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Hollywood — Why allthe hubbub over “50 Shadesof Grey” casting? The bookwas a good read for womenwho needed a jolt to theirsex lives. The fact that itborders on pornographyseems to be what made it a
best seller. Even beforeCharlie Hunnam was castopposite Dakota Johnson,speculation was wild. Re-porters assumed Charliebowed out because hardcorefans of the book couldn’tsee him as Christian Grey.
Inside sources have re-vealed that Charlie didn’tcare about that; what he wasconcerned about was thescript, which he felt was un-playable as it was. Charlie isalso a writer, and he wassubmitting suggestions toproducers on a regular basis.He wasn’t worried he could-n’t handle the role; he wasconcerned the screenplay aswritten would be a disap-pointment. Universal Pic-tures told him—flatout—that he didn’t havescript approval. Add to thatthe insult of a mere$125,000 paycheck for amajor film of this size.Charlie, who starred in “Pa-cific Rim” (which cost $190million and grossed $407.5million), would have fin-ished shooting “Sons of An-archy” before starting “50Shades.”
Now Dakota Johnsonisn’t sure she wants to moveforward unless the script isimproved. At press time, allkinds of actors were namedto replace Hunnam, amongthem “White Collar” starMatt Bomer. Bomer is hotand sexy enough for the
role, but producers are wor-ried an “out” actor might notbe accepted as ChristianGrey. “The Vampire Di-aries” Ian Somerhalder and“True Blood’s” AlexanderSkarsgard also were consid-ered, as were newcomersJamie Dornan, (of “OnceUpon a Time”) and Chris-tian Cooke (Mercutio in thejust released “Romeo &Juliet”).
Sources say the darkhorse is actually RyanGosling. It’s going to take apowerful actor, with smol-dering looks and a hot body,to do Grey justice, andGosling is all those things.But, if they thought Hun-nam gave them grief overthe script, imagine whatGosling, who writes, directsand acts, will do! Whoeverwins the role will have toavoid 50 shades of embar-rassment if he can’t pull itoff!
Here are 5 actors whocould care less about notstarring in “50 A Shades ofGrey” for a mere $125,000.They made Forbes’ list ofthe highest-paid actors intelevision this year. No. 1:Ashton Kutcher ($24 mil-lion), No. 2: Jon Cryer ($21million), both of “Two and aHalf Men.” Followed by:No. 3 Ray Romano ($16million), “Everybody (still)Loves Raymond”; and tiedfor No. 4: Neil Patrick Har-ris (“How I met YourMother”) and Mark Har-mon, (“NCIS”) with $15million. There’s nothinggrey about their bank ledgersheets!
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PICKS OF THE WEEK“Man of Steel” (PG-13)
— Director Zack Snyder(“300”) and writer ChrisNolan (“The Dark Knight”trilogy) try to reboot Super-man, but forget to includethe colorful comic bookstuff. The movie catches upwith Supes (Henry Cavill)when he’s a bearded drifter,experiencing flashbacks tohis childhood while he looksfor more information abouthis origins. He’s pulled backinto action by the arrival ofGeneral Zod (MichaelShannon) — a fellow Kryp-tonian who happens to be
bent on Earth’s destruction.Everything has a clammy
grey tint to it. Everyone issomber and stoic — Super-man scares people morethan he amazes them, appar-ently. The action is certainlyintense; it’s just not fun. Thewhole grim and gritty ap-proach may have workedwell in Nolan’s reimaginingof Batman, but these colorsdon’t look good on the Manof Steel.
“Prince Avalanche” (R)— Alvin (Paul Rudd) “reapsthe rewards of solitude” onhis job painting traffic linesin the remote woodland.Lance (Emile Hirsch) isAlvin’s impetuous youngassistant and his fiance’syounger brother. With odd-ball pacing and absurd dia-log, the two (somewhatdimwitted) characters stum-ble upon revelations aboutlife and stuff.
Rudd and Hirsh are dra-matic actors who haveshown their talent in othermovies. Rudd has an easy
approach to comedy, and allof this works to support adreamy kind of script thatsits on a line between dramaand comedy. It’s not thecomedy for everyone, but“Prince Avalanche” canconnect with viewers able tofind its offbeat rhythm.
“The Attack” — Dr.Amin Jaafari is a Palestiniansurgeon who lives in TelAviv. He’s respected by hispeers, and fully integratedinto Israeli society. After asuicide bombing attack thatkills 19 people, Amin learnsthat his wife is dead, andthat she was the bomber.The movie follows Amin inthe time before, during andright after the attack. Then,the film follows Amin’sjourney into the West Bankto discover how his wifecould have done such athing. The film doesn’t offerany answers for unendingconflict, but rather gives animage of a desperate searchfor peace when it seemsnone can exist.
“Blackfish” (PG-13) —This documentary examineshow killer whales are keptin captivity, and what can gowrong when dealing withsuch powerful animals. Ininterviews with trainers andmarine biologists, we seehow killer whales live infamily units and have so-phisticated methods of com-munication. The secondpoint the film drives is thatthe practice of catchingorcas and keeping them incaptivity traumatizes them.The movie goes into the de-tails behind the death of
Dawn Brancheau, a Sea-World trainer who was at-tacked and held underwaterby a trained orca.
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The Republican push to defund Obamacare defied the strategic wisdom of the ages.
“Avoid what is strong,” Sun Tzu advised, “to strike what is weak.” According to Machiavelli, “Prudence con-sists in knowing how to rec-ognize the nature of the dif-ferent dangers and in accept-ing the least bad as good.”
In contravention of all these axioms, the defunders stormed the barricades at their strongest point. They exhibited no willingness to distinguish among bad options or appreciation for what was really achievable. At best, their approach was a high-risk, low-reward strat-egy. As it turns out, there wasn’t even any reward.
The shutdown fight has been interesting in its par-ticulars but dull in its overall trajectory, which was so pre-dictable that the news stories on the endgame almost could have been filed in advance.
Even bomb-throwers hesi-tated to light this fuse. Sen. Rand Paul never thought the shutdown was a good strategy. When the allegedly wholly impractical libertari-an doubts your tactical judg-ment, it should be taken as a warning.
Sen. Ted Cruz, the very able point man for the defunders, kept the strategy afloat lon-ger than most people would have expected, but he could never explain persuasively the path from a shutdown to a signing ceremony in the White House defunding the president’s signature piece of legislation.
A key part of the theory was that, in the heat of a shut-down, red-state Democrats would buckle and join the anti-Obamacare bandwag-on. Given the near-certainty that Republicans would be
blamed for the shutdown, this was always fanciful.
Republicans did the best they could during the shut-down. They passed rifle-shot bills out of the House fund-ing specific functions of gov-ernment that put Democrats in a tight spot. They high-lighted the idiotic excesses of the National Park Service. They hit Democrats for their unwillingness to negotiate. But all of this amounted to damage control.
