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IN THIS ISSUE
DONATE BLOOD 3
ND OUTDOORS 6
FINANCIAL FOCUS 7 8 STATES WHOSE NAMES WERE ALMOST VERY DIFFERENT 8 NOTABLE MOMENTS IN THE LIFE OF MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. 10 NDSU'S GRIFFIN CROSA 12 NDSU'S JOE STOFFEL 14 HERE'S WHY YOU SHOULD CRACK A WINDOW IN YOUR HOUSE YEAR-ROUND 14 CROSSWORD PUZZLE 17 SODOKU 18 WORD FIND 19 THE GOOD OLD DAYS
SODOKU ANSWER KEY 20 CROSSWORD ANSWER KEY
THE HEALTHY GEEZER 21 CAR CARE
WORD SEARCH ANSWER KEY
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ND OUTDOORS Courtesy of Doug Leier, NDGF Outreach Biologist
I quit blaming Mother Nature years ago for nasty weather and started pointing the finger at Old Man Winter. Not that it mattered but it seemed fair, even though we have no control over the weather.
For man and beast on the prairie, a winter that starts late and ends early with a few drifts of life-bearing moisture and short cold snaps mixed in is about as much as we can ask for. Anyone who’s grown up around here knows we adjust to the cold and the snow. From warming up the truck a little, to making sure a shovel and winter survival gear are packed for every trip.
But what about the critters?
Many animals have adaptations that help them get through winter, but in some years even those natural defenses are not a sure hedge against death.
Some have thick winter coats, and their metabolism slows down. Bears hibernate. Sharptailed grouse have feathers out to their toes and other feathers that protect their nostrils from driven snow. Rabbits have large, fur-covered feet that help them move rapidly over deep snow.
Many bird species, of course, migrate south. A few mammals may migrate as well. Pronghorn on occasion will move from North Dakota into South Dakota, Wyoming or Montana in search of food that is not covered by snow. Elk in other more
mountainous states will move from high elevations to wintering grounds in valleys.
The hard truth is, species unable to acclimate, or evolve with winters no longer occupy northern latitudes. It’s just the way nature works. The smart and strong survived and the others, well, they weren’t so fortunate.
In some winters, however, it’s even a struggle for the smart and the strong. And that’s where humans can help.
No, I’m not talking about providing winter food for wildlife, like putting out corn for pheasants or hay for deer. What’s much more effective over the long-term is establishing habitat that will afford native wildlife some decent shelter during winter. If animals don’t need to burn so much energy to stay warm, they don’t need to find as much food.
Besides creating or preserving habitat, people can help animals conserve energy by simply keeping their distance during
winter.
Many of us like to get out and enjoy what winter has to offer. We hike, ski, snowmobile, birdwatch and photograph and often we do this in or near wildlife habitat. The best thing we can do for any animals that might be around, is to keep disturbance to a minimum.
For motorized machines like snowmobiles, staying on designated trails is important. Cutting through cattail marshes or undisturbed woods can frighten mammals and birds into the open. Not only do they needlessly have to burn energy, but they might be more accessible to predators.
Even cross-country skiers and hikers can interrupt an animal’s daily fight for
survival, but machines can move the seemingly chance encounter to another level. Most often these encounters are by coincidence and the skier or snowmobile, or allterrain-vehicle driver does his or her best to move on.
In a very few instances, however, the reaction is just the opposite and the snowmobiler for whatever reason takes off and pursues an animal. This is illegal, whether the intent is to kill the animal, or “just to have some fun.”
Giving chase with a machine not only stresses the animal, but also gives the activity involved a bad name. The North Dakota Game and Fish Department encourages anyone witnessing such an action to report it as soon as possible to law
enforcement or the Report
All Poachers hotline at 701-328-9921.
Fox, coyotes, deer, pheasants, rabbits and all other wildlife that endure our winters should get special consideration during this time of year. We like to be out in the woods or riding along rivers or snowshoeing across the prairie, and that can mean
incidental meetings with wildlife. That’s a big part of the reason we go outside. The key is to enjoy the moment, and then move on.
Please take a moment and consider the reality of what critters endure during winter and adjust your activities accordingly.
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TIME FOR NEW YEAR’S FINANCIAL RESOLUTIONS | Courtesy of Edward Jones
It’s that time of year when many of us promise ourselves we’ll go to the gym more, or learn a new language, or take up a musical instrument, or any number of other worthy goals. But this year, when making New Year’s resolutions, why not also consider some financial ones?
