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WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAYby Rick Dandes

World Environment Day, celebrated every year on June 5, was established by the United Nations General Assembly in 1972. The day is intended to stimulate awareness of issues affecting the environment and enhance political attention and public action. This week, Tidbits honors the day and goes green.

• Albert Einstein won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1921 for his ground-breaking experiments with solar power and photo voltaics.

• Can “going green” create jobs? Absolutely. As an example, just look at Germany, where the solar industry has generated 10,000 jobs in production, distribution and installation.

• A world record was set in 1990 when a solar-powered aircraft flew across the United States in 21 stages, using absolutely no fuel at all.

• Water is the most commonly used renewable energy resource, providing enough power to meet the needs of 28.3 million people.

• Although pollutant levels in the early 1900s were two to five times higher than current levels, forests in the Pacific Northwest are dying twice as fast as they were 17 years ago, and scientists blame warming temperatures, according to a new study.

• If you drink a can of beer after work and then toss it in the recycling bin, that one (aluminum) can saves enough energy to watch television for three hours after dinner. Of course, you’d save even more energy if you went out for a walk or read a good used book after dinner. Think of the paper and trees saved.

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ENVIRONMENT DAY(continued):• Yes, we can: There are over 80 billion soda cans

used each year. Yes, that’s billion. And that’s just soda. Now, can you see the importance of recycling aluminum?

• If you were to add up the amount of separate pieces of paper trash that each American throws away per year, it would be approximately 13,000 pieces of paper. A large percentage of this is packaging and junk mail.

• An amazing fact: If you were to lay out all the paper that American businesses generate in just one day, that paper would be enough to circle the Earth about 20 times.

• When a glass bottle is recycled, the process considerably cuts back on the air and water pollution that occurs when you create the bottle from raw materials.

• Do it online? If American households went online to view and pay their bills, it would save over 16 million trees. Find out what services and options are available to you.

• Recycle your newspapers whenever you can. Each year, 10 million tons (9.1 million kg) of newspaper are not recycled, but thrown away in landfills. If we changed this habit altogether, we could save up to 75 million trees.

• For every 1 percent decrease in the Earth’s ozone layer, there is a 2 percent increase in the incidence of skin cancer in humans.

• Public transportation produces 95 percent less carbon monoxide (CO), 90 percent less volatile organic compounds (VOCs), and about half as much carbon dioxide (CO2) and nitrogen oxide (NOx), per passenger mile as private vehicles. Energy-related carbon dioxide emissions represent about 82 percent of the total U.S. human-made greenhouse emissions.

• Forty-nine percent of America’s electricity comes from burning coal. Sixty three percent of fossil fuel electricity comes from burning coal, 29 percent from burning natural gas and 9 percent from burning oil.

• The combustion of fossil fuels supplies over 40 percent of the electricity the entire world uses.

• It takes approximately 394 pounds (179 kg) of coal to keep a single 100-watt incandescent light bulb burning for 12 hours each day for one year.

• Currently, conventional incandescent lamps are in the process of being replaced with more energy-efficient lamps. Fluorescent light has been used for many years in overhead fluorescent tubes without causing any problems. Nevertheless, certain “light sensitive” citizens’ associations have voiced concerns about compact fluorescent lamps.

• Every minute you cut from your shower is roughly 5 gallons (19 liters) of water saved. The less time your shower takes, the lower your impact on the environment.

• Lighters are usually considered disposable so they will most likely end up in land fills. You can use the cardboard matches that are more eco-friendly because they are made of recyclable material.

• Geothermal energy from the Earth is abundant.

If we could utilize just 5 percent of the geothermal “wealth” we have here in the Unites States, we could supply the electricity needs for 260 million Americans. America’s population at the moment is right around 300 million.

• If laundromats in the United States switched to front-loading machines, we could save a whole lot of water. If just one load of wash per day was washed by a front loader rather than a top-loading machine, we’d save 1 million gallons (3.8 million liters) of water a day.

• America’s refrigerators use about 7 percent of the nation’s total electricity consumption, the output of about 25 large power plants.

