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TIDBITS® TAKES A DIP IN SOMEBODIES OF WATER

by Kathy WolfeWater, water everywhere! About 71 percent

of the earth’s surface is covered by water. This week, Tidbits dips its toe in just a few of the world’s bodies of water.

• Situated on the border between theUnited States and Canada and covering a total surface of 80,545 square miles (208,610 square km), the group of five Great Lakes holds more than 20 percent of the world’s surface fresh water. That’s enough water to cover the U.S. 48-state mainland to a depth of 9.5 feet (2.9 m). If you can’t remember their names, you can use the acronym HOMES, which puts the lakes in no particular order — Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie and Superior. If you want to name them from west to east, use the phrase: She Made Harry Eat Onions.

• The largest freshwater lake in theworldby surface area is Lake Superior, stretching 350 miles (563 km) long by 160 miles (257 km) wide. In some places, it reaches a depth of 1,333 feet (406 m). The Ojibwe tribe has lived around Lake Superior for over 500 years and calls it “Gitche Gumee,” translating to “big water.” Henry Wadsworth Longfellow wrote of the lake in his 1855 poem “The Song of Hiawatha.”

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Gordon Lightfoot’s 1976 ballad “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald” might not know that it is the tale of a shipwreck on Lake Superior. On November 10, 1975, the Great Lakes freighter was en route from Silver Bay, Minnesota, to a steel mill on Zug Island, Michigan, following her regular route. Seventeen miles northwest of Whitefish Point, Michigan, she encountered a winter storm with winds exceeding 58 miles per hour (93 km/hour) and waves of about 35 feet (11 m) high. Although the Coast Guard’s rescue efforts recovered lifeboats and rafts, none of the 29 crew members survived the wreck. Nearly seven months later, the freighter was photographed under water for the first time, 530 feet (160 m) below the surface of the lake. The ship’s bell was recovered in 1995 and now resides in a museum near Whitefish Point. It’s estimated that more than 25,000 lives have been lost on the Great Lakes in its 300 years of shipping history. The Whitefish Point area alone has claimed at least 240 ships.

• Lake Ontario was not named after theCanadian province; rather it was the other way around. The lake was named first by the Iroquois, and the name means “beautiful lake” or “sparkling water.” Lake Michigan is the only Great Lake located entirely within the United States. It’s about 118 miles (190 km) wide and 307 miles (494 km) long. Lake Erie is the shallowest and the warmest of all the lakes. It’s home to some of the world’s best walleye pike. Lake Huron, the second largest Great Lake, contains about 30,000 islands and has the longest shoreline of any of the five.

ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Single Lambs looking for romance could find Cupid especially accommodating this week. Paired partners also find their relationships benefiting from the chubby cherub’s attention.TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Keep your keen Bull’s eye focused on your target, and shake off any attempt to turn your attention elsewhere. You should get some news later in the week that might answer some questions.GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Your early enthu-siasm for a project might have been somewhat premature. Although you feel positive about it, you might need more information in order to make an informed decision.CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Taking on a new re-sponsibility might seem like the politically correct thing to do. But even with the promise of sup-port, was it the wisest? Consider reassessing your upcoming decision.LEO (July 23 to August 22) Apply yourself to com-pleting your task despite all the distractions that might be interfering with your work. Then reward yourself with a weekend of fun shared with people who are close to you.VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) A business agreement from the past might need to be looked at again. Use this unexpected development to check out other matters related to it. A weekend venture proves to be rewarding.LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) Don’t ignore that uneasy feeling about making a commitment. It could be a case of understandably cold feet, or a warning that something isn’t as right as it should be.SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) A col-league could be more supporting of one of your efforts. But it’s up to you to make the case for it, and that could mean opening up a secret or two, which might be a problem for you.SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to December 21) Expect some good news about a relative you’ve been worried about. But don’t expect the full story to be told -- at least not yet. A workplace matter might face shifting priorities.CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) De-spite some anxious moments, you could have good reason to be pleased with how things are turning out. An end-of-the-week call might hold some interesting information.AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) A long-overdue expression of appreciation could be of-fered soon. But admit it: You never really expected it would happen, right? Meanwhile, keep your weekend options open.PISCES (February 19 to March 20) It’s a good time to dive right into a new challenge, whether it’s learning a computer program or how to drive a stick shift, or making a new friend. Whatever it is, good luck.BORN THIS WEEK: You see the wisdom in hon-esty, and you help others appreciate your vision.

