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A University Professor was teaching an Astronomy Class one day, and during the part of his lecture about the Solar Life Cycle, he said, "In 4-billion years, the Sun will expand, killing any life left on Earth."
Upon saying this, a student in one of the middle rows of the lecture hall leaped to his feet, eyes wide, and shouted, "Oh my God! What did you say?!"
The Professor calmly repeated, "I said in 4-billion years, the Sun will expand, killing any life left on Earth."
The student's eyes returned to normal and, sitting back down in his seat, he remarked, "Oh, thank God. I thought you said 4-million years."
Moral of the Story: People worry way too much about things they have no control over and that have no meaning for their lives or anyone else's whatsoever.
Upon saying this, a student in one of the middle rows of the lecture hall leaped to his feet, eyes wide, and shouted, "Oh my God! What did you say?!"
The Professor calmly repeated, "I said in 4-billion years, the Sun will expand, killing any life left on Earth."
The student's eyes returned to normal and, sitting back down in his seat, he remarked, "Oh, thank God. I thought you said 4-million years."
Moral of the Story: People worry way too much about things they have no control over and that have no meaning for their lives or anyone else's whatsoever.
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September 2, 2017: Here’s A List of Hollywood Actors and Sports Players Who Stepped Up For #HarveyRelief fund:
Sandra Bullock, $1 million to the American Red Cross
Leonardo DiCaprio, $1 million to the new United Way Harvey Recovery Fund
Tyler Perry, $250,000 to Joel Osteen’s Lakewood Church,
$250,000 to Beyonce’s pastor Rudy Rasmus and his Bread of Life organization and is assessing how to donate another $500,000 to Harvey relief
Miley Cyrus, $500,000 to the American Red Cross, Best Friends, the Greater Houston Community Fund and other charities
Solange, all earnings from her Sept. 28 show in Boston to those affected by Harvey, as well as $3 from each ticket from her Oct. 3 show in New York
The Kardashian family, $250,000 each to the American Red Cross and the Salvation Army
Country singer Chris Young, $100,000 to the American Red Cross
Fall Out Boy, all proceeds from their Nov. 7 show in Houston would go to Harvey relief
Kevin Hart, $50,000 to the American Red Cross
“Supernatural” star Jensen Ackles, $50,000 to Random Acts
The Chainsmokers, $30,000 to the American Red Cross
Ellen DeGeneres, $25,000 to the American Red Cross and SPCA Texas
D.J. Khaled, $25,000 to the American Red Cross
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, $25,000 to the American Red Cross
Jennifer Lopez, $25,000 to the American Red Cross
Alex Rodriguez, $25,000 to the American Red Cross
Wendy Williams, $25,000 to the American Red Cross
The Texas Tenors, all of the sales from their new single, “Rise,” to the Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund.
Houston Texans player JJ Watt stressed something very important when he was challenging individuals to exceed or match his pledge to help the victims of #HurricaneHarvey. He wants to make sure the money gets to the right people, and there are no shenanigans. Now I am paraphrasing, but you know what I mean.
If you count up all of these donations, it’s a lot of cheese, and this does not include, and I repeat does not include the donations of food, clothing, building material, water, boats, and other things that have been flowing into the state.
I’ve been watching all of it, and I am not just letting anything get by me anymore.
