Cracknell, who has not raced since the Athens Olympics, answered an emergency call from coach Jurgen Grobler to race in the Head of the River Fours race.

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Travellers who want to create a wine-tasting-and-salmon-spawning tour should head to portions of the Russian River in Sonoma and the Navarro River in Mendocino in the fall.

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As soon as you are properly hydrated and fortified at the mill, head west to the town of Essex where Connecticut River Expeditions runs a Fall Foliage Cruise aboard the RiverQuest.

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We hotel guests were luckier, forced only to navigate the paneled hallway and, with the rushing sounds of the river as background, head to a snug lair at the top of the stairs.

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The city thrived because of its direct connection by river with Timbuktu and from its situation at the head of trade routes leading to gold and salt mines.

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Yet, all of these are symptoms of the current deficiencies of economic policy, says Tony Volpon, a Brazilian and the head of Emerging Markets Americas fixed income strategy at Nomura Securities overlooking the Hudson River here in New York.

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Over the course of his deployment, Nick saved the life of a French soldier who was shot in the head and helped 42 people escape from a flooding river.

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