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TIDBITS® SNIFFS OUT SOMEFOODIE PLACES

by Patricia L. CookMany locations are named after famous people in history,

many after natural features or events, and some are named after food, whether directly or indirectly. We’ll take a look this week at some interesting “foodie” places.

• Ifyoustartoffyourmorningwithaheartybreakfastof bacon and eggs, you should feel welcomed inBacon, Texas, or Bacon Cove in Newfoundland and Labrador,Canada.AddinTwoEgg,Florida,andyouhaveadeliciousbreakfastcomboandsomeinterestinglocations!

• BaconCoveisapartofConceptionHarbor,arockyarea of great interest to kayakers, scuba divers andarchaeologists. There are many shipwreck sites in the area as well as one of the province’s last whaling wrecksthatispartiallysubmerged.

•TwoEgg,Florida,wasoriginallynamedAllisonaftera family-owned sawmill opened in the area. During theGreatDepression,thelocalsbegantradingeggsforother needs at the local general store, so the tiny little town changed its name.

•Doyouwantsometoastwithbreakfast?Toast,NorthCarolina, is just west of MountAiry. By the way,NorthCarolinaactuallyhasastate“toast,”butitisnotthekindmadewithbread!

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Sometimes there are mysteries we just don’t understand, and this is one of them: Sen. Jim Webb of Virginia won Senate approval to halt the proposed Department of Veter-ans Affairs ruling that acknowledges three new illnesses caused by Agent Orange.Those illnesses -- Parkinson’s disease, B-cell

leukemia and ischemic heart disease -- would have been presumptive, as requested by VA chief Eric Shinseki. He did, one has to assume, do his homework before he stated that there was evidence that linked Agent Orange with those illnesses.If there is House approval, this move will put a minimum of a 60-day hold on paying any compensation or giving any benefits for those illnesses. During the 60 days, Congress will “study” the issue, likely using the same research reports that Shinseki used when he came to his decision.All the while, the VA has been urging veter-ans to go ahead and file pronto so claims for these presumptive illnesses can be fast-tracked.

Of all the senators who might have thrown a wrench in the works, Webb is a surprise. He grew up the son of an Air Force officer, is the father of a Marine, and served in the Marine Corps himself in Vietnam. He’s the “Webb” in the new Webb GI Bill. He called for indepen-dent testing of body armor to make sure it’s safe. Webb fought against replacing Norfolk as a homeport for the Navy’s nuclear-pow-ered aircraft carriers. It would seem, on the surface, that he’s had his priorities straight.Until now.Don’t let this delay tactic stop you from filing. Get the paperwork in because back benefits will start from the date of filing, once they get this straightened out.

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1. LITERATURE: In which of Shakespeare’s plays does the character Titania appear?2. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: What was Edmond Hoyle’s relationship with games?3. MEDICAL: In human beings, what does a lack of iodine cause?4. HISTORY: What was the first country to allow women to vote?5. ANIMAL KINGDOM: What is the adjective used to describe horses?6. GEOGRAPHY: What is the largest World Heritage Area in the world?7. LANGUAGE: What is sonography more often known as?8. MOVIES: What was the name of the princess in the animated classic “Sleeping Beauty”?9. LEGAL: What is an inquest?10. MUSIC: In what 1960s song was the character “Little Jackie Paper” featured?

• On July 15, 1606, the great Dutch master Rem-brandt van Rijn is born in Leiden. Rembrandt completed more than 600 paintings, many of them portraits or self-portraits. By the age of 22, he was accomplished enough to take on his own students.

• On July 12, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln signs into law a measure calling for the awarding of a U.S. Army Medal of Honor. The first U.S. Army soldiers to receive the honor were six members of a Union raiding party who in penetrated deep into Tennessee and Georgia to destroy bridges and rail-road tracks.

• On July 14, 1881, Sheriff Pat Garrett kills Henry McCarty, known as Billy the Kid. Garrett had been tracking the Kid for three months after the gun-slinger had escaped from prison only days before his scheduled execution. At the trial, the judge had sentenced Billy the Kid to hang until “you are dead, dead, dead.” Billy reportedly responded, “And you can go to hell, hell, hell.”

