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FREAKY FAUNA FACTSby Sarah Bates

Purple frogs? Sightless amphibians? Things that go bump in the night? Well, maybe not that, but Tidbits has certainly compiled some interesting facts on some pretty weird animals.• One of the most endangered species in the world is the Yangtze riv-er dolphin, locally called the baiji. The dolphin may already be extinct, as a recent survey was unable to locate any dolphins in the river.• The olm is a blind amphibian that can live up to one hundred years. It can go ten years without food and can be found in subterranean waters in Italy and Croatia.• The dugong is related to the manatee. It will perch on its tail in the water and stick its head above – a trait that some researchers believe inspired the myth of mermaids.• A giraffe can clean its ears with its tongue.• A group of geese on the ground is called a gaggle. A group of geese in the sky is called a skein.• The sailfi sh is the fastest swimmer at sixty-eight mph (109 km/h).• The slowest fi sh is the seahorse, at .01 mph (.016 km/h). They are also monogamous and mate for life.• Adèlie penguins can live up to twenty years.• The kiwi is also a fl ightless bird that mates for life and has the most developed sense of smell of modern birds.• Crocodiles are color blind.• Owls are the only bird with the ability to see the color blue.• Giraffes have no vocal chords.• The Purple Frog is an Indian frog that wasn’t discovered until 2003 because of a very unique trait. Purple Frogs live thirteen feet beneath the ground and only come up for two weeks during the monsoon sea-son to mate – making them very hard to fi nd!

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The ABCs of HandsawsQ: I tried using the handsaw my dad gave me to cut a piece of wood, but it’s the most useless thing I’ve ever had. It sawed about half an inch and then stuck, and I can’t get it out. What’s a better kind of saw to get? -- Felicity in Columbus, Ohio

A: Handsaws require a bit of patience and practice to really get the hang of. And while the majority of do-it-yourselfers eventually invest in power saws to handle cutting jobs, learning to use a handsaw properly is still important. You’ll learn a lot about proper cutting angles and some of the characteristics of different woods. Plus, it builds character, or so my dad used to say.The type of handsaw to keep in your toolkit at all times is one marked “general purpose.” This type of saw allows you to cut wood either along the grain or against the grain. (A “crosscut” saw is designed to cut only against the grain.) The blade should be a little more than 2 feet long, with 8 to 10 teeth per inch (this will all be noted on the label). A good steel blade -- one that’s not too fl oppy -- and a sturdy wooden handle are essential.To properly saw a piece of wood, mark it with a line that indicates the spot and direction you want to cut. Clamp the wood to a sturdy surface (a workbench or between two sawhorses). Line up the saw with the mark and begin slowly sawing back and forth, smoothly but fi rmly. As it cuts into the wood, angle the saw at about 60 degrees vertically -- try to maintain that angle.You will be able to feel whether the saw is cutting smoothly or not; don’t fi ght or jiggle the saw side to side -- concentrate on a smooth back-and-forth movement using the entire length of the saw blade. Don’t push the saw downward to force the cutting to move faster -- this is one sure way to snag the saw teeth in the wood.As you near the end of the cut, be especially cautious. The wood will get wobbly and you’ll need to hold one side steady to keep the last bit from splintering; plus, the instant the saw gets all the way through, it will fall downward and angle right back toward you. So don’t saw too furiously at this stage.Again, be patient as you saw. If your arm gets tired, take a break, then back at it. Don’t let frustration get the best of you. The only way to get better at this is to keep doing it.

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• The horn of a narwhal is actually a tusk. It is rare, but not impossible, for a narwhal to have two tusks like an elephant.• The solendon is a mammal in Cuba and Hispaniola that in-jects venom into its prey through its teeth. It is the only mam-mal that does so.• The Bumblebee Bat is so small it can fi t inside a bottle cap.• The kakapo, a New Zealand native, averages at eight pounds and is the heaviest parrot in the world. There are ap-proximately sixty kakapos left in the world today.• The fi sh with the glowing antenna in Finding Nemo? That’s a female Angler. The male is 1/20th her size and spends his life attached to and slowly fusing with the female.• A house fl y only lives about two weeks!• The heart of a blue while is about the size of a small car. • The echidna and platypus are the only egg-laying mammals in the world. An egg-laying mammal is called a monotreme.

