February 2 - 8, 2012 Tidbits of Casper - For Advertising call 307-473-8661 • 161 South Fenway, Casper, WY Page 1 Published and Distributed Weekly by Alimon Publishing, LLC - www.tidbitswyoming.com - [email protected]- 307-473-8661 February 2 - 8, 2012 Man: "Would you still love me if I lost all my money?" Woman: "Yes, but I would miss you". Laugh-A-Bit with Tidbits Issue #455 *Registered Representative offering securities through NYLIFE Securities LLC, Member FINRA/SIPC, A Licensed Insurance Agency, an affiliate of New York Life Insurance Company. Our values of financial strength, integrity and humanity are the foundation of New York Like. They are not commodities to be traded. They are why we are able to deliver on our promise to help secure your future and protect your family. These values are why we are a mutual company answering only to the long-term in- terests of our policy holders, not the short- term demands of Wall Street. So while you won't find financial strength, integrity and hu- manity listed on any stock ticker, these values and the peace of mind they bring are why New York Life is The Company You Keep. Jude A. Watters, CLU, ChFC Financial Services Professional* New York Life Insurance Company Licensed Agent 6000 East 2nd St. Suite 2001, Casper, WY 82609 B) 307-577-7764 F) 307-237-2662 email: [email protected]website: www.jwatters.com Maria Cornelius, MD Zach Deiss, MD Val Goen, PA-C Caroline Kirsch, DO John Noffsinger, PA-C Tom Radosevich, MD Beth Robitaille, MD Karlynn Sievers, MD Brooke Umphlett, PA-C Brian Veauthier, MD Cindy Works, MD Along with 24 Family Medicine Resident Physicians
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February 2 - 8, 2012 Tidbits of Casper - For Advertising call 307-473-8661 • 161 South Fenway, Casper, WY Page 1
Published and Distributed Weekly by Alimon Publishing, LLC - www.tidbitswyoming.com - [email protected] - 307-473-8661
February 2 - 8, 2012
Man: "Would you still love me if I lost all my money?"
Woman: "Yes, but I would miss you".
Laugh-A-Bit with Tidbits
Issue #455
*Registered Representative offering securities through NYLIFE Securities LLC, Member FINRA/SIPC, A Licensed Insurance Agency, an affiliate of New York Life Insurance Company.
Our values of financial strength, integrity and humanity are the foundation of New York Like. They are not commodities to be traded. They are why we are able to deliver on our promise to help secure your future and protect your family. These values are why we are a mutual company answering only to the long-term in-terests of our policy holders, not the short-term demands of Wall Street. So while you won't find financial strength, integrity and hu-manity listed on any stock ticker, these values and the peace of mind they bring are why New York Life is The Company You Keep.
Jude A. Watters, CLU, ChFCFinancial Services Professional*New York Life Insurance CompanyLicensed Agent6000 East 2nd St. Suite 2001, Casper, WY 82609B) 307-577-7764 F) 307-237-2662email: [email protected]: www.jwatters.com
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• Save smaller bits of leftover veggies in a large freezer-safe container or bag in the freezer. When it’s full, make vegetable soup.
• “Be sure you use bathroom fans correctly, turning on to remove steam but turning off to keep from pumping out heat. This is equally important in the summer, when you pump out valuable cooled air.
Many people don’t think of fans this way, and they end up running for hours.” -- R.D. in Mississippi
• Keep salt or baking soda by the stove for small, quick cleanups. A good dose of salt will stop an egg from running all over the place. Dip a damp cloth in baking soda for a handy scrub. Although a handful of either might work in a pinch on a small flare-up on the stove, you should have a fire extinguisher close by for fires.
• “I used to comb through last year’s calendar for important yearly dates when transferring them to the new year’s calendar. This year I have gotten
smart. At the end of the month, before turning the page, I highlight the items I’d like to put in next year’s calendar. When I look back, I won’t have to search through all the entries for the good stuff.” -- U.L. in Ohio
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• It was 19th-century German philosopher, composer and poet Friedrich Nietzsche who made the following sage observation: “At times one remains faithful to a cause only because its opponents do not cease to be insipid.”
