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INSIDE Do twins run in families? Ask Kane . . . . . . . . . . PAGE 3

Who was the first English child born in America? Fifty State Fun Facts . . . . . PAGE 4

What was the only NFL team to have a perfect season?

By Kane Casolari It’s the beginning of tornado season in some parts of the country. This week, Gist Weekly takes a look at tor• nados, hurricanes, and other forms of extreme weather. Whether you call it a tornado, a cyclone, or a twister, it can be bad • news. The wind speeds of a tornado can reach over 200 miles per hour. Last year saw the deadliest torna do out br eak in decades, with over 80 tornados and 58 deaths in just two days of storms starting on February 5 (Super Tuesday).

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Which famous structure opened to the public 120 years ago this Tuesday? This Week in History . . . PAGE 7

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Hurricanes—also called typhoons or tropical cyclones—are ranked from Category 1 (minimal damage) to Category 5 (catastrophic). They gain energy from warm wa• ter, so hurricane season lasts from late spring to early fall.

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Hurricanes and large tornados both rotate counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern hemisphere due to the Coriolis effect, a result of the earth’s rotation. Contrary to popular myth, how• ever, the Coriolis effect does not significantly influence the direction of smaller swirls, such as the

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direction that water goes down a drain or toilet. Monsoons are seasonal winds associated with the bringing of heavy rainfall to areas such India and neighboring countries. Storms aren’t the only kind of extreme weather. In fact, at least one damaging form of extreme weather— drought—is cause by a lack of rainstorms. During the 1930s, the U.S. and Canadian prairies experienced sever drought. The drought combined with loose soil from farming turned much of the prairie into a Dust Bowl as winds swept up huge clouds of dirt and dust that were no longer held in place by grasses and other plants. Another category of weather extremes is extreme temperatures. The hottest confirmed temperature ever on Earth was 136°F in Al ‘Aziziyah, Libya in on September 13, 1922. The l owest was -128.6°F at a Vostok Station, a Russian research site in Antarctica, on July 21, 1983. Not all extremes of weather are dangerous. Some are just unusual, like the biggest snowflake ever recorded: 15 inches across.

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The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) assigns names to hurricanes in the North Atlantic, drawing from six lists of names. The lists are rotated in six-year cycles.

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Each list alternates between men’s and women’s names.

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The lists each have one name per letter, except for “Q,” “U,” “X,” “Y,” and “Z,” which are all skipped.

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The names used are of English, French, and Spanish origin, reflecting the most commonly-spoken languages in North America and the Caribbean.

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If there are so many hurricanes in one year that all the names are used (as in 2005), additional hurricanes are assigned Greek letters as names.

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Names of particularly destructive storms are retired and replaced.

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A director and his crew were filming on location in a remote location. One day, a local shaman was walking near the set. He went to the director and said, “Tomorrow rain.” It rained all the next day. A few days after that, the shaman was walking by again. This time, he told the director, “Tomorrow storm.” The day after that was a violent thunderstorm. “This guy’s amazing!” said the director. He immediately hired the shaman to predict the weather for the rest of the on-location filming. After a couple of weeks of successful weather predications, the shaman stopped showing up. The director found the shaman’s house and told him, “I have a big scene to shoot in the morning. I could really use your help. What kind of weather should I expect?” The shaman shrugged. “Dunno,” he said. “Cable’s out.”

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TRIVIA QUIZ Each question below relates to the topic of a feature in this issue of Gist Weekly, but is not answered in it. Answers are on page 8. 1. Extreme Weather (Page 1): Parts of the Atacama Desert have never had rain in recorded history. On what continent is that desert? 2. Fifty State Fun Facts: North Carolina (Page 4): What mountain range known for its fogginess runs along the border between North Carolina and Tennessee? 3. By the Numbers: 17 (Page 6): Who sang the 1982 hit “Edge of Seventeen”? 4. This Week in History (Page 7): The Queensboro Bridge opened 100 years ago this Monday. It connects Manhattan and Queens across which river? 5. This Week’s Celebrity Birthdays (Page 7): Director Brett Ratner turns 40 this Saturday. Ratner directed the third X-Men film after Bryan Singer left the series to film which other superhero movie?

