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HOLLYWOOD — Al-fred Hitchcock was the mas-ter of suspense and themacabre, and earned hisfame through classic filmssuch as “Rear Window”(1954), “The Man WhoKnew Too Much” (1956)and “Vertigo” (1958), allstarring James Stewart;“North By Northwest” withCary Grant (1959), “Psy-cho” with Anthony Perkins(1960) and “The Birds”with Rod Taylor (1963), toname just a few. In the re-cent HBO film “The Girl,”Tippi Hedren (played by Si-enna Miller) reveals howHitchcock (played by TobyJones) attempted to black-mail her for sexual favors.

Now, Fox Searchlighthas pushed up the releasedate for its “Hitchcock”biopic, due out Nov. 23. Thefilm, which stars Oscar-win-ner Anthony Hopkins asHitchcock, premiered at theAmerican Film InstituteFestival, is sure to figureheavily in the Oscar race.Oscar-winner Helen Mirren(“The Queen”) plays hiswife, and Scarlett Johanssonand newlywed Jessica Bielco-star. It tells the love storybetween Hitchcock and hiswife during the filming of“Psycho.”

He’d always had a pen-chant for beautiful blondes,as demonstrated by the fe-males in his films: JoanFontaine (“Rebecca”), In-grid Bergman (“Spell-bound”), Grace Kelly(“Rear Window”), DorisDay (“The Man Who KnewToo Much”), Kim Novak(“Vertigo”), Eva MarieSaint (North by North-west”), Janet Leigh (“Psy-cho”), and Tippi Hedren(“The Birds” and“Marnie”). Rent any ofthese films, and you’ll windup renting them all ...they’re that great!

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nominated for “The HurtLocker” and “The Town,”who took over the “Bourne”legacy from Matt Damon,has replaced Steve Carell in“Imagine.” It’s a dramedythat stars Julianne Mooreand Al Pacino, who plays a60-something Springsteen-type rocker who discoversan unopened letter written to

him by John Lennon whenhe was 19. That inspires himto find the son he’s nevermet (Renner). Lucky for us,Pacino can play anyone,even Bruce Springsteen.

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mally does comedies like“Lay the Favorite” withBruce Willis and CatherineZeta-Jones, and the upcom-ing reteaming with OwenWilson in “Internship” outJune 7, will next do “TripleTime,” an action-thrillerbeing directed by his “Cou-ple’s Retreat” director PeterBillingsley. Remember thelittle boy in the perennialholiday movie “A ChristmasStory”? That little boy, 12years old then, is now 40

and the director of “TripleTime.” When you play in aniconic film like “A Christ-mas Story” it becomes apart of your life forever. Forseveral years he’s been try-ing to exec produce a musi-cal adaption of it. So whenyou watch that film againthis year, know that the littleboy with glasses who longsfor a Red Ryder BB Guncan demand Vince Vaughnto move in “Triple Time” ...and he’ll do it!

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NOTE: DVDs reviewedin this column will be avail-able in stores the week ofNov. 26, 2012.

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Don’t worry, it’s betterthan MiB 2. Brolin’s per-formance as a 29-year-oldTommy Lee Jones (Brolin isin his 40s) is the highlight ofthe movie. The villain, Boristhe Animal, is played by co-median Jemaine Clement,who dons a perfectly over-the-top persona instead ofhis usual dry humor. It maynot recapture the magic ofthe original, but this “three-

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On the face of it, though, it requires belief in a series of improbabilities to be smart enough to meet Mr. Tyrangi-el’s standards. Because of global warming, there was a Hurricane Sandy. Because of global warming, Sandy ran into a high-pressure system and took a highly unusual westward turn directly into

the coast. Because of global warming, it made that turn into New Jersey and affected the richest, most populated areas in the country. Because of global warming, it hit at high tide during a full moon.

University of Colorado professor Roger Pielke notes that a Category 3 hur-ricane hasn’t made landfall in the U.S. since 2005, the longest spell without one in more than a hundred years. “While it’s hardly men-tioned in the media,” he writes, “the U.S. is currently in an extended and intense hurricane ‘drought.’”

On the other hand, there were fearsome hurricanes long before anyone dreamed up, let alone manufactured, an SUV. In 1938, the so-called Long Island Express devastated Long Island and New England. An old news-reel film describing it sounds like a report on Sandy. A high-pressure system kept it from blowing out to sea. It hit densely populated areas. It brought a huge storm surge. The Category 3 storm killed hundreds of people.

In 1821, another storm flooded New York City all the way up to Canal Street. If Bloomberg Businessweek had existed 190 years ago, it might have reported on the damage and warned: “This is our future if we develop modern industry and trans-portation and make them both dependent on fossil fuels, idiots.”

The alarmists want us to crack down on fossil fuels and crimp our growth based on the bet that adjusting the climate to our liking in 100 years or so is within our power, and that when we endeavor to do it, China and India will feel moved to do the same. People who believe this shouldn’t throw around the word “stupid” so lightly.

Rich Lowry is editor of the National Review.

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• On Dec. 1, 1830, French novelist Victor Hugo is due to turn in a draft of his book “Notre Dame de Paris” (“The Hunchback of Notre Dame”). Despite his con-tract, he instead wrote two plays, “Marion de Lorme” and “Hernani,” and the book is not published until 1831.

• On Nov. 26, 1862, Oxford mathematician Charles Lutwidge Dodgson sends a handwritten manuscript called “Alice’s Adventures Under Ground” to 10-year-old Alice Liddell. Dodgson made up the story one day on a picnic, and Alice insisted he write it down. He published it under his nom de plume, Lewis Carroll, in 1865.

• On Nov. 28, 1914, the New York Stock Exchange reopens for bond trading after nearly four months, the longest stoppage in the exchange’s history. The outbreak of World War I in Europe forced the NYSE to shut its doors on July 31, 1914.

