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It was Sept. 1, 1878 that the fi rst female telephone operator, Emma M. Nutt, was hired by the Telephone Dispatch Company of Boston, Mass. Up until that time, teenage boys were hired as telephone opera-tors which proved to be a poor decision made by the
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phone company. Apparently, boys were too boisterous, smoked excessively, played dice, participated in horseplay, used profane language amongst them-selves and with the public, and were generally not inclined to provide good customer service!
Hiring Emma Nutt was a complete suc-cess for the Telephone Dispatch Com-pany. So much so that by the end of her fi rst day they hired her sister Stella and continued to hire women for the job. Emma loved her job so much that she stayed with it for 33 years.
Over time the operators became so fa-miliar with their customers that they were requested to provide wake-up calls, acted as timers when the cake needed to come out of the oven and provided babysitting services for a par-ent who could leave the house with the phone lying close by a crib.
MA BELLIn order to entice young females to ac-cept jobs as telephone operators, the phone company positioned itself as being protective of the young women who would come to work. Hence, the nickname “Ma Bell.” Only unmarried women between the ages of 17 and 26 were accepted for the job and were treated very much like children – they had to ask permission to go to the bath-room, take a break or even get a drink of water. They were punished for being
even slightly late for work. They were also paid much less than the boys that worked as operators, only about $7 per week for 60 plus hours of work.
THE TELEPHONE HAS COME A LONG WAY BABYWhere would we be today without the telephone? We’ve gone from operators manually connecting talking parties by switchboard cables to outside cable to cordless phones, cell phones and fax machines.
Even though Alexander Graham Bell was credited with the invention of the telephone, Elisha Gray applied for the same patent on the exact same day – Feb. 14, 1876. Gray was only two hours later than Bell. She successful-ly built the electromagnet receiver in 1874, but it was Bell who designed a workable transmitter.
On March 6, 1876, Bell called to his assistant in another room using his new device, “Come here, Watson, I want you.” The rest, as they say, is his-tory beginning with the Bell Telephone Company, which later became AT&T. Elisha Gray founded Western Electric,
which became one of the Bell Tele-phone Company’s major competitors. Western Union was not to be left out of the competitive frenzy as it was already in the communications business with its telegraph system. All three compa-nies’ systems were incompatible with each other while they competed in the communications business.
In Great Britain, Thomas Edison re-ceived a patent for the receiver called the electro-motograph. This was a crank style phone that required contin-uous cranking to keep the line open. In 1880, Bell’s transmitter and Edison’s receiver were combined.
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Permanent outdoor telephone wiring covered only three miles when it was fi rst strung in 1877, ushering in the beginning of the fi rst commercial tele-phone service in Hartford, Conn. In 1883, the fi rst telephone system, called an exchange, connecting two cities was between Boston and New York.
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In 1906, Dr. Lee De Forest began working on amplifying radio waves and installing ‘audions’ at points along the telephone wires to amplify sound waves. The Bell Company purchased the rights to his patents in 1913 and installed long distance service between New York and San Francisco.
William Gray of Hartford, Conn. pat-ented the fi rst coin operated pay tele-phone in 1889. We see less and less of them in the 21st century given the emer-gence of the cellular telephone.
The familiar rotary dial phones were replaced by the touch-tone system in 1941. Due to the expense of these phone systems, they were only used in a central switching offi ce until the ear-ly 1960’s when they were fi nally intro-duced into home phone systems. This faster form of dialing was introduced to the public at the Seattle World’s Fair in 1962.
Cordless phones were introduced around 1980, but did not become popu-lar until the 1990’s due to poor recep-tion and sound quality. There were only 10 channels allowed by the FCC and a buyer was assigned one channel when purchasing the telephone. Once the telephone was hooked up at home, it would search for a base, which could easily be a neighbor’s. You could have a three-way conversation with neighbors who might be on the same frequency. You could also make long distance calls while using your neighbor’s base. Guess who got the bill for that? This might not be considered being a good neighbor. When the higher frequency 900 MHz phones were introduced, they cost nearly $500 each. It took until the year 2000 before one could purchase a cordless phone for under $100.
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New York City police cars as early as 1924 and the fi rst commercial service began in 1946 using radio frequen-cies. After the Federal Communica-tions Commission (FCC) was created in 1934, it regulated radio frequencies and determined that only essential agencies were given frequency prior-ity, such as emergency services. There was not much interest or competition in mobile technology due to the limits placed by the FCC.
It wasn’t until 1978 that AT&T started testing a cell system which was based on an automatic switching system that would transfer a call from cell to cell as a vehicle moved.
The demand for mobile/cellular service was so high that there were one million cell phone users by 1987.
BRAIN CELLSIn 2011, there reportedly were over 800 million smartphone users. What do people do on a smartphone? Well, just about everything. It would have been hard for many of us to imagine that one day we would be using our telephones to take photographs, surf the Internet, shop, play games, research job open-ings, read the newspaper and send text messages.
SOME RINGING FACTSEmma Nutt, the fi rst female tele-• phone operator, had quite a sense of humor. She often said that she was thankful that her parents didn’t name her Imma.
AT&T choreographed a hostile • takeover of Western Union Tele-graph Company in 1911 by pur-chasing Western Union stock through one of its subsidiaries.
Eventually these two companies merged and shared systems and telephone lines.
