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This Is How Many People We’d Have to Send to Proxima Centauri to Make Sure Someone Actually Arrives
Since it would take at least 6,300 years to reach the closest star to our sun, enough men and women to produce many genetically healthy generations would need to make the trip

MIT Technology Review
Jun 23, 2018 · 5 min read

Proxima B Planet, orbiting Proxima Centauri. Photo: Education Images/UIG via Getty Images

Graham, get unlimited access.

 

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NZ BUDGET THURSDAY

unlike
one,of your states Aussie, no budget,
how stupid

 

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looking forward to NZs budget on thursday
first time ever i have re that

VIC Au state premier Andrws marginally better than Brazils Bolsanaro

thing is
you elected him Victoria

 

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OVERHEARD AT NAT GEO

MAP BY RYAN MORRIS

Seeing the war’s turning points: It’s hard to visualize how encompassing World War II was. Nat Geo’s Ryan Morris and Matthew Chwastyk have given it a try, trying to break down the conflicts into zones and giving us the highlights of the war that ended 75 years ago. Above, one look at key events that include the battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa in the final months of the war—and the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

Subscriber exclusive: Nine moments that defined World War II

Related: How WWI launched mapmaking at National Geographic

 

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Top stories

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China might well refuse to take our barley, and there would be little we could do
Weihuan Zhou, UNSW

China's threat of punitive tariffs against Australian barley isn't new.

Becca Schultz/Unsplash
It’s hard to know when to come out from under the doona. It’ll be soon, but not yet
Peter Robertson, University of Western Australia

The lock-downs are saving more lives than they cost, but eventually the costs will rise to the point where they exceed the value of lives saved.

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Which Florence Nightingale will we remember today? The ‘Lady with the Lamp’ or the influential writer and activist?
Judith Godden, University of Sydney

Florence Nightingale, who would have turned 200 today, might be remembered for her work during the Crimean War. But that's ignoring the 54 years afterwards she spent writing, analysing and agitating.

Dan Peled/AAP
Australia listened to the science on coronavirus. Imagine if we did the same for coal mining
Matthew Currell, RMIT University; Adrian Werner, Flinders University; Chris McGrath, The University of Queensland; Dylan Irvine, Flinders University

New research reveals how governments ignored decades' worth of scientific advice on how the Adani mine threatened to damage precious water supplies.

 

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tep
NZs doiong the deed on thursday
like a prolonged edging then orgasm,lets hope it lasts andb is long lived duh
pretty much a leng6hy wank

Recap: Jacinda Ardern says move out of coronavirus

Recap: Jacinda Ardern says move out of coronavirus alert level 3 will be staggered, starting Thursday
Shopping centres, restaurants, gyms and playgrounds will re-open on Thursday. Children can return to school next Monday.

'He was loved by us all': Breakfast hosts' tears for Hayley Holt's baby
John Campbell, Matty McLean and Jenny-May Clarkson reached out to their colleague on TV after the death of her unborn son.

Waikato doctor nearly dies after death cap mushroom poisoning
She fried up the mushrooms, but woke up 14 hours later violently ill. Soon, her liver was failing.

Coronavirus: Cabinet weighs the evidence for New Zealand's shift to Covid-19 Alert Level 2
Contact tracing, border controls and the economy are all part of the government's decision, as Kiwis wait to find out whether we move to level 2, or stay in level 3 lockdown.

Coronavirus: New Zealand will start to move to level 2 on Thursday
New Zealand will move to Level 2 in three separate stages, starting this Thursday.

Coronvirus: Beehive scrambled to contain email telling ministers to 'dismiss' questions about Covid-19 response
The email from the prime minister's office telling staff to "dismiss" questions about the coronavirus response was a "clumsy instruction".

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In 2021 Indecent Exposure will mean removing your mask...

 

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International Nurses Day today........Thought I'd place this here. I was only looking at it the other day. A tribute page to the medical staff Nurses, Doctors, Specialists, Paramedics and health workers who have died in the UK from Corvid19 contracted while caring for infected patients. Many are nurses with their ages ranging from the 20's to their 60's...

Coronavirus: Remembering 100 NHS and healthcare workers who have died

 

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My snake is hungry. I can tell, because my cat walked by his tank and he got all aroused.

Time to feed Uncle Fester!

 

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Just realized that I'm the same age as Lorelai was when Gilmore Girls started....

