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August 24 has been named Vesuvius Day, making this a good time to take a close-up look at this famous volcano, plus a few others. Come along as Tidbits brings you some interesting facts about these ominous vents in the earth’s crust, that spew forth molten rock, steam, toxic gases and heavy ash on anything and everything for miles around!• MountVesuviusistheonlyactivevolcanoonthe

mainland of Europe, and the only one to have erupted within the last 100 years. Nearby, but apart from the European mainland, is the island ofSicily,hometoMountEtna.TheEtnavolcanois considerably more active, having experienced a series of major eruptions within the past decade.

• Vesuvius isa stratovolcano, sonamedbecauseit has explosive eruptions as well as pyroclastic flows.Thismeansitemitsafast-movingcurrentof hot gas and rock that can reach vertical speeds upward of 450 mph and reach temperatures of 1,800 degrees F. Vesuvius was formed from the movement of two tectonic plates. Volcanoes are usually found where plates are either drifting away from each other or, as in the case of Vesuvius, colliding under immense pressure and heat.

•ThemostlavaeverrecordedinaneruptionfromVesuvius was in 1906. Italy was preparing for the 1908 Summer Olympics when the disaster occurred, causing extensive damage to the city of Naples and killing more than 100 people. Because

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We’ve seen him as an alien hunter, a Civil War General, astronaut, a reverend, a villain, and loving father. Here is a glance at the 50+-year acting career of this famous Canadian, and a look at the real Donald Sutherland. • Born in Saint John, NewBrunswick, Donald

Edward McNichol Sutherland was a sicklychild, struggling with rheumatic fever, hepatitis, and polio myelitis. He spent many of hisyoungeryearsinNovaScotia,withhisfirstpart-time job there as a news correspondent for a local radio station at age 14. While in high school, Sutherland appeared in a few stage productions, carrying this interest on at the University of Toronto. He graduated with a double major, engineering and drama, with intentions of a career as an engineer. He changed his mind however, and headed for London in 1957 to attend the city’s Academy of MusicandDramaticArt.

• Sutherlandhadhisfirst role in a1963Britishfilm, and after several other small parts, helanded a major role in 1967. After another actor had dropped out of the filming of The Dirty Dozen, he was offered the part in the popular filmwhichwas thefifthhighestgrossingfilmof the year. Two years later, he was once again a soldier in both the smash hit M*A*S*H* (as Hawkeye Pierce) and Kelly’s Heroes, along with Clint Eastwood. His career received another boost in 1971 with his role as a private detectiveoppositeJaneFondain Klute, and as a grieving father in the Oscar-winning Ordinary People in 1980.

• Sutherlandmadeanerrorinjudgmentin1978

whenpickedtostarasProfessorDaveJenningsin National Lampoon’s Animal House. He was offered the choice of a salary of $40,000 up front orapercentageof thefilm’s income.Becausehe doubted the success factor of the movie, he chose the $40,000, and Animal House went on to gross $141,600,000.

• A stream of steady roles has continued fordecades for Sutherland, including Cold Mountain, Pride & Prejudice, and The Italian Job. Although he is nearing 80, his popularity remains, as evidenced most recently by his appearance in The Hunger Games films asPresident Snow.

• Sutherlandhasfrequentlybeencastintheroleof a villain. At one point, when being considered for a great role, he was told by the producers, “Sorry, you’re the best actor, but this part calls for a guy-next-door type. You don’t look as if you’ve ever lived next door to anyone.”

•Sutherlandhaspaidtributetohisfavoritedirectorsby naming his sons after them. Kiefer is named after Warren Kiefer who directed Sutherland inhisfirstfeaturefilm.HissonRoegtakeshisnamefromdirectorNicolasRoeg,whileRossifisnamedafterFrenchdirectorFredericRossif.The middle name of Sutherland’s son Angus is RedfordafterRobertRedford.

• Although he has had more than 150 roles invarious productions over 50 years, Sutherland has never received an Oscar. He has won an Emmy, Golden Globes, and stars on both the Hollywood and Canadian Walks of Fame.

• Donald Sutherland has remained a Canadiancitizen and maintains a home in Quebec. He was oneoftheflagbearersattheopeningceremoniesof the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. He isanofficerintheOrderofCanada,Canada’shighestcivilianhonor.

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Four high school seniors sufferingfrom “spring fever” skipped theirmorning classes and went to thebeach instead. After lunch, theyreturned to school and told their

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

continued, “but you can make it upright now. Take seats apart fromone another and then get out apencil and a piece of paper.”

