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NECKTIEby Janet Spencer
The average American businessman spends four hours a year tying his tie. Come along with Tid-bits as we find out facts behind the tradition.
THE WHYS OF TIESWearing bits of cloth around the neck dates back to time immemorial. In the days before laundromats were invented, strips of cloth were worn around the neck because it kept the collar of the shirt from get-ting dirty. It was far easier to wash a narrow strip of cloth than it was to wash the shirt. Bibs tied around the neck were worn at mealtimes to protect the shirt from spills. In the summer, a wet cloth around the neck kept the body cool. In the winter, it kept the body warm. Men sporting full body armor wore neck cloths to pad their neck from the hard metal. Cloths were worn around the neck to prevent sweat from running down the shirt, or to keep vocal cords warm. Later, strips of cloth tied around the neck be-came a symbol of class, rank, or station, whether by soldiers or students.
FAST FACTItalian artist Enrico Baj creates works of art out of neckties by dipping them in plastic or gluing them to canvas. He comments, “Ties are a symbol of vanity and ostentation, rather like medals and decorations, although every so often I too am forced to wear one.”
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1. Who was the last Braves player before Justin Up-ton in 2013 to have seven home runs in his first 12 games of the season?
2. Name the pitcher who holds the major-league record for most games in a season.
3. When was the last time before 2012 that Stan-ford’s football team won a conference title in the Pac-12?
4. How many times did Wilt Chamberlain average at least 30 points and 20 rebounds per game for a season?
5. Name the number of times since 1994 that a No. 8 seed beat a No. 1 seed in a playoff series in
the NHL. 6. When was the last time
Argentina’s men’s soccer team reached the semifi-nals of the World Cup?
7. Who recorded the best finish by a female jockey at the Kentucky Derby before Rosie Napravnik finished fifth in 2013?
Answers1. Dale Murphy, in 1985.2. Mike Marshall of the Los
Angeles Dodgers pitched in 106 games in 1974.
3. It was 1999.4. Seven times during his
14-year NBA career.5. Ten times.6. It was 1990.7.The same Rosie Napravnik
finished ninth at the Ken-tucky Derby in 2011.
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TIES THROUGH HISTORY• China’s first emperor, Qin Shih-huang-di, lived in
200 B.C. When he died he was buried in an under-ground mausoleum surrounded by 7,500 sculptured terra cotta soldiers. The tomb was uncovered in 1974. Archaeologists found that many of the individually carved soldiers sported knotted neck cloths-- the first known instance of the use of neckties.
• In the mid-1600s, a crack regiment of soldiers
from Croatia visited Paris to celebrate their recent victory over Turkey. The soldiers held court with King Louis XIV, who was a fashion nut. For the occasion, each of the soldiers had tied a brightly colored scarf around their necks. Louis XIV liked the look and began wearing silk neck cloths him-self, and the fashion rapidly spread. The French word for Croatia was ‘cravate,’ giving us today’s cravat.
• In 1715, another kind of neckwear, called “stocks” made its appearance. The term referred to a leath-er collar, laced at the back, worn by soldiers to help keep their head held high in a military bear-ing. The leather stock also offered the wearer some protection to the major blood vessels of the neck from the sharp edge of a sword or the tip of a bayonet.
• In England men used to wear a shirt collar which they tied together with string to keep the draft out. Eventually the string became larger and more elaborate, until it was a frill. Then the frill became increasingly more elaborate until it was a ruff in-stead of a frill until, by the time of Henry VIII, the ruff was so large it covered both of the shoulders.
