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• As of 2005, there were 147,681 public grade crossings and 94,583 private crossings in the United 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 farms or industrial complexes.

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• 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.

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Marion American Legion Post 298 Tenderloin Fry Dec. 16th, 5-7 p.m. 625 31st St., Marion, Iowa Tenderloin, french fries, coleslaw, only $6. Proceeds to Legion programs. Calvin Sinclair Presbyterian Church Cookie Walk & Bake Sale Saturday, December 17Th 9:00Am- Noon 721 38Th Street SE, Cedar Rapids Annual Cookie Walk And Bake Sale Horizons, A Family Service Alliance Santa for Seniors December 2 - 21, 2011, 8:00-5:00 Mon-Fri 819 5th Street SE, Cedar Rapids Join Horizons and the Cedar Rapids Public Library as they team up to bring a happy holiday to homebound seniors. Donations of the following new, unwrapped items can be dropped through December 21st at Horizons (front desk) 819 5th Street SE or the Westdale Mall branch of the Cedar Rapids Public Library... St. Mark’s & St. Paul’s United Methodist Churches Free Christmas Dinner December 25th, 1pm to 3pm St. Mark’s-Johnson Ave & Jacolyn Dr. NW, 1314 3rd Ave SE, Cedar Rapids, IA Both churches will serve a free Christmas Day dinner for anyone in need of companionship, food, or both. Reservations are requested (but not required) by calling United Way 2-1-1 before noon Wednesday, December 21. Anyone is welcome at either church, but St. Mark’s is basically for those west of the Cedar River, and St. Paul’s for those east.

• The U.S. Department of Transportation has reported that crossing accidents between vehicles and trains decreased 84 percent between 1972 and 2009. In 2009, there were 1,900 collisions, compared to 12,000 in 1972. • Much of the improved safety at railroad crossings has been attributed to the Operation Lifesaver program that was started in Idaho in 1972. The Idaho governor’s office, Idaho Peace Officers and Union Pacific Railroad started the program with a six-week public awareness campaign. Fatalities fell 43 percent in the inaugural year, and within a decade, the program spread all around the country. Canada added Operation Lifesaver in 1981. A national office was created in 1986 for the non-profit organization to support the efforts of the states. The United Kingdom, Estonia, Mexico and Argentina also have Operation Lifesaver programs. • The warning signs at railroad crossings are similar worldwide. The “crossbuck” or X sign usually contains the words “railroad crossing” in the United States and “railway crossing” in Canada. The “crossbuck” is also called a “saltire” or Saint Andrew’s cross. Saint Andrew was a disciple of Jesus Christ who was martyred on an X-shaped cross as opposed to a traditional cross. The saltire is used in many flags, including Scotland’s, where Saint Andrew is the patron Saint. Nova Scotia, Australia, New Zealand and the U.S. states of Florida and Alabama are others with the saltire on their flags. • The Scottish flag, a white saltire on a blue background, is believed to be the oldest flag in Europe. The village of Athelstaneford, birthplace of the Scottish flag, has a Flag Heritage Centre and Saltire Memorial.

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• The idea for the Red Cross was born in 1859 when a young Swiss man, Henry Dunant, saw soldiers in Italy on a battlefield wounded and dying and not receiving 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, which later became the International Committee of the Red Cross. This led to the creation of the Geneva Convention, in which 12 governments agreed to offer care for the wounded, and paved the way for medical services to be “neutral” on the battlefield. • The emblem for the Red Cross was set as a red cross on a white background, the inverse of the Swiss flag. While that emblem has changed a little through the years, the symbol of the Red Cross is recognizable worldwide. • Clara Barton, founder of the American Red Cross, was working in Washington, D.C., in 1861 when wounded Civil War soldiers needed help. She gathered supplies and distributed them for the soldiers. She also read to them, wrote letters for them and prayed with them. Barton was known as the “Angel of the Battlefield.” • Barton’s organizational efforts and commitment to 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. Barton was 60 years old and led the new American organization for 23 years. • Today, the American Red Cross is a part of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, which was founded in 1919. These organizations bring aid to victims of disasters throughout the world.

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• One of the most loved poets of Victorian-era Britain, Poet Laureate Alfred Lord Tennyson wrote the poem “Crossing the Bar:” It reads: “For tho’ from out our bourne of Time and Place, The flood may bear me far, I hope to see my Pilot face to face, When I have crossed the bar.” • Being a Poet Laureate meant being appointed as a member of the royal household for life. Tennyson was expected to write wonderful poems 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 final poem in all of his collections. The poem described 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” oneself as Catholics do in a religious gesture of devotion.

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MOMENTS IN TIME The History Channel ● On Dec. 18, 1620, the Mayflower docks at what today is Plymouth, Mass., and its passengers disembarked to begin their new settlement, Plymouth Colony. The winter of 1620-1621 was brutal, and by spring, only 52 of the original 102 Mayflower passengers were still alive.

