Astronomy
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Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. Explanation: Sometimes the sky itself is the best show in town. On January 26, people from Perth , Australia gathered on a local beach to watch a sky light up with delights near and far.
APOD: 2007 February 5 - Comet Between Fireworks and Lightning
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We design - robust cloud solutions We leverage the enormous capabilities of emerging cloud technologies to help businesses maximize their return on investment for all of their information systems. When taking on any type of project large or small - we focus intensely on our customer's needs, and we tailor solutions specifically for their unique situations. Instant Access:Firstly, please remember that the word "paradox", like many others, has a number of different meanings. For example, the Chambers Dictionary 2006 has: " paradox : something which is contrary to received conventional opinion; something which is apparently absurd but is or may be really true; a self-contradictory statement" - three quite different meanings. Please bear this in mind before proclaiming, "This is not a real paradox because..." Secondly, it's an anthology, a selection from other people's writings - and in this case the "other people" include some renowned thinkers on paradoxes. Please bear this in mind before you dismiss what they say as "trivial", "idiotic" or the like. Only the text in italics comes from me .
Some paradoxes - an anthology
To do and notice: Click in the window to start a particle in motion around the two strange attractors. Click again very near to where you clicked the first time. You should see a new particle following the first very closely for a while, but as time goes on the small difference between the paths of the particles increases until they are following completely non-related paths. You may download this applet for your own informational, educational and/or other non-commercial purposes only, as long as you include the above credit line.