Tidbits of Gallia, Jackson, Vinton, Meigs & Mason Counties V5 Issue 24

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What’s the mascot for your favorite sports team?

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Tidbits® of Gallia, Jackson, Vinton, Meigs & Mason Counties MASCOTS (continued): • The San Diego Chicken made his debut in 1974, but not at a Padres game. The chicken first made appearances at the San Diego Zoo, concerts, and other sporting events before first 1. GEOGRAPHY: What is the capital of performing at the Padres stadium in 1977.

Honduras?

A 20-year-old college student named Ted 2. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: Which one of Giannoulas first donned the suit at the Zoo for Christopher Columbus’ three ships was wrecked $2 an hour, and is still playing the part. This in the New World and didn’t return to Spain? fowl character doesn’t limit his appearances 3. EXPLORERS: What was Christopher to Padres games, but works independently Columbus’ nationality? around the world, having made more than 4. MOVIES: What was the name of the character 17,000 appearances, with 8,500 of them at played by John Travolta in “Pulp Fiction”? sporting events in 917 different arenas in all 5. GAMES: What is the best hand in poker?

50 states, four continents, and eight countries.

6. ANATOMY: What is the most common blood Giannoulas has worn out more than 100 type in humans? chicken suits.

7. LANGUAGE: What characteristic makes the word “facetious” interesting?

• The Philadelphia Phillies introduced the Phillie 8. LITERATURE: In which of Shakespeare’s Phanatic in 1978, a furry green creature plays does the ghost of Banquo appear? designed by puppeteers who had done work 9. RELIGION: What are the seven virtues as for Jim Henson. The Phanatic can be seen on defined in early Christianity? the roof of the Phillies dugout at the seven10. MUSIC: What instrument does the musician and-a-half inning stretch, performing The James Galway play?

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You never forget your first pet. I only regret that I didn’t get to keep pets when I was younger, but I’m making up for it now thanks to that little black-and-white cat. -Kathy in Des Moines, Iowa DEAR KATHY: Pets really can change our lives for the better, can’t they? Your story is apropos, considering that June is Adopt a Cat Month. Readers, if you’ve been thinking about adding a new member to your family, consider visiting your local shelter or learning more about what it takes to adopt a cat, with tips and information, at www.petfinder.com/cats.

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MASCOTS (continued): • NFL’s Tennessee Titans chose their state animal as the mascot of their team. T-Rac is a raccoon who dresses in Titan garb and has frequently zip-lined into Nashville’s Nissan Stadium to cheer on the team.

• Four NFL teams have no mascot – the New York Giants, the New York Jets, Oakland Raiders, and the Green Packers, although thousands of Packers fans don cheeseheads for their team’s games. The most recent team to add a mascot was the St. Louis Rams, who added Rampage in 2010. Rampage will be on the move back to Los Angeles for the 2016 season.

• Three Major League Baseball teams also have no mascot – the Angels, the Dodgers, and the Yankees.

• Detroit Red Wings hockey fans have been throwing octopuses onto the ice since 1952, when two brothers who owned a fish market did it for the first time. The eight tentacles of this cephalopod represent the eight wins it took to win the Stanley Cup at that time. (It now takes 16 wins.) When the Wings scored a perfect eight, the octopus became the official mascot, named Al after their arena building operations manager Al Sobotka. Al has been updated a few times, including the removal of a tooth so that he had a “hockey player” look, as well as the addition of a Red Wings jersey to his body. And what is Al’s jersey number?

Why, 8, of course!

• Bailey the Lion is the mascot of hockey’s Los Angeles Kings, named in honor of the team’s Director of Pro Scouting, Ace Bailey, who was killed in the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

Prior to Bailey’s reign, the Kings had a snow leopard named Kingston. Bailey wears the No. 72 jersey, not as a tribute to any Kings player, but because that’s the average annual temperature in Los Angeles.

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MASCOTS (continued): Each time the Olympics are held, the mascot symbolizes the host city. In 1968, Grenoble, France was the first city to have a mascot for the Winter Olympics, a little man on skis named Schuss. The 1972 Munich Olympics featured a dachshund named Waldi, and the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games introduced a bald eagle named Sam. The first Olympic mascot couple appeared at Calgary’s 1988 Winter Games. Hidy and Howdy were polar bears chosen after a contest sponsored by the Calgary Zoo brought in 7,000 entries. Most recently, the Sochi, Russia Olympics featured three mascots, a hare, a polar bear, and a leopard, symbolic of the three places on the Olympic podium.

Although mascots contribute to entertainment, enthusiasm, and team spirit, they are also the source of multi-million dollar income for a team in sales of souvenirs and team-related merchandise.

