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With the holiday season upon us, you have probably already had some sightings of Santa Claus and maybe even his reindeer. This Tidbits scopes out some interest-ing antler information.

•Antlers are the bony growths that sit atop the heads of more than 60 kinds of deer, including moose, elk, reindeer and caribou. All of these animals are hoofed ruminants of the Cervidae family. Ruminants include cows, sheep, goats and giraffes and all have four-part stomachs.•Both male and female caribou and reindeer grow antlers. But only male deer, moose and elk have antlers. They use them as weapons to fight for herd leadership or for a female mate. •Antlers are true marvels of nature. All deer grow a new pair of antlers every year from the time they are a year old. The rate at which they regenerate, an inch (2.5 cm) or more per day, makes them the fastest growing forma-tion in the animal kingdom. Conversely, the degenera-tion of the bond between the antler and the pedicle, the bony platform above the frontal bone of the skull on which antlers grow, is the fastest deterioration of tissue in the animal kingdom. This degeneration of tissue causes the antlers to loosen and fall off in complete sets. •Pedicles appear on young deer during their first year ANTLERS (continued):

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ANTLERS (continued):of life, appearing as small bumps or knobs. Each year when new antlers grow, the antlers get larger and lon-ger, with more “branches.” You can tell a deer’s age by counting his branches. •After three or four months of growth, antlers can reach a span of 7 feet (2 m) and a weight of more than 45 pounds (20 kg). Antlers serve as a sort of “badge of courage.” The animal with the biggest antlers, or rack, is usually the leader of the herd. Deer of all types use their antlers to fight and show dominance. When the antlers are in their time of quick growth, testosterone is at its highest levels.• Antlers are not hollow like the horns of cows and other animals. Horns are made of tubular filaments of keratin, which is what human hair and nails are made of. Only the rhinoceros has solid horns. Horns, un-like antlers, do not regenerate each year. They grow throughout an animal’s life, and if they are broken, they do not reform. Most animal horns have only one point. The pronghorn antelope is the exception with two points. Pronghorns also are different in that they shed their horns. • Antlers are made of a honeycombed bone-like tissue. They go through a time when they are covered with a thin skin of fine hairs called velvet. The velvet contains an extensive capillary (vein) network. If you were to touch growing antlers on a live deer, they would feel warm from the high level of blood flow. The antlers harden over time during the growth season, and the car-tilage in the antlers becomes bone. Antlers start harden-ing at the base and the process continues rather quickly to the tip until they are completely hard. • When the velvet dries and hardens, the antlers have

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reached their full size. Deer rub and polish them against trees to keep them sharp and shiny and also rub trees when it is time for the antlers to shed. The antlers do not always fall off together. Sometimes one side will fall off, and the other side may fall off a day or so later. • When antlers are almost fully grown, during the heat of the summer, they serve an unusual purpose. With the large amount of blood running through them, the ant-lers “throw off” some of a deer’s body heat. How’s that for built-in air conditioning? Of all of the types of deer though, remember that the only females that grow antlers are caribou and reindeer. So, the poor females of the other types of deer don’t have air conditioning! • Many deer shed their antlers in about the same locations (called “antler sheds”) each year, and many hunters and artists search for the shed antlers. Collecting and selling the antlers is permitted in most areas. However, some states have enacted shed-hunting laws that only allow antlers to be gathered in certain areas at specific times, with large fines and even jail time as the penalties for those who break these laws. • Shed antler collecting is quite popular in the National Elk Refuge in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. The Jackson District Boy Scouts are issued a special permit one Sat-urday each spring to join the refuge staff in gathering elk antlers. The Scouts help sort, weigh, tag, bundle and sell the antlers at a public auction held in the Jackson Town Square each May. • Jackson (the area is called Jackson Hole) has four elk-antler arches at the corners of Town Square Park in the center of town. The arches, first erected by the Rotary Club of Jackson in the 1960s, are made of antlers gathered from the Elk Refuge. Each arch, made from about 2,000 antlers, weighs 7,000-10,000 pounds (3,175-4,500 kg). Recently, the Rotary Club auctioned off the old arches and replaced them with new ones. Millions of tourists from around the world have had photos taken under the famous Jackson antler arches. • Many antlers are used for art and home decor. Even if you aren’t interested in having a rack hanging in your living room, there are other antler creations that are es-pecially appropriate for rustic cabins. Antlers are used to make chandeliers, lamps, tables, drawer pulls, doorknobs and more. Since antlers are shed every year, they are a great way to accent a space without harming nature. • When deer shed their antlers in late fall and winter, they often become food for small forest animals, especially rodents. Antlers have valuable calcium, salt and other nutrients that are important for the small critters’ survival. • There are several towns in North America that are named Antler or Antlers. Antlers, Oklahoma, was so named because someone nailed a rack of antlers on a tree marking a nearby stream in the 1800s. Antler, North Dakota, was probably named after Antler Creek, which branches out like antlers. In 1905, when it was incorpo-rated, the town had 520 people; in the 2010 census, it had 27. Some other “antler” towns are Antler, Saskatchewan; Antlers, Virginia; and Antler, Missouri.

