Images Dated 24th November 2009

Tension pneumothorax, X-ray

Tension pneumothorax. X-ray of the chest of a patient with tension pneumothorax that has lead to soft-tissue emphysema. Tension pneumothorax is a progressive deterioration and worsening of a simple pneumothorax (collapsed lung). The right lung (dark area, right) has collapsed due to a build-up of air (solid grey) between the lung and chest wall. In emphysema, the lung tissues necessary to support the physical shape and function of the lung are destroyed. It is a progressive disease that primarily causes shortness of breath

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Peanut waits for her owner during a job fair at the Southeast LA-Crenshaw WorkSource

Peanut, a 2-year old Chihuahua, waits for her owner during a job fair at the Southeast LA-Crenshaw WorkSource Center in Los Angeles November 20, 2009. In a depressed neighborhood in the City of Angels, hundreds of good jobs appeared to fall from the sky last week. Young and middle-aged Los Angeles residents, mostly blacks and Hispanics, lined up down the block at an employment office for more than 600 jobs, paying $14 an hour and higher with free healthcare, at new JW Marriott and Ritz Carlton hotels downtown. Picture taken November 20, 2009. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni (UNITED STATES ANIMALS EMPLOYMENT BUSINESS) - GM1E5BO14YI01

Charles Dickens s The Adventures of Oliver Twist

Charles Dickens's The Adventures of Oliver Twist, first published 1838. Caption: Oliver rather astonishes Noah. Description of scene: Olivers fight with Noah is interrupted by Charlotte. Chapter 6. Illustration by James Mahoney 1816-1879. CD: English novelist: 7 February 1812 9 June 1870

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