11.   One of his favorite treats, which he shares with his annual winter biology class when it comes to Maine, is mice, breaded and crispy fried.

12.   Rep. Nancy Pelosi was among the featured entertainers at the annual winter bash for Congress and the press.

13.   Reading applications is an annual winter ritual on campuses across the country, one that has ballooned in scope at selective colleges as the number of applicants has climbed.

14.   Some clubs are trying to carry on business as usual, including their annual winter caravans or promotional appearances by club personnel.

15.   The annual winter meetings start Sunday in Boston, and by tradition, a preponderance of trades and free-agent signings get done that week.

16.   The city was in the cheerful grip of its annual winter carnival, the jolly visage of Bonhomme, its snowman mascot, grinning from every wall and window.

17.   The chorus had been invited by the all-male glee club to sing at its annual winter concert in Avery Fisher Hall on Friday evening.

18.   The deal utterly stunned, though not necessarily surprised, baseball administrators gathered in Nashville, Tenn., this week for their annual winter meetings.

19.   The Dodgers open their annual winter workouts this morning.

20.   The process will mimic the annual winter floods here, which leave several inches of standing rainwater on the surface.