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• Super Mario Bros. was long the best-selling video game. Mario was intended to be a carpenter, not a plumber. His look was designed with limited-pixel displays in mind. His hat hides his hair, which is difficult to render, and his mustache hides his mouth. His white gloves make his hands stand out against the background of his overalls. When Mario debuted in Donkey Kong, he became the first video game character who could jump. Mario has now appeared in over 200 games.

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world. Their average lifespan is 84. Only 25% of the population is of working age. If present trends continue, Japan’s current population of 122.5 million could be cut in half by the year 2100.

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• The state of Texas contains 0.46% of the world’s total land area and has a population density of around 117 people per square mile. If everyone in the world moved to Texas, the population density would be 31,079 people per square mile. This is 3% below the population density of Brooklyn, New York (31,982 people per square mile).

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• The median age of the people living on our planet in 2025 was 30.9 years. • Jakarta, Indonesia, is currently the most populous city on the planet, with an estimated population of 42 million people in the greater urban area. There are 195 nations in the world, and 157 of them have fewer people than the single city of Jakarta. BIRTH RATES

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A Holiday Gift to Yourself The best gift we can give ourselves during the coming holiday season is not becoming the victim of a scam. This year it’s going to be tough to manage that. Thieves are constantly fine-tuning their skills and they're making themselves seem more believable than ever.. Your job is to know what form scams against you can take and to sharpen your intuition when things don’t seem right. The fact to keep top of mind at all times is that scammers are after your money and you need to keep yourself aware of that fact. It's vital that you stay alert to keep their thieving hands out of your precious savings accounts. If your senior center holds a seminar on avoiding scams, by all means go. Take notes. If they don’t have such seminars or classes, ask for one to be held. You won’t be the only one to benefit from it. If you buy online, don’t click any links (including from search engines) to get to any

If you get email that says your package has been delayed, don’t click any icon link in the email. If you get a call demanding that you pay extra shipping fees, hang up and call the seller on a number you know to be correct. Gift card scams are big now, and most requests you will get to pay for something with a gift card will be a scam. If you get a phone call where you’re told you owe a bill (or that your account is in jeopardy for some reason), don’t let yourself be pressured into acting quickly. Hang up and call back on a number you know is correct. Ask them to verify whether they’ve tried to reach you. In fact, feel free to be suspicious of any phone call or email you weren’t expecting if you’re asked to give any information or money. Whether it’s charity requests, tech support, your bank, be suspicious. Stay alert, especially during this holiday season! * * * Matilda Charles regrets that she cannot personally answer reader questions, but will incorporate them into her column whenever possible. Send email to columnreply2@gmail.com. (c) KingFeaturesSyndicate2026

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Cody’s Corner (from page 9) his routine is so dramatically altered. Here are a few more cautionary measures that will help keep your pets safe this Halloween: -- Keep pets indoors. -- Walk dogs early in the evening, before trick-or-treaters hit the streets. Wings, masks, capes, sabers, costumes of any kind can be frightening and threatening to your pooch. And if you walk your dog after the festivities, watch out for candy and wrappers he may swallow. -- When inside, keep him comfortable and in a room away from the front door. -- If you want him to play sidekick as you greet trick-or-treaters, keep him on a leash. Strangers, noise and costumes are stressors that can set off even a normally placid family pet. A child could get bit, or your dog could bolt outside and get hit by a car. -- Keep candy, chocolate, candy wrappers, candles and jack-o-lanterns up high and out of reach. They are all dangerous -- potentially fatal -for dogs. -- Make sure your pet’s ID tag is current and includes your phone number. -- Resist the urge to costume him. If you absolutely must, nothing with a mask. He should be able to breathe, hear, see and drink water with ease at all times. -- And one more time for emphasis: Keep ‘em inside. All night long. All of ‘em -- dogs, cats, whatever creatures that share your household. Woof! * * * Dog trainer Matthew “Uncle Matty” Margolis is the co-author of 18 books about dogs, a behaviorist, a popular radio and television guest, and the host of the PBS series “WOOF! It’s a Dog’s Life!” Read all of Uncle Matty’s columns at www.creators.com, and visit him at www.unclematty.com.