• Did you know that Americans throw away approximately 2.5 million plastic bottles every hour? Meeting the nation’s demand for bottled water requires more than 1.5 million barrels of oil annually. That is enough to fuel an estimated 100,000 cars for a year.

• How it all began: From the conservation movement at the beginning of the 20h century, there has been a steady progression. In the sixties the great concern centered on chemical pesticides.

• Many believe the ecological movement was born with author Rachel Carson’s classic book, “Silent Spring.”

• The ecology movement’s growth has been stimulated by a widespread acknowledgment of an ecological crisis on our planet.

• Big Earth Day issues through the years: There was a great deal of concern over nuclear weapons and nuclear power in 1960s and 1970s; the big issue in the 1980s was acid rain; in the 1990s, ozone depletion and deforestation; and now climate change and global warming are the biggest concerns for many.

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DEAR PAW’S CORNER: I have a 1-year-old pug that really smells. I take “Deb” to have her bathed, and a day later she smells again. I was giving her a bath every week and was told that it would dry out her skin. What should I do about it? I hate to give her up, but she smells really bad. Sign me -- Pinching My Nose in Rochester, N.Y.

DEAR PINCHING MY NOSE: I’ve never owned a dog that smelled so bad I had to give it up. But I have owned a few smelly dogs in my lifetime. In most cases of chronic odif-erousness, a skin problem or other medical condition is the culprit.That’s why I would recommend you take Deb to a veterinarian who has experience with pugs and their unique issues. Any time a dog’s odor is frequently and noticeably unpleasant -- not just when you get up close to their fur and sniff, but almost literally “Oh man, Deb’s in the room,” you should have her checked out.

One problem that’s been noted in pugs is yeast infections, which can produce a rather gnarly smell. Dogs prone to these infections need careful monitoring and shouldn’t be bathed too much (as dry skin can worsen the problem).Because pugs can suffer from skin problems and allergies, you want to be careful about how frequently Deb is bathed and what shampoos are used. Talk to the vet about best grooming practices for a pug.

Send your pet questions and tips to Sam Mazzotta at [email protected], or write to Paw’s Corner, c/o King Features Weekly Service, P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475. Find more pet advice and re-sources at www.PawsCorner.com.

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

Women Can Ignore Most Fibroids

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: A 50-year-old friend of mine was diagnosed with leiomyoma of the uterus. Does this have anything to do with fibroids? She has fibroids, but her doctor says they are best left alone, since they shrink at menopause. What causes leiomyoma? Can it become cancer? What treatments are available? -- L.B.

ANSWER: “Leiomyoma” (LIE-oh-my-OH-muh) is the medical word for “fibroid.” Fibroids are noncancerous growths of the uterine muscle. The uterus basically is a muscular sack with a lining designed to nourish a fetus.The cause of fibroids hasn’t been determined.They’re extremely common. By age 35, 40 percent to 50 percent of women have one or more. By age 50, 70 percent to 90 percent have at least one fibroid. For most of these women, fibroids cause no trouble and can be ignored.Large fibroids might cause pelvic pain, and they can press on adjacent structures such as the bladder. When that happens, a woman has a need to empty her bladder frequently. Heavy menstrual bleeding is a sign of fibroids. They also can bring painful menstrual periods, and sometimes they make sexual relations uncom-fortable. Infertility is cited as a possible effect, but infertility due to fibroids is rare.Transformation into cancer is possible, but not probable. If a fibroid grows rapidly, that’s a sign of cancer change and must be investigated. Most fibroids shrink with menopause.Doctors can treat fibroids in a number of ways.

One is removal of the uterus -- hysterectomy. If a woman wants more children, sometimes removal of only the fibroid is possible, and this can be managed in some cases with a scope and special instruments. Uterine artery embolization is a newer treatment in which a slender, soft tube (a catheter) is passed from a surface artery to the uterine artery. When it’s at the precise spot, the doctor releases sand-size synthetic particles that clog the artery and cut off the fibroid’s blood supply. It withers and is shed. The booklet on fibroids describes them in detail. To order a copy, write: Dr. Donohue -- No. 1106W, 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.***DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I don’t think you will consider this a health problem. It isn’t, but it is still a problem for me. It is freckles. They cover my face in the summer, and they really bother me. How do I stop them? I am 16, and freckles are ruining my life. -- L.M.

