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TIDBITS® EXPLORES SOME OF LIFE’SCROSSINGSby Patricia L. Cook

Tidbits crosses many paths in researching information for your reading pleasure. This issue will look at some familiar crosses and crossings that we all encounter. • The first type of crossing that comes tomind

for most is a railroad crossing. Many drivers encounter railroad crossings every time they drive. Rail lines are prevalent in North America, which highlights the fact that railroads play a huge part in transporting goods and people across this continent.

•Where railroads exist, crossings also exist.Railroad crossings are intersections where a roadway crosses a railroad at-grade. In the United States, they are referred to as grade crossings. In Canada and many other places, they are called level crossings.

•As of 2005, there were 147,681 public gradecrossings and 94,583 private crossings in theUnited States. Public crossings are maintained by a public authority, but private crossings, not intended for public use, are not. They are for the use of the owners of the property and usually on farmsorindustrialcomplexes.

• Grade crossings in all countries have alwaysbeen accident-prone areas. When vehicles orpedestrians cross the paths of trains, trains win. The good news is that in recent years, accident rates have gone down.

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HOLLYWOOD--Parentgroupsarealloverthe possibility that NBC will replace CNN talk-show host Piers Morgan on “America’s Got Talent” with radio shock-jock HowardStern. They’ve informed the network that Stern “is not appropriate for the family-friendlyseries.”ItwasonStern’sshowthatproducer Brett Ratner followed up his anti-gaycommentataQ&Aforhisfilm“TowerHeist”withadetailedaccountingofhissexlife. The one-two punch caused such an out-cry in Hollywood that Ratner was compelled toresignasproducerofthenextOscarshow,quickly followed by the announcement that host Eddie Murphy would resign as well.Insiders speculate Murphy realized he was over his head and wanted out. Ratner got him intoitandhadtogethimoutofit!We’llnev-er know how Murphy would’ve done as host, but lucky for us, Oscar-winning producer BrianGrazerandeight-timeOscarhostBillyCrystal were waiting in the wings and will surely blow the roof off the Kodak Theatre. That’s a slam dunk! ***

Producer/director/writer and actor Quen-tin Tarantino won his Oscar for writing the screenplay of 1994’s “Pulp Fiction.” Nowhe’s finished directing Oscar-winner Rus-sellCroweandLucyLiuin“TheManWiththeIronFist,”dueoutinOctober2012,andis working on his next film, “Django Un-chained.”Tarantino’sscreenplayisbasedonthe1966ItalianspaghettiWestern“Django,”directed by Sergio Corbucci, which starred FrancoNeroandwasconsideredoneof themostviolentfilmsofitstime.Tarantino shifted the time and place to the pre-CivilWar south and cast Oscar-winner

Jamie Foxx in the title role of an escapedslave turned bounty hunter who returns to the plantation to free his wife. It also stars Oscar-winnerChristophWaltz, JosephGor-don-Levitt, Kurt Russell, Samuel L. Jackson, Sasha Baron Cohen and Leonardo DiCaprio. Leo plays a villain who forces slaves into prostitution. Too bad it isn’t a musical ... the hitsongcouldbe“TangowithDjango!”***Everyone’s wondering, what was the real reason Regis Philbin left his talk show after nearly three decades? When Regis hosted“GoodMorningL.A.,”Iwasonthesetpho-tographing Carol Burnett, whom I’d known since I was 11. Regis pointed at me, stand-ingbehindthecamera,andsaid,“Weshouldhave him on the show ... he knows everything about Hollywood!” I guested on the showfivetimes.YoucanbesurethatifRegisleftthe show that bears his name, he must have something really big up his sleeve. He’s done talk shows, game shows and even nightclubs --what’snext,“RegistheSeries,”“Regisin3D”or“CirqueDuRegis”?

