NEW ZEALAND PILOTS LEARN WHY BEACHES DON #39;T MAKE GOOD RUNWAYS - BBC NEWS
Two pilots in New Zealand have attempted a dramatic take-off from a beach.After their single engine plane crash landed there but the pilots were determined t...

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Zero threat of Fukushima radiation at California beaches, health officials say
This week California issued a statement regarding potential radioactivity on California seashores from Fukushima.

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Rain leaves Palm Beaches and Treasure Coast waterlogged
Rain leaves Palm Beaches and Treasure Coast waterlogged.

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Ahead of Pongal on Monday, the Chennai Corporation began raids on outlets selling food on beaches across the city. This is part of a larger initiative to ensure safety on the beaches during the festive season, when many residents are expected to flock there.

Ten teams have been formed by the Corporations public health department to prevent sales of unhygienic food on Marina, Elliots and Palavakkam beaches.

All the food stalls on the beaches are illegal, but the civic body has been unable to regulate them, even after a directive from the Madras High Court.

A number of samples were collected from 536 food stalls on Monday, for informal testing of shelf life, rusted covers on soft drinks, carcinogenic cooking oil, use of colouring agents, and quality. The growth of micro-organisms such as coliform, clostridium, yeast, E. Coli, salmonella and mould will also be tested.

The results of the tests will be used to assess the impact of the sales of such products on beaches.

This is a preventive measure. More than 10 lakh people will gather on the beaches during the festival holidays. We also educated people on health and the safety of street food. Traders selling spurious food products were also warned, said city health officer,P.Kuganantham.

The dark oil repeatedly used for frying food items is highly carcinogenic. Water collected from the shallow pits of the Marina which is sold, is a health hazard. Visitors to the beach should avoid such products, he added.

Earlier, some vendors used to sell spurious products on the beaches. Now, members of the vendors association have decided to prevent such practices, said Meen Umayaal, a vendor on Marina beach.

Some officials created awareness about food safety recently. We now get regular customers only because we use good quality oil for cooking, said Velu Mani, a vendor.

The food safety department is also planning to screen stalls selling unhygienic food products and will issue improvement notices to shops that function in unsanitary conditions.

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ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. -- Debris from a boat is washing ashore along First Coast beaches.

Some people believe much of it is from a shrimp boat which ran aground in December.

The planks of wood and compartments from a boat have been scattered along the coastline from Fernandina Beach to Volusia County, according to Tom Pitchford, a biologist who flies along the coastline.

According to the U.S. Coast Guard, a shrimp boat or trawler called Carolina Girl III ran aground by the jetties of the St. Johns River entrance in Jacksonville December 21st. The two people onboard were rescued and not hurt.

Weeks later, Pitchford and shrimp boat expert Brendan Burke believe that boat has broken up in the ocean and is washing ashore.

Much of the debris has nails projecting from the wood, creating concern for beachgoers such as Rick Crouse.

"You have to watch out for it, especially when you get into the rocks (around Marineland) because you can step off into a nail easily without knowing it," Crouse said.

Pitchford said the debris is consistent with that of the trawler. He provided a photo of a framed document found on a piece of debris found in Ponce Inlet which lists "Carolina Girl III." It was found approximately 100 miles south of Jacksonville.

First Coast News found large pieces of debris along the rocks near Marineland inside Flagler County. Burke studied photos of those pieces and believes at least one of the items belonged to the Carolina Girl III.

Another plank of white-painted wood was found in St. Johns County with the letters C and A on it. Pitchford said it looks just like the lettering on the side of the Carolina Girl III.

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"It's a steep and impressive couloir that connects the glacier to the rest of the ski area," says Dynastar World Cup Ski Racer Dominique Gisin. "There are big bumps all over the place." "The Dolomites are the most beautiful mountains in the world and the run goes straight down past the famous Tofana Shute," says Pamela Thorburn, a member of Great Britain's ski-X team. It might not look exciting, but once your skis are sliding on this often empty piste on a sunny day, nothing beats this seemingly endless run, says Fall Line magazine editor Nicola Iseard. This Olympic run is named after a former Canadian ski team member and Whistler's director of skiing. Various sections include names like Lower Insanity, Toilet Bowl and Boyd's Bump. "My favorite run in the world is The Stash," says Becky Menday, member of Great Britain's Freestyle Snowboard Team. "It takes you through the trees and has fantastic natural wooden features for you to session all the way through."

20. Inspiration (Montana)

19. Tiffindell (South Africa)

18. Rotegg (Switzerland)

17. Exchange Drop (New Zealand)

16. Poma slopes (India)

15. Delirium Dive (Alberta)

14. Corbet's Couloir (Wyoming)

13. Valle Blanche (France)

12. Piste No. 6 (Switzerland)

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100 of the world's best ski runs

"It's a steep and impressive couloir that connects the glacier to the rest of the ski area," says Dynastar World Cup Ski Racer Dominique Gisin. "There are big bumps all over the place." "The Dolomites are the most beautiful mountains in the world and the run goes straight down past the famous Tofana Shute," says Pamela Thorburn, a member of Great Britain's ski-X team. It might not look exciting, but once your skis are sliding on this often empty piste on a sunny day, nothing beats this seemingly endless run, says Fall Line magazine editor Nicola Iseard. This Olympic run is named after a former Canadian ski team member and Whistler's director of skiing. Various sections include names like Lower Insanity, Toilet Bowl and Boyd's Bump. "My favorite run in the world is The Stash," says Becky Menday, member of Great Britain's Freestyle Snowboard Team. "It takes you through the trees and has fantastic natural wooden features for you to session all the way through."

20. Inspiration (Montana)

19. Tiffindell (South Africa)

18. Rotegg (Switzerland)

17. Exchange Drop (New Zealand)

16. Poma slopes (India)

15. Delirium Dive (Alberta)

14. Corbet's Couloir (Wyoming)

13. Valle Blanche (France)

12. Piste No. 6 (Switzerland)

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