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    <bigarticle id="18125">
      <title><![CDATA[Surfer Recycling Ocean Garbage into Surfboards]]></title>
      <author><![CDATA[Surfboard Network Staff]]></author>
      <createdate unixtime="1328401925" delta="12 hours ago"><![CDATA[2/4/2012]]></createdate>
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      <text><![CDATA[Individuals that physically interact with their outdoors tend to be passionate about preserving it. Hikers, conservationists, fishermen, hunters, rock climbers, and surfers are passionate about keeping their outdoor playgrounds free of pollution.One dedicated surfer has come up with a business plan to build surfboards from ocean garbage.  Kevin Cunningham surfer and founder of  Spiare Surfboards was so distressed about the ocean garbage he kept running into that he ...]]></text>
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    <bigarticle id="17928">
      <title><![CDATA[Beachgoers celebrate Hanukkah with surfboard menorah]]></title>
      <author><![CDATA[Surfboard Network Staff]]></author>
      <createdate unixtime="1327805810" delta="1 week ago"><![CDATA[1/28/2012]]></createdate>
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      <text><![CDATA[Rain didn't deter about 45 revelers who turned out for the lighting of the Surfboard Menorah at Main Beach in Laguna Beach on Sunday."Judaism sees rain as a blessing to humanity," said Rabbi Eli Goorevitch of the Chabad Jewish Center of Laguna Beach. "Considering the difficulties the Maccabees had, this was nothing but celebration."As rain clouds loom over Laguna Beach's Main Beach Sunday, a surfboard menorah was lit marking the ...]]></text>
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    <article id="17927">
      <title><![CDATA[Spectacular Line Up Announced for the Sun Bum Spyder Surf Fest]]></title>
      <author><![CDATA[Surfboard Network Staff]]></author>
      <createdate unixtime="1327805235" delta="1 week ago"><![CDATA[1/28/2012]]></createdate>
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      <text><![CDATA[Spyder Surfboards is proud to announce a star studded line up for the Sun Bum Spyder Surf Fest presented by Mammoth Mountain, Sanuk Footwear, Rockstar Energy Drink, and Havoc.TV Saturday, April 9th on the Hermosa Beach Pier Plaza. Following the success of the last three years, Spyder Surfboards has again joined forces with the City of Hermosa Beach and the Southern California Surf Industry for another exciting Legends of Surf ...]]></text>
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    <article id="17903">
      <title><![CDATA[Coral Reef Wetsuits Introduces the First Solar Surfboard]]></title>
      <author><![CDATA[Surfboard Network Staff]]></author>
      <createdate unixtime="1327800073" delta="1 week ago"><![CDATA[1/28/2012]]></createdate>
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      <text><![CDATA[Southern California-based Coral Reef Wetsuits has introduced the first solar charging surfboard. Coral Reef Wetsuits' Tony Jones invented the Outback surfboard line that charges small electric devices - cell phones, iPods, smartphones, digital cameras, and flashlights. Jones has used the prototype board for more than two years, and it passed the extreme testing conditions such as very large surf, hitting the board in the water and worldwide travel.The Outback line ...]]></text>
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    <article id="17703">
      <title><![CDATA['Soul Surfer' Tells Story of Shark Attack Survivor]]></title>
      <author><![CDATA[Surfboard Network Staff]]></author>
      <createdate unixtime="1327203167" delta="2 weeks ago"><![CDATA[1/21/2012]]></createdate>
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      <text><![CDATA[For Bethany Hamilton, it's all about God and surfing. In this March 31, 2011 file photo, surfer Bethany Hamilton poses for a portrait while... That's how it was when a shark ripped off her arm as she lolled on a surfboard off the shores of Kauai in 2003, and that's how it is now as the cinematic version of her story, "Soul Surfer," opens in theaters nationwide."He continues to just ...]]></text>
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    <article id="16815">
      <title><![CDATA[Aussie surfer rides giant waves in darkness]]></title>
      <author><![CDATA[Surfboard Network Staff]]></author>
      <createdate unixtime="1321184710" delta="12 weeks ago"><![CDATA[11/13/2011]]></createdate>
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      <text><![CDATA[An Australian big wave surfer has pushed the limits of the sport by taking on monster Hawaiian waves in the dark.Mark Visser, from Queensland's Sunshine Coast, surfed 10m-high waves at the ferocious island break Jaws, armed with only a headlamp to illuminate his heart-stopping ride."I hit a few chops ... It freaks you out, you get air and you're going ridiculously fast," Visser told ninemsn.The 28-year-old professional surfer had been ...]]></text>
