2006-10-21<BR>　　Denmark, 1997<BR>　　Photograph by Sisse Brimberg<BR>　　Poppies bloom next to a lichen-covered seawall in the handsome and civilized country of Denmark. A land of five and a quarter million souls, Denmark is sandwiched between the North Sea and the Baltic, just north of Germany. <BR>　　(Text adapted from and photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Civilized Denmark," July 1998, National Geographic magazine) <BR>　　<BR><BR><IMG src="http://lava.nationalgeographic.com/pod/pictures/lg_wallpaper/06407_94.jpg"><BR>
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　2006-10-22<BR>　　Maharajgunj, Nepal, 1977<BR>　　Photograph by John Scofield<BR>　　On the third day of Tihar, the Nepalese festival of lights celebrated every autumn, a family honors the sacred cow. Kept for milk and dung, cows personify Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth, and are treated to fruit and grain on her day of honor. At midnight, Lakshmi circles the Earth to bless family money boxes and grain stores. <BR>　　(Text adapted from and photograph shot on assignment for "Kathmandu's Remarkable Newars," February 1979, National Geographic magazine<BR>　　<BR><BR><IMG src="http://lava.nationalgeographic.com/pod/pictures/lg_wallpaper/02164_50022.jpg"><BR>
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　2006-10-23<BR>　　Bandhavgarh National Park, Madhya Pradesh, India, 1996<BR>　　Photograph by Michael Nichols<BR>　　In an image taken by a remotely operated 35-mm camera, a baby langur monkey clings to his mother's chest in India's Bandhavgarh National Park. Photographer Michael Nichols set up the cameras to capture tigers in action, but the active langur monkeys tripped the infrared beam thousands of times a day, using up so many rolls of film that he had to adjust the timer to operate during "tiger time" —late afternoon, when tigers prepared for their nightly hunt. <BR>　　(Text adapted from and photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Sita: Life of a Wild Tigress," December 1997, National Geographic magazine) <BR>　　<BR><BR><IMG src="http://lava.nationalgeographic.com/pod/pictures/lg_wallpaper/06311_182.jpg"><BR>
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　2006-10-24<BR>　　Seychelles, 1998<BR>　　Photograph by Michael Melford<BR>　　A school of zebrafish races through sea grass off the craggy coast of St. Pierre Island, one of 115 islands that make up the Seychelles. <BR>　　(Text adapted and photograph from "The Islands of Eden," April 1999, National Geographic Traveler magazine) <BR>　　<BR><BR><IMG src="http://lava.nationalgeographic.com/pod/pictures/lg_wallpaper/T0594_50002.jpg"><BR>
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　2006-10-25<BR>　　Leningrad, USSR, Date Unknown<BR>　　Photograph by Dean Conger<BR>　　The cruiser Aurora is permanently docked on the Neva River next to the Nakhimov Navy School in St. Petersburg. For communists, this ship has a proud history. On the night of October 25, 1917, a blank shot fired from its deck was the awaited signal for the Bolsheviks to storm the Winter Palace, an event that began the Great October Revolution. <BR>　　(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, the National Geographic book Journey Across Russia: The Soviet Union Today, 1977) <BR>　　<BR><BR><IMG src="http://lava.nationalgeographic.com/pod/pictures/lg_wallpaper/02019_72.jpg"><BR>
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2006-10-26<BR>　　Nile River, Egypt, Date Unknown<BR>　　Photograph by Winfield Parks<BR>　　"Like a mirage, fishermen work the river in the golden mists of early morning. Men in the stern of each boat hold the ends of the net, hoping for a catch to sell in a nearby village; their partners row. Pyramids of straw spike the horizon." <BR>　　(Text and photograph from "Yankee Cruises the Storied Nile," May 1965, National Geographic magazine) <BR>　　<BR><BR><IMG src="http://lava.nationalgeographic.com/pod/pictures/lg_wallpaper/M15104_50007.jpg"><BR>
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2006-10-27<BR>　　Barrow, Alaska, 1969<BR>　　Photograph by George F. Mobley<BR>　　"Midday sunglow casts an eerie pallor over snow-blanketed Barrow, the northern-most town in Alaska. Living 335 miles [539 kilometers] above the Arctic Circle, the…residents of the predominately Eskimo settlement do not see the sun from late November until late January." <BR>　　(Text and photograph from the National Geographic book Alaska, 1969) <BR>　　<BR><BR><IMG src="http://lava.nationalgeographic.com/pod/pictures/lg_wallpaper/01086_50011.jpg"><BR>
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　2006-10-28<BR>　　Ginnie Springs, Florida, 1998<BR>　　Photograph by Wes Skiles<BR>　　Deep within the complex web of Florida's aquifers, a diver releases dye in the crystal clear waters of Ginnie Springs to determine the path of the current. Unlike deep sea diving, where depth and uncontrolled ascent are the great dangers, the peril of cave diving is disorientation. The currents swirling between tunnels and caves don't always lead back to open water. <BR>　　(Text adapted from and photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Unlocking the Labyrinth of North Florida Springs," March 1999, National Geographic magazine)<BR>　　<BR><BR><IMG src="http://lava.nationalgeographic.com/pod/pictures/lg_wallpaper/06430_27.jpg"><BR>
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　2006-10-29<BR>　　Paris, France, 2002<BR>　　Photograph by William Albert Allard<BR>　　High above the streets of Paris, a bird's eye view reveals some of the chicest addresses in the capital of chic. The story of the Marais is a riches-to-rags-to-riches tale of a neighborhood that carries its scars with a decidedly bohemian style. <BR>　　(Text adapted from and photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Bohemian Rhapsody," August 2003, National Geographic magazine)<BR>　　<BR><BR><IMG src="http://lava.nationalgeographic.com/pod/pictures/lg_wallpaper/MM6928_133.jpg"><BR>
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2006-10-30<BR>　　Commonwealth of Dominica, 1996<BR>　　Photograph by Michael Melford<BR>　　A peacock struts along with his tail extended hoping for a mate on the northern coast of Dominica. Originally named Waitukubuli, meaning "Tall is her body," in Carib Indian language, Dominica is a 29-mile-long (47-kilometer-long) slice of paradise in the Caribbean Sea. <BR>　　(Text adapted from and photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Dominica: The Caribbean's 'Nature Island,'" June 1997, National Geographic Traveler magazine)<BR>　　<BR><BR><IMG src="http://lava.nationalgeographic.com/pod/pictures/lg_wallpaper/T0488_9.jpg"><BR>
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