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Here's a preview of what's opening in theaters July 29, including the sci-fi western "Cowboys & Aliens," starring Daniel Craig and Harrison Ford; the relationship dramedy "Crazy, Stupid Love," with Steve Carell and Ryan Gosling, and the kiddie flick, "The Smurfs 3D."
In Theaters Now (July)
'Cowboys & Aliens' (July 29)
Who: Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford, Olivia Wilde; directed by Jon Favreau What: It's 1873 and roughneck cowboys rule the Wild West. But when a spaceship arrives to take over the Earth, a small posse must band together to defeat the aliens. Oh yeah, this is gonna be goooood.
'Crazy, Stupid Love' (July 29)
Who: Steve Carell, Julianne Moore, Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone; directed by Glenn Ficarra and John Requa What: A father's life unravels while he deals with a marital crisis and tries to manage his relationship with his children.
'The Smurfs' (July 29)
Who: Neil Patrick Harris, Jayma Mays, Hank Azaria, with the Smurf vocal talent: Jonathan Winters, Katy Perry, Alan Cumming, George Lopez, Paul Reubens; directed by Raja Gosnell What: When the evil wizard Gargamel (Azaria) chases the tiny blue Smurfs out of their village, they tumble from their magical world and into ours — in fact, smack dab in the middle of Central Park. Uh-oh!
'Captain America' (July 22)
Who: Chris Evans, Hugo Weaving, Stanley Tucci, Tommy Lee Jones, Hayley Atwell; directed by Joe Johnston What: After being deemed unfit for military service, Steve Rogers volunteers for a top secret research project that turns him into Captain America, a superhero dedicated to defending America's ideals.
'Friends with Benefits' (July 22)
Who: Justin Timberlake, Mila Kunis, Patricia Clarkson, Woody Harrelson; directed by Will Gluck What: The relationship between two friends gets complicated when they decide to take their friendship into "with benefits" status.
'Harry Potter and Deathly Hallows, Part II' (July 15)
Who: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Ralph Fiennes; directed by David Yates What: The end begins as Harry, Ron, and Hermione go back to Hogwarts to find and destroy Voldemorts final Horcruxes, but when Voldemort finds out about their mission, the biggest battle begins and life as they know it will never be the same again.
'Horrible Bosses' (July 8)
Who: Jennifer Aniston, Jason Bateman, Charlie Day, Jason Sudeikis, Colin Farrell; directed by Seth Gordon What: Three friends conspire to murder their awful bosses when they realize they are standing in the way of their happiness.
'Zookeeper' (July 8)
Who: Kevin James, Rosario Dawson, Ken Jeong; directed by Frank Coraci What: The animals at one particular zoo decide to break their code of silence in order to help their lovable zookeeper gain the attention of one particular woman.
'Transformers: Dark of the Moon' (July 1)
Who: Shia LaBeouf, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Josh Duhamel, Hugo Weaving, John Malkovich, Patrick Dempsey; directed by Michael Bay What: The Autobots learn of a Cybertronian spacecraft hidden on the Moon, and race against the Decepticons to reach it and learn its secrets, which could turn the tide in the Transformers' final battle.
'Monte Carlo' (July 1)
Who: Selena Gomez, Leighton Meester, Katie Cassidy, Cory Monteith; directed by Thomas Bezucha What: Three young women vacationing in Paris find themselves whisked away to Monte Carlo after one of the girls is mistaken for a British heiress.
'Larry Crowne' (July 1)
Who: Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts, Bryan Cranston, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Wilmer Valderrama; directed by Tom Hanks What: After losing his job, a middle-aged man reinvents himself by going back to college.


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It's not easy to talk to elderly parents about their driving. Most seniors resent being told what they can't do, especially by their children, and many will just refuse to give up their car, even when it's clear they can no longer drive safely. Why the resistance? Because transportation is a critical issue for seniors, second only to their health, and many older adults feel that giving up their car is like giving up their legs; they think that if they can't drive, they are no longer mobile.
Even so, unsafe driving does need to be addressed. According to AARP, here are a few warning signs that may signal it's time for you to intervene:
- Delayed response to unexpected situations
- Becoming distracted while driving
- Decrease in confidence while driving
- Having difficulty moving into or maintaining the correct lane of traffic
- Hitting curbs when making right turns or backing up
- Getting scrapes or dents on car, garage or mailbox
- Having frequent close calls
- Driving too fast or too slow for road conditions
Your elderly parent may be more receptive to a conversation about safe driving if you can present them with an alternative means of transportation.
Senior transportation services enable older adults to maintain their independence while reducing feelings of isolation and loneliness. Incidental transportation services help seniors get wherever they need to go: medical visits, grocery shopping, medication pickups, errands, social activities, and other appointments.
With transportation services for the elderly, your loved one will be able to maintain their independence and get wherever they need to go safely and securely.
Senior Transportation Services by LivHOME
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Medical Appointments
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In addition to providing transportation to medical appointments, a geriatric care manager can create a summary for the doctor, including questions that need to be answered, changes since the last visit, an updated medication list, etc. When requested, our care managers will even attend appointments, advocating for their clients and reporting back to involved family caregivers.
Outpatient Procedures
LivHOME caregivers can accompany seniors home after discharge from the hospital or same-day surgery. Professional transportation after discharge ensures your elderly loved one will have a smooth transfer post hospital, and their care team can be on-hand at home to provide all needed home care services, as well!
Personal Errands and Grocery Shopping
Would your elderly loved one benefit from having their own personal grocery shopper? Caregivers can provide shopping services for the elderly and help with errands, including trips to bank or post office. Seniors who come along feel less socially isolated and appreciate the opportunity to maintain the daily routines they know and love.
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Participation in social gatherings, family events, and other joyful activities is essential to quality of life. That's why caregivers offer transportation to social events. Our incidental transportation services enable your elderly loved one to maintain social independence while reducing the risks of social isolation and depression.
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Frequently Asked Questions about Senior Transportation
It's natural to have questions about finding the right incidental transportation services for your elderly parent.
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Q: Can caregivers assist with bags, wheelchairs, etc.?
Yes, LivHOME caregivers can assist with bags, wheelchairs, etc. to ensure your elderly parent arrives where they need to be safely.


