Vol. 18: #36 • Geography Facts • (9-5-2022) Tidbits of Coachella Valley by Tidbits of Coachella Valley

• Istanbul, Turkey, is the only city in the world located on two continents, Europe and Asia.

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• Wherever you are in Switzerland, there is a lake less than ten miles away.

by Janet Spencer

Whether you may simply have the general world knowledge you still remember from Geography 101 or consider yourself a geographic genius, Tidbits is about to show you that there's still a lot to learn. Get set for a firehose barrage of terrestrial factoids that are guaranteed to put you on information overload!

• 90% of the world’s population lives in the northern hemisphere. There are no lakes or rivers in Saudi Arabia.

• The Kola superdeep borehole in Russia is the deepest hole on earth, reaching a depth of 40,230 feet (12,262 m) which is deeper than the Mariana Trench.

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• Sri Lanka only became an island in the year 1480, when a cyclone swept away the land bridge that connected it to mainland India.

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• Average temperature of the Moon during the day: 224

5. GEOGRAPHY: What is the old est, still active volcano on Earth?

The largest moon is Jupiter’s Ganymede, and the smallest is Mar’s Deimos. Ganymede has a diameter of 3,273 miles (5,267 km), and Deimos has a diameter of seven miles (11 km).

• Dactyl is a moon less than a mile in diameter which orbits the asteroid Ida. It was discovered by the Galileo probe in 1995, in the Koronis asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. Before this, scientists had not known that asteroids could have moons, but since its discovery a further 24 have been found which have moons orbiting around them.

What does space smell like? Here are a few descriptions by astonauts sniffing their equippment after re-entering their capsule in space: “Seared steak.” “Hot metal.” “Welding fumes.” “Carries a distinct odor of ozone, a faint acrid smell.” “Sulfurous.” “Just imagine sweaty feet and stale body odor, mix that odor with nail polish remover and gasoline … then you get And Back Which city has

6. SCIENCE: What is the tallest type of7.grass?LANGUAGE: What does the Greek root word “morph” mean?

Answers 1. “Baby Blue.” 2. Fear of wealth. 3. Maximus. 4. A rhumba. (Trivia Test answers page 16) OUTWORLDTHISOF One in a series

• “Gliese 436 b” is a Neptune-sized exoplanet located approximately 30 light-years from Earth. Immense gravitational forces have compressed the planet’s water into Ice-X, and even though the planet is around 1,0000 F, Ice-X does not melt.

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KINGDOM: What is a group of rattlesnakes called?

10. ANATOMY: Where are suture joints found in the human body?

• Length of one day on Mercury: 59 Earth days.

• Color of the sunsets on Mars: blue.

vowels? 5. Do more ships per day pass through the Suez Canal or the Panama Canal?

• Ganymede, a moon that orbits Jupiter, is the largest moon in the Solar System, and is even bigger than the planet Mercury. Ganymede would be classified as a planet if it orbited the Sun directly. The icy-rock surface has both craters and grooves, and a molten core, which allows it to possess its own magnetosphere within that of Jupiter.

• Neptune’s moon Triton is the coldest known object in the solar system with an average surface temperature of -391° F.

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• Length of a day on Neptune: 16 hours.

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2. PSYCHOLOGY: What fear is rep resented in the condition called pluto phobia?3.MOVIES: What is the name of the horse in the Disney animated movie “Tangled”?4.ANIMAL

• Number of Earths that could fit inside the sun: One million.

• First living creatures sent into space: fruit flies.

TRIVIA NEWSFRONT

• Average temperature of the Moon at night: -243

• Since it was discovered in 1846, Neptune has made only one single orbit of the Sun, completing the circuit in 2011. It takes Neptune 165 years to complete one full orbit of the Sun.

1. TELEVISION: What is the song played at the end of the final episode of “Breaking Bad”?

• Uranus was named for the Greek god of the sky who, according to Greek mythology, was the great-grandfather of Ares (Mars), grandfather of Zeus (Jupiter) and father of Cronus (Saturn).

2. This country is the most sparsely populated in the world.

Here are more nuggets of knowledge for space junkies to add to their bevy of facts about the Great Beyond.

(Answers on page 16) Page 2 Tidbits of Coachella Valley Vol. XVIII Issue No. 36

support life.

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• Speed required for a rocket to get into orbit: 17,600 mph.

• The only planet that spins clockwise: Venus.

• In 1996, the Hubble Telescope detected a thin atmosphere surrounding Ganymede, which contained oxygen. However, it’s far too thin to

3. What two countries begin with the letter Which state’s abbreviation consists of two

9. MUSIC: Which Rolling Stones’ hit featured the line: “Who could hang a name on you”?

• Length of a day on Jupiter: ten hours.

• The densest planet in the solar system: Earth.

• Weight of a single teaspoon of a neutron star: 6 billion tons.

• Europa, one of Jupiter’s moons, has saltwater geysers that are 20 times taller than Mt. Everest.

• The longest time an astronaut has spent in space: 341 days.

