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Thursday, August 2, 2012 – Daily News FEATURES Girl's jealous streak makes guy gun-shy Dear Annie: I am 54, and my girlfriend is 40. We've dated on and off for seven years. I love her, and I believe she loves me. The problem is, she is incredibly jealous and hon- estly believes every woman is attracted to me. Even if that were true, I don't want ''every'' woman. My girl- friend is plenty of woman, and I want only her. But the jealousy drives me crazy. I can't go anywhere or do anything without her thinking another woman is involved. Furthermore, she's certain that I'm hot for my ex-wife. Annie, my ex-wife and I are great friends, but not to the point of reconciling. When my girlfriend has one of these jealous fits, she's snide, snip- py and just plain evil. We're lucky if we can have three straight days of bliss. Somehow she believes getting married will make things better. I think marriage would be a huge mistake considering our track record. We seem to be tearing our relationship to pieces. Please help. — Going in Circles in the Circle City Annie's Mailbox by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar becomes snide, snippy and evil every three days. Only you can decide whether she's worth the effort. Dear Annie: Several years ago, my brother and his wife moved several states away. When they visit, they stay with us because we have plenty of space. They always offer to pay for gro- ceries and help with meals, so it's a pleasure to have them. now young adults. I am willing to accommodate them because it makes my parents happy. But these kids are not nearly as gracious as their parents. They seem to think I run a hotel and will provide three meals a day. Their three children are know I'm being taken advantage of, but I don't want to cause hurt feel- ings. — Auntie's Bed and Breakfast Dear Auntie: You need to set some house rules. Stop preparing three meals a day. Have cereal, yogurt and other food available, and tell them to help themselves. Sug- gest they go out for dinner — with- out you. If you stop being their cook, they will find other ways to eat. You also could tell your brother that his children need to be better guests or they won't be welcome anywhere. Dear Annie: Thank you for your response to ''Clueless on Cancer Etiquette.'' I hope all my concerned friends read it. Dear Circle: Is your girlfriend willing to get therapy and work on her out-of-control jealousy and insecurity? If not, you will continue to have conflict, whether married or not. Relationships require trust and mutual respect, and yours doesn't have either. We aren't sure what you find so lovable about someone who The last visit, my nephew came with his 7-year-old son. When the boy wanted a snack, I told him to ask his father to fix him something. He replied, ''Daddy is taking a nap and told me you would have food.'' When I suggested to my nephew that he go to the store and get some- thing, he simply said ''no.'' Last month, my brother came with his other son and daughter-in- law. After several exhausting days, I suggested we all chip in for a pizza. When it arrived, my brother paid me, but my nephew just took his share and walked into the living room. Now my niece and her husband are coming for a week's visit. She said she'd be happy to cook a meal. Annie, there will be 21 meals. I TOR K: I recently ate shrimp and broke out in hives. This has never happened before. Could I have developed a new food allergy as an adult? DEAR DOC- eventually happen, and she lovingly helps me through those times when my mood shifts during the chemo treatments. For two years, I have learned what women go through with hot flashes. They are horrible. I am developing my ''bucket My wife and I discuss what will list,'' but still trying to defy the odds. I am a youthful 81-year-old with many friends — and you are now one of them. Thanks for your thoughtfulness. — A Traveler on the Final Journey Annie's Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please email your questions to anniesmailboxcomcast.net, or write to: Annie's Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254. Shasta College preps for fall term lege begins the Fall Semes- ter at the main campus in Redding as well as its loca- tions in Red Bluff, Burney and Weaverville. On Aug. 20, Shasta Col- Despite economic issues at the state level, the Col- lege has worked to keep classes open and will have the same number available as it did last fall. These offerings include online and ITV courses in addition to traditional classes. Classes are filling fast, but spaces do remain in most sections. "Our faculty and staff are dedicated to student success, so we have made the necessary sacrifices to ensure that students can take the classes that they need to reach their educa- tional goals," said Superin- tendent/President Joe Wyse. "We continue to be fully accredited while we work on issues with the accrediting commission. Those issues are not related to the quality of instruction and students do not need to worry about transferring units." The College expects to resolve accreditation issues within a year. four degrees for transfer with junior status into the CSU system this fall: Busi- ness Administration, Com- munication Studies, Early Childhood Education and Sociology. Students com- pleting these degrees are granted priority considera- tion for admission to the CSU system in a similar program, and the CSU sys- tem guarantees that they need complete only 60 more units for a bachelor's degree. Shasta will be offering In addition, all programs Local Certified