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Huebsch Has To Plan Budget, Recall Or No Recall
Madison doesn't shut down when the Legislature ends its session for the year...
State administration secretary Mike Huebsch is busy trying to assemble a budget for the years 2014 and '15. Huebsch says that in just over a year in charge, Governor Walker and legislative Republicans have changed the process for making spending fit the money that's available.
Speaking on WIZM's La Crosse Talk, the former West Salem lawmaker says the recall campaign against Walker will have no immediate impact on his agency's work. Huebsch says his office will have to oversee the budget process, no matter who is elected governor.

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◊ Meet Artists Rep's new artistic director Dámaso Rodriguez, and check out his plans for Portland's longest-running theater company (including his first production, Ten Chimneys).
◊ And read our reviews of Monica Drake's The Stud Book and The Thermals' Desperate Ground.
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Project X actress Alexis Knapp gave birth to her daugher with actor Ryan Phillippe back on July 1, 2011. She and Ryan were already exes by the time she announced she was pregnant and Us Weekly says Alexis started seeing Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane while she was still expecting. Alexis and Seth were said to be "quietly hooking up" earlier this year.
"Alexis said people in the industry know about it," the source said of the pair as a former item. "She really liked him and wants it to be official." (She wants it to be official that they are exes? Why? Is there a special Seth MacFarlane Ex Club she's trying to break into?)
A rep for Seth told Us he and Alexis were not dating, but the source said he doesn't want to talk about the relationship because he's focused on promoting his new movie Ted.
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Torsten Kruse is a highly regarded industry expert in injection molding. Following a successful career with Arburg, Inc. (1986-1995), he formed his own company, Kruse Analysis, Inc. in 1995. He has develops customized in-house training courses for injection molders. He was a main platform speaker at NPE '94, and served as a consultant and part owner in the development of Paulson's Sim-Tech" injection molding simulator as well as DVD based injection molding training courses.
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King Mohammed VI on Sunday, February 23, 2014, arrived in Côte d'Ivoire on the second lap of a tour of Sub-Saharan Africa that began in Mali and will also take him to Guinea Conakry and Gabon. He was received by Prime Minister Kablan Duncan and Speaker of Parliament, Guillaume Soro. President Alassane Ouattara is receiving treatment in France.
The King yesterday, February 24, 2014, took part in the opening of a Moroccan-Côte d'Ivoire trade forum as part of his four-day friendly and working visit, Radio France Internationale, RFI, reported. While in Mali, the King signed 17 agreements in health, transport and finance. As the first African investor in Mali, Morocco is also helping with the training of the country's Presidential Guards, the construction of military barracks and low-cost housing estates for the army.
Similarly, Morocco has offered to serve as mediator between the Malian government and northern rebels. In appreciation, Malian authorities have named an avenue in the capital, Bamako, after King Mohammed VI and ended their recognition of the Polisario independence movement in Western Sahara. Since his accession to the throne in 1999, the Monarch has perpetuated the long-standing relations with Mali, Guinea Conakry, Côte d'Ivoire and Gabon.
In February 2006, King Mohammed VI visited Gambia, Congo Brazzaville, Gabon and the Democratic Republic of Congo. The tour was preceded in February 2005 by a trip to Gabon, Senegal, Burkina Faso and Mauritania; and in June 2004 to Benin, Gabon, Cameroon, Niger and Senegal. In September 2013, King Mohammed was in Mali for the inauguration of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita.
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Fine Gael Cork South Central Deputy and Chair of the Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children, Jerry Buttimer, has said new figures which show that almost 10,000 fewer people waited on hospital trolleys so far this year, compared to the same time last year, is proof that the Minister for Health, James Reilly TD, is winning the war on trolley numbers.
Minister Frances Fitzgerald says quality youth work must play role in responding to youth unemployment and to recent Child Deaths Report
Quality youth work services should play a more central role in responding to the challenges of youth unemployment and marginalisation
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The establishment of the new Child and Family Support Agency next year will result in far-reaching reform of child protection and family support services.
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The Minister for Justice, Equality and Defence, Mr Alan Shatter T.D., today published the Annual Report of the Parole Board for 2011.
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Phil Hogan, T.D., Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government announced today (23rd July, 2012) that he has given sanction to South Kerry Development Partnership Ltd to approve funding of up to €500,000 to Barraduff Community Field Organisation towards the development of a multi purpose leisure and recreational complex in Barraduff, Killarney, Co Kerry.
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The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney TD today announced the publication by his Department of a report which highlights the importance of the agri-food sector to Ireland's economy.
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Fine Gael Cork North Central Senator, Colm Burke, has today (Friday) welcomed the decision by the Government and the Department of Social Protection to extend the Humanitarian Assistance Scheme to those whose homes were affected by flooding in Cork
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Minister for Transport, Tourism & Sport Leo Varadkar and the chief executive of the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) Eamon Brennan met today with representatives of the self-funded trainee pilots from Pilot Training College Waterford (PTCW) in the headquarters of the IAA.
Minister Coveney welcomes the opening of the Singaporean market to exports of Sheepmeat from Ireland
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney TD, today welcomed the agreement which has been reached with the veterinary authorities in Singapore which will allow for the importation of sheepmeat from Ireland.
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If you love to write, there are lots of opportunities to publish your work. Aspiring journalists can get involved in student-run media such as the weekly Honi Soit newspaper or The Bull magazine. Contribute to Hermes (Australia's oldest literary journal, produced annually by the USU) or submit your writing to a range of literary prizes offered through the Department of English.


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The onset of the rainy season revives so much hope to flora and fauna of longevity to life. To the plants, its time to sprout, blossom, bear much seed, beautifying the earth turning it green and providing pasture to living organisms.
