Big Bang 2of4: Dark Energy and the Early Universe

By Stars & Astronomy On September 9th, 2010

Lecture by Professor Richard Muller of the University California, Berkeley. Taken from Lecture 26 of the spring 2006 webcasts of Physics For Future Presidents. Also known as Descriptive Introduction to Physics. Empahsis is on conceptual understanding, rather than mathematics. All Lectures: www.youtube.com

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Dark Matter Fc 100% Guitar Hero 3 Custom

By Stars & Astronomy On September 9th, 2010

This Is Phenom`s Video….. I Put it here on youtube All credits to him!! :D 4 August 2009=View Counts OVER 9000!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Paiste 20″ New Signature Dark Energy Ride Cymbal Mark I 73630

By Stars & Astronomy On September 8th, 2010

Paiste 20″ New Signature Dark Energy Ride Cymbal Mark I 73630 Buy it now: mycymbal.com

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Game Geeks #57 d20 Dark Matter and d20 Menace Manual

By Stars & Astronomy On September 8th, 2010

Game Master Kurt Wiegel reviews and educates viewers on role playing games. In episode #57 Kurt reviews d20 Dark Matter and d20 Menace Manual by Wizards of the Coast. www.wizards.com © Wizards of the Coast, Inc. Host: Kurt Wiegel Production: Rob Mattison Game Geeks © PugKnows Productions

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Improved Hubble Shows Evidence of Dark Matter

By Stars & Astronomy On September 8th, 2010

As you may be aware, in May of this year, NASA launched its final mission to the HST to perform an upgrade. During this tricky mission, the astronauts replaced several key instruments with brand new ones, making the HST into an essentially brand new telescope. Now anybody who’s watched this channel for any length of time knows how I feel about the HST, I think it’s one of the most important scientific instruments ever created. It has shown us views of our universe and provided context of our place within it in a way that has never before been done by anything since the invention of the telescope itself. So it shouldn’t come as any surprise that these latest images from the Hubble’s upgraded cameras are among the most amazing ever taken. Here’s a sample of the latest images from the new and improved Hubble Space telescope released earlier this week. All Animations Courtesy NASA/ESA and can be found here: www.hubblesite.org Music used: Celtic Dawn: www.audiosparx.com Techno Galactica: www.audiosparx.com

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Dark Energy (Full Mix) – Brickwall Audio

By Stars & Astronomy On September 7th, 2010

Download brickwallaudio.bandcamp.com Presenting to you, one of my most ambitious works of 2010 – “Dark Energy (Full Mix)” This track is from a coming album and features a lot of Deviant Atmospheres, the cinematic NI KONTAKT library by Brickwall Audio! Besides Deviant Atmospheres, this track also features huge drums, floating melodies, a full orchestra section, shredding guitars and ripping synths! Composed by Erik Ekholm 2010 | erikekholm.com Music Licensing available from Brickwall Audio | http Deviant Atmospheres now available from the teamDNR store! teamdnr.net

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The Mystery of Dark Matter 1/3

By Stars & Astronomy On September 7th, 2010

Clip 1 from an educational video by the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, Canada. Source- www.perimeterinstitute.ca

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Use Dark Colours for Luscious and Deep Designs

By Stars & Astronomy On September 6th, 2010

Colour plays an important role in design, especially in web design. many companies use websites as a sales tool & using the right colours can mean increased sales, however getting the colours wrong can mean that less users & fewer sales.


Finding out about the psychology of colour is vitally important for web designers if they want to create a successful website. This is because different colours affect humans in various ways, & can influence moods & emotions. because of this your colour choice could upset your users if you don’t get it right.


Colour could also be used to guide users to a specific area of the page. For example, you may want a user to click the purchase button, so making it stand out is extremely vital.


Here is a guide to how various colours influence & affect people:


Blue can represent depth, professionalism, trust and honour. Dark blue is used by multitude corporate firms although this colour can also be seen as cold.


Black is about power, style, evil and mourning. heavy metal bands frequently use backgrounds that are black because of its association with the dark side and anger.


Yellow can represent riches, joy optimism and energy. Using yellow in designing for the world wide web is a great way to highlight certain components from the rest of the web site.


Yellow can be a wonderful colour to bring attention to certain bits of a web page. It can be linked to joy, happiness and summer.


Black is a very popular colour for backgrounds because it shows off other colours very well. it is associated with feeling of sexiness, style, elegance and power.


White is very popular in design web sites love interior design and graphic design. it can create a feeling of balance and space. it is linked to peace, simplicity, purity and light.


Evoking feelings of style, modernism, fashion and refinement, grey is routinely used on scenes that deal with fashion, design and technology.


Purple is a blend of blue and red. it does have the highlights of red, but has more lively properties than blue. It stirs up thoughts of royalty, religion and luxury. However, it isn’t a frequently used colour in designing for the world wide web.


The darker side of purple can be really deep and luscious. it can be linked to royalty, spirituality, arrogance and luxury. the lighter end of the spectrum can stand for romance and delicacy. its a colour that’s not really used much on sites.


Full of energy, vibrancy and stimulation, orange is a wonderful colour to use in designing for the internet. it can be used to bring youthfulness to a design.


Colour’s role is not just to make the site look nice, it can evoke feelings & emotions from the end-user. picking colours that agitate the site user can have damaging effects on your website, while cleverly picking may mean that the website meets user expectation.

Sherryll Juarres is a Torrevieja web designer offering Torrevieja web design to local Costa Blanca web design clients.

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BBC: Dark Matter Mining – Most of Our Universe is Missing

By Stars & Astronomy On September 6th, 2010

Can scientists identify dark matter by mining deep into the Earth’s core? Watch this great clip from BBC science show ‘Most Of Our Universe is Missing’ to find out more.

