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Do I need to register my marriage in the UK if I get married abroad?
A marriage abroad will be legally recognised in the UK providing it was contracted according to the law of the country in which it took place. There is no requirement, or facility, to register the marriage in England afterwards.
Does getting married abroad count in the UK?
If you get married abroad the marriage does not need to be, nor can it be, registered in England and Wales. As such, it is important to have evidence of the marriage, which will generally be in the form of a marriage certificate.
How do I register a marriage abroad in the UK?
Complete the application form to order a marriage certificate for a marriage that was registered overseas. It is cheaper if you apply online. If you also include a General Register Office (GRO) index reference number, the process will be quicker. You can view the list of fees.
Where can Brits legally get married abroad?
- Italy. The most popular country for UK couples getting married abroad is Italy.
- USA. Las Vegas is known as the ‘wedding capital of the world’ and with good reason.
- New Zealand.
Can you get married online internationally?
An American man and Argentinian woman have tied the knot in a virtual ceremony, becoming the first couple ever to get legally married via video while in different countries.
How do you get married in another country?
Like U.S. marriage laws, foreign marriage laws vary among locations. Most countries require proof of a valid U.S. passport, birth certificate or other proof of residency before a foreign marriage may take place. Many countries also require blood and/or medical tests to be completed by the parties.
What happens when you marry someone from another country?
Obtain resident status for your new spouse. Once you’re married, you can apply to change the foreign spouse’s status to permanent resident status, which is commonly referred to as having a “green card.” A green card gives someone the ability to live and work in the United States permanently.
Is a Las Vegas wedding legal in UK?
Your Las Vegas wedding is legal and fully-recognised in the UK, so you DON’T have to register your marriage.
Do you need to give notice if getting married abroad?
If one British person is marrying a foreign national abroad, then only the British person would need to attend to give notice. If you do not hold British nationality please contact your local consulate office for further advice.
Is marriage in one country valid in another?
Marriages performed overseas are considered valid in the country where they take place if they are entered into in accordance with local law. Recognition of the validity of marriages performed abroad depends on the laws of the place in which the marriage is to be recognized.
Do I need to give notice to marry abroad?
If you are marrying or forming a civil partnership with someone who is British, or an EEA / Swiss citizen with settled or pre-settled status, then you must each give notice (separately if required) at the register office in which you reside. Notice must be given no later than 29 days before your marriage.
Where is the easiest country to get married?
- The Bahamas: The legalities are straight-forward.
- The Seychelles: The legalities are straight-forward, but allow a couple of days in the country before the wedding to arrange the necessary paperwork.
Where is easiest place to get married abroad?
- Las Vegas.
- New York.
Can you legally get married in Spain if you are British?
You can do the legals (marriage or civil partnership) at your local Registry Office in the UK in just ten minutes; all you need is two witnesses. Then you can have whatever ceremony you like in Spain.
Are zoom weddings legal UK?
Are they legally binding? Here in the UK, an officiant or registrar needs to be physically present with the couple (in the US, on the other hand, he/she could be remote via Zoom). Therefore, Covid-secure weddings with an officiant or registrar are legally binding .

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The Artistic Creations of a Potentially Faulty Construct.....[The Art of John Polidora]
Tuesday, June 14, 2016
Chibi Roronoa Zoro!
I painted this One Piece-related Roronoa Zoro fanart tonight in Grace's Google hangout with frands. It's part of a series of sketches I did last year that I never painted, but plan to eventually finish completely.

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Manchester United host arch-rivals Manchester City in the Premier League this afternoon - and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is expected to gamble on the fitness of key defenders Harry Maguire and Aaron Wan-Bissaka.
The Red Devils are aiming to record a third win over Pep Guardiola’s men this season, having emerged victorious at the Etihad in both the league and the Carabao Cup.
Both sides head into today’s derby encounter in solid form, nonetheless; United have avoided defeat in almost two months, while City have put together a run of five straight victories - including in the Carabao Cup final.
Solskjaer was without Maguire and Wan-Bissaka in Thursday’s 3-0 FA Cup win away at Derby due to injury, yet both men are likely to pass late fitness tests and start in what is such a crucial outing.
David de Gea is certain to start in between the sticks, with Wan-Bissaka, Victor Lindelof, Maguire and Luke Shaw making up the back four.
Solskjaer is expected to deploy a 4-3-1-2 setup at Old Trafford, which will see Nemanja Matic sit in between Scott McTominay and Fred in the middle of the park.
In the attacking midfield slot, Bruno Fernandes is bound to get the nod after scoring three goals in his first seven appearances since completing a £67m move from Sporting Lisbon in January.
And leading the line should be a strike partnership consisting of Anthony Martial and youngster Mason Greenwood.
United are looking to do the double over their neighbours in the league after winning 2-1 at the Etihad back in December.
They are also in need of three points to keep the pressure on top-four rivals Chelsea, who currently hold a three-point lead over them in fourth place.
Man Utd predicted lineup vs Man City (4-3-1-2): De Gea; Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Maguire, Shaw; McTominay, Matic, Fred; Fernandes; Martial, Greenwood

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Real ID enforcement delayed again after pandemic-era backlogs
Citing states DMV backlogs caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, DHS is delaying enforcement of Real ID requirements for travelers until May 2025.
Dallas is latest city to market cybersecurity app to residents
The Dallas Secure app, which alerts about malicious websites, is part of the city's digital equity efforts, city CIO Bill Zielinski said.
NYC opens third Gigabit Center, bringing high-speed Wi-Fi access to Queens
The new Queens Gigabit Center offers free high-speed Wi-Fi access and digital literacy training to the borough's residents.
California names new deputy CIO and data officials
Gov. Gavin Newsom announced several new appointments to the California Department of Technology and Office of Data and Innovation.
Utah to have 59 trained privacy personnel by year's end
Utah's chief privacy officer set out to offer privacy training to 50 state personnel, and is on track to beat that goal by Dec. 31.
Massachusetts CIO Curtis Wood prepares for transition
On the Priorities podcast, Massachusetts CIO Curtis Wood says he’s preparing for the first governor transition since joining the cabinet.
States with digital services have happier residents, survey finds
States with the best digital services have customer satisfaction ratings on par with banks and online shopping, a McKinsey survey found.
Native tribes get new federal office for tech, more broadband funding
Biden announced a new Office of Indigenous Communications and Technology to help tribes improve their technology and internet access.
San Francisco supervisors approve police use of 'killer robots'
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted 8-3 to let police use robots to kill suspects in "extraordinary circumstances."


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Beau Dermott is "excited" for her final song on Britain's Got Talent 2016 tonight but is not giving anything away.
We know it's another musical theatre number - no surprise there, really - and it's one of her favourite ever tracks.
