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of Pulaski CountyIssue 29December 8, 2010

TIDBITS® EXPLORES LONG & SHORT

RIDES, ROADS & MOREby Patricia L. Cook

Some of us seem to be born with the unending desire to see places and experience things that are both near and far away. Join Tidbits as we explore some interesting journeys.

• If you’re itching to take a long road trip, the4,800-mile-long (7,700-km) Trans-CanadaHighwayistheroadtobeon.Itistheworld’slongest national highway from Victoria, British Columbia, to St. John’s Newfoundland, andLabrador. Dedicated in 1962, it was completed in 1970. Today, several routes are considered a partoftheTrans-CanadaHighway,butthemainroad, Highway 1, passes through Winnipeg, Regina, Calgary and Banff, the CanadianRockies,KamloopsandVancouverIsland.

• If,insteadofaroadtrip,youarethinkingofashort flight, British Airways has the shortestscheduledflightintheworld.OffthenortherncoastofScotland, thereare twice-dailyflightsbetween the islands of Westray and Papa Westray.The time to reach thedestination?Amere two minutes!

•The longest passenger flight is betweenSingaporeandNewark,NewJersey.Theflightcovers 10,335 miles (16,633 km), which isalmost halfway around the globe and about 18 hoursontheplane!Theearth’scircumferenceis24,881miles(40,042km).

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•Drivingthelonghaultoaspecificdestinationrequires choosing a route. It’s easy now, but,following World War II, the U.S. government was faced with a problem: manyAmericansbuying cars and not enough roads on which to drive them. The solution was the Federal Highway System. The major routes are denoted by one or two numbers, and spurs off of them are three-numberedroutes.North-southroutesbearodd numbers, and east-west routes bear even numbers. Route numbers become larger as one moves from east to west or north to south.

•Asmoreandmorecarsstartedtooverwhelmthe Federal Highway System, a need grew for a biggerroutesystem.Thegovernmentembarkedon the Interstate Highway System in the 1950s. Asecondfactorbearingonthedesignfor thissystem was national defense. If the country was threatened by an invasion, a way was needed to quicklytransportresourcestotheregionunder

Ifyouarestrugglingwithstress issuesorare justbackfromdeploymentandaren’tsurehowyou’redoing,therearetwonewcell-phoneapplications(apps)thatcouldbeofhelp:TheTelephoneMoodTracker and theTacticalBreathing Trainer.

ThesetwoappsplacedfirstandsecondintheApps4Armycompetition in the General Wellness category. Both apps are free.

TheTelehealthMoodTracker(alsocalledtheT2)isde-signed to track the emotional health of those who arepost-deployment or are undergoing treatment for any type of stress.The app helps keep track of changes inmoods, emotions and behavior in different environmen-tal settings, and the results of therapy and medications. Thebigbenefitfromthisappisthatyounolongerhavetotrytokeepnotesabouthowyou’refeelingataparticu-lar time so the information can be relayed to your doctor later. Itwillbemucheasier, too, tofigureoutpatterns.Noteyourinformationonthespot,andyou’llhaveitforfuture reference.

ThisparticularapponlyworkswithAndroidrightnow,but a version for iPhone is coming next year. You can getitatt2health.org(putT2MoodTrackerinthesearchbox).Thissitealsohasscreenshotssoyouknowwhatyou’regetting.

AnothernewappofnoteistheTacticalBreathingTrainer(sometimescalledtheiBreathe).Thisoneisusedtogetcontrol of responses to stress: emotions, heartrate and more. It includes exercises, practice sessions, a place to insert your own notes and charts of your progress. This appiswrittenforiPhone(youneeditunesalready)andisfree.Lookforitatitunes.apple.com.Androiddevelop-ment will come soon.

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RIDES, ROADS & MORE (continued): threat. The Interstate System provided for multi-

lane highways with limited access and no traffic lights.Thenumberingsystemfor theseroads is the opposite of the Federal Highway System routes; the route numbers increase for the odd-numbered, north-south routes going from west to east. (For example, I-5 runs from California toWashington,and I-95 runs fromMainetoFlorida.)Theyincreasefortheeven-numbered, east-west routes going from south to north.(Forexample,I-10runsfromCaliforniato Florida, and I-90 runs from Washington to Massachusetts.)

•Withtheroadsinplace,nowitispossibletotravelfastontheinterstatesortakethescenicslower routes to see more of the country.

