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tropicadmin — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 23:37:28 +0000

Surfing for a cause
15 year-old pro surfer Trae Candy cuts through the lip on his longboard during the pro circuit heat of SOS in Santa Monica, Calif. on Oct. 16, 2011. The goal of Project SOS is to make people aware of the polluted ocean waters off the Santa Monica …
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Exhibit to feature state's long heritage of surfing
Now that surfing has finally come of age, there is often nostalgia for "the good old days." It often goes something like, "Back in the day, we used to get great waves for months on end." If you believe all the stories so earnestly proffered in the …
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The Path Between the Seas: The Creation of the Panama Canal, 1870-1914 Reviews

tropicadmin — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 23:37:27 +0000

The Path Between the Seas: The Creation of the Panama Canal, 1870-1914

From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Truman, here is the national bestselling epic chronicle of the creation of the Panama Canal. In The Path Between the Seas, acclaimed historian David McCullough delivers a first-rate drama of the sweeping human undertaking that led to the creation of this grand enterprise. The Path Between the Seas tells the story of the men and women who fought against all odds to fulfill the 400-year-old dream of constructing an aquatic passageway between the Atlantic

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RC Helicopter FISHING! Dave tries hand at “Heli Fishing”

tropicadmin — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 23:37:25 +0000

For you skeptics who say the fish was dead, I assure you it wasn’t dead. That said, I still risked my E-Flite Blade 400 for some entertainment for you (I used 3 batteries, hence the cut) as fun and challenging for me. I doubt most others would risk their 0 heli just to hover over the water, let alone dangle a line! This scenario shows it may be possible to use the Helicopter for fishing, however it would be expensive fishing. It is always terribly windy here, so on this calm day, those simple waves in the water was of no concern to a sunfish! It also helps to have lots of fish, like in our Sand Pit Pond where they bite on hooks with no bait! (actually I used fish eggs and the hook 24″ from the bobber. Hey, you never know, if you don’t try! ***Caution from past experience*** If the Tail rotor hits the water even slightly, it will immediately cause a crash. Big fish can drain batteries fast. It takes and hour to charge between flights of only 6 minutes, so this could be a long process to catch a fish. Sunfish are not big fighters. Fly easy and thanks for watching. I hope you found this entertaining. Be sure to subscribe for more unique stuff from Mr.Herbert’s Science Class. and yes, I’m going to try it again, so stay tuned.

Soldier Balances Surfing, Career

tropicadmin — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 23:38:10 +0000

Another surfing shot

Image by pnoeric
Another surfing picture I uncovered. Taken at the same time as the other one– about 8 years ago, I was 27, at Malibu Surfider Beach, with farmer’s tan

Soldier Balances Surfing, Career
But when he wound up in Crescent City on recruiting duty, he had to relook at his free-time activities — after all, Crescent City is one of the top spots in the nation for long-board surfing, not snowboarding. "It seemed to be a natural transition …
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A storm without a name
Surfers mostly just sucked down the sweet nectar of tropical juice. Cory Lopez, who had an up and down year competitively, taking alternate spots at World Tour events and clashing with hungry surfers in the ASP Primes, was back in Florida for the most …
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Surf's up in 'the Hawaii' of China
Just a few beaches down, some more accomplished surfers are having much better luck. There, in Riyue Bay (about halfway between Sanya and Haikou) on this island in southern China, the 2010 O'Neill Surfing Hainan Open is under way. …
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National Geographic Traveler: Panama, 2nd edition

tropicadmin — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 22:55:03 +0000

National Geographic Traveler: Panama, 2nd edition

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In response to the interests of today's traveler, the acclaimed National Geographic Traveler series includes exciting new editorial features, a c

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