She waited for them to sit down,and then began. “Question One:Which tire on the car was flat?”

1. What’s the properscientific name for themoment that the springseason begins?

2. What flower istraditionally thefirst to bloom asspring

Unscramble this word:

S A L A N U NThis word means: springflowers that last one season

A N N U A L S

“Spring is Nature’s way ofsaying ‘Let’s party!!’”

~ Robin Williams

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Italy did not have the funds or the time needed to rebuild Naples and prepare for the events, the Olympics had to be moved to London.

• MostfolksknowthatthecataclysmicerruptionofMountVesuviusin79A.D.destroyedthecityof Pompeii and caused a death toll estimated of at least 16,000. The violent burst of volcanic ash billowed to heights of 12 miles and more, andtheflowofmoltenrockandpumicespewedforth at a rate of 1.5 million tons per second!

• Therapidfalloutmadeitimpossibletobreathe,with millions of tons of the hot, thick and powdery ash burying the city and filling thelungs of every living creature. The suddenness of the event caught the entire population unaware, resulting in a well-preserved “frozen” scene of the ancient city in the act of its routine daily life. Strangely enough, the ash hardened around the victims’ bodies before they decayed over the centuries. The remaining pockets of air enabled excavators to carefully pour plaster through holes into the mold-like forms to make casts of the bodies, which remained in the exact positions as they were at death.

• ThePompeiiruinswerediscoveredin1748bya surveying engineer during the digging of a water line. Excavation on the ruins soon began, with eager archaeologists discovering paved streets, homes, buildings, public squares, jarsof fruit preserves still intact, and even a loaf of bread with the thumb print impression of the baker before his hasty departure. The massive project has continued for more than 260 years, making it the longest continuously excavated site in the world.

• Now,some250yearsintoPompeii’sexcavation,some 1,050 casts have been created from the impressions of found bodies. It is believed that nearly one-third of the city still lies buried. In1980,300morebodieswerediscovered innearby Herculaneum.

• One eyewitness account survived from the79 A.D. Vesuvius eruption is that of Pliny the Younger, who observed the tragedy from across the Bay of Naples. Pliny, a Romanstatesman, documented the details of the death of his uncle, who was attempting to rescue people during the early stages of the eruption. Pliny later interviewed survivors and recorded the information in letters to a friend who was an historian. Those who study volcanoes use the term “Plinian” to refer to large volcanic eruptions in which streams of gas and ash are violently spewed to a height of several miles.

• There have been many Vesuvius eruptionssince the annihilation of Pompeii, at least one every century, although none has been as large as the Plinian eruption of 79 A.D. Vesuvius erupted at least six times in the 12th and 18th centuries, and eight times during the 1800s. The 20th century experienced three eruptions with the most recent in 1944, when a two-week-long event occurred. American airmen werestationedat thePompeiiAirfieldduringWorld War II, a few miles from the base of thevolcano.Themenfledwhen theeruptionbegan, leaving behind 88 aircraft, all of which were a total loss. Twelve lives were lost as a result of this eruption.

•TodaytheslopesofVesuviusarecoveredwithheavy vegetation and shrubs, and vineyards have been planted. Although its current activity seems to produce nothing but occasional steam from vents at the bottom of the crater, geologists who study the mountain maintain that it is a very dangerous volcano that will definitely erupt again.Because it is themostdensely-populated volcanic region in the world, withmorethan3millionpeoplelivingwithin20 miles of the crater, a major eruption today will be far more devastating than any previous ones. While the 79 A.D. eruption destroyed Pompeii and Herculaneum, many larger cities would now be buried, including Naples, which is Europe’s 9th most populated urban area and Italy’s 4th largest urban economy.

• In 1995, the Italian government officiallydeclared the area around the volcano a national park, thereby prohibiting further building

in an attempt to reduce the population in the danger zone. They have demolished illegally constructedbuildingsandevenofferedfinancialincentives to citizens for moving away.

• Touristsareallowedvehicleaccessbyroadto660 feet (200 m) below the Vesuvius summit. A walkway circling around the mountain leads up from there to the edge of the crater.

• Scientistsconsideravolcanotobeactive if ithas erupted within the last 10,000 years. There are about 1,500 volcanoes worldwide that meetthiscriteria,withmostalongthePacificRingofFire.About50erupteachyear.Morethan160volcanoes in theUnitedStatesfit inthe active category, the majority of those in the Cascade Range, stretching from southernBritish Columbia to northern California.



















