into an extra workspace and play area. The outer concrete walls are covered by a layer of wallboard with little or no space between. I’d like to hang pictures and a whiteboard in this area, but I am afraid of drilling through the concrete. How can I accomplish this? -- Beth Y., Pittsburgh

A: Drilling into concrete isn’t impossible -- special masonry drill bits are available -- but you’re right to be cautious about drilling holes in the walls of a dry base-ment. However, you do have options outside of drilling into the mortar.Light objects that won’t bear extra weight can be at-tached to the wall using an adhesive product like the Command series of picture hangers. These have the added benefit of not marring the wallboard even when the adhesive is removed later. They’re available at home-improvement and office-supply stores.For a more secure attachment, place small picture-hanger hooks into the wallboard using the smallest nails available. The items being hung should be less than 5 pounds and not hold any extra weight -- so a shelf or a

cork board laden with notes might not hold up.For heavier objects, or if you want shelving near your workspace, you’ll have to get more creative. If there is a little space between the wallboard and the concrete, you can drill a hole and place expansion bolts, which pop open behind the wallboard to keep the bolts in place. Toggle (or Molly) bolts will work if there is about an inch of space between the concrete and the drywall. Because the bolts are not anchored in studs, you should brace the shelf or picture with extra expansion bolts on the bottom, and limit the load to less than 50 pounds. In fact, if you’re planning to add shelving to hold books, consider using a freestanding bookshelf instead of a weight-bearing wall shelf.Another option for heavier items is suspending them from the ceiling. Try locating the ceiling’s framing material or the floor joists using a stud finder, and drill sturdy bolts or hooks into the joists.

HOME TIP: Even “dry” basements can have high humid-ity or be vulnerable to seepage through the masonry foundation, so consider using a dehumidifier to improve air quality.

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divorced), and Oscar agrees to let him crash at his apart-ment for a while. Felix was anal retentive; Oscar was a slob. Felix was effeminate, while Oscar was the living embodiment of masculinity because he was a sports writer (duh).The storyline almost always followed the formula of Oscar not necessarily saying he told Felix so ... but that Felix would have been better off if he had been a little more, you know, regular. And since the playwright, Neal Simon, was said to take particular pride in basing his stories on real-life events, the part where the sports writer is always right would seem plausible always. According to The New York Times, an esteemed daily newspaper who paid somebody to look into the matter, Oscar’s three-bedroom apartment in the 14-story walkup at Central Park West and Park Avenue would be worth $4 million in today’s money. Oscar was likely renting at the monthly rate of $30,000. Again ... $30,000 per month -- and that’s before utilities and the party-line phone with the Pigeon sisters. All of that, plus nightly poker games, on newspaper sports writer and photogra-pher’s salary! But, you regular readers know, as you do get a little more wise, you make your way a bit further down the authentic South Beach experience, you learn that maybe guys like Felix weren’t all that different from the regular guys after all, and that his story maybe rang a bit more true than Oscar’s. Does that say your shouldn’t listen to a sports writer when he tells you so? Of course not. It merely underscores the fact that you should never trust a playwright.

1. Name the last pair of A.L. teammates before Boston’s Adrian Gonzalez (213) and Jacoby Ellsbury (212) in 2011 to each have more than 210 hits in the same season.2. Four players who started their major-league careers in the 1970s played in four decades. Name two of them.3. Name the only Michigan State player to be taken No. 1 overall in the NFL draft.4. Between 1956 and 2000, only one player 6 feet 3 inches or shorter won an NBA

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A SPORTING VIEWBy Mark Vasto

