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Water Governance in Mexico: Political and Economic Aperatures and a Shifting State-Citizen Relationship. Ecology and Society, 15(2)., 2010.
Water Management and Biodiversity Conservation Interface in Mexico: A Geographical Analysis. Applied Geography, 30(3), pp.343-354., 2010.
Water Market Trends: Transactions, Quantities, and Prices. The Appraisal Journal, 78(1), pp.50-66., 2010.
Weather, Climate, and Environmental Water Transactions. Weather, Climate, and Society, 2(3), pp.210-223., 2010.
The 2009 southwest monsoon: El Niño's heavy hand. Southwest Climate Outlook, 8(11), pp.1-3., 2009.
Arizona Solar Energy and Economics Outlook: Report Prepared for Arizona Solar Energy and Economics Summit, Tucson, AZ: Arizona Research Institute for Solar Energy (AzRISE)., 2009.
The Arizona Water Settlement Act and Urban Water Supplies. Irrigation and Drainage Systems, 23, pp.79-96., 2009.
Cattle and climate: Ranching in the arid Southwest. Southwest Climate Outlook, 8(1), pp.3-5., 2009.
Climate Assessment for the Southwest Annual Progress Report for Funding Year 2008 - 2009, Tucson, AZ: Climate Assessment for the Southwest, University of Arizona., 2009.
Climate data: the ins and outs and where to find what. Southwest Climate Outlook, 8(3), pp.3-5., 2009.
Climate data: the ins and outs and where to find what (Part 2). Southwest Climate Outlook, 8(4), pp.3-6., 2009.
Developing a Climate Driven Dynamic Mosquito Population Model with Applications to Global Warming Scenarios. Tucson, AZ: University of Arizona., 2009.
Distinguishing Pronounced Droughts in the Southwestern United States: Seasonality and Effects of Warmer Temperatures. Journal of Climate, 22, pp.5918-5932., 2009.
Dry Heat: An Overview of Climate Changes and their Impacts on North America's Arid Regions. Sonarida, 27(Jan-Jun)., 2009.
Flood Flows of the San Pedro River Basin. In Ecology and Conservation of the San Pedro River. Tucson: University of Arizona Press., 2009.
A Formal Framework for Scenario Development in Support of Environmental Decision-Making. Environmental Modeling and Software, 24(7), pp.798-808., 2009.
Future Hydroclimatology and the Research Challenges of a Post-Stationary World. Journal of Contemporary Water Research and Education, (142), pp.4-9., 2009.
Habitat Preservation and Restoration: Do Homebuyers have Preferences for Quality Habitat?. Ecological Economics, 68(5), pp.1465-1475., 2009.
Hispanic Farmers and Farmworkers: Social networks, Institutional Exclusion, and Climate Vulnerability in Southeastern Arizona. American Anthropologist, 111(3)., 2009.
Indian Water Rights Settlements and Water Management Innovations: The Role of the Arizona Water Settlements Act. Water Resources Research, 45(5), p.W05417., 2009.
Keep the West Vibrant with a Strong Climate Change Policy. Southwest Hydrology, 8(2), pp.24-30., 2009.
National Seasonal Assessment Workshop: Western States and Alaska. National Seasonal Assessment Workshops for Fire Potential., 2009.
North American Seasonal Assessment Workshop (NASAW): Canada, Mexico, and Western U.S. Outlook. National Seasonal Assessment Workshops for Fire Potential., 2009.
Past and present climate. Southwest Climate Outlook, 8(2), pp.3-5., 2009.
Political and Economic Apertures and the Shifting State-Citizen Relationship: Reforming Mexico's National Water Policy. In Water policy entrepreneurs: a research companion to water transitions around the globe. Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar, pp. 79-96., 2009.
Putting Knowledge into Action: Tapping the Institutional Knowledge of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Regions 2 and 8 to Address Climate Change, Tucson, AZ: Climate Assessment for the Southwest, University of Arizona., 2009.
The Science-Policy Interface: Experience of a Workshop for Climate Change Researchers and Water Managers. Science and Public Policy, 36(10), pp.791-798., 2009.
Simultaneous Diffusion of Herbicide Resistant Cotton and Conservation Tillage. AgBioForum, 12, pp.249-257., 2009.
Snow Days? Snowmaking Adaptation and the Future of Low Latitude, High Elevation Skiing in Arizona, USA. Climatic Change, 102(3), pp.467-491., 2009.
Southwest faces diminished stream flows, new water policies. Southwest Climate Outlook, 8(6), pp.1-3., 2009.
Strategic Behavior in Transboundary Water and Environmental Management. In Policy and strategic behaviour in water resource management. Sterling, VA: Earthscan., 2009.
Two or 12 degrees warmer? Greenhouse gas emission scenarios that drive future climate outlooks. Southwest Climate Outlook, 8(8), pp.3-5., 2009.
Variable Oceanic Influences on Western North American Drought Over the Last 1200 Years. Geophysical Research Letters, 36(17), p.L17703., 2009.
A warming world interspersed with cooling periods. Southwest Climate Outlook, 8(5), pp.3-5., 2009.
Water Auction Design for Supply Reliability: Design, Implementation, and Evaluation, Tucson, AZ: University of Arizona., 2009.
Water Management in Urbanizing, Arid Regions: Innovative Voluntary Transactions as a Response to Competing Water Claims. In Policy and strategic behaviour in water resource management. London; Sterling, VA: Earthscan, pp. 47-66., 2009.
What do we do now? Important climate change issues vocalized by resource managers. Southwest Climate Outlook, 8(9), pp.3-5., 2009.
Who's paying attention to the drought on the Colorado Plateau?. Southwest Climate Outlook, 8(7)., 2009.
Anticipating summer heat. Southwest Climate Outlook, 7(5), pp.3-5., 2008.
Beyond Brainstorming: Exploring Climate Change Adaptation Strategies: Climate Change Adaptation for Water Managers; Oracle, Arizona, 4–5 February 2008. Eos, Transactions American Geophysical Union, 89(25), p.227., 2008.
Climate Assessment for the Southwest Annual Progress Report for Funding Year 2007 - 2008, Tucson, AZ: Climate Assessment for the Southwest, University of Arizona., 2008.
Climate Change Adaptation Lessons from the Land of Dry Heat. Third Interagency Conference on Research in the Watersheds, p.292., 2008.
Climate Change and Arizona Water. The AWPCA Newsletter, 25(2), pp.36-37., 2008.
A Closer Look at Listening: Interdisciplinarity and the Varieties of Languages Employed in the Conveyance of Problem and Solution. Art, Design & Communication in Higher Education, 7(1), pp.19-29., 2008.
The Current Drought in Context: A Tree-Ring Based Evaluation of Water Supply Variability for the Salt-Verde River Basin, Tucson, AZ: The University of Arizona, The Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research., 2008.
Diagnosing 2007 U.S. precipitation extremes. Southwest Climate Outlook, 7(4), pp.3-5., 2008.
Doing Our Part to Help Conserve Arizona's Water Resources and Reduce Global Warming by Saving Energy at Home. Arizona Cooperative Extension, (AZ1485)., 2008.
Equity and Water in Mexico's Changing Institutional Landscape. In Water, Place, and Equity. Cambridge: Massachusetts Institute of Technology Press., 2008.
Equity, Privatization and Reforms: Water and Small Farmers in Mexico. In Water and Equity: Apportioning Water among Places and Values. Cambridge: Massachusetts Institute of Technology., 2008.
Exploring Use of Climate Information in Wildland Fire Management: A Decision Calendar Study. Journal of Forestry, 106(2), pp.71-77., 2008.
Flash floods in city enviroments. Southwest Climate Outlook, 7(9), pp.3-5., 2008.
Forecast verification: Past, present, and future. END InSight, 7(1), pp.3-5., 2008.
Formal Scenario Development for Environmental Impact Assessment Studies. In Developments in Integrated Environmental Assessment. Amsterdam: Elsevier, pp. 145-162., 2008.
Increasing Eolian Dust Deposition in the Western United States Linked to Human Activity. Nature Geoscience, 1(3), pp.189-195., 2008.
Influence of Climate Variability on the Market Price of Water in the Gila-San Francisco Basin. Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 33(3), pp.473-487., 2008.
Making Decision-Support Information Useful, Useable, and Responsive to Decision-Maker Needs. In Decision Support Experiments and Evaluations using Seasonal-to-Interannual Forecasts and Observational Data: A Focus on Water Resources. Asheville, N.C.: U.S. Climate Change Science Program and the Subcommittee on Global Change Research., 2008.
Managing Flash Floods: Risk Perception from a Cultural Perspective. Tucson, AZ: University of Arizona., 2008.
Misreading the Arizona landscape: Reframing Analyses of Environmental Degradation in Southeastern Arizona. Human Organization, 67(4), pp.373-383., 2008.
Mitigating Climate Change in the American Southwest: New Mexico Climate Change Ecology and Adaptation Workshop; Albuquerque, New Mexico, 22 October 2007. Eos, Transactions American Geophysical Union, 89(1), pp.3-3., 2008.
Models, Assumptions, and Stakeholders: Planning for Water Supply Variability in the Colorado River Basin. JAWRA Journal of the American Water Resources Association, 44(2), pp.381-398., 2008.
