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EAT YOUR GREENS!by Patricia L. Cook

Just as “Popeye” from the cartoon of days gone by ate his spinach for strength, we should eat plenty of leafy green vegetables as part of our everyday diet. This Tidbits look at leafy greens that are good for you, just as your mother said!• The National Cancer Institute reports, “foods

rich in vitamins A and C have been associated with the reduced risk of certain cancers.” Many leafy green vegetables are excellent sources of these two vitamins as well as vitamins K and B, calcium, iron, fiber and more.

• Greens are naturally low in sodium and calories. For example: a cup (0.2 l) of raw spinach has only 14 calories and a _ cup (0.1 l) serving of cooked collards has only 38 calories. All greens are fat and cholesterol free.

• According to Jill Nussinow, registered dietician, culinary educator in Northern California and author of a very informative book, “The Veggie Queen,” “Greens are the No. 1 food you can eat regularly to improve your health.”

• Keep these in mind when eating greens: “Green is good. Dark green is better. Organic dark leafy green is best.” If you grow your own — and they are easy to grow — you know how your vegetables have been treated.

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by Patricia L. CookJust as “Popeye” from the cartoon of days gone by ate his spinach for strength, we should eat plenty of leafy green vegetables as part of our everyday diet. This Tidbits look at leafy greens that are good for you, just as your mother said!

• The National Cancer Institute reports, “foods rich in vitamins A and C have been associated with the reduced risk of certain cancers.” Many leafy green vegetables are excellent sources of these two vitamins as well as vitamins K and B, calcium, iron, fiber and more.

• Greens are naturally low in sodium and calo-ries. For example: a cup (0.2 l) of raw spinach has only 14 calories and a ½ cup (0.1 l) serv-ing of cooked collards has only 38 calories. All greens are fat and cholesterol free.

• According to Jill Nussinow, registered dieti-cian, culinary educator in Northern California and author of a very informative book, “The Veggie Queen,” “Greens are the No. 1 food you can eat regularly to improve your health.”

• Keep these in mind when eating greens: “Green is good. Dark green is better. Organic dark leafy green is best.” If you grow your own — and they are easy to grow — you know how your vegetables have been treated.

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• Nussinow,inawebMDarticle,rankedthenutritionofthemostwidelyeatengreensintheUnitedStates.Thetop10are:kale,collards,turnipgreens,Swisschard,spin-ach,mustardgreens,broccoli,redandgreenleafandromainelettuces(altogeth-er),cabbage,andiceberglettuce.

• ThereareothernutritionalgreensnotlistedabovethatarewidelyavailableinNorthAmerica.Theinformationavailableforallgreensisimmense.We’lllookatsomeinterestingTidbitsforbothhighlyandlesspopulargreens.

• Eventhoughitmaysoundincorrect,allgreensarenotgreen!Leafygreenveg-etableshavemuchcolorvariety,fromthebluish-greenofkaletothebright“Kelly”greenofspinach,tothelight,somewhatwhiteofcabbage.

• Thereisevenablackcabbage(CavaloNero),whichisactuallyaverydarkgreenthatisalsocalledTuscankale.Itoriginat-edfromtheTuscanyregionofItalywhereitisgrowninmostvegetablegardens.CavaloNeroisanessentialingredientintheveryhealthysignaturesoupoftheregion,ribollita.

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EAT YOUR GREENS! (continued):

• TheTuscanregionofItalyisfamousformanyculinarythingsincludingthecookingterm,“Florentine.”Thistermcanbeinter-pretedasthecookingstyleusedinFlorence,Italy,buthasalsocometodescribethecui-sinethatincludesspinachasaningredient.Florentinecookingalsousesfreshherbslikerosemary,basil,parsleyandthyme.SinceTuscanyisclosetothecoast,Florentinecookingfeaturesseafooddishesaswellaslocalboar,rabbitandbeeffromtheregions’whiteChianinacattle.Accordingtofolklore,theassociationofspinachwithFlorencemayhavebeenbecauseofCatherinedeMedici,theItalianwifeofKingHenryII,whoreignedinFrancefrom1560-1563.

