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> quiet contact calls. Also, one Barred Owl flew in after the sec <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN" "http://www.w3.org= /TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd"><html xmlns=3D"http://www.w3.org/1999/xht= ml"><head> <meta content=3D"text/html; charset=3DUTF-8" http-equiv=3D"Content-Type= "/> =20 </head><body style=3D""> =20 <div>   <span style=3D"font-size: medium;">Reminds me of an old fella up in the = Caribou</span> </div>=20 <div> <span style=3D"font-size: medium;">district of BC - he said "Moose f= ollows the lumberman's axe!"<br/></span> </div>=20 <div> <span style=3D"font-size: medium;">Enjoy the day<br/></span> </div>=20 <div> <span style=3D"font-size: medium;">Paul<br/></span> </div>=20 <blockquote style=3D"padding-left: 10px; margin-left: 0px; border-left-co= lor: blue; border-left-width: 1px; border-left-style: solid; position: rela= tive;" type=3D"cite"> On May 9, 2017 at 11:26 AM Randy Lauff <randy.lauff@gmail.com> w= rote: <br/> <br/>=20 <div dir=3D"ltr"> I agree that the species of small mammal populations which prefer fores= t drop off when their habitat is removed. But do remember that there are sm= all mammals which don't prefer forests (e.g. Meadow Jumping Mouse). Mos= t of our owls require forest, at least as breeding habitat. However, if the= re is open habitat nearby, that means that the diversity of prey available = is higher, and may offset declines in forest small mammal numbers. I am not= an advocate for clear cutting, but I do want folks to understand that even= a clear cut (let alone natural open areas) provides opportunity for other = species...which provide opportunity for other species...which provide...=20 <div>   </div>=20 <div> Randy </div>=20 </div>=20 <div class=3D"gmail_extra"> <br clear=3D"all"/>=20 <div>=20 <div class=3D"gmail_signature"> _________________________________ <br/>RF Lauff <br/>Way in the boonies of <br/>Antigonish County, NS. </div>=20 </div>=20 <br/>=20 <div class=3D"gmail_quote"> On 6 May 2017 at 18:52, Donna Crossland=20 <span><<a target=3D"_blank" href=3D"mailto:dcrossland@eastlink.ca"= >dcrossland@eastlink.ca</a>></span> wrote: <br/>=20 <blockquote style=3D"margin: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex; bor= der-left-color: #cccccc; border-left-width: 1px; border-left-style: solid;"= >=20 <div>=20 <div class=3D"m_-8214643060846799142WordSection1">=20 <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color: #1f497d; font-family: = 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">Thanks to those w= ho shared results of their owl surveys.  <span style=3D"text-decoratio= n: underline;"></span><span style=3D"text-decoration: underline;"></span></= span></p>=20 <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color: #1f497d; font-family: = 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;"><span style=3D"te= xt-decoration: underline;"></span> <span style=3D"text-decoration: und= erline;"></span></span></p>=20 <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color: #1f497d; font-family: = 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">Susann Myer=E2=80= =99s theory of barred owls not calling before =E2=80=9Cbreakfast=E2=80=9D i= s interesting.  I=E2=80=99ve wondered at times, especially when evenin= gs are very cool, whether they just focus on getting a meal rather than che= cking out the =E2=80=98new owls=E2=80=99 being played at roadside.  My= route in Kouchibouguac National Park seemed to always have more owls towar= d the end of the survey than at the beginning, though habitat remained abou= t the same.  Maybe they joined in after filling their bellies.  P= riorities.<span style=3D"text-decoration: underline;"></span><span style=3D= "text-decoration: underline;"></span></span></p>=20 <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color: #1f497d; font-family: = 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;"><span style=3D"te= xt-decoration: underline;"></span> <span style=3D"text-decoration: und= erline;"></span></span></p>=20 <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color: #1f497d; font-family: = 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">Considering that = small mammal populations sharply drop off in clearcuts, it seems very reaso= nable to assume that clearcut landscapes would support much lower numbers o= f owls, if any.  And this ignores the barred owl=E2=80=99s need for a = hollow tree of roughly 12 =E2=80=9C diameter (if I recall correctly). = (I=E2=80=99m aware that barred owls can attempt nesting on the ground when= suitable nest trees are not available, but I would question success rates = with that option.)