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By Steve Ries
Row, no – Reluctantly learning to love whitewater rafting
I don’t remember exactly when it happened, but I remember that before we started out I knew one thing: I don’t do water. But as our raft made it around the bend and particularly angry-looking rapids started drifting into view,... READ MORE