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Foolish Blood
These People Are Running The United States of America
If you had to explain to someone why Corey Lewandowski, Omarosa Manigault, Anthony Scaramucci, and Sebastian Gorka were even allowed to serve in the American government, ride on Air Force One, and appear anywhere on behalf of this country as part of their regular day jobs, you just might lose your mind.
- July 31, 2017 No comments:
Labels: Editorial, News, Scam
Exactly Eight Years Ago Today
This is your daily reminder that the insanity on display with Trump is nothing we haven't seen already. Eight years ago, well over forty percent of the American people were ready to vote for Sarah Palin to be president.
Labels: Editorial, History, News
Great Move, NBC
We all know what NBC thought they were going to get with Megyn Kelly. They thought they were going to get big ratings, a huge chunk of her audience at Fox, and the kind of instant credibility that would make smartasses like me think twice about pointing out that they weren't paying her for her, ahem, journalistic abilities.
Turns out, this hasn't happened:
NBC's Sunday Night with Megyn Kelly fell to its lowest ratings yet on Sunday, bringing in 3.1 million total viewers and matching its low rating of 0.4 among adults ages 18-49. Both figures represent the lowest Kelly's figures have fallen since her show's debut in early June.
Now, can Kelly turn it around? I guess, but who cares? NBC is getting what it deserves. She'd be doing great if she was on MSNBC, which is probably where she'll land, and soon.
Labels: Entertainment, Media, News, Stuff
Love For Planned Parenthood
Buy this shirt, support Planned Parenthood. It's that simple.
Labels: Editorial, News
Not Pretty Enough
This doesn't sound very nice, does it?
Earlier this week, it was announced that Quentin Tarantino's next film will center on the Manson Family murders, specifically the killing of Hollywood beauty Sharon Tate.
Speculations about potential casting choices began swirling online almost immediately, with outlets reporting that Tarantino had met with Margot Robbie for the role of Tate, noting that Jennifer Lawrence was also rumored to be involved with the project.
It remains unclear as to whether both Robbie and Lawrence are actually being considered for Tate (or any role, for that matter). If it does come down to those two stars, Tate's sister Debra has a strong opinion about who she'd choose.
"They're both extremely accomplished actresses but I would have to say, my pick would be Margot. Simply because her physical beauty and the way she even carries herself is similar to that of Sharon," Debra recently told TMZ.
But she didn't stop there.
"I don't think as much about Jennifer Lawrence," she continued. "Not that I have anything against her. But she just, I don't know, she's not pretty enough to play Sharon. That's a horrible thing to say, but I have my standards."
She added, "Physical beauty wouldn't be so important, but Sharon's six years of her public life were all based on that incredibly beautiful natural perfect look, in soul heart and spirit. Thats what I'm looking to try to capture."
I think this is a very superficial examination of what this part might need. Lawrence and Robbie could do this and it would work. But, really, why would you want to go around saying things like that about someone's appearance? If you really cared about the project, you'd look at the experience and the artistry of the person, not their appearance.
Labels: Credibility, Editorial, Entertainment
Milana Vayntrub is Squirrel Girl
I have no idea what this means because I thought Anna Kendrick was going to be Squirrel Girl:
Milana Vayntrub ('This Is Us') and Derek Theler ('Baby Daddy') lead the ensemble cast of the straight-to-series Freeform comedy.
Three months after being picked up straight to series by Freeform, Marvel's New Warriors has found its cast.
Milana Vayntrub (This Is Us) has landed the breakout role of Squirrel Girl, while Baby Daddy grad Derek Theler will stay in business with Freeform after landing the role of Mister Immortal in Marvel's first live-action scripted comedy.
The duo lead the ensemble cast in the 10-episode series about six young people learning to cope with their abilities in a world where bad guys can be as terrifying as bad dates. Joining Vayntrub and Theler are Jeremy Tardy as Night Thrasher, Calum Worthy as Speedball, Matthew Moy as Microbe and Kate Comer as Debrii.
Sounds like something I would go see.
Labels: Editorial, Entertainment, Movies, Stuff
Eight Years Ago, This Was Enough to Make Wingnuts Freak Out
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="468.0"] Malia Obama, July, 2009 [/caption]
In case you wanted some perspective on what passes for controversy, consider this.
In 2009, Malia Obama wore a t-shirt with a Peace symbol on it to the G20 summit. Wingnuts freaked out and hurled racial abuse at her. But that was standard practice back then.
In 2017, Ivanka Trump took her father's place at the table with world leaders. Wingnuts didn't say boo.
Yeah, I don't get it either.
- July 09, 2017 1 comment:
Labels: Editorial, Hypocrisy, News
A Bunch of Dicks Who Tell Fart Jokes
I would say that this is completely the opposite of what he meant:
Blink 182's Mark Hoppus has spoken out about the shifting perception of the band, arguing that after over 20 years together they've proven that they're 'not just a bunch of idiots telling fart and dick jokes'.
The singer and bassist was speaking to NME at Rock Werchter 2017 just before the band kicked off their UK tour in support of their acclaimed and chart-topping comeback album 'California' – their seventh album in their 25 years as a band. However, Hoppus argues that much has changed in how the world views them over the years.
When did that "proof" arrive? I must have missed it. No one should ever go to the media and say "hey, we're not a joke." Having to say that means that, yes, you are a joke.
Labels: Entertainment, Music
Psychedelic Bull
It's difficult to find psychedelic art in mainstream America. This is a highly stylized bull painted with pastoral colors and the odd bit of pastel thrown in to make everything decidedly overdone. And I have to identify it as a bull because this is found at Turkey Hill Farm. Now, shouldn't this be a cow? That's what I was thinking.
Labels: Art, Arts, Photography
This is Why I Have No Idea What's Going On
Why can't this just be a movie about a kid from England who gets to be Spider Man?
When the untitled Avengers 4 rolls around in May of 2019, it will serve as a giant capstone to everything Marvel Studios have built in Phase Three - but they're wasting no time at all moving into Phase Four. The sequel to Spider-Man: Homecoming is scheduled to arrive in theaters just two months after the team-up movie, and Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige recently explained why that's happening:
The Infinity War movie and untitled Avengers are, yes, just by their nature, very big and are going to have a lot of universe-shattering events happen. How to process that, how to fathom that, how to come back to earth after that... of course you want Peter Parker to lead you through that.
In promotion of Spider-Man: Homecoming, Kevin Feige sat down with Fandango in the last few weeks to chat about the hero's future in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and executive/producer explained the strategy behind releasing Spider-Man 2 as the immediate follow-up to Avengers 4. It's been previously confirmed that the spidey sequel would pick up mere minutes after the end of the Joe and Anthony Russo-directed comic book movie, but now we know that it's because Marvel plans to help bring fans back to Earth (potentially literally) with a more grounded, small-scale story.
What's funny about this is that situation almost makes it seem like the franchise jumped the gun a bit with the title of Spider-Man: Homecoming. The title certainly makes a fair amount of sense both because A) the film features a homecoming dance, and B) because it's Spider-Man's "homecoming" to the Marvel Cinematic Universe - but given the set up for the sequel, it would have been a very appropriate for Spider-Man 2 to get that particular subtitle:
When the untitled Avengers 4 rolls around in May of 2019, it will serve as a giant capstone to everything Marvel Studios have built in Phase Three - but they're wasting no time at all moving into Phase Four. The sequel to Spider-Man: Homecoming is scheduled to arrive in theaters just two months after the team-up movie, and Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige recently explained why that's happening: The Infinity War movie and untitled Avengers are, yes, just by their nature, very big and are going to have a lot of universe-shattering events happen. How to process that, how to fathom that, how to come back to earth after that... of course you want Peter Parker to lead you through that. In promotion of Spider-Man: Homecoming, Kevin Feige sat down with Fandango in the last few weeks to chat about the hero's future in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and executive/producer explained the strategy behind releasing Spider-Man 2 as the immediate follow-up to Avengers 4. It's been previously confirmed that the spidey sequel would pick up mere minutes after the end of the Joe and Anthony Russo-directed comic book movie, but now we know that it's because Marvel plans to help bring fans back to Earth (potentially literally) with a more grounded, small-scale story. What's funny about this is that situation almost makes it seem like the franchise jumped the gun a bit with the title of Spider-Man: Homecoming. The title certainly makes a fair amount of sense both because A) the film features a homecoming dance, and B) because it's Spider-Man's "homecoming" to the Marvel Cinematic Universe - but given the set up for the sequel, it would have been a very appropriate for Spider-Man 2 to get that particular subtitle:
I've read all of that three times. What the hell is going on?
This is why I watch Bojack Horseman.
Labels: Editorial, Entertainment
Well, this is a relief:
Warner Bros. and the estate of author J.R.R. Tolkien announced Monday that they amicably resolved an $80 million lawsuit over the alleged digital exploitation of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. The Tolkien estate and book publisher HarperCollins filed the lawsuit against Warner Bros. in 2012 alleging that the company had breached contract by marketing online games, slot machines, and other gambling-related merchandise based on Tolkien's books. The estate claimed the 1969 rights agreement entitled the studio to create only "tangible" merchandise associated with the books.
I was worried that the Tolkien estate was going broke. Hopefully, they ended up with somewhere close to half of the $80 million they were suing for. If you're like me, and I know I am, then you prefer your Tolkien on the printed page and not on the silver screen or some Blu-Ray player. I mean, the movies were good, and they really exceeded expectations, but aren't you wondering when they'll just reboot the whole thing and cash in again?
Labels: Arts, Books, Film, Fine Art, Humanities, Literature, Movies
The Killing Moon
Neil Peart in Rolling Stone - It was interesting to read this article and see some updates about what has happened in the year that has gone by. The death of Neil Peart is a private...
An American Lion
Looting in Progress at the White House? - I have no evidence that they are, in fact, stealing the property of the American people at the White House. This is really something that is probably ...
Distressed Gentlefolk
Definitely a Cult of Personality - Remarkable work by @erinscottphoto. The Trump Regime is an actual cult. It is a cult of personality that resembles all the awful ones in history. Ther...
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said in an interview broadcast on Sunday that he was "comfortable" in the White House after almost two years in office, despite political storms over immigration, tariffs and his nomination of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh.
"Now I very much feel like POTUS," Trump added, using the acronym for president of the United States.
The interview, in which Trump proved as eager as ever for verbal jousting on a range of issues, showed no sign he had any intention of abandoning his freewheeling, in-your-face persona as president.
Trump would not say whether he intended to return to the contentious policy of separating immigrant children from their families at the border, but gave no ground on what he saw as the need for tough policy.
After a political brawl in the Senate over sexual misconduct allegations against his Supreme Court nominee Kavanaugh, Trump said his remarks at a Mississippi rally in which critics said he mocked accuser Christine Blasey Ford were necessary to win the confirmation fight.
He denied making fun of her, saying instead that he had treated her with respect.
"I'm not going to get into it because we won. It doesn't matter. We won," Trump said. Kavanaugh was confirmed by a 50-48 vote in the U.S. Senate earlier this month.
A New York businessman whose upset 2016 victory against Democrat Hillary Clinton sent shock waves across the political world, Trump said he had discovered that the Washington political scene was even tougher than the business world.
"Washington, D.C. is a vicious, vicious place: the attacks, the bad-mouthing, the speaking behind your back. But you know, and in my way, I feel very comfortable here," the president told CBS.


