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When the explore Team plans one of its philanthropic fact-finding missions, there's a whole side of our work that doesn't make it into the films we show — extensive research. Here you'll find some of the resources that we used to profile the stunning locations, inspiring organizations and selfless individuals featured on explore. We would also love to hear from you if you have any recommendations.
Africa
Articles
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World Briefing - Africa: Ethiopia: 3 U.S. - Financed Groups Expelled
(PDF)
NY Times, 04/01/2005
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World Briefing - Africa: Ethiopia: Opposition Quits Vote Fraud Inquiry
(PDF)
NY Times, 07/08/2005
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Strain of Polio From West Africa Stirs Fears in Ethiopia, U.N. Says
(PDF)
NY Times, 03/09/2005
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The G7 finance ministers meeting: Africa expects
(PDF)
The Economist, 02/03/2005
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Tanzania Releases Man Held in '98 Bombing
(PDF)
NY Times, 12/23/2004
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Reggae Fans Get Up, Stand Up for a Birthday
(PDF)
NY Times, 02/07/2005
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Whatever it takes
(PDF)
The Economist, 01/18/2005
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World Briefing - Africa: Tanzania: More Aid Sought
(PDF)
NY Times, 07/21/2005
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Africa acknowledges it must help itself
(PDF)
The Economist, 07/07/2005
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MEDICINE; Into Africa
(PDF)
NY Times, 03/27/2005
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Powerful women in Africa: Strong stuff
(PDF)
The Economist, 12/16/2004
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Road Kill in the Serengeti?
NY Times, 06/15/2010
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Israel to Speed Immigration for Jews in Ethiopia
(PDF)
NY Times, 02/01/2005
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World Briefing - Africa: Ghana: President Is Re-Elected
(PDF)
NY Times, 12/10/2004
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A Fragile Success in Africa
(PDF)
NY Times, 04/25/2005
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Development and governance: Helping Africa help itself
(PDF)
The Economist, 06/30/2005
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World Briefing - Africa: Ethiopia: 3 U.S. - Financed Groups Expelled
(PDF)
Books
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American Africans in Ghana: Black Expatriates and the Civil Rights Era (The John Hope Franklin Series in African American History and Culture)
by Kevin K. Gaines
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Culture and Customs of Ghana (Culture and Customs of Africa)
by Steven J. Salm
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The Ethiopians: A History (Peoples of Africa)
by Richard Pankhurst
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Arrested Development in Ethiopia: Essays on Underdevelopment, Democracy, and Self-Determination
by Seyoum Y. Hameso
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Education in Ethiopia: From Crisis to Brink of Collapse (NAI Discussion Papers)
by Tekeste Negash
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The Press And Political Culture In Ghana
by Jennifer Hasty
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Sacred Sites and the Colonial Encounter: A History of Meaning and Memory in Ghana
by Sandra E. Greene
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A History of Ethiopia Updated Edition
by Harold G. Marcus
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The path of a genocide: the Rwanda crisis from Uganda to Zaire
By Howard Adelman, Astri Suhrke, 10/10/2009
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Industrial Development in Tanzania: Some Critical Issues
by Rune Skarstein
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Rwanda and genocide in the twentieth century
By Alain Destexhe, 10/10/2009
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Conspiracy to murder: the Rwandan genocide
By Linda Melvern, 10/10/2009
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Justice on the grass: three Rwandan journalists, their trial for war crimes and a Nation’s Quest for Redemption
By Dina Temple-Raston, 10/10/2009
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Shake hands with the devil: the failure of humanity in Rwanda
By Roméo Dallaire, Brent Beardsley, 10/10/2009
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Soldiers to the rescue: humanitarian lessons from Rwanda
By Larry Minear, Philippe Guillot, 10/10/2009
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Tanzania: The Land and Its People
by John, Ndembwike
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The Rwanda crisis: history of a genocide
By Gérard Prunier, 10/10/2009
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Paul Kagame and Rwanda: power, genocide and the Rwandan Patriotic Front
By Colin M. Waugh, 10/10/2009
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Custodians Of The Land: Ecology & Culture In History Of Tanzania (Eastern African Studies)
by Gregory Maddox
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Rwanda's genocide: looking back : hearing before the Subcommittee on Africa of the Committee on International Relations
By United States. Congress. House. Committee on International Relations. Subcommittee on Africa, 10/10/2009
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Eyewitness to a genocide: the United Nations and Rwanda
By Michael N. Barnett, 10/10/2009
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Priests, Witches and Power: Popular Christianity after Mission in Southern Tanzania (Cambridge Studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology)
by Maia Green
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American Africans in Ghana: Black Expatriates and the Civil Rights Era (The John Hope Franklin Series in African American History and Culture)
Films
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60 Minutes - The War Against Women
CBS, 10/10/2009
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Worlds Together: Ethiopia (A Portrait)
Worlds Together, 01/01/1989
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Time Machine: Rwanda - Do Scars Ever Fade? (History Channel)
A&E Home Video, 10/10/2009
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Mountain Gorilla (IMAX)
Imax, 10/10/2009
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The Rwanda Series
National Film Board of Canada, 10/10/2009
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Frontline: Ghosts of Rwanda (PBS)
PBS Paramount, 10/10/2009
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ABC News Nightline Into Africa
ABC News, 10/10/2009
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Rwanda: Living Forgiveness
Vision Video, 10/10/2009
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Hotel Rwanda
MGM, 10/10/2009
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60 Minutes - Hiding From Death
60 Minutes, 10/10/2009
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Through My Eyes: A Film About Rwandan Youth
Choices, Inc, 10/10/2009
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Families of Ghana (Families of the World)
Master Communications, Inc., 01/01/1989
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Don't Forget Your Passport: Ethiopia, Africa
TITLE HOUSE e-DISTRIBUTION, 01/01/1989
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Don't Forget Your Passport: Tanzania, East Africa
TITLE HOUSE e-DISTRIBUTION, 01/01/1989
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Arts of Ghana
CustomFlix, 01/01/1989
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Cosmos Global Documentaries EAST AFRICA Kenya, Tanzania
TravelVideoStore.com, 01/01/1989
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ABC Africa (2002)
New Yorker Video, 01/01/1989
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2007 Global Conference: Can Business Solve Africa's Challenges?
