Images Dated 1st October 2008

Buttercup flower, SEM

Buttercup flower (Ranunculus sp.), coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM). The pistil (centre) is surrounded by the stamens (yellow). The pistil is the female reproductive structure of the flower that comprises the ovary and style and stigma. The stamen is the male reproductive structure composed of a filament and an anther. The anthers produce pollen grains (not seen), each containing a male reproductive cell (gamete). Pollen is transferred to the pistils of another buttercup plant, fertilising it and initiating seed production

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Germany, Bayern/Bavaria, Weltenburg, Klosterschenke Weltenburg monastery by the Danube

Germany, Bayern/Bavaria, Weltenburg, Klosterschenke Weltenburg monastery by the Danube Gorge

© Walter Bibikow / AWL Images Ltd

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Washington Irving s short

Washington Irvings short story Rip van Winkle - Illustration by Arthur Rackham, 1904. He used to console himself by frequenting a kind of perpetual club of the sages, philosophers and other idle personages, which held its sessions before a small inn 1916 Edition. From the collection The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon'. American author, 3 April 1783 28 November 1859. Arthur Rackham: 19 September 1867 - 6 September 1939