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Life on Mars found but destroyed by mistake

Life on Mars found but destroyed by mistake
Bungling NASA scientists are believed to have found tiny live microbes on Mars - but mistakenly killed them by boiling them alive, a media report said. Bungling NASA scientists are believed to have found tiny live microbes on Mars - but mistakenly killed them by boiling them alive, a media report said Saturday. Two spacecraft that landed on the Red Planet in 1976 are now thought to have detected microbes in Martian soil. But scientists at the time failed to spot the signs of life - and cooked the bugs at 160 degrees Centigrade during experiments, The Sun reported. Now an international team has used modern techniques to re-examine data collected by the two unmanned Viking probes. Biologist Joseph Miller, of the University of Southern California, said: "I'm 99 percent sure there's life there. During the 1976 mission, nutrients were added to the Martian soil. Experts dismissed the possibility that the gas came from bugs.

Did 1976 Viking mission discover life on Mars? Scientists believe they've found evidence for life on Mars - in data collected 36 years ago. A new analysis of results from experiments carried out by the 1976 Viking mission to Mars indicates the presence of microbes in the Martian soil. In three experiments carried out by the two Viking probes, a cocktail of nutrients was added to Martian soil, in the hope that any microbes present would consume the nutrients and release CO2 or methane. But when one of the experiements appeared to show positive results by producing CO2, the scientists concluded that the cause was probably an oxidizing agent within the soil, as the other experiments failed to find ant organic molecules in the soil. Now, though, those results have been re-examined with an emphasis on the mathematical complexity of the data. And, says the team, the active experiments clearly sorted with terrestrial biological data series whereas the Viking LR control data sorted with known terrestrial non-biological data.

It's Eerie -- The Global Climate Disaster Is Happening Right Now... and Humanity Is Just Pretending It's Not Happening August 28, 2012 | There are no comparisons to be made. This is not like war or plague or a stockmarket crash. What we are seeing, here and now, is the transformation of the atmospheric physics of this planet. (Image taken from Arctic Sea-ice Monitor) The Arctic has been warming roughly twice as quickly as the rest of the northern hemisphere. This great dissolution, of ice and certainties, is happening so much faster than most climate scientists predicted that, one of them reports, “it feels as if everything I’ve learned has become obsolete.” As I’ve warned repeatedly, but to little effect, the IPCC’s assessments tend to be conservative. The melting disperses another belief: that the temperate parts of the world – where most of the rich nations are located – will be hit last and least, while the poorer nations will be hit first and worst. The north polar jet stream is an air current several hundred kilometres wide, travelling eastwards around the hemisphere.

You Know You Want Sexy Abs! | healthkicker The next month or two of work on Xanga 2.0 is going to be busy, so I wanted to share with everyone a roadmap of how we’re thinking about things! We’re dividing the work on this project into four basic phases. Phase 1. Data migration As described here, we’ve imported over every account that we have on Xanga over to the new system so that anyone who could sign into Xanga can still sign into Xanga 2.0. Finally and most important of all, we’ve imported over 2 million blogs from the old system. * We’ve archived the blogs of the hundreds of thousands of blogs where the user has logged in in the past 5 years and has at least two subscribers. * We did an additional set of archives for 200k users who had logged in the past year and had at least 10 blogs. * We’ve also archived the blogs of every single user that’s ever been premium at any point in the past… And of course, a lot of you guys archived your own blogs using the old Xanga archive generator. Phase 2. Phase 3. Phase 4.

ZETA 2 RETICULI - HOME SYSTEM OF THE GREYS? by Joe LeSearne Edited by Ken Wright Since the 6th of October, 1995, several new planets orbiting other suns have been discovered and officially announced. However, in what may be a breakthrough for ufology, on the 20th of September, 1996, a planet was discovered orbiting the star Zeta 2 Reticuli. In 1961, Betty and Barney Hill were abducted by aliens and taken aboard their spacecraft. The Betty Hill Star Map as Interpreted by Ms. Reference: The Zeta Reticuli Incident by Terence Dickinson This highly recommended publication is available in hard copy from Stanton Friedman In 1988, Bob Lazar came forward with an incredible story. I have provided some interesting information below I found on several mailing lists: In a rather strange “about face,” the above information was removed from the Extra Solar Planets Encyclopedia site after 4 days. I just found another possible way that this recent discovery could confirm part of Lazar and Jarod 2’s story.

