Operation to keep our #39;buses safe #39; on Sydney #39;s Northern Beaches
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From Perdido Key to Marco Island, from Amelia Island to the Florida Keys, Florida's beaches are among the best in the world.
That's no idle boast it's a fact, according to the 2014 TripAdvisor Travelers' Choice Top 25 U.S. Beaches list announced March 18. Of the 25, an unprecedented 10 are Florida beaches.
"We appreciate the passion of our visitors who love Florida beaches and recommend them to others through TripAdvisor," said Visit Florida's chief marketing officer, Paul Phipps. "The Sunshine State has 825 miles of beaches, and they have all won people's hearts, from the wild beauty you find at St. George Island to the urban sophistication of Miami's South Beach."
The Travelers' Choice Top 25 beaches for 2014 include Florida shores that are serene and wild, such as Caladesi Island State Park, and those that brim with activity, such as Pensacola Beach.
With overall ranking in parentheses, here are the Florida beaches on the 2014 Travelers' Choice list:
Siesta Key Public Beach (#3)
St. Pete Beach (#9)
Caladesi Island State Park (#11)
St. Augustine Beach (#14)
Bahia Honda State Park and Beach (#17)
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Businesses show their commitment to reducing rubbish on our beaches
1:00pm Thursday 10th April 2014 in News By Lee Irving
AN INITIATIVE to rid Dorset beaches of litter and debris has launched its business accreditation scheme in Weymouth and Portland.
The Litter Free Coast and Sea campaign created the accreditation for food outlets and accommodation providers along the coast so they can show customers their commitment in reducing rubbish on beaches.
The scheme was launched at The B+B bed and breakfast in Weymouth.
At the meeting, Waffle On takeaway restaurant and Taste Cafe signed up to the scheme.
Matilda Bark, from Litter Free Coast and Sea, said: The business accreditation is a way of encouraging local business to do their bit for the local beaches.
Businesses can do a lot to help create the good beaches that are good for business.
Its like a cycle affect, if the beaches are good then more tourists will come to visit. Its a really nice message to give to customers that you care about beaches and we are really pleased with the response from business in Weymouth and Portland. It is clear to see they love their beaches.
The accreditation is free and after businesses register for it, they will receive an accreditation pack which includes self-audit sheets, stickers and posters to give to customers and childrens activity sheets.
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Theres no place for politics of any kind in the local Easter parade.
This year, the 48th annual parades organizer, the Toronto Beaches Lions Club, has decided politicians elected or running for office will not be welcome to take part in the popular Easter Sunday (April 20) event, which is set to begin at 2 p.m. sharp and run westward along Queen Street East from Munro Park to Woodbine avenues.
Were just taking politics out of our parade, said Parade Director Keith Begley Tuesday afternoon.
Were not accepting any applications (from politicians).
Begley, a past-president of the Toronto Beaches Lions Club, said hes never been a big advocate of politicians being in the parade and said he feels it takes away from what the event is all about: children and families celebrating Easter.
Further, Begley said the decision to not include politicians in this years festivities is not directed at any specific official or candidate.
Theres not any particular politician behind this decision, none in particular, he said, noting whether or not to include politicians in the parade is a hot topic the organizing committee discusses and debates every year.
In the past, elected officials have been given courtesy invitations to take part, however, those running for public office have never been welcome to participate.
Weve never allowed any of the candidates in our parade, said Begley, adding the Toronto Beaches Lions Easter Parade is made possible thanks to the hard work of a small team of volunteers who just dont have the time or manpower to supervise politicians participating in the parade, which this year is expected to draw 50,000 people.
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The organizers of the upcoming Beaches Easter Parade have a message for politicians: stay away.
The Toronto Beaches Lions Club wants to make the parade a political-free zone, and is encouraging elected officials, including mayoral candidates, not to use the event as a campaign venue.
Officials said they want the parade to be about community and families, and not about the hotly-contested race for mayor.
Parade director Keith Begley told 680News they want to keep the parade for what it originally was intended for, and thats to celebrate Easter, and for the kids and chocolate, and the Easter bunny.
He also said this will likely be a permanent change.
Mayoral candidates John Tory and Karen Stintz told the Toronto Sun they wont be attending.
Mayor Rob Ford said he received an invitation from the parade organizers and has not yet been told were not invited.
We still havent gotten a formal non-invite to the parade. We just heard it through the news, Ford told reporters at city hall on Tuesday afternoon.
The mayor said he respects their decision.
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The Easter Parade, a decades-old tradition in Torontos Beaches neighbourhood, will be missing a familiar sight this year politicians.
