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by Janet Spencer • On August 21, 2017, a total eclipse of the Sun will pass across the U.S. It will begin at 10:16 a.m. PDT, starting at the Pacific coast of Oregon, crossing 12 states, over an estimated ten million residents. At any given spot, the eclipse will last only a minute or two. However, the period when the Sun is only partly obscured will take much longer. It will exit over the Atlantic Ocean at Charleston, South Carolina at 2:47 EDT, exactly 93 minutes after it started. Everyone in the continental U.S. should be able to see at least a partial eclipse on August 21st.

• Imagine holding your arm fully extended and pretending to pinch the Moon between your thumb and forefinger. How big is it? The size of an apple? A walnut? Or a pea? Actually, it’s the size of a pea. Now imagine you’re looking at the Sun, trying to pinch it as well. How big is it? It’s also the size of a pea. And this is why the Moon is completely able to block out the Sun. The Sun is 400 times larger than the Moon, but the Moon is 400 times closer to Earth than the Sun. (cont)

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• The orbit of the Moon around Earth is elliptical, like an egg. When the Moon comes between the Earth and the Sun, sometimes it’s close to Earth, called perigee, and sometimes it’s farther away from Earth, called apogee. When it’s at apogee, the Moon appears smaller and so it can’t block the Sun completely. A ring of light appears around the circumference of the Moon called the annulus (from the Latin word for “little ring”), and this is called an annular eclipse. When it’s near perigee, the Moon appears relatively large, so it covers the Sun completely in a total eclipse. The eclipse on August 21 will be a total eclipse. Annular eclipses outnumber total eclipses 5 to 4.

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• If the Moon orbited Earth in the identical plane that Earth orbits the Sun, there would be a lunar eclipse and a solar eclipse every month. But the Moon’s orbit is tilted at a five degree angle, making eclipses less common.

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1. Is the book of Titus in the Old or New Testament or neither? 2. From Joshua 2, who hid two spies on a roof? Hosea, Ezra, Satan, Rahab 3. What was the first bird 1. Is the book of Malachi in the Old or New Testament or neither? released from the Ark? Raven, Pigeon, Sparrow, Dove 2. From 1 Kings 19, what prophet experienced an earthquake while 4. From 2 Kings 9, what creatures atea the carcass of standing on mountaintop? Paul, Ahab, Worms Andrew, Elijah Jezebel? She-bears, Dogs, Frogs,

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• A solar eclipse happens only at the new moon. The Moon has to be between the Sun and Earth for an eclipse, and that only happens during the new moon. By contrast, however, lunar eclipses only occur when the Moon is full. • On average, any given point on the planet will see a total eclipse of the Sun about once every 375 years. But that’s just an average. Some places will see an eclipse twice in a single decade such as Carbondale, Illinois, which has a front-row seat for the 2017 eclipse, and an eclipse on April 8, 2024. • There are about 66 total solar eclipses per century. If you include partial eclipses of the Sun, that number rises to 238 per century, meaning an eclipse occurs about once every six months. Many are not visible, either because they track across the oceans, polar regions, or areas where the weather is frequently cloudy. (cont’d)

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ECLIPSE (cont’d) • The longest a total eclipse can last is 7 minutes, 31 seconds. The reason eclipses vary in length is because the Earth is not always the same distance from the Sun, and the Moon is not always the same distance from Earth.

ECLIPSE (cont’d)

• The reason the eclipse will be shorter in Oregon than in Kentucky is because the umbra travels at different speeds in relationship to its position on the surface of Earth. The umbra travels at the rate of 2,100 mph in relationship to the center of the Earth. However, the Earth is also moving, rotating in the same direction that the umbra is traveling. At the equator, Earth is moving at 1,040 mph. But 40° north of the equator, which is in the middle of the U.S., Earth is spinning at only 790 mph. An umbra traveling at 1,100 mph at the equator would be moving at 5,000 mph near the poles. The closer to the equator an observer is located, the longer the eclipse typically lasts. The umbra will be moving at nearly 3,000 mph on the coast of Oregon, but only about 1,500 mph over Kentucky.

