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European Elections 2019
Ireland South Constituency European Election
Deirdre Clune (nee Barry) Has lost her European Seat. The sitting MEP will not be present when the newly elected EU Parliament convenes. She will only join the European Parliament if and when the United Kindom leaves the EU. RTE continually streamed that Grace O'Sullivan and Deirdre Clune had been elected. This is grossly misleading.
Desperate attempts were made by Fine Gael HQ to ensure the election of sitting MEP Deirdre Clune in the final days of the election. This included assigning the Fine Gael vote in Counties Tipperary and Limerick exclusively to Deirdre Clune. But these attempts have failed
——————————————————————————– Further Desperate Attempt to Save FG Euro Seat of Deirdre Clune(nee Barry) The Other Two FG Candidates, Sean Kelly MEP (Kerry) and Andrew Doyle TD (Wicklow) have been Banned from Limerick and Tipperary By Director of Elections. But Doyle Refuses to Obey. https://wp.me/pKzXa-1iu
FG Bid to save 2 Seats in Ireland South
Daniel McConnell Political Editor, Irish Examiner Wednesday, May 22,
Fine Gael is deeply divided after it was forced to "revise" its division of the Ireland South constituency in order to bolster MEP Deirdre Clune's flagging campaign, just 48 hours before polling.
Letters issued in parts of the vast constituency by Director of Elections Regina Doherty have called on voters in Limerick and Tipperary to give Ms Clune their number 1 votes in order to ensure Fine Gael keeps its two seats in the European Parliament.
Ms Doherty's letter called on voters in the city to vote for Ms Clune ahead of her party colleagues Sean Kelly, who is all but assured of a seat and junior agriculture minister Andrew Doyle, who is seen as a sweeper in Leinster.0 But Mr Doyle and his camp are furious at the diktat, which they say was issued "without any consultation."
Pat Deering, TD for Carlow-Kilkenny, and Mr Doyle's campaign manager told the Irish Examiner that the team is "very disappointed" with the letter issued by Ms Doherty, which was done as part of a protectionist policy to benefit the two sitting MEPs.
"If they wanted to protect the two candidates, then why run three. This is very disappointing, we were not consulted and I tell you what, we will be going into Tipperary and Limerick tomorrow," he said.
—————————————————————-May 19 Deirdre Clune (nee Barry) FG MEP Down to 7% in Red C Poll-Mick Wallace on 8%, O'Sullivan Green also on 8% !!!
Desperate Attempt to save seat of Deirdre Clune (nee Barry) FG MEP Continues but seems to be failing. Two other FG Candidates were Banned from FG's Cork Euro Hustings. Last Week MRBI Irish Times Ireland South Poll FG Candidates: Kelly 18%, Clune 10%, Doyle 9%
Irish Examiner Tuesday, May 14, 2019 https://wp.me/pKzXa-1iu
Fine Gael has banned a second party candidate from taking part in the Irish Examiner European election debate in Cork amid fears that their involvement could damage sitting MEP Deirdre Clune's re-election chances. Kerry-based MEP Sean Kelly confirmed that he has been told not to attend the public meeting.Last weekend, Wicklow-based Andrew Doyle said he had been barred from taking part in the event.
——————————————————————————-Wicklow FG Candidate Excluded From FG Cork Euro Launch in Desperate Bid To Save the Seat Of Cork's Deirdre Clune (nee Barry) MEP
Irish Examiner Saturday, May 11, 2019 – 06:45 AM https://wp.me/pKzXa-1iu
A major row has erupted within Fine Gael after junior minister Andrew Doyle was ordered not to attend a hustings event next week, after previously being told he could go.
Mr Doyle, a Wicklow-based TD and junior agriculture minister, and his campaign director Pat Deering, TD for Carlow- Kilkenny, have hit out at Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan, who has issued an order that he does not appear at the Irish Examiner event in Cork next Thursday night.
Treat Irish Times MRBI Euro-Poll with Caution!
Ireland South https://wp.me/pKzXa-1iu
Infamously, Conor Cruise O'Brien commented on the transfer of a number of votes from a H-block hunger striker to Minister Paddy Cooney (FG), scourge of the IRA. Conor thought it was an example of the insanity/irrationality of the mere Irish. It would not have occurred to CCO'B that there was method in the "madness" of the supporters of the hunger striker. As there was no republican candidate to whom votes could be transferred you might as well keep a minister in your own area. Why? To ensure that the area would not be overlooked in the matters of public services, capital investment, location of multi-national companies etc. Clientelism is a huge factor in Irish electoral politics and PR enables strategic voting to take that factor into account.
Ireland South (4 or 5 seats):
Kelly* (FG) 18 Kerry
Ní Ríada* (SF) 14 Cork
Kelleher (FF) 13 Cork
Clune* (FG) 10 Cork
Byrne (FF) 10 Wexford
Doyle (FG) 9 Wicklow
Wallace (I4C) 8 WexFord
Nunan (Lab) 5 Dublin (Kerry Background)
O'Sullivan (GP) 5 Waterford-Tramore
Gardner (Ind) 2 Kilkenny
No candidate from Limerick or Clare or Laois or Offally
No candidate above 1 % in Tipperary or Carlow
others all 1% or lower
https://www.laoistoday.ie/2019/04/16/confirmed-the-full-list-of-european-election-candidates-in-the-ireland-south-area/ and their places of residence
Earlier on CLR I said: Treat Irish Times Euro-Poll with Caution
1. low 500 sample MOE 4.4 %
2. Poll for Persons not parties -favours high name recognition candidates-discriminates more than normal party polls against pocketed(localised) and therefore independent candidates
3. 12% + or – 4.4% for a candidate is much more uncertain for example than FF 25% + or – 3.3% in a party poll
Fine Gael Total 18+10+9= 37%
Does this mean that FG are on 37%? NO!
Sean Kelly on 18% is certain to be elected. There is no other KERRY CANDIDATE! Many Kerry supporters of FF and Other Parties will vote for Kelly to ensure that Kerry's interests are "looked after". There is no candidate at all from Limerick or Clare! These counties are politically closer to Kerry rather than to Munster rivals Cork. Many Limerick and Clare supporters of FF and other parties will vote for Kelly. Limerick and Clare Fine Gael supporters are much more likely to vote for Kelly than for Cork's Deirdre Clune or Wicklow's Andy Doyle! I wouldn't be surprised if he secured more votes than the 18% he got in the MRBI POLL. The downside of this is that if he gets a surplus there will be significant leakage to other parties on its distribution!