To animals and birds, rains instinctively suggest an opportune time to migrate to greener pastures. And for humans the rains imply the beginning of tilling and planting the land in preparation for a good harvest.
Hooray it is to the urbanite or "town fella" as the neighbour's borehole will now have sufficient water for community sharing.
Yet despite the new life brought by the rains, the season is accompanied by one of the deadliest natural phenomena known to humankind -- lightning.
Lightning has had a fair share on human and animal culling in particular Zimbabwe which has the highest lightning incidence in the world.
On December 23, 1975, callously, lightning entered Zimbabwe into the Guinness Book of World Records after bolting 21 people in the Eastern Highlands village of Chinamasa.
Alas, it also brings with it memories of the death of loved ones. On March 8, 2012, The Herald reported of 13 head of cattle which were struck and killed by lightning in Msengezi District.
It is on record that lightning is an atmospheric discharge of electricity that is frequently accompanied by thunder when it occurs during a thunderstorm.
According to Universetoday.com, lightning is a powerful force of nature, but few truly understand exactly what it is. Lightning is electricity that is discharged from a cloud.
It can also occur during volcanic eruptions and dust storms.
The front end of a bolt of lightning can travel 60 000 miles per second and reach 30 000 degrees Celsius, the website says.
That is hot enough to turn silica sand into glass.
Universetoday.com also adds that lightning can have a positive or negative charge, but is overwhelmingly negative.
An average bolt of negative lightning carries a current 30 000 amperes (amps).
Positively charged lightning has about 3 000 000 amps.
Lightning rapidly heats the air in its immediate vicinity to about 20 000 degrees Celsius.
This is about three times the temperature of the Sun's surface. This compresses the surrounding clear air and creates a supersonic shock wave that decays and becomes an auditory wave we call thunder.
Lightning is known referred locally as "mheni" in Shona and "umbane" in Ndebele.
In the African tradition there is a general belief that there are people, especially from Manicaland Province, who have the power to manufacture mheni.
Those who possess such powers use mheni to demonstrate their strength to would be adversaries.
"It is true that mheni exists according to the African culture and can be made by humans," lambasted Caiphas Shutu Sithole, a renowned herbalist from Mbare. In 1992, I was approached by a traditional healer known as Matemba while I was working in Chipinge.
"Matemba offered me four small sticks saying to me . . . 'unofanira kusimba' (you must be strong). I did not know what the sticks were for. He then demonstrated to me by rubbing the sticks together and throwing them on the ground. The sticks immediately disappeared and there was a huge flash of lightning in the sky. "Ndozvandinoreva kana ndichiti unofanira kusimba" (This is what I mean when a say you must be strong)," narrated Sithole.
He added: "I have never actually seen mheni but I have treated survivors of lightning who allege that it looks like a lamb with wings."
Edison Banda, a vendor in Emabutweni (Bulawayo), seems to be a religious follower of the "survival of the fittest" law. The man confessed to unsuccessfully employing forces of supernatural world (lightning) to kill a fellow vendor whom he accused of attracting more customers than him.
Max Van Olst from the University of Zimbabwe's Electrical Engineering Department, in 1987, said he had discovered that Zimbabwe's fertile soil plays a role in causing the lightning deaths.
"A lot of Zimbabwe's soil is a poor conductor of electricity, meaning that the charge from a lightning bolt, instead of dispersing evenly, can stream with concentrated force hundreds of yards from the strike point as it follows narrow paths of easy conductivity," he said.
Explained Max Van Olst: "High altitude, high humidity and high temperatures combine to affect the density of the air and thus the ease with which lightning can occur."
Most victims are peasants living in thatched huts in rural areas. Findings indicate that many victims are sitting or sleeping on the ground in their huts when struck.
This could well account for the story on January 16, 2006 in The Herald where 10 members of Johanne Masowe were struck and killed by lightning and 61 others hospitalised during an open-air prayer session in Seke, Chitungwiza in 2002.
Another story appeared in the same paper on December 6 2012, where four family members including three minors were struck by lightning. The four who died were all burnt beyond recognition when the hut they were sleeping in caught fire.
It is a misconception that if it is not raining and there are no clouds overhead, one is safe from lightning.
The truth is lightning often strikes more than three miles from the thunderstorm, far outside the rain or even thunderstorm cloud.
Bolts from the blue can strike 10-15 miles from the thunderstorm. Lightning in clouds can travel over 100 miles from the thunderstorm.
It is not true that rubber tyres offer protection from lightning in cars by insulating one from the ground.
However, most cars are reasonably safe from lightning.
The metal roof and sides become shield, not the rubber tyres.
Thus convertibles, motorcycles, bicycles, golf carts and cars with plastic or fibreglass shells offer no lightning protection.
Likewise, farm and construction vehicles with open cockpits offer no lightning protection.
But closed cockpits with metal roofs and sides are safer than going outside.
Many lightning victims die within sight of onlookers as they are denied first aid on assumption that by merely touching a victim one will be electrocuted.
The human body doesn't store electricity.
It is therefore safe to touch a lightning victim to render first aid.
It is not safe if outside during a thunderstorm, to go under a tree.
Trees pose being the highest objects within a locality and are prone to lightning strikes.
Another misconception is, if trapped outside and lightning is about to strike, lie flat on the ground.
While lying flat on the ground gets you as low as possible, which is good, it increases your chance of being hit by a ground current.
However, it is advisable to use the "lightning crouch" that is, put your feet together, squat low, tuck your head, and cover your ears.
Lightning induces electric currents along the top of the ground that can be deadly over 100 feet away.
The best combination is being low and touching the ground as little as possible.
So much folklore exists about lightning which are not obligatory to believe but what remains fact is, when lightning strikes an individual, it either maims or kills.
