Fantasy Politics November 18, 2012 by Honduras Political Analyst o MaR Jr – (Disclaimer) The Honduras Primary electoral process ends today after the population has voted. In general, the process has been very civilized, with few problems and really no significant issues to report. It has been a peaceful process … Read More
Monthly Archives: November 2012
Honduras Primary Elections today – Time to vote!
Fantasy Politics November 18, 2012 by Honduras Political Analyst o MaR Jr – (Disclaimer) Today November 18th is Election Day in Honduras! Three different parties are participating in this civic event to determine who will be the candidates that will participate in the 2013 general elections. Only three … Read More
Shoe Box Jak Introduces his “Mutts”
November 18 2012 JAK’s Shoebox Story written by JAK This week, I want to tell you about what I have done with my life the past 20 years, most of you know of my endeavor to help the victims of Hurricane Mitch several years ago, but since that time I … Read More
Captain Vern Murdered at Sea, Skipper of the Daily Utila to Roatan Honduras Catamaran Ferry Service
On Friday, at approximately 2:00 pm, November 16, 2012, Captain Vern (Vernon Alfort) Fine, 55 years of age, a US Citizen living on Roatan, was murdered at sea just off the coast of Utila, by two passengers who he was transporting from Roatan to Utila during his regularly scheduled daily … Read More
Honduras Primary Elections 2012 Heating Up!
With less than 48 hours for the electoral booths to open, the elections are already hot and getting hotter! The state prosecuting office has confiscated over 2,500 ID voting cards… … Read More
Classification and Taxonomy of Whale Sharks
The whale shark is a shark, or fish. Whales share the same Kingdom and Phylum, but are of the Class “Mammalia” as are we humans. The following chart will help classify the whale shark scienfically. Scientifc Classification Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Chondrichthyes Subclass Elasmobranchii … Read More
How Big Are Whale Sharks?
The whale shark is the largest fish in the sea. The largest whale shark on record was caught in 1947 off the coast of Pakistan and measured 12.65m or 41ft 6in long. This is about the length of a school or transit bus. Many people, including fisherman, sailors, … Read More
Where to Find Whale Sharks
Whale sharks are found around the world in tropical and temperate waters. They have been sighted as far North as New York, and as far South as Tasmania. The only body of water that seems to be void is the Mediterannean Sea. Where to find whale sharks Although … Read More
How Whale Sharks Feed
Many people might be nervous of the whale shark and it’s size. At six feet wide and several feet deep, its mouth is literally large enough to fit a human inside. Thousands of teeth, in hundreds of rowst line its lower and upper jaw. These teeth, however, are smaller … Read More
Whale Sharks Fed by Fisherman
For a few months now the small Philippine village of Oslob has created quite the controversy. The town’s main attraction is the hand feeding of small shrimps to whale sharks by local fisherman. All this attention has made a once sleepy town into a tourist hotspot almost overnight. Opinions about … Read More