Flight Instructor Irwin Fust will be conducting an Aviation Ground School course for those interested in pursuing a Sport Pilot or Private Pilot license in the future. The next class begins on Wednesday, Sept. 12 and runs for 10 consecutive Wednesdays 6-9 p.m. The ground school will take place at the Terminal Building at Red Bluff Municipal Airport. The total cost of the 10 classes is $240, which includes all required books and supplies. The ground school course will cover all of the topics necessary to take and pass the FAA written knowledge test, which is required before completing flight train- ing. The ground school course will cover all of the ele- ments necessary to acquire the knowledge for the test: airplanes and aerodynamics, aircraft engines, instru- ments and systems, federal airspace, airports, Air Traf- fic Control and federal aviation regulations, airplane performance and weight and balance, aviation weather and weather services, navigation charts, navigation sys- tems and cross country flight planning. Aviation Ground School course offered The information taught in the course is necessary in understanding how airplanes fly and how to safely fly in American airspace. It is required knowledge for those seeking pilot's licenses. But, the course appeals to anyone who wants to understand the concepts of flight. Please call Fust at (530) 351-8203 by Sept. 1 to reserve a place in the class. The number of student slots are limited. You can call the same number for informa- tion or you can email him at ifust@digitalpath.net. are offering courses this fall for both entering and con- tinuing students, including: • Extensive offerings in art and music, such as gui- tar, piano and vocal classes • General Education classes needed for all degrees at night, online or via ITV • The Math Pre-Algebra Success Block learning Community (MATH-LC), combining Math 220, 240 and STU 1 into one class to help students develop com- fort for working with the concepts of algebra and develop skills necessary to be successful college stu- dents • Earth Sciences (ESCI) courses and field trips that prepare students for a vari- ety of academic paths, including oceanography and meteorology • Global Information Systems (GIS) offering both a degree and a two- year certificate that pro- vides students with the skills needed to apply a range of geospatial tech- nologies and tools in a vari- ety of real world applica- tions • Computer Aided Drafting (CAD), which teaches students how to translate ideas into working drawings that can be used as produce products • Engineering (ENGR) classes that prepare stu- dents for high-paying careers in a field that is chronically short of quali- fied personnel ER: Yes, you can, and it's not that unusual. Allergic reac- tions are overblown immune responses against a harmless sub- stance — in some cases, a food. Food allergies are most prevalent in child- hood, but even if you escaped them then, you're not necessarily off the hook. You can develop allergies at any point in your life, and fish and shellfish allergies are more likely than others to begin in adulthood. What's more, allergies that spring up in adult- hood stay with you forev- er. In contrast, many chil- dren outgrow their food allergies. You want to be sure that your hives really did result from a food allergy, particularly if you love to eat shrimp. But please don't try to prove that you have a shrimp allergy by eating more shrimp. (You may think I'm being funny, but I've had several patients do exactly that.) If your doctor hasn't already done it, skin and blood tests can help estab- lish that you do, in fact, have a shrimp allergy. If you are allergic to shrimp, you'll have to keep all traces of it out of your diet: DEAR READ- Students can apply and access the class schedule online at www.shastacol- lege.edu. Financial aid is available. For more infor- mation contact the financial aid office at 242-7700. manufacturers must flag potential allergens in plain English. Still, read every label, even if you have purchased the item before. Manufacturers frequently change ingre- dients and may have slipped in an allergen. Take care when cook- ing. If other people in your household continue to eat shrimp, you could get exposed to small amounts of shrimp pro- teins, and these could trigger an allergic reac- Shop cautiously. Food 3B Food allergies can unexpectedly appear Dr. K by Anthony L. Komaroff, M.D. your food allergy before you order. Wear a medical ID bracelet. Make sure it lists relevant information about your food allergy. Carry two doses of epinephrine. This med- ication, commonly known as an EpiPen or TwinJet, can be injected into your thigh should you feel an attack coming on. Ask your doctor if your reaction to shrimp was severe enough that it is necessary for you to carry this medicine with you at all times. You may wonder why it is that a food allergy caused your skin to break out in a rash but didn't upset your stomach. In fact, sometimes food allergies in adults do cause abdominal symp- toms such as nausea and fatty, loose bowel move- ments. But sometimes the allergy is reflected just in a skin reaction. To underscore how serious adult-onset aller- gies can be, I've put a summary of an adult patient who almost died from eating a sausage on the AskDoctorK.com website. We have more infor- mation on food allergies in our Special Health Report, "Food Allergy, Intolerance and Sensitivi- ty." (Learn more about this report at AskDoc- torK.com, or call 877- 649-9457 toll-free to order it.) defensively. Let the manager or chef know about tion. If possible, use a