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Public libraries have existed since around 288 B.C. The best-known public library, and the one considered to be the first, was the Great Library of Alexandria, properly called the Royal Library of Alexandria, in Egypt. • This ancient library served as a great resource

center for scholars as well as those among the general public who could read. It contained some 700,000 scrolls, equivalent to more than 100,000 printed books. The original library was destroyed after about 600 years. The exact date and cause of the destruction is unclear but many attribute its demise to the pillaging of Julius Caesar.

• When the uprising in Egypt occurred earlier this year many people did not realize that a major world library was in great jeopardy of being destroyed again! The Bibliotheca Alexandrina is a massive building constructed from 1994 to 2002 to replace the ancient library. The new building, designed by the Norwegian firm, Shohetta, is modern with a glass-paneled roof inclined toward the Mediterranean Sea, symbolizing the image of the Egyptian sun illuminating the world.

• The new library was protected during the

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While playing in his fifth college football game for the Penn State Nittany Lions on September 23, 2000, Adam Taliaferro sustained a career-ending spinal cord injury. • Adam was only 18 when his football career

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• Taliaferro also set his high school’s high jump record for the track team at 6 feet, 6 inches and was a starting player on the varsity basketball team for all four years of high school. He was a naturally gifted athlete with a glowing future.

• Coach Joe Paterno and the Penn State followers had high hopes for freshman Taliaferro, a great addition to their university squad. When Taliaferro was told before the game against Ohio State that he would get some playing time that day, he called his parents to let them know. They were watching on television when Taliaferro hit the ground awkwardly after tackling Jerry Westbrooks of Ohio State. He didn’t get up.

• Taliaferro burst the fifth cervical vertebra in his neck and bruised his spinal cord when he hit Westbrooks’ knee and the turf with his helmet.

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• Taliaferro was rushed to the Ohio State Medical Center where he had emergency surgery to fuse his C-5 vertebra. After a successful operation, he was airlifted back to Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to begin his recovery. Although

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4. How many seasons of at least 50 wins did the San Antonio Spurs have in the past 20 seasons (1991-92 through 2010-11).

5. Before the 2010-11 season (32 goals), what was the lowest goal total for a season for Washington’s Alex Ovechkin?

6. When was the last time before 2011 that Penn State won an NCAA wrestling team championship?

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Guthrie (2002).2. The Dodgers’ Steve Howe in

1980 and St. Louis’ Todd Worrell in 1986.

3. No. 11 (Wistert brothers: Francis, Albert and Alvin), No. 47 (Bennie Oosterbaan), No. 48 (Gerald Ford), No. 87 (Ron Kramer) and No. 98 (Tom Harmon).

4. Sixteen.5. Forty-six (2006-07).6. It was 1953.7. Ian Poulter.


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3. Who released “Comfortably Numb” in 1980?

4. Which of Elvis Presley’s 1962 top 10 hits — “She’s Not You,” “Return to Sender” and “Good Luck Charm” — reached No. 1?

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ver Beetles at that time, and served as a backup band for singer Johnny Gen-tly.

2. “Invisible Touch” in 1986, on the album of the same name.

3. Pink Floyd. Although the single off of “The Wall” double album never charted anywhere, it is one of Pink Floyd’s most famous songs and renowned especially for its guitar solos.

4. “Good Luck Charm.” All three songs were No. 1 hits in the U.K.

5. MC5, short for Motor City Five. The Michigan rock band’s guitarist, Fred “Sonic” Smith, was named one of the 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time by Rolling Stone magazine.

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teacher that they were late becausethey’d experienced a flat tire whilecarpooling together to the school.

Much to their relief, she smiled.“You missed a test today,” she

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2. What flower istraditionally thefirst to bloom asspring

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• While the Bibliotheca is huge, it is not the largest library in the world. The U.S. Library of Congress holds that honor by housing nearly 20 million books. The original building for the Library of Congress, established in 1800, was also destroyed by fire. It was burned by the British in 1814 during the War of 1812, and rebuilding started immediately. Former President Thomas Jefferson sold his vast personal library to Congress to help replace some of the books that were destroyed. The appraised value of his collection was $23,950 (in 1814 dollars), and the number of his books increased the size to more than double that of the original library.

