California Shark Strikes at Surfer

Recently, a deadly shark attack has taken place yet again in Central California. Thirty-nine year old surfer went out for a ride and the shark snuck right up on him. No shark warnings were posted for the area. His friend saw him and rushed to pull him from the water. Unfortunately it was too late and his friend had already lost too much blood to sustain his body. They have decided not to release the name of the victim, due to publicity issues. LT Erik Raney, from the S.B. Police Dept., speaks about the sightings saying, " It's very well known in the area that there are sharks, and there have been sightings. There are sharks up and down the shoreline, and a lot frequently." The Santa Barbra Police Department has not identified what kind of shark it was that killed the surfer. Shark attacks are rare, but they do happen when you least expect them, and certainly without any warning.

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No Internet in Syria?

In Aleppo, Syria, mysterious texts are being sent out to numerous people in the area. They do not know who is sending them, or what is. One of these texts, translated from Arabic, was "Game Over." The government believe that the people with pre-paid phones who did not receive this text, many of those who are Opposition Fighters, were told to surrender their weapons. "Those on prepaid phones -- including many opposition fighters and activists, who tend to throw their devices away after several uses to avoid detection -- did not receive the text, or subsequent messages, signed by the Syrian Arab Army, telling them to surrender their weapons." -Karen Leigh of CNN Tech. Much of the government knows that opposition fighters communicate through the use of satellites phones. The government is now in the decision to shut down satellite activity and usage to Syria. This could be a very similar event to what happened in Egypt in 2011. The focal point that the investigating is Aleppo. Service was shut down for 10 days, until it was restored September 20th. They are still investigating where these threats are coming from and why exactly they are being sent. 

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http://www.cnn.com/2012/10/10/tech/web/syria-internet/index.html?hpt=hp_c3