National Seasonal Assessment Workshop: Eastern & Southern Geographic Areas. National Seasonal Assessment Workshops for Fire Potential., 2008.
National Seasonal Assessment Workshop: Western States and Alaska. National Seasonal Assessment Workshops for Fire Potential., 2008.
New streamflow forecasts for expert users. Southwest Climate Outlook, 7(2), pp.3-5., 2008.
North American Seasonal Assessment Workshop (NASAW): Canada, Mexico, and Western U.S. Outlook. National Seasonal Assessment Workshops for Fire Potential., 2008.
Northern Annular Mode Impact on Spring Climate in the Western United States. Geophysical Research Letters, 35(L17701)., 2008.
Phenology, citizen science and Dave Bertelsen. Southwest Climate Outlook, 7(8), pp.3-5., 2008.
Powering the Southwest with solar and wind. Southwest Climate Outlook, 7(11), pp.3-5., 2008.
Relationships Between Alpha Diversity of Plant Species in Bloom and Climatic Variables Across an Elevation Gradient. International Journal of Biometeorology, 52(5), pp.353-366., 2008.
Rural-Urban Water Transfers with Applications to the U.S. Mexico Border Region. In Game Theory and Policy Making in Natural Resources and the Environment. New York, NY: Routledge Press, pp. 155-80., 2008.
A shift toward aridity. Southwest Climate Outlook, 7(3), pp.3-5., 2008.
Understanding the southwestern monsoon. Southwest Climate Outlook, 7(7), pp.3-5., 2008.
The wet winter and the basins' bathtubs. Southwest Climate Outlook, 7(6), pp.3-6., 2008.
Applications of Monsoon Research: Opportunities to Inform Decision Making and Reduce Regional Vulnerability. Journal of Climate, 20(9), pp.1608-1627., 2007.
Arizona drought coming back into focus. Southwest Climate Outlook, 6(6), pp.3-5., 2007.
Arizona water policy : management innovations in an urbanizing, arid region 1st ed., Washington, DC: Resources for the Future., 2007.
Assessing the Value of Adjudications in a World of Uncertainty: an Economic Perspective. University of Denver Law Review, 10(327)., 2007.
Changes on the range: Exploring climate change with range managers. Journal of Natural Resources Life Science Education, 36, pp.76-86., 2007.
Climate and Human Health: Synthesizing Environmental Complexity and Uncertainty. Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment, 21(5), pp.601-613., 2007.
Climate Assessment for the Southwest Annual Progress Report for Funding Year 2006 - 2007, Tucson, AZ: Climate Assessment for the Southwest, University of Arizona., 2007.
Climate Change Effects on Southwest Water Resources. Southwest Hydrology, 6(1), pp.16-17, 34., 2007.
Cooling systems affect resources, climate, and health. Southwest Climate Outlook, 6(9), pp.3-5., 2007.
Equilibrio de bajo nivel y manejo urbano del aqua en Cananea, Sonora. Frontera Norte, 19(37)., 2007.
Everybody counts when reining in global warming. Southwest Climate Outlook, 6(2), pp.3-5., 2007.
Global warming determined to be "unequivocal". Southwest Climate Outlook, 6(3), pp.3-5., 2007.
Global warming in the Southwest: An overview. Southwest Climate Outlook, 6(4), pp.3-6., 2007.
Global warming in the Southwest: Projections, Observations and Impacts , Tucson, AZ: Climate Assessment for the Southwest, University of Arizona., 2007.
Global warming inspires a look at solar, wind energy. Southwest Climate Outlook, 6(7), pp.3-6., 2007.
How Can Recreation and Tourism Benefit from Multi-Disciplinary Approaches to Assess and Adapt to Climate Change? Lessons from the U.S. Southwest . 3rd International Workshop on Climate, Tourism and Recreation., 2007.
How Can Tourism Research Benefit from Multi-Disciplinary Assessmesnts of Climate Change? Lessons from the U.S. Southwest. In Developments in Tourism Climatology. pp. 274-281., 2007.
How tree rings can help reconstruct streamflow. Southwest Climate Outlook, 6(5), pp.3-5., 2007.
Monsoon region climate applications. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 88(6), pp.933-935., 2007.
National Seasonal Assessment Workshop: Eastern, Southern, & Southwest Geographic Areas. National Seasonal Assessment Workshops for Fire Potential., 2007.
National Seasonal Assessment Workshop: Western States and Alaska. National Seasonal Assessment Workshops for Fire Potential., 2007.
Native Fish Conservation and Climate Variability in Southeastern Arizona. Restoring Connections, 10(2), pp.12-13., 2007.
New divisions for monitoring and predicting climate. Southwest Climate Outlook, 6(7), pp.3-5., 2007.
Roundtable discussion on La Niña episode. Southwest Climate Outlook, 6(11), pp.3-5., 2007.
Scenario Development for Water Resources Planning and Management. In Changes in Water Resources Systems: Methodologies to Maintain Water Security and Ensure Integrated Management. Wallingford, UK: International Association of Hydrological Sciences, pp. 192-198., 2007.
Sub-Regional Winter Precipitation Variability in the Southwest U.S.: A study of Contrasting Precipitation Anomalies. Tucson, AZ: University of Arizona., 2007.
Upstream Market Power in Water Transfers. Tucson, AZ: University of Arizona., 2007.
Water-Energy Trade-Offs Between Swamp Coolers and Air Conditioners. Southwest Hydrology, 6(5), pp.28-29, 34., 2007.
2006 North American Seasonal Assessment Workshop Progress Report, Tucson, AZ: Climate Assessment for the Southwest, University of Arizona., 2006.
Arizona Drought Monitoring, Mexico City, Mexico., 2006.
Brief - National Seasonal Assessment Workshop: Eastern, Southern, & Southwest Geographic Areas. National Seasonal Assessment Workshops for Fire Potential., 2006.
Brief - National Seasonal Assessment Workshop: Western States & Alaska. National Seasonal Assessment Workshops for Fire Potential., 2006.
Climate Assessment for the Southwest Annual Progress Report for Funding Year 2005 - 2006, Tucson, AZ: Climate Assessment for the Southwest, University of Arizona., 2006.
Collaborative Stewardship to Prevent Wildfires. Environment, 48(7), pp.8-21., 2006.
Decision Support Tools: Strategies for Effectively Linking Hydroclimatic Science and Society. American Geophysical Union, 12., 2006.
Drought and Declining Reservoirs: Comparing Media Discourse in Arizona and New Mexico, 2002-2004. Global Environmental Change, 16, pp.95-113., 2006.
Drought, Climate Variability and Implications for Water Supply and Management. In Arizona Water Policy: Management Innovations In An Urbanizing, Arid Region. Washington, D.C.: Resources for the Future, pp. 61-78., 2006.
Drought, Tree Rings, and Water Resource Management in Colorado. Canadian Water Resources, 31(4), pp.1-14., 2006.
An Economic Assessment of the Sonoran Desert Conservation Plan. Natural Resources Journal, 46(3), pp.709-725., 2006.
El Niño: a wild card for climate change impacts. Southwest Climate Outlook, 5(1), pp.2-4., 2006.
Experts discuss early start to Southwest fire season. Southwest Climate Outlook, 5(3), pp.2-4., 2006.
Global warming could affect groundwater recharge. Southwest Climate Outlook, 5(11), pp.3-5., 2006.
Grassland dynamics shift with climate fluctuations. Southwest Climate Outlook, 5(2), pp.2-4., 2006.
Hurricane intensity rises with sea surface temps. Southwest Climate Outlook, 5(6), pp.3-5., 2006.
Insects, Diseases, and Abiotic Disorders in Southwest Forests and Woodlands. Arizona Cooperative ExtensionArizona Cooperative Extension, (AZ1418)., 2006.
Islands in a Sea of Change. Restoring Connections, 9(3), pp.3-9., 2006.
Management of Forests and Woodlands. Arizona Cooperative Extension, (AZ1424)., 2006.
Modeling Interactions Among Wildland Fire, Climate and Society in the Context of Climatic Variability and Change in the Southwest US. In Regional Climate Change and Variability, Impacts and Responses. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar, pp. 58-78., 2006.
Monsoon impact on society: the good and the bad. Southwest Climate Outlook, 5(7), pp.3-6., 2006.
National Seasonal Assessment Workshops Joint Final Report: Western States & Alaska, Eastern, Southern, & Southwestern States. National Seasonal Assessment Workshops for Fire Potential., 2006.
NWS new local three-month temperature outlook. Southwest Climate Outlook, 5(8), pp.3-4., 2006.
Observed and Predicted Impacts of Climate Change on New Mexico's Water Supplies , Albuquerque, NM: Office of the State Engineer., 2006.
Paradoxes of Decentralization: Water Reform and Social Implications in Mexico. World Development, 34(11), pp.1977-1995., 2006.
Population growth, warming, and water supply. Southwest Climate Outlook, 5(9), pp.3-6., 2006.
Putting the Arizona drought plan into action. Southwest Climate Outlook, 5(5), pp.3-6., 2006.
