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DANCING SHOWMANSHIP • In the 1800s people were fascinated with Native Americans, so P.T. Barnum imported a band of Sioux from Iowa to perform in his New York museum. He hired them to perform their ritualistic dances on stage in front of an audience. Their favorite was the war dance, but they performed it so convincingly that Barnum was afraid someone would get hurt. So he asked them to perform the more sedate wedding dance instead. They agreed, as long as Barnum agreed to provide a new red woolen blanket so the bridegroom would have a gift to give the bride’s father. Barnum agreed, since the blanket cost only $10 and his boxoffice receipts were very good. But then they informed him that he must buy a new wedding blanket for every performance. Since the show was performed twice a day, six days a week, Barnum was spending $120 a week on blankets. Soon the tribe got homesick for their native land. Barnum paid their passage back to Iowa. • In 1942, the impresarios for Ringling Brothers, Barnum and Bailey Circus decided they wanted to teach their circus elephants to dance. They contacted choreographer George Balanchine and told him to find a composer to help him. He chose Russian composer Igor Stravinsky, and the telephone conversation went like this: “I need you to compose a piece of music for me.” “What kind of music?” “A polka.” “For whom?” “Elephants.” “How old?” “Young!” “OK, if they are very young, I’ll do it!” The result was “Circus Polka” and it was performed 425 times.
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By Sam Mazzotta DEAR PAW’S CORNER: My dog is being prepared for corrective eye surgery, and has to be given special drops. However, “Maisie” won’t hold still for me at all, and I can’t get the drops in. What can I do? Lauren, via e-mail DEAR LAUREN: Pets don’t like being given medicine, and they really, really don’t like getting eyedrops. Approaching Maisie head-on or holding the eye dropper directly over her eye will freak her out. Instead, keep her comfortable and unaware of the dropper until the very last moment. Here’s how: --Approach her from the side, and pet her into a sitting position, giving lots of praise. If she is a large dog, have a friend cradle her from the side or stand behind her, placing your legs behind her shoulders so she can’t back up. If she is small, cradle her until she is calm. --Cup one hand below Maisie’s chin so you can gently lift her head upward. --Quickly wipe the eyes clean using a damp cotton ball or cloth.
October 10 - October 16, 2013 --Unscrew the eyedropper top or have a friend do it where Maisie can’t see. --Lift her head and gently tug down her lower eyelid. --Bring the eye dropper up and hold it at an angle to the eye so it’s close, but not directly in her view. --Gently tug her upper eyelid upward and quickly put a drop into the eye, being careful not to touch the eye. --Repeat with the other eye. --Wipe away excess medicine with a clean cotton ball. --Give Maisie a treat right away -- she deserves it! For visual details, watch this video by VideoJug/ Battersea Dogs & Cats Home: http://www.youtube. com/watch?v=a8TtdwnPpzo Send your questions or comments to ask@pawscorner.com.
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On Oct. 26, 1825, the Erie Canal opens, connecting the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean via the Hudson River. Built in only two years, 83 canal locks accommodated the 500-foot rise in elevation. The canal was 363 miles long, 40 feet wide and 4 feet deep. In nine years, tolls had paid back the cost of construction. On Oct. 25, 1861, the keel of the Union ironclad Monitor is laid at Greenpoint, N.Y. The vessel -- 172 feet long and 41 feet wide -- had a low profile, rising only 18 inches above the water. The ship had a draft of less than 11 feet so it could operate in the shallow harbors and rivers of the South. On Oct. 27, 1904, the New York City subway opens. The first line, operated by the Interborough Rapid Transit Company (IRT), traveled 9.1 miles through 28 stations. That evening, the subway opened to the general public, and more than 100,000 people paid a nickel each to take their first ride under Manhattan. On Oct. 24, 1945, the United Nations Charter, which was adopted and signed on June 26, takes effect and is ready to be enforced. Representatives of 50 nations attended the first conference. On Oct. 21, 1959, on New York City’s Fifth Avenue, thousands of people line up outside a bizarrely shaped white concrete building that resembled a giant upside-down cupcake. It was opening day at the new Guggenheim Museum, home to one of the world’s top collections of contemporary art. On Oct. 22, 1962, President John F. Kennedy announces that the Soviet Union has placed nuclear weapons in Cuba and that the United States will establish military blockade to prevent any other offensive weapons from entering the island nation just 90 miles from the Florida Keys. On Oct. 23, 1989, a series of explosions sparked by an ethylene gas leak at a plastics factory in Pasadena, Texas, kills 23 people. Approximately 85,000 pounds of highly flammable ethylene-isobutane gas were released into the plant. Within two minutes, the large gas cloud ignited with the power of two-and-ahalf tons of dynamite. (c) 2013 King Features Synd., Inc.
