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“denning” rather than hibernation or deep sleeping.

•A list of hibernating mammals includes:chipmunks, ground squirrels, prairie dogs,possums, hedgehogs, hamsters, skunks, bats, marmots, badgers and some lemurs. Some non-mammals that hibernate are: turtles, lizards,snakes, frogs, toads, newts and some insects. There is even one bird that is considered a hibernator.TheCommonPoorwillcandropitsbody temperature and go into a hibernation-like state known as “torpor” for several weeks.

• TheArcticgroundsquirrel,a truehibernator,is North America’s largest and most northern ground squirrel. This small creature digsa special hibernation chamber off its main burrowabout20inchesdeep.Itrollsupintoaball and covers itself with its tail in the chamber lined with leaves, grass, lichen and animal hair. Itistheonlymammalknowntosurvivea28ºdrop in its normal body temperature during hibernation. Humans can’t survive a bodytemperature lower than 90º F. This squirrelwakes up briefly every fewweeks during its

long hibernation, which may last seven months.• The type and length of hibernation depends

on the animal’s body and its habitat or home. Since theArctic ground squirrel is small andlives in cold areas, its hibernation is long. Similarly, mouse lemurs hibernate up to seven months. Garter snakes in the Arctic tundra may hibernate eight months. The longest hibernators knownareTurkishhamstersintheMiddleEast,which can hibernate as long as ten months!

•Thelong-hibernatinggartersnakesmayballuptogether with thousands of friends for group hibernating. Likewise, up to 12 skunks willgroup up and sleep together, and brown bats will hang in clusters in their caves in groups of over100inabunch.

• Toprepareforhibernationandtheapproachofwinter, animals begin consuming large amounts of food to produce lots of body fat for the long sleep ahead. Baby toads and bats actually eat enough to double their weight. Not all bats hibernate. By the way, did you know that bats are the onlymammals that truly fly? (Flyingsquirrelsandflyinglemurscansailthroughtheair but they are only gliding.)

•Blackbearsmaygainasmuchas30poundsperweek when they are preparing to hibernate or “den.” So, just as when you’ve eaten too much at a holiday meal and get the droops afterward, the extra fat makes animals less energetic and ready for their long winter’s nap.

• Non-breeding female polar bears and malesdon’t hibernate or den. Pregnant polar bears hibernate in dens built in snow banks while preparing for their cubs to arrive. The cubs weigh about a pound when born and 20-30pounds when they later emerge from the dens in MarchorApril.PolarbearsarefoundinArcticareas of Canada, Alaska, Russia, Greenlandand Norway.

• No doubt you are immensely curious andpossibly even worried about how these somnambulistic creatures manage to relieve themselvesintheirsequesteredstate.Itworkslike this: When true hibenators burn fat, itproduces water which is retained by their bodies for hydration, thus eliminating the need to urinate. Animals that awaken periodically to eat,suchassquirrels,willurinateduringtheseintervals.

• Instead of storing large amounts of body fat,eastern chipmunks and Columbian groundsquirrels (and other small mammals) store

Estivation is a type of hibernation that animals in hot climates use for surviving dry seasons. When there is not enough food or water, ani-mals such as tortoises and crocodiles will burrow underground and remain in a dormant sleep for months. This allows them to escape the heat and retain body moisture.

1. What bear does not hibernate?

2. Which bears are found in the wild in only one country?

True hibernators consist of endotherms and ectotherms. Endo-therms are warm-blooded mammals and birds that control their body temperature at a constant level. They lower their body temperature for hibernation using less energy and needing less food. Ecto- therms are cold-blooded animals like n insects, frogs and snakes. Their body temperature depends on the weather. They must find winter shelter to avoid freezing to death. When the weather warms again, so do their bodies.

