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RULERS & MONARCHSby Sarah Bates

If there is a country, it’s probably had a king atone point or another. This week Tidbits delvesinto the world of monarchs and gives you somekingly facts on royalty.

• As a precaution, Prince Charles and PrinceWilliam never travel on the same plane.

• Marie Antoinette was the fifteenth of thesixteen children.

• Queen Victoria is often called theGrandmother of Europe because eight of hernine children married into other Europeanroyal families. There are several currentmonarchs in Europe who are her great, greatgrandchildren, including Queen Elizabeth IIand Prince Phillip, King Harald V ofNorway, King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden,Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, King JuanCarlos I of Spain, and his wife Queen Sofia.

• Queen Victoria was also the great grandmotherto the Russian Grand Duchess Anastasia,more commonly known as “Princess”Anastasia.

• The only king in a deck of cards without amustache is the king of hearts.

• King Sobhuza II of Swaziland (1899-1982)reigned for a whopping eighty-two years andnine months, the longest of any monarch inrecent history.

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Rulers & Monarchs

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World: Sierra Leone

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Front PageIf you leave work late, no one will notice. If you leave work early, you’ll bump

into the boss in the parking lot.

TIDBITS GETS FIRED UP ABOUT

NATIONAL BOSS DAYby Stanley Drummond

Bosses are people, too. (Really!) And every year on October 16, America pays tribute to them.• Actually, National Boss Day was created in

1958 by an Illinois secretary named Patricia Haroski. She chose October 16 because it was her father’s birthday. Her father also happened to be her boss at the time. Nevertheless, she felt that bosses in general were underappreciated, and registered the date with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce as an official observance.

• Interestingly enough, a 2005 survey done by an international human resources consulting firm revealed that the majority of employees would not trade places with their boss. The primary reason given was the change that would result between them and their co-workers. They could no longer ignore or laugh at any slackers in their department; they’d be responsible for any poor performers.

• Hallmark started selling Boss Day cards in 1979. While they don’t reveal actual sales figures, they do disclose that the “holiday” is poised to break into the list of top 10 card-send-ing events within the next few years.

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RULERS & MONARCHS (continued):

• Other lengthy reigns include those of LouisXIV of France, with seventy-two years, threemonths, and Queen Victoria, with nearlysixty-four years.

• Henry VI of England was only eight monthsold when he became king in 1422.

• Elizabeth II has currently surpassed anyrecord for long life held by a reigning Britishmonarch. She is eighty-three as of April 21st.

• The oldest British monarch to begin reign wasWilliam IV, who came to the throne at theage of sixty-four. Prince Charles will surpassthis record if he becomes king after Februaryof 2013.

• Mary, Queen of Scots, was only a week oldwhen she became queen in 1542.

• David II of Scotland married Joan, daughter ofEdward II of England, when he was four andshe was seven. He was crowned king oneyear later. They had no children.

• Isabella Valois, Princess of France, was thesecond wife of Richard II of England. Shewas nearly seven years old when she becamequeen in 1396. Richard was nineteen. Purelya political move, the marriage ended fouryears later with the murder of Richard II.

• Henry I of England had the mostacknowledged illegitimate children of anyBritish monarch. He had, at least, twenty-four known children outside his marriage.

• The current youngest ruling monarch is DrukGyalpo (Dragon King) Jigme KhesarNamgyel Wangchuk of Bhutan. He istwenty-eight years old and was crowned inNovember of 2008.

• Buckingham Palace was bombed seven ormore times during WWII. Probably the mostwidely reported of the bombings was the onethat destroyed the palace chapel in 1940.

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• Thirty-eight British monarchs have beencrowned in Westminster Abbey since 1066.

• Elizabeth I is buried with her half-sister, MaryI of England, in Westminster Abbey. Bothare daughters of Henry VIII.

• Queen Anne of England, Scotland and Irelandhad eighteen children, though only onesurvived infancy. Anne, the last of the Stuartline, was succeeded by her cousin, George I.

• Queen Elizabeth II has sent over 37,000Christmas cards during her reign.

• Queen Elizabeth II was also the first Britishmonarch to visit China.

• Queen Elizabeth II sent her first email from aArmy base in 1976.

• Prince Phillip, Queen Elizabeth II’s husband,was present in Tokyo harbor when Japansurrendered in World War II.

• Prince Charles’s second wife, Camilla ParkerBowles, will never become queen. WhenPrince Charles accedes the throne, she willbe officially titled Her Royal Highness, The

Princess Consort.

