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There are several factors that you need to consider when you’re going to choose for an LCD TV . The price and size are the most important among these factors. It might be hard for you to know all the terms used when talking about LCD TVs but once you’ve started knowing these terms, you’ll see that it’s a tad easy.
When choosing an LCD TV, you should first think of the space available for it. Is your house large enough to accommodate a massive TV or not? Of course you should also consider if you want a big one or not. Some people, despite of the hugeness of their house do not want a big TV.
To help on deciding about the size of your TV, first you should measure the space in your house where the TV will be put. After knowing this, you’ll already know how big is the TV you can put up. Also, you need to consider about the placing of the furniture in your house. Can your guests watch programs from TV at ease? If not, then you should restyle the arrangement of things in your house. There will always be a better way.
Next, measure the distance of the seats allotted for the viewers from the TV. TV’s that are at least 35 inch need to be placed 10 feet away from the seats while the larger ones need to be farther. To illustrate, a TV which is 60 inch must be 15-20 feet away from the spectators or else, their eye sights might be damaged.
Consider also the viewing angle, that is, the angle of where in the TV can be watched from the side right before the quality of the images begins to break down. Some models of TVs have better angle viewing than the other ones.
Plus, bear in mind that you also need to check the quality of the picture. The picture must be the one you are desiring for. Then go back to the screen size. Is the size of it the one that you want and can accommodate? The best size always depends on your need and not on the other kinds of TVs in the store.
Choose a TV that has anti-glare coating if the light coming from the outside is not that great. Yet, remember that all TVs are affected by lights despite of its kind. There is no exception. When fixing your room where the TV will be placed, you should not forget to consider that.
Usually, when people are talking about LCD TVs, HDTV is inevitable to be part of the conversation. If you are fond of HDTV, then choose an LCD TV with HDTV. That will be like heating two birds with one stone! Isn’t it amazing? The price of the TV will depend on its features. Before buying, I also suggest you make some research. This will help you on choosing the TV you like.
Among LCD TVs, Sharp and Samsung are the two main competitors of it. Despite of that, there is no difference whether you buy the former or the latter. Just find one that will be the best for you.

There are a few playmakers lining up for Super Bowl 43 in Tampa Florida. A playmaker is a football player who can of course make a big play, usually a long scoring play to gi ve his team the momentum. Both the Arizona Cardinals and Pittsburgh Steelers will be fielding several Super Bowl Playmakers in Tampa. The Super Bowl has a history of playmakers stepping up for the big game. Marcus Allen, Lynn Swan, Larry Brown (yes I said it!) and many others have made their place in NFL history.

This article will break down the Super Bowl 43 playmakers for each team with stats from NFL.com. I will exclude the quarterbacks Ben Roethlisberger and Kurt Warner as that is a given.

Super Bowl 43 Playmakers for the Arizona Cardinals

Larry Fitzgerald is the best wide receiver in the NFL at this time, bar none. Fitzgerald has stepped up his game in the NFC playoffs, where the whole word can see him shine. In 3 NFC playoff games, Fitzgerald has caught 23 passes for 419 yards and 5 touchdowns. His amazing 18.2 yards per catch in the playoffs set him up to be a playmaker in Super Bowl 43. In the 2008 NFL regular season Fitzgerald caught 98 passes for 1,431 yards and 12 scores with a long play of 78 yards. His average yards per catch was 14.9 which shows he stepped up his play in the post season.

Anquan Boldin is always a big play threat but has been injured in the playoffs after catching a long touchdown pass in the Falcon game. If Boldin is healthy and over his feud with offensive coaches, he can be a playmaker in the big game in Tampa.

J.J Arrington is a threat to break a play at anytime with his blazing speed. Arrington is used out of the backfield as a receiver or runner. But it is his kick returning ability that makes him dangerous. J.J. Arrington averaged 25.6 yards per kick return in the 2008 regular season. He also added a 93 yard touchdown return.

Dominique Rodgers- Cromartie is the Cardinals big play guy on defense. In the regular season he had 4 interceptions for 157 yards and one touchdown. He is a threat to have a pick six against Big Ben who tends to throw em up to see where they land at times.

Direct TV

Some people don't find it a waste of time to chase for the best offer in the package for a Direct TV satellite dish. A most attractive solution includes a subscription of about $20 per month with free HBO included for three months and the design of the Direct TV satellite dish system for up to four rooms. Moreover, people who wish so can benefit from an upgrade of the HD/DVR gear they already have. Presently, web pages make comparisons between the main US television network companies: Direct TV and DISH Network; thus, the common client who lacks the info on technical specificity will understand what service advantages him/her most.