Mary Moore was one of the fi rst • voices of the Bell System record-ings, followed by Jane Barbe who is now known as the “Telephone Lady.” Her voice announces busy circuits, disconnected numbers, etc.
The fi rst phone service was in-• stalled at the White house in 1878. Herbert Hoover was the fi rst U.S. President to have a telephone on his desk. The emergency hotline to the Kremlin was established in 1984.
Thomas Edison coined the word • “hello” in 1889. Until operators used hello, the telephone was an-swered “Yes” or “Well, are you there?” or “Number, please.”
“Hello, my name is…” In 1880 the • fi rst Telephone Operators Conven-tion was held at Niagara Falls. The fi rst “Hello” badges were used for operators attending the conven-tion.
For $47.50 you could have a • transatlantic wedding in 1933. The fi rst recorded was with a bride in Sweden and a groom in Michigan.
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HOW WILL YOUSPEND YOUR $20.91?
For 2013, Social Security recipi-ents will get a whopping 1.7 percent increase in their month-
ly checks starting in January. Only a few times since 1975 has that rate of increase been so low. For a person who receives the average $1,230 per month, that increase will amount to $20.91 extra.
Don’t spend it all in one place.
The small increase is due to the Con-sumer Price Index, which Social Se-curity adjustments are based on. The U.S. Department of Agriculture says the index increased just 1.7 percent overall in the fi scal year ended Sept. 30, 2012.
The USDA does concede that because of the droughts in the Midwest (the worst in 50 years), food prices will rise in 2013 above the “average” infl ation
of 2.5 percent to 3 percent that’s taken place in 2012. It takes several months for that type of disaster to impact food prices. It says that for 2013, “infl ation should be above the historical aver-age for food categories such as cereals and bakery products, as well as other foods.”
The “experts” don’t shop at my gro-cery store. What they apparently haven’t seen is that store prices al-ready are rising ... quickly.
And that’s not all. Medical care has gone up 4 percent this year. Gas for the car rose 6 percent. Rents and utili-ties also have risen.
Meanwhile there’s the coming rise in Medicare Part B. That cost comes out of your Social Security check before you even get it. It’s estimated that the additional cost each month will be in the $7 range -- one-third of the Social Security adjustment.
When you run all the numbers, I think we’re already spending our average $20.91 increase.
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DEAR DR. DONOHUE: Will you please tell me if there is something I can take to get rid of hot fl ashes? I am 74 and have them all the time. I sweat terribly. I have tried Estrace (female hormone), Es-troblend (a dietary supplement) and black cohosh (an herbal remedy). -- M.B.
ANSWER: It’s said that 8 percent of women still have hot fl ashes into their 70s. Most women get over them in six months to fi ve years after menopause. The drop in estrogen production that oc-curs with menopause affects a part of the brain that regulates body temperature. The brain’s thermostat is thrown out of whack, and the result is spells of sudden, uncomfortable warming with sweating.
Let me give you the usual recommenda-tions made for control of hot fl ashes. I’m pretty sure you must have tried them af-ter more than 20 years of putting up with fl ashes. Dress in layers so that outer gar-ments can be shed at the fi rst inkling of a hot fl ash. That can keep it from becom-ing a full-blown one. Keep ice water on hand and drink it at the start of a fl ash. Cut back on caffeine. Slow, deep breath-ing at the onset of a fl ash is said to mini-mize it.
Estrogen, which you have tried, is the most effective treatment for fl ashes. It should be taken in as low a dose as pos-sible for the shortest time possible. May-be a different estrogen preparation would work for you.
Effexor and Lexapro, two antidepres-sants, have met with success in suppress-ing hot fl ashes for some women. Here
they are not used for their antide-pressant action. It’s an example of medicines that have more than one function. Neurontin (gabapentin) is a seizure-control medicine that is also used for control of hot fl ashes.Hot fl ashes that have lasted as long as yours call for a consideration of conditions other than estrogen deprivation. An overactive thyroid gland, a hidden infection and two unusual tumors -- carcinoid and pheochromocytoma -- are examples of illnesses that produce symptoms similar to a hot fl ash.
***DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I am 84 years old. Recently I had a CT scan of my abdomen. It revealed multi-ple diverticula in the sigmoid colon. Will you please explain diverticu-litis to me, and what I can expect
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Fiber stops diverticula from forming. Make sure you’re getting 25-30 grams of it every day.
Diverticulitis is infl ammation of divertic-ula. It happens to only a few people with diverticulosis. Fiber also will prevent in-fl ammation from developing.
The booklet on diverticulosis explains this common malady in detail. To order a copy, write: Dr. Donohue -- No. 502W, Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475. Enclose a check or money order (no cash) for $4.75 U.S./$6 Canada with the recipient’s printed name and address. Please allow four weeks for delivery.
***Dr. Donohue regrets that he is unable to answer individual letters, but he will in-corporate them in his column whenever possible. Readers may write him or re-quest an order form of available health newsletters at P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475.
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There is absolutely nothing like having fresh herbs on hand to cook with. They can
really make a dish special. Like fresh basil in a caprice salad or fresh thyme in chicken noodle soup! But buying fresh herbs at the store every time you need them can sure add up and growing your own can prove to be equally frustrating if your herbs aren’t happy. If you know how to make them happy however, you can have fresh herbs on hand any-time you need them and save a little money too.