• Lady Jane Grey is known as the Nine Day

Queen. She was the grand niece to HenryVIII, and when his son Edward VI died fromtuberculosis at age fifteen, he willed thecrown to Jane to prevent either of his sisters,Elizabeth I or Mary I, from claiming thethrone. Despite Edward’s will, Mary had thebacking of Parliament and when she took thethrone, she had her seventeen year-old cousinJane beheaded. However, Mary asked that itbe a private execution – it is said to be out ofrespect for her cousin.

• The Duke of York, Queen Elizabeth II’ssecond son, served in the British Royal Navyfor twenty-two years.

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TO YOUR GOOD HEALTHBy Paul G. Donohue, M.D.

Do Rusty Nails Cause Lockjaw?

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: Please talk about lockjaw. I grew up on a farm, and it was some-thing I heard about all the time. You were sup-posed to be careful when you were in a barn to spot any rusty nails you might step on. Is that so? I don’t hear much about it anymore. Why? -- L.S.

ANSWER: I heard the rusty nail/lockjaw story as a kid too, and I didn’t grow up on a farm. Frankly it’s a seldom-seen illness since routine immunization against it has been in effect for many years. The real name of lock-jaw is tetanus, and just about everyone has gotten a tetanus immunization.The tetanus bacterium, Clostridium tetani, is found throughout the world in soil and in ani-mal feces. A number of cases develop after a puncture wound when the bacterium is intro-duced deep into tissues. Rusty nails are only one way the germ gets into the body, and they are not the most common way.The tetanus germ makes a poison that causes muscles to go into violent and painful spasms. Spasms of the jaw muscles are how tetanus came to be known as lockjaw. Patients can’t open their mouths. Tetanus also causes gener-alized muscle spasms, with the patient awake during the spasms. The slightest stimulation -- a loud noise, for example -- can trigger muscle spasms, so tetanus patients are kept in darkened, quiet rooms.Penicillin, human tetanus immune globulin and medicines that control muscle spasms can get most patients through this harrowing ill-ness.I don’t want to scare people about tetanus. It is uncommon. However, everyone, at every age, should keep their tetanus immunizations up to date. They have to be obtained every 10 years. Only one-third of the adult population

of the United States and Canada is adequately protected against tetanus. ***DEAR DR. DONOHUE: Every spring I have hay fever so bad that I am virtually house-bound. I have used antihistamines, nasal sprays -- including steroid nasal sprays -- cleansing my nose with saltwater flushes and many, many other medicines, but I do not get any relief. My primary care doctor suggests I see an allergist for allergy shots. Do they re-ally work? Would you advise them? -- H.M.ANSWER: Allergy shots, also known as hy-posensitization, work for most. An allergist first has to determine exactly what a patient is allergic to and then has a serum compounded that contains the allergic materials. The shots are then given in a series of weekly and in in-creasingly concentrated doses until a mainte-nance dose is reached, and that dose is then injected monthly.The shots stop mast cells from emptying them-selves of chemicals that spur allergy symp-toms like sneezing, itching and running nose when allergic material lands on them.I would advise anyone with severe allergy symptoms that do not respond to medicines to have allergy shots. ***DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I take a fish-oil sup-plement daily. Can you tell me if these tablets contain mercury, as some fish do? -- P.C.ANSWER: Take your fish-oil supplement without fear. Such supplements contain negli-gible, if any, amounts of mercury. They won’t make you sick. They could make you well. ***Dr. Donohue regrets that he is unable to an-swer individual letters, but he will incorpo-rate them in his column whenever possible. Readers may write him or request an order form of available health newsletters at P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475.

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By Samantha Weaver

• It was humorist and commentator Andy Rooney (of “60 Minutes” fame) who made the following sage observation: “Making duplicate copies and computer printouts of things no one wanted even one of in the first place is giving America a new sense of purpose.”

• At one time in Corpus Christi, Texas, city leaders saw fit to make it illegal for an individual to raise alligators in his or her home.

• The next time you find yourself picking up a complimentary toothpick on your way out of a restaurant, you might want to consider this fact: More Americans choke on toothpicks than on any other item.

• If you’re a man, you might be surprised to learn that in a survey that was conducted recently, more than 40 percent of women in the United States admitted that they would wear a stylish shoe even if it were uncomfortable. If you’re a woman, you might be surprised that the figure was only 40 percent.

• Resources are very scarce in space, so it’s important to conserve wherever possible. The astronauts on the International Space Station might be going a bit far, however; it’s been reported that they change their underwear only every three or four days in order to cut down on laundry.

• Those who study such things say that the average grocery store today carries approximately 30,000 different items -- that’s more than twice as many items as those stores carried 20 years ago.

• A couple of years ago, Mariah Carey -- the American singer, songwriter, actress and, not incidentally, pitch woman for Gillette’s “Legs of a Goddess” ad campaign -- insured her legs for $1 billion.