Remotely Sensed Proxies for Environmental Amenities in Hedonic Analysis: What Does Green Mean?. In Environmental Valuation: Interregional and Intraregional Perspectives. Aldershot, England ; Burlington, VT: Ashgate., 2006.
Rising Carbon Dioxide Levels and Forest Management. Arizona Cooperative Extension, (AZ1395)., 2006.
Rising temperatures bump up risk of wildfires. Southwest Climate Outlook, 5(4), pp.2-6., 2006.
SNOTEL Representativeness in the Rio Grande Headwaters on the Basis of Physiographics and Remotely Sensed Snow Cover Persistence. Hydrological Processes, 20(4), pp.723-739., 2006.
Southwest drought can pack a hefty punch. Southwest Climate Outlook, 5(5), pp.3-6., 2006.
Stubborn' Drought, Hurricanes Add to Fire Worries. Wildfire, 15(2)., 2006.
Warming and Earlier Spring Increase Western U.S. Forest Wildfire Activity. Science, 313(5789), pp.940-943., 2006.
Arctic System on Trajectory to New, Seasonally Ice-Free State. EOS, 86(34), pp.309-316., 2005.
Biologists bring water to species hurt by drought. Southwest Climate Outlook, 4(1), pp.2-4., 2005.
Brief - National Seasonal Assessment Workshop: Eastern and Southern States. National Seasonal Assessment Workshop for Fire Potential., 2005.
Climate Assessment for the Southwest Annual Progress Report for Funding Year 2004 - 2005, Tucson, AZ: Climate Assessment for the Southwest, University of Arizona., 2005.
Climate Change in the Colorado River Basin. In Colorado River Basin Climate: Paleo, Present, Future. pp. 36-44., 2005.
Climate experts discuss winter and spring forecasts. Southwest Climate Outlook, 4(11), pp.2-3., 2005.
Climate Factors Influencing Coccidioidomycosis Seasonality and Outbreaks. Environmental Health Perspectives, 113(6), pp.688-692., 2005.
Climate Science and Drought Planning: The Arizona Experience. JAWRA Journal of the American Water Resources Association, 41(2), pp.437-446., 2005.
The Co-Production of Science and Policy in Integrated Climate Assessments. Global Environmental Change, 15, pp.57-68., 2005.
An epidemic of coccidioidomycosis in Arizona associated with climate changes, 1998-2001. Journal of Infectious Diseases, 191(11), pp.1981-1987., 2005.
Examining the Recent Climate Through the Lens of Ecology: Inferences from Temporal Pattern Analysis. Ecological Applications, 15(2), pp.440-457., 2005.
Extending the Kolmogorov-Zurbenko Filter: Application to Ozone, Particulate Matter, and Meteorological Trends. Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association, 55(8), pp.1208-1216., 2005.
Federal Farm Programs and Water Use in the Western United States. In Negotiating Tribal Water Rights: Fulfilling Promises in the Arid West. Tucson, AZ: University of Arizona Press., 2005.
Fire Season Prospects Split East of the Rockies. Wildfire, 14(2)., 2005.
Flowing Uphill Toward Money: Groundwater Management and Ejidal Producers in Mexico's Free Trade Environment. In Changing Structure of Mexico: Political, Social and Economic Prospects. New York: M.E. Sharpe, pp. 341-360., 2005.
Is global warming creeping into Southwest forests?. Southwest Climate Outlook, 4(2), pp.2-5., 2005.
How to use the climate Forecast Evaluation Tool. Southwest Climate Outlook, 4(10), pp.2-4., 2005.
Inquiry into monsoon and global warming continues. Southwest Climate Outlook, 4(7), pp.2-4., 2005.
Institutions and Incentives to Protect Water-Dependent Amenities. Water Resources Research., 2005.
Integration of Climate Information and Forecasts Into Western US Water Supply Forecasts. In Climate Variations, Climate Change, and Water Resources Engineering. Reston, VA: American Society of Civil Engineers, p. 198., 2005.
Meteorologically-adjusted urban air quality trends in the southwestern United States. Atmospheric Environment, 39(16), pp.2969-2980., 2005.
Monsoon could strengthen as climate warms. Southwest Climate Outlook, 4(6), pp.2-4., 2005.
More than Just Talk: Connecting Science and Decision Making. Environment, 47(9), pp.6-21., 2005.
National Seasonal Assessment Workshop: Eastern & Southern States. National Seasonal Assessment Workshops for Fire Potential., 2005.
National Seasonal Assessment Workshop: Western States and Alaska. National Seasonal Assessment Workshops for Fire Potential., 2005.
Nature's clock ringing in earlier springs. Southwest Climate Outlook, 4(9), pp.2-4., 2005.
Negotiating tribal water rights : fulfilling promises in the arid West 1st ed., Tucson: University of Arizona Press., 2005.
Renegotiating Urban Water Management in Flagstaff, Arizona, Tucson, AZ: Climate Assessment for the Southwest, University of Arizona., 2005.
Scaling Snow Observations from the Point to the Grid Element: Implications for Observation Network Design. Water Resources Research, 41(11), p.W11421., 2005.
Significant Fire Potential Outlook 2005. EastFIRE Conference, p.4 pp., 2005.
Some Highlights from the 2003 Farm and Ranch Irrigation Survey. Arizona Review, (Spring), pp.16-19., 2005.
Tree-ring records inform water management decisions. Southwest Climate Outlook, 4(5), pp.1-3., 2005.
Use of Climate Information in Water Resources Management. In Encyclopedia of Hydrological Sciences. West Essex, United Kingdom: John Wiley and Sons, Ltd., 2005.
Valuing Riparian Amenities. Natural Resources Journal, 45(1)., 2005.
Visitor Values and Local Economic Impacts of Riparian Habitat Preservation: California's Kern River Preserve. JAWRA Journal of the American Water Resources Association, 41(3), pp.709-717., 2005.
Walking The Talk: Connecting Science with Decisionmaking. Environment, 47(9), pp.6-21., 2005.
Water, energy, and climate linked in complex ways. Southwest Climate Outlook, 4(8), pp.2-5., 2005.
Water, Power, and Social Transformation: Neoliberal Reforms in Mexico. VertigO: La revue electronique en sciences de l'environnement, 6(2)., 2005.
Why Sustainability is Not a Four-Letter Word. Southwest Hydrology, 4(1), pp.14-15., 2005.
Will April rains bring May flames?. Southwest Climate Outlook, 4(4), pp.1-3., 2005.
Will the drought continue?. Southwest Climate Outlook, 4(3), pp.1-4., 2005.
Arizona Cropland: A Background Paper, Casa Grande, Arizona: University of Arizona Water Resources Research Center and the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics., 2004.
The Arizona Meteorological Network: A Brief Overview. Southwest Climate Outlook, 3(3), pp.1-3., 2004.
Arizona to release drought plan for public comment. Southwest Climate Outlook, 3(6), pp.2-4., 2004.
Arizona's Drought planning: Focusing on Adaptation. Water Resources Impact, 6(4), pp.14-17., 2004.
Assessing Meteorological Controls on Ozone Trends in the Southwestern United States . XX Quadrennial Ozone Symposium., 2004.
Beetles devastate forests in response to drought. Southwest Climate Outlook, 3(5), pp.2-4., 2004.
Braving the currents : evaluating environmental conflict resolution in the river basins of the American West, Boston: Kluwer Academic Publishers., 2004.
Brief - National Seasonal Assessment Workshop: Eastern and Southern States. National Seasonal Assessment Workshops for Fire Potential., 2004.
Brief - National Seasonal Assessment Workshop: Western States and Alaska. National Seasonal Assessment Workshops for Fire Potential., 2004.
Climate and Infectious Disease in the Southwestern United States. Progress in Physical Geography, 28(3), pp.387-398., 2004.
Climate Assessment for the Southwest Annual Progress Report for Funding Year 2003 - 2004, Tucson, AZ: Climate Assessment for the Southwest, University of Arizona., 2004.
Climate experts discuss Southwest drought. Southwest Climate Outlook, 3(9)., 2004.
Cuanto Cuesta? Development and Water in Ambos Nogales and the Upper San Pedro Basin. In The Social Costs of Industrial Growth in Northern Mexico. San Diego, CA: Center for US-Mexican Studies, pp. 205-248., 2004.
Drought and Climate in Arizona: Top Ten Questions & Answers, Tucson, AZ: Climate Assessment for the Southwest, University of Arizona., 2004.
Estimating the distribution of snow water equivalent and snow extent beneath cloud cover in the Salt–Verde River basin, Arizona. Hydrological Processes, 18(9), pp.1595-1611., 2004.
Evaluation of Official Western U.S. Seasonal Water Supply Outlooks 1922-2002. Journal of Hydrometeorology, 5, pp.896-909., 2004.
Forecasters expect below-normal East Pacific hurricane activity despite likely El Niño development this season. Southwest Climate Outlook, 3(8), pp.3-4., 2004.
The future Colorado River: Will it deliver?. Southwest Climate Outlook, 3(12), pp.2-4., 2004.
The Heat Is On. Sonorensis, pp.20-28., 2004.
How Federal Farm Programs Affect Water Use, Quality, and Allocation Among Sectors. Water Resources Research, 40(12), p.W12S05., 2004.
