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Twins have always been a fas-cination and recently I met atwin that has become a verygood friend of mine… rather

like a grandchild. Looking at the pic-ture of young Heather and Jolene for along time, there seems to be only onedifference, other than the pose. Canyou find it?

Heather and Jolene are so much alikethat they have spent their lives finishingeach other’s sentences; enjoying eachother’s company, and both feeling thepain when one is sick or unhappy. Thelikeness was perfect and their momchose to give them names that did notrhyme… a chance at being independentin their thoughts and actions. Heathersaid, “Well, we look alike which is obvi-ous, but we are also similar in what welike and our styles. Also when she isfeeling blue I, without wanting to, getsad. We shared a lot of things growingup and would finish each other’s sen-tences. Now that Jolene has kids I feelextra close to them because they call metheir second mom. I am really blessed. ”

The twins, who currently live in NewYork and The Hamptons, switched out-fits and would try and fool friends andfamily. They were on a talk show atnineteen and there was a dating gamesegment. Heather was the bacheloretteand the consolation prize for the twinshe didn't pick to go on a date with wasJolene, her twin sister. Identical twinsnumber about 3 in 1,000.

In high school, there were twins, Irmaand Emma, with natural platinum blondhair. One had kinky curly hair and theother had straight shiny hair. If youlooked closely, they otherwise appearedto be identical. However the hair madeall the difference in their appearance.One was considered lovely and the othervery smart. I often wonder how theirlives evolved.

A woman I once worked with wastelling me about her twin sister. Shecommented, “She is the left-handedone.” Ah, ha… a whole new look attwin-ery! From that day, I have noticedor asked identical twins which one isleft-handed. Where one parts her hairis a good sign of which hand she uses.

The McKinney twins are totally dif-ferent in actions and appearance. Onehas blond hair, the other soft brown hair.As small children, their mom neverwanted Tara and Tricia to think shemade any difference in them. She

dressed them alike, alternated theirturns for sleeping on the top bunkbed, and made sure everything shedid treated them equally and fairly.Her feelings have carried through to this

day—and the girls are adults now. Intime, Tricia (the one with the darkerhair and is the more assertive twin) wasmarried and has two children. Quite re-cently, Tara’s boyfriend, Brandon, asked

her to be his wife—in the presence of allmembers of her family who were able togather there. It was a very special day!Tara’s becoming engaged was almost aswonderful as a wedding day!

Cindy and Ginny bear a great resem-blance to each other but they are slightlydifferent in size and very different intheir approach to life. As little girls, theyplayed well together on a rainy, indoorday but whenever they could play out-side, Ginny was off and running withthe boys. Cindy, the more sensitive ofthe two, preferred playing with her dolls.Ginny, the left-handed, yet ambidex-trous twin, was the most logical one,according to her sister. As they grew, lifetook them in different directions. Ginnybecame a Physical Therapist who even-tually retired to Florida. Cindy followedsoon after and has been working withactivities for veterans for many years.Cindy and Ginny now live within sixmiles of each other. Their husbandsappear to be related (though not twins)and were always best friends.

Twins are fascinating two of a kind—or not. ST

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by George Goldtrap

Everyone knows what a great influ-ence teachers exert on our lives. Imaintain a relationship with sev-eral of my former teachers. I ap -

preciate and admire them and cherish theirfriendship. With three teachers in my ownfamily (sisters) how can I do otherwise?Like all professions, teaching has its bums,but those who do their job well contribute toour success as individuals and as a nation.

For example there’s unforgettable MamaGray, a teacher par excellence of civics andhistory. Her real name is Margaret Gray, butshe was so like a mother to each of us thatshe eventually acquired the nickname—tothis day she wears it with pride.

There are classic stories of her in tuition,finesse, and eyes in the back of her head,teaching skills. Naturally in a room full ofteenagers, sex is never far from their imme-diate attention. Some teachers deal with thatfact of life in an aloof, detached manner.The wise ones however, like Mama Gray,know it’s basically harmless curiosity, andthey deal with it. I remember two storieslike they happened just yesterday, and I’verepeated them often as examples of effec-tive teaching.

The class was 10th grade history. From achapter probably deliberately selected byMama Gray, the designated reader proceededwith a text describing one of the old worldcities. The class followed along at tentivelyas the reader reached the following phrase:“…this ancient city was the center of com-merce and social intercourse.”

You could hear a pin drop. The wordsechoed. Social intercourse! In a room fullof pubescent boys and giggly girls thesilence wouldn’t last long. Mama Gray withsuperbly controlled timing, said nothing.Social intercourse! How brazen. Just thesound of it is fodder for teenage glee.

