| Photo contest, spear-fishing tourney will aid Harry Chapin Food Bank (Naples Florida Weekly) Spear Fest 2009, a spear-fishing tournament and photo contest sponsored by Fish- Tale Marina on Fort Myers Beach Sept. 11-13, will benefit the Harry Chapin Food Bank of Southwest Florida. Individuals and teams of up to three members can compete. SCUBA and free divers are welcome. Registration by Friday, Aug. 28, is $195 per person. A captain's meeting will be held at 6 p. us.rd.yahoo.com |
The 2 Steve Smiths ready to face off Sunday (Asbury Park Press) CHARLOTTE — Dwayne Jarrett played with receiver Steve Smith in college at USC. He's a teammate now in Carolina with receiver Steve Smith, too. us.rd.yahoo.com |
The Brains Driving Obama's Gulf Oil Science Team President Obama, frustrated at slapdash efforts to stem the leaking Gulf oil , has done something remarkable: He's pulled together a crack science team. Among its members are an H-bomb scientist and an expert in nanotech and robotics. The President's new effort came together very quickly last week, and we don't yet know much about what they're up to (other than that they're very busy). We do ... fastcompany.com |
Princeton woman dies while scuba diving at World War II wreck An adventurous scuba diver from Princeton, Yasuki Okada, 28, died as she dove alone into a World War II shipwreck 122 feet deep Monday morning. buckslocalnews.com |
Captain Rick Smith, 66, of Plantation dies; was `king of diving' If you're a scuba diver in Miami-Dade County, then Captain Rick Smith probably had a lot to do with your enjoyment of the sport. The personable Yul Brynner-lookalike may have trained you, or escorted you on one of the numerous dive boats he operated, or helped with the construction of an artificial reef you now explore. miamiherald.com |