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NOSEYby Patricia L. Cook

This issue of Tidbits is not just about nosey neighbors or co-workers (but they will be mentioned…shhh! Don’t tell them!), but also about noses that are superior in sensing aromas.

• Therehavebeenanumberoftelevisionshowsandmoviesthathavefeaturednoseyneighbors.Whether putting a glass against the wall to listen tovoicesinthenextroomorpeepingthrougha keyhole, there are times when curiosity gets the best of a person and they just want to know whatisgoingon!Examplesofthese“snoopy”trickscanbefoundinvideosofI Love Lucy, Friends, Bewitched.

•One of the main characters of the show,Bewitched, was Gladys Kravitz. She wasconstantly spying on her interesting neighbor, Samantha,whohappenedtobeawitch.Whenthe showwas on television in the 1960s andhad quite a following, many would refer to their nosey neighbors as having the “GladysKravitzsyndrome!”

• In case you are wondering, nosey can bespelledwith orwithout the “e,” according tothefreedictionary.com. It is an adjectivemeaning:“offensivelycuriousor inquisitive.”While people can be nosey in the inquisitiveway, many animals have superior smellingabilities.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): You won’t need to participate in a prizefight to profit. In the upcoming week, you may find that you are wedged between a rock and hard place whenever you try to make a change. Wait for better timing.TAURUS (April 20-May 20): There is a tendency to cling tightly to a past victory and wear it like a badge of accomplishment. By the end of the week, you could learn that putting forth extra efforts may be both advisable and beneficial.GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Know where you are. Start the week off by balancing the checkbook because you may need plenty of cash on hand for something unexpected. If you don’t need extra cash this week, you will be all set.CANCER (June 21-July 22): Remain calm in the face of the storm. The week ahead might be a poor time to initiate a major project with a partner or make a commitment. Someone could change their mind or act unpredictably.LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Open your heart as well as your mind to new ways of looking at the world during the week ahead. “Your way or the highway” is not a motto that will win you friends or help you attain your objectives.VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Put your eye for perfection to good use this week. Organize files, balance checkbooks, straighten out closets, buff the furniture or wax the car. Regular maintenance keeps things running smoothly.LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Follow your heart, but don’t forget to take along your head. Relationships entail extra responsibilities and financial matters may need your attention. This week, you may be called upon to do your duty.SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): It is up to you to decide whether to run your week or let your week run you. You will gain the most by sticking to routines and getting your desk organized. Wait to follow a lead or try something new.SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Prove your loyalty. Work at your own steady pace and carefully complete any project requiring dogged precision. You may be attracted to unusual forms of entertainment in the week ahead.CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Rule the roost by using rationality. Make sure you have all the i’s dotted and t’s crossed in the week ahead. Fight off an impulse to gamble with your money or argue with a special someone.AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): One weed doesn’t ruin a flowerbed. Don’t let minor problems or passing disputes destroy your appreciation for the good things in life during the week ahead. Investigate new technologies.PISCES (Feb. 19-Mar. 20): There are some silences that say nothing; however, leave nothing important unsaid. In the upcoming week you might not find a chance to let down your hair, but you have a loyal someone rooting for your success.

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usually begin6 Agnus __7 Lofty lines8 With “The,” 1960s series set in the North African desert during WWII9 Hunter killed by Artemis, in some accounts10 TV drama narrated by a teen blogger11 If not12 Revivalists14 Words indicating betrayal15 Trivial Pursuit symbol19 Rembrandt van __21 Phillips, e.g.: Abbr.22 Wine orders24 Tuna preserver25 Common Zen temple feature27 Nursing a grudge29 Gave two tablets to, say30 “The Mikado” weapon, briefly31 Smackeroo32 Hall & Oates’s first Top 10 hit33 __ B’rith35 “Howards End” author37 Transportation secretary under Clinton42 Cousin, for one45 Gettysburg general47 Sweet ring48 Cork sources49 Attracted to, with “of ”50 Food associated with the starts of 16-, 36- and 56-Across51 Hydrocarbon suffix53 South Seas staple54 Tonsorial sound56 V x XI x XI57 Country that incl. Sharjah58 Map feature

NOSEY (continued):•One such beastwith an extraordinary sense

of smell is the bear. A bear’s brain is only aboutathirdofthesizeofahumanbrainbuthis nose is approximately five times larger;the nasal mucous membrane in a bear’s head is 100 times larger than the membrane in a human!Their nostrils have folds that housethousands of smell receptors making their sense of smell better than bloodhounds and possibly the best of any land animal. Bears usetheirsenseofsmelltofindmates,identifytheir cubs, find food, and detect and avoiddangeroussituationsinvolvingotherbearsorhumans.