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Геногеография — научная дисциплина, изучающая географическое распространение генетических признаков живых организмов, в том числе человека, по различным географическим районам Земли.

В 1928 году геногеографию, как отдельное понятие, впервые ввёл в науку советский генетик, академик Александр Сергеевич Серебровский.

Значительный вклад в развитие этого направления науки внёс известный советский антрополог и генетик Юрий Григорьевич Рычков.

Геногеографические исследования генофонда человечества, как правило, включают картографический анализ распространения генетических маркеров (в том числе — гаплогрупп) в популяциях крупных регионов и детальное изучение ряда конкретных популяций. Проводятся экспедиционные исследования и генотипирование различных ДНК и классических маркеров: мтДНК, Y-хромосом, генетико-биохимических и других генетических маркеров.

С 2005 года в планетарном масштабе реализуется международный проект «Генография» — крупнейший геногеографический проект, исследующий изменчивость мтДНК и Y-хромосом населения территории Земли, имеющий целью составление детального генетического атласа народов мира и изучение древних миграций людей. Бюджет проекта превышает 40 миллионов долларов США. Проект «Генография» финансируется Географическим обществом США, IBM и рядом спонсоров.

См. также
 Александр Сергеевич Серебровский
 Геном человека
 Гаплогруппы
 Миграция населения
 Курганная гипотеза
 Y-хромосомные гаплогруппы в этнических группах
 Теории прибрежных миграций

Примечания

Ссылки
 Приблизительный вариант генетического атласа народов мира

 Степан Кравченко, Никита Максимов."Зри в корни", «Операция "Чистые Рюрики"», «Финно-угрюриковичи»(«Русский Ньюсвик»)
 Геногеография и генетика

 Проект «Генография»
 The Genographic project
 RacialReality: Географическое представление основных компонентов генетического разнообразия европейского региона.
  Геногеографическое изучение генофонда Евразии
 Atlas of the human journey

Фильмография
 «Загадки ДНК: поиски Адама» () — научно-популярный фильм, снятый National Geographic в 2006 г.
 «Родословная человечества» () — научно-популярный фильм, снятый National Geographic в 2009 г.

Генетический анализ
Эволюционная биология
Социальная география
Этнология
Демография
Гаплогруппы
Популяционная генетика
Антропогенетика
Микроэволюция

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On March 19th, the Village Voice's 6th annual Choice Eats Festival took over the 69th Armory on Lexington Avenue. 86 restaurants, bakeries, and candy kitchens participated in the event and offered a diverse range of food. Here are some of the delicious items attendees had the opportunity to enjoy.