8. FOOD & DRINK: What is a sam ovar used for?

(Answers page 16) OFNUGGETSKNOWLEDGE

• Denmark ranks as the least corrupt country.

• Sweden has more islands than any other nation at nearly 220,000, followed by Finland, Norway, Canada, and Indonesia.

• Canada has the most coastline of any country in the world, followed by Norway and Indonesia.

• Australia has more national parks than any other country with 685. Thailand is in second place with 147. The U.S. has 63.

1. No matter which direction you travel from Stamford, CT, you hit this state line first.

• Damascus, Syria, was flourishing more than 2,000 years before Rome was founded in 753 BC, making it the oldest continuously inhabited city in existance.

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• According to the Gallup World Poll, Finland is the happiest country, followed by Iceland, Denmark, Switzerland, and the Netherlands.

In the Netherlands, it’s 92%.

• Every panda on earth officially belongs to China.

• Canada has more lakes than the rest of the world combined.

• Spain literally means “the land of rabbits.”

• South Sudan is the world’s youngest country, established in 2011 when it gained independence from England.

• Russia has more forests than any other nation; Brazil has about half as much forest.

• Zambia has the highest percentage of its land devoted to national parks, at 32%.

• Qatar has the highest ratio of men to women, with 3.4 men for every woman.

• Mandarin Chinese is the most spoken language in the world, followed by Spanish, English, and Hindi.

• There are twice as many kangaroos in Australia than people.

• Kyrgyzstan, also known as the Kyrgyz Republic, is the most land-locked nation in the world. Located in central Asia, it’s bordered by Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and China, and is 1,620 miles from the closest coastline at the Indian Ocean.

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• France is the most visited country with an average of 89 million tourists each year.

• Bhutan is the most mountainous country in the world with 98% of its land covered in mountains. The average elevation is 10,761 feet (3,280 m) above sea level.

• China has over 100 cities with populations of over one million. The U.S. has only ten.

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• Rwanda has the highest percentage of women in parliament, with 61%. There are only two other countries where women outnumber men in government: Cuba and Bolivia.

• Woodward Avenue in Detroit carries the designation M-1, so named because it was the first paved road in the country.

2. Which has the greater mountainous region: Colorado or Switzerland?

• Finland drinks more coffee per capita than any other country, and they are followed by every other Scandinavian country.

• Brazil has the greatest biodiversity of any country on the planet.

• China uses more electricity than any other country in the world. The U.S. is second.

• About 40% of people in Vietnam have the surname of Nguyen.

• 11% of Iceland is covered in glaciers, while also sporting 32 volcanic systems.

• The highest elevation in Denmark is only 561 feet (171 m) above sea level.

• Brazil got its name from the nut, not the other way around.

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• Suriname, the smallest independent country in South America, is the most forested country in the world, with 95% of its land area covered by trees.

• Missouri and Tennessee have the most bordering states, each with eight. Alaska and Hawaii both have no bordering states.

• New York City has the most subway stations in the world with 472, followed by Shanghai at 354.

• Wellington, New Zealand, is the world’s

southernmost capital. Reykjavik, Iceland, is the northernmost capital city.

• Chechnya consumes more beer per capita than any other country, at about 51 gallons per adult per year, about twice as much as Germany.

• Grenada has an underwater sculpture park sporting 75 artworks that can only be seen by scuba divers.

• Egypt has the highest percentage of vegans in the world, at about 5% of the population.

• 58% of the world’s population lives in cities. In the U.S. 83% of the population lives in cities.

• Citizens of the Netherlands are the tallest in the world on average, with men averaging 71.6 inches and women 67.7 inches. Citizens of Indonesia are the shortest, with men averaging 64 inches and women at 60 inches.

• Italy boasts 55 UNESCO World Heritage Sites, more than any other country.

* Dolly Parton once offered 7th- and 8th-graders in her hometown of Sevier ville, Tennessee, a gift of $500 if they graduated from high school, reducing the dropout rate from 30% to 6%.

* The “Josh Fight,” started in 2021 by Josh Swain after he discovered a num ber of other folks on social media who shared his moniker, is an event held in Lincoln, Nebraska, in which hundreds of people named Josh duel with pool noodles to crown the “Ultimate Josh.” To date, the event has raised over $20,000 for charity.

It’s an easy, painless procedure that takes about 30 minutes. The patient stands na ked from the waist up, turning in different direc tions while the technician clicks away, using a state-of-the-art infrared thermal camera.

* Titanic director James Cameron drew that famous nude sketch of Rose in the film. (Kate Winslet wore a swimsuit for the scene.)

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As I’ve mentioned before, breast cancer doesn’t just run in my family, it gallops. My grand mother, my mother, my sister, my niece and way too many women I know and love have all been diagnosed, so when I tell you I keep abreast of this subject, you’ll know I’m not just punning you.

Her mission is simply stated on her Two Birds Thermography website: To help women take care of themselves.

