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TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Sunday, August 24, the 236th day of 2014. There are 129 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Aug. 24, 1814, during the War of 1812, British forces invaded Washington D.C., setting fire to the Capitol (which was still under construction) and the White House, as well as other public buildings. On this date: In A.D. 79, long-dormant Mount Vesuvius erupted, burying the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum in volcanic ash; an estimated 20,000 people died. In 1572, the St. Bartholomew’s Day massacre of French Protestants at the hands of Catholics began in Paris. In 1821, the Treaty of Cordoba was signed, granting independence to Mexico from
Spanish rule. In 1912, Congress passed a measure creating the Alaska Territory. Congress approved legislation establishing Parcel Post delivery by the U.S. Post Office Department, slated to begin on January 1, 1913. In 1932, Amelia Earhart embarked on a 19-hour flight from Los Angeles to Newark, New Jersey, making her the first woman to fly solo, nonstop, from coast to coast. In 1949, the North Atlantic Treaty came into force. In 1954, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the Communist Control Act, outlawing the Communist Party in the United States. In 1964, the first Roman Catholic Mass celebrated in English took place at Kiel Auditorium in St. Louis. In 1970, an explosivesladen van left by anti-war extremists blew up outside the University of Wisconsin’s
Sterling Hall in Madison, killing 33-year-old researcher Robert Fassnacht. Today’s Birthdays Former Education Secretary Shirley Hufstedler is 89. Actor Kenny Baker (“Star Wars”) is 80. Composer-musician Mason Williams is 76. Rhythm-and-blues singer Marshall Thompson (The Chi-Lites) is 72. Rock musician Ken Hensley is 69. Actress Anne Archer is 67. Actor Joe Regalbuto is 65. Actor Kevin Dunn is 59. Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee is 59. Actor-writer Stephen Fry is 57. Actor Steve Guttenberg is 56. Baseball Hall-of-Famer Cal Ripken Jr. is 54. Actor Jared Harris is 53. Talk show host Craig Kilborn is 52. CBS News correspondent Major Garrett is 52. Rock singer John Bush is 51. Actress Marlee Matlin is 49. Basketball Hallof-Famer Reggie Miller is 49. Broadcast journalist David
Gregory (“Meet the Press”) is 44. Country singer Kristyn Osborn (SHeDaisy) is 44. Actor-comedian Dave Chappelle is 41. Actor Carmine Giovinazzo is 41. Actor Alex O’Loughlin is 38. Actress Beth Riesgraf is 36. Actor Chad Michael Murray is 33. Christian rock musician Jeffrey Gilbert (Kutless) is 31. Singer Mika is 31. Actor Blake Berris (TV: “Days of Our Lives”) is 30. Actor Rupert Grint (“Harry Potter” films) is 26. Thought for Today “Of the twenty or so civilizations known to modern Western historians, all except our own appear to be dead or moribund, and, when we diagnose each case... we invariably find that the cause of death has been either War or Class or some combination of the two.” — Arnold J. Toynbee, English historian (1889-1975). Associated Press
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50 years ago (1964) A front-page photo labeled “Mukilteo’s Headache” showed a line of cars headed down to the ferry landing. Traffic came to a halt on weekends as motorists headed for Whidbey Island. The line backed up for blocks along the Speedway and Marshal John Nunnally never had to worry about what he was going to do from Friday through Sunday. Marsha Baird scored a second and third to pace the Lake Stevens Water Ski Club in the Tri-City Water Ski Tournament at Richland yesterday. Other placers in the meet from the Lake Stevens team were Gene Skoglund, Steve Moody and Ken Anderson. 25 years ago (1989) Everett would get a walk-
way, bicycle path, fishing pier and other public-access improvements at spots along about 6½ miles of its waterfront under a plan being studied jointly by the city and Port of Everett. The access plan identified 21 different recreation-oriented waterfront projects. Adah Davis, 9, of Arlington worked her way above the “lava slime pool” in the “Double Dare Obstacle Course” at Jennings Park in Marysville. Based on the television show, the event attracted about 200 children. It was sponsored by the Marysville Parks and Recreation Department. By Jack O’Donnell from Herald archives at the Everett Public Library.