www.TidbitsOfRogueVally.com • Aristotle told the story of the city of Sybaris, where the horses were taught to dance to the music of a pipe. When the Sybarites went to war against the Crotonians, the Crotonians brought along a lot of pipes. On the battlefield, the pipers began to play, the Sybarian horses began to dance, and the riders were easily slaughtered. DANCE WORD ORIGINS • The old English word ‘jouk’ means to dance, and from that we get our juke box. • Thespis was a poet, dancer, and theatrical manager around 500 BC. He did so much to promote theater that he is still honored today in the word ‘thespian.’ • The word ‘carol’ comes from the Middle English word ‘carolen’ meaning to sing joyously. That word originates with the Greek word ‘choraulein,’ which was a ring dance accompanied by flutes. • ‘Polak’ means Polish man, and ‘polka’ means Polish woman. In addition, the Czeck word ‘pulka’ means ‘half-step.’ When a new dance originating in Bohemia took the world by storm, it was called the Polka. The polka was very popular and many different items were named after the dance. When a new fabric was invented, the manufacturer decided to name the new design ‘polka dots.’ FAST FACTS ABOUT DANCE • It is illegal to dance to the Star Spangled Banner in several states. • President James Polk banned dancing and drinking in the White House. At his inaugural ball, these illicit activities stopped— until the president and his wife left the ball. (Continued next page)
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Veteran Suicides Operation S.A.V.E. is a Department of Veterans Affairs training program designed to prevent suicide in veterans. While the program is geared for suicide-prevention coordinators, there are points that can be helpful for family and friends of veterans who might be at risk. The initials themselves outline parts of the program: Signs of suicide Asking about suicide Validating feelings Encouraging help and expediting treatment. Those who work or live with veterans can help stop many veteran suicides. Here are some must-have resources:
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--Go to www.mentalhealth.va.gov and click Suicide Prevention on the left side. You’ll find a full menu of choices, including warning signs and resources. The official guesstimate of the number of veteran suicides is 22 per day. As more people and groups read the “Suicide Data Report 2012” they eventually come to the conclusion that the number is low, for many reasons: Not all states participated in the survey and didn’t provide numbers. Information in some cases was provided by funeral homes (who got their information from family members) and not by the VA. Information from states with large veteran populations wasn’t used. Information wasn’t current, and so on. In other words, the problem might be even worse. For more-immediate help for yourself or someone you know, call 1-800-273-8255 and press 1. Or you can chat online at www.VeteransCrisisLine.net. Or send a text message to 838255 for free support. (c) 2013 King Features Synd., Inc.
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Tidbits of Rogue Valley • In 1865, somcone sprinkled cayenne pepper on the dance floor in Virginia City, Montana during a dance, causing a sneezing uproar. • Russian ballet dancer Vaslav Nijinsky was able to cross and uncross his legs ten times in a single leap. • Barnum and Bailey Circus once had a troupe of dancing cows. • Choreographer Paul Taylor once performed a solo dance on stage in which he simply stood motionless for four minutes. The critic for “Dance Observer” magazine reviewed his work by giving him four inches of blank white space.