Here are a few to consider:
Don’t let inflation derail your investment strategy. As you know, inflation was the big financial story of 2022, hitting a
40-year high. And while it may moderate somewhat this year, it will likely still be higher than what we experienced the past decade or so. Even so, it’s a good idea to try not to let today’s inflation harm your investment strategy for the future. That happened last year: More than half of American workers either reduced their contributions to their 401(k) s and other retirement plans or stopped contributing completely during the third quarter of 2022, according to a survey by Allianz Life Insurance of
North America. Of course, focusing on your cash flow needs today is certainly understandable, but are there other ways you can free up some money, such as possibly lowering your spending, so you can continue contributing to your retirement accounts? It’s worth the effort because you could spend two or three decades as a retiree.
Control your debts. Inflation can also be a factor in debt management. For example, your credit card debt could rise due to rising prices and variable
credit card interest rate increases. By paying your bill each month, you can avoid the effects of rising interest rates. If you do carry a balance, you might be able to transfer it to a lower-rate card, depending on your credit score. And if you’re carrying multiple credit cards, you might benefit by getting a fixed-rate debt consolidation loan. In any case, the lower your debt payments, the more you can invest for your longterm goals.
Review your investment portfolio. At least once a
year, you should review your investment portfolio to determine if it’s still appropriate for your goals, risk tolerance and time horizon. But be careful not to make changes just because you feel your recent performance is not what it should have been. When the financial markets are down, as was the case for most of 2022, even quality investments, such as stocks of companies with solid business fundamentals and strong prospects, can see declines in value. But if these investments are still suitable for your
portfolio, you may want to keep them.
Prepare for the unexpected. If you encountered a large unexpected expense, such as the need for a major home repair, how would you pay for it? If you didn’t have the money readily available, you might be forced to dip into your long-term investments or retirement accounts. To prevent this, you should build an emergency fund containing three to six months’ worth of living expenses — or a year’s worth, if you’re retired — with the money kept in a low-risk, liquid account.
These resolutions can be useful — so try to put them to work in 2023.
This article was written by Edward Jones for use by your local Edward Jones Financial Advisor.
Edward Jones, Member SIPC
NEVADA: Anyone who has traveled around the West has probably come across the name Humboldt. It appears in county names, street signs, rivers, and mountain ranges — and if history had gone a little differently, the state of Nevada would bear this name, too.
The Humboldt name found its way across the region because of the exploits of an explorer and naturalist named Alexander von Humboldt. Born in 1769, Humboldt helped popularize scientific exploration with his book Kosmos. He had a fascination with geology, and he ended up traveling approximately 6,000 miles across Central and South America, exploring the oceans and landscapes. On his travels, Humboldt became the first person to figure out that altitude sickness was caused by lack of oxygen.
However, Humboldt never actually set foot in the western U.S. It was fellow explorer John C. Fremont who chose to name many locations after him in honor of his scientific contributions. When Nevada became a state in 1864, Humboldt was seriously considered as a name but ultimately, the
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government chose Nevada, the Spanish word for “snowcovered” instead.
UTAH: The origins of Utah are closely tied to the history of the Mormons, who initially wanted to name this state Deseret after a name in the Book of Mormon. While the Mormon church began in New York, its members struggled to acclimate. This forced church members to hit the road as they searched for a place to settle.
Leader Brigham Young decided to move the Mormons west to the Salt Lake basin. As they began to settle, Young petitioned Congress to create a new state for them. The initial suggested boundaries of Utah were enormous, spreading across what is now Nevada and stretching all the way to the coastline of Southern California.
Young’s petition was initially declined, at least in part due to the prevailing anti-Mormon bias in American society at
the time. However, after the Mormons publicly abandoned polygamy several decades later, they were finally granted statehood in 1896. The resulting state was much smaller than they had hoped, and they didn't get to name it Deseret. Instead, the government chose the name Utah, after the Ute tribe that lived there.
MAIN: New Somerset, Yorkshire, Columbus, and Lygonia were all potential names for Maine, but, of course, none of them stuck. In fact, King Charles reportedly hated the name New Somerset so much that he responded adamantly that the region should be known as "the County of Mayne and not by any other name or names whatsoever."
The name Mayne first appeared in writing as early as 1622, but to this day, no one is quite sure how it morphed into Maine instead - and where the name ultimately came from. The most prevalent belief is that the region was named after
the coast of Maine. An alternate theory is that it was named after an English village or a French province of the same name. However it came to be, King Charles can rest easy knowing that the name New Somerset never stuck (though Somerset is the name of a county in Maine).