Beau, who is one of the favourites to win, says she "really excited" to sing it in the live final tonight.
"I'm going to give it my best," she told DigitalSpy ahead of the show tonight.
Earlier this week 12-year-old Beau got a standing ovation from the judges in the live shows and topped the public vote in her semi-final.
The youngster belted out Jekyll & Hyde's Someone Like You live in front of 10 million viewers in the penultimate heat of the week.
Beau had won her away into the live stages straight from the auditions after getting a golden buzzer from Amanda Holden in the very first show this year following a performance of Defying Gravity.
Commenting on Beau's semi-final performance, Amanda said: "I'm so proud of you, that's just the most stunning song, your voice was even better than your audition. I could not be more thrilled for you."
Simon Cowell remarked: "Very simply this is why we make the show for people like you."
He added: "I guarantee you in about 5 or 10 years time we'll look back and say this the moment we discovered a star."
Meanwhile Alesha Dixon concluded: "That was sensational" as she branded Beau a possible winner.
The Britain's Got Talent 2016 live final airs tonight on ITV from 7:30PM.

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- From parliament
Over the past two weeks there had been some superb infrastructure announcements for Northland. They all have potential and need the best analysis and information to get them right and to align with each other and the rest of the country. I think one of the most important projects is a reinstatement of the four lanes from Whangārei.
The Whangārei mayor and I were beside Simon Bridges when he announced the four lanes in March 2017. The plan was to start construction in 2019 from Oakleigh to Marsden over three to five years and from Whangarei to Oakleigh in five to seven years.
The cost of the 22km was between $400 million and $500 million and all our local government leaders agreed on its importance. The project was progressing and I was invited to many large community meetings discussing potential routes.
NZTA briefing papers from 2017 show an approved investment programme for the four lanes from Whangārei all the way to Te Hana.
• Northland mayors unite to get five major infrastructure projects to come north
• 180,000 Northlanders asked to get behind Kia Kaha infrastructure campaign
• Auckland motorways, Harbour Bridge Skypath big winners in Government's $12 billion infrastructure spend-up
• National Leader Simon Bridges: Govt 'copied' his plans for infrastructure spending
An incoming Government, however, had a different view and "could not promise a four-lane highway under the Government's priorities". The Greens preferred "targeted road safety improvements", NZFirst said it was a "pipe dream" and Labour referred to the four lanes as a "holiday highway".
In April 2018 all of our regional mayors and transport leaders travelled to Wellington to lobby for the four lanes, but came away disappointed. The key arguments for productivity, safety and regional growth did not seem to resonate.
From then to now, regional leaders, business and community have lobbied Northland MP Matt King and myself for the four lanes and we have responded on behalf of our constituents with a petition to the Government, media advertising, strong advocacy in parliament and billboards along State Highway One.
I also want to acknowledge here the many people who also did not give up hope and who wrote to us and called us and stopped us in the street and continued to press for the four lanes. This is your victory, too.
It now looks like everyone agrees and we can get on and start building, but, as one part of the highway advocacy stops another starts, and we turn our attention now to the remainder of the route from Marsden to Warkworth, and indeed further north. Remember, the NZTA investment case for Whangārei to Te Hana was already approved in 2017 so significant work has already been done.
It was with some delight then that we heard Simon Bridges announce at Waitangi that under his direction we will build the four lanes from Marsden to Warkworth. This would be a mammoth project that has been indicated to me would likely start at either end and build to the middle. This commitment is very exciting and lends itself to the argument, if we are already building from Whangārei to Marsden, don't dismantle the construction crews but just keep on going. There is a lot of planning to do on this project.
Northland will take all this good news and run with it, but one comment to close.
The initial cost in 2017 was about $450m and the announcement last week was for $690m. Has the two-year delay cost nearly one quarter of a billion dollars?
If so, then I need to point out that 1 per cent of the cost of delaying the four lanes these past two years would have paid for all Northland children to be vaccinated during the meningitis outbreak. This is the cost of delays, so let's start building.


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Our Pets Are Developing More Food Allergies, Too
Your pooch may not just be a picky eater after all.
If your cat turns his nose up at a bowl of milk or your dog refuses to take a bite from your peanut-packed protein bar, there's a chance they're not just picky eaters. Instead, your pet may suffer from a food allergy—just like humans do, with the same (very) unpleasant consequences, a new European-based research paper sets out to prove. What's more, the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology paper says the number of pets with food allergies is also increasing to be on par with instances of humans' food allergies.
"Not only humans but basically all mammals are susceptible to developing allergies, as their immune system is capable of producing immunoglobulin E," lead author Dr. Isabella Pali-Schöll of the University of Vienna wrote. Immunoglobulin E are antibodies that defend against parasites and viruses—but having elevated immunoglobulin E can cause allergies, with symptoms that include hay fever, allergic asthma, and even anaphylactic shock.
If our pets have elevated immunoglobulin E, they can develop allergies with the same symptoms we experience. When it comes to dogs, cats, and horses, their allergic reactions most commonly manifest in the skin, followed by their gastrointestinal tract. "Asthma or severe shock reactions have rarely been observed in animals," Pali-Schöll wrote.
Pets can suffer allergic reactions after eating dairy, wheat, soy, peanuts, tree nuts, fish, eggs and meat, the paper shows. According to the Cummings Veterinary Medical Center at Tufts University, proteins are the number one cause of pet allergies. When animals do have a reaction, they can get rashes and hives, as well as potentially feeling dizzy or sick, or experiencing abdominal pain.
Just like doctors do for humans, if you suspect your pet has food allergies, you will have to remove all current foods from your pet's diet. Then, "during this period of diagnosis, [your pet] will be fed homemade food or [special] food prescribed by a veterinarian," Pali-Schöll wrote. You would then slowly add in various foods, one at a time, to see which cause an allergic reaction in your pet—and that source will need to be eliminated from his or her diet for good because there aren't (yet) any allergy therapies or treatments for animals. "It will take several more years for any products to see market launch and standard application," she said.


text: The essential biography of the influential and beloved filmmaker George LucasOn May 25, 1977, a problem-plagued, budget-straining independent science-fiction film opened in a mere thirty-two American movie theaters. Conceived, written, and directed by a little-known filmmaker named George Lucas, Star Wars reinvented the cinematic landscape, ushering in a new way for movies to be made, marketed, and merchandised. Now it is one of the most adored--and successful--movie franchises of all time. Lucas went on to create the Indiana Jones series, transform the world of special effects, and forever change the way movies sound. His innovation and ambition forged some of today's most prominent companies, including Pixar, Lucasfilm, THX sound, and Industrial Light & Magic. This acclaimed biography brilliantly captures the life and times of a film icon whose influence is unmatched.

