About the aquatic animal the porous cleaning tool Sponge material other uses Sponge disambiguation Good article Automatic taxobox name Sponge taxon Porifera oldest fossil Ediacaran image SpongeColorCorrect.jpg .... A few species of sponge that live in food poor environments have become carnivore s that prey ... and digestion in the carnivorous sponge Asbestopluma hypogea Porifera Demospongiae url http www.springerlink.com ... such as rocks. More commonly, the mesohyl is stiffened by Biomineralization mineral sponge spicule ... known sponge species, including all freshwater ones, and have the widest range of habitats. Calcareous sponge s, which have calcium carbonate spicules and, in some species, calcium carbonate exoskeletons .... The fragile glass sponge s, with scaffolding of silica spicules, are restricted to polar regions ... 490 , are now regarded as a type of sponge. The sponge s closest unicellular single celled relatives ... almost collapsed, and most sponge like materials are now synthetic. Sponges and their microscopic ... year 2002 url http books.google.com ?id OQoxzqjQXWEC&pg PA220&dq sponge attachment substrate accessdate ... Tide pools sponge.jpg A pink sponge in a tide pool thumb 250px File Aphrocallistes vastus.jpg thumb 250px right Aphrocallistes vastus Cloud sponge is a type of glass sponge. They are very fragile, as they are made ... Sciences Studies in Life Sciences, University of Alberta Glass Sponge Ecology , accessed March 16, 2008 ref Cell types Annotated image Porifera cell types A sponge s body is hollow and is held ... like flagella drives water through the sponge s body. All sponges have wikt ostium ostia , channels ... the mineralized sponge spicule spicules little spines that form the skeleton s of many sponges and in some ... that block the ostia. Glass sponges syncytia Annotated image Euplectella float left Glass sponge ... spicules have multiple nuclei, and in glass sponge larvae they are connected to other tissues ... marine sponges have leuconid bodies. The networks of water passages in glass sponge s are similar ... more details
Other uses Sponge disambiguation Infobox Television episode Title The Sponge Series Seinfeld Image Caption Season 7 Episode 9 Airdate December 7, 1995 Production 709 Writer Peter Mehlman Director Andy Ackerman Guests Scott Patterson actor Scott Patterson br Jennifer Guthrie Episode list List of Seinfeld episodes List of Seinfeld episodes Season list Infobox Seinfeld season 7 episode list Prev Next The Sponge is the 119th episode of the NBC sitcom Seinfeld . This was the ninth episode for the seventh season. It aired on December 7, 1995. Plot Jerry Seinfeld character Jerry , Elaine Benes Elaine , and Cosmo Kramer Kramer are at Monk s Cafe and they mention that Jerry still wears a size 31 pair of jeans. Kramer also mentions the female contraceptive sponge is being taken off the market. Kramer passes both of them an AIDS Walk New York AIDS Walk sheet for them to sign. While reading the list of signatures Jerry sees a girl s name Lena, played by Jennifer Guthrie whom he once met, but doesn t know her unlisted number. Jerry takes down the number and calls the girl. When George and his fianc e Susan Ross Susan get into a fight about sharing their secrets, in order to get back into her good graces George tells her that Jerry does not actually wear size 31 jeans. Meanwhile Elaine goes on a 25 block radius hunt to find the contraceptive sponge s. When she finally arrives at a pharmacy which still carries them, she purchases a full case. Her limited supply requires that she restrict her ... examination to make sure he s sponge worthy. Jerry tells George that he found his new girlfriend ... had heard that the sponge was going out of business, and that this other company would capitalize on this. Then, in order ... story that Kramer shared his scheme with Elaine and told her about the sponge she immediately panics ... No depravity. Cultural references Kramer takes part in the New York AIDS Walk The Sponge going off the market ... Web.pdf 2011 paper . External links IMDb title 0697783 Seinfeld DEFAULTSORT Sponge Category Seinfeld ... more details