Minister of State, Andy Doyle (FG) is the only Wicklow candidate. As such his 9% in the poll may be carrying many non-Fine Gael Eastern regional votes. Although Deirdre Clune (nee Barry) is only on 10%, it is likely that she will be ahead of Doyle on late counts as County Cork has a very large population and there are many minor Cork-based candidates to be eliminated. But it remains to be seen whether the leakage from Kelly's Surplus Distribution and Doyle's transfers ensures she is not elected particularly in a 4 seats only scenario. On the other hand, her lack of name recognition across the 12 counties and consequent pocketing of her vote in Cork City and County, may mean that the 10% she has received in the MRBI Poll underestimates her actual support. She should definitely be elected in a 5 seat scenario.


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Paul comes to Lloyd's defence and a fight threatens but Anita rings the police, breaking up the incident. Stella and Craig find Beth but so does Karl whose presence intimidates Craig into telling his mum what's wrong. Peter feigns an interest in how the factory makes its goods. Lloyd makes Paul see that it's not the first time he's been subjected to a racist attack. Eileen finds Steve and Brian in the Rovers and Brian makes out that the aborted evening was Paul's fault. Beth can't get through to Craig. Karl tells him that he will help him deal with his "guilt". Worried that Leanne is taking on too much, Stella forces Tina to work at the bistro. Lloyd and Paul return to the Rovers, the best of mates, but Eileen has had enough and walks out. Leanne gets a call from the hospital saying that the swelling on Nick's brain has come down so they are going to reduce his sedation. She and Gail rush round there. Kylie feels pains. Determined to try and win Faye round, Sally tells Anna they're having a Bank Holiday BBQ. Anna retorts that Faye won't be there as they're having their own BBQ. Peter feels belittled by Carla as she witters on about the expensive wedding dress she's buying. Michelle tells him that he's got to tell Carla how he feels. Eileen tells Paul that she feels she's insignificant to him. Gail tells Leanne that she now realises how much she loves her son. Nina Morrison tells them that they want to take Nick off the life-support system and that although things are moving in the right direction, they are only part way-through a long process. Eileen tells Paul that she feels she doesn't matter to him.
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- Anna Windass - Debbie Rush
- Beth Tinker - Lisa George
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- Michelle Connor - Kym Lomas
- Peter Barlow - Chris Gascoyne
- Owen Armstrong - Ian Puleston-Davies
- Tina McIntyre - Michelle Keegan
- David Platt - Jack P. Shepherd
- Simon Barlow - Alex Bain
- Nick Tilsley - Ben Price
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- Unknown streets in Manchester city centre
- Gail McIntyre tells Leanne Tilsley of an incident when Nick was hospitalised with convulsions when he was "three or four". These events were not depicted on screen at the time.
- Location filming was conducted on Booth Street and outside "The City Arms" pub on the adjacent Kennedy Street, both in Manchester city centre.
- TV Times synopsis: Paul comes to Lloyd's aid; the hospital consultant has good news for Gail and Leanne regarding Nick; and Karl tries to persuade Craig not to talk to Beth about the fire.
- Viewing Figures: First UK broadcast: 8,310,000 viewers (1st place).
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A hit and run accident was reported at Midtown on Flindt Drive at 6:51 p.m. Sunday.
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Witnesses observed the fleeing vehicle park in the 500 block of East Fifth Street.
Police located the vehicle and subsequently located the driver, Victor Kilmete, 43, of Storm Lake, in a residence at 700 Hudson St.
Police charged Kilmete with OWI, public intoxication, driving while revoked and leaving the scene of an accident. He was booked into the county jail on an $8,300 bond.
No injuries were reported.
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Marlow had departed prior to the arrival of police.
Officers located Marlow walking in the 1100 block of Spooner Street where he was arrested without incident.
Police charged Marlow with criminal trespass. He was booked into the county jail on a $300 bond.
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We're off to Dewalt's 2017 new tool media event!
It was during last year's event that Dewalt introduced their new FlexVolt lineup of next-generation cordless power tools.
Ah, good memories:
Introducing Dewalt Flexvolt!, Plus a Teaser of New 20V Max Tools
Dewalt FlexVolt Q&A – Everything You've Asked About, and More
So… what do you think is in store for us this year? Here are my predictions:
1) A strong push into plumbing and electrical markets with a PEX fitting expander, a cordless drain snake, a large cable stripper, etc.
These tools have already been announced, but the event will likely give us a chance to get some hands-on time. Maybe there will be some surprises?
2) FlexVolt Expansion? Well, what do you think Dewalt has in store for us this year?
A larger 120V Max corded-cordless table saw, perhaps? A 60V Max cordless 10″ sliding miter saw? We already know about the new cordless compressor.
What would you want to see come to the FlexVolt lineup?
3) 20V Max cordless expansion. Well, we know there are new nailers coming out, a new cordless grinder, and a cordless fan that we're waiting on imagery and further details about.
Will there be more?
4) Tool Connect. The big reveal will probably be the new Dewalt Tool Connect cordless power tools you can buy, and the kinds of things the new connected-tool system can do to make pro users' lives or work a little easier.
There's also that new Dewalt WiFi thingie.
5) Will there be a Craftsman teaser? Probably not.
Anything Else?
I anticipate that there will be a few surprises, but I can't really think of what they could be.
There will be 4 one-hour "rotations," which I'm guessing will focus on Tool Connect, the plumbing and electrical specialty tool expansion, new FlexVolt offerings, and new 20V Max offerings. Maybe some of those categories will be smushed together and there will be one additional rotation. Hand tools, tool storage, and mechanic's tools, perhaps?
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ARE you familiar with How the Grinch Stole Christmas! ? Well, if you've never read this book by Dr. Seuss, or seen the story animated on television, there's a character in it: little Cindy-Lou Who. Her family and friends cared much more about the true meaning of Christmas than anything else, even getting presents. Although Cindy-Lou was ''not more than two,'' she sang for joy, despite the fact that someone had stolen everyone's gifts in the attempt to stop Christmas from coming!