J.J. Watt, Houston Texans ($100,000 personally and his fund has raised more than $14 million)
Chris Paul, Houston Rockets ($50,000)
Scott Kazmir, Los Angeles Dodgers ($130,000)
Matt Carpenter, St. Louis Cardinals ($10,000 for each home run he hits from Aug. 28 until the end of the season)
Adam Wainwright, St. Louis Cardinals ($10,000 for each home run Carpenter hits from Aug. 28 until the end of the season)
Mike Trout, Los Angeles Angels ($27,000)
Ezekiel Elliott, Dallas Cowboys ($21,000)
Jay Bruce, Cleveland Indians (Matching up to $100,00)
Leonard Fournette, Jacksonville Jaguars ($50,000)
Chris Stroud, golfer ($10,000 and 10 percent of his earnings at TPC Boston)
Sergio Garcia, golfer ($2,000 for every birdie and $5,000 for every eagle during the FedEx Cup)
Dikembe Mutombo ($50,000)
Kelvin Sampson, Houston Cougars basketball coach (Collecting t-shirts and sneakers from basketball coaches around the country)
Todd Whitting, Houston Cougars baseball coach (Collecting t-shirts and sneakers from baseball coaches around the country)
Leslie Alexander, Houston Rockets owner ($10 million)
Bob McNair, Houston Texans owner ($1 million)
Amy Adams Strunk, Tennessee Titans owner ($1 million)
Jerry Jones, Dallas Cowboys owner ($1.1 million)
Robert Kraft, New England Patriots (Will match American Red Cross donations up to $1 million)
Houston Astros ($4 million)
Minnesota Vikings ($300,000)
Green Bay Packers ($100,000)
Houston Texans ($1 million)
Detroit Lions ($1 million)
New York Jets ($1 million)
Dallas Cowboys ($1 million, hosting a telethon after canceled preseason game vs. Texans)
Baltimore Ravens ($1 million)
Cincinnati Bengals (Donating net proceeds from tickets sold to Sept. 14 game vs. Texans)
Texas Rangers ($1 million and the charitable half from three home game raffles)
Arthur Blank, Atlanta Falcons owner (Will match up to $1 million)
Sacramento Kings ($100,000)
Tampa Bay Rays (Donating all revenue from the three-game series between the Astros and Rangers being played at
Tropicana Field)
Los Angeles Lakers ($100,000)
Tennessee Titans Foundation ($25,000)
Baylor football (Free admission and food to Saturday’s game against Liberty)
NBA and NBPA ($1 million)
NFL ($1 million)
MLB and MLBPA ($1 million)
NHL and NHLPA ($200,000)
Atlanta Braves ($25,000)
PGA Tour ($250,000)
You should join me in asking where is all of this money going and is it getting to the people. I know how YouTube likes to take close to 55 percent of my donations when people give to my show. It shouldn’t be the case for these hurting individuals.
If you agree all expenditures of donations should be scrutinized, SHARE this article on your Facebook/Twitter timeline and add your opinion below in the comment section. Don’t let this go by the wayside.
https://www.waynedupree.com/celebrities-sports-teams-harvey-relief-donations/
Sandra Bullock, $1 million to the American Red Cross
Leonardo DiCaprio, $1 million to the new United Way Harvey Recovery Fund
Tyler Perry, $250,000 to Joel Osteen’s Lakewood Church,
$250,000 to Beyonce’s pastor Rudy Rasmus and his Bread of Life organization and is assessing how to donate another $500,000 to Harvey relief
Miley Cyrus, $500,000 to the American Red Cross, Best Friends, the Greater Houston Community Fund and other charities
Solange, all earnings from her Sept. 28 show in Boston to those affected by Harvey, as well as $3 from each ticket from her Oct. 3 show in New York
The Kardashian family, $250,000 each to the American Red Cross and the Salvation Army
Country singer Chris Young, $100,000 to the American Red Cross
Fall Out Boy, all proceeds from their Nov. 7 show in Houston would go to Harvey relief
Kevin Hart, $50,000 to the American Red Cross
“Supernatural” star Jensen Ackles, $50,000 to Random Acts
The Chainsmokers, $30,000 to the American Red Cross
Ellen DeGeneres, $25,000 to the American Red Cross and SPCA Texas
D.J. Khaled, $25,000 to the American Red Cross
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, $25,000 to the American Red Cross
Jennifer Lopez, $25,000 to the American Red Cross
Alex Rodriguez, $25,000 to the American Red Cross
Wendy Williams, $25,000 to the American Red Cross
The Texas Tenors, all of the sales from their new single, “Rise,” to the Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund.
Houston Texans player JJ Watt stressed something very important when he was challenging individuals to exceed or match his pledge to help the victims of #HurricaneHarvey. He wants to make sure the money gets to the right people, and there are no shenanigans. Now I am paraphrasing, but you know what I mean.
If you count up all of these donations, it’s a lot of cheese, and this does not include, and I repeat does not include the donations of food, clothing, building material, water, boats, and other things that have been flowing into the state.
I’ve been watching all of it, and I am not just letting anything get by me anymore.