• Fires were the chief cause of many books and entire libraries being lost in the early years. The efforts of many churches and early government officials were instrumental in establishing and protecting history through donations of works and building reconstruction after fires reduced libraries to ashes.

• In 1875, there were 188 public libraries in the United States. By 1886, there were more than 600. The importance of public libraries was steadily growing when Scottish-American Andrew Carnegie made books even more accessible.

• Carnegie was one of the richest men in the world, making his fortune in steel production and construction. At the age of 33 he resolved to personally keep only $50,000 a year from his earnings and use the rest to help others. His “Gospel of Wealth,” was to “make no effort to

increase fortune but spend the surplus each year for benevolent purposes. Cast aside business forever except for others.” He gave away more than $333 million — 90 percent of his fortune. Included in this benevolence was the creation of more than 1,600 free public library buildings in 1,412 American communities, 125 in Canada and still more in his native Scotland and around the world.

• In order for a community to receive library funds from Carnegie, they had to commit to providing land for the building with room for expansion as needs arose, and a budget for operation and maintenance. He insisted on community commitment. The first Carnegie Library was built in Dunfermline, Scotland, Carnegie’s hometown. The first in the United States was in Braddock, Pennsylvania.

• Many of the Carnegie Libraries in the United States are listed and protected on the National Register of Historic Places as part of the National Park Service and open for the public to enjoy. Even today, libraries are often designed as fantastic structures that draw people with their architectural significance. Then the magic of books and reading keeps them intrigued!

• Seattle, Washington, received a generous donation from Carnegie after its library was totally destroyed by fire on January 2, 1901. Four days later, Carnegie agreed to donate $200,000 to build a new “fireproof” library.

• In 2004, the third building housing the Seattle Central Public Library located at the original Carnegie site, 1000 Fourth Avenue, was opened. This building was a result of the largest library bond issue ever submitted in the United States. The “Libraries for All” bond was for a proposed $196.4 million for a makeover of the entire Seattle Public Library system, including the new Central building. The project was completed in 2008 with donations and other gifts totaling $290.7 million. The new library is a beautiful architectural gem that is bustling with activity. Carnegie would be proud that he helped encourage this years ago!

• The Toronto Public Library system is the largest in Canada with 99 branches. It also has the distinction of being the world’s busiest urban library system. Toronto is still using seven of

1. How many “Carnegie” libraries were opened in New York City?2. How many of the original “Carnegie” libraries are still open in New York City today?

Many people are bookcollectors and enjoy displaying themon the coffee table. However, if you buy books, read them once and then just set them aside to collect dust, maybe it would be better to use the public library. Library books are read and reread by many people before they wear out or need repairs. Why not save a few trees and some money by using your local public library!

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• Despite the dismal prognosis given in the early stages of his recovery, only six weeks later at a news conference Taliaferro told reporters, “When I first got here, I couldn’t move or feel anything. Now these doctors have me moving my legs and my arms, and I’m very encouraged. My hopes are high!” His father called it a “miracle in progress.”

• Taliaferro began his well-publicized rehab at Magee Rehabilitation Hospital in Philadelphia. He worked hard at his recovery, and with excellent medical care and daily physical therapy he had improved enough to start taking unassisted steps. He continued his exercise regimen until he eventually regained enough strength to start taking walks and short jogs.

• The highlight of his recovery occurred at the opening of the 2001 Penn State football season, when he led the procession of the Penn State team onto the field. As he skipped and jogged ahead of the players it was a joyous emotional experience for the cheering crowd of over 109,000 fans to witness his victorious return to

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● The Ghirardelli company, now renowned worldwide for the fine chocolate it produces, originally was a purveyor of mustard and spices.

● Frank Lloyd Wright was an unusually prolific architect. During the 70 years of his professional career, he designed a whop-ping 500 buildings.