• Despite all the cartoons you’ve seen throughout your life, rabbits generally prefer greens to carrots, and mice would rather eat grains and fruit than cheese.
• You may be surprised to learn that, according to the National Sleep Foundation, 33 percent of all preschoolers have a TV in their room, and 20 percent of infants and toddlers have one.
• If you ever make a trip to Italy (lucky you!) and visit the town of Modena, be sure to go to the bell tower. There you might see an item that is, to the best of my knowledge, unique in the world: a wooden bucket that started a war. In 1325 a group of soldiers from the then-city-state of Modena raided rival city-state Bologna and returned home with the bucket. Greatly desiring to get the bucket back, Bologna declared war. The war raged on for years, but Bologna never did get its bucket back.
• If you’re a schoolteacher in Arkansas, you should be aware of an arcane law there: If you bob your hair, you’ll be ineligible for a pay raise.
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Back in 2008, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) was classified as a presumptive for service-related disability, and benefits were given. The level of disability was classified at 30 percent, with frequent rechecks as time went on and the disease progressed. It was that ever-changing rating that held up a lot of benefits and needed equipment.
An item in the Federal Register for Dec. 20 says that the disability evaluation criterion has been revised. Veterans who
Vets With ALS Now 100 Percent Disabled
have ALS now will be consid-ered 100 percent disabled and much of the paper chase will be dispensed with.
The jump from 30 percent to 100 percent could mean a significant increase in benefits money. At 30 percent disability, a single veteran would be eli-gible for $389 a month. At the 100 percent level, that amount goes up to $2,769. The amount increases if there is a spouse or children.
Additionally, there might be Special Monthly Compensation (SMC) monies due to the level of disability.
ALS is found in those veter-ans who served in Gulf I back in 1991 at a rate twice that of those who served elsewhere. Initial research was published in the Neurology journal in 2003. A second study determined that the rate also was twice that of the general population. Hardest hit were those in the Army and Air Force. Initial research was even able to narrow down a time frame for exposure: Between August 1990 and July 1991. An environmental trigger was suspected.
Studies done later, in 2005 and 2009 at Harvard, found that veterans in any branch with any military service anywhere were 60 percent more likely than the general population to be diag-nosed with ALS. After fine-tun-ing the data, service in war was suspected as a component. But a 2006 review concluded that any military service is related to increased risk for ALS.
Write to Freddy Groves in care of King Features Weekly Service, P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475, or send e-mail to [email protected].
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CHARLOTTE -- Richard Petty is, of course, The King of stock car racing, just as Roy Acuff was considered The King of country music and Elvis Presley of rock 'n' roll. Petty, who won nearly twice as many races (200) as anyone else in NASCAR history, remains a vibrant part of the Sprint Cup scene today.
Petty was, naturally, one of the first five inductees into the NASCAR Hall of Fame, along with NASCAR founder William H.G. France, successor William C. France, Dale Earnhardt and Junior Johnson.
The Hall of Fame has now inducted three classes, each containing five honorees. So great was the role of the Petty family in the sport's history that a family member has been included in all three classes. The Petty Enterprises patriarch, Lee, was a member of the second class. His nephew -- and Richard's first cousin -- Dale Inman
was one of the five enshrined the night of Jan. 20.
Another Petty, Richard's brother Maurice, will prob-ably make the Hall of Fame soon. In-man was Richard's crew chief during most of The King's career, which ended, as a driver, in 1992. Richard Petty Motor-
The King and His Courtsports, a descen-dant of Petty Enterpr ises , currently fields Fords in the Sprint Cup Se-ries for Marcos Ambrose and Aric Almirola.
Maurice Petty built the engines that propelled his brother to most of his 200 victories and seven champi-onships.