• Most people see a lunar eclipse at one point or another during their lifetime. Far fewer have ever seen a solar eclipse. There are two reasons for this. First, when there’s a total eclipse of the Moon, it can be seen by almost half of the planet. Anyone who can look up and see the Moon at night can see a lunar eclipse. But the path of a solar eclipse is usually only about 100 miles (160 km) wide, because that’s the size of the shadow of the Moon. Only the people who are under that narrow path get to see the solar eclipse. • The second reason is that a lunar eclipse generally lasts for hours because the Earth is large and it takes a long time for the shadow of Earth to cross the Moon. But during a solar eclipse, the shadow of the Moon is moving at over 1,000 mph (1,609 k/h), and it’s only 100 miles wide, so it takes just a few minutes to cross any point on Earth. • During a solar eclipse, the Moon throws two different shadows over Earth: an inner coneshaped shadow, and an outer funnel-shaped shadow. The inner shadow is called the umbra, after the Latin word meaning “shade” which also gives us the word “umbrella.” The umbra is completely dark and very narrow, never being more than 167 miles (268 km) wide. The umbra in the 2017 eclipse will be only 65 miles (104 km) wide. You must be underneath the track of the umbra to see a total eclipse. • The outer shadow, which is broader and less dense, is called the penumbra, from the Latin “paene” meaning “almost.” If you are standing under the penumbra, you will see only a partial eclipse. Almost the entire continental U.S. will be under the penumbra. • The 2017 event will last 2 minutes and 40 seconds at its longest, which will be just as it passes over southern Illinois and Kentucky. Other areas will see the eclipse for slightly shorter times. (cont'd)

• The length also depends on where an observer is standing in relation to the umbra, which is oval. The eclipse lasts longer for a person standing under the fattest part of the oval than it does for someone under the skinnier ends of the oval.

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• The eclipse on August 21 will be the first total eclipse of the Sun to be seen in the U.S. since 1979, unless you count the one that could be seen only from Hawaii in 1991. The eclipse in 1979 clipped only the Northwestern U.S. and the weather was mostly cloudy that day. The last time an eclipse occurred in the U.S. that spanned the entire continent was in the year 1918. But the next one will occur in 2024, traveling from Texas all the way to Maine.

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• It wasn’t until 1828 that chemists isolated the active (and addictive) substance in tobacco leaves, now called nicotine. • Every part of the tobacco plant except the seed contains nicotine. About 64% of the nicotine is contained in the leaves; 18% in the stem; 13% in the roots, and 5% in the flowers. The level of nicotine varies due to factors such as weather and soil conditions. The nicotine level increases as the plant ages and can range up to 3% of the plant’s weight. The method used to cure the tobacco plants also affects the amount of nicotine in the final product. (cont’d)

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• On Aug. 24, 1572, King Charles IX of France orders the assassination of Huguenot Protestant leaders in Paris, resulting in the massacre of tens of thousands of Huguenots across France. An estimated 3,000 French Protestants were killed in Paris, and as many as 70,000 in all of France. • On Aug. 22, 1851, the U.S.-built schooner America bests a fleet of Britain’s finest sailing ships in a race around England’s Isle of Wight. The ornate silver trophy won by the America was later donated to the New York Yacht Club on condition that it be forever placed in international competition. • On Aug. 23, 1902, pioneering cookbook author Fannie Farmer, who changed the way Americans prepare food by advocating the use of standardized measurements in recipes, opens Miss Farmer’s School of Cookery in Boston. • On Aug. 25, 1939, “The Wizard of Oz,” which will become one of the best-loved movies in history, opens in theaters across the U.S. Nominated for an Academy Award in the Best Picture category, “The Wizard of Oz” lost to the Civil War-era epic “Gone With the Wind.” • On Aug. 21, 1959, President Dwight Eisenhower signs a proclamation admitting Hawaii into the Union as the 50th state. He also issued an order for an American flag featuring 50 stars arranged in staggered rows: five sixstar rows and four five-star rows. • On Aug. 26, 1964, Lyndon Johnson is nominated to run for president at the Democratic National Convention. Johnson had assumed the reins of government in November 1963 when President John F. Kennedy was assassinated. • On Aug. 27, 1982, Oakland Athletics outfielder Rickey Henderson steals his 119th base of the season, breaking Hall of Famer Lou Brock’s 1979 record. The game was stopped, and American League President Lee MacPhail came on the field to congratulate the new record-holder. (c) 2017 King Features Synd., Inc.

