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• 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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• Although designed and licensed to carry 3,500 passengers, only 2,223 people were on board, including millionaire John Jacob Astor, mining magnate Benjamin Guggenheim and Macy’s department store owners Isidor and Ida Straus.

The most elegant first-class suites were priced at $4,350, which translates to about $75,000 in today’s money.

Second-class fares were $1,750 ($24,000 today), and third class steerage was available for $30, about $350 today.

First-class passengers ate their meals from fine china edged in 22k gold.

• The final evening meal served on the Titanic consisted of 11 different courses, including raw oysters as an hors d’oeuvre, cream of barley soup, cold asparagus vinaigrette and roast duckling.

• Four days into the Atlantic crossing, the ship struck an iceberg, one estimated at 500,000 tons, with 50 feet (15.2 m) above the water and seven-eighths of its bulk below.

Icebergs are typically at their worst during April, because warmer spring temperatures melt the thick ice of the sea that has held the icebergs in place, releasing them to float free.

The ship’s wireless operators received seven telegraphed ice warnings that fateful night. The final message, placed under a paperweight, was never delivered to those on the ship’s bridge. The ice field the Titanic encountered was close to 80 miles (128 km) long.

• The ship was equipped with lifeboats for 1,178 of the more than 2,200 people on board. The death toll was 1,517, of which only 306 bodies were recovered. Although a lifeboat could hold 65 people, the first one was launched with only 28 on board. Had the crew loaded the existing lifeboats to capacity, 500 more lives could have been saved.

• The original plans called for an additional 12 lifeboats on the deck, but the White Star Line’s management ditched the idea, claiming the deck would “look too cluttered.”

• It was not a large gash in the hull of the Titanic that caused her to sink; rather the force of the impact caused the steel rivets to pop, buckling the steel plates of the hull. Based on the ship’s speed of about 22 knots, if the iceberg had been sighted only 30 seconds sooner, the collision could have been avoided. With one knot equal to 1.516 mph (2.44 km/

• It took only two hours and 40 minutes for the Titanic to sink after striking the iceberg. The ship that responded immediately to the distress calls was the Carpathia, 58 miles (93 km) away. Unfortunately, it took four hours for the ship to reach the Titanic. The Carpathia carried the 700plus survivors into New York harbor, where the ship was met by over 40,000 people.

• Most of the victims froze to death rather than drowned in the 28º F (-2º C) water, where death occurred in as little as 15 minutes. When James Cameron produced his 1997 movie blockbuster, he instructed cast members on the stages of hypothermia in order to make their scenes more realistic. Cameron advised his cast, “It’s supposedly a very peaceful feeling.” The actors’ icy frozen hair was created by coating hair with colored wax.

• Of the 306 bodies recovered, 150 were never claimed.

Those unclaimed were buried in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

• Captain Edward Smith had plans of retiring after safely navigating the Titanic to New York City, wrapping up 38 years with the White Star Line.

• The wreck of the Titanic was discovered in September 1985, on an expedition led by Robert Ballard. She lay approximately 400 miles (644 km) off the coast of Newfoundland, 1,191 miles (1,917 km) from New York City, 12,460 feet (3,798 m) below the ocean’s surface. The bow and the stern were 1,970 feet (600 m) apart. During Ballard’s expedition, more than 20,000 photos were shot in four days.

• Producer James Cameron made 12 trips to the actual wreckage site to conduct research for his 1997 film. His movie contains actual footage from these trips, shot on location. A replica of the ship was constructed for the film, and it was sunk in an immense tank filled with 17 million gallons of water. A hydraulic lift was used to tilt the tank and raise and lower the ship.

•The youngest passenger on the ship was Millvina Dean, just nine weeks old. Her parents were emigrating to Wichita, Kansas, where they had family and friends.

