Melbourne, Apr 30: A long-distance swimmer was protected by a pod of dolphins, who scared off a shark during a charity ocean swim off the coast of New Zealand.
Swim coach Adam Walker was tackling the 25km-long Cook Strait last Tuesday as a part of his quest to become the first British man to conquer the Oceans Seven - a group of seven long-distance swims around the world - when he spotted a shark in the water below him.
Just as he began to panic, Walker said he was surrounded by a pod of about 10 dolphins that swam with him for more than an hour, News.com.au reported.
They swam around him playfully getting close.
Swim coach Adam Walker was tackling the 25km-long Cook Strait last Tuesday as a part of his quest to become the first British man to conquer the Oceans Seven - a group of seven long-distance swims around the world - when he spotted a shark in the water below him.
Just as he began to panic, Walker said he was surrounded by a pod of about 10 dolphins that swam with him for more than an hour, News.com.au reported.
They swam around him playfully getting close.
- 4/30/2014
- by Anita Agarwal
- RealBollywood.com
var brightcovevideoid = '3516382888001'; Best posse ever? Open-water swimmer Adam Walker was swimming New Zealand's Cook Strait April 22 as part of the Oceans Seven mission when he noticed a fairly unwelcome guest accompanying him on a swim: A great white shark. Fortunately, someone - or rather, several someones - had his back. Cook said he was surrounded by a pod of 10 dolphins, who continued swimming with him until the shark - no doubt intimidated by the show of strength - took off. "I'd like to think they were protecting me and guiding me home," Walker wrote on his Facebook. Walker's...
- 4/28/2014
- by Alex Heigl
- PEOPLE.com
Best posse ever? Open-water swimmer Adam Walker was swimming New Zealand's Cook Strait April 22 as part of the Oceans Seven mission when he noticed a fairly unwelcome guest accompanying him on a swim: A great white shark. Fortunately, someone - or rather, several someones - had his back. Cook said he was surrounded by a pod of 10 dolphins, who continued swimming with him until the shark - no doubt intimidated by the show of strength - took off. "I'd like to think they were protecting me and guiding me home," Walker wrote on his Facebook. Walker's mission partially benefits Whale and Dolphin Conservation,...
- 4/28/2014
- by Alex Heigl
- PEOPLE.com
Cycle-in cinemas are popping up all over the UK, promoting the value of electricity and the joys of cycling
Imagine how a a love of cycling might be combined with a British version of the great American drive-in cinema screening. . Welcome to the outdoor cycle-in cinema, where people rock up on their bikes, and connect them to a generator that powers the show.
The UK's first cycle-in cinema appeared at The Big Chill in 2007, provided by Magnificent Revolution, a collective of about 10 engineers, artists, and environmentalists. Since then, screenings are popping up at festivals and in arts spaces all over the country. Check out Manchester-based Pow Wow Pedal Power, Bristol's Spoke 'n' Chain, The Bristol Bike Project and Electric Pedals, which has taken cycle-powered cinemas to Brighton, Womad and locations around London.
On Sunday night I went to see – and participate in – a bicycle-powered of The Princess Bride at Hackney city farm,...
Imagine how a a love of cycling might be combined with a British version of the great American drive-in cinema screening. . Welcome to the outdoor cycle-in cinema, where people rock up on their bikes, and connect them to a generator that powers the show.
The UK's first cycle-in cinema appeared at The Big Chill in 2007, provided by Magnificent Revolution, a collective of about 10 engineers, artists, and environmentalists. Since then, screenings are popping up at festivals and in arts spaces all over the country. Check out Manchester-based Pow Wow Pedal Power, Bristol's Spoke 'n' Chain, The Bristol Bike Project and Electric Pedals, which has taken cycle-powered cinemas to Brighton, Womad and locations around London.
On Sunday night I went to see – and participate in – a bicycle-powered of The Princess Bride at Hackney city farm,...
- 9/1/2011
- by Christine Ottery
- The Guardian - Film News
Whether it's films on fridges or Cannes in a van, site-specific screenings are proving a summer hit. Here, the mavericks behind the magic tell us how to get in on the show
Pop-up cinema is having a moment. This month we've seen classic sports flicks projected on a mountain of discarded fridges, as well as fossil fuel-free film, (try saying that with a mouth full of popcorn), a picture house squeezed into a canal boat, another wedged inside a transit van, and not one but two cinemas sprouting from the disused space under motorways. Pop-up cinema is becoming as Augusty as Parisians bogging off for a month in the sun. So why not have a go yourself? This handy 10-step guide, comprised of top tips from the people driving the movement, will show you how.
Step 1. Create your I-wish-i'd-thought-of-that concept
"Context is really important," say Lindsey Scannapieco and Mat Triebner of Scout Limited.
Pop-up cinema is having a moment. This month we've seen classic sports flicks projected on a mountain of discarded fridges, as well as fossil fuel-free film, (try saying that with a mouth full of popcorn), a picture house squeezed into a canal boat, another wedged inside a transit van, and not one but two cinemas sprouting from the disused space under motorways. Pop-up cinema is becoming as Augusty as Parisians bogging off for a month in the sun. So why not have a go yourself? This handy 10-step guide, comprised of top tips from the people driving the movement, will show you how.
Step 1. Create your I-wish-i'd-thought-of-that concept
"Context is really important," say Lindsey Scannapieco and Mat Triebner of Scout Limited.
- 8/23/2011
- by Ruth Jamieson
- The Guardian - Film News
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