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• Ticker-tape parades are a well-known occurrence in New York City. The first such event took place in 1886 and honored the dedication of the Statue of Liberty. Back then, 1-inch (2.54 cm) strips of paper were used to print stock quotes from the ticker machine.

Many of the offices along the Broadway parade route were stock brokers and threw the tape out of their office windows on those below, giving the tradition the name of tickertape parade. When the stock ticker was replaced with electronic boards in the 1960s, folks used shredded paper and confetti.

• The mayor of New York City is the one who decides who receives the honor of a ticker-tape parade. The route is called Canyon of Heroes and winds from a section of lower Broadway through New York’s financial district. Each honoree has a black granite marker embedded in the sidewalk along the route, inscribed with the date and description of the achievement.

Astronauts, military personnel, athletes, and political dignitaries are among those who have been honored. turn the page for more!

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PARADES (continued): • Theodore Roosevelt was paraded upon his return from an African safari in 1910, Charles Lindbergh was hailed following his transAtlantic flight in 1927, and war generals Eisenhower and Nimitz were celebrated after World War II. Astronaut John Glenn was honored in 1962 and the Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins were showered with confetti upon their return from the world’s first walk on the moon in 1969. Only one pope has received a New York ticker-tape parade, Pope John Paul II in 1979.

• Although often associated with athletic success, the first athletes weren’t honored in a tickertape parade until 1924, with the return of the Olympic team from the games in Paris, where Johnny Weissmuller won three gold medals in swimming and Harold Osborn was a hero in track and field. Since then, several Olympic teams have been heralded, as well as the New York Yankees, the World Series Champions seven times, the New York Mets as Series winners in 1969, and the New York Giants football team. In 1957, Wimbledon Champion Althea Gibson, the first person of color to win in professional tennis, was paraded and remains the only tennis player to be honored as such.

• Athlete Jesse Owens faced extreme racial prejudice when he traveled to the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. He proved his worth when he took the gold medal in the 100-meters, 200-meters, long jump, and relay team, the first American track and field athlete to win four golds in one Olympics.

The racial prejudice continued on the home front when Owens had to ride the freight elevator at New York City’s Waldorf-Astoria Hotel to a reception following a ticker-tape parade honoring his victories. He later said that Franklin Roosevelt “snubbed me. The President didn’t even send me a telegram.”

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PARADES (continued): • The person honored with the most New York parades is explorer Richard Byrd, with three.

The first was in 1926 after he achieved the first flight over the North Pole. The next year, his transatlantic flight was commemorated, and in 1930, the parade saluted his flight over the South Pole and his first Antarctic expedition.

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• It required 466 sanitation workers to clean up 56.5 tons of paper after the parade following the Yankees World Series victory in 2009.

• The largest amount of paper thrown was in 1945, when a ticker-tape parade was held to celebrate the Allied victory over Japan. 5,438 tons of paper streamed out over Broadway, 100 times more than the average parade.

• There have been 206 ticker-tape parades since 1886, including the most recent for the U.S. Women’s Soccer Team in July, 2015, the first non-New York-based team to receive a parade. The price tag for that parade was about $2 million.

• The Tournament of Roses Parade was first held in Pasadena on New Year’s Day, 1890, and included horse-drawn carriages covered in flowers. The parade was followed by foot races, polo matches, and a tug-of-war contest.

In 1902, the parade was followed by a football game for the first time, considered the first “Rose Bowl.” However, football games post-parade have only been an annual event since 1916. Today’s Rose Parade route is 5.5 miles (8.9 km) long and includes marching bands, horse units, and flower-covered floats.

Famous parade Grand Marshals have included Dwight D. Eisenhower, Bob Hope, Richard Nixon, Shirley Temple, Frank Sinatra, and Sandra Day O’Connor.

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PARADES (continued): • Although the Macy’s Parade has been an Thanksgiving morning fixture since 1924, it wasn’t the first. Gimbel’s, a Philadelphia department store, was ahead of them by four years, sponsoring the first parade in 1920.

Macy’s, however, became the one to watch, adding the first of their famous colossal helium balloons in 1927, a giant Felix the Cat. By 1933, more than a million people lined the parade route. As popularity grew, more balloons were added – Mickey Mouse in 1934, Superman in 1939, Popeye in 1957, and Hello Kitty in 1976. Other notable characters include Curious George, Scooby-Doo, Mr. Potato Head, and Snoopy and Woodstock.