• SupposedlytohonorherItalianroots,QueenCatherineintroducedspinachtotheCourtofFranceanddubbedanydishcon-tainingspinachtobe“Florentine.”Whetherthestoryistrueornot,FlorentineisnowsynonymouswithspinachindishessuchasEggsFlorentine,OystersFlorentineandmore.

• Tomakeforsomeconfusingterminol-ogy,“Florentines”refertoasweet,bakedconfectionthatcontainsnospinach!TheseFlorentinesareaEuropeansweetservedasacake,barorcookie.SweetFlorentinesareamixtureofcandiedfruit,toastednuts,honeyand/orsugarandtoppedwithalayerofmeltedchocolate.

• Movingawayfromsweetsandbacktogreens,agreenthathasmanynamesaroundtheworldisrapiniorwhatismorecommonlyknownasbroccoliraab.Thisgreenisunrelatedtobroccolieventhoughbroccoliisinitsname.Itisacloserelativetoturnips,andthegreenslookverysimilartoturnipgreens.Othernameslinkedtothisgreenarerapa,rapine,raab,rappi,rappone,fallandspringraab,turnipbroccoli,broc-colirape,broccoliderabe,Italianturnipandturnipbroccoli.

• AsmoregreensareavailableinNorthAmerica,anoldfavoritehasdecreasedinpopularity.Iceberglettucewasanover-whelmingsuccessforyearsbecauseofitsabilitytoremaincrunchyevenafterdaysandsometimesweeksofshipping.Upuntilthe1930s,icebergwasknownas“Crisphead”lettuce.

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• On Aug. 16, 1896, George Carmack spots nuggets of gold in a creek bed near the Klondike River in Can-ada’s Yukon Territory. His lucky discovery sparks the last great gold rush in the American West. Over the next two years, as many as 50,000 would-be miners arrived in the region.

• On Aug. 17, 1915, Charles F. Kettering is issued a pat-ent for his “engine-starting device” -- the first electric ignition for automobiles. In the early years, drivers used hand cranks to start the internal combustion process that powered car engines.

• On Aug. 14, 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs into law the Social Security Act. Although it was initially created to combat unemployment during the Great Depression, Social Security now functions primarily as a safety net for retirees and the disabled.

• On Aug. 18, 1940, Walter Percy Chrysler, the founder of the American automotive corporation that bears his name, dies in New York. Aside from automobiles, Chrysler was known for financing the 77-story Art Deco Chrysler Building skyscraper in midtown Man-hattan. When completed in 1930, it was the tallest building in the world and the first manmade struc-ture to top 1,000 feet.

• On Aug. 19, 1953, the Iranian military, with the assis-tance of the United States government, overthrows the government of Premier Mohammed Mosaddeq and reinstates the Shah of Iran. As thanks for the help, the Shah signed over 40 percent of Iran’s oil fields to U.S. companies. However, the Shah was toppled from power in 1979.

• On Aug. 13, 1961, East German soldiers begin build-ing a wall between Soviet-controlled East Berlin and the democratic western section of the city. Berlin resi-dents found themselves cut off from friends or family until the wall was dismantled in 1989.

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ANSWER: The DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) doesn’t involve a detailed listing of good and bad foods. It’s a general approach that identifies the food groups that are best for lowering blood pressure. You get to pick foods from those groups that appeal to you. That’s one of the beauties of the diet: It permits many choices. Grains are one of the major groups in the diet. Grains include products made from wheat, barley, rye, oats and other such cereal grains, even grains that aren’t familiar to our diet. Every day, people should eat seven to eight servings of grain foods. A serving is a slice of bread, 1 ounce of cereal, or half a cup of cooked rice (brown), pasta or cereal. The next group is three to four servings of fruit, with a serving being equal to a medium-size fruit, a quarter-cup of dried fruit or 6 ounces of fruit juice. People also should eat four or five

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EAT YOUR GREENS! (continued):• Bruce Church, from Salinas, California,

the founder of Fresh Express, is given credit for popularizing iceberg lettuce. Along with three partners, he formed an ice company in the 1930s that shipped fresh heads of lettuce across the country in rail cars. “Crisphead” lettuce became more commonly known as “iceberg” when folks would meet the train cars of ice-packed lettuce with calls of “The icebergs are coming!” The name change stuck, and Americans’ love of fresh salads grew with the fresh availability.

