ForAdRatescall:(208)755-9120 www.�dbitscda.comevelyn2318@gmail.com TIDBITS®CONSIDERS ANIMALTALK byJanetSpencer •Taperecorderswereinventedinthe1940s, allowingresearcherstorecordthecallsof animalsandtakethembacktothelabfor study.Thishelpedthemunderstandthe meaningofthecalls,andallowedthemto playthecallsbacktotheanimalsinthewild toseetheresponse.Theinventionofsonar technologiesduringWorldWarIIallowed scientiststodiscoverthatbats,dolphins,and whalescommunicateusingmethodsbeyond ourcapacitytohear.Ourunderstandingof howthingscommunicatehasexploded. ComealongwithTidbitsaswelearnabout howcreaturescommunicate! JUNGLEADAPTATIONS •AsmallspeciesoftreefroginBorneocame upwithauniquewayofhavingitstinyvoice broadcastoverthenoisyjungle.Itseeksout smallhollowsintreesthatarefilledwith water.Submergingitself,itadjuststhesound frequencyofitscalltofitthesizeofthehole. Soonithitsthefrequencythatmakesthetree resonate,broadcastingthecalllikea speaker. •AvineintheCentralAmericanrainforest developedflowersshapedliketinysatellite dishes.Theconcavepetalsbouncesound wavesoutward.Thisvinedependsonbatsto fertilizeitsflowers,andtheshapeofthe flowerhelpsthebatsfindtheflowersamid thenoiseoftheforest.Theblossomsonly openatnightfallwhenthebatsareout. (cont)
Page2 www.tidbitscda.com EvelynBevacquaHowe 212.W.IronwoodDr.,SuiteD,#224,Coeurd'Alene,ID83814 Cell:208.755.9120Email:Tidbitscda@gmail.comwww.tidbitscda.comFacebook/tidbitscda TIDBITSofKootenaiCounty,IdahoIssue#34Aug.22nd2022 •Tocleanoutthedrawersofmyhusband's toolcabinetwithoutdisturbingthetools,I tuckedaknee-highpantyhoselegovermy vacuumcleanerwand.Mostthingsstayed put,buttheoneortwosmallpiecesof hardwarethatgotsuckedupwereeasily retrieved.Ialsodidthisonhisworkbench.I pickedupallthedustandshavingsalong withthestraypiecesofhardware.Ipulled themoutofthehoseleg,andtheywereina tidypileforhimtoputaway.--U.L.in Kansas •Youcankeepicecreamfromdrippingout ofthebottomofacone.Allyouhavetodo isjustplaceasmallmarshmalloworapiece ofmarshmallowinthebottomofthecone beforeyoufillitwithicecream. •Ourfamilylovestomakeourownpizza, andwepurchasedoughfromapizzeria.On pizzanights,Ipickupthedoughfirstthing onthewayhomefromwork.Igetitclose tomyworkandletitsitinabowlinthecar whileIpickupthekidsanddrivehome.It takesabout45minutes,soit'srisennicely whilewe'vebeenonthego.--E.F.inNew York •Ifyou'vejustpurchasedanexpensive electronicitem,takethepackagingtoa recyclingcenterratherthanadvertiseyour purchasebyputtingtheboxatthecurb.If youaren'tabletotakeitsomewhere,cutthe boxintouniformpiecesandbindthem together,nonprintedsidefacingout. SendyourtipstoNowHere'saTip,628VirginiaDrive, Orlando,FL32803.(c)2022KingFeaturesSynd.,Inc. JUNGLETALK •Soundtravelsbestatnight,whichiswhy mostbirdsdothemajorityoftheircallingat dawnandatdusk,justontheedgesofnight. •Onescientistcarefullyanalyzedthe cacophonyofanimalsoundsthatfilledthe jungleatnight.Hefoundthatitwasnota jumbleofrandomcalls;instead,itwasa carefullyorderedlayer-cakeofsounds,with eachspeciescallingonitsownspecific frequency.Bats,bugs,crickets,frogs, andmosquitoeseachclaimed,and communicatedon,asinglefrequencythat theydidnotvaryfrom,andwhichdidnot overlapwiththefrequenciesbeingusedby othercreaturesintheneighborhood. •Thisleadstoaneighborhood-wide“sound signature”thateachindividualareacarries. Eachregionalmini-habitatassmallas30 feetwiderevealsadifferentbutentirely identifiablesymphony.Animalsthatstray fromtheirhometurfareabletomaketheir wayhomebyidentifyingthissignature symphony.Ontheotherhand,animalsthat havebeendisplacedbylogging, development,ornaturaldisastersareunable tofindandfitintoanewterritorywithan entirelyforeignsound. •Howlermonkeys,nativetocentral Americanrainforests,openeachmorning byscreeching,acallthatcanbeheardfora mileormore.Eachmonkeyinthetribe screeches,whichletsneighborsknowhow manymonkeysthereareinthegroup,ready todefendtheirterritory. THANKS FOR READING! THANKS FOR READING!
