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2 hrs ago | How Stuff Works

How White-water Rafting Works

Colenso, Maria. "How White-water Rafting Works." 21 April 2008. HowStuffWorks.com. 09 November 2009.

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Sun Nov 08, 2009

New Straits Times

DO: Left high and wet

ANUSHA K. overcomes her fear of ferocious rapids and heights by going white-water rafting and abseiling down a waterfall cliff.

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Fri Nov 06, 2009

Medford Mail Tribune

'Epic' float to the sea

Waking in a sleeping bag to a cold, bone-drenching rain on the fifth day of their nine-day raft trip down the Rogue River, Sam Jackson and his two childhood pals wondered whether this adventure would match up to what it looked like on paper.

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Mon Nov 02, 2009

KIFI

Parties settle lawsuit in fatal Wyo. raft accident

Grand Teton Lodge Company has settled a lawsuit in which relatives of 3 people who died in a 2006 rafting accident on the Snake River claimed the company was negligent.

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WSLS

Roanoke woman saves Florida man from riptide

When Laura Arnold planned a trip with a friend to go on a Florida vacation, she didn't realize it would all begin with a life-saving experience.

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Sat Oct 31, 2009

IcWales

Father of three drowns on Turkish rafting expedition

THE partner of a Welsh holidaymaker killed on a white-water rafting expedition on a Turkish river yesterday relived the moment he was washed away from their capsized boat.

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Related Topix: Outdoor Recreation, Sports, Swimming

Fri Oct 30, 2009

Utah Travel Headlines Blog

The Australian Looks At White-Knuckled Rafting Ride In Utah

Writer Stanley Stewart took an adventure ride out of Moab and came away singing the praises of southern Utah's red rock country and whitewater rapids .

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Thu Oct 29, 2009

Examiner.com

Go hang gliding or white water rafting in Chattanoogo, Tennessee

Chattanooga, Tennessee's fourth largest city, should be remembered by visitors for much more than a choo-choo song.

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Related Topix: Outdoor Recreation, Hang Gliding

Tue Oct 27, 2009

Myrtle Beach Online

3 plead guilty to tax charges in horse scheme

Federal authorities say three men have pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges in a scheme that allowed wealthy people to get tax benefits from investments in thoroughbred horse breeding.

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Mon Oct 26, 2009

KIFI Idaho Falls

Lawyers open arguments in fatal Wyo. raft accident

A jury in Cheyenne must decide whether a 2006 rafting accident that killed three people on the Snake River was strictly a tragic accident or the result of a private company's negligence.

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Sat Oct 24, 2009

The Hindu

Rafting facilities to start in Beas

Shimla: Rafting would be introduced in river Baes to boost tourism activities in Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal said on Saturday.

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Fri Oct 23, 2009

Surfing News and Contests, Surf Repor...

Hawaii's Archie Kalepa SUPs into heart of Native America

Surfersvillage Global Surf News , 19 October, 2009 : - - Honolulu -- Hawaiian veteran lifeguard and big-wave rider Archie Kalepa is no stranger to life-changing experiences.

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Buzzle.com

White Water Rafting in India

White water rafting is a new form of adventure sports in India. It is a thrilling sport that is mostly played on the turbulent water of mountainous rivers of north India.

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Related Topix: Outdoor Recreation, Sports, Swimming

Thu Oct 22, 2009

The Tennessean

Boomtown that banks built struggles with bust's fallout

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - A monument to the financial crisis is rising amid this city's thicket of skyscrapers: a gleaming, glass-walled trophy tower that was intended as a fitting headquarters for Wachovia's national banking empire.

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The Sydney Morning Herald

Move over, Lara Croft, this is my scene

I'm driving along sipping a coffee and trying to decide how I feel about being set on fire.

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Tue Oct 20, 2009

Swissinfo

Kander river rafting trial begins

A Swiss army officer charged with multiple involuntary manslaughter in relation to the 2008 River Kander deaths will appear before a military tribunal on Tuesday.

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Fri Oct 16, 2009

WHSV-TV Harrisonburg

Ex-Whitewater Rafting Employee Charged for Tax Evasion in WV

A former employee of a whitewater rafting company in West Virginia is facing charges of tax evasion and providing false statements.

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Tue Oct 13, 2009

Newkerala.com

EME rafting expedition culminates successfully

Chandigarh, Oct 13 : Electronic and Mechanical Engineering has successfully completed a four-day expedition covering 158 km stretch in frothing Ganges rapids in the lap of the Himalayas.

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Mon Oct 12, 2009

Associated Content

Sturgeon River and Burt Lake - Rafting Northern Lower Michigan

All in the area know the Sturgeon River as the fastest river located in the lower peninsula of Michigan.

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Sun Oct 11, 2009

The Star Online

Adventurous: Tourists on a recent white-water rafting trip on Sungai...

TAMPARULI: Located some 40km from Kota Kinabalu, Tampa ruli is set to soar into international tourism following the launch of a paragliding adventure.

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