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• Competitive swimmer Tim Duncan grew up in the U.S. Virgin Islands, where he trained for the 1992 Olympics, until Hurricane Hugo destroyed his island’s only Olympic-size pool. Since the only alternative was to swim in the ocean, and he was afraid of sharks, he decided to play basketball instead. • Georg Gartner, a German POW, escaped his American prison camp near the end of World War II and lived in America for 40 years under a fake name before finally confessing his true identity on “The Today Show.” • Johnny Depp dropped out of high school to become a rock musician. When he attempted to return two weeks later, the principal told him to follow his dream of being a musician. • A shopping center in Zimbabwe uses an air conditioning system inspired by African termite hills. Ventilated and cooled by natural means, it uses less than 10% of the energy of a conventional building its size. • The largest-known bird nest belonged to a pair of bald eagles and measured 9 feet wide by 20 feet deep, with an estimated weight of 4,400 pounds. (c) 2022 King Features Synd., Inc.
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he Friends of the Palm Springs Library announce that the next Palm Springs Speaks speaker will feature an appearance by Pulitzer Prizewinning columnist, bestselling author, and humorist Dave Barry. The talk will take place at the Palm Springs Cultural Center located at 2300 East Baristo Road, Palm Springs, on Tuesday, May 9, at 7:30 p.m. A VIP Reception, which begins at 6 PM, will enable a limited number of attendees to have an exclusive photo opportunity with Barry on the stage and receive a copy of his “Swamp Stories” book that he will autograph. The talk is expected to run for an hour and will be followed by a short Q&A session. His book will be for sale at the event courtesy of Follet Books, and Barry
will sign copies following the talk. Tickets are $35 rear reserved (ADA spaces available), $50 general admission, $75 premium reserved, and $125 VIP (includes a copy of his book and the cocktail reception and photo opportunity with Barry). More information about the speaker series may be found at palmspringsspeaks.org. “We are delighted to add the much-beloved humorist Dave Barry to our roster of important speakers,” said Jeannie Kays, Director of Library Services. “Barry’s new novel comes out May 2, so this talk will be an opportunity for people to hear him speak about his first new novel in a decade. Our presenting sponsor, The Friends of Palm Springs Public Library, enables us to bring a truly dynamic line up of thoughtprovoking speakers to the Coachella Valley.
Fascinating facts about Nursing • The first nursing school dates back as far as 250 B.C.E. in India and consisted of only men. Today, nursing is one of the fastest growing professional fields in the U.S. and women comprise nearly 90 percent of the demographic. • One of the most famous nurses was a British woman, Florence Nightingale. Her duties as a nurse during the Crimean War saved many soldiers’ lives. Nightingale changed the way hospitals were sanitized, how food was prepared and served and how to treat wounded patients to prevent the spread of infection. • Opened in 1873, New York City’s Bellevue Hospital School of Nursing offered a one-year program based on the teachings of Florence Nightingale. Shortly
after Bellevue opened, the New England Hospital for Women and Massachusetts General Hospital opened nursing schools of their own. • The iconic nursing cap and early nursing uniforms were modeled after a nun’s habit, as a way to pay homage to the role nuns played in caring for the sick before professionalized nursing was reformed. • Today, the total number of professional nurses in the U.S. is almost equal to the entire population of Los Angeles—nearly 4 million—and nearly 90 percent are women. • On average, nurses walk nearly four to five miles every 12-hour shift, double the distance of most other professions.
1. GEOGRAPHY: How many U.S. states border Canada? 2. THEATER: The musical “My Fair Lady” is based on which play? 3. SCIENCE: Who was the first person to win Nobel prizes in two different sciences? 4. MOVIES: Which 1997 movie featured a character named Jack Dawson? 5. TELEVISION: What is the name of Ross’s pet monkey in “Friends”? 6. LANGUAGE: How many languages exist worldwide? 7. FOOD & DRINK: Which country produces Manchego cheese? 8. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: How many track and field events are in a decathlon? 9. U.S. PRESIDENTS: Which president had the most children? 10. MUSIC: What is the title of Britney Spears’ first album? (c) 2022 King Features Synd., Inc. Answer on page 6