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of Pulaski CountyIssue 42March 9, 2011

TIDBITS® HONORS ST. PAT’S DAY WITH

ALL THINGS GREENby Kathy Wolfe

Kelly, emerald, olive, lime, chartreuse, sage or forest … No matter how you say it, the color is green! This week, to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, Tidbits brings you facts about all things green.

•Locatedonthecolorspectrumatawavelengthof about 520 to 470 nanometers, the color green is created from a mixture of yellow and blue. Celadonisashadeofgreenthatisapaletintofspring green,while chartreuse is a pale applegreen. Viridian is a dark blue-green color, whose chemical name is hydrated chromium oxide. The facility belonging to comic action heroes the X-Men is colored viridian.

•Beginningin1903,Crayolaofferedonegreencrayon,simplycalled“green.”Seagreen,springgreen and olive green were made available in 1949, and in 1958, the company introducedforest green. Ultra-green came along in 1972, and since then, the company’s more creativegreen names have included electric lime, jungle green,magicmint,asparagus,Caribbeangreen,fern green, Granny Smith apple, inch worm,mountainmeadowandtropicalrainforest.

•Thewaiting room for performers or speakersscheduledtoappearonstageiscalledtheGreenRoom.Althoughhistoricallypaintedgreen,mostmodern Green Rooms are not.

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•Ifacompanyisguiltyofgreen-washing,theyaremisleadingconsumersbyproclaiming thattheyimplementpositiveenvironmentalpracticesthat don’t exist or can’t be substantiated. The company might falsely claim that they userecycledcontentintheirproduct,oradvertiseonesmall truth to distract consumers from a larger falsehood.

•Thewordgreenhas found itsway intomanyterms in the English language. If you’re a greenhorn, you’re an inexperienced beginner.When the green-eyed monster rears its ugly head, itrepresentsjealousy;similarly,anindividualcanbe green with envy. Those who have the ability to make anything grow are said to have a green thumb. If you have a roll of greenbacks, your pocketisfullofU.S.currency.Notfeelingwell?You might be described as green around the gills.

• Members of the Green Party focus on theenvironment, equal opportunity, social justiceandnon-violence.Itistheirplatformthat,“everyhuman being deserves a say in the decisions thataffecttheirlives.”Thepartydoesnotacceptcorporate donations, shunning corporations’influenceandcontrolovergovernmentandthemedia. Probably the most famous Green Party memberisRalphNader.

• The blue-green color of teal was named forthe Common Teal, also known as the Eurasian Teal, a common breed of duck, which is the smallest“dabbling”duck.Thismeans it feedsat the surface of the water rather than by diving. TheTeal’sgreeneyepatchdominatesthebird’sotherwise chestnut-colored head.

The sun on the back of the neck, the feel of the earth in your hands,seeingthefirstgreenshootsgrowingoutoftheground... all of this can be quite healing for a veteran who suffers from PostTraumaticStressDisorderorabrainorphysicalinjury.

Allacrossthecountry,largeandsmallfarmshaveopenedtheirdoors to veterans who want (or need) to get back to the land. Veteranswhohavegoneintofarmingenjoyasenseofpurposeinthephysicalwork,whiletakingthetimetoheal.

Whilethousandsofveteransaresigningupforeducationben-efitsorfundstostartanewbusiness,otherveteransarediggingin the soil.Theopportunities arevaried:weeks-long trainingclasses,farmswhereveteransareworking,transitioncampsforthose who want to try it out.

Some farms are wheelchair accessible, with elevated beds that areeasytoreach.SomeareCSAfarms,withcropsgrownforaspecificmarket,withthecustomerspayinginadvance.

If becoming a farmer sounds like something you’d like to ex-plore,herearesomeideas:

•TheFarmer-VeteranCoalition[www.farmvetco.org]matchesreturning veterans with farmers and funding, and also hosts two-day farm retreats.

• The Veterans Farm [www.veteransfarm.giving.officelive.com] isanaccessible farmfordisabledveterans. Ithosts14-weekhorticulturaltherapyprogramstolearnhowtogrowor-ganic fruits and vegetables.

•VetFarms[315-863-5143]inupstateNewYorkoffersinstruc-tioninplanting,tractoroperation,marketingandmore.

•CombatBootstoCowboyBootsattheUniversityofNebras-ka’sNebraskaCollegeofTechnicalAgriculture[ncta.unl.edu],in coordinationwith theDepartment ofVeteransAffairs andDepartmentofAgriculture,offerstrainingandcareerplacementfor veterans wishing to become farmers or ranchers.