•InCalifornia,ablackbearwasseentravelingupwindinastraightlineforthreemilestofindadeaddeer.Somestudieshaveshownthatabear’ssenseofsmellisactuallyseventimesbetter than a bloodhound’s.

•Speakingofbloodhounds;theyarepossiblythebestdetectivesknown!Their senseof smellis so good that they beat the best man-made odor detectingmachines. Even after severaldays of a person’s trail going through streets, shops and more, a bloodhound can still follow the scent. Some dogs have been trained todetect types of cancer with greater accuracy thanveryexpensivescreeningequipment.

•Detectingscentsunderwateriswhatashark’sbraindoeswell.Approximatelytwo-thirdsofa shark’s brain is focused on smell. They can detect a tiny drop of blood from more than amile(1.6km)away.Theycanevendetectnervousness inotherfish,whichhelps themfindanddestroypreyveryeasily.

•Inmanyinstanceshumanshavebetterrecallofsmellsthanvisualrecall.Onestudyfounda65%accuracyforsmellafterayear,whilevisualrecallofphotoswasbelow50%afteronly three months.

• Rats can be trained, like dogs, to use theirextraordinarysenseofsmell tohelphumansinlife-savingways,oneofwhichistodetectland mines. Rats can smell in stereo, witheach of their nostrils working independently!

•Theadvantagetousingratsinsteadofdogsforthis type of defense work is not just because ofdogs’reputationas“man’sbestfriend”andthe close relationships handlers form with

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March 25: in 1634, Lord Baltimore founded the Catholic colony of Maryland. In 1970, the Concorde jetliner made its first supersonic flight.

March 26: in 1971, East Pakistan proclaimed its independence, taking the name Bangladesh. In 1979, Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin and Egyptian President Anwar Sadat signed the Camp David peace treaty at the White House.

March 27: in 1794, President Washington and Congress authorized creation of the U.S. Navy. In 1884, the first long-distance telephone call was made, between Boston and New York.

March 28: in 1939, the Spanish Civil War ended as Madrid fell to the forces of Francisco Franco. In 1979, America’s worst commercial nuclear accident occurred at the Three Mile Island power plant in Pennsylvania.

March 29: in 1951, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were convicted of conspiracy to commit espionage for transferring nuclear secrets to the Soviets. In 1971, Army Lt. William L. Calley Jr. was convicted of leading a squad that murdered at least 22 Vietnamese civilians in the My Lai massacre.

March 30: in 1867, U.S. Secretary of State William H. Seward reached agreement with Russia to purchase the territory of Alaska for $7.2 million, a deal then ridiculed as “Seward’s Folly.” In 1981, John W. Hinckley Jr. shot President Reagan outside a Washington hotel. Also wounded were White House press secretary James Brady and two others.

March 31: in 1492, King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain issued an edict expelling Jews who refused to convert to Christianity. In 1880, Wabash, Ind., became the first town in the world to be illuminated by electrical lighting.

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This week’s question: In 1975, who was stripped of his world chess title for refusing a mandatory defense?

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• Three countries that have been helped withminedetectionratsareTanzania,Mozambiqueand Thailand. When the land is cleared of

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•HeroRATs are also trained for tubercolsisdetection.Readaboutthesesupersmellersat:http://apopo.org/home.php?lang=en.

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•Mostbirdshavekeeneyesightbuttheirsenseof smell is lacking. The albatross is an

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“The idea is for gardens to soak up water like a giant sponge before it gets in the drainage system,” says Dr. Nigel Dunnett, British author and horticulture specialist at the University of Sheffield. “Water-sensitive design is something anybody can do. You can do it in your own front or back yard or even on a balcony of an apartment – something that’s very small-scale, very intimate.”

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“KILLING THEM SOFTLY”: It’s not very smart to steal from mobsters, as the protagonists of this gritty tale appear destined to learn the hard way. Brad Pitt reunites with Andrew Dominik, his writer and director on “The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford,” to play an underworld enforcer sent after the novice criminals who robbed a mob-related card game. Two veterans of celebrated gangster sagas, James Gandolfini and Ray Liotta, also star along with Richard Jenkins and Sam Shepard. DVD extras: “making-of ” documentary; deleted scenes. *** (R: AS, P, V) (Also on Blu-ray and On Demand)

“PARENTAL GUIDANCE”: Veteran talents Billy Crystal and Bette Midler are teamed in this mildly amusing, family-friendly comedy that’s very much about family ... several generations of one. The stars play grandparents enlisted to mind their daughter’s (Marisa Tomei) youngsters, prompting the elders to bring their traditional methods of child rearing into play while caring for the very modern kids. Bailee Madison (“Just Go With It”) and Tom Everett Scott (“That Thing You Do!”) are featured. DVD extras: audio commentary by Crystal and director Andy Fickman. Deleted scenes. ***

