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Every year on the first Saturday in March, sled dog teams line up in downtown Anchorage, Alaska, for the famed Iditarod race to Nome. This week, Tidbits dashes along the route to bring you the facts on this grueling competition. • The Athabaskan village of Iditarod was a hub of Alaska’s gold mining district from the late 1880s until the mid-1920s. Translating “far distant place” in the native language, the community was located on the Iditarod River. Mail and supplies were received by dogsled teams traveling along the Iditarod Trail. When the gold ran out and transportation methods changed to snowmobiles and airplanes, the village became a ghost town. • As the tradition of dogsledding continued to disappear, long-distance races were established to keep it alive. • The first Iditarod was held in 1973. Thirty-four mushers, all from Alaska, were at the starting line, and 22 of these completed the race. The winner was Dick Wilmarth, an Alaskan miner and trapper who won with a time of 20 days, 0 hours, 49 minutes, and 41 seconds, and claimed prize money of $12,000. It took the last-place finisher over 32 days to cross the finish line. turn the page for more!
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IDITAROD (continued): • The race begins with a ceremonial start in downtown Anchorage and winds through several miles of city streets and trails before heading out to the foothills to the east to the official starting point. The time for the ceremonial opening does not count toward the musher’s official race time. • The exact distance of the Iditarod race varies from year to year. The trail alternates between a northern route (run on even-numbered years) and a southern route (run on odd-numbered years). Prior to 1977, there was just a northern route, but the southern route was added to financially benefit the smaller villages in that area. Although the northern route is officially 975 miles (1,569 km) and the southern route is 998 miles (1,606 km), snow, ice, and other terrain issues can impact the length of the course. In 2015, oddly enough, the race had to be re-routed due to a lack of snow. • There are 26 checkpoints on the northern route and 27 on the southern route. All mushers must sign in at each one. Prior to the race, mushers have prepared “drop bags” of supplies that are flown ahead to checkpoints. That way when the musher arrives, there is food, dog food, extra dog booties, spare headlamps, batteries, sled repair parts, and tools. Rest is not mandatory at each checkpoint, however, there are three mandatory rests throughout the course, including one 24-hour layover and two 8-hour layovers. • Only northern dog breeds, such as Siberian huskies and Alaskan Malamutes, are permitted to race. This became an official rule in the early 1990s after one competitor used European standard poodles that had to be left behind at checkpoints with frozen feet and hair-matting problems.
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Online at www.lovemytidbits.com IDITAROD (continued): • Teams of 21 dogs are allowed, with the average team consisting of 16. At least six dogs must be on the towline at the finish line. • The typical sled dog weighs between 45 and 60 lbs. (20 and 27 kg). It needs about 12,000 calories daily to maintain performance. Along the trail, dogs are fed frozen chunks of meat or fish. At the checkpoints, they receive a warm meal along with vitamin supplements. • It’s a rule of the race that all dogs wear booties, and each competitor must have at least eight extra per dog. The booties aren’t so much to keep the dogs’ feet warm, but rather to protect their foot pads from the ice and rocky terrain along the trail. In addition, all dogs must have collar tags and be implanted with microchips about the size of a grain of rice. • The first place finishing time of about 20 days has been shaved down to less than 10 days. Last place finishing has been reduced from 1973’s 32 days to about 13 days. • There is a special award for those mushers who finish last. It’s called the Red Lantern, and it has its roots in the early days of mail delivery by dog drivers. Along the route were a chain of roadhouses between the villages. A kerosene lamp was lit and hung outside to help the driver find the stop, as well as signifying that a team was out on the trail. When the last driver safely reached his destination, the lamp was extinguished. The tradition continues by bestowing the lantern to the last Iditarod finisher, indicating that all teams are safely back.