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Grown TogetherBy Ronda Addy

When two or more crops are cultivated at the same time on a field, the pro-cess is called intercropping. The theory behind intercropping is that the crops planted aren’t likely to be plagued by the same insect pests and diseases, raising the potential for growth.

The concept of intercropping has been around for some time. In the South, velvet beans or cowpeas were planted in standing corn in rows wide enough to let the sunlight in. The beans or peas would climb the cornstalks, allowing them to be harvested together in the fall and saving on manual labor.

Deciding what crops to plant in inter-cropping requires careful consideration of a number of factors, including the climate and soil. The crops used can be from different plant families or differ-ent varieties of the same crop species as long as they don’t compete with each other for water, nutrients, sunlight or space. One crop will be more important than the other due to its contribution to food production. However, because one crop will mature before the other, the competition between the two will be reduced.

There is more than one method of in-tercropping. Some of these include:• Mixed or multiple intercropping, in which two or more crops are grown on the field at the same time without any row arrangement.• Relay intercropping, in which the second crop is planted with the first crop in its reproductive stage but be-fore harvesting.• Row intercropping, in which two or more crops are grown at the same time with at least one of them planted in rows.• Strip intercropping, in which two or more crops are planted together in strips wide enough to allow machine crop production but close enough to interact. There are two types of strip intercropping. Contour strip cropping follows the layout of a rotational se-quence and the contour of the field

during tillage. Field strip cropping fol-lows the general slope of the land with strips of the same width.

The benefits of intercropping are nu-merous. Some of these include:• Reduction of insect pests• Reduction of plant diseases• Reduction of weeds• Reduction in hillside erosion• Increased topsoil protection• Attraction of beneficial insects• Better use of farm area• Better production and profitability

Although intercropping is most com-mon on farms, it can also be done in backyard gardens through compan-ion planting. Planting flowers or herbs among vegetables with the same nutri-ent and moisture needs can add color to the garden and attract more bene-ficial insects than harmful ones. Isn’t that something?

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SIERRA LEONEOfficially titled the Republic of Sierra Leone, itis bordered by Guinea, Liberia and the AtlanticOcean. As of 2008, Sierra Leone has apopulation of over six million people. Let’s seewhat else there is to learn about Sierra Leone!

• The capital of Sierra Leone is Freetown.

• Sierra Leone is home to Fourah Bay College,the oldest University in West Africa. It wasestablished in 1827.

• In 1462, Sierra Leone was visited byPortuguese explorer Pedro da Cinta, whogave it the name Serra de Leão, meaningLion Mountains.

• In 1808, Freetown became a British colony.

• Sierra Leone gained its independence fromthe United Kingdom on April 27, 1961.

• Archaeology shows that Sierra Leone hasbeen inhabited for at least 2,500 years.

• Krio is an English based creole languagespoken by descendents of freed Jamaicanslaves who settled in Freetown in the late 18th

century. Krio uses all the letters of the Latinalphabet that English does, with theexception of x and q. Krio also has threeextra letters of African origin. An example:Krio: Wetin na yu nem?

English: What’s your name?

• Sierra Leone is made up of many diversegeographical regions. There are plateaus,mountains, mangrove swamps and woodedhill country, as well as lowland plains, riverbasins and coastal regions.

• Mount Bintumani is the highest peak in SierraLeone at 6,390 ft. (1,947 m).

• Sierra Leone Harbor is one of the largestnatural harbors in the world.

• The currency of Sierra Leone is the Leone.

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SIERRA LEONE (continued):

• There are two seasons in Sierra Leone. Therainy season lasts from May to Novemberand the dry season lasts from December toMay.

• English is the official language, but Krio ismore widely spoken.

• Sierra Leone is slightly smaller than SouthCarolina.

• Nzinga Blake is an American/Sierra Leoneanactress and writer. She starred in CartoonNetwork’s Fridays and is now a host onCurrent TV. Her father is former SierraLeonean Prime Minister Cecil Blake.

• The film Blood Diamond (2006) was set inSierra Leone.

• In Blood Diamond, Leonardo DiCaprio’scharacter speaks in the Krio dialect, althoughit is said that his Krio is spoken incorrectly.

• Blood Diamond isn’t the only Hollywoodblockbuster to involve Sierra Leone. StephenSpielberg’s Amistad (1997) was based off themutiny of the Amistad in 1839 and thesubsequent trials.

• Portuguese slavers captured Sierra Leoneansand sent them to Cuba. They were then soldand sent aboard the Amistad to a Caribbeanplantation.

• On July 1, 1839, the Africans seized the shipand tried to return to Africa. They werearrested off the coast of Long Island andunderwent trial before being let go andreturned to Africa.