An Odd Coupling

I’m not here to say “I told you so.” I am here to give you hyper-accurate insight about your favorite sporting events before they happen ... if at all.Regular readers of this column could have known -- if they were wise regular readers -- that purchasing a ticket for the BCS Championship game in Miami was a waste of their hard-earned money. It was a bad matchup be-tween Alabama and Notre Dame, particularly if you were on the Irish Catholic side of the equation. Whenever there’s a marked disparity between any two parties, doesn’t hilarity, in turn, often ensue? Isn’t that why you need two sides of the magnet, the opposite polarities in life. Every Abbot needs a Costello and unto every Martin may there be a Lewis. Jack, meet Diane. Gryffindor guy, you go have fun over there, flying around the sky on your broom with those Slytherins.For me, my favorite odd coupling, if you will, was Oscar Madison and Felix Unger, two more-authentic-than-fiction guys played by Jack Klugman and Tony Randall on stage and screen. They used to call them “The Odd Couple.”The story goes like this: Felix was kicked out of his house and divorced by his wife ... a divorce Felix did not want. Felix, a sports photographer, turns to his friend, newspaper sports writer Oscar Madison (also recently

In a study in the Journal of Occupational Health Psychol-ogy, 71% of respondents reported experiencing work-place bullying during the past five years. It happens in the form of aggressive communication like insults or threats, manipulation like withholding paid time off, sabotaging others, and avoiding contact, or acts of humiliation like spreading false rumors, playing harsh practical jokes, or talking bad about someone to make others look good to management.If you’ve been bullied at work, you may feel like you have no means of defending yourself or have no idea where go for help. It seems all too real that you receive punishment while the bully goes unpunished or without reprimand. But fear no more! Here are ways you can make a stand to overcome bullying in the workplace.

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Covenant Christian Bookstore owners Kevin and Monica Benjamin, starting their own business this year marking a new chapter in their lives.The bookstore fi rst opened its doors on July 4, which they said seemed a fi tting day, given their military backgrounds and the fact that the holiday celebrates in-dividual freedoms, including freedom of religion. This particular freedom is one that the Benjamin’s wanted to nurture along the Gulf Coast.Both United States Navy veterans, Kevin retired in 2008 after 24 years of service and Monica ended her military career after 10 years to be a full-time mom.Covenant Christian Bookstore offers traditional wares such as Bibles, spiritual books, communion items and offering envelopes. They also sell wedding gifts, inspi-rational cards "and plenty to increase your individual faith as well as something to encourage a loved one or friend," Monica Benjamin said."It is our desire to offer churches and individuals the spiritual tools needed for the building up of God's kingdom," said Monica Benjamin. It is also their goal; to make sure individuals and churches have access to all spiritual items necessary for worship and to remain a positive force in their communities. The Benjamin’s say they are excited about their local gospel artist/author spotlight, ‘which offers our local gospel talent a platform to introduce and showcase their talent to our communities giving them the op-portunity to give back by helping our children in their educational growth and future plans.There is so much to praise God about when it comes to Covenant Christian Bookstore and as you visit they will be more than happy to share the goodness of the Lord with you. Special feature- Local gospel artist/author spotlight

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1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Whisk flour, baking powder, poultry seasoning, salt, pepper and nutmeg together in a small bowl and set aside.2. Beat eggs in a mixing bowl until smooth. Stir flour mixture into the eggs until no lumps remain. Stir in Colby-Monterey Jack cheese, cottage cheese, spinach, green chiles and melted butter until evenly blended.3. Spray a 9-inch pie pan with non-stick cooking spray. Spread the quiche mixture evenly into pan. Bake quiche in preheated oven for 15 minutes at 400 F, then reduce temperature to 350 F. Continue baking until the quiche is lightly browned and a knife inserted into the center comes out clean, 35 to 40 minutes. Makes one (9-inch) quiche.

Are Organic Foods Really Better?

Many consumers are confused about the nutritional quality of organics versus conventionally grown foods. The American Academy of Pediatrics recently weighed in on the importance of organic food for children, set-ting off a firestorm.The AAP released a report in October stating that: “Current evidence does not support any meaningful nutritional benefits or deficits from eating organic com-pared with conventionally grown foods, and there are no well-powered human studies that directly demon-strate health benefits or disease protection as a result of consuming an organic diet.”It appears that the confusion in the minds of many consumers about the nutritional benefits of organics is linked to the use, or lack thereof, of pesticides. Con-ventional food producers argue that pesticide residue is reduced substantially by routine and safe food handling practices such as washing, peeling and cooking, and that there is no significant difference in the nutritional quality of organic and conventionally grown foods.The lower pesticide levels in organic foods do not impact the foods’ nutritional levels. In contrast, higher pesticide levels in conventional foods do not impact nu-tritional levels either. Even so, the amount of man-made pesticide residues found in conventional foods is still well below the level that the Environmental Protection Agency has deemed unsafe. The real issue is whether these small doses, multiplied over years and decades, might eventually add up to an increased health risk.Dr. Mehmet Oz, a heart surgeon and television host, wrote about the subject in a recent Time magazine article entitled “What to Eat Now, The Anti-Food-Snob Diet.” Dr. Oz stated that “nutritionally speaking, there is little difference between the farmer’s market bounty and the humble brick (of frozen food) from the freezer case. It’s true for many other supermarket foods, too.”Advances in the frozen-food industry -- from packag-ing to techniques like high-pressure flash-freezing and freezing peeled, blanched and steamed foods -- has

