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4. What is the coldest temperature ever recorded on earth?

5. What Olympic event combines cross- country skiing and rifle marksmanship?

1. ENTERTAINERS: Which actor’s birth name was Ramon Estevez?

2. MUSIC: What was the name of Smokey Robinson’s group?

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4. PSYCHOLOGY: What irrational fear is manifested in peniaphobia?

5. LITERATURE: In which of Shakespeare’s plays does the charac-ter Shylock appear?

6. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: Dur-ing which war did Harry Truman fire Gen. Douglas MacArthur?

7. HISTORY: When did Austra-lia become a commonwealth nation, largely gaining independence from Britain?

8. ANATOMY: About how long are the intestines in an adult male?

9. FAMOUS QUOTES: What American psychologist/philosopher once once said: “Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.”?

10. MEASUREMENTS: Which month is named for the Roman festival of ritual purification?

Answers1. Martin Sheen2. The Miracles3. Ben Franklin4. A fear of poverty5. “The Merchant of Venice”6. Korean 7. 19018. About 28 feet9. William James10. February (Februa)

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3. Which Division I college football team holds the record for most yards rushing per carry for a season?

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5. Name the goaltender who stopped Wayne Gretzky’s 51-game streak of scoring at least one point in the 1983-84 NHL season.

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7. Who took part in the only heavy-weight boxing title fight held in Maine?

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1. Who first released “I’ll Never Find Another You,” and when?

2. What is the song “Lady D’Arbanville” about?

3. Why did the members of The Police all bleach their hair blond in 1978?

4. Who wrote “Goodbye to Romance,” and what is it about?

5. Name the song that includes these lyrics: “He saw a sign for a stock car race. A thousand dollar prize it read.”

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sion in 1965. Two years later, Sonny James took it to the top of the U.S. country charts.

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3. For the money. They’d been offered a gig doing a television com-mercial for chewing gum with the requirement that their hair be blond.

4. Ozzy Osbourne wrote it in 1980 after a contentious breakup with Black Sabbath, saying goodbye with the lines, “broken wings can’t hold me down, I’m free again.”

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length of time it took to freeze water using the variables of temperature and wind speeds. This was then compared with the rate that the body loses heat. If the temperature is 0° F and the wind is blowing 30 mph, it will feel like the temperature is -26°. Skin exposed to 0° F and only 15 mph will experience a wind chill of -19° F can freeze in as little as 30 minutes.

• Hypothermia is a very real danger in many parts of the country this time of year. It can even effect people in sunny southern states where the days are warm but the nights turn cool. People, especially the elderly, who don’t dress appropriately by changing into warmer evening or bedtime clothing can suffer unhealthy losses in body heat.

• Hypothermia occurs when the body’s temperature drops below 95°F. As the temperature decreases, the body automatically directs blood away from the skin, increasing flow to warm the vital organs. Since the heart and brain are the most sensitive to cold, a slowdown occurs in the electrical activity of these organs. Thinking and reasoning are impaired, and as delirium sets in the person has the desire to fall asleep. When the body’s temperature reduces to about 82°F, the heart rate slows down substantially, and if the temperature drops to 68°F brain function stops. About half of all hypothermia deaths are people over 60 years of age, with 75% of these occurring in men.

• It’s been a long time since the record for a single day’s snowfall was set in the United States. Back in December of 1913, Georgetown, Colorado received 63 inches in one day. Canada’s record is much newer – 57 inches fell in Tahtsa Lake West, British Columbia in 1999. January of 1911 was a record-setting month in Tamarack, California – 390 inches of snow in a single month! Valdez, Alaska is the snowiest place in the U.S., averaging 326 inches a year.

• Canadians are the champions at making snow angels! In 2004, students, parents, and teachers from 60 schools in the London, Ontario district hit the ground to create 15,851 snow angels simultaneously. In 2011, 22,022 folks in 130 separate locations in Nova Scotia produced the most angels in multiple locations.

