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Clambering through a rocky gorge, a playground for outdoors lovers, in France's Provence
Fri, 11 May 2012 11:36:41 -0700 -
Camp Maroon: Nice guys finish firs
The marquee at Suncorp Stadium is packed. Confusion reigns. 25 journos and cameramen are clambering for spots amongst 400 dinner guests. Wait staff sidestep tripods and microphone cables like Justin Hodges darting out of dummy-half. They've just witnessed the naming of the first Maroons team for 2012 - a side that all but picked itself. Players are now trying to make their way to their tables ...
Tue, 15 May 2012 00:16:08 -0700 -
Rich pickings in festive frenz
The Astor Theatre in Mt Lawley was under siege, people cramming in and out, milling on the sidewalks, clambering down fire escapes and queuing for 100m up Beaufort Street. It was as though a horde of really hip-looking orcs had descended on some fortress in Gondor looking for man-flesh.
Mon, 07 May 2012 23:15:42 -0700 -
Orlando Fringe review: 'You Can't Bring That Bike in Here'
Tom Snyders goes a long way to earn your goodwill. In the show I saw, he began by thanking each individual audience member for coming, clambering over seats to shake hands. Funnier than it sounds, and it?s not much exercise for Snyders. He?s put over 150,000 miles under him as the ?Bicycling Comedian,? traveling to 34 countries on six continents by bike.
Fri, 18 May 2012 11:07:51 -0700 -
RAF search and rescue helicopter lands on beach and crew buy ice cream
Crew from an RAF search and rescue helicopter landed on the beach at Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk, and ordered four ice creams before clambering back into the chopper and flying off with their treats.
Fri, 18 May 2012 11:15:31 -0700 -
Solar panels combat more than climate chang
A pilot scheme helping schools to go solar is being rolled out nationally. You have two weeks to apply A little over a year ago I found myself clambering through a skylight on to the roof of Fox school, a primary nestled in a back street in London's Notting Hill. The headteacher, Paul Cotter, was taking me to see a recently installed solar system: an impressive array of blue-black photovoltaic ...
Tue, 01 May 2012 22:49:32 -0700 -
Rocky Ridge Off-Trail Scrambl
Viewed from Santa Barbara, the rounded "peak" east of La Cumbre is a chaotic jumble of large pink and tan boulders with a few gorgeous conifers mixed in.
Mon, 07 May 2012 19:02:13 -0700 -
Assassin's Creed 3 Trailer Reveals First In-Game Footage, Combat, Bear
Ubisoft reveals the power of the AnvilNext engine in the first Assassin's Creed 3 gameplay trailer. Assassin's Creed 3's first gameplay footage has been revealed, showing off the game's impressive visuals, open environments and crowded battlefields. We also see new assassin Connor being attacked by a bear, taking on British soldiers and clambering about in the wilderness, jumping between trees ...
Thu, 10 May 2012 08:37:38 -0700 -
Myer: The Facebook of Australian retailin
Myer arguably ranks as Australia's Facebook float. Myer was priced too highly and CEO Bernie Brookes has been under the gun ever since.
Tue, 22 May 2012 18:09:11 -0700 -
U.S. fighter jets land in Barbado
TWO UNITED STATES NAVY WARPLANES created quite a stir in districts around Christ Church and at the Grantley Adams International Airport yesterday with scores of onlookers clambering for a picture.
Sat, 05 May 2012 14:54:24 -0700 -