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A New Year’s History Lesson

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year! It’s 2010 and not just a new year, but the start of a new decade!

While most people in America recognize January 1 as the start of the new year, it does vary from culture to culture. The Chinese New Year is February 14 this year. In Ethiopia, they celebrate New Year’s Day on September 11. March 22 is New Year’s Day in India. Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, is celebrated on September 19. So really, you can celebrate New Year’s Day several times during the year.

What are resolutions anyway? A resolution is simply a decision to do something or to make something happen. When people make New Year’s resolutions, they decide that they are going to do a certain thing during the new year. A New Year’s resolution usually involves some type of self-improvement.

It is thought that the resolution dates back to 153 B.C. in Rome. Janus was a mythical king of early Rome. He had two faces, one looking towards the past and one facing forward to the future. The Romans named the first month of the year, January, after Janus, the god of beginnings.

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Everyone knows January 1 is the first day of the year. But the first of January is also home to many other notable events throughout history.

1673 - Regular mail delivery begins between New York and Boston 1776 - General George Washington hoists the Continental Union Flag 1840 - First recorded bowling match, at Knickerbocker Alleys in New York City 1852 - First U.S. public bath opens in New York City 1853 - First practical fire engine (horse-drawn) in the U.S. enters service 1854 - Lincoln University, an African-American college, chartered in Oxford, PA 1862 - First U.S. income tax goes into effect 1863 - Emancipation Proclamation ending slavery issued by President Lincoln 1892 - Ellis Island becomes reception center for new immigrants 1907 - Theodore Roosevelt shakes a record 8,513 hands in one day 1913 - Post office begins parcel post deliveries 1914 - First scheduled airline flight, from St. Petersburg to Tampa, FL 1928 - First U.S. air-conditioned office building opens in San Antonio, TX 1944 - First feature-length foreign movie, African Journey, shown on television in New York City 1946 - ENIAC, the first U.S. computer, finished by Mauchly/Eckert 1956 - Elvis Presley records “Heartbreak Hotel” for RCA in Nashville 1960 - Johnny Cash plays first of many free concerts from behind prison bars 1968 - Evel Knievel fails in his attempt to jump the Caesar’s Palace fountain 1969 - L.A. Kings owner fines each hockey player $100 for not arguing with the referee 1971 - Cigarette advertising banned on radio and television 1985 - First mandatory seat belt law goes into effect in New York 1985 - VH-1 makes its broadcasting debut 1985 - The Internet’s “domain name” system is created 1990 - David Dinkins is sworn in as the first African American mayor of New York City 1996 - After 27 years, Betty Rubble debuts as a Flintstone vitamin Source: www.metrocreativegraphics.com.

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Some families have a Christmas tree decorating party and invite friends to help hang ornaments and string garland on their tree. But in Sweden, they have a tree un-decorating party — St. Knut’ s Day. Its called Julgransplundring, which means plundertime. The custom began nine centuries ago when King Knut (who ruled from 1080-1086) ordered that the Yule season should last 20 days, from December 25 to January 13. Ever since then, Swedes have made January 13 the day to take down the tree and have a party at the same time! It’ s also celebrated as Tyvendedagen in Norway.

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England In England, January 11 is Plough Monday. The Monday after Twelfth Day (the 12th day after Christmas), work on the farm resumes after the holiday break. It is celebrated with dances and plays. On the Sunday before, ploughs are blessed in church. In the past, groups of men and boys would drag a plough from house to house in a parade of sorts, performing skits and collecting money. In some parts of England, on the Saturday before Plough Monday, a Straw Bear is paraded through town with music and dancing. The bear is really a man covered completely in straw.

The Italian celebration La Befana sounds like a cross between Christmas and Halloween! On January 5, a kind, old witch named Befana is said to fly down the chimney on her broom to leave presents in children’s stockings.

Of course, only good children get presents; the bad ones get lumps of coal. On the morning of January 6, the children wake up to their presents, and then everyone enjoys the day with parades and parties.

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Miracles Can Happen, Create Yours in Lake Placid Lake Placid is after all the winter sports capital of the world. It’s where dreams are made and miracles can happen, heart-pounding adventures, right in your own back yard… on snow, ice, or even in the air, you name it…it’s here! So, let’s take a tour of the Olympic Regional Development Authority’s (ORDA) world class venues and see what excitement awaits you.

Imagine zig-zagging through a chute filled with ice as it flashes by you with your sled making sounds of thunder. Now put yourself in that sled because here in Lake Placid, with the Junior Bobsled and Skeleton Program, everyone has a chance to experience that thrill of a lifetime…just ask Lake Placid’s John Napier, a World Cup medalist, who dreams of Olympic glory. John began his sliding career in the development program when he was younger and is now a World Class John Napier - Bobsled athlete!

Do you have the need for speed?

Whether it’s bobsled, skeleton or luge, the Lake Placid development program can fill that need.

We’ve all wished that we could soar through the air and fly like a bird. In fact, there’s an elite group of skiers who do just that! It’s one thing to look up at a building that’s at least 20 stories tall, but it’s entirely different to ski down and jump off one, soaring through the air the length of a football field. Bill Demong does that. He straps on a pair of skis more than 100 inches long and launches himself off of these towers. He didn’t begin jumping off of towers this tall right away, oh no. Bill first learned to ski jump by participating in the Grasshopper Ski Jumpers and Nordic Combined Development program, where youngsters can get their start jumping off towers closer to the ground, 18-meters tall.

