Bermuda #39;s Best Beaches
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Surfers should get out of the water if they see a lot of baitfish around them, shark experts say.

They believe warm water and runoff from rainfall is attracting small fish, which in turn attract sharks.

The warning comes after 41-year-old Tadashi Nakahara was killed by a shark that tore his legs off at Shelly Beach, near Ballina, northern NSW.

It was Australia's fourth fatal shark attack in five months.

Marine ecologist Dr Daniel Bucher says the shark, believed to be a great white, could have been following a food trail that led it close to the shoreline.

Dr Bucher, from Southern Cross University, says recent rainfall meant food for fish was washed out from rivers to the ocean, drawing them in.

"Don't swim if you know there are plenty of baitfish around, especially if they are breaking the surface," he said on Tuesday.

"It usually means something is chasing them from below."

Dr Bucher said dusk and dawn were notorious for shark activity and also warned swimmers to avoid river mouths and stormwater drains after rain.

Shark expert Vic Hislop said heavy fishing was thinning out the ocean, leading sharks to hunt for food close to shore.

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BEACHES Mayport Village workshop

A Community Development Area workshop will be 6-7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 12, at the Marine Science Education Center, 1347 Palmer St., Atlantic Beach. For more, (904) 739-2338.

JACKSONVILLE BEACH Beaches museum events this month

The Beaches Museum and History Park opens its Palmettos, Piers and Pioneers: The Story of Palm Valley exhibit 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 19, at the museum, 381 Beach Blvd. Then at 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 28, storytellers will present Tales of Palm Valley at the museum. The museum and park are operated by the Beaches Area Historical Society. For more, BeachesMuseum.org.

CLAY Clay Electric Capital Credits refund

Clay Electric Cooperatives Board of Trustees recently declared a $5.25 million Capital Credits refund for past and present cooperative members receiving service from the utility from 1987-2013. The average amount of the electric bill credit will be $19.05.

CLAY Seed clinic

The Garden Club of Fleming Island will present a clinic 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 10, at the Fleming Island Library, 1895 Town Center Boulevard,Orange Park. Clinic is open to the public, although attendees are asked to bring seeds and an empty egg carton to start planting. For more, (904) 705-3319.

CLAY Dreams Come True fundraiser

Principal John Green Jr. of Lakeside Junior High School, 2750 Moody Avenue, Orange Park, will don the schools gator mascot costume to walk a mile down Kingsley Ave. to arrive at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 11, at Club Continental, 2143 Astor St., also in Orange Park. The walk is the result of school students, staff and parents raising $5,000 to make the Dreams Come True for a local family battling a life-threatening illness.

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NEPTUNE BEACH | Rising property values along with new construction are buoying the Beaches financially, although the need for more and better parking to accommodate growth remains a challenge, said the mayors of the three cities.

Jacksonville Beach Mayor Charlie Latham along with counterparts Carolyn Woods of Atlantic Beach and Harriet Pruette of Neptune Beach discussed their cities accomplishments and the road ahead during an annual joint State of the Beaches program last week hosted by Beaches Watch, a nonprofit nonpartisan citizen advocacy organization. Eighty-one people packed the community room at the Beaches branch library in Neptune Beach for the program.

Latham noted USA Today named Jacksonville Beach, Atlantic Beach and Neptune Beach among the best and most accessible beach communities to vacation in Florida. Fernandina Beach in Nassau County also made that list published Jan. 30.

That popularity and attention translates into more people wanting to live at and visit the Beaches. The mayors say that is good news, but it also increases parking demand, pretty much limited year-round, and on infrastructure.

While parking may be the big issue, Jacksonville Beach and Neptune Beach also will undertake major road and sewage projects including a large swath of First Street in both communities.

Property values in Jacksonville Beach have increased 7.9 percent in the last year. That leads any other Florida city north of Orlando, Latham said of his city, the largest of the three Beaches municipalities.

Increased property values generate more revenue, which can be used for public works projects and other improvements, he said. So were making good decisions. Were growing responsibly and were a desirable place to be, he said. When you make it a really nice place to be, people want to come.

