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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JULY 09: Jock Connolly of Australia rides Red River during the 2011 PBR Australian Cup Series Final at Acer Arena on July 9, 2011 in Sydney, Australia.

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Duane Sand, a Bismarck man seeking the Republican nomination to the U.S. Senate, outlines his energy plan that includes a nuclear power plant in the Red River Valley, Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2011, in Fargo, N.D.

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Farmers plough to plant corn on a dried basin of the Red River in Hanoi December 6, 2011. Scientists say existing pledges to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 2020 are too weak to stem dangerous climate changes including more droughts, floods and rising seas. They say the existing pledges...

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This Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011 photo shows the advertising flyer by a group of mostly rural residents opposed to a $2 billion Red River diversion project that was inserted in The Forum newspaper of Fargo, N.D.

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John Cox celebrates winning the FLW Tour on Red River fishing tournament at the Shreveport Convention Center on Sunday, May 22, 2011, in Shreveport, La. MAGS OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT SHREVEPORTTIMES.

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Flooding from the Red River reaches newly planted soybean crops in Big Bend, La. , Monday, May 16, 2011. All along the swollen Mississippi River, hundreds of thousands of lives depend on a small army of engineers, deputies and even prison inmates keeping round-the-clock watch at the...

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An isolated farm, which is surrounded by Red River flood water, sits just south of St. Jean Baptiste in southern Manitoba, Canada on Tuesday, April 26, 2011.

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Representatives from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, IBERIABANK, Red River Bank and The Cottonport Bank presented a $23,098 partnership grant to Cenla Tunica-Biloxi Housing, Inc. on Wednesday. The organization will use the funds to purchase equipment for a planned day care...

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Winnipeg Jets players take a break after some rowing training on the Red River in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2011. Jets players and coaches took a day off from practice for team building at the Winnipeg Rowing Club.

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Winnipeg Jet captain Andrew Ladd and other players make their way to the river with some paddles for a day of rowing on the Red River in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2011. Jets players and coaches took a day off from practice for team building at the Winnipeg Rowing Club.

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Dustin Byfuglien, front, and other Winnipeg Jets players head down to the river for some rowing on the Red River in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2011. Jets players and coaches took a day off from practice for team building at the Winnipeg Rowing Club.

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Dustin Byfuglien barks out "row" to the other players as they race down the Red River in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2011. The NHL hockey team's players and coaches took a day off for team building at the Winnipeg Rowing Club.

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Lee Stubbs has a hard time reaching the boat as Winnipeg Jets coaches make their way to the Red River in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2011. The NHL hockey team's players and coaches took a day off for team building at the Winnipeg Rowing Club.

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FARGO, ND - APRIL 11: Water overflows the banks of the Red River on April 11, 2011 near Fargo, North Dakota. The river is normally contained within the tree line. Although the Red River crested in Fargo on Saturday at 38.75 feet, the fourth-highest flood on record, areas north of the...

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FARGO, ND - APRIL 11: A home is surrounded by floodwater from the Red River on April 11, 2011 near Fargo, North Dakota. Although the Red River crested in Fargo on Saturday at 38.75 feet, the fourth-highest flood on record, areas north of the city are still experiencing near-record...

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Jeff Bonner, Wildlife Biolgist with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, stands in the middle of the North Fork of the Red River looking at how low the river actually is on Aug. 2, 2011 in Amarillo, Texas. A devastating drought sweeping across Texas is turning rivers into sand,...

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RNPS IMAGES OF THE YEAR 2011 - Vu Cong Doanh, a 72-year-old Vietnamese man, exercises on the Long Bien bridge in Hanoi October 25, 2010. Vu Cong exercises twice a day on the bridge that for him represents the steel dragon giving strength and power. Long Bien bridge was built in 1903...

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People watch as fisherman Nguyen Ba Toan uses a ruler to measure a turtle (Amyda Cartilagineus) in his house in Hanoi October 14, 2011. Toan caught the turtle, weighing 25.6 kilograms (56.4 pounds) and measuring 108cm by 56cm (43 by 22 inches), on Wednesday in Hanoi's Red River. The...

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Fisherman Nguyen Ba Toan helps a boy sit on a turtle (Amyda Cartilagineus) in his house in Hanoi October 14, 2011. Toan caught the turtle, weighing 25.6 kilograms (56.4 pounds) and measuring 108cm by 56cm (43 by 22 inches), on Wednesday in Hanoi's Red River. The species is listed as...

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Fisherman Nguyen Ba Toan carries a turtle, the Amyda Cartilagineus, in his house in Hanoi October 14, 2011. Toan caught the turtle, weighing 25.6 kilograms (56.4 pounds) and measuring 108cm by 56cm (43 by 22 inches), on Wednesday in Hanoi's Red River. The species is listed as...

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FARGO, ND - APRIL 11: A levee made from sandbags holds back water from the Red River on April 11, 2011 in Fargo, North Dakota. Although the Red River crested in Fargo on Saturday at 38.75 feet, the fourth-highest flood on record, areas north of the city are still experiencing...

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In this April 11, 2011 photo, Woodcrest Drive in Fargo, N.D. , forms a peninsula, jutting into the flooding Red River. Authorities are planning door-to-door visits Tuesday, April 12, 2011, in rural areas north of Fargo, N.D. , isolated by Red River flooding.

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In this April 11, 2011 photo, FEMA Regional Administrator Robin Finegan, left, records video of flooding in Cass County, N.D. , during an aerial tour with U.S. Rep. Rick Berg, R-N.D. Authorities are planning door-to-door visits Tuesday, April 12, 2011, in rural areas north of Fargo, N.D....

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In this April 11, 2011 photo, floodwaters block many roads in Cass County, N.D. Authorities are planning door-to-door visits Tuesday, April 12, 2011, in rural areas north of Fargo, N.D. , isolated by Red River flooding.

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HARWOOD, ND - APRIL 10: Blaine Zaaveg of the Cass County Highway Department hangs a sign to let motorists know that County Road 22 near the Red River is closed due to flooding April 10, 2011 in Harwood, North Dakota. The Red River crested yesterday in Fargo, North Dakota, about 15...