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Sage Cheshire Aerospace to Make History with Red Bull Stratos Project Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 1:01AMAerospace Composites and Design company, Sage Cheshire Aerospace and Austrian skydiver Felix Baumgartner, along with Red Bull, are set to make history by going on a mission to the edge of space through the Red Bull Stratos Project.
Fundraiser puts teachers in the firing line for a big jump Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 5:25PMBARANDUDA Primary School is raising funds by having one of its teachers jump out of a plane at 10,000 feet. Parents and students are bidding to have their favourite, or least favourite, staff mem
Sisters shave heads for brother Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 3:17PMTwo sisters have shaved off their hair to raise money for the Macmillan nurses who treated their brother.
Mallory relives the climb Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 5:59AMBARRIE - Relive the climb to the top with a special lecture by Dan Mallory. The Barrie insurance broker, joined by his wife, Barbara, and children Adam, Alan and Laura, tackled Mt. Everest in April-May 2008, the highest summit in the world.
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No... it's a man in a flying KAYAK: Daredevil claims to be world's first 'skyaker' Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 4:55AMDanger man Miles Daisher casts a bizarre image paddling across the sky - 13,000 feet up in a kayak.
Promote PR's big leap for Sport Relief Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 2:21AMAdrenaline junky Jo Whitaker from Caversham and five colleagues will be hurtling themselves out of a plane next Sunday in aid of Sport Relief.
Baumgartner set for Mission Impossible Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 4:12PMAthlete and BASE jumper ace Felix Baumgartner will need substantially more resolve and skill than screen heroes Keeanu ‘’Matrix’’ Reeves and Tom ‘’MI’’ Cruise when he embarks on mission impossible to become the first human ever to touch supersonic speed in a freefall skydive from a stratospheric balloon from the edge of space.
Amen Corner: PopMatters Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 3:03PMGasp! Full service massage parlors outrank book stores in Las Vegas?
Polk Commissioners will not hear petitions to keep skydiving Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 1:39PMAtlanta Skydive’s lease extension with Polk County is apparently a dead issue following weeks of public comment and discussion. In January, the board voted not to renew the lease that ends April 7...
Forget Sydney, Illawarra is the new tourism hub Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 12:39PMIllawarra could soon become the destination and Sydney the day trip after a report revealed there is little to keep visitors interested in Sydney.
1000 mourners in Darwen for ex-boxer's funeral Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 11:25AMUPDATE: One thousand mourners turned out today for the funeral of a sports-mad dad-of-two affectionately known as Mr Angry.
Ain't that sweet! Sugababe Amelle Berrabah beams after a date with mystery man Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 8:13AMThe 25-year-old singer couldn't stop smiling after spending the evening with her male companion.
Events axed amid Sick Kids New Pyjamas crisis Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 5:36AMA SERIES of potentially lucrative fundraising events for the Sick Kids hospital have been cancelled or postponed in the wake of the New Pyjamas campaign crisis.
Vizquel discusses offseason with no bull Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 8:50PMOmar Vizquel is joining the Chicago White Sox as a utility player, his second season in that capacity after 20 years as a starting shortstop.
Stuart reverend returns from Haiti with tales from tent city Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 2:49PMSTUART — The Rev. Robert Nelson, founder of Stuart-based nonprofit Island Impact Ministries, returned Friday from a 10-day medical relief mission in Haiti and the Dominican Republic — his second to the area since the Jan. 12 earthquake.Using the Dominican Republic, where he is affiliated with two medical clinics, as a staging area to gather supplies and support, Nelson drove with a team of four ...
Girls take plunge for cancer fight Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 9:39AMTwo brave Great Yarmouth College students are steeling their nerves as they look forward to jumping out of a plane at 13,000ft to raise money for the Youth Cancer Trust.
Sewall W. 'Susie' Mann Sunday, February 28, 2010 @ 2:50AMAthlete known as 'Daredevil Granny' embarked on series of adventures after terminal cancer diagnosis Sewall W. "Susie" Mann, a lifelong athlete who was known as the "Daredevil Granny" and who embarked on an odyssey of adventures that included sky diving and swimming with dolphins after receiving a diagnosis of terminal cancer last summer, died of the disease Feb. 15 at Stella Maris Hospice in ...
