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• The anatomically correct Baby Brother Tenderlove doll caused such controversy that stickers were placed over the sensitive area on the package. • Lego blocks are one of the world's most popular toys and are sold in 125 countries. They were invented in 1949 by a Danish carpenter and toymaker named Ole Kirk Christiansen, who named them ‘Legos’ because it's a contraction of the word ‘legodt’ which is Danish for ‘play well.’ Lego also means ‘to gather together’ in Latin. • In Denmark 84% of households own Legos. Denmark's LegoLand is the 2nd most popular tourist attraction in the country, behind Copenhagen. Built with over 32 million Lego bricks, LegoLand has models of Mount Rushmore, the Statue of Liberty (made from 1.4 million Legos), the Columbia space shuttle, the Parthenon, and Copenhagen Airport (which took eight people two years to build). The scale model of the Danish royal family's palace is one of only three places where the royal ag is allowed to y. • Currently there are more than 1,200 different styles of Lego pieces that come in 12 colors. Two 8-studded pieces of Lego can be put together in 24 ways, and 6 pieces can be connected in over a million ways. • In Bridgeport, CT, William Frisbie owned the Frisbie Pie Company. The pies came in all avors, but all of them had a returnable tin pie plate with “Frisbie’s Piesâ€? stamped on the bottom. In 1900, William’s son Joseph took over the business and expanded the route to include Yale University. Suddenly, he noticed that many

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• Instead of demanding the return of the pie tins, Frisbie began spreading the word that they made a great toy. Pie sales soared and the frisbie was born. Wham-O began mass-producing them and in 1959 changed the spelling to Frisbee. • Josh Cowen was always fascinated with toy trains.

As a kid he fashioned an electric train that ran on a track around his bedroom, carrying his toys in its cars. Years later, he took his electric train to a man who owned several toy stores in New York, saying that if he placed the train in his front window during the Christmas season and loaded the cars with toys, this animated advertisement would increase sales of the toys. The shopkeeper agreed, bought the train from Josh, and set it up in his window. The next day Josh went down to the toy store to see his train in action and was shocked to see it was gone. The shopkeeper explained that people wanted to buy the train rather than the toys.

He asked Josh if he could supply more toy trains, and Josh went to work on it. They sold as fast as he could make them. • In 1906 Josh started a company, which he named after his middle name. Soon his factory was turning out toy cattle cars, coal cars, passenger cars, train stations, tunnels, bridges, and more. When business dropped during the Great Depression, he invented a $1 wind-up handcar pumped by Mickey and Minnie Mouse. For a time in the 1950s, his company was the largest toy manufacturer in America. Josh’s middle name, carried on millions of toy trains, was Lionel. • The original Mr. Potato Head was a sack of plastic parts, and kids had to supply their own potato. Mothers, however, got tired of finding moldy

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potatoes under the bed and behind the couch, so a plastic potato was added to the kit. Mr. Potato Head was the first toy to be advertised on American television, appearing on the tube in 1952. Sales soared after Mr. Potato Head appeared in the 1995 film "Toy Story." In 1997 Mr. Potato Head starred as the spokespotato for Burger King's French fries.

STEERABLE SLED • In 1866 Samuel Allen established a farm implement company that manufactured machines which he designed. It was a seasonal operation and workers were laid off when orders slowed. Samuel felt sorry that he couldn’t provide year-round work for his employees. He needed a winter product. • One day his eye fell on an advertisement for a child’s sled. Samuel had done much sledding in his youth, but the problem with sleds of the day was that it was nearly impossible to steer them. The only way to change direction was to drag a foot and lean, which was awkward and slowed the sled. Samuel set about designing a sled that could be steered. • By creating a weak spot in the metal runners, a crossbar on the front of the sled could ex the runners, causing the sled to slide in the desired direction. He called it the Fire Fly and set out to market it. It didn’t sell well, however, and his employees were upset that their annual vacation time was being cut short. He was advised to scrap the idea and stick to farm implements. • Instead, Samuel changed the name and hit the road again. An advertising campaign touted the sled’s steering ability, safety, speed, and the fact that it was easier on shoes than dragging a foot. Finally the sled caught on, especially after Macy’s Department Store in New York City agreed to sell them. Within a few years, Samuel’s company was selling 120,000 annually and the company, now employing workers year-round, was earning more from sleds than from farm equipment.

