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Development Context
Uganda has had one of the fastest growing economies in Africa since 2000, and the pace has remained relatively buoyant despite the recent global financial crisis. Gross domestic product (GDP) grew 6.2 percent in 2009, down from 9.5 percent in 2008, as estimated by the International Monetary Fund. [1] Much of this economic growth disproportionately benefits those that reside in urban areas. An overwhelming majority of Ugandans still depend on agriculture as their main source for sustenance and income. This inequality manifests itself in the many development challenges that Uganda continues to face.
According to the United Nations Development Programme, 51.5 percent of Uganda's population lives on less than $1.25 a day. The country also has one of the world's lowest average life expectancies at about 52 years. Uganda's birth rate of 47.8 per 1000 residents is the third-highest globally, and about half of the population is under the age of 15. [2] The country's dependency ratio (# dependants per worker) at 1:12 is the highest in the world. [3]
Uganda is ranked 157th out of 182 countries in the UNDP's 2009 Human Development Index, better than regional neighbors Tanzania and Rwanda, which were ranked 151st and 167th, respectively, but below Kenya at 147th. [4] Uganda is ranked 140th out of 154 countries in the International Telecommunications Union's ICT Development Index, which measures a country's ability to effectively exploit information and communication technologies for economic development. Tanzania and Rwanda are similarly ranked at 145th and 143rd respectively. Kenya is ranked 116th.[5]
Communication Environment
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The media environment in Uganda continues to be dominated by radio, a market largely segmented by region and reflective of the country's linguistic diversity. Only the state-run Uganda Broadcasting Corporation transmits a national-level signal. In 2004, the Ugandan government attempted to put a moratorium on new radio stations but this was gnored for the most part, and it has since been lifted, except in the capital Kampala.
There has been a moderate increase in television access and viewership in recent years. However, it continues to be limited by the lack of a dependable electrical supply in many areas and the high cost of television sets.
Mobile phone reach has exploded in some areas of the country as new providers entered the market and expanded service area coverage as well as new product packages. Internet use continues to be restricted to urban areas due to a limited fiber-optic network. Two-thirds of all internet users in the survey reside in urban areas.
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The Electricity Factor
Further expansion of ICTs in Uganda has been limited by multiple structural challenges, particularly by the lack of an extensive fiber-optic network and a limited electrical grid. In our national survey, less than 23 percent of respondents said their homes were connected to the main electrical grid, while nearly 73 percent said their homes have no electricity. Other development organizations cite Ugandan access to electricity as less than 10 percent. [6]
This helps to explain why radio, a device that is easily powered through batteries, is the most commonly used communication device. In addition, though television has gained popularity in recent years in both rural and urban areas, urban dwellers are much more likely to own a TV when they have better access to the electrical grid.
A major undertaking to increase Uganda's electrical grid capacity is set to be commissioned in 2011. The Bugajali hydro power plant is a proposed 250 MW hydropower facility on the Victoria Nile. The project's $750 million cost will be financed by the Ugandan government, the World Bank and a consortium of lenders. It will be one of the largest projects of its kind in Africa.
The aim of the project is to address the medium- to long-term need for cost-effective power. Fulfilling these needs will help to curtail the almost daily "brown-outs" that continue to choke economic development. The project also includes the construction of approximately 100 kilometers of 132 kV transmission line to transmit electricity purchased from the Bujagali facility. [7]
Increasing Rural Communication Access
The public Ugandan Communication Commission (UCC) has sought to extend telecommunications access into underserved rural areas by establishing the Rural Communication Development Fund (RCDF) as a part of its universal access policy. In 2008, the RCDF published its new five-year (2008-2013) policy plan, the Rural Communication Development Policy (RCDP). The goals established for the RCDF include, but are not limited to;
- Achieve a target of 1 pay phone per village (with an adult population of at least 500 people) by 2015 by deploying at least 2500 fixed public pay phones per year in underserved areas only.
