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Issue 18 April 5, 2012

2nd Quarter 2012Week 15

April 8 - 14

TABLE OF CONTENTSISSUE 2012.135

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FAMOUS LANDMARKS:LEANING TOWER OF

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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 figures of this monumental tragedy, as well as information about the famous 1997 film 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 fish, 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 filled with 12,000 dinner plates, 3,000 teacups, 300 nutcrackers, 6,000 tablecloths and 45,000 napkins.

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Going paperless is an important part of the Department of Veterans Affairs “people-focused process and technology-centered

improvements” and is supposed to streamline the claims steps and get rid of the backlog.To that end, the VA has made it easier to

file a claim online by providing 70 different Disability Benefits Questionnaires covering all

types of conditions. Whether it’s cardiovascular, dermatological, endocrinological,

gastrointestinal, neurological or something else, there’s a form for it. Additionally, if you

don’t have a diagnosis yet, there’s a section for symptoms that will tell you which form applies

to you. You can download it electronically for your doctor, or print out a copy to take in for your doctor to complete. Ideally your doctor will

complete the digital questionnaire and submit it electronically. The instructions ask that your

doctor file the form electronically in case of bad handwriting. Be sure to keep a copy for your

records.To find the forms, go online to http://benefits.

va.gov/transformation/ and scroll down the right side to Key Transformation Plan

Initiatives. The link to the questionnaires are listed there. Note that there is a link on the right

side to a video that helps with filing a claim.Read the FAQ to make sure you know the

process. One thing that’s common to all three forms is this statement: “VA will not pay or reimburse any expenses or costs incurred in

the process of completing and/or submitting a DBQ.”

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• On April 20, 1841, Edgar Allen Poe’s short story, “The Murders in the Rue Morgue,” first appears in Graham’s Lady’s and Gentleman’s Magazine. It is generally considered to be the first detective story. Like the later Sherlock Holmes stories, the tale is narrated by the detective’s roommate.

• On April 22, 1889, at precisely high noon, thousands of would-be settlers make a mad dash into the newly opened Oklahoma Territory to claim cheap land. All told, from 50,000 to 60,000 settlers entered the territory that day. Towns like Norman, Oklahoma City, Kingfisher and Guthrie sprang into being almost overnight.

• On April 21, 1918, in the skies over France, Manfred von Richthofen, the notorious German flying ace known as “The Red Baron” with 80 victories under his belt, is killed by Allied fire. He was 25 years old.

• On April 17, 1937, Daffy Duck makes his debut in the Warner Bros. short “Porky’s Duck Hunt.” In the 1920s, movie houses had started showing a short cartoon before feature presentations, but the form became more popular after sound was introduced in 1928.

• On April 16, 1947, in Texas City’s port on Galveston Bay, a fire aboard the French freighter Grandcamp ignites ammonium nitrate, causing a massive blast that destroys much of the city and takes nearly 600 lives. The fire department tried to douse the flames, but the ship was so hot that the water from their fire hoses was instantly vaporized.

• On April 19, 1957, the Brattle Theater in Cambridge, Mass., presents its first showing of “Casablanca,” introducing a new generation to Humphrey Bogart, who had died months earlier. Bogart had been wounded aboard a Navy ship during World War 1. His upper lip was scarred and partially paralyzed, giving him the tough-guy poker face and slight lisp that characterized his acting.

• On April 18, 1983, Joan Benoit wins her second Boston Marathon in the women?s division with a time of 2:22:43. The inaugural Boston Marathon was run on Apr. 19, 1897, and was a men-only event until 1972, when women were officially allowed to compete.


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THE TITANIC (continued):•Although designed and licensed to carry3,500passengers,only2,223peoplewereonboard,includingmillionaireJohnJacobAstor,mining magnate Benjamin Guggenheim andMacy’s department store owners Isidor andIdaStraus.Themostelegantfirst-classsuiteswere priced at $4,350, which translates toabout$75,000intoday’smoney.Second-classfareswere$1,750 ($24,000 today),and thirdclass steerage was available for $30, about$350 today. First-class passengers ate theirmealsfromfinechinaedgedin22kgold

• Thefinaleveningmealservedon theTitanicconsisted of 11 different courses, includingraw oysters as an hors d’oeuvre, cream ofbarley soup, cold asparagus vinaigrette androastduckling.

