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http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-04-18/m ... wn/9670586
Margaret River Pro surfing event cancelled after shark attacks near Gracetown, Western Australia . . .
The Margaret River Pro surfing competition has now been cancelled by organisers due to safety concerns following two shark attacks near Gracetown.
The event had been suspended yesterday due to poor conditions, but in a statement this morning World Surf League (WSL) CEO Sophie Goldschmidt said the event could not continue. "The WSL puts the highest premium on safety," Ms Goldschmidt said in a statement. "This cannot be just talk, and it cannot be compromised."
The attacks on recreational surfers on Monday took place just hours and kilometres apart, and 6 kilometres away from the primary event site at Main Break.
Alejandro Travaglini, 37, needed surgery to both legs after he was attacked at Cobblestones beach, while 41-year-old Jason Longrass walked to an ambulance after he was bitten on the leg at nearby Lefthanders break.
An examination of the men's surfboards has since determined a great white shark was involved in both incidents, although it was not clear if the same shark was responsible for the attacks. The marks on Mr Travaligni's board were not sufficient to determine the size of the shark that attacked him, but those on Mr Longrass's board suggest he was attacked by a shark between 3.6m and 4.2m in size.
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As noted earlier, the Winnipeg Jets beat the Minnesota Wild 2 - 0.
We had 24 participants in this one, and 10 people favored the Canadian team.
These 10 will each share the pool... 100 WRZ$ each.
anna1561
13Ice
Stretton
accountant1usa
br195
pjmpjm
serentityzero
Alcibiades
WordDiva
hija
And while the game wasn't even close...
Picking the bonus winners was.
I've been reviewing them all day. Everybody really deserves a reward because every response met the criteria for Pick'em
We were pleased with the results. But unfortunately, WRZ$ don't grow on trees (or do they), so we narrowed it down to 7 winners.
Here are our Seven Winners
Team Knowledge = anna1561 with "I like their mascot...Mick E. Moose"
Pick'em Tradition = yousofine with "I.. flipped the coin"
Stream of Consciousness = matina with "The "eye" of the "Wild Animal" is the north star, in tribute to the departed Minnesota North Stars as well as the states motto L'Étoile du Nord, meaning "The Star of the North". I belong to the Starks in the North hence the Wilds"
Best Jet Reference = WordDiva No competition here, including the song and the Jetsons, "Say, Candy and Ronnie, have you seen them yet Uh but they're so spaced out, B-B-B-Bennie and the Jets Oh but they're weird and they're wonderful Oh Bennie she's really keen She's got electric boots a mohair suit You know I read it in a magazine B-B-B-Bennie and the Jets Also I really liked Jetsons as a kid"
Obscure Reference = pjmpjm at least I didn't have to google this one "Because I'm still worried that 'Murdoch' (the 1890s vintage Canadian TV police detective) will be transferred there"
Just the Facts = Mudler with... "Minnesota is a state in the Great Lakes and northern regions of the United States. Minnesota was admitted as the 32nd U.S. state on May 11, 1858, created from the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory. The state has a large number of lakes, and is known by the slogan "Land of 10,000 Lakes". Its official motto is L'Étoile du Nord."
And finally
OUR GRAND CHAMPION
Say WHAT = hija with "Because I loved the book "The Wall of Winnipeg and Me", so now feel good whenever I see the word Winnipeg (after Murphy's law, here is to Pavlov's dog conditioning"
Now THAT is the SPIRIT!
All seven winners will receive a 25 WRZ$ bonus
Thanks to all for playing. More PICK'EM Contests are in your the future.
For an index of open events and a directory of recent contest results, go HERE
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Today's SPORTS QUICKIE
It's time for round two of the baseball games between the Canadian Ice and the American JG's.
Yeah, it's an imaginary game... but it does make it easier for me look up the results
I have noted on a piece of paper the Final Score of this match up rivalry. So the question is...
How many runs did the American JG's score in this imaginary game?
I will tell you that it was between 1 and 10 runs.
You may answer with any number from 1 to 10
And as is tradition, no duplicate picks
So in this contest, since only 10 answers are available, only 10 people will be allowed.
What is it?
Pick how many runs the American JG's scored in this imaginary victory
How do you play?
To enter this contest, you will need to post the following:
SPORTS QUICKIE
a number 1 thru 10
EXAMPLE POST
SPORTS QUICKIE
5
Rules:
Just pick a number from 1 -10
Only the first 10 posters with DIFFERENT PICKS will be entered
No Duplicates allowed
Only 1 post per person for this specific contest, any more and all of your posts will be disallowed.
If a post is edited, the time of the edit will determine who actually has what number.
The contest will "end" when all the numbers have been picked or I think nobody else is around to play
If all the numbers haven't been picked, the honest bookie will get some numbers
Reward:
If you guess correctly, you win 50 WRZ$
It's that simple... So pick and be quick.
Because this is a SPORTS QUICKIE
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