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PRIMETIME of your life FREE | VOLUME 5 • ISSUE NO. 7 | SEPTEMBER 2016 Interesting features for our 50+ audience

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L.A. cast of Beatlemania

Celebrate the Music of The Beatles Spotlight 29 Casino is proud to present the LA Cast of Beatlemania celebrating the music of The Beatles on Saturday, September 10 at 8 p.m. Tickets are on sale at www.

Spotlight29.com.

The LA Cast of Beatlemania is a U.S. Beatles’ tribute band formed in 1980. The LA Cast of Beatlemania is one of longest running Beatles’ tribute band in the world. They recall the memories of that exciting era when the Fab Four ruled the world of rock ‘n’ roll, taking fans back in time, letting Beatles enthusiasts hear their favorite songs like “Penny Lane,” “I Want to Hold Your Hand,” and “All You Need is Love” and more.

All tickets are $10 and are available at www.Spotlight29.com, Star Tickets

(800) 585-3737, or the Spotlight 29 Box Office and Gift Shop. Doors open at 7 p.m. The show starts at 8 p.m.

British Sensation, Squeeze Spotlight 29 Casino is proud to present the popular British band Squeeze on Friday, September 23 at 8 p.m. Tickets are on sale at www.

Spotlight29.com.

Squeeze are a British band, that came to prominence in the United Kingdom during the new wave period of the late ‘70s, and continued recording successfully in the ‘80s and ‘90s. They are known in the U.K. for their hit songs “Cool for Cats,” “Up the Junction,” “Tempted,” “Labelled with Love,” “Black Coffee in Bed,” “Another Nail in My Heart,” “Pulling Mussels (from the Shell), “ “Hourglass,” and more. All of Squeeze’s hits were written by band

Popular British band Squeeze

members Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook, with the former penning the lyrics and the latter handling the composition. The duo were hailed as “the heirs to Lennon and McCartney’s throne” during their peak of popularity in the early ‘80s.

Tickets are $45, $55 and $65 and are available at www.Spotlight29. com, Star Tickets (800) 585-3737, or the Spotlight 29 Box Office and Gift Shop. Doors open at 7 p.m. The show starts at 8 p.m.

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plot of this hilarious and classically comic play. Palm Canyon Theatre, 538 N. Palm Canyon Drive, Palm Springs. (760) 2325123, www.palmcanyontheatre.org.

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Palm Springs Women’s Jazz Festival. September 2-4. Featuring Ann Hampton Callaway, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Pamela Williams, Paula Atherton, Mimi Jones, Linda Taylor, tribute to the divas brunch and jazz masters award and so much more.

(760) 416-3545, www.lucyandgail.com.

Noises Off. September 15 -18.

Called the funniest farce ever written. A cast of itinerant actors rehearsing a flop called Nothing’s On. Doors slamming, on and offstage intrigue and an errant herring all figure in the

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Legends of Hip Hop. Sunday, September 18 at 8:30 p.m. Featuring Salt N Pepa with DJ Spinderella, Coolio, Sugar Hill Gang with Master Gee and Wonder Mike, Newcleus, Grandmaster’s Furious Five with Melle Mel and Scorpion, Rob Base and Young MC. Forum building at Empire Polo Club, 81-800 Avenue 51, Indio. www.pacificconcertgroup.com.

Cinema Diverse. September 22-25. Palm Springs LGBTQ film festival. Camelot Theatres, 2300 E. Baristo Road, Palm Springs. www.cinemadiverse.org.

Yucca Mesa Fall Festival.

September 24, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Featuring chili cook-off, horseshoe contest, crafts and food venders, kids events and craft

beer garden. Yucca Valley Community Center, 3133 Balsa Ave., Yucca Valley. (760) 364-3525, www.yuccamesa.org.

The Music Man. September 30 – October 9. Following a fast-tracking traveling salesman Harold Hill as he cons the people of River City, Iowa into buying instruments and uniforms for a boy’s band he vows to organizethis despite the fact he doesn’t know a trombone from a treble clef. His plans to skip town with the cash are foiled when he falls for Marian the librarian, who transforms him into a respectable citizen by curtain’s fall. Palm Canyon Theatre, 538 N. Palm Canyon Drive, Palm Springs. (760) 232-5123, www. palmcanyontheatre.org.