In the end, although polls showed the gap relatively narrow, more people blamed Republicans than Demo-crats. As the anti-govern-ment party that was forcing the issue, the Republicans were always going to have trouble escaping blame. Gallup and Wall Street Jour-nal/NBC polls showed the party’s favorability scraping bottom.
On top of all this, the party went into the fight divided, with the House Republicans most enthusiastic about the strategy foisting it on their leadership. They proved again that, in the right cir-cumstances, they can con-trol the House Republican Conference, which gives them control of ... the House Republican Conference.
An initial plan promoted by House Majority Leader Eric Cantor simply to force a vote on defunding in the Senate and then move to a clean continuing resolution was blasted by defunders as empty symbolism. After a few weeks of political pain, Republicans ended up in the same place: The House voted on a defunding provision that was quickly pushed aside by the Senate, and it was forced to accept an essentially clean continuing resolution.
Now, the same defunders who argued that Obam-acare would be unrepealable beginning Oct. 1 with the opening of the exchanges are vowing to fight on against the health-care law — as they should. It will be a long fight, requiring not just pas-sion and principle but also a little strategic wisdom.
Rich Lowry is editor of the National Review.
© 2013 by King Features Synd., Inc.
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Hope was hurt afterlearning that Wyatt knewthat his mother was the onewho sent her the video.Liam was hopeful about afuture with Hope after re-ceiving official word thathis marriage to Steffy wasfinally over. Bill had a hardtime enjoying himself inAspen with Brooke afterKatie wouldn’t let him seehis son before he left. Rickand Caroline announcedtheir engagement. The Hopefor the Future Diamondmade its sparkling debut atthe family’s boutique. Thesecurity guard protecting thegem found Pam more in-
triguing. After receiving aprognosis about her heartcondition, Katie began tosoften up toward Bill. Later,Bill and Brooke embarkedon a life-changing adventureduring their trip to Aspen.Wait to See: Carter asksRick for a big favor.
DAYS OF OUR LIVESJennifer was devastated
when she believed thatDaniel slept with Theresa.Nick was heartbroken byGabi’s increasing fondnessfor Cameron. Jordan real-ized that Kate was not goingto let up when it came to herpast. EJ blackmailed Lucas.Chad and Cameron foughtover Abigail. Eric was furi-ous at his brother for keep-ing Nicole’s secret. Willprepared for his move toBerkeley. Marlena made ashocking discovery insideDaniel’s office. Kristen in-terrupted Marlena beforeshe could get her hands onthe flash drive. Nicole con-
fided in Daniel about herlove for Eric. Maggie con-fronted Victor about his se-cret meetings with Marlena.Wait to See: Nicole isfloored by Eric’s accusa-tions.
GENERAL HOSPITALEllie apologized to
Spinelli once again for herrole in Maxie’s deception.Lulu made it clear that shewould do whatever it took tokeep baby Connie. Carlyand Ava fought over Mor-
gan. Robin snuck out ofWyndemere. Olivia urgedan unstable Sonny to reachout to her. Michael told Kikiabout how he was now incharge of the restaurant.Obrect kept Robin in line.Halloween was full of sur-prises. Robin concocted aplan after hearing aboutPatrick and Emma. A mys-terious figure dressed in acostume kept watch onFranco. Carly gave Derekthe cold shoulder, believingthat he was involved withAva. Wait to See: Fear anduncertainty spread through-out Port Charles.
THE YOUNG AND THERESTLESS
Ashley was able to reachout to Billy during his timeof grief. Adam began havingmemories of the accidentthat resulted in Delia’sdeath. Fen admitted that hewas high on drugs whenCarmine was murdered andthus had no memory of the
incident. Meanwhile,Michael insisted that he wasthe one who killed Carmine.Sharon reassured Nick thatshe was back on her moodstabilizer. Avery was furiousthat Nikki was asking her tokeep her big secret — thatNikki was Dylan’s biologi-cal mother. Tyler realizedthat his feelings for Abbywere getting serious. Con-nor began making progresswith his eyesight after hiscornea transplant. Paulfound an important piece ofevidence in the hit-and-runaccident. Wait to See: Nickand Sharon’s evening takesa surprising turn.
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The Thanksgiving holi-days are upon us! There’s notime like the present to planyour holiday menu forThanksgiving Day. Makesure to include appetizers,nibbles and small bites be-forehand as part of your bigmeal.
When deciding how manyappetizers to serve yourguests, plan on about six perperson for a dinner party.Keep in mind that during aget-together, guests generallywill consume about twodrinks during the first hour,and about one drink per hourafter that.
When planning yourmenu, think “variety” —serve foods with an assort-ment of colors, flavors andtextures.
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the overnight refrigeration.Don’t forget food safety.
Keep hot foods hot and coldfoods cold when servingthem at the party.
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Make sure you cut or sliceappetizers into small pieces,or serve bite-size portions ofcrackers or bread for dips.Bite-size portions are best foreasy eating.
Keep the appetizers sim-ple, so your guests will still
be hungry for the main meal.These make-ahead and refrig-erate appetizers are full of fla-vor, yet not too filling. HappyThanksgiving!
CITRUS-RICOTTASPREAD WITH FIGS
AND BASIL
Made with figs, honey andfresh basil, this spread is areal crowd-pleaser.
1 cup Polly-O OriginalRicotta Cheese
1/4 cup finely choppeddried figs, divided
2 tablespoons thin freshbasil strips, divided
1 teaspoon lemon zest1/2 teaspoon salt1/4 teaspoon (red)
cayenne pepper1/8 teaspoon freshly
ground black pepper, divided1 teaspoon honeyTriscuit Thin Crisps
1. Combine cheese, 2 ta-blespoons figs, 1tablespoon basil,lemon zest, salt,cayenne and 1/4teaspoon blackpepper. Spread into6- to 7-inch circleon serving plate.
2. Top with re-maining figs, basiland pepper, anddrizzle with thehoney.
3. Serve with crackers.Makes 10 servings, 2 table-spoons spread each.
PHILLY SHRIMPCOCKTAIL DIP
Take the cream cheese outa few hours ahead to soften it.You can substitute 1 package(8 ounces) imitation crab-meat, coarsely chopped, forthe shrimp, or use 4 ounces ofshrimp and 4 ounces of crab-meat in this delicious dip.
1 package (8 ounces)Philadelphia Cream Cheese,softened
3/4 pound cooked, cleanedshrimp, chopped (about 2cups)
1 teaspoon poultry sea-soning
1/2 teaspoon salt1/2 teaspoon ground black
pepper3/4 cup Kraft Cocktail
Sauce1/4 cup Kraft Shredded
Parmesan Cheese2 green onions, sliced
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2. Toss shrimp or crab-meat (or a combination ofboth) with the poultry season-ing, salt, pepper and cocktailsauce; spoon over creamcheese.
