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JANUARY JUMBLEby Kathy Wolfe

Say “Welcome” to the new year by learning a little about some January commemorations you might not be familiar with. This week, Tidbits looks a few lesser-known celebrations. • January11isofficiallyAmeliaEarhartDay,but

not because that was the day she disappeared. Itmarks the date she became the first persontoflysoloacrossthePacificfromHonolulutoOakland,California in1935.ItwastwoyearslateronJune1thatsheandhernavigatorFredNoonan departed Miami on a 29,000-mile(46,671km)journey,attemptingtoflyaroundtheworld.Theywerejust7,000miles(11,265km) from completing the goal when radiotransmission ceased and the two were neverseen again.

• January 7 is Harlem Globetrotters’ Day,remembering the first game the famousbasketballteamplayedonthatdayin1927.Theytraveled48mileswestfromtheirChicagohometoplayagameinHinckley,Illinois.Theteamwas the brainstorm of Chicago businessman AbeSapersteinduringatimewhenonlywhiteswere permitted to play professional basketball. The team had nothing to do with the New YorkCity borough ofHarlem.Abe chose thenametoemphasizetheteam’sethnicheritage.The Globetrotters didn’t even play their firstgame in Harlem until the late 1960s! Sincetheircreation,theyhaveplayedinfrontof120millionfansinmorethan115countries.

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604 916 4309ARIES (March 21-April 19): The mind is a terrible thing to waste. Frequent phone calls can interrupt concentration. Plan ahead; arrange for a period of peace and quiet in the upcoming week to master a new skill or study.TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You shot an arrow into the air, it comes to earth you know not where. If you commence a serious study or research business techniques in the week ahead, it may snowball into something valuable.GEMINI (May 21-June 20): If you put your “get-up-and-go” on full throttle, you can go far in the week ahead. Be a mover and a shaker in the business world to receive recognition and attention. Pursuing amorous fancies is futile.CANCER (June 21-July 22): Put on your thinking cap. Other people challenge you to think things through this week. Develop a plan of action for the future. Rather than acting on every passing whim, consider the big picture.LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Sharpen your wits to remain on the cutting edge. The people you meet in the week ahead might not remain in your life very long, but could offer powerful insights and open your eyes to exciting possibilities.VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Forget your fear of heights. Honesty is not only the best policy, but the only policy that will get you up the ladder of success in the week ahead. Investigate and discover the facts and take time to study.LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Receive rave reviews. Start any matter that needs to receive widespread publicity to succeed or where your people skills can be used to your advantage. Remain open to progressive concepts this week. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Polish your public image in the week ahead. What you think of yourself is more important than what other people think of you. Your resourcefulness and flair at work can bring you attention or recognition.SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Sometimes the teacher learns the most from the students. During the upcoming week, you may understand more when called upon to show someone how to perform a task or explain a concept.CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Don’t let what you can’t do stop you from doing what you can do. In the week ahead, you will be able to visualize future possibilities. Your evaluation of people and potential is better than usual.AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): It’s not what you know, but whom you know that counts. Form alliances with powerful people this week, and fame and fortune could rub off on you. A special someone could show extra affection.PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Sail with the current, not against it. The latest news, the most recent fads, and most innovative technology may attract you in the week ahead. You may be easily distracted if paid a compliment by an admirer.

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JANUARY JUMBLE (continued):• January10isSavetheEaglesDay,remindingusoftheimportanceofprotectingtheworld’s70speciesofeaglesfromextinction.Eaglescan be found on every continent exceptAntarctica. America’s national emblem,the bald eagle, inhabits every state exceptHawaii.Thisenormousbirdcanhaveawingspanofupto8feet(2.5m)andweigh15lbs.(6.8kg).Surprisingly,itismonogamousandmatesforitsentire15-to20-yearlifespan.

•ThenameMargaretGormanisprobablynotfamiliar to most folks, but she is notable as thefirstMissAmerica,winnerofthepageantin 1920. Originally initiated as a localAtlanticCityfestivalinanattempttoextendthetourismseasonpastLaborDay,theeventbecamewasnotknownastheMissAmericaPageant until 1922. Miss America Day isnow in January each year, with the nextpageant scheduled for January12, 2013. Itwasbroadcastforthefirsttimein1954,witha record-breaking 27 million viewers, andremainsthefourthlongest-runningliveeventintelevisionhistory.ThestateofCaliforniahashadthemostwinnerswithsix,while21states, including Washington, Idaho, Maine, Nevada, and Montana, have never had aMissAmericahailfromtheirstate.

