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After graduating this spring, Brad Schultz and Candace Hamar will spend two years teaching disadvantaged youths through the Teach for America program.
The competitive program is open to recent college graduates, who are given jobs in rural or inner-city schools across the nation.
Hamar, who was assigned to teach middle school or high school math in Memphis, Tenn., says she's both nervous and excited to move across the country to become a full-time teacher.
"I am choosing to look at the experience as an adventure as well as an intense learning experience," says Hamar, a music major with an emphasis in education. "Joining Teach for America means joining a community of current and past members, resulting in a network of support as I complete my two-year commitment and beyond."
Schultz, a sociology major, values the opportunity to gain real-world experience and to give back to a community in need.
In August, he will move to Denver or Colorado Springs, Colo., where he will teach general science to middle school or high school students — all while pursuing a master's degree in education.
Both students plan to make teaching into a career. Hamar wants to become a music teacher after completing a master's degree program, and Schultz is interested in becoming an administrator and football coach.
Through Teach for America, he hopes to become familiar with the education system and to later use his experience to advocate educational reforms.
"I hope that I will be able to create a safe and healthy learning atmosphere for students, while also empowering them and encouraging them through their educational pathways," Schultz says.


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September 10, 2013 > Quality products for pets and owners
A new online retailer based in Fremont, specializes in premium pet products for cat lovers. Five Pet Place produces high quality, stylish, and functional pieces to blend with a home's decor. The privately held company in Mission San Jose is owned by Michael Ostrofsky who created Five Pet Place by Ostrofsky's desire for a better way to feed his family's five cats and wouldn't interfere with the decor of his newly built and furnished home. Following a futile search for attractive, quality products to serve his needs, Ostrofsky, with the help of his father, created his own. This series of products received so many compliments, he decided to start a company and make them available to others.The debut collection includes a Food & Water Server, Litter Tray, Litter Cabinet, Scratching Pad, Scratching Post, and Window Bed. The name Five Pet Place pays homage to Ostrofsky's cats -- Napa, Sabrina, Lucy, Sparky, and Paint - who inspired the products and help make his house a home. "Cats are my passion - and the idea of helping thousands of them live long, happy and healthy lives is the greatest feeling in the world," says Ostrofsky.To learn more about Five Pet Place or purchase products, call 1-877-348-3738 or visit www.fivepetplace.com.

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Job No. 1: Education
High on Senate President Don Gaetz's agenda: Education reforms aimed at improving job prospects for students.
During the six years that they ran the Okaloosa County school system, Don Gaetz and Frank Fuller engineered a dramatic overhaul of the 30,000-student district. FCAT scores and graduation rates rose, and the western Panhandle district became a model for other Florida school districts.
Nearly a decade later in Tallahassee, the two are back together — working on what Gaetz, the new Senate president, calls a "bold but very sensible" agenda of statewide educational reforms that they believe will improve students' job prospects and boost the state's economic competitiveness.
Their first step: Legislation passed last year that requires the creation of an "economic security report." The first databases, unveiled last month, aggregate education, employment and wage data from community colleges and universities to show what types of degrees Florida students are earning, where they're getting jobs and how much they are earning.
A prospective student will be able to look up, for example, Florida State University to see what percentage of students earning political science degrees have found jobs and what their average wages are.
Beginning in the 2014-15 academic year, state universities will be required to provide enrolled students with a list of the top 25% degrees — those with the highest full-time employment and highest average annual earnings — and the 10% of degrees with the lowest employment and earnings.
Gaetz believes the new tools will help students make better-informed choices about their post-secondary education and get the best value out of their education dollars. "I believe that giving parents and students access to real information about the relationships between higher education and jobs explodes a myth in our culture — that if you get a four-year college degree, you'll get a job, a home with a white picket fence and 2½ kids, and the fact is that's not true," Gaetz says.
Such data are also useful to employers, who need to know whether universities and colleges are turning out enough graduates with the right skills.
Fuller, now Gaetz's senior policy adviser on education, says he was stunned to learn that between 2001 and 2011, there was a 40% drop in the number of graduates at Florida universities in computer science and related fields, despite significant demand from the private sector. The discovery of this gap led Fuller to draft language into the education legislation that sets aside incentive money to start producing more graduates in computer science and other fields that are underrepresented.
"Florida is a hugely high-tech state," he says. "What we said is we've got to make a fine adjustment. We can't be a high-tech state and not begin meeting that demand."
In the upcoming legislative session, Fuller and Gaetz are planning a "major push" to establish Florida's presence in the IT world and make that a primary mission of education. "A big focus will be on trying to get technology into the school systems in an effective way, (that doesn't mean) just buy everybody a device," says Fuller.
One thing the two are looking at, Fuller says, is a sort of European-led certification initiative that promotes the digital literacy of students by providing certification in critical computer skills. Fuller says students in countries like Switzerland, Denmark, Germany and Hong Kong have been earning the certifications for years. He believes Florida could easily integrate such training into its middle school curriculum and better help the state compete globally.
"Kids shouldn't come out of middle schools without basic IT tools, competencies. They should be able to word process. They should be able to use Excel spreadsheets. They should be able to do multiple presentations using sound, movement and graphic display as part of what they do," says Fuller.
"We're not trying to turn them into PowerPoint whizzes. We're just saying you should be able to use Photoshop or do PowerPoint presentations. It's very hard to compete if you're still doing poster boards."


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A new addition to this year's Pioneer Craft Fair is "Let's Talk About YOUR Quilt." Bring your quilt to the Ag Hall/Heritage Center in Morrison on September 8 and share what you know about it, and learn something you don't know about it. Every quilt in any condition, vintage or contemporary, large or small, utilitarian or heirloom, has a unique story to tell.
Professional Quilt Appraiser Valorie Bonk will enjoy looking at and talking about your quilt with you. She may be able to offer clues about its age, fabrics that were used in its construction, the names of the blocks or the setting of the design, the techniques that were used to assemble and quilt it, general historical information about what was happening in the world around the time the quilt was made, and general information about quilts of this type. (Maybe your antique quilt was used by the Pioneers who traveled to Iowa by wagon train.)
Throughout the day, Val will sprinkle in information about handling and care of quilts, quilt restoration and repair, why appraisals are important and how they are done, tips on shipping quilts, etiquette involved with giving quilts and quilt appraisals, the ethics of appraising quilts, and more.
The 34th Annual Pioneer Craft Fair will be held on September 8th. The event begins at 11:00 AM and runs through 4:00 PM. It will take place at the Grundy County Heritage Museum at 204 4th Street in Morrison.
The Pioneer Craft Fair is a non-commercial event emphasizing old-time crafts and activities. This year's fair includes quilting, embroidery, crochet, tatting, cross stitch, beekeeping, timber framing, fling knapping & arrowheads, rag rugs, horseshoe games, gold prospecting, Cedar Valley Civil War roundtable, Ostfriesen German cemetery story, musical entertainment, railroad displays, antique farm machinery displays, fireplace stew in the log cabin, butter churning, country schoolhouse exhibits, buckskinner camp, horse-drawn wagon rides, food stands, farmer's market.
The following free activities will be offered for children: barn stahl petting zoo, pony rides, hand pump duck races, hay stack treasure hunt, rock painting, buckskinner camp with horse-drawn wagon rides.
A food stand will be available for your enjoyment.
Check out website www.grundycounty.org to find more details on the schedule of events.