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MISSION SWALLOWS Each year on March 19, the “Miracle of the Swallows” takes place at the San Juan Capistrano Mission in California’s Orange County. This week, Tidbits explores this fascinating phenomenon. • The San Juan Capistrano Mission was founded in 1776 by Father Junipero Serra, a Spanish Franciscan priest, as a means of expanding the territorial boundaries of Spain, and to spread Christianity to the Native Americans of California. By 1806, the mission was a shelter to more than 1,000 people, 10,000 head of cattle, and the Great Stone Church, the largest and most ornate structure of all of California’s nine missions. Situated near two rivers, the location provided plenty of insects for birds and the perfect place for swallows to build their mud nests each Spring. • The Mission began to decline in 1812, following an earthquake and the Spanish government’s inability to keep it supplied with goods. The Great Stone Church was in need of preservation, and during the work, the swallows’ nests were removed. However, the birds merely diverted to other areas of San Juan Capistrano. • The migratory American cliff swallows average just 5.1 in. (13 cm) in length, yet make the 6,000-mile (10,000-km) flight from their winter home in Goya, Argentina, in just 30 days. The tiny birds depart Argentina on February 18, and arrive in California on March 19, St. Joseph’s Day. This feast day was dedicated to Joseph, husband of the Virgin Mary, in the 10th century, and falling in the midst of the Lenten season, it is a day of abstinence from meat. The swallows’ journey involves 15 hours of flight daily, from dawn until sunset, at a speed of about 18 mph (30 km/h).They fly at altitudes of more than 6,600 feet (2,012 m) in order to take advantage of favorable tail winds, while avoiding predators at the same time. FOR STARTING AS LITTLE AS $79.00 A MONTH (WITH APPROVED BANK FINANCING) WE CAN INSTALL AN AMERICAN STANDARD 3 TON 14 SEER HI EFFICIENCY HEAT PUMP WITH A NEW BROAN 15 KW ELECTRIC FURNACE IN YOUR MANUFACTURED HOME!
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MISSION SWALLOWS (continued): • The California community organized a festival around the swallows’ faithful return, ringing the Mission bells as soon as the birds were sighted. San Juan Capistrano even passed a city ordinance prohibiting the destruction of any nests. • In recent years, with the rapid urbanization of southern California, the swallows have chosen other sites in the area for their nests, such as overpasses and the underside of bridges. Restoration work at the Mission destroyed old nests, which the birds had always made use of to start new nests. After 200 years at the Mission, thousands of swallows have made a new home in the eaves of Vellano Country Club’s clubhouse, 50 miles north of the Mission’s ruins. • An expert ornithologist is working on an ecological plan, using recordings of mating calls, in an attempt to draw the swallows back to the Mission. Speakers situated behind statues play the courtship calls, hoping to lure them to the church. • Every year, on the morning of October 23rd, the Day of San Juan, the swallows circle the community and begin their journey to Goya, where they will arrive about November 24th, greeted by a local series of festivals there. Their preferred nesting spot in Goya is San Martin Square, where a monument to the swallows has been constructed. • The musical group, The Ink Spots, had a hit on the charts in 1940, with the song “When the Swallows Come Back to Capistrano.” After reaching #4 on the charts, it was later recorded by several others, including Glenn Miller, Guy Lombardo, and Pat Boone. According to the lyrics, “that’s the day I pray that you’ll come back to me!”
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By Keith Roach, M. D, Back Surgery Comes With No Guarantees DEAR DR. ROACH: An MRI showed that I have severe stenosis of my C6 vertebrae. I have pins-and-needles sensations that often go down my right arm and in the neck area of my left shoulder. I saw an orthopedic surgeon, who stated that he could “cure” my stenosis with a laminectomy surgery. Based on his recommendation, I have completed a six-day pack of prednisone and four weeks of physical therapy, with little diminishment of my symptoms. I am now taking Celebrex daily. I have spent hours going through the various medical journals online, but could not locate any journal article that summarizes the prognosis of this surgery. Do you know of any research that discusses the post-surgery results, including the degree to which symptoms are reduced and what percent of patients require further surgical interventions? It would be informative to know if there are any other options if PT has provided little benefit. -- J.N.U. ANSWER: As physicians, we like to practice evidence-based medicine, but the sad fact is that evidence to help guide us often is lacking, so we are left with our own education, training and clinical experience to make those decisions. In this situation, we