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Bookmarks save entire pages...Clipmarks save the specific content that matters to you!en-ushttp://clipmarks.com/clipmark/96419A3C-2AE0-4F56-A1A8-878291D5A4B5/<b>clipped by:</b> <a href="http://clipmarks.com/clipper/JediKnut/">JediKnut</a><br><b>clipper's remarks:</b> Well, they're scaling down the search for the Priest... not a good sign.<br/><br/>Well, all we can say is we hope for the best! <br><div border="2" style="margin-top: 10px; border:#000000 1px solid;" width="90%"><div style="background-color:"><div align="center" width="100%" style="padding:4px;margin-bottom:4px;background-color:#666666;overflow:hidden;"><span style="color:#FFFFFF;font-weight:bold;">Clip Source: <a style="color:#FFFFFF;" href="http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/04/25/2227222.htm?section=justin" title="http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/04/25/2227222.htm?section=justin">www.abc.net.au</a></span></div><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><H1>Balloon priest search scaled down</H1></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><P class="first">Rescue teams in Brazil have scaled down efforts to find a Catholic priest who blew out to sea while attached to 1,000 helium-filled party balloons.</P></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><P>Father Adelir Antonio de Carli was trying to break a flying record but lost contact with port authorities on Monday morning. </P> <P>The Brazilian air force called off its search today and officials say the navy is also considering suspending operations. </P> <P>Firefighters continue to comb beaches and islands where Fr de Carli may have washed up but they too concede it is increasingly unlikely he will be found alive. </P> <P>The only signs of him since Monday have been floating clusters of balloons, some as far as 150 kilometres away from where he last made radio contact. </P> <P>Parishioners say Fr de Carli's ordeal is a test of faith and are maintaining their hope through prayer.</P></div></div></div></div><br><div style="margin-bottom: 40px;">Tags: <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/balloon/" rel="tag">balloon</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/priest/" rel="tag">priest</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/helium/" rel="tag">helium</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/record/" rel="tag">record</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/charity/" rel="tag">charity</a></div>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/04/25/2227222.htm?section=justinFri, 25 Apr 2008 07:10:45 GMThttp://clipmarks.com/clipmark/EFBC3354-60AB-476E-B38B-DF2F8DFF4F03/<b>clipped by:</b> <a href="http://clipmarks.com/clipper/JediKnut/">JediKnut</a><br><b>clipper's remarks:</b> Follow-Up to a story I read earlier... Missing priests balloons found, still no sign of the priest. <br><div border="2" style="margin-top: 10px; border:#000000 1px solid;" width="90%"><div style="background-color:"><div align="center" width="100%" style="padding:4px;margin-bottom:4px;background-color:#666666;overflow:hidden;"><span style="color:#FFFFFF;font-weight:bold;">Clip Source: <a style="color:#FFFFFF;" href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article3802071.ece" title="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article3802071.ece">www.timesonline.co.uk</a></span></div><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><H1 class="heading">Ballooning-priest rescuers find balloons but no priest</H1></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/JediKnut/512/E31A9362-D3FA-468A-86E2-683B177D9097.jpg" alt="Catholic priest Adelir Antonio de Carli flying on the bottom of a cluster of brightly colored party balloons in Paranagua" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><P> Rescuers searching for a Brazilian priest who was attempting a world ballooning record have found a cluster of his brightly coloured inflatables floating miles out to sea - but no sign of the missing man. </P><P> The Roman Catholic priest took off on Sunday strapped to 1,000 helium-filled party balloons in a bid to break a 19-hour flight record and raise money to build a spiritual rest-stop for truckers in Paranagua, southern Brazil.</P></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"> He was wearing a helmet, aluminium thermal flight suit, water-proof overalls and a parachute</div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><P> Father di Carli was reported missing about eight hours after taking off when he lost contact with port authority officials. Bad weather forced his makeshift contraption out to sea off Brazil’s southern coast. </P></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;">The one thing he didn't take with him was a bible **wonder why not</div></div></div></div><br><div style="margin-bottom: 40px;">Tags: <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/balloon/" rel="tag">balloon</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/priest/" rel="tag">priest</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/helium/" rel="tag">helium</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/record/" rel="tag">record</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/charity/" rel="tag">charity</a></div>http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article3802071.eceThu, 24 Apr 2008 06:43:13 GMT