Category Archives: World Wide

L.A. Skateboard Company Reinvents the Wheel. Literally. #Video

VIA – LA WEEKLY By Anya Cohen Thu., Sep. 26 2013 at 5:00 AM 10 Comments Categories: A Considerable Town, Skateboarding, Tech Shark Wheel Like most parking lots, the one outside downtown’s Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator is flat and fairly vast — a skateboarder’s dream of a canvas. David Patrick, 48, looks at ease as … Continue reading L.A. Skateboard Company Reinvents the Wheel. Literally. #Video

Shark blood antibodies may hold potential treatment for breast cancer

VIA – CBS   A Scottish university believes there is a potential treatment for breast cancer that can be derived from shark blood antibodies. The University of Aberdeen received more than $320,000 from the U.K. nonprofit Association for International Cancer Research (AICR) to study “shark IgNAR antibodies.” The three-year study will focus on whether the … Continue reading Shark blood antibodies may hold potential treatment for breast cancer

Great white shark dazzles in stunning sunrise photo captured off African coast #Photography#Africa

VIA – NY DAILY NEWS Stunning sunrise images capture moment massive shark leaps from the waters off the coast of South Africa. Photograph used seal decoy to lure animal. Comments (9) CATERS NEWS Monday, September 23, 2013, 8:27 AM A great white shark bursts from the water near Seal Island, False Bay, South Africa. These … Continue reading Great white shark dazzles in stunning sunrise photo captured off African coast #Photography#Africa

Exxon Sonar Surveying Blamed For The Deaths Of 100 Whales Near Madagascar #Environment #BigOilSucks

VIA – HUFF POST   Agence France Presse  |  Posted: 09/26/2013 6:57 pm EDT   A noisy technology that blasts sounds below water to map the ocean for oil is being blamed for 100 melon headed whale deaths off Madagascar, experts said Thursday. An independent panel of scientists found that sonar surveying by ExxonMobil in … Continue reading Exxon Sonar Surveying Blamed For The Deaths Of 100 Whales Near Madagascar #Environment #BigOilSucks

UPDATE: Surfboard found with shark tooth in it and surfer missing… #SurfReport #Australia #Aloha #Photography

VOA – NAROOMA NEWS   Shark tooth found in missing walker’s board By Stan Gorton Sept. 23, 2013, 12:20 p.m   BOARD EVIDENCE: Fisherman Greg White of Melbourne with a shard of what Ben’s supporters think is large shark tooth embedded in the board. ADVENTURER Benjamin Safari is missing but his surfboard has been found … Continue reading UPDATE: Surfboard found with shark tooth in it and surfer missing… #SurfReport #Australia #Aloha #Photography

High school football player bitten by shark needed 30 stitches after ocean swim #Florida #SurfReport

  VIA – FOX NEWS Published September 08, 2013 FoxNews.com A 17-year-old Florida football player who had a shark dig into his shoulder says he “didn’t feel” the bite, but only the creature slamming into his neck. “I just, I felt like the wave come up, like bringing me upward, and I just felt the … Continue reading High school football player bitten by shark needed 30 stitches after ocean swim #Florida #SurfReport

Big Fish Alert: Potential World Record, 513-Pound Atlantic Halibut Caught in Norway #Fishing #Photography

VIA – FIELD & STREAM By Ben Romans Marco Liebenow, an German angler fishing ocean waters off Norway, has reportedly caught a 513-pound Atlantic halibut—a fish heavy enough to not only best the International Game Fish Association’s (IGFA) current world record for Atlantic halibut by 94 pounds, it could also potentially claim the title for … Continue reading Big Fish Alert: Potential World Record, 513-Pound Atlantic Halibut Caught in Norway #Fishing #Photography