Kane, I’ve heard that twins can run in families. Is that true? —Luke S.

Luke, Twins can run in families, but there are some qualifications to that statement. Mothers can be genetically predisposed to have fraternal (but not identical) twins, and the genetics of the father are not known to have any influence at all on the likelihood of having twins. The reasons for twins running or not running in families have to do with how twins are created. Identical (or monozygotic) twins occur when a single fertilized egg (zygote) splits. The two new zygotes are then genetically identical. No genes from either the mother or father are known to influence the splitting of zygotes. Fraternal (dizygotic) twins occur when a woman releases two eggs that both get fertilized. Since the twins

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By Gist Weekly editor Kane Casolari come from different fertilized eggs, they are no more alike (other than in age) than other siblings. A woman’s genes can make her more likely to release two (or, more rarely, more than two) eggs at once, raising the likelihood that she will have twins. The father obviously has no influence on whether or not the mother’s body releases two eggs, so his genes are i rrelevant i n determi ni ng the likelihood of fraternal twins.

likely to have twins, as are women who eat well compared to those who do not get adequate nutrition. A woman who has had children before is more likely to have twins than a first time mother. Women who have fertility treatments are also more likely to have twins or other multiple births, since in vitro fertilization can involve the use of multiple embryos and fertility drugs can stimulate the release of multiple eggs. Race also appears to influence twinning—white women Since the odds of having fraternal are about twice as likely to have twins twins are influenced by the mother’s as Asian women and half as likely as genes, a woman who is a fraternal black women. twin herself is about two-and-a-half times as likely as other women to be a Taking a few of these factors together mother to twins. An identical twin is (the ones for which accurate odds are no more likely than anyone else to available), a 35-year-old black woman have twins. who is a fraternal twin is about 40 times as likely as a non-twin 20-yearOther factors besides genetics can old Asian woman to have fraternal influence the likelihood of having twins! twins. Age is important; a woman’s odds of having twins peaks in her Have a question you would like answered? mid-thirties. A 35-year-old woman is Email [email protected] or go to www.GistWeekly.com/Contact and roughly four times as likely to have editor Kane Casolari may answer your twins as a woman in her late teens or question in a future issue. Mark questions early twenties. Women who are taller “okay to print.” Questions may be edited or heavier than average are also more for space, clarity, or other considerations.

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North Carolina

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North Carolina produces 40 percent of all the tobacco grown in the United States.

is probably related to the pine tar that was once an important export for the state. Experts say that the term was once an insult but residents later embraced it.

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Sir Walter Raleigh established England’s first settlement in the Americas on North Carolina’s • Both North and South Carolina Roanoke Island. Some colonists get their name from Carolus, the went back to England for supLatin form of the name of Engplies and when they returned, land’s King Charles I. they found • There are exthat the other actly one hundred colonists had counties in North di sap pear ed. Carolina. Historians think they may • North Carohave joined a lina was the elevtribe on North Carolina’s State Flag enth and final state nearby Croato join the Contoan Island (now Hatteras Island), federacy during the Civil War. It si nce “CRO ATOAN ” a nd seceded on May 20, 1861 and was “CRO” were found carved in a readmitted to the Union on July fencepost and tree, respectively. 4, 1868.

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Before the disappearance of its • colonists, Roanoke was home to the first English child born in the Americas, Virginia Dare, born in 1587. •

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North Carolina was one of the thirteen colonies that became the first U.S. states.

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The flag of North Carolina has dates above and below the “NC” • they are May 20th, 1775 and April 12th, 1776, the dates of two different resolutions declaring independence from England. •

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North Carolina is nicknamed “The Tar Heel State.” The exact origin of the term is unclear, but

The Wright Brothers made their historic first flight just outside Kitty Hawk, North Carolina in 1903. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill was the first state university in the U.S. to admit students, opening its doors in 1795. Pepsi—originally called “Brad’s Drink”—was invented by Caleb Bradham in New Bern, North Carolina in 1898. In addition to Pepsi, Krispy Kreme, Hardee’s, and Golden Corral all got their start in North Carolina as well.

