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LIBRARIES FOR ALLby Patricia L. Cook

Public libraries have existed since around 288 B.C. The best-known early public library, considered the first, was the Great Library of Alexandria, properly called the Royal Library of Alexandria, in Egypt. • The ancient library served as a great resource

center for scholars as well as the general public. It had around 700,000 scrolls, equivalent to more than 100,000 printed books. The original library was destroyed after about 600 years. The exact date and cause of the destruction is unclear but many attribute its demise to Julius Caesar.

• When the uprising in Egypt occurred earlier this year many people did not realize that a major world library might be destroyed again! The Bibliotheca Alexandrina was built from 1994 to 2002 to replace the ancient library. The new library, designed by a Norwegian firm, Shohetta, is modern with a glass-paneled roof inclined toward the Mediterranean Sea, symbolizing the image of the Egyptian sun illuminating the world.

• The new library was protected by people joining hands around it. University students placed a huge national flag on the steps of the Bibliotheca as a sign to please respect the property. The Bibliotheca has space for about five million books.

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LIBRARIES FOR ALL (continued):• That is not the largest library in the world

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• Fire caused the loss of many books and entire libraries in the early years. Many churches and early government officials were instrumental in establishing and protecting history through donating works and rebuilding buildings after fires reduced libraries to ashes.

• In 1875, there were 188 public libraries in the United States. By 1886, there were more than 600. The importance of public libraries was steadily growing when Scottish-American Andrew Carnegie made books even more accessible.

• Carnegie was one of the richest men in the world, making his fortune in steel production and construction. He resolved by the age of 33 to keep only $50,000 a year from his earnings and use the rest to help others. His “Gospel of Wealth,” was to “make no effort to increase fortune but spend the surplus each year for benevolent purposes. Cast aside business forever except for others.” He gave away more than $333 million — 90 percent of his fortune. Included in this benevolence was the creation of more than 1,600 free public library buildings in 1,412 American communities, 125 in Canada and more in his native Scotland and around the world.

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LIBRARIES FOR ALL (continued):• In order for a community to receive library

funds from Carnegie, they had to commit to providing land for the building with room for expansion as needs arose and a budget for operation and maintenance. He insisted on community commitment. The first Carnegie Library was built in Dunfermline, Scotland, Carnegie’s hometown. The first in the United States was in Braddock, Pennsylvania.

• Many of the Carnegie Libraries in the United States are listed and protected on the National Register of Historic Places as part of the National Park Service and open for the public to enjoy. Even today, libraries are often designed as fantastic structures that draw people with their architectural significance. Then the magic of books and reading keeps them intrigued!

• Seattle, Washington, received a generous donation from Carnegie after its library was totally destroyed by fire on January 2, 1901. Four days later, Carnegie agreed to donate $200,000 to build a new “fireproof” library.

• In 2004, the third building housing the Seattle Central Public Library located at the original Carnegie site, 1000 Fourth Avenue, was opened. This building was a result of the largest library bond issue ever submitted in the United States. The “Libraries for All” bond was for a proposed $196.4 million for a makeover of the entire Seattle Public Library system, including the new Central building. The project was completed in 2008 with donations and other gifts totaling $290.7 million. The new library is a beautiful architectural gem that is bustling with activity. Carnegie would be proud that he helped encourage this years ago!

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‘World’s Best Granola’ Is Kid-Friendly Recipe

Homemade granola is tasty to eat any time of day, but in our family it’s a staple for fall breakfasts with nonfat plain yogurt and fresh fruit. Not only is granola a nutri-tious start to the day, with its wholesome blend of heart-healthy oats and chopped

nuts, but a handful makes a satisfying after-school treat with a glass of milk, and a few spoonfuls add crunch to a scoop of ice cream for an evening dessert.

Granola is so easy to pre-pare that you and your kids can make this recipe in a jiffy — just under an hour. While one child measures and stirs together the dry ingredients in a big bowl, another can measure, pour and stir the liquids in another. Combine all of the ingredients in the big bowl, and voila! The just-sweet-enough mixture is ready for you to spread on a baking sheet and place in the oven.

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1. Preheat the oven to 350 F.

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5. spread the mixture evenly on the baking sheet. Bake until golden brown, about 25-30 minutes. Cool completely; stir in raisins and store in an airtight con-tainer. Makes about 5 cups.

Note: If you wish, sub-stitute 1/4 cup pure maple syrup and 1/4 cup honey for the brown sugar, and com-bine with liquid ingredi-ents before tossing with dry ingredients.