J.J. Watt, Houston Texans ($100,000 personally and his fund has raised more than $14 million)
Chris Paul, Houston Rockets ($50,000)
Scott Kazmir, Los Angeles Dodgers ($130,000)
Matt Carpenter, St. Louis Cardinals ($10,000 for each home run he hits from Aug. 28 until the end of the season)
Adam Wainwright, St. Louis Cardinals ($10,000 for each home run Carpenter hits from Aug. 28 until the end of the season)
Mike Trout, Los Angeles Angels ($27,000)
Ezekiel Elliott, Dallas Cowboys ($21,000)
Jay Bruce, Cleveland Indians (Matching up to $100,00)
Leonard Fournette, Jacksonville Jaguars ($50,000)
Chris Stroud, golfer ($10,000 and 10 percent of his earnings at TPC Boston)
Sergio Garcia, golfer ($2,000 for every birdie and $5,000 for every eagle during the FedEx Cup)
Dikembe Mutombo ($50,000)
Kelvin Sampson, Houston Cougars basketball coach (Collecting t-shirts and sneakers from basketball coaches around the country)
Todd Whitting, Houston Cougars baseball coach (Collecting t-shirts and sneakers from baseball coaches around the country)
Leslie Alexander, Houston Rockets owner ($10 million)
Bob McNair, Houston Texans owner ($1 million)
Amy Adams Strunk, Tennessee Titans owner ($1 million)
Jerry Jones, Dallas Cowboys owner ($1.1 million)
Robert Kraft, New England Patriots (Will match American Red Cross donations up to $1 million)
Houston Astros ($4 million)
Minnesota Vikings ($300,000)
Green Bay Packers ($100,000)
Houston Texans ($1 million)
Detroit Lions ($1 million)
New York Jets ($1 million)
Dallas Cowboys ($1 million, hosting a telethon after canceled preseason game vs. Texans)
Baltimore Ravens ($1 million)
Cincinnati Bengals (Donating net proceeds from tickets sold to Sept. 14 game vs. Texans)
Texas Rangers ($1 million and the charitable half from three home game raffles)
Arthur Blank, Atlanta Falcons owner (Will match up to $1 million)
Sacramento Kings ($100,000)
Tampa Bay Rays (Donating all revenue from the three-game series between the Astros and Rangers being played at
Tropicana Field)
Los Angeles Lakers ($100,000)
Tennessee Titans Foundation ($25,000)
Baylor football (Free admission and food to Saturday’s game against Liberty)
NBA and NBPA ($1 million)
NFL ($1 million)
MLB and MLBPA ($1 million)
NHL and NHLPA ($200,000)
Atlanta Braves ($25,000)
PGA Tour ($250,000)
You should join me in asking where is all of this money going and is it getting to the people. I know how YouTube likes to take close to 55 percent of my donations when people give to my show. It shouldn’t be the case for these hurting individuals.
If you agree all expenditures of donations should be scrutinized, SHARE this article on your Facebook/Twitter timeline and add your opinion below in the comment section. Don’t let this go by the wayside.
https://www.waynedupree.com/celebrities-sports-teams-harvey-relief-donations/
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501st Legion. Vaders Fist. Elite Imperial Stormtroopers. Snappy dressers, and glowy-visor aficionados.
Update: I got a new macro lens, so you folks get a new image. This is a LEGO minifig helmet, aside from some minor cleanup, was taken in a single image.
What do you think?
#LEGO #501st #StarWars #Stormtroopers #toyphotographers
Update: I got a new macro lens, so you folks get a new image. This is a LEGO minifig helmet, aside from some minor cleanup, was taken in a single image.
What do you think?
#LEGO #501st #StarWars #Stormtroopers #toyphotographers
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10 Foods That Unclog Arteries Naturally And Protect Against Heart Attack
Arteries are blood vessels that transfer oxygen-rich blood throughout the body. They even reach the brain as well a the tips of the toes. Having healthy arteries ensures proper blood flow through the entire body.
#arteries #health #heartattack #explore #medicine #homeremedies #treatment #healthy #healthbenefits #naturalremedies #healthcare #cure #healing #heart
Arteries are blood vessels that transfer oxygen-rich blood throughout the body. They even reach the brain as well a the tips of the toes. Having healthy arteries ensures proper blood flow through the entire body.
#arteries #health #heartattack #explore #medicine #homeremedies #treatment #healthy #healthbenefits #naturalremedies #healthcare #cure #healing #heart
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Huawei unveils their Kirin 970 chipset for mobile AI computing
Huawei is betting that mobile artificial intelligence computing is going to be a thing and have developed the Kirin 970 chipset to handle the future.