Wiktionary spongeSponge is an animal of the phylum Porifera . Sponge may also refer to Sponge material , a porous material used for cleaning impervious surfaces Sponge band , an American rock band Sponge TV series Sponge TV series , a South Korean TV show The Sponge , an episode of the sitcom Seinfeld Sponge and dough , a breadmaking method Sponge cake , a type of cake based on flour, sugar and eggs Contraceptive sponge , a method of contraception Dave Sapunjis , nicknamed The Sponge , a former wide receiver with the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League Aunt Sponge , a fictional character from the novel James and the Giant Peach Private Sponge , a minor character in the UK TV series Dad s Army See also SpongeBob SquarePants , animated series Spunge , a ska punk band from Tewkesbury, England lookfrom Sponge intitle Sponge Disambiguation ar ca Esponja da Svamp flertydig de Schwamm eo Spongo fr ponge gl Esponxa ko io Sponjo homonimo it Sponge nl Spons ro Burete dezambiguizare tl Espongha th zh ... more details
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about a soaked sponge used to reduce pain the sponge like cleaning tool melamine foam Unreferenced date December 2009 notability date February 2011 A magic sponge is a sponge tool sponge soaked in very hot or cold water applied to sports injuries in order to reduce inflammation and pain. It was frequently used as a Panacea medicine panacea for such injuries. Association Football teams pioneered the use of the magic sponge as the combination of its pain relieving effects and, possibly, the placebo effect served to get valuable players quickly back into a game. The magic sponge is rarely employed in professional sports since the introduction of trained Physical therapy physiotherapists . Its function can be better fulfilled by an ice pack or heating pad , which do not carry the risk of infections spreading between players. Sports stub Category Sports medicine ... more details
Taxobox name Ute sponge regnum Animal ia phylum sea sponge Porifera classis Calcarea subclassis Calcaronea ordo Leucosolenida familia Grantiidae genus Grantia genus authority John Fleming naturalist Fleming , 1828 subdivision ranks Species include subdivision Grantia arctica br Grantia asconoides br Grantia capillosa br Grantia comoxensis br Grantia compressa br Grantia intermedia br Grantia singularis Ute sponge is a genus of calcareous sponge s belonging to the family Grantiidae . References DEFAULTSORT Ute Category Calcarea sponge stub ... more details
Taxobox name tree sponge image image width 200px regnum Animal ia phylum sea sponge Porifera classis Demospongiae subclassis ordo Poecilosclerida subordo Microcionina familia Microcionidae subfamilia Ophlitaspongiinae genus Echinoclathria species E. dichotoma binomial Echinoclathria dichotoma binomial authority L vi, 1963 The tree sponge , Echinoclathria dichotoma , is a species of demosponge ref name Samaai Samaai, T. and Gibbons, M.J. 2005. Demospongiae taxonomy and biodiversity of the Benguela region on the west coast of South Africa. Afr. Nat. Hist . 1 1 1 96 ref . It is known from the west coast of South Africa to Cape Agulhas. It is endemism endemic to this region ref name Samaai . Description The tree sponge may grow to 15 cm in height. It is a bright red sponge which grows upright and branches like a tree. The surface texture is smooth and the branch tips are rounded. Its osculum oscula are inconspicuous ref name Samaai . Habitat This sponge lives on rocky reefs subtidally to 43m. Ecology This sponge is often colonised by a white zoantharia zoanthid , Parazoanthus sp. ref name Branch Branch, G.M., Branch, M.L, Griffiths, C.L. and Beckley, L.E. 2010. Two Oceans a guide to the marine life of southern Africa ISBN 978 1 77007 772 0 ref References reflist DEFAULTSORT Tree Sponge Category Demospongiae sponge stub ... more details