There is no way to completely stop lightning, but if you're careful, you can avoid injury or death.
Lightning is somewhat lazy, and will take the shortest path, striking the tallest object.


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Lancelot menu
Lancelot is one of three menu styles for KDE, the K Desktop Environment. It is similar in some respects to mintMenu of Linux Mint, but with a lot more features and a lot more configurable options. This article is written to showcase all the features of this menu, which is developed and maintained by Ivan Čukić.
The screenshots used in this article were taken from an installation of Pardus 2011.1. (See Pardus 2011.1 review.)
Our first screenshot shows a default view of Lancelot. Aside from the buttons column, there are two main visible columns – the Favorites and Applications Category column. You can make the buttons column narrower by right-clicking on any of the button icons and selecting the only available option.
Which gives you this view. Notice that the buttons column is now narrower. You can remove an application from the Favorites column by right-clicking on its name and selecting the only available option.
If desktop real estate is really at a premium, you can configure Lancelot to show the buttons inside the applet, that is, right next to the menu icon on the panel. Doing that gives you this view.
When you click on an application category, it collapses into the space originally occupied by the Favorites column, revealing the applications under it. To add an application to the Favorites column, right-click on it and choose the only available option.
The next three screenshots show Lancelot's configuration options, which you can access by right-clicking on the menu's icon. This screenshot shows that you have a choice of icons and that you may opt to have the menu open simply by mousing over it.
And this one shows the activation options. Categories may be activated on hover or by clicking.
There are several search plugins enabled by default. You can choose to search Wikipedia and other Web-based sources straight from the menu's search box.
This just shows the menu's search box in use.
Lancelot can be configured to open categories in a popup menu, and this screenshot shows just how that looks.
And here is what happens if you click on a sub-subcategory. This ability to open categories in a popup is an experimental feature, but it seems to work quite well.
Lancelot is not perfect, but it is so much better than the alternatives that you should at least take it for a spin. Let us know what you think.
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how can i install this menu in openSUSE 12.1?
Great tip, well written.
Video ad in the top-left corner which starts automatically is absolutely disgusting!
It does not relate to the post content though. It is brilliant. But I won't share this site because I don't want my followers to listen to annoying video ad.
… definitely the best menu for KDE… hat's off to developer!!!
Lancelot should be made default in KDE so that easily can switch between Lancelot and the KDE Classic Menu and Kickoff.
Definitely Lancelot-menu is one of the best one in its class.. its so useful and stylish.
"And here is what happens if you click on a sub-subcategory. This ability to open categories in a popup is an experimental feature, but it seems to work quite well."
This is the ultimate that I have been waiting for and should have been one of the first feature in Lancelot and Kickoff menus. One reason why many users kept switching back to the classical hierarchical menu is because it is faster, uses less landscape and needs less mouse clicks. This feature is going to change all that and Lancelot will do what Classical does and a lot more making it the most preferred menu.
Keep up the good work and make sure this feature is flawless, fast and elegant.
Congratulation on a Great Job.
Awesome! Thank You!


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Help: Antibiotic sceening problem
I am a graduate student who is interested in identifying new antibitoics isolated from strain in marine sediments.
I collected samples from marine sediments from the red sea coast and grown them on marine agar plates. I found some colonies formed zone of inhibition around themselves as they killed the other bacteria diffusing around it, I isolated these colonies and grew them again on marine agar. However, when I add a top layer of soft agar with the test strain, they don't form zone of inhibition or any trace of it although the original plate shows that and its very clear. I repeated this several time.
I thing I noticed in the soft agar is the test strain grown on the top of it, with a loop i was able to remove the bacteria on top and found the soft agar layer below it is totally clear (I dont know if this is normal, i never did soft agar before)
I made another technique, where i cultured these colonies in marine broth and then added a drop of them on top of marine agar seeded with the test strain and yet no sign of zone of inhibition.
I dont have so much experience in this screening, so can anyone help me and tell my why the original plate showed ZOI and not anymore.
Re: Help: Antibiotic sceening problem
It is possible that during the initial screening, your bacteria still possess the antimicrobial activity (as in, the antimicrobial gene is activated). However, as you culture them, they have no need for their antimicrobial activity because of the environment they are in and the antimicrobial gene becomes deactivated.
I would count the number of transfers you have made from your original sample and maintain the original culture in storage. Because the more transfers you make, you are selecting for more strains that are comfortable in the media you use, and thus will have slightly different biochemical profiles from your original sample.
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Lone howl of protest threatens to silence pack of hounds
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An historic Cornish hunt could be stopped after a holiday-home owner – who advertises "dog friendly" cottages to let – complained about the noise of the hounds.
The North Cornwall Hunt has kept its 50-strong pack of dogs in kennels in the village of St Breward for 110 years without a single complaint.
But local businessman David Clarke claims the baying, barking and howling of the hounds disturbs his customers and ruins the tranquillity of the moors.
Mr Clarke, who owns rental properties in St Breward advertised as "rural dog friendly cottages", says his guests are having their holiday peace ruined.
He has now made an official complaint and environmental health officers were brought in to use noise measuring equipment to record the dogs.
Officials at Cornwall Council have now told hunt organisers it is exceeding permitted decibel levels and issued them with a warning that something has to be done.
The hunt, which runs twice a week November to March, now faces having to install expensive soundproofing or drastically cut the number of hounds to avoid further action.
If they fail to quieten the hounds they could be served with a noise abatement notice and ultimately shut down.
A spokesman for the hunt said it was unable to comment but local people said the complaint is "ridiculous".
But Fenella, Lady Barry, who lives near the kennels and is treasurer of the St Breward Women's Institute, said: "We have no grounds for criticism of the kennels.
