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• Studies have shown that you spend more and make worse decisions when grocery shopping at peak hours. To be a saver on the family food bill, pick a time to shop when you’re not rushed,

have a list, know the sales ahead of time and eat before you go.

• I used to struggle with plastic wrap every time I tried to use it. But now it’s a breeze since I learned to do these two things: One, keep plastic wrap in the freezer. It unrolls evenly, not one side or the other. Two, use a serrated knife to cut it instead of relying on the metal strip down the side of the box. You lay it out on the counter, and just run the knife down the edge you want to cut. Works like magic, and it’s no longer frustrating. -- G.S. in Georgia

• Store an apple or two with your potatoes to keep them from sprouting. Be sure to check them often.

• “Make a creme lipstick last longer and stay cleaner by using a makeup brush to apply it. Your skin picks up more of the lipstick than necessary, one reason why we blot our lips afterward. But the brush uses only what you need. And there’s less bacteria transfer.” -- Y.R. in Massachusetts

• File this one under safety AND energy smarts: Clean the dryer vent after every load. Clean the dryer vent screen monthly with a gentle soap and water bath. Rinse well and dry thoroughly before inserting back into your dryer.

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• On Feb. 24, 1786, Wilhelm Karl Grimm, the younger of the two Brothers Grimm, is born in Hanau, Germany. The brothers' collection of oral folktales include "Hansel and

Gretel," "Snow White," "Little Red Riding Hood," "Sleeping Beauty" and "Rapunzel."

• On Feb. 25, 1890, Vlacheslav Skryabin, foreign minister for the Soviet Union who took the revolutionary name Molotov, is born in Kurkaka, Russia. Molotov advocated the use of throwing bottles filled with flammable liquid and stuffed with a lit rag at the enemy, and the famous "Molotov cocktail" was born.

• On Feb. 26, 1903, Alexander Winton, driving his Winton Bullet, sets the first speed record ever achieved at Daytona Beach, Fla. Built in 1902, the "Bullet Number 1" drove a measured mile at more than 65 mph.

• On Feb. 23, 1945, during the battle for Iwo Jima, U.S. Marines raise the American flag atop Mt. Suribachi, an event captured on film by AP photographer Joe Rosenthal. Although the photograph has long led people to believe that the flag raising was a turning point in the battle, fighting continued for 31 more days.

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• If you're a fan of the original "Wizard of Oz" movie, you might be surprised to learn that the actress who played Glinda the Good Witch, Billie Burke, was 54 years old when the film was shot.

• The award for the most needless war in history could very well go to Paraguay, whose president,

Francisco Solano Lopez, believed himself to be an excellent tactician. He was a great admirer of Napoleon Bonaparte and wished to emulate the French emperor, but he had no wars to fight. To remedy the situation, in 1864 Lopez declared war on all three of his neighboring countries, Uruguay, Argentina and Brazil. His tactical abilities seem to have been of little use, however; it is estimated that 90 percent of Paraguay's male population was killed during the course of the war.

• During this time of election madness, "misology" could be a useful word to know. It means "hatred of reason."

• French novelist Marcel Proust's magnum opus, "Remembrance of Things Past," has been hailed as a literary masterpiece, but not everyone was a fan at first read. As Proust was trying, unsuccessfully, to find a publisher for his seven-volume work, one publisher said, "I may be dense, but I fail to see why a chap needs 30 pages to describe how he tosses and turns in bed before falling asleep." The author finally published the first volume with his own money; after the book was hailed as a masterpiece by critics, the same publishers who had rejected Proust competed for the opportunity to print the other six volumes of his work.


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February 9 - 15, 2012

Danica Patrick, the trailblazing driver who became the first woman ever to win an IndyCar race, is finally concentrating on NASCAR full-time.

This year she will compete in 10 Sprint Cup races while rac-ing full-time in the Nationwide Series. Her Cup races will be with the current champion, Tony Stewart, in a Chevy carrying No. 10. In Nationwide, she will continue to compete with Dale

Earnhardt Jr.'s team, but this marks her first season competing for the championship.Of her relationship with Stewart, Patrick said, "I feel respected, and I feel like he's

been very patient. Even the little things ... he doesn't look at me like I'm inexperienced. ... He investigates and says, no problem, let's get it right, and makes me comfortable with that kind of stuff."