With a Direct TV satellite dish you get access to a huge number of television networks whether national or international. You can find similar offers with other companies, with the specification that the uniqueness of the packages results from the fact that a certain provider has specific options for certain networks which are not to be found with the others. Millions of customers depend on Direct TV satellite dish programs as on the largest satellite service provider in the United States: the initial investment is close to zero and you are completely free to select the channels you watch.

Direct TV satellite dish option was launched back in 1994, and up to now it has entered the homes of more than 14 million Americans thanks to its fifteen-satellite system. The motto of the company is that they bring the most channels for your dollar with ESPN, HDnet, Discovery and HDNetMovies included. Moreover, HBO and Showtime are channels available for high definition programming. Any Direct TV satellite dish requires a receiver which is commonly supplied by the provider. The advantages of digital technology are now available for hundreds of programs that may have been totally unknown to you before.

In case you want to have access to more local channels with the Direct TV satellite dish, the user is charged an extra $3 fee on a monthly basis. Otherwise, you can always choose the option of pay-per-view, meaning that you are only charged for movies and special events that usually get into a standard fee category. Last but not least, sports and adult channel selections become available according to the user's interest, but they are included in the overall package provided by Direct TV. The audio and video quality of the Direct TV satellite dish signal is impeccable as long as the system is oriented towards the southern sky and there are no unfavorable weather events.

Sony BRAVIA

There are many different manufacturers creating amazing televisions, however, Sony has been developing some of the most advanced LCD TVs on the market for years. If you are looking for a great new television, then I would suggest taking a look at a Sony product. The Sony BRAVIA 52-Inch LCD HDTV, Mod el: KDL-52XBR3 will provide you with enhanced features and an exterior design that will enhance not only your movies, but also the appearance of your living room. This LCD HDTV is recommended for those who have a large living room, as well as those who enjoy the highest-quality entertainment quality.

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Image Quality: 4.5/5 Stars

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The first feature that I found to be interesting within this 52-inch LCD HDTV from Sony is the fact that all of the image-enhancing features work so perfectly together. When you see this large screen television in action, you will be amazed at how the images really leap off of the screen. You will be able to enjoy clearer visual images with a crisp audio sound, which will enhance every aspect of your favorite movie or video game.

Another great feature this LCD HDTV offers its users is the Live Color Creation system. This unique television features backlighting that will enhance what is happening on the screen. Based on the colors that are used, the television will compliment these colors through this unique backlighting system.

With a contrast ratio of 7,000:1, the darker colors will have a deeper tone to them, which will make the brighter colors stand out even more. When you have an excellent contrast ratio, such as this television, you will never have to worry about fuzzy images or blurred colors.

This television features a response tie of 8 milliseconds, which is quite fast. The screen will feature ultra-fluid movements, which are perfect for high-action movies, or even for video games. You will never have to worry about screen distortion or blurred images due to the ultra-fast screen response time.

The audio quality of this television is also quite impressive. You will be able to enjoy the TruSurround XT Audio System, which will provide you with genuine surround sound capabilities without h aving to purchase additional speakers. This is done through the virtual surround sound technology, which utilizes different sound frequencies, which tricks your ears into hearing deep and surround sound.

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Together, Robertson and Sweetnam hammered out the structure of what would become Noise from the Basement, her Capitol Records debut. The single "Billy S." appeared in July 2003 on the soundtrack to the Mandy Moore vehicle How to Deal; the song's sassy popternative sound proved quite popular, making some waves in the U.S. and hitting the top spot on Canada's Disney Channel-style offering, YTV. Sweetnam supported the single with a tour of summer...
Description: Skye Sweetnam grew up in the tiny Toronto suburb of Bolton, where she studied singing and dancing from a young age. By her early teens she'd moved on to songwriting, and recorded a demo with the help of a local Bolton music school. A combination of luck and marketability brought the demo to the attention of Canadian label execs, who hooked Sweetnam up with a local producer and instrumentalist named James Robertson.

he worked with local producer and instrumentalist, James Robertson. Together, Robertson and Sweetnam worked on what would later become Noise from the Basement, her Capitol Records/EMI debut. The single "Billy S." appeared in July 2003 on the soundtrack to the movie How to Deal, and quickly took off in Canada. Two more singles were released from her debut and fared moderately on the charts. In 2004, Sweetnam went on tour over Europe and North...