"We very rarely hear the hounds, but when we do we just accept it's an important part of the heritage of St Breward and its country ways.
"We wholeheartedly support the master and his team. Why should rural pursuits be curtailed by the odd person who comes down for a few days and doesn't like it? It's a little bit like moving next to a church then complaining because you can hear bells."
Mr Clarke and his wife Angela run Darrynane Cottages business, which offers "rural dog-friendly cottages nestling in the beautiful Coombe valley".
Describing its remote countryside location as the "hidden jewel of North Cornwall," the firm offers four self-catering rental properties which sleep two to six people.
A glowing review posted on the company's website from a couple called Judy and Steve reads: "All of us enjoyed beach walks, our dog Sixpence has really had a good time on her 1st holiday. See you next year."
Mr Clarke said the row over the dog noise had been "blown out of all proportion".
He said: "We are both very happy with the way the hunt and the environment people are dealing with the very small issue that arose.
"Mischief makers are stirring it up to try to turn it into something it isn't. This is something that is being dealt with very professionally by the chairman of the hunt, Mr Mike Biddick.
"The stories that have been out and around have been blown out of all proportion."
Both Mr Biddick, and the master of the hounds, Alan Murton, both refused to comment.
But Honorary Secretary Rosemary Meeson said: "We have been advised not to comment on this while it's ongoing."
The kennels are housed beside Tor Down Quarry, famous for its for prehistoric remains, including an earthwork known as King Arthur's Hall.
Kirsty Hewitt, who lives near the kennels with her husband John, has started a petition to safeguard the hunt.
She said: "We've grown to love the sound of the hounds. I'm not particularly pro-hunt, but I'm very upset at what's happening and so are most of the people in the village.
"It's outrageous and we want the kennels to stay."
A Cornwall Council spokesman for said: "Officers had a very productive meeting with representatives of the hunt kennels earlier this month which was very useful in terms of identifying potential measures to reduce noise levels.
"The main outcome of the meeting was that the hunt will consider appointing an acoustic consultant to assess whether an acoustically treated kennel could be constructed to replace or upgrade the current one."


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'Avatar' actor appears before NYC judge
NEW YORK (AP) - Australian actor Sam Worthington has been arraigned in New York on counts including misdemeanor assault for allegedly punching a photographer, who also was charged in their encounter.
The 37-year-old "Avatar" star was ordered on Wednesday to stay away from photographer Sheng Li for six months. Worthington was released on his own recognizance.
Prosecutors say Worthington punched the photographer in the face in a scuffle Sunday in Manhattan's Greenwich Village. They say he told officers he was protecting his girlfriend.
Defense lawyer Stacey Richman told the judge photographers have relentlessly followed Worthington. Earlier, the actor had no comment when he entered Manhattan Criminal Court.
Li was arrested on reckless endangerment, assault and harassment charges. His lawyer says Li shouldn't have been arrested.
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Alexander Dale Oen of Norway shows off his silver medal after the men's 200m breaststroke final at the European Swimming Championships in Budapest in this August 12, 2010 file photo. REUTERS/Laszlo Balogh
LONDON: The memory of a late swimming champion looms large at the Olympic pool, especially as his best event - the 100-meter breaststroke - approaches Sunday.
Alexander Dale Oen of Norway died in April at age 26 from heart disease - months before he was to be the leading hope for Norwegian swimming gold in London. He won the world championship in the 100-meter breaststroke last July.
Some swimmers said they were dedicating their swims to Dale Oen.
"We're carrying him with us all the time," countrywoman Sara Nordenstam said following her heat in the 400-meter individual medley. She said the swimmers will honor him by "swimming fast and remembering him and remember everything that he taught us and go for the goals that we set together."
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Former Georgia assistant Carol Capitani was hired to be the Texas women's swimming and diving coach, UT women's athletic director Chris Plonsky said Friday.
Capitani, who received a five-year contract, replaces Kim Brackin, who was fired earlier this month after six seasons.
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Broad bean and bacon risotto
Our broad bean crop was decimated by frost, but I bought some lovely small, fresh broad beans from the market. To me, broad beans and bacon or ham are one of those marriages made in heaven. I had some stock from a roast chicken so risotto seemed an obvious choice to make the most of them.
The basic method of making risotto is a doddle; I don't know why people make so much fuss about it. The hardest work in this recipe is preparing the beans, but it's one of the few recipes where it really is worth blanching and peeling them; pilaff with broad beans and serrano ham is another.
Rice is one of the few things I always measure by volume. An ordinary mustard glass holds just the right amount for two people, and for risotto you can count on roughly three times the volume of stock to rice. Don't bother making risotto with any rice other than Italian; the result won't be worth the effort. Make pilaff instead. If you like stringy cheese in your risotto, use Gruyère or Comté; otherwise Parmesan, or even aged cheddar.
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7 Sunscreens That Won't Stain Your Wedding Dress
If you're having an outdoor wedding, don't forget sunscreen. And the trick to finding a sunscreen that won't stain your dress is to use one without avobenzone in it, according to Debra Jaliman, MD, author of Skin Rules. "The avobenzone tends to cause that horrible yellowing, especially if you're wearing white," she says. With her help, we rounded up seven sunscreens that won't ruin your gown, turn your skin white or slide off after 20 minutes.
1. SPF 50 Mineral LotionThis one is broad spectrum (meaning it protects you from the sun's UVA rays and UVB rays), has a high SPF and doesn't feel greasy when you put it on. And an awesome bonus? It's full of antioxidants, like green tea and pomegranate extract, that are great for your skin.
