Wetsuits News
- Wheels keep drug dog on the move Monday, November 17, 2008 @ 9:22AMA special chariot is made for a retired police drugs dog with arthritis in Somerset.
- NZ disabled surfers testing the water Sunday, November 16, 2008 @ 9:32PMWith an aim to get everybody riding waves, New Zealand is looking to launch its first Disabled Surfers branch.
- Two fishermen pulled from ocean after crash Sunday, November 16, 2008 @ 1:32AMOCEAN CITY - City firefighters pulled two surf fishermen from the water Friday night after they drove their pickup truck off a short cliff into the Atlantic Ocean in thick fog.
- Meet your new leader Friday, November 14, 2008 @ 5:10AM"CDOs squared? What the hell were we thinking? These things were way too complicated!" J.P. Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon exclaimed at a Harvard Business School summit in mid-October.
- Appeal to find lost camera owner Thursday, November 13, 2008 @ 3:52AMA DIGITAL camera, which may have been dropped after a burglary, remains unclaimed after being handed in to Rubery Police over two months ago. The camera is an Olympus Camedia D-435 5.1MP model in a black Lowepro fabic case. It was found in Hillview Road and handed in on September 9.
- Bulletin board Wednesday, November 12, 2008 @ 10:37AM Check out classes, fundraisers, groups, volunteer opportunities and more.
- Talk About Travel Monday, November 10, 2008 @ 3:15PMPost travel editors and writers field questions and comments. On the itinerary this week: Florida, here we come! The Flight Crew visits the oldest city in the U.S. and checks out renovated hotels in Miami.
- 1959 Volkswagen Transporter [Down On The Street] Monday, November 10, 2008 @ 8:48AMWelcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles found parked on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. Alameda is definitely a VW Transporter sort of town; you...
- Dateline: Nov. 8 - Dec. 31 Friday, November 7, 2008 @ 9:22AM Find local and area entertainment.
- Outdoors Tale Thursday, November 6, 2008 @ 4:03AMAll Jeffrey Howe wanted to do was take advantage of the evening walleye bite on Owasco Lake and maybe get a few tasty fillets.
- Bulletin board Wednesday, November 5, 2008 @ 6:37AM Check out classes, fundraisers, groups, volunteer opportunities and more.
- Commentary: Technology upgrades not always practical Sunday, November 2, 2008 @ 4:19AMThis week someone gave me a fisha huge ocean fish big enough to fit my sons hand in his mouth and to provide meat for ten people for two meals. As I watched the generous fishermen gutting and stringing the fish onto a stick so we could carry it home, I remembered the adage, Give a man a fish and hell eat for a day teach a man to fish and hell never go hungry. Its easy to say, hard to practice, ...
- Cullman EMA receives grants Friday, October 31, 2008 @ 10:12AMThe Cullman Emergency Management Agency will soon have more than $40,000 in funding for community programs and equipment through Department of Homeland Security grants.
- 2XU Appointed Official Sponsor of Triathlon NZ Thursday, October 30, 2008 @ 4:47PMAUCKLAND, October 2008 – 2XU, one of the world’s fastest growing high performance sporting apparel brands, has just signed as an Official Sponsor of fast growing national sporting body Triathlon New Zealand (Tri NZ). The extensive partnership appoints 2XU exclusive Official Supplier status of Tri NZ across the four apparel categories of Triathlon, Compression, Wetsuits and Casual Training, from ...
- Divers host underwater pumpkin carving Annual contest comes to Flathead Lake Thursday, October 30, 2008 @ 1:09PMThink carving that perfect jack-o-lantern on your back porch is hard? Try doing it while wearing a heavy metal tank on your back, with a single knife under the freezing waters of Flathead Lake.
- Omani Sinbad; back to basics Wednesday, October 29, 2008 @ 10:40AMWinners of 2008 Riviera ART Marine Sinbad Classic prize tell of their travel from Oman to South Africa.
- Surfers safe after chilly night out Saturday, October 25, 2008 @ 6:27AMTwo surfers who went missing on the rugged west shoreline of Vancouver Island last night turned up safe and sound yesterday morning.
- Surfers missing overnight near Port Renfew safe Friday, October 24, 2008 @ 1:26PMTwo surfers who went missing on the rugged west shoreline of Vancouver Island last night turned up safe this morning
- Rowing To Cure Breast Cancer Friday, October 24, 2008 @ 11:02AMSANDWICH- At the Head of the Charles Regatta last Sunday, eight young women from Cape Cod dressed in black wetsuits and wearing pink hats boarded a Resolute racing shell and rowed not just to win the race, but also to raise awareness about breast cancer.
