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• Wearing bits of cloth around the neck dates back to time immemorial. In the days before laundromats were invented, strips of cloth were worn around the neck because it kept the collar of the shirt from getting dirty. It was far easier to wash a narrow strip of cloth than it was to wash the shirt. Bibs tied around the neck were worn at mealtimes to protect the shirt from spills. In the summer, a wet cloth around the neck kept the body cool. In the winter, it kept the body warm. Men sporting full body armor wore neck cloths to pad their neck from the hard metal. Cloths were worn around the neck to prevent sweat from running down the shirt, or to keep vocal cords warm. Later, strips of cloth tied around the neck became a symbol of class, rank, or station, whether by soldiers or students.
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• Italian artist Enrico Baj creates works of art out of neckties by dipping them in plastic or gluing them to canvas. He comments, “Ties are a symbol of vanity and ostentation, rather like medals and decorations, although every so often I too am forced to wear one.” TIES THROUGH HISTORY • China’s first emperor, Qin Shih-huang-di, lived in 200 B.C. When he died he was buried in an underground mausoleum surrounded by 7,500 sculptured terra cotta soldiers. The tomb was uncovered in 1974. Archaeologists found that many of the individually carved soldiers sported knotted neck cloths-- the first known instance of the use of neckties. • In the mid-1600s, a crack regiment of soldiers from Croatia visited Paris to celebrate their recent victory over Turkey. The soldiers held court with King Louis XIV, who was a fashion nut. For the occasion, each of the soldiers had tied a brightly colored scarf around their necks. Louis XIV liked the look and began wearing silk neck cloths himself, and the fashion rapidly spread. The French word for Croatia was ‘cravate,’ giving us today’s cravat.
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• In 1715, another kind of neckwear, called “stocks” made its appearance. The term referred to a leather collar, laced at the back, worn by soldiers to help keep their head held high in a military bearing. The leather stock also offered the wearer some protection to the major blood vessels of the neck from the sharp edge of a sword or the tip of a bayonet. • In England men used to wear a shirt collar which they tied together with string to keep the draft out. Eventually the string became larger and more elaborate, until it was a frill. Then the frill became increasingly more elaborate until it was a ruff instead of a frill until, by the time of Henry VIII, the ruff was so large it covered both of the shoulders. • Neckties came to the forefront of fashion after World War II ended and soldiers returning home felt like dressing up with festive ties. Right after World War II there were over 600 companies making 200 million neckties per year.
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Tidbits of Rogue Valley MACARONI & TIES • Before macaroni was well known, it was considered a specialty. Wealthy Englishmen who traveled to Italy often experienced their first macaroni, and then went home to Britain and began to serve the dish at their tables. Because the food was rare and unusual, the people who served it became known as ‘macaroni’ which meant fancy, uppity, or overly stylish; the type of people who wore fancy hats, big wigs, and white cravats tied in enormous bows. People living in America where there was less money and less fashion wore simpler clothing, and began to make fun of the Macaronis. Thus, when “Yankee Doodle went to London riding on a pony / Stuck a feather in his hat and called it macaroni” the unfortunate Doodle (German for ‘fool’) was taking on airs and pretending that a feather in his cap would make people think he was an upper class gent. NECKTIE IMPROVEMENTS • Although a tie may look like a simple piece of cloth, it is actually a complicated piece of sewing joining four different strips of cloth. It was patented by Jesse “Joss” Langsdorf in 1920. Langsdorf, known as the father of the tie, patented the ‘all-weather wrinkle-free’ tie. His patented pattern incorporated slip stitching running down the length of the back of the tie which ensured that the tie would return to its original shape when it was taken off. It also added resilience to the tie and prevented rips. Langsdorf also added various linings to the inside of the tie to increase bulk. One of the linings he used was rubber, thus inventing the supposedly ‘weather-proof’ tie. ~ POEM ~ by Conrad Aiken “Stars in the purple dusk above the rooftops Pale in the saffron mist and seem to die, And I myself on a swiftly tilting planet Stand before a glass and tie my tie.” THE BIG SQUEEZE
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It was American author Erica Jong who made the following sage observation: “Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn’t.” Jon Bon Jovi is probably best known for his eponymous ‘80s hair band, but he’s also quite a philanthropist, working on behalf of organizations including the Special Olympics, the American Red Cross and Habitat for Humanity. In 2011, the Jon Bon Jovi Soul Foundation opened a restaurant called JBJ Soul Kitchen, in which patrons pay only what they can afford, or can even volunteer in lieu of payment. Those who study such things say that all mammals, from rodents to elephants, urinate for approximately 21 seconds. This now is known as the “Law of Urination.” A poll conducted by Gallup determined that 42 percent of Americans believe that people are sometimes possessed by the devil. Scientists unearthed frozen 30,000-year-old plant tissue from fossil squirrel burrows in northeaster Siberia. This would not be remarkable, except for what came next: Researchers thawed the seeds and planted them. The seeds germinated and grew, producing viable seeds of their own, making Silene stenophylla the oldest viable multicellular living organisms. If you die without any friends or family to attend your funeral, Amsterdam is apparently the place to do it. In that city, a civil servant will provide flowers and a poet will compose a eulogy in verse for those who would otherwise make an unaccompanied and unmourned final journey. If you leave a cold glass on a table, it’s likely to leave a mark. The Italians (of course) have a word for that mark: cualacino.
