Word: diversity
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Once known only to a handful of sky divers, mountain climbers and other daredevils, bungee jumping -- the origin of the name is unknown -- has spawned dozens of clubs in recent months. One of the first, Bungee Adventures in California, has already sent 8,000 thrill seekers over the edge. Although...
Bungee jumping is based on an age-old ritual practiced by the "land divers" of Pentecost Island in the South Pacific archipelago of Vanuatu. Every spring villagers there collect liana vines and wind them into long cords. Young men then scale high wooden towers, lash the vines around their ankles...
Finders keepers, says the Columbus-America Discovery Group, which won exclusive salvage rights in federal court last year through the arcane principle of "tele-possession" because its unmanned robot, equipped with cameras and mechanical arms, can operate in waters too deep for divers. But ten British and American insurance companies...
"Penn State killed us on the diving boards," Johnson admitted. "Four of their divers finished in the top eight. If it wasn't for diving we could have come in second or even been shooting for first."
But even the divers couldn't salvage the Crimson, who had apparently underestimated Yale and its intensity. The Bulldogs had shaved and tapered for the meet. While this might lead to weaker performances for the Elis in the upcoming championships, it showed Yale's determination as it refused to lose...