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•Elephantsalsocommunicatebyscent.Male elephantsgiveoffpheromonesfromglands undertheireyes.Theodorofayoung elephant’spheromoneisratherpleasant,like honey.Butastheelephantages,thescent changestothatofaskunk,andthento“the smellofathousandgoats.”Theolderthe elephantis,theworsehesmells,butthe femalesfindtheodorattractiveandwillmate withtheoldestandmostodiferouselephant.
•Pinebeetlesliveinpinetrees.Afemale attractedbytheodoroftreesapburrowsinto thetree.Thetreeexudessaptoentrapher,but shecarrieswithheraparticularfungusthat shedepositsintheburrowwhichplugsupthe tree’spores.Thenthefemalereleasesa pheromoneodortosignalotherfemalesto come.Theodoristentimesstrongerthanthe scentofthesap.Theyallburrowintothetree whilemakingclickingnoisessoeveryone knowswhereeveryoneelseis,avoiding intersectingburrows.Nextthemalebeetles arrive,pairingoffwiththefemales,andthen emittinganodortosignalothermalesthat “thisfemaleistaken.”Whenallthemalesare givingoffthesame“novacancy”odor,other malebeetlesavoidthetree.(cont)
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•Researcherscanidentifyover30different elephantcalls.
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•Inthe1980saresearcherwasstudying elephantsinazoo.Whilestandingnexttoone, shefeltastrangerumblinginherchestthat shecouldn’texplain.Onahunch,she recordedtherumblingandthenanalyzedthe recordingusingasoundspectrograph. Subsequentstudyshowedthattwoelephants onoppositesidesofthezoowere communicatingusingultra-lowfrequencies thatareimpossibleforhumanstohear. Furtherresearchshowedthatlessthanathird of1,000hoursofrecordedelephantcallswere audibletothehumanear.
•Whenantsencounteraninvader,they
••Now42yearsold,helivesatafacilityin
•ResearchersatazooinGeorgiaweretrying toteachanadultfemalebonobo(similartoa chimp)tocommunicateusingpictograms. Eachcarddepictedadifferentthing.Fortwo yearsresearchersworkedwithherdaily hopingshecouldlearntoconstruct sentences.Duringthelessons,thebonobo’s youngsonnamedKanziwouldconstantlybe interruptingashegoofedoff.Thelessons failed,andthemotherbonobowassenttoa differentzootobemated,whileherson Kanzi,nowtwoandahalfyearsold, remainedbehind.
•Totheresearcher’ssurprise,theyoungster almostimmediatelydemonstratedthathe wasperfectlyabletocommunicateusingthe pictograms,constructingover650sentences andprovingthatheevenunderstoodproper syntaxandgrammar. Iowa,andknowsaround3,000words.He hasevenmasteredthevideogamePac-Man.
Tidbits® ofDallasCountyPage4 www.tidbitscda.comPage4 TIDBITSofKootenaiCounty,IdahoIssue#34Aug.22nd2022 •Only2%oftheworld'spopulationhave greeneyes,buttheyweren'tbornwith them.Thehuetakesfromsixmonthsto threeyearstoshowupinchildren. •DonnieDunagan,whoasachildactor suppliedthevoiceofDisney'sBambi,went ontobecomeahighlydecoratedmajorin theU.S.Marines--andkepthismovierole asecretforhisentire25-yearmilitary career. •AnAustraliangroundbirdknownasthe lyrebirdcanmimicjustaboutanything, fromacryingbabytomachinery. •About6,000yearsago,thebarrenSahara Desertwasactuallyalushgreenforest. •"Loganamnosis"isawordtodescribean obsessionwithrecallingaspecificword thathasbeenforgotten. •LegendhasitthatTate'sHellStatePark,a 202,000-acreforest/swampinFlorida,got itscuriousnamefromamanwhowaslost initswildernessandafterfinallyemerging toldapasserby,"MynameisCebeTate, andIjustcamefromhell"before collapsing. In2016,theNFLreturnedmorethan $700,000oftaxpayermoneyithadbeen paidbytheU.S.DefenseDepartmentto honorthemilitaryatgames. •AColombianmandiedafteraparasitic wormthathadinvadedhisgutdeveloped cancer,whichinturnspreadthroughthe man'sbody. ThoughtfortheDay: "Nopessimisteverdiscoveredthesecretofthe starsorsailedanunchartedland,oropeneda newdoorwayforthehumanspirit." --HelenKeller (c)2022KingFeaturesSynd.,Inc.