• One study showed that wearing a necktie may interfere with perceptual skills needed for job per- Thought for the Day: “The secret of success is to know formance. Researchers at Cornell University set something nobody else knows.” -- Aristotle Onassis out to discover if the pressure of a tie that’s too tight might interfere with blood flow to the brain (c) 2013 King Features Synd., Inc. and eyes. continued on next page
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SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) Pace yourself in meeting holiday pressures and workplace demands to avoid winding up with a frayed temper and a Scorpian stinger that lashes out at puzzled kith, kin and colleagues. SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to December 21) A financial matter requires close attention. Also, news from a trusted source provides the means to help sort out a long-standing state of confusion and put it into perspective. CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) This is a good time to reinforce family ties. Make it a priority to assess and resolve all outstanding problems. Start the upcoming holiday season with a full measure of love. AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) Don’t be pressured into a so-called solid-gold investment. Wait until the holiday distractions are over. Then take a harder look at it. You might find that the “gold” is starting to flake off. PISCES (February 19 to March 20) A former friend might be trying to heal the breach between you by using a mutual friend as an intermediary. Best advice: Keep an open mind despite any lingering bad feelings. BORN THIS WEEK: You have a way of saying the right thing at the right time. Your friendships are deep and lasting. (c) 2013 King Features Synd., Inc.
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On Dec. 19, 1732, Benjamin Franklin of Philadelphia first published “Poor Richard’s Almanack.” The book, filled with proverbs preaching industry and prudence, was published continuously for 25 years and became one of the most popular publications in colonial America. On Dec. 17, 1843, Charles Dickens’ classic story “A Christmas Carol” is published. Dickens never lost momentum as a writer, churning out major novels every year or two, often in serial form. Among his most important works are “David Copperfield” (1850), “Great Expectations” (1861) and “A Tale of Two Cities” (1859). On Dec. 18, 1912, after three years of digging in the Piltdown gravel pit in Sussex, England, amateur archaeologist Charles Dawson announces the discovery of two skulls that appear to belong to a primitive hominid and ancestor of man. On Dec. 21, 1945, Gen. George S. Patton, commander of the U.S. 3rd Army, dies from injuries suffered not in battle, but in a freak car accident. He was 60 years old. Descended from a long line of military men, Patton graduated from the West Point Military Academy in 1909. On Dec. 22, 1956, a baby gorilla named Colo enters the world at the Columbus Zoo in Ohio, becoming the first-ever gorilla born in captivity. She went on to become a mother, grandmother, and in 1996, a great-grandmother to Timu, the first surviving infant gorilla conceived by artificial insemination. Colo is still alive today. On Dec. 16, 1960, two airliners collide over New York City, killing 134 people aboard the planes and on the ground. A miscalculation by the pilot of the United flight put his plane directly into the path of a TWA Super Constellation. Christmas presents carried by the planes’ passengers were strewn all over the streets.
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• To do this, they had an ophthalmologist study the retinal veins of a number of men. The pulsing of the retinal veins indicates whether or not the blood supply is circulating efficiently. He found that when the tie was half an inch (1.27 cm) smaller than the circumference of the man’s neck, the pulsing was no longer visible. This suggests that blood flow to the retina is decreased.
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They had men press a button when a blinking light started blinking so fast that it appeared to be a steady beam; and when it slowed down again to become distinguishable blinks. Each man was tested three times: the first and last times with a loose tie, and the second time with a tight tie. It was found that tight neckware slowed down the response times. Furthermore, their speed did not rebound after the tie was loosened.
• Next they decided to find if most men wear their ties too tight. They picked 94 business- • The researchers concluded that a too tight tie men at random and found that 66% were wearcan impair visual perception and may harm the ing ties that averaged .2 inches (.48 cm) smallperformance of computer operators, pilots, and er than their necks. 12% had ties that were half others who need good visual discrimination. an inch (1.27 cm) too small. FAST FACT • Now they wanted to find out if decreased blood flow to the retina can impair eyesight.
