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September 13 - 19, 2012 Tidbits of Casper - For Advertising call 307-473-8661 • 161 South Fenway, Casper, WY Page 1 Published and Distributed Weekly by Alimon Publishing, LLC - www.tidbitswyoming.com - [email protected] - 307-473-8661 September 13 - 19, 2012 Laugh-A-Bit with Tidbits Issue #487 09/26/12 Maria Cornelius, MD Zach Deiss, MD Val Goen, PA-C Sharon Karnes, MD Caroline Kirsch, DO Burl Maurer, LCSW John Noffsinger, PA-C Tom Radosevich, MD Beth Robitaille, MD Karlynn Sievers, MD Brooke Umphlett, PA-C Brian Veauthier, MD Cindy Works, MD Along with 24 Family Medicine Resident Physicians Q: Have you heard the joke about the peanut butter?? A: I better not tell you, it mght spread!

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September 13 - 19, 2012 Tidbits of Casper - For Advertising call 307-473-8661 • 161 South Fenway, Casper, WY Page 1

Published and Distributed Weekly by Alimon Publishing, LLC - www.tidbitswyoming.com - [email protected] - 307-473-8661

September 13 - 19, 2012

Laugh-A-Bit with Tidbits

Issue #487

09/26/12

Maria Cornelius, MDZach Deiss, MDVal Goen, PA-CSharon Karnes, MDCaroline Kirsch, DOBurl Maurer, LCSWJohn Noffsinger, PA-CTom Radosevich, MDBeth Robitaille, MDKarlynn Sievers, MDBrooke Umphlett, PA-CBrian Veauthier, MDCindy Works, MD

Along with 24Family MedicineResident Physicians

Q: Have you heard the joke about the peanut butter??

A: I better not tell you, it mght spread!

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• It was British playwright and noted wit Oscar Wilde who made the following sage observation: "Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go."

• If you're like the typical human, your brain makes up only 2 percent of your body's weight, but it uses about 20 percent of your body's energy.

• Some people, it seems, have more money than sense. For example, in December of 2008, some unknown person paid $5,300 to buy a single tissue off eBay. What was so special about the tissue? Reportedly, it was used once by actress Scarlett Johansson. Fortunately, proceeds from the sale benefited a nonprofit organization.

• The average ant lives less than two months.

• Using leeches as a form of medical treatment is archaic,

by Samantha Weaver

right? Maybe not so much. As recently as 2004, a request to market leeches as medical devices was approved by the Food and Drug Administration.

• When the infamous Titanic was being built, shifts were 14 hours a day, and workers only had one day off a week. Each day, each worker was allowed a total of seven minutes for bathroom breaks.

• Those who study such things say that marriages involving so-called mail-order brides have a lower rate of divorce than marriages that come about in more traditional ways.

• • •Thought for the Day

"Among men, it seems, historically at any rate, that processes of co-ordination and disintegration follow each other

with great regularity, and the index of the co-ordination is the measure of the disintegration which follows. There is no mob like a group of well-drilled soldiers

when they have thrown off their discipline. And there is no lostness like that which comes to a man when a perfect and

certain pattern has dissolved about him. There is no hater like one who has greatly

loved." -- John Steinbeck

© 2012 King Features Synd., Inc.

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• “I like to keep a few needles threaded with black, white and neutral thread for quick repairs. I

keep them on a ribbon in my kitchen. I stuck the needles into the ribbon, then taped the ribbon at the top and bottom to the inside of a kitchen cabinet. Handy and safe.” -- A.A. in Florida

• Save your old tissue boxes. They can be used to store plastic grocery-store bags for easy access. They can then be stacked up and stored. I use mine as garbage bags.

• “If you start now and purchase or make a gift or two each week, you could have more than a dozen Christmas presents taken care of before December even begins. It’s a good way to ease the pressure on your time and your wallet.” -- L.S. in Indiana

• “I love to can and pickle my garden’s

bounty, but since I give most of them as gifts, supplies can get costly. I have found many jars at thrift stores. And I have even seen seals and lids on occasion. Don’t forget to check them out from time to time. The jars are going to get sterilized anyway!” -- E.D. in Georgia

© 2012 King Features Synd., Inc.