The local Lions Club that organizes the spring event has declared the march along Queen Street East a political-free zone, a move it says is aimed at returning the parade to community and families. Organizers deny the move was taken to keep the citys controversial leader, Rob Ford, from pitching chocolates at the crowd as he has since taking office.
But the change in policy has left Torontos mayor with 10,000 Easter eggs on his hands. Mr. Ford says he ordered the candy before hearing he would no longer be welcomed at the parade. Hes hoping to donate the chocolate to the Lions Club anyway, even if he is not allowed to distribute it in person.
What can you do? Mr. Ford said Tuesday, after wheeling out a skid piled with boxes of chocolate from his office to show reporters. If they dont want us there, they dont want us there. I respect their decision.
Mr. Ford said he only learned of the new policy in a letter from organizers Tuesday morning. An e-mail from Mr. Fords office shows his staff contacted the Lions Club on April 1 about marching in the event.
I understand what they are doing ...I wish they would have told me a little earlier, Mr. Ford said before taking the chocolate back inside his office. I gotta see if they want my eggs.
Parade director Keith Begley said organizers took the step anticipating increased interest in the event in an election year.
We thought it was easier to have a parade for the sake of the Easter parade and eliminate all of the hassles that go along with politics, Mr. Begley said, himself a former candidate for councillor in the 2010 election. We just thought it was time to eliminate all of them.
Organizers of the Santa Claus parade last year told Mr. Ford he was not welcome in the annual event after he admitted to smoking crack cocaine. Mr. Begley said the Lions Club sent out a letter to all three of the areas incumbents Councillor Mary Margaret McMahon, MPP Michael Prue and MP Michael Kellway outlining the new policy. It sent the same letter to Mr. Fords office when he recently applied to march.
In an effort to maintain harmony amongst its members the Toronto Beaches Lions Club has always restricted its involvement and exposure to anything of a political nature, the letter reads.
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The Easter bunny makes an appearance at the annual Toronto Beaches Easter Parade on April 24, 2011. COURTESY: Maniy Bala Maniymaran
The organizers of the upcoming Beaches Easter Parade have a message for politicians: stay away.
The Toronto Beaches Lions Club wants to make the parade a political-free zone, and is encouraging elected officials, including mayoral candidates, not to use the event as a campaign venue.
Officials said they want the parade to be about community and families, and not about the hotly-contested race for mayor.
Mayoral candidates John Tory and Karen Stintz told the Toronto Sun they wont be attending.
Mayor Rob Ford said he received an invitation from the parade organizers and has not yet been told were not invited.
We still havent gotten a formal non-invite to the parade. We just heard it through the news, Ford told reporters at city hall on Tuesday afternoon.
The mayor said he respects their decision.
Im not going to be there If they dont want us there, they dont want us there, Ford said.
Theyre probably thinking now that its an election year, there will be a lot of candidates there, no doubt, and they dont want to turn it political, and I understand that.
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CAVITE CITY Ever wonder what used to be one of the hippest beaches of the Philippines when life was much simpler?
Just a quick drive or ride from Metro Manila is Lido Beach in Cavite City, whose popularity in the '50s and '60s can be likened to that of Boracay today.
The Lido Beach resort, started and owned by Celedonio Santamaria, became a popular destination when Manila Bay was still relatively safe and clean to swim in.
Families and friends would flock to Lido Beach, stay a few hours to enjoy the gray-sand beach, and travel back to Metro Manila the same day. It's a quick 30- to 40-minute ride or drive from Roxas Blvd.
Back then, most Filipinos still couldn't afford to travel to white-sand beaches in the Visayas and Mindanao. Air transport was generally still a Philippine Airlines (PAL) monopoly, and budget airlines and piso fares were unheard of.
Many got to Lido Beach by taking a mini-bus from Roxas Blvd. or via the family's first car, the Beetle or Combi.
Benedicta Laurente, a resort staff since 1976, shared that guests would come even on weekdays, and that the beach would be full of people on Sundays. Guests would have picnics in huts or on the beach or buy food at the resort.
Noong kasikatan nito, talagang maraming tao. Masaya, lalo na pag Linggo. Makikita mo mga tao naliligo dyan at ang makikita mo lang ay mga ulo nila. Ganoon karami...Kahit ganitong ordinary days, maraming customers, she recalled.
She said people who visited the resort declined over time after Manila Bay's pollution reached Cavite's beaches and as tourists chose to go by air to explore the country's white-sand beaches in the Visayas (Cebu and Aklan), Palawan, and even hard-to-reach places in northern Luzon.
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Lifeguards returning to Bournemouth and Poole beaches over Easter holidays
9:00am Saturday 5th April 2014 in News
LIFEGUARDS will be returning to four beaches in Bournemouth and Poole this weekend in time for the Easter break.