• Neckties came to the forefront of fashion after World War II ended and soldiers returning home felt like dressing up with festive ties. Right after World War II there were over 600 companies making 200 mil-lion neckties per year. (cont’d on page 4)
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Top 10 Pop SinglesThis Week Last Week1. Lorde No. 1 “Royals”2. Eminem feat. Rihanna No. 2
“The Monster”3. Miley Cyrus No. 3 “Wrecking
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The length of time you might spend in the emergency room has gotten longer -- and longer -- as many Medicare patients are held under what’s called “observation status.”AARP recently completed a study called “Rapid Growth in Medicare Hospital Observation Services: What’s Going On?” that shows the length of time patients are held that way has grown, sometimes to more than 48 hours.If you’re a Medicare patient, you can be toting up out-of-pock-et costs with every passing hour
you’re held in this medical limbo. There’s no cost-sharing cap with these observation status stays, not to mention that you might not re-ceive the level of care that you should have. As an observation outpatient, you’re liable for the costs of tests and procedures. Additionally, if you end up in skilled nursing, the observation status time you spend in the hospi-tal doesn’t count for the Medicare requirement that you have three days as an inpatient. Your portion of the costs can skyrocket, and you might even be denied skilled nurs-ing care because you weren’t in the hospital long enough as an official inpatient.Here are some specifics from the AARP study:• Observation status stays have in-
creased 94 percent.• Patient status (observation ver-sus inpatient) is sometimes changed by the hospital after the patient is sent home.
• The average cost for skilled nursing that Medicare didn’t cover (due to being originally held in observation limbo) was $10,503.
A number of senators in Con-gress have proposed legislation that would require time spent in observation status to count as part of the three-day inpatient require-ment.To read the full 25-page report, go to aarp.org and put the study’s title in the search box.(c) 2013 King Features Synd., Inc.
• It was American author Erica Jong who made the following sage ob-servation: “Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn’t.”
• Jon Bon Jovi is prob-ably best known for his eponymous ‘80s hair band, but he’s also quite a philanthropist, working on behalf of
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• A poll conducted by Gallup determined that 42 percent of Ameri-cans believe that peo-ple are sometimes pos-sessed by the devil.
• Scientists unearthed frozen 30,000-year-old plant tissue from fossil squirrel burrows in northeaster Sibe-ria. This would not be remarkable, except
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• If you die without any friends or family to at-tend your funeral, Am-sterdam is apparently the place to do it. In that city, a civil servant will provide flowers
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MACARONI & TIESBefore macaroni was well known, it was consid-ered a specialty. Wealthy Englishmen who trav-eled to Italy often experienced their first maca-roni, and then went home to Britain and began to serve the dish at their tables. Because the food was rare and unusual, the people who served it became known as ‘macaroni’ which meant fan-cy, uppity, or overly stylish; the type of people who wore fancy hats, big wigs, and white cravats tied in enormous bows. People living in America where there was less money and less fashion wore simpler clothing, and began to make fun of the Macaronis. Thus, when “Yankee Doodle went to London riding on a pony / Stuck a feather in his hat and called it macaroni” the unfortunate Doo-dle (German for ‘fool’) was taking on airs and pretending that a feather in his cap would make people think he was an upper class gent.
NECKTIE IMPROVEMENTSAlthough a tie may look like a simple piece of cloth, it is actually a complicated piece of sewing joining four different strips of cloth. It was patented by Jes-se “Joss” Langsdorf in 1920. Langsdorf, known as the father of the tie, patented the ‘all-weather wrin-kle-free’ tie. His patented pattern incorporated slip stitching running down the length of the back of the tie which ensured that the tie would return to its original shape when it was taken off. It also added resilience to the tie and prevented rips. Langsdorf also added various linings to the inside of the tie to increase bulk. One of the linings he used was rubber, thus inventing the supposedly ‘weather-proof’ tie.
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THE BIG SQUEEZE• One study showed that wearing
a necktie may interfere with per-ceptual skills needed for job per-formance. Researchers at Cornell University set out to discover if the pressure of a tie that’s too tight might interfere with blood flow to the brain and eyes.
• To do this, they had an ophthal-mologist study the retinal veins of a number of men. The puls-ing of the retinal veins indicates whether or not the blood sup-ply is circulating efficiently. He found that when the tie was half an inch (1.27 cm) smaller than the circumference of the man’s neck, the pulsing was no longer visible. This suggests that blood flow to the retina is decreased.
• Next they decided to find if most men wear their ties too tight. They picked 94 businessmen at random and found that 66% were wearing ties that averaged .2 inches (.48 cm) smaller than their necks. 12% had ties that were half an inch (1.27 cm) too small.