• Chamonix, France hosted the first Winter Olympics for 11 days in early 1924. Sixteen nations sent a total of 258 athletes to “The International Winter Sports Week” to participate in 16 different events. Finland and Norway took the majority of the 43 medals, Norway with 17

and Finland, 11. The United States took home four medals, and Canada received one, the gold for hockey, the first of a streak. Out of the first seven Olympic winter games, Canada took the gold medal in hockey six times.

• Squaw Valley, California was the site of the 1960 Winter Olympics, and both the skiers and event organizers were more than a little nervous as the opening day approached. The reason? There was no snow! In a desperate effort to save this major Olympic event, a local Native American tribe, the Piute, was

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Four high school seniors sufferingfrom “spring fever” skipped theirmorning classes and went to thebeach instead. After lunch, theyreturned to school and told their

teacher that they were late becausethey’d experienced a flat tire whilecarpooling together to the school.

Much to their relief, she smiled.“You missed a test today,” she

continued, “but you can make it upright now. Take seats apart fromone another and then get out apencil and a piece of paper.”

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1. What’s the properscientific name for themoment that the springseason begins?

2. What flower istraditionally thefirst to bloom asspring

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Holly Hunter . . . . . . . 3/20/58

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Four high school seniors sufferingfrom “spring fever” skipped theirmorning classes and went to thebeach instead. After lunch, theyreturned to school and told their

teacher that they were late becausethey’d experienced a flat tire whilecarpooling together to the school.

Much to their relief, she smiled.“You missed a test today,” she

continued, “but you can make it upright now. Take seats apart fromone another and then get out apencil and a piece of paper.”

She waited for them to sit down,and then began. “Question One:Which tire on the car was flat?”

1. What’s the properscientific name for themoment that the springseason begins?

2. What flower istraditionally thefirst to bloom asspring

Unscramble this word:

S A L A N U NThis word means: springflowers that last one season

A N N U A L S

“Spring is Nature’s way ofsaying ‘Let’s party!!’”

~ Robin Williams

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Rob Lowe . . . . . . . . . 3/17/64

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• By now, nearly everyone has heard about the Mayan doomsday prophecy predicting the demise of civilization to occur in December of 2012. The prediction is that the great warrior serpent Kukulkan will rise from the ground under the ballcourt and will bring with it the end the world on the 22nd of the month.

• El Castillo was not the first temple to occupy the site. Built sometime between 1000 and 1200 A.D., it was constructed on the foundation of previous temples. Archaeological digs in the 1930s uncovered another staircase under the north side of the pyramid, and continuing the dig, found another temple buried below.

• It is evident that human sacrifices were a great part of the culture. Chichen Itza, which translates “the mouth of the well at Itza,” was settled around two large open wells, which supplied the population with their only source of water. One well was considered a sacred place, and the other for everyday use. Large amounts of human bones, jewelry and ceremonial objects have been recovered during excavation at the bottom of the sacred well.

• Very large gatherings were held at the Temple of the Warriors, an enormous complex with a large stepped pyramid, four platforms, and 200 carved columns. Thousands of artifacts have been recovered from the area, including gold, carved jade, pottery, obsidian, rubber, flint, and more human skeletons.

• There are many theories about why the Mayan civilization came to such an abrupt end. It is believed that at some period during the 1200s its entire population suddenly abandoned Chichen Itza to the jungle. Though they left behind amazing works of architecture, art and evidence of mathematical and scientific knowledge, the city’s inhabitants left no known record of why they abandoned their homes. While scientists and researchers speculate that droughts, exhausted soils, and quests for conquest and treasure may have contributed to Chichen Itza’s downfall, the facts are unclear and remain a mystery to this day.

• About 1.2 million tourists visit Chichen Itza every year. Visitors were once allowed to walk through the buildings, explore the ruins and climb to the top of the pyramids. However, after a woman fell to her death from El Castillo in 2006, visitors are no longer permitted on the structures. ■

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• Being a man with many personal and business friends and acquaintances, and considering that people would hand write their Christmas greetings, Sir Henry felt that he didn’t have the time required to compose his own individually. In 1843, he commissioned artist John Calcott Horsley to design a card he could send that would depict the poor living conditions under which many lived. His idea was to raise awareness and encourage help for the poor, and at the same time offer his Christmas greetings.