3. Top with the Parmesancheese and green onions.Serve with Wheat ThinsOriginal Snacks. Makes 24servings, 2 tablespoons each.
SPICED CRANBERRYDIP
Take the cream cheese outa few hours ahead to soften it.
1 package (8 ounces)Philadelphia Cream Cheese,softened
1/2 cup canned wholeberry cranberry sauce
1/4 cup orange mar-malade or hot pepper jelly
1/2 teaspoon salt1/4 teaspoon ground (red)
cayenne pepper1/4 teaspoon pumpkin pie
spice or nutmeg1/4 cup Planters Slivered
Almonds, toasted
1. Spread cream cheeseonto bottom of 9-inch pieplate.
2. Mix the cranberrysauce, marmalade or hot pep-per jelly, cayenne pepper andpumpkin pie spice or nutmegtogether; spoon over creamcheese. Top with nuts.
3. Serve with Ritz Crack-ers. Makes 14 servings, 2 ta-blespoons each.
(Recipes courtesy of KraftFoods)
***Angela Shelf Medearis is
an award-winning children’sauthor, culinary historian andauthor of seven cookbooks.Her new cookbook is “TheKitchen Diva’s DiabeticCookbook.” Her website iswww.divapro.com. To seehow-to videos, recipes andmuch, much more, Like An-gela Shelf Medearis, TheKitchen Diva!, on Facebookand go to Hulu.com. Recipesmay not be reprinted withoutpermission from Angela ShelfMedearis.
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‘Bringing Discredit’
Among the most farcical rules around is a provision in the guidelines for what’s eth-ical and what’s not for mem-bers of the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate. Setting aside the point that “congressional ethics” is an oxymoron, there is a prohi-bition against “bringing dis-credit” to either body. How absurd, considering it could be applied right now against the many who contrived the government shutdown/debt-ceiling crises.
Whoopee. They finally managed, just barely, to avert disaster, but not before polls measuring the approval rat-ing of Congress had dropped like a stone. One could say that qualified as “discredit.” Actually, it’s more like dis-gust.
If one person could be sin-gled out for blame, it would probably be the junior sena-tor from Texas, Ted Cruz. Junior was warned over and over again by those in the GOP who weren’t foaming at the mouth that pushing to defund Obamacare was sui-cidal.
Inflaming his fellow Brave-hearts, who then bullied the Republican chicken-hearts, was a strategy for certain defeat. His insistence on con-tinuing to sail his showboat full speed ahead was little more than an unprincipled effort to get name recognition with no regard for the danger to not just his party, but the credibility of the legislative branch. His deceptions and demagoguery embarrassed the country, reinforcing real doubts in the world about the stability of the United States. All because he wanted to get onto the president-wannabe fast track.
He recruited Sarah Palin and some of the other cheap-shot artists on the fringes
who were only too glad to share in his reflected inglory. He and they constantly recite platitudes about fighting the corrupt establishment. That’s certainly a worthy cause. But do we really want our banner to be the Con-federate flag waved at one of their demonstrations, or should we rally around the anti-Muslim invective from another speaker at one of their contrived events?
Don’t expect his timid col-leagues to take him on. He’s made Republicans quake in their boots, as they grovel to the extremists who itch for the chance to oust anyone who hints at even the slight-est tendency to compromise.
It explains why the drama kings and queens who hold office are too terrified to work things out until the last possible instant. They actu-ally just wish these situations simply would go away. The truth is these dual budget cri-ses could have been resolved long ago. Everyone knew what the deadlines were; the mechanisms to negotiate were in place for months but were ignored by the trem-bling “leaders,” who are unwilling to lead. So there was a vacuum, which Ted Cruz and the other oppor-tunists were all too willing to fill. When the time was ripe, Cruz swooped right in, conducting a 21-hour fili-buster that had no purpose whatsoever except to raise his profile.
Democrats love Ted Cruz. He is singlehandedly leading their adversaries down the road to destruction. Again, the polls provide documen-tation: One of them shows that approval of the Repub-lican Party is down to 24 percent. That’s one in four respondents holding the GOP in any sort of esteem. No wonder President Barack Obama refused to negotiate. The unfortunate part is that this mess has caused severe damage to our standing in the world and cost billions of dollars. Certainly Congress has been seriously discred-ited, but that’s not the worst: The nation, meaning all of us, has been diminished.
© 2013 Bob FrankenDistributed by King Features Synd.
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• If you find brushing yourteeth to be tedious, you mightwant to check out the Blizzi-dent. The makers of this newproduct use a 3D scan of yourteeth to create a custom tooth-brush that looks like a mouth-piece lined with bristles.Supposedly, all you have todo is insert the Blizzident inyour mouth, bite down andrelease 10 times, and —voila! — clean teeth in 6 sec-onds. Be prepared to pay forthe convenience, though; aBlizzident of your very ownwill set you back $299. Thetoothbrush will last for a year,though, and replacement bris-tles are $89.
• Those who study suchthings say that by the year2020, more data will be cre-ated in a single hour than hadbeen created in the entire
world over the 30,000 yearsleading up to the 21st century.
• Here’s an experiment foryou: Find a piece of paperand write the word “suns.”Turn the paper upside down.It still says “suns.”
• There are more public li-braries in the United Statesthan there are McDonald’srestaurants. For the moment,at any rate.
• You might think thatonce gloves were introducedto the sport of boxing, it be-came safer to be a boxer.You’d be wrong. After the in-troduction of boxing gloves,death rates actually went up.It seems that when bare-knuckle boxing, hardly any-body would get hit in the face— the one who threw thepunch was too likely to endup with a broken hand.
***Thought for the Day:
“The graveyards are full ofindispensable men.” —Charles de Gaulle
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DEAR PAW’S COR-NER: We can’t have pets inour apartment, but I want toteach my children about re-sponsibility and compassionfor animals. Are there volun-teer opportunities for kidsout there? — Jessica in Seat-tle
DEAR JESSICA: Therecertainly are volunteer op-portunities for kids in mostcommunities. The hard partcan be finding one that willwork for your kids, fit inwith school schedules andprovide the kind of reward-ing experience you wantthem to have.
PAWS.org, for example,has several volunteer oppor-tunities in the Lynnwood,Wash., area. The shelterdoesn’t allow kids under 18to work directly with ani-mals, but it hosts a specialDay of Service for those 10or older to help spruce up itsdog trail, and hosts aPAWSWalk each summer.Kids also can choose to “do-nate their day” — ask for do-nations to the organization inlieu of birthday presents, for
example.That’s just one organiza-
tion in one area. Kids andparents should search forlocal shelters and animal-res-cue organizations to see whatvolunteer or fundraising op-portunities are available.
