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Towering 605 feet (185 m) above Seattle is the Space Needle, built for the 1962 World’s Fair. With a foundation 30 feet (9.1 m) deep and 120 feet (36.5 m) across, 467 cement trucks worked an entire day to fill the hole. The paint colors were named to relate to the Fair’s theme of “Century 21” — The legs of the Needle were Astronaut White, the core painted Orbital Olive, Re-entry Red for the halo and Galaxy Gold for the sunburst and pagoda roof. At the time of its construction, the Space Needle was the tallest building west of the Mississippi River. It cost $4.5 million to build, but underwent a $20 million renovation in 2000.

Bemidji, Minnesota, is home to the 18-foot-tall (5.5 m), 2.5-ton Paul Bunyan and his companion Babe the Blue Ox, built in 1937. The pair greets visitors near the Chamber of Commerce building on the shore of Lake Bemidji, which is said to be Paul Bunyan’s birthplace. The building also features the “Fireplace of States” built during the Great Depression, which includes stones from every American state and every Canadian province.

Back in 1859, an Arkansas farmer found a 1,000-pound (453 kg) rock in the Black River and quickly spread the word that he had found a meteorite. It was moved to the county courthouse in nearby Pocahontas, where it can still be seen today. Years later, geologists from the University of Arkansas gave the community the bad news that the rock is not a meteorite, but it remains quite the tourist attraction just the same.

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LANDMARKS (continued):through Pocahontas, Iowa, you can stop at the east end of town and see a 25-foot- (7.6-m) tall concrete statue of the famous Indian princess for whom the town is named.

Perched atop the Continental Divide and overlooking the city of Butte, Montana, is Our Lady of the Rockies, the largest Virgin Mary statue in North America. This 90-foot (27.4-m), 16-gauge steel statue weighs 80 tons and sits atop a 425-ton base. It took six years to complete and was installed in 1985. The original plan was for the Lady to be 120 feet (36.6 m) tall, but those plans were scrapped when the FAA told the city that if the Lady were any taller than 90 feet, it would necessitate a blinking light on the head.

In 1846, a party of 87 emigrants set out along the Oregon Trail too close to winter and were trapped in the Sierra Nevada Mountains by heavy snowfall. Their food supplies dwindled, and some of the party turned to cannibalism for survival, eating those who had passed away. It took four months until the first rescue party arrived. Forty-eight members of the party survived. Since 1918, bronze figures of a pioneer family have stood atop a 22-foot (6.7 m) pedestal at Donner State Park near Truckee, California. Because the snow had been 22 feet deep near their camp, the pedestal was made the same height to show visitors its depth.

Nestled in the Black Hills of South Dakota is a partially completed sculpture carved into Thunderhead Mountain. It is the likeness of Oglala Lakota warrior Crazy Horse astride his horse, a project that has no scheduled completion date. The carving was begun in June 1948 by Polish-American sculptor Korczak Ziolkowski as a way of honoring the heritage of North American Indians. Ziolkowski had worked on Mt. Rushmore, 17 miles away, under Gutzon Borglum 24 years earlier. When complete, the monument will be

have the world’s largest totem pole, and indeed, it has the thickest pole, over 6 feet (1.8 m) in diameter. The world’s tallest stands in Alert Bay, British Columbia, reaching 173 feet (53 m) into the sky. Close behind is the 160-fott (48.8-m) totem in McKinleyville, California, just behind the local Safeway store. While Alert Bay’s pole is constructed of two trees, McKinleyville’s came from a single tree.

Spanning the entrance from the Pacific Ocean to San Francisco Bay is the Golden Gate Bridge, the 4,200-foot (1,280-m) suspension bridge that opened in 1937. Completed at a cost of $37 million (plus another $39 million in interest), it was the longest span in the world and remained so until 1964 when New York City’s Verrazano Narrows Bridge opened, a full 60