● Unless you’re employed in the publish-ing field, you might think that a typographical error is rather insignificant, something that only nitpickers worry about. Typos, howev-er, sometimes radically change the meaning of text. Take, for example, the 1631 edition of the Bible published by the royal printers in London. A word was left out of one of the Ten Commandments, resulting in the exhor-tation, “Thou shalt commit adultery.” This book is now known as the Wicked Bible or the Adulterous Bible. Robert Barker and Martin Lucas, the publishers responsible for the error, were fined 300 British pounds, or about $54,000 in today’s currency.

● In 1826, the eastern part of Texas de-clared its independence from the United States, calling itself the Republic of Fredo-nia.

● You might be surprised to learn that author Norman Mailer, best known for his novel “The Naked and the Dead,” majored in aeronautical engineering when he was in college.

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world. Only about 40 breeds are raised in America, with Texas being the state that has the most. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the inventory of sheep and lamb in the United States in July 2010 was almost 7 million.

• Sheep are gentle, timid and quiet animals. They are social and have a strong instinct to stay with their flocks, becoming agitated if they are separated. Sheep graze on short, tender grasses and clover for an average of seven hours per day.

• Many stories have been told of sheep being so stupid that they will follow each other off a cliff. This is due to their flock mentality, and it truly can happen. However, there have been studies and observations that show that some sheep are actually pretty smart.

• According to www.sheep101.info citing a BBC News story from 2004, some hungry sheep taught themselves to roll across an 8-foot cattle grid in order to feast on villagers’ gardens! Hopefully someday this will be caught on video!

• A breed known for high intelligence and great leadership ability is the Icelandic Leadersheep. These sheep will run in front of the flock, guiding other sheep through snowdrifts, across rivers and ice-covered ground. They have been

known to take flocks back to the safety of their farm ahead of a blizzard.

• Sheep belong to the ruminant classification of animals, characterized by their stomachs that have compartments to accommodate “cud-chewing.” It is often said that sheep (and cows, goats, etc.) have four stomachs, but actually they have one stomach with four parts. When sheep eat a mouthful of grass, they chew it only enough to wet it. The cud, called a food bolus is a “soft mass of chewed food” and goes to the first two parts of the stomach. When the sheep is full and lies down, it will regurgitate a cud and chew it thoroughly. After this thorough chewing, the cud will go to the last two parts of the stomach to complete the digestion process.

• In the Western United States, where sheep in some mountainous areas are still overseen by shepherds, and rodeos are big entertainment, “mutton busting” is amusing to watch. This family event is fun for small children, 4 to 7 years old, weighing less than 50 pounds. The kids try to ride sheep bareback across a small arena. The goal is to ride for six seconds hanging on to the sheep’s wool. Most of the kids don’t make it quite that long as the wooly sheep usually shudder and shake, and the little riders slide off quickly. The kids do wear helmets for protection, and adults are close by to assist.

• The rugged and muscular bighorn sheep is found in mountainous areas of the Southwestern U.S. Aptly named bighorn, the massive horns of the male curl back over its ears and can weigh up to 20 pounds each. Known for head-to-head combat, battles between rams have been known to last longer than 24 hours. Desert bighorn do not require drinking water in winter when green vegetation is available.

• Sheep provide us with high-quality, useful products. Most sheep need to be sheared once a year and provide from 2 to 30 pounds of wool

annually. Most sheep live 10 to 12 years, so they provide a lot of wool in their lifetimes. Some sheep, of course, are used for meat, milk and cheese. The best meat is from young lambs.

• Most of us have heard of lanolin, an essential ingredient of many expensive cosmetics and skin care products, but did you know that it comes from sheep? In its native form, lanolin is a foul-smelling, waxy, tarlike substance extracted from the sheep’s fleece. Special processing sanitizes and deodorizes it before it is ready for commercial use. Lanolin’s waterproofing properties allow sheep to shed water from their thick wooly coats.

