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by Patricia L. CookFishing is a favorite pastime of people all over the world. It also is a great way to feed your family. You’ve probably heard the proverb: “Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime.” Let’s catch some fishy Tidbits!• Valentine’s Day 2011 was a big day for a fisherman from Vicks-

burg, Mississippi, who caught a 327-pound (148 kg), 8-foot, 5.25-inch (2.6 m) alligator gar while fishing at Chotard Lake. The huge fish, believed to be between 50 and 70 years old, was donated to the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science to be prepared for a future display. The alligator gar is the largest freshwater fish in America and quite terrifying with two rows of sharp teeth.

• That gar was big but not as big as the largest catfish ever caught. It was as big as a grizzly bear! The Mekong giant catfish, caught in the Mekong River in Thailand in 2005, was 9 feet long (2.7 m) and weighed 646 pounds (237 kg). It died as fishermen struggled for about an hour to capture it and became a tasty meal for the local villagers.

• How would you like to see a school bus swimming in the waters near your boat? If you painted a whale shark yellow and put in some windows, that is about what you would see. Whale sharks are the biggest fish in the world. They can grow to more than 40 feet (12 m) in length and can weigh up to 30 tons (27 metric tons)!

• Whale sharks swim in warm ocean waters mostly near the equa-tor. However, they have been occasionally spotted as far north as the Maritime Provinces of Eastern Canada. Whale sharks swims with their mouths open. Those mouths can be up to 5 feet (1.5 m) wide — large enough to fit a small car inside! (Hmmm. Remem-ber the Bible story of Jonah being swallowed by the big fish?) The world’s biggest fish actually prefers small food, mostly plankton, sardines and other small fish. Whale sharks have more than 3,000 teeth, smaller than fingernails.

• Not as big as a whale shark, but to be feared more, is the bull shark. Bull sharks are very aggressive and can be found in fresh-water as well as saltwater. They have been found in the Amazon and the Mississippi Rivers. They get their name from the fact that they head-butt their prey and have tough attitudes.

• A fish that appears to have a grouchy attitude is the grouper. With its lower jar protruding in a nasty under-bite, this fish is not good looking but is very tasty. This relative of the sea bass is a healthy

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• The largest grouper on record caught with a rod and reel was pulled out of the water in Destin, Florida, on December 22, 1985. It weighed a whopping 436 pounds (198 kg)!

• There are 162 species of grouper, with Red, Nassau and Black, being the most common in America. They have some really odd little “friends” that help them. Cleaner fish are tiny fish that swim inside a grouper’s mouth and eat the food that is trapped between the big fish’s teeth. Who needs a dentist?!

• Grouper are bottom feeders, which means they typically swim and eat at the bottom of the water. Catfish are also bottom feed-ers. Some are even called “mudcats.”

• The 36th Annual World Catfish Festival was held in Belzoni, Humphreys County, Mississippi, on April 2 this year. This fam-ily event celebrates the catfish farming industry that started in the area in the 1960s. Since that time, U.S. catfish farming has grown tremendously. There are 466 million pounds (211,374 metric tons) processed annually. Of the 95,200 acres (38,526 ha) in the United States devoted to catfish farming, 64,000 acres (25,900 ha) are in Mississippi. About 95 percent of the farm-raised catfish in the United States is raised in the Southern states of Mississippi, Arkansas, Alabama and Louisiana.

• Farm-raised catfish are not bottom feeders like wild catfish. They are raised in ponds of fresh water that are only 4 to 6 feet deep. The catfish are fed high protein feed pellets, made from soybean meal, corn and rice that float on top of the water. No. 1 in the South for many years, the popularity of catfish has spread across the country. With its consistent white meat and mild fla-vor, it is now the fifth most popular fish in America.

• Some really strange nicknames are given to another fish that is a favorite on dinner tables. “Whales,” Soakers” and “Barn Doors” are monikers for large halibut.

• Halibut the size of one caught in 2003 in the Bering Sea, west of Anchorage, Alaska, definitely deserve any of those nicknames. The giant was 8 feet, 2 inches (2.4 m) long and weighed an esti-mated 533 pounds (242 kg). Five people struggled to pull it in!

• Halibut has firm, flaky snow-white meat. The fillets are called “fletches.” One halibut has four fletches. The real delicacies coming from halibut though are the “cheeks.” They, obviously, come from the head.