That ''someone'' was named the Grinch. And when the Grinch saw what had happened-that what he'd done hadn't stifled the joy of Christmas for any of the Whos in Who-ville, something significant began to dawn on him. He decided that perhaps Christmas doesn't ''come from a store.'' 1
Maybe you've even thought the same thing. Sharing the love of Christmas and the sentiment behind its message of peace and goodwill-this is the true meaning of Christmas. Goodwill and peace are certainly worth celebrating. Actually, they come from expressing God.
''Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind,'' said Christ Jesus (Luke 10:27). God actually is Love. Our true nature, as God's creation, is to express divine Love. Loving God results in feeling love and appreciation for others. It comes naturally.
Discovering for yourself your very own good nature, which comes from God, gets at the true meaning of Christmas. It is a celebration of the appearance of Christ, Truth. This can occur on any day of the year, of course, and not just on December 25.
The Grinch tried to stop Christmas from coming. In a story like this, it's easy to see how impossible that was. But sometimes you might find other people's behavior stealing your joy during the holidays. When someone is being selfish or just plain hateful, the joy of Christmas can feel as far away as the North Pole.
One Christmastime I remember watching a very angry man at a car rental counter. The car he'd reserved wasn't ready, and he was yelling about it and pounding his fists. Now, the music playing in that rental office was the song ''A Holly Jolly Christmas.'' I grinned to myself because it looked like the man was keeping time with the song as he beat his fist on the counter. I don't know how things turned out for him, but I hope, at least at some point, he felt the spiritual joy and love of Christmas.
Think about it: the influence of Christ is present in your thought. You feel it by loving God and man. This begins in a quiet, private way, just between you and God. Each of us is always with God. All the selfishness, condemnation, self-righteousness, or hatred in the world couldn't ever come between you and God.
In some ways, then, the celebration of true Christmas will always be a private thing, independent of other people's behavior. But as the Christ-idea appears-that is, as you realize that God loves us all and gives us good things-it is natural to share this realization freely. If you share with others and get nothing back, nothing about Christmas is taken away from you. God's love is always burning as brightly as ever for you. The birth of Jesus in a stable symbolizes this fact. It was a quiet event that gave the world the true idea of God. Mary Baker Eddy, the Discoverer of Christian Science, wrote in another Christmas book, Christ and Christmas, these words (p. 53):
Forever present, bounteous, free,
Christ comes in gloom;
And aye, with grace towards you
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For health makes room.
True Christmas celebration is full of joy, because this holiday celebrates the bright light of Christly thinking and living. Yes, this Christmas season, we can all see together that this is true.
1 From How the Grinch Stole Christmas! by Dr. Seuss. TM and copyright 1957 by Dr. Seuss Enterprises, L.P. Reprinted by permission of Random House, Inc.


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In this special Star Wars Day episode (from 2014), Jen and Angela discuss the women of the Star Wars universe. To the hosts, Star Wars also encompasses what was formerly known as: "The Expanded Universe", or "The EU" as fans call it. The EU includes all the officially licensed background, outside the films and television shows; such as novels, comics and games. A recent announcement from Lucasfilm stated that the EU would now be labeled "Legends" and that the new Star Wars films would not be bound to this material, but that content creators would not be prohibited from using content from the Legends sources. The vast majority of the stories available in the old EU were never considered canon, in other words, to George Lucas they did not exist unless he found something interesting and used it in the prequel films or the animated series. The announcement from the powers that be stated that moving forward, all Star Wars storytelling will be interconnected and canon. Anomaly believes this to be a good thing. Another announcement, that followed the EU news almost a week later, pertained to the core cast of Episode VII.
Immediately, there was reaction all over the internet, regarding what some saw as a lack of minorities and women in the cast. The hosts recorded their initial discussion prior to these press releases, but soon after recorded a follow up to address the news and fan reaction, especially since it effected their main topic. In this episode, they talk about the debates related to this announcements, had on the Anomaly Facebook Group and the internet as a whole. Jen and Angela have a more optimistic, but admit they have been a bit nervous about J.J. Abrams' involvement since seeing the latest Star Trek films. Even so, they tried to give nervous fans hope that the new Star Wars films would be different, and outlined the reasons why they feel that way. They also offer a means of protest, should they fail to meet fan expectations. Included is a segment within the episode, where Jen and her The Star Wars Stacks co-hosts, Chris and Joe, describe several female characters from the EU, the Clone Wars TV show and previous films. In short, Star Wars women DO exist and they are AWESOME.
Note: it was impossible to describe why these characters were interesting without spoiling a bit of their backgrounds; there is a spoiler alert before this discussion begins. If you are concerned about spoilers, you can pick up at the 1 hour and two minutes mark. It's our opinion that they are very mild, but we felt we should offer a warning anyway. If you have an opinion, please send it in the form of an audio comment or an email. You can also call the Anomaly Podcast voice mail line at 432-363-4742, use the widget on our site or send an audio file to girlygeekz at gmail dot com. Commenting is also open in the Anomaly Facebook Group or at the bottom of this post. Please listen to the entire episode before sending feedback, as it provides more information on the hosts' opinions and that of their community. Thanks for subscribing!
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08. 14. 2009
Has the recession brought the US birth rate down?
The US birth rate appears to have gone down 2% in 2008, according to the government. That's more than 70,000 fewer babies than expected.
The figure is not quite firm, since lower immigration could also explain why the birth rate did not increase for the first time since the turn of the millennium.
The experts are saying that the poor economy is a possible explanation. Although as I do the math it's clear that would mean lots of women decided against pregnancy for financial reasons as early as the first half of 2007--a time when even few experts foresaw that we were headed over a cliff.
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Do you suppose tracking marriage rates might be useful, even though marriage and having babies are no longer inextricably linked? Sales of bridal gowns? Business ups and downs of wedding planners? Or, here's a thought, could sales of bridesmaid dresses and rates of shoe-dying turn out to be a leading economic indicator?
Thanx to Allison Bond over at 80Beats, who rounded up some news items about the birth rate data.
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Indiana, 1851, Alaska, 1956: A Century of Difference in State Constitutions
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here is the situation I encounter with red alert that don't sound only for one of our 2 ships.
