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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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".
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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
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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.
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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.
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