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...world-class tubes. It didn't take long after hostilities died down for the more intrepid to return to Liberia's beaches (indeed, some gnarly old U.N. hands will tell you they never left). So while the whole country can count just a handful of decent hotels, the lead surf spot at Robertsport on Liberia's western tip now boasts two full-fledged surfer resorts, the Silversand Surfer Camp (www.surfliberia.com) and Robertsport Surf Camp (www.surfingliberia.com), with another on the way. All offer comfortable tents - some on stilts, with balconies, clean water and electricity - and surf lessons, of course...
...last major league stint with the Dodgers in 2003, Henderson couldn't give up the sport. He went to play for the minor league Newark Bears in an attempt to prove that he was still a viable player. He then played for the even more minor San Diego Surf Dawgs, which, a team publicist admitted to The New Yorker was often assumed to be a girl's softball team...
...Australian officials have taken what steps they can to minimize man-shark encounters. Queensland and New South Wales have strung nets off popular surfing beaches to keep sharks out. The Queensland government says there has not been a fatal attack on a netted beach since they were introduced in the 1960s, but critics say the nets kill turtles, dolphins and sometimes whales. In Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia and Tasmania, authorities rely on aerial spotters and lifeguards who alert swimmers when a suspicious shape appears in the surf...
Marriott Rewards. Oahu's Waikiki Beach Marriott Resort & Spa is offering a special surf package. Along with your room, you'll get to borrow a board and a surf jersey for a two-and-a-half-hour group lesson with the Faith Surf School. Rates start at $309 per night, through November. 2552 Kalakaua Avenue, Honolulu...
...years, half our country will be dead because of obesity, so here’s our market,” said first-year student Adam R. Ludwin, moving to the next slide, which he had never seen before. “Skinny people who surf,” he described the next image, without missing a beat. Such was the nature of The B.S. Contest—with B.S. standing for “business speaking”—sponsored by the Business School’s Public Speaking Club. The club hosted the final round...