• On Dec. 2, 1942, Enrico Fermi, Italian-born Nobel Prize-winning physicist, directs and controls the first nuclear chain reaction. He created a jury-rigged labora-tory under the bleachers in

Stagg Field at the University of Chicago.

• On Nov. 30, 1954, the first modern instance of a meteorite striking a human being occurs at Sylacauga, Ala., when an 8 1/2 pound meteorite crashes through the roof of a house and into the living room, bounces off a radio, and strikes a woman on the hip. The victim suf-fered a nasty bruise.

• On Nov. 29, 1963, one week after President John F. Kennedy was fatally shot while riding in a motorcade in Dallas, President Lyndon Johnson establishes a special commission to investigate the assassination. After 10 months the Warren Com-mission report was released, concluding that there was no conspiracy.

• On Nov. 27, 1978, former Board of Supervisors member Dan White murders Mayor George Moscone and Super-visor Harvey Milk at City Hall in San Francisco. When White pleaded a “dimin-ished capacity” defense and claimed that copious amounts of junk food caused him to suffer mental problems, the so-called Twinkie Defense was born.

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Q: My grandmother in Texas collected

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Q: My dad lived in Colorado and was

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A: There are several guides that might

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A: A free appraisal is generally worth

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Since you live fairly near Phoenix, I suggest you con-sult the business pages of the phone book and check the listings under “apprais-ers.” Make certain the appraiser you hire specializ-es in personal property, not real estate. They are listed together as a rule. You can get either a verbal appraisal, which is less expensive, or a written opinion, which is best for insurance purposes.

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Bill escorted Brooke toStephanie’s party. Eric hadsome surprises in store forthe guest of honor, includinga performance by CelticWoman. Thomas got caughtup in the excitement aboutthe new collection and inad-vertently made a move onCaroline. Brooke wasstunned by Felicia’s an-nouncement aboutStephanie. Eric andStephanie headed to whatwould likely be their finaltrip to their cabin in BigBear. Katie learned that herplan for Bill and Brooke actually might be working.

Rick told Hope that he wasin love with Caroline.Brooke demanded that Tay-lor come clean about Katie.Liam asked Steffy to moveback in with him. Wait toSee: Stephanie reminiscesabout Ridge. Katie ends upin the hospital again.

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Marlena found John andKristen sleeping at thecabin. Nicole was stunnedto see Eric Brady in Salem.Daniel and Jennifer rekin-dled their friendship. Sonnyand Will worked out theirdifferences. Kristen steppeddown from her position atCountess Wilhelmina sothat EJ could have access toSami. Eric explained toNicole how he found hispath to the priesthood. Jen-nifer was skeptical whenKristen approached her likean old friend. Brady was in-jured while saving Kristenfrom a mugger. Jenniferconvinced Daniel to enter aclinical trial to try to curehis tremor. EJ was confidentthat he was one step closerto winning back Sami. Waitto See: Kayla has an updateon Caroline. Hope warnsEric that Nicole is bad news.

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Carly was stunned to seeAJ alive. Patrick was dis-turbed by Emma’s claimthat Robin called her. AfterCarly had AJ arrested,Michael met his father at the

station. Tracy had Monicaand Alice charged with as-sault. Spinelli helped Maxieand Ellie on moving day.Lulu wondered how she wasgoing to afford a surrogate.Sonny and AJ faced off atthe jail. Robert Scorpio ar-rived in Port Charles to pro-tect Anna. Britt bragged toSabrina about how she wasgoing to sleep with Patrick.Duke and Anna shared akiss. Maxie told Spinellithat she still loved him. Waitto See: The Quartermaineshonor Edward on Thanks-giving. Sonny is hopefulabout Kate.

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Phyllis and Ronan wenton an awkward first date.Avery told Nick that he wasworth the headache her sis-ter would cause them.Chelsea was suspicious thatAdam set the fires aroundtown to take the heat offSharon. Dr. Watkins diag-nosed Sharon as bipolar andprescribed her medication.Lauren was worried that for-bidding Fen from seeingSummer would backfire.Neil asked Leslie if shewould be his attorney. Canewas thrilled to see Jill in

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1-1/2 cups shredded Pep-per Jack, Colby, Cheddar orCojack cheese

3 cups tortilla chips1/3 cup chopped fresh

cilantro

1. Spray inside of theslow cooker with nonstickcooking spray. In large bowl,mix together the soups, salsa,sour cream, chili powder,onion, garlic, salt, black pep-per and cayenne. Add thechopped, cooked turkey tothe soup mixture and mixwell.

2. Place a layer of the tor-tillas in the slow cooker,cover the tortillas with alayer of the vegetables andcover the vegetables with alayer of the soup mixture.Repeat layers ending withthe soup mixture layer.

3. Cover the slow cookerand cook on LOW for 4 to 5hours until bubbly. Sprinklewith cheese; cover and letstand until cheese melts.Serve with the tortilla chipsand top with a few table-spoons of sour cream; sprin-kle with the cilantro andserve. Serves 8.

Angela Shelf Medearis isan award-winning children’sauthor, culinary historian andthe author of seven cookbooks.Her new cookbook is “TheKitchen Diva’s Diabetic Cook-book.” Her website is www.di-vapro.com. To see how-tovideos, recipes and much,much more, Like Angela ShelfMedearis, The Kitchen Diva!on Facebook and go toHulu.com. Recipes may not bereprinted without permissionfrom Angela Shelf Medearis.(c) 2012 King Features Synd., Inc., and

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Use Leftoversto Create

After-Thanksgiving

Tradition

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French Onion SoupOnions, slowly cooked

until deep-brown andcaramelized, give this classicits distinctive flavor. Greatfor a party, this recipe is eas-ily doubled; simply cook theonions in two skillets.

