TIGER WOODS WINS THE BRITISH OPEN TODAY~

Tiger Woods Wins His Second Consecutive British Open Title
Sunday, July 23, 2006

More pics below. Congratulations TIGER !!


HOYLAKE, England — Tiger Woods captured his second consecutive British Open, his third overall and 11th major on Sunday with a 5-under 67 to finish on 18-under 270.
Woods was two shots clear of Chris DiMarco, who shot a 68. Ernie Els placed third, five strokes behind after a round of 71. Jim Furyk was six strokes behind after a 71 with Hideto Tanihara and Sergio Garcia both finishing seven off the pace.
Woods' triumph at Royal Liverpool made him the first player to win back-to-back Opens since Tom Watson in 1982-83.
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Woods tapped in for par for a two-shot victory over DiMarco, and pent-up emotions tore through his lips as he screamed "Yes!"
He then buried his head in caddie Steve Williams' shoulder and sobbed, his chest heaving in a burst of emotion brought on by the recent death of father, Earl.
Woods tied Walter Hagen for 11 majors, still seven behind Jack Nicklaus' record 18. The victory also meant that Woods now has a 7-0 record in majors where he has led going into the final round.
Woods was strong down the stretch, with birdies on 14, 15 and 16 to hold off DiMarco.
For the fourth day in a row, players went out in warm, sunny conditions, this time with a gentle breeze blowing across Royal Liverpool links, which have been baked by weeks of hot, dry weather.
Woods parred the first four holes but was close to birdies with long range putts. But he moved two ahead with a 20-foot eagle putt at the par 5 fifth and increased his lead to three with a birdie at 10, the easiest hole on the course.
But his lead was cut to one when he missed the green at the 12th to wind up with a bogey 5 after DiMarco had rolled in a birdie putt for a two at the 13th.
DiMarco was in trouble at 14 when he found the rough off the tee and needed a 50-footer to make par. He made it to stay one behind and keep the pressure on the defending champion.
Playing behind DiMarco, Woods got his second shot at the same hole to eight feet from the flag and he made that for a birdie to move two clear.
Although DiMarco made birdie at 16, Woods responded with another at 15 to stay two ahead. He moved to another easy par 5 and made his third birdie in a row to move to 18 under.
Chasing a second Open title to go with triumph at Muirfield in 2002 and his two U.S. Open titles, Els moved level with Woods after a birdie at the fifth. But bogeys at eight and 10 dropped him back and he never recovered.
Garcia, Woods' playing partner starting a shot behind, quickly fell out of contention and was seven off the lead by the turn. The Spaniard, still chasing his first major, was unable to stay in touch and bogeyed the second and third by missing putts of six and three feet.
He also missed 10-footers at eight and nine and reached the turn at 8-under, seven off the lead. After carding 29 for the outward nine on Saturday, he covered the same nine in 39 on Sunday.
Masters champion Phil Mickelson, way back with 10 strokes to make up on the leaders, finished with a 2-under 70 and a 5-under total of 283.

Emotional moment
Tiger Woods off the 18th green in tears with his caddy Steve Williams following his victory.

THINK RAIN~WE NEED RAIN~:o)

THINK RAIN. LOTS OF IT. ITS BEEN A LONG HOT SUMMER.


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RAIN SONGS. LOTS OF THEM..:o)



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Take along stroll down memory lane, no matter what your era or your preferred style of music, browsing almost 800 song titles relating to rain and rainy things, including over 50 named just 'Rain.' You will probably be surprised how many of these songs from American popular culture you know.
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This is not an attempt to catalog every possible song that merely happens to make a passing reference to rain, as so many do apparently because it's the first thing the authors think of to rhyme with 'pain.' There are, in fact, according to The Muze (muze.com), over 5,000 albums containing at least one song with the word 'rain' in their title, just since 1960. The Virtual Flood, by contrast, hopes only to cover those songs which are likely to be known by wide audiences, and are significantly involved with rain, whether the word is in their title or not.

Just Like Strange Rain, Twin Showers,
Preparing for a Rainy Day, Pet Peeves

3 AM (Matchbox 20), 4000 Rainy Nights (),
A Little Fall of Rain (Les Miserables), About to Rain (Neil Young), Acid Rain (Firehouse), Acid Rain (Shadow Man), Acid Rain (Silver Chair), Acid Rain (Skalette O'Hara), Across the Rainbow Bridge (), Africa(Toto),] After the Rain (Matthew & Gunnar Nelson), After the Rain (Blue Rodeo or Phillips Craig & Dean or John Coltrain), After the Rain (Li Choi Wah), After the Rain has Fallen (Sting),
Ain't Gonna Rain Any More (Nick Cave and the Bad Seed), Ain't No Mountain High Enough (Diana Ross & the Supremes), Ain't No Sunshine (Jose Feliciano or Bill Whithers), Alabama Rain (Jim Croce), All I Needed was the Rain (Elvis Presley), All Night Rain (ARS),
And on a Rainy Night (Shawn Mullins), Another Fall of Rain (John Neilson), Another Rainy Day (10,000 Maniacs), Another Rainy Day in New York City (), Another Rainy Night (Queensryche), Another Song About Rain (Cracker), April Showers (Dru Hill), April Showers (Al Jolson), April Showers (Jars of Clay), Ashes, the Rain, and I (Joe Walsh or The James Gang), Ashes to Rain and Back (The James Gang), At the End of the Rainbow (Hammerfall),