• Unexpectedly, the card that Horsley made for Sir Henry Cole caused quite a stir of criticism. The happy family gathered around toasting Christmas cheer on the front of the card included a child sipping wine! As in today’s society, this was not acceptable behavior and critics were aghast. But ironically, and despite the inappropriateness and the outcry, the card drew so much attention that it quickly became a hit.

• Neither Cole nor Horsley had any idea of the impact their Christmas cards would have on Britain. The popularity of the Christmas card later began to grow in America and eventually spread the world over. By 1880 the design and development of Christmas greeting cards would become big business and open up new opportunities for writers, artists, printers and engravers.

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• The first appearance of Christmas cards in the United States was in 1874. Bavarian-born lithographer, Louis Prang, is often referred to as the “Father of the American Christmas card.”

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• One of the largest greeting card companies in the world, Hallmark, has done remarkably well with Christmas cards, wrapping paper, ornaments and more. All kinds of cards are made by the company started by two brothers in 1910 in Norfolk, Nebraska. They moved to Kansas City, Missouri shortly after to be near a larger, more lucrative market of customers. The slogan, “when you care enough to give the very best,” was adopted in 1944.

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example is the “Witness Program” developed by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences at Little Rock Here, breast cancer survivors return to their communities and witness to other women in their churches about the importance of mammograms and self breast examinations. This has been made easier by mobile mammogram units that travel the state screening as many women as possible. Hopefully the provision of insurance to those who cannot afford it through the Affordable Care Act will provide better access to care and earlier di-agnosis. Most important are stronger public health programs that reach out to the poor and nonwhites through education. There must be a continued and ongoing commitment to rid our nation of scandal-ous health-care disparities based on race and economic status. As we move toward refining and improving the healthcare system, nothing is more important than reaching out to those who have inadequate access to care and poor outcomes from many illnesses, including cancer. Dr. David Lipschitz is the author of the book “Breaking the Rules of Aging.” To find out more about Dr. David Lip-schitz and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at www.creators.com. More information is available at: www.DrDavidHealth.com COPYRIGHT 2012 CREATORS.COM

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A: It’s absolutely false. As I alluded to in the answer to the previous question, anyone who works after they start getting Social Security checks is potentially due an increase in their monthly ben-efit rate. Without getting into too much detail, I can tell you that you would be due an increase IF your current annual income is higher than the lowest (inflation ad-justed) year of earnings used in your original Social Security computation. If that is the case, the Social Security Administration will drop out that low year, add in the new higher year, and refigure your Social Security benefit. This process is automatic and usually happens by about September of the year following the year in question. In other words, around September 2013, you should see an increase for your 2012 earnings. And that increase would be retroactive to January 2013. The amount of the increase depends entirely on your past earnings history and your current earn-ings. But most people will see about a $20 bump in their monthly Social Security checks. If you don’t get an increase but think you should have been due one, you should take your W-2 form or tax return to your local Social Security office and ask them to check into this. * * *

Q: I want you to know that something you wrote several months ago encouraging people not to gamble with their Social Security has turned out to be sadly true in our case. My husband waited until age 70 to start his Social Security checks. Because both his parents lived until their mid-90s, he was convinced he would live at least as long. But he had a massive heart attack about three months ago and died at age 71. I don’t really have a question. I just want you and other readers to know that sometimes the best laid plans don’t work out.

A: I am so sorry for your loss. And thank you so much for sharing your story with us. As I’ve said many times before, over my 40-year career of work-ing on Social Security issues, I’ve heard from thou-sands of widows just like you. I know it’s now water under the bridge, but your husband would have been much better off taking his benefits at age 66. I hope other readers will consider this before deciding to

gamble with their Social Security. Having said that, there is one bit of good news for you. As I’m sure you’ve already learned, your wid-ow’s benefits are based on your husband’s age 70 retirement benefit, including the delayed retirement bonus he got for waiting so long to start his Social Security checks.