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By Thiên Lý
Late June Thailand's largest corporation, PTT Public Company Limited (PTT), postponed plans to build the US$20 billion Victory Nhơn Hội refinery and petrochemical complex in the south-central coastal province of Bình Định.
The complex would have covered 1,400 hectares in the Nhơn Hội Economic Zone and refined around 20 million tonnes of oil a year.
PTT had tied up with the world's biggest oil producer Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco) to build and operate the plant.
The main reasons the Thai investor gave for the withdrawal were uncertainty in the global oil market where crude prices have plummeted, and their unhappiness with the incentives offered by the local government.
On their part, the Bình Định authorities said they have also decided to shelve the project since the investors had failed to prove its feasibility but had taken so much time that the province had missed the opportunity to attract other investors to the economic zone.
But details of the disagreement between the two sides are not known.
Before the Nhơn Hội refinery project, in mid-June Russsia's Gazprom Neft (GPN) had decided to pull out of negotiations to buy a stake in the operator of Việt Nam's only oil refinery, Dung Quất.
GNP, the oil arm of top global gas producer Gazprom, had started exclusive negotiations to buy a 49 per cent stake in the Bình Sơn Refining and Petrochemical Company (BSR), the operator of Dung Quất and a subsidiary of State oil company PetroVietnam.
GNP decided to halt negotiations because the Government could not offer it the preferences it sought according a source from Reuters.
The Ministry of Industry and Trade had ruled that Dung Quất cannot continue to enjoy tax breaks after 2018, one of GNP's demands.
But the Russian company is likely to consider buying stakes in the future when Dung Quất goes public and issues shares.
Earlier, in 2015, Qatar Petroleum International also pulled out of the $4 billion Long Sơn petrochemical project in the southern province of Bà Ria-Vũng Tàu.
Licensed in 2008, the complex was to have been built by a joint-venture between Thai Siam Cement Group, Qatar Petroleum International (QPI), and PetroVietnam.
Construction should have begun in 2014 and been completed in 2017, but was delayed due to site clearance issues.
A further obstacle arose last December when the Qatari investor announced it was pulling out due to the restructuring of its development strategy but failed to reach a deal with the other partners, leading to a serious delay.
It was recently announced that construction would begin in the fourth quarter of this year, though Qatar Petroleum's replacement has yet to be revealed.
There seems to be a disturbing pattern in the pull-outs.
Many analysts attributed it merely to investors' reconsideration of their investment decisions.
Whatever the reasons, others said, Việt Nam does not need more refineries since the capacity of Dung Quất and those planned to be built is enough to meet the country's demand.
Following a meeting of its central bank in late July, the US did not raise interest rates despite painting a rosier economic picture than it did just a month ago.
The Federal Open Market Committee kept its overnight interest rate target in the 0.25 percent to 0.5 percent range.
The FED's decision has had a positive impact on the foreign exchange market in Việt Nam.
On July 15 the State Bank of Việt Nam quoted a central rate for the đồng of VNĐ21,864 to the US dollar, a decrease of 0.12 per cent since early this year.
Thus, unlike in previous years, the đồng has not depreciated against the greenback and in fact has gained.
But no one is sure how long this sanguine state of affairs will continue since the global economy is still waiting to see what will come of Britain's exit from the EU.
But what are the possible factors at work?
The first is the difference between supply of and demand for the greenback.
Demand for the dollar has recently been rising and is likely to continue going up in the coming months since the central bank has again allowed exporters to borrow foreign currency from June 1 after a two-month ban.
Besides, the year-end is the peak business season as companies prepare for the Lunar New Year early in the new year.
But the supply of foreign currencies, especially the greenback, has showed signs of declining because many people have been shifting out of the dollar and to the đồng since the central bank decided that the interest rate on dollar deposits would be zero.
Analysts said the forex rate would possibly be affected by the central bank's policies to regulate money supply if it finds it necessary.
It would also be impacted if banks switch to buying foreign currencies fearing the economy's ability to absorb capital flows has weakened and profits that the lenders expects to earn from government bonds become lower
However, this possibility seems not easy to happen since the country's foreign exchange reserve was enriched by US$8 billion since the beginning of the year.
The third and most important factor is the movement of the Chinese yuan.
China is Việt Nam's biggest trade partner with the two countries' trade topping $95.8 billion last year, or equivalent to a full third of Việt Nam's total foreign trade.
Because of this, any fluctuation in the yuan will directly affect the đồng's competitiveness, an especially important factor since the two countries export similar products to major markets like the US and EU.
This year, while the đồng has appreciated, the Chinese Government has weakened the yuan by 2.8 per cent. This has made Vietnamese goods less competitive than Chinese ones.
Clearly, the movement of the yuan will be the main factor in deciding where the đồng goes.
But the central bank has plenty of experience in handling exchange rate volatility and can be expected to keep things under control.
Hoàng Thị Ngọc Thanh of HCM City's Tân Bình District said she wants to borrow money from a bank to buy an apartment worth around VNĐ1 billion (US$44,444), but is afraid loan interest rates will rise since deposit interest rates have been going up.
At VietCapital Bank, the highest interest rate on deposits is now 7.7 per cent after the lender recently made hikes of 0.1-0.2 per cent on normal deposits and 0.05-0.3 per cent on online deposits.
VPBank also recently adjusted its interest rates for individual customers, hiking them by 0.2-0.3 per cent for deposits of from five to 12 months.
The highest rate now is 7.4 per cent for 36 months.
Some analysts have predicted banks will continue to increase deposit interest rates, meaning the chances of lending interest rates remaining stable are slim.
There have already been some minor adjustments, particularly for individual customers.
Meanwhile, the Government wants rates to be cut.
Many analysts felt that while it would be difficult to do that, rates are likely to remain steady at least until year-end.
This is because while inflation is predicted to be higher than last year, it will remain at acceptable levels, while competition in the credit market is getting fierce and banks will find it hard to increase lending rates. — VNS


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Scott Alisoglu of Live 4 Metal recently conducted an interview with ANNIHILATOR mastermind Jeff Waters. An excerpt from the chat follows:
Live 4 Metal: I actually had a guy yesterday or the day before make the comment, "Oh, they're still around?" in reference to ANNIHILATOR.