The boy’s sheepish grins exploded intolaughter and crescendoed into upper deci-bel levels. Mama Gray’s silence created asafety zone for the girls, who quickly fol-lowed suit, giggling—first one, another,then all. With tension obliterated, the re-lease hit the fan. In seconds the silenceturned into teen turmoil. Social intercourse!Did somebody actually write that? Did weactually read it out loud? Heavens! Whatis the world coming too?

At this point most teachers would havebanged the desk, yelled 'ORDER' and lec-tured about the impropriety of it all.

Mama Gray remained silent. She kneweverything about high school boys and girls.She’d once been one. So have all teachers,the difference is she hadn’t forgotten it.That’s why we loved her so.

The boisterousness subsided, and thefeigned embarrassment faded. Mama Gray,book in hand, looked at us with a stern butfriendly grin and asked, “Okay, have weall heard it now? ‘Social intercourse,’ aperfectly acceptable term. Is every bodythrough giggling? Do we all have it out of

our systems? Let’s all say it together.Ready, ‘social intercourse.’ (The class re-sponds.) Good. Now can we move on?”Now, that’s masterful teaching.

Some years later, there was the ‘hoe’incident. The silence this time was evenmore deafening. This time it was serious.Make no mistake—very serious!

The class had assembled. Mama Grayentered the room. Her eyes swept thestudents and came to rest on the black-board. There, in huge letters, was printed‘Mama Gray Is A Hoe.’ You could almostsee the silence.

Our intuitive master teacher quicklyselected a particular young gentleman.Okay, he was a punk, but Mama Gray sawthe potential for good in every student.She directed him to go to the dictionarystand. I’m pretty sure she suspected himas the culprit but short of proof she hadto be coy. She asked that he look up ‘hoe’and read the definition to the class. Theclass quickly perceived that hoe, a gar-dening tool, could not possibly be appliedto Mama Gray. The class relaxed.

The young Webster-searcher was theninstructed to look up hoar—defined aswhite frost. Already hoary-headed, MamaGray accepted with some chagrin as tohow that definition might possibly fit. Thethreatening atmosphere broken, she contin-ued by methodically interspersing the dic-tionary readings with remarks on the im-portance of knowing what you are talkingabout. The class got the message.

The young suspect started toward hisseat, but was ordered to stay put at the dic-tionary. He was then instructed to look upthe word whore. His reaction was easilypredictable. Sorely embarrassed, he didn’thave the guts to read the definition.

With the young man still standing as ifin a witness stand, Mama Gray read it forhim. She explained at length the definitionand the implications. With increasing fer-vor and absolute resolve she warned theclass that should that expression, or any-thing remotely resembling it ever againappear on her blackboards, the entire classcould expect to fail the course for the semes-ter. ’Nuff said!

Education is not a fancy building withcarpets and air-conditioning. It’s a log witha teacher on one end and a student on theother. Hip-Hip-Hooray for Mama Gray.We learned much from her, and a lot of itwas history. ST

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The Domestic Abuse Council, Inc.began in 1976 when a task forceon battered women was formedby a small group of individuals

concerned with the issues of domestic vio-lence. They offered a 24-hour crisis hotlineand emergency shelter through a motel,which provided one night relief for victimsof family violence and from there it grew!

In 1979, the Council opened the firstemergency shelter for battered womenand their children in Daytona Beach.

In 1988 the Council opened the firsttransitional housing complex for homelesswomen with children in Daytona Beach.

In 1991 an additional transitional hous-ing program opened in Daytona Beach.

In 1997 and in 1999 a third and fourthtransitional housing program opened in De-Land. The programs are called SecondChoice. The Programs are funded throughgrants with the Department of Housingand Urban Development and local sources.Residents from our emergency crisis shel-ters may be eligible for these programs.

In 1993 the Council began its shelterbased program for children. The Hugs &Love program assists children who enter theemergency shelter with case management,safety assessments, and advocacy.

In 1996, the Council received VOCA(Victims of Crime Act) funding whichallowed them to start the Domestic ViolenceAdvocacy Program. Victims of domesticviolence receive assistance, advocacy, andsupport through the injunction process.

In June of 2002 the Council purchaseda 19,500 square foot facility situated on6.5 acres of land. The acquisition of thisfacility was partially funded by the 2001Capital Improvement Grant Funds throughthe Department of Children and FamilyServices. By September of 2002 the Coun-cil, administrative office, outreach offices,and emergency shelter had all relocated tothis new facility.