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Babe Rainbow (Melanie Saka Schekerijk), Baby Can You Stop the Rain (Luther Vandros), Baby the Rain Must Fall (Glenn Yarbrough), Bad Rain (Allman Brothers Band), The Back Room (Van Morrison), Bad Rain (Toy Subs), Beautiful in the Rain (), Beauty of the Rain (Dar Williams), Been Down So Long (Billy Holiday), Begging for Rain (George Usher),
Black Rain (DJ Bobo), Black Rain (Outlawz or Val Young), Black Raincoat (), Black Summer Rain (Eric Clapton), Blame it on the Rain (Millie Vanilli), Blinded by Rainbows (The Rolling Stones),
Blue Eyes: Blue Eyes Cryin' in the Rain (Emmylou Harris & Roy Acuff or Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson or Olivia Newton John or Elvis Presley or Hank Williams),
Blue Raincoat (Judy Collins), Both Sides Now (Judy Collins), Box of Rain (Robert Hunter), Bring on the Rain (Tim McGraw or Jo Dee Mecina), Brown Eyed Girl (Van Morrison), Buckets of Rain (Deliverance or Bob Dylan or Bette Midler), Bunny on the Rainbow (Rosemary Clooney), Bus Stop (The Hollies), Buy for Me the Rain (The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band),
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Can You Stand the Rain?(Boyz II Men) , Can You Stand the Rain? (New Edition), Can You Stop the Rain? (Peabo Bryson), Candy Rain (Soul 4 Real), Candy Rain (Candy Rain), Catch the Rain (), Catch the Rainbow (Rainbow), Caught in the Rain (Martin Sexton of Dan Hicks),
Chance (Big Country), Change in the Weather (John Fogerty), Chase the Rainbow (Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band), Chasing Rainbows (), City in the Rain (Travis), Cloudburst (Oasis), Clouds and Rain (), Cold Hard Rain (), Cold Rain (Crosby Stills Nash), Clouds (Chaka Khan), Cold and Rainy (10,000 Maniacs), Cold Rain and Snow (Grateful Dead), Color My Rainbow (Elvis Presley), Colored Rain (Traffic), Colored Rain (Eric Burdon the Animals),
Come Back When it Ain't Rainin' (Trisha Yearwood), Come in from the Rain (Captain & Tennille or Melissa Manchester or Rosemary Clooney), Come in Out of the Rain (Wendy Moten or Simple Minds or Waterfront),
Come Rain
Come Rain or Come Shine (June Christy or Eric Clapton or Rosemary Clooney or B. B. King or Ella Fitzgerald or Connie Fancis or Judy Garland or Don Henley or Billie Holliday or Oliver Jones or Jennifer Kruskamp or Johnny Mercer or Bette Midler or Ray Charles or Frank Sinatra or Margaret Whiting or The Woody Herman Orchestra or Don Henley),
Comin' Down in the Rain (Buddy Mondlock), Coming in from the Cold (Bob Marley), Concerto for a Rainy Day (Electric Light Orchestra) Constant Rain (Chove Chuva), Cooked Rain, Cooked Rain (Pavement), Couldn't Stand the Weather (Stevie Ray Vaughn), Cruel Sun (Rusted Roots),
Cry Like a Rainstorm (Linda Ronstadt or Eric Kaz), Cryin' (Journey), Crying in the Rain (a-Ha or Art Garfunkel or The Everly Brothers or Carole King or Lowe & Edmunds), Crying in the Rain (Coverdale), Crying in the Rain (Whitesnake), Crystal Ship (The Doors),
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Da Rain (Will Smith), Damian (Fleetwood Mac), Damn Sam (Ryan Adams), A Date With the Rain (Eddie Kendricks), Dawson's Creek (Theme Song), The Day it Rained Forever (The Eurythmics), The Day the Rains Come (Jane Morgan), Delta Rain (William Topley), Desert Rain (Iced Earth), Desert Rose (Sting), Didn't It Rain - Songs (Ohia),
Don't Count on the Rainy Days (), Don't Go Out Into the Rain (), Don't Let it Rain on Me (), Don't Let the Rain (La Bouche), Don't Let the Rain Come Down (The Serendipity Singers or Folk Tune), Don't Let the Rain Fall Down on Me (The Critters), Don't Sleep in the Subway (Petula Clark), Don't Rain on My Parade (Barbara Streisand or Deborah Gibson), Dream Theater (Acid Rain), Dreams (Fleetwood Mac), Dry the Rain (The Beta Band),
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The Eagle and the Rainbow (Aquila), The Eagle Must Fly Free (Bill Miller), [thanks hcrise]
Early: Early Mornin' Rain (Judy Collins or Bob Dylan or Fleetwood Mac or Ian & Sylvi or Peter Paul & Mary or Elvis Presley or Grateful Dead or Gordon Lightfoot), The Earth, The Sun, The Rain (Color Me Badd), The Edmund Fitzgerald (Gordon Lightfoot), Eighteen Inches of Rain (Ian Tyson),
Emotional Weather Report (Tom Wait), Empty Pages (Traffic),The End (The Doors), Endless Rain (), Every Time it Rains (Anita Cochran), Every Time it Rains (Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band or Randy Newman or Ace of Base), Every Time That It Rains (Garth Brooks), Everybody's Talking (Fred Neil), Everyday It Rains (Mary J. Blidge),
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Face the Rain (Hiner Street Band), Fall Like Rain (Eric Clapton), Fallin' Rain (), Falling of the Rain (Billy Joel), Famous Blue Raincoat (Tori Amos or Leonard Cohen), February Brings the Rain (), Feels Like Rain (Peter Cetera or Dimestore Prophets or Buddy Guy Or John Hiatt), Fire & Rain (The Isley Brothers or James Taylor or John Denver), the Flame (Cheap Trick), Fistful of Rain (Warren Zevon), Fixing a Hole (The Beatles),
Flood (Jars of Clay or Pantera), Floodin' Down in Texas (Stevie Ray Vaughn), Flower in the Rain (Jaci Velasquez), Flowers in the Rain (The Move), Flowers Never Bend with the Rainfall (Simon & Garfunkel), Fly to the Rainbow (), Fool in the Rain (Led Zeppelin), Foolish Games, (Jewel), Fragile (Sting), Funeral in the Rain (Chris Isaac),
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Garden in the Rain (Connie Francis or Frank Sinatra), Gee, I'm Glad it's Raining (Ernest Soundtrack), Gentle Rain (John Hicks), The Gentle Rain (Dianna Krall), Get Out of This Rain (), Ghetto Rain (Master P or Silkk the Shocker), The Girl I Lost in the Rain (),
Go Ahead in the Rain (A Tribe Called Quest), God Put a Rainbow in the Clouds (), Gods of Thunder of Wind and of Rain (), The Gold at the End of My Rainbow (), Gone the Rainbow (Peter Paul & Mary), Good Morning Rain (Bonnie Dobson), Grey Skies (The Verve), Guster (), Great Rain (John Prine), Gutters Full of Rain (David Gray),
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Hallucination Rain (New Power Generation), Happy When it Rains (The Jesus and Mary Chain), Handful of Rain (), Hard Core (Lady Saw), Hard Rain (Hothouse Flowers), Hard Rain (Elegant Machinery or Lee Rocker), Hard Rain (Pinch the Tommies), A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall (Joan Baez or Edie Brickell or Bob Dylan [alone] or Bryan Ferry or Melanie Saka Schekerijk [Melanie] or Pete Seeger or Cheryl Wheeler), Harlem Rain (R. Sambora & R. Supa), Have You Ever Seen the Rain? (Creedence Clearwater Revival), Heart Full of Rain (Collin Raye), Heavy Cloud No Rain (Sting), Heavy Rain (Hall & Oats), Help Myself (Dave Matthews Band),
Here Comes the Rain (Blackhawk or Mavericks), Here Comes the Rain Again (The Eurythmics), Here I Stand and Face the Rain (a-Ha),
