Orchid cactus is an English name for a plant which may refer to Epiphyllum hybrid , one of a number of hybrid cacti formed by crosses between Disocactus , Pseudorhipsalis , Selenicereus and Epiphyllum often collectively called epiphyllums or epis Epiphyllum , one or more of the species of this genus. Disocactus hybridus Disocactus hybridus , a hybrid cactus often incorrectly called Disocactus ackermannii disambiguation ... more details
The Cactus Caf ref http www.utexas.edu universityunions texas union scene cactus cafe music Official UT web page ref is a live music venue and bar establishment bar on the campus of The University of Texas at Austin . Located in Austin, Texas , a city frequently referred to as the live music capital of the world, a number of well known artists have played in the Cactus, and Billboard Magazine named it as one of fifteen solidly respected, savvy clubs in the United States , from which careers can be cut, that work with proven names and new faces. ref name aboutcactus http www.utexas.edu txunion ae cactus index.php?section ae About the Cactus Cafe ref The Cactus Caf , which opened in 1979, is located in the Texas Union , a Great Depression era building constructed using New Deal funds. The Caf is a fairly intimate venue, known for its acoustics . In 2010, the University announced that the Cactus Caf would be closing. The decision was met with widespread shock and opposition in the Austin ... 2010. http www.austin360.com music ut to close cactus cafe end informal classes 204226.html UT to close Cactus Cafe, end informal classes. Austin American Statesman ref Notable Artists A wide array of well known artists played at the Cactus Caf , many earlier in their careers. Lyle Lovett told the Austin Chronicle , For a long time, the Cactus Caf was the only place I played in Austin. ref name ... oid 736771 Blood on the Tracks The ballad of Griff Luneburg and the Cactus Caf . Austin Chronicle ... 30th , 2009, the University announced that the Cactus Caf would be closing, and cited student leaders ... , Friends of the Cactus Caf , to attempt to save the venue. An arrangement was eventually made ... universityunions texas union scene cactus cafe bar The Cactus Caf The Texas Union official page for the bar. http www.myspace.com cactuscafeaustin The Cactus Caf on MySpace Historical photos of the venue and performers. http www.facebook.com cactuscafeaustin The Cactus Caf on Facebook Information ... more details
Multiple issues primarysources February 2012 recentism February 2012 notability Companies date February 2012 Iron Cactus Mexican Grill & Margarita Bar is a Mexican restaurant chain with 5 locations in Texas Downtown Austin, Texas Austin , North Austin, Hill Country Galleria Mall, Dallas , & San Antonio . The Downtown Austin location opened in 1996 and was their original restaurant. ref http www.ironcactus.com Austin Mexican Restaurant and Tequila Bar Iron Cactus of Austin Dallas and San Antonio Bot generated title ref Iron Cactus has been named a Top 10 Tequila Bar in the USA by both Chili Pepper Magazine and Spirits and Cocktails. Dallas s D Magazine has named Iron Cactus s El Agave Herradura Silver Tequila and Cointreau the best Margarita in Dallas. ref http www.ironcactus.com about us Austin Mexican Restaurant, Food, Drinks, Margaritas Mexican Grill in Austin Iron Cactus Bot generated title ref In February 2012, Dallas labor law firm Kennedy Hodges, LLP brought suit against Iron Cactus locations in Austin, Dallas, San Antonio, and Hill Country Galleria ref http www.texasovertimeattorney.com library iron cactus wage lawsuit filed for wait staff.cfm Iron Cactus Wage Lawsuit Filed for Wait Staff Bot generated title ref alleging that Iron Cactus denied employees overtime pay, required wait staff to divide tips amongst ineligible employees and required wait staff to pay for walked tabs or broken items, all illegal under the Fair Labor Standards Act . ref http www.bizjournals.com austin blog retail 2012 02 iron cactus sued by workers over labor.html Austin restaurant Iron Cactus sued over labor laws Austin Business Journal Bot generated title ref References Reflist Category Restaurant chains in the United States ... more details
