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  • No fun ride for Gold Reef City, Carte Blanche Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 7:04AMTwo of the country's biggest-ever defamation claims have been brought by Gold Reef City casino and theme park against M-Net and Carte Blanche.
  • No fun ride for Gold Reef City, Carte Blanche Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 6:55AMTwo of the country's biggest-ever defamation claims have been brought by Gold Reef City theme park against M-Net and Carte Blanche.
  • Community Briefs for September 2, 2010 edition Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 2:01AMRaymond Knowles Bronco Bonanza
  • Puppy Pitcher Should Be Running Scared Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 4:07PMThe alleged Bosnian "Puppy Pitcher" threw live puppies into a raging river on video. YouTube has since removed the clip, which is very sad and could spell a sad end for her. Contributor: Jesse Schmitt Published: Sep 01, 2010
  • Adventure-bound Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 9:26AMCHELMSFORD — Move over boys, a Scout program geared toward high adventure is being dominated by girls. “It’s not arts and crafts,” said 17-year-old Nicole VanKuilenburg, the daughter of a Boy Scout leader.
  • Proceed with caution when river crossing Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 1:12AMFAIRBANKS -- The way Rocky Reifenstuhl sees it, there are two types of river crossings in Alaska.
  • Governor General Announces the Awarding of 17 Decorations for Bravery Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 12:51PMOTTAWA, ONTARIO-- (Marketwire - Aug. 27, 2010) - Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada, announced today the awarding of two Stars of Courage and 15 Medals of Bravery . The recipients will be invited to receive their decorations at a ceremony to be held at a later date.
  • Governor General Announces the Awarding of 17 Decorations for Bravery Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 12:41PMOTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - 08/27/10) - Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaelle Jean, Governor General of Canada, announced today the awarding of two Stars of Courage and 15 Medals of Bravery. The recipients will be invited to receive their decorations at a ceremony to be held at a later date. The Decorations for Bravery were created in 1972 to recognize people who risked their lives to ...
  • 'Eaten alive' Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 4:11AMThe recent removal of Gold Ray Dam from the Rogue River has unleashed a pox upon the houses of nearby residents who are grappling with their unwanted marauders one swat at a time.
  • Most competitive: Jessica Fox Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 8:32PMJESSICA Fox is used to battling raging rivers and manoeuvring through whitewater rapids in her kayak. But the 16-year-old Australian looked equally adept on the calm waters of Marina Reservoir yesterday, as she outraced every challenger to win the girls' K1 obstacle canoe slalom.
  • Swollen rivers force Pakistanis to use zip line Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 7:09PMHundreds of thousands of people in the Swat Valley have been cut off from the rest of the country, but they are still crossing the rivers, slowly and sometimes dangerously. Swat Pakistan - Pakistan - Swat Valley - Taliban - Asia
  • Stranded by floods, Pakistanis zip line across swelled rivers Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 6:57PMBy Stephanie Gosk, NBC News Correspondent MINGORA, Pakistan –When the floods hit the Swat Valley four weeks ago, nearly every bridge was wiped out and miles of mountainside roads crumbled into the raging water.
  • Flooding hits some areas harder than others Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 7:30AMAs the waters receded Monday morning, residents cleaned up their homes after heavy rains flooded the region over the weekend. Jennifer Warn, of 86 Reid St., Fort Plain, piled up damaged items in front of her home and pumped out water from her basement. The items were damaged when water got into her basement Sunday night, where the waters were nearly as high as her breaker box. Warn said she and ...
  • Nature is far from silent on many occasions Sunday, August 22, 2010 @ 3:58AMLAKE MINCHUMINA — As my sister Miki and I sat on the bank of an ice-choked river last May, I remembered an odd statement I’d read a few weeks earlier. I don’t remember where I read it, or exactly h...
  • New River Gorge offers scenic outdoor challenges Saturday, August 21, 2010 @ 11:48PMNEW RIVER GORGE, W.Va. -- Teenagers can be hard to entertain, especially when the event is a no-texting, try-to-keep-the-iPod-to-a-minimum-so-we-can-actually-have-a-conversation family vacation. Thank goodness, then, that there are so many recreational activities to choose from in this rugged, scenic corner of West Virginia.