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Volume 44, Number 1- March 1998
Checklist of Kansas Damselflies
by Roy J. Beckemeyer and Donald G. Huggins
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Current knowledge of Kansas Odonata is based largely on the extensive work of the Kansas Biological Survey. Personnel of the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks, Wichita Parks Department, and the Quivira and Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuges kindly gave their permission to collect. Thanks are due to the following individuals for allowing the use of their excellent damselfly photographs: Dr. Sidney W. Dunkle of Collin Co. Community College, Plano, TX (Dr. Dunkle is preparing a field guide to the Odonata of North America), Blair Nikula of Cape Cod, MA, and Dr. Forest Mitchell, James Lasswell, and Nathan McConal of the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, Stephenville, TX. Mr. Nikula and Dr. Mitchell both have web sites containing color images of live Odonata. Links to their web sites may be found at: http://www2.southwind.net/~royb/odonata.html. Dr. Ralph Charlton of Kansas State University quite generously shared his records for the species Lestes eurinus and Erythemis vesiculosa, both of which were new for Kansas.
Cover Photo: No. 5. Lestes disjunctus australis, Common Spreadwing. Pair in tandem, ovipositing into a grass stem at the edge of a pond. Photo by Roy Beckemeyer, Boone Co., AR, May, 1997.
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Roy J. Beckemeyer (957 Perry, Wichita, KS 67203-3141) has studied the taxonomy, distribution, and biology of dragonflies and damselflies for a number of years. He is also interested in the mechanics of flight in insects and birds.
Donald G. Huggins (The University of Kansas, 2041 Constant Ave., Lawrence, KS 66047-2906) is Senior Scientist and Director of the Ecotoxicological Program of the Kansas Biological Survey. He studies the taxonomy and ecology of aquatic invertebrates, with a focus on the Odonata. Much of the knowledge of damselflies in Kansas is based on his 20 years of work in the state.
by Roy J. Beckemeyer and Donald G. Huggins
As their name implies, damselflies are delicate insects. They have a gentle, fluttering flight style, so they often fly amid vegetation rather than in the open. But, like their larger relatives the dragonflies, they are predatory insects with voracious appetites; they take a toll of midges, mosquitoes, and other insect prey as they feed.
In size the Kansas species range from tiny pond damsels, an inch or so in length, to the Great Spreadwing, almost two and a half inches long. Their colors vary widely. The spectacular Ebony Jewelwing has black, shining wings that look as if they were carved from a semi-precious stone. It has a metallic green body with an iridescent glow that brightens the shady woods it frequents. On the other hand, some of the drab female pond damsels are shades of tan and muted pastel colors. They are so inconspicuous that we have to search carefully through the sedges and grasses to find them.
While their retiring habits require more care on our part to bring them to our notice, once we find them, their habits also make them easy to study, since they carry out their life's work in confined areas. Some of the most thorough studies of damselfly behavior were done by George and Juanda Bick, who spent many summers observing pond and stream species in Oklahoma. Their articles (Ref. 6-10) are worth looking for in the library, as they document the lives of many of the damselflies commonly found in Kansas.
Damselflies and dragonflies are placed into the Order Odonata, damselflies in Suborder Zygoptera, dragonflies in Suborder Anisoptera. The dragonflies of Kansas were the subject of an earlier issue of the Kansas School Naturalist (Ref. 5). Both suborders are aquatic in their immature stages, and are usually found near the water as adults.
Damselflies lay their eggs into plant tissue. The immature damselfly, called a nymph or larva, lives in the water for one or more years, undergoing as many as 15 molts as it grows. The larva possesses a hinged and hooked lower lip which folds beneath the head and can be extended out to grasp and pull back its prey. Damselfly larvae have three leaf-like external gills at the ends of their abdomens which are also used like fins to help them swim.
Eventually the damselfly larva climbs from the water to undergo a final molt in which the adult insect emerges from the larval skin. The newly emerged insect is relatively soft, and is quite vulnerable to predation. It flies away from the water to mature, returning later to mate.
Damselflies have a variety of approaches to reproduction. Members of the family Calopterygidae are quite territorial and the males sometimes use a courtship display to woo potential mates. In the families Coenagrionidae and Lestidae there are no courtship displays, but the female usually oviposits while being held in tandem by the male. In some cases, the male guards the female as she oviposits to protect her from other males.
It is fascinating and instructive to watch damselflies at the pond or stream and to learn from observation how they go about their lives. This issue will help you to identify living adult damselflies; Ref's. 27 & 28 cover larval identification. Use these resources to help you learn more about damselflies in Kansas.
Key to the Genera of Live Damselflies (Odonata: Zygoptera) of Kansas
This key requires the damselflies to be netted and inspected in hand, although it does include some behavioral characteristics in addition to morphological ones. Its use to distinguish the Pond Damselfly genera should be used carefully outside of Kansas, as the characters used will not always yield the correct genus for some of the species and genera from outside the area. Male and female damselflies can be distinguished by the bump containing the accessory genitalia under the male second abdominal segment, and by the prominent ovipositor under the last abdominal segments on females.
|1a. Heavy-bodied; eyes closer together than one diameter (touching in most species); wings always held wide open when perched; hind wings much broader near base than fore wings; usually strong fliers; usually oviposit into water (one family oviposits into plant tissue).
|Suborder ANISOPTERA, (The Dragonflies). Not covered in this publication. (81 KS species. See Ref. 5 and p. 15 of this issue.)
|1b. Slender-bodied; eyes farther apart than one diameter; wings held together over abdomen when perched (open slightly in one family); front and hind wings similar in shape; usually weak fliers; oviposit in plant tissue.
|(2) Suborder ZYGOPTERA, (The Damselflies) - 40 KS species
|2a. Wings not petiolate; numerous antenodal and quadrangular cross veins; wings pigmented with some black, brown or red in males, black, brown or non-pigmented in females; found along streams or in riparian habitats; perch horizontally near water on twigs or vegetation; males quite territorial, guarding females during oviposition; do not oviposit in tandem.
|(3) Calopterygidae (The Broadwinged Damselflies) - 3 KS species
|3a. Wings of male entirely black, of female dark brown with a striking white stigma; no cross veins in space proximal to arculus; body metallic green in reflected light (blue when back-lit); shaded streams and wooded riparian areas; females usually oviposit with tip of abdomen under water.
|Calopteryx maculata (Ebony Jewelwing)
|3b. Wings with brown or red markings; several cross veins in space proximal to arculus; body with metallic sheen that is red in males, green in females; often in vegetation along more open areas of streams; males very territorial; females descend underwater completely to oviposit.
|Hetaerina sp. (Ruby spots) - 2 KS species
|4a. Vein M3 separates from M1-2 nearer the arculus than the nodus; stigma as long as diameter of eye; long legs with tibial spurs longer than the space between them; often perches with wings partially spread, usually clinging to vertical stems with abdomen vertical or at an oblique angle; usually oviposit in tandem into upright stems; seem to prefer marshes or grassy ponds.
|(5) Lestidae (The Spreadwing Damselflies) - 5 KS species
|4b. Vein M3 separates from M1-2 nearer the nodus than the arculus; stigma not as wide as diameter of eye; perches with wings held together over back; often from vertical stems but with body usually held horizontally.
|(6) Coenagrionidae (The Pond Damselflies) - 32 KS species
|5a. Vein M2 branches from M1 one cell distal to the nodus; diagonal yellow stripe on side of thorax.
|Archilestes grandis (Great Spreadwing)
|5b. Vein M2 branches from M1 more than two cells distal to the nodus; typically dull colors, dorsum of abdomen usually dark; rear of head and thorax and basal and terminal abdominal segments often become pruinose with age.