In October of 2002 the Council receivedLegal Assistance for Victims Grant fund-ing, from the Violence Against WomenOffice and hired an attorney. The attorneyis available to assist victims with legalrepresentation through the injunction forprotection process.

In March of 2005 the Council openedthe DAC Thrift Shop to assist the agency ingenerating funds. Victims from the emer-gency shelter may—free of charge—obtainnecessary items from the thrift store, whichis located at 949A Beville Rd., South Day-tona. The shop is opened Monday-Satur-day and donations are accepted between10:30 A.M.-4 P.M.

How Can You Help? Join The Purple Parade!

For the second consecutive year, theDomestic Abuse Council is inviting the com-munity to “wake up to the issues” and comeout and walk for the Purple Parade on Sat.,Sept. 28 with registration beginning at 7:30A.M. There will be activities for youngand old prior to the parade.

The parade is actually a walk and willtake place on the sidewalk starting at River-front Park on Beach Street in Daytona Beachat the corner of Mary McLeod BethuneBlvd. The entire walk is a 2 mile loop.

The parade will be led by the DaytonaDestiny Drum Line. Participants are encour-aged to wear purple to show their support.

Entry fees for the Purple Parade are only$5 per person or $25 for groups of up to 10people. Preregistration and entry fees can bepaid online at www.domesticabusecouncil.com Participants can also register by calling386-257-2297, ext. 27. Donations are grate-fully accepted.

Volunteer!We need volunteers! What would my

volunteer duties be you might ask.Nearly anything it takes to run a business,

run a home, or provide victim advocacy toour clients, you can do as a volunteer. Anyvolunteer who provides direct services willtake a required twenty-four hour trainingcourse to work directly with the shelterresidents, receive crisis calls, or assist withthe court advocacy program. You may alsoprovide assistance as an intern, helpingwith projects and fundraising events, pro-vide clerical and computer support, adver-tising, landscaping, building maintenance,tutoring children and teaching adult LifeSkills classes, plan activities for shelterclients, collect donations for our shelterand the thrift store, help in the DomesticAbuse Council, Inc. Thrift Shop, serve asa Board Member, be an advocate for social,political, and legal change to benefit vic-tims, join our Speakers' Bureau and pro-vide community education... the list goeson and on. We encourage our volunteersto bring their ideas to us, as well.

How Many Hours Would I Have ToContribute Or Commit To Volunteering?

You tell us when you are available.Any amount of your precious time is pre-cious to us, as well! Our shelter is open24/7, 365 days a year. Days, evenings, andweekends are all available.

How do I get started? Contact Darlene Wolfson, the Director

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For more information on this and otherprograms about domestic violence and pre-vention, please contact the Domestic Abusecouncil at 386-257-2297 or call the hotlineat 386-255-2102 or 1-800-500-1119.

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Throbbing pain may pound like aheartbeat, but University of Floridascientists have discovered the sen-sation is all in your head, or more

precisely, in your brain waves.The finding could drastically change

how researchers look for therapies that canease pain, said Dr. Andrew Ahn, a neurol-ogist at the UF College of Medicine, a partof UF Health. Ahn and his colleagues re-ported their findings in the July issue ofthe journal Pain.

People who have experienced a tooth-ache or a migraine—or even just hit theirshin on the coffee table—may have noteda throbbing quality to the pain that physi-cians have long associated with arterial pul-sations at the location of the injury. Somemedicines even constricted blood vesselwalls in hopes of lessening the effect.

“Current therapies for pain do not ade-quately relieve pain and have serious nega-tive side effects, so we thought that byexamining this experience more closely wecould find clues that would lead us toimproved therapies to help people who suf-fer from pain,” Ahn said.

Ahn had previously examined the pulsa-tions associated with throbbing pain whilemonitoring heart rate and found the twowere not linked. At the time, researchers didnot have an alternative explanation for theorigin of the throbbing quality of pain, butthis current case study reveals new answers.

They examined a patient who had athrobbing sensation that remained even afterher chronic migraine headaches had re-solved. They simultaneously recorded thepatient’s sensation of the throbbing pain andher arterial pulse and found that they dif-fered from one another, indicating that thepulsing of blood from the heartbeat wasunrelated to the throbbing quality of pain.

However, through the use of an elec-troencephalogram, they found that thethrobbing quality was correlated with a typeof brain activity called alpha waves.

“We understand little about alpha waves,but they appear to have an important role inattention and how we experience the world,”Ahn said. “Alpha waves may also act as acarrier signal that allows different parts ofthe brain to communicate with itself.”