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Q: Why isn’t “30 Rock” on NBC’s fall schedule? I didn’t hear anything about it being canceled! -- Janet F. in Florida

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the food I’m buying. But $6 a pound for hamburger? Really? And what’s with the “organic” shampoo, soaps and cleaning products? Whoa, hold on now! Where do we draw the line? Reading an informative article in Money Magazine recently entitled, “Whole Foods: The Whole Truth,” confirmed what I’ve been suspect-ing all along. They state: “There are no recognized ‘organic’ standards in the personal-care industry. Anyone can call dishwashing detergent ‘organic,’ and then spike the price by 300 percent or more, and not have to prove a thing to substantiate their claim or the price increase.” “Green” soaps and detergents may be less harmful to the environment (they say they have no phosphates), but they certainly don’t do any better job of cleaning. In fact, they can keep their green glass cleaner. I, for one, need that ammonia added to the Windex because it’s what makes the product work! A year ago, I was hardnosed, stubbornly opposed to anything marked “organic.” I’ve come around a wee bit, now agreeing that soft-skinned fruits like apples, peaches, apricots and plums do absorb through that skin what they’re exposed to. Hard-skinned edibles like onions, avocados and corn are practically pesticide-free whether they are “organically” grown or not. Foodnews.org, the nonprofit Environmental Working Groups website, lists conventionally grown fruits and vegetables by pesticide content. And the meat issue does sort of ring true with me. So, if I have any extra dollars to spend on “organic”, that’s where they’re going. As for organic shampoo, cookies, chips, cereal and window cleaner, forget it. I’ll stick with my regular non-organic brands, thank you. And I’ll

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Mary Hunt is the founder of www.DebtProofLiv-ing.com and author of 18 books, including her best-selling classic “Debt-Proof Living.” You can email her at [email protected], or write to Everyday Cheapskate, P.O. Box 2135, Paramount, CA 90723. To find out more about Mary Hunt and read her past columns, please visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at www.creators.com.

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and more people quickly qualified for benefits, the taxpayer-to-beneficiary ratio rapidly dropped, and by about 1970, it had matured to the three-to-one ratio that has held strong for 40 years now. As the baby boomers retire, we are indeed heading toward a two-to-one ratio. But with some modest adjustments to benefits and/or tax rates, the system can continue to operate quite well at such a worker-to-beneficiary ratio. Finally, third: Ponzi schemes, by their very definition, have short life spans. Social Security has been around for 75 years now. * * *

Q: I paid maximum Social Security taxes from the time I started working in 1971. I plan to keep working until the end of 2011, when I will retire at age 66. How much will I pay in Social Security taxes? How long will it take for me to get that back?

A: I normally don’t like answering this kind of question, because I think it just lends credence to the Social-Security-as-an-investment-scheme scenar-io I just spent the first part of this column debunking. On the other hand, I totally understand that people want to know if they’re getting their money’s worth out of the program. That’s just human nature. But before I answer your question, I have to make the following points. First, in addition to what you get out of the program, you have to consider what the country gains from a national social insurance system. I al-luded to one of the program’s social benefits above. In a future column, I will spell out more. Second, these “payback” numbers can be presented in all sorts of ways. For example, some insist the employer’s share of Social Security taxes should be factored into the equation. This is the amount your employer kicked into Social Security to match your tax payments. I disagree. After all, it’s not like your em-ployer was sending your money to the government. The employer’s share is simply another tax a busi-ness pays. Think of it this way: if Social Security were abolished tomorrow, do you think your employer is going to increase your salary by the amount of that matching share of Social Security tax? Will he say,

