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'Historia, Historia' recalls an island sojourn
When Eleanor Stanford boarded a plane to spend two years on the islands of Cape Verde, she had no idea what she was in for. She didn't know the language. She didn't know what the people ate. She didn't even know where she was going to live. -------...
Tags: French Literature, Arts and Culture, Peace Corps, Eating Disorders, Book
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Cesaria Evora dies at 70; Grammy-winning singer known as the 'Barefoot Diva'
Cesaria Evora, who started singing as a teenager in bayside bars on the West African island nation of Cape Verde in the 1950s and won a Grammy Award in 2004 after she finally took her music to stages around the world, died Saturday. She was 70.
Evora,...Tags: Dining and Drinking, Western Africa, Edith Piaf, Concerts, Bars and Clubs
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Tropical Depression 12 forms in the Atlantic
Maryland WeatherA new tropical depression has formed in the eastern Atlantic Ocean. Forecasters expect it will become Tropical Storm Katia later today, and strengthening to hurricane force by Thursday as it steams to the west-northwest in the mid-Atlantic. Tropical...Tags: Tropical Weather, Disasters, Tropical Storms, Hurricanes, Disasters and Accidents
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Three tropical waves moving through the Atlantic
Now we have three tropical waves scattered across the Atlantic, two near Africa and one near Florida.
Although it's too early to say where they might go, the two waves near Africa are most worth watching because they are in a region wherehurricanes...Tags: Disasters, National Hurricane Center, Hurricanes, Florida, Disasters and Accidents
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Tropics are stirring again
Maryland WeatherHurricane forecasters are watching three disturbances in the Altantic, two of which are given a 40 percent chance of becoming tropical storms in the next two days.The two most likely candidates to become Tropical Storms Franklin and Gert, are in......Tags: Travel, Tropical Weather, Tropical Storms, Cruises, Tourism and Leisure
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Win the FOX Rocks Lunchbox!
Sign up to win the Fox Rocks Lunchbox! K-Mack announces a new winner every Monday and Thursday at 10am drawn from all entries. We visit the winner at work and deliver the coveted FOX ROCKS LUNCH BOX, filled with great prizes every Tuesday and Friday...Tags: Cambodia, Brunei, Afghanistan, Bolivia, Gambia
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Danielle falters; new storm brews off Cape Verde
Maryland WeatherThe pace of storm formation is picking up in the waters near the Cape Verde Islands in the eastern tropical Atlantic. Even as a slightly weakened Hurricane Danielle continues to move across the central Atlantic, forecasters are preparing to issue......Tags: Tropical Weather, Disasters, Tropical Storms, Hurricanes, Disasters and Accidents
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Prime time for Cape Verde hurricanes
Maryland WeatherFROM TODAY'S PRINT EDITIONS:We are entering prime time for the “Cape Verde hurricanes.” An average of two of these storms form each year, most in August and September, and usually within 600 miles of the Cape Verde islands, off West......Tags: Disasters, Hurricanes, Florida, Meteorological Disasters, Natural Disasters
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Florida Cruise Guide: Holland America ms Prinsendam ship itinerary
This itinerary was last updated Sept. 28, 2009. For more Holland America ms Prinsendam cruises click here. 26-Day Amazon Explorer 2009 Departure Date: Nov. 25 Cruise Ports: Fort Lauderdale, Florida, US; Santo Domingo, Dominican Rep.; Oranjestad, Aruba;...Tags: Bahamas, Cruises, Gambia, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Argentina
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Sam Gould And The Isles Of Loss
Gould piloted the Africa from New London to the Cape Verde Islands off the African coast in about 50 days, looping across the Atlantic in a slightly downward curve and working his way from "fresh gales with snow" to "fresh breises and hazey" off the...Tags: Scotland, Western Africa, Feces, Health, Patrick O'Brian
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Florida spared from heavy rain as tropical storm weakens
Associated PressPUNTA GORDA, Fla. - Most of Florida was spared the heavy rain that forecasters believed Tropical Storm Henri would bring yesterday, as the system weakened into a tropical depression and moved quickly across the peninsula. Rainfall totals in most areas...Tags: Tropical Weather, Tropical Storms, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Disasters, National Hurricane Center
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