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of Pulaski CountyIssue 36January 26, 2010

TIDBITS® VISITS SOME INTERESTING

LANDMARKSby Kathy Wolfe

Across the continent, travelers can visit varied sights, from the beautiful to the unusual to the downright strange. This week, Tidbits focuses on a few of each.

•Towering605feet(185m)aboveSeattleistheSpaceNeedle,builtforthe1962World’sFair.Witha foundation30 feet (9.1m)deepand120feet (36.5m)across,467cement trucksworkedanentiredaytofillthehole.ThepaintcolorswerenamedtorelatetotheFair’sthemeof “Century21”—The legs of theNeedlewereAstronautWhite,thecorepaintedOrbitalOlive,Re-entryRedforthehaloandGalaxyGoldforthesunburstandpagodaroof.Atthetimeofitsconstruction,theSpaceNeedlewasthetallestbuildingwestoftheMississippiRiver.Itcost$4.5milliontobuild,butunderwenta$20 million renovation in 2000.

•Bemidji,Minnesota,ishometothe18-foot-tall (5.5 m), 2.5-ton Paul Bunyan and hiscompanionBabetheBlueOx,builtin1937.ThepairgreetsvisitorsneartheChamberofCommerce building on the shore of Lake Bemidji,which is said to bePaulBunyan’sbirthplace. The building also features the“Fireplace of States” built during the GreatDepression,whichincludesstonesfromeveryAmericanstateandeveryCanadianprovince.

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Tidbits® of Pulaski County LANDMARKS (continued):

•Back in 1859, an Arkansas farmer founda 1,000-pound (453 kg) rock in the BlackRiverandquicklyspreadthewordthathehadfound a meteorite. It was moved to the county courthouseinnearbyPocahontas,whereitcanstill be seen today. Years later, geologists from the University of Arkansas gave the community the bad news that the rock is not a meteorite, butitremainsquitethetouristattractionjustthesame.

• And speakingofPocahontas,whendrivingthroughPocahontas,Iowa,youcanstopattheeastendoftownandseea25-foot-(7.6-m)tallconcretestatueofthefamousIndianprincessfor whom the town is named.

• Perched atop the Continental Divide andoverlooking the city of Butte, Montana, isOurLady of theRockies, the largestVirginMary statue inNorthAmerica.This 90-foot(27.4-m),16-gaugesteelstatueweighs80tonsandsitsatopa425-tonbase.Ittooksixyearsto complete andwas installed in 1985.TheoriginalplanwasfortheLadytobe120feet(36.6m) tall, but thoseplanswere scrappedwhen theFAAtold thecity that if theLadywereanytallerthan90feet,itwouldnecessitatea blinking light on the head.

•In1846,apartyof87emigrantssetoutalongtheOregonTrailtooclosetowinterandweretrapped in the Sierra NevadaMountains byheavysnowfall.Theirfoodsuppliesdwindled,andsomeofthepartyturnedtocannibalismforsurvival,eatingthosewhohadpassedaway.

ThePost9/11VeteransEducationalAssistanceImprovementsAct,alsoknownasS.3447,haspassedtheHouseandSenate.Theadditionalbenefitsfillinholesleftinthefirstversionofthe Act. Among the changes:

• The VA will pay fees and tuition for state schools, and$17,500forprivatecolleges.Schoolsontheapprovedlist(theYellowRibbonprogram)willkickinadditionalfunding.•Active-dutypersonnelwillnowgetastipendofupto$1,000peryearforbooks,asveteranscurrentlydo.That’scalculatedat$41.67percredit,up to the$1,000, ifyouareat the100percentlevel.•Thosewhochoosetogettheireducationvialong-distancelearningwillnowbeprovidedalivingallowance.•Thoseseekingoccupationorvocationeducationwillnowbe covered.•NationalGuardsmenwhoresponddomesticallytodisastersalsowillgetbenefits.• Stipends for living allowancewill be correlated to atten-dance.•Feesforcertificationandlicensingtests,aswellasnationaltests, will be covered.•Active duty members with six years service can transferbenefitstoaspouseafteragreeingtoservefourmoreyears.That’snotrequiredforthosewhoarealreadynearretirement.

