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UPDATE: Jump aborted
ROSWELL, N.M. (AP) — Extreme athlete and skydiver Felix Baumgartner has canceled his planned death-defying 23-mile free fall into the New Mexico desert because of high winds. The 43-year-old former military parachutist from Austria had hoped to...
Tags: Sports, Skydiving
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Daredevil postpones super-sonic space jump in New Mexico
Update: Extreme athlete and skydiver Felix Baumgartner has postponed his planned death-defying 23-mile free fall into the New Mexico desert because of high winds. The 43-year-old former military parachutist from Austria had hoped to become the first...
Tags: Sports, Skydiving
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Skydiving for a good cause
KIAHHave you ever wanted to go skydiving? If skydiving isn't an exciting way to do a fundraiser, we don't know what is! It's called Jump for the Rose, a local charity where skydiving nets money for The Rose, a non-profit breast cancer organization. It's...Tags: Sports, Skydiving, Breast Cancer
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Lloyd Waters: The wisdom of paraprosdokians
Sometimes I just plain get tired of all the political rhetoric and news that saturates my life. Sure, I know it’s most important that we get some working and knowledgeable leaders in office but I’m not sure where exactly we might find them....Tags: Sports, Joe Biden, Skydiving, Entertainment Events, Parachuting
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Skydiving Center trying to raise money for man's handicapped-accessible van
J.R. Sides and his wife, Kathy Sides, co-owners of the Skydiving Center in Chambersburg, helped kick off the Mobility for Randy fundraiser for Randy Schroeder. The fundraising event will help purchase a handicapped assessable van for Schroeder who is...
Tags: Sports, Skydiving, Back Pain
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Woman Critically Hurt Trying to Set Skydiving Record
KTLA NewsPERRIS, Calif. (KTLA) -- A woman trying to set a skydiving world record was critically hurt Sunday in a skydiving accident near the Perris Valley Airport. The woman, whose name was not released, was found unconscious beneath her emergency parachute. She...Tags: Sports, Skydiving
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Elite skydiving team to take the plunge, help Navy SEAL foundation
Ever seen frogs falling from the sky? You can have a front row seat to the action this weekend at Lake Wawasee...and it's all for a good cause. The Elite Frogs Skydiving Team made up of active duty and retired Navy SEALs will be performing Saturday...
Tags: Sports, Skydiving, Amusement and Theme Parks
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NASA releases raw skydiver's view of Curiosity's big drop to Mars -- plus play-by-play
The newly released version of NASA's descent video showing Curiosity zipping down to Mars takes the perspective of "a skydiver's helmet-cam," says a mission scientist. The video, taken by the Mars Descent Imager, features mission control audio, synced up...
Tags: Sports, Skydiving, NASA
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Discovering the open spirit of Rio de Janeiro
RIO DE JANEIRO — "Should I use violence to restrain you if you want to buy too much?" my Italian roommate asked, seeing my enthusiasm for shopping manifest itself at a Brazilian kitchenware and china shop in Rio de Janeiro's Copacabana neighborhood....
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Skydivers Raising Money for Breast Cancer Patients
FOX 17 ProducerPremier Skydiving is holding their sixth annual "Jumping for Ta-Ta's Boogie" Friday through Sunday to raise money for local breast cancer patients. On Friday, experienced skydivers will participate in a jump-a-thon, making as many skydives as possible...Tags: Sports, Skydiving, Charity, Breast Cancer, Cancer
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The Interview: Blaze Sanders pushes toward the final frontier
Since he was a young boy growing up in upstate New York, Blaze Sanders always said he wanted to be an astronaut. He's doing his best to live up to his dream.
Sanders, who has a degree in electrical engineering from Johns Hopkins University, worked as a...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Sports, Satellite Technology, Skydiving, New Products
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Daredevil training for 23-mile-high skydive
KIAHRoswell, NM, is no stranger to weird things falling out the skies. And that includes Felix Baumgartner (http://felixbaumgartner.com). Fearless Felix took his latest ride to the stratosphere above Roswell this week, going up more than 96,000 feet in a...Tags: Sports, Skydiving
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