Milken Institute, 01/01/1989
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Traditional Dances of Ghana
Vijay Rakhra Productions, 01/01/1989
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Nature Parks SERENGETI & NGORONGORO Tanzania
TravelVideoStore.com, 01/01/1989
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Nature Wonders NGORONGORO CRATER Tanzania
TravelVideoStore.com, 01/01/1989
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60 Minutes - The War Against Women
Web Sites
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BBC – Africa
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AllAfrica: Rwanda
10/10/2009
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BBC Country Profile – Ghana
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CIA World Factbook – Ghana
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Global Issues – Africa
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The Official Website of the Republic of Rwanda
10/10/2009
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The World Bank: Rwanda
10/10/2009
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CIA World Factbook – Tanzania
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Infoplease
10/10/2009
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CIA World Factbook – Ethiopia
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BBC News | Rwanda: How the genocide happened
10/10/2009
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CIA World Factbook
10/10/2009
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NY Times – Africa
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Lonely Planet: Rwanda
10/10/2009
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U.S Department of State: Rwanda
10/10/2009
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University of Pennsylvania: Rwanda Page
10/10/2009
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BBC Country Profile – Tanzania
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The Economist – Middle East and Africa
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United Nations – Africa
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World Health Organization: Rwanda
10/10/2009
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BBC Country Profile – Ethiopia
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BBC – Africa
Arctic
Articles
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Oil Survey Says Arctic Has Riches
(PDF)
NY Times, 07/24/2008
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Arctic Map shows dispute hotspots
(PDF)
BBC News, 08/05/2008
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Russian warships to patrol Arctic
(PDF)
The Guardian, 07/15/2008
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Polar bear seen in trouble, not endangered
(PDF)
Reuters, 04/25/2008
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Does Al Gore's "Incovenient Truth" Really Have Errors?
(PDF)
Alternet, 10/21/2007
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Russians Plant Flag on the Arctic Seabed
(PDF)
NY Times, 08/03/2007
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Canada flexes its muscles in scramble for the Arctic
(PDF)
The Guardian, 07/11/2007
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Russian Tycoons Agree on Sale of Arctic Mining Stake
(PDF)
NY Times, 08/06/2008
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Bubbles of warming, beneath the ice
(PDF)
LA Times, 02/22/2009
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The UN and climate change
The Economist, 11/01/2007
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The Future Is Drying Up
(PDF)
NY Times, 10/21/2007
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Climate change is like 'World War Three'
(PDF)
Daily Telegraph, 05/11/2007
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The Climate Movement We Have Been Waiting For
(PDF)
Alternet, 10/27/2007
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No Escape: Thaw Gains Momentum
(PDF)
NY Times, 10/25/2005
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Arctic claimants urged to obey U.N. rules
(PDF)
Reuters, 05/28/2008
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Turning to chemistry for alternative fuel
(PDF)
International Herald Tribune, 11/08/2007
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Fuel Without the Fossil
(PDF)
NY Times, 11/09/2007
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As Polar Ice Turns to Water, Dreams of Treasure Abound
(PDF)
NY Times, 10/10/2005
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Climate change seen hurting poor regions
(PDF)
USA TODAY, 10/25/2007
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Trooping the tribal colours
(PDF)
The Economist, 06/05/2008
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Melting Ice, Winds of Change
(PDF)
LA Times, 01/19/2003
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How to stop climate change: the easy way
(PDF)
New Statesman, 11/08/2007
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Arctic Melt Unnerves the Experts
(PDF)
NY Times, 10/02/2007
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Old Ways of Life Are Fading as the Arctic Thaws
(PDF)
NY Times, 10/20/2005
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Climate change cannot be bargained with
(PDF)
The Guardian, 10/29/2007
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Global warming: Melting ice threatens Arctic foxes
(PDF)
The Guardian, 07/15/2008
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Oil Survey Says Arctic Has Riches
(PDF)
Books
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Arctic Lights, Arctic Nights
by Debbie Miller, Debbie S. Miller, and Jon Van Zyle
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Arctic Melting: How Global Warming is Destroying One of the World's Largest Wilderness Areas
by Chad Kister
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Arctic Dreams
by Barry Lopez
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An Inconvenient Truth
by Al Gore, Billy West (II), and Davis Guggenheim
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Vanishing World: The Endangered Arctic
by Fredrik Granath and Mireille de la Lez
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The Live Earth Global Warming Survival Handbook: 77 Essential Skills To Stop Climate Change
by David de Rothschild
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Global Warming: The Complete Briefing
by John Houghton
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Unstoppable Global Warming: Every 1,500 Years, Updated and Expanded Edition
by S. Fred Singer and Dennis T. Avery
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A Naturalist's Guide to the Arctic
by E. C. Pielou
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The Weather Makers: How Man Is Changing the Climate and What It Means for Life on Earth
by Tim Flannery
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Arctic Lights, Arctic Nights
Films
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Who Killed the Electric Car? by Martin Sheen
Sony Pictures, 01/01/1989
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An Inconvenient Truth
Paramount, 01/01/1989
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Great North
Razor, 01/01/1989
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Discovery Channel Ice World
Artisan Home Entertainment, 01/01/1989
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NOVA: Arctic Passage
PBS (Direct), 01/01/1989
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National Geographic: Masters of the Arctic Ice
Nat'l Geographic Vid, 01/01/1989
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Nanook Of The North
