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Q: I have the happiest and most pleasant dog on the planet - except when the mail carrier drops mail into our slot. Sadie growls and attacks the mail, then barks and growls until the carrier walks away. If I’m not home, mail is sometimes ripped apart. Try explaining to the gas company, “my dog ate the bill.” It doesn’t work. Any advice? A: From Sadie’s perspective, she’s trained the mailman; a few barks and growls and the person who drops all those papers through the door goes away. Voila! One idea is leave some sterilized bones or small Kong toys stuffed with treats for the mail carrier to drop through the mail slot. Soon, Sadie will begin to welcome the mail carrier, and any barks will be ones of excitement. The hope is she’ll be so busy chewing at the Kong or bone (to get the treats out) that she won’t bother with your mail. If this doesn’t work, consider keeping Sadie in another part of the house or providing a mailbox so the carrier doesn’t have to use the slot in the door.
Penticton-Summerland invites your application for advertising sales representative. Part-time or fulltime; competitive commission + bonuses. Retired individuals welcomed. Please send your resume to crammac1@gmail.com or call 250-462-2049 WORD TRIVIA (cont’d) food. Schizocarps: the pinwheels that grow on maple trees. Vomer: the slender bone separating the nostrils. • In the Shan language of Burma, inflection and tone means a great deal. With the proper inflection, the sentence, “Ma ma ma ma ma” means “Help the horse, a mad dog is coming.”
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• In America, Rice Krispies say “snap crackle and pop” but in Sweden they say “piff paff puff” and in South Africa they say “knap knaetter knak” and in Germany “knisper knasper knusper.” • The Russian word for hurry is bystro. When Russian soldiers occupying Paris in 1814 sat down in French bars, they’d shout out “Bystro! Bystro!” Eventually bistro came to mean a small tavern or bar. WORD ORIGINS • Makrama is the Turkish word meaning a fringed napkin and gives us macrame. • In the South Seas the word tattaw means to knock or to strike and gave us the word tattoo. • The chess term checkmate comes from the Persian shah mat meaning “the king is dead.” • When Bradley, Voorhees, and Day formed an underwear company in 1876, they called their product BVDs. • The Hollywood stereotype of an Indian saying “How!” is based on the traditional Indian A-Hau meaning “Peace with you” or “All is well.”
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“OLYMPUS HAS FALLEN’’: America’s most famous residence has had a rough year on the screen, thanks to “White House Down’’ and this preceding thriller, which has the same theme of enemies invading the presidential home. Directed by Antoine Fuqua, this version stars Gerard Butler as a disgraced ex-bodyguard who comes to the chief executive’s (Aaron Eckhart) aid again when terrorists strike. The strong cast also includes Morgan Freeman, Melissa Leo, Angela Bassett, Dylan McDermott, Robert Forster, Radha Mitchell (“Red Widow’’) and Ashley Judd. DVD extras: eight “making-of ’’ documentaries; deleted scenes. ***
“THE COMPANY YOU KEEP’’: Robert Redford remains every bit a movie star, as he demonstrates in this melodrama that he also directed. He plays a former radical who’s now a lawyer in Albany, N.Y., but he’s forced back on the run by the arrest of a former colleague and the curiosity of a young reporter (Shia LaBeouf). The very impressive cast also includes three other Oscar winners besides Redford - Julie Christie, Susan Sarandon and Chris Cooper - plus Nick Nolte, Stanley Tucci, Richard Jenkins, Terrence Howard, Anna Kendrick and Sam Elliott. DVD extras: two “making-of ’’ documentaries; red-carpet and press conference footage. *** “THE BIG WEDDING’’: The movie itself may not be Oscar-worthy, but there are Academy Award winners to spare in this would-be comedy that’s sort of a thematic spin on “The Birdcage.’’ Robin Williams starred in that film, and he also turns up in this ultimately too-frantic tale of a divorced couple (Robert De Niro, Diane Keaton) pretending still to be married for the sake of their soon-to-wed adopted son (Ben Barnes). Susan Sarandon is another Oscar owner in the cast; Katherine Heigl, Amanda Seyfried and Christine Ebersole appear as well. DVD extra: “making-of ’’ documentary. ** “GIRLS: THE COMPLETE SECOND SEASON’’: Still a polarizing show for many viewers, the HBO comedy that’s the brainchild of star and frequent writer and director Lena Dunham sends its heroines down a variety of paths for its sophomore round. Hannah (Dunham) is trying to move on in her personal life while still being pulled by her romantic past, making her miss the presence of her bestie Marnie (Allison Williams) that much more. Zosia Mamet and Jemima Kirke also continue prominently in the cast. DVD extras: “making-of ’’ documentaries; audio commentary by cast and crew; “Guys on Girls’’ featurette; episode table read. *** “EMPEROR’’: Tommy Lee Jones’ performance as Gen. Douglas MacArthur - complete with pipe and sunglasses - is this drama’s true spark, but much of the focus is on one of the military legend’s aides, a general (Matthew Fox, “Lost’’) tasked with deciding whether Japan’s Emperor Hirohito (Takataro Kataoka) should be tried and executed for war crimes. A resurfaced relationship from the past makes the mission more difficult. DVD extras: “making-of ’’ documentary; audio commentary by director Peter Webber and producer Yoko Narahashi; deleted scenes; photo galleries. *** “SOUTHLAND: THE COMPLETE FIFTH AND FINAL SEASON’’: Rescued by TNT after NBC canceled it, the smartly written and acted Los Angeles-set police drama reached its conclusive end earlier this year. A gang war and a bank robber with a give-to-the-poor mindset are among the challenges faced by the officers and detectives played by Ben McKenzie, Regina King and Michael Cudlitz, among others. DVD extras: “making-of ’’ documentary; deleted scenes. ***
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