Indicadores ambientales para la agricultura sustentable: un Estudio del noreste de Sonora, Sonora, Mexico: El Colegio de Sonora., 2004.
Integrated Assessment as a Step Toward Reducing Climate Vulnerability in the Southwestern United States. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 85(11), pp.1727-1734., 2004.
Interactions Between Antecedent Climate and Wildfire Variability Across South-Eastern Arizona. International Journal of Wildland Fire, 13(4), pp.455-466., 2004.
Investing in Border Water Quality. Arizona Review, 2(1), pp.8-11, 19., 2004.
Long-Term Aridity Changes in the Western United States. Science, 306(5698), pp.1015-1018., 2004.
Low flow in the Colorado River Basin spurs water shortage discussion among seven states. Southwest Climate Outlook, 3(11), pp.2-4., 2004.
Market Prices for Water in the Semiarid West of the United States. Water Resources Research, 40(9), p.W09S04., 2004.
Monsoon forecasting could improve following study. Southwest Climate Outlook, 3(7), pp.2-5., 2004.
National Seasonal Assessment Workshop: Eastern and Southern States. National Seasonal Assessment Workshops for Fire Potential., 2004.
National Seasonal Assessment Workshop: Western States and Alaska. National Seasonal Assessment Workshops for Fire Potential., 2004.
Plan to thin trees in Apache-Sitreaves forest could increase streamflow in short term. Southwest Climate Outlook, 3(10), pp.2-5., 2004.
The Political Ecology of Land-Use Change: the Case of Affluent Ranchers and Destitute Farmers in the Mexican Municipio of Alamos. Human Organizations, 63(1), pp.21-33., 2004.
Ranchers split on supporting grazing permit buyout. Southwest Climate Outlook, 3(2), pp.1-2., 2004.
The Role of Electronic Technologies for Reaching Underserved Audiences. American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 86(3), pp.767-771., 2004.
The Role of Markets in Reallocating Irrigation Water. In Encyclopedia of Water Science. New York, NY: Marcel Dekker., 2004.
Salt cedar: Villain or scapegoat when it comes to water use?. Southwest Climate Outlook, 3(10), pp.2-5., 2004.
Scientists look to ocean for clues about drought. Southwest Climate Outlook, 3(1), pp.1-4., 2004.
Southwest faces high fire risk despite recent rains. Southwest Climate Outlook, 3(4), pp.1-2., 2004.
Streamflow Estimation from Hydrologic Model Assimilation of Remotely Sensed Snow Information in Snowmelt Dominated Basins. American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2004, (47)., 2004.
Water Markets in the Southwest. Southwest Hydrology, 3(2), pp.14-15., 2004.
A Winter Precipitation 'Dipole' in the Western United States Associated with Multidecadal ENSO Variability. Geophysical Research Letters, 31(9), p.L09203., 2004.
The 2003 national seasonal assessment workshop: A proactive approach to preseason fire danger assessment. Proceedings American Meteorological Society Fifth Symposium on Fire and Forest Meteorology., 2003.
Abrupt Climate Change. Science, 299(5615), pp.2005-2010., 2003.
Advanced Hydrologic Predictions for Improving Water Management. In Water: Science, Policy and Management. American Geophysical Union , pp. 285-387., 2003.
Assessing Trends in Ozone Air Quality, Tucson, AZ: Climate Assessment for the Southwest, University of Arizona., 2003.
Average winter rains in Arizona could bring drought relief. Southwest Climate Outlook, 2(11), pp.1-3., 2003.
Brief - National Seasonal Assessment Workshop. National Seasonal Assessment Workshops for Fire Potential., 2003.
Climate and Urban Water Providers in Arizona: An Analysis of Vulnerability Perceptions and Climate Information, Tucson, AZ: Climate Assessment for the Southwest, University of Arizona., 2003.
Climate and water: transboundary challenges in the Americas, Dordrecht ; Boston ; London: Kluwer Academic., 2003.
Climate Assessment for the Southwest Annual Progress Report for Funding Year 2002 - 2003, Tucson, AZ: Climate Assessment for the Southwest, University of Arizona., 2003.
Climate Doesn't Stop at the Border: U.S. - Mexico Climatic Regions and Causes of Variability. In Climate and Water: Transboundary Challenges in the Americas. Netherlands: Kluwer Academic Publishers, pp. 291-316., 2003.
Climate, forest management stoke Western wildfires. END InSight, 2(4), pp.1-4., 2003.
Climate, Groundwater, and Population Growth. END InSight, 2(1), pp.2-3., 2003.
Climate in Medieval Time. Science, 302(5644), pp.404-405., 2003.
Climate Information and Water Resource Management: Two Initiatives in the Southwest. American Meteorological Society 83rd Annual Meeting, Symposium on Impacts of Water Variability, Benefits and Challenges., 2003.
A Comparative Assessment of Climate Vulnerability: Agriculture and Ranching on Both Sides of the US–Mexico Border. Global Environmental Change, 13(3), pp.159-173., 2003.
Drought Update: Where do we Stand?. END InSight, 2(6), p.3., 2003.
A Dry El Niño Winter. END InSight, 2(2), pp.4-6., 2003.
Economic Characteristics of Successful Environmental Dispute Resolution Outcomes. In Evaluating Environmental and Public Policy Dispute Resolution Programs and Policies. Resources for the Future, pp. 301-325., 2003.
The economic impacts of drought in the Southwest. END InSight, 2(3), pp.1-4., 2003.
Economics of Urban Water Demand and Supply. In Managing Urban Water Demand. Dordrecht, Netherlands: Kluwer Academic Press., 2003.
Frequency-Dependent Climate Signal in Upper and Lower Forest Border Trees in the Mountains of the Great Basin. Climatic Change, 59(1-2), pp.233-244., 2003.
Groundwater resources and climate variability. END InSight, 2(1), pp.1-2., 2003.
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NSFW The two men responsible for the Whizzinator - a prosthetic todger designed to beat those pesky drugs tests - have each pleaded guilty to two counts of conspiracy to defraud in a federal court in Pittsburgh.
Robert Catalano and George Wills punted their fake schlong through California-based internet outfit Puck Technology. The website explained: "The Whizzinator is the ultimate solution for a drug testing device. It is very comfortable to wear for long periods of time while the body temperature is maintained with organic heat pads.
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Friday, September 25, 2009
How a Girl Gamer was Made
So, what led a girl such as myself to be a druid, officer, in a relatively hardcore raiding guild? Nevermind that I broke the mold in that I actually like tanking and melee dps (it was my primary role as alliance in TBC), and only heal in WotLK because it's what the guild needed and they insist I'm somewhat decent at it (when most female gamers are stereotyped as healers, a support role).
My First Games
I was always a bit of a tomboy. I have a little brother, and my cousins matching my own age were all boys as well; my parents took me camping and never discouraged me of getting dirty and romping about in normal play. I had my share of baby dolls, but my favorite toys were stuffed animals, and I've always felt more interested in animals than in "human" relations. I had a dollhouse, with a few posable plastic people, but I preferred using the Mapletown dolls, who were, in essence, furries. When I got a bit older, I began amassing a collection of tiny porcelain animals, and the human dolls were set aside in favor of the dollhouse being ruled by pets and wildlife (my favorites were a fox family, a husky, and a german shephard).
My Dad had a motorcycle when I was really young, and he took my brother and I on a couple spins around the neighborhood, but as we reached schoolage, he sold it in favor of a Nintendo and a computer. We played Duckhunt and the original Mario, and I had fun shooting the discs out of the air, though I felt a bit odd killing ducks. My Mom didn't complain, however, and it was fun time spent with my Dad and my little brother: a positive first experience for a young girl into the world of video gaming.
When we got a computer--the kind with DOS--my Dad got a few games for it. We played the original Duke Nukem, Wolfenstein 3D, etc. Yes, I was shooting Nazis at about 7 years old, and my Dad would laugh so hard when something in the game would surprise me and I'd nearly jump out of the seat.
Growing into my Own Gaming
I never thought it odd for a girl such as myself to be playing video games through grade school. A couple close friends I made in elementary school were similar; with brothers and gamer dads, they too enjoyed playing games on the computer or on Sega or Nintendo. At the same time, we had no problem going out into the backyard and building forts in the bushes, climbing trees, or just chatting on the swingsets about the various imaginary worlds we played in.
Though we had an SNES, I bugged my parents for a Sega, and quickly was immersed into Sonic the Hedgehog. I played through the whole series, though beginning with Tails' introduction in Sonic 2, I often played with a friend, cooperatively. On the computer, my brother was playing things like Reader Rabbit (which I'd help him out with sometimes), while we both played Commander Keen and Duke Nukem 3D (jetpacks and rocket launchers! Whee!).
My Dad had some work convincing me to try it, but I also grew to love X-Wing, my first flight simulator game. From there, I also had fun with Terminal Velocity, another sci-fi flight game.
I also ended up getting my own Gameboy Color (crazy technology!) with hard-earned allowance money, and played games like Dragon Warrior Monsters, Tetris, and Pokémon: Pokémon became a favorite game when the Sonic series died down (Sonic 3D was very disappointing). I also did a fair amount of reading around all the gaming, growing into the Star Wars lore, and first began writing by trying my hand at some fanfiction.