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London Rock Tours - Classic Rock and Beatles Sites
There's more to understanding '60s London than crossing Abbey Road - though punters on this hugely comprehensive minibus tour will of course do that, too. See the boutiqes, pubs and residences at the centre of swinging London, including Brian Epstein's flat, Ringo's Kings Road apartment, Paul's current London home, the studio where the Sgt Pepper's cover was shot and loads, loads more. Along the way, you'll take in huge swaths of west London: Chelsea, Kensington, Holland Park, Notting Hill Gate, St John's Wood and the West End. Advance booking required.
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MONTREAL – CAE's core flight simulator and training businesses is improving but its chief executive appealed for investor patience with its health-care segment, which recently launched a maternal fetal simulator.
The life-like robot of a pregnant woman — aimed at helping train health-care professionals in handling complicated deliveries — displays vital signs and responses during labour and delivery scenarios, including breech and fetal distress.
"There's nothing else out there on the market, which not only is a good revenue driver for CAE, but it's going to have a societal benefit of improving the way that people are prepared to deal with abnormalities during birth," CEO Marc Parent said during a conference call Tuesday to discuss CAE's third-quarter results.
Developed with leading maternal fetal educators in the U.S. and biomedical engineers at the University of Porto in Portugal, the simulator was recently launched at the world's largest annual conference dedicated to health-care simulation.
The unit holds promise because a recent U.S. government study reported a 75 per cent increase in serious maternal complications, such as heart attack or stroke, during or after childbirth between 1998 and 2009.
CAE conceded that sales and margins at its new health-care and mining division stalled in the third quarter as operating income decreased 17.6 per cent to $1.4 million on $29.7 million of revenues.
But Parent said improvements will come from the millions of dollars in R&D investments in new products in the segment.
"Let's have a little patience here, . . . I see this trending positive as these new products come out," he told analysts.
He said the Montreal-based company is focused on using simulation to improve the quality of patient care, as it has done with military and civil flight training.
CAE (TSX:CAE) earned $46.1 million in its fiscal third quarter, up 23 per cent from a year ago when it absorbed millions of dollars in restructuring and acquisition costs.
The company earned 18 cents per share for the period ended Dec. 31, up from 14 cents per share a year earlier. Last year's $37.5 million in net income attributable to equity holders included $13.4 million in one-time costs.
Overall, CAE's third-quarter revenues grew to $513.6 million, up 2.5 per cent from a year earlier, with increases at both its civil and military divisions.
CAE was expected to earn 17 cents per share in profits on $533 million of revenues in the quarter, according to analysts polled by Thomson Reuters.
Its civil aerospace segment had $45.2 million in operating income on $282.1 million of revenue, compared with $46.1 million on $273.4 million a year ago.
It received 12 full-flight simulator orders in the quarter and three more in the fourth quarter, which ends March 31, bringing the total for the year to a record 43 units, with two months remaining in its fiscal year.
Cameron Doerksen of National Bank Financial said the training segment's margins had improved but were still below forecasts.
"We believe that this segment should be generating margins of 15 per cent or better and we continue to expect further improvement as newly installed simulators ramp up," he wrote in a report.
On the military side, operating income increased 22 per cent to $31 million, from $25.4 million a year ago, as revenue grew two per cent to $201.8 million.
Parent said the recently approved U.S. budget is bringing clarity to American military spending priorities.
CAE has submitted more bids this fiscal year than all of last year and expects to maintain its win rate despite increased competition.
"Our business…is a nice solution in the time of budget cuts," he said, noting that the cost of simulation-based training is just 10 per cent of training on real aircraft.
On the Toronto Stock Exchange, CAE's shares closed up 49 cents, or 3.53 per cent, at $14.39 on Tuesday.
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LEMONT – Residents packed Village Hall on Sept. 9 to protest the opening of First Street to through traffic during a meeting of the village board of trustees.
The primary concern of those in attendance was how the increased traffic would affect pedestrian safety in a residential area with a narrow road and limited sidewalks.
As part of a $185,813 construction project to widen First Street, the village will pave a portion of the street between Woodglen and Berkley lanes that is currently barricaded.
This would allow traffic from McCarthy Road to use First Street to access Berkley Lane and the rest of the Covington Knolls subdivision to the south.
Mayor Brian Reaves said he knows that opening First Street is a contentious issue, but allowing traffic to go through subdivisions is common and is part of connectivity for the village.
"Stub streets are designed to go through," he said.
But attendees who spoke at the meeting expressed doubt about the need for connectivity with this road, especially when weighed against the potential danger to pedestrians.
"Are you guys thinking that when a kid gets hurt ... is that a risk you are willing to take?" said Mike Breszach, who lives on Chatham Drive. "This connectivity is just going to make traffic go faster down the street."
Kathy Swanstrom, who lives on First Street, was concerned about there not being enough sidewalk along the street. The sidewalk is on the west side of the street and stops at Bethany Lutheran Cemetery, before it reaches McCarthy Road.
"How is this going to work when there isn't even enough room for sidewalks on both sides?," she said. "I think what you need to consider is to fix First Street, not open it up."
Reaves said the village will be taking steps to protect pedestrians on First Street.
"I have been assured personally by Chief Shaughnessy that not only will there be speed signs out there, there will be a visible police presence on that street," he said.
Reaves said bushes have been removed from the intersection of First Street and McCarthy Road to improve the line of sight for drivers.
Public Works Director Ralph Pukula said a three-way stop will be added at Schultz and First streets.
Kes Jodwalis, who lives on Berkley Lane, was one of several residents who wondered why the village thought it was better to open First Street to through traffic than Fourth Street.
Reaves said a village study determined the line of sight from McCarthy Road to Fourth Street was worse and the changes needed to improve that line of sight were too costly.
Village Administrator George Schafer said the village would need to add a traffic signal to the intersection of McCarthy Road and Fourth Street and sidewalks on Fourth Street.
He said the village estimated the cost of the project would be $500,000.


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RENO, NV - Finding help when you're in a difficult situation like domestic abuse shouldn't be a challenge, but for many women it is. Sometimes that's because the non-profit organizations that can help them put their money into operations, instead of advertising. Friday, some talented young volunteers helped to bridge that gap.
The think tank of volunteers at Reno Wired had just 24 hours to create an entirely new look for the local nonprofit Committee to Aid Abused Women, or CAAW. They are putting their talents together to create a website and marketing campaign that will help the nonprofit reach the public more effectively, without the hefty price tag that would normally come with this kind of work. "Everything's donated," says Kevin Jones, cofounder of Reno Wired. "We're creating the type faces from scratch, the logos being redone, the website and any stock photography costs will be donated as well."
It's a lot of work generated in just on day, but those involved hope they will have a lasting impact on the community. First, by making it easier for abused women to find out about the services offered by CAAW. Secondly, and just as important, helping the organization flourish by making the mission clear to attract more donors. Jones says he hopes to make this an annual event, helping a new local non profit every year.
To see the result of Friday's work, click on the link below after 8:00 AM on Saturday, April 6th.


