text: November 30, 2004 NTHU/NCTS Seminar Flavor Diagram Approach to Hadronic B Decays Cheng-Wei Chiang National Central University Outline Beauty in B physics CPV in SM unitarity triangle Charm in B physics charmed decays for some B meson properties charmed decays for indirect CPV charmless decays for direct CPV global c2 fits and weak phase g Strangeness in B physics accumulating hints of new physics in charmless B decays FCNC Z0 as an example Perspective and Summary C.W. Chiang Flavor Diagram Approach 2 Beauty in B Physics C.W. Chiang Flavor Diagram Approach 3 Motivations for Studying B Decays We have observed in K meson system: indirect CPV: 1964 in KL p+ p– direct CPV: 1999 in CERN-NA48 and FNAL-KTeV exp'ts B factories have produced a lot of interesting results, particularly in measuring indirect CPV in the B system sin2b=0.725 0.037 from y KS data (ICHEP) indicating that B physics is entering a precision era Finally, we have recently observed direct CPV in B system (ACP(Bd p¨K§) = 0.113 § 0.019). Most branching ratios of charmless B P P and P V are currently measured with errors about 10%~20% (mostly based upon ~100M B anti-B pairs) 5%~10% errors on amplitudes One hopes to have <5% errors on the amplitudes of most modes more precise information on a and g (<10±) C.W. Chiang Flavor Diagram Approach 4 Beauty in the B Meson The beauty of B mesons lies in its large mass or the mass hierarchy: mq << LQCD << mb In the heavy quark limit, mQ 1, we discover: Flavor symmetry: dynamics unchanged under heavy flavor exchange (b c), corrections incorporated in powers of 1/mb–1/mc; Spin symmetry: dynamics unchanged under heavy quark spin flips, corrections incorporated in powers of 1/mb. B mesons provide an ideal system for studying heavy-to-heavy transitions. Much progress has been made in understanding heavy-to-light transitions in recent years: Perturbative approach: naïve factorization, generalized factorization, QCD-improved factorization, pQCD, and SCET; Nonperturbative approach: flavor SU(3) symmetry. C.W. Chiang Flavor Diagram Approach 5 The Matrix Within SM, CPV in the quark sector is explained using the CKM matrix, which is unitary and complex: 3 mixing angles 1 weak phase (Kobayashi and Maskawa, 1973) small in magnitude and least known but contain largest CPV phases Both these elements can be explored using various B meson mixing and/or decays: Vub from tree-level decays; Vtd from loop-induced processes. C.W. Chiang Flavor Diagram Approach 6 The Matrix Reloaded The CKM matrix written in terms of Wolfenstein parameters (l , A, r, and h) becomes [to O(l 3)] [Wolfenstein, PRL 51, 1945 (1983)] l ' 0.2264 A ' 0.801 / e– i b / e– i g The ultimate goal of studying B physics is not only to achieve precision measurements of the above parameters, but also to discover evidences of new physics and possibly its type (e.g. GUT, SUSY, XD). One way to detect new physics is to perform consistency checks for the sizes and phases of the CKM elements. Even if no deviation is seen from SM in these studies, we can still obtain useful and stringent bounds on new physics scales. C.W. Chiang Flavor Diagram Approach 7 Unitarity Triangle Vub and Vtd can be related to each other through the unitarity relation VudVub* + VcdVcb* + VtdVtb* = 0 A triangle can be formed on a complex plane as a geometrical representation of the above relation, where a nonzero area signifies CPV. This triangle has three sizeable angles. decay side oscillation side ACP [pp,ph,rp…] a (f2) BR(BXc,uln) DMBd and DMBs g (f3) b (f1) (0,0) (1,0) ACP [DCP K§, Kp,…] ACP (t)[J/Y KS, h' KS, f KS(?),…] C.W. Chiang Flavor Diagram Approach 8 Charm in B Physics C.W. Chiang Flavor Diagram Approach 9 Charmed Decays B mesons decay dominantly into charmed final states; used to determine many properties: [2004 PDG] Bd: DMd = 0.502 § 0.007 ps-1; Gd = 1.542 § 0.076 ps. Bs: DMs > 14.5 ps-1; Gs = 1.461 § 0.057 ps. |Vcb| determined mainly from semileptonic B D(*) transitions; important for normalization in the UT. Bd J/y Ks involves a tree-level, dominant subprocess b c anti-c s with no CPV phase; Bd-anti-Bd mixing involves a factor e– 2 i b. Time-dependent CPA gives Sy Ks =sin2b = 0.725§0.037 (WA), consistent with constraints from other processes. The result is clean without much ambiguity or new physics pollution (unless contrived cancellation between mixing and decay). C.W. Chiang Flavor Diagram Approach 10 Overall UT Fit Results (2004 Winter) CKM Fitter Group http://ckmfitter.in2p3.fr/ C.W. Chiang Flavor Diagram Approach 11 Overall UT Fit Results (2004 Summer, ICHEP) CKM Fitter Group http://ckmfitter.in2p3.fr/ Everything simply fits together nicely! C.W. Chiang Flavor Diagram Approach 12 Charmless is Charmful ! Although rare in comparison with charmed decays (suppressed by CKM factors), charmless decays are actually very charmful and important processes. Include strangeness-conserving (DS=0) and strangeness-changing (|DS|=1) transitions; some processes in the latter category already give us hints about new physics. Offers opportunities to discover direct CPV because many of them involve more than one significant subprocesses with different weak and strong phases. B p p, p h(0), r p provide info on a, as a result of the interference between mixing and decay; B K p provides info on g. B Xu l n provides info on |Vub| (theoretically hard though because of the large charm background), thus one side of the UT. C.W. Chiang Flavor Diagram Approach 13 Importance of Strong Phases Strong interaction matters because what we observe are hadrons but not the fundamental degrees