Infobox Casino casino Cactus Petes theme address 1385 U.S. Route 93 Highway 93 br Jackpot, Nevada Jackpot , Nevada logo image rooms 377 date opened space gaming convert 26000 sqft abbr on attractions shows notable restaurants owner Ameristar Casinos casino type Land Based renovations names pre website http www.ameristar.com cactus index.asp Cactus Pete s and Horseshu Cactus Pete s , owned by Ameristar Casinos , is the largest hotel in Jackpot, Nevada Jackpot , Nevada , with 377 guest rooms and over convert 26000 sqft abbr on of casino floor space. The property is the oldest owned by Ameristar. History After Idaho outlawed all forms of casino gaming in 1954, Cactus Pete Piersanti Cactus Pete Piersanti moved his slot machine operations from Idaho to the Jackpot town site less than 1 mile 0.6 km from the Idaho Nevada border on U.S. Route 93 . Piersanti s gaming establishment was named Cactus Pete s Desert Lodge. The establishment of Cactus Pete s and the nearby Horseshu Club in the same year is considered the founding of the town of Jackpot. ref http www.ameristar.com corp c aa history.asp Ameristar Casinos About Ameristar History ref Today the Horseshu property is also owned by Ameristar. ref http www.ameristar.com horseshu index.asp Ameristar Casinos Horseshu ref In 1991 Cactus .... Although located in Elko County, Nevada Elko County , Nevada, Cactus Pete s is one of the largest ..., A Visitor s Guide ref In 1993 Ameristar Casinos, Inc. was founded as the parent company of Cactus Petes and Ameristar Casinos Vicksburg. Casino Cactus Petes has over convert 26000 sqft abbr on of casino ... tournaments. Entertainment Cactus Petes offers a variety of entertainment. The casino has a cabaret lounge that has band most nights of the week. Cactus Petes also has both an indoor concert hall called the Gala Showroom and an outdoor amphitheater. Concerts held at Cactus Petes have ranged from ... http www.ameristar.com cactus index.asp Ameristar Casinos Cactus Petes http www.ameristarcasinos.com ... more details
Infobox NRHP name Cactus Theater nrhp type image Cactus Theater, Lubbock, TX IMG 0070.JPG caption Cactus Theater locmapin Texas location 1812 Buddy Holly Avenue br Lubbock, Texas lat degrees 33 lat minutes ... The Cactus Theater is a theater located in Lubbock, Texas , United States US . It hosts live music ... www.kcbd.com Global story.asp?S 303490 KCBD TV History of the Cactus Theater ref The Cactus remained ... the older Cactus out of business. The Cactus closed on May 6, 1958. ref name History Remodeled theater As part of the development of Lubbock s Depot District in 1993, Cactus Theater, Inc., along with a group of investors, bought the Cactus Theater and refurbished it into a live performance movie theater ... such as Nostalgia Nights, The Cactus Family Christmas Celebration, Gospel Night, Cactus Cuties local ... , a musician and producer at the Cactus. Artists like Joe Ely , B. J. Thomas , Gary Morris , Jerry ... Hello Dolly , Oklahoma , and more. The Cactus Theater has also played host to several debut musical plays from local writers, such as Heavenly Country and Holy Rock n Rollers . ref name History Cactus Cuties The Cactus Cuties are one of the many popular acts at the Cactus Theater. These singing girls are coached and managed by Cameron Caldwell at Terri Caldwell Music. As of 2012 the Cactus Cuties ... time their first YouTube video went viral in early 2008. The video featured five Cactus Cuties two ... Cactus Cuties site accessed 2010 10 24 . ref The Cactus Theater has programs such as the http www.thecactuscuties.com Cactus Cuties and the Cactus Kids aimed toward developing young talent and upcoming artists. ref name History The Cactus Cuties have performed on Rachel Ray Television ... on a compact disc and a DVD both titled Cactus Cuties Live at the Cactus 2009 . For personal reasons ... Kerns ref References Reflist External links http www.cactustheater.com Cactus Theater http www.thecactuscuties.com The Cactus Cuties DEFAULTSORT Cactus Theater, Lubbock, Texas Category Buildings and structures ... more details
cleanup date February 2012 File Barrelcactus3800ppx.JPG thumb Barrel cactus Merge Echinocactus date March 2012 Merge Ferocactus date March 2012 Barrel cacti are classified into the two genera Echinocactus and Ferocactus , both of which are found in the Southwest Desert of North America . Their pineapple shaped fruits can be easily removed but are not recommended for eating. The barrel cactus may reach over a metre in height. Its ribs are numerous and pronounced and the spines are long and yellow. Small yellow flowers appear around the end of the plant only after many years. It is considered easy to grow and relatively fast growing. They may also produce round offshoots from the main The Serigna mana people Seri Natives distinguished three species of barrel cactus ref Richard S. Felger and Mary B. Moser 1m985 People of the desert and sea ethnobotany of the Seri Indians . Tucson University of Arizona Press. ref mojepe simlsamahlataen is a liquid found in the cactus and can be deadly if snifed. saguaro barrel cactus , Ferocactus acanthodes , siml caac l big barrel cactus , Ferocactus covillei and siml a true barrel cactus , Ferocactus wislizenii . The species F. covillei also had several other names. The species Ferocactus covillei was also called siml c quic t , killer barrel cactus , to indicate that it should not be eaten or its liquid consumed. Many people mistakenly believe that the common sight of a tipped over barrel cactus is due solely to the cactus falling over from water ... plant. Water weight is just part of this occurrence. Unlike other plants, however, the barrel cactus usually grows towards the south to prevent sunburn , hence the name compass cactus. ref name des cite ... Hill Professional isbn 0 07 139303 X page 196 ref The barrel cactus is the last of the cacti to bloom ... of water. Gallery gallery Image Barrel cactus.jpg Barrel cactus File Barrel cactus flowerss closeup.jpg Barrel cactus flowers gallery Notes reflist Category Cacti nv Hosh sid h ... more details
