The Lake Stevens Firefighters Association, in an effort to support the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s Firefighter Stair Climb, will take blood pressure readings 10 a.m.-4 p.m. today and Sunday at the Lake Stevens Safeway, 717 Highway 9 NE.

Learn about health issues related to blood pressure, and leave a donation for the climbing team to support leukemia and lymphoma research.

Count the cussing in top Oscar films

According to PSVratings Inc., a company that grades movies and video games for parents based on profanity, sex and violent content, the Oscar-nominated movie “Aviator” features 125 uses of profanity.

Other rated movies nominated for best picture at Sunday’s Academy Awards include “Sideways,” with 118 curse words; “Ray,” with 95; “Million Dollar Baby,” with 53; and “Finding Neverland,” with four.

The best picture winner with the most profanity of all time goes to “Platoon,” with 337 curse words.

Play along with Oscar

For some interactive fun, print out nomination forms from www.oscar.com. Make your selections and see how many you get right before watching the 2005 Academy Awards, starting at 5:30 p.m. Sunday on KOMO-TV.

If you tune in, you won’t be alone. According to Nielsen Media Research, the 2004 broadcast received a 26 percent average household rating, with more than 43 million viewers. It was the third highest-rated telecast behind the Super Bowl, with a 41.4 household rating, and the finale of “Friends,” with a 29.6 rating.

Journalism contest deadline Tuesday

The entry deadline is Tuesday for submissions to the second annual High School Journalism Awards Competition at Washington State University.

The competition, sponsored by the Edward R. Murrow School of Communications, will select winners in five writing categories.

For information, go to www.wsu.edu/murrow.

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