Wave of surfers drawn to fictitious English beach
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Thousands of online visitors have been drawn to an English beach by pictures of turquoise seas, golden sands and palm trees, but risk disappointment as it is only a virtual surfers&#39; paradise.
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Thousands of European tourists were begining their day with breakfast or by sunning themselves on Thailand&#39;s white sand beaches when massive waves triggered by an earthquake, swept people, bungalows, boats and cars out to sea.
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You could be forgiven for thinking a military coup has just taken place on the south coast of England. Sven Goran Eriksson, Rupert Lowe and some other bloke.
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By MARY HURST  FERNANDINA BEACH - Fire Rescue personnel are urging people to swim in areas manned by lifeguards and to heed flag warnings when waves are rough.
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Surfers who have been fighting a plan to build a toll road that could alter the iconic surf break at Lower Trestles, Calif., received some good news recently.
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Experts are organising spotters on ferries for signs of 'glow-in-the-dark' jellyfish heading for the coast.
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Corporate executives and professionals are trading their wingtips for wet suits as surfing becomes the hobby du jour of the white-collar crowd.
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Surfers around the world may complain about crowded conditions, but for dozens of South Africa wave riders it was the more the merrier as they lined up to break a world record by riding a single wave.
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Surf cams, which help advertise lesser-known beaches, are gaining popularity, but many hard core-surfers blame them for leading crowds to once-secluded spots.
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Volunteers are being brought in to help clean beaches littered with debris from a grounded cargo ship off the Devon coast.
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By Robin Lord, Cape Cod Times, Hyannis, Mass.  Jun. 24--CHATHAM -- Sand, wind and water rule the day here on North  Beach.
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Hundreds of thousands of applicants are competing for 3,000 temporary jobs at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles, hoping for lucrative wages in an otherwise weak labor market.
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Blyth Valley Council is to apply to have Blyth and Seaton Sluice beaches included in the Quality Coast awards scheme run by national environment charity ENCAMS.
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An army of volunteers cleared bags of litter from a popular beach during a clean-up drive.   Youngsters to grandparents headed to Saltburn beach on Saturday to take part in the Adopt a Beach event organised by the Marine Conservation Society.
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Surfing blurs the social lines for young townies and summer visitors in Southampton, N.Y.
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Volunteers in the Philippines are getting shorn to save the shore. The cast-off clippings of human hair are going to be used to help mop up oil from a disastrous spill that has fouled beaches, coral reefs and mangrove swamps.
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INTERNET security firm Surfcontrol, which has a UK base in Congleton, Cheshire, said it had received a preliminary approach which may lead to a bid for the company.   However, it stressed there was no certainty an offer would be made.  (c) 2006 Daily Post; Liverpool.