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SNIPPETZ TAKES A LOOK AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES - THEN AND NOW ISSUE 561 • JULY 30, 2012

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“The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not to win but to take part, just as the most important thing in life is not the triumph but the struggle. The essential thing is not to have conquered but to have fought well.�

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It wasn’t until 1896 when the Frenchman Baron Pierre de Coubertin founded the International Olympic Committee. The IOC determined that the first games would be held in the Panathenian stadium of Greece, which was again refurbished for this revival of the games. The second Olympic Games were held in Paris, France in 1900.

The United States hosted its first game 1904 in St. Louis, Missouri. Both of these games were incorporated with the World’s Fair being held in those locations.

THEY SAY IT’S ANCIENT HISTORY

It is uncertain as to exactly when the games were first held. Some records indicate as early as 1200 B.C. However, the first recorded games began in 776 B.C. and were held on Olympia, Greece. Originally held every four years, the ancient Greek games were a religious celebration in honor of Zeus, the father of the Greek gods. Once the Romans gained control of Greece and proclaimed that Christianity would be the official religion of the country, the games were abolished in 393 A.D. by Emperor Theodosius I. The Olympic Games were said to be a pagan ritual and were no longer allowed.

The rest, as they say, is history.

SCHEDULING THE GAMES

In ancient Greece, the games were held every four years and there were no winter games. It wasn’t until 1924 that the winter games were introduced, also occurring every four years. Beginning in 1992, the summer and winter games began to alternate so there are games held every two years. For example, 2012 summer games in London, followed by 2014 winter games hosted by Sochi of the Russian Federation, followed by the 2016 summer games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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Prior to the modern games as we know them today, early 17th century England held sports festivals called the Cotswolds Games. An Olympian Class began in Shropshire, England in 1850, later renamed Wenlock Olympian Games in 1859. These games continue to be an annual event for England.

STANDING ON CEREMONY

In 1859, the first modern international Olympic Games were revitalized and held in Athens. It was Evangelos Zappas who refurbished the ancient Panathenian stadium for the games.

In ancient Greece, the opening ceremony was nothing like it is today. On the night before the games, the athletes, their trainers, as well as officials of the game would parade to a fountain in Olympia. They would enjoy a feast and stay overnight.

The games would begin the next day, lasting three days. The closing ceremony was simply another feast.

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Both opening and closing ceremonies have grown and become more elaborate in modern times. In the opening ceremony, the

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athletes parade into the arena grouped in teams representing their country. The first country is always Greece as a tribute to the country for originating the games; the last country is always the hosting country.

Each country enters the arena in alphabetical order. The alphabet is either determined by the language of the hosting country or French or English, the two official languages of the Olympics. The host country opens the ceremony, raises the flags, followed by fireworks and the lighting of the flame.

The closing ceremony of today is not only ceremonial but quite festive. Flag bearers enter the arena followed by the athletes. In contrast to the opening ceremonies, athletes enter in whatever order they choose, symbolizing the unity of the games – all countries mingling together. A mayor or dignitary from the host city passes the Olympic flag to the president of the IOC who in turn passes it to a representative of the host country of the next Olympic Games. After a short speech by the host country, the president of the IOC closes the ceremony and the flame is extinguished.

The new host country entertains the crowd with music, dance and theatrics that represent their culture.

The modern day Olympic torch and the five interconnecting rings were not part of the original Olympic symbols. Ancient Greek ceremonies involving a torch are well documented. However, the torch was never used in conjunction with the early Olympic ceremonies and has only been part of the Olympic traditions since 1928.

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Continued from Page 2 long race. Over time, many more games were added including chariot racing, boxing, wrestling, pankration (combination of boxing and wrestling), jump, running, discus and javelin.

In 1896, nine different events were introduced: athletics, cycling, fencing, wrestling, weightlifting, swimming, tennis, gymnastics and shooting.

Present day Olympiads compete in 28 different sports. Besides the winter sports, other new events have been added such as softball, volleyball, sailing, table tennis, taekwondo, hockey, football, canoeing/kayaking, rowing, badminton, cycling, judo, basketball and equestrian competitions. Swimming has been expanded to include synchronized, diving and water-polo.

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The ancient Greeks admired their athletes so much that they showered them with gifts including free meals, premium seats at events; they even built statues in their honor. As in modern times, some received medals as awards, but mostly they received a crown made of olive leaves.

Modern day awards include a gold medal for first place, silver for second and bronze for third. Winning athletes are presented with flowers and medals during an award ceremony after each competition. And how about those endorsements?

WHO GETS TO PLAY?

In the ancient Olympic Games, only males from anywhere in the country of Greece were allowed to compete. In fact, married women were not allowed even as spectators at the games. The penalty? Death.

Women were first allowed to compete at the 1900 games in Paris, France.

