I may have missed it or maybe it hasn't been well publicized but I love the new Live Search home page.  Whoever is responsible for selecting and creating the picture each day is doing a fantastic job.  Besides the captiving photo, you can hover over hotspots within the picture to discover other Live Search features.  Best of all, you still get a clean and fast loading page to conduct your search... but with a better user experience.  It is my default home page.

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