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ANSWER: Having a patient who gets multiple values, thinks about what it means and cares enough to ask is a real pleasure for a physician. This degree in blood pressure variation is well with-in the expected norm. Your systolic pressure (the top number, and the peak blood pressure while the heart is expelling blood from the left ventricle into the aorta) is about 136, plus or minus seven points. Having multiple readings increases the precision of the measurement and allows your physician to make better deci-sions about the effectivenessof your treatment regimen. Your systolic number, however, is in the range of prehyper-tension, so your doctor will be keeping an eye on that. During the course of the day, systolic blood pressure readings can vary as much as 30 points. Even in the few minutes you took these, I often see variation as much or more than this. (c) 2015 King Features Synd., Inc.

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• On June 2, 1935, Babe Ruth, one of the greatest play-ers in the history of baseball, ends his Major League playing career after 22 seasons, 10 World Series and 714 home runs. The following year, Ruth was one of the first five players inducted into the sport’s hall of fame• On June 8, 1945, Presi-dent Harry Truman issues Executive Order 9568, permit-ting the release of scientific information from previously top-secret World War II docu-ments. Executive Order 9568 was a stepping stone to future transparency-oriented legisla-tion, including the Freedom of Information Act, passed in 1966.• On June 6, 1971, after more than two decades of weekly productions, “The Ed Sullivan Show” airs for the final time. The show is now remem-bered most for providing so many iconic moments in the history of televised rock and roll.(c) King Features Syndicate

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March is a birthday month of the Girl Scouts. March 12 marked the 103rd anniversary of the day Juliette Gordon Low gathered 18 Savannah, Georgia, girls together for the organization’s first meeting. Let’s examine the history of this group and the fascinating woman who founded it.

• Juliette “Daisy” Gordon was born into a wealthy and priveleged Savannah family in 1860 and attended an exclusive boarding school and French finishing school. After her marriage to a very wealthy Englishman, Wil-liam Low, the couple moved to England.

• After several years abroad, Juliette’s marriage ended in divorce, and she returned to the States. Because she

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has discovered a way to classify the nutrient value and health benefits in fruits and vegetables, and it re-leased a study that identifies “powerhouse” foods that can help reduce and prevent chronic disease. It’s the “nutrient density” that does the trick: how many of 17 necessary nutrients are present in each food. The CDC used an elaborate classification system to determine how to score each food item tested, based on kilocalories and grams, and involving terms like bioavailability, nutrient adequacy and energy density. Thankfully it is summed up for us in a handy chart (see www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2014/13_0390.htm).The results: The most nutrient-dense foods are wa-

Q:Myshowerfixtureshavebuiltupacoatingofsome kind of scaly gunk, and it’s also on the bottom of the glass shower door. Is there a way to clean it off withoutdestroyingthefinish?—ClarkinMiami

A: One of the best home-cleaning recipes for mineral buildup is baking soda andvinegar—thesamestuffkidsusetomakescienceproject“volcanoes.”It’saninexpensivefirststeptocleaningscalefromyourfixtures.Ideally, you should remove your shower head in order to clean it thoroughly. Turn off water to the shower or bathroom at the nearest shutoff point. (This might be the shutoff for the entire home.) Carefully unscrew the shower head. If you can’t turn it by hand, wrap a soft cloth around the shower head to get a bettergrip.Ifyouneedtouseanadjustablewrenchtoloosentheshowerhead,wet the cloth and wrap it around the area that will be gripped by the wrench to preventitfromscratchingthefinish.Wash the shower head in warm soapy water to remove loose debris and rinse. Next, make a paste using approximately 2 parts baking soda to 1 part vinegar. As the paste foams, apply it to the shower head wherever mineral scale exists, using a soft brush. Pay attention to the sprayer holes: scale tends to build up and reduce the effectiveness of the spray. Set the shower head to the side for 10 to 20 minutes to let the foam work.Next, brush the paste onto the shower controls, particularly mineral buildup areas. Let the paste sit for at least 20 minutes. Some homeowners wrap the fixturesinplastictopreventthepastefromdryingoutduringthisperiod,butthat’s up to you.Scrubthefixturesandshowerheadwithasoftbrush,applyingmorebakingsoda-vinegar paste as necessary. Rinse them with clear water. If some mineral scale remains, reapply the paste, let it sit for several more minutes and rinse again. Common ingredients like vinegar, baking soda, lemon, etc., are inexpensive and effective alternatives to commercial cleansers. (c) King Features Syn., Inc.