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What top issue would you like to see the city and county address in joint session first?
The council needs to quit recklessly pushing forward a project that forces people to spend money they don't have. That is the most important issue more many. There are better places to live and my house is on the market so I can find one.
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The first and only thing that need to happen is getting a freeway extension through CC. One of the largest city in the country and has no freeway, totally stupid.
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Clear up first things first...the boat lift. This holds a potential law suit that could cost millions not even considering the years of time to be settled. Even though Lee County is trying to force the city of Cape Coral, Fl to built a boat lift that the state of Florida will not permit due to their scientific findings. In 1982 I recall Frank Mann Sr. being solidly behind the hold up of a bridge which was as obvious as this project. The bridge project was held up over a decade so that certain people would be put in place to reap plenty of money when the TIME moratorium finally fizzled. The County as we see weekly is as uncontrolled as the city of Cape Coral. They both remind me of the kid that is big for his age but has not the finesse to act properly. Hey maybe all parties can come out and make up a statement like the Sheriff, "if it is a federal law I am not going to uphold it." Alice In Wonderland..."Curiouser and curiouser!"
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Oh how can we forget about the 2020 tax the residents of Cape Coral who represent between 24 to 27 percent of Lee County's population and paid to them $577 million or more and had a big fat zero spent here. Let's keep paying them more tax dollars to bail out the friends of our representatives while we pay for parks, scrub jay habitat, and more pieces of land to build a project we may or may not need. Give the taxpayers back the $577 million back or start using it directly for the residents in Cape Coral!
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Your January Scorecard is Now Available
March 7, 2013
Beginning today, you will see several changes to your Freddie Mac Servicer Success Scorecard and the Servicer Performance Profile website. Your performance results for January are available, which are calculated using the new performance criteria that became effective on January 1, 2013.
Thanks to Servicer feedback provided during the recent preview of the Scorecard, we are enhancing five Investor Reporting criteria in Data Integrity and Operational Management that measure hard and soft rejects of data. Loans that were reported with hard or soft rejects for Edit Codes 600 and 700 are not included in your performance results at this time. Also, peer rankings will not be generated for these five Investor Reporting criteria, and for Investor Reporting overall, until these enhancements are complete. We will notify you when this information becomes available. The specific performance criteria are:
- Percent of Hard Rejects Over 90 Days Old
- Percent of Soft Rejects Over 90 Days Old
- Percent of Hard Rejects Which Occurred in Reporting Cycle to Total Loans in Portfolio
- Percent of Soft Rejects Which Occurred in Reporting Cycle to Total Loans in Portfolio
- Percent of Ending Hard Rejects to Total Loans in Portfolio
Your new Scorecard and Servicer Performance Profile website enhancements include:
- January 2013 performance results for twenty-two performance criteria for Investor Reporting and Default Management, each calculated using a rolling three-month evaluation period and contributing a certain percentage to your overall performance ranking. The new criteria were announced on October 3, 2012, in Single-Family Seller/Servicer Guide (Guide) Bulletin 2012-20.
- Loan-level details identifying which mortgages are included in a performance measurement, and criteria calculation details for each performance criterion.
- A Servicer Overview section with additional information about your overall portfolio composition, loss mitigation activity, performance history, peer comparison, roll rates, and trends for liquidation and retention options.
- An Alternatives to Foreclosure section, which includes performance data for loan modifications, short sales/deeds-in-lieu, and repayment plans on a year-to-date basis.
- A Servicer Success File Review Monitoring section, which will contain performance results if you have completed a Prudent Servicing Review, Short Sale Compliance Review, or Loan Modification Compliance Review.
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You will need to use Windows® Internet Explorer® 9.0 at a minimum to view your new Scorecard, with your browser's Compatibility View enabled. Set Zoom to 100 percent, and set Text Size to medium.
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To help you understand and navigate the updates to your Scorecard, you can download easy-to-print reference guides and online self-studies about the Servicing Success Program, including the Freddie Mac Servicing Success Program Reference Guide. You can find a link for the Freddie Mac Servicing Success Program Reference Guide conveniently located on the left navigation bar of your Scorecard. You can also access several webinars about the Scorecard on our Learning Center.
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For more information about your Servicer Success Scorecard and the enhancements to the Servicer Performance Profile website:
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FORT MYERS, Fla. — David Ortiz underwent MRIs on both heels Saturday morning, more as a precautionary measure, but also to determine why he is having so much soreness in the heels rather than in the Achilles' tendon strain he's been dealing with since last July.
"Just to rule everything out," Red Sox manager John Farrell said. "I think the one thing that we still hold in all this is that, while the timing might not be what was maybe initially expected, the bigger picture is he's still making progress.
"He's been able to run the bases, as we know, on the day that he has. He's been taking [batting practice] every single day. There's progress, yet maybe not as fast as he might have anticipated or hoped."
Farrell didn't rule out that Ortiz could play on Opening Day and was hopeful that still could occur.
The Sox had hoped Ortiz could get 50 at-bats between major league and minor league games between now and the end of camp. That's still possible, but so far Ortiz has not been able to sustain his running program.
The Sox also are looking at the big picture. And they may feel Ortiz missing 10 games at the start of the season is better than missing 40 games down the road.
"We'll see how this week goes," Farrell said. "We don't have a date earmarked.
"Our goal is to have David in our lineup for the greatest number of games that we can throughout the course of the year. It's not like April 1 is a drop-dead date for an entire season. We're not going to rush to any decision where we're saying, 'You know what? Opening Day is out.'
"He's frustrated. I think he expected this to be moving along at a little bit more of a rapid pace. But we support him and we're going to do whatever we can to get him on the field for the greatest number of at-bats this year."
Farrell was asked if starting Ortiz on the disabled list could open the door for youngster Jackie Bradley Jr.
"That discussion is yet to be had," Farrell said. "Regardless of who would fill out the 25-man roster, you know what, I can't sit here today and say that's not an option that wouldn't be discussed.
"Keep in mind that we fully expect Jackie to begin the season in the minor leagues. So we'll see. We'll work through the combinations that exist here in camp and, again, we haven't ruled out David, either."
Farrell said the lineup is currently "in a state of flux," but the staff has kicked some ideas around.
The manager, in fact, said he could foresee a top three of Jacoby Ellsbury, Dustin Pedroia, and Ortiz, "if there are no restrictions on David."
Drew feels betterShortstop Stephen Drew felt better after suffering a mild concussion Thursday when hit in the helmet with a pitch, but he still was unable to play Saturday night vs. Baltimore at JetBlue Park.
"I got through the game and had no symptoms and played two or three more innings," said Drew.
"I went home, and watching TV, icing my foot, I started to get a headache. I tried to do some reading and had slight blurriness. The trainers treated it as a slight concussion.
"I felt a lot better today than I did yesterday."
The league requires that all players who have suffered a concussion take an online test before they're able to play. Drew said he had not taken that test yet.
Doubront pleased
Felix Doubront pitched three innings in Saturday night's 5-2 loss to the Orioles and allowed two runs and one walk with five strikeouts. "I felt strong. My arm responded really well. I'm very happy. I concentrated on pitching tonight and not the shoulder," he said. Doubront came into camp a bit out of shape, and his pitching shoulder was sore. But he says the soreness is gone. He threw 51 pitches and he appears to be back on track to win a spot in the rotation . . . Farrell was impressed with closer Joel Hanrahan, who is planning to board a flight to Boston on Sunday to be with his wife, who is expecting a baby boy. Hanrahan struck out two in his one inning. "I didn't leave any balls over the plate," he said. "That part was the most encouraging for me." The righthander expects to return to the team by Thursday.
Morales hurting
Lefthander Franklin Morales indicated with his facial expression and a gesture to his lower back that he was in pain in the Sox clubhouse. Morales is likely to start the season on the disabled list since he appears way behind at this point. The Sox were going to extend him as a starter and then have him work out of the bullpen . . . The Sox worked out journeyman lefty Cedrick Bowers, who is trying out for teams in Florida . . . Lefthanded prospect Henry Owens impressed with his velocity at the minor league camp . . . The Sox continue to be impressed with shortstop Jose Iglesias's offensive approach, both in batting practice and games . . . Limited partner Mike Gordon entertained a number of Jimmy Fund patients in his suite.Nick Cafardo can be reached at email@example.com. Follow him on Twitter @nickcafardo.


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DAYTON — A man paroled from a Georgia murder conviction has been charged with attempted murder for allegedly hitting a 73-year-old woman with a baseball bat in southwest Ohio.
Montgomery County's prosecutor says 48-year-old John Mason was indicted today on the attempted murder charge and two counts of felonious assault. Prosecutor Mat Heck Jr. says Mason allegedly struck the woman in the head Aug. 8 with a wooden bat at the Huber Heights home where he lived with the woman and her daughter. The woman will require a prosthetic eye.
The prosecutor says Mason was convicted in Georgia in 1987 of charges including murder.
Court records do not list an attorney for Mason.
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WINNEBAGO — A truck driver was cited after a horrific-looking four-vehicle crash that somehow resulted in injuries that were nonlife-threatening about 1:45 p.m. Monday at the intersection of U.S. 20 and Winnebago Road.
Glynn Caron of Bolingbrook was cited for disobeying a stop light and failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident.
Despite what appeared to be catastrophic damage to the vehicles involved, the injured occupants were treated and released for what turned out to be minor injuries, Winnebago County Sheriff's Deputy Chief Don Gasparini said.
"It's unbelievable," Gasparini said. "It's truly a blessing for all those involved."
The blue National Tube Supply Co. semi-tractor trailer is believed to have been westbound on U.S. 20 when it disobeyed a stop light and crashed into other vehicles. A tan Mercury sedan, green Honda SUV and silver Chevrolet pick-up truck were badly damaged in the crash.
Each were solely occupied by drivers from Stockton, Iowa, and Chicago. Their names were unavailable.
The intersection was closed for hours as the scene was cleared and the crash investigated. It reopened around 6 p.m.
Winnebago County Sheriff's Police investigated the crash.
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Here is some information about this beautiful gem in our city, courtesy of The Gloucester Unitarian Universalist Church website.
It's Official: We Have Lifts!
Welcome to Gloucester's oldest church building (1806), the home of America's first Universalist Society founded by Rev. John Murray in 1779. We are located in the heart of Gloucester's Historic District at the corner of Middle and Church Streets. Our lantern steeple has guided generations of mariners into port as our founders fought for the early abolition of slavery, for women's rights and separation of church and state as a cornerstone of our democracy. Today, more than 200 years later, our lighted steeple remains a focal point in Gloucester's skyline. We are a welcoming congregation, working in the present day for equality of all persons in the certain knowledge of God's universal love. The church façade and steeple appear in works by renowned artists, including Fitz Henry Lane and Childe Hassam, that hang in many museums and private collections. The steeple bell was cast by Paul Revere Sons in 1806.
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Why do celebrities always look so good? Is it their makeup artists? Wardrobe stylists? Nannies and trainers? Nope - chances are it's because they had a good Photoshop artist giving them a digital do-over.
Click here to see Photos: 20 more celebrities before and after Photoshop.
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It is a fun hobby for me. I surely don't take it very seriously. I just have fun and photo birds. Great retirement hobby by the way. I highly recommend it. I never even owned a DSLR until I retired 4 years ago. But it is so easy and fun. I was looking up to photo some gulls when I was sapped with a poo shot... I always remember that. RMC33You are going to love that lens if you rent it. I am just floored by the sharpness. Let me know how you like it. I wasn't going to upgrade because I had the 500 IS. But I live in Asia most of the year and the dealer here traded with me and gave me a good deal. So I bit the bullet. I am glad I did not. No regrets or complaints.Thanks for the complements on the pics, I love piddling with this stuff. Gary
If you have time I would like to see more with the 1DX. If you have them on another site I would like a link.Thanks, Gary


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skd is a small daemon which binds to a UDP, TCP, or Unix-domain socket, waits for connections and runs a specified program to handle them. It is ideal as a secure, efficient replacement for traditional inetd. It is also an easy-to-use tool for non-privileged users wanting to run their own network services. Datagram and stream sockets are available in both the Internet and Unix namespaces, each with the expected inetd behavior. In the Internet domain, IPv6 is supported in addition to IPv4. skd also supports connection limits, verbose logging of connections, dropping of privileges, forking into the background with a pidfile, and redirecting stderr to syslog or a file. Some of these facilities (such as forking into the background, privilege dropping, and logging) are also useful for standalone, non-network services and can be used without binding any socket.
libsockmux-glib is an implementation of the sockmux protocol, using GIO data types and using glib functions internally. The interface offered to applications is very simple and straightforward. sockmux specifies a simple way for muxing messages and data streams onto a single socket for network and local communication streams.
Liliko Chat is a fast and customizable Web chat system. It provides modern features such as desktop notifications, a responsive design, multiple languages and themes, and many more. Integration into existing community systems like phpBB 3 or MyBB is as simple as editing a config file.
JS-Collider is an event-driven Java network NIO framework. It is designed to provide maximum performance and scalability for applications having not too many connections but significant amounts of network traffic (both incoming and outgoing). Performance and scalability are achieved via lock free algorithms and atomic states usage. It supports UDP (with multicast) as well. One of the implementation points is to avoid unsafe cheating; it should work the same way on all JVMs (Java 1.7). It supports shared memory IPC.