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•Hisspeechwaspowerfulandeloquent.Oneofthe most memorable lines was “I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.”HisdesireforracialequalityforallAmericanswas a powerful force in theCivilRights Movement. The ending words of thespeech were that all “will be able to join hands andsinginthewordsoftheoldNegrospiritual:‘Freeatlast!Freeatlast!ThankGodAlmighty,

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• Manyyears later, on June12, 1987, anotherpolitician, President Ronald Reagan, was speaking at the Brandenburg Gate in West Berlin when Germany was on the cusp of a huge change. The Berlin Wall was a physical barrier between East andWest Berlin for 28years.PresidentReagan’swords:“Comeheretothisgate.Mr.Gorbachev,openthisgate.Mr.Gorbachev—Mr.Gorbachev, teardown thiswall!”

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Q: How is Shania Twain doing? I know she went through a rough divorce a while back. -- Ginger F., Ocala, Fla.

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Q: I’ve seen ads on Syfy for its new show “Being Human,” and I see it has vampires and werewolves and all that, which seems to be all the rage these days. What sets this show apart from all the others? -- Justine F., via e-mail

A: When I spoke with series star Mark Pel-legrino recently, he told me: “I think what sets this show apart is its literal humanity. It’s not like it’s a romance novel -- it’s people who have very serious issues that they’re contending with. I think the title, ‘Being Human,’ says it all. For these characters, be-ing human is not just about assimilating, but also dealing with character flaws. Everybody has to deal with their character flaws, and for these characters it’s literal monsters within them that they have to control and battle with. “What I think makes it unique as well is that it’s not just scary and it’s not just funny or a combination of all those great elements, but it’s also a story about family. I don’t think you get that so much from the other vampire/werewolf stuff.” You can catch the premiere of “Being Human” on Monday, Jan. 17, at 9/8c on Syfy.

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Q: I heard that “Stargate: SGU” has been canceled due to low ratings. I knew it had been on the bubble for a while, but please tell me that Syfy hasn’t gone ahead and canceled it. -- Rebecca J., Tulsa, OK

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Health Must be a Priority in Resolutions for 2011 More than ever before, 2011 requires every American to place the highest priority on improved health. Alarming new information indicates that the epidemic of obesity shows no evidence of slowing and the risk of dependency and disability is increas-ing. For the first time ever, data show a small but highly significant reduction in American life expec-tancy. With the current trajectory of poor health, it has been predicted that by the year 2020, 50 per-cent of Americans will have either pre-diabetes or diabetes. Add to this the fact that baby boomers will be receiving their Medicare cards in exponential numbers, and it’s clear that a crisis is looming. But to foster a more robust impact on your New Year’s health resolutions, you must understand the key lifestyle changes that will ensure a healthier, hap-pier, longer and more independent life. At the top of the list, place increasing your self-esteem. Though it is not usually associated with healthy living, reports from the Commonwealth Foundation -- which examined factors associated with successful aging -- found that individuals who felt good about themselves, happy in their skin and confident that they were successful human beings had the longest life expectancy, a lower risk of ill-ness and the greatest chance of reaching old age without any physical or cognitive disabilities. How you feel about yourself is often fully ce-mented by the time you reach adulthood, and it’s affected greatly by your upbringing and life expe-riences. However, we should all be diligent about healing old wounds and softening sharp edges. Learn to love yourself -- as you are -- and healthful-ness will certainly follow. Next, resolve to adopt the one true key to long-evity: Exercise. The more you exercise, the health-ier you are and the longer you’ll live. The late Dr. Robert Butler, a leading longevity expert of the 20th century, showed that exercise is the only true lon-gevity pill. Clearly, lack of exercise and obesity are closely linked. Statistics show that the risk of obe-sity is closely correlated with the number of miles driven annually. Furthermore, obesity is much low-er in locations where walking or biking to work is common. It is simply time to stop the excuses. No matter your age, weight or health status, there is an ex-ercise program that is right for you. At a minimum, exercise must include either 150 minutes of moder-ate or 70 minutes of vigorous exercise weekly. Ac-