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You don’t have to wait for your gynecolo gist or primary doctor to suggest it. Chances are, they know nothing about this continually improving imaging technology. It’s had lousy PR ever since it was approved by the FDA in 1982. Maybe because it’s simply not part of the lucra tive billion-dollar cancer industry? Maybe if it had a color of its Breastown?thermography -- using a digital infrared camera -- is safe, effective, involves no radiation or squishing of the breast, and is evolv ing as a super-important risk-assessment tool for the early detection of breast cancer.

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* In the 1970s, American Kitchen Foods, Inc., perhaps inspired by a picky young eater at home, tried disguising peas in a fry-shaped form with a product called “I hate peas.”

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I felt relieved when Ater went over my most recent thermogram with me. We both looked at the beautiful result, a Peter Max-like pattern of red, blue, green, yellow. It’s worthy of framing.“Looks good,” are the words I remember. She compared the new one with the one from last year. No new vascular supply, no suspicious heat patterns, no new asymmetries.

“You are the one who decides when and how you’re going to monitor your breast health,” says Ater, who’s been analyzing thermograms for more than ten years. “Thermography is a tool. It’s a piece of the puzzle that we can offer to help find abnormalities in the breast tissue before abnormal growth Mammogramsbegins.”--and I’m not going to get into all the pros and cons that have women so confused -- are simply not useful for early detec tion.

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saying that thermograms can or should replace mammograms. It’s a first line of defense and prevention, an excellent tool for early detection of a spreading blood supply, and it’s not getting the good publicity it merits.

“A cancer has already been growing eight to ten years before it’s big enough or dense enough to be detected by mammogra phy,” explains Sandra Fields, a certified clinical thermographer with a Master’s in nursing and 35 years experience in women’s health care. She’s part of an expanding network of doctors, nurses, patients, and health experts who are spreading the good word about thermograms.

And here’s what I’ve discovered about the war on breast cancer that is crucial and has nothing to do with the color pink: Women should take command of their bodies and include ther mograms as part of their breast health regimen.

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And early detection is everything. “When treated in its earliest stages, most breast cancer has a cure rate of 95 percent,” says Dr. Kathryn Ater, a doctor of Oriental medicine, who has given me my first, second and third thermograms over the last four years.

The science is simple and makes sense to anyone with a breast or a brain: By the time a tumor is the size of a pinhead (after about two years of growing) it requires its own blood supply. The process of developing that blood supply is called angiogenesis. Thermography is the best technology for detecting angiogenesis because it detects abnormal activity in the breast -- increased heat, blood flow or changing vascu lar patterns. All of these are early indicators that something suspicious is happening in the breast tissue and needs follow-up investigation.

“Nothings really changed,” she said, and we both know that’s very good news.

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Why Is This Powerful Secret Weapon Against Breast Cancer Still a Secret?

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• A 1996 Belgian study on 1,700 pairs of twins found that nearly 21% were left-handed. This is 5% more than the general population of lefties.

• Countries that have the most left-handed people: The Netherlands (13.2%), United States (13.1%), Belgium (13.1%), Canada (12.8%), and United Kingdom (12.24%).

• Only 0.5% of guitarists play left-handed.

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• Around one percent of the population is ambidextrous, meaning they can use both hands equally well.

• According to one study, women in their 30s and 40s were far more likely to have left-handed children than younger women. A study of 2,228 college freshmen found that those whose mothers were aged 40 and over when they were born had more than twice the rate of lefthandedness as those with moms who had them at 30 or younger.

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• Of the nine most recent U.S. presidents, five were left-handed: Lefthanders were Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, George H.W. Bush, Ronald Reagan and Gerald Ford. Righthanders are Joe Biden, Donald Trump, George W. Bush, and Jimmy Carter. Ronald Reagan was left-handed but was forced as a child to write right-handed. Gerald Ford was left-handed, but switched back and forth with ease.

• For every four left-handed women, there are roughly five left-handed men.

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• Countries that have the least left-handed people: South Korea (2.0%), Mexico (2.5%), China (3.5%), Japan (4.7%), and Taiwan (5.0%).

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• The chances of being born left-handed are genetically influenced as follows:

• Two left-handed parents are twice as likely to produce twins.

“Left” comes from the Old English word “lyft” which means “weak.” The French word for left “gauche” means clumsy. The word “sinister” comes from the Latin “sinistro” which means left. But lefthanded folks themselves are certainly neither weak, clumsy nor sinister. Here's some quick facts and figures about all those proud southpaws among us.

• If a fetus sucks its left thumb while in the womb, it will grow up to be left-handed.

• In a 1998 full-page ad in “USA Today”, Burger King claimed it developed the “left-handed whopper,” a burger with the same fixings, but turned 180 degrees so it would not drip on lefthanded customers. It was an April Fools’ prank.

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• About 50 percent of dogs favor their left paws. The percentage is about the same for cats.

• About half of the top hitters in baseball have been left-handed. In golf, only four percent of the top players are left-handed.

• Britain’s monarch and the first and second in line for the throne are all left-handed: Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Charles, and Prince William all favor their left hand.