of freedom in the theory. Consider rate CP asymmetry of modes with the amplitudes Such an asymmetry requires at least two amplitudes characterized by distinct weak phases and strong phases. It is of great importance to understand the patterns of FSI phases in as wide as possible a set of decays, although what we really care about are weak phases (signals), not really strong phases (noises). C.W. Chiang Flavor Diagram Approach 14 Getting Strong Phases The Bander-Silverman-Soni (BSS) type strong phase calculation only accounts for the perturbative strong phases in penguin diagrams with intermediate q anti-q pair being on shell. [BSS, PRL 43, 242 (1979)] No first-principle method for computing FSI strong phases exists because they involve nonperturbative long-distance physics. [see a recent try by Cheng, Chua, Soni, hep-ph/0409317] One conventional and efficient method of obtaining strong phase information is to directly extract from data using isospin analysis. Flavor diagram approach offers a way to extract strong phases associated with individual topological amps and to relate them using flavor SU(3) symmetry. C.W. Chiang Flavor Diagram Approach 15 Flavor Diagram Approach This approach is intended to rely, to the greatest extent, on model independent flavor SU(3) symmetry arguments, rather than on specific model calculations of amplitudes. [Zeppenfeld, ZPC 8, 77 (1981); Chau + Cheng, PRL 56, 1655 (1986); PRD 36, 137 (1987); PRD 43, 2176 (1991); Savage+Wise, PRD 39, 2246 (1989); Grinstein + Lebed, PRD 53, 6344 (1996); Gronau et. al., PRD 50, 4529 (1994); 52, 6356 (1995); 52, 6374 (1995)] The flavor diagram approach: is diagrammatic (can be formulated in a formal way); only concerns the flavor flow (arbitrary gluon exchange among quarks); has a clearer weak phase structure (unlike isospin analysis where different weak phases usually mix). Very recent works in this direction include: Chua [PRD 68, 074001 (2003)] and Luo + Rosner [PRD 67, 094017 (2003)] for baryons; Charng + Li [PLB 594, 185 (2004) and hep-ph/0410005] for weak phase extraction; and He + McKellar [hep-ph/0410098] for analyzing recent data. C.W. Chiang Flavor Diagram Approach 16 Tree-Level Diagrams All these tree-level diagrams involve the same CKM factor. q = u,d,s q'= d,s tree (external W emission) color-suppressed (internal W emission) 1/mb suppressed due to fB. exchange (neutral mesons only) annihilation (charged mesons only) C.W. Chiang Flavor Diagram Approach 17 Loop-Level (Penguin) Diagrams All these tree-level diagrams also have the same CKM factor. S, S' q=u,d,s q'=d,s QCD (strong) penguin penguin annihilation flavor singlet (internal gluon emission) (neutral mesons) (external gluon emission) C.W. Chiang Flavor Diagram Approach 18 NLO Flavor Diagrams in Weak Interactions Nothing forbids you from drawing one of the following diagrams whenever you see T, C, or P in your amplitude list. They involve two weak boson propagators. EW penguin color-suppressed EW penguin appear together with C appear together with T and S in decay amps and P in decay amps C.W. Chiang Flavor Diagram Approach 19 Physical Flavor Diagrams Treat T, C, P, E, A, S as "leading-order" amplitudes (note that only S is of loop nature) and PEW and PCEW as "higher-order" contributions (in the sense of weak interactions). Physical amplitudes contain flavor diagrams both "leading order" and "next-to-leading order" in weak interactions t ´ T + PCEW, c ´ C + PEW, p ´ P – PCEW / 3, s ´ S – PEW / 3, a ´ A. Moreover, P contains t-, c-, and u-quark mediated penguins, Pt,c,u. One may use the unitarity to rewrite Pt as the sum of two parts, one having the same weak phase as Pc and the other having the same weak phase as Pt. This amounts to separating P into Ptc + Ptu. Ptu involves the same CKM factor as the tree-level amplitudes. One may thus sweep this amplitude to the tree-level amplitude category. Note that this amplitude may be sizeable, particularly for DS = 0 decays. For example, what many people call T or C extracted from p p decays are actually T – Ptu and C + Ptu. Thus, "| C / T |" > 1 is possible. C.W. Chiang Flavor Diagram Approach 20 A Simple Example Quark contents: p+ p- p+ r- T TV p+ p+ When vector mesons are involved, one Bd p- Bd r- further labels the amplitude by which meson the spectator quark goes into. P PV Therefore, A(p+p–) = – (T + P); p+ p+ A(p+r–) = – (TV + PV). Bd Bd Minus sign comes p- r- from the wave functions of p– and r–. C.W. Chiang Flavor Diagram Approach 21 Hierarchy in Flavor Diagrams In our definition, the amplitudes contains CKM factors and may involve an arbitrary number of gluon exchanges. An educated guess tells us that the magnitudes of the amplitudes should roughly satisfy the following hierarchical structure. It should be emphasized that l appearing in the hierarchy is not an expansion parameter but merely an order parameter. It simply reflects our naïve expectation in the magnitudes of flavor amplitudes. when going from 1 st row to 2nd row: - tree-type amps suppressed because VudVus - loop-type amps favored because VtdVts C.W. Chiang Flavor Diagram Approach 22 Global Fits to Charmless Decays Goals for the global fits: Check if the SM offers a consistent picture for all available data; Check the working assumption of SU(3)F; Extract weak phase g (thus a by unitarity); Extract strong phases; check Lipkin conjecture in V P decays; Make predictions of unseen modes based upon current data. Parameters involved in the fits include: Amplitude sizes; Weak phases; Strong phases. Data points used in the c2 fits include: Branching ratios; CP