More Money to Help Homeless Veterans

The number of homeless veterans doesn’t seem to be getting any less. The latest annual figures still show 76,000 veterans homeless every night, with 135,000 needing to spend at least one night in a shelter. But the Department of Veterans Affairs is trying to help.Recently an additional $10 million was granted to 11 states to provide more services to homeless veter-ans. The money is going to the National Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem programs so they can continue to help mentally ill veterans, as well as homeless women veterans and others.This is on top of the nearly $60 million handed out this year. Some $3.4 billion has been earmarked for homeless programs.The VA also has launched a program to eliminate homelessness among veterans by 2015. Instead of limiting it to emergency-shelter services, it’s focusing on prevention itself, with employment and permanent housing as part of the long-term solution.To that end, the Department of Housing and Urban Development and VA Supported Housing has more than 20,000 housing units throughout the country designed for homeless veterans who need support ser-vices. The housing is available via Section 8 housing vouchers, and veterans with families are included.Veterans have to meet certain criteria to be eligible for the vouchers, including physical disability, substance use or mental illness. Those accepted are required to take advantage of the support services and case management, but must be able to live independently on a daily basis. If you need emergency or permanent housing help, call 1-877-424-3838. There are counselors available 24/7. You can call for yourself or for someone else who might need help. They’ll ask a few questions and will have information about programs in your area. You can also go online at www.va.gov/homeless.

Weekly Horoscope

ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Some changes might seem confusing at first, especially to an Aries whose impatience levels are pretty shaky this week. Take it one step at a time, Lamb, and soon all will be made clear.

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) That difficult situation you’ve been dealing with continues to call for careful handling. Avoid quickly made choices that might not stand up when they’re finally put to the test.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) You still have lots of evalu-ating to do before you can consider making a commitment. It’s better to move cautiously than to risk stumbling into a major misunderstanding.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) A previously peevish partner offers to be more helpful with your problems. But remember: The final choice is yours. Be guided by what you feel is the right thing to do.

LEO (July 23 to August 22) As the Big Cat, you can some-times be pretty rough on those you suspect of betrayal. The best advice is to pull in those claws and listen to the explanation. It might surprise you.

VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) Your inner voice usually guides you well. But a note of caution: This is a period of mixed signals for you, so be careful you don’t misunderstand the messages you’re getting.

LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) Cupid’s call beckons both single Librans looking for a new love, as well as couples hoping to strengthen their relationships. A work-place problem is quickly resolved.

SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) It’s been a hectic time for you, and you might want to take a break to restore both body and soul. You’ll then be set to face new chal-lenges later this month.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to December 21) It’s a good idea to take a more conservative approach to your financial situation right now. Some plans made earlier this year might need readjusting.

CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) This is a fine time to move boldly into those new opportunities I prom-ised would open up for you. Check them over, and then choose the best one for you.

AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) Congratulations. Your self-assurance is growing stronger, and you should now feel more confident about making that long-deferred decision about a possible commitment.

