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White Swan Update by Andres Agostini, Countermeassuring Every Unthinkable Black Swan, at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2014/04/white-swan

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A new way to beam power to medical chips deep inside the body http://www.kurzweilai.net/a-new-way-to-beam-power-to-medical…e-the-body

Glasses-free 3D projector http://www.kurzweilai.net/glasses-free-3d-projector

Scientists discover how to turn light into matter after 80-year quest http://www.kurzweilai.net/scientists-discover-how-to-turn-li…year-quest

The 5 most interesting wearables on Kickstarter right now http://venturebeat.com/2014/05/13/the-5-most-interesting-wea…right-now/

Scientists discover how to turn light into matter after 80-year quest http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/newsandeventspggrp/imperialcolleg…;32-44

What Our Recent Obsession With Mindfulness Really Means http://www.fastcompany.com/3030601/the-future-of-work/what-o…ally-means

Data Point: The New Customer Service Pro: Your Gadget http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2014/05/06/data-point-the-new-cu…ur-gadget/

TransProse algorithm turns novels into music http://phys.org/news/2014-05-transprose-algorithm-novels-music.html

Report says Internet of Things will thrive by 2025
http://wraltechwire.com/good-and-bad-report-says-internet-of…cBOptPY.99

Beyond Silicon – Nanowires and Next Generation Devices http://www.21stcentech.com/silicon-nanowires-generation-devices/

When it Comes to Agriculture it is Nighttime Temperatures That Have Farmers Worried http://www.21stcentech.com/agriculture-nighttime-temperatures-farmers-worried/

Martian Rover Didn’t Come Alone http://www.21stcentech.com/martian-rover/

Does brain structure determine your political views? http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-27437799

Gecko-Inspired Adhesive Sticks 700 Pounds to a Wall http://singularityhub.com/2014/05/20/gecko-inspired-adhesive…to-a-wall/

Your Tastebuds Could Provide Clues On How Long You’ll Live, Study Says http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/20/taste-buds-longevit…ir=Science

Vinod Khosla has 3 predictions for the future of health. We’ve got 1 more http://venturebeat.com/2014/05/20/vinod-khosla-has-3-predict…ot-1-more/

Engineers invent a way to beam power to medical chips deep inside the body http://phys.org/news/2014-05-power-medical-chips-deep-body.html

Rejuvenation Biotechnology Conference 2014 http://sens.org/outreach/conferences/rejuvenation-biotechnology-conference-2014

New technique allows scientists to monitor the entire nervous system of a small worm. http://neurosciencenews.com/3d-imaging-neurons-neuroimaging-1036/

ESA’s XMM-Newton and NASA’s Chandra, were launched in the last century, and are still delivering world-class science. http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Technology/ESA_s_new_X-ray…t_Universe

Wildfires worse due to global warming, studies say http://phys.org/news/2014-05-wildfires-worse-due-global.html

Harvard researchers find protein that could reverse the aging process http://www.gizmag.com/gdf11-protein-aging-mice-harvard/31929/

Chinese military officials charged with stealing US data as tensions escalate http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/may/19/us-chinese…CMP=twt_gu

Elon Musk Says SpaceX Making ‘Progress’ Toward Mars Colony http://www.space.com/25934-elon-musk-mars-colony-spacex-rockets.html

Chinese Hackers Show Humans Are Weakest Security Link http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-05-20/chinese-hac…-link.html

Renewable Energy Study Shows That Benefits Outweigh Costs In U.S. https://exploreb2b.com/articles/renewable-energy-study-shows…osts-in-us

Singapore’s Rich Tapped by China Developers: Asean Credit http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-05-19/singapore-s…redit.html

Cybercriminals are eyeing these 5 targets in 2014 http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/cybercriminals-are-eyeing-…;1.2475721

Hacker Trends 2014: A frightening report http://www.mweb.co.za/TechnoZone/ViewArticle/tabid/3432/Arti…BA.twitter

