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began showing signs of hearing loss at an early age. He experienced a severe form of tinnitus that was a relentless source of anguish and discomfort for the young musician. He expressed his frustration in his writings to a friend by stating, “My ears whistle and roar incessantly, night and day. I can say that I am leading a miserable life.”

Great Composers (from page one) more expressive and emotional. Tchaikovsky, Wagner, Brahms, and Schumann were some of the main composers during this era. The music of the 20th century abandoned traditional rules of structure and protocal by introducing new styles and ideas. Composers of this period include Ravel, Stravinsky, Debussy, and Shostakovich.

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buying only two boxes like you normally would for one week, you buy 12 boxes -- enough to last your family for the next six weeks at less than half the price you would normally pay. The goal is to build up your own mini grocery store in your pantry, which you can then use to plan your family’s meals. EAT LESS MEAT Going vegetarian just a couple of times a week could save you as much as $1,000 a year -- a dollar figure that is going up, up and ... up! Meat, fish and poultry costs usually account for a significant portion of people’s grocery bills, so cutting out even a little will make a big difference in time.

vember 1980.byThe family now spends Maryaverage Hunt about 10% of their household income buying groceries -- nearly $7,000 a year! And even while the price of food keeps going up, average wages are not keeping up. Even the thought of losing ground like that is scary when you are just trying to feed your family. Even if you never clip a single coupon, you can save significant money on your grocery bill just by changing how you shop.

CHANGE THE WAY YOU MEAL PLAN If you normally wing it when it comes to * The name "coconut" comes from 16thmeal planning, running to the store several times century Portuguese sailors. It is believed a week for last-minute dinner items -- eating out that the three holes on the fruit resembled because it appears there is nothing in the house a face, so it was honored with the word to fix -- this step is probably not as distasteful as "coco," meaning "grin" or "grinning face". you might think. The "nut" part was added later. Instead of running into the store to get items to make dinner, you’ll turn to your stockpile * When a U.K. autoshop mechanic saw the Google Street View camera car head-- a ready-made grocery store in your own home. ing in his direction, he thought it would be Imagine all the impulse buying opportunities you fun to stage a murder scene. Police paid will avoid. I mean, do you ever run in to get milk EMBRACE THE SALES his shop a visit a year later after the image and bread and come out with ONLY bread and Every grocery outlet has some type of finally appeared on Street View. milk?? weekly sales flyer. You find it in your mailbox or For those who normally plan their meals * The Argentine Football Association stacked neatly at the store entrance. Even more and then create a shopping list based on the published a cultural manual ahead of the convenient for many of us to find this valuable 2018 World Cup that included a section on ingredients to make them, this will represent information is at the store’s website. It’s there! how to seduce Russian women. quite an adjustment. But let’s get honest here. Look for it. Are you delighted with the way things are going Make it your rule never again to buy any* As a child, Mark Twain nearly drowned now? Where you are out of breath trying to keep thing that is not on sale. It’s a lofty, albeit reachnine times before he learned to swim. up with exploding food costs? able, goal. If in the beginning you absolutely The daily grind of trying to figure out * Looking to speed up your decision-makmust pay full price, OK. Just do it with regret and what to make for dinner -- or where to go so that ing capacity? Try an action video game! determination to buy that item on sale next time. Players tend to develop a heightened sensomeone else can do that for you (and at great And yes, there will be a next time, as every area sitivity to their surroundings, which in turn cost, I might add) -- can take a toll. Here’s my of every food market in the U.S. goes on sale aids them with multitasking and activities promise: By minimizing the number of full-price about every 12 weeks. WED., MAR.town 22 and such as driving, navigating around items you need to buy each week, you will find Let’s take peanut butter, for example. even keeping track of friends in a crowd. ew carefully. Double check:  Phone Number(s)  Spelling There  Prices  Hours that you can plan your meals in advance and still are many brands, sizes and styles of peaNOW * In Tokyo, you can immediately buy a toupeewith for your butter! I’m not suggesting that the Jif brand is cut your grocery bill in half. ct your Tidbits representative changes ornut corrections. dog. * * Number(s) * Please review carefully. Double check:  Phone  Spelling  Pric on sale every 12 weeks, but one of those brands 760-320-0997 email: valleybits@msn.com Fax: 760-320-1630 Mary invites you to visit her at Everydaywill be. You can count on that! And when I say Contact your Tidbits representative immediately changes or correc Cheapskate.com, where this columnwith is archived com *** “sale,” I mean a real sale, like 30%-50% off the plete with links andvalleybits@msn.com resources for all recommended Thought for the day: “Tell me and I Office: 760-320-0997 email: Fax: 760-3 regular price. products and services. Mary invites questions and forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve This does NOT mean that you should buy comments at https://www.everydaycheapskate.com/ me and I learn.” -- Benjamin Franklin Desert Jewelry Mart & Loan food just because it is on sale; instead, be on the contact/, “Ask Mary.” This column will answer questions of general interest, but letters cannot be an1/12 pg 4C 26x rate lookout for sale prices on the food your family Brian Henderson Insurance (c) 2022 King Features Synd., Inc. swered individually. normally eats. Almost everything goes on sale March 26, 2017 Vol. 13 - No. 13 1/12pg BW 26x Disc. TF efully. Double check:  Phone Number(s)  Spelling  Prices  Hours COPYRIGHT 2022 CREATORS.COM eventually. April 24, 2022 Vol. 18 - No. 17 r Tidbits representative immediately with changes or corrections. Your goal is only to buy items at their rock-bottom sale price. Period. And before you 20-0997 email: valleybits@msn.com Fax: 760-320-1630 start driving from one store to the next, consider the trade-off in gasoline prices.

