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At the end of August, a new expedition will leave for the Arctic Ocean. Scientists will be investigating the upper ocean layer and sea ice, as well as snow cover. Atmospheric measurements of meteorological parameters such as temperature, wind, humidity and air pressure, will be added through recordings of trace gases such as carbon dioxide and ozone.

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The World Health Organization recently released research into global hazards of travel. Findings indicate that the risk of developing venous thromboembolism (VTE) approximately doubles after travel lasting four hours or more. However the study points out that even with this increased risk, the absolute risk of developing VTE, if seated and immobile for more than four hours, remains relatively low at about 1 in 6000. The study showed that plane, train, bus or automobile passengers are at the higher risk of VTE when they remain seated and immobile on journeys of more than four hours. This is due to a stagnation of blood in the veins caused by prolonged immobility, which can promote blood clot formation in veins.

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Recently, disaster struck all 53 families of the Chellipadam village in a Kochi suburb, when nearly 25 lorries,
all carrying stinking garbage from the city rolled in with heavy police escort and dumped decaying garbage
in their midst. The villagers had to flee their homes unable to stand the stench. M Suchitra and P N Venugopal
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JUST IN: The retiring host gives the comedian the "Right" advice for his new hosting gig. Just hours after ET announced that comedian DREW CAREY is replacing BOB BARKER as the host of "The Price is Right," we have Bob in an ETOnline exclusive as he places a phone call to Drew and gives him advice on his new hosting gig!

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The '90s pin-up girl hits the red carpet in NYC Monday night as she jumpstarts her career with a bunch of new movies! WINONA RYDER has been popping up in the public eye more and more lately — the star just hit the premiere of her new flick, 'The Ten,' in the Big Apple Monday night.

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Researchers have uncovered ethnic differences in the risk of neonatal mortality and morbidity (disease) in the neonatal intensive care units (NICU). Of grave concern is the noted elevation in mortality rate in the NICU among infants of South Asian (East Indian) origin, which is over three times that of Caucasian infants. It was also found that Aboriginal males and East Asian females had significantly greater odds of survival.
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Two International Space Station crew members have begun a spacewalk that includes removal and jettison of a refrigerator-size ammonia reservoir. The Early Ammonia Servicer (EAS) weighs a little over 1,400 pounds on Earth. The jettison will be much like that of the stanchion equipment. Anderson will shove the EAS opposite the station’s direction of travel at a minimum velocity of about seven inches (17 cm) per second.
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Two new studies emphasize the importance of delivering measles and influenza vaccines to HIV-infected individuals. Scientists studied immune responses to measles vaccine in HIV-infected and uninfected children in Zambia from 2000 to 2004, when measles endemic in a country that still has one of the highest HIV prevalence rates in the world. Measles poses a greater fatality risk in HIV-infected children than in uninfected children.
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What do sand, cereal, ice cubes, gravel, sugar, pills, and powders have in common? They are members of an unruly family of substances that refuse to completely conform to the laws of behavior for either solids or liquids — much to the consternation of theoretical physicists and manufacturers alike. Whether it’s a huge grain silo, a coal hopper or a pharmaceutical manufacturing plant, being able to predict the behavior of dense granular packings is key to keeping things from jamming up or collapsing.
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The "Surreal Life" celeb is out of rehab after checking in earlier this month. ET confirms that celeb BRIGITTE NIELSEN has checked out of the Cri-Help rehab facility, which she entered on July 9.

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The Japanese decided to cut back buying oil, in accordance with UNSC resolution. But just read this:
"China bought around 10.9 million tonnes, or 440,000 barrels per day, of crude from Iran in the first half. The surprise increase was due to some spot purchases by state refiner Sinopec Corp, one state oil trader told Reuters, an unusual practice as nearly all crude exports from OPEC producers are on long-term contracts instead of spot sales. "Iran has some surplus barrels because some buyers are cutting back imports," said the trader. Japan, a key lifter of Iranian crude, has scaled back purchases due to shrinking domestic demand."
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What becomes obvious, is that the press twists the truth. And of course the Chinese are going to be the sole purchaser of all exports, only because the US cannot do without the cheap labour to produce exports to US. In the meantime the secular people of Iran have to have coupons to buy Gasoline, whilst the Seyyeds buy centrifuges to make nukes. It's nuts.
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JUST IN: Drew Carey talks to ET today about replacing Bob Barker! ET was just with DREW CAREY today in New York for his reaction to the news that he is replacing BOB BARKER as the host of "The Price is Right." "I think I'm a good fit! If I was them I would have picked me too," he joked.

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