Reel Enterprises, 01/01/1989
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Global Warming: The Signs and the Science
PBS (Direct), 01/01/1989
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Global Warming and the Greenhouse Effect
Educational Video Network, Inc., 01/01/1989
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Oil On Ice (Arctic National Wildlife Refuge)
Lightyear, 01/01/1989
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In the Wild: Polar Bears with Ewan McGregor
PBS, 01/01/1989
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Who Killed the Electric Car? by Martin Sheen
Web Sites
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NY Times
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Environmental Protection Agency: Climate Change
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World Health Organization
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Postcards from the Arctic, NY Times
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Environmental Protection Agency: Climate Change (for Kids)
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UN: Climate Change
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Worldbank
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UN: Climate Change
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PEW Centre on Global Climate Change
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BBC News
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Environmental Defense Fund
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National Geographic
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NY Times
Bahamas
Articles
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Caribbean News Briefs
Taiwan News, 09/04/2009
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Bahamas set to ban catch and sale of Sea Turtles
NY Times, 08/30/2009
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Grand Bahama environmental organizations receive seabird conservation books
Bahama Islands Info, 08/10/2009
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Tropics Active as September Starts
Examiner, 09/02/2009
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Grand Bahama’s First Dedicated TV Channel is Launched
Bahama Islands Info, 09/03/2009
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Bahamas Resorts Hit Hard by Recession
About.com, 09/03/2009
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JetBlue Plane is Evacuated in Bahamas
NY Times, 09/03/2009
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Top China Legislator in Bahamas for economic deals
Forbes.com, 09/03/2009
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Bahamas seek educational partnership with North Korea
Bahama Islands Info, 08/28/2009
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Bahamas
NY Times, 10/09/2009
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Caribbean News Briefs
China
Articles
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3 Deaths in China Reveal Disparity in Price of Lives
(PDF)
NY Times, 04/14/2006
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New Estimate in China Finds Fewer AIDS Cases
(PDF)
NY Times, 01/26/2006
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China and Sudan, Blood and Oil
(PDF)
NY Times, 04/23/2006
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A Sharp Debate Erupts in China Over Ideologies
(PDF)
NY Times, 03/12/2006
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A Spectator's Role for China's Muslims
(PDF)
NY Times, 02/19/2006
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Amnesty Charges Web Companies
(PDF)
WIRED.com, 07/20/2006
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Not All Roads Lead to China
(PDF)
NY Times, 02/28/2006
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The party, the people and the power of cyber-talk
(PDF)
The Economist, 04/27/2006
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State of the World 2006: China and India Hold World in Balance
(PDF)
WorldWatch Institute, 01/11/2006
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Struggling to keep the lid on
(PDF)
NY Times, 04/27/2006
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The Wild Web of China: Sex and Drugs, Not Reform
(PDF)
NY Times, 03/08/2006
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China Hails a Good Nazi and Makes Japan Take Notice
(PDF)
NY Times, 03/15/2006
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The World Factbook - China
(PDF)
Central Intelligence Agency, 09/04/2008
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Enough Shame to Go Around on China
(PDF)
NY Times, 02/18/2006
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3 Deaths in China Reveal Disparity in Price of Lives
(PDF)
Books
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China: Fragile Superpower
by Susan L. Shirk
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China: People Place Culture History
by DK Publishing
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State and Religion in China
by Anthony C. Yu
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China Road: A Journey into the Future of a Rising Power
by Rob Gifford
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Art in China (Oxford History of Art)
by Craig Clunas
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China Shakes the World: A Titan's Rise and Troubled Future -- and the Challenge for America
by James Kynge
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The Genius of China: 3,000 Years of Science, Discovery, and Invention
by Robert Temple
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China Rising: Peace, Power, and Order in East Asia
by David C. Kang
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Modern China: The Fall and Rise of a Great Power 1850
by Johnathan Fenby
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China's Tibet: Autonomy or Assimilation
by Warren W. Smith Jr.
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The Search for Modern China
by Jonathan D. Spence
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China: Fragile Superpower
Films
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Found in China
Tai-Kai Productions, 01/01/1989
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China - A Century of Revolution
Zeitgeist, 01/01/1989
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China: A Century of Revolution (Three Disc Set)
Zeitgeist Films, 01/01/1989
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Globe Trekker: Ultimate China (Double DVD)
Pilot Productions, 01/01/1989
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China Rises: Behind the Great Wall
Discovery Channel, 01/01/1989
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CHINA: Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong & Tibet
CreateSpace, 01/01/1989
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Wild China
BBC WARNER, 01/01/1989
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China From the Inside
PBS (Direct), 01/01/1989
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National Geographic - China's Lost Girls
National Geographic Video, 01/01/1989
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Found in China
Web Sites
Costa Rica
Articles
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Turtles Taking Over as the Kings of the Sea
(PDF)
NY Times, 09/18/2005
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From Jungle to Space in Pursuit of New Drugs
(PDF)
NY Times, 11/28/2000
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Bio-rich Costa Rica's new marvels
(PDF)
BBC News, 01/04/2008
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Central American integration: Together again, after all these years?
