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Mouth of the White Oak River: In A blackwater river from sea to source: The White Oak River transect, page 3; Figure 1 shows the mouth of the White Oak from Bear Island in Hammocks Beach State Park. The island on the far side of the inlet is Bogue Banks, and the buildings on the horizon at in the town of Emerald Isle. (These two islands are visited in the Large Sand...; By Dirk Frankenberg.

Hurricanes and coastal development: In Hurricanes on sandy shorelines: Lessons for development, page 1; North Carolina's location at the eastern end of the southeastern U.S. coastline makes it a frequent site of hurricane landfalls. These landfalls are a regular feature of the state's climate, as they are a natural outcome of the its proximity to the most frequent...; By Dirk Frankenberg.

Classroom Activity: Making an Altar for the Day of the Dead: In The Changing Face of Mexico, page 1.2; An altar created for the Day of the Dead. The best activity you can undertake for the Day of the Dead is to create the traditional altar, or ofrenda. As highlighted...; Format: activity

The Equinox at Chichén Itzá: In The Changing Face of Mexico, page 4.1; Slideshow View a slideshow of photographs of the ancient Maya city of Chichén Itzá. ...; Format: article

Dune restoration: In Large sand volume barrier islands: Environmental processes and development risks, page 16; Figure 15 shows the seaward dune on Bogue Banks in the aftermath of Hurricane Fran and the winter storms of 1998. As we saw on Bear Island, there is no level of sand volume or vegetation coverage sufficient to render seaward dunes immune from storm erosion....; By Dirk Frankenberg.

Changes in sea level, great and small: In Evidence of rising sea level: Coastal erosion and plant community changes, page 1; The level of the sea is always changing. These changes may be small and short-lived, as when water rushes up the beach after waves break, but others are large and long-lived — as has been the case with the post-glacial rise of the present era. Small-scale...; By Dirk Frankenberg.

Defending the shoreline: In Evidence of rising sea level: Coastal erosion and plant community changes, page 14; Owners of property on both the peninsula and the barrier island are not pleased when rising sea level kills their trees and increases the likelihood that their land and buildings will be flooded during storms. There is a continuing controversy about whether...; By Dirk Frankenberg.

Chinese art and writing: In Northern and coastal Vietnam: Waterway settlements and Chinese influences, page 11; Ethnic Chinese populations are found in all urban and trade centers of Vietnam, but they are particularly large in Hoi An. Thus the frequent use of Chinese characters in art and on public buildings. The plaque this artisan is making depicts an outdoor mountain...; By Lorraine Aragon.

Power and grace: In Northern and coastal Vietnam: Waterway settlements and Chinese influences, page 12; Most of the original buildings of Hué's Imperial City date to ambitious efforts by Nguyen dynasty rulers in the 1800s to control both the north and south of Vietnam from a centrally located capital. While drawing on the symbolic model of the powerful Chinese...; By Lorraine Aragon.

Chinatown: In Northern and coastal Vietnam: Waterway settlements and Chinese influences, page 19; In this busy Chinatown market street, shoppers browse shaded stalls in front of multi-story buildings with balconies and tile roofs. Tile roofed turrets adorn the buildings at the corner of the block. Note that no cars are visible, only pedestrians, bicyclists,...; By Lorraine Aragon.

Ruins of an empire: In French colonization and Vietnam wars, page 7; In 1968 the North Vietnamese army launched the Tết Offensive against U.S. troops, who responded with heavy bombing that destroyed many buildings in Hué, the old imperial capital.; By Lorraine Aragon.

An ancient Hindu kingdom: In East from India: Cambodia and Southern Vietnam, page 1; This damaged brick and stone Cham tower stands overgrown by vegetation in a rural area south of Hai An, Vietnam. Tall arched forms are characteristic of these monuments built by ethnic Chams between the seventh and twelfth century; By Lorraine Aragon.

Po Nagar: In East from India: Cambodia and Southern Vietnam, page 2; Here, a Cham tower with ascending smaller levels and rounded corner towers is seen through an archway in the Po Nagar complex at Nha Trang in southern Vietnam. Tall arched forms are characteristic of these monuments built of brick and stone by ethnic Chams...; By Lorraine Aragon.

Kings and gods: In East from India: Cambodia and Southern Vietnam, page 5; Khmer kings promoted the idea, known as devaraja, that there was an intersection of the ruling king and a validating god, usually the Hindu god Siva. Banteay Srei, shown here, is a Hindu temple dedicated to the god Siva that was built during the...; By Lorraine Aragon.

Angkor Wat: In East from India: Cambodia and Southern Vietnam, page 8; Angkor was the royal capital of the Khmer empire from 802–1431 CE. Angkor's long-lasting prosperity was based on the local abundance of three resources: water, fish, and the rice crops grown on soil nourished by...; By Lorraine Aragon.

Reclaimed by the forest: In East from India: Cambodia and Southern Vietnam, page 16; Ta Prohm was built as a double-moated, royal monastery during the reign of Jayavarman VII at the end of the twelfth century. As a Mahayana Buddhist, the king dedicated the monument to his mother envisioned as a "bodhisattva" or saint of compassion. The images...; By Lorraine Aragon.

“Sacred sword”: In East from India: Cambodia and Southern Vietnam, page 17; The building complex functioned as temple, monastery, and university. The original carved images in the complex were both Hindu and Buddhist although most of the Buddhas were effaced by subsequent Hindu rulers, probably including the Hindu Jayavarman VIII....; By Lorraine Aragon.

Letting students ask the questions -- and answering them: For this high school science teacher, learning science means doing science. A look at an inquiry-based earth and environmental science classroom.; Format: article/best practice; By Amy Anderson.

Court House, Charlotte, 1888: The "old court house" in Charlotte, 1888.; Format: image/photograph

Court house, Charlotte, 1899: The "new court house" in Charlotte, 1898.; Format: image/photograph

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