Sunday, August 25, 2013

How a Sea Squirt Could Help You Grow New Limbs



By COLUMN by LEE DYE | ABC News
The closest relative we humans have in the huge population of invertebrates that blanket the earth is a tiny, inconspicuous flower-like marine critter that is amazing in its abilities to regenerate its damaged tissue from its blood vessels alone.
Scientists believe this odd character, just one of many spineless animals known as "sea squirts," or "tunicates," may hold the genetic secrets that might eventually allow humans to regrow a lost arm, or accept a heart from someone else without danger of rejection.
But, alas, if this unpretentious little animal is going to be our medical salvation, we may have to accept its dark side. It can also foul our beaches and our boats, and smother crabs and oysters while killing off much native wildlife. And it feels right at home in a heavily polluted harbor.
Botryllus schlosseri, commonly known as the golden star, perhaps because it is frequently golden in color and looks kind of like a star, or a flower, or a blob, may be a bit player in the world of animals without a backbone, which make up 95 percent of the species in the animal world. But it could have a huge future in the world of medicine.
It is believed to have been the first invertebrate to have a vasculature heart system, similar to that in humans, with blood cells traveling through blood vessels. But astonishingly, it can regrow everything just with its blood vessels.
"The whole body can regenerate from the vasculature alone, the heart, digestive system, sophisticated tissues," Ayelet Voskoboynik of Stanford University's Stem Cell Institute said in releasing a study. "And it can do this relatively fast, probably using stem cells."
Voskoboynik and an international team of scientists have just sequenced the genome of Botryllus schlosseri, which we shall henceforth just call the "star." The hope is that once scientists understand how the genes operate in the star, they will be able to come up with new treatments for a wide range of human diseases.
The star has only 580 million base pairs of DNA, compared to 3 billion base pairs in humans, but there is a surprising amount of common ground. The researchers found that 77 percent of human genes were also present in the star.
"We found genes that are critical to the development and function of the vertebrate heart, and eye, and the ability to hear," they report in their study, published in the journal eLIFE. "Mutations in these genes are implicated in a variety of human diseases and disorders, including heart diseases, cataracts, and deafness."
There is reason to believe the star may hold the genetic secrets that have plagued cardiac patients who have received a new heart only to have it rejected by their own body.
The star forms colonies comprised of individuals that form clusters in various patterns, star-like, flowers, or opals. But amazingly, when one colony meets another, it can either merge with the other, gradually becoming one, or both can remain separate, suggesting the animal knows how to accept or reject another set of organs. It would be good to know exactly what that is.
Although usually orange to yellow in color, it can also be red, black, green, or an assortment of colors, and it can form many different shapes, depending on which solid substance the colony latches onto, frequently the bottom of a boat, or a piece of valuable marine gear in near-shore areas. And that's where the conflict comes in.
Colonies can join together to form large mats that cover everything from rocks to boat hulls to other marine organisms, frequently killing native plants and animals. It is very invasive, as demonstrated by its rapid growth along both North American coasts.
The star is believed to be a native of Europe that somehow made its way to the East Coast a few decades ago, probably by clinging to the hull of a ship. In the mid 1940s it was discovered in San Francisco Bay and has since been found from Baja California to British Columbia.
But while it may be a nuisance to some, it seems destined to be a hero to others. That role was foreseen by Charles Darwin in the mid 1800s.
Darwin thought these odd but fascinating creatures might help us understand how life evolved to include vertebrates, like us.
That doesn't seem all that far out, now that we know we share so many genes with a distant relative most of us never knew we had.

