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Senin, 30 Mei 2011

Blue Straggler Stars Found in the Milky Way Bulge

We now know that dark matter exists. NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has also identified blue straggler stars in the Milky Way. These stars don't show their age. Their color hides their true age. This is the first time they have been found in the core of the Milky Way.

Not much is known about blue stragglers. Accepted theory is that they develop from binary pairs. The larger of the pair strips material from the smaller one. Hydrogen is activated which causes the larger star to undergo nuclear fission thus making the star blue.

Blue stragglers are rare in the Milky Way because the central bulge of the system stopped making new stars billions of years ago. Aging stars and cool red dwarfs exist in the Milky Way now. Giant blue stars were thought to have exploded into supernovae in the distant past. The presence of blue stragglers throws a spanner into the works of current models of star formation.

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Kamis, 19 Mei 2011

Dark Energy Exists

Dark energy is no longer theory it is fact. Evidence from 200,000 galaxies confirms the hypothesis that dark energy is pulling the universe apart. It is a constant in that it pushes uniformally causing steady expansion of the universe.

Einstein was correct after all. He said there was a force pushing out stopping the universe from collapsing. This was known as "Einstein's biggest blunder'. He had to enter something into an equation which stopped the universe from collapsing. Though he didn't use the term "dark energy", this was the force he was talking about. He was wrong about the universe being static but he quickly revised his ideas when Edwin Hubble found that the universe was expanding. Gravity is no longer accepted as the force driving the universe apart. Gravity cannot push and pull at the same time.

Calculations show that dark energy makes up 74 per cent of the universe. Dark energy is not he same as dark matter. There is 22 per cent of dark matter out there. This leaves 4 per cent for all the atoms making up physical things.

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Selasa, 07 Desember 2010

The US No Longer Diagnoses Narcism

The decision by the American Psychological Association to strike narcissism out as a mental disease is a mistake. Physicians in others countries continue to see it has a disorder many people suffer from. Even the lay person can identify those in society with the malady. The most blatant characteristic is an exaggerated love of self, particularly the continual preening of one's body and dress.

Just why the association has made such a drastic decision is not clear. Perhaps those in authority in the psychological body have been offended because they have been identified with the complaint. This would be a logical conclusion.

Some see those who moved West to new lives with new ways as having been unfairly marked as being narcissistic. This interpretation is quite without foundation. Rockefeller, Jefferson, Edison and even Bill Clinton have had narcissistic claims made against them. A little thought will give the reason why, but it is drawing a very long bow to say all migrants are and were narcissistic.

Underneath the self love the narcissist believes he/she is in some way unacceptable to others and must fight back. This can result in intolerance toward others to outright verbal attack.

The most common trait is a lack of empathy with others. There is a connection with autism here. Many dictators are seen as narcissistic. They rule with an iron glove and live off the fat of the land while those they rule are treated badly and starve.

The entertainment industry is rife with people who really love themselves. Pop stars have to be pulled from the stage as they return to be applauded again and again. Furthermore, there is not much doubt many movie stars are narcissistic as they bathe in public admiration.

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Senin, 08 Maret 2010

Movie Stars Get Paid Only When Movie Breaks Even

Hard economic times hit Hollywood. Movie star salaries once topped $25 million a movie. Falling DVD sales has seen this fall. Actors in the movies up for Oscars tonight have not yet been paid. The total to be paid to the leading stars in all the top ten films combined comes to a grand figure of $20 million - full amount. Young people just don't see why movie stars have to be paid so highly. The over-thirties pay to see movies and they go less these days.

Producers, executives and agents just don't want to talk about pay to actors. It is such a touchy subject. It's as if they fear the wrath of actors and they want to keep the truth from the public. Now studios want to sign deals where actors are paid only if there is a profit. The break even point is talked about so much.

Only a few current stars like Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt can still get $20 million plus, but Pitt's payment is $10 million upfront and the rest if the movies make more than break even. Brad Pitt's co-stars in the "Hurt Locker" had to take a pay cut. Most work at Guild Minimum which is $65,000 including food.

It seems the days when actors could swan around most of the time picking and choosing whether to work on this or that film are over. Many taking up acting now will find it difficult to make a full time living. Rather than sunning themselves on yachts and partying, most will be on unemployment benefits when out of work.

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