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 Each serving: About 125 calories, 1g total fat (0g saturated), 0mg cholesterol, 2mg sodium, 32g total carbs, 4g dietary fiber, 1g pro tein.

4. Place chicken on hot grill rack. Cover grill and cook chicken 10 to 12 minutes or until juices run clear when thickest part of breast is pierced with tip of knife, turning over once. Ar

1. In 1-quart saucepan, combine water, sugar, spices and lemon peel; heat to boil ing over medium-high heat, stirring frequently. Reduce heat to medium-low; simmer 5 minutes. Remove saucepan from heat; stir in lemon juice. Cool syrup to room temperature.

3. Place chicken on plate. Sprinkle chick en on both sides with lime peel, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper.

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3 cloves, whole

range chicken on platter and serve with salsa. Serves 4.

2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

1 large, ripe peach, pitted and cut into 1/4-inch1/2dicecup

1/2 teaspoon pepper

6 cups fresh fruit, such as sliced nec tarines, plums, strawberries, blueberries and raspberries

1 3-inch cinnamon stick

Fruit in Spiced Syrup

1. Prepare outdoor grill for covered direct grilling over medium heat.

1 strip (3-inch by 3/4-inch) fresh lemon peel

 Each serving: About 285 calories, 4g total fat (1g saturated), 90mg cholesterol, 525mg sodium, 28g carbohydrate, 4g dietary fiber, 35g

1 lime

casionally.

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--Don’t tether your dog to a tree in the yard. Instead, invest in a dog run or fence the yard.

--Ensure he gets sufficient exercise: two or three vigorous walks every day, with some spirited

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behind excessive barking: tethering, improper confinement (e.g., in a room behind a closed door), outside distractions (e.g., construction, stray animals, lawnmowers, a steady stream of strangers), bad weather, separation anxi ety, heightened territorialism, lack of exercise, ge netics, temperament, hunger...

ignore complaints about your dog’s excessive barking. Instead, first find out whether you have a dog problem or a neighbor problem. Do a little sleuthing. Leave the dog with a friend or relative, or board him at a local kennel for a few days. During that time, ask your neighbor whether the barking has been a problem. If he complains even when the dog isn’t there, you have a neighbor problem. But if the dog turns out to be the culprit, there are adjustments that can and should be made to your behavior, the dog’s environment or the dog’s temperament.Possiblereasons

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Barking is as natural as breathing. Trig gered by a state of excitement, barking is a dog’s means of communicating anger, loneliness, fear, playfulness or a need for something.

The excessive barking of an overindulged or neglected dog has ruined friendships, de stroyed relationships and added to the overwhelm of courts already jammed with frivolous concerns that are largely solvable without the aid of lawyers and judges. Time and money are wasted. Friends and credibility are lost. And if you’re a renter, you may come home to find yourself staring at a notice to vacate.Don’t

Some problems come with simple solu tions:

Excessive barking is barking’s obnoxious cousin. It’s an exaggeration of natural canine be havior that can only be eliminated by either giving in to the dog’s demand or reconditioning the dog. I’d advise the latter -- quick.

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--Don’t close your dog off in a room by him self. Dogs are social animals. When inside, keep him confined to one area of the house with a baby gate so he can see his world.

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For information on effective reconditioning techniques and tools -- including the Margolis Ma neuver and the proper use of the human voice in dog training -- visit unclematty.com or read “When Good Dogs Do Bad Things,” available at your local library or online at unclematty.com.

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you want to apply to your home, you can always use local materials. If you live in Paris, then let it be known that you live in Paris. Using local materials helps ensure that your home feels unique.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in conjunction with Tufts University, has a free 126-page book titled “Growing Stronger: Strength Training for Older Adults” ( pdfphysicalactivity/downloads/growing_stronger.www.cdc.gov/

Do YourPickHomeworkupsome home magazines and try to find the design of your dreams. Make notes on what you like in an image. Take your time to plan properly; rushed decisions make for poor results. And although your instincts can guide you, your ideas can be polished throughout the design process. Thus, the result will be a perfect mix between what you wanted and what you have learned during the long “journey.”

--Before you leave the house without him, close window blinds and drapes, and play sooth ing music or low-level talk-radio to ease the pain of separation and mask exterior distractions.

For an additional source of help, consider investing in two sessions with an exercise coach who specializes in seniors. Things they’ll be able to teach you include how to do each exercise and how to use hand weights without straining joints. At the second session you’ll be able to ask any ques tion that came up and verify that you’re still doing the movements correctly.

make a big fuss out of every good bye. This only heightens his anxiety when you leave, which can result in a long tedious barking session on the heels of every departure.

Start using the book (either reading it online or having it sent to you) by completing the test to see if you need to run the program by your doctor, especially if you’ve had any surgeries for

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You know when you enter a room and sense a cozy feeling? Everything is in the warmth of the materials. Surely, the first thing that comes to mind is wood. Well, you’re not wrong. Psy chologically, earthy mate rials such as woods and stones are grounding and have a subliminal way of making us feel relaxed and warm. Of course, textiles also play a role in making a room -- for in stance, warming wools in winter and linen for when temperatures start to rise.