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Dark Circles Under the Eyes-why Laser and Light Treatments are the Most Effective Removal Methods

By Stars & Astronomy On September 5th, 2010

Millions of people have dark circles under their eyes. The causes of this condition vary, and there is great confusion about what actually causes dark eyelid skin and depressions, called circles, beneath the lower eyelid. Exciting, effective, new laser and light treatments are available. However, before I talk about how to correct the problem I want to make sure you understand what causes dark circles under your eyes. The cause will determine which laser or light treatment is best for you.

Causes of Dark Circles

· Thin Eyelid Skin- Eyelid skin is so thin that you actually see through the skin and see the color of the eyelid muscle, which is purple. Look at every face you see and you will see that the lower eyelid is the darkest colored skin on the face. People with very thin skin have darker lower eyelids.

· Visible Small Blood Vessels- Many people have hundreds of small blue veins visible on the lower eyelid. These blood vessels cast a blue dark appearance to the lower eyelid.

· Pigment-People who have excess sun exposure and do not wear sun block often develop brown pigment on the lower eyelid. People of dark skin types such as African American, Hispanic, Asian, Arab, and Central Asian people are very susceptible to pigmentation of the lower eyelid.

· Hollow Eye-Many people have a hollow eye appearance. This is caused by a lack of fat surrounding the eyeball. The hollow eye is most often inherited, and is very common in people of Central Asian origin, in my experience.

· Arcus Marginalis Deformity- Many people have a deep depression beneath the lower eyelid which they have noticed since childhood. It is an anatomic or structural condition which is usually inherited. It is caused by a small structure caused the arcus marginalis which tethers the lower eyelid skin to the bone of the eye socket. The skin of the eyelid above the arcus falls over and downward creating a deep shadow which is referred to as a dark circle under the eye.

· The Aging or Puffy Eye or Eyelid Bag- As we age our skin loses elasticity and becomes lax. As the lower eyelid becomes lax it fails to support normal fat which lies below the eyeball. This fat pushes the lower eyelid forward and forms a puffy eye or eye bag. The eye bag or puffy eye creates a dark shadow beneath the bulge where the arcus marginalis is tethering the skin to the underlying bone. This is the most common form of dark circle under the eye I see in my plastic surgery practice.

Laser and Light Based Treatments to Correct Dark Circles under the Eyes

· Intense Pulsed Light-IPL-Photo Facial- These therapies are not lasers. They use a flash of light which specifically targets the color of a pigment or blood vessel in the skin. The light is adjusted to be absorbed by the color red or brown. When the light energy is absorbed by the colored target, the target is heated and destroyed. IPL is set for red to close blood vessels, and brown to remove pigment. IPL can correct dark eyelid skin that is caused by visible small blood vessels and pigment. IPL on the eyelids should be done by a doctor. Eye shields must be placed over the eyeball to protect the eye. No anesthesia is required, you just feel a small snap as the light hits your skin. Usually three treatments scheduled 5 weeks apart are required for the best results.

· Fractional Ablative and Non-ablative Laser Resurfacing- Laser resurfacing can remove wrinkles and stimulate new collagen production in the skin. In some cases fractional laser resurfacing can be used to plump or thicken thin eyelid skin. Non-ablative laser resurfacing causes temporary pink skin but no skin removal or recovery is required. Non-ablative fractional laser resurfacing requires four treatments scheduled six weeks apart. Ablative fractional resurfacing requires topical local anesthesia, the skin is broken and 5-7 days of redness during recovery. Ablative fractional laser resurfacing is usually only done one time.

· Laser Transconjunctival Blepharoplasty with Arcus marginalis Release and Fat Grafting- This is a plastic surgery operation that is done to remove puffy eyes or eye bags. A laser beam is used to make a small incision on the inside pink part of the lower eyelid called the conjunctiva. The arcus marginalis which is tethering the lower eyelid skin and causing the dark circle is released, and the removed fat is then placed back inside beneath the arcus marginalis to plump the depression which was causing the dark circle. Some surgeons perform this procedure through an external lower eyelid incision, but I do not because the external incision weakens the support of the lower eyelid. This can cause a change in the shape of the eyelid to a sad eyed look. The internal incision, the transconjunctival incision does not change the beautiful shape of the eyelid. This technique is used to correct The Aging or Puffy Eye or Eyelid Bag and also used to correct the Arcus Marginalis Deformity in younger people.

· Fat Grafting for the Hollow Eye- For people who have a hollow eye appearance because they lack enough fat around the eyeball, I harvest fat from around the umbilicus or belly button. I then make a laser transconjunctival incision inside the lower eyelid and place the fat in a position to plump the hollow appearance.

Words of Warning and Advice

· Do Not Have Injections around Your Eyes- Many doctors are injecting soft tissue fillers to plump depressions beneath the eyelid. This is an off label use which means the companies that make the fillers do not recommend it. There has been a reported case of blindness in England caused by injecting a soft tissue filler around the eye.

· Do Not Have Fat Injections to Correct Dark Circles under the Eyes-Fat injection is a blind procedure in which your own fat is injected beneath the eyelid skin. The eye can be injured and frequently the fat is placed in the wrong position and the depression beneath the eyelid looks worse. I have had to surgically remove fat placed by other physicians. Some, very few, surgeons can do it well, but I will not risk the potential complications.

· Choose an Experienced Board Certified Doctor- Eyelid surgery and laser surgery are very sophisticated fields which require training, board certification, and most important-experience, in my opinion. Always seek two opinions and do your homework on the doctor you choose.

Search the net and learn more about eyelid rejuvenation. Safe, effective, modern laser treatments and light therapies are available to brighten your tired eyes.

 

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