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Typhoon Arrives in China After Hitting Phillipines, Typhoon Nalgae next! – Asia #SurfReport

VIA – WEATHER.COM Typhoon Arrives in China After Hitting Phillipines pdated: September 29, 2011 7:20 am ET HONG KONG (AP) — A powerful typhoon arrived in southern China on Thursday after skirting Hong Kong and bringing death and widespread flooding to the Philippines earlier this week. Typhoon Nesat made landfall on the eastern tip of … Continue reading Typhoon Arrives in China After Hitting Phillipines, Typhoon Nalgae next! – Asia #SurfReport →

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Bra Boys director is Fighting back

VIA – FILM BUSINESS ASIA Bra Boys director is Fighting back Wed, 28 September 2011 11:46 AM (HKT) By Patrick Frater Australian sales company Odin’s Eye has picked up international rights to Fighting Fear, an action-drama directed by Macario De Souza, who previously co-directed Australia’s biggest ever documentary Bra Boys. Thematically, the feature film picks … Continue reading Bra Boys director is Fighting back →

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Shooting down the barrel, with a lens

VIA – THE AUSTRALIAN Shooting down the barrel, with a lens Fred Pawle From: The Australian September 20, 2011 12:00AM Chris Ross attacks The Right, an out-of-the-way shelf in the southwest of Western Australia. Peers say photographer Russell Ord’s technique has changed the game. Picture: Russell Ord Source: Supplied WHEN surf photographer Russell Ord arrived … Continue reading Shooting down the barrel, with a lens →

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Amazing: Beluga whale blows ring-shaped bubbles

It’s almost ironic that the Japanese can train these whales to “play” and do sentient things but in the same breath allow their countrymen to go out and slaughter them…any way, this really is cool. VIA – NINE MSN Beluga whale blows ring-shaped bubbles 06:30 AEST Wed Sep 14 2011 By ninemsn staff The whale … Continue reading Amazing: Beluga whale blows ring-shaped bubbles →

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'Wrong' Shark Caught in Primorye

KILL ALL THE SHARKS…woops that one doesn’t attack people… VIA – MOSCOW TIMES ‘Wrong’ Shark Caught in Primorye 13 September 2011 The Moscow Times Shark hunters in the Far East reported nabbing the beast behind a string of attacks in the region last month, RIA-Novosti said Monday. But scientists said the captured 2.5-meter-long shark is … Continue reading 'Wrong' Shark Caught in Primorye →

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Shark savages French diplomat while kite-surfing in Papua New Guinea

Here we go again… VIA – AFP Shark savages French diplomat in PNG (AFP) – 36 minutes ago SYDNEY — A French diplomat working for the European Union in Papua New Guinea was airlifted to Australia on Monday after a shark attacked him when he was kite-surfing off Port Moresby. Thomas Viot, 30, was bitten … Continue reading Shark savages French diplomat while kite-surfing in Papua New Guinea →

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Scientists refute report on capture of great white shark in Primorye – Shark still on loose

VIA – NEWS BCM Scientists refute report on capture of great white shark in Primorye Scientists refute the information about the capture of a five-meter great white shark in Primorye. Yesterday, a local paper published a photo of a huge shark caught by fishermen. Scientists claim that the photo taken is a montage. In fact, … Continue reading Scientists refute report on capture of great white shark in Primorye – Shark still on loose →

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79 Shark attacks in 2010 with 6 deaths, see the breakdown by countries/states here…

Over 40% of all attacks are from the USA and FL is the number one state, Interesting data… VIA – FLORIDA HISTORY OF NATURAL HISTORY ISAF 2010 Worldwide Shark Attack Summary (REVISED: 1 February 2011) The International Shark Attack File (ISAF) investigated 115 alleged incidents of shark-human interaction occurring worldwide in 2010. Upon review, 79 … Continue reading 79 Shark attacks in 2010 with 6 deaths, see the breakdown by countries/states here… →