Par colonne par LEE DYE | ABC Nouvelles
Les nous, les humains ont plus proche parent dans l'immense population d'invertébrés qui recouvrent la terre est une petite créature marine , discret comme une fleur qui est étonnant dans sa capacité à régénérer son tissu endommagé de ses vaisseaux sanguins seul.
Les scientifiques croient que ce personnage étrange , juste l'un des nombreux animaux invertébrés connus sous le nom " ascidies " ou " tuniciers , " peut détenir les secrets génétiques qui pourraient éventuellement permettre aux humains de repousser un bras perdu , ou accepter d'un cœur de quelqu'un d'autre sans danger de rejet .
Mais, hélas, si ce petit animal sans prétention va être notre salut médical, nous pourrions avoir à accepter son côté sombre . Il peut également encrasser nos plages et nos bateaux , et étouffer les crabes et les huîtres tout en tuant beaucoup de faune indigène . Et il se sent à l'aise dans un port fortement pollué .
Botryllus schlosseri , communément connu comme l'étoile d'or , peut-être parce qu'il est souvent de couleur dorée et ressemble un peu à une étoile ou une fleur, ou un blob , peut-être un petit joueur dans le monde des animaux sans colonne vertébrale , ce qui rend jusqu'à 95 pour cent des espèces dans le monde animal. Mais il pourrait avoir un grand avenir dans le monde de la médecine.
Il est soupçonné d'avoir été le premier invertébré d'avoir un système cardiaque vasculaire , semblable à celle des humains , avec des globules voyageant à travers les vaisseaux sanguins. Mais étonnamment , il peut repousser tout simplement avec ses vaisseaux sanguins.
" Le corps tout entier peut se régénérer à partir de la vascularisation seul, le cœur , le système digestif , les tissus sophistiqués », Ayelet Voskoboynik de Institut des cellules souches de l'Université de Stanford a déclaré en libérant une étude. " Et il peut le faire assez rapidement , probablement en utilisant des cellules souches. "
Voskoboynik et une équipe internationale de scientifiques viennent séquencé le génome de Botryllus schlosseri , que nous allons désormais il suffit d'appeler la «star». L'espoir est qu'une fois que les scientifiques à comprendre comment les gènes fonctionnent dans l'étoile, ils seront en mesure de trouver de nouveaux traitements pour un large éventail de maladies humaines.
La star a seulement 580 millions de paires de bases d'ADN , contre 3 milliards de paires de bases chez l'homme, mais il ya une quantité surprenante de terrain d'entente. Les chercheurs ont constaté que 77 pour cent des gènes humains étaient également présents dans l'étoile .
" Nous avons trouvé des gènes qui sont essentiels pour le développement et la fonction du cœur des vertébrés , et des yeux, et la capacité à entendre », ils signalent dans leur étude , publiée dans la revue ELIFE . " Les mutations dans ces gènes sont impliqués dans une variété de maladies et de troubles humains, y compris les maladies cardiaques , les cataractes et la surdité . "
Il ya des raisons de croire que l'étoile peut détenir les secrets génétiques qui ont frappé les patients cardiaques qui ont reçu un nouveau cœur seul à avoir rejeté leur propre corps.
La star forme des colonies composées d' individus qui forment des grappes dans divers modèles , ressemblant à des étoiles , des fleurs ou opales . Mais étonnamment , quand on rencontre une autre colonie , il peut soit fusionner avec l'autre , devenant peu à peu un, ou les deux peut rester séparés , ce qui suggère que l'animal sait comment accepter ou de rejeter un autre ensemble d'organes . Il serait bon de savoir exactement ce que c'est.
Bien que généralement de couleur orange à jaune , il peut également être rouge, noir, vert, ou un assortiment de couleurs , et il peut former de nombreuses formes différentes , selon la substance solide de la colonie s'accroche , souvent au fond d'un bateau, ou une pièce d'équipement marin précieux dans les zones littorales . Et c'est là que le conflit entre en jeu.
Les colonies peuvent se regrouper pour former de grands tapis qui couvrent tout, depuis les rochers de coques de bateaux à d'autres organismes marins , tuant fréquemment les plantes et les animaux indigènes . Il est très envahissante , comme en témoigne sa croissance rapide sur les deux côtes nord-américaines.
La star est considéré comme originaire de l'Europe qui en quelque sorte fait son chemin vers la côte Est il ya quelques décennies , probablement en s'accrochant à la coque d'un navire. Au milieu des années 1940, il a été découvert dans la baie de San Francisco et a depuis été trouvé de Basse-Californie à la Colombie- Britannique.
Mais tout cela peut être une nuisance pour certains, il semble destiné à devenir un héros pour les autres. Ce rôle est dévolu par Charles Darwin dans le milieu des années 1800.
Darwin pensait ces créatures étranges mais fascinantes pourraient nous aider à comprendre comment la vie a évolué pour inclure les vertébrés, comme nous.