KENTUCKY: We’re all familiar with Kentucky bourbon and the Kentucky Derby, but if history had gone another way, we could have been drinking Transylvania bourbon while watching the Transylvania Derby. The name has nothing to do with Dracula, although T-shirts for Lexington’s Transylvania University are always a popular tourist souvenir.
In 1750, physician and explorer Thomas Walker came across a long-rumored path through the Appalachian Mountains, which he named the Cumberland Gap in honor of the Duke of Cumberland. Nearly 20 years later, explorer Daniel Boone crossed the Gap; Fort Boonesborough was established in 1775.
Around the same time, businessman Richard Henderson set up the Louisa Company to negotiate the purchase of some land in what is now Kentucky. The company soon changed its name to the Transylvania Company, and in
1775, Henderson signed the Treaty of Sycamore Shoals with the Cherokee tribe, granting him a large tract of land. It became known as the colony of Transylvania. The Latin root "sylvania" refers to a wooded area, and "trans" means “across” (as in, across the Appalachians).
Unfortunately, Henderson’s treaty was quickly struck down since Virginia had already laid claim to the land and declared ownership of all rights. Hopes for Transylvania faded, and in 1792, this part of Virginia’s land broke away to become the state of Kentucky. However, no one can quite agree on the origin of the name. Possible translations include “prairie,” “land of tomorrow,” and “river of blood.”
OKLAHOMA: Fifty-five Native American tribes live in Oklahoma, and at one time, it was proposed that Oklahoma would be named after one of their most renowned figures — Sequoyah, who introduced reading and writing to the Cherokee language. In 1890, the Oklahoma Organic Act passed in Congress, with the intention of creating a new state. At the time, the land included in the proposal covered two territories: the Oklahoma Territory in the west and the Indian Territory in the east, where multiple tribes had been forcibly moved as a result of the 1830 Indian Removal Act.
The Cherokee, Creek, Seminole, Choctaw, and Chicka-
saw Nations united in a proposal to seek statehood, which would allow them to maintain control over the lands originally granted to them during the previous treaties and resettlements. The state would be run in accordance with tribal governments, with each tribe having its own county. In 1905, several bills were filed in Congress to request the state of Sequoyah. However, politicians in D.C. refused to even consider the possibility of a Native American-led state. Instead, President Theodore Roosevelt suggested that the two territories be joined, and in 1906 he signed the law that created the state of Oklahoma, a name that comes from the Choctaw language and means “honorable nation.”
WEST VIRGINIA: In 1863, West Virginia was formed after taking the unusual step of seceding from the state of Virginia. The move protested Virginia’s secession from the Union in support of the Confederacy. The original proposed name for the new state was Kanawha, although some were worried that this might be confused with the existing county of the same name. Eventually, Kanawha gave way to simply West Virginia.
This wasn’t the region’s first attempt to form a separate state. Benjamin Franklin proposed the State of Vandalia in the 1770s. (The name was in honor of George III’s wife Charlotte, reputedly a descendant of the Vandal people.) The state would have encompassed what is now West Virginia, as well as parts of Maryland, Virginia, Kentucky, and Pennsylvania. However, the Revolutionary War superseded those plans.
In 1775, locals petitioned the Continental Congress to create Westsylvania, comprising roughly the same area as the proposed Vandalia. Both that petition and another in 1783 went ignored. Historians suspect that the Continental Congress did not want to rile up Virginia or Pennsylvania at a time when they needed to show a united front.
WYOMING: Wyoming's name is derived from the Delaware Native American word mecheweamiing, which means “large plains.” But the original Wyoming wasn’t out west - it was the name of a valley in Pennsylvania.
In 1865, when a new territory was being considered in what is now Wyoming, James Ashley, a U.S. representative for Ohio, suggested the name Wyoming. Born in Pennsylvania, he was familiar with the Wyoming Valley and believed that the name would reflect the verdant valleys of the newly expanding American West. But this was before he’d actually visited the region — after doing so, he expressed regret about the name choice, deeming the land not fertile enough to produce crops or sustain a population. However, by this time, the name had already caught on. When Wyoming finally achieved statehood in 1890, alternatives more fitting to the area’s peoples and history were considered. Potential names included Cheyenne, Yellowstone, Big Horn, Sweetwater, and others. But Wyoming was how most people referred to the land, and so the state retained its historical link with Pennsylvania.