- Support the establishment of at least 1 community information centre (CIC) per underserved area, as a profitable business providing essential ICT and related services (postal services,
- public pay phone, internet and financial Services) aiming at a minimum of 150 CICs per year. To ensure sustainability, RCDF-supported CICs should target viable points of population convergence such as trading centers, market sites, medium and large health units, local administration points and education institutions.
- Support the establishment each year of IT laboratories with at least 40 workstations and broadband access in a minimum total of 200 educational institutions (including both primary and secondary schools) located in underserved areas.
- Support at least two (2) institutions of higher learning (in collaboration with other organizations) each year to undertake research that explores new ways of using ICT to support rural development and disseminate the findings.
- Support the improvement of sustainability by providing entrepreneurial training (including business planning) for the managers of all new RCDF supported projects.
- Encourage the use of renewable energy sources (such as wind and solar) to power rural ICT projects and encourage use of the national fiber-optic backbone for the delivery of broadband to underserved communities through the establishment of at least 4 regional centers of excellence each year that demonstrate the use of new technologies to address the challenges of ICT delivery and utilization in rural areas. [8]
These goals, along with others mentioned in the RCDP, provide many opportunities for development partners large and small to not only extend ICT access but also to assist in making these efforts sustainable-a chief problem mentioned by the RCDF. Another key area that development partners may be able to assist in is the development of e-skills. A study supported by the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) examining the effectiveness of community information centers (CIC) in Uganda and South Africa, found that policymakers need to create an "enabling environment" if CICs are to be effective and sustainable. [9]
Some of the study's conclusions recommended that policymakers should provide educational opportunities so people have the time and space to learn basic skills. In addition, the study emphasized that the placement of CICs must be done with the local context in mind. This would include integrating CICs into larger rural development projects so that ICT access can contribute to overall development goals while the projects themselves make ICT service provision more feasible. This approach can support ICT services by providing an anchor market, stimulating demand and helping people to locate and apply useful information. [10]
Electrical and Fiber-Optic Network Construction
One long-term project that is seeking to fulfill the RCDF's mandate while extending the country's electricity supply to rural areas is the Second Energy for Rural Transformation (ERT II) Project, financed by the World Bank. The project has three components. The first involves the construction of rural energy infrastructure. In this component the project will finance the extension of the existing electricity network and the installation of small independent distribution systems such as small scale renewable energy plants, household and institutional solar PV systems, and related technical assistance and training. This component will also provide financial assistance to private sponsors for the completion of rural energy investments. [11]
The second component directly addresses the goals of the RCDP by financing internet broadband extension to rural areas, which will include the construction of new CICS, cell phone charging stations for existing community information centers, and computer equipment for schools and health clinics. Technical assistance and training will also be supported, including the development of educational materials to be distributed to rural customers.
The third and final component will finance solar PV energy packages for rural schools, health clinics, and water facilities, and related technical assistance, training, and operating costs. In addition, this component will support the implementation of poverty impact assessments by the Ministry of Finance and overall project coordination, as well as outreach activities by the Ministry of Local Government. The project as a whole is estimated to cost $105 million and is set to finish at the end of June 2013. [12] For further details regarding project details and state goals see here.
[1] "World Economic Outlook Database- Nicaragua." International Monetary Fund. April 2009. Washington, DC. Accessed December 2009. http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2009/01/weodata/index.aspx
[2] "Uganda". CIA Factbook. Washington, D.C. Updated 27 November 2009. Accessed January 2010. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ug.html.
[3] "Country Brief- Uganda". The World Bank Group. Washington, D.C. Accessed January 2010. http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/COUNTRIES/AFRICAEXT/UGANDAEXTN/0,,menuPK:374947~pagePK:141132~piPK:141107~theSitePK:374864,00.html.
[4] "Human Development Report 2009- HDI Rankings". United Nations Development Programme. New York, NY. Accessed January 2010. http://hdr.undp.org/en/statistics/.
[5] Measuring the Information Society - The ICT Development Index." International Telecommunications Union. Geneva, Switzerland. Accessed December 2009. http://www.itu.int/ITU-D/ict/publications/idi/2009/index.html.