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Federal Drive Show Blog – May 23, 2013
This is the Federal Drive show blog. Here you can listen to our interviews, find more information about the guests on the show each day, as well as links to other stories and resources we discuss.
Brian Friel
The federal government spends $132 billion a year on indefinite delivery indefinite quantity multiple-award contracts. That amount may grow as budget constraints continue to be an issue for agencies. Brian Friel, an analyst at Bloomberg Government, joined Tom and Emily to discuss the future of MACs. Friel is participating in a panel discussion today on the same topic.
Steve Goss
Chief Actuary, Social Security Administration
Certificate of Excellence in Accountability Reporting award winner
How is government accounting like the Olympics? It's not a competition, but success does take commitment, strategy and teamwork. It has its own medal ceremony too. The Association of Government Accountants handed out 20 Certificates of Excellence in Accountability Reporting to federal agencies yesterday. The Social Security Administration was one of those award winners. Steve Goss, chief actuary at SSA, spoke with Tom and Emily about how SSA has been able to win the award 15 years in a row.
Read more: Federal Drive
Major General John Thompson
Program Executive Officer for Tankers, Tanker Directorate
Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Earlier this month, Air Force Chief of Staff Mark Welsh told the Senate that the KC-46 refueling tanker is the Air Force's number one modernization priority. The Air Force is planning to buy 179 of the new tankers from Boeing, but the first ones won't arrive until 2017. Some tankers in the existing fleet are nearly 50-years-old. The KC-46 is one of three successive tankers planned to replace the existing fleet over the next several decades. Major General John Thompson from the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio spoke with Tom and Emily about the progress being made on the project.
Want to stay up to date with the latest federal news and information from all your devices? Download the revamped Federal News Network app
Also on the show:
From Our Reporters:
Lawmakers say the Nuclear Regulatory Commission is moving too slowly to consolidate its offices. A House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee wants to know why NRC spent millions of dollars to renovate office space it may never use. Federal News Radio's Jason Miller spoke with Tom and Emily about the committee's frustration with NRC and the rest of government when it comes to real estate consolidation. Listen to the interview and read Jason's article.
The Defense Department is still a long way off from picking a successor to its aging electronic health records system. But the Pentagon says whatever it settles on, it's committed to open data standards and proprietary solutions are off limits. Federal News Radio's Jared Serbu says while DoD decided to go with a competitive bidding process, it's leaving the door open to adopting a variant of the VistA system the Veterans Affairs Department uses. Read Jared's story or listen to his report.
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation's technology budget for fiscal 2013 is more than $30 million less than it was in 2012. But, Russ Pittman, FDIC's chief information officer, is happy about that. In fact, he requested the decrease. Pittman spoke with Executive Editor Jason Miller about how FDIC is still improving its systems with a smaller IT budget. Read Jason's article or listen to his interview.
Katherine Archuleta chosen as next OPM director
Tangherlini to be nominated as permanent head of GSA
Data breach puts DHS workers at risk of identity theft
VA needs to improve program management and provide more timely information to students
Report on the Commission of the Theft of American Intellectual Property
Budget furloughs won't impact military sex assault prevention unit
IRS official pleads 5th, says 'broke no laws'
Werfel takes helm at IRS
Congress urges USPS to delay closures
KC-46A training, operational bases selected
Twitter launches optional two-factor authentication login
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The Mythic Everyday: Who's That Girl?
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Eating healthier doesn't mean you can't enjoy a treat from time to time, especially when the treat itself is pretty healthy. With no refined sugar, soy, or dairy, this Easy Homemade Paleo Dark Chocolate recipe is delicious and a perfect way to enjoy a "healthy" dessert without feeling deprived.
This recipe is so simple to make; it only takes about 5 minutes to prepare and an hour or two to chill. And with just 4 simple ingredients, this Paleo Dark Chocolate is ideal if you're avoiding processed foods.
I love chocolate, especially dark chocolate, because it's satisfying with far less sugar. But since I've been eating Paleo for the past few months, I haven't been able to find a good dark chocolate in the store. Even the "healthy" versions have some form of soy or dairy, both things I can't eat. And besides that, organic dark chocolate is wicked (as we say here in New England) expensive!
That's why I started experimenting with my own recipe a couple months ago. I wanted something that was easy to make and inexpensive. And that's how I came up with this Homemade Paleo Dark Chocolate recipe.
This recipe is exactly what I wanted. It's not fancy, but it's easy to make, far less expensive than buying organic chocolate from the store, and satisfies a chocolate craving. And you probably already have the 4 simple ingredients in your kitchen!
One batch of this chocolate makes about the equivalent of 3 bars of regular dark chocolate. Not too shabby for 4 ingredients!
Add the remaining ingredients and whisk and mix until any lumps from the cacao are dissolved.
Your dark chocolate should look like this.
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper, then pour the chocolate on the paper.
Smooth out to about 1/4″ thick and refrigerate for 1-2 hours. It will be easier to cleanly cut if you refrigerate longer, but if you can't wait, an hour should be enough.
(this is the one I have) to cut your Paleo Dark Chocolate into small bars.
Store in a sealed container in the refrigerator or a cool dry place.
It's so cold this time of year, I store my dark chocolate in a cupboard, but in the warmer months, refrigeration is a must because the coconut-oil-based chocolate will melt if warmed.
There you have it – Easy, delicious, guilt-free Homemade Paleo Dark Chocolate.
PS. Here's a Mint Dark Chocolate version of this recipe. A-MAZING.
This tasty Paleo Dark Chocolate is easy to make, far less expensive than buying organic chocolate from the store, and satisfies any chocolate craving!
While the coconut oil is melting, line a baking sheet with parchment paper; set aside.
This is so cool. I have never tried to make my own chocolate. I am a bit picky about the chocoalte I choose, so maybe I should try this!
I'm not a very good cook, so I love recipes that don't require many ingredients – less things for me to mess up on! This dark chocolate looks like a winner to me!
This looks amazing! I pinned it so I can make it after I have the baby and go back on Paleo.
Dark chocolate is my guilty little pleasure. I would have never guessed you could make it paleo with such few ingredients. It looks wonderfully delicious!
That looks so good! It can be a challenge to find good Paleo treats.
I'm sorry I don't keep track of the nutritional info, but you can plug in the ingredients to any of the food/calorie counters online and find out.
Hi Cortney, yes you can! Enjoy!
Hi, can I replace maple syrup with sugar?
You can try, Jansi, but I haven't made it that way myself, so I can say how it will taste.
I am addicted! !! ?
This looks so good! What would be the best way to add berry to it? And would it freeze ok i ice cube trays?
Hi Pauline, great ideas! I haven't tried adding berries or freezing in ice cube trays so I can't help you there. If you do try it, please let me know how it turns out!
I just made this, but added crushed almonds and sea salt! I can't wait for it to harden!
Hi! I just cant seem to do the math but what percentage of cocoa do you get here? I want do do 85 and up if its not can I do the adjustments? or it wont work?
I just tried this… It's SO good! I wasn't sure how I'd like it, because I'm normally not a big fan of dark chocolate, but it was amazing! I was out of Maple Syrup, so I just used honey instead and it worked well.


Paul said it clearly "you have not been given a Spirit of fear" Scholars debate whether or not Timothy was timid or fearful of situations at the Ephesians Church. Throughout both of these letters Paul seems to be encouraging Timothy to be courageous. Timothy possibly had some dangerous and destructive fear in his life. How do we know? Paul goes on to tell timothy to take a little wine for his stomach. From all information we have it seems that Timothy was a naturally timid man.
There is healthy fear that keeps us away from rattlesnakes, hot stoves, highway 40 drivers etc. However what Paul is talking about is not healthy.
What types of fear are there that are truly destructive?
It makes us believe the worst and not the best. Especially when it comes to people.
Spanish proverb "He who fears death cannot enjoy life." Anxiety and fear rob you of Joy. Remember the thief comes to steal. If he can he will crush the full life God intends for you with fear and worry.
E. Stanley Jones said "Fear is the sand in the machinery of life." Fear of what people think, rejection, failure, can keep you from serving in the local church, sharing Christ, helping people, giving, worshipping etc. All of these fall under service. In Matthew 25 you can read the parable of the talents. Why did the one servant hide his talent? He was afraid. This is the Greek word from which we get phobia. It can also mean reverence.
This was a fear that moved him to disobey his master. Do you face fears on a daily basis fears that will cause you to disobey God?
In a poll given to teenagers among other things this is what they feared.
These types of fears can lead you to cheat, give in to peer pressure, give in to improper sexual advances. They can lead to adultery, unscriptural marriages, unhealthy choices.
What is the biggest problem with all of these fears? They make way too much of man and way too little of God. Fear is the opposite of faith. Remember last week. If we really believed God caused or allowed everything that happened to us it would change our attitude, and then our actions.
The remarkable thing about fearing God is that when you fear God, you fear nothing else, whereas if you do not fear God, you fear everything else." Oswald chambers.
If you read the gospels they recognize our tendency to allow legitimate human concerns to lead to a loss of perspective. Fear forgets God's faithfulness, His nearness, His Power and Promises. How do we fight this fear? We orient our life around God and His Kingdom. Jesus tells us in the Sermon On the Mount do not worry, do not fear. Why? Truly seeking God's rule in our lives leads to a different perspective. No longer will you hunger and thirst for the things of the world you will hunger and thirst for God's presence. It is in His presence peace comes.