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|Calling song of Tibicen chiricahua
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Latreille, 1825
The genus Tibicen comprises large-bodied Cicadidae appearing in late summer or autumn.[1] Many colloquial names exist for Tibicen, including locust, dog-day cicada, harvest fly, August dry bird, jar fly, bush cicada, and dry weather fly.
Tibicen species are the most common cicada in the United States. Unlike periodical cicadas, whose swarms occur at 13- or 17-year intervals, Tibicen species can be seen every year, hence their nickname "annual cicadas". The life-cycle of an individual, however, is more than a year.[citation needed] Nymphs spend two or three years feeding on tree roots before they emerge. Their annual reappearance is due to overlapping generations.
Tibicen cicadas are 1–2 inches (25–51 mm) long, with characteristic green, brown, and black markings on the top of the thorax, and tented, membranous wings extending past the abdomen.[citation needed] The fore pair are about twice the length of the hind pair. Adults feed using their beak to tap into the xylem of plants; nymphs feed from the xylem of roots.[citation needed]
Like other members of the subfamily Cicadinae, Tibicens species have loud, complex songs, even (in many cases) distinct song phrases.[2]
Males produce loud calls in the afternoon or evening (depending on the species) to attract females. These sounds, distinctive for each species,[citation needed] are produced by organs below the abdomen's base. These calls range from a loud buzz to a long rattling sound.[citation needed]
North American species[edit]
- Tibicen auletes Germar, 1834 – Northern dusk singing cicada
- Tibicen auriferus Say, 1825 – Field cicada
- Tibicen bermudianus Verrill, 1902 – Bermuda cicada, EXTINCT (Last seen 1994)
- Tibicen bihamatus Motschulsky, 1861
- Tibicen bifidus Davis, 1916
- Tibicen canicularis Harris, 1841 – Dog-day harvestfly
- Tibicen chiricahua Davis, 1923
- Tibicen chisosensis Davis, 1934
- Tibicen cultriformis Davis, 1915 – Southwestern giant floodplain cicada
- Tibicen davisi Smith and Grossbeck, 1907 – Davis's southeastern dog-day cicada
- Tibicen dealbatus Davis, 1915 – Plains cicada
- Tibicen dorsatus Say, 1825 – Bush cicada
- Tibicen duryi Davis, 1917
- Tibicen figuratus Walker, 1858 – Fall Southeastern dog-day cicada
- Tibicen hidalgoensis Davis, 1941
- Tibicen inauditus Davis, 1917
- Tibicen latifasciatus Davis, 1915 – Coastal scissor grinder cicada
- Tibicen linnei Smith and Grossbeck, 1907 – Linne's cicada
- Tibicen longioperculus Davis, 1926
- Tibicen lyricen De Geer, 1773 – Lyric cicada
- Tibicen minor Davis, 1934
- Tibicen montezuma Distant, 1881
- Tibicen neomexicensis Stucky, 2013
- Tibicen ochreoptera Townsend, 1892
- Tibicen parallelus Davis, 1923
- Tibicen paralloides Davis, 1934
- Tibicen pronotalis Walker, 1852 – Walker's cicada
- Tibicen pruinosus Say, 1825 – Scissor grinder cicada
- Tibicen resh Haldeman, 1852
- Tibicen resonans Walker, 1850 – Southern pine barrens cicada
- Tibicen robinsonianus Davis, 1922 – Robinson's cicada
- Tibicen similaris Smith and Grossbeck, 1907 – Similar dog-day cicada
- Tibicen sugdeni Davis, 1941
- Tibicen superbus Fitch, 1855 – Superb southwestern cicada
- Tibicen texanus Metcalf, 1963
- Tibicen tibicen (Tibicen chloromerus) Linnaeus, 1758 – Swamp cicada
- Tibicen townsendii Uhler, 1905
- Tibicen tremulus Cole, 2008
- Tibicen variegatus Fabricius, 1794
- Tibicen winnemanna Davis, 1912 – Eastern scissor grinder cicada
|This section does not cite any references or sources. (October 2013)
Many animals feed on cicadas, which usually occurs during the final days when they become easy prey near the ground. One of the more notable predators is the cicada killer. This is a large wasp that catches the dog-day cicada. After catching and stinging the insect to paralyze it, the cicada killer carries it back to its hole and drags it underground to a chamber where it lays its eggs in the paralyzed cicada. When the eggs hatch, the wasp larvae feed on the paralyzed, but still living, cicada.
- ^ "Cicadas of Michigan". University of Michigan Museum of Zoology. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
- ^ "Cicadas of the United States and Canada East of the 100th Meridian". InsectSingers.com. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
External links[edit]
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- Massachusetts Cicadas
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18 Intense by Perry Ellis is a Aromatic Fougere fragrance for men. The fragrance features bergamot, melon, sea notes, watermelon, aldehydes, lavender, rosemary, ambergris, white musk and white cedar extract.
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it reminds me of nautica voyage for sure. better in my opinion more tolerable, not as strong and thats a good thing. seems like it performs well also, only sprayed a spritz on my hand over 2 hours later still there. This is good stuff. I dont see it being a mature scent for older gentlemen as i see here. I see it as 30 and up. I can see how you would find it formal also. Voyage you cannot pull of formaly but this you could
Nice and long lasting citrus fragrance, very very refreshing for casual wear.
Being a big fan of L'eau d'issey, since it came out, I saw a Boise version on duty free and bought it (incredible wood made bottle, white cap). Now, my regular bottle still had some juice left, and was from like 6 years ago. I compared both, and the wood bottle juice is less intense than my old juice and not at long lasting. Maybe is the wooden bottle, or maybe all of them are like that now, after some reformulation.....watered down basically.
18 intense is 90% exactly like that juice of Boise. It is a little more pungent at the top, but after a few minutes, the florals come out, and they are basically the same. Base...the same woody feel. My girlfriend loves L'eau on me, and she always tells me, they smell exactly the same to her.
