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if ( show_link == 'no' ) { document.write('Diving Robots Could Recover Air France 447's Black Box'); } if ( show_link == 'yes' ) { document.write('Diving Robots Could Recover Air France 447's Black Box '); } document.write('Atlantic Ocean · 05 June 2009 · Source: Popular Mechanics ');if ( show_summaries == 'yes' ) { document.write(' Deep-sea technology experts are saying that the recovery of the aircraft's cockpit voice recorder and digital flight data recorder-the black boxes-will be difficult, but not impossible, with the help of deep-sea-diving robots.'); } if ( show_link == 'yes' ) { document.write(' more...') }; document.write(' |
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if ( show_link == 'no' ) { document.write('Beached whales drama in S Africa'); } if ( show_link == 'yes' ) { document.write('Beached whales drama in S Africa '); } document.write('South Africa · 31 May 2009 · Source: BBC ');if ( show_summaries == 'yes' ) { document.write(' South African rescue teams have managed to return to the water 20 pilot whales which beached near Cape Town but others have had to be put down.'); } if ( show_link == 'yes' ) { document.write(' more...') }; document.write(' |
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if ( show_link == 'no' ) { document.write('Young dive doctor dies scuba diving in Egypt'); } if ( show_link == 'yes' ) { document.write('Young dive doctor dies scuba diving in Egypt '); } document.write('Egypt · 24 May 2009 · Source: CDNN ');if ( show_summaries == 'yes' ) { document.write(' A courageous deep sea diver who died trying to rescue a friend off the coast of Egypt has been hailed as a hero.'); } if ( show_link == 'yes' ) { document.write(' more...') }; document.write(' |
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if ( show_link == 'no' ) { document.write('Scuba rebreather accident victim Paul Blanchette found dead'); } if ( show_link == 'yes' ) { document.write('Scuba rebreather accident victim Paul Blanchette found dead '); } document.write('US · 24 May 2009 · Source: CDNN ');if ( show_summaries == 'yes' ) { document.write(' Police divers recovered the body of a diver who failed to resurface two days ago while scuba diving off Gloucester.'); } if ( show_link == 'yes' ) { document.write(' more...') }; document.write(' |
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if ( show_link == 'no' ) { document.write('Shark attack wetsuit set to scare beach-goers'); } if ( show_link == 'yes' ) { document.write('Shark attack wetsuit set to scare beach-goers '); } document.write('Netherlands · 22 May 2009 · Source: news:lite ');if ( show_summaries == 'yes' ) { document.write(' Don't worry, this surfer has not just been attacked by Jaws ... he is wearing a 'Shark Attack' wetsuit.'); } if ( show_link == 'yes' ) { document.write(' more...') }; document.write(' |
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if ( show_link == 'no' ) { document.write('Rules Proposed to Save the World's Coral Reefs'); } if ( show_link == 'yes' ) { document.write('Rules Proposed to Save the World's Coral Reefs '); } document.write('Australia · 19 May 2009 · Source: ARC Centre of Excellence ');if ( show_summaries == 'yes' ) { document.write(' An international team of scientists has proposed a set of basic rules to help save the world's imperiled coral reefs from ultimate destruction.'); } if ( show_link == 'yes' ) { document.write(' more...') }; document.write(' |
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if ( show_link == 'no' ) { document.write('British Seahorses Tagged in Britain for First Time'); } if ( show_link == 'yes' ) { document.write('British Seahorses Tagged in Britain for First Time '); } document.write('UK · 19 May 2009 · Source: Telegraph ');if ( show_summaries == 'yes' ) { document.write(' Seahorses in Britain have been tagged for the first time in an effort to find out more about the elusive creatures. '); } if ( show_link == 'yes' ) { document.write(' more...') }; document.write(' |
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if ( show_link == 'no' ) { document.write('The unplumbed riches of the deep'); } if ( show_link == 'yes' ) { document.write('The unplumbed riches of the deep '); } document.write('US · 18 May 2009 · Source: The Economist ');if ( show_summaries == 'yes' ) { document.write(' In teen-speak, if a star such as Madonna or J.Lo is huge, that is a reference not to her size but to her popularity. Similarly, in the world of seabed geology, if a sulphide deposit is massive, it is not necessarily big, but formless and rich in metals.'); } if ( show_link == 'yes' ) { document.write(' more...') }; document.write(' |