Another, more immediateopportunity may be right inyour neighborhood. Do youhave friends or neighborswith pets? Are they willingto let your kids visit and playwith their dog or cat? Is therean elderly relative or friendwho needs help walking theirdog or taking their cat to theveterinarian?
Remember that, as theparent, you’ll need to super-vise your kids for many ofthese events or pet-care op-portunities. But you’ll begiving them key tools to beawesome pet owners of thefuture.
Send your questions orcomments [email protected]. Mybooklet “Fighting Fleas” isnow available on Amazon.
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Animals
By Samantha Weaver
• Mail service is a won-derful thing. Order what youwant on the Internet, and it’sin your mailbox or on yourdoorstep tomorrow. From ef-ficiency to penny pinching,you can use the mail to helpout in numerous ways. Or,use it to bring a smile tosomeone’s face: Keep a stackof stamped postcards withyou. Jot a note and mail oneoff whenever the moodstrikes. I almost guarantee agreat response from the re-cipient! Who doesn’t lovereal snail mail? – JoAnn
• “To save on prescriptioncosts, ask if your health in-surance participates in amail-order service where youcan get three months of adrug for a discounted cost.Mine costs less for threemonths than it does for onemonth in my local drugstore,and I don’t even have to gopick it up.” — B.W. in Vir-ginia
• I love to shop, and forthe best deals I go online to
trusted e-retailers. Whenshopping online, don’t forgetto factor in shipping and han-dling, as some companiesoffer free shipping on ordersover a certain dollar amount;others don’t!
• “One of the greatest as-sets in our communities isthe public library, and minehas just added a new servicethat I’m over the moonabout: delivery! I can searchthe card catalog from homeand have the books I wantdelivered right to my door.It’s so convenient.” — J.H.in Florida
• “My uncle is really hardto buy for. He doesn’t get outmuch, and he has everythinghe could ever need in hisapartment. I hit gold with giftmail-order memberships.We’ve done beer, cheese andfruit, and this year is meat!He gets a different one everymonth. You can find theseservices on the web. ThoughtI’d pass it along as a giftidea.” — W.L. in Arkansas
Send your tips to NowHere’s a Tip, c/o King Fea-tures Weekly Service, P.O.Box 536475, Orlando, FL32853-6475 or e-mail JoAnnat [email protected].
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Heavenly Hot ChocolateWith this 100-calorie
recipe from “The BiggestLoser,” you can give in toyour chocolate cravingsguilt-free.
1 tablespoon unsweet-ened cocoa
1 pinch cinnamon 1 tablespoon fat-free milk 1 cup fat-free milk No-calorie sweetener
1. Spoon unsweetenedcocoa into a mug. Add cinna-mon and a tablespoon of fat-free milk; stir to blend. Stirin a cup of fat-free milk and
microwave on High for 90seconds. Add no-cal sweet-ener.
2. For a creamier cocoa,use 1 percent milk (20 morecalories), or top with 4 minimarshmallows (an extra 10calories).
For thousands of triple-tested recipes, visit our web-site atwww.goodhousekeeping.com/recipefinder/.
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1 frozen deep-dishpiecrust
1/2 cup chopped pecans 1/4 cup all-purpose flour 1/4 cup packed brown
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namon 3 pounds Granny Smith,
Golden Delicious and/orGala apples, each cored,peeled and cut into 8 wedges
1 tablespoon fresh lemonjuice
1. Preheat oven to 375 F.While crust is thawing atroom temperature for 15minutes, mix pecans, flourand brown sugar in bowl.Work in butter with finger-tips until mixture resembles
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3. Meanwhile, in largebowl, combine granulatedsugar, cornstarch and cinna-mon. Toss in apples andlemon juice. Cover withwaxed paper and microwaveon High 12 minutes, stirringhalfway through. Spoon fill-ing into crust. Sprinkle pecantopping over filling.
4. Bake pie 10 to 12 min-utes or until topping isgolden. Cool on wire rack.Serve with vanilla ice creamif desired. Serves 10.
• Each serving: About 290calories, 12g total fat (3g sat-urated), 7mg cholesterol,120mg sodium, 43g totalcarbs, 3g dietary fiber, 3gprotein.
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Q: I am beyond excitedthat “Catching Fire” will bein theaters soon. I am reallyintrigued by all the new Trib-utes that will be battling itout in this film. What canyou tell me about the actorwho plays Brutus, the scaryand kick-butt Tribute fromDistrict 2? -— Haley W., viaemail
A: Bruno Gunn plays thebrawny and vicious “CareerTribute” from District 2. Andwhile Bruno certainly isbrawny, he is anything butvicious. The Canton, Ohio,native is one of the nicestpeople I’ve ever interviewed,and he’s just as thrilled to be
in “Catching Fire” as you areto see him in it.
Upon getting the newsthat he’d be playing Brutus,Bruno told me: “It was life-changing news. It’s life-changing information whenyou get something like this.I have been fortunate enoughto be working for the past 15years doing guest stars andsmall roles and independentfilms. And then something ofthis caliber comes along -—I was thrilled. Absolutelythrilled. I mean, it’s one ofthose moments you’ll neverforget the rest of your life, tosay the least.”
And while the trainingwas intense, Bruno had ablast filming this movie: “Itwas one of those thingswhere everybody was reallyfocused on doing their workbringing their “A” game.
And at the same time, as fo-cused and serious as every-body was, it was one of thosesets that had a very relaxed,fun vibe. We all knew whatwe were doing with this mas-sive film, but at the sametime, it was fun. There was afun vibe on set. We were alljust having a great time mak-ing memories and friend-ships. We did about two tothree months of trainingleading up to the movie, andthat was a blast.”
Q: When is “Dallas”coming back? —- Karolyn,Lubbock, TX
A: “Dallas” will return toTNT for its third season inearly 2014. I don’t have anexact date yet, but I will letyou know when I do. In themeantime, I can tell you thatmy favorite “90210” alum,AnnaLynne McCord, willguest-star in several episodeswhen the hit nighttime dramareturns for its 15-episoderun. All of the Ewing familywill return, as well as MitchPileggi and Judith Light.
Q: It seems like I’ve beenwaiting forever for “TeenWolf” to return to MTV.When will they air the rest ofseason three? -— Joshua B.,via email
A: You still have a coupleof more months to wait -—until Monday, Jan. 6, at10:00 p.m. ET/PT, to beexact. However, I do havesome good news to share tohelp ease the pain of waiting:MTV announced that the hitseries will return for a fourthseason in 2014 with 12 newepisodes. Additionally, thenetwork will debut the newtalk show, “Wolf Watch,” setto air weekly after each“Teen Wolf” episode.
Write to Cindy at KingFeatures Weekly Service,P.O. Box 536475, Orlando,FL 32853-6475; or e-mailher [email protected].