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The marathon (not an ancient Olympic Games event) was standardized beginning with the 1907 Olympics in London, England. It is now 26 miles or 42.195 km, the distance between Windsor Castle and White City Stadium.

Nudity was common in ancient games due to hot weather and because the games were also a celebration of the strength of the body. It is also rumored that a runner who lost his shorts during a race may have sparked the idea.

In addition, the Spartans introduced nudity as one of their traditions. Nudity is not part of our traditions today, which may have something to do with international media ‘coverage.’

A total of five Olympic Games have been canceled due to war. The 1916 Berlin, Germany Summer Olympics were canceled due to World War I. Both the Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan and the Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan were canceled in 1940 due to World War II. The 1944 summer Olympics in London, England and the Winter Olympics that same year in Cortina d’ Ampezzo, Italy were also cancelled due to the war.

Although the Olympic torch became a part of the ceremonies in 1928, the relay whereby the flame is lit in Olympia, Greece and carried to the host city by various runners did not become part of the traditions until introduced

by Germany in 1936.

The five intertwining Olympic rings symbolize the five inhabited continents of the Americas, Africa, Asia, Australia and Europe. The flag was first flown at the 1920 Antwerp games.

The colors of the rings – white, green, yellow, red, blue and black was selected because each participating nation has one of the five colors in its national flag.

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Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t bring a date unless your invitation specifically says their name or â&#x20AC;&#x153;+ Guestâ&#x20AC;?

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The officiant may tell you when to do so; if not, follow the lead of others around you. If you are physically unable to stand, remain quietly seated.

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While a wedding is a time to enjoy yourself, no one appreciates a drunk guest embarrassing themselves. Drink alcohol in moderation.

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Above all, enjoy yourself, and tell the happy couple that you are so pleased for them.

Wedding Gift Etiquette The amount you should spend on a gift is one of those gray areas that vary based on the wedding location, your age and your budget. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be afraid to ask other attendees how much they plan to spend to get a better sense of what people within your social circle are giving. A few guidelines based on the guestâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s relationship to the bride or groom: If itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a co-workerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wedding, you should spend $50â&#x20AC;&#x201C;$75; a relative or friend, $75-$125; and if itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a close friend or close relative, anywhere from $100â&#x20AC;&#x201C; $150 or more is acceptable.

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If you are unable to attend the wedding, it is customary to still send a wedding gift. Ideally guests give gifts to help a couple commemorate the occasion of their wedding and start their new life together.

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While the Tri-Lakes area is certainly incomparable to the fictional Gotham City, it still makes one sit and think – we need to keep our strong sense of community.

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If you don’t have a way to stay cool, spend a few hours at the library, senior center, the mall or movie theater, especially in the afternoon.

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If you must wear a hat, be sure the top of your head can breathe. Wear sunglasses to protect your eyes from glare.

During heat waves, it’s a good idea to do a phone check on elderly friends to be sure they’re handling Close the curtains on the sunny side the heat. Ask them to check on you of the house. Open windows for a a few times a day as well. breeze.

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Wear loose, light-colored clothing. bursts open from an overwhelming pool of participation. It’s reasons like these that Pinz Bowling Center has been running its Community Days this summer. While the event has been a blast, the conclusion comes this Saturday, August 4th. There will of course be the staples of the event; Free Bowling, Live Music, Games, and Prizes.

There will also be different non-profits, charities, and organizations holding fundraisers and events at the center. It’s a day when our community can come together to support one of several good causes. Different groups are still welcome to set up for free on the big day to fundraise or spread awareness for their organization. Anyone from charities that feed the starving to a school trying to fund lacrosse teams are welcome to come.

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Now that we have finally been getting some much deserved moisture it is a perfect time to plant perennials. While you can plant anytime during the growing season, it’s ideal if you give your plant time to get established before winter. Spring has its benefits as a planting time, but so does late summer and fall. The main reason being is that the ground is nice and warm encouraging root growth, unlike the Spring.

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Daylilies are blooming all over town and this wonderful plant offers a huge variety of colors and bloom times. Some varieties such as ‘Stello de Oro’ or ‘Happy Returns’ bloom several times during the summer while others like ‘Fairy Tale Pink’ save up for a grand show of colorful blossoms from July thru August. Daylilies are tried and

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1. MOVIES: What was Indiana Jones’ real first name in Steven Spielberg’s movie series?

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3. GEOGRAPHY: What is the largest European country where people still drive on the left?

4. MUSIC: What rock band included musicians Glenn Frey, Don Henley, Bernie Leadon and Randy Meisner?

5. ANIMAL KINGDOM: What is a group of flamingos called?

6. COMICS: What is the name of Jeremy’s brother in the comic strip “Zits”?

7. U.S. PRESIDENTS: What former first lady appeared in a margarine commercial on television?

8. LITERATURE: In “The Polar Express,” what present did the boy ask Santa Claus to give him?

9. ENTERTAINERS: Comedian Minnie Pearl used to wear a trademark hat with a price tag hanging from it.

What was the amount on the tag?

