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Grass on the ground - lawn Preparing to plant new Habiturf grass, developed by Wildflower Center
Why is it when people hear "native plants," they think it excludes traditional landscaping like lawns? That is one of the stereotypes with which Mark Simmons constantly contends. Simmons is director... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) Austin American Statesman
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Orange fruit tree at Ilog Maria compound, Silang, Cavite, as seen in this February 27, 2009 photo. Spinach may rescue citrus from deadly disease
Citrus plants may have found an unexpected ally in their fight against a deadly disease that is threatening citrus growers across the globe: spinach. Erik Mirkov, a plant pathologist at the Texas... (photo: WN / RTayco) my SA
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This 2009 photograph captured a sneeze in progress, revealing the plume of salivary droplets as they are expelled in a large cone-shaped array from this man’s open mouth, thereby dramatically illustrating the reason one needs to cover his/her mouth when coughing, or sneezing, in order to protect others from germ exposure. Whooping Cough Cases Climb Nationally
Today's release of the latest data on reported cases of pertussis, or whooping cough, by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) continues to show a serious increase in reported cases from 2011. The... (photo: Public Domain / CDC) Yahoo Daily News
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Toddler - Bottle feeding - Milk Early childhood tooth decay
Baby Bottle Syndrome Some toddlers get "baby bottle tooth decay" due to drinking a baby bottle, for long periods of time that contains sugar ingredients. There are drinks that parents can avoid... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba) The Examiner
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Soldiers carry a table displaying stacks of seized U.S. dollars, at a media presentation in Mexico City, Tuesday Nov. 22, 2011. The cache of $15.3 million found inside a car in a downtown Tijuanna neighborhood is believed by authorities to belong to members of the Sinaloa drug cartel. The Summit of the Americas, WikiLeaks and the failed war on drugs
- Back in the 1990s, when many Latin American governments were aligned with Washington's wider political and economic goals in the hemisphere, the so-called "Summits of the Americas" rarely displayed... (photo: AP / Eduardo Verdugo) Al Jazeera
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Turkey's Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, left, and Iran's Chief Nuclear Negotiator Saeed Jalili pose for cameras before their meeting in Istanbul, Turkey, Friday, April 13, 2012. Iran raises hopes of nuclear trade off to halt oil sanctions
Tehran signals willingness to trade uranium enrichment limits on eve of first negotiations on nuclear programme in 15 months Iran's chief nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili has told Russian and Chinese... (photo: AP / Burhan Ozbilici) The Guardian
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President Barack Obama walks away after delivering a statement in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2011, following the Senate's passing of the debt ceiling agreement. Officials: Obama ramps up aid to Syrian opposition
WASHINGTON — Officials say President Barack Obama has decided to ramp up U.S. aid, including communication equipment and medical supplies, to the Syrian opposition. They say Obama signed off on... (photo: AP / Pablo Martinez Monsivais) Austin American Statesman
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VW, Volkswagen, automaker,automobile, industry. tp1 VW posts record Q1 sales
By The Detroit News Comments Volkswagen AG sold a record 2.16 million vehicles in the first quarter, up 9.6 percent from last year, but it cautioned that the outlook this year for the European market... (photo: WN/Theresa) Detroit news
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