During a game we've got 2 Ships : Artemis & Hera
- 7 computers for ship Artemis (6 roles and one computer dedicated for main screen),
- 7 computers for ship Hera (6 roles and one computer dedicated for main screen),
- 1 computer for Game Master
- 2 computers for the Artemis's fighters
- 1 computer for the Artemis Server
All computers are the same model : Asus Rog GL552 on Windows 10 Spring update.
- The router is an asus rog RT AC 5300
Here the routing plan :
The main screen of Artemis don't make any sound during red alert.
While all the others sounds are well played : shield, hit, missille launch....).
Allthough The main screen of Hera does it well. The problem is only for Artemis.
I try to switch computers mains screen with the same issue.
Note : the Two main screen's computers use DMX interface for lightning. And it works well.
Any idea?
Thanks by advance for your help.
Hello, thanks for theses elements.
The version used is 2.7.1
We choose to put the server in the game master's room in order to manage the game and to prepare the missions hidden from the players.
This is why we put a computer dedicated to the first ship main screen (which isn't th server in that case)
If the first ship main screen must be on th server it would more complex to manage.
Any other idea?
Thanks for these elements.
The stranger thing is that on the Artemis main screen (wich isn't the server) all the DMX lights and the game sounds works well (except the red alert sound: dat\alarm4.wav)
I checked the artemis.ini file and the red alert sound seems to be correct.
Here the parameters:
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TEDxyouth@manchester was held on Wednesday 16th November 2016 at The Fallibroome Academy and explored the theme of identity.
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Kat Arney: Taking a Look Inside Your Genes
Scientist, writer and broadcaster Kat Arney explores our biological make up in this witty and informative look at the language of our genes revealing their often surprisingly random and 'wobbly' behaviour.
Nicola Osborne: What Do Your Digital Footprints Say About You?
Digital education and social media expert Nicola Osborne encourages us to tread carefully on social media and consider what our digital footprint might reveal about us.
Ben Smith: Happiness
Marathon runner and charity fundraiser Ben Smith reveals how he overcame the effects of bullying and found both happiness and his identity through extreme physical endeavour and by undertaking the 401 Challenge.
Ben Garrod: The Power of One
Primate expert and BBC science presenter Ben Garrod draws parallels between the animal kingdom and human behaviour to highlight the power of the individual to truly create change in society.
Imogen Walsh: Is Gender Fluid?
Imogen challenges us to think beyond the gender binary and instead choose new expressions from our evolving language to reflect and embrace gender fluidity.
Sam Amey, Nicola Smith and Ellena Wilson: Fast Forward to the Future
Sam, Nicola and Ellena reflect on their experiences at the London International Youth Science Forum and consider how the discoveries of the past continue to inspire the work of future generations.
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In honor of Valentine's Day, I wrote a not-so-serious Shakespearean sonnet. Enjoy!
There was great happiness around the world
Young marriages made and old ones renewed
Dances, good spirits, and white dresses twirled
Yet love his majesty hadn't valued
Ban of marriage though sinful accepted
To have no more weddings from this day on
St. Valentine just simply neglected
His power to marry never withdrawn
We remember him and all that he said
Because the king cried out, "Off with his head!"
Have a very happy Valentine's Day, and be sure to share the tidbits of history from the sonnet with your loved ones!


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Blueliner Guide to the Coventry Blaze
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Gadget godfather Walt Mossberg is first out of the gate with a review of the Apple TV, and he likes what he sees. It seems that Apple's first A/V product designed for the living room worked exactly as advertised. Over 10 days of testing, Mossberg (and colleague Katie Boehret) was able to stream the iTunes-based music, video, and photos from six computers--three Windows PCs and three Macs--without a hitch. Even more impressive was the fact that the video streaming was stutter-free, even though he was testing with an older 802.11g wireless router rather than the state-of-the-art 802.11n Wi-Fi version that's built into the Apple TV.
The full review at Mossberg's Personal Technology site (which, curiously, does not require a subscription even though the paper's main site does) goes on to point out the key limitations of the device--it only streams iTunes content, and only works with HD or EDTVs--as well as some feature comparisons to the streaming and video download services available on the Xbox 360 (one of several competing devices). You can also watch Walt and Katie's YouTube-esque video review embedded above.
CNET will have a full review of Apple TV soon.
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Multiple Sequence Optimization Alignment - Heuristic Methods
Multiple Sequence Optimization Alignment by Heuristic Methods is the third of 10 lectures on Biological Sequence Analysis [BSA], I give at ANU, Canberra, Australia in September to November 2018. BSA is a huge field since sequences are presently so abundant. Multiple Sequence Analysis only took off in the late 80s after Pairwise Sequence Analysis had been enough until then.
In this lecture I will discuss heuristic methods used to align a large number of sequences. These are the programs that the users know. There is no guarantee for their performance. They are empirically tested against bench marks that is has been manually made to fit what a biologist would like often using extra data such as protein structure. Some of these programs (like Clustal) have developed over decades and articles describing them often have focus on how to run the program. I will in this lecture try to extra some of the key tricks used in these programs allowing them to analyze such large data sets.
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The home of Emma Flint from Raw Styling
Serial decorator and stylist, Emma Flint, has taken a fairly ordinary brick home on acreage at Morayfield, and turned it into a cosy, contemporary and modern home.
With stunning photos from Trina Bechly, I'm so impressed with Emma's vision and drive to turn this ugly ducking into a beautiful swan.
The home of Emma Flint from Raw Styling
Emma Flint is a busy woman. Between studying, mothering, renovating, decorating and living, she is also launching her new business, Raw Styling, in June this year.
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Who lives here?
Emma and her husband Sean and two children Zachary 16 and Isabella 10. They also have a much loved Miniature Schnauzer dog called Ebony and 5 chickens fondly known as "the girls"
Where is it?
The home is situated in Morayfield, just at the top of Narangba in North Brisbane. The family loves being close to the sunshine coast where we spend a lot of time.
How big is is? (Sq feet/rooms/bathroom)
The house is situated on over 1 acre of land which use to house a fruit tree orchard. There is nature bushland out the back which makes for a peaceful outlook. The house itself is around 280 m2 with 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 3 living rooms and two offices.