Another significant development is Stewart-Haas Rac-ing's offseason hiring of Greg Zipadelli, who was Stewart's crew chief during his 2002 and '05 titles with Joe Gibbs Racing. Zipadelli now is the team's competition director, but he will serve as Patrick's crew chief for her 10 Cup ap-pearances, which begin with the Daytona 500.

"It really was a perfect opportunity for us, because it's hard to get a really good crew chief hired to only run 10 races a year in the first year," said Stewart. "To have somebody like Greg, who has been working with Joey (Logano) and has been a crew chief for the past 13 straight years, he can come into this scenario, and the last two guys he had both were rookies when they came in."

Year of The Danica Stewart won three Cup races with Zipadelli as a rookie in 1999.Patrick's hometown is Roscoe, Ill., but she presently lives in Phoenix. She turns 30 on

March 25."It's just like going to the first day of school," Patrick said. "You want to make a good

impression; you want to do a good job. ... It's finding your way around, finding my locker, literally.

"There's no combination for it, of course, but it is a locker that I needed to find, getting in sync with that."

• • •Monte Dutton covers motorsports for The Gaston (N.C.) Gazette. E-mail Monte at nascarthisweek

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DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I am going buggy -- literally. My 5-year-old kindergartener has head lice. I discovered them because he started scratching his head. It makes me sick to my stomach to think about this. I can’t imagine where he picked them up. Is the entire family destined to come down with them? I have four other children, two dogs and a husband. Help. -- B.C.

ANSWER: Head lice cause mothers more consternation than just about any other illness. For the record, head lice don’t transmit any illnesses. They do cause itching and scratching. They’re not a reflection of your cleanliness. Most likely your child picked them up at school from head-to-head contact or from sharing caps, brushes or combs.

The head louse is only 3 mm (0.12 inches) long. They’re difficult to see. The female louse lays her eggs at the base of the hair and glues them to the hair. The eggs are called nits. They hatch in about eight days. Nits found within a quarter of an inch from the scalp indicate active infection. If they are farther away, the infection is not likely to be active.

Treatments for head lice are many and usually quite effective. Advisory bodies promote permethrin (Nix) as the treatment of choice. It calls for reapplication in one week to 10 days. Malathion lotion (Ovide) is another reliable cure. Benzyl alcohol (Ulesfia Lotion 5 percent) is another good treatment that is applied to dry hair and then rinsed off. Natroba (spinosad) Topical Solution was approved recently as a head lice treatment. Both these latter two medicines need a prescription. You have many choices. Some of these treatments include combing the wet hair with a fine-toothed comb to get rid of nits.

You do not have to treat other family members if they show no signs of infection. Pets are safe; human head lice don’t like them. The only household cleaning necessary is vacuuming chairs and carpets where your 5-year-old has been. Clothes he has worn in the past two days need to be washed in hot water and dried with maximum heat. Lice that are off the head live for only two days.

• • •Dr. Donohue regrets that he is unable to answer individual letters, but he

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Applying Online for Social Security

Have you seen the public service announcements with Patty Duke promoting Social Security and Medicare?

Now there’s a new one: She’s signing up for Social Security ... from home ... in her pajamas!

I thought the plaid PJs were a bit much, but the mes-sage is a good one. We can sign up for Social Security and Medicare from the comfort of our home, assuming we have a computer.

Here is a partial list of things you can do online at the Social Security site:

--Apply for Social Security benefits.--Apply for Supplemental Security Income (SSI).--Apply for Medicare.--Apply for disability benefits (includes the Adult Dis-

ability Report).--Estimate the amount of retirement benefits you’ll get.

There’s a limit of 30 minutes to this feature, so make sure you have all your information ready. You’ll need your name, Social Security number, date and place of birth, and your mother’s maiden name. You’ll be able to calculate the best age to start collecting benefits.

--Get extra help with Medi-care drug plan costs. This could add up to $4,000 in assistance if you’re already on Medicare and have low income.

Once you apply online, you’ll be given a confirma-tion number. At the same site you can then go in and check the status.

If you’re certain you’ll never want to use the online features at Social Security, your best bet is to block ac-cess. You might want to do this if you’ve been the victim of identity theft or domestic violence.

Suggestion: If it’s more convenient to apply online, once you’re all set up, then go in and block your information completely. Then no one, even you, can access it without a phone call to Social Security.

To get started, go online to www.socialsecurity.gov.

Matilda Charles regrets that she can-not 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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