COLORADO: Before Idaho achieved statehood in 1890, its name was almost used for another state: Colorado (which joined the Union in 1876). While some claim that the name Idaho came from a Kiowa word for “enemy,” historians say that there is no trace of the word before it was mentioned in Congress in 1860. When much of the West was opening up to mining, lobbyist George M. Willing proposed the name for what is now Colorado, claiming it was a Shoshone word. Although this was disputed, few people paid attention at the time. Later, though, an amateur historian who had originally joined Willing in the proposal did a little more research and came to the conclusion that the word was made up. He asked the Senate to change the name, and Colorado (Spanish for “red-colored”) was chosen instead. Despite the misconceptions, the Idaho name stuck around in popular consciousness. When Congress later decided to create another mining territory further north, the name was chosen for the territory.
NOTABLE MOMENTS IN THE LIFE OF MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.
Few individuals in American history have made an impact as sizable as Martin Luther King, Jr. King wore many hats throughout his tragically short life, from minister to activist to scholar, leaving behind a legacy that is worthy of celebration.
Though King was assassinated before he even reached his fortieth birthday, his life was filled with many notable events. Many of those events positively affected, and continue to affect, the lives of millions of others. The Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute at Stanford University notes that the following are some of the major events of King's life.
JANUARY 15, 1929: Now commemorated annually as Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (in 2023, the holiday is observed on Monday, January 16), January 15 marks the day King was born in 1929. King was born in Atlanta, where his father was a pastor at the Ebenezer church.
SEPTEMBER 20, 1944: Despite being only 15 years old, King begins his freshman year at Morehouse College. King was only a high school junior in 1944, but he was admitted to Morehouse, where his father studied for his ministerial degree, after passing the school's entrance exam.
AUGUST 6, 1946: King's letter to the editor of The Atlanta Constitution is published. The letter reflects King's belief that Black Americans are entitled to the same rights and opportunities as White Americans. King's father later admitted this letter was the first time he and his wife recognized their son's "developing greatness."
FEBRUARY 25, 1948: Following in his father's footsteps, King is ordained and appointed assistant pastor at Ebenezer Baptist Church in his hometown of Atlanta.
JUNE 8, 1948: King earns his bachelor of arts degree in sociology from Morehouse College.
MAY 6-8, 1951: King graduates from Crozer Theological Seminary in Chester, Pennsylvania. He delivers the valedictory address during the graduation ceremony.
JUNE 18, 1953: King marries Coretta Scott near the bride's family home in Marion, Alabama. Coretta Scott King would also become a vocal activist, advocating for peace and gay rights and expressing her opposition to apartheid in the 1980s. She would not remarry after her husband's assassination.
JUNE 5, 1955: King ears his doctorate in systematic theology from Boston University.
DECEMBER 5, 1955: King becomes president of the Montgomery Improvement Association after the organization is formed at the Holt Street Baptist Church. MIA is formed in
response to the arrest of Rosa Parks five days earlier after she refused to vacate her seat for a white passenger.
JANUARY 27, 1956: A threatening phone call late in the evening inspires King to carry on with his activism.
JANUARY 30, 1956: King's home is bombed while he is elsewhere delivering a speech. His wife and daughter are not injured in the blast.
JANUARY 10-11, 1957: King is named chairman of what becomes the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), which was an organization of southern black ministers working together to combat segregation.
JUNE 23, 1958: King and other leaders meet with U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower in Washington, D.C.
SEPTEMBER 17, 1958: Stride Toward Freedom: The Montgomery Story is published. It is King's first book.
SEPTEMBER 20, 1958: King survives a stabbing during a book signing in Harlem, New York. During a surgery after the stabbing, doctors remove a seven-inch letter opener from King's chest.
APRIL 16, 1963: King writes his "Letter from Birmingham Jail" in response to criticisms of the Birmingham Campaign, a collective effort on the part of the SCLC and the Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights (ACMHR) to combat segregation in the Alabama city. The letter becomes one of King's most famous writings.
AUGUST 28, 1963: King delivers his "I Have a Dream" speech during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.
JANUARY 3, 1964: King is named "Man of the Year" by Time magazine. December 10, 1964: King receives the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, Norway.
MARCH 17-25, 1965: King helps to lead civil rights marchers from Selma to Montgomery.
JUNE 7, 1966: King and other leaders resume James Meredith's "March Against Fear" from Memphis to Jackson, Mississippi. Meredith was unable to continue after he was shot and wounded.
APRIL 3, 1968: King delivers his final speech, "I've Been to the Mountaintop," as he returns to Memphis to lead a peaceful march of striking sanitation workers.
APRIL 4, 1968: King is shot and killed on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis. He is buried in Atlanta five days later.
