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Boston Red Sox relief pitcher Junichi Tazawa (36) is congratulated by catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia (39) after defeating the Minnesota Twins 5-1 in a baseball game, Sunday, May 19, 2013, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Genevieve Ross) |
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MINNEAPOLIS — John Lackey allowed one hit over six innings before a three-hour rain delay, Dustin Pedroia and Will Middlebrooks homered and the Boston Red Sox beat the Minnesota Twins 5-1 Sunday for their fifth straight win.
Fans at Target Field saw more than the Twins lose their fifth in a row.
The longest delay ever at the ballpark lasted long enough for the 1993 movie "The Sandlot" to be shown in its entirety on the videoboard. Several cast and crew members were at the stadium to celebrate the fim's 20th anniversary.
The game resumed about 80 minutes after the movie ended and many fans moved into the first eight rows behind the dugouts.
Lackey (2-4) gave up one unearned run and struck out five before dark skies and heavy rain sent fans running for cover as he was warming up to start the seventh.
Lackey ended his three-game losing streak. He didn't allow a runner until Trevor Plouffe led off the fifth with a double. Plouffe later scored on shortstop Pedro Ciriaco's throwing error.
Earlier this month, Lackey's throwing error against the Twins resulted in four unearned runs and a frustrating loss in the midst of a stretch where the Red Sox went 2-9.
After Andrew Miller pitched a 1-2-3 seventh, Koji Uehara loaded the bases in the eighth, but struck out Joe Mauer to end the threat.
Mauer's 15-game hitting streak was snapped. The All-Star catcher struck out three times and has now fanned in 16 straight games.
Pedroia drove in three runs, scored twice and extended his hitting streak to 11 games. His two-run homer in the ninth bounced off the wrist of a leaping Josh Willingham and over the left-field wall.
Middlebrooks' two-out homer in the second off Pedro Hernandez (2-1) traveled 402 feet and flew over the flower pots on top of the scoreboard wall in right-center field.
NOTES: Red Sox reliever Andrew Bailey threw 17 pitches in one inning of a rehab appearance at Triple-A Pawtucket on Saturday night. Manager John Farrell said Bailey — on the DL since May 6 with a right bicep strain — is on track to be activated on Monday. ... Franklin Morales, on the DL since March 31 wish a low back strain, started the game for Pawtucket and allowed five runs in four innings. He's expected to make at least one more rehab start. ... Boston SS Stephen Drew missed his second straight game with a sore back. ... Patrick Renna and Chauncey Leopardi, aka "Ham" and "Squints" from "The Sandlot," visited Twins manager Ron Gardenhire in his office before the game. "The players wondered what we did wrong to get summoned to the manager's office," Renna said. ... Jon Lester (6-0, 2.72 ERA) starts on Monday as the Red Sox begin a three-game series in Chicago against the White Sox. Dylan Axelrod (1-3, 4.27) is scheduled to start for Chicago. ... Kevin Correia (4-3, 3.35) starts for Minnesota as the Twins kick off a nine-game road trip against Atlanta on Monday. Julio Teheran (2-1, 4.57) starts for the Braves.
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NEW YORK – The window of opportunity to bring the NHL's Winter Classic to Yankee Stadium in 2011 has been closed.
In September, the Yankees announced a new college football bowl to be played between Christmas and New Year's Day. But there was a slim hope that until a television deal was reached, the game could be moved for one year to allow Yankee Stadium to host the annual outdoor NHL game.
But two industry sources said Wednesday that ESPN soon will announce a deal to televise the bowl game, with one source pinpointing the game would be played Dec. 30 with a 2 p.m. kickoff.
"The Yankees are still telling people it can happen but the NHL knows it can't happen," one source said.
However, that source indicated there still was interest on the part of the NHL and NBC to have the game in New York.
Citi Field, the Mets' new stadium, is the only other site that will be considered. The NHL is wary of placing the game in a football stadium and conflicting with the NFL schedule, eliminating the consideration of the new Meadowlands stadium even though New Jersey officials are pushing to have the game there.
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Percy Harvin is headed to Seattle, and Adrian Peterson isn't happy about it.
Harvin, Minnesota's moody and multi-talented young wide receiver, will join the Seahawks for a package of draft picks that includes Seattle's first-round selection next month, No. 25 overall. Two people with knowledge of the deal confirmed the details Monday to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the trade won't be official until the league's new year begins Tuesday and Harvin passes a physical.