Billy Demong – Nordic Combined

From the strength, power and speed of sledding and skiing you can also experience the grace, elegance and strength of figure skating through the Skating Club of Lake Placid Learn to Skate Program.

You’ve seen them, swirling and twirling gracefully performing jumps with such precision, you can hardly imagine that they’re doing it on skates.

This type of performance takes years of hard work and dedication, and Lake Placid is the perfect venue for this type of intense training. With its Emily Hughes – Skate America 2009 three full size ice rinks, the Photo Credits – ORDA Staff Todd Bissonette, Lake Placid Olympic Center Philip Renderer is home to one of the oldest and most renowned figure skating programs in the entire world. You too can also be a part of this program, which is available to all ages and ability, and maybe someday compete nationally and internationally.

If you would prefer to ski down the side of a mountain rather than a 200 foot tower, than look no further than Whiteface. For years, Whiteface has been training athletes to compete in international competition through their development program. Whether you’re carving out turns on the slope, maneuvering moguls or catching some big air, Whiteface has a program for you. Whiteface made Andrew Weibrecht better when he took his training wheels off at age five and is now skiing his way to international glory and maybe an Olympics. His experiences through the Whiteface development program have led him to competing on international and World Cup levels.

If you have a dream of sledding, skiing or skating for just for fun, or perhaps one day competing against the world’s best, ORDA’s sports development can get you started. For more contact Brad Clark, Sports Development Manager, at bclark@orda.org or by visiting http://www.whitefacelakeplacid.com.

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WHAT’S IT LIKE TO BE...

A HEISMAN TROPHY WINNER?

Archie Griffi n has a long list of accomplishments as a football player. Most notably, he is the only two-time Heisman Trophy winner.

This is the highest award in college football. He is also one of only two players to win The Big 10 Most Valuable Player Award twice. In fact, I think two is his lucky number! He even attended Ohio State University twice. After graduating from college, he played professional football in the NFL for seven seasons with the Cincinnati Bengals, then returned to Ohio State to get his MBA (Master of Business Administration) degree. And, twice he’s held positions working to improve his favorite university — fi rst as Assistant Athletic Director at Ohio State, and in his present position as the President and CEO of the Ohio State University Alumni Association. I’m just glad he didn’t think twice about taking a few minutes out of his busy schedule to talk to Kidsville News! He’s known for being an all-around great guy and was glad to share his story with our readers.

TRUMAN: You had a GRIFFIN: I’ve always said tremendous career as a football athletics prepares you for life. The same player. When and why did you hard work and dedi-cation you use in sports can be first get interested in the sport? applied to any aspect of your life andhelp you GRIFFIN: I was always accomplish your goals in whatever career path you interested in sports as far back decide to take. There are ups and downs in sports and as I can remember. There were in life. But adversity makes you stronger. eight kids in my family (seven TRUMAN: You’ve had several neat “jobs” — of them boys), and we were professional football player, college athletic director always involved in sports even and now Presi-dent of the Alumni Association. Which my younger sister. All my has been your most rewarding position and why? brothers played football, and I GRIFFIN: I cannot really pinpoint one as being more used to play with them. I rewarding than the participated in track and field other. They have all along with wrestling in school, been very rewarding in too. But football was my main their own way. Each focus.

Archie Griffi n, the only two-time Heisman was at a different point TRUMAN: What kind of Trophy winner, is now the CEO of The in my life, and I feel that training did you have to do to Ohio State University Alumni Association. each one helped be such an exceptional athlete? prepare me for the next GRIFFIN: I was what they called “chunky” as a kid and in some manner. I am bigger than some my age. They called me “butterball” and very proud to be the “tank.” I didn’t especially care for butterball. It made me President and C.E.O. of want to work even harder to prove I could compete and be The Ohio State Univera contributing factor on any team I was a part of. I would sity Alumni Association. run extra laps, do more push-ups and show them I could do Being in this position I anything I put my mind to. have the opportunity to TRUMAN: What was it like to win the Heisman Trophy, be in touch with Alumni the top honor for a college athlete? And not only once, but from all over the world. twice?

I can reach so many people and continue to promote what an GRIFFIN: It was an honor to win once, but twice was outstanding institution we have in Columbus, Ohio. something I never expected. I always said it was really TRUMAN: As the head of the alumni association, you must more of a team award than individual. I was fortunate enough to be surrounded by talented athletes that made me have really strong feelings about your university. What does a college education mean to you? look good. Without the effort of the entire team I could GRIFFIN: My parents always stressed the importance of never have achieved this award. getting a good education. My dad worked several jobs to TRUMAN: How will you feel if another person wins the support our family, and I knew sports would be my way to a Heisman Trophy for a second time and you would no good education. My parents were very proud to be able to longer be the only two-time winner? say that each and every one of their children received a GRIFFIN: I have always said there will be another twogood education and graduated from college. time winner. It’s just a matter of time. I know it can be TRUMAN: Thanks so much for talking to Kidsville News! done because I did it, and when that day comes, I will welcome that young man into the Heis-man family. I will be about what it’s like to be a Heisman Trophy winner. You’ve been an inspiration to a lot of people! very happy for whoever accomplishes this feat.

