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THE TITANICby Kathy Wolfe

April 14 marks the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic on her maiden voyage from Southampton, England, to New York City. In memoriam, Tidbits brings you the facts and fi gures of this monumental tragedy, as well as information about the famous 1997 fi lm produced by James Cameron.

• Constructed at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast, Ireland, the Titanic was the largest passenger steamship in the world at the time. Nearly 14,000 laborers contributed to her construction, at a cost of nearly $8 million. (Compare this to the cost of making Cameron’s 1997 movie “Titanic,” with a production price tag of over $200 million.)

• The ship was four city blocks long and weighed 46,329 tons. Three million rivets held the hull together. On launch day, 44,000 pounds (19,958 kg) of soap, grease and oil were required to slide the massive craft into the water. Twenty-nine boilers fueled the 159 coal-burning furnaces.

• The coolers were stocked with 75,000 pounds (34,019 kg) of fresh meat, 11,000 pounds (4,989 kg) of fresh fi sh, 36,000 oranges, 40,000 eggs, 6,000 pounds (2,721 kg) of butter and 1,500 gallons (6,819 l) of milk. The cupboards were fi lled with 12,000 dinner plates, 3,000 teacups, 300 nutcrackers, 6,000 tablecloths and 45,000 napkins.

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• Although designed and licensed to carry 3,500 passengers, only 2,223 people were on board, including millionaire John Jacob Astor, mining magnate Benjamin Guggenheim and Macy’s department store owners Isidor and Ida Straus. The most elegant first-class suites were priced at $4,350, which translates to about $75,000 in today’s money. Second-class fares were $1,750 ($24,000 today), and third class steerage was available for $30, about $350 today. First-class passengers ate their meals from fine china edged in 22k gold

• The final evening meal served on the Titanic consisted of 11 different courses, including raw oysters as an hors d’oeuvre, cream of barley soup, cold asparagus vinaigrette and roast duckling.

• Four days into the Atlantic crossing, the ship struck an iceberg, one estimated at 500,000 tons, with 50 feet (15.2 m) above the water and seven-eighths of its bulk below. Icebergs are typically at their worst during April, because warmer spring temperatures melt the thick ice of the sea that has held the icebergs in place, releasing them to float free. The ship’s wireless operators received seven telegraphed ice warnings that fateful night. The final message, placed under a paperweight, was never delivered to those on the ship’s bridge. The ice field the Titanic encountered was close to 80 miles (128 km) long.

• The ship was equipped with lifeboats for 1,178 of the more than 2,200 people on board. The death toll was 1,517, of which only 306 bodies were recovered. Although a lifeboat could hold 65 people, the first one was launched with only 28 on board. Had the crew loaded the existing lifeboats to capacity, 500 more lives could have been saved. • The original plans called for an additional 12 lifeboats on the deck, but the White Star Line’s management ditched the idea, claiming the deck would “look too cluttered.”

• It was not a large gash in the hull of the Titanic that caused her to sink; rather the force of the impact caused the steel rivets to pop, buckling the steel plates of the hull. Based on the ship’s speed of about 22 knots, if the iceberg had been sighted only 30 seconds sooner, the collision could have been avoided. With one knot equal to 1.516 mph (2.44 km/h), 22 knots was close to the highest speed the ship had ever reached.

• It took only two hours and 40 minutes for the Titanic to sink strik- ing the iceberg. The ship that responded immediately to the distress calls was the Carpath- ia, 58 miles (93 km) away. Unfortunately, it took four hours for the ship to reach the Titanic. The Carpathia carried the 700-plus survivors into New York harbor, where the ship was met by over 40,000 people. • Most of the victims froze to death rather than drowned in the 28º F (-2º C) water, where death occurred in as little as 15 minutes. When James Cameron produced his 1997 movie blockbuster, he instructed cast members on the stages of hypothermia in order to make their scenes more realistic. Cameron advised his cast, “It’s supposedly a very peaceful feeling.” The actors’ icy frozen hair was created by coating hair with colored wax.

• Of the 306 bodies recovered, 150 were never claimed. Those unclaimed were buried in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

• Captain Edward Smith had plans of retiring after safely navigating the Titanic to New York City, wrapping up 38 years with the White Star Line.

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“The hardware on my favorite purse started to look very banged-up and was flaking. I found a silver leafing pen at the craft store, and it was very easy to spruce my bag up again.”