The 24-year-old Harvin will give second-year quarterback Russell Wilson a dynamic playmaker not yet at his peak. His departure from Minnesota will leave an even bigger void in a group of receivers that was already one of the thinnest in the NFL -- and at least one disappointed former teammate in Peterson, the star running back and league MVP.
"The best all around player I ever seen or you'll ever see! Goes to Seattle! I feel like I just got kicked in the stomach. Several times!!!" Peterson posted on Twitter.
Defensive tackle Kevin Williams, in an interview on SiriusXM satellite radio, expressed his concern, too.
"I mean, I can't say I'm just happy about it. Who knows how much longer I have in Minnesota?" Williams said, adding: "I can't tell you one receiver that's on the team right now."
Foxsports.com first reported the trade, which will also send Seattle's seventh-round pick this year and third-round selection in 2014 to Minnesota for Harvin, who was producing at an All-Pro level until badly spraining his left ankle last Nov. 4 in a game at Seattle. He was placed on injured reserve a month later, abruptly ending a season that began so strongly. He led the NFL in total yards, including rushing, receiving and returning, at the time of his injury.
Harvin first caused a stir June 19 when he expressed unspecified dissatisfaction with "some things" about the team. The next day, Harvin asked to be traded, only to quietly rescind the request and show up at training camp as if nothing had happened. Harvin clarified his feelings a bit after the season started by acknowledging a lack of understanding about his role in offensive coordinator Bill Musgrave's scheme.
The Vikings lined him up all over the field, including as a running back, but to preserve his health they often limited his snaps and turns as a kickoff returner. Harvin was by far quarterback Christian Ponder's favorite target, but the struggles of the passing attack that increased around midseason did not help Harvin's mood. He was seen shouting at coach Leslie Frazier on the sideline after one failed possession inside the 20-yard line in the last game he played for the Vikings. Ponder passed for only 63 yards in that game, a 30-20 loss, but the Vikings rallied behind Peterson's record-setting performances to win their last four games and finish 10-6 for a spot in the playoffs.
Harvin will enter the fifth and final season of his rookie deal with a $2.9 million salary that's well under market value. The Vikings have a history of giving their core players new contracts before they enter the final years of their current deals, and that obviously didn't happen with Harvin. As a slot receiver, as exceptional and varied as his skills are, Harvin didn't give them the tall, fast, game-breaking target on the outside that they've been lacking since they got rid of Randy Moss.
The other long-term concern about Harvin is his punishing, hard-nosed running style.
Listed at 5-foot-11 and 185 pounds with a history of debilitating migraine headaches, Harvin could be at more of an injury risk as his career moves on because so many of his yards come after first contact. For all the toughness he brings to a team -- in contrast to Moss, whose effort was sometimes underwhelming -- Harvin tries to run through tacklers as often as he tries to dodge them. Though he missed only three games in 3
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Dr. Philippe Grandjean, chair of environmental medicine at the University of Southern Denmark, and his colleagues studied a group of nearly 600 children born between 1999 and 2001 in the Faroe Islands in the north Atlantic, all of whom had received the DTaP vaccine at 3 months and then a booster at 5 years of age. The participants' antibodies to diphtheria and tetanus were tested at age 5, just before receiving the booster, and then again two years later. Their blood was also tested for PFCs. Researchers chose this particular population because most residents rely on the sea to survive, and recent studies have recorded rising amounts of PFCs in the area's drinking water and fish.
Researchers found that kids with higher levels of PFCs in their blood had a lower immune response; those whose PFC levels were twice as high had just half the amount of antibodies to diphtheria and tetanus as other children who tested lower for PFCs. Ultimately, some of the children had such low levels of antibodies that they were no longer protected against these diseases.
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These results are unsettling for parents, as well as researchers. Dr. Grandjean says, "We were kind of shocked when we saw those numbers. This is the first study to say that by [exposing children to these chemicals], we are screwing up a major aspect of disease prevention in our society. I've been in the field for quite a while, and this is a very strong signal." Also an adjunct professor at the Harvard School of Public Health, Grandjean understands the implications of excessive use of chemicals in our everyday products, but avoiding these chemicals can be difficult, if not impossible, given their ubiquity. "When we see results like this, it's clear we haven't done our job well enough," he says. "I think the next generation deserves better from us."
