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Thankfully, your Facebook photos are probably safe BY BROOKE NELSON
Ahh, an evening in Paris. Your stomach is full of good bread, good cheese, and good wine. Now you’re staring up at the Eiffel Tower as its lights twinkle and dance in the night sky. But if you’re thinking about snapping a photo of the view, you might want to think again. Snopes, the online fact checking site, just confirmed that sharing photographs of the Eiffel Tower at night is actually illegal. Under current French law, it’s totally fine to take a picture of the Eiffel Tower’s evening light display. However, distributing that photograph via Facebook or Instagram might land you in hot water. But snap-happy tourists, you can breathe a bit easier. You can legally take all the photos you want during the day, because the Eiffel Tower is a public space. It’s only the tower’s evening light display, installed in 1985 by Pierre Bideau, that is technically owned by the artist and protected by copyright. The FAQ section of Société d’Exploitation de la Tour Eiffel, the company that owns and operates the tower, confirms it: “Permission and rights must be obtained from the Société d’Exploitation de la Tour Eiffel for the publication of photographs of the illuminated Eiffel Tower.” Translation? Sharing a photo of the illuminated Eiffel Tower without permission from France could make you a potential target for copyright lawyers. Your Facebook photos are probably safe, though—especially if you only use them for personal purposes. And considering exactly how much it costs to light the Eiffel Tower every day, it’s practically a waste if a few tourists can’t snap a photo, right? 2
"Die jongetjies lê mos op straat", sê Ouma vir my ma. "Mens kry niks uit hulle uit nie". Dit is hoe ons as kinders beskryf is, as ons so heeldag in die parkie krieket en sokker speel. Die hele buurt is daar, tot laat aand. Leon de Bruyn se pa was ons horlosie. As die oom afgelaai word, weet ons dit is nou 5 uur en dan spaander ons vir die huis. Die gesprek het aanvanklik begin toe my ma vir Peter daaraan herinner het, dat hy voor die skool weer open, haar punt 22 rewolwertjie moet skoonmaak, wat hy toe gedoen het, nadat sy hom weer 'n maal gedreig het, en sy aangeneem het hy nie gedoen het nie. So is die rewolwertjie skoongemaak, gelaai ens. ens. Nou sit Ouma en my ma langs mekaar op die dubbelbed. My ma het nooit van die bed ontslae ge-raak na my pa se dood nie, en Saterdagaande het ons, saam met ons kêrels en meisies en my ma, ingeryg soos sardientjies, gewag vir die top 20. Na nommer 1 gespeel is, het die wat naby gebly het hulle fietse gevat en huistoe gery, en die wat verder gebly het, het my ma huistoe gevat. Ek sit by die voet-en-end van die bed. Nou wil my ma vir Ouma Binz verduidelik, sy moet ook so 'n klein rewolwertjie vir haar aanskaf. Ouma het 'n haelgeweer, en baie gereeld het die seuns, my ma se broers, die dakplate vervang van die plaashuis, dan het Ouma die geweer "getoets". Nog met die idee in haar agterkop, die bedryfie is nie skoongemaak nie, trek sy die sneller om vir Ouma te wys hoe maklik hanteer die rewolwertjie. Die patroon trek by my kop verby en slaan daar in die hoek van die kamer in die kosyne vas. My ma sit verstar met die dingetjie in die hand, en ek en Ouma Binz loer vir mekaar onder die bed, by my ma se "kosie" verby, asvaal en aan die bewe. Ouma sê hier van onder af, "Magritha, het jy seergekry?" "Nee” sê my ma en skree met dieselfde asem hier in die gang af, "Peter Etsebeth"! Doodse stilte daar uit sy kamer. My broer is so weg soos die mis voor die son. Toe kom my ouma se stemmetjie so dun en sag deur, "Rikatjie, nou sal jy jou ouma moet kom ophelp." Skrik laat mens instinktief veg of vlug. Paniek aan die anderkant, laat jou irrasioneel optree. Die vyand saai paniek, en ons reageer daarop met irrasionele besluite wat verskriklike gevolge het. Kom ons hou vir 2 Tim 1 vers 7 ingedagte hierdie week. "God het ons nie 'n gees van vreesagtigheid gegee nie". Moenie daarop reageer nie, vertrou die Here Jesus. Hy weet presies wat Hy doen. Hy sal jou beskerm. Mooi loop en groete van huis tot huis. Rika 3