Thurs., Sept. 13th ........ELKS HOST SOCCER SHOOT, NORTH CASPER SOCCER FIELDS, CASPER ELKS LODGE 1353Thurs., Sept. 13th ........THANKFUL THURSDAY WITH RODEO RICK, BEACON CLUB AT 4100 W. YELLOWSTONE, Wyoming Fallen Heroes Scholarship

ProgramThurs., Sept. 13th ........2012 Wyoming Brain Injury Conference, NOWCAP Services, Brain Injury Alliance of WyomingThurs., Sept. 13th ........HUNTING & FISHING HERITAGE EXPO 2012, Events Center, Wyoming Game & Fish DeptFri., Sept. 14th .............26TH ANNUAL EQUALITY STATE BOOK FESTIVAL, CASPER COLLEGE Fri., Sept. 14th ............THE CORRIDOR PRESENTS, WOLCOTT GALLERIA AT 136 S. WOLCOTT STREET, JOHN KIRLIN AND THE HIGH PLAINS DRIFT-

ERSFri., Sept. 14th .............HUNTING & FISHING HERITAGE EXPO 2012, Events Center, Wyoming Game & Fish DeptSat., Sept. 15th ............ARTCORE PRESENTS ANDRE BOHREN, DURHAM HALL, ALEY FINE ARTS, CASPER COLLEGE, ARTCORESat., Sept. 15th ............26TH ANNUAL EQUALITY STATE BOOK FESTIVAL, CASPER COLLEGE Sat., Sept. 15th ........... ALTERNATIVE WHOLISTIC EXPO, FAIRGROUNDS INDUSTRIAL BUILDING, JUDY LEKICSat., Sept. 15th ............HUNTING & FISHING HERITAGE EXPO 2012, Events Center, Wyoming Game & Fish DeptSat., Sept. 15th ............A.C. GREEN LEADERSHIP BASKETBALL CLINIC, BOYS & GIRLS CLUB AT 1701 E. K STREET, CITY OF CASPER RECREATIONSat., Sept. 15th ............MASTER GARDENER’S FARMER’S MARKET, Agriculture Resource Learning Cen-

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It’s already September, and flu season is fast approach-ing. Unfortunately, the scare of H1N1 in 2009 is still fresh in all our minds, and so here are some pointers on the virus itself, the disease it causes, and how to keep you and your loved ones safe!

The flu is a common term, and it can mean different things to different people. In this season, it most likely means three

main symptoms: a really bad cough, high fevers, and frankly, feeling like a truck ran over you. It is caused by a virus called influenza, and so antibiotics do not work to kill it! There are many different ver-sions of influenza, and scientists name it based on the different protein structures that are located on the outside of the vi-rus (hence, H1 is a type of small protein, as is N1). They also do research each year to formulate a vaccine that helps

to protect against the three strains they think will be the most common within the population. More information on how they do this can be found at the CDC’s website (see below for website resources!)

The influenza season can last from October to as late as May! However, it mostly peaks in the months of January through February. A person can “shed” the virus (or be infec-tious) 48 hours before they show symptoms of the flu. This particular factoid is significant: it means you could pick it up at the grocery store and spread it to the whole family before you even get sick! (So wash your hands). According to research,

people can also be infectious for up to 7-10 days, however the average adult is no longer infectious about 4-5 days after symp-toms start. Symptoms may linger for 1-2 weeks with influenza, but please notify your physician if your symptoms last longer than this. Other reasons to notify your physician:

1. You are pregnant : the flu can progress much more-rapidly and cause more harm in pregnant women, this is why its important for you and all those around you to get your seasonal flu shot when pregnant!

2. You get better, but then suddenly get worse 3. You feel short of breath4. You feel like you’re going to pass out5. You have a chronic illness, such as diabetes, chronic

lung disease (COPD, emphysema etc), or asthma. It is important to remember that influenza can be deadly. Ninety

percent of the deaths from influenza happen in those greater than age 65. Also, those with chronic diseases such as those with chronic lung conditions and diabetes are at risk for complications and more severe disease with influenza. We do have anti-viral medications to help decrease the duration of the illness and sever-ity of symptoms; however, these medications only work if we are able to diagnose the flu within 48 hours of symptoms-onset, and are usuallly only prescribed to patients with said chronic medi-cal conditions. This decision is up to your physician. For most patients, treatment is what we call “supportive.” This term means staying hydrated (fluids), treating the fever (with acetaminophen or ibuprofen), and plenty of rest. Talk to your personal physician about medications that can make you feel better if you do get the flu, and remember: OTC cold remedies are NOT reccommended for children under 6 years old.