tothethreatandleadsthemtoattack. Meanwhile,eachantalsocarriesachemical odorthatidentifiesthemasamemberofthe colony.Ifanintruderismarkedwiththe“I belonghere”chemicalbeforeenteringthe anthill,itisleftundisturbed. PRIMATES •Allprimatesusehandgesturesto supplementtheirlimitedvocalsounds. Manygesturesareidenticaltothoseusedby humans,includingpalmsupmeaning“give mesome”topointing.Differentgroups developdifferent“dialects”ofgestures,so
ODORSOFANTS releaseachemicalodorthatalertsotherants thatachimpfromoneregionmaynot understandachimpfromanotherarea.This tendencytousegesturesconvinced researcherstotrytoteachprimatessign language,anexperimentthatbeganinthe 1920sandcontinuestoday.
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symptomhereandthere. Inmedicinetoday,wearefractionalized.Wehave specialistsforeverything.Weevenhave subspecialtieswithinspecialties:Urology,for instance,isaspecialty.Withinthat,youhave urologiststhatsubspecializeinjustprostatediseases, incancer,inkidneystones,orkidneytransplants. Thereareaboutadozensubspecialtiesjustinthat onespecialty.Thisisjustoneexample.Asaresultof asystemoffractionalizingourhealth,specialists don’tgettoseethefullpictureofwhatisgoing wrongwiththatperson’shealth. Forexample,thesymptomsofheartburn,kidney stones,gallstones,arthritis,cataracts,psoriasisand osteoporosisallseemliketotallydifferenthealth conditions,necessitatingatleast6different specialists,yetallhavethesameunderlyingetiology. Whileyoucantakedrugs,havesurgeryordoa numberofprocedures,youarejustchasing symptoms.If,instead,youtreatthatunderlying etiology,yougetridofahostofsymptoms. AHealthDetectivelooksathealthlikepeelingan onion.Eachlayerrevealssomethingimportant.We digdeeperanddeeper,asking“WHY?”ateachstep, untilwefindtheinitiatingproblemthatsetoffthe slewofsymptomsthatfollowed.Mosttimesit wasn’tasinglefactor,butanaccumulationoffactors thatfinallycoalescedintowhatwenowcalla disease.Ifyouwanttobetrulywell,andnotjust symptom-masked,seeaHealthDetectivewhowill treatYOU,notjustyourdisease.
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Thentherewasthescammer,ahabitualoffender who,withtwoco-conspirators,defraudedthe VAbycreatingaliasesthatmadethemappearto beheirsofveteranswhohaddied. Bygeneratingfakedocuments,theygrabbedup survivorbenefitsandunclaimedproperty(tothe tuneofnearlyahalfmilliondollars).Theyhave beenchargedwithmultipleoffenses.Itdoesn't helpthatonescammerskippedoutanddidn't showforcourt,thusgeneratingabenchwarrant forherarrest.
