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1). Bizarre Flag Facts – Q & As
Test your Patriotic Knowlege of the American Flag:
Question: Is it ok to fly the American Flag upside down?
Answer: The flag should never be displayed with the union down, except as a signal of dire distress in instances of extreme danger to life or property.
Question: My flag was accidentally dropped and got dirty. Does it have to be destroyed?
Answer: The flag should never be allowed touch the ground, the floor or water.
2). Hooray for Flag Day – why do we celebrate it on June 14?
What are the important dates in American Flag history?
• January 1, 1776, George Washington ordered the Grand Union flag hoisted above his base at Prospect Hill. It had 13 alternating red and white stripes and the British Union Jack (no stars) in the upper left-hand corner.
• May of 1776, Betsy Ross sewed the first American flag.
• June 14, 1777,.
3). Lasik Eye Surgery - Are you ready?
Is Lasik in your future?
Millions of Americans turn to Lasik Surgery when their vision is less than perfect and they’re tired of being tied down to wearing glasses or contacts. What part of the eye is it that may be causing all your vision trouble? Your cornea! When the shape of your cornea is irregular, the image on your retina is blurry and out-of-focus.
4). Who Created the First US Flag of 50 Stars?
Who designed our current US Flag with 50 stars?
Robert Heft, a then 17 year-old high school sophomore from Ohio created our current American Flag of 50 stars.
When was this flag created?
Robert Heft created his 50 star, hand sewn, US flag in 1958 prior to Alaska and Hawaii being admitted to the Union.
What drove Robert to create this new flag?
It all began as a high school project assigned in 1958 in Lancaster, Ohio, for his teacher, Mr.
5). Free Credit Report – Why You Need One!
What’s my Credit Rating? Why is it important?
If you’re like most of us, you probably don’t even think about your credit rating until it’s time to apply for a credit card, mortgage or car loan. A little known fact is that people with a ‘good’ or ‘excellent’ credit rating can pay a significantly lower interest rate when they borrow money. This wonderful news can mean a savings to you of hundreds or even thousands of dollars over the life of a loan.
6). Custom Lasik Surgery Today
Custom Lasik – Is it in you?
Today highly successful Lasik eye surgery has become the norm and patients and surgeons are searching for even better results. As with all technology, there is always someone trying to create a way to do things faster, better, cheaper. In the past, Lasik surgeons strived to have their patients be able to see almost as well after Lasik surgery as they did before using their glasses.
7). Lasik Eye Surgery Complications
What are some of the possible complications of Lasik eye surgery?
Undercorrection – this occurs when the expected vision correction falls short of the desired outcome. This occurs more commonly with patients who have a high degree of nearsightedness (only objects close up are clear), farsightedness (only objects far away are clear) or astigmatism (images both far and near are distorted).
8). Landscape Gardening - 8 Tips to Wow Your Neighbors
1. Planning your landscape is like painting a picture on canvas. Just like your art teacher in high school told you - have a main point of interest and add several sub points to make your beautiful landscape more interesting. You imagine it in your mind, draw sketches and fill in all the details that you’ve dreamed of. Keep revising your sketch until it looks like the picture you have in mind.
9). Laser Eye Surgery - Expectations vs. Reality
Laser Eye Surgery – What are your expectations?
The success of laser eye surgery (as with any elective surgery), is measured by how the outcome matches your before-surgery expectations. Are your expectations realistic? Can your expectations be met by laser eye surgery? It’s your surgeon’s job to help you consider all aspects of good vision prior to your laser eye surgery.
10). Free Credit Report – Part II
My FICO score is less than perfect – what can I do?
In my first lesson, “Free Credit Report – Why You Need One!”, we discussed why your FICO (Fair, Isaac; named for the company that created it) score is so important to your credit rating. This number indicates to your lender how trustworthy you are to re-pay your loan and directly translates into how much interest you will be charged on your next loan.
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