• Look out below! On a rainy Thanksgiving in 1957, as Popeye floated above the New York City crowd, his cap filled up with rain, and dumped its contents on parade-goers below.

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• In 1919, the community of Lodi, California, held a parade honoring soldiers who had returned from World War I. A California entrepreneur named Roy Allen mixed up a formula for root beer he had purchased from an Arizona pharmacist and sold it on a street corner during the parade for a nickel a mug.

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For Advertising Call (740) 441-7633 MICHELIN (continued): • The next step was to adapt the tire for use on motor vehicles. At that time, automobiles were equipped with wooden wheels with a metal rim. The Michelins set about trying to convince French carmakers of the advantages of pneumatic tires. Within five years of that famous bicycle race, 300 Paris taxis were equipped with Michelin tires.

• In 1894, the Michelin Tire Company introduced what is now one of the world’s oldest and most recognizable trademarks, the Michelin Man. Named Bibendum, the character designed from stacked tires made his debut at the World’s Fair, the Lyon Exhibition of 1894, where the brothers had a booth.

• There were 52 very discouraged employees when the brothers took over the company, which quickly grew to 500 motivated workers when the bicycle tire became successful.

Edouard Michelin knew all of them personally and took an interest in their personal lives and families. That became a little more difficult a few years later when the work force grew to 2,000. By 1922, the Michelin factory employed 20,000 workers.

• Edouard passed away in 1940, but the company continued to break ground in the industry. In 1946, Michelin designed and patented the radial tire. In 1934, the company had purchased the bankrupt Citroen automobile brand, and in 1946, it was the leading automaker in France.

All new 1948 Citroen models were fitted with the new radial tires. Four years later, Michelin developed a radial truck tire. Michelin now owns B.F. Goodrich and Uniroyal and is the world’s largest producer of tires. It was not until 2012 that the CEO was not a member of the Michelin family. . FOR STARTING AS LITTLE AS $79.00 A MONTH (WITH APPROVED BANK FINANCING) WE CAN INSTALL AN AMERICAN STANDARD 3 TON 13 SEER HI EFFICIENCY HEAT PUMP WITH A NEW BROAN 15 KW ELECTRIC FURNACE IN YOUR MANUFACTURED HOME!

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Tick-tock goes the clock, goes the old nursery rhyme. Consider these facts about the history of various types of time-keeping devices.

• The word “clock” has its origins in the French word “cloche,” meaning “bell.” In German, the word is “glocke,” and Latin is “glocio.”

• In 1330, the octagonal bell tower of the San Gottardo Church in Milan, Italy, featured the first public clock. It was one of the first recorded clocks that struck the hours.

• Clocks became more accurate in 1656 with the invention of the pendulum. The weight on the pendulum swung back and forth steadily, and a clockmaker invented a device to count the swings and drive the clock’s hands.

• In 1755, Vacheron & Constantin, the first watch-manufacturing firm, was established in Switzerland, and it has remained in business continuously for 260 years. In 2005, the company manufactured a complex wristwatch for its 250th anniversary that was 18-carat gold with blue sapphire glass. Containing 834 individual parts, only seven Tour de I’lle watches were made, carrying a price tag of $1.54 million.

• Levi Hutchins of Concord, New Hampshire, is credited with the first mechanical alarm clock in 1787. His clock did have one serious drawback – it could only ring at 4:00 AM! A mechanical wind-up alarm clock that could be set for any time was patented by a familiar name, Seth Thomas, in 1876. The Seth Thomas Company began producing clocks in 1813, and that brand can still be purchased today.

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For Advertising Call (740) 441-7633 CLOCKS (continued): • The Westclox Clock Company began production of the familiar Big Ben alarm clocks in 1908. In 1912, the first batteryoperated alarm clock was introduced.

• In 1927, the highly-accurate quartz clock was developed by a Canadian telecommunications engineer, Warren Marrison. It was based on the regular vibrations of a quartz crystal in an electrical circuit, and could stay accurate for weeks or months at a time.

• The world’s most accurate clock is the strontium clock, an atomic clock that is accurate to within one second over 15 billion years. It was developed by physicists at the University of Colorado Boulder and measures the movement of strontium atoms pinned in a narrow column with powerful lasers. The strontium atoms have a vibrational frequency of about 430 trillion times per second, and the clock counts these oscillations to create the clock’s “tick.”

