10/06/2008
Idaho Kite Festival Cancelled (KIDK TV Idaho Falls)
POCATELLO - Today was supposed to be the last day of the Idaho Kite Festival but turns out they weren't going to be able to fly their kites afterall.
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10/05/2008
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Rio Grande kitemaker, Phil Broder, just added a new line to his resume: National Champion. At the 31st American Kitefliers Association Grand National Championships, one of Broder's hand built kites was chosen as the best among Delta kites. The event was held Sept. 22-27, in Gettysburg, Pa.
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10/07/2008
A trip to Scotland's golf country for a non-golfer (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland -- Golf is a waste of time. ...
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10/06/2008
Slide show: Kite festival brightens Seal Beach skies (Orange County Register)
The 12th annual Japan America Kite Festival took flight Sunday
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10/06/2008
Afghans disillusioned seven years after invasion (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Seven years after the US-led invasion of Afghanistan, many Afghans have grown increasingly jaded with the changes brought by the removal of the Taliban.
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10/07/2008
Photos: Coastside Land Trust tours HMB’s Railroad Right of Way open space (Coastsider)
The Railroad Right of Way is owned by the city of Half Moon Bay, but the Coastside Land Trust holds an easement on the property to keep it from being developed. Last Saturday, the CLT took about 60 Coastsiders on a tour of the property and its wildlife. You can download a copy of the guide to local plants that was created by Toni Correlli for the tour. Beau Gill Tracking the birds. Beau Gill The ...
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10/06/2008
Seven years on, some Afghans are missing the Taliban (The Daily Star Lebannon)
Abdul Latif, selling blocks of ice from a wooden cart on a ragged Kabul street, says he cherishes the "freedom" brought by the ouster of the hard-line Taliban regime in a US-led offensive seven years ago. But today, "everything is so expensive," laments the 46-year-old who has spent half his life as a fighter in Afghanistan's nearly three decades of war.
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10/06/2008
1 biker dies in fall rally at Myrtle Beach (The Charlotte Observer)
An N.C. motorcycle rider became the first fatality on Myrtle Beach roads during the area's fall bike rally after his bike collided with a car over the weekend, marking the end of an event that law enforcement officials said otherwise went smoothly. Clarence Thomas Potter, 59, of Kenansville - about 60 miles northwest of Wilmington - died early Sunday morning at New Hanover Regional Medical ...
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10/06/2008
Biker killed last night of beach Harley rally (The State)
MYRTLE BEACH -- A N.C. motorcycle rider became the first fatality on Myrtle Beach roads during the area's fall bike rally after his bike collided with a car over the weekend, marking the end of an event that law enforcement officials said otherwise went smoothly. Clarence Thomas Potter, 59, of Kenansville - about 60 miles northwest of Wilmington - died early Sunday morning at New Hanover ...
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10/06/2008
Kite skateboarder is fighting for his life after crashing head-first in high winds (Daily Mail)
A kite skateboarder is fighting for his life after being swept 20 feet in the air before crashing head-first into the ground in high winds.
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