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Lars Tunbjork / Agence VU / Aurora Photos
Dubai is emerging as a center of interest in the world for sports. Emirati billionaires pursue their quest to provide the biggest and best of everything from golf courses watered by 2,256 sprinklers to one of the world's largest indoor ski resorts.
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Aurora Photographers
For a commercial fisherman, life at sea is a constant interaction with mother nature. At times in can be brutal work that pushes these dedicated people to their limits. This feature gives you a glimpse into what these courageous people call their office.
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Various Aurora Photographers
Maine's state berry is the blueberry, and a thriving industry of wild and cultivated blueberries exists in the state. From pies to pancakes, and even a blueberry festival, the hype is backed by fact.
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Peter Essick / Aurora Photos
Chemicals are all around us. Their applications endless: flame retardant clothes, air fresheners, perfumes, more vibrant colors. All this convenience comes at what cost? Aurora photographer Peter Essick examines the toll that chemicals take on our bodies and minds.
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Frieder Blickle / Bilderberg / Aurora Photos
Castelluccio lentils are famous for their delicate taste and for their tiny size: around 2 mm. The Castelluccio plain, set against the backdrop of the mysterious Sibillini Mountains, takes on a fantastic appearance during late Spring. Thanks to the blossoming of the lentil fields the valley becomes an immense, shimmering display of color.
Lentils are believed to have originated in central Asia, having been consumed since prehistoric times. They are one of the first foods to have ever been cultivated. Lentil seeds dating back 8000 years have been found at archeological sites in the Middle East.
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Pascal Maitre / Cosmos / Aurora
One of the biggest engineering projects of the decade, the Baku-Tbili-Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline was expected to benefit the economies and inhabitants of Turkey, Georgia, and Azerbaijan. Running east-west from Baku, Azerbaijan on the Caspian Sea, through Tbilisi, Georgia and finally to Ceyhan, Turkey on the Mediterranean; the BTC transmits oil to points in Europe and across the world. Despite this, however, the standard of living in these countries remains low, and the pipeline brings new environmental and physical dangers. Now, with construction on new natural gas and oil pipelines underway, the region has become a region of great strategic significance, often, to the detriment of its inhabitants. "
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Axel M. Cipollini / Aurora
In Sicily, the tonnare, an ancient mattanza rite and traditional tuna-fishing technique, still exists. Every year at the end of springtime, huge tuna migrate from the Atlantic ocean to the warmer Mediterranean waters. These fish, which can weigh more than 850 pounds, are captured and loaded on oared boats with only the strength of the fishermens’ arms.
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Peter Essick / Aurora
The natural carbon cycle works when plants take in carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and repire oxygen. Bacteria,animals and humans take in oxygen and repire carbon dioxide. This cycle takes from about one month in the tropics to over 500 years in an old growth forest. Before there were plants carbon cycled through rocks and was only expelled into the atmosphere through volcanoes. This cycle lasted in the millions of years. Since the burning of fossil fuels, humans have been adding excess carbon into the atmosphere which was locked up in coal and oil deposits. This excess is causing the carbon dioxide in the atmosphere to rise and warm the earth like a greenhouse.
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Marc Steinmetz /Aurora
Hamburg-based photographer, Marc Steinmetz leads his field in science and technology photography. He is a story teller, as well as a fantastic illustrator of concepts and ideas. However, he lives in constant fear. As he puts it, "The nagging fear of not being good enough constantly drives me to improve on my work. ”
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Peter Essick / Aurora
There is much to learn about the banana and plantain business in Central and South America. Join Peter as he documents the cultural, environmental and social impact of this industry.
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Hans Madej / Bilderberg / Aurora
Currently Turkmenistan and Azerbijan are discussing ownership of some very productive oil fields that lie in the middle of Caspian. Both sides have repeatedly expressed desire to to settle the Caspian question of boundaries. Azerbijan is developing some of these fields unilaterally but the exploitation would continue to lack a legal backing until the sides can agree on the dividing line. Turkmenistan and Azerbijan agreed in February 1998 that the dividing line between their zones should be drawn along the median line but it would be necessary to ascertain the exact location of the median line before any division can take place.
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Peter McBride/Aurora
The cargo ship "Kura Ora" ("Good Morning") is the lifeline of the Tuamotu Islands, French Polynesia's 3000 mile long archipelago. The rusty, 163-foot vessel travels to 21 of the 78 Tuamotu Islands, covering a distance of over 900 miles on its monthly run. The ship brings vital supplies to the islands, transporting everything from food, fuel, and lumber to beer, bikes and tractors--over 600 tons of supplies. Truly making it the lifeline of the islanders and one of the world's most unique cargo ships.
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Fernando Moleres
In the global economy new centers of garment production have appeared in Asian countries like China, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. Fernando Moleres documents these new centers, showing the working conditions and way of life of workers there.
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Russell Gordon/Aurora
Archeologists say the agave has been cultivated for at least 9000 years in the central, arid highlands of Mexico. "Honey water" as it's locally called, is distilled from the fermented juices of the Weber Blue Agave. But there's more....
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Ed Kashi/Aurora
American forces in Iraq consumed more than 200,000 gallons of water and roughly a million gallons of fuel every day—all of which had to be trucked hundreds of miles into Iraq from Camp Arifjan in Kuwait.
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Bridget Besaw Gorman/Aurora
A New York City establishment for 160 years soon to disappear - but for now still hustling and bustling with activity and tradition.
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Peter Essick/Aurora
World Press Photo: 1st Prize Stories Science & Technology
A wide and in depth look at the legacy of the United State's Atomic and Nuclear programs - Clean up, Disposal and Storage. More situations availab
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Scott S. Warren/Aurora
In Cuba politics and necessity have conspired to create a living snapshot of America's golden age of automobiles.
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