The fi rst and most critical tip is pro-viding the right light. Herbs need a substantial amount of light. At least eight hours of bright light is ideal, preferably from a south fac-ing window. If your herbs start to look stretched out or their leaves are pale or falling off than you prob-ably need to fi nd a brighter spot. Af-ter all, what good is growing herbs if there aren’t any leaves to cook with? The other important, very important, factor is water. Isn’t it al-ways? Make sure that you plant in a quality potting soil and use a pot with very good drainage. Yellowing
leaves is often a sign that your herbs are getting too much water or aren’t receiving enough drainage. Finally, our dry winter air, especially in our homes, can also make it diffi cult for our herbs to fl ourish. Try setting your herbs on top of a tray full of pebbles and fi ll it with water. That way they can benefi t from some hu-midity. That’s it! These three things really can make a huge difference in how your herbs perform!
You can fi nd a variety of fun herbs to try at your local garden center as plants or seed. Many perennial herbs like thyme, chives or mint can be divided in the fall and brought in-doors. Many annual herbs can also be brought in for the winter like rosemary, basil, or pineapple sage. If you’ve never grown pineapple sage, try it! It smells amazing and you can make a really wonderful tea from its leaves. And if you notice after you’ve brought herbs indoors that they have acquired a few hitch hikers than spray them heavily with a mix-ture of soap and water. If you prefer a ready to use spray from your local garden center make sure it is organic and can be used on edibles.
Aside from adding fl avor to your favorite dishes herbs provide essen-tial vitamins and minerals. Growing fresh herbs inside also provides your home with a fresh, warm feeling that only a living plant can bring.
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Q: Last year, we ordered a cord of fi rewood, but the weather was so warm that we barely used half of it in our fi replace. Is the remaining half still good to use this winter? -- Frank in Marlborough, Mass.
A: Stored correctly, fi rewood can last for several seasons if need be, so your remaining half-cord should be fi ne for use this winter. It has contin-ued to season and is probably much drier than it was last year, meaning it will likely catch and burn faster.
Large amounts of fi rewood that will be stored through the winter and into the next cold season generally should be kept several feet from the house at minimum. The wood should be kept off the ground -- loaded on a pallet or a storage rack -- and stacked evenly. This creates good airfl ow between
the logs, allows it to dry quickly after a rain storm, and reduces the number of insects that take up residence in the stack, as well as discourages rodents from creating nests in it.
How much fi rewood you should pur-chase and store each year is entirely up to you. I’ve often passed homes in the Northeastern countryside that have several cords of neatly cut wood stacked underneath the crawlspace of outlying barns, sheds, or sometimes even the houses themselves. In sub-urban and urban areas, this is prob-ably not acceptable to the neighbors or may violate local ordinances.
Plan to have no more than two win-ters’ worth of fi rewood stacked near your house. The amount depends on how much you use your fi replace, and whether it is a necessity to warm the home or just a decorative element.
HOME TIP: Order fi rewood from a source as close to your home as pos-sible, to prevent pests -- particularly tree-killing insects -- moving from one area or region to another.
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• On Nov. 12, 1864, Union Gen. William T. Sherman orders the business district of Atlanta destroyed before he embarks on his famous March to the Sea through Georgia to prevent the Confederates from recover-ing anything once the Yankees had aban-doned it.
• On Nov. 16, 1901, a low-slung car called the “Torpedo Racer” -- basically a square platform on bicycle wheels -- breaks the world speed record for electric cars in Co-ney Island, N.Y., by going 1 mile down the straight dirt track in just 63 seconds. That’s about 57 mph. Today the world speed record for an electric vehicle is about 245 mph.
• On Nov. 14, 1914, in Constantinople, cap-ital of the Ottoman Empire, the religious leader Sheikh-ul-Islam declares an Islamic holy war on behalf of the Ottoman govern-ment, urging his Muslim followers to take up arms against Britain, France, Russia, Serbia and Montenegro.
• On Nov. 15, 1943, Heinrich Himmler makes public an order that Gypsies are to be
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• On Nov. 13, 1953, a member of the In-diana Textbook Commission calls for the removal of references to the book “Robin Hood” from textbooks used by the state’s schools. She claimed that Robin Hood was a communist because he robbed the rich and gave it to the poor.
• On Nov. 17, 1968, the Oakland Raiders score two touchdowns in nine seconds to beat the New York Jets -- and no one sees it. In a debacle which would become known as “Heidi Bowl,” with just 65 seconds left to play, NBC broke away from the game to air its previously scheduled programming, the movie “Heidi.”
• On Nov. 18, 1987, a fi re in a London sub-way station kills 30 commuters and injures scores of others. At the King’s Cross station in London, people began to smell smoke coming from beneath one of the station’s escalators. It was later revealed that debris and grease had built up under the escalator.
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• It was Scotsman Bertie Charles Forbes, journalist and founder of Forbes magazine, who made the following sage observation: “There is more credit and satisfaction in being a fi rst-rate truck driver than in being a tenth-rate executive.”
• The prospectors of 1849 might not have realized it, but you’re more likely to fi nd a 5-carat diamond than a 1-ounce nugget of gold.
• You might be surprised -- and, depending on your temperament, terrifi ed -- to learn that bats can fl y at speeds up to 60 mph. Some can even reach altitudes of 10,000 feet.