Knuckle-cracking brings calm, craziness to family Dear Abby: My future son-in-law recently moved in with us for financial reasons. He’s 27 and a nice guy, but he’s a habitual knuckle-cracker. He cracks every finger of each hand twice (back and forth) every half-hour or so. He also cracks his neck and wrists, but less frequently. As an added bonus, my daughter is also beginning to crack HER knuckles now. I am sensitive to noise (loud chewing, gum cracking), but I don’t want to cause him more stress (he’s also a nail-biter), so I keep my mouth shut. It’s driving me crazy! What do you suggest? — Patty In Pennsylvania Dear Patty: Knucklecracking, like nail-biting, is a nervous habit that has been known to defuse anxiety. While it may be crazy-making to listen to, unless it’s a symptom of an underlying nervous disorder, the practice is relatively harmless. (In some people, it has caused swelling of the joints or swelling of the hands, so mention that to your daughter.) Because you are sensitive to noises — which your daughter should already know — talk to her and her fiance and ask that when the impulse strikes, they walk out of earshot. Because they are living under your roof, they should respect your request. Dear Abby: I married
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EARTHWEEK A Diary Of The Planet | By Steve Newman Ozone-killing legacy A powerful ozone-depleting chemical is still making its way into the atmosphere from an unknown source decades after it was banned worldwide. Carbon tetrachloride (CCl4) was once used in dry cleaning and some fire extinguishers before it and other chlorofluorocarbons responsible for the ozone hole over Antarctica became regulated in 1987 under the Montreal Protocol. All countries that signed that agreement say they had no CCl4 emissions between 2007 and 2012. But NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center scientist Qing Liang says that instead of the level of CCl4 disappearing at the predicted rate of 4 percent per year, it’s declining at only 1 percent annually, meaning it is still being released into the atmosphere. “It is now apparent there are either unidentified industrial leakages, large emissions from contaminated sites or unknown CCl4 sources,” said Liang.
Icelandic rumblings Swarms of tremors from one of Iceland’s largest volcanic systems prompted officials to close roads and alert aviation interests of the potential for a sudden eruption. A 2010 eruption of the country’s Eyjafjallajokull volcano disrupted global air travel. Geologists say the ongoing tremors at Bardarbunga could be caused by magma detected between 2 and 4 miles beneath the surface. But there has been no evidence magma is rising toward the surface. Bardarbunga and neighboring volcanoes are blanketed by the massive Vatnajokull Glacier. An eruption would cause a rapid melt of that glacier, sending a surge of floodwater rushing toward the ocean. It would also create massive plumes of the kind of fine ash that threatened aircraft engines during the eruption of Eyjafjallajokull four years ago.
Flaming deaths Many thousands of birds are said to have caught fire in midair above a massive solar-thermal power plant near the California-Nevada border since it began operating in February. Workers at the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating
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System call the dying birds “streamers,” because of the trail of smoke they leave behind after igniting. Federal investigators say they counted an average of one bird catching fire every two minutes during their survey. The $2.2 billion plant consists of three towers surrounded by an array of more than 300,000 mirrors, which some pilots say nearly blinded them as they flew past. The California chapter of the Audubon Society calls the deaths “alarming,” and one of the three companies behind the plant, NRG Solar, said it is taking the issue “very seriously.”
Earthquakes At least 250 people were injured and a number of buildings were damaged when a 6.2 magnitude temblor struck far western Iran. • Earth movements were also felt in the India-Myanmar border region, far northern India, south-central China’s Sichuan province, the southern California resort of Big Bear and central Oklahoma.
Tropical cyclones Tropical Storm Lowell churned the open Pacific well off the coast of Baja California after Karina briefly attained hurricane force in the same area. Karina wandered westward toward Hawaii, then eventually lost force over cooler Pacific waters.
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Chikungunya vaccine Health officials say that a promising vaccine is in development for a painful mosquito-borne disease that has been spreading across the Americas since last December. Chikungunya is seldom fatal, but does cause rashes, fever and severe joint pain that can linger for years in some cases. The first U.S. infections were reported in South Florida last month. Writing in the medical journal The Lancet, National Institutes of Health researchers say the new vaccine triggered an impressive immune response in all 25 adult volunteers who took part. There were also no significant side effects. The vaccine is now slated to go into Phase II trials.
