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The word “black” doesn’t mean just an object’s color — It has cultural and psychological meanings as well. This week, Tidbits explores a variety of areas where we see both the color and the word.
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• Those items that are black do not reflect any rays from the visible light spectrum. Rather, they absorb the frequencies of all color pigments. The presence of all primary colors creates black. The absence of these results in white. • Most of us are aware of the superstition that if a black cat crosses our path, bad luck is on the way. However, in Great Britain and Ireland, that feline is a symbol of good luck. The Scots even believe that a black cat near their house means prosperity is imminent. The Japanese also look upon it as good luck, and that ladies who own one will have many suitors. The Germans are very specific about the black cat’s route — If it crosses your path from right to left, it’s a bad omen, while a left to right course signifies future favorable times. • If you drive a black vehicle, supposedly you are empowered and not easily manipulated. You also love elegance!
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• To the Japanese, black is the symbol of nobility, age and wisdom. Contrast this with their view of white, which represents serfdom, youth and naïveté. In light of this, they award the black belt in martial arts as a symbol of achievement and seniority, as a sign that the individual has “blended the mind and body into one, into a unity within oneself and with the universe.” • Black History Month has been officially observed since 1976, when President Gerald Ford called on all Americans to recognize February as a time to “seize the opportunity to honor the too-often neglected accomplishments of black Americans in every area of endeavor throughout our history.”
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• The ancient Aztecs viewed black as the color of war because black obsidian glass was used to make the cutting edges of their battle swords. Black also represented the institution of religion, because their priests wore only black. • On July 31, 1715, a hurricane strikes the east coast of Florida, sinking 10 Spanish treasure ships carrying tons of gold and silver coins and killing nearly 1,000 people. About 80 percent of the treasures was recovered within a year, but the rest remained lost until the 1960s. • On Aug. 5, 1858, the first telegraph line across the Atlantic Ocean is completed. Four British and American vessels met in mid-ocean and successfully laid 2,000 miles of cable, often at a depth of more than 2 miles. • On Aug. 3, 1861, the last entry of Charles Dickens’ serialized novel “Great Expectations” is published. Dickens’ father was thrown in debtors’ prison in 1824, and 12-year-old Charles was sent to work in a factory. The miserable treatment of children and the institution of the debtors’ jail became topics of several of Dickens’ novels. • On Aug. 2, 1876, “Wild Bill” Hickok, one of the greatest gunfighters of the American West, is murdered in Deadwood, S.D. Hickok was playing cards with his back to the saloon door when a young gunslinger named Jack McCall walked into the saloon, approached Hickok from behind, and shot him in the back of the head. • On Aug. 4, 1944, Jewish German-born Anne Frank and her family, who had been hiding in German-occupied Holland, are found by the Gestapo and transported to various concentration camps. The young girl’s diary of her time in hiding was found after her death and published in 1947 as “The Diary of Anne Frank.” • On July 30, 1976, American Bruce Jenner wins gold in the decathlon at the Montreal Olympics and sets a world record in the event. After his win, Jenner was voted the 1976 AP Male Athlete of the Year. The 1976 Olympics was his last decathlon. • On Aug. 1, 1981, MTV, the Music Television network, makes its maiden broadcast with the words, “Ladies and gentlemen, rock and roll.” The roughly 80 different videos that made up that first week’s rotation on MTV probably represented nearly every promotional music video then available. (c) 2012 King Features Synd., Inc.
• Traditionally, musicians in the orchestra pit wear black attire. This is not only because of the formal look, but more so, not to draw attention away from those performers on stage. • The wearing of black clothing while in mourning dates back to the Roman Empire in the western world. However, in Japan, the color of mourning is white.
• If you’ve been denied a particular privilege or recognition, you’ve been blacklisted. The term also applies to those who have been rejected from work in a certain field, or one who has been ostracized from elite social circles. The word dates back to the 1600s, when England’s King Charles II compiled a list of 58 judges who had sentenced his father Charles I to death. When Charles II regained the throne 11 years later, 13 of those on his “blacklist” were executed, 25 were sentenced to life in prison, and the remainder escaped.