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der age 66 can make before he or she starts losing benefits. The earnings penalty threshold will remain at $14,160 in 2011 -- the same level it has been at since 2009. What that means is that if you are under age 66 and getting Social Security, but still working, you will lose $1 from your benefits for each $2 you earn over $14,160 next year. In the year you turn 66, you can make up to $37,680 from January of that year up to the month you reach 66. From age 66 on, there is no limit on your earnings. If you are getting Social Security disability ben-efits and try to return to work, you get a nine-month “trial work period” -- during which time you gener-ally can earn as much money as you want with no im-pact on your eligibility for disability payments. But after those nine months, if you are making what the law calls “substantial gainful” earnings, you may lose your benefits. That substantial gainful level remains at $1,000 per month in 2011, the same level it was at in 2010. There are normally a couple of Social Security changes each year that impact people who are still working and paying Social Security taxes. One is the “quarter of coverage” amount. You generally get one-quarter of coverage, or one Social Security credit, for each “x” amount of earnings you have. That “x” remains at $1,120 in 2011. Because no one can get more than four “quarters” or Social Secu-rity credits in any one year, that means once you’ve made $4,480 in 2011, you’ve earned your maximum four credits for the year. This really isn’t an issue for most people because they are already “insured” for Social Security benefits. You generally need only 40 credits to be eligible for Social Security retirement payments -- and that translates into 10 years of work. So if you’ve worked for more than 10 years and continue to work, you’re still earning Social Security credits, but they really aren’t doing you much good. Another annual change usually brought about

by increases to average national wage is a ratchet-ing up of the amount of earnings subject to Social Security tax. But due to wage stagnation, that level remains at $106,800 for the second year in a row. In other words, if you’re working and making that kind of money, you will pay Social Security taxes only until you earn $106,800. After that, you’re off the payroll tax hook, or at least the Social Security part of the payroll tax. As in the past, you will continue to pay Medicare taxes on all of your income. There is one major potential change to Social Se-curity payroll taxes that has nothing to do with CPIs or COLAs or the wage index -- but has everything to do with politics. As I am writing this, Congress and the president are contemplating lowering the Social Security tax rate for one year: from 6.2 percent to 4.2 percent. Because there is a bit of lead time involved in getting this column into newspapers, and because this is major news, you will undoubtedly know the outcome of this proposal by the time this column reaches your newspaper. Assuming the bill passes, you may be scratching your head just as I am. I’m not an economist, and some mighty influential people -- who are a lot smart-er than me -- are making what seem like sound fiscal arguments for including a one-year reduction in the payroll tax as part of a tax cut and economic stimulus package. But everyone knows Social Security faces long-range funding problems because of the on-go-ing and ever-increasing retirement of the baby boom-ers generation. And everyone knows there are only two answers to those problems: We will either have to cut Social Security benefits or raise Social Secu-rity taxes. Obviously, cutting Social Security payroll taxes now only exacerbates that long-range problem and will force us to make even bigger benefit cuts or even higher Social Security tax increases later on.

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The Trickle Down of Postnasal Drip DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I have the worst case of postnasal drip. It’s persistent and it’s driving me crazy. I have never-ending “ahem, ahem, ahem” throat-clearing episodes. Phlegm is con-stantly in the back of my throat. Sometimes I clear my throat a thousand times a day. Two-thirds of my trash is used tissue paper. This is embarrassing to me and I am sure it’s annoy-ing to those around me. Please tell me what can be done to get rid of this problem. -- J.B.

