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Rain's final concert this Sunday
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大堡礁会在2050年消亡吗？
World's great horse treks
7 best Mumbai clubs
U.S. eats: A taste of America in Tokyo
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Posted: 04 Oct 2011 11:19 PM PDT

Weeping will ensue en masse this weekend, as South Korea's biggest pop star and Stephen Colbert's arch-nemesis, Rain, will perform in the public for the last time before enlisting in the South Korean military.

The "Ninja Assassin" star's free good-bye concert will be held on Sunday, October 9, as part of the Gangnam Fashion Festival 2011.

It is sure to be a tearful affair on both sides: "Concerts to me are like life on a smaller scale," Rain told CNN Talk Asia in 2009.

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Posted: 04 Oct 2011 10:33 PM PDT

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TomTom India: Most complete GPS car map of the country

Posted: 04 Oct 2011 08:00 PM PDT

With the October introduction of TomTom India, road trips across the country have suddenly become feasible.

大堡礁会在2050年消亡吗？

Posted: 04 Oct 2011 05:00 PM PDT

当科学家们忙着辩论升温的海水是否会毁灭世界上最大的生命体时，旅行社老板们已纷纷开始思量自己的未来。

尚塔尔·阿维特沃尔(Chantal Abitbol)

澳大利亚的大堡礁从远处望去似乎拥有着不灭之身：即使从外太空也能看得到它那长达2600公里的珊瑚群。

但是仔细研究一下，事实就没有那么美丽了。这些珊瑚礁，还有它所支撑着的价值高达数十亿美元的旅游业，都可能在2050年彻底消亡。

根据科学家们的警告，如果不采取措施阻止受人为影响的气候变化，这一切很可能真实发生。

科学家们解释说，大气中二氧化碳含量的持续升高导致海水温度上升，从而会使大堡礁珊瑚白化死亡。

"大多数珊瑚礁都已经严重萎缩了。"澳大利亚海洋科学研究所前首席科学家查利·贝隆(Charlie Veron)这样说道。他还是《世界的珊瑚》(Corals of the World)系列图书（共三册）的作者。

"今天的孩子们很有可能会在有生之年看到大堡礁的消亡。"

水温变暖会刺激珊瑚驱除为其提供必需营养的共生藻类，从而白化。其结果就是它们会失去色彩，露出钙质骨架。除非海水温度下降，不然它们离死亡就并不遥远了。

自1982年开始就有人观察到大堡礁的白化现象，在1997-1998及后来2002和2006年的厄尔尼诺现象中，大堡礁出现了严重的"白化事件"。 2002年期间，据报道称有超过50%的珊瑚礁出现了白化现象，其中5%遭到了永久性破坏。

World's great horse treks

Posted: 04 Oct 2011 03:00 PM PDT

Horse riding with local people is an adventurous, eco-friendly way to discover pristine locations that are not always featured in guidebooks. The diversity of destinations you can explore on horseback means riding is often the best way to experience our world's varied terrain, especially in far-flung locations.

So saddle up on a journey through the lava fields of Iceland, Ireland's dramatic beaches, Turkey's ancient villages, America's national parks and beyond. Here are 15 of the best global horse riding destinations you'll want to consider adding to your bucket list.

7 best Mumbai clubs

Posted: 04 Oct 2011 02:58 PM PDT

Mumbaikars don't dance. Is that why there are so few dance floors in the city? Or is it the other way around?

As you ponder this funky chicken-and-egg situation, here's the A-list of Mumbai clubs to get into this party season -- and why.

1. Tryst: To see your name on the menu

A night at Tryst is like attending a spectacular light show, where more than a million color-changing LEDs poke out of almost every corner and bright green absinthe potions swirl around in glasses.

If you've got the bucks, you're in the spotlight.

U.S. eats: A taste of America in Tokyo

Posted: 04 Oct 2011 02:55 PM PDT

The harvest moon often appears in early October and to celebrate, the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo has rounded up 54 restaurants and cafés across the metropolis for its Taste of America event, which runs until October 16.

Each of the widely varied eateries imports at least some of its ingredients from across the Pacific for an authentic flavor of the United States, so here are five of our favorites from the Embassy selection.

Devil Craft: Deep-dish Chicago pizza

When three Americans from California, Oklahoma and Florida decided to add some homely cooking to their vast selection of craft beers, the choice of cuisine seemed obvious. Chicago, of course.