- 2008 Surfing: Size of Market Trend Report Contains Market Forecasted Retail Sales from 2001 to 2008 Thursday, October 23, 2008 @ 5:32AM DUBLIN, Ireland----Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "2008 Surfing: Size of Market Trend Report" report to their offering.
- Solid swell caps off a surf-filled week Tuesday, October 21, 2008 @ 3:35AMAfter a long hiatus, a few fun days of surf rolled through last week for local surfers, with some of the warmest weather one could hope for in October.
- McCartney surfboard sweetens sewage campaign Saturday, October 18, 2008 @ 9:49AMA surfboard featuring a design by Sir Paul McCartney is being auctioned in aid of environmental charity Surfers Against Sewage.
- A new gold rush Saturday, October 18, 2008 @ 2:09AMWith the stock market erratic and gold prices up, modern-day prospectors head for the hills in search of ore. Panning for gold: Slide show | Video
- A new gold rush Saturday, October 18, 2008 @ 2:02AMWith the stock market shakey and gold prices up, modern-day prospectors head for the hills in search of ore.
- War, passion, poetry Thursday, October 16, 2008 @ 9:24AMPaul Gross was searching for the poetry when he crafted Passchendaele, his epic film about Canadian tragedy and valour in the First World War. [...]
- Ghosts of our grandfathers Thursday, October 16, 2008 @ 3:26AMTim Heller never met his grandfather, but working on the Canadian war epic Passchendaele has allowed him to walk a few miles in the shoes of Sgt. Marshall Standbridge.
- Students get hands-on experience in Swan Valley classroom Wednesday, October 15, 2008 @ 1:58AMEleven university students from around the country are making a classroom out of Swan Valley this semester as part of the two-month-long Landscape and Livelihood program, administered by Northwest Connections and accredited by the University of Montana. “We try to make it a pretty holistic experience,” said Mo Hartmann, program director for Northwest Connections. She said the semester goal was ...
- Jeep Patriot Back Country for outdoor enthusiasts Tuesday, October 14, 2008 @ 10:16PMParis - Jeep unveiled the Patriot Back Country concept model in vibrant green with matching leather seats and aimed mainly at outdoor enthusiasts at the Paris Motor Show recently. Modelled on the current Jeep Patriot Limited, the Back Country feature...
- A bit of paradise restored Saturday, October 11, 2008 @ 7:15AMARROYO SECO - The past merges with the present at an arid point west of Soledad near where Carmel Valley and Arroyo Seco roads meet.
- Worker rescued in trench collapse Friday, October 10, 2008 @ 3:56AMA Salinas construction worker trapped by an earthslide that buried him up to his waist near Lovers Point in Pacific Grove was rescued by firefighters Thursday afternoon. Gabriel Godines of Salinas, an employee of James Somerville Inc.
- Initial scuba investment lasts Wednesday, October 8, 2008 @ 12:26AMGetting started in scuba diving is similar to most other active sports. Once you’re past the initial outlay of money — a little or a lot, depending on your budget and desires — the equipment stays around for a long time.
- Westwood district takes steps to secure USDA loan Tuesday, October 7, 2008 @ 1:03PMOct. 7, 2008 — The Westwood Community Services District submitted a pre-application for a USDA loan to replace the spring enclosure, install water meters and purchase a new generator for the pump house.
- WE HEAR . . . Tuesday, October 7, 2008 @ 2:48AMTHAT Willem Dafoe is having trouble selling his house in upstate Accord for $850,000. "It is clad in neoprene, the stuff they make wetsuits out of," says his neighbor, author Bruce Littlefield . . . THAT Rory and Elie Tahari are hosting a party for...
- Swimming with great white sharks Friday, October 3, 2008 @ 9:45AM"SHARK," came the urgent warning cry, but it was too late.
- Coming Home for Homecoming Friday, October 3, 2008 @ 4:20AMThis weekend I went on a kayaking trip to Canada through Outdoor Ed. It rained the whole time. Add greasy hair, smelly neoprene wetsuits, the same clothes, dirt in fingernails, swampy muddy seaweed-y crap all over feet and no showers. For three days. Pretty much gag me.
- Christchurch’s top shop Thursday, October 2, 2008 @ 4:31PMAddington furniture store, Simply Furniture, was last night [Wed] declared Christchurch’s top shop.
