On Today’s Show

When you think of where olive oil comes from there’s a good chance you think of Italy, which why it’s strange to think the country might be dealing with an olive oil shortage. Last fall the olive oil industry saw at 57 percent drop in production, a 25-year low, which means the amount of olive oil they have will only last Italian consumers four months this year. Money woes are the primary reason for declines in production, but extreme weather caused by climate change is expected to make things worse as olive trees are very sensitive to their environments.

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The FBI busted a 90-year-old guy in Indiana for hoarding over 40,000 priceless ancient artifacts he’d taken from different countries around the world . . . including 2,000 bones, representing about 500 human beings, mostly Native Americans.  Here’s the head of the FBI’s art crimes unit, and a Native American leader.

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ENTERTAINMENT

On “The Late Late Show” James Corden asked Samuel L. Jackson what fans yell at him nowadays and he said, “What’s in your wallet?”

• “Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald” (PG-13, Action/Adventure):

(Eddie Redmayne, Katherine Waterston)

• “Second Act” (PG-13, Comedy/Romance):  A 40-year-old woman struggles with frustrations from unfulfilled dreams until she gets the chance to that it is never too late for a Second Act. (Jennifer Lopez, Vanessa Hudgens, Leah Remini)
• “The Last Man” (R-Rated, Action/Adventure):  A combat veteran with PTSD and hallucinations, fortifies his home and builds a secret underground shelter due to doomsday-like weather changes. (Hayden Christensen, Harvey Keitel)

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TODAY IS……………….

• “Girl Scout Day”, celebrating the creation of the first Girl Scout group in America (originally ‘Girl Guides’) on March 12, 1912 by Juliette Gordon Low in Savannah GA, who gathered together a troop of 18 girls and taught them how to milk a cow, tie up a burglar, and the complicated art of boiling water.

• “Plant a Flower Day”, a day to get a little dirt under your fingernails. Take a few minutes and plant a petunia today (or at least blow the dust off the fake ones)

1988 [31] Rick Astley’s ‘Never Gonna Give You Up’ hits #1 in the US. The video, which shows Astley singing his way around London, does well, but really takes off two decades later with the ‘Rickrolling’ trend, as webmasters point links to the song’s video to trick unsuspecting readers into watching it

1894 [125] Coca-Cola is sold in bottles for the first time (Vicksburg, Mississippi)

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COUNTRY MUSIC NOTE

The soundtrack to O Brother, Where Art Thou? went quintuple-platinum in 2002.

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List of the Most Stressful Jobs Includes Soldier, Firefighter, and Broadcaster

The jobs website CareerCast puts out a list every year of the most stressful jobs.

And this year soldier took the top spot again.  The ten most stressful jobs are soldier . . . firefighter . . . airline pilot . . . police officer . . . broadcaster . . . event coordinator . . . news reporter . . . public relations executive . . . senior corporate executive . . . and taxi driver.

The LEAST stressful job this year is diagnostic medical sonographer, which is someone who performs ultrasounds.

The rest of the least stressful jobs are compliance officer . . . hair stylist . . . audiologist . . . university professor . . . medical records technician . . . jeweler . . . operations research analyst . . . pharmacy technician . . . and massage therapist.

People were asked to rate how stressful their job is on a scale from 1 to 10.  And 78% rated their job at a 7 or higher, up almost 10% in the last two years.

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TODAY’S GOOD NEWS

If you’ve ever tried to get a teenager up for school, you’ll appreciate this story:  There’s a woman in Parsippany, New Jersey who’s been on dialysis for a while.  And if she doesn’t go in for regular treatments, she could die.

One of her neighbors has been shoveling her driveway all winter to make sure she can get her car out.  But he’s a paramedic and had to work when the last big snowstorm hit.  So his little brother stepped up to help instead.

His name is Patrick Lanigan, and he’s a high school senior.  He offered to wake up before school and shovel the driveway.  But he knew it would take a while.  So he was smart about it, and asked his friends for help.

Four of them ended up sleeping over at his house that night.  Then they all got up at 4:30 in the morning, and knocked it out in about 30 minutes.

They were hoping school might get cancelled that day, so they could go back to bed.  But no luck.  Most of them didn’t sleep much, but they were all happy to help.

Patrick’s dad was so proud of them, he posted some photos on Twitter, and now they’re going viral.

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BIRTHDAYS

[73] Liza Minnelli, Hollywood CA, singer/stage & movie actress (Oscar-“Cabaret”)/youngest Tony Award winner (19)

[57] Darryl Strawberry, retired baseball right fielder (Mets, Dodgers, Yankees) 8-time All-Star, 4-time World Series champ

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THINGS THAT MAKE YA GO HMMMM……
• 93% of all greeting cards are purchased by women.

• 84% of people who have tried to become a vegetarian have failed.
• 80% of households have a can of WD-40 somewhere.
• 54% of men say they’ve experienced ‘love at first sight’, as opposed to 44% of women.
• 38% of men choose a significantly younger 2nd spouse, while only 11% of women go much younger.
• 36% of people say they’ve dated a co-worker.

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Kristin Cavallari Says Firing People Makes Her Want to Throw Up

Kristin Cavallari isn’t scared to be the boss, but the job comes with its difficulties.