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CanadianTrivia

1. In Canada, rights come with responsi-bilities. Which of the following is an actual responsibility for all Canadian citizens?a) The responsibility to help others in thecommunityb) The responsibility to obey the lawc) The responsibilty to vote in electionsd) All of the above.

2. Which biennial sports event that began in 1970 fatures such sports as snowshoeing and dog sledding, as well as athletes from northern communities like the Northwest Territories, Yukon, Nunavut, Alaska, Greenland, and sev-eral northernrussian provinces?a) Northern Winter Olympicsb) Arctic Cupc) Arctic Winter Gamesd) Northern Games

3. The prime minister of Canada recommend a governor general candidate to the Queen before a decision is made. True or false?a) Trueb) False

4. What leaf is on the Canadian fl ag? a) mint leafb) maple leaf c) bay leaf d) grape leaf

5. Which monarch proclaimed the National fl ag in 1965?a) King george IVb) King Edward VIIc) Queen Elizabeth IId.) Queen Elizabeth I

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Jerry was at a marriage seminar, and the leader of the seminar, a lady, was asking everybody how long they were married for. When it was Jerry’s turn Jerry said that he was married for almost 50 years. “Wow” the leader gushed “that’s amazing, perhaps you can take a few minutes to share some insights with every-body, how you stay married to the same wom-an for so long. “Well,” Jerry said after thinking for a few moments, “I try to treat her nice, buy her presents, take her on trips and best of all, for our 25th anniversary I took her to the Baha-mas.” “Well that’s really beautiful, and a true inspiration for all of us” the lady said “maybe you can tell us what you are going to do for your 50th anniversary” she said with a smile “Well” Jerry said “I’m thinking of going back to the Bahamas to pick her up.” Answers to Canadian Trivia

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“How do you deal with stress?” This is something that we get asked all the time in our of�ice, but is also a question we like to ask.

Yes, we must reduce stress in our lives wherever possible, because we sure do have enough, but we must also remember the reason we have stess in the �irst place, which is to help us grow.

In the �irst part of this 4 Part Mini-Series on ‘Mastering our Nervous System’, we learned how great the day could be when we start it with a smile. Next, we talked about how we can �ind balance between our left and right brains, which helped us �ind balance in many aspects of our life. In this third issue, I’d like to discuss the topic of ‘Stress in our Lives’.

Stress is commonly placed in a negative light, and we will explore why, but for now let’s acknowledge its positives. The reason we have stress in the �irst place is so that we can grow. Let’s look at some positive examples of using stress productively.

Some Stress is Good

For starters, we all know how important it is to get regular exercise. Exercise is actually a stress on the body, but one that is helpful, as it promotes health by making our bodies stronger. As it turns out, exercise is also one of the greatest ways to deal with stress. It channels and releases energy, restoring natural �low, while also releasing dopamine, the body’s natural “high” hormone.

How about adversity? Whether you are trying to develop a physical skill, or personal character, it is adversity that the greatest teacher. Learning from disappointments, failures and challenges is truly how we greater grow. These obstacles are stresses to our systems, which cause our bodies to adapt to the situation and make the best of it.

We have stress in our lives so we can learn from it, adapt to it, and grow as a result. This process requires great coordination and awareness on the part of the Nervous System in managing stress.

Here’s a magni�icent example of the brilliant ability of the nervous system. Within our bodies, we have two types of automatic responses: a ‘sympathetic’ and ‘parasympathetic’ system.

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“An invisible car came out of nowhere, struck my car and vanished.”

I was thrown from the car as it left the road. I was later found in a ditch by some stray cows.”

“Coming home I drove into the wrong house and collided with a tree I don’t have.”

“The guy was all over the road. I had to swerve a number of times before I hit him.”

“I had been driving for forty year when I fell asleep at the wheel and had an accident.” “An invisible car came out of nowhere, struck my car and vanished.”