(PDF)
The Economist, 05/12/2005
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Costa Rica bids to go carbon neutral
(PDF)
BBC News, 08/11/2008
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Costa Rica gets forest fund boost
(PDF)
BBC News, 10/18/2007
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Valuing ecosystem services: Greening the books
(PDF)
The Economist, 09/15/2005
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Costa Rica's digital nature
(PDF)
BBC News, 02/25/2003
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U.S. Forgives Costa Rican Debt to Help Environment
(PDF)
NY Times, 10/17/2007
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Environment: Down with trees
(PDF)
The Economist, 07/28/2005
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Turtles Taking Over as the Kings of the Sea
(PDF)
Books
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Green Encounters: Shaping And Contesting Environmentalism in Rural Costa Rica (Environmental Anthropology and Ethnobiology)
by Luis Antonio Vivanco
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Costa Rica: The Ecotravellers' Wildlife Guide
by Les Beletsky
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Exploring Costa Rica 2008/9
by Writers and Photographers of The Tico Times
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Costa Rica's National Parks and Preserves: A Visitor's Guide, Second Edition
by Joseph Franke
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The Amphibians and Reptiles of Costa Rica: A Herpetofauna between Two Continents, between Two Seas
by Jay M. Savage
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The Mammals of Costa Rica: A Natural History and Field Guide
by Mark Wainwright
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Biodiversity Conservation in Costa Rica: Learning the Lessons in a Seasonal Dry Forest
by Gordon W. Frankie
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Costa Rica: The Forests of Eden
by Kevin Schafer
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Nitrogen Fixation in Agriculture, Forestry, Ecology, and the Environment (Nitrogen Fixation: Origins, Applications, and Research Progress)
by Dietrich Werner (Editor), William E. Newton (Editor)
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Long-term conservation efforts contribute to positive green turtle Chelonia mydas nesting trend at Tortuguero, Costa Rica
by S. Troeng
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Green Encounters: Shaping And Contesting Environmentalism in Rural Costa Rica (Environmental Anthropology and Ethnobiology)
Films
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Exploring Horizons The Rich Coast - Punta Islita Guanacaste, Costa Rica
TravelVideoStore.com, 01/01/1989
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Wonders of the Deep: Costa Rica Cocos Islands/Galapagos Islands
Madacy Records, 01/01/1989
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Don't Forget Your Passport: Costa Rica, Central America
TITLE HOUSE e-DISTRIBUTION, 01/01/1989
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ABC News Nightline Extinction of Species and Global Warming
ABC News, 01/01/1989
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Experience Southern Costa Rica
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Costa Rica - The National Parks and Wildlands
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Exploring Horizons The Rich Coast - Punta Islita Guanacaste, Costa Rica
Web Sites
India
Articles
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The Debate: Water Management, Water Fees and Conservation
NY Times, 10/01/2006
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India's Cut-Price Space Program
(PDF)
WIRED.com, 08/14/2006
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See what she has achieved
(PDF)
The Hindu, 05/06/2002
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Launch of the "2005 AIDS Epidemic Update" Speech
(PDF)
UNAIDS, 11/21/2005
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Para Teachers
(PDF)
Education for All in India, 12/01/2000
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A Healthy Outlook for the Sex Trade
(PDF)
CNET News.com, 06/27/2006
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Often Parched, India Struggles to Tap the Monsoon
(PDF)
NY Times, 10/01/2006
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Urban Cowboys Struggle With India's Sacred Strays
(PDF)
NY Times (From New Delhi Journal), 11/05/2008
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World Factbook - India
(PDF)
Central Intelligence Agency, 08/07/2008
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In Teeming India, Water Crisis Means Dry Pipes and Foul Sludge
(PDF)
NY Times, 09/29/2006
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India Digs Deeper, but Wells Are Drying Up
(PDF)
NY Times, 09/30/2006
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In the Land of Four-Star Asceticism
(PDF)
NY Times, 08/13/2006
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The Debate: Water Management, Water Fees and Conservation
Books
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Atharva-Veda Samhita - Second Half - Books Viii To Xix
by Dwight Whitney William
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Gandhi An Autobiography: The Story of My Experiments With Truth
by Mohandas Karamchand (Mahatma) Gandhi, Mahadev H. Desai, and Sissela
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A New History of India
by Stanley Wolpert
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The Indus script and the Rig-Veda
by Egbert Richter-Ushanas (Hardcover - Mar 1, 2001)
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A Concise History of Modern India (Cambridge Concise Histories)
by Barbara D. Metcalf and Thomas R. Metcalf
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Non-Violent Resistance (Satyagraha)
by M. K. Gandhi
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The Essential Gandhi: An Anthology of His Writings on His Life, Work, and Ideas
by Mahatma Gandhi, Louis Fischer, M.K.Gandhi, and Gandhi
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The Discovery of India
by Jawaharlal Nehru
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Atharva-Veda Samhita - First Half - Books I To Vii
by Dwight Whitney William
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Music in North India: Experiencing Music, Expressing Culture (Global Music Series)
by George E. Ruckert
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The Essential Gandhi: An Anthology of His Writings on His Life, Work, and Ideas
by Mahatma Gandhi, Louis Fischer, M.K.Gandhi, and Gandhi (Paperback - Nov 12, 2002)
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India
by Stanley Wolpert
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Atharva-Veda Samhita - Second Half - Books Viii To Xix
Films
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Culture Unplugged
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Ancient India: Today
The Orchard, 01/01/1989
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Salaam Bombay!
