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FORMER OCCUPATIONSby Kathy Wolfe

Even famous people had to start somewhere, as you’ll soon see. This week, Tidbits has re-searched some of their early jobs — before the famous became famous.

•Afterbeingexpelledfromhighschoolforridinghismotorcyclethroughthehalls,actorMarlonBrando was enrolled in military school, which resulted in another expulsion some monthslater.Hewenttoworkasaditchdigger,whichhe followed up with a position as an elevator operator in a New York City department store. Nextcameastintasanightwatchmanbeforehefinallyenteredactingschool.

• It’shardtoimagineJamesBondasamilkman,but that was actor Sean Connery’s first jobduring his youth in Scotland. He went onto serve in the Royal Navy, followed up by positionsasalifeguardandditchdigger.

•Five-timeOscarwinnerClintEastwoodheldanumberofpositionsbeforemakingitbig.Helaboredasalumberjack,lifeguard,golfcaddy,aircraft factory worker, steel mill employee and gas station attendant. At one point, hewas cleaning swimming pools by day andauditioningforbitpartsbynight.Hewasnearly30bythetimehegothisbreakthroughpartasRowdy Yates in the CBS series “Rawhide.”

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joyed the job because her clients, “never com-plained about how they looked.” • That “wild and crazy guy” Steve Martin’s fi rst job was selling concessions at Disneyland be-fore he advanced to performing magic tricks, juggling and creating balloon animals at the park. He attended UCLA, majoring in philoso-phy and theater, before becoming a writer for variety entertainers such as Glen Campbell, the Smothers Brothers, Dick van Dyke and Sonny & Cher. Martin was in his mid-20s when he fi rst branched out into stand-up comedy. He’s ap-peared in more than 50 movies and is an accom-plished banjo player, as well as a best-selling author. • Ashton Kutcher’s father Larry was an em-ployee at an Iowa General Mills factory, so it fi gures Kutcher would have a job at the Cedar

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1. How long do dermatologists say it takes for your skin to totally recover from a bad sunburn?2. Name Seals & Crofts’ No. 1 hit of 1971.3. What musical featured the Gershwin song “Summertime”?4. Which U.S. city has the highest average summer temperature?5. According to Sheryl Crow’s hit song, what does she “wanna do”?

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You know it’s a hot summer when farmers are feeding their chickens crushed ice to keep them from laying hard-boiled eggs.

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FORMER OCCUPATIONS (continued):1992, when Dell was 27, he was the youngest CEO with a company on Fortune magazine’s list of the Top 500 corporations. By 1996, the com-pany was experiencing sales of $1 million a day from online sales. Today, he is ranked the 44th wealthiest person in the world, with a net worth of $14.6 billion. • Jack Nicholson, voted Class Clown by his Class of 1954, worked as a lifeguard before tak-ing a job as a messenger boy for the animation department at MGM studios. When it was dis-covered he had signifi cant artistic ability, he was offered a job as an animator, which he turned down to pursue an acting career. This choice led to 12 Oscar nominations, with three wins. • While studying English and philosophy and doing a little acting at Wisconsin’s Ripon Col-lege, megastar Harrison Ford was expelled three days before graduation for failure to complete a required thesis. As a talented self-taught wood-worker, he was contracted to construct an out-building for Brazilian musician Sergio Mendez, and the word spread of Ford’s talents. He was on a construction job for a casting director when the gentleman helped him get a part in 1973’s “American Graffi ti.” It was on to “Star Wars” in 1977, followed by the fi rst of the Indiana Jones series, “Raiders of the Lost Ark” in 1981.• Prior to “St. Elsewhere” and “Deal or No Deal” fame, Howie Mandel was a carpet sales-man. He was so good at it, he opened his own store and by age 24, owned several stores in the Toronto area. In his free time, he was trying his hand at stand-up comedy, and it soon blossomed into a new career. • Television journalist and legal commentator Nancy Grace is a former Georgia state prosecu-tor who made the decision to enter law school af-ter the murder of her fi ancé. She moved to “Court TV” from there, then on to CNN. Her fi rst job, however, was working the candy counter at the Macon Sears Roebuck store. • The name of Madonna Louise Veronica Cic-coni is most often associated with her frequently controversial singing career. But her money-earning career began at a Times Square Dunkin’ Donuts shop. Madonna arrived in New York at age 20 with $35 in her pocket and a lot of am-bition. Today, in addition to her music, she is a noted fashion designer, children’s book author, fi lm director and producer.• In 1986, little did the managers at Hollywood’s El Pollo Loco restaurant know that their newest hire would go on to reign as People magazine’s “Sexiest Man Alive.” Brad Pitt’s fi rst job in Hol-lywood was standing on the curb out front of the restaurant dressed in a chicken suit waving at customers and handing out fl yers.