• Up until the mid-1970s, more than 95 percent of all lettuce grown in the United States was iceberg. Even though leaf lettuces have surged in popularity in the last 30-40 years, iceberg still remains a big seller. So, the next time you are eating out, check to see if a “wedge” salad is offered. It will be the familiar iceberg we grew up with.

• Another popular salad that some think started with Julius Caesar is the Caesar Salad. It actually had its start in Tijuana, Mexico, with Cesare Cardini, who immigrated to the San Diego area with his brother, Alex, from Italy after World War I. Thebrothers opened Caesar’s Restaurant in Tijuana instead of San Diego because of alcohol prohibition in the United States. Invented in the 1920s,

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servings of vegetables a day, with a serving being 1 cup leafy vegetables, half a cup cooked vegetables or 6 ounces of vegetable juice. Two to three low-fat dairy products are allowed, with 8 ounces of skim milk, 1 cup low-fat yogurt or 1 1/2 ounces of low-fat cheese constituting a serving. Two meat servings a day are permitted, with 3 ounces being a serving of cooked meat, poultry or fish. Fats and oils are the final group. Two or three servings meet the requirement, with 1 teaspoon of margarine, 2 tablespoons of low-fat mayonnaise or 2 tablespoons of light salad dressing each being a serving. In addition, 1 1/2 ounces of nuts are allowed four times a week. In addition, you must keep sodium down to 1,500 mg a day. Sodium is listed on all nutrition labels.

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Far too many of us, women especially, can develop weight problems as we age. We’re less active. Menopause doesn’t help. We might have different eating patterns.Researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center have done a study that looked at self-monitoring as a way to reduce weight. The study results show how we can lose weight safely in three steps: 1) Keep a journal that re-ports everything that’s eaten; 2) Don’t skip meals; and 3) Don’t go out to lunch. Sounds so simple, doesn’t it.They divided 123 overweight and obese senior women into two groups for the yearlong study: one group used diet and exercise, and the other

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only diet. Here’s what they learned:Women who kept journals of what they ate lost six pounds more than those who didn’t keep a journal. This appeared to be the most important of the three steps, and it makes sense. If we write down exactly what we eat, it’s easier to identify whether we’re meeting our goals. The trick is to be honest, and being honest means measuring portions and reading labels -- and always keep-ing your journal with you in case you do eat while away from home.Women who went out for lunch at least once a week lost five pounds less than those who didn’t, or who ate lunch out less frequently. When you eat at a restaurant, you can’t control the size of the portions or how the food is cooked. Women who skipped meals lost eight pounds less than those who didn’t skip meals. Researchers weren’t sure why this was so, but it could be that being hungry leads to overeating or eating out. Eating at regular times gave the best success.

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A: Today’s over-the-air TV transmissions are entirely digi-tal, a change mandated by the government a couple of years back. The old “analog” TV transmissions were switched off in 2010, something that owners of old tube televisions who try to pick up signals with their old antennae are painfully aware of.However, even with an older television, you can pick up line-of-sight transmissions and receive local television stations. Converter boxes are available at most large retailers that sell electronics and cost from $30 to $60. You can learn more at http://dtv.gov/consumercorner_4.html.If you have a newer HD television, you might be able to pick up a few signals if the TV has a built-in digital antenna. If not, there are several HD antennas on the market. If you live in an area where TV signals are traditionally faint, you’ll absolutely need one of these. They start at around $45 and go up in price, but the plus side is that you won’t pay any more money for TV signals once the antenna is up. At least one brand of HD antenna was designed to be set up inside your home, but there are other brands specifically made to be set up outside or on the roof. Outdoor antennas can pick up signals up to 50 miles away in most cases, as long as there aren’t too many obstruc-tions like hills or other buildings between your home and the transmission source.To set up an outdoor HD antenna, follow the instructions included with the product. Those made for rooftops should include proper mounting bolts and, ideally, small sealing squares (basically roof-patching squares) that sit between the antenna mount base and the roof. If those sealing squares aren’t included, head to your home-improvement store for roof patches and cut them to fit.You’ll also need to feed the coaxial cable connecting the an-tenna back into the house to your television. If possible, try using the holes already drilled by the cable company to in-stall its coax, rather than punch more holes in your home’s envelope.