Latham said city staff constantly review ordinances or policies that might restrict businesses as part of its effort to attract and retain businesses. He emphasized any changes first would have to be OKd by the Jacksonville Beach City Council before being implemented.

Among issues being examined are ways to alleviate parking woes in the downtown business district. One possibility the city is looking at would be to reduce the number of parking spaces a restaurant is required to have at its site, Latham said.

Right now, there is a certain number of spaces that each restaurant is required to provide, or pay into the [city] parking fund, and that has somewhat of a limiting factor to new businesses that enter the market, he said.

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NEPTUNE BEACH | Rising property values along with new construction are buoying the Beaches financially, although the need for more and better parking to accommodate growth remains a challenge, said the mayors of the three cities.

Jacksonville Beach Mayor Charlie Latham along with counterparts Carolyn Woods of Atlantic Beach and Harriet Pruette of Neptune Beach discussed their cities accomplishments and the road ahead during an annual joint State of the Beaches program last week hosted by Beaches Watch, a nonprofit nonpartisan citizen advocacy organization. Eighty-one people packed the community room at the Beaches branch library in Neptune Beach for the program.

Latham noted USA Today named Jacksonville Beach, Atlantic Beach and Neptune Beach among the best and most accessible beach communities to vacation in Florida. Fernandina Beach in Nassau County also made that list published Jan. 30.

That popularity and attention translates into more people wanting to live at and visit the Beaches. The mayors say that is good news, but it also increases parking demand, pretty much limited year-round, and on infrastructure.

While parking may be the big issue, Jacksonville Beach and Neptune Beach also will undertake major road and sewage projects including a large swath of First Street in both communities.

Property values in Jacksonville Beach have increased 7.9 percent in the last year. That leads any other Florida city north of Orlando, Latham said of his city, the largest of the three Beaches municipalities.

Increased property values generate more revenue, which can be used for public works projects and other improvements, he said. So were making good decisions. Were growing responsibly and were a desirable place to be, he said. When you make it a really nice place to be, people want to come.

Latham said city staff constantly review ordinances or policies that might restrict businesses as part of its effort to attract and retain businesses. He emphasized any changes first would have to be OKd by the Jacksonville Beach City Council before being implemented.

Among issues being examined are ways to alleviate parking woes in the downtown business district. One possibility the city is looking at would be to reduce the number of parking spaces a restaurant is required to have at its site, Latham said.

Right now, there is a certain number of spaces that each restaurant is required to provide, or pay into the [city] parking fund, and that has somewhat of a limiting factor to new businesses that enter the market, he said.

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Surfers should get out of the water if they see a lot of baitfish around them, shark experts say.

They believe warm water and runoff from rainfall is attracting small fish, which in turn attract sharks.

The warning comes after 41-year-old Tadashi Nakahara was killed by a shark that tore his legs off at Shelly Beach, near Ballina, northern NSW.

It was Australia's fourth fatal shark attack in five months.

Marine ecologist Dr Daniel Bucher says the shark, believed to be a great white, could have been following a food trail that led it close to the shoreline.

Dr Bucher, from Southern Cross University, says recent rainfall meant food for fish was washed out from rivers to the ocean, drawing them in.

"Don't swim if you know there are plenty of baitfish around, especially if they are breaking the surface," he said on Tuesday.

"It usually means something is chasing them from below."

Dr Bucher said dusk and dawn were notorious for shark activity and also warned swimmers to avoid river mouths and stormwater drains after rain.

Shark expert Vic Hislop said heavy fishing was thinning out the ocean, leading sharks to hunt for food close to shore.

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NSW fatal shark attack keeps beach closed

Surfers should get out of the water if they see a lot of baitfish around them, shark experts say.

They believe warm water and runoff from rainfall is attracting small fish, which in turn attract sharks.

The warning comes after 41-year-old Tadashi Nakahara was killed by a shark that tore his legs off at Shelly Beach, near Ballina, northern NSW.

