Bacolod readies big welcome for APO delegates.
BACOLOD CITY Hundreds of delegates are expected to swamp a number of popular historical, cultural and natural points of interest here as the Alpha Phi Omega International Service (APO) holds its 22nd National Biennial Convention on May 22-23 at the Bacolod Golden Field Complex in this city. ...

Primary apathy.
Voter turnout is dismal in the United States. And in party primary elections, it is almost nonexistent. This is especially troubling because primaries determine the overall winner in most legislative districts. Voters in Virginia and New Jersey (as well as Louisiana and Mississippi) will elect state legislators this November,...

Biological characteristics of a newly established green crab (Carcinus maenas) population in the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada.
ABSTRACT Various biological characteristics of the exotic green crab (Carcinus maenas) were studied in 2000 and 2001 to describe its population structure and reproductive strategy off the coast of Prince Edward Island (PEI), Canada. This particular population is found at the northern limit of the green crab distribution off...

Antibacterial properties of plant species native to the New Jersey pinelands.
ABSTRACT. This study compared the antibacterial properties of white sage (Salvia apiana), calendula (Calendula officinalis), lemon catnip (Nepeta cataria ssp. Citriodora), lavender (Lavandula angustifolia), and bayberry (Myrica cerifera), five plants that thrive in southern New Jersey. Tinctures of each herb were prepared with 40% ethanol solution and were applied...

Wintering distributions and migration of Saltmarsh and Nelson's Sharp-tailed sparrows.
Breeding populations of sharp-tailed sparrows are distributed in three discrete regions of mostly once-glaciated North America. For nearly 65 years these sparrows were treated as a single species (AOU 1931). Recently, new information on social behavior and genetics led to a re-split of this complex into two polytypic species...

Incidence of nest material kleptoparasitism involving Cerulean Warblers.
The Cerulean Warbler (Dendroica cerulea) is a canopy-nesting bird of eastern deciduous forests. Nests of this species are composed mainly of bark fiber, fine grass stems, weed stalks, hairs, spider webs, grapevine bark, lichen, and moss (e.g., Bent 1953, Ehrlich et al. 1988, Oliarnyk and Robertson 1996, Hamel 2000)....

Brebbia, C. A., D. Almorza and H. Klapperich (ed.). Brownfield Sites: Assessment, Rehabilitation & Development.
Southampton: WIT Press, 2002. ISBN 1-85312-918-6 548 p. $ 277.00 US Brownfields, as the legacy of a century of industrialization, are the abandoned, idle or underutilized commercial or industrial properties where past actions have caused known or suspected environmental contamination, but where there is an active potential...

Letters.
Unsightly Fingernails I have just finished reading the article "Tender Loving Care for a Healthier You" in the Jan./Feb. issue, and I have some questions. I have had problem nails as long as I can remember They split and break. I can, in the summer, grow two...

The 1995 NRPA Award winners.
ARMED FORCES RECREATION SOCIETY MERITORIOUS AWARDS Practitioner Award Douglas G. Anderson, USA, Ft. McCoy, Wisconsin Robert Pratt, USN, Naval Air Station, Fallon, Nevada Everett D. Tisdale, Fort Dix, New Jersey Fellow Award Kim Mobley-Carmody, USN, Naval Air Station Miramar, California Martin A. Price, USA, Fort Knox,...

Scoreboard.
Byline: The Register-Guard ON THE AIR TELEVISION MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL Big Ten: Ohio State vs. Iowa, ESPN ... 9 a.m. Big East: Boston College vs. St. John's, ESPN2 ... 9 a.m. Big Ten: Minnesota vs. Northwestern, ESPN...