I asked Emma to share some of her experience and insight from their experience renovating, here's what she had to say…
What were you looking for in a home when buying?
We decided to move from our two storey house on the golf course at North Lakes which was a typical block around 400 square meters, to gain more outside space. We loved our house and swimming pool there but once we had put our personal touches on it, there was nothing left to do.
As we are both keen renovators (we had renovated a Queenslander at Windsor), we had the urge to do it again. I have lived in over 14 houses and 3 states so I do get restless and always looking for the next project. We were looking for a house that showed potential, had enough inside and outside space to suit our family lifestyles.
We run a home based Travel and Sales Business and I was also studying and starting a business, so two office spaces would be ideal. We also wanted a kid friendly, useable acreage block and not the normal bush wasteland. When we stumbled across our current home, although a bit further out than what we intended to go, it ticked all the boxes. I immediately could see with some new flooring, cosmetic changes and a face lift out the front, it could become our future home.
The bones were good as it is only 12 years old but having had 3 previous owners, it was a mismatch of flooring and tastes. The backyard was fully grassed and had many fruit trees on it, so it was ideal. There had been a lot of money already spend in landscaping the front and back yards so that was also a bonus.
Who did you approach to help with renovations?
Sean is a keen DIYer and there isn't much he can't do. I am also a keen learner and willing to roll up my sleeves to give it a go too. The only thing we have had done professionally is laying new floorboards over the existing tiles throughout the living areas.
What were your motivations for making changes to the home?
I could still the possibilities of the house the minute I walked into it. We knew if we could do the minor cosmetic changes, we could build some equity into the home and have fun in the process. As I am a trained Interior Stylist, I was more than keen to put my skills to the test. I think everyone wants to walk through their front door and feel like they have come "home" and that is what I am trying to do with this house. Put our personal stamp on it and bring it up to today's standards.
What are your favourite features?
Originally we went looking for a character filled house with vaulted ceilings and fireplaces but we couldn't find the perfect blend of inside and outside. When we saw this house, although it didn't possess either of those qualities there was something "homey" I felt about it immediately. It is reminiscent of the solid brick home I grew up in back in Adelaide. It has wonderful open plan living areas and a kitchen that had been re designed only 4 years ago.
I have since given the kitchen a face lift buy painting all the cabinetry, replacing cooktop, oven and dishwasher and inserting a feature tiled splashback. The bones and function were great just not the colour palette I would have chosen. Another great feature is that the first owners converted the double garage into two living spaces, this added space provided us with our third living area and a huge studio for me to run my Interior Styling business from.
What was biggest challenge in the renovation process?
Apart from finding the time, the biggest challenge is always budget, I think. When you start opening up walls like we did in our Laundry, you never know what you are going to find. There had been a previous water leak and never rectified properly so we had to start from scratch.
Sometimes the designs I have in my head either never fit my budget or would be a case of over capitalising for the future. This won't be our forever home so we have to find the balance of what we want to live in now as to what will sell down the track.
How has the renovation changed your lifestyle?
Although I love doing renovations with my husband, let's just say there have been moments were our ideas clash! Sometimes my design ideas might not match his DIY skills but then I do ask for some major changes sometimes!
I think it has really given me the confidence in my field to know that I can improve on a space and stick to an affordable budget. It's all fine for people to watch shows like "The Block" and think on the weekend, yes we could do that… People don't realise sometimes the costs and man power that goes in behind the scenes. Sometimes you can make just as much as an improvement but looking at cheaper ways to renovate. That doesn't mean you end up with a cheap looking job but if you are smart about it, it can look great.
Emma has a lot to love about this home, and although it wasn't love at first sight, it has clearly grown on her as she has made her own stamp on the property. A favourite spot is her studio (above) as it provides a quiet space, away from the rest of the house and has views out the front and back gardens.
Thanks Emma for sharing your gorgeous styling with us and Trina Bechly for the amazing photos. Make sure you keen an eye on Emma's website (launching in June) Instagram and Facebook, as well as Trina's photography work on her website, Instagram and Facebook.


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3/28: International trade in goods, consumer confidence
3/31: Personal income and outlays, consumer sentiment
Uncertainty over whether Congress would pass a new health-care law, coupled with the prospects of additional interest rate hikes later in the year, may have weighed on investors' minds as stocks tumbled early last week. The S&P 500 lost over 1.0% last week for the first time this year. By the end of last week, each of the indexes listed here posted notable losses, with the small-cap Russell 2000 falling over 2.50% for the week putting it in negative territory year-to-date. Late last Friday, the proposed American Health Care Act was pulled from consideration for lack of support, leaving the current Affordable Care Act in place for the foreseeable future. What impact, if any, this action will have on trading next week remains to be seen. Investors are likely to be watching the last GDP report of the fourth quarter to get a better fix on the economy.
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CHICAGO: March 14, 2017. UPS 3PL subsidiary Coyote Logistics has opened a new office in metropolitan Guadalajara, Mexico to develop transborder truckload, LTL, and intermodal brokerage services.
According to the U.S. Department of Commerce, nearly US$1.5 billion worth of goods cross the border between the U.S. and Mexico each day under the NAFTA. Approximately 80 percent of U.S.- Mexico merchandize trade crosses via road and rail.
U.S. imports from Mexico contain as much as 40 percent U.S. content, which means U.S. and Mexican-made goods use border crossings multiple times throughout a supply chain process between the two countries.
Coyote provides a network of 40,000 contract carriers to 14,000 shippers based on a partial or fully outsourced supply chain management program, Collaborative Transportation Management (CTM), and a suite of technology solutions.
"The Guadalajara office is a smart expansion for Coyote and our customers," said Coyote president, Jonathan Sisler. "We have been arranging the movement of freight into, out of and within Mexico for years, but this expansion allows us to further develop the intra-Mexico business and execute a broader, more complex array of services to existing and new customers both in Mexico and North America."
UPS said favorable production costs, proximity to North American consumer markets and rising labor costs in China, have prompted U.S. companies to move a portion of their supply chains from Asia to Mexico.
"We are very excited about what this project and opportunity means for Coyote," says Coyote director of Mexico Business Strategy, Jose Fernandez Chavira. "The new Guadalajara office represents a significant step forward in our continued growth and success. Being closer to customers and carriers will put us in a great position to increase our footprint."