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Habitat for Humanity of the Mississippi Gulf Coast AmeriCorps Members commemorate Martin Luther King Jr. Day volunteering with The R.O.C.K. Foundation, Inc. WHO & WHAT: 18 AmeriCorps members serving at Habitat for Humanity of the Mississippi Gulf Coast are working alongside The Resilience of Coastal Kids Foundation, Inc. to “Make it a day on, not a day off” in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, 2013 as part of a National Day of Service. The volunteer work will include cleaning out the offices and storage area of all donations and organizing and sorting the donations and building a better, secure cabinet system. WHEN & WHERE: Monday, January 21, 2013 from 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. at The R.O.C.K. Foundation, Inc. office located at 11451 Canal Road, Gulf-port, MS 39503 WHY:In celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Ameri-Corps volunteer to strengthen local citizens to help tackle local problems and advance King’s dream of opportunity for all. EVENT CONTACT: For more information please contact Jen Brandon at (443) 417-3386

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You’ll need:--Plastic wrap--Plastic or paper cups--All-purpose, white household glue--Food coloring--Several thick, black pipe cleaners in 12-inch lengths--Ribbon, string or cording

Think about what kind of sun catcher you would like to make, such as a star, heart or daisy. For your first project, make it as simple as possible. Use basic drawings from coloring books to get yours started, if you wish. As you get more proficient, make a heart for Valentine’s Day, a shamrock for St. Patrick’s Day or a decorated egg for Easter. Bend and attach pipe cleaners together to get your desired shape, and glue the shape completely flat onto a sheet of plastic wrap. Add details by gluing smaller lengths of pipe cleaner on the inside of the design, like a small circle for the center of a flower. (It is very important that pipe cleaners adhere to the plastic wrap.) Your design should look similar to the outlines on a coloring-book page. Let dry. Now it’s time to add the color.Pour 3-4 tablespoons of glue into a paper cup. Add 5-10 drops of food coloring, and stir. Mix glue and food coloring in additional cups if you wish to have a rainbow of colors. Pour the colored glue inside the pipe-cleaner shape. If you added details, pour different colors in the various sections. Let dry completely. (It usually takes about a day.)When dry, the colored glue will appear translucent. Carefully peel off the plastic wrap from the sun catcher and discard. Hang your beautiful design in a sunny window using cording or ribbon.



DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I have back discomfort upon lying down. It doesn’t matter where I lie or what position I’m in for my back to hurt and often one or both hips. Getting out of bed in the morning is hard and uncomfortable. Once I have had my morning shower and am up and around, I’m fine.We have thought of replacing our mattress, but how do we find something that will help? What would you recommend? -- M.W.

ANSWER: I strongly recommend that you see your family doctor before you invest any money in a mattress.Some of what you describe fits the picture of osteoarthritis -- stiffness upon wakening, difficulty getting out of bed and relief of symptoms after taking a hot shower. Before you spend a penny on a mattress, have your back examined and the problem diagnosed.The booklet on the different kinds of arthritis explains each and how it is treated. Readers can obtain a copy by writing: Dr. Donohue -- No. 301W, 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 looked in the mirror this morning and couldn’t believe what I saw. My right eye was bright red. It looked like someone had punched me. When my husband saw it, he asked if he had hit me while he was asleep. He didn’t.It doesn’t hurt. My vision is perfect. My eye looks frightful. Do I need to see a doctor? -- Y.T.