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Statistical mechanics provides a bridge between the macroscopic realm of classical thermodynamics and the microscopic realm of atoms and molecules. We are able to use computational methods to calculate the thermodynamic parameters of a system by applying statistical mechanics. Of particular interest in biochemistry is the ability to calculate free energies associated with a variety of processes such as ligand-receptor interaction and protein stability. This review of some basic principles of statistical mechanics serves as a prelude to discussions of free energy simulations.
We must remember that the energies of molecules, atoms, or electrons are quantized. To describe chemical systems we must know the energies of the quantum states and the distribution of particles (i.e., molecules, atoms, or electrons) among the quantum states. The Schrodinger equation that we discussed in the section on
quantum mechanics provides a method for calculating the allowed energies. The Boltzmann distribution law that is a fundamental principle in statistical mechanics enables us to determine how a large number of particles distribute themselves throughout a set of allowed energy levels. Presented below are two derivations of the Boltzmann distribution law, one based on a treatment by Nash , and the second, by Barrow . Both approaches are given as a means to illustrate that multiple ways are sometimes available to develop a concept.
Boltzmann Distribution Law (adapted from Nash)
Microstates and Configurations
Consider a simple assembly of three localized (i.e., distinguishable) particles that share three identical quanta of energy. These quanta can be distributed among the particles in ten possible distributions as illustrated in the figure below.
Each of the ten distributions is called a microstate; in our example the ten microstates fall into three groups, or configurations, denoted A, B, and C. When dealing with only three particles, we can count the number of microstates and configurations, but for larger numbers of particles, we need to calculate them. Our simple example above can be used to understand how to calculate the number of microstates and configurations.
For configuration B: The two-quanta parcel of energy can be assigned to any of the three particles, the one-quantum parcel to either of the two remaining particles, and the zero-quantum parcel to the remaining particle. Thus, the total number of ways in which assignments can be made is
For configuration A: We again have three choices in assigning the first (three-quanta) parcel of energy, two choices when we assign the second (zero-quantum), and one choice when we assign the third (zero-quantum). But because the last two parcels are the same, the final distribution is independent of the order in which they are assigned. That is,
distinguishable assignments collapse into one microstate because the two particles end up in the same quantum level. Thus, the total number of microstates associated with configuration A is
For configuration C: We have triple occupancy of the first quantum level and the final distribution is independent of the order in which the particles are assigned. Thus, we have one microstate.
This approach can be generalized to a larger number (N) of localized particles. We have N choices of the particle to which we assign the first parcel of energy, (N-1) choices in assigning the second, etc., to give a total of
distinguishable possibilities if no two energy parcels are the same. If some number (na) of the parcels are the same, we can have only N!/na! distinct microstates. Symbolizing by W the total number of microstates in a given configuration, we can write
where na represents the number of units occupying some quantum level, nb represents the number of units occupying some other quantum level, etc.
This equation can be written in the general form
For our simple example above, we can calculate the number of microstates in configuration A as
For very large N, it is necessary to deal with natural logarithms. That is,
We can now apply Stirling's approximation in the form
We can then approximate the expression for the number of microstates as
Because , we can simplify to
Note that in our simple example, one of the configurations (B) had a greater number of microstates associated with it than the others. As N increases, a predominant configuration becomes even more apparent.
We of course want to be able to identify this predominant configuration. For large N, it is not practical to do this by the approach we have illustrated above. However, it can be shown that the distribution of microstates for large N can be described by a smooth curve, the sharpness of which increases as the number of particles increases.
In the graph above, the configuration index number represents the fraction describing the number of times a microstate corresponding to a given configuration is observed divided by the total number of microstates. The predominant configuration corresponds to the very peak of the curve. That is,
where dX denotes a change from the predominant configuration to another configuration only infinitesimally different from it. Using this criterion, we can now develop a simple formula that describes the predominant configuration.
The Boltzmann distribution law
Consider an isolated macroscopic assembly of N particles, identical but distinguishable by spatial localization, which share a large number of energy quanta, each of which suffices to promote a particle from one quantum level to the next level above it. Because the assembly is isolated, both N and the energy will remain constant. We now want to determine for which of the enormous number of configurations that can be assumed by the assembly will the number of associated microstates realize its maximum value.
Consider any three successive quantum levels l, m, n, with associated energies el, em,en and numbers of particles nl,
nm, nn, respectively. For any given configuration, the number of microstates can be calculated from
Now make a change in the initial configuration such that one particle is shifted from each of levels l and n into level m. This change maintains a constant number of particles and energy but creates a new configuration that differs from the first in that
Because we want to calculate the properties of the predominant configuration, let us assume that the original configuration was in fact the predominant configuration for which the number of associated microstates reaches its maximum value, where
Because the change we have made in the configuration is extremely small, we would expect essentially no change in W. Therefore,
from which we can write
Canceling terms that are common to both sides of the equation and inverting gives
Expanding some of the factorial terms gives
But numbers such as 1 and 2 are small in comparison to the large populations being studied. Hence,
This relationship also holds for other successive energy levels. Thus, for a macroscopic assembly of particles with uniform energy spacing between their quantum states, we can describe the predominant configuration as the one for which the following geometric series applies:
A similar approach can be taken when considering a system in which the energy spacing is not uniform. Without going through the derivation, the appropriate equation is
The values of p and q are small, positive integers selected so that the following equation holds:
Note that l, m, and n are any three quantum levels. Thus, for any two quantum levels, the indicated function must have exactly the same value. That is, this function is a constant; it is denoted by beta.
For any two quantum states, i and n, we can write
If i is taken to be the ground state, with population n0 and energy e0 = 0, this equation reduces to
This equation is the Boltzmann distribution law. It defines the predominant configuration for an isolated macroscopic assembly of identical but distinguishable particles, with any kind of energy spacing between their quantum states. When a system is said to obey a Boltzmann distribution, it will be consistent with the above equation. At equilibrium, the configuration of an isolated macroscopic assembly is typically that described by the Boltzmann distribution law.
The Meaning of Beta
The constant beta has a significant physical meaning. We will not show the derivation, but beta is inversely related to temperature. That is,
where T is in Kelvin, k has unit of energy/K.
The Boltzmann distribution law, as derived above, considers the population of each distinct quantum state. Some of these quantum states may have the same energy, in which case these states are said to be degenerate. To account for degeneracy, one simply multiplies the energy level by the number of quantum states that have that energy. Degeneracy will be included explicitly in the derivation that follows.
Boltzmann distribution law (adapted from Barrow)
In this derivation of the Boltzmann distribution law, the multiplicity, or degeneracy, of the quantum states is taken into account during the derivation. Again, the basis of the derivation is the search for the most probable distribution.