• Coffee beans are actually seeds. The fruit of the coffee tree is called a cherry and are said to be deli-cious. They spoil too quickly to be marketed effectively, though, so only the seeds are used.
• Beverly Hills, Calif., is one of the most affl uent areas of the country.
It was not always such a posh lo-cale, however; in 1920 the popula-tion was 674, and most of the land was given over to bean fi elds.
• All joking aside, those who study such things say that natural blondes tend to have more diffi culty driving than those whose hair is of a darker hue -- at night, anyway. The reason? Most natural blondes also have blue eyes, which aren’t as good as brown eyes at shielding out light. This means that blondes tend to be more easily blinded by the headlights of oncoming cars.
• When a professional football play-er retires, there’s a 50-50 chance he’ll get divorced within a year.
• Everybody dreams. Those who claim that they never have dreams just don’t remember them.
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This easy-to-use cookbook addresses the health and dietary needs of pre-diabetics, juvenile diabetes, Type I and Type II diabetics, women with pregnancy-related diabetes, those with diabetic-related complications or any-one seeking to embrace a healthier diet and lifestyle.
Diabetes symptoms vary depending on how high the blood sugar is elevated. Some people, especially those with prediabetes or type 2 diabetes, may not experience symptoms initially. In type 1 diabetes, however, symptoms tend to come on quickly and be more severe. Although type 1 diabetes can develop at any age, it typically appears dur-ing childhood or adolescence. Type 2 diabetes, the most common type, can develop at any age and often is prevent-able.
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Holiday Dining with Diabetescontinued from page 9
Some of the signs and symptoms of type 1 and type 2 diabetes are increased thirst; frequent urination; extreme hun-ger; unexplained weight loss; the pres-ence of ketones in the urine (ketones are a byproduct of the breakdown of muscle and fat, which happens when there’s not enough insulin); fatigue; blurred vision; slow-healing sores; mild high blood pressure; and frequent in-fections, such as gum or skin infections and vaginal or bladder infections.
This recipe for Crispy Roasted Chicken is from “The Kitchen Diva’s Diabetic Cookbook.” It’s easy and delicious, and provides a healthy meal for diabet-ics and those who dine with them dur-ing the holidays ... and every day!
CRISPY ROASTED CHICKEN
This is one of my family’s favorite chicken dishes. I usually prepare it for Sunday dinner after church and for hol-iday celebrations. Sprinkling the skin with baking powder helps draw out the moisture, so the skin gets crackling crisp in the oven.
1 (5 1/2 to 6 pound) whole chicken, or 5 pounds breast, drumsticks and thigh parts1/2 tablespoon baking powder1 tablespoon olive oil2 tablespoons garlic powder2 tablespoons poultry seasoning1 teaspoon salt1 teaspoons freshly ground black pep-per 1 small onion, halved1 lemon, halved8 sprigs rosemary4 cloves garlic cloves, smashed 2 teaspoons minced fresh thymeCooking oil spray
1. Remove the neck, giblets and any pieces of fat inside of the bird. Rinse the bird with cold water inside and out. Remove any excess fat and leftover pin
feathers. Pat the chicken dry with pa-per towels. Sprinkle the chicken skin (breast side only) with the baking pow-der. Place the chicken on a roasting rack in a large baking pan and let it air-dry in the refrigerator for 30 minutes. Pat the chicken dry with more paper towels.
2. Spray a large baking pan with cook-ing-oil spray. Rub the olive oil all over the chicken. Turn the chicken breast side up, twist the wing tips and tuck them behind the bird. Sprinkle the chicken inside and out with the garlic powder, poultry seasoning, salt and pepper. Rub the spices inside and out of the bird, or if using parts, on both sides. Stuff the cavity with the onion, lemon, rosemary, garlic and thyme, or place aromatics under the chicken parts
3. Preheat oven to 425 F. Place the chicken in the upper half of the oven and cook, uncovered, for 15 minutes to brown and crisp the skin. Lower the oven temperature to 350 F. Spray the chicken with the cooking-oil spray. Roast the chicken for an additional 35 to 40 minutes, or until the juices run clear when a thigh is pierced with a knife, or an instant-read thermometer inserted in the thigh and not touching bone registers 165 F.
4. Remove the chicken from oven and allow it to rest, uncovered, for at least 10 minutes prior to carving. Do not cover the meat because it will steam and soften the crispy skin. Makes 10 servings.
Angela Shelf Medearis is an award-winning children’s author, culinary historian and the author of seven cook-books. Her new cookbook is “The Kitchen Diva’s Diabetic Cookbook.” Her website is www.divapro.com. To see how-to videos, recipes and much, much more, Like Angela Shelf Medearis, The Kitchen Diva! on Face-book and go to Hulu.com. Recipes may not be reprinted without permission from Angela Shelf Medearis.
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1. LANGUAGE: What is the meaning of the Latin prefi x “demi”?
2. HISTORY: Who wrote the political book “The Prince” during the Renaissance?
3. ASTRONOMY: What phase of the moon is opposite of crescent?
4. LITERATURE: What was the real name of the author who assumed the pen name of George Orwell?
5. ART: What are the three primary col-ors?
6. MUSIC: What is indicated by the mu-sical notation “estinto”?
7. GEOGRAPHY: What state lies directly east of Utah?
8. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: What is the traditional birthstone for June?
