How life guarding started The use of lifeguards on beaches in California began in the late 1930’s. The beach was inexpensive recreation in the post-Depression era. Communities grew around seasonal beach attendance. Transportation improvements made the beach accessible to the inland communities. The influx of swimmers into the surf-zone in Southern California leads to drowning on a sometimes massive scale: • Early 1900’s Newport Beach - 18 drowned in one weekend early 1900’s • 1918 - San Diego
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Not Anything The thought of creating something out of nothing seems very complicated because nothing is not usually actually nothing. The absence of anything‚ not a thing‚ is indeed a simple and straightforward concept when thought of subjectively. Every day‚ modern human beings continue on throughout their day completing their normal routines. Most of the time they see nothing out of the ordinary‚ whether it be sitting at home‚ walking down the street ‚ or engaging in a conversation with a friend
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Instituto Cumbres y Alpes Torreón BACHILLERATO ENGLISH EXAM Ms. Verónica Ivett Galván R. First period/ First semester I. Read the Fiction selection. Then‚ answer the questions. The Great Skate All Martina ever wanted was to learn how to ride a skateboard . Despite Martina´s pleading‚ any attempt at using her older brother’s board would invite a shrieking response. “Don’t touch that!”‚ he would shout. Seeing her determination‚ Martina’s mother bought
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sustainability 7 1 - Market Penetration 7 2 - Product Development 8 III - Conclusion 9 IV - Bibliography 9 V - Appendices 9 Since its acquisition by Deckers in 1995‚ UGG Holdings Inc. has grown from a local Australian brand favoured by surfers to a global luxury brand name. This growth has been spurred by one product in particular; the UGG boot. These boots came into fashion and saw their sales rise from US$ 37 million in 2003 to US$ 567 million in 2009[1] (Annual Report‚ 2009). Despite
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Billabong was founded in the Gold Coast‚ Queensland‚ Australia in 1973 by Gordon Merchant. At first‚ he designed and created the board shorts at his home and then sold them to local surf shops. Surfers soon realized the durability of Merchant’s board shorts that was the result of his triple-stitching technique. Merchant understood that his company needed to expand to achieve success‚ so Billabong started to sponsor contests—these contests increased the public’s awareness of Merchant’s products and
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It starts on a beach in Australia as two young surfers say their goodbyes. As 19-year-old Ames Smith is about to leave for the airport to hop on a plane back to Los Angeles‚ he winds up contracting a new strain of the flu from his friend who got it from the dead birds scattered about the beach. Unbeknownst
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In society today people see only superheroes like Superman‚ Batman and Spiderman as heroes‚ but a hero can be anyone brave‚ clever and courageous. For example‚ in the story Rebel Behind The Lines‚ Emma shows characteristics of being an hero. Emma Edmonds from the hometown of Saint John‚ Canada‚ was a really brave women who went out to become a soldier in the Union Army in total disguise as a man during the Civil War against the Confederates. “He pushed the enlightenment form over for her to sign
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South Patrick Shores is a small town in Florida that border the Atlantic Ocean. It is ideal for visitors who want to spend some time at the beach. This area of Florida is known for its beautiful sandy shores. It is the perfect location for anyone who is looking for someplace to get away and enjoy some time splashing in the waves‚ surfing‚ collecting shells‚ or just catching some rays. Take a look at everything the beaches near South Patrick Shores have to offer. Loction South Patrick Shores is
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He had a strong interest in Arabic music‚ which greatly influenced his development of surf rock music. Dale is considered the creator of surf rock music‚ as well as one of the first electric guitarists to employ fast scales in his playing. As a surfer‚ Dick wanted his music to reflect the sounds he heard in his mind while surfing‚ so he introduced the use of guitar reverb‚ which is a special effect applied to an audio signal to make it sound as if it is being emitted in a tunnel‚ with some depth
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very tall order for any large‚ centralized institution to successfully manage. As a result‚ the web itself — the backbone — is still free‚ but schools‚ offices‚ ISPs‚ and even a few countries have started to filter your connection to it. Now‚ most surfers aren’t even aware that their web access is being filtered‚ but for tuned-in power users and libertarians the effects of filtering‚ traffic shaping‚ and censorship are an assault against their most vital human rights. Fortunately‚ with a free program
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