It was Australia's fourth fatal shark attack in five months.

Marine ecologist Dr Daniel Bucher says the shark, believed to be a great white, could have been following a food trail that led it close to the shoreline.

Dr Bucher, from Southern Cross University, says recent rainfall meant food for fish was washed out from rivers to the ocean, drawing them in.

"Don't swim if you know there are plenty of baitfish around, especially if they are breaking the surface," he said on Tuesday.

"It usually means something is chasing them from below."

Dr Bucher said dusk and dawn were notorious for shark activity and also warned swimmers to avoid river mouths and stormwater drains after rain.

Shark expert Vic Hislop said heavy fishing was thinning out the ocean, leading sharks to hunt for food close to shore.

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The Big Trip: Little bit of Perth and it #39;s Beaches - Travel Vlog #26
Our few days visiting the West Coast of Australia. Visiting friends and the amazing beaches of Perth. Lots of photos in this one as I lost my voice!! Music: Parasail - Silent Partner.

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We spent our first week on the edge of the Black River Gorges National Park. Being so sheer and thickly wooded, it is still a wilderness. Up here, there were lichens and stupendous ferns not seen anywhere else on the planet not to mention pink pigeons. I even managed a six-mile hike through the gorge without seeing another soul. This wasnt how Id imagined Mauritius, and nor had our daughter. Lucy, aged nine, was enchanted by this peculiar world; by the bike rides through the lava; by the avenues of mango; and by the great gingery fruit bats that flopped lazily overhead. Theyre the greatest survivors of all, the islands last endemic mammal.

We never had to go far, to be in the thick of the wildlife. Our hotel, Lakaz Chamarel, included 12 acres of luxuriant gardens, and was built on a ridge, high above the sea. Everything liked to congregate here. At breakfast, thered be a carnival of birds: pic-pics, weavers, mynas and the ridiculous bulbuls with their conical hats and bright red knickers. Then there were the geckos, which would sometimes join us at our private pool, in their wacky colours. It seems that even they like a little chic. At night, the forest would be magically transformed into an opera, a million love songs belted out in frog.

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At the end of the drive was an African village. Many people here were descended from slaves, brought during the French period (1715-1810). Although nowadays the big business is singing (Chamarel is famous for its seggae), some of the villagers have kept their old slave names. Here you can find M Engenu (Mr Handy) and Assiette (Plate). Our favourite character was Rico LIntelligent, who ran a little eatery called Palais de Barbizon. Top of his menu was octopus curry, served with papaya.

Before heading north, we descended to the sea. In Tamarin Bay, a boat took us out to the dolphins. There, we found ourselves snorkelling among a school of 50 spinners. It was like being rushed by a wall of enormous blue sausages. As if that wasnt enough, I then climbed the great promontory that marks the tip of the island: Le Morne. Just short of the summit (1,820ft), a deep gully appeared. In 1810 it was reported that, on the other side, there was a community of runaway slaves. I never got to see their redoubt but I did come face-to-face with a tropicbird. This exquisite whip-tailed creature must be the only seabird that is hunted by monkeys.

Chamarel waterfall (Photo: Alamy)

It would be nice to think this landscape is untainted by humankind. But it isnt true. The ebony has all gone, and a lot has been introduced (including giant snails, to feed the slaves). To know what it was all like pre-1598, you need to go to Ile aux Aigrettes. There, they are busy turning back the clocks, rooting out acacia and killing all the rats.

Its an extraordinary islet: we came across olive white-eyes (now down to their last 100 birds) and Telfairs skink (a sort of snake with feet), which exists only here. We were also shown trees (Bois de boeuf) that have vanished elsewhere, and others (oxwood) that can make themselves look poisonous. Then there were Lucys favourites: 20 giant tortoises. They were reintroduced from the Seychelles, to help spread seeds. It was a brilliant idea, proposed by a brilliant man: Charles Darwin.