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games of fetch thrown in for good measure. The amount of exercise required depends on the breed of dog.

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your knee or hip. Your second step should be to read the section on getting motivated, because yes, some of us need coaxing to start exercising. For additional information on senior exercise from the CDC, take a look at lactivity/basics/older_adults/index.htmwww.cdc.gov/physica

Joseph Pubillones is the owner of Joseph Pubillones Interiors, an award-winning interior design firm based in Palm Beach, Florida. His website is www.josephpubillones.com. To find out more about Joseph Pubillones and read features by other Cre ators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators.com.

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eral lights to know if they are the ideal selections. For example, when you see a house by day and then by night, it changes completely. Sometimes, the tones of the hills appear to be different. It is important to check the colors in natural light or in overhead light.

Your selection of materials and finishes is not like ordering fast-food. Finishing touches have the ability to change the perception of ma terials and create a sense of place. For example, in a city setting, polished marble might feel ap propriate and have a certain air of elegance. The same marble in a honed matte finish can speak of being at the beach or evoke a country house feeling. * *

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--Don’t forget dinner and water. A satisfied dog is a quiet Barkingdog.problems that are more a matter of DNA are less likely but more complex, and require a reconditioning of the dog. This demands patience and persistence on the part of the dog owner. Con sidering the problems brought on by excessive barking, the effort is worthwhile.

Strength training is one of the best things we can do for ourselves to maintain strong bones, increase muscle strength and improve mobility, balance and coordination. Those things in turn reduce our risk of falling and help maintain our independence. Many of us, however, don’t know where and how to start.

It’s hard to know what information to trust these days, but one source I’ve always trusted is Consumer Reports. When not testing the items they review, they go straight to good, solid sources for information. Search consumerreports.org for “Strength Training Tips to Live Longer and Better.”

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of the novelist, setting up a house involves telling a story. The space you inhabit is an extension of you, and to get to know you better, there are interior designers who may need three or four interviews with their clients to get to the heart of the project. What are you expect ing from your designer? Many times, we believe that we want a space with certain character istics, and then it turns out that our preferences are different. Although many consider interior design frivolous, the truth of the matter is that your home is usually one of your largest investments and it is the backdrop for every activity in your life. Making mistakes is not a good way to start a project. That’s why I advise you to be realistic with your goals. Each room is like a chapter in a book, and every selection offers a nuance and gesture of your story. Here are some suggestions to make your story a best-seller.

). If you can’t download the book, call the CDC at 800-232-4636, and it can be mailed to you.

--Give him a Nylabone toy to while away the hours until you return. Boredom can lead to mind less barking.--Don’t

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But again, the focus of today’s column is the scenario of a husband and wife with no minor or disabled adult children at home. And to repeat, the family maximum rules do not apply to them. Here are questions from readers about this issue:

CORRECTION TO MY BOOK: Before I finish out this discussion of fam ily maximum confusion, I’ve got to correct an er ror I discovered about this topic in my little Social Security guidebook called “Social Security: Simple and Smart.” In the “Benefits for Children” chapter of that book, when discussing the family maximum, I gave an example where a retiree took reduced benefits at 62 so that his teenage daughters could claim benefits on his record. And I said that it was his reduced benefit that gets figured into the fam ily maximum computation. But actually, it is his full benefit rate that is used, even though he’s getting a reducedButamount.still, the message of this column re mains the same. When we are talking about just a husband and wife getting benefits, the family maxi mum never comes into*play.**

(Answers on page 16)

So, here is the message of this column: The family maximum rules do not apply to a hus band and wife getting Social Security benefits all by themselves. These maximum rules only come into play when children are involved. That usually means cases involving children getting benefits on a deceased parent’s account. Or it can mean limiting benefits to families of someone getting Social Security disability benefits. But it also can occasionally apply to retirees who still have minor children at home. When this does happen, it’s fre quently because a retiree has an adult child who has been disabled since birth.

Q: I am taking my benefits at full re tirement age. I am married to a woman who hasn’t worked very much, so she is going to be getting half of my Social Security. But I also have an ex-wife who hasn’t remarried and didn’t work very much either, so she will be getting half of my Social Security, too. So, I’m going to get 100%, my wife will get 50% and my ex will also get 50%. That’s 200% com bined and that exceeds what I’ve been told is the 150% maximum that can be paid to my family. So how do they make these adjust ments to get down to the 150% rate?

