The Neatest Little Paper Ever Read

OVER 4 MILLION

Readers WeeklyNationwide! ALL RIGHTS RESERVED ©2007

FREE

For Ad Rates Call: 208-704-9972 www.tidbitsinc.comDistributed by TBNIJanuary 13, 2011 Volume 2011- 2

Of North Idaho

TIDBITS® EXPLORES

HIBERNATIONby Patricia L. Cook

Some of us spend a lot of time yawning and nodding our way through movies, airplane and auto rides, sermons, speeches and more. Imagine sleeping through an entire winter! Let’s explore the extreme sleep called hibernation.

• Hibernation is a very deep, special sleep that ani-mals use for protection during the cold winter months. All hibernators eat a lot of food for their bodies to store as fat, seek safe shelter for the winter months and become inactive or dormant. Some store nuts or other seeds to eat during the winter. • There are actually two groups of hibernators: deep sleepers and “true” hibernators. True hibernation in-volves greatly lowering breathing, body temperature and heart rate.• Most people think of bears when the word hiberna-tion is used. In fact, bears are not true hibernators but deep sleepers. They are inactive during extreme winter weather but may wake up during mild weath-er. They are easily disturbed by noise and can rise to protect themselves rather quickly. Many bears actu-ally give birth during hibernation so they have to be aware and somewhat awake to tend to their cubs. Some scientists call the winter sleep of bears “den-ning” instead of hibernation or deep sleeping.

turn to page 5 for more Hibernation!

FIRST COPY FREE

Tidbits HasFront Page

Space Open!

Call Before It Is Gone!

704-9972

Skier Diana Golden Brosnihan proved to the world that with determination and athletic ability, one can overcome a disability to achieve amazing things.• Diana Golden grew up outside Boston in Lincoln, Massachusetts. She learned to ski when she was five years old and frequently skied with her family in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. • When Brosnihan was 12 and playing one day with her friends, her leg buckled under her. A biopsy revealed bone cancer in her right leg. The shocking news led to amputation of her right leg just above the knee. When she awoke after surgery, her first words were, “Will I still be able to ski?” • Brosnihan had an incredible desire to succeed even at the young age of 12. She was skiing again only six months after she lost her leg.• When she first started skiing with only one leg, Brosnihan used outriggers, which are forearm crutches with little ski tips on the end. She learned to work both edges of the ski in a rolling motion to turn and maintain balance. After a short while she changed from the outriggers to traditional ski poles, preferring them because they weighed less. • David Livermore, the ski team coach at Brosni-han’s school, Lincoln-Sudbury High, convinced her to train for the ski team in her junior year. She pushed herself by strengthening her leg, arm and abdominal muscles. Her strength, stamina and technique greatly improved. By her senior year, Brosnihan was competing.• In 1980, Brosnihan entered Dartmouth College in New Hampshire and joined the ski team. She worked out by hopping up the stadium stairs and running sprints on the track. • Brosnihan earned a B.A. degree in English at Dartmouth in 1984. She also joined the U.S. Dis-abled Ski Team.• Over the next decade or so Brosnihan became a role model and spokesperson for disabled athletes. She wanted disabled athletes to be seen as real athletes who worked hard and achieved their goals through their hard work and athletic abilities. • Brosnihan persuaded the United States Ski Asso-ciation to allow disabled skiers to compete against able-bodied skiers in national championships. This policy became known as the “Golden Rule.” • For all of her efforts, Brosnihan became known worldwide, and as Sports Illustrated wrote, she became, “the woman who perhaps more than any other athlete, brought crossover credibility to the disabled sports movement.” • Brosnihan’s accomplishments against world-class competition were amazing, but she was usually a few seconds behind. Her success was overwhelm-ing when competing with other disabled skiers. From 1986 to 1990, she won 19 U.S. and 10 world championships. She also won the gold medal in the giant slalom in the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary when disabled skiing was a demonstra-tion sport. The U.S. Olympic Committee voted her female skier of the year — ahead of able-bodied skiers. • Cancer returned in Brosnihan’s life several times. She spent her last four years married to Steve Brosnihan who loved and encouraged her to the end, when she died at age 38.

OVERCOMING THE ODDS:Diana Golden Brosnihan

PAGE 2 To Advertise Call 704-9972 www.tidbitsinc.com Jan. 13, 2011

Lennon grew up to become one of the greatest race horses of the 20th century -- a feat made even more impressive as he did it without the help of John Malkovich.