Infobox album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name Cactus Type Studio Album Artist Cactus band Cactus Cover Cactus album Cactus Cover.jpg Released 1970 in music July 1, 1970 Recorded February April 1970, Ultra Sonic Recording Studios, Inc., Hempstead village , New York Hempstead, New York Genre Hard rock , Blues rock , heavy metal music Heavy metal Length 40 16 Label Atco Records Atco Producer Cactus Last album This album Cactus br 1970 Next album One Way...Or Another br 1971 Album ratings rev1 Allmusic rev1score Rating 4.5 5 ref Allmusic class album id r32078 pure url yes Allmusic review ref Automatically generated by DASHBot Cactus is the first album by the United States American hard rock Supergroup music supergroup Cactus band Cactus , released in 1970 under the Atco Records Atco label. It includes original songs as well as cover of Mose Allison s version of a blues standard, Parchman Farm song Parchman Farm and another one, Willie Dixon s You Can t Judge a Book by the Cover . ref http www.amazon.com dp B000009FR5 Amazon.com ref Track listing All titles written by Appice, Bogert, Day, McCarty except as pointed below Parchman Farm song Parchman Farm Mose Allison 3 06 My Lady from South of Detroit 4 26 Bro. Bill 5 10 You Can t Judge a Book by the Cover Willie Dixon 6 30 Let Me Swim 3 50 No Need to Worry 6 14 Oleo 4 51 Feel So Good 6 03 Personnel Tim Bogert bass, background vocals Carmine Appice drums, percussion, background vocals Jim McCarty guitarist Jim McCarty guitar Rusty Day vocals, harmonica Notes reflist DEFAULTSORT CactusCactus Album Category 1970 debut albums Category Cactus albums Category Atco Records albums Category English language albums Category Albums produced by Tim Bogert Category Albums produced by Carmine Appice Category Albums produced by Jim McCarty Category Albums produced by Rusty Day fr Cactus album ru Cactus sv Cactus musikalbum ... more details
For the Western Canada Canadian casual dining chain, see Cactus Club Cafe . Unreferenced date October 2009 The Cactus Club was a nightclub in the South of First Area SoFA of Downtown San Jose Downtown San Jose, California San Jose , California . The concept of The Cactus Club was created by Sean Galvin and Mike Trippett. It was Producer Promoter Ric Hines who made the opening of the Cactus Club possible with his business experience and professional network. Hines recruited partner Bob Cullen who s nickname Cactus Bob was used to name the club. Mike s brother Calvin Trippett was brought in later as the booking agent for the club. The Cactus Club opened in 1988 and remained open until 2002. Emphasising music, the club featured many local and national touring acts as well as themed dance nights. Among the San Francisco Bay Area Bay Area bands that got some of their start from playing the Cactus Club are Smash Mouth , The Donnas , Papa Roach , Insolence , Upstart Crow http www.upstartcrowmusic.com , Ded Neyber , Torn , Diatribe, Cafe of Regret, Green Day , and The Odd Numbers . The Cactus is often noted as being one of the first clubs in the Bay Area to attempt an end of pay to play practices that Bay Area clubs had been doing for a long time. Major touring acts such as Nirvana band Nirvana , Korn , Queens of the Stone Age , Deftones , MC Hammer, Dropkick Murphys, Flogging Molly, Alanis Morissette , Mother Love Bone , Incubus band Incubus , System of a Down , A Perfect Circle , Rage Against the Machine and Weezer have all played the Cactus Club. An infamous story went around when Nirvana played to around 10 people at the club, and merely weeks later were on top of the charts. After closing in 2002, Cactus Club co owner Craig Yamato opened a new nightclub in downtown San Jose called The Blank Club http www.theblankclub.com index.html . External links http www.theblankclub.com index.html The Blank Club Website coord missing Santa Clara County, California Category Nightclubs ... more details
