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Did your mother ever tell you “No swimming for at least an hour!” after you ate lunch? Did you hear the one about the kid who ate Pop Rocks after he drank a soda? Thought they were fi shy sounding? Check out what we learned:• #1: Chewing gum takes seven years to digest. FALSE. Chewing gum moves along at the same rate as everything else. There have been some strange digestive cases, but only in children under the age of four who swallowed numerous pieces of gum a day over a period of years.• #2: Hair grows back darker and thicker after you shave it. FALSE. If this were true, balding and graying men could just shave their heads and solve the problem!• #3: Don’t swim for at least an hour after eating or you will get cramps and drown! FALSE. Cramps while swimming can happen regardless of whether or not you’ve just eaten – and they usually happen in your arms and legs, not your stomach. If you do get a cramp, stay calm and fl oat until help arrives or the cramp subsides.• #4: Change your shampoo regularly or your hair will build up a resistance to it. FALSE. Your hair doesn’t build up a resis-tance to shampoo. If you are noticing a difference, test your water. It could be too hard or soft.• #5: Brushing your hair 100 strokes before bedtime will make it shinier and healthier. FALSE. Brushing too much, too hard or with the wrong brush can cause damage to your hair or your scalp.• #6: Wearing a hat too much will make you go bald. FALSE. Hair loss is caused by genetics, stress and poor health, not your hat.• #7: Here are some useful tips to remove a tick: Touch it with a lit match, rub it with a cotton swab covered in liquid soap,
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A: Underlayment is, as its name implies, a layer of support underneath a room’s fl oor covering (whether it be carpet, tile, vinyl or what have you). It sits between the subfl oor and the fl oor covering and padding, if any.There are four general choices for underlayment materials: plywood -- the layer in your son’s old bedroom -- fi ber board, cement board and isolation membrane. Which material to use depends on the type of fl oor-covering you plan to put in.• Fiber board -- a thin-but-sturdy underlayment for areas where a thick-er material might affect fl oor height. It’s usually placed underneath ce-ramic tile or vinyl fl ooring.• Cement board -- a stable material that deals well with moisture and is therefore best used in areas that are likely to get wet, such as bath-rooms or kitchens. It is usually only used for ceramic tile or stone instal-lations.• Isolation membrane -- For tile installations over a concrete fl oor (par-ticularly one that is cracked), isolation membrane protects the tile from movement occurring in such fl oors.
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It’s virtually impossible to track an email from forwarding alone. This goes the same for most email chain letters. If you are ever unsure about an email, visit snopes.com, a website dedicated to researching hoaxes and urban legends.• #15: If everyone boycotted gas stations on the same day, it would drive the price of gas down. FALSE. To make a sub-stantial dent in the price of gas, large numbers of people would have to not buy gas for an extended period of time.• #16: JELL-O is made from cow hooves. TRUE & FALSE. JELL-O isn’t made from cow hooves, but it is made from gelatin, a product made from the collagen of cows and pigs. Collagen is collected from bones and skins by an extensive process that releases the collagen from the bones, which is then used to make gelatin.• #17: Eating carrots can improve your vision. FALSE. While carrots do contain Vitamin A, which helps maintain healthy eyesight, eating a lot of carrots will not improve your vision.• #18: Eating turkey will make you fall asleep. TRUE & FALSE. Turkey does contain the amino acid tryptophan, which helps the body produce a chemical that plays a key role in sleep. However, it is produced in such small amounts that eating
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Dear Dave,What exactly is the Fair Tax, and how is it different than the system we currently have in place?