9. MEASUREMENTS: The watt, a unit of electrical power, was named for what fa-mous inventor?
10. ETIQUETTE: Properly speaking, who should host a wedding shower for a bride?
1. Who hit the most major-league home runs during the decade of the 1940s?
2. Two Minnesota Twins pitchers had 20-win seasons during the 1990s. Name them.
3. Who holds the NFL mark for most fi eld goals in a season, and how many?
4. When was the last time before 2011-12 that the Indiana Hoosiers men’s basketball team started a season 10-0?
5. Name the only NHL team other than Edmonton (2010-12) to have the No. 1 overall draft pick three con-secutive seasons.
6. Which was the fi rst country to win back-to-back Euro titles in men’s soccer along with a World Cup in be-tween.
7. Who were the world heavyweight boxing champions before and after Rocky Marciano’s 1952-56 reign?
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SNIPPETZ® PUZZLES AND TRIVIA
1. Who were Boyce and Hart?
2. Name the group that wrote and released “The Letter.”
3. Which artist got a start with a band called Steel Mill?
4. Name the female artist who was born Anna Mae Bullock.
5. Identify this song lyric: “Take your silver spoon and dig your grave.”
New DVD Releases forWeek of November 12, 2012
PICKS OF THE WEEK“Brave” (PG) -- Pixar’s latest release goes into a mythical Scottish setting to tell the story of a headstrong, red-haired lass. Merida (voiced by Kelly MacDonald), is a princess who doesn’t want to do the whole princess thing. Merida tries to thwart her own arranged marriage. When that doesn’t work, she tries to use dangerous magic to change her fate.While “Brave” has its strong points, it falls short of Pixar’s greatest hits. The pacing
can get on your nerves, for example. The tone can get a little dark. It’s not enough to scare the kiddos or keep them from enjoy-ing the tale. It’s a pleasant departure from the typical princess story with a good help-ing of slapstick comedy and amazing visu-als.“Savages” (R) -- Oliver Stone directs this summertime crime epic about a trio of pretty, young marijuana moguls who go to war with the big bad Baja Cartel. Chon (Taylor Kitsch, short-haired handsome dude) and Ben (Aaron Johnson, long-haired handsome dude) are living large in Laguna Beach with their shared squeeze, Ophelia (Blake Lively, vacant-looking blonde). Brutal drug lord, Elena (Selma Hayek) wants a piece of their pot profi ts, so she sends in her minion, Lado (Benicio Del Toro.) Stone knows how to keep you watching. Hayek’s evil narco-empress is chilling and
also very hot. However, Lively was given voice-over duty, and her voice and the things she says soon become tiresome. You may wish you didn’t want to keep watch-ing.“The Watch” (PG-13) -- Four suburban guys (Vince Vaughn, Ben Stiller, Jonah Hill and Richard Ayoade) looking for an excuse to hang out form a neighborhood watch and wind up in a showdown with alien invaders. It’s a simply silly concept that could pass or fail based on the comedic riffi ng of the stars. It’s a fail. The jokes are lazy, the script is tedious. Whether it was the acting or the direction, the funny men just aren’t at their best. There’s no room for wit or originality to blossom when the script is overfl owing with anatomy jokes.“Pixar Short Films Collection 2” -- As much as Pixar has a great record with fea-ture fi lms, it also knows how to put a lot of heart and art into a featurette. This collec-
tion of animated shorts includes “La Luna,” “Day and Night” and “Presto.” Each one is about fi ve minutes of high-quality anima-tion. The shorts were released with major Pixar fi lms, but this collection puts them on one disc and adds value. The collection also includes older shorts from Pixar’s ani-mators and creative directors, as well as in-formation about how they got their start.
TV RELEASES“Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles:
The Complete Classic Series Collection”
“Doctor Who: Series Seven -- Part One”
“Lost Girl: Season Two”
“Duck Dynasty: Season 1”
“Friends: The Complete Series” [Blu-ray]
“Dance Moms: Season 2, Volume 1”
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In order to keep everyone honest (you know who you are,) you can fi nd the an-swers and solutions to the trivia and puzzles to the next page (13).
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BySamStruckhoff
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SNIPPETZ® COMICS AND ENTERTAINMENT
Answers & Solutions
TRIVIA TEST ANSWERS
SPORTS QUIZ ANSWERS
FLASH BACK ANSWERS1. Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart produced hits for many major groups in the 1960s, but were best known for the songs they wrote for The Monkees. The duo created more than 300 compositions and sold 42 million records.2. The Box Tops. The fi rst line of the song, “Give me a ticket for an aeroplane,” was a throwaway mentioned by the father of a bandmember. “The Letter” was a No. 1 hit in 1967 and later covered by Joe Cocker.3. Bruce Springsteen. Some members of Steel Mill ended up in Springsteen’s E Street Band in 1972.4. Tina Turner. She met future husband Ike Turner when he was playing in St. Louis. Tina grabbed the mic, and it wasn’t long before the Ike & Tina Turner Revue was born.5. “Gold Dust Woman,” by Fleetwood Mac, written and sung by Stevie Nicks. The 1977 song was originally cut as a B-side to “You Make Loving Fun.”