|Lestes sp. (Spreadwings) - 4 KS species
|6a. Spurs on the tibia at least twice as long as the distance between them; oviposit in tandem; often perch horizontally on the ground.
|Argia sp. (Dancers) - 10 KS species
|6b. Spurs on the tibia barely longer than the distance between them. Oviposit in tandem or alone; males may guard females during oviposition.
|7a. No post-ocular spots on dorsum of head.
|7b. With round, oval or triangular postocular spots on dorsum of head.
|8a. Male with black thorax, brick red abdomen with black on dorsum of abdominal segments 8-10; female mostly brown to reddish-brown and with prominent vulvar spine under segment 8 just forward of the ovipositor; short (about 1 inch long) with a "stout" appearance compared to most other Pond Damsels; forehead rounded in lateral view.
|Amphiagrion sp. (Red Damsel) - 1 KS species
|8b. Male with red abdomen and red-brown thorax with black stripes; abdomen almost entirely red; female similar to male but paler; females without a vulvar spine; in lateral view there is a sharp angle between top and front surfaces of the forehead.
|Telebasis salva (Desert Firetail)
|9a. Vein M2 arises nearest the 3rd postnodal vein in the hind wing and the 4th postnodal vein in the fore wing.
|9b.Vein M2 arises near the 4th postnodal cross vein in the hind wing and the 5th postnodal cross vein in the fore wing.
|10. Male superior appendages not strongly directed downward; males of most species blue with black markings, but 3 species are yellow or orange with black and blue/green markings; females usually similar in color to males, but usually lighter and often tan where males are blue or green.
|Enallagma sp. (Bluets) - 12 KS species
|11a. Male blue with blue mid-dorsal carina dividing black dorsal thoracic stripe and two black and two blue stripes on sides of thorax; female similar in color but paler, often more of a tan color.
|Enallagma basidens (Doublestriped Bluet)
|11b. Black dorsal thoracic stripe and mid-dorsal carina; small to medium sized; males with a forked projection on the dorsum of the tip of the abdomen; male superior appendages strongly directed downward and inward; males of most species with black and green head and thorax, black dorsal abdomen, with yellow or blue markings (but one species yellow-orange and black); some females have form similar to male, some have more than one color form (see photos of No. 3, Ischnura verticalis).
|Ischnura sp. (Forktails) - 8 KS species
Over ninety-nine percent of the insect species that have been described by scientists are placed in a group (Infraclass) called the Neoptera. These insects (including flies, bees, true bugs and beetles, for example) have the ability to fold their wings down flat against their abdomens.
Damselflies and dragonflies belong to a smaller group, the Palaeoptera, which lack the added hinge which allows the Neoptera to fold their wings flat. The group Palaeoptera includes one other order of extant insects, the Ephermeroptera, or mayflies, and several orders of extinct insects known only from their fossils.
Dragonflies hold their wings out to the side when resting, somewhat like the pages of an open book. Damselflies and mayflies hold their wings together perpendicular to their thorax like little sails.
The ability of the Neoptera to fold their wings flat allowed them to radiate into many different habitats that the Palaeoptera were unable to use because of their protruding wings. This advantage may account for the fact that the Neoptera so greatly outnumber the Paleaoptera today.
Fossil Palaeoptera, including the extinct order Protodonata (which shares many of the characteristics of modern Odonata), have been found from Upper Carboniferous strata of 300 million years ago. Some of these insects had astounding wingspans of 700 mm (27 inches). Order Odonata first appeared in the Triassic period, but became much more diverse in the Jurassic (145-210 million years ago).
Because they lived near water, many specimens of Odonata have been preserved as fossils, and there is a long and rich fossil history. Interestingly, many important fossil Odonata have been taken from the Permian beds of Kansas and Oklahoma.
In addition to the suborders Anisoptera and Zygoptera, many entomologists recognize a third suborder, the Anisozygoptera. This was a very diverse suborder of Odonata during the Jurassic. While it contains many extinct species, there are only two living species in the suborder, one from Japan and a second from the Himalayas. These strange insects have bodies like dragonflies, with wings that have many characteristics in common with damselflies.
Reference 11 contains information and pictures of fossil insects and is a good starting place for those who want to learn more about the fossil record and the evolution and diversity of damselflies and dragonflies.
No. 1. CALOPTERYGIDAE: Calopteryx maculata, Ebony Jewelwing (Male).
No. 2 CALOPTERYGIDAE: Hetaerina americana, American Rubyspot (Pair in tendem).
No. 4. LESTIDAE. Archilestes grandis, Great Spreadwing (Male).
No. 7. LESTIDAE: Lestes rectangularis, Slender Spreadwing (Male).
No. 11. COENAGRIONIDAE: Argia Apicalis, Blue-fronted Dancer (Male).
No. 15. COENAGRIONIDAE: Argia nahuana, Aztec Dancer (Pair in copula).
No. 16. COENAGRIONIDAE: Argia plana, Springwater Dancer (Female).
No. 16. COENAGRIONIDAE: Argia plana, Springwater Dance (Male).
No. 17. COENAGRIONIDAE: Argia sedula, Blue-ringed Dancer (Male).
No. 19. COENAGRIONIDAE: Argia translata, Dusky Dancer (Pair in tandem).
No. 21. COENAGRIONIDAE: Enallagma aspersum, Azure Bluet (Pair in copula).
No. 22. COENAGRIONIDAE: Enallagma basidens, Double-striped Bluet (Pair in copula).
No. 24. COENAGRIONIDAE: Enallagma civile, Familiar Bluet (Male).
No. 25. COENAGRIONIDAE: Enallagma divagans, Turquoise Bluet (Male).
No. 26. COENAGRIONIDAE: Enallagma exsulans, Stream Bluet (Pair in copula).
No. 29. COENAGRIONIDAE: Enallagma signatum, Orange Bluet (Male).
No. 31. COENAGRIONIDAE: Enallagma vesperum, Vesper Bluet (Male).
No. 32. COENAGRIONIDAE: Ischnura barberi, Desert Forktail (Male).
No. 36. COENAGRIONIDAE: Ischnura hastat, Citrine Forktail (Male).
No. 38. COENAGRIONIDAE: Ischnura posita, Fragile Forktail (Male).
No. 39. COENAGRIONIDAE: Ischnura verticalis, Eastern Forktail (Male).
No. 39. COENAGRIONIDAE: Ischnura verticalis, Eastern Forktail (Female, blue form).
No. 39. COENAGRIONIDAE: Ischnura verticalis, Eastern Forktail (Female, orange form).
No. 40. COENAGRIONIDAE: Telebasis salva, Desert Firetail (Pair in copula).
This list includes only those species for which the authors know of an extant voucher specimen. Entries are comprised of: Genus species Author, Date species was described - Common Name (Ref. 34) / Abundance & Distribution / Probable Flight Dates / Habitat / [References, bold if ref. contains pictures or sketches.] The author's name is in parentheses if the species has been assigned to a new genus since the original description. Key to abbreviations: C = common; UC = uncommon; VC = very common; R = rare; E = east; W = west; N = north; S = south; KS = Kansas.