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The outlook2ical utility is a VB macro that can be used to export a set of appointments from an Outlook Calendar to the iCal format. The end result is a *.ics file. My motivation for developing this macro is that I am not happy with the "Save As Web Page" option in Outlook. The main problem is that it saves all appointments associated with an Outlook calendar. I would like to only export appointments of a selected category or categories. I also wanted to be able to view the exported calendar using PHP-iCalendar, which has a far superior appearance when viewed on the web.
This utility is free. However, if you use it and like it, please consider donating to the SPLORE organization (www.splore.org). Click here for details.
This project is hosted at Sourceforge here: http://sourceforge.net/projects/outlook2ical/
To install, do the following:
At this point, you should be able to run the macro using the directions shown below.
If the macro does not run, it could be that you need to add some references. I use the following references:
To check on your references, select the Tools/References command in the VB Editor. You may need to scroll down the list to find the ones you are looking for.
My macro works as follows:
Pick the calendar you wish to export and select the Next -> button.
Select the appointment categories you want to export. It will only list the categories currently being used (actually assigned to existing appointments) in your calendar. Or you can choose the Export all appointments in calendar option to export everything.
Make sure that the path you enter is the complete path, including the file name. For example: "C:\mystuff\mycal.ics"
At this point, you can choose to save the iCal file to a local or network directory or you can upload it to an ftp site. Click on the Finish button to complete the process.
The resulting calendar should be placed in the calendars subdirectory where you store your php-icalendar web. It will then appear on your php icalendar.
Warning: This macro assumes you have a C:\temp\ directory. It uses this path to store some scratch files.
This code is used by quite a few users around the world without serious problems. I am currently using Outlook 2003.
Here are some open bugs/issues:
Submit all bug requests through Sourceforge here: http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=136194&atid=735269
Based on feedback from users, here are the things I am currently working on:
Version history can be found here: http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=136194
Click on a particular version number to see release notes.
Ryan Watkins took the VB source to outlook2ical and created a Javascript version. This allows it to be executed as a Windows Scripting Host file so it can be run without being installed as a macro in Outlook and without any interaction from the user - the few settings are just in the file itself. As a scripting host file, it can be run automatically on a regular interval. Click here to download: http://www.ryanwatkins.net/software/.
This utility is free. However, if you use it and like it, please consider donating to the SPLORE organization (www.splore.org). I am not part of the SPLORE organization, but I think it is a great charity. It is a non-profit organization that has been a leader in providing outdoor adventures for people with disabilities and special needs. To date, over 20,000 individuals have participated in a recreational activity with SPLORE. 100% of your donations will be forwarded to SPLORE. Click on the button below to donate. Feel free to donate any amount.


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Dorman product D.J. Trahan making first Web.com Tour start since 2004.
Arnold Palmer Invitational
When: Today-Sunday
Where: Bay Hill (Orlando, Fla.)
Purse: $6.2 million ($1.08 million winner's share)
2012 champion: Tiger Woods
TV: 3-6 p.m., Today-Friday and 12:30-2:30 p.m., Saturday-Sunday on Golf Channel; 2:30-6 p.m., Saturday-Sunday on NBC.
Locals in the field: Greenville/Clemson product Lucas Glover is making his first start at Arnie's event since tying for 11th in 2009. The 33-year-old is still attempting to round into form after a lost season in 2012 hampered by a knee that eventually required surgery. Glover has made five of six cuts this year, including a tie for fourth at The Honda two events back … Greenville resident Bill Haas returns after two weeks off to an event where he's had some modest recent success with a tie for 29th last year and a tie for 17th in 2010. He finished tied for 33rd and 43rd in his last two starts this year with both coming at World Golf Championship events. Prior to that he put together a fantastic winter start with a string that saw him tie for ninth, sixth and third in consecutive weeks … Clemson's Kyle Stanley returns to the site of his first PGA event when he missed the cut in 2007 as an amateur. He finished tied for 12th at Bay Hill two years ago and that could bode well as he seeks to continue turning around a horrendous start this season after last week's tie for 18th at The Honda. Last year Stanley was arguably golf's best over the first two months of the season … Boiling Springs' resident/Wofford grad William McGirt is first alternate to get in should there be a late drop.
Chitimacha Louisiana Open
When: Today-Sunday
Where: Le Triomphe (Broussard, La.)
Purse: $550,000 ($90,000 winner's share)
2012 champion: Casey Wittenberg
Locals in the field: Dorman/Clemson product D.J. Trahan is playing his first Web.com Tour event since the fall of 2004 when he closed out his one full season with a tie for 10th, a victory at the Miccosukee Championship and a tie for 15th at the Nationwide Tour Championship. That season he tied for seventh in his lone career start at the Chitimacha Louisiana Open. Trahan has only partial status on the PGA Tour where he's made four starts this season with a tie for eighth two weeks ago at the Puerto Rico Classic … Greenville resident/Clemson product Matt Hendrix only played one of the three season-opening events outside the U.S. with a missed cut in Chile, but he did win an eGolf Pro Tour event in mid-February to pocket $18,000. The 32-year-old missed the cut last year in Louisiana, but tied for 14th in 2007 and 33rd in 2006 in his other two career starts … Clemson's Danny Ellis, 42, is back full-time on the Web.com where he's never won, but has posted two seconds and two thirds in 82 career events … USC's Mark Anderson has made one of two cuts this season as he prepares for his third appearance at the Louisiana Open where he finished tied for 72nd last year and tied for eighth in 2010 … Clemson's Sam Saunders skipped a chance to play in his grandfather's event (Arnold Palmer Invitational) this week to focus on the Web.com money list to earn full-time PGA Tour status. He tied for 36th in Colombia and 12th in Chile (finishing with a 66) during his last two starts … Greenwood/Clemson product Ben Martin has ties for 28th and 26th in three starts this year … Duncan resident Matt Bettencourt has missed both Web.com Tour starts, but did finish tied for 24th at the Puerto Rico Classic in one of his two PGA starts … Also in the field this week are Clemson's Phillip Mollica and Brian Duncan and Furman's Matt Davidson.


