How a planet came to be is a bit hazy -- we have very good ideas on how the solar system was created, but it will always be a subject of debate.. Perhaps a planet should be an object with a specific and predictable orbit around a star with a specific and predictable rotation. (This assumes asteroids don't have predictable year and day/night cycles.)
The First Amendment has been interpreted by the US courts to me the protection of personal expression. This is not limited to speech; one is free to express himself in America through far more means than simply the spoken word. E-mail could be considered to be therefore protected. It is a matter of interpretation.
There are real world applications of opt-in systems that work very well. Take my grocery store coupon card, for instance. When I use it I save on my purchases, and my grocery store gets an idea of what I buy and when I buy it. It not much of a stretch that a situation could be drafted where the customer benifits from the system and would therefore opt-in.
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According to the link you provided, "Extended hotfix support ends 30-Jun-2003. After 16-Jan-2004, the product will be obsolete and no support of any kind will be provided." You still have a few months...
For a physics seminar a while back I was required to present to a bunch of middle-schoolers a short bit on atomic clocks and laser cooling. I quickly realized that much of this stuff was way over their heads and, more importantly, outside their interests.
What did get them sitting up straight was a cylinder of liquid nitrogen I had ready to help me compare temperatures. (I had planned on showing just how cold cold can get.) Every time I spilled a bit on the floor they all screamed in delight. I ended up borrowing a few balloons from a fellow classmate who was presenting the same day and demonstrating instead the relationships of pressure, temperature, and volume.
My suggestions? Go with something fairly easy to understand (especially if you're planning on keeping the attention of a wide range of ages) and also fairly exciting. Oh, and don't be afraid to improvise.:) Good luck, buddy.
I agree: but modern medicine will not intrinsically remove 'bad' genes. Once someone is conceived, modern medicine can only reduce the effects or chances of a 'bad' gene acting up. It would require direct modification of one's genome to avoid passing the trait on to the next generation.
Genetic engineering is modifying the individual *before* conception. The trait isn't passed on, instead, it's weeded out. Therein lies the humanity's evolution.
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Softpedia might want to check their math: 0.81% - 0.77% = 0.04%, not 0.40%
How a planet came to be is a bit hazy -- we have very good ideas on how the solar system was created, but it will always be a subject of debate.. Perhaps a planet should be an object with a specific and predictable orbit around a star with a specific and predictable rotation. (This assumes asteroids don't have predictable year and day/night cycles.)
The First Amendment has been interpreted by the US courts to me the protection of personal expression. This is not limited to speech; one is free to express himself in America through far more means than simply the spoken word. E-mail could be considered to be therefore protected. It is a matter of interpretation.
There are real world applications of opt-in systems that work very well. Take my grocery store coupon card, for instance. When I use it I save on my purchases, and my grocery store gets an idea of what I buy and when I buy it. It not much of a stretch that a situation could be drafted where the customer benifits from the system and would therefore opt-in.
According to the link you provided, "Extended hotfix support ends 30-Jun-2003. After 16-Jan-2004, the product will be obsolete and no support of any kind will be provided." You still have a few months...
For a physics seminar a while back I was required to present to a bunch of middle-schoolers a short bit on atomic clocks and laser cooling. I quickly realized that much of this stuff was way over their heads and, more importantly, outside their interests.
:) Good luck, buddy.
What did get them sitting up straight was a cylinder of liquid nitrogen I had ready to help me compare temperatures. (I had planned on showing just how cold cold can get.) Every time I spilled a bit on the floor they all screamed in delight. I ended up borrowing a few balloons from a fellow classmate who was presenting the same day and demonstrating instead the relationships of pressure, temperature, and volume.
My suggestions? Go with something fairly easy to understand (especially if you're planning on keeping the attention of a wide range of ages) and also fairly exciting. Oh, and don't be afraid to improvise.
I agree: but modern medicine will not intrinsically remove 'bad' genes. Once someone is conceived, modern medicine can only reduce the effects or chances of a 'bad' gene acting up. It would require direct modification of one's genome to avoid passing the trait on to the next generation.
Genetic engineering is modifying the individual *before* conception. The trait isn't passed on, instead, it's weeded out. Therein lies the humanity's evolution.
Eric