title: "Sheppard–Towner Act" content: poverty rather than by the work of midwives. Public health workers' emphasis on pregnancy and childbirth as a medical process often led them to dismiss the folk traditions and knowledge of midwives, especially among African Americans in the South. Midwife licensure and associated Sheppard-Towner programs that encouraged reliance on medical professionals contributed to a significant–but not complete–decline in the practice midwifery in the United States. By 1930, midwife-attended childbirths dropped to 15% nationwide, while African-Americans in the South continued to rely heavily on midwives well into the mid-twentieth century. The overall U.S. infant mortality rate in 1922 was 76.2 deaths


title: "Ichikawa Shun'en II" content: Shun'en was promoted to "nadaiyakusha" (名題役者, an actor who plays major roles) in 2000. He is active in the entertainment world offstage, frequently appearing on television variety shows, and has appeared in television dramas and video games as well. Ichikawa Shun'en II Born Gen Kondō in 1970, in March 1988, at the age of 18, he completed the formal kabuki actor training course at the National Theatre of Japan. The following month he made his kabuki stage debut under his real name, performing a number of minor roles in a production of "Chūshingura" at the Kabuki-za. He became the apprentice


title: "Actor Rebellion of 1733" content: to rent it out to himself. The share, as Theophilus believed, was his "Birthright". Theophilus first tried to work with Highmore and asked to run the operations of the theatre. However, he was turned down, which provoked him to stir the actors into a rebellion. Many of the actors were upset about the management changes and theatre's operations. Highmore did not have experience in theatre, refused to listen to actors' ideas, and cut their salaries in half. Theophilus was known as a successful manager and a good actor. The rebellious actors' plan was to take over the lease and then


title: "DB V 160 family" content: speed hydraulic transmission). Various lightweight materials and construction methods were employed to keep the weight below 80 t. From 1963 to 1969, two-hundred and fourteen Class 216 locomotives were manufactured. They were used both for passenger and freight service. Heating for passenger coaches was made available by a steam boiler. From the original Class 216, the Class 215 was derived, with an increased speed of (slow gear for freight trains at 100 km/h). The other parameters were largely unchanged, but the length was increased by 400 mm in order to make a later conversion to Class 218 possible. A total


title: "Killzone (series)" content: criticised as not being perfect, thus lacking "emotive punch" and the reason for not receiving a perfect 10/10. "Killzone: Mercenary" received positive reviews upon release, with critics praising the quality of the title compared to previous shooters on the Vita. It has a Metacritic score of 78/100. "Killzone Shadow Fall" received mixed-to-positive reviews, with a GameRankings score of 73.41% and a Metacritic score of 73/100, making it the second-lowest rated game in the series on both GameRankings and Metacritic. Praise was given to the games visual presentation and multiplayer modes, while criticism was given to the single-player story and A.I.


title: "Sancho Alfónsez" content: at Sahagún shortly after. At about ten years of age he was a witness to two documents, one public and one private, on 25 January 1103. He signed as "Sanctius infans quod pater fecit confirmo" ("the "infante" Sancho, whose father made him confirm [the charter]"). He thereafter figures more and more in royal charters. Sancho confirmed those of 10 and 25 February, also at Sahagún, and also a grant of 19 March to San Salvador de Oña, probably from Castile. On 22 June he confirmed a grant to the church at Toledo, probably made in thanksgiving for the recent victory


title: "Arthur MacDonald" content: Arthur MacDonald General Sir Arthur Leslie MacDonald, (30 January 1919 – 20 January 1995) was a senior officer in the Australian Army, who served in the positions of Chief of the General Staff from 1975 to 1977, then Chief of the Defence Force Staff from 1977 to 1979; the professional head of the Australian Army and Australian Defence Force respectively. MacDonald was born in Rockhampton, Queensland, on 30 January 1919. Entering the Royal Military College, Duntroon, he graduated as a lieutenant in 1939, and was posted to the 2/15th Battalion the following year for active service during the Second World


title: "Minuscule 299" content: Ammonian Sections (in Mark 240, 16:8), with references to the Eusebian Canons. It contains the Epistula ad Carpianum, Prolegomena, the Eusebian tables, Synaxarion, Menologion, subscriptions at the end of each Gospel, and pictures. The biblical text is surrounded by a commentary (Mark – Victorinus). The Greek text of the codex is a mixture of text-types. Kurt Aland did not place it in any Category. It was not examined by using the Claremont Profile Method. It was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scholz (1794–1852). It was examined and described by Paulin Martin. C. R. Gregory saw the


title: "Robotron Z1013" content: 1013.64 enables a subsequent connection of a comfortable keyboard with 58 keys, in contrast to those of previous Z-1013 models, which include a maximum of 32 keys. [22] Besides Robotrons monitor programs exist other system software from third parties that can be upgraded with the help of the user EPROM. This is particularly noteworthy in 1987 presented and subsequently widespread Brosig monitor, which is backward compatible with the system software of Robotron. In addition to useful utilities of 4KB comprehensive Brosig Monitor provides including the ability to operate the computer models Z and Z 1013.01 1013.16 with comfortable keyboards and


title: "Alex Scott (racehorse trainer)" content: Stakes at Royal Ascot and the Haydock Sprint Cup, giving him career winnings of $1.23 million, while there was also success for Fraam in the Golden Mile at Goodwood. In June 1995 Lammtarra won The Derby in a then record time. The impeccably bred Lammtarra, by Nijinsky, a Derby winner himself, and out of an Oaks winner, Snow Bride, had been trained for his only run as a two-year-old by Scott, who had been killed in the season preceding the Derby victory. Scott had selected Lammtarra as a yearling from among those at Sheikh Maktoum's Gainsborough Farm, Kentucky, unusually being


title: "Common Dreads" content: a single on 1 June. On 8 June, the album was made available to stream to the public from the NME website for free. On 12 June, the group performed a secret set at Download Festival. "Common Dreads" was released on 15 June through Ambush Reality. In July, the band went on a tour of the US with August Burns Red and Blessthefall. It was announced via the Enter Shikari website that the second single from the album would be "No Sleep Tonight", to be released on 17 August 2009. Enter Shikari's song "Wall" premièred on Zane Lowe's show on


title: "I am a Curator" content: Many of these were collaborative and took place at the Gallery Konstakuten in Stockholm, The Hood Gallery in Los Angeles but also in galleries and public spaces in London, New York City and Vancouver and involved artists from different generations and included Geoffrey Farmer, Brian Jungen, Lenke Rothman, Neil Goldstein and curators like Reid Shier and Tone O Nielsen. In 2001 he created the curatorial framework for an exhibition at Nylon in collaboration with Goshka Macuga and Gavin Wade. and in 2002 at Curatorial Market at Cuchifritos and various public venues including Essex Street Market in New York. In these


title: "Women of Twilight" content: role assigned to the Woolf contract player Laurence Harvey. In addition, the enigmatic character of Laura became a continental boarder called Lilli. The British Board of Film Censors objected to some of the script's dialogue; to ensure an X certificate, "your rotten little bastards" had to be changed to "your rotten little brats", "you sanctimonious little bitch" to "you sanctimonious little fool" and "I was raped" to "I was taken advantage of." Caution was also advised regarding the climactic scene in which Helen throws the pregnant Vivianne down a flight of stairs. Trade shown on 4 November 1952, the film


title: "Guild of St. Stephen" content: their Bronze Medal. The "Centenary" Medal, This medal was commissioned for the Centenary of the Guild in 2004. The Gold Medal of Merit, after 50 years of serving, but enrolled after the age of 13. The Guild of St. Stephen is an international organisation of altar servers founded in England in 1904 by Father Hamilton McDonald when he formed a society of Altars Servers at the Convent of the Sacred Heart in London. In 1905, St. Pius X, Pope gave his approbation to the canonical establishment of the guild at Westminster Cathedral and in 1906, the Sacred Congregation of Rites


title: "Arkansas Highway 133" content: Spur near an industrial area and Highway 52. The highway continues through wooded areas as an alternating passing lane highway, including a junction Highway 189 near Old Milo. Continuing north the route terminates at Highway 8 near Fountain Hill. Highway 133 begins at Highway 160 west of Fountain Hill and runs northeast through heavily forested country. The route terminates at US 425 at Lacey in south Drew County. Highway 133 does not have any intersections with other state highways between its termini. Traffic counts from the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department (AHTD) from 2010 indicate that this segment of


title: "Chaudhry Ghulam Rasool" content: Pakistan in "Asian Games Hockey", held in Tokyo, and received silver medal. In 1960, Rasool captained the Pakistan Hockey Team in the Rome Olympics and won an Olympic gold medal by defeating its arch-rival India in the finals. In 1962, Rasool again was the captain of the Pakistan Hockey Team that participated in "Asian Games Hockey", held in Jakarta. He once more led his team to victory and won a gold medal for Pakistan by defeating India in the finals. After retirement from active hockey, Rasool was appointed first as Secretary and later as President of the Pakistan Hockey Federation


title: "Czarina Saloma" content: architectural guide to Bohol's traditional houses. The book has two major parts. The first presents and analyzes data from the architectural survey, and highlights notable aspects of Boholano vintage houses and their evolution through the decades. It also includes a socioeconomic profile of the family owners, and discusses issues like urban development, antiques trading, changing attitudes, and future prospects, among others, that somehow add to the precariousness of the houses' existence. Saloma-Akpedonu wrote her first book, "Possible Worlds in Impossible Places: Globality, Knowledge, Gender, and Information Technology in the Philippines" (Ateneo de Manila University, 2006), where she explores the everyday


