Big Air Wind Surfing - Red Bull Rockets

A massive turnout of windsurf lovers attended the ‘Red Bull Rockets’ competition, held at the coast of the beautiful sea village of Santa Lucía. 16 of the world top riders came out to compete in this unique event. An electronic meter – equipped with innovative technology that follows and reproduces the movement in 3D and in real time , calculated the height of each jump executed by the participants, whom during the whole competition had it placed in one of their arms. This new technique allows for more accurate scoring of riders and helped register the hight of the jumps objectively.http://www.redbull.com

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Georgia Aquarium mourns death of prized beluga whale calf

They initially became concerned when the calf was born and needed assistance from the divers to bring it to the surface to breathe

A beglua whale calf born Friday night at the Georgia Aquarium has died, despite receiving 24-hour nurturing from animal care experts at the Atlanta facility.

"This is an extremely sad day for the Georgia Aquarium family. Over the past few days, our veterinary and animal care teams have been giving around-the-clock care to Maris and her calf," Gregory Bossart, chief veterinary officer, said in a news release issued Wednesday. "We initially became concerned when the calf was born..