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Did you know that one in six people lives on an island? This week, Tidbits takes a little island getaway, bringing you facts about “any land mass completely surrounded by water.”

• Not all islands are alike! Continental islands lie on the shelf of a continent, for example, Greenland, which lies on the shelf of North America, and Great Britain on that of Europe. Oceanic islands do not sit on a continental shelf. Most, such as the Hawaiian Islands, were formed by volcanic activity.

The Hawaiian Islands, a 137-island chain, are the exposed peaks of a massive undersea mountain range. They were visited by British explorer Captain James Cook in 1778, and he dubbed them the Sandwich Islands after his friend, the Fourth Earl of Sandwich, John Montagu.

• Each of the eight main Hawaiian Islands has a nickname. The largest, Hawaii, is of course, the Big Island. Next in size, Maui, is the Valley Isle, followed by Oahu, the Gathering Place. Fourth in size, Kauai is the Garden Isle, Molokai is the Friendly Isle, Lanai is nicknamed the Pineapple Isle, Niihau is the Forbidden Isle, and the smallest of the eight, Kaho’olawe is the Target Isle.

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15th Annual Museum Guild Cookie Walk Saturday December 7, 2013 9:30am-12:30pm National Czech and Slovak Museum and Library 1400 Inspiration Place Cedar Rapids Guild volunteers make a large variety of hand made holiday cookies and candies, being sold at $8.00 per pound. Will also be a holiday craft booth and a selection of hot beverages at the Cookie Walk Cafe.

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Saturday & Sunday December. 7 & 8 10 - 4PM 329 Tenth Avenue SE Cedar Rapids The Cherry Building's annual open house / studio tour. The public is invited to tour the historic Cherry Building and visit all of the studios and creative businesses, many of which will be offering creative gift items. The Friends of the Library will hold a holiday book sale on the first floor commons, and there will be a free shuttle running between the Cherry Building, NewBo Market, and the National Czech and Slovak Museum and library.

Cedar Valley Humane Society Holiday Open House December 8, 2013, 2-5pm 7411 Mt Vernon Rd SE, Cedar Rapids We'll be serving up coffee, cookies, and other holiday yummies at our Holiday Open House on Sunday, December 8, from 2 to 5pm.

It's the feel-good event of the season...and a perfect way to pick up a one-of-a-kind gift! And if you have a little extra jingle in your pocket, you can drop some coin in our donation box. We guarantee you our shelter sweeties are on Santa's "nice" list!

Central City United Church of Christ Winter Wonderland Cookie Walk Saturday, December 14, 2013 5 North 5th Street, Central City, IA 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. or until the cookies are gone $4.00 a baker's dozen. Also featuring tasty candies and breads. Let us do your holiday baking!

Harmonize the Holidays Saturday December 14, 2:00PM CEDAR SOUNDS SWEET ADELINES and women of the community who meet with the chorus for rehearsals in advance (Tuesdays 7:30-8:30pm, 11/12 - 12/10) will perform popular Christmas Carols for the public December 14 at New Bo Market Cedar Rapids. Contact jwalker1282@imonmail.com for information on performing with the chorus).

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Calvin Sinclair Presbyterian Church 715 - 38th Street S.E. Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52403 Free Christmas Dinners Wednesday December 25, Noon to 2 pm St. Paul’s United Methodist (1340 3rd Avenue SE) and St. Mark’s United Methodist Church (4700 Johnson Avenue NW) Cedar Rapids A free Christmas Dinner with all the trimmings will again be hosted by St. Paul’s United Methodist and St. Mark’s United Methodist Church on Christmas Day, Wednesday, December 25. Serving at St. Paul's and at St. Mark's will be from 12 PM – 2 PM.

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• Although Australia is completely surrounded by water, geographically it is considered a continent rather than an island. It’s not only too big to be formally classified as an island, it also sits on its own tectonic plate. Because of this, the title of world’s largest island goes to Greenland, a continental island lying on North America’s continental shelf.

• Located between the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans, Greenland has an area of 836,330 square miles, with 81% of that area covered by an ice sheet. If that ice sheet were to melt away completely, the sea level of the world would rise by more than 23 feet. Most of the island’s 57,600 people live along the coasts, the only areas that are ice-free. It’s the most sparsely populated country in the world.

Although Greenland’s main export is shrimp, the island is rich in natural resources, including zinc, lead, iron, gold, and platinum. Even diamonds are mined there.

• Contrast Greenland’s population of 57,600 in 836,330 square miles with that of Sumatra. Sumatra’s area equals about 21% of Greenland’s, yet this island is home to 50 million people! Located in Indonesia, Sumatra is the world’s sixth largest island, but is the world’s largest volcanic island.

• Just south of the Arctic Circle is the second largest volcanic island, Iceland, home to the world’s largest concentration of geysers. Over 14% of its surface is covered by lakes and glaciers, and there are 130 volcanic mountains on the island. Iceland has the secondhighest quality of life in the world, as well as one of the world’s highest life expectancies.

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• Sitting in the mouth of the Amazon River in Brazil is Maraj_, the world’s largest island that is completely surrounded by fresh water. It’s about one-third the size of New York state, and compares in size to Switzerland. About 250,000 live on Maraj_, which lies right on the equator.

• The official name for a group, cluster, or collection of geographically-related islands is archipelago.

Familiar archipelagos include the Canary Islands, the Bahamas, the Caymans, Indonesia, the British Isles, and the Philippines. The Philippines consist of more than 7,100 islands. Total land area is about the same as the state of Arizona, yet its population exceeds 97 million people. About 20 measurable earthquakes occur there daily. Over 170 individual languages are spoken in the Philippines.