EvanDear Evan,The basic premise of the Fair Tax is that it’s immoral to tax someone’s income. If you work and make money, that money should be all yours. That may be a shock-ing statement in today’s socio-political climate, but I think it’s a reasonable statement. For all intents and purposes, the Fair Tax is basically a sales tax. People would only pay taxes on items they buy, except for food, basic clothing, and other kinds of necessities. This system would do away with the IRS, its massive mountain of regulations, and its thousands of employ-ees. It would also eliminate the need for the 401(k) and Roth IRAs, because you could just save your own money.The argument against the sales tax is that it’s regres-sive. This means it’s more of a burden on poor people, because they would pay a higher percentage of their overall income. But there’s a valid counter-argument. As I make more money, I also save more, give more and spend more. And if I spend more under the Fair Tax system, then I’m actually paying much more in taxes!More than anything, proponents of the Fair Tax are say-ing that our current method of taxation is wrong. They also believe that as much money, if not more, could be raised with a properly-implemented national sales tax as with an income tax. Keep in mind that nothing this
side of Heaven is perfect. We’d see a lot of job losses if the Fair Tax system were put in place. Tax prepara-tion services and things like that would simply cease to exist, but it would also take a lot of the politics and special interest garbage out of the system.Some people want you to think that Fair Tax support-ers are against taxes or government in any form, and that’s just not true. The rallies that have been held lately were made up largely of people who are against government waste, defi cit spending and debt. In part, the income tax is designed to motivate people to do certain things the federal government wants them to do, and the rallies are also against the idea of making government the big daddy with answers to everyone’s problems.
- Dave
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Dear Dave,We’re trying very hard to get out of debt. We were wondering if it would be a good idea to put giving our kids an allowance on hold until we get everything paid off.
ErinDear Erin,Don’t stop giving them money! What you’re doing can be a great lesson for your children. But you defi nitely should stop calling it an allowance. In my mind, there’s a lot of victim mentality attached to that word. You’re not “allowing” anything, you’re rewarding success!Kids should learn at an early age that money is con-nected to work. Even a kid who’s in kindergarten is old enough to begin doing some age-appropriate chores around the house.We did this kind of thing in our home, with all of our kids, but we called it a commission. If they did their jobs, they got paid. If they didn’t, they didn’t get any money. It didn’t take long for them to make the con-nection!
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turkey isn’t going to make you feel sleepy. When you do get tired after the Thanksgiving meal, that sleepy feeling is more likely caused by the combined efforts of a heavy meal full of carbohydrates and your digestive system working in high gear.• #19: Ice cubes made with hot water will freeze faster than ice cubes made with cold water. FALSE. A tray of hot water and a tray of cold water will freeze into ice cubes in the same amount of time.• #20: Cooking metal objects in the microwave will cause your microwave to explode. FALSE. While it won’t ex-plode, you will severely shorten the lifespan of your mi-crowave and probably null the warranty, so don’t try this at home.• #21: Kentucky Fried Chicken was forced to change their name to KFC because they use genetically modifi ed “chickens” that aren’t considered to be real chickens by the FDA. FALSE. KFC changed its name for multiple rea-sons and mostly because of this: they had started serving more than just fried chicken and didn’t want to be labeled as only serving such. They do not have an army of geneti-cally modifi ed chickens.• #22: Domesticated turkeys are so stupid that they will look up at the rain and drown. FALSE. A turkey’s basic instinct is to huddle to its mother for shelter in the rain. A domesticated turkey, often without a mother, still has this instinct and will not know to get out of the rain, which can lead to death from exposure to the elements.
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Anyone who has struggled to pay down credit card debt knows how diffi cult it can be to reduce those balances. When credit card companies apply rates of 29.99 percent Annual Percentage Rate (APR) or more, it can be nearly impossible to get out of debt. On a credit card balance of $10,000, approximately $250 per month must be paid just to cover basic fi nance charges at that rate.Credit card issuers (banks) currently have the right to change interest rates on existing ac-counts at any time for any reason – and they do. A customer who accepts a “fi xed rate” credit card offer of 12.9 percent APR can see that rate changed with only 15 days’ notice. And, there is no ceiling for the interest rate that can be charged. The major credit card issuers are headquartered in states that have no limits on interest rates.The Federal Reserve recently amended the Truth in Lending Act to allow greater protec-
tion for consumers against the more egregious practices in the credit card industry. But these changes don’t take effect until July 1, 2010. In the meantime, credit card issuers are trying to get ahead of the new regulations by increasing interest rates and penalty fees now. The worst practices in the credit card industry are largely confi ned to fewer than nine major banks that control 90 percent of the business. New regulations put in place to rein in their abuses will, unfortunately, have a negative im-pact on community banks and credit unions – institutions that tend to treat their cardholders more fairly.What should concerned cardholders do? Don’t wait for the new regulations to take effect! Move your card balances to a community bank or credit union that offers local service, reasonable rates and fair practices. But fi rst, confi rm that your fi nancial institution holds its own credit card portfolio. Many banks and credit unions recent-ly have sold their credit card portfolios to raise capital during this banking crisis. A card may be “branded” with a particular bank’s name, but the account might still be with one of the major card issuers. Be sure to ask!