• Now they wanted to find out if decreased blood flow to the ret-ina can impair eyesight. They had men press a button when a blinking light started blink-ing so fast that it appeared to be a steady beam; and when it slowed down again to become distinguishable blinks. Each man was tested three times: the first and last times with a loose tie, and the second time with a tight tie. It was found that tight neckware slowed down the response times. Fur-thermore, their speed did not rebound after the tie was loos-ened.
• The researchers concluded that a too tight tie can impair visual perception and may harm the performance of computer op-erators, pilots, and others who need good visual discrimina-tion.
FAST FACTThe average tie is about 52 to 58 inches long.
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I love how simple, decorative holiday touches add charm, sparkle and extra glitz to our home this month. Even our drab and dull phone-message area in the kitchen got a sea-sonal lift.“Out” with a boring container jam packed with mismatched pens, markers and unsightly pencils, and “in” with a col-orful, mock floral bouquet of spiffed up new, inexpensive Bic pens I decorate and arrange in a favorite bowl. No longer dullsville, shiny mini ball orna-ments, glittery stars and bright-red poinsettias top the slim pens to brighten the space for the holidays. Not only attractive and handy, they also are a thoughtful token to give friends when they come
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Here’s how to do the easy craft with your kids this week:1. Gather silk flowers and hol-iday charms with wire attached to decorate the tops of the pens. Then, purchase several pens, such as Bic round stick pens that are flat on top.2. Attach toppers using green floral tape. Place a stem or wire of the object going upward
about 1 1/2 inches from the end of the pen with the flower or charm on the top end of the pen. Hold in place and wrap the entire length of the pen with the tape. Wrap with a slight angle to prevent bunching. Alternate method using a glue gun: An adult should carefully remove the button at the end of the pen with an X-Acto-style knife. Insert a tine stem or nar-row part of an object in the hole and secure in place with the glue gun. Wrap with tape as de-scribed above. 3. Arrange pens in a pretty con-tainer filled with white rice or Arborio rice.Extra idea: Use decorated pens as place cards at your holiday table. Set one by each plate over a mini notepad. On the top page, write the guest’s name.***Donna Erickson’s award-win-ning series “Donna’s Day” is airing on public television na-tionwide. To find more of her creative family recipes and ac-
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BETTY ANNE WATERS• Betty Anne Waters was born in 1955, one
of nine children in a chaotic household in Ayers, MA. She was close to her brother Kenny. When a neighbor was murdered in 1980, Kenny was questioned because he had a long history of petty infractions. Kenny had an airtight alibi: He’d worked all night at a local diner, and then had gone straight to the courthouse the next morning to face charges of assaulting a cop. Kenny was re-leased. However, more than two years later, he was arrested and charged with the mur-der.
• The family couldn’t afford a lawyer, but Kenny was certain he’d be exonerated. Yet things soon took a turn for the worse.
• Betty Anne Waters stopped in at the diner to make sure they still had his time card on hand that would prove his alibi. The secre-
tary assured her that yes, the time card was still on hand, because the police had called in order to pick it up. When the trial started, however, the police said that no time card had ever existed. Then, two people testified against Kenny.
• The jury found Kenny guilty. In 1983 he was sentenced to life without parole. He was 29 years old.
• He soon attempted suicide. He begged his sister for help, asking her to become a law-yer so she could help prove his innocence. She promised to do so, as long as he prom-ised not to attempt suicide again. Betty had no idea at the time how to even begin.
• She began by taking night classes at a com-munity college, and then put herself through law school, all while raising two kids and managing a local pub. “It seemed like as long as I was doing something in school, Kenny was O.K.,” she said. It took her 13 years to get her law degree.