• Halibut are from a group of mostly saltwater, bottom-dwelling fish called flatfish. When these fish hatch, their eyes are nor-mally on each side of the head. After they grow a bit, one eye moves closer to the other, and the mouth twists until the eyes and mouth are on top. The underside of a flatfish is white, but the top may be brightly colored. Many flatfish can change colors to match their surroundings, making for good camouflage. Some other flatfish are sole, turbot and the odd-looking flounder.

• We’ve saved what has become one of the best-selling catches for last in this Tidbits. Salmon has been growing in popularity, with many health reports sending it to the top of the charts for human consumption. It is considered one of the healthiest fish to eat: high in omega-3 essential fatty acids and protein and low in calories and saturated fat.

• Salmon is not only good for your heart and overall health, stud-ies have also shown that it is great for your skin. Dermatolo-gist Dr. Nicholas Perricone has written several books explaining how a diet consisting of high amounts of salmon can lead to wrinkle-free skin.

• Hopefully you have “caught” the message in this Tidbits: Fish are fun to catch and great for eating!

1. Name the band that was the first to release the famous “Tequila” in-strumental.2. What was the follow-up song that Shelley Fabares released after her

No. 1 hit “Johnny Angel”?3. Which group wrote and released “December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)” and when?4. What was Chicago’s first No. 1 hit single?5. Name the big 1980 hit by Lipps Inc.6. Who released “Black Velvet” in 1988? What’s the song about?

Answers1. The Champs, in 1958. The song won a Grammy. Numerous groups have covered “Tequila,” including Dr. Feelgood.2. “Johnny Loves Me,” released in 1962 on her “The Things We Did Last Summer” album. It only reached No. 21 on the charts.3. The Four Seasons, in 1975. Legend says the song was originally to be about Prohibition ending in 1933.4. “Beginnings,” in 1971. The band didn’t have another hit until “Call On Me” in 1974.5. Lipps Inc. (pronounced “lip sync”) scored No. 1 status all around the world with “Funkytown,” sometimes on multiple charts.6. Alannah Myles. It’s said the song is about Elvis Presley and his many images being painted on black velvet. It charted around the world.

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ALL MY CHILDRENAngie learned the truth about her baby. Erica found a file on her old flame, Mike Roy, and wondered if David was keeping him somewhere. Cara inten-tionally missed her immigration

hearing despite Tad’s protests. Erica received a special message from Mona. Cara confided in Dixie that her cancer might no longer be in remission. Opal receives a text message from former beau Sam Brady. Wait to See: Carol Burnett returns as Verla Grubbs.

THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFULBrooke felt that Hope was too hasty in accepting Liam’s proposal. Nick questioned Bill’s interest in Jackie’s company. Ridge planned a business trip for Hope in Paris, which left Liam vulnerable to Steffy. Later, Hope announced to the press that she did not believe in sex before marriage. Eric designed a wedding gown for Hope, but it was Steffy’s lingerie photoshoot that had Liam all flustered. Wait to See: Donna learns something new about Justin. Taylor has her future read.

DAYS OF OUR LIVESChloe was forced to return to prostitution and was at-tacked while walking alone by the pier. Brady and Ni-cole rekindled their relationship despite Victor’s objec-tions. Maggie decided to move in with Victor despite her family’s concerns. Time was running out for Chloe as she attempted to regain consciousness at the hospital. Quinn tried to convince Taylor that he was looking out for his girls. Mandy told the police she might be able to identify her and Chloe’s attacker. Wait to See: Brady has second thoughts about getting involved with Nicole again.

GENERAL HOSPITALJason underwent risky brain surgery. Tracy caught Skye breaking into the family safe. Matt covered for Elizabeth after she stole drugs from the hospital to help Lucky. Sonny confronted Anthony after he tried to harm Jason at the hospital. Kristina’s odd behavior got even more dramatic after she saw Ethan flirting with Skye. Sam sat vigil at Jason’s bedside after his surgery. An emotional Carly sent Morgan off to military school. Wait to See: Matt and Elizabeth go on a picnic.