4 tablespoons butter ormargarine

6 medium onions, thinlysliced

1/4 teaspoon salt4 cups water1 can (14 1/2 ounces) beef

broth (1 3/4 cups brown beefstock may be substituted)

1/4 teaspoon dried thyme4 slices (1/2-inch thick)

diagonal French bread4 ounces Gruyere or

Swiss cheese, shredded (1cup)

1. In nonstick 12-inchskillet, melt butter overmedium-low heat. Add

onions and salt and cook,stirring occasionally, untilonions are very tender andbegin to caramelize, about45 minutes. Reduce heat tolow and cook, stirring fre-quently, until onions are deepgolden brown, about 15 min-utes longer.

2. Transfer onions to 5-quart Dutch oven. Add 1/2cup water to same skillet andheat to boiling, stirring untilbrowned bits are loosenedfrom bottom of skillet. Addto onions in Dutch oven. Addremaining 3 1/2 cups water,broth and thyme to onionsand heat to boiling over highheat. Reduce heat and sim-mer 30 minutes.

3. Preheat oven to 450 F.Arrange bread slices oncookie sheet and bake untillightly toasted, about 5 min-utes. Place four ovenproofbowls in jelly-roll pan for

easier handling. Spoon soupevenly into bowls and topwith toasted bread, slightlypressing bread into soup.Sprinkle Gruyere evenly ontop. Bake until cheese hasmelted and begins to brown,12 to 15 minutes. Makesabout 5 cups, or 4 first-course servings.

• Each serving: About 402calories, 22g total fat (13g

saturated), 64mg cholesterol,887mg sodium, 37g totalcarbs, 15g protein.

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• It was American bridgeexpert Phillip Alder whomade the following sage ob-servation: “We are born withtalents, but we acquire skills.”

• The inventor of LifeSavers was Clarence Crane(incidentally, he was also thefather of poet Hart Crane). In1913, a year after coming upwith the recipe for the candy,Crane sold the patent for hissweet treat for $2,900. Seemslike a paltry recompense forcreating a pop culture iconthat is still going strong after100 years.

• Do you suffer fromarachibutyrophobia? If so,you probably refuse to eatPB&J sandwiches, for fearthat the peanut butter willstick to the roof of yourmouth.

• There are 120 drops ofwater in a single teaspoon.

• In 1976, John Moore, aCalifornia man, had hisspleen removed at the UCLAMedical Center in order totreat his cancer. The operationwas successful — in moreways than anyone anticipated.

It seems that the doctors,upon studying the removedorgan, found certain cells thathad unique cancer-fightingproperties. The discovery ledto a new — and profitable —treatment. When Moorefound out that his spleen hadled to this discovery, he suedthe Regents of the Universityof California for a share of theprofits. In 1990, 14 years afterhis cancer was cured, he losthis court case.

• Those who study suchthings say that ants stretchand yawn when they wakeup.

• If you’re like 43 percentof the American population,you refuse to ever try eatingsnails, regardless of the factthat they’re regarded as a del-icacy in other parts of theworld.

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DEAR PAW’S COR-NER: Help! Our new puppy,“Elwood,” is getting intoeverything, chewing up mykids’ shoes and tearing thestuffing out of stuffed animals.Any advice on getting him tostop? — Jessica G., via email

DEAR JESSICA: Getting apuppy to completely stop ex-ploring and chewing is a jobthat requires time and pa-tience. You also need to recon-figure your house to keepElwood safe. If he ingests ashard of plastic or some otherindigestible item, a poisonousplant or medicines from lowerbathroom cabinets, he couldbe in serious danger.

First, pet proof the house.Invest in toddler safety gates(if you don’t already havesome) to limit Elwood to partsof the house where he’s lesslikely to find shoes, toys andother objects. In that gated-offarea, remove kids’ toys, cloth-ing, stuffed animals and otherchewable objects. Lift pottedplants out of his reach (theleaves of many houseplantsare poisonous to pets).

Make sure Elwood has ac-cess to his pet bed and to ap-propriate chew toys, and

check on him frequently. Pup-pies should not be left alonefor long periods of time, formany reasons.

Next, get that basic obedi-ence training regime going.Grab a book or three on dogtraining, all of which willcover important basic com-mands like “sit,” “stay,”“come” and “heel.” Spend atleast 30 minutes every dayworking with Elwood, in addi-tion to twice-daily walks andgenerous amounts of playtime.

Chewing behavior is verycommon in puppies, but tendsto diminish as they mature. Ifhe continues to destroy every-thing in sight, talk to his vet-erinarian or try a groupdog-training class. Anxiety orother issues can be at the rootof long-term chewing prob-lems.

Send your questions orcomments [email protected], orwrite to Paw’s Corner, c/oKing Features Weekly Service,P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL32853-6475. For more petcare-related advice and infor-mation, visitwww.pawscorner.com.


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Q: My Thursday nightsjust aren’t the same without“Community.” When willthe show return, and will itbe on Fridays, which is whatI heard last? — David S., viae-mail

A: NBC recently an-nounced that “Community”— which stars Joel McHale,Gillian Jacobs, Danny Pudi,

Yvette Nicole Brown, AlisonBrie, Donald Glover andChevy Chase — has ping-ponged back to its originalThursday night at 8/7c timeslot, beginning Feb. 7.“Community” takes theplace of “30 Rock,” whichwill have concluded its finalseason by then. We’ll bothhave to wait patiently for 13more episodes of one of thebest, and most underrated,comedies on televisiontoday.

***Q: On your recommenda-

tion, I watched Bill Pullmanin Scott Turrow’s “Inno-cent,” which carried on thestory of “Presumed Inno-cent” main character RustySabich 20 years later, wherehe is accused of murderinghis wife. I absolutely lovedit, and it got me to thinkingthat in my opinion, Bill Pull-man is underutilized in Hol-lywood. Can you tell mewhat I can see him in next?— Virginia F. in Connecticut

A: Beginning Thursday,Jan. 10, at 9:30/8:30c, Billdoes a 180 from his “Inno-cent” role to star as the pres-ident of the United States inthe NBC comedy “1600Penn.” The series was co-created by Jason Winder, di-

rector for “Modern Family,”so I can only hope that someof that comic genius carriesover to this new series. AndBill is no stranger to beingthe POTUS (see: “Indepen-dence Day”), nor is he averseto being funny. In fact, whenI spoke with the star of thedark comedy “Mr. Wrong”earlier this year, he told me

he was eager to getback into comedy ifhe got the rightscript.

