Jennifer Garner Welcomes Second Daughter

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Jennifer Garner and husband Ben Affleck welcomed their second daughter in Los Angeles on Tuesday (January 6).

“Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck gave birth to a baby girl,” the actress’s rep confirms to JustJared.com.

The baby’s name and other details have not been released yet.

Jen and Ben (both 36) also have a 3-year-old daughter Violet.

After a few false alarms, their new daughter has finally arrived! Congrats to the happy family!!!

Got name suggestions for their new daughter?

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Hilary Duff is a Muxo Maven

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Hilary Duff is all smiles as she leaves her assistant’s home en route to a studio office on Tuesday (January 6) in Culver City, Calif.

The 21-year-old singer/actress toted around the Muxo “Crock” Handbag ($650, MyMuxo.com), which is made of 100% hand-crafted leather imported from Brazil.

Muxo is the ultra lux handbag line designed by model Camila Alves, Matthew McConaughey’s longtime love.

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Drew Barrymore Goes Platinum Blonde

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Drew Barrymore rocks out a new platinum blonde hairdo as she arrives at The Post Group (a popular, post-production facility) in Hollywood on Tuesday (January 6).

The 33-year-old actress has a commercial film production company called Flower Films. She co-founded it in 1995 with Nancy Juvonen, Jimmy Fallon’s wife.

WHAT DO YOU THINK of Drew’s newly platinum blonde locks — HOT or NOT?

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Jake Gyllenhaal is a Beanie Boy

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Jake Gyllenhaal and girlfriend Reese Witherspoon (pictured below) visit a doctor’s office building together on Tuesday (January 6) in Beverly Hills, Calif.

Jake seemed to be in a really good mood, smiling for photogs!

On Sunday night, the couple was very open about their PDA at the Lakers basketball game in Los Angeles. Jake planted a kiss on Reese, which was caught on the Staples Center’s Jumbotron screen for all to see. Cute!

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Debra Messing Goes Makeup Free

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A makeup-free Debra Messing walks out of the Anastasia Salon with a few goodies in a little shopping bag in Beverly Hills on Tuesday (January 6).

The 40-year-old Starter Wife actress recently picked up a Golden Globe award nomination for her role as Molly Kagan in her USA Network original series. The Best Actress nomination is her 7th Golden Globe nomination ever and her first for The Starter Wife. Tune in to NBC on Sunday, January 11th to see if Debra takes home the prize!

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Leona Lewis: Chace Crawford is Super Talented!

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British singing sensation Leona Lewis has taken to her brand new blog to talk about her last few amazing weeks. Here’s what the 23-year-old had to say:

“Hey guys, Happy Christmas, I hope you all had a nice time. I ate far too much, played lots of board games and watched old movies, it was brilliant!

“So I just got back from New York where I sang at the Jingle Bell Ball in Madison Square Gardens, wow!! I have always wanted to play there! I caught up with the lovely Natasha Bedingfield and gorgeous Rihanna, we collected a check for ‘Stand Up To Cancer’ for $15,000!

“I also sang ‘I Will Be’ on Letterman which was a treat for me and then I shot the video for the song in the same week. I can’t wait for you to see it, it’s so different from my previous videos. I got to shoot again with one of my favorite directors, Melina [Matsoukas] who I luv and I’m really proud of what we’ve created. I also got to work with Chace Crawford, who is one of the nicest people I’ve met, super talented and he’s in one of my new fave series’ Gossip Girl.

“So it’s been an eventful year and looking back I really cannot believe the incredible things that have happened to me. I feel like the luckiest girl in the world and I am truly thankful for all of the achievements I have been able to attain with your amazing support, thank u so much. Hope you have a wonderful new year! Lots of love always, Leona-x-”

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Lisa Marie Presley: Stop Slamming Scientology!

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Lisa Marie Presley has taken to her blog to tell her fans that now is NOT the time to be bashing Scientology. Here’s what the daughter of Elvis had to say:

“I wished I could be writing you under happier circumstances but I cannot because two of my very good friends, (John and Kelly Travolta) the sweetest people in the world, have just encountered the worst possible tragedy a parent could be forced to endure, the death of their son Jett.

