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We showed you this on NICK'S PICKS a few weeks ago, and today's the big day. Daredevil skydiver Felix Baumgartner tries to break the free-fall record by jumping from the edge of space: 120,000 feet up. He plans to free-fall from a plane for the first 115,000 feet, then his parachute will deploy at 5000 feet. The jump will break the height record by almost 20,000 feet, and hopes to break the sound barrier, going over 690mph. Most people would be terrified at the mere thought of plummeting out of a plane at 120,000 feet. Baumgartner, however, is relishing the challenge. Baumgartner is aiming to pull off the jump from the edge of space today, wearing nothing but a space suit, a helmet and a parachute.
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Memphis libraries seeking funding
May 25, 2013 13:07 GMT
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- The public library system in Memphis is hoping to secure $2.9 million to add employees and increase its collection.
The Memphis Daily News (http://bit.ly/19BANxH) reports the Memphis Public Library & Information Center cites the figures as part of its strategic plan.
A study by the Friends of the Library and the Memphis Library Foundation found that during the past five years, the system's budget has been cut 21 percent and hours were reduced 20 percent.
The goal of the new funding would be to add 47 employees to the 18-location library system and increase the collections budget to $2 million from less than $1 million.
Library director Keenon McCloy says the plan is a "roadmap for the future."
Information from: The Memphis Daily News, http://www.memphisdailynews.com
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