Hometown: Dublin, Ohio High School: Dublin Scioto HS
* 2019 MVFC Special Teams Player of the Week 2021 SEASON (REDSHIRT): Member of the Bison program, but did not participate in any games.
2020-21 SEASON
Dakota...Made all six PAT attempts...Converted field goals from 41 and 35 yards against UND.
2019 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Thrust into the No. 1 kicker position with an injury to teammate Jake Reinholz in the first quarter of the season opener...Played in 14 of 16 games...Went 60-for-61 on PAT kicks...Converted 11 of 15 field goals with a long of 46 yards off the crossbar at Delaware... Missouri Valley Foot
ball Conference Special Teams Player of the Week after the Delaware game, where he made five PAT kicks and added a second field goal from 23 yards...Returned from a one-game suspension in the second round of the NCAA playoffs to account for all of the NDSU scoring in the 9-3 quarterfinal victory over Illinois State on field goals of 38, 33 and 22 yards all in the second quarter...Did not play in the national championship win over James Madison.
HIGH SCHOOL: Enrolled early at NDSU after graduating in December 2018 from Dublin Scioto High School in Dublin, Ohio... Four-year starting kicker and punter...First team all-conference and all-district senior...Second team all-state...Went 6 of 8 on field goals with a long of 46 yards...Converted all 38 PAT attempts...Averaged 38.5 yards per punt...Made 19 of 26 career field goal tries and all 115 PATs.
PERSONAL: Majoring in finance with a minor in economics...Son of Fernando Crosa of Powell, Ohio, and Christina Crosa of Dublin, Ohio...Older brother, Sam, was a kicker for Western Illinois in 2017 and 2018 before transferring to Cincinnati in 2019...Father played Division I college soccer at Syracuse...Grandfather was a professional soccer player in Uruguay.
MORE): Played in all 15 games on the kickoff return team...Made one start at tight end against East Tennessee State in the NCAA quarterfinals...Caught one pass for eight yards in the regular-season finale against South Dakota.
2020-21 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Played in all nine games as a member of the kickoff return unit...Returned two short kicks for 13 and 8 yards in the first round of the NCAA playoffs against Eastern Washington.
HIGH SCHOOL: 2020 graduate of River Falls High School...Three-year
starter...Team captain as a senior...Played tight end, outside linebacker and defensive line for coach David Crail...All-conference first team on offense and conference defensive player of the year in 2019...Honorable mention all-state both ways...Had 64 career receptions for 1,173 yards and 18 touchdowns...Team went 17-5 with two conference championships his final two seasons...Allconference performer in hockey and baseball.
PERSONAL: Majoring in physical education...Son of John and Gretchen Stoffel...Has a brother, Jack, and sister, Marissa.
Here’s Why You Should Crack a Window in Your House YearRound | Courtesy of Kat Hodgins
Opening a window deodorizes and refreshes your home, and introduces the benefits of clean outside air to your indoor
for an open window. There are plenty of good reasons to crack open your home’s windows in every season.
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Warm weather days are not the only ones that call
Colder days may warrant opening a window only momentarily, but there are still advantages to doing so.
Modern homes are tightly sealed, which keeps us
warm but causes the indoor air to become stale. While HVAC systems circulate and filter the air, they do not mechanically bring fresh air into a house. So, even with AC, your indoor air is not nearly as fresh as the outside air. Opening a window for as little as five minutes a day will allow you to enjoy some of these fresh-air benefits.
Feel the breeze…When the weather is warm but not hot enough to justify firing up the air conditioner, open windows to control your home’s tempera-
ture. Opening windows on opposite sides of a room creates a nice cross breeze that can keep you cool and save you the expense of running the AC.
Reduce condensation and mold…Does your home suffer from weeping windows? When windows are kept closed and there is insufficient air circulation inside, condensation can form on the panes. If ignored, this moisture can create serious problems. Mold, bacteria, and other toxins can start to build up and possibly cause illness in those living in
the home. When these indoor toxins are present, you need to take steps to remove them. Opening a window for a few minutes daily can prevent the condensation from forming in the first place.
Lower your risk of getting sick…Fresh air generally contains higher levels of oxygen than indoor air. When you breathe in more oxygen, your body benefits. Extra oxygen allows your lungs dilate to improve tissue repair and filtration, your heart to relax and potentially lower heart rate and blood pres-
sure. Oxygen also allows your body expedite damaged cell replacement, which might even help you heal faster.
It is especially important to get fresh air in the winter because viral particles spread more effectively in stale recycled air.