The Very Cavallari star recently revealed that although she doesn’t like firing people, she let her Uncommon James employee Shannon Ford go in the first episode of the show’s second season. “There’s nothing comfortable about firing somebody,”

Cavallari said. “I just fired my first person not that long ago and I honestly felt like I was going to throw up. I hate doing it. I haven’t had to do it that much — let’s just clear that up. But I have had to do a couple and it’s awful. It’s extremely difficult and I really want no part of it.” Cavallari, 32, is currently building her lifestyle brand, Uncommon James.

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LADIES AND GERMS:
You know that nasty cold that it seems like you’ve been fighting with since the first frost?

The problem just might be your winter coat….and the rest of your outdoor wear.

A microbiologist says that you should clean any clothing that you wear in public at least once per week.  Gloves, scarves, coats, and boots are all hotbeds for germs.

Not only can these articles harbor bacteria and viruses, but they can also be a mode for transmission and infection….even back to yourself.  Experts recommend these tips when it comes to washing your winter wear:

• Gloves: wash them in hot water.  If shrinkage is a concern, just put them in the dryer on high heat once per week.
• Coat: wash it a few times per season, and definitely before you store it in spring.
• Scarf: wash it once per week.  If children are sharing them, wash them every day.
• Boots: clean the bottom with an antiseptic wipe at least once a week.

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TUESDAY MARCH 12^TH                                          

TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS

[73] Liza Minnelli, Hollywood CA, singer/stage & movie actress (Oscar-“Cabaret”)/youngest Tony Award winner (19)

[57] Darryl Strawberry, retired baseball right fielder (Mets, Dodgers, Yankees) 8-time All-Star, 4-time World Series champ

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1. NHL

Tampa Bay      6          Toronto           2

Philadelphia    3          Ottawa            2

Edmonton        3          NY Rangers     2

2. A 116-year-old Japanese woman has been officially recognized as the world’s oldest person.  Kane Tanaka received the honor in an official Guinness World Records ceremony held at her nursing home in Fukuoka.  When asked during the event what her favorite memory was, she responded: “This right now.”  She indicates that the honor has been a dream of hers since she was 100.
3. There was a pretty epic “Wheel of Fortune” fail on Friday night.  A woman wanted to solve the puzzle, since there were only two letters missing.  The category was ‘Fun & Games,’ and the board read “Doing headstands and handstands” . . . the only two missing letters were the ‘h’ in “headstands” and the ‘h’ in handstands.  But she really struggled, and finally guessed “Doing headstands and BANDstands.”

4. Daylight Saving Time, a Florida man at McDonalds, meat products with beer, and a radio boycott of Michael Jackson songs are the line up for last night’s best.  (From Fallon, Seth, and Trevor Noah on Monday, March 11, 2019.  All the hosts are back this week.)

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JAKE OWEN’S DEBUT FILM TO FEATURE STAR-STUDDED CAST

We’ve got more details about that movie that Jake Owen is set to star in. The film, called The Friend, is currently filming in Fairhope, Alabama with a star-studded cast, including Jason Segel (How I Met Your Mother), Dakota Johnson (Fifty Shades of Grey) and Academy Award-winning actor Casey Affleck (Manchester by the Sea).

The film is based on writer Matthew Teague’s award-winning essay, “The Friend: Love is Not a Big Enough Word,” a true-story account first published in the May 2015 issue of Esquire about his terminally ill wife and the support of his best friend, who moves into their home following the diagnosis.

This is Jake’s very first acting role.

Bradley Cooper Researched “A Star is Born” by Hanging Out with Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood

It’s hard to believe TRISHA YEARWOOD could be star-struck at this stage of the game. And yet, it happened when she met BRADLEY COOPER.  It was back when she and GARTH BROOKS were doing their World Tour.

She tells “People”, quote, “We played in L.A., and Bradley stayed for the whole show.  He was in research mode for ‘A Star Is Born’ and came backstage.  Garth was like, ‘Wow, all the women suddenly want to be in the meet and greet.’

“What was so cool about that was he made you feel immediately comfortable.  He was so nice.  You just were like, ‘Wow, it’s so cool to meet somebody who’s doing so well.  And you are a little star-struck.”

Garth and Trisha must have been a good study because the other star of the movie also showed up at one of their L.A. concerts.  She adds, quote, “LADY GAGA came, and that was very cool.”

KANE BROWN MAKES HOUSTON LIVESTOCK SHOW & RODEO HISTORY

Kane Brown wrapped his multi-city headlining arena Live Forever Tour over the weekend with his official debut performance at the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo.

In a history-making debut, Kane played to a ticketed audience of 75,126 fans on Saturday (March 9th), making it the biggest country artist debut in Houston Rodeo history.

CARLY PEARCE ON ACM NOD: ‘THIS IS WHAT DREAMS ARE MADE OF’ – (02/28/2019)

Carly Pearce is nominated for the ACM New Female Vocalist of the Year award, and to add to the celebration, her fiance, Michael Ray, is nominated for New Male Vocalist.  Carly tells us the experience has bonded them even more: [“Never in a million years did I think that we would both be nominated for New Female and New Male Vocalist of the Year.  This is what dreams are made of. I can’t tell you how excited we both were.  We decided to make a pact that we were gonna fly to be together the night of the award announcements because we just put it out into the world and put it to God that we were both gonna be nominated, and we ended up being able to celebrate together and it was so special.  And this is something I know we’re gonna tell our kids one day.  And we’re gonna have a lot of fun in Vegas and hopefully we take home some trophies for our mantel.”]

The ACM Awards will be held on April 7th in Las Vegas and air live on CBS at 8 p.m. ET.

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This post was written by Dave Palmer