Here's: Here's That Rainy Day (Barbara Book or Rosemary Clooney or Ella Fitzgerald or Robert Goulet or Steve Lawrence or Melissa Manchester or Johny Mercer or Diane Shurr or Frank Sinatra or Stan Kenton Orchestra or Andy Williams or Nancy Wilson or Stan Getz), Here's the Rainy Day (),
Hide in the Rainbow (), Hold Back the Rain (Duran Duran), A Horse with No Name (America), How Can You Mend a Broken Heart? (The Bee Gees), How Come it Never Rains? (), How Deep is Your Love? (), How Many Teardrops? (Lou Christie),
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I Can See Clearly Now (Pauline Black or Bob Marley or Johny Nash), I Can't Stand the Rain (Eruption or Graham Central Station or Ann Peebles or Tina Turner or Missy Elliot or Precious Wilson), I Can't Stand the Rain (Joe Cocker), I Can't Stand the Rain (La Bouche), I Can't Stop the Rain (Immature), I Can't Stop the Rain (Peter Criss),
I Dream of Rain (Sting), I Feel The Rain Fall (Red House Painters), I Found a Million Dollar Baby (Perry Como), I Just Called to Say I Love You (Stevie Wonder), I Love a Rainy Night (Eddie Rabbit), I Love the Rainy Nights (Jimmy Buffet), I Love to Walk in the Rain (), I Made It Through the Rain (Barry Manilow),
I Need You (America), I See the Rain (Marmelade), I Sing Rain (), I Sure Can Smell the Rain (Blackhawk), I Think It's Going to Rain Today (Bud & Travis or Judy Collins or Bette Midler or Dusty Springfield Bob Dylan or Randy Newman), I Wanna Go Outside in the Rain (The Dramatics), I Want to Go Outside in the Rain (The Temptations), I Wish it Would Rain (Buddy Gy), I Wish it Would Rain (Nancy Griffith), I Wish It Would Rain (Rod Stewart), I Wish it Would Rain (The Temptations), I Wish it Would Rain Down (Phil Collins & Eric Clapton), I'll Take the Rain (R.E.M),
I'm a Believer (The Monkeys), I'm a Rainbow (Donna Summer), I'm Always Chasing Rainbows (Alice Cooper), I'm Always Chasing Rainbows (Harry James or Judy Garland), I'm No Stranger to the Rain (Keith Whitley), I'm Only Happy When It Rains (Garbage), If It Should Rain (CeCe Peniston), If Only Tonight We Could Sleep (The Cure), If Not for You (George Harrison),
In the Early Morning Rain (Gordon Lightfood), In the Rain
It Ain't Gonna Rain No More (Folk), It Can't Rain All the Time (Hangman's Joke or Jane Siberry), It Feels Like Rain (Aaron Neville), It Feels Like Raindrops (Dee Clark), It had to Rain (Catalina Six), It May as Well Rain Until September (Carole King), It Never Rains (Dire Straits), It Never Rains (Mark Knopfler), It Never Rains in Southern California
It's a Heartache (Bonnie Tyler), It's Begun to Rain (), It's Gonna Rain (Kelly Price), It's Just the Rain (Journey or Steve Perry),
It's Rainin
It's Rainin' Here this Mornin' (), It's Rainin' It's Pouring (), It's Raining (Andrae Crouch or Rick Derringer or Rod McKuen or Peter Paul & Mary or Paul Stookey or Irma Thomas or Marva Wright), It's Raining Again (Supertramp or Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers), It's Rainin' Again (Rick Davies), It's Raining Men (Ru Paul or Weather Girls), It's Raining on Prom Night (J. Jacobs), It's Raining So Hard (Irma Thomas),
It's Too Late to Stop Now Rainbow (Van Morrison), the Itsy Bitsy Spider (Children's Song),
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JTR (Dave Matthews Band), Just a Drop of Rain (Jerry Garcia), Just a Little Rain (Malvina Reynolds), Just Another Rainbow (), Just Like Strange Rain (Elton John), Just Walking in the Rain (Johnny Ray or Johnny Bragg and Robert Riley or The Prisonaires or Elvis Presley),
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Kathy's Song (Simon & Garfunkel), Kentucky Rain (Elvis Presley), Kentucky Rain (Eddie Rabbit), Kew Gardens (Ralph McTell), King of Rain (Alanis Morissette or The Rave Ups or Sting), Kingdom of Rain (Sinead O'Connor by The The), A Kiss in the Rain (Michael Learns to Rock), Kiss Me in the Rain (Barbara Streisand), Kiss the Rain (Billie Myers),
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Lady Rain (Indecent Obsession), Last Kiss (Wayne Cochran or J. Frank Wilson), Last Rain to the Stars (), Laughter in the Rain (Neil Sedaka), Lay Down (Melanie Saka Schekerijk), Lemon Tree (Fools Garden), Let a Smile be Your Umbrella (), Let Her Feel the Rain (Tara MacLean),
Let it Rain
Let it Rain (Bonnie Bramlett and Eric Clapton), Let it Rain (Cypress Hill), Let it Rain (Dereck & the Dominos), Let It Rain (F. DeAguiar & V. Crosby), Let it Rain (Amanda Marshall), Let it Rain (Johnny Mathis), Let it Rain (Nana), Let it Rain (Gotthard), Let it Rain (Xzibit f/ King Tee, The Alkaholics),
Lightning Strikes (Lou Christy), Like a Summer Rain (Jan & Dean), Like Rain (), Like the Rain (Clint Black), Like the Rain (Vince Gill), Liquid (Jars of Clay), Listen to the Rain (Stevie Nicks), Listen to the Rhythm of the Falling Rain (Tory Barnet), Little Bit of Rain (), A Little Fall of Rain (Les Miserables), Little Feet Play Rainbows (The Doobie Brothers), Little Green Apples (O. C. Smith), Livin' La Vida Loca (Ricky Martin), Lizzy and the Rainmaker (Tanya Tucker), Lizzy and the Rainman (The Hollies), Lluvia (Menudo),
London Rain [Nothing Heals Me Like You Do] (Heather Nova), Lonely Rainbows (Lenny Kravitz & Vanessa Paradis), The Long and Winding Road (The Beatles), Look to the Rainbow (Rosemary Clooney), Looking for a Rainbow (Chris Rea), Looks Like Rain (Grateful Dead), Louisiana 1927 (Aaron Neville or Randy Newman), Louisiana Rain (Tom Petty), Love by Grace (Lara Fabian), Love Rain (Jill Scott), Love Reign O'er Me (The Who), A Lover's Concerto (The Toys),
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MacArthur Park (Richard Harris or Donna Summer), Making Love in the Rain (Herb Alpert & Janet Jackson), Man in the Rain (), Mamunia (Paul McCartney & Wings), Mandolin Rain (Bruce Hornsby), Me & Bobby McGee (Janice Joplin and Kris Kristopherson), Memphis City Rain (Angie Aparo),
Midnight Rain (Wide Mouth Mason), Midnight Rain (Poco), Might as Well Rain Until September (Carole King), Mission in the Rain (Jerry Garcia), Misty Morning (Bob Marley), Misty Morning Rain (), Monday's Rain (Bee Gees), Mothers of Rain (), Mountain Rain (Saint Etienne Heaven), Mr. Rain (Hugh Blumenfeld), Mr. Rainbow (), Must be Raindrops (), My Face in the Rain (Demis Roussos), My Father's Eyes (Eric Clapton), My Favorite Things (Julie Andrews), My Little Town (Paul Simon),
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Naked in the Rain (Red Hot Chilli Peppers), The Name of the Game, Natural Woman (Aretha Franklin), Needs His Woman (Eric Clapton), Neon Rainbow (The Box Tops), New Rain Song (Joey McIntyre), New Mexico Rain (Bill Hearn), Night Rain (Voices of Africa), .Nine Million Rainy Nights (Faith No More),.
No More Rain (Angie Stone), No More Rainy Days (Destiny's child), No More Tears (Barbara Streisand & Donna Summer), No Rain (Blind Melon), No Rain (Woodstock), None But the Rain (Indigo Girls), None But the Rain (Townes Van Zandt), Northern Lad (Tori Amos), Not a Moment Too Soon (Tim McGraw) Nothing Stops the Rain (911), November Rain (David Calinan), November Rain (Guns & Roses),