TRUMAN: How did your experiences in college and professional football prepare you for your career now?A HEISMAN TROPHY WINNER?A HEISMAN TROPHY WINNER?

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Watching the Sea Rise Did you know that global sea level has risen more than two inches in 17 years? Two inches of water over almost three-fourths of Earth’s surface is a lot of water!

How do we know this? Since 1992, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the French Space Agency (called CNES) have been using radar on satellites to measure sea surface height.

Two things cause sea level to rise: First, the ocean is getting warmer, and as it warms, the water expands. This is called thermal expansion, and it makes the sea level rise.

Second, more water is being added to the ocean because glaciers and ice sheets near Sea level is rising due. In 50 years or so, all the North and today’s beach houses could look like this — or South Poles be completely gone! are melting.

Scientists are using satellites to study how much each cause is adding to sealevel rise.

Now two inches in 17 years may not seem like much, but every inch of sea-level rise covers 50 to 100 more inches of beach with water. In your lifetime, sea level could rise 10 or more inches, and we could lose 41 to 83 feet of beach. That beach house you and your family used to visit? Forget about it; it turned into a raft several years back.

Scientists are using the information from satellites not only to measure sea-level rise, but also to understand how the entire Earth reacts to a warming climate. Satellite observations have helped us understand all this. But now we need to know how to slow down sea-level rise. That’s where you come in. We need many more new scientists to help answer the questions about our changing planet.

Who knows? It just might be you who can save the beach houses!

You can create your own map of the bumps in the ocean, and then eat the map for dessert! Check out the “El Niño Pudding” page at http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/en/kids/topex_make1.shtml.

This article was written by Annie Richardson. It was provided through the courtesy of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, under a contract with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

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Story Time with Truman Petey’s Secret Power Chapter Four — Help?

A Quality Serials Story By Mary Maden Illustrated by Tana Brinnand Last Time: Petey Squirrel finds out about the Big Forest Creative Arts Festival and Extravaganza contest. He meets three bears in a percussion band, a singing robin and a woodcarving woodpecker. They are all planning to enter the contest.

Petey tells the other animals that he is going to enter, too. Petey tries to do what the other animals are doing and finds out that being creative isn’t so easy. The little squirrel is beginning to doubt that he is creative at all.

The little squirrel continued on through the forest. He just had to think of something creative to do for the Big Forest Creative Arts Festival and Extravaganza contest! He couldn’t be the only one not participating! Petey thought and thought, but he couldn’t think of anything creative. The little squirrel was starting to feel a bit down.

“Uhhh.” Petey sighed a big, loud sigh.

“Shush!” said a tiny voice. “Be quiet, please!”

“Why?” Petey whispered back. Petey looked down and saw a small mouse sitting on a mushroom.

“My soufflé is in the oven,” said Maurice Mouse. “If you make too much noise, it will fall and be ruined!”

“Sorry,” Petey apologized. “What’s a soufflé?”

“It is a most difficult dish to create,” Maurice Mouse explained. “You use lots of egg whites and beat in lots of air. Then you bake it in the oven until it is light and fluffy. It is delicious! I am practicing my own creation — a wild mushroom soufflé recipe for the….”

“Don’t tell me,” Petey interrupted. “You’re going to enter the Creative Arts Festival contest.”

“How did you know!” Maurice exclaimed softly.

“Just a lucky guess,” Petey muttered.

Ding! “That’s the oven timer,” Maurice said. “I must go check my s oufflé. See you!”

“Bye!” Petey said. “Good luck!”

Petey tiptoed quietly away so as not to disturb the mouse’s soufflé.

As Petey walked, he continued to think. He wondered if he could create a new recipe for something good to eat. Maybe an acorn soufflé?

“Nah, that won’t work!” Petey said to no one in particular. “Besides, I don’t even have an oven.”

Suddenly Petey had an idea. He would go see Frannie Fox. She was one of the cleverest animals in the entire forest. Maybe she could help him!

The little squirrel ran as fast as he could to find her.

“Miss Fox!” Petey called out. “It’s me, Petey Squirrel. I need to talk to you.”

A beautiful red fox stuck her shiny black nose out of a hole in the ground.

“Hello, Petey,” Frannie Fox said, climbing out of her den. “What can I do for you?”

“Have you heard about the Big Forest Creative Arts Festival contest?”

Petey asked.

“Oh, yes,” replied the fox. “Isn’t it exciting?”

“Are you going to enter?” Petey asked.

“Of course,” Frannie answered. “Isn’t everyone?”

“I was wondering,” Petey stammered.

“I mean…. Everyone says you are so clever… I thought I could ask you.”

“Ask me what, Petey?” Frannie urged. “You can tell me.”

“I don’t know what to do for the contest,” Petey confessed. “I’m not good at singing, drumming, wood carving or cooking. I can’t think of anything creative. I’m not even sure what creative means!”

“Don’t worry,” Frannie Fox said. “I can help you. Just let me get my dictionary.”

The fox ducked back into her den. When she came out again, she had a big, thick book.

“Creative…creative…here it is,” Frannie said, then read the definition.

“Creative: ‘Able to create things. Using or showing use of the imagination to create new ideas or things.’”