ONE LIFE TO LIVEBrody grew increasingly nervous that the truth would come out about Natalie’s baby. A shooting occurred that placed several Llanview residents under suspicion. Rex returned from Gigi’s gravesite looking disheveled. To-mas also appeared suspicious the night of the shooting. Jack went missing. Blair panicked when she realized that Todd took her gun. Kim paid a visit to a mysterious patient at the hospital. Cristian and Jessica reconnected. Wait to See: Cutter’s secret is revealed. THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESSPaul learned more about Tucker’s past. The DNA test on Sofia’s unborn child was inconclusive. Jill and Gen-evieve battled it out in the boardroom until Genevieve

was physically removed from the premises. Cane was elated to find Lily and the twins at the airport, urging him not to leave. Chloe and Ronan’s anger turned into passion. Lily tried to ease Daniel’s fears about Cane. Wait to See: Delia has a health crisis.

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1. ANCIENT HISTORY: Who were the opponents in the Trojan War? 2. GEOGRAPHY: Which nation’s most important river is the Vistula? 3. U.S. PRESIDENTS: Which U.S. president was the target of an attempted assassination in Sacramento, Calif.?4. MUSIC: What was the full name of Bill Haley’s band, which recorded the hit “Rock Around the Clock”?5. LITERATURE: Who wrote the book “Mary Poppins”? 6. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: When did the war crimes trials at Nuremberg, Germany, begin? 7. FORMER NAMES: Where was the ancient kingdom of Cumbria located?8. THE ARTS: Which one of the arts was Rudolf Nureyev’s claim to fame?9. TELEVISION: What was the first name of TV detective Ko-jak?10. MEASUREMENTS: How many hectares are in 1 square kilometer?

Answers 1. The Greeks (Achaeans) and Troy 2. Poland 3. Gerald Ford 4. Bill Haley & His Comets 5. Pamela Lyndon Travers 6. 1945 7. England 8. Ballet9. Theo 10. 100

Q: I saw Nancy McKeon a while back on Disney Channel’s “Sonny With a Chance” playing Demi Lo-

vato’s mom, and I wondered what else she has been doing lately. -- Sally T., via e-mailA: Nancy currently co-stars in the Hallmark Channel original movie “Love Begins,” which airs Sunday, Sept. 18. Nancy plays Millie, a local restaurant owner and the heart and soul of the town of Anderson’s Cor-ner. Nancy told me a main reason she took the role: her daughters.“There are projects I’ve done that are just too grown-up for them to see. This was a chance for them to make fun of me in funny costumes and funny shoes and fun-ny hair. They had a great time. Plus, I love the stories Hallmark tells, and this group of people were pretty terrific to work with.”

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Can you tell me if series stars Chuck Connors and Johnny Crawford are still living, and if so, what they are doing? -- Rhonda H., Bountiful, UtahA: Chuck Connors passed away in 1992 at the age of 71 of pneumonia stemming from lung cancer. His 40-year career spanned sports (basketball and baseball), film and TV; however, he was best known as Lucas McCain of “The Rifleman.” Johnny Crawford, 65, slowly stepped away from acting and headed toward music. He leads the Johnny Crawford Orchestra. See what he’s been up to, and if he’s coming to your area, at crawfordmusic.com.

***Q: As a history buff, I was excited to read in your column that the History Channel is making a miniseries about the Hatfields and McCoys, starring Kevin Costner as Anse Hatfield. Who will play Randall McCoy? -- Darnell R., via e-mailA: I, too, am eager for this miniseries, which is slated to air next year. I’m happy to report that Bill Paxton -- of “Big Love,” “Apollo 13” and “Twister” fame -- is set to play Randall McCoy, the famed arch nemesis of “Devil” Anse Hatfield.

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Q: I’m excited that my favorite show, “90210,” is com-ing back to the CW soon. Can you give me any teasers for this season? -- Heidi R., Washington, D.C.A: “90210” returns for its fourth season on Tuesday, Sept. 13. I spoke with Michael Steger, who plays Navid Shirazi, and he gave me the scoop (but not enough to get him in trouble).“Navid’s going to be working with Dixon, but Dixon’s no longer working FOR Navid. Max and Naomi and the whole pregnancy bomb at the finale, they address that in the first episode. Also, Navid’s family flies to Switzer-land to be with his father, but his sister doesn’t get on the plane. Navid does see Adri-anna again, and it’s a very awkward situation, but they do talk in the first two epi-sodes. Also, we’re doing a lot more location stuff. I’m excited because there’s a lot more action going on.”