TV SERIES

“Glee” Season 2, Volume 1“Matlock” Sixth Season“Agatha Christie Hour” Set Two“Zorro” The Complete Series“Webster” Season One “She-Ra” The Complete Series “Wish Me Luck” Series Two“Mi-5” Volume 8 “Pie in the Sky” Series Four

TOP TEN MOVIES1. Little Fockers (PG-13) Robert De Niro, Owen Wilson2. True Grit (PG-13) Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon3. TRON: Legacy (PG) Jeff Bridges, Garrett Hedlund4. Yogi Bear (PG) animated5. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (PG) Georgie Henley, Skandar Keynes6. Tangled (PG) animated7. The Fighter (R) Mark Wahlberg, Christian Bale8. Gulliver’s Travels (PG) Jack Black, Jason Segel9. Black Swan (R) Natalie Portman, Vincent Cassell10. The King’s Speech (R) Colin Firth, Helena Bonham Carter

TOP TEN VIDEO, DVD of January 8, 2011

Top 10 Video Rentals1. Salt (PG-13) Angelina Jolie2. The Town (R) Ben Affleck3. The Other Guys (PG-13) Will Ferrell4. Inception (PG-13) Leonardo DiCaprio5. Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (PG-13) Michael Douglas6. Despicable Me (PG) Steve Carell7. The A-Team (PG-13) Kiam Neeson8. Easy A (PG-13) Emma Stone9. Knight and Day (PG-13) Tom Cruise10. Devil (PG-13) Chris Messina

Top 10 DVD Sales1. The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (PG-13) (Summit)2. Inception (PG-13) (Warner Bros.)3. Shrek Forever After (PG) (DreamWorks)4. Shrek Forever After/Donkey’s Christmas Shrektacular (DreamWorks)5. Toy Story 3 (G) (Disney)6. The Search for Santa Paws (G) (Disney)7. The Sorcerer’s Apprentice (2010) (PG) (Dis-ney)8. Christmas Classics Gift Set (PG) Vivendi9. The Expendables (R) (Lionsgate)10. Disney’s A Christmas Carol (PG) (Disney)

PICKS OF THE WEEK“Secretariat” (PG) -- Secretariat, the 1973 Triple Crown winner, gets a weirdly contrived Disney makeover in this 2010 biopic. Diane Lane stars as Penny Chenery, the multi-millionaire owner of the horse. Penny is portrayed as some sort of ragtag underdog who must somehow beat the odds -- despite being a ridiculously wealthy woman who owns the greatest thoroughbred ever born. But thanks to prayer and John Mal-kovich, she succeeds!

“Red” (PG-13) -- This movie was a heckuva lot more fun than I thought it would be. Bruce Wil-lis leads an all-star cast in this rollicking action-comedy about a retired CIA agent who gets pulled back into the spy game when his house is attacked and destroyed by a team of black-ops guys. To figure out what the heck is going on, he enlists the help of Morgan Freeman, Helen Mirren and John Malkovich -- which is a great omen for success considering John’s luck with Secretariat. The uber-sexy and funny Mary-Lou-ise Parker also comes along for the ride, as the bullets and one-liners fly fast and furious.

“Saw 3D: The Final Chapter” (R) -- John Mal-kovich isn’t in this movie.

“Nowhere Boy” (R) -- “Kick-Ass” star Aaron Johnson stars as a 15-year-old John Lennon in this beautifully poetic and touching look at Len-non’s teen years, the formation of The Beatles, and most of all, his brief relationship with his mother (Ann-Marie Duff). Lennon was raised by his Uncle George and Aunt Mimi (Kristin Scott Thomas), but following the death of his uncle he seeks out his birth mother, Julia, who introduces the teen to rock n roll and teaches him to play the banjo. Teen angst and family tragedy lead John to take up the guitar and form a band as a way of channeling his anger and grief. The rest, as they say, is history, for young John Winston

Jan. 13, 2011 To Advertise Call 704-9972 www.tidbitsinc.com PAGE 3

¥ It was beloved American comedian, actor, pro-ducer and author Bill Cosby who offered the follow-ing advice to new parents: “Always end the name of your child with a vowel, so that when you yell, the name will carry.” ¥ Those who study such things say that it takes one second to vacuum 1 square foot of floor. ¥ You probably don’t realize it -- and you certainly don’t notice it -- but experts claim that the Atlantic Ocean is getting about 1 centimeter bigger every year, and the Pacific Ocean is shrinking by the same amount. It’s due to continental drift, they say. ¥ If you’re planning a trip to central Africa, you can pay a visit to both the shortest people in the world (the Pygmy tribes) as well as the tallest (the Tutsi, also known as the Watusi). ¥ If you’re a blood donor, you help to make up a significant minority. In the United States, less than 5 percent of the population donates blood every year. ¥ It was Nobel Prize-winning Russian author Boris Pasternak who wrote the novel (later adapted to film) “Doctor Zhivago.” It was originally published in 1957 in Italy, to great acclaim, but it wasn’t pub-lished in the Soviet Union until 1988. ¥ If you took all the Tootsie Rolls produced every year and placed them end to end, there would be enough candy to stretch to the moon and back. In-terestingly, the Tootsie Roll isn’t actually considered to be chocolate -- not according to the definition used by federal officials supervising the candy in-dustry, anyway. ¥ The world’s highest tides are found in the Bay of Fundy, located in Nova Scotia, Canada. There, the difference between high and low tides can be as much as 50 feet.