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USA Rugby's Mindful Approach
Kirsten Peterson: The woman behind the USA's mindful approach to RWC 2019
Sport psychologist Kirsten Peterson spent time with the USA as they prepared for the World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup in July.
Hopes of a famous USA victory might have been dashed by three late French tries last Wednesday but the resolve shown in Fukuoka will have cheered an interested spectator some 8,000km away.
Despite falling 12-3 behind early on, Gary Gold's side recovered well and when AJ MacGinty struck a 64th-minute penalty through the uprights, Les Bleus' lead was down to just three points.
It was the kind of resilience that both Gold and captain Blaine Scully had hoped to foster when they welcomed sport psychologist Kirsten Peterson into camp in July.
Peterson, who watched the France game from her home near Canberra in Australia, spent three weeks with the squad as the Eagles prepared for the World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup.
Before she had even touched down in Colorado the American, who has worked with both the US Olympic Committee and Australian Institute of Sport (AIS), held several meetings with Gold and Scully in order to understand what the squad required.
"I think [that] was a testament to their willingness to really understand what was on offer, and then decide how it might work," Peterson, a veteran of seven Olympic Games, said.
"What I was hearing from Gary was it was a young team, he wanted them to have some more tools in the toolbox around effective decision making.
"Blaine Scully agreed, noting that while there were some experienced players, there were also a fair number of younger players they're trying to bring along to give them the confidence to operate, say, if he was off the field.
"And then Blaine, particularly, wanted some help in crafting some transition strategies around, 'if we score or get scored on, how do we come together to reset and recalibrate?'"
A MINDFUL APPROACH TO PERFORMANCE
As a result of these discussions Peterson pitched some ideas, one of which was using mindfulness as a tool for performance.
"As much as [mindfulness] is a spiritual practice for some, it's also been proven to enhance concentration, clarity of thinking and this idea of equanimity or lessened reactivity in response to what is going on around you.
"All of which I think are very useful with regard to decision making, so I did sell that as a possibility and it ended up becoming one of our major learning objectives.
"Mindfulness, as they say, is simple but not easy – but the goal over time is to help these athletes to develop a smarter and more considered relationship with their thinking and their emotions that will pay off on the field."
Peterson, who also travelled with the squad to Fiji prior to their Pacific Nations Cup meeting with Japan, tailored what she offered individual players based on the requirements of their position.
Having never worked with a rugby team before, and with little time to learn the sport, she felt she would have her work to cut out to get in and make an impact.
"They were wonderful. I was really bowled over by the reception I got," Peterson said.
"The guys were curious, they asked lots of questions and they were very open in sharing with me what was going on.
"I also think the team's culture, that championed learning and growth, really helped. What I kept hearing from the guys was like, 'Woah, compared to some of the clubs that I've played on, I really enjoy playing on this team'.
"In short, Gary created the culture that allowed me to come in, feel welcome and get to work."
INTEGRATING SPORT PSYCHOLOGY
INTO THE TEAM ENVIRONMENT
Peterson was also complimentary about captain Scully's leadership skills, going so far as to light-heartedly predict that he would make a fitting future president of the USA.
"We just clicked and I felt like we were able to work very productively together.
"From what I could see, [Scully's leadership style] was way more about bringing people up as opposed to just telling them what to do. Which I think is an awesome way to lead because you want your team-mates to be empowered to figure things out for themselves not because they're getting told to do it."
According to Peterson, while absent at USA Rugby, a more arcane approach to sport psychology does still exist.
She is keen to stress that the mental side of the game will never supersede physical preparation, but she does feel that the former is often relegated "to second-class status."
"I get it, if the sport only has so much money they're going to take the team doc, they're going to take the physio because they have to keep players alive and moving," Peterson explained.
"But I think it is as important for athletes – coaches too – to develop the mental skills to thrive in extraordinary circumstances if we want to see sustained success.
"What I mean by that is I think you can, and I've seen it, you can whip athletes into a frenzy, you can beat them down and get them to perform for short periods of time.
"But to sustain excellence requires intentional mental-skill building and buy-in from everyone, including coaches and staff."
LIFE AS A FEMALE SPORT PSYCHOLOGIST
Despite an increased openness and acceptance of mental health in recent years, Peterson tells the story of one coach she encountered at a workshop who asked her: "Can't you just tell me where to put the crazy people so I can get on with doing my job?"
Such attitudes, coupled with the toxic masculinity of certain "testosterone-laced environments", have ensured that Peterson has at times faced challenges working in high-performance sport.
Fortunately, both were absent from the USA Rugby facility in Colorado, and ultimately Peterson believes being a woman working in a male-dominated setting also comes with advantages.
"On the whole has my gender crippled my career? No. Has it given me advantages? Yes.
"I think male athletes in particular can find a female a little bit easier to talk with.
"Not that men can't be effective sport psychs, there are some great ones, but what we see in the counselling literature is that female counsellors on average tend to be perceived as less threatening and easier to talk to.
"I'll take that every day of the week."
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I am so excited about my latest design that I have decided to share a little sneak preview.
The video for this gorgeous chapstick holder will be available this week .............. What do you think?
I had a chance to share this with some other demonstrators at a fantastic team training event run by the truly lovely Michelle Last, and it did received some very favourable comments. I will be sharing the fabulous swaps that I received at Michelle's event with you tomorrow, so I hope you will pop back.
this would be such a nice treat for anyone. All my kids (boys and girls) are addicted to lip balm!
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Carnegie Mellon University researchers have developed a synthetic molecule that can recognize and bind to double-stranded DNA or RNA under normal physiological conditions. The molecule could provide a new platform for developing methods for the diagnosis and treatment of genetic conditions. Their findings are published in Communications Chemistry, a new Nature journal.
The work was carried out by an international team of experts, including Carnegie Mellon Professor of Chemistry Danith Ly, an expert in peptide nucleic acid design, chemistry postdoc Shivaji Thadke and chemistry graduate student Dinithi Perera, Chemistry Professor and nuclear magnetic resonance expert Roberto Gil, and Arnab Mukherjee, a computer scientist at The Indian Institute of Science Education and Research at Pune.
"Since the double-helical structure of DNA was first elucidated by Watson and Crick, scientists have been trying to design molecules that can bind to DNA and allow one to control the flow of genetic information," said Ly. "This is the first bifacial molecule that can invade double-stranded DNA or RNA under biologically relevant conditions."
DNA, which contains all of an organism's genetic information, is made up of two strands of nucleotides. The nucleotides connect with each other using hydrogen bonds, forming a helical chain of Watson-Crick base pairs. While these base pairs provide a relatively simple code to our genetic information, getting into the double helix to change the code is difficult due to the strong bonds between the base-pairs.
Ly and his colleagues at Carnegie Mellon University's Institute for Biomolecular Design and Discovery (IBD) and Center for Nucleic Acids Science and Technology (CNAST) are leaders in the design and development of gamma peptide nucleic acids (gamma PNAs). Synthetic analogs to DNA and RNA, gamma PNAs can be programmed to bind to the genetic material (DNA or RNA) that causes disease, allowing them to search for detrimental sequences and bind to them to prevent a gene from malfunctioning.
The group has created double-faced gamma PNAs called Janus gamma PNAs. Named after the two-faced Roman god, Janus PNAs are able to recognize and bind with both strands of a DNA or RNA molecule.
The concept of bifacial recognition, which is the basis of the Janus gamma PNAs, was first conceived more than two decades ago by Jean-Marie Lehn, a Nobel laureate known for his work in the field of supramolecular chemistry, and expounded on by other researchers in the field.
The advancement of this research has been held back by two obstacles. First, researchers had been able to only make a small number of Janus bases, and those bases varied considerably in shape and size. These limitations meant the different Janus bases could only recognize repeats of the same set of base pairs and couldn't be used together like building blocks to recognize more complex sequences in DNA or RNA.
Secondly, it was difficult to synthesize Janus bases for canonical base pairs. The complementary nature of the two sides of Janus bases made the molecules hybridize and bind to each other, preventing them from incorporating into DNA and RNA.
In the current study, Ly and colleagues overcome these obstacles. They created an entirely new set of bifacial nucleic acid recognition elements, 16 in total, that accounted for every possible combination of nucleobases that could be found in the genetic code. The Janus gamma PNAs can be used to recognize any combination of base pairs and mixed and matched to detect and bind to complex genetic sequences.
Thadke solved the chemical synthesis problem by devising a novel solution- and solid-phase synthetic method to develop the Janus gamma PNAs. He also deployed a trick inherent in the helical preorganization in the backbone of the gamma PNA to prevent self-complementary Janus bases from hybridizing to one another.
These new Janus gamma PNAs have an extraordinarily high binding energy and are the first to be able to invade a canonical base-paired DNA or RNA double helix at a physiologically relevant ionic strength and temperature.
They do this by taking advantage of when double-stranded DNA and RNA molecules "breathe" and the bonds between the base pairs open for fractions of a second. When this happens, the Janus PNA inserts itself between the separated strands. If the base pairs don't match up, the Janus PNA is ejected from the DNA molecule. But if they do match, the Janus PNA binds to both strands of the molecule.
Janus gamma PNAs have a wide-range of biological and biomedical uses. They can be designed to target genomic DNA for gene editing and transcriptional regulation. They also could be designed to bind sequence-specifically and selectively to the secondary and tertiary structures of RNA, something that traditional antisense agents and small-molecule ligands aren't able to do. For example, the Janus gamma PNAs could be programmed to bind to RNA-repeated expansions, which could lead to new treatments for a number of neuromuscular and neurodegenerative disorders, including myotonic dystrophy type 1 and Huntington's disease, or to noncoding RNAs, including pathogen's ribosomal and telomerase RNA, to combat genetic and infectious diseases.
