CAPE MAY – Shore towns throughout South Jersey say their beaches are replenished and ready for Memorial Day Weekend. “They are going to say, ‘It’s beautiful – you wouldn’t even know there was a hurricane,’” said Joan Fitzgerald, an Avalon resident. And that is exactly what officials in shore towns throughout South Jersey have been working towards, ever since Hurricane Sandy hit last October. Continue reading
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Mishy Athif – Just a boy (Original) Live at the World Travel Awards Indian Ocean Gala 2013 – Video
Mishy Athif – Just a boy (Original) Live at the World Travel Awards Indian Ocean Gala 2013 20 year old Maldivian singer-songwriter Mishy Athif performs her original “Just a boy” Live at the World Travel Awards Indian Ocean Gala 2013 at Paradise Isl… By: MishyAthif Continue reading
Mauritius bags accolades at World Travel Awards
Mauritius is a winner at the prestigious 2013 World Travel Awards Indian Ocean Ceremony, held on May 12, at the Paradise Island Resort & Spa, Maldives. Mauritius has been awarded the Indian Oceans Leading Honeymoon Destination, and Indian Oceans Leading Dive Destination. The industrys elite, including CEOs and SVPs of leading travel companies, government ministers and tourist board chiefs, attended the idyllic island gala event hailed as The Oscars of the Travel Industry. Continue reading
NASA s Apollo Engines Recovered from the Ocean – Video
NASA s Apollo Engines Recovered from the Ocean news,abc,barack obama,fox news,song,cnn news today,abc news,cnn news,chris brown interview,tv bloopers,nbc news,cbs news,abc news special report,abc news tod… Continue reading
Dirty beaches make sick oceans, says group
WASHINGTON Its a beach bummer. Continue reading
Parking fees at California state beaches heat up
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sunbathers flocking to Southern California beaches are used to feeding the meter or paying a parking attendant. Not so along the less developed north coast where it’s customary to ditch cars on the shoulder of Highway 1 to surf, swim or picnic. That sandy line that long defined the state’s disparate beach culture may soon fade Continue reading
Parking fees fight at Calif. state beaches heat up
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sunbathers flocking to Southern California beaches are used to feeding the meter or paying a parking attendant. Not so along the less developed north coast where it’s customary to ditch cars on the shoulder of Highway 1 to surf, swim or picnic. That sandy line that long defined the state’s disparate beach culture may soon fade. Continue reading
Liberty International Underwriters Launches New Business Owner Policy for Marine
BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Liberty International Underwriters (LIU), part of the Global Specialty unit of Liberty Mutual Insurance, has launched a new policy designed to cover marine liability and property related risks for small and mid-size marine businesses owners and operators. Continue reading
Similan Islands – Video
Similan Islands Some drops in the ocean, the Similan Islands off the west coast on south Thailand, for more: http://south.thailandmagic.com/Similans-Islands.html This is a t… By: Max Meier Continue reading
Leak detected outside International Space Station
The sun is about to come up over the South Pacific Ocean in this colorful scene photographed by one of the Expedition 35 crew members aboard the Earth-orbiting International Space Station between. (NASA) 8:20 p.m. CDT, May 9, 2013 Crew members at the orbital outpost spotted white flakes of ammonia floating away from the space station at about 9:30 a.m Continue reading
Pacific islands look for model to combat changes due to global warming
Islanders must adapt as environmental impact of climate change affects centuries-old ways of life With islands and atolls scattered across the ocean, the small Pacific island states are among those most exposed to the effects of global warming: increasing acidity and rising sea level, more frequent natural disasters and damage to coral reefs. These micro-states, home to about 10 million people … Continue reading
UTC Aerospace Systems to Provide Nacelle Maintenance for Avianca Brazil A320 Fleet
CHARLOTTE, N.C., April16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ –UTC Aerospace Systems’ Aerostructures business has been selected by Ocean Air Linhas Aereas Avianca Brazil to provide complete nacelle maintenance for the airline’s fleet of 12 A320 family aircraft powered by CFM56-5B engines. The flight hour agreement specifies that Aerostructures will provide initial provisioning of spare parts, dedicated nacelle components to enhance Avianca Brazil’s operational reliability, as well as providing scheduled and unscheduled maintenance repair and overhaul (MRO) coverage, including parts and labor. The MRO work will be performed at the UTC Aerospace Systems’ MRO facility located in Atibaia, Brazil (Goodrich do Brasil) Continue reading
NJ shore towns eye new ways to protect beaches
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NJ rebuilds bayside beaches crucial to birds
MIDDLE TWP. On both sides of New Jersey, dump trucks are depositing sand and bulldozers are racing against time to spread it out. Along the Atlantic Ocean, the goal is to restore beaches destroyed by Superstorm Sandy before the tourists arrive. Continue reading
NJ rebuilding bayside beaches crucial to birds
MIDDLE TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) On both sides of New Jersey, dump trucks are depositing sand and bulldozers are racing against time to spread it out. Along the ocean, the goal is to restore beaches destroyed by Superstorm Sandy before the tourists arrive Continue reading
Penn Medicine ‘s New Center for Personalized Diagnostics Unlocks Cancer’s Secrets
Individualized Genomic Testing Allows for Tailored Cancer Treatment, New Drug Research Newswise PHILADELPHIA Just like a massive iceberg jutting out of the ocean, many of cancers genetic underpinnings remain hidden under the surface, impossible to predict or map from above. The foreboding shadows and shapes that appear on CT scans and MRIs and even in the field that doctors see when they zoom in to look at cancer cells under a high-powered microscope are just the tip of the iceberg. Penn Medicines new Center for Personalized Diagnostics, a joint initiative of the department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine in the Perelman School of Medicine and the Abramson Cancer Center, is diving deeper into each patients tumor with next generation DNA sequencing. Continue reading
National Weather Service issues high surf advisory; strong currents close Kauai beaches
Several beaches on Kauai have been closed due to strong currents. Ocean Safety Bureau officials say Kalihiwai, Kee, Haena and Hanalei beaches were closed Monday Continue reading
Private space cargo ship returns from space station
The SpaceX Dragon capsule returned to Earth on Tuesday with a full science load from the International Space Station. The privately owned cargo ship splashed down in the Pacific, off the coast of Mexico’s Baja Peninsula, five hours after leaving the orbiting lab. The California-based SpaceX confirmed the Dragon’s safe arrival via Twitter Continue reading
SpaceX Dragon capsule returns from International Space Station
By Irene Klotz CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) – A Space Exploration Technologies’ Dragon cargo capsule splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on Tuesday, bringing back science experiments and gear from the International Space Station. The spacecraft left the orbital outpost at 6:56 a.m. ET, and parachuted into the ocean about 225 miles west of Mexico’s Baja California at 12:34 p.m. Continue reading
NASA’s Apollo Engines Recovered from the Ocean – Video
NASA's Apollo Engines Recovered from the Ocean Amazon's CEO Jeff Bezos' underwater expedition found remains of NASA's Apollo program. *More: http://abcn.ws/WLhf8L. Continue reading