Gary Connery, 42, used a "wingsuit" to make his descent from 2, 400ft (730m) above Oxfordshire.

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In real numbers, this was an increase of 15.2 million people of Hispanic descent and accounted for more than half of the total U.S. population increase of 27.3 million.

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The trail begins with a wicked climb up 650 steps carved into a hillside and ends a brutal (and lovely) seven miles later (and after a 2, 200-foot climb and descent) on the other side of Mount Tamalpais, at the tiny town of Stinson Beach on the coast of the Pacific Ocean.

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One thing worth noticing, however, is that Apple had plenty of company in its descent among high priced stocks: Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) was down 2.30 percent, and Pricelinine.com (NASDAQ:PCLN) was down 0.90 percent.

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Officials have been planning to ditch the station in a controlled descent that will send it hurtling into a remote area of the Pacific Ocean, 1, 500-2, 000km east of Australia.

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Officials are now planning to ditch the station in a controlled descent that will send it hurtling into a remote area of the Pacific Ocean, 1, 500-2, 000km east of Australia.

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Investments in structures fell by 44.2%, with expensive natural resource projects such as oil and gas rigs accounting for much of the descent.

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