***Q: My room-

mate told me thatthere is going to bea new “BattlestarGalactica” movieon the Syfy chan-nel. Is that true? Ifso, when? —Harold W., Boston

A: “BattlestarGalactica: Blood &Chrome” is set todebut this March onSyfy, and starsLuke Pasqualinoand Ben Cotton.According to repsfor Syfy, the film“takes place in themidst of the first

Cylon war. As the battle be-tween humans and their cre-ation, the sentient roboticCylons, rages across the 12colonial worlds, giftedfighter pilot William Adama(Pasqualino), finds himselfassigned to one of the mostpowerful battlestars in theColonial fleet: the Galactica.

Full of ambition and hun-gry for action, Adamaquickly finds himself at oddswith his co-pilot, the battle-weary officer Coker (Cot-ton).” The film already isairing in weekly seven-to-10-minute segments on theMachinima Prime YouTubechannel for those who can’twait until March, as long asyou don’t mind short seg-ments with a week betweenairings.

Q: I can’t stand the wait-ing! When will “Smash” beback? —- Eric P., via e-mail

A: You’ll have to waitjust a little bit longer. Themusical melodrama returnsto NBC on Feb. 5.

Write to Cindy at KingFeatures Weekly Service,P.O. Box 536475, Orlando,FL 32853-6475; or e-mailher [email protected].


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1. Who is the San DiegoPadres’ all-time leader in ca-reer stolen bases?

2. Name the only team towin a World Series after los-ing it the previous twoyears.

3. When was the last timebefore 2011 (New Orleans)that a team scored at least 62points in a game?

4. Name the player whoholds the NCAA Division Irecord for most consecutivegames with at least one 3-point shot made.

5. Who was the last de-fenseman before Erik Karls-son in 2011-12 to finish inthe top 10 in scoring for anNHL regular season?

6. When was the last timebefore 2012 that Dale Earn-hardt Jr. led the NASCARCup points standings duringa season?

7. How many GrandSlam singles finals did IvanLendl lose before winninghis first of eight in 1984(French Open)?

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“Inventing Elsa Maxwell:How an Irrepressible No-body Conquered High Soci-ety, Hollywood, the Pressand the World”by Sam Staggs(St. Martin’s Press, $29.99)Reviewed by Larry Cox

Elsa Maxwell was short,overweight and had the faceof a bulldog. Think J. EdgarHoover in drag, and you getthe idea.

Born in 1881 in Keokuk,Iowa, as a girl she movedwith her family to San Fran-cisco. One day while lookingout the front window of herhome, she saw something thatwould literally redefine herlife. Neighbors were prepar-ing an elaborate wedding, anevent her parents were not in-vited to attend. As Elsawatched the activity, shevowed that someday shewould host the most extraor-dinary parties in the world,inviting whom she pleased,regardless of their wealth andstature — and that is exactly

what she did.When the facts of her life

didn’t measure up, she chosenarratives that did. Elsa oftenclaimed that she had beenborn in a box at the KeokukOpera House during a per-formance of “Mignon,” but intruth she entered the world ina bedroom at the home of hermaternal grandparents. Eventhe year of her birth is confus-ing, since early in her life sheshaved two years off her age.

Elsa was an ambitious, tal-ented woman. She foundwork as a singer, actress, au-thor, gossip columnist andsongwriter, but it was her tal-ent as a professional hostessfor royalty and high societywhere she established an in-ternational reputation. Shethought outside the box anddevised outrageous themesfor her parties. In addition toinventing the scavenger hunt,she sometimes required mento dress as women for herevents, and vice versa.

Author Sam Staggs docu-ments the unlikely story of awoman who professed thather fame was “not bad for ashort, fat homely piano playerfrom Keokuk, Iowa, with nomoney or background, whodecided to become a legend,and did just that.”

All I can add is ... only inAmerica.


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CranberryCoconutCobbler By

Healthy Exchanges

OK, you’re accustomedto enjoying cranberries insauces, and maybe evenmuffins. But in a deliciousdessert cobbler? One bite ofthis sensational dessert andyou’ll be a Cranberry Cob-bler Craver for life!

1 (4-serving) packagesugar-free vanilla cook-and-serve pudding mix

1 cup unsweetened or-ange juice

2 cups fresh or frozenwhole cranberries

1 cup plus 2 tablespoonsreduced-fat biscuit bakingmix

1/3 cup fat-free milk2 tablespoons fat-free

sour cream1 1/2 teaspoons coconut

extract3 tablespoons flaked co-

conut

1. Preheat oven to 400 F.Spray an 8-by-8-inch bakingdish with butter-flavored

cooking spray.2. In a medium saucepan,

combine dry pudding mixand orange juice. Stir incranberries. Cook overmedium heat until mixturethickens and starts to boil,stirring often. Spread cran-berry mixture into preparedbaking dish.

3. In a large bowl, com-bine biscuit baking mix,milk, sour cream and co-conut extract. Drop batter bytablespoonful to form 6mounds. Evenly sprinkle co-conut over top. Bake for 25to 30 minutes. Place bakingdish on a wire rack and letset for 5 minutes. Divide into6 servings.

• Each serving equals:About 150 calories, 2g fat,3g protein, 30g carb., 359mgsodium, 2g fiber; DiabeticExchanges: 1 1/2 Starch, 1/2Fruit

(c) 2012 King Features Synd., Inc. Turkey SoupWhat’s the Friday after

Thanksgiving without turkeysoup? Use your favorite veg-etables to personalize therecipe.