A pilot finally revealed the answer BY MARISSA LALIBERTE
If you’ve ever snagged a window seat by the wing, you’ve probably spent a good deal of time staring out, trying to sneak a peek of the scene passing below. After a little bit, though, you might notice something weird on the otherwise flat wing: two yellow hooks about a third of the way to the tip of the wing. If the bright yellow color wasn’t already a sign that the feature must be important, the placement should, too. Why would any plane design want anything getting in the way of the smooth aerodynamic surface? Well, that hook just might save your life. When large commercial airplanes have an emergency landing, passengers sitting near the middle leave through emergency exits near the wings. Those wings are high above the ground, so passengers need a safe way to get down. Luckily, safety features make it easy. “Once the door is opened, an escape slide at the rear of the wing will automatically deploy, which you will slide down and distance yourself from the aircraft,” says pilot “Captain” Joe in a video. The thing is, getting to that inflatable slide could pose another risk if the wings are slippery. If a passenger slipped and fell, it would be a long drop down to the ground. That’s where the hooks come in. After the slide automatically inflates and the emergency exits are opened, flight attendants grab two ropes. One is attached between the doorframe and that hook, while the other one leads from the hook to the inflatable slide, says pilot Joe. By holding on to the ropes, passengers can keep their balance and evacuate safely—but the rope couldn’t attach to anything if it weren’t for those yellow hooks. Engineers really do think of everything! 4
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Sometimes a Christmas tree is more than just a tree BY SUSAN BURTON-SPURGEON
More than 50 years ago, my dad planted an evergreen tree. He watered it and cared for it, and when it grew to approximately 3 feet tall he placed its first set of Christmas lights. Thus our tradition began. Every Christmas since, this tree has lit up our neighborhood corner. The tree grew up along with us three kids. Mom and Dad planted a garden around it in spring and created an ice skating rink nearby in winter. Dad passed away in November 1991. With all the emotions of his passing, Thanksgiving came and went. When the topic of the tree was raised, Mom said, “Not this year.” But my brother, sister and I said, “Dad would want it to be done,” so that following weekend we decorated the tree together in his memory. The three of us meticulously place 1,100 lights each November. Every family member has participated in some way throughout the years. The tree now stands about 40 feet tall, and we have resorted to using a cherry picker lift to put the top lights on. We turn the lights on the evening after Thanksgiving. They glow each night until New Year’s Day. We get many compliments from neighbors. People drive by slowly, some taking pictures and others just enjoying the beauty. Then in spring we pack the lights safely away for the next year. 6
By Rachel Swatman
India’s Manoj Kumar Maharana has just broken a Guinness World Records title that stood unbeaten for eight years. The 23-year-old from Odisha achieved the most straws stuffed in the mouth (hands off), cramming 459 drinking straws into his mouth at once!