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More and More Children Getting Kidney Stones DEAR DR. DONOHUE: My very healthy, active, 6-year-old grandson was just diagnosed as having kidney stones. His pediatrician said it is mostly genetic, but no one else in the fam-ily has had kidney stones. A friend told us she heard that stones could be caused by drinking Gatorade. My grandson has drunk a lot of Ga-torade. He does not eat processed meat, nor does he have much salt in his diet. From the Internet, I came up with the enclosed article, which linked Gatorade to kidney stones. I feel that someone needs to inform parents that too much Gatorade in children can adversely affect health. -- G.S.

ANSWER: An increase in children having kidney stones has been noticed. Some authorities have speculated that the increase in stones might be linked to children’s greater intake of salty foods like potato chips, french fries and other heavily salt-ed snacks. The sodium in salt leads to a rise in the amount of calcium lost in the urine, and, therefore, an increase in kidney-stone production. Eight ounces of Gatorade has 110 mg of sodi-um. New guidelines for daily sodium intake is 1,500 mg. To reach that limit by drinking Gatorade, one would have to drink 13 8-ounce cans or 9 12-ounce cans. Blaming the surge in the number of children on Gatorade seems iffy to me. Your grandson would be better off substitut-ing some of his consumption of Gatorade with water. He needs to cut back on his consumption of salt from other foods too. Gatorade keeps him hydrated, but he can stay hydrated with water. Dehydration is a proven cause of kidney stones. I welcome other readers’ opinions on this is-sue. The booklet on sodium, potassium and chlo-ride -- electrolytes -- explains the role of these miner-als on health. Readers can obtain a copy by writing: Dr. Donohue -- No. 202W, 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: Does it hurt you to exercise if you have a cold? I do it all the time, and I can’t see that it makes anything worse. I’ve been told not to do so. -- B.R.

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Delay Claiming Social Security If you take your Social Security benefits early, you’ll be reducing by a significant margin the total amount you could receive. --The BMO Retirement Institute has pro-duced a report, “Retirees Not Maximizing Social Security Retirement Benefits,” that outlines some of the facts: --For 60 percent of seniors, Social Security will provide the majority of income they’ll have dur-ing retirement. --If you take your benefits early, you’ll re-ceive a reduced amount each month. For example, if you claim at age 62, you might receive $1,500. Wait until age 66 and that amount becomes $2,000. At age 70, it would calculate as $2,640. --If you claim early, that lesser amount stays with you for the rest of your life. (There is a 12-month period when you can pay back all the money you’ve received and start collecting again later, at a higher rate. But if you don’t act within that window of time, you can’t change your mind.) --If you’re married and die first, your spouse will receive a lesser amount each month if you’ve claimed early. While you’re living, your spouse will receive up to 50 percent of the benefit, which will be smaller because you’ve claimed early. --When it comes to asking for advice before collecting Social Security, 62 percent of seniors haven’t done that. --While it’s possible to receive Social Se-curity at age 62, the qualifying age for Medicare is still age 65. You could be stuck trying to pay for expensive health insurance with a reduced Social Security check. Before you apply for Social Security, get advice. Call and ask that the numbers be run for you showing how much you’ll receive at age 62 as opposed to later. You’ll be surprised at the differ-ence.

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● On Dec. 6, 1884, in Washington, D.C., workers place a 9-inch aluminum pyramid atop a tower of white marble, completing construction of a monument to the city’s namesake and the nation’s first president, George Washington.

● On Dec. 5, 1933, the 21st Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is ratified, repealing the 18th Amendment and bringing an end to the era of national prohibition of alcohol in America. Utah became the 36th state to ratify the amendment, achieving the req-uisite three-fourths majority of states’ ap-proval.