•Fourdays into theAtlanticcrossing, theshipstruck an iceberg, one estimated at 500,000tons,with50feet(15.2m)abovethewaterandseven-eighthsof its bulkbelow. Icebergs aretypicallyat theirworstduringApril,becausewarmer spring temperatures melt the thickice of the sea that has held the icebergs inplace,releasingthemtofloatfree.Theship’s

wirelessoperatorsreceivedseventelegraphedice warnings that fateful night. The finalmessage, placed under a paperweight, wasneverdeliveredtothoseontheship’sbridge.TheicefieldtheTitanicencounteredwascloseto80miles(128km)long.

•Theshipwasequippedwithlifeboatsfor1,178ofthemorethan2,200peopleonboard.Thedeathtollwas1,517,ofwhichonly306bodieswererecovered.Althoughalifeboatcouldhold65people,thefirstonewaslaunchedwithonly28onboard.Hadthecrewloadedtheexistinglifeboats to capacity, 500 more lives couldhavebeensaved.

•Theoriginalplanscalledforanadditional12lifeboatsonthedeck,buttheWhiteStarLine’smanagement ditched the idea, claiming thedeckwould“looktoocluttered.”

• ItwasnotalargegashinthehulloftheTitanicthatcausedhertosink;rathertheforceoftheimpactcausedthesteelrivetstopop,bucklingthesteelplatesofthehull.Basedontheship’sspeedofabout22knots,iftheiceberghadbeensightedonly30secondssooner, thecollisioncouldhavebeenavoided.Withoneknotequalto1.516mph(2.44km/h),22knotswasclose

tothehighestspeedtheshiphadeverreached.•Ittookonlytwohoursand40minutesfortheTitanic tosinkafterstriking the iceberg.Theshipthatrespondedimmediatelytothedistresscalls was the Carpathia, 58 miles (93 km)away.Unfortunately,ittookfourhoursfortheshiptoreachtheTitanic.TheCarpathiacarriedthe700-plussurvivorsintoNewYorkharbor,wheretheshipwasmetbyover40,000people.

•Mostofthevictimsfrozetodeathratherthandrowned in the 28º F (-2º C) water, wheredeathoccurredinaslittleas15minutes.WhenJames Cameron produced his 1997 movieblockbuster,heinstructedcastmembersonthestagesofhypothermia inorder tomake theirscenes more realistic. Cameron advised hiscast,“It’ssupposedlyaverypeacefulfeeling.”The actors’ icy frozen hair was created bycoatinghairwithcoloredwax.

•Ofthe306bodiesrecovered,150wereneverclaimed. Those unclaimed were buried inHalifax,NovaScotia.

•Captain Edward Smith had plans of retiringaftersafelynavigatingtheTitanictoNewYorkCity,wrappingup38yearswiththeWhiteStarLine.

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•ProducerJamesCameronmade12tripstotheactualwreckagesitetoconductresearchforhis1997film.Hismovie contains actual footagefromthesetrips,shotonlocation.Areplicaoftheshipwasconstructedforthefilm,anditwassunkinanimmensetankfilledwith17milliongallonsofwater.Ahydraulic liftwasused totiltthetankandraiseandlowertheship.

•Several items recovered from the wreckagenowresideinaPhiladelphiamuseum,includingMrs.JohnJacobAstor’slifebelt,amenufromthe dining room, a deck chair and a piece ofwoodfromalifeboat.

•The youngest passenger on the ship wasMillvinaDean,justnineweeksold.HerparentswereemigratingtoWichita,Kansas,wheretheyhad family and friends.Millvina, along withhermotherandbrother,weresomeofthefirststeeragepassengerstobeloadedintolifeboats.Her25-year-oldfatherdidnotsurvive.Millvinawasalsothelastlivingsurvivor,passingawayinMay2009,attheageof97.HerasheswerescatteredofftheSouthamptondock,wheretheTitanichadbeenlaunched.Strangelyenough,herbrotherdiedonthe80thanniversaryofthesinking.

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LANDMARKS OF THE WORLD:

LEANING TOWER OF PISAOneofthemosteasilyrecognizedlandmarksintheworldistheLeaningTowerofPisa,perhapsItaly’sfavoritetouristattraction.Isit indangerof eventually tipping over? Follow along andsee!• TheTorrePendentediPisa,orBellTowerofPisa,standsadjacenttotheCathedralofPisainthePiazzadeiMiracoli(SquareofMiracles).It is the thirdoldestbuilding in thecathedralsquare, after the cathedral itself and thebaptistery.