• AFederalHighwayAdministrationprogramthat was started in 1991 designates some roads as “America’sByways.”Thereare150designatedByways in 46 states that are worth a drive. For some near you, visit www.byways.org. Within the“Byways”designation thereare“NationalScenic Byways” and “All-American Roads”based on cultural, archaeological, historic, scenic, natural and recreational qualities.

•One “All-AmericanRoad” is theBlueRidgeParkway,whichthisyearhasbeencelebratingits75thanniversaryofbeingpartoftheNationalParkService. It covers469miles (754.8km)through the Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia andNorthCarolina.

1. Is the Book of Cornelius in the Old or New Testament or neither?2. From Revelation 2, what city was said by John to have “Satan’s seat”? Pergamos, Miletus, Patara, Sodom3. Whose first chapter begins, “God, who at sundry times and in divers manners”? Mark, Galatians, Hebrews, Jude4. From Acts 13, where were Paul and Barnabas deserted by Mark? Jeri-cho, Perga, Athens, Damascus5. What were Gihon, Pison, Tigris and Euphrates as connected with the Garden of Eden? Cities, Kings, Rivers, Caves

6. From 1 Kings, who is given credit for writing 1,005 songs? Jacob, Solomon, Philip, David

1. ANATOMY: What is a more common name for the patella?2. MOVIES: For which film did Sally Field win an Oscar as best actress in 1984?3. SCIENCE: What basic unit is used to measure the flow of electrical current?4. MYTHOLOGY: Who was the Roman goddess of youth?5. GEOGRAPHY: Which body of water lies east of Athens, Greece?6. THEATER: Who composed the operas “Madame Butterfly” and “Tosca”? 7. TELEVISION: What was the name of the patriarch in the family saga “Bonanza”?8. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: What color is the gemstone called the peridot?9. MUSIC: Which singer/songwriter wrote and performed the song “Dear Abby”?10. LITERATURE: Who authored the King Arthur legend poems called “Idylls of the King”?

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•Itcan’tbedriveninthewinter,buttheBeartoothHighway (U.S. 212) is the highest elevationhighway in the Northern Rockies and isdesignatedasa“NationalScenicByway.”Theroad provides access to the northeast entrance of Yellowstone National Park in northernWyoming and southern Montana in a rugged areawith20peaksreaching12,000feet(3657m) inelevation.Becauseof itshighelevationand also because the northeast Yellowstone entranceclosestoautotrafficinthewinter,thisroad is only opened about four and one-half months each year. Beartooth Pass (the highest point)is10,947feet(3337m)inelevationandoffers stunning views.

• Just so you know: “TheLong andWindingRoad”wasthelastNo.1songbytheBeatlesintheUnitedStates,beginninga10-weekrunatthe top of the Billboard chart on May 23, 1970. It was the last single released by the band before theirbreakup.PaulMcCartneywrotethesongfrom his home in Scotland. Possible inspiration for the song was B842, a 31-mile (50-km)winding road.

•TheNatchezTraceParkwaybecameapartoftheNationalParkService in1938andisalsoan“All-AmericanRoad.”The444-miledriveisanoldrouteusedbyAmericanIndians,settlersandmanyotherswhoplayedsignificantrolesinAmericanhistory.ThescenicdriveisbetweenNatchez,Mississippi,andNashville,Tennessee.There are many markers along the routepointingouthistoricaleventsorplaces.OneisamonumentatGrinder’sStandinTennessee

To Your Good Health By Paul G. Donohue, M.D.

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I am in the eighth month of my first pregnancy. I’ve a friend who keeps telling me to have a C-section. She says it’s quick and painless. I never considered this and wonder about its wisdom. What would you recommend? Does having a C-section mean all future deliveries have to be done the same way? -- K.M.

ANSWER: Cesarean sections can be lifesaving for the infant and for the mother. The reasons for having one don’t include speed of delivery simply for speed’s sake or for avoiding labor pain. You realize that a C-section involves surgical incisions, which, after the anesthesia wears off, are painful. And you realize that you have to recuperate from this operation as you would from any operation.

Furthermore, all surgery involves potential dangers and complications. Serious bleeding is always possible. The uterus can become infected. Injuries to other pelvic organs can occur.

Natural childbirth is painful, but the pain can be minimized in a number of effective ways. I believe you’ll be surprised at how tolerable childbirth is.As for future pregnancies, the standard teaching used to be that once a woman had a C-section, all her future deliveries had to be C-sections. That’s no

C-Section Not Done to Avoid Labor Pain

longer true. Second deliveries after a C-section can be vaginal deliveries, depending on some important circumstances. One of those is where the incision for the section was made.