#Huawei #Kirin970 #opensource #mobile #AI #artificialintelligence #technews
Huawei is betting that mobile artificial intelligence computing is going to be a thing and have developed the Kirin 970 chipset to handle the future.
#Huawei #Kirin970 #opensource #mobile #AI #artificialintelligence #technews
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Windows Dev center beta
This is a ximarin cross platform app for windows Dev center.
On the first page I was asked to enter my Hotmail credentials. When I entered my email I got a message that now I will be redirected to the Microsoft login page. For some reason the password entering is happening on the separate page. The first page also had an edit text for for the password so it is not very clear why this redirection is necessary.
I don't have any apps on the windows Dev server and I would expect this app to tell me about that (and it did but in a wrong way)
Issues:
- After loading, the user can only see an empty screen. There is no info displayed to the user if he doesn't have any apps.
- Dashboard menu item in the app drawer returns user to the login screen even if he is already logged in.
- Back button from the login screen returns user to the screen with Return button. Return button brings the user back to the login screen. (Screenshot)
Is there someone who is using windows Dev center? I am curious how does it look if you have a windows app connected to your account.
#windows #development #admin #center #android #ximarin #betatesting #beta #qa
This is a ximarin cross platform app for windows Dev center.
On the first page I was asked to enter my Hotmail credentials. When I entered my email I got a message that now I will be redirected to the Microsoft login page. For some reason the password entering is happening on the separate page. The first page also had an edit text for for the password so it is not very clear why this redirection is necessary.
I don't have any apps on the windows Dev server and I would expect this app to tell me about that (and it did but in a wrong way)
Issues:
- After loading, the user can only see an empty screen. There is no info displayed to the user if he doesn't have any apps.
- Dashboard menu item in the app drawer returns user to the login screen even if he is already logged in.
- Back button from the login screen returns user to the screen with Return button. Return button brings the user back to the login screen. (Screenshot)
Is there someone who is using windows Dev center? I am curious how does it look if you have a windows app connected to your account.
#windows #development #admin #center #android #ximarin #betatesting #beta #qa
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21 Signs Parasites Are Living In Your Body – Use These Herbs To Help Kill Them
Parasite contamination can be treated with the assistance of different herbs. The principal thing you ought to do in these cases is to enhance the capacity of your immune system with their assistance, and afterward treat parasites.
#parasite #health #herbs #explore #medicine #homeremedies #treatment #healthy #naturalremedies #healthbenefits #remedy #disease #healthyliving #cure
Parasite contamination can be treated with the assistance of different herbs. The principal thing you ought to do in these cases is to enhance the capacity of your immune system with their assistance, and afterward treat parasites.
#parasite #health #herbs #explore #medicine #homeremedies #treatment #healthy #naturalremedies #healthbenefits #remedy #disease #healthyliving #cure
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Zodiacal Light and The Milky Way
Yuri: "The view from the Atacama Desert. :) Stripe of zodiacal light spans across the sky and joins the Milky Way high in the sky. I've been asked many times whether zodiacal is indeed such bright visually? Digital cameras are more capable in collecting photos, but even visually here in Atacama, zodiacal light definitely stands out and clearly visible for unaided eye. Clear skies to all and I hope you'll enjoy the view :)"
Zodiacal Light: a faint elongated cone of light sometimes seen in the night sky, extending from the horizon along the ecliptic. It is thought to be due to the reflection of sunlight from particles of ice and dust within the plane of the solar system.
Credit: Yuri Beletsky
Release Date: August 30, 2017
+Yuri Beletsky
Technical details: Canon 16-35/2.8 L III lens
#Earth #Astronomy #Science #Space #ZodiacalLight #MilkyWay #Galaxy #Stars #Chile #Atacama #Desert #SouthAmerica #SolarSystem #Cosmos #Universe #Astrophotography #Photography #STEM #Education
Yuri: "The view from the Atacama Desert. :) Stripe of zodiacal light spans across the sky and joins the Milky Way high in the sky. I've been asked many times whether zodiacal is indeed such bright visually? Digital cameras are more capable in collecting photos, but even visually here in Atacama, zodiacal light definitely stands out and clearly visible for unaided eye. Clear skies to all and I hope you'll enjoy the view :)"
Zodiacal Light: a faint elongated cone of light sometimes seen in the night sky, extending from the horizon along the ecliptic. It is thought to be due to the reflection of sunlight from particles of ice and dust within the plane of the solar system.