• Twice a year, many countries alter the time on their clocks by one hour, either ahead or back, in accordance with Daylight Savings Time. According to legend, in 1784, Benjamin Franklin jokingly proposed waking people earlier on summer mornings in order to work more during the day and save candles at night. Apparently not everyone considered it a bad idea! Germany was the first country to officially adopt the system in 1916. Great Britain followed in 1917, and the U.S. in 1918.

There are differing opinions as to whether DST actually saves energy. Some studies indicate that it does cut electricity usage in the U.S. by about 1% a day. Others claim that about 3 million barrels of oil are saved during those months. There also seems to be a reduction in road accidents with the increased daylight.!

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DEAR DR. ROACH: I am currently dieting and, with that, trying to reduce my sugar intake. I prefer drinks sweetened with aspartame over water most of the time. Am I asking for trouble? -- P.C. DEAR DR. ROACH: I’m curious how diet soda, which has zero calories, causes one to gain weight. In “studies” that say that, do they look at people who have had diabetes for years and use artificial sweeteners without gaining weight? People will use ANY excuse for their weight. To blame a no-calorie sweetener seems a bit silly, don’t you think? -- V.W., R.D.N. ANSWER: There remains confusion about artificially sweetened beverages and their effect on weight gain and on overall health. There are two schools of thought: The first is that artificially sweetened beverages satisfy the desire for sweets, so people are less likely to consume more. The second is that diet soda, without any actual calories, provokes greater desire for sweets.

I do think that using studies is not silly, and might help sort this out. What I found was that in a 2009 study, those who drank more diet soda were more likely to develop Type 2 diabetes. This was confirmed in a 2013 study. It doesn’t prove that drinking the diet soda was the cause of the increased diabetes risk, but it is a consistent association.

By contrast, a 2014 study (funded by the American Beverage Institute) showed that, among a group of people in a weight-loss program, a greater degree of weight loss was seen among participants who were allowed to continue drinking diet soda compared with a group allowed to drink only water.

Alas, scientific studies don’t give us a definitive answer. Clearly, drinking diet soda is much, much better than drinking sugar-sweetened beverages.

I will have to use my knowledge of biology and give my opinion that water is preferred over artificially sweetened beverages, but I can’t prove it. I would say if you are still having trouble losing weight on diet soda, try switching to water to see if it helps.

Finally, blaming a particular food -- or blaming the person trying to lose weight -- is not likely to help that person reach a goal. *** DEAR DR. ROACH: I am an older male, with irregular heartbeat. I am on medication for it. Will having sex put too much strain on the heart or cause further problems? -- Anon.

ANSWER: This is a common concern, and fear of heart attack or other problems often keeps couples from sexual intercourse when one or both have heart issues. In most cases, the risk is low. I can’t tell you in your particular situation, but your cardiologist or regular doctor can answer your question.

People at moderate risk include those with a recent heart attack, with stable angina or with multiple cardiac risk factors. Those at high risk include people with unstable, recurrent angina, uncontrolled high blood pressure, severe heart failure and high-risk irregular heart rhythms, such as ventricular tachycardia.

Regular exercise reduces heart risk from activity, including sexual activity. *** Dr. Roach regrets that he is unable to answer individual letters, but will incorporate them in the column whenever possible. Readers may email questions to ToYourGoodHealth@med.cornell. edu. To view and order health pamphlets, visit www.rbmamall.com, or write to Good Health, 628 Virginia Drive, Orlando, FL 32803. (c) 2015 North America Synd., Inc. All Rights Reserved

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1. In 1963, Pete Rose recorded his first base hit for the Cincinnati Reds, against Pittsburgh. What kind of hit was it?

2. Name the two lefthanders who each won 20 or more games four times for the Baltimore Orioles between 1968 and 1974.

3. In 2014, Marcus Mariota became the all-time leader in career passing yards (10,796) for the University of Oregon.

Who had held the mark?

4. The Portland Trail Blazers set an NBA record in 2015 for most consecutive wins in home openers (15 years). Who had held the mark?

5. When was the last time before 2015 that two U.S. players were among the top five picks in the NHL Draft?

6. Name the last time before 2015 that Japan won the world title in men’s gymnastics.

7. Who was the last female golfer before Inbee Park (2013-15) to win three consecutive Women’s PGA Championships? (c) 2015 King Features Synd., Inc.

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CONNIE MACK’S CODE OF CONDUCT 1. I will always play the game to the best of my ability.

