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• In 1989, actress Kim Basinger bought herself a town, Braselton, Georgia for $20 million with plans to develop it. A few years later, after accepting a film role for “Boxing Helena,” she backed out of the movie. The studio promptly sued Basinger for $7 million. Shortly after paying the damages, she filed for bankruptcy and abandoned Braselton.

• Singer-songwriter Willie Nelson made headlines back in 1990 when the IRS seized his bank accounts and real estate holdings as security for the $16.7 million he owed in unpaid taxes.

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GOING BROKE! (continued): • Unpaid taxes do have a way of catching up with you. Just ask actor Nicolas Cage, who owed the IRS $13 million by the end of 2009. Cage wasn’t too wise with his $150 million fortune, purchasing an $8 million castle in England, where he never slept one single night, another castle in Bavaria, two New Orleans mansions, a $17 million home in Bel Air, and a $10 million Malibu beach house. A $7 million 40-acre private island near the Bahamas was followed up with a $30 million private jet to visit all his homes.

Nine Rolls Royces were parked in his garage next to his Lamborghini and Ferrari, and 30 motorcycles. When Cage got in trouble, he began unloading his real estate, along with his cherished Action Comics collection that brought in a record $2.16 million. Lucky for Cage, he is still considered a Hollywood star who continues to land big roles, although most of his salaries go straight to his creditors.

• Formerly a duchess married to Britain’s Prince Andrew, Sarah Ferguson ran up $8 million in debt from the time of her 1996 divorce until 2011. Ex-husband Andrew saved the day by loaning her money, and her creditors also agreed to take a smaller percentage of what was owed to them. The $10 million contract she signed as a Weight Watchers spokesperson may have helped out, too!

• Musician MC Hammer found out that an overly-lavish lifestyle can backfire. In the early 1990s, Hammer had a net worth of more than $33 million. Within five years, he had accrued $14 million in debt and filed for bankruptcy. How did that happen? Hammer maintained a 200-person crew that cost him about half a million every month. He lived in a $30 million house with a 17-car garage, a bowling alley, and baseball diamond. He owned two private helicopters, luxury cars, airplanes, and a record company.

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GOING BROKE! (continued): • During his heyday, professional boxer Mike Tyson was bringing down $30 million for a single fight! His career earnings were somewhere between $300 million and $400 million. In 2004, he was $38 million in debt, with $17 million of that owed in back taxes.

He owed $750,000 to seven different law firms, and another $300,000 for limo services.

Although he blamed dishonest financial advisors, his spending habits included mansions, over 100 luxury cars, extravagant jewelry, a $2 million bathtub, a $410,000 birthday party, and pet Bengal tigers, which cost about $1,500 a day to feed.

• How did NFL legend Terrell Owens burn through his $80 million career earnings?

Part of it can be attributed to the more than $50,000 per month in child support payments he makes to four different women, three of whom have filed lawsuits against him. He also cites unscrupulous financial advisors, who led him into risky real estate investments.

No matter what the reason, it took Owens less than 10 years to squander an amount that could have supported him comfortably for the remainder of his life.

• Not everyone who’s gone through bankruptcy or financial troubles has been a big earner, nor have they all lived in our lifetime. President Abraham Lincoln declared bankruptcy in his 20s after his general store failed. When the store where Abe worked closed down, he saw an opportunity to open his own store, buying out other stores’ inventories on credit. After going broke, he repaid all his creditors, a feat that took 17 years. At least three other U.S. Presidents have filed bankruptcy – Ulysses Grant, William McKinley, and Thomas Jefferson, whose estate Monticello and its 120 slaves were auctioned off to pay his debt.

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Shortly thereafter, while still recovering, she was shocked to receive a $600 bill for the funeral of her leg. Evidently, she was supposed to pay for the limb’s burial -- and the bill was even broken down into the separate costs for the plot, the minister, the hearse and the gravediggers.

• The name “Alice” means “noble kind”; “Amy” means “beloved”; “Angela” means “messenger of God”; and “Amanda” means “lovable.”

• During the Muslim feast of Al-Adha, a sheep was to be sacrificed on top of a four-story building in Cairo, Egypt. In a fit of terror or anger, the doomed sheep rushed the executioner, who then lost his balance and fell to his death.

• Ever wonder why so many coin banks are shaped like pigs? Here’s the story: In ancient times, a lump of clay was called a “pygg.” A clay bowl formed from this lump would often be used to hold loose change, and it was called a pygg bowl bank. According to legend, at a later point in history, a potter unfamiliar with the term received an order for several of these pygg bowl banks. Instead of the bowls, he made coin banks shaped like pigs; they became such a hit that they’re still around today.