“My heart is crying and bleeding for them. I personally would not have it in me to bury my own child. I am writing this because I have noticed that for the most part, people and the media have been very sympathetic and respectful, but there are those certain ones that want to use this horrible tragedy as an opportunity to once again, blame and or attack Scientology?”

“Folks, as popular as it has been to discriminate and ridicule Scientology and Scientologist’s in the recent past , Now is NOT the time. I realize that there is a lot of mis information out there about the subject which has caused a lot of stone throwing but we are not still in the dark ages and it is still an Unconstitutional Injustice to partake in and encourage such condemnation.

“Among most of the crazy made up garbage that goes around about it , It is not true that Scientologist’s ‘Don’t believe in’ medical care, medicine or medical Doctors and that may have something to do with this terrible tragedy. Just like anyone else, if one is sick, they go to the doctor, If a medication will make it better then they take it. If they don’t then they are an idiot and you can’t blame their religion. Whatever medical and or physical condition Jett had, I can tell you first hand that his parents were on a tireless, never ending quest to get and provide him with the absolute best care anyone could ever ask for and need, Medically, physically, emotionally, medicinally and spiritually.

“I am not writing this to preach my beliefs, I am here to protect my friends. To the few of you out there that this may apply to, Let’s not use the tragic death of a child to facilitate your insatiable need to attack and destroy Scientology shall we? John and Kelly have done nothing but spend their lives and their time helping others, making people happy and making peoples lives better. Please let this family grieve in peace. ~LMP”

Lisa, 40, also had this to say about her 3-month-old twin girls Harper and Finley: “PS, I am so sorry it has been such a long time since I have written. I have just been soaking up the love and the happiness that these two little babies have brought us. More on that soon…….:) Thank you so much for all of your well wishes. I love and miss you very much. I’ll be in touch.”

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Aubrey O’Day Opens Up About Her Sexuality

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Former Danity Kane member Aubrey O’Day has opened up to MTV about her sexuality. Here’s what the 24-year-old singer had to say:

On her sexuality: “I think it’s funny that so many people care. I mean, half the time, I don’t even know who I’m gonna love or what I’m gonna feel comfortable exposing myself to. But one thing that I have to say about me that’s really always gonna be true, whether people like it or not, is I’m just gonna be me. I’m gonna be real. I’m not gonna do anything because people want me to. I’m not gonna hide something about me.”

On admitting that the attention does make her a bit self-conscious: “I think [the fact] that so many people are wondering along with me definitely puts pressure on my choices!” she said.”

On her openness not changing anytime soon: “I’ve never gone into an interview in my life and said that we can’t talk about something. I’ve seen since I’ve been in this industry, probably most of the people that I’m around do that. I don’t wanna be that person. I don’t wanna be someone who can’t talk about who they are — the good and the bad.”

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Daniel Craig Premieres Defiance in London

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Daniel Craig and his longtime love Satsuki Mitchell show off their sunkissed glows at the European premiere of his new WWII drama, Defiance, at London’s Odeon Cinema, Leicester Square on Tuesday (January 6) in his native UK.

Defiance is about three Jewish brothers (Craig, Jamie Bell, Liev Schreiber) who escape from Nazi-occupied Poland into the Belarussian forest, where they join Russian resistance fighters and endeavor to build a village in order to protect themselves and others in danger.

For more info, visit DefianceMovie.com. Opens everywhere Friday, January 9.

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Alyssa Milano & David Bugliari: Engaged!

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Everyone in Hollywood may be splitting and getting divorced… but not Alyssa Milano!

The 36-year-old former Charmed actress got engaged to her Creative Artists Agency (CAA) agent David Bugliari on December 18. The twosome has been together for over a year.

Congrats to the happy couple!

“I’ve gotten such s— about my dating choices,” Alyssa told Details (via Us) in 2007. “Like, every single article … is about how I’m ‘the chick that dates athletes… I’d love to just find a good plumber or doctor.”

Talent agent… good enough!

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Heidi Montag TV Wedding in the Works

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The Hills villain Spencer Pratt admits his marriage to Heidi Montag on November 19 in Mexico was fake — but only because he was uninformed.