Get the Cisco 2014 Annual Security Report http://www.cisco.com/web/offers/lp/2014-annual-security-repo…TE=twitter

CyberSecurity Trends for 2014 at http://www.cbh.com/cybersecurity-trends-for-2014/

How to create high-speed 3D movies of entire worm brains http://www.kurzweilai.net/how-to-create-high-speed-3d-movies…orm-brains

An ultra-sensitive chip for early cancer detection http://www.kurzweilai.net/a-chip-for-early-cancer-detection

Nanowire-bridging transistors open way to next-generation electronics http://www.kurzweilai.net/nanowire-bridging-transistors-open…lectronics

Mice with MS-like condition walk again after neural stem-cell treatment http://www.kurzweilai.net/mice-with-ms-like-condition-walk-a…-treatment

Cars could drive themselves sooner than expected after European push http://news.yahoo.com/cars-could-drive-themselves-sooner-exp…nance.html

New ultra-sensitive nano-chip capable of early cancer detection http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/healthcare/biot…334092.cms

GaitTrack App on Smartphone Assesses User’s Health http://www.21stcentech.com/gizmos-gadgets-gaittrack-app-smar…rs-health/

Global warming will harm sovereign creditworthiness around the world this century — http://thedailybell.com/news-analysis/35310/Desperation-of-t…6KFbD.dpuf

Do We Know The Cost of Dealing or Not Dealing with Climate Change? http://www.21stcentech.com/cost-dealing-dealing-climate-change/

Five brain challenges we can overcome in the next decade http://theconversation.com/five-brain-challenges-we-can-over…cade-25975

Physics ― Matter will be created from light within a year, claim scientists http://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/may/18/matter-light-…?CMP=fb_gu

Foreign Affairs ― Strategic Intelligence Assessment for Ukraine – Setting the Stage https://www.redanalysis.org/2014/05/19/strategic-intelligenc…the-stage/

Software Development Process and Software Engineering ― Bottom-Up Manufacturing of Nanowires on Silicon Expands Its Capabilities http://spectrum.ieee.org/nanoclast/semiconductors/materials/…pabilities

A.I., Automation and Robotics ― Will Google’s Self-driving Cars Be Limited by “Map Anxiety”? http://spectrum.ieee.org/cars-that-think/transportation/self…ap-anxiety

Industrial Robots ― Need a hand (or an arm, or a leg)? Hi-tech app controlled and 3D printed prosthetics shown off http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2627412/Need-…n-off.html

Robotics ― Robot expert planning to turn Hong Kong into android city http://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/technology/article/1513567/rob…ve-android

CyberSecurity ― More than 90 people nabbed in global hacker crackdown http://edition.cnn.com/2014/05/19/justice/us-global-hacker-crackdown/

White Swan Update by Andres Agostini, Countermeassuring Every Unthinkable Black Swan, at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2014/04/white-swan

The Lifeboat Foundation Worldwide Ambassador Mr. Andres Agostini’s own Applied Non-Theological Omniscience defined:

Applied Non-Theological Omniscience defined:

“… Applied non-theological omniscience consists of having total knowledge; knowing everything, having infinite knowledge, the current state of knowledge, the ability to know anything that one chooses to know and can be known and actually knowing everything that can be known. Synonyms to omniscience include panshopy, polyhistory and all-knowingness …”

Transformative and Integrative Risk Management (TAIRM) methodology, under applied omniscience, is the theme of the White Swan idea.

The Lifeboat Foundation Worldwide Ambassador Mr. Andres Agostini’s own Transformative and Integrative Risk Management (TAIRM) methodology and White Swan defined:

“…Transformative and Integrative Risk Management (TAIRM) methodology, a most advanced beyond-insurance risk management systems, comprises of all activities and initiatives required to seize the optimum degree of risk ( a ) elimination, ( b ) mitigation, ( c ) modulation or ( d ) control within the constraints of ( i ) operational effectiveness, ( ii ) time, and ( iii ) cost, attained through the specific, systemic and systematic application of management, scientific, engineering and applied mathematical principles throughout all phases and facets of system operation, articulated under ( 1 ) Systems Approach, ( 2 ) Engineering, ( 3 ) Classical Risk Management and ( 4 ) Practical Non-Theological Omniscience…”

Transformative and Integrative Risk Management (TAIRM) methodology is the theme of the White Swan idea.