asymmetries (time-dependent and -independent). C.W. Chiang Flavor Diagram Approach 23 Some Basic Formulas The invariant matrix element M for a decay process B M1 M2 and the corresponding decay width are where p is the 3-momentum of the final state particle in the rest frame of B. Note that M may contain polarization vector summation and average as is the case for final states containing vector mesons. We also assume the following SU(3)F relations (with l = 0.224): partial SU(3)F breaking taken into account assuming perfect SU(3)F symmetry for these amps C.W. Chiang Flavor Diagram Approach 24 B V P Decays CWC, M. Gronau, Z. Luo, J. Rosner, D. Suprun, PRD 69, 034001 (2004) [hep-ph/0307395]. C.W. Chiang Flavor Diagram Approach 25 Fitting Parameters for VP Modes start with: related by symmetry: other quantities: ignored small amplitudes such as color-suppressed EW penguin, exchange, annihilation diagrams, and S(0)P,V. C.W. Chiang Flavor Diagram Approach 26 Fitting Parameters for VP Modes We thus have the following parameters: • amp sizes: | tP |, | tV |, | CP |, | CV |, | p0 P |, | p0 V |, |P0 EWP |, |P0 EWV |; • strong phases: dP, dV, f; • weak phase: g only (no b dependence). • symmetric under simultaneous changes: g p – g, dP,V p – d P,V and f – f. C.W. Chiang Flavor Diagram Approach 27 List of Modes In our fit, there are totally 34 observables: 13 data points C.W. Chiang Flavor Diagram Approach 28 List of Modes another 16 data points 13 data points finally, include time-dependent CP asymmetries: Sf Ks=-0.147§0.697 (S=2.11), Af Ks=0.046§0.256 (S=1.08) (contribute constant to c2) [Browder, talk at LP03] Srp=-0.13§0.18§0.04, DSrp=0.33§0.18§0.03 (provide b dependence) [BaBar, talk by Jawahery at LP03] C.W. Chiang Flavor Diagram Approach 29 c2-g Plots (34 data points) p'V/p'P = –1; 10 parameters p'V/p'P = real; 11 parameters p'V/p'P = complex; 12 parameters All of them together major changes in c2 at g'65± and 165± from step 1 to step 2 positions of minima almost unaffected g=(53+15-33)± if Srp is left out, c.f. g=(63§6)± here For the three major minima, we still have: g ' 25± and 165± disfavored by CKM Fitter and dynamics g ' 65± favored and consistent with CKMFitter C.W. Chiang Flavor Diagram Approach 30 Fit Results physical solution prefers trivial strong phases while others give large strong phases, consistent with perturbative calculations C.W. Chiang Flavor Diagram Approach 31 Predictions for VP Modes (DS=0, complex p'V/p'P) results showing significant differences from exp't data results showing significant differences among the three fits C.W. Chiang Flavor Diagram Approach 32 Predictions for VP Modes (|DS|=1, complex p'V/p'P) results showing some significant differences among the three fits C.W. Chiang Flavor Diagram Approach 33 Some Discussions Overall, fits are satisfactory (at 38% and 55% CL for 10- and 12- parameter fits) and have solutions g = (65§6)± and (63§6)± consistent with constraints from other processes. Data of r p play the roles of breaking the g p – g symmetry and stabilizing the fit results. Note that the c2 fits allow us to extract preferred values of fitting parameters along with their 1 s errors. Moreover, we have an idea about how good our fits are from the CL. Global fits prefers the Lipkin conjecture p0= – p0 P . Only partial SU(3) breaking effect included for T amps; can verify SU(3) for penguin amps when B K* anti-K (pV) and anti-K* K (pP ) rates are measured. C.W. Chiang Flavor Diagram Approach 34 B P P Decays CWC, M. Gronau, J. Rosner, PRD 68, 074012 (2003) [hep-ph/0306021]; CWC, M. Gronau, J. Rosner, D. Suprun, PRD 70, 034020 (2004) [hep-ph/0404073]. C.W. Chiang Flavor Diagram Approach 35 List of Modes large CP asymmetries; BR too small compared To QCD fact. predictions BR too large compared to QCD fact. predictions purely p' p K anomaly need s'=S'-P'EW / 3 C.W. Chiang Flavor Diagram Approach 36 c2-g Plot From bottom to top, we use 8 and 6 CKM fitter parameters to fit 14 data points (p p and K p) and 13 and 11 parameters to fit 24 data points (further including final states with h and h0). Find g ' 54± ~ 66±, results still consistent with but less stable than the V P case. C.W. Chiang Flavor Diagram Approach 37 Fit Results consistent with other constraints large |C/T| ratio and non-trivial relative strong phase; unable to account for in perturbation all strong phases relative to P' required to account for the large h 0 K BR's satisfactory overall fit results C.W. Chiang Flavor Diagram Approach 38 Predictions for PP Modes no problem in p p modes still problematic in p K modes C.W. Chiang Flavor Diagram Approach 39 Some discussions [see also Chua, Hou and Yang, Mod. Phys. Lett. A18, 1763 (2003); Buras et al, PRL 92, 101804 (2004); hep-ph/0402112] Fits to p p + p K data: requires large |C/T| ratio (> 0.5); requires a nontrivial strong phase between C and T (» 100±). Fits to all PP data one needs to introduce S (singlet penguin), Ptu (t,u-mediated penguin); one needs to introduce Stu (t,u-mediated singlet penguin) particularly for the p+h' mode. Robust results in our fits magnitude of QCD penguin |P|; relative strong phase between T and P; sizes of electroweak penguins (color-allowed and -suppressed), consistent with Neubert-Rosner relation; obtain g ' 60± (48± < g < 73±, 68%CL), consistent with CKM fitter and earlier analysis for VP modes. We do not fully trust the stability of the shallow minima. C.W. Chiang Flavor Diagram Approach 40 Strangeness in B Physics V. Barger, CWC, P. Langacker, H.S. Lee, PLB 580, 186 (2004) [hep-ph/0310073]; V. Barger, CWC, J. Jiang, P. Langacker, PLB 