• On July 17, 1938, glory-seeking flier Douglas Corrigan takes off from New York headed for Cali-fornia. Twenty-eight hours later, Corrigan landed his plane in Dublin, Ireland and exclaimed, “Just got in from New York. Where am I?” By the time “Wrong Way” Corrigan and his crated plane re-turned to New York by ship, he was a national ce-lebrity.

• On July 18, 1940, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, who first took office in 1933 as America’s 32nd president, is nominated for an unprecedented third term. Roosevelt would eventually be elected to a record four terms, the only U.S. president to serve more than two terms.

• On July 16, 1967, actor and comedian Will Ferrell is born in Irvine, Calif. After rising to fame on TV’s “Saturday Night Live,” Ferrell starred in a string of big-screen comedies, including “Anchorman,” “Old School” and “Talladega Nights.”

• On July 13, 1990, the romantic-thriller “Ghost,” starring Demi Moore, Patrick Swayze and Whoo-pi Goldberg, opens in theaters across the United States. The film, about a woman who communi-cates with her murdered husband through a psy-chic, received multiple Academy Award nomina-tions.

FOODIE PLACES (continued):•With all of the grains grown on the prairies inAlberta, Canada, is it any surprise that there isa place namedCereal? It is a small communityeast of Calgary in the sparsely populated area of AlbertaknownastheCanadianBadlands.

•IntheUnitedStates,BattleCreek,Michigan,isknownasthe“breakfastcapitaloftheworld.”InJune,theyhostedtheCerealFestivalandWorld’sLongestBreakfastTableevents.Missedthemthisyear?WatchforthemnextJune.

• Oatmeal,Texas, alongwith its larger neighborBertram, has been holding an annual OatmealFestival everyLaborDayWeekend since 1978.The water tower in town is painted to look like a cylindricaloatmealbox fromNationalOats, themakerof3MinuteOats,theonlyoatscompanythat responded to the festival organizers 33 years ago.

• By theway, if youvisit the “down-under” landofAustralia,gosouthtotheislandofTasmania.There you will find Eggs and Bacon Bay andEggsandBaconBeach.Also,therearesomelocalflowersknownas“EggsandBacon”flowers.

• Since the maple leaf became the centerpieceof theCanadianflag in 1965 andwasofficiallyrecognizedasCanada’sarborealemblemin1996,it’s really no surprise that there are lots of places namedmaple in Canada.A query on “NationalResourcesCanada”websiteyielded167places.

• With the increasing popularity of coffee andcoffeehouses in big cities, you may be curiousaboutHotCoffee,Mississippi.Itisasmalltownthatgotitsnamefromaninnkeeperinthe1800swho put out a sign in the shape of a coffee pot toattractbusiness.Notonlydidithelptheinn’spopularity, the area adopted the name.

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FOODIE PLACES (continued):• Coldwater, Ontario; Buttermilk, Kansas; andBeerBottleCrossing,Idaho,allsoundlikeothergreatplacestograbadrink.

• Sincethesandwichwasdiscovered,ithasbeenalunch staple in much of the world. The sandwich got itsname in1762fromJohnMontagu,whowasthe4thEarlofSandwich,whenheaskedforhismeattobeservedbetweentwopiecesofbread.Sandwich is a small town inKent in southeastEngland.In2003,the11thEarlofSandwichandhisson,Orlando,teamedupwithRobertEarl(notaBritishEarl)tostartarestaurantnamedEarlofSandwichatoneofthebusiestplacesintheworld–WaltDisneyWorldinOrlando,Florida.Thereare now a number of franchises in the UnitedStates.

• Thereareanumberofotherplacesaroundtheworld named Sandwich. One place originallynamed after the Earl of Sandwich was theSandwich Islands, which Captain James Cooknamedafterhissponsor,theEarlofSandwich,in1778.TheislandsarenowknownasHawaii.

•There are also towns namedSandwich inNewHampshire,Massachusetts,IllinoisandOntario.

•BurntCorn,Alabama;GreasyCorner,Arkansas;Goobertown, Arkansas; Pumpkin Center,Oklahoma; Conche, Newfoundland; Weiner,Arkansas;andRice,California.Don’tyouwanttocheckthemout?

• Red meat eaters may have heard of Angus,Ontario,westofBarrieandaboutanhournorthof Toronto. But the area was not named after angusbeefcattle. IthonorsAngusWarnerwhodiscovered the Nottawasaga River.