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HOLLYWOOD -- Went to Zsa Zsa Gabor and Prince Frederick Anhalt’s 25th anni-versary party in their Bel-Air home. Phyl-lis Diller, 94, and “Batman’s” Cat Woman, Julie Newmar, 78, were the first to arrive. Robert Blake sat at the piano, and sang and

danced. Quincy Jones, producer of “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” and “Mad TV,” as well as Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” video and album, sat with me poolside. He’s such a nice man, and he didn’t refuse any of the 50 people who wanted photos taken with him. Zsa Zsa only re-ceived in her bedroom, though none of the above saw her. However, Judge Charles Rubin, who sentenced her to community service 22 years ago for slapping a cop, was shown into her boudoir ... go figure!WHATEVER HAPPENED TO ...Tab Hunter, 80, did “Battle Cry” (1955), “Damn Yankees” (1958) and “Grease 2” (1982). His tell-all book, “Tab Hunter: Confidential,” is being made as a documentary. He lives on his horse ranch in Santa Barbara with his partner of many years.Chad Everett, 75, did “Medical Center,” “Airplane 2” (1982) and the series “Undercovers” last year. He’s in the new web series “No Clean Break.”Connie Stevens did “Hawaiian Eye,” “Grease 2” (1982) and “Back to the Beach” (1987). She wed actor James Stacy (1963-’67) and Eddie Fisher (1967-’69) and has two daughters with Fisher, Joely and Tricia Leigh. Connie still does her club act and has several successful busi-nesses, including the beauty product “Forever Young.”Ann-Margret, 70, did “Bye, Bye Birdie” and “Viva Las Vegas” with Elvis. Sixteen films later she was Oscar-nominated for “Car-nal Knowledge” with Jack Nicholson and won praise for The Who’s “Tommy.” She was in the film “Lucky” with Colin Hanks out last month. She wed Roger Smith in ‘67 and won her first Emmy last year for “Law & Order: SVU.”Her “Bye, Bye Birdie” co-star Bobby Rydell is 69 and still tours with Frankie Avalon and Fabian.Shelley Fabares, 67, of “The Donna Reed Show,” had a No. 1 hit re-cord with “Johnny Angel” (1962) and starred on the sitcom “Coach.” She wed “M*A*S*H’s” Mike Farrell in 1972 and had a successful liver transplant in 2000. In 2006, Shelley voiced an animated straight-to-video film, but has made her health her main priority.Richard Beymer did “The Diary of Anne Frank” (1959) and the films “High Time” with Bing Crosby and Fabian and “West Side Story” with Natalie Wood in the 1960s, plus the 1990s’ series “Twin Peaks.” Richard lives in Fairfield, Iowa, where he writes, paints, takes photos and makes movies.Bette Davis once said, “You must let your public see you once a year so you grow old together.” These teen heartthrobs probably would prefer to have you remember them the way they were

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Five-time champ Jimmie Johnson, seen at right with his wife, Chandra, ranks seconds in the points standings despite having an off year with just one win. (John Clark/NASCAR This Week photo)

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This hasn’t been a typical year for Jimmie Johnson ... yet.Johnson, who will turn 36 on Sept. 17, has won 54 Sprint Cup races since he became a series regular in 2002. Then there’s the

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¥ On Sept. 16, 1620, the Mayflower sails from Plymouth, England, bound for the New World with 102 passengers. The ship was headed for Virginia, but stormy weather and navigational errors forced the Mayflower off course. On Nov. 21, the “Pilgrims” arrived in Mas-sachusetts.

¥ On Sept. 15, 1916, during the Battle of the Somme, the British launch a major offensive against the Germans, employing tanks for the first time. Although slow, the tanks showed promise and hun-dreds more were ordered.

¥ On Sept. 17, 1923, a fire threatens the University of California at Berkeley, kills two people and causes $10 million in damages. Homeowners fought the flames with garden hoses and buckets, and students from the University of California pitched in, as the fire came right to the campus gates.

¥ On Sept. 13, 1936, 17-year-old Cleveland Indians pitching ace “Rapid” Robert Feller strikes out 17 batters in a game, setting a new American League record. Feller allowed just two hits to help his team to a 5-2 victory over the Philadelphia AÕs.

¥ On Sept. 12, 1940, a collection of 600 prehistoric cave paintings and 1,500 engravings are discovered in a grotto near Montignac, France. The 5,000- to 17,000-year-old paintings consisted mostly of animal representations. The Lascaux grotto’s main cavern is 66 feet wide and 16 feet high.