“What does create mean?” Petey asked.

“Let’s see,” Frannie said. “Here it is. Create: ‘To use imagination to invent things or produce works of art.’”

“I guess you need to have an imagination to be creative,” Petey observed.

“What if I don’t have an imagination?”

“I’m sure you have an imagination, Petey. Everyone has one,” Frannie Fox explained. “Using your imagination is just like anything else. You have to practice using it. The more you use your imagination, the stronger it becomes. Think of it as exercise for your brain.”

“What are you going to do for the contest?” Petey asked.

“I haven’t decided. I may recite my new poem,” Frannie Fox replied.

“Or…I could read my short story.”

“Wow! You are clever,” Petey cried. “Since you can’t enter two things, may I borrow one to use as my entry?”

“Petey!” Frannie scolded. “Do you think that would be fair to the others?”

“No, I guess not,” Petey admitted.

“You wouldn’t just be cheating the other animals,” Frannie Fox pointed out. “You would be cheating yourself, too. The point of the contest is for you to use your own creativity.”

“You’re right,” Petey agreed.

“You’ll think of something,” Frannie soothed. “Now, if you’ll excuse me, I have to get back to my writing,” Frannie Fox jumped back into her den.

“Thanks for your help,” Petey shouted down into the hole.

“Any time!” Frannie called back.

The squirrel walked a little while and then sat down to rest near some pretty wildflowers. Petey decided to try his imagination. He tried and tried, but he still couldn’t think of anything.

“It’s no use!” Petey cried out in frustration. “I can’t be creative!”

“I know just what you need!” said a sweet voice.

Next Time: Who’s There?

A Teacher’s Guide to accompany this eight-chapter story is available on the Kidsville News! Web site at www.KidsvilleNews.com.

Copyright 2009 by Mary Maden. All rights reserved. Mary Maden is an award-winning author. Visit her on the Web at www.marymaden.com.

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Red, White & True Mysteries In the Right Place at the Right Time Sometimes it pays to be in the right place at the right time.

This was never more true for anyone than it was for Leslie King. Twice.

Leslie was born in Omaha, Nebraska, in 1913, but he was raised in Grand Rapids, Michigan. His parents divorced when he was three, and his mother remarried.

Leslie’s new stepfather adopted him, and Leslie took his last name.

Years later, Leslie was able to rise to the top position in his profession when his boss resigned. Being in the right place at the right time made it possible for him.

Leslie went on to play football at the University of Michigan, where he became an All-American. He was named the team’s MVP after his senior year, but it wasn’t as a football player that he made his mark.

After college, he attended Yale law school and then served in the Navy during World War II. It wasn’t as a war hero that he made his mark, though. The blond-haired, blueeyed Leslie also did some modeling, appearing on the cover of Cosmopolitan in 1942. In fact, it was while he was on a modeling assignment that he met his future wife, a young divorcée named Elizabeth Bloomer, who was also a model. The two were married in 1948.

It wasn’t as a model that Leslie made his mark, though.

Elizabeth, meanwhile, would later become addicted to painkillers after she suffered a pinched nerve in her neck, and this was followed by a drinking problem. She would later help establish a rehabilitation center for other people with substance abuse problems. In fact, she became very familiar with the Betty Ford clinic.

Leslie King entered politics in 1948, being elected as a

Republican representative. He served as a rep for 17 years before he became House Minority Leader in 1965.

One of his bosses during his career was President Richard Nixon. In fact, Leslie and his wife accompanied President Nixon on a trip to China in 1972, and he was working for Nixon when he resigned the presidency in 1974. Like I said earlier, sometimes it pays to be in the right place at the right time, because there’s one thing that I forgot to tell you.

When Leslie King took the name of his new stepfather, he took both his first and his last names. His stepfather’s name was Gerald Ford, meaning that Leslie King became known as Gerald Ford, Jr. — the same Gerald Ford that would grow up to become the 38th president of the United States.

For our younger readers who might not know, the surprising thing about Gerald Ford being in the right place at the right time was that this wasn’t the first time that this sort of thing happened to him. Gerald Ford became the new vice president in 1973 when Nixon’s original vice president, Spiro Agnew, resigned due to charges of income tax evasion. © 2009 Paul Niemann. This story is part of the Red, White & True Mysteries series by Author Paul Niemann. For more information, please visit www.InventionMysteries.com.

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ART GALLERY Barnett Newman: Not Afraid of Red, Yellow and Blue Barnett Newman was an American abstract painter. for a way to continue earning a living for himself while he made his art, Barnett first worked as a substitute art teacher and later wrote forwards for art His work had a deep influence on the color field catalogues and art reviews for several magazines. It was not painting movement. until the late 1940s that Barnett sold his first painting. In 1950, Barnett “Barney” Newman he finally had his first solo art exhibit. was born on January 29, 1905, Barnett struggled as an artist for much of his life. In fact, it in Manhattan, New York. The was not until the 1960s that critics and collectors began truly eldest of four children, he spent admiring his work. In 1966, he had his first solo museum most of his childhood in a exhibition. Held at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum middle-class neighborhood in in New York, the show finally put Barnett on the map as a the Bronx where he took piano respected artist. His large-scale paintings of bold color divided lessons and played sports when by stripes or “zips” were well received by most critics and had a not in school. By the time he large influence on younger abstract artists like Frank Stella and was in high school, Barnett Ad Reinhardt. While he would later experiment with had developed a deep love of sculptures and black-and-white prints, his large paintings of art and often skipped class to flat, pure color defined his art career. stroll through the Metropolitan Barnett died on July 4, 1970, at the age of 65. Still tacked Museum of Art. During his to the wall of his studio was the last in his famous series of senior year, he attended drawing four paintings of red, blue and yellow color simply titled Who’s classes six days a week.

