European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 23, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 stars an d s tripes monday april 23 2007 Day quote of the Day is it True the Only thing More carefully constructed than that underground Dungeon was the Story you told this jury yesterday prosecutor Jennifer Evans on testimony from convicted sex offender Kenneth Glenn Hinson who insists sex Between him and two 17yearold girls was consensual see Story on Page 11 list top pc games for april 1 world of War Craft the burning crusade blizzard 2f the elder scrolls in shivering Isles Bethesda soft works 3 supreme commander the 4 command conquer 3 Tiberius wars electronic arts game informer Magazine coming soon scene on sunday summer movies today in stripes american roundup2021 classified2532 comics2224 crossword23 faces19 horoscope22 letters16 opinion 1617 sports3240 to listings18 weather15 surf might soon in Ventura Calif a Ventura Calif californians have Cre ated plenty of surf spots by Accident with har Bor jetties Power Plant outflows and even drainage pipes creating one on purpose is proving More difficult in Ventura county engineers want to build the nations first artificial surf reef at a site known As Oil hers an accidentally created surfing Hotshot that disappeared when a pier was demolished in 1998 surfers Hope the project will revive the Waves at what had been one of the most reliable surf spots on a strikingly picturesque stretch of the Southern California coast environmentalists add that the reef is needed to Stop massive erosion that s eating away at the Beach it was the Only place that when the wind re ally really blew you could still surf recalled Gary Ross who Heads Stanley reef foundation a nonprofit group pushing for the project the million project is being proposed by a coalition that Calls itself Beacon or Beach news the associated press Richsrd Quin was Beac goers walk on beacons Beach North of Ventura Calif near the former site of the Mobil pier the pier was dismantled in the late 1990s which changed the flow of the surf and allowed for More Beach erosion erosion and clean Ocean nourishment a joint Powers Agency comprising Santa bar Bara and Ventura City and county officials under the plan the army corps of Engi neers would use 700000 pounds of synthetic tubes filled with water and Sand to build a sub merged reef at just the right Angle to create sur fable Waves it would be 50 feet wide and 140 feet Long whats up with that explaining customs from around the world q Here in Ger Many its that time of year again when i see Post ers inviting me to Tanz in Den my what5s up with that a dance into May is a com Mon practice with people throughout the country where they take advantage of May 1s holi Day status to whoop it up a Little the night be fore discos and bars illustration by Roni Breza stars and stripes play Host to revellers As do clubs and other social organizations a traditional drink of the evening is the Mai Bowle a concoction of sparkling and dry White wines Fla voted with an Herb known As Wald Meister which translates into Sweet Woodruff the eve of May 1 is also celebrated As walpurgis nacht when bonfires Are built and maypole decorated and leg end has it the witches throw their big Bash atop Brocken the highest Peak in the Harz Moun Tain Range beware this evening As walpurgis night is celebrated much like Ameri cans Mark Hal Loween with tricks played upon the unsuspecting How to protect your self from All that potential evil lurking at your Doorstep noise and plenty of it since if s not Likely to be a quiet evening anyway Why not just dance your Way into Spring this year got a question about going son Europe email stripes at m organizers Hope Congress will pave the Way for the project next year by passing the water resources development act which would allow the corps to undertake work on the nations coastlines Rivers and harbours the coalition is seeking funding through a Federal appropriations Bill for innovative Beach Protection projects erosion has become a key Issue along the California coast As rising sea Levels threaten Lowling neighbourhoods the reef would protect the Beach along Oil hers by forcing the Waves to break farther offshore dissipating the Energy of the water before it hits land but creating Waves is a Tricky business several reefs have been built in Australia and new zealand that successfully eased Ero Sion and helped produce Waves said Shaw Mead an environmental scientist and director at new zealand based air Ltd the company specializes in surf reefs and pools and has been contracted to design the proposed Ventura county project and another one in new Jersey puzzles by Papp com a 1 4 i difficulty easy fill in the boxes so that each Row column and 3by3 Square includes the digits1 through 9 for solution tips and computer program see  yesterdays solution 4l76 3 tis 9j58 6i2i7 267 i 4 9 8 786 132 5 his newspaper is authorized by the department 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