Tobeeligibleforaportionofyourbenefits,youmusthaveservedforatleast90daysafterSept.10,2001andreceivedanhonorabledischarge.Togetthefullbenefits,youmusthaveserved for three years after that. If you served 30 days and weredischargedforaservice-connecteddisability,you’llre-ceivefullbenefits.

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LANDMARKS (continued): Ittookfourmonthsuntilthefirstrescuepartyarrived. Forty-eight members of the partysurvived. Since 1918, bronze figures of apioneerfamilyhavestoodatopa22-foot(6.7m)pedestalatDonnerStateParknearTruckee,California.Becausethesnowhadbeen22feetdeepneartheircamp,thepedestalwasmadethesameheighttoshowvisitorsitsdepth.

•Nestled in theBlackHills ofSouthDakotaisapartiallycompletedsculpturecarvedintoThunderhead Mountain. It is the likeness of Oglala Lakota warrior Crazy Horse astridehis horse, a project that has no scheduledcompletiondate.ThecarvingwasbeguninJune1948 by Polish-American sculptor KorczakZiolkowski as a way of honoring the heritage ofNorthAmerican Indians.Ziolkowskihadworked onMt. Rushmore, 17 miles away,underGutzonBorglum24yearsearlier.Whencomplete,themonumentwillbe641feet(195m)wideand563feet(172m)high.Theheadwascompletedin1998andis87.5feet(26.7m)high.ComparethistothePresidents’headsatnearbyRushmoreat60feet(18m)high.Thehorse’shead is thecurrent focusof thework,andwillbetheequivalentofa22-storybuildingwhencomplete.Ziolkowskipassedawayin1982andisburiedinatombatthebaseofthemountain.Buthisfamilycontinuesthe work in honor of his last words, “You must work on the mountain — but go slowly so you do it right.”

1. Is the Book of Colossians in the Old or New Testament or neither?2. Whose first chapter begins, “Now it came to pass in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month ...”? Ezra, Ezekiel, Micah, Malachi3. From Exodus 10, what was blown out of Egypt by a strong west wind? Rivers, Locusts, Sinners, Nightness4. In 1 Chronicles, who killed a 7 1/2-foot-tall Egyptian giant? Beniah, Gideon, Jannes, Baruch5. From Genesis 28, what city was site of Jacob’s famous dream? Lach-ish, Perga, Haran, Bethel6. In Colossians 4, what city was home to Philemon? Berea, Shechem, Beersheba, Colossae

1. LITERATURE: What was O. Henry’s real name?2. RELIGION: What was the Holy Grail?3. MOVIES: How many best-actor Oscar nominations did Spencer Tracy receive in his career?4. GOVERNMENT: What are the two houses of the British Parliament called?5. ANATOMY: What part of the human body does the disorder lumbago usually strike?6. GEOGRAPHY: What U.S. state lies west of Texas?7. U.S. PRESIDENTS: During which president’s administration did Henry Kissinger become secretary of state?8. MUSIC: For which war was the song “Over There” written?9. PSYCHOLOGY: What fear is represented by doraphobia?10. HISTORY: When did Andrei Sakharov win the Nobel Peace Prize?

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LANDMARKS (continued):• Duncan, British Columbia, is home to theworld’slargesthockeystickandpuck.CreatedforExpo’86inVancouver,theseitemshavemade their way to the Cowichan Community Centre in Duncan. The community is also knownas the“CityofTotems”as ithas80totempoleswithinitsborders.Itclaimstohavethe world’s largest totem pole, and indeed,ithasthethickestpole,over6feet(1.8m)indiameter. Theworld’s tallest stands inAlertBay,BritishColumbia,reaching173feet(53m)intothesky.Closebehindisthe160-fott(48.8-m) totem inMcKinleyville,California,just behind the local Safeway store. WhileAlertBay’spole isconstructedof two trees,McKinleyville’scamefromasingletree.