• In the field of astronomy, a black dwarf is a star that has burned out, while a black hole is an • Some clubs hold secret ballots to determine area in space created from a collapsed giant star whether an individual should be admitted. Those that has run out of fuel. Matter and light cannot who vote against the person’s admittance “blackescape the intense gravitational pull of a black ball” him. hole, the weight of which is estimated at a million times as much as the sun. • If you’re bitten by a member of the Latrodectus genus, most likely you won’t die. Although the • Old-fashioned black licorice gets its flavor from venom of the black widow spider is quite potent, the root of the Glycyrrhiza glabra plant, a legume it usually only results in muscle aches, nausea related to beans. But the candy’s color comes or difficulty breathing, although it can be fatal from the addition of molasses to the batch, not to small children. And the spiders generally bite from the licorice plant’s extract. only in self-defense, for example, when a person sits on them. The female, famous for consuming • There was the “Man in Black” and there were the male after mating, is more than twice the size “Men in Black.” Country music icon Johnny of her mate and has venom three times more poCash earned his nickname by wearing his tradetent. She can grow up to about 1.5 inches (37 mark black clothing, including a long kneemm). Not every female will have the trademark length coat, differing from his country counterred hourglass on the abdomen — Sometimes parts who dazzled in rhinestone suits. Cash said there are two red spots, sometimes no markings he wrote his 1971 hit “Man in Black” on behalf at all. The male can often exhibit the hourglass of the “poor and beaten down” and “the prisonas well, although its marking is usually yellow or er who has long paid for his crime,” as well as white. F soldiers killed in Vietnam, “the lives that could have been.” But initially, Cash and his band mates wore black shirts because it was the only matching color shirt they all had! The first “Men in Black” movie premiered in 1997; it was a science fiction comedy about a secret agency that monitors alien activity in New York City. Clint Eastwood was chosen to play the lead character, but after he turned it down, Tommy Lee Jones was put in the role opposite Will Smith. Smith didn’t want the role of “J,” but his wife talked him into taking it. A sequel came along in 2002, and MIB III opened in the spring of 2012.
• More tea drinkers sip black tea than any other type; it equals 90 percent of total tea consumption. Although black, oolong, green and white teas all come from the same shrub, black tea is more oxidized than the other three. Green tea undergoes minimal oxidation during process-
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HOW NOT TO ADJUST YOUR THERMOSTAT Q: My mother-in-law insists on cranking the old manual thermostat all the way to the left on a hot day. She says this will cool the house faster. When it gets too cold inside, she cranks it all the way to the right to turn off the air conditioner. How can I tell her that isn’t the most efficient way to cool a house? -- Damian L., Springfield, Mass. A: Well, I’m no expert in how to break the news to someone who’s stubbornly insistent on doing things her way. But her method of controlling the air temperature is not only inefficient, it’s a quick way to break the thermostat. In fact, that may already have happened. Your mother-in-law is probably controlling the thermostat this way because she is not getting the comfortable temperature she wants when she sets the thermostat in the typical “comfortable” range of 65 F to 75 F. This may have happened from turning the control gauge too far left or right, or it may
simply be an old thermostat in need of replacement. Instead of insisting that she set the thermostat in one place and leave it alone, talk to her about bringing in a heating and cooling contractor to inspect the entire air conditioning system, including the thermostat. And try to persuade her to have the old thermostat replaced with a more accurate, programmable electronic thermostat. The cost savings that result from regularly maintaining a cooling system and keeping the temperature in a comfortable range can be significant. And a programmable thermostat can remove one chore from her to-do list: It can lower or raise the interior temperature of the house at set times, without her having to manually set the thermostat. HOME TIP: During the peak cooling months of summer, change your air conditioner’s air filter once a month. (c) 2012 King Features Synd., Inc.