ANSWER: I apologize for condensing your let-ter. I got the idea, and I believe readers will too. Three or four conditions account for most post-nasal dripping. One is allergies. You’ve seen an aller-gist, and the only allergic reaction you demonstrated was to dust mites. Can you leave your home for a week or so -- visit a relative? If dust mites are the cause, your symptoms should subside in a new en-vironment. Vasomotor rhinitis is second on the list of drip causes. It’s a more-or-less permanent dilation of blood vessels in the nose, and those dilated vessels leak fluid. Throat-clearing is part of the picture. Sinusitis is another important cause. An infected sinus pours out thick mucus that drips into the back of the throat. Chronic sinusitis is best left to the treatment of an ear, nose and throat doctor. Nasal polyps provoke mucus production and dripping. An ENT doctor is equipped to deal with them, should they be found. Medicines -- beta blockers, Catapres for high blood pressure, aspirin and NSAIDs -- are examples of drugs that cause the nose to leak fluid down into the throat. Let me provide some general treatments that help most of these causes. You must stop clearing your throat. Sucking on throat lozenges or frequently sip-ping from a cup of hot tea with some honey in it will clear mucus from your throat and stop the irritation that throat-clearing causes. Flush your nose with a saltwater solution three times a day, one of those times being right before bedtime. You make the solution by adding one tea-spoon of salt and half a teaspoon of baking soda to a quart of boiled water. Add the ingredients when the water is still hot. When the water cools, lean over a sink and flush each nostril gently with a bulb sy-ringe, obtainable in drugstores. Cortisone nasal sprays -- Nasarel or Rhinocort Aqua -- soothe the nasal lining and reduce mucus

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Building Muscle I love it when encouragement to exercise is backed up by scientific evidence. It’s especially helpful in the middle of winter to have new reasons to get out and be active. A problem that many of us experience as we age is a loss of muscle and bone density. How to get it back becomes a big question: Loss of muscle can lead to imbalance, which can lead to falls, which can shatter fragile bones. A recent study of rats reveals just how it is that endurance exercises can help bring back the muscle mass. The key phrase is “satellite cells,” and that’s where the research was centered. Reduced numbers of “satellite cells” can cause a decline in muscle mass, and in adults those cells are usually inactive as well. Old rats didn’t have as many satellite cells -- until they exercised. Exercise not only increased the number of satellite cells, but improved the ratio of lean versus fat in muscles. The muscle the researchers chose to study closely was the Gastrocnemius, or the calf muscles that run from the back of the knee to the ankle. That makes sense: It’s used in so many types of exercise and can easily be measured. They also focused on endurance exercises, as opposed to resistance (weightlifting) exercises. Granted, these were rats on a wheel in a cage, but we have an exercise that is just as good: walk-ing. And the rats were induced to run at moderate speed. I suspect that in humans, walking, swim-ming or riding a bike at moderate speed will serve the same purpose. The key word is endurance. If you haven’t been active, ask your doctor about starting up an exercise program. Remember to start slow!

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Choosing Who Gets What Can Get Complicated Q: I have three siblings, a brother and two sisters. Dad died three years ago and our mother passed away two months ago. Dad left all of the family assets to mom. We had urged her to get legal advice about her estate plans, but apparently she never did. We have been un-able to find a will or any other paperwork. This is causing problems among us “kids” as to who is entitled to get what. We want to avoid a family war but I am not sure how to eq-uitably fix a problem like this. What can we do?

A: Apparently, your mother chose not to consult with a professional estate planner who would have drawn up a legal will or trust. It’s always sad to hear stories like this because of all the agonizing prob-lems that procrastinating parents cause their fami-lies after they are gone. Serious conflict and hard feelings can permanently taint an otherwise loving family unit, all because the parents kept putting off this responsibility until it was too late. Your options now are limited. And you’re right, the equitable distribution of her assets is going to be a challenge. Not only do you have the opinions of your siblings to deal with, but also their spouses and families. Disagreements are bound to occur. If you are unable to compromise, another choice is to hire an appraiser, sell everything at an estate sale or auction and then divide the proceeds equally. You might agree that if one of your siblings wants a specific item prior to the sale, he or she can to pur-chase it at the appraised or an agreed upon price. Regardless of how you work out the details, hope-fully you have all learned how important it is to make a plan and formalize your wishes. Don’t fall into the trap of thinking you have plenty of time and can just keep putting it off. Once you sign the original docu-ments, they are not permanently set in stone. You can amend them at any time. The lack of estate planning can actually result in family breakups. If we do not make a plan, the courts will make one for you, and it will not be what you would have wanted. So, which way do you choose? * * *

Q: Our grandson is a great kid and the whole family loves him. Truthfully, he is spoiled rotten. We are all guilty. Currently, he has just finished high school and received low grades.