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● On Dec. 9, 1950, Harry Gold -- who had confessed to serving as a courier of top-secret information on the atomic bomb -- is sentenced to 30 years in jail for his crime. Gold implicated his brother-in-law and sister, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, who were later convicted and executed for espionage.

● On Dec. 5, 1964, the first Medal of Honor awarded for action in Vietnam is presented to Army Special Forces Capt. Roger Donlon of New York for his heroic action at Nam Dong. Donlon was shot in the stomach during an attack by hordes of Viet Cong. He stuffed a handkerchief into the wound, cinched up his belt and kept fighting.

● On Dec. 8, 1982, “Sophie’s Choice,” starring actress Meryl Streep as a Ho-locaust survivor, opens in theaters. The “choice” in the film’s title refers to a terrible decision Streep’s character is forced to make, about which of her two children will live or die while in a concentration camp.


New Worlds of Communication! Q: Six months ago, my husband and I retired. We finally sold our home, downsized our excess furniture, sold the rest off at a ga-rage sale and moved to a wonderful retirement community where we are happy. Neither of us is computer literate, and we have decided it is time we catch up with the rest of the world. Our family is encouraging us, as well. We want to learn how to email and keep in touch with them. How do we choose the best computer?

A: First, do your homework and make a list of the features you want. Both Microsoft and Apple are the most popular models and have differ-ent software capabilities. Visit both stores for dem-onstrations. Do they offer training? Libraries have computers available for usage and many offer coach-ing. Ask if the model you like best will be upgrad-ed in the near future. This may lower the current model pricing. You may also have a computer club in your new community, which you could join, make new friends and learn that the computer pros are ea-ger to teach you what they know! This year, more than half of seniors over 65 are online. Other advantageous reasons seniors are buying computers includes the willingness and challenge of accepting and learning something new, keeping their minds sharper, being able to share hobbies with new friends and learning that websites offer unlimited information and opinions about the world. This database allows you to play hundreds of games, and perhaps even gives you the ability to find a part- time job, which could help your budget! * * *

Q: Last week my husband got con-fused while attending a convention meeting and misplaced his billfold. The meeting was in a large auditorium, and he had no idea how or where to find it. He called me and did not know what to do. He checked with the conven-tion staff, but they were no help. After returning home, we immediately began canceling the credit cards and feared thieves were charging hundreds of dollars with them. Luckily, two days later, we had a call

from a stranger who said he had found the bill-fold and that several credit cards were in it, but no cash. We arranged to meet and reward him. We were relieved. How can we prepare ourselves as for another occurrence?

A: To avoid repeating your experience, consider purchasing pants with rear button protec-tion or sewing one on. Do not carry unnecessary cards, photos, receipts or other bulging material which can easily fall out, especially during holidays. Some new billfold designs that fit men’s front pock-ets offer greater protection. Always make backup copies of what you car-ry in your billfolds and purses. In an emergency, they can be lifesavers, especially when traveling. Include relatives’ names and cell phone numbers. Friends, while overseas, had thieves grab the lady’s purse and got away. They did not have backup copies, which ruined their entire trip. Remember, thieves prey on seniors because they consider them the easiest targets!

Doug Mayberry makes the most of life in a Southern Cali-fornia retirement community. Contact him at [email protected] or visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators.com.

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Before he hit the 40-feet hook shot out of the straw to take him to within two putts of the Green Jacket, a little bit of banter in the room turned to what Bubba Watson was wearing.

As most of us know by now, Bub-ba Watson won the Masters, largely due to his monstrous 300-plus yard drives and unorthodox swinging style. But I, too, became curious about Watson’s game and, yes, his style, too.

For the techies out there, Watson uses a PING G20 driver with a cus-tom pink True Temper Grafalloy Bi-Matrix shaft. The same exact driver will be made available to pro shops this year, the company announced after the tournament.

Pink is a color that most sports fans are becoming accustomed to. It appears in splashes on various uni-forms these days to signify the fight against breast cancer, a cause that has successfully managed to co-opt that color and increase awareness. Knowing this, we were all a little leery of making fun of the color.

