Friday Five

​This week

1. Now that I have done my last ocean swim for the season I can look forward to this movie ! In the taut thriller The Shallows, when Nancy (Blake Lively) is surfing on a secluded beach, she finds herself on the feeding ground of a great white shark. Though she is stranded only 200 yards from shore, survival proves to be the ultimate test of wills, requiring all of Nancy's ingenuity, resourcefulness, and fortitude.
2. Maybe Blake should have had this from SMS. Shark Mitigation Systems (SMS) is an Australian company based in Perth, Western Australia. Perth is located on a stretch of coastline that has recently experienced the highest incidence of fatal shark attacks in the world with 6 deaths in the period between August 2010 and July 2012 (ISAF, Florida Museum) and has become a global focal point for research and innovation in the field of shark science.
3. This month is shaping up as a turning point for start-ups in the US because May 16 marks the beginning of a new law to encourage crowd-sourced equity funding under a law called the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (JOBS Act). More shark tank activity is predicted.
4. 8 Qualities That Make Great Bosses Unforgettable.
5. And if you have not had enough shark references you could always enjoy the awesome DVD series "BBC Living Planet- Great White Shark".

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