# 68 Wildclickers arranging a ball

YEEEEEEE HAAAAAA!!!!!! LET"S RIDE WILD CLICKERS!!!!!

(I sure am loud for being the newest member )

I must be getting old. Took two days to catch up with you.

Amigo-
being seen by or being with the right people counts as much as the good time one is dancing.

Why is Carnival different in Vienna?

..Considering the love of the Viennese for festive occasions, it is all the more surprising that Vienna, unlike Venice, Rio de Janeiro or Cologne, does not have an extended period of cavorting in the streets with parades of masked revelers.
This tradition, or lack thereof, goes back to one of Austria's most beloved rulers, Empress Maria Theresia (1717-1780). Despite being much admired by her people, she often played the role of a stern mother figure: She did not approve of the Viennese Fasching of her day, which at that time still included wearing masks in the streets, because brawls and tumult sometimes erupted under the cover of anonymity. She therefore banned the wearing of masks in the streets of Vienna. But she permitted the aristocrats at her imperial court to celebrate with masks inside their own "homes" (which were, in fact, palaces or elegant mansions). After her death, her son Josef II, a "People's Emperor," who was even closer to the Austrian people than his mother, relaxed her rule and allowed all Viennese to celebrate Fasching indoors, with or without masks...

In Venice the beautiful masks and customs are again to be admired.

sooooooo beautiful

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Ah, ul,
Your description of life in Vienna and picture of the revelers in Venice bring back wonderful memories. Two of my favorite cities - Venice for its quaintness and Vienna for its sheer beauty and both for their facinating history.

I think I'll slip into Harry's Bar for a relaxing drink and some interesting conversation.
(for ya'll - Harry's Bar is where Hemingway virtually lived while in Venice.)

all clicked for MA 'n Me

Success. Now I will click...that I can do correctly.

http://www.casperstartribune.net/articles/2006/02/19/news/regional/b43d0506203232a687257117007437c2.txt

"Glacial retreat

By SUSAN GALLAGHER
Associated Press writer Sunday, February 19, 2006



HELENA, Mont. -- Glacier National Park in Montana and adjacent Waterton Lakes National Park in Canada should be declared endangered by the United Nations because climate change is melting glaciers and threatening the parks' environment, a dozen organizations argue in a petition.

The Rocky Mountain parks, together known as Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park, are covered by a 1995 treaty as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Now they should be designated as a World Heritage Site in Danger, the groups say.

Mechtild Rossler, chief of the U.N. World Heritage Committee's European and North American section in Paris, said the organization had received the petition, but has not yet reviewed it.

Glacier park has 27 glaciers, down from about 150 in 1850, said Dan Fagre, who coordinates global change research for the U.S. Geological Survey at West Glacier, Mont. The USGS says the mean summer temperature at Glacier park has risen by about 3 degrees Fahrenheit over the past century.

"We haven't seen any warming to this degree as far back as we can go, and we can go back about 500 years," Fagre said."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060219/sc_afp/usclimatefloods_060219062543

"Scientists say California quake could cause Katrina II
Sun Feb 19, 1:25 AM ET

ST LOUIS, Missouri (AFP) - Many densely populated US regions face the threat of flooding as disastrous as after Hurricane Katrina, due to urban spread into river floodplains, scientists warn.

An earthquake or even a moderate flood could destroy the levee system protecting towns and cities along the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers in northern California, said Jeffrey Mount of the University of California.

"The probability of a catastrophic levee failure in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta in the next 50 years is two in three," Mount said on the sidelines of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) annual conference."

http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/397044/species_richness_and_nesting_success_of_migrant_forest_birds_in/index.html?source=r_science

"Species Richness and Nesting Success of Migrant Forest Birds in Natural River Corridors and Anthropogenic Woodlands in Southeastern South Dakota

By Gentry, Dale J; Swanson, David L; Carlisle, Jay D

Abstract.

Forest fragmentation is thought to be partially responsible for declines in many Neotropical migrant birds due to the combined effects of higher rates of brood parasitism and increased predation near forest edges. A majority of the forested habitat in the northern prairie region is found in riparian corridors, but this native habitat has been much reduced from its historical extent. However, additional woodland nesting habitat has been established within the last century in the form of isolated woodlots on farms. We compared abundance, species richness, and nesting success of migrant forest birds breeding in native riparian corridors and anthropogenic woodlots. The two habitats had similar bird abundances but native riparian woodlands were more species-rich than woodlots. We located a total of 650 nests, with 320 nests of 15 species in woodlots and 331 nests of 25 species in riparian corridors. Nesting success was not significantly different between the two habitats for all species combined or for individual species with = 15 nests in each habitat. Nests above 5 m were more successful than lower nests, but distance to woodland edge did not influence nesting success. Nests initiated in the middle and late portions of the nesting season were more successful than early season nests, significantly so in woodlots. Thus, anthropogenic woodlots were as suitable as natural habitats for successful nesting. However, many of the Neotropical migrants occurring in riparian habitats were absent from woodlots, which suggests that riparian corridors are especially important habitats for breeding birds in the northern prairie region. "

http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/397045/a_possible_role_for_red_squirrels_in_structuring_breeding_bird/index.html?source=r_science

"A Possible Role for Red Squirrels in Structuring Breeding Bird Communities in Lodgepole Pine Forests
By Siepielski, Adam M

Abstract.

Nest predation is thought to play an important role in structuring certain breeding bird communities. One potential consequence of nest predation is lower recruitment in breeding birds, which may be manifested as lower breeding bird abundance. Lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta ssp. latifolia) forests east and west of the Rocky Mountains became isolated following glacial retreat 12 000 years ago and differ in whether or not red squirrels (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus), which are a key nest predator, are present. Breeding bird abundance in lodgepole pine forests was compared between four ranges with red squirrels and four ranges without red squirrels. Species grouped into canopy and understory nesting guilds were, on average, two and three times more abundant, respectively, in forest ranges without red squirrels than in ranges with red squirrels; no statistically significant differences were found for midstory, ground, or cavity nesters. These results suggest that geographic variation in the presence or absence of red squirrels is likely important in structuring breeding bird communities in lodgepole pine forests across the landscape. "

sumac, your knowledge of facts and where to find the information is astounding! I haven't had time time to click them all yet. You are very knowledgeable!

And thanks, Beth, for the click today! I'm having a "good computer" day - who knows about tomorrow! = S

Mardi Gras poster above.

Thanks for the kind words. I just subscribe to a bunch of stuff and pick out interesting stuff.