Images Dated 23rd January 2006

A Belarussian kiteboarder enjoys cold windy weather near the village of Rakov

A Belarussian kiteboarder enjoys cold windy weather near the village of Rakov, some 35 km (22 miles) west of Minsk January 23, 2006. The temperature in Belarus dropped to around -22 degrees Celsius (-7.6 Fahrenheit) on Monday. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko - RP3DSFDJCWAD

3 x cement mixers parked up on waste ground on Manitoulin Island Ontario Canada

3 x cement mixers parked up on waste ground on Manitoulin Island Ontario Canada, the vehicle on the left is a Paystar 5000 the one to the right is a Mack. The boom / extension arm fitted to the mixer on the left of the main two is a shute extension allowing concrete to be delivered by a conveyor belt mechanism at a much longer reach than the conventional shute fitted at the rear of the drum

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Bacteria infecting macrophage cells, SEM

Bacteria infecting macrophage cells. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of Bacillus anthracis bacteria (purple) infecting macrophage white blood cells. The macrophages, when activated, will engulf (phagocytose) the bacteria and destroy them as part of the body's immune response. B. anthracis is a Gram-positive, spore-forming bacteria that causes anthrax. It can infect the skin (cutaneous anthrax), causing raised itchy lesions, the lungs (pulmonary anthrax), which is fatal unless treated quickly, and the digestive system (gastrointestinal anthrax), causing vomiting of blood and severe diarrhoea. All forms can be fatal if left untreated. Treatment is with antibiotics

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