•HappyCableCarDayonJanuary17!Thisyear marks the 142nd anniversary of thefirstcablecarrailwaypatentbestoweduponAndrew Smith Hallidie. He was inspiredto invent the cable car after witnessing anaccident with a horse-drawn streetcar on SanFrancisco’ssteepstreets.Thecablecarmadeitsfirstappearanceinthatcityin1873.ThecarsmoveupanddownSanFrancisco’sinclinesataspeedofabout9milesperhour(14.5km/hr).

•Who hasn’t used that handy little tool, theThesaurus?It’sthevolumethatlistssynonymsforwords,enablingawriter toavoidusingthe same word in articles, speeches, and papers.January18thisofficiallyThesaurusDay, celebrating the 1779 birthday of theauthor of Roget’s Thesaurus, Peter Roget.He was a British physician who struggledwith depression and used the compiling of lists of words to combat it. The brilliant Roget graduated with a medical degree at only19, and servedaschief surgeonofanEnglishhospital. Inaddition,he inventedaslide rule that enables a person to perform exponential and root calculations. His firstThesaurus was published when Roget was 73, and was entitled Thesaurus of EnglishWordsandPhrasesClassifiedandArrangedso as to Facilitate the Expression of Ideasand Assist in Literary Composition. Hiswork had 28 printings during his lifetime,and after his death, was carried on by his son and later by his grandson.

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Jan. 15: in 1943, work was completed on the Pentagon, new headquarters of the U.S. War Department. In 1973, President Nixon announced the suspension of U.S. offensive actions in North Vietnam, citing progress in peace negotiations.

Jan. 16: in 1920, Prohibition began in the United States under the 18th Amendment to the Constitution. It was repealed by the 21st Amendment in 1933. In 1991, Operation Desert Storm began to drive Iraqi forces out of Kuwait.

Jan. 17: in 1893, Hawaii’s monarchy was overthrown as a group of businessmen and sugar planters forced Queen Liliuokalani to abdicate. In 1956, Ford Motor Co. began selling stock to the public, ending total family control of the company.

Jan. 18: in 1778, Capt. James Cook discovered the Sandwich Islands, now known as Hawaii. In 1943, by government order, American bakeries stopped selling sliced bread to save steel for cutting machinery for the war effort.

Jan. 19: in 1966, Indira Gandhi became prime minister of India, following in the footsteps of her father, Jawaharlal Nehru, the nation’s first prime minister. In 1976, the Beatles turned down a $30 million offer to hold a reunion concert.

Jan. 20: in 1958, Elvis Presley got his draft notice. He was given 60 days to finish making the movie “King Creole” before reporting to the Army. In 1981, Iran released 52 American hostages after 444 days - just minutes after the presidency passed from Jimmy Carter to Ronald Reagan.

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•Make yourself a peanut butter sandwichon January 24 in honor of National PeanutButterDay.EveryyearAmericanseatenoughof this spread to makemore than 10 billionsandwiches, spending about $800 millionannually. First introduced in 1904 at the St.LouisWorld’sFair,peanutbutterisnoweatenin90%ofAmericanhouseholds.Today’slawsstate that in order to be labeled as “peanut butter,” the product must be at least 90%peanuts.

•January25isobservedasWorldLeprosyDay,intended to educate people on this disease that damagesthenervesthatcontrolthemusclesinthe hands and feet. Left untreated, it can lead to the inability to use the hands, paralysis of the feet, loss of sensation in the extremities,andevenblindness.Everyday,620peoplearediagnosedwithleprosy–that’soneeverytwominutes!AlsocalledHansen’sDisease,leprosyis contagious, spread by droplets from the nose and mouth by coughing and sneezing. India has more leprosy than any other country. The good news in this century is that it is curable, and deformities can frequently be remedied withreconstructivesurgery.

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