Afraid of Red, Yellow and Blue (I-IV).

After graduating from high Written by Tamar Burris, a former elementary school teacher school, Barnett studied philosophy at the City College of who now works as a freelance writer and curriculum developer for New York. He also took life-drawing classes at the Art PBS, the Discovery Channel and other education-related Students League in New York City. Graduating in 1927, companies. Sources: The Barnett Newman Foundation: Chronology Barnett decided to work for his father’s successful clothof the Artist’s Life, http://www.barnettnewman.org/chronology. ing manufacturing company for a few years to save up php; Barnett Newman on Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ money to support himself as a professional artist. The Who’s Afraid of Red, Yellow and Barnett_Newman.

It is believed that the use of this image Great Depression hit the family business very hard, and Blue?, 1966. Newman’s later works qualifies as fair use under United States copyright law. the company began to fail in the early 1930s. Looking used vibrant color.

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Football — America’s Homegrown Sport!

Football is one of the most popular team sports in America. And with the SuperBowl coming up on February 7, football fever is in full swing!

Millions watch football games every weekend and enjoy the excitement of this tough sport. It is a fall and winter sport and basically an American sport. Canada plays football, but most other countries are more excited about soccer (what they call football) than the American version of football. In the United States, there are championship games at every level.

The best college teams play in bowl games, such as the Rose Bowl, the Sugar Bowl, the Orange Bowl and the Cotton Bowl. On the professional level, the teams of the National Football League (NFL) end their season with the Super Bowl.

American football rules have evolved over a long period of time. It is traced to the game of rugby, Bowl Game Fun Facts which Americans modified to develop football. High schools, Each year, hundreds of thousands colleges and professionals play by of college football fans gather on three different sets of rules. One the first of January to watch their thing that remains the same in all favorite teams play their bowl game.

Impress your friends and family with versions is the size of the playing field. It is 100 yards long with two some college football bowl game additional 10-yard areas called tidbits. end zones. The field is 53 1/3 * The first bowl game was played in yards wide.

January of 1902 at the Rose Bowl in To play the game of football, Pasadena, California. teams of 11 players line up in offensive (their primary duty is to * One of the game’s most historic score) and defensive (their job is bowl games, the Orange Bowl, got to stop the other team from scorits start on January 1, 1935. Bucknell ing) positions. Teams advance the beat the University of Miami 26-0. ball by running with it, throwing (passing) it and kicking it. The * The Rose Bowl is affectionately nicknamed “The Granddaddy of ‘Em lines at each end of the 100-yard All.” field are called goal lines, and the object of the game is for a player * The only year in which the Sugar to cross the other team’s goal line Bowl was not played in New with the ball to score points. The Orleans was 2006, when the game game begins with a kickoff, where was moved to the Georgia Dome in a member of one team kicks the Atlanta after the Superdome suffered ball off the ground. Usually they extensive damage resulting from decide which team will have the Hurricane Katrina. kickoff by flipping a coin before

the game. Other plays during the game begin with the center (a member of the team) hiking the ball, or passing it backward through his legs to the quarterback whose is behind him. When a team member catches the ball in the end zone or carries the ball over the goal line, the team scores a touchdown, which is worth six points.

The sport of American football originated around 1860. In the 19th century, it was a very violent, physical game. As a result of 18 deaths and 159 serious injuries in 1905, President Theodore Roosevelt threatened to ban the sport if the colleges did not make the game safer. Representatives of 62 colleges met in New York City and came up with new rules that would make football a safer sport. The emphasis was shifted from brawn (muscular strength) to speed and strategy.

When kids first start playing football, they usually start out with flag football.

In flag football, there is no tackling, blocking or rough play. The team members wear strips of fabric (flags) on their uniform, and instead of being tackled, an opponent takes one of their flags to signal that the player is down. Older kids may play Pop Warner Football, which is a program for boys and girls aged 7 to 15. The goal of this organization is to teach cooperation, teamwork and basic football skills. Pop Warner Football was named for the college coach Glenn Scobey Pop Warner and was started in 1929 in Philadelphia by Joseph J. Tomlin. A U.S. national championship competition is held each year.

Sources: Pop Warner Football; Benagh, Jim, Football, Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia. Photo: metrocreativegraphics.com.

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WHERE IN THE WORLD IS...

THE PHILIPPINES?

It’s time to get out your globe! You need to know about the imaginary lines on globes and maps. These lines are called lines of latitude and longitude, and they tell a pilot or ship’s captain exactly where in the world a certain place is located. Basically, latitude lines (also called parallels) are the horizontal lines on your map. Lines of longitude (also called meridians) are the vertical lines that run from the North Pole to the South Pole. This mapping system is written in degrees and uses the symbol °. Get ready to travel the world!