And we were right: Ping donates $300 to Watson’s charity for every 300-foot drive he makes. His Phoe-nix-based charity aims to donate $1 million to various organizations

during the year, and after this win, it’s a safe bet to say it will do so.

But his manner of dress and that unorthodox swinging style also reminded me of former PGA tour-nament winner from the ‘60s, Doug Sanders.

Known as the “Peacock of the Fairways,” Sanders came out of nowhere to win the Canadian Open as an amateur. His best finish at the Masters was a fourth place tie, and he won 20 events on the Tour, but Sanders was best known for his manner of dress. Sanders was famous for his “Mad Men”-esque devotion to what he wore. He was known to wear golf shoes that looked more like dress shoes, pleated golf plants, button-down cardigans and a golf polo. Each out-fit had complimentary colors of the same shade, and he even made sure his golf bags matched his outfit.

While both Sanders and Watson are philanthropists and champions, they have something else in com-mon — they’re both self-taught golfers. Neither has taken a lesson in his life. Sanders grew up a poor cotton farmer’s son; Watson’s father was a Green Beret Vietnam veteran who gave him a 9-iron once and told him to “beat it down the fairway.”

Well, Watson surely will be beat-ing it down the fairway for a while now, and nobody will make fun of his clothes anymore, but I have one suggestion — and I’m sure Mr. Sanders would agree — you should at least shave before putting on the Green Jacket. Sure he won in a play-off, but this isn’t hockey, you know.

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Q: This mark is on the bottom of an iron-stone platter that has been in our family for as far back as I can remember. My grandmother always kept it in the dining room china cabi-net and when my mother inherited it, she kept it on a shelf where we kids couldn’t reach. It measures approximately 11 inches long and is in mint condition. It is decorated with a black and white country scene against a white back-ground. I would not part with it for anything and plan to pass it down to my daughter, but I would like to know who made it, when, where and its value.

A: Charles Meigh joined his father’s pottery at Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, in 1834 and operated it under his own name from 1835 to 1949. From 1850 to 1851, the name Charles Meigh and Sons and Pankurst was used. In 1851, the firm dropped the name Pankurst to become Charles Meigh and Sons. Meigh and Sons produced flow blue and mulberry transfer pattern pieces and salt glazed teapots. The pottery closed in 1901. “California” is the name of the pattern and the scene is a transfer print and not hand painted. Your mid-19th century platter would probably be worth $125 to $150.

Address your questions to Anne McCollam, P. O. Box 247, Notre Dame, IN 46556. Items of a general interest will be answered in this column. Due to the volume of inquiries, she cannot answer individual letters. To find out more about Anne McCollam and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators.com

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Why I Can’t Shoot the Jump Shot I can’t shoot a jump shot because of mint chocolate-chip ice cream. This is all because my basketball-clinic coach -- an otherwise good man -- had minty breath. And not the “curiously strong” or Lifesavers “Pep-o-Mint” variety of minty breath ... his was minty in the way that broadcast a love for mint chocolate-chip ice cream. Anecdotally speaking, mint chocolate chip as an ice-cream flavor has fallen out of favor. It was pretty big in the ‘70s, though. Presented as a card-board block in your grocer’s freezer, mint chocolate-chip ice cream held the distinction of possessing a particular color of green not found in nature ... a pretty neat trick. (Also, the chips weren’t really chocolate ... they were something like carob-flavored palm oil or caramel-colored yak fat.) To the point, when I was supposed to be listening to my coach -- a saint of a guy blessed with patience unlike any other -- I couldn’t concen-trate because when he tried to instruct me, as soon as he got near my grill with the basketball, the minty aroma was just too distracting for my attention defi-cit. I was reminded of this particular shortcom-ing of mine the other night as I shared an early evening snack with Jay McMillen. McMillen was the Maryland Terrapins’ power forward in the late ‘60s, a very good player who left the school as the sec-ond all-time scorer with 1,300 points. Years later, his brother Tom would play for the Terps, and their record combined adds up to the most points by a brotherly tandem in ACC history. Tom went on to various Sports Illustrated covers, became a Rhodes Scholar and later in life he served as a congressman for a district gerry-mandered out of existence in Maryland. Today, Jay is a doctor in Missouri and he is still married to Gail, the pretty Terrapin cheerleader and former home-coming queen. Now, I promised that most of what we said was off the record, but I can’t resist giving up a few details: Jay and Gail are in the market for a new home and may become neighbors of mine. They want to cut down on space ... their kids are all grown and they’re eager to lose even more bag-gage. Gail points out the fact that they will have to get rid of some memorabilia. I scoff at that notion and share a story about a sled that was discarded by elders in my family years ago. When it snowed during a holiday, the absence of the sled led to great consternation ... if only out of nostalgia. “Don’t get rid of the basketball stuff,” I tell her. “Pass it down to your grandchildren and great-grandchildren.” She nodded in agreement, but had to laugh a bit. “You have to see the cover (of the media guide) ... those shorts ... and that jump shot! They don’t shoot like that anymore.” Yeah, well ... at least he had one. In today’s game a good jump shot is as rare as mint choco-late-chip ice cream. Either way, I’ve got neither to speak for.

