Fighting Kites were an English instrumental indie rock band from North London, England. They have been praised by Indie press and BBC radio for their unique...
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Fighter kites are kites used for the sport of kite fighting. Traditionally, most are small, unstable single-line flat kites where line tension alone is...
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anchors. Kites often have a bridle and tail to guide the face of the kite so the wind can lift it. Some kite designs do not need a bridle; box kites can have...
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fighter kites, known in India as patangs, to cut down other kites during kite fighting events. On the second night of the festival, illuminated kites filled...
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"The Paper Kites". Moshtix. Retrieved 17 March 2013. Goodfellow, Grace. "INTERVIEW: The Paper Kites". Retrieved 17 March 2013. "The Paper Kites". Thepaperkites...
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aimed at maximizing the performance and safety of kites in challenging conditions. In kite-fighting and recreational use, single-line control systems...
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Kite running is the practice of running after drifting kites in the sky that have been cut loose in kite fighting. Typically the custom is that the person...
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Foil kites are soft kites based on the design of the parafoil. They consist of a number of cells running fore to aft, some or all of which are open at...
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Amir's father's servant, spend their days kite fighting in the hitherto peaceful city of Kabul. Flying kites was a way to escape the horrific reality the...
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Shoulder, Wartgore Hellsnicker, Paul Hawkins & The Awkward Silences and Fighting Kites. The label also put together a well received charity compilation album...
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may do well with stretchy kite lines. Kite-fighting kites' main tether lines have sharp glass particles bonded to the line. Kite lines misused or abused...
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Just Want to be Left Alone)," a collaborative Christmas single with Fighting Kites to raise money for Shelter, Shaw also directed the music video. The...
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2011 when Dearbhla recruited Daniel and David after their former band Fighting Kites split as she had got to know them whilst living above their rehearsal...
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surfaces. Various types of kites exist, depending on features such as material, shape, use, or operating skills,Wind required. Kites may fly in air, water...
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kites gradually gained popularity through the latter half of the 20th century, branching into multiple sports. In the 21st century man-lifting kites are...
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Hamamatsu Kite Festival (浜松まつり) is Japanese festival in Hamamatsu. It is generally known to have multiple kites, along with a lot of kite battles through...
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List of sports (section Kite sports)
gymnastics Hang gliding Kite buggy Kite fighting Kite landboarding Kitesurfing Parasailing Snow kiting Sport kite (Stunt kite) Decathlon, heptathlon,...
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kites to overwhelm his enemies and commit crimes. In his first appearance (which he announces), in Batman #133, he first drops tear gas from his kite...
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of flying kites (such as water kites, bi-media kites, fluid kites, gas kites, kytoons, paravanes, soil kites, solid kites, and plasma kites) have niche...
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Kite runner may refer to: Kite running, the practice of chasing kites that have been cut loose in kite fighting The Kite Runner, a 2003 novel by Khaled...
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warriors are fighting on foot, such as in the English shield wall. Also, warriors of this period often rode to battles, but dismounted to fight on foot and...
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a Hazara. Amir does kite fighting, and Hassan is his spool-holder and "kite runner", who can accurately predict where loose kites will land, and has deadly...
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Shaw, Eddie Argos (Art Brut), Jack Hayter (Hefner), Still Corners, Fighting Kites, Johnny Foreigner, Paul Hawkins & The Awkward Silences. "Audio Antihero...
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pickup trucks kites are tethered to, or lift a man 100 feet into the air. Events at the festival include kite fighting and lighted kite shows. It is hosted...
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Werner Voss (section The fighting begins)
his childhood, Voss had flown Japanese fighting kites with his cousins in Krefeld; the decorations on the kites gave him the inspiration to paint the nose...
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British artists Benjamin Shaw, Jack Hayter (Hefner), and Broken Shoulder (Fighting Kites). In January 2016, Frog toured England and Scotland to promote Kind...
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"Nagare! Kenka tako" (Japanese: あがれ!ケンカ凧) May 28, 1977 (1977-05-28) 09 "Fighting kites" Transliteration: "Kaiju metorio no kiba" (Japanese: 怪獣メトリオの牙) June 4...
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Yeonnalligi (category Kites)
鳶, which means "kite". The game uses rectangle kites and is typically played on the Korean holiday Seollal. During Seollal, the kite is flown far away...
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express dialogue. He has also read with musical accompaniment from Fighting Kites. "Eccles British Library Writers Award 2018 winners announced". The...
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no shape." (in reference to its title) "Enemy Insects" - 6:14 "The Fighting Kites" - 1:31 "Rock Post Rock" - 4:11 "The Golden Ladder" - 3:04 "Downtown...
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