[6] "Uganda Bujagali Hydro Power Project". The World Bank Group. Washington, D.C. Accessed January 2010. http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/COUNTRIES/AFRICAEXT/EXTPROJECTSPROGRAMS/EXTBUJHYDPOWPRO/0,,contentMDK:21217616~menuPK:3323746~pagePK:64168445~piPK:64168309~theSitePK:3323560,00.html.
[8] "Rural Communication Development Policy for Uganda". Uganda Communication Commission. January 2009. Accessed January 2010. http://www.ucc.co.ug/rcdf/rcdf-Policy.pdf.
[9] Parkinson, Sarah. (2005) "TELECENTRES, ACCESS AND DEVELOPMENT: Experience and Lessons from Uganda and South Africa". Practical Action Publishing/Fountain/IDRC: Ottawa, CA. http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-88202-201-1-DO_TOPIC.html
[11] "Uganda: Energy for Rural Transformation APL-2". The World Bank Group. Washington, D.C. 8 April 2009. Accessed January 2010. http://web.worldbank.org/external/projects/main?menuPK=228424&pagePK=64283627&piPK=73230&theSitePK=40941&Projectid=P112334.


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Scientists funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) have discovered that maize crops emit chemical signals which attract growth-promoting microbes to live amongst their roots. This is the first chemical signal that has been shown to attract beneficial bacteria to the maize root environment.
The study was led by Dr Andy Neal of Rothamsted Research in Hertfordshire and Dr Jurriaan Ton of the University of Sheffield's Department of Animal and Plant Sciences. By deepening our understanding of how cereals interact with microorganisms in the soil their research aims to contribute to ongoing efforts to increase cereal yields sustainably to feed a growing world population.
This research could be particularly useful in the fight against soil-borne pests and diseases. By breeding plants that are better at recruiting disease suppressing and growth promoting bacteria scientists hope to reduce agricultural reliance on fertilisers and pesticides.
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To enter the contest, please leave a comment below telling me which of Whedon's shows or movies is your favorite and why. A winner will be picked randomly from all entries on Thursday, October 17.
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Gotta go with the original "Buffy". I prefer Comedy to Dramedy any day.
Firefly is my favorite because I like the mix of western & space opera.
I'm a fan of Firefly because I love the mixing of genres.
I love Firefly!! I think I will always love firefly the best!
I only stuck with "Buffy" through the first three seasons and then lost interest just when everyone else seemed to have started noticing it. I'm such a rebel.
But "Firefly" wins for staying unpredictable, working against type, and getting canceled before it could possibly go bad.
I could just go with the trend and say "Firefly" because I'm a sucker for space westerns. But I'll go with "Cabin in the Woods" instead because I just finally saw it a few weeks ago and it turned out to be even better than my friends had led me to believe.
I'll say "Buffy" through the end of season five. Season six was just problematic with the whole "I came back wrong/sex and violence with Spike" arc, and season seven's "Buffy leads an army of Slayers" concept never really worked for me.
And really, what better way for the series to end than with Buffy giving her life to save her sister and the world?
Specifically, the Out of Gas episode is a modern masterpiece of television.
As much as I love Firefly, I'll throw out something different – "Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along-Blog." Campy with good songs, acting, and the bittersweet ending of the villain realizing getting what he wants is hollow without someone by his side.
3rd season of Angel. There was a great story arc in another dimension and it really had the feeling of Odysseus trying to return home from the Trojan Wars.
I love it all–except Dollhouse–even though Buffy has a huge place in my heart and I usedto give Firefly to anyone who I thought would possibly enjoy it, I think Angel season 5 is my favorite. I love the character arcs for everyone, there are a ton of great episodes–the 100dth, Puppet Time, A hole in the world–to name a few, and my personal favorite season finale ever!
Firefly, because of the qoutes. "I'll be in my bunk", "Curse your sudden, yet inevitable betrayal", etc. 2nd – Avengers because awesome
Firefly for tv series, because of the genre mashup + great humor and drama mix! Dr. Horrible's Sing Along Blog for superhero musical, my private guilty pleasure. So many great and catchy clever songs! :D But Avengers def wins for movie…
Firefly. It was a brilliant take on the space Western. It had a cast with such chemistry as well.
