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• The Tournament of Roses Parade was first held in Pasadena on New Year’s Day, 1890, and included horsedrawn 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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• Although the Macy’s Parade has been a 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.

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• 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. In 1994, the purple Tyrannosaurus Rex Barney veered off course and ran into a lamp post, causing a large tear in his side. Luckily, Barney was the only one injured. Not true three years later, when the Cat in the Hat struck a lamp post, flinging fragments to the street and striking a spectator, resulting in her skull fracture and a month-long coma.

• 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 ticker-tape 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.

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• Theodore Roosevelt was paraded upon his return from an African safari in 1910, Charles Lindbergh was hailed following his trans-Atlantic 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 ticker-tape 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.”

• 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.

• 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. The beverage was so popular that before long, Allen had expanded to four sites, which eventually evolved into drive-ins. In 1925, he took on one of his employees Frank Wright as a partner and the pair began offering franchises under the name A&W. The company is the oldest franchise restaurant in the country with more than 1,100 locations in 10 countries.

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CHRISTMAS SEALS Most of us have licked a Christmas seal and attached it to our holiday greetings at some point over the years. This week, Tidbits brings you the history of this little stamp.

• In the early 1900s, tuberculosis, or consumption as it was frequently called, was the leading cause of death in the United States, killing about 110,000 every year. This infectious disease, which attacks the lungs, was being spread through coughs and sneezes and any other respiratory fluids found in the air.

• The first signs of success with the disease were achieved by isolating patients in sanatoriums. In 1907, a small sanatorium in Delaware was experiencing an extreme financial shortfall and would have to shut down if $300 could not be raised to save it. A doctor at the facility explained the dilemma to his cousin, Emily Bissell, who regularly volunteered there.

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• Emily sketched a few designs, finally settling on a cross centered in a half-wreath of holly above the words “Merry Christmas.” She borrowed $40 to have 50,000 seals printed and campaigned vigorously for the cause, using the slogan “Stamp Out Tuberculosis!”, even winning the endorsement of President Theodore Roosevelt.

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Norway, Sweden, and Iceland quickly followed Denmark’s example as well, and in the years following, the Seals had spread throughout every major country in Europe, followed by Canada, Asia, Africa, South America, and Australia. The seals began including the international symbol against TB, the double-barred cross of Lorraine in 1919, a symbol still in use on current seals. Today, there are nearly 100 lung associations around the world that issue Christmas Seals.

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• On December 7, 1907, a table was set up in the Wilmington, Delaware post office. The seals were also offered with newspapers. Another printing was necessary when the first one ran out. Selling the seals for a penny each raised over $3,000 during that holiday season.

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ANSWER: There usually is only a small difference between the left and right arm blood pressure, so it is OK to use whichever arm is easiest for you. There are some automatic blood pressure cuffs that are designed to be on the left arm, probably because most right-handed people have an easier time manipulating the cuff with their right hand. A human is more accurate than most machines.

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fast food can exacerbate heart disease and diabetes—the leading causes of hospitalization—so taking milkshakes and chicken nuggets off the menu should be priority No. 1 for all hospitals.”

Another Hospital Boots McDonald’s to Improve Patient Health Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Featured in the Physicians Committee’s 2015 Hazardous Hospital Foods Report, Ends 25-Year McDonald’s Contract WASHINGTON—Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis, Minn., will end its lease with the fast-food restaurant McDonald’s on May 31, 2016. The decision comes a year after the Physicians Committee—a nonprofit of 12,000 doctors—brought attention to Abbott and other hospitals with McDonald’s contracts in the report Hazardous Hospital Foods: How Fast Food Jeopardizes Public Health.

“Abbott Northwestern Hospital’s decision to ban Big Macs is a boon for patient health,” says Angie Eakin, M.D., a physician at the Barnard Medical Center. “Fatty

Three other hospitals featured in the Physicians Committee’s report have also ended contracts with McDonald’s this year. In September, Cleveland Clinic, the nation’s top hospital for heart health announced the termination of its decades-old contract with McDonald’s. Children’s Hospital Los Angeles and Driscoll Children’s Hospital in Texas have also ended partnerships with the fast-food chain.

A study in the journal Public Health Nutrition found that on days that people eat fast food they consume significantly more calories and saturated fat. Another study in the American Journal of Public Health concluded that hospital food is “a largely untapped resource for public health that may help to arrest increasing rates of obesity and diet-related health problems.”

A study in the journal Pediatrics found that the presence of a McDonald’s restaurant in a children’s hospital in-

creased the purchase of food at the on-site McDonald’s.

The location of a McDonald’s inside a hospital was also associated with a more positive perception of the healthfulness of its food.

More than 9,000 people have signed the Physicians Committee’s Make Hospital Patient Rooms Fast Food– Free petition.

