Virginia – Ready for the latest in spa pampering? Prepare to dunk your feet in a tank of water and let tiny carp nibble away. Fish pedicures are creating something of a splash in the Washington D.C. area, where a northern Virginia spa has been offering them for the past four months. John Ho, who [...]
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Part IV in the Muck Diving Series Muck diving with a night-time twist – 17 July 2008 A common shrimp on an abandoned backpack. See the black zipper running top to bottom below the shrimp. I blame a work colleague for planting the idea in my head. As I passed him in the hallway he [...]
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Welcome back! Please come and visit us at our stall near Shadows this week. We will also be manning the National Bank BBQ outside the rec centre during lunchtime on Tuesday (clubs day). Come and get a sausage, all profits go towards your dive club. Don’t forget, Jamie Obern is talking to the club this [...]
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Like a persistent strain of bacteria, the AUUC website is a beast that just keeps on growing, and one never knows in what area it will break out next. We’ve tried to keep our core business, diving for Auckland University students, in our Pages menu in the left column. Take a wander through some of [...]
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A new report has found that one third of the world’s coral reef building species are threatened with extinction because of climate change. The study by a team of international scientists examined 700 species of coral and found that 231 are either vulnerable or facing extinction. Jilly Llewellyn from WWF says the findings which are [...]
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