Improve airflow while undertaking home projects…Whether sanding, painting, or taking care of other fixes around your house, your projects can add a lot of dust and debris to indoor air. Personal protective equipment
can prevent particles from going into your eyes, nose, and mouth, but better indoor airflow can help push dust and fumes outside.
Open windows also come in handy when you’re dealing with chores like deep cleaning your carpets. Air circulation can help reduce drying times, so you can put your furniture back in place and return the room to use more quickly.
Lower radon levels… When there are cracks or holes in a home’s foun-
dation, radon gas can seep into the basement or crawl space. This naturally occurring radioactive gas is colorless and odorless, so you may not be aware it’s hiding in the air you breathe. Inhaling radon over time increases your risk of developing some potentially severe health conditions.
Opening a window helps radon and other indoor pollutants disperse. For peace of mind, however, it’s a good idea to have your home tested for radon and bring in a pro-
fessional to address any issues if radon levels are high.
Expel unpleasant odors… Certain rooms may be subject to lingering smells or unpleasant odors—for instance, the stench of the diaper pail in a nursery. Rather than keeping these smells suspended in the air, crack open a window and replace the offending odor with fresh air.
Fresh air helps bad smells diffuse quickly, getting them out of the house. This is usually a healthier
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deodorization strategy than trying to cover odors up with a room freshener.
Avoid a smokey, smelly kitchen…How often does the smoke detector go off when a certain someone cooks dinner? If your home chef is known for charring meats or overbaking cookies, crack a window in the kitchen before turning on the oven. Similarly, if fish is on the menu, an open window will make quick work of any unpleasant kitchen odor.
Some stovetop meals, such as pasta, can make kitchen air quite humid, at times leading to condensation on the window
panes. Opening a window will let steam out and keep the panes dry.
Embrace feng shui…The ancient philosophy of feng shui, which translates to “wind-water,” is about so much more than optimal furniture placement. It’s about creating a harmonious living environment and improving the flow of chi, or energy, throughout a space.
That’s where open windows come in. Opening the windows for 10 minutes a day is believed to push stagnant chi out of a room and allow recharged chi to flow through the house.
Get better sleep…Many of us are searching for ways to improve our sleep. If you’ve already switched up your mattress, pillow, and bedding but still have issues falling asleep, the secret to better sleep may be fresh air.
There have been many studies on the impact of fresh air on sleep patterns. An open window helps reduce indoor carbon dioxide levels, which contributes to better rest. On top of that, depending on the season, cool night air can help lower body temperature, making it easier to get comfortable and fall asleep.
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THE GOOD OLD DAYS: Courtesy of the Late Wayne Lubenow I Lucked Out Again | This article was first published September 8, 1987
THE DAUGHTER OF two of our very good friends was getting married and for a month Rosie talked of little else.
See, my wife loves weddings with a love that knows no bounds. She becomes ecstatic at the thought of two people making a total commitment to duke it out together for the rest of their natural lives.
She was even helping her close friend, the mother of the bride, make the lavish preparations for the upcoming spectacular and I strongly suspect she was instrumental in selecting a suitable groom, although I can’t prove it.
Anyway, it was to be the
gala social event of the decade with the exception of the wedding of our own daughter a couple years ago, and possibly the nuptials of Princess Di and Prince Charles.
It would be held in a large, fashionable church and the reception would be at the Country Club and everybody who was anybody would be there.
One thing was for sure: Rosie and Wayne Lubenow would be there, probably an hour early, to make sure everything went smoothly.
As D-Day approached, Rosie’s excitement level soared. She and the mother of the bride had more strategy sessions
than Ike did planning the Normandy invasion.
Me, I don’t like weddings much because I don’t like suits and ties. But I guess they are a necessary ritual if you want to have honeymoon, although I’m not even too sure about that.
So I didn’t think about the big wedding hardly at all, my mind being cluttered up with such mundane things as making a living, paying the water bill and who’s pitching for the Twins tonight.
It was last Friday that I climbed into my car and headed south for Ransom County to interview a farmer down there. That’s what I do every
weekend, drive around the state getting stories. It’s part of my job description.
Well, you know how North Dakota farmers are. They’re friendly and some of ‘em like to talk and visit, and I’m a good listener. We took a drive around this guy’s farm and I got a
story and then we talked about the weather and the price of alfalfa and the merits of live bait over artificial fishing lures, and he showed me his collection of old license plates out in the shed, and the afternoon just wore on. Then he said, “By golly, you can stay for supper, can’t you? Agnes is mak-
ing ribs and sauerkraut.” Geeez, I’d wait three days for ribs and kraut.
