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...beach bum for the day can be rented at Mariner Shirahama Beach Surf and Sports: $24 for a surfboard and $8 for a boogie board. Shirahama itself is an expansive, white-sand beach, and is a popular summer spot. Even in the off-season the waves are dotted with wet-suited board riders of all stripes: surfers, boogie boarders and windsurfers. Summer or winter, though, don't worry about the Jules Verneian crabs. They're deep sea dwellers, and, presumably, won't get near the beach...
What makes 10-minute photos possible is a new technology called dry film processing, for which Applied Science Fiction holds 28 patents. It uses nontoxic chemicals--unlike the traditional wet method, which requires plumbing and ventilation. "Most people who know about chemistry and film told us it was impossible," says CEO Dan Sullivan...
...those who braved the wet weather said they enjoyed themselves...
...with a disgruntled taxpayer. Sure, Veltchev has had some awkward encounters during his 15 months as Bulgaria's Finance Minister. There was the time his barber, after haranguing him about a licensing-rate hike, left him sitting in the chair with his thick black hair dripping wet while the barber went next door to fetch his daughter, also a hairdresser, who gave Veltchev another earful. As one of the most recognizable figures in government and the architect of a series of unpopular reforms, Veltchev has become used to such situations. But impassioned as his critics can be, they've never...
...beautiful and unique but really wet,” Hicks said...