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Too many seniors are considering giving away their pets or taking them to the shelter. Often the senior is on a limited budget, and it’s getting too difficult to pay for pet food. If you’re in this group, help is available.

While there doesn’t seem to be a national network of pet assistance for seniors, small efforts have sprung up across the country. In some places, animal shelters have been taking donations of food and money to help people keep their pets. Call and ask for help. (Many have funds available for veterinary care, too.)

Call the Humane Society’s national number (202-452-1100) or go online to www.humanesociety.org. (You can use the computers at the library if you don’t have Internet.)

Do a Google search for: pets food assistance. Put in your state to find help in your area. Try this search: pet food pantry. Or this: pets food “need help.” Google also has an online article called “Having trouble affording your pet?” It includes a list of help organizations for every state.

Call your veterinarian’s office and ask if they know of a local help organization.

Many big chain pet stores are donating food to organizations on the local level. Call the pet stores in your area and ask if they know of local help organizations or if they donate to any.

Call your local food bank. Many are starting to take donations of pet food.

Researchers say that having a pet to care for can do wonders for our health. We get more exercise as we throw toys for a cat and get to socialize with others when we take the dog on a walk. Having a pet is good for us.

There’s also the little matter of love we share with out pets. Before you give up your pet because of the cost of its food, ask for help.

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FOODIE PLACES (continued):•AnothermemorableplaceinCanadaisCowHead,locatedin theGreat Northern Peninsula of Newfoundland inGrosMorneNationalPark.Itisabeautifulareaknownfor its cod, herring, salmon and lobster fisheries. So,whyisitnamedCowHead?

•Salmonisconsideredoneofthehealthiestfishtoeat,offeringahighdoseofOmega3s.SalmonArmisthelargestcommunityonShuswapLake,locatedbetweenCalgary and Vancouver in British Columbia. Withits gorgeous lake and mountain setting, the area grew 25percentbetween1991and2001toapopulationofaround15,000.

•Salmon,Idaho,isasmalltownofabout3,000incentralIdahoknownfortheSalmonRiver,alsoknownas“TheRiver of No Return.” The wilderness area surrounding itwasexploredbyLewisandClarkontheirjourneytothePacificOceanintheearly1800s.ItisthebirthplaceofSacajawea,theShoshoneIndianwomanwhowasatremendous help on their expedition.

•Chicken,Alaska,isasmalltownofaboutsixpeopleinthewinterand50orsointhesummer.Aminingtownfounded in the late1880s,Chickenbecame thenamewhenthetownspeopledecidedPtarmiganwastoohardtospell.Ptarmiganarethesmallgrouse-likebirdsthatminers hunted for food.

• Explore the library or internet to find more placeswith food names. We’ve surely not covered them all. To end this “foodie” exploration there are a couple of other places worth mentioning: Belcher, Louisiana, and Belchertown, Massachusetts. Don’t you wonder who namedthesetowns?

DEAR PAW’S CORNER: I’m writing in response to Frustrated in Philadelphia concerning a cat soiling on the top of her bed. I agree that urinary tract issues could be the problem. Something else to consider is diabetes. I had a cat that suddenly starting urinating on piles of clothes and on top of beds. He also had lost weight. Watching the cat, I saw him “camping out” over the water bowl often, which caused massive clots in the litter and wherever he went.Obsessive thirst is a sign of diabetes, so I took him to the vet, and we are now giving him insulin shots twice a day. Hence, the problem with going outside the box has ceased. -- Jeanne M., via e-mail

DEAR JEANNE: Thanks! That is definitely another possibility to consider. Cat owners, if at any time your cat shows a change in behavior or begins repeatedly doing undesirable things that it didn’t do before -- such as going outside the litter box, eating or drinking changes, or hissing at seemingly nothing -- bring your cat to the veterinarian.Other signs of ill health in a cat include a dirty or matted coat -- cats are obsessive about cleaning themselves, so this can be a big sign of a problem -- wheezing, drooling or lethargy. And if your cat just doesn’t seem like itself but you can’t pinpoint any clear symptoms, check with the vet anyway. Cats are good at hiding illness; it’s an instinctive survival mechanism.