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THAT’S JUST NUTS! Tidbits is feeling a little nutty this week! Learn more about these healthy additions to your diet. • Sometimes called para nuts or cream nuts, Brazil nuts are grown in tropical South American rainforests. Their name might be “Brazil,” but most of the world’s supply comes from Bolivia. The huge tree that produces them grows up to 150 feet (45.7 m) tall and 6 feet (1.8 m) in diameter. The nuts form inside a hard pod about the size of a coconut, which holds between 15 and 25 nuts. Because these pods can fall from the tree without warning, harvesters wear wooden hats to protect their heads. Brazil nuts are high in fat, about 65 percent in content, which causes them to spoil more readily than other nuts. • We call them peanuts, but they’re not really nuts — Peanuts are legumes grown underground. Of all the nuts that Americans snack on, peanuts account for two-thirds of the total, about 700 million pounds (317 million kg) every year. One acre of plants will produce 2,860 pounds (1,297 kg) of peanuts, enough to make 30,000 peanut butter sandwiches. One 18-ounce (.5 kg) jar of peanut butter requires 850 peanuts. Just over half of the U.S. crop comes from Georgia, with half of Georgia’s crop going to the manufacture of peanut butter. Chocolate manufacturers use about 20 percent of the peanut crop. • Do you have a phobia about peanut butter sticking to the roof of your mouth? You suffer from arachibutyrophobia. • What’s the difference between a filbert and a hazelnut? Nothing! They are one and the same. St. Philibert was a 7th century abbot who founded a French monastery. His feast day is August 22, the day filberts ripen in England, and his accomplishments are commemorated by a nut bearing his name. French settlers introduced the tree to Oregon, where they are widely grown, making them that state’s official nut. • Walnuts must have been a popular snack in Pompeii. Archaeologists have found uneaten walnuts in the remains of the city, buried by the 79 A.D. eruption of the volcano Mt. Vesuvius. A walnut tree can produce for nearly 100 years.
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• Two varieties of nuts are mentioned in the Bible, almonds and pistachios. The almond is not a true nut, but rather a drupe, related to other stone fruits, such as peaches, plums, apricots and cherries. California is the world’s top producer of almonds, although they are also grown in Spain, Syria, Iran and Morocco. These nutritious nuts are an excellent source of protein, potassium, Vitamin E and magnesium, and have been shown to help lower cholesterol. Twenty-five almonds contain only 160 calories, with one gram of saturated fat. Pistachios, mentioned in Genesis 43:11, come from one of the oldest flowering nut trees, harvested for at least 9,000 years. A member of the cashew family, the pistachio is one of the lowest calorie nuts — about 100 calories for 30 nuts. They are also a good source of antioxidants, scoring higher than a cup of green tea. • Have you “gone pecan?” In New Orleans’ lingo, that’s not a good thing; it means you’re beyond help! The pecan tree is the state tree of Texas, and Pecan Festivals are held there annually. F
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• It was German-American painter and lithographer Herm Albright who made the following sage observation: “A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.” • It’s well-known that there were shortages of many items during World War II -- and caffeine was one. It was such a problem, in fact, that the chemists at Coca-Cola tried to find a substitute, even experimenting with a derivative of bat guano. The idea was nixed by an executive who was afraid of the public backlash if the truth ever came out. • Just as a group of birds is called a flock, a group of frogs is called an army.