1. Calopteryx maculata (Beauvois), 1805 - Ebony Jewelwing / C throughout state. / May to Sept. / Shaded streams. / [12, 16, 27, 31, 33, 37, 39]
2. Hetaerina americana (Fabricius), 1798 - American Rubyspot / C throughout state. / May to Oct. / Rivers & streams. / [10, 16, 20, 27, 30, 31, 33, 37, 39]
3. Hetaerina titia (Drury), 1773 - Smoky Rubyspot / R in E KS. / July to Oct. / Rivers & streams. / [16, 20, 27, 30, 31, 33, 39]
4. Archilestes grandis (Rambur), 1842 - Great Spreadwing / UC across state. / July to Oct. / Temporary pools and slow streams. Oviposits in woody plants overhanging the water. / [9, 27, 30, 33, 39]
5. Lestes disjunctus australis Walker, 1952 - Common Spreadwing / C but not numerous across state. / May to Sept. / Ponds with emergent vegetation. / [16, 27, 30, 31, 33, 36, 37, 39]
6. Lestes eurinus Say, 1839 - Amber-winged Spreadwing / R one record in Pottawatomie Co. / June / Vegetated ponds / [12, 16, 27, 31, 33, 37, 39]
7. Lestes rectangularis Say, 1839 - Slender Spreadwing / R / May to Sept. / Shaded to partly open waters. / [12, 16, 27, 31, 33, 37, 39]
8. Lestes unguiculatus Hagen, 1861 - Lyre-tipped Spreadwing / C across state. / May to Sept. / Semi-permanent and temporary water with emergent vegetation. / [33, 37, 39]
9. Amphiagrion sp. Selys, 1876 - Red Damsel / C in appropriate habitat across state. / May to Aug. / Spring seeps & springy marshes in shelter of grasses & sedges. / [27, 39]*
10. Argia alberta Kennedy, 1918 - Paiute Dancer / UC across state. / July to Aug. / Spring runs, seeps, small spring-fed streams. / [21, 33, 39]
11. Argia apicalis (Say), 1839 - Blue-fronted Dancer / VC across state. / May to Oct. / Banks of streams, rivers, and sometimes ponds & lakes. / [8, 16, 21, 27, 30, 31, 33, 37, 39]
12. Argia bipunctulata (Hagen), 1861 - Seepage Dancer / R Chautauqua Co. / July / Small spring seeps. / [16, 21, 30, 31, 33, 39]
13. Argia fumipennis violacea (Hagen), 1861 - Variable Dancer / C across state, more so in E. / May to Sept. / Shallow streams, woodland ponds, small impoundments. / [12, 21, 22, 30, 31, 37, 39]
14. Argia moesta (Hagen), 1861 - Powdered Dancer / VC across state. / May to Oct. / Medium to large and swift streams & rivers. / [16, 21, 27, 30, 31, 33, 37, 39]
15. Argia nahuana Calvert, 1902 - Aztec Dancer / UC across state. / June to Aug. / Springs, spring runs with moderate current. / [15, 30, 39]
16. Argia plana Calvert, 1902 - Springwater Dancer / UC across state. / June to Aug. / Seeps and springs. / [21, 30, 39]
17. Argia sedula (Hagen), 1861 - Blue-ringed Dancer / UC across state. / June to Sept. / Small to medium streams & rivers. / [16, 21, 27, 31, 33, 37, 39]
18. Argia tibialis (Rambur), 1842 - Blue-tipped Dancer / C in E KS. / June to Aug. / Small to medium streams & rivers. / [16, 21, 27, 30, 31, 33, 37, 39]
19. Argia translata Hagen in Selys, 1865 - Dusky Dancer / Locally C in E third of state. / July to Sept. / Clear water streams with rocky substrate. / [21, 30, 33, 37, 39]
20. Enallagma antennatum (Say), 1839 - Rainbow Bluet / C / May to Sept. / Streams. / [37, 39]
21. Enallagma aspersum (Hagen), 1861 - Azure Bluet / R Woodson & Labette Co's. / June to Aug. / Small ponds. / [12, 27, 33, 37, 39]
22. Enallagma basidens Calvert, 1902 - Double-striped Bluet / VC / May to Sept. / Ponds, still waters. / [16, 18, 19, 25, 27, 30, 31, 33, 39]
23. Enallagma carunculatum Morse, 1895 - Tule Bluet / UC, more numerous in W KS. / June to Aug. / Ponds & lakes. / [18, 19, 30, 33, 37, 39]
24. Enallagma civile (Hagen), 1861 - Familiar Bluet / VC across state. / May to Oct. / Virtually any slow water habitat. Tolerates low oxygen levels and organic pollution. / [7, 12, 16, 18, 19, 27, 30, 31, 33, 37, 39]
25. Enallagma divagans Selys, 1876 - Turquoise Bluet / UC E third of KS. / Apr. to July / Shaded areas of ponds, lakes, slow streams. / [16, 24, 27, 30, 31, 33, 39]
26. Enallagma exsulans (Hagen), 1861 - Stream Bluet / C E half of KS. / May to Sept. / Streams & rivers. / [27, 30, 33, 37, 39]
27. Enallagma geminatum Kellicott, 1895 - Skimming Bluet / R and local. / May to Sept. / Vegetated areas of ponds and lakes. / [12, 16, 30, 31, 37, 39]
28. Enallagma praevarum (Hagen), 1861 - Arroyo Bluet / R Cheyenne Co. / June to Aug. / Spring Creek, sand pit. / [18, 19, 30, 33, 39]
29. Enallagma signatum (Hagen), 1861 - Orange Bluet / C E 2/3 of KS. / May to Sept. / Lentic habitats. / [12, 16, 27, 30, 31, 33, 37, 39]
30. Enallagma traviatum westfalli Donnelly, 1964 - Slender Bluet / R Chautauqua, Labette, Montgomery CO's / Apr. to July. / Small shady streams. / [8, 9, 14, 15, 30, 31, 39]
31. Enallagma vesperum Calvert, 1919 - Vesper Bluet / UC E KS. / June to Sept. / Ponds & lakes. Crepuscular, so rarely seen. / [12, 16, 27, 30, 31, 33, 37, 39]
32. Ischnura barberi Currie, 1903 - Desert Forktail / Locally C in Pratt & Stafford CO's / June to Sept. / Marsh N of Cairo, KS & Big Salt Marsh, Quivira NWR. / [30, 33, 39]
33. Ischnura damula Calvert, 1902 - Plains Forktail / R Sherman & Cheyenne CO's, NW KS. / May to Aug. / Heavily vegetated ponds. / [33, 37, 39]
34. Ischnura demorsa (Hagen), 1861 - Mexican Forktail / UC in SW KS. / May to Aug. / Wide range of habitats including spring runs, irrigation pools, river backwaters. / [30, 33, 39]
35. Ischnura denticollis (Burmeister), 1839 - Black-fronted Forktail / UC across state. / May to Sept. / Wide range, from drainage ditches to springs and streams. / [30, 33, 39]
36. Ischnura hastata (Say), 1839 - Citrine Forktail / C E KS. / May to Oct. / Tolerates low oxygen levels & organic pollution. / [12, 16, 30, 31, 33, 37, 39]
37. Ischnura perparva Selys, 1876 - Western Forktail / R N part of KS, Brown, Cheyenne, Lincoln, Rawlins CO's / March to June. / Pond & lake outflows, spring creeks. / [33, 37, 39]
38. Ischnura posita (Hagen), 1861 - Fragile Forktail / UC E KS. / May to Sept. / Vegetated ponds, tolerant of low oxygen levels. / [12, 16, 27, 30, 31, 33, 37, 39]
39. Ischnura verticalis (Say), 1839 - Eastern Forktail / VC across state. / Apr. to Sept. / Virtually all still or slow waters. / [12, 27, 30, 33, 37, 39]
40. Telebasis salva (Hagen), 1861 - Desert Firetail / R Historic record from Sumner Co.** / Sept. / Ponds, slow streams. / [30, 33, 39]
* [Two species of Amphiagrion have been described for the USA: A. saucium (Eastern) and A. abbreviatum (Western). The late Mrs. L.K. Gloyd studied Amphiagrion for many years and at one time was planning on describing the mid-American form (AZ to the Midwestern states) as a third species. Some workers today consider Amphiagrion as a single species with gradual clinal variation from east to west. The problem remains to be closed, but in their recent master work on the Zygoptera of North America, Westfall and May (Ref. 39) state: "There is evidence that populations from the midwest, southwest into Arizona, probably represent a third species, but their status is as yet unclear. Amphiagrion not clearly assignable to either A. abbreviatum or A. saucium are known from: AZ, CO, IL, IN, IA, KS, MI, NE, NM, ND, OK, SD, WI." We have chosen to continue to list the Kansas specimens as Amphiagrion sp.]
