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Rio #39;s beaches packed, vendors thrive as heat wave hit Brazil
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International Polo Season in The Palm Beaches, Florida
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Mystery of the dead cows on beaches in Denmark and Sweden
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AS THE Northern Beaches population continues to grow so does the demand for schooling in the area.
Following this trend a new Catholic primary school is set to open in the Northern Beaches area, just off Mackay-Bucasia Rd, next year.
Catholic Education Diocesan director Leesa Jeffcoat said the new school, which is yet to be named, would provide parents in the area seeking a Catholic education for their children access to a school close to their homes.
"Our Catholic schools are very much part of their local communities and I am very pleased to see the commitment and enthusiasm of the members of the steering committee who are overseeing the planning and establishment of the new school," Ms Jeffcoat said.
"Catholic primary and secondary schools in the Mackay area already make a significant contribution to the life of the communities where they are located," she said.
"I know this new school will in its own special way continue the tradition of educational excellence and of nurturing the faith of the children who will enrol in the school community from 2015 and in the years to come."
The steering committee, made up of St Joseph's North Mackay parish priest Fr Peter Tonti, members of the parish community and representatives of the Diocesan Catholic Education Office, were doing a wonderful job in laying the foundation for what would be a welcoming, faith-centred and learning-focused school community, she said.
A principal and staff for the new school will be appointed during the second half of this year. Enrolments will be taken from Term 3 with Prep enrolments to be conducted from July 21-25.
Interested parents should phone Northern Region assistant director of schools Michael McCusker on 49313600 or email info@rok.catholic.edu.au.
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Wave after wave of red drift algae is washing ashore all across Lee County beaches.
It's leaving an unsightly mess in some areas, and experts say that could just be the start of a larger problem.
When you put red and algae together many seasonal residents like Judy Kennedy have the same reaction.
"Red tide or something like that," said Kennedy.
It's actually red drift algae, and right now it's across Lee County beaches, such as Tarpon Bay Beach on Sanibel.
Eric Milbrandt, director of the Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation Marine Lab says there are a number of reasons why.
"With all the freshwater discharge we had this summer, there's a good possibility we'll continue having algae wash up on the beach," he explained.
SCFF researches say this summer's freshwater releases from Lake Okeechobee caused algae eating organisms to disappear and led to this tangled tale of trouble.
"As time goes on and the freshwater discharges were retreating, there's more light and this macro algae take advantage of that light and the nutrients that were growing in the fresh water discharges, and they're growing like crazy," explained Milbrandt.
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NEW ZEALAND PILOTS LEARN WHY BEACHES DON #39;T MAKE GOOD RUNWAYS - BBC NEWS
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Zero threat of Fukushima radiation at California beaches, health officials say
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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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"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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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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Brazil experiences heat wave and its beaches are crowded
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Long before Bangkok, Bandung or Barcelona became a travel itinerary, it was the local beaches that beckoned many people to spend their holidays in Kelantan.
Even with cheap flights and ease of travel abroad, beaches in Kelantan still remain one of the favourite spots to many families for their getaway.
Then, or only about 15 to 20 years ago, most of the beaches were a soft carpet of white powder that stretched until the next curve at the far reaches ended the vision.
For this and various other folklore tales, a particular beach just on the outskirts of Kota Baru has become so popular that people know it by heart only by its acronym PCB, or specifically Pantai Cahaya Bulan.
However, nature with a mind of its own has unleashed its fury every now and then to distort the idyllic view of what beaches should look like.
Go to PCB now and the new generation of beach goers may grow up to have a crooked sense of what their parents call a holiday spot.
Instead of being marvelled by the travel brochures' cliche of "white sandy beach", visitors to PCB will be greeted with grey granite boulders that look right at home at a rock-blasting site.
The sight of rocky beach front, unfortunately, will be the first lesson in beach erosion.
Long rows of jagged rocks now take over from what used to be the strip of sand where the surf lands.
It would be redundant to point out that the scenery made poor photographs for visitors to take home.
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Volusia County is considering letting all of its beaches go to the dogs.
Dogs are banned from nearly all of the county's 40-mile coast, but a proposal would open the beaches to beach goers and their four-legged friends.
Smyrna Dunes Park is one of the only parks in the county that allows dogs.
New York resident Bob Frankel was walking his dog Moo-Moo along the beach Friday. He likes the idea of opening making more of the county beaches dog-friendly.
"I think we would come back more often with the dog. It's because it's hard to have the dog stay with anybody," said Frankel County leaders aren't totally sold on the idea. They plan to test it out with a three month pilot program that has some ground rules.
Under the plan, dogs wouldn't be allowed on the beach between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.
Dogs will have to be on leashes and owners will have to clean up after their pets.
Indiana visitor Ed O'Neill said it would make it much easier to navigate the beaches with his dog, without worrying if he's breaking the rules.
"We're a little uncomfortable with where the boundary is," said Ed O'Neill.
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Fixers Parry Hill and Hannah Seymour will be helping clean up North Devon's beaches.
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The Fixers from Petroc are working with a national charity to help clean up North Devons beaches.
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A GROUP of Petroc students who are sick of seeing litter on North Devon beaches are taking action against it.
The students are working with national charity Fixers to organise a beach clean on Westward Ho! on Thursday, January 16 from 9am-11am.
Parry Hill, 16, from Ilfracombe, has taken on the role of lead fixer and wanted to young people in the area to help out with the clean.
He said: Im sick of seeing litter on the beach every time I go there. I surf nearly every day and I see it as a growing problem.
After being on the National Citizen Service programme at college, I realised I can make a difference if I want to.
I hope to educate people about the impacts litter is having on our local beaches.
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