“I didn’t even know you have to legalize a wedding,” Spencer claims to In Touch. “I thought growing up, you say ‘I do’ and you’re married.”

Heidi agrees.

“We had our elopement, and to me, that counts,” she said. “But we’re going to have a bigger wedding for friends and family.”

Vows Spencer, “We’ll definitely have it on TV because of the fans and haters.”

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Hilary Duff Gets Her Kaysuya Kick

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Wearing a super slinky number, Hilary Duff stops to sign some autographs as she heads home after a night out in Hollywood on Monday (January 5).

The 21-year-old singer/actress was seen leaving Japanese restaurant, Katsuya, with Robin Williams’s daughter, Zelda, 19. Also spotted inside: 90210 starlet Shenae Grimes.

Hliary recently opened up to Maxim about her sex life: “You know what? I was quoted saying I was a virgin, but I absolutely did not say that. That’s nobody’s business but my own.”

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Zac Efron Voices Adult Swim’s “Robot Chicken”

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Zac Efron sheds his goody-two-shoes image to voice the character of lounge singer “Billy Joel” in this new clip from Adult Swim’s animated series Robot Chicken.

In the show, the 21-year-old former High School Musical star beats a sailor over the head with a beer bottle, dumps his body in the ocean and manically laughs about it.

Zac even gets to belt out his own rendition of Billy Joel’s “The Piano Man”! But in the end… his character gets brutally (but amusingly) stabbed to death.

Check out the NSFW clip below!

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Jerry O’Connell Shows Off Twins’ Footprints

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* Jerry O’Connell is one proud papa.
* John Krasinski and Emily Blunt celebrate NYE together.
* The Bachelor host Chris Harrison blogs about the first episode of the ABC reality show.
* Kristin Cavallari hits the beach.
* Sean Penn and Josh Brolin share sweet nothings at NY Critics Circle Awards.
* Katie Holmes injects New York City.
* Paris Hilton is shimmery in silver.
* Lily Allen’s Facebook threatens Katy Perry.
* Sheryl Crow shops for a new nest.
* Tara Reid is getting straight A’s in rehab.
* Michael Cera dons a wig!
* Rihanna and Chris Brown are reportedly engaged. Daily News sources say Chris popped the question on New Year’s Eve and Rihanna was sporting a huge diamond on her ring finger after performing with Chris at London’s 02 arena.
* Apple CEO Steve Jobs, who’s skipping today’s Macworld conference for the first time in a decade, revealed yesterday that his gaunt face and emaciated frame are the result of a treatable hormone imbalance. Experts say his current medical problems are likely linked to the malignant tumor that was removed from his pancreas in 2004.
* Gary Oldman married musician Alexandra Edenborough at the Presidio Chapel in Santa Barbara, Calif., at 6 p.m. on Dec 31. The newlyweds then had dinner with friends at San Ysidro Ranch.
* Tobey Maguire is co-producing a film version of the Off-Broadway musical “Rock of Ages.”
* Scrubs begins its eighth and presumably final season on ABC tonight. The network picked up the show when it ended its NBC run in May.
* In celebration of Black History Month, Ludacris will headline the Hip Hop 101 concert on February 21 at the Los Angeles Sports Arena. Keri Hilson will also perform. More acts will be announced later.

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Sophia Bush Walks The Straight and ‘Narrows’

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Sophia Bush chats on her iPhone while strolling down a street in Los Angeles on Monday (January 5). The 26-year-old One Tree Hill star was seen carrying around a Chanel shopping bag and checking her email.

Sophia’s upcoming movie, The Narrows, has a new trailer out (NSFW). The drama is about a photography student from a tough neighborhood in Brooklyn, who takes a job from a local mob boss in order to pay his college tuition. His double life becomes dangerous when the two worlds violently collide. The Narrows also stars Kevin Zegers, Vincent D’Onofrio and Eddie Cahill.

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Cameron Diaz Ain’t Too Proud To Push!

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Cameron Diaz pushes her own luggage through LAX airport in Los Angeles, hoping to catch a flight out of town on Monday (January 5).