** [A series of specimens of T. salva were collected by Eldon Kile in Sumner County, KS from Hunters Mill Pond in September of 1936. Ten specimens dated 1 Sept. 1936 and 4 dated 11 Sept. 1936 were determined by L.K. Gloyd and deposited in the Univ. of Michigan Museum of Zoology (UMMZ) collection. One male and one female specimen of the group now reside in the Florida State Collection of Arthropods, Gainesville, Florida. A second pair have been donated to the Kansas Biological Survey Research Collection in Lawrence, KS. These are the only records for this species we have found for Kansas. Thanks to M.L. May of Rutgers Univ., W.L. Mauffray of the International Odonatological Reserach Inst., and M.F. O'Brien of the UMMZ for help in locating these specimens, and for making them available to us. This species should be searched for in the southern counties of Kansas.]
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18. Garrison, R.W., 1979, Population dynamics and systematics of the damselfly genus Enallagma of the Western United States, PhD. Dissertation, Univ. Calif., Berkeley, CA.
19. Garrison, R.W., 1984, Revision of the genus Enallagma of the United States west of the Rocky Mountains and identification of certain larvae by discriminant analysis, Univ. Cal. Publ. Entomol. No. 105, Berkeley, CA.
20. Garrison, R.W., 1990, "A synopsis of the genus Hetaerina, with descriptions of four new species", Trans. Am. Ent. Soc., 116(1):175-279.
21. Garrison, R.W., 1990, "A synopsis of the genus Argia of the United States, with keys and descriptions of new species Argia sabina, A. leonorae, and A. pima (Odonata: Coenagrionidae)", Trans. Am. Ent. Coc., 120(4):287-368 (Excellent coverage of a very difficult genus. Highly recommended.)
22. Gloyd, L.K., 1968, "The union of Argia fummmipennis (Burmeister, 1839) with Argia violacea (Hagen, 1861) and the recognition of three subspecies (Odonata)", Occ. Pap. Mus. Zool., Univ. Mich., No. 658, 6 pp.
23. Huggins, D.G., 1978, "Additional Records of Kansas Odonata", in New Records of the Fauna and Flora of Kansas for 1977, Tech. Publ. Of the State Biol. Surv. Of Kansas, 6:1-35
24. Huggins, D.G., 1978, "Description of the nymph of Enallagma divagans Selys (Odonata: Coenagrionidae)", J. Kansas Ent. Soc., 51(1):140-143
25. Huggins, D.G., 1978, "Redescription of the nymph of Eanallagma basidens Calvert (Odonata: Coenagrionidae)", J. Kansas Ent. Soc., 51(2):222-227
26. Huggins, D.G., 1983, "New Records of Odonata", in New Records of the Fauna and Flora of Kansas for 1982, Tech. Publ. Of the State Biol. Surv. Of Kansas, 13:24-25
27. Huggins, D.G., & W.U. Brigham, 1982, "Odonata", Chapter 14 in Aquatic Insects and Oligochaetes of North and South Carolina, ed. by W.U. Brigham & A. Gnilka, Midwest Aquatic Enterprises, Mahomet, IL
28. Huggins, D.G., P.M. Liechti, & L.C. Ferrington, 1985, Guide to the freshwater invertebrates of the Midwest, 2nd Edition, Tech. Pub. No. 11 of the State Biol. Surv. Of Kansas.
29. Huggins, D.G., P.M. Liechti, and D.W. Roubik, 1976, "Species Accounts for Certain Aquatic Macroinvertebrates from Kansas (Odonata, Hemiptera, Coleoptera and Sphaeriidae)", in New Records of the Fauna and Flora of Kansas for 1975, Tech. Publ. Of the State Biol. Surv. Of Kansas, 1:13-77
30. Johnson, C., 1972, "The Damselflies (Zygoptera) of Texas", Bulletin of the Florida Sate Museum of Biological Sciences, 16(2):55-128
31. Johnson, C., & M.J. Westfall, Jr., 1970, "Diagnostic keys and notes on the damselflies (Zygoptera) of Florida", Bulletin of the Florida State Museum of Biological Sciences, 15(2):45-89
32. Kennedy, C.H. 1917, "The Dragonflies of Kansas", Univ. KS Dept. Ent. Bull. 11:129-145
33. Needham, J.G. & H.B. Heywood, 1929, A handbook of the dragonflies of North America, Charles C. Thomas, Springfield, IL
34. Paulson, D.R. & SW Dunkle, 1996, "Common names of North American dragonflies and damselflies, adopted by the Dragonfly Society of the Americas", ARGIA, 8(2): (Supplement)
35. Tucker, 1907, "Some results of desultatory collections of insects of Colorado and Kansas", Univ. Ks. SCI Bull. (Odonata), 4:78-79
36. Walker, E.M., 1952, "The Lestes disjunctus and forcipatus complex (Odonata: Lestidae)", Trans. Am. Eng. Soc., LXXVII:59-74
37. Walker, E.M., 1953, The Odonata of Canada and Alaska. Part 1, General and Part 2, The Zygoptera - damselflies, Univ. Toronto Press, Vol. 1
38. Westfall, M.J., Jr., 1984, "Odonata", in Aquatic Insects of North America, ed by Merritt & Cummins, Kendall/Hunt Publ. Co., Dubuque, Iowa, pp. 126-176. (Keys to genus).
39. Westfall, M.J., Jr., & ML May, 1996, Damselflies of North America, Scientific Publishers, Gainesville, FL (Definitive work, up-to-date nomenclature and keys to species with references to primary literature. Highly recommended.)
The 81st Anisoptera species recorded for Kansas was Erythemis vesiculosa (Fabricius) 1775 - Great Pondhawk (Family Libelludlidae), collected by Dr. Ralph Charlton of Kansas State University in Geary Co., near the Kansas River. This brings the total number of Odonata species recorded for Kansas to 121 (40 Zygoptera and 81 Anisoptera).
No. 14. COENAGRIONIDAE: Argia moesta, Powdered Dancer (Male).
No 2. CALOPTERYGIDAE: Hetaerina americana, American Rubyspot (Male).
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Lone Arkansas Democrat hangs on
ROGERS, Ark. — Sen. Mark Pryor might be the most vulnerable Democrat running for reelection in 2014, but he doesn't think the "D" by his name stands for "death knell."
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Since Pryor skated to reelection to his second term in 2008, he's watched the political landscape here rapidly slide to the right: His Democratic colleague, Blanche Lincoln, was trounced in the 2010 midterms; Republicans in 2012 took over the state Legislature for the first time since Reconstruction; and he's now, suddenly, the lone Democrat in Arkansas' increasingly conservative congressional delegation.
The Democratic giants who once ruled the state — Bill Clinton, Dale Bumpers and his father, David Pryor — seem like relics.
