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BBB says it goes further than many other review sites to ensure its reviews are genuine. The organization doesn't allow anonymous reviews, for example, and it requires reviewers to confirm their ...
Consumer Reports (CR), formerly Consumers Union (CU), is an American nonprofit consumer organization dedicated to independent product testing, investigative journalism, consumer-oriented research, public education, and consumer advocacy.
The Better Business Bureau (BBB) is an American private, 501(c)(6) nonprofit organization founded in 1912. BBB's self-described mission is to focus on advancing marketplace trust, [2] consisting of 92 independently incorporated local BBB organizations in the United States and Canada, coordinated under the International Association of Better Business Bureaus (IABBB) in Arlington, Virginia.
Surfing a break in Oahu. A surf break (also break, shore break, or big wave break [1]) is a permanent (or semi-permanent) obstruction such as a coral reef, rock, shoal, or headland that causes a wave to break, [2] forming a barreling wave or other wave that can be surfed, before it eventually collapses.
The surfing competition requires at least 40-foot waves by 8 a.m. the day of the competition to move forward, and consists of two rounds with five heats in each round, according to KHON2.
“The waves and high tide were just overwhelming the beach,” Collins said. High surf left foam around the Pier Avenue kiosk at the Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area on Dec. 28, 2023.
The short, sharp burst of wave energy means that the swash/backwash cycle completes before the arrival of the next wave, leading to a low value of Kemp's phase difference (< 0.5). Surging waves are typical of reflective beach states. On steeper beaches, the energy of the wave can be reflected by the bottom back into the ocean, causing standing ...
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