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GOING BROKE (continued): • Mark Twain, author of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn made a series of unwise investments that lost a great deal of money.

The most notable was a typesetting machine, a mechanical innovation that was to change the publishing industry. Twain invested $300,000 (about $8.2 million in today’s money) in the invention, but it was prone to breakdowns, and by the time its flaws were corrected, it had been made obsolete by the brand-new Linotype.

Some poor decisions at the publishing house he owned further depleted his fortune, along with a large part of his wife’s inheritance. An honest friend and financier advised him to file for bankruptcy, then took charge of the remainder of Twain’s money, while Twain continued writing and lecturing. Although he wasn’t under any legal obligation to pay off all his creditors, Twain paid each in full.

• Several successful businessmen found their greatest achievements after their financial difficulties. Prior to founding the Ford Motor Company, Henry Ford had filed bankruptcy after his first internal combustion vehicle, the Quadricycle, failed to generate a profit. He had started the Detroit Automobile Company, but unfortunately, made the mechanics of the automobile his focus, while failing to properly market his creation. At age 40, he started over with $30,000, founding the company that lives on today. Henry Heinz’s first condiment company went bankrupt, but when he started over with his brother and cousin, they introduced tomato ketchup, and today Heinz is a $10 billion company that sells 650 million bottles of ketchup every year. Walt Disney’s first animation company, Laugh-O-Gram Studio, went broke three years before Disney formed the company that exists today. He nearly had to file bankruptcy again in 1937 after he dumped all his money into the making of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Fortunately, the film was a hit, and his finances were secure.

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• The name of Goodyear is significant in New Haven, Connecticut, for more than Charles Goodyear’s inventions. In 1638, his ancestor was a founder of that city, and it was here that Charles was born in 1800. At age 14, he headed to Philadelphia to work as an apprentice in the hardware business, which occupied his next seven years.

• At 21, Goodyear returned to Connecticut to partner with his father in the business of manufacturing ivory and metal buttons and an assortment of agricultural implements.

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• Although living in poverty, Goodyear continued his experiments, adding different chemicals, such as nitric acid, lead oxide, and sulfur, then boiling the mixture. Finally, in 1839, the inventor had his breakthrough, when he discovered that heating natural rubber and sulfur created vulcanized rubber.

• It would seem that the tide had turned for Goodyear, but when he attempted to secure funds for his new venture, his previous financial difficulties made it tough to convince investors. He continued in poverty, pawning his household goods, perfecting his process for five years before he felt confident enough to apply for a patent.

• Even with his patent secured, Goodyear’s life did not turn around, and he was plagued with troubles. Six of his 12 children died in infancy. He was jailed twice for failing to pay debts, and when he died at age 60, he was $200,000 in debt. Fortunately, over the years after his death, royalties accumulated and allowed his family to live comfortably.

Thirty-eight years after his death, Frank Seiberling founded a rubber company, which he named Goodyear Tire & Rubber in tribute to the inventor. Today, it’s a billion-dollar company, the world’s largest rubber business, but the Goodyear family derived no capital from it.

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A: According to “Antique Trader Radio and Check out their excellent Website at antiTelevision Price Guide,” edited by Kyle Husquestoves.net. floen and published by Krause Books, you made *** an excellent buy. Your set was manufactured in Q: I have an “Annie Mansion” in its original 1954 and was of the first color TVs marketed. It box. It was made by Knickerbocker Toys in is considered rare, and Husfloen values the set at 1982, and I assume the set I have is complete. $5,000.

What is the value of it? -- Pat, Sun City, Arizona A: I found your several sets at Amazon.com Q: I have three Rover Boys novels: “Shippriced in the $300 to $500 range. Several weeks wrecked,” “The Struggle for the Stanhope ago, I saw a set in its original box at an antiques Fortune” and “The Search for the Missing mall in Phoenix. It was $90. A week later, it was Bonds.” Are they valuable? -- Henry, Conway, gone.

Arkansas A: It depends on the edition and condition.

Write to Larry Cox in care of KFWS, P.O. Prices generally range from about $3 to $45 and Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475, or send above. A good reference and price guide is All e-mail to questionsforcox@aol.com. Due to the About Collecting Boys’ Series Books by John large volume of mail he receives, Mr. Cox canAxe and published by Hobby House Press. This not personally answer all reader questions, nor book may be a little difficult to find, but it is one do appraisals. Do not send any materials requirof the better references for this field of collecting. ing return mail.

