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Henicopsaltria eydouxii

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Henicopsaltria eydouxii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Hemiptera
Family:Cicadidae
Genus:Henicopsaltria
Species:H. eydouxii
Binomial name
Henicopsaltria eydouxii
(Guérin-Méneville), 1838
Synonyms

Cicada eydouxii Guérin-Méneville

Henicopsaltria eydouxii, commonly known as the razor grinder, is a large species of cicada native to eastern Australia.[1] Predominantly brown in colour, it is found in wet sclerophyll forest in December and January and is quite common in Brisbane.

Taxonomy[edit source | editbeta]

The razor grinder was first described in 1838 by Félix Édouard Guérin-Méneville as Cicada eydouxii before being moved to the new genus Henicopsaltria in 1866. It is the type species.[2] Its common name refers to its harsh call, which has been likened to the noise of a metal grinder.[2]

Description[edit source | editbeta]

head detail

The razor grinder is a large cicada with a forewing measuring 50-55 mm.[1] Males and females are similar in color and markings. The head and thorax is red-brown with black markings. The wings are transparent with some brown discoloration.[2]

The male's call lasts for a few seconds, increases in volume,[3] suddenly stops, and then suddenly starts again.[4] They usually silently feed throughout the afternoon, and then groups call at maximum volume around dusk.[3] There is a secondary population, referred to as the Laughing Razor Grinder, which is only observed in rainforest and wet sclerophyll forest, and has a distinct call.[3]

Razor grinders can also emit a distress call – a fragmented irregular noise – upon being seized by a predator.[5]

Behaviour[edit source | editbeta]

A razor grinder drying its wings after shedding its shell

Male razor grinders sing in large groups on the main trunks of tall eucalypts, especially spotted gum (Corymbia maculata).[1][3]

Adult razor grinders are wary and flig

BMW 320d xDrive Auto road test

Are you one of the many company car drivers who got stranded in snow last winter? If so, you may want to have a good look at the BMW 320d Sport xDrive.

Effectively, it combines all of the attributes which make the 320d one of the best company cars with a four-wheel drive system for bags of extra grip. The thing is, you do have to pay for it. In fact, not only is the two-wheel drive version a whopping £3,000 cheaper, it’s also cheaper to run and emits less CO2 so is cheaper to tax too.

Let’s find out how much, then. Emitting 125g/km of CO2, the xDrive model qualifies for 19 percent Benefit-in-Kind taxation. With a P11d value of £32,435 that means a monthly tax bill of £108 for a 20 percent tax payer and up to double that for 40 percent tax payers.

The two-wheel drive Sport, however, sits two percent lower than the xDrive and will cost £93 per month at 20 percent. Which means over 12 months you’ll save £180 in tax alone.

Of course, it’s highly unlikely you’ll actually pay that amount each month since you’ll probably want some optional extras. Our car came with nearly £10,000 of extra equipment, which pushes the monthly tax bill up to £129 per month on the 20 percent pay scale.

We’re not quite sure we’d pick all of the options on our car, though. We’d certainly splash out on the Professional media package – it’s intuitive and slick to use with the rotary controller next to the gear lever. The system features real-time traffic information for the built-in sat-nav, along with Bluetooth handsfree and even access to the internet.

BMW 320d xDrive

If you’re an enthusiastic driver then the adaptive suspension system is worth a punt too. You can adjust the stiffness of the suspension depending on whether you’d like a softer, more comfortable ride or a sportier and bumpier experience. This is controlled using the switch on the driver’s side of the gear lever.

So, on the open road the 320d is impressive. It has that rare cocktail of excellent handling and decent ride quality. The steering is a little vague, especially around the straight ahead, but it is incredibly well-weighted so it offers drivers enough accuracy.  This weighting can be changed as per the setting you put the car in, be it Comfort, Sport or Sport+.