Consider how four particles could distribute themselves in a box containing one large and one small compartment. Consider the box to be four units in size, with the larger compartment comprising three units and the smaller compartment, one unit.
Figure adapted from G.M. Barrow, Physical Chemistry, 2nd ed. (1966), 98. Copyright 1966 by McGraw-Hill, Inc. McGraw-Hill makes no representations or warranties as to the accuracy of any information contained in the McGraw-Hill material, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. In no event shall McGraw-Hill have any liability to any party for special, incidental, tort, or consequential damages arising out of or in connection with the McGraw-Hill Material, even if McGraw-Hill has been advised of the possibility of such damages.
Two factors determine the probabilities of the different arrangements. The first factor involves the relative size of the compartments, which corresponds to different degeneracies. It is calculated as the size of the compartment (the degeneracy) raised to a power corresponding to the number of particles in that compartment. This factor alone would suggest that the most probable distribution is the one in which all of the particles are in the largest compartment.
The second factor in the probability expression involves the total number of ways the particles can be rearranged without altering the distribution. This concept was addressed in the previous derivation of the Boltzmann distribution law. The probability of each distribution is the product of these two factors.
Consider now how an Avogadro's number (N) of molecules will distribute themselves throughout their allowed energy levels.
where W is the probability of a given distribution. We want to find the distribution such that W is a maximum. It is more convenient mathematically to seek a maximum in ln W. Taking the natural logarithm of the above equation, and applying Stirling's approximation to the ni terms gives
In solving for a maximum in ln W, we must impose two conditions, a constant number of molecules and a constant total energy of the system. That is,
These conditions are imposed by applying Lagrange's method of undetermined multipliers. Two parameters, a and b, are introduced. Rather than looking for a maximum in ln W, we seek a maximum in
Thus, we can assure constant N and constant E, and the maximum we find is still a maximum in ln W. To find the maximum with respect to ni, we solve
Recall our previous expression for ln W. That is,
N is a constant that is independent of the individual ni's, so we can write
Substituting, we obtain
Considering the relative populations of two energy levels, i and j, we can write
This again is the Boltzmann distribution law, in this case with the degeneracy (gi's) explicitly shown.
 Nash, L.K., Elements of Statistical Thermodynamics, 2nd ed., Addison-Wesley Publishing Co. Inc., Reading, MA, 1974.
 Barrow, G.M., Physical Chemistry, 2nd ed., McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1966.
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Welcome, fellow bloated bellies! I’m not glad you’re here, because that means you probably deal with some level of pain and discomfort, too, but hopefully I can help.
First, a little bit of back story…
Around January 2016, I had been experiencing increasingly worsening symptoms to include, nausea and vomiting, stomach pains after eating, diarrhea and constipation, severe bloating and acid reflux. Finally around May, I was diagnosed with hemorrhoids, H. Pylori (a bacterial infection in your digestive system) and ulcers in my small intestine. I went through triple antibiotic therapy, which totally sucked and caused other issues, but finally began feeling healthy again.
Since then, I’ve dealt with an arise of food intolerances and sensitivities, that also suck, but are manageable 80% of the time! So without further ado, here are the effective changes I’ve made to “beat the bloat”:
- Daily or nightly smoothies. Every morning on the weekends, or every night on the week days, I’ve been having a delicious smoothie packed with all things good for the gut! The base is usually cashew milk + 1 scoop of protein (I use a generic vegan brand from Walmart or Quest Banana Cream). Then, I’ll add in 1 serving of about 2-4 of the following ingredients: Maca powder, Acai powder, Matcha green tea powder, chia seeds, flax seeds, goji berries, turmeric powder, psyllium husk, cinnamon, coconut oil, cocoa nibs.
- More leafy greens, certain vegetables and fruits. Spinach, celery, zucchini, papaya, banana and blueberries have been weekly regular’s due to their density in protein, nutrients, vitamins, and minerals.
- Kombucha drinks. I know they taste a little nasty to some people, but having 1 serving every day or every other day has been very beneficial. Keep in mind that 1 bottle usually contains 2 servings. In addition to supporting healthy gut bacteria, it provides us with natural, clean energy, and I know I’m not the only one who needs to cut back on caffeine.
- ACV: one tablespoon in the morning. Please note that I don’t think ACV makes a drastic difference or helps with fat loss and all that other fluff, but it does reduce GAS. The vinegar stimulates digestive juices that help your body break down/digest food, so = less gas and less constipation.
- Yogurt, mmm. Yogurt contains probiotics, so instead of buying the pills, just snack on your favorite ogurt, but make sure you check the package for “contains active/live cultures” and avoid the overly processed brands.
- Avoid triggers. This is all trial and error and it’s specific to your own body, but for me triggers are dairy products, carbonated beverages, most artificial sweeteners, potato chips and fatty meats. Obviously, it can be difficult to avoid that stuff because it’s in just about everything normal people eat, so I have to pack my own meals and resist temptation if I want to have success with this one. Yes, it requires planning and work. Yes, it’s worth it. If you don’t know what your triggers are, experiment a little bit: cut out or minimize one item for 2-4 days and see how you feel. If you notice improvement, that might be a trigger. If you don’t, add that back in and try something else. Try researching what some of the common triggers are for most people, or keep a food log (in your notes app) and quickly jot something down after you eat.
- Less snacking + more moderate sized meals. I’ve noticed that eating breakfast, lunch, dinner and a snack has been perfect. When I eat small meals 5-6 times throughout the day, I get bloated, cranky and gassy. I know you here bodybuilders and online coaches talking about how it’s better for your metabolism to eat 4-6 times per day, well I’m here to say that’s BS. Don’t @ me.
- ROUTINE. Waking up around the same time, going to sleep around the same time and eating at around the same times… I honestly don’t know why, but when I follow a routine, I end up pooping (we’re way past TMI at this point so hush) at the same time and more regularly.
- Walking, standing or sitting straight up for 30 minutes or more after eating. This can help digestion, relax your liver and gallbladder, and reduce pressure to your lungs and heart. It’s just a generally good habit.
- Try not to stress… if you can help it. I realize that’s easier said than done, but the thing is, most of us don’t realize how much stress really does negatively impact our bodies. Among many other things, stress increases the acid in your stomach, causes your esophagus to spasm, and worsens pre-existing digestive disorders.
I’m not going to mention any expensive supplements, probiotics, digestive enzymes or other money suckers because those things are already in many of the foods I just mentioned AND I don’t think they’re necessary in most cases. This is just my opinion.
There’s a lot of information out there on this subject, so remember to do your own research and contact a qualified medical professional if you have any concerns. What I’m sharing with you has come from my own research and personal experience.
I hope that this helps!
Good luck on your gut healing journey; this is a lifestyle and not a quick-fix, so be patient with yourself & grateful for your health always.