Make Money Online With Paid Surveys | Free Cash at CashCrate! A Crisis Foretold: Studies Warned New York Infrastructure Critically Threatened by Climate Change This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!, democracynoworg, The War and Peace Report. I’m Amy Goodman. We’re usually in New York, but our studios are blacked out; they have no electricity. Well, as the floodwaters recede across the region, the death toll from Superstorm Sandy has reached 74 across eight states. On Wednesday, the Democracy Now! But first, the massive damage that Superstorm Sandy has caused to New York City and its infrastructure has not come as a surprise to everyone. Cynthia Rosenzweig, we welcome you to Democracy Now! CYNTHIA ROSENZWEIG: Actually, our first report on climate change in New York City came out over 10 years ago. But first, Amy, I need to make something very clear: any one storm cannot be associated directly with climate change; climate is long-term weather events and weather—and weather conditions. It’s related to climate change, though, in three ways. AMY GOODMAN: Why is New York so vulnerable?

2012 March 12 - The Scale of the Universe Interactive Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. 2012 March 12 The Scale of the Universe - Interactive Flash Animation Credit & Copyright: Cary & Michael Huang Explanation: What does the universe look like on small scales? Tomorrow's picture: dust before galaxies Authors & editors: Robert Nemiroff (MTU) & Jerry Bonnell (UMCP)NASA Official: Phillip Newman Specific rights apply.NASA Web Privacy Policy and Important NoticesA service of:ASD at NASA / GSFC& Michigan Tech.

Create IVR applications in minutes :: QuickFuse Fitness Advice, Workout Videos, Health & Fitness | Bodyrock.tv - StumbleUpon Hi BodyRockers, Today Freddy and I are starting to pack for our move and we are crazy busy. With everything that we have to do today, I didn’t have time for a full workout, but don’t worry because I put together this savage little 6 minute full body routine that will rock you out. I think that it is always better to do something than to skip your training completely, and this workout may come in a small package, but as you can see in the video, if you are pushing it at your max effort – full throttle – you won’t have anything left after 6 minutes. Freddy & I will be back this weekend with new BodyRockers, a new diet challenge and possibly a life post if we actually do anything interesting besides packing! Enjoy your training! Zuzana & Freddy Jump Squatmax. reps during 10 secondsSide Pike Jumpmax. reps during 20 secondsMountaing Climbermax. reps during 20 seconds Get your gear for this workout here: Interval TimerGet your equipment here Instructions: 10 seconds of Jump Squats Jump Squat comments

YouTube Playlists for Learning Programming YouTube has been very good platform for learning any thing. Earlier you have seen 400+ courses on YouTube and 130+ NPTEL courses. There are few more courses especially about computer programming. These are contributed by various individuals. These videos are of short time around 10 to 12 min each, created keeping basic learners in the mind. These videos covers from basics like installing IDE to writing complex programs covering every topic. thenewboston: thenewboston is a great youtube channel, has more than 2o playlists covering topics Python, C, Java, iPhone development and web programming like HTML, CSS, PHP. Xoax.net Xoax has more than 200 videos but mainly focuses on C++. PHPacademy As the name suggests, it focuses mainly on PHP and some on MySql. There are more videos on small projects like writing your own search engine for your database, pagination, creating a rating system etc… Related posts: Get more stuff like this

The Meaning of Life: Intro What is the meaning of life? Why are we here? Is there a God or isn’t there, and if there is a God, what is its nature? Of all the world’s religions, which one is the most correct? Is there an afterlife? People have struggled for millennia to tackle these questions. Behind the Wheel The way we answer these questions will provide the ultimate context for everything else we do with our lives. Let’s say you have your life organized around goals, projects, and actions. But why start the business in the first place? What determines the goals you set (or don’t set) is your context. The most significant part of your context is your collection of beliefs about the nature of reality, which includes your religious, spiritual, and philosophical beliefs. Within a certain context, it will be virtually impossible for you to achieve certain results because you’ll never set the required goals that will lead to those results. Your context works like a filter. Walking in My Shoes Halo Blasphemous Rumors

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