•SpanningtheentrancefromthePacificOceanto San Francisco Bay is the Golden GateBridge, the 4,200-foot (1,280-m) suspensionbridge that opened in1937.Completed at acostof$37million(plusanother$39millionininterest),itwasthelongestspanintheworldandremainedsountil1964whenNewYorkCity’s Verrazano Narrows Bridge opened,a full 60 feet (18.3m) longer. [Theworld’slongest suspension bridge is now Japan’s

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Here’s How to Take Better Pet PhotosBySamanthaMazzotta

DEAR PAW’S CORNER: I have the hardest time getting a good photo of my Australian shepherd, “Session.” It’s not just that he’s hyper (Aussies just are!), it’s that the photos generally turn out awful. Do you have any tips for photographing pets? -- Harriet T., via e-mail

DEARHARRIET:Ialsohaveahardtimegettingjusttherightphotoofmypets,soIfeelyourpain.Butthereareafewbasictechniquesforphotographinganimalsthatyoucanpractice.Most of these are courtesyofKodak,which stillmaintainspicturekioskswhereyoucantouchupdigitalphotosiftheydon’tcomeoutperfect.

•ForactivepetslikeSession,useafastshutterspeedalongwith a high ISO setting. If you’re using a small point-and-shootcamerayoushouldstillbeabletoadjust these;checkyourcamera’smanual.

•Toavoidthoseglowingorredeyes,don’tusetheflash.AnISOsettingabove400ishelpfulinlow-lightsituations.Youalsocancompensatebyusinglotsofnaturallight.

•Useatripodtosteadythecamera,particularlyinlowlight;this will reduce blurriness.

• Photograph your pet from its level, rather than standingabove. Try shooting at different angles to see the effect.

•Keepthebackgroundsimple,whetherathomeoratthepark.

•WantapictureofSessionrunning?Keephiminthecenteroftheviewfinderandpanalongwithhimasheruns.Snapthepicturewhenhe’satanangletoyou,notrightinfront.

•Inastillportrait,focusonyourpet’seyes.

•Posingwithyourdog?Thecameraneedstofocusonbothofyourfacesalongthesameplane,soplaceyourfaceclosetoSession’s,orholdhiminabighug.

•Finally,bepatientwithyourpet.Lethimgetused to thecamera,anddon’tholdhiminoneplacefortoolong.There’salwaystomorrowforpictures,too.

To Your Good Health ByPaulG.Donohue,M.D.

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: My 28-year-old daughter, who has been healthy all her life, was recently diagnosed with lupus. Will she be able to live a full life, including having children. Is there a cure? How about exercise and diet? -- R.K.

ANSWER: In the 1950s, a diagnosis of lupus carried only a 50 percent chance of living for five more years. Sixty years later, the chance of living for at least 20 more years is 90 percent, and the majority of lupus patients have a normal life span.

Pregnancy is definitely possible. Doctors tell their lupus patients to delay pregnancy until the illness has been inactive for six months. That kind of delay in disease activity occurs in almost all lupus patients.

Lupus is in the same class of illness as rheumatoid arthritis. It’s an autoimmune disease, one brought on by the immune system attacking many body organs and tissues. Joints and muscles are targets. The wrists, hands, elbows, knees and ankles are the joints most often involved. Skin rashes are common. One rash is often mentioned. It’s a redness on both cheeks connected by a red bar over the bridge of the nose. This is the “butterfly” rash of lupus, seen less often than it is talked about. The kidneys, heart and nervous system can be affected.

Lupus Is Related to Rheumatoid Arthritis

The outlook for an individual lupus patient depends on how many organs are involved and how well the patient responds to treatment. There isn’t a cure. There are many control medicines. Lupus typically has periods of worsening and periods when the illness goes into remission. Medicines make remissions longer and longer.

