@oezicomix The problem with using water is that it changes volume at different temperatures and pressures, making it no good as an exact reference for measurement. But for everyday measures 1kg = 1l water is fine.
Check out https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Litre
Although dormice have a mouse-like appearance they are not mice. They are both part of the Rodentia order but belong to two different families: Gliridae and Muridae respectively.
There is only one species of dormouse in the UK, so there is probably a strong argument for protective measures such as this. Ever looked at the actual costing for a highway? £190k is nothing anyway.
Why is it that so many people think progress is doom? I just don't understand it.
Ok, maybe this could lead to something bad. Maybe it will. But what if it doesn't? What if the research is something that winds up saving or extending millions of lives? Something like... oh... the practice of modern medicine did.
Does everyone think that there were no risks involved in the study of that, or in other scientific fields? Things that have added a wealth of knowledge and have helped enrich the lives of practically everything in the world?
Really, I say bravo to this breakthrough. Being able to replace cells in a living organism could be what we need to find the cure for cancer (which are, as one person above explained, mutated cells) and to no longer require painful and expensive chemotherapy while only hoping the patient will get better. Not to mention all the other potential uses.
Also as mentioned above, while this could be used to hurt or kill people, it would serve a much greater purpose for healing. And if you really wanted to mess with a population, chemical warfare would be so much easier and less expensive.
So I say, let the scientists continue doing their work advancing technology and enhancing our lives, and start complaining when something that could actually be humongously dangerous to society begins to occur.
P.S. Keep in mind that for this technology to pose any threat to humans to begin with, it would have to be injected/transplanted/whatever-other-synonym-you-want-to-use. If it is transferred any other way, it's just a different form of chemical warfare, which as we all know already exists.
When does it cease to be a cake? I think if it's inedible it shouldn't count as a cake. If you saw the build video you'll see that they used fondant around a wood base for a lot of it. While I think it makes for great art... Is it cake? For that matter is a rice krispies treat covered with fondant a cake? Don't get me wrong, I'd love to eat one, so it passes the "is it edible test", but is it a cake?
Washington actually *is* a city in the District of Columbia. Its present day borders are conterminous with those of the District, but that hasn't always been the case. Georgetown and Alexandria were separate, incorporated cites in the early history of DC, and I think a portion of Anacostia in SW DC also was in the mid-19th century.
Yeah look at how spectacular Dubai is, it's great until you realize you are not in a free country. Don't accidentally track an illegal seed on your shoe through customs or get drunk and have sex on a beach because all the cool fireworks will get you is prison time. From the Wikipedia entry: Human rights in Dubai - Zero tolerance drug policy
Drugs found in urine or blood testing count as "possession" under UAE law. BBC DJ Grooverider (real name: Raymond Bingham) was sentenced to four years in prison after a pair of jeans in his luggage was found to contain just over 2 grams of marijuana.[19] The Dubai authorities have been known to stop tourists on layovers the airport and are now using extremely sensitive electronic detection equipment, including urine and blood screening, to search for traces of illegal substances. Keith Brown, a British national and father of three, was arrested on September 17, 2007 after authorities claim to have discovered a speck of cannabis on the bottom of one of his shoes. According to an article in the Daily Mail,[20] the alleged illegal substance was smaller than a grain of sugar - weighing approximately .003 grams. He has also been sentenced to four years in prison. Another UK citizen, Tracy Wilkinson, was arrested and accused of being a "drugs baroness" in 2005 after authorities found codeine in her blood.[21] Wilkinson has a bad back and received an injection of codeine at a Dubai hospital. She ended up spending two months in a cell where she contracted dysentery, head lice and an infestation of fleas before she was eventually released on bail. German television producer Cat Le-Huy was arrested in January 2008 for possessing a bottle of the over-the-counter hormone sleep aid Melatonin.[22] Authorities claimed that some dirt in Mr. Le-Huy's luggage was hashish. A Vancouver resident named Bert Tatham was arrested at Dubai International Airport returning home from Afghanistan (where he was ironically working with farmers to try and convince them not to grow poppies). The anti-narcotics officer was found to have two dead poppy bulbs and a tiny amount of hashish melted into the seams of one of his trouser pockets.[23] After spending more than 10 months in prison, he was eventually pardoned by U.A.E. President H.H. Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
Wow; what a thread. Guess you asked for it, eh Ms. C.?
Here's my 3 cents on the subject:
Cent 1: If the attack was indeed staged, there would be a cast of thousands to corral and keep quiet; the current administration isn't quite up to that task, nor is our military establishment.
Cent 2: If the attack was indeed staged, wouldn't it make sense to have multiple followup "attacks" that would give the opportunity to put some real restrictions on people's freedom?
Cent 3: The people who are so adamant that the 9-11 attack was staged also tend to be Bush haters; if the attack had happened during Clinton's watch, what do you want to bet that those same people would be the ones dismissing any claims of conspiracy.