MGM (Video & DVD), 01/01/1989
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The Apu Triology
Artificial Eye, 01/01/1989
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Families of India (Families of the World)
Master Communications, Inc., 01/01/1989
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Slumdog Millionaire
Twentieth Century Fox, 01/01/1989
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Taj Mahal: The Story of Muslim India
Educational Video Network, Inc., 01/01/1989
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IMAX Presents - Kingdom of the Tiger
Slingshot/Vista Point Entertainment, 01/01/1989
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Ancient India: A Journey Back in Time (Lost Treasures of the Ancient World)
Kultur Video, 01/01/1989
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Earth
New Yorker Video, 01/01/1989
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Phantom India
Criterion Collection, 01/01/1989
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Made in India
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India - Kingdom of the Tiger (Large Format)
Sling Shot, 01/01/1989
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Monsoon Wedding
Universal Studios, 01/01/1989
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The Namesake
20th Century Fox, 01/01/1989
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Fire
Zeitgeist Films, 01/01/1989
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Water (2 DVD Special Edition)
Mongrel, 01/01/1989
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Gandhi (Widescreen Two-Disc Collector's Edition)
Sony Pictures, 01/01/1989
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The Soul Of India
Rick Ray Films, 01/01/1989
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The Mahabharata
Image Entertainment, 01/01/1989
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Culture Unplugged
Web Sites
Middle East / Europe
Articles
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Israel and the Palestinians: A recognition problem
(PDF)
The Economist, 01/13/2007
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Israel and the Jews: Diaspora Blues
(PDF)
The Economist, 01/11/2007
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The Jewish Community of Rome
(PDF)
The Nahum Goldmann Museum, 01/15/2007
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American Road Trip Through Arab Eyes
(PDF)
NY Times, 01/31/2007
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Israeli troops fight Jewish settlers in Hebron
(PDF)
Yahoo News, 12/04/2008
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Judaism and the rise of Christianity: Spiritual and temporal
(PDF)
The Economist, 01/18/2007
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The Palestinians: It's the little things that make an occupation
(PDF)
The Economist, 01/18/2007
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Israel and the Palestinians: From Bad to Worse
(PDF)
The Economist, 01/30/2007
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Feuding Palestinian Leaders Hold Talks in Mecca
(PDF)
NY Times, 02/06/2007
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Israel and the Palestinians: A recognition problem
(PDF)
Books
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The Arabs in History
by Bernard Lewis
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The Qur'an Translation
by Sayed A. A. Razwy and Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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The Jewish Book of Why
by Alfred J. Kolatch
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The Islamic Middle East: Tradition and Change
by Charles Lindholm
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The Multiple Identities of the Middle East
by Bernard Lewis
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Cultures in Conflict: Christians, Muslims, and Jews in the Age of Discovery
by Bernard Lewis
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Arab and Jew: Wounded Spirits in a Promised Land
by David K. Shipler
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Torah/Pocket Edition
(Paperback - 2000)
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Hebrew-English Tanakh Student Edition
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Holy Bible: New American Standard Bible (NASB)
by The Lockman Foundation
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The Arabs in History
Films
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War in the Desert - The True Stories Behind the Gulf War 1991, the Six Day War 1967, and the Battle of El Alamein 1942
Eagle Rock Ent, 01/01/1989
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Saudi Arabia: A Complicated Ally
A&E Home Video, 01/01/1989
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THE STORY OF GASOLINE, 1948
National Archives and Records Administration, 01/01/1989
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Jordan: The Royal Tour
Travel Channel, 01/01/1989
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A West Bank Retrospective - Journey to the Occupied Lands ~ Frontline
WGBH BOSTON, 01/01/1989
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History - Digging For The Truth : Lost Treasures Of Petra
A&E Television Networks, 01/01/1989
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Blood and Oil: The Middle East in World War I
Inecom Entertainment Company, 01/01/1989
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HOW ISRAEL WON THE WAR, 1967
National Archives and Records Administration, 01/01/1989
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ABC News Classics Signing of the Middle East Peace Agreement<
ABC, 01/01/1989
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War in the Desert - The True Stories Behind the Gulf War 1991, the Six Day War 1967, and the Battle of El Alamein 1942
Web Sites
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CIA World Factbook – Jordan
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CIA World Factbook – Israel
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CIA World Factbook – Turkey
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Columbia University – Middle East and Islamic Studies
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CIA World Factbook – Saudi Arabia
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BBC – Middle East
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BBC – Timeline of Middle East Conflict
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United Nations – Middle East
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NY Times – Middle East
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The Economist – Middle East & Africa
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The Jerusalem Post
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Global Issues – Middle East
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CIA World Factbook – Jordan
Pacific Northwest
Articles
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For Once-Hated Killer Whales, Changing Attitudes Mean New Friends
(PDF)
NY Times, 09/20/1987
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More people irked by harassing of orcas
(PDF)
Victoria Times Columnist, 08/19/2008
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Multicultural Stages in a Small Oregon Town
NY Times, 08/14/2009
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Killer Whales Are Most Toxic Arctic Animals, Study Reports
(PDF)
National Geographic News, 12/13/2005
-
Oregon: Plea Deal for Son of Spy
NY Times, 08/27/2009
-
New killer whale at risk from Antarctic warming
(PDF)
The Economic Times, 08/05/2008
-
Oregon City Briefs
Oregon Live, 09/03/2009
-
Grant Supports Oregon Housing Program Combating Violence Against Women
Salem News, 09/04/2009
-
A popular Oregon governor hopes for an encore
Crosscut, 09/04/2009
-
Orca Lummi presumed dead at 98
(PDF)
San Francisco Chronicle, 08/16/2008
-
Critical Habitat for Orcas Leaves Pockets of Vulnerability, Critics Say
(PDF)
National Geographic News, 08/07/2006
-
Oregon justice system receives $1.5 million federal grant to create drug crimes strike force
Oregon Live, 09/04/2009
-
Oregon Wants ‘Dog Friendly’ to Be Less So
NY Times, 09/02/2009
-
Recording the sounds of the West
LA Times, 09/04/2009
-
Killer Whale Deaths off U.S. Northwest Coast Leave Islanders Perplexed
(PDF)
National Geographic News, 06/28/2001
-
Swiss battery maker ReVolt picks Oregon as US base
The Associated Press, 09/01/2009
-
For Pods of Whales, Celebrity Status and Now a Lawsuit
(PDF)
NY Times, 09/08/2006
-
Oregon's plans for Alkali Lake herbicide dump raise concerns
Oregon Live | Oregon Environmental News, 09/02/2009
-
For Once-Hated Killer Whales, Changing Attitudes Mean New Friends
(PDF)
Books
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Oregon
by Tanya Lloyd Kyi, 10/09/2009
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Oregon: a bicentennial history
By Gordon Barlow Dodds, 10/09/2009
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Oregon: comprising a brief history and full description of the territories ...