title: RNA-Seq content: RNA-Seq RNA-Seq (RNA sequencing), also called whole transcriptome shotgun sequencing ("WTSS"), uses next-generation sequencing (NGS) to reveal the presence and quantity of RNA in a biological sample at a given moment. RNA-Seq is used to analyze the continuously changing cellular transcriptome. Specifically, RNA-Seq facilitates the ability to look at alternative gene spliced transcripts, post-transcriptional modifications, gene fusion, mutations/SNPs and changes in gene expression over time, or differences in gene expression in different groups or treatments. In addition to mRNA transcripts, RNA-Seq can look at different populations of RNA to include total RNA, small RNA, such as miRNA, tRNA, and ribosomal


title: "Jose Emilio Fuentes Fonseca" content: brother found a stick of dynamite and brought it home, JEFF’s curiosity made him lose 3 fingers. From that moment, his work has always aimed at denouncing this world of omnipresent danger. He manipulates the children’s language to create a surprising impression of simplicity. Sailboats made of jagged, rusty metal, or wooden trains transporting severed limbs are some of the toys he created. JEFF began studying art at age 13. When he was age 21, got a grant from the Ludwig Foundation of Cuba (LFC) to produce his "Landscape at 21" installation. In 1994, his first solo exhibition at Havana’s


title: "Foreign Words" content: and was published by Autumn Hill Books in 2006. Vassilis Alexakis, like his protagonist Nicolaides, is a Greek writer who relocated to France, writing and translating between his native and adopted languages. The inspiration for "Foreign Words" comes from his own experience studying Sango after the death of his father in 1995. Foreign Words, published by Autumn Hill Books in 2006, is Alexakis’ first work to appear in English. It was published in the US with help from the National Endowment for the Arts as well as the French ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Cultural Services of the French


title: Musopen content: Musopen Musopen Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization located in Tarzana, California, launched by Aaron Dunn in 2005. It aims to "set music free" by providing music to the public free of charge, without copyright restrictions. Some content is available free of charge with limitations and registration is required. Musopen provides an online library of public domain music recordings and sheet music. It also raises money to finance classical music recordings which are released into the public domain. In 2008, Musopen released newly commissioned recordings of the 32 Beethoven piano sonatas into the public domain. In 2010, the site organized


title: "Invocation (The X-Files)" content: Underwood goes missing at a school fair in Dexter, Oklahoma. Ten years later, Billy's mother Lisa Underwood is called to the local elementary school. She learns that Billy has mysteriously re-appeared at the school, but does not seem to have aged in the decade he was missing. Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) and John Doggett (Robert Patrick) arrive at the police station to see Billy. Doggett interviews the boy, who seems to be mute. In attempt to get Billy to speak, Doggett keeps his backpack from him. This infuriates Lisa and leads Scully to question Doggett’s expertise in child abduction cases.


title: "Ronald William Gainer" content: goes on to require male wrestlers to forfeit matches against female opponents, but does not bar tackle football or rugby teams from playing against teams which may have a girl on their team. According to the policy, the ban applies to sports "...that involve substantial and potentially immodest physical contact". In early 2016, a grand jury investigation, led by Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro, began an inquiry into sexual abuse by Catholic clergy in six Pennsylvania dioceses: Harrisburg, Allentown, Scranton, Pittsburgh, Greensburg, and Erie. The Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown and the Archdiocese of Philadelphia were not included, as they had been


title: "Şemsi Pasha Mosque" content: shoreline. The square, single domed mosque abuts the coast at an angle, with the adjoining tomb of the donor projecting towards the waterfront. Its precinct is enclosed by an L-shaped madrasa to the west and south, and a seawall with grill-windows to the north, giving the impression that one is in a picture gallery looking at framed Bosphorus seascapes. The complex has two gates, one facing the land and the other facing the sea; the land gate opens to a private walled cemetery which occupies the eastern precinct, behind the mosque's qibla wall, which has become a burial site for


title: "A Hidden Life" content: has ever read, is the story of one woman's perseverance through past and present tragedy. A Hidden Life A Hidden Life is a memoir by the Dutch-American author Johanna Reiss. Reiss won the Newbery Honor for her account of her experiences as a child during the Holocaust, "The Upstairs Room", which was followed by a sequel "The Journey Back" (both published by HarperCollins). In "A Hidden Life", Johanna Reiss recounts her visit to the home of her youth and the tragedy that followed. She had been 10 years old at the beginning of World War II, and spent nearly three


title: "James Rodríguez" content: the Colombian first division through the 2007 promotion. James is the second youngest Colombian player to start a professional match, playing his first match on 21 May 2006 at the age of 14. In 2008, he was signed by Argentine team Banfield. He made his first team debut on 7 February 2009 and scored his first goal for the club on 27 February with a long range strike in a 3–1 victory over Rosario Central. He finished his first season with a goal in 11 appearances. In 2009, he became a regular first team player featuring in every game of


title: Briseus content: Briseus In Greek mythology, Briseus (Ancient Greek: Βρισεύς) or Brises (Ancient Greek: Βρίσης) is the father of Briseis (Hippodameia), a maiden captured by the Greeks during the Trojan War, as recorded in the "Iliad". Eustathius of Thessalonica, a commentator on Homer, says Briseus and Chryses were brothers, as sons of Ardys (otherwise unknown), with Briseus dwelling in Pedasus, and Chryses residing in Chryse; both were towns in the Troad. Pedasus was said by Homer to be Lelegian settlement, ruled by the Lelegian king Altes. Thus, Briseus may also have been a Lelegian. Other sources say that Briseus was a priest


title: "3d Bombardment Squadron" content: David again, starting on 11 July 1943 (by air, aided by three aircraft of the hard-working 20th Troop Carrier Squadron) the only tactical unit there at the time. The two unit "hack" Northrop A-l7's hadn't quite made it back from Salinas, as they experienced mechanical difficulty at Cali Airport, Colombia, where they remained as late as 7 August 1943, although they were finally recovered by 13 September. From this time on, the unit became, essentially, a sort of Operational Training Unit (OTU) for VI Bomber Command. Starting in August 1943, groups of Navigation Cadets were assigned for training while, during


title: "Patience (play)" content: himself. At dinner an old friend named Paul comes into the restaurant and strikes up a conversation. Paul asks what Reuben would do if he lost everything, a question Reuben does not understand. Paul asks, “Do you have everything you need and do you need everything you have?” Reuben, who is still confused by the conversation, heads home. His wife, Donna, confronts him about love letters between him and another girl. He explains that they were from a long time ago, but she kicks him out of the house. Reuben then heads to a bar where he runs into another


title: "Euphorbia prostrata" content: Euphorbia prostrata Euphorbia prostrata is a species of spurge known by the common name prostrate spurge or prostrate sandmat. It is native to the Caribbean and certain parts of South America. It is widely naturalized in many other parts of the world, where it can be found in varied habitat types and in many areas grows as a roadside weed. "Euphorbia prostrata" is an annual herb producing slender prostrate stems up to approximately long, sometimes purple-tinted in color. The oval-shaped leaves are up to long with finely toothed edges. The inflorescence is a cyathium less than wide, with white petal-like


title: "Euphorbia prostrata" content: appendages surrounding the actual flowers. There are four male flowers and a single female flower, the latter developing into a lobed, hairy fruit wide. "E. prostrata" is similar to both "Euphorbia maculata" and "Euphorbia serpens", but is often hairy on the leaves and stems, while the latter two species are often smooth. It differs from "E. maculata" by its less elongated and less lanceolate leaves. "E. serpens" by contrast has much more rounded leaves than "E. prostrata" with relatively larger and more conspicuous flowers. The flowers of "E. prostrata" do not typically show the white "petals" seen in "E. serpens"


title: "Euphorbia prostrata" content: or "E. maculata" and thus flowers are hard to detect in the former species. Only "E. maculata" shows dark spots in the center of each leaf, but this is not always present in that species. "Euphorbia prostrata" extract has been found effective for treatment of bleeding hemorrhoids due to its contents of flavonoids, phenolics and phenolic acids. "Euphorbia prostrata" extract tablets have been marketed in India by Panacea Biotec Ltd. Euphorbia prostrata Euphorbia prostrata is a species of spurge known by the common name prostrate spurge or prostrate sandmat. It is native to the Caribbean and certain parts of South


title: "Euphorbia serpens" content: Euphorbia serpens Euphorbia serpens is a species of "Euphorbia" known by the common name matted sandmat. It is native to South America but it can be found on most continents as an introduced species and often a weed. This is an annual herb forming a mat of prostrate stems which root at nodes where the stem comes in contact with the ground. The oval leaves occur in oppositely arranged pairs, each leaf less than a centimeter long. The inflorescence is a cyathium with scalloped white petal-like appendages surrounding the actual flowers. A red nectar gland is at the base of


title: "Euphorbia serpens" content: each appendage, and at the center of the cyathium are several male flowers around one female flower. The fruit is a lobed, spherical capsule. Euphorbia serpens Euphorbia serpens is a species of "Euphorbia" known by the common name matted sandmat. It is native to South America but it can be found on most continents as an introduced species and often a weed. This is an annual herb forming a mat of prostrate stems which root at nodes where the stem comes in contact with the ground. The oval leaves occur in oppositely arranged pairs, each leaf less than a centimeter


title: "Shanghai Disneyland Park" content: 5, 2010 that it had signed an agreement with Shanghai Shendi Group to build the resort and park in Shanghai, with a planned opening in 2015. On April 7, 2011, groundbreaking began at the Shanghai Disneyland Resort site. On June 29th, 2013, construction on the Enchanted Storybook Castle began. Major construction work started in April 8, 2011, targeting a 2016 spring opening. The resort is planned to cover an area of and it is expected to cost (). The project is financed by several large Chinese state-owned enterprises in Shanghai forming a joint venture with the Walt Disney Company. The