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    <article id="16651">
      <title><![CDATA[Rip Curl Opens Flagship Store in Jalan Legian Bali with Free Shopping Spree]]></title>
      <author><![CDATA[Surfboard Network Staff]]></author>
      <createdate unixtime="1320583088" delta="12 weeks ago"><![CDATA[11/6/2011]]></createdate>
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      <text><![CDATA[Rip Curl celebrated the Grand Opening of it's newest flagship store in Bali located in the heart of Legian with a huge party and free shopping for customers. Celebrating in true Rip Curl party style shoppers and guests were treated to fun, games, free flow beers and a special chance to win free shopping inside the brand new store. During the day shoppers were given a token inviting them to ...]]></text>
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    <article id="16491">
      <title><![CDATA[Micah Byrne Signs with STAMPS Surfboards]]></title>
      <author><![CDATA[Surfboard Network Staff]]></author>
      <createdate unixtime="1320310454" delta="13 weeks ago"><![CDATA[11/3/2011]]></createdate>
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      <text><![CDATA[Micah Byrne is a Nobel Piece Prize and Grammy winning professional surfer who resides in Huntington Beach, CA. Okay, so most of that is a lie, but in the past 11 years of his professional surfing career he has chalked up some impressive wins. In 2008 he won the VANS Pier Classic 2 and the Macy's Trifecta and in 2010 he went on to win the SurfRide Series and was ...]]></text>
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    <article id="16330">
      <title><![CDATA[Faith restored with surfboard return]]></title>
      <author><![CDATA[Surfboard Network Staff]]></author>
      <createdate unixtime="1320035894" delta="13 weeks ago"><![CDATA[10/31/2011]]></createdate>
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      <text><![CDATA[DECENCY has prevailed in the case of the Noosaville man who had his new surfboard stolen last week.Last Friday the Daily reported Keirin Shaw's heartache at having the $800 custom-made surfboard stolen while at Double Island Point on January 3.Today we can gladly report that Minyama couple Alicia and Chris Dodgshun found the board – which was still in its cover and undamaged – on Double Island Point on the ...]]></text>
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    <article id="16168">
      <title><![CDATA[Surfboarding dog takes to the waves with his owner... and finds the sea can be 'ruff']]></title>
      <author><![CDATA[Surfboard Network Staff]]></author>
      <createdate unixtime="1319711708" delta="14 weeks ago"><![CDATA[10/27/2011]]></createdate>
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      <text><![CDATA[A keen surfer is on the crest of a wave - and so is his pet dog as they took to the waters together at the weekend.Michael Naish, 22, taught Jack Russell Olly to balance on his board as he rode the surf off Sidmouth Beach in Devon.He said he swam out with the four-year-old terrier as an 'experiment' - but the game little muttt seemed to take an instant ...]]></text>
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    <article id="16005">
      <title><![CDATA[Brody Jenner Injured, But Avril Lavigne Not Dead]]></title>
      <author><![CDATA[Surfboard Network Staff]]></author>
      <createdate unixtime="1319286906" delta="15 weeks ago"><![CDATA[10/22/2011]]></createdate>
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      <text><![CDATA[This weekend, a randomly generated fake news article that Avril Lavigne had died in a snowboarding accident coincided with a real incident where her boyfriend, Brody Jenner, was injured in a surfboarding accident.The false story about Lavigne was created at “Global Associated News”, a website where visitors can enter a celebrity's name to get a randomly generated selection of news stories created for that celebrity- most reporting death or injury ...]]></text>
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    <article id="15681">
      <title><![CDATA[Doug Haut: Master Shaper And Local Icon]]></title>
      <author><![CDATA[Surfboard Network Staff]]></author>
      <createdate unixtime="1318577583" delta="16 weeks ago"><![CDATA[10/14/2011]]></createdate>
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      <text><![CDATA[For more than 40 years, Doug Haut has owned surf shops in Santa Cruz and has created a name for himself in the surfing industry. From the first waves he surfed in '57, to the competitions in the '70s and '80s, Haut has been involved in the surfing world for more than five decades and still is going strong.Haut's Surf Shop on the West side looks like a seafood restaurant ...]]></text>
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