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Surfing Axed from Summer X Games - 5ones (Surfing News)

June 16th, 2008

Surfing Axed from Summer X Games
5ones, CA - 7 hours ago
After five years of mixed results and a failure to find a competition format that worked and excited, the plug has officially been pulled on surfing for
Billabong Pro Golf Day to Raise Funds for Supertubes Foundation Surfline.com Surf News
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SURFING -Disabled should also get chance to enjoy surf
Northern Advocate, New Zealand - 1 hour ago
By Peter Thorley Kaitaia's Mark Shanks believes the benefits of surfing for disabled people far outweigh the risks and he has taken the lead to help launch

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National surfing reserve declared at Crescent Head
ABC Regional Online, Australia - 8 hours ago
He says the beach's rich surfing heritage has now been recognised and its future preserved. "What it means is that the beach is protected from inappropriate

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Surfing at work costs UK economy £10.6 billion - IT PRO (Surfing News)

June 12th, 2008

Surfing at work costs UK economy £10.6 billion
IT PRO, UK - Jun 11, 2008
By Ash Dosanjh, 11 Jun 2008 at 05:10 The average UK office worker spends around an hour and a half a week of work time surfing the web, according to CBI.

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Give surfing its due
Daily Breeze, CA - 9 hours ago
Without such compliance, ninth- and 10th-graders at the two high schools would eventually be denied physical education credits for surfing.
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UK office workers spend 10 days a year surfing web for personal
Telecom Paper (subscription), Netherlands - Jun 11, 2008
The average office worker in the UK spends an hour and a half of work time each week surfing the internet for personal use, at a cost to the economy of GBP

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Pro surfer still in critical condition after car crash - San Diego Union Tribune (Surfing News)

June 11th, 2008

Pro surfer still in critical condition after car crash
San Diego Union Tribune, United States - 17 hours ago
SAN DIEGO – A famed professional surfer from Solana Beach remained hospitalized in critical condition Tuesday, four days after the car he was driving
Car Crash Kills Man, Injures Pro Surfer Surfline.com Surf News
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CBI understates Web surfing abuse
NetworkWorld.com, MA - 3 hours ago
06/10/2008 The Confederation of British Industry apparently thinks that the average UK office worker spends 90 minutes a week on personal web surfing.

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PR Web (press release)
PC Pandora is The Parent's Key to Safe Summer Surfing
PR Web (press release), WA - 10 hours ago
The company website devotes space to helping parents with 18 Tips to Safe Surfing and Pandora's Blog, where current news in the world of online safety is
Keeping our Technology-Savvy Kids Safe Online Mexia Daily News
Cyberbullying big threat to kids Hattiesburg American
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UK office workers spend 10 days a year surfing web for personal
Telecom Paper (subscription), Netherlands - 8 hours ago
The average office worker in the UK spends an hour and a half of work time each week surfing the internet for personal use, at a cost to the economy of GBP

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KLEW
A world of good for surfing
Honolulu Advertiser, HI - 6 hours ago
Once the pioneering sports series got the feel of surfing, it showcased Hawai'i's sport on a global stage, exciting imaginations and winning converts around
Video: Jim McKay, Known for 1972 Munich Reports, Dies AssociatedPress

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Surf’s up - Boston Globe (Surfing News)

June 10th, 2008

June 28 will be a big day for surfing in Hull. And maybe even a bigger day for memories. It’s the day a group of South Shore natives who surfed Nantasket Beach 40 years ago will meet on the beach, reconnect, reminisce, and - if the weather cooperates Read More

They squander their days watching TV and surfing the Web instead of studying, but it’s not for lack of discipline: Gaza students accepted at foreign universities are stuck at home because Israel and Egypt won’t let them leave the blockaded territory. Read More

Jimmy Kimmel Live: Game Night: Just guessing, but I’ll bet ABC’s mischievous late-night host hopes the Los Angeles Lakers-Boston Celtics series goes to seven games in the NBA Finals, because Kimmel gets a half-hour prime-time gig before every game Read More

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Obama holds up a mirror to the French - Financial Times (Surfing News)

June 10th, 2008

I f the US elections were held in France, Barack Obama would win by a landslide. The “Obamania” wave that has seized France, like most of the world, comes as no surprise but has specific characteristics. In France, the only other country in the Read More

