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Thousands of strange creatures in deep ocean

NEW ORLEANS -- The creatures living in the depths of the ocean are as weird and outlandish as the creations in a Dr. Seuss book: tentacled transparent sea cucumbers, primitive "dumbos" that flap ear-like fins and tubeworms that feed on oil deposits. A ...

From CAIN BURDEAU, Chicago Sun-Times,  23 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Alfred P. Sloan

Deep ocean teems with life

NEW ORLEANS — The creatures living in the depths of the ocean are as weird and outlandish as the creations in a Dr. Seuss book: tentacled transparent sea cucumbers, primitive "Dumbos" that flap earlike fins, and tubeworms that feed on oil deposits. to ...

From CAIN BURDEAU, Monterey County Herald,  23 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Alfred P. Sloan

Earth's true final frontier teeming with discoveries

life in a zone that was thought to be barren," said Jesse Ausubel, with the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, a sponsor of the census. "The deep sea is the least-explored environment on earth." NEW ORLEANS — The creatures living in the depths of the ocean ...

From CAIN BURDEAU, Inside Bay Area,  22 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Alfred P. Sloan

Thousands of strange creatures found deep in ocean

The creatures living in the depths of the ocean are as weird and outlandish as the creations in a Dr. Seuss book: tentacled transparent sea cucumbers, primitive "dumbos" that flap ear-like fins, and tubeworms that feed on oil deposits. A report ...

From CAIN BURDEAU, Taiwan News,  22 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Alfred P. Sloan

Study: Scavengers big and small dwell in deep sea

NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Thousands of marine species eke out an existence in the ocean's pitch-black depths by feeding on the snowlike decaying matter that cascades down, and even sunken whale bones, according to a report released Sunday. Oil and methane ...

From CAIN BURDEAU, Buffalo News,  22 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Alfred P. Sloan

Katrina ruling could bring new deluge of lawsuits

NEW ORLEANS - A landmark court ruling blaming the Army Corps of Engineers' "monumental negligence" for some of the worst flooding from Hurricane Katrina could lead to a new deluge: billions of dollars in legal action from thousands of storm victims. ...

From CAIN BURDEAU, Atlanta Journal Constitution Vendor,  19 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Army Corps of Engineers,  U.S. Congress,  Ray Nagin,  U.S. Department of Justice,  Stanwood Duval

Negligence ruling in Katrina floods may cost feds

The U.S. federal government could be vulnerable to billions of dollars in claims after a judge ruled that the Army Corps of Engineers' failure to properly maintain a navigation channel led to massive flooding in Hurricane Katrina. U.S. District ...

From CAIN BURDEAU, eTaiwan News,  19 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Army Corps of Engineers,  Stanwood Duval,  U.S. Department of Justice,  U.S. Congress

Judge: Corps' negligence caused Katrina flooding

NEW ORLEANS—A federal judge ruled Wednesday that the Army Corps of Engineers' failure to properly maintain a navigation channel led to massive flooding in Hurricane Katrina, a decision that could make the federal government vulnerable to billions of ...

From CAIN BURDEAU, Boston Globe,  19 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Army Corps of Engineers,  Stanwood Duval,  U.S. Department of Justice,  U.S. Congress

New Orleans amusement park revival hits new snag

NEW ORLEANS - The revival of an amusement park flooded by Hurricane Katrina has suffered a setback after the cable television network Nickelodeon said it has ended its relationship with a Louisiana company trying to redevelop the abandoned site in ...

From CAIN BURDEAU, Atlanta Journal Constitution Vendor,  10 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Nickelodeon Network,  SIX FLAGS INC,  Viacom, Inc.

Computers, records seized at ACORN offices in La.

NEW ORLEANS—State investigators raided ACORN offices on Friday, taking away computer hard drives and documents as part of a probe into alleged embezzlement and tax fraud when the organization's national headquarters was based in New Orleans. "This is ...

From CAIN BURDEAU, Boston Globe,  7 Nov 2009

Related Topics: ACORN,  Wade Rathke,  U.S. Congress,  Buddy Caldwell

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