Outdoor Recreation

BROOMFIELD, Colo. - This season, visitors to Vail Resorts ski areas can track how many days and runs they've done, using technology embedded on lift tickets and passes.
LONG BEACH, N.Y. - Learning to surf is a rite of passage for teens in seaside communities around the world.

The following recalls have been announced:
About 233,000 notebook computers, manufactured in China and the United States by Sony Electronics Inc.
A French fishing vessel rescued a California teenager Saturday from her crippled sailboat in the turbulent southern Indian Ocean, bringing relief to her family but ending her around-the-world sailing effort.
A French fishing vessel rescued a California teenager Saturday from her crippled sailboat in the turbulent southern Indian Ocean, bringing relief to her family but ending her around-the-world sailing effort.
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