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Show Page Al0 — THE DAILY HERALD,Provo, Utah, Saturday, May LI, 1996 Scottish historical novels are all the rage for The What with Mel Gibson'sBraveheart and the breathless romances of Diana Gabaidon, Scottish historical novels are at presentall the rom The toe Pepby BeyOates©1608iverna!PressSys MacDonald, second son in the household of her family’s bitterest enemies, and the only man who has ever showa her any kind- The First iti It won't be No women allowed long before the Olympic Games get under way. How did they begin? Let’s { The ancient Greeks started the Olympics in 776 B.C. They were held everyfour years. So that people could travel safely to the contests, wars were stopped for the period before, during and after the Games. Forthefirst 13 Olympics, a single foot race of about 200 yards wasthe only competition. Up to 40,000 spectators watched from nearbyhills. Other sports were added later. first Olympics. They were not even allowed to watch! = These columns at Olympia were part of a building that was used for wrestling, boxing and jumping. The honor The Greeks believed that an Olympicvictory was gift from the gods. The winners received crownsofolive branches, a symbolof peace. But athletes began to accept moneyand the Games became dishonest. After almost 1,200 years, they were stopped in AD.393. The Olympics were restarted in 1896. On July19, the 100year anniversary of the modern Olympics begins in ] Atlanta, Ga. Before both the Summer and Winter Games, the Olympic torch ts lighted at ceremonies held at Olympia, Greece, where the Olympics started. Today more women are taking part in more sports than ever before. But women were not allowed to take part in the ' Atlanta19% find out! The Gamesbegin [ Only one woman,a special priestess, was allowed to attend the Games. Any other woman caught watching was thrown off cliff. One woman, Kallipateira, becameherson’s boxing trainer after her husband died. She wanted to watch her son compete, so she disguised herself as a man andsat in the trainers’ section. But when he won,she was so excited she jumped over the trainers’ area and her clothesfelloff. Changingthe rules Thejudges decided to let hergo free because her father, brothers and son had all been champions. Butfrom then on,trainers all had to be naked so no more women could sneak in. It was already a rule that athletes had to be naked to compete. The First Olympic Sports The chosen few In order to compete,athletes: chad to be male. thad to be born free, not slave. shad to be Greek. *could not have committed any act of violence. The early Olympics had only eightsports. We know about them from paintings on ancientjars. Most hadvery different rules from the sports of today. *could not have madethe gods angry. could nothaveviolated thetruce. ehad to have 10 months training at home. shad to train for 30 daysin Olympia. STU, C, ay ») # a ¥ Boxing Inboxing there were no rest periods or timelimits. Boxers fought until one of them gave up or passed out. Wrestling racing Horse racing contestants rode naked and bareback across a rough field. It could be very painful. Chariot races were also very dangerous. Horses pulled wooden chariots carrying one or two men. There were lot of crashes. In upright wrestling, the winner wasthe first one to force his opponentto the ground. In ground wrestling, the contest was not over until one of the two men gave up. They wrestled in mud so it was harder to grab hold of each other. Pankration The pankration was a mixture of boxing, judo and wrestling. It was the most dangerous ofall events. Theholds of wrestling and the blows of boxing were allowed. Theonly things forbidden were biting and scratching out eyes. Contestants could break their opponents’bones, kick or strangle them. runners wore heavy armor. metal rim. lead or stone weights. Javelin throwers used a_| galloping horse. = Ms. Doucette-Dudman deals at good length with the multiple form ofinfluenza (a sort of 1918 permutations and pitfalls of meets Ebola variation). Cook's grandparent-as-parent-hood. plot is snatched right outof today’s Chapters of the book discuss the advantages of an adoptive versus guardianshiprelationship, how to help heal the wounds of an abandoned, abused, or unwanted child, howto keep as much of the family together — and loving — as possible This book presents muchuseful headlines, although you may be surprised by whom the true villain turmsoutto be in this medical mystery. These books may all be found at the Prove City Library and may also be available at a library nearer you. Attitude can help kids develop more creativity By EVELYN PETERSEN Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service Q. We are a family who appreciates all the arts, and we want our 3- and 4-year-eld to share our values. What kinds of things can we do with them to encourage their creativity? — P. and M., Houston A. The pictures that hang in your home, the events you attend, the books you read and the music you play will all show your children that you value the arts. However, it is your attitude and the things you actually do with your children that will really nurture their creativity. Creativity is not a product, although it often results in things we can hear, touch and see. Creativity is really a process of thinking and doing; it is a particular