I looked at my watch. It was 6 p.m. “You bet!” I said. “I’m in no hurry.”
We went into the living room while Agnes was bustling around in the kitchen and the farmer began showing me some
family pictures he had on the mantle.
He handed me one and said proudly, “Here’s one of our daughter’s wedding.”
That’s when lightning struck. Wedding. My God, tonight was the night of the big wedding Rosie had been waiting
for all these weeks.
I remembered we were supposed to be at the church at 7. I looked at my watch and my stomach did a couple of flips. It was 6:30 now and I was 70 miles from home.
Panic. Sheer terror. I hollered an explanation as I tore out the door, jumped in the car and roared out of the farmyard.
As I rocketed east on Highway 46, I knew how those guys on Death Row felt.
I was dog meat, man, and I knew it.
Sweat rolled down my face and I wondered how in hell I could have forgotten that wedding.
Lord knows, Rosie never asked for much all our married life and tonight was awfully important to
her and I blew it.
Divorce was a certainty, manslaughter a distinct possibility.
Maybe I should just keep on driving up into Canada.
But I hit Fargo, ran a couple of red lights, screeched into our driveway and with sinking heart, ran into the house ready to tell her how I had been kidnapped by this hitchhiker with the red beard.
Nobody was home. There was a note on the table and I picked it up with trembling hands.
It said: “Honey, supper is in the oven. I’m out shopping for some things for the wedding tomorrow night. Love . . .”
Tomorrow night? I sank in a chair. Boy, the Lord sure looks out for roaming writers.
Then I had some supper. It wasn’t ribs and kraut, but it was the best I ever ate.
THE HEALTHY GEEZER | Courtesy of Fred Cicetti
Q. What’s the difference between a CAT scan and an MRI?
The CAT scan, MRI and others are known as diagnostic-imaging tests. Let’s go over the common ones.
X-ray: One of the oldest forms of medical imaging , an X-ray examination uses electromagnetic radiation to make pictures.
An X-ray machine passes a beam through your body and records an image digitally or on film. Body tissues produce different
results. Tissues show up in shades of gray. Bones look white. Lungs that contain air appear dark.
Sometimes you take a contrast medium such as barium and iodine to outline an area of your body. This medium may be injected, swallowed or taken as an enema. The contrast medium appears opaque on X-ray film, providing clear images of structures such as your digestive tract or blood vessels.
CT scan: Computed tomography, known as a CT scan or CAT scan, uses X-rays and computers to produce precise images of cross-sections of the body. It is much more revealing than a conventional X-ray.
A CT scan employs a doughnut-shaped machine called a gantry. The patient lies on a table in-
side the gantry while an X-ray tube rotates around the patient’s body sending radiation through it. Detectors measure the exiting radiation and convert it into electrical signals.
A computer gathers the electrical signals and assigns them a color based upon signal intensity. The computer then assembles the images and displays them on a computer monitor. Some CT scans require a contrast medium.
MRI: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) uses a magnetic field and radio waves, instead of Xrays, to create pictures of cross-sections. In many cases, MRI gives more information than a CT scan or other types of diagnostic imaging. Sometimes contrast agents are used to enhance the images.
Most MRI machines are large cylinders. Inside the
machine, the human body produces very faint signals in response to radio waves. These signals are detected by the MRI machine. A computer then interprets the signals and produces a three-dimensional representation of your body. Any cross-section can be extracted from this representation.
There are MRI machines that are open on all sides. These newer open MRI scanning systems are useful for the claustrophobic, obese or anyone who feels uncomfortable about lying inside a cylinder.
The MRI often helps with the diagnosis of central nervous system disorders such as multiple sclerosis, because it produces such high-resolution images of the brain and spinal cord.
Nuclear imaging: Nuclear imaging detects radiation from the body after a
radiopharmaceutical agent or tracer is either injected or taken orally. The images are recorded on computer and on film.
While other imaging methods assess how the organs look, nuclear imaging shows how organs work. For example, nuclear imaging can analyze blood flow to and from the heart.
Nuclear imaging provides information that other imaging techniques cannot produce.
Positron emission tomography, also called PET imaging or a PET scan, is a type of nuclear-medicine imaging.
When undergoing a nuclear-imaging exam, the patient lies on a table under a special camera that takes a series of pictures. A computer connected to the camera detects the radiation coming from the body organ being examined and makes a series of images.
Ultrasound: Ultrasound examination, also called diagnostic medical sonography, uses high-frequency sound waves beyond the range of the human ear to produce precise images of structures within your body.