By A. N. Armstrong, 10/09/2009
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Oregon
By Deborah Kent, 10/09/2009
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Plants Of The Pacific Northwest Coast: Washington, Oregon, British Columbia & Alaska
by Jim Pojar
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National Audubon Society Regional Guide to the Pacific Northwest (National Audubon Society Field Guide to the Pacific Northwest)
by National Audubon Society
-
Orca: Visions of the Killer Whale
by Peter Knudtson (Author), David Suzuki (Foreword)
-
Oregon
By Capstone Press Geography Department, 10/09/2009
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Restoring the Pacific Northwest: The Art and Science of Ecological Restoration in Cascadia (The Science and Practice of Ecological Restoration Series)
by Eric Higgs
-
The San Juan Islands: Crown Jewels of the Pacific Coast
by Evelyn Adams
-
Oregon: Portrait of a State
By Rick Schafer, 10/09/2009
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Marine Life of the Pacific Northwest: A Photographic Encyclopedia of Invertebrates, Seaweeds And Selected Fishes
by Andy Lamb
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Westward vision: the story of the Oregon Trail
By David Sievert Lavender, 10/09/2009
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Oregon
Films
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Washington State's San Juan Islands
Hatzoff Productions, 01/01/1989
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Humans of the Sea: Killer Whales and the People Who Watch Them
Video Age Productions, 01/01/1989
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Oregon Ghost Towns
Smede Marketing Productions, 10/10/2009
-
Great Lodges of the National Parks: Glacier & Pacific Northwest Lodges
PBS (Direct), 01/01/1989
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The Oregon Coast
Directed by Ed Mellnik, 10/10/2009
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The History of the Oregon Trail and The Pony Express
Marshall Publishing & Promotions, Inc. - Kaw Valley Films, 10/10/2009
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Whales - An Unforgettable Journey
C.A.V. Distribution, 01/01/1989
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Destination: Oregon
Travel Channel, 10/09/2009
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Lighthouses of the Oregon Coast
Beckner Media, 10/10/2009
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Oregon State of Wonder
Directed by Ed Mellnik, 10/09/2009
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Washington State's San Juan Islands
Web Sites
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Oregon Wild
10/09/2009
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Official City Sites.org | Oregon
10/09/2009
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Travel Oregon
10/09/2009
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Welcome to Oregon
10/09/2009
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Center for Whale Research
-
NY Times: Oregon
10/09/2009
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Go Northwest! - San Juan Islands Travel Region
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OregonLive: Sounds of Oregon
10/09/2009
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Oregon City
10/09/2009
-
OregonLive: Sounds of Oregon
10/09/2009
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National Park Service: U.S Department of the Interior
10/09/2009
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BBC – Saturna Island, British Columbia, Canada
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The Pacific Orca Society
-
StatesmanJournal: Around Oregon
10/09/2009
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Orca Network
-
OREGON.gov
10/09/2009
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CIA World Factbook – Pacific Ocean
-
Oregon Wild
Tibet
Articles
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Tibetan Medicine Makes $80 Million
Examiner, 09/04/2009
-
Nepal Police detain Tibetan Exiles
AFP, 08/14/2009
-
Banquet for China’s Tibet-Nepal trade fair
China Tibet Online, 09/04/2009
-
Building of Sichuan-Tibet railway not yet rescheduled
Tibetan Review, 09/04/2009
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Dalai Lama says ‘always ready to go back to Tibet’
AFP, 09/03/2009
-
China Intensifies Resettlement of Tibetan Nomads
VOA News, 08/28/2009
-
Nepal Police Arrest Tibetan Protesters
AFP, 09/02/2009
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China and India Dispute Enclave on Edge of Tibet
NY Times, 09/03/2009
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China Renovates former palace of Dalai Lamas
Associated Press, 08/24/2009
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China, Nepal trade fair opens in Tibet
Xinhua News Agency, 09/03/2009
-
Tibetan Medicine Makes $80 Million
Books
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The History of Tibet: The modern period : 1895-1959, the encounter with ...
By Alex McKay, 10/10/2009
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Tibet: the roof of the world between past and present
By Maria Antonia, Maria Antonia Sironi Diemberger, 10/10/2009
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Contemporary Tibet: politics, development, and society in a disputed region
By Barry Sautman, June Teufel Dreyer, 10/10/2009
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Virtual Tibet: Searching for Shangri-La from the Himalayas to Hollywood
By Orville Schell, 10/10/2009
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The High Road to China: George Bogle, the Panchen Lama and the First British Expedition to Tibet
By Kate Teltscher, 10/10/2009
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Tibet Past and Present
By Charles Bell, 10/10/2009
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Tibet: places and history
By Piero Verni, 10/10/2009
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The making of modern Tibet
By A. Tom Grunfeld, 10/10/2009
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The historical status of China's Tibet
By Jiawei Wang, Gyaincain Nyima, Nimajianzan, 10/10/2009
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A History of Modern Tibet, 1913-1951: The Demise of the Lamaist State
By Melvyn C. Goldstein, 10/10/2009
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The History of Tibet: The modern period : 1895-1959, the encounter with ...
Films
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7 Days TIBET
TravelVideoStore.com, 10/10/2009
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History -- In Search of History Tibet's Lost Paradise: Shangrila
A&E Television Networks, 10/10/2009
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CHINA: Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong & Tibet
CreateSpace, 10/10/2009
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Sacred Tibet - The Path to Mount Kailash
Vendetti Productions, LLC, 10/10/2009
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Journey Into Tibet
A Richard Martini Film, 10/10/2009
-
Journey Into Buddhism: Vajra Sky Over Tibet
WGBH BOSTON, 10/10/2009
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Biography - Dalai Lama: The Soul of Tibet
A&E Home Video, 10/10/2009
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Mystic Tibet: An Outer, Inner and Secret Pilgrimage
Dharma Vision, 10/10/2009
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Tibet: A Buddhist Trilogy
Festival Media, 10/10/2009
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7 Days TIBET
United States
Articles
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Measuring snowfall is part art, part science
(PDF)
LA Times, 01/29/2006
-
Hope Glimmers in New Orleans
(PDF)
WIRED.com, 09/11/2005
-
Archaeologist in New Orleans Finds a Way to Help the Living
(PDF)
NY Times, 01/03/2006
-
For Surfers, All Waves Lead to Hawaii
(PDF)
NY Times, 01/29/2006
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After Losing a Friend, Pipeline Surfers Tempt Fate With a Deadly Passion
(PDF)
NY Times, 12/18/2005
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Wilder Shores Of Oahu
(PDF)
NY Times, 07/13/2003
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JOURNEYS; Jackson Hole Grows Up
(PDF)
NY Times, 12/12/2003
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Jackson Hole: The Thrills Feel Seismic
(PDF)
NY Times, 11/17/1996
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Abundance Of Snowfall, And Daring, Proves Deadly
(PDF)
NY Times, 02/07/1996
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At Home on the Slopes
(PDF)
NY Times
-
WHAT'S NEXT; On the Slopes, High-Tech Sensors Probe for an Avalanche
(PDF)
NY Times, 03/06/2003
-
Keeping Your Head Above the Snow
(PDF)
NY Times, 11/14/2004
-
Goose bumps at an L.A. mosque
(PDF)
LA Times, 09/04/2005
-
Major Effort Is Under Way to Revive and Preserve Hawaii's Native Tongue
(PDF)
NY Times, 04/15/2007
-
Pristine, but for How Long?