***Thought for the Day: “I am free of all prejudices. I hate everyone equally.” -- W.C. Fields

PAGE 4 To Advertise Call 704-9972 www.tidbitsinc.com Jan. 13, 2011

HIBERNATION (continued):• A list of hibernating mammals includes: chip-munks, ground squirrels, prairie dogs, possums, hedgehogs, hamsters, skunks, bats, marmots, badgers and some lemurs. Some non-mammals that hibernate are: turtles, lizards, snakes, frogs, toads, newts and some insects. There is even one bird that is considered a hibernator. The Common Poorwill can drop its body temperature and go into a hibernation-like state known as “torpor” for sev-eral weeks.• The Arctic ground squirrel, a true hibernator, is North America’s largest and most northern ground squirrel. This small mammal digs a hibernation chamber off its main burrow which is only about 20 inches (.5 m) deep. It rolls up into a ball and covers itself with its tail in the chamber lined with leaves, grass, lichen and animal hair. It is the only mammal known to survive a drop in body temperature dur-ing hibernation of 28 to 27º F (-2 to -3º C). People can’t survive a body temperature lower than 90º F (32º C). This squirrel wakes up briefly every few weeks during its long hibernation, which may last seven months.• The type and length of hibernation depends on the animal’s body and its habitat or home. Since the Arctic ground squirrel is small and lives in cold areas, its hibernation is long. Similarly, mouse le-murs hibernate up to seven months. Garter snakes in the Arctic tundra may hibernate eight months. The longest hibernators known are Turkish ham-sters in the Middle East, which can hibernate as long as ten months! • Those long-hibernating garter snakes may get to-gether with thousands of friends for group hibernat-ing. Groups of up to 12 skunks sleep together, and brown bats hang in clusters in their caves in groups of over 100.• To prepare for hibernation and the approach of winter, animals eat a lot. They need lots of body fat for the long sleep. Baby toads and bats actu-ally eat enough to double their weight. Not all bats hibernate. By the way, did you know that bats are the only flying mammals? (Flying squirrels and fly-ing lemurs move through the air but they are only gliding.)• Black bears may gain as much as 30 pounds (13.5 kg) per week when they are preparing to hibernate or “den.” So, just like when you eat too much at a holiday meal, the extra fat makes ani-mals less energetic and ready for their long win-ter’s nap.

Continued on page 7!

Jan. 13, 2011 To Advertise Call 704-9972 www.tidbitsinc.com PAGE 5

Reverse mortgagesOptimize your retirement income

Your local source for free information:

Larry Waters, Reverse Mortgage Consultant208-762-6887 Phone1-866-787-0980 Toll-free

1. Borrower must be 62 years of age or older. Call for more detailed program information. Wells Fargo Home Mortgage is a division of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. © 2009 Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. All rights reserved. #169502 7/10-10/10

Wells Fargo Home Mortgage is the nation's leading retail originator of reverse mortgages.1 Let us put your home to work for you.

PAGE 6 To Advertise Call 704-9972 www.tidbitsinc.com Jan. 13, 2011

Tidbits BannersEffective and Affordable way to Advertise Your Business!

