Word: sharked
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...Sharks come silently, without warning. There are three ways they strike: the hit-and-run, the bump-and-bite and the sneak attack. The hit-and-run is the most common. The shark may see the sole of a swimmer's foot, think it's a fish and take a bite before realizing this isn't its usual prey. It swims away, leaving the bleeding victim in need of stitches. The bump-and-bite is far more serious. Last year Chuck Anderson was training for a triathlon off Gulf Shores, Ala., when he was bumped by a bull shark, testing...
Feng Xiaogang does not dine on shark's fin or camel's hump. He does not wear Armani tuxes to awards galas or parade around with bejeweled women on each arm. "I am a regular guy," Feng says, his tongue swelling his cheek as it seeks out a remnant of dinner from between his molars. "I just happen to make movies instead of, say, working in a factory...
...SHARKS Reported attacks were at a 42-year global high last year. Just last week an eight-year-old Florida boy had an arm torn off by a bull shark...
...remote-control fireplaces! The never-cooked-in kitchens! The shark tanks! HGTV president Burton Jablin admits it's all a bit far removed from the sawdusty realm of Bob Vila. But the shows have helped fast-growing HGTV expand beyond its swatch-wielding base. "It's informational voyeurism," Jablin says, maintaining that the average homesteader can still take away useful tips from Joy Philbin interviewing Ivana Trump in her "cozy," 10,000-sq.-ft. Palm Beach house on At Home with... ("Set yourself a budget!" Ivana advises.) "Though," he adds, "certainly people also watch for the catty appeal of saying...
...insists it has taken a good hard look at the current numbers and sees no reason to add tuna to its list of suggested fish to avoid (shark, swordfish, king mackerel and tilefish). As long as women avoid the mercury-prone fish they list, agency officials add, there are no safety issues associated with eating fish...