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The bulk of my time is devoted to helping aggressive dogs and their owners. Their stories tend to begin something like this: “My dog is wonderful 99.9 percent of the time, but he bites. The behavior is getting worse, and I don’t know what to do. I love my dog very much.” The following letter exemplifies this dilemma:

We adopted a trained hunting dog two years ago. I love this dog more than anything; however, he has bitten us on multiple occasions and recently bit my face rather viciously. I cannot trust him. The issue isn’t guarding or a lack of discipline or attention. Every day, I walk him, play with him, give him affection, feed him, have him do tricks and have him listen to me when I tell him to do things. He is sweet, affectionate and wellbehaved 98 percent of the time (not an excuse, just explaining his general temperament). I think whatever issues he has are deeprooted psychological ones. I am not sure what to do, but we cannot have a dog that hurts my husband or me. Please help. Here’s what you can do at this point in the game: -- Find a more experienced owner for the dog.

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married spouse. In other words, if you were not due any spousal benefits while you were married to this guy, you are not due any spousal benefits now that you are divorced. But assuming his benefit rate is higher than your own, you will get widow’s benefits on his record if he dies before you do.

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Reach in the Mailbag I usually like to write columns centered on one particular Social Security topic. But every once in a while, I just like to reach into my email inbox and answer whatever questions I pull out of that online mailbag.

Q: I am 82. My wife is 80. We both took our benefits at 66. I get $2,444 per month. She gets $1,670. If I die, what will my wife get in widow’s benefits? A:

Sometimes Social Security benefit computations can be messy. But your situation is easy. If you die first, she will keep getting her own $1,670 benefit, and that will be supplemented with $774 in widow’s benefits to take her total benefits up to your $2,444 rate.

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Q: I am 84. My 87-year-old husband just died. I get my own Social Security of $1,980 per month. He was getting $1,575. When I called Social Security, they told me all I am due is the $255 death benefit. I don’t trust the Social Security clerk I was talking to. Can that be right? A:

Yes, it’s right. You are either due your own benefit or a widow’s benefit, whichever pays the higher rate. Your own $1,980 benefit is more than your potential $1,575 widow’s rate. So, you will just keep getting your own $1,980 retirement benefit. But you are due that one-time $255 death benefit.

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But as you’re now learning, that romantic adventure does come with some Social Security consequences. The reason you can’t get benefits from your ex-husband’s record comes down to the issue of dependency. Benefits to spouses fall under the broad category of dependent’s benefits. You get benefits from a spouse because you are financially dependent on him or her. And obviously, at one time, you were dependent on your first husband. But as soon as you married the guy from Denmark, you became his dependent and your first husband went out of your picture (at least, your Social Security dependency picture).

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You don’t have to do that. Any cost-ofliving adjustments (COLAs) that Social Security recipients get are automatically built into the computation formula for future beneficiaries.

Q: I’ve got several Social Security questions. Can you call me at 619-XXX-XXXX so I can go over them with you? A: Sorry, but because of the high volume of emails I get from my readers across the country, there is simply no way I can call everyone who wants to talk to me. Why not call the Social Security Administration directly at 800-772-1213? They have thousands of telephone reps waiting to help you. Or send me an email with your questions included. * * *

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And animals do warn us. They aren’t cunning. They aren’t biding their time. Anyone who says their 8-year-old dog just up and bit them in the face one day without any warning wasn’t paying attention. A professional trainer works with the dog to eliminate or at least control the aggressive behavior. But the trainer also works with the owner, educating him about the nuances of his dog’s behavior -- good and bad -- so he can recognize the warning signs and respond appropriately. Training is the path to renewed trust, real confidence and deeper understanding. But you can’t remove aggression like you would a problem appendix. Sometimes, even with training -- but surely without -- those responsible for aggressive dogs must learn to live with limitations. Depending on the circumstances and the severity of the aggression, the dog’s exposure to people and other animals must be controlled. Aggressive dogs should never be around small children, no exceptions. Whether they can be around teenagers and adults in some situations depends on the dog. A good trainer will help you make these decisions intelligently and with full knowledge of the moral and legal issues at stake. Woof! * * * Dog trainer Matthew “Uncle Matty” Margolis is the co-author of 18 books about dogs, a behaviorist, a popular radio and television guest, and the host of the PBS series “WOOF! It’s a Dog’s Life!” COPYRIGHT 2011 CREATORS.COM

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ment. The bottom of the case has a mark with the words “Nishi & Company, Ltd. - Japan.” I was five years old in 1965 and I am now 62. She has been kept in perfect condition all these years, and now I would like to know her value.