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Page For Advertising Call 778-895-7795 Tidbits of Tri-Cities 3Q: I really like “Grimm” onNBC. Can you tell me about the actress who plays the beautiful blond Reaper? -- David S., via e-mailA: Claire Coffee plays Reaper assassin Adalind Schade (who also happens to be a lawyer). Claire, 31, also is onTNT’s “Franklin andBash,” playingMark-PaulGosselaar’sexandJamesVanDerBeek’scurrentgirlfriend.ClaireandIjokedabouthowshe is living the fantasy of every girl who grew up watching James and Mark-Paul in the ’90s, includingherself:“It’stoobadIdidn’tgetajoblikethiswhenIfirstcametotown--ormaybeit’s good thing, because I probably would have lostmymind.”She’sthrilledaboutherroleon“Grimm,”tellingme: “I really wanted this one, because I’ve never gotten to play any sort of supernatural character before. I’ve never played an evil witch who has fightscenesandkillspeople.Igottoputsomenew special skills on the resume through this job.”***Q:Whenismyfavoriteshow,“Southland,”com-ing back to TNT? -- Johnny C. in New Hamp-shireA: You don’t have to wait much longer for the seasonfourpremiereonJan.17.Thisseasonwillfeature returning stars Michael Cudlitz, Shawn Hatosy, Regina King and Ben McKenzie, and will guest-star Lucy Liu. This season will also reuniteReginaKingwithher“227”co-starMar-laGibbs,whoguest-starsasafamilymemberofa suspect that Detective Lydia Adams (Regina) is investigating for murder.***Q: Now that Eddie Murphy is no longer host-

ing the Oscars, do you think he’ll host theGoldenGlobes? --PeggyG.,viae-mailA: That gig has gone to actor/comedian/writer/producer Ricky Ger-vais, who’s hosted the previous two GoldenGlobes ceremonies.Most of you know I wholeheartedly ap-prove of this choice,

as do many of the Hollywood royalty that Ricky teases. Liam Neeson has voiced his approval of Ricky, saying: “Hollywood needs a shake-up. He’ll be great.” Robert DeNiro showeredRicky with praise after last year’s controversial telecast, telling Ricky he’d be happy to set any-one straight who was offended. Johnny Depp guest-stars on Ricky’s new TV show, “Life’sTooShort,”pokingfunofhimselfandRickyinahilarious sketch (Google it and see foryour-self). The Golden GlobesAwards telecast airsliveSunday,Jan.15,onNBC.***Q:HowisDemiMooredoing?WillshedivorceAshtonKutcherforhisallegedinfidelity?--Re-neeR.,Clearwater,Fla.A: Demi recently announced her decision to filefordivorcefromAshton,stating:“Itiswithgreat sadness and a heavy heart that I have de-cidedtoendmysix-yearmarriagetoAshton.Asa woman, a mother and a wife there are certain values and vows that I hold sacred, and it is in this spirit that I have chosen to move forward withmylife.”


ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Make your holiday preparations one step at a time in order to avoid being overwhelmed and leaving things undone. That confusing family situation continues to work itself out.

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Ease this year’s holiday money pressures by let-ting your thrifty side guide you as you look for those perfect gifts that typically reflect your good taste and love of beauty.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) You’ll have a good handle on potential holiday problems if you delegate tasks to family mem-bers, friends or co-workers -- most of whom will be more than happy to help out.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Right now you are especially vulnerable to holi-day scams that seek to take advantage of your generosity. Best advice: Check them out before you send out your checks.

LEO (July 23 to August 22) The upcoming holiday season gives the Big Cat much to purr about. Relationships grow stronger, and new opportunities loom on the horizon, just waiting to be pounced on.

VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) A changing situation brings conflicting advice about how to go forward with your holiday plans. Your best bet: Make the decision you feel most comfortable with.

LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) Holiday plans get back on track after some con-fusion about the direction you expected to take. A potentially troublesome money matter needs your immediate attention.

SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) Your holiday preparations are on track. But you need to confront a personal situation while you can still keep it from overwhelming everything else.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to December 21) Tight financial matters ease a bit during this holiday season. But the sagacious Sagittarian is well-advised to keep a tight hold on the reins while shopping for gifts.

CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) Don’t put off making decisions about this year’s holiday celebrations, despite the negative com-ments you’ve been getting from several quarters. Do it NOW!

AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) The holidays will bring new friends and new op-portunities. Meanwhile, be careful to use your energy wisely as you go about making holiday preparations.

PISCES (February 19 to March 20) There’s good news coming from a most unlikely source. And it could turn out to be one of the best holiday gifts you have had in years. Remember to stay positive.

BORN THIS WEEK: You are respected for your honesty and loyalty. You make friends slowly -- but with rare excep-tions, they’re in your life forever.

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1. The past two times the Cincin-natiRedsmade theplayoffs (1995,2010), they did so despite hav-ing only two pitchers win 10-plus games each time. Name two of the four pitchers.

2.WhenwasthelasttimeapitchercapturedtheA.L.CyYoungAwardwith16orfewerwinsinaseasonbeforeZackGreinkein2009?

3. In 2010, Baltimore’s Anquan Boldin became the fastest NFLreceiverto600careerreceptions(98games).Whohadbeen the fastest?

4.Whenwas the last time theAtlantic 10ConferencehadfiveteamsmaketheNCAATournamentinmen’sbasketball?

5.Name the personwhowas the first generalmanager ofboththePhiladelphiaFlyers(1967)andtheVancouverCa-nucks(1970).

6.In2011,Uruguaywonthemen’ssoccerCOPAAmericaforarecord15thtime.WhatcountryhadbeentiedwithUruguayat14?

7.In1988,twoboxers,withinthreedaysofoneanother,be-came thefirst two towinfiveworld titles infivedifferentweight divisions. Name them.


CROSSINGS (continued):• The U.S. Department of Transportation has

reported that crossing accidents between vehicles and trains decreased 84 percent between 1972and 2009. In 2009, there were 1,900 collisions, comparedto12,000in1972.

•Muchoftheimprovedsafetyatrailroadcrossingshas been attributed to the Operation Lifesaver program thatwas started in Idaho in 1972.TheIdahogovernor’soffice,IdahoPeaceOfficersandUnionPacificRailroadstarted theprogramwithasix-weekpublicawarenesscampaign.Fatalitiesfell43percent in the inauguralyear,andwithina decade, the program spread all around the country. Canada added Operation Lifesaver in 1981.Anationalofficewascreatedin1986forthenon-profit organization to support the efforts ofthestates.TheUnitedKingdom,Estonia,Mexicoand Argentina also have Operation Lifesaver programs.

•Thewarningsignsatrailroadcrossingsaresimilarworldwide. The “crossbuck” or X sign usuallycontains the words “railroad crossing” in theUnitedStatesand“railwaycrossing”inCanada.The“crossbuck”isalsocalleda“saltire”orSaintAndrew’s cross. Saint Andrew was a disciple of JesusChristwhowasmartyredon anX-shapedcross as opposed to a traditional cross. The saltire isusedinmanyflags,includingScotland’s,whereSaint Andrew is the patron Saint. Nova Scotia, Australia, New Zealand and the U.S. states of FloridaandAlabamaareotherswiththesaltireontheirflags.

• The Scottish flag, a white saltire on a bluebackground, is believed to be the oldest flag inEurope. The village of Athelstaneford, birthplace of the Scottish flag, has a FlagHeritageCentreand Saltire Memorial.

•TheideafortheRedCrosswasbornin1859whena young Swiss man, Henry Dunant, saw soldiers inItalyonabattlefieldwoundedanddyingandnotreceiving assistance. He organized local people to come to their aid.

• In 1863, five men from Geneva, Switzerland,including Dunant, set up the International Committee for Relief to the Wounded, whichlater became the International Committee of the RedCross.ThisledtothecreationoftheGenevaConvention, in which 12 governments agreed to offer care for the wounded, and paved the way for medicalservicestobe“neutral”onthebattlefield.

•Theemblem for theRedCrosswas set as a redcross on a white background, the inverse of the Swissflag.Whilethatemblemhaschangedalittlethrough the years, the symbol of the Red Cross is recognizable worldwide.