<span style=3D"text-decoration: underline;"></span><span = style=3D"text-decoration: underline;"></span></span></p>=20 <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color: #1f497d; font-family: = 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;"><span style=3D"te= xt-decoration: underline;"></span> <span style=3D"text-decoration: und= erline;"></span></span></p>=20 <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color: #1f497d; font-family: = 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">My route is in Ke= ji, where habitat has been constant.  I=E2=80=99ll let you know my res= ults when I squeeze in a survey this week around the sprinkles and drizzles= .  I should have more consistent numbers (though realizing that there = are other variables like naturally fluctuating prey numbers, harsh winters,= etc, that cause rise/declines).  I=E2=80=99ve not done the Keji surve= y for the past several years, so I may have to go to BSC in order to compar= e numbers from previous years.  <span style=3D"text-decoration: underl= ine;"></span><span style=3D"text-decoration: underline;"></span></span></p>= =20 <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color: #1f497d; font-family: = 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;"><span style=3D"te= xt-decoration: underline;"></span> <span style=3D"text-decoration: und= erline;"></span></span></p>=20 <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color: #1f497d; font-family: = 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">It would seem tha= t if we obtain consistently low numbers of barred owls in the clearcut land= scapes compared to intact landscapes, then the owl census data may support = what we pretty much already deduce using some common sense:  barred ow= ls and other owl species are forest dwellers and cannot thrive in the curre= nt harvest regime that has overtaken this province.   <span style= =3D"text-decoration: underline;"></span><span style=3D"text-decoration: und= erline;"></span></span></p>=20 <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color: #1f497d; font-family: = 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;"><span style=3D"te= xt-decoration: underline;"></span> <span style=3D"text-decoration: und= erline;"></span></span></p>=20 <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color: #1f497d; font-family: = 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">In my opinion, it= =E2=80=99s time to start using <span style=3D"text-decoration: underline;">= years</span> of bird data for something extremely useful:  habitat pro= tection, enhancing awareness of forest harvest impacts on a range of bird s= pecies, demanding a silent period for harvesting during nesting periods, et= c.   <span style=3D"text-decoration: underline;"></span><span sty= le=3D"text-decoration: underline;"></span></span></p>=20 <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color: #1f497d; font-family: = 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;"><span style=3D"te= xt-decoration: underline;"></span> <span style=3D"text-decoration: und= erline;"></span></span></p>=20 <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color: #1f497d; font-family: = 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">Donna Crossland <= span style=3D"text-decoration: underline;"></span><span style=3D"text-decor= ation: underline;"></span></span></p>=20 <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color: #1f497d; font-family: = 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;"><span style=3D"te= xt-decoration: underline;"></span> <span style=3D"text-decoration: und= erline;"></span></span></p>=20 <div>=20 <div style=3D"border-width: 1pt medium medium; border-style: solid= none none; border-color: #b5c4df currentColor currentColor; padding: 3pt 0= cm 0cm; border-image: none;">=20 <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><strong><span style=3D"font-family: 'T= ahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">From:</span></strong><sp= an style=3D"font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: = 10pt;"> <a target=3D"_blank" href=3D"mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca">= naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca</a> [mailto:<a target=3D"_blank" href=3D"mail= to:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca</a>] <stron= g>On Behalf Of </strong>James Hirtle<br/><strong>Sent:</strong> May-05-17 1= 0:35 PM<br/><strong>To:</strong> <a target=3D"_blank" href=3D"mailto:nature= ns@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a><br/><strong>Subject:</strong= > Re: [NatureNS] NOS - a great night for ambiance<span style=3D"text-decora= tion: underline;"></span><span style=3D"text-decoration: underline;"></span= ></span></p>=20 </div>=20 </div>=20 <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"text-decoration: underline;">= </span> <span style=3D"text-decoration: underline;"></span></p>=20 <div id=3D"m_-8214643060846799142divtagdefaultwrapper">=20 <p><span style=3D"color: black; font-family: 'Calibri',= 9;sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">The three routes that I run have defin= itely seen habitat removal and destruction since I started them.  