1. Half2. Niccolo Machiavelli
3. Gibbous4. Eric Arthur Blair
5. Red, yellow and blue6. So soft that it can hardly be heard
7. Colorado8. Pearl
9. James Watt10. A friend of the bride
1. Ted Williams, with 234. Johnny Mize was second,
with 217.
2. Scott Erickson (1991) and Brad Radke (1997).
3. San Francisco’s David Akers had 44 in 2011.
4. It was 1989-90.
5. The Quebec Nordiques (1989-91).
6. Spain (2008-12).
7. Jersey Joe Walcott before, Floyd Patterson after.
NOVEMBER 12, 2012
ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Your work requires increased effort during the next few days. But it all will pay off down the line. Things ease up in time for weekend fun with family and/or friends.
TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Your genu-ine concern for others could prompt you to promise more than you can deliver. It’s best to modify your plans now, before you wind up overcommitted later.
GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) A situation that seems simple at fi rst glance needs a more thorough assessment before you give it your OK. Dig deeper for information that might be hidden from view.
CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Careful: Right now, things might not be quite what they ap-pear. Even the intuitive Crab could misread the signs. Get some solid facts before you act on your suspicions.
LEO (July 23 to August 22) Your energy lev-els are high, allowing you to complete those unfi nished tasks before you take on a new project. A social invitation could come from an unlikely source.
VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) You might think you’re helping, but unless you’re asked for a critique, don’t give it. If you are asked, watch what you say. Your words should be helpful, not hurtful.
LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) Your attempt at mediating disputes might meet some opposition at fi rst. But once you’re shown to be fair and impartial, resistance soon gives way to cooperation.
SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) Go ahead. Reward yourself for helping settle a disturbing workplace situation. On another note: A personal relationship might be mov-ing to a higher level.
SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to December 21) A sudden change of heart by a colleague might create some momentary uncertainty. But stay with your original decision and, if necessary, defend it.
CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) Rely on a combination of your sharp instincts along with some really intense information-gathering to help you make a possibly life-changing decision.
AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) In-stead of worrying if that new person in your life will stay or leave, spend all that energy on strengthening your relationship so it becomes walk-out resistant.
PISCES (February 19 to March 20) A sud-den fi nancial dry spell could reduce your cash fl ow almost to a trickle. But by conserving more and spending less, you’ll get through the crunch in good shape.
BORN THIS WEEK: Your ability to keep secrets makes you the perfect confi dante for friends, family and co-workers.
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RAMPART HIGH SCHOOL’S CHRISTMAS CUPBOARD
BAZAAR EVENT Rampart High School8250 Lexington Drive
Colorado Springs, 80920Nov 17, 2012 9am/4pm
Get a head start on your holiday shopping at Rampart High School’s annual Christmas Cupboard Bazaar! HUGE selection of unique HANDMADE ITEMS from 150 vendors!!! Delicious concession stand! FREE admission! It’s the BEST craft fair in town! (No strollers Please)
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Saturday, December 1 at 2PMAt Viking Hall, 1045 Ford Street (off
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Cost is $14Seating limited
Please phone June at 599-3235 for reservations
7th ANNUALNORTH POLE AT TRI-LAKES
ARTS AND CRAFTS FAIRDec 1st and 2nd, 2012
10AM to 4PMGrace Best School66 Jefferson Street
Downtown MonumentAdmission: Nonperishable food
items or cash donations.Visit with Santa 1PM both days!
Sponsored by Monument HIll Kiwanis Club.
for more information contact: Barb at 719-495-7666 or
4th Annual Gleneagle FestivalOf Lights & Hayride
Dec. 8th 2012, 5pm to 8 pm Bring the whole family for a hayride through the golf course to view the beautiful light displays while singing carols with friends & neighbors. Hayride tour is only $2.00; 4 & under ride for free. Free cookies donated by the Gleneagle Women’s Club. Hot beverges will be available.
Questions - call Rick EveloGleneage Golf Club, 488-0900.
JULEBORDCHRISTMAS PARTYSunday, December 16
At Viking Hall, 1045 Ford Street, Colorado Springs
Social time at 2:30PM and Julebord at 3PMAssorted salads, breads, lefse, meat and cheese trays, seafood, roast pork, vegetables, assorted Norse desserts. Caroling around the Christmas tree and a visit from Santa. Cost is $17 for members, $19 for non-members and $7 for children 5-12. For reservations, please phone Cleo at 719-598-1982 prior to December 12. Seating is limited
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ONE MAN’S OPINION ON
HOLIDAY SONGS
By Nicholas James Yanez
The time of caroling is com-ing. The ads, the gift idea’s, the family visits, the ham
and turkey and gravy, the pumpkin pie, the candy canes, the Christmas lights; the madness! Yes, jut ignor-ing it all for another month is one option. But, wouldn’t you rather be prepared? Suck it up chump, the Holiday Season is offi cially here. It’s time to start making your plans.
Pinz Bowling Center is an easy way to skip the stress of party planning. This year, your holiday party is set to be the best one; and you’ll do al-most none of the work.
Just give Pinz a call at (719) 487-7469. You can pick your buffet op-tion, reserve a room, snag a couple of lanes, pre-order pizza, tell the bar to be ready, and demand that fun be had! Whether it be for your
Company, Family, Friends, Sports Team, College Buddies, or Under-ground Cult; Pinz has everything you’ll need to please your group of partiers. We’ll keep the full and we’ll keep it fun. You just sit back and enjoy the sweet compliments of a party well thrown.