Top 10 Pop Singles This Week Last Week 1. Carly Rae Jepsen No. 1 “Call Me Maybe” 2. Maroon 5 feat. Wiz Khalifa No. 2 “Payphone” 3. Gotye feat. Kimbra No. 3 “Somebody That I Used to Know” 4. Katy Perry No. 4 “Wide Awake” 5. Rihanna No. 5 “Where Have You Been” 6. Ellie Goulding No. 6 “Lights” 7. fun feat. Janelle Monae No. 7 “We Are Young” 8. Nicki Minaj No. 8 “Starships” 9. David Guetta feat. Sia No. 12 “Titanium” 10. Usher No. 10 “Scream”
Top 10 Albums 1. Linkin Park new entry “Living Things” 2. Maroon 5 “Overexposed” 3. Justin Bieber No. 1 “Believe” 4. Various Artists new entry “Maybach Music Group Present Self Made Vol. 2” 5. R. Kelly new entry “Write Me Back” 6. Kenny Chesney No. 2 “Welcome to The Fishbowl” 7. Adele No. 7 “21” 8. One Direction No. 8 “Up All Night” 9. Usher No. 6 “Looking 4 Myself” 10. Soundtrack No. 5 “Rock Of Ages”
Top 10 Country Singles 1. Luke Bryan No. 1 “Drunk On You” 2. Eli Young Band No. 2 “Even If It Breaks Your Heart” 3. Brantley Gilbert No. 3 “You Don’t Know Her Like I Do” 4. Dierks Bentley No. 5 “5-1-5-0” 5. Kenny Chesney No. 6 “Come Over” 6. Eric Church No. 4 “Springsteen” 7. Gloriana No. 7 “(Kissed You) Good Night” 8. Toby Keith No. 8 “Beers Ago” 9. The Band Perry No. 10 “Postcard From Paris” 10. Love And Theft No. 12 “Angel Eyes”
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• Ever wonder why a barber pole has red and white stripes? It’s a rather grisly tale. At one time barbers did more than cut hair; they sometimes performed marriages and baptisms, served as dentists and even performed surgery. When engaged in the medical work, any excess blood was soaked up by white towels, which were often hung up on a pole outside to dry. As the wind wrapped the towel around the pole, it created a design of red and white stripes. • The 1982 film “Gandhi,” which was awarded eight Oscars, including the one for best picture, used a whopping 300,000 extras. • Toilet paper was first introduced in the United States in 1857, but the idea didn’t take off -- the paper being offered was evidently too much like the paper in the Sears catalog, which is what most people used at the time. • The most popular perfume in the world is Chanel No. 5. Thought for the Day: “Always forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.” -- Robert Kennedy
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Situated near the banks of the River Jumna in northern India sits the world’s most stunning mausoleum, visited by close to four million sightseers every year. This week, Tidbits has gathered some interesting information about the Taj Mahal, one man’s monument to his beloved wife.
• The emperor Shah Jahan met his future wife when he was just 15 years old and declared it was love at first sight. Although the couple did not marry for another five years, they were inseparable during the interim. Upon their marriage, he titled his bride Mumtaz Mahal, meaning “Chosen One of the Palace,” and he began construction of a luxurious royal home.
• In 1631, the Shah set out with his armies to pacify an uprising. His wife chose to accompany him, which was not an unusual occurrence, except that she was advanced in pregnancy. After experiencing complications, Mumtaz Mahal, age 38, died shortly after the birth of her 14th child. With her dying breath, she asked her husband to promise to honor their love by building the world’s most beautiful mausoleum.
• Construction of the Taj Mahal began in 1632, and an estimated 20,000 laborers worked on the edifice over the course of more than 21 years. A 9.3-mile- (15-km) long ramp was built for dragging materials to the site. Teams of 30 oxen as well as 1,000 elephants pulled marble blocks to the sophisticated pulley system that raised the blocks into position.
• A huge gateway and arch welcome visitors to the area, symbolic of the gateway through which Mohammed entered Paradise. The marble portal of the main entrance is inscribed with the “promise of Allah,” which reads, “O thou soul at peace, return thou unto thy Lord. These are the Gardens of Eden, enter them and live forever.”
• A minaret stands at each of the four corners of the pedestal platform on which the tomb rests. Each stands 130 feet (40 m) tall, the traditional components of mosques.