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ANSWER: With asthma, there is a suddenconstrictionof thebreathing tubes(bronchi),alongwiththeproductionofthickmucus.Bothblocktheflow of air into the lungs, and both cause asthmasymptoms -- shortness of breath, wheezing andcoughing.Asthmachangesarereversible.Asthmamedicationscomeinthreemajorcategories.One isquick-actionmedicines, thekind thatget toworkfasttoopenthebreathingtubes.Manyofthesemedicines are SABAs, short-acting beta agonists.Albuterol is one example. Beta agonists dilate

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bronchi. Too-frequent use of the short-acting betaagonists indicates poor asthma control. They should beusedonlyforanacuteattack,andattacksshouldbeinfrequent.The second category is cortisone drugs, the potent suppressorsofinflammation.Theycalmairwaysandprevent their constriction. They also decrease mucus production. Taken bymouth, cortisone drugs haveunpleasant side effects when used for long periods in highdoses.Takenbyinhaler,thesideeffectsarefew.Pulmicortisacortisone-inhalerdrug.The third category of drug is long-acting drugs, drugs that keep the airways less twitchy for prolonged periods.Long-actingbetaagonists,LABAs,belongin this category. LABA drugs have been noted toincrease the risk of serious asthma attacks, which ended in fatalities for a few. That was in the days when they were used alone. Now they have beenincorporated into preparations combined withcortisonedrugs.Since thesedualpreparationshavecome to the market, no drug-related asthma fatalities havebeenreported.ThewarningstillexistsbecauseaLABAispartofthedrug.Youdon’tneedtoworryaboutyourmedicine,Symbicort.It’sadualmedicine.Theasthmabookletexplains indetail thiscommonmalady. To order a copy, write to: Dr. Donohue -- No. 602W,Box 536475,Orlando, FL 32853-6475.Encloseacheckormoneyorder(nocash)for$4.75U.S./$6Canadawiththerecipient’sprintednameandaddress.Pleaseallowfourweeksfordelivery.

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4. Arizona State point guard Derek Glasser set a school record in the 2009-10 season for career assists (551). Who had held the mark?

5. Carolina’s Cam Ward set a franchise record in 2010 for most career victories by a Hurricanes goalie. Who had been the leader?

6. When was the last time before 2010 that the U.S. won Olympic gold in the four-man bobsled event?

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FOODIE PLACES (continued):•AnothermemorableplaceinCanadaisCowHead,locatedin theGreat Northern Peninsula of Newfoundland inGrosMorneNationalPark.Itisabeautifulareaknownfor its cod, herring, salmon and lobster fisheries. So,whyisitnamedCowHead?

•Salmonisconsideredoneofthehealthiestfishtoeat,offeringahighdoseofOmega3s.SalmonArmisthelargestcommunityonShuswapLake,locatedbetweenCalgary and Vancouver in British Columbia. Withits gorgeous lake and mountain setting, the area grew 25percentbetween1991and2001toapopulationofaround15,000.

•Salmon,Idaho,isasmalltownofabout3,000incentralIdahoknownfortheSalmonRiver,alsoknownas“TheRiver of No Return.” The wilderness area surrounding itwasexploredbyLewisandClarkontheirjourneytothePacificOceanintheearly1800s.ItisthebirthplaceofSacajawea,theShoshoneIndianwomanwhowasatremendous help on their expedition.

•Chicken,Alaska,isasmalltownofaboutsixpeopleinthewinterand50orsointhesummer.Aminingtownfounded in the late1880s,Chickenbecame thenamewhenthetownspeopledecidedPtarmiganwastoohardtospell.Ptarmiganarethesmallgrouse-likebirdsthatminers hunted for food.

• Explore the library or internet to find more placeswith food names. We’ve surely not covered them all. To end this “foodie” exploration there are a couple of other places worth mentioning: Belcher, Louisiana, and Belchertown, Massachusetts. Don’t you wonder who namedthesetowns?

MUSIC LEGEND:ANNE MURRAY

She’s been called Canada’s “Songbird” for manyyears. When the 2010 Olympic Ceremony inVancouver featured famous Canadians in the openingceremony, itwasno surprise thatAnneMurray was among them.

•MornaAnneMurraygrewupwithfivebrothersinSpringhill,NovaScotia.Shewasbornin1945,the fourth child and only daughter to James and MarionMurray.Shewasatomboy,andinherownwords,“thereasonIbecameasuccessfulsingerwasthat,asakid,Icouldneverdoanythingaswellasmybrothers.Iwantedtodosomethingbetterthantheydid.”Shestartedsingingasachild,tookvoice lessons as a teen, and hasn’t stopped singing yet.