1. LITERATURE: What was O. Henry’s real name?2. RELIGION: What was the Holy Grail?3. MOVIES: How many best-actor Oscar nomina-tions did Spencer Tracy receive in his career?4. GOVERNMENT: What are the two houses of the British Parliament called?5. ANATOMY: What part of the human body does the disorder lumbago usually strike?6. GEOGRAPHY: What U.S. state lies west of Texas?7. U.S. PRESIDENTS: During which president’s administration did Henry Kissinger become sec-retary of state?8. MUSIC: For which war was the song “Over There” written?9. PSYCHOLOGY: What fear is represented by doraphobia?10. HISTORY: When did Andrei Sakharov win the Nobel Peace Prize?

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BODIES OF WATER (continued):• Scotland’s Loch Ness is over 20 miles

(32 km) long and hundreds of feet deep in many places. Slime, peat and mud contribute to the murkiness of this body of water, making it difficult to spot the legendary Loch Ness monster. Although the first photograph of the creature was published in 1933, this was far from the earliest report of a sighting. Back in the seventh century, an Irish monk named Saint Columba wrote of a “water beast” that had mauled and dragged under a man in the area. Those who have reported sightings frequently describe “Nessie” as resembling the plesiosaur, a long-necked aquatic reptile that scientists claim has been extinct for about 65 million years. However, the plesiosaurs lived in warm tropical waters, and Loch Ness averages about 42 degrees F. (5.5 degrees C). So far, no scientific expedition has been successful in locating any such sea serpent, even with the use of 600 sonar beams and sophisticated satellites.

•“Ye’lltakethehighroad,andI’lltakethelow road” are lyrics from a well-known Scottish tune published around 1841. The singer and his true love will never meet again on the bonnie banks of Loch Lomond, the largest lake in Great Britain, which contains more than 30 islands. The “low road” refers to the Celtic belief that a person dying away from his homeland would be provided a route home by fairies.

•ThestateofMinnesotamaybeknownas“The Land of 10,000 Lakes,” but that figure isn’t the real number. According to the state’s Department of Natural Resources, the actual count is 11,842 lakes measuring at or larger than ten acres each. There are only four counties that don’t have at least one natural lake. The state’s shoreline from lakes and rivers is more than that of California, Florida and Hawaii combined.

DEAR PAW’S CORNER: I have the hardest time getting a good photo of my Australian shepherd, “Session.” It’s not just that he’s hyper (Aussies just are!), it’s that the photos generally turn out awful. Do you have any tips for photographing pets? -- Harriet T., via e-mail

DEAR HARRIET: I also have a hard time getting just the right photo of my pets, so I feel your pain. But there are a few basic techniques for photograph-ing animals that you can practice. Most of these are courtesy of Kodak, which still maintains picture kiosks where you can touch up digital photos if they don’t come out perfect.¥ For active pets like Session, use a fast shutter speed along with a high ISO setting. If you’re using a small point-and-shoot camera you should still be able to adjust these; check your camera’s manual.¥ To avoid those glowing or red eyes, don’t use the flash. An ISO setting above 400 is helpful in low-light situations. You also can compensate by using lots of natural light.

¥ Use a tripod to steady the camera, particularly in low light; this will reduce blurriness.¥ Photograph your pet from its level, rather than standing above. Try shooting at different angles to see the effect.¥ Keep the background simple, whether at home or at the park. ¥ Want a picture of Session running? Keep him in the center of the viewfinder and pan along with him as he runs. Snap the picture when he’s at an angle to you, not right in front.¥ In a still portrait, focus on your pet’s eyes.¥ Posing with your dog? The camera needs to focus on both of your faces along the same plane, so place your face close to Session’s, or hold him in a big hug.¥ Finally, be patient with your pet. Let him get used to the camera, and don’t hold him in one place for too long. There’s always tomorrow for pictures, too.

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¥ Make a paste of cream of tartar and hy-drogen peroxide to remove rust stains from sinks or bathtubs.