PISCES (February 19 to March 20) You’re very close to reaching your goal. But be wary of distractions that can lure you off-course and leave you stranded far away from where you really want to be.

BORN THIS WEEK: You have an inner sight that helps you see into people’s hearts. You would be an excellent psychologist or social worker.

1. How many consecutive playoff games did the Texas Rangers lose to the New York Yankees before beating them in 2010?2. Who was the last N.L. player before St. Louis’ Albert Pujols in 2000-2009 to win a Triple Crown (tops in batting average, home runs and RBIs) for a decade? 3. Who held the Baltimore Ravens record for career TD passes before Joe Flacco broke it in 2010?4. In 2010, Butler’s Brad Stevens became the second-youngest men’s basketball coach in the NCAA Tournament championship game. Who was the youngest?

5. In 2011, Peter Budaj became the third goalie to record 100-plus career NHL wins for the Colorado Avalanche. Name the other two.6. Who won the first NASCAR Cup race at Atlanta Motor Speedway?7. Tennis great John McEnroe has the most U.S. Davis Cup career singles victories, with 41. Who is No. 2?

Winners and Saints

Do you believe in miracles? Tim Tebow, the newly installed starting quarterback for the Den-ver Broncos, surely does.He wasn’t supposed to play high school football because he was home-schooled, but he became an All-American. He wasn’t supposed to be a Heis-man winner, yet he became the first sophomore in college football history to do so. He won two National Championships. He set records.He wasn’t supposed to do those things either, re-ally. Of course, the scouts and coaching staff had great expectations. He was among the top pros-pects, projected to be uber-great. Their faith was rewarded.He was supposed to be stillborn, but his devout Christian mother refused an abortion.So maybe it’s the little things like that ... you know, not being terminated in the womb ... that probably give Tim Tebow that little extra turbo boost, the get-up-and-go, the wherewithal to shrug off an entire stadium in Miami chanting against him. Maybe that background I described is what let him believe he could engineer the greatest comeback since the AFL merged with the NFL in that Dolphins game.More on that game in a moment. Back to Timmy, in general.



SPECIAL OLYMPICSIn June 1963, Eunice Kennedy Shriver started a sum-mer day camp at her home in Maryland. Different from most day camps, this one was for young people with intellectual disabilities.•Shriver wanted the young people to be able to explore their capabilities in sports and other physical activi-ties. Camp Shriver was the predecessor of what is now known worldwide as the Special Olympics. Shriver’s commitment to individuals with challenges came from her love for sports and for her sister Rosemary, who in 1941, was institutionalized because of her disabilities. • The first Special Olympic Games were held in Chicago on July 20, 1968. This was only seven weeks after the second of Shriver’s political brothers had been assassinated. Senator Robert Kennedy was shot after her other brother, President John F. Kennedy, had been shot and killed. The deaths of her brothers had major impact across America. The games that Shriver started in Chicago would also go on to have lasting effects, in a very different way, on the country and the world. • A small crowd of fewer than 100 people was seated in the 85,000-seat stadium in Chicago for the first games, which had about 1,000 athletes from 26 states and Canada. •The oath that Shriver introduced at the first games is still used today: “Let me win, but if I cannot win let me be brave in the attempt.”• Shriver predicted that “one million of the world’s intellectually challenged would someday compete ath-letically.” She saw that prediction surpassed three times over! Today, more than three million Special Olympic athletes train in all 50 states and 181 countries around the globe.•Disabled people are now participating in summer and winter games. Just as the official Olympic Games are held every two years, the Special Olympics are as well, alternating between winter and summer. •The Special Olympics World Summer Games of 2011 were held in the city of the first modern-day Olym-pic Games in 1894: Athens, Greece. More than 7,000 athletes, 3,000 coaches and officials, 25,000 volunteers, 40,000 family members and thousands of spectators from more than 180 countries were there to witness “the power of sport” changing lives. The challenged individuals competed in 22 Olympic-style sports such as softball tosses, weight lifting, aquatics, bocce and bowling from June 25 through July 4. •Today, attitudes and laws have changed to allow peo-ple with disabilities to participate in more workplaces as well as in sports. The Special Olympics helped many to see the abilities that are present if disabled people are given the encouragement, help and support they need. Events associated with the Special Olympics program are scheduled practically every month somewhere in the world, and they prepare and equip the athletes for competition and life. • Just as preparations are being made for the Olympic Summer Games in London 2012, South Korea is pre-paring for the Special Olympics World Winter Games to be held in 2013. Athletes will proudly participate in winter sports like snowboarding, skiing, snowshoeing and more. •Today, as a result of the publicity surrounding the Special Olympics, more and more people are looking at people with disabilities differently. Worldwide, they now have increased access to jobs, medical care and more.