I'd have to go with Dr. Horrible too. The final couple of seconds of the last song was quite moving.
Firefly – great dialogue and a brilliant cast.
Oooh. So HARD. I'd give the edge to either "Dr. Horrible" because of the great score (and even greater "commentary" score) but… well, the musical episode of an otherwise horrible Buffy season gave us "Once More With Hobbits." (If you don't know it, google it; you won't be sorry).
Can never resist a universe crossover, so Buffy wins.
Oh, but then, what about "Fray"?…
I'm not sure I've ever fallen in love with characters quite like I did when I first watched Firefly. It'll always be my favorite.
Its very hard to pick just one favorite Whedon TV show but I guess I'll have to pick Buffy. I remember watching the show when it first aired on the WB. It was so much fun. What really made Buffy great was the characters: Buffy, Xander, Giles, Willow, & Angel were fun, smart characters. The show was brillant for the first five seasons (so well written). Season 6 & 7 do have some good episodes (Once More With Feeling especially), but man, those first five years. Brillant series from Whedon. So happy he's doing TV again (SHIELD is so cool).
I love Firefly but I have to go with Buffy, not only every time I re-watch it I relate to it in a diffe way, but to this day I can't stop reading essays and academic papers regarding the show.
Firefly, for numerous reasons that folks above have already stated. I can't think of any ensemble show where I adore all the cast members quite so much.
Oh man, Much Ado is definitely my favorite Whedon thing to date. It's subtle, minimalist, and still lush at the same time. Plus, seriously, best cast ever, or Best. Cast. Ever. ?
Thanks to everyone for entering! I have emailed the winner, and I enjoyed reading everyone's memories. What a nice note to end on, too, with Sparrow's comment!
I already have the movie so waited until after to give my answer.
I enjoyed Firefly but one season was just too short, I'll always wonder where it would have gone & what it could have become. I liked the characters for Buffy more than I often like the stories.
So I'll go with Angel, it was just such a wonderfully diverse cast, and a show that could literally go and do anything. They could do comedy one week, tear your heart out drama the next, otherworldly adventure , to Greek tragedy.
How thoughtful! Good analyses, too.


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"The inclusion of the 4-H flag on this mission is reflective of the commitment 4-H has to building young leaders in science, engineering and technology," said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. "As the global economy expands, these leaders will strengthen the United States' global competitiveness and leadership in these fields."
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The STS-127 mission will deliver the final components of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Kibo laboratory to the International Space Station. The 16-day mission will include five spacewalks and the installation of two platforms outside of the Japanese module.
Azeem Ahmed, 17, who is an avid space enthusiast and 4-H member from Alabama and President of the Alabama 4-H Council, made the original request to NASA to have the flag flown with a future space shuttle mission.
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NBC News — Sudan and Kenya are locked in a diplomatic spat. Sudan recalled its ambassador to Kenya and expelled Kenya's ambassador in Sudan after Kenya's high court ruled that authorities must arrest Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir if he visited the country again.
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that sounds cool but they should add cross country and track and field to the list
track is a great idea, I will sure take a look at it, especially in regards to the Hershey's Track Program.
Thank you!
will there be any men's or co-rec softball???
we have been looking at co-rec softball for possibly next Spring!
Will there be notifications for summer and fall intramurals? If we can't register for spring at the current time?
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Men's volleyball would be sweet!
Volleyball would be great to have!!
Caitlin, we do offer women's volleyball both Fall and Spring sememsters. We are currently in the middle of the Spring semester but will offer it again next Fall.
Why are there no co-ed teams and where is the men's volleyball team?
osaucedo, co-rec is an option we are looking at for the near semesters, men's volleyball did not get much response before. But we can sure take a look at it again!
Co-ed Softball would be great to add!
Kali, co-rec softball is being stongly looked at for next Fall or Spring.
Softball should definitely be an option! Either co-ed or both softball and baseball.