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A: Abingdon Pottery in Abingdon, Ill., made your vase. They started out producing porcelain plumbing pieces in 1908. In 1934, they introduced an art pottery line. The company was taken over by Briggs Manufacturing Co. in 1947. Their pottery was sold at Marshall Field’s, Wannamaker’s and Gimbles Department Stores. By 1950, demand for their art pottery declined. At the same time, there was a surge in the market for plumbing fixtures. Briggs Manufacturing Co. discontinued their art pottery line and moved forward by changing their business model to producing plumbing fixtures. Your vase was made around 1940 and would probably be worth $25 to $50. * * * Antiques expert and columnist Anne McCollam has recently retired and no longer receives inquiries nor answers reader letters. Due to the popularity of her column, this publication will continue to reprint previous columns of interest to our readers. To find out more about Anne McCollam and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators. com

* On July 15, 1606, the great Dutch master Rembrandt van Rijn is born in Leiden. Rembrandt completed more than 600 paintings, many of them portraits or self-portraits. By the age of 22, he was accomplished enough to take on his own students. * On July 14, 1789, Parisian revolutionaries and mutinous troops storm and dismantle the Bastille, a royal fortress built in 1370 that had come to symbolize the tyranny of the Bourbon monarchs. This dramatic action signaled the beginning of the French Revolution. * On July 11, 1922, the Hollywood Bowl, one of the world’s largest natural amphitheaters, opens. Its stage was a wooden platform with a canvas top, and audiences sat on moveable benches set on the hillsides of the surrounding canyon. In 1926, a group of Los Angeles architects built the Hollywood Bowl’s first shell. * On July 16, 1935, the world’s first parking meter, known as Park-O-Meter No. 1, is installed in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Indignant opponents of the meters considered paying for parking un-American, as it forced drivers to pay what amounted to a tax on their cars without due process of law. * On July 12, 1957, Dwight D. Eisenhower becomes the first president to ride in the newest advance in aviation technology: the HMX1 Nighthawk helicopter, administered jointly by the Army and the Marine Corps. * On July 13, 1960, Senator John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts is nominated for the presidency by the Democratic Party Convention. Four months later, on Nov. 8, Kennedy won 49.7% of the popular vote, edging the 49.6% received by Richard M. Nixon, a Republican. * On July 17, 1975, as part of a mission aimed at developing space rescue capability, the U.S. spacecraft Apollo 18 and the Soviet spacecraft Soyuz 19 rendezvous and dock in space. During the 44-hour Apollo-Soyuz embrace, the astronauts and cosmonauts conducted experiments, shared meals and held a joint news conference. (c) 2022 Hearst Communications, Inc.

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King Features Weekly Service

Rancho Mirage

1. ANIMAL KINGDOM: What is a female fox called? 2. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: How many stars were in the first American Monday & Tuesday; Sunday & Monday flag? 3. HISTORY: About how many Closed Thursday-Sunday slaves in the United States were free 7:00 AM - 2:30 PM by the end of the Civil War? Tuesday & Thursday 4. TELEVISION: What was the 10:30 AM - 6:00 PM name of the planet that Mork called home on “Mork & Mindy”? Wednesday 5. U.S. PRESIDENTS: Which presiWednesday, dent Friday, Saturday 10:30 AM - 6:00 PM was born on July 4? 7:00 AM - 2:30 PM 6. U.S. STATES: How many major islands make up the state of Hawaii? 7. MOVIES: Which is the first October 23-29, 2006 non-English movie to win Best Picture at the Oscars? 8. GEOGRAPHY: Which is the largest continent in size? 9. LITERATURE: Which 19th-cenGo Figure! tury novel’s subtitle is “The Modern answers Thistle GO F I G U R E ! by Linda Prometheus”? Answer peekers subject to public Quiz Bits scorn and merciless ridicule 10.TRIVIA FOOD & DRINK:TEST What is nori? ANSWERS ANSWERS The idea of Go Figure is to Answers Answers arrive at theAnswers figures given at Weekly Weekly SUDOKU SUDOKU the bottom and right-hand 1. Vixen 1. Handel columns of the diagram by fol-Answer2. 13, one for each colony lowing the arithmetic signs in 2. Beethoven millionare given (that the order3. 4they Orkto right and top to is, from 4. left bottom). 5.Use the numbers Calvinonly Coolidge BIBLE TRIVIA below the6. diagram complete Eight majortoislands and many Answers its blank squares and use each small islets 1. (A) Old testament of the nine numbers only once. WUZZLES Answers 7. “Parasite,” 2020 2. (D) Love 8. Asia 3. (C) Liberty DIFFICULTY: � 4. (A) The Son 9. “Frankenstein” � Moderate �� Difficult 5. (C) Romans 10. Dried, edible seaweed �� GO FIGURE!

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