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A: Now that reality has his attention, perhaps this wake-up call will be just the ticket to motivate him. Career choices today are extremely limited without some sort of college degree or vocational training. It might help him get on track if he works for a year parking cars or slinging hamburgers to show him where common labor jobs will take him. Encourage him to enroll at the junior college and buckle down to academic work. It will force him to finally develop good study habits. Hopefully, focusing on a career will become his new priority. As he sees his buddies moving forward and choosing careers, he will also be motivated to do so. Allow him to make his mistakes. That is life’s greatest teacher!

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On Jan. 13, 1128, Pope Honorius II grants a papal sanction to the military order known as the Knights Templar, declaring it to be an army of God. The Knights Templar mission was to protect Christian pilgrims on their way to the Holy Land during the Cru-sades, the series of military expeditions aimed at defeating Muslims in Palestine.

On Jan. 11, 1908, President Theodore Roosevelt designates the mighty Grand Canyon a national monument. Congress in-creased the protection of the canyon in 1932 by making it a national park, ensuring that private development would never despoil the Grand Canyon.

On Jan. 12, 1926, the two-man comedy series “Sam ‘n’ Henry” debuts on Chicago’s WGN radio station. Two years later, after changing its name to “Amos ‘n’ Andy,” the show became one of the most popular radio programs in American history.

On Jan. 16, 1938, “King of Swing” jazz great Benny Goodman brings his revolution-ary music to Carnegie Hall for the first time. The concert sold out weeks in advance, with the best seats fetching $2.75. All recordings of the show were presumed lost until Good-man’s sister-in-law came across a set of ac-etates in 1950.

On Jan. 14, 1943, Franklin Roosevelt becomes the first president to travel on of-ficial business by airplane. Crossing the At-lantic by air, Roosevelt flew in a Boeing 314 Flying Boat dubbed the Dixie Clipper to a World War II strategy meeting with Winston Churchill at Casablanca in North Africa.

On Jan. 10, 1967, President Lyndon Johnson, in his annual State of the Union message to Congress, asks for enactment of a 6 percent surcharge on personal and corporate income taxes to help support the Vietnam War for two years, or “for as long as the unusual expenditures associated with our efforts continue.”

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Beware: High-Tech Thieves Can Target Your Credit Cards When you walk through a store or the mall, you might pass a hundred or more people, and that’s on a day it’s not crowded. It used to be that you needed to beware of the pickpockets who might lift your wallet from your back pocket or purse. Nowa-days it’s possible that a thief could steal your credit-card information just by walking by. Recently, a television station demonstrated just how this works. New credit cards have RFID, or Radio Frequency Identification chips in them, which can be read by a scanner. (Technology and com-puter magazines and websites have been talking about this for years.) Major chain stores have been using RFID to scan inventory, and new passports carry a chip that includes all your information, in-cluding your photo. In the case of your wallet, a thief carries a netbook computer with a small credit-card reader (available on the Internet). As he passes near you in a crowd, the scanner picks up your credit-card numbers and expiration dates. Then, with the press of a few buttons, those num-bers can be sent elsewhere. Purchases could be made on your account before you even get home -- with your wallet still intact and you none the wiser. Think how many cards could be scanned with

Art Deco Coffeepot Features a Southwestern Motif Q: This is a photo of my coffeepot. Stand-ing 9 inches tall, it is in mint condition. Marked on the bottom are the words: “Porcelier -- Hand Dec -- Vitreous China -- Made in USA.” Anything you can tell me about the vintage, maker and value of my coffeepot will be greatly appreciated.

A: Founded in 1927 in East Liverpool, Ohio, Porcelier China Co. moved to South Greenberg, Pa., in 1931. They produced vitrified china teapots, cof-feepots, electric coffeepots, cups, saucers, creamers and sugar bowls. Vitrified china is fired at a high temperature. The shape of your coffeepot was inspired by Art Deco design. Their Southwestern pattern, which was a popular motif in the 1920s and 1930s, had several variations of a figure with a sombrero and a serape next to a cactus. Your coffeepot was originally part of a set that included a teapot, creamer and sugar bowl. Porcelier China Co. employed around 300 people at its peak. They went out of business in 1954. Your hand-decorated coffeepot is circa 1930 and would fetch anywhere from $25 to $50 in antiques shops.

