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Sun, sea and SLIME: How severe storms have destroyed Britain's best beaches

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These images show how some of Britain's beaches have been battered by last year's storms [SWNS]

Experts say that Cornwall - which is well-known for its stunning sandy areas - was one of the worst hit regions in the UK and it is estimated that some of its beaches lost millions of tonnes of sand.

These pictures of Fistral in Newquay - a world famous spot for surfing - show the once golden beach looking washed out and unloved thanks to the ferocious winds and torrential rain that visited it last winter.

Its miles of luscious sand has been stripped away and now in its place lies millions of stones and slippery green seaweed.

It is estimated that the beach lost 125.37 cubic metres of sand per metre of beach - the equivalent of half a billion bags of sugar.

Fistral is regarded as a popular holiday hotspot - hosting regular international surfing competitions and even appearing in the 1990 film The Witches.

But now officials fear that it could take years for the sand - now stuck offshore in mountainous sandbanks and bars - to return to the once glorious beach.

A before and after shot of Fistral beach [SWNS]

After last winter's storms it might take another four years for the beaches to recover

Gerd Masselink, a professor of coastal geomorphology from Plymouth University

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Prevention keeping Illawarra beaches safe

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Sept. 24, 2014, 10 p.m.

A renewed focus on prevention is to thank for a huge drop in the number of beach swimmers caught in dangerous situations last season, according to Wollongong lifesavers.

Carl Nottage, of Surf Life Saving Illawarra, says the focus has been on advising swimmers of safe practice. Picture: GREG TOTMAN

A renewed focus on prevention is to thank for a huge drop in the number of beach swimmers caught in dangerous situations last season, according to Wollongong lifesavers.

Despite a big jump in beach attendance in the 2013-14 season from the two previous years, lifesavers on Wollongong beaches were forced to handle just 243 rescues compared with 433 in 2011-12 and 380 last year.

Lifesavers conducted 7517 preventative actions at the 17 surf club-patrolled beaches last year, compared with 6376 in 2012-13.

"Prevention is better than cure, and the focus is prevention. We have been very strong on this recently, and the proof is in the pudding," Surf Life Saving Illawarra executive officer Carl Nottage said.

"Our members are getting better at what they do. It's good to know if they remain vigilant we can keep people safe and have to do less rescues."

Mr Nottage said preventative actions included advising swimmers to stay between the flags, advising beach users of rips or other dangerous conditions, and bringing drifting swimmers back within the lifesavers' lines of sight.

"We put the flags in the safest part of the beach. Rather than trust your own judgment, it's best to follow the lifesavers who know the beach," Mr Nottage said.

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Storms strip UK coastline of millions of tonnes of sand leaving razor-sharp rocks

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Effects of last year's severe storms only now being felt in coastal UK Fistral Beach, Bude and Perranporth have been hit particularly hard Experts believe it could take years for the sand - now offshore - to return Shoreline now comprised of razor-sharp rocks covered in slippery algae

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Published: 10:10 EST, 24 September 2014 | Updated: 16:35 EST, 24 September 2014

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These incredible pictures show how storms have stripped some of Britains top beaches of millions of tonnes of sand - leaving them strewn with rocks and green slime.

Experts say the effects of last years severe storms is only now being felt along some of the most beautiful coastal parts of the UK.

Fistral Beach, Bude and Perranporth in Cornwall have been all but decimated, leaving the British Costa looking drab and lacklustre.

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Asteroid named for University of Utah makes public debut

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What's rocky, about a mile wide, orbits between Mars and Jupiter and poses no threat to Earth? An asteroid named "Univofutah" after the University of Utah.

Discovered on Sept. 8, 2008, by longtime Utah astronomy educator Patrick Wiggins, the asteroid also known as 391795 (2008 RV77) this month was renamed Univofutah by the International Astronomical Union's Minor Planet Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

"It's neat," Wiggins says. "There aren't too many other universities on the whole planet with asteroids named after them. So that puts the U in rather rarified company."

"We are very honored," says Carleton Detar, the university's chairman of physics and astronomy. "Patrick Wiggins has been a dedicated champion of Utah amateur astronomy. Next, we'll need student volunteers to install a large block U on our asteroid."

Wiggins, who now works as a part-time public education assistant in the university's Department of Physics and Astronomy, had submitted the naming request in July as "Univ of Utah" but the naming agency changed it to Univofutah - much to the dismay of university marketing officials, who would have preferred "U of Utah." Wiggins says names must be limited to 16 characters, ruling out the university's full name.

The asteroid "is no more than 2 kilometers (1.2 miles) across," Wiggins says. Because of its small size and distance, it is "too far away for even the Hubble Space Telescope to determine the shape."

"Thankfully, this one will not be coming anywhere near the Earth," he adds. "It's a loooong way out. It is in the main asteroid belt. It stays between the orbits or Mars and Jupiter."

As a NASA solar system ambassador to Utah since 2002, Wiggins this year won NASA's Distinguished Public Service Medal, the space agency's highest civilian honor.

More than 655,500 Asteroids Now in the Main Belt Thousands of asteroids are discovered each year, with the total now exceeding 655,500. More than 52,000 have been found so far this year and more than 5,000 so far this month, according to the Minor Planet Center. Near-Earth asteroids, which have orbits that can bring them near Earth, are much less common, with more than 40 discovered so far this year, 897 so far this month and 11,473 found in total.

Wiggins discovered Univofutah using a 35-centimeter (18.8-inch) optical telescope at his home observatory in Toole, Utah.