ANSWER: Sunlight causes freckles. In the winter, when the sun is less intense, they fade. In summer, the stronger sunlight activates skin cells to produce melanin, the dark pigment re-sponsible for tanning -- and for freckles.Sunscreens with an SPF -- sun protection factor -- of 15 or higher afford a good defense against the sun’s ultraviolet rays. You shouldn’t go out-side without applying it, and you should reapply it as often as the label directions say. If you can find it, get a sunscreen with protection against

both ultraviolet A and B.A hat provides shade for the face and is another protection against freckles. ***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.(c) 2010 North America Synd., Inc. All Rights Reserved


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• It was American novelist, poet and painter -- and prominent member of the Beat Generation of artists -- William S. Burroughs who made the following decla-ration: “I don’t care if people hate my guts; I assume most of them do. The important question is whether they are in a position to do anything about it.” • If you wanted to dig to the center of the earth, you’d have to go down about 4,000 miles. • Those of you who need your daily java fix probably won’t be surprised to learn that coffee is one of the most popular drinks worldwide and is one of the most traded agricultural commodities. Due to limitations in cultivation, however, Hawaii is the only state in the U.S. that produces the beans. • The world’s largest dam, located in Can-ada, is 2,790 feet long -- twice as long as Arizona and Nevada’s Hoover Dam. The truly amazing thing isn’t its size, though; it’s the manner of construction. Over the course of several months, the dam was built entirely by beavers. • According to industry experts, beverage makers sell 9 billion cases of carbonated soda in the United States every year. • If you ever open a magazine or watch TV, you’ve probably seen at least one ad from the “Got Milk?” campaign. You probably didn’t know, though, that the same campaign also broke new advertising ground with ads at bus stops that weren’t just visual; they also gave off the odor of fresh-baked cookies. That particular approach was quickly abandoned due to concerns about allergies. • Popular cooking expert and television host Rachael Ray reportedly has a sign hanging outside her door that says “Martha doesn’t live here.”***Thought for the Day: “Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted counts.” -- Mark Twain(c) 2010 King Features Synd., Inc.

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HOLLYWOOD ... Naomi Watts is one of the town’s busiest actresses. She is co-starring with Ewan McGregor in “The Impossible,” plus starring in “Fair Crime,” in which she plays an outed CIA undercover agent opposite Sean Penn. ... Meanwhile, Julia, Sandra, Gwyneth and etc. are looking around for “something good and juicy,” and possibly by the time you read this they will have come upon something. Like a good man, a good script is “hard to find.”

The curtain is hardly down on the Golden Globe awards, when they (whomever they are) are talking about next year’s affair. British co-median Ricky Gervais will host the 68th annual show on Jan. 16, 2011. “I can’t believe they want me back after all the ‘not so nice’ things I said,” he is reported to have told several inter-viewers.

John Lennon’s autographed lyric sheet for The Beatles’ “A Day in the Life” goes on the auction block at Sotheby’s in New York and is expected to fetch at least $700,000. The sheet for the song from “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” is being sold by a collector who paid $93,000 for it in 1992. Beatles popularity never seems to wane, no matter how many decades go by.

Aside to Penelope H. of Pine Prairie, Texas, who wants to know how Julia-Louis Dreyfus can get a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, when big stars like Julia Roberts and Sandra Bullock aren’t there. Your answer, Penelope, is that if Julia and Sandra wanted one, all they would have to do is approach the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce with $3,000, and they would be there.

It doesn’t happen until November, but already the town of Baton Rouge, La., is readying for The 6th Annual Red Stick International Ani-mation Festival. There will be all sorts of fun things, plus the best food in the world: shrimp, crabs, crayfish, fried chicken, gumbo and more galore! Y’all come!

It has been sad times for the Redgraves. Nata-sha Richardson, daughter of Vanessa, died not long ago, and only recently Lynn Redgrave, sister to Vanessa, lost her battle with breast cancer. I knew Lynn. We had lots of fun. Adieu, mon ami!