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Bruno Gunn
“The Historic KentuckyKitchen”by Deirdre A. Scaggs and An-drew W. McGraw(University Press of Ken-tucky, $29.95)Reviewed by Larry Cox
Imagine being able to pre-pare heirloom recipes, somemore than 150 years old, inthe family kitchen. A fascinat-ing new book gathers morethan 100 such recipes drawnfrom handwritten books, di-aries, scrapbook clippingsand out-of-print cookbooksfrom the University of Ken-tucky Libraries Special Col-lection. The result is classicdishes with descriptions ofeach, including origin andhelpful tips for the moderncook.
In his foreward, Kentuckyanthropologist John VanWilligen writes that cook-books and their recipes areimportant because they pro-vide an understanding of peo-ple’s lives. Since cookbooksdidn’t really become commonuntil the 19th century, manyof the earliest recipes werehandwritten, and even theyhave special meanings sincethey were the ones that were
shared with friends and espe-cially cherished.
It is no secret that many ofAmerica’s better cooks, his-torically speaking, had Ken-tucky roots. These cooksprepared dishes that weremade from ingredients pro-duced locally, reflecting therich, diverse heritage of theregion’s culinary traditions.
The recipes are dividedinto several main chapters:Egg and Cheese Dishes; Bis-cuits and Breads; Sides;Soups and Stews; MainCourses; Desserts; and Bev-erages. There also is a list ofselected resources for thearchival materials utilized.
Some of the more interest-ing recipes include NannieClay McDowell’s Burgoofrom 1882, which calls for “achicken, piece of beef or anyother meat you like”; LouiseLudlow Dudley’s 1876 Sodaand Cream of Tartar Biscuits,a true Southern treat; andFrances Jewell McVey’sSpaghetti with Celery andHam, circa 1920.
With almost any cook-book, especially ones origi-nating in the South, the realtest is the desserts. The Par-rish Family’s Lemon CustardPie, circa 1850s, the WasanFamily’s Blackberry JamCake (1835-1856) and MaryM. Peter’s Pound Cake from1889 are standouts.
If you truly want a taste ofculinary history, this excellentcookbook is one of the bettersources available.
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Easy PeanutButter Muffins
November is Peanut But-ter Lovers Month, so for allyou peanut butter lovers,here’s a recipe just for you.
1/2 cup fat-free milk1/4 cup Skippy or Peter
Pan reduced-fat creamypeanut butter
1 tablespoon Land OLakes no-fat sour cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract1 egg or equivalent in egg
substitute1 1/2 cups Bisquick Re-
duced Fat Baking Mix1/4 cup Splenda Granular
1. Preheat oven to 375 F.Spray 8 wells of a 12-holemuffin pan with butter-fla-vored cooking spray or linewith paper liners.
2. In a large bowl, com-bine milk, peanut butter, sourcream, vanilla extract and
egg. Add baking mix andSplenda. Mix gently to com-bine. Evenly spoon batterinto prepared muffin wells.
3. Bake for 15 to 20 min-utes or until a toothpick in-serted in center comes outclean. Place muffin pan on awire rack and let set for 5minutes. Remove muffinsfrom pan and continue cool-ing on wire rack.
HINT: Fill unused muffinwells with water. This pro-tects the muffin tin and en-sures even baking.
• Each serving equals:145 calories, 5g fat, 5g pro-tein, 20g carbohydrate, 317gsodium, 42g calcium, 1gfiber; Diabetic Exchanges: 11/2 starch/carbohydrate, 1/2fat.
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Some 40 minutes north ofKansas City lies the quainttown of Excelsior Springs,Mo. Since the Chiefs are ona roll this season, the town isattracting more travelingfans from Nebraska andIowa this year than in yearspast — and if there’s onething the residents of Excel-sior Springs know about, it isthe past.
Native Americans wouldtravel from many miles awayto use the mineral springsthat bubbled through the clayand sands of the area, believ-ing they had mystical healingpowers. Sometime in the1800s, a man in ExcelsiorSprings told the newspaperswhen his daughter, who hadbeen on her deathbed fromtuberculosis, had beenhealed. The newswent...well, viral; hotelswere built and the visitorsbegan rolling into town.
The most famous of themall — and the only one thatstill remains a resort attrac-tion — is the magnificentElms Hotel. Al Capone usedto host marathon gamblingtournaments in one of theboardrooms, and heavy-weight boxing champ JackDempsey used to train here.Harry Truman used it as ahideaway whenever he hadto make big decisions.
And yes ... The place ishaunted. The Ghost HuntersTV show as well as amateurparanormalists stop by regu-larly. The words “ghost” and“Mulder and Scully” are fre-quently dropped into conver-sation.
An older gentleman, whoclaims to have worked in Ex-celsior Springs most of hislife, says that most of the oc-currences happened duringthe recent renovation of theHotel, which has burneddown twice. “During recon-struction, I was making theearly-morning rounds when
I heard the circular sawgoing. But it wasn’t evenplugged in. And when I wentto leave the metal bar thathangs from the emergencyfire extinguishers — the oneyou use to break the glasswith? It was pointing straightout at me.”
He goes on: “They arefriendly ghosts, but they liketo play. Well, mostly friendly... We have a maid in a 1920suniform who likes to scoldthe staff ... She might also bethe one who slaps the menwho bring women into room204 who are not their wives.They run out of the room.
“There’s the womanscreaming in your ear in thelobby, looking for her son ...And Michael, in the TrumanSuite ... he likes to play.Moves stuff around.”
That night, the MinnesotaVikings played the NewYork Giants in a game ofhorrors. Bored, I went to thelibrary. The Giants haunt thisplace, too. In 1948, the Gi-ants decided to give the wa-ters and their purportedhealing properties a chanceby conducting a trainingcamp there. Also, they gavea guy named Emlen Tunnella chance there, a guy with abroken neck out of collegewho went on to become thefirst African-Americanelected into the Hall of Fameand all-time interceptionleader. Tunnell died in 1975of a heart attack at trainingpractice. He haunts the Elms,too: one day, his picturemysteriously appeared in thelibrary. Most nobody knowswho it is in the picture, andnobody knows who put itthere.
The truth is out there.
Mark Vasto is a veteransportswriter who lives inKansas City.
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Ghosts of theGridiron
Plan Now for LucrativePart-Time Summer Job
One of the easiest, mostlucrative part-time jobs,with great potential for ex-pansion, is mowing lawns.If you use the winter to pre-pare, you could be ready togo when warm weather re-turns.
If you buy a mower andtrimmer/edger during thewinter, your costs will beless. Check want ads forused equipment and have ittuned up, again at lowerrates.
Investigate the pricescommon in your area, andstart with your pricing a bitless than the others. Put outflyers and sign up customerswho’ll be ready for you inthe spring. CheckVistaPrint.com online forinexpensive business cards.