separate set of cooking and eating utensils. Otherwise, wash dishes and uten- sils thoroughly in hot, soapy water between uses. Dine out Dr. Komaroff is a physician and professor at Harvard Medical School. To send questions, go to AskDoctorK.com, or write: Ask Doctor K, 10 Shattuck St., Second Floor, Boston, MA 02115. Game's (DFG) Central Valley angler surveys have begun on the American, Feather, Mokelumne and Sacramento rivers. Over the next five months, sur- vey crews will repeatedly visit 20 different sections of river to cover the full extent of the inland salmon fishery. Survey crews count the number of boats and anglers, weigh and measure each fish caught and col- lect the heads of those salmon imbedded with a coded wire tag. "The information the survey crews collect is vital to understand- ing the dynamics of the salmon fishery resource and for setting sea- sons in the future," said Mike Brown, a DFG environmental sci- entist. "The collection of salmon heads imbedded with tiny coded wire tags provides a history of how each hatchery release has fared and gives us information that can help guide salmon management in future years." fall-run Chinook salmon sport fish- ery survey, crews contacted more During the 2011 Central Valley Affairs will host a Leadership Conference for veterans and veteran stakeholders on Oct. 4 in Sacramento at the Double Tree Hotel. CalVet to host women's leadership conference The California Department of Veterans The conference, entitled "A Call To Service, A Call to Action" will empower attendees to "move the needle" when working with women veteran issues in their communities. Workshops will offer information DFG surveys salmon anglers on rivers The Department of Fish and than 4,000 fishing parties, mea- sured 2,805 salmon and collected 652 salmon heads with coded wire tags in them. This and other base- line information were fed into a computer program that estimated the total effort and harvest of Chi- nook salmon in the 2011 Central Valley river sport fishery. Those results showed approxi- mately 60,500 salmon were caught and kept and 10,990 salmon were released for a total catch of 71,489. Seventy percent of the salmon kept were 2-year-olds, also known as "jacks." Anglers fished on average about 14 hours to catch a salmon. The 2012 salmon season is antic- ipated to be more productive than 2011. Since 2007, 25 percent of salmon smolts released at each of the five Central Valley salmon hatcheries had their adipose fin clipped and a tiny coded wire tag inserted into the fleshy portion of their snout. coded wire tag. carry large plastic bags for anglers' to carry salmon after heads are removed. Upon request, the angler survey will provide the angler with a recognition letter containing information about their catch, including hatchery origin, age and release information. During the survey, samplers not want samplers to take the head of their catch, most voluntarily comply once the reason for the col- lection is explained. Although anglers on occasion do Section 8226 of the Fish and Game Code states, "Anglers upon request by an authorized agent of the Department, [must] immediate- ly relinquish the head of the salmon to the State." crews is essential for management of the highly popular salmon fish- ery. The data collected by survey Samplers check each salmon to see if its adopse fin, the small fleshy lobe on the fish's back between the dorsal fin and the tail fin, is miss- ing. If it is missing, the fish bears a Anglers can review a summary of the Central Valley Fall-Run Sports Fishery for 2011 at: http://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHan- dler.ashx?DocumentID=43505&in line=1. Good Sams enjoy Mt. Lassen campout about how to start a business or nonprofit organization, how to host a veteran stand down, how to run for political office, and more. The one-day event will begin at 8 a.m. and conclude with dinner, an evening reception and an awards ceremony. CalVet will present three awards at the conference: Woman Veteran Leader of the Year, Lifetime Achievement Award, and Outstanding Volunteer Award. Indi- viduals who do an outstanding job serv- ing veterans in their community and women veterans who demonstrate exem- plary leadership in their communities may be nominated at womenveterans@calvet.ca.gov. Those wishing to register for the con- ference may do so at http://events.con- stantcontact.com/register/event?llr=ga8vq pfab&oeidk=a07e63ar7nd8effe40a or call (916) 653-1402 for more information. The Tri-County Sams Chapter of the Good Sam Club held the July Cam- pout at the Mt. Lassen KOA Campground, with six rigs in attendance. The group met at the Cozy Diner for brunch on Fri- day and then traveled together to the Camp- ground. Members enjoyed sight seeing and shopping in Mount Shasta and touring Siskiyou Lake. On Satur- day evening they held their chicken barbecue potluck and then held their meet- ing. Ed and Retta Pereira of Orland were Trail Boss- es and decorated the tables using the red, white and blue Patriotic Theme. The Aug. 10 and 11 Campout will be held at the Mt. Lassen/Shingle- town KOA in town, with Vic and Dar- lene Dickison as Trail Bosses. This Campout will be our baby back ribs bar- becue. Shingle- Anyone owning a self- contained RV that would like to go on monthly cam- pouts with a great small group of people are encouraged to call Wagon Master Lisa Sol at 385- 1344 or President Richard Sol at 200-7403. If unable to reach them, you can call Vic Dickison at 824- 3081. The group would really like interested RVers as it is still trying to increase membership. to hear from