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tips to ease WinteR’s chillNow that we’re halfway through winter, how are the drafts in your house? For all the winterizing we do in the fall, it sometimes can take a good blast of frigid air to see where the leaks really are.Use a stick of lighted incense to check for leaks around windows and doors.Although you can’t caulk outside while the temperatures are so low, windows can be caulked on the inside. Then install clear plastic insulating film. If your sill is deep enough, two layers 2 inches apart will give even better coverage against drafts.Invest in thick thermal drapes. Open them on the sunny side of the house during the day and close them once the sun goes down. They’ll help keep out heat in the summer, too.Uncarpeted floors can be chilly, especially if you have small children who run around in bare feet or who play on the floor. If you have wood, laminate or ceramic floors, consider getting a few inexpensive 5-by-8-foot carpets from a big-box store. A dark carpet that collects heat from the sun all day will add warmth to the house and also provide insulation. They can be rolled up and put under a bed during warm weather.If you have an attic with insulation, measure how much is there. Get a free energy audit or take a sample to the hardware store and get advice on how much of what kind to put down. (If you get the roll type, remember to ask about whether the foil side goes up or down, depending on what you already have in place.) If you need the blown-in kind of insulation, you’re better off not doing it yourself. Get references from whomever you decide to hire to do the job.Is cold air coming through your bedroom walls? It’s possible, especially on the north side of your house that never gets the sun. One way to block the cold is to hang a tapestry on the wall behind the head of your bed. Check unused electrical plugs on exterior walls: Do you feel a cold draft on windy days? Invest in those plastic plug covers.A final note: Change your air filter, even if you did that in the fall.

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641 feet (195 m) wide and 563 feet (172 m) high. The head was completed in 1998 and is 87.5 feet (26.7 m) high. Compare this to the Presidents’ heads at nearby Rushmore at 60 feet (18 m) high. The horse’s head is the current focus of the work, and will be the equivalent of a 22-story building when complete. Ziolkowski passed away in 1982 and is buried in a tomb at the base of the mountain. But his family continues the work in honor of his last words, “You must work on the mountain — but go slowly so you do it right.”

Duncan, British Columbia, is home to the world’s largest hockey stick and puck. Created for Expo ’86 in Vancouver, these items have made their way to the Cowichan Community Centre in Duncan. The community is also known as the “City of Totems” as it has 80 totem poles within its borders. It claims to

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or at any pet supply store.Diet also may play a role in your dog’s breath. Try different types of dog food or add variety to its diet with fresh foods and homemade treats a few times a week. Keep in mind that dogs can’t eat all the same foods that we humans do — like chocolate and onions, which are poison to them — so look for dog recipe books at your local bookstore or online for pet-safe ingredients.Finally, chewing is important to a dog’s oral health. Make sure that plenty of chew toys are available, which strengthen the jaw and teeth and also, in some cases, help to keep teeth clean.

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A doctor confirms the diagnosis by measuring blood pressure at the ankle and comparing it with blood pressure in the arm. The two readings should be about equal. If the ankle blood pressure is much lower, it indicates that there’s an obstruction in the leg arteries. Treatment involves a diet that reduces the amount of fat and cholesterol; it’s essentially a diet of fruits, vegetables and whole grains, with less red meat and more fish. Although walking brings on pain, walking is a treatment, too. The person walks to the point of pain, rests and then resumes walking. Medicines like aspirin, Plavix and Pletal can be beneficial.You ask about the balloon treatment. It’s the same kind of procedure used to open clogged heart arteries. A slender tube with a deflated balloon at its tip is inched through the artery to the point of obstruction. When that’s reached, the doctor inflates the balloon to squash the obstruction. The population of your city is 50,000. I am sure many competent doctors there are versed in this procedure and can treat PAD as well as it can be treated anywhere. Ask your family doctor for a name.The booklet on PAD explains the ins and outs of this common problem in detail. To obtain a copy, write: Dr. Donohue — No. 109W, Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475. 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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An interesting rock obelisk, 21 feet (6.4 m) tall, stands in a gas station parking lot in Rugby, North Dakota. It marks the geographical center of North America, as determined by a U.S. Geological Survey conducted in 1931. The monument was completed the following year.

As you pass through Chico, California, you may want to stop and view the world’s largest yo-yo. The wooden toy weighs 256 pounds (116 kg) and can be seen at the National Yo-Yo Museum, which houses 80 years of yo-yo artifacts.