•Murray’s40-plus-yearcareerhasyieldedher20No.1hits,andshehassoldmorethan54millionalbums.

•Murray’sfirstpaidmusicjobwaswhileshewasstudyingattheUniversityofNewBrunswick.ShewashiredtosingattheCurlingClubatFredericton.

• When the snowflies andwinter sets in for thenorthernUnitedStatesandCanada,manypeoplebecomesnowbirdsandheadsouth.Murray’sfansarealsooftencalledsnowbirdssince“Snowbird”becameherfirstbighit.ItwasthesecondsongeverwrittenbyCanadiansongwriterGeneMacLellanand put Murray in the international spotlight. “Snowbird” sold a million copies in 1970, andfor the first time in history, anAmerican goldrecord was awarded to a solo Canadian female. She became a regular on the “Glenn CampbellGoodtime Hour,” which was a hit show at thetime, endearing her evenmore to theAmericanaudience.

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• Use aluminum-foil strips on furniture that you do not want pets to get on. They dislike the noise and feel of the foil. You also can wrap the arms of couches to discourage cats from using them as scratching posts.

• “Use a plastic bag to protect your flashlight when you are using it in the rain.” -- R.I. in Indiana

• “Baby wipes make great cleanup wipes. I use them on counters, shoes, the highchair, you name it. They are especially handy in the car. I keep a quart-size zipper-style bag in the front con-sole, and I find myself doling them out and using them often.” -- S.S. in Arizona

• “You can use a turkey baster to fill your iron’s steam reservoir. It’s easier than trying to pour water into that tiny hole -- at least it is for me.” -- A.L. in Nebraska

• “On the weekend, I grill up several chicken breasts. Then I cut them into strips and put a lunch-size portion of each in a plastic baggie. I freeze them right away. Through the week, I pack a lunch with salad and add a baggie of chicken to my lunchbox. By the time lunch rolls around, the small amount of chicken is defrosted and per-fect. And if I decide not to use it even for a whole week, the chicken doesn’t go bad.” -- C.T. in North Carolina

• Clean and deodorize a stained toilet by adding a cup of bleach to the water, swishing carefully and letting it sit for a few hours.

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ANNE MURRAY (continued):• Murray’smusichit thecharts incountry,popand even children’s genres. Her songs “YouNeededMe,”“CouldIHaveThisDance”and“ALoveSong”aresongsstillrequestedtoday.Thechildren’salbumsherecordedin1978,“There’saHippoinMyTub,”wasreissuedin2001.

•Many honors have been bestowed onMurray,including three honorary doctorates from the University of New Brunswick, Saint Mary’sUniversityandtheUniversityofPrinceEdwardIsland. She graduated from the University ofNew Brunswick with a physical education degree and taught high school in Summerside, PrinceEdwardIsland,beforehersingingcareertookoff.

•OnJune29,2007,MurraywashonoredyetagainwhenCanadaPostissuedalimitededitionAnneMurray stamp.

•Ifyouwanttoseealistofthemanyhonorsandawards that Murray has received through the years,pickupacopyofherautobiography,“AllofMe,”whichwasreleasedinthefallof2009.ShehaswonalonglistofCanadianJunoAwards,and she also has won four Grammy Awards,a Country MusicAssociation of Great BritainAward,andthelistgoesonandon.

•Murray’shometownofSpringhill,NovaScotia,ishometoTheAnneMurrayCentre.SinceopeninginJuly1989,over250,000visitorsfromaroundthe world have journeyed to the center to explore thememorabiliaofthisworld-classsinger.

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Q: I have kitchen cabinets that are several years old and look pretty dingy. I thought about restain-ing them, but would probably need to strip the old finish, and it looks like a lot of work. I don’t really want to paint them, as I just want a fresher look to the wood. Can you help? -- Bill in Sarasota, Fla.