¥ On Sept. 14, 1964, writer John Steinbeck is presented the U.S. Medal of Freedom. Steinbeck had already received numerous honors and awards for his writing, including the 1962 Nobel Prize, and the 1939 Pulitzer Prize for “The Grapes of Wrath.” He also wrote “Torti-lla Flat,” “East of Eden” and the novella “Of Mice and Men.”

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STRANGE STRENGTH Have you ever walked through a spider web and had a hard time getting it off your clothes or out of your hair? Spiders’ webs have amazing strength. Some spiders spin silk that is considered to be the strongest fiber on earth: stronger than steel and stronger than Kevlar! • Way back in 1881, a physician in Tombstone, Arizona,

named George Emery Goodfellow pulled a silk handker-chief from the breast pocket of a man who was shot in a gun battle. The doctor found two bullets inside the hanky. The silk handkerchief had stopped the bullets from enter-ing the man’s body. Dr. Goodfellow was intrigued and began studying the strength of silk.

• Kevlar is a manmade material discovered by scientists at DuPont in 1964. It is stronger than steel but expensive. It is used for military applications, like helmets and bul-letproof vests, and many other everyday products, like tires. It has helped provide safety in areas where strength is important.

• Kevlar is not metal, yet it is stronger than steel. Accord-ing to Tucker Norton of DuPont, a spider web is even stronger. “If you look in a spider web, and if you just took one single strand of that spider silk, that strand is stronger than steel as well — a lot like Kevlar,” said Norton. “The problem is, we haven’t figured out how to make that com-mercially at a large scale.”

• Spiders, eight-legged arachnids, and their ability to man-ufacture fragile-looking fibers that are pound-for-pound stronger than steel, have been studied for decades. The individual threads of spider silk are extremely strong. Sci-entists are amazed that spiders seem to be able to match tasks with the type of silk needed.

• According to biologists from the University of California at Riverside, “A typical garden spider can spin seven dif-ferent types of silks.” Researchers are hoping to figure out how to produce the silk that spiders produce some-day, possibly by splicing the silk gene into plants that can be planted and harvested.

• Currently Professor Randy Lewis at the University of Wyoming is splicing spider genes into goats and using the goat’s milk to come up with “goat-generated, man-made spider silk.” This silk looks promising, but the original spider silk is still about 10 times stronger than what sci-ence has come up with.

• Dr. Lewis is hoping that someday, goat silk will be readily available for use in lightweight bulletproof vests, artifi-cial ligaments, bones and tendons and more. The military is providing funding, hoping that in the future, wounded soldiers will be helped by the combining of nature and science.

• Not only are the webs of spiders amazing when it comes silk strength, but spiders are very productive workers. To see the awesome web work of “stretch” spiders, or Tet-ragnatha, visit Lake Tawokoni State Park in Texas. Many of these spiders work together to cover trees and other plants with a massive spider web. While most of us are probably not apt to enjoy being too close to the weird work, the park superintendent says it is one of the “best bug free areas in the park, acting as a giant mosquito net.”

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ANSWER: A lack of fluids, too little fiber and inactivity are the major causes of constipation. Laxatives used to be thought of as dangerous remedies, to be used sparingly if at all. People do not develop a “laxative habit,” and their colons are not harmed by them. Your husband has done all he can without any results.It is much unhealthier for him to strain to eliminate than it is to take a laxative. He can use whichever one he wants. Mira-LAX is a reliable one. Mineral oil is not great idea. If the oil goes down the wrong way and enters the lungs, it can cause big trouble. Once the laxative has restored normal movements, your husband ought to stay on his high-fiber diet. Fiber doesn’t always end constipation, but it does keep one regular.Establishing a morning routine often works. Feeding a baby calls for a diaper change shortly thereafter. The brain sends a signal to the infant’s colon to empty. The same reflex works in adults, but we have dulled it deliberately. It can be restored by

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¥ When Great Britain’s current Queen Elizabeth -- then Princess Elizabeth -- wed Prince Philip, their wedding cake weighed a whopping 500 pounds.Ê¥ As legend has it, in 1288, when Dusseldorf, Germany, was granted its city charter, children all over the city be-gan turning cartwheels for joy. The cartwheel has been an enduring part of the culture there ever since, and in 1937 the city even inaugurated an annual international cartwheel championship.

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