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• The word “tsunami” comes from the Japanese language, translating “harbor wave.” It’s not really one wave, but rather a series of ocean waves, called a wave train, that sends surges of water to the shore. Because tsunamis might resemble a rapidly rising tide, some refer to them as tidal waves, but this is an inaccurate term because tsunamis are not related to, nor generated by, tides.

• Tsunamis are also known as seismic sea waves, because they are most often generated by seismic activity such as earthquakes. Yet this term is also not entirely accurate because other forces can cause the waves, such as landslides, volcanic eruptions, chunks of glaciers breaking off into the ocean, and meteorite impacts.

• The first wave of the series is typically not the strongest wave, and people are often deceived that once it has passed, the worst is over. The successive waves get bigger, stronger, and more destructive as they reach the shore. The time between the waves can last anywhere from a few minutes to about two hours.

• Tsunamis can travel across the sea at speeds up to 500 mph (805 km/hr), nearly as fast as an airplane. They can cross the span of the Pacific Ocean in less than a day. As they hit shallower water near the coast, they may slow down but their height increases. Waves as high as 100 feet (30.5 m) are not uncommon.

The effects are felt long afterward as the tsunami carries tons of salt which poisons the soil and ground water, contributing to hunger and disease.

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• The U.S. state at greatest risk for a tsunami is Hawaii, where one occurs every year, with a damaging tsunami occurring every seven years. The island of Hawaii is formed of five volcanoes, including the world’s largest, Mauna Loa. Four other states are at high risk – Alaska, Washington, Oregon, and California.

The costliest tsunami to hit the western U.S. and Canada was in 1964 following an 8.4 earthquake in Alaska. The 21-foot (6.4-m) waves killed 120 people.

• A quake registering 9.5 occurred 100 miles (161 km) off the coast of Chile in 1960 and within 15 minutes, 80-foot (24-m) waves hit the coast. Fifteen hours later, the tsunami hit Hawaii, and 22 hours after the quake, the waves struck the coast of Japan – 10,000 miles (16,093 km) away from the earthquake’s epicenter.

• One of history’s deadliest disasters occurred in 2004 when a 9.0 earthquake in the Indian Ocean released more energy than all of the earthquakes of the last 25 years combined.

A portion of the ocean’s floor the size of California heaved upward, creating a tsunami that struck 14 countries, resulting in 290,000 dead or missing.

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In January 2014, researchers in the UK found an increased risk of stroke and other vascular disease, including heart attack, in people who’d had shingles before the age of 40. The study could not answer why, but previous research has shown that blood vessels in the brain can be affected by the virus that causes shingles. There may be a role for the antibodies produced by the body as well.

It is clear that people with shingles at an early age should be even more careful about other risk factors for stroke, especially smoking, blood pressure and cholesterol. A previous history of shingles does not guarantee against further episodes, so the vaccine is recommended at age 60 with or without a history of shingles in the past. The recommendation for shingles vaccine may change: The vaccine has a Food and Drug Administration indication for ages 50-59, but is not recommended by the Advisory Committee.

Shingles questions are among the most frequently asked. The booklet on the shingles virus answers many of them. Readers can obtain a copy by writing: Dr. Donohue -- No. 1201W, Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475. 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: My great-niece is 9 years old. She saw her doctor for a bad complexion, and was told that she is stage 3 for puberty. What does this mean, and how many stages are there? -- F.N. ANSWER: Puberty is a process, not an event. It goes on normally for several years. There are five stages of puberty, usually called Tanner stages. There are specific criteria for development that correspond to each stage. Nine years old is on the younger side for Tanner stage 3, but puberty starts at different times for different people, with significant differences that run in families and by ethnic background.

Your great-niece’s complexion issue probably relates to high levels of adrenal hormones, which start increasing even before puberty. Very high levels early in puberty should raise concern for a condition called congenital adrenal hyperplasia, although most cases of acne in early puberty are quite normal. If the gynecologist is worried, some simple blood and urine tests can tell you more.

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How would you like to have a 5000+ percent advantage over everyone else?

Steven Covey in his book, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People tells you how: “The difference between people who exercise initiative and those who don’t is literally the difference between night and day. I’m not talking about a 25 to 50 percent difference in effectiveness; I’m talking about a 5000-plus percent difference, particularly if they are smart, aware, and sensitive to others.”