Have you discussed this with your doctor? Do so. I’ll be surprised if the doctor agrees to a C-section solely to avoid pain and speed delivery.

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ANSWER: Underlying anxiety, stress, shyness and social phobia set in motion reflex defenses for people who harbor these traits. It’s their way of coping with situations that generate discomfort. It’s not a tic, although it is somewhat similar. Both are involuntary.I would first talk to the young lady in a compassionate way and tell her that this behavior is misinterpreted by people and that she should make a conscious effort to suppress the giggling. Only if the giggling cannot be controlled and only if it’s causing her to suffer socially would I turn to medical people for help. Yes, there are treatments and medicines that can control anxiety and phobias, but a trial of self-treatment should come first.

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DEAR PAM: Pam, thank you for the update and fortakinginthe“unadoptables”--petsthat,inmanycases,have behavioral or health issues that their former owners couldn’tdealwith.Peoplewhoareinterestedinpurchasingoradoptingapetmustdotheirhomeworkbeforemakingthe leap,especially if theyhavenopriorexperience. It’snotenoughjusttoreaduponthebreedofdogorcatyou’reinterested in, their traits and behavior (although this also is

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Pet care costs money, so you must be prepared for routine veterinary examinations -- typically annual -- and regular vaccinations, at least one of which, rabies, is required by lawinmostcitiesandstates.Andyoumusthavetheabilityto pay for unexpected illnesses.

Caring for a pet takes time.A pet becomes part of thefamily -- so much so that pets who are abandoned often suffer irreversible emotional damage.Are you ready totakeyourdogoutat6a.m.,pottytrainhimandspendanhour each day teaching or reinforcing basic obedience skills?Canyouhandleacatthatyowlslateatnight,orhassoiling issuesoutside the litter box?Youmaynot knowhow to handle everything that comes up, but you must be preparedbeforegettingapettotaketimeoutandlearntoreally care for that pet.

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Expedition, died mysteriously on the Trace in 1809.Also, the Natchez Trace Parkwaywasnamedoneofthecountry’stoptenroadbikingdestinations by ESPN (Entertainment SportsProgrammingNetwork).

• Bicycling is becoming more popular in theUnitedStates,whethermountainbikingorroadbiking.Oneorganization,theAdventureCyclingAssociation(ACA),isdedicatedto:“Inspiringpeopleofallages to travelbybicycle.”ACApublishes maps for a route system over 40,000 mileslong,keepingcyclistsinmindbynotingavailable services along the way and often steering riders toward low-traffic or scenicroads. Bicycle travel is good for the environment because it is pollution-free, healthy because of the exercise, andmakes the journey (not justthedestination)somethingtoremember.CheckAdventureCycling’swebsiteforgreatcyclinginformation: www.adventurecycling.org

•So,whetheryou’regoingbybike, car, truck,motorcycle or recreational vehicle, or you’rebuyingaticketandtakingatripbybus, trainorairplane,longroads,shortflights,mountainsandflatlandsarereadytobeexplored.Enjoy!

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• It was comedian-turned-U.S. Senator Al Franken who made the following sage observation: “Mistakes are a part of being human. Appreciate your mistakes for what they are: precious life lessons that can only be learned the hard way. Unless it’s a fatal mistake, which, at least, others can learn from.”

• Those who study such things say that 1 percent of the world’s lizard species have no males. The females reproduce by parthenogenesis, which produces offspring that are clones of their mothers. • Amazon’s Kindle, Barnes and Noble’s Nook, Sony’s eReader -- it seems that everywhere you look these days people are reading onscreen. You may not realize, however, just how long digital books have been around. The first e-book was manually typed into a computer way back in 1971, when Michael S. Hart, the founder of Project Gutenberg, chose the Declaration of Independence to be the first literature so digitized. • A woman in Tennessee was once arrested for biking while intoxicated -- and she was on a stationary bike at the gym at the time. • According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, if you’re like the average American, you drink 22.7 gallons of coffee every year. The surprising thing about that statistic isn’t how much it is, though -- it’s how little. It seems that in the 1940s, Americans were drinking twice that amount of java. • If you look at the innards of a Boeing 747 airplane, you’ll find a whopping 171 miles of wiring.