The VaccineMost clinics start to carry the vaccine - both the injection and

intranasal kinds - in early october. The vaccine does not work right away - it takes your body 2 weeks to develop the appropriate antibodies from the vaccine to fight off influenza if you are exposed to it. The vaccine this year will include the strain of H1N1. in

research from 2007-2008 influenza season, they found that the vaccine helped to prevent 7/10 patients from getting the flu. It is possible to get vaccinated and still get the flu. As stated before, scientist use research to determine which in-fluenza versions will be most common. In the last 18 out of 22 years, their research led them to chose the correct ver-sions. The other years, it didn’t. The vaccine still helps your immune sys-tem fight the virus even if it is still not the perfect fit. It also helps prevent com-plications from influenza when they don’t pick the right versions.

There are popula-

Flu Season

tions that cannot get the vaccine (see below). So, if you are a caretaker to someone who has a chronic disease or fits one of these populations, do them a favor and get yourself vaccinated - this will help prevent spreading influenza to them if you don’t get sick!

The vaccine is NOT recommended for the following popula-tions:

1. Those allergic to chicken eggs2. Patients < 6 months of age3. People with a moderate-to-severe illness with a fever

(please wait until you have recovered then get the vaccine)4. Those who have had a neurological disease called

Guillan-Barre

How to Protect YourselfWash your hands, wash your hands, wash your hands! When

you touch the handle of the cart at the grocery store, when you touch your eyes, nose, mouth etc. Cover your face when you sneeze! This virus is spread by respiratory secretions. WASH!

Get vaccinated. University of Wyoming Family Practice Resi-dency Clinic is holding flu clinics to administer the flu vaccine come early October (as soon as we can get our hands on the vaccine!) Call to schedule an appointment today! (234-6161)

Resources:Influenza fact guide from the CDC: http://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/season/flu-

season-2012-2013.htmEffectiveness of influenza vaccine: http://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/qa/

vaccineeffect.htmImmunizations and Autism, from the American Academy of Pediatrics: http:

//www2.aap.org/immunization/families/mmr.html

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DEAR PAW'S CORNER: A number of cats in our area disappeared this spring and summer, and I noticed the rabbits that used to plague our garden don't come as frequently. A neighbor told me he saw a coyote crossing the street just before dawn recently, and I suspect it is the cause of many of these disappearances. Please warn your readers they need to protect their pets as wild animals are encroaching on well-populated neighborhoods. -- Pat C., Weston, Mass.

DEAR PAT: That's a very good point! As wild creatures lose more and more of their natural habitats, they are being seen much more frequently in the suburbs and even in urban areas. This goes beyond nuisance animals like raccoons and skunks: Black bears frequently wander into back yards in central Florida, and residents in urban Allston, Mass., are sometimes confronted by wild turkeys foraging along city streets. And coyotes and cougars have been reported in suburban neighborhoods in many parts of the United States.

Wild animals present a lot of risk to pets (as well as humans). Besides the threat of contracting rabies or other diseases, some predators find smaller pets to be easy, tasty prey.

Keep cats and small dogs indoors at night. If wild animals have been reported in your area, don't let your pet out unaccompanied or off a leash, even during the day when no danger is apparent. Keep your pet's vaccinations up to date.

If you have pets, like rabbits, that are kept outside, reinforce and strengthen protective fencing around their cages.

Send your questions or comments to [email protected]. If your question or comment is printed in the weekly column, you’ll receive a free copy of “Fighting Fleas,” the newest booklet from Paws Corner!

© 2012 King Features Synd., Inc.

Wild Animals Pose Threat to Pets

One of the goals of the Craig and Susan Thomas Foundation is to introduce students to some of the GRAND POSSIBILITIESavailable after high school.

We provide opportunities to Wyoming high school graduates and GED recipients, who DO NOT qualify for Hathaway scholarships, who have struggled in school, who want to further their education.

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One of the best things you can leave future generations of your family is accurate genealogy information.

Creating a family tree isn’t as difficult as it may sound. Start with yourself, your siblings and your parents. Accurate date and place of birth informa-tion is crucial to any future hunts. Go back as many generations as you can, at least giving names if you can’t also supply dates and place of birth.

Write down stories about your family members (this will also jog your own memory of facts about the past.) If there are “rumors,” make notes of those as well. Even if you can’t verify whether your mother’s grandfather was a train engineer, someone else might be able to at a later date.