In order to break the record, Manoj needed to make sure all of the straws were fully in his mouth and remained there for at least 10 seconds without falling. The rules for this title state that the challenger cannot use their hands to support the straws during this 10-second period, but they are permitted to put elastic bands around the plastic tubes to hold them together. Manoj has wanted to achieve a Guinness World Records title ever since he was a child, but he was really inspired to attempt a record after hearing about the previous record holder, Simon Elmore. The Brit managed to stuff 400 straws in his mouth at the Mark 'n' Simon Show in Germany. Another variation on this record challenge is most straws stuffed in the mouth (with hands). Challengers for this title are able to fit more straws in their mouths because they are allowed to use their hands to hold them. Guinness Rishi from India achieved a total of 496 on the set of Guinness World Records - Ab India Todega in Mumbai. The dedicated record breaker had all his teeth removed so that he could cram more straws in his mouth. 7
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Q-tips are everywhere. You can find them in bathrooms, in doctor's office, and in episodes of CSI. But what exactly does the name mean? BY SAM BENSON SMITH Q-tips, those hygienic products that you can use for everything from “gently applying ointments and creams,” to “clean[ing] and dust [ing] even hard to reach places,” are staples of doctor’s offices and medicine cabinets the whole world over. It’s no mystery that people often ignore the company’s warnings and use them as implements of earcleaning, but you know what is a mystery? (Really, you should never, ever use them to clean your ears.)
What in the heck the Q means. The product name certainly rolls off the tongue better than the generic “cotton swab” name, that’s for sure. That’s because it’s a quality name. A quality name that means “Quality tips.” That’s right, the Q stands for quality. Q-tips were first conceived by Leo Gerstenzang, who observed his wife stick bits of cotton to toothpicks. He decided that his wife had the right idea and decided to found the Leo Gerstenzang Infant Novelty Co. in 1923, which would manufacture ready to use cotton swabs. But the product wouldn’t pick up its now famous name until 1926. For the first three years, the cotton swabs were called “Baby Gays,” which the company would be modified to become “Q-tips® Baby Gays.” Eventually, they dropped “Baby Gays” altogether and were just left with Q-tips. 9
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No matter how used to spicy food you are, you probably would start sobbing if you ate this pepper. BY SAM BENSON SMITH If your idea of spicy is chewing on a fresh stick of Big Red, it’s probably best to stop reading right here. The sheer hotness of the soon-to-be-mentioned pepper might just require a mental cleanse with 2 percent milk. This pepper is Pepper X, and the magnitude of its heat makes it less of a vegetable, and more of a violation of the Geneva Convention. As reported by Men’s Health, this pepper just recently dethroned the Carolina Reaper as the single hottest pepper in the world. This is not due to it being discovered in some remote part of the world—no, it’s by design. Smokin’ Eddie Currie is the creator of the pepper, and he knows exactly what he’s doing. (Did you know that hot peppers can help you live longer?) “I’ve got the greatest job in the world. People come to me, they ask me to hurt them, I do it and I get to laugh at them,” Currie says, via Hot Ones. “What else could there be better in life?” Currie is the owner of PuckerButt Pepper Co. and also the inventor of the aforementioned former world’s hottest pepper, the Carolina Reaper. The pepper makes its debut in Curries newest sauce, The Last Dab, a demonic magma-like concoction composed of 7 percent vinegar and 93 percent Pepper X, with additional turmeric, coriander, cumin, mustard, and ginger for seasoning. But how does one manage to measure the hotness of something? It’s not in hogsheads or kilojoules, that’s for sure. It’s measured in Scovilles, the unit of measurement used to quantify the presence of a spice-inducing chemical called capsaicin. (If you want to go the healthy route, opt for cayenne pepper.) The habanero is one of the more readily accessible hot peppers and packs a hefty heat punch, clocking in at 100,000 to 350,000 Scovilles, on average. Pepper X clocks in at 3.18 million Scovilles. That’s one spicy death ball. It’s probably a good idea to stick with chili peppers for now. (Your waistline will thank you—chili peppers are known fat-burners.)
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INGREDIENTS: 1 cup flour 1/4 cup salt 2 tablespoons cream of tartar 1 package unsweetened Kool-Aid or food color/essential oils 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 1 cup water METHOD: Mix flour, salt, cream of tartar and Kool-Aid in a medium pot. Add water and oil. Stir over medium heat 3 to 5 minutes. When mixture forms a ball in pot, remove. Knead until smooth. Play and explore with this fragrant, brightly colored dough as you would any play dough. Put in a plastic bag and refrigerate to store. 15
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