6 carrots, peeled3 stalks celeryRoasted turkey carcass,

finely chopped2 cups cooked turkey

meat, finely chopped2 medium onions, each

cut into quarters5 sprigs parsley1 clove garlic, peeled1/4 teaspoon dried thyme1/2 bay leaf6 quarts water1 1/4 teaspoons salt1 cup regular long-grain

rice, cooked as label directs2 tablespoons fresh lemon

juice

1. Cut 2 carrots and 1stalk celery into 2-inchpieces. In 12-quart stockpot,combine turkey carcass, car-rot and celery pieces, onions,parsley sprigs, garlic, thyme,bay leaf and 6 quarts water,or enough to cover; heat toboiling over high heat. Skimfoam from surface. Reduceheat and simmer, skimmingoccasionally, 4 hours.

2. Strain broth throughcolander set over large bowl;

discard solids. Strain againthrough sieve into severalcontainers; cool. Cover andrefrigerate overnight.

3. Remove and discard fatfrom surface; measure brothand pour into 5-quart sauce-pot. If necessary, boil brothover high heat until reducedto 10 cups to concentrate fla-vor.

4. Cut remaining 4 carrotsand remaining 2 stalks celeryinto 1/2-inch pieces; add tobroth with salt. Heat soup toboiling. Reduce heat andsimmer until vegetables aretender, about 15 minutes. Stirin cooked rice and turkey;heat through, about 5 min-utes. Remove from heat andstir in lemon juice. Makesabout 13 cups or 12 first-course servings.

• Each serving: About 113calories, 34g protein, 12gcarbohydrates, 2g total fat(1g saturated), 21mg choles-terol, 355mg sodium.

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For David Ragan, whodrives the No. 34 Certain-Teed/31-W Ford for carowner Bob Jenkins’ FrontRow Motorsports, it’s all amatter of gradual improve-ment.

Ragan, 26, spent fiveyears competing in the SprintCup Series for Roush FenwayRacing. He won at Daytonaon July 2, 2011 and finished13th in the Sprint Cup pointstandings in 2008. He lost hisride at Roush when the teamcut its operation back fromfour to three teams this year.

As suggested by his onecareer victory, Ragan, fromUnadilla, Ga., is adept at re-strictor-plate racing. He hastwo top-10 finishes this sea-son, seventh and fourth in thetwo races at Talladega Super-speedway. He crashed in bothDaytona races.

Ragan, whose father, Ken,once competed at NASCAR’stop level, has plenty of timeto work his way back into aquality ride, but he hopes hecan help lift Jenkins’ team upto a higher level.

“I think where we’re attoday is about where I hopedwe would be,” Ragan said,“and our team is strongerwith (teammate) DavidGilliland and myself thanthey were at the end of 2011,so I think that’s a good judgethat ... the team is clearly bet-ter.

“We’ve got to keep ...fine-tuning on our race cars,but it’s been good, steadyprogress.”

There’s a world of differ-ence between the haves andthe have-nots, though.

“I’m definitely morehands-on at a team like FrontRow Motorsports versusRoush,” Ragan said. “AtRoush, I was part of the sys-tem. I had my small part ofthe puzzle to take care of, andyou go through the motionthat Jack (Roush) and Robbie(Reiser) set forth.

“At Front Row, it’s a littledifferent because we’re talk-ing about 55 to 60 employeesversus 400 employees, so Idefinitely have a more per-sonal relationship with eachand every one of them, andget to be included on some ofthe decision-making, whichmakes it feel like I’m morepart of the team, for sure.

“It’s kind of made me getfired up and a little more in-terested, and I definitely feellike I have more of a hand inthe decision-makingprocess.”

***Monte Dutton covers mo-

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I enjoy tossing a varietyof spices in family meals, butI clearly hadn’t used mustardseeds in a while — make thata long while. While cleaningout my spice drawer, I dis-covered a dented canwedged in back with a 1985expiration date stamped onthe bottom. It might be agood year for a fine wine,but mustard seeds?

The experience had a pos-itive outcome. I dashed off tomy neighborhood natural-foods store to pick up fresh

spices in bulk (in small quan-tities) for fall and holidaycooking. While there, I wasinspired to take in thatevening’s cooking class,“Global Flavor Gone Local,”with chef Kate Moore.

Full of tips and tricks,Kate encouraged us to bespontaneous when cookingat home. With a well-stockedpantry of spices, it’s easy tochange the flavor profile of adish. Like Italian? Use basil,parsley and garlic. Latin?Try cumin, coriander andchipotle. “With a willingnessto experiment, kitchen mira-cles can happen,” she said.

Here’s my own take onKate’s techniques for prepar-ing Indian-flavored roastedpotatoes. My family alwaysclamors for more of thesespiced up spuds when servedas a side with roastedchicken, pork or grilled fish.

Indian-SpicedRoasted Potatoes

6 medium, red or whiteskin potatoes

2 tablespoons mincedgarlic

1 tablespoon grated orminced fresh ginger

2 tablespoons olive oil1 teaspoon mustard seeds1 teaspoon coriander

seeds1 teaspoon cumin seedsSalt to taste

1. Preheat the oven to 400degrees F.

2. Scrub, dry and cut thepotatoes into eighths andplace in a bowl.

3. Heat a saute pan witholive oil over medium heatand toss in a “tester” pinch ofginger. When the gingerstarts to sizzle, toss in the re-maining ginger, the garlicand whole spices. Cook untilfragrant and spices arelightly toasted, about 1-2minutes.

4. Spoon the Indian-fla-vored oil and ingredients intothe bowl of potatoes. Addsalt and toss until all sides ofthe potatoes are well-coated.

5. Spoon potatoes on abaking sheet and spread outonto one layer. Roast for 30minutes, or until tender. Fliponce to ensure even cooking.