Conclusion, if you really like L'eau, and accept a more pungent top (a few minutes, that is all), then go for this one, you can get a whole set, including a 3.4, a travel mini, deodorant and shower gel....for $25 to $30 easily. Approved.
This is first day wearing 18 Intense, and I like it for the most part. It's a hot, extra humid day here, and it's perfoming nicely. Looks like it may finally peter out around 8 hours or so, which is nice. The first spray is a bitter citrus on me, like I was chewing on a bit of the pith maybe. It then starts turning into a floral, clean scent that reminds me of Nautica Voyage, but much more tolerable. I can see this as being unisex, it's not so floral that it would be considered super feminine, but no heavy, strong woods or spices that would lean towards masculine. A nice everyday warm weather scent. I'd like it more for 15.00 or less, but at 19.99 bought with a gift card I won't complain too loudly...lol
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Hello, Cireal, totally agree with you, it really looks like L'Eau d'Issey Pour Homme, the difference is that in my country: Brazil, does not come cheap. Disappointed.
Too bland and synthetic. Impersonal, feels like a machine - if that makes sense
Just got this in the mail today, first spray i thought: Wait a second i know this" then it hit me, L'eau d'issey, not as strong however. not going to bore you with crazy details, average everything, 7.5 out of 10 from me, just because its so simplistically easy on the nose.
Would i buy it again- No. I'd rather save up and buy L'eau D'issey
is it good for the price- Yes, but very unoriginal and not just because of L'eau D'issey
EDIT: Scratch that, Just smelled L'eau D'Issey again for the first time since last summer, and i must say it Smells worse than this, so they both suck.
This smells very similar to Issey Miyake L'Eau d'Issey Pour Homme. Floral and crisp would be the best way to describe the way it smells. Longevity is alright with projection being just as average. I would say that this is a good alternative to Issey Miyake for less than half the price.
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I hope you had a great weekend! I did! I spent Saturday being lazy in the morning, first week back to school was a little rough. Then in the afternoon, I met up with Erin and her family, they were escaping the inversion (yucky air) down in the valley. Finally, I went to Season of Home where Natalia has her quilts hanging this month, and had a chance to chat with her too! I've grown close to both these ladies in the last year, we first met online (of course), but since Natalia quilted all my book quilts, and Erin is my partner/co-conspirator for The Sewing Summit. After a busy Saturday, I spent Sunday getting laundry done (still not folded) and watching football with the family! Lots of fun, and a little sewing mixed in.
Having gotten my advance copy of Modern … Read More »
Daily Life – Moments
Our days are sometimes jumbled but often look something like this —
6:30-7:30 amI get up! It depends on how late I stayed up the night before, but when possible I like to have a little quiet time, and coffee to wake up, before everyone needs something. I usually take a moment to turn on my computer, and scan my email for anything needing my attention.
I try to start each day with the table clear, like this –7:30Wake up the big girls if they aren't up already. Then it's the usual busyness of getting two girls out the door. And I throw clothes on to get them to school :)
8:30Drive girls to school and come home to enjoy my last (3rd) cup of coffee! With my coffee & breakfast I check email/twitter/facebook/reader, and write a … Read More »
Weekend Moments
Friday evening sewing with Ella —I have a set of stockings nearly complete and ready to share with you.
Saturday evening trick-or-treating —Ella's a cat, complete with robe tie tail. Emmalie pulled her Sleeping Beauty dress out of the dress up bin. Sophia found the Tinkerbell dress up clothes. And Owen is just being himself – he didn't go out :) Halloween is low-key in our house.
Currently — I'm making the most of having to slow down and wash the dishes, for today.You ask – "Amy, are there dishwasher parts on your messy counter and floor?" Yes! Yes there are! As many of you guessed the dishwasher made a big mess for us overnight on Friday – what a joy to wake up too – sarcasm – Joe has found the trouble … Read More »
I'm a Winner!
That feels really good to say! I think everyone should be able to say that every once in a while :) Such a good boost! While the Quilt Festival was going on I managed to visit a few of you and left comments – one turned me into a giveaway winner.Rene had an unannounced giveaway and happened to select my number! How great is that!? Thank you Rene! I love the kit and never would have bought it for myself!My friend Amy has started a group to share moments, all of them, not just the glossy perfect moments that often end up on the blog. So you should notice that I did not clear the entire table before taking these pictures, and I did not crop the extra stuff out either. … Read More »


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He fled from vehicle before police arrived
Franklin - Police are seeking a 30-year-old Waukesha man who led officers on a high-speed chase during the early morning hours of Christmas Day.
According to the Franklin police log:
Officers began pursuing a maroon 1996 Chrysler Concorde after the driver suddenly turned off his headlights and started speeding in the 7800 block of West Imperial Drive, shortly after 2:30 a.m. Dec. 25. The pursuit ended when officers lost sight of the vehicle in the 8200 block of West Winston Way.
At 3:14 a.m. police received word that the car was discovered in the back yard in the 8200 block of West Winston Way. The driver had apparently hit the curb at the dead end of Winston Way and continued driving onto a residential property. The car struck a window well and electric meter on the west side of a home before crashing into a brush pile in the back yard.
The driver, a 30-year-old Waukesha man, was not in the vehicle and officers were unable to find him.