Credit: Yuri Beletsky
Release Date: August 30, 2017
+Yuri Beletsky
Technical details: Canon 16-35/2.8 L III lens
#Earth #Astronomy #Science #Space #ZodiacalLight #MilkyWay #Galaxy #Stars #Chile #Atacama #Desert #SouthAmerica #SolarSystem #Cosmos #Universe #Astrophotography #Photography #STEM #Education
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Liverpool have denied Barcelona’s claims that they were prepared to sell Philippe Coutinho on Spain’s transfer deadline day for €200m (£183m).
The Catalan club had had three bids swiftly rejected for the Brazil midfielder and Liverpool had repeatedly insisted that he was not for sale but, with the 25-year-old handing in a transfer request and not training with his team-mates, citing a back injury, the Catalan club continued to express their optimism that a deal could be done. Within hours of the window closing with no agreement being reached, Barcelona said they had walked away after Liverpool placed a €200m price on him – but that claim has been dismissed as false by the Anfield club.
Barcelona did not say who they spoke to, or where, and sources say that they did attempt to make direct contact with Liverpool’s owner, FSG, on Friday (Spain’s transfer window closed a day after that of the Premier League). However, that approach was knocked back.
Liverpool insist that their position never changed: Coutinho was not for sale for any price at any time, right to the end of the window. The Anfield club maintain that no valuation nor opportunity was offered and that Barcelona were repeatedly made aware throughout the summer that they would not sell. Via theguardian.com #footballplanetcom #liverpool #fcbarcelona #coutinho #philippecoutinho
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The Catalan club had had three bids swiftly rejected for the Brazil midfielder and Liverpool had repeatedly insisted that he was not for sale but, with the 25-year-old handing in a transfer request and not training with his team-mates, citing a back injury, the Catalan club continued to express their optimism that a deal could be done. Within hours of the window closing with no agreement being reached, Barcelona said they had walked away after Liverpool placed a €200m price on him – but that claim has been dismissed as false by the Anfield club.
Barcelona did not say who they spoke to, or where, and sources say that they did attempt to make direct contact with Liverpool’s owner, FSG, on Friday (Spain’s transfer window closed a day after that of the Premier League). However, that approach was knocked back.
Liverpool insist that their position never changed: Coutinho was not for sale for any price at any time, right to the end of the window. The Anfield club maintain that no valuation nor opportunity was offered and that Barcelona were repeatedly made aware throughout the summer that they would not sell. Via theguardian.com #footballplanetcom #liverpool #fcbarcelona #coutinho #philippecoutinho
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Oh Hai! -- Fort Collins, Colorado
A tiny jumping spider looks up at me as I take some portraits. Jumping spiders are intensely curious, and I've had several jump on my camera lens and/or me as I was photographing them. They have no fear and will even prey on Black Widow and Brown Recluse spiders. People have even imported broods of jumping spiders in order to remedy a Brown Recluse outbreak in their home.
For +Spider Sunday / #SpiderSunday curated by +Lerato Majikfaerie and +Kimberly Hosey, and #hqspmacro for +HQSP Macro, and #Macro4All by +Bill Urwin, +Thomas Kirchen, +Walter Soestbergen (+Macro4All ), and #macromaniacs for +MacroManiacs and +Sandra Deichmann...
A tiny jumping spider looks up at me as I take some portraits. Jumping spiders are intensely curious, and I've had several jump on my camera lens and/or me as I was photographing them. They have no fear and will even prey on Black Widow and Brown Recluse spiders. People have even imported broods of jumping spiders in order to remedy a Brown Recluse outbreak in their home.
For +Spider Sunday / #SpiderSunday curated by +Lerato Majikfaerie and +Kimberly Hosey, and #hqspmacro for +HQSP Macro, and #Macro4All by +Bill Urwin, +Thomas Kirchen, +Walter Soestbergen (+Macro4All ), and #macromaniacs for +MacroManiacs and +Sandra Deichmann...