Lupus has no special diet. Exercise is encouraged when the illness is in remission. You or your daughter can contact the Lupus Foundation of America for more information and for becoming acquainted with other patients in your town. The website is www.lupus.org, and the phone number is 202-349-1155.

Readers interested in learning more about lupus can order the booklet on it and rheumatoid arthritis by writing: Dr. Donohue -- No. 301W, Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475. Enclose a check or money order (no cash) for $4.75 U.S./$6 Canada with the recipient’s printed name and address. Please allow four weeks for delivery.

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This kind of gallbladder got its name because calcium infiltrates its wall. The wall is inflamed, and gallstones are often the cause of the inflammation. Even though you might have no gallstones and even though you have no pain, you need to have the gallbladder taken out, so great is the threat of cancer developing.

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LANDMARKS (continued):Akashi-KaikyoBridge,atalengthof6,532feet (1,991m)].Elevenworkerswerekilledduringthefour-yearconstructionperiodoftheGoldenGate.Itsdistinctiveorangevermilioncolorisofficially known as “International Orange,”and it has always been the same color.

•Aninterestingrockobelisk,21feet(6.4m)tall,standsinagasstationparkinglotinRugby,North Dakota. It marks the geographicalcenterofNorthAmerica,asdeterminedbyaU.S.GeologicalSurvey conducted in 1931.Themonumentwascompletedthefollowingyear.

•AsyoupassthroughChico,California,youmaywanttostopandviewtheworld’slargestyo-yo.Thewooden toyweighs256pounds(116kg)andcanbeseenattheNationalYo-YoMuseum,whichhouses80yearsofyo-yoartifacts.

•Pinkelephantsmustbeapopularitemsincethere seem to be so many scattered across the United States. You can see these giantpachyderms in Tennessee, West Virginia,Wisconsin,Georgia,Iowa,Illinois,NewYorkandMissouri.Somewearglasses,whileothershaveamartiniglasswrappedintheirtrunk.

• It was beloved American comedian, actor, producer and author Bill Cosby who offered the following advice to new parents: “Always end the name of your child with a vowel, so that when you yell, the name will carry.” • Those who study such things say that it takes one second to vacuum 1 square foot of floor. • You probably don’t realize it -- and you certainly don’t notice it -- but experts claim that the Atlantic Ocean is getting about 1 centimeter bigger every year, and the Pacific Ocean is shrinking by the same amount. It’s due to continental drift, they say. • If you’re planning a trip to central Africa, you can pay a visit to both the shortest people in the world (the Pygmy tribes) as well as the tallest (the Tutsi, also known as the Watusi).

• If you’re a blood donor, you help to make up a significant minority. In the United States, less than 5 percent of the population donates blood every year. • It was Nobel Prize-winning Russian author Boris Pasternak who wrote the novel (later adapted to film) “Doctor Zhivago.” It was originally published in 1957 in Italy, to great acclaim, but it wasn’t published in the Soviet Union until 1988. • If you took all the Tootsie Rolls produced every year and placed them end to end, there would be enough candy to stretch to the moon and back. Interestingly, the Tootsie Roll isn’t actually considered to be chocolate -- not according to the definition used by federal officials supervising the candy industry, anyway. • The world’s highest tides are found in the Bay of Fundy, located in Nova Scotia, Canada. There, the difference between high and low tides can be as much as 50 feet.***Thought for the Day: “I am free of all prejudices. I hate everyone equally.” -- W.C. Fields

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for FREE in Tidbits please email: [email protected] 29, Book signing for Blood of Balor Woods by A.J. Zanders at Charmed CakesJanuary 31, 6:30pmCommunity Forum will be held at the High school LibraryFebruary 4, 5 - 10pm2nd Annual St. Robert Outdoor Sportsman ShowFebruary 5, 6pm5th Annual Indoor Poker Run, Spaghetti & Chili Din-ner will be held at the American Legion Hall Post 331

February 12Marty Haggard at the BarnFebruary 12, 7pmFriends of the Shrine Valentine Party at the Pulaski County Shrine Club in Buckhorn.February 14 Valentines DayFebruary 18, 5:30pmWaynesville-St. Robert Chamber Community Leadership Awards Banquet

•OnJan.26,1788,thefirstAustralianpenalcolonyisestablished,and736convictsbanishedfromEnglandlandinBotanyBay.Duringthenext60years,approxi-mately50,000criminalsweretransportedfromGreatBritain.