Exceptional mascots are inducted into the Mascot Hall of Fame, created in 2005 by the original Phillie Phanatic. Originally an online-only organization, the city of Whiting, Indiana, agreed to construct a permanent Mascot Hall of Fame on the shores of Lake Michigan. Only mascots in place for at least 10 years are eligible for induction. Inductees include Mr. Met, Rocky of the Denver Nuggets, the Phoenix Suns Gorilla, Jazz Bear of the Utah Jazz, the San Diego Chicken, and, of course, the Phillie Phanatic.

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• Ferrets are carnivorous mammals in the same family as otters, badgers, weasels, minks, and wolverines. Their name comes from the Latin word furittus, meaning “little thief,” which is indicative of their habit of hiding small items.

• A male ferret can reach of length of 18 inches (46 cm), and weighs between 2 and 5 lbs. (0.9 and 2.3 kg), While the female might grow to a length of 16 inches (40 cm), she only weighs half as much as the male. A baby ferret, called a kit, is so tiny that it can fit in a teaspoon.

Ferret owners can expect their pet to live between six and eight years.

• Ferrets have been domesticated for over 2,000 years, and were pets in the Middle Ages. In fact, a portrait by Leonardo da Vinci features the subject, Cecelia Gallerani, holding a ferret. Queen Victoria of England raised albino ferrets and frequently handed them out as gifts to visitors.

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• Sadly, ferrets are not all fun and games. They have been known to attack infants when left unattended, even killing a 10-week-old baby.

A 10-day-old baby was attacked as her mother napped, and fortunately was saved by the family dog who bounded to the rescue. A pet ferret chewed off the fingers of a four-monthold baby sitting alone in a rocker. These small mammals have an amazing 34 teeth in their tiny mouths! They are excellent mousers, killing rodents by biting the base of the neck at the junction of the skull and spine.

• Pet ferrets are completely dependent on people for life. Their diet must contain meat or they will die. Left on its own, a ferret will die starvation within four days. It also cannot tolerate freezing weather and will die within 24 hours.

• Do you know the ferret lingo? A male is called a Hob, while the female is referred to as a Jill.

Spayed females are known as Sprites, and neutered males are called Gibs. A group of ferrets is called a “business.”

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There are some very unusual mascots at some of the colleges and universities around the continent. Here are just a few.

• Scottsdale, Arizona Community College’s athletic teams have a rather unique team name, the Fighting Artichokes. The college, which opened in 1970, was without a mascot for its first two years. There was a little animosity between the administration and the student body over distribution of scholarship money. Consequently, students put three suggestions on the ballot for the team – the Scoundrels, the Rutabagas, and the Artichokes. Put to a vote, the Artichokes won out.

• Another team with an edible mascot name is the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, located in Winston-Salem. The Fighting Pickles was the name selected by the student body in 2010, and in 2012, it was named the “Cheesiest College Mascot.”

• Mary Baldwin College in Staunton, Virginia proudly calls their team the Fighting Squirrels. The school was established in 1842 as the Augusta Female Seminary, and was a very state-of-the-art school during the Civil War Years. Mary Julia Baldwin was one of the Seminary’s first students, and became its principal in 1863, where she remained for the next 34 years. The school was renamed in her honor, and because the squirrel was the central figure in her family crest, it became the school’s mascot.

• Eighteen different varsity teams at Texas Christian University are known as the Horned Frogs. In 1897, the year the team was named, the school was known as AddRan Christian University. The name came about because of “the abundance of those creatures around campus.” The name was changed to TCU in 1902, but the mascot remained the same.

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During home games, opposing teams must pass by Mike’s cage-on-wheels, which is always situated by the locker room.

• University of California at Irvine is home to the Anteaters, who received their name in 1965. Two of the school’s water polo players were great fans of the Johnny Hart comic strip “B.C.”, which made its newspaper debut in 1958. The prehistoric cartoon featured an anteater who snatched up ants with a “Zot!” sound. Today, “Zot!” is the university’s war-cry at college sporting events, and their mascot is named Peter the Anteater.

• In 1953, Ohio’s University of Akron chose Zippy the kangaroo as their school mascot.

The name wasn’t chosen because the animal zips around, but as an abbreviated form of “Zippers,” used to refer to a pair of rubber overshoes manufactured by the city’s BF Goodrich Company. Although the team has been known as the Zips since 1925, Zippy didn’t come along until 28 years later.

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By Keith Roach, M. D, Is Knee Replacement Surgery the Only Option DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a female in my 60s, and for the past couple of months I have been having some discomfort and swelling in my right knee. I am slightly overweight and have osteoarthritis. I have no pain when walking, but when leaning over, I get a tight pain in the front of the leg, below the knee. I saw my orthopedic doctor, who told me that the cartilage is worn away, and said that I would need a knee replacement. I was given a cortisone shot, which helped the pain.