596, 229 (2004) [hep-ph/0405108]; V. Barger, CWC, P. Langacker, H.S. Lee, PLB 598, 218 (2004) [hep-ph/0406126]. C.W. Chiang Flavor Diagram Approach 41 p K Anomaly Within the SM, the following ratios should be approximately equal but show a 2.4s 1.9s difference. Possible explanations: underestimate of p 0 detection efficiency; [Gronau and Rosner, hep-ph/0402112] new physics. [Buras et al, PRL 92, 101804 (2004); NPB 697:133 (2004), hep-ph/0410407] One minimal explanation is that the color-allowed electroweak penguins cause the problem isospin-violating new physics C.W. Chiang Flavor Diagram Approach 42 Z0 Model With FCNC The B p K decay can be a tree-level process mediated by a Z' boson if there are FCNC couplings (possible for family non-universal charges). We simply a general Z' model by assuming: (i) no right-handed flavor-changing couplings, (ii) no significant RG running effect between MZ' and MW scales, (iii) negligible Z' effect on the QCD penguins so that the new physics is manifestly isospin-violating. With these simplifications, we have 3 parameters left in the model. carrying a new CP-violating source C.W. Chiang Flavor Diagram Approach 43 Parameter Extraction Following the arguments in Buras et al, new physics is coded by the parameters: Found solutions from p p and p K data: Correspond to our parameters: C.W. Chiang Flavor Diagram Approach 44 Simultaneous Solution to p K and f KS Can the p K anomaly and f Ks asymmetries be accounted for by the same thing at the same time? According to Buras et al, their solution [our solution (AL)] to the p K anomaly leads to S(f Ks) greater than S(Y Ks)! However, due to different interference patterns between O7,8 and O9,10 operators in our model, it is possible [all our other solutions (BL, ALR and BLR)] to have S(f Ks) smaller than S(Y Ks). C.W. Chiang Flavor Diagram Approach 45 Perspective and Summary Flavor diagram approach provides a simple and reliable picture for describing B decays. It is phenomenological (data driven), contains LO and NLO amps in weak interactions but all orders in strong interactions, includes final state interacting effects, and suffers from SU(3)F breaking effects. Flavor SU(3) generally fits data well, with some exceptions. Predictions are made based upon current measurements and provide tests of the formalism. All fits provide information on g that is consistent with other extractions. Results from ICHEP are being analyzed by D. Suprun for his thesis. We need to know more information about strong phases. In particular, one should understand better about final-state rescattering effects. We hope to see a proof of factorization in processes of interest to us, in particular, those involving penguin diagrams. We hope to see more affirmative evidence of new physics in B physics, e.g., Sf KS the p K anomaly, large Bs anti-Bs mixing, etc. C.W. Chiang Flavor Diagram Approach 46 Thank You C.W. Chiang Flavor Diagram Approach 47


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Google's and Samsung's Smart Home Deals Lead the Internet of Things Land Rush
By Marie Martin
If you're like me – with my busy schedule and all – it's easy to forget things, especially when I am in a rush to get out of the house for work or for some critical appointment.
Usually my mind is fixated elsewhere. I invariably have to ask myself whether I've switched off the iron or whatever appliance I happened to be using before I left. Oh, and did I lock the door?
Somebody could make a million bucks if they came up with a device that remotely shuts down any appliance large or small (not to mention the lights), and makes sure everything is locked up. Oh, wait! Somebody already has.
Such devices and connected technologies exist today, and the sector is driving the leading edge of the Internet of Things under the label of the "Connected Home" or "Smart Home". Fact is, some pretty traditional low-tech concepts are becoming technology-enabled, such as/including locking doors, turning on the lights, heating the home, etc. What this means is that technology companies are broadening into areas that have historically been outside of their business plans. Apple is in the fitness business. Google is in the heating business. Samsung is in the appliance business. Others include cable TV and Internet provider Comcast, and the Schlage-brand lock maker Ingersoll Rand.
By itself, the U.S. Smart Home market, already generating around $14 billion in sales, is going to jump to $39 billion by 2019. That's according to a recent forecast by market research firm Strategy Analytics. This technology tsunami represents a major market opportunity for service and technology providers over the next five years.
The market could be worth billions and billions of dollars when properly monetized. And that's just in the U.S. Why do you think Google purchased Nest back at the beginning of the year for $3.2 billion? Google's not done yet. It recently followed on its Nest deal with a $555 million purchase of Dropcam, which is developing sticky pads tied into a network that can relay notifications when your door, gate or window flies open. Google is thinking about the big picture here. And it's motoring into position for a race that it wants to win.
In early August Samsung plunked down $200 million to purchase SmartThings, which builds a "smart hub" that allow users to monitor, control and automate all of their appliances and devices at home. It followed up that deal a short time later with yet another deal, the purchase of home and office air conditioner distributor Quietside.
