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BIRTH ORDER (continued): • The accomplishments of the first-born, such as walking and talking, are monumental in the eyes of parents and the child is pushed to achieve at a faster pace. First-time parents worry if the child isn’t advancing as they expect and might pressure for success. Parents might push the child to carry out the dreams they had for themselves, and are often harder on first-borns. • Because first-borns often feel the need to be perfect in everything they do, they are usually well-organized, goal-oriented, and respectful of rules. Firstborns tend to become people pleasers, ambitious, and aggressive. • First-borns dominate the list of Nobel Prize winners, National Merit scholars, and astronauts. A few famous first-borns are Winston Churchill, Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Oprah Winfrey, and Harry Truman. • When a second child arrives, the first-born often becomes the “helper.” This results in a desire to protect and lead, and they become nurturers and caretakers. • The behavior of a middle child is often the result of the fact that they have never been “in the spotlight.” Their older sibling seems to be forging ahead with achievements while the younger one is the “entertainer” of the family, making the middle-born feel upstaged, left out, and insecure. The middle child often tries hard to be different from the older sibling. Because they sometimes feel ignored, they branch out on their own, becoming mentally tough and independent. They develop good social skills as a result, and often turn to their peer group rather than family for support. • Adler believed that middle children are more cooperative because they’ve grown up sharing attention. This also makes them more flexible and diplomatic, (continued on page 4)

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surprise you. SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) While you continue earning points for your sharp negotiating skills, be alert for an attempt to undercut your efforts. You’ll need to provide solid facts and figures to stay in the game. SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to December 21) A minor health problem might cause you to ease up on your usually busy schedule. But you’ll soon be back in the saddle and ready to pick up the reins and charge ahead. CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) The adventurous Sea Goat might be eager to take on a new challenge. But before you do, you might want to take some time to check out previously overlooked factors. AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) A feeling of being overwhelmed by all that you have to do can be eased by setting priorities. Deal with the most urgent and time-sensitive situations first, and then work down the line. PISCES (February 19 to March 20) Creating a calm, peaceful place for yourself in the middle of a roiling emotional whirlpool this week starts when you, and no one else, decide how to make decisions about your life. BORN THIS WEEK: Your determination to stick with your principles wins the admiration of everyone who knows you. (c) 2014 King Features Synd., Inc.

This Week Last Week 1. Pharrell Williams..............No. 1 “Happy” 2. John Legend ......................No. 2 “All of Me” 3. Katy Perry .........................No. 3 “Dark Horse” 4. Jason Derulo feat. 4 Chainz .................................No. 4 “Talk Dirty” 5. Idina Menzel .....................No. 5 “Let It Go” 6. Bastille ...............................No. 6 “Pompeii” 7. Lorde..................................No. 7 “Team” 8. DJ Snake & Lil Jon ........No. 10 “Turn Down for What” 9. Aloe Blacc ..........................No. 9 “The Man” 10. One Republic ..................No. 8 “Counting Stars”

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• A recent study indicates that being raised with sibBIRTH ORDER (continued): lings makes for more healthy relationships later in • The down side of being the baby is that parents oflife. The American Sociological Association says that ten don’t give a lot of attention or praise to the milethe more siblings you have, the better your chance of stones, since tying shoes and riding a two-wheeler for a long and happy marriage, since you’ve developed the first time have become “old hat” to them. skills in conflict negotiation and personality clashes. • Famous babies of the family include Jim Carrey, BilThe research points to a reduction in the likelihood ly Crystal, Eddie Murphy, Steve Martin, and Rosie of divorce by 2% per sibling. Which child is the least O’Donnell, which makes sense since babies like belikely to get married? Studies indicated that would be ing center stage and making people laugh. the only child. • An only child has the advantage of receiving all the • More families are opting to have only one child now attention and resources. This often results in high than ever before. In 1970, 33% of families had only achievers and better performance on intelligence one child. That percentage is about 43% today. Pertests. Single children learn how to play alone, which haps part of the reason is the amount of money it recan lead to the development of vivid imaginations quires to rear a child to his 18th birthday. That figure and fantasies. They also tend to be very close to their is close to $300,000, which does not include saving parents. for college. Vietnam Vets File Suit Over PTSD Aided by the Yale Law School Veterans Legal Service Clinic, a handful of Vietnam veterans with PTSD filed suit in U.S. District Court in Connecticut alleging that the military didn’t upgrade their discharges when it should have. Over the years, less than 5 percent of requests for upgrade have been given. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder didn’t have a name back when these veterans were in Vietnam. That only came about in 1980. Various wars have called it “shell shock” and “combat exhaustion.” During the Vietnam War, they were calling it “stress response syndrome.” Doctors thought it was caused by “response” and would go away, and if it lasted too long, it must have been pre-existing. What no one took into consideration back then was that there was a reason for the behaviors of veterans with PTSD, which included being absent without leave, drug use, hyper-vigilance, the inability to carry out duties, altercations and blackouts. Once PTSD had a name, and its symptoms and accompanying behaviors recognized, those undesirable discharges should have been upgraded for tens of thousands of veterans.

