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Articles in December 2001 issue of National Geographic

• Teaming up on SuperCroc. (National Geographic Channel, December 9).(Brief Article)
• Abraham journey of faith.
  by Szulc, Tad
• Bringing the past alive: intrepid pyramid expert joins NGS in residence. (Behind the scenes: at the National Geographic Society).(Brief Article)
• ZipUSA: Ocean Grove, NJ. (Forum).
• Best of 2001. (National Geographic Explorer, MSNBC). (movie review)
• Super croc: roughly 40 feet from head to tail, an ancient reptile unearthed from the sands of the Sahara has earned the nickname. (Field Dispatch Niger).(Brief Article)
  by Sereno, Paul
• Almanac: December. (Geographica).(medical uses of the mistletoe)(Brief Article)
• Deadly silk. (Forum).(Letter to the Editor)
  by Prange, Shari
• Pearl Harbor firsthand accounts. (Adventures Online: nationalgeographic.com).(Brief Article)
• The future is calling: it took 100 years to connect the first billion people by phone and only 10 years to connect the second billion. (In Focus).(communication techonology)
  by Allen, Thomas B.
• In search of meteorites: Antarctic landscape is the best place to look. (Astronomy).(Brief Article)
• Oil field or sanctuary? (Forum).(Letter to the Editor)
• Useful tools. (Adventures Online: nationalgeographic.com).(Brief Article)
• Silicon Valley: inside the dream incubator.
  by Newman, Cathy
• Pact aids spirit bear. (Conservation).(agreement reached to protect the Great Bear Rain Forest)(Brief Article)
• From the editor.(journalist Tadeusz Witold Szulc)(Obituary)
  by Allen, Bill
• Antarctica: dress warmly. (Adventures Online: nationalgeographic.com).(visiting the coldest continent in the planet)(Brief Article)
• Exploring Antartica's islands of ice: thunderous seas, banshee winds, and gnawing pack ice were just the entry fee for a team's scientific investigations of Antarctic icebergs--one of them a giant of giants.
  by Stone, Gregory S.
• Sailing away on imagination: around the world, children make their own fun. (Culture).(Christian Children's Fund's collection and exhibit of child-made toys)(Brief Article)
• Savoring the moment. (Abraham: Journey Of Faith).(pictures)(Brief Article)
• Frozen under: the mercies of moonlight, open water, and sunrise soon to come soften the Antarctic night in late summer. Known for harsh extremes--as the coldest, windiest, driest, darkest continent on Earth--Antarctica confers an otherworldly grace.
  by Smith, Roff
• Is your finger on the pulse? Take this quiz to test your environmental awareness. (The Year In Review).(Brief Article)
• Tragedy strikes close to home. (In Memoriam).(society collaborators died in the terrorist attack on the Pentagon. Rest In Peace)(Obituary)
• Ask us: things you want to know.(underground travel; bee-eaters; flow of rivers)(Brief Article)
• A legacy of hope. (From The President).(honoring Joe Ferguson and Ann Judge , society members)(Brief Article)
• Worldwide. (On assignment: on the road, in the field, covering the world).(Brief Article)
• Flying into history. (Behind the scenes: at the National Geographic Society).(Brief Article)
• Final edit. (Forum).
  by Helmke, Paul C.
• View from the top: taking a cold, clear-eyed look at a frozen world. (Antarctica).(Brief Article)
• From clay to crocodile: sculptor strives to make a model with bite. (Behind the scenes: at the National Geographic Society).(Interview)
• Geographica. (Forum).
  by Milmeister, Jean
• Smooth operators. (The Future Is Calling).(telephone service)(Brief Article)
• Afghanistan: just before the world's attention turned to Central Asia, veteran correspondence Edward Girardet returned to the country he had visited more than 40 times--and found murder, starvation, and despair. (Eyewitness: a firsthand look at a broken n
• Sabbatical on an icy continent: NG researcher finds NSF work a bracing experience. (Behind the scenes: at the National Geographic Society).(National Science Foundation )(Brief Article)
• Public lands. (Forum).