•OnJan.29,1845,EdgarAllanPoe’s famouspoem“TheRaven,”beginning“Onceuponamidnightdrea-ry,”ispublishedintheNewYorkEveningMirror.

•On Jan. 25, 1905, at thePremierMine inPretoria,South Africa, a 3,106-carat diamond is discovered.Weighing1.33pounds,andchristenedthe“Cullinan,”it is the largest diamond ever found. The Cullinan was later cut into nine large stones and about 100 smaller ones.

•OnJan.24,1935,thefirstcannedbeergoesonsale.In partnershipwith theAmericanCanCompany, theGottfriedKruegerBrewingCompanydelivered2,000cans ofKrueger’s Finest Beer andKrueger’sCreamAle to Richmond,Va. It had taken two years of re-searchtodevelopacanthatwaspressurizedandhadaspecialcoatingtopreventthefizzybeerfromchemi-cally reacting with the tin.

•OnJan.27,1965,theShelbyGT350,aversionofaFordMustangsportscardevelopedbyAmericanautoracerandcardesignerCarrollShelby,islaunched.TheShelbyGT350featureda306horsepowerV-8engineand remained in production through the end of the1960s.

•OnJan.30,1972,inLondonderry,NorthernIreland,13 unarmed civil-rights demonstrators are shot deadbyBritishArmyparatroopersinaneventthatbecomesknownas“BloodySunday.”Theprotesters,allNorth-ernCatholics,weremarchinginprotestoftheBritishpolicyofinternmentofsuspectedIrishnationalists.

•On Jan. 28, 1986, the space shuttleChallenger ex-plodesjustafterliftofffromCapeCanaveral,Fla.,kill-ingthesevenastronautsaboard.TheO-ringsealontheChallenger’ssolidrocketbooster,whichhadbecomebrittleincoldtemperatures,failed.Flamesthenbrokeoutoftheboosteranddamagedtheexternalfueltank.Within73 seconds, the shuttlebeganbreaking apart,thenplungedintotheAtlanticOcean.

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1. Willie Stargell (296 home runs), Reggie Jackson (292) and Johnny Bench (290).2. Tom Seaver of the New York Mets (1968-76).3. Denver’s Brandon Marshall and New England’s Wes Welker.4. It was 1968.5. Eleven.6. Formula 1’s Michael Schumacher (2000-04).7. Ann Jones was 30 when she won Wimbledon in 1969.

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3) Locusts, 4) Beniah, 5) Bethel, 6) Colossae

1. William Sydney Porter2. A vessel used by Jesus at the Last Supper3. Nine4. The House of Lords and the House of Commons 5. The back6. New Mexico7. Richard Nixon8. World War I 9. A fear of fur10. 1975

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havebeenmadethere,too.Medicarenowputsall contracts for medical equipment out forbid. Ifyouhave theoriginalMedicare,you’lllikelyhavetogetyourmedicalequipmentandsupplies, such as oxygen, from an approvedsupplier. Ifyourcurrent supplier isnot in theprogram, the only way your equipment willbepaidforisifthatsuppliersignsup.Bewarewhile traveling: Ifyoudon’tuseanapprovedsupplier,you’llpayfullprice.If you don’t have theMedicare handbook

thatwassent toyoulastOctober, lookonlineat www.medicare.gov for the “Medicare & You 2011Handbook.”You’ll find it right onthe front screen to read or download. Look for the blue apple symbols in the handbooktoseepreventive-careitems.ThesitealsohasZIP code directory for equipment suppliers.OrcallMedicareat1-800-633-4227formoreinformation.

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