Whoa, Interwebs!
As the schools were getting semi-decent computer labs (upper middle to high school for me), came the time of dial-up AOL at home. A friend pulled me into some Star Wars RPG chatrooms among other types of roleplay (including Pokémon and animé), and we had fun goofing off as jedi or x-wing pilots or pokémon trainers or, in my case, pokémon themselves. Given the newness of the internet and my young age, I did have a few scary chatroom run-ins that made me more careful, though there was never anything serious.
I picked up some of the strategy games for my own time, continueing with Pokémon on the Gameboy but playing things like Civilization, Star Wars: Rebellion, SimCity, and Star Wars: Jedi Knight on the computer. My brother found more interest in the FPS war games, which I suppose makes it not too surprising that he earned Expert Marksman in his high school Marine RotC program.
I played a bit of Monster Rancher, Final Fantasy, Zelda, Mario Kart, and GoldenEye through my friends' console games. I didn't play any real MMOs, however. I eyed Everquest a bit, but the monthly fee tied with the slowness of the internet at the time (and my parents' dial-up) kept me away from it. The idea of having to pay monthly for the game on top of internet costs seemed ridiculous to me, so I stayed away from MMOs.
In high-school, I also had my first introduction to tabletop RPGs, joining a D&D group. I've been playing in D&D type games ever since :) I also didn't loose my love of nature: I enjoyed backpacking and canoeing and water-tubing, still climbed trees, still played on rope swings, tried my hand at repelling/rock climbing, and spent a lot of time along bayside beaches finding shark's teeth and building sand castles.
Going from dialup to campus ethernet was like being dumped in the deep-end. While I had to put aside my Sega and Gameboy and most computer games in favor of getting used to the study load and self-sufficiency of having complete control of my time, I was also more thoroughly introduced to animé, and picked up new hobbies such as archery and SCA fencing.
I was also introduced to a LAN gamer group on-campus, and played Unreal Tournament with them: a group mostly male, though I was not the only girl. I met my now-husband through this group; we laugh that it was love through a sniper scope. Through him, I also discovered Morrowind and the Baldur's Gate/Neverwinter Nights series and, eventually, was convinced to try out my first MMO: City of Heroes. I overcame my dislike of the monthly subscription fee and agreed to try it out; I had a lot of fun playing a purely support class, a Mind-Control Bubbler, who had nearly zero offensive abilities. I enjoyed it because it was a challenge, and I had little reason to solo in the game.
Would I have tried an MMO without my boyfriend's pressure?
Yes. It simply would've taken the pressure of a female friend to overcome that same dislike of the monthly subscription fee; most of my female Everquest-playing friends had just put their gaming aside for college, however, so I had no one within my friend group to do such pressuring.
Of course, once I began playing and saw the extent of the customer support and ever-evolving game design, I understood the subscription fee, and stopped complaining about it. :)
My Types of Games
As you can see through the above rambling, I have played a lot of different kinds of games all through my childhood. I enjoy an FPS, and I enjoy an involved RPG. I have played the sniper as well as taken out people up-close with a frag gun. I have lead civilizations and fleets, and raised a team of cute cuddly creatures to beat up other cute cuddly creatures (but not kill... they just faint!). I have spent much time with Sims-people and building them both homes, lives, and entire cities; I have raced through the stars fighting for the Rebellion or, even, the Empire in TIE Fighter.
I enjoy variety in my games. It's part of what so appeals to me in my druid: the hybrid allows me to try my paws at many roles, and if I get truly bored or dislike one, I can respec without having to level a whole new character. I heal, I buff, I protect, I tank, I rip into things, I stealth about, I build, I destroy. I fawn over mini-pets and cuddly dragon and wolf mounts, I lay claws into a gnome's back, I parry swords with my bear-face, I turn into a tree and spread healing support over my friends. I've played a fairy who could wield a handgun as readily as devastating magic, I've played a wolf monk, I've played a booky mage, I've played a dual-wielding hack-and-slash warrior on a mission to avenge her father, I've played a grad student who could turn the ground into jello and was haunted by a little girl who could turn into a dragon, I've played a drow werewolf (bleach-white fur, ha).
I have fun.
~~ How about you? What was your first experience with gaming, and with an MMO? Who introduced you to the hobby? ~~
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I started with The Oregon Trail on the old Apple II =)
My parents did spring and get us an NES system for christmas, and I think my fondest memories were trying to teach my grandfather mario, and listening to him hoot as different things happened.
We went from Mario to SNES, to Sega. By the time I was in late middle school/high school, I had largely halted gaming and focused on Music. I practiced just about every free hour that I could.
When I went to college, I took my SNES with me, but played it fairly infrequently, as my music major was highly competitive and not being the best wasn't an option. This meant that I locked myself into the practice rooms for essentially 8 hours a day. I'd sleep during the early evening, so that I could go into the music building and practice in the empty recital halls with those beautiful acousitcs in the wee hours of the morning.
I would say that I got back into gaming seriously again when I made the decision to drop my music major (I made a life decision regarding the stress of always being the best...and to this day have some regrets about that decision). At that time the sony playstation was promonent, and Golden Eye was out in the N64.
I quickly got back into my Final Fantasy games, and would often prefer Friday nights with a group of friends playing golden eye. I also became wildly hooked on a game called Dungeon Keeper. I also adored the Soul Calibur series.
I played quite a few computer and console games while I was in Law School, as it was a way to just get away from everything for a bit and let my brain unwind. Laugh all you want, but Luigi's Mansion owned! I prolly played through that more times that I can count =)
I still strongly favored RPGs and RTS games, with a good action flick thrown in there. I found I really like the Ratchet and Clank series. Kingdom Hearts probably remains one of the best games that I ever played.
I picked up WoW shortly after it's release, it was my first MMO. I have enjoyed it immensely, but I don't know if I will play another MMO quite as heavily, or at all. It's been a great experience, but I miss having time for some of the other new games out there...and time for myself =)
Oh dear...sorry for the novel! I got a bit carried away with the memories =)
- September 25, 2009 at 2:21 PM
- Kae said...
Ohh Golden Eye! That and Mario kart were some of my favorite games to play at my friends' house. Can't believe I forgot about them!
Before that, I played a bit of Mortal Kombat with some friends. That was a button-masher game and a half! I didn't like all the combos to be memorized, so I didn't play much of those types of games.
Agreed on Kingdom Hearts :) I adore the opening themes to both the first and 2nd... Sanctuary is probably one of my favorite songs.
- September 25, 2009 at 2:41 PM
- Sylveria said...
My first video game experience was the NES - Mario Brothers and Duck Hunt. And then SNES - with various Mario games. I didn't get my next console until high school and I had gotten a PS3 and played the console version of the Sims. So I had a hug gap of time where I didn't ask my parents for a console. Although during that time I was playing games on the computer - some sabrina the teenage witch game when I was in the 4th grade, Roller Coaster tycoon and then Tomb Raider: Revelation. There were more computer games I just can't think of them at the moment.
It wasn't until college when I met my bf did I learn about mmo's and WoW. I had never heard of this genre until I met him. I remember one day he randomly showed me his rogue and then asked me to make a character.. so I made a Night elf and I instantly fell in love. The environments were beautiful.. the quests were intriguing.. so I bought WoW and here I am still playing 4 years later. ^_^
But I also play on my xbox 360 here and there. I enjoy mmo's, rpg, action/adventure, and FPS. I started to play games way more once I got to college.
- September 25, 2009 at 4:30 PM
Heh, I started with D&D, just a tiny bit back in my teen days, but I was a nerd, too, comic books, sci-fi, fantasy, the whole thing... but I was over 30 before I became a serious D&D player... lol
WoW is my first and only MMORPG. It was a gift from a friend who swore I'd love it... and she was right. It was playing D&D live online as far as I was concerned. I infected a couple of other members of the gaming group, too. ::chuckle::
I'm not hardcore, I raid 3 times a week, whatever I can, because I am also a wife and mother and real life must come first. But I still love the game. :)
- September 25, 2009 at 4:35 PM
- Nelle said...
I started with the original nintendo, worked up to Super nintendo playing games like Bomber man, Zelda and Mario Kart. Than came N64, games like Zelda (again), Donkey Kong, StarFox and Golden Eye ^_^
Some computer games I played were Simcity, and a safari game.
Friends got an Xbox, and we played games such as Halo, Star Wars Battlefront and DDR.
I got introduced to WoW, also by my bf (ex now). We were talking on the phone, he was talking about about he was flying and seeing trees pass by. I was curious becuase I had no clue what he was talking about. I downloaded the trial and Got so excited when I saw the cute little taurens! I made a female hunter at first, than decided I would switch to a caster. This Muj was born :). Made him male because at the time, I thought they were cuter. hehe
- September 28, 2009 at 12:41 AM
- Kae said...