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In the teachings of Kundalini Yoga, the human being has 10 bodies not 1. Each body has its own attributes, and the 2nd body is the negative, mind.
The second, third, and fourth bodies are mental bodies, also known as the three functional minds.
Most human beings identify with their physical body and think of themselves in physical terms.
In terms of Yogic Anatomy, each human is however a complex being made up of ten bodies: the physical body, the three mental bodies, and six energy bodies.
The Second body - Identifies possible dangers or shortcomings in a situation. Expresses protective caution about the future and sees the downside or pitfalls in every situation out of a genuine sense of caring.
Qualities: Conservative containment, discipline to avoid the precarious
Key phrase: “The Longing to Belong” – Your soul longs to unite with the Infinite.
Mastery: Gives form to the creativity of your Soul Body by developing the discernment to identify potential dangers and set protective boundaries. Through the resulting sense of safety, your soul’s longing is satisfied by connecting deeply to its own God Self.
If imbalanced, weak: Poor choices in relationships; easily fooled, can’t recognize potential danger. If too strong: immobilized by imagined dangers and negative attitude towards the future.
Key to Balancing: Exercise your discipline; develop conscious relationships of integrity, and feel deserving enough to defend yourself. The key to balancing the second body, if it is too strong is to develop the Negative Mind, by modeling the behaviors of those who are successful in their expression of enthusiasm, trust, and hope.
The question for the Second Body is; Can I calculate the risk in a situation?
If the situation goes wrong, how can I protect myself?
What do I need to Consider?
Example: Crossing the road. Going from point A to B.
Not moving from A = overprotective = imbalance 2 body
Not looking = very positive = over projective = imbalance 3 body
Stopping, looking and listening = balance 2 and 3 body = meditative mind
Each of the ten bodies relates specifically to the qualities of one of the ten Sikh gurus.
He was known for his obedience, discipline, and endurance.
In a challenging position, you may feel fearful and or overly protective. You may also jump into situations or relationships without considering the consequences. You may carry with you all the feelings around you without being responsible for them.
You may feel insecure or indecisive when making a decision. You may also feel unable to join with another person.
You have a great desire to have meaningful relationships but you need to consider the risk before jumping into them in order to be successful.
In a strong position, you are able to see the negative side of situations and you take calculated risks. You can join with others successfully and can merge into relationships happily. This is a feminine energy number and it can be very supportive. Diplomatic, peacemaker, harmonious and obedient is associated with this body.
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This is not a negative thing. This energy is necessary to have. It protects you!
Every 2 wants to become 1. It’s the urge to merge, the desire to belong to something like a group, a relationship, a job, etc. The idea is to merge into something so you are different because of it.
You need to calculate the dangers of any situation, identify the appropriate boundaries, and decide what’s best for you and your new union.
The union discussed in Yoga is the union of your higher self and your lower self.
SO SO SO SO HUM HUM HUM HUM
“I’m part of that, I belong to myself”
How to do it:
Ratio 4:4. Inhale through your nose in 4 parts, and exhale through your nose in 4 parts using the full capacity of your lungs. Straighten the legs out in front of you and bring your arms out in front, parallel to the floor, with the thumbs up and the rest of the fingers bent. Close the eyes 9/10 of the way and look at the thighs. Now lean back slightly. Hold this position and start mentally vibrating the mantra. So So So So during the inhalation, and Hum Hum Hum Hum during the exhalation. 3 minutes.
Here are some examples of exercises to connect you with the Positive Body.
Moving wide leg stretch. Sit with the legs separated before you. Inhale, then exhale while stretching down to the left. Inhale while raising to the center, then exhale and stretch down to the center. Inhale while raising to the center, then exhale while stretching down to the right. Keep your eyes closed for 2 minutes.
Triangle pose. Long deep breathing. 3 minutes.
Cobra pose. Long deep breathing. 3 minutes. To end: inhale, exhale and hold the breath out and apply root lock.
Baby pose. 1 minute.
Spinal flex holding the breath. Sit down in an easy pose or on the heels. Inhale and hold your breath in as long as you can comfortably do so while flexing the spine. When you need to inhale again, straighten the spine in the center, stop the motion and exhale. 3 minutes.
Meditation for negating false identity. This meditation requires an active thinking mind. Sit in an easy pose and start thinking of how you identify yourself. For example, your gender, your name, your family role, your job, etc. Think about all the good and bad qualities you can. After each thought, deny it. For example, I am a teacher, and I’m not a teacher. The goal is to peel off the layers so at the end it’s only the unknown that is left. The You! 5 to 11 minutes.
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Robert Pattinson took a lot of grief when he landed the role of the caped crusader in The Batman, and he’s turning to Charlie Hunnam’s trainer to get his body in top shape for the iconic part. Pattinson is currently training with Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu veteran Rigan Machado, who has worked with a bunch of celebrities over the years. We are still a few years away from the movie’s premiere, but Pattinson’s rigorous training schedule is already paying off.
Pattinson starts getting in shape for ‘The Batman’
Last week, Machado posted a photo of Pattinson doing some work in his gym, Academy Beverly Hills. The two were practicing some Jiu-Jitsu moves on a mat, and fans took this as a sign that the actor has officially started his Batman training.
“Batman is coming,” Machado wrote alongside the pic.
According to Cinema Blend, Machado is well versed in the art of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and holds a black belt in the sport. Needless to say, Machado has enough experience to whip Pattinson into shape for the role and then some.
Before training Pattinson, Machado worked with some of Hollywood’s top stars, including Hunnam, Vin Diesel, and Ashton Kutcher. We still do not know how much Pattinson is going to bulk up for the part, but it definitely looks like he is committed to transforming his body.
For all of the doubters out there, that is a good sign for the project. With the film not due out until 2021, Pattinson has enough time to get into proper shape for the role and it will be interesting to see the end result.
‘The Batman’ announces more additions to the cast
While Pattinson is hitting the gym, director Matt Reeves has been casting for more parts in his upcoming film. This past week, we learned that Zoe Kravitz landed the part of Catwoman while Paul Dano will be appearing as The Riddler.
We do not know what those two are doing to prepare for their respective parts, but Reeves is certainly building an impressive cast list.
When it comes to the crew of The Batman, Reeves hired Greig Fraser as his cinematographer and Michael Giacchino to compose the score. Fraser is best known for his work on Rogue One: A Star Wars Story while Giacchino has won an Oscar for his music in cinema.
Just to be clear, we probably won’t be seeing Giacchino or Fraser in Machado’s Instagram feed anytime soon. But fans should keep an eye on his social media account for more pics of Pattinson in action.
