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      <title><![CDATA[A Surfing Icon Embraces a Mellower Wave]]></title>
      <author><![CDATA[Surfboard Network Staff]]></author>
      <createdate unixtime="1280766528" delta="4 weeks ago"><![CDATA[8/2/2010]]></createdate>
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      <text><![CDATA[BEND, Ore. - Four hours from the nearest surf, 4,000 feet above sea level and 4 decades removed from the days when he was known as Mr. Pipeline for deep and daring tube rides at one of the world's most treacherous wave spots, Gerry Lopez shouldered a board beneath ponderosa pines on his way to the banks of the Deschutes River. He might have made his name and reputation along ...]]></text>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Combining surfboard-shaping with watch-making]]></title>
      <author><![CDATA[Surfboard Network Staff]]></author>
      <createdate unixtime="1280766292" delta="4 weeks ago"><![CDATA[8/2/2010]]></createdate>
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      <text><![CDATA[One wouldn't think that surfboards and watches go together. Then again, most people don't think like Spyder Wright. 'I think watches and surfboards are intrinsically alike,' said Wright, watch designer, former professional surfer and surfboard maker. 'The fact that they are both handmade and that it takes a talented person or an artist to make them, connects them.'Wright is able to combine two of his lifelong passions, watch-making and surfing, ...]]></text>
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    <article id="12599">
      <title><![CDATA[Rolling and riding]]></title>
      <author><![CDATA[Surfboard Network Staff]]></author>
      <createdate unixtime="1278615616" delta="8 weeks ago"><![CDATA[7/8/2010]]></createdate>
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      <text><![CDATA[SURFING, with its risk-taking, expanses of taut flesh and sun-bleached hair, has been the coolest sport for more than half a century. To the uninitiated this masks an important truth. Surfing is more akin to fly-fishing or bird-watching than to parachute jumping or alligator wrestling. Waves, more often than not, are no good for riding. Surfing involves lots of waiting around and nerdy discussions of equipment. Surfers must rise early ...]]></text>
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      <title><![CDATA[australian surfer michael bedford fights off great white shark]]></title>
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      <createdate unixtime="1276727367" delta="11 weeks ago"><![CDATA[6/16/2010]]></createdate>
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      <text><![CDATA[Just when he thought it was safe to go in the water. An Australian surfer is recovering from deep wounds to his leg after being attacked by a Great White off Australia's South Coast, the country's ABC News reported. Michael Bedford, 41, managed to fend off the shark with a punch to its snout, before he scrambled back onto his surfboard."It happened that quickly, I'm not sure if I turned ...]]></text>
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      <title><![CDATA[Volunteers needed to teach surfing to at risk kids]]></title>
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      <createdate unixtime="1273894618" delta="16 weeks ago"><![CDATA[5/14/2010]]></createdate>
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      <text><![CDATA[If you love to surf, then how about being able to share that same stoke to some at risk kids. Boarding House Mentors is an outreach organization that provides a safe and healthy environment by introducing underserved youth to the sport of surfing.Since summer is fast approaching, the non-profit organization is in need of some volunteers for its annual surf program that takes place at an LA County beach starting ...]]></text>
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    <article id="11850">
      <title><![CDATA[Distinctive surfboard helps identify body]]></title>
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      <createdate unixtime="1273084189" delta="17 weeks ago"><![CDATA[5/5/2010]]></createdate>
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      <text><![CDATA[A distinctive surfboard has helped identifiy the body of a man pulled from waters near the NSW border on the weekend. He is a 37-year-old from Tugun on the Gold Coast. A number of people recognised photos of the blue and white longboard that appeard in media yesterday. A woman found the man floating face-down but still attached to the board in waters off Bilinga Beach on Sunday afternoon.Attempts were ...]]></text>
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    <article id="11849">
      <title><![CDATA[Channel Islands Surfboards open factory in South Africa]]></title>