Infobox company company name Cactus company logo File Cactus logo on a jar of beans.JPG 265px company type Supermarket and retail store operator foundation 1900 key date 19 October 1967 First supermarket opened location Bereldange , Luxembourg head office key people Joseph Leesch Founder , br Max Leesch ... intl no Cactus is the name of a Luxembourg supermarket business. It is one of Luxembourg ... using the brands Cactus, Supercactus , Cactus march Cactus Market and CactusShoppi . The group also operates speciality shops selling items such as flowers or CDs. As of 1 January 2011, Cactus is Luxembourg ... cactus sometimes the colours are reversed, resulting in a white cactus silhouette on a green background .... ref http www.cactus.lu page.asp?langue FR&id 52 Historique de la soci t Cactus s.a. des ann es 1900 1962 , Cactus . Fr icon Retrieved 7 September 2011. ref The first Cactus supermarket opened on 19 October 1967 in Bereldange . The name Cactus was taken by Paul Leesch from the title of a 1966 Jacques Dutronc song. A year later a second Cactus store opened at Esch sur Alzette on the site of a former ... in launching its own Loyalty program fidelity card scheme. Cactus in the 21st century In 2006 the company ..., exceeded in this respect only by Arcelor Mittal . In 2008, a number of smaller local Cactus Shoppi ... sites. ref http www.cactus.lu page.asp?id 122&langue FR Historique de la soci t Cactus s.a. des ann es 2003 2008 , Cactus . Retrieved 7 September 2011 ref As of 1 January 2011, Cactus is Luxembourg ... et Cactus sont les premiers employeurs du Luxembourg , Wort.lu , 20 June 2011. Fr icon Retrieved 8 September 2011. ref External links Commons category Cactus supermarket http www.cactus.lu page.asp?id 3118&langue EN Cactus official site References references German Cactus Supermarkt 2010 08 08 Convenience ... of Luxembourg Category Companies established in 1900 de Cactus Supermarkt fr Cactus entreprise lb Cactus ... more details
One source date February 2012 Infobox musical artist See Wikipedia WikiProject Musicians name Cactus ... br John Sauter br Frankie Robbins br Gary Moffatt br Elliot Dean Rubinson Cactus is an United States American hard rock Supergroup music supergroup , formed in 1970. Biography Cactus was initially conceived ... CactusCactus album Cactus , One Way...Or Another and Restrictions Cactus album Restrictions before ... the group. The fourth and last Cactus album Ot N Sweaty featured original rhythm section Bogert and Appice ... Hound and Atomic Rooster on vocals. Beck, Bogert & Appice After Cactus s dissolution in 1972, Bogert ... at the Rainbow Theatre in London on January 26, 1974. Post history The New Cactus Band, led by Duane Hitchings, released one album Son Of Cactus and featured nobody of the original Cactus. Mike Pinera ... Gregg Allman bass player Charlie Souza . The New Cactus Band soon disbanded. In the late 70s Rusty Day formed another version of Cactus in Orlando, where he had relocated. This version of Cactus .... After a long hiatus, Cactus re emerged in June 2006 with two appearances in New York City a radio ... at the Sweden Rock Festival in Norje , Sweden on June 9, 2006. The 2006 version of Cactus saw original ... a new album, Cactus V . In 2008, McCarty left the band again and, coincidentally repeating history, was once ... date accessdate 2010 11 24 ref Discography Studio albums CactusCactus album Cactus 1970 One Way...Or Another 1971 Restrictions Cactus album Restrictions 1971 Ot N Sweaty 1972 Cactus V 2006 Compilation albums Cactology The Cactus Collection 1996 Barely Contained The Studio Sessions 2CD, 2004 Fully ... Official website Allmusic class artist id p16233 label Cactus http rocknrolluniverse.com rocknrolluniverse 421.htm Rock N Roll Universe Interview Cactus DEFAULTSORT Cactus Category American hard ... in 1972 Category Musical groups reestablished in 2006 Category Supergroups music cs Cactus da Cactus de Cactus Band fr Cactus groupe ja pl Cactus ru Cactus sv Cactus uk Cactus ... more details
range map width range map caption Distribution map of the Cactus Wren. The Cactus Wren Campylorhynchus ... United States southwards to central Mexico . Description File Cactus wren in Joshua Tree NP.jpg thumb upright left In Joshua Tree National Park The Cactus Wren is the largest North America n wren , at convert 18 23 cm in abbr on long. Unlike the smaller wrens, the Cactus Wren is easily seen. It has the loud voice characteristic of wrens. The Cactus Wren is much less shy than most of the family. Its ... sexual dimorphism . Diet The Cactus Wren primarily eats insects, including ant s, beetle s, grasshopper ... begins late in the morning and is versatile the cactus wren will search under leaves and ground ... it nests in cactus plants, sometimes in a hole in a saguaro, sometimes where its bird nest nest will be protected by the prickly cactus spines of a Cylindropuntia cholla or leaves of a yucca . Behavior The Cactus Wren forms permanent pair bond s, and the pairs defend a territory animal territory where ... in Tucson File Cactus Wren on a saguaro cactus.jpg in Sabino Canyon, Arizona File Joshua Tree NP Cactus Wren 2a.JPG Vocalizing in Joshua Tree National Park File Joshua Tree NP Cactus Wren 3b.JPG in Joshua ... . File Cactus Wren nest in Teddy bear Cholla.jpg thumb left Cactus Wren nest in the arms of a Cylindropuntia ... Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus http www.tolweb.org movies Certhioidea 67306 Cactus Wren videos Tree of Life http ibc.lynxeds.com species cactus wren campylorhynchus brunneicapillus Cactus Wren videos on the Internet Bird Collection http www.sdakotabirds.com species photos cactus wren.htm Cactus ... Common&KEYWORDS Cactus Wren&showwhat images&AGE All&SEX All&ACT All&Search Search&VIEW All&ORIENTATION All&RESULTS 25 Cactus Wren photos VIREO see RangeMap at www.natureserve.org then InfoNatura Category ... fr Troglodyte des cactus ja pl Strzy kaktusowy fi Kaktuspeukaloinen sv Kaktusg rdsmyg ... more details