Best selling jersey in the game? Tebow’s number 15. Best at the box office? Tebow was announced as the starter in Miami, and 75,000 tickets sold in a snap. Down 15-0 with four minutes left in the game? Tebow rebounds from the worst three quarters you’ve ever seen to score twice and win in OT. But Heidi from New Jersey can’t stand him. “He freakin’ cried at the end of his last game at Florida,” she says incredulously. “There’s no cry-ing in football!”But Brett Favre cried, I point out.“Exactly,” she responds.Ahh ... sweet salvation.But Boomer Esiason isn’t ready to anoint Tebow just yet. “He’s not the next coming of John Elway,” said Esiason, to the surprise of absolutely nobody who knows anything about football cliches. Still, it rings true. As good as Tebow can be, despite his promise, it’s going to take a while to approach the status of the immortals. For meanwhile, down in New Orleans, Drew Brees, a Saint, passes successfully 31 out of 35 times and registers five touchdowns in a rout of Indianapolis.But what does it really matter? Judgment day will be upon us soon enough, and all of football knows the winners -- more than likely, the Saints -- will take the grail to the sanctuary.

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

Sept. 3 Louisiana Tech W, 19-17Sept. 10 at Marshall* L, 26-20Sept. 17 Southeastern Louisiana W, 52-6Sept. 24 at Virginia W, 30-24Oct. 1 Rice* W, 48-24Oct. 8 at Navy W,63-35 Oct. 22 SMU* W, 27-3 Oct. 29 at UTEP* W, 31-13 Nov. 5 at East Carolina* W,48-28 Nov. 12 UCF*Nov. 19 at UAB*Nov. 26 Memphis*

Sept. 03 BYU L, 14-13Sept. 10 Southern Illinois W, 42-24Sept. 17 at Vanderbilt* L, 30-7Sept. 24 Georgia* L, 27-13Oct. 1 at Fresno State W, 38-28Oct. 15 Alabama* L, 52-7Oct. 22 Arkansas* L, 29-24Oct. 29 at Auburn* L, 41-23 Nov. 5 at Kentucky* L, 30-13Nov. 12 Louisiana TechNov. 19 LSU* Nov. 26 at Mississippi State*

Sept. 1 at Memphis W, 59-14 Sept. 10 at Auburn* L, 41-34 Sept. 15 LSU* L, 19-6 Sept. 24 Louisiana Tech W, 26-20 Oct. 1 at Georgia* L, 24-10 Oct. 8 at UAB W, 21-3 Oct. 15 South Carolina* L, 14-12 Oct. 29 at Kentucky* W, 28-16 Nov. 5 Tennessee Martin W, 55-17 Nov. 12 Alabama* Nov. 19 at Arkansas* Nov. 26 Ole Miss*

Sept. 3 Oregon W40-27 Sept. 10 NW State W49-3 Sept. 15 at Mississippi St.* W19-6 Sept. 24 at West Virginia W47-21 Oct. 1 Kentucky* W35-7 Oct. 8 Florida* W41-11 Oct. 15 at Tennessee* W38-7 Oct. 22 Auburn* W, 45-10 Nov. 5 at Alabama* W, 9-6(OT)Nov. 12 Western Kentucky Nov. 19 at Ole Miss* Nov. 25 Arkansas*

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Try these autumn-centric muffins for break-fast or dessert -- or both -- since either way you won’t be able to have just one!

