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Saturday, 16 November 2019
NASA probe provides insight on solar system's border with interstellar space
Both Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 were launched in 1977, designed for five-year missions. Voyager 1 left the solar system at a different location in 2012. Both are now traversing the Milky Way galaxy's interstellar medium, a chillier region filling the vast expanses between the galaxy's stars and planetary systems. The solar wind - the unending flow of charged particles emanating from the outer atmosphere of the sun - creates an immense protective bubble called the heliosphere that envelopes the solar system. The boundary of the solar system - the place where the solar wind ends and interstellar space begins - is called the heliopause. Voyager 2's scientific instruments detected abrupt differences in plasma density and magnetic particles upon crossing the heliopause, the researchers said. The researchers said the heliopause appeared to be much thinner than expected. Plasma - the fourth state of matter after solids, liquids and gases - exists in the solar system as a soup of the charged particles beaming continuously outward from the sun and clashing with interstellar plasma that darts inward from other cosmic events like stellar explosions. 'This is a very exciting time for us,' California Institute of Technology physicist Edward Stone, project manager of the Voyager program, told reporters. 'We will see a transition from the magnetic field inside to a different magnetic field outside, and we continue to have surprises compared to what we had expected.' The electromagnetic junction just outside the heliosphere was thought to be a deeper transitional place of intermingling cosmic weather, but Voyager 2's plasma wave instrument - built by University of Iowa researchers - detected sharp jumps in plasma density, much like two different fluids coming into contact with one another.'Think of a cold front that forms when a very cold air mass comes down to the US from Canada,' said Don Gurnett, professor of physics at the University of Iowa. 'Here we find a very hot plasma mass coming outward from the sun that encounters the cold plasma in the interstellar medium. It does not surprise me that a sharp boundary forms.' Scientists are still trying to understand the nature of interstellar space wind and how much of it can seep through the heliopause to reach planets in our solar system. 'We also have galactic cosmic rays, which are out in the interstellar space trying to flow in,' Stone said, referring to the high-energy atomic particles whizzing around the universe faster than the speed of light. 'And some of them, only about 30 percent of what's outside, can actually reach Earth.' Voyager 2 entered the interstellar medium far beyond the orbit of Pluto at a spot about 120 times further from the sun than Earth's orbit. The research was published in the journal Nature Astronomy. ... DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: Deccan Chroniclehttp://doodleordie.com/profile/christofaars
Steve Smith to lead Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2020
I think continuity is important from the point of view of captaincy. He has got an understanding of how players go about it on the field and understands how the bowlers think. I think it is critical to have a captain who understands the players that he is working with. "Has also had a great time with the Australian team as well. He has been there under pressure and done it before. Really looking forward to working with him. Haven't had the opportunity to work with him at this level, really looking forward to that. Have had a few initial conversations with him, he will be our captain for the season," he said. With Rahane's removal as skipper creating quite some noise among fans and scribes, RR had said: "Rahane, someone who embodies all the qualities you'd expect from a Rajasthan Royals player, took the reins for our first few games, allowing Smith to settle in. We did not have a great start to the season, but our skipper was in good form, scoring a sublime 70 against SRH and providing a strong start during a successful chase against MI in Mumbai. "Keeping Ajinkya's role as a successful opener for the team in mind and to release him of captaincy pressures, Smith was made captain before our home game against MI. The two continued to take leadership calls, and Rahane continued to score runs, including a majestic hundred against Delhi Capitals. The team got back to winning ways." Interestingly, RR have this season released Rahane and the India player will now be turning up for Delhi Capitals in the next edition of the IPL. DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: The New Indian Expresshttp://langleygymnastics.ca/ActivityFeed/tabid/60/userId/941095/Default.aspx
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A confluence of varied art forms