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• On Dec. 19, 1732, Benjamin Franklin of Philadelphia first published “Poor Richard’s Almanack.” The book, filled with proverbs preaching industry and prudence, was pub-lished continuously for 25 years and became one of the most popular publications in colo-nial America.• On Dec. 17, 1843, Charles Dickens’ clas-sic story “A Christmas Carol” is published. Dickens never lost momentum as a writer, churning out major novels every year or two, often in serial form. Among his most import-ant works are “David Copperfield” (1850), “Great Expectations” (1861) and “A Tale of
Two Cities” (1859).• On Dec. 18, 1912, after three years of dig-ging in the Piltdown gravel pit in Sussex, En-gland, amateur archaeologist Charles Dawson announces the discovery of two skulls that appear to belong to a primitive hominid and ancestor of man.• On Dec. 21, 1945, Gen. George S. Patton, commander of the U.S. 3rd Army, dies from injuries suffered not in battle, but in a freak car accident. He was 60 years old. Descended from a long line of military men, Patton grad-uated from the West Point Military Academy in 1909.• On Dec. 22, 1956, a baby gorilla named Colo enters the world at the Columbus Zoo in Ohio, becoming the first-ever gorilla born in captivity. She went on to become a moth-
er, grandmother, and in 1996, a great-grand-mother to Timu, the first surviving infant gorilla conceived by artificial insemination. Colo is still alive today.• On Dec. 16, 1960, two airliners collide over New York City, killing 134 people aboard the planes and on the ground. A miscalculation by the pilot of the United flight put his plane di-rectly into the path of a TWA Super Constella-tion. Christmas presents carried by the planes’ passengers were strewn all over the streets.• On Dec. 20, 1989, the United States invades Panama in an attempt to overthrow military dictator Manuel Noriega, who had been in-dicted in the United States on drug-traffick-ing charges. Noriega’s Panamanian Defense Forces were promptly crushed.(c) 2013 King Features Synd., Inc.
1. MUSIC: Who wrote the song “A Boy Named Sue,” which was made famous by singer Johnny Cash?
2. U.S. STATES: Which state’s capital is Augusta?
3. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: Which fashion designer popu-larized the miniskirt?
4. COMICS: What was L’il Ab-ner’s last name in the comic strip?
5. U.S. PRESIDENTS: Who was the first president for whom women could cast a ballot?
6. GEOGRAPHY: Which Ca-nadian province lies between Alberta and Manitoba?
7. ANIMAL KINGDOM: What bird is the fastest runner on land?
8. SCIENCE: What was inven-tor Thomas Edison’s middle name?
9. LITERATURE: What was the pen name of William Sydney Porter?
10. LANGUAGE: What kind of game is “draughts” in Great Britain?
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DOLLARS AND SENSEBY David UffingtonEnergy Vampires Drain Your WalletYou turn off the television when you’re not watching it because it saves you money, right?Not so.If you can see lights from all the extra gear you have connected to the television, the juice is still flowing and the meter is still running. That can mean your cable box, DVD player, Wii or Xbox, and your stereo are still pulling energy even though they’re not being used.If you turn off the lights in your house and navigate by flashlight, you’ll spot many of the energy thieves at work. Laptops and computers in sleep or standby mode, coffee makers on a timer set to start up in the morning, cell-phone adapters and telephone chargers are all energy thieves that increase your energy bill. So are clock radios, recharge-able electric toothbrushes and printers on standby. Called “vampires” or “phantom loads,” these appliances pull energy even when they’re not in use.Here are some tips for dealing with energy vampires:• Unplug, especially if it’s a device you don’t use every day.• Use a power strip to easily turn off multiple devices.• Have an energy audit done to see where your biggest expens-es are. Or invest in a Kill A Watt electricity usage monitor (www.p3international.com) to see how much energy your individual ap-pliances are using.• If you need a nightlight for small children but forget to turn it off during the day, invest in the type that only comes on when it’s dark.• Turn off your electronics gear and step outside to your meter. You’ll likely see it still running, possibly from all the other “sleep-er” appliances.• When it’s time to buy a new appliance, go for the ENERGY STAR models. Look for the big yellow tag on the side that tells you
the appliance’s rating.• If you have pets, you might be guilty of keeping appliances on for their comfort -- and you won’t be alone. A recent survey in Florida showed that 86 percent of pet owners leave on fans, lights and the television for the comfort of the animal, and especially in summer, the air conditioning. Reconsider whether your pet needs human-type temperatures.To learn more, go online to energy.gov and put “vampire loads” in the search box. You’ll find a number of articles full of information on how to save on your energy costs.David Uffington regrets that he cannot personally answer reader questions, but will incorporate them into his column whenever pos-sible. Send email to [email protected].