Everyone in New Orleans is talking about Sandra Bullock’s child adoption, and her nam-ing him Louis after the great “Satchmo,” who is “tooting” that horn in heaven with all the angels swinging to his rhythm. I have a tape of a radio interview I did with him, and it is one of my greatest treasures.***BITS ‘N’ PIECES: From Aubrey Malone’s book “I Was a Fugitive From a Hollywood Trivia Factory,” couples who came close to marriage but didn’t: Clara Bow and Gary Cooper ... Ryan O’Neal and Farrah Fawcett ... Kiefer Sutherland and Julia Roberts ... Brad Pitt and Gwyneth Paltrow ... Warren Beatty and Joan Collins ... Elvis Presley and Ann Margret ... Joan Crawford and Clark Gable ... Marilyn Monroe and Yves Montand ... Tyrone Power and Lana Turner ... Burt Reynolds and Sally Field ... and Johnny Depp and Winona Ryder.


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ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Your Aries self-esteem level is high, as is your impatience to see more action come your way in the work-place. Good news, Lamb: It could start to hap-pen sooner than you think.TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Changing things now could upset a lot of people. But if you feel you’re acting because you believe it’s the right thing to do, others will understand and even come to support you.GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) A change of mind might not necessarily be a change of heart. You still want to go ahead with your plans, but you might see a better way to make them happen. So go for it.CANCER (June 21 to July 22) An old business dispute could re-emerge and possibly affect upcoming negotiations. Consider opening up the situation to include suggestions from others on both sides of the issue.LEO (July 23 to August 22) Some Leos and Leonas might find it somewhat difficult to get their ideas accepted or even considered. But that’s only for a while. Things will soon return to the way you like them.VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) The pace seems to be slowing down from the hectic on-the-job run you recently enjoyed. But be as-sured that you’re still in the race to pick up new workplace-related goodies.LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) Seasonal changes create opportunities for busy Librans. However, be sure to balance your workload with your personal life so that you don’t overdo it on one end or the other.SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) A for-mer critic could make a surprise turnaround and become a supporter. But if your Scorpion sense suspects a questionable motive, who are the rest of us to doubt it?SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to Decem-ber 21) Data on a new project seems less than dependable. But it might turn out to be just the opposite. Consult with someone who knows how you might best be able to check it out. CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) Capricorneans face many decisions this week, with the Sea Goat’s kids rating high on the con-sideration scale, especially regarding vacations and upcoming school matters.AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) Showing that you care is what Aquarians do so well. It’s your very special skill. And this week, you’ll have several chances to show off that gift for a very special person. Good luck.PISCES (February 19 to March 21) That streak of Piscean wariness should serve you well this week should you be among those who come up against a slippery character offering a fishy deal with nothing to back it up. BORN THIS WEEK: You have an artist’s sense of how to help others see, as you do, the beautiful things about the world.


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Q: One of my favorite comedic actors to come from “Saturday Night Live” since Will Ferrell is Kristen Wiig. When is she going to get a star-ring role in her own feature film? -- Pamela Z., via e-mailA: The hilarious 36-year-old actress is joining forces with Judd Apatow and Paul Feig (the “Freaks and Geeks” dynamic duo) to bring to life her untitled comedy, which she wrote and

stars in. The movie features Kristen as a maid of honor who is competing with a bridesmaid (played by Rose Byrne of “Damages” on FX) for the attention of the bride. Also attached to the project are Jon Hamm (of AMC’s “Mad Men”), Dianne Wiest and “SNL” alumnus Maya Rudolph. The movie is scheduled for a May 2011 release.***Q: So many movies franchises are putting out sequels lately, i.e.: “Ironman,” “Shrek,” etc. When is my favorite franchise, “Men in Black,” going to reboot? -- Kevin D., Annapolis, Md.A: Word is that “Men in Black III” in 3-D has been green-lighted for a May 25, 2012 release date. Star Will Smith and director Barry Son-nenfeld are already aboard, and final nego-tiations (as of this writing) are in place with Tommy Lee Jones. There is also talk that Josh Brolin is set to portray a younger version of Tommy Lee Jones’ character, Agent Kay.***Write to Cindy at King Features Weekly Service, P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475; or e-mail her at [email protected]. For more news and extended interviews, visit www.celebri-tyextraonline.com and twitter.com/Celebrity_Extra.