For an up-to-date calendar of events and performances pick up an issue of the Desert Entertainer every Thursday. Visit www.desertentertainer.com to read the full issue online.

Is a purring cat a happy cat?

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ugust is National Honey Month! Here are some fun and interesting facts about the wondefully rich golden luquid that is a miraculous prod­ uct of honey bees.

• There are three types of bees in the hive: Queen, Worker and Drone. Honey bees have five eyes, and four wings that are latched into pairs by hooks.

• Honey is a Hebrew word mean­ ing enchant. Initially it was a cu­ linary sweetner, and now is rec­ ognized worldwide as a healing ingredient in medicinal treatment.

• Honey is 80% sugar and 20% water. Honey stored in air tight

containers never spoils. Sealed honey vats found in King Tut’s tomb still contained edible honey, despite over 2,000 years beneath the desert sands.

• Honey is the only food that in­ cludes all the substances necessary to sustain life, including enzymes, vitamins, minerals, and water. It’s also the only food that contains pinocembrin, an antioxidant as­ sociated with improved brain functioning.

• Honey also helps with seasonal allergies, although the honey you consume must be from the same area that you live to be useful in this manner.

hen cats purr, most people think, quite rightly, that it’s be­ cause they feel comfortable and happy. This low, steady hum, caused by a contraction of the la­ ryngeal muscles, occurs when your cat feels safe and contented. How­ ever, contrary to popu­lar belief, cats don’t just purr when they feel good.

As soon as they’re born, kittens and their mothers purr as a way of communicating with each other.

The mother cat purrs to reassure her babies and they respond to her.

As they grow, cats replicate this form of communication with their owners when they are hungry, thir­ sty or want attention. Does your cat purr and rub itself around your legs? It’s trying to talk to you or is as­ king for something. Moreover, when a cat feels threatened by an­ other cat, it may purr to show its submission. This purring means it does not want to fight. Lastly, a cat that is afraid or in pain may also use

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Cats purr when they’re happy, but for a number of other reasons as well.

purring to relax or soothe its pain.

Some studies even suggest that the low frequency purring sound could help cats heal themselves when they contract certain muscle, bone or joint diseases.

If purring allows cats to relax, it seems that it also has the same effect on humans. Many people believe that “purr therapy” has special virtues, which can relieve stress, anxiety and insomnia prob­ lems. Fact or fiction? Give it a try and find out.

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1 Barbershop item 5 Token taker 9 Open, as an envelope 13 Outdoor party 14 Fuss 15 New moon, e.g.

16 One to grow on?

17 In a while 18 Comic Mandel 19 Start of a quote 22 Tolkien creature 23 Polly, to Tom 24 Uneven?

27 Art collectibles 30 Olympic prizes 34 Autostrada sights 36 Dodge model of the 1980s 38 Village Voice award 39 Quote, part 2 40 Writer Mark who said the quotation 41 Quote, part 3 42 Writer Buchanan 43 “Darn it!”

44 Hoity-toity sorts 45 Stop working 47 Dole’s running mate, 1996 49 Deli bread

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50 Bill 52 Battery size 54 End of the quotation 61 Copycat 62 Reddish-brown 63 Combine 64 Put up with 65 Ricelike pasta 66 “Exodus” author 67 Tennis’s Sampras 68 Nair competitor 69 Garret

Down 1 2 3 4

Scratch “That hurt!”

Filly’s mother Good, in Guadalajara 5 Attitude 6 Marathon 7 Stink 8 Skater Harding 9 Overpower verbally 10 Croquet site 11 “What ___?”

12 Course requirement?

15 Ring 20 Spherical triangle sides 21 Herb in curry powder

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Proposal Part of LED Frighten “Parks and Rec” actor Rob 29 Impact sound 31 Loathe 32 Recline next to 33 Pick up 35 Track event?