You might have heard of the Philippines on the news recently. The most active volcano there, called Mayon, began oozing lava in December, and 20,000 people were evacuated from the area. The Philippines is in the Pacific "Ring of Fire," where volcanic activity and earthquakes are common. In fact, 22 out of 37 volcanos in the archipelago are active.

So where are the Philippines? Get out your globe, and find longitude 122° E, latitude 13° N. The Philippines is an archipelago — or a chain of islands — between the Philippine Sea and the South China Sea in Southeastern Asia, east of Vietnam. And even though the country is only a little larger than our state of Arizona, it is made up of 7,107 islands and has the fifth longest coastline in the world!

There are also a lot of people living in the Philippines. It is the 12th most populated country in the world, with close to 98 million people.

The Philippines is very stormy! The islands are hit with typhoons, clones, earthquakes and tsunamis every year. The country's history is also kind of stormy. The Philippine Islands were a Spanish colony during the 16th century and were turned over to the United States in 1898 after the Spanish-American War. During World War II, the Philippines was occupied by Japan, but the U.S. and the Filipinos fought together to regain control. On July 4, 1946, the country gained its independence.

Photo, left: This unusual geological formation is known as the Chocolate Hills in Bohol.

Almost 1,300 perfectly cone-shaped hills, all about the same size, are spread over the area. The grass turns brown during the dry season, which is why they received their "chocolate" name.

Source: “Philippines,” The CIA World Factbook, www.cia.gov/library/publications/theworld-factbook/geos/rp.html.

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The hogs have gone wild! Wild boar, wild hogs and feral pigs are on the rampage and causing trouble all over the globe. Recently in Germany, four people were chased by a pack of wild boar and only escaped the attack by jumping into a large trash dumpster. In Ireland, the Irish wild boar — which died out hundreds of years ago — is back and chasing walkers, destroying crops and attacking pets. Although they are not native here in the USA, the pigs have also become a problem and are now considered an invasive species. In some Southern states, Texas and California, the wild hogs are causing damage to crops and other plant life. They also are dangerous to native animals and pets, and can carry diseases that can endanger other wildlife. They even are affecting water quality in wetlands and streams. However, in some places wild boar are being reintroduced to the area on purpose. In Scotland, they have been set out on a mission and chosen for it because of their destructive nature! Trees for Life is trying to repopulate the Caledonian forest with birchwood, but too much bracken is shading out and smothering the native plants. The bracken is toxic to most animals, but not wild boar, so they have been set out to destroy the bracken.

The wild boar (Sus scrofa) is the wild ancestor of the domestic pig.

Wild boars can vary greatly in size. Adults can range from 100 pounds to 600 pounds, and more!

Image: Richard Bartz, Munich, Makro Freak, Wikipedia.

They have large canine teeth, or tusks, that they use as weapons and tools. They live in groups called sounders, which can include from 20 to 50 animals. They eat just about anything, including grass, nuts, roots, insects and small reptiles. Some believe that the abundance of crops used to make biofuel, like corn and rapeseed (canola), which are some of their favorite things to eat, may be encouraging the overpopulation of the wild boar. They have also been introduced to areas in America by humans for hunting purposes.

Sources: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agriculture Library; NY Dept. of Environmental Conservation; BBC News; The New York Times.

Wild Boar

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Artiodactyla Family: Suidae

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Far from town and with only her ailing brother Ricky for company, Janine spends half her time stuck inside with him, wishing that their mother would let them out to play. But when Mr. Lunas — a mysterious man who saved Janine’s father’s life in the war —arrives through the cornfields, strange things begin happening. Mr. Lunas eats them out of house and home, then suddenly stops eating at all. And then Ricky’s health takes a turn for the worse, and it looks like Janine’s world is about to spin out of control.

Mr. Lunas comes to her rescue, encouraging her to break Ricky free — and then giving them both an enormous gift.

Ounce Dice Trice Author: Alastair Reid, Ben Shahn (Illustrator) Publisher: New York Review of Books Age Range: 9 to 12 From the Publisher: What can words be, or rather, what can’t they be? Poet Alastair Reid introduces children and adults to the wondrous waywardness of words in Ounce Dice Trice, a delicious confection and a wildly unexpected exploration of sound and sense and nonsense that is like nothing else. Reid offers light words (willow, whirr, spinnaker) and heavy words (galoshes, mugwump, crumb), words on the move and odd words, words that read both ways and words that read the wrong way around (rezagrats), along with much else. Accompanied by Ben Shahn’s glorious drawings, Ounce Dice Trice is a book of endless delights, not to mention the only place where you can find the answer to the question: What is a gongoozler? Well, all I can say is quoz.

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Age Range: 8 to 12 From the Publisher: In a highly awaited new novel, Kate DiCamillo conjures a haunting fable about trusting the unexpected — and making the extraordinary come true.

When a fortuneteller’s tent appears in the market square of the city of Baltese, orphan Peter Augustus Duchene knows the questions that he needs to ask: Does his sister still live? And if so, how can he find her? The fortuneteller’s mysterious answer (an elephant!

An elephant will lead him there!) sets off a chain of events so remarkable, so impossible, that you will hardly dare to believe it’s true. With atmospheric illustrations by fine artist Yoko Tanaka, here is a dreamlike and captivating tale that could only be narrated by Newbery Medalist Kate DiCamillo. In this timeless fable, she evokes the largest of themes — hope and belonging, desire and compassion — with the lightness of a magician’s touch.

