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...else would you call the act of instant messaging someone other than, well, instant messaging them?But it doesn’t have to be this way. No one internets the Internet or webs the web—we’ve stuck with obscure transportation or shopping metaphors: surf (perhaps stolen from television), browse, or navigate. We don’t go iPodding-rather, we listen to an iPod—and whatever it would mean to mp3 something, it’s not obvious I’ve ever done it.Still, history suggests a great diversity of ways...
...them. There are also a few foam companies in Britain and Australia-not to mention cheap TDI production in China-but shipping is pricey and there's no way they can handle the immediate demand. Luckily, while the initial news was taken very much as doomsday for the surfing world, "the industry is banding together" to connect those who need blanks with those who have extra on hand, according to Sean Smith of the Surf Industry Manufacturers Association...
...close cousin of the O.C., 4,000 miles across the Pacific. The ?shire?, predominantly white, Anglo-Saxon, and insular, is unlike the rest of Sydney, which has for 60 years peacefully absorbed waves of immigrants from Europe, the Middle East and Asia. Each summer, the shire's surf beaches attract hordes of visitors from the immigrant, working-class suburbs of southwestern Sydney. Not all visitors are welcome. Some behave very badly. Policing has been low-key and the rival groups have felt free to make mischief. Defying conventional science, these guys both attract and repel each other...
...million, four-year-long refurbishment by architect Mickey Muennig has resulted in a beautiful multilevel deck area, perched right above the crashing surf. Baths?both freestanding traditional tubs for one or two people, and larger sunken stone Jacuzzis of varying sizes?are scattered seemingly randomly across this space, with some of them set dramatically close to the sheer drop above the waves. A massage room and a bathroom for disabled visitors are also available...
...fighting originated late last week when two volunteer surf lifeguards were beaten by a group of youths, allegedly of Middle-Eastern appearance. The story reached the front pages of Australian newspapers, sparking an angry response from racist locals who stormed the beach this past Saturday. The full extent of the problem was not realized until New South Wales Police received information from telephone companies who reportedly intercepted phone texts rallying “Australians” to the beach on Sunday. Despite publicly urging peace and sending a substantial police force, New South Wales Premier Morris Iemma could not stem...