DANCE ANTICS & ANECDOTES • In France in 1960 a new disco opened up called Chez Régine. For weeks everyone who showed up at the door was turned away. A sign out front perpetually announced that the disco was full. Finally the sign was removed, and customers flooded in. It was an instant success. The ‘Disco Full’ sign was a gimmick designed to get people’s curiosity up. • In 1971 jazz composer Roger Kellaway wrote a modern ballet entitled mysteriously “PAMTGG.” Audiences soon realized the acronym stood for the TV commercial jingle, “Pan Am Makes the Going Great.” The entire ballet was based on airport life, including takeoff, landing, and baggage scramble. • Dancer Marie Guimard was famous for her style of dancing which mostly involved graceful movements of the arms as she struck poses. When a piece of falling scenery broke her arm, French opera singer Sohie Arnould remarked, “What a pity it wasn’t her leg; then it wouldn’t have interfered with her dancing!” • British ballerina Dame Margot Fonteyn went to see a troupe of black ballet dancers. One of the male performers invited her to join him on stage and she gamely tried to keep up with the rhythm and movement of the vigorous dance as he guided her through the steps. He took her back to her seat saying, “You’re an attractive girl; it’s too bad you can’t dance!” CANADIAN DANCE FACTS • In Canada, the number of people who report earning a living from dance grew from less than 400 in 1971 to over 6,000 in 2001. • Over a million Canadians adults take dance classes or perform in their community. • Over one-quarter of a million Canadian citizens take ballet lessons. • Throughout Canada, dancers earn lower incomes than all other culture workers, and rank among the bottom 5% of all occupations.
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by Samantha Weaver It was Mark Twain who made the following sage observation: “The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who cannot read them.” It’s interesting that an herbal cold remedy and a type of sea urchin share the same name: Echinacea. Both words are derived from the Greek word “echino,” which means “hedgehog.” In a recent survey, more than one-third of respondents admitted that they had dinged the car, then lied to their spouse, saying someone else was responsible for the damage. Presidential security was not as always as formidable as it is today. In 1913, former President Theodore Roosevelt was walking down a Milwaukee street, heading to a speech he was scheduled to give. A man named John Schrank pulled out a gun and shot toward Roosevelt, who staggered but did not fall. There was no blood evident, and Roosevelt, who was campaigning for a second term, insisted on delivering his speech. When he pulled from a coat pocket the 100 pages on which his speech was written, he saw a bullet hole through the sheets of paper. Still determined to carry on, he gave the speech before going to the hospital, where it was discovered that the bullet had penetrated 4 inches into his body. After the perpetrator was arrested, it became evident that Shcrank was insane; he claimed that President William McKinley had revealed to him in a dream that Roosevelt was responsible for McKinley’s assassination. Shrank spent the next 32 years in an insane asylum. You know that the Pacific Ocean is large, but you might not be aware of quite how large: It covers fully half the surface of the planet. *** Thought for the Day: “We are not retreating -- we are advancing in another direction.” -- Gen. Douglas MacArthur (c) 2013 King Features Synd., Inc.
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SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) A flow of positive energy turns a work project you didn’t want to do into something you actually love doing. Now, take that attitude into your social, intimate life -- and enjoy what follows. SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to December 21) Working hard to meet your professional goals is fine. But don’t neglect your private life, especially where it concerns your more cherished relationships. CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) “Patience” remains the key word in dealing with an emotionally sensitive situation involving a close friend or family member. Help comes your way by week’s end. AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) With new information coming in, it’s a good time to rethink some of your goals without taking suggestions from others, no matter how well-meaning they might be. PISCES (February 19 to March 20) Making progress on your project is relatively easy in the early part of the week. A problem could arise midweek. But all goes swimmingly once it’s resolved. BORN THIS WEEK: Holding fast to your principles, no matter what, inspires others to follow your example. (c) 2013 King Features Synd., Inc.
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Women in History VIRGINIA McMATH
• When Virginia Katherine McMath was born in Missouri in 191, her young cousin had trouble pronouncing the name ‘Virginia,’ saying ‘Ginga’ instead, so Virginia became Ginger. Her mother divorced her father, and later married John Rogers, turning Virginia McMath into Ginger Rogers. Ginger’s mother was very actively involved in theater, writing Hollywood scripts for a living and touring with theatrical troupes, so Ginger grew up backstage. She got her first taste of the limelight when she won a Charleston dance contest, which allowed her to tour the Vaudeville circuit extensively. Her mother went along on the tour, acting as her manager. • Upon arriving in New York City, she landed a role in a Broadway play called “Top Speed,” and then immediately landed the leading role in the Gershwin play “Girl Crazy,” which made a star out of both herself and Ethyl Merman. One of the crew members hired to help with choreography was a young dancer named Fred Astaire. In 1930, Ginger signed a 7-year contract with Paramount Pictures. She was 19 years old. In the decades to come, she would make over 70 films.