- The quest to conquer that tangled summit deep inside The Shed Thursday, October 2, 2008 @ 9:35AMSOME men clear their sheds for the challenge, because they want to pit their wits against the force of nature that is The Shed. Others do it, as the Everest mountaineer George Mallory once said, "because the shed is there". And still others clear their sheds because their wives tell them to.
- Brad Rowe: Shelter Wednesday, October 1, 2008 @ 6:38AMCharged with the electric crackle of first love, Shelter is a sweet and sexy LA romance that follows a young artist torn between his family and his future.
- Beach lifeguard patrols extended Tuesday, September 30, 2008 @ 9:33AMLifeguards will continue to patrol some of the busiest beaches in Devon, Cornwall and Dorset.
- Surfers Take Advantage Of Waves Caused By Kyle Sunday, September 28, 2008 @ 7:48PMSCARBOROUGH (NEWS CENTER) -- Hurricane Kyle kicked up some pretty big waves, and there were plenty of surfers out to take advantage! Surfers flocked to Higgins Beach in scarborough to take on the waves. They donned their wetsuits and wasted no time jumping in. Some waves got as high as ten feet.
- Claudia Sternbach, Sept. 28, 2008: One for all and all for me Sunday, September 28, 2008 @ 3:51AMThere was Mike, who lived right across the street, and his younger brother, Barry. Down on the corner lived Jerry and his younger brother, Ross.
- David Swain’s friends, family plead for a fair trial Saturday, September 27, 2008 @ 9:36PMThe Jamestown resident is being held in a Tortola prison, accused of murdering his wife, Shelley Tyre, during a vacation in 1999.
- PHOTO: Rescue me Thursday, September 25, 2008 @ 10:32PMALTON - Firefighters with the Alton Fire Department have been conducting water rescue certification training this week in the Alton Marina. Firefighter Chris Casten, left, is rescued by firefighter Steven Sowders, right, and pulled back to shore.
- www.olympic.org - Site Officiel du Mouvement Olympique Thursday, September 25, 2008 @ 4:19AMAn exciting Agora was held on Tuesday evening at the Olympic Museum, entitled Beijing 2008 – the Review . The aim of the evening: to assess the positive aspects and the lessons learnt from these Games of the XXIX Olympiad in Beijing, and to address, among other things, the theme of the limits of sporting exploits, since there were so many world records set in various sports.
- The quest to conquer that tangled summit deep inside The Shed Tuesday, September 23, 2008 @ 8:28PMSOME men clear their sheds for the challenge, because they want to pit their wits against the force of nature that is The Shed. Others do it, as the Everest mountaineer George Mallory once said, "because the shed is there". And still others clear their sheds because their wives tell them to.
- Want to be in pictures? Then come get your props Monday, September 22, 2008 @ 11:17PMSUFFOLK From the folks who brought you "The FBI Files," "Ghost Stories," "The New Detectives" and more comes quite possibly your only chance to bid on and own a morgue freezer (holds two bodies, never turned on). Already got one? Then how about 124 pairs of camouflage pants in assorted sizes?
- Santa Cruz Sentinel Triathlon draws 1,000 on record-breaking day Monday, September 22, 2008 @ 10:34AM SANTA CRUZ — Nearly 1,000 racers wearing wetsuits and smiles congregated on Main Beach early Sunday, bracing themselves for the 58-degree Pacific Ocean that awaited them just a few steps from the starting line of the 26th annual Sentinel Triathlon.
- Sentinel Triathlon notes: Marguerite Meyer does double duty for relay teams Monday, September 22, 2008 @ 3:50AMIn her first year competing in the relay event of the Sentinel Triathlon, Marguerite Meyer managed to win twice.
- The Complete Guide To: Winter sun Friday, September 19, 2008 @ 6:14PMWHY GET AWAY RIGHT NOW? Tomorrow is the autumnal equinox, which means the further north you go, the shorter the days. Conversely, the closer you get to the Equator – and, beyond that, the South Pole – the more daylight you can enjoy. Six months from now, the equation flips.
- Ironman World Champion Normann Stadler to be Guest Speaker at Triathlon Club of San Diego Monthly Meeting Hosted by ... Friday, September 19, 2008 @ 2:13AMNormann Stadler, the 2004 and 2006 Ironman Triathlon World Champion will be the featured guest speaker at the Triathlon Club of San Diego’s September meeting this Tuesday, September 23rd. Normann will be interviewed by Bob Babbitt, publisher of Competitor Magazine, and the event will be hosted at Coastal Sports & Wellness Medical Center. The event starts at 5 pm with food and beverages, general ...