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1. If using fresh herbs, rinse them and pat dry with a paper towel. Bruise herbs with a mortar and pestle or by rolling over them once or twice with a rolling pin. Place herbs in a sterilized jar.

2. In a small, non-corrosive saucepan, heat vinegar until it is warm to the touch, but not hot. If using a microwave, place vinegar in a glass bowl and heat on low power for about 30 seconds. Pour the vinegar over the herbs.

Let the mixture cool.

3. Place a piece of foil over the mouth of the jar and seal it tightly. Label the jar and place the herbal vinegar in a cool, dark place for at least 7 days and up to 3 weeks so that the flavors have a chance to mingle.

4. After the flavors have infused, place several layers of cheesecloth inside a funnel and strain the vinegar into a sterilized bottle or jar. Leave at least an inch free at the top of the bottle if inserting a cork or glass stopper.

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* When the holidays come around, we use fresh herbs to make several family recipes, but end up with lots left over. Here is a great tip I found online to stretch the usefulness of fresh herbs: "Store fresh herbs as you would fresh flowers: in a jar of water on your countertop. Pluck off what you need, change the water daily, and they'll last two to three times longer than they would in the fridge (from nourishedkitchen.com)."

* "My great-nephew and his family came to visit, and his toddler son is quite into opening doors. I had baby-proofed my breakables and such, but I did not think about his being able to turn a doorknob. His very smart mother pulled out a sock and slipped it over the doorknob, then secured it with a wide rubber band. Even I was unable to get a good grip on the doorknob after that!" -- V.R. in North Carolina * Surprise guests? Here's how to quick clean your living areas: First, clean the toilet, mirror and vanity in the guest bathroom and leave a fresh towel; grab a laundry basket and remove any clutter from the living room and kitchen; put away or clean dirty dishes and wipe

Here's an idea, taken from a recently released study: Walk a block, remember a name.

While we know that exercise benefits us both physically and mentally, this new study pinpointed one specific area that exercise can help: We'll remember the names that go with faces.

Can't Put Name With Face? Try Exercise With the New Year fast approaching, many of us are pondering whether we should attempt a resolution. Do we diet, or read a book a week, or volunteer at a charity? Do we get fit?

The small study, aided by notables such as Boston University School of Medicine and Harvard Medical School, included younger participants ages 18-31 along with seniors ages 55-82. All were given the standard set of tests for function and memory. Parts of those tests were facename memory. At the same time, participants were carefully tracked for total step count and the step rate using an ActiGraph, a tracking gadget worn to monitor resting and awake-time activity.

down counters in the kitchen; finally, give carpets a quick vacuum. Then maybe light a great-smelling candle and greet your guests! * "Fireplaces are wonderful for heat and ambience, but the ashes! When cleaning up, I spritz the ashes with a rosemary water solution. This keeps them from dusting up and flying all over, and it smells great. My neighbor puts her damp loose-leaf tea in the fireplace for scent as well." -- C.W. in Iowa Send your tips to Now Here's a Tip, 628 Virginia Drive, Orlando, FL 32803. (c) 2015 King Features Synd., Inc.

pacted by physical activity, the seniors were -- and the strongest exercise-memory link was with "face-name relational memory and visual episodic memory," in other words, putting the correct name with the face.

What was key in this study was the ActiGraph. Instead of using self-reported information ("I walked 7,943 steps today"), the monitor was able to pinpoint exactly what was done, and when.

While this study isn't the final word, it's a clear indication that exercise of some kind can impact memory. What researchers will try to identify next is the specific types of exercise (aerobic versus strength training), and at what frequency and intensity.

Meanwhile, knowing this, perhaps we can make a New Year resolution to be a bit more active. (c) 2015 King Features Synd., Inc.

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4. The Portland Trail Blazers set an NBA record in 2015 for most consecutive wins in home openers (15 years).

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

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JOHN WOODEN'S SETS OF SUGGESTIONS

Wooden on Success Recently we shared Vince Lombardi's famous "What it takes to be No. 1" speech in this space. Knowing bulletin boards and locker-room walls like I do, I'm betting you have enough space up there for another guy's take on the subject of winning: John Wooden.

What does it take to have to back-to-back seasons without a loss and win 10 championships in 12 years? Well, for one thing, it took a guy like John Wooden. As a child his father gave him seven rules to live by that he would later distill down into three main rules that his players must follow in order to play for him: 1. Don't be late.

2. Don't curse.

3. Don't criticize your teammates.

At the heart of Wooden's philosophy is one word: respect. His three rules were about respecting the program, the coach (him) and each other. Whereas Lombardi makes the case that winning is always better and it is something that each individual must strive for at all times -- fairly, but brutally if need be -- Wooden's famous "10 rules for success" state that if you do the right things all the time, you will end up winning most of the time.