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University's research contribution recognised by ERA
6 December 2012
The world-class standard of University of Sydney research has been confirmed in the Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) evaluations announced today.
ERA judges the quality of research conducted at Australian universities. Of the almost 100 academic fields of research assessed at the University of Sydney, 75 percent performed above or well above world standard.
"I am incredibly pleased to see our 2012 ERA results. Not only have our researchers maintained their high standards but they have improved the quality of their research beyond expectations," said Professor Jill Trewhella, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research).
"The success of our commitment to developing the University's research strengths, including with strategic investment, can be seen in these results."
This is the second time the evaluation, aimed at highlighting the research strengths of Australia's tertiary sector, has been undertaken.
"Research from the University's faculties of nursing and veterinary science were two areas of exceptional improvement in this year's ERA assessment," said Professor Trewhella.
Other research areas which have significantly developed include environmental science and management, communications technology, paediatrics and reproductive medicine, pharmacology and pharmaceutical sciences.
"These results place Sydney in a brilliant position to further our multidisciplinary work," said Professor Trewhella.
"Disciplinary strength and breadth is the essential foundation for collaborations that can contribute to the big societal challenges; such as those that strengthen our place in the region or impact individual and community health and wellbeing."
"With the recent launch of the Sydney Southeast Asia Centre, our fourth multi-disciplinary research group, I look forward to seeing the positive impact this collaborative research - both with other researchers and with industry - will have on Australia."
The results also reflect improvements made in the University's research support and administration structure which have allowed more comprehensive recording of research publications and better identification of research strengths.
All 11 NSW universities participated in ERA 2012. Performance at world standard or higher was identified at one or more universities in NSW in all fields of research evaluated.
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Obama & the Mideast: is the US still relevant in the region?
Tonight we focus on Barack Obama's speech on the Middle East, as the US president tries to seize the moment of the Arab Spring to break the stalemate of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. On the eve of a state visit by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Obama called on all parties to discuss a deal "on the basis of the pre-1967 borders".
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For this exhibition, Borrello continues his trademark style of incorporating "toxic" materials into his artworks. In his hands materials such as crude oil, asbestos and motor oil are used to comment on man vs. nature and our fragile coexistence. Several of the works in "Other Living Things" will feature works that incorporate BP Deepwater Horizon spilled oil collected from the marshes of Louisiana and the beaches of Florida.
About the new works, Borrello says:
My aesthetic of 'deadly beauty' derives from an awareness of the lovely symmetries and imperfections of natural forms, an acknowledgement of the special qualities that living things have developed by adaptation over time, and a celebration of the resilience and uniqueness of the inhabitants of this planet.
In these drawings and paintings, I offer meditation on the delicate interrelationship that humans and other life forms share. I am particularly interested in creating awareness of human life in balance with other living things and our shared environment.
Often these images are rendered in carbon based materials, like charcoal, ink, and oil, reflecting the carboniferous origins of life on earth. The botanical drawings and paintings are expressed in the growth and becoming of plant forms, yet they also are in fragmentation or decay. The landscape pieces are impressions of ecosystems, marked by the influence of human industry and activity and also document the temporal nature of life on earth.
Our civilization relies upon a finite supply of carbon based fuels, and whether liquid (oil), solid (coal) or gas (gas), that material was millions of years in the making. We extract these "resources" from mountaintop to sea bottom, bringing up (and burning up) the accumulated masses of plant life from millennia past. Our grandchildren's children may likely inherit an earth bereft of this legacy of accessible and abundant hydrocarbons to support their lives, and a significant amount of adaptation and resourcefulness may be necessary for the comfort, if not survival, of our species.
The drawings of Gulf Coast flora - these "other living things," are shadow images, embodying the carbon-based life forms that strive to live now- nurtured by, or in spite of, the efforts and actions of humankind. -Brian Borrello, 2010
Brian Borrello has a BFA from University of New Orleans and an a MFA from Arizona State University, with post-graduate course work in architectural engineering. He is an artist, activist, public artist, curator and environmentalist. In addition to his graphic work, Borrello is well-known for his public art projects and art advocacy. Borrello maintains a production studio in north Portland (OR), where he masters such skills as welding, metal casting, and neon glassblowing. He is also the principal of Neonjones, a neon and LED lighting design and fabrication facility.
Since 2004, Borrello has been engaged as an artist/facilitator by the US Army Corps of Engineers and EPA, as part of their Brownfields Initiative Program, conducting vision-planning sessions with Brownfield communities nationwide. He is the co-creator of the 'Multi-Vision Integration/ Vision to Action Tool," used in public meetings to assist Brownfields communities to envision, render, and implement sustainable solutions.
Brian Borrello's work has been exhibited across the US in galleries and museum exhibitions. His work is in numerous public and private collections including the Portland Art Museum, New Orleans Museum of Art, the City of Portland, the Oregon Zoo, the Audubon Zoological Institute and the Four Season Hotel in Washington, D.C. His public art projects can be seen in Oregon, Louisiana, California and Colorado Washington and New Mexico. His work and curatorial projects have been reviewed in The New York Times, Time Magazine, The San Francisco Chronicle and The Times-Picayune and on NPR and Good Morning America among others.
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view from underneath in the r/a section
see the 1 1/2" drain pipe? from above!
gas vent
i took the front panel off and set it to the left side of the furnace... and it went "clang" as it hit the slab!?!
1 & 1/2 year old house. note the 2"x4" covering about 1/2 the 7" gap in the furnace base. also note the the fine craftsmanship of expanding foam to stop a leak where the vent passes thru the jack (prolly the same dude)
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A leader is defined as a person who manages the process of social influence in which s/he honestly enlists the aid and support of others in the accomplishment of a common task. A liar is a person who intentionally delivers a false statement to another person in order to deceive that person. Liars don't lead; they mislead.
Leadership was a common theme articulated throughout the Republican National Convention. Republicans contend that President Obama lacks the leadership necessary to move the country beyond the current economic crisis and does not possess the leadership necessary to navigate the treacherous international waters going forward. Republicans contend that former governor Mitt Romney and Rep. Paul Ryan (D-Wisconsin) possess the leadership qualities to effectively manage the economy and strengthen America's position on the global stage.
There are honest, fact-based debates between President Obama's supporters and detractors regarding his current record, leadership style, and negotiating skills. Many have questioned the president's willingness to make concessions during budget and health care negotiations; his foreign policy decisions, including Guantanamo; the use of drones to perform bombing raids; and the assassination of Muammar Qaddafi. The difference between legitimate debate and what was presented at the Republican National Convention is the utter lack of factual content by too many Republican speakers. They did not make misstatements, exaggerations, mistakes or errors. They lied.
During his acceptance speech, Rep. Ryan falsely accused President Obama of "raiding" Medicare for $716 billion. Ryan falsely attacked President Obama for failing to keep open a Janesville, Wisconsin, GM plant which actually closed under Bush in 2008. He castigated the president for walking away from the Simpson-Bowles Commission's recommendations to cut the deficit. Of course, Ryan never mentioned the fact that he was on the committee and that he voted against the committee's recommendations. Ryan also lied by blaming Obama for a budget deficit mostly created by programs that Ryan himself voted for. According to The New York Times, Ryan "lamented the nation's credit rating - which was downgraded after a debt-ceiling standoff that he and other House Republicans helped instigate."
During his acceptance speech, Ryan said, "I accept the duty to help lead our nation out of a jobs crisis and back to prosperity." No, Mr. Ryan, you can't "lead our nation" by lying to it and failing to take responsibility for problems that you helped create. Liars don't lead; they mislead.
Former secretary of state Condoleezza Rice spoke on behalf of the Romney campaign, telling America that we "can't lead from behind." Well, suffice it to say, she's been lying a long time, and her lies are well documented. Go to Rep. Henry Waxman's (D-California) report, Iraq on the Record: The Bush Administration's Public Statements on Iraq. According to the report, "Between September 8, 2002, and September 28, 2003, National Security Advisor Rice made 29 misleading statements (lies) about the threat posed by Iraq in 16 separate public appearances."
"Ms. Rice made significantly more statements that were false - 8 - than any of the other four officials (Cheney, Rumsfeld, Bush, or Powell)," the report said.
Finally, at the top of the ticket, the truth is just as hard to find. Romney said, "Unlike President Obama, I won't raise taxes on the middle class of America." According to the Tax Policy Center, Romney's plan lowers taxes on the top 2 percent of earners and raises taxes on everyone else; taxes on the middle class would go up by about $2,000 per household to pay for Romney's tax cut for the wealthy. Romney also stated, "And unlike the president, I have a plan to create 12 million new jobs." The truth is, President Obama proposed the American Jobs Act, and it was killed by Congressional Republicans. According to PoliticusUSA, "The second part of Romney's lie was a bit more devious. Romney promised to create 12 million new jobs, (knowing) that economic forecasts show that if nothing is done, the economy will create 11.8 on it's [sic] own."
Another lie that Romney told during his speech was: "I will begin my presidency with a jobs tour. President Obama began with an apology tour." As The Washington Post's Fact Checker put it, "The claim that Obama repeatedly has apologized for the United States is not borne out by the facts, especially if his full quotes are viewed in context." In other words, Romney's proclamation is a lie.
In his speech Romney said of Ryan, "I saw in Paul Ryan - a strong and caring leader who is down-to-earth and confident in the challenge this moment demands." Ryan's not down-to-earth. He's a man who has willingly constructed a narrative to create artificial distinctions between President Obama and himself. During his convention speech, Ryan said, "President Obama's stimulus measure was not only the "the largest one-time expenditure ever by our federal government," it was "a case of political patronage, corporate welfare, and cronyism at their worst." According to the New York Daily News: "The stimulus measure created 2.5 million jobs and, more important, cut taxes for 95% of Americans. It was also highly transparent and virtually fraud-free. It wasn't the biggest one time expenditure – that would be World War II." He's not a strong and caring leader; he's a liar.
Romney said about himself: "Americans have a choice. A decision. To make that choice, you need to know more about me and about where I will lead our country." The problem is that Romney has yet to provide any specifics about where he will lead the country, or how. Romney did say Obama's "policies have not helped create jobs, they have depressed them."
He went on to say: "His plan to raise taxes on small business won't add jobs, it will eliminate them. His assault on coal and gas and oil will send energy and manufacturing jobs to China." According to PoliticusUSA.com, the reality is that President Obama has created 4.5 million jobs. His extension of the Bush tax cuts for everyone but the rich actually cuts taxes for 97 percent of small businesses. Oil, coal and natural gas production have all increased under Obama. Coal production is up 0.93 percent. Oil production is up 5.7 percent, and natural gas is up 22 percent.
Romney pollster Neil Newhouse stated, "Fact checkers come to this with their own sets of thoughts and beliefs, and we're not going to let our campaign be dictated by fact checkers." In a representative democracy, facts do matter, and checking the facts is how we hold our representatives accountable. Romney and Ryan have based their campaign on smoke and mirrors, sleight of hand, political prestidigitation, lies and deceit.
Liars don't lead; they mislead.


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IBM's x86 Server Business: Divestiture Redux
This is not the first time IBM has looked to sell its server business.
CRN last April first reported that IBM was actively negotiating to sell its x86 server hardware business, and Lenovo was the top candidate to buy it.
Lenovo later that month confirmed it was in talks to purchase a server business but declined to discuss who the seller was.
IBM at that time also mentioned during a meeting with financial analysts that it had plans to divest itself of poorly performing businesses.
However, by July, IBM said a large "divestiture project" was on hold, thereby squelching talks about a deal with Lenovo for the time being.


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The following list of people buried or commemorated in Westminster Abbey provides links to information about them and their monuments. There is also information on organisations commemorated. The list is NOT COMPLETE at present, but further entries are always being added. Contact the Abbey Library if you have a query about a burial or monument not covered by this list at [email protected].
Photography is NOT permitted within the Abbey Church, only in the cloisters. Photos, sizes 6x4 or 8x6 inches (to UK or airmail), can be purchased from the Abbey Library (NOT the shop). Email the Library for prices and other information.
Pages include a transcript of any inscription and an English translation if the original is in Latin. Spelling in English has often changed over the centuries and this is reflected in the inscriptions.