Chris Rock, Jessica Lange, and Cameron Diaz have all signed up to be presenters at the 66th annual Golden Globe Awards gala in Los Angeles organizers said.

Drew Barrymore, Jake Gyllenhaal, Salma Hayek, Blake Lively, and Jennifer Lopez have already been announced as presenters.

Cameron, 36, was very open about her New Year’s resolutions. “I have always had the same New Year resolutions: to stop smoking, to start wearing a bra and to stop shopping.”

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Israeli tank shell kills 3 Palestinian kids in E Gaza City

A Palestinian doctor carries the body of a child killed by an Israeli tank shell, at Shifa hospital in Gaza Jan. 5, 2009. An Israeli tank shell killed three Palestinian children in their home in eastern Gaza City on Monday, medical officials said. They said several other Palestinians were wounded in the incident in Gaza's Zeitoun neighbourhood. An Israeli military spokeswoman said she was checking the report. 
A Palestinian baby wounded by an Israeli tank shell is treated by doctors at Shifa hospital in Gaza Jan. 5, 2009.
A Palestinian man reacts in front of the bodies of three children killed by an Israeli tank shell, one of them his son, at Shifa hospital in Gaza Jan. 5, 2009.
Palestinian boys wounded by an Israeli tank shell wait for treatment at Shifa hospital in Gaza Jan. 5, 2009

A Palestinian man reacts at Shifa hospital after his child was killed by an Israeli tank shell in Gaza Jan. 5, 2009

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Inventors to find affordable way to convert algae to energy

Riggs Eckelberry (L) and his brother Nicholas Eckelberry, both co-founders of OriginOil based in Los Angeles, frame a desktop model of their Helix BioReactor in Los Angeles December 12, 2008. OriginOil is in a race with hundreds of other companies to find an affordable way to convert algae to energy. Algae promises to use less land, water and other resources than other biofuels, such as corn. Picture taken December 12, 2008
Nicholas Eckelberry, co-founder and inventor of OriginOil, demonstrates how a simple 99-cent coupling is used in a demonstration Helix BioReactor model that will facilitate algae growth with lab operations manager Nathan Morrison (background) at the company's laboratory in Los Angeles December 12, 2008. OriginOil is in a race with hundreds of other companies to find an affordable way to convert algae to energy. Algae promises to use less land, water and other resources than other biofuels, such as corn. Picture taken December 12, 2008

Nicholas Eckelberry, co-founder and inventor of OriginOil, stands next to two test batches of nannochloropsis algae at the company's laboratory in Los Angeles December 12, 2008. OriginOil is in a race with hundreds of other companies to find an affordable way to convert algae to energy. Algae promises to use less land, water and other resources than other biofuels, such as corn. Picture taken December 12, 2008

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National Geographic's top 10 space pictures of 2008

A rare positioning of planets Venus (top left) and Jupiter (top right) and the crescent moon of the Earth provides a "smiley" effect that captivated Asia Monday night Dec. 1, 2008 in Manila, Philppines. The heavens smiled down on Earth December 1 in National Geographic News's most viewed space photo of 2008. 
Snapped by the Mars-orbiting HiRISE camera, billowing clouds of dust revealed the first-ever picture of active landslides occurring on Mars at the base of a towering slope near the planet's north pole in March. 
In March scientists detected an interstellar explosion so bright that it was briefly visible to the naked eye—from 7.5 billion light-years away. Images captured by NASA's Swift satellite show two views of the unusual gamma-ray burst, an outpouring of high-energy radiation and particles thought to follow the collapse of a massive star.
Jupiter looks sharp in the crispest whole-planet picture of the gas giant ever shot from Earth, released in October
In April the Mars-orbiting HiRISE camera caught new high-resolution snapshots of Phobos, a Martian moon named for the Greek god of horror. The impact that created Stickney is thought to have almost shattered the roughly 17-mile-wide (27-kilometer-wide) moon. 
An image released by NASA in April shows baby stars taking shape in the Southern Pinwheel galaxy. Embryonic stars were found to be growing in the galaxy's spindly arms (shown in red), rather than in its bright heart.
The remnant of a supernova called SN 1006 hangs like a gumball 7,000 light-years away in a composite image released by NASA on June 26, 2008. The blast wave from the stellar explosion is still traveling at about 6 million miles (9.6 million kilometers) an hour, heating gases along its path that emit radiation in visible light.
A supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way has wound up in the crosshairs of a virtual telescope spanning 2,800 miles (4,506 kilometers). Although by definition we can't see a black hole directly, we can see the bright region of radio emissions known as Sagittarius A* that's thought to be either a disk of matter swirling toward the black hole, or a high-speed jet of matter being ejected from it. 
A Gemini adaptive optics image of the star 1RSX J160929.1-210524 and its likely ~8 Jupiter-mass companion (within red circle) in this handout released Sept. 15, 2008. Scientists have snapped the first images of a planet outside our solar system that is orbiting a star very much like the sun. In findings announced on Sept. 15, 2008, University of Toronto scientists said they used the Gemini North telescope on Mauna Kea in Hawaii to take direct pictures of the planet, which is about the size of Jupiter but with eight times the mass. This planet and the star it seems to orbit are located in our Milky Way galaxy about 500 light years from Earth, the scientists said.

