The Sea's Greatest Secret -- Sea Angel Oct 7, 2009
"From the Kelp Forest to the Sargasso Sea, no setting is predictable, and like a marine version of Narnia, the characters are at once familiar and otherworldly. A story that sparkles like its protagonist's gossamer transparent wings.". -- Kirkus Discoveries. (Primezone Releases)
Dodgers Whiff Another Chance at NL Title Oct 4, 2009
In the third inning, Orlando Hudson, Furcal and Ethier walked with one out but the vast Sargasso Sea in the middle of the lineup left them on base, save for a wild pitch that put the Dodgers on the board. Eleven of the next 13 L.A. batters went down in order after Ethier's walk, marred only by a walk to Russell Martin and a single by Furcal in the fourth and fifth. (Los Angeles, TheInsiders.com)
Unlocking The Mystery Of European Eel Migrations Oct 1, 2009
30, 2009) The spawning migration of European eels from rivers and brackish waters in Europe to the Sargasso Sea is one of the most impressive feats of animal migration and orientation ... Dr Kim Aarestrup, who is a Senior scientist at the Technical University of Denmark, National Institute of Aquatic Resources (DTU Aqua), and leader of the tagging work in the EU EELIAD project (see below) says: "This is a brilliant result in many different ways. Eels are difficult to follow once they leave... (Science Daily)
* FILM REVIEW: There and back again, in a shell Sep 4, 2009
The film takes a look at the life of a loggerhead turtle, from its birth on the beaches of Florida through its journey along the Gulf Stream, years of danger in the wilderness of the Sargasso Sea, and arrival at the breeding grounds of the Azores before returning to the place of its birth 25 years later to lay eggs and set the wheel of life turning anew. The director takes this story and gives it a somewhat melodramatic treatment. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
Turtle 'ambassador' to be released Aug 16, 2009
A.J., a loggerhead found as a hatchling nearly two years ago, is heading to the Sargasso Sea aboard a Skidaway Oceanographic Institute vessel for his release, said Stefanie Ouellette, a Marine Field Programs coordinator at the center. The turtle is being moved to the Sargasso Sea in the middle of the North Atlantic to improve his chances for survival, Jekyll Island Authority spokesman Eric Garvey said. (Athens Banner-Herald)
What my son and Charlotte Bronte have in common Aug 7, 2009
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Brevard Naturally: Birders set off on Gulf Stream jaunt Jun 6, 2009
The weed in question is sargasso weed, which lends its name to the Sargasso Sea east of the Bahamas. The name "sargasso' derived from the Portuguese word for grapes, "sargaco," because sargasso weed has little air bladders which resemble the fruit. These keep this unique brown seaweed floating rather than anchored to the ocean floor.(2 of 2)Mats of sargasso weed are home to a variety of interesting animals, including the sargassum anglerfish (which camouflages perfectly in the weed and can be... (Florida Today)
'Thousands of Broadways,' 'Perforated Heart,' 'Blue Hour' reviewed May 31, 2009
Jean Rhys was born in 1890 on the island of Dominica to a Welsh father and a Creole mother, a Caribbean Gothic upbringing that would haunt her most celebrated novel, "Wide Sargasso Sea.". A shy and graceless adolescent, she was shipped off to an English boarding school, where she apparently underwent a mighty yet inscrutable sea change, for before long she was performing as a chorus girl, with all the dubiousness that implied in starchy Edwardian England. (Boston Globe)
Worst excesses wont be curbed May 27, 2009
Consider, first, the over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives markets, the opaque multi-trillion-dollar Sargasso Sea where so much systemic risk resides. This is a huge source of profit to the biggest banks, and an equally huge source of loss to the taxpayer when toxic derivatives blow a hole in balance sheets, as at Lehman Brothers and AIG.. (FT.com -- Markets)
New View Of Oceanic Phytoplankton Mar 22, 2009
In regions where phosphorus stress is extreme, such as the area dubbed the Sargasso Sea in the central North Atlantic Ocean, phospholipids were nearly nonexistent ... One prediction from this initial study is that the phytoplankton in Hawaiian waters are likely to become more like those in the Sargasso Sea over time as phosphorus supplies dwindle further. (Science Daily)
Venter Institute Launches the J. Robert Beyster and Life Technologies 2009-2010 Research Voyage of the Sorcerer II Expedition Mar 19, 2009
After a successful pilot study in Bermuda's Sargasso Sea in which 1. 2 million new genes and more than 1,800 new species were identified, the Sorcerer II Expedition was officially launched. (PR Newswire)
Some ideas for Idaho lawmakers Mar 9, 2009
The doldrums belong in the Sargasso Sea, not in Idaho. The citizens of Idaho cannot tolerate an ineffectual "doldrums driven" Legislature. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
A tale of two 'Droods’ - Two authors reimagine Dickens’ unfinished work Mar 7, 2009
At the time, people admired her ingenuity (did they forget about Jean Rhys Wide Sargasso Sea. in filling the gaps of a classic work of fiction - now, the novelty has become a motley genre with a diverse membership. (Missoulian, MT)
Costa: I was so sick my flu had the flu Mar 5, 2009
My glands were swollen, my lungs a Sargasso Sea and my head was a snare drum. He decided to take more throat and nose cultures and send them to the lab. (Westford Eagle, MA)
Penguins in peril as food search turns into marathon Feb 15, 2009
European eels swim 3,000 miles (4,830km) across the Atlantic Ocean to reproduce in the Sargasso Sea, living off reserves of fat. After spawning they die, and ocean currents carry their offspring back towards the coasts of Europe. (Times Online)
