The audio from National Geographic
here. mehr

Photo by Ben Dunn mehr

http://www.ktvb.com/news/Southern-Idaho-is-nations-top-firefighting-priority-219459301.html?can=n mehr

The first day results
here.http://www.arangoiti2014.com/
Yesterday 13/08 a very tricky day. We started with South winds but
the day quickly got covered with some rain showers in the area. We set an out an
return along the south ridge, crossing later to the northern valley for the
second turnpoint and goal at Lumbier´s airfield. No pilots... mehr

http://travel.nytimes.com/2013/08/11/travel/your-own-private-idaho.html?_r=0
The “Entering Stanley, Idaho” sign seemed more like a friendly
warning than a welcome. “Population 63,” it read, as if to say: Congratulations,
you’ve made it to the middle of nowhere. Stanley is the entry point to the
Sawtooth Valley, a... mehr

http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/aug/11/texas-tragedy-ample-oil-no-water
So what is a town like Barnhart to do? Fracking is a powerful
drain on water supplies. In adjacent Crockett county, fracking accounts for up
to 25% of water use, according to the groundwater conservation district. But
Katharine Hayhoe, a climate scientist at... mehr

Adam at High Aerosports <<hanglide>>
writes:
Aeros has released a safety directive grounding all Combats
produced between 2011 and 2013 (see below). Detailed instructions for the
crossbar check are being created and will be published at Aeros website and
e-mailed to dealers within the next few days.
Grounding Aeros Combat Hang... mehr

He has won the competitions there three times, each time that he
has flown there
Attila is the winner of the Pre-Worlds in 2006, World Champion in
2007, and the winner of the US Nationals 2013. In 2013 he was flying a Moyes
Litespeed RX with no known other number associated with it. mehr

Vicki Cain <<vicki>>
writes:
Congratulations to Grant Crossingham British National Champion
2013! And also to Glen McFarlane (Aus) 2nd place. Six days from seven, great
flying, great result, both flying Moyes RX! Full results:
http://bhgcresults.wikidot.com/2013-nationals:flexwing-all-tasks.
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Instead of trophies, we gave the winners banners, posters, and
cups with images from Harry Martin. Here is the one from Linda Salamone:Suitable for framing.A big thanks to Harry Martin and his great drawings.I'm still waiting for a picture of Attila Bertok, who actually won the 2013 US
Nationals just ahead of Zac Majors, the 2013 US National... mehr

32.881678,-111.854982,Francisco Grande, Casa Grande, Arizona,
USA
http://santacruzflatsrace.blogspot.com/The competition is September 15h through the 21st. We always have a great time
staying at the Francisco Grande Hotel.Jamie has committed to Russell Brown to have him bring two Dragonflies. Also two
from Mark Knight in Casa Grande, and she... mehr

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We stay away from the over development, day five, task five, August
8th, 2013
SPOT Tracker for the meet
here.The results and SPOTS and teams will be up here:
http://ozreport.com/2013USNationals.phpThe task:My flight almost to goal
here.The main point about today was that the CAPE forecast at XCSkies (NAM and RAP)
was very definite about there... mehr

We stay away from the over development, day five, task five, August
8th, 2013
SPOT Tracker for the meet
here.The results and SPOTS and teams will be up here:
http://ozreport.com/2013USNationals.phpThe task:My flight almost to goal
here.The main point about today was that the CAPE forecast at XCSkies (NAM and RAP)
was very definite about there... mehr

Daniel Vélez Bravo <<danielvelezbravo>>
writes:
Today during a free flight day on our Colombian Nationals (some
ugly clouds called the day but about 10 pilots took off to a soft and peaceful
flight) one of the Aeros pilots had an emergency when his left carbon crossbar
broke on mid air for no apparent reason.
Weather was not... mehr

Nicole McLearn writes:
The 2013 Will Muller Cross Country Challenge is now over and it
was one of the most successful Willis in years! Over fifty pilots registered and
flew last week when the weather co-operated. Several days of potential
thunderstorms kept pilots local, but there were also several days that allowed
the pilots to do huge... mehr

Nicole McLearn writes:
The 2013 Canadian Paragliding Championships start in 10 days! The
recent local weather has been great and is forecast to remain so for at least
the next week. A few days ago pilots flew 70+km cross country's over the flats.For the serious competitor, the comp now has FAI Cat 2 sanctioning as well as
being an HPAC Cat... mehr

Richard Nikoley <<rnikoley>>
writes:
Don't know if you've ever flown the rim or met Page, the resident
local who lived only 10 minutes from the LZ, but I'm sure a ton of your readers
have. We arrived a couple of days ago for what was to be my 15th consecutive
year flying the rim, and Page was present or in the air every time I... mehr

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http://www.engadget.com/2013/08/07/piksi-brings-half-inch-gps-accuracy-to-kickstarter-for-900/
Piksi brings half-inch GPS accuracy to Kickstarter for $900.
Thanks to Russ Brown. mehr