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While researchers acknowledge that the study was small and the results need to be confirmed, it's worth noting that despite the participants' high consumption of seafood (and resultant high levels of PFCs), their levels were similar to those seen in kids in the U.S., who are exposed to PFcs through common household dust or water pollution.
Though this situation seems bleak, concerned parents of children who may have been exposed to enough PFCs to affect their immune system can be re-vaccinated, says Grandjean.
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Posterior interventricular artery
Artery: Posterior interventricular artery | |
Base and diaphragmatic surface of heart. (Posterior descending artery not visible, but it runs near the middle cardiac vein, which is labeled at the bottom.)
RCA = right coronary AB = atrial branches SANB = sinuatrial nodal RMA = right marginal LCA = left coronary CB = circumflex branch LAD/AIB = anterior interventricular LMA = left marginal PIA/PDA = posterior descending AVN = atrioventricular nodal VEINS: SCV = small cardiac ACV = anterior cardiac AIV/GCV = great cardiac MCV = middle cardiac CS = coronary sinus |
Latin | ramus interventricularis posterior arteriae coronariae dextrae |
Gray's | p.547 |
Supplies | ventricles interventricular septum |
Source | right coronary artery |
Vein | middle cardiac vein, posterior interventricular vein[1] |
The posterior interventricular artery (PIV) (or posterior descending artery (PDA)) is an artery running in the posterior interventricular sulcus to the apex of the heart where it meets with the anterior interventricular artery. It supplies the posterior 1/3rd of the interventricular septum. The remaining anterior 2/3rds is supplied by the anterior interventricular artery which is a septal branch of the left anterior descending artery, which is a branch of left coronary artery.
It is typically a branch of the right coronary artery (70%, known as right dominance). Alternately, the PIV can be a branch of the circumflex coronary artery (10%, known as left dominance) which itself is a branch of the left coronary artery. It can also be supplied by an anastomosis of the left and right coronary artery (20%, known as co-dominance).[2]
Variants have been reported.[3]
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- ^ Nerantzis CE, Lefkidis CA, Smirnoff TB, Agapitos EB, Davaris PS (November 1998). "Variations in the origin and course of the posterior interventricular artery in relation to the crux cordis and the posterior interventricular vein: an anatomical study". Anat. Rec. 252 (3): 413–7. doi:10.1002/(SICI)1097-0185(199811)252:3<413::AID-AR9>3.0.CO;2-9. PMID 9811219.
- ^ Fuster, V; Alexander RW, O'Rourke RA (2001). Hurst's The Heart (10th ed.). McGraw-Hill. p. 53. ISBN 0-07-135694-0.
- ^ Topaz O, Holdaway B, Bailey NT, Vetrovec GW (1997). "Anatomic variant of the posterior interventricular coronary artery: implications for coronary angioplasty in acute myocardial infarction". Clin Anat 10 (5): 303–6. doi:10.1002/(SICI)1098-2353(1997)10:5<303::AID-CA2>3.0.CO;2-R. PMID 9283726.
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- -456130501 at GPnotebook
- SUNY Figs 20:04-04 - "Posterior view of the heart."
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How robust are the institutional safeguards that underpin Nelson Mandela's vision of a strong and independent South African media? By Sue Valentine
How robust are the institutional safeguards that underpin Nelson Mandela's vision of a strong and independent South African media? By Sue Valentine
A hard slog with low-life smugglers is a small price for avoiding Syrian forces. By Paul Wood
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Syrian violence contributed to a sharp rise in the number of journalists killed for their work in 2012, as did a series of murders in Somalia. The dead include a record proportion of journalists who worked online. A CPJ special report
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What do you spend, and how? Are you always complaining about money, or acting ashamed of it? What kinds of lessons do you teach your children about money and how to use it? Ask yourself if the person reflected back at you through your dealings with money aligns with how you see yourself and how you want to be seen.
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Think of one of your dearest relationships and quickly jot down five statements that describe the way you treat that person -- for example, "I worry about her," "I make him laugh," or "I'm there when she needs me." Now write down five statements that describe the way you treat your money. Do you worry about it? Guard it possessively? Enjoy it? This exercise can give you some insight into how to make money your ally, instead of your enemy.
