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Surfing in the Olympics: movement gains support from the Minister of Sports of Brazil SURF 2016/Olympic Updates In a meeting at the Ministry of Sports with movement leaders of SURF 2016 along with deputy Walter Feldman, the Minister Aldo Rebelo (Minister of Sport in Brazil) has pledged to sign a formal application to the IOC (International Olympic Committee) to include surfing as a sport presentation at the 2016 Olympics. The organization’s president, Jacques Rogge, had already expressed support for the …Read More

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Jordy Smith Wins Billabong Rio Pro Brazil

Smith Wins Billabong Rio Pro – Adriano de Souza takes ASP WCT Rankings Lead BARRA DA TIJUCA/Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Jordy Smith (ZAF), 25, has won the Billabong Rio Pro at Barra Da Tijuca.in a hard-fought final battle over national favorite Adriano de Souza (BRA), 26, by a score of 17.80 to 16.34 in clean two-to-four foot (1 metre) waves. Stop No. 3 of 10 on the ASP World Championship Tour (WCT), the Billabong Rio Pro utilized the entire event …Read More

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Billabong Rio Pro ON at Barra da Tijuca

Billabong Rio Pro ON at Barra da Tijuca, Round 2 BARRA DA TIJUCA/Rio de Janeiro, Brazil The Billabong Rio Pro is called back ON this morning at Barra da Tijuca with Round 2 commencing at 7:30am in building two-to-three foot (1 metre) waves. The contest is back on after several lay days were called consecutively over the last week which caused the event a waiting period until conditions improved. “It’s been a bit of a wait, but the surf is returning …Read More

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Mysterious Deep Sea Creatures

Dangerous and Deadly Sea Creatures Frilled Shark Humans rarely encounter frilled sharks, which prefer to remain in the oceans’ depths, up to 5,000 feet (1,500 meters) below the surface. Considered living fossils, frilled sharks bear many physical characteristics of ancestors who swam the seas in the time of the dinosaurs. This 5.3-foot (1.6-meter) specimen was found in shallow water in Japan in 2007 and transferred to a marine park. It died hours after being caught. Marine Worm The peanut worm …Read More

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Neonicotinoids, A Billion Dollar Industry! Too Big To Ban? Nah…

The Organic View - Are Neonicotinoids Too Big To Ban? Are Neonicotinoids Too Big To Ban? There has been a huge debate over the impact of Neonicotinoids, which are a class of systemic pesticides with a common mode of action that affects the central nervous system of insects, causing paralysis and death. Neonicotinoids are often applied as seed treatments. This basically means that the seeds are coated before planting occurs. Neonicotinoids also generate billions of dollars for the agro-chemical companies that …Read More

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