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● On Dec. 16, 1773, in Boston Harbor, a group of Massachusetts colonists disguised as Mohawk Indians board three British tea ships and dump 342 chests of tea into the harbor in protest of the British Parliament’s Tea Act of 1773. The value of the tea was more than $700,000 in today’s currency. ● On Dec. 14, 1909, workers place the last of the 3.2 million 10-pound bricks that pave the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indiana. Since then, all but a 1-yard-wide strip at the start-finish line has 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 Italy’s Mount Marmolada. Over a period of several weeks, avalanches killed an estimated 10,000 Austrian and Italian soldiers. ● On Dec. 17, 1961, a fire at a filled-to-capacity circus in Brazil kills more than 300 people and severely burns 500 more. The cause of the fire was never conclusively determined, but it may have been the result of sparks from a train passing nearby. ● On Dec. 15, 1973, Jean Paul Getty III, the grandson of American billionaire J. Paul Getty, is found alive near Naples, five months after his kidnapping by an Italian gang. Getty had initially refused to pay his 16-year-old grandson’s $17 million ransom, but finally agreed after the boy’s severed right ear was sent to a newspaper in Rome. ● On Dec. 12, 1980, American oil tycoon Armand Hammer pays $5,126,000 at auction for a notebook containing writings by the legendary artist Leonardo da Vinci. The manuscript, written around 1508, contained 72 loose pages featuring some 300 notes and detailed drawings, all relating to the common theme of water and how it moved. (c) 2011 King Features Synd., Inc.

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● If you put your rubber bands in the refrigerator, they’ll last longer. ● It’s not just the tiger’s fur that has stripes; its skin is striped, too. ● In the winter of 1932, Niagara Falls froze solid. ● Madame Tussaud started creating her famous wax figures in 1777 and created many models during the

French Revolution. She traveled around Europe displaying wax figures (both the ones she created and ones she inherited from her mentor), and she opened her first museum in London in 1831. Today there are branches located in the United Kingdom, Amsterdam, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Vienna, Moscow, Bangkok, Dubai, Berlin and Hamburg, plus five U.S. locations. It’s appropriate that there are more locations in American than in any other country, since so many Hollywood celebrities are recreated in the museums. In fact, in 2006, Shiloh, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s baby, became the first infant to be memorialized in wax for Madame Tussauds. ● Those who study such things say that apples are more effective than caffeine at waking you up in the

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January 20– February 18 Passion ignites, and you whisk that special someone off on an adventure. Pick your battles at work carefully, Aquarius. Not everything is worth fighting for.

July 23– August 22 Boredom sets in at work, but not for long, as the mad dash begins to get things out the door. Don’t worry, Leo. It won’t be easy, but you will finish on time.

February 19– March 20 You’re playing your cards too tight. Open up, Pisces, and let others in. You won’t believe the difference it makes. A plan comes full circle.

August 23– September 22 Lines grow longer every day, but you manage the hassle with ease with a young friend by your side, Virgo. A short road trip does you a world of good.

• Nightingale studied at the Institute of Protestant Deaconesses in Kaiserwerth, Germany. Two years later, she started work at a London hospital for women. • In March 1853, Russia invaded Turkey, and Britain and France stepped in to help Turkey in what became known as the Crimean War. British soldiers soon became infected with cholera and malaria in great numbers. Nightingale volunteered her services to help the soldiers. She took 38 nurses with her to the army hospital near the conflict. • Nightingale was appalled at the conditions of the army hospital. The lack of hygiene and good elementary care available to the British soldiers was causing and prolonging a lot of the health issues. She started a campaign to improve the quality of nursing in military hospitals. She also encouraged the soldiers by establishing recreation and reading rooms at the hospitals. • In 1856, Nightingale met with Queen Victoria and Prince Albert and gave evidence of the horrible conditions to the 1857 Sanitary Commission. This resulted in the Army Medical College being formed. • Also, Nightingale founded the Nightingale School & Home for Nurses at St. Thomas Hospital and became involved in training nurses for employment in workhouses that were established for the poor. • Known as “The Lady with the Lamp” for her habit of making rounds at night, Nightingale was and will always be remembered as a national heroine in England. Worldwide recognition is given to her in the Nightingale Pledge that is taken by new nurses, and the annual International Nurses Day is held on her birthday.

March 21– April 19 Uh-uh-uh, Aries. The report is not finished yet. Give it one more review. Something is amiss. Music lightens the mood at home and gets everyone into the spirit.

April 20– May 20 Plans must be altered quickly in order to attend a last-minute holiday function. All will not be for naught, as you will have more fun than you expected, Taurus.

May 21– June 21 Volunteerism is a gift in and of itself. Don’t be afraid to partake of it and bestow it on another, Gemini. Something thought long gone reappears.

September 23– October 22 Health crises cease, giving a relative a new lease on life. Invite them over to celebrate, Libra, and let this be a lesson to you that changes in lifestyle do matter.

October 23– November 21 Rest finally comes after a whirlwind of activity. Savor the moment, Scorpio. It may be a while before you have time to yourself again.

November 22– December 21 Your finances take a beating, but you manage to bounce back quickly. Childcare issues are not as complicated as they seem. Think, Sagittarius, think.

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