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SLINKY • Richard James, born in Delaware in 1914, grew up to become a mechanical engineer.

During World War II, he worked in a shipyard building tools for subs and ships.

• One day in 1943, while working on a system to stabilize instruments on ships, he accidentally knocked a box of spare parts off an overhead shelf. In the resulting mess, he was amused to see a long spring wobble and then fall, walking its way down a stack of books, across his desk, and down to the floor. Richard played around with the spring for the rest of the day, highly entertained. That evening he told his wife Betty that he thought he could get it to walk down a ramp or a flight of stairs if he could only get the tension right.

• Over the course of the next year, he experimented with different types of wire before finding that high carbon steel wire half an inch in diameter and curled in a coil would “walk” effortlessly down a flight of stairs. His wife Betty named it, dubbing it the Slinky not only because that’s what it did, but also because that’s what it sounded like.

• Richard formed a company, had 400 of them made, and distributed them to toy stores. It was a major flop. No one bought them. When Richard scored a major deal with Gimbels department store in Philadelphia just before Christmas, he was sure his fortune was made, but even Gimbels couldn’t sell them.

• Finally, he took matters into his own hands. He showed up at Gimbels one afternoon and put on a show right there in the middle of the store, demonstrating all the neat things the Slinky could do. Ninety minutes later, he had sold all 400 of them, and there was a line out the door demanding more. By Christmas, over 20,000 had sold.

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• Richard opened his own factory in Albany, New York, where he could turn out a Slinky in five seconds flat. Each was 2.5 inches tall, contained 80 feet of high-grade blue-black Swedish steel wire wrapped into 98 coils, and came packaged in simple box. The following year, the debut of the Slinky at the American Toy Fair in New York City ensured the success of the toy. By the end of 1947, the fad had swept the nation.

• He sold over a billion of them at $1 each, raking in the revenue. Later he introduced other Slinky toys, such as the Slinky dog, the Slinky caterpillar, and the Slinky train.

• But it was his wife Betty who carried the business when Richard abandoned the project, gave his entire fortune to charity, fled to Bolivia, and left her saddled in debt just as the fad was fading and sales were declining.

• It was Betty James who commissioned a TV ad with a jingle that became the longest running jingle in the history of TV: “Everyone wants a Slinky; You want to get a Slinky.” She championed the plastic tangle-free version of the toy. She paid off the debt, reinvigorated sales, and negotiated a spot in the movie “Toy Story” which boosted sales once again.

• All in all, she sold enough Slinkys to circle the Earth 121 times, earning herself a spot in the Toy Industry Association’s Hall of Fame. “The simplicity of the Slinky,” she told an AP reporter in 1995, “is what made it so successful.” In 1945, the Slinky sold for $1.00; by the late 90s, the same model sold for just 89 cents more.

• Richard James died in Bolivia at the age of 56, but Betty James lived to the age of 90. She died in 1998, having revolutionized the business her husband started and abandoned.

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His new superhero is based on the Marvel Comic Book "Deadpool," in which he plays Wade Wilson, a disfigured and unstable mercenary who subjected himself to an experiment to cure cancer that instead left him with accelerated healing powers, disfigured skin, an unstable mind and a dark, twisted sense of humor. It will preem Feb. 12.

Warren Beatty is writing, producing, directing and starring in an untitled film set in the 1950s Hollywood that follows Howard Hughes as he enters an affair with a much younger actress (Terry Moore, maybe). His cast includes Lily Collins, Matthew Broderick, Martin Sheen, Candice Bergen, Chance Crawford, Annette Bening, Ed Harris and Alec Baldwin. No title or release date yet.

Early returns for "Our Brand Is Crisis" were disappointing; it was the worst opening for a Sandra Bullock film in years.

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Can you tell me if it'll be back for another season? -- Deena G., via email A: Creator and showrunner Kurt Sutter made the announcement in November that the numbers to continue the series, which also starred Lee Jones, didn't add up.