Heading north, I thought we had seen the last of wild Mauritius. The landscape rolled away in an endless savannah of sugar cane. It was magnificent in its way: a luminous lime-green plain, prickled with old chimneys and churches. The roads felt like tunnels through the cane and, in places, the slaves had gathered up huge pyramids of lava. But this was no place for the islands delicate fauna. Twice a year, this scenery is hacked back to the roots, and occasionally burnt.

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Beaches around the world
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KALAPANA, Hawaii Go ahead, sink your toes in the sand on Hawaiis famous beaches. But you might be surprised by the color of that sand its not always golden. Youll find black sand, red sand and even green sand across the island chain.

The Big Island, Maui and Molokai offer black sand beaches. Maui is home to a red beach, and the Big Island is home to a green beach, both rare and off the beaten path. While common golden sand is made up of small pieces of coral and seashells broken up by ocean waves over time, the more unusual colors found around Hawaiis beaches can be traced to volcanoes.

Black sand beaches are formed when hot molten lava enters the cold ocean and is immediately quenched to solid glass. then shatters from the resulting steam, according to Darcy Bevens at the Center for the Study of Active Volcanoes at the University of Hawaii at Hilo. Mauis Kaihalulu Bay red sand beach is colored by the crumbling volcanic red cinder cliffs that surround the bay, she said, while the green sand on the Big Islands Papakolea Beach is from olivine crystals from an eroding volcanic cinder cone.

A BLACK SAND BEACH, JUST 25 YEARS OLD

A new black sand beach was formed on the eastern shores of the Big Island after lava from the Kilauea volcano engulfed the town of Kalapana in 1990, destroying most of the homes. The molten lava also filled in Kaimu Bay, covered the beach that was there and extended the shoreline, creating a new beach about a half-mile from the original. Locals began cultivating a grove of coconut trees at the new beach as soon as the lava cooled.

Today a small visitors center at the beginning of the beach trail displays pictures of the area before the disaster. It takes 10 to 20 minutes on the trail, through the lava field, to reach the ocean. Dont go too far off the trail as the lava field can be tough to navigate and the region still has active lava flows.

The beach sits below an eroding lava plateau and strong white waves rumble across the black lava rock face. Swimming is not recommended as the waves and current are treacherous, but the views are unmatched. And knowing the beach is only 25 years old is mind-blowing its younger than some of its visitors.

The new Kaimu Beach is at the end of Highway 130, past Pahoa town, where the road meets Highway 137. There is adequate parking. Vendors sell fruit smoothies, barbecue lunch plates and souvenirs. Check with local authorities before going as active lava flows may disrupt access.

RED SAND, NUDE BATHERS

Kaihalulu Bay on Maui, near the town of Hana, is home to a unique red sand beach. Towering red cinder cliffs surround the bay, and the blue ocean swirls along the red sandy shore. A large lava rock reef juts out in the bay slightly protecting the beach from harsh waves, but swimming is not advised. There are no lifeguards and ocean conditions are unpredictable.

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Many tourist parks in the Illawarra are too close to hazardous beaches, putting visitors at risk, study says.

An aerial view of Corrimal Beach and Corrimal Caravan Park shows its proximity to the beach. Picture: SYLVIA LIBER

The warning signs at the entrance to Corrimal Beach Tourist Park, owned and operated by Wollongong council. Picture: ANDY ZAKELI

Many tourist parks in the Illawarra and other areas on the South Coast are too close to hazardous beaches, putting visitors at risk, a university study has found.

The study by academics at the University of New South Wales' School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences found 91 per cent of tourist parks in NSW were "closest to surf beaches rated as hazardous to swimmers".

"These stark statistics should be of concern to tourist park operators, beach users and local governments," said study author, Associate Professor Rob Brander.

A hazard rating was given to each beach, based on a formula in the Surf Life Saving Australia, Australian Beach Safety and Management Program, with one being the least hazardous and 10 the most.

The study also found 35 per cent of these beaches were unpatrolled and 61 per cent only partially patrolled.

According to the study, the beaches on the southern NSW coast posed more of a threat than those to the north.