“RULES FOR RETIREMENT AND SURVI VOR BENEFITSThefamily maximum formula for Old-Age and Survivors Insurance (OASI) benefits is based on a beneficiary’s primary insurance amount (PIA). The PIA is a beneficiary’s basic Social Security ben efit amount before adjustments for retirement age, earnings, and other factors. SSA calculates the fam ily maximum using a formula. Ultimately, that for mula yields a maximum for each family that is be tween 150% and 188% of the worker’s basic Social Security benefit, or PIA.”

by Tom Margenau

Q: My wife and I both plan to take our benefits at age 70 at the end of the year. I am estimated to get $3,444 per month and my wife will get $3,100. But there are two things we’ve heard about Social Security that scare us. We’ve been told there is some kind of maximum that applies to what we will be able to receive, and we’ve also been told there is a marriage penalty with Social Security that limits what my wife can get to one-half of my benefit rate. Please help us understand this.

A: Don’t worry. As I said in the beginning of this column, this family maximum stuff doesn’t affect a husband and wife getting benefits. You’ll note the rulebook section your accountant sent you refers to a “PIA.” That stands for “primary insurance amount,” which is essentially your full retirement age amount. That amount can never be more than a 100% rate. You are going to get a

ples. And there is no “marriage penalty” associated with Social Security. You mentioned a wife being limited to half of her husband’s Social Security. That would be a wife who does not have her own Social Security benefit, or who has a very small benefit on her own record and is therefore eligible to receive a dependent wife’s benefit from her husband’s ac count. Those spousal benefits are limited to the 50% rate, but you and your wife are each getting your own retirement benefit: $3,444 for you and $3,100 for your wife. So combined, you will get $6,544 in monthly Social Security benefits.

2. What sin did Paul tell the Thessalonians was likely to occur at night? a) Adultry b) Drunkenness c) Lust d) Thievery

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higher monthly benefit amount (up to 32% more) because you are delaying filing for Social Security until age 70. But your PIA remains at that 100% rate. Your wife is going to get a 50% rate. So, the most a husband and dependent wife can get in ba sic (PIA) combined benefits is 150%. (His 100% PIA rate and her 50% spousal rate.) And that 150% rate does not exceed the lowest family max rate (which is 150%), so a husband and wife can never be sub ject to the family maximum.

A: No adjustments will be needed. Any benefits paid to an ex-wife are just “add-on” ben efits. They don’t affect the benefits you and your current wife are due, and they also don’t affect this family maximum business.

1. The book of Judges is in the a) Old Testament b) New Testament c) Neither

If you have a Social Security question, Tom Margenau has a book with all the answers. It’s called “Social Security: Simple and Smart.” You can find the book at www.creators. com/books, or look for it on Amazon or other book outlets. To find out more about Tom Margenau and to read past col umns and see features from other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate website at www. COPYRIGHTcreators.com.2022CREATORS.COM

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soon-tobe retirees who have heard about a “family maxi mum” that applies to Social Security benefits, and they are afraid that rule will reduce the benefits they are due as a couple.

So according to my accountant and this rulebook entry, if our family maximum ends up being less than 182%, they are some how going to cut our benefits. So now I’m re ally worried. Why bother waiting until 70 to get increased benefits if they are just going to reduce our checks because of this family maximum business?

Q: I am waiting until age 70 to take my Social Security so that I will get 132% of my Social Security benefit. Then my wife, who was a homemaker all her life, will file on my record and she will get 50% of my benefit. So combined, we will get 182% of my Social Security benefit. Our accountant said that will be a problem for us because Social Security rules set the family maximum at somewhere between 150% and 188% of my benefit rate. The actual percentage depends on factors I don’t quite understand. The accountant sent me this clipping from what he said is the So cial Security rulebook.

A: As I’ve explained in this column, the family maximum rules do not apply to married cou

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3. From Matthew 7, what did Jesus warn against throwing to pigs? a) Crumbs b) Sacrificed meat c) Pearls d) Shards

6. How many sons did Isaac have? a) One b) Two c) Seven d) Twelve

4. Who was the first man to experience physical death? a) Adam b) Abel c) Eve d) Abraham

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ANSWER: Fresh pineapple has a lot of fiber, which slows absorption of sugar and minimizes the increase of blood sugar that consumption of any sugar can cause. Canned or dried pineapple usually has lots of added sugar, along with the naturally occurring sugar, so avoid those. Increased fiber can help improve sugar levels.

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“Presumptive” means that if you have those conditions, and if you served in the designated lo cations during the specific time periods, it’s under stood that your service caused the illnesses. You don’t need to prove it.

I don’t think the answer to your diar rhea while traveling is in the water. The quality of drinking water in nearly all of Canada and the United States is outstanding, and bacterial contamination is exceedingly rare, as you say. Similarly, electrolytes are kept at very low levels in most parts of North America, although some water softeners do put a fair bit of sodium into the water in exchange for other ions, such as magnesium and calcium. Still, none of these trace minerals are likely to cause diarrhea.

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I wonder if you are eating pineapple instead of something else that might be raising your sugar more. For many people with diabetes, a small snack before bed can keep the blood sugar from getting too low. If your blood sugar is too low at night, the body responds by releasing hormones that raise your blood sugar (called the Somogyi effect). It may be that a little snack is keeping that from happening.