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GREEN THINGS (continued):•Themyrtleplantisthesourceofthegreencolor

by the same name, a very dark shade, darker than spinach.Plantsinthesamefamilyasthemyrtleincludetheclove,guava,allspiceandeucalyptus.

•Mostpeoplewon’trecognizethenameofHugh“Lumpy” Brannum, but baby boomers willremember him as the overall-wearing sidekick of children’stelevision’sCaptainKangaroo.AptlynamedMr.GreenJeans,BrannumappearedasthehandymanattheTreasureHousefrom1955to 1984.

•WeknowtheTrifoliumrepensbyanothername— the white clover, but more commonly, the shamrock. Taken from the Irish word, seamrog, meaning “little clover,” this white-floweredperennialwasregardedbyearlyCeltsasacharm

1. Is the Book of 1 Thessalonians in the Old or New Testament or nei-ther?2. To keep Adam and Eve away after the Fall, what did God place around the Tree of Life? Smoking pits, Deep moat, Cherubim with flaming swords, Walking vipers3. In 2 Samuel 12, what personality did God name Jedidiah? David, Amos, Solomon, Joab4. What “type” water did Jesus offer the Samaritan woman at the well? Fresh, Cool, Living, Clean5. From John 10, to what type animals are Christians compared? Cam-els, Sheep, Lions, Serpents6. Which of these was a type of food? Yoke, Manna, Prodigal, Mina

1. MOVIES: Who played the role of “Pardner” in the Western musical “Paint Your Wagon”?2. GEOGRAPHY: Minsk is the capital of what former Soviet republic?3. LITERATURE: In “Gone With the Wind,” what were the first names of the Tarleton twins?4. HISTORY: When did the Suez Canal open?5. MYTHOLOGY: Who was the Norse trickster god?6. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: What sport did Scotland ban in 1457 for fear that it was interfering with the practice of archery, a vital part of the national defense?7. MUSIC: Frank Sinatra first gained major fame by singing for which Big Band leader?8. U.S. PRESIDENTS: Who served as FDR’s secretary of war 1940-1945?9. U.S. STATES: Which state’s nickname is the Pine Tree State?10. FOOD & DRINK: What type of fruit is known as a honeydew?

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GREEN THINGS (continued):againstevilspirits.LegendhasitthatSt.Patrickusedthelittlethree-leafedplanttoillustratethedoctrineoftheHolyTrinity—Father,Son,andHolySpirit—totheIrishpeople,demonstratinghoweachleafwasseparateyetjoinedtogetherin a single stem. Most Irish brides include shamrocks in their bridal bouquet as well as in the groom’s boutonniere.

•ThecolorgreenisconsideredsacredintheIslamreligion as a symbol of vegetation and new life. FolklorestatesthatMuhammadwasespeciallyfond of the color and wore a green cloak and turban. According to the Koran, inhabitants of Paradisewilldressinfinegarmentsofgreensilk.SeveralIslamicnationsincorporatethecolorintotheirflags;infact,theflagofLibyaissimplyagreen field, with no other colors, designs ordetails.

• Thatpigment inplants andalgae thatmakesthemgreen isknownaschlorophyll, and it isnecessary for the process of photosynthesis.Chlorophyll absorbs sunlight and uses thatenergytosynthesizecarbohydratesfromcarbondioxideandwater.Leaveschangecolorinthefallbecausethechlorophyllintheleavesbeginsto decay.

• Agentleman inChinawhowants to expresshis love for his sweetheart will give her a gift of jade. In this culture, this gemstone indicates eternity,andisgiventoconveydeepeternallove,similar to the symbol of gold and diamonds in the Western world.

•AttheendoftheyellowbrickroadintheLandofOzistheEmeraldCity,homeofthefamousWizard. InL.FrankBaum’s legendarynovel,all those entering the Emerald City were made to wear green-tinted eyeglasses that made everything look green, although the City was “nomoregreenthananyothercity.”

•CanyouimaginetheWickedWitchoftheWestwithouthertrademarkgreenmakeupinthe1939film,“TheWizardofOz”?Themakeup,whichtooktwohourseverydaytoapply,achieveditsdistinctive color from a dangerous chemical, copper oxide, and actressMargaret Hamiltonhad to exercise extreme caution when eating meals while wearing it, so as not to ingest any. It became even more dangerous when HamiltonwasmakingherspectacularexitfromMunchkinland via an elevator in a trap doorontheset.Whentheburstofrealfirecameup,hermakeupignited,causingpainfulburnsthatrequired six weeks to heal.