¥ “To keep my preschooler organized when it comes time to get dressed, I fold outfits together and store them that way in his dresser. I use stickers on the drawers to show what kind of outfits it contains. For instance, long sleeves and pants are in the “snowflake” drawer, and regular jeans and T-shirts are in another drawer. Pajamas are in a drawer with big Z’s and a moon.” -- P.C. in Oregon

¥ Recycle milk cartons by filling a couple with sand and storing them in your car. You can use this to add traction if you get stuck in the snow.

¥ “Spritz the heels and toes of your panty-hose with hairspray to help them last longer and have less runs. This has worked for me for 30 years.” -- L.B. in Georgia

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BODIES OF WATER (continued):• Switzerland’s Lake Geneva was the

inspiration for the British rock band Deep Purple’s megahit “Smoke on the Water” in 1972. The band was set to record “Machine Head” in a Montreux, Switzerland, casino in December of 1971 on the morning after a Frank Zappa concert there. During Zappa’s performance, a spectator fired a flare gun at the ceiling and started a fire that completely destroyed the casino. Deep Purple members watched the smoke spreading over the Lake from their hotel window. The song, No. 426 on Rolling Stone magazine’s list of the “500 Greatest Songs of All Time,” has opening lyrics of “We all came out to Montreux, on the Lake Geneva shoreline.” The line “Swiss time was running out” referred to the fact that their visas were due to expire shortly. A portion of Lake Geneva lies in France, where it is called Lake Léman.

• Why is the Great Salt Lake in Utahsalty? It’s because it is an endorheic lake, meaning it doesn’t have an outlet. Tributary rivers continually transport small amounts of salt mixed in their fresh water into the Lake. When large quantities of that water evaporate, the salt remains, leaving the Lake far saltier than even seawater. At approximately 75 miles (120 km) long and 35 miles (56 km) wide, it’s the 37th largest lake on Earth. Mountain man Jim Bridger and French-Canadian fur trader Etienne Provost were the first Europeans to see the Lake, in separate sightings in 1824.

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PHILLIPE CROIZONThis week, Tidbits expresses admiration for

a true sports hero, Phillipe Croizon, who recently made a historic swim across the English Channel. Follow along and see what made this crossing especially amazing.

• PhillipeCroizon’sday startedout as anyother back in 1994. The 26-year-old Frenchman had a good job as a steelworker at a nearby foundry, was married with a son and had another baby on the way. This was the day he chose to work on the outside television antenna at his home in Saint-Rémy-sur-Creuse, France. As Croizon stood on a metal ladder on the roof, the antenna touched a high-voltage power line, sending 20,000 volts of electricity through the young man’s body. As the electricity grounded, he became adhered to the ladder, and he remained in that state for 20 minutes before his neighbor contacted help. His injuries were so severe, they necessitated the amputation of both arms and both legs.

•AsCroizonlayrecuperatinginhishospitalbed in Tours, France, he happened to watch a television documentary about swimming the English Channel, and was so inspired, he made the decision that this would be something he would accomplish during his lifetime.

•TheEnglishChannelis,atitsnarrowest,a22-mile (34-km) body of water separating England and France, and crossing it is no small feat for any swimmer, let alone a quadruple amputee. Swimming the Channel first became a popular achievement in 1875, when Captain Matthew Webb completed the first documented unassisted swim across the Strait of Dover in 21 hours and 45 minutes.

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1. Three players hit at least 290 home runs during the decade of the 1970s. Name two of them.2. Who was the first pitcher to strike out 200 or more batters in nine consecutive seasons?

3. From 2007 through 2009, only two NFL wide receivers had more than 100 catches and more than 1,000 receiving yards each season. Name either receiver.4. When was the last time before 2010 that the University of Dayton men’s basketball team won a postseason NIT title?5. The NHL Draft in 2010 set a mark for most American players picked in the first round. How many?6. NASCAR’s Jimmie Johnson (2006-10) is one of two drivers to be a five-time consecu-tive season champion in a major motors-ports series. Name the other driver.7. In 2010, Francesca Schiavone, at 29, became the oldest woman to win her first Grand Slam tennis title since whom?