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An Old Raincoat Won't Ever Let You Down (Rod Stewart), On a Rainy Night (Chico Debarge), One More Rainy Day (Deep Purple), One Rainy Wish (Jimi Hendrix), Only Happy When it Rains (Garbage), Only Rainbows Know (), Our God Reigns, One Rainy Wish (Jimi Hendrix), Out of the Rain (), Outside in the Rain (Gwen Guthrie), Outside the Rain (Stevie Nicks), Over the Rainbow (Rosemary Clooney or Ella Fitzgerald or Connie Francis or Image or Little Anthony and the Imperials or Glenn Miller or Judy Garland or Olivia Newton John or Frank Sinatra),
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Paint the Rain (Connie Francis), People Are Strange (The Doors), Pennies from Heaven (Bing Crosby), Penny Lane (The Beatles), Penny Pinching Rainy Heaven Days (Ocean Colour Scheme), The Pina Colada Song (Cliff Richard or Rupert Holmes), Plainsong (The Cure), Plastic Moon Rain (The Moptops), Play in the Rain (Lindsey Buckingham), Pocket Full of Rainbows (Elvis Presley), Pray for Rain (PFR), Pray for Rain (Steve Taylor), Pray for Rain (The Killers), Prayers for Rain (The Cure), Promising Rainbows (Jill Cohn), Puff, the Magic Dragon (Peter Paul & Mary), Purple Rain (Tori Amos or Prince and the Revolution or LeAnn Rimes or The Hollies), Q
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Radium Rain (Bruce Cockburn),
Rain
Rain [I stare. I tear. I creep, sleep] (Alpha), Rain [If the rain comes] (The Beatles), Rain (Ben Taylor Band), Rain [You're Lost Beneath the Sea] (Blake Babies), Rain (Bob James), Rain [Well I wope up one morning] (Candlebox), The Rain (Carlene Carter), Rain (Clarks), Rain (Clayton), Rain (Concrete Blonde), Rain [Going crazy in the middle of the night] (Corrs), Rain (The Cult), Rain (Dryve), (Here Comes the) Rain (The Cult), Rain [Take off your topcoats] (Terence Trent D'Arby), Rain [Listen to the falling rain, listen to it pour] (Jose Feliciano),
Rain (G:
Rain [Here I am, on the lam ready to go] (Grateful Dead), The Rain [Supa Dupa Fly] (Missy Elliot), Rain (Erasure), Rain (Graham Central Station), Rain (Grave), Rain [I'm alone] (Guano Apes), The Rain [When I'm Down and I'm Cold] (Guardian), Rain (Hanson), Rain (Harem Scarem), Rain (Deborah Harry), Rain (Ken Hensley), The Rain [And who said the sky came down to earth] (Hothouse Flowers), The Rain [I saw you (and him) walking in the rain] (Oran "Juice" Jones), Rain [Tell me what you want me to be] (Kiss), Rain (Lost in Reality), Rain (Madonna), Rain (Barry Manilow), Rain (Joe McIntyre), Rain [It was the night Rod Stewart played] (Alanis Morissette), Rain [I feel it... ] (Madonna),
Rain (N
Rain (Native Force), Rain (Prism), The Rain (Roxette), Rain (Seatbelts), Rain (Todd Rundgren), Rain (Rusted Roots), Rain (Samael), Rain (Tones on Tail), Rain
Rain a
Rain and Snow (Grateful Dead), Rain Again (Mr. Easy), Rain and Tears (Roussos Demis), The Rain Came Down (Steve Earle), Rain Check (Kid Rock), Rain Child (Max Webster), .Rain Come Down (Eastmountainsouth),. The Rain Comes Falling Down (Sentenced), Rain Covered Cat (Shuddar to Think), Rain Dance (The Guess Who), Rain Dogs (Tom Waits), Rain Don't Fall on Me No More (), Rain Down (Radio Head), Rain Down on Me (Blue Rodeo), Rain Down on Me (Point of Grace), Rain Drops & Sun Showers (Smashing Pumpkins), Rain Falling from the Sky (), The Rain Falls and the Sky Shudders (Moby), Rain from Heaven (),
Rain in My Hair (Ella Blame), Rain in My Heart (Frank Sinatra), The Rain in Spain (My Fair Lady Soundtrack), Rain in the Summertime (Alarm), Rain in Venice (), Rain is Falling (Electric Light Orchestra or Jeff Lynn [alone]), Rain is Such a Lonesome Sound (), The Rain it Raineth Every Day (Ben Kingsley), Rain Keeps Fallin' (Grand Funk Railroad), Rain King (Counting Crows or Adam Duritz [alone]), Rain King (Sonic Youth), Rain Love (Al Denson or Peter Cetera), Rain Me (Christie Grace), Rain Must Fall (Queen),
Rain o
A Rain of Angels (Lila McCann), Rain of the Times (Dover), Rain on Me (Corey Hart), Rain on Me (Tamia), Rain on Christmas, Rain on the Roof (The Lovin' Spoonful), Rain on the Scarecrow (John Cougar Mellencamp), Rain on the Window (), Rain on the Windows (The Hollies), Rain Outside (Le Christian Roucheford), Rain Song (Sunny Day Real Estate),
Rain Rain
Rain Rain Go Away (Bobby Vinton), Rain, Rain Rain (Frankie Lane and the Four Lads), Rain, Rain, Rain (Ladysmith Black Mozabique), Rain, Rain, Rain (Roxy Music), Rain, Rain, Rain (Rheostatics), Rain, Rain, Rain (Threshold of Pleasure), Rain Rider (Nazz),
Rain S
Rain Sometimes, The Rain Song (Led Zeppelin or Jimmy Page [alone]), Rain Song (The Youngbloods), The Rain Song (Sunny Day Real Estate), Rain Songs (Johnny Rivers), Rain Street (Pogue), Rain Tree Crow (Rain Tree Crow), The Rain, the Park and Other Things (The Cowsills), Rain Was Gently Falling (Ewan MacColl), Rain When I Die (Alice in Chains), Rain Will Fall (I Mother Earth), Rain Your Love Down (Stevie Wonder), Rain-Rain Polka Prsi-Prsi (),
Rainbow
Rainbow (Mariah Carey), Rainbow (E. L. F.), Rainbow (Eric Clapton), Rainbow (Russ Hamilton), Rainbow (Marmalade), The Rainbow (South Park), Rainbow (Stevie Wonder), Rainbow at Midnight (Jimmy Rodgers), Rainbow Connection (Judy Collins or Jim Henson or Paul Williams), Rainbow Country (Bob Marley vs. Funkstar De Luxe), Rainbow Demon (), The Rainbow Down the Road (Patty Loveless), Rainbow Drive (Blaque), Rainbow Eyes (Rainbow), Rainbow High (Madonna or Tim Rice), Rainbow in the Dark (Dio), Rainbow Lights (),
Rainbow M
Rainbow Maker (Michael Ruff), Rainbow Man (), Rainbow Over the Hill (Richard Thompson), Rainbow Race (Melanie Saka Schekerijk or Pete Seeger), Rainbow Ride (Andy Kim), Rainbow Rider (), Rainbow Sign (), Rainbow Sleeves, Rainbow Song (), Rainbow Station (Jiffypop), Rainbow Tree (), Rainbow Tour (Evita Soundtrack), Rainbow Warrior (), Rainbow Wings (Eagle Eye Cherry), Rainbow World (Four Dog Pile Up), Rainbow's End (Modern English), Rainbows (Rainbows), Rainbows and Stuff (Insane Clown Possee),
Rainc
Raincheck (), Raincloud (Lighthouse Family), Raincoat in the River (), Raindance (The Guess Who), Raindance (John Voorhees), Raindrop Prelude (Chopin), Raindrops (Dee Clark), Raindrops (Dornells), Raindrops & Sunshowers (The Smashing Pumpkins), Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head (Burt Bacharach or Olivia Newton John or B. J. Thomas), Rainforest '93 (),
Rainin'
Rainin' (), Rainin' and Dreamin' (Jimi Hendrix), Raining Blood (Malevalent Creation), Raining in Baltimore (Counting Crows or Adam Duritz [alone]), Raining in Darling (Bonnie Prince Billy), Rainin' in My Heart (Boudloux Bryant), Rainin' in Paradise (Neil Young), Raining (Carly Simon), Raining in My Heart (Connie Francis or Buddy Holly or Leo Sayer or Slim Harpo or Jo-el Sonier or Hank Williams, Jr.), Raining in Your Heart (), Raining Needles (), Raining on the Sky (Naked), Raining Teardrops (Barrington Davis),
Rainm
Rainmaker (Fifth Dimension), Rainmaker (Kansas), Rainmaker (Matchbox 20), Rainmaker (The Partridge Family), Rainmaker (Rhubarb Rhubarb), Rainmaker (Paul Siebel), Rain's Comin' Down (Neil Schon), The Rains Came (Sir Douglas Quintet),
Rainy Day
Rainy Day (10,000 Maniacs), Rainy Day (America), Rainy Day (T
Rascals), Rainy Day (The Corrs), Rainy Day (MxPx), Rainy Day Bells (Robroys), Rainy Day Dream Away (Jimi Hendrix), Rainy Day Feeling Again (The Fortunes or Sonny & Cher), Rainy Day in June (), Rainy Day Man (Bonnie Raitt or James Taylor), Rainy Day People (Gordon Lightfoot), Rainy Day Women Nos. 12 & 35 (Bob Dylan or Tom Petty & the Heartbeakers), Rainy Days (General Public), Rainy Days and Mondays (The Carpenters or The Crackers or Paul Williams), Rainy Dayz (Raekwon & Ghostface Killah),