"When some of those records were being accumulated, we didn't think there would be a Hall of Fame," said Inman, who was inducted along with Cale Yarborough, Darrell Waltrip, Richie Evans and Glen Wood. "We really weren't running for anything other than trying to beat the other competitors, get enough money survive and stuff like that. We didn't know it was going to grow into the great big sport that we've got now.
"We've been around a long time, you know, and to still be as active as we are in the sport, with what we've been through ... we're still surviving, and I think that's great."
• • •Monte Dutton covers motorsports for The Gaston (N.C.) Gazette. E-mail Monte at [email protected].
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NASCAR legend and owner Richard Petty was part of the first NASCAR Hall of Fame class. Now, with Dale Inman's recent induction, there's a member of the Petty family in each of the first
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Sciatica: Big Nerve Can Be Big ProblemDEAR DR. DONOHUE: I am a 78-year-old woman, and five months ago I came
down with sciatica in my left leg underneath the buttock. It’s very painful. I’d like to know if there is something that can be done. -- S.M.
ANSWER: The sciatic (sigh-ATTIC) nerve is the body’s longest and largest nerve. It springs from nerve rootlets that emerge from the spinal cord in the lower back. Those rootlets intertwine to form this big nerve. It travels from the back, through the buttocks and down the leg to the foot. Anything that presses on or irritates the nerve in its long course gives rise to sciatica (sigh-ATTIC-uh), painful inflamma-tion of the nerve.
A bulging back disk can press on the nerve. Arthritic spurs on the spine are another source of irritation. A collapse of a backbone from osteoporosis is another trigger for pain, and the pain can be in the lower back, the buttocks or down the leg to the foot.
Have you tried Tylenol (acetaminophen) for pain relief? Aleve, Advil, Motrin and the many other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs dull pain and quiet inflammation. Icing the painful back area for 10 to 15 minutes three times a day is another way to numb pain. If ice doesn’t work, turn to heat -- hot compresses or a heating pad.
Stretching the back might take pressure off the nerve. Sit on a firm chair with feet on the floor and knees shoulder-width apart. Turn slightly to the left. Then, with your right arm dangling down between the knees and left arm dangling down on the outside of the left knee, bend down to the floor as far as you can and hold that position for five seconds. Straighten up and reverse the process by turning to your right and arranging your arms with the right arm outside the right knee and the left arm between the knees. If this exercise hurts, stop. If it doesn’t, perform five bends each, to the right and then to the left. Do the exercise three times a day.
Five months is a long time to put up with back pain. I’m not sure if self-treatment will do much for you. You need a doctor’s intervention, along with physical therapy.
The booklet on back pain delves more deeply into its causes and treatments. To order a copy, write: Dr. Donohue -- No. 303W, Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475. Enclose a check or money order (no cash) for $4.75 U.S./$6 Canada with the recipient’s printed name and address. Please allow four weeks for delivery.
• • •DEAR DR. DONOHUE: Some time ago, you answered a
letter from an 80-year-old lady who asked if she still needed to have mammograms. I say an unqualified yes. Two years ago, at the age of 82 1/2, my mammogram detected cancer. Surgery was followed by radiation. Two years later, I am feeling fine and doing well. -- A.S.
ANSWER: Experts argue about the value of mammograms
late in life. Stories like yours make me side with those who promote having mammograms as long as a woman is in reasonable health. If a woman has an estimate of living at least four more years, mammograms are a good idea.
• • •Dr. Donohue regrets that he is unable to answer individual letters, but he will incorporate them in his column whenever
possible. Readers may write him or request an order form of available health newsletters at P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475.
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• On Feb. 16, 1848, romantic composer Frederic Chopin plays his final concert in his adopted city of Paris, 18 months before his death from tuberculosis at the age of 39.
After fleeing his native Poland, he spent the rest of his life amid the high society of France.