•ConstructionbeganontheTowerin1173.Bythetimethefirstthreestorieswerecompleted,theTower had alreadybegun to lean. It’s nosmall wonder it happened, since the cityof Pisa itself takes its name from a Greekword meaning “marshy land.” The Tower’sfoundations,only9.85 feet (3m)deep,were

laid on soft ground made up of clay, finesand and shells, no match for a 14,500-tonweight.Infact,thereareseveralothertowersthroughoutthecitythatlean,andthecathedralandbaptisteryaresinkingaswell.

•WorkstoppedontheTowerafteronlyfiveyearsandthreestories.Thearchitectsandengineershoped that by delaying the construction, theclaywould settle andharden, something thatdidn’t happen. Construction did not resumefor nearly 100 years, until 1272, when anarchitectattempted tocorrect the leanwithadesignthatmadetheremainingstoriesshorterontheuphillside.Fouradditionalfloorswereadded,andtheextraweightofthesecausedtheTowertosinkfurtherandleanevenmore.Theconstructionhaltedyetagainin1278.

• The seventh story was finally completed in1319, and in 1372 the top bell chamberwasadded.TherearesevenbellsintheTower,alltunedtothepitchesofthemusicalscale.

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Q: The other day I noticed a small puddle of water at the base of the toilet. I wiped it up, only to notice the next day that the puddle was back. It’s clean water so I think it’s a leak from the tank, but I can’t find any visible drips. The tank itself tends to sweat a bit, so I can’t pinpoint where the water is coming from. Should I call in a plumber? -- Christine H., Toledo,

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A: Try a few more things to try and pinpoint the source of the problem. Visually check the tank and the bowl for cracks -- most toilets are pretty sturdy, so it’s unusual for them to crack for no reason, but do check. The tank is more likely to crack, and if so, it needs to be completely replaced. At least it’s easier

than replacing the bowl.If you don’t find a crack, check the shutoff valve (usually what looks like a faucet handle jutting from the wall below and behind the toilet) and its attached inlet tube for leaks. Flush the toilet so that the tank begins filling, and observe the inlet components. You may also need to run your hand along the valve, in-let tube and the inlet connection at the bottom of the tank, checking if any water is leaking and running down the inlet tube or the back of the toilet, out of

sight.Next, test for a silent leak to confirm whether the leak is happening in the tank or not. Take the tank top off. Flush the toilet and let the tank refill com-pletely. Then, take a crayon or wax pencil and mark the high-water point with a small line. Walk away for 10 minutes, come back and see if the water is still at that point or has gone down. If it has fallen below the line, mark the new water point and leave it for another 10 minutes. Check again to see if the water

level continues to fall. If the tank is leaking, check some possible sources of the leak. First, make sure the flapper valve at the bottom of the tank is completely closed. This is one

of the biggest causes of a slow leak from a tank -- al-though it doesn’t explain the water on the floor, as the water leaks through the flapper valve into the toilet bowl. Next, check the seal at the base of the flush as-sembly, and any other visible seal, for deterioration.

Finally, consider that small amount of condensation on the tank. Could it be the cause of the puddle? Try in-sulating the interior of the tank, or sliding a tank cover over the outside (both available at home improvement

stores) to reduce the condensation.Once you’ve eliminated all the smaller reasons for the puddle of water on the floor, it’s time to look at a more serious possibility: that the seal between the base of the toilet and the floor has begun to fail. It’s not a particularly difficult or time-consuming repair, but the toilet will have to be lifted off the base in order for the wax ring, which acts as the main sealant, to be replaced. If you don’t have much experience with toilet repairs, this is where a plumber would come in.

HOME TIP: To keep the seals and other parts of a flush assembly in top shape for years, avoid placing a bleach-based toilet cleaner cake in the tank. Bleach

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PAW’S CORNERBy Sam Mazzotta

Flying With Your Pet

DEAR PAW’S CORNER: I have to take a trip across the country in about a month, and I hate the thought of leaving my dog “Snoops” alone,

even with a house sitter stopping by. I don’t want to put him into a cargo crate and ship him to

where I’m going. Can I sneak my dog on board the airplane instead? -- Sign me “Shhhh” in Little

Rock, Ark.

DEAR SHHHH: Why sneak your dog aboard? Some airlines allow very small dogs -- those that

can fit into a handheld carrier that fits beneath the airline seat in front of you -- to fly with their owner. Check with your airline about this option,

any additional fees, rules and restrictions well before your flight.

Under no circumstances should you try to sneak your dog into the passenger cabin. You will be

found out, and the complications of your trip will multiply exponentially.

Flying your pet, or with your pet, is a common activity and a common worry for pet owners.

Some pet websites list airlines with pet

travel policies, such as dogfriendly.com, which recently updated its list.