title: "Pasig Cathedral" content: Pasig Cathedral Pasig Cathedral, canonically recognized as the Immaculate Conception Cathedral-Parish, is the Roman Catholic church located in Plaza Rizal, Barangay Malinao (Poblacion), Pasig City in Metro Manila, Philippines. It is the mother church or the seat of the Diocese of Pasig and one of the oldest structures in the city. It was founded as a parish by the Augustinian missionaries on July 2, 1573, coinciding with the foundation of the town of Pasig. Initially, the parish was consecrated to the Visitation of Our Lady, but in April 25, 1587, was changed to Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception, the


title: "Pasig Cathedral" content: patroness of the Augustinian priests during that time. The parish was administered by the CICM Fathers from 1910 to 1979, after which the Filipino clergy took over the pastoral leadership of the parish. Until 2003, the parish was a part of the Archdiocese of Manila. During the time of Manila Archbishop Jaime Cardinal Sin, the parish belonged to the Ecclesiastical District of Makati until October 2001, when it became part of the newly-created Ecclesiastical District of Pasig. On August 21, 2003, the district was elevated as a separate and independent diocese, with the elevation of the parish into the status


title: "Pasig Cathedral" content: of a cathedral. The present parish priest and rector of the cathedral is the Rev. Fr. Joselito I. Jopson. Plaza Rizal, Malinao, Pasig, Philippines 1600 Previously, the Immaculate Conception Cathedral belonged to the Archdiocese of Manila. It became the seat of the Diocese of Pasig in 2003. The Immaculate Conception Cathedral comprises the following barangays in Pasig City: Some of the civil and religious structures and establishments found within the jurisdiction of the parish are: Below is the list of Filipino parish priests. The Immaculate Conception Parish was initially established as a mission-parish by an Augustinian friar, Alonso de Alvarado,


title: "Pasig Cathedral" content: on January 20, 1572 in the village of Pinagbuhatan. However, frequent flooding in the original site prompted the Augustinian priests to relocate it to higher ground, where the Cathedral now currently stands. On July 2, 1573, coinciding with the establishment of the town (now city) of Pasig, the church was consecrated to the Our Lady of the Visitation, which served as the first patroness of Pasig. The town patroness was eventually changed into the Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception in April 25, 1587. During the brief British occupation in Manila in 1762 to 1764, the church served as the


title: "Pasig Cathedral" content: British military headquarters, its belfry used as a watchtower against the Spanish defenders. After the Augustinians, the CICM missionaries arrived and began the administration of the parish in 1910. Three years later, the congregation founded the first parochial school for boys (present-day Pasig Catholic College). In 1979, the diocesan clergy from the Archdiocese of Manila took over the supervision of the parish, and Bishop Manuel Sobreviñas, then auxiliary bishop of Manila, became the first Filipino parish priest. Assisting him as parochial administrator was Fr. Andres Desmet, CICM. In 1993, Sobreviñas became the bishop of the Diocese of Imus. Msgr. Emmanuel


title: "Pasig Cathedral" content: Sunga became the new pastor, and was transferred to Santo Niño Parish in Tondo, Manila four years later. Msgr. Manuel Gabriel came to Pasig in 1997 from the Most Holy Trinity Parish in Balic-balic, Sampaloc, Manila, and it was during his term that the parish had electronic chromatically-tuned carillon bells installed in its belfry. The Immaculate Conception Parish was declared one of the Jubilee churches in the Archdiocese of Manila in the year 2000. In October 2001, the Ecclesiastical District of Pasig was created, covering the Vicariate of the Immaculate Conception, along with the parishes of Pateros and Taguig City.


title: "Pasig Cathedral" content: Bishop Nestor Cariño served as the first district bishop. Two years later, Pope John Paul II signed his Papal Bull, "Deus Caritas", decreeing the establishment of a new diocese comprising Pasig City, Pateros, and Taguig City. The parish was designated to be the cathedral and seat of the Bishop of Pasig. Bishop Francisco San Diego became the founding bishop of the diocese on August 21, 2003. Msgr. Gabriel became its first rector. After Msgr. Gabriel resigned some weeks after, Bishop San Diego named the Vicar-General, Msgr. Rodolfo Gallardo, as the new rector of the cathedral. Msgr. Gallardo was installed rector.


title: "Pasig Cathedral" content: During his short stint as rector, he mobilized the church's PPCRV awareness campaign for the May 2004 national presidential elections and started the "Simbamahalaan" encounter between parish lay leaders and LGU leaders and workers of Pasig City Hall. Upon his retirement in February 2005, Bishop San Diego took over as acting parish priest and rector. In June 2005, Fr. Roy Rosales was named fourth rector of the cathedral. He spearheaded the restoration of most of the cathedral's artifacts, like the image of Our Lady of the Apocalypse, the Baptistery, the Cathedral Facade, the processional image of Our Lady of the


title: "Pasig Cathedral" content: Immaculate Conception, the "retablos" and the original image of the Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception, patroness of Pasig. It was also through the efforts of Fr. Rosales that the Immaculate Conception Cathedral-Parish witnessed the Solemn Canonical Coronation of its patron as Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception of Pasig last December 7, 2008. The celebration was led by the Apostolic Nuncio to the Philippines, Most Rev. Edward Joseph Adams, the Bishop of Pasig, and the entire faithful in the diocese. In May 2010, Fr. Orlando Cantillon was named fifth rector of the cathedral. In February 2015, Bishop Mylo Vergara


title: "Pasig Cathedral" content: named Rev. Fr. Joselito I. Jopson, parish priest of Santo Rosario de Pasig Parish, as the sixth rector and eighth Filipino parish priest of the cathedral. Fr. Jopson also serves as Vicar-Forane of the Immaculate Conception and the social communications minister in the diocese. Pasig Cathedral Pasig Cathedral, canonically recognized as the Immaculate Conception Cathedral-Parish, is the Roman Catholic church located in Plaza Rizal, Barangay Malinao (Poblacion), Pasig City in Metro Manila, Philippines. It is the mother church or the seat of the Diocese of Pasig and one of the oldest structures in the city. It was founded as a


title: "Leadville miners' strike" content: of the four dead attackers, and their possession of Martin rifles with serial numbers among those the CCMU had bought and distributed, led many to conclude that the union leaders were responsible, and arrests followed quickly. Ed Boyce, president of the national WFM was arrested, as were the officers of the local CCMU. A grand jury later indicted two miners, Charles Bone and William Rowe. The district attorney later admitted that he had no evidence against the union officers, and charges against them were dropped. WFM President Boyce not only denied that the union was complicit in the attacks on


title: "Langston Hughes" content: After the death of his grandmother, Hughes went to live with family friends, James and Auntie Mary Reed, for two years. Later, Hughes lived again with his mother Carrie in Lincoln, Illinois. She had remarried when he was still an adolescent. The family moved to Cleveland, Ohio, where he attended high school and was taught by Helen Maria Chesnutt, whom he found inspiring. His writing experiments began when he was young. While in grammar school in Lincoln, Hughes was elected class poet. He stated that in retrospect he thought it was because of the stereotype about African Americans having rhythm.


title: "Merrill E. Otis" content: attorney of that city from 1917 to 1918. He was a first assistant state attorney general of Missouri from 1921 to 1923. He chaired the Missouri Public Service Commission from 1923 to 1924. He was then an assistant to the U.S. Solicitor General from 1924 to 1925. On March 23, 1925, Otis received a recess appointment from President Calvin Coolidge to a seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri vacated by Arba S. Van Valkenburgh. Formally nominated on December 8, 1925, Otis was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 14, 1925, and


title: "Edward Joseph McManus" content: as Keokuk City Attorney for the first nine of those years. He was elected to the Iowa Senate as a Democrat in 1954, serving from 1955 to 1959. In 1958 he was elected as the Lieutenant Governor of Iowa, a position he held from 1959 to 1961 serving under Governor Herschel C. Loveless. He was the Democratic nominee for Governor of Iowa in 1960, losing to Norman A. Erbe in November 1960. He was President of the Coca-Cola Bottling Company in Keokuk from 1955 to 1962 and President of 1001 Corporation in Keokuk from 1960 to 1962. McManus was nominated


title: "M. Blane Michael" content: 1993, to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit vacated by James Marshall Sprouse. Michael's confirmation by the United States Senate on September 30, 1993, made him the first federal judge to be appointed by a Democratic president since Ronald Reagan became President in 1981. Michael received his commission on October 1, 1993 and began judicial service on October 12, 1993. Michael had often been in disagreement with his judicial colleagues on the Fourth Circuit, which has been called the "boldest" conservative appellate court in the United States. He also fostered collegiality on the


title: "Barry Ted Moskowitz" content: Barry Ted Moskowitz Barry Ted Moskowitz (born August 17, 1950) is the Chief United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California. Born in Paterson, New Jersey, Moskowitz received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Rutgers College in 1972 and a Juris Doctor from Rutgers School of Law–Newark in 1975. He was a law clerk for Judge Leonard I. Garth on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit from 1975 to 1976. He was an Assistant United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey from 1976 to 1982. He


title: "Edward Preston Murphy" content: Edward Preston Murphy Edward Preston Murphy (March 13, 1904 – December 13, 1958) was a United States federal judge. Born in Austin, Nevada, Murphy received an A.B. from Santa Clara University in 1927, an LL.B. from Santa Clara University School of Law in 1928, and a J.D. from Santa Clara University School of Law in 1932. He was a Professor of law and public speaking, Santa Clara University from 1928 to 1932. He was in private practice in San Francisco, California from 1933 to 1942. He was a Municipal judge, San Francisco, California from 1942 to 1945. He was a


title: "Clarence Charles Newcomer" content: 1971. He assumed senior status on January 19, 1988. Newcomer served in that capacity until his death on August 22, 2005, at his home in Stone Harbor, New Jersey. Clarence Charles Newcomer Clarence Charles Newcomer (January 18, 1923 – August 22, 2005) was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Born in Mount Joy, Pennsylvania, Newcomer was a United States Naval Reserve Lieutenant during World War II, from 1943 to 1946. During that time he earned an Artium Baccalaureus degree from Franklin & Marshall College in 1944 where he was


title: "Thomas Virgil Pittman" content: Thomas Virgil Pittman Thomas Virgil Pittman (March 28, 1916 – January 6, 2012) was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama and the United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama. Born in Enterprise, Alabama, Pittman was in the United States Army Reserve during World War II, from 1938 to 1942. During this time, he received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Alabama in 1939 and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Alabama School of Law in 1940. He was a special agent