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eighth of what we contractually had for you because we think the second one will be successful with or without you.’ I called ‘my friend’ (Downey), who I helped get the first job, and he didn’t call me back for three months.”Anyone else would have called their lawyers, but Howard only says, “Oh, I love him. God’s going to bless him.” Sounds like there’s a little rust in that tin
man.Daniel Day-Lewis won three best-actor Oscars but made a mess of his private life. Well, it used to be private until his son Gabe Day did a rap video saying, “Bipolar stoop kid taking care of biz. Call me Gabe Day and not Gabe Day-Lewis, cause if you’re trying to call me out, I’m going to Gabe Day-Lose it! I know what my name is, and I know what fame is. Judging someone for their dad is just as bad as being a racist.”Day-Lewis ended his six-year affair
in 1995 with French actress Isabelle Adjani, who in 1996 called him a “Lothario” and a “womanizer” in The London Daily Mail. Day-Lewis married Arthur Miller’s daughter, Rebecca, soon after, while he was shooting Miller’s “The Crucible,” and they have two
sons. Gabe, 18, who attends Sarah Lawrence Col-lege, adds in his rap, “I feel the most grief for my mother, who has no one left but me and my older brother. I’m bipolar, wear it like a badge, was on a bad path, did too many drugs, had a bad trip and re-evaluated my life. Thank God I survived ‘cause now it’s easier to smile.”You just can’t make this stuff up. Hey, Arthur Miller could have gotten two plays out of it!(c) 2013 King Features Synd., Inc.
BETTY ANNE WATERS, cont’d• She searched for DNA evi-
dence which had supposedly been destroyed, and met with witnesses who admitted they had lied on the stand. The turn-ing point arrived in 2000, when she teamed up with the Inno-cence Project. Together they obtained access to DNA test-ing on evidence from the crime scene which they doggedly tracked down. The results proved Kenny’s innocence. He was released in 2001, having served 18 years for a crime he did not commit.
• Kenny moved in with his loyal sister, and together they had a blast doing chat shows, media interviews, even appearing on “Oprah.”
• Tragically, just six months af-ter his release in 2001, Kenny took a short cut over a fence, tripped, and fell 15 feet on to concrete. Thirteen days later, with Betty by his side in hospi-tal, he died.
• Even after his death, Betty
continued her campaign on his behalf. It took her another seven years to track down the evidence that would prove the police had deliberately sent the wrong man to prison. Fin-gerprint evidence that proved Kenny’s innocence had been hidden. Two witnesses had been coerced into testifying against him. The town of Ayer settled a lawsuit for $3.4 mil-lion. In 2010, a movie called “Conviction” was made, with Hilary Swank playing the role of Betty.
• In the meantime, Betty re-turned to her regular life: man-aging a pub, tending her fami-ly. She opted out of joining any law firm or starting a practice of her own. However, she does volunteer her time working for the Innocence Project, which works to exonerate the wrong-fully accused. But the only time she’s returned to court was when the pub she works for had trouble renewing its li-quor license. She won the case.
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MIRROR FACTS• The symbol for a female - a circle with a cross on
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mirrors which he placed in the sun on the shore. When their light was focused on the ships at sea, it suposedly set them on fire.
• Ben Franklin mounted mirrors outside his sec-ond-story window so he could secretly see who was knocking at his door.