Taxobox name brain sponge image image width 200px regnum Animal ia phylum sea sponge Porifera classis Demospongiae subclassis ordo Poecilosclerida subordo Mycalina familia Isodictyidae genus Isodictya species I. elastica binomial Isodictya elastica binomial authority Vosmaer, 1880 The brain sponge , Isodictya elastica is a species of marine demosponge in the family biology family Isodictyidae ref name WoRMS http www.marinespecies.org aphia.php?p taxdetails&id 168455 accessed 19 November 2010 ref . This sponge is known from the west coast of South Africa to Port Elizabeth. It is endemism endemic to this region ref name Samaai Samaai, T. and Gibbons, M.J. 2005. Demospongiae taxonomy and biodiversity of the Benguela region on the west coast of South Africa. Afr. Nat. Hist . 1 1 1 96 ref . Description The brain sponge may grow to 20 cm across. It has a smooth surface, covered with many scattered osculum oscula . It may be beige to pink in colour and grows in two forms one massive and convoluted, rather like a brain, and the other with narrowing fingers. Its texture is soft and compressible ref name Samaai . Habitat This sponge lives on rocky reefs subtidally to 25m. References reflist DEFAULTSORT Brain Sponge Category Demospongiae sponge stub ... more details
Taxobox name turret sponge image image width 200px regnum Animal ia phylum sea sponge Porifera classis Demospongiae subclassis ordo Haplosclerida subordo Haplosclerina familia Chalinidae genus Haliclona subgenus Haliclona Haliclona species H. anonyma binomial Haliclona Haliclona anonyma binomial authority Stephens, 1915 The turret sponge , Haliclona Haliclona anonyma , is a species of demosponge ref http www.marinespecies.org aphia.php?p taxdetails&id 234295 accessed 25 November 2010 ref , ref name Samaai Samaai, T. and Gibbons, M.J. 2005. Demospongiae taxonomy and biodiversity of the Benguela region on the west coast of South Africa. Afr. Nat. Hist . 1 1 1 96 ref . It is known around the South African coast, from the Cape Peninsula to Sodwana Bay ref name Samaai . Description The turret sponge grows to about 50 cm across and has turrets of up to 15 cm long. It is a pink to purplish many turreted sponge, which grows in sheets usually on vertical walls. Its surface is slightly bristly, and its texture is soft and compressible ref name Samaai . Habitat This sponge lives from the intertidal zone and down to at least 18m underwater. References reflist DEFAULTSORT Turret Sponge Category Demospongiae sponge stub nl Haliclona Haliclona anonyma ... more details
Taxobox name PAGENAME regnum Animal ia phylum sea sponge Porifera classis Calcarea subclassis Calcaronea ordo Leucosolenida familia Grantiidae genus Grantia genus authority John Fleming naturalist Fleming , 1828 subdivision ranks Species include subdivision Grantia arctica br Grantia asconoides br Grantia capillosa br Grantia comoxensis br Grantia compressa br Grantia intermedia br Grantia singularis PAGENAME is a genus of calcareous sponge s belonging to the family Grantiidae . References sponge stub Category Poriferans ... more details
Taxobox name PAGENAME regnum Animal ia phylum sea sponge Porifera classis Calcarea subclassis Calcaronea ordo Leucosolenida familia Grantiidae genus Grantia genus authority John Fleming naturalist Fleming , 1828 subdivision ranks Species include subdivision Grantia arctica br Grantia asconoides br Grantia capillosa br Grantia comoxensis br Grantia compressa br Grantia intermedia br Grantia singularis PAGENAME is a genus of calcareous sponge s belonging to the family Grantiidae . References sponge stub Category Poriferans ... more details
Bacteria from a kitchen sponge. Cellulose sponges because they are primarily made of wood can serve as a medium for the growth of harmful bacteria or fungus fungi , especially when the sponge is allowed ... this. Citation needed date November 2011 Bug Sponge The bug sponge was the brainchild of Ian Harold Brown of the 3M labs in St Paul, Minnesota . This sponge featured rigid polyether reinforced ... from vehicle windshields. Since its introduction in 1974, the bug sponge has been one of 3M s least ... Natural sponges for sale in Crete Image Luffa sponge.png Plant fibre sponge A luffa sponge whose coarse texture helps with skin polishing Image Spongegourd.jpg Luffa aegyptiaca sponge section ... also Sponge Luffa aegyptiaca References Reflist External links Commons category inline Cleaning sponges ... objet ko he lt Kempin nl Spons huishouden ja pam Isponga pl G bka simple Sponge tool ... more details
