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As I Kayak to Hawaii, I'll Be Sleeping With The Sharks

Wave Vidmar | Posted 12.16.2012 | Canada Travel
Read More: Pacific, Hawaii, California, Kayak, Vidmar, Sharks, Kevlar Kayak, Shark Week, Red Triangle, Discovery Channel, Kayaking With Sharks, Great White Sharks, Wave Vidmar, Kayak Trip, Kayaking, Slideexpand, Canada Travel News
Wave Vidmar

As I prepare for my kayaking trip from San Francisco to Hawaii, my pseudo-brother says "you know you'll be in the Red Triangle, don't you? It's where all the Great White Sharks are!" I count out how far I might paddle in it and realize I'll be sleeping with the sharks for two or three days. My mind races, I imagine what my kayak might look like from the sea below. Will I be tasty? Or even tempting?

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Watching the Watchdog: Daily Planet Still Fails to Thrill

Tim Knight | Posted 06.24.2012 | Canada
Read More: Cbc, Loyal Audience, Teleprompter, Computer Models, TV News, Marine Geologist, Subduction Zone, Ziya Tong, Tectonic Plate, Science, Earthquake, Dan Riskin, Storytelling, Tendenko, Survival Information, Paul Lewis, Journalism, Japan, Daily Planet, Tsunami, Coach, Noah Capsule, Discovery Channel, Tv, Inside Noah?S Ark, Chikyu, Cascadia, Planet Daily, Canada News
Tim Knight

Each of the stories is doubtless scientifically sound, but seldom do any of them inspire the kind of interest and anticipation which makes a viewer hang in (postpone the beer or bathroom break) to find out how it all turns out.

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Watching the Watchdog: Daily Planet Fails in the Name of Science

Tim Knight | Posted 05.16.2012 | Canada
Read More: Hawaii, Galaxy Notge, Ziya Tong, Nokia Lumia, Manitoba, Dan Riskin, Science, Innovation, Kim Jagtiani, Crystal, Daily Planet, Nasa, Discovery Channel, Lucas Cochrane, Budget Cutting, Iphone, Jay Ingram, Red River, Ampibex, Canada News
Tim Knight

But today's young people aren't fools, particularly when it comes to science. Hosts Ziya Tong and Dan Riskin serve the young (and the rest of us) badly. They're both attractive and presumably intelligent. Their version of Daily Planet isn't either.

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'Cash Cab' Kills Pedestrian In Vancouver

The Canadian Press | Posted 09.16.2011 | Canada
Read More: Cash Cab, Pedestrian Killed, Car Accident, Pedestrian, Collision, Vancouver, Discovery Channel, Canada News

THE CANADIAN PRESS -- VANCOUVER - The TV production company for a trivia show that's filmed inside a fake taxi has offered condolences after its vehic...

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