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Dancers on the Breeze CELEBRATING THE BEAUTY OF KITES
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Kite flying looks easy, but it's not; or maybe it looks tough, but
it's really pretty easy.
Kite flying, like life, is what you make of it; kite flying, like
life, depends on which way the wind is blowing. Kites have great
cultural significance in some
countries, such as China, which is where the be an
kites have great scientific value --
lin and the Wright brothers made kites.
Kites have great leisure value i such as American beaches and va
lots...
Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles from HighBeam Research
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Enthusiasts get a high from kite flying.(Metropolitan)(Life)
The Washington Times
; ... who pay $15 a year for family, $10 for individuals, for the use of club equipment and access to the latest kiting events and news, among other perks. Members, who range from children to grown-ups in their 80s, fly their kites on fields throughout the metropolitan ...
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FESTIVAL SHOWS OFF AIR-DANCING INTRICACIES OF KITE FLYING HUNDREDS OF CHILDREN, PLUS PARENTS, ENJOY ROANOKE COUNTY KITE FESTIVAL
Roanoke Times & World News
; Gary Engvall never grew out of his boyhood love of kites. He's 47 now, but he drove hundreds of miles this week from Rhode Island to the Roanoke Valley to fly his kites Saturday at Green Hill Park. Engvall and his wife, Maggie, are no ordinary kite enthusiasts. They brought a trailer load of kites
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Flyin' High: Kite Flying from the Silk Road to Roosevelt Avenue
Voices
; I first went to see the Pakistani kite fliers in the summer of 2000 when many New York City folklorists were conducting fieldwork for the Smithsonian Institution's 2001 Festival of American Folklife. It was fascinating to watch the kite teams "battle" and to speak with the fliers. I went back to
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 "The Record (Bergen County, NJ)")
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KITE FLYING
The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
; LAURENCE CHOLLET The Record (Bergen County, NJ) 05-19-1991 KITE FLYING -- WIND AND SKY ARE THE ONLY LIMITS By LAURENCE CHOLLET Date: 05-19-1991, Sunday Section: SPECIAL SECTIONS Edition: All Editions -- Sunday Maxwell Eden's ongoing love affair with flying a kite has taught the one great truth that
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Pakistani city bans kite flying
Sunday Gazette-Mail
; LAHORE, Pakistan - The skies over this eastern Pakistani city were once dotted with brightly colored kites that swooped and looped in intense dogfights. But now the kites have disappeared - at least for three months. Officials imposed a temporary ban to decide the fate of the popular pastime in
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 "Buffalo News (Buffalo, NY)")
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Kite-flying icons to abound: 2007 festival opens three-day stand in Niagara Falls today.
Buffalo News (Buffalo, NY)
; ... part of this planet, Bethell wrote The News. The theme for this year's Niagara International ... buffnews.com To see more of The Buffalo News, N.Y., or to subscribe to the newspaper ... buffalonews.com. Copyright (c) 2007, The Buffalo News, N.Y. Distributed by McClatchy-Tribune ...
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 "Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)")
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Perfect time of year for kite flying.(Neighbor)(2-minute drill)
Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)
; A quick chat with a Naperville newsmaker Spring's unpredictable winds may wreak havoc on your early season golf game, but they create the perfect conditions for kite flying. You could take to the parks on your own, hoping not to end up like Charlie Brown. Or you may be among the lucky families who
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TIPS ON THE UPLIFTING EXPERIENCE OF KITE FLYING
Evansville Courier & Press
; One of the things my wife and I have in common is a love of flying kites. Kite Day at Angel Mounds State Historic Site has become a family tradition for us and our daughter. Attendance this year seemed a little more sparse than usual. While that was a disappointment (a sunny, color-splashed sky
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Club to stage kite flying day
Derby Evening Telegraph
; Colourful kites will take to the skies at an historic home this month. Members of the Midland Kite Flyers club will put on displays for visitors at Kedleston Hall on Sunday, September 23. People are invited to bring their own kites to fly and kites can be bought on the day. The event takes place
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Fascinating world of kite-flying
New Straits Times
; Adeline Lee New Straits Times 03-10-2000 Fascinating world of kite-flying Byline: Adeline Lee Edition: Main/Lifestyle; 2* Section: National Column: People & places AFTER more than 2,000 years, kite-flying is still, by far, one of man's best-loved interests. Understandably so because it is
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