But the "Wizard of Westwood" would go on to write an even more expansive set of "suggestions" that incorporated both his father's and his own set of rules. Following these rules, he promised, might lead to success if put to use. He was wrong: They led to unprecedented success.,

1. Be a gentleman at all times.

2. Be a team player always.

3. Be on time whenever time is involved.

4. Be a good student in all subjects -- not just basketball.

5. Be enthusiastic, industrious, dependable, loyal and cooperative.

6. Be in the best possible condition -- physically, mentally and morally.

7. Earn the right to be proud and confident.

8. Keep emotions under control without losing fight or aggressiveness.

9. Work constantly to improve without becoming satisfied.

10. Acquire peace of mind by becoming the best that you are capable of becoming.

1. He hit a triple.

7. Who was the last female golfer before Inbee Park (2013-15) to win three consecutive Women's PGA Championships?

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

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

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

4. The Boston Celtics (1979-92).

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

6. It was 1978.

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**** 1. Never criticize, nag or razz a teammate.

2. Never miss or be late for any class or appointment.

3. Never be selfish, jealous, envious or egotistical.

4. Never expect favors.

5. Never waste time.

6. Never alibi or make excuse.

7. Never require repeated criticism for the same mistake.

8. Never lose faith or patience.

9. Never grandstand, loaf, sulk or boast.

10. Never have reason to be sorry afterward.

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

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* 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. * On Dec. 26, 1946, in Las Vegas, mobster Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel opens The Pink Flamingo Hotel & Casino.

The grand opening was a flop. Gamblers had no rooms at the yet unfinished hotel, so they took their winnings and gambled elsewhere.

* On Dec. 24, 1851, a devastating fire at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., destroys two-thirds of its 55,000 volumes. Today the collection contains more than 17 million books. * On Jan. 2, 1897, American author Stephen Crane survives the sinking of The Commodore off the coast of Florida. He will turn the harrowing adventure into his classic short story "The Open Boat." * On Dec. 22, 1864, Union Gen. William T. Sherman presents the captured city of Savannah, Georgia, to President Abraham Lincoln with the message, "I beg to present you, as a Christmas gift, the city of Savannah, with 150 heavy guns and plenty of ammunition, and also about 25,000 bales of cotton." * On Dec. 23, 1888, in Arles, France, Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh, suffering from severe depression, cuts off the lower part of his left ear with a razor. He documented the event in a painting titled "Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear."

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* On Dec. 27, 1900, prohibitionist Carry Nation smashes up a bar in Kansas, causing several thousand dollars in damage and landing in jail. Nation became famous for carrying a hatchet and wrecking saloons as part of her anti-alcohol crusade. * 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. 25, 1962, "To Kill a Mockingbird," a film based on the 1960 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name by Harper Lee, opens in theaters. The American Film Institute has rated Atticus Finch (played by Gregory Peck) as the greatest movie hero of the 20th century. * On Dec. 21, 1975, in Vienna, Austria, Carlos the Jackal leads a terrorist raid on a meeting of OPEC oil ministers, killing three people and taking 63 others hostage.

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THE SALVATION ARMY IN BROWARD COUNTY USES THE RED CHRISTMAS KETTLES TO RAISE FUNDS TO SUPPORT HOLIDAY ACTIVITIES AND OTHER LOCAL PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

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.

THE ORIGINS OF XMAS KETTLES 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.

A: The solution may be easier than you imagined. Rub candle wax or soap on the runners that seem to be sticking. This should correct the problem. *** Q: My late granddad was a fabric colorist who worked in Hollywood during the 1930s and '40s. I have a large collection of his textiles but have no idea of what to do with the fabrics. -- Laura, Broken Arrow, Oklahoma A: Your textile collection sounds interesting. I have two sources that might be helpful: Charlotte Marler, char_ marler@hotmail.com, 212-367-8808; and Cora Ginsburg, www.coraginsburg.com.

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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 sections 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.”

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Beware Holiday Foods, Ornaments, Plants DEAR PAW'S CORNER: Please remind your readers of how important it is to keep their pets away from holiday foods.

Some foods, like chocolate, can be deadly poisonous to dogs, while rich foods and ingredients like onions or raisins can be dangerous for cats and dogs. -- Jessica L. in Camden, New Jersey DEAR JESSICA: You told them, and thank you! The holiday season, with plenty of parties, family and food, can be hectic for everyone, but it's important to monitor pets and make sure they're kept away from potentially harmful items.

Many foods, not just chocolate but onions, grapes and raisins, nuts, avocados and other common holiday foods can cause house pets great harm. Store them well out of reach and keep pets out of the kitchen when cooking, and away from serving tables. A more extensive list is available from the Humane Society of the United States.

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This year the HHS will speaker will be Broward County Commissioner, Beam Furr.

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