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title: "Ampulloclitocybe clavipes" content: Ampulloclitocybe clavipes Ampulloclitocybe clavipes, commonly known as the club-foot or club-footed clitocybe, is a species of gilled mushroom from Europe and North America. The grey brown mushrooms have yellowish decurrent gills and a bulbous stalk, and are found in deciduous and conifer woodlands. Although considered edible, disulfiram-like reactions have been reported after consumption of alcohol after eating this mushroom. It was initially described as "Agaricus clavipes" by South African mycologist Christiaan Hendrik Persoon in 1801, its specific epithet derived from the Latin terms "clava" "club", and "pes" "foot". It was transferred to "Clitocybe" by German naturalist Paul Kummer in 1871


title: "Ampulloclitocybe clavipes" content: and was even designated, improperly, the type species by Howard E. Bigelow in 1965. French mycologist Lucien Quélet chose to place it in "Omphalia" (now "Omphalina") in 1886. Scott Redhead and colleagues proposed the genus "Ampulloclitocybe" for it, as the species was only distantly related to other members of "Clitocybe" proper and more closely related instead to "Rimbachia bryophila", "Omphalina pyxidata" and ""Clitocybe" lateritia". Around the same time, Finnish mycologist Harri Harmaja proposed the genus "Clavicype". However, as the former name was published on November 5, 2002, and the latter one on December 31, 2002, Harmaja conceded that "Ampulloclitocybe" had


title: "Ampulloclitocybe clavipes" content: priority. English mycologist P. D. Orton described a "Clitocybe squamulosoides" in 1960, which he held to be a slender relative with large spores, though the differences are inconsistent and there are intermediate forms. hence it is considered indistinguishable from "A. clavipes". Common names include club foot, club-footed funnel cap, club-footed clitocybe and clavate-stalked clitocybe. The cap of the mushroom is in diameter, convex with a small boss, becoming plane to depressed in shape. It has a smooth surface. Cap colours are generally grey-brown, sometimes tinged olive, with a pale margin. The stem has a markedly bulbous base, and is tall


title: "Ampulloclitocybe clavipes" content: by wide. Its surface is covered in silky fibres, and it is the same colour as the cap. The thick flesh is white, but slightly yellow at the base. In the stem, it is tough on the surface and spongy and soft in the centre. It is watery with a slightly sweet smell that has been likened to bitter almond, orange blossom, or cinnamon. The gills are strongly decurrent and cream-yellow in colour, contrasting with the rest of the mushroom. There are some smaller gills in between the regular gills, and the gills are occasionally forked near the stem. The


title: "Ampulloclitocybe clavipes" content: gill edges are straight in younger mushrooms and sometimes wavy (undulate) in older ones. The spore print is white. The round to oval spores are 4.5–5 by 3.5–4 microns. It resembles the clouded agaric ("Clitocybe nebularis"), but can be distinguished by its bulbous stem, deeply decurrent gills, and overall darker colour. In the western United States, it can be confused with "Ampulloclitocybe avellaneialba", which is larger and has a darker cap and white gills. It is widespread and abundant across Northern Europe and the British Isles, and is becoming more common. In North America, it is common under pine plantations


title: "Ampulloclitocybe clavipes" content: in the east, and less common in the Pacific Northwest. It is found in conifer and deciduous forests, particularly under beech, the fruit bodies appearing from August to November in northern Europe. It has been described as edible, though too unpalatable as eating it has been likened to eating wet cotton. Club foots collected from Stinchfield Woods northwest of Dexter, Michigan in 1974, 1976 and 1977 caused an Antabuse-like syndrome. Alcohol was consumed around seven hours after the mushrooms were eaten in each case, resulting in flushing of the face, throbbing of the head and neck and puffy hands around


title: "Ampulloclitocybe clavipes" content: five to ten minutes afterwards. The symptoms were mild with vodka and gin, but worse with whiskey, which resulted in a pounding headache that lasted several hours. Rechallenging with alcohol the next day brought on the symptoms but not after that. The phenomenon has been reported at least one other time in the United States. Oddly, collection of club foots before 1974 did not reveal any symptoms. The phenomenon has also been recorded in Japan. Though similar to the symptoms experienced with "Coprinopsis atramentaria", that species' active agent, coprine, has not been isolated. Experiments with club foot extract found that


title: "Ampulloclitocybe clavipes" content: it inhibited the enzyme acetaldehyde dehydrogenase in mouse livers. Ampulloclitocybe clavipes Ampulloclitocybe clavipes, commonly known as the club-foot or club-footed clitocybe, is a species of gilled mushroom from Europe and North America. The grey brown mushrooms have yellowish decurrent gills and a bulbous stalk, and are found in deciduous and conifer woodlands. Although considered edible, disulfiram-like reactions have been reported after consumption of alcohol after eating this mushroom. It was initially described as "Agaricus clavipes" by South African mycologist Christiaan Hendrik Persoon in 1801, its specific epithet derived from the Latin terms "clava" "club", and "pes" "foot". It was transferred


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title: "Vespula pensylvanica" content: Vespula pensylvanica The western yellowjacket ("Vespula pensylvanica") is a Nearctic species of wasp in the genus "Vespula". It is native to regions of North America, largely in areas with northern temperate climates. Its reproductive behavior is constrained by cold weather, which successfully reduces the number of western yellowjackets in cold months. However, in the absence of cold weather, this wasp's population can explode. The western yellowjacket has become particularly invasive in the Hawaiian Islands, resulting in their label as a major pest. "V. pensylvanica" was originally named by de Sausser in 1857; it falls into the subgenus "Paravespula", within "Vespula".


title: "Vespula pensylvanica" content: "Paravespula" consists of 11 species, which have been divided into four groups on the basis of morphological differences. "V. pensylvanica" falls into the same group as "V. germanica". With the exception of "Allovespula", the subgenera recognized within "Vespula" are natural groups. The separation of "Rugovespula" and "Parvespula" appears to be monophyletic; however, this is not well established. The western yellowjacket shares the basic yellow and black pattern with other species of social wasps in the genus "Vespula". As a result, it is often misidentified. Specifically, it closely resembles "V. germanica". Though both species have a similar diamond-shaped black mark on


title: "Vespula pensylvanica" content: the first tergum, "V. pensylvanica" can usually be differentiated by the continuous yellow ring (often referred to as an eye-loop) present around each eye. The eye-loop is not always present, however. Though few females lack this distinguishing characteristic, males often do not have the eye-loop. In such cases, "V. pensylvanica" can be identified by a spotted mark on the frons below the antenna, a slender aedagus, and a denser apical region of tergum 7. The fore wing length ranges from 8.5-10.5 mm for workers, 12.5-14.5 mm for females, and 12.5-14.0 mm for males. Western yellowjackets build large nests made of


title: "Vespula pensylvanica" content: wood fibers, enclosed in a hexagonal paper envelope with a small 10– to 30-cm entrance tunnel at the bottom. Nests are usually found 10–15 cm below ground or in other dark cavities, such as rodent burrows. The western yellowjacket is native across the western half of North America, in temperate zone climates. Its range overlaps with that of "V. atropilosa". Individuals have been identified in the Canadian and Transition Zones in western North America. It has been found in all states west of the Rocky Mountains, from Mexico through western Canada. It is also found in Hawaii on Kauai, Oahu,


title: "Vespula pensylvanica" content: Maui, and Hawaii."V. pensylvanica" can be found in open forest, prairies, urban zones, gardens, parkland, meadows, and houses. Colonies are initiated by the queen. After emerging from the diapause when winter ends, the fertilized queen searches for a nest site. When it is located, a small nest is formed. The queen continues to forage for construction materials and food until four to seven workers have emerged. At this point, the queen focuses solely on laying eggs and the nest continues to expand. Between August and September, males and queens are produced, which then leave the nest and mate. The nest


title: "Vespula pensylvanica" content: begins to decline around this time. The males eventually die, and the inseminated queen begins diapause. The inseminated queen is the only member of the colony to survive winter. Longevity of the workers varied with colony activity and development, with the lifespan of the earliest-born workers averaging 22 days and the latest-born workers averaging 40 days. Typically, colonies are monogynous and annual. In these colonies, attempts of other queens to enter result in fierce fighting between the intruder and the residing queen and/or workers. Perennial colonies, though, have been reported, containing numerous queens. Most perennial colonies have larger nests and


