"Ron Greeley was a valued colleague and friend, and this scene, with its beautiful wind-blown drifts and dunes, captures much of what Ron loved about Mars, " said Steve Squyres of Cornell University in Ithaca, N.

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But, the cold aside, snow-covered Samso was undeniably beautiful and its wind-reliant residents hospitable and, in their own way, just a little heroic.

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The engineers have done a beautiful job with wind and tire noise, opting for big acoustic blankets in the wheel wells, which quelled the roar coming from our test car's 19-inch summer tires.

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Detroit will be entering its most beautiful season, when the wind is warmer and the temperatures cooler.

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It was conducive weather for it, it was beautiful and warm and not much wind.

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He told MPs that wind turbines were "probably the most beautiful and graceful form of energy generation and certainly prettier than the average nuclear power station".

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Driving rain and a swirling wind had ensured that this was no example of the beautiful game, but Rangers manager Walter Smith will like the look of the way they managed to grind out the three points needed to maintain their challenge at the top of the Scottish Premier League.

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