The Melbourne Cup
Few events capture the imagination of the Australian public quite like the Melbourne Cup. Ever since 1993 the race has become a global event with the best international horses making the long trek over...
Few events capture the imagination of the Australian public quite like the Melbourne Cup. Ever since 1993 the race has become a global event with the best international horses making the long trek over...
Around the world today, there are more than 100 million of us who like to get our ‘eyes down’ on a regular basis and play bingo online. Not a bad number of followers for a game that has been around since the 1930s, and even earlier than that in other forms. Throughout its history, bingo has always been a game that is popular to play, but since it was transformed into an online game, that popularity has shot up even remarkably.
Splendors seldom seen are revealed in this glorious picture from Saturn’s shadow. Imaged by Cassini on October 17, 2012 during its 174th orbit, the ringed planet’s night side is viewed from a perspective 19 degrees below the ring plane at a distance of about 800,000 kilometers with the Sun almost directly behind the planet. A 60 frame mosaic, images made with infrared, red, and violet filters were combined to create an enhanced, false-color view.
Its curly hair give it a sheep-like appearance, and some breeders say it’s as good natured as a dog.
The modern Korean woman is said to have exchanged maternal and domestic femininity for a slim, well-toned body and beautiful face. And for many Korean women, cosmetic surgery is not only a symbolic practice of coming of age and care for the self but it serves to provide significant gains in education, marriage and career.
Where are the limits of human technology? And can we somehow avoid them? This is where quantum computers become very interesting.