title: "Vespula pensylvanica" content: more individuals. As the size of a colony increases to the point where at least 30 workers are foraging at the same time, competition develops between workers. Often, one worker will attack the prey of another worker, resulting in neither worker bringing back prey. Older workers are more successful in attacking. They may also maul to exhibit dominance over nest mates; mauling entails one individual chewing another individual that remains motionless throughout. Generally, this occurs between two workers, with the aggressive worker beginning the mauling process when a returning forager enters or is near the entrance of the nest. At


title: "Vespula pensylvanica" content: any given time, certain individuals repeatedly express mauling tendencies and recipients remain constant. Over time, the recipients become the maulers as they approach old age. As the colonies decline, mauling becomes less frequent. Division of labor within the nests of "V. pensylvanica" is not sharply defined and is seemingly age-dependent. Within four days of emergence, workers begin foraging for fiber, nectar, water, and prey, larval feeding, construction of envelope and cells, nest sanitation, guarding and colony defense, thermal regulation; and “mauling” or aggressive behavior. Workers that emerge from the nest after the first 20–30 since its development express more variable


title: "Vespula pensylvanica" content: behavior. Queens exhibit the same range of behavior with the exception of mauling; however, after four to seven workers emerge in mid-June, workers take over foraging. The queen does not leave the nest again after this point. The queen is responsible for ovipositing. Behavior becomes less variable as the colony begins to decline, when growth of the nest ceases. Larvae are not fed during colony decline, and most workers forage only for honey during this time. The western yellowjacket foraging behavior is similar to other "Vespula" species. Yellowjackets forage for insects and dead animals for meat and plant nectar for


title: "Vespula pensylvanica" content: carbohydrates. The captured prey is typically taken to a more vertical surface and malaxated by chewing off legs and wings. In larger insects, the head is typically removed first. Foraging for prey requires visual cues, but odors can be used when scavenging for protein. Hunting for prey and dead animals occurs individually because yellowjacket workers are unable to communicate the location of food to other workers in the colony. All workers forage for honey, water, and fiber. In Hawaii, yellowjackets rob honey bee colonies through two major types of raids. Sometimes, yellowjackets enter and leave in a slow but steady


title: "Vespula pensylvanica" content: traffic faced by opposition from honey bee workers. In the more common raid, yellowjackets enter individually and experience no apparent opposition. "V. pensylvanica" utilize their mandibles to scrape weathered wood and dried herbaceous stems to obtain resources rich in fiber. Most yellowjackets forage relatively close to the nest. The foraging distance ranges between 540 and 1800 feet. The average foraging distance is within 1,100 feet of the nest. In addition to visual and olfactory cues, learning also plays a role in foraging. They rarely return to a constant location for protein and shift foraging patterns when necessary. Mating behavior of


title: "Vespula pensylvanica" content: "V. pensylvanica" has been observed to be very similar to mating behavior of "V. germanica". Pairing occurs midday and receptive queens remain stationary throughout. Mating occurs between one male and one female, with the female generally upright on her legs and the male attached solely by genitalia. Other males in the nest do not interfere with the mating, but often antennate the pairs during the mating process. Sometimes, queens may be unreceptive and will exhibit this by twisting away from the males and biting. Unreceptive behavior from females, however, does not always prevent mating from occurring. "Vespula" queens often mate


title: "Vespula pensylvanica" content: more than once with the same or different males. Mating involves only one male. In early development, the queen lays eggs and takes care of larvae. Before the emergence of workers, the queen is responsible for feeding the brood. To feed developing larvae, the queen captures prey by incapacitation, trims it to an appropriate size for carrying, and brings it back to the nest to further malaxate the item. Males do not contribute to parental care. In fact, many males solicit liquids from developing larvae. Workers forage for food, capture and malaxate prey, defend territories, and monitor the distribution of


title: "Vespula pensylvanica" content: resources among larvae. The larvae twitch back and forth in their nests to attract the attention of the workers and queens. When approached by adults, larvae reach back to expose their heads. If this reaction takes too long, workers give the food to another larvae. Nest sanitation also serves an important role in parental care. The western yellowjacket keeps its nest relatively clean compared to other social wasps. Most waste is removed, including paper waste, remains of prey, and dead larvae. In addition, a predefecation head dance occurs in both workers and the queen, and this fecal material is then


title: "Vespula pensylvanica" content: removed. Workers also have been found to remove healthy larvae from their cells. Two or more workers together pull otherwise healthy larva from the cell and frequently cut it up and feed it to other larvae. This tendency increases during colony decline. When the temperature of the nest becomes too hot (over 29 °C), the queen attempts to fan the nest to bring the temperature back down. In addition, workers have been observed to modulate body temperature. As protein content of food sources increase, thoracic temperature increases. Workers collecting high-quality protein had thoracic temperatures 1.98 °C higher than workers collecting


title: "Vespula pensylvanica" content: low-quality protein. A possible explanation is that they modulate thoracic temperatures to increase foraging efficiency. Because relatedness differs in haplodiploid species, the effects of kin selection are predicted to differ from that of a diploid species. "V. pensylvanica" is a haplodiploid species. Thus, female offspring have a 0.75 relatedness to their sisters, but only a 0.25 relatedness to their brothers. As a result, kin selection posits that workers will be more inclined to show altruistic behavior toward sisters than brothers. Further, this implies that a conflict over sex ratio may result, with workers preferring their mothers to have daughters. Because


title: "Vespula pensylvanica" content: the mother is related equally to sons and daughters, kin selection predicts the mother will not show a preference toward either sex. Though colonies of "V. pensylvanica" are generally monogynous and annual, polygyny and overwintering has been observed in non-native regions, specifically in Hawaii. The relaxation of the climate and climate-related constraints are believed to have contributed to the emergence of polygyny, and polygyny is a prerequisite for successful overwintering. Generally, climate is a constraining factor in the reproductive behavior of "V. pensylvanica". When temperatures drop, food availability decreases and colony decline occurs. In Hawaii, however, this does not occur.


title: "Vespula pensylvanica" content: Two genetic mechanisms have been proposed to explain polygyny in Hawaiian colonies. Hamilton’s kin selection theory provides an explanation for the divergence between polygyny and monogyny. Generally, monogyny should prevail unless polygynous benefits outweigh the costs of shared reproduction. If females are unrelated, the costs would usually outweigh the benefits, and monogyny would result. Using kin selection theory, two possible explanations exist as to why polygyny arises. First, daughter queens remaining in the natal nest possibly create kin associations that provide a mechanism allowing the benefits of polygyny to outweigh the costs. Another genetic mechanism explaining why polygyny arises is


title: "Vespula pensylvanica" content: due to the bottleneck effect. Because a small number of founders gave rise to the population of "V. pensylvanica" in Hawaii, the entire population in Hawaii thus has an average degree of relatedness higher than presumed among the North American population. In both cases, genetic relatedness and kin selection could explain why polygyny has emerged in non-native regions. Intraspecific competition has been observed to occur between two queens in different nests. Sometimes, nest takeovers can even occur, in which one queen assumes the role of queen in a nest that is not hers. This may mean that kin recognition is


title: "Vespula pensylvanica" content: not occurring in these circumstances. Though this is not common, it nevertheless may mean that workers do not always recognize the new queen as unrelated. The diet of the "V. pensylvanica" is very broad. Food is obtained through both predation and scavenging. Adult workers are opportunistic predators and often return to areas of abundant prey to forage. The main foods obtained are high-protein foods such as small insects, caterpillars, and spiders. In addition, "V. pensylvanica" occasionally scavenges on dead animals, including dead honeybees. In Hawaii, the diet spans a total of 14 taxonomic orders, including both invertebrates and vertebrates. The


title: "Vespula pensylvanica" content: most common taxa are small and inconspicuous, such as barklice or planthoppers. The ability to kill prey relies on three major characteristics of the targeted insects: their presence within foraging range, their acceptability, and the ease by which they can be captured. The types of arthropods in the diet depend on the habitat. In Hawaii, "V. pensylvanica" causes the direct reduction of "Hylaeus" species due to predation. Three species in particular are found in the diet, including "H. difficilis", "H. laetus", and "H. nivicola". The "Hylaeus" species are typically killed under cool conditions while warming up in the sun. Yellowjackets


title: "Vespula pensylvanica" content: have the advantage due to their sociality and thermoregulatory abilities. During cool temperatures, "Hylaeus" species spend time in the sun making them vulnerable to attack by yellowjackets. Lepidoptera and Araneae make up a consistent part of the yellowjacket diet in Hawaii. These arthropods were easy to locate and subdue. In a study on yellowjacket predation at Hawaii volcanoes and Haleakala National Parks in 1992, many of the Lepidoptera were taken as larvae. Unlike "Hylaeus", "Nesodynerus" species have been able to avoid yellowjacket predation by active defense. In certain parts of Hawaii, "Nesodynerus" species directly compete with yellowjackets for caterpillars. The


title: "Vespula pensylvanica" content: subterranean nests provide suitable living conditions for many arthropods. The most common nest associates are "Triphleba lugubris", a Phorid fly. The highest abundance of "T. lugubris" is found during late September to mid-October. The females of "T. lugubris" are typically the first arthropods to locate and exploit "V. pensylvanica" colonies under conditions favorable for nest associates. Large numbers of "T. lugubris" larvae reside near the bottom of nest between the leaves of nest envelopes. "T. lugubris" is the only nest associate that contributes to colony decline, by destroying pupae in the nests. While the larvae feed on dead yellowjacket brood