But the male cows are always scratching themselves! They have fleas, imo. ;)
Kayeri, I do agree, it does feel a lot like D&D online! I did play a bit of Neverwinter with friends in online modules, but the camera controls in Neverwinter were pretty clunky in comparison. We also tried using the Battlegrounds program paired with vent to run full distance D&D games, but I liked that even less, we spent more time trying to get the board populated and arranged than we did playing (around the guys having in-character arguements that left me rubbing my head in ache). I much prefer WoW over any of them, though at least the D&D druids can shapeshift into wolves ;)
Syl, I did try the PS3 version of Sims 2, but found I much preferred the computer version just for virtue of having a mouse. I spent most of my Sims time building houses and decorating them, anyway, rather than worrying about the Sims' careers! ...yeah, I used cheat codes for funds. Hehe.
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This route takes a direct line on the left-hand side of Taé, up a series of compact slabs, crossing Via G. Milan towards the finish.
From Cortina drive towards Dobbiaco along the SS51. After the small village Fiames turn left off the main road (signposted Val di Fanes - Trevenanzes). Park the car at the entrance to the park and continue on foot. Follow signs for Fanes, over several bridges and along the forest road. After a few bends the path straightens out and continues along the valley floor, past the Taé walls on the right, and then on to the Spalti di Col Becchei. The path forks at this point; go right over a small bridge onto the other side of the valley floor towards the Spalti. A cairn indicates a small path leading off rightwards through the wood steeply up to the rock face. To reach Illusione Ottica and Thriller scramble up the scree, traverse leftwards along an exposed section beneath a band of rock, and then return rightwards. The other routes are reached more easily by walking directly up to the base of the crag. Taé's routes are reached by crossing the bridge and briefly following the road, to then ascend the gully on the right. Reach the pine trees and then scramble up the ramp rightwards to the base of the wall.
Reach the base of the wall and start to the right beneath the roofs.
Descend left (west) down the wide slopes to the saddle that separates Taé from Col Becchei. Either continue south and traverse to the Col Becchei abseil tree, or head north into Val d'Antruiles. Follow the path back.
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Goa, having been the meeting point of various races, religions and cultures of east and west over the centuries, has a distinctive style quite different from the rest of India.
Goa, where mystical east meets modern west. There is no place in the world where you will find Christmas being celebrated with as much passion as Diwali or where tradtional Indian fish curry is eaten with Gaon sausages.
For the purpose of revenue administration. Goa has been divided into two districts, North Goa and South Goa with headquaters in Panjim and Margao respectively.
Goa is a state within the Indian Union with a democratically elected government. Goa has a consistent climate throughout the year with just meager fluctuations in the temperature. December and January might require light woolens, but April and May are warm.
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State : Goa is a state within the Indian Union with a democratically elected government.
Area: 3702 sq.km.
Capital: Panaji
Commercial Capital: Margao
International dialing code: 00 91 832
Domestic dialing code: 0 832
Official state animal: Bison (Gaur)
Official state bird: Ruby-throated Yellow Bulbul
Official state tree: Terminalia crenulata (Matti)
Biggest rivers: Zuari and Mandovi
Highest peak: Sonsogad in Sattari (3,827 feet)
Climate: Goa has a consistent climate throughout the year with just meager fluctuations in the temperature. December and January might require light woolens, but April and May are warm. The period from June to October brings heavy rain, almost up to 320 cm. The temperature during the summers ranges from 24°C to 32.7°C and during the winters it ranges from 21.3°C to 32.2°C.
Goa climate is relaxed and lovely. Beaches are the best in Goa in the winter months between October and March. This is also the time Goa is most frequented by tourists. The weather during this period is amazingly pleasant.
Summers are from April and May, and it can be very hot and humid, though being in the coastal region, the gentle sea breeze is a welcome soother.
Monsoon months are from June to September. This is the season when the weather is really cool and the hill and the countryside are lush green. It is an ideal time to be in Goa if you want to "dance in the rain" or just want to sit and relax.
Population : 13,43,998 (2001 census.) The sex- ratio (number of females per thousand males) is 960 in 2001 compared to 967 in 1991. The sex ratio for India as on March 1,2001 is 933.
The density of population per sq.km. in Goa increased from 316 in 1991 to 363 in 2001. The density in North Goa was much higher (436) compared to South Goa (298). The density of population for the country as a whole is 324 in 2001.
It is estimated that out of a total population of 13,43,998, around 0.15 to 0.2 million are immigrants who have settled down in Goa.
Languages: English, Konkani, Marathi, Hindi and Portuguese.
Religion: Mainly Hinduism, Christianity and Muslim but there are several more.
Rainfall: Average rainfall of 320 cms. from June to September.
Literacy: 82.3 per cent, Males: 88.88 per cent, Females; 75.51 Per cent (census 2001)
Major spots: Fort Aguada & Candolim, Mapusa, Margao,Old Goa, Panjim, Ponda, Vasco-de-Gama
Industries: Goa has a geographical area of around 3200 sq km has around 5500 industrial units and 18 industrial estates. With high literacy, well-educated manpower, peaceful environment, good transport and power facilities, Goa is fast emerging as one of the best industrial locales in the country. Goa is a haven for eco-friendly industrial units. Goa is diversifying into eco-friendly sectors like electronics, software, automobile accessories, pharmaceuticals, tourism etc.
Car/Bike Rentals: In Goa one can hire a variety of cars such as the Santro, Tata Indica, Maruti Esteem, Toyota Qualis, Tata Sumo and many others. One can even hire a Maruti van along with a driver for about Rs 950 (approx.) for 8 hrs /80 kms. After this there is an extra amount charged for every additional km and every extra hour. Another popular and inexpensive option in Goa is to rent a bike. Here one can choose from automatic scooters, lightweight 100 cc bikes or powerful motorcycles like the Enfield Bullet (250 CC bike). The charges for these also are quite reasonable and the best part is that one can move anywhere at anytime and at your own will.


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Higgins Announces $44 Million Buffalo River Project to Proceed
Apr 18, 2013
Press Release
Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26) received confirmation that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has authorized $22 million for the next stage of Buffalo River Restoration. The federal funding will be matched dollar for dollar by a consortium of non-federal funding partners, through a partnership agreement between the Honeywell Corporation and Buffalo Niagara Riverkeeper, for a combined $44 million project.
"This commitment of federal funding provides the green light to a project that has both ecological and economic consequences that will benefit Western New York for generations to come," said Higgins, a member of the Congressional Great Lakes Task force. "We appreciate the EPA's recognition of its importance and applaud the efforts of those supporting the rebirth of the Buffalo River locally."
"Honeywell is proud to be working in partnership with the Great Lakes National Program Office of EPA, the Buffalo Niagara Riverkeeper, the DEC, and the Army Corps on a cleanup that reflects the community's vision of a restored Buffalo River. The remediation utilizes each partner's knowledge, resources, and expertise and could be a catalyst for economic development as well as expanded recreational opportunities. We appreciate Congressman Higgins' leadership in ensuring that critical federal funds are secure," said Jay Kelly, Honeywell Buffalo Research Lab site leader.
"Riverkeeper commends the US EPA for authorizing the project to move forward, said Jill Jedlicka Buffalo Niagara Riverkeeper, Executive Director. "We thank Congressman Higgins and our restoration partners for their unwavering commitment to the Buffalo River, and our hopeful that this decision will allow our team to commence dredging this year."
Following stakeholder concerns based on agency communication that federal funding would be impacted due to budgetary constraints, on March 7, 2013 Congressman Higgins wrote to the EPA Regional Administrator and Great Lakes National Program Manager urging swift action and full funding for the project contained within the Buffalo River Area of Concern.
Through a unique collaborative effort, federal and state government agencies, Honeywell, Buffalo Niagara Riverkeeper and other community partners are working to address the needs of the Buffalo River following decades of environmental degradation. The first phase of the project began in August of 2011. With support from the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began dredging contaminated sediments. The funding authorized by the EPA will support a second phase remediation project, scheduled to begin later this year, occurring along a 6.2 miles stretch of the Buffalo River shoreline and a 1.4 mile area in the City Ship Canal. (Map)
In an effort to clean up polluted areas in the Great Lakes, the U.S. and Canada have outlined Remedial Action Plans to address the Areas of Concern in both countries through the U.S.-Canada Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement. The Buffalo River is one of 26 Areas of Concern in the U.S. Additional information on the Buffalo River Area of Concern is available at: https://www.epa.gov/greatlakes/aoc/buffalo/index.html. More information on the project can be found at: BuffaloRiverRestoration.org.


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The best thing about the new year is new books. So now, when all that eggnog is finally flushed out of your system, head to your bookstore. These are, in my not-so-humble opinion, five of the best of early 2011. Happy reading!