Cela ne semble pas si loin , maintenant que nous savons que nous partageons tant de gènes avec un parent éloigné plupart d'entre nous ne savions que nous avions .

Por COLUMNA DYE por LEE | ABC News
Los seres humanos tienen parientes más cercanos en la enorme población de invertebrados que cubren la tierra es una pequeña criatura marina poco visible , como una flor que es increíble en su capacidad para regenerar el tejido dañado de los vasos sanguíneos en paz.
Los científicos creen que este personaje raro, sólo uno de muchos animales invertebrados conocidos como " ascidias ," o " tunicados , " puede contener los secretos genéticos que eventualmente podría permitir a los humanos a regenerar un brazo perdido , o aceptar un corazón de otra persona sin el peligro de rechazo .
Pero , por desgracia , si este animalito sin pretensiones va a ser nuestra salvación médica , es posible que tengamos que aceptar su lado oscuro. También puede ensuciar nuestras playas y nuestros barcos , y sofocar los cangrejos y ostras , mientras que matar a mucha fauna nativa. Y se siente como en casa en un puerto muy contaminado .
Botryllus schlosseri , comúnmente conocida como la estrella de oro, tal vez porque a menudo es de color dorado y se ve un poco como una estrella o una flor, o una mancha , puede ser un actor en el mundo de los animales sin columna vertebral , lo que hace el 95 por ciento de las especies del mundo animal. Sin embargo, podría tener un gran futuro en el mundo de la medicina.
Se cree que ha sido la primera invertebrado tener un sistema vasculatura del corazón , similar a la de los seres humanos , con células de la sangre que viajan a través de vasos sanguíneos . Pero, sorprendentemente , se puede regenerar todo sólo con sus vasos sanguíneos.
"Todo el cuerpo puede regenerarse a partir de la vasculatura solo, el corazón, el aparato digestivo, los tejidos sofisticados" Ayelet Voskoboynik del Instituto de Células Madre de la Universidad de Stanford , dijo en la liberación de un estudio. " Y puede hacerlo con relativa rapidez , probablemente con células madre . "
Voskoboynik y un equipo internacional de científicos ha secuenciado el genoma acaba de Botryllus schlosseri , que vamos a partir de ahora sólo llamar la "estrella ". La esperanza es que una vez que los científicos a comprender cómo los genes funcionan de la estrella, que será capaz de llegar a nuevos tratamientos para una amplia gama de enfermedades humanas.
La estrella tiene sólo 580 millones de pares de bases de ADN , en comparación con 3 mil millones de pares de bases en los seres humanos , pero hay una sorprendente cantidad de terreno común . Los investigadores encontraron que el 77 por ciento de los genes humanos , también estuvieron presentes en la estrella.
"Hemos encontrado genes que son críticos para el desarrollo y la función del corazón de vertebrados , y los ojos, y la capacidad de escuchar ", según informan en su estudio, publicado en la revista eLIFE . " Las mutaciones en estos genes están implicados en una variedad de enfermedades y trastornos humanos , incluyendo enfermedades del corazón , cataratas, y la sordera . "
Hay razones para creer que la estrella puede contener los secretos genéticos que han afectado a los pacientes cardíacos que han recibido un nuevo corazón, sólo para que se rechazado por su propio cuerpo.
La estrella forma colonias compuestas de individuos que forman agrupaciones en diversos patrones , como estrellas , flores, o ópalos . Pero, sorprendentemente , cuando una colonia se encuentra con otra , se puede ya sea fundirse con el otro , convirtiéndose gradualmente en uno , o ambos pueden permanecer separados , lo que sugiere que el animal sabe cómo aceptar o rechazar otro conjunto de órganos . Sería bueno saber exactamente lo que es.
Aunque generalmente de color naranja a amarillo en color, sino que también puede ser de color rojo , negro, verde , o un surtido de colores , y puede formar muchas formas diferentes , dependiendo de qué sustancia sólida se enganche en la colonia , con frecuencia la parte inferior de un barco , o una pieza de equipo marino valiosa en las áreas cercanas a la costa . Y ahí es donde entra en juego el conflicto
Las colonias pueden unirse para formar grandes alfombras que cubren todo, desde las rocas para cascos de barcos a otros organismos marinos , matando con frecuencia las plantas y animales nativos. Es muy invasiva , como se demuestra por su rápido crecimiento a lo largo de ambas costas de América del Norte .
La estrella se cree que es originario de Europa que de alguna manera se abrió camino a la costa este hace algunas décadas , probablemente por el apego al casco de un barco. A mediados de 1940 se descubrió en la Bahía de San Francisco y desde entonces ha sido encontrado desde Baja California hasta la Columbia Británica .
Pero si bien puede ser una molestia para algunos, parece destinado a ser un héroe para otros. Ese papel fue previsto por Charles Darwin a mediados de 1800 .
Darwin pensaba que estas criaturas extrañas pero fascinante podrían ayudarnos a entender cómo la vida evolucionó para incluir a los vertebrados , como nosotros.