Tributes paid to sports mad Blackburn dad Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 2:40AMA SPORTS-mad dad of two has died after suffering a heart attack just minutes after a gym session.
Just cause 2 – hands-on Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 8:08PMWe recently got another chance to test out how well Tarzan (er, Rico) the secret agent swings in the run up to his launch into the public sphere in late March. And it turns out that he’s swinging rather well, as it happens.
Fla. Mayors Skydive For Military Support Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 5:50AMU.S. Army officials said 13 Florida mayors have signed up to skydive with the Golden Knights parachute team as a show of support for the military. of Mayors, said the event Saturday at Homestead Air Reserve Base will mark the largest-ever number of U.S. mayors jumping together.
Jockstrip: The world as we know it. Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 5:04AMBreak-in targets sheriff's home … Police: Drunk man drove off with gas hose … Ga. man wants chicken as state bird … Fla. mayors skydive for military support … The world as we know it from UPI.
The Inadvertent Freelancer (part 2): How to Sell Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 2:37PMSo, you're now a freelancer - While that wasn't your career plan, initially, you're a freelancer now. How do freelancers sell when they're really great at delivery? Read part 2 of this three part series on the world of Inadvertent Freelancers
Fla. mayors skydive for military support Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 1:49PMHOMESTEAD, Fla., Feb. 25 (UPI) -- U.S. Army officials said 13 Florida mayors have signed up to skydive with the Golden Knights parachute team as a show of support for the military.
Cheerleader of the Week: Illinois' Kristina Marie Anderson Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 11:54AMName: Kristina Marie Anderson
Sky's the limit for Stephen Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 7:13AMDunstable barman is to skydive from 13,000 feet (25/02/2010 10:47:48)
Jeret Peterson's life inside the Hurricane Wednesday, February 24, 2010 @ 8:02PMA string of horrifying events devastated the U.S. aerialist, but treatment has him reinvigorated and ready to throw his signature trick.
Jim Trotter: Offseason moves show Arizona has learned from past mistakes Wednesday, February 24, 2010 @ 3:17PMNo team is likely to absorb more body blows than the Cardinals this offseason. Pro Bowl quarterback Kurt Warner retired three weeks ago and defensive standouts Karlos Dansby and Antrel Rolle are expected to leave next month as free agents. All were key contributors the past two years, when the Cardinals won playoff games in consecutive seasons for the first time in team history, and their ...
A brain tumour the size of a snooker ball Wednesday, February 24, 2010 @ 2:06PMA YOUNG mum has spoken of how shopping centre staff refused to call an ambulance when she collapsed with a brain tumour. (24/02/2010 09:31:53)
Salinas grocery store cashier takes her first ride on a plane — and jumps from 15,000 feet Wednesday, February 24, 2010 @ 7:11AMWhy would anyone of sound mind jump out the door of a perfectly good airplane — especially one flying at 15,000 feet above rock-hard ground?
Paluch: Lots of room on my timeline Wednesday, February 24, 2010 @ 4:13AMLife is a series of "big enoughs" and "old enoughs" and all sorts of other "enoughs."
Martin's charity parachute jump Wednesday, February 24, 2010 @ 12:57AMA BUILDER with a fear of heights is plucking up the courage to do a parachute jump for a charity that is helping his nephew.
Red Bull Stratos Science Team Reveals How Felix Baumgartner Will Try to Achieve Supersonic Freefall -- and What They ... Tuesday, February 23, 2010 @ 10:05AMAt 120,000 Feet Above Sea Level, Altitude Is Both Ally and Adversary
Red Bull Stratos Science Team Reveals How Felix Baumgartner Will Try to Achieve Supersonic Freefall -- and What They ... Tuesday, February 23, 2010 @ 9:36AMSANTA MONICA, CA--(Marketwire - 02/23/10) - Today the Red Bull Stratos science team released the first new information available since Felix Baumgartner's mission to the edge of space was announced to the public on January 22, 2010. The detail offered provides deeper insight into how and why Baumgartner hopes to become the first person ever to "go supersonic" in freefall as he attempts a skydive ...
