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Featured article: June 17, 2008

Common Treecreeper of the macrodactyla subspecies
The Common Treecreeper is a small passerine bird. It is very similar to other treecreepers, and has a curved bill, patterned brown upperparts, whitish underparts, and long stiff tail feathers which help it creep up tree trunks. It can be most easily distinguished from the very similar Short-toed Treecreeper, which shares much of its European range, by its different song. The Common Treecreeper has nine or more subspecies which breed in different parts of its range in temperate Eurasia. This species is found in woodlands of all kinds, but where it overlaps with the Short-toed Treecreeper in western Europe it is more likely to be found in coniferous forests or at higher altitudes. It nests in tree crevices or behind bark flakes, and favours introduced Giant Redwoods as nest sites where they are available. The female typically lays five or six pink-speckled white eggs in the lined nest, but eggs and chicks are vulnerable to attack by woodpeckers and mammals, including squirrels. The Common Treecreeper is insectivorous and climbs up tree trunks like a mouse, to search for insects which it picks from crevices in the bark with its fine curved bill. It then flies to the base of another tree with a distinctive erratic flight. This bird is solitary in winter, but may form communal roosts in cold weather. (more...)

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A stonemason at work in 1909, stonecutting an angel at the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine, New York.

The craft of stonemasonry—creating buildings, structures, and sculpture using stone—has existed since the dawn of civilization. These materials have been used to construct many of the long-lasting, ancient monuments, artifacts, cathedrals, and cities in a wide variety of cultures. Some famous products of stonemasonry include the Taj Mahal, Easter Island's Moai statues, the Egyptian pyramids, Angkor Wat, Tihuanaco, Tenochtitlan, the Iranian Persepolis, the Greek Parthenon, Stonehenge, and Chartres Cathedral.

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Featured list: List of sister cities in Florida

This is a list of sister states, regions, and cities in the U.S. state of Florida. Sister cities, known in Europe as town twins, are cities which partner with each other to promote human contact and cultural links, although this partnering is not limited to cities and often includes counties, regions, states and other sub-national entities.

Florida jurisdictions often partner with foreign cities through Sister Cities International, an organization whose goal is to "promote peace through mutual respect, understanding, and cooperation."[1] Sister cities interact with each other across a broad range of activities, from health care and education to business and the arts.[2]

Sisters of Florida State, cities and counties

Florida jurisdiction Sister jurisdiction Country Flag Year
Bay County Mérida, Yucatán Mexico Mexico 2003[3]
Bay Harbor Islands Marechal Deodoro, Alagoas Brazil Brazil 2003[4]
Boca Raton Spandau Borough, Berlin[5] Germany Germany 1980[6]
Bonita Springs Grünstadt, Rhineland-Palatinate[5] Germany Germany 1991[7]
Boynton Beach Qufu, Shandong China People's Republic of China 2001[8]
Bradenton Barcarrota, Extremadura Spain Spain 1962[9]
Cape Canaveral Guidonia Montecelio, Lazio Italy Italy 1988[10]
Cape Canaveral Ithaca, Kefallinia Greece Greece 2005~[11]
Cape Canaveral Kloten, Zurich Switzerland Switzerland 2000~[12]
Cape Canaveral Sagres, Algarve Portugal Portugal 2004[13]

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  1. ^ "Mission and Goals". Sister Cities International, Inc.. http://www.sister-cities.org/sci/aboutsci/mission. Retrieved 2007-06-26. 
  2. ^ "Frequently Asked Questions". Sister Cities International, Inc.. http://www.sister-cities.org/sci/aboutsci/faqs. Retrieved 2007-06-26. 
  3. ^ "Summer 2003" (PDF). Bay County Economic Development Alliance. June, 2003. http://www.1-888baysite.com/Downloads/NewsletterSummer03.pdf. Retrieved 2007-07-16. 
  4. ^ "Bay Harbor Picks Sister City". Miami Herald. March 20, 2003. p. 8MB. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=MH&s_site=miami&p_multi=MH&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0F9F0D324F7C83F3&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM. Retrieved 2007-07-16. 
  5. ^ a b "Sister Cities". State of Florida. June 13, 2004. Archived from the original on February 13, 2004. http://web.archive.org/web/20040213121642/www.dos.state.fl.us/oir/sister/cities.html. Retrieved 2007-07-16. 
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  7. ^ "Special Events Planning Group" (PDF). City of Bonita Springs. September 11, 2001. p. 1B. Archived from the original on 2007-02-05. http://web.archive.org/web/20070205023426/http://www.cityofbonitasprings.org/documents-new/minutes/2001/special-events-cmte/09-18-01-special-events-cmte.pdf. Retrieved 2007-07-16. 
  8. ^ Alice Gregory (September 11, 2001). "Sisterhood Made In Boynton With Chinese City Link". Palm Beach Post, FL. p. 1B. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=PBPB&p_theme=pbpb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EEBD699D07A9436&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM. Retrieved 2007-07-16. 
  9. ^ "Hermanamientos De Barcarrota" (in Spanish). Municipalidad de Barcarrota. Archived from the original on 2007-07-27. http://web.archive.org/web/20070727010544/http://www.barcarrota.net/index.php?pag=411. Retrieved 2007-07-16. 
  10. ^ "Allegato B" (in Italian). Camera dei deputati, Reppublica Italiana. September 6, 2003. http://www.camera.it/_dati/leg14/lavori/stenografici/sed320/bt08.htm. Retrieved 2007-07-16. 
  11. ^ "Sister Cities International, Inc.". State of. Archived from the original on 2005-05-10. http://web.archive.org/web/20050510111518/http://www.sister-cities.org/icrc/directory/usa/FL. Retrieved 2007-07-16. 
    This is the first reference to the city in the SCI file.
  12. ^ "06-06-2000 Minutes". City of Cape Canaveral. http://www.myflorida.com/cape/Minutes/2000/06-06-00.htm. Retrieved 2007-07-16. 
  13. ^ "Sea And Space Connection". The Portugal Resident. August 12, 2004. http://portugalresident.com/portugalresident/showstory.asp?ID=5270. Retrieved 2007-07-16. 
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