Jeff Waters: "Yeah! There was a time when it really bugged me because who wouldn't be bugged about somebody calling you a dictator and an asshole that doesn't know you? And you're sitting here fighting to keep a metal band alive, and unless you're METALLICA or something, it's the absolute wrong way to have a secure income for your family [laughs] and have a normal job. You do it because you love it. I'm sitting here with my son and playing heavy metal music. There's no cooler life than that."
Live 4 Metal: That reminds me of that last big controversial comment, which I understand was maybe taken out of context…
Jeff Waters: "Oh, can I guess on that one?"
Live 4 Metal: Sure [laughs].
Jeff Waters: "Is it that the silly one that I said about the fastest jack-off or whatever…? I kind of did something silly. I figured I'd cause a little yapping and…not controversy because nobody gives a damn about it. I just did for fun. On my web site I kind of made a little joke… I was specific about what I was talkin' about. I said I kind of haven't really heard any heavy metal guitar players who pick with their picking hand as fast as I do in some of my songs, but also not as tight as I do. Now there's a difference here because it doesn't mean guitar solo gods like Malmsteen and that. There are so many players that are much faster and much more knowledgeable than me on the playing. I was specifically saying for rhythm guitar picking in heavy metal. I wasn't saying the fastest; I was saying the fastest-tightest. And honestly, it's debatable I'm sure, but from my perspective that's possibly a true statement, BUT the reality is it doesn't mean anything [laughs]. Malcolm Young [AC/DC] is one of my favorite guitar players and you can't tell me he's a fast guitar player; he's just a great player. And that's much more important to write a great song and play three chords well than some guy that's just playing at the speed of light; it doesn't mean anything to me.
"But I said it as a joke almost, but with a little bit of ego mixed in there — 'somebody come up with another guitar player in metal that IS able to do it just as fast and tight as I'm talking about,' and nobody could. It was taken immediately out of context, as I knew it would be, and all these players are like sending me stuff on my web site — 'No, check this guy out! He's faster than you!' And I'm like, 'That wasn't even what I meant.' [laughs]. And then you got guys, actual name guitar players that are really good players come out publicly and say, 'What!? That claim about being the fastest guitar player…what an asshole!' They didn't even read what I said. They just heard it and then they'd go on record saying stupid things, and I'm like, 'Jeez you guys, come on.'"
Live 4 Metal: Well, some say that there is no such thing as bad publicity.
Jeff Waters: "Well, I didn't need it because I never had it here anyway for so long. It was just something I did for fun [laughs]. I'm not trying to play with anybody on that. It was just something I said on my web site. I didn't realize that guys like Jeff Loomis [NEVERMORE] would call me an asshole."
Live 4 Metal: Oh, I forgot about that!
Jeff Waters: "Yeah, 'Waters deserves to be punched in the mouth!' That gave me some good press because they have a good record, they're a good band, and they were putting their new record out and it was kind like, 'Oh, OK, that'll give me a little bit of press.' It was funny because we toured with NEVERMORE a couple of years ago in Europe and we were co-headlining with 'em, but we'd go on last, and a lot of the crowd was there for us at that time. We shared a bus with these guys for a month and a half, and we had a great time. We had a fantastic time. Loomis and I got along great, Warrel and I got along great, it was just a great tour. After the tour their guitar player [Curran Murphy] quit the band and joined my band right away, just because he wasn't happy with what was going on with the tour with him personally. He was a hired guy and he wasn't happy with the way it was going. He saw our band and thought, 'Hey, these guys are nice guys, they're Canadians!' [Laughs]. He wanted to have fun too. He was going to leave them anyway I think. I think ever since then, for some reason, Loomis has not been happy with me. I guess because his guitar player left and joined my band there were some bad feelings there, but there sure wasn't for me. Then I'd get other guys saying stuff, and there'd be some really good players going, 'No, no, no, you guys didn't listen to what Waters said; he might just be the tightest-fastest rhythm picker.'"
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In this method logarithmic differentiation we are going to see some examples problems to understand where we have to apply this method.
Example 1:
Differentiate [sin x cos (x²)]/[ x³ + log x ] with respect to x
We can differentiate this function using quotient rule, logarithmic-function. When we apply the quotient rule we have to use the product rule in differentiating the numerator. But in the method of logarithmic-differentiation first we have to apply the formulas log(m/n) = log m - log n and log (m n) = log m + log n.
Let y = [sin x cos (x²)]/[ x³ + log x ]
Take log on both sides
log y = log [sin x cos (x²)]/[ x³ + log x ]
log y = log [sin x cos (x²)] - log [ x³ + log x ]
log y = log [sin x ] + log [ cos (x²) ] - log [ x³ + log x ]
(1/y)dy/dx=(1/sin x)cos x-[1/cos (x²)]Sin (x²)(2x)-[1/(x³ + log x )]( 3x² + 1/x )
(1/y)dy/dx=(cos x/sin x)-(2x)sin (x²)/cos (x²)-[1/(x³+log x )]( 3x³ + 1)/x
dy/dx = [cot x - (2x) tan (x²) - ( 3x³ + 1)/x(x³ + log x )]y
dy/dx = [cot x - (2x) tan (x²) - ( 3x³ + 1)/x(x³ + log x )] x
[sin x cos
(x²)]/[ x³ + log x ] logarithmic differentiation
Example 2:
Differentiate [(x² + 2) (x + √2)]/ [(√(x+4) - (x-7)] with respect to x
Let y = [(x² + 2) (x + √2)]/ [(√(x+4) - (x-7)]
log y = log [(x² + 2) (x + √2)]/ [(√(x+4) - (x-7)]
log y = log [(x² + 2) (x + √2)] - log [(√(x+4) - (x-7)]
log y = log (x² + 2) + log (x + √2) - log [(√(x+4) - (x-7)]
(1/y)dy/dx=[1/(x²+2)]2x+1/(x+√2)-[1/ (√(x+4)-(x-7)]x 1/2√(x+4) - 1
(1/y)dy/dx=[2x/(x²+2)]+1/(x+√2)-{[[1/2√(x+4)] - 1]/ (√(x+4)-(x-7)}
(1/y)dy/dx=[2x/(x²+2)]+1/(x+√2)-{[[1 - 2√(x+4)/2√(x+4)]/ (√(x+4)-(x-7)}
dy/dx=yx [2x/(x²+2)]+1/(x+√2)-{[[1 - 2√(x+4)/2√(x+4)]/ (√(x+4)-(x-7)}
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"Mathematics, without this we can do nothing in our life. Each and everything around us is math.