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Claim QuotasIf you’re fi ling a claim with the Department of Veterans Affairs, maybe you should hope that it isn’t the one a claims rater grabs off the stack
at the end of the day. Instead of getting a fair shake, you might just get a fl at-out denial so the rater can meet his or her quota for the day. A claims rater at the Houston VA Regional Of-fi ce was demoted in 2007 for working too slow-ly. She was required to fi nish processing 4.0 weighted cases per day, the “weighted” mean-ing that there were multiple issues in a given case. The fi rst time she was warned about be-ing slow, she’d been completing 3.78 cases each day. After the rater was demoted she took the matter to court and lost. She appealed and recently lost that case, too.The appeal-denial document is full of who did what when (such as the rater’s claim that the standards were lowered after she was demot-ed, which they were), but it doesn’t give a full picture from the veteran’s point of view. What’s
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Adopting a CatDEAR PAW’S CORNER: I am planning to adopt a cat, and I have decided that the local shelter is the best place to do so -- not classifi ed ads or a cat breeder. Do you have any advice on things to look for? -- Sally in Branson, Mo.
DEAR SALLY: First, congratulations on your deci-sion. I agree that the local shelter is often the best place to look for a new cat. Shelters always have many pets looking for a home, but besides that, many of them offer pet ownership classes and dis-counts or rebates for medical procedures such as spaying/neutering.
You likely will be asked a few questions by the shelter personnel before you can even go and look at a pet. They need to make sure you are able to care for a cat throughout its life. Shelters do not allow college stu-dents or vacationers to adopt. They also will explain any fees or additional requirements for adoption.When it’s time to fi nd your new cat, look over each prospect closely and ask plenty of questions. How old is the cat? Is it already sterilized? What is its general temperament (sometimes hard to tell in a stressed en-vironment)? Does it have any known health issues? Shelter personnel will give you as much information as they can about each cat. Give prospects a visual once-over from nose to tail. Healthy cats have a clean nose with no wheezing, white teeth and pink gums, clear and lively eyes, and clean ears. Lift the tail and check for signs of diarrhea or distress such as swelling. The fur should be fl uffy
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The Best Way to Treat Sunburn
DEAR DR. DONOHUE: What’s the best way to treat sunburn? I get one every year. I know it will happen this year too, and I want to be prepared. -- D.J.
ANSWER: The best way to treat sunburn is not to get one.What makes you think you’ll get one this year? You’re doing something wrong. I have to repeat things that should be com-mon knowledge, so bear with me.Don’t go out into the sun during the hours of its greatest inten-sity -- 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. I have a feeling this is a rule observed more in its breach.Always wear sunscreen with an SPF -- sun protection factor -- of 15. If you are very sensitive to sunlight, use one with an SPF of 30. Apply it 15 to 30 minutes before going outside, and reapply it at least every two hours. Each application requires about 1 ounce. If you go into the water or are sweating heavily, apply the sunscreen more frequently.With a sunburn, in about three hours after exposure, the skin reddens and becomes painful and hot. Taking aspirin relieves pain and can lessen the damage done to the skin. Don’t give aspirin to young children -- they can take Tylenol. Cool baths or cool compresses make a person more comfortable. Apply a skin moisturizer, but don’t use butter or petrolatum. If blisters form, don’t break them. If they’re extensive, see a doctor.***DEAR DR. DONOHUE: For the past six months, I have had no energy. I teach third grade. My doctor checked my thyroid gland, and it turns out it’s not working well. I am now taking
replacement thyroid hormone. How long does it take for me to recover my former energy? Also, my cholesterol was high. Is that part of this deal? -- M.O.