have a few studies to help us. The most-cited one, an analysis of two randomized, controlled trials, showed a faster improvement from surgery, but no difference in symptoms one or three years after surgery in the operation group, compared with the medication and physical therapy group. Several more-recent observational trials have shown significant improvement in pain and movement after surgery. The real problem is that a population doesn’t go to see a doctor about neck pain -- an individual does, and studies that examine population outcomes can’t give precise information about outcomes. Further, these studies don’t even apply to some people. For example, progressive weakness is a clear indication for surgery, and people with that complaint wouldn’t be considered for the trials. You still require an experienced surgeon to give you the best information he or she can about your condition. It stands to reason that the more severe the pain and restrictions on activity, the more likely surgery is to help. Back surgery really should be contemplated only by people with moderate to severe symptoms, and those who recognize that, despite the best care, sometimes surgery does not help and, rarely, can make things worse. *** DEAR DR. ROACH: I have heard of a number of different things to help acid reflux. Does raising the head of your bed fit into that category, and if so, by how much? -- T.E.D. ANSWER: Yes, raising the head of the bed can reduce symptoms of acid reflux. The traditional method is a brick or two under the head of the bed, but a wedge-shaped pillow works too. Using lots of regular pillows usually does not. When we sleep, any acid that gets passed backward (refluxed) from the stomach into the esophagus stays there for a long time, since neither gravity nor the swallow reflex helps it down. With the head elevated, there is some gravity acting against reflux and getting it back into the stomach. *** Dr. Roach regrets that he is unable to answer individual letters, but will incorporate them in the column whenever possible. Readers may email questions to ToYourGoodHealth@med.cornell. edu. To view and order health pamphlets, visit www.rbmamall.com, or write to Good Health, 628 Virginia Drive, Orlando, FL 32803. (c) 2017 North America Synd., Inc. All Rights Reserved
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* On March 17, 461 A.D., Saint Patrick -- Christian missionary, bishop and apostle of Ireland -- dies in Ireland. Much of what is known about his legendary life comes from the “Confessio,” a book he wrote during his final years. The first St. Patrick’s Day parade was held not in Ireland, but in New York City in 1762. * On March 18, 1852, businessmen Henry Wells and William Fargo join with other New York investors to create Wells, Fargo and Company to serve and profit from the economic boom in California. The discovery of gold at Sutter’s Mill in 1849 spurred a huge demand for shipping.
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* On March 13, 1781, astronomer William Hershel discovers Uranus, the first new planet to be found by use of a telescope. In 1986, the spacecraft Voyager 2 visited Uranus, discovering 10 additional moons to the five already known. * On March 14, 1879, Albert Einstein is born in Germany. Einstein’s theories of relativity drastically altered man’s view of the universe, and his work in particle and energy theory ultimately helped make the atomic bomb.
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* On March 19, 1916, eight Curtiss “Jenny” planes of the First Aero Squadron take off from Columbus, New Mexico, in the first combat air mission in U.S. history. The squadron flew in support of U.S. troops who invaded Mexico to capture Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa. * On March 16, 1926, in Massachusetts, American Robert H. Goddard successfully launches the world’s first liquid-fueled rocket. The 10-foot rocket traveled for 2.5 seconds at a speed of about 60 mph. * On March 15, 1972, “The Godfather” -- a three-hour epic chronicling the lives of an Italian-American crime family led by the powerful Vito Corleone (Marlon Brando) -is released in theaters. “The Godfather” was adapted from the best-selling novel by Mario Puzo. (c) 2017 King Features Synd., Inc.
1. Who are the only three major-league third basemen to have a season in which they hit 40-plus home runs and led the A.L. in runs scored? 2. Two major-league players are tied for the most Gold Gloves for an outfielder (12). Name them. 3. Tampa Bay’s Jameis Winston tied a record in 2015 for most touchdown passes by a rookie in a game (five). Who else did it? 4. Name the last ACC men’s basketball team before Boston College in 2015-16 to go winless in conference play for a season. 5. How many times have the Florida Panthers registered at least 100 points in the standings for an NHL season? 6. Who was the first African-American woman to win an Olympic gold medal in swimming? 7. When was the last time before 2016 that the U.S. team swept the first session of golf’s Ryder Cup?