of the construction process. In mathematics , the Menger sponge is a fractal curve. It is a universal ... the Menger Sierpinski sponge or the Sierpinski sponge . It is a three dimensional extension of the Cantor ... Karl last Menger year 1926 while exploring the concept of topological dimension. The Menger sponge ... of a Menger sponge can be described as follows Begin with a cube first image . Divide every face ... of the larger cube, leaving 20 smaller cubes second image . This is a level 1 Menger sponge resembling ... ad infinitum . The second iteration will give you a level 2 sponge third image , the third iteration gives a level 3 sponge fourth image , and so on. The Menger sponge itself is the limit of this process after an infinite number of iterations. Image Menger sponge Level 1 4 .jpg thumb center 550px An illustration of the iterative construction of a Menger sponge up to M sub 3 sub , the third ... illustration. Properties Each face of the Menger sponge is a Sierpinski carpet furthermore, any intersection of the Menger sponge with a diagonal or medium of the initial cube M sub 0 sub is a Cantor set . The Menger sponge is a closed set since it is also bounded, the Heine&ndash Borel theorem implies ... dimension of the Menger sponge is one, the same as any curve . Menger showed, in the 1926 construction, that the sponge is a universal curve , in that any possible one dimensional curve is homeomorphic to a subset of the Menger sponge, where here a curve means any compact space compact ... on the two dimensional plane. The Menger sponge constructed in three dimensions extends this idea .... The Menger sponge simultaneously exhibits an infinite surface area and encloses zero volume. In spite ... that squeezes the sponge in the sense that the holes in the sponge go to a Cantor set of zero measure harv Iwaniec Martin 2001 loc 6.5.6 . The sponge has a Hausdorff dimension of log 20 log 3 approximately 2.726833 . br clear all Formal definition Formally, a Menger sponge ... more details
The perineal sponge is a spongy cushion of biological tissue tissue and blood vessels , found in the lower genitals genital area of women . It sits between the vagina and rectum and is internal to the perineum and perineal body . ref http www.esybron.org index.phtml?p female ref Functions The perineal sponge is composed of erectile tissue during sexual arousal arousal , it becomes swollen with blood compressing the outer third of the vagina along with the vestibular bulbs and urethral sponge thereby creating a tighter fit and additional stimulation for the penis. ref Levine S. et al. Handbook of Clinical Sexuality , page 180 Brunner Routledge 2003 ISBN 1 58391 331 9 ref Sexual stimulation The perineal sponge is erogenous tissue encompassing a large number of nerve nerve ending s, and can, therefore, be stimulated through the back wall of the vagina or the top wall of the rectum. ref Chalker R. The Clitoral Truth , page 46 Seven Stories Press 2000 ISBN 1 58322 038 0 ref Some women who claim to experience orgasm during anal stimulation may be having their perineal sponge stimulated. These orgasms are often accompanied by female ejaculation ejaculation and are said to feel similar to orgasms that result from G spot stimulation References reflist Female reproductive system DEFAULTSORT Perineal Sponge Category Female reproductive system genitourinary stub bn ... more details
File Aphrocallistes vastus.jpg thumb right 200px Cloud sponge Aphrocallistes vastus Cloud sponge Aphrocallistes vastus is a primitive organism of the order Hexactinosa in the class Hexactinellida . ref name uniprot cite web url http www.uniprot.org taxonomy 83887 title Aphrocallistes vastus cloud sponge publisher UniProt accessdate 15 March 2009 ref It is a deep water Sponge reef reef forming animal. The species was first described by F.E. Schulze in 1886. ref name worms cite web url http www.marinespecies.org aphia.php?p taxdetails&id 171632 title Aphrocallistes vastus Schulze, 1886 publisher World Register of Marine Species accessdate 15 March 2009 ref References reflist Category Poriferans poriferan stub nl Aphrocallistes vastus ... more details