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The Justice Department is investigating whether Standard & Poor's improperly boosted ratings on mortgage securities that later turned out to be toxic, helping trigger the worst financial crisis in decades.
NPR has confirmed the investigation, first reported Wednesday by The New York Times.
A source familiar with the probe told NPR on Thursday that the Department of Justice has an open civil investigation of S&P that began before the credit rating agency's controversial decision earlier this month to downgrade U.S. sovereign debt. The source could not say whether the two other major ratings agencies – Moody's and Fitch — were under similar scrutiny.
The Times said the Securities and Exchange Commission also has been looking into possible wrongdoing at S&P, citing a person interviewed on that matter. Representatives of the Justice Department and the SEC declined to confirm any investigations, the newspaper said.
S&P, Moody's and Fitch have reaped profits from securities firms whose mortgage bonds they rated, but the agencies have always maintained that their analysts act independently from business concerns. In the wake of the financial crisis, that claim could face renewed scrutiny if the government uncovers evidence that managers leaned on analysts to burnish the ratings.
Ed Sweeney, a spokesman for S&P, said in an email to the Times: "S&P has received several requests from different government agencies over the last few years. We continue to cooperate with these requests. We do not prevent such agencies from speaking with current or former employees."
The Justice Department investigation began before S&P cut the United States' AAA credit rating earlier this month, the first-ever downgrade on U.S. debt. Some government officials have since questioned the agency's secretive process, its credibility and the competence of its analysts, claiming to have found an error in its debt calculations.
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From start to finish: Tourney was a success
PUNXSUTAWNEY — Another five-game schedule packed full of exciting action Thursday night concluded the girls' elementary basketball tournament at Punxsutawney Area High School in style.
Another defensive battle kicked off the final night of the tournament with the fourth- and fifth-grade Knicks defeating the Bulls 12-4.
Cassidy Reed and Grace Aikens led the way for the Knicks' offense with four points, and Mary Schwarz added two points in the winning cause.
Abby Gigliotti and Kylee Shoemaker each had two points for the Bulls.
In the second game, both defenses battled again in a slugfest, but the Celtics came out on top of the 76ers, 14-6, to finish the tournament undefeated.
Kate Horner was the only scorer for the Celtics with 14 points, and Horner added a number of steals and blocks on the defensive end.
Sophie Wyant had four points to lead the 76ers' scoring attack, and Robyn LeDonna added a basket for two points.
In the final game of the fourth- and fifth-grade tournament, the Lakers broke open the offensive floodgates and scored 20 points en route to a 20-3 victory over the Heat.
Kassidy Graham was the game's high-scorer with nine points, and Heather Stiles added five points for the Lakers.
Abbi Riskus, Jessica Lisa and Jordan Fetterman each pitched in with two points, as well, for the winning squad.
Ally Whitman and Rebecca Crawford were the Heat's scorers with two points and one point, respectively.
The sixth-grade's night tipped off with an offensive shootout, with each team exchanging baskets all game. The game was within two points in the last two minutes, but Penn State scored four points late and held off Pitt's late rally to win 22-16.
Penn State's balanced attack was led by Alyse Whitman, Kaitlyn Doverspike and Mackenzie Ferrent, who each scored six points. Elyse White was right behind them with four points.
Kylie Lingenfelter set the pace with 10 points for Pitt, but her effort wasn't quite enough to bring Pitt back for the victory.
Jordyn Powell, Kristen Lowmaster and Nikki Harper each notched two points for Pitt, as well.
In the tournament's final game — a game typically known as an ACC matchup — North Carolina battled Duke. The game was within two points at halftime, but NC pulled away late to earn an 18-6 win.
Mia Lingenfelter led the scoring for North Carolina with eight points.
Leah Miller and Maci Raybuck each scored four points, and Toya Jones added a pair to help lead their team to victory.
Kally Graham scored a basket and a pair of free throws for Duke to lead the scoring with four, and Olivia Weaver finished the scoring for Duke with two.
PAHS senior Johnna Depp helped organize and run the girls' tournament as her senior project, with Punxsy girls' basketball coach Randy Reitz serving as her mentor.
"I wanted to do some sort of basketball tournament," Depp said. "This tournament was already set up, so it was a good opportunity for me."
When asked what she learned from the process, Depp said she learned just how much organization and preparation goes into such a tournament, from organizing the Saturday practices for the girls to setting up the schedule.
For more pictures from this week's tournament, see Saturday's edition of the Spirit.


