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Sorry - what's QFT?

Anyway, I am guessing that LED involves quite advanced manufacturing techniques.

On Mars we want to start with fairly simple manufacture.

But if you can convince me LED is  simpler to manufacture than the traditional light bulb then I'll put it on the list!

Multiculturalism hasn't failed, it just hasn't been implemented properly.

For a multicultural society groups have to learn to compromise, but although most do compromise by accepting each others some dont, for example i find frustrating that some (not all) Muslims think multiculturalism is us obeying their rules other wise its discriminating them (eg: don't drink, don't wear short dresses, etc) and they don't believe anti discrimination works both ways and demand respect but don't give it themselves to all other cultures that deviate from the Islamic ideal and shun those cultures (by country or religion) or sexual orientation.

It just has to be understood by all parties involved that respect is both and all ways no matter how immoral you think they are and express no discrimination, and sometimes just to downplay somethings others find uncomfortable and try to experience the other cultures themselves (both ways).

Yeah, the question is, why do we tolerate that kind of intolerant behavior?

I've seen pics of Mars where people claim to see pine forests and all the rest.

Strange though, isn't it, that we keep landing in places where there is rocky desert with no signs of vegetation.

I am sorry I seem to have bored some people with the findings of my visual research, but researching the images is what I am interested in. In posting some images on the forum I was hoping in doing so may have stirred and encouraged some scientific debate. It would appear to me that no one believes what they see until it is handed to them on a plate!

I believe the entry and landing sequence of the Phoenix mission will go perfectly. The crucial phase of the mission will be the last twenty feet. If a descent camera is going to be used, it will be interesting to see the images sent back as well as the images of the surface terrain.

Zydar

Just had a thought.  They are looking into cold plasma magnetic shielding for shielding space craft from radiation.  Would this same technolgy work on a planatary level, not the entire planet, but on the planet? 

Also, with the dome you are talking about here. I remember reading that article on the electrostatic "shield" when it came out and I had a similar idea come to mind as you--though your drawings almost bring it to life.  Question for you though. Could you use areo-gel between the membranes? It would allow light, and radient heat, to pass through but would keep the cold out.  Or over that big of an area, would the addittion of it be too heavy?