1 box (14- to 15 1/5-ounce) apple cinnamon muffin mix1 cup canned pure pumpkin2 large eggs1/4 cup milk2 tablespoons vegetable oil

1. Preheat oven to 400 F. Line 12-cup muf-fin pan with paper liners. In large bowl, stir together apple cinnamon muffin mix, pumpkin, eggs, milk and vegetable oil until almost smooth. Divide batter among muffin cups.2. Bake 18 to 20 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean; cool on wire rack.

Don’t Deep Fry Yourself on Thanksgiving Day

Many turkey lovers agree that deep frying is the best way to produce the most flavorful and moist version of the traditional centerpiece of the Thanksgiving meal.However, if you choose to go the deep-frying route, you have to be careful that the bird isn’t the only thing that gets fried on Thanksgiving Day. More than 141 serious fires and hot-oil burns have been reported from the use of turkey fryers in the past decade, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.“If a turkey fryer is used the way it’s supposed to be, and by people who are not impaired by alcohol or drugs, I think they’re fine,” said Dr. Thomas Esposito, chief of the Division of Trauma, Surgical Critical Care and Burns in the Department of Surgery at Loyola University Chi-cago’s Stritch School of Medicine. “Injuries from turkey fryers are rare, but when they happen to you or a family member, that doesn’t matter -- they’re very devastating.”Esposito said if you’re planning to use a turkey fryer, heed the following safety tips:--Keep the fryer in full view while the burner is on.--Keep children and pets away from the cooking area.--Place the fryer in an open area away from all walls, fences or other structures.--Never use in, on or under a garage, breezeway, carport, porch, deck or any other structure that can catch fire.--Slowly raise and lower the turkey to reduce splatter and avoid burns.--Never cook in short sleeves, shorts or bare feet. Cover all bare skin when adding or removing bird.--Protect your eyes with goggles or glasses.--Immediately turn off fryer if the oil begins to smoke.--Make sure the turkey is completely thawed, and be careful with marinades. Oil and water don’t mix, and water can cause oil to spill over, creating a fire or even an explosion.--Don’t overfill the fryer with oil. Turkey fryers can ignite in seconds after oil hits the burner.--Keep a fire extinguisher for oil fires close at hand, and know how to operate it.--Never use a hose in an attempt to douse a turkey-fryer fire.--If you’re burned, seek immediate medical attention.Taking care to not become a victim of a fire and seri-ous burns also applies inside the home on Thanksgiving Day, the leading day for cooking fires, with three times as many as on an average day, according to the National Fire Protection Association.

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1. In a large bowl, combine pudding mix, dry milk powder, water and reserved pineapple liquid. Mix well using a wire whisk. Blend in whipped topping. Add apples, pineapple, marshmallows and pecans. Mix gently to combine.2. Cover and refrigerate for at least 15 minutes. Gen-tly stir again just before serving. Makes 6 (3/4 cup) servings.

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• On Nov. 17, 1421, a storm in the North Sea batters the European coastline. Over the next several days, approxi-mately 10,000 people in what is now the Netherlands die in the resulting floods. Fatal floods struck in 1287, 1338, 1374, 1394 and 1396. After each, residents fixed the dikes and moved right back in.

• On Nov. 14, 1851, “Moby-Dick,” a novel by Herman Melville about the voyage of the whaling ship Pequod, is published. “Moby-Dick” is now considered a classic of American literature and contains one of the most famous opening lines in fiction: “Call me Ishmael.”

• On Nov. 15, 1867, the first stock ticker is unveiled in New York City. The advent of the ticker revolutionized the stock market by making up-to-the-minute prices available to investors around the country. Prior to this, information from the New York Stock Exchange traveled by mail or messenger.

• On Nov. 20, 1923, the U.S. Patent Office grants Patent No. 1,475,074 to 46-year-old inventor and newspaper-man Garrett Morgan for his three-position T-shape pole traffic signal. By having a position other than just “Stop” and “Go,” it regulated crossing vehicles more safely than earlier signals had.

• On Nov. 16, 1959, “The Sound of Music” premieres on Broadway. While the real-life Maria did marry Count Georg von Trapp and become stepmother to his children, she never did the other things shown in the musical, such as run singing through the Salzburg, Austria, mountains.

