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And Introduction (1:15) -- HIV Pandemic (1:57) -- Safaris Out of Windhoek (2:44) -- A Family Business (2:19) -- Tourism in the Namib (3:58) -- Building a Future from Tourism (3:23) -- HIV/AIDS in Himba Population (2:02) -- Afrikkans Member of Himbu Tribe (5:08) -- Tradition and Education (2:36) -- An Exciting Lesson (3:05) -- Elusive and Venomous (1:53) -- Persevering Through Hardship (2:56) -- Kunene Region (2:39) -- Desert Survival (3:28) -- Elephant...
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Describes the deserts in the Southwest United States including the Mojove, Sonoran, Chihuahuan and Great Basin. Also includes information on the desert cultures in the Grand Canyon, Petrified Forest, Baja California, Casa Grandes, Pueble Bonito, San Ignacio and information on some of the groups and individuals who survived the desert.
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Standing in the Jordanian desert is a singular archaeological treasure: the bath complex at Qusair Amra. Inside, the walls display lively frescoes depicting hundreds of characters engaged in a wide variety of activities. Using a computer-generated reconstruction of the least well preserved paintings, this program restores the faded images to their original vibrant colors in order to unravel the fascinating visual narrative. These frescoes are a splendid...
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This is the story of the Salton Sea, its rich history and the challenges it faces. As the need for water in the American southwest becomes critical, the decisions we make now will impact people, animals and the environment for generations to come. There will be no turning back from the pathway we choose. Is it too late to save ourselves from impending disaster? Award winning photographer Trixi Huish and her husband Bret have spent over a year at the...
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"A keen traveller and explorer, Gertrude Bell led an extraordinary life that took her all over the Middle East. Having grown up in England, her lifelong fascination with the region began when she visited her uncle in Persia in 1892. Fierccely independent and well ahead of her time, Bell would go on to travel alone throughout the Middle East, getting recruited to work for British Intelligence during the First World War and later becoming an advisor...
18) Desert rose
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She has been called the female Lawrence of Arabia, which, while not inaccurate, fails to give Gertrude Bell her due. She was at one time the most powerful woman in the British Empire: a nation builder, the driving force behind the creation of modern-day Iraq. Born into privilege in 1868, Bell turned her back on Victorian society, choosing to read history at Oxford and going on to become an archaeologist, spy, Arabist, linguist, author, poet, photographer,...
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