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  www.myspace.com/thebluestingrays
The Blue Stingrays are finally out of retirement with the release of Surf-n-Burn, their fourth and only album ever.
For, although their music is an international passport, the band refuses to be known, even to themselves.
The story from Epitone Records is that the Blue Sting Rays will not play live, will not be seen by anyone and refuse to receive anything for their time and effort.
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  Blue Stingrays   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
A "blue joke" or "blue comedy" is comedy which uses references to socially taboo subjects such as sexual or lavatorial double entendre.
The colloquial expression "blue" is used to describe melancholy or sadness in English speaking countries.
Blue is associated with many air forces and navies from the color of their dress uniforms, navy Blui for...
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 Dangerous Sea Creatures
The blue ringed octopus is usually a dull colour but it shows its bright blue rings when it is in danger.
Blue Bottles float lightly on the surface of the water but their tentacles can be as long as 10 metres.
Blue Bottles are much less dangerous than some other jellyfish but they can give a swimmer a bad sting if the swimmer accidentally touches them.
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 Shedd Aquarium
Blue spot stingrays live alone or in small groups on the sandy and rocky bottoms of coral reefs to depths of 65 feet (20 m).
The blue spot stingray is classified as stable, although it faces many population threats and is close to being qualified as vulnerable.
The pectoral fins or fins located on the sides of a stingray's body near the gills are actually attached to the head.
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 AUSTRALIAN SEALIFE, ANEMONEFISH, ARCHERFISH, AUSTRALIAN FUR SEAL, AUSTRALIAN SEA LION, BARRAMUNDI, BLUE SPOTTED RAY, ...
Blue Tangs are a glorious electric blue colour, with a bright yellow tail.
Blue Tangs can be found around the Great Barrier Reef, and belong to the Surgeon Fish family due to their venomous tang at the base of their tail fin.
Smooth Stingrays are the largest of all Stingrays, and has an incredibly sharp and dangerous spine.
www.australianexplorer.com /australian_sealife.htm   (3173 words)

  
 Nassau, Bahamas - Shore Excursions
Don't miss "The Tiger", Blue Lagoon's own spectacular limbo Dancer who performs in the Sea Garden grill restaurant, where a full lunch and beverage menu is available to choose from at reasonable prices.
Stingray City consists of an amazing 3-acre marine park that is home to many sea creatures, including grouper, moray eels and crawfish.
You will be given a brief educational presentation on the stingray as well as a snorkeling demonstration before your adventure begins.
www.ego.net /richmond/singles/singlescruise/shorenassau.htm   (1680 words)

  
 Compare Prices and Read Reviews on Bahamas at Epinions.com
Blue Lagoon itself is a circular island encircling water.
We had a 15 minute walk to Stingray city through some of the most beautiful beaches I've ever seen and on bridges spanning absolutely calm sparkling blue water.
At Stingray City everyone had to sign a waiver saying we didn't hold them responsible for anything that happens in the water.
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 Blue Spotted Stingray
Blue spotted stingrays come from an order of fish called rays.
They have a sandy colored back and light blue spots on their back.
The baby blue spotted stingrays are about two feet long.
www.henry.k12.ga.us /pges/sage/ocean%20animals/Blue%20Spotted%20Stingray.htm   (90 words)

  
 First aid for venomous Australian marine creatures   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Tetanus prophylaxis should be updated if required, and the wound should be examined for signs of infection or retained foreign material in the form of broken spines.
Although stingrays are venomous, the major clinical problem is often related to mechanical trauma from the sting itself, which may produce deep penetrating injuries or severe lacerations, or subsequent infection, including tetanus.
Blue ringed octopus venom contains tetrodotoxin, which causes blockade of sodium channels resulting in motor paralysis and occasionally respiratory failure.
www.avru.unimelb.edu.au /avruweb/marinea.htm   (1013 words)

  
 THE BLUE STINGRAYS 86001 Surf-N-Burn ****
A lot of "Blue Moon" comes to mind when I listen to this track.
Not that it is a clone or anything, just that it has a certain feeling and a couple of hints that bring it to mind.
Gentle vibrato shimmer, slow moody vision of a lagoon in winter between storms, but still drizzling, like a slow "Blue Moon" and drifting on an inner tube.
www.reverbcentral.com /reviews/b/blue1445.html   (559 words)