Eso no parece tan lejos , ahora que sabemos que compartimos muchos genes con un pariente lejano la mayoría de nosotros no sabíamos que teníamos 

Nach Spalte von LEE DYE | ABC News
Die nächsten Verwandten wir Menschen haben in der riesigen Bevölkerung von Wirbellosen, die Erde ist eine winzige , unscheinbare Blume-wie marine Lebewesen, das erstaunlich ist, in seine Fähigkeiten , seine geschädigte Gewebe aus seiner Blutgefäße allein regenerieren Decke.
Wissenschaftler glauben, dass diese seltsame Zeichen , nur eine von vielen Tieren als Rückgrat " Seescheiden " oder bekannten " Seescheiden , " halten kann , die genetischen Geheimnisse , die schließlich Menschen erlauben , einen verlorenen Arm nachwachsen kann oder akzeptieren ein Herz von jemand anderem ohne Gefahr Ablehnung.
Aber, ach , wenn diese unprätentiöse Tierchen wird unsere medizinische Rettung sein kann , müssen wir seine dunkle Seite zu akzeptieren. Es kann auch zu einer Verschmutzung unsere Strände und unsere Boote und ersticken Krabben und Austern während Abtötung viel einheimische Tierwelt . Und es fühlt sich wie zu Hause in einem stark verschmutzten Hafen.
Botryllus schlosseri , die gemeinhin als dem goldenen Stern bekannt , vielleicht weil sie häufig in goldene Farbe und sieht irgendwie aus wie ein Stern oder eine Blume oder ein Blob , vielleicht ein wenig Spieler in die Welt der Tiere ohne Rückgrat , was machen bis 95 Prozent der Arten in der Tierwelt. Aber es könnte eine große Zukunft in der Welt der Medizin .
Es wird angenommen, dass die ersten wirbellosen ein Herz Gefäßsystem System, ähnlich wie beim Menschen , mit Blutzellen Reisen durch die Blutgefäße zu haben. Aber erstaunlich , kann das alles nur mit seinen Blutgefäßen nachwachsen .
" Der ganze Körper kann aus dem Gefäßsystem alleine regenerieren , das Herz, Verdauungssystem , ausgefeilte Gewebe ", Ayelet Voskoboynik von der Stanford University Stem Cell Institute sagte bei der Freigabe eine Studie . "Und es können dies tun, relativ schnell, wahrscheinlich mit Stammzellen . "
Voskoboynik und ein internationales Team von Wissenschaftlern hat das Genom nur Botryllus schlosseri , die wir fortan nur nennen die sequenziert "Stern". Die Hoffnung ist, dass, sobald die Wissenschaftler zu verstehen, wie die Gene in den Stern zu betreiben , werden sie in der Lage sein , sich mit neuen Behandlungen für ein breites Spektrum von Krankheiten beim Menschen .
Der Stern hat nur 580 Millionen Basenpaare der DNA , im Vergleich zu 3 Milliarden Basenpaare in den Menschen , aber es gibt eine überraschende Menge von Gemeinsamkeiten . Die Forscher fanden heraus , dass 77 Prozent der menschlichen Gene waren auch in der Stern.
"Wir fanden Gene, die entscheidend für die Entwicklung und Funktion des Wirbeltier- Herz und Auge und die Fähigkeit zu hören sind", berichten sie in ihrer Studie , veröffentlicht in der Zeitschrift eLife . " Mutationen in diesen Genen sind in einer Vielzahl von menschlichen Krankheiten und Störungen , einschließlich Herzerkrankungen , Katarakte, und Taubheit beteiligt sind. "
Es gibt Grund zu glauben, dass die Sterne können die genetischen Geheimnisse, die Herzpatienten , die ein neues Herz erhalten haben , nur um sie , von ihren eigenen Körper geplagt haben zu halten.
Der Stern bildet Kolonien von Individuen, die Cluster in verschiedenen Mustern , star -like , Blumen oder Opale bilden zusammen. Aber erstaunlich , wenn man eine andere Kolonie trifft , kann es entweder mit dem anderen zu verschmelzen , allmählich eine oder beide können getrennt bleiben , was das Tier weiß, wie man annehmen oder ablehnen eine weitere Reihe von Organen. Es wäre gut, genau zu wissen, was das ist.
Obwohl in der Regel orange bis gelb in der Farbe , kann es auch rot, schwarz , grün, oder ein Sortiment von Farben, und es kann in vielen verschiedenen Formen zu bilden, je nachdem, welche feste Substanz die Kolonie klinkt , häufig der Boden eines Bootes oder ein Stück wertvolle marine Gang in Nearshore- Regionen . Und das ist, wo der Konflikt kommt in.
Kolonien können sich zusammenschließen, um große Matten , die alles von Felsen Bootskörper auf andere marine Organismen decken zu bilden, häufig töten einheimische Pflanzen und Tiere . Es ist sehr invasiv, wie durch sein schnelles Wachstum auf beiden nordamerikanischen Küsten demonstriert.
Der Stern wird angenommen, dass eine native of Europe , der irgendwie seinen Weg an die Ostküste vor ein paar Jahrzehnten , wahrscheinlich durch Festhalten an der Rumpf eines Schiffes sein . In der Mitte der 1940er Jahre wurde es in San Francisco Bay entdeckt und ist seitdem von Baja California bis British Columbia gefunden.
Aber während es ein Ärgernis für einige sein mag, so scheint es, dazu bestimmt, ein Held für andere zu sein . Diese Rolle wurde von Charles Darwin in der Mitte der 1800er vorgesehen.
Darwin dachte, diese seltsame, aber faszinierende Geschöpfe könnten uns helfen zu verstehen , wie das Leben an Wirbeltieren beinhalten , wie uns entwickelt.