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A: "The Hollywood Reporter" broke the news that the David Fincher-directed version of the hit Swedish film series (as well as the original book series) is kaput. However, Sony is looking to restart the series, but will base it on the recently released fourth book, "The Girl in the Spider's Web," which was written by David Lagercrantz.

He continues the series created by the late Stieg Larsson, who wrote the original "Tattoo" trilogy and died of a heart attack in 2004. Neither Daniel, Rooney nor David is attached to this film reboot. Alicia Vikander is being eyed for the lead role, and Steven Knight ("World War Z") will pen the script.

According to the book-jacket summary, the story goes: "Late one night, (Mikael) Blomkvist receives a phone call from a source claiming to have information vital to the United States. The source has been in contact with a young female superhacker -- a hacker resembling someone Blomkvist knows all too well. The implications are staggering. Blomkvist, in desperate need of a scoop for 'Millennium,' turns to (Lisbeth) Salander for help. She, as usual, has her own agenda. The secret they are both chasing is at the center of a tangled web of spies, cybercriminals and governments around the world, and someone is prepared to kill to protect it."

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• Baker attended the New York Toy Show in 1946 where he discovered there was a market for sturdy toys in the post-World War II baby boom. Soon demand for the toys outstripped the demand for the garden tools, so they designed more models such as dump trucks, fork lifts, and fire engines, eventually adding 125 different models to their inventory.

Children loved them because they were realistic, and parents loved them because they were indestructible. Soon they were turning out 400,000 toys a week.

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• Over a quarter million Tonka trucks have been sold since 1947. If you lined them all up, they would stretch from Rhode Island to Los Angeles and back again eight times.

• After World War II, Leslie and Rodney went into business together in England, combining their first names to form Lesney Products. They bought surplus die-casting machines and began turning out industrial parts. Later they hired Jack Odell, who began designing die casts for toy vehicles, modeling them after a line of toy trucks called Dinky Toys.

• In 1950 the company was just about to release a toy wedding coach when disaster struck: the Korean War began. Zinc, essential in the die casting process, was no longer available because it was needed for the war. The wedding coach was mothballed and the company struggled, turning out tin toys instead.

• In 1952 the ban on zinc was lifted. Just then Britain’s King George VI died, and his daughter Elizabeth succeeded him as queen. Lesney decided to transform

issued to keep her husband away from her. After the divorce, though, they worked things out and planned a second wedding. At the reception, the second-time groom got into an argument with one of the guests, and the police were called. The argument didn't end up being the real problem; the officers on the scene arrested the groom on charges of criminal contempt. It seems the original restraining order was still in effect -- it was illegal for him to be near his bride on their wedding day.

the wedding coach into a coronation coach, and the new toy was released just before Elizabeth ascended the throne.

• The first version of the coach was 15 inches (38 cm) long and they sold well. Odell’s daughter wanted to take one to school for show-and-tell, but the teacher would only allow children to bring items that were small enough to fit into a standard box of matches.

Odell subsequently designed a coronation coach that was less than two inches (5 cm) long. The company sold over a million. They shrank all of their toy vehicles to this size, selling them for 40 cents. They were wildly popular. And because of the teacher's prohibition against toys bigger than a matchbox, the tiny vehicles were dubbed Matchbox toys.

• Over 12,000 different models have been released over the years. The company is now owned by Mattel.

a turning point. Many don't realize the sheer volume of gunfire that occurred there, though; so many bullets were fired during the three-day battle -- and so many went astray -- that trees near the battlefield later died from lead poisoning. * You might be surprised to learn that the game of Chinese checkers isn't from Asia at all; it was invented in Germany. ***

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I would want to be sure that there are no other causes of these symptoms. It sounds like you have had an extensive evaluation, but I certainly would be concerned about a sudden fast heart rhythm, such as atrial fibrillation.

The booklet on abnormal heart rhythms explains atrial fibrillation and the more common heart rhythm disturbances in greater detail. Readers can obtain a copy by writing: Dr. Roach -- No. 107W, 628 Virginia Drive, Orlando, FL 32803. Enclose a check or money order (no cash) for $4.75 U.S./$6. Canada with the recipient's printed name and address. Please allow four weeks for delivery.