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Q: My mother’s house has an old wooden swing on the front porch that we enjoyed as kids. But it doesn’t look very safe anymore -- the wood seems to be rotting, the paint has mostly peeled off, and it doesn’t swing straight. Is it worth convincing her to replace it? -- David H., via email A: That depends on a couple of factors, besides convincing your mom to let you replace it. One, is there enough interest among the family to continue to have a porch swing? And two, is the porch structurally sound enough to safely put up a new swing? The reason I ask is that older homes, while probably pretty sturdy, may have developed hidden problems structural“I’ve put in almost as much time studying hockey as a medical student puts in studying medicine.” • No NHL player will ever wear a jersey with the number 99 again. Gretzky’s jersey has been retired leaguewide, the only player to be honored as such. • “You miss 100 percent of the shots you don’t take.” – Wayne Gretzky

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Fans of the 1939 classic The Wizard of Oz will recognize the familiar phrase, “Lions and tigers and bears, oh, my!” uttered by Dorothy. Here is some interesting info about each of Dorothy’s fears. • Lions are found primarily in Africa, from the southern border of the Sahara down to South Africa. Although we often refer to lions as “King of the Jungle,” they actually dwell in a prairie grassland habitat. They’re the second in size of the “big cats,” after tigers. A male lion is about 10 feet (3 m) in length, usually weighing between 330 and 550 lbs. (150-250 kg). Its tail adds another 2 or 3 feet (0.6 – 1 m) to its length. At its shoulder, an adult lion stands nearly 4 feet (1.2 m) tall. Its roar can be heard nearly 5 miles (8 km) away. • The cats live in groups called prides, surprisingly, usually led by the females. A pride might have as many as 40 lions, and the females stay in their mother’s pride their entire lives. • A lion’s diet is most large animals, such as zebras and wildebeests. The females are the primary hunters in the pride. • Very vulnerable to extinction, there are only about 3,200 tigers existing in the wild today. In just over 100 years, the world has lost 97% of its wild tigers. • Whereas the lion is a social animal, tigers are solitary and typically hunt alone. They are massive animals, with the male Siberian tigers weighing up to 660 lbs. (continued on page 10)

ly. Porches usually are built outside any load-bearing points and so don’t present a threat to the house itself, but they are sometimes built with less-durable materials and therefore deteriorate faster. There’s nothing more embarrassing than putting up a sturdy, heavy porch swing only to have to anchor bolts tear out of a rotting beam, dumping out the swing’s occupants. Have a construction professional who specializes in outside attachments like decks and porches inspect and evaluate the condition of the porch. Tell him your plans to replace the swing and ask about the best places from which to anchor it. Another option: If the porch doesn’t check out, or if you or your mom simply don’t want a swing on the porch, try a freestanding swing in the yard. Again, look for a sturdy, durable model with good supports that will stand up to outdoor weather for several years. HOME TIP: Want to paint a wooden porch swing? Be sure to use exterior grade paint or paint specially formulated for outdoor porches. Send your questions or home tips to ask@ thisisahammer.com. (c) 2013 King Features Synd., Inc.

