Well, you've probably all heard about Nik Walenda, the man who recently walked 1,500 ft above the Gran Canyon on a two inch thick wire, with no protection, and no net. I watched him 'live' as he took every step, and every breath. I actually found mys

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EXPLORATIONS - October 9, 2002: George Catlin, Part 2 By Paul Thompson VOICE ONE: This is Mary Tillotson. VOICE TWO: And this is Steve Ember with the Special English program EXPLORATIONS. Today we pre

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By Paul Thompson VOICE ONE: This is Mary Tillotson. VOICE TWO: And this is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program EXPLORATIONS. A new exhibit of paintings is being shown at the Smithsonian A

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Welcome to Talking Sport! Today we meet taekwondo fighter, Rohullah Nikpai. Rohullah is from Afghanistan and in 2008 he won his country's first ever Olympic medal. Taekwondo is a martial art that first became an Olympic sport in 2000. Join Natalie in

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By Paul Sisco Washington, D.C. 27 June 2007 After successful careers in the sportswear business, Doug and Kristine Tompkins set out with a passion to preserve the some of the world's last remaining wild places. Today they are among the largest landho

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NEW YORK, Feb. 23 (Xinhua) -- NBA upstart Jeremy Lin has applied to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to trademark the term Linsanity. According to the trademark regulators' website, Lin filed his application on February 13, a move that would give

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