Call Now! 208-704-9972FAMOUS SPEECHES

There have been many famous speeches made by people in all walks of life. Some of the most famous speeches have been written into history and quot-ed, memorized and immortalized. • Martin Luther King Jr. is remembered for many things but mostly for his “I Have a Dream” speech. Even if you don’t know anything else about the man, you have probably heard the words he spoke on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washing-ton, D.C. on August 28, 1963. The speech was delivered as part of the “March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.” • Dr. King’s speech was powerful and eloquent. One of the most memorable lines was “I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.” His desire for racial equality for all Americans was a powerful force in the Civil Rights Movement. The ending words of the speech were that all “will be able to join hands and sing in the words of the old Negro spiritual: ‘Free at last! Free at last! Thank God Almighty, we are free at last!’”• Almost 100 years before Dr. King’s speech, Pres-ident Abraham Lincoln delivered another speech that is often quoted. On November 19, 1863, Lin-coln delivered the “Gettysburg Address” amidst the Civil War that was raging in the United States. The words, “Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, con-ceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal,” are memorized by school children to this day.• If you have ever visited Pearl Harbor in Hawaii and the U.S.S. Arizona Monument, you should be acutely aware of the sacrifice of U.S. troops on December 7, 1941. After the attack by Japanese forces, President Franklin D. Roosevelt delivered a “Declaration of War” to Congress on Decem-ber 8. With this speech the United States entered World War II, and it been called the “Day of Infamy” speech. The first words after addressing Congress were: “December 7, 1941 — a date which will live in infamy — the United States of America was sud-denly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan.” • While many famous speeches in history have been delivered by political figures, there are also many that are non-political. One of the best in re-cent years was from computer science professor Randy Pausch who gave his “last lecture” to an audience at Carnegie Mellon University on Sep-tember 18, 2007. His speech on “Achieving Your Childhood Dreams” was inspirational and has been heard (or read) by many more than the 400 in at-tendance. Dr. Pausch lost his battle with pancreatic cancer on July 25, 2008, but his legacy lives on through his book, “The Last Lecture,” published be-fore his death. He reminded us to live life to the full-est, because, “time is all you have...and you may find one day that you have less than you think.”.

TRIVIA

1. LITERATURE: What was O. Henry’s real name?2. RELIGION: What was the Holy Grail?3. MOVIES: How many best-actor Oscar nomi-nations did Spencer Tracy receive in his ca-reer?4. GOVERNMENT: What are the two houses of the British Parliament called?5. ANATOMY: What part of the human body does the disorder lumbago usually strike?6. GEOGRAPHY: What U.S. state lies west of Texas?7. U.S. PRESIDENTS: During which presi-dent’s administration did Henry Kissinger be-come secretary of state?8. MUSIC: For which war was the song “Over There” written?9. PSYCHOLOGY: What fear is represented by doraphobia?10. HISTORY: When did Andrei Sakharov win the Nobel Peace Prize?

ANSWERS

1. William Sydney Porter2. A vessel used by Jesus at the Last Supper3. Nine4. The House of Lords and the House of Com-mons 5. The back6. New Mexico7. Richard Nixon8. World War I 9. A fear of fur10. 1975

SPORTS QUIZ

1. Three players hit at least 290 home runs during the decade of the 1970s. Name two of them.2. Who was the first pitcher to strike out 200 or more batters in nine consecutive seasons?3. From 2007 through 2009, only two NFL wide receivers had more than 100 catches and more than 1,000 receiving yards each season. Name either receiver.4. When was the last time before 2010 that the University of Dayton men’s basketball team won a postseason NIT title?5. The NHL Draft in 2010 set a mark for most American players picked in the first round. How many?6. NASCAR’s Jimmie Johnson (2006-10) is one of two drivers to be a five-time consecu-tive season champion in a major motorsports series. Name the other driver.7. In 2010, Francesca Schiavone, at 29, be-came the oldest woman to win her first Grand Slam tennis title since whom?

ANSWERS

1. Willie Stargell (296 home runs), Reggie Jackson (292) and Johnny Bench (290).2. Tom Seaver of the New York Mets (1968-76).3. Denver’s Brandon Marshall and New Eng-land’s Wes Welker.4. It was 1968.5. Eleven.6. Formula 1’s Michael Schumacher (2000-04).7. Ann Jones was 30 when she won Wimble-don in 1969.

The Tidbits® Paper is a Division of Tidbits Media, Inc. • Montgomery, AL 36106(800) 523-3096 • E-mail: tidbits@tidbitsmedia.com • All Rights Reserved ©2008

Information in the Tidbits® Paper is gathered from sources considered to bereliable but the ac cu ra cy of all information cannot be guaranteed.

Can’t Get Enough Tidbits?

Limited EditionBook Set

Limited Edition

T R I L O G Y

Send $24.95 (plus $5.00 S&H) by Check or Money Order to:

Tidbits Media, Inc.1430 I-85 Parkway, Suite 301

Montgomery, AL 36106(800) 523-3096

(Alabama residents add appropriate sales tax.)Reprints of Books I, II, & III.

RESERVE NOW!

WANT TO RUN YOUR OWN BUSI NESS?

If You Can Provide: Sales Experience · A Computer · Desktop Publishing Software · A Reasonable Financial In vest ment

We provide the opportunity for success!