If you have a computer and are comfortable roam-ing the Internet, Ancestry.com is one of the best places to start. On Ancestry, you can not only research your family, but you can create a family tree to save. The amount of information available is amazing: old military records, city directories, birth and death cer-tificates, photos uploaded by others, Census through 1940 and so much more. There is a fee to subscribe to Ancestry, but if you join for six months and do a little every week, you should finish in that time.

On Family Search (familysearch.org) you will like-ly find information that you can’t find anywhere else (for example, some of it goes back as far as Europe), but you have to be careful. Use Family Search as a hunting ground and verify information elsewhere.

If you’ve never done genealogy, consider taking a class to get started. This might be a good winter project, with the end result benefiting your family for generations to come.

© 2012 King Features Synd., Inc.

Your Family Tree

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By Cindy Elavsky

Q: I was wondering if the “John Carter” movie you men-tioned this spring is based on the science-fiction books by Edgar

Rice Burroughs. I hope so, because I’ve read them all and believe they could be made into a great series of sci-fi movies. -- Paul R., Marion, Indiana

A: The March release of Disney’s “John Carter” is indeed based on Bur-roughs’ Barsoom book series, which were published in various magazines as a serial from 1912 to 1943. Because of their popularity, they were then published as their own book series from 1917 to 1964. The film, however, didn’t prove to be quite so popular. It was received with mixed reviews

and a dismal box-office take. The film was originally planned to be a trilogy, but that plan is on hold because of the film’s poor reception by moviegoers. “John Carter” is available on DVD and Bluray, so you can see for yourself whether it deserves a sequel.

• • •Q: I am a die-hard “Young and the

Restless” fan. I have a question about the actress who plays Katherine Chan-cellor in the series. I heard that she has sons who are also actors. Could it be the Baldwins? -- Janet C., Battle Creek, Mich.

A: Jeanne Cooper, who’s played matriarch Katherine Chancellor on the series since 1973, does indeed have children (two sons, one daughter) who

are actors: Corbin, Collin and Caren. The eldest is Corbin Bernsen, who is best known for playing Arnold Becker on “L.A. Law” and Roger Dorn in “Major League.” He plays the recurring role of Father Todd Williams on his mom’s show, and he also is a series regular on the USA’s “Psych.”

• • •Q: What was Emily VanCamp in before she was on “Revenge”? I rec-

ognized her as soon as I saw her, but I cannot remember from what! -- Iris V., Suffolk, Va.

A: The gorgeous Canadian actress has been in the business since she was 13, making her debut on Nickelodeon’s “Are You Afraid of the Dark?” But before “Revenge,” she was best known for her role on “Everwood,” where she played Amy Abbott. She also had a co-starring role from 2007-2010, playing Rebecca Harper, who initially was thought to be William Walker’s (Tom Skerritt) daughter with longtime mistress Holly Harper (Patricia Wettig). Take note that the second season of “Revenge” begins Sept. 30 on ABC on its new night and time, Sundays at 9/8c.

© 2012 King Features Synd., Inc.

Emily VanCamp

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September 13 - 19, 2012

The outcome of the first 26 races determines eligibility for NASCAR's Chase for the Sprint Cup and, by extension, the field of drivers with a shot at the championship.

In the penultimate regular-season race, Denny Hamlin became the only driver to win four races to date, meaning that he will be the top seed. Hamlin, 31, has won the two most recent races at Bristol Motor Speedway and Atlanta Motor Speedway.

Hamlin came close to winning the championship in 2010, when he led Jimmie Johnson enter-ing the final race at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

"I did an interview at the beginning of last year, and I said, 'Just put me back in the same situation, and I promise I'll win the championship when we leave Homestead.' All I can hope is for that opportunity again, and if I do, I'm going to live in the moment and focus everything I can do to win that race instead of worrying about the outcome," Hamlin said. "I'm going to have a lot more fun and enjoy it."

For each of his four victories, Hamlin, from Chesterfield, Va., will receive three bonus points.

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The 12 Chase drivers will each be awarded 2,000 base points. The two wild-card selections are ineligible for bonus points. Hamlin could win a fifth race in the regular-season finale at Rich-mond International Raceway, the track closest to his hometown. By the same token, a victory by Jimmie Johnson, Brad Keselowski or Tony Stewart would result in a tie at the top when the Chase commences on Sept. 16 at Chicagoland Speedway.