Math is not only solving problems and finding solutions and it is also doing many things in our day to day life. They are:
It subtracts sadness and adds happiness in our life.
It divides sorrow and multiplies forgiveness and love.
Some people would not be able accept that the subject Math is easy to understand. That is because; they are unable to realize how the life is complicated. The problems in the subject Math are easier to solve than the problems in our real life. When we people are able to solve all the problems in the complicated life, why can we not solve the simple math problems?
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This year ending also saw the mask drop regarding Putin's ideology beyond his bone-deep Chekism. In his fire-breathing speech to the Duma in March when he announced Russia's annexation of Crimea, Putin included not just venerable KGB classics like warnings about the Western Fifth Column and "national traitors," but also paeans to explicit Russian ethnic nationalism buttressed by Orthodox mysticism, with citations of saints from millennia past. This was the culmination of years of increasingly unsubtle hints from Putin and his inner circle that what ideologically motivates this Kremlin is the KGB cult unified with Russian Orthodoxy. Behind the Chekist sword and shield lurks the Third Rome, forming a potent and, to many Russians, plausible worldview. That this take on the planet and its politics is intensely anti-Western needs to be stated clearly.More on Putin and Russian Orthodoxy, HERE. Share
But what of Putin's actual beliefs? This knotty question is, strictly speaking, unanswerable, since only he knows his own soul. Putin's powerful Chekism is beyond doubt, while many Westerners are skeptical that he is any sort of Orthodox believer. According to his own account, Putin's father was a militant Communist while his mother was a faithful, if quiet, Orthodox believer; one wonders what holidays were like in the Putin household. He was baptized in secret as a child but was not any sort of engaged believer during his KGB service — that would have been impossible, not least due to the KGB's role in persecuting religion — but by his own account, late in the Soviet period, Putin reconciled his Chekism with his faith by making the sign of the cross over his KGB credentials. By the late 1990's, Putin was wearing his baptismal cross openly, for all bare-chested photo ops. (Read more.)
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The RiftMC Network is a growing server with two popular gamemodes Towny and Skyblock.
RiftMC—Towny, released in January this year, boasts the favourite added features including Loot Crates, MCMMO and Jobs. Enjoy the simpler side of Minecraft, with resource gathering made more desirable, and the ability to create and build as you wish. Towny allows players or groups to claim world chunks for themselves in order to create homes, cities or empires.
RiftMC—Skyblock, brand new as of April, takes the classic game style a step further with custom islands, Loot Crates and more. Perhaps less hard core, Skyblock suspends you in the void with limited resources but vast amounts of space do you play solo, or with your friends Can you complete all of the challenges
Across the network, the longer you play for, the more perks you gain! Playtime ranks will also cross-over servers, so youre not left out to dry if you want to try out the other game mode.
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This will be a focused skill session, with little to no breaks in play. Playing with this focus will relieve pressure on the player and allow them to get more practice at developing these skills. Players will rest in between rotating stations and before scrimmaging. We always end with scrimmages and the coaches will encourage your player to focus on the skills learned during the skill stations. Each week will be a progression for your player, building them up for a successful season. Note, we believe it is important to develop these skills early on so players have confidence in the game situations thus enjoying playing for years to come.
Spring season is right around the corner. That means SFYS spring training returns to an individual skill focus and we are providing an exciting March line up for your player! February 5v5's were all about providing your player the much needed game play time. March is about focusing on technical development and preparing for the coming season*!
Each week the clinic will be structured with different skill stations for your player to be challenged, technically. Foundation skills that help every player succeed on the field such as dribbling, passing, defending, and scoring will be focused on. We want your player to have confidence on the field and with the ball at their feet. That confidence helps them excel and love the game even more!
60 minutes with us on a Saturday:
* Most teams only have one practice and the coach has a lot to prepare the team for!
Also, if your player is not on a spring team, you are still invited to join us!
This clinic was full before we began, in 2018, so please register early to avoid missing out. You can also share it with your team - we are more than happy to group the players together with their friends, if requested.
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On this day in cruise history, twelve years ago today, a tropical depression (see video below) formed on Tuesday August 23, 2005, located about 200 miles southeast of Nassau in the Bahamas. The depression became Tropical Storm Katrina the next day.
Katrina became a hurricane just before making landfall near Miami-Dade/Broward county Florida. Katrina then strengthened significantly, reaching Category 5 intensity on August 28.
Later that day, maximum sustained winds reached 175 mph with an aircraft-measured central pressure of 902 mb while centered about 195 miles southeast of the mouth of the Mississippi River.
At least 1,245 people died in the hurricane and subsequent floods, making it the deadliest United States hurricane since the 1928 Okeechobee hurricane.
Many of the dead were those people with limited financial means to leave the region. Many people with pets which were not allowed in shelters, chose to stay with their pets. The dead included as well, those with decreased physical and mental abilities, who felt they had no choice but to shelter in place.
There were a record 27 named storms in 2005, of which 14 were hurricanes, exceeding the 1969 record of 12 hurricanes, and 7 were major hurricanes. Of the 7 major hurricanes, an unprecedented 3 reached category 5 status, with a 4th reaching the greatest possible wind speed within category 4 of the Saffir-Simpson scale.
GRAPHIC CONTENT WARNING: The video below was produced by National Geographic. It follows a day-by-day account of Hurricane Katrina's wrath, from its birth in the Atlantic Ocean to its catastrophic effects: flooded streets, flattened homes, and horrific loss of life.
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FX chief: You can't go darker than 'Breaking Bad'
As Walter White famously said: "I won."
FX Networks CEO John Landgraf was asked about the show's "anti-hero" brand, and how much darker cable dramas can get.
Landgraf gave credit to HBO's The Sopranos for starting the trend, as well as his own acclaimed anti-hero series, The Shield.But there's one show out there he says that found the top (or the bottom, depending on your perspective), for what a series can pull off: AMC's Breaking Bad.
"I can't imagine a protagonist darker than Walter White," he says, referring to Bad's main character, whose misdeeds including nearly fatally poisoning a child and arranging a mass murder of potential informers in a prison. "It's the end of the road for [cable networks] out-darking each other. This nuclear arms race of darkness has ended."