title: "Vespula pensylvanica" content: and adults collected beneath the combs, they also feed on "V. pensylvanica" pupae. Similarly, yellowjacket pupae have also been found to feed on the larvae and pupae of "T. lugubris" living in the food source. The other less common nest associates include "Cryptophagus pilosus", "Fannia" spp., and "Dendrophaonia querceti". These nest associates infest nests later in the season compared to "T. lugubris". The infestation of "C. pilosus" typically occurs after colony decline and nest decomposition has begun. The late infestation of "C. pilosus" suggests that these nest associates primarily function as commensals, feeding on fungi in the nests. "Fannia" species


title: "Vespula pensylvanica" content: are found less frequently in "V. pensylvanica" nests. These larvae and eggs are often more conspicuous at the bottom of nests due to debris covering. Larvae of "D. querceti" are scavengers on yellowjacket feces, dead brood, and dead adults concentrated at the bottom of the nests. However, in a few colonies, "D. querceti" invades late in the season and may attack weakened yellowjacket brood. More recently, "Specophaga vesparum burra" has been added as another nest associate. The parasite was found for the first time in a "V. pensylvanica" nest in southeastern Washington in 1977. The nest contained one adult, one


title: "Vespula pensylvanica" content: empty cocoon, and four intact cocoons. "V. pensylvanica" immediately attacks and kills newly introduced "Sphecophaga" individuals. The western yellowjacket is often a pest to humans. As outdoor human activity has increased, so, too, has the nuisance of "V. pensylvanica". Concentrated garbage has become an alternative food supply, and colonies have emerged in and around areas of human impact, such as recreational parks and resorts. Though they tend not to sting unless a violent struggle occurs, they nonetheless violently protect their nests and can sting repeatedly. As a result, increased efforts into pest control have occurred. Because the chance of colony


title: "Vespula pensylvanica" content: disturbance and resulting stings is great, the species is recommended to be controlled during outbreaks. The recommended treatment of stings is antihistamine ointments and tablets to reduce reactions. Those who are highly sensitive or allergic to stings should speak to a physician about alternatives such as emergency kits with premeasured doses of epinephrine or desensitization procedures. The venom of "V. pensylvanica" is as lethal as that of" V. austriaca". Periodic population outbreaks every three to five years have created problems within fruit orchards. The tendency of "V. pensylvanica" to cluster in areas of human impact has created problems for pickers


title: "Vespula pensylvanica" content: in fruit orchards who are frequently stung. The costs to the grower to control the outbreaks can be extremely high. "V. pensylvanica" is often immune to efforts to control other pests, which often results in high costs to growers who have to use additional methods to control "V. pensylvanica. In the West, western yellowjackets are the primary pests ranging from Washington to California. The period of outbreaks previously described can be financially burdensome for people engaging in logging, raising fruit, or in recreation-associated activities. Two major strategies used for monitoring and controlling "V. pensylvanica" include trapping with synthetic chemical attractants


title: "Vespula pensylvanica" content: and tree shaking. Experiments on chemical attractants of "V. pensylvanica" and other generalist wasps show the effectiveness of using acetic acid in combination with these chemicals separately: isobutanol, heptyl butyrate, and butyl butyrate. Acetic acid alone did not have the same attractive effects as the chemical combinations. Using a vial dispenser, releasing up to an estimated 2.3 mg of heptyl butyrate per hour increased the number of yellowjackets attracted. In Hawaii, the Christmas tree is a large seasonal import each year. Over 90% of these trees contain live insects. Although "V. pensylvanica" typically resides in ground nests, queens occasionally choose


title: "Vespula pensylvanica" content: these trees as overwintering sites. One potential strategy to reduce the number of yellowjackets and other generalist predators is applying preharvest permethrin sprays in combination with mechanical tree-shaking. Vespula pensylvanica The western yellowjacket ("Vespula pensylvanica") is a Nearctic species of wasp in the genus "Vespula". It is native to regions of North America, largely in areas with northern temperate climates. Its reproductive behavior is constrained by cold weather, which successfully reduces the number of western yellowjackets in cold months. However, in the absence of cold weather, this wasp's population can explode. The western yellowjacket has become particularly invasive in the


title: "Victoria College of Music and Drama" content: well as a range of speech and drama subjects. In particular the college has a policy of introducing new subjects where requested to meet the needs of teachers and to match new innovations in educational policy. Examples include the new options for large ensembles and group examination within ocarina playing to take into account the current UK government policy on whole class instrumental and vocal teaching. As a result of its broad remit, Victoria College of Music and Drama offers a range of subjects including all traditional musical disciplines, as well as more unusual ones including contrabassoon, ukulele, self-accompanied singing


title: "Porpita porpita" content: Porpita porpita Porpita porpita, or blue button, is a marine organism consisting of a colony of hydroids found in tropical and sub-tropical waters of the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian oceans. Although it is superficially similar to a jellyfish, each apparent individual is actually a colony of hydrozoan polyps. The blue button is a Chondrophore, which is a group of cnidarians that also includes "Velella" and "Porpema". The chondrophores are similar to the better-known siphonophores, which includes the Portuguese man o' war, or "Physalia physalis". The blue button lives on the surface of the sea and consists of two main parts:


title: "Porpita porpita" content: the float and the hydroid colony. The hard golden brown float is round, almost flat, and about one inch wide. The hydroid colony, which can range from bright blue turquoise to yellow, resembles tentacles like those of the jellyfish. Each strand has numerous branchlets, each of which ends in knobs of stinging cells called nematocysts. The blue button sting is not powerful but may cause irritation to human skin. The blue button itself is a passive drifter, and is part of the neustonic food web. It is preyed on by the sea slug "Glaucus atlanticus" (sea swallow or blue glaucus)


title: "Porpita porpita" content: and violet sea-snails of the genus "Janthina". It competes with other drifters for food and mainly feeds on copepods and crustacean larvae. The blue button has a single mouth located beneath the float, which is used for both the intake of prey and the expulsion of wastes. Porpita porpita Porpita porpita, or blue button, is a marine organism consisting of a colony of hydroids found in tropical and sub-tropical waters of the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian oceans. Although it is superficially similar to a jellyfish, each apparent individual is actually a colony of hydrozoan polyps. The blue button is a


title: GMISS content: to formulate their thoughts around five core questions: This combination of vantage points and core questions was focused in four working groups, each addressing a specific issue. These issues had been developed during OGMSA's work with such maritime associations as the World Shipping Council, the Cruise Line International Association (CLIA), and numerous individual industry representatives. Consolidated Summary findings as generated from the symposium's four independent working groups can be summarized into the following eight categories and potential courses of action: A summary of individual working group discoveries and action items can be found in the Attachment section of this report.


title: "Orchard Park Estate" content: not affected. Following control of the council passing to the Labour party the flat demolition decision for four of the flats was reviewed, with a report in 2012 recommending the demolition of the flats (Gorthorpe, Kinthorpe, Laxthorpe, and Highcourt). In mid 2012 the council decided to refurbish two of the flats (Gorthorpe, and Kinthorpe) due to demand for housing, and demolish the others. Sir Henry Cooper High School was closed in 2012, with most students and teachers transferring to Thomas Ferens Academy (now known as Sirius Academy North).The Parks Primary school closed 2013, re-opening as The Parks Primary Academy in


title: "Stroganov Palace" content: Stroganov Palace The Stroganov Palace (Russian: Строгановский дворец) is a Late Baroque palace at the intersection of the Moika River and Nevsky Prospect in St. Petersburg, Russia. The palace was built to Bartolomeo Rastrelli's designs for Baron Sergei Grigoriyevich Stroganov in 1753-1754. The interiors were remodeled by Andrei Voronikhin at the turn of the 19th century. The first house for the Stroganovs was built on the site probably in the 1720s. It was a one-storey building. Architect Mikhail Zemtsov erected a second, two-storey house on the site in the 1740s. In 1752, Baron Sergei Stroganov commissioned the palace design from


title: "Stroganov Palace" content: Italian architect Bartolomeo Rastrelli, then at work extending the Catherine Palace and building the Smolny Convent for Empress Elisabeth. Since the Stroganovs were the richest family in Russia and were related to the Empress by marriage, Rastrelli could not turn down the commission and hastily prepared a design for the townhouse. Like the Vorontsov Palace (also designed by Rastrelli for Stroganov's in-law Mikhail Vorontsov), the Stroganov Palace was not rapidly built. The Main Staircase decorated with marble sculptures led to the elegant Grand Hall, which featured a huge painting by Venetian artist Giuseppe Valeriani. After Sergei Stroganov's death in 1756,


title: "Stroganov Palace" content: the decoration was completed by his son Alexander in 1760. Within several years, the new empress, Catherine II introduced the Neoclassical taste. The style was also championed by Alexander Stroganov, who became President of the Imperial Academy of Arts in 1800. In the 1790s and 1800s decades, architect Andrei Voronikhin was charged with refurbishing the interiors in Neoclassical style. Voronikhin's mother was the Stroganovs' serf, and it was rumored that his father was Alexander Stroganov. The first suites by Voronikhin were the Mineral Study, Picture Gallery, Library and Alexander Stroganov's Physics Cabinet. Another two enfilades in the west wing were


title: "Stroganov Palace" content: created for Pavel Stroganov, of which the Small Drawing Room survives. After Alexander Stroganov died in 1811, the palace passed to his son Pavel. Pavel Stroganov had four daughters, but his only son was killed in the Battle of Craonne. He then established the "Stroganov entail", i.e., a non-divisible estate which would pass to the oldest family member. This chain of ownership was preserved until 1919 when the last Count Sergei Stroganov sold his rights to the entail. A new apartment was decorated for Aglaida Pavlovna Stroganov by Carlo Rossi in 1820 (it later disappeared almost totally). After the October