• On Nov. 19, 1969, Brazilian soccer great Pele scores his 1,000th professional goal. Under Pele’s leadership, Brazil won the World Cup in 1958, 1962 and 1970. Dur-ing his career, Pele scored 1,282 goals in 1,363 games.

• On Nov. 18, 1978, People’s Temple leader Jim Jones leads hundreds of his followers in a mass murder-suicide at their commune in Guyana. Cult members who refused to take the cyanide-laced fruit-flavored drink were forced to do so at gunpoint or shot. The death toll was 913, in-cluding a U.S. congressman who was investigating the commune.

seconds. Often the affected person is unaware of them. The bed partner plays a nighttime role of being a drop-kicked football and is quite aware of what’s happening. The affected person is quite tired during the day. The same medicines used for restless leg syndrome can be used here, too. Daily exercise might put an end to the nocturnal movements.The booklet on restless leg syndrome and nighttime leg cramps explains both conditions. To obtain a copy, write to: Dr. Donohue -- No. 306W, 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. Please allow four weeks for delivery.

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I have puffy bags under my eyes. They look like they have water in them. I am an 85-year-old woman.What’s the best way to treat them? They aren’t getting any better. I use ice on them, and it helps, but they come back. -- M.C.

ANSWER: Those puffy bags under your eyes aren’t filled with water; they’re globs of fat. In younger years, tough strands of fiber held them in place. With age, those strands weaken, and the fat bulges out. Look around and watch for them on TV. You’ll see that most people over 60 have them. They’re not a sign of illness.I have seen all sorts of ads for creams and gels that say they can shrink these bags. I can’t vouch for any of them. I don’t know if they work. I have reservations. One way to correct them is surgical removal. You can forget the ice treatment unless you want to keep it up. It’s not a solution.

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I would like to know more about restless leg syndrome. -- I.J.

ANSWER: Roughly 7 percent of women and 3 percent of men suffer from restless leg syndrome. That gives you a lot of fellow sufferers. People describe it in many ways. Some say it’s an aching in their legs. Others describe it as a creeping-crawling sensation. No matter how people express the feeling, it makes them get up and move around. Activity lessens or gets rid of the sensations, but they can and do come back. They usually appear in the evening or at night when people are sitting or when they get into bed.No one is sure what causes the syndrome. Things that lessen its intensity and frequency are cutting back on caffeine, stopping smoking and exercising daily. Eliminating alcohol is a most helpful remedy.Sometimes restless leg syndrome is associated with iron deficiency and the anemia due to iron deficiency. Your doctor will want to check you for that.Pramipexole (Mirapex) and ropinirole (Requip), both drugs for Parkinson’s disease, are used for this syndrome, even though it has no relationship to Parkinson’s disease. They stimulate certain brain areas that control movement. Levodopa, another Parkinson’s medicine, also is prescribed. There are others, should these fail.Periodic limb movements of sleep is another condition that frequently occurs along with restless leg syndrome. It’s involuntary movements of the legs and feet during sleep. The kicking and jerking last about two seconds and recur every 20 to 40

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DEAR PAW’S CORNER: I read your article on the Bichon Frise that had skin allergies with interest. My own Bichon Frise, “Ally,” had severe skin allergies. The manager of my local pet store recommended that I look for a dry dog food that had a single protein (rather than proteins from different sources). I tried one called “Dick Van Patten’s Natural Balance.” In a very short time, Ally’s skin allergy was cleared up. I hope this information will help your readers. -- Dorothy C., Richfield, Minn.