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NOPE I have a friend who runs a high-end retail business. Every day, one of the things she does is check the rungs inside of the clothes racks. Occasionally, she will find an article of clothing stashed behind, say, a rack of dress shirts. The next time the sneaky person goes to check on the item, there’s a post-it note with the word “NOPE” in its place. Major League Baseball is sneaky, too. It’s the only game where you’re allowed to steal -- the other manager’s signals, the catcher’s signals ... an actual base or two -- not to mention all of the even sneakier stuff some guys try to pull. Vaseline under the cap, nail files in their back pocket, spit and rosin, to name a few. But nothing is more egregious than when baseball tries to sneak in a new rule. Home-field advantage being decided by the winner of the All-Star Game? Stupid, when it’s a game based upon mutual participation and can theoretically end in a tie. The new one-game play-in playoff games? The worst. The designated hitter -- good idea in theory, kind of worked out for guys like David Ortiz, Reggie Jackson, Jim Thome and Edgar Martinez, but really hasn’t made watching games any more enjoyable. The most exciting plays in baseball are the defensive ones anyway. But now they’ve come up with a real doozy. The proposed rule change would affect extra-inning ballgames. The proposed idea is start an extra-inning game with a runner on second base, in scoring position. Now just think about how idiotic that rule would be for a second. The Sabremetric guys will tell you that with no outs and a man on second, a team has a very good probability of scoring a run. With nobody on base, your chance of scoring drops to about 40 percent. That’s a pretty big swing ... except it isn’t a swing at all. The player never earned the right to be on the field. So the manager picks a player, more than likely his preferred base-burning pinch runner. Does he get a hit for that? A walk? No. That’s not fair to the pitcher. Does it affect his on-base percentage? It would have to ... how would you account for the run? And why should the pitcher be given such a handicap? If that guy scores, is it an unearned run? Hey, why not just have ghost runners? And get this: The smart people at Forbes just did the math and figured out it would shorten only about 6 percent of extra-inning games. The Major Leagues should have stopped when they got it right: banning the spitball and the infield fly rule (the game’s only flaw). If you want to shorten games, you make the batter stay in the batter’s box, period. You’re up there to hit. If the pitcher takes too long to throw, you give him two warnings, and the third time he stalls you boot him from the game. But trying to ruin the game with that sneaky little second-base runner rule? Nope. Mark Vasto is a veteran sportswriter who lives in New Jersey. (c) 2017 King Features Synd., Inc.
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If you feel the urge, build on the basic recipe by adding any of the ingredients listed below and/or whatever else you can think of. 1/4 cup vinaigrette of choice 1 large loaf (12 ounces) Italian bread 4 ounces thinly sliced hot and/or sweet capocollo, prosciutto, soppressata and/or salami 4 ounces mozzarella cheese, preferably fresh, thinly sliced Shredded romaine lettuce or arugula, peperoncini, basil leaves, roasted red peppers, very thinly sliced red onions, pesto, olivada and/or sliced ripe tomatoes 1. Prepare vinaigrette. Cut bread horizontally in half. Remove enough soft center from each half to make room for filling. (Reserve soft bread for another use.) 2. Brush vinaigrette evenly over cut sides of bread. Layer meats and cheese on bottom half of bread. Top with additional ingredients of your choice. Replace top half of bread. If not serving right away, wrap sandwich in foil and refrigerate up to 4 hours. Cut into 4 pieces. * Each serving: About 430 calories, 23g total fat (7g saturated), 20g protein, 36g carbohydrate, 48mg cholesterol, 1,226mg sodium. For thousands of triple-tested recipes, visit our website at www.goodhousekeeping.com/ recipes/.
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Rude Surgeon Should Raise Red Flags Surgeons who are rude or disrespectful can result in patients having postoperative complications, a recent study in the JAMA Surgery journal concluded. The two-year study was a big one, involving 32,125 patients. Researchers examined the records of all those patients, looking for patterns of medical complications within 30 days of surgery. They correlated Patient Advocacy Reporting data from patients and family members who had complained about rude behavior with the data from patients who experienced surgical complication, medical complications or readmission. The end result: Nearly 14 percent of those patients had complications such as surgical-site infections, pulmonary or renal conditions, stroke, urinary tract infections and more. Each complaint in the preceding two years increased the chances of a patient experiencing complications. The problem extends to more than the doctor being brusque or rude to a patient. If a doctor acts that way toward a nurse, anesthesiologist or any member of the medical staff, that person might be hesitant to speak up if something seems suspect during the surgery. Of course, malpractice is a big worry for doctors and hospitals. Part of this study was to point out to high-risk doctors just how their interpersonal behaviors, with patients as well as medical staff, can cause negative physical outcomes that can lead to those lawsuits. So, what can you do as a patient? It’s tempting to read comments that patients leave in doctor-rating websites. Know, however, that the worst doctors can get glowing online reports, real or not. Your best bet is to schedule a consultation with your potential surgeon. Ask a lot of questions. A good doctor should be glad to have an informed patient and will happily tell you what you want to know without belittling you or being rude. (c) 2017 King Features Synd., Inc.
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