Fuld: 'I Got No Golden Parachute' (CBS News)Lehman Brothers CEO Richard Fuld made it clear to the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Monday afternoon that he did not ease into retirement when his bank declared bankruptcy last month. “I got no golden parachute. I had no contract,” Fuld said. “I never sold my shares…because I believed in this company. I could have sold that stock, but I did not, because I firmly believed we ...(From: news.search.yahoo.com - Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:15:07 GMT)
Army parachute team honors local veterans groups (Lebanon Express)Representatives from the Lebanon American Legion Post 51 and the Mid-Valley Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 585 were the guests of honor of the Army's elite Golden Knights parachute team at the Hillsboro Air Show on Aug. 10.(From: news.search.yahoo.com - Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:09:41 GMT)
Skydivers parachute over Everest (UPI) KATHMANDU, Nepal, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- A Brit, a New Zealander and a Canadian Sunday become the first to parachute over Mount Everest, authorities in Nepal say.(From: news.search.yahoo.com - Sun, 05 Oct 2008 19:44:06 GMT)
LASIK: SUPPOSE THE PARACHUTE FAILS TO OPEN (Welland Tribune)"Would you take the risk of jumping out of a plane with a parachute?" I asked the patient. She had just asked me if she [...](From: news.search.yahoo.com - Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:16:13 GMT)
New Zealander makes parachute jump over Mount Qomolangma (People's Daily)Three skydivers, including a New Zealander, have made the first ever parachute jump over Mount Qomolangma after years of preparation, Radio New Zealand reported on Sunday. About 32 skydivers from more than 10 countries have been in the region since last week to jump from an aircraft flying 142 meters higher than the Qomolangma summit. On Sunday, New Zealander Wendy Smith and two others made the ...(From: news.search.yahoo.com - Mon, 06 Oct 2008 02:20:49 GMT)
Tickets On Sale For Parachute Festival 09 (Scoop.co.nz)Auckland, 6 October 2008 – Tickets are now on sale for Parachute 09, the Southern Hemisphere’s largest four day music festival. Hot on the heels of last week’s line up announcement, discounted earlybird tickets are now available at parachutemusic.com.(From: news.search.yahoo.com - Sun, 05 Oct 2008 23:01:12 GMT)
Skydivers parachute over Everest (Moldova.org)A Brit, a New Zealander and a Canadian Sunday become the first to parachute over Mount Everest, authorities in Nepal say.Holly Budge of England, Wendy Smith of New Zealand and Neil Jones of Canada were in free-fall for nearly a half-minute over Everest before opening their parachutes and landing safely at 12,870 feet, The Sunday Telegraph reported.To be on top of the world was simply stunning, ...(From: news.search.yahoo.com - Sun, 05 Oct 2008 20:09:25 GMT)