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Solution for radioactive Dalgety Bay beach ‘no closer’

31 January 2012 Last updated at 12:18 ET The shore at Dalgety Bay has been cordoned off for further investigations A solution to radioactive contamination on a Fife beach appears to be no closer following an announcement from the Ministry of Defence. It had been given until the end of the month to prepare a [...]

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St. Patrick’s celebration at Myrtle Beach expected to draw larger crowds this year

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — The crowds should be larger at the St. Patrick’s celebration in Myrtle Beach because this year the holiday is on Saturday and events should draw both local residents and visitors. The Sun News of Myrtle Beach reports (http://bit.ly/xAaLE9 ) this is the third year the Oceanfront Merchants Association has sponsored the [...]

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Will the White House Move the ‘Boulder’ on Principal Write-Downs?

By Alan Zibel Bloomberg News Economist Jared Bernstein says that a federal regulator has been “a big boulder in the path to principal reduction.” The aversion of the government-controlled mortgage companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and their regulator, to writing down the loan balances of homeowners has frustrated advocates of a more aggressive response [...]

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EdistoBeach.com Offers Ways You Can Take Your Family on a Cheaper Beach …

ShareThis Email PDF Print Edisto Beach We’re seeing a trending towards people coming to Edisto during the shoulder months where they can save upwards of 50% off peak prices. Edisto Island, SC (PRWEB) January 31, 2012 Constant worry about the global economic climate has just about everyone thinking that they better not spend a dime [...]

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Tim Grobaty: Lou Reed’s LB visit leaves some a bit upset

Lou Reed, one of rock ‘n’ roll’s true geniuses, whether you like it or not, spent all day Friday in Long Beach. He woke up for an 8 o’clock breakfast, went to Cal State Long Beach’s University Art Museum to do some last-minute sound-checking for the opening of his exhibit, “Metal Machine Trio: The Creation [...]

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Custom Build Your 2012 Holiday With On the Beach

MANCHESTER, England, January 31, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ – Cut out the middle man by creating your own holiday With Britain’s constant grey January skies, the Mayan calendar predicting our demise and the recent news that a kitten was born with too many toes, it is time you booked a holiday. Make your 2012 holiday [...]

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Has America fallen out of love with wealth?

31 January 2012 Last updated at 03:05 ET Article written by Mark Mardell North America editor More from Mark Follow Mark on Twitter Florida is home to many rich and famous – but it also hosts a high foreclosure rate The Florida island homes of the rich and often famous are a jumble of opulence, [...]

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Bobzio.com, a Auckland, New Zealand Vacation Home Rentals, Home Swap, and …

ShareThis Email PDF Print Auckland New Zealand Home Exchange www.bobzio.com Visit the Land of the Rings and Stay Like a Lord www.bobzio.com Auclkland, New Zealand, San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) January 31, 2012 Bobzio.com announces the winner of The Most Popular Home Swap in Auckland New Zealand after user voting is the Sunny Red Beach Home.. [...]

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Report details how inmates escaped from Vero Beach jail

VERO BEACH, Fla. — Rondell Reed and his cellmate Leviticus Taylor carried out an elaborate escape using paper to stuff their beds and a hacksaw blade to cut through some pipes in the AC ducts. Reed escaped from the Indian River County jail on October 24, with his cellmate Leviticus Taylor. Taylor was caught the [...]

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The beaches of South Africa

“See you at the beach,” waves a Cape Town friend. A week later, in Durban, I hear the same farewell. It’s that time of year. South Africans have sand between their toes. More South Africa:THE FACES OF TRIBAL SOUTH AFRICATHE CAPE OF MANY COLOURS 10 THINGS TO DO They share summer’s beach culture with Australians. [...]

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2011 Crime Stats Show Murder at a Record Low

2:02pm |Accordingto a press release from the Long Beach Police Department, murders in Long Beach continue to drop and are the lowest on record since the LBPD began recording statistics. There were 25 murders in the year 2011, a 19.4% decrease from 2010, which had 31 murders. The 2011 murder statistics surpassed the lowest number [...]

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The Faithful Shopper: Ready for Resorts

Even though the winter has been pretty mild so far in New York, almost every one I know is ready for some sun and sand. Whether you’re actively planning that beach vacation — or just pretending you are — our stores have everything you need to be ready for your favorite resort: Bound for the [...]

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Allmendinger caps big offseason with Daytona win

Print E-mail By JENNA FRYER The Associated Press DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — AJ Allmendinger won five races during the 2006 season in Champ Car, then walked away hoping to launch a new career in NASCAR. FILE-This Jan. 12, 2012 file photo shows drivers Brad Keselowski (2) and AJ Allmendinger (22) practicing drafting during NASCAR auto [...]

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Old Town Phuket: Finally, a reason to leave the beach

Many a visitor to Phuket will leave convinced that it’s little more than a hedonist’s paradise, where the day’s beach-side thong parade gives way to a night of Bacchanalian excess along Patong’s Soi Bangla. And who could blame them? Many tourists come to the so-called “Pearl of the Andaman” precisely to throw away their moral compass, [...]

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AP News in Brief at 5:58 am EST

A day before voting begins in Florida’s Republican primary, Romney is running ahead of rival Newt Gingrich in polls. The former Massachusetts governor earned positive reviews during two debates. And Romney has put the former House speaker on the defensive over ethics and Freddie Mac.  “It’s only when he can mass money to focus on carpet-bombing with [...]

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