1. The Tiger's Wife, by Téa Obreht
"The Tiger's Wife" (Random House, 352 pp.) is the book that everybody will be talking about this season, not just because Téa Obreht writes like a dream (think Arundhati Roy meets Marilynne Robinson) but because she seems about 15 (read: 25) years old. Though her skill-to-age ratio may make you want to toss your laptop against a wall (no, you will never be this good), you should read her debut novel anyway. Obreht is a master storyteller, and with "The Tiger's Wife" she weaves an enchanting tale that combines the sharply contemporary with an ethereal, fairy tale quality. In a story set in the present-day Balkans, Natalia, a young doctor, receives word that her grandfather has died far from home in a town that no one in Natalia's family seems to have heard of. Determined to unravel the circumstances surrounding his death, Natalia sets off on a journey that leads her back through the stories he told her over the years. As two stories in particular – those of the deathless man and the tiger's wife – lead her closer to answers, they take her further from the rational man that was her grandfather. (To be released in March)
2. Townie: A Memoir, by Andres Dubus III
Ostensibly, "Townie" (W.W. Norton, 400 pp.) is the memoir of a boy raised by his divorced mother in an economically depressed Massachusetts mill town while nearby, his father, Andres Dubus Sr., a prominent author, taught on a picturesque college campus. Really, it's one of the best and most penetrating explorations of violence in any medium. This story is brutal, painful, and utterly compelling. The revelations to be had (and there are plenty, albeit hard-earned) feel as though they were torn away from the author. No one has written about misery, fury, need, violence, responsibility, and compassion better, and no one has ever strung them up together in quite the same way. "Townie" practically throbs in your hands. No one with a pulse could fail to be moved – forcibly – by this book. (February)
3. House of Prayer No. 2: A Writer's Journey Home, by Mark Richard.
Mark Richard is the greatest writer you've never read, and with the publication of "House of Prayer No. 2" (Nan A. Talese, 224 pp.) that will – thank heaven – change. Richard writes with an otherworldly grasp of voice and description and uses his prose to defamiliarize pretty much everything: in this case, his Southern Gothic coming-of-age. The result for the reader is a hypercolored world rendered with the senses turned up. You will be an outsider in his work until you relearn how to read prose; his writing not only demands that of the reader, but makes it possible – and effortless. Reading "House of Prayer No. 2" is like having a bucket of icy water poured over you: It forces your eyes open, sets you gasping for air, and leaves you utterly refreshed. Nobody alive writes like Mark Richard. (February)
4. You Know When the Men are Gone, by Siobhan Fallon
"You Know When the Men are Gone" (Amy Einhorn Books/Putnam, 240 pp.) is a revelation, not only in the grace, composure, and sure-footedness of the prose, but in the cultural gap it serves to fill. A loosely linked collection of short stories set in Fort Hood, Texas, the book chronicles the Iraq and Afghanistan wars through the military wives (and families) left behind. A haunting glimpse into the domesticity of war, "You Know When the Men are Gone" is an arresting portrait of absence, loss, anxiety, patience, and courage. (January)
5. Blood, Bones & Butter: The Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant Chef, by Gabriella Hamilton
I will be the last person to tell you that "Blood, Bones & Butter" (Random House, 304 pp.), chef Gabriella Hamilton's new cooking/food memoir is great literature. But it is a great read. What differentiates this cooking memoir from the countless that have come before it (most famously, Anthony Bourdain's "Kitchen Confidential") is that Hamilton really can write, at least when she manages to get out of her own way. She has stretches of truly excellent prose (the beginning chapters are a good example) that rival writing in any genre. Another point of distinction is that Hamilton manages to successfully tie her familial life to her professional one in a way that feels honest (albeit at times too navel-gazing) and gives the narrative a deeper level. Hamilton, unlike many of her compatriots, is a chef-writer who is worth reading, not just idealizing (although, like many new writers, her prose is still spotty and the presence of her authorial hand could stand to be pared down). (March)
Rachel Meier is a book blogger for the Monitor.


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Challenges here - viewtopic.php?f=3&t=2466 (Dev's: It's realy short, concise and important!)
Midgame here - viewtopic.php?f=3&t=2434
Early game here - viewtopic.php?f=3&t=2421
Late game involved finishing up the main quest by doing the penultimate directional quests, HARD Gaan'Telet purist, mopping up challenges (separate writeup), doing all vicious and unlocking monster classes. I also did a vampire run in VICIOUS Gaan'Telet for the money.
There were no major gameflow gripes, except the weird unlock prerequisites for the Berserker Gold and the Paladin Silver challenges. The paladin silver was especially jarring because it requires a Berserker run in the Labyrinth which was the most difficult penultimate directional quest.
Issue no1 - The challenge unlock bussiness.
Issue no2 - The lack of quests in Slime Pits and Cursed Oasis really showed it's downside when PQI fired up.
Issue no3 - Horatio not dropping a trophy in HARD Gaan'Telet makes it a bad choice for a flaming dungeon run, and it has happened.
Issue no4 - Tools for dealing with cramped dungeons other than Binlor are significantly less efficent. This creates a sense that prepping Binlor is mandatory in the more difficult ones (and it probably is). I think adding the goblin bombs to the alchemist prep roster, or as an "underground arms warehouse" prep simmilar to the rogue subdungeon but with a goblin handing them out for gold might do the trick.
Issue no5 - The HARD Halls of Steel are too easy, yet Namtar's Lair is the hardest VICIOUS. With the East being so favourable right now (easiest dungeons, witch, quests in the Berserker camp, easy VHoS) it can create frustration to anyone trying to do east first. Causes a big letdown once you discover how easy the other VICIOUS dungeons are compared to Namtars Lair. This couples with the anomalus existance of VHoS to create a bad and unsatisfying impression (or potential thereof) concerning the east.
Issue no6 - The power of Crystal Ball, coupled with all the quests I did with the pre-buff wizard, led me to develop a strong reliance on the combo, which has certanly influenced my gameplay. I feel that it deserves a heavy nerf, but if it does get one, the difficulty assesment for some parts of the game might change. It affected too many runs to count. Same goes for B2P. However, since most runs utilizing those two were laughably easy in retrospect, I don't feel that anything will turn impossible, but rather get to where it was supposed to be, except posibly in the case of Namtar's Lair. And maybe Labyrinth in the sense that the nose ring trophy might be a bit more difficult to grab.
Issue no.1 The mentioned lack of quests and general reasons to go into Cursed Oasis and Namtar's Lair has led to a distinct lack of moaning about their difficulty, so they remain pretty much untested except by a select bunch of lunatics (me included) who aren't the best judges of what's reasonable and what's not. Namtar's Lair is very much more difficult than the rest of VICIOUS and Cursed Oasis could've at least lost the Animated Armors in favour of just about anything else by now and been made more acessible.
Issue no.2 CO doesn't spawn a regular subdungeon at all. This is certanly factoring into the difficulty people have been experiencing with it.
I did all penultimate directional quests by purpusefully going for the relevant trophy to see if someone who's missing it would be able to do it with any class required for the VICIOUS unlock quest. It was doable every time, except I forgot to do it with the Bloodmage.
Issue no1 - The Berserker noticably struggles with the Labyrinth. It's doable, but the effort required is siginficantly larger than any other class/dungeon combo.
Issue no2 - Bosses which you absolutely have to PISSORF/Knockback kill (DP guys), can spawn in very awkward positions. This creates a huge hazard unless there is a WHEYTWUT handy, and if there is there is no hazard at all. Seeing about limiting thier spawn radius to not include the last row would probably be nice.
All have been done without vicious rewards or the Fabulous Treasure on the assumption that any dungeon could be the first one attempted.
Dragon Isles Wizard (Fireballed the matron to death), Berserker (is favoured by the map), Assassin (Struggled but managed). Impression - it's a pleasant expirience compared to how it used to be, and the lack of AA's really made it enjoyable.
Naga City Wizard (PISSORFF spam for the most part), Sorceror (Fireball Spam with witchalok, fire heart and weakenings), Bloodmage (fireball spam with mysterea mono, weakenings, was very straightforward). Impression - it's nice and challenging, but I've technicaly cheezed through since Crystal Ball and B2P are de facto overpowered.
VHoS Wizard (PISSORFF spam with no B2P, weird boss positions, was difficult), Bloodmage (same, except had favourable boss positions and B2P so it was really easy), Transmuter (very unfavourable run with 0 cheeze, won because of vine form reducing Indomitable damage to 0 thus preventing corrosion which would've killed me othewise). Impressions - it's not hard as long as the Indomitable doesn't spawn on the edges. Binlor prep was pretty mandatory to avoid scumming.
Namtars Lair Rogue (Triling, binlor, 3 tries, Zombie Gold), Bloodmage (binlor, first try, Zombie Gold), Tinker (first try, Binlor, was tough). It's significantly harder than other places, and very unpleasant as I don't think it's really doable without Binlor. It needs toning down and it feels like a remnant of a time where the power curve was different. The first 2 wins wouldn't've been possible without Zombie Money at all, and that subdungeon is well above the curve.
Demonic Library Only one run, Wizard. Was so easy to get a generic win here that I didn't feel like doing any more runs. Fireball spam the non resistant guys, PISSORF the resistant ones into each other, nuke Avatar untill the map fills up then WHEYTWUT him to the entrance. It's all doable with a piercing wand to lower his resists. It looked fun, is probably challenging but doable.
Gaan'Telet is too difficult ATM, I think. I did it with a vampire who plays a whole different game compared to the other guys, and q3 said it's doable with a rogue. If it's supposed to be at leats attemptable, it needs to be a tad less insane.