Musical Match Up Match each song to its singer/band, all of whom are from North Carolina. (Answers on page 8.)

“Brick”

Clay Aiken

“The Devil Went Down to Georgia”

Tori Amos

“Silent All These Years”

Ben Folds Five

“This Is the Night”

Charlie Daniels Band

“You’ve Got a Friend”

James Taylor

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Nationally-Known A Cappella Group Ac-Rock To Perform Free Concert, Courtesy of Illinois Valley Cellular Show Also Marks Dancing with the Stars Tickets On Sale To General Public For First Time Illinois Valley Cellular will present the nationally-known a cappella quartet, Ac-Rock in a free concert open to the public on Tuesday, March 31 at 7pm at Illinois Valley Community College’s Cultural Center. Ac-Rock will perform an earlier show at the college for area high schools, also courtesy of Illinois Valley Cellular. Tom Walsh, CEO of IV Cellular said, “I can’t think of a better way to kick off spring. These guys are just sensational and put on a terrific show. We (IV Cellular) bring them in for Mendota’s Sweet Corn Festival, and it’s just an amazing good time.” The local cellular company is a frequent “partner in the arts” in the Illinois Valley, and decided to bring this group in as a treat for area high schools. “Since they’ll be here for the morning show,” continued Walsh, “we thought it would be a shame not to share this music with everyone else. Why let the kids have all the fun?” The decision was made to add a second free show open to the public at 7pm.

engaging mix of tightly-crafted music and free-wheeling humor that pleases audiences of all ages.

wildly popular fund-raiser, Dancing with the Stars, will be sold to the public for the first time at the IVCC Cultural Centre Box Office.

Ac-Rock sings a cappella rock ‘n roll, everyone’s favorites from the 50’s through the 90’s. This all-male quartet sings both the doo-wop standards audiences expect and more recent rock hits people might not expect to be performed a cappella. It’s an

The concert also marks another special event—the very first time tickets will be on sale to the general public for Illinois Valley Cellular’s Dancing with the Stars For Charity. From 5pm until 7pm, just prior to the free Ac-Rock show, tickets for the

2009 marks the second year for this event at Senica’s Oak Ridge. This year’s edition is Sunday, May 3, and ten area charities are represented by ten local celebrities, all paired with a professional choreographer. The charities and their representative stars

include Debbie Dahl for Horizon House, John Spencer for American Red Cross, Charlie Klinefelter for March of Dimes, Dave Kaleel for American Cancer Society, Dave Bartley for PADS, John Heuser for Freedom House, Peggy Judge for IVCIL, Bobby Kaminski for IVCC Foundation, Pamela Beckett for Easter Seals, and Tracee Cole for Youth Service Bureau. The admission is split among the charities, and Illinois Valley Cellular provides first, second and third place cash prizes of $1,500, $1,000, and $500, as well as the new “People’s Choice Award” for $1,250. Tickets for Illinois Valley Cellular’s Dancing with the Stars For Charity are $25. Tickets will be available at the Follies Theatre in Utica, as well as two IV Cellular W i r e l e s s S o l u ti o n s C e n t e r s , downtown LaSalle, and north Ottawa. Walsh commented, “We’re positive this year’s event will sell out quickly— even though we have more seats available than last year. We hope those that come out to IVCC for their Dancing with the Stars tickets on March 31 can stick around to enjoy the free Ac-Rock show and make an evening out of it!”

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This Week in History

New York’s Queensboro Bridge, not long after its completion 100 years ago this week •

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March 25, 1199: England’s King • Richard I—better known as “Richard the Lionheart”—is wounded in the shoulder by a crossbow arrow while fighting in France. The injury develops gangrene, killing the king twelve days later. March 26, 1979: Following the 1978 Camp David Accords, Anwar al-Sadat of Egypt, Menachem • Begin of Israel, and U.S. President Jimmy Carter sign the Egyptian-Israeli Peace Treaty in Washington, DC, making Egypt the • first Arab country to formally recognize Israel. March 27, 1794: The United • States Congress orders the construction of six warships, leading to the creation of the country’s first permanent navy.