What scientists don’t know yet is exactlyhow alpha waves cause throbbing pain. Thecurrent findings indicate that the experienceof pain is linked more to how the brainworks and not to the pulsations of blood atthe location of the pain. Understanding thiswill allow researchers to design new studiesto discover better treatments for pain. ST

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ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Yourzeal for challenges usually works wellfor you. This week it's best to avoidjumping into new situations withoutmore information. TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Onceagain, the Bovine's patience pays off asthat pesky problem works itself out with-out taking too much of your valuable time.A new task opens interesting possibilities.GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Thosesuggestions you want to share need tobe set aside for a while so you can focuson the job at hand. There'll be time laterto put your ideas into a workable format.CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Besure about your sources before you usethe information in any decision youreach about your new project. Someof the data might be out of date. LEO (July 23 to August 22) A sud-den challenge might rattle you at first.Pump up that strong Lion's heart witha full measure of courage, and face itwith the continuing support of family. VIRGO (August 23 to Sept. 22) Watchyour expenses this week so you can havea financial cushion to fall back on shouldthings tighten up later this month.Money matters ease by the 31st.

LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) Uncer-tainty over workplace policy createsanxiety and confusion among your col-leagues. Don't be surprised if you'reasked to help work things out. SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) Theworkweek keeps you busy tying uploose ends and checking data that needsto be verified. The weekend offers achance to restore your spent energies.SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21)This is not the best time to go to ex-tremes to prove a point. Better to set agoal now and move forward. There'llbe time later to take the bolder course.CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19)A step-by-step progression is the betterway to move ahead. Taking shortcutscould be risky at this time. Importantnews arrives on the 31st.AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) Avoidgetting drawn into workplace disputesthat should be handled by those directlyinvolved. Instead, spend your energydeveloping those new ideas.PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) Youstill need to be prudent about moneymatters. Things start to ease by the endof the week. A weekend encounter witha friend brings welcome news. ST

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Dear Dr. Donohue: I'm a 26-year-oldwoman with an embarrassing problem. I'mgrowing a mustache. What causes this? Ihave started to shave, but I worry that shav-ing is going to make the hair grow fasterand coarser. I see some hair on my breasts,too. What can I do about this?

—V.K.Answer: Hair growth in females in

places where it should be found only in malesis hirsutism (HERE-suit-izm). Such areasinclude the skin above the upper lip, thechin, the chest, the thighs, the upper back,and the abdomen. Hair in those places issensitive to the action of male hormones.Common causes for such hair growth areidiopathic (a definite cause not found),menopause (when female hormone produc-tion dips), and polycystic ovary syndrome.

Polycystic ovary syndrome is fairly com-mon. Signs of it are a diminution or com-plete stoppage of menstrual periods, hir-sutism, obesity, and large ovaries withmany cysts. One of the mechanisms re-sponsible for some polycystic ovary symp-toms is an overproduction of androgen—male hormones. The unwanted pattern ofhair growth stems from androgen excess.

Idiopathic hirsutism—hair growth with-out a cause found—might be a mild form ofpolycystic ovary syndrome.

Rarer causes of hirsutism include adrenalgland overactivity, tumors of the adrenalgland or ovary, pituitary gland tumors, andsome prescription medicines.

You're not going to solve this on your own.You need a doctor to evaluate your hor-mone status. The appropriate treatmenthinges on finding a specific cause.

When a cause cannot be found, shaving,electrolysis, depilatories (chemical hairremovers), and laser treatments are options.Shaving doesn't make hair grow faster orcoarser as some may think.

Vaniqa cream, a prescription item, getsrid of unwanted hair quite well. Birth-con-trol pills work when a woman needs estro-gen. Spironolactone, a water pill, can counterthe influence of male hormones and isoften useful. ST

Dr. Donohue regrets that he is unableto answer individual letters, but he willincorporate them in his column wheneverpossible. Readers may write him or requestan order form of available health newslet-ters at P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL32853-6475.

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As we sat and ate dinner in thegarage, it occurred to me that wewere not like most families. Wesat in a garage heated by an old

wood stove and cooled by a sliding windowabove the countertop where my father saton his favorite barstool.

Dinners here were special. They often,but not always, had a purpose. Tonight, wewould gather to remind each other that wewere family. Tonight, we would talk andlaugh, all to avoid a more serious issue thatwas looming over us. As a family, we werefacing Dad's cancer surgery, and as a fam-ily, we gathered in our meeting place to enjoyeach other's company.