(PDF)
NY Times, 02/11/2007
-
Annual homeschool days at the Aquarium of the Pacific
The Examiner, 09/01/2009
-
Tiger Shark Rejects Aquarium's Gourmet Fillets
NPR, 08/11/2009
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Snowfall exceeds 600 inches at Jackson Hole ski resort
(PDF)
USA TODAY, 04/18/2008
-
Awash with knowledge
(PDF)
Daily Breeze, 09/21/2008
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Mile-long avalanche kills 3 snowmobilers near mountain by Wyoming-Idaho state line
(PDF)
LA Times, 02/28/2009
-
L.A. gang members go union
(PDF)
LA Times, 05/21/2007
-
In Post-Quake San Francisco, Lessons for New Orleans After the Flood
(PDF)
NY Times, 04/16/2006
-
The Aloha State Is Now Less Welcoming to Smokers
(PDF)
NY Times, 12/12/2006
-
The Animal-Cruelty Syndrome
(PDF)
NY Times, 06/07/2010
-
Turf war stops at the ER
(PDF)
LA Times, 05/04/2007
-
Soul survival
(PDF)
LA Times, 08/20/2006
-
Storm Communications No Big Easy
(PDF)
WIRED.com, 08/03/2006
-
The new New Orleans
(PDF)
LA Times, 08/20/2006
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Preserving the past ... one thread at a time
(PDF)
The Maui News, 08/10/2008
-
The Storm That Blew New Orleans Apart
(PDF)
NY Times, 08/27/2006
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Long Beach Aquarium's tiger shark is a picky eater
LA Times, 08/11/2009
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Dog from Long Beach shelter now a San Diego hero
(PDF)
LA Times, 05/07/2008
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VA is prodded to give more aid to female vets
LA Times, 02/08/2010
-
Aquarium of the Pacific Offers Whale Watch Combo Tickets
Zoo and Aquarium Visitor, 09/01/2009
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Hawaii surfing legends to be honored today at Legislature
Honolulu Advertiser, 03/09/2010
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Skier rescued from avalanche near resort
(PDF)
Jackson Hole News & Guide, 03/05/2007
-
2 skiers caught, 1 killed in slide
(PDF)
Jackson Hole News & Guide, 03/12/2007
-
Tiger Shark Exhibit
L.A. Weekly, 08/31/2009
-
For New Orleans Neighborhoods, a Slow and Uneven Return
(PDF)
NY Times, 08/23/2006
-
Drug Problems Escalate After Hurricane Katrina
(PDF)
NY Times, 08/05/2006
-
Tim Grobaty: Aquarium holding barbecue buffet on Labor Day
Press-Telegram, 09/03/2009
-
Homeland Security Details Gaps in Preparation
(PDF)
NPR.org, 06/16/2006
-
Sea turtles explore new, urban frontier
(PDF)
LA Times, 08/30/2008
-
In New Orleans, Knives, Forks and Hammers
(PDF)
NY Times, 08/23/2006
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Rabbi Wolpe's 'Faith' takes on atheists and fanatics alike
(PDF)
USA TODAY, 09/22/2008
-
Making It Mellow and Keeping It Green
(PDF)
NY Times, 02/03/2008
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Art Smith: The Power of Food
(PDF)
The Huffington Post, 06/08/2010
-
Big Easy Music Survives Katrina
(PDF)
WIRED.com, 05/19/2006
-
Slide death offers another warning on judgment
(PDF)
Jackson Hole News & Guide, 03/14/2007
-
Central Maui customers rein in their water use
(PDF)
The Maui News, 09/08/2008
-
Bush Repeats Vow to Help New Orleans
(PDF)
NY Times, 08/30/2006
-
Three Ending Things: Shark Nights, Free Music
NBC Los Angeles, 09/02/2009
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A Line in the Sand and in the Stores
(PDF)
NY Times, 05/15/2008
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Budget, redevelopment, Aquarium debt on Council agenda
Press-Telegram, 08/31/2009
-
Rough Start for Effort to Remake Faltering New Orleans Schools
(PDF)
NY Times, 08/21/2006
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Outlines Emerge for a Shaken New Orleans
(PDF)
NY Times, 08/27/2006
-
Blown Away
(PDF)
WIRED.com, 04/01/2002
-
Measuring snowfall is part art, part science
(PDF)
Books
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The Secrets and Mysteries of Hawaii: A Call to the Soul
by Pila Chiles
-
The Historic Core of Los Angeles (Images of America)
by Curtis C. Roseman, Ruth Wallach, Dace Taube, and Linda McCann
-
A Place Called Jackson Hole
by John Daugherty
-
Hawaiian Mythology
by Martha Warren Beckwith
-
The Fragmented Metropolis: Los Angeles, 1850-1930 (Classics in Urban History, Vol 3)
by Robert M. Fogelson
-
The New Orleans Hurricane Protection System: What Went Wrong and Why
by Christine F. Andersen
-
Shoal of Time: A History of the Hawaiian Islands
by Gavan Daws
-
Passport to the Pacific (A Guide to Habitats, Inhabitants, and Activities from the Aquarium of the Pacific)
by the Aquarium of the Pacific, 10/09/2009
-
Reading Rodney King/Reading Urban Uprising
by Robert Gooding-Williams
-
Ingersoll's Century History, Santa Monica Bay Cities - Prefaced With A Brief History Of The State Of California, A Condensed History Of Los Angeles County, ... With An Encyclopedia Of Local Biography
by Luther A. Ingersoll
-
The Sacred Power of Huna: Spirituality and Shamanism in Hawaii
by Rima A. Morrell
-
Na Lei Makamae: The Treasured Lei
by Marie A. McDonald
-
Hidden Wyoming: Including Jackson Hole and Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks
by John Gottberg
-
The History of Los Angeles Graffiti Art (Volume 1, 1983-1988)
by Robert Alva & Robert Reiling
-
Na Kua 'Aina: Living Hawaiian Culture
by Davianna Pomaika'i Mcgregor
-
Fundamentals of Hawaiian Mysticism
by Charlotte Berney
-
Rivers in the Desert: William Mulholland and the Inventing of Los Angeles
by Margaret Leslie Davis
-
What is This Thing Called Aloha?
