VIRGINIA BEACH, VA - AUGUST 28: Beachcombers check the surf after Hurricane Irene on August 28, 2011 in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The Category 1 storm, which made landfall in North Carolina early yesterday morning, has been downgraded to a tropical storm, but knocked out power to more than 3 million people and is attributed to 11 deaths as it travels up the Eastern seaboard. (Photo by Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images)
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