You may be wondering whether the four-wheel drive system actually has any effect on the way the 320d drives. Of course, there’s a lot more grip available, but you also lose a tiny bit of engagement in the process. It’s down to the fact that the front wheels are doing steering and driving together, which dilutes the excellent purity you can feel in the regular 3 Series chassis and its rear-wheel drive configuration.

The somewhat noisy diesel engine will get the xDrive from 0-62mph in the same time as the normal 320d - 7.4 seconds - while its top speed is 142mph, which is a 1mph reduction.

In terms of range the xDrive suffers once again. BMW claims an official fuel economy figure of 58.9mpg for the four-wheel drive car and 62.8mpg for the two-wheel drive one. That means you’ll get an extra 50 miles per tank of diesel by choosing the two-wheel drive car. The range itself is up to 777 miles for the xDrive, although we’d expect closer to 550 when driving at normal speeds.

BMW 320d xDrive

Our car is in Sport trim, which means you get features such as 17-inch alloys, gloss black interior trim, red stitching on the seats and steering wheel, and an aggressive look for the grille on the front bumper. It’s designed to look sporty, and it does.

So, this is a car you should be looking at if you’re after BMW quality but with the extra levels of grip afforded by four-wheel drive. Just be wary that you’ll have to pay for the privilege.

You can read our full review of the BMW 3 Series by clicking here.

Mercedes-Benz SLK AMG (12 on) - Review

The Mercedes-Benz SLK 55 AMG Roadster is a convertible performance car with a folding hard-top.

It’s based upon the regular SLK but comes with a huge petrol engine which makes it one seriously quick cabriolet. While it’s not the best driver’s car in its class – the Porsche Boxster takes that title - it’s extremely quick and does offer the enthusiastic driver a level of enjoyment befitting its price tag. 

Big petrol engine

The engine in the SLK 55 is the real news here. It’s a 5.5-litre V8 which develops enough power to get it to 62mph in 4.6 seconds. Its top speed is electronically limited to 155mph. On the road those performance figures are believable, but the thing you really notice isn’t the speed. It’s the noise this car makes.

Bellowing out from the quartet of exhaust pipes, there’s a thunderous roar from the V8 as the rear tyres battle to hook into the tarmac and get you on your way.

Thanks to its rear-wheel drive configuration it handles fairly well too, the steering sharp and precise and the controls well-weighted. All that grunt is metred out through a seven-speed automatic gearbox which Mercedes calls ‘Speedshift Plus’, yet despite the name it isn’t the quickest thing in the world to change gear when left in ‘Comfort’ mode.

Press the button to change to Sport mode and this sharpens things up a touch, the changes coming with noticeably more ferocity. The finally option is Manual mode, which allows the driver to change gears using the paddles mounted behind the steering wheel.

Slow roof

While it’ll beat a Porsche Boxster to 62mph, we suspect that if you had to live with either car every day you’d end up with the Porsche. As well as being a more rewarding driver’s car, the Porsche’s roof operates twice as quickly while travelling at over twice the speed of the SLK’s.

Inside the cabin you’ll find a blend of familiar Mercedes switchgear and AMG badging which serves to remind you you’re driving something a little bit special – not that you’d forget it once the car barks into life when you turn the key.

To find out more about this monster engine, and the car around it, read on for the full Parkers Mercedes-Benz SLK 55 AMG review.

Soldier in Afghanistan releases touching rendition of Etta James' 'At Last'

A U.S. Army soldier in Afghanistan is getting a lot of attention for something more than his incredible bravery and service to his country. Paul Ieti released this moving cover of Etta James' classic song "At Last." Take a look and a listenhere, and try not to get the chills.

Here's an open message to music executives: I hope you're getting ready to sign this amazing soldier crooner as soon as he returns from service. Which song would you like Ieti to cover next? Tell us on our Facebook page, and don't forget to follow us on Twitter at

Navy divers recover 5 bodies from Indian submarine INS Sindhurakshak

New Delhi (CNN) -- Navy divers have recovered five bodies so far from an Indian navy submarine that exploded and sank in Mumbai this week, authorities said Saturday.

