The Water Planet
 

Viewed from space, the most striking feature of our planet is the water. In both liquid and frozen form, it covers 75% of the Earth’s surface. It fills the sky with clouds. Water is practically everywhere on Earth, from inside the planet's rocky crust to inside the cells of the human body. This detailed, photo-like view of Earth is based largely on observations from MODIS, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer, on NASA's Terra satellite. It is one of many images of our watery world featured in a new story examining water in all of its forms and functions. Image Credit: NASA

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What to @#$% Do this Weekend: Chris Rock on Broadway
 

You know you're dying to see Chris Rock in his broadway debut, 'The Motherf**ker with the Hat -- cursing and cussing and being, well, Chris Rock. That said, early reviews indicate a solid performance, and Rock is on Friday's Oprah, so he must be doing something right.

It's at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre at 236 W. 45th St. in New York. Call 212-239-6200 for tickets.

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Taylor
 

Location: Moss Beach, California, USA

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My 15 1/2 year old tabby, Joe, passed away in early May 20 08 and I was just devastated by his loss. About a month later I took his sister into the vet for a routine visit and the vet assistants said “Oh come look at our new kittens!” – they knew a sucker when they saw me. So there were two sisters at five weeks old remaining from a litter of three. I fell in love then and there. I told my husband but he didn’t think it was a good idea. Of course, after I brought Taylor and her sister Marble home, it was my husband who showed them off to the neighbors and bought them toys! Taylor is my little muffin!!



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Camouflage of the Red-crested Bustard
 

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Caption: The superb camouflage of the Red-crested Bustard ( Lophotis ruficrista) allows it to blend almost seamlessly with the long winter grass in the background, Kruger National Park, South Africa.

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The Red-crested Bustard (formerly known as the Red-crested Korhaan) is a largish bird, standing around 50cm tall.

The red crest that gives it its name is found only on males and even then is rarely seen, except for when the male is displaying, in which case the elongated rufous feathers are erected to form a crest down the back of the head.

During the mating season the male performs a fascinating courtship display that starts off with a rapid vertical flight after which the wings are closed, allowing it to tumble to earth before landing safely.

This bustard is a solitary bird that prefers to stay on the ground as it can run better than it can fly. Its brilliant camouflage allows it to blend into the surrounding vegetation in the dry woodland and thick grassland that it prefers, making it difficult to spot.

The red-crested bustard, while walking through the vegetation, forages for seeds, small invertebrates, and fruit.

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The TV set vs. black families: African Americans must quit their terrible 7-hour-a-da
 

African-American television consumption adds up to more than 50 hours of television each week. In the 1960 essay, "Fifth Avenue, Uptown," James Baldwin noted a form of greeting he would often hear in Harlem : "'How're you making it?' one may ask," he...(read more)http://blackamericans.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=273573

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Shanita, is this true?

Harry out to attract stars
 

Harry Redknapp believes Tottenham need to bolster their squad in the summer and has not ruled out a swoop for Chelsea's Didier Drogba.

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PICK OF THE WEEK: Back Blasts
 

A series of coronal mass ejections erupted in just a 24 hour period (Apr. 14-15, 2011) as STEREO's (Ahead) spacecraft caught the action...

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World Team Poker Postpones Championship Event
 

In light of the recent actions by the U.S. Department of Justice against the founders of Full Tilt Poker, Absolute Poker, and PokerStars, the World Team Poker Championship Event scheduled for May 24th to 26th in Las Vegas has been postponed.

As far as when the tournament could play out, a press release issued by World Team Poker this week revealed that its newest event “will be rescheduled for later this summer.”

The tournament was scheduled to originate from the South Point Casino in sunny Las Vegas just prior to the start of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) on May 31st. Now, we’d expect the Championship Event to be pushed back until after the WSOP, whose Main Event plays down to its November Nine on July 19th.

Michael Christian, CEO of World Team Poker, explained in a press release that the U.S. Department of Justice seizures affected its player base immensely: “The recent developments in online poker have had a rippling effect throughout the poker industry. World Team Poker has decided that it is in the players’ and World Team Poker’s best interest to postpone the event until the end of the summer. This should allow the current situation with online poker to settle down and resolve itself.”

Take the U.S. team, for example, whose roster includes Full Tilt Poker pros Tom Dwan, Jennifer Harman, and Howard Lederer. Dwan revealed on Twitter that he does not hold an ownership stake in Full Tilt Poker, while Lederer and Harman have remained largely quiet since the indictments were unsealed on April 15th. All three likely had a substantial amount of money on the site.

Also on the U.S. team are Todd Brunson and Doyle Brunson, who serve as faces of the Yatahay Network online poker site DoylesRoom, which has continued to take U.S. action. The Brunson clan has not made many friends in the online poker world due to a series of Tweets in the last week calling for the online poker world to come play live.

The younger Brunson posted a picture on Twitter with the comment, “All the online degens are crawling out from under their rocks,” while the family’s patriarch Tweeted shortly after news of the indictments broke, “Now maybe we will see if these online ‘superstars’ can play real poker. Ante up suckers!” Doyle later clarified his statement, saying, “Good God, I represent an online site. I just made a point about playing live.”

The U.S. team also boasts 11-time WSOP bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth and “Celebrity Apprentice” runner-up Annie Duke. Both were staples of UB.com until December, when they parted ways with the site.

Teams were slated to come in from around the world for World Team Poker’s Championship Event. Among the countries represented were Armenia, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Costa Rica, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, England, Germany, Greece, India, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Korea, Lebanon, Mexico, Norway, Pakistan, the Philippines, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, the Ukraine, Vietnam, and Wales.

Whether the field will remain the same for the rescheduled Championship Event is rescheduled is not clear. With so many players traveling from around the world, lining up all of the facets of the event is likely a logistical nightmare.

Team China took down the inaugural World Team Poker event. The squad consisted of back-to-back WSOP Main Event champion Johnny Chan, World Poker Tour Championship winner David Chiu, Derek Cheung, cash game specialist Chau Giang, UB.com pro Maria Ho, Winfred Yu, and Rich Zhu.



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The Nightly Turbo: Changes to PokerStars SCOOP, World Team Poker Postponed, and More
 

The PokerStars SCOOP schedule has changed a bit. We'll tell you about that, the World Team Poker event being postponed, and more.

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