2. I will always play to win, but if I lose, I will not look for an excuse to detract from my opponent’s victory.

3. I will never take an unfair advantage in order to win.

4. I will always abide by the rules of the game -- on the diamond as well as in my daily life.

5. I will always conduct myself as a true sportsman -- on and off the playing field.

6. I will always strive for the good of the entire team rather than for my own glory.

7. I will never gloat in victory or pity myself in defeat.

8. I will do my utmost to keep myself clean -- physically, mentally and morally.

9. I will always judge a teammate or an opponent as an individual and never on the basis of race or religion.

Mark Vasto is a veteran sportswriter who lives in New Jersey. (c) 2015 King Features Synd., Inc.

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For the past two weeks, I’ve shared the core philosophies of Vince Lombardi and John Wooden -- widely considered to be the greatest coaches of all time. Baseball, not surprisingly, is a little weirder when it comes to measuring “the best” in any category. This week, we go with the great Philadelphia manager (right there, an oxymoron) Connie Mack. Mack, it should be noted, won more games than any manager in history. He also lost more games than any manager in history.

Mack’s code is particularly powerful when you put it into the context of its time. These rules were set down around 1916, a time when women couldn’t vote, and ethnic strife and segregation were the norm. Mack loved the world he carved out for himself in between the lines.

Mack was a believer in the “big inning.”

He preferred power hitters to contact hitters, and even though he is generally credited with the employment of the defensive shift, he didn’t like to interfere much play to play.

He wasn’t a meddler; he wanted a team made up of outstanding players, trained in the fundamentals. He is said to have valued seven things in a ballplayer: physical ability, intelligence, courage, disposition, willpower, general alertness and personal habits (in particular, he disdained drinkers).

Those who didn’t adhere to his code weren’t around very long -- he even traded “Shoeless” Joe Jackson, a superstar, because he couldn’t stand his erratic nature. Mack, however, coached longer than any other manager in history, so it stands to reason that there just might be something to learn from his set of rules.

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Whether we’re children or adults, we all like to feel useful and part of the holiday festivities.

Now’s the time to enlist the kids in the fun and creative job of gift-wrapping. But before you go out and purchase rolls of wrap, save money by making a beautiful batch for this year’s gifts.

Gather big paper bags from your recycling bin, plus marbles and bright poster paint, and you’ll be ready for family fun.

Here’s the stuff you’ll need: -- One large, sturdy cardboard gift box approximately 12 by 18 inches, or similar container with sides -- several marbles (one for each paint color) -- liquid poster paint in several colors -- spoons (one for each color) -- plain brown paper grocery bags, construction paper or butcher paper -- recycled deli or margarine tubs -- scissors -- newspaper Here’s the fun: Cover your work surface with newspaper. Cut open the paper bags and trim a sheet to fit the bottom of the box. (Or, if using construction paper or butcher paper, cut to size.) Place the paper inside.

Pour a small amount of each color of paint into the containers.

Drop a marble in one of the paint containers. Shake the container gently until the marble is thoroughly coated with paint, or use a spoon to move the marble around in the paint. With a spoon, drop the marble in the box and shift the box back and forth so the marble rolls in all directions, leaving paint on the paper. Repeat the process, using a different marble for each color of paint desired.

When the colorful, abstract design is complete, remove your paper of modern art and let it dry.

TIP: For smaller packages, “shake and create” gift wrap using a clean, large cylindrical potatochip can with a lid. Loosely roll a sheet of paper inside the can so that it lines the interior. Using one color at a time, roll a marble or two in paint (as described above) and drop in the can. Snap on the lid, shake a few times, remove the lid and put the marble or marbles onto newspaper. Repeat with a marble or two in another color. Remove the paper to reveal your art. You might want to paint jingle bells along with the marbles for a fun, festive sound while shaking. *** Donna Erickson’s award-winning series “Donna’s Day” is airing on public television nationwide. To find more of her creative family recipes and activities, visit www.donnasday.com and link to the NEW Donna’s Day Facebook fan page. Her latest book is “Donna Erickson’s Fabulous Funstuff for Families.” (c) 2015 Donna Erickson Distributed by King Features Synd.

