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Rachel Maddow Cries On The Air Over Trump Abuse Of Migrant Babies: Rachel Maddow broke down in tears while trying to report on Trump stashing babies that were ripped away from their parents in kiddie prisons. The post Rachel Maddow Cries On The Air Over Trump Abuse Of Migrant Babies appeared first on POLITICUSUSA.
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We've all heard about the search for life on other planets, but what about looking on other moons? In a paper published Wednesday (June 13) in The Astrophysical Journal, researchers at the University of California, Riverside and the University of Southern Queensland have identified more than 100 giant planetsthat potentially host moons capable of supporting life. Their work will guide the design of future telescopes that can detect these potential moons and look for tell-tale signs of life, called biosignatures, in their atmospheres.
Since the 2009 launch of NASA's Kepler telescope, scientists have identified thousands of planets outside our solar system, which are called exoplanets. A primary goal of the Kepler mission is to identify planets that are in the habitable zones of their stars, meaning it's neither too hot nor too cold for liquid water—and potentially life—to exist.
Terrestrial (rocky) planets are prime targets in the quest to find life because some of them might be geologically and atmospherically similar to Earth. Another place to look is the many gas giants identified during the Kepler mission. While not a candidate for life themselves, Jupiter-like planets in the habitable zone may harbor rocky moons, called exomoons, that could sustain life.
"There are currently 175 known moons orbiting the eight planets in our solar system. While most of these moons orbit Saturn and Jupiter, which are outside the Sun's habitable zone, that may not be the case in other solar systems," said Stephen Kane, an associate professor of planetary astrophysics and a member of the UCR's Alternative Earths Astrobiology Center. "Including rocky exomoons in our search for life in space will greatly expand the places we can look."
The researchers identified 121 giant planets that have orbits within the habitable zones of their stars. At more than three times the radii of the Earth, these gaseous planets are less common than terrestrial planets, but each is expected to host several large moons.
Scientists have speculated that exomoons might provide a favorable environment for life, perhaps even better than Earth. That's because they receive energy not only from their star, but also from radiation reflected from their planet. Until now, no exomoons have been confirmed.
"Now that we have created a database of the known giant planets in the habitable zone of their star, observations of the best candidates for hosting potential exomoons will be made to help refine the expected exomoon properties. Our follow-up studies will help inform future telescope design so that we can detect these moons, study their properties, and look for signs of life," said Michelle Hill, an undergraduate student at the University of Southern Queensland who is working with Kane and will join UCR's graduate program in the fall.
Since the 2009 launch of NASA's Kepler telescope, scientists have identified thousands of planets outside our solar system, which are called exoplanets. A primary goal of the Kepler mission is to identify planets that are in the habitable zones of their stars, meaning it's neither too hot nor too cold for liquid water—and potentially life—to exist.
Terrestrial (rocky) planets are prime targets in the quest to find life because some of them might be geologically and atmospherically similar to Earth. Another place to look is the many gas giants identified during the Kepler mission. While not a candidate for life themselves, Jupiter-like planets in the habitable zone may harbor rocky moons, called exomoons, that could sustain life.
"There are currently 175 known moons orbiting the eight planets in our solar system. While most of these moons orbit Saturn and Jupiter, which are outside the Sun's habitable zone, that may not be the case in other solar systems," said Stephen Kane, an associate professor of planetary astrophysics and a member of the UCR's Alternative Earths Astrobiology Center. "Including rocky exomoons in our search for life in space will greatly expand the places we can look."
The researchers identified 121 giant planets that have orbits within the habitable zones of their stars. At more than three times the radii of the Earth, these gaseous planets are less common than terrestrial planets, but each is expected to host several large moons.
Scientists have speculated that exomoons might provide a favorable environment for life, perhaps even better than Earth. That's because they receive energy not only from their star, but also from radiation reflected from their planet. Until now, no exomoons have been confirmed.
"Now that we have created a database of the known giant planets in the habitable zone of their star, observations of the best candidates for hosting potential exomoons will be made to help refine the expected exomoon properties. Our follow-up studies will help inform future telescope design so that we can detect these moons, study their properties, and look for signs of life," said Michelle Hill, an undergraduate student at the University of Southern Queensland who is working with Kane and will join UCR's graduate program in the fall.
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President Donald #Trump has followed up a fractious weekend summit with major US allies by repeatedly accusing them of unfair treatment over trade. Trump told French President #EmmanuelMacron during a recent meeting in Washington that there are too many German cars in the #UnitedStates. He's also raised the issue with German Chancellor #AngelaMerkel in the past, and threatened to tax German car imports at 35%.
Economists say Trump is missing two key points: German automakers have opened big factories in the United States, dramatically reducing their need to import cars. Plus, targeting German carmakers would hurt American workers and the US economy. German automakers sold 1.35 million vehicles in the United States in 2017, about 8% of total US car sales. Of those, only 494,000 were exported from #Germany to the US.
#GlobalEconomy #Protectionism #America #Globalisation #GlobalTrade #TradeWars #EconomicRisk #Economy #TradePolicy #InternationalTrade #TradeTariffs #Politics #Geopolitics #InternationalRelations
Made in America: The German cars Trump doesn't want
http://money.cnn.com/2018/06/11/news/economy/german-cars-trump-trade/index.html
Economists say Trump is missing two key points: German automakers have opened big factories in the United States, dramatically reducing their need to import cars. Plus, targeting German carmakers would hurt American workers and the US economy. German automakers sold 1.35 million vehicles in the United States in 2017, about 8% of total US car sales. Of those, only 494,000 were exported from #Germany to the US.
