Posted by the_wako_kid, at 12:37PM 07/24/08 : Ancient Bungee Jumping
Note: Bungee jumpers use rubber cords to absorb the force of their fall; in Vanuatu, they use vines
Posted by maybelline, at 12:18PM 07/24/08 : Celebrated condors face threats across S. America
Note: The people of the Andean mountain range have long seen the condor as more than just a big bird. With a wingspan stretching up to 10 feet and a cruising altitude higher than 16,000 feet above sea level, this majestic creature was considered a supernatural being, a source of national pride and even an immortal divinity. tags: condors
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Posted by BAHRAMERAD, at 09:47AM 07/24/08 : Iran to end cooperation with IAEA investigation - USA TODAY
Note: VIENNA (AP) — Iran will no longer cooperate with the International Atomic Energy Agency in its investigation of allegations that its government has tried to make nuclear arms, Iran's vice president said Thursday.
Investigating such allegations "is outside the domain of the agency," Vice President Gholam Reza Aghazadeh told reporters. Any further queries on the issue "will be dealt with in another way," he added, without going into detail.
Aghazadeh also shrugged off a demand from six world powers to show flexibility on suspending uranium enrichment or face further U.N sanctions, and said Iran expected to be able to meet in the middle with its interlocutors.
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