37 Big name in sneakers 40 Letter before iota 44 Luxury home features 46 Rolls ___ (pricey auto) 48 Is forbidden to 51 Scandal-plagued energy giant 53 Horrible 54 Feeling 55 Give off, as light 56 Blood’s partner 57 Bring down 58 Money in Spain 59 “Oh, right!”

60 Others 61 Blueprint

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SCAM ALERT! Watch out for Campaign Donation Fraud

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cammers love to take advantage of major news events. This year, nothing is a bigger story in the United States than the 2016 presidential election. Watch out for cons that prey on would-be political donors.

HOW THE SCAM WORKS You get a call from someone claiming to represent a political candidate, raising money to support the campaign. They may be collecting funds for a specific cause, such a healthcare reform, or on behalf of a group of people, such as veterans.

The caller asks if you will donate and specifies an amount of money. Targets report that callers are typically pushy and demand immediate action. You’ve been planning to give to the campaign, so you provide your name, address, and credit card number.

Don’t do it! Some of these calls are outright scams, and providing your credit card number and personal information opens you up to the risk of fraudulent charges and identity theft. Even if the caller is not a scammer, some groups may be poorly managed and not actually spend the money the way they describe on the phone.

PROTECT YOURSELF FROM THE SCAM This campaign season, cons abound. Here are some BBB tips to avoid getting scammed: • Donate directly to the campaign office: Donations made over the phone can be valid, but any wary donor should give to campaigns either through the candidates’ official website or at a local campaign office.

• Watched for spoofed calls: Your Caller ID may say that someone from Washington DC is contacting you, but scammers can fake this using phone number spoofing technology.

• Polling companies don’t offer prizes: Just hang up on any political pollster who claims that you can win a prize for participating in a survey • Polls won’t ask for personal or banking information: Political pollsters may ask for information about your vote or political affiliation, but they don’t need your Social Security number or credit card information.

For more information on a variety of consumer topics or to check out a business, go to bbb.org. To report a scam, go to BBB Scam Tracker (bbb. org/scamtracker).

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September 1, 1983 Korean Air Lines Flight 007 was shot down by a Russian fighter jet while on route from New York to Seoul, killing all 269 persons on board.

September 2, 1963 Alabama Governor George Wallace forcibly halted public school integration by encircling Tuskegee High School with state troopers.

September 3, 1838 Anti-slavery leader Frederick Douglass began his escape from slavery by boarding a train in Baltimore dressed as a sailor. He rode to Wilmington, Delaware, where he caught a steamboat to the free city of Philadelphia, then took a train to New York City where he came under the protection of the Underground Railway network.

September 4, 1886 The last major U.S.-Indian war came to an end as Geronimo was captured. He died of natural causes in 1909 at Fort Sill, Oklahoma.

September 5, 1975 The first of two September assassination attempts on President Gerald Ford occurred as a woman pointed a gun at the President in Sacramento, California. Two weeks later, a second attempt occurred as another woman fired a shot at Ford in San Francisco. Ford was not harmed in either incident.

September 7, 1994 U.S. Army closed its headquarters in Berlin, ending the American military presence in the once-divided city after nearly half a century.

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History This Month in

September 8, 1974

A month after resigning the presidency in disgrace as a result of the Watergate scandal, Richard Nixon was granted a full pardon

by President Gerald R. Ford for all offenses committed while in office.

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September 9, 1993 Israel and the PLO (Palestine Liberation Organization) agreed to recognize each other, paving the way for a possible peaceful end to the hundred year old conflict between Arabs and Jews in the Mideast.

September 11, 2001 The worst terrorist attack in U.S. history occurred as four large passenger jets were hijacked . Two of which, crashed into the World Trade Center and one into the Pentagon building. The other flight crashed into a field in Pennsylvania after passengers attempted to overpower the terrorists on board.

September 12, 1953 John F. Kennedy, 36, married Jacqueline Bouvier, 24, in a ceremony before 750 invited guests at St. Mary’s Church in Newport, Rhode Island, conducted by Archbishop Richard Cushing of Boston.

September 13, 1971 State police and National Guardsmen stormed Attica prison in New York State ending a five-day prisoners’ revolt. Thirty one prisoners and 11 guards were killed.