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And antipathy toward President Barack Obama — and Obamacare — is running extraordinarily high.
All the while, Pryor shrugs it off: "The Democratic Party, it's not dead like some people think it is."
Democrats are nervous about his chances as a resurgent Arkansas Republican Party unites behind a conservative upstart, freshman Rep. Tom Cotton, throwing the race into a dead heat. It's a reality that not only threatens Pryor's family political dynasty, the fragile Democratic Senate majority, but also shows the larger challenge faced by moderate Democratic candidates in the South.
In a wide-ranging series of interviews as he traveled through Northwest Arkansas, a GOP stronghold in this conservative state, Pryor argued that his path to victory rests on making the case that he's not a party line Obama loyalist, but the kind of conservative Democrat that has long thrived in Arkansas, even as the breed disappeared across the South.
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But that Arkansas tradition changed when Obama entered the Oval Office in 2009. Critics here cite the president's failure to visit the state since taking office; his defeat of former Arkansas first lady Hillary Clinton in the bitter 2008 primary; and the president's liberal social and domestic policy leanings, which have even prompted a spate of local Democratic officeholders to switch to the GOP.
Indeed, Obama's presence in the White House could very well be the biggest hurdle Pryor has to clear to win a third term, replicating obstacles red state Democrats face in Senate races in Louisiana, Alaska and Kentucky and imperiling the 55-45 majority the party expects to hold next year.
The mild-mannered Arkansas Democrat is projecting himself as an independent voice and a bipartisan consensus-builder — despite voting for Obamacare, the economic stimulus package and other controversial elements of the president's domestic agenda.
Asked if he approved or disapproved of the president's performance in office, Pryor took a long pause and said, "I would say, 'Is there another option there?'"
But Pryor acknowledges that Obama "doesn't connect well" with Arkansans.
"I think that President Obama has in some ways what you would think of as a hard-left agenda in various ways, and that agenda is not popular in our state," Pryor said, riding in the backseat of an aide's pickup. "And a lot of that agenda I don't support."
But Pryor is not backing away from areas of the president's agenda that he does support, even as polls show the senator's support takes a hit once voters know he backs Obamacare.
"It has been a success," Pryor says of Obamacare, citing a number of health insurance reforms and other benefits taking effect. "Probably we did get 80 percent [right], we have to go in and work on the 20 percent."
In the interviews, Pryor pushed back on attacks from the left over his opposition to tightening background checks on gun sales, listing the dozen or so firearms he owns, and he said he's returned to New York for fundraising despite Michael Bloomberg's threats to dry up his money. And the evangelical Christian opened up about his religious faith and his views on evolution — as well as his survival of a deadly form of cancer two decades ago that nearly led to his left leg being amputated.
"Only like one in 40 million people get it," Pryor said of the clear-cell sarcoma he suffered at the age of 33. "I feel like I won the lottery."
Despite the GOP gains here, Pryor views them as a short-term blip in the Razorback State: He sees a resurgence of the Democratic brand, starting with the 2014 governor's race behind Democratic candidate Mike Ross; state House elections where the party has a chance of taking back the chamber; the possibility of Democrats picking up one or two U.S. House seats; and the prospects of a Hillary Clinton 2016 bid putting the state back into play on the presidential level. And, naturally, he's optimistic about his own chances next year.
"Our state just doesn't fit the national paradigm," Pryor said. "It's stubbornly independent."
To win another six years in the Capitol, the low-key and amiable Pryor is trying to sell himself as a man willing to work with the other party at a time of political paralysis in Washington, something he says would only worsen with the election of a hard-line conservative and bomb-thrower like Cotton.
"What has [Cotton] done to earn a promotion, if you will, to the Senate? Has he passed a bill? I don't know of anything that he's passed," Pryor said, listing off a series of compromise bills that Cotton has opposed, including the farm bill, the Violence Against Women Act and a student loan deal. "You know me, you look at my record, I've passed dozens and dozens of bills in gridlock city."
Driving past an airport in Conway, Ark., where the runway and freeway nearly collide, Pryor boasts he worked with the administration to help the city rapidly relocate its airport because of safety concerns. Such a task, he said, Cotton wouldn't be "capable" of replicating because he "refuses" to work with the administration or try to earmark federal dollars as Pryor has.
Speaking to voters at a Rotary Club lunch here in Rogers, within spitting distance of Wal-Mart headquarters, Pryor takes a subtle jab at Cotton, saying "almost everybody" in the congressional delegation has agreed that separating out food stamp provisions from a larger farm bill would make it "unpassable." Cotton was the lone member of the delegation to vote against the broader farm bill, an issue that has the agriculture industry here fearful will go unresolved before a critical deadline this fall.
The 36-year-old House freshman was on official travel in Israel last week and unavailable for an interview, Cotton aides said.
Justin Brasell, Cotton's campaign manager, called Pryor's deciding vote for Obamacare "strident and extreme," and rejected the senator's contention that the first-term congressman wouldn't be capable of dealing with constituent needs.
"It is the height of arrogance and a little desperate for Mark Pryor to suggest that a man who voluntarily put his life on the line in Iraq and Afghanistan to defend our freedom hasn't served enough to dare run against him," Brasell said. "Does he really want to compare their records?"


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06/01/2009 - The OECD will release Financial Market Trends No. 95 on the OECD's password-protected website at 11.00 a.m. Paris time (10.00 a.m. GMT) on Thursday 8 January 2009 for immediate release (in English only).
The current issue focuses on the causes and policy issues raised by the financial market crisis. It also contains articles on ageing, pensions and financial markets, as well as new statistical releases on household wealth and institutional investors' assets.
Part I: Current Issues in Financial Markets: Financial Turmoil
The Current Financial Crisis: Causes and Policy Issues
Lessons from the Financial Market Turmoil: Challenges Ahead for the Financial Industry And Policy Makers
Financial Crisis: Deposit Insurance and Related Financial Safety Net Aspects (article released on 18 December 2008)
Resolutions of Weak Institutions: Lessons Learned From Previous Crises
Part II: Pensions, Ageing and Financial Markets
Ageing and the Payout Phase of Pensions, Annuities and Financial Markets (summary/overview paper on high-level ageing and financial markets conference)
Challenges for Financial Intermediaries Offering Asset Decumulation Products
Revisiting the Asset Meltdown Hypothesis
Pension Fund Governance - Challenges and Potential Solutions
Part III: Debt Management, Bond Markets and Financial Statistics
Secondary Market Liquidity in Domestic Debt Markets: Key Policy Conclusions
Households' Wealth Composition Across OECD Countries and Financial Risks Borne by Households
Recent Trends in Institutional Investors Statistics
Please note that executive summaries of each article, plus the overview of recent financial trends, are also available in French (on-line only).
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Journalists in Asia/Pacific time zones will be allowed advance access, on request, to an electronic version of the report by e-mail under embargo 12 hours ahead of release time. Journalists in other time-zones will be allowed advance access to an e-mail version 4 hours ahead of release time. The study will be sent by e-mail on request only. Requests to receive the survey by e-mail under embargo or to obtain a password to access the website should be sent by e-mail to firstname.lastname@example.com , OECD Media Division.
For further information journalist may contact Gert Wehinger (mailto: gert.wehinger @ oecd.org) at the OECD's Financial Affairs Division.