10. ASTRONOMY: Which planet in our solar system has a large red spot on it?

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1. Who was the first 20-game winner for the Kansas City Royals?

2. Name the National League team that has won only one World Series game in franchise history.

3. Who is the only Heisman Trophywinning quarterback in the Pro Football Hall of Fame?

4. How many consecutive seasons has point guard Jason Kidd made the NBA playoffs?

5. Four players have won more than one NHL All-Star Game MVP award.

Two of them are Wayne Gretzky and Mario Lemieux. Who are the other two?

6. At the beginning of the 2012 Major League Soccer season, what country other than the U.S. had the most players on team rosters?

7. John L. Sullivan and James J. Corbett are considered to be the first two world heavyweight boxing champions. Who was the third?

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1. Which singer’s career was launched with the “Banana Boat Song”? (Hint: day-o) 2. Which Henry Mancini instrumental was written specifically for a film that ended up as a cartoon?

3. Name the rock band that wrote and released “Behind Blue Eyes.”

4. In the 1960 song “Seven Little Girls (Sitting In the Back Seat),” what were the girls doing?

5. Name the artist who wrote and released “Ribbon in the Sky.” 6. Which group released “Pour Some Sugar on Me,” and when? (c) 2012 King Features Synd., Inc.

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New DVD Releases for Week of July 30, 2012 PICKS OF THE WEEK

“Hatfields & McCoys” (TV-MA) -- The History Channel took some time off from airing unscripted shows about pawn shops and roughnecks who work in remote locations to air something related to history -- and it worked out pretty well! This sixhour miniseries takes a bloody page out of American history and produces a decent scripted drama with real actors.

Devil Hatfield (Kevin Costner) and Randall McCoy (Bill Paxton) served together in the

Confederate Army. When the war ends, a feud starts up as McCoy suspected Hatfield of leaving duty too early. Things spiral downward from there, as blood begets blood and the cycle of vengeance reaches down through the generations. It may not be the most historically accurate -- the details of the feud are murky to begin with -- but it makes for good drama.

“The Magic School Bus: The Complete Series” -- If you have rugrats, whippersnappers, young’ns or kids who need to learn a thing or two, you could do a lot worse than a ride on the Magic School Bus. Ms. Frizzle encourages her fourth grade class to “get messy” and “make mistakes” while she takes them on journeys through the solar system, the ancient world, the human digestive tract and everywhere between.

This animated series from Scholastic can help pass a few rainy days with education and entertainment.

DOG OF THE WEEK “LOL” (PG-13) -- This Miley Cyrus vehicle was all but pushed under the rug, but contractual obligations forced it into the light of day. Let’s just say it got a limited release on the same day “The Avengers” hit theaters. Cyrus plays Lola -- or “Lol” to her text-messaging, social media-addicted peers -- a high-school girl trapped in a relentlessly unoriginal teen drama. Her boyfriend breaks her heart by hooking up with another girl, and then she gets confusing feelings about her best friend (he’s cute and in a band!)

The movie tugs at tenderness with Lola’s strained relationship with her mom (Demi Moore.) However, if you want to find a touching drama about the life of the modern American teen, look elsewhere. This one is pretty much a catalog of the most banal and annoying aspects of teenhood.

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“Detention” (R) -- On the topic of annoying teenagers, somebody sure tried to make a witty, off-the-wall, fast-paced send-up of high-school dramas, and wound up with this scatterbrained mess. It gets points for originality and visual panache, but only partial credit because it’s just not there yet. A masked slasher starts killing kids in a colorful high school full of fast-talking suburbanites, and things only get more self-referential and difficult to follow (much less laugh at) from there.

TV RELEASES “Marvel: Wolverine: Animated Series” “Melrose Place: The Seventh and Final Season” “Fog and Crimes: Series 1” “Shark Week: 25th Anniversary” [Blu-ray] (c) 2012 King Features Synd., Inc.

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TRIVIA TEST ANSWERS

LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) Money matters remain a bit unsettled but soon will ease into the kind of stability you appreciate.

Meanwhile, an expanding social life offers a chance to make new friends.

1. Henry 2. A “mac,” short for “Macintosh” 3. United Kingdom 4. Eagles 5. A flamboyance 6. Chad 7. Eleanor Roosevelt 8. A silver bell 9. $1.98 10. Jupiter

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ARIES (March 21 to April 19) A turn in a relationship upsets the amorous Arian, who is puzzled by Cupid’s romantic antics. Be patient and considerate. The confusion soon will sort itself out.

SPORTS QUIZ ANSWERS 1. Paul Splittorff won 20 games in 1973.