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DEAR DR. ROACH: I have had hot flashes, similar to those experienced by post-menopausal women, ever since my coronary bypass in 1990. I can be sitting quietly in a chair reading or at my computer, and suddenly I find myself dripping with perspiration. I also have had panic attacks, with increased heart rate and other physical symptoms. A few years ago, a 24-hour EKG showed heart-rhythm irregularities and that my heart stopped briefly while asleep.

If these idiosyncrasies of my autonomic nervous system are a consequence of my time on the heart-lung machine for the bypass, I'm not complaining -- just curious. You said that studies have been done on almost everything.

Is this one? -- W.S.B. ANSWER: I found that a lot of people complain of similar symptoms. I also found that, indeed, the autonomic nervous system (the part of the nervous system that regulates temperature, sweat, blood pressure and many other critical aspects of body function without our being consciously aware of it) can be adversely affected by cardiac surgery. Some authors have suggested that the autonomic nervous system changes are one mechanism by which people are more likely to have depression after cardiac surgery. I found several possible explanations why the ANS changes with bypass surgery, but no clear consensus.

Heart Disease Detected in Obese Children Obese children may show signs of heart disease as young as 8 years old, according to an abstract presented earlier this week at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions in Orlando, Fla. Researchers used cardiac imaging technology to compare the hearts of 20 obese children with 20 nonobese children, and found that the obese children had 12 percent thicker heart muscles, a sign of heart disease. Forty percent of the obese children were classified as “high risk” because of the heart muscle thickening.

A study published earlier this year in the Journal of Pediatrics found that vegan diets reduce the risk of heart disease in obese children.

Another Study Links Red Meat to Colorectal Cancer Two or more servings of red or processed meat a week can increase your risk for colorectal cancer, according to a study that will be presented Tuesday at the National Cancer Research Institute Cancer Conference in Liver-

*** DEAR DR. ROACH: Can you explain the condition known as "stone shoulder"? I am a man, 67 years old, and I believe I have it. I spent 45 years as a TV news photographer, handling heavy cameras, tripods, etc. -- B.J. ANSWER: "Stone shoulder" is a new one for me. Maybe you mean frozen shoulder, a condition also called "adhesive capsulitis." It's not a strictly accurate term, since the loss of movement the name implies is gradual. It starts with shoulder pain, often worse at night, lasting for months. Stiffness develops, and then the loss of shoulder movement can be severe. A careful physical exam by a regular doctor, a rheumatologist or sports medicine doctor, or an orthopedic surgeon can make the diagnosis.

Often, the doctor will inject a steroid and anesthetic into the shoulder: The pain relief and improved movement within a minute make the diagnosis. I refer patients to physical therapy for a gradually increasing exercise regimen. Sometimes, additional injections are necessary.

In your case, I would worry about a rotator cuff tear or inflammation, which you also might have acquired while doing your job. A careful exam usually can distinguish these. Occasionally, an MRI is required.

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pool, UK. Researchers examined dietary data from the UK Biobank, encompassing 500,000 men and women, for red meat consumption and bowel cancer incidence rates.

Participants who ate red meat four or more times per week had a 42 percent increased risk for colorectal cancer, compared with those who ate it less than once per week. Those who consumed processed meat two or more times per week increased their risk for colorectal cancer by 18 percent, compared with those who consumed none.

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Meat and Eggs Increase Risk for Stroke Red meat, processed meat, and eggs increase risk for stroke, according to a study published online in the journal Stroke. Researchers followed the diets of 11,601 participants from the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study and monitored protein sources and stroke incidence rates. The highest intakes of red and processed meat products were associated with an increased risk for total stroke by 41 and 24 percent, respectively, compared with those who consumed the least. In a sub-analysis of stroke type, those who consumed the most red meat had a 47 percent increased risk for ischemic stroke, compared with those who consumed the least. Those who consumed the most eggs had a 41 percent increased risk for hemorrhagic stroke, compared with those who

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Vegan Diets Protect Against Prostate Cancer A vegetarian diet lowers your risk for prostate cancer, according to a study published online this month in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Researchers compared several dietary patterns and cancer incidence rates for 26,346 participants from the Adventist Health Study-2. Those who followed a vegan diet were less likely to be obese and experienced a 35 percent lower prostate cancer risk than those following a nonvegetarian, lacto-ovo-vegetarian, pesco-vegetarian, or semi-vegetarian diet. Researchers suspect higher intakes of fiber, soy, and anti-inflammatory antioxidants from fruits and vegetables and lower intakes of saturated fat, animal protein, and serum insulin-like growth factor 1 from dairy products from a vegan diet contributed to lower cancer risk.