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High Tea has to one of the best ways to wile away the hours in the afternoon. Well, that's what my girlfriends and I firmly feel and as such we try and get together throughout the year to enjoy a lovely lunch of sandwiches made just so, pots of tea and coffee and petite sweet treats. High Tea sandwiches aren't your run of the mill vegemite or peanut butter offerings but a choice of fairly traditionally fillings made with care and restraint. Perhaps the most well known High Tea sandwich is a cucumber sandwich, immortalised in Oscar Wilde's hilarious play 'The Importance of Being Earnest.' It may sound awfully plain when compared with the stuffed focaccias and baguettes that adorn Australian bakeries and cafes but the combination of crisp, fresh cucumber, lightly seasoned and sitting inside oh so soft bread is a delight. The trick with making a fabulous High Tea sandwich is really good ingredients, careful seasoning and incredibly soft fresh bread. Crusts can come off of course, although as someone who has always wanted curly hair and hates waste, I always keep those babies on!
For other treats you might like to make for a tempting High Tea spread, consider my orange and poppy seed cake or for an Australian spin on this British tradition, how about mini versions of my lovely lamington recipe!
Top 5 High Tea Sandwich Fillings
- Cucumber sandwiches – Don't use cucumbers with very thick skin or too many seeds for this high tea sandwich. Spread some high quality lightly salted butter on the bread and top with a few layers of finely sliced cucumber. Season with a tiny amount of salt and grinding of pepper.
- Chicken, mayonnaise and celery – Use a free-range or organic roast chicken. If you are buying one from a store, try to get one that has not been roasted with strong flavours such tarragon or lemon, or with stuffing (which you do not use). Remove skin, shred chicken into strips and then chop into small pieces. Avoid any meat that is too dark. Finely dice celery and mix into the chicken along with a few spoonfuls of whole-egg mayonnaise. Season with salt and pepper before filling your buttered sandwich points.
- Egg and cress – Boil some free-range or organic eggs, allow to cool and peel. Dice eggs and mix with a little whole egg mayonnaise in a bowl. Season with salt and pepper and put a dainty amount in a buttered sandwich before topping with cress. A more recent spin on this high tea sandwich is to replace the cress with a little bacon, for a lady-like spin on a classic English sarnie.
- Prawn or lobster – cook your prawns (after removing intestine track) or lobster in lightly salted water then peel. Peel away the shell until you are left with the softest flesh. Chop into small pieces and mix with a little whole egg mayonnaise, a squeeze of lemon and salt and pepper. Butter the bread and fill sandwich with the seafood.
- Smoked salmon – you can use your own gravlax salmon recipe for this high tea sandwich as well as store bought slices. Smoked trout would also work. Prepare fish by cutting into small pieces. Take some cream cheese out of the fridge a little in advance to soften then mix in some finely chopped dill in a bowl. Add a layer of dill cream cheese to one side of the sandwich. Put a single layer of salmon on top. Smear a scraping of the dill cream cheese on the other side so the halves stick together.
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Which Dead Vampire Diaries Character Is Coming Back in a Season 4 Flashback?
You know what's amazing about flashbacks? The costumes (and wigs)! And you know what else? Sometimes we get to see characters who were killed off too soon. During the live chat for The Vampire Diaries Season 4, Episode 11, "Catch Me If You Can," executive producer Julie Plec tweeted that we'll be seeing a familiar face again soon.
@1lexavictoriawe'll see her again in flashbacks this year.— julieplec (@julieplec) January 25, 2013
Whoa, that's like twice as much Lexi as any other season! Arielle Kebbel already appeared in Season 4, Episode 8, "We'll Always Have Bourbon Street," when, admittedly, she broke up Stefan(Paul Wesley) and Damon's (Ian Somerhalder) nice little '40s reunion and forced the recovering Ripper to go to World War II.
Hopefully she'll be less judgey this time and back to her regular badass self.
Julie herself said last year that she's been trying for a '70s flashback, so maybe we'll see Lexi in some bell-bottoms?
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Hello everyone, I am new to this forum. I purchased a miniature horse for my son's 2nd birthday (back in September) and he lives right in our backyard (we have almost 2 acres fenced). I built him a lean-to so he could get out of the rain, but instead he goes under our deck and still gets wet! He is little, about 320 pounds, and acts much like our dog
Anyway I got a great deal on an 8x12 side lofted barn (shed) and I am planning on building a stall in it for him. My question is, what do I use/ do for the flooring? Should I treat the wood where it will be? And then use mats? If so, what kind do you all recommend? What kind of bedding on top of the mats? Or is there something better to put on the floors? I just don't want his urine to rot out the floor, and because it is so small, it won't take much to get an amonia odor.
I only plan to put him in there when it rains or on really cold nights (we are in Coastal NC so not many cold nights and most years no snow). And then use the other side of it for storage for all his "stuff". It also has extra storage above, kind of like a hayloft!
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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger admits the Barclays Premier League table makes unpleasant reading after defeat at Norwich left them 10 points behind leaders Chelsea.
Grant Holt's first-half goal, coming after goalkeeper Vito Mannone had spilled Alex Tettey's 25-yard effort, proved enough to condemn Arsenal to a second defeat in their last three Premier League games.
The Gunners are now ninth and have work to do simply to get back into contention for the top four, nevermind reeling in Chelsea. And Wenger said: "The gap is very unpleasant. We had an opportunity that Tottenham could win and we could win, and we both lost. That of course makes the gap a lot bigger."
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Christian Eigler scored the only goal of the game in the 60th minute but did not make things easy for Nurnberg in the end by getting sent off in the 86th minute for a second yellow card.
Cologne overturned a two-goal deficit to beat Bayern Munich 3-2 and boost their hopes of avoiding relegation in dramatic style at the Mungersdorfer Stadion. Goals from Mario Gomez and Hamit Altintop put Bayern firmly in the driving seat, but the league's strugglers completed a sensational turnaround in the second half.
Christian Clemens brought them back into the game in the 55th minute before two goals in ten minutes from Milivoje Novakovic earned Frank Schafer's side their second win in three games.