title: "Stroganov Palace" content: Revolution in 1917, the remaining Stroganovs emigrated from Russia, and the palace was nationalized. The family line is now extinct. The Soviets declared the palace a national museum chronicling the lifestyle of the Russian nobility. In 1929 the museum was shut down, and much of its contents (including some priceless paintings and objets d'art) were taken to the Hermitage Museum. The palace was handed over to a botanical institute. The Ministry of Shipbuilding occupied the premises for half a century, starting in 1939. In 1988 the palace was given to the Russian Museum and became a branch housing some of


title: "Stroganov Palace" content: its exhibitions. The dilapidated building underwent a thorough and painstaking restoration process between 1991 and the present moment. In keeping with Rastrelli's original design, its walls are now painted light pink (rather than dark green, as they were in the mid-20th century). It is one of the few Baroque structures on Nevsky Prospect to preserve its original appearance. The main façade of the Stroganov palace faces Nevsky Prospect. Here, Rastrelli rejects the cour d'honneur in the French manner, like the one in the design of the Vorontsov Palace, built by Rastrelli in 1744-1750. By this time, Rastrelli has developed his


title: "Stroganov Palace" content: own style based on exploring the impressive façade, which implies the presence of three risolites, the subordination to a single center, rejection of verticalization, and stretching the building horizontally. Rastrelli gives the building a single mass movement toward the center. He skillfully emphasizes this by subordinating the lateral risolites to the central, imposing group of columns of purely decorative, not architectonic, function, deliberately building up tension toward the center of the sculpted front. Increasing plastic expression toward the center is a favorite method of the architect’s for producing strong concentration in a building. Rastrelli uses the giant order, the method


title: "Stroganov Palace" content: of visual fusion of the second and third floor windows, typical for the Baroque, and the differentiated arrangement of columns closely adjacent to the wall in order to create a masterful effect and an impressive Baroque façade facing St. Petersburg's main thoroughfare. There is no doubt that Italian architect Guarino Guarini’s heritage is reflected in the Russian architect's work. It should be mentioned that a treatise on architecture by Guarino Guarini gained popularity in Europe, including remote St. Petersburg. It's likely that the architects who worked at the Russian Empress' court, including Rastrelli himself, who was the chief court architect,


title: "Stroganov Palace" content: were familiar with the basic precepts of this work and often resorted to the constructive methods of its author. The facade carries an entrance arch supported by two Corinthian columns. The arch is crowned with a pediment bearing the Stroganov coat of arms. The spaces under the windows on the facade feature a man's profile. There are two practically anecdotal versions regarding this man's identity. According to one version, the man is the first owner of the palace, Baron Stroganov, whom Rastrelli wanted to surprise. However, many historians claim that the famous architect in fact left his own profile on


title: "Stroganov Palace" content: the palace walls. According to this version, Rastrelli decided to do this as an unusual signature to commemorate his work. Stroganov Palace The Stroganov Palace (Russian: Строгановский дворец) is a Late Baroque palace at the intersection of the Moika River and Nevsky Prospect in St. Petersburg, Russia. The palace was built to Bartolomeo Rastrelli's designs for Baron Sergei Grigoriyevich Stroganov in 1753-1754. The interiors were remodeled by Andrei Voronikhin at the turn of the 19th century. The first house for the Stroganovs was built on the site probably in the 1720s. It was a one-storey building. Architect Mikhail Zemtsov erected


title: "League of Legends" content: of prize money, 1,495 players, and 613 tournaments. At the collegiate level, Riot Games sponsors play of the game by college teams in the United States and Canada, offering scholarship money to teams that reach their conference playoffs. Riot organizes their own four regional conferences, but also partners with two NCAA athletic conferences, the Peach Belt Conference and Big Ten Conference, who organize their own conference play based off their existing institutional membership. Additionally, since 2017, the Big Ten has partnered with Riot to provide $35,000 in scholarship funds yearly to each of the Big Ten's 14 member teams and


title: "Lore Segal" content: Segal wrote, "I was thinking about our need not only for family and sexual love and friendship but for a 'set' to belong to: the circle made of friends, acquaintances, and the people one knows." Segal has accrued a significant following. Among her admirers are Alfred Kazin, Cynthia Ozick, Francine Prose, Michael Cunningham, Phillip Lopate, Grace Paley, and Jennifer Egan. Segal lives on Manhattan's Upper West Side.. Lore Segal Lore Segal (born March 9, 1928), née Lore Groszmann, is an American novelist, translator, teacher, and author of children's books, currently living in New York City. Her book, "Shakespeare's Kitchen", was


title: "Mahler volume" content: Mahler volume In convex geometry, the Mahler volume of a centrally symmetric convex body is a dimensionless quantity that is associated with the body and is invariant under linear transformations. It is named after German-English mathematician Kurt Mahler. It is known that the shapes with the largest possible Mahler volume are the balls and solid ellipsoids; this is now known as the Blaschke–Santaló inequality. The still-unsolved Mahler conjecture states that the minimum possible Mahler volume is attained by a hypercube. A convex body in Euclidean space is defined as a compact convex set with non-empty interior. If "B" is a


title: "John Marlow Thompson" content: gained command of No. 131 Squadron in June 1941 and in November 1941 he became the commanding officer of No. 350 (Belgian) Squadron. In early 1942 he was moved to the Middle East to become a wing leader and later commanding officer of RAF Hal Far on Malta at the end of 1943. From August to October 1942, as Hal Far Wing Leader on Malta, Thompson claimed two more victories, a Ju 88 of KG 54 and a JG 27 Bf 109-F, and several aircraft damaged. After a spell as OC, No 338 Wing, by March 1944 he was SASO,


title: "United States bear market of 2007–09" content: coincident with the bull market in stocks. The Nikkei 225 average went from 18,262 on July 9, 2007 to 7,055 on March 10, 2009. However, the yen also went up 24% compared with the U.S. dollar during this time. The FTSE 100 went from 6,731 on October 12, 2007 (and 6,698 in July) to 3,512 on March 3, 2009 (about 48%). However, the pound sterling went down about 28% during this time (thus about 62% overall). United States bear market of 2007–09 The US bear market of 2007–2009 was a 17-month bear market that lasted from October 9th 2007 to


title: "Tamarix ramosissima" content: Tamarix ramosissima Tamarix ramosissima, commonly known as saltcedar or salt cedar, is a deciduous arching shrub with reddish stems, feathery, pale green foliage, and characteristic small pink flowers. "Tamarix ramosissima" is a hardy shrub or small tree native to Europe and Asia. It is a vigorous, deciduous shrub grown for its ornamental reddish stems, its showy plumes of flowers, and its unusual feathery leaves. Its hardiness and tolerance for poor soil make it a popular, easy to grow shrub. It can grow up to 8 m in height and up to 5 m in width. It can be used as


title: "Tamarix ramosissima" content: a screen, windbreak, informal hedge or specimen shrub. It produces upright racemes of small, pink, five-petaled flowers from late summer to early autumn which cover the new wood of the plant. It is tolerant of many soil types, but prefers a well drained, light or sandy soil in full sun. This plant is considered an invasive species in warmer climates. "Tamarix ramosissima" is a major invasive plant species in the Southwestern United States and Desert Region of California, consuming large amounts of groundwater in riparian and oases habitats. The balance and strength of the native flora and fauna are being


title: "Tamarix ramosissima" content: helped by various restoration projects, by removing tamarisk groves as if they were noxious weeds. Tamarix ramosissima Tamarix ramosissima, commonly known as saltcedar or salt cedar, is a deciduous arching shrub with reddish stems, feathery, pale green foliage, and characteristic small pink flowers. "Tamarix ramosissima" is a hardy shrub or small tree native to Europe and Asia. It is a vigorous, deciduous shrub grown for its ornamental reddish stems, its showy plumes of flowers, and its unusual feathery leaves. Its hardiness and tolerance for poor soil make it a popular, easy to grow shrub. It can grow up to 8


title: Gullfisk content: uncomfortable interiors and a two-axle wheel arrangement. Increased competition from cars and buses made the tram company start a process to find a new "generation" of trams and buses. In 1935, an agreement was made with Stømmmens Værksted to build a series of aluminium-bogied trams and buses. Since the last order, the tracks had been relaid farther from one another, so the tramway could operate wide and long trams. The use of an aluminium body was controversial, and international experts recommended that the tram company should not choose that solution. The goal was to decrease the weight so the trams


title: "Scapular of the Seven Sorrows of Mary" content: Scapular of the Seven Sorrows of Mary The Scapular of the Seven Sorrows of Mary (also called "Scapular of the Seven Dolours of Mary") is a Roman Catholic devotional scapular that dates back to the thirteenth century. It is worn by members of the Confraternity of the Seven Dolours of Mary, associated with the Servite Order. In 1255 Pope Alexander IV sanctioned the Servite Order and that order gained a significant number of followers devoted to the Seven Sorrows of Mary. They became the Confraternity of the Seven Dolours of Mary, affiliated with the Servites. Members of this Confraternity later


title: "Lindy Vopnfjörð" content: in 1998 by his sophomore album, "Lindy." After "Lindy," Vopnfjörð continued to tour, and released the album "The Humorous Years" in 2001. His 2004 album "Suspension of Disbelief" received 3/5 stars and a mixed review from Allmusic, who stated "the arrangements are varied and polished, ranging from acoustic folksiness to near-anthemic guitar pop." After moving to Toronto, he co-founded the band Major Maker with composer/producer Todor Kobakov. After releasing their first album, "All Illusion" in 2006, the band had a breakout hit with their song "Rollercoaster", which first attracted attention in a Maynards candy commercial and went on to play