The garage was special. Part of its magicwas that it did not discriminate. The garagehad held us together during the most try-ing of times. Together, we sat in silence atthe loss of those closest to us, and wonder-ment as to the reasons that must exist forsudden passing. We watched in silence asour nation was attacked, and prayed evenwhen praying was not what we were best at.What most people did individually, we didas a family, in the garage.

By looking at it, it was certainly nothingspecial. No fancy decorations adorned itswalls, and the furniture was either handmadeor handed down. It was special, though. Thegarage was a safe place. It was a place to

share secrets, problems, and great stories. Itwas in the garage that I learned how toheal from a broken heart, how to ask forhelp, and how to listen with both ears. It wasthere that I learned the secret of life.

As we sat around, laughing and sharingstories of long ago moments, I caught myfather's eye. I saw something I had neverseen before. He was sitting back in his tallbar chair admiring his family. (My father'sfamily extended well beyond blood rela-tions. He welcomed friends and neighborsinto his family and never let anyone forgethow lucky he felt to have such wonderfulpeople in his life.) As he sat quietly, listen-ing to us jokingly discuss what it was like togrow up in a Polish, English, and Irish house-hold, his eyes glistened. It was then that Iknew that he, too, had learned the secretof life.

The garage had given us a place to growup, grow old, and grow together. Althoughan outsider might think it odd that we atein the garage, anyone who knew us wouldsee something different. It was in that garagethat we were most ourselves. We were fam-ily there. ST

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Section BAugust 16, 2013

by Tyler Stover

Does your cat or dog seem a lit-tle itchy lately? They may havethe dreaded flea infestation. Thisis a common problem this time

of year in a warm climate like ours here. Fleas survive and spread by jumping onto

a host animal, like your cat or dog, and bit-ing them to feed on the animal’s blood. Thebites generally only cause a mild itch, butin the case of an infestation, the conse-quences can be more severe. A large numberof flea bites can lead to anemia and evendeath in the worst cases.

It is usually not too difficult to diagnosea flea infestation. On many pets, especially

those with lighter-colored fur, you may seethe fleas crawling through the hair. A petinfested with fleas will also have many blackparticles in their fur. This is the digestedblood left behind after a flea feeds. If rubbedagainst a wet or damp towel or napkin, theparticles will turn a red or brown color.

Spot treatments, oral medications, sprays,collars, shampoos, and powders are amongthe many medications available to treat yourpet’s flea infestation. Many treatments canbe used regularly to prevent a flea infesta-tion before it starts. With the wide variety ofoptions, it is often best to have a discussionwith your veterinarian to decide on what willbe the most effective treatment for your pet.

Halifax Humane Society also offers flea pre-vention options at its main shelter location.

Only treating your pet will not alwaysend the problem, however. After an infesta-tion, it is important to vacuum the entirehouse (and throw out the bag afterwards)and wash all of your pet’s toys, bedding,blankets, and any other objects they comesinto contact with regularly. For more severeinfestations, a fog spray or an exterminatormay be necessary. Use caution before usingany chemical pesticides, as you may needto remove all pets and people from the homefor multiple days.

Keeping your yard, bushes, and treeswell trimmed can also reduce the flea pop-

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Tyler Stover is the Community OutreachDirector for the Halifax Humane Societyin Daytona Beach. He can be reached at386-274-4703, ext. 320, or at [email protected]

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• On Aug. 13, 1878, Kate Bionda, arestaurant owner, dies of yellow feverin Memphis, Tenn., after a man who hadescaped a quarantined steamboat visitedher restaurant. The disease spread sorapidly that by October, 20,000 peoplein the Southeast had died.

• On Aug. 15, 1930, President Her-bert Hoover gives a press conferencein which he offers plans for relief ofindividuals and businesses affected bya series of devastating droughts. Criti-cized later for not doing enough over-all, he asked the War Department toprovide artillery-range land to Montanacattle and sheep farmers for grazing.

• On Aug. 18, 1941, Adolf Hitlerorders that the systematic murder of thementally ill and handicapped be broughtto an end because of protests withinGermany at that time. 50,000 peoplehad already fallen victim to it. It wouldbe revived in occupied Poland.

• On Aug. 16, 1958, Madonna LouiseCiccone, the entertainment icon later

known around the world by her firstname only, is born near Detroit. Theprovocative performer, who often tack-led sexual and religious themes in herwork, also became famous for her ever-changing hairstyles and fashion sense,as well as her personal life.

• On Aug. 12, 1964, Charlie Wilson,part of the gang who pulled off the1963 Great Train Robbery, one of thebiggest heists of its kind, escapes fromWinson Green Prison in Birmingham,England. Several men broke into themaximum-security facility to free Wil-son, who was finally recaptured inCanada in 1968.