13 South Florida mayors to sky dive for troops Monday, February 22, 2010 @ 4:44PMIf former President George H.W. Bush can do it, they can too Talk about leaps of faith. Later this month, 13 mayors from four South Florida counties will make 12,000-foot jumps from a plane with the Golden Knights, the U.S. Army Parachute Team.
SUNSHINE LIFTS OUR SPIRITS Monday, February 22, 2010 @ 12:05AMSunny skies brought out sneakers, strollers and skin yesterday. After weeks of snow and ice, the Fredericksburg region appeared to awaken from hibernation....
Skydivers drop supplies into Haiti Sunday, February 21, 2010 @ 6:41PMBy: David Schuler | The News Record Skydiving centers across the United States answered a call to help ferry supplies to Haiti....
Skydivers drop medical supplies into Haiti Sunday, February 21, 2010 @ 5:59PMBy: David Shuler | The News Record Skydiving centers across the United States answered a call to help ferry supplies to Haiti....
Fredericksburg-area local government schedule meetings this week Sunday, February 21, 2010 @ 12:20AMFREDERICKSBURG The City Council meets Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. in City Hall. Council members will continue a public hearing on proposed new rules for the size of new houses. They will also hold a public hearing on a proposed new policy for events that close city streets....
Campers say ban would hurt tourism Friday, February 19, 2010 @ 10:30AMFreedom campers Nick Bradley and David Turley, of Wiltshire, England, do not believe New Zealand should ban campervans, because the tourism industry would suffer.
Disabled skydive plane lands at VAFB Friday, February 19, 2010 @ 1:05AMA disabled aircraft carrying six skydivers from Sky Dive SantaBarbara in Lompoc glided to a safe emergency landing Wednesday atthe Vandenberg Air Force Base airfield after its engine conked outand began billowing smoke.
Herald Scotland Thursday, February 18, 2010 @ 8:19AMThis time last week I was at the Hilton with N-Dubz for breakfast … it’s not quite what it sounds.
Skydivers to land near city beach Thursday, February 18, 2010 @ 7:00AMRESIDENTS living near Elwood beach say they are worried about the safety of a trial to let skydivers land on nearby parkland.
Sky Diving Plane Makes Emergency Landing Thursday, February 18, 2010 @ 1:52AMThere were tense moments in the skies above Lompoc after a small aircraft had to make an emergency landing.
Family overwhelmed at tributes to Connor Wednesday, February 17, 2010 @ 4:28AMA Newquay family has been overwhelmed by the support of friends and relatives, in the wake of the unexpected death of a Newquay teenager.
£56m Lotto winner's skydive Tuesday, February 16, 2010 @ 7:49PMBRITAIN'S biggest ever lottery winner Nigel Page shows he's got the world at his feet
HELPING OTHERS: Skydive Chicago owner delivers goods to Haiti Friday, February 12, 2010 @ 11:32PMEach time Matthew "Rook" Nelson stepped foot in Haiti, it was like stepping into a movie just for a moment and then going back to his reality. His time spent in Haiti was short, but his impact was significant.
Facing Facebook Friday, February 12, 2010 @ 4:10PMThe Facebook phenomenon has hit Taft! Within the last few weeks, a slew of groups posted Facebook pages. You can get their latest updates just by checking your own Facebook page. More will be revealed on getting your very own page, in case you don't already have one.
Skydiving guy takes plea in worker's comp case Thursday, February 11, 2010 @ 4:12PMFORT EDWARD -- Jacob Bancroft was able to climb mountains andjump from an airplane while out of work because of an injury,prosecutors alleged.
Brave mum prepares for charity skydive Thursday, February 11, 2010 @ 11:22AMA mum-of-two is celebrating Mother's Day in a very different way this year. While her children Ben, nine, and Joe, seven, look on, Claire Shadbolt will be throwing herself out of a plane to raise money for charity.
Nell McAndrew launches Forces help celebrations Wednesday, February 10, 2010 @ 1:50AMForces sweetheart Nell McAndrew has helped launch the 125th anniversary celebrations of a national military charity.