•ClaraBarton,founderoftheAmericanRedCross,wasworkinginWashington,D.C.,in1861whenwounded Civil War soldiers needed help. Shegathered supplies and distributed them for the soldiers. She also read to them, wrote letters for

them and prayed with them. Barton was known asthe“AngeloftheBattlefield.”

• Barton’sorganizationaleffortsandcommitmentto helping soldiers along with observations of the International Red Cross at work in Europe led to the creation of the American Red Cross in 1881.Bartonwas60yearsoldandledthenewAmerican organization for 23 years.

•Today,theAmericanRedCrossisapartoftheInternationalFederationofRedCrossandRedCrescent Societies, which was founded in 1919. These organizations bring aid to victims of disasters throughout the world.

• The building housing the headquarters of theAmerican Red Cross, located inWashington,D.C., was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1965. The building has manyhistorical artifacts, writings and more from the organization’s past. An original set of paneled, stained-glassTiffanyWindows, commissionedin1917anddesignedandconstructedbyLouisComfort Tiffany, are on display in their original state. The beautiful windows illustrate the most significantvaluesoftheRedCross:hope,faith,charity and love.

• Oneof themost lovedpoetsofVictorian-eraBritain, Poet Laureate Alfred Lord Tennyson wrote the poem “Crossing the Bar:” It reads:“For tho’ from out our bourne of Time andPlace,Thefloodmaybearmefar,IhopetoseemyPilotfacetoface,WhenIhavecrossedthebar.”

•Being aPoetLaureatemeant being appointedas a member of the royal household for life. Tennyson was expected to write wonderfulpoems celebrating national and royal events in Britain.

•Written in 1889, three years before his death,“Crossing the Bar” was not his final work,but Tennyson requested that it appear as the finalpoem inallofhiscollections.Thepoemdescribed his attitude about death, using a sand bar to describe the barrier between life and death. Another image that many thought he intended to convey with the poem was that of “crossing”oneselfasCatholicsdoinareligiousgesture of devotion.

Mysterious MistletoeScandanavians associatedMistletoewithFrigga, their god-dess of love, and it may be from this that we derive the cus-tom of kissing under the mistletoe. Those who kissed under the mistletoe had the promise of happiness and good luck in the following year.

Mistletoe was used by Druid priests 200 years before the birth of Christ in their winter celebrations. They revered the plant since it had no roots yet remained green during the cold months of winter.

The mistletoe that is commonly used as a Christmas deco-ration(Phoradendronflavescens)isnativetoNorthAmericaandgrowsasaparasiteontreesintheWestandalsoalongalinedowntheEastCoastfromNewJerseytoFlorida.

Europeanmistletoe (Viscumalbum)figuredprominently inGreekmythology,andisbelievedtobeTheGoldenBoughofAeneas, ancestor of the Romans.

It is said that among Romans, enemies who met under mistle-toe would lay down their weapons and embrace.

Mistletoe is rarely found growing on oak trees, and as such was especially sacred to the ancient Celtic Druids. On the sixthnightofthemoon,white-robedDruidpriestswouldcutthe oak mistletoe with a golden sickle. Two white bulls would besacrificedamidprayersthattherecipientsofthemistletoewould prosper.

Thestickyjuiceofmistletoeberrieswasusedasadhesivetotrap small animals or birds. In South Africa, it is called “Bird lime”inEnglish.

According to custom in the English-speaking world, the mistletoe must not touch the ground between its cutting and its removal as the last of Christmas greens at Candlemas; it may remain hanging through the year, often to preserve the housefromlightningorfire,untilitwasreplacedthefollow-ing Christmas Eve.

In the Middle Ages and later, branches of mistletoe were hung from ceilings to ward off evil spirits. In Europe they were placed over house and stable doors to prevent the en-trance of witches.

In some parts of England, the Christmas mistletoe is burned on the 12th night lest all the boys and girls who have kissed under it never marry.

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Sports Quiz Answers

1.PeteSchourek(18)andJohnSmiley(12)in1995;BronsonArroyo(17)andJohnnyCueto(12)in2010.

2. Kansas City’s David Cone was 16-5whenhewontheA.L.Cy

YoungAwardintheshortened1994season.