Infobox film name Code of the Cactus image image size caption director Sam Newfield producer Sam Katzman writer Edward Halperin original story br Edward Halperin screenplay narrator starring See below music cinematography Marcel Le Picard editing Holbrook N. Todd distributor released 25 February 1939 runtime 56 minutes country film US language English budget gross Code of the Cactus is a 1939 American film directed by Sam Newfield . Cast Tim McCoy as Lightning Bill Carson Miguel Ben Corbett as Magpie Dorothy Short as Joan Ted Adams actor Ted Adams as Thurston Alden Stephen Chase as Foreman James Dave O Brien actor Dave O Brien as Bob Swane Forrest Taylor as Blackton Bob Terry as Lefty, gang truck driver Slim Whitaker as Sheriff Burton Frank Wayne as Jake, gang truck shotgun Soundtrack Art Davis Across The Boundary Line Written by Johnny Lange and Lew Porter External links IMDb title id 0031164 title Code of the Cactus Internet Archive film id code of the cactus name Code of the Cactus Use dmy dates date January 2011 DEFAULTSORT Code Of The Cactus Category 1939 films Category American films Category English language films Category Black and white films Category 1930s Western films 1930s Western film stub ... more details
Infobox Book name Clementina s Cactus image image caption author Ezra Jack Keats illustrator Ezra Jack Keats cover artist country American literature United States genre Picture book Children s picture book publisher release date 1982 in literature 1982 media type pages isbn 0 670 88545 2 dewey E congress oclc 165695 Clementina s Cactus is a 1982 children s literature children s picture book by American author and illustrator Ezra Jack Keats . In Clementina s Cactus , Ezra Jack Keats Keats conveys a story without words. Clementina and her father encounter a single cactus while walking through the desert. Clementina investigates the dried, stumpy cactus until a thunderstorm sends them home. They return the next day to find a wonderful surprise ref cite web url http www.ezra jack keats.org index.php?option com content&view article&id 77&Itemid 63 title Clementina s Cactus work The Ezra Jack Keats Foundation date 2010 12 06 ref References Reflist Category Books by Ezra Jack Keats Category Children s picture books Category 1982 books child picture book stub ... more details
Infobox software name Cactus Framework logo Image CactusCode Logo.png 50 px developer http www.cactuscode.org Cactus Team latest release version 4.0 beta 16 latest release date February 2, 2009 operating system Cross platform genre Software framework license LGPL website http www.cactuscode.org www.cactuscode.org Cactus is an open source , problem solving Software framework environment designed for scientist s and engineer s. Its modularity programming modular structure easily enables parallel computation across different architectures and collaborative code development between different groups. Cactus originated in the academic research community, where it was developed and used over many years by a large international collaboration of physicist s and computational scientist s. The name Cactus comes from the Software engineering design of a central core or flesh which connects to application modules or thorns through an extensible interface. Thorns can implement custom developed scientific or engineering applications, such as computational fluid dynamics. Other thorns from a standard computational toolkit provide a range of computational capabilities, such as parallel I O, data distribution, or checkpointing. Cactus runs on many Software architecture architecture s. Applications ... s or supercomputer s. Cactus provides easy access to many cutting edge software technologies being developed ... refinement , web interfaces, and advanced Scientific visualization visualization tools. History Cactus ... built on Cactus, among others a General relativity general relativistic spacetime evolution code ... group at AEI who created Cactus, celebrated the program s 10th birthday in April 2007. External links http www.cactuscode.org www.cactuscode.org &mdash the Cactus Framework homepage http www.cct.lsu.edu ... driver for Cactus http www.whiskycode.org www.whiskycode.org Whisky &mdash the EU Network GR Hydrodynamics code See also Application framework Software framework Cactus the plant Embedded HTTP ... more details