TOBACCO (cont’d) • The amount of nicotine in tobacco products varies widely. A cigarette contains about 10 milligrams of nicotine, but a cigar has 100 to 200 mg. People who use smokeless tobacco (chew) absorb three to four times the amount of nicotine as do smokers. • Tobacco is a member of the nightshade family of plants. Other plants in the same family also contain nicotine in lesser amounts, including tomato, potato, green pepper, and eggplant. You would have to eat about 20 lbs of eggplant to equal the amount of nicotine in one cigarette. • Nicotine is produced by the plant to act as an insecticide, killing bugs that eat the plant. It used to be used as a pesticide on crops, but was outlawed due to the fact that it poisons mammals. Nicotine is extremely poisonous. —12— Just 30 - 60 mg of pure nicotine (a single drop of pure nicotine in liquid form) is deadly if ingested instead of smoked. But whereas a single cigarette contains 10 mg of nicotine, most goes up in smoke, with only a single milligram inhaled by the smoker. • In humans, nicotine releases adrenaline and dopamine. It takes only 7 seconds for nicotine to hit the brain when inhaled. Nicotine is more addictive than alcohol, marijuana and cocaine. • Nicotine does not cause cancer; the tar in the cigarette does. However, nicotine suppresses apoptosis, a process that removes mutated and damaged cells that can become cancerous. This encourages cancer cells to develop.

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HOLLYWOOD -- We told you that Daniel Craig, who said, “I’d rather slash my wrists than do another Bond film,” was sure to sign for the next Bond movie, tentatively titled “Bond 25.” What was really happening was that Craig was already contracted for the next Bond film, which producers conveniently didn’t tell us because they were trying to get Craig to sign for an additional 007 film. They stood by while columnists rambled on about Idris Elba and Tom Hiddleston as the next Bond. That’s why he’d been offered $150 million to return for an additional Bond film. To sweeten the deal, Christopher Nolan, riding high on rave reviews for “Dunkirk,” is all but set to direct, something producers knew Benedict would appeal to him as well. Quite a raise in Cumberbatch Photo credit: pay grade for 007; Craig was paid “only” $39 Depositphotos million for his last Bond film, “Spectre.” *** Oscar-nominee and Emmy-winner Benedict Cumberbatch will do at least three more films as “Doctor Strange”: “Thor: Ragnarok,” due Nov. 3; “Avengers: Infinity War,” due May 4; and the untitled “Avengers” sequel, due May 2019. Somewhere in between he’ll star in another “Doctor Strange,” now in development. When a film costs $165 million and grosses $670 million, you can bet a sequel is in the works. In addition, he has “The Current War,” with Michael Shannon, Nicholas Hoult and Tom Holland (“Spiderman”), due Dec. 22; the animated fantasy “Magik,” with Matthew Goode; will be the voice of Shere Khan in the new live-action “Jungle Book” (out October 2018); and will voice the Grinch in a new animated version of “How the Grinch Stole Christmas,” opening November 2018. Could it be that he and wife Sophie Hunter, who have two young sons, wanted animated films the boys can watch? *** Mark Wahlberg, who hit it big with “Transformers: The Last Knight,” will have “Daddy’s Home 2,” with Will Ferrell, John Cena, John Lithgow and Mel Gibson, opening Nov. 10. The original “Daddy’s Home” cost $69 million and grossed $243 million. He’s currently shooting the Ridley Scott crime drama “All the Money in the World,” with Michele Williams and Oscar-winners Kevin Spacey and Timothy Hutton, for a Dec. 8 release. Mark has been producing and starring in “Wahlburgers” since 2014 and exec produces the Dwayne Johnson HBO series “Ballers” (which returned July 23 for season three) and the USA series “Shooter” with Ryan Phillippe (which began season two on July 18). A Wahlburgers is opening down the street from me in West Hollywood. Guess I’ll have to eat there a lot and hope I get discovered! (c) 2017 King Features Synd., Inc.

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10 am-4 pm; Blue Mountain Station, Highway 12, Dayton. Get your fresh produce, cheese, granola, old fashioned candies, coffee and other fine items. For more info: Online at bluemountainstation.com

••••• Milton-Freewater •••••

08/16

Milton-Freewater Farmers Market

4:00 pm - 7:00 pm; Orchard Park, Every Wednesday June through September. "Know Your Farmer - Know Your Food"

08/17

Take Off Pounds Sensibly (T.O.P.S.)