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MEMORIAL DAYMemorial Day is a day of remembrance of those who have died serving our country. Tidbits salutes the men and women of our armed forces who fought and who sacrificed their lives so that we could be free.• Memorial Day has a long history. It began as

a commemoration for those soldiers who died during the Civil War.

• Three years after the Civil War ended, on May 5, 1868, General John A. Logan, the head of the Grand Army of the Republic, established Decoration Day (later changed to Memorial Day) as a time for the nation to decorate the graves of the war dead with flowers. He declared the day should be observed on May 30 because flowers would be in bloom all over the country.

• Memorial Day was first celebrated on May 30, 1868. During the first national celebration. General James Garfield made a speech at Arlington National Cemetery, after which around 5,000 participants helped to decorate the graves of the more than 20,000 Union and Confederate soldiers who were buried there.

• This first “official” celebration in 1868 was inspired by observances in several towns throughout America that had been going on since the end of the Civil War. Several Northern and Southern cities claim to be the birthplace of Memorial Day, but in 1966, the federal government declared Waterloo, N.Y., its official birthplace. Waterloo was chosen because it had made celebration of the day an annual event that involved the entire community.

• The South refused to honor the dead on Memorial Day until after World War I when the meaning of Memorial Day changed from honoring Civil War dead to honoring Americans who died fighting in any war.

• The first state to officially recognize Memorial Day was New York.

• This year the holiday is celebrated on May 31.• How is the 3rd U.S. Infantry associated with

Memorial Day? Since the late 1950s on the Thursday just before Memorial Day, around 1,200 soldiers of the 3rd U.S. Infantry place small American flags at each of the more than 260,000 gravestones at Arlington National Cemetery. They then patrol 24 hours a day during the weekend to ensure that each flag remains standing.

• In 1951, the Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts of St. Louis began placing flags on the 150,000 graves at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery as an annual Good Turn, a practice that continues to this day.

• In the year 2000, the National Moment of Remembrance Resolution passed. At 3 p.m. on Memorial Day all Americans are asked to voluntarily and informally observe in their own way a moment of remembrance and respect by pausing from whatever they are doing for a moment of silence or listening to “Taps.”

• In the morning on Memorial Day, many Americans visit the graves of grandparents and other loved ones to lay flowers while offering a prayer. They traditionally spend the afternoon with family and friends, enjoying picnics and the warm weather.

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seniors) were first asked to look at pictures of other people and rate them only by physical features.The result was that seniors without depres-sion took longer to rate the physical features, likely because happy or sad expressions on the faces affected them and delayed a re-sponse.Participants were then asked to rate the ex-pression on the faces in the photos.Seniors with depression weren’t distracted at all by any expression. It didn’t matter if it was a happy, neutral or sad face. Additionally -- and this is key -- depressed seniors had a harder time identifying which emotion was being expressed in the photo.This is apparently the first seniors-centered study that looked at depression from this angle. I can envision new treatments us-ing this facial emotion recognition, perhaps paired with counseling to augment the drugs that are typically given.

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].


Mood Disorders

The rate of those of us having mental issues involving anxiety seems to decline a bit as we advance in age. On the other hand, if we have depression, it can be harder to treat in seniors. So say two recent studies.The first study compared people of all age groups to see which group had more anxi-ety disorders, and then focused on older age groups (55-64 years, 65-74 years, 75-84 years and 85 years and up) and compared them over a 12-month period.The results showed that, yes, there was an overall decline in mood disorders as the participants aged. Women had more disorders than men, however. Even though there is a decline in mood disorders, anxiety remains very common, especially in women.Right on the heels of this study was another concerning depression in later life. Research-ers claimed that depression in seniors is harder to treat, but at least they now have a clue as to why: Those with depression “don’t respond normally to emotional stimuli,” such as faces that are neutral, happy or sad.Participants (both healthy and depressed

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