The name hedgehog cactus can be applied to plants from any of the following three genus genera of cactus cacti Pediocactus , 6 11 species Echinocereus , 70 species of southern United States and Mexico. Ribbed small to medium and cylindrical cacti. Found in very sunny rocky places. Echinopsis , 128 species of South America. Range from large and treelike types to small globose cacti. disambig ... more details
The common name leaf cactus plural leaf cacti refers to either of the two following genus genera in the family biology family Cactaceae Epiphyllum , a genus of epiphyte epiphytic cacti, and Pereskia , with very primitive elements. disambig ... more details
Infobox film name The Cactus Kid image caption director Lee Kohlmar producer writer George Morgan screenwriter George Morgan starring Hoot Gibson music cinematography editing distributor released film date 1921 3 26 runtime 20 minutes country Film US language Silent film Silent br English intertitles budget The Cactus Kid is a 1921 short film short Western genre Western film directed by Lee Kohlmar and featuring Hoot Gibson . Cast Hoot Gibson Charles Newton actor Charles Newton Ben Corbett Connie Henley Duke R. Lee See also Hoot Gibson filmography List of American films of 1921 External links imdb title id 0221855 title The Cactus Kid DEFAULTSORT Cactus Kid, The Category 1921 films Category 1920s Western films Category American films Category Black and white films Category American silent short films Category 1920s short films Category Films directed by Lee Kohlmar silent western film stub ... more details
An amplified cactus is a cactus plant used as a musical instrument . It harnesses the acoustic properties of a cactus preferably a Denmoza or Geohintonia Clarify date June 2010 , by applying contact microphone s and Amplifier amplifying their projection and tone. ref cite news url http www.abc.net.au arts adlib stories s857566.htm title Cactus work Australia Adlib first Greg last Jenkins date accessdate 2010 06 18 ref The effect is somewhat wikt ethereal ethereal , making it a suitable genre over which modern dance might be choreographed. Vivien Schweitzer of The New York Times reports So Percussion Jason Treuting played an amplified cactus, running his hand over the plant s unfriendly spikes to produce an alluring sound like a babbling brook. ref cite news url http www.nytimes.com 2007 07 20 arts music 20perc.html title It Makes a Great Sound Just Watch out for the Spikes work The New York Times first Vivien last Schweitzer date 2007 07 20 accessdate 2010 06 18 ref The amplified cactus is a medium rarely written for, even in the contemporary music genre. John Cage , perhaps one of the most recognizable names in the contemporary music genre, composed Child of Tree 1975 and Branches 1976 for what he described as amplified plant materials . Cage was a large proponent of chance music and felt that the organic nature of music without man made instruments was very strong and influential. Another of the most famous pieces for amplified cactus is called Degrees of Separation Grandchild of Tree by Paul Rudy which received mention at the Bourges International Competition for Electroacoustic ... Notes ref blockquote The idea for a cactus and tape work came about when I heard a performance of John Cage s Child of Tree . I was immediately taken with the sound of the cactus in particular. Taken ... with a contact microphone, the cactus took on a completely new and interesting character... blockquote Steve Martin is well known for his amplified cactus rendition of the Bach Cello Suites. External ... more details
taxobox name Button cactus image Epithelantha micromeris1000.jpg regnum Plant ae unranked divisio Angiosperms unranked classis Eudicots unranked ordo Core eudicots ordo Caryophyllales familia Cactaceae subfamilia Cactaceae tribus Cacteae genus Epithelantha genus authority F.A.C.Weber ex Nathaniel Lord Britton Britton & Joseph Nelson Rose Rose subdivision ranks Species subdivision Epithelantha bokei Epithelantha micromeris File Epithelantha micromeris Button cactus with fruit.jpg thumb left Button cactus with fruit Button cacti or pingpong ball cacti genus Epithelantha are a genus of cactus cacti . The genus name is formed from Greek language Greek and means flowers upon the tubercles . The genus comprises 2 species. Blooming Habits The succulents in this group are slow growing, dwarf cacti. These cacti can be grown in a greenhouse or in the desert. They usually are found growing in shallow soil on rocky hillsides around Texas, Arizona and parts of Mexico and bloom from late winter to early spring ref plant of the week.org 2009 ref The button cactus can have very small white and pink flowers which appear in May June at the apex of the plant.The Button Cactus will flower when it is only 3 4 inch high. These flowers can