Magpie exoneration In European lore, it’s widely alleged that magpies are the bandits of the bird world due to their reputation of making off with shiny objects, such as jewelry. But psychologists at the University of Exeter’s Center for Research in Animal Behavior say they have busted that myth with proof the birds are actually afraid of new and unfamiliar objects. By watching wild magpies on the grounds of the university, lead researcher Toni Shephard says that instead of finding evidence of a fascination with shiny objects by magpies, the birds exhibited neophobia, or fear of new things. Distributed by: Universal Uclick www.earthweek.com
DEAR ABBY my husband more than a year ago, and I want a child more than anything in the world. We have been trying since our wedding, but every month I get depressed when I find out I’m not pregnant. Everyone says I shouldn’t think about it, and I try not to. But I am becoming more and more depressed with each month that passes. Do you have any advice for dealing with these feelings? Or something I can occupy my time with rather than obsessing? (It sure isn’t helping the situation!) — Anxious In Florida Dear Anxious: What everyone is telling you is far less important than what your OB/GYN has to say about your situation. Because you have been married for a year without being able to conceive, both you and your husband should be talking to doctors. You may have a correctable condition that prevents you from becoming pregnant, or he may have a low sperm count. Distraction isn’t what you need right now; what you need are answers. Universal Uclick
MOVIE TIMES Alderwood, 425-776-3535
The Giver (PG-13) 12:00-2:30-5:007:30-10:00 Hercules (PG-13) 12:10-2:40-5:107:40-10:20 The Hundred-Foot Journey (PG) 12:403:40-6:40-9:40 Into the Storm (PG-13) 12:30-2:505:20-7:50-10:30 Let’s Be Cops (R) 12:20-1:00-3:203:50-6:50-7:20-9:30-10:10 Step Up: All In (PG-13) 3:30-9:50 Step Up: All In 3D (PG-13) 12:50-7:00
Alderwood Mall, 800-326-3264, theater code 806#
The Admiral: Roaring Currents (Not Rated) 9:50-12:40-3:35-6:50-9:50 Another Me (PG-13) 10:40-1:00-3:205:40-8:00-10:20 Calvary (R) 10:10-12:50-3:30-6:008:30-11:00 Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (PG13) 8:05-10:50 Earth to Echo (PG) 11:20-1:40 The Expendables 3 (PG-13) 11:10-2:104:10-5:10-7:10-8:05-10:10-10:50 Frank Miller’s Sin City: A Dame to Kill For (R) 10:30-9:20 Frank Miller’s Sin City: A Dame to Kill For 3D (R) 11:40-1:10-2:20-3:505:00-6:30-7:50-10:30 Guardians of the Galaxy (PG-13) 10:00-1:00-4:00-7:00-10:00 Guardians of the Galaxy 3D (PG-13) 11:30-2:30 Guardians of the Galaxy: An IMAX 3D Experience (PG-13) 4:50-8:00-11:00 How to Train Your Dragon 2 (PG) 11:50-2:40 If I Stay (PG-13) 11:40-2:20-5:05-7:4010:20 Island of Lemurs: Madagascar 3D (G) 11:00-12:15-1:30 Lucy (R) 10:40-1:20-3:40-6:10-8:4011:00 Magic in the Moonlight (PG-13) 5:20 A Most Wanted Man (R) 5:20 The Prince (R) 12:00-3:00-10:25 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (PG-13) 10:50-4:30-7:05-8:10-9:40-10:40 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3D (PG13) 1:50-5:30 What If (PG-13) 7:45 When the Game Stands Tall (PG) 10:20-1:30-4:20-7:20-10:15
Cinebarre Mountlake Terrace, 425-672-7501