Meet Skye Sweetnam. She's a girl who could be the kid next door. Like a lot of girls her age, she's into cute boys, hip clothes, snowboarding, writing poetry and the colour pink. In other words, she's as typical as they come-except that she's also a gifted singer and songwriter with a sparkling personality and a dynamic, high-energy stage presence. And she just loves to rock out! Noise From The Basement is her Capitol Records debu

On August 30, 2007, Sweetnam performed at the CD release party for dodger, her first live performance since her August 2005 Sea World gig, and her first live performance with her new band. She performed brand new material including "Boyhunter", her version of "Into Action", "Makeout Song", "Ghosts", and "Music Is My Boyfriend". All of the songs are included on her second album, Sound Soldier, which she describes as "Nine Inch Nails meets...

Skye was born on May 5, 1988, to Deirdre and Greg Sweetnam. She was named after the Isle of Skye in Scotland. Along with her sister, Aurora, and her brother, Cameron, Sweetnam was born and raised in the small town of Bolton, Ontario, where she studied dancing and singing from a young age. She began singing at the age of 5, performing for family members and friends only. By her early teens she had moved on to songwriting, and recorded a demo...

Skye eventually gained a bigger following with a younger crowd by doing theme songs for various television shows for children and teenagers, such as The Buzz On Maggie, Wayside, and Radio Free Roscoe, the latter of which she also guest starred on for one episode. Sweetnam then took part in five compilation albums for Disney: Radio Disney Jingle Jams, Radio Disney Jams, Vol. 8, DisneyMania 3, DisneyRemixMania, DisneyMania 4.

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Miley Ray Cyrus (born Destiny Hope Cyrus on November 23, 1992) is an American actress and Golden Globe-nominated[4] singer-songwriter. Cyrus is better known for starring as Miley Stewart/Hannah Montana in the television series Hannah Montana on the Disney Channel.

Cyrus became a sensation after Hannah Montana debuted in March 2006. Following the success of the show, in October 2006, a soundtrack CD was released in which she sang eight songs from the show. In December 2007, she was ranked #17 in the list of "Forbes Top Twenty Superstar Earners under the age of 25" with an annual earning of US$3.5 million. As of December 2007, she is working on a movie spin-off of Hannah Montana, titled Hannah Montana: The Movie which set to release on April 10, 2009.

Cyrus's solo music career began with the release of her debut album, Meet Miley Cyrus on June 23, 2007. Her second album, Breakout was released on July 22, 2008. Breakout is Cyrus's first album that does not involve the Hannah Montana franchise. Both albums debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200.

In 2008, Cyrus was listed among artists and entertainers as one of Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People in The World.

Cyrus was twelve years old when she originally auditioned for Disney for the lead role of Miley Stewart/Hannah Montana, as well as the show's "best friend" roles, but Disney Channel executives judged her to be too small. However, Cyrus was persistent in her desire to be part of Hannah Montana, so Disney called her back for further auditions. According to Disney Channel Executive Vice President Gary Marsh, Cyrus was chosen for the show because of her energetic and lively performance and was seen as a person who "loves every minute of life," with the "everyday relatability of Hilary Duff and the stage presence of Shania Twain." She spent several years trying to get rid of her Southern accent, but in the end Disney wanted her to revive it. Later in an unusual twist, Cyrus had to audition her own father, Billy Ray Cyrus, to see if he would fit the role as Hannah's dad. Cyrus currently stars in Hannah Montana as the lead character Miley Stewart, whose alter ego is the pop music sensation Hannah Montana. Cyrus also performs in character as Hannah Montana for albums and concerts. Cyrus also appeared in the Disney Channel Hannah Montana promotion, "Hannah Montana's Backstage Secrets," in which she portrays Hannah Montana in a fictional interview set in the show's canon.

Cyrus had a brief cameo in the 2007 television movie High School Musical 2 credited as "Girl at Pool," where she danced before the end credits in front of the pool wearing a yellow baby doll top and denim Bermuda shorts. Cyrus also guest-starred as Yatta on Disney Channel's The Emperor's New School. Cyrus provided the voice of Penny in the 2008 computer-animated film, Bolt.

While attending the Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix premiere, Cyrus stated that they are working on ideas for a Hannah Montana movie. The feature-length film is to be produced by Cyrus's both on and off-screen dad, Billy Ray Cyrus.
On December 4 2008, Sun Times announced that Cyrus will tackle another Disney project — a sequel to the Chicago-set 1987 comedy Adventures in Babysitting. Fellow tween star Raven-Symoné will co-star in the sequel, currently titled Further Adventures in Babysitting. The movie is set for a 2010 release. more

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Robert "Bob" Nesta Marley OM (February 6, 1945 – May 11, 1981) was a Jamaican musician, singer-songwriter and Rastafarian. He was the lead singer, songwriter and guitarist for the ska, rocksteady and reggae bands: The Wailers (1964 – 1974) and Bob Marley & the Wailers (1974 – 1981). Marley remains the most widely known and revered performer of reggae music, and is credited for helping spread Jamaican music to the worldwide audience