Many= of the stops when you drive through during the day show miles of clearcut = the other side of a roadside tree border.  Also, many houses have= been built right where my stops are since I started.  There are also = stops where trees had been where owls nested and they've removed these = trees with selective cutting leaving no nest sites behind.  It definit= ely has had an impact in those areas dropping them from three species of ow= ls to one or two species and finally to none for the past two or three year= s.  It is sad to see this.  <span style=3D"text-decoration: under= line;"></span><span style=3D"text-decoration: underline;"></span></span></p= >=20 <p><span style=3D"color: black; font-family: 'Calibri',= 9;sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;"><span style=3D"text-decoration: underl= ine;"></span> <span style=3D"text-decoration: underline;"></span></spa= n></p>=20 <p><span style=3D"color: black; font-family: 'Calibri',= 9;sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">James R. Hirtle<span style=3D"text-dec= oration: underline;"></span><span style=3D"text-decoration: underline;"></s= pan></span></p>=20 <p><span style=3D"color: black; font-family: 'Calibri',= 9;sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">LaHave <span style=3D"text-decora= tion: underline;"></span><span style=3D"text-decoration: underline;"></span= ></span></p>=20 <p style=3D"margin-bottom: 24pt;" class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style= =3D"color: black; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font= -size: 14pt;"><span style=3D"text-decoration: underline;"></span> <spa= n style=3D"text-decoration: underline;"></span></span></p>=20 <div>=20 <div style=3D"text-align: center;" align=3D"center" class=3D"MsoN= ormal"> <hr width=3D"98%" size=3D"2"/> </div>=20 <div id=3D"m_-8214643060846799142divRplyFwdMsg">=20 <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><strong><span style=3D"color: black; font= -family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">From:</s= pan></strong><span style=3D"color: black; font-family: 'Calibri',&#= 39;sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;"> <a target=3D"_blank" href=3D"mailto:= naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca</a> <<a ta= rget=3D"_blank" href=3D"mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens-owne= r@chebucto.ns.ca</a>> on behalf of Richard Stern <<a target=3D"_bla= nk" href=3D"mailto:sternrichard@gmail.com">sternrichard@gmail.com</a>><= br/><strong>Sent:</strong> May 5, 2017 11:26 PM<br/><strong>To:</strong> Na= tureNS<br/><strong>Subject:</strong> Re: [NatureNS] NOS - a great night for= ambiance</span><span style=3D"color: black; font-family: 'Calibri'= ,'sans-serif'; font-size: 24pt;"> <span style=3D"text-decoration: u= nderline;"></span><span style=3D"text-decoration: underline;"></span></span= ></p>=20 <div>=20 <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color: black; font-family= : 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 24pt;"> <span sty= le=3D"text-decoration: underline;"></span><span style=3D"text-decoration: u= nderline;"></span></span></p>=20 </div>=20 </div>=20 <div>=20 <div>=20 <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color: black; font-family= : 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 16pt;">I have run my o= wl survey for many years now - nearly always with Bernard Forsythe - who pr= obably knows more about owls than anyone else in the Province, and more rec= ently with Rick Whitman as well - an excellent set of ears. I nearly always= do it in late April, and on a night with light winds - so reasonably compa= rable conditions.. There has been a steady and progressive decline in the n= umber and variety of owls, which I rightly or wrongly ascribe to the increa= sing amount of clear cutting and logging going on there (the South mountain= above and behind Falmouth). At a recent BNS meeting Bob Bancroft showed