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• Normal waves rise, break, and retreat, Cats Outside
followed by a succession of waves that are
an average of 300 feet (91 m) from crest to DEAR READ-
crest (called the wavelength), but tsunami
waves may be so large that it takes a full ERS: My recent
hour for the wave to finish washing by, with
the next wave following up to 500 miles (800 letter from a
km) behind. It’s common for the first wave
to be the smallest with succeeding waves pet mom who
becoming progressively larger.
strongly believes
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faster the waves move through the ocean. cats should be
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TSUNAMIS (cont)
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named to four Pro Looking for antiques, tools, people to rush to witness the spectacle
Bowls in the early Literary Paws collectibles, vintage items, just before the first wave arrives. Tsunamis
1990s playing for cast iron pans, gold and sil- travel in groups with crests often an hour
what team? 322 State Street, ver, old guitars, metal signs, or more apart. People who rush to survey
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Cowboys fullback and longtime TV ana- placement. For additional words, add 20¢ per word per week, generated in Alaska, and had taken more
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between which two teams? that we find, in our sole discretion, to be questionable or not in good taste. In the event of typo- waterfront. An hour after the earthquake,
7. What South Carolina racetrack is graphical errors, errors in publication, or omission in or from an ad, Tidbits liability will be limited the water drained out of the harbor, followed
known as “The Lady in Black”? to the reprinting of the ad. By placing an ad in Tidbits, you waive any claim for consequential, ten minutes later by a wall of water 50 feet
incidental, or other damages. All items listed are subject to prior sale. Tidbits considers it’s ad- (15 m) tall, which swept over the harbor
vertisers reliable and verifies as much data as possible. However, readers using this information and went ten miles (16 km) upriver. When
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before sending payment. Although persons and companies mentioned herein are believed to be and people into the ocean, only to be
reputable, neither Tidbits nor its’ employees accept any responsibility whatsoever for their actions followed by two more giant waves. Between
or claims. For more information to help you avoid rip-offs and exercise your consumer rights, the original earthquake, the aftershocks, the
write: FTC, 600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20580 or log on to http://www.ftc. fires, and the tsunami, about 60,000 people
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• The magnitude 9.0 earthquake on
December 26, 2004 near Sumatra in the * On Nov. 22, 1900, the first car produced un-
Indian Ocean released more energy than all der the Mercedes name is taken for its inaugural
the earthquakes on the planet in the past 25 drive in Cannstatt, Germany. The car was spe-
years combined. A 750-mile long (1,207 km) cially built for Emil Jellinek, a fan of fast, flashy
segment of the seafloor the size of California cars, who bought 36 of them. In exchange, the
moved upward and sideways by 50 feet (15 car was named after his 11-year-old daughter,
m) generating the most destructive tsunami Mercedes.
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* On Nov. 26, 1931, the first cloverleaf inter- WONDERFUL WORDS
• The quake displaced 7 cubic miles (30 cubic change to be built in the U.S., at the junction WORDS FROM PLACES
km) of seawater, generating a wall of water of U.S. Rt. 1 and NJ Rt. 35 in Woodbridge, New
up to 100 feet (30 m) tall moving up to 500 Jersey, is featured on the cover of the Engineer- • The largest city in China has a total
mph (800 km/h) which killed about 283,000 ing News-Record. A piece on the under-con- metropolitan population of about 20 million
people. Still, while the tsunami was in the struction Hoover Dam was relegated to the people, with a population density of about
middle of the ocean prior to hitting land, it journal’s back pages. 7,000 people per square mile. It is located
reached a height of only 2 feet (0.6 m). on the eastern coast of China at the mouth
* On Nov. 23, 1959, Robert Stroud, the famous of the Yangtze River, and it was originally a
• Some areas of northern Indonesia such as “Birdman of Alcatraz,” is released from solitary fishing and textiles town. Its name means
Banda Aceh were hit by the waves only 8 confinement for the first time since 1916. For ‘above the sea.’ When the Treaty of Nanking
minutes after the quake, while areas to the 15 years, Stroud lived with canaries that were was ratified in 1842, this was one of five cities
south such as Sri Lanka weren’t hit for 90 brought to him by visitors. opened to free foreign trade. The favorable
minutes or more. About 16 hours later, South location of its port guaranteed the city would
Africa got hit with five-foot (1.5 m) waves, * On Nov. 24, 1960, Philadelphia Warrior’s flourish, and it became a multi-national hub
and even Antarctica recorded 3-foot (1 m) center Wilt Chamberlain snags 55 rebounds in in international trade.
waves. In Banda Aceh, the waves reached a game against the Boston Celtics and sets an
2.5 miles (4 km) inland. The rush of water NBA record for the most rebounds in a single • However, the long dangerous voyage
going back to the sea was more destructive game. Chamberlin broke more than 70 NBA between China and the rest of the world meant
than the original incoming waves. records in his 14-year career. that many sailors avoided this journey. This
caused a problem when a ship was ready
• About 30 minutes elapsed between each * On Nov. 28, 1979, a New Zealander sight- to set sail, but didn’t have enough hands on
wave, and in most areas the third wave seeing plane traveling over Antarctica crashes, board to sail it. In that case, unscrupulous
was the largest. Some areas experienced killing all 257 people on board. The pilot had de- captains or their henchmen would often go
the rapid draining of bays prior to the arrival scended to 1,500 feet just as the plane reached into the seedy hang outs, and slip a knock
of the waves; others did not. Some had Mount Erebus, a 12,444-foot volcano. out drug into the drink of some unsuspecting
towering waves crashing over shore while strapping young man. The unconscious
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All Rights Reserved he would awaken once the ship had already
• Because there was no tsunami warning set sail and it was too late to escape. He
system in place, there was no way to warn would then have no choice but to serve.
residents. Those who tried to phone or
email found all government offices closed • Because this happened so often at this port,
because it was Sunday morning. Even the name of the city came into the English
if they had been open, there was no way language meaning to kidnap, to waylay, or to
to get the word out to the people. Today, compel someone to do something by fraud
there’s a warning system in place. or by force: Shanghai.

