BMX star Dane Searls dies
Brisbane Times - Popular BMX star Dane Searls has died in hospital after diving from a balcony at a Gold Coast pub on Sunday night. Searls, 23, had been in a coma since Sunday night after he attempted to dive from the first floor of Billy's Beach House into the pool. He missed the pool and landed on the cement, causing critical head and back injuries.
Searls was out celebrating a ride on Friday. Paul Everest, director of Unit clothing which sponsored the popular rider, said Searls had completed a series of four jumps - the first a nine-metre gap, the second a 12-metre gap, the third a 15-metre gap and the last an 18-metre gap, all from a height of two to three storeys to set a world record.
"He has pushed the sport to a whole new level," Mr Everest said on Monday.
"He was doing that on Friday and doing it in style."
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Two separate auroras are seen crossing each other
In this extremely rare photograph taken on Nov. 27, 2011, two separate auroras are seen crossing each other in Alaska, in the United States.
Wales manager Gary Speed suicide "Shocker"
The world of football was in SHOCK today after Wales manager Gary Speed was found hanged at his home in Cheshire. The former Leeds United, Everton, Newcastle and Bolton star, who appeared on BBC's Football Focus show yesterday, was aged 42. Police say there are no suspicious circumstances surrounding his death, which is thought to be suicide. He leaves his wife Louise and two sons. As news of the tragedy struck, tributes flooded in for the Wales boss who only retired from playing last year, after winning 85 caps and scoring seven goals for his country.
Gary Speed, with his wife Louise
Cheshire Police spokesman: 'At 7.08am today Cheshire Police was informed of a sudden death at an address in Huntingdon, Chester.
'Officers went to the scene where a 42-year-old man was found dead. The next of kin have been informed and have confirmed the identity of the man as Gary Speed.
'There are no suspicious circumstances surrounding the death and the family have requested that they are left to grieve in peace.
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Gingrich Wins Over 8 Year-Old Aspiring Reporter
(ABC News) Gingrich paused the line of about 500 people waiting to have books signed to take Katrina’s questions. He leaned in endearingly, with his hand to his cheek, letting down his usual gruff Speaker of the House guard.
“Have you met a president? If so who was your favorite one?”
“My favorite president is George Washington,” Gingrich said. “I’ve met Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush, Obama and myself, but I’m not president yet but with your help I might be.”
By the President of the United States of America, a Proclamation.
Whereas it is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey his will, to be grateful for his benefits, and humbly to implore his protection and favor-- and whereas both Houses of Congress have by their joint Committee requested me to recommend to the People of the United States a day of public thanksgiving and prayer to be observed by acknowledging with grateful hearts the many signal favors of Almighty God especially by affording them an opportunity peaceably to establish a form of government for their safety and happiness.
Now therefore I do recommend and assign Thursday the 26th day of November next to be devoted by the People of these States to the service of that great and glorious Being, who is the beneficent Author of all the good that was, that is, or that will be-- That we may then all unite in rendering unto him our sincere and humble thanks--for his kind care and protection of the People of this Country previous to their becoming a Nation--for the signal and manifold mercies, and the favorable interpositions of his Providence which we experienced in the course and conclusion of the late war--for the great degree of tranquility, union, and plenty, which we have since enjoyed--for the peaceable and rational manner, in which we have been enabled to establish constitutions of government for our safety and happiness, and particularly the national One now lately instituted--for the civil and religious liberty with which we are blessed; and the means we have of acquiring and diffusing useful knowledge; and in general for all the great and various favors which he hath been pleased to confer upon us.
And also that we may then unite in most humbly offering our prayers and supplications to the great Lord and Ruler of Nations and beseech him to pardon our national and other transgressions-- to enable us all, whether in public or private stations, to perform our several and relative duties properly and punctually--to render our national government a blessing to all the people, by constantly being a Government of wise, just, and constitutional laws, discreetly and faithfully executed and obeyed--to protect and guide all Sovereigns and Nations (especially such as have shewn kindness unto us) and to bless them with good government, peace, and concord--To promote the knowledge and practice of true religion and virtue, and the encrease of science among them and us--and generally to grant unto all Mankind such a degree of temporal prosperity as he alone knows to be best.
Given under my hand at the City of New York the third day of October in the year of our Lord 1789.
George Washington
Macy's Thanksgiving Parade Boasts New Balloons - More Than 50 Balloons Expected
NEW YORK (CNN) The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, as much a holiday tradition as turkey, football and dinner table debates, celebrates its 85th anniversary Thursday with a host of new floats.
Making its return after an 18-year absence will be Sonic the Hedgehog. He will join a 41-foot-tall Julius the monkey; an eagerly-anticipated newcomer, "B," a pointy-toothed, stitched-face creation from filmmaker Tim Burton; and the Aflac Duck Balloonicle -- a balloon on wheels. Rounding out the newbies are Gazer the Elf and Harold the Policeman.
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+Macy's Thanksgiving Parade Balloons Since 1927
Gingrich Announces National Security Team
Former CIA director R. James Woolsey and Robert McFarlane, national security adviser to President Reagan, have joined Newt Gingrich’s presidential campaign as members of his national security advisory team.
They’re the best known of the 10 men and two women who’ve signed up to advise Gingrich, many of them veterans of the Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush administrations. In a statement introducing the group Tuesday, he refers to them as “this world class group of experts” on whom he’s relied “throughout my career.”
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