Why don't we have a baseball team?
Janet, there are no ACC collegiate sports teams at this time but we do offer many sports in our Intramurals program.
AWWW what about softball or baseball?
Co-ed softball would be awesome !!!!..as well as kickball !!!!!
Kickball is a great idea! we will take a look at it. Co-rec would be fun!
i would like to play on the vbasketball team if possible what are the requirments
joseph, you need to go to austincc.edu/sl and click on the Spring 2013 intramurals link…that will take you to registration. Email me at email@example.com if you have any problems!
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South Park's Use of WWIB Video Deemed Fair Use
A Wisconsin federal court judge dismissed a case against the makers of South Park where the plaintiff had alleged a copyright violation of its use of an Internet viral video, What What in the Butt. In the April 2008 episode, "Canada on Strike," character Butters Stotch "replicates parts of the WWITN video with the nine year old Butters singing the central lines of the original video while dressed as a teddy bear, an astronaut, and even a daisy…"
The case is Brownmark Films, LLC v. Comedy Partners, et al. (E.D. Wisc. July 6, 2011) and the order is here.
Quotes from the opinion:
"For as remarkable and fascinating the parties and issues surrounding this litigation are, this order, which will resolve a pending motion to dismiss, will be, by comparison, frankly quite dry."
"…the central issue is whether this court can resolve a motion to dismiss in the defendants' favor because of the existence of the affirmative defense of fair use."
"…the court needs to decide whether the defendants use of the copyrighted material in the context of the episode "Canada on Strike" is fair use."
"The fair use doctrine allows for a limited privilege in those other than the owner of a copyright to use the copyrighted material in a reasonable manner without the owner's consent."
"Here, applying the statutory factors from Section 107 of the Copyright Act and the principles behind the fair use doctrine, the court readily concludes that the defendants use of the music video in the South Park episode 'Canada on Strike' was 'fair.' One only needs to take a fleeting glance at the South Park episode to gather the "purpose and character" of the use of the WWITB video in the episode in question. The defendants used parts of the WWITB video to lampoon the recent craze in our society of watching video clips on the internet that are — to be kind — of rather low artistic sophistication and quality."


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Full size energy/water efficient dishwasher from Bosch. Owned this about a month now. Obviously I cant comment on the reliability of this particular model but my last Bosch dishwasher (SGS0902) lasted almost exactly 10 years. So here are my thoughts on the machine, no specs you can get those from other places.Firstly its VERY quiet (one of the reasons we chose it), we have virtually no internal doors and those we do have are never shut, but this runs so quietly you wouldn't know its running once you have left the kitchen, we always run it over night (on economy 7 tariff) it never wakes anyone even when they are sleeping downstairs in the room next door.I don't think this machine washes or dries quite as well as our previous Bosch. Not a lot in it though. We don't use any intensive wash or drying settings which no doubt would improve things, however that would also increase water and electricity consumption.This washer has a cutlery tray at the top of the machine instead of a basket. The tray is easier to load and takes much more cutlery than a basket can. It also give significant extra space in the lower draw. However the draw does reduce the height available to the top basket, this means that our small plates no longer fit in the top draw and the cutlery tray often catches on cereal bowls in the top draw. Nothing major but a tad annoying on occasion.A bonus that I didn't know of until reading the manual is that you can plumb this to the HOT water supply. This is great if you have an alternative to heating your hot water by electricity. Solar heating would be lovely, or maybe like us you have solid fuel heating that heats more hot water than you can easily use in the winter (though none in the summer). This could be a great money saver for some, though obviously not for others.
Flexibility is one of the Bosch SMS69L02GB's key features. Its Vario Drawer gives you a third level, for cutlery, utensils or other smaller items, while the 3-step ?rackmatic', height-adjustable top basket gives you even more options. The SMS69L02GB also has a Hygiene zone, which give you a hotter temperature for a hygienic wash; and an Intensive zone, which lets you place heavily soiled items in the lower basket, yet also put fragile items in the top. Either way, Basch's large item spray head will get to work ? even cleaning baking sheets.