Now that we’re done talking about that: Let’s discuss the prospect of caroling. It’s a group of people wearing festive sweaters and such, who sing lovely songs to (some-times not so lovely) people around town. Who invented this concept? Must one be able to sing well to be a caroler? I missed my golden op-portunity to carol on October 31st – I thought this would be hilarious.
Now that Halloween has passed, I see no caroling in my future. But I want to encourage others to take the plunge. For all carolers out there - please feel welcome to parade through the Tri-Lakes area (even Pinz Bowling Center) and try to brighten the world with your song. Music makes the spirit dance peo-ple. I Support carolers dang it, and I’ll have it be known to the world!
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The Palmer Lake Historical Society invites the public on Thursday, November 15,
2012, at 7:00 P.M. to the Palmer Lake Town Hall, 28 Valley Crescent, Palmer Lake, CO 80133, as Jerry Wlodarek and Johnny Mulligan pres-ent an informative evening about the weapons that opened the early west, the men who built them, and the men who used them. In addition to being
a Restoration Specialist with Doug-las County, Jerry is an accomplished gunsmith and has restored or built many fi rearms from both the past as well as the present.
As explorers, trappers, and Mountain Men moved westward into the Rocky Mountains and adjacent areas, their survival depended on reliable and accurate weapons. Jerry and Johnny will display and discuss several fi re-arms that were used by these individ-uals for protection, obtaining food, and providing a source of income. They will also display and describe various powder horns and discuss the contents of the “possibles” bag, car-ried by every rifl eman.
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ZOOM TOYOUR ZENITH
By Ron Ross
This is the last of a series of col-umns originally titled “Pre-pare for the Boom.” When I
began the series almost a year ago I was anticipating an economic boom that I thought would naturally fol-low the bust of the last few years. I posited that those who were the best prepared for the break upward would receive the greatest benefi ts from the boom. That’s why each week I wrote about things you and I need to do to be ready when the bust turns into boom.
By most standards and despite prom-ises of hope and change, what went down is still going down. About the only things that are going up are fore-
closures, bankruptcies, prices and unemployment. Some pundits think we’re going to have to wait a long time for the boom. I hope they are wrong and I know you do too.
In the meantime, there’s not a whole lot you can do to bring about immedi-ate change to the national economic predicament we are in. So if there’s going to be any boom in your little world, you’re going to have to make it happen yourself. Fortunately, most intelligent people don’t sit on their butts and wait for the government to come and rescue them. They fi gure the best thing the government can do is to get out of their way and let them work and solve their problems them-selves.
It’s like this: Any boom starts within the individual, within your own heart and mind. You begin by looking deep within your own soul for that’s where your true strength is found. It’s not what the government can do for you;
it’s what you can do for yourself, your family and your community.
Answer these questions: Who are you, really? What great longings still linger in your heart? What signifi cant yet perhaps repressed aspirations seek fulfi llment? Find the answers and you will fi nd your real strength. And trust me when I tell you that nei-ther your answers nor your strength will be found in some government tax break, benefi t or bailout. Neither will they be found by winning the lottery or getting a surprise legacy from an unknown recently deceased wealthy uncle.
Your strength, your riches and your destiny are already written on your heart. You must bailout yourself, solve your own problems, confront your own obstacles and in the process cre-ate your own legacy. In many ways, my friend, you’re on your own so stop whining and get after it – what-ever for you “it” is. And that is why
when I was about two-thirds of the way through this series I changed the name from “Prepare for the Boom” to “Kick in the Pants.”
Here’s the point about you that I am trying to make: You never know what you can accomplish until you test yourself and you never know the measure of your strength until your strength is tested. Right now – this is the season of testing. Over the next few months and years you will fi nd out what you are made of. And that is good. For once you fi nd the real you, once you develop your own internal spiritual muscles, you’ll be ready for the boom and you will zoom to your zenith.
So this week’s “Kick in the Pants” is this: Make your own boom happen. I know you can. I know you will. And quietly in the background of your soul, I hope you’ll hear me cheering you on to your personal destiny.
If you would like a compilation of the 41 columns in this series in the form of an e-book, send me an email and request the same. I will send it to you as soon as it is ready - no charge. Email me at [email protected].
©2012 Ron Ross
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Series 4, Article 13LinkedIn is an online resume ofwho you are, and who you've everbeen. It gives you the keys to con-trolling your online identity. Haveyou Googled yourself lately? Younever know what may come up.LinkedIn profiles rise to the top ofsearch results, letting you controlthe first impression people getwhen searching for you online.
The Steps:Step 1: Go to www.LinkedIn.com
and fill in the blanks for a new profile.Use your common email address as asecondary and use your businessemail for your primary (you don't wantbusiness contacts to find you at yourcollege email address at [email protected]), but you needto have an email on file that you willalways be able to access.
Step 2: Upload your picture. Manypeople will not accept connection invi-tations if they do not see a picture.They may not recognize the nameamong the hundreds they met at arecent convention without a picture.The picture should be appropriate forbusiness. LinkedIn pictures don't haveto be overly formal, but they do needto be something better than your bestat-the-gym picture.