Dass nicht alle so weit scheinen out , jetzt, da wir wissen, dass wir gemeinsam so viele Gene mit einem entfernten Verwandten die meisten von uns nie wusste, wir hatten.

Wednesday, August 21, 2013

Mysterious ‘horned’ sea monster washes ashore in Spain

Remains of odd, unidentified creature stretches 13 feet, leaves officials baffled; Loch Ness, water dinosaur, sea dragon are among absurd guesses

Tuesday, August 20, 2013

Interview with Sedat Canbaz: Computer Chess World

Page translated from Turkish to English using google translate 
Friday, July 6, 2007 06:08 M. Wealth Culture
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For many of you know, but does not recognize Canbaz'ı Sadat Dear friends, I hope that this interview will handle. I conducted an interview with me to get the right cut and welcome him. www.sedatchess.comaddress are engines as a reference to the world accepted this chess tournament organizer and announced the name of her lover, let's see what konuşmuşuz Rating Listiyle.
M.Servet Culture: First, thanks for the interview, Mr. tumblers do not convert back to my request. I have followed your work closely. Connected to each other, so that today it is chess and programs, account of high start dating. Sedat Canbaz: Chess six years old when I started with the help of my father's request, and. Desire to play against chess programs in 1997/98 substantial rebuilding was born. I first met and played chess program Fritz, Chessmaster, Arasan formed from such programs. This powerful against programs was being defeated in almost all the games and never won these programs is the best one day I will see what I said, Let them play with each other. Of course, I did not know at that time that Auto232 mode and as an example Chessmaster faced with the Fritz i manually moves to bring together the two computers oynatırdım myself. This kind of matches played between the two computers is very controversial. Been following and getting an amazing way to enjoy great competitions. These days they did not need it, everything takes place automatically by editing turnavalar.
M.Servet Culture: Well, how the idea of creating oluşdu Engine Rating List? How many years do you test? 
Sedat Canbaz: Enginee games that have achieved a certain time after the results of the request for clarification I felt the world. And it's happy to share with you yaşamaktayım.Enginleri Rating Listlerimi and tournaments on the internet for over 10 years was to test.
M.Servet Culture: What Exactly engine Rating List, the place in the world? 
Sedat tumblers: a good question. I follow the latest computer technologies and the new engine versions and applying been giving you the chance to create and select a quality rating.I think the real answer to this problem, and the best you yaacaksınız comment.
M.Servet Culture: Rating List, engine makers in this area, and what people's reactions? 
Sedat Canbaz: They constantly communicates with, and have been receiving very positive feedback. Also a beginner friends trying to help as much as I can.
M.Servet Culture: How do you evaluate the other lists the engine rating? 
Sedat Canbaz: SSDF, CCRL, as CEGT yardstick rating lists the successful and have followed with interest.
M.Servet Culture: Rating List and Tournament games except Opening books available on your site. Perfect series of books I want to talk about this opening. Perfect opening books and give some information about the features and also the opening books used tests are the differences between their own books? And of course, suggestions ... 