Like a ribbon trailing from a parade float, a streamer of hydrogen gas seems to waft across the stars in an image taken by the Hubble Space Telescope. Released in July, this festive shot of a supernova remnant was National Geographic News's tenth most viewed space photo of 2008. 

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Two 4,300-year-old tombs found in Egypt

Men walk near the site of two recently discovered tombs in Saqqara Dec. 22, 2008. Egyptian archaeologists have found the tombs of two court officials, in charge of music and pyramid building, in a 4,000 year old cemetery from the reign of Pharaoh Unas. The tombs were found buried in the sands south of Cairo and could shed light on the fifth and the sixth dynasties of the Old Kingdom, said Egypt's antiquities chief Zahi Hawass.

An Egyptian archaeological mission has found two tombs dating back to some 4,300 years ago in the southern suburb of Cairo, an official said at the site on Monday.

    "We announce a major important discovery at Saqqara, the discovery of two new tombs dating back to 4,300 years ago," Zahi Hawass, secretary general of the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) told reporters as he toured the site.

    The two tombs found in an old cemetery in Saqqara, some 30 km south of Cairo, were from the reign of Pharaoh Unas of the fifth dynasty in ancient Egypt, the SCA has said in a press release.

    The rock-cut tombs were found buried in the sands at the El-Deir bridge area in the Saqqara necropolis, some 400 meters away from the step-pyramid, said the press release.  

Egypt's antiquities chief Zahi Hawass speaks to the media about restoration work at the site of a recently discovered tomb in Saqqara Dec. 22, 2008.  

One of the tombs belonged to Iya-Maat, the supervisor of king Unas's missions to bring granite from Aswan and other materials from the Western Desert.

    Iya-Maat bore several titles including the "supervisor of the king's property."

    The second tomb was built for Thinh, who was a woman singer in the fifth dynasty and also had different titles such as "supervisor of all singers."

    Hawass said the discovery was just the beginning of a large cemetery and the excavation would continue to find more ancient tombs in the area. 

Hieroglyphic inscriptions are seen on the entrance of a recently discovered tomb in Saqqara Dec. 22, 2008.

Workers carry out restoration work at the site of a recently discovered pyramid in Saqqara Dec. 22, 2008.  (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)


Egypt's antiquities chief Zahi Hawass speaks to the media about restoration work at the site of the Step Pyramid in Saqqara Dec. 22, 2008.