Just imagine: IoT devices monitoring your air conditioner, regulating temperature and keeping track of how the motor and compressor are running, and if something goes wrong, the same devices call in a repairman with a checklist of what's to be done. And then send you an invoice to your smartphone.
Like I said, the Smart Home is but part of the emerging trend toward the Internet of Things. Here at Aria, we're seeing similar advances in connected cars and smart health.
In a few years, just about every touch point in our day-to-day lives will have a digital as well as physical component. Morgan Stanley extrapolates Cisco Systems data to predict that there will be 9.4 devices out there for every person, or an eye-popping 75 billion devices.
The IoT lift-off has already occurred, and the launch is accelerating right before our very eyes. In 2014, 100 "things" are connected to the internet for every second of every hour of the day. By 2020, that number will jump to 250 "things" per second.
But it doesn't come free. We'll have to pay for all of this. That's why monetization platforms will underpin the IoT economy. It will be no small task to keep up with monitoring, measuring, metering and provisioning services from the vast number of devices tied into the global network.
And it doesn't end there. There's going to be hundreds of millions, if not billions of dollars, made from new technologies that secure these smart networks from intruders, and to tie all of these disparate, proprietary systems into a cohesive fabric with middleware that will make it all run smoothly with a high level of privacy and security. The market possibilities are endless ─and enormous. There are dozens of next-generation Apples, Googles and Microsofts waiting to be born. It's too big to pass up.
You in? I'm in! And not because I work at Aria, who's already helping companies monetize these tremendous opportunities in front of them. I'm in because I expect the IoT to work for me too – even if it costs me good money to shut down to shut down appliances like my curling iron once I'm out the door.
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15th Cloud Expo, which took place Nov. 4-6, 2014, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA, expanded the conference content of @ThingsExpo, Big Data Expo, and DevOps Summit to include two developer events. IBM held a Bluemix Developer Playground on November 5 and ElasticBox held a Hackathon on November 6. Both events took place on the expo floor. The Bluemix Developer Playground, for developers of all levels, highlighted the ease of use of Bluemix, its services and functionalit...
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Sales of new homes that aren't complete or even under construction yet rose last month as builders rush to meet demand for cheaper housing amid the tight supply of existing homes.
Builders Meritage Homes (MTH) and Ryland (RYL) reported better-than-expected earnings growth, as did hardwood flooring retailer Lumber Liquidators' (LL).
Annualized sales of new single-family homes hit a five-year high of 497,000 in June, up 8.3% from a downwardly revised May, the Commerce Department said Wednesday. Analysts expected 481,000.
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Homes below $200,000 saw the biggest gains, helping cut the median price by 5%, the second straight monthly drop.
Investors have snapped up cheaper existing homes, putting pressure on builders to boost inventory.
Sales of homes not yet under construction jumped 38%, and homes still being built rose 7%. Completed-home sales fell 13%.
The recent spike in mortgage rates could be causing buyers to shift to lower-priced homes, but the trend still points to further appreciation, says Gennadiy Goldberg, a TD Securities strategist .
Rising sales of unfinished homes is consistent with buyers locking in rates, he added: "People are rushing to take advantage of rates."
Fewer completed homes are available, while homes not started are increasingly made available for sale.
But June sales figures don't capture higher borrowing costs' full impact. July data show mortgage applications for buying a home falling, sliding 2.1% last week to a four-month low, the Mortgage Bankers Association says.
The 30-year fixed rate did fall to 4.58% from a two-year-high 4.68%, MBA says. And builders remain confident demand will be strong as homes stay affordable historically.
"Buyers may conclude that they missed the absolute bottom of the market in terms of prices and interest rates, but they also recognize that both are still a bargain in terms of the amount of house you can buy," said Meritage CEO Steven Hilton in a statement.
The builder's Q2 earnings tripled to 74 cents a share, burying forecasts by 28 cents. Sales leapt 59.5% to nearly $450 million, far above views for $414 million.
Meritage also lifted its full-year profit guidance to $2.65-$2.85 a share from $2.20-$2.45, exceeding analyst expectations of $2.35.
But new order growth of 21% missed some estimates. The stock closed down 4%, along with most homebuilders, as Treasury yields rose Wednesday.
Mortgage rates should keep rising after the Federal Reserve kept them artificially low, says JMP Securities' Peter Martin.
Even though Meritage had a "monster quarter," gains are "going to decelerate because of the impact of rates," he warned.
Ryland's EPS soared 471% to 80 cents, crushing forecasts for 63 cents. Revenue jumped 68% to $493 million, just over views.
Shares rose late, erasing part of their 3.5% regular session loss.
Lumber Liquidators earned 73 cents a share, up 70% and 12 cents better than expectations. Sales rose 22% to $257.1 million, beating views of $244.2 million.
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We are a family of 5, 2 adults, 1 teen, and 2 kids under 12, travelling to London in June 2013. I am confused as to what the best options are with regards to travelling and sightseeing in London. We are staying in an apartment close to Trafalgar Square. We are there for 5 nights, arriving Thursday afternoon and leaving Tuesday morning.
What are our best options? Do we get the London pass, the oyster card, etc. I see there is some ticket one can buy where you get 2 for 1 options but what does that actually mean?
Any advise would be appreciated that would help me sort out all these different options and find the best option for my family, that would save us time and money.
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>>Do we get the London pass, <<
No. Very expensive and you'd need5 of them (unless one of the children is very young)
>>the oyster card<< >>get 2 for 1 options but what does that actually mean? <<
The Oyster is simply the normal tube/bus 'ticket'. A plastic card that holds the cost of your transport. The other option instead of the Oyster are paper travelcards which must be bought in a train station. But they still cover the tube/buses. The paper travelcards are how you qualify for the 2for1 discounts.