FX has projects such as the vampire series The Strain and a limited series take on the world of Fargo, which this morning added Billy Bob Thornton to the cast.
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November 2010
Royal Ballet at the O2
Next June the Royal Ballet present a unique production of Romeo & Juliet at the O2. An all star cast of Royal Ballet dancers including Carlos Acosta, Tamara Rojo, Alina Cojocaru, Johan Kobborg, Edward Watson… Continue Reading
Laboratory Dance Project at The Place
As tensions between North and South Korea hit the headlines once again, a very different image of South Korea was unveiled on the stage at The Place. Part of the Kore-A-moves festival, promoting Korean Dance in … Continue Reading
Research Shows Dance is Best for Bones
Craig Revel Horwood joined young dancers from I Love Salsa on 26 October 2010 to highlight the bone-heath benefits of dance. The event followed research from Glasgow Caledonian University showing that dance prov… Continue Reading
DCD awards six retraining bursaries
Dancers' Career Development (DCD) has announced that six retraining bursaries have been awarded to Independent professional dancers who presented outstanding retraining applications. The bursaries have bee… Continue Reading
Time to Move!
*If you haven't already been to see Move: Choreographing You a fascinating – and fun – exhibition exploring the historical and current relationship between the visual arts and dance, this weeke… Continue Reading
New support for dancers' health
Dance UK are another step closer towards the creation of the UK's first National Institute of Dance Medicine and Science. They will be announcing the full details of significant support from dance floor ma… Continue Reading
Silver medals for UK ballet students
The finals of the Francesca Hayward and Sean Bates took place in front of a packed house at Sadler's Wells on Sunday evening (21 November). Organised by the Royal Academy of Dance (RAD), the annual competi… Continue Reading
Srishti - Nina Rajarani Dance Creations with Scarabeus in Love Is In The Air at The Place
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ROH Firsts in Programme 3: Rachel Erdos, Goddard/Nixon Project, Hetain Patel at Linbury Studio Theatre, Royal Opera House
No circus stunts or digital trickery; no sofas suspended above the stage; no puppetry or film work; the final selection in this year's Firsts platform seems by comparison with the first two programmes very… Continue Reading
StopGAP in Trespass - Within & Splinter at The Place
StopGAP has a strong philosophy of integration and participation, encompassing able-bodied dancers with dancers who have a physical or learning disability. The five full-time members and their individual strengt… Continue Reading
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Displays good balance and lateral ability when asked to change directions and is fluid enough to make a man miss and accelerate quickly out of his breaks. Possesses a good first step, but lacks great straight-line speed. Does a nice job setting up blocks and being patient, but at times will stop moving his feet, try to keep plays alive and take the negative play as opposed to simply lowering his shoulder and working for tough yards.
Does have some character concerns and missed all of spring practice this past year for punching a student in the face over a snowball incident. Has had hip troubles in the past and sustained a bone bruise this year which caused him to miss some time during the middle of the season. However, he can catch the football out of the backfield and although he needs some time, possesses the frame to mature into a solid blocker.
Impression: Exhibits a strong frame, natural running skills and looks like one of the better senior backs in the country. Does have some character and injury concerns, which will likely cause him to slide, but if he can keep his nose clean, he should be able to make and contribute as a tough reserve on an NFL roster."
He displays above-average lateral ability and balance when asked to pick his way through traffic and does a nice job being patient and setting up blocks inside. He does, however, dance a bit too much at times, will stop moving his feet and take some negative runs. But overall, I love his thick, compact frame, his physical running style and ability to quickly change directions and accelerate out of his breaks. He's an NFL-caliber back without a doubt and looks like a guy who can give a team some good, hard reps as a solid rotational back at the next level."
Positive: Tough, low to the ground runner who has been very productive the past two seasons. Displays terrific running vision and instincts and will pick and choose his way on the inside, patiently waiting for blocks to develop. Deceptively strong, keeps his feet off the initial hit, and occasionally breaks tackles. Works runs, aggressively putting his shoulders into defenders and driving forwards for extra yardage. Displays a burst through the hole and keeps the play in bounds. Solid receiver who extends his hands and looks the pass in. Picks up stunts or twists and squares into blocks, giving effort to keep defenders away.
Negative: Not a power runner who picks up the difficult yardage. More of a one-speed ball carrier who can E(TM)t beat defenders into the open field.
Analysis: Carter had a productive career at Syracuse and projects as a rotational back/situational runner at the next level. He has the ability to play on third downs in the NFL and would help his cause with good play on special teams."
Negatives: Rather slow, gets caught from behind and has trouble reaching the corner on stretch plays and tosses... Below average in the open field, doesn't have a ton of moves to break long runs... Raw in pass protection, typically is substituted out in third down situations... Hasn't been asked to contribute much as a receiver, only has 28 career receptions in his four years at Syracuse... Comes with character concerns, had some academic issues early in his career and a misdemeanor assault charge as well... Limited upside due to his lack of measurables, more of a short yardage specialist who can contribute on first and second down... Dislocated his hip in 2007 spring game forcing him to miss the entire 2007 season... Suffered a hamstring injury in 2008 that forced him to miss most of the season."
Weaknesses: Slightly over-aged. Below average hands. Will not make his own holes. Must get a clean start off the hand-off or he will be down. Despite his record of not losing fumbles he carries the ball in an insecure fashion that may cause problems at the next level. Does not cradle it to his body. Inconsistent game-to-game. Not very shifty or elusive in traffic. Average vision.
Projection: 5-6th rounder."
It was as a junior in 2009 when Carter finally stayed healthy enough to play an entire season. After rushing for 1,021 yards and 11 touchdowns, Carter proved to all doubters that he could get the job done game in and game out. Heading into 2010 the question was whether or not Carter could stay healthy for another full season. However, those concerns were briefly overshadowed by a suspension, but Carter did not miss a game during his senior season for that reason. Through 11 games in 2010, Carter has once again eclipsed the 1,000 yard mark and has run for seven scores.
Carter and Syracuse are garnering some national attention due to their dramatic turnaround and surprisingly successful season. Carter is a big part of that success and he is turning into a sleeper in this year's draft. At 5-10 (which is probably being a little generous) and 215 pounds, Carter has the size to be an every down back, but also has the shiftiness and speed to break some big plays. By the third round, Carter will look like a really good running back."