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Holiday cooking accounts for 41 percent of all residential building fires in the month of December, according to the U.S. Fire Administration. Heating fires follow at 28 percent and open flame fires at 9 percent. With more cooking, decorations and open flames, the risk of house fires and burns increases drastically during the holiday season.

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2 pounds sweet potatoes 2 tablespoons softened butter 2 teaspoons McCormick Pure Vanilla Extract 1 teaspoon ground ginger 1/2 teaspoon thyme leaves 1/4 teaspoon salt

1. Peel and cut sweet potatoes into equal-sized large chunks. Place in large saucepan. Add cold water to cover 1 inch over potatoes. Bring to boil; cover and cook over medium-low heat 15 to 30 minutes or until tender. Drain.

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* Visit the dollar store for low-cost toys to use on car or airplane trips. You can get several busy toys and dole them out one at a time. Most parents will attest to what a lifesaver this can be.

* Candles will burn more evenly if you refrigerate them for a few hours before lighting. * "To make your drains fresh-smelling, shake a half-cup of baking soda into the drain. Then pour 2 cups of vinegar that you have warmed on the stove. It will froth and bubble. When it's done, run the hot water and give it a little scrub." -- R.C. in Idaho

* "When planning to visit my hometown for the holidays, I set aside a few hours to take the kids to the park or a nice playground. Then I message all my old friends and classmates with kids (Facebook is great for this) a few weeks ahead of time and let them know when I will be there. It's great to catch up while the kids play, and even if no one shows up, we still have a fun break." -- F.L. in California * Cookie sheets make great temporary mud and moisture trays for dirty shoes. Stash one at the entry to your home, and you will have less dirt tracked across your floors.

delity Investments to debunk some of the myths about how we decide when to stop working. They based their research on responses from 12,000 participants age 55 and older, so it was no small study. Here are some of the results:

Retirement Myths Why do we retire when we do? The answer isn't as simple as "I'll be 65 on a certain date" or "That's when I'll have enough savings." The answer to why we pick a time to retire is fairly complicated.

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Myth 1 -- We don't retire until we have enough money.

That makes sense, but half the participants said their retirement is tied to a specific date, not to the amount of money they'd saved. If necessary they would adjust their lifestyle to what money they did have.

Myth 2 -- We want to spend time with our spouse. This might be true for men wanting to spend time with wives, but women would rather spend time with grandchildren.

Myth 3 -- We're struggling financially and regret having to be frugal. Again, not necessarily so. A whopping

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* "Keep knitting yarn in check with empty tissue boxes.

Set your yarn ball inside the box, and let the string lead out of the top. When not in use, tape the string to the side of the box. Boxes can be stacked and stored for future projects." -- C.W. in Indiana * How to peel potatoes: Boil whole potatoes with skin on for 20-30 minutes (depending on the size of your potatoes). You should be able to stick a knife all the way through without resistance. Then remove them to an ice bath for 10 seconds each. The skin will slip right off.

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82 percent are happy they retired when they did, and 85 percent consider it rewarding. Almost as many said that adapting to having less money is easier than they thought. One-third wished they'd started saving earlier.

Myth 4 -- We have to keep working to survive. Over half of the participants said they liked working and felt valued.

Myth 5 -- We're taking advantage of retirement to travel and enjoy hobbies. For one-quarter of respondents, that's true. The rest replied that they enjoy the free time to do whatever they want -- even if it was nothing.

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5. Who was the last goalie before Montreal's Carey Price to lead the NHL in victories, goals-against average and save percentage in the same season?