For Pande, a qualified and professional architect, the foray into fine arts happened in 1999, after she joined the National Gallery of Modern Art for a course in Art Appreciation. "It is strange that while I joined a course in architecture because my parents thought that I would be able to do B Arch because I was a good artist, I never delved deeper into fine art," she says. It was not her fault though for, back in late 1970s, fine arts was not something many looked at as a vocation. So, around 1999, after researching on different art schools and galleries, Pande decided to join Triveni, where she learnt majorly under senior artist Sanjay Roy. "I wanted to have my own colour palette, my own compositions, hence Triveni, which gives you full freedom as an artist," she says. Her works on display, in rich colours but earthy tones, are all architectural - they seem a continuous dialogue with changing space, from enclosed spaces to landscapes, seascapes to cityscapes."Art and Architecture are part & parcel of my life. One enhances the other. Both give the joy of creation," says the artist who still works for 3-4 hours every day. "An artist may not necessarily be wanting to convey something to the viewers," she remarks when asked about the message she wants to give to the viewers, "these have come out of my imagination and viewers are free to draw their inferences". Roongta who specialises in contemporary still life is into the fine arts because she enjoys it. Ä post graduate in economics, she entered fine arts in 2007 and has done over 15 shows so far. She has her studio at Triveni where she works for 7-8 hours three days a week. Roongta combines realistic and abstract forms to present her imagination, offering an intriguing perspective on how altered objects can create an interdisciplinary stage for idea creation.Her palette is very varied, but mostly with bright colours that change based on her inspiration and the image that she sees in her mind. Not inspired by any artist in particular, she enjoys the works of all."I love doing oil on canvas - the kind of flexibility oil offers no other medium does," she says. For Tripathi, the journey into fine arts began as a leisure pursuit in 2012 but soon engulfed her wholly. While she was into anther creative field (fashion designing), she always felt a vacuum and a sense of unfulfilled aspiration and this made her explore newer avenues."The search ended with fine arts, and I enrolled into Triveni for learning art," she says. Her works, primarily figurative, vividly convey human emotions using body parts in meaningful compositions, mostly in basic primary colours. "These are the result of my own experiences based on meeting people and travelling," she says. Till: November 19, 11.00am to 8.00pm At: Gallery 3, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi. DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: The New Indian Expresshttps://thefastdiet.co.uk/forums/users/repentkentop/
'Motichoor Chaknachoor' review: Patriarchy sold in a mason jar
"Phoren" is what she dreams of and where she is headed is the least of her concerns as long as it is outside the Indian border. So she does everything in her power to achieve said end goal - put copious amounts of face pack to become fairer and cruelly reject suitors who thwart her dreams of foreign land.Adding to this deeply problematic narrative is 36-year-old, Dubai-return accountant Pushpinder Tyagi (Nawazuddin Siddiqui) whose family shares a wall with Annie's house. The Tyagi household is ruled by the matriarch (Vibha Chibber) who obsesses over finding a wife for her son but with a caveat - Rs 25 lakhs in dowry. Pushpinder is frustrated and is ready to bring home just about anyone, as long as she is a woman, but as a dialogue proclaims - "Nara kholke taiyyar baithe hai aur mummy ghagre ka intezaam hi nahin kar rahi" (cringe!). The two meet and Annie decides she would have to make do with Dubai, if nothing, and decides to marry him. Problematic dialogues are aplenty throughout the film and that is the least of the film's problems. Motichoor Chaknachoor is film so regressive that even the semi-humourous first half can't salvage it. Every obscenely patriarchal prejudice has been normalised in this film that takes place in a small town. Pushpinder's younger brother is seen fat-shaming a girl, where the writers felt that throwing in a blade-thin joke about food would make it relatable. Annie's unmarried aunt is constantly shamed by her sister for never having found a man and goes so far as to say that her influence in Annie's life is what is causing a delay in her wedding. Pushpinder is ridiculed by Annie for being dark and short. If someone made a checklist of all things problematic in our current society, ticking off all the boxes would be this film.Nawazuddin is effortless in his role of a small-town man who is tired of his life in Dubai and doesn't want to go back. His deadpan humour fails to rescue the film from rock-bottom. Athiya tries hard and does manage to get the local dialect down pat but fails to keep up in the emotional scenes. Running around from one house to another with the worrisome couple looking for each other in an effort to create the humorous chaos that Bollywood is so fond of, also fails and further dilutes the ending. Small-town India does come alive as it slowly makes its way into becoming a favourite setup for Bollywood filmmakers but that doesn't warrant a complete destruction of sanity. In such turbulent times, do we really need another film where the heroine gets slapped by her husband, leaves the house to go back home only to have her father shut the door on her face? We left the hall looking for a single reason why this film should have been made and even Nawazuddin Siddiqui wasn't a good enough one. DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: The Telegraphhttp://krachelart.com/UserProfile/tabid/43/userId/235192/Default.aspx
Defence worry for Igor Stimac against Afghanistan