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Species Identification I The black bases of most greater secondary coverts on Barrow's goldeneyes extend over more than half i of each feather and are visible on a normally spread wing. On common goldeneyes, these black bases cover less than half of each feather and are normally hidden (Figure 79). Usually the outer vanes of less than 7 secondaries are white on Barrow's goldeneyes, but on common goldeneyes outer vanes of 7 or more secondaries are white. Age and Sex Identification Adult males of each species are sufficiently dis-tinctive to be easily identified. Adult females of both species have a broad black band across the tips of the greater secondary coverts. Immatures of both species have greater secondary coverts with white or variably spotted tips (not banded) that are often slightly frayed. The sexes of immatures appear simi-lar, but 95% may be identified on the basis ofwing length. Wing I Immature I ~ d u ~ t Entirely white White, with or without traces of black at their tips which are White with a wide black often slightly frayed band across their tips Greater tertial I Black, tips rounded and not Black, somewhat pointed, often both frayed and faded at tips Black; tips rounded and coverts 1 frayed 1 often showing traces of pray 1 Tertials - . -. .. - . -- .- .- -- -- COMMON BARROW'S IC-ADULT MALE IMMATLIRE MALE INllVlATURE FEMALE ADUCI' FEMALE Figure 79. Greater secondary coverts of common and Barrow's goldeneyes 76 1 Wing Male Chancier 1 I Immature d +m&? Adult band across tips; black 1 bases show as a narrow band I secondary sometimes with black coverts 1 tipping; bares form a broad 1 black band - -- Notch-length 1 97% w 222 mm. 1 96% > 217 mm. 94% < 217 mm. 1 96% <zG~--! show as a narrow band Greater tertial 1 1 Black with rounded tips a n d Black. somewhat pointed; often both frayed and faded at tips Black; tips rounded and coverts not fraved 1 often show in^ traces of arav I frayed and t a d t~o g ray -- --- Although whole birds are quite easy to tell apart, white strips, and the white on their secondaries is detached wings of some sex and age groups appear restricted to the feather edges. In contrast, buffle-superficially similar. There are, however, two char- head tertials are solid black, and the white on their acteristics useful for separating the two species. secondaries extends to the feather shafts. Hooded mergansers have black tertials with central Figure 88. Variation in the tertials and secondaries between the hooded merganser (left) and the bufflehead (right) Wings of adult males have greater, middle, and many lesser coverts that are entirely white. Wings of adult females and immature birds of both sexes have only a few white greater coverts and no white mid- - dle or lesser coverts. Wings in the second group that are 165 mm. or longer are all from immature males and include about two-thirds of them. Wing- s 164 mm. or shorter include the adult females, immature females, and the remaining immature males. The easiest sequence to follow is to identify the adult females next. They have smoothly rounded greater coverts over both secondaries and tertials and their tertials often droop to rounded tips. The remaining wings are from immature birds and their greater coverts are usually frayed and somewhat pointed at their tips and their tertials appear straight with brownish fraying at their tips. Wings in this group that are 160 mm. or longer are from immature males and those that are1 59 mm. or shorter are from immature females. Wing Male 1 Female Character 1 ~ d u ~ t TKa-Ure ' Greater Entirely white; tips smooth Vary among individual birds; 1 Vary among individual birds Vary among individual birds secondary usually many white spotted; from well spotted with white from black with or without tips usually frayed I to entirely black; tips usually few white spots to white frayed with black band at tips; tips smooth NO=&^ 9-3% > 1 65 mrn %8> >9 1 6 xm. - 97$b i160m-rn- --i 9 9%< 165 mm. Marginal 1 Black with white fringe 1 Dark brown to black coverts I 1 Tertials I Solid black and pointed 1 Sex Determination of Adults Adult males have shiny black, unfrayed tertials with longitudinal white stripes and light gray mid-dle and lesser coverts. Adult females have shiny black tertials with longitudinal white stripes, which, while tapering (as in males), are slightly shorter and blunter. The middle coverts of females are a black-ish brown to grayish. Age Determination Immatures are similar in gross aspect to adult females, but immature tertials are straight and frayed at the tip and often appear brown. The mid-dle and greater coverts usually are frayed and brown, particularly over the tertials. These feathers are smooth and unfrayed on adults. A few immatures can be identified as males by the presence of one or more light gray middle or lesser coverts emerging among the darker feathers; however, the sex of most immatures cannot be determined. 11 wing I Male Character I Adult 1 Immature 1 Female 1 Immature 1 Adult 1 Tertial coverts Black and pointed 1 Dark brown and pointed; often frayed and faded 1 Black and pointed I - . - . - -. Gfeater Broadly banded at tips with Variabl banded at tips with white which is often poorty covwts sharply defined white dfIfi-n.s iand frequently wiM dark edging tips often ragged and frayed over secondaries brown but slightly paler distallv SEPARATIONO F RED-BREASTEDA ND COMMONM ERGANSERS The white greater secondary coverts on common Sex of approximately 97% of immature common mergansers hide the black bases of the secondaries mergansers can be determined from wing notch-and adult males normally show only one black bar, length measurements provided primary growth is i.e., the bases of the greater secondary coverts. complete. In addition, most immature males have Females and immatures of both sexes normally several more distal middle and lesser coverts that are show none. Adult females and a few immatures a lighter shade of gray than the surrounding coverts. have a different type of bar due to black tips on the This light patch of feathers is subject to consider-greater coverts rather than exposed bases of the able variation in shade, but it does not occur on secondaries. On red-breasted mergansers of all ages immature female wings. and sexes, the white greater secondary coverts do Red-breasted mergansers do not show the same not cover the black bases of the secondaries. Thus, degree of difference in wing length between sexes as the wings of adult males show two black bars and common mergansers. Among immatures, the the wings of adult females and immatures of both degree of overlap is great enough to make measure-sexes show one black bar anterior to the speculum. ments of little use for determining sex. Also, On red-breasted mergansers, the most distal tertial because immature males do not have pale coverts is partially white on adult females and both sexes of similar to those of common mergansers, their sex immatures. On common mergansers of the same cannot be determined with accuracy. age and sex groups, this feather is dark gray. RED-BREASTEDM ERGANSER I Greater tertial Most are white with All are dark gray-black and taper to tips which are usually All are shiny black with coverts 1 smoothlv rounded LDS 1 fraved 1 smoothlv rounded IDS 1 Middle and Do not completely cover dark bases of greater coverts on normally spread wing lesser secondary coverts Entirely white I Dark gray with females slightly darker than males 1 Very dark gray to black - Two Most Distal Primaries: (a) 10th primary shorter than 9th primary and (b) 9th primary is the longest, outerweb of this either black and attenuated, or gray-black feather narrows near tip ................ Oldsquaw and tapering but much narrower than 9th (c) 10th primary longest, all primaries are uni-primary ................................. Back scoter formly tapering .............................S urf scoter (a) (b) Black Scoter Oldsquaw Figure 103. Variation in the outer rwo primaries among three species (4 Surf Scoter The underwing of all oldsquaws is a uniform Tertial coverts, middle coverts, and most lesser patterned dark brown to black. On adult males, the coverts are dark brown to black heavily washed with innermost tertials are solid black, and the outer tan. The upper wing of both sexes of immatures is tertials and adjacent secondaries show traces of rust. uniformly dark brown, often with a faint trace of The remainder of the wing is an unpatterned black. rust on the secondaries and tertials. Immatures can On adult females, the tertials and adjacent secon- be recognized by the frayed and faded tips of their daries are a dark ruhs brown that has a tan edging. tertials and tertial coverts. Wing L ~ a l e 1 Female Character I 1 Immature 1 Immature 1 Adult I Tertials Acutely pointed, black, most arkg gray-brown; usually show trace of rust Dark brown with trace of -. . . - - . - - - - . . . . rust; usually tan edging ] - - / Greater tertial 1 Entirely black 1 Dark brown, usually frayed and faded at tips Dark brown; tips washed coverts 1 with tan -- Dark brown; frayed and faded at tips Dark brown, tips washed I secondary with tan coverts - -1 The underwing of all ages and sexes is completely often with poorly defined white areas near their dark and unpatterned. Adult male wings are easily tips. Wings of immatures of both sexes are a deep identified by the extremely attenuated outermost brown. Tertials are relatively short with frayed tips. primary and the completely black upperwing. Greater coverts are frayed and faded at their tips. Adult female wings are dark brown. Their tertials Immature wings are about the same color as those normally have bluntly rounded unfrayed tips. of adult females. Although male wings are slightly Greater coverts are broadly rounded and unfrayed, larger than those of females, there is much overlap. I WChinagra cter F- 1 Female / Immature 1 Immature ( Adult Not attenuated but noticeably narrower and shorter than the next primary than adja-cent- prima ry - . -- . -- -- . -- - . - -. . - . - 1 Shiny black and acutely Dark brown and sharply pointed; often faded at their tips Very dark brown and bluntly 1 pointed; approximately 30 1 pointed; approximately 20 mm. longer than most mm. longer than most 1 secondaries 1 secondaries ! Tertial coverts Shiny black with rounded Dark brown; n z w slightly toward their tips which are / / I p S - g y frayed and faded , , Dark brown; with rounded .. . tips - -. black with rounded Dark brown; greater coverts often slightly faded near tips; Dark brown; may be faded at I appear their tips coverts I I All surf scoter wings are dark and unpatterned on greater coverts over both secondaries and tertials. both upper and under surfaces. Only adult males On immature birds, tertials are pointed and usually are black. Wings of all other sex-age categories are frayed and faded at their tips, and greater coverts dark brown. Among these, adult females-can be over both secondaries and tertials are quite narrow identified by their broadly rounded tertials and and have frayed and faded tips. --------- T i - Character 7Imm ature Immature I - - I Adult Tertials Shiny black and bluntly Dark brown and pointed; may be faded at their tips pointed; approximately 20 rnrn. longer than most secondaries Very dark blackish brown; tips bluntly pointed; usually less than 20 rnrn. longer than most secondaries / Greater, ( Entirely black; appear ' Dark brown; most greater coverts are faded at their tips; they Very dark blackish brown; middle, and smooth 1 often appear rough some are slightly faded at lesser coverts their tips; all appear smooth Age Determination Immatures of both sexes are generally a lighter brown than adult females, but do intergrade some-what. On immatures, the tertials and tertial coverts usually have some faded fraying at their tips. Similar light-colored fraying is often present among the scapulars. The greater coverts often have much less white at their tips than those of adults and some-times they are entirely brown. Sex Determination of Adults Adult males can be readily identified by the black of all uppenving feathers except for the secondaries and the outer half of their greater coverts which are white. The sharply defined black bases of the sec-ondary coverts create a saw-toothed appearance. There is no evidence of fading or fraying on either tertials or tertial coverts. Adult females are similar except that the uppenving is a very dark brown rather than black. It may be necessary to tilt the wings and view them closely to see that they are not black. Approximately 90% of adult females have a notch-length of less than 274 mm. and approxi-mately 90% of adult males are longer. Female 1 Character (lmmxre 1 Immature Adult , .- - - I Tertials 1 ! a r b tips are blunt -I and rounde.d . . . .. -. . . -. - - This species occurs only casually in the more is probably reliable, it should be used with caution. northern states of the Atlantic Flyway. Although At present, a serious problem with king eiders is the common in Alaska, few are shot. Only a few wings lack of a reliable method for separating females and from known-aged birds were available for study. immatures of this species from the same age and sex Therefore, although the information presented here classes of common eiders. Greater tertial Broadly rounded and black Usually narrowly edged with pale brown; often frayed at tips Broadly rounded, very dark coverts 1 brown. broad pale brown 1 edging Wing Character Entirely white except for the Similar to adult female but edging is darker and somewhat Broadly rounded, very dark leading edge of the wing narrower brown, broad pale brown e d ~ i n ~ Male Female Adun 1 Immature I Immature 1 Adult 1 Wing Character 1 Adult 1 Immature LT ert-ial coverts L8madly rounded at tips - . - 1S omewhat squared at tiKappearing trap.ez oidal . I Tertials 1 Broad-tipped, curved and drooping I Straight, often somewhat frayed at their tips ~kG&i'S--~untied and smoo&-edged . S-lig h-tly tra p-e z-o ida.l,. o- ften- roug-h -ende . d.- . . . . - . . 1 Wino- Character 1 Adult I Immature 1 / Greater coverts I 1 Broadly rounded and with a trace of fadii at their tips [ Narrow to pointed tips that have a trace of fading 1 . . . . .. . .. . .. . . . . - . - . -.. . - - - . . . . . .. - I Broadly rounded; often a faint trace of fading that their rounded to pointed, often slightly faded at their [ ~esserc overts ( Broadly rounded with very lie fading at the tips . - . -. - - -. 