an= alarming slide of a stylized aerial view of the increasing amount of clear= cuts in that area over the last few years. This is not a scientific study,= but an n=3D1 personal observation, but I suspect there's a connection,= as there are progressively fewer places in that area for owls to roost and= nest. <span style=3D"text-decoration: underline;"></span><span style=3D"te= xt-decoration: underline;"></span></span></p>=20 <div>=20 <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color: black; font-famil= y: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 16pt;"><span style=3D= "text-decoration: underline;"></span> <span style=3D"text-decoration: = underline;"></span></span></p>=20 <div>=20 <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color: black; font-fami= ly: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 16pt;">On Fri, May 5= , 2017 at 5:03 PM, Susann Myers <<a target=3D"_blank" href=3D"mailto:my= erss@eastlink.ca">myerss@eastlink.ca</a>> wrote:<span style=3D"text-dec= oration: underline;"></span><span style=3D"text-decoration: underline;"></s= pan></span></p>=20 <div id=3D"m_-8214643060846799142m_-6855904968530619327m_-220= 3733452621233907MailContainerBody">=20 <div>=20 <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color: black; font-fa= mily: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 16pt;">Like you, R= andy, I ran my owl survey last night - my route is at Earltown.  = This runs through great habitat, and surveyors have often had counts o= f over 20 owls in past years.<span style=3D"text-decoration: underline;"></= span><span style=3D"text-decoration: underline;"></span></span></p>=20 </div>=20 <div>=20 <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color: black; font-fa= mily: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 16pt;"> <span= style=3D"text-decoration: underline;"></span><span style=3D"text-decoratio= n: underline;"></span></span></p>=20 </div>=20 <div>=20 <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color: black; font-fa= mily: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 16pt;">Despite the= bright half moon and light winds at the start of the survey, I wasn't = expecting great results on this survey, because winds had been strong throu= gh the day, only becoming light in this location in late evening.  In = my experience, the owls don't sit up to do territorial calling unless t= hey've first had successful hunting in the afternoon and evening, = and they didn't get that in yesterday's winds.<span style=3D"text-d= ecoration: underline;"></span><span style=3D"text-decoration: underline;"><= /span></span></p>=20 </div>=20 <div>=20 <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color: black; font-fa= mily: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 16pt;"> <span= style=3D"text-decoration: underline;"></span><span style=3D"text-decoratio= n: underline;"></span></span></p>=20 </div>=20 <div>=20 <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color: black; font-fa= mily: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 16pt;">The results= bore out this idea.  I had only one very brief call from a Barred Owl= in the first seven stops.  Then after 11:00 p.m., when winds had been= light for about 3 hours, I began to hear owls.  I had five Great Horn= ed Owls calling in the last 3 stops, two pairs and a single, all givin= g quiet contact calls. Also, one Barred Owl flew in after the second B= arred playback, giving Who-cooks-for-you calls.  After 7 quiet stops, = it was wonderful to hear owls.<span style=3D"text-decoration: underline;"><= /span><span style=3D"text-decoration: underline;"></span></span></p>=20 </div>=20 <div>=20 <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color: black; font-fa= mily: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 16pt;"> <span= style=3D"text-decoration: underline;"></span><span style=3D"text-decoratio= n: underline;"></span></span></p>=20 </div>=20 <div>=20 <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color: black; font-fa= mily: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 16pt;">Unfortunate= ly, we can't wait for an ideal night.  With a week of rain forecas= t, I needed to get my survey done while I could.  I don'= t like to do a survey on a less-than-perfect night, because I don't thi= nk that the level of analysis given to survey results is adequate to identi= fy and adjust for issues such as afternoon wind speeds.  Without = that level of analysis, however, how meaningful is the data in monitoring p= opulation trends?