ANSWER: It can take three to six months for your hormone level to reach a normal plateau. That’s when you’ll feel like your old self again.A person with low thyroid hormone often has a rise in blood cholesterol. The level will fall as soon as the replacement hormone is working.The booklet on thyroid problems discusses both under- and overactive thyroid glands. Readers can order a copy by writ-ing: Dr. Donohue -- No. 401W, Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475. Enclose a check or money order (no cash) for $4.75 U.S./$6 Can. with the recipient’s printed name and ad-dress. Please allow four weeks for delivery.***DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I am 83, and following hip surgery I developed a dropped foot. All I hear is that it is something I have to live with. Is there another answer? -- D.K.
ANSWER: It takes a long time for an injured nerve to heal. Sometimes it never does. However, that doesn’t mean some-thing can’t be done for a dropped foot.Any number of braces can make walking much easier for a person with a dropped foot. I’d see about that now and bide my time, hoping the nerve will regenerate.***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 newslet-ters at P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475.
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PHOTO: Jeff Burton (left) has the skills to compete with the Sprint Cup pack. He currently sits 11th in the standings. (John Clark/NASCAR This Week photo)
Burton Stays Cool Under Pressure
No driver in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series under-stands the obligations of his job more than Richard Childress Racing’s Jeff Burton.
Burton, 41, is cool under pressure. He is analyti-cal and articulate. He doesn’t often speak without gauging the effect and signifi cance of his words. This isn’t just handy in the media center. It’s ben-efi cial to the team. Burton isn’t just a team player by nature. It’s something he considers important. He’s right.Just as canny on the track, Burton was asked at Phoenix about the knack of formulating compe-tent strategy for the fi nal laps of races.“It depends on the kind of race,” he said. “Tal-ladega has the potential of being a 20-car pack, with 23 others in the garage, or a 35-car pack. The bigger the pack, the more the danger.“If something happens with three laps to go, and the fi rst four break away, then being in the front
is not as dangerous. Being in the front is danger-ous when the guys behind you can get momentum and come get you. ... I do believe, in the old car, you were more protected up front than you are in the new car. With the new car (once known by the acronym COT), you seem to be a little more of a sitting duck than you were in the old car.”In 2008, all three RCR entries made the Chase for the Sprint Cup, but the team won only three races, two of them courtesy of Burton.“I would stack our team up against anybody,” said Burton, a native of South Boston, Va. “I feel re-ally, really good about the way our cars go down the straights. I think we make a lot of power. What we have struggled with is ‘deep speed.’ If you go back and look at most of the races that we’ve won, they’ve been long-run races, they’ve been races that had adverse conditions, slick tracks and those kind of things.“For us to achieve all the goals that we want to achieve, we’ve got to fi nd a way to win races no matter what the conditions are.”***Monte Dutton has covered motorsports for The Gaston (N.C.) Gazette since 1993. He was named
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STAYING ACTIVE AND INDEPENDENT FOR LIFEBy AJ Hutsell, Injury Prevention Specialist
“This is one of the best things I have done for myself in a long time!” “I’m more agile now.”“I’ve been able to loose some weight.”“I can now walk up and down stairs in my house.”“I’ve met new friends.”“It has helped with my driving.”
What are all these people talking about? These are all quotes from older adults (75 years and older) about their exercise classes. Other class participants attend because it helps keep their diabetes under control, it has helped them recover from surgery faster, it makes them more steady on their feet, it helps control blood pressure, and above all, it’s fun!
Everyone benefi ts from regular physical activity and this is particularly true for older adults. The benefi ts cited by the participants include many of them, but there is also one more big benefi t: Exercise can help prevent an older person from falling.
Each year, one third of individuals 65 years old and older fall and half of those will fall more than once. Exercise that focuses on balance, strength, and fl exibility is proven to reduce the incidence of falls among adults 65 years old and older.
It is now easier than ever to fi nd physical activity classes for older adults. Visit www.activeoptions.org or call 458-7450 to fi nd exercise programs in Spokane The search is done by Zip code so individuals can fi nd a class close to their home.
To prevent a fall, older adults can also:• Review the medications you take often with your health care provider• Improve safety inside your home by picking up throw rugs and adding grab bars• Have your eyes examined regularly• Eat a well-rounded diet for good nutrition and drink plenty of water for good hydration• Keep a consistent sleep schedule• Wear appropriate shoes and clothing• Be cautious on outdoor surfaces
What are you waiting for? Now that the weather is getting warmer and the sun is shining more, it is a good time to get out and start being more active!