Sponge diving is the oldest known form of the original art of underwater diving , in order to retrieve natural sponge s for human use. Image Sponges.JPG right 250px thumb Display of natural sponges for sale on Kalymnos in Greece Background main Sponge The calcium carbonate or silica spicule s of most sponge genus genera make them too rough for most uses, but two genera, Hippospongia and Spongia , have soft, entirely fibrous skeletons. It is unknown when exactly the sponge became an article of use. In Ancient Greek writings, Plato and Homerus mentioned the sponge as an object used for bathing . Through trading, Europe ans used soft sponges for many purposes including padding for helmets, portable drinking utensils and municipal water filters. Until the invention of synthetic Sponge tool sponges , they were used as cleaning tools, applicators for paints and ceramic glaze s and discreet contraceptive s. However by the mid 20th century, over fishing brought both the animals and the industry close to extinction. ref name McClenachan2008 Many objects with sponge like textures are now made of substances not derived from poriferans. Synthetic sponges include personal and household sponge tool cleaning tools , breast implant s, ref name Jacobson2000 and contraceptive sponge s. ref name CBAS History In Kalymnos , only 18 of the steep volcanic land could be cultivated, so the main professions were trading, boat building and sponge fishing, which perhaps was the oldest profession on the island ... the sponge loose from the bottom and put a special net around it. Depth and bottom time depended ... chapter Social conflict, Over fishing and Disease in the Florida Sponge Fishery, 1849 1939 pages 25 ... PA26&dq sponge fishing&lr PPA25,M1 accessdate 6 June 2010 ref ref name Jacobson2000 cite ... date 2000 page 62 url http books.google.co.uk books?id 3ZIw 3Px4AEC&pg PA62&dq sponge synthetic&lr ... ref ref name dh cite web url http www.divingheritage.com greecekern2.htm title Greek sponge diving ... more details
Image Aphrocallistes vastus.jpg thumb 300px right Aphrocallistes vastus Cloud sponge , is a major reef building species. Sponge reefs serve an important ecological function as habitat, breeding and nursery ... closures and potentially the establishment of Marine Protected Areas MAPs around the sponge reefs 3 . Hexactinellid sponge reefs were common in the Late Jurassic period, and were believed to have gone extinct during or shortly after the Cretaceous period. Living sponge reefs were discovered in the Queen Charlotte Basin QCB in 1987 1988 1 , and were reported in the Georgia Basin GB in 2005 2 . These sponge ..., the sponge has a distinctive electrical conduction system across its body. This allows the sponge to rapidly respond to disturbances such as a physical impact or excessive sediment in the water. The sponge ..., and can live to be at least 220 years old 6 . Little is known about hexactinellid sponge reproduction ... organic tissue the siliceous skeleton accounts for 90 of the sponge body weight 5 . Hexasterophoran ... of the order Hexactinosa, and include the species Chonelasma Heterochone calyx chalice sponge , Aphrocallistes vastus cloud sponge , and Farrea occa 6 . Hexactinosan sponges have a rigid scaffolding of fused spicules that persists after the death of the sponge. Other sponge species abundant on sponge ... boot sponge , Acanthascus platei , Acanthascus cactus and Staurocalyptus dowlingi 6 . Rosselid sponges have a woven or loose siliceous skeleton that does not persist after the death of the sponge, and are capable of forming mats, but not reefs 3 . Location of sponge reefs image NWCoast1a.png thumb ... Canadian continental shelf 1,2,3,5 . Communities of Rosselid sponges called sponge mats ... cover over 700 km2 of the ocean floor 5 . Sponge reefs require unique conditions, which may explain ... summer upwelling 5 . These upwellings bring nutrient rich waters to the sponge reefs. Structure of sponge reefs Each living sponge on the surface of the reef can be over 1.5 m tall. The reefs ... more details
Infobox Birth control name Contraceptive sponge image ponge spermicide.jpg width 230 caption Protectaid sponge, in its plastic tray. It is removed from the tray before use. bc type Barrier date first ... sponge combines barrier contraception barrier and Spermicide spermicidal methods to prevent fertilisation ... work in two ways. First, the sponge is inserted into the vagina, so it can cover the cervix and prevent any sperm from entering the uterus. Secondly, the sponge is produced with spermicide already inside ... topics birth control birth control sponge today sponge 4224.htm Planned Parenthood. 