Pink elephants must be a popular item since there seem to be so many scattered across the United States. You can see these giant pachyderms in Tennessee, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, New York and Missouri. Some wear glasses, while others have a martini glass wrapped in their trunk.

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s On Feb. 6, 1820, the first organized immigration of freed slaves from the United States departs New York harbor on a journey to West Africa. The immigration was largely the work of the American Colonization Society. However, the expedition also was partially funded by the U.S. Congress, which appropriated $100,000 to be used in returning displaced Africans.s On Feb. 5, 1878, Andre Citroen, later referred to as the Henry Ford of France for developing his country’s first mass-produced automobiles, is born in Paris. Citroen allowed potential customers to take his vehicles for a test drive — then a new concept — and also let people buy on credit.s On Feb. 4, 1938, Walt Disney releases “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,” his first full-length animated color feature. Naysayers warned Disney that audiences wouldn’t sit through a feature-length cartoon fantasy about dwarfs. In June 2008, the American Film Institute chose it as the No. 1 animated

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film of all time.s On Feb. 3, 1959, rising American rock stars Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson are killed when their small plane crashes in an Iowa cornfield. Singer Don McLean memorialized the musicians in the 1972 hit “American Pie,” which refers to “the day the music died.”s On Feb. 1, 1974, Ted Bundy kills his second victim, marking Bundy as a serial killer. That summer Bundy attacked at least seven young women in Washington. He was caught in 1977 in Florida and eventually confessed to 36 murders. He was executed in 1989.s On Feb. 2, 1980, details of ABSCAM, an FBI operation to uncover political corruption in the government, are released to the public. Thirty-one public officials were targeted for investigation. In the operation, FBI agents posed as representatives of Abdul Enterprises, Ltd., a fictional business owned by an Arab sheik.s On Jan. 31, 1990, the Soviet Union’s first McDonald’s fast-food restaurant opens in Moscow. Throngs of people line up to pay the equivalent of several days’ wages for Big Macs, shakes and french fries.



NASCAR in WonderlandThis is the time of year when everything is going to be better. In part, this is because the NASCAR season hasn’t started.

The same driver who fretted and commiserated over the notion that Daytona International Speedway was going to be repaved is now describing that occurrence as the greatest thing since the first NASCAR track (Darlington Raceway) was paved in 1950.“It’s so smooth. I think we might race four-wide. On every lap. Five wide on the last lap. Guaranteed photo finish.”The same guy who said brand loyalty was something of an obsolete concept is now exulting because changes in design are going to “promote brand loyalty again.”The same guy who once declared that the Chase should only be open to legitimate contenders is now poised to jump up and down and use party favors while chanting, “The more the merrier! The more the merrier!…”Pep rallies come to mind, and they actually might be just as interesting, and more festive, than the current press conferences in which all the drivers do

their best Robert Gibbs and recite talking points.With six you get egg roll, and with pep rallies, you get a band, cheerleaders and pompons. Guys such as I might balk a little at having to clap along with the fight songs, but there would be enough radio and TV networks to throw together a decent card section.“The weather outside is frightful, but the fire is so

delightful.” It doesn’t just apply to the weather. The fire will get even more delightful in a couple weeks when NASCAR media attend a tour (and despite it being a “tour,” much of it will be in the same place).More than the season might be brand-new. There could be a new Chase, a new Nationwide format, a new fuel, a new engine, new front ends…

NASCAR might even take credit for the Panthers’ new coach, the START Treaty and a vital new breakthrough in video gaming.It’s a shame, really, that Lawrence Welk died before he could raise a baton in NASCAR.It’s what the off-season is: “Wunnerful. Wunnerful.”

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THE BEST OF 2010The Butler (Almost) Did It

All of the usual cliches had been trotted out — Cinderella, Hoosiers, Rudy, David and Goliath — and sports editors all over the country had a version of the “Butler Did It” headline playing in their heads as Butler squared off against Duke in the 2010 NCAA finals. But the manufactured marketing hype about March Madness and Mike Krzyzewski, Blue Devils and Bulldogs evaporated as soon as Butler’s Gordon Hayward launched his desperate buzzer-beater with seconds remaining, down by two points, in the Finals. It seemed like an eternity for the world’s sports fans, all of whom saw their focus narrow on one single ball, flying through the air toward a small goal a half-court away. Could it actually happen? Could the Horizon Conference upstart Butler topple the ACC royalty of Duke? Would Jim Nantz have his “do you believe in miracles” moment? The answer, left clanging off the backboard and missing the net by a half-inch told us no, but it was hardly resounding…even in defeat, it felt like Butler won.