 

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Top stories

Shutterstock
China might well refuse to take our barley, and there would be little we could do
Weihuan Zhou, UNSW

China's threat of punitive tariffs against Australian barley isn't new.

Becca Schultz/Unsplash
It’s hard to know when to come out from under the doona. It’ll be soon, but not yet
Peter Robertson, University of Western Australia

The lock-downs are saving more lives than they cost, but eventually the costs will rise to the point where they exceed the value of lives saved.

Shutterstock
Which Florence Nightingale will we remember today? The ‘Lady with the Lamp’ or the influential writer and activist?
Judith Godden, University of Sydney

Florence Nightingale, who would have turned 200 today, might be remembered for her work during the Crimean War. But that's ignoring the 54 years afterwards she spent writing, analysing and agitating.

Dan Peled/AAP
Australia listened to the science on coronavirus. Imagine if we did the same for coal mining
Matthew Currell, RMIT University; Adrian Werner, Flinders University; Chris McGrath, The University of Queensland; Dylan Irvine, Flinders University

New research reveals how governments ignored decades' worth of scientific advice on how the Adani mine threatened to damage precious water supplies.

Most Australians don't give a fuck what China wants or does not want. All China has done by it's threats is show they are scared bullies. Only bullies lash out with threats...Why? Because we ask for an investigation as to what happened? What are they afraid of. Australia was doing fine before China became a trading partner, we weren't sitting around on our arses waiting for the phone to ring.

This gives you an idea how much China owes the World Bank WBG Finances - IBRD/IDA Summary

Back to the 80's.

The developed world has been helping China for decades to help their population out of poverty. And now they threaten us??

While China borrows or is granted money from the World Bank to do projects at home at low or no interest...The CCP (Chinese Communist Party) Loans money to small developing nations such as Tonga, Fiji, Vanuatu Sth Africa and more...but the amount of money cannot be traced, record keeping is bad and no-one knows how much.

So when these small countries cannot pay back the money....China will ask for favours....which has already happened. Just imagine the corruption of these small nations by these bully boys in the CCP? When the people of these small nations find out their leaders have signed over their independence for money...there will be trouble. And who do you think are building these projects with the money loaned? CCP party members businesses who are very wealthy because of it, that's who. Is that a little bit corrupt do you think?

If you want to know who owes and who doesn't owe...WBG Finances - Countries

Australia is a creditor to the world bank...in 2012-2013 alone... $513 million was our input so projects could be carried out in our region. Not bad for a little country.

Australia does not need or deserves to be bullied by these punks in the CCP...so yeah, they can go get fucked..[/QUOTE] Also, we don't have a migrant workforce of 75 million to work for nothing in factories so China can compete in trade.

 

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AGREE 70SD
I FEEL I KNOW WHAT THE OLD ALL WHITE Australia folk think
thats cool, i dont blame them, esp this current govt
but licking the arse of the white USA is just as bad
talk,of threats/failed
good luck to ya'all 70sd

Click to expand...
Most Australians don't give a fuck what China wants or does not want. All China has done by it's threats is show they are scared bullies. Only bullies lash out with threats...Why?


wondering how both countries will fare now that wehae reached this stage
imagine ts supposed to be pretty ell eliominated,but hardly a gaurantee re such

 

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AGREE 70SD
I FEEL I KNOW WHAT THE OLD ALL WHITE Australia folk think
thats cool, i dont blame them, esp this current govt
but licking the arse of the white USA is just as bad
talk,of threats/failed
good luck to ya'all 70sd

Click to expand...
Most Australians don't give a fuck what China wants or does not want. All China has done by it's threats is show they are scared bullies. Only bullies lash out with threats...Why?


wondering how both countries will fare now that wehae reached this stage
imagine ts supposed to be pretty ell eliominated,but hardly a gaurantee re such

I don't know what it's got to do with racism or the US....anyway

As long as we have food and toilet paper, the rest will work out rb.

