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pain” across the spectrum of the American public tion index. But almost all economists agree that the will be supported by a majority of people. inflation index used does not accurately measure the These and other options for reform, along buying and spending habits of senior citizens. Using with an explanation of how Social Security is fia revised inflation index would lower annual COLAs nanced, are included in a fact sheet I have written. by just three-tenths of one percent. Yet that reform It’s called “Myths and Facts About Social Security would eliminate about 20 percent of Social Security’s Financing.” You can request a free digital copy by deficit. MON., 8/20/12 sending me an email at thomas.margenau@comcast. --Social Security taxes will be increased on net. review carefully. Double check:  Phone Number(s)  Spelling  Pric wealthier Americans. 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ANTIQUE -- OR -JUNQUE by Anne McCollam Creators News Service

Nucut Glass a Cut Above Pressed Glass

This mark is on the bottom of my porcelain figurine. Standing approximately 4 inches tall, the figurine is a young girl holding a basket of flowers. She is wearing a green dress, a yellow apron, a pink scarf and stands on a pedestal. I have been trying to find information on the maker and value for quite a long time. Your help would be greatly appreciated.

The blue crown over an “N” has been used by several companies in Europe. Capo-di-Monte located in Naples, Italy, was the first to utilize it around 1740. They sold their molds to Ginori Factory in Doccia, Italy, around 1820. Ernst Bohne and Sons in Thuringia, Germany, and Sandizell Porcelain Factory in Bavaria, Germany, also used the mark. Based on the image of your mark, your figurine was made by Bohne and Sons. It would probably be worth $50 to $75.

This exquisite looking small cut-glass dish is 6 inches in diameter and in perfect condition. The word “Nucut” is marked in the center. It has been in our family for many years, but I am not sure when or where we obtained it. I would appreciate any information you can tell me about this piece and it's maker. I'd particularly like to know something about its history and value.

A: Although your dish appears to be cut glass,

it is actually a high quality pressed glass. Located in Bellaire, Ohio, Imperial Glass Co. introduced their “Nucut” line in 1914. It was created to be a cut glass look-a-like. Cut glass was very expensive -- Nucut was marketed to those who couldn’t afford the real thing. Your dish was made in the early 1900s and would fetch $15 to $25 in an antiques shop.

A blue crown over a “N” mark was used as early as 1740.

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believe they can boo, they can cheer and they can do whatever they want, I believe that ... there are long-lasting ramifications to the game we play. I’ve already kind have come to the understanding that I won’t live as long because I play this game, and that’s OK, that’s a choice I’ve made and a choice all of us have made. “But when you cheer, when you cheer somebody getting knocked out, I don’t care who it is, and it just so happened to be Matt Cassel -- it’s sickening. It’s 100 percent sickening. ... I’ve never been more embarrassed in my life to play football than in that moment right there. ... [Cassel’s] a person, and he got knocked out in a game, and we have 70,000 people cheering that he got knocked out?” It may not have been 70,000 cheering, but in a league that is getting increasingly violent, where it’s impossible for one man to win a game on his own, even if a few hundred cheered Cassel’s injury, it was one too many. Mark Vasto is a veteran sportswriter who lives in Kansas City. (c) 2012 King Features Synd., Inc.

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ROLLER COASTER (from page page 3) long trains on steep hills. • But sitting in the front has its benefits, too. If you’re into wide, unobstructed views of what happens next, the front seat is for you. The very first car will also hang momentarily over the first drop waiting for the rest of the cars to crest the hill before the big plunge. Front cars also have better low-G moments when the train is going over the top of low hill, leading to better stomach-lifting airtime. The ride is usually smoothest in the middle of the train, a good spot for beginners.

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• Safety, of course, is the number one priority on Kingda Ka. In fact, in terms of total passenger hours ridden, the odds of being injured on any amusement park ride are astronomically small. Most injuries that do occur are caused by people failing to follow rules. • While the safety record of Kingda Ka is basically unblemished, it is not exempt from its own damages due to extreme weather. In 2009, the tall metal structure was struck by lighting in a late night storm when the park was closed. The damage was so severe that the ride had to be closed three months for repairs. • Although the structure is built to withstand hurricane force winds, it received enough of a battering from Hurricane Irene in 2011 to close the ride for the remainder of the season.

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Achieving desired trajectory Sometimes we are faced with a shot where we need a little higher or lower trajectory than we might expect with our selected club. Rather than taking a different club to accommodate desired trajectory instead of desired distance, try this: Higher trajectory: If you want your shot to have a little higher trajectory take your normal stance, set up to the ball and turn your head, looking up in the sky to the point where you want your ball to go. Hold that position, turning your head back to the ball. As you turn to look high in the sky, a few things will happen. Your right shoulder will lower a little bit, your swing path will be a little more shallow, and some of your weight will shift to your right side. All of this will promote a more lofted shot.

PHOBIAS (continued): • Some phobias relate to what’s up above, such as the sun (heliophobia), the clouds (nephophobia), the moon (selenophobia), and the stars (siderophobia). Some folks are just afraid of looking up – they are called anablephobes. • Not all phobias seem that abnormal or uncommon. Lots of people might have a fear of death, known as necrophobia. But those with an extreme form might be terrified of being buried alive. A nosocomephobe has a fear of hospitals, a verminophobe is afraid of germs, and a hydrophobe has an irrational fear of water. • Individuals suffering from extreme agoraphobia rarely leave their homes, due to their fear of public or open spaces and the inescapable situations that may occur there. Only home is safe. • Some phobias can be a learned behavior that comes from listening to others describe a traumatic event. An individual in one’s life can trigger a phobia, such as peladophobia, the fear of bald people. Those with nosto-phobia, a fear of returning home, may be able to contribute their panic to a specific incident. • People who are afraid of looking into mirrors have cataptrophobia, while those with cyberphobia have a fear of working with computers. A person with an anxiety about memories is a mnemophobe. • Don’t confuse levophobia, the fear of objects to a person’s left, with dextrophobia, the fear of objects to the right. • Although some of us fear the possibility of cancer, an extreme carcinophobe will convince himself he has cancer because he touched someone who has it.

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Lower trajectory: Set up to the ball with your normal address. Turn your head to view your intended ball ﬂight, making sure you don’t look above your intended line. By keeping your head low your shoulders will remain level and your weight will remain evenly distributed. This promotes a steeper swing, which causes a delofted club face at impact. The result is lower trajectory. Tina Mickelson PGA

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