6. Remove from oven andserve. Serves 6.

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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There’s only so much“Mickey Mouse Funhouse”a father can take. Desperate,I download a Spidermanstory to the iPad for my 3-year-old son, an auto-turningstorybook narrated by noneother than Stan Lee.

But as I listened, the storyarc went in a way I wasn’texpecting from a child’sbook. You know ... at thatage, they kind of gloss overthe stuff about inner-citymurders. In this story, Spi-derman decides to use hisnew powers for greed. Hisfirst stop is the local coli-seum, where he takes on awrestler offering anyone$100 if they can last 15 min-utes in the ring. Spidermaneasily wins the fight, goes tocollect his earnings and de-mands to be paid in cash.Then the cashbox is stolen atgunpoint and Spiderman letsthe burglar go, because it’snot his problem, right? He’scounting the money.

Well, later that day, Spi-derman’s uncle is murdered... shot in the streets. An en-raged Spidey finds the mur-derer, and what do youknow? It was the burglarfrom earlier, yada yada yada,and the takeaway of the storybeing, kids bitten by radioac-tive spiders should not begreedy and use their powersfor prizefighting or theiruncle will get shot. (At leastthat’s how I explained it.)

The prizefighting thing ...did people actually do that?

So I went to the historybooks and came face to facewith a 300-pound musta-chioed wrestler named Yous-sof, “The Terrible Turk.”And something told me StanLee was familiar with theman, too.

The Terrible Turk barn-

stormed America during thelate 19th century. Unlike the“productions” we get to seenow, in Youssof’s day,wrestling was about twoguys going into a ring andripping the other guy apart,literally. Youssof was a na-tional sensation. He broughta carnival atmosphere totown with him and, yes ... ifyou had the guts, you couldwin $100 ($1,000 at today’sinflation) if you could last 15minutes in the ring with him.Legend has it that he neverlost.

Youssof was greedy. Hedemanded to be paid in goldcoins before every match. Hewould put the coins in amoney belt around his waist,concealed by one of thosesarong-type belts, and gowrestle.

When he hit $10,000 incoins, he announced his re-tirement and sailed for home... until a storm hit and theorder came to abandon ship.Youssof reached the deck asthe ship began to keel over,and was out of range of thelifeboats ... he’d have toswim.

Only he didn’t have a lifepreserver around his waist ...he had a money belt filledwith gold coins! In seconds,he was dragged under to hisdeath.

The takeaway being to al-ways use traveler’s checquesand wear a life preserver ...at least that’s what I told mykid as we both sat down towatch Goofy learn to countgold coins in order to getpast the large, mustachioedbad guy Pete.

The story never ends.Mark Vasto is a veteran

sportswriter who lives inKansas City.


• If you run out of butter-milk, you can use an equalamount of yogurt, preferablythe nonsweetened, plain va-riety, but you can adjust thesugar in a recipe slightly ifyour yogurt is favorably fla-vored.

• When entertaining, keepcold drinks in a cooler awayfrom the kitchen. This keepsthe floor space free for thecooks.

• Soften brown sugarquickly by grating it on afine hand grater. If you havea bit more time, add an appleto the container and sealtightly.

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The Terrible Turk vs. GoofyA study this summer

shows that a large percentageof veterans who use theirbenefits to go to school aredropping out. There are anumber of reasons:

—Peers are different: Forveterans who’ve been incombat, interacting withlaid-back students can bestressful.

—Colleges teach in a dif-ferent way from the military:Topics will be different, inline with civilian life andjobs. There is less structureand certainly less rank-di-rected respect.

—There are stresses thatother college students don’tgenerally have: PTSD, TBIor more subtle brain injuries,or a need for hyper-vigi-lance.

—Military skills don’teasily translate into class-room successes. The morewar-oriented the military ex-perience, the harder it is tofunction in class and studysettings.

The Department of Veter-ans Affairs is acknowledgingthe military/civilian divide,and it hopes to pair third- andfourth-year student veteranswith incoming veterans.

If you’re in school andthinking about quitting, don’t— not until you’ve exploredevery single opportunity to

make it right for you. Youworked hard to earn thosebenefits. The military madeyou a problem solver, sosolve the problem. If some-thing isn’t right, figure outwhat it is and look for a so-lution. Trouble with a classand need a tutor? Get one.Different frame of mind thanyour class peers? Ignorethem. They haven’t walkedin your boots.

Go towww.vetsuccess.gov and fol-low the link to On Campus.Click the map or the link toCampus Locations and Con-tacts. Ask for help.

Find out if there’s a chap-ter of Student Veterans ofAmerica at your school. Call202-223-4710 or go online towww.studentveterans.org.Also ask about veterans-onlyclasses, or introduction tocollege programs for veter-ans.

There’s a way to be suc-cessful in school. You justhave to find it.

Write to Freddy Groves incare of King Features WeeklyService, P.O. Box 536475,Orlando, FL 32853-6475, orsend e-mail to [email protected].


Many VetsStruggle

as CollegeStudents

Bobbi says,“Ahh, you found me!”

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Build Emergency KitBefore Disaster Strikes

Recent storms broughthome the fact that we needto be prepared for emergen-cies, especially in the win-ter.

Unless you have a stormon the way right now, yourbest bet is to assemble youremergency supplies one stepat a time. Watch for sales,and stock up when the itemsyou need cost less.

Flashlights and lanterns:Before buying a new one,read the fine print. Manyhandheld flashlights nowhave the specs right on thelabel: how many batteries ittakes, the range of the lightbeam, the lumens (higher isbrighter) and how manyhours it will run on a set ofbatteries. Compare the fea-tures. Don’t spend extra fora torch-type flashlight thatwill send its beam 100 feetbut only for five hours ifwhat you really need is onethat will light a room formany more hours. Be sureeach member of the familyhas one for moving aroundthe house safely.

Hand-crank radio: Theserequire no batteries, onlyarm muscles to wind thecrank to charge. Many ofthem come with a set ofadapters to charge your cellphone as well.