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Kenya’s presidential election, won through Trump's consultancy firm Cambridge Analytica, has been nullified due to voting irregularities. Cambridge Analytica is heavily funded by Robert Mercer. Cambridge Analytica’s parent company is Strategic Communications Limited. The company was also affiliated with the pro-Brexit campaign.
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http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-40792078
https://face2faceafrica.com/article/cambridge-analytica-kenya
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/09/01/kenyas-supreme-court-declares-presidential-election-result-null/624115001/
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http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-40792078
https://face2faceafrica.com/article/cambridge-analytica-kenya
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/09/01/kenyas-supreme-court-declares-presidential-election-result-null/624115001/
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Trappist-1, an ultra-cool dwarf star 39 light years from Earth, was recently discovered to have 7 planets in close orbit around it. Now astronomers have used Hubble to determine how much Ultra-violet radiation has been hitting those planets in order to determine how likely liquid water is to have survived on their surfaces.
UV radiation breaks water down into Oxygen and Hydrogen, so over time intense UV will break down any surface water. The star generates UV flares, and the planet's close proximity to the star means the closest ones could have lost the equivalent of 20 Earth oceans of water. Depending on the age of the system, the furthest planets (including those in the 'habitable zone') could possibly have been able to hold on to liquid water, but they could still have lost significant amounts.
UV radiation breaks water down into Oxygen and Hydrogen, so over time intense UV will break down any surface water. The star generates UV flares, and the planet's close proximity to the star means the closest ones could have lost the equivalent of 20 Earth oceans of water. Depending on the age of the system, the furthest planets (including those in the 'habitable zone') could possibly have been able to hold on to liquid water, but they could still have lost significant amounts.
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Celestial nomad takes centre stage
In this new ESO image, nightfall raises the curtain on a theatrical display taking place in the cloudless skies over La Silla.
In a scene humming with activity, the major players captured here are Comet Lovejoy, glowing green in the centre of the image; the Pleiades above and to the right; and the California Nebula, providing some contrast in the form of a red arc of gas directly to the right of Lovejoy.
A meteor adds its own streak of light to the scene, seeming to plunge into the hazy pool of green light collecting along the horizon.
The telescopes of La Silla provide an audience for this celestial performance, and a thin shroud of low altitude cloud clings to the plain below the observatory streaked by the Panamericana Highway.
Comet Lovejoy’s long tail is being pushed away from the comet by the solar wind. Carbon compounds that have been excited by ultraviolet radiation from the Sun give it its striking green hue.
This is the first time the comet has passed through the inner Solar System and ignited so spectacularly in over 11 000 years. Its highly elliptical orbit about the Sun — adjusted slightly due to meddling planets — means that it will not grace our skies for another 8000 years once it has rounded the Sun and begun its lonely voyage back into the cold outer regions of the Solar System.
This image was taken by ESO Photo Ambassador Petr Horálek during a visit to La Silla in January 2015. The sky in this image was captured with a series of long exposures, resulting in the wonderful vista of the comet in the sky. However, the bottom half uses only one of these exposures in order to retain the sharpness of the La Silla landscape.
Credit: P. Horálek/ESO
#NASA #ESO #Comet
In this new ESO image, nightfall raises the curtain on a theatrical display taking place in the cloudless skies over La Silla.
In a scene humming with activity, the major players captured here are Comet Lovejoy, glowing green in the centre of the image; the Pleiades above and to the right; and the California Nebula, providing some contrast in the form of a red arc of gas directly to the right of Lovejoy.
A meteor adds its own streak of light to the scene, seeming to plunge into the hazy pool of green light collecting along the horizon.
The telescopes of La Silla provide an audience for this celestial performance, and a thin shroud of low altitude cloud clings to the plain below the observatory streaked by the Panamericana Highway.
Comet Lovejoy’s long tail is being pushed away from the comet by the solar wind. Carbon compounds that have been excited by ultraviolet radiation from the Sun give it its striking green hue.
This is the first time the comet has passed through the inner Solar System and ignited so spectacularly in over 11 000 years. Its highly elliptical orbit about the Sun — adjusted slightly due to meddling planets — means that it will not grace our skies for another 8000 years once it has rounded the Sun and begun its lonely voyage back into the cold outer regions of the Solar System.
This image was taken by ESO Photo Ambassador Petr Horálek during a visit to La Silla in January 2015. The sky in this image was captured with a series of long exposures, resulting in the wonderful vista of the comet in the sky. However, the bottom half uses only one of these exposures in order to retain the sharpness of the La Silla landscape.