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5. Ed Belfour of the Chicago Blackhawks, in the 1990-91 season.

4. Andrew Wiggins, in 2014, became the second NBA No. 1 overall draft pick since 1976 to be traded without playing a game for the team that drafted him. Who was the first?

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7. Jennifer Capriati, in 2001.

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4. Chris Webber was dealt by Orlando to Golden State in 1993.

3. Matt Barkley, who did it four times (2011-2012).

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2. Banks played 1,259 games at first; Carew played 1,184.

1. Who were the first two Marlins pitchers to start consecutive Opening Days?

1. Charlie Hough (1993-94) and Kevin Brown (1996-97).

2. Ernie Banks and Rod Carew both played at least 1,000 major-league games at each of two positions. Who played more games at first base?

6. Name the last driver to win back-to-back Indy 500s?

7. Who was the last women's tennis player before Serena Williams in 2015 to win the first two grand slam events of a season?

3. In 2014, Cody Kessler set a record for most TD passes in a game by a Southern Cal quarterback (seven). Who had held the mark?

VINCE LOMBARDI ON WINNING With high-school football seasons coming to an end and the college championships and NFL playoffs mere weeks away, it occurred to me that something was missing from today's game in general: the compass.

For all of you coaches out there, it's probably been a long time since you've heard the immortal words of Vince Lombardi. Maybe some of you never heard or read them at all.

Let's rectify that once and for all. Here's something you can clip out and put on your bulletin boards and locker-room walls: Vince Lombardi on winning. You're welcome.

-- "Winning is not a sometime thing; it's an all-the-time thing. You don't win once in a while; you don't do things right once in a while; you do them right all of the time.

Winning is a habit. Unfortunately, so is losing.

-- "There is no room for second place. There is only one place in my game, and that's first place. I have finished second twice in my time at Green Bay, and I don't ever want to finish second again. There is a second-place bowl game, but it is a game for losers played by losers.

It is and always has been an American zeal to be first in anything we do, and to win, and to win, and to win.

-- "Every time a football player goes to ply his trade he's got to play from the ground up -- from the soles of his feet right up to his head. Every inch of him has to play. Some guys

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play with their heads. That's OK. You've got to be smart to be No. 1 in any business. But more importantly, you've got to play with your heart, with every fiber of your body. If you're lucky enough to find a guy with a lot of head and a lot of heart, he's never going to come off the field second.

-- "And in truth, I've never known a man worth his salt who in the long run, deep down in his heart, didn't appreciate the grind, the discipline. There is something in good men that really yearns for discipline and the harsh reality of head-to-head combat.

-- "Running a football team is no different than running any other kind of organization -- an army, a political party or a business. The principles are the same. The object is to win -- to beat the other guy. Maybe that sounds hard or cruel. I don't think it is.

-- "I don't say these things because I believe in the 'brute' nature of men or that men must be brutalized to be combative. I believe in God, and I believe in human decency. But I firmly believe that any man's finest hour -- his greatest fulfillment to all he holds dear -- is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle -- victorious."

-- "It is a reality of life that men are competitive, and the most competitive games draw the most competitive men. That's why they are there - to compete. The object is to win fairly, squarely, by the rules -- but to win.

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* On Dec. 16, 1773, in Boston Harbor, Massachusetts colonists disguised as Mohawk Indians board three British tea ships and dump 342 chests of tea into the harbor in protest of the British Parliament's Tea Act of 1773. * On Dec. 18, 1865, following its ratification by the requisite three-quarters of the states earlier in the month, the 13th Amendment is formally adopted into the U.S. Constitution, ensuring that "neither slavery nor involuntary servitude ... shall exist within the United States." * On Dec. 10, 1901, the first Nobel Prizes are awarded in Stockholm, Sweden, as Alfred Nobel, the Swedish inventor of dynamite, had directed in his will. It is believed that he did so out of moral regret over the increasingly lethal uses of his inventions in war.

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* On Dec. 14, 1909, workers place the last of the 3.2 million 10-pound bricks that pave the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indiana. Since then, most of that brick has been buried under asphalt, but a 1-yard strip remains exposed at the start-finish line.