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LIBRARIES FOR ALL (continued):• The Toronto Public Library system is the largest

in Canada with 99 branches. It also has the distinction of being the world’s busiest urban library system. Toronto is still using seven of the 10 libraries that were opened in the city using Carnegie grants.

• Two of the most unique public libraries in the world are in the country of Columbia. Three rock-like buildings on a prominent peak overlooking the city of Medellín offer patrons a beautiful place to browse the open stacks of books and a wonderful view. The building looks like three separate dark stones, but they are all connected underground.

• The other unique library in Columbia travels on the backs of two donkeys! “Biblioburro” is the service offered by Luis Soriano, a primary school teacher who saw the need for rural children to have more access to books. The burros, Alfa and Beto (based on the word “alphabet”), have been carrying Luis and books to more than 4,000 youngsters since 1990. He and his wife also built the largest free library in Madgalena, next to their home.

• Similar to the Biblioburro are bookmobiles, bus-sized vehicles driven into rural areas and allowing children and adults to peruse the shelves for reading material. The first was actually a book wagon used in Washington County, Maryland, in 1905. Modern bookmobiles are still in use today.

• While the first public libraries consisted of many volumes of scrolls mostly made of papyrus and displayed in pigeon-hole shelves, today’s libraries contain hard and soft bound books, magazines, computers, music, movies and more. Libraries have been and will continue to be an important part of communities. Check out your public library soon!


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OVERCOMING THE ODDS:

ADAM TALIAFERROWhile playing in his fifth college football game for the Penn State Nittany Lions on September 23, 2000, Adam Taliaferro sustained a career-ending spinal cord injury. • Adam was only 18 when his football career

came to an end. He had been a standout cornerback and running back for Eastern High School in Voorhees Township, New Jersey. He averaged 9.4 yards (8.6 m) per run, had 62 touchdowns and seven interceptions in his two years of varsity football.

• Taliaferro also set his high school’s high jump record for the track team at 6 feet, 6 inches (2 m) and was a starting player on the varsity basketball team for all four years of high school. He was a naturally gifted athlete with a glowing future.

• Coach Joe Paterno and the Penn State followers had high hopes for freshman Taliaferro, a great addition to their university squad. When Taliaferro was told before the game against Ohio State that he would get some playing time that day, he called his parents to let them know. They were watching on television when Taliaferro hit the ground awkwardly after tackling Jerry Westbrooks of Ohio State. He didn’t get up.

• Taliaferro burst the fifth cervical vertebra in his neck and bruised his spinal cord when he hit Westbrooks’ knee and the turf with his helmet. Paralyzed from the neck down, the immediate expert attention Taliaferro received on the field as his teammates and the crowd prayed provided for the beginning of a miraculous recovery. He was taken to Ohio State University Medical Center where successful spinal fusion surgery was performed. He was then transferred to Thomas Jefferson University Hospital.

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• At a news conference at Magee, less than six weeks after his injury, even though Taliaferro’s prognosis had been terrible at the beginning, he told the crowd: “When I first got here, I couldn’t move anything. Now they’ve got me moving my legs and my arms and everything!” His father called it a “miracle in progress.”

• Taliaferro worked hard and with excellent care was able to walk, skip and then jog onto the field leading Penn State onto the field for the first game of the 2001 season. Even though he couldn’t return to playing the game he loved, he did return as a student-assistant coach and earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Labor and Industrial Relations in 2005.

• Today, Taliaferro’s future is still glowing but in a much different way than expected. He obtained a law degree from Rutgers in Camden, New Jersey, in 2008. He is a practicing personal injury attorney. He also runs the Adam Taliaferro Foundation, which provides financial, educational and emotional support to athletes who suffer head or spinal injuries in sanctioned team events in New Jersey, Pennsylvania or Delaware. The foundation also provides support related to research, prevention and care for those injuries.

• Taliaferro also finds time to work as a motivational speaker, encouraging athletes and others to persevere. He is getting married this fall and has said, “I don’t have any kids, but if I do have a son, I’m going to have him out there at 7. I just love the game of football.”


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Sucker Punch Wasn’t Cheap Shot

It wasn’t a cheap shot that Floyd Mayweather threw in his championship bout against Jayhawker Victor Ortiz ... after all, the unde-feated and still champion of the worrrrrrld walked out of the ring with $25 million boxes of ziti after that fight.

In other words, Ortiz got it on the chin, Mayweather got in the bank.