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MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA -- (Marketwired) -- 08/29/13 -- Pure Storage, the all-flash enterprise storage array company, today announced that it has closed an oversubscribed $150 million Series E funding round with institutional investors -- the single largest private funding event in the history of the enterprise storage industry. Led by T. Rowe Price, Tiger Global Management and other public market investors, with participation by its previous venture capital investors Greylock Partners, Index Ventures, Redpoint Ventures, Samsung Ventures and Sutter Hill Ventures, the new funding brings the company's total capital raise to $245 million and puts the all-flash storage pioneer on-track for a future initial public offering (IPO). Pure Storage will use the new funding to accelerate continued expansion of its European and Asia-based operations, grow its sales, support and marketing teams worldwide, and increase its investments in research and development.
Pure Storage also announced today that former Data Domain CEO Frank Slootman has joined its board of directors. A revered veteran of the enterprise data storage and software industries, Slootman was one of the company's earliest supporters and angel investors, which also include VMware's cofounders: former CEO Diane Green and former CTO Mendel Rosenblum. Slootman guided Data Domain from its market entry through IPO and currently serves as CEO of ServiceNow. Slootman will now take a more hands-on role with Pure Storage, as a key strategic advisor guiding it to a successful IPO.
"Pure Storage is experiencing much of what we did at Data Domain," said Slootman. "They're replacing one storage media (disk) with another (flash). They pioneered the use of inline data reduction to remove the cost hurdle for the media upgrade, and, as a result of being the first to get this right, they are growing about as fast as companies can grow organically. I am glad to be able to offer my own perspective in driving and managing growth to the top tier board of directors and leadership team at Pure."
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Emerging from stealth only two years ago with a vision to disrupt the incumbent status quo, Pure Storage has rocked the storage industry with its breakthrough approach that combines proprietary data deduplication and compression technologies with affordable multi-level cell (MLC) flash memory to deliver an enterprise-grade all-flash storage array for less than the cost of mechanical disk. In the process, the company has pioneered a thriving new market category and set a new industry standard for enterprise storage excellence.
"We are very selective in the private companies that we choose to invest in," said Henry Ellenbogen of T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. "In our view, Pure represents a rare combination of disruptive innovation, strong leadership, and strong growth. In particular, customer references were excellent. We look forward to working with Pure as they scale and strive toward becoming a public company."
Since releasing its flagship FlashArray to general availability (GA) in 2012, Pure Storage has achieved over 50-percent consecutive quarterly growth, surpassing previous industry growth benchmarks set by NetApp and Data Domain to make it the fastest growing storage company in the industry's history.
Now, with hundreds of units shipped and its third generation FlashArray GA in production across a diverse global customer install base, the company is democratizing enterprise storage and delivering on its promise of 'Flash for All': Flash for all enterprise applications and performance workloads, flash for all industries, and flash for all customer sizes and budgets.
"Paylocity's mission is to help our clients move from the backroom to the boardroom. To achieve this, we rely on the most advanced, best of breed technologies available to deliver a truly seamless and transformative solution for our customers," said Brian Palmer, Vice President of Information Technology at Paylocity. "Our modern, fully virtualized data center architecture used to rely on disk-based storage solutions. Utilizing the Pure Storage FlashArray, we have converted our systems and become an all-flash enterprise. The benefits and efficiencies have been immediate and tangible: we have realized 8x gains in performance, 5x reduction in data center space and 8x reduction in power, which has enabled us to deliver a vastly improved end-user experience."
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Accelerated global demand for FlashArray has also driven rapid expansion of Pure Storage's international go-to-market efforts. In the first half of 2013 alone, the company established new bases of operations in more than 10 countries across three continents, including: United Kingdom, Netherlands, Norway, South Africa, Denmark, Poland, Germany, Japan, Korea, Australia and Singapore.
Pure Storage has remained resolute in its commitment to a channel-devoted sales strategy. In just over a full year of channel operations, the company has achieved more than 125-percent consecutive quarter-over-quarter channel growth, establishing strategic partnerships in key EMEA and APAC markets. Partners include: Softcat in the UK, AntemetA in France, Observatory Crest in Australia, EmFrontier in Korea, and Tokyo Electron Device Limited (TED) in Japan. Pure Storage also recently announced a strategic investment and technology development agreement with In-Q-Tel (IQT), a private investment firm serving the U.S. Intelligence Community, giving it a significant foothold in the federal sector.