title: "Mietek Grocher" content: The "SS" man guarding the door to the gas chambers was in conversation with another guard and so Grocher escaped unnoticed, to join his father. He was the only member of his family to survive the Final Solution. Since the end of the war Grocher has lived in Västerås, Sweden and traveled around Swedish schools giving speeches about the events of the Holocaust. He died in December 2017. In late October 2010 upon reading Grocher's book, Artur Szulc, a Polish-born military historian from Sweden has noted, that aside from perpetuating long-debunked myths about the German attack on Poland, a large


title: "Escape from Scorpion Island (series 3)" content: chosen for everyone to do an equal number of challenges. Ricky wanted to do it with Stevie, but she said that when they play, they always get into arguments. The team had a vote, but it was still decided for Bradlee and Stevie to play because they worked strongly together. Ricky started to get upset of this. Stevie said that because it was getting closer to the final challenge, they should change their strategy a little. Ricky was still disappointed, but thought that Bradlee and Stevie would do well together. Claw went back to camp and discussed that they needed


title: "4th Irish Film & Television Awards" content: 4th Irish Film & Television Awards The 4th Irish Film & Television Awards took place in 2007 and was hosted by Ryan Tubridy at the Royal Dublin Society Main Hall, Dublin. Best Film Best International Film Best Director Best Script Best Cinematography Best Music Best Production Design Best Costume Design Best Hair & Makeup Best Actor in a Lead Role – Film Best Actress in a Lead Role – Film Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Film Best Actress in a Supporting Role – Film Best Actor in a Lead Role – Television Best Actress in a Lead Role


title: "Climate Change: Global Risks, Challenges and Decisions" content: developed and thrived. These parameters include global mean surface temperature, sea-level rise, ocean and ice sheet dynamics, ocean acidification, and extreme climatic events. There is a significant risk that many of the trends will accelerate, leading to an increasing risk of abrupt or irreversible climatic shifts. The research community is providing much more information to support discussions on dangerous climate change. Recent observations show that societies are highly vulnerable to even modest levels of climate change, with poor nations and communities particularly at risk. Temperature rises above 2C will be very difficult for contemporary societies to cope with, and will


title: "Semantic Sensor Web" content: no longer hold. In order to resolve this problem, there is a need for an extensive amount of resources (depending on the size and complexity of system). For example, many existing systems use twelve bits to transfer temperature data to a local computer. However, in a SSW 16 bits of data is acceptable. This inconsistency results in higher data traffic with no additional accuracy improvement. In order for the old system to improve, there is a need of allocating extra bits and changing the buffer requirements, which is costly. Assuming the resources required to make the tag requirement are available,


title: "Trebižat (river)" content: 51 km long and is the second largest losing (sinking) stream in Bosnia and Herzegovina, whose waters drains into the underground and reappear several times at various locations, but as a river the Trebižat sinks only once as the Matica, in estavelle(s) at the southeastern edge of Imotsko Polje]] near Drinovci, and reappears again in Peć Mlini wellspring as the Tihaljina (later Trebižat), renamed afterwards nine more times. In terms of length, it comes right after the Trebišnjica river which is the largest river of this kind in the world and also a tributary of the Neretva watershed. Because the


title: SR.N5 content: was designated as the SR.N6 and went on to be produced in greater numbers The first SR.N5 (001) started sea trials in April 1964; as a result fin area was increased and a system for ducting plenum air to improve low speed handling. At least two of the Bell-built SK-5s were placed into civilian service. San Francisco and Oakland Helicopter Airlines operated the SK-5 for scheduled passenger services in the San Francisco Bay Area during the mid 1960s as a supplement to its helicopter airline service. Four SR.N5s entered service with the Interservice Hovercraft Trials Unit at RNAS Lee-on-Solent (HMS


title: "Fearne Cotton" content: Who Do You Think You Are? The accounts of her ancestors' lives revealed some mixed fortunes, but Cotton was pleased to have discovered family history tales that she would be able to pass on to her own children. The programme revealed that one of her paternal great-grandfathers, Evan Meredith, had been a Welsh coalminer who had endured prison as a conscientious objector to military service in WW1 and in later life became a respected pharmacist. On her maternal line, the episode found her ancestor, William Gilmour, from Northern Ireland, who strived to improve his lot in the world. Cotton was


title: "Port of Alicante" content: Port of Alicante The Port of Alicante is a seaport in Alicante, Spain on the Mediterranean Sea used for commercial and passenger traffic. The port is administered by the Port Authority of Alicante. The port has been reinventing itself since the industrial decline the city suffered in the 1980s (with most mercantile traffic lost in favour of Valencia's harbour). In recent years, the Port Authority has established it as one of the most important ports in Spain for cruises, with 72 calls to port made by cruises in 2007, bringing some 80,000 cruise passengers and 30,000 crew to the city


title: "Port of Alicante" content: each year. The 1990s marked possibly the greatest changes in the modern history of the port of Alicante. The Special Plan for the Port ('PEP' in Spanish) of 1992 allowed the port to plan an expansion towards the south, and made provisions for converting some of the quayside into a zone of seafood restaurants, an extensive promenade with modern bars and nightclubs open until dawn. To reduce the visual impact on the coastline, integrating the port better with the city, and thus complying with local and European planning laws which now prohibit the construction of buildings (especially tall buildings) next


title: "Port of Alicante" content: to the coast, the PEP made provision for a maximum height of for buildings in the port area, leaving the possibility for certain structures (such as cranes) to exceed this height only if the necessity is proven. This Special Plan for the Port of 1992 permitted, the expansion of the port towards the south, in parallel to the coast and side-by-side to the residential neighbourhoods of the south of the city, reclaiming land from the sea in order to build four new quays, designed to house a new passenger terminal for the ferries to Africa ( of land), a new


title: "Port of Alicante" content: multi-use terminal for container traffic () and a new cargo terminal (). According to the Port Authority, the plan made provisions for the relocation of the four silos currently on Quay 14 (next to the cruisers’ dock, at some 800 m from the nearest homes) to the new plots in the Port Extension Zone, which are between some 400 m and 1500 m from the urban centre of the city. This development has allowed the city to open itself up more to the sea, and, with the construction of the leisure facilities in the port area in the centre of


title: "Port of Alicante" content: the city, the port was able to make provisions to remove industrial installations, such as the old petroleum deposits of Compañía Logística de Hidrocarburos (previously known as CAMPSA), and relocate them far from the coast and city, to protect the environment and quality of life in the city. In 1995, Alicante City Council, the Port Authority, the central government and the regional government (the Generalitat) signed an accord to remove these fuel deposits from the port, with the aid of some 19 million Euros, mostly from EU funding. In the words of the Joint Declaration they signed, "in the future


title: "Port of Alicante" content: there should be no installations for the storage or distribution of petroleum products in the Port of Alicante" "in light of the negative repercussions of possible accidents, with the consequent environmental impact, in such fuel installations situated close to residential zones". This, they added "reduced the risks of traffic accident with vehicles transporting petroleum derived products within the city", the signatories noting that the Accord had "a clear social interest, with favourable repercussions for the environmental aspects". In 1999, this relocation was eventually carried out, with the Port Authority receiving offers to build a new leisure complex on the site.


title: "Port of Alicante" content: Later in 1999, Alicante City Council, governed by Luis Díaz Alperi, granted the construction licence to the Marina de Poniente company to build this new centre of restaurants, leisure activities and cinema. Even then, the national newspapers reported planning irregularities concerning the maximum height established by the Special Plan for the port. In 2003, Alicante Port Authority obtained the environmental licences with the necessary conditions to construct the zone of expansion for the port based firmly on the model of a commercial port. This project is also co-financed by millions of Euros in European Union FEDER funding. The port of


title: "Port of Alicante" content: Alicante has obtained, in this manner, an opportunity to develop and grow alongside the city, creating a better maritime environment for the booming tourist industry and for the residents in the city, and allowing a greater harmonization with urban planning in the city (especially on the Mediterranean coast, symbol of Alicante's tourism appeal). This development has witnessed the simultaneous transfer of the industry in the coastal area of the city known as the "Southern Entrance" of the city, linked to the airport and the motorways. Industry was shifted to inland industrial estates, far from the residential neighbourhoods, and housing schemes


title: "Port of Alicante" content: together with new hotels and new urban infrastructure were announced in the south of the city. Alicante City Council authorized the construction of new housing in the zone next to the port expansion in the residential neighbourhoods of San Gabriel, Benalúa and Babel, where some 21% of the city's residents reside, maintaining and building on the strong link between port and city. Until early 2006, the changes and the expansion of the port took place on the basis this model, and the development in the port was smooth. The City Council promised urban regeneration for the southern neighbourhoods, the basis


title: "Port of Alicante" content: for the huge land reclamation project of the port alongside was clearly as a commercial and passenger port, and plans were announced to re-model the Southern Entrance to Alicante, with "green routes", cycle paths, parks and nature reserves making the most of the beautiful and fragile coastal environmental. It was in this context that other landmarks in recent history - such as the opening of the European Union's Office for the Harmonization in the Internal Market (OHIM) and the construction of the polemic Ciudad de la Luz, a series of facilities meant to sponsor movie industries to set base at


title: "Port of Alicante" content: Alicante, next to the coastal Southern Entrance to the city - took place However, the original plans for the port extension zone experienced a major change in August 2006 when the port published a new and previously uncontested project for an industrial chemical factory in the zone of expansion of the port, which it declared would be the largest factory producing "biofuels" in the whole of Spain, and amongst one of the largest in Europe). The Port Authority did not inform any local residents directly, despite the fact that the local Spanish law governing industrial activities lays down that such