2011 . Retrieved ... STIs . Effectiveness The manufacturer of the Today sponge reports effectiveness for prevention of pregnancy ... title How Well Does Today Sponge Prevent Pregnancy? work Today Sponge publisher Allendale Pharmaceuticals ... A, Colin P title Safety and tolerability of the new contraceptive sponge Protectaid journal Eur ... contraceptive sponge journal Eur J Contracept Reprod Health Care volume 6 issue 3 pages ... br cite journal author Serfaty D title The contraceptive sponge journal Entret Bichat Pitie Salpetriere ... results in effectiveness of 81 per year. ref name GHO cite web title The Birth Control Sponge ... control such as condoms to increase effectiveness. Use To use the Today sponge, it must be run ... to activate the spermicide inside the sponge. ref http www.mayoclinic.com health contraceptive sponge ... spermicide is needed. ref http www.mayoclinic.com health contraceptive sponge MY00989 DSECTION what ... ref name GHO sponges come ready to use. The sponge can be inserted up to 24 hours before ... control sponge today sponge 4224.htm ref The sponge should never be reused once it has been removed after having sexual intercourse. ref http www.mayoclinic.com health contraceptive sponge MY00989 ... available outside their normal marketing areas through internet retailers. Today sponge main article Today sponge The Today Sponge was developed beginning in 1976 and introduced in the United States ... more details
The Today sponge is a brand of plastic contraceptive sponge saturated with a spermicide nonoxynol 9 to prevent ...&pg PA367 v onepage&q&f false Today Sponge. The Complete Idiot s Guide to Amazing Sex, p. 367 .... ref name day1985 Day, Kathleen January 22, 1985 . VLI to Begin Marketing Today Sponge in Britain. Los Angeles Times ref History The Today sponge dates back to 1976 when it was created by Bruce ... FDA approval, ref name fda1983 FDA s approval of the Today contraceptive sponge hearing before a subcommittee ... ABS AI&type historic&date Nov 13 2C 1984&author &pub Los Angeles Times&desc VLI Contraceptive Sponge 27Relatively Safe 2C 27 Says FDA&pqatl google VLI Contraceptive Sponge Relatively Safe, Says FDA ... for firm s Today sponge contraceptives. Chicago Tribune ref A 1984 study in the American Journal of Obstetrics ... sponge was a safe and acceptable method of contraception with an effectiveness rate in the range ... trial of the Today contraceptive sponge and diaphragm. American Journal of Obstetrics ... . Parity and the effectiveness of the Today contraceptive sponge. Adv Contracept. 1987 Dec 3 4 327 ... of the Today sponge and other spermicide containing contraceptives. Adv Contracept. 1987 Jun 3 2 125 31. PMID 2820207 ref The Today sponge also broke the barrier in several markets for advertising contraceptive devices. The Today sponge was manufactured until 1995, when FDA imposed new manufacturing ..., New Jersey from its original California home. The sponge was removed from the U.S. market ... required for this one product and became repeatedly contaminated. Wyeth stopped selling the sponge ... FDA issues. In 1998 Allendale Pharmaceuticals acquired the rights to the Today sponge, and it was once ... repeated delays, but the Today sponge was finally re introduced in Canada in March 2003, and in the U.S. ... sponge filed for bankruptcy url http www.bizjournals.com philadelphia stories 2007 12 17 daily28.html date December 19, 2007 ref in 2008 the manufacturing rights to the Today sponge were purchased by Alvogen ... more details
Otheruses Sponge disambiguation File Sponge cake.jpg right thumb 250px A slice of lemon sponge cake Sponge ... with baking powder which has a firm, yet well aerated structure, similar to a sponge sea sponge . A sponge cake may be produced by either the batter method, or the foam cake foam method . Typicially ... cake or Victoria sponge cake . Using the foam method a cake may simply be known as a sponge cake or in the U.K. occasionally whisked sponge, these forms of cake are common in Europe especially in French patisserie . The sponge cake is thought to be one of the first of the non yeasted cakes, and the earliest recorded sponge cake recipe in English is attested to the 1615 book of English poet ... etext 13493 Project Gutenberg edition ref indicating that sponge cakes had been established at Grenada ..., ISBN 0714845310, p. 1013. ref ref Roden, 1996, p. 595. ref Derivatives of the basic sponge cake .... ref The sponge cake is a variation on the so called pan di Spagna literally bread of Spain , a cake ... that took its name to honor the Spanish court citation