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Dining Rooms Dining rooms are stellar rooms for drama. Just think of the exquisite scenes set in “Downton Abbey’s” dining rooms. For foodies and aficionados of interior design, dining rooms are often the most important room of the house. Whether you love intimate dinners or enjoy large dinner parties, there are certain considerations. Do you entertain often, or do you have a hectic schedule and mostly serve pre-prepared foods? Whatever your scenario, the decor of your dining room is as important as the food that is served there. Many older formal homes have separate dining rooms, while others are part of a great room or just a dining area. Whatever your home layout or decorating style, you have choices. The shape and size of the dining table says a lot about the homeowners’ lifestyle and entertaining preferences. Choosing wisely will enhance the diners’ experience. Generally, rectangular tables are better for a large number of people. Oval or oblong tables are ideal for medium-sized groups of five or six. Square or round tables work best for those who prefer intimate dining. Most everyone loves a round table. However, remember that when a round table increases in size, it gets wider, thus making it difficult for guests to talk to and hear one another across the table. A round table also needs to be larger than a rectangular table to seat the same number of people.

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Social Security and Politics Every couple of years, whenever midterm or presidential elections come around, I like to remind my readers of a few things. And many times, it’s in response to emails I get similar to this one: “I’m afraid that this upcoming election will lead to dramatic changes to Social Security. So even though I didn’t want to file for Social Security for a few more years, I’m going to do it now so that I am grandfathered into the current system and no politician will pull the rug out from under me!” And then they ask me if I think that’s a good idea. And here is my answer. NEVER make a decision about when to start your Social Security benefits based on politics. Instead, make that decision based on your financial situation, your anticipated longevity, your marital status, and other personal considerations discussed often in this column. Why not politics? Well, consider this. For 50 years now, people have been making the same point to me. In other words, as far back as the 1970s and 1980s, people were telling me: “I’m afraid soand-so (fill in your political villain) will be elected and he will ruin Social Security as we know it.” And of course, that never happened. Social Security keeps chugging along no matter who is sitting in the Oval Office or in Congress. To be sure, Social Security has been reformed over the years, and changes have been made to the laws affecting a person’s eligibility for benefits. But if those changes were major, they were almost always phased in over a long time. Case in point. In 1983, Congress raised the retirement age from 65 to 67. But they did not do so overnight. They phased in the age increase over a period of more than four decades. In fact, it won’t be until 2027 that people born in 1960 will finally reach their full retirement age of 67. If somewhere in the near future Congress raises the retirement age again (a likely prospect), it won’t be people currently in their 50s and 60s who will be affected by the change. Rather, it will be our children, and more likely our grandchildren, who will have to wait until a greater age before they can retire with full Social Security benefits. And speaking of politics and Social Security, many readers have complained to me that even though everyone knows that for years now, with 10,000 baby boomers retiring every single day, the Social Security system has been heading towards a financial cliff. Yet nobody seems to be doing anything about it. Well, in my opinion, there is plenty of blame to go around. Some liberals and Democrats deserve their share of the blame because so often they tend to put their heads in the sand and say, “What Social Security problem?” They run on a platform that essentially says, “I won’t let those nasty Republicans mess around with your Social Security benefits!” And then on the other hand, some conservatives and Republicans deserve their share of the blame because they frequently propose outlandish and totally unworkable solutions to the problem such as “privatizing” the system. But here is one of the main points I wanted to make in today’s column. You may remember

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this line from Shakespeare’s play, “Julius Caesar,” side of the pipe. In other words, to slightly increase when Cassius is trying to convince Brutus that taxes and to slightly reduce future benefits. How do we do that? Well, in my book, “SoCaesar was not chosen by the gods to rule Rome, but rather by the actions of citizens. Cassius says: cial Security -- Simple and Smart,” there is a chapter “The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in that explains Social Security financing and offers very workable and realistic proposals for reform. ourselves.” If I were the great Bard today and I was You can get the book at Amazon or other booksellwriting a play about the lack of any progress on ers. And obviously, I’m not the only guy with the Social Security reform front, I would say, “The fault, dear reader, is not in our politicians, but in ideas to fix Social Security. There are hundreds of them out there. 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F o r that both Republicans and Democrats support a example, if I ran for Congress on a platform of in- package of changes that would eliminate Social creasing the Social Security retirement age to 68; Security’s budget shortfall by first, increasing the slightly reducing future cost-of-living increases; current cap on the payroll tax; Second, gradually and raising the Social Security payroll tax by just increasing the payroll tax from 6.2 to 6.5%; Third, reducingbenefits top 20% of Social Security a quarter of 1% (three veryDouble viablecheck: solutions to So-Number(s) Please review carefully.  Phone Spellingfor  the Prices  Hours cial Security’s long-range fiscal problems), my op- recipients; and fourth, gradually increasing the full your Tidbits with changes or corrections. age from 67 to 68. ponent Contact would run attack adsrepresentative claiming that: immediately “If you retirement In nextFax: week’s column, I will share other Office: email:tovalleybits@msn.com 760-320-1630 vote for Tom 760-320-0997 Margenau, he’s going increase Social Security reform proposals from The Comyour taxes and cut your grandma’s Social Security checks at the same time!” And guessStone what?Management Gull- mittee for a Responsible Federal Budget. 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definitively whether this is worrisome, but I don’t think that the gallbladder surgery explains everything. Some people have a benign condition called Gilbert’s syndrome that causes elevated bilirubin levels of no clinical significance. What’s important is why these tests were by Freddie Groves obtained. It’s not recommended to get them just for screening. If your doctor ordered them because they M.D. were worried about a medical issue, then the next In a repeat of last year, the VA is set to step might be an ultrasound to look for a liver problem that blocks bile flow, such as a retained gallstone give $16 million in grants to 91 groups around the country that host the annual adaptive sports proor primary biliary cholangitis. gram. What has gone up is the number of veterIf there wasn’t a particular reason for you ans who will be able to participate. This year the to get these tests, then my suspicion of there being DEAR DR. 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turer, made your figurine. They have made porcelain in Thuringia, Germany, since 1838. Your figurine was made around 1972 and would probably be worth $100 to $150. Scheibe-Alsbach was founded in 1838.