CROIZON (continued):• In 1926, Gertrude Ederle became the

first woman to swim across the channel, with a time of 14 hours and 39 minutes, defeating the time of two of the five men who had successfully completed the distance in previous years. The current world record was set in 2007 by Bulgarian Petar Stoychev, the first to break the seven-hour mark, with a time of 6 hours, 57 minutes, 50 seconds.

• At8a.m.onSeptember19,2010,42-year-old Croizon pushed off from the English coastline near Folkestone. He had been training about 35 hours per week for the previous two years off France’s Atlantic coast. He was equipped with specially designed prostheses fitted with flippers that fixed onto the stumps of his legs that he used to propel himself, and a snorkel for breathing. According to his calculations, he was prepared for his crossing to take up to 24 hours.

•AsCroizonpaddledalong,hewasjoinedby three dolphins that swam with him for a time, something he interpreted as a good luck charm. At approximately 9:30 that evening, he touched the bank at Wissant, France, just 13 and a half hours after leaving England. A quadruple amputee had beaten Gertrude Ederle’s time! A portion of his victory speech stated, “I’ve done this for myself, for my family, and for all those who have suffered tragedy and lost their taste for life.”

•Croizonhasdocumentedhisexperiencesin a recent autobiography “J’ai Decide de Vivre (I Decided to Live).” His record-making swim wasn’t the first time he’s been in the news. In 2007, this remarkable man achieved recognition for parachuting from an airplane.

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¥ On Jan. 26, 1788, the first Australian penal colony is established, and 736 convicts banished from England land in Botany Bay. During the next 60 years, approximately 50,000 criminals were transported from Great Britain.

¥ On Jan. 29, 1845, Edgar Allan Poe’s famous poem “The Raven,” beginning “Once upon a midnight dreary,” is published in the New York Evening Mirror.

¥ On Jan. 25, 1905, at the Premier Mine in Pretoria, South Africa, a 3,106-carat diamond is discovered. Weighing 1.33 pounds, and christened the “Cullinan,” it is the largest dia-mond ever found. The Cullinan was later cut into nine large stones and about 100 smaller ones.

¥ On Jan. 24, 1935, the first canned beer goes on sale. In partnership with the Ameri-can Can Company, the Gottfried Krueger Brewing Company delivered 2,000 cans of Krueger’s Finest Beer and Krueger’s Cream Ale to Richmond, Va. It had taken two years of research to develop a can that was pressur-ized and had a special coating to prevent the fizzy beer from chemically reacting with the tin.

¥ On Jan. 27, 1965, the Shelby GT 350, a ver-sion of a Ford Mustang sports car developed by American auto racer and car designer Car-roll Shelby, is launched. The Shelby GT 350 featured a 306 horsepower V-8 engine and remained in production through the end of the 1960s.

¥ On Jan. 30, 1972, in Londonderry, North-ern Ireland, 13 unarmed civil-rights dem-onstrators are shot dead by British Army paratroopers in an event that becomes known as “Bloody Sunday.” The protesters, all North-ern Catholics, were marching in protest of the British policy of internment of suspected Irish nationalists.

¥ On Jan. 28, 1986, the space shuttle Chal-lenger explodes just after liftoff from Cape Canaveral, Fla., killing the seven astronauts aboard. The O-ring seal on the Challenger’s solid rocket booster, which had become brittle in cold temperatures, failed. Flames then broke out of the booster and damaged the external fuel tank. Within 73 seconds, the shuttle began breaking apart, then plunged into the Atlantic Ocean.

INYOURDREAMS“Dream a little dream of me” goes the old

song. This week, Tidbits delves into the world of dreams — what we know and what we don’t know!

•You’llspendaboutsixyearsdreamingoverthe course of your life (about two hours a night). Although some dreams seem to go on and on all night, they typically last only five to 20 minutes.

•Whatisthepurposeofdreams?Aphysicianmight say that they are a response to the body’s neural processes that take place during sleep. A psychologist might see them as a reflection of what goes on in the subconscious. (Freud felt that bad dreams were the brain’s way of controlling the emotions from life’s disturbing experiences.) A spiritual person might see dreams as a message from the gods or from a deceased loved one. Some oneirologists (scientists who study dreams) think that dreams are a way of securing experiences in our long-term memory.