• There are 42 acres of grounds in the complex, divided by four channels of water, which represent the four rivers of Paradise mentioned in the sacred Koran. Colossal sunken flowerbeds, trees, pools and fountains complete the magnificent landscape. The large white marble monument with its distinctive onion dome appears pinkish in the mornings, a milky white during the evening, and golden in the moonlight.
• The interior is octagon-shaped, and the white marble walls are inlaid with 35 different types of precious and semi-precious stones, including jade, jasper, turquoise, sapphires, pearls and lapis lazuli. Delicate motifs of flowers, vines and fruits were meticulously crafted from the stones.
• Because Muslim tradition forbids the elaborate decoration of graves, the actual tombs holding the bodies of the Shah and his wife are in a much simpler crypt below the inner chamber. Their faces are turned toward Mecca, Islam’s holy city. Inscribed along the sides of Mumtaz Mahal’s tomb are “The 99 Names of God,” including Noble, Magnificent, Majestic, Eternal and Glorious.
• The reign of Shah Jahan came to an unfortunate end when his son plotted to overthrow him, imprisoning his father in a tower and taking over the throne. From his window in his prison, Shah Jahan was able to view his beautiful monument. Upon his death, the son buried him next to his beloved wife. F
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Brad Pitt is before the cameras shooting “Twelve Years as a Slave” with Michael Fassbender, Benedict Cumberbatch, Paul Giamatti and Alfre Woodard. The film, shooting in Louisiana, is about a free black man living in New York who is kidnapped in 1841 and sold into slavery in the Deep South. Pitt also is one of the producers of the film being directed by Steve McQueen. Then Pitt will star opposite Michael Fassbender (again) and Oscar-winner Javier Bardem in “The Counselor” for Ridley Scott, who gave him his breakthrough role in l991’s “Thelma and Louise.” People keep asking me what Jack Nicholson and Adam Sandler were doing together at a recent Lakers
Sandler’s animated 3D film “Hotel Transylvania,” due out Sept. 28. Sandler plays Dracula, and Nicholson joins Selena Gomez (Justin Bieber’s girlfriend), Andy Samberg, Kevin James, Fran Drescher, Jon Lovitz, Cee Lo Green, Steve Buscemi, Molly Shannon and David Spade. Dracula, who owns a five-star resort catering to the world’s most famous monsters, invites his monster friends to celebrate his daughter Mavis’ (Gomez) 118th birthday party. Big Hollywood question: What went wrong with the recent film “Wanderlust”? Produced for $35 million by Judd Apatow and Paul Rudd, among others, and starring Rudd, Jennifer Aniston, Justin Theroux and Alan Alda, it only made $21,450,353 at the worldwide box office. While Aniston hit the bulls-eye with her over-the-top boss in “Horrible Bosses,” she must have thought this was a funny script about a married couple who accidentally wind up in a hippie commune hotel. In the film she has a sexual encounter with Justin Theroux’s character. They must have liked rehearsing a lot because, according to the tabloids, they probably will get married. Which only proves ... you don’t have to wander too far when the lust is that good! (c) 2012 King Features Synd., Inc.
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1) Old 2) Fir 3) Claudius Lysias 4) Lamb 5) Husbandman 6) Roaring lion
1. Is the book of Malachi in the Old or New Testament or neither? 2. From Song of Solomon 1, what does the Shulamite say the rafters to her house are made of? Cedar, Fir, Sackcloth, Vines 3. Who wrote a letter to Felix concerning Paul? King Darius, John, Claudius Lysias, Peter 4. In the new creation, the wolf shall feed with the ... ? Children, Fishes, Lamb, Ox 5. What did Noah begin to be after the flood? Husbandman, Shepherd, Carpenter, Teacher 6. 1 Peter 5 compares Satan to what animal? Serpent, Roaring lion, Beheaded calf, Horse (c) 2012 King Features Synd., Inc.