Marley's best known hits include "I Shot the Sheriff", "No Woman, No Cry", "Exodus", "Could You Be Loved", "Stir It Up", "Jamming", "Redemption Song", "One Love" and, together with The Wailers, "Three Little Birds", as well as the posthumous releases "Buffalo Soldier" and "Iron Lion Zion". The compilation album, Legend, released in 1984, three years after his death, is the best-selling reggae album ever 10 times platinum , with sales of more than 12 million copies. more

Bob Marley was born in the small village of Nine Mile in Saint Ann Parish, Jamaica as Nesta Robert Marley. A Jamaican passport official would later swap his first and middle names.His father Norval Sinclair Marley was a white Scottish Jamaican. Norval was a Marine officer and captain, as well as a plantation overseer, when he married Cedella Booker, a black Jamaican then eighteen years old. Norval provided financial support for his wife and child, but seldom saw them, as he was often away on trips. In 1955, when Marley was 10 years old, his father died of a heart attack at age 60. Marley suffered racial prejudice as a youth, because of his mixed racial origins and faced questions about his own racial identity throughout his life. He once reflected:

I don't have prejudice against meself. My father was a white and my mother was black. Them call me half-caste or whatever. Me don't dip on nobody's side. Me don't dip on the black man's side nor the white man's side. Me dip on God's side, the one who create me and cause me to come from black and white.

Marley became friends with Neville "Bunny" Livingston (later known as Bunny Wailer), with whom he started to play music. He left school at the age of 14 to make music with Joe Higgs, a local singer and devout Rastafari. It was at a jam session with Higgs and Livingston that Marley met Peter McIntosh (later known as Peter Tosh), who had similar musical ambitions.

In 1962, Marley recorded his first two singles, "Judge Not" and "One Cup of Coffee", with local music producer Leslie Kong. These songs, released on the Beverley's label under the pseudonym of Bobby Martell, attracted little attention. The songs were later re-released on the box set, Songs of Freedom, a posthumous collection of Marley's work. more

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Keys released her first studio album, Songs in A Minor, on June 5, 2001. It sold 235,000 copies in its first week and went on to sell over 11 million units worldwide, establishing Keys' popularity both outside and inside the United States, where she became the best-selling new artist and best-selling R&B artist of 2001. On October 22, 2002, Songs in A Minor was reissued as Remixed & Unplugged in A Minor, including eight remixes and seven unplugged versions of some of the songs from the original. The album led Keys to win five awards at the 44th Grammy Awards: Song of the Year, Best Female R&B Vocal Performance, and Best R&B Song for "Fallin'", Best New Artist, and Best R&B Album; "Fallin'" was also nominated for Record of the Year. Keys became the second female solo artist to win five Grammy Awards in a single night, following Lauryn Hill at the 41st Grammy Awards.

Keys performed Donny Hathaway's 1973 song "Someday We'll All Be Free" at the America: A Tribute to Heroes televised benefit concert following the September 11 attacks. In 2002, Keys collaborated with Christina Aguilera for the latter's upcoming album Stripped on a song entitled "Impossible", which Keys wrote, co-produced, and provided with background vocals.
The album's first single, "Fallin'", gained radio airplay on many different radio formats and spent six weeks at number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. The album's second single, "A Woman's Worth", peaked at number three on the same chart.

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Alicia Augello Cook (born January 25, 1981), better known by her stage name Alicia Keys, is an American R&B and soul singer-songwriter, pianist, cellist and actress. Born in Manhattan, in New York City, New York, she made her televised appearance on The Cosby Show in 1985. After graduating from Professional Performing Arts School at sixteen, Keys attended Columbia University before dropping out a month later to pursue her music career, signing a recording contract with Columbia. After ending her contract with the label, she signed to Arista Records until its disbandment. She was then signed to J Records, where she released her debut album.

Keys' debut album, Songs in A Minor, was a worldwide success, selling over 11 million copies worldwide. The album earned Keys five Grammy Awards in 2002, including Best New Artist and Song of the Year for "Fallin'". Her second studio album, The Diary of Alicia Keys, was released in 2003 and quickly became another great success worldwide, selling nine million copies and garnered Keys four Grammy Awards in 2005. After the successful Unplugged release in 2005, Keys released in 2007 her third studio album, As I Am, which sold nearly four million copies in the United States.

