'Jetman' flight ends up in Mediterranean
TANGIER, Morocco, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- A Swiss pilot's attempt to fly 24 miles from Africa to Europe using a jet-powered wing strapped to his back ended Wednesday with a swim in the Mediterrane...
UPI,
Wed Nov 25 16:43:59 PST 2009
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Jetman Attempts Intercontinental Flight
Last year we ran the story of Yves Rossy and his DIY jetwings. Yves spent $190,000 and countless hours building a set of jet-powered wings which he used to cross the English Channel. Rossy'...
Slashdot,
Wed Nov 25 09:56:44 PST 2009
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Mary Dejevsky: And they wonder why we don't believe them
Maybe it's just nostalgia, but I seem to remember a time when you felt you could trust those in positions of authority
Independent,
Thu Nov 26 16:23:49 PST 2009
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The movie that mattered to me
The idea that someone is so overwhelmed by an individual film that it changes their lives and turns them, almost instantly, into a movie director is, perhaps, far-fetched.
Independent,
Thu Nov 26 14:45:03 PST 2009
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Jet-man plunges into sea as Africa-Europe flight fails
Swiss Yves Rossy plunged into the sea on Wednesday in a failed bid to fly from Africa to Europe using a jet-powered wing attached to his back, live television images showed.
AFP via Yahoo! News,
Wed Nov 25 07:55:20 PST 2009
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Jetman's Africa-Europe attempt ends in failure
Swiss Yves Rossy ditched in the sea on Wednesday in a failed bid to fly from Africa to Europe using a jet-powered wing attached to his back, live television images showed.
AFP via Yahoo! News,
Wed Nov 25 07:32:59 PST 2009
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Geographically bemused...
Idly swapping items of pointless information with some new friends I met over dinner at the Cafe Italia the other day, I had just dropped the latest pearls of wisdom I had picked up from th...
Gulf Daily News,
Thu Nov 26 14:04:47 PST 2009
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Jet-winged flyer ditches in sea
A Swiss adventurer trying to soar from Morocco to Spain on jet-powered wings has ditched in the Atlantic after hitting turbulence.
The Age,
Thu Nov 26 05:31:26 PST 2009
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Sharing food, faith, friendship
Students help needy through Labre Project
Akron Beacon Journal,
Thu Nov 26 00:46:44 PST 2009
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Jet man ditches in the sea after flight to Spain fails
A Swiss pilot aiming to become the first person to complete an intercontinental crossing using a jet-powered wing was forced to ditch into the sea yesterday. Yves Rossy, the so-called Jet M...
MalaysiaNews.net,
Thu Nov 26 01:40:18 PST 2009
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Thin crusts, fresh ingredients help pizzas' flavors stand out
At Dine on our Dime, we've sampled thick and thin pizzas, but there's just something about pizza that makes it never feel old. When Rick Wells suggested 417 Pizza on South Campbell, we want...
The Springfield News-Leader,
Thu Nov 26 01:00:20 PST 2009
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Jet-Pack Pilot Drops Into Sea, Fails in Bid for Spain (Update1)
Nov. 25 (Bloomberg) -- Swiss commercial pilot Yves Rossy dropped into the sea in a bid to make a 40-kilometer (25-mile) flight from Morocco to Spain while wearing a jet-powered wing strappe...
Bloomberg,
Wed Nov 25 08:53:41 PST 2009
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Jetman ditches in the sea as Africa-Europe flight fails
Swiss pilot Yves Rossy arriving in Tangiers, Morocco, for his attempt to fly with his rocket-propelled wings across the Strait of Gibraltar, from Tangiers to Atlanterra in Spain, yesterday....
Times of Malta,
Thu Nov 26 00:00:51 PST 2009
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Rocket man blasts out of Africa, but falls short of Europe
A Swiss man fails in his attempt to become the first person to fly solo across the Strait of Gibraltar using a single jet-propelled wing.
BBC News,
Wed Nov 25 06:47:11 PST 2009
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Press digest
The Times reports that Finance Minister Tonio Fenech has warned that the government would itself import medicines if the importers stopped doing so after their prices were found to be exces...
Times of Malta,
Wed Nov 25 22:28:06 PST 2009
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Jetman ditches in sea
Adventurer Yves Rossy's attempt to fly from Africa to Europe using a jet-powered wing has failed.
iafrica.com,
Wed Nov 25 23:02:09 PST 2009
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Atlantic Eye: Palestinian hope and dignity
By MARC S. ELLENBOGEN UPI International Columnist TANGIER, Morocco, Nov. 23 (UPI) -- Palestinian President Abbas has announced he will not run for re-election. Some think it is a ploy. Dr. ...
UPI,
Mon Nov 23 08:29:39 PST 2009
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Jet-Propelled Adventurer Down in Sea, Appears Unharmed
The adventurer known as the 'jetman' has crashed into the sea on what was supposed to be a record setting journey.
Fox News,
Wed Nov 25 07:26:46 PST 2009
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Bacon Agonistes
By John Richardson Francis Bacon: A Centenary Exhibition an exhibition at Tate Britain, London, September 11, 2008
New York Review of Books,
Wed Nov 25 15:58:44 PST 2009
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