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For many generations various human cultures have had great knowledge about the star constellations. However, these days most of the so-called modernized breed of human can't tell you much about what's around us in the infinite Universe. The funny thing is, technically we now know more about what's there than ever before, we've even got photos. With the Hubble Telescope we now have access to the most unbelievable pictures imaginable: galaxies, nebulae and millions of stars close up. You don't need to buy a book or DVD to see this stuff, just sit down at your computer and let the Internet take you on a galactic journey.A lot of the images can be accessed for free just by finding the right sites.

At http://wires.news.com.au/special/mm/030811-hubble.htm#panup2 you can watch a stream of beautiful visuals that are literally out of this world. The beauty of the photos, the fact that they are moving, and the musical accompaniment makes the whole trip quite ethereal. The other great aspect is the information the scientists have uncovered, mind-blowing ideas like the fact that some stars are 60 times brighter than our own sun, or the idea that there are thousands of stars in one tiny spot in the sky. The concept that galaxies are 150 million light years away-do you know how fast light travels? For the average human who spends their existence in one place working hard everyday to make ends meet, life can become somewhat monotonous and insulated. You forget that there's a whole world out there.

The Universe however might be a random thought that only appears once in a month. The stars seem so disconnected to our everyday reality, but the fact is that we are part of a much bigger picture-the biggest picture of all, infinite space. Maybe if we did focus a bit more ?outside the box' of our familiar routines we could grasp on to the magic and perfection that surrounds us all the time, the real neighborhood that we belong to.http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=16616 http://www.spaceweather.com/http://www.sec.noaa.gov/These are a few more sites I discovered that give us more insight or ?outsight' into what is going on around us. Again I find the Internet has become my medium for accessing knowledge about life. Without leaving the office or my house I can travel to the most beautiful places, real places, we're not talking Star Trek here people! I've seen many magical things in my life thus far: snow ?capped mountains, rainbows over waterfalls, sunsets on tropical beaches.

I've seen art, heard music, watched films; I've lived a very fortunate life indeed. But, to see these pictures and to learn about the incredible worlds outside our own?on a computer at home?it has taken me to a new level of understanding, new level of reverence for what it is we are part of. The only way to describe these galaxies, stars, and giant gas clouds close up is to speak the word ?magic'. You will never see real paintings like this, beauty that stretches for millions of miles.My computer screen has become a looking glass portal..

Jesse S. SomerM6.Nethttp://www.m6.netJesse S. Somer is from Earth, his connection to the Internet has now connected him to other worlds, real worlds.danielp@m6.net

It's Already 10a.m. - Why Aren't I A Millionaire Yet??

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It's Already 10a.m. - Why Aren't I A Millionaire Yet??

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Poker Academy Donates $13,000 of Texas Hold?em Software to Lehigh University for Continued Research and Development in Artificial Intelligence

Poker Academy, a leading software developer of poker products, has donated $13,000 in software to Lehigh University for students in computer science and engineering to use in artificial intelligence (AI) research projects.Hector Munoz-Avila, assistant professor of computer science and engineering, said the donated software will be used in "Artificial Intelligence: Game Programming," a course offered last fall for the first time that will be taught again next fall.The goal of the students using the donated software in the new class, which Munoz-Avila teaches, will be to make better, more challenging computer games that adapt to a player's behavior, style and level of skill."Only a few games currently employ adaptive artificial intelligence, which is also called machine learning," said Munoz-Avila, who has a grant from the Naval Research Laboratory to study game programming. "Most are ?hard-coded' to operate at a fixed level or levels."Adaptive AI is code that allows computer software...

Poker Academy Donates $13,000 of Texas Hold?em Software to Lehigh University for Continued Research and Development in Artificial Intelligence

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Traverse Global Communications Corp Completes Aquisition of Computer Sisters Inc.

(ContentDesk) October 13, 2005 -- Traverse Global Communications Corp is pleased to announce completion of it's Computer Sisters Inc. acquisition. With the close of this aquisition, a vast number of new services are now available to the existing website hosting client base of Computer Sisters and it's key resellers. Michael W. Henton, President of Traverse Global Communications states, "The acquisition of Computer Sisters Inc.

brings several key web properties under our umbrella of companies. As with our other aquisitions, we continue to extend the reach of our core business lines to a receptive audience. Our purchase of Computer Sisters Inc. has provided us a firm foothold as an internet service provider in Washington State."About Traverse Global Communications CorpTraverse Global Communications Corp offers a complete line of internet services for web developers, business owners and non-profit organizations. From web hosting and domain name registration to merchant accounts and...

Traverse Global Communications Corp Completes Aquisition of Computer Sisters Inc.

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