• The duck-billed platypus is venomous!• Kangaroos cannot walk backwards.• A hippopotamus can open its jaw so wide that an eight year old could stand up in its mouth.• A sloth can turn its heads 270º.• The Chinese Giant Salamander can grow to the length of an average human!• The Gardiner’s Seychelles frog is the world’s smallest frog. It measures less than half the length of its name when typed.• Elephants cannot jump.• The Mekong Giant Catfi sh is the largest scale-less fresh-water fi sh in the world. It lives in the Mekong river system in Asia, which spans through the countries of Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia and Laos. This endangered species can grow up to 650 lbs (295 kg), can live up to sixty years and can reach up to 10 ft (3 m) long.• Armadillo is a Spanish word meaning “little armored one.”

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Dear Dave,We’re completely debt-free, and my husband and I have been very conservative with our investments our entire lives. Considering the current state of the economy, we were wondering if a credit union would be a safer place than a traditional bank for some of our savings.

BeverlyDear Beverly,With a traditional bank, you’ve got the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) looking out for you. Late last year, Congress temporar-ily increased the basic FDIC insurance coverage limit from $100,000 to $250,000. This change is scheduled to remain in effect throughout 2009. The National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) is the FDIC of the credit union world, and they also increased their coverage limits in 2008.The biggest thing you want to look at is the “hassle factor” if your institution goes broke and closes up shop. I haven’t done business with big banks for years, primarily because of the awful customer service you get at most of them. I like local, com-munity banks, and I believe whole-heartedly in credit unions. As a rule, these institutions practice excellent customer service. Plus, most of them didn’t get mixed up the sub-prime debacle.Community banks and credit unions are both

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(not wanting to cancel) Dear Dave,My wife and I are a few months away from being completely debt-free, except for our house. Our combined income is about $100,000 a year. We’ve been looking into long-term disability insurance. What is non-cancellable guaranteed long-term dis-ability insurance, and how much should we get?

TimDear Tim,Ask yourself this question: If I become disabled, how much money will I need to live on? In most cases, the maximum you can get is around $75,000. Since you guys have a pre-tax income of $100,000, you’d be able to live on that, even a little bit less, if some-thing happened to one of you.Check out the tax situation. Historically, employer-furnished disability payments were taxable as re-placement income, while payments on individual policies were considered insurance proceeds, and not taxable. This will make a big difference in how much available cash you will be getting.I don’t worry about short-term disabilities, because if you’re debt-free and have an emergency fund, you can handle those. It’s the things that could in-capacitate you for years, or even the rest of your life that should concern you.If you get into a bad health situation, non-cancel-able, long-term disability is defi nitely the kind you want as long as the additional premium for such a feature isn’t sky high. But if you can get this for a few more dollars a month, I’d go for it!