The technology is being explored by startups as well as by pharmaceutical companies for therapeutic developments.
This research was supported by grants from the National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health and the DSF Charitable Foundation.
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County, Rady Children's to Test 2,000 Daily for COVID-19
Larry Thompson Thursday, May 28, 2020
SAN DIEGO, CA - The County and Rady Children's Hospital today launched a new initiative to test up to 2,000 children and their families daily for COVID-19 over the next six months.
Developed with the support of the County's T3 Strategy of test, trace and treat, the COVID Collaborative for Children will include testing at Rady hospital, clinics, as well as at the locations of Rady's health care partners.
Rady Children's Hospital officials said children and their parents can get a test during wellness visits at the facility or its affiliated pediatric primary care offices. The hospital also will test its entire staff.
The goal is to start with about 400 tests daily and ramp up over the next six weeks to about 2,000 tests a day. The tests will be free to all participants. Children are automatically covered under state law. Costs for adults without insurance will be paid by the County.
"COVID-19 is not a disease that only impacts older adults," said Wilma Wooten, M.D., M.P.H., County public health officer. "Pediatric cases have been reported in San Diego County."
Of the nearly 7,000 COVID-19 cases in the region, 5.6% or 391 cases have been reported in children and teenagers. Also, about 52% of the cases were in people between 20 and 49 years of age.
Wooten added that it is important to offer testing to families because there have been reports of children who had COVID-19 but lacked symptoms, leaving them in a position where they could unknowingly spread the virus.
MORE TESTING IN RURAL COMMUNITIES
CAL FIRE and the San Diego County Fire Authority announced six more dates when testing will be offered in rural communities.
Drive-up testing sites will be available from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in five communities. An appointment is necessary, and you can make one by calling 2-1-1. The sites will be on:
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June 4: Pauma Valley School, 33158 Cole Grade Rd., Pauma Valley, CA 92061
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TV News: Spider-Man Gets Animated, The Office & More!
It seems like every couple years we get an all new animated Spider-Man series. I grew up (and was introduced to the webslinger with Spider-Man: The Animated Series, and before I was born there was the very cheesy but loveable Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends. In the years since Sam Raimi's first Spider-Man movie we've had a decent short lived CG animated series from MTV and The Spectacular Spider-Man. which was geared towards very young children. Now we'll be getting an adaptation of Brian Michael Bendis' long running Ultimate Spider-Man series for Disney XD.
Set in high school, the series was a fresh (and updated for the times) look at Spider-Man's origin and early years. Villains were reintroduced, sometimes with a twist (Spider-Man's father helped create Venom) and things were a lot more straight forward (Bendis did not have to worry about decades of continuity). I'm actually surprised that the series hasn't been brought to the small screen yet, and I think it is ripe for the screen. I skipped Spectacular, but I might just give this series a chance.
The official synopsis:
This animated series from Marvel follows Peter Parker who, as the storyline begins, has been Spider-Man for just one year. He's fought villains, saved lives, but still has much to learn about being a super-hero. Now, Nick Fury gives Peter the chance to go to the next level — to train to be a real super-hero and become The Ultimate Spider-Man. But before he can do that, Peter will have to learn how to work with a team of fellow teenage super-heroes.
The series will be paired with The Mighty Avengers for a Marvel Comics hour of animated shows!
This past week, Ricky Gervais let it slip that he will be returning to The Office in the season's final episode, reprising his role of David Brent from the original UK series. He appeared earlier this season in a blink and you'd miss it encounter with Steve Carell's Michael Scott. Also guest starring in the hour long season finale is Arrested Development's Will Arnett, who Gervais has spoken about wanting to get to fill Carell's large shoes in the past. Could Arnett be joining the show full time for its 8th season? Or could they be distracting us with Arnett and are really just slipping Gervais into the role he knows so well? We will not know for sure until the end of the season. In the meantime we should just enjoy Carell's final episodes (the last of which will be in the final week of April).
TV News Blurbs…
TNT has renewed Southland for ten more episodes. Ben McKenzie, Shawn Hatosy and Regina King are all returning for the show's forth season. The network has also ordered ten episodes of a new crime drama, Perception, which stars Eric McCormack and Rachael Leigh Cook. In the new series, McCormack is an eccentric neuroscientist who uses his unique skills to help the FBI solve crimes.
NBC has finally announced the premiere of The Paul Reiser Show. The new show from the Mad About You star focuses on Reiser as a fictional version of himself as he struggles with life after having a successful TV series and tries to get along with a new group of "friends" – the parents of his kids and his wife's friend's husbands. The show shot their pilot in a park that is walking distance to my home, so I'm really interested to see how they used the location and I love supporting stuff that shoots nearby (shout out to Parks and Rec also!)
Phew, all of that writing (and news reporting) really makes me want to take a break. I think it is time that I take a vacation to a nice holiday park for the weekend. Don't you need a break too?
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New Zealand is a beautiful country located in the southern region of the Pacific Ocean. It is one of the safest and friendliest places to live, settle, and work. The island country has the most unique and striking environment along with an abundance of outdoor activities to select from. As one of the most popular immigration as well as a travel destination, New Zealand is inviting to come and apply for New Zealand Immigration process. The land of kiwis welcomes thousands of permanent residents from all over the world every year. The New Zealand Immigration has easy policy rules that an applicant must follow. This is a multicultural country with a population of around 4.7 million people. Its total area is 268,021 km sq. meter.
Some key facts about New Zealand!!
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New Zealanders gives utmost importance to the work and family culture. They prefer living a balanced lifestyle and plenty of time for leisure sports. The outdoor activities include water sports activities, snow sports, and other activities. In New Zealand, you will find many working opportunities no matter what your skill level-employment, business or investor. There are many industries where there is high demand for skilled workers, semi-skilled workers. If you have a good profile then surely you will get employment easily.
There are various categories under the NZ Immigration that an applicant may apply including the skilled migrants, business and investment, family quotas, refugee status, and other miscellaneous categories. However, the skilled migrant category remains the most preferred one as the majority of skilled migrants wants to settle permanently in New Zealand.
Applicants applying for NZ Immigration must be aware of the latest New Zealand Immigration rules to avoid any complications in their New Zealand Immigration Process. To know the exact immigration process details, you may connect with our visa experts through the New Zealand Immigration Contact Number.
The skilled migrant category under New Zealand Immigration is a point based system where an applicant is ranked on certain immigration factors that are based on your qualifications, experience, and a job offer in New Zealand.
Is It Easy to Move to New Zealand?
New Zealand Immigration Policy simple but tricky and of course it is easy to live and move in there because of the plethora of opportunities offered in terms of work, accommodation and living standards. If you are able to meet educational experiences in the skilled jobs available in New Zealand, relevant educational qualification, and English language score ability then you have the easy process to New NZ Immigration permanent residency gateway.
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West Virginia Policy Priorities
WEST VIRGINIA 2019 STATE POLICY PRIORITIES
Recognize Alzheimer's as a Public Health Crisis in West Virginia
Our state has a critical need for increased public knowledge and awareness of the early warning signs of Alzheimer's and other dementias, as well as education on brain health and the benefits of early detection and diagnosis. Alzheimer's is more than an aging issue, with effects spanning the lifespan of both those living with a diagnosis and their unpaid caregivers and family members. We advocate for a resolution sounding the alarm of Alzheimer's as a Public Health Crisis in WV. We are asking for a House (HCR 48) and Senate Resolution urging the Commissioner of the Bureau for Public Health to designate Alzheimer's disease and other dementias as a public health issue.
West Virginia State Plan Overview
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In 2011, the West Virginia legislature directed and funded the Joint Committee on Government and Finance to study the needs, challenges, and issues facing West Virginians living with Alzheimer's disease and their families through the passage of Senate Concurrent Resolution 38. Three work groups spearheaded development of policy and program recommendations. The work groups included health care providers, families impacted by Alzheimer's, public health officials, state legislators, and researchers as well as representatives from local businesses, long-term care providers, state agencies, and community organizations. In December 2011, the state Alzheimer's plan, Make a Plan for Alzheimer's in West Virginia was published.
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The extreme cold has brought a couple of benefits (two nights we got down to -12 Fahrenheit). Now even 20 degrees F feels balmy.
The biggest benefit has been access: the Creek Trail is not muddy for the first time in months! You can walk the whole thing easily right now. If you're feeling cabin fever like I am, now is a good time to get out for a walk.
We took the opportunity yesterday to get started on the OUTHERE adventure challenge. Answer eight questions where the information can be been found local sites—French Creek State Park, Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site, Crow's Nest Preserve, Warwick County Park and Green Valleys Association's Welkinweir—and take the answer card to either location of Coventry Parlor Ice Cream Shop for a free ice cream (ages 3 – 18) and a chance to enter to win camping equipment from REI.
We dressed for the weather and were quite comfortable. But maybe we won't go for ice cream just yet.


