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FEATURES - Ancient Ashkelon - From Canaanites to Crusaders, the city of Ashkelon was a strategic Mediterranean port for nearly 5,000 years./
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Gore, Rick
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National Geographic Society
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2001
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FEATURES - Andes Journey - On familiar ground, an Ecuadorian explores lifeways shaped by the lofty range that spans a continent./
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Corral Vega, Pablo
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National Geographic Society
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2001
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FEATURES - Antarctica - Earth's harshest land, the frozen continent beckons scientists -- And 15,000 tourists a year -- With crystalline air, ancient ice, and indescribable wildness./
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Smith, Roff
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National Geographic Society
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2001
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FEATURES - Arctic National Wildlife Refuge - Rich in caribou and in oil, Alaska's coastal plain is a hot topic in the nation's energy debate. - Web Special To drill or not to drill? Share your thoughts with us./
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Mitchell, John G
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National Geographic Society
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2001
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FEATURES - A River Dammed - Columbia River salmon are in decline despite heroic measures to sustain them, and Pacific Northwesterners search their souls: Should some dams be dismantled to save the fish?/
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Montaigne, Fen
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National Geographic Society
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2001
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FEATURES - Asia's Last Lions - Extinction stalks the Asiatic lion, a regal sub-species now crowded into a single sanctuary in India's Gir Forest./
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Klum, Mattias
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National Geographic Society
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2001
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FEATURES - Beyond Gravity - The year Arthur C Clarke made famous is here. 2001's co-creator contemplates the third millennium./
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Clarke, Arthur
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National Geographic Society
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2001
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FEATURES - Black Sea Mysteries - Ancient shipwrecks and telltale shells bring to life epics of distant trade and a prehistoric flood./
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Ballard, Robert D
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National Geographic Society
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2001
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FEATURES - Bushmen - Southern Africa's hunter-gatherers seek a foothold./
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Godwin, Peter
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National Geographic Society
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2001
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FEATURES - California's Volcanic North - Sleeping volcanoes inspire eerie fables and New Age religions as well as fear of deadly lava spills./
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Vesilind, Priit J
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National Geographic Society
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2001
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FEATURES - Changing America - Record waves of immigration deliver teens from around the world to a rocky shore -- High school in the U.S.A./
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Swerdlow, Joel L
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National Geographic Society
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2001
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FEATURES - Deadly Haven: Mexico's Poisonous Cave - An underworld of hydrogen sulfide harbors life-forms awesome and awful./
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Eliot, John L
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National Geographic Society
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2001
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FEATURES - Deadly Silk - Spinning complex webs of incredible strength, the versatile spider makes things sticky for unsuspecting prey./
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Conniff, Richard
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National Geographic Society
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2001
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FEATURES - Earth's Grand Light Show - Splashing the sky with radiant hues, auroras can crash power grids and satellite systems even as they delight scientists and spectators with their glowing gases./
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Taylor, Kenny
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National Geographic Society
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2001
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FEATURES - Egypt's Hidden Tombs - After 2,600 years an isolated desert oasis yields the long-sought tombs of its legendary governor Zed-Khons-uef-ankh and his family./
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Hawass, Zahi
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National Geographic Society
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2001
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FEATURES - Eternal Dj�nn� - Architectural gem of West Africa, Mali's holy city rebuilds after years of drought and decay./
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Lange, Karen E
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National Geographic Society
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2001
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FEATURES - Evolution of Whales - Earth's largest animals are sometimes born with a leg or two, a startling genetic reminder of the time, 50 million years ago, when their ancestors walked on dry land./
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Chadwick, Douglas H
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National Geographic Society
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2001
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FEATURES - Eyewitness Afghanistan - A veteran journalist in the war-wracked nation reports on his encounters with Osama bin Laden, the Taliban, and the assassins of a rebel commander. MAP SUPPLEMENT: AFGHANISTAN/
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Girardet, Edward
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National Geographic Society
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2001
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FEATURES - Flower Trade - High-tech hybrids, brand names, and the Internet invade a multibillion-dollar, world-girdling business once dominated by family farms and now coming up roses./
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Walt, Vivienne
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National Geographic Society
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2001
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FEATURES - France's Magical Cave Art - Brilliant scenes of animals drawn 35,000 years ago paint a new picture of the origins of art./
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Clottes, Jean
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National Geographic Society
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2001
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