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A Trend that Needs To End In Shakespeare’s day, something was rot-ten in the state of Denmark. Nowadays, something’s rotten in the United States. That something in two words: disposable animals. One of the saddest aspects of our citizenry is this sticky notion that animals are disposable. One of the ways that plays out is in the ongoing practice of dumping dogs of a certain age at the local shelter. For most of us, this is unimaginable. But for too many others, it’s ridiculously justifiable: He’s sick, and I can’t afford to take him to the vet. He’s high-maintenance. He’s not as fast, not as much fun. He’s not as cute as he was as a puppy. And on and on. Forgive the pun, but that dog don’t hunt. Older dogs make fantastic companion ani-mals. They are typically more relaxed, more content, less rambunctious and far less inclined to cause trou-ble than their puppy counterparts. For many, this calm, cool and collected older dog is the reward of enduring puppyhood, with its housebreaking, teeth-ing, nipping and chewing challenges. No one is more aware of this fact than shel-ter workers. And I happen to reside in a county that hosts some of the best. The citizens of El Dorado (Calif.) County are blessed with an outstanding animal welfare organiza-tion: PAWED. People for Animal Welfare in El Do-rado (of which my wife and I are members) is an all-volunteer, nonprofit organization dedicated to saving and improving the lives of companion animals. Boy, do they see it all. In addition to senior dumping, they see peo-ple go on vacation and leave their dog alone in the yard. Many of these dogs try to escape (who could blame them?), and when they do, PAWED picks them up and houses and cares for them. They witness the consequences of “breed trends.” Paris Hilton gets a Chihuahua; everyone wants a Chihuahua. Puppy mills and breeders start pumping out Chihuahuas. Next thing you know, shelters are full of unwanted Chihuahuas. The thing

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Understanding the Trustee’s Report Every year about this time, the Social Secu-rity and Medicare board of trustees release their an-nual report on the status of the Social Security and Medicare trust funds. And every year about this time, political hacks and pundits twist the data in those reports to serve their own agendas. I will use today’s column to help my readers understand the issues. It will be best to start with some background. I’m going to primarily stick to the Social Security trust fund report because this is, after all, a column about Social Security. There are two Social Security trust funds. One is the Old Age and Survivors Insur-ance fund. It is funded by a major portion of the Social Security payroll tax. Social Security retirement and survivor benefits are paid for out of the OASI fund. A much smaller portion of that tax is funneled into the Disability Insurance trust fund. And of course that fund is used to pay monthly Social Security disability benefits. I must point out here (for about the thou-sandth time in this column) that the DI trust fund is NOT used to pay for Supplemental Security In-come disability benefits. Almost everyone confuses SSI disability with Social Security disability. They are two entirely separate government programs. SSI benefits are paid for out of the general funds of the government, NOT out of Social Security trust funds. Both the Social Security and Medicare trust funds are made up exclusively of U.S. government treasury bonds. The way Social Security and Medicare are financed has led to many arguments over the years in this column. I don’t have the time or space to get into those issues today. Anyone who wants to learn more about the funds and how they work can go to the actuarial portion of the websites of the oversight agencies. You can find Social Security actuarial data at www.socialsecurirty.gov. Social Security is man-aged by the Social Security Administration. And you can find Medicare actuarial data at www.cms.gov. CMS stands for the Centers for Medicare and Med-icaid Services, the agency that runs the Medicare program. The law requires that the Social Security and Medicare trust funds be overseen by a six-member board of trustees. Four serve by virtue of their posi-tions within the federal government: the secretary of the treasury; the commissioner of social security; the secretary of health and human services; and the secretary of labor. There are also two public trust-ees who are appointed by the president for six year terms. And although some pundits try to label the trust fund reports as little more than propaganda spun by political hacks (the aforementioned digni-taries acting on behalf of the Administration), the reports are actually generated by boring old bean counters -- Social Security and Medicare actuaries. And I mean that in the best sense of the term. I used

