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• Hot springs are found where hot groundwater flows out of the earth. The springs form when water seeps through hot subterranean volcanic rocks, which can heat the water to the boiling point, 212° F (100° C). This heated water, which may contain a variety of minerals, then flows under pressure up to the earth’s surface.

• Individual springs will vary greatly in size, in the amount of water discharged, and the types and quantity of minerals present in the water.

Many larger springs located in the Rocky Mountains of the United States and Canada are the result of long fissures in sedimentary rock.

• Some mineral springs distinguish themselves from regular “hot springs” by touting the minerals present in their waters. To be classified officially as a mineral spring it must contain

a reading of 400 parts per million of total dissolved solids.

• Radium Hot Springs in Kootenay National Park in western Alberta was named for the small traces of radon in the water, which makes it the most radioactive spring in North America.

The level of radon, however, is too low to make it a health concern. The water is rich in silica, magnesium, sulphate, fluoride, calcium and bicarbonate. The water temperature ranges from 98.4° to 113.9° F in odorless pools that are surrounded by natural rock walls. Radium Hot Springs boasts Canada’s largest mineral pool as well as an 82-foot-long cool pool that even features a diving board.

• Nestled in the foothills of Joshua Tree National Park, Desert Hot Springs, California, boasts numerous spas, resorts and hotels where visitors come from great distances to enjoy the soothing and theraputic effect of its naturally heated spring waters. The hot springs were first discovered in 1913 by early homesteader Cabot Yerxa, who discovered flowing hot water at a location later named Miracle Hill. Due to the San Andreas Fault bisecting the area, one side has cold water, while the other has hot.

• Hot Springs National Park, in Hot Springs, Arkansas, is well known for its bathhouses, health spas and hotels built to take advantage of the natural underground springs. One of the smallest national parks in the country, it is also considered one of the most unique.

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• The city of Hot Springs itself is the only city in America within a national park. Nicknamed “The American Spa,” the park includes the area known as “Bathhouse Row,” which is a National Historic Landmark District. The park also contains miles of trails, campsites and picnic areas in the surrounding Ouachita Mountains.

• Many hot springs are not developed as destinations but are left for hikers, cross country skiers and horseback riders to explore.

For example, northeast of Vancouver, B.C., is Pitt River Hot Springs. Many say it is the best, most pristine hot springs in British Columbia, partly because the difficult access keeps it unspoiled and protected from an onslaught of visitors. The springs have two small pools that are kept filled by waterfalls overhead, and the icy cold Pitt River flows close beside them. Two ropes are used to climb down steep rocks to gain access to the hot springs, which eliminates all but the most hardy and agile visitors.

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Those calculations will vary depending on your location and situation. Buying a home can be a positive step if 1) you are financially stable, 2) you plan to stay in your home for at least five years, and 3) you do your homework first.

Look online at www.bankrate.com and search for the “rent versus buy” calculator. Go through the dozen questions as a place to start to see if you’re a good candidate for buying.

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Pond in the hit sci-fi series, can be seen next month on Ovation television in the network’s first original movie, “We’ll Take Manhattan.”

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What lunacy! Why should we pay a cent to have access to our own money?

While free bank accounts are disappearing, there are still a few out there. You just have to know where to look.

Hint: Credit Unions. While not all credit unions offer free accounts, many still do. In doing research for this column, I have discovered one that’s even better than free!

Firstmark Credit Union (www.firstmarkcu. org) has one of the best free checking accounts I have ever seen. Firstmark is located in Texas, but anyone can join regardless of where they live or work.

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Firstmark offers 11 local branches in the San Antonio area, but anyone can join online. Go to www.FirstMarkCU.org, and click on “Open a Free Checking Account.” On the next page, look for “Become a Member.” In that list, select “Other Eligible Groups.” Use the pulldown menu and select “None of the above.” Whew! You’re almost there.

Ready for another bonus? You can join Firstmark by becoming a member of the Friends of the Park Foundation, a charitable group that supports the San Antonio Parks Foundation. Firstmark takes care of your first year’s dues, and you’re under no obligation to renew your membership for a second year. This means you qualify for membership at Firstmark by being a member of the Friends of the Park Foundation.

And the best part? Once you are a credit union member, you will enjoy “Once a Member, Always a Member.” You’ll be able to enjoy the benefits of Firstmark Credit Union for the rest of your life, including free checks, too.

Firstmark is part of the Allpoint network, which provides its members free use of 35,000 ATMs nationwide and 43,000 around the world. All of the ATMs in 7-Eleven, Target, Walgreens and Costco, for example, belong to Allpoint.

If you’re paying even a dime in bank fees, ask yourself this question: Why? Then get busy finding a better alternative that won’t cost you. It just might pay you to make the switch, too!