be followed by small, thin red fruit that look like chilli pepers. ref plantoftheweek.org http www.aromaticas.es epithelantha micromeris 59 Epithelantha micromeris ref This species has the smallest flowers of the Cactaceae. Growth Habits This cactus is a small hardy cactus which usually is 1 2 centimeters across and may have clumps up to 4 inches across. The top ... of being woolly. The Button Cactus is one of the more challenging cactus to grow. Gardening ... fruit to ripen then clean and dry seeds. ref davesgarden.com ref Care The Button Cactus can be grown ... use ordinary potting compost or garden soil, there are general purpose cactus mixes available.If you ... good ventilation throughout the year. References Reflist DEFAULTSORT Button CactusCactus stub Category ... more details
taxobox name Lava cactus image Brachycereus nesioticus 2.jpg image caption Lava cactus status VU status system iucn2.3 regnum Plant ae unranked divisio Angiosperms unranked classis Eudicots unranked ordo Core eudicots ordo Caryophyllales familia Cactaceae subfamilia Cactoideae tribus Trichocereeae genus Brachycereus genus authority Nathaniel Lord Britton Britton & Joseph Nelson Rose Rose species B. nesioticus binomial Brachycereus nesioticus binomial authority K.Schum. Backeb. synonyms Cereus nesioticus small K.Schum. small The lava cactus Brachycereus nesioticus is a species of cactus and the sole species of the genus Brachycereus . The plant is a colonizer of lava field s, hence its common name . Physical features The plant has soft furry spines and grows in clumps to a height of about two feet 60 cm . New growth is yellow, turning to brown, which darkens to gray with age. The creamy white flowers are visible in the early morning hours only, and normally fade by 8 in the morning. Habitat As its name suggests, the lava cactus occurs exclusively on barren lava fields, lying at sea ..., and the numerous observations of the lava cactus, the biology of this plant remains poorly known. Like ..., enabling it to survive periods of drought, and the spines, which are actually the leaves of the cactus, provide defense against any plant eating animals. The lava cactus flowers very briefly, with its ... of protective laws. However, the lava cactus is not currently known to be facing any specific ... Site. More specifically for the lava cactus, the government of Ecuador prohibits the collection ... nesioticus downloaded 11 May 2006 Listed as Vulnerable VU D2 v2.3 Anderson, E.F. 2001 The Cactus ... nathistory Flora Cactus.html Galapagos Cactus Galapagosonline http www.biologie.uni hamburg.de b online world ecuador galapagos sullivanbay lavacactus.htm Photos http www.arkive.org lava cactus ... Vulnerable plants Category Article Feedback 5 ca Cactus de lava de Brachycereus nesioticus es Brachycereus ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Infobox Album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name Cupid s Cactus Type Album Artist Fuck band Fuck Cover Fuckcupidscactus.jpg Released November 2nd, 2001 Recorded Genre Indie rock Length Label Smells Like Records Producer Reviews Last album Conduct album Conduct br 1998 This album Cupid s Cactus br 2001 Next album Gold Bricks br 2001 Cupid s Cactus is the sixth full length album by the indie rock band Fuck band Fuck , released on Smells Like Records in 2001. Track listing Glass Charms High Someday Aisle Dandelion Ditch Melt Panties Off San Jacinto Awright It s Unbelievable Never Alone Flowers Respond How Do You Do, Mr Do Oshun Cobra Lullaby Category 2001 albums Category Fuck albums 2000s indie rock album stub ... more details
Infobox Film name Moonlight and Cactus image image size caption director Roscoe Arbuckle Fatty Arbuckle br as William Goodrich producer writer Ernest Pagano br Jack Townley narrator starring Tom Patricola music cinematography editing distributor Educational Pictures released 10 January 1932 runtime 21 minutes country Film US language English budget preceded by followed by Moonlight and Cactus 1932 in film 1932 is a comedy film directed by Roscoe Arbuckle Fatty Arbuckle . Cast Tom Patricola Charles Judels Charles Dorety Louise Lorraine Rene Borden See also Fatty Arbuckle filmography External links imdb title id 0242697 title Moonlight and Cactus Category 1932 films Category Films directed by Roscoe Arbuckle Category American films Category 1930s comedy films Category 1930s short films Category Educational Pictures short films Category Black and white films Category English language films 1930s comedy film stub ... more details
