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- There are no tall buildings in Kentucky - by Joe Williams
A 33-year-old Kentucky man, lured to Manhattan by its skyscrapers, parachuted from a downtown office building last night and landed on the sixth-floor rooftop of an adjacent building, police said.
(Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0 Viewed: 662 Posted: Sat Apr 14 2001)
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- Passenger's aerial exit was no joke - by Sean O'Neill
AIR traffic controllers thought the pilot who asked permission "to come overhead at 1,500 feet and throw one of our passengers out" was joking. They watched, amused, as "a bundle" fell out and disappeared near hangars at Coventry airport.
(Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0 Viewed: 749 Posted: Wed Apr 11 2001)
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- A Skydiver takes the Plunge into Marriage - by Brad Koch
At age 24, after four years with the same fantastic person, I knew it was time to pop the big question to my wonderful girlfriend, Marie. But I knew that an extraordinary person like her deserved nothing but an extraordinary marriage proposal.
(Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0 Viewed: 661 Posted: Sat Apr 07 2001)
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- Love is in the air - by Gary Moskowitz
TUJUNGA -- As they jumped from a plane at 1,300 feet above Perris Valley Skydiving Center and fell at speeds of up to 120 mph, a husband and wife kissed while their high-flying wedding party formed a heart-shaped formation around them in celebration of 25 years of marriage.
(Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0 Viewed: 676 Posted: Sat Apr 07 2001)
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- Skydiver Sues Over Jump that Went Wrong - by Ellen Connolly
Joel Griffin, who said she felt as though her body had exploded, after the accident, and leaving court yesterday. Joel Griffin thought she was dying. Having crashed to the ground from a height of 3,000 metres, she had no feeling in her legs and was in excruciating pain.
(Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0 Viewed: 751 Posted: Mon Apr 02 2001)
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- BASE Jumper Cleared by Court - by John C. Ensslin
Westminster man who smashed window trying to parachute off hotel has landed an acquittal. Harry Caylor found a thrill to match jumping off downtown buildings -- in a first-floor courtroom of Denver District Court on Wednesday.
(Rating: 10.00 Votes: 1 Viewed: 671 Posted: Sun Mar 25 2001)
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- Australian to Jump from 130,000 ft
An Australian parachutist is planning to jump out of a balloon floating nearly 40 kilometres above the Earth's surface. Rodd Millner expects to reach speeds of between 1,600 and 1,800 kilometres (994-1,118 miles) per hour during his descent.
(Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0 Viewed: 489 Posted: Sun Mar 11 2001)
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- Skydivers Face Health-Care Discrimination
People who skydive or engage in other recreational activities could be denied health coverage by their employers' group health plans if new regulations are left intact by the federal government. USPA urges all skydivers to submit letters to three federal agencies in an effort to overturn the new rules.
(Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0 Viewed: 653 Posted: Fri Mar 09 2001)
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- Skydiver crashes into beer server at cole slaw wrestling event - by Donna Callea
SAMSULA -- What was intended to be an eye-catching start to the annual Bike Week cole slaw wresting event at Sopotnik's Cabbage Patch turned scary this afternoon when a skydiver landed on a woman serving beer at the edge of the huge outdoor makeshift arena.
(Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0 Viewed: 1045 Posted: Wed Mar 07 2001)
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- Skydivers Leap from Malaysian Tower
Fifty-three skydivers have leapt off the world's fourth tallest communications building, the broadcasting tower in Malaysia's capital, Kuala Lumpur. Hundreds of people watched the jumps off the observation deck of the 421m tower to celebrate Kuala Lumpur's City Day.
(Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0 Viewed: 733 Posted: Thu Feb 01 2001)
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- New Beginning For Irish Skydiving - by David Byrnes
The Irish Nationals were held at the Wild Geese Skydiving Centre in Northern Ireland the weekend of the 9/10th of September. It was the first time that clubs from the North and South of Ireland joined together to have the "ALL Ireland Nationals".
(Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0 Viewed: 758 Posted: Sun Sep 17 2000)
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- Skydog Skydiving Club News Alert - Moving to Texas
Please pass this on The Skydog Skydiving "Dog-House" is no longer located solely in Washington State. Should you wish to get membership or chapter cards- bumper stickers- t-shirts or sweats or wish to find out what is going on with skydog contact
(Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0 Viewed: 682 Posted: Tue Jul 18 2000)
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- Nude skydivers in New Zealand shop window
Wellington (dpa) - Police were called when passers by complained a pornographic video was being shown in a shop window in the main street of New Plymouth, in New Zealand's North Island, a report said Friday.
(Rating: 10.00 Votes: 1 Viewed: 3574 Posted: Sun Jul 09 2000)
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- Skydiver Wins Lawsuit Against Teammate
CALGARY, June 26 (Reuters) - A Canadian skydiver who was knocked out by a teammate during a jump, then plunged nearly half a mile (more than half a kilometre) to earth, was awarded C$1.1 million ($748,000) in damages by a judge who ruled the teammate was negligent.
(Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0 Viewed: 742 Posted: Mon Jun 26 2000)
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