Step by step, in the soft sweet light just before dawn, we climb a knife edge of Namibian sand. We are walking up one of what are said to be the world’s tallest dunes.
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Romancing the dune in Namibia
Posted on 18 May 2012.
Step by step, in the soft sweet light just before dawn, we climb a knife edge of Namibian sand. We are walking up one of what are said to be the world’s tallest dunes.
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Romancing the dune in Namibia
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Posted on 17 May 2012.
May 17, 2012 – In honor of World Telecommunications & Information Society Day, on May 17, CIA.gov highlights interesting information on mobile phone and internet usage from the The World Factbook — CIA’s reference resource.
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Top 10 Lists for Mobile Phone and Internet Usage
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Posted on 11 May 2012.
May 11, 2012 – Asian Pacific American Heritage month is an appropriate occasion to highlight the contributions of a small band of Japanese Americans who served in the Office of Special Services (OSS), the CIA’s precursor, during World War II.
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Japanese Americans in World War II Intelligence
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Posted on 09 May 2012.
American Sarah Chang is one of the world’s greatest violinists. She traveled to Buenos Aires to swap the formality of classical music for the passion of tango.
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Classical musician finds tango in Buenos Aires
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Posted on 30 April 2012.
Older women use bold sartorial choices to tell the world these are not the years to fade into sweatpants and muumuus It’s the time to be noticed, and not for looking young.
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Aging stylishly, online and in the streets
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Posted on 25 April 2012.
Now that many of the world’s top hotels offer five-star room service, there’s no need to sacrifice haute cuisine for comfort.
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Bon appétit! Amazing hotel room service
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Posted on 10 April 2012.
Modern architecture is giving travelers reasons to jump on a plane to see masterpieces around the world. Check out these six spots for bold new designs.
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Six new spots for architecture lovers
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Posted on 19 March 2012.
Film maker James Cameron may be about to set out on the first ever solo dive to the Mariana Trench, the deepest known point of the world’s oceans, but sojourns to the darkest recesses of the sea are far from the sole preserve of intrepid would-be record breakers.
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Voyage to the bottom of the sea
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Posted on 14 March 2012.
Some of the world’s best architects have started exploring a new frontier — hotels — and the results will leave you speechless. Best of all, once you finish admiring the icons from the outside, you can head inside for the night.
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11 new hotel wonders
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Posted on 06 March 2012.
It's a competition that brings out some of the toughest, hardiest, most ferociously determined athletes in the world. In fact, most of the competitors in this sport aren't even human.
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Iditarod: A spectator’s guide
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