| Welcome to my New Look Website |
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Its time again to give my website a major overhaul. I have been busy working on other websites and my site has been neglected while I have moved to a new platform. I have gone a bit simpler this time with my design. And I am now just concentrating on content from my Scuba Diving and Web Development. I am currently re-organising and reviewing all my diving pictures and presenting them in new Flash picture galleries. This is work in progress at present.
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| Sonja's Diary |
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 Sonja Goernitz is an author, journalist and researcher from Hamburg, living in Sydney. She writes travel articles, publishes her diaries and work as a researcher for the bestselling Australian author Peter FitzSimons. Sonjas also helps writers on various levels with their books. Visit Sonja's Website and read about her research, articles and publications. www.sonjasdiary.com.
I have known Sonja for 12 years, I first worked with Sonja in the IT Department at Telstra, then with IBM when the IT Department was sold off. During that time Sonja was an IBM a volunteer for the Sydney Olympic Games which she published an article on. Sonja is a brilliant author and is such a lovely person and a good friend. |
| The Grey Nurse Shark |
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 I support the conservation and protection of the Grey Nurse Shark found on the East Coast of Australia. During the early 1960's and through to the late 1970's they were hunted relentlessly through ignorance. The mentality was that we must rid ourselves of this ocean menance that is threatening our beaches. It wasn't until Scuba Divers alerted the government to the fact the Grey Nurse Shark is completly harmless and in 1984 the Grey Nurse Shark became protected as an Endangered species. In 2002 the NSW Fisheries introduced the Draft Recovery Plan which gave the Grey Nurse Shark some protection at key shark aggregation points. See Endangered species - grey nurse shark at the Department of Primary Industries website.
One of key agregation sites is at Magic Point Maroubra other sites include Fishrock Cave, Forster and Seal Rocks where I love to go diving. See my animations including Grey Nurse throughout the website also see the picture gallery here.
Sharks over the years have copped a lot of bad press especially with films like Jaws whiched terrified the audience and made people scared to go swimming in the ocean. There are over 300 shark species and there are only several that are any real threat to us. I actually like to see sharks when I go diving and have even come across a great white once. I was diving with friends at North Solitary Islands when the shark swam past and turned and checked us out and swam off. The Grey Nurse suffered early on through peoples shark fears and now protected is hopefully making a come back. Once plentiful around Sydney now just half a dozen that appear at Magic Point from time to time.
Grey Nurse Shark at Magic Point Maroubra
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| Eastern Bluegroper |
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 Males grey to blue, bright in sunlight in shallow depths when seen from above. Pattern of radiating blue orange lines from eyes at stages from larger juveniles to adults. Small juveniles green, changing brown; large females reddish brown, lighter below and small series of pale blotches along sides. Juveniles up to about 10cm long in green seagrasses, then moving to vegetated rock-reef, changing colour to suit habitat. Large adults venture over large reef sections, males sometimes entering very shallow depths. Estuaries and offshore to at least 40 m depth. Maximum length 1.2 m. (Source Guide to sea fishes of Australia, Rudie H. Kuiter).
Visit the Australian Museum Fish Site to learn more about the Eastern Blue Groper. |
| Nikki Grahame's Website |
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 This is the website I have developed for Nikki Grahame a UK celebrity made famous from Big Brother 7 in 2006 a UK series. I became friends with Nikki after watching the show over the net and decided to help her by developing a website for her. To view Nikki's website click on the link below.
www.specialnikkigrahame.com
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| 03 Jul 09, 01:07:48 |
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26 June 2009 Big Brothers Big Mouth on E4. Nikki, along with Boyd Hilton of Heat Magazine, was a guest on BBBM, hosted by Davina McCall. Special guests included Mz Bratt singing her hit "Who do you think you are" and that night's evictee Angel MacKenzie. As expected, Nikki interacted well with the studio audience and joined in the discussion about the housemates. |
| 01 Jul 09, 05:07:07 |
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This week Nikki talks about Jordan returning to the UK, Chris Brown's punishment and SJP's two new arrivals. MY DIARY This week, I'd like to say happy birthday to my mum, Sue, as well as thanks so much for everything over the last few weeks, She's come with me on jobs and I'm lucky to have a mum like her. My sister Natalie and I are taking her to Stoke Park spa to celebrate! |
| 24 Jun 09, 08:06:01 |
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Last sunday Nikki attended the film Premier of Ice Age 3, which would have been a relaxing moment after her book signing in Cardiff on saturday and before her interview on talkSPORT that night. The interview was recorded by Leicester Square TV. The presenter Keith Martin has been in touch and has said she was deffo very chatty and up for a laugh. |
| 24 Jun 09, 07:06:52 |
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What a week! First we had miserable bully Lisa and shouty creep Marcus going at it hammer and tongs in a battle to control the house. This overbearing pair of 80's throwbacks need to cool it. Then we had Angel's 'hunger strike'. Listen darling I don't know what you think you are doing, but you are setting a bad example to young girls watching the show. |
| 24 Jun 09, 08:06:26 |
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THis week Nikki talks about Jordan and Peter's new shows, Big Brother baddies and Sacha Baron Cohens' new film.... MY DIARY Last Sunday I went to see Ice Age: Dawn Of The Dinosaurs, which was brilliant! I also saw one of my favourite bands, Rogues, perform at Barfly. Check out their website at www.myspace.com/rogues. This weekend I'm off to another festival! |
| 23 Jun 09, 12:06:13 |
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Interview with Ian Collins on The Late Show flash music player http://www3.talksport.net Nikki gave an excellent and entertaining interview about celebrity life after Big Brother and about her book. The interview began with a discussion about Big Brother, with Ian saying that Nikki was in the show when it was at its peak. She explained why she had applied for the show and also described her appearance on Blind Date in which she got to pick her date who turned out not to be to Nikki's liking, although she had a good holiday in Portugal out of it! |
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