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Q: I have a stain in my “stainless” steel sink. It’s a water stain around the edge of the drain. I have a water softener, but that didn’t prevent it. What will clean this up? And why do they call it stainless anyway? I want it to look like new. -- Linda M., Silver Spring, Nev.

A:Stainlesssteelisametalalloy(meaningtwoormore metals blended to create a new type of metal -- think brass, for example,which is an alloy ofcopper and bronze). In this case, stainless steelsinksareanalloyofironandchromium.It’sdura-bleandresistsstains.Thesurfaceofthesesinksisoften coated with a little extra layer of chromium to makeatoughandshinyoxidesurface.Ifthiscoat-ing wears off, through age or lots of abrasive scrub-bing, rust and water stains can become a problem.

Try a home remedy first to see if the stain willcome up. Pour undiluted white vinegar on a lint-freeclothanddabitontothewaterstain.Letitsoakfor an hour and then wipe the vinegar away, to see if it lifts the mineral deposit with it. You might also trymixingapasteofbaking soda,hotwater andvinegar and applying a thick layer over the stainwithaclothornylonbrush.Again,letitsoakandwipe or rinse the paste away.

Additionally,I’venevertriedthis,butsomepeopleswear by club soda. Just dab it in the stain and let it soakforawhile.

The next step is to purchase a stainless-steel clean-ingsolution(andspecifically,asolutionforclean-ing stainless steel). Follow the directions on thebottle to clean the stain.

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•OnDec. 11, 1872, dime-novel heroBuffaloBillCodymakeshisfirststageappearanceinaChicago-basedproductionofTheScoutsofthePrairie.CodyremainedontheChicagostageforthenext11years.BuffaloBillCodywastheheroofmorethan1,700variant issues of dime novels.

• On Dec. 6, 1884, inWashington, D.C., workersplace a 9-inch aluminum pyramid atop an obeliskof white marble, completing the construction of the WashingtonMonument.Acity lawpassed in1910restricted the height of new buildings to ensure that at 555 feet, the monument would remain the tallest structureinWashington,D.C.

•OnDec.12,1914,theDowJonesIndustrialAver-agesuffersitsworstpercentagedrop(24.39percent)sinceitwasfirstpublishedin1896.ItwasthefirstdayoftradingsincetheNewYorkStockExchangereopenedinNovember1914afterbeingshutdowndue to the start of World War I earlier that year.

•OnDec.9,1921, anengineer atGeneralMotorsdiscovers that when he adds a compound called tet-raethylleadtogasoline,heeliminatestheknockingthat internal-combustion engines make when theyrun. In the 1970s, the Environmental Protection Agency required that carmakers phase out lead-compatible engines.

• OnDec. 7, 1941, in an early-morning sneak at-tack,JapanesewarplanesbombtheU.S.navalbaseat Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, and the United States enters World War II. Two hundred Japanese aircraft destroyedordamaged18U.S.shipsandkilled2,400Americans.

•OnDec.10,1967,soullegendOtisReddingdiesina plane crash near Madison, Wisc. He was 26. “(Sit-tin’On)TheDockoftheBay”wouldbereleasedinits“unfinished”formseveralweekslater.Thewhis-tled verse was a placeholder for additional lyrics that Redding had yet to write.

•OnDec.8,1980,JohnLennonisshotandkilledbyMarkDavidChapmanoutsidehisapartmentbuild-inginNewYorkCity.Laterthatevening,policetookChapman intocustodypeaceablyafterfindinghimreadingacopyof“TheCatcher in theRye”at thesite of the shooting.

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1. Alex Rodriguez (2005, ‘07), Chipper Jones (1999) and Mark Reynolds (2009).2. Only once, when they won the World Series in 1991.3. Charles Woodson of Michigan, in 1997.4. The Los Angeles Lakers made eight consecutive appearances (1982-89).5. Yvan Cournoyer had 15 goals in 1973. 6. The University of Miami (Fla.) men’s tennis team won 137 consecutive matches (1957-64).7. Ernie Els (2002), Bobby Locke (1949, ‘50, ‘52, ‘57), Louis Oosthuizen (2010) and Gary Player (1959, ‘68, ‘74).

1) Neither; 2) Pergamos; 3) Hebrews; 4) Perga; 5) Rivers; 6) Solomon

1. Kneecap2. “Places in the Heart”3. Ampere4. Juventas5. Aegean Sea6. Puccini7. Ben Cartwright8. Green, ranging from yellow-green to olive green9. John Prine10. Alfred, Lord Tennyson

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There’s one thing that seniors haven’tgotten better at over the decades, and it can be deadly: We delay too long in getting help if we suspect we or someone we love ishavingaheartattack.