1 Narrow toward their tips which are often faded. i . - - .- .- - . . . . . . .. . . From each pair of contrasting statements choose the one that best describes the wing in hand. Each choice leads to an additional choice until the species is identified. For example, a wing described by statements 1 (b), 6(a), 7(a), 8(a), and 9(a) is that of a mallard. 1 (a). Upper wing: primaries, secondaries, tertials, and their coverts: all an unpatterned black or dark brown to gay-brown ................................................................................................... 2 1 (b). Upper wing: primaries, secondaries, tertials, and their coverts not uniform in color or pattern. ............................................................................................................................... 6 2(a). Notch-length 155 mm. or shorter; primaries strongly curved ventrally; some underwing middle coverts white ...................................................................................... Ruddy duck 2(b). Notch-length 180 mm, or longer; primaries only slightly curved ventrally; undenving coverts uniformly dark .................................................................................................... 3 3(a). Outermost primary black with inner web narrowing to about 5 mrn. for approximately 70 mm. from its tip; or dark brown and about half the width of adjacent primaries ........................................................................................................ Black scoter 3(b). Outermost primary black, brown or blue and approximately the same width as adjacent primaries ............................................................................................................................. 4 4(a). Outenveb of next to outermost primary narrows abruptly 30 mm. to tip; tertials solid black or dark brown (usually with a reddish cast) and narrow light edging ........ Oldsquaw(part) 4(b). Outenveb of next to outermost primary tapers gradually over length; tertials blue, black, or brown ................................................................................................................................ 5 5(a). Outermost primary as long or longer than the next primary; notch-length 21 2 mm. or longer ............................................................................................................. Surf scoter 5(b). Outermost primary varies from longer to shorter than next primary; often bluish; notch-length 203 mm. or shorter ......................................................... Harlequin duck (part) 6(a). Some secondaries part blue, green, or purple .................................................................................... 7 6(b). Secondaries not blue, green, or purple ............................................................................................ 16 7(a). Some secondaries all or part blue or purple ....................................................................................... 8 7(b). Some secondaries part green ........................................................................................................... 12 8(a). Blue bordered front and back by white on both the greater coverts and the trailing edge of the secondaries ......................................................................................................... 9 8(b). Blue bordered front or back (not both) with white ......................................................................... 10 9(a). Tertials straight, brown with light edging, or reddish brown grading into silver-gray; underwing white ................................................................................................... Mallard 9(b). Tertials curve outward, usually blue; middle and lesser coverts white or brown; underwing part dark ....................................................................................................... Steller's eider lO(a). Greater, middle, and lesser coverts brown; tertials longer than secondaries; underwing white ...................................................................................... A. black & mottled ducks1 10(b). Greater, middle, and lesser coverts blue or bluish; tertials approximate secondaries in length; underwing not white ................................................................................. 1 1 1 1 (a). Trailing edge of secondaries white; underwing barred ....................................................... Wood duck 1 1 (b). Trailing edge of secondaries dark; underwing dark ........................................... Harlequin duck (part) 12(a). Middle and lesser coverts blue ......................................................................................................... 13 12(b). Middle and lesser coverts not blue .................................................................................................. 14 13(a). Primary shafts white; notch-length 21 0 mm. or longer ........................................... 1 . s hoveler (part) 13(b). Primary shafts brown; norch-length 205 mm. or shorter ...................B. lue-winged & cinnamon teals 14(a). Greater coverts banded with cinnamon; trailing edge of secondaries banded with white; outerweb of most distal tertial longitudinally striped with black or brown ........................... 15 14(b). Greater coverts banded with black; trailing edge of secondaries banded or unbanded; outer web of most distal tertial white or whitish ........................................ A.wigeon(part) 15(a). Notch-length 200 mm. or less ............................................................................ Green-winged teal 15(b). Notch-length 240 mm. or more ............................................................................... N. pintail (part) 16(a). Three or more secondaries white or whitish .................................................................................... 17 16(b). Secondaries (exclusive of trailing edge or flecking) not white .......................................................... 27 17(a). Some greater coverts black; none white ........................................................................................... 18 17(b). Some greater coverts are white or partly so. ..................................................................................... 20 18(a). White confined to 3 or 4 secondaries next to tertials; others cinnamon or .............................................................. light edged with internal patterns; underwing white Gadwdl 18(b). Most secondaries white, banded with black near their tips; upperwing covert black or dark brown often flecked with white; underwing partly dark ............................................ 19 19(a). White of upperwing confined to secondaries ................................................................... Lesser scaup 19(b). White of upperwing extends to primaries ..................................................................... G e t sc aup 2O(a). All upperwing secondary coverts so heavily vermiculated with white as 2O(b). Some upperwing secondary coverts not white, none vermiculated .................................................. 21 21 (a). White on secondaries does not reach the shafts; tertials black with 21 (b). White extends to the shaft or beyond; tertials black, dark gray, or white with black margins .......................................................................................................................... 22 22.(a) Tertials black; notch-length 180 mm. or less ....................................................................... Bufflehead 22(b). Tertials variable; notch-length 190 mm. or more ............................................................................ 23 23(a). Underwing coverts all solid black, gray, or brown ........................................................................... 24 23(b). Underwing coverts mostly white; upperwing middle and lesser coverts white, black, or gray ........................................................................................................................ 26 24(a). Middle, lesser, and marginal coverts are a uniform black or brown; notch-length 245 mm. or longer. ....................................................................... i t - w i n e d scoter 24(b). Middle and lesser coverts white, or black washed with white or gray; notch-length 240 mm. or less ......................................................................................................... 25 25 (a). Black bases extend over more than half of each greater secondary covert ............... Barrow's goldeneye 25 (b). Black bases extend over less than half of each greater secondary covert ............... Common goldeneye 26(a). Black bases of secondaries are exposed on a normally spread wing ................. Red-breasted merganser 26(b). Black bases of secondaries are covered on a normally spread wing ...................... Common merganser 27(a). Secondaries gray, usually with white tips and a dark sub-terminal band .......................................... 28 27(b). Secondaries brown or black, without white trailing edge ................................................................ 29 28(a). All upperwing coverts dark brown to black; tertials dark brown to black with faint greenish sheen ...............................................................................................R. ing-necked duck 28(b). All upperwing coverts gray to gray-brown, may vary from plain to heavily flecked and/or vermiculated with white; tertials vary from gray-brown with or without flecking to white well vermiculated with dark gray .............................. Redhead or canvasback (part)2 29(a). Secondaries black or mostly so ........................................................................................................ 30 29(b). Secondaries brown or brownish .....................................................................................................3. 4 30(a). Tertials white or mostly so ................................................................................. Common eider (part) 30(b). Tertials black, olive, or mostly brown ..............................................................................................3 1 3 1 (a). Tertials black. ................................................................................................................................. 32 3 1 (b). Tertials olive or mostly brown ......................................................................................................... 33 .......................................................................................... 32(a). Tertials sharply curved; middle and lesser coverts black, black and white, or white K g ei der (part) 32(b). Tertials straight; upper wing black with most coverts washed with dark cinnamon; underwing entirely black ....................................................... Fuvous whistling duck .................................................................................... 33(a). Tertials olive; bases of primaries and secondaries white; underwing black Black-bellied whistling duck 33(b). Tertials mostly brown; outer web of most distal white; pale barring on underwing ..........................................................................................................A. . wigeon (part) 34(a). Primary shafts white; underwing white ................................................................... N. shoveler (part) 34(b). Primary shafts brown; underwing dark and/or heavily barred ......................................................... 35 35(a). Trailing edge of secondaries white; greater coverts light edged ........................................................ 36 35(b). Trailing edge of secondaries washed with buff ................................................................................. 38 36(a). Tertials brown, longitudinally striped, and pale edged ............................................... N. pintail (part) 36(b). Tertials brown, edges washed with cinnamon ................................................................................. 37 'q3EqSEAUE3 JJnlEUIUl! jo saxas yloq pue apuraj 11npejo asoql ueql XeJS ~alqS!lX 1qaz!uSo3a~ JJE speaqpaJ Ilejo e l n ~ dasq L , .aaJe s!ql u! 3x1 aJe symp q9qq UE ~ ! J ~ T .sexaL apnpu! 01 I S ~Mls eo3 31n3 aql pue ep!JoId u ~ a q ~ nuo! sX luo mmo symp paplol/y I Menbsp ,(l ............................. g n q a l ~ dq l ! p~aq seM IlaM UMO J ~y e p suaAo3 Jassa] pue alpp!l/y .(q)g$ ( I JE~Ja)p !a uoururo=>....... Bu!Spa,tjnq pauyap-lla~a uros q l ! 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Species Identification
I The black bases of most greater secondary coverts
on Barrow's goldeneyes extend over more than half
i of each feather and are visible on a normally spread
wing. On common goldeneyes, these black bases
cover less than half of each feather and are normally
hidden (Figure 79). Usually the outer vanes of less
than 7 secondaries are white on Barrow's
goldeneyes, but on common goldeneyes outer vanes
of 7 or more secondaries are white.
Age and Sex Identification
Adult males of each species are sufficiently dis-tinctive
to be easily identified. Adult females of
both species have a broad black band across the tips
of the greater secondary coverts. Immatures of both
species have greater secondary coverts with white or
variably spotted tips (not banded) that are often
slightly frayed. The sexes of immatures appear simi-lar,
but 95% may be identified on the basis ofwing
Wing I
Immature I ~ d u ~ t
Entirely white White, with or without traces of black at their tips which are White with a wide black
often slightly frayed band across their tips
Greater tertial I Black, tips rounded and not Black, somewhat pointed, often both frayed and faded at tips Black; tips rounded and coverts 1 frayed 1 often showing traces of pray 1
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INllVlATURE FEMALE
Figure 79. Greater secondary coverts of common and Barrow's goldeneyes
1 Wing Male Chancier 1 I Immature d +m&? Adult
band across tips; black
1 bases show as a narrow band
I secondary sometimes with black
coverts 1 tipping; bares form a broad 1 black band
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Notch-length 1 97% w 222 mm. 1 96% > 217 mm. 94% < 217 mm. 1 96%
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