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Cisco Cloudverse, Hypervisors, Partners and Real Cloud Deployments
I have had many customers and partners ask me about Cisco Cloudverse in the past 2 weeks. One of the top questions I get asked is whether we support other hypervisors besides VMware. Lew Tucker in his interview in Information week covered it well: http://www.informationweek.com/news/cloud-computing/infrastructure/232300123 . Cisco Intelligent Automation for Cloud works well with many hypervisors and we have seen many successful clouds built on vCenter, HyperV, and Linux KVM. We find many customers look at multiple hypervisors to prevent vendor lock-in and all the issues associated with that. The world of many clouds is indeed a complex place as organizations building a private cloud have to decide on:
- Hypervisor(s)
- Server Vendor(s)
- Network Vendor(s)
- Storage Vendor(s)
- Whether to use a converged infrastructure model or not
- Cloud Automation software, (will the virtualization vendor's software be enough for a pragmatic cloud?)
- IaaS, PaaS or SaaS, or all of these models
- Integrations into pre-existing IT operations management tools
- What to expose in the Front Office (Service Catalog and Self Service Portal)
- Details of the Back office (automation workflows, policies, models)
- Whether to have any hybrid cloud models deployed.
I have seen Cisco Partners play a strategic role in helping their customers make sense of this complex playing field. They key item is to first understand what type of cloud an organization wants to deploy and what the Front Office should look like. Oftentimes I find organizations have a lot of opinions and pre-existing work on the technical provisioning, but have not thought much about what to present to end users / consumers of the cloud. Focusing on what the Cloud Portal would present to the ultimate consumers is really where the transformation to cloud needs to start. We tend to get wrapped around the axle with all the details of the infrastructure provisioning and leave little time to the end user experience. That is a really a career limiting move when it comes to your organization adopting cloud.
Our Cisco Intelligent Automation for Cloud solution, a key element of Cisco Unified Management, is a new paradigm for Cloud Automation and Management, derived from the leverage of newScale, Tidal, and Linesider acquisitions. It is both a policy and orchestration centric solution than can solve pragmatic cloud deployment needs, versus simply adopting one model (such as vCloud Director). The following figure details the considerations of policy and console based solutions versus catalog and orchestration centric solutions:
Virtually all of the customer conversations I have highlight the fact that customers want both Physical and Virtual provisioning and cloud automation. This is where Cisco Unified Management which includes the Cisco UCS Manager for Physical Server "virtualization" and Cisco Network Services Management for Physical and Virtual Network Services "virtualization". These two technologies, alongside the Cisco Cloud Portal and the Cisco Process Orchestrator are key for creating both a physical and virtual cloud. This is what the most pragmatic of customers are looking for when transform to cloud. It is indeed a universe of clouds and Cisco can help.
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I've begun looking at microfilm copies of the Portsmouth Evening News from 1914, to try and get some kind of handle on what was happening in those heady days, and what public mood and reaction was like to the climactic events that took Britain to war.
In July 1914, the crisis in Ireland was dominating news. In early 1912 the Liberal Government had proposed Home Rule for Ireland. Unionist in Ulster objected to the possible creation of an autonomous government in Dublin, and later that year the Ulster Volunteers were formed. In 1914, faced with the threat of civil disobedience, the Army in Ireland was ordered to prepare to act against any violence. Many officers and men refused to act, including the future General Sir Hubert Gough and Sir Charles Fergusson. The following scandal forced the Chief of the Imperial General Staff Field Marshal Sir John French, to resign. The Irish crisis was very much dominating news in July 1914, and the stormclouds gathering over Europe were received only very minor coverage.
During July many of the areas Territorial Force units were on their annual camps. The Hampshire Fortress Royal Engineers Electric Light Companies were training with their searchlights at Southsea Castle, and the Wessex Royal Artillery were 'enjoying' what was described as a 'dismal' camp at Okehampton in Devon. The 6th Battalion of the Hampshire Regiment were in camp at Bulford on Salisbury Plain. The reports from these camps made little or no mention of European Affairs. Elsewhere the traditional English summer season carried on regardless, with the horse racing at Goodwood and Cowes week planned for early August.
However, by the end of July, with the mobilisation and counter-mobilisations taking place among the European powers, the threat of war was beginning to be taken more seriously. The Kings Harbour Master posted a lengthy 'notice to mariners' in the Evening News, warning that there would be stringent restrictions on watercraft in Portsmouth Harbour and the Solent, and that navigation lights were subject to being turned off without prior warning.
Whilst usually naval movements in Portsmouth were publicised in the Evening News, with the coming of war these movements were taken out of the public domain, with the editorial of 30 July 1914 stating '…especially in a town like Portsmouth is extreme reticence necessary'. A special late edition on the same day reported on the Austrian invasion of 'Servia'. On 31 July Russia mobilised, and the King, of course a naval officer and a keen sailor, called off his annual visit to Cowes Week.
On 1 August the 6th Hampshires were still in camp on Salisbury Plain, but were expressing 'great excitement' at the news from abroad. Goodwood was much quieter, as a great many naval and military officers have been recalled to re-join their units. Not all in Portsmouth were excited about the prospect of war, however. On 3 August an article in the Evening News advertised a Labour and Socialist protest against the war in Town Hall Square, to be held at 7.30pm the next day. Also on 3 August naval reservists were streaming into Portsmouth, and the submarine depot's sports day was postponed indefinitely. The Government was to order full mobilisation the next day.
The Evening News of 4 August, the day that Britain finally found itself at war, carried a slightly bizarre notice, announcing that 'owing to the serious aspect of affair, Lady Fitzwygrams garden party on August 8th will not take place'. The Evening News began publishing late special editions, as the demand for the newspaper was reaching unprecedented levels. The day's News also contained the first direct appeal for recruits, initially for the Territorial Force. Colonel A.R. Holbrook, the local recruiting officer, appealed for 680 men to join local TF units. A large 'your king and country need you' advertisement also drove the message home. The Labour and Socialist protest of the same day was described as an anti-climax, and ended with the police having to intervene after trouble flared with pro-war crowds.
By 5 August, the war news had been promoted to the font page. Traditionally, 1914-era newspapers carried adverts on the front, and news inside. The local TF units had been mobilised, and the 6th Hampshires had returned from their summer camp, receiving an enthusiastic reception at the town station.
On 6 August it was reported that the Portsmouth Board of Guardians – ie, those who ran the Workhouse – had offered their facilities to the Government, and other local buildings such as schools were rumoured to be about to be requisitioned. The Corporation, it eas reported, had been badly disorganised by the indiscriminate enlistment of many of its employees, leaving many vacancies behind. There was also a notice explaining 'how the join the army', directing recruits to local barracks, the post office or recruiting offices. This was very much in line with national patterns, where during August most recruits enlisted in either the regular Army or local Territorial units. By the end of August it was reported that over a thousand men in Portsmouth had enlisted.
Whilst the first Pals type Battalion was raised by Robert White from among financial workers in the City of London, it was in Liverpool that the idea really took off. Lord Derby organised a recruiting campaign and managed to recruit over 1,500 men in two days. Speaking to his men, he said 'this should be a Battalion of Pals'. Within a few weeks Liverpool had raised four Pals Battalions. Inspired by Lord Derby's enthusiasm, Lord Kitchener encouraged other areas around the country to raise similar units, writing letters to local authorities to suggest the idea. The normal machinery for recruiting men into the Army was swamped. Kitchener also had a very low regard for the Territorial Force. Hence the solution was to recruit completely new Battalions, in what came to be known as Kitchener's New Armies. A key part of these New Armies were the locally raised, or Pals Battalions.
