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Two People Fall One Mile and Survive
Jamie Robertson jumped out of a perfectly good plane, hit its tail, flew through the air the same way a brick doesn't for 4,500 feet and then floated the last 750 feet on a reserve chute. It was a lucky day for the 57-year old, as he survived with only a few...
Fringe ticket sales fall by 10%
The Edinburgh Fringe Festival is a massive event here in the UK. It is known worldwide as one of the top theater festivals, and is a prominent spotlight for new playwrights.However this year a limping worlwide economy and terrible August weather in the UK resulted in the... ONE-LEGGED HOOKER SLAIN ON THE 13TH FLOOR
(Under development)I can not seem to find the words to bring this story into focus." A one-legged hooker was killed in Brooklyn after a john hit her over the head, causing her to fall backwards out of her wheelchair... Germany No Longer Keeping the Wolf from the Door
"The mournful howling of wolves is echoing these days through the forested woodlands of eastern Germany for the first time in centuries. According to experts, one reason for the return of the cunning canine is that...Commercial Real Estate Prices Fall 11.8%
Moody’s Investor Services released a report showing that their Property Price Indices (CPPI) fell for the fourth straight month in June.The CPPI is down 3.3% from May, 9.6% below June 2007 and 1.8% below its peak in October 2007.*to view the full post, please visit the San... These homes for sale stink
"Why Fannie and Freddie matterMore Videos This boarded-up, bank-owned home is on the market in Milwaukee. On the inside, that Milwaukee home has been picked clean. Never before have there been so many squalid, dilapidated homes... A Weighty Debate About Fair Play
"EDGARTOWN, Mass. -- When Lev Wlodyka reeled in a massive 57-pound striped bass one evening last fall, it looked like he'd caught the biggest fish in the annual Martha's Vineyard Striped Bass & Bluefish Derby. Then judges cut it open."Russia investors flee after conflict
"Investors have pulled funds out of Russia at the fastest rate since the country's 1998 debt crisis, in the wake of the conflict with Georgia, official figures have shown.Official figures from the Central Bank of Russia showed yesterday that the country's foreign exchange... Updated:One dead and 70 hurt in bus fall
Update: Injured has risen to 70. Workers on trip to Alton Towers theme park near the village of Alton are thought to be immigrant farm workers based in east of England town Peterborough. Police are now investigating... Bellway suffers 'avalanche' of cancelled sales
Britains house builder Bellway said the last two months had seen a 45% drop in sales over this time last year. With buyers wanting to wait and see what the Governments woolly approach over stamp duty would be, plus... Detained activist Hua Huiqi escapes from sleeping Chinese guards
Hua Huiqi, a prominent Chinese Christian activist and 'underground pastor,' escaped from Chinese police after being detained on his way to the Kuanjie Protestant Church in Beijing. Huiqi is now in hiding. "Human Rights in China says underground pastor and religious dissident... Gravity, erosion rob Utah park of popular arch
This goes to show nothing is forever...... and don't put off for tomorrow what you can do today. Me and some hiking buddies have had to break Arizona/Utah/Canyon hike plans several times over the past few years due... Rainfall alert on global warming
"Global warming will exacerbate rainfall extremes - both deluges and droughts - more than most climatologists have predicted, according to a study of satellite data and climate models in the journal Science today.Experts agree that heavy rain will fall more frequently in a... Teenage climber killed in Alps fall
A teenager has been killed while attempting to climb the French Alps, Swiss media is reporting. He apparently made a mistake while climbing and was airlifted to a hospital in Geneva, where he died."An 18-year-old man fell 160 feet to his death while climbing in the French... Oklahoma crane fall kills man watching construction
An elderly man watching a construction site from his car was killed when a crane fell putting a steeple on an Oklahoma City church earlier today."Ambulance officials say a 78-year-old woman who was also in the car was transported to a hospital in good condition.The accident...
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