"In 2009, we set out to build the next great storage company," said Scott Dietzen, CEO at Pure Storage. "Today, we are taking our most significant step yet toward realizing that goal. This landmark financing reinforces our position as the frontrunner in leading the transition from mechanical disk to flash memory in the data center -- perhaps this decade's most significant IT disruption. We are thrilled to have the strategic guidance of Frank Slootman and world-class public market investors, like T. Rowe Price and Tiger Global among others, to support us in this mission. 2013 has already proven to be an auspicious year for Pure Storage, with record growth on all fronts and our recipe for all-flash storage at the price of disk anointed us as the one to which our competitors aspire. Fortified by this pre-IPO funding round, we will continue to accelerate our global business. Expect even bigger things from Pure in the months and years to come."
Watch: LIVE Broadcast of CEO Scott Dietzen's Keynote Address from Pure EVOLVE User Conference
To learn more about Pure Storage's vision for the enterprise storage industry, join CEO Scott Dietzen for a special keynote presentation, "The Rise of the All Flash Enterprise," broadcast LIVE today from the company's Pure EVOLVE user conference in San Francisco; the presentation will air at 1:15 PM PT. To register, visit http://purefla.sh/live-keynote.
Allen & Company LLC served as Pure Storage's financial adviser and assisted in the closing and terms arrangements of this funding round.
About Pure Storage
Pure Storage, the all-flash enterprise storage company, enables the broad deployment of flash in the data center. When compared to traditional disk-centric arrays, Pure Storage all-flash enterprise arrays are 10x faster and 10x more space and power efficient at a price point that is less than performance disk per gigabyte stored. The Pure Storage FlashArray is ideal for high performance workloads, including server virtualization, desktop virtualization (VDI), database (OLTP, real-time analytics) and cloud computing. For more information, visit www.purestorage.com.
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Why is carbon needed for life?
Also how about on microscopic or megascopic scales? Can life exist of say muons? Can life exists of cells made up of galaxie clusters?
Why is carbon needed for life?
Also how about on microscopic or megascopic scales? Can life exist of say muons? Can life exists of cells made up of galaxie clusters?
We don't know that life needs carbon. The life we are familiar with on Earth does. Carbon also has several properties that make it a very versatile building block for a wide variety of complex chemicals and structures. So it is a good starting point.
Until someone discovers or invents a non-carbon based life, the rest is speculation.
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No argument from me, but I can't dismiss such ideas either, at least out of the wild speculation department.
I think part of the whole question is not just chemistry or form, but energy. If you look at the kind of chemical reactions that support life on Earth, there is a somewhat narrow range of energy and temperature at which these reactions happen. Most of chemical reactions for life have energy requirements that match the output of our sun that reaches Earth's surface (roughly IR to UV). Obviously, this is not coincidence.
And though I don't think we have every agreed around this forum on a general definition of life, using energy to fight entropy (and stay organized) seems to be one of its characteristics.
So, if one is going to imagine plasma life forms for example (a Star Trek favorite), they would have to exist in conditions that are appropriate for the physics or chemistry of that life form. And too much energy is as bad as too little - if the Earth was constantly bombarded with x-rays and gamma-rays, life like ours would not survive.
We have life on earth that isn't carbon based. For some reason most people don't reguard it as life, but unless your definition of life involves being carbon based or having DNA or RNA, then it's alive. I am of course referring to electronic life. Not necessarily viruses or common programs, as they may not meet all the usual criteria, but various forms of virtual life that metabolize, reproduce, mutate, etc.
Unpublished Heinlein story: Jerry Was a LISP.
If the most convenient way to create self-replicating machines is using materials other than carbon, and if it is acceptable to consider self replicating machines as life, then non-carbon life forms in the form of self-replicating devices might be the most common form of life in the Universe.
That's two big ifs in one sentence, by the way.
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Note that by metabolise I mean they metabolise in their virtual world. They don't go catabolising and anabolising your motherboard.
Also note that some of these are quite simplistic. I don't know which ones are groovey.
It's not (In my humble opinion, other people will definitely disagree). However, I don't see why life similar to naturally occurring life on earth wouldn't use carbon if it was available as it is such a useful element and it's hard to imagine why it wouldn't be availible in anything approaching an earthlike environment. Silicon is second rate compared to carbon and if carbon was available silicon life would probably start using it in preferance to silicon.Why is carbon needed for life?
I agree with the first but not the secound.