Battery-operated TV: Be-fore you buy one, go onlineand read the comments fromothers. Many of these tinytelevisions are finicky aboutreceiving signals, only get afew channels or are other-

wise hard to operate. Besure of the return policy ifyou buy.

Generator: Let history beyour guide here. If you’re inan area that frequently losespower for long periods, agenerator can help keep afew of your appliancesgoing, such as refrigeratorand freezer, thereby savingthe cost of replacing all yourfood. If you lose power nowand then, but only for ashort time, a generatormight not be cost effective— unless you need it forheat.

Outdoor grill withpropane tank: When thepower goes out, grills arehandy not only to cook meatbefore it goes bad, but toheat pots of water for tea,coffee, instant oatmeal andother prepared foods likesoup or macaroni andcheese. One benefit ofpropane is that you can in-stantly turn it off and nothave wood or briquettes stillhot if the wind blows.

A word about candles:Don’t. For safety, use flash-lights instead.

David Uffington regretsthat he cannot personallyanswer reader questions,but will incorporate theminto his column wheneverpossible. Write to him incare of King FeaturesWeekly Service, P.O. Box536475, Orlando, FL32853-6475, or send emailto [email protected].


1. What was the biggest break the band Elephant’sMemory ever had?

2. Who were the Bar-Kays, and whatever happened tothem?

3. Which jazz great recorded the “Blue Train” album,and when?

4. Name the singer who had a stint with the circus.5. Name the song that contains these lyrics: “I’ll just

use you then I’ll set you free.”Answers Below

Answers to Flashback (above)1. They snagged the gig as backup for Lennon and

Ono on the “Some Time In New York City” album in1972 under the name Plastic Ono Elephant’s MemoryBand.

2. The Bar-Kays started as studio musicians in Mem-phis, at one time backing Otis Redding. In 1967, on theway to a gig, their plane crashed in Wisconsin. Six ofthem died, including Redding.

3. John Coltrane, in 1957. The shortest track on thefive-song album was seven minutes. A 2003 re-releaseadded two bonus tracks.

4. Stacey Q., best known for her 1986 hit “Two ofHearts.” She spent two years with Ringling Bros. & Bar-num & Bailey Circus as a showgirl and then an elephantrider.

5. “Baby, Don’t Get Hooked on Me,” by Mac Davis,1972. Some people objected to the song’s sexist story:“I’m not ready for no family ties, ... don’t start clingingto me.”


Dealing WithDamage

fromHurricane

SandyQ: After the recent

megastorm, we had a lot ofdebris strikes on our house.The gutter and eaves took alot of damage, with some ofthe gutters torn down and theeaves looking ratty. How ex-pensive is this to fix? I don’thave a lot of money. — Flo-res C., Taunton, Mass.

A: The gutters them-selves should not be too ex-pensive to re-hang, orreplace if badly damaged.However, if there is damageto the roof eaves, you need tohave a professional check itout and assess just how se-verely those debris strikes af-fected the roof. You alsoshould contact your insur-ance company to report thedamage.

Because the damage oc-curred as a result of Hurri-cane Sandy, which struck theEast Coast in late October,your state was under a de-clared state of emergency.This means that in additionto state funds to repair andclean up storm damage,some federal funds havelikely been allotted. Yourstate’s emergency manage-ment agency (MEMA, inthis case) can provide infor-mation on how and where toreport damage, how to workwith your insurance com-pany to get repairs made, andother important advice.

While you’ll need to doyour homework to find out

what funding is available tocover the repairs (if your in-surance provider doesn’t),there are some generalguidelines to follow no mat-ter what. Have more thanone contractor or roofingcompany check out the roof,eaves and gutters; have eachprovide you with a writtenestimate of the cost, as wellas an estimate of how muchtime it will take to effect therepair. Do not allow work tostart until you’ve agreed tothe cost and scope of thework and have signed off onthe estimate.

If you’re at all uncertainabout your ability to negoti-ate a fair price for the repairjob, or to fill out requests forrepair assistance or reim-bursement, ask a trustedfriend or relative to help youwith the process.

HOME TIP: Gutters andeaves are key protective ele-ments of a house, part of the“envelope” that keeps waterand pests out. Make repairsas quickly as possible to pre-vent damage to other parts ofyour home.

Send your questions ortips [email protected], orwrite This Is a Hammer, c/oKing Features Weekly Serv-ice, P.O. Box 536475, Or-lando, FL 32853-6475.


By Samantha Mazzotta

Air travel isn’t much funanymore, and gettingthrough the airport is theworst of it. Between thecrowds, the TSA rules anddragging heavy luggage,some of us just want to stayhome and not bother.

There is a way, however,to take care of at least one ofthe problems with air travel:send your luggage early.

UPS, FedEx and DHL allwill pick up your luggage atyour home and ship it toyour destination for you.UPS, for example, has spe-cially designed boxes tohold your suitcases.

As with anything else,there are both plusses andminuses to using this serv-ice.

The benefits:—No standing in line

only to be told that your bagis overweight and will costeven more.

—No lost bags at the air-port.

—No chance of thievingairport personal goingthrough your suitcases andstealing things or at leastrummaging around.

—Less chance of dam-age to your bags.

—No wasted time at bag-gage claim and then pushingthrough the crowd to pull

your luggage off a movingcarousel.

—No wrestling with lug-gage through the airport oronto the hotel bus or intoyour rental car.

The downside:—The cost. It can be ex-

pensive to use a service toget your luggage to yourdestination so it’s therewhen you arrive. But it canbe a life (or back) saver ifdealing with luggage incrowded airports is a hasslefor you.

Hint: Have your bagshipped days in advance.That way you’re not payingovernight shipping costs.Also, don’t bother using a“luggage shipper.” They usethe same DHL, FedEx orUPS services, but they addon their own handling fees.

