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Mike Kruger
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Iran 'cycling team' make a break for it
The FBD Insurance Rás cycling race will start tomorrow minus one team,
following the disappearance of what was believed to be an Iranian national
selection. Shane Stokes reports.
Following months of negotiations between the race organiser Dermot Dignam
and what appeared to be a legitimate vice-president of the Iranian national
cycling federation, visas were granted for five riders and four team
officials to travel to the race, marking the first entry from the Middle
Eastern country.
The first indication that something was amiss was when four of the group
arrived a week earlier than scheduled....
© 2007 The Irish Times
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Mike Kruger
Today's Science Fact: "The hunting of vertebrates can also affect
invertebrate populations. For example, a reduction in the amount of dung
directly stresses the populations of dung beetles." Biotropica 39, 328; 289
(2007).
Iran 'cycling team' make a break for it
The FBD Insurance Rás cycling race will start tomorrow minus one team,
following the disappearance of what was believed to be an Iranian national
selection. Shane Stokes reports.
Following months of negotiations between the race organiser Dermot Dignam
and what appeared to be a legitimate vice-president of the Iranian national
cycling federation, visas were granted for five riders and four team
officials to travel to the race, marking the first entry from the Middle
Eastern country.
The first indication that something was amiss was when four of the group
arrived a week earlier than scheduled....
© 2007 The Irish Times
--
Mike Kruger
Today's Science Fact: "The hunting of vertebrates can also affect
invertebrate populations. For example, a reduction in the amount of dung
directly stresses the populations of dung beetles." Biotropica 39, 328; 289
(2007).