First of all, I've just seen these girls for the first time, and I love how well they're doing. I'm fascinated by how well they work together, and wish them all the best.
I think the best thing as far as marriage would be if they could find 1 guy to marry both. I'm sure if they appealed for special legal permission for a polygamous marriage it would be granted. To my knowledge, they are more conjoined than any other twins that have made it to adulthood, and I don't know if having 2 spouses would work as well as it has for other conjoined twins.
Also, since their reproductive organs are shared, do they each have 1 ovary each, or genetically do the ovaries belong to just 1 girl, or are they genetically blended? If they had 2 separate husbands, you wouldn't know who's sperm would mix with who's egg and could have 4 sets of 1/2 siblings.
The problem with using water is that it changes volume at different temperatures and pressures, making it no good as an exact reference for measurement. But for everyday measures 1kg = 1l water is fine.
Check out https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Litre
There is only one species of dormouse in the UK, so there is probably a strong argument for protective measures such as this. Ever looked at the actual costing for a highway? £190k is nothing anyway.
Ok, maybe this could lead to something bad. Maybe it will. But what if it doesn't? What if the research is something that winds up saving or extending millions of lives? Something like... oh... the practice of modern medicine did.
Does everyone think that there were no risks involved in the study of that, or in other scientific fields? Things that have added a wealth of knowledge and have helped enrich the lives of practically everything in the world?
Really, I say bravo to this breakthrough. Being able to replace cells in a living organism could be what we need to find the cure for cancer (which are, as one person above explained, mutated cells) and to no longer require painful and expensive chemotherapy while only hoping the patient will get better. Not to mention all the other potential uses.
Also as mentioned above, while this could be used to hurt or kill people, it would serve a much greater purpose for healing. And if you really wanted to mess with a population, chemical warfare would be so much easier and less expensive.
So I say, let the scientists continue doing their work advancing technology and enhancing our lives, and start complaining when something that could actually be humongously dangerous to society begins to occur.
P.S. Keep in mind that for this technology to pose any threat to humans to begin with, it would have to be injected/transplanted/whatever-other-synonym-you-want-to-use. If it is transferred any other way, it's just a different form of chemical warfare, which as we all know already exists.
Drugs found in urine or blood testing count as "possession" under UAE law. BBC DJ Grooverider (real name: Raymond Bingham) was sentenced to four years in prison after a pair of jeans in his luggage was found to contain just over 2 grams of marijuana.[19] The Dubai authorities have been known to stop tourists on layovers the airport and are now using extremely sensitive electronic detection equipment, including urine and blood screening, to search for traces of illegal substances. Keith Brown, a British national and father of three, was arrested on September 17, 2007 after authorities claim to have discovered a speck of cannabis on the bottom of one of his shoes. According to an article in the Daily Mail,[20] the alleged illegal substance was smaller than a grain of sugar - weighing approximately .003 grams. He has also been sentenced to four years in prison. Another UK citizen, Tracy Wilkinson, was arrested and accused of being a "drugs baroness" in 2005 after authorities found codeine in her blood.[21] Wilkinson has a bad back and received an injection of codeine at a Dubai hospital. She ended up spending two months in a cell where she contracted dysentery, head lice and an infestation of fleas before she was eventually released on bail. German television producer Cat Le-Huy was arrested in January 2008 for possessing a bottle of the over-the-counter hormone sleep aid Melatonin.[22] Authorities claimed that some dirt in Mr. Le-Huy's luggage was hashish. A Vancouver resident named Bert Tatham was arrested at Dubai International Airport returning home from Afghanistan (where he was ironically working with farmers to try and convince them not to grow poppies). The anti-narcotics officer was found to have two dead poppy bulbs and a tiny amount of hashish melted into the seams of one of his trouser pockets.[23] After spending more than 10 months in prison, he was eventually pardoned by U.A.E. President H.H. Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
Here's my 3 cents on the subject:
Cent 1: If the attack was indeed staged, there would be a cast of thousands to corral and keep quiet; the current administration isn't quite up to that task, nor is our military establishment.
Cent 2: If the attack was indeed staged, wouldn't it make sense to have multiple followup "attacks" that would give the opportunity to put some real restrictions on people's freedom?
Cent 3: The people who are so adamant that the 9-11 attack was staged also tend to be Bush haters; if the attack had happened during Clinton's watch, what do you want to bet that those same people would be the ones dismissing any claims of conspiracy.
I think the best thing as far as marriage would be if they could find 1 guy to marry both. I'm sure if they appealed for special legal permission for a polygamous marriage it would be granted. To my knowledge, they are more conjoined than any other twins that have made it to adulthood, and I don't know if having 2 spouses would work as well as it has for other conjoined twins.
Also, since their reproductive organs are shared, do they each have 1 ovary each, or genetically do the ovaries belong to just 1 girl, or are they genetically blended? If they had 2 separate husbands, you wouldn't know who's sperm would mix with who's egg and could have 4 sets of 1/2 siblings.