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Once upon a time there lived an unhappy young girl. She had no mother and her father had remarried a widow with two daughters. Her stepmother didn't like the young girl at all. Nothing was too good for the step mothers own daughters though - dresses, shoes, delicacies, pretty bedrooms, and many other comforts were given to them. For the poor unhappy Cinderella, there was nothing at all. Only her stepsistersâ hand-me-downs. She had to work hard all day. Only when evening came was she allowed to sit for a short while by the fire, near the cinders. Thatâs where she got her name.
Doesnât this remind you of a small business out there in the harsh world with no nurturing and mentoring and no support system? The stepmother is a bit like the unforgiving market that has not heard of the small business offerings and quite frankly has no need to make space for them. The market continues to purchase from established companies with massive budgets and all the visible showings of success that are displayed openly in large advertising campaigns, fancy offices and flash brochures. Not to mention a full sales force with every possible back-up gadget they could ask for.
Cinderella used to spend long hours all alone talking to the cat. The cat said, âMiaow,â which really meant, âCheer up!â You have something neither of your stepsisters has and that is beauty. It was quite true. Cinderella, even dressed in old rags, was a lovely girl. While her stepsisters, no matter how splendid and elegant their clothes, were still clumsy, lumpy and ugly and always would be.
In the life of a small business owner, the cat in this tale could well be the small business ownerâs self determination or self confidence. âDonât worry â you have something the established companies donât have â passion and knowledge and a vested interest in ensuring your clientâs happinessâ he thinks. It is quite true that often these are the only criteria that distinguish the small business from the rest. Sadly it is also true that not every client sees this inner strength and edge at first, nor do they believe that it is enough. And certainly positive thinking is simply not accepted as a currency when settling bills.
One day, a box of gorgeous ball gowns is delivered to the house. A grand affair was to be held at the palace and the stepsisters were invited. Cinderella didn't even dare ask if she could go too. She knew very well what the answer would be: âYou? You're staying at home, end of story!â Cinderella sighed, âOh dear, I'm so unhappy!â
Then one day an opportunity presents itself in the form of a tender or quotation and the small business owner is keen to quote but by now quite weary of rejection.
Suddenly something incredible happened. As Cinderella was sitting all alone, there was a burst of dancing light and a beautiful fairy appeared. âDon't be scared, Cinderella,â said the fairy, âI know you would love to go to the ball, and so you shall!â â How can I, dressed in rags?â Cinderella replied, âthey wonât let me in!â
Suddenly something incredible happens and the small business owner is enthused by the thought that maybe, just possibly, with some luck, he has a chance of actually winning this business, but he still has some nagging doubts and now not only about his ability to perform, but even about the wisdom of having started on this journey at all.
The fairy smiled. With a flick of her magic wand Cinderella found herself wearing the most beautiful dress ever. âNow for your transport,â said the fairy "A real lady would never go to a ball on foot! Quick! Get me a pumpkin!â âOn my way,â said the ever obedient Cinderella, rushing away. Then the fairy turned to the cat. âYou, bring me seven mice, and, remember they must be alive!â Cinderella soon returned with the pumpkin and the cat with said mice.
And here is where being South African really helps. The small business owner digs deep for all possible motivation and en route to motivation finds innovation, a level tablespoon of tenacity, a pinch of hope and some more crazy optimism. He mixes this concoction and emerges with a PLAN!
With a flick of the fairyâs wand the pumpkin turned into a royal coach and the mice became six white horses, while the seventh mouse turned into a chauffeur in a smart uniform and carrying a whip. Cinderella was stunned!
The cost of the plan is calculated, the margins look good, the paraffin in the printer is stoked and the entrepreneur is ready to strike. He is stunned and cautiously optimistic! Could this be the break through?
Cinderella had a wonderful time at the ball until she heard the first stroke of midnight! She remembered what the fairy had said, and without a word of goodbye she slipped from the Princeâs arms and ran down the steps. As she ran she lost one of her slippers, but not for a moment did she dream of stopping to pick it up! If the last stroke of midnight were to sound... oh... what a disaster that would be! Out she fled and vanished into the night.
Having tasted a bit of success and having won the tender said entrepreneur eagerly attacks the job with all his enthusiasm and hope pinned on making use of this opportunity granted him. He puts in extra effort and additional time, he works long hours and only rushes home sometimes way after midnight.
The Prince, who was now madly in love with her, picked up the slipper and said to his ministers, âGo and search everywhere for the girl whose foot this slipper fits. I will never be content until I find her!â
The client loves him to bits and is extremely pleased about the extra care and effort the small business owner is putting into doing the job correctly.
Thus the prince and ministers arrived at the door of Cinderellaâs stepmother. âThat awful untidy girl simply cannot have been at the ball,â snapped the unreasonable, unthinking self serving, stepmother. âSurely the Prince ought to marry one of my two daughters! Can't he see how ugly Cinderella is?â
But being a cog in a relentless market, the client is dragging his heels when it comes to paying the bills, his gratitude for good service is slowly diminishing as pay day draws closer and closer. Is this self serving attitude because he is being treated the same way by others who buy from him and they by others who buy from them, ad infinitum.
Not only is the client holding on to the payment for a week or two, he is demanding more and more freebies from the willing and now eager to get his cash, small business owner. The latter incidentally becoming more and more afraid that if he steps out of line for even one second ALL cash will be withheld from him.
Then to everyoneâs amazement the shoe fitted Cinderella perfectly, the fairy appeared and waved her magic wand and Cinderella was once again transformed. Her stepmother and stepsisters gaped at her in amazement, and she was quickly whisked away to marry the Prince and live happily ever.
Finally this is where our story veers off on a tangent. Mostly it goes into a loop and this entire process repeats itself in the life of a small business owner for many years to come.
My advice to you is make sure it doesnât. Set your boundaries, verbalise them, document them and at all times remain consistent. As a small business owner it is possibly one of the hardest lessons to learn. But also one of the most valuable if you do not want to be the Cinderella forever!
© Debbie Engelbrecht 6th April 2009
Debbie is the owner of Staff Training a soft skills training company that amongst others presents assertiveness and management training â both very useful tools in the ongoing success of small business ownership. Staff Training is currently running a project for guest house owners called The-POWER-of-10


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These wonderful volunteers, and sometimes their spouses, gather seasonally to create and add decorative enhancements to the Sanctuary, the Narthex (or foyer) and other entrances to the Sanctuary. If you have a creative spirit or don't mind doing manual labor, please contact Holly for the schedule.
