ACTION and adventure await in Papua New Guinea, with Virgin Blue Holidays (ph 13 15 16, virginaustralia.com) offering a physically and mentally challenging experience trekking the Kokoda Track.  

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Participant Untung Widyanto, a science and technology editor for Tempo, the nation’s leading magazine, and Koran Tempo, a daily, said one of the greatest challenges for Indonesian journalists is how to simplify explanations about REDD (Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation) and other aspects of measuring and verifying carbon storage and release.

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Feb. 4 : The extreme race has participants climbing over nets, running up a hill, crawling through powder pits and more. A portion of the proceeds benefit the American Lung Association in Colorado. A post-race celebration includes music and refreshments.

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