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LA MESA (CNS) - A fundraiser was scheduled to be held Sunday for a 33-year-old Heartland Fire & Rescue firefighter who was born with a heart condition and is now awaiting a heart transplant at a Los Angeles hospital.

Deputy Fire Marshal Adam Beardsley was diagnosed with blood clots in his lungs in September. Following months of treatment, his doctors discovered that his heart had significantly weakened and he was in need of a heart transplant, according to a Gofundme page started by his sister, Katie.

Beardsley was admitted to Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center last month and is waiting for a donor heart to become available. His wife of five years, Megan, continues to work in San Diego and visits him in Los Angeles, as do his sister and parents.

A fundraiser scheduled for 1 p.m. at Bolt Brewery, 8179 Center St. in La Mesa was created to offset some of the unexpected expenses the family was taking on, such as often commuting to Los Angeles and renting an apartment close to the hospital, according to the fundraising page.

His recovery is also expected to be costly because he will have to spend two weeks in the hospital post surgery, and another three months of recovery in Los Angeles.

Monetary donations can also be made at gofundme.com/beardsley.

In addition to raising money, Beardsley's family was also working to raise awareness of the importance of organ donation. Those who wish to become organ donors may do so at lifesharing.org.

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The Normandy landings (codenamed Operation Neptune) were the landing operations on 6 June 1944 (termed D-Day) of the Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord during World War II. The largest seaborne invasion in history, the operation began the invasion of German-occupied western Europe, led to the liberation of France from Nazi control, and contributed to an Allied victory in the war.

Planning for the operation began in 1943. In the months leading up to the invasion, the Allies conducted a substantial military deception, codenamed Operation Bodyguard, to mislead the Germans as to the date and location of the main Allied landings. The weather on D-Day was far from ideal, but postponing would have meant a delay of at least two weeks, as the invasion planners had requirements for the phase of the moon, the tides, and the time of day that meant only a few days in each month were deemed suitable. Hitler placed German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel in command of German forces and of developing fortifications along the Atlantic Wall in anticipation of an Allied invasion.

The amphibious landings were preceded by extensive aerial and naval bombardment and an airborne assaultthe landing of 24,000 British, US, and Canadian airborne troops shortly after midnight. Allied infantry and armoured divisions began landing on the coast of France starting at 06:30. The target 50-mile (80km) stretch of the Normandy coast was divided into five sectors: Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno, and Sword Beach. Strong winds blew the landing craft east of their intended positions, particularly at Utah and Omaha. The men landed under heavy fire from gun emplacements overlooking the beaches, and the shore was mined and covered with obstacles such as wooden stakes, metal tripods, and barbed wire, making the work of the beach clearing teams difficult and dangerous. Casualties were heaviest at Omaha, with its high cliffs. At Gold, Juno, and Sword, several fortified towns were cleared in house-to-house fighting, and two major gun emplacements at Gold were disabled using specialised tanks.

The Allies failed to achieve all of their goals on the first day. Carentan, St. L, and Bayeux remained in German hands, and Caen, a major objective, was not captured until 21 July. Only two of the beaches (Juno and Gold) were linked on the first day, and all five bridgeheads were not connected until 12 June. However, the operation gained a foothold that the Allies gradually expanded over the coming months. German casualties on D-Day were around 1,000 men. Allied casualties were at least 10,000, with 4,414 confirmed dead. Museums, memorials, and war cemeteries in the area host many visitors each year.

Between 27 May and 4 June 1940, the retreating British Expeditionary Force, trapped along the northern coast of France, was able to evacuate over 338,000 troops to England in the Dunkirk evacuation. After the Germans invaded the Soviet Union in June 1941, Soviet leader Joseph Stalin began pressing for the creation of a second front in western Europe. In late May 1942 the Soviet Union and United States made a joint announcement that a "... full understanding was reached with regard to the urgent tasks of creating a second front in Europe in 1942." However, Churchill persuaded Roosevelt to postpone the promised invasion as, even with American help, the Allies did not have adequate forces for such a strike.