• On Aug. 14, 1971, St. Louis Car-dinals ace Bob Gibson throws the firstno-hitter of his storied career. Gibson’sheroics helped his team sail to an 11-0victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates. In1964 Gibson won his first World SeriesMost Valuable Player Award. He retiredafter the 1975 season. ST

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Q: I have a small collection of vintagerolling pins. One of the more unusual onesis made of glass with a stopper on the end.What was the reason for this design?

—Phyllis, Stigler, OKA: The glass rolling pins could be filled

with cold water, making it easier to roll outpie crusts. These are collectible and oftensell in the $25 to $35 range.

***Q: I realize you don't do appraisals, but

can you recommend someone who can soI can find out the value of a 165-year-olddinner plate that I have. It belonged to thelast king of France and is documented bythe Library of Congress.

—Linda, Billings, MTA: I suggest you contact two of the bet-

ter auction houses, Sotheby's, 1334 YorkAve., New York, NY 10021; and Christie's,20 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY 10020.Each has experts on staff who might be ableto help you.

***Q: I have a fountain pen that my uncle

purchased in 1941 when he was in the U.S.Army. I have enclosed pictures of the penand wonder if it has any value other thanbeing a family keepsake.

—Ruby, Peoria, AZ

A: You left out an important piece ofinformation, namely the maker of the foun-tain pen. There are several excellent priceguides available at amazon.com that mightbe helpful. Check out www.thefountainpennetwork.com

***Q: I have a land patent document signed

by President Benjamin Harrison in 1892.I would like to know its value.

—Rogene, Grand Junction, COA: One of the better autograph dealers is

Brian Kathenes, P.O. Box 482, Hope, NJ07844; [email protected] and www.nacvalue.com Kathenes is considered an auto-graph expert and also is a certified appraiser.

***Tip: When contacting an appraiser, it

is always a good idea to restrict your deal-ings with that person to just an appraisal.Never allow an appraiser to determine thevalue of an item and then offer to pur-chase it for that amount. This is consideredunethical, especially by members of theAmerican Society of Appraisers. If anappraisal seems too low, don't hesitate tocontact a second expert. ST

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It is ironic that a rather dull Victo-rian writer is responsible for cre-ating one of literature's most re-cognizable and enduring char-

acters in Who Was Dracula? Bram Stok-er's Trail Of Blood.

Bram Stoker was born in Dublin in1847. After studying law and science,he partnered with actor Henry Irvingin 1878 to run London's Lyceum The-ater. He might have remained in obscu-rity if it hadn't been for a classic horrortale he completed in 1897—Dracula.Stoker immersed himself in the cus-toms, history, and folklore of MiddleEurope, focusing especially on the 15-century ruler Vlad the Impaler. Hisintense work provided a certain authen-ticity for the book.

According to author Jim Steinmeyer,many readers have short-changed them-selves by reading only the first and lastparts of the novel, skipping the blood-less middle. As a result, we only get partof the story. The Dracula most of us arefamiliar with is due largely to a Lon-don play that was transferred to Broad-

way in the 1920s. Dracula is a muchmore complex character, and Stoker'snovel even stranger and more horrifyingthan what was portrayed in film.

Steinmeyer concludes that Stokerdrew from a handful of people in hiscircle—including Irving, playwrightOscar Wilde, and poet Walt Whitman—to flesh out Dracula. Even Whitbyvillage in Yorkshire, where his familyvacationed, is included as a backdrop.

Irving's tastes for the dramatic andhis fondness for haunted, dark charac-ters was especially inspirational forStoker, and Steinmeyer even revealsthat he was influenced by Jack the Rip-per. These characters were the com-posite elements that helped form hischaracter of Dracula.

Drawing on the notes of Stoker aswell as the letters and archives of otherVictorian elite, Steinmeyer brings intofocus the people and places that shapedDracula, revealing that the novel is muchmore complex and multi-layered thanit first appears. ST

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Q: My cousin often asks me to comeover and help with various home-repairprojects that he isn’t good at yet he won'ttake advice. He just sticks to the instruc-tions he downloads from the Web. Howcan I help him be a little more flexible?

—Barry in Oklahoma City

A: It can be pretty difficult to convincea new DIY'er that the instructions for aproject aren't always exactly right.