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Author/Illustrator: Brian Dennis, Kirby Larson, Mary Nethery

Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Age Range: 4 to 8 From the Publisher: Nubs, an Iraqi dog of war, never had a home or a person of his own. He was the leader of a pack of wild dogs living off the land and barely surviving. But Nubs’s life changed when he met Marine Major Brian Dennis. The two formed a fast friendship, made stronger by Dennis’s willingness to share his meals, offer a warm place to sleep and give Nubs the kind of care and attention he had never received before. Nubs became part of Dennis’s human “pack” until duty required the Marines to relocate a full 70 miles away — without him. So began an incredible journey that would take Nubs through a freezing desert, filled with danger, to find his friend, and would lead Dennis on a mission that would touch the hearts of people all over the world.

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By Joy Kirkpatrick I was recently introduced to the world of cruising aboard the Disney Wonder. Although I never would have thought of myself as the “cruising” type, my family and I had a truly exceptional vacation, and I’m now a cruising convert! As we enter into 2010, there are myriad reasons why cruising may be the perfect vacation choice this year. And if you can’t make it in 2010 — there’s an even greater reason to do so in 2011 — the Dream.

Our adventure was on the Disney Wonder. The ship itself was like a floating resort. The stateroom suites were beautiful and more spacious that I anticipated. The dining experiences were terrific, and the service of the staff was excellent. And although the cruise we enjoyed was Disney, the “Disney-factor” was not off-the-chart. The Disney details are subtle enough not to distract from the elegance of the ships, which are reminiscent of the classic, glamourous oceanliners of the past.

Disney was recently named the top large cruise ship experience by the readers of Condé Nast Traveler magazine in the 9th annual “Reader’s Cruise Poll.” The Disney Wonder was ranked as the No. 1 cruise ship in the “Large Ship” category. And, the Disney Magic also ranked in the top five cruise experiences overall.

With accolades like these, I’m obviously not the only one that has found cruising to be a spectacular vacation option.

Following are the top five reasons why I’m convinced that cruising is the way to go.

I’m definitely making a New Year’s resolution to take another cruise as soon as possible!

1. Dynamite Destinations without the Hassle - One of the great things about cruising is that you can visit multiple destinations and only unpack once! And the destination options are spectacular. Disney Cruise Lines, for instance, currently has two ships, the Magic and the Wonder, traveling to the Bahamas and the Carribbean, and even to Europe — with ports of call in Spain, Italy and Russia, to name just a few. Beginning in the spring of 2010, the Magic will embark on a season of limited itineraries exploring Northern Europe and the Mediterranean.With the new ship, the Dream, coming in 2011 (and then the Fantasy in 2012!), new destinations for the Wonder will include the Mexican Riveria and Alaska. In fact, as the Wonder moves to the west coast in January 2011, cruisers will have a spectacular limited-edition opportunity to cruise the Panama Canal! And on a cruise, you leave the driving to someone else. You won’t need your GPS to wake up in a new port every morning! And you don’t have the hassle of coordinating travel details.

The Disney Web site or your local travel agent make it easy to select all of your options and coordinate your itinerary.

2. Multigenerational Memory Maker - According to AAA, a growing number of families are choosing to embark on vacations with their entire families in tow, from grandmothers to grandkids and everyone in between.

“Multigenerational travel is one of the fastest-growing segments of the leisure travel industry,” said Dawn Gibson, Travel Sales Manager of the AAA

Vacations office in Fayetteville, NC. “Cruises are one of the top choices for multigenerational travel because today’s modern cruise lines offer activities that appeal to all ages, from 3 to 80.” There truly is something for everyone.

With Broadway-style shows and endless activities for every taste (swim with dolphins, parasail, rent a Jet Ski), the problem will be finding the time to do everything!

3. Guilt-free Fun for Grownups - While those grandparents spend time with the kids, or the kids spend time on their own (see #4), cruising offers plenty of opportunity for Mom & Dad to rediscover being a couple. Relax at the spa, have a drink at the adult-only coffee bar, have a romantic dinner or go dancing — or all of the above. From adults-only pools, bars, restaurants and night clubs, there are plenty of opportunities to escape reality and have fun! Be sure to turn off your cell phone (it may not work anyway!), and relax, knowing your kids are in good hands. (TIP: Ask about the little-known VIP option to visit the Rainforest at the Spa on the Disney Wonder and Magic. For less than $20 a day, you’ll have a special place to unwind with rainforest-themed aromatherapy steam rooms or a sauna fashioned after a Roman bath.)

4. Kids Love It! On a Disney Cruise, as you would expect, fun is in abundance for the Above: The Disney kids. There are age-appropriate, safe, supervised Wonder at port in options for kids — from toddlers and elementary Nassau, Bahamas. children, to tweens and teens. The youth clubs, Left: Guests are greeted lounges and interactive programs will ensure your upon boarding the kids are having fun every day! And there are fun, Disney Wonder, which educational activities at port, too — learn about is decorated in its stingrays, dolphins or the history of the Bahamas. holiday finest.

