Wildlife workers managed to rescue a whale after it was washed ashore at Ras Noos beach in Dhofar Governorate. The rescue operation took long time before the whale was returned to sea.

August 3^rd, 2014. Salalah Wildlife enthusiasts with the support of the Ministry of Environment and Climate Affairs rescued a whale that was stranded in a beach between Hadbin and Hasik in the Dhofar governorate.

The observers expended great efforts to help return the mammal to deep sea so that it could swim away. 

A bloated whale carcass was found beached in a shallow spot in Lamaline, on Newfoundland’s Burin Peninsula. (Submitted by Margaret Mary Martin)

August 3^rd, 2014. A dead whale has washed up near the shore in Lamaline, a small townon Newfoundland’s Burin Peninsula.

The whale, which appears to be a humpback, could be seen Saturday washed up in a shallow rocky area.

Local residents told CBC the whale has caused quite a stir in the community, with many flocking to view the remains.

There is no word on whether the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO), or any other agency, has plans to remove it.

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I’m something of a sweat monster, Modern Philosophers.

There.  I’ve said it.  It’s out in the open.  I can stop hiding it from you.

I think one of the reasons I prefer running outside to doing it at the gym, is because I am so self-conscious at the amount of sweat I generate.

I could fill entire reservoirs with the sweat that my body produces on a 5 mile run.  I’ve often felt the urge to hire a lifeguard to stand nearby just in case someone else at the gym began to drown in all my perspiration.

When I run on the open road, I don’t have to worry about the people on either side of me on the treadmills that are far too close for my liking (and theirs once they catch a whiff of me).  Plus, the fresh air does something to help with the malodorous scents defiling…