Rainy Night
Rainy Night (), Rainy Night House (Joni Mitchell), Rainy Night in Georgia (Brook Benton or Randy Crawford or Eddie Floyd), Rainy Night in Soho (Nick Cave and the Bad Seed), Rainy Nights (Windows), The Rainy Season (Mark Coln),
Red Rain (Peter Gabriel), Red Rain (Primal Fear), Reign in Blood (Slayer), Respectfully, Remember the Rain (The 21st Century), King of Rain (The Rave Ups), Rhapsody in the Rain (Lou Christy), Rhythm of Rain (), Rhythm of the Rain (The Cascades or Dan Fogelberg),
Ride the Rainbow (), Rider in the Rain (Randy Newman), Riders on the Storm (Doors), Riding the Rainbow (Elvis Presley), Riding the Storm Out (REO Speedwagon), Riding Through the Storm (Donna Summer), Right as the Rain (Spike Robinson), River in the Rain (Roger Miller), The River is Wide (The Grass Roots),
Rock in the Rain (), Rockin' with the Rhythm of the Rain (The Judds), The Roof is Leaking (Phil Collins), Rose Garden (Lynn Anderson), Roses and Rainbows (Carol Bayer Sager), Rumblin' Rain (Badlands), Run Between the Raindrops (Pat Benetar), Runaway (Del Shannon), Runaway Train (Eric Clapton), Running in the Rain (),
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Saddle in the Rain (John Prine), Same Rain (Sam Phillips), Same Rain Falls (), Save For a Rainy Day (Jan & Dean), Save it for a Rainy Day (Stephen Bishop), Savin' for a Rainy Day (B4-4),
Searchin' for a Rainbow (The Marshall Tucker Band), See the Sky About to Rain (The Byrds or Neil Young), September in the Rain (Willie Nelson or The Beatles or Frank Sinatra or Dinah Washington), September Rain (Cleo Laine & Mercer), Seven (James),
Shadows in the Rain (The Police or Sting), She Gathers Rain (Collective Soul), She Talks to Rainbows (), She'd Rather Have the Rain (), She's a Rainbow (The Rolling Stones), She's Dead (Pulp), Sheet Rain (), Shelter from the Storm (Bob Dylan),
Silvery Rain (Olivia Newton John or Hank Marvin), Silver Rainbow (Genesis),Sing a Rainbow (), Singin' in the Rain (Judy Garland or Gene Kelly), Sit Down. Stand Up (Radiohead), The Sky is Cryin' (Elmore James), The Sky is Crying (Eric Clapton) Smoky Mountain Rain (Ronie Milsap),
Soft Rains of April (A-Ha), Soldier in the Rain (), Someday the Rainbow (), Some Days Were Meant for Pain (Tower of Power), Something in the Rain (Tish Hinojosa), Sometimes (James), Somewhere in Virginia in the Rain (Blanchard & Morgan), Soon It's Gonna Rain (The Fantasticks or Barbara Streisand), Soulshine (Allman Brothers), Sounds of Silence (Simon & Garfunkle), Southern Central Rain (REM), Southern Rain (Billy Ray Cyrus), Spanish Moon (Little Feat), Speechless (Steven Curtis Chapman), Spring Rain (Sara Teasdale),
St Swithin's Day (Billy Bragg), Standin' in the Rain (ELO), Standing in the Rain (Don Ray), Steady as the Rain (), Steel Rain (Chris Cornell), Still Dreaming (Jimi Hendrix), Still Rainin' (Jonny Lang), Still Raining, Sting of the Rain (), Stop the Rain (Average White Band), Stop the Rain (Silent Circle),
The Storm (Garth Brooks), Storm Warning (Bonnie Raitt), Stormy (The Classics IV), Stormy Monday (Allman Brothers Band), Stormy Weather (Ella Fitzgerald or Judy Garland or Lena Horne or Victoria or Frank Sinatra by Leo Reisman & Harold Arlen), Storms in Africa (Enya), Stormys (Santana), Story in Your Eyes (The Moody Blues), Strange Fruit (Billy Holiday or Josh White or Carmen McRae or Nina Simone or Sting or Dee Dee Bridgewater or Cassandra Wilson or Laura Duncan or Abbey Lincoln),
Suite: Clouds, Rain (David Gates), Sultans of Swing (Dire Straits), Summer Rain (Belinda Carlisle), Summer Rain (Johnny Rivers), Summer Rain (Carl Thomas), Summer Rain (Juan Wells), Summer Rain (U2), Summer Shower (The Lovin' Spoonful), A Summer Song (Chad & Jeramy), Summer's Rain (),
Sun and the Rain (), The Sun and The Rainfall (Depeche Mode), Sun Shower (Dr. Buzzards Original Savannah Band), Sunny (Bobby Hebb), Sunny Rain (Aziza Mustafa Zadeh), Sunshine, Lollipops & Rainbows (Leslie Gore), Sure Can Smell the Rain (Blackhawk), Sure Got Cold After the Rain Fell (Billy Gibbons), Sweet child o' Mine (Guns & Roses), Sweet Rain (Gene Loves Jezebel),
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Take This Rain (Jackson Browne), Taxi (Harry Chapin), Tear in the Rain (John Dillon & Steve Cash), Tearing Us Apart (Eric Clapton), Tears in Rain (Joe Satriani), Tears in the Rain (Joe Diffie or Tim McGraw), Tears in the Rain (N-Trance), Tell it to the Rain (Four Seasons), Ten Days of Rain (R. Stewart), Texas Flood (Stevie Ray Vaughn),
Thank You (Dido), Think of Rain (),[Here Comes] That Rainy Day Feeling (The Fortunes), Thought I Heard the Rain (Jill Cohn), Thoughts on a Rainy Afternoon (), Through the Rain (Tonya Blount), Through The Rain (Mariah Carey), Thunder in the Night (Bruce Springsteen), The Thunder Rolls (Garth Brooks), Time (Pink Floyd), Touch Me (The Doors), Touch the Rain (Adventures in Stereo), Toxic Rain (), Trial of Tears (Dream Theater),
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Under Pressure (David Bowie and/or Queen), Under the Rainbow (Trisha Yearwood), The Unicorn (The Irish Rovers), Until the Rain Comes (Shubert), Useless Rain (), V
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Waiting for the Rain to Fall (Chris Issak),
Walk Between the Raindrops (Steely Dan),
A Walk in the Irish Rain (S. Spurgin), Walk Out in the Rain (Bob Dylan and Helena Springs or Bob Dylan), Walkin' in the Rain with the One I Love (Barry White or Love Unilimted Orchestra or The Dramatics?), Walking Away from Rainbows (), Walking Away from the Rainbow (), Walking Away from the Rainbows (),
Walking in the Rain
Walking in the Rain (A1 or Johnny Ray), Walking in the Rain (A1), Walking in the Rain (Jay & the Americans), Walking in the Rain (The Ronettes), Walking in the Rain (Ronni Spector or Walter Trout), Walking in the Rain (Oran Juice Jones), Walking on Broken Glass (Annie Lennox), Walk Out in the Rain (Eric Clapton or Bob Dylan),
The Warmest Rain (), Wash (Pearl Jam), Watchin' the Rain (), Wave Your Flag and Stop the Rain (), We Know It's Going to Rain (Judy Small), Weight of the World (Dave Matthews Band), What Do They Do on a Rainy Night in Rio? (Rosemary Clooney), What Have They Done to the Rain? (Melanie Saka Schekerijk or The Searchers),
When it Rains (Davina), When it Rains in America (Sarah Brightman), When it Rains, it Really Pours (Elvis Presley), When it Starts to Rain (Jimmy Lafave), When It's Raining (The Samples), When the Levee Breaks (Led Zeppelin), When the Rain Came Down (Happy Rhodes), When the Rains Come Down (Bob Dyer), When Will it Rain? (Jackyl),
Where the Rain Goes (), Where the Rain Grows (), Where's That Rainbow? (), Whispers in the Rain (), White Bird (It's a Beautiful Day), Who Let in the Rain? (Cindy Lauper), Who'll Stop the Rain? (Creedence Clearwater Revival), Who's Gonna Stop the Rain? (Anastacia), Why Do Fools Fall in Love? (Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers), Why Does it Always Rain on Me? (Travis), Will It Ever Stop Raining? (Sawdoctors), Wilma's Rainbow (Helmet), Wind & Rain (l. W. Collingwood), Windows of the World (Belinda Carlisle), Without Wings (On Loan), A Wrong Turn and Raindrops (),
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X, Year of the Cat (Al Stewart), Yellow Rain (), Yesterday's Rain (Spanky & Our Gang), You Are the Sun, You Are the Rain (Lionel Richie), You Don't Have to Call Me Darlin' (David Allen Coe), You Don't Have to Walk in the Rain (The Turtles), You Look Like Rain (Morphine), Your Cheatin' Heart (Hank Williams), Z