“Oh, here’s that money of yours we’ve been send-ing to the government for you! You can have it back now!” I don’t think so. But if you disagree with my take on this, then simply double the number I give you when I present the amount of Social Security taxes you’ve paid. I also must point out that I fully understand that I’m presenting the “payback times” for someone who works for wages. A self-employed person pays twice as much in Social Security taxes -- although, over the years, that rate’s been reduced by various tax write-offs. And finally, I must make it clear that in add-ing up the “taxes paid” column, I used the Social Security tax, which varied from 4.6 percent when you first started working in 1971 to 6.2 percent in 2010. (And in 2011, you paid only 4.2 percent, due to a provision in last year’s economic stimulus pack-age.) When some people attempt to do these pay-back times, they mistakenly add in Medicare taxes paid. Medicare is a completely separate program and is entirely separately funded. It makes absolutely no sense to factor in Medicare taxes when trying to fig-ure out Social Security payback times. Having said that, here are the numbers. As-suming, as you said, that you paid Social Security taxes on maximum earnings from 1971 to 2011, you will have paid $132,740 in Social Security taxes dur-ing those 40 years. You should expect to get a month-ly Social Security retirement benefit of about $2,400. That means you will recoup all the taxes you paid in about 55 months, or a little more than four and a half years.

If you have a Social Security question, Tom Margenau has the answer. Contact him at [email protected]. To find out more about Tom Margenau and to read past col-umns and see features from other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators.com.


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ANSWER: “Stenosis” indicates narrowing. The aortic valve closes when the heart pumps blood out and into the aorta and the entire body. Closure of the valve stops blood from leaking back into the heart. Because the valve and its opening have con-stricted, the heart has to pump harder to empty itself. That strains the heart, and, in time, leads to heart failure. Stenosis is relative. Its danger and its con-sequences depend on how narrow are the opening and valve. Doctors can get an accurate picture of the valve’s dimensions through an echocardiogram, a sound wave picture of the heart. When the valve and its opening reach a criti-cal size, decisions are made about the best treatment. Often, it’s surgery with the installation of an artificial valve. If a severely narrowed valve goes untreated, three symptoms develop: chest pain on activity (an-gina), shortness of breath and fainting spells. Death occurs within three or fewer years unless a new valve is put in place. Surgery is usually performed well before these signs make their appearance. You might never need a correction if the narrowing pro-cess stops. You probably wonder how you acquired the valve problem. You might have been born with a valve that had minor defects, which promoted nar-rowing. Calcifications could have settled on the

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ANSWER: Have the surgery. You have had three attacks of gallbladder pain; you’re bound to have more. You won’t find the surgery as frightening as you imagine. Often, it is done through small inci-sions with the guidance of a scope. The body does quite well without a gallblad-der. It’s a reservoir for bile, which is made in the liver. When a person eats a meal that has fat in it, as most meals do, the gallbladder contracts, sending a jet of bile into the digestive tract to promote fat diges-tion. Without a gallbladder for storage, bile drips into the digestive tract on a constant basis; that works out well. Medicines can dissolve gallstones. They take a long time to work, and the stones have to be small. Frequently, the stones re-form after medicines are stopped. ***Dr. Donohue regrets that he is unable to answer individual letters, but he will incorporate 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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Physical Activity Pays Dividends It makes good sense to pay attention to a medical study that’s gone on for many decades. There’s one that’s been in place since 1946 that includes 2,400 men and women who were born that year. The study, reported in a recent issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, was called “Physical Activity Across Adulthood and Physical Performance in Midlife.” Researchers hoped to learn whether leisure-time physical activity at a younger age had anything to do with the status of physical strength in the subjects’ later years. The participants were followed up more than 20 times during that period to gather updated information. They were checked at ages 36, 43, and 53 and tested for standing balance, how long it took to rise up out of a chair, and grip strength. Standing balance measured how long the participant could stand on one leg with eyes closed, up to 30 seconds. Chair-rise speed in-volved getting up out of a chair, standing up straight and then sitting back down -- ten times! Grip strength used an electronic device to measure how much squeezing pressure they could apply with their hands. Here’s how the results turned out: At all three periodic checks, “chair rise” time was positively affected by the amount of physical activity the subject had at a younger age. By ages 43 and 53 the standing balance was negatively affected. At age 53, women’s grip strength wasn’t af-fected, but it showed that men had noticeably lost some of their previous strength. The conclusion was that yes indeed, earlier physical activity does affect the status of our physi-cal strength and performance later in life. Cooler weather is coming, with winter right behind. Consider signing up for some type of physical activity class, something fun, that meets on a regular basis. We can’t go back and give ourselves a more active youth, but we can start now to give ourselves a stronger future, right?