 

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NEWS


‘Murder hornet’ kills Spain man, report says

https://nypost.com/2020/05/11/murde...cc=morning_report&mpweb=755-8861789-719901104

 

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I don't know what it's got to do with racism or the US....anyway

As long as we have food and toilet paper, the rest will work out rb.

yep
sorry about mentioning that,uncalled for
my hangup re my perception of a few of this govts polys
plus my sister suffering with that many years ago
as for my throwing in the USA
intimating re all the threats they make/do to every country in the world
know its all arse about face on my part
ie
China threatning Aus
not the other way around
sorry for my mixed up garbage

I don't know what it's got to do with racism or the US....anyway

 

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has to be of interest to anyone
esp in this age

Scientists exploring the deep sea off the coast of Australia have discovered up to 30 new underwater species — including this string-like creature known as a siphonophore, which might be the longest animal ever discovered. Measuring 46 metres — almost twice the average length of a blue whale — it is the largest specimen of the giant siphonophore Apolemia ever recorded. Although they look, behave and move around like individual organisms, siphonophores are actually floating colonies made up of tiny multicellular organisms called zooids that are attached to one another and cannot survive independently.

See more of the month’s sharpest science shots, selected byNature’s photo team. (ROV SuBastian/SOI)

 

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has to be of interest to anyone
esp in this age

Scientists exploring the deep sea off the coast of Australia have discovered up to 30 new underwater species — including this string-like creature known as a siphonophore, which might be the longest animal ever discovered. Measuring 46 metres — almost twice the average length of a blue whale — it is the largest specimen of the giant siphonophore Apolemia ever recorded. Although they look, behave and move around like individual organisms, siphonophores are actually floating colonies made up of tiny multicellular organisms called zooids that are attached to one another and cannot survive independently.

See more of the month’s sharpest science shots, selected byNature’s photo team. (ROV SuBastian/SOI)

 

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the article says
not me

I Just Flew. It Was Worse Than I Thought It Would Be.
The surreal experience of flying during a pandemic, and the false promise of a return to normal


get some of these into you

Ten shocking survival stories that real people lived to tell

Gator-infested swamps, misplaced fish hooks, and angry beavers galore.

 

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better start saving your pennies Au
scomos generosity appreciated but

10 things you need to know this morning in Australia

10 things you need to know this morning in Australia
Hello folks. In the news today: coronavirus. Oh, you thought I'd have something different for you? Too bad.

'A mass exodus': Australia is seeing residential vacancy rates soar in its capital cities, putting pressure on rents
Sydney CBD has hit its highest vacancy rate on record, with the percentage of empty residences more than doubling over the last month to 13.8%. It's the most acute aspect of what SQM Research managing director Louis Christopher calls "a mass exodus" being observed nationwide as the number of vacancies soars.

Australian restaurants share how they plan to reopen for sit-in dining, as state governments roll back COVID-19 restrictions
Some restaurants have announced plans to reopen after state governments allowed up to 10 people to gather in restaurants. Lucky Penny in Victoria and Palate Restaurant in New South Wales are among the restaurants to reopen.

Westpac is tightening borrowing capacity for self-employed customers, as it aims to reduce risk amid the coronavirus pandemic
Westpac is tightening borrowing capacity for self-employed customers and people living in areas that are dependent on tourism, a move aimed at reducing risks sparked by the coronavirus pandemic.

The parent company of Peter Alexander, Jay Jays and Just Jeans is reopening its stores on May 15
Premier Investments, the parent company of Peter Alexander, Jay Jays and Just Jeans is reopening its Australian stores from Friday May 15. It comes after the company was forced to close its stores amid the coronavirus pandemic.

It's estimated 40% of startups have just three months to live – but Australian VCs say there's never been a better time to invest
As the coronavirus threatens businesses of all sizes, there's never been a greater demand for investment to shore up capital positions, with nearly $15 billion raised on the ASX in 2020 so far.

Regional airline Rex says it will spend $200 million to fly between Australia's capital cities, sticking it to Qantas and Virgin
Australian airline Regional Express (Rex) will raise $200 million to create a new serice flying between capital cities, not just to them, the AFR has reported.

Uber cofounder Travis Kalanick dropped $43.3 million on a Los Angeles estate with a 7-bedroom mansion and a 7,000-bottle wine cellar. Take a look inside the property.
Uber cofounder Travis Kalanick bought a lavish Los Angeles estate for $US43.3 million in April, Katherine Clarke reported for The Wall Street Journal.

26 of the most influential books ever written about business
Reading is an important common denominator amongst many of the biggest names in business. It's a fast way to acquire new information, think creatively, and diversify your perspective.

Many Australians are turning to further education during their time in isolation – and these people are proof a career change is possible
As LinkedIn Learning has seen a 15% increase in the number of people using the service, it's safe to suggest that the desire to upskill during lockdown is at the forefront of many Australians' minds.