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August 2007
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Features
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The Pirate Hunters
As buccanneering is back with a vengeance, stepped-up law enforcement and high-tech tools work to help protect shipping on the high seas
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Americans in Prague
A second wave of expatriates is now playing a vital role in the renaissance of the Czech capital
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Elvis Lives!
Thirty years after the King's death, there's still a whole lotta shakin' goin' on, thanks to legions of "tribute artists"
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Hemingway's Cuba, Cuba's Hemingway
His last personal secretary returns to Havana and discovers that the novelist's mythic presence looms larger than ever
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Pride of the Realm
An extraordinary collection of pictures has traveled from the United Kingdom's national portrait gallery to ours
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On the Case
Kathy Reichs, the forensic expert who helped inspire the TV show "Bones," talks about homicides, DNA and her latest novel
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Native Trout Are Returning to America's Rivers
Native trout are returning to America's rivers and streams, thanks to new thinking by scientists and conservationists
Departments
A Horrible Blessing
"How am I going to save my grandbabies?" she asked after the hurricane struck, two years ago this month
Points of Interest
This month's guide to notable American destinations and happenings
Some Don't Like It Hot
Atlantans regard summer—and the overheated tourists it spawns—woefully