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Angel Falls seen at Canaima National Park in Venezuela

Angel Falls is seen at Canaima National Park in the state of Bolivar, southeastern Venezuela, on Dec. 13, 2008. Located at Canaima National Park, Angel Falls is the world's highest waterfall at 979 meters. Established on June 12, 1962 and covering an area of 3,500,000 hectares, Canaima National Park is the second largest park in Venezuela and was listed a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1994 because of tepuis (table-top mountains) that are characteristic of this area. Rainforest, grassland, rivers and a cluster of waterfalls map out a magnificent scroll painting here attracting visitors from across the world.
Angel Falls is seen covered in haze at Canaima National Park in the state of Bolivar, southeastern Venezuela, on Dec. 13, 2008. Located at Canaima National Park, Angel Falls is the world's highest waterfall at 979 meters. Established on June 12, 1962 and covering an area of 3,500,000 hectares, Canaima National Park is the second largest park in Venezuela and was listed a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1994 because of tepuis (table-top mountains) that are characteristic of this area. Rainforest, grassland, rivers and a cluster of waterfalls map out a magnificent scroll painting here attracting visitors from across the world. 
The aerial photograph taken on Dec. 12, 2008 shows Angel Falls at Canaima National Park in the state of Bolivar, southeastern Venezuela. Located at Canaima National Park, Angel Falls is the world's highest waterfall at 979 meters. Established on June 12, 1962 and covering an area of 3,500,000 hectares, Canaima National Park is the second largest park in Venezuela and was listed a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1994 because of tepuis (table-top mountains) that are characteristic of this area. Rainforest, grassland, rivers and a cluster of waterfalls map out a magnificent scroll painting here attracting visitors from across the world.
The aerial photograph taken on Dec. 12, 2008 shows Angel Falls at Canaima National Park in the state of Bolivar, southeastern Venezuela. Located at Canaima National Park, Angel Falls is the world's highest waterfall at 979 meters. Established on June 12, 1962 and covering an area of 3,500,000 hectares, Canaima National Park is the second largest park in Venezuela and was listed a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1994 because of tepuis (table-top mountains) that are characteristic of this area. Rainforest, grassland, rivers and a cluster of waterfalls map out a magnificent scroll painting here attracting visitors from across the world. 
The aerial photograph taken on Dec. 12, 2008 shows a cluster of waterwalls formed from Canaima Lake at Canaima National Park in the state of Bolivar, southeastern Venezuela. Located at Canaima National Park, Angel Falls is the world's highest waterfall at 979 meters. Established on June 12, 1962 and covering an area of 3,500,000 hectares, Canaima National Park is the second largest park in Venezuela and was listed a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1994 because of tepuis (table-top mountains) that are characteristic of this area. Rainforest, grassland, rivers and a cluster of waterfalls map out a magnificent scroll painting here attracting visitors from across the world.
Canon del Diablo (Canyon of the Devil) is seen at the foot of Angel Falls at Canaima National Park in the state of Bolivar, southeastern Venezuela, on Dec. 13, 2008. Located at Canaima National Park, Angel Falls is the world's highest waterfall at 979 meters. Established on June 12, 1962 and covering an area of 3,500,000 hectares, Canaima National Park is the second largest park in Venezuela and was listed a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1994 because of tepuis (table-top mountains) that are characteristic of this area. Rainforest, grassland, rivers and a cluster of waterfalls map out a magnificent scroll painting here attracting visitors from across the world. 

Canon del Diablo (Canyon of the Devil) is seen at the foot of Angel Falls at Canaima National Park in the state of Bolivar, southeastern Venezuela, on Dec. 13, 2008. Located at Canaima National Park, Angel Falls is the world's highest waterfall at 979 meters. Established on June 12, 1962 and covering an area of 3,500,000 hectares, Canaima National Park is the second largest park in Venezuela and was listed a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1994 because of tepuis (table-top mountains) that are characteristic of this area. Rainforest, grassland, rivers and a cluster of waterfalls map out a magnificent scroll painting here attracting visitors from across the world.

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Massive bread weighing 10,000kgs displayed in Mexico City

A massive bread is displayed in Mexico City, Mexico, on Jan. 4, 2009. The bread that is about 1,600 meters (one mile) long, and weighs close to 10,000 kilograms was baked Sunday for the traditional Magi party and was distributed to thousands of Mexican families. 
A massive bread is displayed in Mexico City, Mexico, on Jan. 4, 2009.
Local residents taste a piece of bread in Mexico City, Mexico, on Jan. 4, 2009
A worker displays a piece of bread in Mexico City, Mexico, on Jan. 4, 2009

Local residents taste a piece of bread in Mexico City, Mexico, on Jan. 4, 2009.  

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