A: You could look into cabinet refacing, rather than stripping and restaining. There’s still a bit of elbow grease involved, but refacing can make the cabinets look entirely new while only replacing the facade.In refacing, the doors and drawer fronts of the cabinets are totally replaced. Thin strips of veneer are applied to the cabinet frames to match the new doors. The cabinet hardware -- hinges and pulls -- are usually replaced as well. The cabinets themselves don’t come off the walls at all -- refacing simply changes the look of the forward-facing parts.The cost is significantly less than replacing the cabi-nets. It’s about $1,000 on the cheap end, where a kid-proof material called rigid thermofoil is used, and goes up from there. Refacing with laminate or wood will cost more.To do a refacing, you can work with a cabinet refacing specialist (some big home-improvement stores have a section just for this type of contract), or you can do it yourself. Either way, photos of the current kitchen should be taken, as well as measurements of your cabi-nets -- their length, width and depth, the length and width of the doors and drawers -- so that the correct-sized materials can be ordered. Refacing materials are often sold by the unit (a unit making up one cabinet or drawer) or even by the piece. It helps to have some basic carpentry skills, or know someone who does, to address any issues that come up before or during the project. And take advantage of the project -- while the cabinets are emptied out -- to fix any dings or dents within the cabinets themselves.

HOME TIP: When repairing or refinishing cabinets, keep track of the hardware and screws by placing each door’s hardware into a small plastic bag and taping in-side the corresponding cabinet.

• It was U.S. President Dwight David Eisenhower who made the following comment: “I can think of nothing more boring for the American people than to have to sit in their living rooms for a whole half hour looking at my face on their television screens.” • What we call coffee beans are actually the pits of the coffee beans.

• The dew that accumulates on May Day was once thought to have near-miraculous qualities. The mother of a sick child might rub a blanket across the wet grass on May Day morning to coat it with dew, then wrap the child in the blanket. May Day dew gathered from a fennel plant was thought to cure maladies of the eye, and itchy skin was sometimes treated by rubbing it with the dew. Dew from under an oak tree

supposedly made a woman beautiful for a year, and dew gathered before sunrise on May Day morning reputedly brought good luck.

• Despite numerous arrests and trials, famed 19th-century outlaw Frank James was never convicted of anything and never went to prison. He died in 1915, at the age of 72, of natural causes.

• If you’re like the average American, you laugh 15 times every day.

• In Germany, Rice Krispies don’t say “Snap, Crackle, Pop”; they say “Knisper, Knasper, Knusper.”

• You may be surprised to learn that fast-food giant McDonald’s has trademarked the following phrases: “Made for You,” “Immunize for Healthy Lives,” “Changing the Face of the World,” “Gospelfest,” “Lifting Kids to a Better Tomorrow” and, perhaps most bizarrely, “Hey, It Could Happen!”

• At one time in England, there was a unit of length called a nail. It measured 2.5 inches long.

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ARIES (March 21 to April 19) A perplexing situation needs to be dealt with in order to avoid problems later on. Rely on both your own sense of what’s right and the advice of someone you trust to help work it out.TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Let your sharp Taurean business insight guide you when con-sidering a “dream deal.” Without all the facts, it could turn into a nightmare. Remember: Investi-gate before investing.GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Sharing so much of your time and your gifts with others is what you do so well, and this week, don’t be surprised if others want to share with you. Enjoy the expe-rience. You’ve earned it.CANCER (June 21 to July 22) A difficult per-sonal situation seems to defy efforts to resolve it. Perhaps you’re too close to it. Take some time to reassess what went wrong, and then see where things can be set right.LEO (July 23 to August 22) Leonine pride could be piqued a bit when someone else appears to be standing in your light. Be patient and resist the urge to growl at the interloper. You’ll soon be the “mane” attraction again.VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) A profes-sional situation benefits from your clear assess-ment of the circumstances involved. On the personal side, that new relationship looks as if it will continue to grow.LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) More good news about a loved one helps reassure others who could not share your more-optimistic view before. Continue to help everyone in need of your comforting presence.SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) Cre-ating new friendships could turn out to be the unexpected but welcome result of reconnecting with old friends. The weekend is a good time for fun and games. Enjoy!SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to December 21) The more you learn about what you plan to do, the more likely you are to consider making some changes in your plans. This is good; don’t resist it. Instead, go with it.CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) A career change is still in your aspect, but a poten-tial workplace change could be what you’ve been looking for. See what develops before making any drastic moves.AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) Your energy levels are high this week, which should help you get all your workaday tasks done and still leave you with enough breath to handle some domestic challenges.PISCES (February 19 to March 20) An unex-pected fluke could cause problems with your travel plans. If so, use the time to troll for other available options, and you might be pleasantly surprised at what turns up.BORN THIS WEEK: You enjoy the company of lots of people, but you also can treasure the mo-ments shared with just one special person.

