Category Archives: surfing conditions

UPDATE: Gerard Butler Leaves Rehab

VIA – GOSSIP COP Gerard Butler Leaves Rehab   8:32 am, February 24th, 2012   Gerard Butler has just finished a rehab stint, Gossip Cop confirms.   “Gerard has completed a successful course of treatment and has returned home in good health,” his rep tells us in a statement. The actor was reportedly treated for … Continue reading UPDATE: Gerard Butler Leaves Rehab

Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast Australia is ON LIVE NOW Check Out The Feed! #SurfReport

Welcome to the Quiksilver Pro and Roxy Pro 2012 – another exciting international event for Queensland’s iconic Gold Coast. The Quiksilver Pro and Roxy Pro 2012 is a major event on the surfing calendar, attracting more than 52,000 spectators last year. This year’s action in the water will be augmentted by the glamour of the … Continue reading Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast Australia is ON LIVE NOW Check Out The Feed! #SurfReport

ZBoard Electric Skateboard Doesn’t Need Handheld Controller

VIA – OHGIZMO! ZBoard Electric Skateboard Doesn’t Need Handheld Controller     By David Ponce That headline right there pretty much sums up why the Zboard is worthy of mention. But don’t take that lightly. If you’re going to opt for the electrically powered four-wheeled-wooden-board locomotion, controlling the throttle with a knob in your hand … Continue reading ZBoard Electric Skateboard Doesn’t Need Handheld Controller

VIDEO: Rare whales filmed first time ever near Australia

VIA – EARTH SKY Rare whales filmed first time ever near Australia By Deborah Byrd Feb 24, 2012 Big news from blue whale researchers in February 2012. The Agence France-Presse (AFP) news agency reported yesterday (February 23) that the researchers happened upon a group of Shepherd’s beaked whales aka Tasman beaked whales, which have been … Continue reading VIDEO: Rare whales filmed first time ever near Australia

Stricken by 'surfer's myelothapy,' paralyzed teen learns to walk again

  VIA – TODAYS HEALTH Stricken by ‘surfer’s myelothapy,’ paralyzed teen learns to walk again A rare spinal cord injury left 18-year-old surfer Kristen Adlhoch paralyzed, but thanks to special neurostimulation braces, she is walking again. By Rebecca Dube, TODAY Moms editor A freak injury stole Kristen Adlhoch’s ability to walk, but the 18-year-old decided she … Continue reading Stricken by 'surfer's myelothapy,' paralyzed teen learns to walk again

Fisherman on Vancouver Island invents killer-whale powered seal repellent ‘Orca-Stra

VIA – NATIONAL POST   Fisherman on Vancouver Island invents killer-whale powered seal repellent ‘Orca-Stra   Feb 24, 2012 – 5:02 PM ET     A Vancouver Island man, who has been fishing for more than 60 years, noticed that the seals commonly found near fishing boats tend to beat a hasty retreat whenever orcas make … Continue reading Fisherman on Vancouver Island invents killer-whale powered seal repellent ‘Orca-Stra

Surfer's camera takes plunge, but finds its way home

VIA – OC REGISTER Published: Feb. 23, 2012 Updated: Feb. 24, 2012 10:32 a.m. Surfer’s camera takes plunge, but finds its way home In a testament to technology, tenacity and compassion, Luis and Bonnie Alvarez of San Clemente manage to track down the owner of a video camera that fell off a surfboard on a … Continue reading Surfer's camera takes plunge, but finds its way home