needed date October 2011 . Making a sponge cake A typical sponge cake is made by beating the eggs with sugar until they are light and creamy ... BERO ref name Berry In addition, the sponge cake technique is used in angel food cake where only egg ... and folded into the batter at the end of preparation . Victoria sponge The Victoria sponge cake was named after Victoria of the United Kingdom Queen Victoria , who favoured a slice of the sponge cake with her afternoon tea. It is often referred to simply as sponge cake , though it contains additional fat. A typical Victoria sponge consists of raspberry jam and whipped double cream or vanilla cream. The jam and cream are sandwiched between two sponge cakes the top of the cake decorating cake ... this as a Victoria sponge. Their version only has raspberry jam as the filling and is dusted with caster sugar, not icing sugar. ref http www.thewi.org.uk viewNews.aspx?id 13815 ref A Victoria sponge ... more details
italictitle Taxobox name Pandaros image image width 200px regnum Animal ia phylum sea sponge Porifera classis Demospongiae subclassis ordo Poecilosclerida subordo Microcionina familia Microcionidae subfamilia Microcioninae genus Pandaros genus authority Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864 species see text Pandaros is a genus of demosponge in the family biology family Microcionidae ref name WoRMS http www.marinespecies.org aphia.php?p taxdetails&id 167840 accessed 17 November 2010 ref . Species Species in the genus include ref name WoRMS Pandaros acanthifolium Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864 References reflist Category Demospongiae sponge stub ... more details
refimprove date November 2010 The Holy Sponge is one of the Instruments of the Passion of Jesus Christ . It was dipped in vinegar or in some translations sour wine and offered to Christ to drink during the Crucifixion , according to Matthew 27 48 Mark 15 36 and John 19 29. An object that was identified as the Holy Sponge was later identified and venerated in Palestine, in the Upper Room of the Constantinian Basilica, where Sophronius of Jerusalem St. Sophronius spoke of it, c. 600 AD And let me go rejoicing to the splendid sanctuary, the place where the noble Empress Helena of Constantinople Helena found the True Cross divine Wood and go up, my heart overcome with awe, and see the Upper Room, the Reed, the Sponge, and the Lance. Then may I gaze down upon the fresh beauty of the Basilica where choirs of monks sing nightly songs of worship. Sophronius Though a piece of the Holy Sponge, brown with blood, is preserved in Rome in the Basilica di San Giovanni in Laterano , and held in great veneration, this should not be confused with the sponge of Saint Praxedis , which is not the Holy Sponge ... eyes. She had the presence of mind to collect their blood with a sponge and placed it in a well, where she herself was later buried, marked by the disk in the Basilica s floor. The Holy Sponge itself ... inscription, two thorns from Christ s crown of thorns, a piece of the sponge that was held up to him ... Aside from the Basilica of St. John Lateran, more pieces of the Holy Sponge are preserved in Rome at the Basilica .... There is an alternate narrative regarding the Holy Sponge, as it is said that in the 7th ... , and had been governor of Egypt , was famed for bringing the Holy Sponge and the Holy Lance the Lance ... Sponge remained in Constantinople until it was bought from the Latin Empire Latin emperor at Constantinople ... Sponge is said to be preserved still at the church of St. Jacques de Compi gne in France. Charlemagne also is said to have acquired a piece of the sponge, which is venerated in the cathedral at his ... more details
