Images Dated 11th July 2005

Colossus Solis

The Colossus Of Rhodes, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, straddles the harbour on the Greek island of Rhodes, circa 250 BC. The statue, which stood 110 feet high, was a depiction of the sun god Helios. Engraving by Fialle after an original by Marten Jacobszoon Heemskerk van Veen. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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1981 United States Grand Prix West. Long Beach, California, USA. 13-15 March 1981. Didier Pironi (Ferrari 126C) leads Mario Andretti (Alfa Romeo 179C), Elio de Angelis (#11 Lotus 81B-Ford Cosworth), Jacques Laffite (Ligier JS17-Ford Cosworth)

Nigel Mansell (Lotus 81B-Ford Cosworth), Bruno Giacomelli (Alfa Romeo 179C) at the start while Alain Prost (Renault RE20) spins at the back of the field.
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Computer artwork of a nerve synapse

Nerve synapse. Computer artwork of a nerve synapse. The synapse is a junction between a terminal (light blue) of one nerve cell (neurone) and another cell (green/purple). The receiving cell may either be another neurone or a muscle cell. Nerve signals reach the terminal and are carried across the synapse by chemical neurotransmitters in tiny spherical vesicles (orange)

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