tercress, Chinese cabbage, chard, beet greens and spinach. Still important but near the bottom of the list of 41 powerhouse foods were grapefruits, sweet potatoes, leeks and blackberries.Ask your doctor if it would be helpful to add some of these foods to your diet.And there’s another reason to try to stay healthy, especially now: Flu season is setting up to be a whop-per. It recently was reported that one of the three vaccines in the shot has “drifted.” That means it’s mutated slightly away from what it is supposed to cover. The other two are providing coverage for their particular strain, but the big one isn’t 100 percent af-fective against that one strain of flu.Still, if you haven’t had a flu shot yet, get one. If you’re around children and grandchildren, encourage them to get their shots as well … so they don’t bring it home to you. Wash your hands frequently, and take antiseptic wipes with you to the store to clean the shopping-cart handle. (c) King Features Synd., Inc.

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had lived such a financiallyprivileged life, she longed to do something meaningful with her life. In 1911, she met Sir Robert Baden-Powell, the founder of the Boy Scouts. This meeting changed the course of her life, setting her in an entirely new direction.

• In 1912, Juliette invited 18 girls to the first meeting of her Girl Scouts group. She directed them on a mission of physical, mental, and spiritual development, along with community service. Her goal was to empower the girls by teaching the values of honesty, fairness, cour-age, compassion, character, sisterhood, confidence, and citizenship. The girls played sports, went on camping trips, studied the arts, practiced homemaking skills, learned first aid and survival skills, and sold war bonds. Their achievements are still recognized through rank advancement and by various special awards such as the Girl Scout Bronze, Silver, and Gold Awards.

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1. The book of 2 Samuel is in the; a) Old Testament b) New Testament c) Neither2. From 1 Corinthians 16, on which day did Paul tell believ-ers to put aside money for their offerings? a) First b) Third c) Sabbath d) Fifth3. Which book (KJV) begins, “Blessedisthemanthatwalketh not in the counsel of the ungodly”?a) Judges b) Prov-erbs c) Ezra d) Psalms4. What was Matthew’s occupa-tion before becoming a disciple? a) Tentmaker b) Shepherdc) Fisherman d) Tax collector

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part, smart, start, tart

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Diamond Crossword He painted. He sculpted. He wrote poems. He designed

buildings. He was Michelangelo, one of the most famous artists of all time.

Michelangelo was born in Italy in 1475. He led a simple life, caring more about his work than his fame. He received a lot of praise and was the first artist to have a book written about his life while he was still alive. Michelangelo worked hard and died in Italy in 1564.Many of Michelangelo’s works remain today, his paintings in the Sistine Chapel in Rome.

Every year, people travel hundreds of miles to see the artist’s works.

1. Annapolis, Maryland2. Pillsbury3. Claude Monet4. Pine Valley5. Upton Sinclair6. Derek & the Dominos7. Nutmeg8.. Krypto9. William10. 1965

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The nation of France was still executing people with the guillotine until 1977.

In1973,TheWhobeganamajorU.S.tourwith a show in San Francisco. As the show was starting, though, drummer Keith Moon col-lapsed. He was revived, but then collapsed once more. At that point, in an unprecedented move, Pete Townsend asked for volunteers from the audience. Scott Halprin, a 19-year-old aspiring drummer,jumpedatthechance.Heplayedthreenumbers with the band, and lead singer Roger Daltry later told Rolling Stone magazine,“Thatdrummerwasreallygood.”

Milk produced by a hippopotamus mother is pink.

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Thought for the Day: “In science one tries to tell people, in such a way as to be understood by everyone, something that no one ever knew before. But in poetry, it’s the exact op-posite.” — Paul Dirac- (c) King Features Synd. Inc.