March 28, 1979: A cooling malfunction at the Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station results in a partial meltdown of the reactor’s core. The meltdown does not result in any deaths, but it does release significant amounts of radiation and lead to investigations into the safety of nuclear power plants. March 29, 1999: The Dow Jones Industrial Average closes above the 10,000 mark for the first time ever, ending the day at 10,006.78. March 30, 1909: The Queensboro Bridge, linking Manhattan & Queens, opens in New York. March 31, 1889: The Eiffel Tower is formally inaugurated in a ceremony in Paris, France. It opens to the public on May 6.

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This Week’s Celebrity Birthdays Actor Lee Pace (Pushing Daisies, Wonderfalls) . . . . March 25, 1979 Singer Diana Ross (“Ain’t No Mountain High Enough,” “Endless Love” [with Lionel Ritchie]) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . March 26, 1944 Keyboardist Andrew Farriss (INXS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . March 27, 1959 Film director Brett Ratner (X-Men: The Last Stand, Rush Hour series) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . March 28, 1969 Comedian, actor, and writer Eric Idle, co-founder of the Monty Python troupe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . March 29, 1943 Singer and pianist Norah Jones (“Don’t Know Why,” “Sunrise”) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . March 30, 1979 Singer and actress Shirley Jones (The Partridge Family, Oklahoma!) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . March 31, 1934 Clipart: MS

Historic Birthdays This Week Lee Harvey Oswald’s killer Jack Ruby . . . . . . . . . . . . March 25, 1911 Poet Robert Frost (“Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening,” “The Road Not Taken”) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . March 26, 1874 Actress Gloria Swanson (Sunset Boulevard, Sadie Thompson) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . March 27, 1899 Brewer Frederick Pabst . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . March 28, 1836 Baseball Hall of Famer Cy Young . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . March 29, 1867 Painter Vincent van Gogh (The Starry Night, Sunflowers) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . March 30, 1853 Fashion designer Liz Claiborne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . March 31, 1929

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April Fools’ Day is Wednesday, April 1st. To celebrate, Gist Weekly takes a look at some of the most famous April Fools’ Day pranks and hoaxes of years past.

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What happened to the Great Sphinx’s nose? Find out in International Info.

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By the Numbers features Alice Cooper, argon, and St. Andrew’s in trivia related to the number 18.

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This Week in History takes a look at the 60th anniversary of the creation of a powerful political organization and other events that took place between April 1 and April 7.

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Plus more articles and the usual assortment of puzzles and games, including a crossword, sudoku, scavenger hunt, and more.

Look for Issue 18 in one week! All planned upcoming features are tentative and subject to change. Planned publication/delivery date may be delayed due to weather or other circumstances.

Game and Quiz Answers —WORD SEARCH— Solution

—MAZE— Solution

—CROSSWORD PUZZLE— Solution

—SCAVENGER HUNT LOCATIONS— A. B. C. D. E. F.

—MUSIC MATCH UP— Answers “Brick”—Ben Folds Five

Page 4 (“Fifty State Fun Facts: North Carolina) Page 3 (“Ask Kane”) Page 8 (Schimmer ad) Page 1 (“Extreme Weather Trivia”) Page 5 (GistWeekly.com blurb) Page 7 (“This Week in History”)

—TRIVIA QUIZ— Answers 1. South America (Chile)

“The Devil Went Down to Georgia”— Charlie Daniels Band

2. The Great Smoky Mountains

“Silent All These Years”—Tori Amos

3. Stevie Nicks

“This Is the Night”—Clay Aiken

4. The East River

“You’ve Got a Friend”—James Taylor

5. Superman Returns

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—SUDOKU— Solution

—NONOGRAM— Solution