10-11 am; St. James Episcopal Church, 719 Pierce Street, Milton-Freewater. For weight loss and group support. Visitors are welcome. Bring a friend. The group meets every Thursday. For more info: Online at www.tops.org or call Linda at 509-520-5635

08/17,24

Jewelry Workshops

Three Divas Beads, 610 1/2 N Main St. Milton-Freewater. 17th: Copper/Bronze Clay Jewelry, 5:00 - 8:00pm; $60 For more info: Call 541-938-3727 or visit us on Facebook

08/22

Vineyard Voices Toastmasters

6-7 pm; 109 NE 5th Street, Milton-Freewater. The group meets every Tuesday. All are welcome! For more info: Call Jennifer Zerba 307-258-0572

08/15

••••• Walla Walla ••••• Strawberry Waffle Supper Fundraising

5:00-6:00pm; 720 Sprague St. Walla Walla, WA. Only $5.00 per plate. Sponsored by our friends at Affinity at Walla Walla. All ages are welcomed! For any questions or directions, please call 527-3775

08/16

Prayer Meeting

08/18

Celebrate Recovery

08/21

Blue Mountain Toastmasters

08/22

Men's Bible Study Group

6:30 pm; City Church, 2133 South Howard, Walla Walla, Every Wednesday. In the Crosswise Classroom. 6:30 pm (Dinner at 5:30 pm); City Church, 2133 South Howard, Walla Walla. This is a 12-step Christ centered program. Child care is available. For more info: Ladies call Ruth at 509-301-5685; Men call Tracey at 509-301-8400; or find us on Facebook at Celebrate Recovery Walla Walla 6:45-7:45 am; Smith's Restaurant, 1425 West Pine, Walla Walla. The group meets every Monday. All are welcome! For more info: Call Virginia Carpenter 509-525-8934 7:00 pm; City Church, 2133 South Howard, Walla Walla, Every Tuesday. In The Open Circle Classroom.

08/22,24

Impact! Life Transitions Program

SonBridge Community Center, 1200 SE 12th Ave, College Place. Workshops & classes on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Support Group on Tuesdays. Call for times. For more info: Call 509-386-9533

08/26

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Arts Portal Gallery

Milton-Freewater, Oregon. 508 N. Main Street Open Sat. & Sun. 12-5pm 17th: 5-8 pm—Thursdays Rock: Family Fun 24th: 5-8 pm—Food & Wine Event Find us on Facebook & at artsportalgallery.blogspot.com Contact us at 541-938-5516

08/17

INSTALLATION • SERVICE • REPAIR

Walla Walla Sweets Rollergirl

6:30pm; WW YMCA gym 340 S Park St. Fundraiser bout to benefit YMCA Youth Sustaining Campaign between WW and the Atomic City Roller Girls. www.facebook.com/ wallawalla.rollergirls. Tickets $8 in advance. $10 @ the door.

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Overhead Door Company of Walla Walla 509-529-1703 • Moving? Stick a foam plate between your regular plates to cushion them. Bonus is that they are reusable at the new place. • “I found that a travel makeup bag worked really well to keep all my electronic accessories in one place. I have spots for my different device chargers, as well as my wireless mouse, jump drives, earbuds and a spare battery. It makes it easy to grab what I need for a quick trip, and the cords are never jumbled together.” -- E.T. in Massachusetts • “We had a nice set of knives in a knife block. The scissors broke, and then a couple of the smaller knives went kaput, too. The block started to look weird with the spots for missing items. My wife filled a wide mouth vase with little stone beads, and the remaining knives are stored in it on the counter. It looks really cool and different, and keeps the blades safe.” -- A.L. in Arkansas • “I store all my large utensils inside of a plastic gallonsize beverage container. When I have guests, I use it for extra iced tea or juice, but otherwise it holds large spoons, rolling pins and the like.” -- M.Y. in Alabama • Purchase additional measuring cups in the most-used sizes and slip one in the containers of most measured items: flour, sugar, coffee, etc. You’ll thank yourself when you don’t have to search for the right measuring cup or try to clean one in between ingredients.

ANSWER BOX Sports Quiz Answers 1. John Hiller, in 1967.

Even Exchange Answers 1. Still, Stall 2. Power, Tower 3. Farmer,Firmer 4. Walter, Waiter 5. Reach React 6. Silly, Salty 7. Tithe, Title 8. Brawny, Brainy 9. Whist, Wrist 10. Prince, Prance

7. Nineteen.

Bible Trivia Answers 1. New 4. Dogs 2. Rahab 5. Jacob 3. Raven 6. Zion

2. The Emoji Movie (PG) animated 3. Girls Trip (R) Regina Hall, Queen Latifah 4. Atomic Blonde (R) Charlize Theron, James McAvoy 5. Spider-Man: Homecoming (PG-13) Tom Holland, Michael Keaton 6. War for the Planet of the Apes (PG-13) Andy Serkis, Woody Harrelson 7. Despicable Me 3 (PG) animated 8. Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (PG-13) Dane DeHaan, Cara Delevingne 9. Baby Driver (R) Ansel Elgort, Jon Bernthal 10. Wonder Woman (PG-13) Gal Gadot, Chris Pine (c) 2017 King Features Synd., Inc.