Sedat tumblers: In fact, almost all of my tests of my own, I use Perfect opening books or positions in the Top 100 requests. Enginee not use its own books, the reason is very clear in a tournament because I am an independent planner. And some notes about the opening books of advice: Playchess server or an international computer chess tournament is taking place, do kulanılmasını enginee recommend their books ederim.Nedeni move in independent books usually plays up 10-15, 20-25, whereas the average moves are taking their own books enginee uygulumamaktadır.Coğu some openings are engines are engines and in particular gaming kaybetiği moves are taking their own books, and a short time later with a 20-25 tablebaseler girmektedir.Bu activated, which means we do not test enginee, and only books and I long openings tablebaseleri izliyoruz.Kısacası the books, but to test the strength of their enginee some games and see if isterim.Ve employed by their own books because it is a bit boring is not possible to see many different openings. 3000-5000, especially in games right now to see if there is exactly the same as many games as possible. Also some of these openings are engines of their books and start game losing disadvantaged openings. When it comes to books independently, does not belong to any enginee, all moves are engines typically optimized for books. In addition, independent play and many other books, not to exceed 10 to 15 openings, into which move. Computer chess 1998-1999 yılarda just started a new enginee kulanırdım their own books. Some enginee because it is weak and long openings yaptıktarı their books for independent in 2002, I decided to write books: Perfect books! Perfect books I had written the most recent three different GUIs that are used in the following mentioned: * Perfect 12.32.ctg - Chessbase Opening Book (up to 8 move in) * Perfect 12.2.bkt - Shredder Classic Open Book (up to 8 move in) * Perfect 10.abk - Arena Open Book (up to 20 move in) also had written to all GUIs'''' TOP 100 positions (position Opening PGN file) Perfect features and contents of the books: - IM moves books are made ​​up of players of all games since 1970, and Elo average of 2650. - the book moves gathered from different sources and over 25 games PGN file, to include a blitz game and computer chess game. - handmade and carefully selected the most powerful moves. - 3 times, resulting in a draw by repetition moves openings have been canceled. - Perfect 12.32.ctg the book learning deactivated edilmiştir.Tavsiyelerim:-Engine setting up tests and book all the same book-utilization-Perfect 12.32.ctg are engines of the Fritz GUI settings: Optimized, Min Games: 3
M.Servet Culture: When you look back, assess the current situation and development of the engine? 
Sedat Canbaz: Engine, especially in recent years to develop in a very dynamic and active. As an example, does not exceed 40 to 50 were 10-15 years ago, but nowadays we look at the number of enginee about 400 finds this number. We also play a 3-5 Engine until the 2000s up to 2700 Elo Elo composed of the current situation can play at least 30 engine available in 2700 -3000.
M.Servet Culture: As you know What do you think about Rybka etmekte.Rybka dominate this area in recent years? 
Sedat Canbaz: Yes, it is hard to find these days Rybka'ya a serious contender. In short, a terminator-destructive'''' Rybka! Other Sheddadis: Rybka is not from this planet!
M.Servet Culture: So what are your thoughts for the future? strong enginee chess will be the impact? Sedat Canbaz: As you know, people are eaten in the last days the machine. This means that people can get help solving a strong position in chess kulanarak top Enginee.M.Servet Culture : Enginee How do you provide? 




