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Jose Reandino, a 75-year-old Filipino, shows results of his lung X-ray examination after reportedly being diagnosed with Asbestosis during a press conference in Manila Monday, Aug. 22, 2005.
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 The Independent 
Asbestos: A shameful legacy
Sun 22 Nov 2009
| They called it "the Barking cough". First it began like any other: a tickle in the chest and slight pain on breathing. Then, within a matter of months, the sufferer was in agony, gasping for air and... (photo: AP / Aaron Favila)
Spectators look at the ATLAS detector construction (a Toroidal LHC Apparatus) at the CERN (Centre Europeen de Recherche Nucleaire) near Geneva, Switzerland, Thursday, May 31, 2007. The detector will be placed around the large hadron collider (LHC), CERN's highest energy particle accelerator. ATLAS is a general-purpose detector designed to measure the broadest possible range of particles and physical processes that could result from the collision of the proton beams within the LHC. A pilot run of the LHC is scheduled for summer
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 Arab News 
Scientists thrilled as repaired Big Bang machine is restarted
Sun 22 Nov 2009
| Alexander G. Higgins | AP | WHOOP ... Scientists react in the CERN Control Center after the restart of the Large Hadron Collider, in Geneva, Switzerland, on Friday. (AP) | GENEVA: Scientists moved S... (photo: AP / KEYSTONE/Martial Trezzini)
Coffee Beans -  Caffeine  Austin American Statesman  Sun 22 Nov 2009
Resorts work to reduce waste, increase recycling

| VAIL, Colo. — Worms that eat coffee grounds. Old motor oil that heats workshops. Patio furniture made of recycled milk jugs. | Colorado ski resorts are going beyond standard recycling in an ef... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc)
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A clownfish pauses for a moment at the Taiwan International Aquarium Expo in Taipei, Taiwan, Friday, Nov. 6, 2009.  BBC News  Sat 21 Nov 2009
Acid oceans leave fish at more risk from predators

| Ocean acidification could cause fish to become "fatally attracted" to their predators, according to scientists. | A team studying the effects of acidification - caused by dissolved CO2 - o... (photo: AP / Wally Santana)
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Two feral Long-billed Corellas (also known as Slender-billed Corella) on short grass at Joondalup Bird Park, Western Australia. The parrot on the left is using its beak to dig for food. Hartford Courant Sat 21 Nov 2009
Scientist's love for birds leads to recognition
WATERBURY, Conn. - A childhood love of birds had blossomed into a prestigious career for Richard Prum, but a major in his early 30s effectively ended his days of tracking... (photo: Creative Commons / Snowmanradio)
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Hubble floats free from Atlantis after SM4. On SM4 astronauts, over the course of five spacewalks, installed two new instruments, Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3), and the Cosmic Origins Spectrograph (COS). Star Tribune Sat 21 Nov 2009
Atlantis astronaut embarking on 1st career spacewalk awaits word on birth of daughter
| CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Atlantis' astronauts are taking another spacewalk outside the International Space Station. | One of the spacewalkers, Randolph Bresnik, is still ... (photo: NASA / Radek)
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Monsignor Gianfranco Ravasi looks on near a portrait of Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei, part of the "Galilei Divin Uomo" (Galilei Divine Man) exhibit, in the Santa Maria degli Angeli Basilica in Rome, Sunday, Feb. 15, 2009. redOrbit Sat 21 Nov 2009
Galileo’s Lost Tooth And Fingers Found
Posted on: Saturday, 21 November 2009, 07:20 CST | The tooth, thumb and finger of the much celebrated Italian scientist Galileo Galilei were discovered by an art collecto... (photo: AP / Sandro Pace)
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Cisco Systems headquarters in San Jose - Business redOrbit Sat 21 Nov 2009
Cisco Debuts 24/7 Security App For iPhone
Posted on: Saturday, 21 November 2009, 07:44 CST | Cisco recently introduced a free iPhone app for those who want customized Internet security data on-the-go. | The app, ... (photo: AP Photo / Paul Sakuma)
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Snow cutter clean roads DNA India Sat 21 Nov 2009
New method to measure snow
| Washington: A research team led by the University of Colorado at Boulder has found a clever way to use traditional GPS satellite signals to measure snow depth as well a... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar)
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