The discounts are explained here http://www.daysoutguide.co.uk/
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<<Do we get the London pass>>
No, never. More than a dozen of the top museums in London have no admission fee, why pay for a pass for the lesser-lights?
<<the oyster card>>
Not for everyone with your crew, see below.
<<I see there is some ticket one can buy where you get 2 for 1 options but what does that actually mean? >>
Janis gave you the site that shows what 2for1 options exist and how to use them. The savings are large: nearly 21 quid on the Tower for two adults, 15+ quid on St Paul's, 13+ for Hampton Court Palace or the Churchill War Rooms.
You print off whatever voucher looks interesting before you leave. In London, you buy a seven-day paper travelcard (orange and flimsy, NOT blue and stiff - the latter is any Oystercard) at a NATIONAL RAIL STATION (e.g., Euston, Victoria, Charing X) for you, the wife and whichever kids don't ride the Tube or bus for free (any hobbit 11 or older is not free). Present the travelcards and vouchers at the attractions for the free entries.
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Thanks so much for this advice. Big Russ - my kids are 13,10 and 8. So the younger two would travel for free then? However, does that mean then they will not have the travel card thus will not qualify for the 2 for 1 discounts, and will then have to pay full price?
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Well children's tickets are generally lower priced anyway. For example under 16's only pay 1/2 adult prices. Depending on where you want to go, I think buying a 7 day travel card for the 2 younger ones may not actually be much of a saving. Keep in mind that a good number of museums are free in London. As are the parks you'll want to take in for a break as are Covent Garden and street acts everywhere.
So decide on the expensive sights and do the maths
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Another question with regard to the 2 for 1 offers: Do you have any kind of priority access to the sights or do you have to stand in all the queues?
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no priority queue
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>>or do you have to stand in all the queues?<<
Not to worry. You'll find very few queues to speak of. The Tower if you get there much after opening time for sure. Westminster Abbey -- but I don't think it is on the 2for1's.
Maybe a bit of a queue at St Paul's - but that is mostly the security screening.
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Weidman and Stout score first round finishes at UFC 131.
Chris Weidman remains undefeated after a first round submission win over Jesse Bongfeldt at UFC 131 on Saturday.
The two-time NCAA All-American wrestler utilized his grappling ability to put Bongfeldt on his back early in bout. Bongfeldt eventually worked his way back to his feet, but left his head out on a single-leg takedown attempt. The Serra-Longo trained Weidman quickly applied a standing guillotine choke forcing Bongfeldt to tap out.
Chris Weidman submits Jesse Bongfeldt at UFC 131.
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In what became a running joke, the New Day stable, which consists of Xavier Woods, Kofi Kingston and Big E Langston, kept being delayed by WWE. The trio worked live events together, but they were not utilized on television. Reports have surfaced that the reason why management held off on their push was because of the situation taking place in Ferguson, where a white cop killed a black teenager. The company did not want anything that can be construed as racial on their programming, so the group had to wait.
November 22, 2014
When WWE decided to kill his push, Bo Dallas was understandably concerned about his spot on the roster. He is in even more jeopardy now, as reports have surfaced that Dallas has suffered an injury to his foot. He is said to need about two months off the road to recover. During that time frame, management might push someone else or even bring up a developmental wrestler in his place.
November 3, 2014
While it appears that WWE is setting up Luke Harper for a singles push, a lot of people have been wondering about what the future holds for Erick Rowan. He has not been seen in the recent videos with Harper and Bray Wyatt. There have been no words about him receiving a push as a singles performer as well. Many feel that Rowan will be lost in the shuffle as a solo performer.
October 10, 2014
Management dedicates a lot of their creativity to events such as Royal Rumble 2015. With Randy Orton being penciled in for a baby face turn and a push, there are discussions going on backstage about having him do that at during the big battle royal. A potential story would have the former world heavyweight champion rebelling against the Authority and their wish to have Seth Rollins winning the match.
October 9, 2014
Every year, WWE utilizes a segment in the big battle royal to put over performers by having them dominate the competition. Luke Harper is currently penciled in as a recipient of that push at Royal Rumble 2015. The plan right now is to get fans to start embracing him as a singles performer before giving him the big credibility boost at the Rumble.
October 9, 2014
If you're a big fan of Roman Reigns and want to see WWE continue to push him, then there's some really good news from the merchandise department. His products are the second best selling ones at live events across the country. Management uses that as a big gauge for who they continue to push. John Cena remains the leading seller by a landslide, however.
October 9, 2014
In a move that might be taking place much too soon, WWE has decided to split up the Wyatt Family. Bray Wyatt, Luke Harper and Erick Rowan will all be going their separate ways. Wyatt is rumored to be doing a baby face turn soon since management ran out of top level opponents for him. Harper is expected to receive a nice push as a singles performer, while nothing much has been said about plans for Rowan.
October 1, 2014
On Monday Night Raw this week, WWE aired a video, featuring Luke Harper and Bray Wyatt. Reports have surfaced that the move was done because management wanted to give Harper a singles push. There are also talks that the company is considering a complete split for the Wyatt Family. No word yet on what they plan on doing with Wyatt and Erick Rowan.
September 30, 2014
It appears that WWE might be done with the feud between Miz and Dolph Ziggler, two performers who were largely neglected by the creative department for a good period of time. Management wants to move Ziggler onto another challenge, and the name being tossed around the most is Antonio Cesaro. WWE is still high on Cesaro, even though he has not received a consistent push as of late.
