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BMX and skateboard skills encouraged in bid to get rid of anti-social behaviour

Better than putting your kids on Prozac for f’ sake!   VIA – STV   BMX and skateboard skills encouraged in bid to get rid of anti-social behaviour   Source: STV 24 February 2012 15:34 GMT BMX: Youngsters encouraged to use time for improving skills.© STV Menu Comment Send to a friend Social share Children … Continue reading BMX and skateboard skills encouraged in bid to get rid of anti-social behaviour →

Commentary, Editorials, Humanity, Other, Snowboarding, Surfing News, United States

Snowboarder Dies in Avalanche in Canyons Sidecountry

VIA UTAH SKI AND SNOWBOARD   Snowboarder Dies in Avalanche in Canyons Sidecountry   Published on Friday, February 24, 2012 – 11:10 AM Park City, UT – A late afternoon avalanche claimed the life of a 24-year-old snowboarder on Thursday in the same out-of-bounds terrain at Utah’s Canyons Resort that killed another rider seven years … Continue reading Snowboarder Dies in Avalanche in Canyons Sidecountry →

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Amazon.com removes whale meat products from Japanese site

VIA – GUARDIAN UK   Amazon removes whale meat products from Japanese site   Public outcry forces online retailer to ditch products including whale bacon, whale jerky and canned whale meat   Justin McCurry in Tokyo guardian.co.uk, Friday 24 February 2012 06.36 EST Japanese fishermen slaughter a Baird’s beaked whale. Photograph: Everett Kennedy Brown/ Everett … Continue reading Amazon.com removes whale meat products from Japanese site →

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Fishing boat attacked by great white in South Africa

VIA – IOL Fishing boat attacked by great white February 21 2012 at 01:57pm By MICHAEL ENGELMANN An inflatable fishing boat has survived an attack by a great white shark off Strandfontein. The boat was anchored two miles out to sea when the shark attacked. Its crew was fishing for smooth hound sharks, which are … Continue reading Fishing boat attacked by great white in South Africa →

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Malloy film opposes B.C. pipeline – Filmmaker uses surfing as part of effort to halt Northern Gateway project in B.C.

VIA – ESPN GO Malloy film opposes B.C. pipeline Filmmaker uses surfing as part of effort to halt Northern Gateway project in B.C. By Jeff DiNunzio ESPN.com Updated: February 21, 2012, 6:19 PM ET Jeremy KoreskiDan Malloy and Trevor Gordon jump off the Achiever to surf the chilly waves off the B.C. coast while Gem … Continue reading Malloy film opposes B.C. pipeline – Filmmaker uses surfing as part of effort to halt Northern Gateway project in B.C. →

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VIDEO: Surfer gored by bull in Costa Rica

Sharks just aint enough…what a way to come a cropper! VIA – DEL MAR VA NOW Surfer gored by bull in Costa Rica Fenwick man expected to make full recovery after attack Feb. 21, 2012 Brent Cropper was gored twice by a bull during a rodeo in Costa Rica on Jan. 28. He was released … Continue reading VIDEO: Surfer gored by bull in Costa Rica →

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42 Foot beached whale draws crowds in Norfolk

VIA – DAILY PRESS A dead 42-foot whale rests in the surf at Ocean View early Monday morning after washing up on Sunday. Cause of death is pending but the whale showed a deep 1.5-foot gash on the back of its head, which fractured the whale’sskull, said Susan Barco, the aquarium’s senior scientist. (Adrin Snider) … Continue reading 42 Foot beached whale draws crowds in Norfolk →

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Peru Bird Deaths: Peruvian Government Warns Against Beaches After Mysterious Pelican Deaths

VIA – HUFF POST Peru Bird Deaths: Peruvian Government Warns Against Beaches After Mysterious Pelican Deaths 05/06/12 04:20 PM ET AP LIMA, Peru — Peru’s Health Ministry is urging people to stay away from Pacific beaches from Lima northward after recent large-scale deaths of pelicans and dolphins. Neither the Health Ministry nor Peru’s oceanographic institute … Continue reading Peru Bird Deaths: Peruvian Government Warns Against Beaches After Mysterious Pelican Deaths →