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Gravitational Deflection of Celestial Bodies and Photons
Barbaro Quintero-Leyva
Independent Work, Miami, FL, USA.
Abstract: The gravitational deflection angle of celestial bodies travelling near the sun with large eccentricity was derived using the extended Newtonian theory (ENET) and Einstein general theory of relativity (GTR). It was found that the non-Newtonian gravitational deflection of celestial bodies for ENET is 1.5 times the prediction of GTR. The deflection angle of the photon however coincided with the light deflection of GTR. It was also found that the photon's gravitational deflection obeys (as in GTR) an ODE which is a special case of the one for relativistic celestial bodies.
Keywords: Celestial Mechanics, Newtonian Gravitation, Newton's 2nd Law, Theory of Relativity, Perihelion Precession, Gravitational Deflection, Cosmology
The gravitational deflection of relativistic (speed being a significant fraction of the speed of light) celestial bodies cannot accurately be described with the Newtonian theory as the Newtonian concepts of time interval and space interval need to be modified to accommodate the Michelson-Morley experiment's result.
Einstein in 1915 [1] developed the so called General Theory of Relativity (GTR) in spite of having developed 10 years earlier the special theory of relativity (STR) [2] . The GTR assumes a curved space-time concept which needs the use of tensors. It, however, has repeatedly been experimentally confirmed in many instances and if dark matter really exists it has not been falsified either. That theory explains satisfactorily the remarkable observation of Le Verrier regarding a remaining precession of the perihelion of Mercury after the influence of other planets and other effects are considered. GTR also predicted that, the gravitational deflection of light should be twice the one derived by Sodner [3] using Newtonian theory (in a previous paper however Einstein derived a light deflection consistent with the results of Sodner [4] ). It is noted that the GTR ODE (in polar coordinates) for celestial bodies and for light are not the same and the concept of null geodesic is used to justify the transition from one ODE to the other one [5] .
Many Alternative theories to the GTR that account for the deflection of light by the Sun can be found in the literature, few examples are: Modified relativistic theory of gravitation with focus on the Mach's principle [6] ; The generalization of STR to an acceleration field [7] ; Simulation model of light that involves only the gravitational red-shift factor [8] ; Explanation of the light deflection based on classical electromagnetic theory [9] .
The objective of this work is to determine the gravitational deflection angle of celestial bodies while traveling in the neighborhood of the Sun at relativistic speed using ENET. The photon's gravitational deflection is considered (as in GTR) to obey an ODE which is special case of the one used for celestial bodies. It was found, unexpectedly, that the non-Newtonian gravitational deflection of celestial bodies (with significant large eccentricity) near the sun for ENET is 1.5 times the prediction of GTR. The deflection angle of photons however coincided with the light deflection of GTR.
This work is considered important for several reasons, among them:
- ENET is mathematically simple. It keeps the vector calculus as the essential mathematical tool. This provides computational advantage (in comparison with the tensor theory of GTR) in problems regarding, for example, the gravitational N-body-problem of celestial bodies when N is large.
- It stresses the need of treating (mathematically and therefore physically) the photon differently from the celestial bodies (as in GTR). Note that some authors extend the equation of the light deflection of the photon to celestial bodies without any distinction.
- The fact that the photon was needed to be treated differently from the celestial bodies could imply that the relativistic equation of motion as described here could have a deeper meaning in nature.
- It was found that the non-Newtonian gravitational deflection of relativistic celestial bodies according to ENET is significantly different from the GTR's result. Measurements of the deflection angle could provide a falsification of ENET and/or GTR. The author is not aware of experimental results regarding the gravitational deflection angle of relativistic celestial bodies.
The rest of this paper is structured as follows: Section 2 briefly describes the fundament of ENET and calculates the deflection angle of significantly massive bodies (celestial bodies) using ENET and GTR; Section 3 describes the need of GTR to treat the photon differently from the celestial bodies and shows how, using ENET, the deflection angle of the photon is empirically obtained; In Section 4 some remarks are made concerning the concepts of force, mass, and acceleration in the context of STR, electron theory and ENET. Section 5 provides the summary and concluding remarks.
2. Gravitational Deflection of Relativistic Celestial Bodies
The Michelson-Morley experiment result along with the Lorentz-Fitzgerald transformation, and Einstein special theory of relativity support the concept of the apparent time dilation and length contraction given by
Δ t = Δ t ′ ( 1 − β 2 ) − 1 / 2 : Time dilation; Δ x = Δ x ′ ( 1 − β 2 ) 1 / 2 : Length contraction; β = v / c
v: Is the speed of the moving reference frame and c is the speed of light in vacuum.
The concept of acceleration requires 2 space-time intervals (contraction/dilation: two successive-interval boosts) to relate 3 space-time events. Considering another reference frame moving with a velocity v with respect to the prime reference frame, the following can be written for the acceleration in one Cartesian direction [10] :
a = ( 1 − β 2 ) 3 d v d t | N (1)
d v d t | N : Newtonian acceleration. v: Is the speed of the moving object used in b also.
So the extended Newton's 2nd law can be written as
F = m a Þ F = m ( 1 − β 2 ) 3 d v d t | N (2)
In gravitational bound systems the moving object is revolving around a very massive body or around the center of mass of the system, the direction of the moving body in question is continuously changing, assuming that the length contraction happens in the 3 Cartesian directions, Equation (1) can be applicable to multidimensional motion [10] . It is noted that no physical arguments against the application of Equation (1) to gravitational unbound motions of uncharged massive objects are conceived.
The balance between the force given by the extended Newton's 2nd law (Equation (2)) and the Newtonian gravitation in polar coordinates was obtained in [10] for the solar system (Heliocentric coordinate), that equation generalized for an arbitrary exponent was written as
d 2 u d θ 2 + u = b ( 1 − λ [ ( d u d θ ) 2 + u 2 ] ) − n (3)
b = G ( M + m ) / h 2 , λ = h 2 / c 2
Note that Equation (3) can be obtained from F = m ( 1 − β 2 ) n d v d t | N .
The solution of Equation (3), noting that the multiplier of b represents a small perturbation, can be expressed in terms of a Fourier series as [5]
u = b + λ β 0 + b e cos ( ρ θ ) + λ ∑ 2 ∞ β ν cos ( ν ρ θ ) (4)
From Equation (4) the following is obtained 10]:
d u d θ = − b e ρ sin ( ρ θ ) − λ ρ ∑ 2 ∞ β ν ν sin ( ν ρ θ )
d 2 u d θ 2 = − b e ρ 2 cos ( ρ θ ) − λ ρ 2 ∑ 2 ∞ β ν ν 2 cos ( ν ρ θ )
λ u 2 = λ b 2 ( 1 + e 2 / 2 + 2 e cos ( ρ θ ) + e 2 / 2 cos ( 2 ρ θ ) )
λ ( d u d θ ) 2 = 1 2 λ ( b e ρ ) 2 − 1 2 λ ( b e ρ ) 2 cos ( 2 ρ θ )
λ [ u 2 + ( d u d θ ) 2 ] = λ [ a 1 + a 2 cos ( ρ θ ) + a 3 cos ( 2 ρ θ ) ]
a 1 = ( b e ρ ) 2 / 2 + b 2 ( 1 + e 2 / 2 ) , a 2 = 2 b 2 e , a 3 = − ( b e ρ ) 2 / 2 + b 2 e 2 / 2
For n = +3,
( 1 − λ [ ( d u d θ ) 2 + u 2 ] ) − 3 = 1 / ( 1 − 3 λ a 1 − 3 λ a 2 cos ( ρ θ ) − 3 λ a 3 cos ( 2 ρ θ ) )
Substituting the above equations into Equation (3), neglecting the terms containing 2nd and higher power of l and equating the coefficients of cos ( ρ θ ) , ρ ≈ 1 − 3 λ b 2 is obtained which yields the Einstein's GTR results for the intrinsic (two body problem) perihelion precession of the planets [10]:
Similarly, writing Equation (4) until the term cos ( 3 ρ θ ) and substituting into Equation (3), the following is obtained:
β 0 = 3 a 1 b + 3 2 a 2 ( − b e ρ 2 + b e ) , β 2 = 3 2 a 2 ( − b e ρ 2 + b e ) + 3 a 3 b 1 − 4 ρ 2 , β 3 = 3 2 a 3 ( − b e ρ 2 + b e ) 1 − 9 ρ 2
Making u = 0 (large r) in Equation (4) and expanding in Taylor series
around π 2 (reference angle) up to the linear term:
b + λ β 0 + b e ( cos ( ρ π 2 ) + ρ sin ( ρ π 2 ) π 2 ) − b e ρ sin ( ρ π 2 ) θ + λ β 2 ( cos ( ρ π ) + ρ sin ( ρ π ) π ) − 2 2 λ β 2 ρ sin ( ρ π ) θ + λ β 3 ( cos ( 3 2 ρ π ) + 3 2 ρ π sin ( 3 2 ρ π ) ) − 3 2 λ β 3 ρ sin ( 3 2 ρ π ) θ = 0 (5)
From Equation (5) (or from an upgraded equation that could include higher terms and or a different reference angle) q can be calculated for any value of the eccentricity. For the special case of e ≫ 1 :
ρ = 1 , β 0 = 3 b 3 e 2 , β 2 = 0 , β 3 = 0 ⇒ θ = 1 / e + 3 λ b 2 e + π 2
Defining the deflection angle as
δ ≡ − π + 2 θ Þ δ = 2 / e + 6 λ b 2 e (6)
The GTR equation of motion in polar coordinates can be written as [5] :
d 2 u d θ 2 + u = G M h 2 + 3 G M c 2 u 2 (7)
The speed of light was explicitly written here for convenience.
Equation (7) for a heliocentric coordinate system using the notation of Equation (3) can be written as
