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Kites aren't just for kids, anymore.(Originated from The Gazette)
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. _ Ben Franklin flew a kite for the sake of science.
Kids fly kites just for fun.
But in the last couple of decades, adults have elevated kite flying into a competitive sport.
And it's not for wimps.
Sport or stunt kites dive, twist and twirl in the sky like a bird of prey. They're controlled with two to four strands of 100-pound test line and exert such power that fliers wear gloves to protect their hands; some kites even have grip handles.
``They have enough power to pull you across the ...
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Oregon My Oregon.(exhibit at the Oregon Historical Society Building)
Magazine article from: Oregon Historical Quarterly
; ...The past can inform the present. Knowing where we have been can help us chart where we want to go. --Oregon My Oregon (2004) OREGON CAME ONTO THE WORLD STAGE filled with potential. It gained poetic confirmation in 1817 in the phrase "Where...
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Oregon Bounty Tips Its Glass to the State's Culinary Delights.
PR Newswire
; ...Distillers Guild Joins Annual Celebration of Oregon's Best Food and Drink SALEM, Ore., June 11 /PRNewswire/ -- WHAT: Oregon's bountiful fall harvest is evident...River Gorge and the cattle of Eastern Oregon ranches. After these products go through...
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Oregon Electric Submits Summary of PGE Purchase Plan; Demonstrates Clear Benefits and Protections for Ratepayers and the Public.
Business Wire
; PORTLAND, Ore. -- Oregon Electric Utility Company (Oregon Electric) has submitted its opening brief to the Oregon Public Utility Commission (OPUC) summarizing the definitive "net benefits" of its proposal to purchase Portland General Electric...
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Oregon Bounty Wins National Acclaim.
PR Newswire
; ...relations professionals have this year recognized Travel Oregon's "Oregon Bounty" program with their top honors. In October, the Travel Industry Association (TIA) will present Oregon Bounty with its prestigious Odyssey Award, given to...
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OREGON STRAWBERRY INDUSTRY LOOKS TO BOUNCE BACK
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News
; The Oregon Department of Agriculture issued the following...case scenario set five years from now, Oregon's strawberry industry will have reversed...identifying reachable goals to help restore the Oregon strawberry to some of its past glory...
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Oregon's Interstate System Turns 50 Years Old, Remains Critical Link in State's Transportation System
Newspaper article from: U.S. Newswire
; ...System is 50, fragile and frenetic particularly in Oregon. Oregon, along the rest of the nation on Thursday (June 29...According to a national report, the Interstate in urban Oregon is congested. And the state is sixth in terms of the...
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 "The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)")
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OREGON TWILIGHT SCOREBOARD.(Sports)
Newspaper article from: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)
; ...Guard 100 (w: 0.9) 1, Heather Murtaugh, Oregon, 12.00. 2, Janette Davis, Oregon, 12.30. 3, Tonika Vickers, Pacific Luth...Boise State, 12.50. 6, Torkwase Fraser, Oregon, 12.70. 7, Kerry-Ann Blackwood, Portland...
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Oregon comes up just short against Beavers
News Wire article from: University Wire
; ...Dransfeld University Wire 11-11-2005 (Oregon Daily Emerald) (CSTV U-WIRE) EUGENE...that extended five games and ended with an Oregon State win before 1,678 fans at McArthur Court. Oregon (12-14, 1-13 Pac-10 Conference...
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OREGON TWILIGHT MEET SCOREBOARD.(Sports)
Newspaper article from: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)
; ...Meters (w: 1.9) 1, Sofie Abildtrup, Oregon, 24.01. 2, Mariah Hanson, Willamette...26.69. 800 Meters 1, Sara Schaaf, Oregon, 2:08.08. 2, Vicky Fleschner...4:37.27. 3, Taylor Bryant, Oregon, 4:40.48. 4, Sopagna Eap, UO Running...
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Oregon Bounty Selects Cuisinternship Winners.
PR Newswire
; ...Will Fulfill Their Culinary Dreams in Oregon SALEM, Ore., Oct. 6 /PRNewswire...this week selected seven winners in the Oregon Bounty "Cuisinternship" (pronounced...will be treated to a weeklong trip to Oregon to shadow one of seven culinary artisans...
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