TOP 100 SCUBA DIVING SITES
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| Shark finning is a timely topic (The Charlotte Observer) When I mentioned shark fin soup in a recent Five to Find on expensive foods, I knew it was rare and considered a culturally traditional luxury item. But I didn't know how the fins were harvested. Reader and scuba diver Chris Roncone enlightened me: Harvesters slice off the fins, then dump the sharks back into the ocean. Unable to swim, the sharks drown. This summer, in a U.S. State ... us.rd.yahoo.com |
Transformative travel: Readers' tales of trips that changed their lives (USA Today) While most New Year's resolutions fall as flat as a day-old glass of Champagne, those that revolve around travel can have a more lasting influence not only on travelers, but on those they encounter along the way. USA TODAY asked readers to share a life-changing journey. The responses may inspire your own trip in 2009. Bon voyage! us.rd.yahoo.com |
Another injured UK scuba diver airlifted to hospital (Cyber Diver News Network) ISLE OF MULL, Scotland (3 May 2009) — Another diver is in hospital after a scuba diving accident in the UK. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Carrollton couple finds support to deal with unborn son's terminal condition (Dallas Morning News) A black gap marred the middle of the computer screen. The void split a cloud of light that ebbed and flowed into the shape of a human fetus. The sonogram technician turned from her computer screen to Deidrea and T.K. Laux. She told them she saw problems. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Surgeon warns against use of heat packs in sea diving after freak accident (Irish Examiner) A SURGEON has warned scuba divers against using heat packs on deep dives after treating a man who received severe burns in a freak accident off the Cork coast last year. us.rd.yahoo.com |