NAME CHANGESHollywoodstarsoftenchangetheirnamestohelpadvancetheircareers,butmostordinarycitizenskeepthenamesbestowed on them at birth. Still, name changes arenot uncommon in many arenas. Throughout history, towns, cities and even coutries have undergone name changes for a wide variety of reasons.

•In1950,whenpreparingforthe10thAnniversaryoftheradioshow“TruthorConsequences,”producerRalphEdwards commented in a meeting that he wished,“sometownintheUnitedStateslikedandrespectedour show so much that it would like to change its nameto‘TruthorConsequences.’”TheNewMexicoStateTouristBureaupassed thenewson to theHotSpringsChamberofCommerce,andtheyjumpedatthechance!TherearemanytownsnamedHotSprings,butonlyoneTruthorConsequences.Edwardsandhiscrewairedthefirstlive,coast-to-coastbroadcastoftheshowinitsnamesakecityin1950.Hevisitedontheanniversaryeveryyearfor50years.Thetownspeoplehave voted many times to retain the name.

• Withanestimatedpopulationof180,Clark,Texas,hadonlybeenincorporatedforfiveyearswhenitchangedits name to DISH. Yes, all capital letters, like thesatellite television company. DISH Network agreedto give residents of the town 10 years of free basicservice, including aDVR (digital video recorder) inexchangeforthenamechange.TheofficialrenamingwasonNovember16,2005.Let’sseeiftheykeepthename after the free TV runs out!

• When Google announced plans to “develop a trialnetwork in one or more communities that reaches at least50,000people”for fasterandbetter internet,Topeka, Kansas, renamed itself “Google” for themonthofMarch2010.

1. Tony Fernandez, in 1995.2. The 1977 Cincinnati Reds and 1994 Cleveland Indians, each needed 84 games.3. Dallas, Indianapolis, New England, New York Giants, Pittsburgh and San Diego.4. Bobby Thompson, with 454.5. Arturs Irbe, with 130 victories.6. It was 1948.7. Nancy Lopez, in 1978.

1) Old; 2) 1; 3) Job; 4) Jacob; 5) Sheep; 6) Annas

1. “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”2. Hoyle (1672-1769) was an expert on card games and their rules.3. Goiter, enlargement of the thyroid gland4. New Zealand5. Equine6. The Great Barrier Reef7. Ultrasound8. Princess Aurora9. An inquiry into the cause of an unexpected death10. “Puff the Magic Dragon”

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•AnothertemporarynamechangewithalongerhistoryisDr. Pepper,Texas.Dublin,Texas, is home of theoldestDr.Pepperbottlingplant in theworld,startedin 1891. Dublin becomes Dr. Pepper for one weekeachJuneduringthetown’sbirthdaycelebration.Dr.PepperwasinventedinnearbyWaco.

•ManychangesinChinainrecentyearshaveopenedthe country for tourism. Realizing the importance of attracting tourists for monetary purposes, Zhongdian waschangedtoShangriLain2002.ShangriLawasthenameoftheparadiseinJamesHilton’s1933novel,“Lost Horizon.” Located in Yunnan Province nearTibet,ShangriLa ishome toPotatsoNationalPark,China’sfirstnationalpark,openedin2007.

• Themost recent big name change in China was inJanuary 2010, after the great success of the movie“Avatar.” The movie has become the most popularmovieeverinChinaandhasmadeover$102millioninthatcountryalone.Astrange-lookingcraggypeakin Zhangjiajie in Hunan Province that was knownas “Southern Sky Column” was renamed “AvatarHallelujahMountain.”

•HaveyouheardofPileO’BonesinCanada?Huntingbison for food, clothing and shelter in the 1800sin Saskatchewan was a way of life.When finishedwith thebisonparts,pilesofbonesremained,hencetheuniquename.WhentherailroadwasbuiltacrossCanadainthelate1880s,thecommunitywasrenamedRegina in honor of QueenVictoria. (Reginameans“queen.”)ItbecamethecapitalwhentheprovinceofSaskatchewanwasformedin1905.

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