For those of you who missed it, Floyd “Money” Mayweather (42-0) defend-ed his title a few weeks ago against Victor Ortiz (29-3-2), a fighter 10 years his junior and in an entirely dif-ferent league.

Though the 34-year-old Mayweather appeared a bit paunchy, he retained and/or won a portion of the welter-weight title, if anyone out there cares, and he did so in dramatic fashion — namely, by smacking Ortiz around the ring for three rounds, in merciless fashion.

Finally, Ortiz fought back. He summoned up the cour-age and landed a few combi-nations. He got Mayweather on the ropes and instead of using his fists, he bulled into Mayweather, head butt-ing him in mouth.

The referee, Joe Cortez, immediately separated the two fighters and took a point from Ortiz. And then Ortiz inexplicably went all peacenik on Mayweather.

Watch the fight on You-Tube (I did ... I wasn’t paying the $50 for the pay-per-view) and you will see Ortiz touch gloves with Mayweather, then hug him, then kiss him on the cheek. As Cortez handled ringside business, Ortiz again tried to make peace with May-

weather, but was unable to score another kiss. Then Cortez gave the signal to resume, but Ortiz kept his gloves down and moved in for a little more sugar.

Mayweather had enough smooching. He smashed Ortiz with a left hook, then dropped him with a straight right. Cortez stopped the fight.

The crowd booed. It looked like a wrestling sce-nario ... it was as if you were waiting for the British Bull-dogs to come running into the ring with folding chairs as “Mean” Gene Ockurland tried to make sense of the fracas.

Instead, Mayweather sparred with HBO’s Larry Merchant (who comically said he?d have decked Mayweather if he was 50 years younger ... yeah, in an alternate universe, maybe) and told the truth.

“We touched gloves and we were back to fighting and then I threw the left and right hand after the break,” Mayweather said. “In the ring you have to protect yourself at all times.”

Cortez agreed, even if he seemed stunned as it hap-pened in the ring.

“I made the signal,” he said. “You don’t have to say anything. These guys know the rules. Victor made two mistakes — his first one was being a bad boy, and his second one was being too much of a good boy.?

And that’s the lesson learned here, kids. Cheap shot? Naw ... you’re in the ring to fight, not hug and kiss. Roger that, Victor?

Mark Vasto is a veteran sportswriter and publisher of The Kansas City Lumi-nary.

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ThyroidDEAR DR. DONO-

HUE: My daughter was diagnosed recently with a mildly overactive thy-roid gland. She is going to have another test in one month. What can be done to bring her thyroid readings to normal with-out taking medicine for it? What health problems are caused as a result of an overactive gland? — M.M.

ANSWER: The thyroid gland — located in the neck — produces thyroid hormone, a hormone with many functions. At young ages, it fosters growth. It enhances brain activity. It’s involved with the metabo-lism of carbohydrates and fats. It keeps body weight on the lean side. It prevents the heart from slowing down. It’s involved with the production of body heat. It keeps cell chemistry perk-ing along at the optimum rate.

Hyperthyroidism, an over-active gland, pushes all the above functions into over-drive. People lose weight in spite of eating more food. The heart races even when people are at rest. Hands tend to shake. At a room temperature comfortable for most, affected people feel hot. The eyes often bulge. Menstrual periods are thrown off their normal cycle.

One of the major causes of an overactive gland is Graves disease. In this condition, the body makes antibodies that stimulate the gland to produce excessive amounts of its hormone. The gland enlarges — becomes a goiter.

I don’t know of a way to treat the gland reliably without resorting to medi-cines or surgery. Medicines for hyperthyroidism are methimazole or PTU. The medicine chosen is taken for six months to two years and then stopped. If a person relapses, the medicine has to be restarted. Radioactive iodine is another treatment. When people hear the word “radioactive,” they cringe. In the decades and decades of its use, radioactive iodine hasn’t been responsible for cancer. The iodine makes a beeline to the gland and puts it out of commission. It’s similar to having sur-gery without a scalpel.

Surgical removal of all or part of the gland is the third option for this condition.

The booklet on the thy-roid gland explains both an overactive and underactive gland. To obtain a copy, write: Dr. Donohue — No. 401W, Box 536475, Orlan-do, 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.

***Dr. Donohue regrets that

he is unable to answer indi-vidual letters, but he will incorporate them in his column whenever possible. Readers may write him or request an order form of available health newslet-ters at P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475.

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Exercise May Reduce Risk of Dementia

There’s a way to possibly reduce the risk of dementia or cognitive impairment, or lessen its impact if it strikes, and it doesn’t involve taking a pill.