Ultrasound imaging is based on the principles of sonar used by ships to detect underwater objects and by bats to catch flying insects.
During an ultrasound, a sonographer presses a hand-held transducer against your skin. The transducer generates and then receives reflected high frequency sound waves from your body. However, some ultrasounds are done inside your body.
Information about your body is sent from the transducer to a computer. The computer then composes images based on this data.
Car Care Tips from the Pros Prepare You for Winter Driving Courtesy of Car Care News Service
It’s foolhardy to head out in a poorly maintained vehicle in the dead of winter, of course, but even vehicle owners in temperate zones need a car care check as the days grow shorter, note the pros with the nonprofit National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE), an independent group that tests and certifies the competence of auto technicians.
Regular, routine maintenance can help improve your gasoline mileage, reduce pollution, and catch minor problems before they become big headaches.
ASE offers these car care tips to give you peace of mind during winter driving:
• Before you do anything else, read your owner’s manual and follow the manufacturer’s recommended service schedules.
• Get engine performance and driveability problems — hard starts, rough idling, stalling, diminished power, etc. — corrected at a reputable repair shop that employs ASE-certified repair professionals. Cold weather makes existing problems worse.
• Replace dirty filters, such as air, fuel, and PCV. A poorly running engine is less efficient and burns more gasoline.
• As the temperature drops below freezing, add a bottle of fuel deicer in your tank once a month to help keep moisture from freezing in the fuel line. Keeping the gas tank filled also helps prevent moisture from forming.
• Change your oil and oil filter as specified in your manual — more often if your driving is
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• The cooling system should be flushed and refilled as recommended. The level, condition, and concentration of the coolant should be checked periodically. A 50/50 mix of antifreeze and water is usually recommended. Do-It-Yourselfers: Never remove the radiator cap until the engine has thoroughly cooled! The tightness and condition of drive belts, clamps, and hoses also should be checked regularly by a professional technician.
• The heater and defroster must be in good working condition for passenger comfort and driver visibility.
• Replace old blades regularly. If your climate is harsh, purchase rubber-clad (winter) blades to fight ice build-up. Stock up on windshield washer solvent — you’ll be surprised how much you use during the winter months. And don’t forget to always carry an ice scraper.
• Have your battery checked. The only accurate way to detect a weak battery is with professional equipment. However, most motorists can perform routine care: Wear eye protection and protective rubber gloves. Scrape away corrosion from posts and cable connections; clean all surfaces; retighten all connections. If battery caps are removable,
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• Inspect all lights and bulbs. Replace burned out bulbs; periodically clean road grime from all lenses. To prevent scratching, never use a dry rag. Clouded lenses can be refinished by many service outlets or by using a DIY kit found in major auto parts outlets.
• Exhaust fumes inside your vehicle’s cabin can be deadly. Have the exhaust system examined for leaks and problems while the vehicle is on a lift. The trunk and floorboards should also be inspected for small holes.
• Worn tires are dangerous in winter weather. Examine tires for remaining tread life, uneven wearing, and cupping; check the sidewalls for cuts and nicks. Check tire pressure once a month, letting the tires “cool down” before checking the pressure. Rotate as recommended. Don’t forget to check your spare, and be sure the jack is in good working condition. Under-inflated tires or poorly aligned wheels makes your engine work harder and thus use excess gasoline.
• Have your brakes checked periodically for safety and to prevent costly repairs that can be caused by neglect.
• The transmission is often neglected until a major failure. Routine checks and fluid changes at prescribed intervals can prevent very costly repairs down the line.
• Always carry an emergency kit with you: extra gloves, boots and blankets; flares; a small shovel and sand or kitty litter; tire chains; a flashlight and extra batteries; and a cell phone and extra car charger. Put a few “high-energy” snacks in your glove box.
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The National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) was founded in 1972 as a nonprofit, independent organization dedicated to improving the quality of automotive service and repair through the voluntary testing and certification of automotive technicians. ASE-certified technicians wear blue and white ASE shoulder insignia and carry credentials listing their exact area(s) of certification. Their employers often display the blue and white ASE sign.
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Did you know?
The World Health Organization estimates that radon causes between 3 and 14 percent of all lung cancers in a country. The final percentage depends on two factors: the national average radon level and the prevalence of smoking within the country. Though individuals may think only excessive levels of radon can contribute to lung cancer, the WHO notes that studies conducted in various parts of the world, including Europe, North America and China, have found that even low concentrations of radon like those found in residential settings can contribute to the occurrence of lung cancer.
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