by Robert James
-
The Early Days in Jackson Hole
by Virginia Huidekoper
-
East Los Angeles: History of a Barrio
by Richardo Romo
-
Land of Sunshine: An Environmental History of Metropolitan Los Angeles
by William Deverell and Greg Hise
-
Los Angeles: Biography of a City
by John Caughey and LaRee Caughey
-
Jackson Hole: Crossroads of the West
by Connie Wieneke
-
The Reluctant Metropolis: The Politics of Urban Growth in Los Angeles
by William Fulton
-
Ancient Hawaii
by Herb Kawainui Kane
-
Jackson Hole (Tourist Town Guides)
by Nina Lary
-
Jackson Hole: On a Grand Scale
by David Gonzales
-
Yellowstone & Grand Teton National Parks and Jackson Hole: Great Destinations: A Complete Guide
by Jeff Welsch
-
Portrait of Jackson Hole & the Tetons
by Henry Holdsworth; Charlie Craighead
-
Why New Orleans Matters
by Tom Piazza
-
Very New Orleans: A Celebration of History, Culture, and Cajun Country Charm
by Diana Hollingsworth Gessler
-
Short History of New Orleans
by Mel Leavitt
-
Creole New Orleans: Race and Americanization
by Arnold R. Hirsch
-
The World That Made New Orleans: From Spanish Silver to Congo Square
by Ned Sublette
-
Transforming New Orleans & Its Environs: Centuries Of Change (Pittsburgh Hist Urban Environ)
by Craig Colten
-
New Orleans Then and Now (Then & Now)
by Lester Sullivan
-
New Orleans After the Promises: Poverty, Citizenship, And the Search for the Great Society
by Kent B. Germany
-
Down in New Orleans: Reflections from a Drowned City
by Billy Sothern
-
The Great New Orleans Gun Grab
by Gordon Hutchinson
-
The Secrets and Mysteries of Hawaii: A Call to the Soul
Films
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Streets: Los Angeles
MOVE Collective, 01/01/1989
-
The Los Angeles Plan
National Archives and Records Administration, 01/01/1989
-
Modern Marvels - Los Angeles (History Channel)
A&E Home Video, 01/01/1989
-
Touring Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Park Box Set
Questar Video, 01/01/1989
-
Aquarium of the Pacific, weird, wild and wonderful: the movie
10/09/2009
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The Big One
VAS Entertainment, 01/01/1989
-
Spirit of the Mele Hula Hawaii
M&H Hawaii, 01/01/1989
-
Grand Teton & Yellowstone National Parks
Finley-Holiday Film Corp., 01/01/1989
-
Jackson Hole, Wyoming
Cushman Bolton Television Productions, 01/01/1989
-
Trial and Air
Storm Show Studios, 01/01/1989
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2007 Global Conference: Rebuilding New Orleans
Milken Institute, 01/01/1989
-
Heavenly Hawaii
GOLDHIL HOME MEDIA, 01/01/1989
-
Peter Jennings Reporting: LAPD
CreateSpace, 01/01/1989
-
New Orleans Exposed: Before and After Katrina
Igotdis, 01/01/1989
-
New Orleans Music in Exile
Anchor Bay/Starz Home Entertainment, 01/01/1989
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American Aloha: Hula Beyond Hawai'i
CustomFlix, 01/01/1989
-
Hawaiian Legends: Molokai's Sacred Stones
CreateSpace, 01/01/1989
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Nature Parks HAWAI'I VOLCANOES PARK
TravelVideoStore.com, 01/01/1989
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Surviving Katrina
Discovery Channel, 01/01/1989
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Los Four / Murals of Aztlan: The Street Painters of East Los Angeles
UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center, 01/01/1989
-
Big Easy to Big Empty: The Untold Story of the Drowning of New Orleans
Disinformation, 01/01/1989
-
Modern Marvels - Engineering Disasters: New Orleans (History Channel)
A&E HOME VIDEO, 01/01/1989
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Lahaina: Waves of Change
Hawaiian Legacy Foundation, 01/01/1989
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New Orleans Exposed
Tapeman, 01/01/1989
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Falling Together in New Orleans (Vignettes 1 & 2)
CreateSpace, 01/01/1989
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Streets: Los Angeles
Web Sites
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CBS News – Hawaii
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NY Times – Hawaii
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LA County Online
-
US Census Bureau – New Orleans
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US Census Bureau – Hawaii
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New Orleans City Council
-
BBC – Los Angeles
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New Orleans Online – History and Heritage
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Chicago Tribune: Los Angeles
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City of Los Angeles
-
The City of New Orleans
-
Port of Los Angeles
-
Hawaii – Division of Forestry and Wildlife
-
National Park Service – Hawaii
-
Discover Los Angeles
-
infoplease.com
-
City-Data.com – New Orleans
-
BBC – Oahu, Hawaii
-
The Economist – Los Angeles
-
CBS News – Hawaii
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