• In the year 1524 a Florentine explorer named
Verrazzano landed near what is now New
York City. The Indians were friendly, and he
gave them their first taste of firewater. A good
time was had by all. Thereafter, the natives
called the location ‘Place of Drunkenness’
which, in their language, was ‘Manna-ha-ta.’
Today it’s called Manhattan.

• In the early days of the 1800s, trade was
beginning to open up between Japan and
America. Most of the American trade ships
docked in the port of Yokohama. (cont)

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1. FOOD & DRINK: How many different WORDS FROM PLACES
flavors are in a Dr. Pepper soda? (Continued)
2. AD SLOGANS: Which product was adver-
tised as “the quicker picker upper”? The city had one main street that was well-
3. U.S. STATES: What is the capital of Wash- policed at night, and it was called Huncho-
ington state? dori Street. It was the only safe thoroughfare
4. ANIMAL KINGDOM: What is a group of in town; sailors caught in the city after dark
hummingbirds called? trying to return to their ship through twisting
5. MUSIC: What was Madonna’s first Top 10 alleys and dark byways were more likely
hit? be robbed, beaten and sometimes even
6. MOVIES: Which blockbuster movie had murdered. Therefore men being granted
this final line, “Roads? Where we’re going, shore leave were warned never to wander
we don’t need roads!”? through Yokohama at night, and to stick to
7. TELEVISION: What was the name of the the main route of Huncho-dori street. Today
pet pig on “Green Acres”? when things are safe, we say everything is
8. GEOGRAPHY: Which European country is ‘hunky-dory.’
known as Osterreich in its native tongue?
9. MEASUREMENTS: How many table- • The island now known as Sri Lanka off the
spoons are in 1 fluid ounce? coast of Africa used to be called Ceylon, and
10. ASTRONOMY: Which planet in our solar before it was called Ceylon, it was known as
system is known as both the Morning and Serendip. In a Persian fairy tale called “The
Evening Star? Three Princes of Serendip” the King sends
(c) 2021 King Features Synd., Inc. his three sons into the world to
gain maturity and experience.

• Out in the world, the
three men have one terrible
experience after another, yet
they keep turning their bad luck
into good fortune by applying
liberal amounts of humility,
courage, kindness, and wisdom
to each situation, thus turning
every tragedy into triumph. Along
the way they help others, make
loyal friends, and return home
older, wiser, and ready to accept
royal responsibilities.

• Now the dictionary
defines serendipity as “making
fortunate discoveries of things
you were not looking for.” John
Barth put it this way in his book
“The Last Voyage of Somebody
the Sailor”: “You don’t reach
Serendip by plotting a course for
it. You have to set out in good
faith for elsewhere and lose your
bearings… serendipitously.”