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Bring your swimsuits and a picnic blanket to Grimston Park on Saturday, July 17 for Summerfest, a new community celebration in New Westminster's West End. Enjoy a family-friendly evening of play and live music, shop the mini-Farmer's Market, and finish the evening off with a special free screening of E.T.: The Extra Terrestrial under the stars.
The festival kicks off at 4 p.m. with the opening of the mini-Farmer's Market, run by the Royal City Farmer's Market, featuring fresh produce, artisan bread, hot samosas, unique beer-infused hot dogs and more. Papa Dave's Pizza will sell fresh pizza on site, and Village Coffee Lounge will offer coffee by donation.
Summerfest will feature free live music including Royal City Farmers Market favourites Ross Werlick on steel guitar, Chris Messytone on accordion, Ron Ulrich's classic pop-rock covers, blues band Delta Blue, and folk singer-songwriter Gillian Hobbs.
Grimston Park boasts a brand-new playground for kids to explore, as well as a large wading pool, open late this day only. There will also be water play activities and kids' crafts led by New Westminster Parks, Culture & Recreation staff and preschool activities by School District 43's Strong Start program. Kids and grown-ups can also lend a hand in completing the final piece in an award-winning series of mosaic art installations on 12th St.
Finally, at 9:30 p.m., families will gather on the grass to munch on free popcorn from Community Savings Credit Union and enjoy the classic Steven Spielberg film E.T.: The Extra Terrestrial and view the Fraser Fest fireworks.
As the only public gathering place in the West End, Grimston Park is the heart of the community, says Summerfest organizer MaryAnn Mortensen.
"For me, Grimston Park is the West End's meeting place for adults, kids, nature and dog lovers alike," says Mortensen. "It's so much more than a park, it's a place to connect with others."
Summerfest is brought to you by Tenth to the Fraser, the West End Residents' Association, the West End Business Association and New Westminster Parks, Culture & Recreation.
Sponsors of the festival include Derrick Thornhill from Park Georgia Realty, The New Westminster Newsleader, Community Savings Credit Union, and New Westminster MLA Dawn Black.
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Insight into the Exhibition: Mary Ann Aitken: A Retrospective 1983 – 2011
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Join us for an insight into the art and life of artist Mary Ann Aitken with artist Ed Fraga and collector Burt Aaron. Explore the artwork in the exhibition and gain insights into her life.
Ed Fraga is a Detroit-based painter whose work explores the human condition. He was recently honored with an Adolph & Esther Gottlieb Fellowship as well as a Kresge Artist Fellowship. Ed has received grants and awards from the National Endowment for the Artsand the Rockefeller Foundation. His paintings are in the collections of the Detroit Institute of Arts, Cranbrook Art Museum, and The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. Ed received his BFA from Wayne State University in 1980.
Burt Aaron is a private collector of contemporary art. His collection includes abstract, realist, pop, conceptual and expressionistic painting, sculpture, works on paper and multi-media installation pieces. Much of the art he collects explores the unpredictable nature of our global culture. Some of the artists represented in his collection are well known; others in mid-career and many are emerging on the national and international art scene. Burt, who has been collecting for almost 20 years, is a founding trustee of the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit (MOCAD). He is a past trustee of Independent Curators International, and has been involved with the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago (MCA)and the Art Institute of Chicago.
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A small business may qualify for the Small Business Administration business development program by meeting the following standards:
- the company must be a small business
- the company must be owned by one or more socially and economically disadvantaged individuals who are of good character and citizens of the United States, and
- must demonstrate potential for success.
Socially disadvantaged individuals are those who have been subjected to racial or ethnic prejudice or cultural bias because of their identity as members of a group. Social disadvantage must stem from circumstances beyond their control. In the absence of evidence to the contrary, individuals who are members of the following designated groups are presumed to be socially disadvantaged: Black Americans, Hispanic Americans, Native Americans and other minority groups.
Because of many attempts by non-qualified individuals to establish their small business in ways that attempt to meet the SBA 8(a) requirements without having the proper substance, we believe there are three key items that must be met to have the small business legitamately meet the required tests
- The owners must have obtained their ownership in a bona fide transaction
- The owners must have the proper experience to run the small business
- The owners must have true and fairly complete control over the small business
In order to prevent abuse, the SBA has established a complaint process that results in an investigative effort by the Small Business Administration. These complaints may be made by disgrunteld employees, customers and others.
The seriousness of these complaints can be found in a recent Colorado court case involving the owner of Native American Sales, Incorporated (NAS). An ex-employee filed a complaint with the Small Business Administration "because he did not want to see NAS take advantage of the 8(a) program. Thereafter the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Internal Revenue Service and the Small Business Administation investigated NAS. As a result of the investigation, the owner was indicted on 91 felony counts.


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I hadn't planned to write about a puppy today. The majority of my afternoon was spent walking the many lovely Bullies currently at the shelter (you can read about them in part II of this shelter dispatch).
But on my way out, I noticed a tiny little morsel of a dog, looking so small and vulnerable and perfect against the wall of the kennel. He could've been my dog.
The puppy is listed as a Doberman mix, and he bears an incredible likeness to Uno. Rich brown fur, light eyes, delicate in form and movement. And like Uno, he neither jumped around excitedly nor shrank back in fear when I entered his kennel for the first time. He simply sat there, waited for me to extend my hand, and gingerly licked it as he met my gaze.
We adopted Uno when he was roughly ten months old, and I've always wondered what his life had been like before he came into mine. Where he'd been born. Where'd he lived. How he came to wander San Francisco's city streets alone.
But as I stroked this pup, I began to have a sense of who Uno could have been at two months of age. An old soul from the very beginning. With very lucky humans in his future.
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UPDATE 5/12/13: The committee amended the bill to comply with the 2009 version of the Illinois law that the bill was modeled after and voted the bill Ought to Pass.
This bill requires a person that provides certain goods or services pursuant to a subscription to provide to a subscriber, at the time the subscription starts, information regarding how the subscriber may cancel the subscription; a secure, prominently displayed and easy-to-use method on the person's website that allows the subscriber to cancel the subscription immediately without having to send a letter by the United States Postal Service or other delivery service or to make a telephone call; and the option to cancel the subscription using the same method that was used to start the subscription. A violation of the provisions of the bill is a violation of the Maine Unfair Trade Practices Act.