Crystal Ball is simply too good. I was wrong, it doesn't need a buff. It's way too spamable, guarantees wins anywhere where there is enough gold through boss kill drops, makes killing magic resistant bosses with PISSORFF easier than killing regular bosses with BURNDAYRAZ, makes Binlor even more of an auto-prep even on non-cramped maps. It also beats every other locker prep but the trisword and possible the Fabulous Terasure not worth it. The biggest issue with it is that it affects player development - there is no real reason to outgrow it, it's very, very easy to develop a reliance on it, and going cold turkey creates a sharp drop in what you can and can't do. I also can't assess the actual power of other spellcasting features because I can't justify not prepping it on just about anything. And it also obsoletes the shops to a large degree because very few things that you can buy can compare to the 5 gold per mana refill. This is coming from me, the guy who worshiped TT for the buyouts.
BLOODTOPOWA is also too good in almost every imaginable situation. There were too many wins which depended solely on it (+/- CB) since I've unlocked it, it pushes bloodmage off the scale (visible effort difference compared to other classes on same maps), and turns anyone into a mana spiker. It deffinitely needs a nerf, most likely losing the extra mana point it regenerates. I've also thought about what it would be like to have the fast regen monsters also regenerate when you use it, but am not sure what to think.
Important: Both of these are belated feedback on the "Massive spellcaster buff" update of long ago. I remember the dev's inquring about B2P recently, and my answer, after a lot of testing is "Deffinitely nerf". As for the Crystal Ball - "Deffinitely nerf", except I'm not sure what to advise. Upping the cost to 10 or 15 per pop would be reasonable, but it would further kill the shops as a feature for CB useres. On the plus side, that would reduce the overreliance on CP gnomes which are so synergistic with the whole spellcasting cheeze singularity, as it would deny them some conversion fodder needed for the MP + CB + B2P + Flames + Refreshment spike.
Zombie Money Subdungeon wins games on its own. It's too good even if you're not aware of the fact that there is 1/4 of the level worth of LEMISI or B2P fodder to the side of the main area.
Cha'Dylan Subdungeon likewise wins runs on it's own. If you invest a bunch of resources at lvl 3-4 you can get lvl 6-7 with most of your map intact, get a free glyph and a bunch of exploration.
Goblin + 4 potions subdungeon is just very much too good as well.
Fire Heart I like the concept, but it needs two things to really become a cog and not warrant vetoing. A higher charge acquisition rate, say 10% per glyph use. Filling it up twice during a non-potions spike boss fight is NOT easy. And it needs overheal capabilites.
Transmuter I like the LEMISI, but the CP acquisition rate could use an increase, and the payoff needs a rework. It's simmilar to the fire heart in that it's very difficult to pop it at the later stages of the run, which sort of makes the whole character lose all his features at the most important time. Except if you use the CB + B2P + PISSORF spike, but that works for anyone at all and needs nerfs.
Gorgon At the very least needs gold on statue creation in the manner of IMAWAL. I've suggested a rework which would make her into a straight up IMAWAL character with lvling and gold benefits to make more use out of poison and conversion fodder, which looks really nice. It's in a separate thread.
Crusader The first ability is a popcorn munching spiker ability, and the other two scream "Build me for resists!". I would really, REALLY love to have his first ability simply award him 1% res both on kill or be identical to the body pact. The way he is is really confusing, and would be unintuitive if there was anything to figure out.
Pactmakers CP pact Has so much potential but costs too much piety.
Burning Should really, really not cause plant spawning bosses to spawn plants. It's the most fiddly and unintuitive side effect now that poison has been made infinitely more user friendly.
Gnomes - have been pushed overboard by too many things to count. There's very little reason to pick them early in the kingdom development, but once you start doing vicious with a bunch of unlocks, there's very little reason to pick anything else. Darvin's been aware of this for a while now, and I seem to have turned into Darvin lately. It's not them, really, it's the other stuff, except that the viability of potion spikes has sharply increased in general.
Other guys Don't convert for cheap mana potions. It's their only, but fatal, flaw. Trilings are still trilings, allthough PISSORFF gnomes are probably even better Trisword wielders. I've used them all here and there in the earlier stages, but the late game has been pretty much only gnomes and halflings.
Wizard, Sorcerer, Bloodmage, Fighter, Warlord and Paladin - are boosted too much by the current B2P and CB. Not their fault, they seem fine otherwise. Bloodmage is the biggest offender here.
Priests, Transmuters, Crusaders, Gorgons - need buffs/tactical reworks, as has been noted. The latter 3 certanly, and the priest is my least used class since I can't justify picking him up almost anywhere over anybody else.
Warlords - should probably have his overall damage bonus reduced to total 50%. The power difference between the CYDSTEP he is using and the one everyone else is using might warrant something like the price reduction for everyone else to 8.
Binlor is still an autoprep for cramped maps, mostly for the lack of options. Adding the 3rd layer to the alchemist building that would add an explored subdungeon with a Goblin selling no/low CP bombs would likely fix this. We allready have a god who can do this for us and hand over a few usefull buffs along with a load of piety, so that suggestion being too powerfull is a very moot point. I'm pesonaly sick and tired of feeling the need to use him everywhere.
EM punishing Lifesteal has screwed me over a bunch of times. I don't know why this is necessary, seeing how she allows for B2P, and this just screws you over at random if you were using Drac as a piety farm. Since vampires cant worship anymore, there probably is no reason at all to keep punishing it...
Pactmaker Could really use a change which would allow you to pick up a pact and consensus in any order. The only purpose of things being the way they are seem to be to screw me over randomly when I forget about that particular bit of nonsense. Also, the CP pact, it costs too much piety per pop.
Mysterea - Worked fine as a swiss army utility package for spellcasters. The only thing that could be made more useable (or useable at all) is Mystic Balance. At the very least it's really overpriced ATM.
Dracul - Is actually a decent piety farm. I have never used fewer bloodswells in my career, but am picking him up regularly. Bloodshield not taking up an inventory slot is also something I'm wondering about - could it be made to work otherwise? A small phylactery like item maybe?
TT - seems to be where he's supposed to be. The poison is much nicer than it used to be as it doesn't fall off easily. Takes 3 helpings to become really usefull, but can also be more easily picked up to help farm piety. Maybe some more tweaking, I'll experiment more as soon as the CB and B2P bussiness is resolved.
PISSORF Would benefit immensly from having a the ammount of damage displayed when you mouse over like Burndayraz does. Even if it's two numbers - X for hitting a wall, Y for hitting a monster.
APHEELSICK I'm loving the carefree nature of the new poison system, and am using it on a regular basis as an utility glyph.
GETINDARE Works fine.
WHEYTWUT Probably costs too much.
IMAWAL I've been runing a lot of wizards lately, and I've been using it a lot. The new XP curve really makes it benefical to use, the gold drops are also ocassionally picked up during exploration, and the curse wipe is nice as well. It could easily cost 5 mana for everybody, as far as I'm concerned.
Wizard He's great, and once CB and B2P are nerfed he'll be just right. I don't think he'll need any nerfs, as the buffs just put him on equal grounds with the rest of the guys and will certanly help his early game. Great job, guys.
Poison It might need one more round of tweaks at some point, but the system is infinitely more relaxing because I don't have to worry about sequencing, killing stuff in chokepoints, setting off burning. As a bonus newbies can actually notice how burning increases the number of tiles, and how the regen boosting stuff works. Great job!
New fireball retaliation Is also very nice, allthough it might've messed up places where retalite fireball was ment to read as "DO NOT FIREBALL THIS". In other words, you can now fireball the matron to death. I hope this sticks, but if you need dedicated fireballproof bosses, you might introduce "On retaliation only" abilities to those guys you want to be fireproof.
Mage Fist I've been trying it out during the money/completion easy runs. The biggest nonsensical problem is that it's competing with CB and B2P at the moment, and nothing can win that contest. Once those two are out of the picture it'll look a lot better. The big issue with it is that it causes fireballing to cost both health and mana. If you pick it up on dedicated spellcasters, it won't work because they cant really regen health without aying an opportunity cost. If you pick it up on healthmonsters or resist stackers - you cant regen mana. Elven priests and Monks look like good candidates, and healthmonsters DING! machines like Fighters and possibly transmuters, as well as the occasional sorcerer can use it, especially if coupled with other stuff that upps fireball damage. Drac worshiping Dwarves, or some kind of halfling spellcasters could also be good with it if they can find a way to regen their mana...
Naga Cauldron Doesn't really work on the grounds of Debuffs being difficult to acquire and keep on. I can't really think of the intended/optimal ammount of debuffs that this would work with, and then I can't think of situations where I'd prep it rather than something else. It'd probably work for potion jesuses like thieves and bloodmages, but ultimately, I'd prefer it as a shop item. If it could be made to work by adding charges of some sort upon REMOVING debuffs somehow while avoiding HALPMEH and IMAWAL + plants nonsese, then it would probably be cool. I'd deffinitely pick it up for an appropriate cost if I find it in a shop and I've been messed up during the run.
Ok, that's it for now, lots of time and effort has went into all this and I hope it gets read and makes an impact. Also discussed! I'll contionue testing stuff out on this profile, and will certanly make a "Concise post-late game" writeup of the further findings over the course of the next few updates - a bunch of rather necessary tweaks should be incoming, and stuff will need reexamination, but the game has never worked better and I'm hopefull that the dev's will honor our collective efforts to smooth all the kinks out before it ships.
Discuss away, and stay tuned for updates to the writeup as I discover what I've overlooked/forgot!