4. Nick Anderson, Vince Carter, Terry Catledge, Dwight Howard, Tracy McGrady, Victor Oladipo and Shaquille O’Neal. 6. Real Salt Lake, in 2010-11.

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3. It was 1967, when UTEP defeated Ole Miss in the Sun Bowl.

5. Toronto, in 2001.

• Here’s a tip for caregivers: Please make sure you put personal time on your to-do list, because it’s just as important as following up on treatment plans and picking up prescriptions. You can help someone so much better when you are rested and ready to give. Take care of yourself so you can take care of others.

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2. Brock had 141; Mays, 140; Brett, 137; and Rose, 135.

Trivia Test Answers 1. “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” 2. Lake Superior 3. 24 4. Calvin Coolidge 5. Garcia Lopez de Cardenas 6. Cedar 7. Nabisco 8. LeVar Burton 9. 37 degrees 10. University of Oxford

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ECLIPSE (cont’d) • From the moment when the Moon first begins cutting across the Sun, it will be about 75 minutes before totality is achieved. About 15 minutes before totality, the shadow of the Moon will be visible on the western horizon. As totality occurs, there will be many features to watch for: • When a ray of light from a distant star encounters the atmosphere of Earth, it travels through successive layers of hot and cold air, which bend and distort the light. This is what causes stars to appear to twinkle. During an eclipse, the same thing happens to the beam of light coming from the Sun. When there is only a tiny sliver of light still visible from the Sun, the light appears to shimmer and twinkle just as stars do. This is called shadow bands. Shadow bands are only visible for a few fleeting moments. It’s easier to see this occur if there is a large white surface available such as the side of the building or even a big piece of white poster board. It will look like ripples on the bottom of a swimming pool. • As the Moon moves to cover the Sun, you may see a string of bright points of light around the circumference of the Moon. The Moon is not perfectly round. There are mountains, valleys, and craters on the surface. The light of the Sun shines through these cracks and crevices. These points of light are called Baily’s beads after an astronomer who described them. • You may also see what’s called the diamond ring effect, with one brilliant spot of light shining out from the circumference of the Moon, both as the totality begins, and then again as it ends. • Then the Sun’s corona appears, with sheets of pearly light fluctuating all around the darkened circle. “Corona” comes from the Latin word meaning “crown” or “garland.”

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BLACK DOG RESCUE 509-337-6671 All are spayed or neutered and have their vaccinations.

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ECLIPSE (cont’d) • A total solar eclipse is not noticeable until the Sun is more than 90% covered by the Moon. Even at 99% coverage, daytime light looks like twilight. It is tempting for observers to look directly at the Sun when the eclipse is in progress. This is a stupid thing to do.

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• One percent of the Sun still shines about 4,000 times brighter than the full Moon. Permanent eye damage can result after 60 seconds of viewing the Sun. Even the smallest sliver of sunlight passing through the eyeball will literally fry the retina, causing thermal damage in the same way focusing sunlight with a magnifying lens will fry an ant. You won’t feel the burn and there will be no pain, but there will be a blank spot in your vision for the rest of your life, impairing your ability to read, sew, or drive. Lasers and welder’s arcs cause the same sort of damage. • Do not view the eclipse through makeshift items such as dark glass, silver candy wrappers, CDs or DVDs, or sunglasses. Although they make the Sun look dark, they do not block infrared or ultraviolet radiation that can permanently damage the retina and lead to blindness. The only time

it is safe to look directly at the Sun is when it is completely obscured by the Moon. Use 14 grade welder’s

glasses or inexpensive Mylar eclipse glasses available on the internet.

• It’s easy to make a simple pinhole camera using two pieces of stiff cardboard. (Do not view the eclipse through the pinhole.) Leafy trees, woven hats, interlaced fingers, kitchen colanders, cheese graters, or any other place where tiny pinholes allow the Sun to shine through will cast crescent-shaped shadows.

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