Matilda Charles regrets that she cannot personally answer reader questions, but will incorporate them into her column whenever possible. Write to her in care of King Features Weekly Service, P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475, or send e-mail to [email protected].



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A. Most of us have thought about emergen-cies, but we procrastinate. Many emergency lists are available on the Internet, but I suggest these items as a basic list that is doable and will allow you to add your own priorities. Fill at least one backpack with a flashlight, multiple batteries, candles, several cans of various foods, a can opener, a jar of peanut butter and crack-ers, toilet paper and paper towels. Include a list of your family members’ phone numbers, as well as credit card copies, prescriptions and other important papers. Give your family copies now. Alert the family where the pack is stored. What valuables, such as jewelry, silver and heirlooms, could fit in your van? Can you quickly grab your computer or laptop with the needed cords and batteries? Keep another backpack in your van. Remem-ber to keep your tank at least half full. Box some clothes, shoes, blankets, kids’ toys, reading mate-rial, duplicates of the family phone list and important papers, two gallons of water, toilet paper and paper towels, and store it in the van. The Boy Scouts have got it right: “BE PREPARED.” * * *

Q. Now that we are headed into our sixties, my husband and I agree that we need to cut back on our spending and start focusing on saving up more for our retirement years. We already have some saved in various accounts, but we are wondering if it will be enough, even when he starts drawing his pension checks and Social Security payments. We hope we will be fi-nancially secure, but we are nervous about the economy and the future. What do you advise these days for people who are getting close to retirement?

A. You are wise to start saving up as much as you can right now. If inflation sets in as some fi-nancial watchdogs predict, you will find that things get very tight when you’re on a fixed income. You will likely need an additional revenue source eventu-ally, and that is exactly what retirement savings is for. Although you may be right side up with the sale of your home and have a good pension and So-cial Security benefits, be aware that times are chang-ing. The economic climate is very unstable right now and no one knows where we’re headed. I would ad-vise you to be saving as much as possible and not to take on any new debt if you can possibly avoid it. Cut back on your spending by doing it wise-ly. Plan to make advance purchases for gifts when you see them on sale, then hold on to them until the event. Check out your local thrift stores, dollar stores and garage sales for genuine values. Go in with friends and neighbors and split the cost of buy-

ing the large quantity goods at the box stores. To minimize your potential loss of property, buy a fireproof safe and perhaps a home-security alarm system, and if you have not purchased long-term care insurance, consider it. Review and revise your budget at least annually. Occasionally indulge yourself and enjoy a big night out or a short vacation. And pat yourself on the back for being wise. You have earned it!

Doug Mayberry makes the most of life in a Southern California retirement community. Contact him at [email protected]. To find out more about Doug Mayberry and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators.com.COPYRIGHT 2011 CREATORS.COM

● On Sept. 27, 1854, two ships collide off the coast of Newfoundland, killing 322 pas-sengers and crew. The wooden-hulled Arc-tic was severely damaged when it slammed into the iron-hulled steamer Vesta. In trying to beach the ship, the Arctic’s captain ran over several lifeboats, causing even more people to drown.

● On Oct. 1, 1890, an act of Congress creates Yosemite National Park, home of such natural wonders as the 2,425-foot-high Yosemite Falls, rock formations Half Dome and El Capitan, and three groves of giant sequoias, the world’s biggest trees.

● On Sept. 28, 1938, auto inventor Charles Duryea dies in Philadelphia at the age of 76. Duryea and his brother Frank de-signed and built one of the first functioning gas-powered automobiles. Charles insisted on taking full credit for the brothers’ innova-tion and said that Frank was “simply a me-chanic.”