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* On Dec. 28, 1954, Oscar-winning actor Denzel Washington is born in Mount Vernon, N.Y. In 2002, for his performance as a corrupt cop in “Training Day,” Washington became the first black man to win the Best Actor Academy Award since Sidney Poitier in 1964. * On Jan. 1, 1973, Roseann Quinn, a 27-yearold New York teacher, visits Tweed’s Bar in Manhattan and is picked up by her soon-to-be killer. The incident inspired the cautionary novel “Looking for Mr. Goodbar,” later made into a movie starring Diane Keaton. * On Dec. 31, 1999, the United States hands over control of the Panama Canal, putting the strategic waterway into Panamanian hands for the first time. A ship heading from New York to San Francisco can save about 7,800 miles by taking the Panama Canal rather than sailing around South America. (c) 2015 King Features Synd., Inc.

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* On Dec. 29, 1915, the French National Assembly formally cedes the land that holds the British war cemeteries to Great Britain, ensuring that even as World War I was being fought, its most sacred monuments would be forever protected. * On Dec. 30, 1922, in post-revolutionary Russia, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR, also known as the Soviet Union) is established, comprising a confederation of Russia, Belorussia, Ukraine and the future republics of Georgia, Azerbaijan and Armenia.

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The National Institutes of Health is about to spend $2.2 million to develop robots that will improve our quality of life. There will be three versions: one as a social companion for children to promote curiosity, one for the visually impaired to help with identifying and grasping objects, and one for us seniors.

Our version will be a dual-mode robotic Smart Walker to help keep us moving without the assistance of others and without the need for home remodeling or installing ramps for wheelchairs. It will have two abilities: a power-assisted Smart Walker, and a Smart Mule that will walk alongside.

Go online to www.nibib.nih.gov, click News & Events and scroll to “NIH funds development of robots to improve health, quality of life” to see the prototype. The user would actually stand in the robot, with four sturdy legs on all sides keeping balance, and choose the level of assistance. This mode uses a computer camera to scan the environment and navigate obstacles while sensing the user’s motions. The walk-along mule would be good for keeping balance while also letting the robot carry a load, perhaps a basket of laundry.

The purpose of the smart robots, according to the news release from NIH, is to keep us physically active. Which is a great idea.

I, however, have questions.

How much will this gadget weigh? Will it fold up and fit in the car? How easily will it assemble? Will it go over curbs?

Keep these in mind down the road when the robot is ready for trials. And, if you live anywhere near the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, chances are that they’ll need study participants at some point to test the robots. (c) 2015 King Features Synd., Inc.

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2.49

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5.99

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Cabin in the Woods Maine aims to reduce the number of homeless veterans in the state to zero. A project to build 21 cabins in the Maine woods for homeless veterans got another push forward recently when state lawmakers approved nearly $400,000 in federal tax credits.

The project, called Cabin in the Woods, is being spearheaded by Volunteers of America and is pulling in support from all corners.

The one- and two-bedroom cabins will be built on an 11-acre wooded section of the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center-

Togus property under a 75-year lease. The fully furnished ADA-approved cabins will be for both men and women, and the site would include a community center.

In April, to satisfy the concerns of the state’s Bureau of Veteran Services, the Labor, Commerce, Research and Economic Development committee approved a bill that would guarantee that the government would provide services to those veterans living in the cabins. Additionally, the VofA would have an agreement with each veteran to help with benefits and services.

It’s estimated that the project will cost $4 million, with money coming from the state, federal grants and private donors. More details need to be ironed out before the full slate of

supporters will come on board, but they will come, including one large national hardware and lumber company that will fund construction.

For homeless veterans, many of whom deal with PTSD and substance abuse, a cabin in the quiet Maine woods, with medical assistance and support services nearby, might well be the perfect vehicle for healing and eventual wellness.

The Volunteers of America have a hand in multiple services for homeless veterans. They understand that without a safe and stable place to live, other steps forward, such as physical and mental wellness, employment and education, just aren’t possible. (c) 2015 King Features Synd., Inc.

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By Chris Richcreek

1. He hit a triple.

2. Dave McNally (1968, ‘69, ‘70 and ‘71) and Mike Cuellar (‘69, ‘70, ‘71, ‘74).

3. Bill Musgrave, with 8,343 yards (1987-90).

4. The Boston Celtics (1979-92).

5. It was 2007 (Patrick Kane and James van Riemsdyk).

6. It was 1978.

7. Annika Sorenstam (2003-05).

Dec. 28 & 29 Answers 1. Daisy Hill Puppy Farm 2. A blessing 3. Samuel Johnson 4. Massachusetts 5. Decompression sickness (also known as divers’ disease) 6, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune 7. “The Addams Family” 8. Memphis, Tenn.

9. Mediterranean Sea (Majorca, Minorca, Ibiza and Formentera) 10. Flags

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