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The list of presumptive illnesses will expand over the next several years to include brain cancer, gastrointestinal cancer of any type, glioblastoma, head cancer of any type, kidney cancer, lymphatic cancer of any type, lymphoma of any type, melano ma, neck cancer, pancreatic cancer, reproductive cancer of any type, respiratory (breathing-related) cancer of any type, asthma that was diagnosed af ter service, chronic bronchitis, chronic obstruc tive pulmonary disease (COPD), chronic rhinitis, chronic sinusitis, constrictive bronchiolitis or oblit erative bronchiolitis, emphysema, granulomatous disease, interstitial lung disease (ILD), pleuritis and pulmonary fibrosis, and sarcoidosis.

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Some people develop diarrhea with stress. Other people are more likely to drink alcohol while traveling, and excess alcohol can cause diarrhea. I can’t explain why drinking bottled or distilled water seems to prevent the problem.

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Through experience, I have been able to avoid the problem by drinking only bottled mineral or distilled water when I am away from my home. In cases where I have been on lengthier holidays, after I lived through the initial distress, eventually, my gastric system calmed down and seemed to accommodate the new source of water. I felt that my malady might be some sort of domestic version of Montezuma’s Revenge, but the analogy is in apt because the water I have consumed away from my home was not contaminated. -- M.T.

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Check-in app: If your mom uses a smartphone, a great solution to help ensure her safety is Snug (SnugSafe.com), a free app that would check in on her every day to confirm she’s OK. This app is used by thou sands of elderly seniors who live alone and want to make sure that if something happens to them, their loved ones will be notified quickly so they can receive help in minutes, rather than Here’sdays.how

Technology devices: You may also want to invest in some simple technology aids to keep your mom safe. One of the most commonly used devices for this is a medi cal alert system that cost about $1 per day. These systems come with a wearable “help button” that would allow her to call for help 24/7.

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A computer automated phone system would call your mom at a designated time each day to check in. If she answers, the system will assume everything is OK. But if she didn’t pick up or if the call goes to voice mail after repeated tries, you (or whoever her designee is) would get a notification call. If you are not reachable, calls are then made to backup people who’ve also agreed to check on your mom if necessary.

it works. After download ing the app, your mom will choose what time(s) throughout the day she’d like for Snug to check in. Snug will send a push noti fication at those times asking your mom to check in by tapping the big green check but ton on her smartphone screen. If she doesn’t check in within 10 minutes or respond after multiple pings, Snug will notify her emergen cy contacts and share her last known loca

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To find out if this service is available in your mom’s community, call her local police department’s nonemergency number. You should also check with the Area Agency on Aging in your mom’s area – call 800-6771116 for contact information.

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be sure to check out Amazon’s Alexa Together (Amazon.com/AlexaTo gether), a new $20 monthly subscription service that helps families support and keep tabs on their older loved ones who live alone through an Alexa-enabled device.

For extra peace of mind, your mom can purchase Snug’s premium plan ($10/ month) where in addition to notifying her emergency contacts, Snug will request an in-person wellness check by a police offi cer who will visit her house to confirm she’s OK and provide assistance as needed. The app works with iPhone and Android smart phones.

Check-in calls: If your mom doesn’t use a smartphone, another option to help ensure her safety is a daily check-in call service program. These are telephone reas surance programs usually run by police or sheriff’s departments in hundreds of counties across the country and are usually provided free of charge. Here’s how they work:

Dear Worrywart: There are actually several different types of check-in services, along with some simple technology devices that can help keep your mom safe at home while providing you some peace of mind. Here are some top options to look into:

The fallback is if no one can be reached, the police or other emergency services personnel will be dispatched to her

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* On Sept. 6, 1995, Baltimore Orioles short stop Cal Ripken Jr. plays in his 2,131st con secutive game. Ripken went on to play 2,632 games in a row before ending the streak by voluntarily removing himself from a game against the New York Yankees on Sept. 19, 1998.

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* On Sept. 11, 1857, Mormon guerrillas, stoked by a deep resentment of decades of public abuse and federal interference, murder 120 emigrants at Mountain Meadows, Utah. The conflict apparently began when the Mormons refused to sell the emigrants any supplies.

* On Sept. 7, 1936, Charles Harden Holley is born in Lubbock, Texas. Performing under the name Buddy Holly, he left behind a rock ‘n’ roll legacy that includes “That’ll Be the Day” and “Maybe Baby” after his death in 1959 at the age of 22.

A: Your canister set was made by Ellis Products in Marshall, Texas. The firm was founded in the early 1900s by W. F. Rocker and sold to S. H. Ellis in 1905. In the beginning, they made crocks, jugs and canning jars.

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* On Sept. 5, 1972, at the Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany, a group of Palestinian terrorists, known as Black September, storms the Olympic Village apartment of the Israeli athletes, killing two and taking nine others hostage. In an ensuing shootout at the Munich airport, the nine Israeli hostages were killed.

bands around the perimeter, as well as in the center. They are beautiful and in pristine con dition.

Ellis Products are made in Marshall, Texas.