Take time this winter tobecome knowledgeableabout the types of lawngrasses in your region, andtheir preferred mowingheight. Also read up on re-seeding bare patches, weedcontrol, and insect and lawndiseases.
If your customer baseisn’t within walking dis-tance, you’ll need to con-sider how to get yourequipment around if youdon’t have a truck. Pushinga mower a few blocks iseasy enough, but if you needto add a gas can, trimmerand hand tools, you’ll wanta cart. Search online forsimple plans for carts thatyou can build yourself.
If you live near a seniorretirement, rehab facility orsmall apartment complex,approach them about takingon all of their mowing. Ifthey’ve already contractedfor the work for the spring,
ask who will be doing thework. If you approach thatperson or company andoffer to do all or part of thejob, you get two things:work (although not the fullprice they’ll be getting), anda great reference that youcan add to your list of cus-tomers.
Aim to develop a niche.Consider mowing lawns atmobile home parks (espe-cially the empty lots), fore-closed properties for banksand properties for real-estateagents. Be the go-to personfor last-minute mows andtrims just before openhouses and regular mainte-nance of empty houses onthe market. One sellingpoint for your service: Awell-kept yard doesn’t lookas empty, and while you’reon the property you cancheck for signs of vandal-ism. (This service can ex-pand to keeping an eye onempty properties on a regu-lar basis, even during win-ter.)
If you have a full-timejob, schedule your part-timework for a few evenings aweek, plus weekends.
Keep it simple. There’sno need (at least at the be-ginning) to sign up for fer-tilizing and planting trees.Those require specialknowledge and big tools.
Remember to keep goodbooks. You’ll need to paytaxes on your extra income.
David Uffington regretsthat he cannot personallyanswer reader questions,but will incorporate theminto his column wheneverpossible. Send email [email protected].
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1. Name the song that mentions “Celtic, United.”What does it mean, and who wrote and released the song?
2. Who wrote and released “Wild World” and when?3. Which artist released “My Old Piano”?4. Which event got Sly and the Family Stone the at-
tention they needed to launch their career?5. Name the song that contains this lyric: “‘Relax,’
said the night man, We are programmed to receive. Youcan checkout any time you like, but you can neverleave!”
Answers Below
Answers to Flashback (above)1. “Celtic, United” are the names of two U.K. football
teams, the Glasgow Celtic and Manchester United. RodStewart wrote the song, “You’re in My Heart (The FinalAcclaim),” for his 1977 album “Foot Loose & FancyFree.”
2. Cat Stevens, in 1970. The song is a message to alover who’s leaving. Stevens allegedly wrote it to his girl-friend, actress Patti D’Arbanville.
3. Diana Ross, in 1980.4. Woodstock. They’d had a hit with “Everyday Peo-
ple,” but it took the mega-concert to really get them no-ticed. Even so-so previous songs sold well when theywere re-released post-Woodstock.
5. “Hotel California, by The Eagles in 1977. The songis about the negative side of the music industry.
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1. Name the last playerbefore the Dodgers’ ClaytonKershaw in 2013 to toss ashutout and hit a home runon Opening Day.
2. Who was the lastTexas Rangers pitcher be-fore Yu Darvish in 2013 tostrike out at least 14 battersin a game?
3. Two rookies in NFLhistory have passed formore than 25 touchdowns in
a season. Name them.4. When was the last time
before the 2011-12 seasonthat North Carolina State’smen’s basketball team wonat least 24 games in a sea-son?
5. Name the first NHLplayer for a team west ofChicago to win the Art RossTrophy (season scoringleader).
6. In 2013, MissyFranklin set a record at theWorld Aquatics Champi-onships by winning six goldmedals. Who had held therecord with five?
7. Which male golfer wasthe oldest winner of the U.S.Open?
Answers on Page 14
By Chris Richcreek
The wheels of justicegrind slowly. It was May2012 that the capture of“Bobby Thompson” was de-tailed in this column.Thompson had spent the pre-vious eight years scammingpeople who donated $100million to the U.S. Navy Vet-erans Association. A reporterin Florida uncovered thescheme when he discoveredthat none of the supposedpartners and participants ofthe charity organizationcould be located. Now histrial finally has begun.
“Thompson” was a realpiece of work. He made sureto send lots of money to po-litical campaigns, thus ensur-ing himself photo ops withthe candidates. If you put hisname in an Internet searchbox, you’ll find lots of im-ages of him posed next toimportant people at fundrais-ers.
Except his name wasn’tBobby Thompson. His namewas John Donald Cody. Hewas finally identified whenhis 1969 military fingerprintswere located. Cody was anattorney who’d been in onetype of scheme or scam oranother for many years ...starting when he went under-ground, vanishing from Ari-zona in 1984.
Among other things, he
was allegedly wanted for:—espionage and theft of
client money in Virginia, —skipping out in Arizona
after taking client money,—theft of charity money
in Ohio and 40-plus otherstates.
In the height of arro-gance, he once hired a for-mer state attorney general torepresent the fraudulentNavy charity.
The sheer length of timethis guy evaded the authori-ties and the amount ofmoney he scammed presseshome a serious point when itcomes to making donations:Check, check, check beforeyou donate to veteranscauses. Here are some of thebest sources:
G u i d e S t a r :www.guidestar.org/
Charity Navigator:www.charitynavigator.org/
Charity Watch:www.charitywatch.org/
Be sure to check the per-centage of donated funds thatactually go to a cause, as op-posed to administrativecosts.
Freddy Groves regrets thathe cannot personally answerreader questions, but will incor-porate them into his columnwhenever possible. Send emailto [email protected].
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Q: The faucet on the util-ity sink in my basement isleaking. It’s one of thoseolder faucets with a threadedspout where you can attach ahose, and a wingnut-lookinghandle. Can this be repaired,or is it too old? — Clive inPittsburgh
A: If the leak is caused bya worn seal or washer, youshould be able to find an ade-quate replacement in a uni-versal washer kit. Thisinexpensive item is availableat hardware and home-im-provement stores and has avariety of different washersand seals to solve problemsexactly like yours.
The type of faucet you de-scribed is likely a hose bib.These are pretty reliable andlong-lasting, but the washerscan wear out just like anyother faucet. You’ll need todisassemble the handle to getto the assembly inside.
First, shut off water to thefaucet at the nearest shutoffvalve. This may be locatedunder the sink, or furtheralong the pipe-run since it’s autility sink.
Unscrew the small screwin the top of the faucet’s han-dle. Then pull the handle upand off. Just below the stemis the packing nut — the largenut just underneath the han-dle. Use an adjustable wrenchto unscrew the packing nut.
Next, carefully unscrew
the spindle. It’s important tonot scratch the spindle shaftor strip the ridges at the endof it. You can use pliers(channel-type) to do this, buttry wrapping a soft clotharound the spindle to protectit. Remove the spindle fromthe faucet valve.
