The Finn dropped two places from sixth to eighth late in the day when he hit a rock.
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Gronholm had been leading the event by 40 seconds when he hit a rock, which caused an oil leak and ended his rally.
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Upon making its approach to Giglio's tiny port, the Costa Concordia hit a rock that sent water gushing into its hull as the ship silently glided past the port.
"We must have hit a rock because it smashed the wheel and we had to drive the final seven kilometres with the car running onto the brake disc, " said 30-year-old McRae.
It was caused by a private landowner clearing vegetation with a weed trimmer, which may have hit a rock and produced a spark that ignited the dry brush, U.S. Forest Service spokeswoman Linda Christman said.
The ship's operator, Costa Crociere, said the vessel had been following its regular course on the first day of a Mediterranean cruise when it hit a submerged rock.
They've scored starring roles in the Disney Channel flick Camp Rock, hit the road for a sold-out concert tour and released a chart-topping album--A Little Bit Longer.
"If you throw a rock in this town you are going to hit an industry executive, " said Lake Bell, the writer, director and star of "In a World, " which will be shown at the festival.
We met at the university and found out that we all shared the passion for the Commodore 64's tunes and decided to form a band, not knowing that we hit a dry spot in the music scene playing 8-bit rock.
The rover hit pay dirt early, landing inside a shallow crater ringed in layered rock outcroppings.
Back when I was raising money for my Internet marketing company, NetCreations, in 1998, the Russian debt crisis hit and we started getting calls from VCs looking to get in at a rock-bottom valuation.
In 2009, Sim, my then boyfriend, and I launched MOD Restoration, a high end furniture restoration company, exactly five days before the market hit rock bottom.
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And in the last couple years, many of them saw a hefty chunk of their deferred compensation practically disappear when their company stock hit rock bottom during the onset of the financial crisis.
Some technical hurdles remain but once big-name pop-stars hit the Internet, selling singles for as little as a dollar apiece, music sales could rock the Web.
Aqua, like America's Backstreet Boys and Denmark's Michael Learns to Rock, first hit it big in Asia where there is less competition and where a little touring goes a long way.
Nada Surf has been plugging away since the mid-'90s, beginning as an alt-rock one-hit wonder (with the novelty song "Popular") and ultimately morphing into a rare creature: an indie-pop band that traffics in uplift and empathy.
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