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HOLLYWOOD -- Meryl Streep’s newest challenge is playing Emmeline Pankhurst. Who is Emmeline Pankhurst, you ask? Born in 1858, she was the leader of the British suffragette movement who helped women win the right to vote. In 1999, Time Magazine named her one of the 100 Most Important People of the 20th century because, “She shook society into a new pattern from which there could be no going back.” “Suffragette,” which also stars Carey Mulligan and Helena Bonham Carter, is the first film ever granted the right to shoot in The Palace of Westminster at the Houses of Parliament in the United Kingdom. It will be released early next year. *** It looks like Brad Pitt is about to sign on as star for the second season of HBO’s “True Detective.” Matthew McConaughey completed filming the first season of the highly rated series prior to winning his Oscar and is headed for greener pastures, and it’s not likely that Woody Harrelson will re-

turn either. A female star is being sought to co-star with Pitt should he sign on. Producers are trying to switch up the storylines regularly, as they do every season on “American Horror Story.” Oscar-winner Billy Bob Thornton (“Sling Blade”) is counting on the new FX series “Fargo” to be a hit. So far, ratings have been good for the continuation of the popular Coen Brothers movie, which won an Oscar for Frances McDormand. Billy Bob still is recovering from his last effort, “Jayne Mansfield’s Car,” which he wrote, directed and starred in with Robert Duvall, Kevin Bacon, John Hurt, Tippi Hedren and Robert Patrick. Despite that great cast, the film, released last September, only managed to take in $14,836 at the box office. Hopefully, the cast will attract fans to buy the DVD. Hugh Jackman will hit the talkshow trail soon to promote the May 23 release of “X-Men: Days of Future Past.” But not before he completes work on his newest film, Neill Blomkamp’s “Chappie” with Sigourney Weaver, in which Jackman’s main co-star is

PHOTO: Billy Bob Thornton a gifted prodigy ... and a robot. Sounds more like daze of future present! *** Mark your calendar for Friday, May 16, as a must-watch day of “The View.” Barbara Walters is getting the biggest send-off in TV history. All 11 hosts of “The View” will return to pay tribute to her. You’ll see Meredith Viera (19972006), Star Jones (1997-2006), Joy Behar (1997-2013), Debbie Matenopoulos (1997-1998), Lisa Ling (1999-2002), Elisabeth Hasselbeck (2003-2013), Rosie O’Donnell (2006-2007), Whoopi Goldberg (2007-present), Sherri Shephard (2007-present) and Jenny McCarthy (2013-present). The last time Rosie O’Donnell and Elisabeth Hasselbeck were on the show together, there were fireworks. Get the fire extinguishers ready; it should be quite a show! (c) 2013 King Features Synd., Inc.

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• It was Danish physicist Niels Bohr who made the following sage observation: “The opposite of a correct statement is a false statement. The opposite of a profound truth may well be another profound truth.” • It was in 1954 that the first TV dinner was introduced. • When Walter Chrysler started his own automobile manufacturing company in 1925, after having been employed by Buick and the Overland Motor Company, he insisted that all of the cars turned out by his company be oversized. It seems that Chrysler was a large man and wanted to be sure he could fit comfortably into any of the models produced in his name. • You might have heard that the band on the doomed ocean liner Titanic played music on the deck while the ship sank. But you probably don’t know what song they were playing at the very end. According to witnesses, it was a popular British waltz called “Autumn.” • If you’re planning a trip to Sweden, keep this point of law in mind: In that country, it’s illegal to teach a seal to balance a ball on its nose. • In 1983, a Polish director named Zbignew Rybcyznski won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short. After he had been presented with his award, he stepped outside to smoke a cigarette. When he tried to re-enter, a security guard wouldn’t let him in because the guard believed anyone wearing sneakers with a tuxedo couldn’t be an attendee of the august Academy Awards. Incensed, Rybcyznski kicked the guard and landed himself in jail. • Pigeons have the distinction of being only birds that don’t have to raise their heads to swallow when they drink water. *** Thought for the Day: “Luck is the residue of design.” -- Branch Rickey

OH, MY! (continued) (300 kg). When their prey is bagged, the tiger might eat up to 88 lbs. (40 kg) of meat at one time. Their large size doesn’t slow them down, however, as tigers can reach a running speed of up to 40 mph (65 km/hr) and can swim distances of up to 3.7 miles (6 km). • White tigers are extremely rare, carrying a gene that is present in just one out of every 10,000 tigers. • There are eight different species of bears, including brown, black, polar, and pandas. Brown bears are the largest of all, and can weigh up to 2,200 lbs. (998 kg). Polar bears are the second largest species, weighing about 1,500 lbs. (680 kg), and measuring up to 10 feet (3 m) long. Their thick white coat has nearly 9,700 hairs per square inch. Diet consists mainly of seals and walruses. A polar bear can track down an odor from 20 miles (32 km) away, and can detect a dead seal under 3 feet (0.9 m) of solid ice. Once it captures its prey, the polar bear’s stomach can hold 150 lbs. (68 kg) of meat. • About 1,000 to 2,000 giant pandas live in the wilds of China today. At birth, the cub weighs just 5 oz. (150 g.), but will grow to about 330 lbs. (150 kg). Its diet is almost entirely bamboo, about 45 lbs. (20.4 kg) a day. • It’s not wise to try to out-run a bear. Some bears can run up to 40 mph (64 km/hr). Compare this to the pace of Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt, the fast human alive, who can run 27 mph (43.5 km/hr.).