Millvina, along with her mother and brother, were some of the first steerage passengers to be loaded into lifeboats. Her 25-year-old father did not survive. Millvina was also the last living survivor, passing away in May 2009, at the age of 97. Her ashes were scattered off the Southampton dock,

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• The Torre Pendente di Pisa, or Bell Tower of Pisa, stands adjacent to the Cathedral of Pisa in the Piazza dei Miracoli (Square of Miracles). It is the third oldest building in the cathedral square, after the cathedral itself and the baptistery.

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made the remaining stories shorter on the uphill side. Four additional floors were added, and the extra weight of these caused the Tower to sink further and lean even more. The construction halted yet again in 1278.

• The seventh story was finally completed in 1319, and in 1372 the top bell chamber was added. There are seven bells in the Tower, all tuned to the pitches of the musical scale.

• In 1990, after 20 years of studies on how to stabilize the structure, the Tower was closed to the public and corrective reconstruction began. Because of its importance to Pisa’s tourism industry, the engineers wanted to keep the “lean.”

The Tower was straightened slightly — 18 inches (46 cm) — by removing soil from underneath the higher side.

This action brought it to its position from 1838. It was not reopened to the public for nearly 12 years, at which time it was declared stable for at least the next 300 years.

• In 2008, the Tower was further stabilized and stopped moving for the first time in its history. Its current tilt is more than 16.5 feet (5 m) off perpendicular.

• If you’re interested in climbing to the top of the Tower, there are 297 steps to the bell chamber. Its height on the high side is 185.93 feet (56.67 m), and it is 183.27 feet (55.86 m) on the low side, not really a very tall structure.

Compare it to the St. Louis Arch at 630 feet (192 m). The walls are 13.42 feet (4.09 m) thick at the base and 8.14 feet (2.48 m) thick at the top.

• The world very nearly did not have the Leaning Tower to enjoy. During World War II, American soldiers discovered enemy snipers using the structure as an observation post and were ordered to destroy all buildings that could pose such a potential threat. Hundreds of buildings were blown up as a result. Due to an enemy retreat, the Tower was saved at the very last minute.

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• Construction began on the Tower in 1173. By the time the first three stories were completed, the Tower had already begun to lean. It’s no small wonder it happened, since the city of Pisa itself takes its name from a Greek word meaning “marshy land.” The Tower’s foundations, only 9.85 feet (3 m) deep, were laid on soft ground made up of clay, fine sand and shells, no match for a 14,500-ton weight. In fact, there are several other towers throughout the city that lean, and the cathedral and baptistery are sinking as well.

• Work stopped on the Tower after only five years and three stories. The architects and engineers hoped that by delaying the construction, the clay would settle and harden, something that didn’t happen. Construction did not resume for nearly 100 years, until 1272, when an architect attempted to correct the lean with a design that

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• The office of Commissioner of Internal Revenue was established the same year. But the income tax was repealed once the debt had been eliminated.

• The 16th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution in 1913 gave Congress “power to lay and collect taxes on incomes” on a permanent basis. The first Form 1040 was created that year. Because of generous exemptions and deductions, in 1913, less than 1 percent of citizens paid income tax at the rate of 1 percent of net income.

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Make Hummus for an Easy, Healthy Snack It might not be a bad idea to include a globe or atlas when you start pulling together the simple ingredients for making hummus with your kids and their friends. Cooking with an international twist is such a perfect opportunity to teach about geography, history and current events. It’s also a chance to talk about the rich and varied traditions that exist all over the world.

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Just toss things into the blender and let it whirl. As the garlic cloves and chickpeas blend together, questions may abound, starting with, “What is the Middle East in the middle of?”

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Breaking the Food Seduction: Free Yourself from Unhealthy Foods If you saw Neal Barnard, M.D., on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, you know that many people are hooked on unhealthy foods ranging from chocolate to cheese. Do you know that Ellen DeGeneres loves Oreo Sandwich Cookies? She’s not alone. To some people, chocolate is an occasional treat.