Q: Since I was 8 years old, I have had a Tom Thumb toy cash register. Still in work-ing condition, it is around 7 inches tall with a green metal color. It was made by Western Stamping Co. in Michigan. Does it have any value?

A: Tom Thumb toy cash registers are collect-ible. They were made in the 1940s and 1950s in sev-eral colors. Those in good condition are seen selling in the range of $20 to $30. * * *

Q: I have a set of china that belonged to my grandmother in the 1950s. I enclosed the mark that is seen on each dish. The set is a ser-vice for 12 and includes all the serving pieces. What can you tell me about my china and its insurance value?

A: Noritake Porcelain has been made in Japan since 1904. In the mid-1950s, many U.S. military men and women serving in the East purchased din-nerware sets to be sent back to their families in the states.

“Shelburne” is the name of the pattern, and the number “5316” is the design number. The insurance value of your set would probably be $1,500 to $2,000.

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Many golf instructors teach that one grip works for all your shots, but tour players change their grip with the type of shot they are playing. Your hands are the only part of your body in direct contact with the club. How the hands are positioned in the grip in relation to the clubface directly affects how the ball spins through the air. Let’s start with what I call a “square” grip, with the thumbs square to the grooves on the clubface at the 12:00 position, as in the photo. This grip keeps the clubface square through impact and eliminates any ball spin to the left or right. Any grip away from this po-sition changes the clubface angle and causes the ball to spin through the air. There will be times when you want to spin the ball away from trouble to the left or right of the course. A strong grip is when both thumbs are placed to the right at the 1:00 position, which produces a slight draw to the ball in flight. Thumbs placed at the 2:00 position closes the clubface and produces more of a hook. The strong grip on a tee shot produces more top spin and a longer roll. Shorter approaches to the green call for a square grip, which produces more back spin and gives you less roll. Practice using your grip to provide the spins you want. Mastering these techniques will give you more flexibility, more strategy options and in-creases your ability to shoot lower scores.

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It is a common rule of some golf instructors to have one gripfor all your shots. Well, it is a common practice by tourplayers to change their grip according to the type of shot theyare playing.Your hands are the only part of your body that put you indirect contact with the club. How the hands are positioned onthe grip in relation to the clubface will directly affect how theball spins through the air.Let’s start with what I call a “square grip”, as seen in thephoto. I call it a square grip because the thumbs are squareto the grooves on the clubface. This grip will keep theclubface square going through impact and eliminate any spinto the left. Now what you do from this position influences the clubface angle and consequentially the spin of the ballthrough the air.A strong grip is when the two thumbs rotate to the right. Forexample if the grooves stay at 12:00 and the thumbs are at 1:00 this will promote a slight draw. But if the thumbs rotatemore to 2:00 than the clubface will close down more goingthrough impact and produce more of a hook.When you are on the golf course their will be times when youwant to spin the ball away from trouble. If the trouble is onthe left, than go to a square grip so the ball will spin to the right. If the trouble is on the right than go to a stronger grip sothe ball will spin to the left.Spinning the ball can also be very effective in improving yourshot making abilities on the course. When hitting a tee shot,go to a stronger grip which will produce more top spin andgive you more roll for a longer tee shot. When you’re hitting ashort approach to the green, you may want to have that ballstop quickly when it hits the green, so go to your square gripto produce more back spin.Practicing your shot making with different grips will onlyincrease your chances of shooting lower scores.