Now you’re ready to re-place the damaged washers.The assembly should havetwo: a packing washer, justunder the packing nut; and astem washer, near the bottomof the spindle. Remove theold washers, and locate same-size replacements from theuniversal kit.
Reassemble the spindleusing the replacement wash-ers, reinsert into the valve andscrew the packing nut backinto place. Slide the handleback on and attach with thesmall screw.
Test the faucet by turningthe water back on and turningthe faucet on and off.
HOME TIP: Some pro-fessionals recommend coat-ing new washers with aheatproof grease to preventthem from cracking, whileothers say it doesn’t matter.Use your own judgment.
Send your questions or hometips to [email protected]. Mynew e-book, “101 Best Home Tips,”is available to download on AmazonKindle! Pick it up it today for just 99cents.
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By Samantha MazzottaThank heavens for Con-
sumer Reports. For manyyears it has been the go-tosource for picking the bestappliances and vehicles.Now it’s put together awhole online section onmanaging Medicare andcomparing plans in yourstate.
If you don’t have a com-puter, it’s worth a trip to thelibrary to read this online ar-ticle and click all the links toeven more information. Goonline to www.consumerre-ports.org/healthinsuranceand click on ManagingMedicare. Some of the sec-tions are: Getting started,Medicare Advantage, Medi-gap and Medicare Part D.(You can also read parts ofthe online report in the No-vember issue of the maga-zine.)
Most valuable is the linkto rankings of health insur-ance plans. Click on it, thenclick to find your state. Itcompares all the availableplans in easy to understandchart form, just like they docomparing appliances orcars.
Consumer Reports got itsrankings from the NationalCommittee for Quality As-surance. By comparing theinformation in the Medicaresite with the info that Con-sumer Reports is providing,
you’ll have a much cleareridea of what each plan reallyoffers. You’ll need to know:what does each plan cover;how much does each plancost; and which doctors andhospitals are in the plan? (Ifyou’re not ready forMedicare and will be on anObamacare plan, this reportwill help you with planrankings.)
If you don’t knowwhether you have the origi-nal Medicare or a MedicareAdvantage plan, you canfind out by calling 1-800-MEDICARE (800-633-4227). You’ll need thenumber that’s on your cardor statement. When a repre-sentative answers, just ask ifyour plan is original orMedicare Advantage.
Matilda Charles regretsthat she cannot personallyanswer reader questions,but will incorporate theminto her column wheneverpossible. Send email [email protected].
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Managing Medicare
At our house, there’s adeep kitchen drawer over-flowing with plastic contain-ers that spill out when wejam it closed. It started as theTupperware drawer in the‘90s, but evolved into acatch-all of deli containers,cream-cheese tubs and ourlatest collectibles, glass stor-age bowls with snap-on lids.
Over the summer, weused the handy storage unitsfor leftovers. But it didn’ttake long before the refriger-ator was crowded, and frus-tration mounted whensearching for gazpacho onlyto find a single portion ofwilted tossed salad under alid labeled “honey walnutcream cheese.”
Now that the refrigeratoris cleaned out for a new sea-son, the drawer is jammedagain. Sorting through it, Idiscovered that lids outnum-bered containers three toone. But their usefulnessisn’t over yet. Upcycle theplastic lids into sturdy sten-cils for fun indoor-art activi-ties for your kids andgrandkids.
Here’s how:On the underside of a lid,
use a pencil or marker and aruler to draw a simple outlineof a geometric shape or ob-jects, such as a flower,house, bird, whale, train orcar. Then an adult can cut outthe shape with sharp scissorsor an X-Acto knife. Cut offthe rim, if you wish.
To use the stencil, tape thelid to a sheet of paper, dip apiece of sponge in posterpaint and lightly dab inside
the cutout space. Let thepaint dry and lift the stencil.Because the stencils are plas-tic, they may be washed andused over again.
Here are some ideas formore stencil art:
—Make a pumpkin andacorn stencil and print fallpaper napkins and place-mats. Use December holidayimages for decorating giftcards and wrap.
—Place stencils over pic-tures in old magazines, tracethe shapes onto the pictures,then cut out the papershapes. Glue shapes on con-struction paper to create col-lages.
—For children learningthe alphabet, make a set oflids with one letter per lid.Trace and color the letters onpaper to practice theirABC’s. Spell simple words.Make numbers, too, thenstencil your address and letyour kids practice saying it.
Storage tip: For easy stor-age between use, thread sten-cils through a ribbon, tie andhang from a hook.
***Donna Erickson’s award-
winning series “Donna’sDay” is airing on public tel-evision nationwide. To findmore of her creative familyrecipes and activities, visitwww.donnasday.com andlink to the NEW Donna’sDay Facebook fan page. Herlatest book is “Donna Erick-son’s Fabulous Funstuff forFamilies.”
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• On Nov. 12, 1799, An-drew Ellicott Douglass, anearly American astronomerborn in Vermont, witnessesthe Leonids meteor showerfrom a ship off the FloridaKeys. Douglass’ journalentry is the first knownrecord of a meteor shower inNorth America.
• On Nov. 17, 1869, theSuez Canal, connecting theMediterranean and the Redseas, is opened. The canalwas only 25 feet deep, 72feet wide at the bottom, and200 to 300 feet wide at thesurface. Fewer than 500ships navigated it in its firstfull year of operation.
• On Nov. 16, 1907, In-dian Territory and OklahomaTerritory enter the UnitedStates as Oklahoma, the 46thstate. Oklahoma initiallyprospered as an agriculturalstate, but the drought years ofthe 1930s made the state partof the Dust Bowl.
• On Nov. 14, 1941, “Sus-picion,” a romantic thrillerstarring Cary Grant and di-rected by Alfred Hitchcock,makes its debut. The filmmarked the first time thatGrant, a Hollywood leadingman, and Hitchcock, one ofthe greatest directors inmovie history, worked to-gether.
• On Nov. 15, 1957,Nikita Khrushchev chal-lenges United States to amissile “shooting match,”claiming that the SovietUnion had missile superior-ity over the United States. Healso claimed that the UnitedStates did not have intercon-tinental ballistic rockets; “Ifshe had,” the Russian leadersneered, “she would havelaunched her own sputnik[satellite].”
• On Nov. 13, 1969, inWashington, protesters stagea symbolic “March AgainstDeath” with more than45,000 participants, eachwith a placard bearing thename of a soldier who haddied in Vietnam. The marchlasted for two days and twonights. President RichardNixon was deeply angeredby the protests, but publiclyfeigned indifference.
• On Nov. 11, 1973, theSoviet Union announces that,because of its opposition tothe overthrow of the govern-ment of Chilean PresidentAllende, it would not play aWorld Cup Soccer matchagainst the Chilean team. Itwas the first time in the his-tory of World Cup Soccerthat a team had boycottedover political issues.