In a study of more than 104,000 heart-attack patients reported in Archives ofInternal Medicine, researchers compared thetimeitlooktoreceivecarewiththerateofmortalityfromheartattack.Theaveragetime of delay in going to the hospital was 2.6 hours.There are two types of heart attack:

STEMI and non-STEMI. The STEMI portion means “ST segment elevation myocardial infarction,” which is when acoronaryarterybecomesblockedbyaclotand the heart sustains damage. Minutes count when it comes to getting care.The difficulty, researchers said, is that

thepatientcan’ttell ifheorsheishavingone type or the other. Only by getting tothe hospital quickly and being hooked upto an electrocardiogram machine can it be determined.Quiteoftenthesymptomsofheartattack

are initially mild. Rule of thumb if you experience any

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• Here’s a great bit of advice given to a friend who recently gave birth to a darling baby boy: When you receive some of the more-compli-cated items from your gift registry, try them out right away. Before the baby comes, that is. You’ll have little time to set them up and learn how to work them with a newborn to care for.

• Line a measuring cup with a plastic sandwich bag or plastic wrap to keep it clean between uses if you know you will be using it for multiple ingredients.

• “I go through a lot of papers. Sometimes, in-stead of using one of those rubber fingers (and definitely instead of licking my finger), I twist a wide rubber band loosely but securely around the tip of my index finger. It really works.” -- R.F. in Massachusetts

• “Clean a buildup of starch on your iron by wip-ing it down with a solution of diluted vinegar -- one part vinegar to three parts water. If you have a curling iron or flat iron for your hair, you can get rid of hairspray gunk the same way, just dampen a cloth with the mixture and wipe the iron clean.” -- F.P. in Pennsylvania

• Filling up unused space in your deep freeze helps it to work more efficiently. An easy way to do this (and to prepare for holiday parties) is to bag ice from your regular freezer and use the bags to fill any empty areas in your deep freeze. You’ll always have a steady supply of ice, and it can be dumped out if you need the space.

• Looking for an excellent prewash for ring around the collar? Look no further than your shower. Rub a small amount of shampoo in the stains and let sit for 5 minutes, then launder as usual.

ARIES(March21toApril19)Youmightfeelthat you have all the answers right now. But it might be wise to listen to other ideas before you decide to close the lid on other possibili-ties.TAURUS(April20 toMay20)Bovinesgiveand expect loyalty, so it might not be easy to reconcile with someone you feel let you down. Whynotaskaneutralpartytosetupaclear-the-air meeting?GEMINI(May21toJune20)Anticipatingtheholidays with family and friends fuels your must-do Gemini energies. But try to pace your-selfsoyou’llbeupforwhatevercomesalonglater.CANCER (June 21 to July 22) More back-ground information might come through re-gardingadecisionyouexpecttomake.Besuretocheckthesourcecarefullybeforeyoumove.LEO(July23toAugust22)Thestrong,nurtur-ingnatureoftheLioncomesthroughthisweekas you reach out to family and friends in need of your warm and loving support.VIRGO(August23 toSeptember22)Arela-tionship that has almost totally unraveled could be close to being restored with more effort on your part to be more patient and less judgmen-tal.LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) Yoursense of fair play is strong thisweek,whichcan cause a problem with a longtime relation-ship.Butintheend,you’llknowwhatdecisiontomake.SCORPIO(October23toNovember21)Youmightnotknowallthefactsbehindanunwel-comedevelopment,sokeepthatScorpiontem-perincheckandresistlashingoutatanyone.SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to December21)This is agood time to reinforce relation-ships -- family, friends, colleagues -- that might havebeenoverlookedinrecentyears.CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19)Family situations continue to thrive. Business associations also improve. Some holiday plans mighthavetobeshiftedabit.Beflexible.AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18)Avoidanyinfluenceofnegativeenergyinthisweek’saspectbynotallowingsmallproblemstogrowintolargeones.Workthemoutimme-diately.PISCES (February 19 toMarch 20)A friendmight need advice on how to deal with a chal-lengetohisorhermoralvalues.Andwhobet-ter than you to give the honest answer? Good luck.BORNTHISWEEK:Youhaveasenseofad-venture that inspires others to follow your lead.

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