• The Guinness Book of Records lists Bishop Rock as the world’s smallest island with a building on it. It’s 151 feet long by 52.5 feet wide and is situated at the end of Britain’s Isles of Scilly, 30 miles from England.

Bishop has nothing but an uninhabited 160-ft tall lighthouse, completed in 1858.

The Rock has been the cause of many shipwrecks over the decades, including one wreck resulting in 2,000 deaths. The lighthouse’s last keepers left in 1992, and it has operated automatically since then.

• One of America’s newest national parks is located 60 miles off the coast of southern California.

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• There are 6,852 islands in the nation of Japan. Its capital city Tokyo is the largest metropolitan area in the world with a population of over 30 million people. There are 109 active volcanoes throughout the islands, more than any other country. Its location at the junction of four tectonic plates makes Japan vulnerable to powerful earthquakes and tsunamis. The March, 2011 earthquake, which registered 8.9 on the Richter scale, was the cause of nearly 16,000 deaths. Japan has a 100% literacy rate, one of the world’s highest life expectancies, and a remarkably low crime rate.

• From the mid-1700s until the late 1830s, Massachusetts’ Nantucket Island was the whaling capital of the world. About 150 whaling ships made port there during that time. Today this 47.8-sq-mile island is most famous today as a tourist destination. During the summer months the population swells from 10,000 to 50,000. Its home values are listed as among the highest in the U.S. • Not every island is formed by natural forces.

Japan’s Kansai International Airport is located on an artificial island in Osaka Bay, a project that began in 1987. Rock and 48,000 concrete blocks form a seawall around the island, for which three mountains were excavated for the layer of earth over the sea floor. The airport opened in 1994.

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December 22– January 19 Hilarity ensues after a communication mix-up at work. The break in the action does wonders for morale, and the pace picks up considerably, Capricorn.

January 20– February 18

If you can do it, you can undo it, Aquarius. Hurry to make things right. A crisis in faith ends with the help of wise friend. Gifts from afar make for a great weekend.

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March 21– April 19

Drat, Aries. You have a lot to do, but very little time to do it in. Learn to delegate. The hunt for the perfect gift begins and ends at an out-of-the-way shop.

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May 21– June 21 Flexibility is key to getting through the holidays.

Be willing to accommodate the needs of others, and they will do the same for you, Gemini.

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No joke, Cancer. All eyes are on you to make a hum-ho event an affair to remember. Never thought of yourself as an entertainer? Well, think again.

July 23– August 22 Excuses, excuses, Leo. You’ve made far too many as of late. Stop running around and start facing up to what is happening. Only then will you find a longterm solution.

August 23– September 22 Trust your instincts, Virgo.

There is more to it, and you know it. Don’t agree to the offer until all of the cards are on the table. A party invite arrives.

September 23– October 22

A tickle of the ivories gets a party going, and you’re the star of the show. Enjoy your time in the spotlight, Libra.

A run-in with a business associate proves lucrative.

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You’re not alone. Put your heads together to figure out the best way to proceed. A special occasion calls for a special treat.

November 22– December 21

Game on, Sagittarius. The competition is heating up at home. You’re going to have to pull out all of the stops if you want to win. An email points to a cause.

The Good Earth won the Pulitzer Prize for literature in 1932 and continues as one of the most popular novels of all time. How much do you know about its author, Pearl S. Buck? Here are some details about this prolific writer.

• Pearl Sydenstricker was born to Southern Presbyterian missionaries in 1892. Although they were stationed in China, Pearl was born during a U.S. furlough, but moved to China at three months of age. Her mother had established a dispensary in China, where she ministered to Chinese women, while Pearl’s father spent months in the Chinese country side seeking converts.

• Pearl attended a women’s college in Lynchburg, Virginia, then returned to China shortly afterward to care for her ailing mother. After marrying an agricultural economist, the Bucks held teaching positions at China’s Nanking University.

• The couple welcomed a daughter, Carol, in 1921, who was a victim of Phenylketonura, or PKU, a genetic disorder that left her profoundly mentally challenged. Carol’s specialized care required large amounts of money, and the Bucks’ financial situation became so perilous that Pearl, a born storyteller, began writing to earn extra income. In the 1920s, she published essays and stories in several magazines.

• Times were tense in China in the 1920s, and in 1927, she and her husband narrowly escaped a violent battle known as the Nanking Incident. They were rescued by American gunboats, and spent a year in Japan before moving back to a turbulent China.

• Pearl’s first novel East Wind, West Wind, was published when she was 38 in 1930. The following year, The Good Earth, the novel that would bring her international fame, was published. Having lived in China for most of her life, Pearl had plenty of experience in writing the story of impoverished Chinese farmers struggling to survive. The novel was the best-selling book of both 1931 and 1932, and was translated into 30 languages, and was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1932. In 1937, the MGM film version, three years in the making, was released and was nominated for five Academy Awards. A 500acre California farm was transformed into a replica of a Chinese farm for the movie. Years later, the book regained popularity when it was chosen by television host Oprah Winfrey for Oprah’s Book Club.

• Two books followed to make The Good Earth into a trilogy, Sons in 1932, and A House Divided in 1935.

• Needing better care for her daughter, Pearl, single after 18 years, moved to the U.S. permanently in 1933. She returned to school and earned a second Master’s degree. All the while she continued to write and in 1938, she became the first American women to win the Nobel Prize for Literature. Most of her writing featured China as the setting.

• Pearl later married an editor from her publisher’s company, and the couple adopted six children during their 25 years together.

Over the course of her life, she published over 70 books, story collections, an autobiography, poetry, children’s books, and a cookbook. When she passed away in 1973, her tombstone of her own design featured her name inscribed in Chinese characters.

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