Keys has sold over thirty million albums worldwide and has won numerous awards, including eleven Grammy Awards, seventeen Billboard Music Awards, and five American Music Awards. Together with her previous releases, she established herself as one of the best-selling artists of her time. more

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Devon Aoki

2008-12-09T12:38:00.000-08:00

Aoki was born in New York City, and grew up in California and London, attending highschool at The American School in London. Her Japanese American father, Rocky Aoki, a former Olympic wrestler, was the owner and founder of the Benihana restaurant chain until his death on July 10, 2008. Her mother, Pamela Hilburger, is a jewelry designer of German and English heritage.

Aoki was discovered in New York at a Rancid concert she had gatecrashed. She started modeling when she was 13, the same year Aoki was introduced by her godmother to Kate Moss, who would later take the young Devon under her wing. Moss pushed for Aoki to be signed, and she was signed onto Storm Model Management at age 14.

Aoki has modeled for the fashion houses Lancôme, Chanel, and Versace. Aoki is 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)— an almost unheard of height for runway models, who are usually at least 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) height.Aoki has done ad campaigns for Chanel Ready to Wear, Chanel Couture by Karl Lagerfeld, Versace by Steven Meisel, YSL by Juergen Teller, Alessandro Del Aqua, Hugo Boss, Moschino, Ungaro, Fendi, Junko Shimada by Bettina Kimenda and Baby Phat by Kimora Lee Simmons.

Early on in her career Aoki made cameo appearances in several music videos, including Duran Duran's "Electric Barbarella", Primal Scream's "Kowalski" (with Kate Moss), Elton John's "Something About the Way You Look Tonight", Ginuwine's "In Those Jeans" video and, later, in Ludacris' "Act a Fool". Music from this video was featured in the soundtrack of 2 Fast 2 Furious, which Ludacris and Aoki both appeared in. In 2006, she made an appearance in The Killers' video "Bones". Aoki has also made a cameo appearance in the short films accompanying the new Sean Lennon album, Friendly Fire.

Aoki has been on the cover of I-D magazine three times. She was also the face of Lancome cosmetics for four years. Aoki posed for renowned Singaporean photographer Leslie Kee for Kee's 2006 charity photo-book "Super Stars", dedicated to the victims of the 2004 Asian tsunami disaster, which consists of photographs of 300 Asian celebrities by Kee. The same year, Aoki posed for photographer Marc Baptiste’s book Nudes, but she has stated that she was wearing a dress:

First fuzzy photos of planets outside solar system

2008-11-14T01:14:00.000-08:00

WASHINGTON – Earth seems to have its first fuzzy photos of alien planets outside our solar system, images captured by two teams of astronomers. The pictures show four likely planets that appear as specks of white, nearly indecipherable except to the most eagle-eyed experts. All are trillions of miles away — three of them orbiting the same star, and the fourth circling a different star.

None of the four giant gaseous planets are remotely habitable or remotely like Earth. But they raise the possibility of others more hospitable.

It's only a matter of time before "we get a dot that's blue and Earthlike," said astronomer Bruce Macintosh of the Lawrence Livermore National Lab. He led one of the two teams of photographers.

"It is a step on that road to understand if there are other planets like Earth and potentially life out there," he said.

Macintosh's team used two ground-based telescopes, while the second team relied on photos from the 18-year-old Hubble Space Telescope to gather images of the exoplanets — planets that don't circle our sun. The research from both teams was published in Thursday's online edition of the journal Science.

In the past 13 years, scientists have discovered more than 300 planets outside our solar system, but they have done so indirectly, by measuring changes in gravity, speed or light around stars.

NASA's space sciences chief Ed Weiler said the actual photos are important. He compared it to a hunt for elusive elephants: "For years we've been hearing the elephants, finding the tracks, seeing the trees knocked down by them, but we've never been able to snap a picture. Now we have a picture."

In a news conference Thursday, Weiler said this fulfills the last of the major goals that NASA had for the Hubble telescope before it launched in 1990: "This is an 18 1/2-year dream come true."

There are disputes about whether these are the first exoplanet photos. Others have made earlier claims, but those pictures haven't been confirmed as planets or universally accepted yet. The photos released Thursday are being published in a scientifically prominent journal, but that still hasn't convinced all the experts. Alan Boss, an exoplanet expert at the Carnegie Institution of Washington, and Harvard exoplanet hunter Lisa Kaltenegger both said more study is needed to confirm these photos are proven planets and not just brown dwarf stars.

MIT planetary scientist Sara Seager, at the NASA press conference, said earlier planetary claims "are in a gray area." But these discoveries, "everybody would agree is a planet," said Seager, who was not part of either planet-finding team.