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As a tribute to St. Patrick’s Day, Tidbits looks at several of those whose names are derived from theLatinwordmeaning“nobleone.”

•Asafinehighschoolathlete,PatrickSwayzeexcelled in football, diving, broad-jumping,track and martial arts. Yet he abandoned all of his sportstostudyballetanddanceprofessionallywith major New York City companies. HisfirstprofessionalgigwasasCinderella’sPrinceCharming in Disneyland parades. Swayze’stelevisiondebutcameontheseries“M*A*S*H,”where he played a soldier who had beendiagnosedwithleukemia.Ofcourse,he’sbestknown for his role as Johnny Castle in 1987’s “DirtyDancing,”andasSamWheatin1990’s“Ghost,” roles forwhich he receivedGoldenGlobenominations.HewasPeoplemagazine’sSexiest Man Alive in 1991 and was also chosen asoneoftheir50MostBeautifulPeopleintheWorld. Although he fought valiantly against pancreaticcancer,itclaimedhislifein2009,21months after diagnosis.

• One of America’s founding fathers, PatrickHenrywasatwo-timegovernorofVirginiaanda strong advocate of the American Revolution. AstheHouseofBurgessesdebatedwhethertotakemilitaryactionagainsttheadvancingBritisharmy,Henrymadehisfamous“Givemelibertyorgivemedeath”speechin1775.

• The number 33 jersey has been retired byhockey’s Montreal Canadiens and Colorado Avalanche. It belonged to Patrick Roy, who hasbeenvotedthegreatestgoaltenderinNHLhistorybyapanelofwritersandafanpoll.ThisHockeyHallofFamerwontwoStanleyCupchampionships each with the Canadiens andtheAvalanche,andistheonlyplayerinhistoryto win the Stanley’s MVP award three times Today,PatrickRoyspendshistimemanaging

• It was English biologist Thomas Henry Huxley who made the following sage observation: “There is no greater mistake than the hasty conclusion that opinions are worthless because they are badly argued.”

• In 1955, a woman in Italy gave birth to a baby who weighed 22 pounds, 8 ounces.

• Two United State first ladies ran away to get married: Florence Harding, future wife of President Warren G. Harding, eloped with her first husband when she was 19, and Anna Harrison eloped with the future ninth U.S. President William Henry Harrison (also known as “Old Tippecanoe”) when she was 20 and he was 22.

• The substance now known as cat litter was originally designed to be used as nesting material for chickens.

• Early in the history of the Christian church, tea was considered to be a dangerous intoxicant.

• Louis Diat, chef at the New York City Ritz-Carlton in the early 20th century, is usually credited with first creating the soup known as vichyssoise. He based the recipe on one his mother and grandmother used to make, but he had to change the name to something a bit more fancy; it seems that “Mama’s Potato-Leek Puree” didn’t fit in with the other menu items.

• The blood of the icefish has no color.

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•Adifferentnumber33jerseyhasbeenretiredbythe New York Knicks, belonging to center Patrick Ewing.Ewinglivedthefirst11yearsofhislifeinJamaica,whereheplayedcricketandsoccer.AtGeorgetownUniversity,hewasoneofthefirstcollegeplayerstostartonthevarsityteamasafreshman, which contributed to his being voted asthe16thgreatestcollegeplayerofalltimebyESPN.TheHallofFamerisalsoonthelistasoneofthe50GreatestBasketballPlayersofAllTime.EwinghastwoOlympicgoldmedalstohiscreditas a member of the 1984 and 1992 basketball teams. Today, he is the assistant coach for the OrlandoMagic.

• Although not a familiar name, the ReverendPatrickBellwasfamousinhisownright.ThisChurchofScotlandministerinventedthereapingmachinein1828.Bellcollectednofinancialgainfrom his invention, because he never obtained a patent,believingitshouldbenefitallmankind.

• “Dr.McDreamy,”neurosurgeonDerekShepherdontelevision’s“Grey’sAnatomy,” isplayedbyheartthrob Patrick Dempsey. Dempsey enteredthe entertainment world as a teenager when he studiedjugglingandactuallyplacedthirdintheNational Jugglers Convention. At one time, he wanted to attend Clown College. The Maine-bornstarwasalsoastatechampiondownhillskierwhotrainedforanOlympicteamslot.Dempseywas diagnosed as dyslexic at a young age, and although he attended the local high school, he dropped out before graduating. His dyslexiaforceshimtototallymemorizeallhisscripts.Inhisspare time,he isasportscar racerandhasparticipatedinboththeIndianapolisandDaytonaBeachraces.

