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times. ger joins us to discuss his latest work, america 1908. publishers weekly has said of the author, he renders 1908 as a series of snapshots and his camera never blinks. please join me in welcoming jim rasenberger. [applause] jim: thank you for that introduction and thank you to barnes & noble for hosting this. above all, thank you for all of you being here tonight. today is the official publication date of the book, so i m especially honored to have all of you with me. the book, as you may have gathered by this point, it s about america 1908. [laughter] it, part ofind of the idea, anyway, that as we stand on the threshold of 2008, the year i think most was will inee will be fairly critical setting the future course of the country with the election coming up and outstanding questions iraq, it isr in pivotal to look back at another period in america 100 years ago. moments happenng in 1908, some of which literally put modern america in motion. it was the year the model t

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In 1898, the crew of the first scientific expedition to Antarctica aboard the RV Belgica became trapped inside sea ice around the southernmost continent, only narrowly escaping with their lives. Now, with much of the once thick ice dwindling, we sat down with polar researcher Edward Doddridge to discuss the importance of Antarctic sea ice for the planet, and what it means now that it appears to be declining.

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Those aboard the Belgica meticulously recorded their location, the thickness of the sea ice and the weather., data is proving invaluable.

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