•RapidEyeMovement(REM)sleepisthatstage of sleep when the large muscles of the body become immobile, heart and breathing rates become faster, and brain activity increases. Characterized by the rapid movement of the eyes, it is at this stage when people dream. REM sleep is usually about 25 percent of an adult’s total sleep, about two hours a night, but it is divided into four or five periods. It usually begins about 90 minutes after falling asleep. Although people do dream during non-REM sleep, the most bizarre and vividly recalled dreams are during REM.

•Thosepeoplewhosnoreonlydosoduringnon-REM sleep. About 10 percent of them have sleep apnea, which causes them to stop breathing as many as 300 times per night.

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¥ It was beloved American comedian, actor, producer and author Bill Cosby who offered the following advice to new parents: “Always end the name of your child with a vowel, so that when you yell, the name will carry.” ¥ Those who study such things say that it takes one second to vacuum 1 square foot of floor. ¥ You probably don’t realize it -- and you certainly don’t notice it -- but experts claim that the Atlantic Ocean is getting about 1 centimeter bigger every year, and the Pacific Ocean is shrinking by the same amount. It’s due to continental drift, they say. ¥ If you’re planning a trip to central Africa, you can pay a visit to both the shortest people in the world (the Pygmy tribes) as well as the tallest (the Tutsi, also known as the Watusi).

¥ If you’re a blood donor, you help to make up a significant minority. In the United States, less than 5 percent of the population donates blood every year. ¥ It was Nobel Prize-winning Russian author Bo-ris Pasternak who wrote the novel (later adapted to film) “Doctor Zhivago.” It was originally published in 1957 in Italy, to great acclaim, but it wasn’t published in the Soviet Union until 1988. ¥ If you took all the Tootsie Rolls produced every year and placed them end to end, there would be enough candy to stretch to the moon and back. Interestingly, the Tootsie Roll isn’t actually considered to be chocolate -- not according to the definition used by federal officials supervising the candy industry, anyway. ¥ The world’s highest tides are found in the Bay of Fundy, located in Nova Scotia, Canada. There, the difference between high and low tides can be as much as 50 feet.***Thought for the Day: “I am free of all prejudices. I hate everyone equally.” -- W.C. Fields

1. Willie Stargell (296 home runs), Reggie Jackson (292) and Johnny Bench (290).2. Tom Seaver of the New York Mets (1968-76).3. Denver’s Brandon Marshall and New England’s Wes Welker.4. It was 1968.5. Eleven.6. Formula 1’s Michael Schumacher (2000-04).7. Ann Jones was 30 when she won Wimbledon in 1969.

1. William Sydney Porter2. A vessel used by Jesus at the Last Supper3. Nine4. The House of Lords and the House of Commons 5. The back6. New Mexico7. Richard Nixon8. World War I 9. A fear of fur10. 1975

INYOURDREAMS(continued):• Experiments in REM sleep began about

1952, when scientists noticed that sleepers’ eyes fluttered beneath closed eyelids. They instituted the use of a polygraph machine to record brainwaves. Modern machines monitor eye movements, as the eyes seem to move around to watch images as if on a big screen in the mind.

• The next time you accuse someone of“playing possum,” you should know that it is actually impossible to tell if someone is awake. Some folks can even take naps with their eyes open and not even know it!

•Youwon’trecallabout95percentofyourdreams. It’s the theory of some experts that déjà vu, that feeling of having “been there before,” is due to having dreamt about a similar situation, then somehow being reminded of it when awake.

•Besuretogetenoughsleep!Ifyoufallasleepless than five minutes after you close your eyes, you are sleep-deprived. (Between 10 and 15 minutes is optimal.) If you are awake for 17 continuous hours, you are already experiencing a decrease in performance equal to a blood alcohol level of 0.05 percent. Sleep deprivation contributed to the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill and the Chernobyl nuclear accident. Experts estimate that it is a factor in one out of every six fatal traffic accidents. A sleep-deprived person may be more prone to depression, heart disease and hypertension. Subjects in studies often slur their speech or speak slower than usual and often have difficulty making decisions and focusing on tasks. It seems that women need about an hour more sleep per night than men, which may be part of the reason that women are more susceptible to depression.

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