Mark Vasto is a veteran sportswriter who lives in Kansas City.


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Many times golfers have made what they have felt to be a good backswing only to have it all fall apart by the time theyreturn back to the ball at impact. If you are experiencingsome inconsistencies through impact where you are contacting the ball thin on one shot and than fat on the next,than you will want to provide more leverage in your forwardswing to support the hands / clubface to make good contactwith the ball consistently.When I teach, I often see new students struggle their waythrough impact. They tell me that they feel stuck and cannotget through. The sign to this problem is in the lower body.They are swinging the club and failing to use the strength of the lower body to provide leverage in the forward swing.Notice in the picture as I go through impact, how my rightfoot has pushed off from the ground which sends a chainreaction up my leg into my knee. The knee, having supportfrom the foot can now provide support for the rotation of the right hip. A sign of a good swing is that the right hip rotatesthrough to the target. Most higher handicappers have a difficult time with the hip rotation because they do not provideenough support from the right foot and knee.Teaching with Motion Analysis Technology, as seen in the photo with the sensors on my body and image on the screenin the background, gives me the exact data to measure the body movements in the swing. This exact data gives me andthe student greater clarity and precision in making the necessary adjustments to create a faster more effective result.

Rob Stanger is recognized by Golf Magazine as a 2007-2008 TopTeachers West Region. He in the Desert at The College GolfPerformance Center. To view more tips or video golf instruction go towww.robstanger.com. You can contact Rob at 760-409-8628 forinquiries about your golf game.

Improve Impact with More Leverage

Many times golfers have made what they have felt to be a good backswing only to have it all fall apart by the time theyreturn back to the ball at impact. If you are experiencingsome inconsistencies through impact where you are contacting the ball thin on one shot and than fat on the next,than you will want to provide more leverage in your forwardswing to support the hands / clubface to make good contactwith the ball consistently.When I teach, I often see new students struggle their waythrough impact. They tell me that they feel stuck and cannotget through. The sign to this problem is in the lower body.They are swinging the club and failing to use the strength of the lower body to provide leverage in the forward swing.Notice in the picture as I go through impact, how my rightfoot has pushed off from the ground which sends a chainreaction up my leg into my knee. The knee, having supportfrom the foot can now provide support for the rotation of the right hip. A sign of a good swing is that the right hip rotatesthrough to the target. Most higher handicappers have a difficult time with the hip rotation because they do not provideenough support from the right foot and knee.Teaching with Motion Analysis Technology, as seen in the photo with the sensors on my body and image on the screenin the background, gives me the exact data to measure the body movements in the swing. This exact data gives me andthe student greater clarity and precision in making the necessary adjustments to create a faster more effective result.

Rob Stanger is recognized by Golf Magazine as a 2007-2008 TopTeachers West Region. He in the Desert at The College GolfPerformance Center. To view more tips or video golf instruction go towww.robstanger.com. You can contact Rob at 760-409-8628 forinquiries about your golf game.

