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Have you been to the Jumping Frog yet?
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Written by Johnna Kaplan
In most cities, the Jumping Frog would be on a major shopping street, where even hapless or lost visitors would be sure to stumble upon it. In Hartford, it's tucked away where few but…
Parrot MiniDrones on Sale in August, We Go Hands-On
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Parrot's MiniDrones: Rolling Spider and Jumping Sumo
Looking for a cool high-tech toy this summer? French drone-making company Parrot is preparing to release two new MiniDrones in August. The…
Nintendo jumps on toy figure trend to boost Wii U
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Nintendo on Tuesday said it is adding real-world game figures to Wii U play to help boost the popularity of its console, which has lagged rivals in the market.
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Can’t Keep a Good Dog Down
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Avalanche sports her medals after Saturday's dock dogs competition in Vail, Colorado, at the GoPro Mountain Games.
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The girls base jumping off cliffs in the Swiss Alps
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By Imogen Foulkes
BBC News, Geneva
Jumping out into the void is a dream for some but a nightmare for most
On a beautiful day in early summer, Justine Edde and Ellen Brennan are heading up into…
Bolesworth International attracts show jumping stars to Cheshire Top show jumping event given a…
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The annual four day festival of world class show jumping and entertainment held in the grounds of Bolesworth Castle - now in its seventh year - returns from the 12th to the 15th June 2014.
The event…
Hitchens Knows He Needs Time After Jumping In For Lee
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IRVING, Texas – Anthony Hitchens isn’t prepared to be the next man up at middle linebacker yet, and he’ll be the first to admit it.
The fourth-round pick was brought in to back up Sean Lee, and after the star…
Dogs jumping from three-storeys at SFU’s Burnaby campus
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METRO VANCOUVER -- Simon Fraser University's security department is recommending people keep their dogs on a leash when walking on campus, after three dogs jumped a ledge and fell at least three storeys.
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Horses jumping the extraordinary Taxis Ditch in the Grand Pardubice Steeplechase
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By Danny Hall, Sports Editor
TOM GARNER paid a flying visit to Prague over the weekend to book his place for the infamous Grand Pardubice Steeplechase on the second Sunday in October.
Garner, 23, is a…
Jumping In From A Small School
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Just a few weeks into his career, wide receiver Walter Powell has quickly realized how far he is from his old life at Murray State.
The sixth-round pick’s workday with the Cardinals begins at 6 a.m.…
5* wins put Eric Lamaze ‘back in the sport’
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By Horsetalk.co.nz
One week following his stunning win in the €200,000 Grand Prix of La Baule, France, Canadian Olympic Show Jumping Champion Eric Lamaze made it two in a row by claiming the €200,000…
Deer smashes into woman’s home, jumps on her bed
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A deer crashed through the window of a woman's home in Pittsburgh's Highland Park Sunday, destroying furniture, breaking glass, and even jumping into the woman's bed.
Brian Jones told Pittsburgh's…
Cupcakes, frozen yogurt shops aim to jump-start faded trend
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A few years ago, we couldn't get enough cupcakes and frozen yogurt. Shops were popping up all over the place. Having frosted cupcakes at corporate events was fun and hip. Froyo quickly became a cool, new word.…
Riggins Jumps in for Justin
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You may have have seen a few videos posted on Facebook of people in Riggins jumping into rivers, creeks, ponds, swimming pools, and even kiddie pools and water troughs recently for the fundraiser, Jump in for Justin. It was…
Dock Dogs ready to ‘fly’
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More high leaping, long jumping, fast swimming DockDogs dogs than ever before are traveling to Statesboro for the third annual Anderson's Summer Splash, a three-day event beginning Friday morning at Anderson's…
Students fined after jumping into Brisbane River
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Seven university students who jumped into Brisbane River during a party cruise have each been fined $2040.
The male University of Queensland students, all from Kings College, sparked a water!-->…
Sarah Hendrickson: History In The Making
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By Brad Botkin |
Sarah Hendrickson’s career has only just begun. She won’t even be 20 years old until August, and already she’s a world champion. Nobody would be shocked if one day she wins an Olympic gold…
Florence Huskies sophomore Taylor Holand ties for 3rd in state high jump
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By Brandon Hopper
Lakewood — High jumping is all about rhythm, and Taylor Holand's got messed up Thursday.
The piece of tape she puts down to tell her where to turn gotten taken…
Dallas superintendent takes Salem-Keizer job
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Jolene Guzman
DALLAS - The magnitude of Dallas Superintendent Christy Perry's career shift - jumping from leading Dallas schools to the second largest school district in the state - hasn't…
Nontraditional graduates use life experiences as jumping off point
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After varied careers in business and law enforcement, two Southeast Missouri State University spring graduates are looking forward to the next chapters in their lives.
Mary Ann Farmer, a businesswoman, will obtain…
Grandfather ends Battle Ground party with shotgun
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BATTLE GROUND, Wash. -- A man who fired a gun to scare off an intruder found out soon afterward that his granddaughter had actually invited several friends over for a party at his house.
Police were called just…
Jumping red light tops traffic violations in Chandigarh
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CHANDIGARH: In the last couple of years, the trend of traffic violations has undergone a drastic change in the city. The number of violation for driving without helmet has been overpowered by the number of…
Rahm Emanuel Faces New Test With Chicago Pension Crisis
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CHICAGO—Jumping from city-hall meetings to public-school classrooms in his black SUV, Rahm Emanuel worked to buff his image as the hard-driving mayor of the nation's third-largest city in the CNN TV series…
Police: Pair rescued after jumping off bridge
GUILDERLAND First responders rescued two men after they were allegedly drinking and jumped off a bridge into shallow water, according to police.
The Guilderland Police Department received a call around 6:45 a.m. on…
Woman killed in crash was leading equestrian trainer
GRANVILLE — Central Ohio lost a leader in equestrian hunt and jump training Friday with the death of Pamela L. Graham.
Jennifer Robertson, an owner and head of operations at Timber Run Farm, an equestrian…
US Troops Jump with Poles Amid Ukraine Crisis
The "Sky Soldiers" of the 173rd Brigade stepped up jump training with Polish paratroopers Monday as part of the allied buildup in Eastern Europe to guard against spillover from the escalating fighting in Ukraine.
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The Jump Manual Program by Jacob Hiller Helps Basketball Players Increase Their Vertical Leap
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Los Angeles, CA — (SBWIRE) — 05/05/2014 — Increasing the vertical leap of an athlete was always one of the hardest goals to achieve in sports, it requires a very rigid regiment of training and most…
Cold Water Challenge
MARQUETTE -- The Cold Water Challenge is a potentially dangerous Facebook trend that has both kids and adults jumping into frozen lakes across the nation.
It begins with someone challenging you. Then you have 24 hours…
CHART: Why Everybody Is Jumping At The Chance To Buy The Clippers
It is not even clear yet if the NBA will be able to force Donald Sterling to sell the Los Angeles Clippers, and yet some big names such as such as Magic Johnson and Diddy are already positioning themselves to purchase the team and the…
Make a Muscle: Sand is effective training tool
Did you know that research out of Belgium has shown that you can burn nearly one and half times more calories running on sand than you can running on solid ground? Of even greater significance is the fact that you can burn two to…