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a year old, Jackie rose above the odds, lettering as a star player in four college sports. His stellar career with the MLB brought him the Rookie of the Year Award, a six-time All-Star, National League’s MVP, and six World Series appearances. In 1949, a hit song was even recorded about the baseball legend. Bandleader Buddy Johnson released “Did You See Jackie Robinson Hit That Ball?” and it reached #13 on the national charts.

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was known to quickly condemn a felon and order an immediate execution, “faster than you can say Jack Robinson.” • The phrase “Jack of all trades” came about in the 17th century and referred to a man who had some experience in a variety of different jobs. In 1770, a gentleman’s magazine contended that a “Jack at all trades is seldom good at any,” which was modified in 1785 in print to “Jack of all trades, master of none.”

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1. W s m • The sixth most famous Jack is professional s golfer Jack Nicklaus, “The Golden Bear,” who opera school, and, of course, in martial arts and acrobatics. He has appeared in more than 150 films and speaks eight languages.

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Open flames and furry tails don’t mix. Place candles on high and stable surfaces. Never leave those in tail range unattended. And keep your fireplace screen closed when not adding a Yule log or roasting chestnuts. No booze, no candy, no chocolate. Yearround, it’s best to stick with dog treats for the dog. If you want to give him something special for the holidays, there are cookbooks and online recipes for seasonal dog treats, as well as bakeries that cater to the canine set. Candy and chocolate are bad for dogs. So are their wrappers. So is that spiked eggnog. ‘Nuff said.

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Will This Be My Last ‘Notch Baby’ Column? About once every two years or so, I write

1917 and later would have his or her Social Secu- fully expanded the definition of those notch years to include everyone born through 1926. Some, inrity benefits figured using the corrected formula. explicably, even pushed the notch cutoff into 1930s someBut it? doesn’t Sounds simple enough, times Congress can’t leave well enough alone. In dates of birth! So senior citizens of all ages started this case, they bowed to pressure from senior citi- sending in tens of millions of dollars -- money that zen groups who demanded a transition period from paid for many overpriced lobbyists and some pretty the old (incorrect) formula to the new (proper) for- nice office space in Washington but accomplished mula. After lots of haggling, what they eventually nothing else. After all, there really was no “injusdecided was that everyone born between 1917 and tice” to fight. 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a column about Social Security’s infamous “notch baby” issue. And each time, I think it will be my last such column because these so-called babies are actually now centenarians or darn near it -- and frankly, there just aren’t many of them around anymore. But if some recent emails I’ve received are any indication, a few of them are still kicking, and they’re still hopping mad! So who am I talking about? They are a group of people who are now in their 90s and beyond who, for decades now, have been misled into believing that they are being cheated out of Social Security benefits. That means that for 30 or 40 years, they have been carrying a grudge against the government in general, and Social Security in particular. As I said, I still get letters from these people. Or, more often lately, I get emails from their sons or daughters (who themselves are now in their late 60s or 70s), asking me if anything can be done about this perceived injustice. This cohort of seniors is generally people born between 1917 and about 1926. And their false claims about getting financially fleeced by Uncle Sam were fueled by a rather sophisticated, albeit deceitful and shameful, lobbying campaign sponsored by greedy gadflies out to make a quick buck. For those readers who don’t have a clue what I am talking about, the “notch” refers to a time period when corrections were made to the Social Security benefit formula -- corrections that were necessary to ensure all Social Security recipients were paid properly. But these corrections were misconstrued by many to be a way of cheating them out of benefits they felt they were due. Here’s the story. In 1972, Congress passed a law mandating automatic annual cost of living adjustments -- or COLAs -- to Social Security checks. Those COLAs were to be based on increases in the government’s official inflation measuring stick: the consumer price index. (Before 1972, COLAs were not automatic. They were sporadic and happened only if Congress specifically authorized a yearly increase.) As part of the new process, the Social Security Administration had to come up with a formula for calculating increases to people’s Social Security checks -- which they did. But after COLAs were paid for a couple of years, someone noticed the formula was wrong. Social Security beneficiaries were getting increases that were slightly higher than intended. Once the mistake was discovered and SSA notified Congress, several decisions had to be made. For one, they had to figure out what to do about all of the Social Security beneficiaries who received the overly generous COLA adjustments. Congress decided to let them keep the money. (It would have been political suicide to send “overpayment” letters to every senior citizen in the country demanding repayment of the incorrectly paid funds.) The second choice Congress had to make was where to draw the line in order to figure out which people would have their benefits figured using the proper COLA formula. And they drew that line at 1917. In other words, they said everyone born in

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Princess”; others do not show the pattern name. I have been told the Princess pattern is listed in one of Arlene Schleiger’s books as pattern No. 57-6. What is the value of my dinner ware, and is there any difference in the value of the two marks?

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Your marble-top jardiniere/plant stand is an example of Qing dynasty Chinese import furniture. These pieces were used to hold ferns or plants and designed to appeal to the tastes of the East. Similar jardiniere stands were made in the late 1800s and early 1900s. T h e Qing dynasty lasted from 1636 to 1912 and was the last imperial dynasty. Most were made of Chinese imported jardiniere stand. rosewood and often decorated with carved flowers or dragons. It can be difficult to identify the script on the stand. There has been an influx of Chinese stands made in the middle to late 1900s. Their value is much less than earlier stands. Values of vintage jardinieres are in the range of $500 to $2,000, depending on the condition. If yours is in mint condition, insure it for $1,000 to $2,000. *** I have attached a picture of the mark that is on a set of miscellaneous porcelain dinnerware. There is a total of 69 dishes, which includes a cream pitcher and a sugar bowl. Each dish is decorated with pink roses and green leaves against an off-white background. The edges are scalloped and embossed. Some of the dishes are marked “The

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Haviland and Co. was a family business that was founded by David Haviland in Limoges, France, in 1842. Haviland porcelain collector Arlene Schleiger had been searching for the porcelain that matched the dishes she inherited from her mother. She soon realized she was not alone in her search. There was a plethora of Haviland patterns, and it was extremely difficult to identify specific patterns. Schleiger was inspired to compile the first pattern reference book in 1950. Her son was studying architecture at University of Nebraska. She recruited him to create pen-and-ink drawings of the patterns. She assigned a number to each pattern. By 1991, there were six reference books published. Those dishes that include the pattern name have about the same value as those that don’t. Most pieces are priced from $5 to $25 each. * * *

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