Who Dat?A few years separated from Hurricane Katrina and on the cusp of the BP oil spill — the biggest skirmish with Britain the city has had since Andrew Jackson and the War of 1812 — the Saints of New Orleans finally made their long prophesized stand. By winning Super Bowl in a masterful performance over the favored Indianapolis Peyton Mannings, they not only brought bragging rights back to the bayou — they reminded us about the impact a beloved team coupled with an onside kick and a strong Brees can have on a city’s psyche and soul. (And word has it the notoriously conservative, old-fashioned and stodgy French Quarter of New Orleans finally figured out how to throw a party after the win.)

PerfectionThe answer is 20, five and two. And there is no question about it…the guy tied to those numbers is one of the greatest pitchers in the history of baseball. For only Roy “Doc” Halladay can lay claim to being just the 20th pitcher in Major League history to throw a perfect game, one of five pitchers to throw two no-hitters in a season and only the second pitcher to ever throw a post-season no-no. But there’s more to this Cy Young award-winning story. Halladay, you see, doesn’t just leave it up there on the mound. First and foremost, Halladay is a grounded family man with two kids and a legacy of putting in time at the local children’s hospitals. When considering both on and off field performances, who can match Halladay? The answer, just like those based on the amount of hits he allows, is very, very few.

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elavskyQ: A while back, I remember watching a TV show where celebrities researched their family lineage to see where they came from and their history and all that. What was the name of the show, and will it be back for another season? — Gerry F., via e-mailA: The show you’re referring to is “Who Do You Think You Are?” and it airs on NBC. It’s produced by actress Lisa Kudrow (who researched her own background during the show’s first season), and it will be back for its second season on Friday, Feb. 4. This season will feature Gwyneth Paltrow, Steve Buscemi, Rosie O’Donnell, Tim McGraw, Lionel Richie, Kim Cattrall, Vanessa Williams and Ashley Judd. If you missed any of the first season, it will be released on DVD on March 15.

i i iQ: Now that Dana Delany is no longer on “Desperate Housewives,” where can I see this gorgeous and talented actress? — Stephanie D., Altoona, Pa.A: The former Wisteria Lane resident is still on ABC, but she stars in a brand-new drama called “Body of Proof,” which debuts Tuesday, March 29. Dana plays a neurosurgeon, Dr. Megan Hunt, whose world is turned upside down when an accident puts an end to her time in the operating room. In her new career as a medical examiner, she is determined to solve the puzzle of who or what has killed the victims. Jeri Ryan, John Carroll Lynch, Nicholas Bishop and Sonja Sohn co-star.

i i iQ: It seems like everyone in Hollywood got married or engaged over the holidays! In a previous column, you mentioned the engagement of Shania Twain, and I hear she married on New Year’s Day. I also heard that

Valerie Bertinelli got married, and Sherri Shepherd got engaged. I am missing any others? — Irene R., via e-mailA: A few you missed are: the engagement of Natalie Portman to her “Black Swan” choreographer Benjamin Millepied (as well as the announcement of her pregnancy), the first sightings of new couple Meg Ryan and John Mellencamp, the engagement of LeAnn Rimes and Eddie Cibrian, Reese Witherspoon’s engagement to Jim Toth

(although her rep denies rumors of Reese’s pregnancy), as well as the marriage of Kellie Pickler to songwriter Kyle Jacobs. On the flip side, Macaulay Culkin and Mila Kunis broke up, as did Taylor Swift and Jake Gyllenhaal. And I’m sure there are a few I missed.

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3. From Acts 16, what Asian city was the home of Lydia? Derbe, Thyatira, Samaria, Jericho

4. In John 2, where did Jesus work his first miracle? Ur, Cana, Antioch, Thessalonica

5. From 2 Samuel, who killed a giant having 12 fingers and 12 toes? Mephibosheth, Jambres, Abimelech, Jonathan

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