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A view of the Bandra - Worli Sea Link by means of a cable-stayed bridge.

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The small myna-sized Indian Pitta bird, that migrates over different
parts of India, according to the monsoon winds. Its cry usually heralds
the arrival of the monsoon.

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Preparing for Progress

Filled with trash and discarded items, the unpiloted ISS Progress 38
supply vehicle departed from the International Space Station at 7:22
a.m. (EDT) on Aug. 31, 2010. Russian flight controllers conduct thruster
tests with the Progress to gather engineering data until it deorbited
and
burned up in Earth's atmosphere over the Pacific Ocean. Its departure
cleared the way for the arrival of the next Russian resupply vehicle,
ISS Progress 39, which will launch Sept. 10 and dock Sept. 12,
delivering
2.5 tons of food, fuel and supplies for the Expedition 24 crew.

Image Credit: NASA, ESA, Hubble, R. Sahai (JPL)

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"Bridge over a Pond of Water Lilies", 
painted by Claude Monet, one of the founders of the
Impressionist style of painting, in 1899. The original is currently in
the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, U.S.