You don’t hear much about savings bonds anymore. Low interest rates for certificates of deposit and savings accounts have many

consumers assuming that there just isn’t anywhere to put money that earns any interest. But savings bonds are still around (since 1935) and still paying interest.Benefits of bonds include:• No state or local taxes on the interest. Federal taxes on the interest can be deferred until the bond is mature or you cash it in. And some bonds are tax-free if used for education.• Starting small. It costs only $25 to buy a Series EE bond and $50 for a Series I bond.Since 2012 there is only one way to buy bonds (you can’t go to your local bank anymore), directly from the Treasury Department in the form of an electronic bond. Go online to TreasuryDirect at http://www.treasurydirect.gov, click Individual, and scroll down the left side to the types of bonds that are available.Study each type of bond to know what you’re getting. For example, series EE bonds dated from May 2005 have a fixed interest rate, with the interest added monthly. Series I bonds have an interest rate based on a combination of fixed rate and inflation that changes twice a year.You’ll need to open an online account if you want to buy or redeem Series

EE and I savings bonds, buy bonds as a gift or enroll in a payroll savings plan automatic purchase of bonds.Know what your financial plans are before you purchase bonds. Series I, for example, are for long-term investments, and earn interest for up to 30 years. You can cash them in after one year, but if you cash them up to five years from purchase, you’ll lose three months of interest. (If you’re cashing in bonds, know when the interest is recalculated and cash them after the new interest is added.)If you’ve had the paper version of bonds in the past, you paid half the face value, for example, $50 for a $100 bond. The electronic bonds are now sold at face value.Look for the growth calculator on TreasuryDirect to get an idea of the future value of your bonds, especially if you have a long-term financial plan and will buy bonds on a regular basis.David Uffington believes that hard-working people are looking for sound, straight-from-the-shoulder information on how to save, spend, and protect our money without having to translate Wall Street punditry or untangle the pie-in-the-sky schemes that promise much but typically deliver only disap-pointment. Real people deserve real personal financial advice—and that’s what they get with “Dollars and Sense.” (c) King Features Synd., Inc.

Savings Bonds Still Earn Interest

It was novelist Tom Clancy who made the following sage observation:

“The difference between fiction and reality? Fiction has to make sense.”

Charlie Chan, the fictional Honolulu detec-tive, was created in 1919 by novelist Earl Derr Biggers. The books featuring Chan became so popular that the character made the leap to radio, movies and television. Over the years, 13 actors have portrayed the detective, but not one of them has been of Chinese ancestry.

Rattlesnakes can live up to 20 years.

WhentheTVsitcom“TheAddamsFamily”was being cast in the early 1960s, actor John Astin came in to audition for the role of Lurch, the cadaverous butler. He was immediately re-jectedforthepart.Ashewasleavingtheroom,though, the producer spotted him, pulled him aside, and immediately offered him the role of Gomez—thelead.Allhehadtodowasgrowamustache.

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9-letter word - IMPARTIAL Some other words of five letters or more containing

the hub letter A:alarm, altar,apart, atria, atrip, maria, matai, plait, prima, raita, riata,tiara, tapir, tiara, trail, tramp, trial, armpit, impair,

impala, impart, lariat,primal, air-mail, marital, martial, partial.

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• The tradition of Girl Scout cookies dates back to 1917, just five years after Juliette Gordon Low founded the organiza-tion. A scout troop in Muskogee, Oklahoma,

baked cookies and held a sale in their high school cafeteria as part of a service project. It was an instant success. Over the next two decades, Girl Scouts across America held sales of cookies baked by their own troops, packaging them in wax paper, and selling door-to-door for 35 cents per dozen

• During the Great Depression, Girl Scouts could be found making quilts, gathering food and cloth-ing for the poor, and volunteering in hospitals. Dur-ing World War II, they planted Victory Gardens.

• From the original group of 18 girls in Savannah,Georgia, the Girl Scout organization has grown to 3.9 million members worldwide today, with more than 59 million American women as alumnae. In 1953, the Girl Scouts organization purchased Juliette Gordon Low’s Savannah birthplace and opened it as a mu-seum and program center for girls.