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• The ostrich’s eye measures two inches (fi ve centimeters) – the largest of any land animal!• While it resembles a small bear, the wolverine is actually part of the weasel family.• The Andean condor has a wingspan of 10.5 ft (3.2 m) - the largest of any bird in the world.• A newborn kangaroo can fi t inside a teaspoon.• Wallace’s fl ying frog is a species in Malaysia and Borneo that can glide in the air like a fl ying squirrel.• The Blue-footed booby is a type of booby, a sea bird, with bright blue feet. The bluer the hue, the more attractive the male is to a female, though both sexes have blue feet.• Xiphactinus Audax was a 17 ft (5 m) fi sh from the Creta-ceous period. It could open its jaws so wide it could have swallowed up to two men at one time.• Firefl ies are actually beetles.• Corals are carnivorous. While they can survive off algae, they are also armed with venomous barbs, which they can use to grab small fi sh.• The ivory-billed woodpecker was thought to be extinct until 2005, when the bird was caught on video in Arkansas.• The tiger is the largest member of the modern cat family.• There is a larger Asian freshwater fi sh, though scientists fear it might already be extinct. The scaled Chinese Paddle-fi sh can reach up to 23 ft (7 m), but has not been sighted since 2003.• The Giant Squid, with eyes as big as beach balls, is still one of Earth’s greatest mysteries. Scientists show that the average Giant Squid weighs about 440 lbs (200 kg) and measures 33 ft (10 m) in length. The largest Giant Squid ever found weighed 900 kg, nearly one ton, and was measured at 59 ft (18 m). In 2006, Japanese scientists brought a living, female Giant Squid to the surface that measured 24 ft (7 m) long.• The Ozark big-eared bat is an endangered species in the Central Southern United States. They are named for their unique ears, which can be over 1/4th the length of their 4 in (10 cm) body.• Wildebeest is the Afrikaans name for the gnu, a member of the antelope family. Gnu calves learn to walk in a matter of minutes and are able to keep up with the heard after a few days.• The Amazonian Arapaima is a large, scaled, freshwater fi sh that surfaces to take air. It can stay underwater any-where from ten to twenty minutes at a time and can weigh up to 440 lbs (200 kg).

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Leaving a Family Tree for Future Generations

Have you ever done your family tree? Even if there aren’t any ge-nealogy fans in the current gen-erations of your family, you never know when someone will develop an interest in learning about the family’s history.Here are some things you can do for the next generations:• Identify all photos. If you write on the backs of them, it’s impor-tant not to use a ball point pen or anything with a sharp point. Spe-cial acid-free pens are available this purpose. It’s best if photos aren’t stored in albums with plas-tic pages. Instead, store photos carefully in archive boxes with sheets of acid-free paper between the layers.• Scanning photos and putting them onto CD can be a tedious job, but if you have the time and equipment, it’s one way to share

photos while the originals are stored away. You also can have the CDs copied and mailed to family members.• Write or record stories of your life. Make a list of the tales you wish to write down and check them off as you go. Or you can type your stories or put them on tape and ask someone to transcribe them. The point is to get them down somewhere. Consider having copies made to give to family members.If you’ve never done your family’s genealogy, take a class that will teach you to use the Internet to re-search back beyond the generations you know from memory. In the class you’re sure to learn how to discern which sites have good information and which are likely to have inac-curate information. A class also will let you try out the different geneal-ogy programs that are available and show you how to use family group charts.Let me know if you catch the gene-alogy bug!

Matilda Charles regrets that she cannot personally answer reader questions, but will incorporate them into her column whenever possible. Write to her in care of King Features Weekly Service, P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475, or send e-mail to [email protected].

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If you’ve never used your VA eligibility to buy a home, this could be the prefect time to do so. Between the warmer weather and

the current price of real estate, you could fi nd a real bargain. With a VA home loan, you likely won’t make a down payment, you won’t pay mortgage insurance premiums, your closing costs are lim-ited and you could get an even better interest rate than is being offered in the open market.Your fi rst step will be to get your Certifi cate of Eligibility. You’ll need to complete a VA Form 26-1880, available online at www.homeloans.va.gov. Gather up your discharge documents, such as your DD 214. You’ll need those, too. The next step, before you ever look at real estate, should be to sit down with a lender who handles VA guaranteed loans. (If you haven’t yet applied for your Certifi cate, ask your lender if it can do so online. Some can.) Find out the state of your credit and how much of a loan you qualify for.The next step is to fi nd a property you like. Keep

in mind that there’s a lim-it. The VA program won’t guarantee loans over $417,000 ($625,500 in Alaska and Hawaii.)If you’ve already used your eligibility to buy a house, your eligibility can be restored to buy a sec-ond house if the loan on the fi rst one was paid off. If there are complications, such as a buyer assuming your fi rst loan, you’ll need to talk to the VA Regional Loan center near you. In some cases your eligibility can be restored or you may have remaining entitlement, depending on the circum-stances.If you’ve never owned a home, consider pre-pur-chase counseling. For information call HUD at 1-800-569-4287.