3. The Colts’ Marvin Harrison ac-complished it in 102 games.

4.Itwas1998(GeorgeWashington,Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Temple

andXavier).5.BudPoile.6.Argentina.

7.Thomas“Hitman”HearnsandSugar Ray Leonard.

On Dec. 18, 1620,theMayflowerdocksatwhattoday is Plymouth, Mass., and its passengers dis-embarked to begin their new settlement, Plym-outhColony.Thewinterof1620-1621wasbru-tal, and by spring, only 52 of the original 102Mayflowerpassengerswerestillalive.

On Dec. 16, 1773, in Boston Harbor, a group of Massachusetts colonists disguised as Mohawk Indians board three British tea ships and dump 342chestsofteaintotheharborinprotestoftheBritishParliament’sTeaActof1773.Thevalueoftheteawasmorethan$700,000intoday’scur-rency.

On Dec. 14, 1909, workers place the last of the 3.2 million 10-pound bricks that pave the India-napolis Motor Speedway in Indiana. Since then, allbuta1-yard-widestripatthestart-finishlinehas been buried under asphalt. Kissing those bricks after a successful race remains a tradition among Indy drivers.

On Dec. 13, 1916, a powerful avalanche kills hundreds of Austrian soldiers in barracks near It-aly’s Mount Marmolada. Over a period of sever-al weeks, avalanches killed an estimated 10,000 Austrian and Italian soldiers.

On Dec. 17, 1961, afire at afilled-to-capacitycircus in Brazil kills more than 300 people and severelyburns500more.Thecauseof thefirewas never conclusively determined, but it may have been the result of sparks from a train pass-ing nearby.

On Dec. 15, 1973, Jean Paul Getty III, thegrandsonofAmericanbillionaireJ.PaulGetty,isfoundalivenearNaples,fivemonthsafterhiskidnapping by an Italian gang. Getty had ini-tiallyrefusedtopayhis16-year-oldgrandson’s$17millionransom,butfinallyagreedaftertheboy’s severed right ear was sent to a newspaper in Rome.

On Dec. 12, 1980, American oil tycoon Armand Hammerpays$5,126,000atauctionforanote-book containing writings by the legendary art-istLeonardodaVinci.Themanuscript,writtenaround1508,contained72loosepagesfeaturingsome 300 notes and detailed drawings, all relat-ing to the common theme of water and how it moved.


ItwasEnglishbiologistThomasHenryHuxleywho made the following sage observation: “Ir-rationally held truths may be more harmful than reasonederrors.”

If you put your rubber bands in the refrigerator, they’ll last longer.

It’snotjustthetiger’sfurthathasstripes;itsskinis striped, too.

Youprobablyknowthattheiconicfilm“Rocky”starred Sylvester Stallone in the leading role, but you might not be aware of the fact that he wrote the script, as well. The sale of the rights to the scriptcamejustintime;hehadatotalof$106inhis bank account and was trying to sell his dog for lack of the means to feed it.

Inthewinterof1932,NiagaraFallsfrozesolid.

Madame Tussaud started creating her famous waxfiguresin1777andcreatedmanymodelsduringtheFrenchRevolution.ShetraveledaroundEuropedisplayingwaxfigures(boththe

ones she created and ones she inherited from her mentor),andsheopenedherfirstmuseuminLon-donin1831.TodaytherearebrancheslocatedintheUnited Kingdom, Amsterdam, Hong Kong, Shang-hai,Vienna,Moscow,Bangkok,Dubai,BerlinandHamburg,plusfiveU.S.locations.It’sappropriatethat there are more locations in American than in any other country, since so many Hollywood celebrities arerecreatedinthemuseums.Infact,in2006,Shi-loh, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s baby, became the firstinfanttobememorializedinwaxforMadameTussauds.

Those who study such things say that apples are more effective than caffeine at waking you up in the morn-ing.

It’s not clear why, but a duck’s quack doesn’t create echoes.***Thought for the Day: “The trouble with being punc-tualisthatnobody’stheretoappreciateit.”--Frank-lin P. Jones


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