Would losing weight help me avoid surgery? I take an anti-inflammatory and rubbed Bengay on the knee, which helped. I went for another opinion from a second orthopedic surgeon, had more X-rays taken and was given the same diagnosis. Is there anything more I can do to avoid having a knee replacement soon?

-- C.W.

ANSWER: Osteoarthritis of the knee can cause permanent loss of the cartilage. Once the cartilage is gone, the knee replacement is by far the best option to reduce pain and improve function. However, there are some things you can do to delay the need for surgery, as well as to feel better. Losing weight is important, if you are carrying more than you should. Your body weight is multiplied when you are going up and down stairs, so losing even a few pounds means much less pressure inside the knee.

Anti-inflammatories and Tylenol reduce pain but don’t affect the progression of disease. Bengay, topical anti-inflammatories and capsaicin creams help some people. Steroid injections are a good option for some: Hyaluronic acid shots, such as Synvisc, help many as well. Exercise, however, definitely improves both pain and function. Walking a little bit farther each day means being able to walk still more without pain.

A joint-replacement surgery shouldn’t be undertaken lightly. Not everybody has a good outcome, and an infection in an artificial joint can be devastating. However, it has been my experience that most people who have gotten a joint replacement wish they had done so sooner, so don’t suffer for too long if these treatments aren’t helping.

The arthritis booklet discusses osteoarthritis, along with rheumatoid arthritis and lupus. Readers can order a copy by writing: Dr. Roach -- No. 301W, 628 Virginia Drive, Orlando, FL 32803.

Enclose a check or money order (no cash) for $4.75 U.S./$6 Canada with the recipient’s printed name and address. Please allow four weeks for delivery. *** DEAR DR. ROACH: What do you know about Himalayan salt? Is it harmful to take every day? I am told that it can help lower blood pressure, because it has minerals and trace elements. -- M.S. ANSWER: Himalayan salt, though it has a pretty pink color and trace minerals, is still almost all table salt -- sodium chloride -- and salt raises blood pressure for most people. Keeping sodium intake down is likely to reduce risk of heart disease and stroke. Generally, people with a healthy diet get all the trace minerals they need. Most studies on multivitamin and mineral supplements have shown no benefit. *** 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) 2016 North America Synd., Inc. All Rights Reserved

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For Advertising Call (740) 446-4543 Don’t Go to Rio Like all great stories, here’s one that starts with a girl and ends with a heart attack. And, like many misapplied missives, let’s try and apply it to the upcoming Olympic Games at Rio De Janeiro, Brazil.

The year is 1996, and the place is Atlanta’s Centennial Olympic Park, the “commons area” for that year’s games. Located just outside the Athletes Village at Georgia Tech and the dorms at Georgia State, and forced into a small, once-barren urban parcel between the Georgia Dome and CNN headquarters, Olympic Park was a place to grab a beer at the spacious Anheuser-Busch tent, listen to a slate of live bands and queue up for a taxi ride home or shuttle to your car. This was where I spent much of my time, working for a large tech company inside the Athletes Village.

It was a magical Olympics: Ali lit the torch.

Kerri Strug landed a vault on a broken leg.

The Dream Team was regulating. And on July 27, after a shift, I decided to celebrate at the Olympic Park and listen to a few bands. At that point, I ran into a girl from days gone by, and consumed with nostalgia, we decided to leave the park to visit with one another. After all, the next band was “Jack Mack and the Heart Attack,” and who the heck were they?

I had just seen Run DMC play the Olympic Athletes Laundromat and spent the afternoon chilling with Ziggy Marley underneath a tree ... I was good.

I also was lucky. Twenty minutes later, a bomb went off in the park, killing two people and injuring more than 100. Had we stayed, we would have been within 50 yards of the blast, and almost certainly taken a nail or two from the insidious bomb. I went back to work the next day and joined the chorus of volunteers and amateurs who wanted to see the games go on.

That was then; this is now.

It may come as a surprise to you to learn that the mosquito is the most deadly animal on the planet. Each year, the little female of the species bites, drinks from and in so doing infects, millions of people and animals around the world, killing more than even we humans do.

This year’s Olympics are to be held in Brazil. They are not ready, nor are they prepared to deal with the ramifications of the Zika virus, a virus we are just beginning to understand, a virus that deforms babies and can be transmitted sexually.

That last part has me the most worried: Athletes are proud of their bodies. They actually made the hookup app Tinder a household name due to its handiness in the last Athletes Village.

The World Health Organization is calling for a delay. Rio is in disarray. We should heed its advice. This is how outbreaks occur, and for what? We can still play the Games, but we can’t be stupid. Zika is for real, and figuring out how to handle this threat is as serious as any Jack Mack and the Heart Attack.

Mark Vasto is a veteran sportswriter who lives in New Jersey. (c) 2016 King Features Synd., Inc.