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By Arian Dunn TVN Saturday, December 22, 2012 - 5:56 PM
VLAD Duric continued his recent great strike rate when he partnered Gig to win the Fiesta Star Handicap at Flemington today.
Gig's success completed a double for the Duric and Peter Snowden combination after they earlier won with Safeguard in the Christmas Season Plate.
The success of Gig and Safeguard took to 13 the number of winners that Duric has ridden in his past 50 rides.
And, he's ridden six winners since last Wednesday for a season's total of 42, which places him equal sixth on the Victorian jockey's premiership.
Duric rated Gig, backed late from $8.50 to $8, perfectly and the injury-troubled mare responded by rallying strongly to hold out Al Aneed, the $5.50 favourite, to win by three-quarters of a length.
Tackleberry, well supported from $8 to $6.50, was one and a half lengths away third.
Paul Snowden, the Melbourne stable foreman for his father, said Gig endured a luckless run when resuming and he was confident she would run well.
"She is a filly that has problems, we try to space her runs," Snowden said.


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The South Pacific Convergence Zone in CMIP5 simulations of historical and future climate
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- Aurel F. Moise,
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The South Pacific Convergence Zone (SPCZ) is evaluated in historical simulations from 26 Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 5 (CMIP5) models, and compared with previous generation CMIP3 models. A subset of 24 CMIP5 models are able to simulate a distinct SPCZ in the December to February (DJF) austral summer, although the position of the SPCZ in these models is too zonal compared with observations. The spatial pattern of SPCZ precipitation is improved in CMIP5 models relative to CMIP3 models, although the spurious double ITCZ precipitation band in the eastern Pacific is intensified in many CMIP5 models. All CMIP5 models examined capture some interannual variability of SPCZ latitude, and 19 models simulate a realistic correlation with El Niño–Southern Oscillation. In simulations of the twenty-first century under the RCP8.5 emission scenario, no consistent shift in the mean position of the DJF SPCZ is identified. Several models simulate significant shifts northward, and a similar number of models simulate significant southward shifts. The majority of CMIP5 models simulate an increase in mean DJF SPCZ precipitation, and there is an intensification of the eastern Pacific double ITCZ precipitation band in many models. Most models simulate regions of increased precipitation in the western part of the SPCZ and near the equator, and regions of decreased precipitation at the eastern edge of the SPCZ. Decomposition of SPCZ precipitation changes into dynamic and thermodynamic components reveals predominantly increased precipitation due to thermodynamic changes, while dynamic changes lead to regions of both positive and negative precipitation anomalies.
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- Title
- The South Pacific Convergence Zone in CMIP5 simulations of historical and future climate
- Journal
Climate Dynamics
Volume 41, Issue 7-8 , pp 2179-2197
- Cover Date
- 2013-10-01
- 10.1007/s00382-012-1591-x
- Print ISSN
- 0930-7575
- Online ISSN
- 1432-0894
- Publisher
- Springer Berlin Heidelberg
- Additional Links
- Topics
- Keywords
- South Pacific Convergence Zone (SPCZ)
- Climate change
- General circulation model
- Tropical climate
- Industry Sectors
- Authors
- Josephine R. Brown (1)
- Aurel F. Moise (1)
- Robert A. Colman (1)
- Author Affiliations
- 1. Centre for Australian Weather and Climate Research, Bureau of Meteorology, GPO Box 1289, Melbourne, Australia


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Mutsy- I agree with you. I love all of the Toy Story movies. The music makes me happy at some points and sad at others.
The music really adds so much value to the movie that I would say that the music composition is almost as important as the characters themselves.


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Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center
Prairie chickens spend over half their life on a roost, especially
in the North with extended winter nights. Roosting sites must provide a measure
of protection from weather but, more importantly, safety from predators. The
latter could involve preventing detection from predators and sites which facilitate
escape from predators in case of detection. On occasion, Svedarsky has flushed
roosting coveys of gray partridge off snow-free gravel roads in the winter
when snow covered the remaining landscape. Certainly, an elevated roadway
is one of the most climatically exposed sites available, but it was initially
thought that their clumped form was a rock and perhaps a great horned owl
would as well! Roosting cover is critical year-round, but perhaps more so
in the winter when it is closely tied to food resources.