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• When French Canadian naval officer Jean Baptiste Bienville founded New Orleans in 1718, engineers developed a formal city plan for Nouvelle Orleans, the area that is now known as the French Quarter. The city grew out of the original borders to become an important American port city. As people arrived from all over the world, a distinct culture rich in music, food and tradition began to develop.

• The “Quarter” is also known as Vieux Carré, which means “Old Square” in French. The area is located in downtown New Orleans, on some of the highest ground in the city on a crescent of the Mississippi River. Besides the river, the borders are roughly Canal Street, Rampart Street and Esplanade Avenue. The area today still occupies the same 6-by-13-block area that was laid out in 1722. One of the best-preserved historical neighborhoods in America, the Quarter actually feels like a foreign country. The lasting influence of the French and Spanish settlers and planners is still present.

• The architecture of the Quarter is a mix of mostly French and Spanish styles. The Spanish rule of New Orleans was short, from 1762 to 1800, but during that time there were two fires that virtually destroyed the French Quarter. In 1788, 850 structures were lost, and then another 200 were lost in 1794. A lot of what had been French architecture was replaced with Spanish-style wrought iron balconies and central courtyards.

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• The city was under French rule first, then Spanish and back to French before be-ing sold to the United States in the Louisiana Purchase agreement in 1803. The Cabildo, built in 1799, is where the Louisiana Purchase signing took place and is now the main build-ing of the Louisiana State Museum historical complex.• Over 35,000 buildings in New Orleans, many in the French Quarter, are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Cabildo is sometimes called the second most important building in America, after Indepen-dence Hall in Philadelphia. • The Cabildo, St. Louis Cathedral and the Presbytere (also part of the museum com-plex) all surround Jackson Square. Originally called “Place d’Armes,” the Square is named after Andrew Jackson, a hero of the Battle of New Orleans. The Square is one of the most visited areas in the Quarter, where local artists paint, draw and display their works. St. Louis Cathedral is the oldest continuously active cathedral in the United States. • Another old establishment of the Quarter is the French Market, the oldest farmer’s market in the United States. Dating back to 1791, it also includes a flea market. The French Market is “three centuries of his-tory, six blocks of shopping, open seven days a week!”

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1. Is the book of Ezra in the Old or New Testament or neither?2. From 1 Kings 17, who was called the “Tishbite”? Elijah, Goliath, Job, Samson3. Who was the father of John the Bap-tist? Uriah, Peter, Zechariah, Amaziah4. From Acts 14, where was Paul mistak-en for Hermes? Antioch, Perga, Bethel, Lystra5. Who named all the animals on earth? Adam, Eve, Noah, Moses6. From Jeremiah 28, where was Hana-niah from? Zion, Gibeon, Shiloh, He-bron

The latest scam is hitting consumers in the middle of a heat wave. The scam itself, while creative, is not realistic: President Barack Obama is not giving away $1,000 credits that can be applied to utility bills. There is no energy fund. There is no credit. This is not another stimulus check-type program from the government. It’s a scam.The rumor started in one state, and it’s spreading from coast to coast. The scammers are going all out this time, calling on the phone purporting to be from the utility company, using auto-dialers, putting up notices and even texting. What makes this scam even more dangerous is

that they’re also going door to door.Sometimes the scammers claim to be from the govern-ment, and they say that your water, electric or gas bill will be paid -- if you’ll just give them your personal informa-tion. In one utility alone, 1,000 customers have fallen for the scam. In another, more than 2,000 customers were af-fected. The biggest take nailed 10,000 people in one state.Here are some things you can do:--If you know you’re not behind on your utility bill, but are being pressured on the phone to pay, call the police.--Don’t give out your bank routing information or Social Security number. Do not give out your credit-card number as a way of making a payment to a suspicious caller.--If someone calls, supposedly from the utility company, and demands payment, hang up. Then call the number of the utility’s customer service line (usually found on your bill) and ask whether they are the ones who called you. Hang up on anyone you think is trying to get your per-sonal information.