• On Feb. 19, 1851, an angry mob in San Francisco's business district "tries" two Australian suspects in the robbery and assault of C.J. Jansen. Vigilantes were fairly common during the Gold Rush boom in San Francisco, and they were so well regarded that they took over the Democratic Party in the late 1850s, and some became respected politicians.
• On Feb. 18, 1885, Mark Twain publishes his famous and controversial novel "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn." At the book's heart is the journey of Huck and his friend Jim, a runaway slave, down the Mississippi River on a raft.
• On Feb. 13, 1915, The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) is formed. ASCAP collects and distributes royalties for copyrighted musical works. Today, ASCAP reports that it distributes more than $800 million in royalties annually to its members.
• On Feb. 14, 1929, Sir Alexander Fleming, a bacteriologist, discovers penicillin. Having left a plate of staphylococcus bacteria uncovered, Fleming noticed that a mold, similar to the kind found on bread, had fallen on the culture and had killed many of the bacteria.
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Thurs., Feb 2nd......... STAGE III PRESENTS “FAMILY TIES AND LITTLE WHITE LIES”, STAGE III AT 900 N. CENTER STREET, STAGE III
Thurs., Feb 2nd......... PEACH BASKETBALL CLASSIC, CASPER EVENTS CENTER AT 1 EVENTS DRIVE, CASPER EVENTS CENTER
Fri., Feb 3rd .............. 5TH ANNUAL BURNS DINNER, WOLCOTT GALLERIA AT 136 S. WOLCOTT STREET, OSHER LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTE
Fri., Feb 3rd, ............. STAGE III PRESENTS “FAMILY TIES AND LITTLE WHITE LIES”, STAGE III AT 900 N. CENTER STREET, STAGE IIIFri., Feb 3rd, ............. DADDY/DAUGHTER SWEETHEART DANCE, CASPER ELKS LODGE AT 108 E. 7TH STREET, ROCKY MOUNTAIN SCHOOL OF DANCESat., Feb 4th.............. DADDY/DAUGHTER SWEETHEART DANCE, CASPER ELKS LODGE AT 108 E. 7TH STREET, ROCKY MOUNTAIN SCHOOL OF DANCESat., Feb 4th.............. AN OLD FASHIONED VALENTINE, FORT CASPAR AT 4001 FORT CASPAR ROAD, FORT CASPAR MUSEUMSat., Feb 4th,............. YOUR SPECIAL DAY BRIDAY AFFAIR, WYOMING NATIONAL
APARTMENTS AT 204 E. 2ND STREETSat., Feb 4th.............. FAMILY FUN DAY, FORT CASPAR AT 4001 FORT CASPAR
ROAD, Fort Caspar MuseumSat., Feb 4th.............. BOYS & GIRLS CLUB REVERSE RAFFLE, CASPER EVENTS
CENTER AT 1 EVENTS DRIVE, BOYS & GIRLS CLUBSat., Feb 4th.............. ARTCORE PRESENTS “DIANE GIFFORD” , CASPER COLLEGE
IN THE DURHAM HALL, ALEY FINE ARTS CENTER, ART-CORE
Sat., Feb 4th,............. DANCE AWAY THE WINTER, CASPER SENIOR CENTER AT 1831 E. 4TH STREET, CASPER SENIOR CENTER
Sat., Feb 4th,............. STAGE III PRESENTS “FAMILY TIES AND LITTLE WHITE LIES”, STAGE III AT 900 N. CENTER STREET, STAGE III
Sun., Feb 5th ............ SUPER BOWL PARTY WITH THE POWDER RIVER VETS, POWDER RIVER VETS CLUB AT 420 W. 1ST STREET, POWDER RIVER VETS
Tues., Feb 7th ........... THE TOASTERS, BEACON CLUB AT 4100 W. YELLOWSTONE, Ken Holloway Presents
Tues., Feb 7th ........... THINK PINK EVENT, HIGHLAND PARK CHURCH, CASPER VITAL NETWORK
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