The first day of the trail crosses the wide open desert panoramas of Euro Ridge, advancing to the breathtaking, unpeopled expanse seen from Brinkley Bluff on day four or five.

BBC: Walking through Australia��s pure desert heart

The Western Open Studio Art Trail takes place at eight venues around Peel between 9 and 12 May.

BBC: Isle of Man art trail showcases 46 island artists

After a half hour of cigarette-sharing and photo-snapping, the commander led us back down the trail to a roofed, open-walled meeting area with a table where he bade us sit and brought us tea.

BBC: Piecing together puzzles in Cambodia

Democrats, who trail in the race for the open Democratic seat in Nevada, need to hold the open Democratic seats in New Jersey, New York and Nebraska, and hope for a come-from-behind victory by Virginia Democrat Charles Robb, to have any chance of recapturing the Senate.

CNN: Final day of tight race for power in U.S. Congress

But now that BYOD has blazed the trail, expect companies to be much more open to BYOC, especially if that laptop is running a version of Windows.

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The full route, which will form part of the Drake's Trail walking and cycling network, was expected to open in Spring 2012, project managers said.

BBC: Grenofen tunnel

In other words: Over the years, semiregular flashes of Norquist defiance have tended to be one of those Washington obsessions that grab big headlines to little permanent effect, sort of like open-mike profanity on the campaign trail.

CNN: Norquist's no-tax pledge has survived challenges before

Ask open-ended questions, and follow up wherever the trail leads.

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