Online Resources for Rain Songs
Songs for a Rainy Day, Rhythm of the Rain
Baby Songs (Songs About Children or Including the Word "Baby")
Rain Songs: Norway's Libido does some supersonic daydreaming (Rolling Stone)

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Space Shuttle DISCOVERY~LANDING TODAY~9:14 AM~SAFE !!!

UPDATE !!!... HERE SHE COMES.... whoo hoo... SAFE LANDING!! WELCOME HOME GUYS & GIRLS !!
9:13 AM....DISCOVERY IS ON THE WAY IN. LANDING AT KENNEDY SPACE CENTER IN FLORIDA AT 9:14 AM EASTERN STANDARD TIME. DUE TO THE WEATHER THE ONLY CHANGE MADE WAS THE DIRECTION THE SPACE SHUTTLE WILL COME IN AT RUNWAY 15..READ ON BELOW.GOOD LUCK GUYS!!
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Space Shuttle Discovery Cleared to Land
Monday, July 17, 2006

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Space shuttle Discovery and its crew of six streaked toward Earth on Monday, wrapping up a successful mission that put NASA back in the space-station construction business.

All that remained for NASA to declare total victory, for the first time since before the 2003 Columbia disaster, was a safe landing. Discovery was due to touch down on the Kennedy Space Center runway at 9:14 a.m.

Mission Control waited until almost the last minute before notifying the astronauts that the weather was good enough to come home.

The shuttle, with commander Steven Lindsey and co-pilot Mark Kelly at the controls, plunged out of orbit an hour before touchdown with the firing of the braking rockets, and began the hourlong descent.

The flight path had the spacecraft coming in from the south, swooping over the Pacific, Yucatan Peninsula, Gulf of Mexico and across Florida to cap a 5.3 million-mile journey that began on the Fourth of July.

When Mission Control woke up the astronauts just after 1 a.m. EDT, Lindsey made it clear that his crew, weary after a 13-day mission that he said was the busiest of his four fights, wanted to come.

"Hopefully, with good weather we will be on the ground" later Monday, Lindsey told Mission Control as he woke up.

The Kennedy Space Center in Florida is the only landing site NASA has called up for the day. Astronauts doing reconnaissance weather flights reported no problems, but NASA was keeping an eye on showers to the northeast that were moving toward the landing strip.

This would be the first landing at Kennedy in nearly four years. Last year's flight of Discovery, after weather delays, came down at Edwards Air Force Base in California, the backup site.

Landing at Edwards costs NASA about $1.7 million more because it has to get the shuttle back to Florida.

As he went to bed Sunday evening, Lindsey said he hoped that Monday he'd wake up and be able to walk on the ground later that day.

The shuttle itself was cleared Sunday for landing. After seven different inspection efforts, engineers and astronauts couldn't find any damage to the shuttle's heat shield. A small leak with one of three power units that control braking and maneuvering for landing did not appear to be a big deal, NASA mission managers decided Sunday.

Discovery successfully completed all its assigned tasks, including making sure repairs to the shuttle external tank were successful, fixing a rail car on the international space station, and bringing the station a new crew member.

Mission control woke the crew with the song "The Astronaut" by Something Corporate.

Besides Lindsey and Kelly, Discovery's crew included mission specialists Mike Fossum, Lisa Nowak, Stephanie Wilson and Piers Sellers. Astronaut Thomas Reiter, who rode up in Discovery, remained at the international space station for a six-month stay.



Discovery Cleared for Landing; First Attempt Monday

Image above: Astronauts Stephanie Wilson, STS-121 mission specialist, and Mark Kelly, pilot, float on the middeck of the Space Shuttle Discovery. Photo Credit: NASA

The Mission Control Center told the STS-121 crew Sunday morning that engineers have cleared Space Shuttle Discovery for landing after completing a review of post-docking inspection data.

The crew members received the word while eating lunch. They prepared Sunday for landing by stowing items, testing engines and checking out shuttle systems.

The astronauts took a break from their work to talk to reporters with CNN, CBS, ABC, NBC and the Fox News Channel.

Landing is set for 9:14 a.m. EDT Monday at the Kennedy Space Center, Fla. The crew is scheduled to fire the shuttle’s engines at 8:07 a.m. to begin Discovery’s descent to Florida.

A second landing opportunity in Florida also is available for Monday. The crew would fire the engines at 9:43 a.m. for a landing at 10:50 a.m. Weather forecasts call for a chance of showers at the landing site. Flight controllers do not plan to consider any landing site other than Florida on Monday.

Discovery delivered supplies, equipment and a new Expedition 13 crew member to the International Space Station. During three spacewalks, the crew performed maintenance on the station’s mobile transporter and tested orbiter heat shield repair techniques.


STATUS REPORT: STS-121-25

STS-121 MCC Status Report #25

Discovery is targeted for a landing at 8:14 a.m. CDT Monday at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. For that landing, Discovery's engines would be fired at 7:07 a.m. CDT Monday to begin its descent. A second opportunity is available for Discovery to land at Kennedy on Monday, beginning the descent with an engine firing at 8:43 a.m. CDT and leading to a touchdown in Florida at 9:50 a.m. CDT. Flight managers do not plan to consider other shuttle landing sites on Monday.

The weather forecast for landing on Monday calls for a chance of rain in the vicinity of Kennedy's shuttle runway that could be unacceptable for Discovery's landing.

Discovery Commander Steve Lindsey and Pilot Mark Kelly checked the shuttle landing systems and steering jets early today. A test run of one of the three generators that power the shuttle hydraulics found that auxiliary power unit operating normally. A minute leak in that system has remained at expected levels. All three units are planned to be run as normal for landing.

The astronauts spent the rest of their planned final full day in orbit stowing gear and securing the shuttle for the trip home. Key events leading up to Discovery's first landing opportunity on Monday include:

4:27 a.m. CDT -- Discovery's payload bay doors are closed
6:07 a.m. CDT -- Discovery's astronauts begin to strap in for landing
6:48 a.m. CDT -- Mission Control "go" or "no-go" for the deorbit engine firing

The next STS-121 mission status report will be issued after Discovery's landing, or earlier if events warrant.


Landing 101

Follow along with the landing! Whether the space shuttle lands at the prime landing site at Kennedy Space Center in Florida or its backup landing site at Edwards Air Force Base in California, the Virtual Launch Control Center is the only place online to get breaking information directly from NASA.

When it is time to return to Earth, the orbiter is rotated tail-first into the direction of travel to prepare for another firing of the orbital maneuvering system engines. This firing is called the deorbit burn. Time of ignition (TIG) is usually about an hour before landing. The burn lasts three to four minutes and slows the shuttle enough to begin its descent.

Image to left: Wildflowers greet Atlantis as it touches down on runway 33 at Kennedy Space Center, completing mission STS-110 to the International Space Station. Image credit: NASA/KSC

Below are some of the key events that take place at each milestone prior to touchdown.

Note: Times, distances and speeds can vary according to a variety of factors such as mission inclination, trajectory and glide slope.

TIG-4 hours
Crew members begin preparations for landing. The orbiter's onboard computers are configured for entry, as is the hydraulic system that powers the orbiter's aerosurfaces -- its rudder speed brake and wing elevons.

TIG-3 hours
The payload bay doors are closed. Mission Control gives the commander the "go" for Ops 3, the portion of the orbiter's flight control software that manages entry and landing.

TIG-2 hours
Starting with the commander and pilot, the flight crew members don their orange launch and entry suits and strap into their seats.

Image to right: This aerial photo shows the runway at Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility at left. In the foreground is the parking apron with the orbiter mate/demate tower, the hangar and other storage facilities, and the tow-way stretching from the runway to the lower right. The control tower is located in a grassy area farther north, near the runway's midpoint. Image credit: NASA/KSC

TIG-1 hour
Mission Control gives the "go" for deorbit burn.

DEORBIT BURN
The orbiter and crew are officially on their way home.

During reentry and landing, the orbiter is not powered by engines. Instead, it flies like a high-tech glider, relying first on its steering jets and then its aerosurfaces to control the airflow around it.

Landing-30 minutes
Roughly half an hour after the deorbit burn, the orbiter will begin to encounter the effects of the atmosphere. Called entry interface, this point usually takes place at an altitude of about 80 miles, and more than 5,000 statute miles from the landing site.

Early in reentry, the orbiter's orientation is controlled by the aft steering jets, part of the reaction control system. But during descent, the vehicle flies less like a spacecraft and more like an aircraft. Its aerosurfaces -- the wing flaps and rudder -- gradually become active as air pressure builds. As those surfaces become usable, the steering jets turn off automatically.

To use up excess energy, the orbiter performs a series of four steep banks, rolling over as much as 80 degrees to one side or the other, to slow down. The series of banks gives the shuttle's track toward landing an appearance similar to an elongated letter "S."

As the orbiter slices through the atmosphere faster than the speed of sound, the sonic boom -- really, two distinct claps less than a second apart -- can be heard across parts of Florida, depending on the flight path.

Landing-5 minutes
The orbiter's velocity eases below the speed of sound about 25 statute miles from the runway. As the orbiter nears the Shuttle Landing Facility, the commander takes manual control, piloting the vehicle to touchdown on one of two ends of the SLF.