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By Lucie Winborne 1. Is the book of Amaziah in the Old TSUNAMI:
Testament or New Testament or nei-
* McDonald’s is the world’s largest toy distributor. ther? JAPAN, 2011
2. From Acts 5, who convinced the
* The ice cream bean is a fruit with a taste very Jerusalem council not to stone the • On March 11, 2011, a magnitude 9.0
similar to its namesake vanilla ice cream. The apostles? Haggai, Shebna, Gamaliel, earthquake struck 45 miles (72 km) off the
tree that the bean grows on is native to the Amer- Levi eastern coast of Japan at 2:46 PM. An early
icas and can reach nearly 100 feet tall, with bean 3. The scriptures often use the word warning system alerted residents about one
pods up to 6 feet long. “Gehenna,” which translates into En- minute before the quake struck, stopping
glish as? Hell, Paradise, Poem, Soul trains and factory assembly lines, and
* Anyone who moves to the Villas Las Estrellas, 4. In 2 Corinthians 5:17, who does alerting citizens, saving many lives. Minutes
a settlement in Antarctica, must first have their Paul describe as a “new creature”? later, a tsunami warning was issued but it
appendix preemptively removed, because the The unborn, Innocent children, Com- underestimated the size of the waves. Many
nearest hospital is over 625 miles away. mandment keepers, Anyone in Christ people ignored this alert.
5. Besides Abiathar, who was a high
* The limbo world record is under 6 inches. priest during the reign of David? • The epicenter occurred at a depth of 18.6
Passhur, Zadok, Caiaphas, Zebedee miles (30 km) below the floor of the western
* In 1994, West Virginia prison inmate Robert 6. How old was Moses when he died? Pacific Ocean, caused by the rupture of a
Shepard braided dental floss into a rope as thick 33, 100, 120, 164 stretch of a subduction zone. A part of the
as a telephone cord, used it to scale an 18-foot subduction zone approximately 190 miles
wall, and escaped. “Test Your Bible Knowledge,” a book (300 km) long by 95 miles (150 km) wide
with 1,206 multiple-choice questions lurched as much as 164 feet (50 m) to the
* King Richard II once had to pawn his crown by columnist Wilson Casey, is avail- east-southeast and thrust upward about
because he was such a spendthrift. able in stores and online. 33 feet (10 m). About 250 miles (400 km)
of Japan’s northern coastline dropped by 2
* The first Olympic race took place in 776 B.C. (c) 2021 King Features Synd., Inc. feet (0.6 meters). The earthquake moved
and was won by a chef named Corubus. Mo- the main island of Japan 8 feet (2.4 m) east.
ments after receiving his first paycheck, he hired BIBLE TRIVIA It was the most powerful earthquake ever
a cook and an agent. ANSWERS: 1) Neither; 2) Gamaliel; 3) Hell; recorded in Japan, and the fourth most
4) Anyone in Christ; 5) Zadok; 6) 120 powerful earthquake in the world since
* Swedish athlete Ari Petrof is a National Sauna modern record-keeping began in 1900.
Champion. He once stayed in a 212 F sauna for
five hours and 10 minutes. • The shaking lasted about six minutes. Only
8 minutes later, the first of many tsunami
* The band called Postal Service took its moniker waves hit Japan’s coastline.
from the fact that members originally used USPS
to send each other music tracks, due to their • The tsunami waves reached heights of up to
conflicting schedules. 128 feet (39 meters) in places, traveled as
far as 6 miles (10 km) inland, and flooded an
* Golf balls were made of wood until the 16th estimated 217 square miles (561 sq/km).
century.
• The waves also spread throughout the
Pacific Ocean at 500 miles (800 km) per
hour, generating waves up to 12 feet (3.6
m) high along the coasts Hawaii, 5-foot (1.5
m) waves along Aleutian Islands in Alaska,
and 9-foot (2.7 m) waves along the coast of
California and Oregon.•

* Spam mail got its nickname from the canned
meat after a Monty Python skit that made fun of
Spam as tasting “horrible and being ubiquitous
and inescapable.”
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Thought for the Day: “Rest is not idleness, and
to lie sometimes on the grass under trees on a
summer’s day, listening to the murmur of the wa-
ter, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is
by no means a waste of time.” -- John Lubbock

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* You can cut the bitterness in some
varieties of greens by soaking them
in ice water for roughly an hour be-
fore serving. Use a salad spinner to
get all of the water off.

* “To help repel the dust on base-
boards between cleanings, wipe with
a used dryer sheet. To make this
even easier, you can put the dryer
sheet over a Swiffer-type floor clean-
er. This way, you don’t even have to
bend down.” -- M.E. in Alabama

* Felt circles are great for putting un-
der small appliances on the kitchen
counter. They are easier to move
around, and they won’t scratch the
countertops. You can find them at
the hardware store, or make your
own by cutting out what you need
from a piece of felt and attaching it
to the bottom of your appliance with
double-stick tape ... or even a drop
of glue!

* Running a washing machine that
isn’t full not only wastes energy and
water, it also wastes money because
you’re paying to run more wash-
es. Always fill the machine -- but
remember not to overload it! This
applies to your dishwasher, too.

