Coral
Corals are marine invertebrates in the class Anthozoa of phylum Cnidaria. They typically live in compact colonies of many identical individual polyps. The group includes the important reef builders that inhabit tropical oceans and secrete calcium carbonate to form a hard skeleton.
A coral "group" is a colony of myriad genetically identical polyps. Each polyp is a sac-like animal typically only a few millimeters in diameter and a few centimeters in length. A set of tentacles surround a central mouth opening. An exoskeleton is excreted near the base. Over many generations, the colony thus creates a large skeleton that is characteristic of the species. Individual heads grow by asexual reproduction of polyps. Corals also breed sexually by spawning: polyps of the same species release gametes simultaneously over a period of one to several nights around a full moon.
Although some corals can catch small fish and plankton, using stinging cells on their tentacles, most corals obtain the majority of their energy and nutrients from photosynthetic unicellular dinoflagellates in the genus Symbiodinium that live within their tissues. These are commonly known as zooxanthellae and the corals that contain them are zooxanthellate corals. Such corals require sunlight and grow in clear, shallow water, typically at depths shallower than 60 metres (200 ft). Corals are major contributors to the physical structure of the coral reefs that develop in tropical and subtropical waters, such as the enormous Great Barrier Reef off the coast of Queensland, Australia.
Precious coral
Precious coral or red coral is the common name given to Corallium rubrum and several related species of marine coral. The distinguishing characteristic of precious corals is their durable and intensely colored red or pink skeleton, which is used for making jewelry.
Habitat
Red corals grow on rocky seabottom with low sedimentation, typically in dark environments—either in the depths or in dark caverns or crevices. The original species, C. rubrum (formerly Gorgonia nobilis), is found mainly in the Mediterranean Sea. It grows at depths from 10 to 300 meters below sea level, although the shallower of these habitats have been largely depleted by harvesting. In the underwater caves of Alghero, Sardinia (the "Coral Riviera") it grows at depth from 4 to 35 meters. The same species is also found at Atlantic sites near the Strait of Gibraltar, at the Cape Verde Islands and off the coast of Southern Portugal. Other Corallium species are native to the western Pacific, notably around Japan (Corallium japonicum) and Taiwan; these occur at depths of 350 to 1500 meters below sea level in areas with strong currents.
Gala Coral Group
Gala Coral Group Ltd is a British betting shop, bingo and casino operator owned by private equity firms Candover Investments, Cinven and Permira. In October 2005 it merged with Coral Eurobet for £2.18 billion. The acquisition made it the UK's third largest bookmaker and largest bingo operator. It owns over 30 casinos. Coral will remain a brand and trading division of the new group.
The Group headquarters are in Nottingham (Gala Bingo and Casino), Stratford, London (Coral), and Woking (Gala Coral Remote Gaming). However, in 2011, a decision was made to move substantial parts of the business to Gibraltar, including almost all of the remote gaming division.
The group, through acquisitions and new developments have over 1800 licensed betting offices.
In July 2015, it was announced that Ladbrokes would merge with its slightly smaller rival Gala Coral, and that Ladbrokes' CEO, Jim Mullen would become the CEO of the new company, Ladbrokes Coral.
Group divisions
Gala Bingo
Gala Bingo operates 137 clubs throughout the UK, with approximately a 24% share of all clubs and nearly 40% of National Bingo Game ticket sales up until the operator's withdrawal from the National Game in Summer 2008.
Podcasts:
Nour i Coral Voces y Música para la Integración
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- SCORE! Selections From 20 Years of Merge Records released: 2009
- Mastermix Pro Disc 91: February 2008 released: 2008
- Merge Records: 5 Rows of Teeth released: 1994
- Teenbeat 50 released: 1993
SCORE! Selections From 20 Years of Merge Records
Released 2009- Patriot’s Heart
- England’s Dreaming
- Slack Motherfucker
- Freak Scene
- The Book I Haven’t Read
- Requiem
- Come Back From San Francisco
- The Dog Beneath the Skin
- Love Is Stronger Than Witchcraft
- Misty Took a Holiday
- UFO>UFO>UFO
- Suffice
- Confused
- Born Under a Good Sign
- You’re So Good to Me
- Sour Shores
- You’ve Passed
- Hate Me More
Mastermix Pro Disc 91: February 2008
Released 2008- Love Has Gone
- Now You're Gone
- Just Fine
- Put the Sun Back
- Home
- Back Once Again (Renegade Master 2007)
- I Don't Like the Vibe in the VIP
- Superstar
- Low @
- I Shall Overcome
- The Things That Dreams Are Made Of (Richard Stone radio)
- Sweet Talk
- Hold It, Don't Drop It
- Wow
- Misery Business
- Denial
- Something in My Eye
- Flashing Lights
- Us Against the World
- Moving to New York
Merge Records: 5 Rows of Teeth
Released 1994- Or Thousands of Prizes
- UFO>UFO>UFO
- The Day the Sharks Flew
- Watch the Nail
- The Charm
- Mental Picture
- Million Lights
- Ashtray
- Alexander Bends
- What Did You Expect?
- Senseless
- You Shouldn't Have Smashed Your Guitar
- Bullet Train to Vegas
- Filling a Hole
- Dance Lessons
- Plant White Roses
- Yard
- Counting Thoughts
- Codes, Runes, Dunes
- (You Are My) Radio
Teenbeat 50
Released 1993- Teenbeat Theme 1991
- Earle Hotel
- Sketch for Sleepy
- Marbles
- Block of Wood
- Strange Pair
- Capitalist Joyride
- Dr. Seuss?
- Time Loop
- On Tape
- California
- I'm Going to Blow Your Fucking Head Off
- Not At All
- It's Hard to Be an Egg
- Shaniko
- Teenbeat Theme 1985
- Sweet Georgia Brown
- The Look Out
- Teenage Suicide
- Love Affair Is Over
- Merry Go Round
- The Equator of Her Navel
- Holiday New England
- You Fucking English Bastard
- The 23rd Rocker
- Peace
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- The Perpetual Motion Picture released: 2007
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Leaving Today
by: CoralI'm leaving today
Too much time's already wasted
I know i can't stay
So i've made my reservations
I'm closing the door
To this old empty house...
...Of sorrows
They're only sorrows
Until tomorrow
I'm leaving today
Things i'll never know
All the words i wanted to say
Ghost at the window
And things will never be the same
I'm closing the door
To this old empty house...
...Of sorrows
They're only sorrows
Until tomorrow
I'm leaving today
I'm rolling my bones
Right out of this lonely place
I'll never go home
It's not my home anyway
I'm closing the door
To this old empty house...
...Of sorrows
They're only sorrows
Until tomorrow
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