When the teams met in the SAFF Championship final in January 2016, India were ranked 166th and Afghanistan 15 places above. India, egged by over 40,000 at Thiruvananthapuram, came back to win 2-1; goals from Jeje Lalpekhlua and Chhetri cancelling Zubayr Amiri's 70th minute strike. They haven't met since. For the first time since 2011, India will be ranked higher than Afghanistan—106 to 149—when the teams meet in this group E match of the 2022 World Cup and 2023 Asian Cup qualifiers. India lost 1-2 to Oman, held Asian champions Qatar 0-0 in Doha and drew 1-1 against Bangladesh. With two points, they are fourth in the five-team group. On three points from three games, Afghanistan are third. 'The most difficult games are those when people who are following you, write the result before the game starts. We witnessed it against Qatar as well as Bangladesh,' said Stimac in Dushanbe on Wednesday. The cold in Dushanbe and the plastic turf aside—Afghanistan coach Anoush Dastagir said at the press conference that they beat Bangladesh here and held Cambodia, Jordan and Tajikistan—Stimac said this would be a difficult game. 'Afghanistan are a physical side with good composure. They have some players who also have the experience of playing in Europe. They are not in the top division, but playing in Europe always gives you an extra bit of confidence,' said Stimac. Midfielder Farshad Noor is with Nea Salamis in Cyprus and has spent two seasons at PSV Eindhoven. The absence of Anas Edathodika, who left for home in Kerala early on Wednesday following his mother's death, further depletes Stimac's options in central defence which is already missing Sandesh Jhingan due to injury. In eight games under Stimac, India have two clean sheets. Stimac could move right back Rahul Bheke into the heart of the defence with Adil Khan. He could also give Sarthak Golui his debut or Narender his fifth India game. Rowllin Borges' injury has earned Pronay Halder a recall and it is possible he will start with Anirudh Thapa in central midfield. Azadzoy and Zubayr Amiri are in the squad for Thursday's game as is Haroon Amiri who has played for a number of I-League clubs, represented FC Goa in the Indian Super League and is now with Gokulam Kerala FC. From the India team that won in 2016, Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, Pritam Kotal, Halder, Lallianzuala Chhangte and Chhetri are in Dushanbe. DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: Hindustan Timeshttps://www.intensedebate.com/people/repentkentop
'Charlie's Angels' review: An egregious stinker
A heard but never-seen Prince Charming, Charlie (the patrician-sounding John Forsythe) rescued the women from their sexist police jobs and now runs them through a go-between, a buffoonish neuter named Bosley. Arriving toward the end of second-wave feminism's most radical era, the show tried to capitalise on the women's liberation movement while gleefully turning its stars into sexualised spectacles.In some respects, the series was a vanilla version of those 1970s exploitation films in which braless women jiggle and kick their way into contradiction-riddled freedom. As in those flicks, the talent and humanity of the female performers - their presence, personality, charm --helped offset or modestly challenge the degrading nonsense. In contrast with better movies of this type, Charlie's Angels seemed particularly regressive, partly because it presented itself as a new fairy tale. "Once upon a time," Charlie said in the opening credits, "there were three little girls who went to the police academy." He "took them away from all that," so that they could fight crime in bikinis.The writer-director Elizabeth Banks has chucked the bikinis, but not the foundational fairy tale that women's power is a matter of low stakes, cute outfits and sassy you-go-girl attitude. The seraphs are still caricatures of empowerment, here played by Kristen Stewart (the cutup), Naomi Scott (the brainiac) and Ella Balinska (the stoic). The stars are appealing and seem to be having a fine time delivering the bad dialogue amid punches and location changes. For all the globe-trotting, though, the whole thing looks generic (the product placements turn the world into a mall), which wouldn't matter if the story itself had something going for it beyond forced quips and casual violence.However absurd the premise, you nevertheless need to believe that these women could do damage, pose a real threat, and not just physically. Banks leans on the laughs and silliness, the glitter and glamour, all while setting the Angels against cartoonish male villainy (Jonathan Tucker plays a menacing exception), which becomes a metaphor for patriarchal power. Banks wants to fight a righteous fight. But she is selling stale goods in which adult women spout girl-power cliches and conform to norms that make it very clear what kind of heroines still get to fly high: young, thin, beautiful, perfectly coifed, impeccably manicured and profoundly unthreatening. DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: The Telegraphhttp://wiznotes.com/UserProfile/tabid/84/userId/237699/Default.aspx
Diwali 2019: Boondi cheesecake to blueberry phirni, desserts your kids will love
Suggested serving-garnish with sweet boondi and strand of saffron. Ingredients Rice 150 gm, sugar 150 gm, saffron few strands, blueberry 150gm, milk 1 l , pistachio 50 gm Method Clean, wash and soak the rice for 3 hours. Then make a thick paste, and keep it aside. Soak the saffron in warm water. In a thick deep pan, pour the milk and boil for 10 minutes Add saffron and rice paste and stir it until one string consistency, add the sugar and give one boil. Remove from the flame and allow to cool it. After the cooling, add half cut blue berries. Mix well and store it in the refrigerator. Serve it cold, garnish with pistachio and blueberries. Ingredients White chocolate 400 gm, dairy cream 200 gm, whipped cream 150 gm, milk (thandai) 300 ml, agar-agar 30gm, saffron few strands Method In a bowl take white chocolate, dairy cream, thandai, and saffron. Heat it up till 85 degrees Celsius. Add whipped cream, mix well. Add soaked agar-agar. Keep in the chiller to set for two hours. Chilled dessert is ready to be served. Diwali 2019: Nadru Shammi Kebab to Dum ke Bharwan Parwal, recipes to enjoy with kids DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: The Indian Expresshttps://www.coalindia.in/ActivityFeed/MyProfile/tabid/64/UserId/578663/language/en-US/Default.aspx
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