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DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I don’t remember you addressing this subject, so I thought I would write. In 1997, I had a mild heart attack and went on medicines. Six months later I had another mild incident that led me to angioplasty. Ever since, I have been eating well, exercising and taking all my meds. My cardiologist says I have great collaterals. I have sprouted new vessels for my heart. I thought I should have some kind of intervention, but the doctor says no. Can you discuss autogenesis? Am I related to a starfish? -- R.S. ANSWER: You’re the first writer ever to use the word “autogenesis.” If a starfish loses an arm, it grows another - autogenesis. Humans have the same ability when it comes to blood vessels. They can grow new ones, and do so in many instances. Heart-attack victims often can sprout new arteries. It’s a long process. It doesn’t happen overnight.

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1. Start with a good breakfast. Cutting hunger is the first ANSWER: Your question is asked repeatedly. My longdistance guess is a subconjunctival hemorrhage. The step in cutting cravings. conjunctiva is a cellophane-like covering of the eye. Beneath 2. Choose foods that steady your blood sugar. Beans, green it is a network of invisible blood vessels. When one of those vegetables, fruit, and whole grains help prevent blood delicate vessels breaks, blood covers that part of the eye. sugar dips that can lead to cravings.

Coughing, sneezing or straining causes the breakage.

3. Eat at least 10 calories each day per pound of your ideal Sometimes it happens for no apparent reason. The eye looks body weight.This tip is directed at calorie-cutting dieters awful, but no real harm is done. The blood is absorbed who do not realize that, if they eat too little, their bodies in about a week. You can hurry it up by putting warm stop making an appetite-controlling hormone called leptin. compresses over the closed eye.

A person whose ideal weight is 150 pounds needs at least You need to see a doctor if the eye begins to pain you, if the blood stays for longer than a week or if it happens time 1,500 calories per day, and probably much mor and again.

4. Break out of craving cycles, which can occur daily, monthly (with a woman’s cycle), or yearly (with the change DEAR DR. DONOHUE: Does heartburn cause asthma in seasons). Monthly chocolate cravings, for example, can attacks? It sounds weird to me, but my doctor thinks be reduced with a low-fat, vegetarian diet, which tends to that’s what causing my breathing problems. He has me on medicines for heartburn. I can’t believe they’ll help. -- J.R. reduce the hormone swings that lead to cravings.

5. Exercise and rest are keys to restoring your physical ANSWER: Your doctor isn’t coming from out of left field.

Heartburn can be an asthma trigger. Heartburn is officially resilience. called gastroesophageal reflux -- an upward shooting of 6. Use social support. Enlisting the help of friends and stomach acid and digestive juices into the esophagus, the swallowing tube. family makes changing habits much easier.

7. Take advantage of other motivators. New parents, for The juices can rise so far up that they leak out of the example, may decide to eat healthy foods not just for esophagus and trickle into the bronchi, the airways. That’s what sets off an asthma attack. themselves, but for the sake of their children.

To enhance these seven steps, Breaking the Food Seduction also includes a detailed three-week kickstart program with dozens of gourmet “addiction-free” recipes, including Portobello Mushroom Steaks, Eggplant Pecan Pesto, Tunisian Potato Salad, Spicy Noodle Soup, and Carob Walnut Fudge. Dr. Barnard’s “Three-Week Break” supports research that shows if you set aside an addicting food, such as chocolate, for three weeks, you crave it much less than if you had just had it yesterday.

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Ty Cobb on Hitting The old-timers come out of the woodwork every spring, don a practice jersey, put on the hat and offer their 2cents worth of advice to rookies and veterans alike. Sandy Koufax used to join the Dodgers at Vero Beach, George Brett is a mainstay for the Royals, and old greats like Yogi Berra and Reggie Jackson still visit the Yankees at Legends Field.

But what would, say, Ty Cobb teach you about hitting?