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If you don’t follow the sport of wrestling, you may not be familiar with the name Anthony Ro-bles. Let Tidbits bring you up to date on the feats of this remarkable young man who has refused to allow a disability to defeat him. • Anthony Robles entered the world in 1988 with only one leg, his right leg missing all the way to the hip. While such a disability might hinder the activity of an ordinary child, there was nothing ordinary about Anthony. At age 3, he was fi tted with a prosthetic leg, but he was so annoyed with the time spent putting it on and taking if off that he abandoned it a few years later and started using crutches or merely hop



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Ask yourself: Are other drivers honking at you more lately? Have you hit a curb or mailbox? Do you

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Anxiety, Phobias and Panic AttacksDEAR DR. DONOHUE: What is the difference between anxiety and panic attack? I am claustrophobic, and I need to fl y from the West Coast to the East Coast and back. I can’t do so because of my problem. I have tried therapy several times, but it did not help. I do not want to go that route again. Can you give me some suggestions on how to be able to fl y with this problem? Is there a medicine I could take before I get on the plane? -- Anon.ANSWER: Anxiety is excessive worry. In some cases, worry is appropriate. But with pathological anxiety, the worry is about things that don’t merit worry or about imagined things that truly merit no concern. Under “anxiety disorders” are many different conditions, each with a slightly different set of symptoms. They all share some things in common.Panic attacks are the sudden onset of terror in places where such terror is inappropriate. The attack builds to a high point in a matter of 10 minutes or less. The attack can take place in a perfectly

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ROBLES (continued):ping. He learned to ride a bike at age 5. At a young age, he began concentrating on exercises that would strengthen the rest of his body and in sixth grade, was his school’s record-holder for the most pushups. Amazingly, at age 14, he played defensive tackle for his Mesa, Arizona, junior high football team. • It was on the wrestling mat, however, that Robles fi nally realized his true calling. While in eighth grade, after watching an older cousin at team practice, Robles knew he wanted to give the sport a try. By the time he graduated high school, he had a 129-15 record, garnering perfect 48-0 seasons both his junior and senior years, and was one of the top high school wrestlers in the nation. He had served two years as team cap-tain and achieved a wrestling letter three times. • Robles’ rookie year at Arizona State yielded a national rank, just shy of All-American stand-ing. The next year, he nabbed the All-American status and won the Pac 10 Conference Cham-pionship, feats he repeated the following year. He was undefeated his senior year with the Sun Devils, fi nishing 36-0, as well as winning the 2001 NCAA Division Championship in his weight class. • Robles never expected preferential treatment of any kind. After one particularly poor perfor-mance by the team, the coach’s discipline re-quired each wrestler to run laps while carrying a 20-pound sandbag. Although Robles was not expected to participate, he dropped his crutches, grabbed a sandbag, and began to hop around the track. Fall after fall did not deter him from hop-ping the entire time the team was on the track. In the coach’s words, “I had to turn away. It was hard to watch, but at the same time, it was one of the most inspiring things you could imagine.” • Robles’ unusual technique includes im-mediately dropping to the mat at the beginning

Press Release Increased demand for services creates changes in personnel at Heartland Independent Living Center (HILC).Lori Williams and Shirley Lindemeyer will be fi ll-ing new positions in Heartland Independent Living Center’s Owensville offi ce and Ann Cassidy will be transferring to the Manhart Offi ce of HILC in Union.Lori Williams is the new HILC In-Home Care Co-ordinator. Ms. Williams is transferring to Owens-ville from the Heartland Manhart Offi ce in Union. She has served as a Consumer Directed Service (CDS) Specialist for the past two years. She brings a wealth of previous experience in the in-home care fi eld to Heartland’s new in-home care program.New CDS Specialist is Shirley Lindemeyer fi lls the vacated CDS Specialist position. Shirley is from Center, Missouri, where she was employed at Northeast Independent Living Center in Hannibal. Lindemeyer comes to Heartland with 12 years of experience in Independent Living programs and services. She and her husband reside in Gerald and works in HILC Owensville offi ce.CDS Specialist Ann Cassidy will be transferring to the Manhart Offi ce in Union. Cassidy has been serving as a CDS Specialist in the Owensville offi ce for three and half years. Her expertise will assist consumers served by the Manhart Offi ce. Heartland Independent Livings Center is a non-profi t, non-residential, community based 50l (c) 3 organization that serves Franklin, Gasconade and Maries counties. HILC serves people with disabil-ities through advocacy, in dependent living skills information/referral, and peer support. Our FREE services include: In-Home Care, Transition Care, Adaptive Equipment Loan Program, Independent Living Skills Training, Ramp/Home Modifi cation and Telecommunication Access for Telephone and Internet.