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Tire Maintenance Is Key To Safe Summer Driving (NAPS)—Tires are the only thing between you and the road, so it’s imperative motorists stay on top of tire maintenance. Proper tire maintenance is important all year, but especially in the summer months as the temperature starts heating up and the frequency of tire blowouts increases. Improper tire care contributes to 195 fatalities and 6,300 injuries each year, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The agency also estimates that about 11,000 tire-related crashes occur annually. Simply checking your tire pressure can help you and your passengers stay safe during your next summer journey. To get the most from your tires this summer, here are five maintenance tips from the world’s largest independent tire and wheel retailer—Discount Tire: 1. Get Pressure Right— Low tire pressure can decrease fuel economy. Tires may lose up to one pound PSI (per square inch) of air pressure per month. The specific inflation pressure number may be found on the vehicle placard located inside the driver’s door. Don’t forget those trailer tires. Checking the tire pressure for boat, travel and utility trailers is as important as your car or truck. 2. Don’t Overload—Overloading your vehicle or trailer decreases fuel economy due to increased cargo weight. Handling, control and braking are also negatively impacted. 3. Rotate Before You Go—Regular rotation helps achieve uniform tire wear and improves road performance. Tires rotated every 5,000 miles have longer life and will help maximize your tire investment. 4. Straighten Up—Proper wheel alignment provides safe, predictable vehicle control and helps tires wear evenly and last longer. If your tires squeal when you turn or if you notice your steering wheel veers to one

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At a recent church rummage sale, I found a W.C. Field’s cookie jar marked “McCoy.” I paid $50 for it and feel I got quite a bargain. — Phyllis, Pueblo, Colo. Your cookie jar was produced by McCoy in 1972 and generally retails in the $200 to $250 range, according to “McCoy Pottery: Identification and Price Guide” by Mark F. Moran. Many of the McCoy cookie jars have increased in value in recent years as collectors have become more and more interested in them. For example, the “Liberty Bell” cookie jar, which often sold for about $25 only five or six years ago, now sells for about $100. *** I was a great fan of Hoot Gibson, the Western movie star of the 1930s and ‘40s. I have two of his comics, No. 1 and No. 3WW, both issued by Fox Features Syndicate. Are they worth keeping? — Rob, Roswell, N.M. I contacted several comic-book dealers, and they seem to agree that your comics probably are worth about $300 each. They were issued in about 1950. An excellent reference is “The Standard Guide to Golden Age Comics” by Alex G. Malloy and Stuart W. Wells III, and published by Krause Books. This guide serves up 900 covers of Golden Age comics from 1938-1956, along with nearly

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50,000 up-to-date values. It is easy to use and highly recommended, especially if you have a stack of older comics stashed under your bed or in a closet. *** I still have several books from when I was a child. They are “Fred Flintstone Bewildered Baby-Sitter with Pebbles,” “The Flintstones and Dino” and “Hildy’s Hideaway.” Although I have no plans to sell them, I am nevertheless curious about how much they are currently worth. — Susan, Mitchell, S.D. I found your three books referenced in “Warman’s Children’s Books” by Steve Santi and published by Krause Books. The first Flintstone book was published in 1963 and is valued at $16; the second featuring Dino was issued in 1961 and is worth about the same amount. “Hildy’s Hideaway” also is from 1961 and listed for $10. As with most collectibles, condition is extremely important. Children’s books with missing or marked pages are worth much less. Write to Larry Cox in care of KFWS, P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 328536475, or send e-mail to questionsforcox@aol.com. Due to the large volume of mail he receives, Mr. Cox cannot personally answer all reader questions, nor do appraisals. Do not send any materials requiring return mail.

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