d 2 u d θ 2 + u = b E ( 1 + λ E u 2 ) (8)
b E ≈ G ( M + m ) h 2 = b , λ E = 3 h 2 c 2 = 3 λ
Following the same methodology used to get Equation (6) the following was obtained
δ E = 2 / e + 4 3 λ E b 2 e = 2 / e + 4 λ b 2 e (9)
Note from Equations (6) and (9) that the non-Newtonian deflection of celestial bodies for ENET is 1.5 times that of the GTR.
It is curious that even though Equations (3) and (7) yield the same perihelion precession of the planets (for the level of accuracy demanded), Equations (6) and (9) yield different deflection angles. It could therefore be worthy to design experiments to determine n in the equation δ = 2 / e + 2 n λ b 2 e .
3. Photon Deflection
It is mathematically reasonable to expect that even for particles with very small mass, Equations (3) and 7(8) would be still valid. However for the special case of the photons (considered by many researchers as being gravitational massless even though they have electromagnetic mass) the measured deflection angle of the photons coming from stars optically near the Sun is not in agreement with the results of the Equations (6) and (9) as shown below:
For e ≫ 1 Þ e ≈ R s u n c 2 G M s u n
Equation (6) (ENET) yields δ = 2 / e + 6 λ b 2 e = 8 G M sun R sun c 2 = 4 δ Sodner Þ twice the measured value
( δ measured = 2 δ Sodner ≈ 1.75 " ) [11]
Equation (9) (GTR) yields δ E = 2 / e + 4 λ b 2 e = 6 G M sun R sun c 2 = 3 δ Sodner Þ 1.5 the measured value
GTR describes the equation of motion of the light with a different ODE requiring that the light trajectory be a null geodesic of the curved space-time concept [5] . The resultant ODE is
( d u d θ ) 2 + u 2 = k 2 h 2 + 2 G M ⋅ u 3 (10)
where, k is a constant.
Based on this ODE the correct deflection angle equation was obtained in [5] .
By taking the derivative of Equation (10) with respect to q the following ODE is obtained:
d 2 u d θ 2 + u = 3 G M c 2 u 2 (11)
Equation (11) also yields the correct deflection angle [12] . Note that eq. 11 is a special case of Equation 7(8). It is curious that the difference between both equations is just G M / h 2 which contains the angular momentum per unit of mass of the photon. If h is assumed to be infinite for a massless photon, that could provide a natural transition to Equation (11). It is noted that reference [9] provided the same argument to this issue. Notice however that applying the Einstein equation (STR) to the photon, a mass given by m p h = E p h / c p h 2 could be calculated. It is noted however that c p h is considered here to be very close to c but it is not assumed to be a constant.
Based on the arguments just given, it was thought that a special case of Equation (3) could perhaps yield the correct value of the gravitational deflection of the photon. It turned out that for n = 1 that is the case as is shown next.
The correcting multiplier on the RHS of Equation (3) for positive n, after neglecting 2nd and higher powers λ can be written as
( 1 − λ [ ( d u d θ ) 2 + u 2 ] ) − n = 1 / d n
with d n = 1 − n λ a 1 − n λ a 2 cos ( ρ θ ) − n λ a 3 cos ( 2 ρ θ )
Substituting into Equation (3), the following is obtained:
β 0 = n a 1 b + n 2 a 2 ( − b e ρ 2 + b e )
β 2 = n 2 a 2 ( − b e ρ 2 + b e ) + n a 3 b 1 − 4 ρ 2
β 3 = n 2 a 3 ( − b e ρ 2 + b e ) 1 − 9 ρ 2
For ρ = 1 : β 0 = n a 1 b , β 2 = − n a 3 b 3 = 0 , β 3 = 0
Substituting into Equation (5):
θ = π 2 + 1 e + λ n a 1 e , for e ≫ 1 Þ δ = 2 e + 2 n λ b 2 e
For n=1 Þ δ = 2 e + 2 λ b 2 e = 4 G M sun R sun c 2 in agreement with experiments.
It is noted that n = 1 can be obtained by applying one Lorentz time-dilation boost (correction) to the concept of the classical time interval in the Newtonian acceleration (no length contraction for photons). So for the case of the photon:
a = ( 1 − β 2 ) d v d t | N (12)
When equating Equation (12) to the Newtonian Gravitational law, the equation of motion of the photon cannot be solved numerically unless the initial velocity of the photon (initial condition) does not coincide with the speed of light or the limiting speed in the Lorentz factor is not exactly c. This suggests that the Lorentz factor for the photon should not be exactly the same as the one for celestial bodies despite that for time independent calculation (Equation (3) with n = 1) the correct deflection angle is obtained.
It is hoped that n = 1 could also yield a gravitational time delay consistent with the Shapiro time delay. It is also hoped that an extended Newtonian's gravitational law (perhaps similar to electromagnetism as previously attempted by, for example, Maxwell and Heaviside) combined with ENET (extended Newton's 2nd law), could yield gravitational waves consistent with the recent LIGO discovery and with the orbital period decay of binary systems previously reported.
4. Some Remarks on Force, Mass and Acceleration
If the Planck equation d d t ( m v → 1 − β 2 ) is used as the concept of inertial force, the following is obtained as special cases [5]
F = m ( 1 − β 2 ) − 3 / 2 d v d t | N F = m ( 1 − β 2 ) − 1 / 2 d v d t | N
n = −3/2 applies when the acceleration is parallel to the velocity and n= −1/2 when the force is perpendicular to the velocity (these relations were also obtained by Lorentz and Einstein). Those values of n however, do not yield the correct angular deflection and neither the correct sign and magnitude of the perihelion precession of the planets [13] . Note that for those values of n the apparent variation of mass with the speed (a concept usually attributed to electron theory and STR) is drastically different from the celestial bodies (n = 3), while in the former cases the mass apparently increases with the speed, in the latter one the mass apparently decreases with the speed. Notice however, that in ENET it is not the mass that changes with the speed, but it is the relativistic acceleration that depends on the speed.
It is noted that the equation for n = +3, not derivable from the Planck equation, has been obtained in [14] (assuming that the speed of the body is much smaller than the speed of light in vacuum), as well as in [15] where the gravitational and the inertial mass was considered to correspond to n = −3/2 (longitudinal mass) in problems of elementary particles confinement by the gravitational force.
The special cases just mentioned (n = −3/2, −1/2) could be checked in experiments using the principles of particle accelerators after correcting for radiation effects.
If the concept of inertial acceleration is independent of the type of force, it is expected that if those special cases are verified on particle accelerators, they should also be valid for gravitational force (for example, in head on motions and in approximately circular orbits). If that would not be the case then the acceleration should also depend on other properties/conditions as, for example, on the electric charge (net or distribution), on a mass lower limit (case of the photon?), etc. If the relativistic acceleration does depends on some properties of the particle in question the exponent in Equation (3) (expressible as a power of the Lorentz factor) has a deep meaning in nature.
It is believed that more attention needs to be paid to the concept of force and acceleration in experimental physics.
It could be worthy to design experiments to determine n in motions under gravitational and/or electric/magnetic forces (i.e. outer space gravitational/electric deflection of charged/uncharged particles/bodies, charged/uncharged particle scattering/diffraction with and without gravitational effects, etc.) to determine, for example, n and its potential dependence on the properties and motion conditions of the object/particle in question.
5. Summary and Concluding Remarks
The gravitational deflection angle of relativistic celestial bodies travelling near the Sun with large eccentricity was derived using ENET and GTR.
It was found that the non-Newtonian gravitational deflection of celestial bodies (with large eccentricity) using ENET is 1.5 times the prediction of GTR.
The deflection angle of the photon for ENET however coincided with the light deflection angle of GTR.
The photon gravitational deflection for ENET obeys an ODE which is a special case of the one used for relativistic celestial bodies. This is the case also in GTR.
It could be worthy to determine, experimentally, the value of n in Equation (3).
I would like to thank Professor C. G. Vayenas for helpful discussions.
Cite this paper: Quintero-Leyva, B. (2018) Gravitational Deflection of Celestial Bodies and Photons. Open Access Library Journal, 5, 1-10. doi: 10.4236/oalib.1104452.
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[2] Einstein, A. (1905) On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies. English translation from "Zur elektrodynamik bewegter Korper", Prepared by John Walker (1999). Annalen der Physic, 17, 891-921.
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https://en.wikisource.org/w/index.php
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https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRev.124.925
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https://doi.org/10.4236/oalib.1102678
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https://doi.org/10.1088/1674-1056/23/4/040402
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https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-3936-3


