Juragua Nuclear Power Plant was a nuclear power plant under construction in Cuba when a suspension of construction was announced in 1992 following the collapse of the Soviet Union and the termination of Soviet economic aid to Cuba. Russia and Cuba sought third-country financing to complete the plant in the mid-1990s but in 2000 the two countries agreed to abandon the …

Psychoactive plants are plants, or preparations thereof, that upon ingestion induce psychotropic effects. As stated in a reference work: Psychoactive plants are plants that people ingest in the form of simple or complex preparations in order to affect the mind or alter the state of consciousness.. Psychoactivity may include sedative, stimulant, euphoric, deliriant, and …

Azara is a genus of ten species of flowering plants in the family Salicaceae, native to temperate to subtropical regions of South America.They are most often found at woodland margins and lakesides. Azara was formerly classed in the family Flacourtiaceae.. They are evergreen shrubs and small trees growing to 1–8 m tall. The leaves are alternate, or in some species they appear …

Een overblijvende, polycarpische of iteropare zaadplant is een houtige plant of overblijvend kruid, die meer dan eenmaal tijdens zijn levensduur kan bloeien, en niet afsterft na de eerste bloei.. De groep van overblijvende planten staat tegenover die van de monocarpische planten, die afsterven na de (eenmalige) bloei.. Kenmerken. Overblijvende planten zijn te herkennen aan de vertakte ...

Mastic (Greek: Μαστίχα) is a resin obtained from the mastic tree (Pistacia lentiscus).It is also known as tears of Chios, being traditionally produced on the island Chios, and, like other natural resins, is produced in "tears" or droplets.. Mastic is excreted by the resin glands of certain trees and dries into pieces of brittle, translucent resin.

The NASA Clean Air Study was a project led by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration in association with the Associated Landscape Contractors of America (ALCA) in 1989, to research ways to clean the air in sealed environments such as space stations.Its results suggested that, in addition to absorbing carbon dioxide and releasing oxygen through …

De brave hendrik (Blitum bonus-henricus, basioniem: Chenopodium bonus-henricus) is een vaste plant uit de amarantenfamilie (Amaranthaceae).. De soort staat op de Nederlandse Rode lijst van planten als zeer zeldzaam en zeer sterk in aantal afgenomen. Deze plant is wettelijk beschermd sinds 1 januari 2017 door de Wet Natuurbescherming. De plant komt in Nederland voor in …

No Quarter is a live album by Jimmy Page and Robert Plant, both formerly of English rock band Led Zeppelin.It was released by Atlantic Records on 14 October 1994. The long-awaited reunion between Jimmy Page and Robert Plant occurred on a 90-minute "UnLedded" MTV project, recorded in Morocco, Wales, and London.It was not a reunion of Led Zeppelin, however, as …

The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) is a 1951 multilateral treaty overseen by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization that aims to secure coordinated, effective action to prevent and to control the introduction and spread of pests of plants and plant products. The Convention extends beyond the protection of cultivated plants to the protection of natural …

Honda Marysville Auto Plant (MAP) is a Honda manufacturing facility located approximately six miles northwest of Marysville, Ohio, and 42 miles northwest of Columbus, Ohio, near the intersection of US 33 and State Route 739.It is one of the most integrated and flexible auto plants in North America. Operations include stamping, plastics injection molding, welding, painting, …

A coal preparation plant (CPP; also known as a coal handling and preparation plant (CHPP), coal handling plant, prep plant, tipple or wash plant) is a facility that washes coal of soil and rock, crushes it into graded sized chunks (sorting), stockpiles grades preparing it for transport to market, and more often than not, also loads coal into rail cars, barges, or ships.

Spider-Plant Man is a British parody short film which parodies the Spider-Man 2002 film adaptation, made for the Comic Relief 2005 appeal and aired on BBC One on 11 March 2005. It featured Rowan Atkinson as Peter Piper/Spider-Plant Man and Rachel Stevens as his love-interest Jane-Mary. Jim Broadbent also made an appearance, portraying Batman, and Tony …

Obninsk Nuclear Power Plant (Russian: Обнинская АЭС, romanized: Obninskaja AES; pronunciation (help · info)) was built in the "Science City" of Obninsk, Kaluga Oblast, about 110 km (68 mi) southwest of Moscow, Soviet Union.Connected to the power grid in June 1954, Obninsk was the first grid-connected nuclear power plant in the world, i.e. the first nuclear …

The Robert Moses Niagara Hydroelectric Power Station is a hydroelectric power station in Lewiston, New York, near Niagara Falls.Owned and operated by the New York Power Authority (NYPA), the plant diverts water from the Niagara River above Niagara Falls and returns the water into the lower portion of the river near Lake Ontario.It uses 13 generators at an installed …