The Victoria City Hall clock tower was re-stored to its authentic 1890s appearance, com-plete with facsimile decorative features that had decayed and disappeared over the last 116 years. Some of the work done includes restoring the 20 decorative urns above and below the clock face, reproducing the original 1894 paint scheme, and replacing the rusted decorative moulding around each of the four clock faces. City Hall is designated as a national heritage site and its 105 foot clock tower serves as a signifi cant heritage landmark in the Old Town District. It is a highly visible landmark for many people who live, work in, or visit the city. Portions of the clock tower were in disre-pair. The original sheet metal covering the four faces of the clock tower had rusted through, affected the clock and discoloured other areas of the tower. It became necessary to repair, restore and protect the Second Empire-style heritage architectural elements of the building. City Hall was built in several stages. The fi rst part was erected on the N.W. corner of Douglas and Pandora Streets, the ground was broken on April 2, 1877, and the fi rst Council meeting in the new building was held on December 11, 1878. In 1880, the Tiger Engine Company fi re hall was added to the existing structure on the Pandora Street side. The Douglas Street, or north wing, addition and clock tower were added in 1890.In 1962, as part of the Centennial Square project, a new wing housing the Council chambers was added to the rear of the building. At the same time, the entire interior of City Hall was renovated. The City Hall clock offi cially started at noon on May 5, 1891. It cost $4,821.12.

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All this means is that one system – the parasympathetic system – is the one in control during normal rest, digest and growth activity. The other system – the sympathetic system – is the ‘emergency response’ system. This is the system that responds to stress.

The sympathetic system is best understood in the classic example of the camper in the woods who encounters a bear. Everything was great (parasympathetic system) until a bear showed up. All of a sudden (sympathetic system), his heart rate increases, he can run faster than ever before, he is only thinking in terms of emergency and survival, and he does whatever he has to do in order to get out of danger. Once out of danger, his parasympathetic system takes over again, and he returns to rest, growth and repair. Without the specialties of the sympathetic nervous system (the stress response) and our primal ability to survive, we would have been toast. The stress response got us out of a jam and bought us some time to survive so we could get back to our usual routine.

We are actually quite great at adapting and responding to stress. The problem is, however, with so much stress building up in our daily lives, a lot of us are unable to handle these stress loads, and our bodies begin to break down.

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OVERVIEW – Weather continues to limit the number of boats on the water. Halibut fi shing is still the focus of most anglers fi shing over the weekend. There were some nice ones caught, most of the guides got limits, and a few others got a fi sh or two. Salmon fi shing was FAIR due to low angler effort. Seals are still a

problem for anglers fi shing off of Victoria. FRESH WATER

OVERVIEW – Fishing is PICKING UP on the local lakes for both trout and bass. The spring stocking of lakes has started and most lakes now have some fresh, catchable rain-bows in them. Steelhead fi shing is waning in the rivers and mostly kelts are showing up in the catches.

FISH TIP OF THE WEEK An invaluable but overlooked tool for trout anglers is the stomach pump. This neat little tool allows you to take a sample of what the fi sh is eating from out of the fi sh without doing it any harm. If you want to increase your fl y fi shing success you defi nitely need a stomach pump 2012 DERBIES and EVENTSIsland Outfi tters starts and ends the year with the free for fun and prizes Salmon and Halibut Leader Board. Simply weigh your catch in at Island Outfi tters and the top fi ve fi sh in each category on December 31st wins a special prize. Everybody who enters a fi sh gets a prize! Maybe it will be you bringing in the big one! Please let us know as early as possible about your up coming events in 2012!April 14th. The 5th Annual Elk Lake Take a Kid Fishing Derby. Tickets are Adults – $25, Children under 16 – $10. All ticket holders are entered into the draw for a new boat and motor package. First place prizes of $1,000 for the largest tout and the largest bass. This derby has live release weigh boats and weigh-station located strategi-cally on the lake. For more info contact us at 350-475-4969.April 28th: The Sidney Salmon Derby. Rod Tickets are only $100.00 each! Banquet Tickets are $22.00 (including HST). Scales close at 4:00pm.- Banquet Dinner at Tulista Park starts after 4:00pm. Prizes to be won! 1st Place; $5,000 2nd Place; $3,000 3rd Place; $2,000: Plus Draw Prizes and 50/50 Tickets! All proceeds go to Salmon Enhancement Tickets available at Island Outfi ttersMay 12th and 13th: The 16th Annual Just for the Halibut Derby. First prize is $7,500 cash, 2nd prize is $2,500, and 3rd prize is $1,000 cash. A hidden weight “Bonus” prize is sponsored by SG Power. Tickets are available at Island Outfi tters, Pedder Bay Marina or Cheanuh Marina. Call 250-475-4969 for more information.