<span style=3D"text-decoration: underline;"></span><span s= tyle=3D"text-decoration: underline;"></span></span></p>=20 </div>=20 <div>=20 <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color: black; font-fa= mily: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 16pt;"> <span= style=3D"text-decoration: underline;"></span><span style=3D"text-decoratio= n: underline;"></span></span></p>=20 </div>=20 <div>=20 <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color: black; font-fa= mily: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 16pt;">Like Randy,= I had an enjoyable night apart from owl results.  A fox crossed the r= oad at dusk, I saw Snowshoe Hare and deer, Woodcock were peenting at a few = stops and one was sitting in the road, and I had one snipe winnowing, as we= ll as a Ruffed Grouse drumming in bright moonlight at the final stop. = Pretty idyllic.  <span style=3D"text-decoration: underline;"></s= pan><span style=3D"text-decoration: underline;"></span></span></p>=20 </div>=20 <div>=20 <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color: black; font-fa= mily: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 16pt;"> <span= style=3D"text-decoration: underline;"></span><span style=3D"text-decoratio= n: underline;"></span></span></p>=20 </div>=20 <div>=20 <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color: black; font-fa= mily: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 16pt;">Human distu= rbance was a factor, this year.  The road, which is not plowed in= winter, had some condition issues, including a washout on a sharp corner a= bove a very steep drop into a ravine.  A couple of residents who = know me from past years took on the (unnecessary) responsibility of pr= otecting me from this hazard, and wound up making a great deal of noise and= disturbance at two stops.  Hard to complain about such caring behavio= r, though!  Also, in its own way, pretty idyllic.<span style=3D"text-d= ecoration: underline;"></span><span style=3D"text-decoration: underline;"><= /span></span></p>=20 </div>=20 <div>=20 <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color: black; font-fa= mily: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 16pt;"> <span= style=3D"text-decoration: underline;"></span><span style=3D"text-decoratio= n: underline;"></span></span></p>=20 </div>=20 <div>=20 <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color: black; font-fa= mily: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 16pt;">Cheers,<spa= n style=3D"text-decoration: underline;"></span><span style=3D"text-decorati= on: underline;"></span></span></p>=20 </div>=20 <div>=20 <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color: black; font-fa= mily: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 16pt;">Susann Myer= s<span style=3D"text-decoration: underline;"></span><span style=3D"text-dec= oration: underline;"></span></span></p>=20 </div>=20 <div>=20 <div>=20 <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color: black; font-f= amily: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 16pt;"><span style= =3D"text-decoration: underline;"></span> <span style=3D"text-decoratio= n: underline;"></span></span></p>=20 </div>=20 <div>=20 <div>=20 <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><strong><span style=3D"color: blac= k; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 16pt;">Fr= om:</span></strong><span style=3D"color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma= 9;,'sans-serif'; font-size: 16pt;"> <a target=3D"_blank" href=3D"ma= ilto:randy.lauff@gmail.com">Randy Lauff</a> <span style=3D"text-decoration:= underline;"></span><span style=3D"text-decoration: underline;"></span></sp= an></p>=20 </div>=20 <div>=20 <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><strong><span style=3D"color: blac= k; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 16pt;">Se= nt:</span></strong><span style=3D"color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma= 9;,'sans-serif'; font-size: 16pt;"> Friday, May 05, 2017 9:21 AM<sp= an style=3D"text-decoration: underline;"></span><span style=3D"text-decorat= ion: underline;"></span></span></p>=20 </div>=20 <div>=20 <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><strong><span style=3D"color: blac= k; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 16pt;">To= :</span></strong><span style=3D"color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma'= ,'sans-serif'; font-size: 16pt;"> <a target=3D"_blank" href=3D"mail= to:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">NatureNS</a> <span style=3D"text-decoration: un= derline;"></span><span style=3D"text-decoration: underline;"></span></span>= </p>=20 </div>=20 <div>=20 <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><strong><span style=3D"color: blac= k; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 16pt;">Su= bject:</span></strong><span style=3D"color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma= ','sans-serif'; font-size: 16pt;"> [NatureNS] NOS - a great nig= ht for ambiance<span style=3D"text-decoration: underline;"></span><span sty= le=3D"text-decoration: underline;"></span></span></p>=20 </div>=20 </div>=20 </div>=20 <div>=20 <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color: black; font-fa= mily: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 16pt;"><span style= =3D"text-decoration: underline;"></span> <span style=3D"text-decoratio= n: underline;"></span></span></p>=20 </div>=20 <div>=20 <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color: black; font-fa= mily: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 16pt;">Last night = I ran my Nocturnal Owl Survey (<a target=3D"_blank" href=3D"http://www.bird= scanada.org/volunteer/atowls/">http://www.birdscanada.org/volunteer/atowls/= </a>) under ideal conditions (low-no wind, very bright half moon, very litt= le run-off noise) with a student, Danny MacDonald who had not yet seen an o= wl in the wild. We had grouse, snipe, woodcock, porcupine and a not so dist= ant pack of coyotes, but not a single owl. <span style=3D"text-decoration: = underline;"></span><span style=3D"text-decoration: underline;"></span></spa= n></p>=20 <div>=20 <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color: black; font-f= amily: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 16pt;"><span styl= e=3D"text-decoration: underline;"></span> <span style=3D"text-decorati= on: underline;"></span></span></p>=20 </div>=20 <div>=20 <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color: black; font-f= amily: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 16pt;">Oh well, a= s I tell my students, "zeroes are data, too."<span style=3D"text-de= coration: underline;"></span><span style=3D"text-decoration: underline;"></= span></span></p>=20 </div>=20 <div>=20 <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color: black; font-f= amily: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 16pt;"><span styl= e=3D"text-decoration: underline;"></span> <span style=3D"text-decorati= on: underline;"></span></span></p>=20 </div>=20 <div>=20 <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color: black; font-f= amily: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 16pt;">Randy<br c= lear=3D"all"/><span style=3D"text-decoration: underline;"></span><span styl= e=3D"text-decoration: underline;"></span></span></p>=20 <div>=20 <div>=20 <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color: black; font= -family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 16pt;">________= _________________________<br/>RF Lauff<br/>Way in the boonies of<br/>Antigo= nish County, NS.<span style=3D"text-decoration: underline;"></span><span st= yle=3D"text-decoration: underline;"></span></span></p>=20 </div>=20 </div>=20 </div>=20 </div>=20 </div>=20 </div>=20 <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color: black; font-famil= y: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 16pt;"><br/><br clear= =3D"all"/><span style=3D"text-decoration: underline;"></span><span style=3D= "text-decoration: underline;"></span></span></p>=20 <div>=20 <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color: black; font-fami= ly: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 16pt;"><span style= =3D"text-decoration: underline;"></span> <span style=3D"text-decoratio= n: underline;"></span></span></p>=20 </div>=20 <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color: black; font-famil= y: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 16pt;">-- <span style= =3D"text-decoration: underline;"></span><span style=3D"text-decoration: und= erline;"></span></span></p>=20 <div>=20 <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color: black; font-fami= ly: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 16pt;">#############= ####<br/>Richard Stern, <br/>Port Williams, NS, Canada<br/><a target=3D"_bl= ank" href=3D"mailto:sternrichard@gmail.com">sternrichard@gmail.com</a><br/>= ###################<span style=3D"text-decoration: underline;"></span><span= style=3D"text-decoration: underline;"></span></span></p>=20 </div>=20 </div>=20 </div>=20 </div>=20 </div>=20 </div>=20 </div>=20 </div>=20 </blockquote>=20 </div>=20 </div>=20 </blockquote>=20 <div> <br/>  </div> =20 </body></html>
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