As I have previously recorded, Portsmouth was the only town south of London to recruit what might be called Pals Battalions. Yet the impetus for recruiting a Pals Battalion in Portsmouth began much earlier than most of the more famous northern Pals Battalions. A report in the Evening News in late August stated that a Portsmouth Citizens Patriotic Recruiting Committee was being formed, and that a public meeting would be held in the Town Hall on 3 September 1914, when it was resolved that a Portsmouth Battalion should be formed. Among the speakers encouraging recruitment were Admiral Lord Charles Beresford, the town's MP. The Town Hall was packed, with an overflow meeting on the steps being relayed the proceedings by megaphone.
Hence Portsmouth was among one of the first towns to raise its own Battalions. By comparison, recruiting began for the Sheffield Pals on 10 September, and for the Accrington Pals on 14 September. Lord Kitchener soon wrote to theMayor to accept the Towns offer of raising a Battalion. The Evening News began to publish lists of recruits to the Battalion. Ominously, around this time the News was also publishing the first casualty reports from the Western Front and the first Royal Navy ships to be sunk.
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School's back before summer!
In a move that has no doubt set your Twitter feed afire, NBC has just announced a much-anticipated return date for COMMUNITY. Or, as creator Dan Harmon more eloquently tweeted, "What you call 8:00, we call home. COMMUNITY returns to Thursday nights on March 15th."
Making room for your favorite student body will be 30 ROCK, which NBC will push to 8:30PM in addition to sending PARKS AND RECREATION packing to Thursday April 19th at 9:30PM, where it will return in the not-nearly-as-plum-as-it-used-to-be-post-OFFICE timeslot following UP ALL NIGHT's season finale.
In other Peacock Programming news, Wednesday night is getting an "Extreme Makeover: Scheduling Edition" thanks to the arrival of BENT, a delightful new single cam rom-com centering around a recently divorced Alex (Amanda Peet) and her charismatic contractor Pete (David Walton) that will bow with back-to-back episodes on March 21st at 9PM. Also joining the NBC family on Wednesday's following the season (series?) finales of WHITNEY and ARE YOU THERE, CHELSEA on April 4th will be the premieres of BETTY WHITE'S OFF THEIR ROCKERS and BEST FRIENDS FOREVER. The latter of which features Jessica St. Clair and Lennon Parham playing old friends who reunite after the divorce of St. Clair's character.
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With official grosses reporting on Monday, it's official—The Avengers has joined the fabled $1 billion worldwide box office club. The movie reached this level on its 19th day in theaters, which ties the record-breaking pace of Avatar and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 (though The Avengers was only playing in the U.S. for ten of those days). It currently ranks 12th on the all-time worldwide chart with $1.000.4 billion, and by the end of next weekend it will move up to fourth place behind Avatar, Titanic and Deathly Hallows Part 2."We're obviously thrilled with the global success of The Avengers," said Robert Iger, Disney's Chairman and CEO, in a press release. "It's a fantastic movie and an extraordinary franchise that will continue with more great stories and compelling characters for years to come."
The Avengers is Disney's fifth billion-dollar movie following Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest ($1.066 billion), Toy Story 3 ($1.063 billion), Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides ($1.044 billion) and Alice in Wonderland ($1.024 billion). No other studio has more than two billion-dollar movies.Across its 54 markets, The Avengers added $93.8 million this weekend to bring its foreign total to $627.3 million. That's the highest overseas gross ever for a comic book adaptation, and it ranks 16th among all titles. The movie's top market so far is the United Kingdom with $65.1 million, and China ($50.4 million), Mexico ($49.6 million), Brazil ($44.4 million) and South Korea ($41.5 million) make up the Top Five. It's only major market remaining is Japan, where it opens in August, and there's a good chance The Avengers ultimately winds up close to $800 million in overseas revenue.Dark Shadows had its foreign launch this weekend, though similarly to its domestic debut it played second fiddle to The Avengers. The Tim Burton-Johnny Depp horror comedy grossed $37.3 million from 42 markets, and was 93 percent ahead of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory across the same regions according to distributor Warner Bros. Pictures. The movie opened to $5.1 million in Russia, $4.6 million in France (first place), $3.9 million in the U.K., $3.8 million in Australia, $2.7 million in Italy, $2.5 million in South Korea, $2.4 million in Spain, and a disappointing $2.1 million in Germany. Dark Shadows still has debuts in Japan, Brazil, and Mexico to look forward to.American Reunion added $14.6 million in 49 territories for a total of $143.4 million. That passed American Pie 2's $143 million to set a new franchise record. Add in its domestic tally, and American Reunion has now made over $200 million worldwide, and it's likely this movie will ultimately be deemed a success. Battleship opened in Latin America this weekend but only saw its revenues jump to an estimated $11.1 million (new total of $215.2 million). It had fine debuts in Mexico ($3.1 million) and Brazil ($1.6 million), though it trailed the third weekend of The Avengers in both of those territories. It's entirely possible that a similar fate awaits Battleship when it opens in the U.S. this upcoming weekend. Discuss this story with fellow Box Office Mojo fans on Facebook. On Twitter, follow us at @boxofficemojo, and follow author Ray Subers at @raysubers. Other Notables - Weekend Gross - Gross-to-Date 21 Jump Street - $3.2 - $49.1Titanic 3D - $3.1 - $282.6The Lucky One - $2.4 - $22.7The Pirates! - $2.2 - $74.5Best Exotic Marigold Hotel - $1.9 - $75.7Five-Year Engagement - $1.7 - $4.7Last Weekend:• 'Avengers' Dominates Again
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Sometimes, that word is just an expression.
Sometimes, it means a deep hole.
Sometimes, it relates to the physical condition of a patient "he is doing well."
Since clobbering the Pirates, 12-2, on May 17, the Phillies are….well…..in a well and not doing well. We've lost 9 of the last 13, been out-scored, 52-22 (shut out 5 times) while batting .195 and made more errors, 12-1. Hitting, power, speed, defense and pitching. Right now, only the pitching is there…or, doing well. That is, until yesterday.
We've lost to veterans, rookies, lefties, righties, pitchers from different countries, at home, on the road, wearing three different caps, day games, night games, national TV or local TV. Only common denominator…all games have been in Eastern Daylight Time zone.
May ended 16-12, which means it could have been a sky-high month except for the last 13 games.
Well, June is here and time to begin a new month. A year ago, June wasn't very friendly, 11-15. Time to change the June tune.
The offense will get going. Someone will pay.
National TV
Tonight's game from Atlanta is on ESPN, but blacked out in the Philly market where the game will be seen on Comcast SportsNet.
Alumni Notes
Greg Luzinski, Marty Bystrom, Darren Daulton, Doug Clemens, Terry Harmon, Tyler Green and Andy Ashby are playing in the Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame golf tournament today, an event that is honoring the late Harry Kalas.
Thursday is the first Phillies Alumni Luncheon at Citizens Bank Park. The event is sold out. Appearing for panel discussions on baseball: Dallas Green, Daulton, Luzinski, Bill Giles, Pat Gillick, Andy Musser and Bill Campbell.
Draft Time
Mari Wolever and his band of scouting supervisors are holed up in the Draft Room on the Hall of Fame Club level at Citizens Bank Park preparing for the annual Fist-Year Player Draft that will start next Monday. Phillies have the 27th selection in the first round.
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I did the photos for that golf event…it was a fun time, although a tad sticky outside ;o) Daulton promised me the Phillies would get out of this rut…I am holding him to it! Should be posting photos from the event later….got some nice ones of our former Phils :O)


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The impact of a single herbicide-resistant weed can be far-reaching. In test fields, the seeds of one mature glyphosate-resistant Palmer amaranth plant were released. In the third year of crop production following the release, complete crop failure occurred due to infestation of this weed. This study shows the need for a zero tolerance threshold in the management of glyphosate-resistant Palmer amaranth.
