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temperature; having little or no warmth.” Also, in regards to behavior or personality it can be: “lacking in passion, emotion, enthusi-asm” or “not affectionate, cordial, or friendly.”

• If you’ve ever been in a situation where you were ignored, neglected or forgotten, you probably felt like you were “left out in the cold.” In this situation, the term is used as an idiom. This idiom originated in the 1800s in reference to someone who was left outdoors without shelter. Hopefully this doesn’t hap-pen often!

• Many fishermen (mostly men, but there are women enthusiasts as well) love to drill through deep ice and wait for fish to bite! Ice fishing is a major winter past-time in Canada and northern states in the U.S. that are cold enough for thick ice. Some great advantages of ice fishing: not as many anglers trying to get your spot, fewer insects “bugging” you, and you’re not likely to perspire!

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• Because Canada has long winters, it is no wonder that they have a lot of people who like to ice fish. It is home to the greatest number of participants in the sport. In the year 2000, Canadian anglers spent a combined total of 4,489,296 days ice fishing!

• A small fishing village on the south shore of Nova Scotia, West Pubnico, was named for the native Mi’kmaq word, Pombcoup, which means: “a hole that has been cut in the ice for fishing.”

• More than 60% of the fish Canadians catch be-neath the ice are caught and released. They eat less than one third of their catch. They practice CPR: “catch, photograph, release!”

• Minnesota is nicknamed the “Land of 10,000 Lakes.” There are actually 11,842 lakes in the state that are 10 acres or larger (4 ha). With so many lakes and cold winters it is no wonder that ice fishing is a popular sport.

• Minnesota is known for its abundance of ice shelters set up on the state’s lakes. If you’ve ever flown into or out of the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport you have probably noticed all of the dots on the lakes! Each year it is estimated that around 150,000 ice fishing shelters are set up. The state’s Department of Natural Resources estimates that about 30% of the fish caught in the state are caught when the lakes are frozen.

• Ice fishing is a risky sport and the depth of the ice is something to be taken very seriously. In 2009, over 100 people were stranded on the Great Lakes. They became stranded when ice broke away where they were fishing. The Coast Guard rescued all, however, one died in route to the hospital due to hypothermia. This life threatening condition occurs when body temperature falls below 95° F (35° C).

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• Icebergs are much thicker than the ice that freezes over lakes in the winter. Icebergs are chunks of ice that developed on land, then break off and float in a lake or ocean. The word “iceberg” originates from the Dutch “ijsberg”, which means ice mountain.

• Icebergs are found in all shapes and sizes, from very small pieces to ice islands that can be the size of a small country. The term “iceberg” ac-tually refers to ice larger than 16 feet (5 m) in diameter. Smaller icebergs are known as growl-ers and bergy bits. Even though they are small-er, they are harder to spot and therefore very dangerous for ships.

• Even though most icebergs are found floating in oceans of salt water they are made of pure fresh water. Most of the icebergs on earth are found in the frigid waters surrounding Antarctica and in the northern Atlantic Ocean. Most icebergs originate near the west coast of Greenland.

• “Iceberg Alley” is the name given to an area from Baffin Bay, off the west coast of Green-land where many massive icebergs break into the water, to the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador on the east coast of Canada. The New-foundland and Labrador area is known as the Iceberg Capital of the World.


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• After the sinking of the Titanic in 1912, near Newfoundland, the United States, Canada, and eleven other countries formed the Inter-national Ice Patrol. The patrol uses airplanes and radar to track icebergs that make their way into the major shipping lanes. The U.S. National Ice Center monitors icebergs larger than 5,400 square feet (500 sq/m) near Ant-arctica using satellite data. Icebergs are not just studied and watched to protect ships, sci-entists use them as tools for studying ocean processes and climate.

• A way that some inventive Canadians have chosen to use the abundance of icebergs float-ing in their waters is in creating vodka and other alcoholic spirits. The Iceberg Vodka Corporation, based in St. John’s Newfound-land, produces spirits “made from naturally pure 12,000-year-old icebergs harvested off the coast of Newfoundland.” They use Ontar-io-grown sweet corn in making their beverag-es as well. They also make Iceberg Rum and Iceberg Gin.

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TEA CUPSWhile many China cabinets and hutches con-tain tea cup collections in the homes of wealthy and not-so-wealthy North Americans, these fine breakables are not just for special occasions. Many homes around the world use their tea sets on a regular basis. • The reason most tea cups are considered “Chi-

na,” is that they originated in that country. The first tea cups did not have handles and were called tea bowls. Some of the early tea bowls used in Europe were more like deep saucers and were used so that the tea cooled quicker.

• Saucers, as we know them, to accompany tea cups did not appear until 1700. Tea cups with handles were not seen until Robert Adams came up with the idea in about 1750.

• The English embraced Mr. Adams designs. They thought tea bowls were messy and peo-ple often burned their hands on them. Robert Adams designed cups that were taller and wid-er than the base and the saucers he introduced, more flat like small plates, were welcomed as a place to let a hot cup rest. His designs quickly became the standard for what became known as the “English Tea Service Set.”

• Since the English started the tradition of put-ting cream and sugar in their tea, Mr. Adams also started designing tea pots, sugar holders, cream/milk containers, and even matching tea spoons. His sets were made from porcelain that was strong but looked beautiful and deli-cate. English porcelain tea cups have a trans-lucent look when held up to a light.

• The Chinese still prefer to drink tea from pot-tery-ware. They use what is known as “purple clay” from the Yixing, Jianqsu, and Jinq-dezhen regions of China.

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TEA CUPS (continued):• Chinese purple clay cups are thicker than most

pottery and without handles. The thicker pot-tery protects hands from burns that are possible with thinner China cups.

• Japanese tea drinkers also use handle-less pot-tery or sometimes ceramic cups. They usually have hand painted designs with poems, flowers or even geisha girls. Some Japanese tea ware is made with innovative lids and strainers built into the cups.

• Middle Eastern countries enjoy tea in tea bowls or glasses. Tea glasses are preferred in Moroc-co. They are usually very festive and decorated with colorful artistic details.

• Tea in India is usually of the Chai variety and served in small glass tea cups or tea bowls.

• If you visit Tibet you are likely to be served their famous (or is it infamous?) yak butter tea. This different tea is not served using an English tea service but appears in a large tea pot and is usu-ally poured and imbibed from wooden tea bowls.

• Russians embraced tea as a beverage in the early 1600s and it was a major part of a trade treaty with China establishing a border between the two countries. Russian tea service is centered on a massive tea vessel, called a samovar, similar to Tibetan pots used for yak butter tea. The tea is served in a glass that is placed in a silver (or other metal) holder called a podstakanniki. Tea and vodka are the most popular drinks in Russia.

• Wherever you travel it is likely that you will be able to order tea. It is one of the most popu-lar drinks worldwide. The royal families of England were the ones who made tea services popular for formal and informal visiting. It was during the reign of Queen Victoria (1837-1901) that the modern six piece tea sets were intro-duced to the public.

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