to work right down the hall from SSA’s actuaries, and these folks are dedicated public servants who do a superb job of analyzing data and presenting the country with the facts about the status of the funds and projections for the future of the funds. They are not at all influenced by the political party in power at the time. For proof, all you have to do is look at past reports issued when conservative Republicans sat in the White House and when liberal Democrats sat in the White House. The reports are always es-sentially the same, simply updated annually based on economic variables. This year’s report shows essentially no change in the projections for the Social Security funds from last year. The combined OASI and DI trust funds will keep the system solvent through 2033. But a more important date is 2020. That is the date when the system will begin to pay out more in benefits than it collects in taxes. That means the system will have to begin redeeming large chunks of its reserve funds to keep the checks going out each month. And since those reserve funds are entirely government IOUs, guess who would have to cough up more money to keep the system in the black? (The answer is all of us.) As I’ve pointed out many times in this col-umn, we will never reach that crisis point. There will be major reforms to Social Security before 2020. My best guess as to reforms: a long range increase in the retirement age; a possible cut in COLAs; and a slight increase in the payroll tax or wage base). And those reforms will keep us from ever reaching those trust fund crunch points. I know there are many skeptics out there who think Congress will never get its act together to reform Social Security. But all they have to do is look at history. The last time major reforms were enacted, in the early 1980s, we were only five years away from the Social Security doomsday clock. So we’ve still got some wiggle room before things get desperate and Congress is finally forced to act. A more urgent issue is if you consider the disability trust fund on its own. By itself, the DI fund is scheduled to be depleted in just two short years -- by 2016. (Disability claims are on a rather alarm-ing rise because of the large number of aging baby boomers whose bodies are breaking down before they hit their retirement years.) We’ve been down this road before too (for different reasons). The last time the disability fund was near insolvency, they simply borrowed money from the OASI fund. Of course, today that would be like robbing a poverty-stricken Peter to pay an almost destitute Paul. What

Congress should do is enact a very slight increase in the Social Security payroll tax to be earmarked for the disability fund. But they won’t. At least, not any time soon -- because no one wants to increase any-one’s tax. So once again, in the next year or two, we will see another short term borrowing binge (from OASI to DI), which of course will just exacerbate the retirement trust fund shortfall .

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A: Emergency 911 calls should only be made when a true emergency occurs, and in those cases people generally don’t think about cost when they are in desperate need of help. A medical emer-gency is considered a serious situation where medi-cal help is needed immediatly. When a medical 911 call is received the dis-patcher will try to evaluate the seriousness of the situation, and then send emergency help accord-ingly. Depending upon the municipality, ambulance services can be managed by the fire department, a hospital, private companies or by city government. Although ambulance service is not cheap, you can generally be assured of a speedy trip to the hospital while receiving immediate paramedic atten-tion enroute, and being attended to by an ER doctor the moment you arrive. If you are taken there by your spouse or oth-er private transportion it can mean delays in traffic, and then having to check in and register with a front desk nurse at the ER. Depending upon your condi-tion and how many are ahead of you, it can be a wait of up to several hours before it’s your turn to be ad-mitted to an exam room for a doctor to see you. Ambulance costs vary widely depending on the service required, equipment used, time involved, distance traveled, insurance coverage, and many oth-er factors. The cost can vary from several hundred to upwards of several thousand dollars, depending on all of those factors. Insurance providers also reserve the right to determine if the claim qualifies as a “true emergency” that was actually necessary. I recommend not opting for the ambulance unless it’s truly a life-threatening situation. But if it is, make that call and worry about the cost later! * * *

Q: We retired last January and have decided to sell our home and downsize to a senior community. We need to rid ourselves of our excess stuff (junk) that’s accumulated in our house and garage for 37 years. A lot of it belongs to our adult kids and their families, but they aren’t too eager to help us get rid of it. What’s the best way to handle this?

A: No doubt you have discussed your plans with your family, and even if they aren’t as happy as you are about your moving and lightening your load, you’re still the parents -- and parents rule! The best way to get this done is to schedule dates for their help, and then stand by them. Mark those dates on your calendar, and circle with a great big “X” the date you’ll be out of there and in your new home. Make sure everyone knows that sched-ule is firm and that you’re sticking to it. We all value our treasures because of the memories they hold, but resist the temptation to keep hanging on to them. Start by choosing what is really worth keeping and slash away at the rest. Decide what things need to be returned to your kids, sold, donated to charity, or simply trashed. If the kids complain that they don’t have room for the stuff that belongs to them, they will have to decide what’s to be done with it. You’ve been providing them with free storage long enough, so just move forward with your plans -- it’s no longer your problem! 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 visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators.com.