As it aligns with the runway, the orbiter begins a steep descent with the nose angled as much as 19 degrees down from horizontal. This glide slope is seven times steeper than the average commercial airliner landing. During the final approach, the vehicle drops toward the runway 20 times faster than a commercial airliner as its rate of descent and airspeed increase. At less than 2,000 feet above the ground, the commander raises the nose and slows the rate of descent in preparation for touchdown.

Landing-15 seconds
The main and nose landing gear are deployed and locked in place.

Touchdown!
The orbiter's main landing gear touches down on the runway at 214 to 226 miles per hour, followed by the nose gear. The drag chute is deployed, and the orbiter coasts to a stop.
~~~~ Some really cool pics from space of the shuttle.

ASHLEY HARRIS~DISTRICT 44, GEORGIA~VOTE TUESDAY JULY 18TH, 2006

ASHELY HARRIS IS RUNNING FOR DISTRICT 44 OF GEORGIA ON TUESDAY, JULY 18, 2006. I hope you will vote for her if you live in this district. She is more than qualified for the office and I am sure she will treat us all like we are somebody, unlike how the incumbent Shelia Jones. Shelia Jones tends to only help people who she has on a voter list she carries around with her in her car when going to areas of the counties that need help. If you are on the list of people who voted for her she will help you. If your name is not on her secret list then forget it. Ask me I know !! I was one of them ! PLEASE VOTE !! District 44 (South East Cobb)
Ashley Harris
2237 Parkview Ct
Atlanta, GA 30318
ASHLEY'S WEBSITE & INFO.
ashleysharris@netscape.net
http://www.harrisforhouse.org/



info@sheilajones.org,
Just say no to Sheila!

Space Shuttle Discovery Undocking today~due home on Monday~Slight Problem~

The Space shuttle is undocking this morning and will be on it's way home for touchdown on Monday if no problems are found when they undock and have the chance to take a look more closely of the shuttle.
GOD SPEED MY FRIENDS !!

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/launch/index.html
Shuttle Crew Monitoring Hydraulic Power-Supply Leak
Friday, July 14, 2006

Photo Essays:
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Discovery Performs Back Flip
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STORIES
BACKGROUND
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Shuttle Crew to Check for Damage From Space Junk
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Shuttle Astronauts Test Heat-Tile Putty, Lose Spatula
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Shuttle Pilot Confident Discovery Will Get Home Safely
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Shuttle Astronauts Go Out for Second Spacewalk
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German Astronaut Makes Space Station Truly International
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Discovery Space Shuttle Cleared by Mission Control for Return Home
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Astronauts Finish 1st of 3 Spacewalks
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Shuttle Astronauts Prepare for Spacewalk
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Discovery Docks With Space Station After Doing Back Flip
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Shuttle, Space Station Inextricably Linked Together
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Discovery Inspection Completed, No Serious Damage Found
HOUSTON — While astronauts set a record for using robotics in space, NASA engineers on Friday focused on a slow leak aboard space shuttle Discovery that, if it worsens, could cause a first-of-its-kind shutdown of one of three hydraulic systems during Monday's landing attempt.
John Shannon, the shuttle program's deputy manager, said the problem was unlikely to affect the shuttle's return to Earth, but engineers were closely monitoring the leak in the pipeline of an auxiliary power unit that controls hydraulic steering and braking maneuvers.
It is leaking at a rate of "about six drops per hour," and could be leaking harmless nitrogen or flammable hydrazine fuel, Shannon said.
• Click here to visit FOXNews.com's Space Center.
The leak is more likely nitrogen, but there is no way of knowing that, so NASA is treating the problem as if the leak were fuel, he said.
If it is fuel, the current rate is still 100,000 times slower than what would cause a fire, he said.
So if nothing changes, the shuttle will land normally, Shannon said.
Just in case, NASA will turn on the power unit with the leak early Sunday as part of its normal testing and then see if the leak rate changes.

If it does, NASA may burn off the hydrazine and shut down the power unit before the shuttle returns to Earth to eliminate any fire hazard, Shannon said.
If that happens, the shuttle would land with just its two other power units for the first time in the spacecraft's history.
The shuttle is certified to land normally with two power units, with the only change requiring pyrotechnics to lower landing gear, Shannon said. The shuttle could land with only one power unit, but that would be more difficult, he said.
Also Friday, the shuttle and the international space station set an informal record for robotic activity during a mission. Discovery's crew used the shuttle's robotic arm for yet another examination of the shuttle heat shield.
It was just another day in space for Discovery's robot operators Stephanie Wilson and Lisa Nowak, whom Mission Control called the "robo chicks."
Hours later, minor problems with the space station's robotic arm put Wilson and Nowak behind schedule on their big inspection of the day, looking at the shuttle's left wing for damage from dust-sized meteorites and small pieces of space junk.
The space debris now includes a spatula that astronaut Piers Sellers accidentally let go of during a spacewalk Wednesday. NASA said the spatula posed no risk to the space station or shuttle.
Sellers joked Friday that he would go to Home Depot to replace it upon his return.
"I'm sure it will come out of my pay," he said.
The inspection used a laser sensor attached to the extension that doubles the length of the 50-foot robotic arm.
When Mission Control praised Discovery for getting the inspection finished, commander Steve Lindsey answered: "Robo chicks take care of it again."
Engineers will not know until Saturday if the shuttle gets its expected all-clear for landing. The shuttle undocks from the space station that day, and the robotic arm will be hauled out again to look at the left wing and the nose cap — something easier to do when detached from the space station.
When asked about being dubbed robo chicks, Nowak and Wilson laughed.
"We've actually learned a lot while we've been up here," Nowak told CBS News. "We trained for a couple of years before we got up here."
Nowak and Wilson performed flawlessly at the task, which is like controlling a video game stick and being an air traffic controller at the same time, said NASA robotics operator Simon Aziz.
"It's a piloting skill," Aziz said. "You're flying the joystick and the operator is trying to absorb information off all the screens."

4TH OF JULY~WISHING ALL A GREAT DAY OF CELEBRATION~

July 4th over New York

















HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A WONDEFUL 4TH WITH YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS ! GOD BLESS THE USA !!

SPACE SHUTTLE DISCOVERY PLANNED LAUNCH TODAY~JULY 4TH

Link with details of the launch today.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,202017,00.html

UPDATE..WHAT A BEAUTIFUL LAUNCH ! WOW IS ALL I HAVE TO SAY !! WOW !AND..LIFTOFF OF THE SPACE SHUTTLE DISCOVERY !














UPDATE....ITS A GO~ THE LAUNCH IS ON. 3 MINUTES TO GO. What a 4th of July blast this will be !!


IF THE WEATHER COOPERATES TODAY Space Shuttle DISCOVERY is to lift off from pad 39-B at 2:38 PM.

WHAT A WAY TO CELEBRATE THE 4th OF July. DISCOVERY will turn out one heck of a big fire work. LOL.

BELOW IS THE LINK TO NASA'S HOMEPAGE. You can watch the launch from this page on the computer if you are not around a TV today or one that gets the Nasa channel .

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/launch/index.html

LIVE PICS OF DISCOVERY ON THE LAUNCHPAD @approx 4:30 AM
JULY 4TH













PICTURE OF DISCOVERY IN MAY
BEING MOVED TO PAD 39B FOR THE PLANNED LAUNCH TODAY













DISCOVERY'S CREW FOR THIS MISSION


http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/launch/index.html



I have always been interested in the SPACE PROGRAM AND THE SHUTTLES. My dream before they retire these shuttles is to see one live at Kennedy Space Center. Hopefully one day my dream will be fullfilled. :o)

God bless the crew and God Speed to all of them for a safe trip and and safe return !! My prayers are with you all .

Discovery's Astronauts Enter Shuttle for Historic Fourth of July Launch
Tuesday, July 04, 2006


CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Discovery's astronauts strapped into their seats Tuesday in preparation for the first space shuttle liftoff on Independence Day. After two weather delays and then a debate over safety when a crack was spotted in the fuel tank's foam insulation, officials decided the launch was a go.
"Steve, happy Fourth of July!" a launch controller told Steve Lindsey, Discovery's commander.
The six U.S. astronauts waved small American flags, and European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Reiter gripped a tiny German banner, as they walked toward the launch pad to enter the shuttle. Astronaut Mike Fossum gave a thumbs up and called out: "Hi mom! I love you!"
• Click here for FOXNews.com's Space Center.