Call 1.800.523.3096www.tidbitsweekly.com

Publish a Pa per in Your Area

FLASHBACK TRIVIA

1. Robert Parissi was frontman for what 1970s group?2. Which group released “I’m Into Something Good,” and when?3. What was Fleetwood Mac’s first No. 1 hit in the U.S.?4. Who released “Lonely Teenager,” and when?5. David Lee Roth had most of his No. 1 hits with what band?6. Name the only album the Silver Bullet Band saw shoot to the top of the charts.7. Name the Millie Small 1964 release that’s been widely used, including being translated into Italian, Swedish, Serbian, German and more.

ANSWERS

1. Wild Cherry. The group had a No. 1 hit with “Play That Funky Music.” Parissi now lives in Florida and plays adult contemporary jazz.2. Herman’s Hermits, in 1964. The song reached No. 1 in the U.K., but only No. 13 in the U.S.3. “Dreams” in 1977. The song was written by Stevie Nicks.4. Dion (DiMucci) in 1960. The song only reached No. 12 on the charts, but is an oldies standard today.5. Van Halen. His only No. 1 solo was “Just Like Paradise” in 1988.6. “Against the Wind” in 1980. It won a Gram-my for best packaging and for best rock group performance with vocals.7. “My Boy Lollipop,” amazingly enough. It’s said that Rush Limbaugh has used it as an up-date theme on his radio show.

• Non-breeding polar bear females and males don’t hibernate or den. Pregnant polar bears hi-bernate in dens built in snow banks while prepar-ing for their cubs to arrive. The cubs weigh about a pound (.45 kg) when born and 20-30 pounds (9-14 kg) when they come out of the dens in March or April. Polar bears are found in Arctic areas of Canada, Alaska, Russia, Greenland and Norway. • Are you wondering about these sleepers’ bath-room issues? When they burn fat, it produces wa-ter. This water stays in the bodies of true hiberna-tors for hydration, eliminating the need to urinate. Animals that get up to eat occasionally, such as squirrels, do urinate. • Instead of storing large amounts of body fat, east-ern chipmunks and Columbian ground squirrels (and other small mammals) store large amounts of nuts and other seeds in their burrows. Scientists have found up to two gallons (8 l) of seeds and nuts in the burrows of chipmunks. That’s a lot of food for such tiny animals.• On humans, body fat is not necessarily desir-able, although we need some for reserve energy. For animals, it is extremely important. There are two types of body fat —white and brown fat. • White fat is what animals live off of while hi-bernating. White fat burns slowly and lasts for a long time. Brown fat is found near the vital organs, heart and lungs and is needed for survival. This fat is like rocket fuel and is used for quick bursts of energy. • One small animal that is really a nuisance to farmers and even suburban neighborhoods is the woodchuck. You’ve probably heard the tongue twister: “How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?” The answer is: “A woodchuck would chuck as much wood as a woodchuck could chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood.” Actually a woodchuck, also known as a groundhog, whistle pig or marmot, is the largest member of the squirrel family. It eats seeds, leaves, grass, flowers, fruit, eggs, insects and, yes, some wood. • Punxsutawney Phil is probably the most famous hibernator in the world. This little guy (ground-hog) has been a “weather predictor” for over 120 years. February 2nd is Groundhog Day (the day Phil awakens), and Phil seeing (or not seeing) his shadow on that day “determines” the time Ole’ Man Winter will linger. The town of Punxsutaw-ney, Pennsylvania, has tied itself closely to the groundhog. Phil has his own website, fan club and appears on lots of news and weather programs every February. • While the snow and cold of winter are all around us, isn’t it interesting to think of all the animals that are sleeping it away?

HIBERNATION (continued)

Jan. 13, 2011 To Advertise Call 704-9972 www.tidbitsinc.com PAGE 7

Want to Advertise in Tidbits?

Give us a CALL!

704-9972

Tidbits HasSpace Open!

Call Before It Is Gone!

704-9972

PAGE 8 To Advertise Call 704-9972 www.tidbitsinc.com Jan. 13, 2011

www.coinshop.com

Jan. 13, 2011 To Advertise Call 704-9972 www.tidbitsinc.com PAGE 9

ANSWERS

www.coinshop.com

PAGE 10 To Advertise Call 704-9972 www.tidbitsinc.com Jan. 13, 2011

Jan. 13, 2011 To Advertise Call 704-9972 www.tidbitsinc.com PAGE 11

Support local business,Support local FUN!

Call 208-704-9972 to advertise your touchdown deals!

PAGE 12 To Advertise Call 704-9972 www.tidbitsinc.com Jan. 13, 2011

COMINGSOON

TO

SANDPOINT

AND THE

SILVERVALLEY!

Did You Know? All These Fine Locations Carry Tidbits!You Can Be One Too! Call 208-704-9972