I've never heard a solid argument why, in principle, virtual life could not be as 'alive' as chemistry based life. And there are many non chemical phenomena that achieve a high degree of organisation and complexity: the weather, the magnetic field near the surface of the sun, the structure of the milky way galaxy.
While none of these are 'alive' they can all display some of the things we consider to be hall marks of life, and so I wouldn't rule out that someday we find an entirely non chemical system that fits all the criteria for life. Like this simulated plasma life.
In space PR and Politics are as important as engineering and science. And no-one can hear you screaming about it.
"There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy."
well carbon would be too small on a macroscopic level and too big on a microscopic level.
I am talking about life forms that could use galaxies as their atoms or conversely are as small compared to our atoms as we are to our universe.
And all ranges inbetween.
Could there be an infinite amount of life existing on each of our grains of sand?
I wonder what the definition of life would be in those instances. I see life as one that reacts with it's environment. Those particular environments have some problems when it comes to interaction.
On the macro level, the interactions would need to be on such an incredibely long scale, that the lifetime of the universe would be a limiting factor.
On the micro level, I wouldn't even know where to start. What are the divisions and interactions. And; if we are striving to simplify our understanding, it seems like we will never get there.
The laws of physics are the same all over the Universe
a) true
b) untrue
If you vote for a), the answer to your question is "The laws of physics ...
If you vote for b), physic´s laws change with ....?
This doesn´t mean that the number of phenotypes can´t be infinite, as (almost) on Earth
c) the laws of physics do not explain everything, there are a limited set of laws that explain things based on our limited view of the universe
The lifetime of the universe doesn't have to be a limiting factor, maybe universes are like cells that are born and die everytime in a much more complex being, the same way that our cells maybe be whole universes. Perception of time is relative, what takes for us about 70 years between life and death, takes billions of years for a star.
We don't disagree, you just bring up a point I failed to cover...computer programs can, in principle, even simulate "natural" chemical organisms. The simulation is no less of a lifeform due to existing on a virtual substrate. Much simpler organisms could exist, taking advantage of the high level order and reliability possible with a virtual substrate. Again, though, the challenge is getting a self reproducing system with the capacity for change...a highly ordered system like raw machine code is not conducive to development through random mutation, it's too "brittle" to directly support anything I'd call life. I've not seen anything that would qualify except under the most generous of definitions...but the potential is certainly there.
None of those others have anywhere near the diversity of interactions and organization of organic chemistry, though. However...another possibility I've read about is of a sort of nuclear chemistry occurring under the crust of a neutron star, where heavier, more complex structures of protons and neutrons can be formed and broken apart with easily achieved energies, the energy barriers to such events being much lower than under normal conditions. Intelligent life in such an environment might wonder about the impossibility of complex interactions occurring on such rarefied environments as the surface of the neutron star, where pressures are so low that small nuclei are isolated from each other by clouds of bound electrons...
As for galaxy clusters...no. They don't reproduce or consume food, and their parts aren't going to ever do much other than fly through the cluster a few times until they escape. As spread out as they are, they just won't last long enough to do anything remotely resembling life.
Good question.
As a carbon based water life form I have my homeworld opinons, which is under specific physic conditions. I am a homeboy and don't want to go anywhere else.
But theres reasons my backwater, parochial outlook is valid in the big universe.
As a simple example, a asteroid belt [with metallic ore] thats heated from a Sun on one side way will boil of electrons on the cold side.
Like a old style vacuum tube.
A electron lifeform.
And on the surface of a Sun, theres no reason not to think otherwise.
Nuclear/radiation lifeform.
Or on the solar system moons surveyed, ammonia could provide a substitute for water..
Molecular lifeform.
But not happening and a heavenly war is the reason and limited here.
So no aliens for a while I think.
But they wouldn't be aliens as the mind is always the same flower of existence, not war.
Thats true, I only wanted to point out that organic chemistry is not the only system that can support self sustaining, complex and organised behavoir. The earliest forms of life might not have been much more complex than some self organised physical systems, and so the possibilty of a, very simple, non-organic chemistry life form cannot be entirely ruled out.
In space PR and Politics are as important as engineering and science. And no-one can hear you screaming about it.
"There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy."
The example is simple, looking at the evolution of physics is enough.