The top commodity between the U.S. and Mexico last year was electrical machinery at US$102.6 billion, with US$94.0 billion moved by truck, followed by vehicles and parts with US$43.7 billion moved by rail.
Earlier this month Mexico Secretary of Commerce Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal reiterated his government's opposition to additional tariffs or quantitative restrictions on trade with the U.S.
Villarreal said that thanks to NAFTA, the automotive industry had become "a pillar of the economic relationship" between Mexico and Michigan and added that his country is quite ready to modernize and strengthen the existing treaty for the future benefit of all parties.
Data from the U.S. Department of Transportation shows the value of NAFTA cross-border trade by truck, air, sea, pipeline and rail fell 3.4 percent last year to US$1.069 trillion.
The value of U.S.- Mexico freight fell 1.1 percent to US$525.1 billion as trucks carried 71 percent and rail 14.7 percent. Airfreight totaled 3.0 percent by value.


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"I grew up listening to all kinds of music from country to R&B and hip hop, even Hispanic music with my mom's side of the family, and all of those influences have impacted my own art," Bradbery told Billboard. "Incredible music was released across all genres this year, so I wanted to mark this moment in time with my own versions of some of my favorites. I can't wait for everyone to hear my take on these songs."
"Slow Burn (Yours Truly: 2018)" will be available everywhere next Friday, Dec. 28, with "Psycho (Yours Truly: 2018)" to follow on Friday, Jan. 4.
This project follows Bradbery's recent release of "I Don't Believe We've Met (The Vocals)," featuring the stripped-back vocal tracks of album cuts "Worth It," "Human Diary" and "Potential." She is currently writing for her third album and will hit the road as direct support for select dates on Kane Brown's Live Forever Tour in 2019.


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It is much cheaper to make home improvements on your own. Lots of tasks really can be done by most people, provided the right knowledge is possessed. The information presented here will give you good guidance for DIY home improvement.
Rely on your creativity and unique personality to design original projects. You'll be adding personal touches whenever you take on a project.
You can create a higher ceiling appearance by using simple and clever techniques. Either use a floor lamp that is tall or paint stripes. This creates an optical illusion that adds height to a room. Eyes will follow these lines and make the ceilings look higher than they are.
There is nothing about the nature of a modestly-sized room that means it has to feel gloomy and stuffy. Light can be the answer! Make sure your windows are perfectly clean and pull up the shades. Natural lighting can add so much to a room; even seeming to increase the size. Try to use colors that are pale and reduce any mess in the rooms. That tiny room will suddenly seem much more spacious and breathable.
If you are switching out your floor tiles, look to purchase radiant heat tiles. This type of tile heats up with electricity. Thankfully, you can easily install them yourself by following the directions properly. This is a simple project that is easy to add to the overall project regardless of whether you are doing it yourself or hiring someone else. When winters rolls around you'll be happy you completed this project.
It's easy to organize items in your garage using clear plastic totes. Just sort your items by type for quick and easy retrieval. Write on the bins to indicate what is inside them. Also, get stackable ones if possible. This helps you clean your garage, while saving a lot of money.
Take a sample of the nut or bolt that is in each of your storage containers and hot glue it to the top. No matter how organized your shop is, it always seems the one item of equipment or hardware you seek is nowhere to be found. Written labels do not provide the instant visual cue that this method does.
Make sure you have a good place for all leftover debris when you start your next big home improvement project. You'll find that trying to handle waste disposal on the fly is both frustrating and expensive; you can save yourself money and headaches by making arrangements ahead of time.
Installing insulation in your attic is an excellent way to economize on the cost of heating in the winter. Because hot air inevitably rises, in the colder months poorly-insulated homes are letting huge amounts of heated air escape wastefully. It is easy to put in insulation and it is easy to find.
This article contained some great information that can help any homeowner to make their improvement project dreams a reality. Make use of these tips and perform many projects to enhance your home.


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IN the U.S. Navy's underground antisubmarine warfare plotting room in Norfolk, sailormen stand 24-hour-a-day vigil over a map that represents the millions of square miles of Atlantic Ocean (see cut). From the Navy's far-flung detection posts come reports of unidentified contacts, instantly plotted with diamond-shaped metal markers. This wall-sized chart is televised daily to Atlantic Fleet Commander Jerauld Wright, Admiral U.S.N.; top-secret reports on sightings are typed on red paper, circulated among the proper officials of the Pentagonand the typewriter ribbons are locked up after use to prevent unauthorized people from examining the ribbon imprints. This is only one phase...
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Have you tried using Mobile App Bulk software platforms but failed? Are you frustrated about the fact that you have invested some form of money and time on bulk blasting tools only to discover that they are not what they seemed? So, the question really is, does this really work or are they just hoaxes?
Mobile App Bulk Marketing Software
The truth is, there are a lot of Mobile App Bulk platforms that are fake, especially those from India. When you use Mobile App Bulk software or platforms, you will naturally use sim or number channels. This is the most common ways to move ahead but whenever any Mobile App updates their system (which happens very frequently), it will block a lot of channels.
Mobile App Marketing Software providers
When this happens, the channels become wasted because the software providers do not update their software accordingly. We have been in this market for long enough to know and be aware of such instances. So, what should you be aware of? Here are some pointers:
- Money transfer – When you buy from a software provider that requires you to pay via Western Union, DON'T!
- Video Demos – Most Mobile App Bulk platform providers use Youtube or other video sharing sites to show you a demo. Do you notice that they are often blurred? This means that they are not to be trusted. Some even went to the extent of explaining that they are actually the real deal
- Updates – Most of the Mobile App Marketing software creators do not really care about what you are buying because they know there is something fishy about their product. Hence, you will not get the updates accordingly.
Mobile App Marketing Online Panel
In most of these platforms, you are supposed to access it using a Mobile App Marketing Online Panel. This is very much like a Web-SMS program where you can carry out your messaging campaign online. This will usually allow you to import your address books or recipients' numbers. From our thorough research, those online panels with IP address as URL and without logo are from India and only deliver at most 20% of your messages or none at all.