Applied Non-Theological Omniscience defined:

“… Applied non-theological omniscience consists of having total knowledge; knowing everything, having infinite knowledge, the current state of knowledge, the ability to know anything that one chooses to know and can be known and actually knowing everything that can be known. Synonyms to omniscience include panshopy, polyhistory and all-knowingness …”

White Swan Update by Andres Agostini, Countermeassuring Every Unthinkable Black Swan, at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2014/04/white-swan

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Transistors that wrap around tissues and morph with them http://www.kurzweilai.net/transistors-that-wrap-around-tissu…-with-them

Scientists discover protein that can slow brain tumor growth in mice http://www.kurzweilai.net/scientists-discover-protein-that-c…th-in-mice

The Military’s Spending Millions to Build Robots with Morals http://gizmodo.com/the-militarys-spending-millions-to-build-…1576221351

Alibaba’s IPO Is a Sign of China’s Rising Economic Might http://etfpm.com/chinas-rising-internet-giants-514/

Internet of Things and Wearables Will Dominate by 2025 http://mashable.com/2014/05/14/pew-iot-study/?utm_cid=mash-com-li-main-link

Teams from U.S. service academies demonstrate potentially transformative technologies http://www.homelandsecuritynewswire.com/dr20140514-teams-fro…chnologies

Strongly Interacting Electrons in Wacky Oxide Synchronize to Compute Like the Brain http://www.newswise.com/articles/strongly-interacting-electr…-the-brain

Forget an Apple iWatch, the U.S. military is the one really taking wearable technology to new levels. http://www.cnbc.com/id/101664183

Colorado Group To Provide Free Medical Marijuana To Veterans http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/07/free-marijuana-for-…83034.html

Russia planes fly to California coast in show of force over Ukraine, U.S. Pacific Commander Says http://www.redflagnews.com/headlines/breaking-russia-jets-fl…er-ukraine

White Swan Update by Andres Agostini, Countermeassuring Every Unthinkable Black Swan, at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2014/04/white-swan

Written By: Jason Dorrier — Singularity Hub

Electroluminescent wiring and patches form the suit’s flashiest components—recalling the visual effects of suits worn in Tron, if not the fit. NASA says such lighted features might serve to more easily identify crew members.

NASA may have decommissioned the Space Shuttle, but it’s not the end of space exploration for the iconic agency which wants to send humans back to the Moon and on to Mars within the next few decades. And they’ll need something to wear up there—something tailored for the next generation of space travel.

The agency first introduced its Z-series prototype spacesuits back in 2012.

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White Swan Update by Andres Agostini at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2014/04/white-swan

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This House’s “Bioconcrete” Turns Every Drop Of Rain Into Drinking Water http://www.fastcoexist.com/3030070/this-house-uses-bioconcre…king-water

Google Skunk Works May Tackle Energy and Agriculture http://www.21stcentech.com/google-skunk-works-tackle-agriculture/

Semi-synthetic bug extends ‘life’s alphabet’ http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-27329583

But What Would the End of Humanity Mean for Me? http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2014/05/but-what-d…me/361931/

Molecular high-speed origami: Researchers elucidate important mechanism of protein folding http://phys.org/news/2014-05-molecular-high-speed-origam…rtant.html

Only 2% Of People Can Actually Multitask — This Test Will Tell You If You Are One Of Them http://www.businessinsider.com/multitasker-test-tells-you-if…z31I9DitM6

As AI Advances into ‘Deep Learning,’ are Robot Butlers on the Horizon? http://www.livescience.com/45482-robot-butlers-deep-learning.html

Scientists create new lifeform with added DNA base pair http://www.kurzweilai.net/scientists-create-new-lifeform-wit…-base-pair

GaitTrack app makes cellphone a medical monitor for heart and lung patients http://www.kurzweilai.net/gaittrack-app-makes-cellphone-a-me…g-patients

The White Swan Treatise at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2014/04/white-swan

Based on the Bloomberg TV program “The Next Space Race” and other reliable sources, I determine the realistic payload costs goals for the next generation of private space companies.