Sedat Canbaz: Most chess programs as a CD ChessBase / I'm available to order by Germany. In some programs, Lokasoft, RybkaChess ... etmekteyim.Freeware download directly from the web sites such as the WBEC http://wbec- ridderkerk.nl Engine / html / newspage.htm would be found at.
M.Servet Culture: What do you think to work in Turkey? 
Sedat Canbaz: Chess on the programs until the 2000s there was almost no one working in Turkey. But I see in the last years successful work on computer chess. Chess School in Turkey, in particular the recognition of computer chess heartfelt thanks for helping. Also contributing to the computer chess M. Wealth Culture, Erdogan Sun, Peters Outstanding (Peters Max enginee owner) Ended Ata Bleda (Elf enginee owner) would like to congratulate the work. World Computer Chess is a great pleasure and pride that I am. M.Servet Culture:Thank you on behalf of myself and family, Mr. Canbaz Chess School. Sedat Canbaz: I thank you. '' Computers have changed, Engine changed, changed Tournaments, just love to Computer Chess hasn''

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RANK PARTICIPANT                     : RATING    POINTS   GAMES    (%)
   1 Houdini 2.0Kayra2 Pro x64 6c    : 3367.6     813.0    1100   73.9%
   2 Houdini 2.0t3* Pro x64 6c       : 3363.2     746.0    1000   74.6%
   3 Houdini 2.0t3 Pro x64 6c        : 3361.2    1252.0    1800   69.6%
   4 Houdini 2.0z Pro x64 6c         : 3355.9    1134.5    1600   70.9%
   5 Houdini 2.0s2 Pro x64 6c        : 3353.5     742.0    1000   74.2%
   6 Houdini 2.0Bar2 Pro x64 6c      : 3350.7     787.5    1100   71.6%
   7 Houdini 2.0Higgs Pro x64 6c     : 3340.7     739.5    1050   70.4%
   8 Houdini 2.0c Pro x64 6c         : 3340.3    1058.0    1500   70.5%
   9 Houdini 1.5a x64 6c             : 3340.0     742.5    1100   67.5%
  10 Houdini2Bar1 Pro x64 6c         : 3329.9     755.0    1100   68.6%
  11 Critter 1.6 x64 6c              : 3300.0    1252.0    2000   62.6%
  12 Critter 1.4 x64 6c              : 3283.1     797.0    1200   66.4%
  13 Stockfish 120430P x64 6c        : 3276.2    1166.0    1950   59.8%
  14 Rybka 4.1 79DT v1 x64 6c        : 3275.6     781.0    1200   65.1%
  15 Rybka 4.1 SSE42 x64 6c          : 3267.9    1069.0    1800   59.4%
  16 Stockfish 2.2.2 JA x64 6c       : 3266.2     749.5    1200   62.5%
  17 Rybka 4.1 NO-SSE x64 6c         : 3265.5     905.5    1500   60.4%
  18 Ivanhoe B46fE.02 x64 6c         : 3265.5    1165.5    2000   58.3%
  19 Ivanhoe B46fC x64 6c            : 3264.5     788.5    1250   63.1%
  20 Stockfish VE09 x64 6c           : 3253.8     634.0    1000   63.4%
  21 Fire 2.2 xTreme x64 6c          : 3250.4    1127.5    2000   56.4%
  22 Vitruvius 1.11C x64 6c          : 3247.5    1120.0    2000   56.0%
  23 Gull II beta2 x64 6c            : 3192.8     749.5    1500   50.0%
  24 Strelka 5.5 x64 1c              : 3171.1     780.5    1750   44.6%
  25 Bouquet 1.4 x64 6c              : 3157.0     618.5    1350   45.8%
  26 Naum 4.2 x64 6c                 : 3148.4     865.5    2000   43.3%
  27 Deep Hiarcs 14 WCSC w32 6c      : 3129.9     468.0    1050   44.6%
  28 Komodo 4.0 x64 1c               : 3126.1     809.5    2000   40.5%
  29 Equinox 1.35 x64 6c             : 3090.7     652.5    1650   39.5%
  30 Deep Fritz 13 w32 6c            : 3089.6     720.5    2000   36.0%
  31 Spike 1.4 Leiden w32 6c         : 3070.6     675.5    2000   33.8%
  32 Chiron 1.1a x64 6c              : 3067.4     668.0    2000   33.4%
  33 Deep Junior 13.3 x64 6c         : 3051.6     550.5    1800   30.6%
  34 Deep Fritz 12 w32 6c            : 3048.3     435.5    1200   36.3%
  35 Protector 1.4.0 x64 6c          : 3042.4     611.0    2000   30.6%
  36 Spark 1.0 x64 6c                : 3040.3     598.5    1950   30.7%
  37 Deep Junior 13 x64 6c           : 3040.2     454.5    1300   35.0%
  38 Deep Shredder 12 x64 6c         : 3035.0     594.5    2000   29.7%
  39 Hiarcs 13.2 w32 6c              : 3022.2     543.0    1900   28.6%
  40 Zappa Mexico II x64 6c          : 3005.2     459.0    1600   28.7%
  41 Fruit 090705 x64 6c             : 2925.3     270.0    1200   22.5%