We just can't know for sure. The history of physics shows the opposite: we make a law to explain the things we see, then our view of the natural phenomenon gets better and we see that things aren't exactly like we thought (the limitations of our view of the universe decrease), then we have to make adjustments to the law, or create a whole new theory. Of course that's not always the case, there are many times that observations confirm the theory, and it's so cool when that happens, but no theory is infallible. And there's nothing wrong with that, it's evolution.But those we know of should be the same all over the universe, or shouldn´t they?
I'm not against physics, that would be just stupid. But going to the other opposite and saying that the laws of physics explain everything is not very wise too. We are a very long way from explaining the universe, so we can't rule out any possibility.
Hmmm, maybe you and I think of different things. I´m NOT thinking of equations, formulae, etc. And I´m not saying that our view is the ultimate truth, not at all.
In my native language I would describe it as the difference between "Gesetzmässigkeiten" and "Gleichungen". Perhaps there is someone here who can translate this into good (appropriate) English.
Oh no, hopefully I didn´t say this, at least, I can´t remember I said it. I didn´t say "explain", did I?But going to the other opposite and saying that the laws of physics explain everything (my bold) is not very wise too.
Should "laws of physics" be replaced by "principles of physics" in my wording?
Originally Posted by tommacYou cannot affirm that carbon is really needed for life unless you assume that the laws of physics explain all natural phenomenon.Originally Posted by dhd40
I have heard somewhere that a form of life could be silicon based as an alternative to carbon. I'm no chemist but am led to believe that carbon is the base element for life simply because its the best for the job, effective at mixing and interacting with other elements and also good for forming complex structures to develop like DNA etc?
Well the human brain has two halves and what good is it if hit in the head with a stick with a rock tied on the a head on one side and a resulting concussion [cerebral fluid pressure] on the brain with the resulting loss of function for brain activity.
So as more quantum consciousness viewpoint necessary for the two hemispheres of the brain of being even of importance, not a evolutionay as a limping gimp would simply slow down a tribe on the move following a buffalo herd on foot for example..
So a bibrain must be necessary to experience consciouness.
Hyper dimensions,
if thats convincing, life in the universe is easy and natural to expect.
So a medical reason for such.
A math reason is that in calculus the zero means going toward defined infinitely small points called a line.
But a new equation is 1 point equals infinite points equal in the more than limited directions of 4d dimensions.
So not using a zero.
But for the math people who like proof the new Swiss particle accelerator will give them numbers to crunch.
Then explain how people who have had a Hemispherectomy apparently remain as conscious as those who still have both halves of their brain?
Please explain what exactly you mean clearly rather than just as a word salad.Hyper dimensions,
if thats convincing, life in the universe is easy and natural to expect.
So a medical reason for such.
A math reason is that in calculus the zero means going toward defined infinitely small points called a line.
But a new equation is 1 point equals infinite points equal in the more than limited directions of 4d dimensions.
So not using a zero.
But for the math people who like proof the new Swiss particle accelerator will give them numbers to crunch.
I think you just made my point for me.
'Then explain how people who have had a Hemispherectomy apparently remain as conscious as those who still have both halves of their brain?'
Well the point is Quantum consciousness[google it] and depends on two or more brains.
In a Hemispherectomy the cross nerve fibers are cut usually for a medical horror use of surgery to reduce convulsive siezures fits so as to reduce not breathing and tongue self bitting.
So a surgical way to produce a lack of brain direct connection between the upper bihemispheres communication would necessaryly devolve on the dependance on what is left to communicate between Hemispherethe on the lower part of the brain.
Because if that [lower part of the brain.]was surgerized the unfortunate patient could have a more worse problem.
like stopping breathing.
But as I learned the more learned one is the more hard it is to explain to the unlearned.
So the word salad is not applicable,so good luck on your education, I had a rough and rocky path on the matter.
But at least I got a B.S in biology.
Not so easy now days with the expensive college tuition but relevant now but still a ill paid profession.
I am a chemist, but you are correct. While it is possible that life might be based on other things, carbon is remarkably versatile chemically for three reasons: first, its ability to to bond to so many other elements (O, N, P, S, H, halides, most metals), second, its ability to form bonds with many of these of various strengths (single, double, even triple bonds), and third, its ability to bond with itself to form long chain molecules (polymers, proteins, DNA). Silicon isn't that versatile.