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* On Sept. 9, 1942, in the first and only air at tack on the U.S. mainland during World War II, a Japanese floatplane drops incendiary bombs on Oregon’s Mount Emily, setting fire to a state forest. The president immediately called for a news blackout for the sake of morale.

Hand-turned pottery on the potter’s wheel was introduced around 1930. Ellis Products is still in business

Haviland China has been in Limoges, France, since 1864.

* On Sept. 8, 1965, the five-year Delano Grape Strike begins as over 2,000 Filipino American farmworkers refuse to go to work picking grapes near Bakersfield, California. Over the next five years, even American households stopped buying grapes in support of the farmworkers.

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Q: This mark can be seen on my set of porcelain dinnerware. It was handed down to me from my great-grandmother. I am 80, so this set must be over 100 years old. Origi nally, the set was a service for 12, but over the years, many pieces were broken and some are missing, so the set is not complete.

A: Haviland China was established in Limo ges, France, in 1864. American businessman, Da vid Haviland, founded it. The company remained in the family until around 1972 when it was taken over by the financial and industrial company, FIDEL. In 1988, it was bought by Dominque de Coster and is still operating.Researching the name of the pattern of your dinnerware can be a daunting task. Haviland produced over 60,000 patterns. It can take time, dedication and also become frustrating to find your specific pattern. There are books available with pattern information. Check with your library for books by Arlene Scheiger.

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We would like to know the origin of the set and its value.

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When glass-canning containers became popular in the 1920s, their business went into a steep decline. But timing is everything. What ap peared at first to be disaster turned out to be a windfall for the company. It was the era of prohibi tion and they were able to turn a handsome profit with a high volume of sales from crockery jugs that were snapped up by busy moonshiners.

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Q: Enclosed is a photo of a canister set that we found in an old shed. The set includes five canisters with lids, and they measure in graduating sizes 6- to 12-inches high. They are in perfect condition.

Yourtoday.canister set was made in the late 1900s and would be worth $150 to $175.

Your set was made around 1900 and would probably be worth $225 to $375.

* On Sept. 10, 1897, a 25-year-old London taxi driver named George Smith becomes the first person ever arrested for drunk driving. A true breath test didn’t come along until 1931 with a device called the Drunkometer. It in volved a blow-up balloon and a tube filled with a purple fluid (potassium permanganate and sulfuric acid). Alcohol on a person’s breath changed the color of the fluid from purple to yellow; the quicker the change, the drunker the person.

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• Savannah, Georgia, is farther south than Tijuana, Mexico.

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A good finish should have the left leg straight, the right thigh up close to the left leg, the right foot up on the toe, and the upper body arching back slightly. The trick is that the hips are now “tucked under” the upper body or the stomach is pushed forward. Many beginners, or players who don’t have good core strength, will finish with their hips pushed out behind their upper body. Learn to correct the finish by tucking the hips under or pushing your belt buckle forward in order to feel the correct position. Good leg work will assist in correct hip positioning as well.

Yes, that two inch piece of wood (or plastic) will tell you a lot about your swing approach:

• Portions of eastern Oregon are in the Mountain Time Zone and portions of the western part of the Florida panhandle are in the Central Time Zone, which is the farthest between two points in the U.S. that are only one hour time difference.

• Arkansas is bordered by six states and you can get to all six states by driving south from various points within Arkansas.

• Iowa is the only state where the eastern border and the western border are formed by rivers: the Mississippi on the east and the Missouri on the west.

• The least populated county in the U.S. is Loving County, Texas, near the New Mexico border, with a 2020 population of 64 people.

• The smallest state, Rhode Island, has a larger population than the largest state, Alaska.

• More than half the coastline of the entire United States is in Alaska.

• Alaska’s coastline at 6,640 miles (10,686 km) is longer than the coastline of the entire rest of the U.S.

Good driving requires a shallow angle of attack from a slight inside downswing path. You’ve maybe heard the term “sweep the ball” off the tee to create this approach. Yet, without a launch monitor by your side, how would you know if you’ve accomplished those goals? Time to look at your tee.

2. No tee movement usually indicates too high a swing above the ground or too inside a downswing approach.

• The Mississippi River is the longest river in the U.S. at 2,348 miles which is equal to the distance from Albuquerque, NM to Boston, MA. It takes about 90 days for a drop of water to make its way from the beginning of the river to the end.

• St. Paul, Minnesota, was originally called Pig's Eye after a man named Pierre “Pig's Eye” Parrant, who set up the first business there.

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When I work with a lot of beginning to in termediate players, the finish position requires extra attention. The body is contorting into an unusual position and needs to be balanced to be effective. Advanced players take the finish position for granted, especially when it comes to the small arch in the lower back.

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• John North had a town named after him in the state of South Carolina: North, South Carolina.

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• The average high temperature in San Diego, CA in June is 71 F. which is the same as the average high temperature in Fairbanks, Alaska in June.

1. Broken tees show either too steep a downswing or too low of a swing of the club head to the ground. If you’re hitting the ground while breaking the tees, you really need some help.

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