by Amy Coopes Sat Jan 17, 11:13 pm ET

 AFP/HO – One of Australia’s deepest residents a carnivorous sea squirt, or ascidian, standing half a meter …

SYDNEY (AFP) – Scientists said Sunday they had uncovered new marine animals in their search of previously unexplored Australian waters, along with a bizarre carnivorous sea squirt and ocean-dwelling spiders.

A joint US-Australian team spent a month in deep waters off the coast of the southern island of Tasmania to “search for life deeper than any previous voyage in Australian waters,” lead researcher Ron Thresher said.

What they found were not only species new to science — including previously undescribed soft corals — but fresh indications of global warming’s threat to the country’s unique marine life.

“Our sampling documented the deepest known Australian fauna, including a bizarre carnivorous sea squirt, sea spiders and giant sponges, and previously unknown marine communities dominated by gooseneck barnacles and millions of round, purple-spotted sea anemones,” Thresher said.

Using a submersible car-sized robot named Jason, the team explored a rift in the earth’s crust known as the Tasman Fracture Zone, a sheer two kilometre (1.24 mile) drop to 4,000 metres (13,200 feet) below the ocean’s surface.

Blogging on board the ship, researcher Adam Subhas said the team witnessed some “cool biology” as they descended the fracture, including the sea squirt, which he described as “basically an underwater Venus fly trap, but much bigger.”

The sea squirt, also known as an ascidian, stands 50 centimetres tall on the sea floor at a depth of just over 4,000 metres. It traps prey in its funnel-like front section if they touch it when they swim past.

“The geology was fascinating too — the sediment was incredibly fine and lightly packed; it made me think of powder snow,” Subhas wrote.

Fossil coral fields were found, dating back more than 10,000 years. Thresher said samples taken would provide ancient climate data for use in global warming projections.

“Modern-day deep-water coral reefs were also found, however, there is strong evidence that this reef system is dying, with most reef-forming coral deeper than 1,300 metres newly dead,” he said.

Though close analysis of samples was still required, Thresher said modelling suggested ocean acidification could be responsible.

“If our analysis identifies this phenomenon as the cause of the reef system’s demise, then the impact we are seeing now below 1,300 metres might extend to the shallower portions of the deep-reefs over the next 50 years, threatening this entire community,” he said.

Rising sea temperatures are blamed on global warming caused by the build-up in the atmosphere of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide — which is also blamed for higher acidity in sea water.

A UN report warned in 2007 that Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, described as the world’s largest living organism, could be killed by climate change within decades.

The World Heritage site and major tourist attraction, stretching over more than 345,000 square kilometres (133,000 square miles) off Australia’s east coast, could become “functionally extinct”, the report said.

 

New Online Travel Center Devoted Exclusively to Specialty Cruises Features River Cruises Among Others

Advanced Edge, Inc. the owner of DestinPassLive.com is installing a new high quality MegaPixel cam by Stardot at the NorthWest Florida Zoo today. 

Brad Riley the owner said, “We hope that this new cam will bring some much needed attention the our local Zoo.  This new Orangutan Cam will be really awsome! We are happy to be working together with Kenny Wilder of NavarreBeachLife.com to bring this new and exciting experience to our local, national and international audience.  The new cam will highlight the activities of our local Orangutan family.  We are very excited about it.”

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Fort Walton Beach FL - Monday January 12, 2008

Local Company Chem-Dry by the Emerald Coast launches a new self help website to assist homeowners and businesses deal with everyday carpet, grout, and water extraction issues.  The site www.TheCarpetCleaningExpert.com will focus on small problems that occur daily which may need some expert advice. 

Consumers can read and receive expert knowledge from Matthew Sapp who is President of the company and a 20 year veteran and certified expert in Carpet Cleaning, Water Damage Restoration, Tile and Grout Cleaning, Upholstery, Drapery and Oriental Rug Cleaning.  Matt also hold a 5 Star Master Certification from Chem-Dry Corporation.