way of approachinglife. Creative thinkers are divergent thinkers. They know there are many waysto solve a problem,not just one way. They know there may be manycorrect answers to a question, not just one answer. When they ineet obstacles, creative thinkers work around them, making “lemons into lemonade.” They enjoy experimenting with ideas and materials. Creativity is a life skill which will help your children as adults ... recipes, make upsilly songs or Jokes, pretend, dance spontanecusly with- your kids in the living room, make up new endings to sto- ries, and invent creations with blocks or recycled “junk.” * Listen to your child’s ideas. Listen with your whole body and give your full attention, not when you're doing something else. This tells them you value their ideas. * Display and praise their art and creations. This attention tells children you value what they invent and create. ¢ Use open-ended materials. This gives children confidence in experimenting and completing their own creations. : * Use open questions, and “whatif...” questions. This makes children think and encourages the use of their imaginations. For tips on creativity and 20 home made recipes for fingerpaint and modeling clays, send a seifaddressed stamped business enve~ lope and $2 to Recipes, 207 Banks Station, Suite 689, Fayetteville? GA 30214. Evelyn Petersen is an educator, consultant and author on early childhood and parenting education. Parent Talk audio tapes and videocassettes, based on her columns, are available at the National Parenting Center at American Online or the World and whenthey needstressrelief or renewed energy. Here are some ways to encouragecreativity. * Modelcreativity yourself;it is more caught than taught. You Wide Web R hitp://www.tnpe.com. Mail your Play with clay, fingerpaint, try new order number is H74040. ‘ romance. Slow dowa. 2 By JEANE DIXON For May 12 upoffive events: running, discus, wrestling, javelin and jumping. Jumpers held woodenpole with a loop attached for a better grip. Winners were those who threwit the farthest or hit a target while ridi But things get even worse, if you can believe it, when New York City is suddenly stricken with a variety of deadly plagues including a rare and extremely virulent parenting questions to her at Bow i | The pentathlon was made ! Thefirst Olympic athletes raising their grandchildren, and is written by a grandmother who has adopted her grandchild. : Q Discus book about grandparents wlio are 477, Interlochen, MI 49643. Het newbook, “A Practical Guide i don’t need to be an artist or per- Early Childhood Lesson Plan= former. Just show your children ning,” is available from Allyn & that you enjoy trying newthings. Bacon at 1-800-278-3525; the i threw a discus madeof stone or metal. The discuses were decorated with poems andpictures. Today's discus is made of wood with a the Scottish rebellion conspire There are currently 3.2 million against them. Though the story children inen Lye living nts. you are covers well-traveled ground, Ms. with their Roberson’s writing is several cuts caring for any of them, perhaps above the common, her characters this book will help. Nothing much will help you if real people for whom you will come genuinely to care. Lady of you catch what everyone is getting the Glen is boundto remain a fron- in Robin Cook's new medical trunner in this year’s Scottish thriller, Contagion. Dr. John Stasweepstakes. pleton’s life is pretty much ruined Raising Our Children’s Chil- when a for-profit medical condren by Deborah Doucette-Dud- glomerate drives him out of his man and Jeffrey LaCure helps fill private practice, and when he loses what must have been a very large his family in a commuter airline hole in parentingliterature.It is a crash. on the job, working with others, ir i Barefoot runners raced on a course 200 yardslong called a “stade.” Thisis bal ‘ats es the word “stadium.” In one race, ‘At the Library al ness. Cat and Cair pledge themselves rights of children and for the to each other, but clan battles and importance of the family unit. Fe * sion of the Romeo and Juliet story, Catriona Campbell conceives an abiding love for Alasdair Og Swinging the weights at the right time helped them gain distance. They competed to flute music, to make the performance more beautiful. Next week The Min! the sports in the 1996 highlighte ARIES (March 21-April 19): Lost possomeone you may have blamed for their disappearance. Friends offer useful suggestions sessions suddenly reappear. Make amends 10 LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Take care of household tasks i ‘ needing immedi attentiog. Tryingto punish someone whose motives you dislike would be a mistake. Getting together with @ good friend will soothe your frazzled for adding to your income. TAURUS (April 20-May 20); Changing circumstances force to make last-minute decisions. A search for the truth may tum up ‘a bright new idea. A better way of life is possible. things GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Do the little well and the oe weees SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): & great day for what ee es et ef a Ma By BETTY DEBNAM arenmnmamatin tage at the Provo Library. Jennifer Roberson'’s Lady of the Glen: a Novel of Scotland is one such book, newly-arrived at the library. 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