 "The Birmingham Post (England)")
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CATHEDRAL CENTENARY: Full of style, but modest; St Philip's represents one of the best loved buildings in Birmingham. But, as Arts Editor Terry Grimley explains, it is also one of the most architecturally important.(Features)
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Byline: Terry Grimley
On the face of it, nothing could seem less likely than that Birmingham should be able to boast one of only two Baroque cathedrals in Britain.
The other one, of course, is Sir Christopher Wren's St Paul's. But St Philip's is a completely different case since it only became the city's cathedral in 1905, by which time it was already almost 200-years-old.
In scale it is extremely modest for its purpose, though with its hill-top location it was large enough to dominate the town in 18th century engravings.
Birmingham's ...
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Modern science takes a look at an ancient monster. (Gila monster)
Magazine article from: National Wildlife
; ...and is known among colleagues as Dr. Gila Monster. "Gila monsters," he says, "function in a complex world...fat tail indicates a well-nourished Gila monster. Because Gila monsters can exist on so few meals, Beck has been...
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 "AZ Daily Star (Tucson, AZ)")
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Gila monster ungrateful: Severe pain, nausea, weakness, tremors followed rare bite.
Newspaper article from: AZ Daily Star (Tucson, AZ)
; ...infection. Since Gila monster bites are relatively...treatment should be. Gila monsters are found throughout...One reason Gila monster bites are rare...to get bitten. Gila monsters move slowly, and...get bitten by a Gila monster ought to die...
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 "Bulletin (Southern California Academy of Sciences)")
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A history of Gila monster (Heloderma suspectum cinctum) records from California with comments on factors affecting their distribution.(Report)
Magazine article from: Bulletin (Southern California Academy of Sciences)
; ...stations closest to Gila monster localities are almost...ecology of the species. Gila monsters were probably already...the literature on Gila monster records in California...Photographs of all known Gila monsters from California are...
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 "Sun (Yuma, AZ)")
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Gila monster poisons professor's criminal record.
Newspaper article from: Sun (Yuma, AZ)
; ...students posted a photo of the Gila monster on the Internet at Kingsnake...special agents. "You can't take Gila monsters," Way said. "They are never...unlawful transport charge. The Gila monster has since been returned to the...
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Gila Monsters break out brooms.
Newspaper article from: Sun (Yuma, AZ)
; ...Conference Division A-leading Gila Monsters. Credit the sweep, which Eastern...victory, to back-to-back Gila Monster pitching gems. AWC coach Pam...Marina Gusman-Brown, but the Gila Monsters' paperwork reached the freshman...
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Monster drool helps diabetics.(Gila-monster saliva used in new drug: Exenatide)
Magazine article from: Current Science, a Weekly Reader publication
; ...avoid getting nipped in a cage of Gila monsters. The 2-foot lizards from the...you wish it had! The bite of a Gila monster is extrapainful because the reptile...drug copied from a chemical in Gila-monster saliva. The drug, Exenatide...
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Gila monsters state's first protected reptile.
Newspaper article from: Sun (Yuma, AZ)
; ...Byline: James Gilbert Aug. 27--Gila monsters were Arizona's first protected...focus of the protection status on Gila Monster has since shifted from what was...said. The problem in studying Gila monsters, Hovatter said, was that the...
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WATCH FOR GILA MONSTERS ALONG US 60 IN APACHE JUNCTION
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News
; ...encouraging people to look for Gila monsters near the US 60 (Superstition...passengers. That's because these Gila monsters are artistic images, made out...Signal Butte Road instead. The Gila monster artwork is the result of a $407...
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 "The Daily Mail (London, England)")
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Don't be fooled...here there be monsters; Gila monster: Has a poisonous bite, eats half its weight each day and grows up to three feet long.
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England)
; ...length. These brightly coloured gila monsters are one of only two poisonous species...undergrowth where they live. The gila monsters may be new toIreland but...Scientists recently found that the gila's saliva may help them treat peoplesuffering...
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Gila Monsters: SET YOUR SIGHTS THIS MONTH ON A CLASSIC WILDERNESS PACKSTRING ELK ADVENTURE IN THE HEART OF THE SOUTHWEST.(West/Adventure)
Magazine article from: Outdoor Life
; ...tines while trying to estimate inches. The Gila harbors big bulls, and tags are hard-won. Other Gila areas mean harder-won tags, but any wilderness...wide, six-by-six rack. He's a true Gila monster. We clamber off the top recklessly, bluffing...
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