The Hubble team this spring compared a 2006 photo to one of the same body taken by Hubble in 2004. The scientists used that to show that the object orbited a star and was part of a massive red dust ring which is usually associated with planets — making it less likely to be a dwarf star.

Macintosh's team used ground-based telescopes to spot three other planets orbiting a different star. That makes it less likely they are a pack of brown dwarf stars.

The planet discovered by Hubble is one of the smallest exoplanets found yet. It's somewhere between the size of Neptune and three times bigger than Jupiter. And it may have a Saturn-like ring.

It circles the star Fomalhaut, pronounced FUM-al-HUT, which is Arabic for "mouth of the fish." It's in the constellation Piscis Austrinus and is relatively close by — a mere 148 trillion miles away, practically a next-door neighbor by galactic standards. The planet's temperature is around 260 degrees, but that's cool by comparison to other exoplanets.

The planet is only about 200 million years old, a baby compared to the more than 4 billion-year-old planets in our solar system. That's important to astronomers because they can study what Earth and planets in our solar system may have been like in their infancy, said Paul Kalas at the University of California, Berkeley. Kalas led the team using Hubble to discover Fomalhaut's planet.

One big reason the picture looks fuzzy is that the star Fomalhaut is 100 million times brighter than its planet.

The team led by Macintosh at Lawrence Livermore found its planets a little earlier, spotting the first one in 2007, but taking extra time to confirm the trio of planets circling a star in the Pegasus constellation. The star is about 767 trillion miles away, but visible with binoculars. It's called HR 8799, and the three planets orbiting it are seven to 10 times larger than Jupiter, Macintosh said.

"I've been doing this for eight years and after eight years we get three at once," he said.

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On the Net:

Science: http://www.sciencemag.org

Hubble Space Telescope: http://hubblesite.org

Gemini Observatory: http://www.gemini.edu/

Exoplanet encyclopedia: http://exoplanet.eu/

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2008-10-30T18:44:00.000-07:00

An image of the planet Mercury, made during the January 2008 flyby of the planet by the Mercury Surface, Space Environment, Geochemistry and Ranging (MESSENGER) spacecraft is seen in this image released by NASA July 3, 2008. The image shows that volcanoes were involved in plains formation and suggest that its magnetic field is actively produced in the planet's core

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Ana Beatriz Barros

2008-10-21T15:36:00.000-07:00

Ana Beatriz Barros

Ana Beatriz Barros (born 29 May 1982) is a Brazilian model known for her work with Guess?, Bebe, Victoria's Secret, Chanel cosmetics, and Jennifer Lopez's JLo fashion line.

Barros was born in a small town of Itabira, Minas Gerais, Brazil, to Sônia, a housewife, and Reinato Barros, a mechanic engineer. Later, her family moved to Rio de Janeiro, where she spent her childhood . Barros is of Portuguese and Spanish descent, and is the youngest of three sisters; Patricia, who is also a well known model, and Malu (Maria Luisa)

Barros currently resides in New York. She has a tattoo on her middle lower back as well as on her ankle. She is best friends with fellow Brazilian model Alessandra Ambrosio. Ana has said that if she were not a model, she would like to have been a veterinarian, saying that for "some years from now, I want to open, in Brazil, a dermathology clinic with my sisters Maria Luiza and Patricia, and a cousin."

"I want to go back to Brazil, get married, have lots of kids, and just be a couch potato."[citation needed]

Barros was named #96 in FHM magazine's "100 Sexiest Women in the World" supplement in 2006.

She formerly dated British model James Rousseau, and art gallery owner Helly Nahmad, whom she dated for 4 years.

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When she was 14, Barros and her older sister, Patricia (also a model), were walking on a Rio beach when they were spotted by a representative from Elite Model Management .

Barros was encouraged by the Rio Elite office to participate in the Elite Model Look 1996, which she won.

Barros subsequently competed for international Elite Model Look and placed second worldwide . Elite sent her portfolio and recent Polaroid shots to GUESS? which led her to do the Millennium GUESS? campaign along with her friend and fellow Brazilian model Alessandra Ambrosio .

Barros has done advertisements not only for Guess? but also for Christian Dior, Armani jeans, Oakley, L'Oreal, Naf Naf, Diesel, Ermanno Scervino, Victoria's Secret, Chanel cosmetics, and Jennifer Lopez's JLO fashion line, among others. In 2004 Jennifer Lopez selected Barros to be the face of her new lingerie line, JLO Lingerie. Lopez said:

"I wanted someone young, sexy and urban, with a universal appeal"

Barros has been in shows for the likes of Valentino, Missoni, Gucci, Christian Dior, Versace, Emporio Armani, BCBG, DKNY, Jean-Paul Gaultier, Dolce & Gabbana, Michael Kors ((Red Oak)), Elie Saab and many more prestigious fashion houses.