• President John Quincy Adams represented theAfricans in the Amistad trials.

• Benin born actor Djimon Hounsou starred inboth Amistad and Blood Diamond. Hounsoureceived critical acclaim for Amistad and anOscar nomination for Blood Diamond.

• The Krio for Sierra Leone is Salone.

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The Beginner’s FlowerBy Tresa Erickson

You’ve never had much of a green thumb. You mow the lawn, trim the hedges and sweep off the walks, and that’s the extent of your gardening. Lately, though, you’ve been remem-bering your grandmother’s beauti-ful flower gardens and would like to create one of your own. You’re defi-nitely a beginner and could use a flower that is easy to grow. Daisies may be right up your alley.

There are many varieties of daisies. The two most common are Shasta daisies, which are perennials, and African daisies, which are annuals. If you want something that will re-turn season after season, Shasta daisies might be the better choice.

You can plant daisies right from the seed. Just select a spot in your yard with rich, well-drained soil that receives full sun and plant the seed in the soil, following the instructions on the packet. If you can’t find such a spot, don’t wor-ry. Daisies are fairly hardy and can tolerate less-than-ideal conditions. Once you have planted the seed, add some general-purpose fertilizer early on and you’re all set to go.

Daisies in general require little care. Be sure you fertilize them once a month and water them as needed. If you have planted perennial dai-sies, look for them to bloom the second year. Once your daisies are established, you may need to sepa-rate them and replant them. This will prevent overcrowding and keep them blooming beautifully.

Daisies are easy to grow and care for, making them perfect for begin-ning gardeners. Give them a try this year. You’re sure to do well, and as your confidence grows, you can add other types of flowers to your gar-den.

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DEAR PAW’S CORNER: I own two townhouses, which I rent out to tenants. In the lease I specify that no pets are allowed; however, I will sometimes let a tenant keep a small animal such as a cat or toy dog, as I understand it can be hard to find affordable housing that ac-cepts pets. I will be stopping that practice after my current tenants leave. Why? Because almost every time I have given permission for a pet to be kept, the tenant has abused my kindness by either bringing in additional pets, or by not clean-ing up after their pet and causing hundreds or thousands of dollars in damages.I hate to turn pet owners away, but from now on I will have to -- I can’t keep spending money to remodel these damaged and stinky town-houses. Please tell your readers that if they are renting, they need to be responsible tenants and follow the rules set out in the lease! -- Grumpy Landlord in Boulder, Colo.

DEAR GRUMPY: Well, you told ‘em, and I agree. I know it can be difficult to find a rent-al home or apartment

that accepts pets, but it is impor-tant to be upfront and honest with landlords or property managers. Sometimes a compromise can be worked out, but pet owners must keep their end of the bargain.Some issues can’t be avoided, such as pet fur collecting in the cor-ners or a dog that barks occasion-ally. But keeping the unit clean and odor-free, making sure pets are well-behaved and healthy, not keeping more pets than are al-lowed -- these are essential ele-ments to maintaining a good rela-tionship with the landlord, and in the long run, increasing the num-ber of landlords willing to rent to pet owners. Don’t mess it up for other pet owners by failing to fol-low rental rules.

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HERE COMES THE BRIDE!John and Susie sitting in a tree k-i-s-s-i-n-g!First comes love, then comes marriage – thencomes Tidbits with a caboodle of fun, non-rhyming wedding facts!

• Chinese brides often wear red, whichsymbolizes good luck.

• One old wives’ tale suggests that the reasonthe wedding band is worn on the fourthfinger is because there was a vein that ranfrom that finger to the heart. This vein wascalled the Vena Amoris, or “vein of love.”

• The origins of the phrase “tie the knot” aren’texactly clear, but historians do know that thesymbolism of the knot has been associatedwith marriage since at least the 13th century.

• 19th century Finnish brides often wore darkcolors for marriage.

• White weddings really are a more recenttrend. Before the Victorian Era, bridescertainly wore elaborate dresses, but not in aspecified color. Those with less moneysimply wore their Sunday best.

• Although she wasn’t the first to do so, QueenVictoria wore a lavish white wedding gownwhen she married Albert of Saxe-Coburg in1840. Due to advances in photography, herwedding photos were highly publicized andseen by many, rich and poor – and like manyroyals before and after, her fashion sense waswidely emulated. The rest is history.

• Approximately 7,000 couples get married inthe U.S. each day.

• Jackie Kennedy’s wedding dress was designedby African American designer Ann Lowe,originally from Clayton, Alabama.

• Priscilla Presley’s engagement ring from Elviswas three and one half carats and wassurrounded by twenty-one smaller diamonds.

• The average wedding costs $100 per guest.

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