Luckily, thanks to a letter he received from a struggling ballplayer, we know the answer.

1. DON’T GRIP YOUR BAT AT THE VERY END; leave, say, an inch or two. ALSO, LEAVE AT LEAST AN INCH OR MORE SPACE BETWEEN YOUR HANDS; that

4. Now, to hit as I ask, to right-center or center, STAND AWAY FROM PLATE the distance you can see with mind’s eye that you can hit the ball that curves on inside corner, to center. This ... will allow you to hit the outside ball to right. In other words, you protect the plate both on inside pitches and outside.

5. Remember, THE PLATE IS THE PITCHER’S OBJECTIVE AND HE HAS TO COME TO IT. ... Now, USE A SLIGHTLY CLOSED STANCE, AND KEEP A LITTLE MORE WEIGHT ON YOUR FRONT FOOT THAN BACK. That gives you balance and won’t pull you away from curves. You are always in position to give maximum drive.

6. DON’T PULL A CURVE BALL FROM A RIGHTHANDER. The ball is revolving away from you.

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Hit with the revolution and to right field.

7. KEEP YOUR LEFT ELBOW COCKED ON LEVEL WITH YOUR HANDS OR EVEN HIGHER. Never let the elbows down below the hands, and keep your hands always well away from the body -- keep pushing them out, even with your body or back.

8. KEEP YOUR BACK LEG STRAIGHT. Of course, if you put your weight more on the front leg, then the back leg will be straight.

9. IF HIGH FAST BALLS INSIDE REALLY BOTHER YOU: crouch over from waist and pass them up. Don’t bite, in other words. In crouching, you make the pitcher throw lower, which forces him away from the position that bothers you. But I think with the instructions I have given, you will hit them wherever they pitch.

10. AGAINST A SPEEDY LEFT-HANDER, DON’T PULL. Use same stance I have given you, and when he throws you his curve, knock him down with it. ... BUT AGAINST A LEFT-HANDER OF FAIR SPEED: Move up in the box, also closer to the plate, and PULL THIS STYLE OF PITCHING. Mark Vasto is a veteran sportswriter who lives in Kansas City. (c) 2012 King Features Synd., Inc.

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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 doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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

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only with financial transactions. Homeowner associations, frequent-flier clubs and churches can all have pieces of our personal information that can be put together.

Some suggestions:

Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Become a Victim of Identity Theft The Consumer Federation of America has a new website designed to help reduce identity theft. IDTheftInfo.org is packed with consumer, business and victim resources, as well as the latest news and a section on shopping for identity-theft services.

One section on the website explores how well you guard your personally identifying information (PII), even something as simple as your library card. If you were to lose the card, you might not be too concerned as itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not something connected with your bank account. But if someone checks out and doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t return (in effect, steals) books or videos under your name, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re responsible for the monetary damages.

ID Theft Info suggests making a â&#x20AC;&#x153;PII Chartâ&#x20AC;? to document the identity relations we have with companies and individuals.

Who has our name, address, phone number and email address? A security breach in one area can lead to other areas also being breached, and it need not be associated

Use a Post Office box for miscellaneous mail such as club newsletters and church bulletins; disable the GPS photo function on your smartphone; and use only one credit card for online purchases. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t sign up with your real name on public Internet sites. Work to limit the amount of information in each section of your PII Chart.

When you go to the doctor and fill out the forms, leave out your Social Security number. Ask if you can substitute another form of identification.

Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t use public charging stations or anyone elseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s computer for your cell phone, and donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t let anyone else hook their phone to your computer. Data-stealing malware could be transferred from one to the other.

Are you a potential victim of identity theft? Assess your risk with an online test. The higher the score, the bigger your risk. Big point items (indicating a larger risk) are questions about whether youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve ordered your credit report in the last two years, posted your outgoing mail at home in an unlocked mailbox or failed to scrutinize your monthly bank and credit-card statements.

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