Matilda Charles regretsthat she cannot personallyanswer reader questions,but will incorporate theminto her column wheneverpossible. Write to her incare of King FeaturesWeekly Service, P.O. Box536475, Orlando, FL32853-6475, or send e-mailto [email protected].


Air Travel Without theBaggage

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DEAR DR. DONOHUE:Three or four months ago,the ring finger on my righthand started making poppingnoises when I bent it. Nowit’s still doing that, and itcatches in a bent positionfrom time to time. I work asa carpenter, and I can’t af-ford to take time off. Whatdo you think this is? — R.B.

ANSWER: My guess istrigger finger. The tendonsthat bend the fingers travelfrom the forearm into thepalm and then onto each fin-ger and the thumb. On theirway to the fingers, a sheathof tough tissue encirclesthem.

Repetitive movements ofthe fingers irritate the protec-tive tendon sheaths, and theyswell. The swelling squeezesthe tendon, and the poppingnoise you hear is the tendonfreeing itself from itsswollen sheath. That snap-ping noise sounds like thenoise heard when cocking agun’s trigger.

As time goes by, the fin-ger might become locked forsome time in the bent posi-tion.

You don’t want to hearthis, but rest is essential topermit the tendon to movesmoothly. If you must work,padded gloves afford someprotection for the finger.Gripping a tool like a ham-mer is particularly hard onthe tendon and its sheath.Tools with a larger-than-nor-mal handle are less of aproblem. The best protectionis wearing a metal splint sothat the finger can’t move.

Your doctor can give youa cortisone injection into theproblem area, and that oftenreduces the swelling quickly.You must rest your fingerafter the injection for at leastthree days.

If two injections fail tofree the finger, then you needto consult an orthopedic sur-geon for an opinion on surgi-cal release of the tendon.

***DEAR DR. DONOHUE:

This past summer, I got the

shock of my life at a familyget-together. My cousin,whom I hadn’t seen in 10years, has bulging eyes. Hermother — my aunt — toldme it was due to a thyroidproblem. I’d never heard ofa thyroid problem affectingthe eyes. Does it? — G.D.

ANSWER: It can. Anoveractive thyroid gland canlead to deposits of materialin the eye sockets, whichcauses the eyes to protrude.There are treatments for thiscomplication of hyperthy-roidism. I’m sure this cousinis under the care of a thyroidspecialist and an ophthal-mologist.

The booklet on thyroiddisorders explains the manyconditions arising from amalfunctioning gland. Toorder a copy, write: Dr.Donohue — No. 401W, Box536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475. Enclose a check ormoney order (no cash) for$4.75 U.S./$6 Canada withthe recipient’s printed nameand address. Please allowfour weeks for delivery.

***DEAR DR. DONOHUE:

Can hair grow on the lips ifa person shaves very close tothe upper and lower lips?Some informed individualssay no. — L.G.

ANSWER: Never in mylife have I seen hair on peo-ple’s lips. Lips have no hairfollicles. You even couldshave the lips if you felt soinclined (but please don’t trythis), and hair would notgrow on them. If you haveevidence to the contrary, letme know.

Dr. Donohue regrets thathe is unable to answer indi-vidual letters, but he will in-corporate them in hiscolumn whenever possible.Readers may write him orrequest an order form ofavailable health newslettersat P.O. Box 536475, Or-lando, FL 32853-6475.

(c) 2012 North America Synd., Inc.

All Rights Reserved

Trigger Finger Not a CowboyDisorder

1. Is the book of 4John in the Old or NewTestament or neither?

2. In Romans 10, whatbody part does Paul call“beautiful” on those who

bring the good news? Hands, Mouth, Heart, Feet3. Who died after getting his long hair caught in a tree

and being found by enemy soldiers? Absalom, Joash,Ahaz, Asa

4. From Matthew 22:14, “For many are called, but feware” what? Worthy, Chosen, Winners, Liked

5. What caused the death of Job’s children? Famine,Flood, Wind storm, Beheaded

6. Who was the mate of Abigail? Abraham, Adam,Nabal, Baasha

ANSWERS: 1) Neither; 2) Feet; 3) Absalom; 4) Cho-sen; 5) Wind storm; 6) Nabal

Wilson Casey’s new book, “Firsts: Origins of EverydayThings That Changed the World,” is available fromAlpha/Penguin publishing.


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Sports Quiz Answers1. Tony Gwynn, with 319 stolen bases.2. The New York Yankees, 1921-23. 3. It was 1985 (the New York Jets scored 62 against

Tampa Bay).4. Illinois’ Cory Bradford had at least one 3-pointer in

88 games between 1998 and 2001.5. Detroit’s Paul Coffey, in 1994-95.6. It was 2004.7. Four.


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We have a promotion that’s just for YOU! BREAKTIME BOBBI

is hidden each week in the T-R’s Breaktimes publication that publishes every

Monday. Breaktimes is located at over 100 drop sights for your convenience & enjoyment.

Find Bobbi, fill out the attached entry form and drop it off inside the T-R in the Breaktimes contest drop box.

We will draw an entry of a local business/office each Wednesday morning. Your business/office will receive a dozen freshly baked sweet rolls from Morning Glory Bakery on Monday morning. The winner’s name will be announced in

Breaktimes and also in the T-R. Have fun reading the T-R’s Breaktimes and may we help make your day a little sweeter.

ATTENTION ALL BUSINESSES & OFFICE EMPLOYEES

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Morning Glory Bakery Dave & Laurie Wadle 209 North 13th Street Marshalltown, Iowa 50158

641.351.8219 www.Morning GloryBakery.com [email protected]

Trivia Test Answers1. “I Want to Believe”2. Police officer3. Swoosh4. Atlanta5. Bog6. Creating a classification sys-

tem for plants

7. Promised French Protestantsthe same rights as French Catholics

8. The Caribbean, just north ofVenezuela

9. A meteor shower most visiblein August

10. Fear of death(c) 2012 King Features Synd., Inc.

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