The Indian government warned that there was almost no hope of finding any survivors among the 13 other sailors who were in the submarine when it was hit by the unexplained blast at a naval dockyard early Wednesday.

Navy divers searching the trapped submarine for three days have recovered five bodies so far.

Their task has been complicated by poor visibility inside the stricken submarine's passageways, which are full of oily, muddy water and wreckage. Adding to their difficulties, the heat of the explosion warped some of the hatches inside the vessel, blocking the divers' access to certain areas.

The bodies found so far are unidentifiable because they were so severely burned, authorities said. They have been taken to a naval hospital for DNA identification.

Searching 'every inch'

The state of the bodies and conditions inside the INS Sindhurakshak, a Russian-built submarine, mean that "finding any surviving personnel within the submarine is unlikely," the ministry said.

"The feasibility of locating bodies of personnel in the forward part of the submarine is also very remote, as the explosion and very high temperatures, which melted steel within, would have incinerated the bodies, too," it warned.

But divers will scour through submarine until all the bodies are recovered, the ministry said.

Authorities say they have contacted the families of all the 18 missing personnel and are keeping them updated.

Worst peacetime disaster

An investigation into the explosion and fire -- the Indian navy's worst peacetime disaster -- is under way. Navy officials say they so far can't pinpoint the cause.

Salvage work on the diesel-electric submarine won't begin until the search for bodies is over, the defense ministry said.

The Sindhurakshak had recently returned from an extensive refitting in Russia before the disaster.

Psalms

Numbering of the Psalms differs — mostly by one digit, see table — between the Hebrew (Masoretic) and Greek (Septuagint) manuscripts.Protestant translations (LutheranAnglicanCalvinist) use the Hebrew numbering, but other Christian traditions vary:

  • Catholic official liturgical texts follow the Greek numbering
  • Catholic modern translations often use the Hebrew numbering (noting the Greek number)
  • Eastern Orthodox translations use the Greek numbering

For the remainder of this article the Hebrew numbering is used, unless otherwise noted.

The variance between Massorah and Septuagint texts in this numeration is likely enough due to a gradual neglect of the original poetic form of the Psalms; such neglect was occasioned by liturgical uses and carelessness of copyists. It is admitted by all that Pss. 9 and 10 were originally a single acrostic poem; they have been wrongly separated by Massorah, rightly united by the Septuagint and Vulgate. On the other hand Ps. 144 is made up of two songs — verses 1-11 and 12-15.[3] Pss. 42 and 43 are shown by identity of subject (yearning for the house of Jahweh), of metrical structure and of refrain (cf. Heb. Ps. 42:6, 12; 43:5), to be three strophes of one and the same poem. The Hebrew text is correct in counting as one Ps. 146 and Ps. 147. Later liturgical usage would seem to have split up these and not a few other psalms. Zenner (Die Chorgesange im Buche der Psalmen, II, Freiburg im Br., 1896) ingeniously combines into what he deems were the original choral odes: Pss. 1, 2, 3, 4; 6 + 13; 9 + 10; 19, 20, 21; 156 + 157; 69 + 70; 114 + 115; 148, 149, 150. A choral ode would seem to have been the original form of Pss. 14 + 70. The two strophes and the epode are Ps. 14; the two antistrophes are Ps. 70 (cf. Zenner-Wiesmann, Die Psalmen nach dem Urtext, Munster, 1906, 305). It is noteworthy that, on the breaking up of the original ode, each portion crept twice into the Psalter: Ps. 14 = 53, Ps. 80 = 40:14-18. Other such duplicated psalms are Ps. 108:2-6 = Ps. 57:8-12; Ps. 108:7-14 = Ps. 60:7-14; Ps. 71:1-3 = Ps. 31:2-4. This loss of the original form of some of the psalms is allowed by the Biblical Commission (1 May 1910) to have been due to liturgical uses, neglect of copyists, or other causes.