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• In 1933, she teamed up with Fred Astaire for the first final film was the 1965 biopic “Harlow” in which she time, making a film called “Flying Down to Rio” played the mother of actress Jean Harlow. In 1985, which turned out to be the first of ten films they made she fulfilled a lifelong dream when she directed the together. Although they played supporting characters off-Broadway musical “Babes in Arms.” She was 74 in the film, their dance chemistry was so remarkable years old at the time. Along the way, she married and that audiences clamored for more. A string of feature divorced five times but never had any children. Her films followed, including such hits as “Top Hat” and autobiography, “Ginger: My Story” was published in “The Gay Divorcee.” Although the two worked well 1991. together, they were never close off-stage. However, • Her final appearance in a TV role was in 1987 when as Astaire later reflected, “All the girls I ever danced she appeared in the series “Hotel.” with thought they couldn’t do it, but of course they could. So they always cried. All except Ginger. No • She continued making public appearances until a stroke left her partially paralyzed and dependent no, Ginger never cried.” upon a wheelchair. In spite of the stroke, she never • By the mid-1940s, Ginger Rogers was Hollywood’s saw a doctor. highest paid performer. She won an Academy Award • G inger Rogers died of a heart attack in 1995 at the age for Best Actress in 1940 for her role in “Kitty Foyle.” of 83. Her ashes, interred next to her mother’s, are in In the 1942 film “The Major and the Minor,” she the same cemetery where Fred Astaire is buried. played the part of a woman who disguises herself as a 12-year-old. In the movie, her real mother played • Garson Kanin wrote of them, “The magic of Astaire the role of her film mother. She starred with Ronald and Rogers cannot be explained; it can only be felt. Reagan in the 1951 anti-Ku Klux Klan thriller, They created a style, a mood, a happening. They flirted, chased, courted, slid, caressed, hopped, “Storm Warning.” skipped, jumped, bent, swayed, clasped, wafted, • By the 1950s as her film popularity began to fade, undulated, nestled, leapt, quivered, glided, spun - in she returned to the stage for long successful runs sum, made love before our eyes. We have not seen in plays such as “Hello, Dolly!” and “Mame.” Her their like since.” (Continued on page 8)
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fitting to repair the pipe. A traditional copper coupling requiring soldering is another good way to accomplish this, and I’m only leaving it out for space reasons. Purchase a compression fitting repair kit at the home-improvement store. You’ll also need a pipe cutter and deburring tool, a hacksaw and miter box (as a backup), emery cloth, fine-grit sandpaper, tape measure and marking pencil. To fix the drywall/wallboard you’ll need a piece of replacement drywall, one or two pieces of thin plywood, wood screws, drywall tape, putty and a putty knife, as well as matching wall paint. Make sure the water is off and completely drain faucets near and below the damaged pipe. Using a box cutter or drywall knife, cut away the damaged drywall with a little extra to spare, creating a square or rectangular hole. By Samantha Mazzotta To place the compression fitting, follow the cut length requirements in the repair instructions. Measure the Punctured Pipe Needs Quick Fix damaged pipe, then divide the measurement in half. Align the half-measurement on one side of the puncture and mark the cut point on that side, then repeat on Q: While running an Ethernet cable along a baseboard, I drilled into the drywall and right through the other side. (So the puncture sits in between the cut marks.) a small copper water pipe. A small spray of water actually shot out of the drilled hole! I cut through Cut the damaged segment of pipe away using the pipe the drywall with my pocketknife to see what had cutter. If the pipe is up against the wall, you may need happened, then plugged the hole with my finger un- to use a hacksaw instead, using a miter box to keep the til my wife shut off the water. What’s the best way cut perfectly straight. (A straight cut is critical to fitting to fix the pipe? -- Bill in Providence, R.I. the repair coupling snugly.) Wrap emery cloth around one side of the cut pipe and twist five times or so until the pipe is shiny. Then clean A: Some do-it-yourselfers may suggest that you just the inside of the pipe with the deburring tool. Repeat slap a quick patching compound over the hole, let it set and leave it. But if you don’t want to have to come on the other side of the cut pipe. back in a few months and redo the patch (and likely A marking gauge should be part of the repair kit. Use replace the drywall again), consider replacing the dam- it now by sliding over one end of the cut pipe to mark aged section of pipe completely. the point at which the fitting should be. Repeat on the other side. Then, slide the slip end of the compression For this column, I’ll describe using a compression
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October 10 - October 16, 2013 fitting over one pipe until it stops. On the other side, attach the disconnect clip to the fitting, and slide clip and fitting over the other cut pipe until it reaches the final mark that you made with the gauge. Test the fitting by slowly turning on water to the pipe. Patch the drywall by cutting a piece of wallboard to match the cut-out area. Attach a strip (or two if needed) of plywood behind the existing drywall with wood screws to create a base to attach the patch. Screw the patch to the plywood. Mask the cut lines with mesh drywall tape and smooth on putty; let dry 24-48 hours before painting. HOME TIP: When turning water on after a shutoff, turn on all the faucets along the line to clear out air bubbles. Send your questions or home tips to ask@thisisahammer.com. (c) 2013 King Features Synd., Inc.