Over the next six weeks you will see how and why the “people who exercise initiative” have the 5000+ percent advantage. I will use an acrostic of the word ACTION, because it is action that separates the thinkers and dreamers from the risk-takers and doers. Here is a summary of the next six weeks: A: Accepts Responsibility. When you dream and think and plan you risk nothing and accomplish little. You can also get quite comfortable just talking about what you are going to do next week, next month, as soon as it rains, or whenever the time seems right, without ever taking action. When you proceed forward, however, you accept responsibility for your own life; you take your first real step into your future, your own success, your own destiny.

C: Calms Your Fears. When you finally stop planning and start doing you will discover skills and talents you never knew you had, and you will find out that the problems and enemies you anticipated are not as daunting as you thought. Fear creates cowardice; action builds

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T: Tests Your Theories. Before taking action, the ideas you have and the plans you make are only untested theories. When you take that first step forward, your dreams and plans are tested against reality. You will discover quickly which ones succeed and which ones fail.

I: Improves Your Skills. Whether you want to fly an airplane, cook a Thanksgiving dinner, perform heart surgery, or learn something as simple as tying your shoes, there will be a learning curve. The more you practice the better you’ll get.

O: Opens Doors. Once you proceed forward toward your goals you will discover there are three kinds of people: those who stand in your way, those who sit and wave at you as you go by, and those who jump up and help you move forward. It is the third category of people who will open doors for you that you otherwise would not even know existed.

N: Nourishes Your Soul. Laziness and work are both exhausting: laziness exhausts the soul, work exhausts the body. The exhaustion that comes from laziness is disheartening and destructive. The exhaustion that comes from work is restorative and constructive.

Who can get the 5000+ Advantage? You can – just as soon as you take action on your dreams and goals. Steven Covey says you have even a better chance if you are “smart, aware and sensitive to others.” Is that you? Then join me over the next six weeks and together we will Proceed Forward. So, get up from your couch of comfort and step out and step forward.

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* On March 24, 1765, the British Parliament passes the Quartering Act, outlining the locations and conditions in which British soldiers are to find room and board in the American colonies. The New York assembly refused to comply with the law. * On March 28, 1774, upset by the Boston Tea Party and other blatant acts of destruction of British property

by American colonists, the British Parliament enacts the Coercive Acts, which included closing the port of Boston and giving immunity to British officials in criminal prosecution. * On March 26, 1804, President Thomas Jefferson attends a public party at the Senate and leads a crowd in consuming an enormous loaf of bread. The giant bread was baked to go with the remnants of an enormous 1,200-pound block of cheese given by a group of Baptist women two years prior. * On March 25, 1958, Sugar Ray Robinson defeats Carmen Basilio to regain the middleweight championship.

It was the fifth and final title of his career. Robinson is considered by many to be the greatest prizefighter in history. * On March 23, 1962, Pakistan’s governor, Ayub Khan, gives first lady Jacqueline Kennedy a horse named Sardar because of their common interest in horses. In her memoirs, the first lady referred to Sardar as her “favorite treasure.”

She nicknamed the jet gelding “Black Jack.” * On March 27, 1973, Marlon Brando declines the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in “The Godfather.” American Indian actress Sacheen Littlefeather attended the ceremony in Brando’s place, stating that the actor could not accept the award, as he was protesting Hollywood’s portrayal of Native Americans in film.

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* On March 29, 1982, the University of North Carolina wins the NCAA men’s basketball championship with a 63-62 defeat of Georgetown University. With 15 seconds on the clock, Georgetown point guard Fred Brown accidentally threw the ball to Carolina’s James Worthy, mistaking him for a Georgetown teammate. Worthy dribbled out the clock. (c) 2015 King Features Synd., Inc.

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Q: My sister-in-law said that my new leather sofa is going to be ruined because it’s in a room that’s too sunny. I’ve never heard of such a thing. What do you say? -- Chad B., Denver A: She’s right -- sunlight can damage leather.

The sun’s ultraviolet rays have a bleaching effect on leather -- drying it out and causing the color to fade and cracks to appear in the surface. That goes for wood furniture, too. Even faux leather, cloth and other furniture materials are at risk from excessive sunlight.

At the same time, there’s nothing better than lounging on the sofa on a warm day with the sun streaming in. Having a house with a lot of natural sunlight in the main living areas also is nice, but creates a problem for keeping furniture looking good.

It’s not hopeless, though, even if your sisterin-law’s advice seemed a bit alarmist. There are a number of things you can do to protect your sofa from sunlight.