We Need More Whistleblowers Let’s give a big thumbs-up to Dr. H, a physician at a regional Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center ... and a whistleblower. Dr. H testified before a House Veterans Affairs oversight and investigations subcommittee about her whistleblower complaints to the Office of Special Counsel, which have resulted in numerous investigations and findings of serious wrongdoing at the regional center. For example: Nurse practitioners weren’t supervised. They were labeled Licensed Independent Practitioners, which they weren’t, and they were “practicing outside the scope of their licensure.” There was never any oversight or review of the care they gave. Thus empowered, nurse practitioners prescribed narcotics “in flagrant violation of Federal and individual state laws and VA Handbook regulations,” using one-size-fits-all institutional DEA tracking numbers on the drugs, with no physician oversight whatsoever and no means of tracing who prescribed what.
The average tie is about 52 to 58 inches long. Doctors were pushed to sign prescriptions for patients they hadn’t even seen. When the doctors objected, the chief of staff brought in residents from a local medical school to write prescriptions after hours. Veterans were scheduled into fictitious “ghost” clinics where there were actually no doctors, only nursing staff. Many veterans were unaware that they were being seen only by a nurse, not a doctor. Doctors were pushed to sign collaborative agreements concerning the nursing practitioners’ status (essentially monitoring agreements), and when they objected (they could be sued for the work of the nurse), they were told that 55 percent of their performance pay would be withheld. Nurses weren’t taking complete histories for patients, just “pasting in” previous information. I’ve read a lot of terrible medical-center reports over time, but this beats them all. I haven’t named the medical center because I fear these problems aren’t unique in the VA healthcare system. Freddy Groves regrets that he cannot personally answer reader questions, but will incorporate them into his column whenever possible. Send email to columnreply2@gmail.com. (c) 2013 King Features Synd., Inc.
On Dec. 20, 1989, the United States invades Panama in an attempt to overthrow military dictator Manuel Noriega, who had been indicted in the United States on drug-trafficking charges. Noriega’s Panamanian Defense Forces were promptly crushed. (c) 2013 King Features Synd., Inc.
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using poles or other equipment, and make sure power lines, tree branches and other hazards are not in your path. When planning outdoor displays, include the layout of extension cords and other electrical equipment in your design, so they are placed away from frequently traveled paths. Use covered GFI (ground fault interrupter) outlets to reduce the risk of fire and shock, and be sure to not overload circuits.
Safer Holiday Lighting Q: Please remind your readers that when hanging up holiday lights outside, to be careful when setting up and working on ladders. They need to be aware of potential overhead hazards like power lines and make sure not to make contact with them. -- An Electrician in San Jose, Calif. A: That’s an important point to remember, and thank you for sending it. Setting up outdoor lights and displays can be hard work, and it’s easy to forget a few basic safety steps while hurrying to get strings connected and secured in place. Here are some things to remember: Always check overhead before setting up ladders,
Check all the light strings you plan to use, and make sure they’re rated for outdoor use, are not frayed and have no burnt bulbs. Don’t work alone: Have a helper to brace the ladder, help unravel light strings and so on. If you plan to place decorations on the rooftop, make sure you secure yourself with a safety harness and rope. HOME TIP: Consider replacing traditional Christmas lights with LED lights. They cost more, but last longer and save a lot of energy. Send your questions or home tips to ask@ thisisahammer.com. My e-book, “101 Best Home Tips,” is available to download on Kindle! Pick it up it today for just 99 cents. (c) 2013 King Features Synd., Inc.
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WOMEN IN HISTORY: BETTY ANNE WATERS • Betty Anne Waters was born in 1955, one of nine children in a chaotic household in Ayers, MA. She was close to her brother Kenny. When a neighbor was murdered in 1980, Kenny was questioned because he had a long history of petty infractions. Kenny had an airtight alibi: He’d worked all night at a local diner, and then had gone straight to the courthouse the next morning to face charges of assaulting a cop. Kenny was released. However, more than two years later, he was arrested and charged with the murder. • The family couldn’t afford a lawyer, but Kenny was certain he’d be exonerated. Yet things soon took a turn for the worse.