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Q: Isolation of directives with AngularJS I'm new to Angular. I created a small directive where the user can input a timestamp and add/substract 1 day. The directive needs to be isolated so that it can appear multiple times in my application.
This is the part where I initialize my dates:
$scope.dateFrom = {
    label : 'Date From',
    date : mii.utils.date.dateToIntDate(start)
}
$scope.dateUntil = {
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In the HTML of my view I create 2 instances of my directive:
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<date-input date="dateUntil"></date-input>

The result looks like the below image. Two seperate input fields, each has its own label and default value. So far the isolation seems to be working.

The problem is however, when I click the plus sign of Date From, it will add a day to the value of Date Until. When I look in the debugger on function _addDays I see that $scope.dateInfo is indeed pointing to the dateUntil object even though I am interacting with date From. What am I missing?
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dateController.js
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        templateUrl : "app/shared/dateInput/date.html",

        scope : {
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            $scope.tomorrow = function(){
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A: To fix this, all you need to do is prepend var to the function definition:
var _addDays = function(days){

It was a simple oversight -- Because it didn't specifically state its scope, _addDays is interpreted as a global variable.  This means that the second time the function is declared, it clobbers the definition of the first.  Even though the function body looks the same, the closure is different in each context.

A: You're two way binding the dateInfo property to the parent scope (in your case, the parent scope is probably the controller scope).  You need to isolate this property to its own child scope after it inherits its initial value from $scope.date from the controller.  You can do this with one way data binding
    scope : {
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    },

Notice the = has been changed to @
This allows dateInfo to inherit its initial value from $scope.date in your controller.  But once that value is inherited, any changes made to the child scope within the directive itself will not bubble up to $scope.date in the controller scope.  You'll then have two child scopes, each with a separate dateInfo property that does not corrupt the other.

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Delegate , California Republican Party (2012–current)
Ms. Biggs is currently President of the Redlands Republican Women's Club and served as the San Bernardino County Chair for the Mitt Romney campaign in 2012. She is also a member of the Board of Directors for the San Bernardino County Lincoln Club. Ms Biggs is a delegate to the California Republican Party on behalf of Assemblyman Marc Steinorth and has previously served in that capacity and as a member of the San Bernardino Central Committee for Senators Bill Emmerson and Mike Morrell. She has also served as Chair of the Douglas County (Colorado) Republican Party and on the Colorado State Republican Executive Committee, Ms Biggs was a California delegate to the Republican National Convention in Tampa in 2012 and she was an alternate delegate from Colorado to the 1988 Republican Convention in New Orleans and a candidate for the Colorado State House. Ms. Biggs is a member of the National Republican Lawyers Association and has participated in election day integrity efforts by that organization in Colorado and California in 2008 and 2010 respectively. Ms. Biggs is also a member of the California Political Attorneys Association. Ms. Biggs was raised in Redlands, California, and attended Crafton Elementary School, Redlands Junior High and Redlands High School. She was admitted to the practice of law in California in 1978 after completing her legal training at the University of Southern California. She was admitted to the Colorado Bar Association in1979 and practiced in Colorado for ten years before returning to California. Ms. Biggs holds an undergraduate degree in English, together with Master's degrees in American Studies and Secondary Education, also from the University of Southern California. Ms. Biggs has been married to her husband Jerry for 49 years and they have two children and seven grandchildren.
As a lifelong Republican and a public agency attorney, I subscribe to the principles set forth in the United States Constitution. I believe that the people delegate only those powers expressly granted to the government by the Constitution. America is founded on principles that promote liberty and personal responsibility and that require diligence and commitment to maintain. In these dangerous times, we must continue to lead the world and to open opportunity to those nations struggling to be free of oppressive government. That commitment starts at home in our local communities. I have worked with many local governmental entities in the State of California as a city attorney or agency counsel for more than 25 years and I have seen the effort people have made in their communities to take control of the instruments of government back from those who would exploit them. What is required to make a difference is not money or power. What is required is active participation by the electorate in the workings of government. We must stand up and be counted. In California, we need, more than ever, to retake our government and re-establish individual responsibility if we are to continue to prosper. The Republican Party offers hope of unfettered freedom where no one is limited by his past but is encouraged to build his own future.
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