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Social Security Gets Big VA Ends Debt Relief Cranberry Graham Squares
Benefits Bump
The Department of Veterans Affairs While cranberry sauce is always appropriate, why not
The news is in. Our Social Security benefit for called a cease-fire on collection of share this cranberry-studded recipe this season? After
2022 will increase by 5.9%, slightly less than overpayments between April 2020 and all, it won’t be long before these ruby delights won’t be
the 6.1% estimate the government put out this September 2021 due to the COVID anywhere to be found.
summer. Still, that’s much greater than the 1.3% pandemic. Now that debt collection 12 (2 1/2-inch) graham crackers
increase we saw for 2021 and the 1.6% the year has started up again. The VA will not, 1 (4-serving) package sugar-free vanilla instant pudding
however, actually make deductions mix
before. from our benefits until January 2022. 2/3 cup nonfat dry milk powder
The average monthly dollar increase will be $92, In addition, if you had unpaid med- 1 3/4 cups water
making the average benefit $1,657 per month for ical co-payments before April 2020, 1 (4-serving) package sugar-free vanilla cook-and-serve
a single person. For a couple, a $154 increase they’ll start collecting those again. pudding mix
1 cup reduced-calorie cranberry juice cocktail
would come to $2,753 per month. That must mean the COVID pan- 1 cup fresh or frozen cranberries
The official mail on the cost-of-living adjustment demic is over, right? We’re all doing 1 cup reduced-calorie whipped topping
well, grocery prices haven’t soared, 1. Evenly arrange 9 graham crackers in a 9-by-9-inch
will come out in December. gas prices are still low, rents haven’t cake pan. In a large bowl, combine dry instant pudding
I’ve done my calculations for next year, and once increased, we all have jobs or at least mix, dry milk powder and 1 1/4 cups water. Mix well
enough income if a spouse didn’t lose using a wire whisk. Pour mixture evenly over graham
again I shake my head. We’ve been notified crackers. Refrigerate while preparing cranberry sauce.
already that I’ll have a rent increase. Heating fuel a job ... right? 2. In a medium saucepan, combine dry cook-and-serve
is likely to go up 47%. We all know what has hap- If the VA says you owe money, you’ll pudding mix, cranberry juice cocktail, remaining 1/2 cup
receive a debt collection letter. In it water and cranberries. Cook over medium heat for about
pened at the grocery store. Medicare Part B is 5 minutes or until cranberries soften, stirring often.
sure to go up, maybe a $10 per month increase. will be options for debt relief. You 3. Remove from heat, place saucepan on a wire rack
There is one worrying note, and we need to think might be offered extended repayment and allow to cool for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
about how it will play out for us individually. The plans, compromises, waivers or tem- Evenly spoon cooled mixture over set filling.
4. Spread whipped topping evenly over cranberry
question is: Will that increase move us into a porary suspensions in payment. If mixture. Crush remaining 3 graham crackers into fine
higher tax bracket? you get a letter, address the situation crumbs. Evenly sprinkle crumbs over top. Refrigerate for
immediately. Don’t delay. There is a at least 1 hour. Serves 8.
It depends on our provisional income. That num- * Each serving equals: 93 calories, 1g fat, 2g protein,
ber is any income (pension, wages, dividends time limit to be considered for debt 19g carbs., 297mg sodium, 1g fiber; Diabetic Exchang-
relief. es: 1 starch.
and more) not from Social Security, plus half the (c) 2021 King Features Syndicate, Inc.
amount of Social Security. Those of us who come For benefit debts, call 1-800-827-
in under $25,000 won’t have a federal tax put on 0648 or go online to ask.va.gov. After

our Social Security. If that number is between signing in, you can track your mes-
$25,000 and $34,000, there will be a tax on half sage all the way from submission
of our Social Security income. Over that and it to resolution and see all your past
goes up to a tax on 85% of our Social Security messages and responses. You can
choose to get a reply back by email,
income. phone or through the U.S. mail. If you
If your situation for 2022 is likely to put you in the have pharmacy co-payment or medi-
cal-care debt, call 1-866-400-1238.
category of having to pay taxes on your Social Another page to view is www.va.gov/
Security benefit, you can elect to have them take manage-va-debt/, where you can
money out of your check each month. If you want check the status of your debt. Look at
www.va.gov/resources/va-covid-19-
to learn about that, call the IRS at 1-800-772- debt-relief-options-for-veterans-and-
1213 and ask for IRS Form W-4V. dependents/ for more debt-related

(c) 2021 King Features Synd., Inc. information and questions.
Before you make any agreements
about repayment, read and under-
stand the fine print. A compromise
means you’ll pay less than the full
amount, but it’s due all at once within
30 days. A waiver means they’ll for-

give a portion of the debt.
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1. 23 1. The Detroit Lions.
2. Bounty paper towels 2. The shot put.
3. Olympia 3. Tree Rollins.
4. A charm 4. Moose.
5. “Holiday” 5. Carli Lloyd.
6. “Back to the Future,” Dr. 6. The Oregon Ducks and the Oregon
Emmett Brown State Beavers.
7. Arnold 7. Darlington Raceway.
8. Austria
9. Two
10. Venus