Instead of an immediate return to France, the Western Allies staged offensives in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations, where British troops were already stationed. By mid-1943, the North African Campaign had been won. The Allies then launched the invasion of Sicily in July 1943, and Italy in September 1943. By then, Soviet forces were on the offensive and had won a major victory at the Battle of Stalingrad. The decision to undertake a cross-channel invasion within the next year was taken at the Trident Conference in Washington in May 1943. Initial planning was constrained by the number of available landing craft, most of which were already committed in the Mediterranean and Pacific. At the Tehran Conference in November 1943, Roosevelt and Churchill promised Stalin that they would open the long-delayed second front in May 1944.

Four sites were considered for the landings: Brittany, the Cotentin Peninsula, Normandy, and Pas de Calais. As Brittany and Cotentin are peninsulas, it would have been possible for the Germans to cut off the Allied advance at a relatively narrow isthmus, so these sites were rejected. As the Pas de Calais is the closest point in continental Europe to Britain, the Germans considered it to be the most likely initial landing zone, so it was the most heavily fortified region. But it offered few opportunities for expansion, as the area is bounded by numerous rivers and canals, whereas landings on a broad front in Normandy would permit simultaneous threats against the port of Cherbourg, coastal ports further west in Brittany, and an overland attack towards Paris and eventually into Germany. Normandy was hence chosen as the landing site. The most serious drawback of the Normandy coastthe lack of port facilitieswould be overcome through the development of artificial Mulberry harbours. A series of specialised tanks, nicknamed Hobart's Funnies, were created to deal with conditions expected during the Normandy campaign, such as scaling sea walls and providing close support on the beach.

The Allies planned to launch the invasion on 1 May 1944. The initial draft of the plan was accepted at the Quebec Conference in August 1943. General Dwight D. Eisenhower was appointed commander of Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force (SHAEF). General Bernard Montgomery was named as commander of the 21st Army Group, which comprised all of the land forces involved in the invasion. On 31 December 1943, Eisenhower and Montgomery first saw the plan, which proposed amphibious landings by three divisions with two more divisions in support. The two generals immediately insisted that the scale of the initial invasion be expanded to five divisions, with airborne descents by three additional divisions, to allow operations on a wider front and speed up the capture of the port at Cherbourg. The need to acquire or produce extra landing craft for the expanded operation meant that the invasion had to be delayed to June. Eventually, thirty-nine Allied divisions would be committed to the Battle of Normandy: twenty-two American, twelve British, three Canadian, one Polish, and one French, totalling over a million troops all under overall British command.

Operation Overlord was the name assigned to the establishment of a large-scale lodgement on the Continent. The first phase, the amphibious invasion and establishment of a secure foothold, was codenamed Operation Neptune. To gain the air superiority needed to ensure a successful invasion, the Allies undertook a bombing campaign (codenamed Operation Pointblank) that targeted German aircraft production, fuel supplies, and airfields. Elaborate deceptions, codenamed Operation Bodyguard, were undertaken in the months leading up to the invasion to prevent the Germans from learning the timing and location of the invasion.

The landings were to be preceded by airborne landings near Caen on the eastern flank to secure the Orne River bridges and north of Carentan on the western flank. The Americans, assigned to land at Utah Beach and Omaha Beach, were to attempt to capture Carentan and St. L the first day, then cut off the Cotentin Peninsula and eventually capture the port facilities at Cherbourg. The British at Sword Beach and Gold Beach and Canadians at Juno Beach would protect the American flank and attempt to establish airfields near Caen. A secure lodgement would be established and an attempt made to hold all territory north of the Avranches-Falaise line within the first three weeks. Montgomery envisaged a ninety-day battle, lasting until all Allied forces reached the Seine.

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RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) Bianca D'Aquino adjusts her parasol to block the blazing sun and settles into her beach chair, sinking her painted toenails deep into the burning sand.

The 19-year-old used to travel hours to Rio de Janeiro's chic Ipanema beach, but a spate of mass robberies by groups of youths are keeping D'Aquino closer to home, on an artificial shoreline built on the banks of trash-strewn and polluted Guanabara Bay.

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