I review NASA’s Space Shuttle Program costs and compare these with SpaceX costs, and then extrapolate to Planetary Resources, Inc.‘s cost structure.

Three important conclusions are derived. And for those viewing this video at my blog postings, the link to the Excel Spreadsheet is here (.xlsx file).

WHITE SWAN GRAPHICS BY MR. ANDRES AGOSTINI. — QUESTION: IN CORPORATE SETTINGS, IS THERE AN OUTRIGHT COUNTERMEASSURING WHITE SWAN TO THE BLACK SWAN? READ at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2014/04/White-Swan

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WHITE SWAN GRAPHICS BY MR. ANDRES AGOSTINI. — QUESTION: IN CORPORATE SETTINGS, IS THERE AN OUTRIGHT COUNTERMEASSURING WHITE SWAN TO THE BLACK SWAN? READ at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2014/04/White-Swan

Mr. Andres Agostini

Lifeboat Foundation Worldwide Ambassador: https://lifeboat.com/ex/bios.andres.agostini

The White Swan Treatise at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2014/04/white-swan

The « … The Human Race to the Future … » Worldwide Ambassador at http://amzn.to/19H3qf0 POINT OF CONTACT AND QUERY: www.linkedin.com/in/andresagostini PROFESSIONAL SERVICE: http://ThisSuccess.wordpress.com

Yesterday’s program, The Next Space Race, on Bloomberg TV was an excellent introduction to the commercial aerospace companies, SpaceX, the Sierra Nevada Company (SNC), and Boeing. The following are important points, at the stated times, in the program:

0.33 mins: The cost of space travel has clipped our wings.
5:18 mins: How many people knew Google before they started?
7:40 mins: SpaceX costs, full compliment, 4x per year at $20 million per astronaut.
11:59 mins: Noisy rocket launch, notice also the length of the hot exhaust is several times the length of the rocket.
12:31 mins: One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.
12:37 mins: Noisy shuttle launch, notice also the length of the hot exhaust is several times the length of the rocket.
13:47 mins: OPF-3, at one time the largest building in the world at 129 million cubic feet.
16:04 mins: States are luring private companies to start up in their states.
16:32 mins: NASA should be spending its money on exploration and missions and not maintenance and operations.
17:12 mins: The fair market value of OPF-3 is about $13.5 million.
17:19 mins: Maintenance cost is $100,000 per month
17:47 mins: Why Florida?
18:55 mins: International Space Station (ISS) cost $60B and if including the Shuttle program, it cost $150B.
19:17 mins: The size of the commercial space launch business.
21:04 mins: Elon Musk has put $100 million of his own money into SpaceX.
21:23 mins: The goals of NASA and private space do not conflict.

Summary:
1. Cost of ISS is $60B, total cost including the Shuttle program is $150B.

2. SpaceX cost is $20M per astronaut (for 7 astronauts) or a launch cost of $140 million per launch at $560 million per year for 4 launches per year.

3. The next space race is about money.

4. NASA will give a multi billion dollar contract to private space companies to ferry humans & cargo into space and back.

5. Orbiter Processing Facility 3 (OPF-3) valued at $13.5million, and an estimated area of 207,000 sq ft gives a value of $65.22/sq ft.

6. With a maintenance costs of $100,000 gives a per sq ft maintenance costs of $0.48/sq ft/month or $5.80/sq ft/year.

7. Another reason for the Cape Canaveral NASA launch site is the mandatory no/low population down range for rocket launches. At Cape Canaveral this down range is the Atlantic Ocean.