Jason Momoa drops Batman bombshell
Speaking of the new cast members, Aquaman star Jason Momoa recently congratulated his step-daughter, Kravitz, for landing a role in The Batman. Momoa said that he is really proud of Kravitz for making it through the audition process and cannot wait to see how she does.
“So proud, it’s perfect casting,” Momoa shared. “She’s gonna kill it.”
While Momoa is thrilled about his step-daughter’s casting, he does not believe fans will see him and Pattinson share the screen anytime soon.
The actor, who is slated to reprise his role in Aquaman 2 in 2022, thinks it would be amazing to pair the heroes together but does not think the DCEU is planning for a crossover.
The Batman will feature a much younger caped crusader than what we’ve seen over the past few years, so the timeline with Momoa’s character does not add up. That said, Momoa is still excited about seeing Pattinson in the role.
Inside a new plot theory
Aside from the casting news, fans recently offered a new theory related to the plot of The Batman.
We already know that the movie will explore Bruce Wayne’s early years in fighting crime and that the movie will be more of a detective story than anything else.
With that information in hand, fans believe the film will be more like a Sherlock Holmes adventure than anything else. Only in this version, Catwoman will serve as Bruce’s Irene Adler, while The Riddler will be more like his main nemesis, Moriarty.
Reeves has not commented on the theory, but it would not be a bad direction to take the franchise following Ben Affleck’s exit.
The Batman is scheduled to open in theaters on June 25, 2021.


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How much is Joel Edgerton worth? – Wondering how wealthy & rich is Joel Edgerton? Or maybe you’re just curious about Joel Edgerton’s age, body measurements, height, weight, hair color, eye color, bra & waist size, bio, wiki, wealth and salary?
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|Birthday/Birthplace||(1974-06-23) 23 June 1974
Blacktown, New South Wales, Australia
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Joel Edgerton (n. Blacktown, Sydney, June 23, 1974) is an Australian actor known for having participated in the television series The Secret Life of Us. In the cinema, he is known for playing Charlie Price in the movie Kinky Boots, the young Owen Lars in the hit movies Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones and in Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith, Brendan Conlon in the movie Warrior, Tom Buchanan in the film The Great Gatsby and recently Rhamses II in the movie Exodus: Gods and Kings
Joel Edgerton’s Biography
His mother is a housewife and his father, Michael, is a lawyer and real estate developer, his older brother is Australian actor and double Nash Edgerton.
In 2003 he started dating the athlete Cathy Freeman, but the relationship ended in 2005.
In 2009 he left briefly with the actress Isabel Lucas.
Joel went out with the designer Alexis Lexi Blake, the couple got engaged, however the relationship and commitment ended in 2013.
Joel Edgerton Net Worth – $3 Million
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A330neo crew experiencing sickness
While Boeing has been under fire for continued problems arising with its next-generation 737 MAX aircraft, the latest offerings from its main rival Airbus have been largely issue free, at least until now. Operators of the Airbus A330-900neo have recently been reporting toxic fume leakages in the aircraft’s cabin, potentially coming from the engines.
For the last four months, flight attendants, pilots and even some passengers have been feeling nauseous, dizzy and faint on TAP Air Portugal’s brand new Airbus A330neo long-haul aircraft. The symptoms are sporadic and appear to be linked to what is being described as “odour events” that are believed to be linked to the planes Rolls-Royce powered engines or possibly the air conditioning system.
TAP Air Portugal has already taken delivery of six brand new A330neo’s and was the first customer to take delivery of one in November 2018. It remains the largest operator of the aircraft, operating 10 of the 21 is has ordered in total.
The situation had reportedly become so bad that both TAP Air Portugal and Airbus launched an investigation a few weeks ago, and the European Air Safety Authority has been briefed on the situation. On at least one occasion, media reports out of Portugal claim pilots have been forced to don oxygen masks because of the fumes (here, on August 4th), while on other occasions flight attendants have fainted or felt dizzy and fatigued while working on the A330neo.
A spokesperson for TAP, however, claims that “exhaustive” tests have revealed that the air quality on its A330Nneo’s is within recommended limits and that experts have been unable to find any link between the “odour events” and reports of crew illness. “The test results analysis, provided by an independent and recognised laboratory, showed the absence of any hazardous air contamination,” a spokesperson for the airline explains.
A statement provided by aerospace giant Airbus also refutes any link between the odours and crew or passenger sickness. “The manufacturer (Airbus) ensures that the smell and sickness are not directly correlated with each other and that both Airbus and TAP reject that there is a detrimental effect on the health of crew and passengers”, the Portuguese newspaper Diario de Noticias was told.
Yet, despite these test results, Airbus has told TAP Air Portugal that while it has put the strange smells down to the engines and air conditioning system, it still cannot “rule out other potential causes for the problem”. Airbus says it is planning on putting in mitigating solutions as soon as possible. Monitoring equipment remains on board in a bid to identify exactly what is going on, and it will be interesting to see what the results are.
The airline shared the full test results with staff last week in a bid to be seen as ” fully open and transparent” about the situation. The union who represent many TAP cabin crew say that they might stage a strike unless action to remedy the situation isn’t taken “in a very short time”. There are suggestions that crew sickness is being caused by a lack of oxygen in the cabin – referred to as hypoxia. The Association of Portuguese Airline Pilots says it is seeking independent analysis and testing to get to the bottom of what’s causing these problems.
AirlineGeeks report that the issue is presumed to have caused flight diversions and cancellations for at least one operator, with some A330neos returning home to Toulouse for inspection and repair. They claim that the problem is the aircraft’s Rolls Royce Trent 7000 engines in the form of leaking fuel, according to a source familiar with the issue. The website says that while no official reports have indicated the engines, exclusively found on this type of plane, are at fault, the embattled engine manufacturer is still recovering from fan blade issues with the engines found on Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner aircraft that have led to airlines seeking interim replacements.
Rolls-Royce issued this statement to AirlineGeeks, “Rolls-Royce complies with strict aviation regulations which dictate the quality of the air being fed to the aircraft from the engines, ensuring passengers and aircrew are transported in comfort and safety. The cabin air environment is controlled to a higher standard than those applied by health and safety regulators for most other workplaces. Detailed research and testing has produced no conclusive evidence of a risk from cabin air quality to the health and safety of aircrew or passengers. Rolls-Royce works with aviation regulatory and industry partners to support ongoing research into cabin air quality.”
An Airbus spokesperson told AirlineGeeks, “The A330neo is certified by the authorities and safe to fly and all Airbus cabins are designed to prevent air contamination. Airbus is constantly working with customers to ensure full customer satisfaction.”
