It is rumoured that 2008's Surfest will be moved to Merewether for financial reasons.

Surfest began in 1985 as an initiative of Newcastle City Council, and at the time, was the world's richest surfing competition.

The annual butchery of 40,000 American men, women and children to satiate its blood-lust is excessive ; ;

One indication of the merits of the new management is found in the fact that during the period 1951-1956, while total annual mileage put on the vehicles increased 35%, the total maintenance cost increased only 11%.

Armed Forces Day is the annual report on this investment, a public presentation designed to give our own people, and the people of other lands who stand with us for peace with freedom and justice, the best possible opportunity to see and understand what we have and why we have it.

The Algol, the college annual, is published in the fall of each year.

If your pool is located on or near sloping ground, it may have natural drainage which is certainly more desirable than to be faced with the annual expense and labor of first pumping out the water and then scooping out all the debris.

Every taxpayer is well aware of the vast size of our annual defense budget and most of our readers also realize that a large portion of these expenditures go for military electronics.

If you have an annual or regular physical examination program, is it worth what it is costing you??

The average annual rate of 1,083,000 in the second half of the Sixties is still considerably below the annual rate of 1,525,000 in the three-year period from April 1947 to March 1950.

He is credited with setting up an annual co-operative fire prevention program in co-operation with the Red Cross and State Department of Education.

The cost of a license now is $2, with an annual renewal fee of $1.

The gala is the Thrift Shop's annual bundle party and, as all Thrift Shop friends know, that means the admission is a bundle of used clothing in good condition, contributions of household equipment, bric-a-brac and such to stock the shelves at the shop's headquarters at 1213 Walnut St..

`` Meet the Artist '' is the invitation issued by members of the Greater Philadelphia Section of the National Council of Jewish Women as they arrange for an annual exhibit and sale of paintings and sculpture at the Philmont Country Club on April 8 and 9.

The event is the sixth on the annual calendar of the local members of the National Council of Jewish Women.

And this is true in the case of some turnpikes on which revenues have risen close to, or beyond, the point at which the roads start to pay all operating costs plus annual interest on the bonds.

Although there are seven other types of annual awards presented by the Academy ( the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award, the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, the Gordon E. Sawyer Award, the Scientific and Engineering Award, the Technical Achievement Award, the John A. Bonner Medal of Commendation, and the Student Academy Award ) plus two awards that are not presented annually ( the Special Achievement Award in the form of an Oscar statuette and the Honorary Award that may or may not be in the form of an Oscar statuette ), the best known one is the Academy Award of Merit more popularly known as the Oscar statuette.

The lawn weed crabgrass is a summer annual.

To avoid confusion, the annual scientific research conference dedicated to the study of MND is called the International ALS / MND Symposium.

At present the region is home to 14 million people and has 120 million annual visitors.

Investment in the construction and industrial sectors is expected to continue in 2006 and will help to ensure annual average real GDP growth of about 13. 9 %.

The average annual temperature is highest in the southwest along the coast, and lowest in the northeast among the highlands.

Thus at Mobile the annual mean is 67 ° F ( 19 ° C ), the mean for the summer 81 ° F ( 27 ° C ), and for the winter 52 ° F ( 11 ° C ); and at Valley Head, in De Kalb county, the annual mean is 59 ° F ( 15 ° C ), the mean for the summer 75 ° F ( 24 ° C ), and for the winter 41 ° F ( 5 ° C ).

Another example is surfing, invented centuries ago by the inhabitants of Hawaii.

" Lift ( aka " drive ") from the board and its fin ( s ) is what enables all maneuvers in surfing.

Many types of surfing are popular on the island, including traditional surfing, windsurfing ( where the board is propelled by a sail ) and most recently kitesurfing.

* International Surfing Association is the world governing authority for the sport of surfing

Marine tourism, such as diving, water bicycle, and wind surfing, is the most important touristic activity in this territory.

Bodysurfing involves riding the wave without a board, and is considered by some to be the purest form of surfing.

When more than one person uses the same craft to ride a wave together, it is known as " tandem " surfing.

Three major subdivisions within stand-up surfing are longboarding, shortboarding, and stand up paddle surfing ( SUP ), reflecting differences in board design, including surfboard length, riding style, and the kind of wave that is ridden.

In tow-in surfing ( most often, but not exclusively, associated with big wave surfing ), a motorized water vehicle, such as a personal watercraft, tows the surfer into the wave front, helping the surfer match a large wave's higher speed, which is generally a higher speed than a self-propelled surfer can obtain.

As with many action sports such as snowboarding and surfing, there is almost a separate language of terms to describe various tricks.

; Skurfing: Another fast growing boardsport is skurfing a mix of surfing and more conventional water sports in which the participant is towed behind the boat.

An artificial reef designed to enhance wave quality for surfing is another example of IENCE.

Bundoran is regarded as one of the best surfing spots in Ireland and Europe.

It is also well known as the home of the Eden Project, Aardman Animations, the Glastonbury Festival, the Bristol International Balloon Fiesta, trip hop music and also Cornwall's surfing beaches.

It is part of the City of Clarence, and is a popular surfing location

The Gold Coast is today known as a major tourist destination with its sunny subtropical climate, surfing beaches, canal and waterway systems, its high-rise dominated skyline, theme parks, nightlife, and rainforest hinterland, making tourism one of its most significant industries.

Duranbah Beach is one of the world's best known surfing beaches and is often thought of as being part of Gold Coast City, but is actually just across the New South Wales state border in Tweed Shire.

Surrounded by forests, it offers swimming, fishing, sailing and surfing opportunities, and due to the power station's waste heat it is warm enough all year to be a habitat for grass carps.