First, if you bought your sofa at a large furniture store you may have been offered UV protection as an extra feature. Or, the UV protection could have been added to the leather by the manufacturer. If you’re not sure, check your purchase receipt, or contact the store or the manufacturer to find out.

If it wasn’t included by the store or manufacturer, you can treat the leather with a conditioner that includes UV protection. Again, check first with the manufacturer (you can almost always find information on its website) to see if any leather conditioners should be avoided for your specific model sofa.

Even with a UV protectant on the leather, you still need to limit the sunlight that actually reaches the surface. It’s fine to let the sun stream in while you’re using the room that the sofa is in. You can place a throw or afghan over the parts of the sofa that are hit directly by sunlight.

But when you’re not using the room, close the curtains on windows through which the sun is streaming directly. This not only keeps out light, it helps maintain the temperature of the room -another factor that affects the look and lifespan of your furniture.

TIP: Spilled water on your leather sofa? Blot it up immediately and let the area dry away from direct sunlight.

Send your home tips and questions to ask@ thisisahammer.com. (c) 2015 King Features Synd., Inc.

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The National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass can form the basis for numerous trips and adventures this summer, and it’s a bargain at $80.

Not all of the national parks are natural wonders. Some sites are museums, islands, vintage buildings, lighthouses, canals, forts, homes of former presidents, national battlefields, historical parks, monuments, recreation areas, scenic rivers, preserves, wildlife refuges and memorials. Activities at national parks can include but aren’t limited to camping, hiking, fishing, climbing, diving, boating, skiing, swimming and photography.

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If you’re a senior, get your lifetime pass at a park site that issues them. It will cost you $10.

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This year, the fee-free dates are April 18-19 (opening weekend of National Park Week), Aug. 25 (National Park Service Birthday) and Sept. 26 (National Public Lands Day). (c) 2015 King Features Synd., Inc.

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Who had been No. 1?

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3. Three UCLA football coaches have beat Southern Cal in each of their first two times facing the Trojans. Name two of them.

4. How many NBA teams did Rick Adelman coach during his career?

5. When was the last time before the 2013-14 season that the Dallas Stars made the NHL playoffs?

6. Since winning World Cup titles in 1930 and 1950, what is the highest the Uruguay men’s soccer team finished in a World Cup? 7. What was the last major WBC or WBA title belt held by boxer Sugar Ray Leonard? (c) 2015 King Features Synd., Inc.

Sometimes we just don’t have the appetite we used to, or the taste of foods has changed.

To get as much nutrition as possible, many of us have turned to dietary herbal supplements.

The problem is that we might not be getting what we expect in those pills. Now the New York State attorney general has gone after companies that don’t deliver what they’ve promised.

Cease and desist letters have been sent to four major retailers that sell their own store brand of herbal supplements because either the supplements contained none of the promised ingredients or there were contaminants or fillers. According to the attorney general’s website, contaminants and fillers included “rice, beans, pine, citrus, asparagus, primrose, wheat, houseplant, wild carrot and others.” Only 21 percent of supplements tested contained any of the herbs they were supposed to have.

At one retailer, a mere 4 percent of tested supplements contained the material shown on the label. The attorney general now has asked for information from all four retailers about the processing of these supplements, as well as quality control.

What does this mean for those of us who use herbal supplements to try to increase our nutritional intake or to adjust a medical condition? It means we need to be careful.

The more drugs we’re on, the greater the risk of interactions. For those of us with compromised immune systems, the contaminants in supplements can have adverse effects.

Before taking any supplements, ask your doctor for a recommendation. Remember: The Food and Drug Administration doesn’t have to approve supplements before they end up on store shelves. (c) 2015 King Features Synd., Inc.

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: 1. Mike Schmidt, with 2,234 hits.

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3. Jim Mora (2012-13), Tommy Prothro (1965-66) and Bob Toledo (1996-97).

4. Five between 1988 and 2014 -Portland, Golden State, Sacramento, Houston and Minnesota.

5. It was the 2007-08 season.

6. Fourth place in 1954, 1970 and 2010.

7. WBC super middleweight title, 1988-1990.

Answers 1. Washington Irving 2. New Delhi 3. 1990 4. Elton John 5. Gap between two neurons 6. Naked infant boys in artwork 7. Samuel Johnson 8. Duck 9. Leslie Townes Hope 10. Feedback and boldface

Answers: 1) Neither 2) Fig 3) Unbelievers 4) Timbrel 5) 3 6) Saul

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On cold days, there’s the added bonus of humidifying the house with the steam that escapes.

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