#GlobalEconomy #Protectionism #America #Globalisation #GlobalTrade #TradeWars #EconomicRisk #Economy #TradePolicy #InternationalTrade #TradeTariffs #Politics #Geopolitics #InternationalRelations
Made in America: The German cars Trump doesn't want
http://money.cnn.com/2018/06/11/news/economy/german-cars-trump-trade/index.html
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Verizon Galaxy S8, S8 Plus getting new update with Wi-Fi Calling Auto-On feature #Verizon #GalaxyS8 #GalaxyS8Plus
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Galaxy Tab A2 XL official support page goes live in Ireland, could launch alongside Tab S4 #galaxytaba2 #Samsung
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MLB wrap: Cubs get extra-inning win to split doubleheader with Dodgers: After the Dodgers won the first game of the twin bill in their last at-bat, the Cubs returned the favor with a walk-off win in the nightcap. http://dlvr.it/QXtFRz
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Fitzroy Falls, Morton NP, SE Australia
Face-on view of the first plunge of this waterfall in moderate flow, taken from the West Rim trek. The sandstone walls behind the fall take on many hues during a day, depending on humidity and sun position.
Image: A panorama of many images, slightly toned for structure. Panoramas of waterfalls (particularly large falls) can suffer discontinuities in waterflow. Minimize with higher speeds and minimum lateral movement - but check carefully the stitching of the final result :)
#PQW_Fit1
Face-on view of the first plunge of this waterfall in moderate flow, taken from the West Rim trek. The sandstone walls behind the fall take on many hues during a day, depending on humidity and sun position.
Image: A panorama of many images, slightly toned for structure. Panoramas of waterfalls (particularly large falls) can suffer discontinuities in waterflow. Minimize with higher speeds and minimum lateral movement - but check carefully the stitching of the final result :)
#PQW_Fit1
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You see, the outcome of the battle is unimportant. What matters is the chaos, and the slaughter.
― Neil Gaiman, American Gods
(I just finished American Gods for the second time; it was even better than I remembered.)
#Lego #Toy_Photographers #womenintoyphotography #xxsjc #lensball
― Neil Gaiman, American Gods
(I just finished American Gods for the second time; it was even better than I remembered.)
#Lego #Toy_Photographers #womenintoyphotography #xxsjc #lensball
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6/19/18
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Crocus Views
This is the first of a series of Crocus images that I’ll be posting over the course of the next few days. The idea is to illustrate some of the results you can get with just a few simple manipulations of an otherwise straightforward image. The first image is a unmanipulated shot of a Crocus flower on a lightbox. I used levels and vibrance adjustment layers in Photoshop as well as some sharpening; otherwise, the image was pretty much as you see it. In the second image, I’ve applied a luminosity inversion to the first image. A luminosity inversion changes the brightness of each pixel relative to its distance from middle grey. Thus, if a pixel is very close to middle grey, you’ll see very little difference in its brightness. But the further a pixel strays from middle grey, the further its inversion will place it on the other side of mid grey. Thus, light grey becomes dark grey (and vice versa), white becomes black , etc.
There are multiple ways to achieve a luminosity inversion in Photoshop, but one simple way is to first invert the whole image (Cmd/Ctrl I) and then reinvert the hue only (use a Saturation/Hue adjustment layer and push the Hue slider all the way to either the left or right extreme). Inverting the image has the effect of inverting both Hue and Luminosity. Inverting the Hue returns it to normal while leaving the luminosity in its inverted state. My subsequent posts will show the results of a few in-camera effects and how these appear in both the normal and inverted luminosity modes.
This is the first of a series of Crocus images that I’ll be posting over the course of the next few days. The idea is to illustrate some of the results you can get with just a few simple manipulations of an otherwise straightforward image. The first image is a unmanipulated shot of a Crocus flower on a lightbox. I used levels and vibrance adjustment layers in Photoshop as well as some sharpening; otherwise, the image was pretty much as you see it. In the second image, I’ve applied a luminosity inversion to the first image. A luminosity inversion changes the brightness of each pixel relative to its distance from middle grey. Thus, if a pixel is very close to middle grey, you’ll see very little difference in its brightness. But the further a pixel strays from middle grey, the further its inversion will place it on the other side of mid grey. Thus, light grey becomes dark grey (and vice versa), white becomes black , etc.
There are multiple ways to achieve a luminosity inversion in Photoshop, but one simple way is to first invert the whole image (Cmd/Ctrl I) and then reinvert the hue only (use a Saturation/Hue adjustment layer and push the Hue slider all the way to either the left or right extreme). Inverting the image has the effect of inverting both Hue and Luminosity. Inverting the Hue returns it to normal while leaving the luminosity in its inverted state. My subsequent posts will show the results of a few in-camera effects and how these appear in both the normal and inverted luminosity modes.
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Genes Associated with Infantile Forms of Schizophrenia Identified
The heritability of schizophrenia is estimated at 80 per cent, but the identification of genes associated with this illness has been challenging.
The research is in Molecular Psychiatry. (full access paywall)
The heritability of schizophrenia is estimated at 80 per cent, but the identification of genes associated with this illness has been challenging.
The research is in Molecular Psychiatry. (full access paywall)
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Gregg Popovich went to Los Angeles to meet with Kawhi Leonard, report says: Kawhi Leonard has reportedly told people he did not want to meet with the Spurs and mend fences. http://dlvr.it/QXt52L
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We are listing here a complete checklist to help you improve and optimize your #GoogleMapslisting for maximum visibility.
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#Google #GoogleMaps #GoogleMapsMarketing #GoogleMyBusiness
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