The 82nd Rainforest Thread ~

Fear-mongering by cattle ranch owners.

Good luck down there, Sue!

I'm sure you are thinking about more substantially subjectional material. ?

Big Grin

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clicked early on the Jersey Shore! Rainy day today!

Clicked later in the S. Central.....

Clicked earlier than y'all. Scads of rain here.

Sue it looks like London, it's so foggy here, now! Soupy and damp! We needed the rain, it's been so bone dry, here!

Injuries in Virginia from the storms. We had one humdinger of a thunder boomer with almost torrential downpours.

I had actually clicked around 3AM, but had no thread to follow, so I had to wait until someone posted and it was raining blue blazes here! I'm high up, on the 11th floor here! High and dry! Went out alone for the 1st time since my surgery to get my hair cut! My friend who cuts my locks refused payment so I went to the thrift store and spent a big, 5 bucks! I had a great day today. Still have to take it easy though! :wink:

Glad that you finally got out. How about doing it every other day, with the balcony to fill in the off days?

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It may look slimy and slightly alien, but this newly discovered species of sponge is an ambassador for undiscovered critters living in the nooks and crannies of our magnificent planet. Damaging human activities, like bottom trawling in the oceans, are decimating ecosystems and wiping out creatures before we even know they exist.

The new sponge species, Aaptos kanuux, is named for the Aleut word for "heart" and was discovered in the deep underwater canyons of the Bering Sea. It was named by Greenpeace campaigner George Pletnikoff and St. George Eco-Office Director Andrew Malavansky, to emphasize that the canyons represent the heart of the Bering Sea. The sponge was collected by Kenneth Lowyck of Greenpeace Canada with a Deep Worker submarine at a depth of 700 feet in Pribilof Canyon. This is the first record of the genus for the Bering Sea.

Greenpeace journeyed to the Bering Sea in 2007 to document previously unexplored canyon habitats in hopes of strengthening the case to protect these important areas. Half of the fourteen species of corals and two-thirds of the twenty species of sponge we collected were previously unknown to live in the Bering Sea. These findings underscore the unique nature of these canyons, as well as how little is known about the deep sea in general.

With these new discoveries and documented evidence of habitat damage due to bottom trawling in these sensitive areas, Greenpeace is pushing forward with efforts to establish marine reserves in the Bering Sea. Of the 900,000 square miles of ocean managed by the North Pacific Fishery Management Council, almost none is protected from all fishing.

Susan,
You could get pneumonia, it's so cool here, still. My system isn't up to stuff yet. Went to Perkins for open faced pot roast, Saturday and couldn't finish it. My taste buds are out of whack too! After having no salt, no sugar, for 6 days, everything is either too sweet or too salty! Tea and coffee are the only two things that taste the same! Thanks for asking!

Gonna try that again.

Teeny, take care, girl. Light exercise and no jalepenos. {grin}

Twenty degrees cooler today - brrr - following three days of 90 degree temps. Spring is sure pretty though - even with unpredictable weather.

Have a good day wildclickers!




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You all have a good day too.

creacked..

Stradee,
Thank you, for caring! My doctor urges me to walk every day, even if it's one block, if I can. Well, I am visiting some of my favorite stores, day by day, or having lunch out. I'm always with my husband, so I'm not alone. I had my first insulin injection, today. Doing it with the pen-type. It was pretty cool here, but sunny. Feeling better, day by day. :wink:
I forgot: I'm all clicked, too!

Mon., Tues., Wed. Click, click, click.

All crriicked down here in NE TX.....

hey there WildClickers!

as the great clicker, Aa, has put it "happy earthturn" to you all

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