  
 The Best Dives in Saudi Arabia
It is not uncommon to see three or four Blue Spotted Rays on these sand shelves or as many Moray Eels lurking holes and under the coral ready to strike.
The Staphonos Wreck lays on it port side and is the most intact wreck in the area, and it is well known to have the some of the best visibility as well.
On the swim back to the cut where the coral gardens are, divers may slowly approach Blue Spotted Stingrays and pet them with his hand if he is careful.
www.scubatravel.co.uk /redsea/divesaudi.html   (2181 words)

  
 Welcome to Mr. Scuba's Belize Adventure!
Staying on the Cay allowed us to be first at the Blue Holein the morning, which was advantageous because of the physical structure of the Hole.
Another way in which quarries and the Blue Holeare similar is that the steep sides do not allow for much light penetration and it gets fairly dark at 150 feet.
One of the people I met was diving with the Belize Dive Center he was put on a rectangular dive profile like everyone else in the boat, even though he had a computer and a large number of dives and bottom time in his log book before signing on with that service.
www.geocities.com /TheTropics/4385/bluehole.html   (526 words)

  
 FIRST AID FOR HOLIDAY NASTIES   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Snakes, spiders, bees, jellyfish and molluscs, such as the blue ringed octopus and cone snail, can all inflict a sting or bite that may cause significant illness and occasionally death.
Box jellyfish or sea wasp, bluebottles, stonefish, stingrays, blue ringed octopus and cone snails are just some of the ‘nasties' to watch out for.
Their bite is usually painless, but the person bitten will feel numb around the mouth, tongue, face and neck and will feel tight in the chest and may have difficulty breathing.
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 Smooth Stingray, Dasyatis brevicaudata
The Smooth Stingray is the largest of all Australian stingrays (Family Dasyatidae).
The Smooth Stingray usually has irregular rows of small white spots on the upper surface beside the head and no thorn-like denticles along the dorsal midline of the disc.
The Smooth Stingray is a bottom-dwelling species which is recorded from temperate waters of Australia, New Zealand and South Africa.
www.amonline.net.au /fishes/fishfacts/fish/dbrevic.htm   (339 words)

  
 Animal Exhibits at Florida's Gulfarium
When people think of stingrays, they often think of a large animal with a deadly tail.
While stingrays can inflict painful wounds with their tail, they are not aggressive or life-threatening animals.
The stingray pool also provides a home to blue crabs, horseshoe crabs, and different kinds of small cleaner fish that help keep algae growth to a minimum.
www.gulfarium.com /animalexibs.htm   (985 words)

  
 Resident   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
To honor my birthday, snorkeling with stingrays followed by an afternoon at the spa sounded like an excellent idea.
We tacked up in flippers and snorkels and descended into the blue waters.
Stingrays, friendly by nature, promptly appeared to our delight.
www.resident.com /new_tr_cayman.html   (640 words)

  
 Victory Voyage-Gospel Music Cruise   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Don’t miss “The Tiger”, Blue Lagoon’s own spectacular limbo dancer who performs in the Sea Garden Grill restaurant, where a full lunch and beverage menu is available at reasonable prices.
A short 30-minute scenic ride takes you to Blue Lagoon Island where, upon arrival, you will take part in an educational orientation and then it’s time to meet the dolphins.
Once you have finished the stingray portion of your tour, you will have access to the island’s facilities.
www.victoryvoyage.com /nas_tour.html   (1979 words)

  
 Daytrips | Igor Pereverzev
A lot of anemones, a mixture of soft and hard corals, tropical reef fishes and sometimes the lepoard sharks are seen here.
Turtles also passed by, blue-spotted stingrays can be found at the bottom and many eels live in the cracks of the hard corals and rocks.
Look close to the wall to observe smaller creatures such as seahorses, colourful sea slugs, and the biggest bandit sea snake is seen here.
www.stormpages.com /i/igor/edaytrips.html   (668 words)

  
 Diving around Hurghada, Red Sea (Egypt) - Private homepage designed by Le Grand Bleu
The blue spots on its green body are really intense when looked at from the right distance and with the right amount of light.
There must be a lot of beginners doing their diving here, because we find a whole bunch of newly and massively wrecked corals, a real pain to look at.
It seems like a whole group of Blue-spotted Stingrays was calling this bay their home, we find about five of them.
legrandbleu.swissworld.com /hurghada_english.html   (2772 words)

  
 Blue Stingray | Fish | Southern Africa...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The sharp poisonous spine on the tail can inflict painful wounds which should be treated by immersion in very hot water to counteract the powerful protein toxin.
Though edible, the flesh is not popular and most Blue Stingrays landed, are released unharmed.
Distribution : The Blue Stingray is a common coastal species that occurs along sandy beaches throughout the year, July - October making its peak abundance.
www.trainsafari.co.za /africa_blue_stingray.html   (350 words)

