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River Defined

A long narrow channel of water that flows as a function of gravity and elevation across the Earth's surface. Many rivers empty into lakes, seas, or oceans.

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Geography initiative puts ISU

Published August 27, 2008, 8:12 pm, Daily Vidette

Students who hail from southern Illinois are certainly not strangers to the devastating flooding which took place along the banks of the Mississippi River this summer. What many may not know, however, is that ISU is playing a key role in understanding and documenting the aftermath of June's torrential storms.

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Rainy Manchester may need defending, but it scores highly in happiness league

Published August 27, 2008, 4:19 pm, Times Online

There is no Tesco, no Marks & Spencer, and the residents – heavily outnumbered by sheep – are among the poorest in the land.

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Kosi sorrow: over 20 lakh marooned

Published August 27, 2008, 2:02 pm, Express India

There were two Kosis all of a sudden on the afternoon of August 18 when the river breached the embankment.

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EPA Awards $182,000 in Environmental Education Grants

Published August 27, 2008, 3:48 am, Kansas City InfoZine

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Region 7 office has awarded nine grants totaling $182,000 to develop new environmental education projects. The proposals came from the four Region 7 states of Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska.

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Area last in state in home prices

Published August 27, 2008, 1:53 am, The Toledo Blade

The Toledo metro area was the worst spot in Ohio for home prices and mortgage refinance values in the past year, dropping nearly 4 percent. As selling prices fell 4.8 percent nationally from the second quarter of last year to the same period this year, Monroe was rocked with an 8.3 percent loss, according to the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight. "It's obvious that it all has to ...

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More about Karen

Published August 27, 2008, 1:14 am, Republican-American

The Karens are generally believed to be one of the Mongolian tribes that traversed the central Asian plains, some moving farther east into the vast lands of China, others turned south into South Western China and Burma and further down south into Northern Thailand.

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In new venture, veteran winemaker Richard Sanford stays true to himself

Published August 27, 2008, 12:10 am, Seattle Times

Sanford Winery was an icon in the central coast of California long before its 15 minutes of fame in the movie "Sideways. " You may recall...

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30-storey towers for North Bank

Published August 26, 2008, 8:34 pm, The Courier Mail

THE best options for the controversial North Bank project on the Brisbane River include four tower blocks up to 30 storeys high, a new report reveals.

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What part of beer don"™t you understand?

Published August 26, 2008, 11:40 am, Realbeer.com

Bend, Oregon’s newest brewery is Wildfire Brewing , or at least it was, because Chicago-based restaurant chain Wildfire Steaks, Chops & Seafood recently sent a cease and desist letter to the fledgling brewery giving them six-months to change the name.

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Local teen travels world to participate in rhythmic gymnastics

Published August 26, 2008, 10:45 am, Downers Grove Reporter Progress

The similarities between rhythmic gymnastics and geography might be few and far between but Peggy Flavin of Downers Grove is one clear link.

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