Roost sites should be accessible to adequate winter food resources in order
to minimize movements which utilize energy and increase exposure to predators.
Burger (1988:88) noted for Missouri: "Our observations suggest that prairie-chickens
select optimal winter roosting habitat, then make daily feeding movements
radiating as far out from this habitat as necessary to meet energetic demands."
This suggests that roosting habitat may be more of a limited resource than
food in more snow-free areas. Farther north, food may be more limiting, but
still needs to be close to night roosts. For Wisconsin, Schmidt (1936:197)
said, "Food determines what range is habitable in winter, but so does
cover, particularly roost cover." Hamerstrom et al. (1957) believed winter
cover was not limiting since when the herbaceous vegetation got covered with
snow, birds used woody cover (fairly abundant in the Wisconsin prairie chicken
range). In a photo caption (page 57) they noted, "Here bluegrass is (matted)
down, under ten inches of snow, but sedges, quack, timothy and Muhlenbergia
still give roosting cover." Later, using radio-tagged birds, Toepfer
(1988) found 57.1% of 175 winter roosts in "wetland" habitat in
western Wisconsin and 51.8% of 307 locations in "wetland/shrub"
habitats in central Wisconsin.
Manske and Barker (1988) identified the following as winter roosting habitats
at the SNG based on observations of prairie grouse (sharptails and prairie
chickens) roost sites: switchgrass portion of midland community, shelterbelts
and other woody vegetation along cropland edges, and snow when it became >30
cm deep in drifts along shelterbelts and the lee side of hummocks. Toepfer
and Eng (1988) following 20 radio-tagged prairie chickens at the SNG, found
64.0% of 525 night locations in lowland grass and shrubs, followed
by reed canary grass (13.7%), shrubs (11.8%), midland grasses - primarily
little bluestem (7.4%), and quackgrass (7.1%). Manske and Barker (1988) recorded
no winter night roost sites in the "Lowland Grassland" habitat type.
Predator avoidance strategies?
While lowlands tend to support taller vegetation than more upland
areas, there may be advantages in predator avoidance as well. Gratson (1988)
suggested that canid predators likely spend comparatively less time hunting
small mammals in lowlands thus reducing chances of happening on to roosting
prairie grouse. He also suggested that there tend to be fewer trees in wetlands
which could serve as hunting perches for great horned owls, an important nocturnal
and crepuscular predator. Gratson found the greatest preference for lowland
roosting for sharptailed grouse in Wisconsin when birds were snow-burrowing.
This would negate any possible thermal advantages of roosting there compared
to upland sites assuming that snow was equally available in all sites. Gratson
also discussed the possible predator avoidance strategy of birds changing
roost sites often since predators may return to sites of previous prey captures.
Toepfer and Eng (1988) found the average distance between successive
night locations was 922 m (.6 mile), indicating that prairie chickens shift
roosting sites.
In northwest Minnesota, Rosenquist and Toepfer (1995) found several habitats
used for roosts but areas with forbs, especially alfalfa and goldenrod, appeared
to provide the best snow burrowing conditions. CRP lands with brome and alfalfa
were used when snow conditions permitted burrowing. Native prairie was used
little due to snow packing and willow areas received little direct use but
the associated herbaceous vegetation within willow complexes was often used
since it tended to accumulate snow providing good burrowing conditions. Birds
rarely roosted under willow branches but, on one occasion, a roosting bird
was apparently depredated when it flushed up into willow branches from a snow
burrow (Eric Rosenquist, personal commun.).
While a snow burrow is ordinarily a good place to roost, it can be disastrous
if extreme conditions cause hard crusting. Lindsay (1967) recounted that in
the winter of 1932-33 in northern Wisconsin, west of Hurley, a mild day with
a misty rain was followed by extreme cold (perhaps down to -40o). The snow
crusted over hard enough to support a horse in many areas. Prairie chickens
had been common in the area but at once became scarce. Several residents found
dead birds under the snow and more after the snow began to melt in the spring.
