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		<title>Saving the New Mothers of Nepal</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Dec 2012 03:08:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jesse Seaver</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A family next to me is holding a newborn baby wearing a necklace with a locket. Inside the locket, is a tiny cylinder. I ask the mother about it. &#8220;My baby wears this necklace to connect us. Inside of it is a piece of our umbilical cord. So that he doesn&#8217;t forget me, he wears this his entire life.&#8221; The umbilical cord serves as a reminder of the previous physical connection between mother and child. Unlike Western culture, which unceremoniously discards umbilical cords, Nepalese culture has a very different perspective of childbirth. Nepalese also have significantly more challenges. High maternal mortality rates during childbirth result from a combination of factors, particularly scarcity of medical resources and existing social mores that put expectant mothers at&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Beatboxing, a Different Type of Street Music</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Sep 2012 16:01:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Banks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a young man in his early twenties Benjamin Stanford, aka Dub Fx, set out to liberate himself. Through beat boxing, the art of vocal percussion, he found a way to travel to over forty countries and earn a living wherever he goes. Forever moving my body&#8217;s always grooving The sounds are always soothing And my heart is always using The love that I feel when I bounce in time I&#8217;m free like a bird in the sunshine I crouch down to the sound if I like the bass I put my hands in the air and I scrunch up my face I dance till my legs get weaker To the rhythm that I hear from the speaker Street performers typically play in metros&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>A Hive With a View</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jul 2012 14:20:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Catherine Lyons</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was armored with a full-body white beekeeper’s suit but I was still nervous as the bees pelted the back of my head, clearly annoyed I had invaded their space. And who wouldn’t be? I was encroaching on their private pad, their outside terrace perched on top of the city of San Francisco. Jardiniere Restaurant, one of the city’s finest culinary establishments, is home to thousands of bees that live on top of the two-story brownstone on Hayes Street. The hives have only been there since May, but the bees are already producing honey thanks to the abundant food sources at the nearby Hayes Valley Farm. Terry Oxford, owner of UrbanBeeSF, manages these hives, and several other bee communities, or apiaries, located on top&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Putting a Face to Refugees Worldwide</title>
		<link>http://ngablog.com/2012/06/21/putting-a-face-to-refugees-worldwide/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jun 2012 20:07:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Victoria Wylie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[During the height of sectarian violence in Iraq, many Iraqis left their country to find solace in Syria. Yasir Imad, 29, was one of them. In 2006, Imad was almost killed when a road bomb exploded on his car in Iraq. Later that same year, he was kidnapped and held captive for three days without knowing why. Ten days after he was released by his kidnappers, he received a note telling him to flee the country or risk being killed. “Some people think it might be because I worked for a telecom company and also for my religious views,” said Imad. “My family said you have to go now. We love you, but we don’t want to lose you.” The grim reality of war,&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>A Brief History of Science Fiction</title>
		<link>http://ngablog.com/2012/06/14/a-brief-history-of-science-fiction/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jun 2012 00:51:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lou Lesko</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week science fiction author Ray Bradbury passed away on the same day as the incredibly rare astronomical phenomenon the transit of Venus was taking place. The coincidence could not be more fitting nor more bizarre. A real life occurrence that played out like a scene from one of Bradbury&#8217;s own novels. Which is what makes science fiction stories so wonderful, the outlying possibility that what we are reading, or watching, could in fact happen one day. One only need to view an episode of the original Star Trek television series from the late 1960s to see that some of the TV props of yore have manifest in the technological wonders we use today. In these contemporary times science fiction is often associated with&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>The 75th Anniversary of the Golden Gate Bridge</title>
		<link>http://ngablog.com/2012/05/26/the-75th-anniversary-of-the-golden-gate-bridge/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 May 2012 21:42:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Catherine Lyons</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Golden Gate Bridge represents a multitude of experiences and emotions. For some, it’s a sign of homecoming, to others, it’s an escape. For thousands, it’s part of a daily commute. But to everyone, it is an icon which that celebrates its 75th anniversary on May 27. The bridge was completed in an exceptionally fast four years, with cutting edge calculation devices that included an abacus and a slide rule. Connecting San Francisco and Marin counties, the Golden Gate Bridge has withstood countless earthquakes, the daily strain of thousands of cars, and perhaps most perilously, nearly 800,000 people on its deck during the last anniversary celebration 25 years ago. More than 3,000 miles away in Roebling, New Jersey, the company that made the thick&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Stephen Alvarez Masters Light on Assignment for University of the South</title>
		<link>http://ngablog.com/2012/05/01/stephen-alvarez-masters-light-on-assignment-for-university-of-the-south/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 17:40:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lou Lesko</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[National Geographic Assignment photographer, Stephen Alvarez showcases the University of the South in a breathtaking time lapse video where he condenses a perfect day into three minutes. Alvarez&#8217;s unique style of visual storytelling reveals the wonderful feel of the campus which the University of the South wants to convey to prospective student candidates. To convey the personality of the campus Mr. Alvarez went back to the campus many times over the course of a month. In the final video below over five thousand still images were combined to create a piece in motion that is striking and unique among college promotional films. Put your feet up for few minutes, turn up the volume and let the light guide you. Click here to browse Stephen&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>The Slaves in the Shadows of America</title>
		<link>http://ngablog.com/2012/04/25/the-slaves-in-the-shadows-of-america/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 19:58:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Victoria Wylie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hidden in the shadows of polite society in America are thousands of enslaved men, women, and children. This modern day slavery is known as human trafficking. According to the U.S. Department of State, there are 14,500 to 17,500 victims trafficked each year into this country. These numbers are often under-reported because the victims live in obscurity, hidden from the general public and are afraid to speak out. A common myth is that human trafficking only refers to forced prostitution. Yet trafficking often occurs in legitimate settings like farms, factories, hotels, nail salons, restaurants, and even private homes in ordinary towns. I spoke to a human trafficking survivor Arti (her name has been changed for her protection) about her experience coming to the United States.&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Water, Water Everywhere, Just The Way I Like It</title>
		<link>http://ngablog.com/2012/04/12/heather-perry-water-water-everywhere-just-the-way-i-like-it/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 06:03:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lou Lesko</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Heather Perry doesn&#8217;t know this, but when I called her to interview her about her latest underwater pictures, I was wearing a swim suit. It only felt right. Miss Perry seems to have spent more time in the water than on dry land, and I wanted to fit in. Photo Heather Perry It all started somewhat innocently for Perry. When she was in college, in spite of being prone to ear infections, she got herself on the swim team. Then, as part of her biology major she was required to get certified for scuba diving. It was the beginning of an obsession with the water that would become the foundation for the rest of her life. Soon after she graduated from college she landed&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>The School of Hard Knots</title>
		<link>http://ngablog.com/2012/04/05/the-school-of-hard-knots/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 17:31:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amy Castleberry</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In 2010 Jordan Romero followed in the footsteps of famed mountaineer Edmund Hillary, climbing five and a half miles into the sky to step onto the summit of Mount Everest in Nepal. Many men have made that formidable trek to plant their flag on the highest peak on earth, but this trip was different. Romero conquered Everest at age 13. Photo Charles Allmon &#124; National Geographic Stock Over the past few years the world has watched Romero and several other teen sportsmen chase ambitious, sometimes record-setting, goals. The journeys they’ve embarked upon would be thrilling and more than a little frightening for even adults at the top of their game. Earlier this year, 16-year-old Laura Dekker of Holland pulled into port after sailing around&#8230;]]></description>
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