* On Dec. 17, 1975, a federal jury in Sacramento, California, sentences Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme, a follower of incarcerated cult leader Charles Manson, to life in prison for her attempted assassination of President Gerald Ford.

* On Dec. 11, 1918, author Alexander Solzhenitsyn is born in the Caucasus Mountains in Russia. The publication of parts of "The Gulag Archipelago" in Paris in 1973 led to Solzhenitsyn's arrest and exile in 1974.

* On Dec. 12, 1980, American oil tycoon Armand Hammer pays $5 million at auction for a notebook containing writings by Leonardo da Vinci. In 1994, the book was sold to Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft, for $30.8 million. Gates has since loaned the manuscript to a number of museums for public display.

* On Dec. 9, 1921, General Motors engineers discover that leaded gas reduces "knock" in auto engines, eliminating the pinging sounds. Ethyl alcohol also worked, and it was cheap -- however, anyone with an ordinary still could make it, which meant that GM could not patent it or profit from it.

* On Dec. 8, 1993, the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is signed into law by President Bill Clinton. NAFTA eliminated all tariffs and trade restrictions between the U.S., Canada and Mexico.

* On Dec. 15, 1936, writer George Orwell delivers the manuscript for his book "The Road to Wigan Pier," which chronicles the difficult life of the unemployed in northern England. Orwell's last novel, "Nineteen Eighty-four," brought him lasting fame with its grim vision of a future where all citizens are watched constantly.

* On Dec. 19, 1998, the House of Representatives approves two articles of impeachment against President Bill Clinton, charging him with lying under oath to a federal grand jury and obstructing justice. Clinton, after being acquitted on both articles of impeachment, said he was "sorry."

* On Dec. 7, 1941, hundreds of Japanese warplanes attack the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, killing more than 2,400 naval and military personnel. The U.S. declared war against Japan the following day.

* On Dec. 13, 2003, in Seattle, the iconic Hat 'n' Boots Tex Gas Station is hauled away for restoration. The 44-foot– wide Stetson hat had perched atop the filling station's office, while the 22-foot–tall cowboy boots had housed the men's and women's restrooms since 1955.

* On Dec. 20, 1963, more than two years after the Berlin Wall was constructed by East Germany to prevent its citizens from fleeing its communist regime, nearly 4,000 West Berliners are allowed to cross into East Berlin for one day to visit relatives.

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*Housing *Counseling *Rehabilitation*Evangelism The Salvation Army, an evangelical part of the universal Christian church established in London in 1865, currently supports those in need in His name without discrimination in 126 countries throughout the world including the United States. Nearly 30 million Americans receive assistance from The Salvation Army each year through the broadest array of social services that range from providing food for the hungry, relief for disaster victims, assistance for the disabled, outreach to the elderly and ill, clothing and shelter to the homeless and opportunities for underprivileged children.

82 cents of every dollar The Salvation Army spends is used to support those services in 5,000 communities nationwide.

The Salvation Army has been in Broward County at 1445 W Broward Blvd. Fort Lauderdale for 89 years and has provided in-residence rehabilitation services to men suffering from substance abuse and chronic homelessness at 1901 W. Broward Blvd. Fort Lauderdale for 51 years funded by your recyclable goods.

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For example, the adoption center at Boston's MSPCA Angell center requires a six-month commitment of two hours per week from volunteers, who handle a variety of tasks from cleaning habitats to feeding the animals, walking dogs, socializing with smaller animals, or interacting with visitors. That's quite a commitment, but the volunteer program often is completely filled each year.

HELPING PETS IN NEED DEAR PAW'S CORNER: As the holiday season swings into full gear, many people may be looking to do something more enriching than just shopping for gifts and getting things we don't really need. Please encourage your readers to consider donating to their local shelter or offering some of their time as volunteers to help pets during the holidays and year-round. -- Avid Volunteer in Virginia DEAR AVID: You told them, and I thank you! The holidays can be a very hectic time for many people. But finding time to volunteer at your local shelter, or helping to host a fundraising or pet-supplies drive, can be an enriching experience and a break from shopping and planning for holiday events.