● On Sept. 26, 1957, “West Side Story,” composed by Leonard Bernstein, opens at the Winter Garden Theatre on Broadway. “West Side Story,” a reinterpretation of Wil-liam Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, tells the tale of a love affair between Tony, who is Polish American, and Maria, a Puerto Ri-can, set against an urban background of in-terracial warfare.

● On Sept. 29, 1969, the U.S. Army drops murder charges against eight Special Forc-es soldiers accused of killing a Vietnamese national. The case against the Green Be-rets was dismissed for reasons of national security when the CIA refused to release highly classified information.

● On Oct. 2, 1985, Rock Hudson, a Hol-lywood romantic leading man during the 1950s and ‘60s and later a TV star, dies at the age of 59 from an AIDS-related illness. The 6-foot-5 Hudson rose to fame starring in such films as “Giant” (1956), for which he received an Academy Award nomination.

● On Sept. 30, 1999, large doses of ra-diation are released at Japan’s Tokaimura nuclear plant, an accident caused by a se-rious error made by workers at the plant. Instead of pouring 5 pounds of powdered uranium into nitric acid, workers poured in 35 pounds.


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Any Way You Slice It, Dish Is a Keeper Q: Sometime around 1970 I bought the porcelain antique cheese keeper seen in this photo. It is in mint condition and unmarked. The flowers appear to be transfer prints. The mea-surements are 8 by 10 inches and 6 inches high. I plan to give it to my niece and would like to provide some information on its history for her.

A: Wedge-shaped cheese keepers were made during the Victorian Era -- in the mid- to late 1800’s. Many were unmarked, making it close to im-possible to identify the manufacturer. Manufacturers in both Europe and the United States produced a plethora of cheese keepers in designs that includ-ed Flow Blue, Gaudy Dutch, Majolica and transfer prints. Yours is very similar to those made in Ger-many. Your circa-1880 cheese keeper is a desir-able collectible. In today’s market, it would probably

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Q: I have enclosed a photo of the mark on the bottom of my pottery vase. Both the mark and design are raised. The vase is 4 3/4 inches in diameter and 3 inches tall. It is decorated with leaves and berries against a background of green matte glaze. Any information you can provide would be appreciated.

A: You have a small planter that was made by Roseville Pottery. They were in business in Zanesville, Ohio, from 1894 to 1953. The num-ber 657 is the design number and “3” is the height of your planter. The pattern is Bushberry, which can be recognized by raised leaves with saw-tooth edges and berry clusters against a textured back-ground of concentric circles. Some pieces feature handles with stylized branches. They were introduced in 1941 and ap-peared on baskets, tea sets, planters, sugar and creamer sets and several different vases. Your mid-20th century planter can be found

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• Some phobias relate to what’s up above,such as the sun (heliophobia), the clouds(nephophobia), the moon (selenophobia),and the stars (siderophobia). Some folks arejust afraid of looking up – they are calledanablephobes.

•Not all phobias seem that abnormal oruncommon.Lotsofpeoplemighthaveafearof death, known as necrophobia. But thosewith an extreme form might be terrified ofbeing buried alive.A nosocomephobe has afearofhospitals,averminophobeisafraidofgerms,andahydrophobehasanirrationalfearofwater.

• Individuals suffering from extreme agora-phobiararelyleavetheirhomes,duetotheirfearofpublicoropenspacesand the inescapablesituationsthatmayoccurthere.Onlyhomeissafe.

• Somephobiascanbea learnedbehavior thatcomes from listening to others describe atraumaticevent.Anindividualinone’slifecantriggeraphobia,suchaspeladophobia,thefearofbaldpeople.Thosewithnosto-phobia,afearof returninghome,maybeable tocontributetheirpanictoaspecificincident.

• Peoplewhoareafraidoflookingintomirrorshave cataptrophobia, while those with cyberphobia have a fear of working withcomputers.A person with an anxiety aboutmemories is a mnemophobe.

•Don’tconfuselevophobia, thefearofobjectstoaperson’sleft,withdextrophobia, thefearofobjectstotheright.