Other psalms[edit source | editbeta]

Most manuscripts of the Septuagint also include a Psalm 151, present in Eastern Orthodox translations; a Hebrew version of this poem was found in the Psalms Scroll of the Dead Sea Scrolls. The Psalms Scroll presents the Psalms in an order different from that found elsewhere, and also contains a number of non-canonical poems and hymns in the same style as the canonical Psalms, suggesting that the current collection of 150 may have been selected from a wider set.

Some versions of the Peshitta also include Psalms 152–155.

There are also the Psalms of Solomon, which are 18 psalms of Jewish origin — likely originally written in Hebrew, but only surviving in Greek and Syriac translation. They are not accepted as canonical by any major contemporary Jewish or Christian group.

Larry Shippers

A documentary on One Direction fans is charged with giving Larry Shippers a bad name and potentially causing some Larry Shippers to kill themselves.

Rumors exploded on Twitter after the documentary aired about Larry Shippers–the name of a sub-group of One Direction fans–killing themselves because the documentary cast them in bad light. 

There is no factual evidence to support the suicides happening.

In the documentary, titled “Crazy About One Direction,” teenage girl fans of the band are shown to be obsessive about getting close to the boy members of the group, including issuing death threats to the boy’s girlfriends and being willing to “chop off limbs and kill kittens just to be in the same room [as them],” according to the channel’s description of the documentary. 

See more about what happened through the Tweets embedded below. 

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Lisa Robin Kelly

Lisa Robin Kelly, born in March 1970,[1] was raised in Southington, Connecticut.[1] She made her debut in a 1992 episode of Married... with Children entitled "Kelly Doesn't Live Here Anymore". She appeared again in 1997 on episodes of Charmed and Silk Stalkings, as well as in direct-to-video and TV movies, such as Amityville DollhouseLate Last Night and Jawbreaker.

Kelly played Laurie, the promiscuous and malicious older sister of Eric Forman on That '70s Show. She left the show after five years; her character was written out of the show "to attend beauty school". She briefly returned to the show in the fifth season in four episodes, but was replaced with Christina Moore in the sixth season. In an interview with ABC News she admitted that "With That '70s Show I was guilty of a drinking problem, and I ran."[2] Kelly appeared in a 2005 film, The Food Chain: A Hollywood Scarytale.[citation needed]

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Sea snail in knee

At first, Rachael didn't think much of the injury which Paul sustained while on holiday with his family in Spooner's Cove, California.

'It was just a little owie,' she told the Orange County Register

'But one that kept seeping and never quite scabbed up.'

After cleaning the wound with antibiotic liquid and applying a small bandage, she didn't think any more of it. 

But a week later, Paul managed to re-open the cut after falling while ice skating. Soon, his knee became red, swollen and hot to touch.

 

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New Zealand earthquake

(CNN) -- A 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck New Zealand on Friday, disrupting transportation and trapping people in elevators.

But authorities said there were no reports of serious damage.

"We've certainly dodged a bullet," said Vince Cholewa, a spokesman for the civil defense ministry. "There are buildings that have lost some plaster. Some cracks in walls -- nothing major."

The epicenter of the quake was near the northern tip of the country's South Island, 14 miles south of the town of Blenheim, the the U.S. Geological Survey said. It struck at 2:31 p.m. local time and was followed by a series of aftershocks.

The quake was felt in the capital, Wellington, on the other side of the Cook Strait that lies between New Zealand's two main islands.

"It's very frightening," said Cholewa, who's based in Wellington. "I was on the eighth floor of a building and it certainly wobbled quite well. I was under my desk well and truly."

RIP Larry Shippers: One Direction Fan Suicide Rumor

RIP Larry Shippers: One Direction Fan Suicide Rumor

Raz B

De'Mario Monte Thornton (born June 13, 1985), known as Raz-B, is an American singer and actor, most famous for being a founding member of R&B boy band B2K.