•OnMarch13,1781,theGerman-bornEnglishastronomer William Hershel discovers Uranus,theseventhplanetfromthesun.Herschel’sdis-coveryofanewplanetwasthefirsttobemadeinmoderntimes,andthefirsttobemadebyuseofatelescope.

• OnMarch 11, 1918, a historic influenza epi-demic breaks out at the U.S.Army hospital atFortRiley,Kan.ThediseasesoontraveledtoEu-ropewith theAmerican soldiers heading to thebattlefieldsofFrance.Thefluwouldeventuallykill675,000Americansandmorethan20millionpeoplearoundtheworld.

• On March 12, 1922, author Jack Kerouac isborninLowell,Mass.InWorldWarII,heservedintheNavybutwasexpelledforsevereperson-alityproblemsthatmayhavebeensymptomsofmentalillness.Itwasnotuntil1957whenhepub-lished“OntheRoad”thathebecamefamousasaseminalfigureoftheBeatGeneration.

• On March 7, 1938, Janet Guthrie, the firstwoman to compete in the Indianapolis 500 andDaytona 500 races, is born in Iowa City, Iowa. GuthriedroveinherfinalIndy500in1979andher last Daytona 500 in 1980. Her helmet anddriver’s suit are in the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.

• On March 10, 1945, 300American bombersdrop almost 2,000 tons of incendiaries on To-kyo.The attack destroyed large portions of theJapanesecapitalandkilled100,000civilians.Tensquare miles of eastern Tokyo were entirely oblit-erated, and an estimated 250,000 buildings were destroyed.

•OnMarch 8, 1951, theLonelyHeartsKillers--MarthaBeckandRaymondMartinezFernan-dez -- are executed in the electric chair atSingSing Prison in NewYork. The odd couple hadschemed to seduce, rob and murder women who placed personal ads in newspapers. Their storyhas been the subject of several movies, most re-cently“LonelyHearts”(2006).

•OnMarch9,1985,thefirst-everAdopt-a-High-waysigniserectedonHighway69inTexas.ThehighwaywasadoptedbytheTylerCivitanClub,whichcommittedtopickinguptrashalongades-ignated 2-mile stretch of the road.

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March 26, 11am - 4pmTaste of Pulaski County & Basket Auction at the St. Robert Community CenterApril 1Fabulous Fakes: fake acts perform table to table dur-ing the luncheon at Pershing Community Center, FLWApril 1, 7pmTri-County Center for Independent Living Center Fun-draiser: Trivia night & baked goods auction at Eugene Northern Hall, 400 4th St. in Rolla. April 16, 1pm - 3pmSt. Robert Easter Egg HuntApril 17, 1pmMeat shoot at Steelville Country Club, 269 W. Hwy 8. Proceeds go to Tri-County Center for Independent Living.

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A reverse mortgage gives you money out of the equity in your home. You can get it in monthly sums, as a line of credit or all at once. Themoneydoesn’thavetobepaidbackuntilyou die or sell the house.

Soundsgood,right?Butreversemortgageshave always been a tricky and complicatedbusiness, and now laws have recently changed concerning reverse mortgages.

--Appraisersaremoreprotectednow,andyouhavelessrecourseoverabadappraisal.--You’llberequiredtocompletecounseling

to learn about reverse mortgages.

--The Federal Housing Administrationhas lowered upfront fees in its new HomeEquityConversionMortgageSaverprogramasofOctober2010.You’llbecharged0.01percent of the value of the home, insteadof the mammoth thousands of dollars that often were charged with the Standard version before the change. The catch is that you can’t take out as much equity as before. Mortgage insuranceisnow1.25percentannually.TheSaver program works best if you’re onlygoing to stay in your home for a few years.

However,theStandardreversemortgageshave some changes, too.You’ll still pay anupfront mortgage insurance premium of2 percent of the value of the home. If paidmonthly, that changes to a whopping 1.25percentofthevalueofthehome--ithadbeen0.5percent.Bottomline:Standardnowcostsmore.

No matter which version you choose, all liensmustbepaidoff.Theamountyougetisdetermined by the value of your home, your age(age62orabove)andthegoinginterestrates.

Formoreinformation,calltheDepartmentofHousingandUrbanDevelopmentat800-569-4287.

Changes to Reverse Mortgages

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