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Vintage Toys
Q: I have two older toys: a tin mechan-
ical Ferris wheel and a rocket ride. Both are in their original boxes and in excellent condition. I would like to know the value of each so I can sell them. — Connie, Surprise, Ariz.
A: One of the best sources for vintage
toys is Ted Hake, an expert and collector who conducts periodic auctions. He pur-chases vintage toys and also consigns certain items to his auctions. Contact Hake c/o Hake’s Americana and Col-lectible Auction, P.O. Box 444, York, PA 17405; [email protected]; and http://www.hakes.com.
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Q: I would like to find out more infor-
mation about Bernie, the Albuquerque man who contacted you about an old clock that is designed to look like a miniature fireplace. I have been look-ing for just such a clock for a long time and hope you can put me in contact with him. — Jo Ann, West War-wick, R.I.
A: When I answer a let-ter from a reader, it
is immediately shredded. If it is an email, it is deleted. This is done for security purposes. About 25 years ago, I published an item about a woman who had a doll collection. I shared her address with another reader, and several weeks later she was burglarized and her dolls stolen. That taught me
a valuable lesson. I simply don’t share this type of infor-mation so I can’t help you, except to report that several such clocks are available on eBay, as mentioned in my original column.
***
Q: I have two tables that were made by
the Fine Arts Company of Grand Rapids, Mich. They appear to be either end or tea tables. My question is whether they are real Dun-can Phyfe pieces. — Linda, Sarasota, Fla.
A: I examined the pic-tures you sent, and
the answer is no. Duncan Fife moved from
Scotland to New York in 1791. Several years later, he changed his name from Fife to the more elegant Phyfe and listed himself as a cabi-netmaker. Within a decade, he was building and design-ing furniture. All authentic Duncan Phyfe pieces are from this early period. Your pieces are, of course, from a much later, since the Fine Arts Company of Grand Rapids operated from 1925 until it eventually closed in 1977.
Write to Larry Cox in care of King Features Weekly Service, P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475, or send e-mail to [email protected]. Due to the large volume of mail he receives, Mr. Cox is unable to personally answer all reader questions. Do not send any materials requiring return mail.
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DEAR DR. DONOHUE:Two years ago, I was diag-nosed with atrial fibrillation.For one year, things were fine,but the atrial fib returned.After five months of hell andreactions to meds, I agreed tohave ablation. I was told itwas 80 percent effective; I’min the 20 percent. Now thedoctors recommend a repeatablation. I hesitate, because Ihave gotten worse since thefirst procedure. Would yourecommend a second try? —K.S.
ANSWER: Atrial fibrilla-tion is near the top of the listwhen it comes to heartbeatdisturbances. It’s a rapid anderratic beat. The speed of thebeat compromises heartpumping, and its irregularitysets the scene for a stroke. Theupper heart chambers — theatria — are not contracting;they’re squirming. Blood stag-nates in the atria and formsclots. Pieces of the clots canbe swept into the circulation tothe brain, where they cause astroke.
Sometimes, if a normalbeat can’t be restored, slowingthe fib restores adequate bloodpumping, but the stroke threatremains. That’s the reason forputting people on the antico-agulant Coumadin.
Catheter radiofrequencyablation is an attractive choicefor restoration of a normalheartbeat. A thin, flexible tube— a catheter — is insertedinto a groin blood vessel andcarefully advanced to theheart’s left atrium, where theirregular beat originates. Thecatheter is equipped to emithigh-frequency current thatablates tissue responsible forfibrillation. “Ablation” means“destruction.”
One ablation treatment re-stores a normal beat 80 per-cent of the time. You fell intothe 20 percent group. A sec-ond attempt achieves success90 percent of the time. Withthose odds, I would jump atthe chance of a second go withablation. The odds are greatly
in your favor. If a normal beatis restored, you can stop tak-ing medicines, with their po-tential for side effects. Youalso can stop taking the anti-coagulant, since the strokethreat will have gone.
The booklet on heartbeatirregularities explains whathappens in atrial fibrillationand its treatment. Readers canobtain a copy by writing: Dr.Donohue — No. 107W, Box536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475. Enclose a check ormoney order (no cash) for$4.75 U.S./$6 Canada with therecipient’s printed name andaddress. Please allow fourweeks for delivery.
DEAR DR. DONOHUE: Ihave been active all my life. Inhigh school, I played threevarsity sports. I am now 60.My doctor told me I have adropped uterus. Do you thinkall that physical activitycaused it? — B.A.
ANSWER: At your age,many, many women havedropped pelvic organs —uterus, bladder or rectum. It’scalled pelvic prolapse. Genes(the go-to reason for just abouteverything), the number ofvaginal deliveries, obesity andthe normal diminished pro-duction of estrogen atmenopause are some of thecauses of pelvic prolapse. Themost important factor is aging.I don’t believe your active lifehad a role in it.
The pelvic organs are heldin place by muscles and liga-ments. With aging, those mus-cles and ligaments becomelax, and organs drop.
If the prolapse isn’t caus-ing symptoms, no treatment isnecessary.
Dr. Donohue regrets that heis unable to answer individualletters, but he will incorporatethem in his column wheneverpossible. Readers may writehim or request an order form ofavailable health newsletters atP.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL32853-6475.
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Ablation Treatment for AtrialFibrillation
1. Is the book of Cyrus inthe Old or New Testamentor neither?
2. What word meaning“trouble” did Jesus pro-nounce on the Phariseesseven times in one speech?Misery, Gloom, Murk, Woe
3. From Proverbs, whatstones are worth less than either wisdom or a good wife?Rubies, River, Minas, Emeralds
4. What parts of the New Jerusalem’s city walls aredecorated with precious stones? Sides, Foundations,Fronts, Tops
5. Of these, which book comes before the others in theKJV Bible? Hosea, Job, Ruth, Jeremiah
6. What does Paul say is the supreme gift of the prophe-cies to believers? Charity, Hope, Faith, Eternity
ANSWERS: 1) Neither; 2) Woe; 3) Rubies; 4) Foundations; 5) Ruth; 6) Charity
Now available pre-order online: “2014 Bible TriviaChallenge,” Wilson Casey’s Daily Box Calendar.
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Sports Quiz Answers
1. Cleveland’s Bob Lemon, in 1953.2. Nolan Ryan fanned 14 in a game in
1991.3. Peyton Manning (1998) and Russell
Wilson (2012) each threw 26 TDpasses.
4. It was the 1987-88 season.5. The Los Angeles Kings’ Marcel
Dionne, in the 1979-80 season. 6. Tracy Caulkins (1978) and Libby
Trickett (2007).7. Hale Irwin was 45 when he won it
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1. “The Big Bang Theory” 2. Pepper Potts3. Dry mouth4. Baton Rouge5. Jupiter, with 63 moons
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