Although additional checks might inevitably delay the delivery of new orders and the beginning of operations for new airframes, the severity of the issues is yet to be known. Delta Air Lines, the only U.S. carrier to have taken delivery of the type with two in its fleet and an order for 35 airframes, told AirlineGeeks the aircraft is scheduled to begin revenue service on July 31 as planned, with flights between Seattle and Shanghai. If they encounter similar problems it could be embarrassing for the manufacturer, who has returned one aircraft to its Toulouse base for a month of testing.

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(MENAFN- The Rio Times) Emerging market currencies are set for their best year since 2017, experiencing a late surge as 2023 nears its end.
This upturn has been driven by improved U.S. inflation data, sparking hopes of a Federal Reserve rate cut by mid-2024.
As of Tuesday, the MSCI EM Currency Index has gained 3.4% this year, a notable increase since October.
Eugenia Victorino, Head of Asia Strategy at SE , suggests that the recent rapid gains might lead to short-term market volatility.
She acknowledges the positive trend but advises caution due to the swift pace of the recovery.
This turnaround in emerging currencies follows a year of unexpected fluctuations, influenced by premature speculations on China's economic growth and changes in U.S. monetary policy.
The global consensus now indicates the end of monetary tightening, shifting market focus toward emerging economies.
The dollar's decline this month further bolsters investment in these markets.
Due to their central banks' aggressive rate hikes, Latin America and Eastern Europe have seen substantial returns.
Since October, key players in the rally include the Polish zloty and Hungarian forint.
In Latin America, carry trade strategies, where investors borrow in lower-yielding currencies to invest in higher-yielding ones, have proven profitable.
Currencies like the Colombian peso, Mexican peso, and Brazilian real have each offered investors over 15% gains.
Goldman Sachs strategists predict that emerging markets will continue to offer attractive returns in 2024, especially through carry trades.
They anticipate that half of the expected 10% sovereign bond returns next year will stem from these trades, a sentiment echoed in the bank's outlook report by analysts, including Andrew Tilton.
This trend highlights the growing appeal of emerging markets as a lucrative investment arena amidst global economic shifts.
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Apart from customizing your mix and saving cash, it’s also possible to roast green espresso beans just the way in which you like them. Lighter, with more caffeine and extra acidic, medium for much less acid and more taste, or darkish with a robust taste and less caffeine. Coffee beans contain over 800 compounds which are transformed throughout the roasting process. This is called the Maillard additionally see this on seared meat and browning of bread. You’d never know what’s in your espresso when the beans are green, since this solely happens during roasting.
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Reports indicate that Microsoft is currently waiting for the Kaby Lake version of Intel Skylake Processor to launch before they unveil the Surface Pro 5. We already have some info about the next high-end slate iteration.
The Kaby Lake processor is expected to be launched later this year. The Surface Pro 5 will be launched later this year instead of later this month as most people hoped. For the Surface Pro, Microsoft has stuck to a strict launch pattern.
It ends up making the September launch possible. A 14nm process is used to make the Kaby Lake processors. It is quite similar to the Skylake chip and is more powerful in performance.
The mass production of Kaby Lake processors is expected to begin later during this quarter. There are other rumored specs for the Surface Pro 5 which includes a higher capacity battery, a 4K UHD display, and an USB Type C port along with an enhanced Surface Pen.
It is similar to the price range of Microsoft Surface Pro 4. Pricing is expected to begin at 799 dollars and go all the way up till 1799 dollars.
On the whole, the tablet market has been gradually declining in popularity as the shipments decline as well. It is however expected that high-end tablets which come with accessories that can be removed or connected, sort of like a modular approach, will be a boon for the tablet industry.
These kinds of tablets are led by the Apple Pro lineup and the Microsoft Surface Pro range. Businessmen look at these detachables as great tools in their field. Basically, people who need the tablet portability and the presence of a QWERTY keyboard will love this approach, especially for the purpose of more precise typing.
Meanwhile, during the first quarter of the year, Enterprise firms in UK preferred the Surface Pro over its iPad counterpart by as much as 2 to 1. During the quarter, Microsoft Surface Pro sales increased from 83000 units to 275000 units in the present market.
Mobipicker reports that the rumored Microsoft Surface Pro 5 will feature a high-performing RAM with capacity as much as 16gigabytes.
Buyers also have the option to choose from a low end variant but keep in mind that it will have less than 16GB of RAM. One more interesting feature of the Surface Pro 5 is that it will feature 4K Ultra High Definition screen which should maximize the visual experience for all Surface users.
The Surface Pro 5 will also get an improved variant of the Surface Pen along with an enhanced camera and USB Type C port. It is expected that this device will run on Windows 10 Redstone 2 and will include the highly anticipated AMD Polaris GPU (Graphics Processing Unit). It is also rumored that the device will be powered by the might Kaby Lake processor.
This is said to be the fastest chipset being offered by Intel. It has been reported that Kaby Lake will be released by the end of 2016 and the Surface Pro 5 should be ready for release by 2017. Yibada reports that the device was expected to launch this month if Kaby Lake launched during the 2016 Computex.
Sadly, Intel pushed back the production of Kaby Lake chipsets to the final months of 2016. This in turn, means that the new Microsoft Surface Pro 5 won’t be available anytime soon. However, the waiting period should be worth it since the Surface Pro 5 will be among the first devices to feature such a chipset. Moreover, Kaby Lake processors will increase the efficiency of devices by double.


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Fisheries Bycatch: Global Issues and Creative Solutions
29th Lowell Wakefield Fisheries Symposium
May 13–16, 2014
Contact: Symposium coordinator, email@example.com
- Program (includes links to PDFs of selected presentations and posters)
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- Symposium evaluation form
Gordon Kruse, Steering Committee chair
Organized by Alaska Sea Grant, University of Alaska Fairbanks
The symposium brought together fishery and social scientists, managers, fishermen, and other stakeholders from around the world to report on creative approaches to solving fishery bycatch issues. Keynotes, invited talks, and oral and poster contributions were presented on new technologies, advancements toward full accounting of fishing mortality into harvest control rules, approaches to industry-derived solutions, incentive programs, new regulatory solutions, and studies on social and economic implications related to bycatch issues.
For more detailed information, including symposium background and goals, sessions, location, steering committee, sponsors, and more, please visit the symposium information page and see other links at left.


Ice grains from ocean moons could hold tiny traces of life
- Water vapor plumes may spew from the surfaces of several icy moons in the outer solar system, including Saturn’s moon Enceladus and Jupiter’s moon Europa. The plumes originate in subsurface oceans on these worlds.
- Spacecraft, such as Europa Clipper, might be able to detect traces of microscopic life, including lipids or fatty acids, in tiny ice grains within the water vapor plumes.
- Any possible microorganisms in the plumes might be similar to cold water bacteria on Earth, such as Sphingopyxis alaskensis.
Microscopic life on ocean moons?