Stewart ranks 10th in the standings, only 18 points ahead of 11th-place Kasey Kahne. Even if Stewart falls to 11th, he would still make the Chase as a wild-card entrant, but in order for Stewart to receive bonus points for his three victories, he would have to remain in the top 10.

Preservation of the status quo in Richmond's Federated Auto Parts 400 would put Kahne and Kyle Busch in the wild-card spots. A Richmond victory could still put either Jeff Gordon, Marcos Ambrose, Ryan Newman or Joey Logano in the field. The long shot is Carl Edwards, who must win at Richmond and make up 27 points on Busch.

Monte Dutton covers motorsports for The Gaston (N.C.) Gazette. E-mail Monte at [email protected].© 2012 King Features Synd., Inc.

Denny Hamlin won at Atlanta over Labor Day weekend to become the only driver to win four races so far this season so far. (Getty Images for NASCAR photo)

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• On Sept. 24, 1789, The Judiciary Act of 1789 is passed by Congress and signed by President George Washington, establishing the Supreme Court of the United States as a tribunal made up of six justices. By 1869 the number of justices was increased to nine.

• On Sept. 30, 1868, the first volume of Louisa May Alcott's beloved children's book "Little Women" is published. Alcott dedicated most of her life and writing to supporting her family after her father's failure at running Transcendentalist school. Her works include "Little Men" (1871) and "An Old-Fashioned Girl" (1870).

• On Sept. 28, 1901, Ed Sullivan, who would become the host of the long-running TV variety program "The Ed Sullivan Show," is born in New York City. During the peak of its popularity in the 1950s and 1960s, Sullivan's program showcased a wide range of entertainers, including The Beatles and Elvis Presley.

• On Sept. 29, 1913, Rudolf Diesel, inventor of the engine that bears his name, disappears from the

steamship Dresden while traveling from Belgium to England. On Oct. 10, Diesel's body was found in the water. Conspiracy theories began to fly almost immediately. Many people believed (and still believe) that Diesel was murdered.

• On Sept. 25, 1957, under escort from 1,000 paratroopers in the U.S. Army's 101st Airborne Division, nine black students enter all-white Central High School in Little Rock, Ark. Three weeks earlier, Arkansas Gov. Orval Faubus had surrounded the school with National Guard troops to prevent court-ordered racial integration.

• On Sept. 26, 1960, for the first time in U.S. history, a debate between major party presidential candidates is shown on television. John F. Kennedy debated Richard M. Nixon in a Chicago studio. Nixon refused to wear makeup.

• On Sept. 27, 1989, Zsa Zsa Gabor, on trial for slapping a police officer, storms out of the courtroom in the middle of the district attorney's closing argument. She had been pulled over for expired tags on her Rolls Royce, as well as having an open container of alcohol and an expired license.

© 2012 King Features Synd., Inc.

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Puzzle Answers

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Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy. Even the name sounds scary. CTE is a brain condition caused by concussions. Until now, this condition was thought limited to sports athletes, like boxers and football players, where the results of multiple head injuries over a career are well known. Research now shows that service personnel who’ve been subjected to at least one blast or concussion that resulted in traumatic brain injury can develop CTE.

CTE is a progressive, neurodegenerative disorder, with symptoms only showing up later in the form of disorientation, confusion, depression, head-aches, impulse control and aggression problems, suicide and more. Symptoms later in life can include dementia.

There hasn’t been a way to truly diagnose CTE except for a brain biopsy after death. Researchers at two universities teamed up with the Department of Veterans Affairs health system to compare the brains of athletes with those of service members who were subjected to at least one blast or concussive episode. They found no differences.

The injury triggers accumulation of an abnormal protein called “tau” in the areas of the brain that regulate impulse and aggres-sion control, depression and memory. It takes only one blast from an improvised explosive devise (IED) to set in motion the chain reac-tion that can result in CTE.

Tau can be seen in the blood soon after injury, leading researchers to start trials to develop a way to detect its presence within minutes. From this they hope to find a treat-ment that will keep TBI from progressing into CTE.

As of now, more than 244,000 service per-sonnel have been diagnosed with TBI since 2000. It’s thought there are many more whose brain damage hasn’t been diagnosed.

Write to Freddy Groves in care of King Features Weekly Service, P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475, or send e-mail to [email protected].

© 2012 King Features Synd., Inc.

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