The opportunities really are endless! And of course, kids of all ages will love the numerous pools, the game arcade and my child’s personal favorite — the free soda and ice cream station.

5. Great Value - Believe it or not, cruises are more affordable than many land-based vacations. And, once you are onboard the trip is cashless (except for spending money for port excursions). Currently there are some terrific specials, like “kids sail free” on select trips, as well as discounts for military members. “Plus, families can take advantage of discounts for multiple cabin bookings and special group amenities,” adds Gibson.

Joy Kirkpatrick is the national editor of Kidsville News and mother to a nineyear-old son. For more information on cruising, visit your local travel agent. To learn more about Disney Cruise Lines, visit www.disneycruise.com.

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Of course looking from the surface you won’t be able to gauge how thick the ice is. If the ice is untested and there is no observation station the only way you can discern how thick the ice is, is by cutting a hole in it. Making a few test holes as you venture further away from shore can help assure your personal safety. Use the ruler to the left to measure the depth discussed below on how thick the ice is: • Less than three inches of clear blue ice. This ice is unsafe! Ice under three inches can break any time under the weight of an average person. Some people may tell you that on cross country skis or snowshoes as little as two inches of ice can hold you up because your weight is distributed better, we think that is pretty bad advice.

• Three to five inches of clear blue ice. This ice is capable of holding up a human safely. If you are traveling in a group be sure to spread out as several people standing together will put stress on the ice.

• Six to eight inches of clear blue ice. This ice is capable of holding a group of people or equipment like an ice fishing shack or skimobile. This is the minimum thickness needed if your plans including playing a hockey game or other group activity.

• If despite your best efforts to keep yourself safe you find that you have fallen through the ice the first rule is not to panic.

Your immediate goal should be to stay on the surface, especially if there is a current. If you get underwater it can be almost impossible to find the hole you fell through.

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HEAR THE ICE CRACK Do NOT form a human chain • Lay down on the ice Thick ice does not equal safe ice • Crawl or roll back to the land.

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Comfort Foods for Winter Nights Celebrate National Soup Month and National Bean Day in January with chili! Perfect for wintry nights or while watching sporting events, this hearty chili is accented with crisp corn tortillas, fat-free cheddar cheese and dollops of fat-free sour cream. Comfort foods don’t have to be bad for you! This recipe from the American Heart Association uses extra-lean ground beef and salt-free and low-fat items. Save time now by making a double batch and storing the leftover chili in an airtight container for up to six months in the freezer.

TEX-MEX CHILI PIE WHAT YOU NEED: • 1 pound extra-lean ground beef • 1 15.5-oz can no-salt-added black beans, rinsed and drained • 1 14.5-oz can no-salt-added diced tomatoes, undrained • 1 8-oz can no-salt-added tomato sauce • 1/2 cup water • 1/2 cup chopped red onion • 1/2 medium yellow bell pepper, chopped • 1/2 medium green bell pepper, chopped • 1 teaspoon chili powder • 1 teaspoon salt-free all-purpose seasoning blend Tortillas • Cooking spray • 4 6-inch corn tortillas Toppings • 1/2 cup shredded fat-free cheddar cheese • 1/4 cup fat-free sour cream HOW TO MAKE IT: • With adult help: In large nonstick skillet, cook beef over medium-high heat for 6 to 8 minutes or until browned, stirring frequently to turn and break up.

Using a slotted spoon, transfer beef to 2- to 3-quart slow cooker. Add remaining chili ingredients to slow cooker, stirring to combine. Cook on high for 3 to 4 hours or on low for 7 to 9 hours, or until onions and bell peppers are tender and flavors have blended.

• Meanwhile, preheat oven to 375°F. Lightly spray a baking sheet with cooking spray. Using a sharp knife, cut each tortilla into 8 triangles. Place in single layer on baking sheet. Lightly spray tops with cooking spray.

Bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until chips are golden brown and crisp. Transfer baking sheet to cooling rack. Let chips cool for 15 minutes.

• When chili is ready, place 8 tortilla chips with pointed end up around inside of each rimmed soup bowl. Ladle chili into bowls. Sprinkle cheddar over chili.

Top each serving with dollop of sour cream.

Nutrition Analysis (per serving): Calories 371, Total Fat 6.5 g, Saturated Fat 2.5 g, Trans Fat 0.0 g, Polyunsaturated Fat 1.0 g, Monounsaturated Fat 2.5 g, Cholesterol 67 mg, Sodium 317 mg, Carbohydrate 40 g, Fiber 8 g, Sugars 12 g, Protein 39 g. Recipe copyright © 2008 American Heart Association. For more information on heart-healthy grocery shopping, visit heartcheckmark.org.

Courtesy of Family Features and the American Heart Association.

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Directions to: 88 Broad Street, Glens Falls • (518) 798-9966 From North: From South: Take I-87 South to Exit 18. Make a left off exit onto Take I-87 North to Exit 18. Make a right off exit onto Main Street. At 4th traffic signal there will be a fork in Main Street. At 5th traffic signal there will be a fork in will be on the road. Continue going straight, Stewarts will be on the road. Continue going straight, Stewarts 1 your right. 88 Broad Street will be 11⁄2 blocks on your your right. 88 Broad Street will be 1 ⁄2 blocks on your right. We are a 2 story brick building. right. We are a 2 story brick building.

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