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DEAR PAW’S CORNER: I have just read your column about “Cara,” the 7-year-dog with skin allergies who itches and scratches terribly. My dog had this problem, too, and I was helped by the Tibetan Terrier Club of Canada with a very simple solution -- run a humidifi er for at least eight hours per day in the room where “Cara” sleeps. I did this with my scratchy fellow, and the problem was solved within a few days! Neither my vet nor groomer had ever heard of such a thing. I also switched to Science Diet Sensi-tive Skin kibbles. No more scratching at my house. Hope you can pass this on to Cara’s owner. -- Pattie R., via emailDEAR PATTIE: Thanks for the helpful advice! A change in diet and the humidi-fi er may have a positive effect on Cara’s

allergies. Pets can be very sensitive to seem-ingly benign dog or cat foods, and it’s often a trial-and-error process to fi nd a diet that such pets can tolerate. Be sure to include your pet’s veterinarian in the process so that he or she knows what your pet is eating and is able to offer advice and expertise that could help.The Tibetan Terrier Club of Canada can be found online at www.tibetanterriercanada.com. The site has general information about the Ti-betan Terrier breed and basic care guidelines, as well as links to other Tibetan Terrier clubs around the world.

Readers, have you found a diet or medi-cal remedy for your allergic pet? Let others know by sending in your pet’s story to [email protected], or write to Paw’s Corner, c/o King Features Weekly Service, P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475. For more pet care-related advice and information, visit www.pawscorner.com.

BIBLE TRIVIA ANSWERS: 1) New 2) Death 3) Dead Sea 4) Nebuchadnezzar 5) Stephen 6) Hosea

1. Is the Book of Galatians in the Old or New Testament or neither?2. From Mosaic law, what would happen to the person who cursed his father or mother? Imprisonment, Outcast, 10 Lash-ings, Death3. In Genesis 14:3, what lake is called the Salt Sea? Galilee, Lake Pison, Dead Sea, Euphrates4. From Daniel 2, who had a dream about a statue composed of different materials? Jezebel, Daniel, Rezin, Nebuchadnezzar5. In Acts 7, who said, “Lord, lay not this sin to their charge”? Philip, Stephen, Luke, David6. Whose biblical name meant “salva-tion”? Jude, Ahaz, Hosea, Ruth

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ROBLES (continued):of the match, making his opponent “get low” with him. His “ball and chain” move involves grabbing his foe’s wrist with one hand and pull-ing that arm through the opponent’s legs, fol-lowed by grabbing the elbow with his other hand. • Robles “runs” the mile on crutches, a feat he can complete in eight minutes. Because of his phenomenal upper body strength, he can bench press nearly three times his weight.• Robles’ ambition is to become a motiva-tional speaker, ministering to those with similar handicaps. His mother sums up his disability, “It’s something that was just meant to be, and now we see it as a blessing.”

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Keep the change! This week, we’re talking about the changes that U.S. currency has under-gone since it was fi rst issued in the 17th century. • America has had paper money since before it was even a nation. The Massachusetts Bay Col-ony issued it fi rst in 1690. In 1775, in the midst of the Revolutionary War, paper currency was issued to fi nance the confl ict, with the anticipa-tion of tax revenues to cover it. The paper notes soon devalued, due to a lack of strong fi nancial backing and the ease of counterfeiting. • Beginning in 1877, all U.S. currency was printed by the Bureau of Engraving and Print-ing, an agency of the Treasury Department. The bills were 25 percent larger than present-day money. In 1929, the size was reduced, and all bills conformed to the style of having a portrait on the front and a monument on the back.• Can you name the individuals on the front and the item on the back of each denomination of currency? Of course, you know Washington is on the $1 bill, but did you know that the Great Seal of the United States is on the back? Lincoln is on the front of the $5 bill, with the Lincoln Memorial on the back. The $10 bill features the portrait of Alexander Hamilton, the fi rst Sec-retary of the Treasury, with the U.S. Treasury Building on the fl ip side. Seventh President An-drew Jackson’s face graces the front of the $20 bill, with the White House featured on the back. Civil War general and 18th President Ulysses Grant is on the $50 bill with the U.S. Capitol on the back, and Benjamin Franklin can be seen on the $100 bill, with Independence Hall on the reverse. • The average $1 bill will be in circulation about 42 months. The life span of the $5 and $10 denominations is 16 to 18 months and 24 months for the $20 bill. A $50 bill will last about 55 months, with the $100 bill’s span averaging 89 months. • 1946 was the last year that $500, $1,000, $5,000 and $10,000 bills were printed. • Washington, D.C.’s Bureau of Printing and Engraving occupies 25 acres of fl oor space. There is an additional printing plant in Fort Worth, Texas. During Fiscal Year 2010, the Bureau printed about 6.4 billion notes, includ-ing 1.86 billion $1 bills and about 2.27 billion $20s. That’s approximately 26 million bills a day. Nine tons of ink are used daily to print the day’s total face value of about $974 million. 95 percent of that amount is being used to replace notes already in circulation. It costs about 9.6 cents to print each bill.

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