Rho Ophiuchi

"Rho Oph is a complex made up of a large main cloud

of molecular hydrogen,

a key molecule allowing new stars to form from cold cosmic gas,

with two long streamers trailing off in different directions.

Recent studies using the latest X-ray and infrared observations

reveal more than 300 young stellar objects

within the large central cloud.

Their median age is only 300,000 years,

very young compared to some of the universe's oldest stars,

which are more than 12 billion years old. "

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It's Carnival In Brazil!!!

The most incredible party of this planet!!!!

You should come and check it by yourself!!!

I couldnt write before but Carnival started on Saturday, February 2th! I talked about Carnival some time back and I'm gonna paste the link cause there's a whole history about Brazilian Carnival there.

http://www.madmaktub.com/2005/01/thats-carnaval.html

But THIS is the spirit. Brazilians say that the year just begins to after Carnival, mainly in Rio de Janeiro and Bahia!!! lool

But Carnival is not just some days off. Carnival is time for business too. A School of Samba prepares its parade the whole year and this is an incredible work who brings a lot of tourists for our country!

You dont need to be a beauty

but need to have just ONE and important thing:

JOY!!!

Joy to be there

Joy to be yourself

Joy to be other self just for some days

Joy to wash your sorrows and pain away

Joy to be alive...

even for some days!

The Divas of Brazilian Carnival 2008!!!

Always a bit polemic the Schools of Samba brings sometimes

some of our problems like we dont have freedom to express ourselves (at the fist pic), corruption, world problems etc..

But the top of this party is always the work of a zillions people behind the scenes, the bright, the light , the people and sure, all those beauties. How I hate them! lool!!! They are incredible beautiful and happy! God bless you girls!

And God Bless Brazilians! We are survivers! And the smile we keep on our faces represents our way to live! Cheers!!!

And the party is still ON!!!

note: photos from O Globo Online (the biggest Brazilian newspaper)- all rights reserved.

and the percussinists are always training.... Mocidade Alegre

and training all over the year.. now Portela!