Step 3: Add a tag, or a descriptionto your name if you have a very com-mon name. I have a very commonname, so I add "Leadership Expert"after my name. It sounds a bit preten-tious (I was uncomfortable doing thatuntil a friend of mine told me thatthere were thousands of Mary Kellysout there (thanks Mom and Dad) andhe couldn't find me), so I added thetag to my last name and voila! Myconnections increased because myfriends and contacts found me.
Step 4: Use your resume andbackground to build great content. Fillin the blanks of your education andwork experience. Be interesting.Bullets for your summary are a greatway to provide concise, eye-catchinginformation.
Side note: I don't recommendstarting with a video. Two reasons: 1)it takes time to load, and most peoplewon't wait; 2) unless you are veryinteresting (like Henry Kissinger) orvery funny (like The O'Shea Report ),no one wants to spend that timewatching you introduce yourself.
Step 5: Get some high-quality rec-ommendations. Go to the recommen-dations tab at the top and ask someof your trusted colleagues for recom-mendations specific to you as a pro-fessional. For example, commentssuch as "Mary is great!" or "Mary waswonderful!" sound nice, but they donot describe what I do, or the value I
provide to a business client."Mary provided timely economic
expertise and leadership advice thatallowed us to increase productivityimmediately. Mary's advice saved us$567,000 for the year" is a muchstronger recommendation.
Ask your recommenders to focuson the results you provide.
If you are a roofer, ask customersto describe your GREAT service as aroofer. "Ken's prompt response andaccurate estimate was indicative of thefast, quality work that his companyprovided. He and his team were ontime, polite, and trustworthy. They gotthe job done on time and under budg-et."
Step 6: Join groups of your peers.In the upper right corner is a searchbox. To the left of that are options withan arrow. Click on the groups and thensearch for your business interests,your alumni organizations, and yourbusiness peers. Join groups to allowyou to connect with the other membersof those groups. Increase your interac-tion in LinkedIn groups and get to knowwhat others are doing in your field.
Step 7: Join the groups that yourclients join. This allows you to under-stand the concerns of your customerbase, and then you can provide solu-tions in the group discussion areas,which increases both your presenceand your credibility.
Step 8: Use the applications. Myfavorites are the book list and theslideshare functions. The book list letsyou type in the name of a book, selectthe book's cover, and make commentsabout the book. I also like this functionto feature some of my favorite authorsand friends. The slideshare function isan easy upload for large presentation.This lets people share presentationsand notes that otherwise might be toolarge to email. There is also a travelapplication that lets your network knowwhere you are going, leading to simplecoordination and more opportunitiesfor meetings.
Step 9: Be the expert. Use theanswers function in the upper rightbox. Click on answers, and type inyour topic of expertise. When thequestions appear, provide an answerand include your website. You becomea known subject matter expert and oth-ers get the benefit of your wisdom.
Step 10: Enjoy your online connec-tions! Thanks to social media, we canconnect with people all over the world.LinkedIn is a terrific way to find lostfriends and to stay in touch with newones.
Source: Mary Kelly, PhD improves profitgrowth. More articles and informationare at www.ProductiveLeaders.com
Find all past articles at www.WebChatbyRobyn.comThis article is provided by Robyn Graham, Owner of WebsitesByRobyn.com
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SOCIALSECURITY?
As more and more people are approaching retirement age, the issues surrounding
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WILL SOCIALSECURITY BE THERE
WHEN I RETIRE?
The most recent government-issued projections indicate Social Security funding will run out by 2033. How-ever, that does not mean that in 20 years Social Security will be gone. It is in fact the point where revenues will not be adequate to meet 100% of the promised benefi ts established by law. At that point, unless Con-gress intervenes, the Social Secu-rity Administration estimates ben-efi ts will need to be cut by 22% and could decline from there.
SHOULD I STARTRETIREMENT BENEFITS AS
SOON AS I’M ELIGIBLE?
The minimum age Social Security
retirement benefi ts can be started is 62. Today, for a variety of reasons, an increasing number of retirees are electing to begin benefi ts at that ear-ly age. But it does pay to wait. For each year benefi ts are postponed after full retirement, currently age 66, benefi ts are increased by 8%. For those who can wait until at age 70 that would be an increase in ben-efi ts of nearly 35%.
WILL I BE ABLE TOLIVE COMFORTABLY ON
SOCIAL SECURITY?
Social Security is not nor has it ever been a complete source for retire-ment income. The average monthly benefi t being paid to a retired work-er is $1,242. So unless you have a pension or savings to supplement Social Security, you may fi nd that you will need to greatly reduce your lifestyle to get by with just Social Security retirement income.
WILL I BE ELIGIBLEFOR MEDICARE
WHEN I START SOCIALSECURITY BENEFITS?
Unless you have been receiving So-cial Security disability benefi ts for are least 2 years you are not eligible for Medicare until age 65. Many of those who have started retirement income at age 62 have found that they have been woefully underpre-pared for the high cost of health in-surance. Yet another reason to post-
pone starting benefi ts.
The choices surrounding the deci-sion to begin Social Security retire-ment income are complex and often times come with unintended conse-quences. I would encourage you seek out competent advice from a professional specializing in retire-ment planning before you decide.
“For lack of guidance a people falls; security lies in many counselors.” Proverbs 12:14
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