ANSWER: Your question is asked repeatedly. My long-distance guess is a subconjunctival hemorrhage. The conjunctiva is a cellophane-like covering of the eye. Beneath it is a network of invisible blood vessels. When one of those delicate vessels breaks, blood covers that part of the eye.Coughing, sneezing or straining causes the breakage. Sometimes it happens for no apparent reason. The eye looks awful, but no real harm is done. The blood is absorbed in about a week. You can hurry it up by putting warm compresses over the closed eye.You need to see a doctor if the eye begins to pain you, if the blood stays for longer than a week or if it happens time and again.

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: How good are prunes for constipation? I am often constipated and have unsuccessfully tried many remedies. They might work for a short while, but then I am constipated again. I’d like to try the prune way, if you say that it works. -- M.A.

ANSWER: It works for many, but I can’t give you a guarantee.Five to six prunes twice a day can change your bowel habits in a week or so.Prunes have fiber, one reason why they exert a laxative effect. Fiber keeps food waste moist on its passage out of the body. Prunes also contain sorbitol, a natural laxative. In addition to the laxative action, prunes have antioxidants, substances that counter the bad effects coming from cell chemistry.Prunes have undergone a name change; they are now called dried plums.

• On Jan. 31, 1606, in London, Guy Fawkes, a chief conspirator in the plot to blow up the British Parliament building, jumps to his death moments before his execu-tion for treason. He had been found lurking in a cellar of the Parliament building with 2 tons of gunpowder.

• On Feb. 1, 1884, the first portion of the Oxford English Dictionary is published. In 1857, members of London’s Philological Society decided to produce a dictionary that would cover all vocabulary from 1150 A.D. to the present. It took more than 40 years to complete.

• On Jan. 28, 1915, the captain of a German cruiser or-ders the destruction of the William P. Frye, an American merchant ship off the Brazilian coast. He had ordered the Frye to jettison its cargo as contraband, but the ship’s crew refused. It was the first American merchant vessel lost to Germany’s aggression during World War I.

• On Jan. 29, 1922, in the middle of a film, the Knicker-bocker Theatre in Washington, D.C., collapses, killing 108 people and sending another 133 to the hospital. Ac-cumulated snowfall from a blizzard collapsed the the-ater’s roof, which fell down on top of theatergoers.

• On Jan. 30, 1933, President Paul von Hindenburg names Adolf Hitler -- fuhrer (leader) of the National So-cialist German Workers Party (or Nazi Party) -- as chan-cellor of Germany. Hitler’s meteoric rise to prominence in Germany was spurred largely by the German people’s frustration with dismal economic conditions.

• On Feb. 3, 1950, Klaus Fuchs, a German-born Brit-ish scientist who helped developed the atomic bomb, is arrested in Great Britain for passing top-secret informa-tion about the bomb to the Soviet Union. The arrest of Fuchs led authorities to several other individuals, in-cluding Julius and Ethel Rosenberg in the U.S.

• On Feb. 2, 1991, Hurley Haywood begins his quest for his fifth win at the 24 Hours of Daytona. In 2008, Hay-wood retired from full-time racing with more endurance victories (10) than any other driver.

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SENIOR NEWS LINEby Matilda CharlesAvoiding the Flu

Not only has the flu arrived early this season, but it ap-pears to moving quickly. Seniors are at risk of becoming extremely ill from the flu, so it’s up to us to do every-thing we can to avoid catching it.We say this to little kids all the time: “Keep your hands away from your face.” But it’s true. Granted, the flu is respiratory and is generally spread through someone sneezing or coughing near us, but flu germs can live on surfaces. If transferred to our hands and then our face, we can catch the flu.An important point: People who have the flu can give it to you a whole day before they even know they’re get-ting sick.Some hints to avoid the flu:--Carry hand wipes when you shop. If the store doesn’t have any near the carts, use yours to wipe down the handle and seat before you touch it.--Use alcohol-based wipes on your phone and door-knobs at home, just in case.--Stock up on hand sanitizer and keep a small bottle with you when you go out.--Stay out of stores after school hours when small chil-dren might be with their parents.If you haven’t had a flu shot for some reason, call your doctor and ask if you should have one. Age alone, if you’re over 65, can put you in a high-risk category, and so can any medical condition you might have. If you do get the flu, ask your doctor about a prescrip-tion for an antiviral drug. The drugs work best if started within two days of getting sick. They can make the symptoms a little easier to handle, and they can prevent complications like pneumonia.