• In 1916, patent #1,180,758 was awarded to a fish hook with a mirror mounted behind it to serve as a sinker. Not only would the mirror flash and reflect light, thereby attracting fish, but also, (according to the patent application) “a male fish seeing his image upon looking therein will appear to see an-other fish approach it from the opposite side with the intent to seize the bait, and this will not only arouse his warlike spirit, but also appeal to his greed, and he will seize the bait quickly in order to defeat the approaching rival....In the case of a fe-male fish the attractiveness of a mirror is too well known to need discussion.” (cont’d on page 12)
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ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Careful, Lamb. Don’t let your generous nature lead to some se-rious overspending as you con-template your holiday gift-giv-ing. Your social life kicks off into high gear by week’s end.TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) A positive attitude helps you weather annoying but unavoid-able changes in holiday plans. Aspects favor new friendships and reinforcement of existing re-lationships.GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Demands on your energy level could be much higher than usual as you prepare for the upcoming holidays. Be sure to pace your-self. Friends and family will be happy to help.CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Don’t allow a suddenly icy re-action from a friend or family member to continue without learning what caused it -- and what can be done to restore that once warm and caring relation-ship.LEO (July 23 to August 22) A relationship seems to be unravel-ing, mostly from a lack of atten-tion. It might be a good idea to ease up on whatever else you’re doing so you can spend more time working to mend it.VIRGO (August 23 to Septem-ber 22) New facts emerge that not only help explain the recent rift with a trusted colleague, but also might provide a chance to wipe the slate clean and make a fresh start in your friendship.LIBRA (September 23 to Oc-tober 22) A family member’s personal situation is, fortunate-ly, resolved in time for you to get back into your hectic round of holiday preparations. An old friend might bring a new friend into your life.SCORPIO (October 23 to No-vember 21) Pace yourself in meeting holiday pressures and workplace demands to avoid winding up with a frayed temper and a Scorpian stinger that lash-es out at puzzled kith, kin and colleagues.SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to December 21) A financial mat-ter requires close attention. Also, news from a trusted source pro-vides the means to help sort out a long-standing state of confusion and put it into perspective.CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) This is a good time to reinforce family ties. Make it a priority to assess and resolve all outstanding problems. Start the upcoming holiday season with a full measure of love.AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) Don’t be pres-sured into a so-called solid-gold investment. Wait until the holi-day distractions are over. Then take a harder look at it. You might find that the “gold” is starting to flake off.PISCES (February 19 to March 20) A former friend might be try-ing to heal the breach between you by using a mutual friend as an intermediary. Best advice: Keep an open mind despite any lingering bad feelings. BORN THIS WEEK: You have a way of saying the right thing at the right time. Your friendships are deep and lasting.
Pursuit Of Bliss cont’d:• The survey also found that wellness is an essential part of life for the vast majority (90 percent) of Americans. Man-ufacturers are responding by creating new lines of apparel that promote wellness. One example is a new line of ho-siery called Hanes Silk Reflections Pure Bliss, a legwear collection where beauty and wellness meet innovation. Modern knitting technology, combined with luxury yarns, work to micromassage, pamper, soothe and revitalize legs. That could be blissful for the 80 percent of women ages 18 to 34 who like hosiery products to have a dual function (make them look good and feel good). For further information and full survey methodology, visit www.haneshosiery.com.A recent survey found 80 percent of women like hosiery to have a dual function: It makes them look great and feel good, too.
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MORE MIRROR FACTS• A man named Alcide Chaisson got mad at pilots
at California’s Crystalaire Airport interfering with his radio. In an effort at revenge, he took a four foot mirror outside and tried to blind pilots by re-flecting the sun into their eyes. He was arrested.
• A middle school in Oregon was faced with a unique problem. The girls were beginning to use lipstick and would apply it in the bathroom. After they put on their lipstick they would press their lips to the mirrors leaving dozens of little lip prints. Finally the principal decided that some-thing had to be done. She called all the girls to the bathroom and met them there with the custodian. She explained that all these lip prints were caus-ing a major problem for the custodian who had to clean the mirrors every day. To demonstrate how difficult it was to clean the mirrors, she asked the custodian to clean one of the mirrors. He proceed-ed to take out a long-handled brush, dip it into the nearest toilet, and scrub the mirror. The lip prints disappeared.
• Managers like to use mirrors in lobbies because people complain less about waiting for slow ele-vators if they’re busy primping while waiting.
• In 1994, Russian astronauts orbiting in the Mir spacecraft tried to reflect sunlight into northern areas of their country in an attempt to lengthen the short growing season.
A VERY LARGE MIRROROne of the world’s largest mirrors was constructed in 1997 by scientists at the University of Arizona for the Large Binocular Telescope on Mount Graham. The mirror is about 28 feet (8.4 meters) in diameter and cost $4 million to make. The mirror was 2,156 degrees F. (1180 c) when it was first cast and it took three full months to cool.
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