Geo Quiz

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Our daily geography puzzler.

Geo answer

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We wanted the location of what’s generally agreed to be highest-altitude 18-hole golf course in the world. The answer is the La Paz Golf Club in Bolivia. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with the BBC’s Wyre. Davies about British baseball. It’s similar to the American game — with some important differences.

Speedo comments

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Anchor Lisa Mullins shares some of the many comments from our listeners regarding Speedo swimsuits and whether they are appropriate swim-wear for men.

Global Hit

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The World’s Marco Werman pays tribute to musician and electric guitar pioneer Les Paul, who died today at the age of 94.

Les Paul dies

The World’s Marco Werman pays a tribute to musician and electric guitar pioneer Les Paul, who died today at the age of 94. >>> See a 1952 Gibson Les Paul Goldtop Guitar

Greens, fairways, and baseball

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We’re looking for greens and fairways in today’s Geo Quiz. The world’s top golfers are gathered today for the start of the USPGA Tournament, the final major of the year.

Music Heard on Air for August 13, 2009

A List of Music Featured Between our reports for August 13, 2009

To Speedo, or not to Speedo?

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Britain’s leading theme park has banned men from wearing Speedos. Officials at the theme park say that the Speedo is too revealing. But not everyone around the world feels that way. The World’s Alex Gallafent has our story. (Photo: Kameraad Pjotr). >>>Do you Speedo? Post a comment below.

Kamchatka: Salmon paradise in danger?

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We’re looking for one of Russia’s biggest peninsulas for our Geo Quiz today. Peninsulas, by the way, go by all sorts of names. A cape, an island promontory, or even something called a spit qualifies as peninsulas. But it’s an 800 mile long Russian peninsula we’re after and it’s more than 9 time zones away the Kremlin. We speak with Journalist David Quammen, who has just returned from a reporting trip there. ©2009 Randy Olson / National Geographic. >>>See more photos

Entire program – August 12, 2009

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Today on The World: How the trade in minerals used in cell phones and laptops fuels the violence in eastern Congo; China’s foreign investors are shaken by the arrest of four employees of British-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto; and water polo in Afghanistan.

Hillary Clinton in Nigeria

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Anchor Marco Werman gets the latest from the BBC’s Caroline Duffield in the Nigerian capital, Abuja, on Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s visit there today.

The violence behind Congo’s mineral trade

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The World’s Jeb Sharp reports on how the trade in minerals used in cell phones and laptops fuels the conflict in eastern Congo.

A daring jewel heist in London

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The World’s Laura Lynch reports on a bold heist at an upscale London jeweller. Last week thieves snatched an estimated 65 million dollars worth of diamonds from a prominent London diamond merchant in a daytime robbery.

Water polo in Afghanistan

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Afghanistan isn’t just choosing a new president this month. It’s also selecting a new Olympic team. The World’s Aaron Schachter spends time with some of Afghanistan’s would-be water polo Olympians.

Click here to watch a video of the Afghan National Water Polo Team

Britain says no to the Speedo

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An amusement park in Britain has banned skimpy swimwear – particularly the Speedo-style for men. The World’s Alex Gallafent has the story.