23 Jul 2008 at 4:49pm The Southern Go-kart Club?s new hand controlled go-karts were given the ?thumbs up? by a group of physically disabled drivers at the Bolivar Raceway, near Adelaide, yesterday. Designed for use by drivers who have minimal use of their lower body ...
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23 Jul 2008 at 4:20pm Park rangers are investigating after someone leapt from the top of Longs Peak this morning, descending with a parachute. BASE jumping is illegal in Rocky Mountain National Park, as it is in all national parks. BASE jumpers are skydivers who jump from ...
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23 Jul 2008 at 2:12pm LONDON (Reuters) - A marine who survived after diving on a live grenade to shield his comrades while on a mission in Afghanistan is to receive Britain's highest bravery award, the Ministry of Defence said on Wednesday. Lance-Corporal Matthew Croucher ...
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22 Jul 2008 at 11:50am (07-22) 04:00 PDT Chicago -- Actor Bill Murray has agreed to parachute from a plane as part of an appearance at the Chicago Air and Water Show next month. A spokeswoman for the Mayor's Office of Special Events says the 57-year-old actor is jumping on ...
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22 Jul 2008 at 10:31am The Cresco Area Chamber of Commerce has announced that tandem skydiving experiences will be available in conjunction with the Fly-In Breakfast. The breakfast and skydiving will be held at Ellen Church Field in Cresco on Sunday, Aug. 3 ...
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22 Jul 2008 at 9:12am Bill Murray planning to sky-dive at air show Comedic actor Bill Murray is scheduled to perform a tandem jump with the Army Parachute Team Golden Knights at the 50th annual Chicago Air & Water Show next month. The Chicago-area native will perform with ...
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20 Jul 2008 at 7:59pm POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- An upstate New York man says he's still upbeat despite losing the same leg twice. Scott Listemann told the Poughkeepsie Journal that he laughs about losing his foot and lower leg "both the first time and the second time." The ...
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