Matilda Charles regrets that she cannot personally an-swer reader questions, but will incorporate them into her column whenever possible. Write to her in care of King Features Weekly Service, P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475, or send e-mail to [email protected].

DEAR PAW’S CORNER: I’m going to adopt a cat soon, and I’ve never had a pet. My friend told me that cats aren’t easy to train, so I’m worried. Will it be difficult to train my cat to use a litter box? -- Sara in Columbus, Ga.

DEAR SARA: Congratulations on adopting your first pet! Cats can be great companions. While it’s difficult to teach a cat to fetch or roll over like a dog, house training is usually much easier to accomplish.Cats have a natural instinct to cover up their droppings. This hides them from predators. A litter box caters to that instinct.A kitten that is old enough to be adopted (usually 12 weeks) has typically been taught by its mother how and where to poop, how to cover it up, and how to keep itself clean and neat (by washing its fur with its tongue). You can reinforce this: Set up your new cat’s litter box, as well as its bedding, toys, food and water, ahead of time. As soon as you bring your new cat home, take it to the litter box and let the cat check it out.If your cat doesn’t get it the first time, and piddles elsewhere in the house, don’t scold it. Try to catch it as soon it happens, pick the cat up and place it in the litter box. It should connect quickly.What if your cat refuses to use the litter box and goes elsewhere? Move the box to a quieter part of the house. If that doesn’t work, or if the cat appears lethargic or meows a lot, contact the veterinarian right away. Cats that don’t use the litter box often are ill, not stubborn.

Send your questions or comments to [email protected], or write to Paw’s Corner, c/o King Features Weekly Service, P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475. For more pet care-related advice and information, visit www.pawscorner.com.

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1. Jimmie Foxx (213) and Al Simmons (216) did it for the 1932 Philadelphia A’s.2. Rickey Henderson, Mike Morgan, Jesse Orosco and Tim Raines.3. Defensive end Bubba Smith, in 1967.4. Bob Cousy, in 1957.5. New Jersey allowed 164 goals in 2003-04. 6. Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Matt Kenseth and Tony Stewart.7. Steffi Graf completed her “Golden Slam” in 1988.

• It was Martin Luther King Jr. who made the following sage observation: “Shallow understanding from people of good will is more frustrating than absolute misunderstanding from people of ill will.”

• Are you a dromomaniac? If you travel compulsively, you are.

• The famed statue Venus de Milo was lost to history for nearly 2,000 years. No one knew of its existence until 1820, when a Greek peasant tilling a fi eld on the island of Milos hit stone -- several carved blocks of stone, to be specifi c. Within a few weeks, archaeologists arrived and took the statue of Aphrodite to France. King Louis XVIII dubbed it the Venus de Milo and donated it to the Louvre, where it remains today.

• You might be surprised to learn that Humphrey Bogart wasn’t the producers’ fi rst choice for the role of Rick in “Casablanca.” An actor named George Raft was originally offered the part, but he turned it down because he didn’t like the script.

• In 2010, a new species of slug was discovered in the mountains of Borneo. It is distinguished from other species of slug by its novel method of mating: It shoots its mate with a so-called love dart made of calcium carbonate and containing hormones. The researchers nicknamed the gastropods “ninja slugs.”

• If you’re traveling to Kansas anytime soon, be sure to remember that it is against the law in that state to catch fi sh with your bare hands.

• During the original run of the classic 1960s TV series “Gilligan’s Island,” some viewers took the show rather too seriously. Several telegrams were sent to the U.S. Coast Guard asking why the poor people hadn’t yet been rescued. ***Thought for the Day: “I want a man who is kind and understanding. Is that too much to ask of a millionaire?” -- Zsa Zsa Gabor

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