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Sunscreen Protection Can be Guessing Game A blistering hot day that came out of nowhere was a good reminder about stocking up on sunscreen for summer. Right on time, Consumer Reports has released information in their July 2016 issue indicating that we need to beware: The SPF (sun protection factor) on the label might not be what we actually get when we use the sunscreen.

Consumer Reports tested 60 sunscreens -stick, lotion and spray -- that were supposed to be rated at SPF 30 or higher. Unfortunately, 43 percent of them turned out not to have what was on the label. A few even tested at less than 15, half of what was promised. This problem isn’t only for this year; Consumer Reports has found the same results over the past four years.

A big concern, especially if you keep sunscreen to slather on grandchildren, is that the manufacturers don’t even have to submit their product to the Food and Drug Administration for analysis, and they don’t have to test the products unless there’s a reformulation.

No matter which sunscreen we use, we have to take some responsibility to use it correctly. Put it on 15 to 30 minutes before going outside. Use enough. Reapply every two hours, or after getting wet. Use sunscreen even on a cloudy day. Wear a hat and sunglasses. Don’t stay out too long, even with sunscreen.

To read the whole article, ask your local library if you can access monthly magazines via a digital download feature. Many libraries now have this, and you can even look at magazines right from your home computer.

Most subscriptions, however, seem to run a month behind what you’ll find on the newsstands. (c) 2016 King Features Synd., Inc.

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The answer depends on the age of the veteran. Older unemployed veterans are on par with civilians, but the younger ones, aged 18-24, have more hurdles to jump, at least for a short period after leaving the service. RAND points out that the media lumps everyone into a group and doesn’t account for demographics.

Are tax credits for hiring veterans useful and costeffective?

Bottom line: Yes. The credits cost $610 million but increased veterans’ income by $1 billion. It helps that the credit-eligibility rules have changed. It used to be limited to disabled veterans who had to leave the military because of service-related disabilities, but credits now can be used for any disabled veteran who was recently discharged or unemployed for more than six months.

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* On June 25, 1876, near Montana’s Little Bighorn River, Indians led by Sioux chiefs Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull wipe out Lt. Col. George Custer and much of his 7th Cavalry.

Within an hour, Custer and all 215 of his soldiers were dead. Although the Sioux and Cheyenne fought to maintain their traditional ways, within five years almost all would be confined to reservations.

More questions in the study include: How widespread and costly are mental-health problems among service members and veterans? And is suicide a crisis in the military?

To read the whole report, “10 Frequently Asked Questions About Veterans’ Transitions,” go online to www.rand.org. (c) 2016 King Features Synd., Inc.

* On June 22, 1906, writer and pilot Anne Morrow Lindbergh (wife of aviator Charles Lindbergh) is born in New Jersey. She later published several books about her experiences, including “North to the Orient” (1935). * On June 26, 1948, the Berlin Airlift begins as U.S. and British aircraft deliver food and supplies after the city is isolated by a Soviet blockade. By July 15, an average 2,500 tons of supplies were being flown in each day, with planes landing every 4 minutes. * On June 21, 1956, playwright Arthur Miller defies the House Committee on Un-American Activities and refuses to name suspected communists. Miller’s defiance of McCarthyism won him a conviction for contempt of court. * On June 20, 1963, the United States and the Soviet Union agree to establish a “hot line” communication system, a step toward reducing tensions between the two countries following the Cuban Missile Crisis.

Answers 1. San Diego’s Tony Gwynn hit .394 in 1994.

2. Cecil Fielder and Prince Fielder.

3. Six -- one with Baltimore (‘68 season) and five with Miami (1971, ‘72, ‘73, ‘82 and ‘84).

4. It was 1993.

5. Eight -- four as a player (1954, ‘61, ‘62, ‘64) and four as coach of the New York Islanders (1980-83).

6. He was 47 when he won his fourth Indy 500 in 1987.

7. He won six French Opens and five Wimbledons.

Answers 1. Tegucigalpa 2. Santa Maria 3. Italian 4. Vincent Vega 5. Royal flush 6. Type O positive 7. It contains all five vowels in the correct order.

8. “Macbeth” 9. Faith, hope, charity, courage, prudence, justice and temperance 10. Flute

* On June 23, 1987, Tiffany launches a career-making tour with a live performance in a mall in New Jersey. The 16-year-old singer’s debut album gathered dust until she began her tour of shopping malls, turning the album into a smash hit.

ANSWERS: 1) Neither 2) 1 Timothy 3) Thyatira 4) Cana 5) Jonathan 6) Bethany

* On June 24, 1997, the Walt Disney Corp. orders the recall 100,000 already shipped copies of an album by Insane Clown Posse -- on the day of its planned release. The Southern Baptist Convention had threatened to boycott Disney over the rap duo’s lyrics. (c) 2016 King Features Synd., Inc.