2. The San Diego Padres won one game in 1984.

3. Roger Staubach.

4. Sixteen consecutive seasons.

5. Frank Mahovlich (1963, ‘69) and Bobby Hull (197071).

6. Colombia.

7. Bob Fitzsimmons, 1897-99.

FLASH BACK ANSWERS 1. Harry Belafonte, in 1956. The song appeared on his “Calypso” album. A number of artists have covered the song, often as a parody.

2. “The Pink Panther Theme” in 1963. It was used, with the animated character, at the beginning of all the Pink Panther films.

3. The Who, in 1971. The song was on their “Who’s Next” album. Limp Bizkit covered the song in 2003 on their “Results May Vary” album.

4. “Kissin’ and huggin’ with Fred,” while instructing the driver to keep his “snoopy eyes on the road ahead.”

Despite this silly song, songwriter Paul Evans wrote a number of hits for other artists, including as Elvis Presley and Bobby Vinton.

5. Stevie Wonder, in 1982, on his “Original Musiquarium” album.

6. Def Leppard, in 1987.

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) It’s a good time for travel-loving Taureans to take off for fun-filled jaunts to new places. And don’t be surprised if Cupid tags along for what could be a very eventful trip.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) You appear to be of two minds about continuing a relationship that seems to be riding roughshod over your emotions. A frank talk could help you decide one way or the other.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Stepping back from a relationship problem provides a new perspective on how to deal with it. Meanwhile, watch your words. Something said in anger now could backfire later.

LEO (July 23 to August 22) A changing situation makes the Big Cat uneasy. But hold on until things settle down around the 4th.

Meanwhile, continue your good work on that still-unfinished project.

VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) A decided improvement in a workplace situation results in an unexpected, but very welcome, added benefit for everyone. Personal relationships also improve.

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SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) Use an unexpected roadblock in your monetary dealings to reassess your financial plans and make changes, if necessary. It soon will be smooth sailing again.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to December 21) Aspects of love are strong for both single and paired Sagittarians. Professional dealings also thrive under the Sag’s clever handling of difficult situations.

CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) Set a realistic goal and follow it through to completion. Remember: You’re more likely to impress the right people with one welldone job than with lots of jobs left undone.

AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) You like to plan ahead. That’s fine. But be prepared to make some changes because of an unsettled period that influences your aspects through the 4th.

PISCES (February 19 to March 20) A brief phase of instability affects your usual work cycle. Use the time to catch up on chores around the house or office. Things settle down soon after the 4th.

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he Internal Revenue Service began warning in 2007 that fake emails were being sent out that appeared to have come from the IRS. Those emails have gone through various incarnations over the years. Some claimed that the email recipient was under investigation by the criminal division. Another claimed the recipient could receive money for filling out a customer satisfaction survey. Another version was a “Where’s My Refund” email.

The IRS scam must be lucrative, because it’s still going on. A new incarnation involves sending a refund to the recipient.

All versions of the scams have one thing in common: They want your personal information.

The IRS has set up web pages designed to handle phishing, which is an attempt to get your personal information. They say, in bold letters: “The IRS does not initiate contact with taxpayers by email or any social media tools to request personal or financial information.”

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If you receive email from, say, an online store, don’t open it. If you open it, don’t download any attachment because it likely contains a virus. Don’t click on any links because they’ll take you to sites that will either download a virus onto your computer or solicit your personal information.

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Even if a link looks genuine, as did the one in the IRS letter above, be suspicious. (The link in the IRS letter went to Russia.) Mouse over the link and hold the cursor above it. Depending on your email software, it’s possible that the real email address will show up.

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Medical foot care clinic, on the second Wednesday of each month at the Tri-Lakes Senior Center, located at the Lewis-Palmer High School campus, across the street from the YMCA. Appointments are for 30 minutes and cost $25; limited financial assistance for qualifying applicants is available from TriLakes Health Advocacy Partnership.

To schedule an appointment, call Bob or Debbie at the Visiting Nurse Association on Tuesday through Thursday between 9 and 4, at 719 577-4448.

LIONS CLUB MEETING 1st Thursday of the Month 6:00PM-8:30PM MONUMENT HILL COUNTRY CLUB Beginning September 6th. Tri-Lakes has Lions on the 1st Thursday of each month! Your family can make help enrich lives for our El Paso County families and people around the world. Please contact MReichal@aol.com 719-313-0688 for club details. We Serve.

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SOCIETY PRESENTS “RECREATING A FULLY OPERATIONAL FORGE AT PRAIRIE CANYON RANCH ”Thursday, August 16, 2012, at 7:00 P.M. to the Palmer Lake Town Hall, 28 Valley Crescent, Palmer Lake, CO 80133, as Johnny Mulligan and Jerry Wlodarek relate the results of their efforts to recreate a fully operational forge at Prairie Canyon Ranch.

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