After spending part of their life as females, some individuals undergo sex reversal, transforming into males. All larger individuals are males. The large males construct bubble nests at the mouth of burrows and guard the eggs and young. A high degree of parental care is given probably assuring greater reproductive success. Because they are air breathers, conventional eradication measures, such as ichthyocides (chemicals which deny oxygen to the gills), are ineffective.

Our world is filled with dead end streets. But most of us avoid them. By doing so, we pass up the untapped knowledge that is hidden there. Lessons to be learned, stories to be told, pains to be shared, loves to be rekindled – these all exist on the world’s dead end streets. We liberate this whizdom and share it with you.

I've done weddings on Christmas Day and New Years Day. My oldest couple got married at Sarasota's Bayfront Park by a sculpture titled "Unconditional Surrender" which depicts a sailor kissing a nurse at the end of WWII. I did one wedding just after midnight on the day the license became effective (after the 3-day waiting period). In 1997, I "married" a pair of local disc jockeys to their listeners.

Members of one species do not normally interbreed with members of other species in nature. Sometimes, members of different species, such as lions and tigers, can interbreed if kept together in captivity. But in nature, geographic isolation and differences in behavior, such as choice of habitat, keep these sorts of closely related animal species apart. Similarly, closely related species of plants can sometimes be hybridized by horticulturists, but these hybrids are rarely found in nature.

The lakes at our lodge and outposts contain a great combination of walleye and northern pike. In addition, the angler may catch other species of fish such as jumbo perch, burbot, whitefish or sucker. Each year our guests catch and release a large number of Master Angler walleye and pike. In Manitoba, a Master Angler walleye is 28" (10 pound class) and a Master Angler pike is 41" (20 pound class). Other Provinces use much smaller sizes for their Master Angler programs.

In Australia there are around 400 species but only approximately 10 are commonly abundant and represent a serious pest threat because of their nuisance biting or their ability to transmit disease. (BACK)

We are building a cellular level model of the rat Neocortical Column at the age of 2 weeks. This region has the most quantitative data and can also be tested rigorously in parallel with the simulations. Once we have built an accurate copy, we can use this column as a template to include neurons and connections from other brain regions, ages of the animal and species. In principal the template will allow us to build a neocortical column from any species.

There are three species of wolves in the world: the gray wolf (Canis lupus), the red wolf (Canis rufus) and the Ethiopian (or Abyssinian) wolf, (Canis simensis). Some researchers believe the Ethiopian wolf is not a wolf, but actually a jackal.

Tell to us all you know about your fish and send us a picture if possible. We will try to help the best we can.

It's Swedish; my father was born in Sweden in 1881. However, he came to America as a small child and remembered nothing about Sweden, so I have no knowledge of my Swedish heritage.

piercing has become more popular, people try to out do each other with unusual piercings. Most piercings have a long history among tribal peoples, these people found out through a long period of trial and error which piercings work and which don't. Some people will see a piercing in a magazine and wish to get it, however, they don't understand all the hard work that is required to get these piercings healed, just because a piercing is done in an unusual spot doesn't mean that it's healed.

piercing becomes more common, some piercers become more willing to perform riskier piercings due to the increasing demand for them. While some piercers may succeed in a few and still others may offer legitimate advances in techniques, the vast majority of those offering such things are usually inappropriate, unsuccessful, dangerous, or even possibly fatal.

In fact, global warming appears to not be responsible for this at this time. This is a naturally occuring event that we are seeing, although this is a one in 50 to 100 year event. Actually this part of Antarctica has not seen an iceberg of this magnitude in about that amount of time. So, we are due for this to occur. Perhaps if there are more of these, more often and of a similar size, then we can perhaps talk about why it is occurring.

Among species? Well, I stated in my power point that I find it extremely unlikely based on the evidence that the animal phyla are related through common ancestry. Other biologists have said they're dubious of common ancestry at levels higher than that. The levels in between, I don't know. As a scientist I would have to say each case would have to be settled based on the evidence.

There have been a few reports posted over the Kombucha Mailing List by a very small percentage of people--just starting to drink Kombucha Tea--who appear to have experienced unusual reactions such as headache, rash, wakefulness, intestinal gas, and nausea. However, most symptoms have been alleviated by increasing their intake of fresh water; while in some cases--such as headache for instance--by also cutting back on the amount of Kombucha Tea consumed daily.

To me, the most unusual thing about Antarctica was the constant daylight. Back home in Ohio, I left for school at around 6:45 am in the dark and came home around 5:30 pm, also in the dark. I arrived at Palmer Station in early January and it never really got dark there. The sun set around midnight and rose again a few hours later. The time in between was dusk-like. This made it very difficult to sleep. It didn't start getting even slightly dark until the first week of February.

piercing becomes more and more common, some Piercers are seeking to distinguish themselves by offering "new" piercings, or using "new" techniques. While a very small number of these may indeed be legitimate advancements in the art of piercing, the vast majority of such offerings are either inappropriate, unsuccessful, or dangerous, possibly even fatal.

No, this situation occurs more often than you might expect. People often wonder if there are "too many cancers" in their neighborhoods, but most of the time it turns out that the number is about what we would predict. Here are some reasons why there may be quite a few people living in your neighborhood who have been diagnosed with a cancer: Cancers are very common. In California, about 45% of all men and 41% of all women will develop a cancer sometime during their lives*.

Rusty, yellow, or orange colored water is caused by iron and manganese sediment that can be deposited in water mains. This sediment can get agitated when water mains are flushed, fire hydrants are used, or when water mains leak. Water mains must be flushed as a part of the proper operation and maintenance of a distribution system. This discolored water is safe to drink, but it is not aesthetically pleasing and can stain clothes.

Square jars were considered a design improvement because a homemaker could stack more jars together in less space thus allowing a family to put up more food in their small cellars or cupboards. Square Jars were made for the Smalley Fruit Jar Co. Boston, Mass in the late 1890s. Other square jars date from the 20s, 30s and later. The value of square shaped jars tends to be higher than round as it seems that fewer square jars were made.

No job is too big: One of our customers had a painting that was 10 feet by 8 feet.

No, actually it's pretty common. Cool, moist, humid conditions are very conducive to anthracnose disease.

Because of "Place Flageyplein", "Avenue Rogierlaan", Métro "Kunst / Wet". In Brussels/Bruxelles the information that makes up a part of daily life comes in 2 languages. And "FESTIVAL" is international… Why not? End of the theatre season, last burst of shows before the summer, the first rays of sun…

Not a problem! We are extremely good at sourcing innovative and different products. Our suppliers are globally based. So if you are thinking different, think "GET SMART"