Authorities are baffled as to who – or what – could have removed the bronze statue of St Francis of Paola, which stands 7.2 ft (2.2 m) high and was securely embedded in concrete 95 ft (29 m) beneath the surface of the sea. One unexpected upside from the disappearance is that when investigating the site, a group of local divers chanced upon the wreck of a 49 ft-long ship, which is thought to be hundreds of years old.
Read The Telegraph.
(That genius photo off sbirciapaola.wordpress.com)
Nancy Black, a marine biologist who runs whale-watching tours in Monterey Bay, California has been accused of violating laws that protect marine mammals. The four-count indictment accuses her of twice feeding killer whales, of misleading investigators by editing video footage of the incident and lying, and of violating a regulation that requires whale-watching boats to stay at least 100 yards away from the whales. If Black is found guilty of charges brought against her, she could receive a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison and half a million dollars in fines. Read Digital Journal.
Image courtesy of Dave Govoni, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
A former Gerber Boy Scout Camp director was just sentenced to 95 years in federal prison for filming young boys dressing in a YMCA locker room and for owning a a massive collection of child porn. Scott Allan Herrick, 40, of Twin Lakes, Michigan, surreptitiously videotaped boys as they were dressing in the boys’ locker room in the YMCA in Muskegon, Mich., where Herrick was a swim instructor. He also kept a massive collection of 100,000 images of child pornography with him at the Gerber Boy Scouts Camp in Twin Lakes. He was convicted at trial of three counts of attempting to produce child pornography. And pleaded guilty to two counts of distributing and one count of possessing child pornography. Read examiner.com
No matching caps and goggles here, though maybe sunglasses.
The craze is spreading, this is a Polar Bear Swim International in Northeastern China.
It is true, just read cambridgetimes.ca:
When she turned around to talk to me she burst out laughing. I faked ignorance as to the reason for her laughter and simply asked what was so funny?
Pat mentioned how I looked like a goof with the goggles on. I simply laughed back and let her know it was a smart idea, seeing as how my eyes were not burning.
Super recyclable advice for swimmers, only you might want to use a fairly new set of clear glasses when handling the knife, rather than the worn out I-see-no-sharks pair with sun protection that you’ve been using at the beach.
Just before Christmas, Australia’s Phil Rogers had his Atlanta 1996 Olympics 100 breaststroke bronze medal stolen, two gold medals from the 1994 Commonweath Games, his Order of Australia medal and others, when thieves broke into his home in Adelaide while he was out with his wife and two daughters. They’d also taken a bit of cash, but that was nothing compared to loosing the medals. See AdelaideNow.
“It’s 20 years of a swimming career and you do end up with very little to show for it. I’ve still got state and national medals, but the big ones that don’t come along often are the Olympic and Commonwealth Games and it takes a long time to train for those events. “
Now fortunately, the police have recovered his most prized medal, the bronze from the Atlanta 1996 Olympics, found at a location in Adelaide’s western suburbs after the police receiving a tip-off. Enquires are continuing to locate the remaining seven other medals. Read AdelaideNow
The UK’s biggest swimming charity event, Swimathon, celebrates its Silver Jubilee in Olympic year with a big splash planned for the weekend of 27th to 29th April 2012. Participants swimming for Marie Curie Cancer Care can choose from the individual 2.5Km or 5Km or Team/Corporate 5Km challenge while those opting to raise money for the Big Splash Mile for Sport Relief can take part individually or as part of a team. Sign up today, the first 10,000 people get it for half price! :-)
Here is the Swimathon promo video from 2011 …
Via Googleblog
The G-Form iPad Extreme Edge is a flexible, lightweight and water-resistant case for the iPad 1 or 2, molded with the same PORON XRD material that G-Form uses to build elbow, shin and knee pads for skateboarders, extreme skiers, bikers etc. If this thing won’t help your iPad survive a drop onto the pool deck, nothing will :-)
Via PadGadget
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