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Sunday, 29. January 2006
Art of Physics
 Hand through flat soap bubble | The Canadian Association of Physicists launched the first Art of Physics Competition at their 1992 Annual Congress in Windsor, Ontario. The aim of the competition is to stimulate interest, especially among non-scientists, in some of the captivating imagery associated with physics. The challenge is to capture photographically a beautiful or unusual physics phenomenon and explain it in less than 200 words in terms that everyone can understand. |
Astronomy Picture of the Day
| Not a new link but worth to remember: Astronomy Picture of the Day |
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Sometimes both heaven and Earth erupt. In Iceland in 1991, the volcano Hekla erupted at the same time that auroras were visible overhead. Hekla, one of the most famous volcanoes in the world, has erupted at least 20 times over the past millennium, sometimes causing great destruction. The last eruption occurred only six years ago but caused only minor damage. The green auroral band occurred fortuitously about 100 kilometers above the erupting lava. Is Earth the Solar System's only planet with both auroras and volcanos?
Escape The Obion - The Hidden Map
 | Are you one of those point-and-click adventure and escape the room fans? OK - for today: |
Chinese New Year
| The Chinese New Year is called Yuan Tan by the Chinese. Yuan Tan is celebrated on the second new moon after the winter solstice. This year it's today, on January 29th. It is the beginning of the Year of the Dog. Chinese New Year, the most important holiday for Chinese. Will it be a good year? Some News about the Chinese New Year. |
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Antarctic Penguins (Adelie and Emperor)
 | Antarctic Penguins (Adelie and Emperor) |
Which Sports Car Are You?
Which Sports Car Are You? Are you an Italian exotic or an American muscle car? A classic roadster or a high-tech racer? This test will show you your true inner vehicle...| OMG! I'm a Chevrolet Corvette! You're a classic - powerful, athletic, and competitive. You're all about winning the race and getting the job done. While you have a practical everyday side, you get wild when anyone pushes your pedal. You hate to lose, but you hardly ever do... |
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Saturday, 28. January 2006
Lynn Radeka Photography
Lynn Radeka?s professional photography career spans more than thirty years. Influenced in his early work by Ansel Adams and Wynn Bullock, he continues to pursue a technical and aesthetic mastery of the medium of photography. | His love of the grand landscapes and intimate details of the American West was born on his first trip to Death Valley in 1966. This site features many of Radeka?s classic images as well as a number of personal favorites. |
New York Architecture
| Chanin Building: Steel frame. 56 floors, 207m (680 feet) high. Cost: $14,000,000 The steel frame is clad in buff brick and terra cotta and it is set back in conformance with the 1916 Zoning Law. The facade illustrates the introduction of colored glass, stone and metal on the exterior of tall buildings. Materials such as bronze, Belgian marble and terra-cotta are used here in an inventive and exuberant way. Tom Fletcher's New York Architecture Images and Notes: New York Architecture |
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Views of the month
 | Helsinki: Last moments of daylight on a very cold winter day. Picture taken soon after sunset from Eteläinen Uunisaari island, which is situated near Kaivopuisto district. |
Péril sur Akryls
| Fantastic 3D Animation! Péril sur Akryls by Yann Couderc & Xavier Henry Check the other 3D Clip at the 3D Theme Park. |
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Hellbound
 | Navigate through raising platforms. Don't hit the top or the bottom. Bounce on enemies heads for points. |
WordCount
| WordCount? is an artistic experiment in the way we use language. It presents the 86,800 most frequently used English words, ranked in order of commonness. Each word is scaled to reflect its frequency relative to the words that precede and follow it, giving a visual barometer of relevance. WordCount was designed with a minimalist aesthetic, to let the information speak for itself. |
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WordCount / Tracking the Way We Use Language /
SuitSat
 | Now is the time to begin preparing your amateur radio station to receive signals from SuitSat, the most unusual Amateur Radio satellite ever orbited. |
Friday, 27. January 2006
Ian J. Plant Photography
| To create art, one must "see beyond" that which one's eyes perceive, to find the essence of a subject. To that end, I seek scenes where composition, mood, and light come together to produce a stunning image. Leaves, trees, waterfalls, and rocks all become abstractions of color, line, shape, and form. In the end, however, it is the beauty and power of nature that guides my work. I can only hope that my images capture even the tiniest fraction of that inspiration, and convey it to you, the viewer. Ian J. Plant Photography |
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Meiji
 Emperor Meiji | The modernizing of Japan and Japanese culture began in 1853 when Commodore Perry and his fleet of Black Ships arrived in Kyoto harbour. Previously, Japan was a feudal culture ruled by shoguns, samurai and daimyo in the Tokugawa era. Imperial Japan was reborn in the aftermath of Perry's visit with the installation of the Emperor Meiji in 1868. Meiji's reforms were modeled on western industrialization and made Japan one of the leading industrial nations of the twentieth century. This virtual exhibit examines the period leading up to and following the Meiji restoration. |