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Wednesday, 07 September 2011 20:56 Published in EntertainmentMany of today's top Hollywood stars have been in show business a lot longer than you might imagine. Encouraged — if not pushed — by their parents to pursue commercial and acting roles, some landed their first commercial gigs while still toddlers. Here's a look at five young future stars honing their skills in commercials.


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Author Notes: When summer comes, I love nothing more than a habanero margarita. This popsicle is an icy, spicy, treat to eat sitting on the stoop. I only had coconut milk around, but I am positive it would be much better with coconut cream. I did not have popsicle molds and neither did my local grocery, so I bought the five for a dollar single-serving gelatinas (jellos) and used chopsticks in lieu of popsicle sticks. Yogurt cups would work equally well. - clintonhillbilly - clintonhillbilly
Food52 Review: Clintonhillbilly suggests this recipe makes six popsicles. My mold only makes four, so I guess I have to cop to the fact that I ate the remaining two portions of the mixture, unfrozen, with a spoon. Had I not emptied my tequila bottle the night before I tested this recipe, I would have added some of that and used a straw instead! This mixture counters the sweetness of the strawberries and sugar with the sour of the lime and a bit of salt, and balances the heat of the habanero pepper with the coolness of the mint, the coconut milk and the frozen state. Serving these at the tail end of a summer BBQ will show just how well you can make even the simple things very, very interesting. - cheese1227
Serves 6
- 2 large containers fresh strawberries
- 1 can coconut milk or coconut cream
- 1 handful fresh mint, chopped
- 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar or lime juice
- 1/2 habanero pepper, very finely minced
- 3/4 cups sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- popsicle molds
- Cut the leaves off of the strawberries and put 2/3 of them in a blender with all remaining ingredients. Puree until smooth and well combined.
- Dice remaining strawberries and sprinkle with a little sugar.
- Divide diced strawberries among popsicle molds, then pour in contents of blender. Place in freezer for one hour.
- Remove popsicles from freezer and insert the handle of your choice (chopsticks, bamboo skewers, plastic knives, actual popsicle sticks, etc.). Freeze overnight.
- To enjoy popsicles, run containers under hot water for about 30 seconds until you can easily pull the popsicle loose from the mold by its handle.
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over 2 years ago Beautiful, Memorable Food
Ooh! This sounds fantastic. I love popsicles that have "adult" flavors and some kick.
over 2 years ago clintonhillbilly
They're a perfect treat for a barbecue if you're planning on having one for July 4th :)
almost 4 years ago nannydeb
Sounds delicious and fun!


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It is Duluth's biggest neighborhood festival. There is something fun and compelling for everyone.By: David Ross, For the Budgeteer News
It is Duluth's biggest neighborhood festival. There is something fun and compelling for everyone. It includes a classic car show, a parade, a 5K walk/run, music in the park, stage shows, children's games, a Miss West Duluth Pageant, and a boisterous street dance.
The center of this rollicking entertainment is Grand and Central
Avenues — the heart of beautiful Spirit Valley in Duluth's historic West Duluth. It is a remarkable gathering place situated at the intersection of a proud, resilient neighborhood and a thriving, benevolent business
If you are truly in the spirit for Spirit Valley Days, you will begin the celebration Wednesday, July 31 and participate until Sunday, August 4.
It is a four-day extravaganza. In recent years,
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My appreciation for Spirit Valley Days is heightened because I am proud of the many businesses that so graciously sponsor Spirit Valley Days. Several of these businesses are also members of the Duluth Area Chamber of Commerce. Without fanfare, these Chamber members fund several of the activities, attractions and venues that make this gathering enjoyable. They include Super One Foods and Super One Liquor, Members Cooperative Credit Union, Waste Management, Duluth Budgeteer News, Duluth Business College, Anytime Fitness, US Bank, Solutions Insurance Agencies, Andren's Paint Company, Tortoise & Hare Footwear, the Jamar Company, Susan Coen State Farm Insurance, and Mr. D's Bar & Grill.
Businesses also add to the gathering by participating as food- and arts and crafts vendors. They also encourage their customers and clients to attend Spirit Valley Days.
Spirit Valley Days is a wonderful example of how volunteers, businesses, participants and supporters can join forces to host and enjoy a remarkable neighborhood celebration.
I hope you will join me at Spirit Valley Days. It is an ideal opportunity to experience a strong sense of place and community. For these four days, we all can be from West Duluth and we can all be Denfeld Hunters.
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