The journal Weed Science presents research conducted over four years in four Arkansas cotton fields. In this study, 20,000 seeds of glyphosate-resistant Palmer amaranth (which may represent only 2% of seed from one plant) were introduced into a 1-square-mile area. The weeds that resulted were not managed, but allowed to "escape."
Seeds can be dispersed by wind and water, and moved by animals, humans, and machinery. Weeds such as Palmer amaranth, that can produce a large amount of small seeds capable of floating in water, can spread rapidly throughout a production field. Palmer amaranth has prolific seed production, rapid dispersal, and high competitiveness with crops, making herbicide-resistant strains difficult to control.
In the current study, glyphosate herbicide was the only weed management used. In the first growing season, a separate patch of Palmer amaranth emerged 375 feet from the original location. In the second year, resistant plants expanded to reach field boundaries and infested 20 percent of the field area resulting in decreased yield and significant problems with cotton harvest. By the third growing season, glyphosate-resistant Palmer amaranth had completely colonized the fields, making the cotton crop impossible to harvest.
The expansion of resistant weeds seen in this research helps to explain the rapid takeover of many farms by glyphosate-resistant Palmer amaranth, particularly when glyphosate was the only means of weed control. It also demonstrates the need for a zero tolerance threshold of weed management—keeping all resistant-prone weeds from escaping control—to prevent loss of an herbicide or technology. Weed control based on an economic threshold (dollars spent vs. dollars returned) does not adequately consider the soil seedbank and the risk for herbicide resistance.
About Weed Science :
Weed Science is a journal of the Weed Science Society of America, a non-profit professional society that promotes research, education, and extension outreach activities related to weeds; provides science-based information to the public and policy makers; and fosters awareness of weeds and their impacts on managed and natural ecosystems.
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Hotels Lure Neighborhood Residents With Perks, No Check-In Required
More resorts are drawing locals to enjoy luxury amenities, but without having to stay overnight.
At the Rosewood Sand Hill resort, Anne Leahy Jones in a recent week swam in the pool, had an al fresco lunch, took yoga and Pilates classes in the fitness center and lounged in the spa's hot tub. Then she drove eight minutes to her home.
"I do have a swimming pool in my backyard, but no one comes through and offers me water and cleans my lounge chair," says Ms. Jones, a 62-year-old retired marketing executive. Ms. Jones says she visits the 121-room hotel in Menlo Park, Calif., about five times a week. She uses the Rosewood's pool more than her own. "It is a treat," she says.
Ms. Jones is one of Rosewood's 75 "lifestyle members," a $1,000-a-month club for locals ($1,500 for couples) that gives them access to the hotel's gym, spa and pool, discounts on meals and drinks and other perks.
An increasing number of hotels are launching or expanding efforts to draw people who live in the surrounding community. The moves reflect a discomfiting reality. To be competitive, upscale hotels have had to offer robust fitness centers and glamorous pools, spas and restaurants. But they often can't be filled with overnight guests alone. "We build these beautiful pools and there will be two people in them," says Peter C. Borer, the chief operating officer of Peninsula Hotels, which offers memberships for locals at six of its nine properties.
At the Rosewood Sand Hill, 90% of the business at its restaurants and spa is from nearby residents, says managing director Michael Casey. At the Hilton Short Hills in New Jersey, which launched spa- and health-club-membership programs in 2011, about 85% of spa visits are from local residents, says Beth Scott, vice president of product development at Hilton Worldwide Inc.
Although hotel occupancy rates and room prices have rebounded since the economic downturn, other revenues, particularly from meetings, restaurants and other services, such as spa, golf and retail, are still depressed, says Robert Mandelbaum, director of research information services at PKF Hospitality Research. While room revenue rose 6% in 2012 from the previous year, food-and-beverage revenue, which includes restaurant, minibar, banquet and other services, was up only 2.5%, according to PKF data from a survey of 6,500 U.S. hotels. Restaurant revenue alone was about 26% lower in 2012 than it was in 2007.
Hotels are also looking for ways to lure area residents for work. Instead of gathering at a neighborhood Starbucks , they can go to a hotel and find meeting spaces. Marriott International Inc. is testing a "Workspace on Demand" program that lets anyone go online to reserve meeting rooms, desks in the business center or even spots in the lobby. "We've got these underutilized spaces in the hotel. How do you capture this mobile worker, a person doing a job interview?," says Matthew Carroll, vice president, brand management for Marriott Hotels. The program, a partnership with LiquidSpace, a company that matches workers with unused office space, is currently in about 30 hotels. Spaces range from a 10-person meeting room at the Bethesda Marriott in Maryland for $75 an hour to a free spot at the bar at the Marriott Fremont Silicon Valley in Fremont, Calif. The hope is that people working will spend money on food and drinks, too, Mr. Carroll says.
Marriott Hotels and the Redmond Marriott Town Center in Redmond, Wash., have partnered with office-furniture company Steelcase to revamp 4,500 square feet of meeting space into Workspring, a sleek, high-tech area with room for up to 75 workers in five "studios" and common space. The price, $189 a person for a full day, includes Wi-Fi, office supplies, the services of a "host" and food and drinks. Before the change, meeting spaces had occupancy rates of just 20% to 30%, says general manager Daniel Angellar.
Now, Workspring has brought in small meetings from nearby Microsoft and local law offices, among others. "The food is much better than Microsoft catering," says Erin Dickerson, executive assistant to Microsoft chief information officer Jim DuBois, who has moved several 20-person team meetings to Workspring. "We had lobster on Monday," she said last week.
Jeff Peterson, director of sales and marketing at the Surfcomber in Miami Beach, Fla., says attracting local residents for a day could lead to bigger-ticket bookings. "You never know who is in your backyard. It could be a potential bride, a group with a meeting," he says. Last month, the hotel, part of the Kimpton Hotel & Restaurant Group, launched a package for locals: For $50 a day plus $43 a person (five-person minimum), people can rent a pool cabana and have a three-course meal with a bottle of prosecco or pitcher of sangria.
Hotel memberships are popular among people with second homes or seasonal rentals in vacation spots who still want the perks of a resort or country club. The Wequassett Resort and Golf Club in Chatham, Mass., on Cape Cod, has about 60 families who each pay $5,755 a year plus a $12,000 initiation fee to use the tennis courts, pool, fitness center and lavish pirate-themed children's center. The membership program has a wait-list, says managing partner Mark J. Novota. The members, he says, are particularly important in the off-season and boost attendance during slow times in the restaurant and children's program.
Sometimes hotels' efforts to draw residents from surrounding communities can backfire. The Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok tried offering a fitness-center membership to local companies but largely yanked it after overnight guests complained that the gym was too crowded. "Obviously our guests come first," said general manager Amanda Hyndman in an email.
Last summer, the new Four Seasons Hotel Baltimore allowed locals to use its elegant waterfront infinity pool for $75 a day ($50 for children). It was very busy and staff were overwhelmed, says general manager Julien Carralero. People "would bring five kids. They'd bring their kids and the neighbor's kids," he says. This summer, the hotel no longer offers day passes. Instead, memberships for area residents, which give access to the fitness center, spa and pool, and certain discounts, now cost $3,500 a year, plus a $1,000 enrollment fee.
One new member is Philippe Lespagnol, a 46-year-old assistant general manager for a property-management firm, whose apartment is across the street from the Four Seasons. He says he and his partner are usually at the hotel five days a week to use the fitness center, have dinner at the restaurant or get treatments at the spa. "It is like you're on vacation. You completely forget you are in Baltimore," he says.
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