Credit: P. Horálek/ESO
#NASA #ESO #Comet
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Some online companies in Malaysia use both WhatsApp and Telegram for communications. Using WhatsApp to communicate with clients is obvious, since almost all Malaysians use WhatsApp. Using Telegram for internal team communications is what's interesting though. Rather than just use WhatsApp, these businesses prefer using Telegram for their group messaging. In a way, it supports what I've been saying all along. WhatsApp is "good" because many people use it, but if given the choice, people will use Telegram because it is actually better.
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On this day, September 3rd,1997-On the HIStory World Tour Michael performs at the Wellington Hypodome in Ostend, Belgium to an audience of 60,000 and dedicates the show to his friend Princess Diana.Previously Michael cancelled this concert which was supposed to take place on August 31.
When the Ostend concert finally went ahead, Michael dedicated it to the ‘Queen of Hearts’, and prior to the show he had two huge pictures of Diana put on stage. During the concert fans held burning lighters high above their heads as Michael played Gone Too Soon and his planned (but ultimately withdrawn) Christmas single Smile, in remembrance of Diana.
In paying tribute to Diana, speaking via Kingdom International, Michael also took a swipe at the world’s paparazzi:
"The sudden loss of Diana, Princess of Wales, is one of the greatest tragedies of the millennium. Diana was a friend to the world. As one who has been under scrutiny the majority of my life, I speak with authority when I say that I am horrified that the paparazzi, supported by the tabloids’ animalistic behaviour, may be acceptable to the public.The world’s acceptance of this practice, if continued, will accelerate tragedies of this magnitude."
Michael subsequently contributed Gone Too Soon to TRIBUTE (USA: Diana Memorial Fund 69012, UK: Diana Memorial Fund VVR 1001052), an album comprising 36 songs, 13 of them previously unreleased. All proceeds from sales of the album went to the Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund.
Watch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMBvcxRz7Iw
When the Ostend concert finally went ahead, Michael dedicated it to the ‘Queen of Hearts’, and prior to the show he had two huge pictures of Diana put on stage. During the concert fans held burning lighters high above their heads as Michael played Gone Too Soon and his planned (but ultimately withdrawn) Christmas single Smile, in remembrance of Diana.
In paying tribute to Diana, speaking via Kingdom International, Michael also took a swipe at the world’s paparazzi:
"The sudden loss of Diana, Princess of Wales, is one of the greatest tragedies of the millennium. Diana was a friend to the world. As one who has been under scrutiny the majority of my life, I speak with authority when I say that I am horrified that the paparazzi, supported by the tabloids’ animalistic behaviour, may be acceptable to the public.The world’s acceptance of this practice, if continued, will accelerate tragedies of this magnitude."
Michael subsequently contributed Gone Too Soon to TRIBUTE (USA: Diana Memorial Fund 69012, UK: Diana Memorial Fund VVR 1001052), an album comprising 36 songs, 13 of them previously unreleased. All proceeds from sales of the album went to the Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund.
Watch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMBvcxRz7Iw
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Have a Wonderful Night | Good Night Everyone
Astronomy Photographer of the year 2016 shortlist in picture
#astronomy #photography #photographer #nightsky #milkyway #aurora
Astronomy Photographer of the year 2016 shortlist in picture
#astronomy #photography #photographer #nightsky #milkyway #aurora
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Sony’s 3D Creator app is an augmented reality marvel that made even my cynical old soul happy and joyful. Up until this year, AR has always been a clumsy gimmick, poorly implemented and mostly useless beyond the initial novelty. Sony’s trick is to create a 3D scanner that is astoundingly accurate and detailed, truly professional level stuff done with just the regular hardware of your Android smartphone.
Apple’s ARKit has proven exciting in large part because you don’t need special equipment or an especially large and clunky device to use it with. I still think it has potential to be a quietly revolutionary change for the way we all use our phones. And Sony’s stepping right up to the same high level of achievement with its 3D Creator.
Apple’s ARKit has proven exciting in large part because you don’t need special equipment or an especially large and clunky device to use it with. I still think it has potential to be a quietly revolutionary change for the way we all use our phones. And Sony’s stepping right up to the same high level of achievement with its 3D Creator.
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