For those issues which are not able to be handled by the homeowner or business, Chem-Dry offers expert Furniture, Upholstery, Tile, Grout and non-toxic Floor Cleaners.  Their proprietary cleaning system dries in 1 to 2 hours, not days.  They also offer superior stain removal, pet urine, stain and odor removal, carpet repair and stretching, 24 hour emergency service for water damage removal and clean up, Area Rug Cleaning and Oriental Rug Cleaning (Karastan, Wool, Synthetic, etc.)

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The Blue Angels’ mission is to enhance Navy and Marine Corps recruiting efforts and to represent the naval service to the United States, its elected leadership and foreign nations. The Blue Angels serve as positive role models and goodwill ambassadors for the U. S. Navy and Marine Corps.

A Blue Angels flight demonstration exhibits choreographed refinements of skills possessed by all naval aviators. It includes the graceful aerobatic maneuvers of the four-plane Diamond Formation, in concert with the fast-paced, high-performance maneuvers of its two Solo Pilots. Finally, the team illustrates the pinnacle of precision flying, performing maneuvers locked as a unit in the renowned, six-jet Delta Formation.

The team is stationed at Forrest Sherman Field, Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida, during the show season. However, the squadron spends January through March training pilots and new team members at Naval Air Facility El Centro, California.

The Blue Angels are scheduled to fly 66 air shows at 35 air show sites in the United States during the 2007 season, as the team celebrates 20 years of flying the F/A-18 Hornet. Last season, more than 15 million spectators watched the Blue Angels perform.

Learn More about the Blue Angels

01/09/2009: PRESS RELEASE - Berg states U.S. Supreme Court has “not” made a public decision regarding Berg vs. Obama U.S. Supreme Court Case

(Lafayette Hill, PA – 01/09/09) - Philip J. Berg, Esquire, the Attorney who filed suit against Barack H. Obama challenging Senator Obama’s lack of “qualifications” to serve as President of the United States and his case, Berg vs. Obama, [is in the U.S. Supreme Court with two (2) Conferences scheduled on 1/09/09 & 1/16/09] announced today that the U.S. Supreme Court has “not” made a public decision yet regarding his case.
Berg said, “I am making these remarks because of the ‘wrong’ statements circulating that the case of Berg vs. Obama in the U.S. Supreme Court has been dismissed.  We checked with the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday afternoon, January 9th and “no” decision has been made.  We will have to wait until at least Monday for the decision regarding what took place at the Conference on January 9th.
Please wait with us.  Hopefully, the U.S. Supreme Court will grant our Writ of Certiorari as there is nothing more important than “our” U.S. Constitution.”
Berg continued, “We are committed to continuing litigation until the truth of Obama being “not qualified” for President comes out.  The Obama candidacy is the biggest “HOAX” every put forth to the citizens of the United States in 230 years.
In addition to the current case in the U.S. Supreme Court, we have or will have:

1. A case filed two [2] months ago captioned Berg vs. Obama, said case “under seal” so I cannot comment further;
2. The case of Hollister vs. Barry Soetoro a/k/a Barack Hussein Obama, filed last week in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia; said case being an Interpleader case with the Plaintiff a retired Colonel from the U.S. Air Force who is questioning whether to obey or disobey an order if Obama recalls him, based upon whether or not Obama is a “qualified” President; and
3. If Obama is sworn in as President, we will file a Petition for Writ of  “Quo Warranto,” a case that will challenge Obama as being ineligible to serve as President because he is “not qualified.”

 
More and more people are aware of the fact that Obama does not meet the ‘qualifications.’  When the truth finally comes out, individuals including Barack Hussein Obama, Michelle Obama, Howard Dean [Chair of the Democratic National Committee (DNC)], other top officials of the DNC and senior campaign staff of Obama’s campaign should be brought into the criminal justice system, indicted and tried with incarceration for those convicted.”

For copies of all Court Pleadings, go to obamacrimes.com
 

For Further Information Contact:

Philip J. Berg, Esquire           

555 Andorra Glen Court, Suite 12                                                     
Lafayette Hill, PA 19444-2531
(610) 825-3134
(800) 993-PHIL  [7445]
Fax (610) 834-7659
Cell (610) 662-3005

philjberg@obamacrimes.com