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Tidbits® ofDallasCountyPage12 www.tidbitscda.com •OnSept.3,1783,theAmericanRevolution comestoanendwhenrepresentativesofthe UnitedStates,GreatBritain,Spainand FrancesigntheTreatyofParis.Thesigning signifiedAmerica'sstatusasafreenation,as Britainformallyrecognizedthe independenceofits13formerAmerican colonies. •OnSept.1,1850,circusentrepreneurP.T. BarnumbringstotheUnitedStatesJenny Lind("TheSwedishNightingale"),the greatestoperaperformerintheworldatthe time.Hertourisbelievedtohavenetted Barnumclosetoahalf-milliondollars. •OnAug.31,1888,MaryAnnNichols,the firstvictimofLondonserialkiller"Jackthe Ripper,"isfoundmurderedinWhitechapel's Buck'sRow.OnNov.7,afteramonthof silence,Jacktookhisfifthandlastvictim, MaryKelly.In1892,withnoleadsfound andnomoremurdersrecorded,theJackthe Ripperfilewasclosed. •OnAug.29,1945,PresidentHarryS. TrumanauthorizestheNavytoseizecontrol ofandoperatepetroleumrefineriesto counteractstrikesbyoilworkers.Oil,gas andchemicalworkershadworkedhard duringthewartomeetproductiondemands andnowwantedtoreturntoa40-hourwork week.Theyresentedtheamountofmoney oilindustryCEOsweremakingoffoftheir laborwhiletheysimultaneouslythreatened tolowerworkers'wagesafterthewar. •OnSept.4,1957,FordMotorCompany unveilstheEdsel.Onereportercalledit"an Oldsmobilesuckingalemon."Inaddition,at highwayspeeds,thefamoushoodornament hadatendencytoflyoffandintothe windshield. •OnSept.2,1987,thetrialofMathiasRust, the19-year-oldpilotwhoflewhisCessna planeintoRedSquareinMay1987,begins inMoscow.Rusthadbecomean internationalcelebrityafterheflew completelyundetectedthroughSoviet airspace.Rustclaimedthathewasmerely tryingtopromoteworldpeace. TIDBITSofKootenaiCounty,IdahoIssue#34Aug.22nd2022
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TIDBITSofKootenaiCounty,IdahoIssue#34Aug.22nd2022 SENATORSHELLEY MOORECAPITO: ALZHEIMER’SDISEASEIS DEVASTING FAMILIES…(opinionsummary) “Healthcareisasubjectthatremainsfrontand centerinsomanyofournationalconversations anddebates…Itcontinuestopollasatop concernamongtheAmericanpublic. …Oneofthoseissuesissomethingthatisvery closetomyheart:Alzheimer’sdisease. LikesomanyAmericans,Ihavefelttheimpacts ofthisdisease.Ilostbothofmyparentsto Alzheimer’s,andourfamilyhelpedtocarefor them.SoIunderstandthedifficultiesthat caregiversandlovedonesfaceastheytryto figureoutthisdifficultchallenge. Thisdiseaseisdevastating,andthereisnobook oramagicformulaforhowtofaceit.ButIfeel stronglythatwecandomoretoeasethepainof thosewhosufferfromAlzheimer’s,tohelptheir caregivers,andmostimportantly,tofindacure. ThestatisticssurroundingAlzheimer’sare staggering.MorethanfivemillionAmericans arelivingwiththedisease,andit’sestimated thatasmanyas16millionwillhaveitin2050 withoutsomekindofmedicalbreakthroughs. ThecostofcaringforthosewithAlzheimer’s andotherdementiasisalsonotable:anestimated $277billionin2018,increasingto$1.1trillion by2050. Nottomentiontheemotionalcosts.
workingtowardacure. AsamemberoftheSenateAppropriations Committee,I’veworkedwithLabor-Healthand HumanServicesSubcommitteeChairmanRoy Blunt,R-Mo.,andotherstoprovideresources forcriticalAlzheimer’sresearch.Withthe passageoflastyear’sgovernmentfundingbill, wehavesurpassedthe$2billionmilestonewhen itcomestoAlzheimer’sresearch,providingthe NationalInstitutesofHealththefundingitneeds tocontinueitsworkandtohelpsupportthework ofothers. It’seasytogetdiscouragedwhenyouhearabout aonce-promisingclinicaltrialnotmoving forward,whenyoulearnanotherpersonyou knowhasbeendiagnosedwithAlzheimer’s,or whenacuremayseemsofaraway.But observingtheresearchbeingdoneatNIHand otherinstitutionsacrossthecounty,seeingthe hopeanddeterminationintheeyesofthose fightingback,andwitnessingthebipartisan commitmenttotacklingthisdisease—that’sall proofthatwearemakingprogress…” Pleasecallforatourofour“HOMES,”fortruly theyare…
Thesenumbersmakeitclearthatwehavesome worktodo…Isowishmyparentshadthe opportunitytobeinvolvedindecisions regardingtheirowncare,butit’smyhopethat throughearlyassessmentanddiagnosis,wecan giveothersthatopportunity… Atthesametime,it’sessentialthatwecontinue
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