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In this photo provided on Friday Feb. 10, 2012 by World Press Photo, the 1st prize Contemporary Issues Stories category of the 2012 World Press Photo contest by Stephanie Sinclair, USA, VII Photo Agency for National Geographic magazine shows Tahani (in pink), who married her husband...

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PASADENA, CA - JANUARY 13: President, National Geographic Channels, Howard T. Owens speaks at the '100th Anniversary Titanic Specials' panel during the National Geographic Channel and Nat Geo WILD portion of the 2012 Television Critics Association Press Tour at The Langham Huntington Hotel...

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A technician from the Spanish National Geographic Institute checks a seismograph at El Pinar's town hall, on the south coast of the Canary Island of El Hierro October 17, 2011. The submarine eruption at El Hierro island is not a risk to the population and residents of La Restinga could...

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A banner displaying world map and population density by National Geographic Romania, a counter showing the instant population of the Earth and benches reading in Romanian 'You are one of 7 billion people' advertise the reaching of 7,000,000,000 humans on Earth at a subway station in Bucharest...

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A Haitian garbage picker browses through an issue of National Geographic as he rests after collecting recyclable materials at La Duquesa garbage dump in Santo Domingo August 10, 2011.

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2011 National Geographic Bee winner Tine Valencic, 13, from Colleyville, Texas, left, is congratulated by Dylan Smith, from, Idaho Falls, Idaho, right, after the event in Washington, Wednesday, May 25, 2011.

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NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 17: President at National Geographic Cinema Ventures Lisa Truitt and President of The Paley Center Pat Mitchell attend the screening of 'Desert Flower' at Paley Center For Media on March 17, 2011 in New York City.

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NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 17: President at National Geographic Cinema Ventures Lisa Truitt attends the screening of 'Desert Flower' at Paley Center For Media on March 17, 2011 in New York City.

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In this Aug. 25, 2011 photograph, Sue Stanford, sister of Joe Ferguson, a 39-year-old National Geographic employee who died on the airliner that hit the Pentagon in Sept. 11, 2011, shows off a photograph of the Pentagon Memorial Healing Field honoring the 9/11 victims at her...

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In this Aug. 25, 2011 photograph, Sue Stanford, sister of Joe Ferguson, a 39-year-old National Geographic employee who died on the airliner that hit the Pentagon in Sept. 11, 2011, sits with her dachshund mix dog "Snickers" and reflects on how his death has affected her life and that of...

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In this Aug. 25, 2011 photograph, a memorial marker stands in this Durant, Miss. , city park honoring the two Durant High School graduates that died in the 9/11 attack at the Pentagon, Joe Ferguson, a 39-year-old National Geographic employee who died aboard the downed airliner and Army...

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BEVERLY HILLS, CA - JULY 28: (L-R) Field Producer Natalia Leon, Series Producer Nick Stein, Justin De La Torre, Bill Anthony, reporter Angela Kocherga and author Sylvia Longmire speak during the 'Boarder Wars' panel during the National Geographic Channels portion of the 2011 Summer TCA...

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BEVERLY HILLS, CA - JULY 28: (L-R) John Bowler, Travis Taylor, Pete Erbach, Charles Taylor, Michael Taylor and Rog Jones speak during the 'Rocket City Rednecks' panel during the National Geographic Channels portion of the 2011 Summer TCA Tour held at the Beverly Hilton on July 28, 2011...

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BEVERLY HILLS, CA - JULY 28: Michael Taylor speaks during the 'Rocket City Rednecks' panel during the National Geographic Channels portion of the 2011 Summer TCA Tour held at the Beverly Hilton on July 28, 2011 in Beverly Hills, California.

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BEVERLY HILLS, CA - JULY 28: TV Host Steve Backshall and Animal Expert Matthew Wright speak during the 'Nat Geo WILD' panel during the National Geographic Channels portion of the 2011 Summer TCA Tour held at the Beverly Hilton on July 28, 2011 in Beverly Hills, California.

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BEVERLY HILLS, CA - JULY 28: Series Producer Nick Stein speaks during the 'Boarder Wars' panel during the National Geographic Channels portion of the 2011 Summer TCA Tour held at the Beverly Hilton on July 28, 2011 in Beverly Hills, California.

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BEVERLY HILLS, CA - JULY 28: (L-R) TV Host Steve Backshall, Animal Expert Matthew Wright and TV Hosts Boone Smith and Dr. Jan Pol speak during the 'Nat Geo WILD' panel during the National Geographic Channels portion of the 2011 Summer TCA Tour held at the Beverly Hilton on July 28, 2011...

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BEVERLY HILLS, CA - JULY 28: Animal Expert Matthew Wright speaks during the 'Nat Geo WILD' panel during the National Geographic Channels portion of the 2011 Summer TCA Tour held at the Beverly Hilton on July 28, 2011 in Beverly Hills, California.

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BEVERLY HILLS, CA - JULY 28: Host Dr. Pol speaks during the 'Nat Geo WILD' panel during the National Geographic Channels portion of the 2011 Summer TCA Tour held at the Beverly Hilton on July 28, 2011 in Beverly Hills, California.

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BEVERLY HILLS, CA - JULY 28: Boone Smith speaks during the 'Nat Geo WILD' panel during the National Geographic Channels portion of the 2011 Summer TCA Tour held at the Beverly Hilton on July 28, 2011 in Beverly Hills, California.

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BEVERLY HILLS, CA - JULY 28: Justin De La Torre speaks during the 'Boarder Wars' panel during the National Geographic Channels portion of the 2011 Summer TCA Tour held at the Beverly Hilton on July 28, 2011 in Beverly Hills, California.

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BEVERLY HILLS, CA - JULY 28: Reporter Angela Kocherga speaks during the 'Boarder Wars' panel during the National Geographic Channels portion of the 2011 Summer TCA Tour held at the Beverly Hilton on July 28, 2011 in Beverly Hills, California.

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BEVERLY HILLS, CA - JULY 28: Producer/director Peter Schnall speaks during the '9/11 Anniversary Specials' panel during the National Geographic Channels portion of the 2011 Summer TCA Tour held at the Beverly Hilton on July 28, 2011 in Beverly Hills, California.

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BEVERLY HILLS, CA - JULY 28: Host John Bowler speaks during the 'Mad Scientist' panel during the National Geographic Channels portion of the 2011 Summer TCA Tour held at the Beverly Hilton on July 28, 2011 in Beverly Hills, California.

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Tine Valencic, 13, from Colleyville, Texas, center, winner of the 2011 National Geographic Bee, signs an autograph for Patrick Hammes, 13, from Herndon, Va. , after the competition in Washington, Wednesday, May 25, 2011.