Tuesday's launch was scheduled to be the first in almost a year, and only the second launch since the Columbia disaster killed seven astronauts in 2003.
Columbia's wing had been hit by a chunk of flyaway foam during liftoff, and that damage caused the shuttle to break apart over Texas on re-entry Feb. 1, 2003. The lingering memories of that heightened fears when the 5-inch crack appeared in the insulating foam on Discovery's external fuel tank Monday.
A 3-inch piece of foam also popped out of the area, which covers an expandable bracket holding a liquid oxygen feed line against the huge external fuel tank. But after several hours of inspections and meetings, officials decided to continue with the launch as planned.

NASA administrator Michael Griffin said Tuesday that the crack wasn't a major concern and that cameras were trained on the area so if ice built up after the super-cold fuel was added, the launch could be delayed. Photographs taken Monday night by an inspection team, using a tiny camera that can be manipulated into tight spaces, showed no further foam damage in the area.

"We establish days, weeks, months in advance the criteria that we have to meet in order to be able to launch. If we don't meet them, we stand down," meaning the shuttle doesn't launch, Griffin told NBC's "Today" show.

"If we get through the list without a problem, we'll see a nice fireworks display," he said.

Another technical problem sprung up Tuesday morning when inspectors discovered they lost backup circuit breakers that control heaters at the joints on both solid rocket boosters. NASA considered sending crews out to repair the problem, but determined to go without the fix because the shuttle remained fully functional and the backups weren't expected to be needed.

NASA managers had decided to go ahead with the launch attempt because of three criteria: They were confident that enough foam was still on the bracket to prevent a large piece of ice from forming; they didn't believe the area would be exposed to extreme heat during ascent; and the area of foam where the piece dropped was still intact.

"They fully have shown that the foam is acceptable and ready to fly," said Bill Gerstenmaier, a NASA associate administrator. "There were no dissenters when we went around the room ... no concerns raised."

Early inspections Tuesday were promising, with no ice buildup overnight in the area where the piece fell off. Fueling was completed in just under three hours, and the forecast improved to an 80 percent chance weather would be favorable for launch — the best odds so far. NASA had scrubbed launch plans Saturday and Sunday as electrically charged clouds loomed over the area.

The 3-inch triangular piece of foam that dropped from the tank is far smaller than the 1-pound foam chunk that brought down Columbia. Gerstenmaier showed reporters the piece of foam, which looked like a wedge of toast.

NASA has spent millions of dollars trying to prevent foam from breaking off at liftoff. Engineers were startled when it broke off Discovery during last year's mission — the first shuttle flight after the Columbia disaster — but it didn't harm the shuttle.

The external tank expanded when the super-cold fuel was drained after Sunday's launch was canceled because of the weather. The ice that formed "pinched" some of that foam, causing the quarter-inch-wide crack and the piece of foam to drop off, officials said.

Griffin decided two weeks ago that the shuttle should go into orbit as planned, despite the concerns of two top agency managers — the top safety officer and chief engineer — who wanted additional repairs to the foam insulation.

But the two agency officials said the foam loss will not threaten the crew because NASA has a plan for the astronauts to move into the international space station if in-orbit inspections find serious damage to the spacecraft. The crew would await rescue 81 days later by a second space shuttle.

The mission for Discovery's crew this time is to test shuttle-inspection techniques, deliver supplies to the international space station and drop off Reiter for a six-month stay.

Countdown to Liftoff
NASA locks the hatch
Shuttle doors closed as Discovery crew preps for 2:38 p.m. EDT holiday
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Discovery a 'Go' for Liftoff Despite Foam Crack
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Stormy Weather Delays NASA's Second Attempt at Shuttle Launch
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Transcript: NASA Administrator Michael Griffin on 'FNS'
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Clouds Force NASA to Delay Launch Until Sunday
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NASA Shuttle Set to Launch; Clouds Threaten Takeoff
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Shuttle Launch Is Calculated Risk on NASA's Part
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NASA: Space Shuttle Could Land Without Astronauts

In other news today~Korea launches 5/6 missles ? HO HUM

GOD BLESS AMERICA !!















HO HUMMMM.
In an effort today to take away from AMERICA'S INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION OF THE 4TH OF JULY, AND TO TAKE AWAY FROM THE SPECTACULAR LAUNCH OF THE THE SPACE SHUTTLE DISCOVERY, THEY THOUGHT THEY SHOULD TRY TO MAKE A STATEMENT OF THEIR OWN. I really wish the news media would ignore this til tomorrow and not focus on it soo much and spoil our day! That was their intention. Stupid little weasal !
I say to hell with them..I would like to see a glass parking lot there.
LOL

In Memory of Patsy & JonBenet Ramsey

PATSY RAMSEY'S FUNERAL








JonBenet Ramsey













JonBenet Ramsey's grave











Ramsey showed strength after daughter's murder
Was Miss W. Virginia in 1977
John Ramsey (centre) bows his head along with other mourners at the grave of his 6-year old daughter, JonBenet Ramsey, after attending the burial service of his wife Patsy Ramsey in Marietta, Ga.

Published: Friday, June 30, 2006
Patsy Ramsey, thrust into a national spotlight by the unsolved 1996 slaying of her 6-year-old daughter, was remembered yesterday for her strength after JonBenet's murder and, later, a diagnosis of ovarian cancer.

Ramsey often called people who were beginning cancer treatment to offer encouragement, friends said at her funeral.

Only a few references were made to JonBenet's death during the eulogies. Patsy Ramsey died Saturday at age 49.

"We believe this day ... she is in a place where there's no more suffering, no more pain," said Rev. Mike Long, minister of the Roswell United Methodist Church.

After the release of hundreds of colourful balloons, she was buried beside her daughter at a cemetery in Atlanta.

JonBenet was found beaten and strangled in the basement of the family's home in Boulder, Colo., on Dec. 26, 1996. A grand jury investigation in Boulder ended with no indictments.

Patsy Ramsey, a native of West Virginia, was crowned Miss West Virginia in 1977.

JonBenet followed her mother into beauty pageants, and her titles included Little Miss Colorado; Colorado State All-Star Kids Cover Girl; and National Tiny Miss Beauty.

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WHAT'S ALL THE FUSS ABOUT WITH STAR JONES

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I HOPE STAR JONES CONTINUES TO SHINE.


http://www.starjones.com/index.cfm?fa=welcome


I HAVE HEARD ABOUT THE GOINGS ON ABOUT STAR JONES LEAVING THE VIEW. IT'S RIDICULOUS ABOUT ALL THATS BEEN SAID ABOUT THIS INCIDENT. Good grief.

I was reading on the net about things people said about it and I came across one person's comment. I tend to agree.

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Star, You are a sweetheart. It's a sad day in America when people become so obcessed with how someone lost weight. I do not know what you did to loose weight but I do not care. You look beautiful. It is none of anyones business what it took for you to loose weight. I think that is your business. Rosie O'donnell has always been a big mouth as far as I am concerned.She is jealous that you look so beautiful now. You looked beautiful before as far as that goes. She had no right to make the statement that she did that she did not believe you lost your weight without surgery. It's none of her business whether you did or did not. That's your business as I said. I believe in you and whatever way you lost it is fine by me. It is not for Miss Rosie to make the statement she did. How rude and down right hateful on her part. She will be the downfall of the view. She may think people like her but let me tell you they do not !! I think that Barbara made a mistake in putting Rosie on the show. Just wait and see. I have no feelings about what Rosie does. Its her life. She does nto bother me are effect my life in no way and you should ignore her as well. You have a heck of a lot more going for you than she will ever have ! I do not blame you for not wanting to make up a lie about why you were leaving the view. As far as what they are saying about your wedding. I do not know what all the stir is about that either and do nto care. It was your wedding and whatever people offered to do for you was your business as well. The world is a wild and wooly place these days. No one is exempt from attacks about whatever ! Its sad. I love you to death and I wish you well in anything to want and try to do with the rest of your life. God bless you ! I use to like Barbara Walters when she did 20/20 but I really do nto care for her much anymore as it seems since she started the view she lost her way somehow and has changed. This is just my opinion. Happiness always to you. By the way, just so you will know, I am a white lady of 43 years. I just wanted to express how I saw it all. Good luck in your new life with your wonderful husband !! Keep on shining !!