ing her to become a lawyer so Thirteen days later, with Betty she could help prove his innoby his side in hospital, he died. cence. She promised to do so, • Even after his death, Betty conas long as he promised not to tinued her campaign on his beattempt suicide again. Betty had half. It took her another seven Thousands of years ago, cats were worshipped no idea at the time how to even years to track down the evidence as gods. Cats have never forgotten this. begin. that would prove the police had ~Anonymous • She began by taking night classdeliberately sent the wrong man es at a community college, and to prison. Fingerprint evidence then put herself through law that proved Kenny’s innocence school, all while raising two had been hidden. Two witnesskids and managing a local pub. es had been coerced into testi“It seemed like as long as I was fying against him. The town of doing something in school, Ayer settled a lawsuit for $3.4 Kenny was O.K.,” she said. It million. In 2010, a movie called took her 13 years to get her law “Conviction” was made, with degree. Hilary Swank playing the role of Betty. • She searched for DNA evidence which had supposedly been de- • In the meantime, Betty returned stroyed, and met with witnesses to her regular life: managing a who admitted they had lied on pub, tending her family. She the stand. The turning point aropted out of joining any law rived in 2000, when she teamed firm or starting a practice of her up with the Innocence Project. own. However, she does volTogether they obtained access to unteer her time working for the DNA testing on evidence from Innocence Project, which works the crime scene which they dogto exonerate the wrongfully acgedly tracked down. The results cused. But the only time she’s proved Kenny’s innocence. He returned to court was when the was released in 2001, having pub she works for had trouble served 18 years for a crime he renewing its liquor license. She did not commit. won the case.
• Betty Anne Waters stopped in at the diner to make sure they still had his time card on hand that would prove his alibi. The secretary assured her that yes, the time card was still on hand, because the police had called in order to pick it up. When the trial started, however, the police MIRROR FACTS said that no time card had ever • Kenny moved in with his loyal sister, and together they had a • The symbol for a female - a cirexisted. Then, two people testiblast doing chat shows, media cle with a cross on the bottom fied against Kenny. interviews, even appearing on - is based on the hand-held mir• The jury found Kenny guilty. In “Oprah.” ror. 1983 he was sentenced to life without parole. He was 29 years • Tragically, just six months after • Mankind has always had a feelhis release in 2001, Kenny took ing that there was a physical self old. a short cut over a fence, tripped, (the body) and an “other” self • He soon attempted suicide. He and fell 15 feet on to concrete. continued on page 8 begged his sister for help, ask-
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Tidbits of Rogue Valley (Mirror Facts cont’d) (the spirit). In early days it was thought that the reflection of the body in a shiny surface or mirror was an expression of the spiritual self, and therefore if anything happened to disturb that reflection, injury would follow. This was the origin of the superstition that breaking a mirror would bring seven years of bad luck. • In ancient China, reflective pieces of polished brass were placed over doorknobs to ensure that evil spirits would scare themselves away. • When Roman ships began to attack the Greek city of Syracruse, mathematician Archimedes ordered the construction of a series of large concave mirrors which he placed in the sun on the shore. When their light was focused on the ships at sea, it suposedly set them on fire. • Ben Franklin mounted mirrors outside his second-story window so he could secretly see who was knocking at his door.
December 9 - December 15, 2013 MORE MIRROR FACTS • A man named Alcide Chaisson got mad at pilots at California’s Crystalaire Airport interfering with his radio. In an effort at revenge, he took a four foot mirror outside and tried to blind pilots by reflecting the sun into their eyes. He was arrested. • A middle school in Oregon was faced with a unique problem. The girls were beginning to use lipstick and would apply it in the bathroom. After they put on their lipstick they would press their lips to the mirrors leaving dozens of little lip prints. Finally the principal decided that something had to be done. She called all the girls to the bathroom and met them there with the custodian. She explained that all these lip prints were causing a major problem for the custodian who had to clean the mirrors every day. To demonstrate how difficult it was to clean the mirrors, she asked the custodian to clean one of the mirrors. He proceeded to take out a long-handled brush, dip it into the nearest toilet, and scrub the mirror. The lip prints disappeared. • Managers like to use mirrors in lobbies because people complain less about waiting for slow elevators if they’re busy primping while waiting. • In 1994, Russian astronauts orbiting in the Mir spacecraft tried to reflect sunlight into northern areas of their country in an attempt to lengthen the short growing season.
• In 1916, patent #1,180,758 was awarded to a fish hook with a mirror mounted behind it to serve as a sinker. Not only would the mirror flash and reflect light, thereby attracting fish, but also, (according to the patent application) “a male fish seeing his image upon looking therein will appear to see another A VERY LARGE MIRROR fish approach it from the opposite side with the in- One of the world’s largest mirrors was constructed tent to seize the bait, and this will not only arouse in 1997 by scientists at the University of Arizona his warlike spirit, but also appeal to his greed, and for the Large Binocular Telescope on Mount Grahe will seize the bait quickly in order to defeat the ham. The mirror is about 28 feet (8.4 meters) in approaching rival....In the case of a female fish the diameter and cost $4 million to make. The mirror attractiveness of a mirror is too well known to need was 2,156 degrees F. (1180 c) when it was first cast discussion.” and it took three full months to cool.
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