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North Shore pro surfer Jamie O’Brien needs a media team – and a condom

VIA – SHARK DIVERS North Shore pro surfer Jamie O’Brien needs a media team – and a condom Thursday, November 3, 2011 I wish you could make this stuff up but sadly you cannot, and thus begins today’s lesson about wildlife, media messaging, and stupid animal tricks. Folks, we have said it before and will … Continue reading North Shore pro surfer Jamie O’Brien needs a media team – and a condom →

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James Van Doren dies at 72; co-founder of Vans shoes

Sad, I’ve been wearing vans since I was a little kid and never stopped… VIA – LA TIMES James Van Doren dies at 72; co-founder of Vans shoes Van Doren Rubber Co. owed some of its success to Southern California’s burgeoning skateboard culture and gained national recognition when Sean Penn wore Vans in ‘Fast Times … Continue reading James Van Doren dies at 72; co-founder of Vans shoes →

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Green Day Perform Surprise Show In San Francisco

VIA – BSIDES Green Day Perform Surprise Show In San Francisco By: B-Sides Staff Wed, Nov 2 2011 Green Day performed another surprise show at a small venue in San Francisco, Tuesday night. The set was part of the opening night of the Rip Curl Surf Competition, hosted by the Surfrider Foundation, an organization that … Continue reading Green Day Perform Surprise Show In San Francisco →

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Hobie Alter inducted to Sailing Hall of Fame

VIA – OC REGISTER Photo: Laguna Beach’s Hobie Alter receives his National Sailing Hall of Fame medal from Dick Franyo, President of the National Sailing Center & Hall of Fame. Hobie Alter inducted to Sailing Hall of Fame BY MARK GARCIA / THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER Laguna Beach’s Hobie Alter was inducted into the National … Continue reading Hobie Alter inducted to Sailing Hall of Fame →

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UPDATE: Monterey surfer, bitten by shark, is alive and – say doctors – a very lucky man (one millimeter from jugular!)

VIA – MERCURY NEWS Monterey surfer, bitten by shark, is alive and – say doctors – a very lucky man By @mercurynews.com Posted: 10/30/2011 08:26:22 PM PDT Updated: 10/30/2011 08:32:56 PM PDT Doctors treating a Monterey man who was attacked by a shark Saturday morning say he is in good condition, and was very lucky … Continue reading UPDATE: Monterey surfer, bitten by shark, is alive and – say doctors – a very lucky man (one millimeter from jugular!) →

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Surfer hospitalized after California shark attack – 27-year-old suffers multiple injuries when he is bitten in the right arm and neck

VIA – MSNBC Surfer hospitalized after Calif. shark attack 27-year-old suffers multiple injuries when he is bitten in the right arm and neck Photo: California State Park Lifeguard Kevin Brady holds a surfboard with a shark bite in it after an attack at Marina State Beach in Marina, Calif. on Saturday. David Royal / AP … Continue reading Surfer hospitalized after California shark attack – 27-year-old suffers multiple injuries when he is bitten in the right arm and neck →

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MONTEREY: Surfer attacked by shark off Marina beach (Photos) #SurfReport

VIA – MONTEREY HERALD Surfer attacked by shark off Marina beach By DENNIS TAYLOR Herald staff writer Posted: 10/29/2011 12:06:34 PM PDT Updated: 10/29/2011 01:04:25 PM PDT California State Park Lifeguard Kevin Brady holds a surfboard with… (DAVID ROYAL/The Herald) A Monterey man suffered multiple injuries Saturday morning when he was attacked by a shark … Continue reading MONTEREY: Surfer attacked by shark off Marina beach (Photos) #SurfReport →

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Fish Off Crystal Cove May Have Ingested Radioactive Kelp After Fukushima, Study Finds

VIA – NEWPORT BEACH PATCH Editor Nisha Gutierrez-Jaime [email protected] Fish Off Crystal Cove May Have Ingested Radioactive Kelp After Fukushima, Study Finds “It’s not a good thing,” says researcher after discovery that a radioactive isotope of iodine was absorbed by kelp off Laguna Beach and Corona del Mar a month after the disaster in Japan. … Continue reading Fish Off Crystal Cove May Have Ingested Radioactive Kelp After Fukushima, Study Finds →