Lindsay (1967:25) believed: "From my own observations, we must have lost
the entire prairie chicken population of that area at that time. I haven't
seen a chicken in Iron County since."
What constitutes "good" winter roosting cover?
Toepfer and Eng (1988) at the SNG found over 85% of the winter night
locations in cover class III and over (>25 cm). VOR's for 32 vegetation
roosts averaged 2.1 dm. Manske and Barker (1988) did not separate data for
winter roosts but found an average VOR for night roosts throughout the year
of 1.9 dm (range: 1.5-2.2 dm). From these data, they concluded, "1.5
dm is the minimum level for good night roost habitat" Manske
and Barker (1988:18). If one considered the midpoint of a range or a mean
to indicate "good", an alternate view would be to average Toepfer
and Eng's average of 2.1 dm for vegetation sites with Manske and Barker's
overall average of 1.9 which would yield 2.0 dm as a standard of "good"
winter roosting cover. This would not include considerations of snow burrowing
but, for monitoring purposes, (McCarthy et al. 1995a) only vegetation characteristics
were used.
Roosting cover in the snow-free period
McKee (1995) collected roost data from all seasons in Missouri and
found an average VOR of about 20.4 cm (range 10-35) but no pattern of site
selection was apparent. In Colorado, Schroeder and Braun (1992:16) indicated
that, "Roosting typically occurred in mid and tall vegetation in relatively
dense grassland areas in all seasons" but presented no quantitative data.
For Oklahoma, Jones (1963) noted the following vegetation heights used for night roosts by season: winter - 13 cm, spring - 4 cm, summer - 32 cm, and fall - 5 cm. These values are perhaps biased towards shorter cover since Jones was not working with radio-tagged birds and roost forms are more difficult to locate in heavier cover. Toepfer (1988), following radio-tagged prairie chickens in Wisconsin, found vegetation shorter than 25 cm was regularly used during the day but not for night roosting when about 90% of locations were in cover >25 cm. "Grass/Forbs" were a major habitat used in all 4 seasons in central Wisconsin followed by "upland grass" (Table 5). At Crex Meadows, in western Wisconsin, "edge" was a major habitat used, followed by "wetland."
Habitat Type | (561)a |
(877) |
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The festival calendar is quite extensive and illustrates the cultural richness of a city where the cinema, opera, jazz and pop music have a daily presence in event calendar.
The number of festivals which take place regularly in Brussels are a good way to evaluate the cultural life of this city. In terms of cinema, for example, we can highlight the BIFF (www.bifff.org) a festival dedicated to fantastic cinema or the Film Festival of Brussels (www.brff.be). Music is equally a strong component of the cultural program of the city, with events such as Ars Musica (www.arsmusica.be), the Jazz Marathon (www.brusselsjazzmarathon.be), the Klarafestival (www.klarafestival.be) and Colour Caffe (www.couleurcafe.be) dedicated to world music. The concert agenda is very complete. The Ancienne Belgique (www.abconcerts.be), located in the city center, is stage to new talents, but it also welcomes the most renowed names and many of the reputed and successful artists today, bands such as Noah and The Whale, Milow, Queens of the Stone Age, Alice Cooper, are some of the names that will perform in the coming months. The Flagey (www.flagey.be), the acoustic quality of its rooms is the ideal place to hear classical music, but also hosts jazz concerts and film festivals. The opera and dance are a daily routine of the Royal Monnaie Theatre (www.lamonnaie.be), which has sought to attract more people to these kinds of shows having events like "A Night at the Opera" at low priced tickets. Brussels is also host to classical music and the great orchestras, with frequent performances at Bozar (www.bozar.be), Church of the Minimes (www.minimes.net), that has its own choir and orchestra, or the Conservatory Music (www.conservatoire.be). Of course, museums are a must. From chocolate art, through to music, cars and cartoons, there are places for everyone to visit.