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purchased by my grandmother at an estate sale. It has two light bulbs in the shade, and the base lights up as well. I cannot find any marks to identify the maker. Other than a few cracks in the metal on the shade, it is in ver y good condition. As far back as I can remember, it was in my grandparents’ living room. Thank you for any information you can provide regarding the vintage and insurance value.

Slag glass lamp made around 1920.

A: You have an electric slag-glass lamp

with metal overlay. The lighted base makes your lamp more desirable. It was made around 1920. Even though some were marked, many were not. Collectors prefer those that were marked. Your lamp should be insured in the range of $500 to $1,000. *** Q: This mark is on the bottom of a porcelain figurine of a young woman. She stands on a base, is about 9 inches tall and is in mint condition. She is wearing an 18th-centur y gown trimmed with lace, has an elaborate hairstyle and is holding a basket of flowers. I inherited this figurine and know nothing about it. What can you tell me about its age, maker and value?

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*** Q: I would appreciate knowing the value of my mother’s 1920s purple glass dresser set. The pattern is “Grape and Cable” and includes a small tray, a larger tray, a hatpin holder and two covered containers. It has been packed away so long I can’t remember if there are more pieces.

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ple/amethyst carnival glass. Sets often included a pin tray, a larger jewelry tray, a hatpin holder, a puff box for powder, a hair receiver and two perfume bottles. Carnival glass is pressed glass with an iridescent finish. It was created by American glass factories and inspired by Tiffany glass. Carnival glass was not expensive and often given away at carnivals, thus the name. The purple “Grape and Cable” pattern was extremely popular and was made by several companies including Northwood, Fenton and Imperial. Some pieces were marked while others were not. Your dresser set would probably be worth $600 to $1,100. * * *

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* On Oct. 26, 1774, the First Continental Congress sent a petition to England’s King George III informing him that if not for the oppressive acts forced upon the colonies by the British Parliament, the American people would be standing behind British rule. * On Oct. 27, 1975, Bruce Springsteen became the first rock musician to appear on the covers of both TIME and Newsweek magazine in a single week. This feat, which was usually limited to presidents or other world leaders, fueled the energy behind his third album, “Born to Run,” and helped make him a household name. * On Oct. 28, 1834, a group of European settlers led by the governor of Western Australia attacked a Bindjareb Noongar camp, killing somewhere between 11 and 80 people. The incident became known as the Pinjarra Massacre and was the culmination of escalating tensions between Australian Aboriginal peoples and settlers during the colony’s early years. * On Oct. 29, 2024, a study published in the journal Antiquity revealed the discovery of an enormous, 1,500-year-old Mayan city hidden in the jungles of Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula. It contained more than 6,000 structures, including pyramids like the ones at Chichen Itza. * On Oct. 30, 1896, the Boston Symphony Orchestra debuted Amy Beach’s “Gaelic Symphony,” the first by an American female composer to garner public attention. Beach cited the “simple, rugged and unpretentious beauty” of Irish tunes as her inspiration for the piece. * On Oct. 31, 1961, five years after Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev denounced Stalinism and the “personality cult” of Soviet rulers at the 20th Party Congress, Joseph Stalin’s embalmed body was secretly removed from the tomb of his predecessor, Vladimir Lenin, in Moscow’s Red Square, and reinterred near the Kremlin wall. * On Nov. 1, 1512, Michelangelo’s famous ceiling frescoes in the Sistine Chapel were first exhibited to the general public in Vatican City. Commissioned by Pope Julius II, they spanned thousands of square feet, included more than 300 figures, and took several years to complete. (c) 2026 King Features Synd., Inc.

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