September 23, 2014
On Night of Champions 2014, Cody Rhodes and Goldust defeated Jimmy Uso and Jey Uso for the WWE tag team championship. Rumors are floating around that management felt that the twins had grown stale because they ran out of teams to defend the titles again. Plus, Rhodes has really been getting into his Stardust character, so the front office wants to see if the gimmick can pick up further steam with a championship push.
September 22, 2014
A good person to be friends with in WWE is the top star in the company. Antonio Cesaro has started to really bond with John Cena backstage, and the two of them have reported been hanging out before shows. Some feel that this could help Cesaro finally get that push that he deserves. It should be noted, however, that a friendship with Cena was not enough to get Big E Langston a big push.
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There are speculations right now that Rosa Mendes could be on the receiving end of a push from WWE. She recently stated in an interview that she has never won a singles match via pin fall on television before. The belief is that she is planting the seeds for an underdog story line. Rosa chasing the championship could be a focal point on Total Divas.
August 23, 2014
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A little buzz was created this week when Dolph Ziggler defeated Randy Orton in the main event of a WWE live event. A lot of fans believed that this would be the start of a push for the former world heavyweight champion. However, that does not appear to be the case. Ziggler was simply substituting for Roman Reigns, who was on another tour. WWE usually lets the baby face win the final match of the night to send the live audience home happy.
August 11, 2014
Now that he has been given his release from WWE, Evan Bourne is opening up about allegations about his drug use backstage. The high flyer admitted that he did smoke marijuana. he also revealed that he failed the drug test because of synthetic marijuana. Bourne stated that he has apologized to Kofi Kingston, who he was teaming with at the time, for ruining their push.
August 10, 2014
On Monday Night Raw this week, fans witnessed Mark Henry making his return and attacking Damien Sandow. The belief is that he will be given a slight push from WWE, so that he can be utilized in an upcoming feud with Alexander Rusev, who desperately needs people to work against after he is done with Jack Swagger. Beating a performer as big as Henry should help further establish Rusev as a top level heel.
August 5, 2014
WWE has announced that Dolph Ziggler will be challenging the Miz at Summerslam 2014 for the Intercontinental Championship. While his popularity remains pretty strong, this is not a push for Ziggler. Management simply needed a mid card baby face to put over Miz. A title change is not expected to take place, as the company wants to see how far this Hollywood character can go.
August 5, 2014
There is a little bit of a buzz generating from the independent wrestling circuit. Shelton Benjamin and Charlie Haas are going to be reuniting for a show in Houston, which is being promoted by Booker T. The reason why there is a buzz brewing is because Kurt Angle recently teased fans on Twitter by asking them if they want to see a Team Angle reunion, which has sparked rumors that the Olympic gold medalist might be making a surprise appearance at the event.
November 22, 2014
Booker T is running his first internet pay per view for his wrestling promotion, and Reality of Wrestling will have plenty of WWE presence there. Josh Mathews has signed on to help Booker do commentary for the evening, while Alex Riley will be making his return to the ring for a match. Theodore Long, who was recently released by WWE, will be on hand to act as the on screen general manager at the PPV.
June 19, 2014
Next month, Booker T will be holding the first ever internet pay per view event for his Reality of Wrestling promotion, and he's calling in a big name to help him out. Diamond Dallas Page has signed on to make an appearance at the show. The former WCW champion is unlikely to be wrestling at the event, but he could take part in a physical altercation in an in ring segment.
June 9, 2014
Since his Reality of Wrestling promotion has been making a lot of progress as of late, there are rumors that Booker T could be leaving WWE soon to focus on running his company. However, that does not appear to be the case. Booker is intent on keeping his role with WWE because it keeps his profile high, which in turn helps the value of ROW as well.
April 24, 2014
Some further details have been revealed in regards to the wrestling promotion that Booker T owns. There were plans to shut down Reality of Wrestling back in December, but a local businessman named Hilton Koch stepped in to save it. After securing local sponsors and a television deal, RoW is expected to be profitable before the summer.
April 4, 2014
Proving himself to be quite the astute wrestling promoter and businessman, Booker T has made another leap forward for his company. Reality of Wrestling will be running their first ever pay per view on July 26. It will be available through the internet. There are rumors that he will be trying to lure in some big names to help sell out the event.
April 1, 2014
The fake police officers that were utilized on Monday Night Raw during the closing segment with Triple H and Daniel Bryan were actually wrestlers from Reality of Wrestling, a promotion based in nearby Houston that is owned by WWE star Booker T. The group traveled to the event together in San Antonio. Management did it as a favor to Booker.
March 20, 2014
To generate even further interest in his promotion, Booker T is calling upon an old friend for a show next month. At the Reality of Wrestling show on April 19, Scott Steiner will be making a special appearance. It seems unlikely that the former WCW champion would be wrestling that night, but he will be in attendance in Houston to meet the fans.
March 12, 2014
While he is not utilized on television as frequently as he used to be, Booker T is still employed by WWE, and the company is putting him to work this week. Management has chosen him to do a promotional tour overseas in Australia. He will be meeting with fans and promoting the upcoming tour that the company has scheduled in August.
March 10, 2014
In addition to his duties as a commentator for WWE, Booker T is also building himself quite the wrestling promotion. Reality of Wrestling has just signed a television contract with Soul of the South to air a weekly show in several markets, including Dallas and New York City. Fans can start tuning in on April 1 to check out the promotion.
March 8, 2014
When Jimmy Uso and Jey Uso captured the WWE tag team championship from Billy Gunn and road Dogg, they received a lot of congratulations messages from their peers, but the most meaningful one might have came from Booker T, their former trainer. He posted this message on Twitter to share how proud he is of his former students.