Stuttgart also recovered from a two-goal deficit to win at ten-man Borussia Monchengladbach and collect their first away victory of the season in this relegation battle.
Dante gave Gladbach the lead after 29 minutes and the advantage was 2-0 in the 31st minute after Igor de Camargo's goal. Pavel Pogrebnyak cut the deficit to 2-1 and Martin Harnik tied the game after 56 minutes. Dante was sent off in the 87th minute after a second yellow card before Timo Gebhart converted a penalty.
Claudio Pizarro scored two minutes into stoppage time to salvage a point in Werder Bremen's fight to stay clear of the relegation zone in a 1-1 draw at Mainz. Andre Schurrle gave Mainz the lead after 19 minutes before Pizarro scored Werder's first Bundesliga away goal since 23 October last year.
Ten-man Hoffenheim almost wasted a two-goal lead but held on to beat Kaiserslautern 3-2 at home to remain in the running for European football next season. Hoffenheim grabbed a 2-0 lead in the first half courtesy of goals from Gylfi Thor Sigurdsson and Sebastian Rudy. Erwin Hoffer and Rodnei scored within 96 seconds of each other to pull level but Hoffenheim bounced back and won the game through Vedad Ibisevic's goal in the 62nd minute.
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This weekend I got together with sweet little Emily to photograph her one year old pictures. When her mom called me she raved about Emily's sweet personality, she's quite a special little girl so I was very excited to get to meet her. The moment I met her she was blowing kisses, waving, smiling and engaging everyone around her. Ususally it takes a good 10 minutes for a child to warm up to me and my big ole camera … but not in this case. Here she is at the beginning of our shoot
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June 13, 2012 – Five professional scientific associations wrote key Canadian policymakers today to protest the government's plan to close the famed Experimental Lakes Area (ELA) research station in Ontario.
The text of the letter follows. Questions regarding this statement should be addressed to Adrienne Sponberg (sponberg at aslo org).
The Honorable Keith Ashfield
Minister, Department of Fisheries and Oceans
House of Commons
Ottawa, Ontario
June 13, 2012
Dear Minister Ashfield,
The below-signed professional scientific associations would like to express our concern about and appeal the Government of Canada's decision to permanently close the Experimental Lake Area (ELA) of Ontario announced on May 17, 2012. The global aquatic and ecological communities are genuinely concerned about the impact closure of ELA will have on the strong and creative science that has been, and continues to be, conducted by Canadian freshwater researchers.
With 4,000 members worldwide (~250 from Canada), the Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO) is the largest society of aquatic scientists in the world. Over the past decade ASLO has held four conferences in Canada and the editorial offices of two ASLO publications are located in Canada. The Ecological Society of America (ESA) is the world's largest organization of professional ecologists with 10,000 members, a significant number of which are aquatic scientists. Over 400 ESA members reside in Canada and one of the Society's largest conferences was held in Montreal. The Society of Canadian Limnologists represents ~125 aquatic scientists across Canada. The International Society of Limnology (SIL) comprises three thousand freshwater scientists, in around seventy countries, and has an active and substantial membership in Canada, where its triennial congress was held in 2007. The Society for Freshwater Science (SFS) is an international scientific organization whose purpose is to promote further understanding of freshwater ecosystems and ecosystems at the interface between aquatic and terrestrial habitats; SFS has 115 members residing in Canada.
ELA has been a cornerstone facility for the study of inland waters. This unique research facility has been the genesis of several important whole ecosystem experiments that have completely changed the course of research in the discipline of limnology (inland water research). Results from these experiments have been instrumental in establishing public policy, including guidelines to protect freshwaters and reduce air pollution. One classic experiment that added phosphorus to a lake clearly demonstrated that this nutrient promotes algal growth, resulting in eutrophication that can cause fish kills. This experiment led directly to the reduction of phosphorus in detergents that has lessened eutrophication and improved the quality of freshwater ecosystems around the world. Another experiment demonstrated that the acidification of waters has several cascading negative repercussions on lake health. This work at ELA, combined with research in the United States, catalysed the development of the Clean Air Act. The subsequent reduction in sulphur emissions and the recovery of many lakes is hailed as one of the greatest environmental recovery stories.
The long-term monitoring at ELA has also made it possible to document subtle long-term trends of environmental change and distinguish them from natural variability. As it is one of the most studied freshwater ecosystems on the planet, the long-term data available for ELA is unique and irreplaceable in aiding our understanding not only of Canada's waters, but in elucidating the processes at work in freshwaters worldwide. The over 40 years of ELA research has also been instrumental in training generations of aquatic scientists.
People rely on freshwater resources and the many services these ecosystems provide. Facilities like ELA are essential to help researchers understand how these systems work and identify the factors that threaten their long-term sustainability. Scientific research in the environmental sciences is not an impingement on economic progress but rather is an essential part of it. We must protect the resources humanity relies on, freshwater being among our most basic needs.
We therefore request that the Government of Canada repeal its decision to close ELA and commit to sustaining this critical research facility established to help protect inland waters, a critical resource to all of society.
The Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO)
The Ecological Society of America (ESA)
The International Society of Limnology (SIL)
The Society of Canadian Limnologists (SCL)
The Society for Freshwater Sciences (SFS)
The Right Honourable Stephen Harper, Prime Minister
The Honourable Peter Kent, Environmental Minister
The Honorable Thomas Mulcair, Leader of the New Democratic Party of Canada and the Official Opposition
The Honorable Bob Rae, Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada
The Honorable Elizabeth May, Leader of the Green Party of Canada
The Honorable Dalton McGinty, Premier of Ontario, and
The Honorable Jim Bradley, Minister of The Environment for Ontario
The Honorable Michael Gravelle, Minister of Natural Resources