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ISRO should take up outreach programmes

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Members of Planetary Society, India (PSI) on Tuesday said that there was a need for Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to take up outreach programmes that will go a long way in inspiring youngsters to take up astronomy.

In an interaction session on ISROs Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) and Planet Mars, astronomy enthusiasts from PSI felt that more interaction between the apex Indian space agency and school students is the need of the hour.

NASA has excelled in outreach activities. In fact, it has managed to reach out and inspire students around the globe who now dream of joining the cutting edge space research of NASA. Our students do not have similar ambitions when it comes to ISRO. There is a definite need for Indian space agency to set up a special outreach programme for children, said Director, PSI, N. Sri Raghunandan Kumar.

As part of spreading awareness activities on ISROs mission to mars, the PSI members said that they have organised a series of awareness campaigns in city schools since November, 2013. We have received very good response from school students who have displayed a lot of interest on astronomy. A concerted effort along with government agencies to make astronomy popular is needed, Mr. Raghunandan felt.

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Gazing the night skies over the San Pedro Valley

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BENSON Saturn was the big attraction Saturday night at a stargazing event hosted by Kartchner Caverns State Park, with support from the Huachuca Astronomy Club.

About 100 people gathered at the park for the fourth annual Sky Party, an event where participants look at celestial bodies through astronomers telescopes. On this night, most were focused on that ringed planet more than a billion miles from earth.

Sponsored by the Huachuca Astronomy Club and Astronomers of Verde Valley, the event kicked off with an Afternoon Solar Viewing from 2 to 5 p.m. But cloudy conditions through the afternoon shielded the sun from view, with the exception of an occasional appearance when clouds would drift off and allow brief, intermittent viewing opportunities.

I think the overcast sky scared people off, smiled Ken Duncan a member of the Huachuca Astronomy Club who was at the solar viewing with his telescope. As the sun goes down this evening, it could clear. You just never know what Mother Nature has in store for us. Duncan, a Sierra Vista resident, says he participates in as many of the clubs public night viewing events as possible.

The evening stargazing fared much better than the solar viewing, as the clouds dispersed, revealing the Milky Way Galaxy and vast clusters of stars and constellations that filled the night sky. Using red lights as pointers, the astronomers identified Mars, Saturn, Polaris and the three bright stars of the summer triangle. The Big Dipper is visible in the northwest sky this time of year.

I like Saturn the best, said 12-year-old Andrew Blankenship, whose family happened to be visiting the area from Phoenix and learned about the Star Party from friends. I like looking at all the stars and planets, but Saturn is really cool.

Another out-of-town visitor, Judy Leeson, was in the area from Ottawa, Canada. This is so exciting, she said after viewing Saturn. Leeson also is in awe of how beautiful rural Arizonas dark skies are. This is the second star watching event Ive attended and I think theyre wonderful. The evening skies here are absolutely spectacular.

Protecting the dark sky from light pollution was the focus of the evenings presentation by guest speaker Connie Walker of the National Optical Astronomy Observatory. Light pollution is washing out the night sky, she said in her opening remarks. Three fourths of people growing up in cities have never seen a true night sky, she added. Walker spoke of work being done by the International Dark-Sky Association to educate industries, government officials and communities about the impact that unshielded light has on the nighttime sky, as well as steps that can be taken to help alleviate that impact. Unshielded light washes out the cosmos, costs a tremendous amount of money and is an unwise use of lighting, she said. In her presentation, Walker showed satellite images taken of the earth in 10-year increments that demonstrated light pollutions advancement across the globe. She spoke of a phenomenon referred to as sky glow, the illumination of night sky created by upward directed lighting.

Reducing light pollution involves controlling the careless use of artificial light through action, education and outreach, said Robert Gent, a member of the Huachuca Astronomy Association and past board president of the International Dark-Sky Association. Gent says Cochise County has initiated lighting ordinances to help reduce light pollution representing an important first step in preserving the night sky, considered a vital natural resource for future generations.

Walkers presentation offered practical solutions for eliminating wasted lighting, with steps that can start right at home. Shield and lower the wattage of all outdoor lighting, she said. Use light only when needed and use timers, dimmers and sensors to help darken unoccupied areas.

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'Person of Interest' Season 4 Will Tackle Big Questions About Artificial Intelligence

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'Person of Interest' returns to CBS Tuesday night.

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By Sandra Gonzalez2014-09-23 19:45:48 UTC

For three seasons, CBS's Person of Interest has tried to raise questions about who's watching us. But starting Tuesday, the show will shine a light on a subject producers think no one is keeping an eye on quite enough: artificial intelligence.

"Since the show initially premiered [in 2011], we used to get a lot of questions about [surveillance] and whether it was a real thing or not, and I think what initially seemed like a science fiction concept became factual and something people know is pervasive," said executive producer Greg Plageman, referring largely to the 2013 Edward Snowden leaks.

"Now that everyone understands that, we said, 'What's the next thing coming along that's interesting, the next big thing happening and a little bit under the table now but clearly imminent?' And that is artificial intelligence."

The subject has always been of interest to creator Jonathan Nolan, but in plotting Season 4, which debuts Tuesday night, it was hard to ignore the flurry of activity in the AI community, particularly Google's January acquisition of Deep Mind, the company's addition of leading AI researcher Ray Kurzweil, and Facebook's interest in the realm.

Forced to take on new identities created by Root, the team, including Harold Finch (Michael Emerson) tries to adapt to their new lives in the season premiere of 'Person of Interest.'

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