March 6, 2014
While a lot of fans are hoping that she would return to WWE or TNA, Kharma is actually returning to professional wrestling soon. In March, Booker T is holding a television taping in Houston for his Reality of Wrestling promotion, and the former world heavyweight champion has booked Kharma, who has lost a lot of weight, for the event.
February 28, 2014
Through this Twitter post, Mick Foley revealed that he was invited by WWE to show up on the Monday Night Raw panel, which featured Ric Flair and Booker T, tonight. He joked that it was a wise decision because he would have cried at how disappointed he was with management for keeping Daniel Bryan out of Wrestlemania 30.
February 24, 2014
"Throughout my whole time in wrestling on the road, going out and being around some of the whitest people in the world I've never had any problems with anybody. It was never black or white. Booker T was just a wrestler. I did that by design. When people see me come out of that curtain, it's never been a black guy. It's just been Booker T and I've always tried to make it that way." - Booker T discusses racism surrounding the business.
February 14, 2014
While he hasn't been a relevant part of Monday Night Raw or Smackdown in quite some time now, Theodore Long is still actually employed by WWE. The creative department simply does not have a story line for him to work with at the moment. The long rumored feud between he and Booker T has essentially been put to rest and will not be utilized.
February 8, 2014
Accelerating his transition from professional wrestler to wrestling commentator, Tensai has started working on a new show for the WWE Network. He, Alex Riley and Booker T are working on a project right now, and the belief is that is will be a kickoff show for Monday Night Raw.
February 7, 2014
It appears that marriage has worked out really well for Booker T, as the former WWE champion recently celebrated his nine year anniversary of being married to Sharmell, a former WCW performer. A wedding picture was posted on Twitter.
February 6, 2014
Shelton Benjamin is on the sidelines after having elbow surgery, but that doesn't mean that he's avoiding the wrestling ring. The former WWE star recently was a guest trainer at a seminar held by Booker T in Houston.
February 4, 2014
Former nWo stable mates Kevin Nash and Booker T have come to terms on a contract. Nash, who surprised wrestling fans by returning to WWE at Royal Rumble 2014, will be working a show for Booker on February 15, and there is a chance that he could be working more dates for the promotion.
January 29, 2014
Aside from his day job as a WWE personality, Booker T is making some really good progress as a wrestling promoter. The former world champion has reached a deal with Kube to air his Reality of Wrestling on a weekly basis in the Houston area.
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UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has selected a new ambassador to represent Tehran at the United Nations, Hamid Abutalebi, a veteran diplomat who has held key European postings in the past, Iranian sources said.
Abutalebi, who has served as Iran's ambassador to Italy, Belgium and Australia, was chosen to replace Iran's outgoing ambassador, Mohammad Khazaee, sources said. Khazaee's departure was previously announced.
A spokesman for Iran's U.N. mission declined to comment.
Abutalebi began working for the Islamic Republic's foreign ministry in the early 1980s, not long after the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
One Western diplomat at the United Nations said on condition of anonymity that Abutalebi was connected to circles close to Rouhani and former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, both considered to be pragmatists who have good relations with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Abutalebi was a diplomat under former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, a hardline conservative who angered the United States and Europe with his anti-Western and anti-Israeli rhetoric. But Abutalebi is not considered to be close to Ahmadinejad, the Western diplomat said.
He added that Abutalebi is not known to have played a role in the secret nuclear discussions between Washington and Tehran that led to an interim deal last November between Iran and the United States, Britain, China, France, Germany and Russia. Under that deal Iran agreed to halt some sensitive nuclear activities in exchange for limited sanctions relief.
Tehran denies allegations from Western countries and their allies that it is covertly developing the capability to produce nuclear weapons under cover of a civilian atomic energy program.
If granted a visa by the United States to work in New York as Iran's U.N. envoy, Abutalebi will replace Khazaee.
A U.S. State Department spokeswoman did not have an immediate response when queried on Saturday about Abutalebi as head of Iran's U.N. mission.
Khazaee was viewed by Western U.N. delegations as relatively moderate, Western diplomats said.
Iranian sources, who spoke to Reuters on condition of anonymity, said Abutalebi was selected months ago to replace Khazaee, an economist who took up the post in 2007. Abutalebi is hoping to arrive as early as next month, the sources said.
Iranian diplomats, like the envoys of North Korea and Syria, are confined to a radius of 25 miles from Columbus Circle in Midtown Manhattan.
Iran's U.N. mission is its only diplomatic operation in the United States and has played a role as a conduit for unofficial exchanges of messages between Washington and Tehran on nuclear issues or the release of U.S. citizens held in Iran, Western diplomats said.
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Reports: Braves hire Fredi Gonzalez
The Atlanta Braves have hired former Florida Marlins skipper Fredi Gonzalez as manager, multiple media outlets reported.
Longtime Braves manager Bobby Cox retired Monday after the Braves were eliminated from the playoffs by the Giants. Cox will have a news conference at Turner Field on Wednesday and Gonzalez will be introduced immediately afterward, according to the reports.
Gonzalez was fired in June after 3½ years as the Marlins manager, having posted a 276-279 record with one of baseball's lower payrolls. He apparently ran afoul of owner Jeffrey Loria for benching star shortstop Hanley Ramirez for a lack of hustle.
Gonzalez was a minor league manager in the Braves organization and did an apprenticeship as Cox's third-base coach from 2003-06. He still lives in suburban Atlanta, remained tight with Cox and frequently turned up at Turner Field after being dumped by the Marlins.
The Braves were expected to move quickly to make a hire. Cox announced that he planned to retire at season's end a year ago.
Information from The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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