Mary Hunt is the founder of www.DebtProofLiving. com, a personal finance member website. You can email her at mary@everydaycheapskate.com, or write to Everyday Cheapskate, P.O. Box 2099, Cypress, CA 90630. To find out more about Mary Hunt and read her past columns, please visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at www.creators. com.

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TURN UP THE HEAT! (from page page 3) forming sheets of tin into ducts that they could run through ceilings and floors, they were able to drive the heated air for long distances using an electric fan at the heating source.

The forced air concept now allowed heat to be evenly distributed over a wide area, even in large homes and buildings. The new system proved to be superior to all other methods and revolutionized the entire heating industry.

• HVAC systems (heating, ventilating and airconditioning) have been around for quite a while. As far back as 1901, Alfred Wolff designed a large system for heating, cooling and humidity control at the New York Stock Exchange. The term “air-conditioning” was not used until Stuart Cramer, a textile engineer from North Carolina, coined the term in 1906.

• Our options for heating today are many. We can have electric forced-air heat; ceiling or floor cable heating; natural gas, oil or propane; fireplace inserts; woodstoves; heat pumps; and more. Most households heat with natural gas, with electricity coming in second, and smaller numbers using fuel oil and propane.

• Thermostats allow us to program our heat to be as warm or cool as we want at specific times of the day or night. If you stop cold air leaks around windows and doors, the efficiency of your system will be greatly enhanced. But if you really want to save money, turn your thermostat down and wear a sweater! ■

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confused and often desperate patients. This is a CASEY’S CORNER (from page 9) major cause of poor care.

It has been estimated that half of our yearly behavior and acknowledging -- and celebrating -- the $3.2 trillion health care spending is consumed differences between dogs and their human companby unnecessary care. By not communicating, we ions. often provide too much care, and if this problem

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One final point: I know many of you have But because there were no Social Security cost-of- questions or issues about your Part B premium. But living increases in 2010 and 2011, the law stipulated that a senior’s Part B premium had to be held at the please don’t send those questions to me. There is nothing I can do to help you. Instead, you should 2009 level of $96.40. from a trained Medicare counselor: one of

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I’d guess about fifty of my readers sent me the following message and asked me to comment on it. Here is what the message says:

“This is another example of Medicare ripping off seniors. The per-person Medicare (Part B) insurance premium will increase from the present monthly fee of $96.40; rising to: $104.20 in 2012; $120.20 in 2013; and $247 in 2014. These are provisions incorporated in the legislation, purposely delayed so as not to confuse the 2012 re-election campaigns. Please send this to all seniors that you know, so they will know who’s throwing them under the bus.”

My regular readers know that I don’t normally wade into the muddy waters of Medicare. I prefer to deal with Social Security issues. But this latest Internet whopper is so outrageously wrong that I just have to set the record straight. I hardly know where to begin.

First, there are no proposed Part B Medicare premium increases for future years. So the premium is not set to go up to any of the amounts listed, and certainly not to the quoted “$247 in 2014.”

In fact, they only recently announced the 2012 Part B premium. The basic premium for 2012 is $99.90. And that’s actually a decrease compared to the 2011 premium rate of $115.40 and the 2010 premium rate of $110.50. In fact, the 2012 premium is back down near the 2009 rate, which was $96.40.

And by the way, the 2012 decrease is a direct result of savings generated by the “Affordable TUES., JAN.Care 4 Act.”

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Victorian Ladies Feathered Their Nests Q:

I am sending you a photo of an antique feather wreath that was a gift to me from my aunt in 1947. It is in the original mahogany wood, shadow box and the overall measurements are approximately 28 inches by 26 inches. Each feather was hand cut and varies in color from beige to white. Silk ribbon, rather than the floral tape that is used today, was used to bind the feather grouping. The olive green velvet background is not the original. It was replaced in 1954 due to extensive damage to the original.

I would like to sell my wreath, since my children do not want it. Any suggestions that you have will be appreciated.

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I own a 1938 cobalt blue glass pitcher that stands over 4 inches tall. On the side of the pitcher is a picture of Shirley Temple. She is wearing a striped blouse under a jacket. Her name is written across her blouse. It is in mint condition.

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Your milk pitcher was part of a three a piece breakfast set that included a bowl and  mug. They, too, were premiums and were given  away with cereal. Hazel Atlas Glass Co. made your set from 1934 to 1942.

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Feather wreaths were created by Victorian ladies to decorate their homes.

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Creating feather wreaths, as well as hair wreaths, was a popular craft in the Victorian era, from around 1860 to the 1880s. Ladies would gather feathers and arrange them in round or oval wreaths and showcase them in elegant shadowboxes. Although some were decorative, some were mourning wreaths made to commemorate the death of a family member.

Similar wreaths have been seen selling on eBay in the range of $500 to $700.

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