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Skydiver still considered serious at Miami Valley ICU Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 8:14AMMIDDLETOWN - A professional skydiver remains in critical condition after crashing to the ground during a jump. Justin Hammons, 29, of Lexington, Ky., is listed in critical condition at Miami Valley Hospital.
Skydiver still considered serious at Miami Valley ICU Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 8:03AMMIDDLETOWN — A professional skydiver injured in a parachuting accident at Middletown’s Hook Field last weekend remained hospitalized as of today, March 12.Justin Hammons, 29, of Lexington, Ky., was listed in serious condition this morning at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton. Hospital staff said Hammons continues to be housed in their intensive care unit.
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Army Paratrooper Survives Fall From Plane Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 4:07PMA skydiver who’s parachute didn’t open properly broke nearly every bone in his body, tore open his aorta, and spent six weeks in a coma, but he survived and is now dealing with his pain with a new device developed by St. Jude’s hospital.
Clapham TV presenter in charity skydive Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 11:42AMSky news presenter Caroline Feraday is performing a skydive alongside other celebrities to raise money for the Breakthrough Breast Cancer charity. Read more >
Summer opening for Wandsworth museum Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 11:42AMThe opening of a new Wandsworth Museum has moved a step closer following the signing of a 20 year lease on the building that will be the museum's new home.
20 pairs of tickets to Grand Designs 2010 to be given away! Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 11:42AMWe have 20 pairs of tickets for the 2010 Grand Designs Live show to give away - find out how you can get your hands on them... Read more >
MPs to debate threat to hospitals this afternoon Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 11:42AMMPs will debate healthcare across the capital this afternoon as part of a Conservative-led motion on NHS London. Read more >
PULSE: Skydive Westex to host thrill seekers during parachute safety day event in Stanton Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 9:54AMAlisha Backus claims to be “terrified of heights.” Her hobby is skydiving.
Herald Scotland Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 9:00AMSome major mental preparation is in order for me at the moment, because on Saturday morning, weather permitting, I will be doing a skydive (fingers crossed we get a torrential downpour and I can’t do it).
Seaford fundraising family backs cancer charity campaign Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 6:32AMA FAMILY from Seaford which has been affected by cancer is backing a charity's campaign. (10/03/2010 12:23:45)
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.