Improve impact with moreleverage Many times golfers will make what they feel is a good backswing only to have it all fall apart at the point of impact. If you experience the incon- sistency of making thin, then fat ball contact, you probably need more leverage in your swing. I often see new students struggle their way through impact, saying they feel stuck and can’t get through. The key to this problem is in the lower body. They are failing to use the strength of their legs for the leverage they need in the forward swing. Notice in the photo how my right foot has pushed up giving sup-port to my knee, which now provides support for the rotation of the right hip. The sign of a good swing is that the right hip rotates through to the target. Most high handicappers have a difficult time with hip rotation because they simply don’t provide the leverage that’s needed from both the right foot and knee. Teaching with Motion Analysis Technology, as shown in the photo, uses body sensors and an animated image display to provide precise data for the instructor to analyze. By measuring exact body movements during the swing, it is easy to identify and correct improper movements quickly and with considerable accuracy.

Empowered Golf by Rob Stanger College Golf Center, Palm Desert, CA

Rob Stanger is recognized as a 2005-2008 Golf Magazine Top Teacher West Region, and teaches in the desert at The College Golf Center. You can contact him at 760-409-8628 or at www.robstanger.com for inquiries about your golf game. Proof created by:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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• More than 150 people are killed every year in avalanches around the world. Many avalanches are small slides of dry powdery snow that don’t create much damage. But when massive slabs of snow, several acres in area and weighing thousands of tons, suddenly loosen from a mountainside, they slide down steep slopes reaching speeds of 80 mph in only seconds, instantly covering and flattening anything and everything in their path. Even the fastest skier can’t outrun the rushing advance of an avalanche.

• About 93% of those caught beneath a slide can survive if rescued within 15 minutes. Just 15 minutes later, the survival rate drops to 20%-30%. After an hour under the weight of the heavy snow and lack of oxygen, the survival rate is practically nil.

• Rescued victims of avalanches have compared their terrifying experience to having their entire body instantly encased in cement, while being unable to move their head, arms or legs. Attempting to dig themselves free was utterly impossible. ■

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2. MUSIC: What was the name of Smokey Robinson’s group?

3. INVENTIONS: Who is credited with inventing bifocal lenses?

4. PSYCHOLOGY: What irrational fear is manifested in peniaphobia?

5. LITERATURE: In which of Shakespeare’s plays does the charac-ter Shylock appear?

6. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: Dur-ing which war did Harry Truman fire Gen. Douglas MacArthur?

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3. Which Division I college football team holds the record for most yards rushing per carry for a season?

4. Who was the last NBA player before Minnesota’s Kevin Love in 2010-11 to average more than 20 points and 15 rebounds per game for a season?

5. Name the goaltender who stopped Wayne Gretzky’s 51-game streak of scoring at least one point in the 1983-84 NHL season.

6. How many World Cups in men’s soccer have been won by the host country?

7. Who took part in the only heavy-weight boxing title fight held in Maine?

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1. Who first released “I’ll Never Find Another You,” and when?

2. What is the song “Lady D’Arbanville” about?

3. Why did the members of The Police all bleach their hair blond in 1978?

4. Who wrote “Goodbye to Romance,” and what is it about?

5. Name the song that includes these lyrics: “He saw a sign for a stock car race. A thousand dollar prize it read.”

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sion in 1965. Two years later, Sonny James took it to the top of the U.S. country charts.

2. Cat Stevens wrote the song about his girlfriend, Patti D’Arbanville, when she left for a one-month model-ing job. The lyrics indicate that she is dead. Patti was understandably upset and ended the relationship.

3. For the money. They’d been offered a gig doing a television com-mercial for chewing gum with the requirement that their hair be blond.

4. Ozzy Osbourne wrote it in 1980 after a contentious breakup with Black Sabbath, saying goodbye with the lines, “broken wings can’t hold me down, I’m free again.”

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