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with lashes, rosy cheeks, bright red lips and jointed limbs. They were produced in height sizes from 14 inches to 23 inches. A bride doll and a walking doll were also made. When the walking doll walked, her head moved. Home waves were popular in the mid-20th century. They could be purchased at grocery stores and drugstores for about $2. A professional perm ran about $15 in those days. During hard times, a fru-gal consumer could save about $13. A refill was even sold for $1. Toni competitors were Lift Waves and Rayve. Gillette Safety Razor Company eventually bought the Toni Company sometime in the 1940s. Toni perms are still being made. Circa 1953 Toni dolls are selling online in the range of $75 to $150 each. * * *

Q: This mark is on the back of an oval glass plaque that is a family treasured heirloom. It has been handed down through four genera-tions and is in perfect condition. It is decorated with hand-painted flowers against a white back-ground. The overall measurements are 9 by 13 inches, which includes the metal frame. Could you please provide some informa-tion on its history and value?

A: Wave Crest glass was made by C.F. Monroe Company located in Meriden, Connecticut. It was in business from 1898 to around World War I. Wave Crest is opaque blown-molded glass. Blanks were purchased from the Pairpoint Manufacturing Company located in New Bedford, Massachusetts. Monroe Company designers decorated the blanks using the names “Wave Crest,” “Kelva” and “Naka-ra.”

Toni Dolls Make Waves With Collectors Q: Enclosed you will find a photo of a pair of Toni dolls. They were given to me when I was about 8 years old, and I am now 69. Toni was a home perm product, and the dolls were a promotion for the perms. If you saved box tops, you could send for the dolls. A set of little roll-ers and permanent wave solution came with the dolls so you could actually curl their hair. The dolls are in their original dresses and in excel-lent condition. Please let me know if they are worth anything.

A: Toni Home Wave Company was one of the leading home permanent wave manufactures in the 1940s. They introduced the dolls in 1949, and they were available until 1953. Toni dolls were made by the Ideal Novelty and Toy Company. Each doll was accompanied by accessories that included little roll-ers, “play permanent wave solution,” combs, brush-es and instructions. The dolls were available in both blond and brunette nylon hair, they had sleepy eyes

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Ball position is key Proper ball position is key for solid contact and it is critical to check it often. It can be very com-mon for the ball to creep up too far in the stance. When this happens, solid contact will suffer and the first thing most amateurs as-sume is there is something wrong with their golf swing. Before altering your swing, check your ball position. If the ball has crept forward, move it back a bit. You’ll find that you are able to better “attack” the ball with more of a descending blow. Con-tact is crisper as well. You can practice proper ball position on the driving range by placing a club on the ground with the grip end pointing to the proper ball position in your stance. By practicing proper ball position you will be better able to dupli-cate it when you are out on the golf course.

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typewriter eraser? Or, if you’re younger, have you moved your belongings into a long-unused desk, only to find a strange-looking gadget with fiber-like hairs bushing out of one end? What you’ve found is a typewriter eraser. Usually shaped like a pencil, the tip was made of an especially-abrasive rubber, which was used to “erase” the typing error. The other end featured a small brush made of stiff plastic strands that was used to sweep the remnants of the erasure off the page.

• There’s no shortage of litter on the ground to-day, but thankfully, we no longer see discarded pull-tabs. The tabs on older easy-open beverage cans pulled completely off the can. People who walked in bare feet were constantly dodging these carelessly-dropped metal hazards.

• The rhythmic “beep” of the scanner is the musical accompaniment to the supermarket checkout line. But if you’ve ever wondered where the cliché of saying “ka-ching!” in re-lation to money comes from, that’s the sound that the old-style electric, not electronic, cash registers made. Cashiers of that era had to manually punch a series of buttons to ring up your purchase, followed by a smack of the “total” button with the heel of the hand.

• “Do you want your carbons?” used to be an automatic question asked by merchants after you’d signed for a credit card payment. At that time, credit card receipts were filled out by hand in triplicate, with a small piece of carbon paper inserted between each sheet. It didn’t take long for thieves to realize they could retrieve the used carbons from the trash and steal valuable credit card information. Once that scam gained popularity, waiters and cashiers regularly of-fered the carbons to customers, giving them the opportunity to destroy them.

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Front PageHow many have paid good money fora ticket to a horror film, only to cover their eyes and “see” very little of it?

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SCARY MOVIESby Ryan Toepfer

Some people just seem to love having the living daylights scared out of them. Why else would horror and suspense movies be so popular? To celebrate Halloween, Tidbits goes behind the scenes of some classic thrillers.• When Alfred Hitchcock purchased the film

rights for Psycho, he also bought up as many copies of the original novel as he could find, hoping to keep the story’s ending a secret.