What do I mean by instructions thataren't always right? Well, instructions formany repairs are given as general instruc-tion—they don't address specific brands ormodels, or the exact problem you're facing.Take, for example, repairing a drippingfaucet. There are plenty of instructionsavailable to fix this problem on the mostcommon types of faucets—there is the basiccompression faucet, but there are also ball,disc, and cartridge types. Each manufac-turer and model has slight differences —sometimes it's just chrome finish versusbrushed steel, but others have uniquepeculiarities.

What if, for example, there's a problemwith a cartridge-type faucet, but when yourcousin follows repair directions exactly,the faucet doesn't work? He's got to look

at other sources or listen to other advice.I'll give you an example.

My mother called a plumber to installa new cartridge-type faucet recently. Sheused to do this kind of improvement herself,but in the past few years has decided againstcomplex DIY projects. The plumber instal-led the faucet, but was stumped as it wasnon-operational. What to do? My motherhad already called the manufacturer andlearned that the cartridge had to be installedin a specific sequence. Once she convincedthe plumber to follow her initial instruc-tions, the faucet worked perfectly.

For my mother, tact wasn't that big of aproblem because the plumber was gettingpaid to do the job. For you, since your cousinis family, convincing him to do a job a bitdifferently from the instructions may takesome work. Be patient, make recommen-dations calmly, and don't threaten to leaveif he doesn't follow your advice.

If it's too stressful to work with yourcousin, and giving it one more try didn'twork, then perhaps just make yourselfunavailable for jobs at his place. ST

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Choosing a drug plan throughMedicare (called Part D) canbe something of a guessinggame. If you want to change

plans or are just about to sign up, thechoices can be confusing.

Here are a few things to know:Your regular pharmacy might not be

in a network that your plan covers. You'llhave to go to another pharmacy for yourdrugs to be covered, a preferred phar-macy that has agreed to charge less, peryour plan.

Even if your drug is on your plan'slist, it might not be in the future. Planproviders have 60 days to notify you thatit won't be available. You'll need to haveyour doctor ask for an exception, oryou'll need to change drugs, or you'llneed to pay more to keep taking them.

The drug plans are broken into fourcategories, or tiers:

Lowest co-pay: generic drugsMedium co-pay: preferred brand-

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Specialty tier: highest co-pay, unique,high-cost drugs

Before you sign up for any drug plan,get all your information. Go online tomedicare.gov click on Forms, then Pub-lications, then type 11136 in the searchbox for the drug plan fact sheet. Thendo another search for “Part D” for along list of publications.

Best bet: If you can afford a plan thatlets you use your regular neighborhoodpharmacy, do so. If it has a pharmacistthat you trust, he or she can keep an eyeon all the drugs you are taking, to makesure there are no interactions. ST

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by Freddie Groves

If you really want to defraud the gov-ernment, it helps to have friends inhigh places. The House Committee onOversight and Government Reform

recently reviewed a situation wherein a manwho never served in the military was givenlucrative contracts with the IRS. Here aresome facts that were revealed in the Com-mittee's report:

The man (let's call him X) sought a con-tract to provide information technology(IT) to the IRS through its contract acqui-sitions arm. He had a close relationship withthe IRS deputy directory for IT Acquisi-tion, and therefore got privileged infor-mation. Within six months he had a dozencontracts with the IRS, worth more than$500 million.

The contracts X applied for were forsmall businesses: 1) owned by service-dis-abled veterans, and 2) in economically dis-advantaged neighborhoods (called HUBZones). The report says X was able to gamethe system and get certification for bothcategories.

How did X pull this off?He bought a small company that already

had a top-secret security clearance. He thenrented an office in a Washington, D.C. HUB-

Zone, even though he lived in a wealthyVirginia neighborhood.

To cover the Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business angle, X turned toan incident that happened 27 years ago:While a student at the U.S. Military Acad-emy Prep School, he'd twisted his ankleplaying football. It couldn't have been toobad because the next year he went off tocollege and played football. Because of aglitch in the rules, he was able to do twothings: 1) Get the Department of VeteransAffairs to start giving him benefits for ser-vice-related injury, and 2) parlay that twistedankle into a lucrative government contractas a service-disabled veteran.

He had lots of help from the IRS to gethis contracts.

To read the 157-page report, go to http://oversight.house.gov/ and search forQuestionable Acquisitions: Problematic ITContracting at the IRS. ST

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Dear Paw’s Corner: I read in a col-umn of yours that the inside of a carcan heat up to more than 100 degreeseven on a day that's not too hot. I justdon't believe that, especially when thewindows are cracked. The airflow fromthat can keep temperatures low. Can't adog just pant to cool off?