Monday, August 19, 2013

Alien Viruses:

CoastZone Newsletter

Weekend Edition   August 19, 2013    Coast Insider Audio
Alien Viruses:

On Sunday night's program, George Knapp was joined by Fortean researcher Nick Redfern and doctor of Physics from Cornell University, Bob Wood, for a discussion on the many leaked documents that describe research into alien biology and virology. Wood cited specific cases, including the Roswell crash, where alleged human interaction with either UFOs or their ET passengers appears to have directly resulted in illness and death. He argued that this contamination seems to be inadvertent rather than a sinister plot by aliens. However, the duo conceded that only is it possible for ETs to orchestrate a pandemic on Earth, but it would be an ideal tactic to eradicate humans in a simple and clandestine way. "It would be far easier, cleaner, and cheaper, from their perspective, to just release something that would wipe us all out within a few weeks or months," Redfern observed of the dangers posed by ET biowarfare.

Although the aliens may not be purposely infecting the human race with deadly viruses, Wood's research suggests that the US government has a longstanding program aimed at weaponizing ET germs. To that end, he quoted from a leaked 1951 report by the US government which boasted that "the samples extracted in bodies found in New Mexico have yielded new strains of retrovirus not usually understood, but give promise of the ultimate BW [biowarfare] weapon." Beyond the leaked documents which mention alien viruses, Redfern noted that there are also files, which have officially been released via the FOIA, that also cover a connection between UFOs and diseases. For example, he pointed to the case of a doctor who studied UFO flaps and found a connection with "sudden outbreaks of polio in the US." This research was so strong, he said, that it drew the interest of several government agencies.

Redfern also revealed insights he received from a man who claimed to be the custodian for secret documents held by the US government. According to this man, the space suits worn by the ETs were considered biological hazards and that, when worn by a person, their thoughts mirrored those of an alien, resulting in a hostile perception of the human race. "It was like the person had a unique window image of the alien mindset, almost like a hive mind," Redfern recalled learning about these suits, "it created a lot of panic within the person, themselves, and they couldn't wear them for long." This interface between the mind and technology, Wood posited, may provide greater understanding as to how UFOs are controlled by their ET pilots.