She has been on numerous covers of magazines such as Glamour, Vogue, Marie Claire, Allure; Brazilian magazines such as Capricho and Audi magazine, W, ELLE to name a few[3] Barros appeared seven times on Sports Illustrated in the Swimsuit Issue (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008).

Date of birth 29 May 1982 (1982-05-29) (age 26)
Place of birth Itabira, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Hair color Light Brown
Eye color Blue[1]
Measurements 34.5-24.5-34.5 (US); 88-62-88 (EU)
Weight 57 kg (130 lb/9.0 st)
Dress size 34 (EU), 2 (US)
Shoe size 40 (EU), 9 (US)
Agency Elite Model Management

Lumière Model Management

Idaho

2008-10-16T15:17:00.000-07:00

The State of Idaho is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States of America. The state's largest city and capital is Boise. Residents are called "Idahoans." Idaho was admitted to the Union on 3 July 1890 as the 43rd state.

According to the United States Census Bureau, in 2007 the population for Idaho was 1,499,402. The state's postal abbreviation is ID. Idaho's nickname is the Gem State because of its abundance of natural resources. The state motto is Esto Perpetua (Latin for "Let it be forever").

Idaho borders six states and one Canadian province. The states of Washington and Oregon are to the west, Nevada and Utah are to the south, and Montana and Wyoming are to the east. Idaho also shares a short (48 miles (77 km)) border with Canada: the province of British Columbia is to the north. The landscape is rugged with some of the largest unspoiled natural areas in the United States. It is a Rocky Mountain state with abundant natural resources and scenic areas. The state has snow-capped mountain ranges, rapids, vast lakes and steep canyons. The waters of Snake River rush through Hells Canyon, the deepest canyon in the United States. Shoshone Falls plunges down rugged cliffs from a height greater than that of Niagara Falls. The major rivers in Idaho are the Snake River, the Clark Fork/Pend Oreille River, the Clearwater River and the Salmon River. Other significant rivers include the Coeur d'Alene/Spokane River, the Boise River and the Payette River. The Port of Lewiston, at the confluence of the Clearwater and the Snake Rivers is the farthest inland seaport in the Pacific Northwest.

Idaho's highest point is Borah Peak, 12,662 ft (3,859 m), in the Lost River Range north of Mackay. Idaho's lowest point, 745 ft (227 m), is in Lewiston, where the Clearwater River joins the Snake River and continues into Washington.

Southern Idaho, including the Boise metropolitan area, Idaho Falls, Pocatello, and Twin Falls are in the Mountain Time Zone. (A legislative oddity (15 U.S.C. ch.6 § 264) theoretically places this region in the Pacific Time Zone, but this error is not widely known and is universally ignored.) Areas north of the Salmon River, including Coeur d'Alene, Moscow, Lewiston, and Sandpoint are in the Pacific Time Zone and revolve commercially and culturally around Spokane, Washington

Climate

Idaho has much variation in its climate. Although the state's western border is located 300 miles (480 km) from the Pacific Ocean,[citation needed] the maritime influence is still felt in Idaho, especially in the winter when cloud cover, humidity, and precipitation are at their highest points. This influence has a moderating effect in the winter where temperatures are not as low as would otherwise be expected for a northern state with a mostly elevated altitude. The maritime influence is lowest in the southeastern part of the state where the precipitation patterns are often reversed, with wetter summers and drier winters, and seasonal temperature differences more extreme, showing a more continental climate.

Climate in Idaho can be hot, although extended periods over 100 °F (38 °C) for the maximum temperature are rare. Hot summer days are tempered by the low relative humidity and cooler evenings during summer months since, for most of the state, the highest diurnal difference in temperature is often in the summer. Winters can be cold, although extended periods of bitter cold weather below zero are unusual.

nasa

2008-10-16T05:48:00.000-07:00

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

One of the areas where we are in danger of losing our competitive edge is our space program. When I was growing up, NASA inspired the world with achievements we are still proud of. Today, we have an administration that has set ambitious goals for NASA without giving NASA the support it needs to reach them. As a result, they've had to cut back on research, and trim their programs, which means that after the Space Shuttle shuts down in 2010, we're going to have to rely on Russian spacecraft to keep us in orbit.

We cannot cede our leadership in space. That's why I will help close the gap and ensure that our space program doesn't suffer when the Shuttle goes out of service by working with Senator Bill Nelson to add at least one additional Space Shuttle flight beyond 2010; by supporting continued funding for NASA; by speeding the development of the Shuttle's successor; and by making sure that all those who work in the space industry in Florida do not lose their jobs when the Shuttle is retired -- because we cannot afford to lose their expertise.