After undergoing weeks of intensive training, the RNLIs lifeguards will be keeping visitors safe on Bournemouth East, Bournemouth West, Boscombe East and Sandbanks beaches, from 10am to 6pm each day, until April 21.
In 2013, RNLI lifeguards attended five incidents in Bournemouth during the Easter holidays, which were mainly minor first aid and missing children reports, while they attended four incidents in Sandbanks.
Barry Heathfield, lifeguard manager, pictured, said that the charity is delighted to be providing cover on beaches in Bournemouth and Poole over the Easter period.
He added: We hope people will head down to the coast and enjoy our wonderful beaches now that the weather is warming up a bit.
Although it is getting milder, the sea is still very cold this time of year, so if youre going to take the plunge, make sure youre wearing a good wetsuit or drysuit, go with other people and keep an eye on each other.
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Making the Saginaw Bay region beaches available for community members is a high priority for local Great Lakes restoration organizations.
State and federal legislative representatives came together Friday to discuss the future of the Great Lakes during Central Michigan Universitys symposium.
Weekly, we would receive phone calls about beach access and water levels, said Kyle Bostwick, the Shiawasee Sub-Watershed director for the Partnership for the Saginaw Bay Watershed and chief of staff for State Rep. Charles Brunner, D-Bay City. Weve come a long way. There were 37 beaches closed on a regular basis, and now were down to five.
Bostwick said there are multiple groups in the area that are working to keep the area safe for recreation, but organizing the groups had been difficult in the past.
There are 18 organizations alone to better the Cass River, he said. We are very lucky to have Central Michigan University, Grand Valley State University and many others working with these organizations to better these rivers.
Preservation of the Great Lakes and the rivers in the area has been a main focus for many organizations like the Department of Natural Resources and the Department of Environmental Quality. Bostwick said he believes providing access to the beaches and rivers is just as important.
We spend all this time and resources on preserving it that we forget about access to these beaches, he said. You have to drive all the way to Tawas to see a beach without muck. We have to provide access. That should be our primary goal.
Bostwick said the Partnership for the Saginaw Bay Watershed was just granted permission to clean 1,000 feet of beaches and build a boardwalk. He said this was a small step in the process of cleaning hundreds of miles of shoreline for the public to access.
Others at the symposium were worried about the Enbridge Energy Partners LP sunken pipeline in the Straits of Mackinac. Ryan Tarrant, district director for U.S. Rep. Dave Camp, R-Midland, said the representative has asked the company to evaluate the structure and integrity of the pipeline.
The pipeline, which carries more than 23 million gallons of crude oil through the area daily, can be shut off in case of a leak by a valve, according to the company.
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AN OUTSPOKEN nudist suggests the "sleazy elements" that visit nude beaches would be eradicated if clothes-optional beaches became legal in Queensland.
Rocky Ind, a full-time nudist who organised the recent Alexandria Bay Beach Carnival, said legalising nude beaches - like Noosa's Alexandria Bay - would give genuine nudists the authority to evict the creeps.
"Everywhere they've put legalised nude beaches, it becomes self-policing, it gets rid of the sleazy element," Mr Ind said.
"Anywhere that becomes nude, well then they've got something to say to those who are not doing the right thing."
Mr Ind's expert input follows two recent incidents on Sunshine Coast beaches.
In the first, a lone female jogger was approached on Noosa's A-Bay beach by a male nudist who shoved a camera into her hands and asked her to take his photo. In the second incident, a nude man approached three teen beachgoers last week at Coolum's Second Bay.
"My opinion of these people, and the opinion of the vast majority of the nudists in Australia, is that these people are not genuine nudists," Mr Ind said.
"People in the nude should be avoiding those people, not out there on display, in your face, as it were.
"The incidents of this sort of behaviour is just about zero in legalised nude beaches; you don't get that sort of interaction."
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If San Diego is known for one thing, it would be for our gorgeous beaches. With 70 miles of pristine coastline, year-around sunshine and mild temperatures, you can enjoy the surf and sand almost any day of the year. For visitors and locals alike, the beach is a veritable wonderland and the place to spend entire days with family and friends.
From expansive sandy beaches, rocky cliffs, reefs, tide pools and everything in between, the beaches in San Diego are as varied as the California beach towns that were built around them. Discover beaches perfect for families and dogs, beaches coveted by the worlds top surfers, or to enjoy a fire, play volleyball, spot sea creatures or simply relax and people watch. One things for sure, on any given day at any beach in San Diego, youll find a front row seat to a magnificent display of the western sky as the sun descents into the Pacific.
So grab your beach towels, slather on the sunscreen, and get out to explore some of the finest beaches in the world.
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Crews Hard At Work Preparing L.I. Beaches For Summer Crowds
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