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1/3 cup fat-free Ranch dressing1/3 cup fat-free mayonnaise2 tablespoons sweet pickle relish1/2 cup small curd fat-free cottage cheese2 cups cooked elbow macaroni, rinsed and drained2 teaspoons dried onion fl akes1 teaspoon dried parsley fl akes1/8 teaspoon black pepper

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DEAR DR. DONOHUE: In 2004, I had a scope put down my throat and into my stomach. The doctor said I had a hiatal hernia and signs of acid refl ux. He put me on Prilosec. It stops my heartburn very well. I have been on it ever since. If I miss two doses, the heartburn returns. Is it safe to take this medicine for long periods of time? -- L.K.

ANSWER: Prilosec (omeprazole), Aciphex, Protonix, Nexium and Prevacid are proton-pump inhibitors, the strongest medicines for de-creasing stomach acid production. The manufacturers of these medi-cines suggest a four-to-eight-week course of medicine. The medicines don’t cure heartburn. They suppress it as long as a person takes them. So what’s a person to do when heartburn returns after a course of therapy? Another kind of medicine, like Zantac, can be used. Common antacids often work. Avoiding foods that stimulate acid production is another way to control symptoms. However, if acid refl ux is severe, then the proton-pump medicines are the best. Evidence suggests that long-term use might make a person more apt to have a hip fracture. That danger can be partially offset by taking calcium and vitamin D. Many people remain on these medicines for extended periods. You have to make this decision for yourself.The booklet on hiatal hernia, acid refl ux and heartburn focuses pri-marily on the common heartburn problem and its treatment. Readers can obtain a copy by writing: Dr. Donohue -- No. 501W, 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.

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PHOTO: Kasey Kahne is off to a good start af-ter the fi rst seven races of this season. (Photo: John Clark/NASCAR This Week)

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With a new team and a new outlook this season, Kasey Kahne is off to a great start with the newly combined Richard Petty Motorsports.

And after the fi rst seven races of the Sprint Cup season, Kahne raced back into the top-12 stand-ings (10th after Texas) and after a good showing in Atlanta. “We had a good race. We got behind on that one deal early in the race there on pit road, and it took us a long time to get our lap back,” Kahne said. “We actually ran second to Kurt (Busch) one lap down for over 100 laps in the race. We fi nally got it (lap) back and ended up with seventh, which I think was pretty good. I think that we were more of a fourth- or fi fth-place car on a long run and probably seventh early in the run. It worked out good for us. I’m real happy with where our points are right now.”Kahne says he’s benefi ted from Petty’s work ethic already this season.“He’s just a cool guy that’s done a ton in this sport. He’s a good guy to have on your side. From my

side -- and I think everybody that sees him at the shop walking around -- he’s an icon. Now that he hangs out there and is part of our teams, it’s excit-ing and fun. It gives everybody a good attitude.”Kahne’s landed in the top fi ve once, top 12 twice and has averaged about a 14.6 fi nish. Kyle Busch and Kahne have become Dodge’s top cars at this point in the season. All of the manufacturer’s cars are running with the long-awaited R6 engine.“I think that the biggest thing is that it shows the Dodge teams that, hey, these cars can go fast. I think Kurt (Busch) is showing that. ... I feel like the Dodges did a real good job of making gains. We have a ways to go, but we defi nitely did a good job up to this point.”With Phoenix ahead -- a track Kahne has not run well at with only one top-fi ve fi nish and three top-10s in nine races -- the driver says the good weather will add to great conditions for a good race.“To me, it’s a neat place to go (race). We haven’t run that well there,” he said. “We’ve kind of been up-and-down there it seems like. ... Early on (in my career) I did (in 2004). Since then, I haven’t, and I need to step it up there and fi gure out how to go fast there.”

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