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Spin the Ball Away from Trouble by Changing Your Grip

It is a common rule of some golf instructors to have one gripfor all your shots. Well, it is a common practice by tourplayers to change their grip according to the type of shot theyare playing.Your hands are the only part of your body that put you indirect contact with the club. How the hands are positioned onthe grip in relation to the clubface will directly affect how theball spins through the air.Let’s start with what I call a “square grip”, as seen in thephoto. I call it a square grip because the thumbs are squareto the grooves on the clubface. This grip will keep theclubface square going through impact and eliminate any spinto the left. Now what you do from this position influences the clubface angle and consequentially the spin of the ballthrough the air.A strong grip is when the two thumbs rotate to the right. Forexample if the grooves stay at 12:00 and the thumbs are at 1:00 this will promote a slight draw. But if the thumbs rotatemore to 2:00 than the clubface will close down more goingthrough impact and produce more of a hook.When you are on the golf course their will be times when youwant to spin the ball away from trouble. If the trouble is onthe left, than go to a square grip so the ball will spin to the right. If the trouble is on the right than go to a stronger grip sothe ball will spin to the left.Spinning the ball can also be very effective in improving yourshot making abilities on the course. When hitting a tee shot,go to a stronger grip which will produce more top spin andgive you more roll for a longer tee shot. When you’re hitting ashort approach to the green, you may want to have that ballstop quickly when it hits the green, so go to your square gripto produce more back spin.Practicing your shot making with different grips will onlyincrease your chances of shooting lower scores.

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DOLLARS & SENSE (From page 14)

1st Quarter 2009Week 1

Dec. 27 - Jan. 2Page 8

PHOBIAS (continued):

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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hibernating. White fat burns slowly and lasts for a long time. Brown fat is found near the vital organs, heart and lungs and is necessary for survival. This fat is like rocket fuel and is usedforquickburstsofenergy.

•Onesmallanimalthatisreallyanuisancetofarmers and even suburban neighborhoods is the woodchuck. You’ve probably heard the tongue twister:“Howmuchwoodwouldawoodchuckchuck...” Actually a woodchuck, also known as a groundhog, a whistle pig or marmot, is the largestmember of the squirrel family. It eatsseeds,leaves,grass,flowers,fruit,eggs,insectsand, yes, it likes to gnaw on wood.

•ThecelebratedgroundhogPunxsutawneyPhilis probably the most famous hibernator in the world. This furry little guy has served as theofficial “weather predictor” forover120years. Phil awakens from his hibernation nap onFebruary2nd,GroundhogDay,and,asthestory goes, whether or not he is able to see his shadow on that day determines the amount of timeOle’ManWinterwilllinger.Ifhisshadowis not visible, six more weeks of winter remain.

• The town of Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, has tied itself closely to this annual event. Phil has his own website, his own fan club, and he appears on numerous news and weather programs every year.

•Whilewe’reallexperiencingtheshorteneddaysand long nights of winter, isn’t it interesting to thinkofallthesnoozingcrittersthatarequietlytucked away and oblivious to the snow and cold of the harsh weather all around us? ■

one pass through a mall, subway, theater, or any congested situation. Not all cards have RFID -- yet. If yours is the new type of credit or debit card that can pay for a transaction just by being waved near the reader at a register, you might not be safe from a portable reader in the hands of a thief walking near you. At this point, there hasn’t been a lot of theft reported, likely because people never know what happened. In a worst-case scenario, you live in a state that has the RFID chip in your driver’s license, which will provide your address. Add in a few credit-card numbers, and you could be well on your way to having your identity stolen along with all the months and years misery and grief that go with it. For protection, there are special metal-lined wallets that block the signals from being read. These wallets are made of fancy leathers and are presently expensive. Still, many people will pur-chase one for the security it offers. On the other hand, to block the signal, there is always aluminum foil.

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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4. TELEVISION: On “The X-Files,” what was Mulder’s nickname?

5. LITERATURE: Who wrote the novel “Babbitt”?

6. MUSIC: Who composed the show tune “Puttin’ on the Ritz”?

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5. Who was the last NHL player before Detroit’s Pavel Datsyuk to win the Selke Trophy (top defensive forward) three years in a row?

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6. Which duo released “Lady Godi-va,” and when?

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