Woman dives into California river to escape jail work detail

Edit The Miami Herald 17 Jul 2016
Placer County sheriff’s deputies captured a female inmate who they said escaped California Highway Patrol officers during a roadside work outing by jumping into the American River ... into the river, where the officer lost sight of her....

Liberals readying to campaign to keep Scarborough-Rouge River

Edit Toronto Sun 17 Jul 2016
It sure looked a lot like campaign season in Scarborough-Rouge River on Saturday. Although Premier Kathleen Wynne has yet to call a byelection in the riding, she was at the campaign office opening for Liberal candidate Piragal Thiru on Saturday, along with several members of cabinet and supporters ... The Scarborough-Rouge River seat has been vacant since Liberal Bas Balkissoon resigned back in March ... Stay tuned,” Wynne said....

Cleveland gets ready for Republican National Convention

Edit Business Insider 17 Jul 2016
FILE – This July 15, 2008, file photo shows the Cuyahoga River in Cleveland. The river, which flows through the city's downtown into Lake Erie, was once so polluted it caught fire at least 13 times, alarming environmentalists and leading to a host of national water quality regulations ... (AP Photo/Mark Duncan, File) ... He had driven in his car from a western suburb to the west side and then biked across the Cuyahoga River into downtown ... ....

Kurds in Iraq see Israel as Middle East model

Edit Topix 17 Jul 2016
PESHMERGA FIGHTERS stand guard at a checkpoint near Mosul Dam on the Tigris River in Kurdistan. MOSUL DAM 'We had mortars from ISIS falling here last week,' says Col ... ....

4 blocks of River Road in Destrehan closed until Sunday at 6 p.m.

Edit The Times Picayune 17 Jul 2016
A four-block stretch of River Road in Destrehan was to be closed for 36 hours this weekend, according to the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development. The highway was to be blocked to traffic between Modoc Street and James Drive West from Saturday at 6 a.m. to Sunday at 6 p.m. An average of 6,000 vehicles per day use that stretch of road ... Highway officials recommended using Interstate 310, St ... ....

Trance Sanctuary & Friendz Sunset Boat Party tickets

Edit Skiddle 17 Jul 2016
The DUTCH MASTER in London. Saturday 6th August 2016. 5.45pm til 11.00pm (last entry 6.00pm). Minimum Age. 18 ... Venue ... After the sell out success of last summer's boat party, Trance Sanctuary & Friendz join forces once again to host a sunset clubbing experience along the River Thames. Sailing down the River Thames on the 375 capacity Dutch Master Boat, Trance Sanctuary & Friendz have booked a legendary figure within the Trance scene....

Junior Carnival dances through Scarborough

Edit Toronto Sun 17 Jul 2016
Caneisha Edwards is only 14, but she’s a 12-year veteran of the Junior Carnival. With her tall, bright pink flamingo costume, she and over 2,000 other participants joyfully danced to Soca and Caribbean music in Scarborough on Saturday ... Premier Kathleen Wynne, Ontario PC leader Patrick Brown and candidates for the upcoming Scarborough-Rouge River byelection were among those in attendance to kick off the parade....

Uttarakhand on high alert after heavy rains

Edit The Times of India 17 Jul 2016
DEHRADUN. Heavy rains, which began on Friday, lashed most parts of Uttarakhand throughout Saturday throwing daily life out of gear ... Srinagar in Pauri district and Someshwar in Almora district received 88mm rain each ... The rains also led to a rise in the water level of major rivers in Uttarakhand including Ganga at Haridwar, sparking fear of floods in the low-lying areas of the state ... RELATED....

Reservoirs half full, stock up tenfold in 15 days

Edit The Times of India 17 Jul 2016
Pune. It took just the first 15 days of July to bring almost an entire year's supply of water for the city to the Khadakwasla, Panshet, Varasgaon and Temghar reservoirs ... "Dams also supply water to farms located downstream. About 50% stock of the total 29 TMC is released for agriculture ever year ... Water stock in Khadakwasla reached the maximum capacity, which led to a release of water into the river and canal ... RELATED. From around the web....

Jazz Jam hosted by Bukky Leo

Edit Skiddle 17 Jul 2016
Stereo 92 in London. Tuesday 19th July 2016. 8.00pm til 12.00am. Minimum Age. 18. “World Class live jazz in a local setting’ Because drinking cocktails and great saxophone solo seems like a great way to spend a Tuesday no?. Event Info. Venue.  . Jazz Jam hosted by Bukky Leo on Tue 19th July 2016 ... The follow-up album “River Nile” led to a nomination at the US African Music Awards in New York ... Music Genres.  ... 18 ... ....

Rain not enough to end drought

Edit The Times of India 17 Jul 2016
Pune. Torrential rain over some areas in the last few days has helped soothe the parched state, but experts advise that this will not end the spate of droughts ... "Drought in the 1990s was essentially the drought of a poor India ... The study, conducted by advocacy group South Asia Network on Dams, Rivers and People (SANDRP), has observed that Marathwada region cultivated sugar cane, a water-guzzling crop, in face of drought ... RELATED....

China targets capacity cuts in sectors such as steel, coal

Edit Arabnews 17 Jul 2016
Attached Files. . ID. . 1468696521113855300. Publication Date. . Sunday, July 17, 2016. BEIJING ... Shanxi's Deputy Gov ... "What Shanxi's good coal companies need the most right now is the confidence of investors and the help from financial institutions — as we cross the river on the same boat," Wang said, and urged banks to roll over the companies' loans and buy their bonds ... BALANCING ACT. Beijing has noticed the footdragging ... ....

Draft signing deadline passes: Final signing and bonus tracker (Cincinnati Reds)

Edit Public Technologies 17 Jul 2016
(Source. Cincinnati Reds). If a team is unable to sign a pick within the first two rounds, it receives a compensation pick in the following year's Draft one spot after the unsigned player was selected. So the Pirates will receive a compensation pick in 2017, No. 42 overall, for not signing Lodolo, while the Astros won't receive a pick ... High school left-handers Braxton Garrett (No ... Braves ... 1 ... 2 ... ARI - Joey Rose, 3B, Toms River HS North (N.J.)....
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