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Month: September 2012

  • Kiwi hospital removes eel from man’s bum

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    A man sought emergency treatment at hospital in Auckland last week with an eel stuck up his bottom. It is believed the patient was sent for X-rays and a scan, which showed there was an eel lodged inside him. “The eel was about the size of a decent sprig of asparagus and the incident is…

  • Shoshoni the horse crosses the Loch Lomond every week

    Shoshoni the horse crosses the Loch Lomond every week

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    “We live on an island and had no means of transportation to take her to the mainland so we tried swimming – and she loved it. Despite being a horse, she took to it like a duck to water. It helps to keep her fit, and we find swimming is good for her mentally as well.” Read…

  • New technique helps reduce surgery scars

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    Surgery scars are an unsightly problem for many but now there may be a way to soften their appearance without chemicals or medication. Jamie Howard, a physical therapist in Center City, says she’s had success using the Graston technique. It was first developed for athletes, to loosen muscles, tendons, and scar tissue under the skin.…

  • CC photo #268: The Tropical Islands resort near Berlin

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    The resort my wife visited earlier this month, on a field trip with 9th grade students and fellow teacher and parents. A huge, former airship hangar transformed into Tropical Islands, complete with fake horizon and everything. By pure coincidence, another Faroese party visited at the same time, bringing the total tally of Faroese visitors up…

  • Kirsty Coventry and Arena support AMREF projects in Kenya

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    One and a half billion people in the world have to use contaminated water, the main vehicle for disease. In Africa, 4 out 5 deaths are linked to water. The lack of drinking water is one of the fundamental causes of hunger, disease and poverty. Read Arena International and see AMREF.

  • Gangnam Synchro Style

    Gangnam Synchro Style

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    Aqualillies and what appears to really be Psy doing the Gangnam Style ‘synchro style’. As commented a couple of times on YouTube, ‘slightly disturbing’.

  • Azul – A Waterlust film about women in water

    Azul – A Waterlust film about women in water

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    A short film by Paula Marinkovic & Alexandra Menk starring Melissa Gil, Diana Salom, and Kalia Aguera. Get a glimpse into the aquatic lifestyle of these amazing women!

  • My Olympics career is over, says Adlington

    My Olympics career is over, says Adlington

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    Read Mail Online, Rebecca Adlington, the golden girl of British swimming, has revealed that she will not race at the next Olympic Games in Rio in four years’ time – and may even have swum in her last event. ‘Rio is out of reach,’ she said last night. ‘I’ll be 27 then, and swimming, especially…

  • Ryan Lochte offered a cameo on NBC’s Saturday Night Live

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    Uh oh, maybe he’ll make an impression of Seth MacFarlane ? :-) Read for instance TheDeadBolt and Celebrity-Gossip.net At the iHeartRadio Music Festival on Friday, MTV News was able to snag a few minutes with Ryan to ask him about the possibility of making a cameo on SNL. Lochte revealed that he did receive a…