--If you suspect something is wrong, call the local Better Business Bureau. You likely won’t be the only one who calls.--If you realize after the fact that you’ve been scammed, call your bank immediately and tell them what hap-pened. Then, if it’s the utility company scam, call it as well.--If someone comes to your door supposedly to collect on a utility bill, have that person wait outside (while you lock the door) and call the utility to see if they sent any-one to your door.--Read the leaflets that come in your utility bills. They might include warnings of scams or other information you need.

David Uffington regrets that he cannot personally an-swer reader questions, but will incorporate them into his column whenever possible. Write to him in care of King Features Weekly Service, P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475, or send email to columnreply@gmail.com.

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• It was pioneering British film director and producer Alfred Hitchcock who made the following sage observation: “Television has done much for psychiatry by spreading information about it -- as well as contributing to the need for it.”

• The grapefruit is so named not because of any relation to or resemblance to a grape (obviously), but because it hangs from the tree in grapelike clusters.

• Those who study such things say that the three most recognized words in the world are God, Coca-Cola and Titanic.

• Although darts is a traditionally English pub game, there are now more than three times as many darts

players in the United States than there are in the United Kingdom.

• Jazz musician Glenn Miller was the recipient of the first gold record ever awarded, for the big-band hit “Chattanooga Choo-Choo.”

• The amount of fuel in a jumbo jet single tank would be enough to allow a car to drive around the world -- four times.

• If you had visited Peru in the mid-1980s, you could have bought toothpaste with cocaine in it.

• Before he became the celebrated author of such novels as “Pale Fire” and “Lolita,” Vladimir Nabokov was a tennis instructor.

• The longest game in the history of professional baseball was played between the Pawtucket Red Sox and the Rochester Red Wings in April of 1981. It lasted just shy of 8 1/2 hours, and ran for an unbelievable 33 innings.

KUDZU

Kudzu is oftened referred to as “the plant that ate the South.” Introduced to the United States at the first World’s Fair held in this country in 1876, its status has changed through the years from a prized plant for erosion control to an obnoxious weed.

• The Philadelphia Centennial Exposition was held to celebrate the United States’ first 100 years. Countries from all over the world were invited to build exhibits and participate in the celebration.

• The Japanese government constructed a garden filled with beautiful plants from their country. Among those plants, the large leaves and sweet-smelling blooms of kudzu caught the eyes of American gardeners. Kudzu was promoted as an ornamental plant to be used for erosion control and as a forage crop for livestock and horses.

• For many years, Southern farmers were encouraged to plant kudzu to prevent erosion. President Roosevelt’s Civilian Conservation Corps planted it during the Great Depression of the 1930s. Hundreds of men were put to work planting kudzu. In the 1940s, farmers were paid to plant kudzu.

• By the early 1950s, kudzu was growing out of control in many areas. The plant, without the natural insect enemies it has in Asia, can grow up to a foot (30.5 cm) per day and about 60 feet (18.3 m) per growing season. In 1953, kudzu was declared a pest weed and removed from the list of permissible cover crops.

1. Tommy John in 1978-79.2. True. He had 189 victories in 13 A.L. seasons and 135 in 14 N.L. seasons.3. It was 1967, under coach Murray Warmath.4. Four seasons.5. Rosaire Paiement, in 1968.6. It was 1976 (Dave Marcis).7. Roger Federer has won the event six times.

BIBLE TRIVIA ANSWERS: 1) Old; 2) Elijah; 3) Zecha-riah; 4) Lystra; 5) Adam; 6) Gibeon

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1. A human being and a horse2. Wiki3. Wood4. Prince Aly Khan5. St. Brendan6. Sustained7. Mayor Joe Quimby8. Robert Jarvik9. Norman Mailer10. Leonardo da Vinci

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