| GEAR TEST WITH SHANNON ROPELEWSKI, LIFEGUARD AND NOVICE SURFER; Surf's Up but the Sun's In the Shade Shannon Ropelewski, lifeguard and surfer in North Carolina, tests out five different surf shirts; photos query.nytimes.com |
Festival steers young windsurfers to sport (Florida Today) Local kids can beat the heat while learning a cool sport at the 11th annual USA Junior Olympic Windsurfing Festival on Saturday at Merritt Island's Kelly Park East. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Risk of amoeba infection extremely low, usually fatal (The Tampa Tribune) Smaller than a speck of dust, subsisting in the mud of warm freshwater lakes and rivers around the world, the parasite that infected a 10-year-old Plant City boy last month typically feeds on bacteria. But in rare cases, the Naegleria fowleri amoeba enters humans through the nose, making its way to the brain and spinal cord. us.rd.yahoo.com |
French chefs to the rescue of Polish cuisine (AFP via Yahoo! News) French chefs are cooking up a sophisticated new style of cuisine and service in Poland's Warmia-Mazurian lake district, a tourism magnet for sailing and watersports, all courtesy of the European Union. us.rd.yahoo.com |
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