      <author><![CDATA[Surfboard Network Staff]]></author>
      <createdate unixtime="1273084053" delta="17 weeks ago"><![CDATA[5/5/2010]]></createdate>
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      <text><![CDATA[One of the world's most well-known surfboard brands, Channel Islands Surfboards, is set to launch in South Africa tomorrow 01 May 2010. Channel Islands' founder, shaper and designer Al Merrick and Channel Islands Surfboards are set to shake up the surfboard-making industry in South Africa and reveal new levels of excellence in board manufacturing.Some of the world's best surfers, including Kelly Slater, Rob Machado, Dane Reynolds and Taylor Knox, all ...]]></text>
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    <article id="11400">
      <title><![CDATA[Surfboard shaper Junod draws crowd of admirers at Sacred Expo]]></title>
      <author><![CDATA[Surfboard Network Staff]]></author>
      <createdate unixtime="1271021824" delta="20 weeks ago"><![CDATA[4/11/2010]]></createdate>
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      <text><![CDATA[With a surgical mask over his mouth and his arms coated white with dust, Michel Junod carefully slid his electric sander back and forth from one end of the surfboard to the other. Never taking his eyes off the surfboard, Junod for two hours meticulously shaped every curve and every terrace of the board, working inside a rectangular shaping room with clear plastic windows. Dozens of hard-core surfers, young and ...]]></text>
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    <article id="11399">
      <title><![CDATA[Surfboards Aplenty]]></title>
      <author><![CDATA[Surfboard Network Staff]]></author>
      <createdate unixtime="1271021676" delta="20 weeks ago"><![CDATA[4/11/2010]]></createdate>
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      <text><![CDATA[This Saturday and Sunday the Sacred Craft Consumer Surf Expo is coming to the Ventura County Fairgrounds, and if you have any passion for surfboards, you may want to pop your head in. There's a 'Tribute to the Masters' shaping contest in honor of Santa Barbara legend Renny Yater, if you want to dig on the culture you can participate in the 'Surf Story Project.' Which has amassed a robust ...]]></text>
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    <article id="10755">
      <title><![CDATA[Surfers honored as cultural icons]]></title>
      <author><![CDATA[Surfboard Network Staff]]></author>
      <createdate unixtime="1268755317" delta="24 weeks ago"><![CDATA[3/16/2010]]></createdate>
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      <text><![CDATA[The first order of business at the Hawaii State Legislature on Tuesday wasn't about declining tourism or mass transit. Instead, surfing made its way to the floor. The Senate and House of Representatives honored nine surfing icons at the Capitol. Buffalo Keaulana, Ben Aipa, Clyde Aikau, Mitchell Alapa, Derek and Michael Ho were in attendance, and received certificates of appreciation. They donned the traditional Island "formal wear" of Aloha shirts, ...]]></text>
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    <article id="10754">
      <title><![CDATA[Old Surfboards Become An Unlikely Artistic Canvas]]></title>
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      <createdate unixtime="1268755198" delta="24 weeks ago"><![CDATA[3/16/2010]]></createdate>
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      <text><![CDATA[Surfers have always been known to have a connection with nature, they're one on one with the planet every time they take to the waves. And it comes as no surprise that many surfers also consider themselves environmentalists. One such conscious surfer in Cocoa Beach, FL has found a new way to keep old surfboards from their former destiny at the landfill.The Recycled Surfboard Art Program is turning used surfboards ...]]></text>
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    <article id="10753">
      <title><![CDATA[Surfboard Manufacturers Vie for Best of Show at Sacred Craft Expo]]></title>
      <author><![CDATA[Surfboard Network Staff]]></author>
      <createdate unixtime="1268755093" delta="24 weeks ago"><![CDATA[3/16/2010]]></createdate>
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      <text><![CDATA[The best of the best high performance surfboards and equipment will be on display during the two-day exposition at the Sacred Craft Consumer Surfboard Expo in Ventura, Ca. These exhibitors will be vying for the acclaimed "Best of Show" award given to the manufacturer that is on the cutting edge of performance, design, and manufacturing technique. The "Best of Show" winner will receive a 10' x 10' booth space at ...]]></text>
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