Mobile App Marketing Desktop Software
If you are provided with a desktop software, you will find more problems than solutions. They are not usable at all because they need to be updated constantly. In fact, these Mobile App Marketing software will stop functioning each time the Mobile App updates their system. If you find it difficult to contact the software provider the first time you purchase from them, it would be utterly impossible to reach them for any updates. So, if they are selling you a desktop software to manage your marketing campaign, THINK TWICE!
Beware of anonymous Mobile App Marketing providers
Most of the online or anonymous providers use a same channel for all their clients. If you are aware, it is actually not possible for a single channel to accommodate so many numbers. This means that these anonymous providers will only deliver to the most important numbers while the rest are ignored which explains why only 60% or less of your contacts will get the message. Not to mention risking your contacts with these anonymous providers.
What about Mobile App Marketing Channels and WART?
In Mobile App Marketing Channels, they are actually sim cards that are converted into fake users which are commonly adopted in Mobile app marketing or bulk messaging platforms. This is to ensure that messages sent out are linked to a sender number. These are the tips when buying channels:
- Channel or sim cards can only be used once
- Channels are very limited today where they are encoded or hashed which can only be used by a single person, usually the owner
- Not every country uses Mobile App Marketing channels.
- China channels cannot be used as most of the numbers are banned there.
- Channels from Indonesia, Malaysia and Europe countries can only be used for several days or sometimes only hours. These countries are fast in recycling their sim cards.
- There are a lot of channel sellers in India and big percentage of them resell their channels
- Channels in the US or UK are very expensive
- Middle East Channels are cheap
- If someone wants to sell you any channel through Facebook or Skype, DO NOT BE CONNED!!. 99% of these sellers are hoaxes.
- Buying your sim cards to be used as channels is not cost-effective. Sim card resellers will get banned by telcos if majority of the numbers they sell get blocked fast or are not renewed for the second month.
So, what is the verdict?
Mobile App marketing or bulk software is never a DIY software based desktop marketing solution. A lot of buyers have been cheated in one way or another. SMS.com.my is the only company which you should only look for and we have been in the market long enough to be established. Your delivery is guaranteed, don't even settle for 99%!


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Brian D. Boreman is a partner at the firm who concentrates his practice in the areas of labor and employment law. His practice includes counseling employers on: the implementation of employment policies involving trade secret protection, wage and hour compliance, pre-employment screening, employee drug testing and discipline, and leave under the FMLA. He also has significant experience in litigating a variety of commercial and employment-related disputes on behalf of his clients that often involve: discrimination and wrongful discharge claims; restrictive covenants and employment contracts; wage and hour disputes; protection against the dissemination of company trade secrets; and shareholder disputes.
Mr. Boreman is also often called upon by parties to mediate or arbitrate disputes. He is a founding member of Commercial Dispute Solutions, a Pennsylvania non-profit corporation formed with the encouragement of the Chester County Bench as a means to provide mediation and arbitration services for various types of commercial disputes.
Mr. Boreman was repeatedly named as a Pennsylvania Rising Star, and has been subsequently selected for inclusion in the 2014 Super Lawyer listing inPhiladelphia Magazine. He has received the preeminent "AV" rating from Martindale-Hubbell, recognizing superior legal ability as judged by his peers, and has been consistently named as a "Top Lawyer" for Labor Law by Main Line Today Magazine.
Practice Areas
- Commercial Litigation
- Labor and Employment Law
- Mediation and Arbitration
- Internal Investigations
- Widener University School of Law, J.D. (1999)
- Editor, Law Review
- The Pennsylvania State University (1994)
- B.A., Political Science, magna cum laude
- University Scholars Program, Schreyer Honors College
- Supreme Court of Pennsylvania (1999)
- Supreme Court of New Jersey (1999)
- United States District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania (1999)
- United States District Court, District of New Jersey (1999)
- Chester County Bar Association
- Founding Chair, Employment Law Section (2009 to 2015)
- Pennsylvania Bar Association
- Philadelphia Bar Association
- Commercial Dispute Solutions, Founding Member
Presentations and Publications
- Author and Presenter, An Overview of the Fair Labor Standard Act, Merion Cricket Club (2014)
- Author and Presenter, Hot Topics in Employment Law, Chester County Bench Bar Conference, Nemacolin Resort (2013)
- Author and Presenter, Employment Law, Chester County Bench Bar Conference, West Chester (2011)
- Author and Presenter, Three Things You Need to Know About Employment Law in this Economic Environment, Chester County Bench Bar Conference, Bedford Springs Resort (2010)
- The Possibility and Effect of Discrimination Under Title VII, 8 J. Indiv. Employment Rights 155 (1999 to 2000)
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- AV Rated*
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Thursday, May 31, 2018
The scent of Summer
If you know me you know that I can't just pass an opportunity to photograph a blooming canola field (Rapsfält). So a few of days ago while out driving with a couple of mates we stopped at two blooming fields so that I could get my photos. But the light was wrong, it was late in the afternoon and I had to shoot into the sun to get the snaps that I was after. However, the following day I took my new bike down to one of those fields and this time I got the colors I was looking for. These fields can be found at Kalvsvik, across the road from the Husby GC. I have been here many times before as I find the hill that you can see here to be very photogenic in both Winter, Spring, Summer and Autumn. I usually bring a light lunch with me and on this occasion I ate it while keeping an eye on the sweaty golfers out on the course. The third photo shows Kikarberget, a hill from where you have a decent view of the surrounding rural landscape.
3 comments:
- Catarina said...
I am looking forward to photographing a canola field in July as well when I go to British Columbia.
These are gorgeous shots!
: )
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- William Kendall said...
Canola here will start looking like that in a few weeks.
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- RedPat said...
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Nicolson fils and pere, driving in separate cars across the U.S. in 1986, are not exactly typical tourists. Nigel is a historian, gentleman politician and professional amateur whose most celebrated book, Portrait of a Marriage, describes the unlikely partnership of his homosexual parents Vita Sackville- West and Harold Nicolson. Adam is a naturalist ready to take over the family business of belles lettres. On their American tours, Adam, 29, relentlessly covers the West, stopping in on rallies in Berkeley, hanging out at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas and tramping through the rain forests of Washington. Meanwhile, his 70-year-old father...