More broadly, we need a real vision for space exploration. To help formulate this vision, I'll reestablish the National Aeronautics and Space Council so that we can develop a plan to explore the solar system -- a plan that involves both human and robotic missions, and enlists both international partners and the private sector. And as America leads the world to long-term exploration of the moon, Mars, and beyond, let's also tap NASA's ingenuity to build the airplanes of tomorrow and to study our own planet so we can combat global climate change. Under my watch, NASA will inspire the world, make America stronger, and help grow the economy here in Florida.

NASA is about more than just space exploration. Quite a lot of the innovation that has come from NASA has trickled down to the general population. NASA innovations include:

MRI technology.
Advanced small lasers, like those used for laser eye surgery.
Ergonomics
Running shoe cushioning technology.
Satellite television.
Popular purified water filtration systems.
Memory foam for mattresses.
Bar coding
Advanced fire resistant materials.
Heat-retaining materials.

Each of those innovations were within the NASA program but were adapted in some way for commercial use.

While I am a proponent of affordable public health care, the idea that diverting money from NASA will make this a reality is a stretch. In 2007 the NASA budget was $16.2 billion, 3.5% less than they requested and the same as 2006. Let's see how that compares to other agencies:

The national budget for 2007 was $2.784 trillion, according to GPO documents. This is federal only.
The national budget for social programs in 2007, including HHS, VA, Social Security, The Dep of Agriculture, Labor and Housing was $1.581 trillion.
The Department of Defense, including Homeland Security, accounted for $653 billion.
Interest payments on the national debt of almost $9 trillion was $400 billion.

NASA's budget accounted for 0.58% of all federal spending.
The Department of Defense budget was more than 40 times more than NASA.
Federal social programs received 98 times more than NASA. That's federal only, and does not include state and local government programs.
Eliminating the NASA budget would add just over 1% to the federal budget for social programs.

$16.2 billion seems like an awful lot to us, but it's a very small amount relative to the federal budget. Additionally, consider that as of 2006 NASA had about 17k employees. And consider the contractors, independent research groups, manufacturers and vendors that do business with NASA - or each other, on behalf of NASA.

The fact is NASA is an integral part of our society, and the research they're doing is extremely important. It's not just about theory and "let's see if we can." There are real world applications to the work that NASA does.. . .

Artist’s impression of NASA’s planned heavy-lift cargo rocket leaving the Earth and carrying a lunar lander toward the Moon.

NASA will launch this vehicle, as well as other exploration cargo, using rockets that are derived from components of the Space Shuttle. This approach will allow NASA to use tried and tested components, benefit from an experienced workforce, and smoothly transition many of its operations when the Space Shuttle is retired by 2010.

NASA will continue to pursue an expanded robotic program to explore the solar system and universe. The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter is scheduled to launch in the fall of 2008, to map the surface of the Moon and search for future landing sites. NASA’s recent successful robotic investigations of Mars and Saturn will be followed by missions that will explore some of the least known areas of the solar system: Mercury, the asteroids, and Pluto. The Mars Science Laboratory will launch in 2009 to sharpen our scientific understanding of the red planet; future spacecraft will conduct research and test technologies to support future human exploration of this planet.

The Agency will also build on its legacy of revolutionizing the science of astronomy. NASA will continue to operate space telescopes such as Hubble, Chandra, and Spitzer, while planning for the next generation of spacecraft that will enhance our ability to find planets around other stars and peer deep into the history of the universe to better understand its origins and structure. All the while, NASA will continue to play a major part in the interagency Climate Change Science Program and participate in the international initiative on the Global Earth Observing System of Systems, retaining critical investments in satellites, technologies, and research that will improve forecasting of the weather, monitoring of forest fires, and tracking the spread of pollutants here on Earth. The Agency will also continue to develop space probes to study the Sun’s influence on Earth and the space environment. source

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2008-10-11T15:49:00.000-07:00

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Tropical Storms and Hurricanes

2008-10-08T05:56:00.000-07:00

This NOAA satellite image show Tropical Storm Marco (lower-L) as it approaches the eastern coast of Mexico. Marco made landfall in Mexico Tuesday, crashing ashore as the latest in a series of powerful storms to strike the region this hurricane season, US forecasters said. NOAA satellite image shows Hurricane Kyle (upper-right) off the Atlantic coast at the US-Canada border. Hurricane Kyle made landfall in easternmost Canada late Sunday before being downgraded to a tropical storm as it headed inland, said the Canadian Hurricane Service.