NEW YORK : JetBlue will purchase the towers once used by Verizon Communications Inc. for its now defunct in-flight calling service, a JetBlue spokesman said Monday. A Verizon unit, Airfone, operated a network of seat-back phones on several commercial Read More

Apple’s new iPhone — faster, cheaper and with more features — is winning praise from analysts who say the device has already more than earned its place in cell phone history. The company, aiming to make its goal of selling 10 million iPhones by Read More

Apple Inc. took dramatic steps to boost sales of its iPhone handset, offering an aggressively priced new model that surfs the Internet at higher speeds and dropping its insistence on revenue-sharing with wireless carriers. The moves are an Read More

June 28 will be a big day for surfing in Hull. And maybe even a bigger day for memories. It’s the day a group of South Shore natives who surfed Nantasket Beach 40 years ago will meet on the beach, reconnect, reminisce, and - if the weather cooperates Read More

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The rise of the smartphone - MSNBC (Surfing News)

June 10th, 2008

At a time when sales of cell phones are slowing in the United States, there’s one kind of mobile device that appears to be defying the trend: smartphones. Whether you’re an Apple fan or not, there’s no question the company’s iPhone, with a new model Read More

Apple’s new iPhone — faster, cheaper and with more features — is winning praise from analysts who say the device has already more than earned its place in cell phone history. The company, aiming to make its goal of selling 10 million iPhones by Read More

June 28 will be a big day for surfing in Hull. And maybe even a bigger day for memories. It’s the day a group of South Shore natives who surfed Nantasket Beach 40 years ago will meet on the beach, reconnect, reminisce, and - if the weather cooperates Read More

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Boldly riding the wave of grief - Independent Online (Surfing News)

June 9th, 2008

Boldly riding the wave of grief
Independent Online, South Africa - 15 hours ago
By Tribune Reporter Durban's surfing community drew together at the junior provincial surfing championships at Dairy Beach this weekend to help Mikyle le

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Channel Surfing with CT
DVR Playground (press release), IL - 10 hours ago
by theTVaddict.com June 8, 2008 08:33 AM Sometimes, I just don’t know what people want. The critics were fairly brutal where SWINGTOWN is concerned,

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Leo Maxam, The Green Room: Santa Cruz's Pat Farley featured in
San Jose Mercury News,  USA - 20 hours ago
Many of you are probably already familiar with Farley's book, "Surfing to Saigon," an autobiographical account of being a young California surfer trying to

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LAUSD: Surfing may be swell, but is it a sport?
Daily Breeze, CA - 21 hours ago
By Catherine Cheney, Staff Writer San Pedro high school students will find out it their surf program continues Monday. Members are, front to back,

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Apple to profit from iPhone application sales - Times Online (Surfing News)

June 9th, 2008

When Steve Jobs, the chief executive of Apple, unveils the next-generation iPhone at the company’s Worldwide Developers’ Conference in San Francisco today, he is expected to reveal a new business model. The change in strategy frees operators to Read More

Wal-Mart officials, bolstered by a rebounding stock price and improved image, told shareholders on Friday that their renewed focus on price and better merchandise is winning over customers who they expect to keep when the sluggish economy improves Read More

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Hundreds of students still stranded in Gaza - Newsday (Surfing News)

June 8th, 2008

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - They squander their days watching TV and surfing the Web instead of studying, but it’s not for lack of discipline: Gaza students accepted at foreign universities are stuck at home because Israel and Egypt won’t let them leave Read More

Of all the nations of Central America, Nicaragua generally is regarded as the safest for tourism, with less street crime and violence than even Costa Rica. And yet, though its tourism is growing rapidly in a percentage sense, Nicaragua still receives Read More

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For Your Information - Miami Herald (Surfing News)

June 7th, 2008

The For Your Information column appears in The Miami Herald’s Broward section. You’ll find classes, clubs, programs for senior citizens and children, and community entertainment events. Items contributed must be received at least two days in advance Read More

Surfersvillage Global Surf News , 5 June, 2008 : - - Surfing in this island capital of the resurgent but again fast-growing sport and art of riding waves is becoming an earnest business, with the introduction of a certification and accreditation Read More

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