The medical journal Mayo Clinic Proceedings recently published a review of the literature to see if there was any evidence of its theory that exercise can help fight dementia. After looking at 1,600 papers, it reported that, yes, aerobic exercise “significantly reduced” the risk of dementia and reduced the risk of mild cognitive impairment. Additionally, exercise helped to slow the diseases after it started.

It doesn’t happen over-night, of course. In one study, it took 6 to 12 months for the test results to show up, but the literature showed that participants had better spa-tial memory and slower loss of brain matter. In another study, brain scans (MRI) showed better “connectiv-ity,” meaning that the path-ways in the brain improved. Even more, exercise was associated with a slowing

of dementia caused by small blood vessel disease.

What does this mean for us? It means that aerobic exercise, or anything that gets the heart pumping and increases the need for oxy-gen, results in better blood flow to the brain. Brain pathways stay open and cognitive abilities are pre-served or improved.

Aerobic exercise, how-ever, doesn’t necessarily mean we need to work out at the gym. Daily walks at a rate that pumps up the heart rate a bit, swimming, seated workouts and senior fitness classes can all help.

More studies need to be done, but the review of all that literature indicates that we’re on the right track if we exercise. Ask your doc-tor before you start anything new.

Matilda Charles regrets that she cannot personally answer 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 column [email protected].


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• In the Western United States, where sheep are still overseen by shepherds in some mountainous areas, and rodeos are big entertainment, mutton busting is a fun event to watch. This is for small children, 4 to 7 years old, weighing less than 50 pounds (23 kg). The kids try to ride sheep bareback across the arena. The goal is to ride for six seconds hanging on to the sheep’s wool. Most riders don’t make it that long as the wooly sheep dislodge them quickly. The kiddos do wear helmets for protection, and adults are close by to assist.

• Sheep provide high-quality, useful products. Most sheep need to be sheared once a year and provide from 2 to 30 pounds (1 to 14 kg) of wool annually. Most sheep live 10 to 12 years, so they provide a lot of wool in their lifetimes. Some sheep, of course, are used for meat, milk and cheese. The best meat is from lambs.

• Most lambs are born in the spring and are considered full grown at six months. So, when you hear that, “Mary had a little lamb,” it was a baby less than a year old.

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Struggling Montoya Stays

OptimisticJuan Pablo Montoya

began competing regularly in NASCAR’s Sprint Cup Series in 2007. He was named Rookie of the Year, which came as no surprise since Montoya is one of the racing world’s more recog-nizable names, not to men-tion one of its prodigious talents.

Yet Montoya — who won the CART championship in 1999 as a rookie, won the Indianapolis 500 in 2000 and the Grand Prix of Monaco in 2003 — has yet to blossom into full-fledge stock-car stardom.

Montoya, who just turned 36, is the first foreign-born

driver to win more than once in Cup competition. Both his victories have occurred on road courses. He made the Chase for the Sprint Cup in 2009.

Entering the rain-delayed Geico 400 at Chicagoland Speedway, Montoya, who is from Bogota, Colombia, but now lives in Miami, ranked 18th in the point standings. It’s been a dreary season not just for Montoya, but for his team, Earnhardt Ganassi

Racing with Felix Sabates. Montoya’s teammate, Jamie McMurray, had slumped to 25th entering the Chicago-land race.

“I think the No. 1 car (McMurray) has been hav-ing a really rough season, and they have been trying to change things around, and it hasn’t really come to them,” M o n t o y a said. “They have had a couple of decent results, but overall it has been a really hard season for

them.“For us, we have been

up and down. We can get a top-five (finish) here and there, and fight for a win there, and then run 30th. It is something ... we need to understand why it is, and lately it has been getting harder and harder. I think our cars need to get better. We looked at some numbers and stuff, and there is some work to be done. It is going to be interesting.”

If Montoya is growing weary of struggling, he hasn’t admitted it. He insists he is happy with the princi-pal owner, Chip Ganassi.

“He’s a good guy to work for,” Montoya said. “Like everybody else, he’s got his good days, and really bad days.

“You’ve got to make sure, when you talk to him, you’ve got him on a good day.”

***Monte Dutton covers

motorsports for The Gas-ton (N.C.) Gazette. E-mail Monte at [email protected].


Despite a tough season in 2011, former top NASCAR rookie Juan Pablo Montoya says he loves working at Earnhardt Ganassi Racing. (John Clark/NASCAR This Week photo)

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