 

Career[edit source | editbeta]

Born in ClevelandOhio, Raz B was a member and creator of the group B2K as a teen. The release of B2K’s album, Pandemonium!, and an accompanying tour & finished the year for him that concluded with the release of the group’s first feature film, You Got Served.

Distributed through his own production company, RazBeatz Entertainment, Raz released his first single, Fire in May 2007. Fire officially debuted on the Billboard charts (the week of 5/12/07) on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales charts debuting at #2 and also hitting the Billboard Hot Singles Sales charts at #2.[1] At the time there was literally no promotion behind the single as it debuted because Raz B was pushing this album on an independent level.

March 19, 2010 Raz B released his first mixtape entitled Boy 2 King. In 2011, Elayne Rivers, Raz B's longtime publicist announced that he would be going on tour in China. Throughout the tour Raz B has been performed shows in Shanghai, Hangzhou, Beijing, Nanjing, Wuhan, Chongqing, Chengdu, Kunming, Xian, Zhengzhou, Qingdao, Dalian, and Shenyang, among others.

As of summer 2013, Raz B signed a record deal by a Dutch label Kameleon Music Group and had gotten back into the studio to work on a full studio album during breaks from his tour.

Coma[edit source | editbeta]

Raz-B is currently on life support in a hospital in China ... just one day after he was smashed in the face with a bottle at a nightclub, TMZ has learned. We spoke to Raz's publicist, Toy Jones, who tells us, "He is in a coma and needs as many prayers as possible."As we previously reported, the 28-year-old was performing at a club in China on Thursday and was smashed in the face with a glass bottle while trying to break up a fight that erupted in the crowd. Raz received medical attention hours after the incident --and underwent minor surgery to repair a gash in his lip. But the next day, sources close to Raz tell us he didn't wake up ... and Raz's backup dancer rushed him to a nearby hospital for treatment. We're told doctors tested for brain activity and determined the situation was dire. Sources say Raz is breathing from a ventilator ... and has been slipping in and out of consciousness.

Albums with B2K[edit source | editbeta]

Year Album US US R&B UK
2002B2K (Gold)21-
2002B2K: The Remixes - Volume 1 (EP)12947-
2002Pandemonium! (Platinum)10335
2002Santa Hooked Me Up (EP)13235-
2003The Remixes - Volume 2 (EP)19238-
2004B2K Greatest Hits-76-

Singles with B2K[edit source | editbeta]

Year Single Chart positions [2] Album
US Hot 100 US R&B US Rhythmic Top 40 UK singles
2002Uh Huh37201435B2K
2002Gots Ta Be341314-B2K
2002Why I Love You7319--B2K andPandemonium!
2002Bump, Bump, Bump (with P. Diddy)12124Pandemonium!
2003Girlfriend30191510Pandemonium!
2003Feelin' Freaky (Nick Cannon featuring B2K)9246--Nick Cannon
2003What A Girl Wants-47--Pandemonium!
2003Uh Huh 2003---31The Remixes - Volume 2
2004Badaboom (feat. Fabolous)59292226You Got ServedSoundtrack
2008Body Up (without Omarion)     

*In the beginning of 2008, a song titled Body Up was leaked; Raz-B leads this B2K 2008 song with J-Boog & Lil Fizz. Omarion from B2K did not take part in the groups return.

Discography as solo artist[edit source | editbeta]

Raz B

  • Released: FIRE in May 2007 (Single sold in F.Y.E. stores) (digital download) and was the #120 Independent selling single on Billboards.
  • Singles:

    • Fire
    • Go Girl
    • "Follow My Lead"
    • "Official"
    • "Na Na Na"

'Boy 2 King: The Mixtape EP

Cameo appearances[edit source | editbeta]

Filmography[edit source | editbeta]

Film
Year Film Role Notes
2004You Got ServedVickCredited as DeMario Thornton
2005Pieces of a Dream 
2009Love Sick Diaries 
Caged Innocence 
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2006Noah's ArcTashi

1 episode