refimprove date September 2011 The urethral sponge is a spongy cushion of biological tissue tissue , found in the lower genitals genital area of women , that sits against both the pubic bone and vagina l wall, and surrounds the urethra . Functions The urethral sponge is composed of erectile tissue during sexual arousal arousal , it becomes swollen with blood , compressing the urethra, helping prevent urination during Human sexual activity sexual activity along with the pubococcygeus muscle . Female ejaculation Main Female ejaculation Additionally, the urethral sponge contains the Skene s gland s, which might be involved in female ejaculation , although the existence and nature of female ejaculation remains a medical controversy. Sexual stimulation The urethral sponge encompasses a large number of nerve nerve ending s, and can, therefore, be stimulated through the front wall of the vagina . Some women enjoy the doggy position rear entry position of sexual intercourse for this reason, because the penis is often angled slightly downward and can stimulate the front wall of the vagina , and in turn, the urethral sponge. Relation with the G Spot Main G Spot The urethral sponge is an area in which the G Spot Gr fenberg Spot may be found. ref name Cornforth cite web first Tracee last Cornforth title The Clitoral Truth. Interview with author and sexologist Rebecca Chalker. publisher About.com date 17 July 2009 accessdate 21 April 2010 url http womenshealth.about.com cs sexuality a clitoraltruthin 2.htm ref Some women experience intense pleasure from stimulation of the urethral sponge and others find the sensation irritating. The urethral sponge surrounds the Clitoris clitoral nerve, and since the two are so closely interconnected, stimulation of the clitoris may stimulate the nerve endings of the urethral sponge. ref name Cornforth Although the G Spot may exist, it has been doubted ... Female reproductive system DEFAULTSORT Urethral Sponge Category Female reproductive system genitourinary ... more details
Infobox musical artist name Sponge Cola background group or band image image size 170 years active 2002 ... website http www.spongecolamusic.com Sponge Cola Sponge Cola often spelled Spongecola is a Filipino ... chris cantada mr drummer boy of sponge cola will be leaving his band title Chris Cantada Mr. Drummer Boy of Sponge Cola will be leaving his Band accessdate 2008 08 26 publisher Fangirl Machine Machine ... and two other members of the theater guild. They named the group Sponge after R.S. Surtee s Mr. Sponge Sporting Tour . The band won in several high school competitions boosting their popularity ... band Rampqueen, which was managed also by Sponge s former manager Raymond Fabul. Later however, they learned about a Detroit grunge band already using the name Sponge band Sponge . But we wanted to keep the word Sponge in our band name because people have already associated us with that name , according to Yuzon. So we decided to add Cola , since it s an easy enough word to remember. Sponge ... , Sponge Cola got extensive airplay from several local pop and rock radio stations. A bootlegged copy ... and became an underground hit, with some listeners believing it was a Sponge Cola original ... signed for record distribution and released Sponge Cola s first full length debut album, titled ..., supplied by Yuzon, Cantada and Dilay and as seen in tracks such as KLSP and Una song Una . Sponge ... For You . Spearheading the resurgence of Pinoy Rock , Sponge Cola gained even more popularity from listeners with the Shakespeare laced song Gemini Sponge Cola song Gemini and especially the pounding Una song Una . Transit 2006 2008 File Sc transit.jpg 140px right thumb The album cover of Transit Sponge Cola album Transit 2006 , Sponge Cola s second album. They recorded their next album just after they graduated from college. Sponge Cola released their second album entitled Transit Sponge Cola ... s show Pedro Penduko . Sponge Cola have contributed on two tribute albums. They covered the 90 s hit ... more details
Lead rewrite date November 2008 The Sponge Act http www.law.cornell.edu uscode html uscode16 usc sup 01 16.html 16 U.S.C. http www.law.cornell.edu uscode html uscode16 usc sec 16 00000781 000 .html 781 et. seq. is a United States Code Federal statute that makes it illegal to take, catch, or sell, commercial sponge s that are less than 5 inches in diameter when wet. The law only applies to two areas the Gulf of Mexico and the Straits of Florida . The penalty for a violation of this law is a fine not to exceed 500 and a lien on the vessel on which the offense was committed. ref http www.law.cornell.edu uscode html uscode16 usc sup 01 16.html 16 U.S.C. http www.law.cornell.edu uscode html uscode16 usc sec 16 00000781 000 .html 781 et. seq. ref references Category Legal history of the United States US law stub ... more details
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