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Tidbits of Rogue Valley JUDY • Judy was born in 1937 in Shanghai, in a dog kennel. A purebred pointer, she was a brown and white dog of exceptional intelligence and devotion. She was still very young when she was presented to the Royal Navy of Britain in order to serve as a mascot. • Her first assignment was to the ship called the Gnat, where she narrowly avoided death when she fell overboard into the Yangtze River. She and her crew patrolled Chinese waters in spite of Japanese bombardment. The citizens of Hankow were so thankful that they awarded her a silver medal. • When the Gnat was captured by the Japanese in 1939, Judy and her crew were transferred to another gunship called HMS Grasshopper. By now Judy had been trained to point whenever she sensed the approach of a Japanese aircraft. Because of her acute hearing, she often knew of their approach long before humans could hear the engines. • In 1942 the ship was attacked by bombers and forced to beach on a barren island. Two days later, Judy showed up, completely covered in oil. There was no water on the island – until Judy began digging in a very determined manner in one particular spot, unearthing an underground spring. The crew was saved. • The crew of the Grasshopper was eventually captured by the Japanese and sent to a POW camp, with Judy smuggled in under bags of rice. She eventually became the only animal ever officially listed as a POW. During her three-year interment, Judy met Frank Williams, a POW from the British air force. Frank and Judy fell in love, and Frank faithfully shared his meager ration of rice with Judy on a daily basis. Not only did Judy alert prisoners to the approach of Japanese guards, but she also pointed out dangers such as snakes and scorpions. • When she had puppies, one was given to the Commandant of the camp, and another was smuggled into the women’s POW camp.
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October 10 - October 16, 2013 • In 1944, the men were transferred to Singapore aboard a ship. Dogs were not allowed, but Williams taught Judy to lie still inside a rice sack. When he boarded the ship, Judy climbed into a sack and Williams slung it over his shoulder. For three hours the men were forced to stand on deck in searing heat as they were inspected, and for the entire time Judy remained silent in the bag on his back. • The ship was torpedoed a few days later. In desperation, Williams pushed Judy out of a porthole, even though there was a 15 feet (4.6 m) drop to the water. He escaped, not knowing if Judy had survived. When Williams was sent to a new POW camp in Sumatra, he began to hear stories of a dog who helped save men from drowning by allowing them to hold onto her collar while she swam towards floating debris. Then one day, Williams was knocked flat when Judy arrived at the camp and bowled him over in her excitement to see him again. • When the guards sentenced her to death, Williams sent her into the jungle to survive on her own. She ate rats and snakes, and a run-in with an alligator left her permanently scarred. • When the war ended, Judy was smuggled aboard a troop ship headed for Liverpool, where the cook kept her well fed. Following a six month quarantine, she was presented with a Dickin Award, which honors animals in war. Simultaneously, Frank Williams was awarded the White Cross for his devotion to Judy. Interviewed by the BBC in 1946, Judy’s barks were broadcast to the entire nation. Frank Williams and Judy then spent the next year visiting friends and relatives of POWs who had not survived the war. • Frank Williams cared for Judy until her death due to a tumor in 1950 at the age of 13.
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