• The famous shower scene of Psycho was filmed using a double for Norman Bates, as Anthony Perkins was appearing in a play (Greenwillow)in New York at the time. The first time Perkins actually saw that scene was back at the studio, watching the daily “rushes,” and he said he was just as scared as everyone else.

• Take a close look at Michael Myers’ mask in the 1978 camp classic Halloween. Does the face look familiar? The movie was filmed on such a tight budget, that the prop department had to make do with what they had. For Myers’ disguise, they used an old Captain Kirk (StarTrek) mask, which they spray painted white and then re-shaped the eyeholes.

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• Indonesiahas130activevolcanoes, includingMount Tambora, responsible for the mostviolent eruption in recorded history. In 1815, Tambora’s eruption resulted in an estimated 71,000 deaths in an immense explosion of energy that was heard more than 1,200 miles away. That singular, monumental event produced such a global impact that 1816 was known as “the year without a summer.”

• Indonesia’s Mt. Krakatoa erupted in 1883,killing36,000anddestroyingtwo-thirdsoftheisland. That massive volcano has erupted as recently as 2008.

•TheislandofIcelandhas35activevolcanoesonor around the island, in an area about the size of the state of Virginia. An ash plum from a 2010 eruption disrupted air travel across northern Europe for weeks, and was accompanied by 3,000earthquakesnearthevolcano’sepicenter.A 2011 eruption threatened to do the same as thousands of tons of ash were sprewed into the sky to a height of seven miles.

•TheU.S.alsohasitsshareofdeadlyvolcanoscapable of unleashing massive distruction on dense populations. Geologists consider Washington’s Mt. Rainier “potentially themost dangerous” mainland U.S. volcano, with 3.2millionpeoplelivingindenselypopulatedSeattle and other cities in close proximity. Although it hasn’t erupted since the 1840s, Rainier is adeadly, catastrophic eventpoisedto occur at any time and with little warning.

•AlsowithintheCascadeRange,Mt.St.Helen’s1980 eruption was one of the worst in U.S. history, killing 57. It reawakened in 2004 with four explosions sending steam and ash 10,000 feet above its crater.

• There are five active volcanoes in Hawaii.Kilaueaisoneof theworld’smostfrequentlyactive volcanoes, having erupted 62 times in 245 years. It has been erupting continuously since1983.MaunaLoahas erupted15 times1900,mostrecentlyin1984.

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2. FOOD & DRINK: Osso bucco is traditionally made with what type of meat?

3. GEOGRAPHY: On which conti-nent is the nation of Djibouti located?

4. GAMES: In Monopoly, what is the name of the square that represents the water utility?

5. ANATOMY: What is a more com-mon name for the umbilicus?

6. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: A big band dance called the “Lindy Hop” came to be associated with which early 20th-century celebrity?

7. RELIGION: According to the Old Testament, Noah’s Ark landed on what mountain range?

8. ENTERTAINMENT: Who cre-ated the catchphrase “Bam!” on his television show?

9. GOVERNMENT: How long is a U.S. senator’s term of office?

10. SCIENCE: What are endor-phins?

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3. Who was the last Brigham Young football player before Ezekiel Ansah in 2013 to be selected in the first round of the NFL Draft?

4. Between the 1950-51 and 1989-90 NBA seasons, only one regular-season scoring champ was also on a championship-winning team. Name him.

5. The Los Angeles Kings set a reg-ular-season team record in 2013-14 for most shutouts. How many?

6. Name the last non-Austrian skier to win the women’s super-G gold medal in the Winter Olympics.

7. Who was the last player to win golf’s Masters tournament in his first appearance there?

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1. What is “I’ll Follow the Sun” about, and who released it?

2. Where did the Mindbenders’ Wayne Fontana get his stage name?

3. Who released “Little Children,” and when?

4. “Angie” was on which Rolling Stones album?

5. Name the 1968 song that con-tains this lyric: “And they wile away the hours in their ivory towers, Till they’re covered up with flowers in the back of a black limousine.”

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story of a breakup. It was recorded in 1960 but not released because it didn’t fit the image they had at the time.

2. Born Glyn Geoffrey Ellis, he took his name from Elvis Presley’s drum-mer, D.J. Fontana.

3. Billy J. Kramer and The Dakotas, in 1964. Kramer had the same man-ager as the Beatles, Brian Epstein, and recorded some of the Beatles’ songs, including the b-side to this one, “Bad to Me.”

4. “Goats Head Soup,” in 1973.5. “Games People Play,” by Joe

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