Is there life on any ocean moon in our solar system? These worlds have subsurface oceans beneath icy crusts. Instead of plunging into the ocean, we can analyze their water vapor plumes. We know such plumes occur on Saturn’s moon Enceladus. And there’s growing evidence for water vapor plumes on Europa as well. On March 22, 2024, researchers in the U.S, the U.K. and Germany published a new study showing how traces of microscopic life could be detected in tiny ice grains carried upward from these worlds’ oceans, through their ice crusts, via the plumes. The researchers said that instruments on Europa Clipper and other future missions might even be able to find tiny amounts of cellular material.
Scientists from the University of Washington in Seattle; the University of Colorado, Boulder; NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory; The Open University in the U.K and the Freie Universität Berlin and University of Leipzig in Germany all contributed to the new study. The journal Science Advances published their peer-reviewed findings on March 22, 2024.
Cellular material detectable in ice grains of ocean moons
The water vapor plumes of Saturn’s moon Enceladus – and perhaps Europa, if Jupiter’s moon has plumes, too – contain water, ice grains, organic compounds and other molecules. On Enceladus, scientists know these materials originate from the global ocean below the moon’s outer ice shell. If there is, or was, any microscopic life in that ocean, could there be traces of it in the ice grains? And could a spacecraft detect them?
Lead author Fabian Klenner, a postdoctoral researcher in Earth and space sciences at the University of Washington said yes:
For the first time we have shown that even a tiny fraction of cellular material could be identified by a mass spectrometer onboard a spacecraft. Our results give us more confidence that using upcoming instruments, we will be able to detect lifeforms similar to those on Earth, which we increasingly believe could be present on ocean-bearing moons.
Preparing for future missions to ocean moons
In order to prepare for missions that could find evidence of life, including NASA’s upcoming Europa Clipper, the researchers are testing how the instruments might detect it. With this in mind, they sent a thin beam of water into an airless vacuum. Consequently, with no air pressure, the beam disintegrated into separate droplets. To mimic the spacecraft’s instruments, the team used a laser beam to excite the droplets. Mass spectral analysis instruments then examined the droplets.
The results showed that, yes, the instruments can detect tiny bits of cellular material with great precision; in fact, in one out of hundreds of thousands of ice grains.
The researchers used a common bacterium called Sphingopyxis alaskensis. It exists in ocean waters off Alaska. It is single-celled and adapted to the cold environment. Scientists think it’s a good example of the kind of microscopic life that might be found on ocean moons. They’re also so small that one bacterium could fit inside one ice grain. Klenner said:
They are extremely small, so they are in theory capable of fitting into ice grains that are emitted from an ocean world like Enceladus or Europa.
If something like Sphingopyxis alaskensis exists on ocean moons, the instruments would be able to find it, or at least remnants of it.
The experiments also showed that it might be more successful to analyze small samples in individual ice grains, rather than larger samples consisting of billions of ice grains.
Riding in gas bubbles
If there are microbes in the ocean, how would they get into the plumes? If they’re similar to earthly bacteria like Sphingopyxis alaskensis, then it might be quite easy. The researchers said the bacterial cells might be inside lipid membranes. On Earth, they form a skin on the ocean’s surface, commonly called ocean scum.
On an ocean moon, the water reaches the surface through cracks in the ice shell. Scientists call the ones on Enceladus tiger stripes. The ocean water, containing gas bubbles, reaches the surface through the cracks. It then rapidly boils since there’s no atmosphere on the moon to speak of, just the vacuum of space. The gas bubbles burst, releasing any material they contain, including organics. That material then becomes trapped inside the ice grains that form within the plume spray. Klenner said:
We here describe a plausible scenario for how bacterial cells can, in theory, be incorporated into icy material that is formed from liquid water on Enceladus or Europa and then gets emitted into space.
A visiting spacecraft like Europa Clipper could then sample the ice grains in the plumes, or even ones that have fallen back onto the moon’s surface.
Looking for lipids and fatty acids
The Cassini spacecraft analyzed the plume spray on Enceladus. But its instruments were a bit limited in detecting organic molecules directly associated with life. That includes like lipids or fatty acids. As Klenner noted:
For me, it is even more exciting to look for lipids, or for fatty acids, than to look for building blocks of DNA, and the reason is because fatty acids appear to be more stable.
Frank Postberg, a professor of planetary sciences at the Freie Universität Berlin in Germany, added:
With suitable instrumentation, such as the Surface Dust Analyzer on NASA’s Europa Clipper space probe, it might be easier than we thought to find life, or traces of it, on icy moons … If life is present there, of course, and cares to be enclosed in ice grains originating from an environment such as a subsurface water reservoir.
Bottom line: A new study from an international team of scientists shows that it might be possible to detect microscopic life in ice grains in the plumes of ocean moons like Enceladus or Europa.


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This year, the Bollywood divas have been making unique style statements during the promotions of their films!
While pre-production, filming and post-production is an important part of a project, promotions too are very important. The Bollywood films these days rely a lot on the promotions for getting good numbers at the box office. And while we always look out for the entertainment that happens during the film promotions, we also wait to see the avatars of our B-town divas during such events.
This year, some of the actresses have been making a unique style statement with the outfits adorned during the promotions of their films. From Kareena Kapoor Khan to Alia Bhatt, Janhvi Kapoor to Shraddha Kapoor, these stunners have had their fashion game on point.
Check out the best looks of 6 divas this year during their film promotions:
1. Anushka Sharma:
The actress had adorned a very chic look for the promotion of her horror film Pari. This striped black jumpsuit with a bow at the back looked simply stunning on her. The outfit was by Alexandre Birman and was combined perfectly with a messy bun and black heels.
2. Disha Patani:
This knee-length midi dress gave a very formal look to the actress. Disha had chosen this body-fitting grey attire for a promotional event of the film Baaghi 2.
3. Alia Bhatt:
The actress looked like a beauty to adore in this Anita Dongre anarkali suit. Her look was perfectly accessorized with silver earrings and that minimal make-up suited her well. Also, it went well with her film Raazi, for the promotions of which Alia had donned this attire.
4. Kareena Kapoor Khan:
For the promotions of Veere Di Wedding, Rhea Kapoor had styled Kareena in this all black avatar. The black stilletoes went with her look of the smoky eyes and nude make-up.
5. Janhvi Kapoor:
The debutante had left everyone impressed with her looks from the promotions of Dhadak. And one of our favorites was this outfit by Nikasha. That halter top and dhoti pants looked very cute on the actress. And the add on was her multi-colored earrings and the side-braided hair.
6. Shraddha Kapoor:
The actress looked dreamy in this white lehenga, which she chose for the promotions of her upcoming film Stree. She was styled by Tanya Ghavri and those golden earrings just added to the beauty of the entire look.
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