•Although some of us fear the possibility ofcancer,anextremecarcinophobewillconvincehimself he has cancer because he touchedsomeone who has it.

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• Two of the most unique public libraries in the world are in the country of Columbia. Three rock-like buildings on a prominent peak overlooking the city of Medellín offer patrons a beautiful place to browse the open stacks of books and a wonderful view. The building looks like three separate dark stones, but they are all connected underground.

• The other unique library in Columbia travels on the backs of two donkeys! “Biblioburro” is the service offered by Luis Soriano, a primary school teacher who saw the need for rural children to have more access to books. The burros, Alfa and Beto (based on the word “alphabet”), have been carrying Luis and books to more than 4,000 youngsters since 1990. He and his wife also built the largest free library in Madgalena, next to their home.

• Similar to the Biblioburro are bookmobiles, bus-sized vehicles driven into rural areas allowing children and adults to peruse the shelves for reading material. The first was actually a book wagon used in Washington County, Maryland, in 1905. Modern bookmobiles are still in use today.

• While the first public libraries consisted of many volumes of scrolls mostly made of papyrus and displayed in pigeon-hole shelves, today’s libraries contain hard and soft bound books, magazines, computers, music, movies and more. Libraries have been and will continue to be an important part of communities. Check out your public library soon and be amazed at what you will find! ■

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3. The University of Michigan had retired only five numbers in football entering the 2011 season. Name three of the five.

4. How many seasons of at least 50 wins did the San Antonio Spurs have in the past 20 seasons (1991-92 through 2010-11).

5. Before the 2010-11 season (32 goals), what was the lowest goal total for a season for Washington’s Alex Ovechkin?

6. When was the last time before 2011 that Penn State won an NCAA wrestling team championship?

7. In 2011, golfer Luke Donald became the second player in a row from England to win the Match Play Championship. Who was the first?

Answers1. Mike Myers (2000) and Mark

Guthrie (2002).2. The Dodgers’ Steve Howe in

1980 and St. Louis’ Todd Worrell in 1986.

3. No. 11 (Wistert brothers: Francis, Albert and Alvin), No. 47 (Bennie Oosterbaan), No. 48 (Gerald Ford), No. 87 (Ron Kramer) and No. 98 (Tom Harmon).

4. Sixteen.5. Forty-six (2006-07).6. It was 1953.7. Ian Poulter.


1. In what year did the Beatles first tour Scotland? (Hint: They weren’t yet called the Beatles.)

2. Name Genesis’ only No. 1 single in the U.S.

3. Who released “Comfortably Numb” in 1980?

4. Which of Elvis Presley’s 1962 top 10 hits — “She’s Not You,” “Return to Sender” and “Good Luck Charm” — reached No. 1?

5. Name group that released “One of the Guys,” “Looking at You” and “Kick Out the Jams” in the late 1960s.

6. What was the last chart song the Eagles released before their breakup? Bonus: How many years did their breakup last?

Answers1. In 1960. They were called the Sil-

ver Beetles at that time, and served as a backup band for singer Johnny Gen-tly.

2. “Invisible Touch” in 1986, on the album of the same name.

3. Pink Floyd. Although the single off of “The Wall” double album never charted anywhere, it is one of Pink Floyd’s most famous songs and renowned especially for its guitar solos.

4. “Good Luck Charm.” All three songs were No. 1 hits in the U.K.

5. MC5, short for Motor City Five. The Michigan rock band’s guitarist, Fred “Sonic” Smith, was named one of the 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time by Rolling Stone magazine.

6. “Seven Bridges Road,” released in 1980. The group stayed apart 14 years, until 1994.


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GO FIGURE!


by Linda Thistle

The idea of Go Figure is toarrive at the figures given atthe bottom and right-handcolumns of the diagram by fol-lowing the arithmetic signs inthe order they are given (thatis, from left to right and top tobottom). Use only the numbersbelow the diagram to completeits blank squares and use eachof the nine numbers only once.


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