Most interesting is the newly launched airline, Pet Airways (http://www.petairways.com/),

which doesn’t fly people at all -- just pets (with a human attendant on board to monitor and care for

them). No matter how you decide to get Snoops across the country, follow a few important steps when transporting him. Make sure his carrier is sturdy and comfortable and includes his favorite toys

and blanket. Don’t feed him less than five hours before his flight. Give him water two hours

before the flight. If you aren’t confident in the airline’s ability to transport him, consider leaving him with a sitter or at a pet hotel until you return.

Send your questions or tips to [email protected], or write to Paw’s Corner, c/o King Features Weekly Service, P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475. For more pet care-related advice and information, visit www.pawscorner.com.


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Clint’s for CertainThe Sprint Cup season is

only five races old, but Clint Bowyer has gone a long way toward eliminating the uncertainty that clouded his career during the off-sea-son.

Bowyer, 32, made his name at Richard Childress Racing, where he won five races since joining the Cup ranks full-time in 2006. Twice he won at New Hamp-shire Motor Speedway, in 2007 and 2010, and at Tal-ladega Superspeedway, in 2010 and 2011. He also won at Richmond, in 2008.

Late in 2011, Bowyer found that, due to sponsor-ship issues, there was no place for him at RCR. The Emporia, Kan., native con-sidered several offers and decided to move to Michael Waltrip Racing, where his No. 15 Toyota is sponsored by 5-Hour Energy Drink.

Waltrip’s team has won only twice since its incep-tion in 2007. RCR has won 100 Cup races, dating back to 1983.

So far, so good. Bowyer ranks ninth in the Cup stand-ings with one top-five and two top-10 finishes.

“These MWR cars have been good ever since (team-mate Martin) Truex was run-ning good at the end of last year,” Bowyer said. “Just

real proud of everybody.“Looking at last year, they

showed signs of brilliance, and then, I think, where they lacked was being consistent throughout the year. If we’re able to go there, that’s one thing that’s always been my

strong point. If I can contin-ue my consistency ... that’s what we’re missing.”

Bowyer never felt the per-ceived uncertainty regard-ing his latest career move.

“In this sport anymore, the cars are so much the same that the only real thing

you’re starting over with is the group of people,” he said. “Sometimes change can be good and bad. There’s no question that, last year, I didn’t have the success that I expected and that I wanted.

“Maybe it was time to

make a change, and I’ll be able to answer that in a year or so. I really see a lot of potential here, a lot of things coming together at the right time for me to make a change and ride that wave on into the future.”

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Monte Dutton covers motorsports for The Gas-ton (N.C.) Gazette. E-mail Monte at [email protected].

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After spending time with Richard Childress Racing, Cliff Bowyer (right) is off to a good start at Waltrip Racing. (John Clark/NASCAR This Week photo)

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BIBLE TRIVIA

Magic Maze

Answers1. Bertolt Brecht2. The rupee3. Without payment4. Four5. Carole Moseley Braun6. Vasco Nunez de Balboa7. Plebeians8. Vilnius9. Jurassic10. Sculptor

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• It was Scottish author and historian Thomas Carlyle who made the following sage observation: “The greatest of faults is to be conscious of none.”

• If you’re planning to travel to Washington state with nefarious plans, here’s an interesting law to keep in mind: Any motorist with criminal intent is required to stop before entering a town and inform the chief of police of his or her presence.

• Are you more afraid of lightning or sharks? If you look at the numbers, it makes more sense to fear lightning; more than three times as many people die from lightning strikes than do so in shark attacks.

• The acids in your digestive system are so corrosive that your stomach must produce an entirely new lining every three days.

• As the Black Plague was sweeping Europe during the Middle Ages, some people, for reasons surpassing understanding, believed that plague victims could cure themselves by smelling human waste.

• It was in 1893 that the zipper was invented, and it was originally intended to be used in shoes.

• If you’re familiar with the Disney film “Cinderella,” you might be surprised to learn some details about the Grimm brothers’ version of the folktale. In their story, Cinderella’s wicked stepsisters are so desperate to marry the prince that they mutilate their feet in order to try to make them fit in the slipper (which, in the Grimm version, is made of gold, not glass). Also, at the wedding of Cinderella and her prince, the stepsisters’ eyes are plucked out by pigeons.***Thought for the Day: “The tax which will be paid for education is not more than the thousandth part of what will be paid to kings, priests, and nobles who will rise up among us if we leave the people to ignorance.” -- Thomas Jefferson


ANSWERS: 1) Neither; 2) 32; 3) John; 4) Gadites; 5) Benjamites; 6) Eleazer

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