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Since Monstermaschine started at 23th of April in 2012, it is continuously inspiring leaders, billionaires and visionary of all countries in the world. Monstermaschine is THE think tank of postmodern humanistic ideas. It is spreading out valid ideas against the antihumanistic machine – we have unfortunately established more or less accidentally since the beginning of the digital age. Therefor some of the thinking, you will read in this blog, is quite important for the life of your successors, even if you might not understand, why, at this moment in time. I will try to present some of the most important ideas. Your great-grandchildren will surely understand.
First of all: Rock is an Ocean
You can conduct huge thermodynamic processes on planetary bodies of the solar system (and far beyond), which do not have any mentionable atmosphere and no liquid water at all by using the bedrock as capacity. Similar to the atmosphere and oceans on Earth, that buffer the heat of all thermodynamic processes of power plants and in the end radiates it into space, the bedrock on other planetary bodies can be used.
An anytime buildable explosive fusion power plant, that sets free heat in spherical underground caverns is probably the best candidate to do so. Very well proven technology for this kind of fusion power source exists since 1952. The plant wanders with the time in a big circle, deep below the surface of the celestial body. Like a chain of spheres, one cavern after the other is blown by nuclear explosives. One day, after at least several hundred years, cavern zero is cooled down to environment temperature again and can be reused. The chain of caverns is closing then and the circular process of explosions starts again. This power plant might become – because of it's simplicity – the most important machine in the next hundred millenia of human history.
The building of huge power plants on other celestial bodies than our Earth was not possible up to now, because of thermodynamic reasons. Each bigger power generator in the gigawatt output range would have meant to carry millions of tons of dump metal sheet radiators with it, only to keep the machine in it's necessary thermodynamic circular process. With the Nomad Fusion Reactor, that uses bedrock as an ocean, we have now unlimited access to huge amounts of electric power on any celestial body in the solar system and the whole galaxy.
Rock is an ocean – a very simple idea.
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Why Mankind must not fear the Pure Fusion Bomb
Second: Speed of Light is not the Limit – but Age of Men
Many people do not accept the ultimate limit of the speed of light (known as letter c) and dream of space travel velocity faster than light (v > c). But there is another limit in physics, well known since the 19th century that limits the maximum travel speeds to only a small fraction of c: it's Carnot's law. Any machine that transforms heat into mechanical work, so any machine that transforms an energy source into acceleration, e.g. a space ship, has to emit a certain amount of the process heat into environment. If it emits less heat into environment than this pre-determined value, the machine would become automatically a perpetuum mobile: a machine that could be just run by itself forever, without feeding new energy. But this machine is impossible – shown by physics in several fields, theoretically and empirically, at least a ten thousand times. So, any space ship will always radiate heat into space and will only use a smaller fraction of it's input energy for acceleration.
There is also a practical limit given by the construction materials heat capacity. The uttermost imaginable machine is a red glowing space ship, that scratches along structural stability collapse all the time (by softening up of materials due to heat). Such a red glowing space ship could reach a lower percentage of c – only well below 3% of the speed of light. This is the ultimate limit of space travel and is by far not 99,9% c. This means space travel to other stars will always be in a time range of several hundreds to a many thousand years!
Does this also mean, space travel will be impossible for mankind? No, because there is no physical limitation for a controlled breeding of long living men. It is easily possible to breed any kind of living creatures on earth over many generations to very long living individuals. And the same can be done with men over centuries and millenia. Mankind can become a space faring race just be transforming it's life span over a long time by simple means.
But don't be afraid. We need no genetic science at all, or – even worser – a breeding and selection program for becoming long living beings. It's simply the normal and individual selection of the partners that makes it possible. If we only get children at older ages, e.g. from 40 years on and even older, our children will become more and more robust and much older than us in the near future. This process is actually ongoing since hundreds of years. In several generations our children will survive several hundred years long interstellar flights. This is simple population-genetics and does not collide with physical laws or is in any kind against nature. It's actually only becoming Methusalems again. But traveling faster than a small fraction of c is against nature and physics.
Becoming very old to reach distant stars is a simple solution for the problem.
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Methoden zur Ueberwindung stellarer Distanzen
Unsterblichkeit durch autogene Zucht
Third: A huge Stellar Ecologic System is determining the Development of Life on Earth
It is not only the case, that life came once from outer space, as Panspermia theory claims since the 19th century. – No, it is much more: our whole ecologic system is exchanging life in form of dauer stages across interstellar distances anytime in both directions.
Meanwhile we know, that even on earth life is storing dauer stages (spores, seeds, eggs) for several ten thousand years for outliving long climate phases, e.g. ice ages. Plants can grow again after more than 25 thousand years, stored in permafrost ground, even on Earth. And a permafrost ground on Earth is by far not the best place to store life forms. A much better place to store life forms is a comet. Deep inside a perfectly vacuum-dehydrated comet, radiation is far less than on Earth (where we have always diffusing radioactive Argon gas from the core) and the temperature is also far below the temperature of water ice on Earth – actually a little more than 0 Kelvin. Perfect conditions to store life over periods of millions of years!
But how can life forms get into space? How can comets be shot from permafrost grounds of planetary bodies into space? This is also quite simple. We already know, that under certain angles, speeds and minimum masses of impacts of bodies from space, new material is shot from the ground of the planet into space. And so we found at any place on Earth comets from Mars and Moon. – Only Mars and Moon because we know their chemical composition from samples. But we can be sure: there is much more material from other worlds laying around.
Every day, anytime, since four billion years, material from distant stars and extrasolar planets also goes down on Earth, and of course here and there also brings alien life forms with it. Regularly, when bigger bodies hit Earth, there is also Earth life as dauer stages (spores, seeds, eggs) shot into space, heading toward distant extrasolar planets. If these journeys take a million years or longer, this doesn't matter at all. In the end life will survive the long journey as dauer stages and will grow again on a distant world.
It's a quite fantastic and wonderful idea: we all might be part of a huge interstellar ecological system that has very long dynamic response times. But it responses – we are probably the living proof of active response.
Yes, men might be natures answer for establishing a more directional, more broadband transport of life between distant oases of life. From now on a scientific verifiable definition of sense of human life exists.
This is very important news.
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32.000 Jahre alte Pflanze erblueht wieder
Interaktion der irdischen Biosphaere mit dem Kosmos