—Greg in Pittsburgh

Dear Greg: It's true. On an 80 degreeFahrenheit day, the interior of a carcan heat up to 109 F within 20 minutes,according to nonprofit RedRover.

You don't have to take my word forit. Veterinarian Dr. Ernie Ward recentlyposted a video where he sat in a car witha thermometer and a timer for 30 min-utes on a hot summer day—with thewindows cracked. For pet owners, theresults are chilling (not in a good way).Watch the video at http://www.ebaumsworld.com/video/watch/82689781/

Dogs pant to cool off because theydon't have sweat glands. Panting alonewon't displace the heat they have to dealwith in an enclosed car. Their body tem-

perature can rise dangerously in a shortperiod of time.

I wrote about this topic at the begin-ning of summer. As we enter the hottestperiod of the season, I can't repeat itenough. Don't leave your pet in a parkedcar, not even for a few minutes. Noteven with the windows cracked. Leavethem at home in a comfortably coolarea with plenty of water to drink. ST

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Over the past few years I’veknown of people that drop catsoff near my house. I guessbecause it is at the end of

two roads, it’s a logical place for some-one to get rid of an unwanted pet. Usu-ally one of the neighbors will catch themand give them a good home. In themeantime, however, we all tend to feedthem. About a month ago another oneshowed up in the neighborhood.

I came home late one evening to findthis cat sitting on the steps of my frontporch acting like it actually owned myhouse. You know cats are a little differ-ent. They have a strange view life, inother words, cats act like we are the nui-sance and they are the solution. The catappeared to be in fairly good health. Itsfur is white with a few spots of brownand tan mixed in. I think it is a female,but don’t hold me to that. I figured thatthe cat was probably tame and was inter-ested in adopting me and my house.

Before I get too far in telling this catstory you need to know that I have had alot of experience with animals showingup at my home. There have been a fewdogs and a multitude of cats that seem tohave settled in my neighborhood off andon over the years. Several of the neigh-bors have dogs and cats as well. One ofmy neighbors had a pretty little minia-ture collie. The dog really liked me andoften greeted me in the driveway whenI got home. When I was at home shestayed either on the front porch or at myback steps. Sadly she had to be put tosleep last year. She did have a buddy, afemale beagle. The beagle didn’t take tome like the collie did, but she will stillvisit me every now and then.

About two weeks ago she paid me avisit. I was bringing some groceries intothe house one night and had proppedopen my screen door. On the second tripin I felt something whiz by me as I wasputting the grocery bags on the counterin the kitchen. It went by me so fast Icouldn’t see anything but a blur out ofthe corner of my eye and it went intoone of the bedrooms.

On several occasions I have had torun raccoons and opossums off my backporch. I guessed they could smell foodin a refrigerator I kept on the porch backthen. I figured that’s what sped by methat night. I was already headed for thebroom and dreading an evening of chas-ing a raccoon through my house tryingto get it to go through the open frontdoor, while mosquitoes filled my house.

Thankfully, it was just my beaglefriend who had come to visit me. All Ineeded was a hot dog and she wentright out the door.

Now back to the cat on my porch.She is not tame by the way, and would

not let me get within ten feet of her.When I approached her she ran off tothe edge of the yard and looked back atme like I was the trespasser. You knowthe look I’m talking about I’m sure. Letme say this too while I’m telling you

about this cat—I am not a cat person,but for some reason they like me. Iguess they look at me as a challenge.

Over the past month the cat has ven-tured toward me more and more. Espe-cially if I am holding a chicken leg.There is nothing wrong with a littlebribery towards a cat. I think they feelthey still have control even if you are theone that is holding the chicken leg. I dohave one problem. It seems she is gettingfatter. I hope it’s from eating thosechicken legs, but I’m afraid someonemay have dropped her off a boyfriend.Just in case I’m wrong about the chickenleg, I may have a few more mouths tofeed real soon. ST

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In 1977, Ken Olson, president, chair-man and founder of Digital EquipmentCompany, made the following regret-table statement: “There is no reason any-one would want to have a computer intheir home.”

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Unless you were around on April17, 1964, you may not be aware of thehullabaloo caused by the introductionof the Mustang. In Seattle, a truck driverwas so distracted by a display of newMustangs that he crashed his cementtruck through the window of the deal-ership. In Chicago, so many peoplewere trying to crowd into the cars in ashowroom that the dealer had to lockall the vehicle doors. A dealer in NewJersey had only one Mustang, so he auc-tioned it off. The winner of the auctioninsisted on sleeping in his new car thatnight, just to make sure nobody elsegot it before his check cleared.

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