While some local shelters don't have a formal volunteer program, many do. The first step is to contact the shelter or visit its website to find out if it accept volunteers, what jobs they're expected to do, and how to apply. If you have children who are interested in volunteering, find out the minimum age and what kids can do if they're too young to volunteer.

Single-day or weekend volunteer activities also may be available, often as group events. These are a great way to get familiar with being a shelter volunteer.

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DOG FLU SYMPTOMS DEAR PAW'S CORNER: At my dog's recent checkup, the veterinarian told me to keep an eye on him as a new strain of flu is going around in my area. I didn't even know dogs could get the flu. Can you tell other pet owners what symptoms to look for? -- Carol in Chicago DEAR CAROL: Dogs (and cats) can contract certain strains of the flu virus, and veterinarians even offer flu shots for pets to protect against the most common strains.

In the Chicago area, a new strain of flu virus that affects dogs and cats was recently identified by scientists at Cornell University and the University of Wisconsin. The Chicago Sun Times reported that more than 1,000 dogs have become ill with the flu this spring. Symptoms in-

clude a cough, runny nose and fever. The severity of these symptoms can vary, so it's best to contact the vet even if your dog's symptoms seem mild.

If your pet is diagnosed with the flu, your vet may recommend that you keep your pet well hydrated, and may or may not prescribe medicine to ease some symptoms.

Do not take your pet to a kennel, doggy daycare, dog park or any other place where

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The Salvation Army The Salvation Army Broward County uses the red Christmas kettles to raise funds to support holiday activities and other local programs throughout the year.

Church groups, Rotary, Kiwanis and other service minded organizations volunteer during the holiday season to ring the bell and raise much needed support for the Army.

In 1891, Salvation Army Captain Joseph McFee

of San Francisco wanted to provide a free Christmas dinner to the area’s poor. But how would he pay for the food? As he went about his daily tasks, the question stayed in his mind. Suddenly, his thoughts went back to his days as a sailor in Liverpool, England.

On the Stage Landing he saw a large pot, called “Simpson’s pot” into which charitable donations were thrown by passers-by. The next morning, Captain McFee secured permission from the authorities to place a similar pot at the Oakland ferry landing, at the foot of Market Street.

He secured the pot and placed it in a conspicuous spot, so that it could be seen by all those going to and from the ferry boats.

In addition, a brass urn was placed on a stand in the waiting room for the same purpose.

Thus, a tradition was launched that has spread not only throughout the United States, but also around the world.

By Christmas, 1895, the kettle was used in 30 Salvation Army Corps in various sec-

tions of the West Coast area.

The Sacramento Bee in that year carried a description of the Army’s Christmas activities and mentioned the contributions to street corner kettles. Shortly afterward, two young Salvation Army officers who had been instrumental in the original use of the kettle, William A. McIntyre and N.J. Lewis, were transferred to the East. They took with them the idea of the Christmas Kettle.

In 1897, McIntyre prepared his Christmas plans for Boston around the kettle, but his fellow officers refused to cooperate for fear of “making spectacles of themselves.” So McIntyre, his wife and his sister set up three kettles at the Washington Street thoroughfare in the heart of the city.

That year the kettle effort in Boston and other locations nationwide resulted in 150,000 Christmas dinners for the needy.

The Salvation Army annually aids more than 3,000,000 persons at Thanksgiving and Christmas. Kettles have changed since the first utilitarian

cauldron set up in San Francisco. Some of the new kettles have such devices as a self-ringing bell and a booth complete with public address system over which traditional Christmas carols are broadcast.

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it may be around other dogs. If its symptoms get worse or it stops eating or drinking, take your dog to the vet immediately.

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on Saturday, January 30,2016 at Little Flower Church Cashman Hall 1805 Pierce Street Hollywood FL. Time 6pm - 10pm There will be Country Western Music, Country Food, Dancing, Drinking, Singing, and Good Fellowship all around.

Christmas Near the Beach brings South Florida communities together to celebrate the wonder of Christmas.

Come and join us for a fun evening. Donation $15.00 For tickets, please call Marie at 754-281-9298

The variety show features up-and-coming local singers, dancers, and bands, who bring the beauty of Christmas to the stage.

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