The Expendables 3 (PG-13) 10:0512:55-3:40-7:05-10:00 Frank Miller’s Sin City: A Dame to Kill For (R) 4:10-10:05 Frank Miller’s Sin City: A Dame to Kill For 3D (R) 10:30-1:15-7:30 The Giver (PG-13) 10:35-1:10-4:157:35-10:15 Guardians of the Galaxy (PG-13) 7:15 Guardians of the Galaxy 3D (PG-13) 10:15-12:45-3:45-10:10 The Hundred-Foot Journey (PG) 10:001:00-3:50-7:10-10:05 If I Stay (PG-13) 10:45-1:30-4:05-7:4510:20 Let’s Be Cops (R) 10:55-1:25-4:007:00-9:45 Lucy (R) 10:10-1:35-4:25-7:40-9:55
Edmonds Theater, 425-7784554 The Hundred-Foot Journey (PG) 3:30-6:15
Everett Stadium, 425-353-3505 Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (PG13) 3:45-10:15 The Expendables 3 (PG-13) 12:2012:55-3:30-6:30-7:00-9:30 Frank Miller’s Sin City: A Dame to Kill For (R) 12:30-8:15-10:05 Frank Miller’s Sin City: A Dame to Kill For 3D (R) 11:45-2:20-3:05-4:555:40-7:30 The Giver (PG-13) 11:20-2:00-4:407:20-9:55
Guardians of the Galaxy (PG-13) 12:40-4:00-7:15-10:10 Guardians of the Galaxy 3D (PG-13) 10:50-1:45-5:00-7:50-10:40 Hercules (PG-13) 4:25-9:25 The Hundred-Foot Journey (PG) 1:003:55-6:45-9:40 If I Stay (PG-13) 11:10-1:50-4:30-7:1010:30 Into the Storm (PG-13) 2:05-7:05 Let’s Be Cops (R) 12:00-1:10-2:405:20-7:25-8:00-10:45 Lucy (R) 12:10-3:10-5:30-8:05-10:25 Step Up: All In 3D (PG-13) 4:10-10:20 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (PG-13) 11:00-1:40-4:20-6:55-9:35 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3D (PG13) 11:40-2:10-4:50-7:40-10:00 What If (PG-13) 11:30 When the Game Stands Tall (PG) 12:50-3:50-6:50-9:50
Galaxy Monroe, 360-863-0909
The Breakfast Club (R) 7:00 The Expendables 3 (PG-13) 10:3010:30-1:20-1:20-4:10-4:10-7:007:00-10:00-10:00 Frank Miller’s Sin City: A Dame to Kill For (R) 11:45-2:25-5:10-7:45-10:25 Frank Miller’s Sin City: A Dame to Kill For 3D (R) 11:20-1:55-4:30-7:05-9:40 The Giver (PG-13) 11:15-2:00-4:507:35-10:05 Guardians of the Galaxy (PG-13) 10:30-1:25-4:20-7:15-10:10 The Hundred-Foot Journey (PG) 10:351:15-4:00-6:50-9:55 If I Stay (PG-13) 11:25-2:05-4:45-7:2510:05 Into the Storm (PG-13) 11:05-1:554:35-7:10-9:35 Let’s Be Cops (R) 11:30-2:10-5:007:40-10:15 Lucy (R) 11:35-2:20-4:55-9:50 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (PG-13) 1:30-6:55 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3D (PG13) 10:45-4:15-9:45 When the Game Stands Tall (PG) 11:00-1:50-4:40-7:30-10:20
Marysville, 360-659-1009
Earth to Echo (PG) 1:10 The Expendables 3 (PG-13) 12:20-3:507:20-10:20 Frank Miller’s Sin City: A Dame to Kill For (R) 4:50-10:10 Frank Miller’s Sin City: A Dame to Kill For 3D (R) 11:30-2:10-7:30 The Giver (PG-13) 12:10-3:10-7:4010:15 Guardians of the Galaxy (PG-13) 12:40-3:30-6:20 Guardians of the Galaxy 3D (PG-13) 1:00-4:20-7:10-9:10-10:00 Hercules (PG-13) 1:30-7:50 The Hundred-Foot Journey (PG) 11:503:40-6:50-9:45 If I Stay (PG-13) 12:30-4:00-7:00-9:50 Into the Storm (PG-13) 3:45-7:1510:40 Let’s Be Cops (R) 1:45-4:40-8:00-10:30 Lucy (R) 1:20-4:30-6:45-9:20 Step Up: All In 3D (PG-13) 5:00-10:35 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (PG-13) 12:50-4:10-6:40-9:40 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3D (PG13) 3:20-6:10-9:00 Transformers: Age of Extinction (PG-13) 11:40 When the Game Stands Tall (PG) 12:00-3:00-6:30-9:30
Stanwood Cinemas, 360-6290514
The Expendables 3 (PG-13) 1:15-4:006:35-9:15 Guardians of the Galaxy (PG-13) 1:253:55-6:30-9:00 Let’s Be Cops (R) 1:35-4:05-6:50-9:10 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (PG-13) 1:30-3:50-6:45-8:55 When the Game Stands Tall (PG) 1:203:45-6:40-9:05