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Mon., Dec. 5, 2005
Science
The orbiting Hubble Space Telescope has helped look back in time at the early universe. A new, Earth-based 30-meter telescope is on the drawing board that will help astronomers look back even farther - perhaps to the time of the Big Bang itself.
Health
This new Web site, linked to the National Digital Medical Archive, or NDMA, provides women and their doctors easy access to digital breast imaging studies and records. One of its aims is to avoid critical delays in diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer.
Technology
The holiday season is high time for air travel. Follow thousands of flights tracked by the FAA — both commercial and private — in real time. You can search by airport, aircraft type or flight number.
http://flightaware.com/live
Need calendars you can create and print with just a few clicks of the mouse? This site can help. It generates monthly or annual calendars in Microsoft Word or Adobe Acrobat formats.
www.printable-calendar.com/create
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