  
 MISAMIS ORIENTAL SCUBA DIVING DIVESITES
Known for its captivating white sand and crystal clear waters, it is ideal for beachgoers and divers as well.
The majestic walls and overhead coral formations are home to small tropical fishes, pelagic fishes, marine turtles and stingrays which are abundant in this mushroom-like island.
Blue spotted Stingrays, convict damsels, lionfishes, colony of soft and hard corals, and a variety of clownfishes are among the permanent inhabitants of the area.
www.divephil.com /misamis/diving.html   (1004 words)

  
 Popular Music and Society: Surf-N-Burn. . - Audio Reviews - sound recording review   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Here, the Heartbreakers turn Surfbreakers as the Blue Stingrays, an incognito retro outfit that is to Dick Dale and the Ventures what the Rutles are to the Beatles.
All of the appropriate swingin' stylistic hooks, riffs, hollow steady snare beats, and cheesy beach accents are present in the fifteen twangy instrumentals, half of which are under three minutes long.
As the Blue Stingrays, they playfully but skillfully acknowledge not only a sound and style, but an era, a place, a lifestyle, and, more than likely, the romance of a first guitar and amplifier.
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 Welcome to Stingrays Swimming
PCC Normal except AG Red at MVAC 3-5pm
Senior 1,2,3 and Youth at PCC 6:15-8:15am; AG Red and Blue at PCC 8:15-10am
Stingrays Swimming, Inc. PO Box 70367 Marietta, Georgia 30007 Contact Us
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 The Claypools Music Worth The Listen!
The Blue Stingrays are another fine surf band.
Sean Costello is an amazing young blues guitarist whose tone and presence are inconsistent with his young age.
Robben Ford is a stunning and versatile guitarist and vocalist, equally at ease in blues, jazz, and rock settings.
www.theclaypools.com /listen   (4283 words)

  
 The Jakarta Post - The Journal of Indonesia Today
A Parrotfish shed its lunch and left a trail of excrement as I marveled at its wonderful combination of green, blue, and yellow.
We teased the blue spotted stingrays as they hid beneath the sand, betraying their covers by the smallest of holes in the tops of their heads.
Sorry to disturb your rest, folks, but your gracious flaps as you fly off the sandy bottom are too precious to miss.
www.thejakartapost.com /yesterdaydetail.asp?fileid=20051016.L01   (755 words)

  
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The Red Sea is crystal clear water with steep drop-offs that literally start at the surface and fall into a deep blue abyss (800 ft).
The sea is full of schools of large pelagic fish, an unbelievably large variety of tropical fish on every reef, an incredible display of exquisite hard corals, sea fans up to 15 feet in diameter, and with the vivid colors of soft corals to be found nowhere else in the world.
Species such as blue-spotted stingrays, giant moray, groupers, trigger fish, unicorn fish, puffer fish, wrasse, stonefish, lionfish, butterfly fish, giant clam, nudibranchi, shrimp, starfish, bubble sea anemone, organ-pipe coral, grape coral, and grass coral, to name a few, are abundant in the Red Sea.
www.underwateradventures.com /dive_mas/webnews/oct2000/page2.html   (575 words)

  
 STINGRAYS
The stingrays are a member of the Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous fishes).
The spine of the Stingrays is situated at the base of the tail and nearly always consists of two spines.
The structure is like that of the dorsal spine of the Weeverfish in that the venom gland is at the base of the tail with a longitudinal groove running along the length of the spine.
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 blue stingrays vinyl records, rare cds, used music albums
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Used, hard to find, out of print Blue Stingrays albums and LPs.
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 Amazon.com: Surf-N-Burn: Music: Blue Stingrays   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
It's heartbreaking to realize how few people have heard of the Blue Stingrays, much less know the names of the group members.
The 1-2 punch of "Surfer's Life" and "Stingray Stomp" elevate this CD to classic status.
It is true but once you listen up all the songs from this CD it becomes clear that Blue Stingrays' music is stronger than most...
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 The Blue Stingrays
Like those who roamed the globe for the perfect wave, The Blue Stingray's nailed the perfect sound when their twang rang 'round the world.
A singular devotion to surf guitar music became a way fo life for them and they considered it to be the only artform profound enough to truly express the passion in man's soul.
After they learned of the band's vow of anonymity and refusal to appear live or participate in anything that would create fame they quickly withdrew their offer.(note: their vow of anonymity was a serious matter for the Blue Stingrays, they even required recording engineers to wear blindfolds!)
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