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Deciding the guest list for your wedding can be a very daunting task indeed! Especially if you are someone who has a lot of friends and family! So if you are feeling guilty about not being able to invite each and every one of them, then this guide will help you make the decisions of who to invite and who you can leave out!
Make a count of how many can be accommodated and a rough guest list
You need to first know how many people you can accommodate at the reception area. That will help you decide the who you need to be calling. Before deciding who to invite, you should know how many you can invite. Thereafter you need to make a rough guest list of all those you think you should be inviting for your marriage. If you and your partner plan on giving both your immediate family members the chance to invite some guests of their own, then you need to include them in your rough guest as well!
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Next you need to finalize the guest list. Whether you host your marriage at a wedding venue 5 star hotel Mumbai you need to ensure that you only the number of people the place can comfortably accommodate. Now you will need to prioritize the guest list according to the most important to the least. And then you will have to cut off the names of the least important. You can have RSVP added onto the invitation cards, so that if any one calls up with being unable to attend the function you can invite another person although it would be last minute! Something is better than nothing right!
Are you cutting out too much? Plan a second party?
If you are unable to invite a lot of your important guests, then you will have no other option than to have a second party! This can be a simple lunch or dinner arranged at a local restaurant or even at home, if you are able to accommodate the crowd. That way you will not be missing out having some people who actually mean a lot to you, at your marriage ceremony! Or if you don't think it is necessary to have an actual meal, you can have a simple tea party arranged at home and utilize that money for a luxury spa in Mumbai hotel!
Avoid inviting more than or less than necessary!
Do keep in mind that when you are writing the guest list that not everyone on that list will come. Especially if you included many people from far away destinations or people you don't have much contact with, you ne sure of at least 10% of the invited guests not turning up. So, if you are having a guest list of say about 300 guests, you can be assured of at least 25 to 30 guests not turning up! So, you can always invite about 10% more guests than the actual level of accommodation!


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The most valuable capital a writer has is time
When I was teaching myself to write, in my twenties and thirties, here's what I used to do. I'd work at a real job (usually in advertising in New York) and save my money till I had enough to last me about two years. Then I'd quit, move someplace really cheap, rent a place, and write full-time. I did this three times between 1967 and 1980.
I never sold anything. Never got anything published. Never made a penny.
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Waaaaay back in 2015 the International Astronomical Union held its General Assembly in Honolulu. I went and gave a review talk on star-planet interactions at a Focus Meeting.
One nice thing (in the long run) about these Focus Meetings is that they generate proceedings that get published. It's sort of old-fashioned now, but it's still nice to see these proceedings because they often contain things not in refereed papers: preliminary, unrefereed results that turn out to be important later, and overarching but concise syntheses of lots of work in a way that is useful for understanding but not really appropriate for a refereed article on novel research.
(I write "in the long run" above because having to actually write the proceedings can be a pain, and because they seem to take fooorrrreeevvvveeeerrrr to finally get published.)
Well, I was going through my CV for my end-of-sabbatical report (7 more days!) when I remembered that Brendan Miller and I put in a proceedings for the 2015 summer meeting! Whatever happened to it? Turns out it was published a while ago and somehow I missed it (which is weird because I have a copy of that book on my shelf…)
Anyway, our contribution is now belatedly on the arXiv. Here's what's in it:
We really want to study the magnetic fields of exoplanets. It seems sort of hopeless—magnetic fields don't have that much energy and it's hard enough to figure out a planet's mass, much less this little detail—but there is hope.
One hope is that close-in exoplanets will have their magnetic fields interact with their host star's magnetic fields, causing magnetic activity on the star that we can detect in the calcium H&K lines. There had been suggestions in the literature that this was happening, as magnetic "hot-spots" beneath close-in planets rotated in and out of view, but follow up of those systems found the effect to be difficult to reproduce. I think it was noise.
Another hope was that there was an overall increase in the level of activity in stars with close-in exoplanets. If you took a sample of stars with and without close-in planets, were the ones with close-in planets more active? Turns out that's hard, because there are lots of biases in the way we detect close-in planets (via transit) that might make it more or less likely to find them around active stars in the first place. Brendan and I wrote a paper where we looked at the evidence (and gathered some ourselves) and concluded there's no signal to we can dig out of all of the noise.
But there are clear cases where there is star-planet interaction, just by another route: close-in, very massive planets seem to be able to spin up their stars, which makes them more magnetically active. That probably drives the small amount of correlation we do see.
Then Brendan took a look at WASP-18, which should have one of the strongest planet-induced activity levels around if that's a thing, and found it's not elevated in X rays. Bust there, too.
One thing we did not have time or space to touch on in the article was the one way that magnetic fields do seem to have been detected, via bow shocks., which is a shame but was fortunately covered later in the session.
There is one more bit in the paper that has been dribbling out slowly over the past few years, too. One of my earliest interesting papers was announcing the discovery of the first really good Jupiter analog HD 154345 b. It's around a G star, has about an 8 year circular orbit, and is around one Jupiter mass.
One gotcha is that the planet has the same orbital period (and phase!) as the star's magnetic activity cycle. That's not too surprising: stars' cycles tend to be around 10 years, and so some will inevitably have planets at similar periods. The phase matchup is a further inevitable coincidence. After all, our stablest stars, like σ Draconis, have big strong magnetic activity cycles and those don't create phantom planets in our radial velocity measurements.
Or so we argued in the paper. Well, since then, the coincidence between activity and RV has been getting better and better, and as early as seven years ago I had been conceding that this might be a rare, strong activity-RV coincidence. I mentioned it in at the first EPRV Workshop (you can see it in the slides here) and again at the 20th anniversary of 51 Peg conference in Haute Provence.
Well, here it is again, in our review:
This is one of those cases where I really should get this into a refereed paper, but I'm busy, and more data will make the case stronger, and retractions are hard to get motivated to write. Anyway, this has been out there for a while in unrefereed form (and actually disputed! though I still think the planet is probably wrong) but I hope to get it properly written up this fall.
Anyway, that's the news from Lake Wobegon, where all the planets are Earth-like, all the objects are Rosetta Stones, and all the signals are significant.


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