“SHAKESPEARE UNCOVERED”: Many of the Bard’s classics get new attention and appreciation from six talents - Ethan Hawke, Jeremy Irons, Derek Jacobi, theater director Trevor Nunn, Joely Richardson and David Tennant - as they host individual episodes of this recently televised PBS miniseries. Others including Helen Mirren, Jude Law, Patrick Stewart and Ben Whishaw (“Skyfall”) also contribute their thoughts on such legendary and much-performed works as “Hamlet,” “Macbeth,” “The Tempest” and “Henry V.” ***

“THE COLLECTION”: This sequel to the hugely unpleasant thriller “The Collector” is just as gruesome, which would have to be expected. Josh Stewart returns as the lone escapee from a sadistic serial killer, enlisted to save a wealthy man’s (Christopher McDonald) daughter (Emma Fitzpatrick), who has fallen prey to the felon. That means making his way safely through a deserted hotel that now houses a variety of highly lethal traps. DVD extras: theatrical trailer; five “making-of ” documentaries; audio commentary by director and co-writer Marcus Dunstan and co-writer Patrick Melton; deleted and alternate scenes. **

“TO THE ARCTIC”: Originally exhibited in the IMAX format, this visit to one of the most forbidding yet beautiful regions of Earth boasts narration by Meryl Streep. The documentary offers expectedly majestic views of snow and ice formations, but it also offers a narrative in following a polar bear and her twin cubs as they try to survive and thrive in the bitter atmosphere. DVD extras: three “making-of ” documentaries. ***

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▶ About two percent of the landmass of Canada is covered by glaciers and ice fields all year long.

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in North America. Built of steel and plexiglass, the wingspan measures 4.6 m (15 ft). Because it revolves on its base, the big mosquito also acts as a weather vane. Apparently the town is now saving up for a big bug zapper.

▶ Canada is the world’s fourth largest producer of diamonds, following Botswana, Russia, and Angola. All Canadian diamonds are etched with a very tiny polar bear as identification.

▶ Many common animals are missing from Newfoundland: skunks, deer, raccoons, porcupines, groundhogs, snakes and other animals aren’t found there. During the last ice age, all animal life was wiped out by the glaciers. When the glaciers retreated, birds and bugs repopulated the island easily. Swimming animals such as beavers also returned, and some species were able to cross on the ice during winter. But animals that hibernate in winter, or who never travel far from their home ground, never made it back to the island.

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NOSEY (continued): exception. This large bird hovers above thewater, usually an ocean, looking for its nextmeal.Analbatrosshasanextra-largenoseontopofitsbeak.Theoversizedhonkerhelpsanalbatrossdetectfoodeveninthedark.

•Peoplewithoversizednosestendtohavemanycritics.Somecelebritieshaveactuallybecomefamous in part because of their noses. Many refer to their noses as a proboscis, a facetious use of theword that is defined as a trunkofan elephant or a long flexible snout, usuallyreferring to animals.

•JimmyDurantewasaverypopularentertainerknown for his jokes about his nose and a silly song he called Inka Dinka Do he recorded in1934.Agreatpianoplayer, jazzmusician,band leader and one of the early stars of television, his nickname was Schnozzola, aname he coined himself for his large nose.

• Bing Crosby called his friend and fellowcomedian,BobHope,“OldSkiNose.”Hope’snose wasn’t especially big but was long and thin andhadabitofacurveup.Manycaricatureswere drawn of the comic’s nose. Hope joked abouthisnosesayingthat“mynosecameonscreen10minutesbeforetherestofmyface.”

•Another large-nosed entertainer was DannyThomas. He was the star of Make Room for Daddy, a popular television comedy from1953-64. He left an honorable legacy byfounding the St. Jude’s Children’s ResearchHospitalinMemphis,Tennesseein1962.

POCO LEGION OFFERS BURSARIES

The Royal Canadian Legion, Port Coquitlam Branch 133, announces that eight education bursaries are available to students attending public and private high schools in School District 43.

Four bursaries in the amount of $ 2,013 each will be awarded to qualified applicants through the Legion Poppy Fund. Children or grandchildren of ex-service personnel are eligible to apply. Financial need is also considered in adjudication the application.

As well, four bursaries in the amount of $ 2.013 each are to be awarded through the Branch 133 Education Fund. Applicants need not have any military or Legion affiliation. Awards are based on financial need and good grades. Total family income cannot exceed $60,000 per annum.

Applications are available through high school counsellors or from the Legion office at (604) 942-8911 or from the Chair of the Education Committee at (604) 464-2169.

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The Royal Canadian Legion Port Coquitlam Branch #133

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