Infobox song Name Cactus Artist Pixies alt Artist David Bowie Album Surfer Rosa Recorded November 1988 at Downtown Recorders , Boston, Massachusetts, United States Released Start date 1988 3 21 Published Genre Alternative rock Language English language English Length 2 16 Writer Black Francis Label 4AD Producer Steve Albini prev Where Is My Mind? prev no 7 next Tony s Theme next no 9 Cactus is a song by the United States American alternative rock band Pixies , and is the eighth track on their 1988 album Surfer Rosa . It was written and sung by the band s frontman Black Francis and produced by Steve Albini . Pixies Between the second verse and chorus of Cactus, the band and the studio members can be heard spelling out Pixies. John Murphy, then husband of bassist Kim Deal , later commented on the interlude You can hear them spelling Pixies in the break, which T. Rex band T. Rex did in one of their songs The Groover , T R E X, and they were copying it. I was against it, I was like, No way I m not doing it, because that s so trite. And I m the only one that didn t do it. Steve nowiki nowiki Steve Albini Albini nowiki nowiki went along with it and liked it. So I m the only one that never got on the records ... Anybody that was in the studio could have gone in there and done it. ref Frank, Ganz, 2005. p. 83 ref Cover versions David Bowie recorded a version of the song for his Heathen David Bowie album Heathen album in 2002. This version features D A V I D spelled in the break. Bowie performed the song live on his 2002 Heathen Tour concerts and the A Reality Tour . A 2003 live version is found on the A Reality Tour film A Reality Tour DVD. Katsen recorded a version of Cactus for their album ... music Pixies CactusCactus at Last.fm http www.google.com musics?lid UYevTOM7KnI&aid qe FXrQD4RF&sid DwEuBFzyWc Cactus at Google Music Pixies David Bowie singles Category 1988 songs Category 2002 ... Category Songs produced by Steve Albini es Cactus canci n pt Cactus can o ... more details
Infobox Pinball image title Cactus Canyon manufacturer Midway Games Midway system Williams Pinball Controller Midway WPC 95 designer Designer Tom Kopera, Matt Coriale br Programmer br Artwork John Youssi br Sound Rob Berry br Voice Talent Mark MacLean, Rob Berry, Marie Burke release October 1998 production 903 Cactus Canyon is a pinball machine produced by Midway Games Midway under the Bally brand name . It is the WPC machine with the shortest production run as the production for the new Pinball 2000 generation had to be started , thus making it a rare machine amongst collectors and the most expensive one of the whole WPC generation only being beaten by Capcoms ultra rare Big Bang Bar when considering all modern pinball machines . Although fully playable, the software has never been finished rumours exist that the home machine of Matt Coriale features a complete version . The final version along with a re run of the whole machine was announced by The Pinball Factory who bought the rights for the machine to be released for 2007. External links http www.ipdb.org machine.cgi?id 4445 Internet Pinball Database entry for Cactus Canyon pinball stub Category Pinball machines Category Midway Games sv Cactus Canyon ... more details
Infobox settlement official name Cactus, Texas settlement type City nickname motto Images image skyline imagesize image caption image flag image seal Maps image map TXMap doton Cactus.PNG mapsize 250px map caption Location of Cactus, Texas image map1 Moore County Cactus.svg mapsize1 250px map caption1 Location subdivision type List of countries Country subdivision name United States subdivision type1 Political divisions of the United States State subdivision name1 Texas subdivision type2 List of counties in Texas County subdivision name2 Moore County, Texas Moore Government government footnotes government type leader title leader name leader title1 leader name1 established title established date ... blank1 info 1353497 GR 3 website footnotes Cactus is a city in Moore County, Texas Moore County , Texas ... 2000 census . Cactus Texas , a song by Waylon Jennings , is a sketch of Cactus in more innocent days http www.chordie.com chord.pere getsome.org guitar olga cowpie j jennings waylon cactus texas.crd . Geography Cactus is located at coord 36 2 46 N 102 0 8 W type city 36.046124, 102.002251 GR 1 ... of it land. Cactus is located 54 miles north of Amarillo, and Cactus is also located 13 miles north ... or over. Education The City of Cactus is served by the Dumas Independent School District . Cactus Elementary ... 2007 On April 21, 2007, Cactus was hit by an EF2 tornado. In all, there were 16 reports of tornadoes ... businesses and injured three people. But Cactus suffered comparably greater damage. City and Moore County officials, including Cactus City Manager Jeff Jenkins, estimated about one third of Cactus either ... manager for West Texas Gas. Morehead said the devastation in Cactus was akin to that which he saw ... it struck the city of Cactus. Buildings were flattened, power was knocked out to thousands and debris ... Category Micropolitan areas of Texas es Cactus Texas fa ht Cactus, Texas nl Cactus Texas pt Cactus Texas ... more details
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