DEAR DOROTHY: Thanks! The type of food recommended is also known as “limited ingredient” food and is developed specifically for pets with sensitive stomachs or that have skin rashes or other allergic reactions to food.Other manufacturers of limited ingredient pet food include Blue Buffalo with its “Basics” line of foods, Nature’s Variety Instinct Limited Ingredient, Wellness Dog Simple Food Solutions, and Pinnacle. Owners whose pets have allergies can try one or more of the foods above to see if

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the problem clears up.Another alternative is to make food for your pet from scratch, avoiding or limiting ingredients that can cause an upset stomach or skin reaction.These ingredients include dairy, fish, corn, wheat, soy and yeast. Beef, chicken, fish or lamb also may cause problems, and owners making homemade food should feed each meat individually to their pet to determine which one is tolerated best.To make the most nutritious and safest homemade food, owners should check out at least one pet food recipe book. There are some ingredients, like onions, that should never be included in a pet’s meal.

deal if it helps you grab an expen-sive item when it’s on sale. Do the math.Toys “R” Us has a layaway plan for eligible merchandise. You’ll pay a $5 fee and put down at least 20 percent. The cancellation fee varies by state. Beware using online layaway for purchases you make over the Internet. These retailers offer an enticing low fee, but consider the ramifications of putting your banking information online: Money is automatically deducted from your account at regular intervals. If you cancel, they’ll hit your account for $25 or 10 per-cent of the layaway total. Consid-er, too, the hassle of merchandise that is delivered late or damaged.Once the holidays are over, open a Christmas Saver Club account at the bank or credit union. If you make regular deposits, by the time next year rolls around, your holiday spending money will be in hand.

It’s time for merchants to go into high gear with their enticements to spend money. After all, their holiday decorations have been up for at least a month now. But are you ready? Even if you’ve saved and are ready to pay cash for your purchases, new tricks by banks could add ex-penses in the form of debit-card fees unless you keep a high account balance, and you won’t want to carry cash while you shop. (Be sure to read the literature from your bank to be forewarned about changes to your account.)If there are must-have items on your children’s lists this year, chances are those items also are on other children’s lists. If you don’t have all your cash handy, by putting merchandise on layaway, you guarantee that those items will be held for you.Walmart has brought back its holiday layaway program. You’ll be required to pay a $5 fee and put down 10 percent of your purchase. Purchases must total more than $50, and each item must be $15 or more. Kmart and Sears also have layaway: There’s a $5 fee for the layaway contract, and $15 if you cancel before paying for your merchandise. You’ll need to pay $20 or 20 percent down, whichever is greater.At Best Buy, your layaway items must total more than $250. You’ll also have to pay 25 percent down as well as a 5 percent fee. This can still be a good

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• It was British writer and humorist Jerome K. Jerome who made the following sage observation: “It is impossible to enjoy idling thoroughly unless one has plenty of work to do. There is no fun in doing nothing when you have nothing to do. Wasting time is merely an occupation then, and a most exhausting one. Idleness, like kisses, to be sweet must be stolen.”

• According to an international survey of taxicab drivers, passengers who use cabs in London are twice as likely as those in eight other major metropolises to leave a laptop behind when exiting the taxi.

• Sharks can live for a century or more.

• Velcro came to market in 1957, after a Swiss inventor named George De Mestral spent nearly 10 years developing the idea. His inspiration came to

him in 1948 on a hike, when he had difficulty removing tenacious little burrs from his clothes. He reasoned that if he could create synthetic burrs, they could be used as fasteners.

• The Parker Brothers game Monopoly is the best-selling game in history. It’s available for purchase in 28 countries, and it can be played in 19 different languages.

• If you speak some French, you might know that the phrase “tout a l’heure” means “see you later.” You might not realize, though, that that phrase is the origin of the English term “toodle-oo.”

• Chances are, there’s a Park Street in your town. It’s the most common street name in the United States.

• Europe is the only continent without a desert. Even icy Antarctica has deserts -- including the world’s largest cold desert. ***Thought for the Day: “We need anything politically important rationed out like Pez: small, sweet, and coming out of a funny, plastic head.” -- Dennis Miller

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1. Ten games (from 1996 to 2010). 2. Rogers Hornsby, in the 1920s.3. Vinny Testaverde tossed 51 TD passes for the Ravens (1996-97).4. Indiana’s Branch McCracken was 31 when he did it in 1940.5. Patrick Roy and Dan Bouchard.6. Fireball Roberts, in 1960.7. Andy Roddick, with 33.

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