September 14, 1975 Elizabeth Ann Seton became the first American saint.

September 15, 1916 Tanks were first used in combat, during the Allied offensive at the Battle of the Somme, in World War I.

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enforce racial integration of schools in Little Rock, Arkansas.

JOHN F. KENNEDY

September 25, 1690

The U.S. Air Force was established as a separate military service.

The first American newspaper was published. A single edition of Publick Occurrences Both Foreign and Domestick appeared in Boston, Massachusetts. However, British authorities considered the newspaper offensive and ordered its immediate suppression.

September 19-20, 1985

September 26, 1960

September 16, 1908 General Motors was founded by entrepreneur William Crapo “Billy” Durant in Flint, Michigan.

September 18, 1947

Earthquakes in Mexico City killed an estimated 5,000 to 20,000 persons and left more than 100,000 homeless, causing $4 billion in damage. The quakes registered 8.1 and 7.5 on the Richter scale.

September 20, 1973 The much-hyped “Battle of the Sexes” took place in the Houston Astrodome as tennis player and women’s rights activist, Billie Jean King, defeated self-styled male chauvinist Bobby Riggs in three straight sets. Riggs, a retired tennis champion, had been critical of the quality of women’s tennis.

September 22, 1862 President Abraham Lincoln issued a preliminary Emancipation Proclamation freeing slaves in territories held by Confederates.

September 23, 1952

The first-ever televised presidential debate occurred between presidential candidates John F. Kennedy and Richard M. Nixon. Many who watched were inclined to say Kennedy ‘won’ the debate, while those who listened only to the radio thought Nixon did better. Nixon, who declined to use makeup, appeared somewhat haggard looking on TV in contrast to Kennedy.

September 27, 1964 After a 10-month investigation, the Warren Commission Report was issued stating a lone gunman had been responsible for the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in Dallas on November 22, 1963.

September 28, 1542 California is discovered by Portuguese navigator Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo upon his arrival in San Diego.

Vice-presidential candidate Richard Nixon delivered his Checkers Speech on television and radio to address accusations of financial misdeeds.

September 29, 1789

September 24, 1957

September 30, 1955

President Dwight Eisenhower ordered the National Guard to

Congress created the United States Army, consisting of 1,000 enlisted men and officers.

Actor James Dean was killed in a car crash in California at age 24.

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KNOW DID YOU

What You Need: A sheet of paper (preferably origami paper), scissors and decorations and glue to make the monster or any other creature your heart desires.

Directions: Start by folding the paper in half . Fold the left and right corner to the centre point.

Cut off the excess part and cut through the middle so that you get two triangles.

Unfold them – you’ve gotten

yourself two squares that will soon turn into two monster bookmarks!

Fold the square in half – you’ll get a rectangle – fold in half again and you’ll get a smaller square. Unfold it. As you’ve unfolded the small square you’ll see four small squares inside the unfolded square – cut out one square.

Fold the little triangles inward (see above photo) – apply some glue to the inner one and you’re done!

All that’s left to do is to cut some eyes, tongues, teeth, tentacles, horns… And glue them onto your monster!

• Putting candles on birthday cakes dates back to the Ancient Greeks, who often burned candles as offerings to their many gods and goddesses. It was their way to pay tribute to the Greek moon goddness, Artemis. Round cakes symbolized the moon. Candles were added to represent the reflected moonlight.

• At the 1912 Olympics, a marathon runner named Shizo Kanakuri quit and went home to Japan without telling officials and was considered a missing person in Sweden for 50 years. In 1966, Kanakuri was invited to complete the marathon. His time: 54 years, 8 months, 6 days, 5 hours, 32 minutes and

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20.379 seconds. After finishing, he said “It was a long trip. Along the way I got married, had six children and ten grandchildren”.

• The color you see in total darkness is dark gray called “eigengrau”.

• Dogs can sense sadness in humans from our demeanor or voice.

The University of London researchers foud that dogs were more likely to approad a crying person than someone who was humming or talking, and that they normally responded to weeping with submissive behaviors and try to initiate cuddling.

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